UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - February 2001 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
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TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
(Short Tons)
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1996 - 2000
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 1,466 15,312 6,428 23,206
IMPORT 17,169 11,156 6,197 34,522
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum 18,635 26,468 12,625 57,728
2000 DOMESTIC 353 15,634 5,063 21,050
IMPORT 21,080 11,114 4,615 36,809
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sum 21,433 26,748 9,678 57,859
2001 DOMESTIC 352 6,995 1,050 8,397
IMPORT 16,952 12,936 3,355 33,243
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum 17,304 19,931 4,405 41,640
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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 38 157 51 81 52 242 141
W PAC 346 314 15,477 6,943 4,982 998 20,805 8,255
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 352 352 15,634 6,994 5,063 1,050 21,049 8,396
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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 1,929 773 - - - - 1,929 773
W ATL 1,583 5,176 51 - - - 1,634 5,176
E PAC - - 8,317 1,234 3,632 988 11,949 2,222
W PAC 11,548 7,126 2,214 11,510 982 2,367 14,744 21,003
IND 6,020 3,877 532 192 - - 6,552 4,069
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 21,080 16,952 11,114 12,936 4,614 3,355 36,808 33,243
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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
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ROUND 20,911 15,775 16,299 14,582 5,560 2,848 42,770 33,205
G+G 399 744 - - 23 38 422 782
DRESSED 120 26 - 47 - - 120 73
LOIN 3 759 10,449 5,301 4,095 1,519 14,547 7,579
HDLS - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 21,433 17,304 26,748 19,930 9,678 4,405 57,859 41,639
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 21,510 18,341 39,810 26,569 14,799 6,308 76,119 51,218
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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Contact: Chris Fanning
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