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,...
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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...
Prices Of Frozen Purse Seine Skipjack Stay Strong In Japan
In Japan, the price of frozen sashimi grade skipjack is holding strong, in particular for the larger tunas, destined for processing into roasted products, such as tataki. According to...
EU Parliament GSP+ Vote On Philippines Planned Dec 15th-18th
The Philippine tuna industry sustains high hopes that the European Parliament will give a majority vote in favor for the Asian nation to secure GSP+; a status that will hand the country a zero...
No Immediate Free Trade For Australian SBT To China
Following the finalization of the FTA between Australia and China (ChAFTA), the Australian southern bluefin industry has expressed its frustration regarding the timing of the tariff phase,...
GSP+ Could Bring Millions Of Extra Tuna Business To Philippines
Despite a last minute offensive move from Spanish MEPs to block the agreement, the Philippines’ tuna industry, backed by positive news from the European Commission, is still strongly confident...
Bluefin Included In Australian–Chinese FTA
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China, which would also include the trade for southern bluefin tuna, has been reported to likely be announced next week. Australian...
Philippines Regains Market Share In USA
After a significant decline from 2012 to 2013, Filipino tuna exporters have made a considerable recovery in the US canned tuna market so far this year, with shipments increasing a substantial...
Research Shows Increased Demand For MSC Ecolabel
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reported, on the basis of independent survey research undertaken on request of the certification body, that consumers have an “increasing appetite for...
Coles Announces Very Low ‘Everyday’ Tuna Price
One of the leaders in the Australian private label market, Coles, has recently released a new TV commercial promoting the ‘everyday’ fixed cost of its own brand 95g canned tuna products, in...
Why Canned Tuna Dropped From #2 Position
Once the number one consumed seafood in the United States, canned tuna products have now slipped to number three, with shrimp and salmon leading the way. According to NOAA data, American’s...