Pacific Island tuna stakeholders recently agreed to form a Technical Working Group that could help kick off of the East New Britain Initiative (ENBi). They attended a workshop last month to...
Tuna Processing News
EU’s New Consumer Agenda To Prevent Greenwashing
The European Commission has adopted the 2030 Consumer Agenda – a new strategic framework that sets out concrete priorities and actions for the next five years. The Agenda covers a broad range...
Thailand Presses EU to Fast Track FTA With Sustainability Assurances
Thailand's tuna sector has come forward and urged negotiators to speed up the much-anticipated EU-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Thais claim their tuna has “high standards on...
Bumble Bee Film Festival Winners & Other Social Media Stories
Bumble Bee’s ‘Tuna CANS Film Festival’ awarded USD 25,000 to two aspiring filmmakers. A popular YouTuber managed to garner thousands of likes by posting a video of mercury in tuna, but the...
Thai Pet Food Sales To US Spiked
The rapid growth trend of Thailand’s pet food export has somewhat subsided during the first nine months of this year, compared to the growth spurt seen in 2024. Pet food sales rose eight...
Incredible Fall In WR Skipjack Imports By Thai Processors
The import of frozen whole round skipjack by Thai processors declined by almost one-third in the first nine months of 2025. All major suppliers with purse seiners fishing in the WCPO dropped...
Smaller Suppliers Sold Less WR To Thai Processors
Thai frozen whole round tuna imports from smaller suppliers reduced in the first nine months of 2025 for the second year in a row. Japan and Papua New Guinea saw a further decline in...
Tunacheck®: Cornerstone For Data-Driven Packaging Control
- Sponsored content - In canned tuna processing, keeping the fill weight as close to the target as possible without overfilling is critical for profitability and compliance. Tunacheck® from...
Coper And Marfrío Still At Odds Over CLP Tuna Plant
Today, Atunlo O Grove management will approve the final sale of the plant to Spanish company Comercial Pernas (Coper). Seafood processor Marfrío, the co-owner of Central Lomera Portuguesa...
Alliance Select’s Tuna Business Performed Fairly Well
The Philippines tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International Inc. (ASFII) recently announced its third-quarter results for this year. Despite the drop in consolidated revenue, net profit...
Anfaco-Cytma Kicks Off Campaign To Promote Canned Tuna Consumption
Anfaco-Cytma announced earlier this week that it has begun its new #FillYourTableWithSea campaign to promote the consumption of canned tuna and other seafood among Spaniards. The initiative,...
EU Commissioner Asserts Tuna Workers’ Rights And Welfare Top Priority
Representatives from the EU tuna and seafood sectors met Costas Kadis, the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, last week to discuss topics pertaining to shaping the future of...
Ecuadorian Tuna Exports Growing Faster Than Thailand’s
Ecuador ranks second after Thailand in the global exports of processed and canned tuna. The nation’s sales volume improved by 15 percent this year, while that of Thai processors saw an...
Ecuadorian Processors Struggle To Secure Sufficient Skipjack Supply
The skipjack landings by Ecuadorian seiners declined in volume in the past few weeks and are not sufficient to meet the processors' demand to deliver their contracts. This has pushed the price...
Dongwon F&B’s Good Export Volumes Boosted The Group’s Revenue
Dongwon Industries, the holding company of Dongwon Group, announced its third-quarter results on November 7, stating that its revenue and consolidated profit increased. The good results were...
AZTI & Serrats Invent Process For Recycling Wastewater From Tuna Canning
The Resaltun Project was created to find a solution to make the brine discharge from the tuna canning process circular and sustainable. Spanish canning company Hijos de José Serrats and...
Tunacheck®: Cornerstone For Data-Driven Packaging Control
- Sponsored content - In canned tuna processing, keeping the fill weight as close to the target as possible without overfilling is critical for profitability and compliance. Tunacheck® from...
Congresswoman Urges US Trade Rep To Keep 19% Extra Duty On Thai Tuna
American Samoa Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has said that the 19 percent extra tariff on Thai tuna as part of the US trade deal with Thailand is crucial to “maintaining America’s seafood...
Sunflower Harvest Slump In Ukraine Pushes Global Price
The price of Ukrainian sunflower oil is increasing due to lower harvest forecasts and farmers withholding sales. The country is the largest supplier worldwide and to the EU. These higher...
Thai Canners’ Trade With Smaller Markets Slowing Down
The business of Thai canners with smaller destinations decreased by four percent from January to September this year, compared to the same period in 2024. Several Middle Eastern nations...
