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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - December 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 11,715 125,028 47,859 184,602
IMPORT 102,930 76,237 37,755 216,922
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sum 114,645 201,265 85,614 401,524
1998 DOMESTIC 5,933 110,929 42,210 159,072
IMPORT 117,988 78,758 47,388 244,134
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sum 123,921 189,687 89,598 403,206
1999 DOMESTIC 13,738 131,928 38,691 184,357
IMPORT 119,912 61,850 29,575 211,337
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sum 133,650 193,778 68,266 395,694
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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 4,392 11,825 3,863 13,139 5,872 5,145 14,127 30,109
W PAC 1,533 1,913 107,064 118,790 36,326 33,546 144,923 154,249
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 5,934 13,738 110,929 131,929 42,209 38,691 159,072 184,358
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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 22,792 15,703 386 111 1,123 2 24,301 15,816
W ATL 20,283 22,158 11 820 57 89 20,351 23,067
E PAC 1,070 1,640 8,844 34,247 8,297 14,598 18,211 50,485
W PAC 61,942 65,427 66,724 26,352 36,616 14,826 165,282 106,605
IND 11,900 14,983 2,792 320 1,296 60 15,988 15,363
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 117,987 119,911 78,757 61,850 47,389 29,575 244,133 211,336
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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 119,021 132,671 165,918 151,210 76,360 51,286 361,299 335,167
G+G 16 20 - - 1,065 863 1,081 883
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 4,884 959 23,769 42,568 12,173 16,117 40,826 59,644
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 123,921 133,650 189,687 193,778 89,598 68,266 403,206 395,694
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 30,027 134,851 219,398 246,988 104,931 88,507 454,356 470,346
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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