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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - May 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 Yellowfin tuna category may include receipts of Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail tuna.  Totals may not agree due to rounding.

         TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
                       (Short Tons)

       YEAR TYPE     ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN    TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
1995 - 1999
  AVERAGE   DOMESTIC    3,014   47,511    16,324   66,849
            IMPORT     43,871   33,728    17,574   95,173
********    ********  -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    46,885   81,239    33,898  162,022

       1999 DOMESTIC    5,533   53,193    14,279   73,005
            IMPORT     46,659   35,701    15,497   97,857
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    52,192   88,894    29,776  170,862

       2000 DOMESTIC    3,020   38,714    13,729   55,463
            IMPORT     49,645   30,248     9,526   89,419
*********** ******** -------- -------- --------- --------
sum                    52,665   68,962    23,255  144,882

 

         DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
                             (Short Tons)

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK        YELLOWFIN        TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       -       2       -       -       -       3       -       5
E PAC   4,369       4   5,071   5,026   1,520   1,936  10,960   6,966
W PAC   1,163   3,014  48,122  33,688  12,759  11,789  62,044  48,491
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     5,532   3,020  53,193  38,714  14,279  13,728  73,004  55,462

 

          IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
                             (Short Tons)

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK        YELLOWFIN        TOTAL
AREA     1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL   3,553   6,062       3       -       2       -   3,558   6,062
W ATL   7,909   6,831     203      51      30      26   8,142   6,908
E PAC      20     840  15,833  18,823   5,483   6,430  21,336  26,093
W PAC  26,517  27,782  19,662   9,823   9,982   3,070  56,161  40,675
IND     8,660   8,130       -   1,550       -       -   8,660   9,680
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    46,659  49,645  35,701  30,247  15,497   9,526  97,857  89,418

 

    CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
                              (Short Tons)

             ALBACORE        SKIPJACK        YELLOWFIN        TOTAL
TYPE       1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000    1999    2000
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
ROUND    51,760  50,884  72,288  45,946  24,133  15,533 148,181 112,363
G+G           -   1,212       -       -     297     703     297   1,915
DRESSED       -     561       -       -       -       -       -     561
LOIN        432       9  16,606  23,015   5,346   7,019  22,384  30,043
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      52,192  52,666  88,894  68,961  29,776  23,255 170,862 144,882

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum      52,732  52,950 109,651  97,730  36,491  32,106 198,874 182,786

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.

Revised September 28, 2000

Contact: Chris Fanning


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