Aq 4 (12-06)
Released December 21, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For
information on "Catfish Feed Deliveries" call Charles Butler at 601-965-4575,
office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
NASS
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
November 2006 Catfish Feed Deliveries Down 18 Percent From Last Year
Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during November 2006 was
17,777 tons, down
18 percent from November 2005 and 69 percent below the previous month.
Foodsize fish feed delivered totaled 16,948 tons, down 18 percent from the
corresponding month a year ago. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish
totaled 829 tons, down 30 percent from the corresponding month a year ago.
Catfish feed delivered to catfish growers during the January-November period
totaled 769,191 tons, up 1 percent from the corresponding period in 2005.
For this period 94 percent of the total feed delivered to catfish growers was
for foodsize catfish.
November feed delivered to Mississippi catfish growers for foodsize fish
totaled 5,824 tons, down 25 percent from last year and accounted for 34 percent
of the total foodsize catfish feed delivered to U.S.
farmers.
The other major States with catfish feed deliveries for foodsize fish in
November and their comparison to the previous year were: Alabama with
5,438 tons, down 26 percent; Arkansas with 1,233 tons, down 34 percent from
last year; and Louisiana with 633 tons, down 13 percent.
Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
United States, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------- Tons ------ Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 6,265 5,103 81 6,265 5,103 81
Feb : 6,334 3,970 63 12,599 9,073 72
Mar : 17,917 20,048 112 30,516 29,121 95
Apr : 43,583 52,246 120 74,099 81,367 110
May : 81,591 80,433 99 155,690 161,800 104
Jun : 115,370 112,326 97 271,060 274,126 101
Jul : 113,086 124,208 110 384,146 398,334 104
Aug : 132,347 139,191 105 516,493 537,525 104
Sep : 119,788 112,525 94 636,281 650,050 102
Oct : 64,188 54,011 84 700,469 704,061 101
Nov : 20,553 16,948 82 721,022 721,009 100
Dec : 4,449 725,471
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
United States, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 287 469 163 287 469 163
Feb : 205 367 179 492 836 170
Mar : 715 1,381 193 1,207 2,217 184
Apr : 1,623 2,200 136 2,830 4,417 156
May : 2,796 3,181 114 5,626 7,598 135
Jun : 4,787 6,265 131 10,413 13,863 133
Jul : 6,797 9,754 144 17,210 23,617 137
Aug : 10,569 11,611 110 27,779 35,228 127
Sep : 5,148 8,483 165 32,927 43,711 133
Oct : 3,148 3,642 116 36,075 47,353 131
Nov : 1,189 829 70 37,264 48,182 129
Dec : 226 37,490
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Alabama, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ------ Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 2,030 1,809 89 2,030 1,809 89
Feb : 2,694 1,529 57 4,724 3,338 71
Mar : 6,548 5,732 88 11,272 9,070 80
Apr : 11,242 12,758 113 22,514 21,828 97
May : 21,219 20,506 97 43,733 42,334 97
Jun : 32,942 29,580 90 76,675 71,914 94
Jul : 32,182 33,360 104 108,857 105,274 97
Aug : 36,549 36,392 100 145,406 141,666 97
Sep : 32,111 25,588 80 177,517 167,254 94
Oct : 16,750 12,181 73 194,267 179,435 92
Nov : 7,346 5,438 74 201,613 184,873 92
Dec : 2,928 204,541
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Alabama, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ---- Tons ---- Percent ---- Tons ---- Percent
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Jan : 10 * * 10 * *
Feb : 4 * * 14 * *
Mar : 51 * * 65 * *
Apr : 31 * * 96 * *
May : 46 * * 142 * *
Jun : 59 * * 201 * *
Jul : 145 * * 346 * *
Aug : 245 * * 591 * *
Sep : 94 * * 685 * *
Oct : 58 * * 743 * *
Nov : 20 * * 763 * *
Dec : 11 774
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* Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Arkansas, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ------ Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 453 422 93 453 422 93
Feb : 521 306 59 974 728 75
Mar : 2,415 2,794 116 3,389 3,522 104
Apr : 7,741 9,861 127 11,130 13,383 120
May : 15,118 14,552 96 26,248 27,935 106
Jun : 18,453 18,654 101 44,701 46,589 104
Jul : 17,642 20,193 114 62,343 66,782 107
Aug : 22,048 22,879 104 84,391 89,661 106
Sep : 20,220 20,138 100 104,611 109,799 105
Oct : 10,768 8,994 84 115,379 118,793 103
Nov : 1,855 1,233 66 117,234 120,026 102
Dec : 130 117,364
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Arkansas, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ----- Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent
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Jan : 44 192 436 44 192 436
Feb : 16 172 1,075 60 364 607
Mar : 138 678 491 198 1,042 526
Apr : 294 821 279 492 1,863 379
May : 600 616 103 1,092 2,479 227
Jun : 923 715 77 2,015 3,194 159
Jul : 976 1,116 114 2,991 4,310 144
Aug : 1,496 1,503 100 4,487 5,813 130
Sep : 345 2,667 773 4,832 8,480 175
Oct : 811 680 84 5,643 9,160 162
Nov : 249 175 70 5,892 9,335 158
Dec : 22 5,914
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Louisiana, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ----- Percent ------ Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 560 283 51 560 283 51
Feb : 568 146 26 1,128 429 38
Mar : 937 929 99 2,065 1,358 66
Apr : 2,848 1,936 68 4,913 3,294 67
May : 3,264 2,821 86 8,177 6,115 75
Jun : 3,342 3,600 108 11,519 9,715 84
Jul : 4,375 3,652 83 15,894 13,367 84
Aug : 4,975 4,379 88 20,869 17,746 85
Sep : 3,102 3,918 126 23,971 21,664 90
Oct : 3,140 1,689 54 27,111 23,353 86
Nov : 727 633 87 27,838 23,986 86
Dec : 59 27,897
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Louisiana, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ---- Tons ---- Percent ---- Tons ---- Percent
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Jan :
Feb :
Mar :
Apr : 22 2 9 22 2 9
May : 54 76 2 3
Jun : 24 17 71 100 19 19
Jul : 7 3 43 107 22 21
Aug : 198 305 22 7
Sep : 10 12 120 315 34 11
Oct : 315 34 11
Nov : 315 34 11
Dec : 315
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Mississippi, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ------ Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 2,622 1,169 45 2,622 1,169 45
Feb : 1,895 773 41 4,517 1,942 43
Mar : 6,604 7,980 121 11,121 9,922 89
Apr : 19,759 24,335 123 30,880 34,257 111
May : 39,046 37,972 97 69,926 72,229 103
Jun : 55,981 54,484 97 125,907 126,713 101
Jul : 55,039 61,063 111 180,946 187,776 104
Aug : 63,637 67,741 106 244,583 255,517 104
Sep : 59,346 55,565 94 303,929 311,082 102
Oct : 29,813 25,533 86 333,742 336,615 101
Nov : 7,809 5,824 75 341,551 342,439 100
Dec : 687 342,238
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Mississippi, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ----- Percent ------ Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 196 191 97 196 191 97
Feb : 153 134 88 349 325 93
Mar : 405 505 125 754 830 110
Apr : 1,136 1,084 95 1,890 1,914 101
May : 1,864 2,305 124 3,754 4,219 112
Jun : 3,639 5,265 145 7,393 9,484 128
Jul : 5,444 8,319 153 12,837 17,803 139
Aug : 8,297 9,676 117 21,134 27,479 130
Sep : 4,382 5,442 124 25,516 32,921 129
Oct : 2,022 2,733 135 27,538 35,654 129
Nov : 669 612 91 28,207 36,266 129
Dec : 80 28,287
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Other States East of the Mississippi River, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ----- Percent ------ Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 137 554 404 137 554 404
Feb : 52 220 423 189 774 410
Mar : 513 776 151 702 1,550 221
Apr : 914 1,174 128 1,616 2,724 169
May : 1,485 1,878 126 3,101 4,602 148
Jun : 2,193 2,243 102 5,294 6,845 129
Jul : 1,903 2,564 135 7,197 9,409 131
Aug : 2,166 3,275 151 9,363 12,684 135
Sep : 2,213 2,929 132 11,576 15,613 135
Oct : 1,373 1,789 130 12,949 17,402 134
Nov : 1,153 893 77 14,102 18,295 130
Dec : 52 14,154
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Other States East of the Mississippi River, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ---- Tons ---- Percent ---- Tons ---- Percent
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Jan : * * * *
Feb : 2 * * 2 * *
Mar : 23 * * 25 * *
Apr : 46 * * 71 * *
May : 71 * * 142 * *
Jun : 1 * * 143 * *
Jul : 57 * * 200 * *
Aug : 51 * * 251 * *
Sep : 86 * * 337 * *
Oct : 67 * * 404 * *
Nov : 48 * * 452 * *
Dec : 5 457
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* Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish,
Other States West of the Mississippi River, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ------ Tons ----- Percent ------ Tons ------ Percent
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Jan : 463 866 187 463 866 187
Feb : 604 996 165 1,067 1,862 175
Mar : 900 1,837 204 1,967 3,699 188
Apr : 1,079 2,182 202 3,046 5,881 193
May : 1,459 2,704 185 4,505 8,585 191
Jun : 2,459 3,765 153 6,964 12,350 177
Jul : 1,945 3,376 174 8,909 15,726 177
Aug : 2,972 4,525 152 11,881 20,251 170
Sep : 2,796 4,387 157 14,677 24,638 168
Oct : 2,344 3,825 163 17,021 28,463 167
Nov : 1,663 2,927 176 18,684 31,390 168
Dec : 593 19,277
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Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish,
Other States West of the Mississippi River, 2005-2006
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Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of
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: ----- Tons ---- Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent
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Jan : 37 72 195 37 72 195
Feb : 30 27 90 67 99 148
Mar : 98 55 56 165 154 93
Apr : 94 130 138 259 284 110
May : 161 57 35 420 341 81
Jun : 141 163 116 561 504 90
Jul : 168 176 105 729 680 93
Aug : 282 232 82 1,011 912 90
Sep : 231 167 72 1,242 1,079 87
Oct : 190 136 72 1,432 1,215 85
Nov : 203 24 12 1,635 1,239 76
Dec : 108 1,743
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Reliability of Catfish Feed Deliveries Estimates
Survey Procedures: All participating Catfish Feed Mills are feed mills that
produce and deliver catfish feed to bonafide catfish producers. Survey data
for catfish feed are collected from feed mills by the USDA-NASS Mississippi
Field Office, who is responsible for ensuring survey coverage is as complete
as possible. Mills are contacted by either mail, telephone, fax, or
internet. Diligent effort is made to ensure that all operations are accounted
for in the estimate.
Estimation Procedures: The "Catfish Feed Deliveries" report refers strictly
to catfish feed delivered to bonafide catfish producers and excludes catfish
feed delivered to producers of other species. The totals include both bagged
and bulk feed. Prior to summarization, questionnaires are compared to
previous reports for comparability. Estimates are made for feed mills whose
reports are not available in time to be included in the release. Those plants
are identified by an asterisk on page 11 of this release. Estimates are based
on the mill's previous reports and current conditions. Published totals are a
straight summation of the individual reports and estimated data.
If a mill uses a fiscal accounting system, proration is used to convert
reported data to a calendar month basis.
Two unusual features of this report are worthy of note: (1) cooperating feed
mills are listed by name, and (2) it is impossible for the public to infer
the amount of catfish feed produced in each state. Since many mills deliver
feed to more than one state and to growers of other species, any inferences
about overall production per state or per mill are not valid.
Revision Policy: Revisions may be necessary in the following month's
publication pending a review of late reports received from mills. Revisions
to previous estimates are made to improve month to month relationships.
Estimates for the previous month are subject to revision in all States and
regions monthly totals. In February, all monthly estimates for the previous
year are reviewed and subject to revisions. The review is primarily based on
data that may have been received after the original estimates were published.
Reliability: Catfish Feed Deliveries estimates are based on a census of all
known active and cooperating catfish feed mills, 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.
Terms and Definitions Used for Catfish Feed Deliveries Estimates
Broodfish - Fish kept for egg production, including males.
Catfish Feed - For the purposes of this report catfish feed is defined as
feed delivered to bonafide catfish producers. Thus, it is not the absolute
total amount of feed produced or even sold by a mill. (Some catfish feed is
sold to producers of other species of fish.) The definition includes
medicated feed. Catfish feed is designed to float on the surface of the
water. Catfish are fed this way from the moment they hatch. Therefore, they
learn to go to the surface for feed. The result is a clean nutritious diet
for American farm raised catfish.
Catfish Feed for Foodsize Fish - Feed containing pellets larger than 1/8 of
an inch.
Catfish Feed for Fingerlings/Broodfish - Feed containing pellets 1/8 of an
inch or smaller.
Fingerlings - Smaller fish about 2 to 6 inches in length.
Foodsize Fish - Fish being grown commercially for human consumption. Optimum
sizes at harvest depend on the market but are generally no lower than 3/4
pound but near one pound.
Data were compiled in cooperation with the following feed mills:
Alabama Feed Mill LLC Land O Lakes
Arkat Feeds Rangen Inc.
Cargill Animal Nutrition Silver Cup
Carolina Fish Feeds *Southfresh Feeds
Delta Western Star Milling Co.
Fishbelt Feeds Inc Topwater Feed Mill
Flint River Mills Inc
* Estimated
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