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

Two very different species of tuna. Bluefin is very expensive, relatively rare, and cannot be bred in captivity. These tuna are used for sushi and the like. Albacore tuna are plentiful (relatively) and can be farmed. These are the tuna used in canned tuna.