Demand for vegan tuna is accelerating in Japan as urban flexitarians turn to plant-based options for ethical and lifestyle reasons. Industry forecasts for the next decade point to a steady...
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Companies Have Hard Fight For Tariff Refund If US Supreme Court Rules Against Trump
The US Supreme Court has a scheduled sitting today at 10 am ET (15:00 GMT) with major cases pending, including the sweeping tariffs of President Donald Trump. However, the top court of the...
Bangkok Tuna Trading Remains Slow As New Year Kicks In
Trading is slow in the Bangkok tuna processing hub in the first full week of 2026. The price for skipjack raw materials remains stable, with market anticipation of business picking up in the...
Callipo Group Bets On ‘Made In Italy’ Quality To Sell Tuna
The Italian tuna company, Callipo, was founded in 1913 in Pizzo, Calabria, and 113 years later, the company has expanded from hand-packed, premium quality tuna in jars to include other foods...
Slight Dip In WR Supply To EU, Omani Fleet Sees Increase In Business
Demand for frozen whole round tuna by European processors dipped slightly in the first nine months of 2025, while the raw materials saw a marginal price increase. The Omani fleet significantly...
Dongwon Tuna Extract Named Korea’s Top Brand for 2026
Dongwon F&B announced this week that its ‘Tuna Extract’ has won the 2026 Korea First Brand Award. The product is made by “boiling fresh tuna caught directly from the South Pacific for over...
Ecuador Gears Up For Yellow Card Talks With EU
Ecuador will meet with the EU Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare) in Brussels later this month. In anticipation of this, Ecuadorian ministers held a gathering with...
Captain Fresh Delays IPO, Prioritizes Frime Purchase
Indian seafood company Captain Fresh, which claims to have neared the completion of its acquisition of Spanish tuna firm Frime, has withdrawn its Initial Public Offering (IPO) papers. The...
Dongwon Group Reshuffles Top Execs, Including At StarKist
South Korean Dongwon Group has carried out its executive appointments for domestic and global business for 2026. This includes the promotion of experts in its US tuna subsidiary, StarKist. The...
Will US Tuna Imports Shrink?
US brands, retailers, and importers increased their volumes of canned tuna and pouches in 2025 due to concerns of high tariffs imposed by the US government on many nations, including major...
Spanish Demand For Frozen Tuna Loins Sees Sharp Growth
EU importers bought 23 percent more frozen yellowfin and albacore loins between January and September 2025. These products are for direct human consumption and headed for restaurants,...
EU Buyers Import A Quarter More Frozen Loins, Ahead of Stricter Rules
EU markets' demand for frozen raw tuna loins increased in Q3 of 2025, a trend seen throughout the year. Ecuadorian processors managed to almost double their trade with EU retailers and...
Readers: US Reciprocal Tariffs Will Be Rolled Back This Year
The past year proved turbulent for the United States’ key tuna trading partners after President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs on tuna products, threatening established supply chains...
Work Begins On Redeveloping Korea’s Busan Seafood Auction Market
South Korean officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization of Busan Joint Fisheries Market, one of the country’s largest tuna and seafood auction markets. The...
Atuna Wishes You Happy Holidays
As 2025 draws to a close, Atuna would like to thank our readers for the support you have shown us this year. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing...
Year In Review: 2025 Top Stories
The global tuna industry faced pronounced volatility in 2025, marked by disruptions triggered by the US’s imposition of punitive reciprocal tariffs and a weakening US dollar. EU regulators...
Politicians Question EU Lawmakers Over Alleged Tuna Loins Fraud
The Chair of the Committee on Fisheries in the EU, Carmen Crespo Diaz, has questioned the European Commission on why work is slow on possible fraud in tuna imported from Vietnam under the...
Ottogi Launches Low-Fat Tuna Pouches For Health-Conscious Consumers
Last week, South Korean tuna brand Ottogi announced that it has launched three new tuna pouches under its brand ‘Light & Joy,’ for health-conscious consumers who are looking to make a...
PAFCO To Soon Become Vertically Integrated Company, Says Top Executive
Fiji’s state-owned tuna processor PAFCO, a major supplier of albacore loins to US canned tuna brand Bumble Bee, is weighing an expansion that would reshape its role in the global tuna supply...
Holiday Mood Slows Bangkok’s Skipjack Trade
Trade in skipjack tuna in Bangkok remains sluggish, and some canning companies have halted production over the past two weeks as the year draws to a close. Consequently, the demand for...