UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - April 2001 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
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1996 - 2000
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 3,019 30,980 12,877 46,876
IMPORT 36,919 25,818 14,552 77,289
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 39,938 56,798 27,429 124,165
2000 DOMESTIC 2,608 29,127 10,400 42,135
IMPORT 42,771 27,557 8,487 78,815
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 45,379 56,684 18,887 120,950
2001 DOMESTIC 2,139 14,650 3,872 20,661
IMPORT 32,487 18,064 6,080 56,631
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 34,626 32,714 9,952 77,292
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL 2 - - - - - 2 -
E PAC 4 41 5,026 1,107 1,911 1,640 6,941 2,788
W PAC 2,602 2,097 24,101 13,543 8,489 2,232 35,192 17,872
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 2,608 2,138 29,127 14,650 10,400 3,872 42,135 20,660
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL 4,452 1,087 - - - - 4,452 1,087
W ATL 5,201 8,858 51 - 26 - 5,278 8,858
E PAC 385 48 15,806 1,673 5,637 2,503 21,828 4,224
W PAC 24,707 18,579 10,209 15,795 2,824 3,577 37,740 37,951
IND 8,027 3,915 1,491 596 - - 9,518 4,511
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- -------
sum 42,772 32,487 27,557 18,064 8,487 6,080 78,816 56,631
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
TYPE 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND 43,772 30,741 36,558 24,632 12,233 6,512 92,563 61,885
G+G 1,081 1,377 - - 397 178 1,478 1,555
DRESSED 524 78 - 47 - - 524 125
LOIN 3 2,430 20,126 8,035 6,256 3,262 26,385 13,727
HDLS - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 45,380 34,626 56,684 32,714 18,886 9,952 120,950 77,292
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 45,633 37,834 81,841 42,769 26,751 14,048 154,225 94,651
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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Contact: Chris Fanning
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