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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - August 2000 and Comparison
Quantities are gross unloading weights reported by United States tuna packers for the
periods shown. United States tuna packers consist of three companies operating six
plants located in California, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. The Other category
may include receipts of Bigeye, Bluefin, Longtail, and Yellowfin tuna. Totals may
not agree due to rounding.
TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
(Short Tons)
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
1995 - 1999
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 5,866 84,424 29,029 119,319
IMPORT 71,087 53,461 24,589 149,137
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sum 76,953 137,885 53,618 268,456
1999 DOMESTIC 10,203 88,844 25,868 124,915
IMPORT 83,458 48,404 21,949 153,811
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sum 93,661 137,248 47,817 278,726
2000 DOMESTIC 5,144 61,613 24,500 91,257
IMPORT 73,568 50,278 12,653 136,499
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sum 78,712 111,891 37,153 227,756
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
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E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL - 2 - - - 3 - 5
E PAC 8,561 1,350 9,574 6,344 4,370 3,555 22,505 11,249
W PAC 1,641 3,793 79,271 55,269 21,497 20,941 102,409 80,003
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 10,202 5,145 88,845 61,613 25,867 24,499 124,914 91,257
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
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E ATL 7,540 10,630 110 - 2 1 7,652 10,631
W ATL 16,314 15,914 536 51 58 26 16,908 15,991
E PAC 38 929 24,522 23,876 9,274 7,995 33,834 32,800
W PAC 49,027 37,941 23,235 24,312 12,616 4,631 84,878 66,884
IND 10,539 8,154 - 2,039 - - 10,539 10,193
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 83,458 73,568 48,403 50,278 21,950 12,653 153,811 136,499
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
TYPE 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND 92,968 75,112 108,054 80,194 37,589 27,217 238,611 182,523
G+G - 2,423 - - 528 1,071 528 3,494
DRESSED - 766 - - - - - 766
LOIN 692 412 29,194 31,697 9,700 8,866 39,586 40,975
HDLS - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 93,660 78,713 137,248 111,891 47,817 37,154 278,725 227,758
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 94,526 79,685 173,741 151,513 60,000 48,353 328,267 279,551
Note: * Other category includes yellowfin, bluefin, bigeye, and longtail
tuna.
Conversion to round weight uses factors of 1.11 for gilled and gutted;
1.25 for dressed; 1.3 for headless; and 2.25 for loins.
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Contact: Chris Fanning
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