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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - October 2000 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 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
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1995 - 1999
  AVERAGE   DOMESTIC   10,248  105,027    37,064  152,339
            IMPORT     90,716   65,566    30,840  187,122
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   100,964  170,593    67,904  339,461

       1999 DOMESTIC   11,681  110,660    31,933  154,274
            IMPORT    103,559   55,149    26,137  184,845
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   115,240  165,809    58,070  339,119

       2000 DOMESTIC    8,696   80,689    31,079  120,464
            IMPORT     92,731   59,788    16,633  169,152
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                   101,427  140,477    47,712  289,616

 

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       -       4       -       -       -       7       -      11
E PAC  10,040   5,513  10,878   6,767   4,596   5,876  25,514  18,156
W PAC   1,641   3,179  99,782  73,921  27,337  25,197 128,760 102,297
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    11,681   8,696 110,660  80,688  31,933  31,080 154,274 120,464

 

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL  12,773  12,484     111       -       2      37  12,886  12,521
W ATL  20,640  21,589     688     377      88      26  21,416  21,992
E PAC     937   1,417  29,176  26,513  11,946  10,654  42,059  38,584
W PAC  57,473  46,991  25,174  30,814  14,040   5,917  96,687  83,722
IND    11,737  10,250       -   2,084      60       -  11,797  12,334
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum   103,560  92,731  55,149  59,788  26,136  16,634 184,845 169,153

 

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

             ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
TYPE       1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND   114,318  96,324 129,931 102,122  44,528  34,305 288,777 232,751
G+G           -   3,272       -       -     746   1,281     746   4,553
DRESSED       -     852       -       -       -       -       -     852
LOIN        922     978  35,878  38,354  12,796  12,127  49,596  51,459
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     115,240 101,426 165,809 140,476  58,070  47,713 339,119 289,615

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     116,393 103,222 210,656 188,420  74,146  63,012 401,195 354,654


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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