Table 9. Major Philippine fishery imports by kind, origin, quantity and value in 1994

Commodity	Origin	Quantity (mt)	Value (FOB) ‘000 US$
Tuna (skipjack, yellowfin, mackerel) fresh/frozen/chilled, canned and other forms	Japan - 45.45% Papua New Guinea -17.19% Trust Territory - 9.32% Others - 28.04%	92,708.27	40,471.97
Sardines, fresh/frozen/chilled, canned and other forms	Japan - 90.75% USA - 3.02% Others - 6.23%	25,928.03	7,710.69
Cuttlefish & squid	USA - 47.22% Hongkong- 34.29% Falkland Island- 14.97% Others - 3.52%	6,507.40	2,799.51
Flours, meals and pellets of fish unfit for human consumption	Peru - 85.64% Chile - 6.59% Taiwan - 2.58% Others - 5.19	111,147.39	38,264.63
Flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans unfit for human consumption	Taiwan- 38.86% Korea - 25.53% USA - 6.82% Others - 28.79	1,748.09	1,025.73
Seaweeds & other algae	Chile - 86.66% USA - 10.63% Others- 2.71%	1,505.23	1,152.36
Total of major commodities		239,544.41	91,424.89
Total of minor commodities		1,650.01	3,096.47
Grand total		241,194.42	94,521.00

Source of basic data: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (1995b)