Although tuna brokers are asking for $2,300 for a metric ton of skipjack, canners have not had to go into the market at this level, a US-based trader told IntraFish.
“Up to today, I have no information that anyone has paid above $2,250. The brokers have been asking for $2,300 for a while now, but the canners have so far resisted,” he said.
This top level price was confirmed by an Asia-based executive with a tuna trader.
“There are six to seven reefer loads of western Pacific fish bound to the eastern Pacific -- mainly Ecuador, but a small lot for Peru and one reefer for Mexico,” he said.
“The
