As Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30, the Toyosu Market today had its last auction day in the current Heisei era. The new era named, Reiwa, begins on May 1...
Tuna Trade News
Price For Japanese Bigeye Imports Continues To Drop
Earlier this month, Atuna reported about the declining trend of FOB prices for Japanese imports of frozen bigeye. The trend continues in February, according to data from Japanese Customs....
Petit Navire Launches 15 New Products After Tough Year
After a difficult 2018, which was marked with supply shortages from the Thai Union Group’s Seychelles cannery, the leading French brand Petit Navire is launching 15 new products that the...
Bumble Bee’s Clover Leaf Seafoods Up For Sale
UK private equity firm Lion Capital LLP, which owns Bumble Bee Foods, is looking to sell off its subsidiary Clover Leaf Seafoods. The Canadian-based canned tuna maker...
Mexican Canners Keep Tuna Export To US Growing
Mexico’s tuna exports to the US are still growing despite the lost battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over dolphin-safe labeling. Additionally, the threats from the US over...
Alliance Select Stock Stumble Amid Fraud Case Of Ex-Leaders
Share prices of Philippines-based canner Alliance Select Food International Inc. have been slipping since last week following a warrant of arrest recently issued to its former top...
Philippine Court Orders Arrest of Alliance Select’s Former Top Mgmt
A Philippine court ordered new arrest warrants against seven former board of directors of tuna canning firm Alliance Select Foods International, including the Dee brothers and business...
StarKist Settles Price-Fixing Claim With Dollar General
American tuna company Starkist has settled with seven different tuna buyers, including Dollar General, as part of a multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the canned-tuna...
Vietnamese Tuna Exports To China Hit The Roof
Tuna exports from Vietnamese processors to China have surged 771 percent in the first two months of 2019, making China the fifth largest importer of Vietnamese tuna, according to the Vietnam...
Ex-Bumble Bee Execs Key Witnesses in Lischewski’s Price-Fixing Case
Former Bumble Bee Food executives Kenneth Worsham and Walter Scott Cameron will act as US government key witnesses against the company's former CEO, Chris Lischewski, on a canned tuna...
TU’s Mareblu Launches “Cinci Le Creuset”
Thai Union’s (TU) Italian subsidiary Mareblu is launching another award scheme, this year’s competition kicks off on April 15 until December under the name "Vinci...
Tuna Sales To Increase During Easter, Despite Soy Scandal
Tuna producers in Mexico are expecting a significant growth in sales during Easter despite the recent study from Profeco outlining the amount of hydrolyzed soy proteins in prominent...
Upcoming: New Tuna-Based Cracker Toppers From John West UK
UK-based Tuna marketing company, John West have announced a new range of tuna-based Cracker Toppers. Reportedly, the products are a “reinvention” of the brand’s existing Spreadables...
EU’s $20 Billion Tariff Could Hit US West Coast Albacore Hard
Tension is rising between the European Union and the US amid the long-running Boeing dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The EU hit the US with a new tariff proposal amounting to up...
New Manager Announced For StarKist Samoa
Jason Kim has been assigned as StarKist Samoa’s new General Manager, effective May 1, 2019. In a statement, StarKist Co. explained that Kim previously held...
Danes Show Less Appetite For Canned Tuna In 2018 Q3
Danish imports of canned tuna in the third quarter of 2018 have dropped 6 percent compared to the same period in 2017, accounting for a volume loss of 420 M/T or 25 20-ft...
Salmonella Outbreak In Frozen, Raw Tuna From Vietnam
A recent outbreak of the Salmonella strain Newport (SL254) in frozen, raw ground tuna is being investigated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers of...
Import Of Chinese Tuna-Like Chunk Light Keeps Growing
Tuna-like species imported into the US market has increased by 14 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, with Chinese suppliers accounting for almost 70 percent of deliveries,...
Dongwon Tycoon Resigns, Son Named As Successor
Kim Jae-chul, founder of Korean tuna canning giant Dongwon Group, has announced his resignation after serving as the company's chairman for over 50 years. He has chosen to hand over control of...
Wild Planet Foods Named Supplier Of The Year
Wild Planet Foods, which sources tuna exclusively from pole and line fisheries, was recognized as a supplier by Whole Foods Market (WFM) at its seventh annual Supplier of the Year Awards, held...