U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the calendar year 2014 tariff-rate quota quantity for tuna fish in airtight containers (canned tuna) classifiable under HTSUS 1604.14.22. This...
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The Mega Tuna Market That Few Know About
It’s a tuna market that not many know of, and it’s positively booming. The Arab world is collectively importing far more Thai canned tuna than any other global market, with the European Union...
Tourist Tour Of Tuna Canning Industry
Tourists in A Coruña, a Galician city in Spain, will have the opportunity to take guided tours of the region's tuna canning industry. The history of the business will be explained on the route...
Thailand A Threat To Spanish Canners?
Competition appears to be rife between Spanish and Thai canners exporting to the European Union, but is this really the case? While Thailand holds the position of the largest producing and...
Higher Prices Bite Spanish Canned Exports
Spanish canned tuna exporters saw higher prices taking a bite out of their volumes last year. The quantity of canned tuna exported from the Mediterranean country saw a significant slump from...
Century Pacific Gets Nod On April IPO
The go-ahead has been given to Century Pacific Food Inc. as it increased the size of its planned April IPO. This month’s P3.32 billion (USD 73.68 million) IPO has been given the nod from the...
Saupiquet Wants To Reinvent Tuna Salads
With a fresh new range of canned tuna and vegetables, French tuna brand, Saupiquet, wants to reinvent the tuna salad. Bringing its ‘Les Saladières’ product line to the shelf, the brand that...
UK Tuna Labelling Laws To Be Tightened
UK seafood processors are to be hit with stricter labelling laws designed to improve the traceability of their products. From December this year, heightened regulations on defrosting,...
Thiraphong: Results In Line With Expectations
Thai Union is hitting its 2014 targets, as the company announces first quarter business results that have met expectations. According to Chief Executive, Thiraphong Chansiri, TUF expects...
Thai Union’s Next Acquisition In Ecuador?
President and Chief Executive of Thai Union, Thiraphong Chansiri has hinted at a possible acquisition in Ecuador. Speaking at a press conference he said that he would be spending more time...
Oceania Exporters To EU Are Underperforming – Exports Fall
After a strong 2012 revival, exports of canned tuna from Oceania nations to the EU are falling back again. With Papua New Guinea accounting for 98 percent of the region’s canned tuna exports...
Jealsa To Build New J/V Cannery In Brazil
Spanish tuna canner, Jealsa Rianxeiara, is to build a new cannery in the Sao Goncalo province of Brazil by mid-2014. The facility will be able to produce eight million cans of tuna and...
Thai Canners See Recovery Of Production Volumes
Thai canners finally seem to be recovering somewhat from the severe hit they have experienced in production volumes since their record conversion in 2010. After 2 years of dramatic decline...
MSC Skipjack Increases Thai Canned Imports In EU
A strong growth has hit the European Union’s imports of canned tuna from Thailand. Thai exporters shipped a whole 32 percent more canned tuna to the European market last year, compared to 2012...
“Chicken” Uses “Good Cause” To Stand Out On The Shelf
Chicken of the Sea has given away USD 1 million to nonprofit organizations in a bid to encourage US shoppers to reach for its canned tuna on supermarket shelves. This donation comes in place...
Ghanaian Tuna Exporter Uneasy Over Signing Of EPA
Ghanaian tuna exporter, Pioneer Food Cannery Limited, is uneasy over the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. The company is concerned about a threat to...
Adolfo Valsecchi Buys Into Generale Conserve
Former CEO of MW Brands, Adolfo Valsecchi has become a new investor in leading Italian tuna processor, Generale Conserve. The company owns ASDOMAR products, branded as “true Italian tuna...
Large Tuna Brands Missing At Alimentaria
The 2014 Alimentaria Food and Drink Exhibition will bring together a whole host of tuna canning and exporting companies to showcase hundreds of tuna products. The 2014 edition of the event is...
Century Pacific Increases Size Of April IPO
Century Pacific Foods Inc has slightly increased the size of its planned April initial public offering (IPO) to P3.32 billion (USD 73.68 million) from its original target of P3.29 (USD 72.93...
Turmoil Makes Ecuador’s Exports To Venezuela Plummet
Ecuador’s tuna and canned tuna exports to Venezuela have witnessed a sharp fall, plummeting by as much as 29 percent. From 2012 to 2013, tuna shipped from the one South American country to the...
