The sharp fall in Philippine canned tuna shipments to the US can be explained by increased focus on pursuing other markets, which pay more for the product than US buyers, an industry...
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Tuna Not Alone In Fall Of UK Canned Fish
The slump in canned tuna sales on the UK retail market has been well documented, and while the dominant product has taken the biggest hit, it isn’t alone in the trend. A drop in purchases...
Pinsa’s Big Investments Pay Off
Mexican corporation, Pinsa, has been recognized for its outstanding contribution to the domestic economy with a prestigious award titled “El Premio Nacional Agroalimentario”, or The National...
US-Launched Tuna With “Lowest Level Of Mercury Possible”
Central American tuna brand, Tonnino, is now adding canned tuna to its shelf-stable line marketed in the US, which along with all of its other yellowfin products, is claimed to contain the...
Princes’ Managing Director Departs
The Managing Director of Princes Limited, Mike Easterbrook, will retire at the end of March, following 35 years with the company, which boasts one of the leading positions in the UK and...
Skipjack Price: Bets Are Spread
You’ve been placing your bets on where the Bangkok whole round skipjack price will peak, and for how much longer we might see increases in the global benchmark market. The Bangkok Skipjack...
Vietnam Fights For Free Tuna Trade After Ditched TPP
Tuna processors in Vietnam are fighting for more competitiveness in the Japanese market, calling for import tariffs on end products to be eliminated, as they already have been for other Asian...
Mareblu Tempts Customers With Vacation Prize
Consumers of Mareblu canned tuna products now have the chance to win flight discount vouchers and a cruise for two as part of the Italian brand's newest promotional campaign. All shoppers...
The Landslide That Changes US Food Service Tuna Demand
Tuna-like species like Euthynnus Affinis are increasingly sold in the US food service market segment, a trend resulting in reduced imports of the traditional main commercial tuna species,...
‘Hobz Biz-Zejt’ Makes Maltese EU No.1 Tuna Consumers
The Maltese’s love for the staple meal of sourdough bread filled with tuna is making the nation the number one in Europe when it comes to canned fish consumption. The high cost of fresh fish...
Lower Duties Likely For Indonesian Tuna
Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Indonesia have now completed their second round, talks which could end with zero duty trade in canned tuna. Despite reporting...
Strong Dongwon Outperforms Other Asian Tuna Stocks
On a global scale, South Korean equities are the only to have recorded inflows since the November election of US President, Donald Trump, and the nation’s largest tuna firm, Dongwon Industries...
TU Shares Customer Base With Other Exporters
President and CEO of Thai Union, Thiraphong Chansiri, will provide advice to the Thai government on how to penetrate the US market. As a “regional advisor”, he will provide lists of food...
Vegan Toona No Competition For The Real Deal
Plant-based alternatives to meat and fish are steadily growing in both the US and EU market, also seeing the introduction of substitutes for tuna. But can the vegan “toona” product live up to...
Advancing SKJ Price Makes Canners Buy Hand To Mouth
An end to a long drawn-out climb in the Bangkok skipjack price over the past few months shows no sign of materializing, as the market has witnessed yet another increment in levels quoted in...
Race Is Over For EU Canners To Clear Duty Free Loins
The rush among EU canners to clear duty free pre-cooked tuna loins is slowing, with buyers becoming more cautious, with just under 1,800 tons left before full exhaustion By January 10th,...
Tuna Forgotten As Americans Eat More Fish?
US seafood imports have hit a record high, but a year on year slump in canned tuna volumes reaching the national market sees the product hopefully failing to benefit from the trend. Hitting...
TU Scores Hattrick On Investor Satisfaction
Thai Union has taken home the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET’s) Best Investor Relations Award for the third year in a row, rewarding the canned tuna giant’s efforts to keep investor...
Falling Consumption Hits France’s Tuna Brands
A notable slip in the volume of canned tuna products reaching the French market last year (Jan-Oct) comes within a wider trend of falling seafood consumption in the country. However, in the...
TU CEO Earns French Knighthood
The CEO of leading canned tuna producer, Thai Union, has received the French “Chevalier de la Légion d’ Honneur” medal, a knighthood in the highest decoration in France. Thiraphong Chansiri...