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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - November 2001 and Comparison

Quantities are gross unloading weights reported by United States tuna packers for the periods shown.  United States tuna packers consist of four companies operating five plants located in California, American Samoa, Pennsylvania 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   11,482  105,799   39,939  157,220
            IMPORT    103,324   65,358   31,225  199,907
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                   114,806  171,157   71,164  357,127

       2000 DOMESTIC    9,378   89,787   33,288  132,453
            IMPORT    106,801   63,080   17,098  186,979
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                   116,179  152,867   50,386  319,432

       2001 DOMESTIC    7,004   76,163   22,668  105,835
            IMPORT    100,083   41,522   15,532  157,137
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                   107,087  117,685   38,200  262,972

 

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

           ALBACORE        SKIPJACK         OTHER *         TOTAL
AREA     2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001    2000    2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
W ATL       4       -       -       -       7       -      11       -
E PAC   5,874   1,402   6,767   1,888   5,906   2,470  18,547   5,760
W PAC   3,500   5,602  83,020  74,276  27,375  20,198 113,895 100,076
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     9,378   7,004  89,787  76,164  33,288  22,668 132,453 105,836

 

          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  12,515   3,346       -       -      37       -  12,552   3,346
W ATL  31,464  38,853     377      13      26       -  31,867  38,866
E PAC   1,466     291  26,927   5,999  10,927   7,464  39,320  13,754
W PAC  48,803  50,548  33,693  34,892   6,108   8,059  88,604  93,499
IND    12,553   7,045   2,084     617       -      10  14,637   7,672
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum   106,801 100,083  63,081  41,521  17,098  15,533 186,980 157,137

 

    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   110,018  90,179 111,221  97,769  36,597  29,002 257,836 216,950
G+G       3,754   6,670       -       -   1,300     354   5,054   7,024
DRESSED     869     198       -      47       -       -     869     245
LOIN      1,538  10,039  41,646  19,869  12,489   8,844  55,673  38,752
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     116,179 107,086 152,867 117,685  50,386  38,200 319,432 262,971
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     118,731 120,418 204,925 142,534  66,140  49,295 389,796 312,247

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.

Contact: Chris Fanning


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