Maldives’ Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said the government is looking to increase daily canned tuna production, while outlining the factors behind the currently low output levels. The...
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Tuna Hauls Propel Peru Seafood Exports To New High
Peru’s tuna and seafood shipments climbed 16.5 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, nearing USD 4.27 billion, supported by stronger landings of tuna, anchovies, and squid. Officials linked the...
Ecuador And Colombia Trade Dispute Erupts
Ecuador and Colombia have begun imposing 30 percent tariffs on each other’s goods from February 1, a move that would threaten billions of dollars in bilateral trade, including tuna shipments...
Major Global Highlights January 2026
The opening weeks of 2026 brought several noteworthy developments for the global tuna industry. Trading in major processing hubs, Bangkok, Seychelles, and Manta, remained almost the same as in...
Irish Supermarkets Accelerate Shift To MSC-Certified Tuna
Aldi, Lidl, and Tesco expanded their MSC certified seafood range and were the top suppliers of sustainable tuna to Irish consumers last year. Last week, MSC published its ‘UK and Ireland...
Greenback Shrinks Against Euro To Five-Year Low
The US dollar dropped to a five-year low against the euro, spelling good news for European buyers who purchase tuna products from countries that sell them in US dollars. Dixie, the US dollar...
Demand For Thai Tuna In Smaller Markets Slip
Thailand’s canned tuna exports to smaller markets edged lower in 2025. The total trade to these markets amounted to USD 448.12 million. The Thais exported 106,873 M/T in 2025, four percent...
Preference In Ready Meals Shifts From Prawns To Skipjack In UK
Ready meals and food-to-go are growing categories in the UK market. For many years, products under these segments comprised largely Northern prawns but this trend has shifted. In 2024/25, the...
Higher Q4 Sales Forecast for Dongwon Industries, Broker Flags Profit Impact
Brokerage firm Korean Investment & Securities expects Dongwon Industries’ Q4 2025 sales to increase around five percent YoY. The broker advised investors to buy the conglomerate’s shares...
High Inventory Maintains Skipjack Price In Bangkok
Weeks into the new year, frozen whole-round skipjack trading has not picked up in the Bangkok processing hub because of lower supply and high inventory. Latest deals have been made between USD...
ETC2026 – Navigating The Digital Transformation Of Global Tuna Supply Chains
EU regulation regarding the -18 degrees Celsius for brine freezing of tuna by purse seiners destined for direct human consumption has just come into effect. This requires a different way of...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports Stable But Shifts In Middle East Markets
Thai canned tuna volumes to markets worldwide slid by one percent in 2025, with the reduction mainly in the second half of the year, driven by US reciprocal tariffs and a drop in demand from...
UK Shoppers’ Preference For MSC Ambient Tuna Continues To Grow
The demand for sustainable ambient seafood in the UK grew in 2024/25, fueled primarily by tuna. The preserved category, comprising canned and jarred tuna, played a major role in consumer...
European Commission Will Consider “Sensitive” Tuna Sector In FTA
The European Commission will take into consideration “economically sensitive sectors such as tuna” in the free trade agreement with Thailand. The Commission recently responded to Galician...
MSC Skipjack Fuels Sustainable Seafood Growth In UK And Ireland
Over the past year, the volume and value of sustainable tuna and other seafood have grown exponentially in the UK and Ireland. Much of this growth was driven by MSC-certified skipjack products...
Colombian Tuna Sector Closely Watches Trade Talks With US
Colombia is seeking to expand its tuna exports to the US as trade tensions with neighbouring Ecuador escalate. Representatives of the Colombian tuna industry, together with members of the...
Ecuadorian Processors Seek New Markets And Trade Deals
The Ecuadorian tuna and seafood sector did well in 2025, with sustainability as its core value. The exports of tuna products grew substantially with the opening of new markets and finalizing...
Parlevliet & Van der Plas Reports Higher Profits
Dutch fishing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas, owner of French tuna seiner fleet CFTO, reported higher profits for 2024. According to the annual report filed with the Chamber of Commerce,...
Tariffs Standoff Between Ecuador And Colombia To Impact Tuna Trade
Ecuador and Colombia recently imposed 30 percent tariffs on a range of goods traded between the two countries. The tit-for-tat measures, introduced earlier this week, mark the beginning of a...
EU Processors Increase Sourcing Of Bigeye WR From Non-EU Fleets
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners were the largest suppliers of frozen whole round bigeye to European processors between January and September last year. The processors increased their...