The growing demand for skipjack products in the EU during 2020 has caused a strong surge of pre-cooked loin imports. Ultra-low global skipjack prices during Oct 2019 set the tone for the...
Tuna Trade News
Dutch Tuna Imitation Started With Commotion But Tastes Good
After the commotion over the product name when introduced in mid-January, Atuna was curious about the new plant-based tuna alternative, now called Vegan Green Tuna, developed by Dutch-based...
China & Ecuador Rule Massively Expanding EU Loins Business
European canneries' demand for pre-cooked tuna loins boomed during 2020, a year that will go down in history because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Processors consistently bought more of this...
Will Biden Launch China Back Into The Loins Business?
The US-China trade war has been dragging out for more than two years and has deeply affected tuna sector business between the two countries. However, with a new US President at the helm, is...
Albacore Surplus Dominated Japan’s Frozen Tuna Exports
Exports of frozen tuna from Japan shot up during 2020 mainly thanks to an exceptionally good year for albacore catches. While vessels quadrupled their landings of this tuna, all the other...
Atuna Readers Agree That Subway Court Case Not Based On Facts
The majority of Atuna readers have stated that they think that the ‘fake tuna’ court case against Subway is not based on facts. America’s largest fast-food chain was slapped with a lawsuit in...
A Massive Influx Of Tuna Loins In The US
The volume of frozen tuna pre-cooked loins delivered to the US took a big jump during 2020. China’s exile from this market was almost completely sealed last year, while other...
Thai Union Invested In NOTuna Product Made From Fruit Fly Larvae
Israeli start-up, Flying SpArk, makes alternative proteins from fruit fly larvae. One of the items produced via this process is NOTuna – a product that looks like canned tuna chunks and seems...
Lab Test Reaffirms Tuna Present In Subway’s Subs
Lab tests conducted by Florida-based Applied Food Technologies have confirmed Subway’s tuna sandwiches contain tuna as an ingredient, according to Inside Edition. Journalists from the American...
Escalating Conflict Between EU Fleet & Canners Over Loins
The tension within the European tuna sector is building up due to the amount of duty-free frozen pre-cooked loins allowed in the EU and the Chinese dumping this product in the market. The...
Mexicans Triple Volume In Booming 2020 US Canned Tuna Import Market
In 2020, canned tuna buyers in the US imported the highest volumes in recent history. Last year, retailers’ demand skyrocketed to satisfy consumers’ needs resulting from...
Boston Seafood Show Still To Take Place In-Person
Seafood Expo North America has called for proposals for its conference which is scheduled to take place from July 11-13, 2021, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition...
Tuna Seiner Operators Facing Surge In Fuel Costs From Oil Rally
Over the weekend, the global oil benchmark, the Brent Crude, climbed to the highest level in over a year. It was bolstered by several factors including a more positive economic outlook with...
British Trade Now Also Suffers From Strict EU Seafood Import Rules
British seafood merchants are starting to experience the extensive and costly process of exporting as a third country - non-member state - to the EU. The UK left the economic bloc a year ago....
Whole Foods Market Offers Vegan Tuna Salad By The Pound
The American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has started offering a plant-based tuna replacement salad behind their counters. The tuna alternative ingredient is under the Good Catch...
Americans Paying More For Thai Pet Food Than Canned Tuna
The export market of Thai canned tuna pet food expanded during 2020 and reached the highest point in at least the past 10 years. Although the leading importer, Japan, continued to reduce its...
Low Catches & EU Demand Keeping Manta Price High
The price at which whole round frozen skipjack is traded at the port of Manta in Ecuador has remained at high levels for the past couple of months. This dynamic is abnormal for this time of...
Drop In Q4 EPO Catches Explain Current Peak Prices
Tuna fleets in the EPO were catching record-high levels of tuna during the first half of 2020, which might have led to the belief that the peak volumes of 2019 would be surpassed. However,...
Subway Makes Social Media Battle Ground On Baseless Legal Claims
Subway has taken to social media channels with a clever marketing strategy to fight against “baseless claims” that the tuna in its sandwiches is not real. The company is facing a lawsuit filed...
2020 Skipjack Deliveries To Bangkok Surged After Q4 Overturn
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...