Last week, the Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT) cannery announced that its General Manager, Nicol Elizabeth, will be stepping down from his role. In 2018, the Thai Union-owned company had...
Tuna Trade News
50% Drop In Food Service To Hit Spanish Canners
The Spanish tuna and seafood processing sector as well as food services are feeling the sharp sting of plummeting business due to the coronavirus crisis. This week, the Spanish National...
Japanese Buyers Spreading Out Their Canned Sourcing
The demand for canned tuna in Japan kept steady in 2019 as buyers imported almost the same volume as the previous year. In the 12 months of last year, a total of 65,091 M/T of canned tuna was...
US Oil Price Goes Negative, Will Marine Fuel Be Next?
This week, for the first time in history, US oil prices turned negative due to the low demand amidst the coronavirus pandemic while storages are full and with little outflow. This meant that...
Readers: Food Sector Will Eventually Recover From COVID-19 Crisis
In times of crisis, one can only hope for the best. All our readers believe that food services and catering businesses will fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A quarter of them are very...
Ecuador Among Hardest Hit By COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the shores of South America, Ecuador has been one of the hardest-hit countries. The tuna giant nation has come to the point that in one of its main cities,...
Crashing Food Service Demand Affects Bangkok Skipjack Price
The price for whole round frozen skipjack is falling in Bangkok due to the drop in overall demand for raw material as food services and catering businesses across the globe have come to a...
European Tuna Conference April 26, 2021 In Barcelona
Atuna is proud to announce the eighth edition of its European Tuna Conference, which will take place on April 26, 2021, in the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona. The event will gather...
Lischewski Wants Civil Procedures Put On Hold
Currently, any civil actions against Chris Lischewski are on hold due to a stay that was imposed before the criminal trial against him started last November. However, the ex-CEO of Bumble Bee...
Seafood Expo Global Skipped For 2020
Diversified Communications has announced the cancelation of the 2020 edition of the Seafood Expo Global, which was originally scheduled for April 21 to 23 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was...
Asdomar Boosts Production & New Hires Amid COVID-19 Crisis
On the Italian island of Sardinia, the tuna and seafood processing company Generale Conserve is working to make sure that the local economy survives the current COVID-19 crisis and to lessen...
Outrage Over “Reckless” Tuna Joke
A tuna joke made during the recently launched comedy Spanish TV series, 'Quarantine Diaries', has taken a life of its own and is causing outrage within the tuna canning industry sector. The...
Spain Strengthens In Portuguese Market
Portuguese buyers imported slightly less canned tuna in 2019 than in previous years. Eurostat data unveiled that most suppliers are losing ground in the market which is almost completely...
StarKist Creates New US Tuna Segment: Microwavable Pouches
Looking to cater to consumers on the go who prefer warm meals, StarKist has launched its new tuna pouch line - seasoned tuna with vegetables and grains packaged in a microwave-safe pouch....
Princes Dethrones Thai Canners In Their Last EU Stronghold
The appetite for canned tuna in the Scandinavian nation of Sweden has been steadily growing and last year it reached its peak in the past five years. This market has for the last 50 years been...
35-44 Yr Old Germans Buy More Tuna Than Usual
Retail patterns across many markets have been temporarily changing. Consumers are panic-buying certain items such as toilet paper and food products with a long shelf-life amidst the global...
Seychelles Skipjack Price Resists Pandemic Impact
In the Indian Ocean, tuna catches remain at a normal level but fishing conditions have changed due to the coronavirus crisis. Tuna trading deals are still being made and vessels are allowed to...
Food Service Tuna Suppliers Suffering A Heavy Blow
Tuna is a popular food choice on many catering, office, school, and restaurant menus. However, industry experts and companies are saying that the coronavirus measures taken by many nations...
Bumble Bee To Embrace “Ocean-Inspired” Foods
US tuna company Bumble Bee will be turning its focus on “ocean-inspired” foods, said the company’s CEO in a recent interview. The firm will aim its attention on such foods and finding...
Readers: Canneries’ Closures Will Affect Global Supply
Just over half of our readers expect the closures of processing plants to disrupt canned tuna supply. They expect that more canneries will follow suit after the temporary closure of StarKist’s...