Thai producers purchased 17 percent less frozen tuna in the first nine months of this year from smaller suppliers than in the same period in 2023. Several fleets lost business with the...
Tuna Processing News
Why Luthi Only Offers Leasing Model For Tuna Machines
Luthi Machinery only offers its tuna filling machines in a lease model to global processors for a reason. It pays off because more than 40 percent of all fillers in the world are Luthi, said...
Maldivian Households To Get Tuna Cans For Ramadan
The Maldivian government will give all households a box of tuna cans for Ramadan next year. President Mohamad Muizzu who announced this earlier this week has instructed officials from the...
Spanish Govt And Tuna Association Work Together On National Food Strategy
The Spanish government has begun to work on a National Food Strategy (NFS). The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met representatives from the various national food...
Spanish Processors’ Canned Tuna Exports In H1 Remained Strong
The export of canned tuna from the EU increased in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2023 despite a slight drop in the tonnage from some of the suppliers. Spanish...
Oman Fisheries Top Executive Fired For Underperforming
Fish processing company Oman Fisheries recently fired its Chief Operating Officer Miguel Sanchez “due to noticeable and unacceptable decline in his job performance.” In a document sent to the...
Thai Union’s Pet Care Segment Major Contributor To Company’s High Earnings
The exponential growth of Thai Union’s PetCare – its pet food business – was one of the main drivers of the company's high net profit in the first nine months of this year. Thai Union sold...
Demand For Private Label Tuna Drove Thai Union’s Earnings
Thai Union’s ambient tuna segment, which comprises canned tuna and other seafood, did very well from January to September this year. The company sold 261,351 tons of branded and private-label...
FDA Found “Adulterated” Tuna Products At Chinese Processing Plant
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected the Rongcheng Jiayuan Foods canned food facility in Shandong, China, on November 9 and 10. The agency found that canned tuna products,...
Sealect Aims To Massively Increase Per Capita Tuna Consumption In Thailand
Domestic brand Thai Union-owned Sealect said there is still much room for growth in canned tuna market in Thailand as the Thais do not eat as much of the fish as Europeans. The brand aims to...
Spain And Portugal Team Up To Strengthen Iberian Canning Sector
Canning associations Anfaco and ANICP from Spain and Portugal, respectively, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last Monday. The agreement aims to promote the Iberian tuna canning...
FAO To Help Kiribati Artisanal Tuna Fishers With Micro Canneries
The Kiribati artisanal tuna fishing sector has been facing several challenges over the years in infrastructure, fishing equipment, capacity building, and sustainability. A UN FAO-initiated...
Thai Canned Tuna Trade Up To Q3 Expanded In Americas
Canned tuna exports to the Americas grew by 27 percent from January to September this year. Business with most markets expanded and, the average FOB price remained stable with only a one...
Vietnamese Tuna Traders Expect Sales Boost As Free Trade With UAE Is Sealed
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) last month after a year of negotiations. Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
Tuna Is Safe To Eat, Media Does Not Talk About Selenium Importance, Say Experts
The controversial issue of mercury in tuna is once again circulating the news. Last month, European NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch kicked up a hornet’s nest urging EU regulators to tighten rules for...
Thai Canners’ Trade With Smaller Markets Increased Sharply In Q3 2024
Thai canned tuna exports in the third quarter of 2024 did well with both major players and smaller markets. Thai processors increased trade with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the smaller buyer’s...
Atunlo’s Value Drastically Reduced By Bankruptcy Administrator
The value of Atunlo has been drastically reduced by the bankruptcy administrator ADV which reported that the Spanish loins firm is worth EUR 33 million, a significant 68 percent drop. The...
EU Lends A Helping Hand To Support Bina Harbor Project
A recent meeting held between the EU and Solomon Islands representatives concluded that the European bloc would support the Bina Harbor Tuna Processing Plant project. EU’s newly designated...
French Fishmongers Bash “Pseudo-Journalistic” Claims Of Tuna
A French organization is the latest to speak out against an “anti-tuna campaign” that is doing the rounds on social media and news sites. The Organisation of Fishmongers and Scalers of France...
FDA Recommends Staff To Take Action Even At Lower Histamine Levels
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a guidance for its staff on adulteration associated with decomposition and/or histamine detected during surveillance, sampling, and...
