PRODUCTION OF FISH MEAL AND FISH OIL, JANUARY - MARCH  2015 AND 2016


      Month                       MEAL                                  OIL

                       Fish     Shellfish     Total

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Calendar Year 2015
  January              4,355         (1)       4,355                     265
  February            15,007         (1)      15,007                     884
  March               16,563         (1)      16,563                     920

      Total           35,925         (1)      35,925                   2,069
      Jan.-Mar.       35,925         (1)      35,925                   2,069
      Annual Total   276,818         (2)     276,818                  63,481

Calendar Year 2016
  January              4,810         (1)       4,810                     (2)
  February            13,332         (1)      13,332                     (2)
  March               12,896         (1)      12,896                     (2)

      Total           31,038         (1)      31,038                     (2)
      Jan.-Mar.       31,038         (1)      31,038                     (2)


Note: Production may include estimates.
(1) Not available on a monthly basis
(2) Not available for this quarter
Data includes production in American Samoa and Puerto Rico.
For this report, data for 2015 and 2016 are subject to revision. Values for 2015 are currently estimates



FOREIGN TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, JANUARY - MARCH 2016


Product or country                  2016                               2015


                        Jan.        Feb.        Mar.    YTD Total     Total

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Imports, fish meal:
Chile                  1,457       1,311       1,374       4,142      29,043
Mexico                   207         488         508       1,203       7,409
Canada                   188         116         101         405       3,765
France                   169         385         415         969       3,042
Norway                   118         272         339         729       1,747
Denmark                  115         189         379         683       1,401
  Other                  297         402         778       1,477       3,088
      Total            2,551       3,163       3,894       9,608      49,495

Exports, fish meal:
China                    461       1,066       6,087       7,614      53,165
Mexico                16,832       4,426       7,128      28,386      31,727
South Korea               68       2,032       3,531       5,631      20,871
Canada                 1,226       1,354       1,669       4,249      18,354
Germany                   -          -           -             0       7,046
Nigeria                  103         -           -           103       5,034
  Other                  384         869       1,767       3,020      12,447
      Total           19,074       9,747      20,182      49,003     148,644

Exports, fish oils:
Canada                   709         914         889       2,512      12,746
Norway                     6          29          10          45      10,277
Belgium                    -          -           -            0       8,863
Denmark                   16           2           3          21       7,115
Chile                    427         478         140       1,045       6,753
South Korea                3         155         449         607       2,373
  Other                  497         370         369       1,236       6,784
      Total            1,658       1,948       1,860       5,466      54,911
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau.