Slipping to a major reference point for the global tuna market, the Bangkok skipjack price has experienced a further nine percent decline over the past two weeks, and traders are now holding...
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Speculation Over Potential “Immediate” COS Buyer
Since expectations first came to light that Thai Union would sell off at least part of Chicken of the Sea if it got its hands on Bumble Bee, there has been heavy speculation on which firms may...
McDonald’s Brings Pacifical MSC Tuna To Its Menu
As the first ever restaurant chain to include Pacifical MSC certified skipjack tuna on its menu, hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants are following through in the company’s commitment to...
Who Will Be The Next Owner Of Chicken Of The Sea?
Still unsure on the final decision, TU believes that the result on its planned purchase of Bumble Bee Seafoods (BB) will come earlier than it first thought, and expects an answer in time for...
WTO: Dolphin Safe Is Not Verifiable
The long-running dolphin-safe tuna dispute between Mexico and the US has come to a final conclusion, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) sides with Mexico, and deems that the majority of...
How China Is Replacing Skipjack With Euthynnus
Chinese packers are making an almost straight exchange this year, with a clear shift in their US shipment focus, diverging from more traditional canned tuna and towards other tuna-like product...
Stock Market Lacks Appetite For TU Shares
Despite Thai Union (TU) releasing third quarter profit margins which are recorded to have surged to a four year record, it appears that investor confidence in the firm is low, with stock...
Mexico Expects To Claim Damages From US
The Mexican government appears to be hoping for a big financial windfall from the US in the coming months as a result of the dolphin-safe debate which has been ongoing between the two nations...
Far Lower Price Drives Surge In US Euthynnus Imports
US imports of tuna-like species continue to race in this year, following earlier reports that purchases were rocketing, with potential to disrupt the traditional canned tuna market, which is...
Tuna & Salmon Battle For UK Top Spot
By the end of the year, salmon is expected to leap ahead of tuna to become the most popular fish on Britain’s dinner tables, as a new report shows that sales of salmon are soaring in an era of...
Why Ecuador Needs A lower Raw Material Price
A number of colliding factors are impacting the price of canned tuna product processed in Ecuador, but labor expenses seem to be far outweighing the rest. High costs are causing the country’s...
Declining US Tuna Imports In 1st 3 Quarters
Recent data gathered by atuna.com has shown that an eight percent drop has occurred in US canned tuna imports over the first three-quarters of the year, with notable slides seen in deliveries...
Who’s Moving In On Ecuador’s German Market Turf?
Germany’s appetite for canned tuna is growing this year, as buyers boosted their purchases by a noticeable 15 percent. However, during 2015’s first eight months, some supplying countries have...
Tri Marine Pulled Into Price Fixing Firing Line
Amended class action complaints in a string of price fixing claims against the US market’s leading canned tuna corporations have now also pulled Tri Marine into the firing line and claim that...
TU Sets Up Companies In Dubai
As part of a previously announced mission to take on the Middle East market, Thai Union shareholders have approved an investment to establish two subsidiary companies in Dubai. Among others,...
Century’s Brands Show Stellar Performance
With net income rising 22 percent during the first three quarters of the year, Century Pacific is putting its successes down to a boost in branded product sales, with local demand staying...
John West And Princes Expand Strongly From Africa
With recent data showing an overall increase of eight percent in its canned tuna imports, the UK remains an important market for international processors, with African countries in particular...
Mood Still Bearish As Bangkok Price Weakens
There has been little movement in the Bangkok skipjack market (SKJ1.8:BKK), as price takes a very slight further fall, slipping to USD 1,100 per ton. While packers are putting in considerable...
Revealed: The Top 5 Tuna Importers Of The Americas
The Americas is one of the world’s biggest markets for imports of tuna, with the region’s top five importing nations alone bringing in nearly 400,000 M/T of canned tuna and precooked loins...
Spain’s “Basic” Canned Tuna Gets Cheaper
While fresh veg shoppers in Spain are noticing a pinch from rising costs for many food products this year, some of the nation’s other ‘food basket basics’, including canned tuna, are only...