The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently lauded tuna brands Rio Mare and Princes for meeting consumer demand for affordable, healthy, and convenient seafood sourced from MSC-certified...
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Strong US Pet Food Sales Boosts i-Tail’s Revenue
i-Tail Corporation, a subsidiary of Thai Union Group that produces pet food, posted 13.2 percent year-on-year growth in revenue in the first nine months of the year, boosted by its...
Jealsa’s Business Collaboration Remains Strong With Mercadona
Jealsa is Spain’s market leader in canned tuna, and over the years the company’s sales growth is in part due to its collaboration with retailer Mercadona. In 2025, Jealsa’s businesses...
Thai Processors Face Shrinking Canned Tuna Business
Thailand’s canned tuna processors' sales in the global market continue to lag this year, with shipments down slightly between January and September 2026. Exports to the main destination, the...
Washington Pushes For “US Caught Seafood Label” Under New Seafood Strategy
US President Donald Trump unveiled the ‘America First Seafood Strategy’ last week, outlining his administration’s plans for the country’s seafood industry. The proposals include a voluntary...
Rio Mare Highlights Tuna Sourcing Progress At WWF Event
Italian tuna brand Rio Mare said 99.7 percent of its tuna was sourced from responsible fisheries in 2024, up from 50.8 percent in 2017. The company highlighted the progress at an WWF event...
Preference For Thai Canned Tuna Drops In Asian Markets
Thailand’s canned tuna exports to Asian markets declined from January to June, as weaker demand from Gulf buyers, particularly the UAE, and war-related shipping disruptions through the Strait...
MSC-Labelled Tuna Sales Grow Across Global Markets
Tuna ranks as the third most important species in MSC fisheries engagement, with sales of MSC-labelled tuna growing substantially across several global markets. Nicolas Guichoux, Chief Program...
Kadis Assures EU Members That FTAs Will Consider Sensitive Tuna Products
France, backed by Spain and Slovenia, used the Agrifish Council meeting in Luxembourg to press for tighter safeguards around canned tuna and tuna loin trade concessions in the EU’s...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Eases After Hitting Peak
Bangkok skipjack price is moving lower after months of gains, as fishing conditions in the WCPO show marginal improvement. Supply remains tight, however, Thai processors are awaiting further...
Tuna Demand Soars In St. Petersburg
Demand for tuna products in St. Petersburg, Russia, has more than doubled this year, driven by consumers seeking healthier foods, social media-fuelled recipe trends, wider product...
i-Tail Strengthens US Presence With Multi-Million-Dollar Acquisition
Thai Union-owned i-Tail Corporation Public Company Limited announced today that it has acquired American pet food manufacturer Phelps Industries LLC in a multi-million-dollar deal to expand...
Fiji Government Gives Financial Guarantee To PAFCO After Bumble Bee Exit
The Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO) has received an additional FJD 20 million (USD 8.9 million) financial guarantee from the Fijian government to support the processor’s operations and...
Made in Europe: Blessing Or Burden For The EU Tuna Sector?
Will the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act boost the bloc’s own tuna production? Are tuna exporters going to experience the consequences of increased protectionism and stricter food safety,...
German Importers Reduce Non-EU Canned Tuna Imports
Germany, the largest market for MSC-certified tuna, significantly reduced its canned tuna purchases from January to June this year, contributing to a broader decline in imports across Central...
Tuna Linked To Italian Seafood Tax-Fraud Probe In Brief
Tuna was among four seafood products involved in an alleged EUR 87 million money-laundering and tax-fraud scheme involving a criminal organization uncovered by Italian authorities. Italy’s...
Tuna Processors Want EU’s Guarantee On Raw Material Security
The European Commission unveiled its Vision 2040 for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, but tuna and seafood processors want the EU to strengthen the competitiveness of the entire seafood...
Maldives Contracts Malaysian Firm To Build Ice Plants
The Maldivian government has awarded a contract to a Malaysian company to establish ice production and storage facilities across the archipelago, aiming to improve tuna fishers’ access to ice...
Argentina’s La Campagnola Suspends Workers After Tuna Stockpile Builds
Argentinian canned seafood producer La Campagnola is temporarily suspending workers after a build-up of canned tuna stocks and a nearly 90 percent drop in mackerel landings left the company...
Swedish Canned Tuna Test Flags Health And Sustainability Shortcomings
A 2026 laboratory test of 11 canned tuna brands sold in Sweden identified shortcomings in health and sustainability criteria, while an Italian tuna company’s yellowfin products topped the...
