Catfish Production ISSN: 1948-271X Released January 28, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Catfish Value of Sales Up 8 Percent from 2009 Catfish growers in the United States had sales of 403 million dollars during 2010, up 8 percent from 373 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas) accounted for 94 percent of the United States total sales. The United States total foodsize sales of 375 million dollars increased by 7 percent over 2009. Fingerling and fry sales totaled 13.3 million dollars, up 3 percent from 2009. Sales of stockers totaled 13.8 million dollars in 2010, compared to 7.49 million dollars in 2009. By point of first sale, direct sales to processors accounted for 95 percent of total foodsize fish sales compared with 94 percent from the previous year. Direct sales to other producers accounted for 83 percent of stocker sales compared with 87 percent in 2009. Water Surface Acres Down 13 Percent from January 1, 2010 The water surface acres being used for catfish production as of January 1, 2011, totaled 99.6 thousand acres, down 13 percent from the 115 thousand acres used a year earlier. Of the total acres, 3.15 thousand are to be renovated during the period of January 1 to June 30, 2011. An additional 125 acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 2011. During the period of July 1 through December 31, 2010, the area taken out of production totaled 10.3 thousand acres. As of January 1, 2011, foodsize fish were produced on 80.8 thousand acres, fingerling-producing acres totaled 13.3 thousand, and 2.24 thousand acres were being used for broodfish production. Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 497 thousand broodfish on hand January 1, 2011, down 7 percent from January 1, 2010. Large foodsize fish on hand totaled 6.21 million on January 1, 2011, a 28 percent decrease from a year ago. The number of medium foodsize fish decreased 41 percent to 54.3 million, while small foodsize fish numbers decreased 31 percent to 116 million. Large stockers on hand January 1, 2011, at 158 million fish, were up 4 percent from the previous year. Small stocker numbers increased 4 percent to 223 million. There were 569 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 2011, up 32 percent from January 1, 2010. Number of Catfish Operations, Water Surface Acres Used for Production, and Total Sales - States and United States: 2009-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water surface acres : : operations : used for production : Total sales State : on January 1 :during January 1 - June 30 : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 1/ : 2011 1/ : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- ------- acres ------ -- 1,000 dollars -- : Alabama ........: (NA) (NA) 19,800 19,200 90,688 107,459 Arkansas .......: (NA) (NA) 19,200 13,200 44,914 40,777 California .....: (NA) (NA) 1,800 1,700 8,074 6,887 Louisiana ......: (NA) (NA) 1,800 1,500 8,395 5,994 Mississippi ....: (NA) (NA) 64,000 55,500 196,787 217,774 North Carolina .: (NA) (NA) 1,900 1,900 5,495 5,273 Texas ..........: (NA) (NA) 2,900 2,900 12,644 13,023 : Other States 2/ : (NA) (NA) 3,700 3,700 5,570 5,397 : United States ..: 994 909 115,100 99,600 372,567 402,584 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ State level number of operations will only be published every five years in conjunction with the Census of Agriculture. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish Water Surface Acre Usage - States and United States: 2009-2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Acres intended for utilization during January 1- June 30 : Acres taken out :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: of production : : : : : : : Currently under : during : : : : : : : or scheduled for: : July 1- State : Foodsize : Fingerlings : Broodfish :-----------------------------------: December 31 : : : : : : : Renovation :New construction : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : acres : Alabama ........: 19,200 18,400 380 460 120 120 120 240 30 10 370 870 Arkansas .......: 16,600 10,500 2,200 2,000 250 280 570 220 - - 2,200 3,000 California .....: 1,400 1,400 190 180 80 60 70 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Louisiana ......: 1,700 1,400 50 (D) - - 10 (D) - - 2,800 (D) Mississippi ....: 52,000 43,500 9,700 9,100 1,300 1,300 2,100 2,300 50 - 3,500 5,600 North Carolina .: 1,600 1,600 200 170 50 60 90 40 (D) 10 40 70 Texas ..........: 2,600 2,600 190 100 70 90 85 200 50 80 135 290 : Other States 1/ : 1,900 1,400 1,300 1,250 370 330 65 150 10 25 560 420 : United States ..: 97,000 80,800 14,210 13,260 2,240 2,240 3,110 3,150 140 125 9,605 10,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish Inventory by Size Category - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live weight Size category : Number of fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 pounds -- pounds per fish : Large foodsize : Alabama ............: 2,400 2,000 8,500 7,000 3.5 3.5 Arkansas ...........: 1,190 440 4,300 1,490 3.6 3.4 California .........: 100 32 340 114 3.4 3.6 Louisiana ..........: 380 120 1,300 360 3.4 3.0 Mississippi ........: 3,800 2,600 12,900 8,500 3.4 3.3 North Carolina .....: 230 490 740 1,610 3.2 3.3 Texas ..............: 340 450 1,190 1,570 3.5 3.5 : Other States 1/ ....: 130 80 442 279 3.4 3.5 : United States ......: 8,570 6,212 29,712 20,923 3.5 3.4 : Medium foodsize : Alabama ............: 30,400 14,600 56,400 28,900 1.9 2.0 Arkansas ...........: 11,300 4,980 21,700 9,500 1.9 1.9 California .........: 470 760 940 1,520 2.0 2.0 Louisiana ..........: 830 810 1,670 1,330 2.0 1.6 Mississippi ........: 42,700 28,000 82,800 55,000 1.9 2.0 North Carolina .....: 1,900 1,550 4,000 2,850 2.1 1.8 Texas ..............: 3,440 3,290 6,700 6,050 1.9 1.8 : Other States 1/ ....: 750 340 1,440 674 1.9 2.0 : United States ......: 91,790 54,330 175,650 105,824 1.9 1.9 : Small foodsize : Alabama ............: 42,500 31,400 44,800 31,300 1.1 1.0 Arkansas ...........: 19,400 15,400 19,700 15,900 1.0 1.0 California .........: 2,380 1,940 2,150 1,750 0.9 0.9 Louisiana ..........: 1,310 1,010 1,220 990 0.9 1.0 Mississippi ........: 94,000 60,000 93,500 60,000 1.0 1.0 North Carolina .....: 3,040 2,900 3,850 3,400 1.3 1.2 Texas ..............: 5,190 2,150 5,050 2,180 1.0 1.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 1,210 1,160 1,010 1,460 0.8 1.3 : United States ......: 169,030 115,960 171,280 116,980 1.0 1.0 : Total foodsize : Alabama ............: 75,300 48,000 109,700 67,200 (NA) (NA) Arkansas ...........: 31,890 20,820 45,700 26,890 (NA) (NA) California .........: 2,950 2,732 3,430 3,384 (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: 2,520 1,940 4,190 2,680 (NA) (NA) Mississippi ........: 140,500 90,600 189,200 123,500 (NA) (NA) North Carolina .....: 5,170 4,940 8,590 7,860 (NA) (NA) Texas ..............: 8,970 5,890 12,940 9,800 (NA) (NA) : Other States 1/ ....: 2,090 1,580 2,892 2,413 (NA) (NA) : United States ......: 269,390 176,502 376,642 243,727 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish Inventory by Size Category - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live weight Size category : Number of fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 1/ : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- 1,000 pounds pounds per 1,000 fish : Large stockers : Alabama ............: 21,000 45,300 10,200 14,800 486 327 Arkansas ...........: 19,100 19,600 7,550 7,350 395 375 California .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ........: 103,000 87,000 44,200 38,000 429 437 North Carolina .....: 5,070 2,770 3,150 1,800 621 650 Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ....: 4,120 3,800 1,450 1,416 352 373 : United States ......: 152,290 158,470 66,550 63,366 437 400 : Small stockers : Alabama ............: 25,700 50,500 2,900 4,500 112.8 89.1 Arkansas ...........: 33,100 32,500 3,250 3,000 98.2 92.3 California .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ........: 144,000 130,000 14,100 13,400 97.9 103.1 North Carolina .....: 350 3,260 38 450 108.6 138.0 Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ....: 10,650 6,630 1,009 697 94.7 105.1 : United States ......: 213,800 222,890 21,297 22,047 99.6 98.9 : Total stockers : Alabama ............: 46,700 95,800 13,100 19,300 (NA) (NA) Arkansas ...........: 52,200 52,100 10,800 10,350 (NA) (NA) California .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Mississippi ........: 247,000 217,000 58,300 51,400 (NA) (NA) North Carolina .....: 5,420 6,030 3,188 2,250 (NA) (NA) Texas ..............: 980 460 140 70 (NA) (NA) : Other States 1/ ....: 13,790 9,970 2,319 2,043 (NA) (NA) : United States ......: 366,090 381,360 87,847 85,413 (NA) (NA) : Fingerlings : Alabama ............: 23,400 54,000 1,250 2,300 53.4 42.6 Arkansas ...........: 44,200 82,600 1,700 3,350 38.5 40.6 California .........: 5,160 4,980 190 188 36.8 37.8 Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ........: 323,000 410,000 10,500 16,300 32.5 39.8 North Carolina .....: 8,000 3,320 230 100 28.8 30.1 Texas ..............: 10,300 2,550 490 80 47.6 31.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 15,530 11,540 685 319 44.1 27.6 : United States ......: 429,590 568,990 15,045 22,637 35.0 39.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish Inventory by Size Category - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live weight Size category : Number of fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 --- 1,000 pounds pounds per fish : Broodfish : Alabama ............: 10 30 73 120 7.3 4.0 Arkansas ...........: 50 45 212 183 4.2 4.1 California .........: 19 9 101 60 5.3 6.7 Louisiana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Mississippi ........: 340 330 1,900 1,750 5.6 5.3 North Carolina .....: 11 13 75 93 6.8 7.2 Texas ..............: 20 30 120 130 6.0 4.3 : Other States 1/ ....: 86 40 478 232 5.6 5.8 : United States ......: 536 497 2,959 2,568 5.5 5.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not Available. 1/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish Sales by Size Category - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live weight : Sales : Number of fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 pounds pounds per fish 1,000 dollars ---- dollars --- : Foodsize : Alabama ..........: 66,600 73,700 128,900 137,700 1.9 1.9 90,230 106,029 0.70 0.77 Arkansas .........: 31,200 26,000 58,100 49,400 1.9 1.9 42,994 38,038 0.74 0.77 California .......: 2,550 2,110 3,400 3,100 1.3 1.5 7,820 6,603 2.30 2.13 Louisiana ........: 4,660 4,040 11,500 7,400 2.5 1.8 8,395 5,994 0.73 0.81 Mississippi ......: 146,000 143,000 249,000 257,400 1.7 1.8 181,770 198,198 0.73 0.77 North Carolina ...: 3,120 3,250 6,150 5,850 2.0 1.8 5,166 4,856 0.84 0.83 Texas ............: 10,500 10,300 16,100 16,000 1.5 1.6 12,558 12,960 0.78 0.81 : Other States 1/ ..: 1,680 1,020 2,800 2,000 1.7 2.0 3,080 2,400 1.10 1.20 : United States ....: 266,310 263,420 475,950 478,850 1.8 1.8 352,013 375,078 0.74 0.78 : : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 pounds pounds per 1,000 fish 1,000 dollars ---- dollars --- : Stockers : Alabama ..........: 490 970 280 630 571 649 202 1,260 0.72 2.00 Arkansas .........: (D) 16,900 (D) 2,000 (D) 118 (D) 1,960 (D) 0.98 California .......: - - - - - - - - - - Louisiana ........: - - - - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: 40,000 46,000 4,500 6,000 113 130 4,635 8,640 1.03 1.44 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - - - - Texas ............: 130 (D) 20 (D) 154 (D) 22 (D) 1.08 (D) : Other States 1/ ..: 17,790 7,110 2,657 1,279 149 180 2,626 1,988 0.99 1.55 : United States ....: 58,410 70,980 7,457 9,909 128 140 7,485 13,848 1.00 1.40 : Fingerlings and fry : Alabama ..........: 3,800 3,040 95 60 25.0 19.7 253 157 2.66 2.62 Arkansas .........: 29,100 (D) 272 (D) 9.3 (D) 541 (D) 1.99 (D) California .......: 1,300 (D) 73 (D) 56.2 (D) 222 (D) 3.04 (D) Louisiana ........: - - - - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: 202,000 233,000 7,100 7,700 35.1 33.0 10,295 10,780 1.45 1.40 North Carolina ...: 3,200 (D) 190 (D) 59.4 (D) 329 (D) 1.73 (D) Texas ............: 1,270 400 65 20 51.2 50.0 62 33 0.96 1.63 : Other States 1/ ..: 14,700 24,440 481 849 32.7 34.7 1,193 2,355 2.48 2.77 : United States ....: 255,370 260,880 8,276 8,629 32.4 33.1 12,895 13,325 1.56 1.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish Sales by Size Category - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live weight : Sales Size category : Number of fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 -- 1,000 pounds pounds per fish 1,000 dollars --- dollars --- : Broodfish : Alabama ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .....: 2 (D) 13 (D) 6.5 (D) 32 (D) 2.46 (D) Louisiana ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - (D) - (D) - Mississippi ....: 25 (D) 100 (D) 4.0 (D) 87 (D) 0.87 (D) North Carolina .: - (D) - (D) - (D) - (D) - (D) Texas ..........: 1 (D) 2 (D) 2.0 (D) 2 (D) 1.17 (D) : Other States 1/ : 15 70 69 349 4.6 5.0 53 333 0.77 0.95 : United States ..: 43 70 184 349 4.3 5.0 174 333 0.95 0.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish, Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Recreational : Live haulers : Retail : Other Size category : Processors : stocking : and brokers : outlets : outlets and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Foodsize : Alabama ..........: 95 99 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 1 Arkansas .........: 95 93 (D) (D) 5 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: - (D) 13 (D) 22 28 53 45 12 13 Louisiana ........: 95 93 5 (D) - - - - - (D) Mississippi ......: 99 98 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 95 96 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 3 (D) Texas ............: 83 82 1 1 15 8 - (D) 1 1 : Other States 1/ ..: 14 3 27 15 15 1 3 12 41 69 : United States 2/ .: 93.9 94.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.3 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Wholesale to : Recreational : Live haulers : Government : Other : other producers : stocking : and brokers : agencies : outlets :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Stockers : Alabama ..........: 97 97 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 Arkansas .........: 89 74 - (D) 11 (D) - (D) - (D) California 3/ ....: - - - - - - - - - - Louisiana 3/ .....: - - - - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: 99 (D) - - - - - (D) 1 - North Carolina 3/ : - - - - - - - - - - Texas ............: 88 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - - - : Other States 1/ ..: 40 79 1 6 57 13 1 2 1 - : United States 2/ .: 86.9 82.5 0.2 4.9 11.9 10.6 0.2 1.9 0.8 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 2/ Sum of United States Point of First Sale by outlet may not add to 100 percent. 3/ No stocker sales reported in 2009 or 2010. Terms and Definitions Used for Catfish Production Estimates Broodfish: Fish kept for egg production, including males. Broodfish produce the fertilized eggs, which go to hatcheries. The most desirable size is 3 to 10 pounds or 4 to 6 years of age. Fingerlings: Fish weighing 2 to 60 pounds per 1,000 fish or 2 to 6 inches in length. Foodsize (large): Fish weighing over 3 pounds. Foodsize (medium): Fish weighing over one and one-half pounds to 3 pounds. Foodsize (small): Fish weighing over three-fourths of a pound to one and one- half pounds. Fry: Fish weighing less than 2 pounds per 1,000 fish or less than 2 inches in length. Stockers (large): Fish weighing over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per 1,000 fish. Stockers (small): Fish weighing over 60 pounds to 180 pounds per 1,000 fish or over 6 inches in length. Terms and Definitions Used to Describe Point of First Sale Government Agencies: Sales to Federal, State, or local government agencies for the purpose of stocking public waters. Live Hauler/Broker: Sales made to an individual or company that generally purchases live fish from a producer and transports them in an oxygenated tank truck to other outlets. Other Outlets: Sales to outlets not meeting one of the other defined outlets. Point of First Sale Outlet: The first point at which money changes hands. Processors: Sales made directly to a plant for processing. Recreational Stocking: Only includes fish sold to individuals or private entities for the sole purpose of stocking recreational waters. Retail Outlets: Fish sold directly to entities who buy fish to re-sell to consumers. Includes grocers, restaurants, and fish markets. Wholesale to Other Producers: Fish sold to other producers for the intention of growing out for further sale at a later time. Reliability of Catfish Production Estimates Survey Procedures: Data for catfish production are collected from all known producers in the seven published states and a sample of producers from the remaining states. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known catfish producers and use known sources of producers to update their lists. Operators are mailed a questionnaire as close as possible to January 1 and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person during the middle of January. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Revision policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late or corrected data. Reliability: In the seven published states, catfish production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and therefore, have no sampling variability. However, since all operations in the other states category are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. 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