The value of skipjack raw material has fallen in the past weeks in the Bangkok processing hub as supply has picked up. Sources have confirmed that the tuna is being sold to canneries between...
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Atunlo’s Shareholders Meeting Taking Place Today To Discuss Future
Atunlo shareholders are meeting today under the supervision of a Spanish court. The tuna processor is still negotiating details over its dire financial situation and restructuring. Hopefully,...
Secretary Tiu Laurel Wants To Boost The Resilience of the Philippines’ Tuna Industry
The two-day National Tuna Congress taking place in General Santos City in the Philippines ended today. During his speech at the event, the Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
False Environmental Claims On Tuna Labeling Misleading Kiwis
The sustainability claims made for tuna and other seafood sold in New Zealand are “unsubstantiated, ambiguous, and vague,” according to New Zealand-based scientist Kathryn Bradbury. She also...
Employee Bids An Emotional Farewell After 50 Years In Jealsa
Spending over 50 years at Spanish cannery Jealsa is not what 65-year-old Marisa Lojo Nine would have imagined when she joined the company at the age of 14. She has been an integral part of...
Will Fiji Lose Its EU Preferential Market Access?
The EU and Fiji recently renewed its Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) but the Pacific Island state needs to ease down on duties for products from the bloc to implement it...
Frinsa’s 2023 Sales Reached EUR 713 Million
Spanish canning company Frinsa experienced remarkable growth in sales in 2023, 17 percent higher compared to the previous year. The turnover of EUR 712.80 million made it the second-largest...
China’s Seafood Imports Predicted To Overtake US Intake By 2030
China is expected to drive global seafood consumption by 40 percent (5.5 million tons) by 2030, according to the latest RaboResearch report. Per capita eating is expected to rise from 41 kg in...
US Processors Increased H1 Loins Imports From Thailand
US canneries slightly decreased their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins in the first half of this year but significantly expanded their imports from Thailand. Frozen loins delivered to US...
Maldives And Turkey Nears New FTA For Tuna Products
Maldives and Turkey have formulated a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which will be tabled in the Turkish Parliament for approval and is likely to be implemented by the end of this year. The...
US Demand For Pouches Reduced in H1
American retailers and traders imported less pouched tuna in the first half of this year. All suppliers saw a decline in their trade except for Vietnamese processors, who regained volume by...
Curtain Raises For Annual Filipino Gensan Tuna Festival
The 26th edition of the Philippines ‘Gensan Tuna Festival’ kick-started yesterday. The yearly event to celebrate tuna, the backbone of General Santos' economy, will host an array of cultural...
Major Global Highlights August 2024
August was an exciting month for the global tuna industry with several sweeping events. The Maldives government announced that it will reopen the yellowfin longline fishery which raised...
Aldi & Hy-Vee Strengthened Tuna Sourcing But Other US Retailers Need To Improve
According to Greenpeace USA, 14 out of 16 major US retailers are failing in their work to strengthen their tuna supply chains regarding human rights and sustainability. However, in its third...
‘Seafood For Life’ Campaign Begins In UK
The UK public body Seafish has initiated a new campaign ‘Seafood for Life' which kick-started this week. It wants industry stakeholders to share “positive and uplifting stories to improve the...
Tuna Potstickers In Race For Best Product At Seafood Expo Asia
Seafood Expo Asia is all set to kick-start next month and eight finalists have been selected for the 'best new seafood product' competition. Among the nominees is one tuna product: Tuna...
PNG To Set Up State-Owned Company To Gain Investments For Fisheries
Papua New Guinea (PNG) wants to create a state-owned enterprise, Fisheries Capital Limited (FCL), to represent the country’s commercial interests in tuna fisheries and other marine resources....
Rio Mare’s Latest Ad ‘The Critic’ Is Turning Heads
Bolton-owned Rio Mare has introduced a new global advertising campaign ‘The Critic’ to promote its tuna products in numerous markets. The 30-second video was launched in June and has been...
Thai Pet Food Business Will Continue To Grow In 2024
Thailand exponentially expanded its pet food business in the first half of 2024, a five-year high, as it traded 80,459 tons to markets worldwide. Consumers in the US and several Asian nations...
MIFCO Ceases Operations In Its Yellowfin Packing Facility
State-run Maldives Industrial Fishing Company (MIFCO) has shut down its yellowfin packing in Kan'du Oiy Giri fisheries complex on Kaafu Atoll. The Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources,...