John West Australia, which is owned by Simplot Australia, has launched a new range of tuna pasta salad available in stores from November 2014. The new range, which John West describes as the...
Trade
What Are The Motives Behind Thai Investors Buying Reading FC?
After a complete takeover of the UK based football club, Reading FC, the Thai consortium of investors, including the Deputy General Manager of Thai Union Manufacturing Co., Narin Niruttinanon,...
Plenty Of Tuna Activity Expected At SIAL’s 50th Food Expo
The SIAL Group, which defines itself as the “trend guide for caterers,” will be hosting its 50th celebratory 2014 SIAL food exhibition in Paris from tomorrow October 19th to the 23rd, and over...
Europe’s Fresh Tuna Prices On The Uptrend
Prices of fresh tuna on the European retail market have seen an increasing trend over the past three years, partly because of the credit given to MSC certification, reports the EU Commission....
Electronic Tracking System Urgently Needed For Bluefin
As the European Union has a 59 percent share of the Atlantic bluefin quota, Pew Charitable Trusts is prompting the EU in its governing responsibility to monitor bluefin trade and make sure...
Italian Market Appears To Shrink
According to Eurostat data, Italy’s tuna trade with the rest of the world has had some interesting turnarounds and it appears that the ever adapting Italian market has been repositioning its...
Manta Skipjack Price Drops 20 Percent
There has been a declining trend on the Manta (SKJ1.8:MNT) market recently, with the whole round skipjack price falling rapidly. In just one month, the price per ton has plummeted by as much...
Weak Tuna Export Earning Hit Seychelles Budget, Says IMF
Although the Seychelles’ government is on target to reduce public debt to below 50 percent of GDP by 2018, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the payments’ balance has been less...
California Seafood Mislabeling Bill Gets Shot Down
A bill that would have made it a legal requirement to note the ‘common’ name for species of tuna on cans and frozen/fresh seafood products in California has now been vetoed against by Governor...
TUF Reaches Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2 Years Early
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), one of the world’s largest tuna processors, has been announced as the first Thai company in the global food category to be selected for the Dow Jones...
“Final Text Ecuador – EU Agreement Due Later This Year”
After four years of ongoing negotiations, the final version of the trade agreement between Ecuador and the EU will only be ready in the late part of this year, Ecuadorian officials have...
Waitrose: MSC Boosted Our Sales By 40 Percent
In March 2013, major ‘premium’ UK supermarket chain, Waitrose, announced a big switch – its entire range of canned tuna would carry the MSC logo. Since the promise, the MSC blue tick has been...
Is New York City Going To Ban Bluefin At Sushi Bars?
New York City council has introduced a measure this week that would ban all products sold as bluefin tuna, in a bid to support the conservation of bluefin populations. NYC council member, Alan...
100 Year Old Tuna Company Continues To Innovate
Centenary Italian tuna processing company, Callipo, has recently launched two new glass jar ranges among its yellowfin tuna products. The first new range, “Per Primi,” essentially means “for...
For How Long Will Skipjack Price Decline? What Did You Think?
Atuna.com members did not share a clear common mood and outlook when it comes to where the skipjack price is expected to go. In the most recent atuna.com homepage poll, votes were weighing...
Do Aussies Rate Aldi “Brands” Better Than Private Label?
It appears that Aldi’s discounted price products are attracting Australian consumers that wouldn’t normally buy supermarket private labels. Sue Mitchell, of the Australian Financial Review,...
California Approves Bill To Put Species On Tuna Can
The California State Senate has finally approved a bill that aims to confront the issue of mislabeling on tuna products, and makes it a legal requirement to note the species of tuna on cans...
Analysts Project Skipjack Within $1,400-1,600 Range
Thai analysts aren’t expecting big movements in raw material skipjack price, predicting it to remain in the USD 1,400-1,600 range for the rest of the year. Bualuang Securities note that the...
Skipjack Price In Bangkok On Declining Slope
After a slow and steady climb of the Bangkok skipjack price since lows in early April, last week’s prices substantially weakened in the market. Good fishing and a lack of demand are the...
America’s Dying Appetite For Canned Tuna
It’s become increasingly evident that the demand for canned tuna in the United States is falling short of previous levels. As US imports for the product dropped to seven year lows last year,...