The volume of tuna being shipped to the Middle East from Vietnam has strongly increased and is positioned as a bright prospect for future trades. According to the Vietnam Association of...
Tuna Trade News
Stock Exchanges Make No Effort To Detect IUU Fishing By Listed Firms
The non-profit financial think tank, Planet Tracker, recently released a report that claims that some publicly listed companies undertake IUU fishing. It also states that a number of the...
Subway Wants Plaintiffs Penalized For “Irresponsible” Tuna Lawsuit
Subway has once again asked a Californian federal court to throw out a lawsuit alleging that it is misleading customers about the tuna in its sandwiches. The fast-food chain argued that...
Ecuador Closing New Deals To Expand Tuna Industry’s Reach
The world's second-largest canned tuna exporter continues its plans to expand the reach of its product. Thus, Ecuador is preparing to close around 10 tuna trade agreements with nations in the...
Most EU Producers Ordered More Imported Loins
The EU intake of pre-cooked loins has stayed stable up to the third quarter (Q3) of the year, compared to the same period in 2020. Almost all imports were delivered directly to canned tuna...
EU Canners Purchase Q3 Record Quantity Of Pre-Cooked Loins
By the end of the first half of 2021, European imports of tuna pre-cooked loins were at a year-on-year low. However, third quarter's end (Q3), demand recovered and moved to a slightly higher...
GDST Expands In Members But No Data Exchange Yet
Since the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) launched its first version of global standards for tracking seafood products from net to shelf, 105 companies and organizations have...
Processors Say Empty Cans Cost More Than Ever, Price Rise Inevitable
Empty cans are more expensive than ever for tuna processors who are already facing record commodity costs for vegetable oils (which are at an all-time 20-year high), as well as freight rates....
Poll: Does Canned Tuna Price War Leave Room For Ethical Standards?
In the UK market, a canned tuna price war is going on between market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s against hard discounter Aldi. The first two have priced their canned tuna at GBP 0.59...
WTO Still Debating Forced Labor Issue
This week, negotiators at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference are discussing the latest draft text regarding harmful fisheries subsidies which was submitted on...
How Heavy Do Ethical Demands Weigh In A Canned Tuna Price War?
The UK’s market is currently experiencing an open war between retailers on canned tuna. Market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s are fighting discounter Aldi’s super low prices by matching...
High French Trade Activity Dominates European Market
The volume of imported canned tuna in the EU was at almost the same level as last year, but trading dynamics within the bloc changed slightly. French importers were very active, making them...
Strong Q3 EU Buying Sends Canned Tuna Imports Up
Despite increased container freight charges and various raw material costs hammering the tuna industry, canned tuna import volumes within the EU up to Q3 2021 appear to have been only very...
Europeans’ Tuna Self-Sufficiency Is Declining
An individual European on average consumed around 24 kilograms of tuna and other fish species combined (wild-caught and farmed) in 2019. This high seafood consumption has been mainly fueled by...
Walmart US Looks To Drones To Deliver Tuna
Walmart customers can now have their canned tuna delivered via drones. Last week, the largest retailer in the US began offering aerial distribution in the state of Arkansas. Its inaugural...
Seafood Expo Barcelona Getting Bigger Than Ever
As most European countries are currently being hit by a surge in COVID-19 cases, Diversified Communications has announced that the 2022 edition of Seafood Expo Global is moving forward in...
Tuna Outperforms Salmon As Europeans’ Favourite Seafood
Europeans seemed to have feasted on canned tuna in 2019 with the highest level of per capita consumption ever recorded, according to the latest findings by an EU data agency. This means that...
EU Planning Import Ban On Non-Sustainable Land Products, Is Seafood Next?
The EU has recently announced its plans to ban all imports of land-based agriculture products that are linked to deforestation. The sustainable forward move shows a strong commitment by the...
Philippine’s Pouched Tuna Thriving In The US
The demand for pouched tuna in America has been stabilizing after a fall in imports last year when the foodservice sector was temporarily shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Imports of...
Alliance Select Foods Sells Investment To Cover Losses
Philippine-based tuna processor, Alliance Select Foods International Inc (ASFII), has sold its 80 percent investment in the farmed salmon company, Akaroa Salmon New Zealand. The company stated...