UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - September 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 six
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 7,959 86,535 32,959 127,453
IMPORT 82,693 55,358 26,169 164,220
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 90,652 141,893 59,128 291,673
2000 DOMESTIC 6,436 71,059 28,026 105,521
IMPORT 84,481 53,933 13,905 152,319
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 90,917 124,992 41,931 257,840
2001 DOMESTIC 5,134 59,128 16,205 80,467
IMPORT 76,717 35,911 13,440 126,068
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 81,851 95,039 29,645 206,535
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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
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL 2 - - - 3 - 5 -
E PAC 3,282 1,279 6,516 1,888 4,955 2,423 14,753 5,590
W PAC 3,153 3,855 64,543 57,240 23,067 13,782 90,763 74,877
IND - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 6,437 5,134 71,059 59,128 28,025 16,205 105,521 80,467
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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 11,285 2,186 - - 1 - 11,286 2,186
W ATL 18,685 26,637 51 13 26 - 18,762 26,650
E PAC 1,129 234 24,655 5,739 8,613 7,058 34,397 13,031
W PAC 44,353 43,457 27,143 29,541 5,266 6,372 76,762 79,370
IND 9,028 4,203 2,084 617 - 10 11,112 4,830
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 84,480 76,717 53,933 35,910 13,906 13,440 152,319 126,067
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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 86,821 69,154 90,420 78,908 30,966 21,574 208,207 169,636
G+G 2,693 5,291 - - 1,204 324 3,897 5,615
DRESSED 809 198 - 47 - - 809 245
LOIN 595 7,208 34,572 16,083 9,761 7,747 44,928 31,038
HDLS - - - - - - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 90,918 81,851 124,992 95,038 41,931 29,645 257,841 206,534
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 92,159 91,492 168,208 115,155 54,264 39,364 314,631 246,011
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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