- Advertorial - Spanish tuna processor, SeaKings, extended its product range into the consumer segment last year. In a new adventure, the foodservice specialist introduced an 80 gr retail...
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Media Frenzy Over Tuna Melts Spells Misery For Subway
The media is in a frenzy after the New York Times (NYT) published one lab’s results last week which stated that it could not identify the content of Subway tuna sandwiches. To the dismay of...
US Pouch Buyers Favored Senegal & Philippines In Q1
The US's main supplier of tuna in pouches, Thailand, lost a big chunk of its business to processors from Senegal and Philippines. Overall, the volume of imported pouched tuna in America...
Atuna Readers Think WWF Red-Listing EPO Tuna Will Not Affect Trading
Atuna readers are split on whether the fact that many European WWF offices listing EPO skipjack as red in their country’s sustainable seafood guide will negatively impact the region’s exports....
National Data Shows Strong Q1 Performance By Ecuadorian Tuna Processors
The value of Ecuador’s tuna exports skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2021. Data from the National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) also revealed that countries in the EU paid slightly more for...
Seiner Operating Costs Pushed Up Further By Fuel Prices
The bullish oil market hit the highest note today of the past two years and broke the psychological barrier of USD 75 per barrel, causing worry for purse seiner owners given that marine fuel...
Vietnam Aggressively Taking Over US Bonito Market
The demand for bonito and tuna-like species in the US during the first quarter of the year saw a huge increase compared to previous years. Since the trade war between the US and China started,...
Subway Lawsuit Change, Sandwiches Have Tuna But Not 100% Sustainable
Plaintiffs who are suing the US’s biggest fast-food chain, Subway Restaurants, allege that the company’s Tuna Melt products do not contain real tuna have changed their minds about their...
Cape Verde Asking For Global Sourcing Amidst Falling Tuna Exports
Cape Verde is adamant about getting global sourcing in the EU, especially given that its tuna exports have been falling. The latest statistics from the Bank of Cape Verde show that the volume...
Alliance Select’s Annual Net Loss Doubles In Just One Year
The Filipino processing company, Alliance Select Foods International, has reported a heavy loss in the first quarter of the year. The firm continues to attribute this to the COVID-19 health...
Maldives’ Tuna Economy Dependent On Three Buyers
Maldives' tuna industry is heavily dependent on Thai canneries for its exports. The latest data shows that in May the country had a more lucrative month compared to April as it exported more...
Tuna Sector Heavily Impacted By Freight Costs Chaos
Global sectors including the tuna industry are trying to cope with the major challenges of ever-increasing ocean freight costs but it has been hard going. Shipping tuna products to destination...
Spain Cuts Back On Skipjack, Italians Buy More Yellowfin Loins In Q1
Against all expectations, the demand for imported tuna loins in the EU softened during the first quarter of the year. This was especially true in Europe’s largest tuna canning nation, Spain,...
Lischewski’s Defense Appeals Against Wrongful Conviction On Price-Fixing
Former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski’s defense asked a Californian federal appeals court to overturn the conviction for price-fixing shelf-stable tuna on Wednesday. Counsel argued that...
Import Of Chinese Loins Losing Steam Despite ATQ Increase
The quantity of pre-cooked loins imported by the EU during this first quarter was significantly lower than last year. This happened even though the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for this...
Lidl Germany Switches Price-Entry Canned Tuna To MSC
In a momentous move, Lidl Germany has announced that almost all its private-label canned tuna assortments will carry the MSC logo. Making entry-level price sustainable tuna available for...
G7 Leaders Want To Eradicate Forced Labor In Global Supply Chain
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders have pledged their commitments to eradicate forced labor throughout global supply chains as well as to ensure free and fair trade. This could affect the...
US Imported Canned Tuna Biz Shrinks By 13% In Q1
Canned tuna imports by American buyers strongly receded during the first quarter of the year. The volume, which hit record-high levels in 2020, returned to more normal numbers. Most suppliers...
Labor Shortage Forces StarKist Samoa To Shift Loins Production
The labor shortage at the StarKist Samoa plant has worsened and has forced the cannery to shift its tuna loins operations. The cannery has been complaining for months to American Samoan...
Maldivian Tuna Exports Increase In Volume But Decline In Value
During the first quarter of the year, Maldives’s fish exports recorded a large boost. However, the low pricing of skipjack at the main receiver ports like Bangkok resulted in a...