PRODUCTION OF FISH MEAL AND FISH OIL, JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 AND 2018 Month MEAL OIL Fish Shellfish Total -------------------Metric Tons------------------ Calendar Year 2017 July 47,841 (1) 47,841 10,318 August 42,846 (1) 42,846 9,330 September 36,107 (1) 36,107 9,759 Total 126,793 (1) 126,793 29,407 Jan.-Sept. 221,796 (1) 221,796 42,156 Annual Total 257,802 175 257,977 50,910 Calendar Year 2018 July 48,780 (1) 48,780 42,460 August 49,640 (1) 49,640 12,115 September 28,303 (1) 28,303 7,415 Total 126,723 (1) 126,723 61,990 Jan.-Sept. 249,663 (1) 249,663 88,706 Note: Production may include estimates. (1) Not available on a monthly basis Data includes production in American Samoa and Puerto Rico. Data for 2017 are final. Data for 2018 are subject to revision. FOREIGN TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, JULY - SEPTEMBER 2018 Product or country 2018 2017 July August September YTD Total Total --------------Metric Tons------------ Imports, fish meal: Chile 714 1,582 2,750 18,644 28,117 Mexico 636 512 506 5,680 8,866 Norway 44 541 111 2,673 5,789 Argentina 486 701 514 3,303 5,139 Canada 423 421 274 2,848 4,378 France 634 176 176 3,620 2,194 Other 992 788 942 9,736 8,104 Total 3,929 4,721 5,273 46,504 62,587 Exports, fish meal: China 2,397 6,349 6,101 43,151 61,248 Indonesia 1,968 1,543 2,052 15,564 31,245 South Korea 2,320 3,633 1,933 18,416 19,316 Canada 2,724 1,599 1,910 15,490 15,574 Mexico 87 10 4 780 15,102 Taiwan 425 262 564 3,699 4,667 Other 992 8,680 5,715 21,949 10,151 Total 10,913 22,076 18,279 119,049 157,303 Exports, fish oils: Denmark 9 11,049 3 23,977 28,199 Canada 958 1,309 1,390 12,170 13,828 Chile 346 723 5,705 9,685 4,034 South Korea 535 852 315 2,910 4,005 Taiwan 424 469 448 3,086 3,411 Japan 37 21 86 378 2,477 Other 496 531 317 4,822 7,110 Total 2,805 14,954 8,264 57,028 63,064 Source: U.S. Census Bureau.