Chinese tuna will be taking a massive hit with the US’s newly imposed tariffs – duties have been hiked from the previous 10% to 25%. The tariffs will be imposed on more than USD 200 billion in...
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Hands Off StarKist’s Comms With Counsel, Says Judge
A California-based Federal court has rejected an attempt to force StarKist to produce communication documents between the company and its general counsel in a litigation over alleged...
US Import Alert For Vietnamese Tuna Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
Due to links with the recent Salmonella outbreak, the United States government red-listed frozen, raw tuna from Jensen Tuna of Vietnam. It was added to Import Alert 16-120 for fish from...
Vegan Tuna A ‘Slap In The Face’ For Industry
Tuno, a product being marketed as vegetarian fishless tuna, has upset the Australian Seafood Industry. Jane Lovell, CEO for Seafood Industry Australia, said fish-free substitutes were a...
Thai Union’s Profit Almost Doubled In Q1 2019
Thanks to operational improvements, Thai Union’s gross margins and sales volumes have improved in Q1 2019, reporting a 46.5 percent year-on-year rise with a Q1 net profit of THB 1,273 million...
Seafood Expo Global 2019 Starts
Today, the 27th Edition of Seafood Expo Global in Brussels, Belgium, has opened its doors for thousands of seafood industry professionals from around the world. Tuna buyers and suppliers will...
Tuna Companies Showcase At Largest Seafood Expo
Tuna companies are thrilled to be at the largest global seafood exposition in the world, in Brussels, Belgium. More than 160 businesses showcasing hundreds of tuna products...
What’s The Hottest Tuna Trend On Social Media?
The hype continues after the official celebration of World Tuna Day on May 2. Atuna has reported how various communities and organizations joined the festivities as industry leaders,...
Tuna Ice Cream Spiked With Chocolate Available In Spain
Have you ever tried tuna ice cream? If not, here's your chance because the novelty ice cream is on the menu in coastal towns during the XII Tuna Gastronomic Week and XI Tuna Route...
Seychelles Evaluating AfCFTA Impact On Tuna Exports
Tuna exporter, Seychelles, will continue negotiations before signing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The deal would enable Seychelles to trade with other markets in...
The First “Piel De Atún” Festival In Cádiz
The movement “Piel de Atún” (tuna skin) is organizing its first tuna festival, to be held from May 2 to May 5 in Cádiz, Spain. Opening on World Tuna Day and hoping to raise...
Should Tuna-Like Species Have The Same Duty As Skipjack In The US?
Atuna recently reported about the continuous surge of tuna-like Chunk Light imports by US buyers from Chinese suppliers in 2018. The rise of imports of Euthynnus Affinis...
‘Vegan Tuna’ Should Not Be Labeled Tuna, Half Of The Industry Says
It’s a tough call for the tuna industry on whether to label plant-based imitation“tuna” as a tuna product. As the poll results show, 50 percent of the Atuna readers think that vegan tuna...
Softening Skipjack Prices In Both Bangkok And Manta
After a rapid rise in prices since February, prices for whole round frozen skipjack (1.8 kg and up) unloaded in Bangkok slid to USD 1,500 per M/T from its previous level of USD...
Senegal’s 2018 Tuna Pouch Shipments To USA Skyrocket
Senegal is the first African country to have truly and finally broken into the US market as a volume supplier, due to its skyrocketing tuna pouch exports in 2018. The country's main...
Toyosu Market’s Last Auction In Japanese Heisei Era
As Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30, the Toyosu Market today had its last auction day in the current Heisei era. The new era named, Reiwa, begins on May 1...
Price For Japanese Bigeye Imports Continues To Drop
Earlier this month, Atuna reported about the declining trend of FOB prices for Japanese imports of frozen bigeye. The trend continues in February, according to data from Japanese Customs....
Petit Navire Launches 15 New Products After Tough Year
After a difficult 2018, which was marked with supply shortages from the Thai Union Group’s Seychelles cannery, the leading French brand Petit Navire is launching 15 new products that the...
Bumble Bee’s Clover Leaf Seafoods Up For Sale
UK private equity firm Lion Capital LLP, which owns Bumble Bee Foods, is looking to sell off its subsidiary Clover Leaf Seafoods. The Canadian-based canned tuna maker...
Mexican Canners Keep Tuna Export To US Growing
Mexico’s tuna exports to the US are still growing despite the lost battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over dolphin-safe labeling. Additionally, the threats from the US over...