PRODUCTION OF FISH MEAL AND FISH OIL, JULY - SEPTEMBER  2007 AND 2008
      Month                      MEAL                                OIL
                     Fish     Shellfish     Total
                         -------------------Metric Tons------------------
Calendar Year 2007
  July                46,141          26      46,167                  15,013
  August              47,506           8      47,514                  15,497
  September           35,420           5      35,425                  12,238

      Total          129,067          39     129,106                  42,748
      Jan.-Sept.     224,805         878     225,683                  63,449
      Annual Total   254,587         885     255,472                  71,355

Calendar Year 2008
  July                43,675         (1)      43,675                  18,938
  August              37,340         (1)      37,340                  16,951
  September           18,592         (1)      18,592                   6,936

      Total           99,607         (1)      99,607                  42,825
      Jan.-Sept.     187,365         (1)     187,365                  73,407

Note: Production may include estimates.
(1) Not available on a monthly basis
Data includes production in American Samoa and Puerto Rico.
Data for 2007 are final. Data for 2008 are subject to revision.


        FOREIGN TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008

Product or country                     2008                             2007
                        July       August   September   YTD Total      Total
                              --------------Metric Tons------------
Imports, fish meal:
  Mexico               2,206       2,484       2,260      17,296      19,997
  Chile                   96         806         479       3,981       6,733
  Canada                 432         413         362       3,429       6,549
  Japan                   11      -           -              567       2,036
  Peru                    20      -               40         215       1,118
  China                  244         494         118       1,935         937
  Other                  223         178         350       2,145       2,258
      Total            3,232       4,375       3,609      29,568      39,628

Exports, fish meal:
  China                3,472       4,420       4,376      25,469      52,463
  Canada                 685         749         958       6,223      13,826
  Mexico                 530         188         398       3,925       4,678
  Saudi Arabia           969         387      -            3,928       4,231
  Japan                   44         421       1,005       4,326       4,187
  Indonesia            1,694         655           3      10,080         736
  Other                2,323       1,109       1,741      16,151      24,836
      Total            9,717       7,929       8,481      70,102     104,957

Exports, fish oils:
  Netherlands              2           2         157       3,700      20,802
  Denmark              -          -            9,180      22,221       9,287
  Canada                 751       1,314         638       8,280       7,489
  Japan                    1      -                6          55       4,741
  South Korea              1          16         125         537       1,231
  Mexico               4,986      -                5       5,123         449
  Other                   82         301         425       1,841      11,881
      Total            5,823       1,633      10,536      41,757      55,880
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau.