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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January 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 244 9,946 4,573 14,763
IMPORT 6,837 2,452 1,314 10,603
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sum 7,081 12,398 5,887 25,366
1998 DOMESTIC 992 2,944 7,233 11,169
IMPORT 8,972 1,800 1,608 12,380
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sum 9,964 4,744 8,841 23,549
1999 DOMESTIC 2,795 12,710 2,178 17,683
IMPORT 6,916 7,488 3,375 17,779
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sum 9,711 20,198 5,553 35,462
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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
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL - - - - - - - -
E PAC 992 2,764 1,032 1,263 263 74 2,287 4,101
W PAC - 31 1,912 11,447 6,970 2,104 8,882 13,582
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 992 2,795 2,944 12,710 7,233 2,178 11,169 17,683
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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
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - 379 - 1,121 - 1,500 -
W ATL 238 199 - - 22 - 260 199
E PAC - 20 950 941 307 751 1,257 1,712
W PAC 5,298 4,940 472 6,547 159 2,624 5,929 14,111
IND 3,437 1,757 - - - - 3,437 1,757
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 8,973 6,916 1,801 7,488 1,609 3,375 12,383 17,779
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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
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND 9,687 9,518 3,850 17,776 8,376 4,664 21,913 31,958
G+G - - - - 36 30 36 30
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 277 192 895 2,423 429 859 1,601 3,474
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 9,964 9,710 4,745 20,199 8,841 5,553 23,550 35,462
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 10,311 9,951 5,863 23,227 9,382 6,629 25,556 39,807
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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Updated 8/11/99
Contact: Chris Fanning
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