The export of canned tuna from the EU witnessed a slight increase in the first quarter of 2024. Processing countries saw some decline in their trade, but redistribution hubs were the driving...
Trade
More Canned Tuna Exported To EU Internal Markets In Q1
After a slump in 2023 for EU canned tuna exports, trade picked up in the first quarter of 2024. There was more demand from within the bloc, despite the record-high average price. EU processors...
CrowdStrike Global IT Meltdown Had Minimal Impact On Tuna Industry
A global outrage caused by a flawed software update from US-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike halted thousands of businesses worldwide on July 19. The activities at major ports in the EU...
WCPO Transshipment Volumes Hit 5-Yr Peak In June
The highest tonnage of tuna was transshipped through PNA ports in June, a five-year peak. Carrier activity increased last month since there was a slight jump in catches. Micronesian ports...
Armed Forces Recover Stolen Tuna Truck In Manta
The Armed Forces of Ecuador intercepted in Manta a stolen truck carrying tuna raw materials for the Eurofish canning facility in Manabí. The GPS tracking device placed inside the truck led the...
Freshly Landed Bigeye & Yellowfin Sales Prices In Japan Dropped In May
The landing prices of fresh yellowfin, bigeye, and bluefin across major ports in Japan fell in May, according to the latest data from the country’s Fisheries Ministry. Bigeye is used in sushi...
Anfaco Brings Fight Against Vegan Tuna To Spanish Legislation
Spanish canning association Anfaco is working strenuously towards banning the use of tuna and other seafood names on the labels of vegan food items. It recently proposed a modification of the...
Thai Union Says Red Lobster Owes USD 3.7 Million
US restaurant chain Red Lobster is in trouble with its debtors who are not happy with the cure amounts that it had declared in the Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court. Thai Union told the court...
US Canned Tuna Retail Sales Rose In June
Prices for ambient tuna and seafood products dropped slightly in June compared to the month before, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, sales for these segments...
Atunlo’s Portuguese Plant Under Fire For Accounting Fraud?
Spanish beleaguered tuna loining company Atunlo is facing another headache. Its Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) plant in Portugal was raided by officials this week and three managers were...
Proposed Bill To Ensure Contaminated Tuna Imports Into US Are Destroyed
Tuna and other seafood that do not pass the US import inspection may be destroyed. Congressmen Troy A Carter and Clay Higgins introduced a new bi-partisan bill in June, yet to be finalized,...
Carrefour Says No To Sourcing IO Yellowfin For Its Canned Products
European retailer Carrefour announced on Wednesday that it will not source IO yellowfin for its own canned products in Spain, France, Italy, and Belgium since this species is overfished. The...
Smuggling Ring Laid False Trails To Cover Millions In Illegal Bluefin Trade
The Central Magistrate’s Court of Madrid accused 12 companies and eight people, of illegally fishing and trading bluefin last week. The alleged criminals used a complex network and...
Will FDA Lot Codes Be Successfully Implemented?
The US is going stricter on its food tracking standards for tuna and other products. The FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule, a part of the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established...
Thai Union’s Thriving Market Of Tuna Byproducts
Global seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has been valorizing by-products from tuna processing and this market is indeed thriving. Magnus Bergkvist, Head of Science and Research, Global Innovation...
Manta Skipjack Price In Balance, Empty Cans A Worry For Producers
A sustained high supply of frozen whole round skipjack and an equally great demand for the raw material are presently keeping the price level at the Manta processing hub. However, some issues...
Readers Opine Spaniards Should Not Pay Tax On Tuna Products
The decision of the Spanish government to exclude tuna and other fish items from the tax reduction on basic foodstuffs did not sit well with associations such as Anfaco and Cepesca. They...
SKJ1.8:BKK Remains Level, Red Sea Issues Impacting Trade
The Bangkok skipjack price is remaining level for now with a steady supply of frozen whole round tuna being discharged to the canneries and there is a continued demand for the fish. However,...
US Cops Find Crooks Using Tuna Cans & Other Social Media Stories
Three perpetrators from Florida would not have in their wildest of dreams thought of being nabbed because of the tuna cans they purchased! The men, who were alleged of having dumped 860 pounds...
Maldivian Tuna Exports Heavily Declined This Year
Tuna exports from the Maldives nosedived in the first five months of 2024 compared to the previous year, pushed down by a great reduction in the fresh, chilled, frozen skipjack category....