Millennials are reportedly not a fan of opening canned tuna, and it might be affecting the overall consumption pattern in the US, according to a Wall Street Journal report. According...
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American Website Pushes For Tax-Free Tuna
A website titled “Americans for Tax-Free Tuna” is campaigning for the removal of tariffs on tuna loins. The campaign page claims that an additional 25 percent tax on tuna loins,...
Seychelles Expands Protected Areas To Combat IUU
Seychelles is expanding protection zones to two newly designated areas around the island nations Aldabra group and Amirantes to Fortune Bank in order to address illegal,...
Vietnam Exporters Zero In On Middle East
As shipments of tuna to the US and EU have slowed down, Vietnam exporters seek new opportunities in the Middle East, which is a growing market, according to reports from VASEP. The region...
Kansas Grocery To Bumble Bee Ex-CEO: The Fight Is Still On
Kansas City-based grocery company Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) is not letting Bumble Bee Foods’ former CEO get away with the price fixing suit, contradicting the...
US-China Trade War: Temporary Truce Called
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have agreed on a temporary truce regarding the trade war between the two nations. In a statement released from the White...
Will Bearish Dongwon Stocks Pick Up By End Of Q4?
Leading South Korean tuna fishing firm Dongwon F&B has seen sharp fluctuations in the last quarter, with latest stocks dropping 19 percent from KRW 332,000 (USD 330.58) to...
Major Global Tuna Developments In November
From FAD management and regulation debates ahead of the WCPFC convention to ICCAT meeting results, price fixing scandals, new markets and major shipment problems in...
When Will US Market Switch Entirely To Easy Open Lids?
Marketers of canned tuna fear a sinking demand for the conventional packaging of shelf-stable products in the US, as trends indicate that younger consumers lean...
Sharp Dip In Thailand’s Shipments To PNA Countries
Thailand’s overall canned tuna exports in Oceania slide 11 percent from 44,397 M/T in 2017 to 39,572 M/T in the third quarter of 2018. However, Australia which is its largest shipment in the...
Thai Canned Tuna Export: War-torn Countries And Affluent Japan
(Read previous part of the series here) Japan and Saudi Arabia are still the export destinations in the Asian region. Japan, a well-known tuna market, has an import median of 27,715...
Canned Tuna Market Newcomer Dominates In Peru
Leading Peruvian consumer goods group Alicorp capitalized on growing confidence in the local canned tuna market in early 2017, and is now an established segment leader with its line of branded...
Spanish Canners Fret Over Brexit
The imminent exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union has raised concerns among representatives of the Spanish tuna canning and processing sector, one of which is the restoration of...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports To Americas On The Rise
(Read Part 1 of this series here) Export volumes of canned tuna from Thailand to markets in the Americas have risen by 6 percent in Q3, following an upward trend in overall global shipments....
Thailand’s Canned Tuna Export Picks Up Again, Regains Lost Volumes In Egyptian Market
(Read Part 2 of this series here) The overall volume of Thailand’s canned tuna export is on its way to recovery after sliding in Q3 last year from the same period in 2016. Total tonnage...
Know Your Business: Atuna New Website Goes Live
Your in-the-know website on tuna business news has just been upgraded! With clean, modern layout, design and faster browsing, Atuna aims to deliver substantial content on the latest news about...
Alliance Select Doubles Stock Value In 6 Months
Philippines-based tuna processor and exporter Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII) has seen a positive rebound in Q3, with stocks doubling from PHP 0.57 to PHP 1.17 in a period of...
New Research Turns Tuna Liver Into Gold
Researchers at the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology (Euro Fed Lipid) are evaluating different methods of extracting vitamins and fish oil from high-moisture tuna liver. The...
Oil Sinking Fast: Effects On Tuna Market Prices?
As global oil prices climbed to a four-year high last October, Atuna issued an analytical report examining the relationship between the energy price hike and skipjack prices in Bangkok over...
Could FTA Overturn Vietnam’s Crashing Tuna Export To The EU?
Vietnamese firms are hoping the pending Free Trade Agreement with the European Union can overturn the country’s deteriorating exports, according to a report by the Vietnam Association of...