Despite a bad start to 2023, export growth has offset the small drop in canned tuna consumption in Spain last year, according to the ANFACO-CECOPESCA Continue reading
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Yellowfin prices on the rise amid slow catches as IOTC meeting approaches
Yellowfin tuna prices for delivery to Spain are increasing amid slow catches worldwide Continue reading
Tuna giant Bolton’s CEO takes reins at Tri Marine as integration continues
Italian tuna giant Bolton Food continues to integrate Tri Marine, a company it has owned since 2019 Continue reading
Signs that skipjack tuna prices have bottomed out
Retailers are taking advantage of relatively low prices; brands are trying to regain the market share points they lost last year when prices went over $2,000/t
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Yellowfin management up for discussion again at May’s IOTC meeting
The upcoming annual meeting of the IOTC is expected to be again the battleground for a heated discussion over tuna fishing Continue reading
In charts: Decades-long fall in sales at world’s largest seafood wholesale market
An exclusive analysis by Undercurrent News shows that seafood sales at the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market in Japan have plummeted by 57% in volume over the past two decades Continue reading
Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report
Major tuna buyers including FCF and Bolton Group have confirmed to Undercurrent News they will cease purchases from Zhejiang Ocean Family, one of China's largest tuna companies Continue reading
Yellowfin prices remain stable amid pressure from low skipjack prices
Yellowfin tuna prices for delivery to Spain remained roughly stable at the end of March, with the Easter holidays slowing down deals for April delivery Continue reading
Stable, low skipjack tuna prices see retailers ink major canned contracts
Retailers are taking advantage of relatively low prices. For example, German discount retailer Lidl reportedly recently signed massive contracts with several canneries in Ecuador
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Report: Tuna caught by Chinese vessels that netted penguins, whales linked to Bumble Bee
Some of the world's largest seafood brands, including US tuna giant Bumble Bee Foods, have again been linked to disturbing fishing practices and human rights abuses in China's distant water fishing fleet
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