EU households’ expenditure on meat has never been as historically higher than their spending on tuna and other seafood last year. Europeans' preference for pork, chicken, and beef was more...
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Grupo Pinsa Recognized For Driving Industrial Growth In Mazatlán
Mexican business association Canacintra recently awarded tuna fishing and processing company Grupo Pinsa for its contribution to the industrial development of Mazatlán. Leovigildo Carranza...
Maldives Offers Price Support And Fuel Discounts To Protesting Fishers
Maldives’ state-owned fish processor, MIFCO, will begin purchasing yellowfin from local fishermen at MVR 16 (USD 1.03) per kilogram, President Mohamed Muizzu said on Tuesday, following...
European Tuna Conference 2026 To Take Place In Barcelona On April 20
Atuna is pleased to announce that we will be organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports To EU Continues To Grow
Thai canned tuna exports to the EU increased, and to key non-EU markets remained steady between January and September this year, with average selling prices largely unchanged over the period....
Spanish Bluefin Processor Diversifies Into Yellowfin Products
Petaca Chico has been reshaping its operations to strengthen its international position in the tuna market, with a strategic focus on yellowfin. Through industrial upgrades, expanded product...
Spanish Households Lead EU In Tuna & Seafood Spending
Household expenditures for canned tuna and other seafood grew in all EU member states in 2024 compared to the previous year. While Spanish households spent the most on fish, per capita...
EU Buyers Expand Imports From Smaller Canned Tuna Suppliers Amid Softer Prices
EU brands, retailers, and traders sharply increased their purchases of canned tuna from smaller suppliers between January and September. The cost of the products fell during this period. Atuna...
Trump Says Consumer Prices Falling Tremendously, Data Shows Rising Food Prices
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that he has “no higher priority than making America affordable again.” He was speaking at a casino in the state of Pennsylvania in a campaign-style...
PNG Signs JV Deal With RD Corp To Build Flagship Tuna Cannery In Madang SEZ
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is all set to expand its tuna sector after the government signed an agreement with RD Tuna Canners and its Philippines-based parent company, RD Corporation, to develop a...
Enapor Issues Public Tender For Mindelo Cold Storage Facility
On Monday, the Port Authority of Cape Verde (Enapor) launched an international tender for the Mindelo cold storage platform in Cape Verde. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Irineu...
Ecuadorians See Massive Canned Tuna Sales In EU
EU demand for canned tuna skyrocketed this year. In the first nine months of 2025, the volume of products entering the EU rose by 26 percent, a five-year high. The total business amounted to...
Oceania Cuts In Thai Tuna Buying
The exports of Thai canned tuna to markets in Oceania declined from January to September this year. Most of them reduced their intake, while the purchase price remained stable. Thai processors...
Nauterra Unveils Billion-Euro Ambition After Decades Of Global Expansion
Spanish company Nauterra has, over the years, carved out a niche in the tuna sector. The firm, which began with full-fledged canning operations in 1940, has come a long way from operating in...
Dongwon Group Forms New Task Force To Revive HMM Bid
South Korea’s Dongwon Group is re-examining a potential takeover of shipping company HMM, reviving an effort it abandoned after unsuccessful bids two years ago. Dongwon has reportedly...
Thai Union Family Member Hit With English Football Club Ban
Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri, former owner of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, has been placed under a three-year ban by the English Football League (EFL) from owning any...
Sealect Tuna Taps Nostalgia to Hook Youngsters To ‘Mystery Cans’
Millennials who grew up watching Cartoon Network’s peak programming era, in the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, are unlikely to have missed its iconic ‘Powerpuff Girls.’ Thai Union’s Sealect...
Europeans Reduced Tuna Consumption In 2023
Europeans ate less tuna and other seafood at home in 2023, revealed the EU Fish Market Report released this week. Tuna continued to be the number one eaten fish in the bloc. Europeans ate...
African Demand for Thai Canned Tuna Surges
Thai canned tuna has continued to gain favor among African buyers in recent years, with shipments to the region showing an uptick between January and September 2025. During this period, the...
Bumble Bee & Costco Sue US Government For Harmful Tariffs
An increasing number of companies are suing the US government for sweeping tariffs imposed in August. Tuna processor Bumble Bee Foods recently filed a case against the Trump administration,...