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
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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
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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
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
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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
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
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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
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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.
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