Earlier this year, the US-China trade war resulted in a strong reduction of 'tuna-like' species imports - labeled as chunk light - into the US. The Asian country has been the leading supplier...
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Canned Tuna Cannibalizing US Pouch Business
The import of tuna pouches into the US for the first nine months of the year has been quite low compared to the last two years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has been experiencing...
US Court Won’t Lower StarKist’s Tuna Salads Tariff
StarKist’s petition that a variety of tuna salads be classified as prepared meals was rejected by the US Court of International Trade. The ruling means that the products will be subjected to a...
Thai Union To Invest In Automation And Robotics
The Thai Union Group will be setting aside money in the coming year to focus on automation and robotics which could downsize its tuna processing workforce. This week the company said that it...
Seychelles Skipjack An Attractive Deal
The Seychelles skipjack price is rising steadily unlike the stable price in Bangkok and declining value in Manta. Our sources confirmed that the Indian Ocean (IO) tuna catches are not as low...
Will US-Ecuador Agreement Have A Chance Under Biden?
In November, Atuna reported on the ongoing negotiations between the US and Ecuador for a reduction in tariffs for Ecuadorian tuna exports which would boost the nation’s competitiveness in the...
Top Filipino Tuna Company To Launch Country’s First Vegan Meat
Century Pacific Food, the Philippines' leading tuna and packaged food company will be launching UnMeat, the country’s first vegan brand for meat alternatives. In a press release, the firm's...
EPO Q3: Mexico’s Skipjack Catches Fall While Panama’s Surge
The EPO tuna catches during the first nine months of the year strongly declined and positioned between the amounts taken in 2019 and 2018. The main reason for the drop was that the skipjack...
Fishing Ban & Low Catches Keep Manta Price Up
The second EPO fishing ban or veda has already started and low volumes of raw material reaching the Manta port in Ecuador are keeping the skipjack price for this time of the year higher than...
Dongwon’s Senegalese Plant Expands US Pouch Business
Senegalese SCASA, a Dongwon-owned tuna processing company, has been having a good business year despite the global pandemic. “Indeed, during the pandemic which led to an unprecedented crisis...
EU Parliament Says Yes To Seychelles Deal Renewal
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favor of renewing the EU-Seychelles fishing agreement, which grants access to the African nation's EEZ to 40 purse seiners and eight...
Ecuador Hopeful About A Tuna Duties Agreement With US
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Production is currently in Washington, DC, negotiating a trade agreement with the US that would reduce the tariffs for tuna exports. News outlets in the country are...
Limited Demand & Low Catches Keep BKK Skipjack Market Sluggish
The Bangkok skipjack market is slow but relatively balanced, a state contributed by poor catches in the WCPO and a conservative buying mood among Thai processors. There has been hardly any...
Thai Union’s CFO Joerg Ayrle To Bow Out In 2021
Thai Union Group’s Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Joerg Ayrle, has resigned from his position effective February 1, 2021. He will have been at the company for nearly seven years by the time he...
US Canners Massively Bought Loins To Satisfy High Demand
The canned tuna processing industry in the US geared up its production during the first three quarters of 2020. This is reflected in the very high volume of pre-cooked loins that entered the...
EU Counter Tariffs On US Goods Excludes Tuna
The WTO has allowed the EU to impose countermeasures against a range of American exports due to illegal US subsidies given to aircraft maker, Boeing. After EU member states came to an...
UK Supermarkets Close Fresh Counters, Switch To Pre-Packed Fish
Major UK retailers are closing their fresh fish, seafood, meat, and deli counters citing changes in consumers' demand and operational efficiency. This trend has been exacerbated by consumers...
Thai Union Will No Longer Invest In Tuna Business
In a recent statement, Thai Union’s President Thiraphong Chansiri said that the company will not be investing in its core businesses for the next five years so as to focus on new...
Why Will Lischewski Not Be Getting An Early Release?
The motion filed by former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski to have his sentence reduced by three months due to "inhumane prison conditions" resulting from COVID-19 measures was recently thrown...
Japan Buying Less Thai Pet Food, While Aussies Demand More
In Thailand, exports of canned pet food consisting mainly of tuna products have once again increased during the first three quarters of the year (3Q). Japan, the largest buyer for years,...