Small-scale tuna fishermen who mainly supply fresh fish for exporting are among the most affected by the coronavirus. Due to a vast disruption in the supply chain, a great number of these...
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Spain & Germany Tighten Grip On British Tuna Market
For the majority of 2019, the UK was negotiating a withdrawal agreement with the EU, but this did not have a big impact on canned tuna trading as the kingdom’s imports...
COVID-19 Might Boost Vietnam’s Tuna Exports
The Vietnamese tuna industry is forecasting that its exports will increase around 15 percent in 2020, surpassing USD 719 million. According to VASEP, this is in great part due to the...
French Fishery Also Aims For Bluefin Certification
In the midst of the controversial MSC certification for a Japanese Atlantic bluefin fishery, another company targeting the same species is also hoping...
StarKist Guayaquil Plant First To Close In Ecuador
Ecuador’s tightening measures against the viral coronavirus epidemic have led to the temporary closure of StarKist’s cannery in Guayaquil. StarKist’s operations in the city, which are...
Atuna Poll: Canneries Closures To Affect Global Tuna Supply?
With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, governments across the globe have been enforcing strict health measures to curb the spread of the virus. StarKist’s cannery in Guayaquil,...
Spanish Demand For Ecuadorian Tuna Soared In 2019
The demand for canned tuna among Spanish buyers took a remarkable leap in 2019 and reached its highest point in the last five years. The increase was close...
Low Demand For Fresh Tuna Affecting Suppliers
The worldwide demand for fresh tuna continues to weaken as the coronavirus outbreak strengthens. Every day, stricter quarantine measures are imposed in multiple affected nations which...
Maldivian Tuna Brand Lowers Price For Consumers
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting hard many economies worldwide but at the same time, this situation has led to soaring demand for canned tuna. In the Maldives, a seafood company...
Sardimar Commits To No Price Increase Amid COVID-19
Costa Rica based Sardimar reported a 40 percent increase in its canned tuna sales in the past week. The market leader announced that it will not take advantage of the growing...
EU-UK Draft Deal Says No Duties On Tuna Between Parties
Last week, the European Commission (EC) released a draft legal agreement that gives a comprehensive look into the possible future trading partnership between the EU and the UK....
Robust Actions From Latin American Industry Amidst COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak has forced tuna fishing and processing companies across the globe to adopt robust measures to remain open and guarantee the safety of their workers during...
Hot Thai Union’s Shares Outperform Asian Stock Index
Thai Union has one of Asia’s best performing shares in consumer goods. Since March 12, the company saw its stock value rise by 17 percent to yesterday's THB 14.4 (USD 0.44). This performance...
SKJ1.8:BKK Stays Level Despite Coronavirus Hoarding
Despite peak sales of canned tuna in end markets due to the coronavirus epidemic, the latest information out of Bangkok shows that the price for whole round frozen skipjack is remaining...
US Judge Moves Lischewski’s Final Sentencing
A California federal judge has moved the final sentencing of former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, to the end of April to give the US Probation Office more time to complete its...
Makro Shop In Peru Tampering With Tuna Prices
Peruvian authorities recently investigated a franchiser of the wholesale supermarket, Makro, in Lima, to verify if products are being sold at advertised prices. They discovered that items such...
Latin American Canners Dominating EU Market
Almost the entire canned tuna volume exported from the Americas to the EU in 2019 is divided between five supplying countries, but Ecuador was the dominant provider. From the 640,426 M/T of...
Brussels Show’s New Dates Proposed To Exhibitors
The organizer of the previously postponed Seafood Expo Global, Diversified Communications, is considering holding the event on June 23 - 25. The trade show was originally scheduled to take...
Mexico Wants To Axe High Levels Of Soy In Tuna
Last year, research revealed that some Mexican canned tuna brands contained excessive levels of soy-based proteins but despite this, the current standards allow these products to be sold as...
Canned Tuna Sales Surging In The US
American consumers preparing to endure the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic are willing to line up at different retailers in order to get essentials items. Hence, the demand for products...