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
|