Ecuador’s tuna business is booming. The country’s exports worldwide experienced a sharp jump, both in value and volume, from January to April. The value in the first four months reached USD...
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Modest Drop In Yellowfin WR Imports In Q1
Tuna processors in Europe slightly reduced their intake of frozen whole round yellowfin in the first quarter of this year. The volume of raw materials from non-EU fleets dropped while those...
Will Thailand Reach Tariff Deal With the US Before New Deadline?
Once again, US reciprocal tariffs were delayed and now will expire on August 1 instead of July 9. President Donald Trump signed the order on Monday. For some countries, this is a relief as...
Mitsubishi Targets Tuna Supply Chain Enhancement By 2030
Mitsubishi Corporation has updated its tuna procurement guidelines, stating that it aims to achieve 30 percent of wild-caught tuna from programs recognized by the Global Sustainable Seafood...
African Contribution To EU Canned Tuna Market Grew
African canned tuna producers' business with EU traders, retailers, and brands saw a remarkable growth in Q1 2025. All major sellers increased trade, with the Seychelles as top exporter....
US Delays Reciprocal Tariffs, Vietnam Secures New Trade Deal
On Monday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order determining that certain reciprocal tariff rates will expire on August 1, 2025. They were initially set to end on July 9. In...
One-Third Of EU WR Tuna Were Bought From Seychelles And Spanish Seiners
European processors purchased almost the same volume of frozen whole round tuna in the first three months of 2025 as they did in last year’s Q1. However, there was a shift in the origin as...
Scandinavians’ Preference for Canned Tuna Grew
Scandinavia is a small market for canned tuna as local caught and processed fish is more favorite. However, its retailers and traders purchased 41 percent more in the first three months of...
Will The New Hawaiian Law Make Tuna Labelling Stricter?
Hawaiian retailers have one year to label the tuna used in their ahi sashimi, poke, and sushi, so that consumers will know whether they are buying locally caught fish. Ahi refers to yellowfin...
Dongwon F&B To Treat Movie Enthusiasts With Tuna Popcorn
South Korean movie theater chain CGV and Dongwon F&B have launched two new tuna products for moviegoers. It includes ‘Dongwon Spicy Tuna Popcorn’ and ‘Dongwon Spicy Tuna Hotdog.’ The items...
Dongwon Industries Share Swap Announcement Served Value Well
Dongwon Industries’ delisting of Dongwon F&B and incorporating it as a fully subsidiary would increase shareholders’ value further, stated KB Securities yesterday. The share swap has not...
Lower Supply Pushes Up Manta Price
With the upcoming veda and currently lower supply of skipjack, canneries in Ecuador are willing to pay a higher price. They need the raw material to keep production running and fulfill their...
Vietnam Tuna Exports Regains Amid Multitude Challenges
Vietnam’s tuna exports recovered in May after slow trade in the first four months of this year. Business to major markets remained higher in the first five months of 2025 when compared to the...
US Sushi Firm Rebranded To Meet Consumer Demands
Seafood company Culimer USA is rebranded as OddiSea SuperFrozen. The brand offers bluefin, bigeye, albacore, and skipjack from MSC fisheries in its sushi products sold in North America. The...
Frozen Loins Trade To Spain Flourished
Most frozen raw tuna loins from Ecuador went to Spanish buyers in the first quarter of 2025. They took in 41 percent more of this product, paying slightly more per ton. EU food service...
Spaniards’ Preference For MSC Canned Skipjack Rose
Spanish consumers chose MSC tuna more often in 2024, compared to the previous year, mainly driven by an increased demand for canned skipjack. Tuna accounted for 14 percent of MSC-certified...
Ecuadorians Reign Over Frozen Raw Tuna Loin Deliveries To EU
The import of frozen raw tuna loins for steaks rose by a quarter from both foreign sellers and EU member states at a slight price increase in 2025 Q1. This trade has for years been an...
Philippines Tuna Giant Eyes Growth Amid US Tariff Uncertainties
Century Pacific Food Inc. is eyeing a double-digit target in revenue and profit amid the rising global trade tension. Christopher Po, Executive Chairman of Century Pacific, said earlier this...
Nirsa Adds Chile As New Market For Real Tuna Brand
Ecuadorian processor Nirsa has introduced its canned tuna brand Alimentos Real to the Chilean market. It was already available in Peru and Costa Rica, but since last week, also for sale in the...
Maruha Nichiro Bets On Rising Demand Of Domestic Frozen Pet Food Segment
Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro has entered the frozen pet food business, eyeing on the prospects for this segment. Eight new products with human-grade ingredients for dogs and cats,...