Among all EU households, the Spanish consume the most fresh tuna. According to data for this year, up to August, most of the fresh tuna was eaten in Spain in July, the same month when the...
Trade
Maldives’ Skipjack Exports Growth Gains Momentum
The buying of tuna raw materials in the Maldives increased from January to August this year. The country's frozen skipjack exports also rose while its canned tuna trade remained sluggish. In...
Century Tuna’s #ProteinFit Food Truck To Start Rolling
Filipino tuna brand Century Pacific, known for its unique marketing techniques, has introduced a food truck. It will ride around the city of Manila in October and November to ensure consumers...
Canned Tuna Can Help Keep Wasps Away And Other Social Media Stories
Ever heard of how a can of tuna can help you evade the pestering of bees and wasps? A widely watched YouTube video says how this could be done. A Filipino mother who is popular on social media...
Ecuadorian Canneries Processed Record WR Volume, Almost Matching Thailand In 2024
Ecuadorian tuna plants were not too far behind in the volumes of raw material they processed compared to Thai canneries in 2024. Frozen whole round imports by processors in Manta, Guayaquil,...
555 Tuna Campaign Bets On Convenience
Philippines Century Pacific-owned brand 555 Tuna has begun a new digital campaign, ‘Rekta,’ which means 'direct,' emphasizing the quick, no-fuss meals that it offers in cans. The tagline used,...
Massive Jump In Canned Tuna Shipments To Germany And Netherlands
Canned tuna imports into the central EU region rose in the first half of 2025. Brands, retailers, and traders in Germany and the Netherlands imported 34 percent more compared to the same...
Pew’s Interactive Story Shines Light On Pacific Tuna Trade
The Pew Charitable Trusts has developed a comprehensive story map on the Pacific tuna trade to help seafood buyers and sellers do more to ensure sustainability for their customers. The data...
NewPrinces Reports Net Profit In H1
Consolidated revenue of the NewPrinces Group fell by a small margin in the first half of 2025. However, the company saw net income in this period instead of a loss of millions of euros in the...
Curtains To Rise For World’s Largest Food Trade Fair
Anuga will begin tomorrow in Cologne, Germany. Over 8,000 exhibitors from 110 countries will present their tuna, seafood, plant- and algae-based alternatives, and other food items under the...
Pernas Family Bids For Atunlo Plants And Parts Ways With Marfrío
The Pernas family has officially submitted a purchase offer and deposited EUR 100,000 to acquire Atunlo’s two factories in Galicia – O Grove and Cambados. The plan involves paying for a 65.43...
Aldi US Gives Its Private Label New Identity
Aldi is rebranding its private-label tuna and other products. The retailer announced last week that its name will be placed on the labels of a major chunk of Aldi private-label items, and the...
Atuna Stock Index Reaches Peak With Addition Of NewPrinces
Atuna Stock Index has added NewPrinces S.p.A, the third weighing tuna company, on whose market capitalization the index is based. UK-based Princes Group was acquired by Italian Newlat Food...
Bangkok Skipjack Trade Remains Sluggish, Driving Up Prices
The supply of raw materials to Thai processors is hardly increasing after the FAD ban period ended. The market mood in Bangkok is slow and not active, which has driven up the skipjack price....
Tuna’s Inevitable Role In Fueling Multi-Billion MSC-Certified Sales
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) released its annual report this week, stating that the past year (2024/2025) saw an eight percent increase YoY in the sales of tuna and other seafood with...
Dongwon Extends USD 89 Mln Debt Guarantee For StarKist
Dongwon Industries has extended the debt guarantee for its US subsidiary StarKist with a loan at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Seoul, as reported on September 26. The debt guarantee...
Major Global Highlights September 2025
Price for whole rounds in the Manta processing hub were climbing up due to the ongoing IATTC veda. Eight French cities banned canned tuna in their school canteens due to mercury claims made by...
Mitsubishi Fails To Acquire Sufficient Shares To Enlarge Stake in Thai Union
Mitsubishi Corporation’s intention to increase its stake in Thai Union Group to 20 percent has failed. The Thai seafood conglomerate reported this to the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday....
Smaller Suppliers’ Whole Round Tuna Trade With EU Processors Dwindles
EU processors reduced the purchase of frozen whole round tuna from smaller suppliers in the first half of this year. Those from non-EU flagged vessels went down, whereas redistribution via EU...
EU Processors Buy a Lot More Whole Rounds from Own Fleet
EU processors’ buying of frozen whole round tuna witnessed a slight increase from January to June this year, with a significant influx of the product entering the bloc in the second quarter....