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US Buyers Responded To Tariff Uncertainty By Increasing Canned Tuna Imports
The fear of extra duties on canned tuna pushed US importers to increase their imports from January to June this year massively. They had already expanded their buying in the first quarter of...
Alliance Select Reports Poor Performance In H1
The Philippines' tuna and seafood company Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII) announced its financial results of H1 2025. The company reported a consolidated net income of USD...
Rio Mare Drove Bolton’s Excellent 2024 Financial Year Results
The Italian Bolton Group recently revealed its total revenue and net profit for the 2024 financial year. It reported a turnover of over EUR 3.6 billion, 8 percent up YoY, and a profit of EUR...
US Vegan TUNO Brand Acquired By Century Pacific
Century Pacific North America (CPNA) has bought the Loma Linda brand from Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) that filed for bankruptcy in April. The acquirement will expand its plant-based food...
Thai Canneries’ Dramatic Increase In Yellowfin Whole Round Buying
Low skipjack catches in the WCPO at the beginning of this year were a huge blow to vessel owners and Thai canners, who reduced their trade of this fish from January to June this year. However,...
Inpesca Recovers From Atunlo Disaster
Spanish tuna fishing company Inpesca closed its last financial year, 2024, with a turnover of over EUR 68 million. Inpesca was one of the shareholders of the liquidated firm Atunlo and lost...
Kyokuyo Reported Drop In Profits Despite Good Sales In First Quarter
Last week, Japanese tuna company Kyokuyo Co. Ltd. published its financial results for the first quarter of this year, from April 1 to June 30, 2025. The net sales increased, whereas operating...
Lower WCPO Skipjack Catches A Blow To Thai Canneries
Thai canneries’ buying of frozen whole round skipjack plummeted in H1 2025, mainly owing to the low catches in the WCPO this year. Most fleets delivered fewer tonnage when compared to H1 2024...
Maruha Nichiro Experienced Good Quarter Sales
Maruha Nichiro Corporation saw a slight increase in net sales year on year to around JPN 263.60 billion (USD 1.78 billion) in the first quarter, ending June 30, the company reported this week....
Thai Processors Forced To Lower Whole Round Tuna Intake
The demand for frozen whole round tuna from Thai canneries declined in the first half of this year, driven down by a large reduction in skipjack raw materials. There were lower catches in the...
Tuna Continues To Be Among Brits’ Top Seafood Choice
Tuna continued to be the second-most consumed seafood in terms of volume in the UK market during the June 2024 to June 2025 period. John West and Princes are two top canned tuna brands sold in...
Atuna Stock Index Hits Record High
The US tariffs came into effect today. Despite it, the Atuna Stock Index has hit a record high of 6,594 points this year. The recent import duties adjustment by the White House drove it to a...
US Begins Trade War With Global Tariffs Coming Into Effect Today
US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” have come into effect for many of US’ trading partners worldwide. US importers of tuna products have to gird their loins as many tuna-producing...
Thai Union’s PetCare Made Stable Performance In H1 2025
Thai Union’s PetCare category’s performance remained stable in the first half of 2025. The Group sold more volumes and made a slight uptick in its sales from January to June this year. The...
Thai Union’s Canned Tuna Sales Depresses H1 Results
Ambient sales for Thai Union fell by 9.2 percent in H1 2025, primarily due to unfavorable financial exchange impact, lower average selling prices, and lower tuna prices in the second quarter....
Bangkok Skipjack Trading Stagnant
Trading for skipjack in the Bangkok processing hub is moving at a glacial pace. The market had already slowed as negotiations on a tariff deal between Thailand and the US were ongoing but even...
Thai Union Reports Lower H1 Sales & Strategic Partnership With Mitsubishi
Thai Union’s sales in the first six months of 2025 disappointed. The costs were reduced, but other financial items were higher, consequently net profit decreased by 3.4 percent. It sold less...
Dongwon Industries Completed Incorporation Of Dongwon F&B
Dongwon Industries, the holding company of Dongwon Group, announced today that it has concluded the process of incorporating Dongwon F&B into a wholly-owned subsidiary, through a...
Should Thai Processors Brace For Unfeasible Origin Rules For Exports to US?
Last week, the US stated it would impose a 19 percent tariff on goods from Thailand, a decrease from the 36 percent announced a few months ago. Though this was a huge relief to Thai canners,...