During most of 2020, skipjack raw material arriving at Thai ports was low compared to the previous year. By September, it looked like the year was going to end with less tuna offloaded in Bangkok,...
Thai canned tuna shipped overseas experienced a modest increase during 2020. However, this was mainly visible only for the top major destinations while the processors' foothold in many smaller...
The Italians grew their canned tuna business with Arabian Peninsula countries, especially Saudi Arabia, up to the first nine months of 2020 (Q3).
Trade data has revealed that EU exporters have been...
North and South American markets imported a record volume of canned tuna from the EU in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3), with nearly half the products delivered to Canada.
The EU export canned tuna...
The Italian demand for frozen pre-cooked loins remains strong in 2020, according to the latest EU trade data. Several suppliers outside the European Union managed to recover from last year’s dip and...
The French canned tuna market has remained steady in the first three quarters of this year but its African suppliers are losing business in the country. On the other hand, Spanish processors have...
Tuna producing nations Spain and Italy's buying of frozen pre-cooked loins increased during the first nine months of this year. Other tuna canning countries such as Portugal and France also expanded...
Tuna is the favorite fish of the Europeans and they have a huge appetite for it, especially in canned form. It is not only the taste and health benefits of this food that has played a role in this...
After a very strong second quarter, the market for imported canned tuna in the EU has eased and corrected to last year’s level. This was mainly caused by a sharply reduced demand from Spain and...
Earlier this year, the US-China trade war resulted in a strong reduction of 'tuna-like' species imports - labeled as chunk light - into the US. The Asian country has been the leading supplier for...
The import of tuna pouches into the US for the first nine months of the year has been quite low compared to the last two years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has been experiencing a boost...
The EPO tuna catches during the first nine months of the year strongly declined and positioned between the amounts taken in 2019 and 2018. The main reason for the drop was that the skipjack catches...
The canned tuna processing industry in the US geared up its production during the first three quarters of 2020. This is reflected in the very high volume of pre-cooked loins that entered the market -...
In Thailand, exports of canned pet food consisting mainly of tuna products have once again increased during the first three quarters of the year (3Q). Japan, the largest buyer for years, has been...
The intake of canned tuna in the US has continued at skyscraping levels during the third quarter of 2020. Earlier this year, the COVID-19 induced lockdown led to panic buying and stockpiling of this...
The demand for Thai canned tuna from smaller markets experienced a strong decline during the first three quarters of this year (Q3). While the exports to major markets such as the US grew strongly,...
This year is turning out to be a very good one for Thai canned tuna processors. While many other industries have been deeply affected by COVID-19, it has resulted in well above normal exports for...
At the Bangkok port, the Pacific nations of Vanuatu and Nauru are emerging as strong tuna raw material suppliers since many purse seiners are now carrying their flag.
Yesterday, Atuna reported about...
The supply of raw material to the Thai ports has, for the first three-quarters of this year, remained at the same low level as in 2019. However, some of the main skipjack suppliers delivered a lot...
The demand for foreign pre-cooked tuna loins has been steadily growing among EU processors. While the majority of origin countries reduced their year-on-year deliveries, the strength and dominance of...
