Spanish tuna company Frinsa is strengthening its reputation for rewarding shareholders. Its latest individual accounts show the company paid out EUR 22 million in dividends in 2025, bringing...
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General Santos Kicks Off Scaled-Back Tuna Festival In Aftermath Of Earthquake
General Santos in the Philippines has decided to go ahead with its Tuna Festival on a reduced budget and tighter safety measures after the June 8 earthquake disrupted the city and its tuna...
Major Global Highlights August 2026
The price of frozen whole round skipjack continued its upward trajectory in all main processing hubs. The Trump administration was sued by 25 US states over the latest tariffs. Spanish company...
Walker’s Tuna Snags Major Coles Deal For Aussie Market Foothold
Walker’s Tuna, the retail brand of Mooloolaba-based Walker Seafoods Australia, began sales in Coles supermarkets across the nation from August 9. The products comprise MSC-certified albacore...
Thai Processors Cut WR Yellowfin Buying By A Quarter
Purchases of frozen whole round yellowfin by Thai processors showed a downward trend since the beginning of the year. In the first six months, Thailand imported 25 percent less raw material...
Bumble Bee To Close Santa Fe Springs Cannery
Bumble Bee Foods will stop production in its Santa Fe Springs tuna processing plant in November as it consolidates its supply chain operations, with a final shutdown targeted for early 2027....
Japan’s Demand For Frozen Whole Rounds Plunges Back To Normal
Japanese demand for frozen whole round tuna in the first half of the year plummeted, on account of a large inventory buildup in 2025 and higher raw material prices this year, pulling import...
TUNA 2026 Adds Industry Voices As Bangkok Tuna Summit Nears
The global tuna industry is set to converge in Bangkok in just two weeks for the much-anticipated INFOFISH TUNA 2026. INFOFISH has unveiled additional speakers, including the event’s keynote...
Vietnam’s Tuna Exports Rebound After Months Of Turbulence
Vietnam’s global tuna exports grew by two percent in value in the first seven months of 2026 compared to last year. After a slow start to the year, shipments to the US grew in June and July,...
US Canned Bonito Demand Collapses
The changing US tariff environment altered both the timing and sourcing of canned bonito, causing a significant drop in imports. The contrast is particularly clear between the first six months...
Dongwon F&B Hikes Canned Tuna Prices To Offset Cost Pressure
Dongwon F&B will raise factory prices of canned tuna and other products from September 1 as input costs bite. It officially announced the adjustment move on August 25, comes in the wake of...
i-Tail Reports Near 21 Percent Sales Growth, Lends Excess Cash To Thai Union
i-Tail Corporation, a Thai Union Group subsidiary, reported a 20.6 percent year on year increase in sales of pet food and other related products for the first half of this year. The strong...
Sajo Invests In Storage Capacity Expansion
Sajo Seafood reached an agreement to acquire the cold storage facility Hines Namyang Logistics Center in Hwaseong, Seoul. The South Korean tuna processor and fishing operator announced that...
BTS’ Jin Returns In Dongwon’s Latest Tuna Campaign
Dongwon F&B recently announced that its new advertising and marketing campaign features BTS's Jin, the brand model for Dongwon Tuna, for the second time. The advertisement positions tuna...
US Pouch Imports Drop Amid Tariff, Regulatory Pressures
US brands and retailers reduced their pouch purchases in the first half of 2026. Continued tariff uncertainties, new Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requirements, and a dearth of raw...
Infrared 3D Imaging Of Skipjack Improves Weight Estimation
A new 3D imaging system could help tuna processors automate the sizing, weighing, and grading of frozen skipjack on conveyor belts. A group of Japanese researchers used machine learning,...
EU’s New Packaging Law Adds Compliance Hurdles For Tuna Industry
The EU’s controversial law on packaging came into force on August 12, aimed at minimizing the quantities of packaging and generated waste in response to environmental and consumer health...
PNG And Solomon Islands Push For Deeper Trade, Prioritize Tuna Processing
Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands signaled a deepening of trade ties with one another through domestic processing and joint investment, framing the tuna sector as a backbone for jobs...
Ghana Tuna Sector Makes EU Yellow Card Removal Top Priority
Ghana’s Fisheries Commission and tuna industry stakeholders met to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, compliance and responsible fishing in the country’s EEZ. The talks focused on...
Calvo Tuna Makes South Korea Debut With Strong Early Demand
South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang launched Nauterra-owned Calvo tuna in the Korean market last week to strong initial demand.About 2,500 sets sold out within an hour on online retail...