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
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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
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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 5,513 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
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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
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
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
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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
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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.
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Contact: Chris Fanning
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