Thai canned tuna volumes to markets worldwide slid by one percent in 2025, with the reduction mainly in the second half of the year, driven by US reciprocal tariffs and a drop in demand from...
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UK Shoppers’ Preference For MSC Ambient Tuna Continues To Grow
The demand for sustainable ambient seafood in the UK grew in 2024/25, fueled primarily by tuna. The preserved category, comprising canned and jarred tuna, played a major role in consumer...
European Commission Will Consider “Sensitive” Tuna Sector In FTA
The European Commission will take into consideration “economically sensitive sectors such as tuna” in the free trade agreement with Thailand. The Commission recently responded to Galician...
MSC Skipjack Fuels Sustainable Seafood Growth In UK And Ireland
Over the past year, the volume and value of sustainable tuna and other seafood have grown exponentially in the UK and Ireland. Much of this growth was driven by MSC-certified skipjack products...
Colombian Tuna Sector Closely Watches Trade Talks With US
Colombia is seeking to expand its tuna exports to the US as trade tensions with neighbouring Ecuador escalate. Representatives of the Colombian tuna industry, together with members of the...
Ecuadorian Processors Seek New Markets And Trade Deals
The Ecuadorian tuna and seafood sector did well in 2025, with sustainability as its core value. The exports of tuna products grew substantially with the opening of new markets and finalizing...
Parlevliet & Van der Plas Reports Higher Profits
Dutch fishing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas, owner of French tuna seiner fleet CFTO, reported higher profits for 2024. According to the annual report filed with the Chamber of Commerce,...
Tariffs Standoff Between Ecuador And Colombia To Impact Tuna Trade
Ecuador and Colombia recently imposed 30 percent tariffs on a range of goods traded between the two countries. The tit-for-tat measures, introduced earlier this week, mark the beginning of a...
EU Processors Increase Sourcing Of Bigeye WR From Non-EU Fleets
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners were the largest suppliers of frozen whole round bigeye to European processors between January and September last year. The processors increased their...
Americans Pay More For Fish But Canned Tuna Remains Cheap Protein
The consumer price index (CPI) in the US rose 2.7 percent in December 2025 from one year ago, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fish, meats, poultry, and eggs...
Over 100,000 Tuna Cans To Enter El Salvador Tax Free
The El Salvadorian government approved the exemption of all taxes for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) importing 100,000 cans of tuna for the country’s social projects. The...
Sharp Rise In Albacore WR Imports By EU Processors
EU processors sharply increased their frozen whole round albacore buying from Q1 to Q3 last year. South Africa emerged as the largest supplier among non-EU sellers, while Spain dominated...
ETC2026 – What To Expect?
Developments in the tuna industry are happening at breakneck speed. A common denominator that will be addressed at the European Tuna Conference is the digitalization in the supply chain for...
Dongwon Confirms No Final Decision On StarKist Shares Transfer
Dongwon Industries released a statement today that it has not decided whether to transfer all of its US tuna subsidiary StarKist’s shares to Dongwon F&B. The Korean conglomerate was...
Indonesia Begins Paperwork To Export Tuna Tariff Free To Japan
The Indonesian Fisheries Ministry has begun work to ensure that tuna products that are exported to Japan will fall under zero percent tariffs, according to the Indonesia-Japan Economic...
Readers: US Tuna Trade Will Shrink In 2026
Early last year, US President Donald Trump announcing the sweeping import tariffs sent shockwaves through the global tuna industry, triggering uncertainty across supply chains. The disruption...
Analysts Expect Thai Union To Close 2025 With Even Greater Losses
According to analysts, Thai Union's normalized profits in the fourth quarter of 2025 will be three percent lower than in Q4 2024 and four percent lower QoQ. This profit is estimated at THB 1.1...
EU WR Skipjack Import Drops Significantly
The purchase of frozen whole round skipjack by EU processors declined drastically from January to September last year, with major suppliers reducing their prices compared to the same period in...
Dongwon Expands Tuna Gift Sets Ahead Of Lunar New Year
Dongwon F&B has released over a hundred varieties of Lunar New Year gift sets, expanding the tuna gift items by 20 percent. The company is betting on health claims, especially tuna being...
Persistent Challenges Threaten Growth Of Ecuadorian Tuna Sector
Ecuador continues to face challenges that threaten the growth of its tuna industry, claimed Bruno Leone, President of the National Chamber of Fisheries. However, the country's tuna and seafood...