Aq 2 (2-06) Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 1, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Production" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Catfish Value of Sales Increased Marginally from 2004 Catfish growers in the 11 selected States had sales of 482 million dollars during 2005, up slightly from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 95 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nationwide sales of all foodsize fish decreased slightly from 2004 to 450 million dollars. Fingerlings and fry sales totaled 24.1 million dollars, an increase of 9 percent from 2004. Sales of stockers totaled 5.99 million dollars in 2005, a 4 percent decrease from the previous year. By point of first sale, direct sales to processors accounted for 95 percent of the total sales of foodsize fish while 87 percent of the stocker sales were to other producers. Remaining sales were for recreational use, to live haulers, or for retail, government, or other uses. Water Acres Down 2 Percent The water surface acres being used for catfish production as of January 1, 2006, totaled 170 thousand acres, down 2 percent from the 174 thousand acres used a year earlier. Of the total acres, 6.62 thousand are to be renovated during the period of January 1 to June 30, 2006. An additional 1.33 thousand acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 2006. During the period of July 1 through December 31, 2005, the area taken out of production totaled 6.68 thousand acres. As of January 1, 2006, foodfish were produced on 139 thousand acres, fingerling producing acres totaled 22.8 thousand, and 4.78 thousand acres were being used for broodfish. Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 1.11 million broodfish on hand January 1, 2006, up 7 percent from January 1, 2005. Large foodsize fish (over 3 pounds per fish) on hand totaled 10.8 million on January 1, 2006, an increase of 4 percent from a year ago. The number of medium foodsize (1.50 pounds to 3 pounds per fish) increased 10 percent to 103 million, while small foodsize fish (0.75 pound to 1.50 pounds per fish) numbers decreased 11 percent to 214 million. Large stockers (over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per 1000 fish) on hand January 1, 2006, at 269 million fish, were up 1 percent from the previous year. Small stocker (over 60 pounds to 180 pounds per 1000 fish) numbers increased 35 percent to 509 million. There were 1.04 billion fingerlings on hand January 1, 2006, up 59 percent from January 1, 2005. Table of Contents Page Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2005-2006, and Total Sales, 2004-2005, by State and United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage by State and United States, 2005-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Catfish: Foodsize Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 . . . . . .11 Catfish: Broodfish Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005. . . . . .12 Catfish: Stocker Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005. . . . . . .13 Catfish: Fingerling and Fry Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 .14 Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2004-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States, by Month, 1991-2005. . .16 Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States, by Month, 1991-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Imports: Farm Raised Catfish, United States, by Month, 1991-2005 . . . .18 Methodology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2005-2006, and Total Sales, 2004-2005, by State and United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water Surface Acres : : Operations : Used for Production : Total Sales State : on Jan 1 :During Jan 1 - Jun 30: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2004 1/ : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 230 194 25,100 23,500 101,198 97,602 AR : 153 132 31,500 32,600 66,618 77,556 CA : 31 36 1,700 1,500 7,482 7,308 FL : 46 31 650 520 1,139 1,120 GA : 55 60 1,090 1,300 1,475 2,066 KY : 60 34 600 390 1,151 887 LA : 38 28 7,600 6,600 14,316 14,936 MS : 410 390 101,000 99,000 274,971 268,303 MO : 24 24 1,320 1,360 1,358 1,723 NC : 49 49 2,000 2,100 7,021 6,077 TX : 62 57 1,030 1,500 3,446 4,547 : US : 1,158 1,035 173,590 170,370 480,175 482,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage by State and United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Intended for Utilization During Jan 1-Jun 30 for -: :---------------------------------------------------------:Acres Taken : : : : Currently Under : Out of State : : : : or Scheduled for - : Production : Foodsize :Fingerlings:Broodfish:-----------------------: During : : : : : New :Jul 1-Dec 31 : : : :Renovation:Construction: Prev. Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : : AL : 23,300 1,300 430 450 250 290 AR : 27,400 3,300 550 980 * 4,800 CA : 1,310 250 75 165 * FL : 530 * 25 70 * 60 GA : 655 290 75 25 * * KY : 500 65 15 * * 20 LA : 6,500 1,000 100 400 * 730 MS : 81,500 14,500 2,500 3,300 400 3,500 MO : 790 * 25 15 * * NC : 1,700 200 60 * * * TX : 870 70 70 60 50 30 : Oth Sts : 520 35 96 115 : US : 145,055 21,495 3,925 5,500 796 9,545 : : 2006 : : AL : 21,600 920 320 860 160 1,140 AR : 27,500 4,300 570 760 100 970 CA : 1,240 150 50 60 60 * FL : 480 * 10 * * GA : 840 325 120 70 * * KY : 340 30 15 * 200 LA : 5,500 970 * 550 360 MS : 77,300 15,500 3,500 4,000 400 3,700 MO : 970 * 25 65 * * NC : 1,700 100 * 200 300 40 TX : 1,350 90 40 20 250 30 : Oth Sts : 365 130 30 60 240 : US : 138,820 22,750 4,780 6,615 1,330 6,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Foodsize : : AL : 2,400 3,900 8,000 13,200 3.3 3.4 AR : 2,030 1,730 7,030 6,000 3.5 3.5 CA : 150 210 530 690 3.5 3.3 FL : 80 80 280 290 3.5 3.6 GA : 175 165 635 580 3.6 3.5 KY : * * * * * * LA : 830 890 2,950 3,100 3.6 3.5 MS : 4,200 3,400 14,400 11,500 3.4 3.4 MO : * * * * * * NC : 300 150 1,090 530 3.6 3.5 TX : 140 110 500 440 3.6 4.0 : Oth Sts : 100 155 405 590 4.1 3.8 : US : 10,405 10,790 35,820 36,920 3.4 3.4 : : Medium Foodsize : : AL : 20,300 23,400 39,000 41,500 1.9 1.8 AR : 19,300 18,400 35,600 35,300 1.8 1.9 CA : 670 760 1,270 1,470 1.9 1.9 FL : 335 350 700 740 2.1 2.1 GA : 510 510 1,070 1,010 2.1 2.0 KY : 700 * 1,370 * 2.0 * LA : 4,880 5,180 8,350 10,200 1.7 2.0 MS : 43,800 50,000 84,000 93,000 1.9 1.9 MO : 425 * 810 * 1.9 * NC : 1,900 2,100 3,850 4,300 2.0 2.0 TX : 880 1,250 1,650 2,550 1.9 2.0 : Oth Sts : 780 1,560 2.0 : US : 93,700 102,730 177,670 191,630 1.9 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Small Foodsize : : AL : 43,300 39,400 42,300 36,200 1.0 0.9 AR : 40,600 39,000 41,100 38,000 1.0 1.0 CA : 1,820 2,030 1,600 1,830 0.9 0.9 FL : 330 310 330 260 1.0 0.8 GA : 200 340 190 345 1.0 1.0 KY : 460 * 565 * 1.2 * LA : 10,200 5,040 10,800 5,000 1.1 1.0 MS : 137,000 122,000 147,000 124,000 1.1 1.0 MO : 900 * 900 * 1.0 * NC : 3,500 3,100 3,500 3,000 1.0 1.0 TX : 1,670 1,890 1,390 1,690 0.8 0.9 : Oth Sts : 1,050 1,050 1.0 : US : 239,980 214,160 249,675 211,375 1.0 1.0 : : Total Foodsize : : AL : 66,000 66,700 89,300 90,900 AR : 61,930 59,130 83,730 79,300 CA : 2,640 3,000 3,400 3,990 FL : 745 740 1,310 1,290 GA : 885 1,015 1,895 1,935 KY : * 625 * 1,290 LA : 15,910 11,110 22,100 18,300 MS : 185,000 175,400 245,400 228,500 MO : * 1,360 * 1,910 NC : 5,700 5,350 8,440 7,830 TX : 2,690 3,250 3,540 4,680 : Oth Sts : 2,585 4,050 : US : 344,085 327,680 463,165 439,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Stockers : : AL : 63,600 42,400 21,700 17,200 341 406 AR : 39,200 47,400 15,400 15,100 393 319 CA : 380 900 160 380 421 422 FL : * * * * * * GA : * 150 * 35 * 233 KY : * 130 * 40 * 308 LA : 6,740 5,950 2,060 1,550 306 261 MS : 153,000 167,000 70,000 67,800 458 406 MO : * * * * * * NC : 1,500 3,200 620 1,400 413 438 TX : 760 780 280 350 368 449 : Oth Sts : 1,585 1,085 490 278 309 256 : US : 266,765 268,995 110,710 104,133 415 387 : : Small Stockers : : AL : 80,000 260,000 7,800 21,000 97.5 80.8 AR : 56,200 53,200 6,150 5,000 109.4 94.0 CA : 1,560 1,430 160 180 102.6 125.9 FL : * * * * * * GA : * 1,280 * 90 * 70.3 KY : * 365 * 40 * 109.6 LA : 3,300 6,210 277 635 83.9 102.3 MS : 229,000 179,000 21,400 16,900 93.4 94.4 MO : * * * * * * NC : 900 4,600 100 500 111.1 108.7 TX : 410 1,370 40 140 97.6 102.2 : Oth Sts : 5,145 1,755 431 174 83.8 99.1 : US : 376,515 509,210 36,358 44,659 96.6 87.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Total Stockers : : AL : 143,600 302,400 29,500 38,200 AR : 95,400 100,600 21,550 20,100 CA : 1,940 2,330 320 560 FL : * 240 * 57 GA : * 1,430 * 125 KY : * 495 * 80 LA : 10,040 12,160 2,337 2,185 MS : 382,000 346,000 91,400 84,700 MO : * 2,600 * 395 NC : 2,400 7,800 720 1,900 TX : 1,170 2,150 320 490 : Oth Sts : 6,730 921 : US : 643,280 778,205 147,068 148,792 : : Fingerlings : : AL : 51,500 166,000 1,700 6,000 33.0 36.1 AR : 131,000 184,000 3,500 5,200 26.7 28.3 CA : 3,950 3,400 130 130 32.9 38.2 FL : 720 85 25 2 34.7 23.5 GA : 7,320 6,280 300 230 41.0 36.6 KY : 970 800 30 30 30.9 37.5 LA : 6,870 18,400 230 635 33.5 34.5 MS : 439,000 641,000 14,300 21,800 32.6 34.0 MO : 1,780 3,750 50 109 28.1 29.1 NC : 7,800 5,600 290 200 37.2 35.7 TX : 3,750 10,100 150 310 40.0 30.7 : US : 654,660 1,039,415 20,705 34,646 31.6 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 : 2005 1/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Broodfish : : AL : 100 100 500 400 5.0 4.0 AR : 110 110 540 530 4.9 4.8 CA : 10 10 70 50 7.0 5.0 FL : 16 8 85 45 5.3 5.6 GA : 15 25 85 115 5.7 4.6 KY : 5 1 20 5 4.0 5.0 LA : * * * * * * MS : 680 820 3,300 4,000 4.9 4.9 MO : * * * * * * NC : 30 5 195 40 6.5 8.0 TX : 38 2 130 10 3.4 5.0 : Oth Sts : 30 25 150 120 5.0 4.8 : US : 1,034 1,106 5,075 5,315 4.9 4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Foodsize Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :------------------------: Average : and : of : Average : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : per Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2004 1/ : : AL : 82,000 1.8 145,000 0.66 95,700 AR : 58,000 1.8 103,000 0.62 63,860 CA : 1,620 2.1 3,400 2.13 7,242 FL : 1,100 1.7 1,900 0.58 1,102 GA : 1,140 1.1 1,200 0.75 900 KY : 530 1.9 1,020 0.76 775 LA : 15,800 1.5 23,000 0.62 14,260 MS : 220,000 1.8 388,000 0.66 256,080 MO : 650 1.7 1,130 0.80 904 NC : 5,300 1.9 10,000 0.69 6,900 TX : 3,180 1.4 4,500 0.70 3,150 : US : 389,320 1.8 682,150 0.66 450,873 : 2005 : : AL : 78,000 1.8 142,000 0.65 92,300 AR : 64,000 1.6 104,000 0.71 73,840 CA : 1,720 1.8 3,180 2.26 7,187 FL : 1,400 1.2 1,640 0.65 1,066 GA : 990 1.6 1,580 0.79 1,248 KY : 820 1.5 1,225 0.68 833 LA : 14,800 1.4 21,100 0.70 14,770 MS : 235,000 1.5 348,000 0.71 247,080 MO : 510 2.9 1,500 0.82 1,230 NC : 4,600 1.8 8,100 0.74 5,994 TX : 3,570 1.7 6,100 0.71 4,331 : US : 405,410 1.6 638,425 0.70 449,879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Broodfish Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :------------------------: Average : and : of : Average : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : per Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2004 1/ : : AL : * * * * * AR : * * * * * CA : * * * * * FL : GA : * * * * * KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 300 3.3 1,000 0.62 620 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 57 3.6 205 1.20 247 : US : 357 3.4 1,205 0.72 867 : 2005 : : AL : 300 8.0 2,400 0.60 1,440 AR : 70 4.7 331 0.80 265 CA : * * * * * FL : GA : * * * * * KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 230 2.3 530 0.65 345 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 47 3.3 154 0.62 95 : US : 647 5.3 3,415 0.63 2,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Stocker Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :-------------------------: Average : and : of :Average per : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : 1,000 Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2004 1/ : : AL : * * * * * AR : * * * * * CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : * * * * * KY : LA : MS : 33,000 94 3,100 1.09 3,379 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 25,435 122 3,092 0.93 2,881 : US : 58,435 106 6,192 1.01 6,260 : 2005 : : AL : 13,600 265 3,600 0.75 2,700 AR : 8,400 146 1,230 0.89 1,095 CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : * * * * * KY : LA : * * * * * MS : 10,000 130 1,300 1.10 1,430 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 2,947 273 806 0.95 769 : US : 34,947 198 6,936 0.86 5,994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Fingerling and Fry Sales by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :-------------------------: Average : and : of :Average per : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : 1,000 Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2004 1/ : : AL : 87,000 28.7 2,500 1.52 3,800 AR : 60,700 16.5 1,000 1.84 1,840 CA : 1,520 25.0 38 3.45 131 FL : * * * * * GA : 7,840 30.0 235 2.30 541 KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 400,000 25.5 10,200 1.46 14,892 MO : * * * * * NC : 1,100 54.5 60 1.60 96 TX : 1,170 51.3 60 3.52 211 : Oth Sts : 8,330 31.7 264 2.52 664 : US : 567,660 25.3 14,357 1.54 22,175 : 2005 : : AL : 34,600 24.0 830 1.40 1,162 AR : 121,000 10.4 1,260 1.87 2,356 CA : 620 43.5 27 2.96 80 FL : * * * * * GA : 7,800 43.6 340 2.04 694 KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 511,000 26.6 13,600 1.43 19,448 MO : * * * * * NC : 1,200 50.0 60 1.07 64 TX : 770 45.5 35 3.57 125 : Oth Sts : 2,650 27.2 72 2.47 178 : US : 679,640 23.9 16,224 1.49 24,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size : :Fee-Fishing and : : : Category : Processor :Recreational Use:Live Haulers : Retail : Other and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :2004 1/:2005:2004 1/ : 2005 :2004 1/:2005 :2004 1/:2005:2004 1/:2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foodsize : : AL : 96 96 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 AR : 83 93 16 6 1 1 CA : * * * * 10 18 75 63 * 9 FL : 70 64 2 * 25 * 3 2 GA : 56 37 27 6 3 15 33 14 9 KY : 45 33 22 16 8 42 25 9 LA : 97 96 * * * * * * MS : 99 99 1 1 MO : * * 21 14 63 62 * * 10 3 NC : 99 96 * * 1 * TX : 65 82 7 4 7 13 14 7 1 : Oth Sts : 4 11 94 34 38 1 1 1 16 : US : 93.8 94.9 0.6 0.5 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.2 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other :Fee-Fishing and : : : : Producers :Recreational Use:Live Haulers : Government : Other :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2004 1/:2005:2004 1/ : 2005 :2004 1/:2005 :2004 1/:2005:2004 1/:2005 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockers : : AL : 98 93 1 * * * * * AR : 76 81 * 23 * * * CA : 49 28 * * * * * * * FL : * * GA : * * * * * * LA : * * MS : 100 99 1 MO : 48 69 * * * * * * NC : * * TX : * 7 58 * * 16 * * * 41 : Oth Sts : 15 10 23 5 29 64 22 19 11 2 : US : 93.1 87.1 1.6 0.9 4.1 8.6 0.8 2.5 0.4 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States by Month, 1991-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1991 : 32,206 33,036 35,951 31,205 31,322 31,588 1992 : 36,200 39,228 45,048 41,177 39,111 36,813 1993 : 40,327 40,277 43,521 39,920 37,030 35,496 1994 : 36,714 35,035 40,446 34,494 34,163 34,595 1995 : 38,807 38,515 42,200 36,588 37,030 36,047 1996 : 38,475 38,004 46,376 38,557 39,517 36,752 1997 : 42,409 45,067 48,431 45,721 43,409 42,282 1998 : 46,723 47,606 53,761 49,393 45,218 46,244 1999 : 48,723 48,891 56,310 46,830 47,703 48,445 2000 : 50,552 50,942 56,856 48,781 48,424 48,011 2001 : 46,999 50,257 57,766 52,478 51,736 47,883 2002 : 52,551 52,856 58,340 50,694 52,902 49,450 2003 : 55,523 55,461 65,007 57,105 58,424 52,441 2004 : 53,849 54,173 60,272 53,896 52,324 50,155 2005 : 53,856 51,720 57,117 50,306 51,552 49,626 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1991 : 32,720 32,912 33,244 35,400 31,114 30,172 390,870 1992 : 36,128 37,958 37,857 39,212 35,073 33,562 457,367 1993 : 37,086 37,706 37,072 39,472 36,557 34,549 459,013 1994 : 35,901 39,813 38,716 39,072 36,054 34,266 439,269 1995 : 35,800 38,827 37,634 39,456 34,119 31,863 446,886 1996 : 39,025 40,463 38,807 42,070 37,203 36,874 472,123 1997 : 43,376 44,154 43,472 46,275 40,137 40,216 524,949 1998 : 46,383 47,739 46,579 47,904 43,224 43,581 564,355 1999 : 50,074 50,372 50,414 52,407 48,118 48,341 596,628 2000 : 49,023 53,204 49,422 51,412 45,535 41,441 593,603 2001 : 47,829 51,690 49,699 52,264 44,670 43,837 597,108 2002 : 52,363 54,383 53,366 56,576 50,072 47,048 630,601 2003 : 54,089 54,153 51,885 57,652 51,246 48,518 661,504 2004 : 51,055 53,295 51,329 52,396 49,536 48,170 630,450 2005 : 47,241 50,686 47,151 49,034 46,674 45,707 600,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States by Month, 1991-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1991 : 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 66.0 65.0 1992 : 53.0 56.0 60.0 63.0 63.0 61.0 1993 : 63.0 67.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 1994 : 74.0 77.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 1995 : 78.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 1996 : 77.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 1997 : 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 1998 : 69.0 73.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 1999 : 70.3 71.4 73.2 75.6 77.7 77.5 2000 : 74.4 78.8 78.9 78.9 78.5 78.6 2001 : 69.3 69.6 69.7 69.4 68.7 66.9 2002 : 54.9 55.5 56.5 56.1 57.4 58.8 2003 : 52.9 54.4 58.5 63.0 61.8 58.6 2004 : 66.8 70.3 72.3 72.8 72.0 68.9 2005 : 72.5 73.1 73.3 72.5 72.2 72.1 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1991 : 63.0 60.0 59.0 58.0 57.0 53.0 63.1 1992 : 59.0 58.0 59.0 61.0 62.0 63.0 59.8 1993 : 72.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 70.9 1994 : 80.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 78.4 1995 : 79.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.6 1996 : 79.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 75.0 73.0 77.3 1997 : 71.0 70.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 71.2 1998 : 76.0 74.0 73.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 74.3 1999 : 76.8 74.3 72.8 71.6 71.3 71.6 73.7 2000 : 76.0 74.1 72.7 71.0 69.6 68.2 75.1 2001 : 65.6 62.4 61.0 59.6 56.6 55.4 64.7 2002 : 59.0 58.2 57.6 56.8 56.0 54.4 56.8 2003 : 56.4 55.2 56.0 56.7 61.0 62.9 58.1 2004 : 68.2 68.3 68.3 69.5 68.9 69.0 69.7 2005 : 72.3 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.6 72.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price of fish delivered to the processing plant door. Price includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and hauling, but does not include any adjustments based on year-end settlements. Imports: Farm Raised Catfish, United States, by Month, 1991-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1991 : 355 344 93 641 184 484 1992 : 237 201 243 233 392 100 1993 : 118 183 127 328 204 253 1994 : 535 102 163 57 459 362 1995 : 61 49 172 181 384 203 1996 : 256 304 401 60 373 197 1997 : 64 44 44 15 71 1998 : 91 9 99 82 208 193 1999 : 57 53 113 250 541 372 2000 : 487 235 309 554 698 791 2001 : 862 510 1,201 1,787 1,989 2,114 2002 : 1,037 1,048 414 618 1,491 982 2003 : 1,322 260 332 272 703 893 2004 : 215 204 295 328 248 270 2005 : 1,383 1,230 1,161 2,198 2,695 2,538 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1991 : 723 621 80 974 93 594 5,186 1992 : 344 169 307 187 23 491 2,927 1993 : 277 444 426 596 781 373 4,110 1994 : 261 342 322 200 491 192 3,486 1995 : 294 245 402 219 35 181 2,426 1996 : 219 164 195 188 103 22 2,482 1997 : 134 235 32 163 121 19 942 1998 : 195 132 21 92 174 90 1,386 1999 : 475 479 304 217 285 305 3,451 2000 : 945 981 674 650 871 1,041 8,236 2001 : 1,968 1,385 1,536 1,608 1,724 1,395 18,079 2002 : 957 632 670 572 874 906 10,201 2003 : 435 135 150 384 331 213 5,430 2004 : 123 1,637 1,801 1,104 1,579 1,420 9,224 2005 2/ : 2,048 2,684 2,219 4,062 4,648 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 2/ Data not available for December or Total. Methodology and Definitions Survey Procedures: All known catfish operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone, and personal interview. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology was employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends of similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Reliability: Production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and, therefore, have no sampling variability. However, estimates may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing of the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and 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. Definitions: 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. Large foodsize - Fish weighing over 3 pounds. Medium foodsize - Fish weighing over one and one-half pounds to 3 pounds. Small foodsize - Fish weighing over three-fourths pound to one and one-half pounds. Large stockers - Fish weighing over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per 1,000 fish. Small stockers - Fish weighing over 60 pounds to 180 pounds per 1,000 fish. Fingerlings/fry - Fish weighing 60 pounds per 1,000 fish and less. Prices paid to producers by processors - Prices paid by processors for fish delivered to the processing plant door. 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