A 30 percent export drop year on year is nothing to take lightly, especially related to shipments to the world’s largest canned tuna import market. During the first five months of 2014, it’s...
Tuna Processing News
EU Denies Philippine Zero Duty Decision
Steep assertions on the outcome of a GSP+ application published in Filipino press this week have been shot down by the European Commission. Earlier this week, according to Trade...
Thai Exports To Arab World Show Fast Growth
It’s a mega tuna market that not many know of, and its strong dominance of global imports of Thai canned tuna is growing even more prominent. The Arab World collectively purchases far more...
Japanese See Katsuobushi Market In Europe
An established Japanese company sees great opportunities for a very Japanese tuna product, which until now has been almost totally unknown in the European market. It plans to develop a...
American Samoa Warns Against Bumble Bee
Previous plans for American canning giant, Bumble Bee Foods, to set up a loining plant in Apia, Western Samoa, has raised concern from the neighboring American Samoa government, which believes...
BREAKING NEWS – Phil: EU To Grant Zero Duty On Tuna
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...
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...
