REVIEW 



FOREIGN TRADE IN FISHERY PRODUCTS 



IMPORTS . U.S. imports of edible fishery products in 1992 

 were valued at $5.7 billion, $34. million more than in 

 1991. The quantity of edible imports was 2.9 billion 

 pounds. 120.8 million pounds less than the quantity 

 imported in 1991. 



Edible imports consisted of 2.3 billion pounds 

 of fresh and frozen products valued at $4.9 billion. 469.3 

 million pounds of canned products valued at $579.9 

 million, 66.9 million pounds of cured products valued at 

 $134.4 million, 3.0 million pounds of caviar and roe 

 products valued at $18.3 million, and 9.9 million pounds 

 of other products valued at $27.3 million. 



The quantity of shrimp imported in 1992 was 

 595.4 million pounds, 55.8 million pounds more than the 

 quantity imported in 1991. Valued at $2.0 billion, $160.8 

 million more than the 1991 value, shrimp imports 

 accounted for 35 percent of the value of total edible 

 imports, imports of fresh and frozen tuna were 436.6 

 million pounds. 59.0 million pounds less than the 495.5 

 million pounds imported in 1991. Imports of canned 

 tuna were 323.4 million pounds, 28.3 million pounds less 

 than the 351.7 million pounds imported in 1991. Imports 

 of fresh and frozen fillets and steaks amounted to 408.1 

 million pounds, a decrease of 32.0 million pounds from 

 1991. Regular and minced block imports were 229.3 

 million pounds, a decrease of 61 .2 million pounds from 

 1991. 



Imports of nonedible fishery products were 

 valued at $4.2 billlon-an increase of $402.2 million 

 compared with 1991. The total value of edible and 



nonedible products was $9.9 billion in 1992, $436.2 

 million more than in 1991 when $9.4 billion of fishery 

 products were imported. 



EXPORTS . U.S. exports of edible fishery products of 

 domestic origin were a record 2. 1 billion pounds valued 

 at a record $3.5 billion, compared with exports of 2.1 

 billion pounds valued at $3.2 billion in 1991. 



Fresh and frozen items were 1 .8 billion pounds 

 valued at $2.7 billion, an increase of 32.2 million pounds 

 and $262.4 million compared with 1991. In terms of 

 individual species, fresh and frozen exports consisted 

 principally of 301 .2 million pounds of salmon valued at 

 $684.1 million and 1 79.4 million pounds of crabs valued 

 at $443.3 million. Canned items were 178.4 million 

 pounds valued at $306.9 million. Salmon was the major 

 canned Item exported, with 77.9 million pounds valued 

 at $154.5 million. Cured items were 16.3 million pounds 

 valued at $39.6 million. Caviar and roe exports were 

 84.2 million pounds valued at $41 1 .0 million, a decrease 

 of 14.9 million pounds but an increase of $33.1 million 

 compared with 1991 . 



Exports of nonedible products were valued at 

 a record $3.7 billion compared with $3.4 billion in 1991 . 

 Exports of fishmeal amounted to 258.5 million pounds 

 valued at $67.2 million. The total value of edible and 

 nonedible exports was $7.1 billion-an increase of 

 $577.9 million compared with 1991 . 



