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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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 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.
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Contact: Chris Fanning
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