Thailand continues to lead US tuna exports

While Thailand continues to be the largest exporter of tuna to the US, the rate of growth of exports from China grew the most in the first nine months of 2009. According to Atuna, Thailand reported an eleven percent increase of tuna exports from 65.9 million tonnes in 2008 to 73.7 percent in 2009. Chinese exports grew 14 percent from 4.5 tonnes to 5.1 tonnes in the same period.