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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - August 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 4,755 84,028 30,319 119,102
IMPORT 66,891 52,415 26,830 146,136
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sum 71,646 136,443 57,149 265,238
1998 DOMESTIC 4,258 65,924 30,822 101,004
IMPORT 78,770 50,254 37,081 166,105
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sum 83,028 116,178 67,903 267,109
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
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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
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E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL 9 - 2 - 11 - 22 -
E PAC 3,342 8,561 3,179 9,574 4,048 4,370 10,569 22,505
W PAC 907 1,641 62,743 79,271 26,763 21,497 90,413 102,409
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 4,258 10,202 65,924 88,845 30,822 25,867 101,004 124,914
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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 16,514 7,540 386 110 1,123 2 18,023 7,652
W ATL 11,114 16,314 1 536 24 58 11,139 16,908
E PAC 232 38 6,948 24,522 5,593 9,274 12,773 33,834
W PAC 43,051 49,027 40,127 23,235 29,045 12,616 112,223 84,878
IND 7,860 10,539 2,792 - 1,296 - 11,948 10,539
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sum 78,771 83,458 50,254 48,403 37,081 21,950 166,106 153,811
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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 80,296 92,968 99,641 108,054 58,806 37,589 238,743 238,611
G+G 16 - - - 625 528 641 528
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 2,716 692 16,537 29,194 8,473 9,700 27,726 39,586
HDLS - - - - - - - -
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sum 83,028 93,660 116,178 137,248 67,904 47,817 267,110 278,725
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 86,423 94,526 136,849 173,741 78,563 60,000 301,835 328,267
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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