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Iceland (Contd.): 



The inventor is Baldvin Jonsson, Sylgia 

 Velavidgerdir, Laugavegur 27, Reykjavik, 

 Iceland. The only machine in existence was 

 designed for the Icelandic cannery Kjot og 

 Rengi H. F., Karnesbraut 86, Kopavogur, 

 Iceland. (U. S. Embassy, Reykjavik, Sept. 15 

 and Oct. 13, 1966.) 



Italy 



DUTY-FREE FROZEN TUNA 

 QUOTA CHANGE SOUGHT 



The tuna industry has asked the govern- 

 ment to begin negotiations immediately to 

 have the present restrictions on frozen tuna 

 imports liberalized. In 1965, following nego- 

 tiations at Brussels with other European 

 Common Market (EEC) nations, Italy was 

 permitted to (1) import from non-EEC coun- 

 tries 14,000 metric tons of frozen tuna duty 

 free; and (2) assess an ad valorem duty of 

 0.5 percent for tuna imports between 14,000- 

 40,000 metric tons, and 15 percent over 

 40,000 tons. 



Beginning in 1970, Italy is to adopt an EEC 

 common external tariff policy. Then, under 

 the Common Market tariff schedule, she will 

 be permitted to import 14,000 tons of tuna 

 duty free--but must assess an ad valorem 

 duty of 35 percent for imports exceeding that 

 amount. Imposition of such a high tariff is 

 expected to seriously hurt the Italian tuna 

 canning industry, which presently imports 

 about 40,000 tons of tuna a year, mostlyfrom 

 Japan. For this reason, the industry wants 

 to have the 14, 000 -ton duty-free quota raised 

 to 40,000 tons. ( Nihon Suisan Shimbun. Sept. 

 5, 1966.) 



FROZEN TUNA MARKET IMPROVES 



The frozen tuna market showed some signs 

 of improvement beginning in September, ac- 

 cording to a report in the Japanese periodical 

 Suisan Tsushin , September 21, 1966. Frozen 

 yellowfin tuna (dressed with tail) was said to 

 be bringing c.i.f. (including 3-percent com- 

 mission) US$570-580 a metric ton, withsome 

 buy offers at $590 a ton. The market im- 

 provement was attributed to "normalization" 



of sales to the United States and increasing 

 need for tuna in Japan. 



Portugal 



CANNED FISH PACK 

 AND EXPORTS DROP 



Due to a smaller pack of tuna, the pack of 

 canned fish in oil or sauce during first-half 

 1966 was down 12 percent in weight from 

 first-half 1965. The innportant sardine pack 

 remained at the same level. 



Canned Fish Pack, Jan. -June 1966 



Product 



1966 



1965 



Jan. -June 



Jan. -June I 



In oil or sauce; 



Metric 

 Tons 



9,122 

 248 

 2,074 

 2,274 

 2,977 

 508 



1,000 

 Cases 



480 



13 



83 



76 

 298 



27 



Metric 

 Tons 



9,181 

 501 

 2,071 

 4,157 

 2,457 

 1,194 



1,000 

 Cases 



483 



26 



82 



138 



246 



63 



Chinchards 



Tuna & timaiike 



Anchovy fillets 





Total 



17,203 



977 



19,561 



1,038 





Canned Fish Exports Are Down 



Exports of canned fish in oil or sauce in 

 first-half 1966 were down about 5 percent 

 from first-half 1965. A drop in sardine ex- 

 ports was partly offset by larger shipments 

 of canned mackerel, tuna, and anchovy fillets. 



Canned Fish Exports, Jan. -Jime 1966 



Product 



1966 



1965 



Jan. -June 



Jan. -Jime 



[n oil or sauce: 

 Sardines. 



Metric 

 Tons 



24,052 



216 



4,367 



1,462 



1,958 



391 



1,000 

 Cases 



1,266 

 11 



175 

 49 



196 

 20 



Metric 

 Tons 



28,371 



515 



2,076 



1,072 



1,575 



361 



1,000 

 Cases 



1,493 

 27 

 83 

 36 

 158 

 19 



Chinchards 



Mackerel 



Tuna & tunalike. . • . , • 



Anchovy fillets 



Others 





Total 



32,446 



1,717 



33,970 



1,816 





Portugal's principal canned fish buyers in 

 first-half 1966 were: Italy, 5,556 metric tons; 

 United Kingdom, 4,534 tons; Germany, 3,339 

 tons; France, 2,814 tons; the United States, 

 2,744 tons; and Belgium-Luxembourg, 2,633 

 tons. Germany's purchase of canned fish in 

 first-half 1966 dropped 55 percent fromfirst- 

 half 1965. ( Conservas de Peixe. Aug. 1966.) 



