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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - March 2002 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 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
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1997 - 2002
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 2,407 20,379 8,457 31,243
IMPORT 26,626 19,111 9,745 55,482
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sum 29,033 39,490 18,202 86,725
2001 DOMESTIC 1,008 8,481 1,928 11,417
IMPORT 26,505 16,098 4,975 47,578
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sum 27,513 24,579 6,903 58,995
2002 DOMESTIC 1,178 28,756 11,081 41,015
IMPORT 21,516 5,572 3,005 30,093
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sum 22,694 34,328 14,086 71,108
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
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E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL - - - - - - - -
E PAC 40 - 419 - 811 294 1,270 294
W PAC 968 1,178 8,063 28,756 1,117 10,787 10,148 40,721
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 1,008 1,178 8,482 28,756 1,928 11,081 11,418 41,015
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
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E ATL 950 146 - - - - 950 146
W ATL 8,085 4,304 - - - - 8,085 4,304
E PAC - - 1,356 1,488 1,555 1,420 2,911 2,908
W PAC 13,554 14,037 14,254 3,759 3,419 1,585 31,227 19,381
IND 3,915 3,029 489 325 - - 4,404 3,354
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 26,504 21,516 16,099 5,572 4,974 3,005 47,577 30,093
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
TYPE 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
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ROUND 24,998 17,686 17,323 30,703 4,513 12,125 46,834 60,514
G+G 994 1,466 - - 134 70 1,128 1,536
DRESSED 73 217 47 - - - 120 217
LOIN 1,448 3,324 7,210 3,625 2,256 1,891 10,914 8,840
HDLS - - - - - - - -
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sum 27,513 22,693 24,580 34,328 6,903 14,086 58,996 71,107
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 29,450 27,065 33,604 38,860 9,737 16,456 72,791 82,381
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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