Aq 2 (1-09)a Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. ******************************************************************************* Update Alert Revisions to the 2004 total sales, water acres, inventory by size categories, sales by size categories, and percent sold by point of first sale were corrected for Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. As a result, this report was reissued on February 10, 2009 to reflect corrected numbers. These changes appear on pages 2, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23, and 26. ******************************************************************************* Released January 30, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Production" call Bruce Boess at (202) 720-4447, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Catfish Value of Sales Down 10 Percent from 2007 Catfish growers in the U.S. had sales of 410 million dollars during 2008, down 10 percent from 455 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas) accounted for 92 percent of the U.S. total sales. The U.S. sales total of all foodsize fish decreased by 8 percent from 2007 to 389 million dollars in 2008. Fingerling and fry sales totaled 12.1 million dollars, a decrease of 48 percent from 2007. Sales of stockers totaled 8.3 million dollars in 2008, compared to 6.8 million dollars in 2007. By point of first sale, direct sales to processors accounted for 94.8 percent of total foodsize fish sales compared with 93.8 percent from the previous year. Direct sales to other producers accounted for 89.0 percent of stocker sales compared with 90.2 percent in 2007. Water Surface Acres Down 10 Percent from January 1, 2008 The water surface acres being used for catfish production as of January 1, 2009 totaled 147 thousand acres, down 10 percent from the 163 thousand acres used a year earlier. Of the total acres, 5.02 thousand are to be renovated during the period of January 1 to June 30, 2009. An additional 520 acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 2009. During the period of July 1 through December 31, 2008, the area taken out of production totaled 12.8 thousand acres. As of January 1, 2009, foodfish were produced on 121 thousand acres, fingerling-producing acres totaled 18.4 thousand, and 2.7 thousand acres were being used for broodfish production. Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 704 thousand broodfish on hand January 1, 2009, down 12 percent from January 1, 2008. Large foodsize fish on hand totaled 9.32 million on January 1, 2009, a slight increase from a year ago. The number of medium foodsize fish decreased 2 percent to 105.6 million, while small foodsize fish numbers decreased 5 percent to 193.9 million. Large stockers on hand January 1, 2009, at 259 million fish, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Small stocker numbers decreased 20 percent to 327 million. There were 728 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 2009, down 23 percent from January 1, 2008. Special Notes The number of operations by State will no longer be published on an annual basis. State level numbers will only be published in conjunction with the Census of Agriculture every five years. The number of operations at the U.S. level will continue to be published on an annual basis. Operations for 2008 were revised at the U.S. and State level based on the Census of Agriculture. No new information is available to revise operations data for prior years. Revisions: Revisions to the data were made after a thorough review of survey and administrative data, and information from the 2007 Census of Agriculture. The 2003-2007 estimates shown herein are considered final and will not be revised again. Contents Page Number of Operations, Water Surface Acres Used for Production, and Total Sales...............1 Water Surface Acre Usage.....................................................................3 Inventory by Size Category...................................................................5 Sales by Size Category......................................................................17 Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale...................................24 Terms and Definitions.......................................................................27 Reliability of Catfish Production Estimates.................................................28 Information Contacts........................................................................28 Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2008-2009, and Total Sales, 2007-2008, 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: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 1/ : 2009 2/ : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2007 1/ : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 252 22,200 22,100 95,782 93,254 AR : 155 31,400 25,000 78,110 64,263 CA : 55 2,300 2,400 12,603 7,913 LA : 31 6,400 6,300 11,769 11,883 MS : 427 90,300 80,200 229,385 206,288 NC : 53 2,100 2,200 7,099 7,221 TX : 149 3,800 3,800 12,152 13,212 : Oth Sts 3/ : 495 4,600 4,900 7,693 5,964 : US : 1,617 1,306 163,100 146,900 454,593 409,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ State level number of operations will only be published every five years in conjunction with the Census of Agriculture. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2006-2007, and Total Sales, 2005-2006, 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: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 1/ : 2007 1/ : 2005 1/ : 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 194 199 23,700 23,900 99,144 96,710 AR : 132 137 32,800 32,000 77,668 80,305 CA : 36 42 1,500 1,900 7,245 9,261 FL 2/ : 31 650 1,446 GA 2/ : 60 1,300 2,065 KY 2/ : 34 390 884 LA : 28 20 6,600 6,300 14,940 12,705 MS : 390 370 98,700 94,200 243,101 250,213 MO 2/ : 24 1,400 1,693 NC : 49 45 2,100 2,200 6,150 7,215 TX : 57 57 1,600 3,800 5,203 5,951 : Oth Sts 3/ : 376 5,400 9,815 : US 4/ : 1,035 1,246 170,740 169,700 459,539 472,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007 (2006 sales). 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2006 (2005 sales). Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2007 total (2006 sales). Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2004-2005, and Total Sales, 2003-2004, 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: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 1/ : 2005 1/ : 2003 1/ : 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 230 192 27,600 25,300 86,563 100,801 AR : 161 153 36,000 32,000 64,412 72,586 CA : 30 35 1,900 1,600 7,862 7,486 FL : 35 46 780 650 1,302 1,139 GA : 32 55 840 1,090 1,527 1,475 IL 2/ : 18 360 334 KY : 70 60 650 600 1,500 1,151 LA : 48 38 9,800 8,500 16,060 15,680 MS : 410 410 101,000 101,000 220,384 253,238 MO : 21 24 1,500 1,500 2,150 1,358 NC : 49 49 1,800 2,000 4,040 5,053 SC 2/ : 9 100 135 TX : 36 62 860 1,700 3,649 3,446 : US 3/ : 1,149 1,124 183,190 175,940 409,918 463,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005 (2004 sales). 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State total for 2004 (2003 sales). 11 State total for 2005 (2004 sales). Catfish: Water Surface Acre Usage, by State and United States, 2007-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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 : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2007 1/ : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Acres : AL : 21,100 21,100 720 480 300 320 145 180 115 85 470 1,000 AR : 25,400 21,300 4,700 2,800 520 250 830 700 * 1,900 2,500 CA : 1,800 1,700 390 290 125 100 * 140 * 320 165 350 LA : 5,600 4,900 730 480 * 500 640 130 1,300 MS : 70,100 64,000 14,500 12,100 2,300 1,400 1,900 2,800 105 5,400 6,700 NC : 1,700 2,000 300 160 50 70 * 150 * * 50 55 TX : 3,500 3,100 175 420 65 220 260 205 * 75 * 550 : Oth Sts 2/: 2,700 2,500 600 1,700 390 340 370 200 390 40 355 310 : US : 131,900 120,600 22,115 18,430 3,750 2,700 4,005 5,015 610 520 8,470 12,765 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Water Surface Acre Usage, by State and United States, 2005-2007 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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 : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Acres : AL : 21,800 22,000 930 1,200 320 400 870 870 160 105 1,200 690 AR : 27,700 26,800 4,300 4,400 570 580 770 550 100 * 980 1,000 CA : 1,240 1,500 150 230 50 110 65 115 65 * * FL 2/ : 600 * 15 * * GA 2/ : 840 320 120 75 * * KY 2/ : 340 30 15 * 35 LA : 5,500 5,400 980 820 * 120 560 570 * 360 160 MS : 77,500 73,900 15,500 15,900 3,500 2,400 4,100 2,900 330 490 3,700 2,100 MO 2/ : 960 * 30 70 * * NC : 1,800 1,900 105 185 * 40 175 * 340 30 40 30 TX : 1,500 3,400 95 * 40 240 15 220 270 220 35 145 : Oth Sts 3/: 3,300 1,575 270 250 131 370 : US 4/ : 139,780 138,200 22,790 24,310 4,800 4,160 6,735 5,475 1,330 976 6,605 4,495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2006. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2007 total. Catfish: Water Surface Acre Usage, by State and United States, 2003-2005 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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 : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Acres : AL : 25,800 23,500 1,000 1,300 460 450 360 460 70 260 640 300 AR : 30,700 27,800 4,300 3,300 530 550 630 990 * * 1,300 4,800 CA : 1,500 1,300 300 250 80 70 215 160 * * * FL : 690 530 35 * 45 25 70 * 60 GA : 530 650 115 290 60 75 * 25 * * 25 * IL 2/ : 255 50 45 * * KY : 560 500 45 65 20 15 25 * * * 15 20 LA : 8,500 7,300 800 1,200 130 115 490 450 * * 500 810 MS : 81,400 81,500 15,800 14,500 2,100 2,500 2,100 3,300 185 400 2,100 3,500 MO : 950 900 * * 35 30 115 20 * * * NC : 1,600 1,700 120 200 50 60 * * 90 * 35 * SC 2/ : 65 * 15 * * TX : 570 1,400 120 110 65 110 190 100 30 80 75 50 : US 3/ : 153,120 147,080 23,140 21,795 3,635 4,000 4,195 5,610 540 835 4,710 9,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2004. 11 State totals for 2005. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2008-2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per Fish : Large Foodsize : AL : 1,960 2,200 6,900 7,750 3.5 3.5 AR : 2,880 1,290 10,100 4,550 3.5 3.5 CA : 104 * 330 * 3.2 * LA : 430 430 1,410 1,490 3.3 3.5 MS : 3,390 4,290 11,400 15,200 3.4 3.5 NC : 310 260 1,050 825 3.4 3.2 TX : 77 530 277 1,760 3.6 3.3 : Oth Sts 2/ : 139 316 504 1,121 3.6 3.5 : US : 9,290 9,316 31,971 32,696 3.4 3.5 : Medium Foodsize : AL : 20,900 23,500 40,000 50,000 1.9 2.1 AR : 15,100 14,300 31,800 28,100 2.1 2.0 CA : 790 * 1,340 * 1.7 * LA : 3,870 3,210 7,650 7,000 2.0 2.2 MS : 59,700 57,100 112,700 111,300 1.9 1.9 NC : 2,500 1,570 4,600 3,050 1.8 1.9 TX : 3,320 4,140 6,750 8,050 2.0 1.9 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,620 1,790 3,150 3,380 1.9 1.9 : US : 107,800 105,610 207,990 210,880 1.9 2.0 : Small Foodsize : AL : 36,700 37,400 35,300 39,300 1.0 1.1 AR : 32,600 29,300 31,900 30,900 1.0 1.1 CA : 2,610 890 2,300 943 0.9 1.1 LA : 4,110 2,820 4,250 2,800 1.0 1.0 MS : 114,000 114,000 115,900 119,500 1.0 1.0 NC : 2,930 2,540 2,800 2,850 1.0 1.1 TX : 10,000 5,170 9,950 4,500 1.0 0.9 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,800 1,750 1,610 1,630 0.9 0.9 : US : 204,750 193,870 204,010 202,423 1.0 1.0 : Total Foodsize : AL : 59,560 63,100 82,200 97,050 AR : 50,580 44,890 73,800 63,550 CA : 3,504 1,624 3,970 2,593 LA : 8,410 6,460 13,310 11,290 MS : 177,090 175,390 240,000 246,000 NC : 5,740 4,370 8,450 6,725 TX : 13,397 9,840 16,977 14,310 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,559 3,122 5,264 4,481 : US : 321,840 308,796 443,971 445,999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per Fish : Large Foodsize : AL : 3,920 2,290 13,300 7,650 3.4 3.3 AR : 1,740 1,680 6,000 5,690 3.4 3.4 CA : 220 530 690 1,760 3.1 3.3 FL 2/ : 98 355 3.6 GA 2/ : 163 584 3.6 KY 2/ : * * * LA : 890 310 3,100 1,030 3.5 3.3 MS : 3,360 3,010 11,500 9,900 3.4 3.3 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 152 230 531 721 3.5 3.1 TX : 121 760 472 2,450 3.9 3.2 : Oth Sts 3/ : 176 645 3.7 : US 4/ : 10,823 8,986 37,122 29,846 3.4 3.3 : Medium Foodsize : AL : 23,600 17,400 41,900 32,900 1.8 1.9 AR : 18,600 15,100 35,500 30,300 1.9 2.0 CA : 760 720 1,470 1,460 1.9 2.0 FL 2/ : 440 930 2.1 GA 2/ : 510 1,010 2.0 KY 2/ : * * * LA : 5,190 6,000 10,200 10,100 2.0 1.7 MS : 50,200 52,700 93,300 94,100 1.9 1.8 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 2,150 2,620 4,350 5,000 2.0 1.9 TX : 1,350 6,840 2,700 13,400 2.0 2.0 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,700 5,050 1.9 : US 4/ : 103,591 104,080 192,888 192,310 1.9 1.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 (continued) 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per Fish : Small Foodsize : AL : 39,700 41,500 36,500 40,100 0.9 1.0 AR : 39,200 39,200 38,200 37,200 1.0 0.9 CA : 2,030 910 1,840 954 0.9 1.0 FL 2/ : 390 321 0.8 GA 2/ : 340 346 1.0 KY 2/ : * * * LA : 5,040 4,240 5,000 4,850 1.0 1.1 MS : 122,000 116,000 124,500 115,200 1.0 1.0 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 3,070 2,350 2,950 2,450 1.0 1.0 TX : 2,030 4,200 1,820 3,750 0.9 0.9 : Oth Sts 3/ : 1,940 1,930 1.0 : US 4/ : 214,848 210,340 212,401 206,434 1.0 1.0 : Total Foodsize : AL : 67,220 61,190 91,700 80,650 AR : 59,540 55,980 79,700 73,190 CA : 3,010 2,160 4,000 4,174 FL 2/ : 928 1,606 GA 2/ : 1,013 1,940 KY 2/ : 626 1,293 LA : 11,120 10,550 18,300 15,980 MS : 175,560 171,710 229,300 219,200 MO 2/ : 1,372 1,749 NC : 5,372 5,200 7,831 8,171 TX : 3,501 11,800 4,992 19,600 : Oth Sts 3/ : 4,816 7,625 : US 4/ : 329,262 323,406 442,411 428,590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2006. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2007 total. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per Fish : Large Foodsize : AL : 2,440 2,410 8,150 8,050 3.3 3.3 AR : 1,640 2,060 5,650 7,150 3.4 3.5 CA : 181 140 678 505 3.7 3.6 FL : 144 78 521 281 3.6 3.6 GA : 15 175 56 635 3.7 3.6 IL 2/ : * * * KY : 46 * 212 * 4.6 * LA : 1,790 930 6,550 3,360 3.7 3.6 MS : 4,190 4,200 14,600 14,400 3.5 3.4 MO : * * * * * * NC : 179 300 597 1,090 3.3 3.6 SC 2/ : * * * TX : 183 240 675 828 3.7 3.5 : US 3/ : 10,947 10,642 38,238 36,740 3.5 3.5 : Medium Foodsize : AL : 25,500 20,300 48,800 38,000 1.9 1.9 AR : 24,000 19,600 46,400 36,200 1.9 1.8 CA : 760 640 1,520 1,210 2.0 1.9 FL : 510 340 1,041 694 2.0 2.0 GA : 390 510 807 1,070 2.1 2.1 IL 2/ : * * * KY : 360 700 752 1,370 2.1 2.0 LA : 6,810 5,510 13,400 9,450 2.0 1.7 MS : 47,000 43,800 93,600 84,000 2.0 1.9 MO : 460 490 977 921 2.1 1.9 NC : 2,610 1,900 5,100 3,850 2.0 2.0 SC 2/ : * * * TX : 530 1,450 1,050 2,700 2.0 1.9 : US 3/ : 109,120 95,240 213,804 179,465 2.0 1.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 (continued) 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per Fish : Small Foodsize : AL : 50,300 43,300 48,300 42,500 1.0 1.0 AR : 52,400 41,300 51,600 41,800 1.0 1.0 CA : 2,010 1,730 1,790 1,520 0.9 0.9 FL : 690 330 667 324 1.0 1.0 GA : 250 200 220 190 0.9 1.0 IL 2/ : * * * KY : 1,180 460 1,390 565 1.2 1.2 LA : 7,700 11,500 7,500 12,300 1.0 1.1 MS : 143,000 137,000 144,100 147,000 1.0 1.1 MO : 787 1,030 819 1,020 1.0 1.0 NC : 2,310 3,500 2,500 3,500 1.1 1.0 SC 2/ : * * * TX : 350 2,740 352 2,300 1.0 0.8 : US 3/ : 261,323 243,090 259,529 253,019 1.0 1.0 : Total Foodsize : AL : 78,240 66,010 105,250 88,550 AR : 78,040 62,960 103,650 85,150 CA : 2,951 2,510 3,988 3,235 FL : 1,344 748 2,229 1,299 GA : 655 885 1,083 1,895 IL 2/ : * * KY : 1,586 * 2,354 * LA : 16,300 17,940 27,450 25,110 MS : 194,190 185,000 252,300 245,400 MO : * * * * NC : 5,099 5,700 8,197 8,440 SC 2/ : 145 207 TX : 1,063 4,430 2,077 5,828 : US 3/ : 381,390 348,972 511,571 469,224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2004. 11 State totals for 2005. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2008-2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per 1,000 Fish : Large Stockers : AL : 48,900 40,700 19,700 16,900 403 415 AR : 35,200 27,500 13,900 11,400 395 415 CA : 510 * 202 * 396 * LA : 4,070 2,820 1,290 1,120 317 397 MS : 185,000 179,000 75,200 67,900 406 379 NC : 1,780 4,870 1,120 2,800 629 575 TX : * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,900 3,750 1,005 1,216 258 324 : US : 279,360 258,640 112,417 101,336 402 392 : Small Stockers : AL : 51,100 32,600 6,250 3,200 122.3 98.2 AR : 59,900 38,100 6,450 4,650 107.7 122.0 CA : * * * * * * LA : 7,620 4,580 826 475 108.4 103.7 MS : 278,000 234,000 28,400 24,600 102.2 105.1 NC : 1,520 11,400 224 1,640 147.4 143.9 TX : * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 11,344 6,749 1,131 670 99.7 99.3 : US : 409,484 327,429 43,281 35,235 105.7 108.0 : Total Stockers : AL : 100,000 73,300 25,950 20,100 AR : 95,100 65,600 20,350 16,050 CA : * 5,030 * 1,084 LA : 11,690 7,400 2,116 1,595 MS : 463,000 413,000 103,600 92,500 NC : 3,300 16,270 1,344 4,440 TX : 794 99 205 12 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,960 5,370 2,133 790 : US : 688,844 586,069 155,698 136,571 : Fingerlings : AL : 64,700 78,800 2,850 3,150 44.0 40.0 AR : 131,000 74,700 5,100 3,000 38.9 40.2 CA : 5,040 4,500 173 129 34.3 28.7 LA : 23,900 7,710 743 289 31.1 37.5 MS : 663,000 511,000 23,400 14,100 35.3 27.6 NC : 6,690 5,530 268 139 40.1 25.1 TX : 5,780 25,100 309 1,190 53.5 47.4 : Oth Sts 2/ : 51,800 21,000 1,160 683 22.4 32.5 : US : 951,910 728,340 34,003 22,680 35.7 31.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per 1,000 Fish : Large Stockers : AL : 42,700 42,700 17,300 19,100 405 447 AR : 47,700 32,800 15,200 11,300 319 345 CA : 910 1,450 380 791 418 546 FL 2/ : * * * GA 2/ : 149 34 228 KY 2/ : 131 39 298 LA : 5,950 3,200 1,550 1,030 261 322 MS : 167,000 199,000 67,900 78,800 407 396 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 3,250 1,080 1,430 670 440 620 TX : 840 790 370 305 440 386 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2,940 873 297 : US 4/ : 269,180 283,960 104,349 112,869 388 397 : Small Stockers : AL : 262,000 52,200 21,200 5,950 80.9 114.0 AR : 53,600 46,900 5,000 4,400 93.3 93.8 CA : 1,440 2,070 177 234 122.9 113.0 FL 2/ : * * * GA 2/ : 1,280 93 72.7 KY 2/ : 370 38 102.7 LA : 6,220 5,340 636 425 102.3 79.6 MS : 180,000 184,000 17,000 18,700 94.4 101.6 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 4,630 2,430 475 340 102.6 139.9 TX : 1,470 2,760 155 286 105.4 103.6 : Oth Sts 3/ : 6,660 624 93.7 : US 4/ : 512,778 302,360 44,944 30,959 87.6 102.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 (continued) 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ 1,000 ------ -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per 1,000 Fish : Total Stockers : AL : 304,700 94,900 38,500 25,050 AR : 101,300 79,700 20,200 15,700 CA : 2,350 3,520 557 1,025 FL 2/ : 298 70 GA 2/ : 1,429 127 KY 2/ : 501 77 LA : 12,170 8,540 2,186 1,455 MS : 347,000 383,000 84,900 97,500 MO 2/ : 2,020 246 NC : 7,880 3,510 1,905 1,010 TX : 2,310 3,550 525 591 : Oth Sts 3/ : 9,600 1,497 : US 4/ : 781,958 586,320 149,293 143,828 : Fingerlings : AL : 167,000 60,000 5,970 2,350 35.7 39.2 AR : 185,000 164,000 5,200 5,460 28.1 33.3 CA : 3,400 10,300 131 321 38.5 31.2 FL 2/ : 106 3 28.3 GA 2/ : 6,310 229 36.3 KY 2/ : 800 28 35.0 LA : 18,400 7,610 637 199 34.6 26.1 MS : 644,000 719,000 21,900 21,600 34.0 30.0 MO 2/ : 3,760 109 29.0 NC : 5,690 3,360 210 111 36.9 33.0 TX : 10,800 * 335 * 31.0 * : Oth Sts 3/ : 21,350 499 23.4 : US 4/ :1,045,266 985,620 34,752 30,540 33.2 31.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2006. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2007 total. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per 1,000 Fish : Large Stockers : AL : 64,600 65,800 21,600 22,500 334 342 AR : 66,500 39,900 26,700 15,700 402 393 CA : 390 360 185 150 474 417 FL : * * * GA : * * * * * * IL 2/ : * * * KY : 630 * 324 * 514 * LA : 9,960 7,610 3,450 2,350 346 309 MS : 150,000 153,000 64,200 70,000 428 458 MO : * * * * * * NC : 1,690 1,500 887 620 525 413 SC 2/ : TX : 1,380 1,240 383 453 278 365 : US 3/ : 296,802 271,185 118,253 112,318 398 414 : Small Stockers : AL : 217,000 90,400 20,000 8,750 92.2 96.8 AR : 74,300 57,100 7,800 6,250 105.0 109.5 CA : 1,020 1,480 117 150 114.7 101.4 FL : * * * GA : * * * * * * IL 2/ : * * * KY : * * * * * * LA : 13,500 3,700 1,490 311 110.4 84.1 MS : 281,000 229,000 25,700 21,400 91.5 93.4 MO : * * * * * * NC : 2,110 900 252 100 119.4 111.1 SC 2/ : TX : 196 670 22 63 112.2 94.0 : US 3/ : 593,473 388,815 55,750 37,489 93.9 96.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 (continued) 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- -- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds per 1,000 Fish : Total Stockers : AL : 281,600 156,200 41,600 31,250 AR : 140,800 97,000 34,500 21,950 CA : 1,410 1,840 302 300 FL : * * GA : * * * * IL 2/ : * * KY : * * * * LA : 23,460 11,310 4,940 2,661 MS : 431,000 382,000 89,900 91,400 MO : * * * * NC : 3,800 2,400 1,139 720 SC 2/ : TX : 1,576 1,910 405 516 : US 3/ : 890,275 660,000 174,003 149,807 : Fingerlings : AL : 57,700 103,594 2,050 2,200 35.5 21.2 AR : 129,000 133,000 3,250 3,550 25.2 26.7 CA : 5,150 3,760 144 121 28.0 32.2 FL : 1,240 720 13 25 10.5 34.7 GA : 5,630 7,320 121 300 21.5 41.0 IL 2/ : * * * KY : 600 970 24 30 40.0 30.9 LA : 20,700 7,780 609 261 29.4 33.5 MS : 512,000 439,000 17,900 14,300 35.0 32.6 MO : 4,880 2,030 83 57 17.0 28.1 NC : 5,020 7,800 205 290 40.8 37.2 SC 2/ : * * * TX : 1,400 6,170 54 252 38.6 40.8 : US 3/ : 745,849 712,144 24,476 21,386 32.8 30.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2004. 11 State totals for 2005. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2008-2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 --- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish : Broodfish : AL : 96 39 393 197 4.1 5.1 AR : 102 70 509 352 5.0 5.0 CA : 18 19 102 89 5.7 4.7 LA : * * * MS : 490 420 2,500 2,150 5.1 5.1 NC : 10 10 48 63 4.8 6.3 TX : 12 86 73 424 6.1 4.9 : Oth Sts 2/ : 73 60 321 265 4.4 4.4 : US : 801 704 3,946 3,540 4.9 5.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish : Broodfish : AL : 89 70 400 324 4.5 4.6 AR : 105 122 526 644 5.0 5.3 CA : 10 11 52 64 5.2 5.8 FL 2/ : 9 53 5.9 GA 2/ : 24 117 4.9 KY 2/ : 1 4 4.0 LA : * 24 * 108 * 4.5 MS : 820 530 4,010 2,850 4.9 5.4 MO 2/ : * * * NC : 5 8 39 66 7.8 8.3 TX : 3 69 10 345 3.3 5.0 : Oth Sts 3/ : 52 253 4.9 : US 4/ : 1,091 886 5,335 4,654 4.9 5.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2006. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2007 total. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Live Weight Size Category : Number of Fish :------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish : Broodfish : AL : 88 103 479 521 5.4 5.1 AR : 131 108 633 528 4.8 4.9 CA : 12 10 89 69 7.4 6.9 FL : 15 16 85 84 5.7 5.3 GA : 7 15 31 85 4.4 5.7 IL 2/ : * * * KY : 6 5 26 20 4.3 4.0 LA : 25 * 151 * 6.0 * MS : 750 680 3,550 3,300 4.7 4.9 MO : * * * * * * NC : 34 30 145 195 4.3 6.5 SC 2/ : * * * TX : 10 62 44 215 4.4 3.5 : US 3/ : 1,113 1,053 5,409 5,137 4.9 4.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2004. 11 State totals for 2005. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2007-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales : Number of Fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 1/ : 2008 : 2007 1/ : 2008 : 2007 1/ : 2008 : 2007 1/ : 2008 : 2007 1/ : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Foodsize : AL : 92,300 82,600 129,200 131,600 1.4 1.6 94,316 92,120 0.73 0.70 AR : 61,700 51,100 98,700 83,700 1.6 1.6 74,025 62,775 0.75 0.75 CA : 3,400 2,220 5,100 3,150 1.5 1.4 12,291 7,592 2.41 2.41 LA : 12,200 7,420 15,900 15,400 1.3 2.1 11,607 11,827 0.73 0.77 MS : 179,000 143,000 285,900 252,370 1.6 1.8 208,707 191,801 0.73 0.76 NC : 3,850 4,040 8,100 8,050 2.1 2.0 6,561 6,843 0.81 0.85 TX : 9,840 11,100 15,700 16,900 1.6 1.5 11,618 12,844 0.74 0.76 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,480 2,530 5,300 3,750 1.5 1.5 4,611 3,488 0.87 0.93 : US : 365,770 304,010 563,900 514,920 1.5 1.7 423,736 389,290 0.75 0.76 : : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per 1,000 fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Stockers : AL : 790 3,700 101 262 128 71 210 472 2.08 1.80 AR : 13,100 * 1,350 * 103 * 1,553 * 1.15 * CA : * 135 * 76 * 563 * 219 * 2.88 LA : MS : 39,300 60,200 3,100 6,000 79 100 3,875 6,060 1.25 1.01 NC : * * * * * * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 4,859 10,440 1,288 1,574 265 151 1,193 1,587 0.93 1.01 : US : 58,049 74,475 5,839 7,912 101 106 6,831 8,338 1.17 1.05 : Fingerlings & Fry : AL : 13,600 11,100 550 210 40.4 18.9 1,227 582 2.23 2.77 AR : 97,400 52,300 1,330 453 13.7 8.7 2,407 761 1.81 1.68 CA : * 370 * 16 * 43.2 * 65 * 4.08 LA : * 1,540 * 31 * 20.1 * 56 * 1.80 MS : 383,000 207,000 8,600 5,800 22.5 28.0 16,254 8,352 1.89 1.44 NC : 5,100 3,540 295 200 57.8 56.5 522 356 1.77 1.78 TX : 2,360 3,170 134 167 56.8 52.7 431 212 3.22 1.27 : Oth Sts 2/ : 69,680 20,900 2,068 544 29.7 26.0 2,232 1,692 1.08 3.11 : US : 571,140 299,920 12,977 7,421 22.7 24.7 23,073 12,076 1.78 1.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2005-2006 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales : Number of Fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Foodsize : AL : 78,300 71,700 142,200 129,000 1.8 1.8 93,852 95,460 0.66 0.74 AR : 65,100 55,600 104,100 100,100 1.6 1.8 73,911 76,076 0.71 0.76 CA : 1,710 2,140 3,150 3,850 1.8 1.8 7,119 9,009 2.26 2.34 FL 2/ : 1,460 2,100 1.4 1,344 0.64 GA 2/ : 1,000 1,610 1.6 1,240 0.77 KY 2/ : 820 1,220 1.5 830 0.68 LA : 14,800 10,600 21,100 15,800 1.4 1.5 14,770 12,640 0.70 0.80 MS : 223,000 198,000 313,400 297,200 1.4 1.5 222,514 228,844 0.71 0.77 MO 2/ : 510 1,500 2.9 1,230 0.82 NC : 4,640 4,790 8,150 8,600 1.8 1.8 6,031 6,966 0.74 0.81 TX : 4,250 4,560 7,000 7,300 1.6 1.6 4,970 5,840 0.71 0.80 : Oth Sts 3/ : 5,840 7,050 1.2 6,063 0.86 : US 4/ : 395,590 353,230 605,530 568,900 1.5 1.6 427,811 440,898 0.71 0.78 : : ----- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per 1,000 fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Stockers : AL : 13,600 840 3,600 79 265 94 2,664 97 0.74 1.23 AR : 8,310 * 1,180 * 142 * 1,086 * 0.92 * CA : * * * * * * * * * * FL 2/ : * * * * * GA 2/ : * * * * * KY 2/ : LA : * * * * * MS : 8,240 41,100 1,100 3,500 133 85 1,210 4,480 1.10 1.28 MO 2/ : * * * * * NC : * * * * * * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 3/ : 13,983 3,146 225 3,511 1.12 : US 4/ : 33,164 55,923 6,701 6,725 202 120 5,724 8,088 0.85 1.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2005-2006 (continued) 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales : Number of Fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Fingerlings & Fry : AL : 36,000 16,300 920 491 25.6 30.1 1,242 1,129 1.35 2.30 AR : 121,000 128,000 1,280 1,360 10.6 10.6 2,406 2,856 1.88 2.10 CA : 620 * 27 * 43.5 * 85 * 3.14 * FL 2/ : * * * * * GA 2/ : 7,840 343 43.8 700 2.04 KY 2/ : * * * * * LA : * * * * * * * * * * MS : 507,300 416,000 13,700 10,100 27.0 24.3 19,180 16,564 1.40 1.64 MO 2/ : * * * * * NC : 5,180 2,800 161 116 31.1 41.4 100 248 0.62 2.14 TX : 930 240 40 8 43.0 33.3 135 27 3.37 3.41 : Oth Sts 3/ : 20,630 821 39.8 1,722 2.10 : US 4/ : 681,760 583,970 16,551 12,896 24.3 22.1 24,062 22,546 1.45 1.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2006. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2005. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2006 total. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales : Number of Fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Foodsize : AL : 80,100 84,800 160,300 151,300 2.0 1.8 83,356 95,319 0.52 0.63 AR : 64,100 63,900 108,900 112,700 1.7 1.8 60,984 69,874 0.56 0.62 CA : 1,790 1,630 3,750 3,400 2.1 2.1 7,688 7,242 2.05 2.13 FL : 1,070 1,100 1,830 1,900 1.7 1.7 1,263 1,102 0.69 0.58 GA : 1,250 1,140 1,500 1,200 1.2 1.1 1,155 900 0.77 0.75 IL 2/ : 220 268 1.2 225 0.84 KY : 870 530 1,740 1,020 2.0 1.9 1,409 775 0.81 0.76 LA : 22,200 17,100 28,900 25,200 1.3 1.5 15,606 15,624 0.54 0.62 MS : 194,000 202,000 349,900 355,200 1.8 1.8 199,443 234,432 0.57 0.66 MO : 980 650 1,860 1,130 1.9 1.7 1,600 904 0.86 0.80 NC : 3,510 3,810 5,950 7,150 1.7 1.9 3,630 4,934 0.61 0.69 SC 2/ : 25 52 2.1 37 0.72 TX : 1,940 3,180 3,300 4,500 1.7 1.4 3,234 3,150 0.98 0.70 : US 3/ : 372,055 379,840 668,250 664,700 1.8 1.7 379,630 434,256 0.57 0.65 : : ----- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per 1,000 fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Stockers : AL : * * * * * * * * * * AR : * * * * * * * * * * CA : * * * * * * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : * * * * * * * * * * IL 2/ : * * * * * KY : * * * * * LA : 4,130 498 121 344 0.69 MS : 42,900 32,500 3,850 3,050 90 94 3,619 3,325 0.94 1.09 MO : 1,770 * 263 * 149 * 305 * 1.16 * NC : * * * * * * * * * * SC 2/ : * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : US 3/ : 75,490 58,223 7,964 6,112 105 105 6,666 6,166 0.84 1.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2003-2004 (continued) 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales : Number of Fish :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Category : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price and State : : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 ----- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per fish 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : Fingerlings & Fry : AL : 91,300 87,100 3,710 2,500 40.6 28.7 2,708 3,800 0.73 1.52 AR : 66,200 60,700 1,110 991 16.8 16.3 1,776 1,823 1.60 1.84 CA : 1,400 1,540 27 39 19.3 25.3 112 135 4.15 3.45 FL : 500 * 27 * 54.0 * 39 * 1.45 * GA : 3,560 7,840 73 235 20.5 30.0 365 541 5.00 2.30 IL 2/ : * * * * * KY : * * * * * * * * * * LA : 4,830 * 92 * 19.0 * 110 * 1.20 * MS : 604,000 395,000 13,500 10,200 22.4 25.8 17,145 14,892 1.27 1.46 MO : * * * * * * * * * * NC : 3,730 1,100 203 59 54.4 53.6 365 94 1.80 1.60 SC 2/ : * * * * * TX : 2,860 1,170 108 60 37.8 51.3 361 211 3.34 3.52 : US 3/ : 782,130 562,790 18,925 14,348 24.2 25.5 23,207 22,160 1.23 1.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2003. 11 State totals for 2004. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2007-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 -- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : Broodfish : AL : 4 7 13 36 3.3 5.1 29 80 2.22 2.21 AR : 23 * 114 * 5.0 * 125 * 1.10 * CA : * * * * * * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 200 39 742 112 3.7 2.9 549 75 0.74 0.67 NC : * * * * * * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 68 29 167 138 2.5 4.8 250 139 1.50 1.01 : US : 295 75 1,036 286 3.5 3.8 953 294 0.92 1.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2005-2006 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 -- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : Broodfish : AL : 300 5 2,200 20 7.3 4.0 1,386 24 0.63 1.18 AR : 70 * 331 * 4.7 * 265 * 0.80 * CA : * * * * * * * * * * FL 2/ : GA 2/ : * * * * * KY 2/ : * * * * * LA : * * * * * * * * * * MS : 68 86 317 428 4.7 5.0 197 325 0.62 0.76 MO 2/ : * * * * * NC : * * * * * * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 3/ : 86 287 3.3 294 1.02 : US 4/ : 481 177 3,004 735 6.2 4.2 1,942 643 0.65 0.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2006. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2005. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2006 total. Catfish: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average price : : : : : : : : per pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 -- 1,000 Pounds Pounds per Fish 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : Broodfish : AL : * * * * * * * * * * AR : * * * * * * * * * * CA : * * * * * * * * * * FL : GA : * * * * * * * * * * IL 2/ : * * * * * KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 89 220 340 950 3.8 4.3 177 589 0.52 0.62 MO : * * * * * * * * * * NC : * * * * * * * * * * SC 2/ : * * * * * TX : * * * * * * * * * * : US 3/ : 153 275 594 1,150 3.9 4.2 415 831 0.70 0.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2003. 11 State totals for 2004. Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fee-Fishing and : : : Size Category: Processor :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Retail : Other and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Foodsize : AL : 96 95 * 1 * 1 * 1 3 2 AR : 98 96 * * 1 3 * * 1 * CA : 16 10 17 11 58 73 10 6 LA : 97 98 * 1 * MS : 98 100 * * * * * * 2 * NC : 93 96 * * * * * * 5 1 TX : 86 83 4 1 8 10 2 6 : Oth Sts 2/ : 32 20 16 33 35 30 2 12 15 6 : US 3/ : 93.8 94.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.4 0.9 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other : Fee-Fishing and : : : : Producers :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Government : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :2007 1/ : 2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Stockers : AL : * 96 4 1 * 2 * 1 AR : 80 62 * * * * CA : * * * * 7 * * * LA : MS : 99 100 * * * * NC : * * * * TX : 86 95 * 5 * : Oth Sts 2/ : 60 29 9 4 19 58 1 4 11 4 : US 3/ : 90.2 89.0 2.3 0.8 4.6 8.9 0.2 0.6 2.6 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations or data are less than 0.5 percent. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 3/ Sum of US Point of First Sale by outlet may not add to 100 percent. Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2005-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fee-Fishing and : : : Size Category: Processor :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Retail : Other and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Foodsize : AL : 96 98 * * 2 1 * * * 1 AR : 93 97 * * 6 3 * * 1 * CA : * * * * 18 18 63 62 9 13 FL 2/ : 64 * * 2 GA 2/ : 36 6 * * 9 KY 2/ : 33 16 42 9 LA : 96 87 3 * * 10 MS : 99 99 * * * * * * * 1 MO 2/ : * 14 62 * 3 NC : 96 95 * * * * * * 3 TX : 82 78 4 1 13 20 1 1 : Oth Sts 3/ : 38 27 27 3 5 : US 4/ 5/ : 94.9 94.9 0.3 0.5 2.4 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other : Fee-Fishing and : : : : Producers :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Government : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Stockers : AL : 93 98 * * * * * AR : 81 81 * * * * CA : 28 * * * * * * FL 2/ : * * GA 2/ : * * * * KY 2/ : LA : * * MS : 99 100 1 * * MO 2/ : 69 * * * NC : * * TX : 7 * 16 * * 41 * : Oth Sts 3/ : 24 6 61 1 9 : US 4/ 5/ : 86.6 76.7 1.0 1.7 8.9 18.7 2.6 0.2 1.0 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations or data are less than 0.5 percent. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2006. 3/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. 4/ 11 State totals for 2005. Due to disclosure, the sum of the 11 individual States may not equal the total. All States included in 2006 total. 5/ Sum of US Point of First Sale by outlet may not add to 100 percent. Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fee-Fishing and : : : Size Category: Processor :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Retail : Other and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Foodsize : AL : 92 98 1 * 2 1 2 * 3 1 AR : 92 83 * * 4 16 3 * 1 * CA : * 8 * 12 10 74 75 6 * FL : 96 69 2 25 4 3 GA : 52 56 28 27 * 3 * * 14 IL 2/ : 25 * * * 46 KY : 46 45 41 22 3 8 10 25 LA : 97 97 * * * * * MS : 99 99 * * 1 1 MO : * * 9 21 51 63 * * 34 10 NC : 99 99 * * * * 1 * SC 2/ : * * * TX : 47 65 14 7 * 7 * 14 21 6 : US 3/ 4/ : 93.0 93.9 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.2 2.6 1.4 1.9 1.0 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other : Fee-Fishing and : : : : Producers :Recreational Use : Live Haulers : Government : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Stockers : AL : 98 98 2 1 * AR : 63 76 * 37 * * * CA : * 49 * * * * FL : GA : * * * * * IL 2/ : * 86 * KY : * * * LA : * * MS : 99 100 * MO : * 48 * * * * * * NC : 100 * * SC 2/ : * * * TX : * * 79 58 * * * * : US 3/ 4/ : 85.6 93.3 2.4 1.7 11.0 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations or data are less than 0.5 percent. 1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued for 2004 sales. 3/ Due to disclosure, the sum of the individual States may not equal the total. 13 State totals for 2003. 11 State totals for 2004. 4/ Sum of US Point of First Sale by outlet may not add to 100 percent. 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. Reliability of Catfish Production Estimates Survey Procedures: Data for catfish production are collected from all known producers. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known catfish producers and use known sources of producers to update their lists. All known catfish producers 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. Care is exercised to ensure all operations are accounted for. 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. 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