REVIEW 



PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



FRESH AND FROZEN 



FISH FILLETS AND STEAKS In 1996 the U.S. 

 production of raw (uncooked) fish fillets and 

 steaks, including blocks, was 398.0 million pounds- 

 12.7 million pounds more than the 385.3 million 

 pounds in 1995. These fillets and steaks were 

 valued at $885.7 million--$44.7 million more than 

 1995. Alaska pollock fillets and blocks led all 

 species with 136.4 million pounds-32 percent of 

 the total. Production of groundfish fillets and 

 steaks (see Glossary Section-Groundfish) was 220.0 

 million pounds compared with 216.7 million pounds 

 in 1995. 



FISH STICKS AND PORTIONS The combined 

 production of fish sticks and portions was 279.2 

 million pounds valued at $362.3 million compared 

 with the 1995 production of 325.3 million pounds 

 valued at $430.0 million-a decrease of 46. 1 million 

 pounds and $67.7 million. 



The total production of fish sticks 

 amounted to 65.2 million pounds valued at $55.8 

 million-a dencrease of 8.8 million pounds and 

 $17.7 million compared with 1995. The total 

 production of fish portions amounted to 214.0 

 million pounds valued at $306.5 million - a 



decrease of 37.3 million pounds and $50.0 million 

 compared with 1995. 



BREADED SHRIMP The production of breaded 

 shrimp in 1996 was 108.5 million pounds valued at 

 $341 .8 million, compared with the 1995 production 

 of 100.5 million pounds valued at $299.4 million. 



F R OZE N FIS HERY TRA DE In 1996. stocks of frozen 

 fishery products in cold storage were at a low of 

 293.5 million pounds on June 30 and a high of 

 374.3 million pounds on January 31 . Cold storage 

 holdings of shrimp products were at a high of 43.9 

 million pounds on December 31 and a low of 27.5 

 million pounds on May 31. Holdings of saltwater 

 fillets and steaks reached a high of 78.5 million 

 pounds on January 31 and were at a low of 57.7 

 million pounds on September 30. Holdings of 

 blocks and slabs were at a high of 60.5 million 

 pounds on December 31 and a low of 32.1 million 

 pounds on February 28. Surimi and analog 

 product holdings reached a high of 28.4 million 

 pounds on March 31 and were at a low of 15.7 

 million pounds on August 31 . 



