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Thailand’s Canned Tuna Industry Survival Strategy Amid US Tariff Hikes

The Thai canned seafood industry is expected to continue expanding at a low rate from 2025 to 2027.

From 2023 to 2025, overall output by the Thai seafood processing industry is expected to contract by between -0.5% and -1.5% annually, with exports predicted to slide at a slightly faster rate of between -1.0% and -2.0% per year. Output will come under pressure from official quotas that will reduce the size of the catch and from the higher cost of inputs, in particular of animal feed and fuel for trawlers. Alongside this, expensive energy will also push up processing costs. Exports will be impacted by falling demand in the industry’s main overseas markets as buyers increasingly turn to cheaper imports from China, Ecuador, and Vietnam, which enjoy trade agreements with many countries

The Thai processed seafood industry will see annual growth limited to rates of just 1-2% in the period 2019 to 2021 exports

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The Thailand Industry Outlook over the next 3 years (2025-2027) covers a range of factors impacting the industries. Those factors include opportunities and challenges that represent the attractiveness of each industry depending on the macroeconomic environment and sector-specific factors.

The Thailand Industry Outlook over the next 3 years (2023-2025) covers a range of factors that will have impacts on industries. Those factors include challenges and opportunities to represent the attractiveness of each industry that relies on the macroeconomic environment and sector-specific factors.

The Thailand Industry Outlook over the next 3 years (2024-2026) covers a range of factors impacting the industries. Those factors include opportunities and challenges that represent the attractiveness of each industry depending on the macroeconomic environment and sector-specific factors.