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NITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - April 1999 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 Yellowfin
tuna category may include receipts of Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail tuna. Totals may
not agree due to rounding.
TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
(Short Tons)
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
1994 - 1998
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 2,044 35,413 13,162 50,619
IMPORT 33,628 24,985 16,024 74,637
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sum 35,672 60,398 29,186 125,256
1998 DOMESTIC 3,193 20,802 18,349 42,344
IMPORT 35,181 21,632 24,198 81,011
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sum 38,374 42,434 42,547 123,355
1999 DOMESTIC 5,504 39,817 11,410 56,731
IMPORT 39,006 29,623 13,443 82,072
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sum 44,510 69,440 24,853 138,803
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL 9 - - - 4 - 13 -
E PAC 3,026 4,369 2,432 3,876 1,986 1,232 7,444 9,477
W PAC 158 1,134 18,370 35,941 16,359 10,178 34,887 47,253
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 3,193 5,503 20,802 39,817 18,349 11,410 42,344 56,730
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
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E ATL 3,487 2,845 379 - 1,121 - 4,987 2,845
W ATL 5,106 5,167 - 203 22 5 5,128 5,375
E PAC 178 20 3,671 11,656 2,785 4,331 6,634 16,007
W PAC 20,975 22,314 14,832 17,765 18,975 9,108 54,782 49,187
IND 5,436 8,660 2,750 - 1,296 - 9,482 8,660
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 35,182 39,006 21,632 29,624 24,199 13,444 81,013 82,074
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
TYPE 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999
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ROUND 37,226 44,077 35,807 55,858 37,875 20,562 110,908 120,497
G+G - - - - 232 229 232 229
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 1,148 432 6,627 13,582 4,439 4,063 12,214 18,077
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 38,374 44,509 42,434 69,440 42,546 24,854 123,354 138,803
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 39,809 45,049 50,717 86,419 48,121 29,957 138,647 161,425
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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Updated 8/11/99
Contact: Chris Fanning
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