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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - October 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   10,364   96,541   36,426  143,331
            IMPORT     92,923   60,777   29,734  183,434
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                   103,287  157,318   66,160  326,765

       2000 DOMESTIC    8,696   80,689   31,079  120,464
            IMPORT     92,731   59,974   16,633  169,338
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                   101,427  140,663   47,712  289,802

       2001 DOMESTIC    6,487   68,283   18,962   93,732
            IMPORT     87,171   38,452   14,527  140,150
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum                    93,658  106,735   33,489  233,882

 

          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   5,513   1,381   6,767   1,888   5,876   2,423  18,156   5,692
W PAC   3,179   5,106  73,921  66,395  25,197  16,538 102,297  88,039
IND         -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     8,696   6,487  80,688  68,283  31,080  18,961 120,464  93,731

 

          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  12,484   2,267       -       -      37       -  12,521   2,267
W ATL  21,589  32,484     377      13      26       -  21,992  32,497
E PAC   1,417     234  26,513   5,817  10,654   7,184  38,584  13,235
W PAC  46,991  47,983  31,000  32,004   5,917   7,333  83,908  87,320
IND    10,250   4,203   2,084     617       -      10  12,334   4,830
     -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum    92,731  87,171  59,974  38,451  16,634  14,527 169,339 140,149

 

    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    96,324  79,082 102,122  88,716  34,305  24,925 232,751 192,723
G+G       3,272   5,968       -       -   1,281     353   4,553   6,321
DRESSED     852     198       -      47       -       -     852     245
LOIN        978   8,410  38,541  17,972  12,127   8,211  51,646  34,593
HDLS          -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -
       -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     101,426  93,658 140,663 106,735  47,713  33,489 289,802 233,882

RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum     103,222 104,876 188,838 129,212  63,012  43,790 355,072 277,878

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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