The US-China trade war impact on the American imports of tuna-like species was crystal clear in the figures for 2019. In the midst of the economic conflict, Chinese exporters were hit the...
Tuna Trade News
Tuna Second Top-Selling Canned Item In US
Tuna is the second highest-selling canned product in the US in 2018, according to the latest research. It lost out to soups which topped the list. The health and wellness website, 24/7 Tempo,...
Phillips Foods Launches New Refrigerated Yellowfin
The US seafood processor, Phillips Foods, will be rolling out a new refrigerated seafood line that includes Wild Caught Yellowfin Tuna. The fish is pole-and-line caught and the product will...
2019 Canned Tuna Shipments To The US Show Soft Decline
Early figures of US canned tuna imports for 2019 suggested that the year was heading towards an increase in volume for the second time in a row, indicating a positive turnaround. However,...
Sapmer’s Indian Ocean Seiner Dry Docking In France
When the ‘Manapany’ purse seiner was arriving in Concarneau in Britanny, France, for dry docking, it was caught in storm Ciara, forcing the vessel to stop and take shelter. The ‘Manapany’,...
Is SKJ1.8:BKK Turning Bullish Again?
In the latest news out of Bangkok, the benchmark skipjack market is definitely starting to show signs of a turnaround, despite a low demand and slow supply. This might prove to be the positive...
US Postpones Duty Elimination For Ecuadorian Pouches
Ecuador is looking to include its exports of tuna pouches to the US among the products benefiting from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). This way the South American country is...
May The ‘Tuna’ Be With You
It has been over 40 years since the first installment of George Lucas’ Star Wars opened in cinemas all around the world. The euphoria that followed was so big that it even reached the world of...
Meager Enthusiasm For Thai Union Shares
Thai Union’s release of its financial results for 2019 was not ground for enthusiasm by buyers at the Bangkok stock exchange. Since Monday, February 17, the share price went up a...
Poor Fishing And Regulations Lift Manta Skipjack Price
The EPO fleets unloading in Manta have been experiencing poor fishing conditions over the last month. Because of this, the average skipjack price has increased since last reported....
Spanish Supermarket Takes Out Tuna Snacks From Shelves
The Spanish supermarket Mercadona has removed from all its stores the tuna snacks from its private label brand Hacendado. The product, which consisted of tuna cubes, was...
Readers: Brexit Will Not Bring New Duties For UK Canned Tuna
As of February 1, the UK is no longer an active member of the EU. Atuna asked its readers about the possible impact this move could have on British canned tuna trading. Thus, we posed the...
Canned Tuna Rings Modeled After Hagoromo Brand
In Japan, tuna fanatics can now wear some of their favorite canned tuna as fashion accessories. Capsule toy machines are now dispensing rings modeled after actual cans in the country. The...
Thai Union Increased Net Profit By 0.5% In 2019
Today, the Thai Union Group announced its financial figures from last year, showing a growth in its net profit and sales in frozen and chilled seafood. According to a press release, the...
DOJ Says Jury’s Verdict On Lischewski Should Stand
The US Department of Justice has hit back on the acquittal motion for Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee, saying that the defendant cannot point to any evidence that would require the...
Big Three Dolphin-Safe Cases Set To Continue
The cases for the dolphin-safe tuna class-action suits against Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), StarKist, and Bumble Bee are still ongoing, according to the latest filings in a US...
ANF Banned From Boston Show Retracts Lawsuit Threats
Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF), the owner of Loma Linda vegan TUNO brand has taken back its previous threats to file a lawsuit against Diversified Communications, the organizer of Seafood Expo...
Plaintiffs Ask Judge Not To Halt Price-Fixing MDL Against US Big Three
Various groups of buyers suing the Big Three over price-fixing shelf-stable tuna have appealed to a US district court judge not to halt the multi-district class action lawsuit (MDL) they had...
Tri Marine International MD To Chair Bangkok Tuna2020
Phil Roberts, the Managing Director of Tri Marine International, will chair the global TUNA2020 conference in Bangkok, Thailand, this year. The INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and...
Low Supply To Seychelles Drives Up Skipjack Price
The fact that the EU-Seychelles Fishery Partnership Agreement is not yet in force has led to an increase in the Seychelles skipjack price as there is less supply coming to the market and the...