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Makro Shop In Peru Tampering With Tuna Prices
Peruvian authorities recently investigated a franchiser of the wholesale supermarket, Makro, in Lima, to verify if products are being sold at advertised prices. They discovered that items such...
Vietnamese Fishers Profit From Bumper Tuna Catches
Tuna fishermen in the Vietnamese province of Khánh Hòa expect a good fishing season mainly thanks to favorable weather conditions, and high and stable prices in the ports, reported Vietnam...
Purse Seiners’ Operations Affected By Coronavirus
In the current climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tuna industry has strongly tightened its health and sanitary measures. Canneries across the globe are demanding that their employees wash...
Latin American Canners Dominating EU Market
Almost the entire canned tuna volume exported from the Americas to the EU in 2019 is divided between five supplying countries, but Ecuador was the dominant provider. From the 640,426 M/T of...
Greenpeace Persists In IUU Accusations Towards FCF
Once again, Greenpeace has taken a shot at Taiwanese trader, FCF. The NGO claimed that despite the company’s declaration of sustainability and traceability, there are “clear links” and a...
Brussels Show’s New Dates Proposed To Exhibitors
The organizer of the previously postponed Seafood Expo Global, Diversified Communications, is considering holding the event on June 23 - 25. The trade show was originally scheduled to take...
Initiative To Collect Ghost Gear In Maldives
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) along with the Olive Ridley Project have launched a new initiative to collect and recycle ghost gear in the Maldives. The project will be...
Oman’s Fish Processing Center To Start In 2022
Oman’s fish processing center, located in the Fisheries Industrial Zone of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ), is expected to start production in early 2022. Known as the International Sea Food...
Mexico Wants To Axe High Levels Of Soy In Tuna
Last year, research revealed that some Mexican canned tuna brands contained excessive levels of soy-based proteins but despite this, the current standards allow these products to be sold as...
Canned Tuna Sales Surging In The US
American consumers preparing to endure the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic are willing to line up at different retailers in order to get essentials items. Hence, the demand for products...
GTA: Companies Making Progress In Tuna Traceability Commitments
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) hosted a webinar on Tuesday highlighting the advancements in the commitments made by the 66 signatories to the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. The non-profit...
Reefer Shortage Could Have Domino Effect On Tuna Supply
The world’s maritime trade, especially the supply of food and other commodities, has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. China is not only the largest exporter of goods through...
Uncertainty Surrounds Upcoming RFMOs’ Meetings
The coronavirus continues to spread worldwide and stronger measures such as lockdowns and travel bans are being implemented by numerous governments. This could potentially impact global tuna...
EU & UK Trade Deal Must Ensure Level Playing Field
As the post-Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK are set to continue soon, the Spanish seafood processing sector is expecting that canned tuna and other EU seafood items will have...
Spanish Processors Raise Pre-Cooked Loins Demand
European processing nations demanded more frozen pre-cooked loins throughout 2019 and managed to pay a lower price than in previous years. From 2017 to 2019, the inflow of frozen pre-cooked...
GenSan City Mayor Bans Fishing Crews From Coming Ashore
In a move that will have a significant impact on the tuna industry in the Philippines, the Mayor of General Santos City ordered a temporary closure of the local airport and banned vessel crews...
Global Factors Tempering Seychelles Skipjack Price
Good tuna fishing around the Seychelles for skipjack and yellowfin is being reported and business is still continuing as usual. EU seiners are still able to unload their cargo in Port Victoria...
Thai Union To Repurchase Shares, Boost Investor Confidence
Today, Thai Union announced its intention to repurchase shares up to 4.19 percent of the company’s paid-up capital as of April 1, 2020. Over six months, Thailand's biggest canned tuna producer...
Customers Swirl Tuna In Mouths Says The Onion
In the art of wine tasting, it is essential that a person remembers the five Ss – See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip, and Savor. Well, that is what customers can expect to do while savoring tuna at the...