Oregon, Washington, and Alaska exports of edible fishery products, 1995

Abstract

Oregon, Washington, and Alaska (defined in this report as the Pacific Northwest) exports of edible fishery products in 1995 declined slightly in quantity from 1994 to 1.4 billion pounds (lb) or 633,188 metric tons (t). The value of these fishery exports increased by 3.7% to $2.15 billion. The increases in exports of groundfish, salmon, and herring were dampened by the 41% decrease of crab exports. In 1995, groundfish exports of $985 million and salmon exports of $792 mllllon accounted 45.8% and 36.9%, respectively, of the total value of Pacific Northwest fishery exports. The value of Pacific Northwest exports comprised 65.9% of total U.S. edible fishery exports, down slightly from 66.3% in 1994. In 1995, Pacific Northwest exports were shipped to 42 countries with the top 4 countries (Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Korea) accounting for 92.7% of the total. Increased trade with Canada, the People's Republic of China, France and the United Kingdom, offset the decreased trade of fishery products with the Republic of Korea. Exports to Japan totaled $1.64 billion or 76.4% of the total, up 1.8% in value from $1.61 billion in 1994. Canada was in the second spot with shipments of $184 million or 8.6% of total exports. Pacific Northwest exports to the United Kingdom increased 7.3% from 1994 to $86 million or 4.0% of the total exports. The Republic of Korea dropped to the fourth spot with $79.5 million or 3.7% of the total exports, down 10% from $88 million in 1994.


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