cases, of which 352,000 were packed in oil. During 1951? 59 

 plants (with an annual production capacity of 2,2055.840 cases) 

 were in operation, but by December 1951, only 10 canneries, em- 

 ploying 941 people, were canning tuna. Ti'ie production of canned 

 tuna by the Japanese for recent years is shown in table 20; 



IN OIL 



ALBACOREo , . . o . 



OTHERo o o . . . o o o 



TOTAL o 



IN BRINE 



ALBACOREo ..... 



OTHER. . o «. o o o o 



TOTAL. 



CASES GASES 



(2) 

 (2) 



(2) 

 121 



CASES 



605,358 

 800,772 



85,632 

 7»470 



CASES 



185,000 

 167^500 



75.670 205,047 1.406,130 352,500 



255,000 

 148,000 



CHUNKS IVITH SEASONING 

 (SUGAR AND SOY SAUCE) 

 ALBACORE, ........... (2) (2) 



OTHERo oco.o.o.... CO (2) (2) 



TOTAL, oooooo 19.220 139,674 



64,145 

 134; 582 



65,000 

 135,000 



198,727 200,000 



(2) 

 (2) 



2) 



(2) 

 (2) 



11 



2) (2 



482,146 



403,887 



19,899 



905,932 



147,200 

 J 88, 600 



235,800 



FUKES WITH SEASONING 



ALBACOREo..o=»ooo.oo 



SKIPJACKooo.o.o.ooo, 



YELLOWFIN ,..^»..... 



TOTALoooo.oo ,_ ___^ 



GRAND TOTAL. 0.^.162,694 3/626,106 2^2,603,891 1,191,300' 

 1/ December 1951 production estimated. Cases are 48 7-ounce cans. 

 2/ Not available 



3/ Includes 67,804 cases of skipjack, type of pack not given, 

 LjJ Includes 281,385 cases of skip jack, type of pack not given. 



In 1950, 95 percent of the 1,527,376 cases of canned tuna ex- 

 ported by Japan were sent to the United States, the remainder mainly 

 to Canada and Africa. In 1951, when the duty on canned tuna in oil 

 imported into the United States rose to 45 percent ad valorem 



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