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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - March 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 1,598 28,297 10,755 40,650
IMPORT 23,668 18,313 11,836 53,817
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sum 25,266 46,610 22,591 94,467
1998 DOMESTIC 3,035 11,982 15,095 30,112
IMPORT 24,250 17,793 19,393 61,436
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sum 27,285 29,775 34,488 91,548
1999 DOMESTIC 5,213 30,691 8,442 44,346
IMPORT 29,647 24,251 9,846 63,744
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sum 34,860 54,942 18,288 108,090
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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 7 - - - 1 - 8 -
E PAC 3,026 4,318 2,340 3,849 1,532 1,141 6,898 9,308
W PAC 1 895 9,642 26,842 13,563 7,301 23,206 35,038
IND - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 3,034 5,213 11,982 30,691 15,096 8,442 30,112 44,346
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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 2,108 2,397 379 - 1,121 - 3,608 2,397
W ATL 2,838 3,286 - - 22 5 2,860 3,291
E PAC 178 20 2,725 9,358 1,933 3,614 4,836 12,992
W PAC 15,569 18,384 12,045 14,893 15,021 6,227 42,635 39,504
IND 3,557 5,559 2,644 - 1,296 - 7,497 5,559
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 24,250 29,646 17,793 24,251 19,393 9,846 61,436 63,743
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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 26,452 34,443 25,462 45,224 31,535 15,097 83,449 94,764
G+G - - - - 189 180 189 180
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 833 417 4,312 9,718 2,764 3,012 7,909 13,147
HDLS - - - - - - - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 27,285 34,860 29,774 54,942 34,488 18,289 91,547 108,091
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 28,325 35,380 35,165 67,090 37,964 22,073 101,454 124,543
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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