In a US market dominated by canned skipjack and albacore, one California based tuna producer, Wild Planet Foods, has introduced a new can of pole & line caught yellowfin in water. Through...
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First Philippine Containers Duty Cleared At 0%, No Real Market Impact Yet?
A trade agreement that was expected to cause a major market shake-up has failed to hit the EU market hard so far, as German canned tuna importers are yet to see a recognizable impact. It seems...
Century Pacific: Impulsive Investors
Investor confidence in Century Pacific (CNPF:PM) has escalated, as shares in the company increase to their highest value since listing. Just as it seemed as though Philippine GSP+ had had...
The Mega Tuna Market That Shows Strong Recovery
As Thailand’s global canned tuna exports suffer a YoY drop, there’s one destination market where its products show strong recovery. The Arab World, the number one regional market for the Thai...
US Single Duty Quota Exhausted At Kick-Off
On January 2nd, the 2015 single duty tariff rate quota for canned tuna imports into the US opened. On that same date, the preliminary restraint limit was exceeded as soon as it kicked-off....
Low Tuna Price Gains Wiped Out By Weakening Euro
A member of the European Central Bank (ECB) governing body has recently said that the euro zone is experiencing a massive weakening in its economy, largely due to a slowdown in its biggest...
2014 Ends With Slight Slide Of Skipjack Price
As the year draws to a close, the Bangkok skipjack price (SKJ1.8:BKK), has modestly declined due to low buying interest, and still good supplies. After a continuous falling trend since...
Anova Appoints New CEO In Company Reshuffle
Top Netherlands based tuna trader, Anova Seafood, has appointed its Director and co-founder Willem Huisman as new CEO, in a renewed company reshuffle. As of January 1st, the current CEO,...
UK Seafood Sales See Christmas Deficit YoY
UK grocers will likely not be seeing an increase in fresh tuna sales any Christmas soon, as there has been a steady seasonal decline year on year, partly due to seafood price inflation....
Local Press Expects USD 15 Million Increase After Philippine GSP+
On December 19th, the EU Parliament voted to grant the Philippines GSP+ status, allowing the Asian nation to benefit from a zero percent duty trade preference on thousands of tariff lines,...
Carrefour’s ‘New’ Tuna Salad Boxes
In 2012 Carrefour, one of Europe’s leading retailers, started marketing its own shelf stable tuna salad boxes, and having acquired one of the products, atuna.com decided to do some tasting....
StarKist Camouflage Pouches To Support Wounded Soldiers
Starkist’s new camouflage tuna pouches, produced in support of the Wounded Warrior Project, can now be found in shelves across the US, after the Dongwon owned company donated USD 100,000 to...
Tuna Takes Brand New Spot On Supermarket Shelves
You won’t just find tuna products in the canned seafood aisle anymore, as John West adds a whole new twist to the market. Tuna meets salad dressing in the brand’s innovative pouched product....
Spanish Canned Tuna Exports Take Price Dive
Canned tuna exports from Spain have taken a significant drop in average price this year, falling a hefty nine percent from 2013. While Spanish exporters have shipped 2.5 percent more canned...
Saupiquet Launches New Solomon Pole & Line Tuna
One of France’s top tuna brands, Saupiquet, has now launched its first pole & line caught tuna in cans. This follows previous pressure from Greenpeace, which accused the brand of sourcing...
Last Minute Cliff Hanger On Philippine GSP+
Just as Philippine tuna exporters thought they had a clear path towards GSP+ approval for 2015, recent developments have led to a last minute cliff hanger. After a committee to the European...
The Market Of Soggy Tuna Can Drainers
For some time, firms around the globe, mostly in the US, have marketed tools for extracting the brine or oil from canned tuna. What creates a market for these tools, is that in the US canned...
Sarin Group To Expand Its Bluefin Business With China
Australia’s largest tuna processor, Australian Fishing Enterprises (AFE), is looking to make the most of the recently signed FTA with China, by expanding its bluefin business with one of the...
Is Ecuador Taking Precautionary Measures To Prevent A Yellow Card?
Ecuador isn’t taking any risks on IUU, and has established a plan of action that could be a precautionary measure to prevent a yellow card from the EU. As the decision on Philippine GSP+...
Tsukiji Frozen Bigeye Prices Bullish
The prices of frozen bigeye at the Tsukiji fish market in Japan are on the uptrend. Based on the purchase of an entire import batch, bigeye tuna >40kg caught in the Indian Ocean has been...