The US market has seen more pet food launches in the last year than any other nation globally, and animal owners in this country are willing to pay out high prices for tuna-packed product....
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Major Tuna Players Head To Boston Expo
Seafood Expo North America is taking off in Boston on Sunday, and as the largest seafood trade event in the US, several top tuna players are heading there. The expo lasts from Sunday March...
Judge Dismisses Attempts To Sue On Tuna Price Fixing
A number of “commercial food preparers” and “end payers” have had their attempts to use state law to sue US tuna companies for price fixing dismissed. Presiding over the case, Judge Sammartino...
Big Buyers Put Pressure On Bangkok SKJ Price
With demand for whole round tuna carrying sustainability claims only strengthening, big buyers are managing to bid lower on the price they pay for regular purse seine catch in the Thai...
Big Buyers Put Pressure On Bangkok SKJ Price
With demand for whole round tuna carrying sustainability claims only strengthening, big buyers are managing to bid lower on the price they pay for regular purse seine catch in the Thai...
Japan Hindering Vietnamese Export Growth
Declining exports to the Japanese market due to high import tax might stand in the way of the expected growth of Vietnamese tuna shipments this year, but strengthened demand from other...
Walmart Restricts Canned Tuna Purchases Per Person
Walmart Costa Rica has restricted the sale of canned tuna to a maximum of 12 cans per person, in the run up to Easter, in order to avoid people reselling the product at a higher cost during a...
Mozambique Predicted To Recover From Tuna Debt
The biggest damage from Mozambique’s debt, partly brought to the nation by a tuna bond, seems to be over. A study now claims that early signs show the country’s economy will eventually recover...
Strong Growth In Thai Tuna Pet Food
Canned tuna exports from Thai processors aren’t declining in every sense, and are increasingly attracting a different kind of consumer, in markets where human-targeted tuna products have been...
Dongwon Continues M&A Spree
Dongwon F&B, sister company of Dongwon Industries, acquired a stock raising and feed making firm last week, following on from several mergers and acquisitions targeted by the Korean group...
TU Poland Loses Legal Appeal, Defendant To Sue
Thai Union Poland has failed in its appeal against the verdict that cleared two Polish firms of violating marketing and competition laws. The defendant, and former majority shareholder of one...
UK Canned Tuna Sales Struggle To Get Back On Track
The tuna-dominated ambient seafood division is seeing a continued sales drop in the UK retail market, among stagnant fish product purchases overall. Slight growth has only been seen in the...
Thai Canners Get Renewed Chance Of EU Free Trade
Free trade talks are set to be restarted between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which a successful conclusion could see the high 24 percent tariff levied on...
Spanish Retailer Earns Fresh MSC Certification
Eroski has become the first Spanish retailer to gain MSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for its fresh fish counters, but this big step in the MSC direction has not yet been taken for its...
Century Enters FTSE Global Equity Index
Filipino canned tuna leader, Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF), is set to be listed on the highly-tracked Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) for Asia...
The Full Extent Of Shrinking US Demand
Full 2016 figures are now in, and illustrate the full impact that declining demand for canned tuna in the US market has had on the biggest suppliers to the country. Overall last year, the...
The Implications Of Trump’s Tariffs On US Prices
With warnings that the price of consumer goods will rocket if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to levy increased duties on imports from countries that the US has a trade deficit...
Case Closed: Decade Long Legal Fight On Thai Tuna Non-Delivery
Following nearly a 10 year long legal battle, a settlement has been reached on a case that saw German importer Hϋpeden take Thai processor Asian Alliance to court over the non-delivery of a...
Calvo Family Scores Award For Impressive Growth
Spain’s leading canned tuna firm, Calvo Group, has been recognized with an award for entrepreneurship, prizing the continuous growth of the long-running family business. The company has been...
EU Market Troubles Spanish Canners
EU imports of Spanish canned tuna slipped seven percent last year, as several firms within Spain have hinted at a stronger focus on non-EU shipments, with the European arena becoming...