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Considering the average price per case of canned tuna, France paid US $ 35,48 in 2007 which was a hefty 25% more than during the previous year. Out of the 4 largest exporters the best prices came from Madagascar. They invoiced their avarega carton of canned tuan at a cost of US $ 21,75, which is 16% less than the average French value. Ivory Coast was the second in terms of the average price which equaled US $ 29,75 per unit, 10% less than US $ 35,48.
For canned tuna from Seychelles and Spain,  France paid quite some more than US $ 35,48, the Seychelles average price was US $ 40,63 when...

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As of writing this we (Fiji) are still permitted to export the EU, however we have heard "unofficially" that there will be a paper from DG-SANCO going the European Parliament to recommend that Fiji be taken off the list of countries...

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Fish is brain food and good for your health. The evidence is overwhelming that eating ocean fish including tuna is part of a healthy diet and life-style despite the low levels of mercury present. While it is agreed that mercury at high concentrations is toxic, the toxicity of trace levels of mercury found in open ocean fish like tuna remains undocumented and controversial.

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