U.S. Tuna Cannery Receipts, January - May 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    2,065   48,082    16,585   66,732
            IMPORT     42,733   31,259    19,217   93,209
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    44,798   79,341    35,802  159,941

       1998 DOMESTIC    3,193   34,432    21,289   58,914
            IMPORT     45,312   26,624    30,151  102,087
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    48,505   61,056    51,440  161,001

       1999 DOMESTIC    5,533   53,193    14,279   73,005
            IMPORT     46,659   35,701    15,497   97,857
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    52,192   88,894    29,776  170,862

          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       9       -       -       -       4       -      13       -
E PAC   3,026   4,369   2,851   5,071   3,062   1,520   8,939  10,960
W PAC     158   1,163  31,582  48,122  18,223  12,759  49,963  62,044
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
      ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     3,193   5,532  34,433  53,193  21,289  14,279  58,915  73,004

          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   7,989   3,553     379       3   1,121       2   9,489   3,558
W ATL   6,334   7,909       -     203      22      30   6,356   8,142
E PAC     190      20   4,052  15,833   3,130   5,483   7,372  21,336
W PAC  25,340  26,517  19,444  19,662  24,583   9,982  69,367  56,161
IND     5,459   8,660   2,750       -   1,296       -   9,505   8,660
      ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    45,312  46,659  26,625  35,701  30,152  15,497 102,089  97,857

    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    47,090  51,760  52,668  72,288  46,075  24,133 145,833 148,181
G+G           -       -       -       -     371     297     371     297
DRESSED       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
LOIN      1,415     432   8,388  16,606   4,995   5,346  14,798  22,384
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
        ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      48,505  52,192  61,056  88,894  51,441  29,776 161,002 170,862

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      50,274  52,732  71,541 109,651  57,725  36,491 179,540 198,874       

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.