Figure 18 
WHOLESALE VALUE OF PROCESSED 
PRODUCTS FROM 
DOMESTICALLY CAUGHT FISH (1966) 
Item 
Packaged 
Fresh 
Frozen 
Canned . 
Cured 
Industrial 
Total . 
($ thousand) 
118,329 
367,402 
495,231 
54,166 
82,830 
en: 1,117,958 
Figure 
given in. The domestic demand in 1967 was about 
14 billion pounds or over 72 pounds per capita.* 
The major increase during this period was to 
augment domestic animal and poultry feeds. As 
the demand for animal protein continues to grow, 
the market for fish products should continue to 
increase rapidly. 
The trends in production and consumption of 
fishery products are shown in Figure 19. Recogniz- 
ing that U.S. exports have been minimal, one can 
estimate the round weight consumption by simply 
adding domestic catch to imports. 
4 Comparable BCF figures are in terms of edible meat 
weight per capita. Such figures show a static trend of 
10-12 pounds per capita over the past 20 years. 
19 
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION TRENDS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN 
THE UNITED STATES, SELECTED YEARS, 1945-1967 
eal lic 
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1967 
Population, Millions! 129.1 150.2 162.3 178.2 191.9 195.7 
Edible Fish (round weight) 
Domestic Catch, Million pounds . | 3,167 3,307 2,597 2,498 2,586 2,385 
Imports, Million pounds 680° 1,128 1,332 1,766 2,576 2,683 
Total, Million pounds 3,847 4,435 3,911 4,264 5,162 5,068 
Per Capita Use, pounds . 29.8 29.5 24.1 23.9 26.9 25.9 
(meat weight)? (9.9) (11.8) (10.5) (10.3) (10.9) (10.6) 
Industrial Fish (round weight) 
Domestic Catch, Million pounds . | 1,431 1,594 2,230 2,444 2,190 1,677 
Imports, Million pounds Sia 639 980 W515 3,182 7,442 
Total, Million pounds 1,462 2.233 3,210 3,959 5,372 9,119 
Per Capita Use, pounds . ails} 14.9 19.8 22.2 28.0 46.6 
Total Fish (round weight) 
Domestic Catch, Million pounds . | 4,598 4,901 4,809 4,942 4,776 4,062 
Imports, Million pounds 7A 1,767 2312 BI2Gil 5,758 10,125 
Total, Million pounds 5,309 6,668 7121 8,223 10,534 14,187 
Per Capita Use, pounds . 41.1 44.4 43.9 46.1 54.9 72:5 
"July 1 population eating from civilian supplies, excluding Armed Forces overseas: beginning 1950—50 states. 
Computed per capita consumption on edible or meat weight basis with allowances for exports and changes in beginning 
and end-of-year stocks. 
3Estimate based on 1946 relationship of round to imported product weight. 
4 stimate based on the 1946 ratio of round weight to industrial product weight. 
Source: Office of Program Planning, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 
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