Oregon, Washington, and Alaska exports of edible fishery products, 1994

Abstract

Oregon, Washington, and Alaska (defined in this report as the Pacific Northwest) exports of edible fishery products in 1994 declined 7% in quantity from 1993 to 1.39 billion pounds (lb) or 629,048 metric tons (t). The value of these fishery exports declined by 4.8% to $2.05 billion. Although there were declines in exports of salmon, crab, and fish roe, the decrease in total exports was primarily due to the 18.9% decline in crab exports and the 11% decline in whole or dressed salmon exports. In 1994, groundfish exports of $862 million and salmon exports of $737 million accounted for 42% and 35.9%, respectively, of the total value of Pacific Northwest fishery exports. The value of Pacific Northwest exports comprised 65.6% of total U.S. edible fishery exports, down from 70% in 1993. In 1994, Pacific Northwest exports were shipped to 42 countries with the top 4 countries accounting for 93.5% of the total. Increased trade with Canada, the People's Republic of China, Australia, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, could not offset the decreased trade of fishery products with Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and France. Exports to Japan totaled $1.6 billion or 78.5% of the total, down 6.2% in value from

$1.7 billion in 1993. Canada was in the second spot with shipments of $148 million or 7.2% of total exports. The Republic of Korea was in the third spot with $88 million or 4.3% of the total exports, down 10.3% from $98 million in 1993. Pacific Northwest exports to the United Kingdom declined 8.7% from 1993 to $70.6 million or 3.5% of the total exports.


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