Clinging on to a bolstered EU market share hasn’t been an easy job for Philippine canners, as they witness a notable slip in their trade with the bloc, at a time when the continuation of their...
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Halal: An Irrelevant Label On Tuna?
Sticking a halal logo on canned tuna products is an increasing trend among firms wanting to expand in Muslim markets. But is this kind of labelling necessary to attract religious consumers?...
Skipjack Price Bull Run Ends In Bangkok
For the first time since September, there has been a slump in the Bangkok market whole round skipjack price, as WCPO catching picks up pace, and more supply reaches Thai ports. After months of...
Tsukiji’s Tuna Still Attracting Snap Happy Crowds
Despite controversy over the looming move of Tsukiji fish market, the Tokyo site is still managing to attract snap happy visitors wanting to catch a glimpse of the hustle and bustle of one of...
High Hopes For Returns On Vietnam Tuna Exports
Vietnamese processors are expecting another significant boost to the value of their tuna exports in 2017, after last year brought the first growth in three years. Following a period of...
Bumble Bee’s Value Added Product Line Swells
Bumble Bee has introduced six new varieties of tuna products to the US market, adding to what is an ever growing value-added range. Like its competitors, Bumble Bee has been busy diversifying...
Thai Canners Regain Direct Access To Major Tuna Market
Tuna trade straight from Thailand to one major market is back in action, as Thai sources state that improved conditions within the African country allowed Libyan buyers to once again import...
US Less Attractive For Phil Canners
The sharp fall in Philippine canned tuna shipments to the US can be explained by increased focus on pursuing other markets, which pay more for the product than US buyers, an industry...
Tuna Not Alone In Fall Of UK Canned Fish
The slump in canned tuna sales on the UK retail market has been well documented, and while the dominant product has taken the biggest hit, it isn’t alone in the trend. A drop in purchases...
Pinsa’s Big Investments Pay Off
Mexican corporation, Pinsa, has been recognized for its outstanding contribution to the domestic economy with a prestigious award titled “El Premio Nacional Agroalimentario”, or The National...
US-Launched Tuna With “Lowest Level Of Mercury Possible”
Central American tuna brand, Tonnino, is now adding canned tuna to its shelf-stable line marketed in the US, which along with all of its other yellowfin products, is claimed to contain the...
Princes’ Managing Director Departs
The Managing Director of Princes Limited, Mike Easterbrook, will retire at the end of March, following 35 years with the company, which boasts one of the leading positions in the UK and...
Skipjack Price: Bets Are Spread
You’ve been placing your bets on where the Bangkok whole round skipjack price will peak, and for how much longer we might see increases in the global benchmark market. The Bangkok Skipjack...
Vietnam Fights For Free Tuna Trade After Ditched TPP
Tuna processors in Vietnam are fighting for more competitiveness in the Japanese market, calling for import tariffs on end products to be eliminated, as they already have been for other Asian...
Mareblu Tempts Customers With Vacation Prize
Consumers of Mareblu canned tuna products now have the chance to win flight discount vouchers and a cruise for two as part of the Italian brand's newest promotional campaign. All shoppers...
The Landslide That Changes US Food Service Tuna Demand
Tuna-like species like Euthynnus Affinis are increasingly sold in the US food service market segment, a trend resulting in reduced imports of the traditional main commercial tuna species,...
‘Hobz Biz-Zejt’ Makes Maltese EU No.1 Tuna Consumers
The Maltese’s love for the staple meal of sourdough bread filled with tuna is making the nation the number one in Europe when it comes to canned fish consumption. The high cost of fresh fish...
Lower Duties Likely For Indonesian Tuna
Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Indonesia have now completed their second round, talks which could end with zero duty trade in canned tuna. Despite reporting...
Strong Dongwon Outperforms Other Asian Tuna Stocks
On a global scale, South Korean equities are the only to have recorded inflows since the November election of US President, Donald Trump, and the nation’s largest tuna firm, Dongwon Industries...
TU Shares Customer Base With Other Exporters
President and CEO of Thai Union, Thiraphong Chansiri, will provide advice to the Thai government on how to penetrate the US market. As a “regional advisor”, he will provide lists of food...