Experts in the UK and US want children in these countries to eat more seafood such as tuna for its health benefits. Karen Galloway – Owner of KAGC Limited, a firm specialized in...
Tuna Trade News
Carriers Queueing Depresses Bangkok Skipjack Price
In Bangkok, the downward price trend for frozen whole round skipjack 1.8kg up continues. The latest deals concluded for whole round frozen raw...
Stock Analysis: Sapmer’s Stock Still Depressed
Shareholders of French tuna fishing and processing company Sapmer have experienced a volatile ride this year so far. The stock is trading at much lower levels than in 2018. Since the beginning...
Thousands Of Tuna Cans Used In Toronto Design-Build Contest
An annual design-build competition in Toronto, Canada, showcased small structures made up of non-perishable goods, including thousands of tuna cans. Known as Canstruction...
Little Benefits For Vietnam From Japanese Trade Deal
The Vietnam and Japan trade agreement which took effect about a decade ago has not been especially beneficial to Vietnam when it comes to the tuna business. The...
CDC: Consumers Should Ask If Fish Is From Jensen Tuna
CDC has warned US consumers who order sushi with raw tuna, including “spicy tuna”, to not eat any product from Jensen Tuna. It also asked customers to check with their restaurants and...
Brazil’s Coqueiro Canned Tuna To Boost Sales With Celebrity
Coquiero canned tuna brand, owned by Brazil’s Camil Alimentos, has turned to the country’s famous breakfast TV star personality, Ana Maria Braga, to boost sales. The...
Ex-Minister Escapes Possible 45 Years In US Prison Over Tuna Scam
It appears that the attempt by the US to put Manuel Chang on trial will not be successful. South Africa has decided it will extradite him to Maputo, Mozambique, to be tried on the...
CVS Drops Lawsuit Against Chicken Of The Sea On Price Fixing
Chicken of the Sea and CVS have inked a deal releasing the tuna company from a lawsuit filed against it for conspiring with rivals to fix the prices of canned tuna. The terms of the...
Little Movement In Japan’s Q1 Canned Tuna Imports
Japan’s imports of canned tuna in the first quarter of 2019 have seen a minuscule increase of 0.2 percent in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The countries that...
Chinese Loins Take Bite Out Of Ecuador’s EU Business
Ecuador is still in the top position as the biggest exporting nation for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins to the European Union (EU) in 2018. Although their exports dropped 19 percent from 51,940...
Maruha Nichiro Profits Hit By Tuna Prices
World’s largest seafood company, Maruha Nichiro Corporation, reported its consolidated financials for the fiscal year ending in March 2019. The Japan-based business operating income...
Tuna Business At PLMA Amsterdam 21-22 May
The “World of Private Label” international trade show in Amsterdam starts today. Over the next two days, retailers, wholesalers, and private label professionals...
Sharp Drop In Q1 Fresh Tuna Imports Into Japan
Japan’s imports of whole round (WR) fresh tuna have dramatically decreased in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the previous two years. The country only imported 10,103 M/T of fresh...
Alliance Select Reports Loss In Q1, Investors Drop Shares
Alliance Select Food International, based in the Philippines, published its first-quarter figures of 2019 on May 17, reporting a net loss of USD 100,000. In 2018, the total profit was USD...
Ecuador Secures Zero Duty In Case Of A Brexit
Ecuador has signed a new trade agreement with the UK that allows 95% of Ecuadorian products including tuna to arrive in the country without import duties. This is at the...
Vietnam Reaped Slight Benefit From US-China Trade War In Q4 2018
The latest trade data shows that the Vietnamese tuna industry benefited slightly from the tariffs that the Trump administration imposed on US imports of Chinese tuna products. After a...
Saupiquet Declares Traceability Tuna For Consumers
Canned tuna brand, Saupiquet, has promised to not only have controlled traceability of its tuna but that the fish is 100 percent caught by French boats. The company launched the natural...
Emerging Monopoly On Tin Plate For Canning Blocked By EU?
The merger between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp will probably be blocked by the EU commission. The joint venture – creating EU's second-largest steel producer – could harm the competition and...
Increased Production Of “Tunagu” Closed-Cycle Bluefin Tuna
Well-known Japanese seafood business, Kyokuyo Co., will be increasing its production of closed-cycle Bluefin tuna. The company is planning to expand its current production of 150 M/T of...