The Director General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, Mr. João Aguiar Machado, will be the key-note speaker at this year’s European Tuna Conference (ETC)...
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US Custom Clearances Critical Amidst US Shutdown
Proper coding of commodities including tuna and errors in import and export paperwork will become frequent and larger if the current shutdown continues, according to US custom...
Future Of Tuna Is Not In Cans: Bumble Bee CEO
Bumble Bee interim CEO Jan Tharp projects expansion of tuna pouches in the future and predicts the continued decline of canned tuna sales. “You are going to see canned (tuna) decline. You’re...
30,000 M/T Duty-free Loins Quota Exhausted Within 3 Days
The European Union's 2019 Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins, set at 30,000 M/T has long been exhausted since Jan. 3, 2019, the second working day of...
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Likely To Be Inked By Parliament
After all the negotiations and legal reviews have been completed for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the long-awaited EVFTA only needs to be ratified by the European Parliament....
Polish Tuna Market Appears To Stabilize In Q3 After Peak And Downfall
After canned tuna volumes dropped last year, Polish imports appear to be stabilizing with a 16 percent increase in deliveries in Q3. The decline in shipments in 2017 was due to...
Heading For Chaos? UK Has No Post-Brexit Trade Deals In Place
British Treasure Secretary Liam Fox has claimed failure to replicate EU deals with foreign countries who refuse to believe a no-deal Brexit could happen. In 2017 the trade secretary had...
Manta SKJ Price Drops As Fishing Ban Ends
Price for whole round skipjack tuna in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean hub of Manta, Ecuador is concluded at USD 1,450 M/T for the month of January, which is 9 percent lower than the price...
Germany’s Remarkable Canned Tuna Surge In Q3
The German market, with a few local tuna processors of value added products, relies heavily on foreign suppliers to meet internal demand. This market has been showing...
Strong Acceleration In US Tuna Pouch Sales
Latest figures on the US tuna market show that canned tuna is giving way to pouch. After many years not delivering on high expectations, this segment has now finally shown the growth and turn...
New Destinations For Old Tsukiji Market
Tokyo is planning to build an international event center at the site of the old Tsukiji tuna auction market.By utilizing the 23-hectare Tsukiji plot, Tokyo is aiming on increasing...
Failed Israeli Tuna Experiment: Lower Duties Lead To Higher Prices
The transition from domestic production to imports in Israel has led to a sharp rise in canned tuna prices. Two years after a duty reduction, some now argue that the experiment with...
What Will Be The Lowest Range for SKJ1.8:BKK In 2019?
Last week, Atuna asked our readers their projected peak for the Bangkok skipjack prices in 2019. According the poll results, majority believes that this range is between USD...
Tuna Auction Viewing Area Now Open At Toyosu
Visitors to the new Toyosu tuna wholesale market in Tokyo can now view the tuna auctions from a designated area.The viewing zone, which was made available to attendees as of yesterday, is...
Jealsa Launches Separate Pet Food Company
Spanish tuna processor Jealsa has announced plans to expand its resources and funds into the company’s pet food brands, starting with a new company and a new facility in...
Brazilian Universities Campaign For Rapid Tuna Industrialization
Five Brazilian universities are working on an elaborate tuna project called “The Bonito Listrado Project” which aims to collect information on the behavior of tuna schools, identify areas...
Tuna Brand Inducted Into Luxury Product Association
High market tuna brand Conservas Zallo has been welcomed into the Spanish Luxury Association (SLA). Conservas Zallo was founded in 1926 and is dedicated to producing tuna using...
China’s CNFC Stock Slowly Inches Back Up
Chinese tuna fishing firm, CNFC Overseas Fisheries shows slow but healthy recovery in the beginning of the year with latest stock traded at CNY 5.56 (USD 0.82), revealing a 16...
Majority Projects 2019 Peak For SKJ1.8:BKK
Last week, Atuna reported on the quiet trading in Bangkok prices as the year began, flatlining at the rate of USD 1,300 M/T since December 2018. Some canners believe this level...
Seychelles Signs Deal To Safeguard UK Trade After Brexit
Seychelles will soon be signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom (UK) to safeguard IOT trade with the UK ahead of March 29, the date which...