After a tremendous fall of roughly 30 percent in 2017, deliveries of canned tuna to Poland are slowly recovering. The imported volume moved from the low level of 8,390 M/T...
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Atuna Poll: Can The Big Three Survive The 2.5 Billion In Damages?
Earlier this month Atuna reported that StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea might be facing a potential USD 2.5 billion in damages resulting from the on-going...
Bumble Bee: Plaintiffs “Don’t Have Leg To Stand On” In Dolphin-Safe Case
Bumble Bee Foods LLC. wants a US federal judge to toss the case on a class action suit accusing the company of falsely portraying its tuna products as dolphin-safe. The tuna brand holds...
Mentality Change Needed In Pacific: Less Imports, More Domestic Produce
Last week, the Tamahu Natai Fish Market in Vanuatu was opened in a joint ceremony with officials from the island nation and the New Zealand High Commissioner. The market will provide...
African Processors See Volume To UK Sharply Drop In Two years
European imports of African canned tuna in 2018 dropped 4 percent compared to the previous year. However, in spite of the low yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean, canneries managed...
IO Prices Are Firming, Despite High Skipjack Inventory
Skipjack landings in the Indian Ocean have been improving – the raw material market in the region is showing signs of upward movement after weeks of stagnating prices. The value for whole...
US School Wants To Punish Kids With Tuna
Students with unpaid lunch debts will only be offered tuna sandwiches in Cherry Hill Public Schools in New Jersey. The prevention measure was proposed by Assistant...
DOJ Reveals Communications Between Lischewski And Co-Conspirators
In the latest twist in the criminal trial of Bumble Bee ex-CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, the US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to make admissible detailed messages...
Bumble Bee Employee Alerted Lion Capital On Price-Fixing
In the ongoing litigation against former Bumble Bee Foods CEO, Chris Lischewski, his lawyers are looking to remove a piece of evidence that could potentially negatively affect the...
Can Potential USD 2.5 Billion In Civil Damages Strangle US Big Three?
On Tuesday, StarKist, alongside Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea asked a US Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit to allow them to challenge the class certification that was granted at...
Peru Plans To Reach Exports Milestone With The Help Of China
Peruvian producers are expecting to break into the Chinese tuna market. The President of the Peruvian Tuna Chamber (CPA), Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre mentioned that if this occurs, it...
Japanese Demand For Local Bluefin Facing Low Point
Japan is the biggest market for bluefin. However, the demand for bluefin caught in the Northeastern region of Tsugaru Strait has been unexpectedly...
Thai Skipjack Market Turning Bullish
The market for whole round frozen skipjack is beginning to move upwards – this bullish shift comes after a very low price level of USD 1000 per M/T for almost the entire month...
Italian Quality Favorite Among Croatian Tuna Buyers
Croatian buyers' demand for canned tuna reached a total volume of 3,986 M/T in 2018. A 30 percent difference in comparison with the 3,062 M/T imported the previous year. Although the size of...
StarKist Lawyers Say Dolphin-Safe Case Has No Facts
StarKist Co. has hit back at the allegations leveled at it regarding misleading its customers and labeling its canned tuna as dolphin-safe. According to the company, the plaintiffs “have...
Thai Canners’ Tighten Their Grip On Peruvian Market
South American buyers increased their demand for Thai canned tuna by 10 percent during the first half of this year. They bought approximately 18,932 M/T of the product, which represents...
FFA Introduces New Crew Welfare Regulations
The members of the State Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have passed a new compact arranged with the minimum terms and conditions for a fishing vessel’s crew. The Harmonised...
Ecuador Adamant To Avoid EU Yellow Card
The fishing law of Ecuador is so old that it cannot ensure compliance with international regulations, which jeopardizes the tuna sector of the world’s second-largest exporter....
Price-Fixing Costs Thai Union Millions More Than Projected
Thai Union has accrued over USD 102 million for price-fixing charges in the US in the past one year, with the company commenting, “the financial exposure has been substantially higher...
Judge Delays Starkist Sentencing At The Last Minute
A US District Court judge has accepted Starkist’s request to postpone its sentencing from August 7 until September 11. This will allow the tuna brand to submit more information on...