UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January 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
not agree due to rounding. |
TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
(Short Tons)
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1996 - 2000
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 822 8,464 3,686 12,972
IMPORT 7,833 3,481 2,057 13,371
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum 8,655 11,945 5,743 26,343
2000 DOMESTIC 298 8,190 2,198 10,686
IMPORT 15,228 2,772 1,839 19,839
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sum 15,526 10,962 4,037 30,525
2001 DOMESTIC 80 6,404 892 7,376
IMPORT 8,752 2,974 957 12,683
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum 8,832 9,378 1,849 20,059
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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 34 - - 12 16 16 50
W PAC 292 47 8,190 6,404 2,186 876 10,668 7,327
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 298 81 8,190 6,404 2,198 892 10,686 7,377
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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 1,587 517 - - - - 1,587 517
W ATL 1,507 1,043 14 - - - 1,521 1,043
E PAC - - 1,836 419 1,415 470 3,251 889
W PAC 6,142 4,543 816 2,555 424 487 7,382 7,585
IND 5,991 2,649 106 - - - 6,097 2,649
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 15,227 8,752 2,772 2,974 1,839 957 19,838 12,683
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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
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND 15,005 7,938 8,213 6,842 2,216 1,233 25,434 16,013
G+G 399 434 - - 23 36 422 470
DRESSED 120 - - 47 - - 120 47
LOIN 3 461 2,749 2,490 1,799 580 4,551 3,531
HDLS - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 15,527 8,833 10,962 9,379 4,038 1,849 30,527 20,061
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 15,603 9,457 14,398 12,503 6,288 2,579 36,289 24,539
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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