Dongwon Industries, the holding company of Dongwon Group, announced that sales for 2025 rose by 7.2 percent year on year, with its food segment, which includes tuna products, experiencing...
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Bangkok Skipjack Price Edges Up
Skipjack raw material prices slightly increased in recent weeks. Supply and demand remain largely balanced, and trading conditions for frozen whole rounds are fair in the Bangkok processing...
Maruha Nichiro To Adopt ‘Umios’ Identity
Japanese tuna and seafood firm Maruha Nichiro Corporation announced today that it will change its corporate name to Umios Corporation on March 1, 2026. Its 12 global subsidiaries, which handle...
Readers: Thai Pet Food Trade Will Continue To Grow In 2026
Thai pet food exports are climbing as owners splurge on premium meals for cats and dogs, with tuna emerging as a core ingredient across product lines. Thailand shipped 184,086 M/T of pet food...
Thailand Records Steep Drop In Skipjack WR Imports
After importing volumes of frozen whole round tuna never seen before, particularly skipjack, in 2024, Thai processors cut back on their striped tuna imports in 2025, as the latest data shows....
Mar Del Plata Skipjack Surge Lifts Local Tuna Cannery Production
The Natusur tuna plant in Argentina has ramped up operations in recent weeks as unusual high skipjack volumes were landed in the nearby port of Mar del Plata. This development has provided...
Smaller WR Suppliers Reduced Business With Thai Canners
Thai processors’ purchases of frozen whole round tuna from smaller suppliers declined in 2025. Major sellers scaled back trade with Asian buyers last year, and purchases from smaller suppliers...
Wild Planet Unveils New Skipjack Flavors And Packaging Refresh
US seafood brand Wild Planet is set to roll out two new tuna flavors and debut a redesigned packaging lineup starting this month. The company announced that the two flavors, ‘Skipjack with...
Thai Canners WR Purchases Level Out
The import of frozen whole round tuna by Thai processors reduced by over one-tenth in 2025 from the year before. Skipjack purchases from WCPO vessels declined, but the buying from vessels...
What Is the Impact of Increasing Digital Demands on the Tuna Trade?
New EU regulations now require seafood exporters and importers to provide granular digital data for every tuna shipment. This shift raises a critical question: How will these mandates reshape...
Spanish Processors Facing Lower Olive Oil Prices
The latest updates on olive oil prices in January across Europe’s two major canned tuna–producing countries have been published. Prices fell in Spain, while remaining stable in Italy. Overall,...
Manta Skipjack Price Sees Slight Dip
The trading value of skipjack raw material in the Manta processing hub has shifted lower. The supply of EPO origin fish is still modest and canneries are buying from European-flagged vessels....
Thai Canners’ Americas Exports Slipped Last Year
Thai canners' exports to the Americas dropped in 2025 after experiencing good trade the year before. Their main buyers, US brands, retailers, and importers, made a slight reduction in their...
Can Thai Pet Food Sales Continue Its Upward Trajectory?
Over the past decade, Thailand’s pet food exports have surged, underpinned by rising global demand for premium quality food for cats and dogs and increased pet ownership. Tuna has emerged as a...
Maldives Reaffirms Commitment To Deliver Sustainable Tuna To UK
Maldives Minister for Fisheries Ahmed Shiyam recently met with representatives from retailer Sainsbury’s and supplier of pole-and-line tuna UK-based World Wise Foods to reaffirm their...
The Future of Tuna: Digitalization & the Health-Conscious Consumer
Demand for protein-rich food is exploding among young adults. But how do you translate this trend into a winning marketing strategy? Find out on Monday, April 20, in Barcelona at the ninth...
Thai Pet Food Sales Grew By More Than 50 Percent In 5 Years
The pet food business is booming for the Thai canning industry, particularly for tuna producers. Last year, Chanintr Chalisarapong, President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association during the...
Maldives Plans Scale-Up Of Canned Tuna Production
Maldives’ Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said the government is looking to increase daily canned tuna production, while outlining the factors behind the currently low output levels. The...
Tuna Hauls Propel Peru Seafood Exports To New High
Peru’s tuna and seafood shipments climbed 16.5 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, nearing USD 4.27 billion, supported by stronger landings of tuna, anchovies, and squid. Officials linked the...
Ecuador And Colombia Trade Dispute Erupts
Ecuador and Colombia have begun imposing 30 percent tariffs on each other’s goods from February 1, a move that would threaten billions of dollars in bilateral trade, including tuna shipments...