U.S. Cannery Receipts, January - February 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      926   18,028     7,272   26,226
            IMPORT     14,782   10,903     6,050   31,735
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    15,708   28,931    13,322   57,961

       1998 DOMESTIC    3,026    5,762     9,957   18,745
            IMPORT     15,991   10,156     7,681   33,828
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    19,017   15,918    17,638   52,573

       1999 DOMESTIC    3,532   18,112     4,190   25,834
            IMPORT     20,798   16,069     7,492   44,359
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    24,330   34,181    11,682   70,193

          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       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
E PAC   3,026   3,337   1,066   1,343     366     265   4,458   4,945
W PAC       -     195   4,696  16,769   9,591   3,925  14,287  20,889
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
      ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     3,026   3,532   5,762  18,112   9,957   4,190  18,745  25,834

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK        YELLOWFIN        TOTAL
AREA     1998    1999    1998    1999    1998    1999    1998    1999
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL   2,078   2,075     379       -   1,121       -   3,578   2,075
W ATL   1,012     402       -       -      22       -   1,034     402
E PAC     178      20   1,447   4,037     838   1,804   2,463   5,861
W PAC   9,286  13,039   5,686  12,032   4,404   5,688  19,376  30,759
IND     3,437   5,261   2,644       -   1,296       -   7,377   5,261
      ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    15,991  20,797  10,156  16,069   7,681   7,492  33,828  44,358

    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
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND    18,490  23,926  14,226  29,270  16,486   9,871  49,202  63,067
G+G           -       -       -       -     100      80     100      80
DRESSED       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
LOIN        527     404   1,692   4,911   1,053   1,732   3,272   7,047
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
        ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      19,017  24,330  15,918  34,181  17,639  11,683  52,574  70,194

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      19,676  24,835  18,033  40,320  18,965  13,856  56,674  79,011

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.