After eight years, SFFAII President, Joaquin T. Lu is stepping down from his role. Andrew Philip Yu will be taking over the position. The SOCSKSARGEN Federation of Fishing...
Tuna Trade News
Well-Positioned Italian Tuna Continues Losing Share In Greece
Greek canned tuna imports showed a moderate increase of seven percent in 2018, rising to 6,511 M/T. This represents a recovery of at least half the volume lost last year when producers'...
Hong Kong Seafood Expo Asia 2019 Canceled
The Seafood Expo Asia 2019 which was to take place in Hong Kong was canceled due to the ongoing social unrest in the state. Diversified Communications, the company that operates the event,...
Alliance Blames Raw Mat Prices For Q2 Earnings Nosediving
Philippine listed seafood company, Alliance Select Foods International Inc., suffered a massive 98.5 percent drop in its earnings in the second quarter of 2019. The group...
Dongwon Online Tuna Ad Surpasses 15 Million Views
In mid-July, the South Korean fishing corporation, Dongwon Industries, released a commercial to advertise their tuna products. In just one month, the video hit a record of...
Intelligence Service Involved In Two Billion Dollar Tuna Fraud, Nine Arrests
A further nine of the 20 suspects in the fraudulent scandal have been taken into preventive detention as ordered by Mozambican Maputo City Court. One of them – Renato Matusse – had been...
Can Loma Linda’s Vegan Tuno Compete With Tuna?
Curious about the taste, the Atuna team tested the Loma Linda Tuno in Spring Water and Tuno Thai Sweet Chilli. The pioneering vegan brand from Nashville, US, offers other...
Polish Canned Tuna Segment Recovering After Major Dip
After a tremendous fall of roughly 30 percent in 2017, deliveries of canned tuna to Poland are slowly recovering. The imported volume moved from the low level of 8,390 M/T...
Atuna Poll: Can The Big Three Survive The 2.5 Billion In Damages?
Earlier this month Atuna reported that StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea might be facing a potential USD 2.5 billion in damages resulting from the on-going...
Bumble Bee: Plaintiffs “Don’t Have Leg To Stand On” In Dolphin-Safe Case
Bumble Bee Foods LLC. wants a US federal judge to toss the case on a class action suit accusing the company of falsely portraying its tuna products as dolphin-safe. The tuna brand holds...
Mentality Change Needed In Pacific: Less Imports, More Domestic Produce
Last week, the Tamahu Natai Fish Market in Vanuatu was opened in a joint ceremony with officials from the island nation and the New Zealand High Commissioner. The market will provide...
African Processors See Volume To UK Sharply Drop In Two years
European imports of African canned tuna in 2018 dropped 4 percent compared to the previous year. However, in spite of the low yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean, canneries managed...
IO Prices Are Firming, Despite High Skipjack Inventory
Skipjack landings in the Indian Ocean have been improving – the raw material market in the region is showing signs of upward movement after weeks of stagnating prices. The value for whole...
US School Wants To Punish Kids With Tuna
Students with unpaid lunch debts will only be offered tuna sandwiches in Cherry Hill Public Schools in New Jersey. The prevention measure was proposed by Assistant...
DOJ Reveals Communications Between Lischewski And Co-Conspirators
In the latest twist in the criminal trial of Bumble Bee ex-CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, the US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to make admissible detailed messages...
Bumble Bee Employee Alerted Lion Capital On Price-Fixing
In the ongoing litigation against former Bumble Bee Foods CEO, Chris Lischewski, his lawyers are looking to remove a piece of evidence that could potentially negatively affect the...
Can Potential USD 2.5 Billion In Civil Damages Strangle US Big Three?
On Tuesday, StarKist, alongside Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea asked a US Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit to allow them to challenge the class certification that was granted at...
Peru Plans To Reach Exports Milestone With The Help Of China
Peruvian producers are expecting to break into the Chinese tuna market. The President of the Peruvian Tuna Chamber (CPA), Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre mentioned that if this occurs, it...
Japanese Demand For Local Bluefin Facing Low Point
Japan is the biggest market for bluefin. However, the demand for bluefin caught in the Northeastern region of Tsugaru Strait has been unexpectedly...
Thai Skipjack Market Turning Bullish
The market for whole round frozen skipjack is beginning to move upwards – this bullish shift comes after a very low price level of USD 1000 per M/T for almost the entire month...