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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - September 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    7,967   94,497    33,142  135,606
            IMPORT     79,820   60,259    27,546  167,625
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    87,787  154,756    60,688  303,231

       1999 DOMESTIC   10,877  100,438    29,319  140,634
            IMPORT     94,717   52,186    23,284  170,187
*********** ******** -------- --------  -------- --------
sum                   105,594  152,624    52,603  310,821

       2000 DOMESTIC    6,436   71,059    28,026  105,521
            IMPORT     84,481   53,747    13,905  152,133
*********** ******** -------- --------  -------- --------
sum                    90,917  124,806    41,931  257,654

 

          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       -       2       -       -       -       3       -       5
E PAC   9,236   3,282  10,465   6,516   4,567   4,955  24,268  14,753
W PAC   1,641   3,153  89,973  64,543  24,752  23,067 116,366  90,763
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    10,877   6,437 100,438  71,059  29,319  28,025 140,634 105,521

 

          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   9,818  11,285     111       -       2       1   9,931  11,286
W ATL  18,328  18,685     688      51      58      26  19,074  18,762
E PAC      38   1,129  27,384  24,655  10,207   8,613  37,629  34,397
W PAC  54,796  44,353  24,004  26,957  12,957   5,266  91,757  76,576
IND    11,737   9,028       -   2,084      60       -  11,797  11,112
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    94,717  84,480  52,187  53,747  23,284  13,906 170,188 152,133

 

    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   104,701  86,821 119,695  90,420  41,041  30,966 265,437 208,207
G+G           -   2,693       -       -     696   1,204     696   3,897
DRESSED       -     809       -       -       -       -       -     809
LOIN        893     595  32,929  34,386  10,865   9,761  44,687  44,742
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     105,594  90,918 152,624 124,806  52,602  41,931 310,820 257,655

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     106,710  92,159 193,786 167,789  66,261  54,264 366,757 314,212
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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