News just in suggests that the Philippines’ tuna products are well on track to gain zero percent duty trade with the European Union. According to the Philippines’ Trade Undersecretary, Adrian...
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EU Confirms Trade Agreement With Ecuador
It’s settled. The EU and Ecuador have sealed a deal that will allow the South American nation to join Peru and Colombia in a trade agreement with the EU. The outcome permits Ecuador to...
Thai Industry Feels Unfairly Accused By Spain
Spain has started enforcing an import ban on seafood products from Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) in Thailand. The Spanish industry has suggested that any canned tuna trade be eliminated from...
Thailand Processors Experience Dramatic Drop In US Shipments
It seems the days of big export growth for Thailand to the US are long gone, and this year’s volumes are likely to fall even further from recent lows. As US imports of canned tuna are on the...
Agropesca Del Peru Has Built New Plant For Tuna
Agropesca Del Peru has built a second plant in South Peru, in order to expand its current market into canned tuna and squid next year. So far ADP has only focused on exporting frozen products,...
Who Is Most Likely To Buy Bumble Bee? – What Did You Think?
It’s a sale that could mean a huge re-shuffle of the US canned tuna market, dominated by three major brands. Bumble Bee Foods has been put on the auction block by Lion Capital and it appears...
US 2014 Imports On Way To 8-Year Low
En route to hitting even lower levels than last year, the US’s 2014 imports of canned tuna have so far shown no progress, and only further falls. Last year was branded a seven-year low for the...
Permex Faces Shortage Of Tuna Workers
Production of tuna in Zamboanga based canneries may be impacted by a recent shortage of labor. Edgar Lim, Manager of South Philippines’ biggest tuna processor, Permex, said that by this time...
EU: Outcome Ecuador Likely By Next Week
The EU’s largest supplying nation of canned tuna is expected to know the fate of its trade agreement negotiations with the European Union by next week. The country has been eagerly awaiting...
President Of Ecuador: “Very Few Points Of Conflict” With The EU
During the most recent stage of negotiations with the EU for a crucial trade agreement, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has said there are “very few points of conflict.” He explained...
West African Tuna Exporters Secure Zero Duty
Tuna exporting nations in West Africa can breathe a sigh of relief as 16 West African states have jointly taken the move today to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU. The...
TUF Could Benefit From Bidding For Bumble Bee
Market analysts in Thailand predict Thai Union to pop-up in the bidding for Bumble Bee Foods, but it would first need to raise almost half a billion dollars new capital to pay the price....
EU Tuna Shares Show Low Trading Activity
Sapmer, ALMER:FP, Paris Stock Exchange July has already proved a rollercoaster ride month for Sapmer’s stock market value, with a plummeting low followed immediately by a strong recovery. From...
Ecuador Could Keep 0% Duty Till Final EU Decision
The EU has suggested that Ecuador’s current GSP-Plus status is likely to be temporarily extended if ongoing negotiations outrun the expiry date of Dec 31st 2014. This means that importers...
Princes To Attack The French Tuna Market
Mitsubishi intends to expand its sales into the French canned seafood market – it will introduce its leading tuna brand ‘Princes’ and aims to make yearly sales of EUR 30 million within three...
Vietnam’s US Canned Tuna Growth Loses Its Drive
Investments into modern facilities in Vietnam’s tuna industry appear to be paying off in the EU market, but the country’s exports of canned tuna to the US have been losing their dynamic, and...
Atuna.com Stock Market Update
In such a dynamic industry, keeping on top of stock market movements can be a time consuming job. That’s why atuna.com is taking some of the weight off your shoulders, and giving you a brief...
The Eur 60 Million Tuna Niche Business
The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) of Mojama Spanish style tuna loins is now only awaiting clearance from the EU. The sector that cures loins of tuna in salt for two days is said to...
Spanish Consumers Astonishing Appetite For Seafood And Tuna
In Spain, seafood products account on average for an astonishing 11 percent of the value of one shopping cart, a way of spending that seafood distributors and retailers in other markets can...
Investor Interest Could See New African Tuna Plant
Keen interest from foreign and Mozambican investors could result in the northern province of Nampula hosting a new tuna processing factory. The Provincial Delegate of the National Fishing...