The Maldives has a centuries-old tradition of tuna fishing. It is an integral part of their existence. Over decades, their culture and diet developed, revolving around eating tuna. The fact...
Tuna Trade News
TU Wants To Give USD 65 Mil Guarantee For Red Lobster
Thai Union (TU) Group has asked the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to approve a partial guarantee for US seafood restaurant chain, Red Lobster Master Holdings. In a statement on Wednesday,...
Thai Canned Black Meat Shipments Expand In PNG, Russian Deals Down
Thai processors gained back business with several international markets around the world in the first half of this year (H1 2022), after a major drop in exports in the same period last year....
Strike Paralyzes UK’s Main Canned Tuna Import Harbor
On August 21, approximately 2,000 dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe began an eight-day walkout. It is the major harbour in the UK for canned tuna imports. In 2020, the country took...
Court Upholds Fraud Indictment On Alliance Select’s Former Boss
An appellate court in the Philippines has upheld an indictment against several top executives of the tuna company, Alliance Select Foods International Inc. (ASFII), including Founder and...
Govt Cuts Storage Fees In Azores In Response To Market Instability
The war in Ukraine has drastically affected the tuna business of Azores by making it difficult for companies to transport the products from one place to another. This, along with inflation has...
PNA Ports See Higher Carrier Activity In July
Last month, purse seiners operating in the WCPO transferred one of the highest tonnages of whole round frozen tuna into carriers in PNA ports, propelled by the maximized efforts that captains...
World Bank Loans USD 300 Million To Mozambique
After years of suspending aid to Mozambique, international financial institutions are once again lending money to the African nation. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and...
Dongwon First To Launch Premium ‘Tuna Liquid’
Surprisingly, Dongwon F&B announced the launch of "Premium Dongwon Tuna Liquid" just a few days after Halla Foods introduced their "Tuna Juice-liquid seasoning". The normal version of the...
Ivory Coast Govt Gives In To Demands, Abidjan Port Shutdown Avoided
The protest march to shut down the Abidjan Port on August 20 did not take place. The organizers decided to give the discussion with the authorities on their problems with the illegal faux thon...
Philippine Processors Secure Zero Duty Trade Deal With UK
After negotiations between the UK government and the Philippine Department of Trade started in 2021, the European nation signed a trade deal that continues the duty-free entry of Philippine...
Recall For Spanish Frozen Tuna Pizza
Histamine has been found in certain batches of frozen tuna pizzas of the Consum brand made in Italy and distributed in some communities in Spain, warned the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and...
Canadian Boat-To-Plate Traceability Efforts Lag
Canadian seafood brand Organic Ocean is concerned about the progress of the boat-to-plate traceability program to which the Canadian government has committed to combat IUU fishing. With the...
Tasting Tables Dominates Google Tuna Searches
What happens when you search for the keyword "tuna" in Google's search engine under the "news" subheading? Lately, popping up are a lot of articles from Tasting Tables - a food content...
Hollywood Talks Of New “Tuna Melt” Movie
The American star, Chloe Cherry, has officially signed up to debut in the Hollywood movie named Tuna Melt. Why the film is named after one of the three main US tuna dishes and relates to the...
Inflation Makes Lower Income US Consumers Switch To Canned Tuna
Two of the biggest retailers in the US, Walmart and Target, report that inflation is drastically affecting customer buying behavior. The bump has particularly affected those with low incomes,...
Thai Packers Buy Record Value Of Yellowfin In H1
In the first half of 2022, Thai processors bought whole round frozen yellowfin at the record amount of USD 107 million, 40 percent more than paid for in the same period last year. Thunnus...
Wait-N-See For FAD-Free Cargo To Arrive, Increases Bangkok Skipjack Price
The classic economic mechanism of low supply and increasing demand is driving up the Bangkok skipjack price. Also, the ongoing FAD ban in the WCPO is causing landings to Bangkok to decrease,...
New “Tuna Juice” As The All-Purpose-Seasoning
A new kind of tuna broth is now starting to compete in the classic seasoning market of South Korea. In a recent interview, Lee Jae-Han, CEO of Halla Foods, said that his company is now...
Collapse Of Thai Albacore H1 Imports, Lowest In Years
In the first half of 2022, Thailand's imports of frozen albacore dropped dramatically by one-third to 16,096 M/T. With Thunnus alalunga being the second most important species for Thai...