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
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
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
Tuna, shrimp lead Vietnam to stronger seafood export start in 2024
Vietnam exported $1.3 billion worth of seafood in the first two months of 2024, 23% ahead of the pace kept in the first two months of 2023, reports the Vietnam Seafood Exporters and Producers
Japanese canner launches $103m takeover bid for seasoning firm
Inaba Foods, one of Japan's largest seafood canned producers, has launched a JPY 15.4bn takeover bid for Yaizu Suisankagaku Industry, a seafood-related seasoning manufacturer
Maruha claims MSC Alaskan pollock product’s CO2 emissions 17% less than ‘regular’
The Tokyo-based seafood giant says the CO2 emissions of its eco-labeled, coated product throughout the supply chain are around 17% lower than when 'using regular pollock raw materials'
Yellowfin tuna prices rise for Spanish canners amid slow catches worldwide
Yellowfin tuna prices for March delivery to Spain have risen by about €100/t compared to the level last month
Japan’s Nissui, Maruha win MSC status for purse seine tuna fisheries
The two tuna purse seiner fisheries are in the Western Central Pacific, and for both yellowfin and skipjack
Yellowfin tuna prices expected to soar amid slow catches
Record-high olive oil prices have slowed demand for canned yellowfin tuna, for which prices for delivery in Spain are holding at €2,400/t
Indonesia invites Turkish investors into Papua’s tuna farming sector
The Indonesian government has called on Turkish investors to collaborate on developing an offshore tuna farm in the country's eastern Papua region