The 1st Americas Tuna Conference will be centered on the theme: ‘The Brave New World Of Tuna In The Americas’
The Americas Tuna Conference & Exhibition 2016, taking place in Panama, will address both the current and emerging issues confronting the global tuna industry, and will focus on:
- The effects of global mega mergers on the market landscape;
- The impact of tuna price volatility on the Americas supply and demand;
- The challenges facing tuna processing and exporting countries;
- The financing and growth of tuna fishing supply and capacity;
- And the geopolitical implications for the markets within the Americas.
Maximizing Upstream Value In A Low Price Environment:
- The impact of low tuna prices on marketing strategies and planning;
- What lessons can be learned from experiences with US marketing strategies?
- What will the industry landscape look like at the end of the current price cycle?
Technological Developments For Strategic Advantage:
- The role of technology in reducing the breakeven levels of fleets and processing plants;
- To what levels will higher efficiencies of vessels further accelerate global catches?
- New ingredients that lead to better customer experiences and higher return sales.
How Much Will Low Prices Stimulate Tuna Demand?
- Cyclical or structural: what is causing slow tuna demand growth?
- How is demand growth changing in markets throughout the Americas?
- To what extent will a prolonged period of low tuna prices lead to demand growth?
- How is the landscape of tuna trading changing through acquisitions & mergers?
New Tuna Market Realities And Price Outlook:
- Will the tuna price continue to follow the same predictable trajectory?
- The tipping point for a large scale switch to higher cost MSC sustainable tuna;
- Free market forces versus market and resource management (IATTC–WTPO-PNA) in a changing global tuna market
Latin America: The Ongoing Market Transformation And The New Risk:
- Latin American tuna demand growth: have the promises been fulfilled?
- Will Ecuador’s industry show a major tuna supply diversification?
- What will be the result of an increased switch from yellowfin to skipjack in canned products?
The Impact of New Trade Policy And Agreements:
- What will be the effect of new WTO decisions? And how will exporters and importers be responding?
- The anticipated impact of the TPP for Pacific Coast American markets and processing nations;
- What future role will Asian producing nations play?
Invest Or Divest: The New Financial Imperatives:
- How will recent mega mergers affect the market landscape within the Americas?
- The impact of the 2014 skipjack price collapse and overfishing on the funding of tuna projects;
- Credit risk and access to capital markets for processors and fleets.
Dealing With Nature: The Environmental Indicators:
- Pacific and Atlantic stocks: how healthy are they? Where is it taking us?
- The innovations and developments in managing tuna resources;
- What expected effect will eco-labels have on future consumer buying choices?
The World In Play: Critical Environmental Indications:
- The Venezuelan crisis: what is the impact? Is a solution in sight?
- The rise of Korean and Thai as major geopolitical players;
- The changing political power structure in the Americas.
How Exports Of Loins Are Reshaping Global Markets:
- Brands are the winners, but how long will it last?
- The Latin American pre-cooked loins export decline, and the EU and US processing expansion;
- How will the stagnant demand in the US affect supply to other American markets?
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