China and the Solomon Islands want to continue their friendly consultation that has been fruitful in fisheries exchanges and cooperation. The Pacific island state signed a pact allowing the...
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ANFACO’s World Tuna Conference Is Open For Registration
On September 14 and 15, over 400 tuna industry stakeholders will gather for the 11th ANFACO World Tuna Conference at the Afundación Headquarters in Vigo, Spain. Representatives from five...
Weak EU Canned Tuna Demand Makes Q1 Loins Trade Shrink
Imports of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins by EU canners showed a decline in the first three months of the year, following the downward trend of canned tuna imports. Low demand for canned tuna...
Seychelles Q1 Output Heavily Reduced in Shrinking EU Market
Lower canned tuna deliveries in Q1 to EU importers and retailers were a blow to most overseas processors. Ecuador remained the main supplier but is struggling to compete with the low prices at...
Readers Convinced US Canned Tuna Consumption Will Recover From 2021 Drop
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) recently published a report showing statistics on US seafood consumption in 2021. The demand for canned tuna dropped, making it only the third-most eaten...
FAO Fish Price Index Driven By High Tuna Prices
Tuna and salmon drove the rise in indices in the latest June Food Outlook by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prices for seafood were high overall with the FAO Fish Price Index...
EU Canned Tuna Q1 Imports Down Sharply, French Demand Plummets
The year started with a one-fifth drop in canned tuna demand from EU countries. The price uptick might have cooled off the buying interest of EU traders and retailers. In the first three...
Alliance Select Holds Hope For Turnaround, Q1 Disappoints
After massive losses reported for 2022, Philippines tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International expects a turnaround this year. However, the outlook is poor as it closed the first three...
Maldives Making Headway On EU Free Trade Deal
The government of the Maldives is adamant about getting its tuna products into the EU duty-free. Last week, officials from the island nation were in Brussels discussing concrete steps that...
Registration Is Open For The Eighth Pacific Tuna Forum
Tuna stakeholders will gather in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 6 and 7 for the 8th Pacific Tuna Forum (PTF) to meet and network on matters concerning Pacific tuna and WCPO...
US Sentences Mexican Tuna Businessman To 13 Years In Prison
A 61-year-old Mexican businessman Jamie Antonio Mandujano Eudave, who carried out illegal activities under his fake tuna company ‘Atuneros Unidos de California’, was sentenced to 13 years in...
Walmart Pledges Enhanced Transparency In Tuna Sourcing Policy
Walmart and its club store arm, Sam's Club, announced stronger standards aimed at improving transparency and data gathering in the tuna supply chain by 2027, especially that of albacore from...
Dongwon Buyers Get Less Tuna For The Same Price
Dongwon Food & Beverage announced that the can of ‘Dongwon Tuna Light’ sold in South Korean convenience stores will be reduced from 100 g to 90 g net weight, but the price will remain the...
Anfaco Says Competitive Equilibrium In EU Tuna Sector Needs Rethinking
The declining canned tuna consumption in Spain and Europe’s talks with Thailand are worrying Roberto Alonso, and he wants a “level playing field” for the tuna canning sector. A man who wears...
Decline In WCPO Yellowfin Bycatch Plunges Q1 Thai Imports
Thai canners imported one-third less unsorted yellowfin raw material in the first quarter of the year and the total business amounted to USD 43.29 million. The large drop was caused by lower...
Bumble Bee Bets On New MSC Line Of Yellowfin And Albacore Products
Bumble Bee is expanding its premium range of yellowfin cans and pouches with new flavors under the Prime line and is also introducing MSC tuna to several items. It has launched 12 new...
Credit Suisse Complains Facing Unfair Trial In Tuna Bonds Lawsuit
Credit Suisse has complained in the London High Court that it will not face a fair trial if Mozambique does not disclose government documents related to the USD 2 billion scandal that...
Atuna Index Bullish As World Food Prices Fall
During the last 12 months, prices of the main global food commodities that are traded or being sold at the end market have gradually been declining. Meanwhile, the tuna raw material price has...
Next Bangkok Tuna Conference Scheduled For May 2024
The 18th edition of the Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition will be held next year in Bangkok from May 20 to 22 at the Shangri-La Hotel. The organizer, InfoFish, has decided to...
Inflation Pushes Grupo Calvo’s Turnover 2022 Up, But Profit Shrinks
The Spanish firm Grupo Calvo has reported a strong turnover growth in 2022 of almost one-quarter more than the previous year. This was a direct consequence of all the business’ final products'...