REVIEW 



FOREIGN TRADE IN FISHERY PRODUCTS 



IMPORTS . U.S. imports of edible fishery products in 

 1996 were valued at $6.7 billion, $62.1 million less 

 than in 1995. The quantity of edible imports was 3.2 

 billion pounds, 103.3 million pounds more than the 

 quantity imported in 1995. 



Edible imports consisted of 2.7 billion pounds 

 of fresh and frozen products valued at $6.0 billion, 



354.4 million pounds of canned products valued at 

 $473.7 million, 67.4 million pounds of cured products 

 valued at $131.7 million, 5.1 million pounds of caviar 

 and roe products valued at $35.3 million, and 16.0 

 million pounds of other products valued at $45.2 

 million. 



The quantity of shrimp imported in 1996 was 



582.5 million pounds, 14.7 million pounds less than the 

 quantity imported in 1995. Valued at $2.5 billion, 

 shrimp imports accounted for 36 percent of the 

 value of total edible imports. Imports of fresh and 

 frozen tuna were 528.7 million pounds, 32.8 million 

 pounds more than the 495.9 million pounds imported 

 in 1995. Imports of canned tuna were 193.0 million 

 pounds, 22.3 million pounds less than in 1995. 

 Imports of fresh and frozen fillets and steaks 

 amounted to 476.5 million pounds, a decrease of 1 .0 

 million pounds from 1995. Regular and minced block 

 imports were 234.2 million pounds, an increase of 

 23.9 million pounds from 1995. 



Imports of nonedible fishery products were 

 valued at $6.3 billion-an increase of $670.8 million 



compared with 1995. The total value of edible 

 and nonedible products was $13.1 billion in 1996, 

 $608.7 million more than in 1995 when $12.4 billion of 

 fishery products were imported. 



EXPORTS . U.S. exports of edible fishery products 

 were 2.1 billion pounds valued at $3.0 billion, an 

 increase of 64.9 million pounds, but a decrease of 

 $230.0 million when compared with 1995. Fresh and 

 frozen items were 1.8 billion pounds valued at $2.3 

 billion, an increase of 35.1 million pounds, but a 

 decrease of $193.7 million compared with 1995. In 

 terms of individual species, fresh and frozen exports 

 consisted principally of 277.0 million pounds of 

 salmon valued at $469.8 million, 284.7 million pounds 

 of surimi valued at $269.8 million and 46.7 million 

 pounds of crabs valued at $162.4 million. Canned 

 items were 1 55.4 million pounds valued at $223.8 

 million. Salmon was the major canned item 

 exported, with 95.5 million pounds valued at $154.1 

 million. Cured items were 23.2 million pounds valued 

 at $41 .9 million. Caviar and roe exports were 1 10.9 

 million pounds valued at $450.9 million. 



Exports of nonedible products were valued 

 at $5.6 billion compared with $5.0 billion in 1995. 

 Exports of fishmeal amounted to 186.4 million pounds 

 valued at $52.9 million. The total value of edible and 

 nonedible exports was $8.7 billion~an increase of 

 $385.3 million compared with 1995. 



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