REVIEW 



PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS . The pack of canned 

 fishery products in the 50 states, American Samoa, and 

 Puerto Rico was 49.4 million standard cases (1 .3 billion 

 pounds) valued at SI. 6 billion-a decrease of 789 

 thousand standard cases (42.6 million pounds), and 

 $75. 1 million compared with the 1991 pack. The 1992 

 pack included 40.9 million cases (936.2 million pounds) 

 valued at $1.3 billion for human consumption and 8.5 

 million standard cases (406.9 million pounds) valued at 

 $246.9 million for bait and animal food. 



CANNED SALMON . The 1992 U.S. pack of natural 

 Pacific salmon was 3.2 million standard cases (151.9 

 million pounds) valued at $288.5 million, compared with 

 4.1 million standard cases (195.7 million pounds) valued 

 at $412.9 million packed in 1991. Alaskan plants 

 accounted for 94 percent in quantity and 95 percent 

 in value of the salmon pack. 



CANNED SARDINES . The pack of Maine sardines (small 

 herring) was 745,200 standard cases (17.4 million 

 pounds) valued at $24.5 million, an increase of 147,500 

 standard cases (3.5 million pounds) and $5.8 million 

 compared with 1991. There were 202,600 standard 

 cases (4.7 million pounds) of herring valued at $6.9 

 million packed in 1992 -- 46,100 standard cases (1.1 

 million pounds) and $1.5 million less than the 1991 pack. 



CANNED TUNA . The U.S. pack of tuna was 31 .2 million 

 standard cases (609.3 million pounds) valued at $887.7 

 million-an increase of 840,300 standard cases (16.6 



million pounds) in quantity and $11.1 million in value 

 compared with the 1991 pack. The pack of albacore 

 tuna was 7 .4 million standard cases- 1 .2 million standard 

 cases greater than the 6.2 million standard cases 

 produced in 1991. Albacore tuna comprised 24 

 percent of the tuna pack in 1992. Ughtmeat tuna 

 (bigeye, bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin) comprised the 

 remainder with a pack of 23.9 million standard cases-- 

 312,000 standard cases less than the 24.2 million 

 standard cases packed in 1991. 



CANNED CLAMS . The 1992 U.S. pack of clams (whole, 

 minced, chowder, juice, and specialties) was 4.9 million 

 standard cases (126.1 million pounds) valued at $84.4 

 million-a decrease of 501,500 standard cases (2.9 

 million pounds), but $445,000 more in value than the 

 pack in 1991 . The pack of whole and minced clams 

 was 1 .7 million standard cases (759,500 standard cases 

 less than the 1 991 pack) and accounted for 35 percent 

 of the total clam pack. Clam chowder and clam juice 

 (2.9 million standard cases) made up the majority of 

 the remaining pack. 



CANNED SHRIMP . The U.S. pack of natural shrimp was 

 92,500 standard cases (625,000 pounds) valued at $3.6 

 million-a decrease of 1,100 standard cases (7,000 

 pounds) and 236,000 in value compared with the 1991 

 pack. 



OTHER CANNED ITEMS . The pack of pet food was 8.5 

 million standard cases valued at $246.6 million-an 

 increase of 48.982 million standard cases compared 

 with the 1991 pack. 



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