Why are whole tunas bought for so much when canned tuna is one of the cheapest foods you can get?

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Why are whole tunas bought for so much when canned tuna is one of the cheapest foods you can get?

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Answer 1

Apart from the other comments, it’s also because one is fresh whereas the other is canned and can be done in ship factories, doesn’t require refrigeration, quick transport, etc.

Edit: I’ll add it here since people just seem to comment here instead of reading other top comments. Other reasons is because the fresh variety of tuna is another species, which cannot be farmed either.