REVIEW 



PROCESSED RSHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS The pack of canned 

 fishery products in the 50 states, American 

 Samoa, and Puerto Rico was 57.8 million standard 

 cases (1 .6 billion pounds) valued at $ 1 .6 billion-an 

 increase of 2.0 million standard cases (7 1 .3 million 

 pounds), and $48.8 million compared with the 

 1992 pack. The 1993 pack included 44.6 million 

 coses (982.4 million pounds) valued at $1.4 billion 

 for human consumption and 1 3.2 million standard 

 coses (632.7 million pounds) valued at $255.6 

 million for bait and animal food. 



CANNED SALMON The 1993 U.S. pack of natural 

 Pacific salmon was 4.5 million standard cases 

 (198.5 million pounds) valued at $307.5 million, 

 compared with 3.4 million standard cases (149.5 

 million pounds) valued at $292.8 million packed in 

 1992. Alaskan plants accounted for 95 percent In 

 quantity and 95 percent in value of the salmon 

 pock. 



CANNED SARDINES . The pack of Maine sardines 

 (small herring) was 613415 standard coses (14.4 

 million pounds) valued at $25.1 million, a 

 decrease of 131,773 standard coses (3.1 million 

 pounds) but an increase of $546,000 compared 

 with 1992. There were 311,663 standard cases 

 (7.3 million pounds) of herring valued at $12.9 

 million packed in 1993 - 109,064 standard coses 

 (2.6 million pounds) and $6.1 million more than 

 the 1992 pock. 



CANNED TUNA . The U.S. pack of tuna was 33.7 

 million standard cases (618.7 million pounds) 

 valued at $904.0 million--an increase of 531,300 



standard coses (9.8 million pounds) in quantity 

 and $ 1 6.3 million in value compared with the 1 992 

 pack. The pock of olbocore tuna was 8.2 million 

 standard cases--320X)00 standard cases less than 

 the 7.8 million standard cases produced in 1992. 

 Albocore tuna comprised 24 percent of the tuna 

 pock in 1993. Lightmeot tuna (bigeye, bluefin, 

 skipjack, and yellowfin) comprised the remainder 

 with a pack of 25.5 million standard coses- 

 211,000 standard coses higher than the 25.3 

 million standard coses packed in 1992. 



CANNED CLAMS The 1993 U.S. pock of clams 

 (whole, minced, chowder, juice, and specialties) 

 was 4.9 million standard cases (116.2 million 

 pounds) valued at $89.8 million--a decrease of 

 146,499 standard cases (12.5 million pounds), but 

 $2.1 million more in value than the pock in 1992. 

 The pock of whole and minced clams was 2.3 

 million standard coses (473,909 standard coses 

 more than the 1992 pock) and accounted for 47 

 percent of the total clam pock. Clam chowder 

 and clam juice (2.4 million standard coses) mode 

 up the majority of the remaining pock. 



CANNED SHRIMP . The U.S. pock of natural shrimp 

 was 97458 standard coses (658,000 pounds) 

 valued at $4.1 million-an increase of 2,716 

 standard coses (18,000 pounds) and 477,000 in 

 value compared with the 1992 pack. 



OTHER CANNED ITEMS . The pock of pet food was 

 13.2 million standard cases valued at $254.2 

 million-an increase of 523,604 million standard 

 coses compared with the 1992 pock. 



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