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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - July 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 2,864 74,111 24,684 101,659
IMPORT 57,580 45,819 23,650 127,049
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sum 60,444 119,930 48,334 228,708
1998 DOMESTIC 3,800 60,621 29,300 93,721
IMPORT 66,417 42,104 34,380 142,901
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sum 70,217 102,725 63,680 236,622
1999 DOMESTIC 7,011 77,819 22,448 107,278
IMPORT 69,578 43,848 18,993 132,419
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sum 76,589 121,667 41,441 239,697
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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 3,276 5,370 3,153 7,637 4,029 3,780 10,458 16,787
W PAC 516 1,641 57,466 70,182 25,260 18,667 83,242 90,490
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 3,801 7,011 60,621 77,819 29,300 22,447 93,722 107,277
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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 3,276 5,370 3,153 7,637 4,029 3,780 10,458 16,787
W PAC 516 1,641 57,466 70,182 25,260 18,667 83,242 90,490
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 3,801 7,011 60,621 77,819 29,300 22,447 93,722 107,277
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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 14,147 7,199 379 110 1,121 2 15,647 7,311
W ATL 10,408 11,500 - 536 24 56 10,432 12,092
E PAC 214 38 6,466 21,294 4,271 7,513 10,951 28,845
W PAC 36,128 40,487 32,467 21,907 27,668 11,423 96,263 73,817
IND 5,520 10,353 2,792 - 1,296 - 9,608 10,353
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 66,417 69,577 42,104 43,847 34,380 18,994 142,901 132,418
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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 68,036 76,096 88,335 96,987 56,325 33,252 212,696 206,335
G+G 16 - - - 575 433 591 433
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 2,165 493 14,390 24,680 6,780 7,755 23,335 32,928
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 70,217 76,589 102,725 121,667 63,680 41,440 236,622 239,696
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 72,926 77,206 120,712 152,518 72,218 51,182 265,856 280,906
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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12/01/99
Contact: Chris Fanning
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