Imports of canned tuna destined to Greece are slowly recovering after a massive fall in 2017. During the first half of the year (H1), orders by Greek buyers showed a small increase of...
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Former Chicken Of The Sea Executives Implicate Lischewski
Two former Chicken of the Sea top executives took the stand in a federal court in Northern California to give their testimonies regarding price-fixing canned tuna in the...
FCF In Bidding Talks With Bumble Bee
In the latest shocking news in the Bumble Bee saga, Taiwan-based FCF Fishery has entered into talks with Bumble Bee Foods to buy the tuna company during...
Jealsa Manufactured Over 1 Billion Cans In 2018
The Spanish canned seafood company, Jealsa, manufactured over 1 billion cans in 2018, which represents a turnover of EUR 639 million. The business owns canned tuna...
Who Could Be Interested To Buy Bumble Bee?
The announcement that Bumble Bee is filing for Chapter 11 opens speculations on who will be interested in buying the troubled company. Given the recent events involving the tuna...
Ex-CEO Of COSI Testifies About His Cooperation With Lischewski
The former CEO of Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) and a key witness for the US government on the canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy spoke out in federal court...
Manta’s Skipjack Holds Firm In Depressed Market
Boat owners in Manta fearing that the skipjack price might drop close to Bangkok levels can now sigh in relief. The price for a M/T of skipjack in the South...
Thai Union Launches New SEALECT Tuna Fitt
Thai Union has launched a new line of canned tuna in Thailand to attract health-conscious consumers -- the SEALECT Tuna Fitt. According to the company, these...
Club Can Format A Barrier For Foreign Exporters
The demand for imported canned tuna in Portugal during the first half of the year (H1) has remained more or less stable compared to the same period in the last couple of years....
Spanish Calvo Honored With Best Responsible Practice Award
Grupo Calvo’s Responsible Commitment Objectives received the ninth prize for Best Responsible Practice Awards by the Club of Excellence in Sustainability. The tuna company has defined 17...
II International Tuna Congress Being Held Today In Peru
Today, Peru's public and private tuna sectors will gather in Lima for the II International Tuna Congress, which aims to discuss the current state of the industry in the country and...
BREAKING NEWS: Bankruptcy Bumble Bee Expected Within Days
Bumble Bee Foods, US's largest seafood company is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within days and put itself on the market for sale, reported the Wall Street...
Brits Bought More Frozen Tuna, But Less Seafood Overall
In general, the Brits bought less seafood, including tuna, in the last year across major retail stores across the country, according to a latest Nielsen ScanTrack data. But shoppers...
Seychelles’ Prices Not Following Bangkok Crash
The Seychelles market for yellowfin and skipjack is trying to hold its balance as prices in Bangkok are crashing through the floor. Nevertheless, skipjack prices did...
Dutch Imports Of PNG Tuna Cut By Half
In the Netherlands, during the first half of 2019 (H1), buyers' demand for canned tuna products remained stable year-on-year. Dutch deliveries for this period last year suffered a small drop...
Key Witness: I Lied To FBI About US Tuna Price-Fixing
A former StarKist executive has admitted to jurors that he initially lied to the FBI about his role in criminal price-fixing of canned tuna in the US. Steven Hodge, ex-Senior Vice...
UK Retailers Selling More Tuna, Higher Penetration
Canned tuna deliveries into the UK showed modest growth in the first half of the year. This comes in the midst of the uncertain economic climate that Brexit has created in the country. ...
EPO Skipjack Landings Strong In Q3
Tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific are of the rise as this year’s figures show a higher volume of tuna landed by purse seiners and pole-and-line vessels than last year. However,...
Curto Testifies In Lischewski’s Trial: “Industry Based On Gossip”
Tuna industry’s heavyweight, Renato Curto, took to the witness stand and told jurors that he does not remember many of the meetings and email communications from previous...
Ecuador Loses Big Share In German Retail Market
The volume of canned tuna coming into Germany suffered a dip in the first half of 2019 (H1) mainly due to the fall in imports from outside the EU. According to the...