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Nauterra’s Turnover Hits Record, Crowning Touch To 85th Jubilee
Spanish vertically-integrated company Nauterra (formerly Calvo) recorded over five percent growth in 2025 in its turnover, with increased branded canned tuna sales. The company also celebrated...
Ongoing Pressure Weighs On Skipjack Trading in Manta
The price of frozen whole round skipjack traded in Manta remains high. Boat owners and processors in Ecuador are suffering from a shortage of this fish. Sources close to the matter told Atuna...
EU Tuna Vessel Owners Renew Alarm Over Indonesia Pact
European vessel owners have renewed calls for tighter scrutiny of possible duty-free imports of Indonesian fresh and frozen tuna loins into the bloc, raising the issue during a May 7 meeting...
US Canned Tuna Demand Stays Strong As Reliance On Asian Packers Drops
US brands, retailers, and traders slightly reduced their imports of canned tuna in the first three months of this year compared to the record Q1 2025. They stayed above the average normal...
Spanish Tuna Firm Actemsa Eyes Expansion
Spanish tuna company Actemsa, one of the leading names in the European tuna industry, has a strong presence in the sector. The company recently announced plans to venture into new avenues...
Tuna Among Segments That Powered CNPF First-Quarter Profit Growth
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) reported a 15 percent year-on-year revenue increase in the first quarter of 2026, stating “resilient volume growth helped cushion cost headwinds.” OEM exports...
Europêche Says EU Tuna Companies Contribute To Coastal State Economies
EU tuna catches in the Indian Ocean have risen over the past decade because many European companies have reflagged their vessels to coastal states, according to a report published by the Blue...
Tuna Overtakes Cod In MSC-Certified UK And Ireland Sales
In the UK, a new milestone was reached as MSC-certified tuna sales overtook those of cod, becoming the most sold species with a blue tick last year. The volume of MSC tuna purchased in this...
Setback For Trump: US Trade Court Strikes Down February Tariffs
Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Thursday after the US Court of International Trade ruled that the 10 percent tariff, imposed in February on imported tuna and a broad range of other...
Anova Food Appoints New Retail Sales Director
Jessie Graef has been appointed as the new Director of Retail Sales of Anova Food, the leading North American supplier of sashimi-grade ready-to-eat tuna products. The company is a subsidiary...
Thai Canners See Massive Reduction In Pacific Skipjack WR
Thai processors purchased lower volumes of skipjack between January and March 2026 compared to the same period last year. They had to switch sourcing tuna because major fleets in the WCPO...
Genova Debuts Ready-To-Eat Mediterranean Tuna Bowls
Genova Premium Tuna has launched two new high-protein ‘Mediterranean Tuna Bowls’ in the US, amid rising consumer interest in Mediterranean diets. Thai Union, through its US subsidiary...
Mohamed Anas Appointed To Lead State-Owned Mifco
Maldivian state-run Mifco has named Mohamed Anas as its CEO and Managing Director, succeeding Farhath Shaheer, who stepped down in April after more than a year in the role. Before taking the...
Global Appetite For MSC Tuna Surge Led By Germany & US
Global sales of MSC tuna continued to grow from April 2025 to March 2026, led by strong demand for skipjack. Germany remained the largest market for sustainably sourced tuna followed by the...
Softening Skipjack Price In Bangkok, El Niño Grip On WCPO Supply
The price of frozen whole round skipjack in the Bangkok hub is softening amid reluctance by canneries to buy raw materials at high rates. The supply from WCPO fisheries remains poor. Atuna has...
Maldives, Sri Lanka Tighten Trade Relations With New Tuna Deal
Maldivian state-run Mifco will soon begin exporting its premium canned tuna, Fasmeeru Felivaru, to Sri Lanka through Colombo-based Development Interplan Ceylon Ltd. (DICL). The deal was signed...
Albacore Stands Out Amid Thai WR Purchases Decline
Thai processors reduced the purchases of all frozen whole round tuna species, except albacore, between January and March this year. In the first quarter of 2025, Thailand imported 193,367 M/T...
Thai Union’s Branded Canned Tuna & Pet Food Boost Sales
Thai Union Group announced a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026. The ambient segment, comprising canned and pouched tuna, experienced a slight increase in sales and generated half...
Calvo Launches Limited Summer Edition Tuna Cans
The Calvo brand has launched three new Limited Summer Edition products for the Spanish market, two are tuna-based offerings, ahead of the country's peak summer sales period. The two tuna...