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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - July 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 five 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    4,078   66,531   24,944   95,553
            IMPORT     61,713   44,350   20,822  126,885
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    65,791  110,881   45,766  222,438

       2000 DOMESTIC    3,190   55,149   21,596   79,935
            IMPORT     64,931   41,910   11,316  118,157
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    68,121   97,059   32,912  198,092

       2001 DOMESTIC    3,092   41,168   11,172   55,432
            IMPORT     53,668   31,382   12,179   97,229
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    56,760   72,550   23,351  152,661

 

          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       -       -       -       3       -       5       -
E PAC     102     237   6,344   1,888   3,402   2,298   9,848   4,423
W PAC   3,086   2,855  48,804  39,280  18,191   8,874  70,081  51,009
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     3,190   3,092  55,148  41,168  21,596  11,172  79,934  55,432

 

          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   9,271   1,621       -       -       1       -   9,272   1,621
W ATL  14,427  21,630      51      13      26       -  14,504  21,643
E PAC     872     188  22,485   5,304   7,079   6,538  30,436  12,030
W PAC  32,208  26,026  17,451  25,466   4,210   5,630  53,869  57,122
IND     8,154   4,203   1,923     599       -      10  10,077   4,812
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    64,932  53,668  41,910  31,382  11,316  12,178 118,158  97,228

 

    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    65,367  48,157  68,325  59,656  24,010  16,090 157,702 123,903
G+G       1,888   3,607       -       -     994     265   2,882   3,872
DRESSED     737     108       -      47       -       -     737     155
LOIN        129   4,888  28,735  12,847   7,907   6,996  36,771  24,731
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      68,121  56,760  97,060  72,550  32,911  23,351 198,092 152,661

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      68,675  63,294 132,978  88,620  42,905  32,125 244,558 184,039

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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