Echebastar-owned Alakrana brand has launched two new frozen tuna products – nuggets and mini burgers – for kids in Spain. In an attempt to make parents realize that their children should eat...
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Thai Processors Massively Hoarded Cheap Skipjack In Q3
Thai canneries bought record levels of frozen whole round tuna in the first nine months of the year, propelled by skipjack purchases from global fleets. Most suppliers largely increased their...
EU Tuna Consumption Grew In 2022
Tuna remained the number one eaten fish in the EU in 2022. Europeans even increased their consumption of this fish. They consumed 2.96 kg of tuna per capita, a four percent hike from the year...
8th European Tuna Conference To Take Place In Barcelona On May 5
Atuna is proud to announce that it will be organizing the 8th European Tuna Conference on Monday, May 5, 2025, for the very first time in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Skipjack Buying Slows Down In Bangkok
As the year draws to an end, the demand for frozen whole skipjack from Thai canneries has fallen. However, the supply of raw materials slightly increased. Sources are saying there is only a...
Vietnam Tuna Export Value To Hit USD 1 Billion This Year End?
Vietnam’s tuna sales to global destinations witnessed exponential growth this year which would be reflected in its year-end export value. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
Canned Tuna Value To See Billions Of Dollars Growth By 2031
The canned tuna market size is expected to grow exponentially by 2031 owing to health-conscious consumer trends, globalization, and innovative product developments. The US and Europe will...
Major Global Highlights November 2024
November was a crucial month for the two major tuna RFMOs – WCPFC and ICCAT. WCPFC meeting is ongoing and will conclude tomorrow, while ICCAT was held last month and drew important conclusions...
Coper & Inpesca Come To An Agreement For Atunlo
For months Spanish tuna loins processor Atunlo and fishing company Inpesca have been at loggerheads over the bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring of Atunlo. The latest news is that the two...
Will Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Affect US Canned Tuna Consumers?
Newly elected US President Donald Trump will take over his duties on January 20, and this could likely stir the global tuna and seafood industry. On November 25, Trump proposed a 25 percent...
SKJ1.8:MNT Price Continues Soaring
Skipjack raw material value traded in the Manta processing hub has risen as veda continues. Despite the reduction in large purse seiners fishing in the EPO, supply and demand are almost in...
Thai Canners Buy Record Raw Material Tonnage In Q3
Thai producers are on their way to hitting the 700,000-ton mark in frozen whole-round tuna imports. In the first nine months of this year, they had already imported close to this volume. In...
Insight Into Beneficial Owners Can Improve Reefer Transshipment Operations
“Better insight into the beneficial ownership of vessels involved in transshipment and their operational patterns could lead to more effective management,” stated a new research paper on...
Thai Pet Food Producers Experienced Amazing Sales In Q3
Thai pet food producers have been raking in a lot of money this year as their exports continued to rise. Up to the third quarter of 2024, they shipped 68 percent more to major markets...
US Dollar And Euro Approach Parity By A Hair’s Breadth
Since Donald Trump was elected as the new President of the United States on November 6, the dollar began to strengthen against the euro nearing parity. This makes the tuna product imports for...
EU High Demand For Yellowfin Whole Rounds Boosted H1 Imports
EU importers' demand for whole-round frozen tuna grew in the first half of the year. There was already a volume hike in Q1 2024 and this momentum continued into the second quarter of this...
Spanish Govt And Tuna Association Work Together On National Food Strategy
The Spanish government has begun to work on a National Food Strategy (NFS). The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met representatives from the various national food...
Thai Union North America CEO Steps Down
Thai Union announced that Bryan Rosenberg has stepped down as the CEO of Thai Union North America, effective from January 1, 2025. Rosenberg has been spearheading Chicken of the Sea...
Spanish Processors’ Canned Tuna Exports In H1 Remained Strong
The export of canned tuna from the EU increased in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2023 despite a slight drop in the tonnage from some of the suppliers. Spanish...
US Consumers Increased Canned Tuna Buying As Prices Fell In October
Food prices in the US rose in October but those of fish and seafood dropped, which consequently increased sales in the ambient segment such as canned tuna. It was expensive to eat at home due...