U.S. Cannery Receipts, January

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
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1996 - 2000
  AVERAGE   DOMESTIC    3,019   30,980   12,877   46,876
            IMPORT     36,919   25,818   14,552   77,289
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    39,938   56,798   27,429  124,165

       2000 DOMESTIC    2,608   29,127   10,400   42,135
            IMPORT     42,771   27,557    8,487   78,815
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    45,379   56,684   18,887  120,950

       2001 DOMESTIC    2,139   14,650    3,872   20,661
            IMPORT     32,487   18,064    6,080   56,631
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    34,626   32,714    9,952   77,292

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       2       -       -       -       -       -       2       -
E PAC       4      41   5,026   1,107   1,911   1,640   6,941   2,788
W PAC   2,602   2,097  24,101  13,543   8,489   2,232  35,192  17,872
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     2,608   2,138  29,127  14,650  10,400   3,872  42,135  20,660

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL   4,452   1,087       -       -       -       -   4,452   1,087
W ATL   5,201   8,858      51       -      26       -   5,278   8,858
E PAC     385      48  15,806   1,673   5,637   2,503  21,828   4,224
W PAC  24,707  18,579  10,209  15,795   2,824   3,577  37,740  37,951
IND     8,027   3,915   1,491     596       -       -   9,518   4,511
     -------- ------- ------- ------- -------  ------ ------- -------
sum    42,772  32,487  27,557  18,064   8,487   6,080  78,816  56,631

    CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
                              (Short Tons)

             ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
TYPE       2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND    43,772  30,741  36,558  24,632  12,233   6,512  92,563  61,885
G+G       1,081   1,377       -       -     397     178   1,478   1,555
DRESSED     524      78       -      47       -       -     524     125
LOIN          3   2,430  20,126   8,035   6,256   3,262  26,385  13,727
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      45,380  34,626  56,684  32,714  18,886   9,952 120,950  77,292

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      45,633  37,834  81,841  42,769  26,751  14,048 154,225  94,651

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.