China’s exports of whole round frozen tuna were extremely strong at the beginning of 2020, but by the second half of the year had receded substantially and positioned at a year-on-year...
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Suez Canal Blockage Delays EU Destined Tuna Shipments
The Suez Canal in Egypt has been blocked for almost four days now as the massive 'Ever Given' carrier ran aground after it was reportedly hit by strong winds and a sandstorm that pushed it to...
Portuguese Buy At Ultra Low Prices From China And Vietnam
The Portuguese intake of canned and pouched tuna has been extremely stable over the last few years. Even during 2020 the volume imported was remarkably consistent, evidencing once again that...
Dongwon Wants To Expand Foothold In African Markets
Dongwon’s tuna manufacturer in Senegal, S.C.A. SA, is ready to grow its export business across several African countries. The shipments will consist of the newly launched brand of pre-packed...
Rio Mare Becomes First Seafood Label To Get Certification On Impact Of Products
The Italian canned tuna brand Rio Mare has become the first seafood label in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification. This will allow Rio Mare to optimize...
Home Staying Germans During Lockdown Sent Imports Up
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented many tourists from visiting their favorite summer vacation destinations and forced them to stay and eat at home. Germans are one of the largest travelers...
Very High Maldives Pole and Line Skipjack Earnings In Dec 2020
Maldives managed to nearly double its fisheries year-on-year exports, especially tuna, by end of December 2020 despite a slow start in the first six months. Thailand played a dominant...
One In Three EU Restaurants Has Sold Mislabeled Seafood
A large number of seafood products from restaurants, markets, and fishmongers continue to be mislabeled around the world. In fact, in Europe, one out of three restaurants has sold mislabeled...
How French Baquette Thon Caused Headaches For Exporters
Many visitors to France have at least one time ordered the popular Baguette Thon Crudités Oeufs, which consist of lettuce, tomato, hard-boiled eggs, and of course, tuna. However, very likely,...
Foreign Packers The Big Losers In Italy
Exporters to the Italian market were big-time losers last year as almost all of them saw their business collapse. The country clearly relied heavily on nationally produced retail tuna to...
MEPs: EU Companies Must Be Held Accountable For The Integrity Of Their Entire Supply Chain
Companies wanting to bring their products into the EU’s internal market should be completely transparent about their compliance with human rights and environmental standards throughout their...
How Reliable Is MSC Tuna Sales Volume Data As An Indicator?
In many EU countries, the volume of MSC tuna sales has been strongly increasing for the past few years. The latest report from the Council on the UK and Ireland markets shows that this was...
Ecuador’s Pouched Tuna Shipments To Spain Suffered Massive Blow
Canned and especially pouched tuna imports that went to Spain showed a massive drop last year as they were slashed by half. This was the direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it shut...
Vietnam’s Tuna Trade Showing Signs Of Recovery
Vietnam’s tuna business has had a setback due to the global pandemic but is showing signs of reviving since the beginning of the year, especially to the US. Tuna firms have been reporting that...
EU And US Suspend All Tariffs In Airbus & Boeing Dispute
On March 5, the EU and the US agreed to suspend tariffs on exports from both parties for a four-month period. This was meant to give them time to settle the years-long running feud over...
US West Coast Ports Will Suffer Container Carrier Bottleneck Till Mid-Summer
Ports on the US West Coast, which are of major importance to the Trans-Pacific trade route, have been facing a bottleneck for months. The pandemic-induced massive demand from American...
Near-Dead Foodservice Business Hits Most EU Supplying Nations Hard
The influx of canned tuna in the EU during the latter part of 2020 was severely hampered by the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Even though each and every supplier lowered their prices it did...
INFOFISH TUNA 2021 Focus On Global Sector During Pandemic
INFOFISH has revealed the theme of its TUNA 2021 World Tuna Conference & Exhibition – The Global Tuna Industry: Trailblazing through tough times. The event will take place online from May...
EU Demand Brutally Collapsed In Q4 2020
The canned tuna demand from EU buyers was robust at the beginning of last year, but by the end of 2020 showed a totally opposite situation. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, retailers' sales...
Duty-Free Ghanaian Tuna Will Continue To Reach The UK
Ghana tuna exports to the UK will continue to enjoy a zero percent import tariff after the country's exit from the EU became official last January. This is after a new trade deal was...