Thai Union (TU) wants to ensure that the tuna caught from the Atlantic Ocean is stored well in a temperature-controlled facility around the year. Thiraphong Chansiri, President and CEO of TU...
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New EU Citizen Campaign Wants To Stop Fake Food Labels
The European Commission has registered two European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), one of which is a call for transparent information on food labels entering the Union. Canned tuna products...
Atuna Index Shows Sharp Rise Amid Fall In Global Food Prices
Inflation of global food prices has mainly been on a downward trend in the first six months of this year. On the other hand, another essential food commodity, tuna raw material, has recently...
Vietnam Boasts Of Increased Loins Trade In H1, Origin Rule A Hindrance
Vietnamese tuna exports have risen substantially in the first six months of this year, driven by the Asian nation’s fresh and frozen loins exports. However, the canned tuna business for...
FISH4ACP Program Helps Fund New Tuna Loader For Majuro Dockside Loadings
The Marshall Islands has expressed interest in increasing dockside loadings and containerization at the Majuro Port to raise revenue. The UN FAO, under the EU-supported FISH4ACP program, is...
UK Canned Tuna Volume Sales Dropped In 2023
UK shoppers bought fewer tuna products in 2023 but they spent more on their purchases given the higher prices of canned tuna that year. Tuna continued to be the second-most eaten fish in this...
Spanish Canners Sold Less To Foreign Markets In Q1
The export of canned tuna from the EU witnessed a slight increase in the first quarter of 2024. Processing countries saw some decline in their trade, but redistribution hubs were the driving...
More Canned Tuna Exported To EU Internal Markets In Q1
After a slump in 2023 for EU canned tuna exports, trade picked up in the first quarter of 2024. There was more demand from within the bloc, despite the record-high average price. EU processors...
CrowdStrike Global IT Meltdown Had Minimal Impact On Tuna Industry
A global outrage caused by a flawed software update from US-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike halted thousands of businesses worldwide on July 19. The activities at major ports in the EU...
WCPO Transshipment Volumes Hit 5-Yr Peak In June
The highest tonnage of tuna was transshipped through PNA ports in June, a five-year peak. Carrier activity increased last month since there was a slight jump in catches. Micronesian ports...
Armed Forces Recover Stolen Tuna Truck In Manta
The Armed Forces of Ecuador intercepted in Manta a stolen truck carrying tuna raw materials for the Eurofish canning facility in Manabí. The GPS tracking device placed inside the truck led the...
Freshly Landed Bigeye & Yellowfin Sales Prices In Japan Dropped In May
The landing prices of fresh yellowfin, bigeye, and bluefin across major ports in Japan fell in May, according to the latest data from the country’s Fisheries Ministry. Bigeye is used in sushi...
Anfaco Brings Fight Against Vegan Tuna To Spanish Legislation
Spanish canning association Anfaco is working strenuously towards banning the use of tuna and other seafood names on the labels of vegan food items. It recently proposed a modification of the...
Thai Union Says Red Lobster Owes USD 3.7 Million
US restaurant chain Red Lobster is in trouble with its debtors who are not happy with the cure amounts that it had declared in the Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court. Thai Union told the court...
US Canned Tuna Retail Sales Rose In June
Prices for ambient tuna and seafood products dropped slightly in June compared to the month before, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, sales for these segments...
Atunlo’s Portuguese Plant Under Fire For Accounting Fraud?
Spanish beleaguered tuna loining company Atunlo is facing another headache. Its Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) plant in Portugal was raided by officials this week and three managers were...
Proposed Bill To Ensure Contaminated Tuna Imports Into US Are Destroyed
Tuna and other seafood that do not pass the US import inspection may be destroyed. Congressmen Troy A Carter and Clay Higgins introduced a new bi-partisan bill in June, yet to be finalized,...
Carrefour Says No To Sourcing IO Yellowfin For Its Canned Products
European retailer Carrefour announced on Wednesday that it will not source IO yellowfin for its own canned products in Spain, France, Italy, and Belgium since this species is overfished. The...
Smuggling Ring Laid False Trails To Cover Millions In Illegal Bluefin Trade
The Central Magistrate’s Court of Madrid accused 12 companies and eight people, of illegally fishing and trading bluefin last week. The alleged criminals used a complex network and...
Will FDA Lot Codes Be Successfully Implemented?
The US is going stricter on its food tracking standards for tuna and other products. The FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule, a part of the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established...