Skipjack tuna prices are unusually high for this time of year and are expected to get higher still in the coming summer months, according to tuna industry sources.
The main reason for the current levels is purely down to simple supply and demand equations: though demand isn't on a tear, lower supplies are pushing up costs, one buyer for a major UK tuna brand told IntraFish.
Fishing in the Atlantic is not very good at the moment, and fishing in Western Pacific is not great either.
