Consumers will be able to buy "Free, Not Farmed" tuna albacore tuna steaks and smoked sockeye from Tesco UK retail stores. It will be sold under the Leap brand from UK processor New England...
Tuna Trade News
Coper & Subsidiary Atunlo Separate Their Infrastructure
The Vigo-based company, COPER SL, has decided to physically detach from its subsidiary Atunlo, which it founded in 2007 in collaboration with PEVASA and INPESCA. After sharing infrastructure...
Thailand Loses In Rapidly Growing Czech Retail Market
The Czech canned tuna market is expanding given that the volume it took in 2019 was the highest in the past five years. The country imported 15 percent more of this product last year compared...
Tuna Sandwich In Middle Of US Politics, Again
US media has once again pulled the humble but tasty tuna sandwich into the middle of American politics. In a CNN interview, Jack Spielman, a Republican army veteran, said that he “would rather...
Maldives Yellowfin Exports Revenue Fell In Q1 2020
Earnings from fresh and chilled yellowfin exports from the Maldives took a hit in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). During this period, the country...
Mozambique Fails In Challenging UK High Court Over Tuna Scandal
A UK High Court judge has ruled that a Mozambican company involved in a hidden loans scandal worth billions is too late to argue against the British legal body jurisdiction in a lawsuit filed...
SKJ1.8:BKK Price Slowly Climbing After FAD Ban Start
The Bangkok skipjack price has been holding steady for some time and supply and demand appear to be balanced, but now there is some slight upward movement. Three weeks ago, Atuna reported the...
Manta Price Inches Up As First Veda Approaches
Since late February when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ecuador, the Manta skipjack price has been steadily declining. However, it has started to show the first signs of recovery....
Conxemar Axed Due To COVID-19 Concerns
The International Fair of Frozen Seafood, Conxemar, has canceled this year’s edition scheduled for October 6 to 8, in Vigo, Spain. Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic progress compounded by...
Decline Remains For Vietnam’s Tuna Exports
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Vietnam’s tuna and seafood exports, just like in many other processing countries. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
Responsible Choice Logo On 100% Of Albertsons’ Private Labels
The second-largest supermarket chain in the US, Albertsons Companies, has announced that 100 percent of its private-label seafood products will soon show the Responsible Choice logo for...
Most Readers: Lischewski Did Not Get Fair Sentence
Lischewski’s sentence of three years in prison and his fine of USD 100,000 keeps a lot of our readers' minds busy. In the latest poll, Atuna asked its members' opinions whether the ex-Bumble...
Yellowfin Price Rapidly Recovers From ‘Perfect Storm’
In the last couple of months, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ forced yellowfin prices deep down. However, with the start of the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean (IO),...
Lischewski Warns Seafood Industry To Maintain Strict Compliance
Former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, has said in an interview that he could only speculate on why the US government chose him to pursue criminal charges for price-fixing and that he...
New Shop Specializing In Almadraba Bluefin Opens In Spain
The Petaca Group has announced the opening of its new retail store, Shopping Almadraba, in Conil, Spain. The shop specializes in offering bluefin exclusively from the Almadraba in Barbate with...
Port Lincoln’s Tuna Toss Back Next January
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only shaken the tuna world but has impacted multiple festivals and events leading to their cancellation or postponement. Port Lincoln, Australia, is adjusting to...
Croatian Market Dominated By Premium EU Tuna
The demand for premium canned tuna in Croatia is surging. Last year EU producing nations like Italy and Spain increased their supply to this market as did also distributors based in the...
Conxemar Hits Back At Seafood Global With Brussels Show
The rivalry between the Vigo-based trade show Conxemar and the world’s largest seafood trade fair, Seafood Expo Global, was ignited once again when the latter announced its relocation from...
Tomato-Based ‘Tuna’ Killed By Coronavirus
The plant-based tuna replacement company, Ocean Hugger, has announced that it is going out of business due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founders David Benzaquen and James Corwell...
Boston Seafood Show Knocked Out By COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated yet another tuna and seafood trade show. Diversified Communications, the organizer of Seafood Expo North America, has had to cancel the event which had...