Japanese researchers claimed to have found a new technique to determine the fat content in frozen albacore. According to them, this device, called the ‘SONOFAI T-01,’ will help identify the...
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US Raises China Tariff But Pauses Duties For Other Nations
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” for all nations except China. The Asian nation was slapped with higher duties which now amounts to a...
StarKist’s New Campaign To Attract Consumers With “Nostalgia”
StarKist has launched a new campaign by bringing back its iconic slogan ‘The First Name in Tuna.’ The brand has already introduced a series of ads with this slogan and stated that “it is a...
Can Bonded Warehouses Give Temporary Respite To US Tuna Importers?
Tuna business worldwide have been put in a tough spot with the US imposing hefty taxes on over 180 countries this week. Canned and pre-cooked loin processors from Thailand and Vietnam, among...
The Global Tuna Trade Tornado – What’s The Damage and Who’s Still Standing?
The tuna supply chain has been heavily hit by the import tariffs tornado US President Trump caused on April 2, with far-reaching consequences and major immediate damage for two major exporting...
Spanish Researchers Develop Method For Fast Detection Of Histamine In Tuna
A group of Spanish researchers claimed to have developed a method for detecting and quantifying histamine in tuna using mid-infrared technology. According to them, there are currently no other...
Thai Union Stock Back To 15 Year Ago Value – Atuna Stock Index Plunged
The 36 percent tariff increase imposed by US President Trump on Thai products has hit Thai Union Group hard. The US market is the biggest buyer of its Chicken of the Sea brand and other tuna...
How Did Thai Canners Almost Completely Lose The EU Market?
The volume of canned tuna exported from Thailand to the EU has plummeted in the last ten years. The lowest tonnages were sent from Thai canneries in 2023, with trade making a slight recovery...
Bankruptcy Administrator Sues Atunlo’s Management
The bankruptcy administrator ADV is suing the owners of Spanish processing company Atunlo for diverting assets to other firms while the company was insolvent. Atunlo ceased operations on March...
US “Reciprocal Tariffs” A Massive Upset To Thai Tuna Industry
World markets are reeling from US President Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday over a blanket 10 percent tariffs on all US imports from across the globe. It appears the rule book to free...
Nauterra’s ‘Montelape’ To Be The Main Supplier To El Salvador Plant
Nauterra-owned purse seiner 'Montelape' has begun operations in the WCPO to ensure the abundant tuna supply to the company’s El Salvador plant. It was docked at the La Unión port last week....
Is The EU-Thailand FTA Nearing Fruition?
The EU and Thailand have begun a fifth round of negotiations for the highly anticipated (for the Thais) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The EU canning industry fears it would be a huge blow to...
Winners and Losers – What Does A Deep Dive In European Trade Data Tell Us?
That 2024 has been an extremely unusual year in tuna trading has become clear to many of us. But what shifts in trade were caused, which processors benefited from major changes in tuna...
High Growth Ambitions For Century Pacific Fueled by Investment
Century Pacific Food has planned an investment of USD 52.4 million to grow its business by 13 to 19 percent in both sales and net income by 2025. Most will be deployed to support the growth of...
Major Global Highlights March 2025
Low catches in the WCPO led to an increase in the price of skipjack in Bangkok. Trump imposing heavy tariffs on Mexico was a cause of concern for its canners. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch has once...
Spanish Processors Intake of Pre-Cooked Loins Strongly Increased
The record high volumes of pre-cooked loins that entered the EU in 2024 was mainly imported by Spain. Most EU canneries increased their intake and paid less compared to the previous year....
Sajo Industries Brings In Its Chairman To Resume CEO Role
Sajo Industries appointed Joo Jin-Woo as co-CEO of Sajo Industries. Jin-Woo is the Chairman of the Sajo Group and is now returning to the position he left in June 2004. The Korean tuna fishing...
Atunlo Goes Into Liquidation After Banks Refuse Recovery Package
Galicia’s largest tuna processor, Atunlo, failed to get sufficient backing from banks to avoid liquidation. On Thursday, it officially ceased operations. The recovery plan of 70 percent debt...
EU Canneries’ High Imports Of Ultra-Cheap Skipjack Loins From China In 2024
Imports of pre-cooked loins to the EU hit a five-year high with canneries in the bloc purchasing large volumes of cheap Chinese skipjack loins. Intermediary product intake grew by 14 percent...
Trump’s Trade Protectionism Will Push Spanish Canners To “Seek New Markets”
US President Donald Trump’s protectionist dizzying number of trade policies has been causing a headache for business owners worldwide. Spanish canners association Anfaco hinted at seeking new...