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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - June 2002 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 four 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
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1997 - 2002
  AVERAGE   DOMESTIC    3,220   50,149   17,888   71,257
            IMPORT     52,948   33,439   17,343  103,730
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    56,168   83,588   35,231  174,987

       2001 DOMESTIC    2,626   31,444    8,438   42,508
            IMPORT     44,738   28,293   11,561   84,592
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    47,364   59,737   19,999  127,100

       2002 DOMESTIC    3,178   54,427   15,303   72,908
            IMPORT     46,547   16,433    5,710   68,690
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    49,725   70,860   21,013  141,598

 

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
E PAC      51       -   1,888       -   2,271     325   4,210     325
W PAC   2,575   3,178  29,556  54,427   6,167  14,978  38,298  72,583
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     2,626   3,178  31,444  54,427   8,438  15,303  42,508  72,908

 

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL   1,494     450       -       -       -       -   1,494     450
W ATL  15,626  15,056       -       -       -       -  15,626  15,056
E PAC     126       -   4,390   3,315   6,153   2,806  10,669   6,121
W PAC  23,453  24,784  23,307  12,793   5,408   2,904  52,168  40,481
IND     4,039   6,257     596     325       -       -   4,635   6,582
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    44,738  46,547  28,293  16,433  11,561   5,710  84,592  68,690

 

    CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
                              (Short Tons)

             ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
TYPE       2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002    2001    2002
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND    40,113  37,341  48,038  59,869  13,212  17,393 101,363 114,603
G+G       2,762   4,423       -       -     244     353   3,006   4,776
DRESSED      98     575      47       -       -       -     145     575
LOIN      4,391   7,385  11,651  10,991   6,542   3,267  22,584  21,643
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      47,364  49,724  59,736  70,860  19,998  21,013 127,098 141,597

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      53,182  59,587  74,313  84,599  28,203  25,136 155,698 169,322


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.

Contact: Chris Fanning


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