The per capita consumption of canned tuna in Spain has been recorded at its highest level in seven years, according to the latest government statistics, which also point to prices falling for...
Trade
Is Price Still No.1 Driver For EU Tuna Shoppers, Or Has It Changed?
While price is shown to have the highest significance in the buying decisions of a large chunk of European seafood consumers, a DG MARE study finds that sustainability also plays an important...
Value Added Tuna Takes Leaps In UK Retail Sales
Although overall ambient tuna sales in the UK retail market have seen a significant tumble in terms of volume, growth is being seen in the value added tuna meal section, with shoppers in the...
US Big 3 Want Conspiracy Claims Dismissed
The US’ largest tuna firms have called on the court to dismiss certain conspiracy accusations made against them, by big retail names like Walmart and Kroger. As part of the long-running tuna...
Weaker USD Rate Some Relief For EU Tuna Buyers
The recent weakening of the US dollar can provide some relief to those European tuna market end buyers that contract in the US currency, at a time when tuna prices are at their highest level...
Hy-Vee’s Double-Digit Sales Jump From Fair Trade Tuna
By stocking and marketing Fair Trade fresh and frozen references, US retailer, Hy-Vee has seen its tuna sales increase by "well over a double-digit" figure, according to one of its executives....
New ATUNA Magazine In Your Mailbox Soon
The third edition of the ATUNA Magazine is now on its way to members’ mailboxes. This recent issue covers a range of central topics for the sector and provides extensive industry information...
Italians Spend More On Canned Tuna
Canned tuna sales in Italy saw a nine percent value rise last year, with one continuation to the upturn likely to be growth in the amount of consumers that say they sway to more sustainable...
Vietnam’s Exports Surge, Fight For Free Trade
Vietnamese tuna processors have again noted a boost in the value of their shipments, especially in the canned tuna category. For this trend to continue, it’s argued that the nation needs to...
TU Still Has Long Way To Go On MSC Goal
Around 13 percent of Thai Union's tuna was sourced from MSC fisheries or Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) as of 2016, according to its newly released annual Sustainability Report. While the...
Price Fixing Case Snowballs: Who Might Be Next?
Marking a new turn in the long running US tuna price fixing case, the charge now faced by former StarKist executive, Stephen Hodge, states that the “various business organizations and...
Ex- StarKist Sales Exec Faces Conspiracy Charges
A former StarKist executive is facing a charge of conspiring with officials from other seafood companies, "to fix, raise and maintain the prices of canned seafood from 2011 to 2013”, according...
THAIFEX Sparks Strong Trading & Higher SKJ Prices
With major tuna buyers gathered this week at Asia’s most influential food trade show, THAIFEX, skipjack trading activity is strong. Although volumes are limited, deals have been concluded at...
Guinness World Record For $1.8 Mil Bluefin
The first bluefin sold at Tsukiji market in 2013 has been entered into the Guinness World Records as the "most expensive tuna fish sold at an auction". Purchased by Kiyomura Corporation, for...
TU’s Value Added Focus Channeled Through Mareblu
Having communicated an eagerness to expand its value added tuna references, Thai Union is delivering on this venture through its Italian Mareblu brand, launching two new tuna-centered product...
US Single Duty Quota Shrinking
Each year the volume of canned tuna US importers can purchase under a slashed duty rate shrinks, a consequence of the overall decline in demand for this product on the American market, with...
Calvo Now Brings Low Fat Tuna To Italian Shelves
Spanish tuna firm Calvo is bringing a new lighter tuna product to Italian supermarket shelves, marketed through its traditional Nostromo brand in the country. This follows on from the firm’s...
US Sushi Restaurants Fined For Tuna Mislabeling
Two restaurants in Washington, US, have been found to have mislabeled sushi, including escolar sold as albacore or "white tuna". Both have agreed to pay a fine and to "discontinue deceptive...
Steel VS Plastic: What Better Preserves Tuna?
The material used to package tuna is not something that varies extensively, with metal cans being the dominant substance used for tuna tins all over the world. In the Spanish market, however,...
Eastern Europe Headed For Tuna Consumption Boom?
Although a slight drop was seen in canned tuna imports in Eastern Europe last year, its main market, Poland, is growing and one industry expert believes that other countries in the region will...