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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - November 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 Yellowfin, Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail 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   11,656  115,073    41,087  167,816
            IMPORT     99,638   70,443    32,678  202,759
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   111,294  185,516    73,765  370,575

       1999 DOMESTIC   12,940  123,327    35,102  171,369
            IMPORT    114,337   57,925    27,500  199,762
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   127,277  181,252    62,602  371,131

       2000 DOMESTIC    9,378   89,787    33,288  132,453
            IMPORT    106,801   62,873    17,098  186,772
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   116,179  152,660    50,386  319,225

 

          DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
                             (Short Tons)

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       -       4       -       -       -       7       -      11
E PAC  11,299   5,874  11,989   6,767   4,848   5,906  28,136  18,547
W PAC   1,641   3,500 111,339  83,020  30,254  27,375 143,234 113,895
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    12,940   9,378 123,328  89,787  35,102  33,288 171,370 132,453

 

          IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
                             (Short Tons)

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL  15,679  12,515     111       -       2      37  15,792  12,552
W ATL  22,085  31,464     690     377      88      26  22,863  31,867
E PAC     952   1,466  31,328  26,927  12,979  10,927  45,259  39,320
W PAC  60,723  48,803  25,796  33,485  14,371   6,108 100,890  88,396
IND    14,898  12,553       -   2,084      60       -  14,958  14,637
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum   114,337 106,801  57,925  62,873  27,500  17,098 199,762 186,772

 

    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   126,320 110,018 142,604 111,221  47,697  36,597 316,621 257,836
G+G          20   3,754       -       -     791   1,300     811   5,054
DRESSED       -     869       -       -       -       -       -     869
LOIN        936   1,538  38,648  41,439  14,115  12,489  53,699  55,466
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     127,276 116,179 181,252 152,660  62,603  50,386 371,131 319,225

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     128,450 118,731 229,562 204,459  80,333  66,140 438,345 389,330

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.

Contact: Chris Fanning


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