South Korean officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization of Busan Joint Fisheries Market, one of the country’s largest tuna and seafood auction markets. The...
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Atuna Wishes You Happy Holidays
As 2025 draws to a close, Atuna would like to thank our readers for the support you have shown us this year. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing...
Year In Review: 2025 Top Stories
The global tuna industry faced pronounced volatility in 2025, marked by disruptions triggered by the US’s imposition of punitive reciprocal tariffs and a weakening US dollar. EU regulators...
Politicians Question EU Lawmakers Over Alleged Tuna Loins Fraud
The Chair of the Committee on Fisheries in the EU, Carmen Crespo Diaz, has questioned the European Commission on why work is slow on possible fraud in tuna imported from Vietnam under the...
Ottogi Launches Low-Fat Tuna Pouches For Health-Conscious Consumers
Last week, South Korean tuna brand Ottogi announced that it has launched three new tuna pouches under its brand ‘Light & Joy,’ for health-conscious consumers who are looking to make a...
PAFCO To Soon Become Vertically Integrated Company, Says Top Executive
Fiji’s state-owned tuna processor PAFCO, a major supplier of albacore loins to US canned tuna brand Bumble Bee, is weighing an expansion that would reshape its role in the global tuna supply...
Holiday Mood Slows Bangkok’s Skipjack Trade
Trade in skipjack tuna in Bangkok remains sluggish, and some canning companies have halted production over the past two weeks as the year draws to a close. Consequently, the demand for...
Italian Pre-Cooked Loins Intake Remain Stable In Growing EU Market
Purchases of pre-cooked tuna loins by Italina canners remained stable between the first and third quarters of this year, versus the same period in 2024. Indonesia and Ecuador, which were the...
Chinese & Ecuador Loins Processors Increase Share In Spanish Market
Pre-cooked loins imports into Spain reached record levels between the first and third quarters of 2025. The price was only two percent cheaper. Spanish canners bought near equal volumes of...
Tuna Industry Watches Closely As Frime-Captain Fresh Deal Unfolds
The news that Spanish tuna processor Frime has been acquired by Indian seafood company Captain Fresh has sent shockwaves across the Spanish tuna industry. The deal is expected to give Frime a...
Manta Skipjack Price Holds Steady As Trade Slows
The price for skipjack frozen whole rounds in Manta remains stable as trading slows down near the end of 2025. The value of raw materials has not been this high at the end of a year since...
Spanish Canners Drive EU Pre-Cooked Loins Buying As Prices Ease
EU canners increased their purchase of pre-cooked loins from Q1-Q3 2025, with Spain remaining the main destination for shipments. Prices eased over the period, with canneries paying less than...
Frime To Be Acquired By India’s Captain Fresh
Indian seafood company Captain Fresh is gearing up to acquire the major Spanish frozen tuna steak processor Frime S.A.U., intending to expand its international footprint. A spokesperson for...
Will The US Government Be Forced To Roll Back Tariffs In 2026?
The US's reciprocal tariffs have impacted global tuna trade and are continuing to do so. Many US importers, including tuna companies, have paid tariffs on goods entering the country and...
EU Processors’ Demand For Loins Reach 5-Yr Peak
EU processors’ demand for pre-cooked tuna loins rose this year, with imports increasing by 17 percent in the first nine months of 2025. The business amounted to EUR 873.26 million. China was...
Plant-Based Tuna Gains Traction As Flexitarianism Grows
In the past five years, vegan tuna producers have positioned their fish-free alternatives as sustainable food source, betting on shifting consumer preferences among millennials and Gen Z....
EU Markets Profit From Ecuador’s Canned Tuna Influx
Ecuadorian processors shipped almost half as much canned tuna to the EU from January to September this year as in the cumulative Q3 of 2024. Spain was their biggest market, but the...
With Lawsuits Looming, Trump Administration Secures Tariff Revenues
The Trump administration is rushing to deposit the money collected from import tariffs into the US Treasury. This tactic could make it more difficult for companies to obtain refunds for import...
Europeans’ Expenditure On Tuna & Seafood Way Behind Meat
EU households’ expenditure on meat has never been as historically higher than their spending on tuna and other seafood last year. Europeans' preference for pork, chicken, and beef was more...
Grupo Pinsa Recognized For Driving Industrial Growth In Mazatlán
Mexican business association Canacintra recently awarded tuna fishing and processing company Grupo Pinsa for its contribution to the industrial development of Mazatlán. Leovigildo Carranza...