Tuna
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GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - October 2025
10/12/2025
On average, tuna catches throughout 2025 have been holding steady in the Western and Central Pacific, the world’s largest tuna fishery, amid ongoing challenges such as the need for better management.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - August 2025
08/09/2025
The international trade of fresh and frozen tuna during January–March 2025 totalled 603 391 tonnes, down by 7.65 percent as compared to the same period a year ago. This was due to reduced demand for high-value fresh tuna and whole frozen raw materials used in processing prepared and canned products.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - June 2025
03/07/2025
In 2024, global tuna trade rose significantly in quantity(28 percent) and value (3.32 percent) in comparison with 2023 due to increased demand for canned tuna among consumers. For example, the United States of America, which is the largest market for ready-to-eat products, imported a record high volume of canned and prepared tuna at 230 557 tonnes. Other major areas of market growth in 2024 were several countries in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - February 2025
07/03/2025
Tuna catches worldwide were anything but stable during the second half of 2024. Skipjack catches did not improve much in the Western and Central Pacific after the opening of the FAD fishing season in October.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - December 2024
09/12/2024
During the first three-quarters of 2024, overall demand for processed and ready-to-eat tuna remained weak in the Western markets, while increasing moderately in the Near East and Southeast Asia.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Tuna analysis - September 2024
10/11/2024
Reduced catches of tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean will keep raw material prices firm till the end of the Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) closure period in September. Accordingly, prices of end-products are expected to increase, which will impact upon the already-dwindling consumer demand in the traditional western markets.
Key news
Global tuna market tightens as catches decline
29/08/2025
In comparison with the last quarter of 2024, January–March 2025 started with lower catches of tuna in the major fishing areas worldwide. Frozen skipjack...
Skipjack price dropped to USD 1 700 after staying high for a year
09/11/2023
Demand for frozen tuna, both whole and semi-processed, from tuna canners in South East Asia and Europe weakened during January-September 2023 affected...
High tuna prices affected consumer demand for end products
18/09/2023
Global demand for frozen tuna raw material and end products weakened during the first half of 2023 along with lower catches in the Pacific. Frozen...