HDR1012000170130926971500Trout Production Trout Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 26, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Trout Production" call Dan Boostrom at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Note: Data for September 1996-August 1997 includes the addition of CT, MA and WV. The Data for these States were not available for 1996. Trout Sales up Fractionally in 15 Selected States Total value of all sales, including eggs, received by trout growers in the 15 selected States totaled $72.1 million during the 12 month period from September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997. This was up fractionally from the $72.0 million in sales during the same period a year ago. Growers in the 15 States sold a total of 59.5 million pounds of trout valued at $66.9 million this year compared to 57.4 million pounds of trout valued at $66.1 a year ago. Total value of all sales, including eggs, received by trout growers in the 18 selected States totaled $77.6 million during the 12 month period from September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997. Growers sold a total of 61.0 million pounds of trout valued at $72.4 million this year. The 18 States includes the addition of CT, MA and WV for which data were not available last year. Aq 3 (9-97) Foodsize Sales Number of foodsize trout sold by the 15 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 58.6 million fish, up 4 percent from the previous year. Total live weight sales, at 56.2 million, pounds was up 5 percent from the previous year. The value of sales for the 1997 marketing year was $58.8 million, up 3 percent from the $57.0 million of foodsize sales during the 1996 marketing year. The average value per pound was $1.04 during 1997, down from the $1.06 per pound during 1996. Number of foodsize trout sold by the 18 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 59.0 million fish. Total live weight sales were 56.7 million pounds. The value of sales was $60.2 million. The average value per pound was $1.06. The major outlet for foodsize trout sales was to processors with 63 percent of total live weight sales. Fee and recreational fishing establishments, at 23 percent, were the next largest followed by restaurants and retailers with 7 percent. Stocker Sales Number of stocker trout sold by the 15 selected states was 7.51 million fish during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997, down fractionally from the 7.58 million fish sold during the previous year. The total live weight pounds of stockers sold during 1997 was 3.06 million, down 12 percent from the 3.48 million pounds sold during 1996. The average value per pound was $2.29 during 1997, up $.16 from the 1996 price. The total value of stocker sales was $7.00 million from September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997, down 6 percent from the $7.42 million in sales during the previous year. Number of stocker trout sold by the 18 selected states was 9.52 million fish during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997. The total live weight pounds of stockers sold was 4.17 million. The average value per pound was $2.64. The total value of stocker sales was $11.0 million. The major sales outlet for stocker trout was to fee and recreational fishing establishments with 46 percent of the total live weight sales, followed by the government with 34 percent. Fingerling Sales Number of fingerlings sold by the 15 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 7.87 million trout compared with 9.67 million trout during the previous year. Total pounds sold was 158 thousand pounds during 1997, compared with 288 thousand pounds during 1996. The average value per pound was $6.90 during the 1997 marketing year, compared with $5.80 per pound in 1996. The total value of fingerling sales was $1.09 million, down 35 percent from last year's $1.67 million in sales. Number of fingerlings sold by the 18 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 8.05 million trout. Total pounds sold was 166 thousand pounds. The average value per pound was $6.86. The total value of fingerling sales was $1.14 million. Trout Egg Sales Trout egg sales in the 15 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 358 million eggs, down 21 percent from the 452 million eggs sold during the previous year. The average value per 1,000 eggs during 1997 was $14.57, up from $13.14 during 1996. The total value of trout egg sales during 1997 was $5.22 million, down 12 percent from the $5.94 million in egg sales during the previous year. Trout egg sales in the 18 selected states during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997 totaled 358 million eggs. The average value per 1,000 eggs was $14.58. The total value of trout egg sales was $5.22 million. Losses of Fish Total losses of all trout was 28.9 million fish or 6.79 million pounds during September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997. Of the total number lost, 74 percent were lost due to disease, followed by predators with 19 percent lost. Trout: Number of Operations by State, September 1, 1996-97 Total Sales by State, September 1,- August 31, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Operations : Total Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep 1 : Sep 1 - Aug 31 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Number ------ ----- 1,000 Dollars ---- : CA : 15 21 4,882 6,040 CO : 36 32 2,420 2,716 CT : 9 * ID : 33 33 32,316 31,732 MA : 15 * MI : 45 41 2,055 1,485 MO : 10 13 2,070 2,003 NY : 29 28 1,015 804 NC : 58 54 7,137 6,199 OR : 19 25 625 1,205 PA : 41 38 5,219 5,972 TN : * * * 484 UT : 18 17 2,489 2,325 VA : 33 29 2,222 2,221 WA : 27 23 847 1,203 WV : 24 588 WI : 47 46 1,821 1,668 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 17 16 941 5,710 : Total 3/: 428 464 71,998 77,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States" number of operations and sales. 1/ Data for CT, MA, and WV not available for 1996. 2/ Includes GA plus states with asterisk. 3/ Value of egg sales included only in total. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Foodsize, and State, September 1,- August 31, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : CA : 2,033 2,150 2,284 2,550 4,248 5,030 1.86 1.97 CO : 520 519 543 538 1,315 1,748 2.42 3.25 ID : 43,000 45,000 40,000 42,000 32,000 31,500 .80 .75 MI : 605 550 570 540 1,330 1,255 2.33 2.32 MO : 989 833 728 674 1,707 1,420 2.34 2.11 NY : 110 82 99 76 378 290 3.82 3.82 NC : 4,051 4,541 4,308 4,452 5,009 5,337 1.16 1.20 OR : 225 307 217 301 475 677 2.19 2.25 PA : 1,495 1,680 1,553 1,834 3,739 4,557 2.41 2.48 TN : * 169 * 193 * 410 * 2.12 UT : 1,144 556 1,205 871 2,077 1,816 1.72 2.08 VA : 965 993 935 991 1,862 2,008 1.99 2.03 WA : 278 256 240 332 484 632 2.02 1.90 WV : 250 236 449 1.90 WI : 579 506 493 457 1,564 1,317 3.17 2.88 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 538 586 445 665 780 1,766 1.75 2.66 : Total : 56,532 58,978 53,620 56,710 56,968 60,212 1.06 1.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Data for CT, MA, and WV not available for 1996. 2/ Includes CT, GA and MA. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Stocker Sales, by State September 1,- August 31, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : CA : 502 750 286 460 559 910 1.95 1.98 CO : 806 791 433 396 1,021 884 2.36 2.23 ID : 700 * 155 * 232 * 1.50 * MI : 620 220 240 75 525 160 2.19 2.13 MO : 555 891 196 320 316 521 1.61 1.63 NY : 262 221 130 101 591 450 4.55 4.46 NC : 1,530 601 845 250 1,376 633 1.63 2.53 OR : 145 505 38 170 100 486 2.63 2.86 PA : 1,126 1,117 506 408 1,401 1,259 2.77 3.09 UT : 336 543 231 279 402 487 1.74 1.75 VA : 233 * 149 * 284 * 1.91 * WA : 473 827 122 244 281 457 2.30 1.87 WV : 110 71 127 1.79 WI : 211 325 96 133 225 336 2.34 2.53 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 83 2,616 52 1,258 108 4,295 2.08 3.41 : Total : 7,582 9,517 3,479 4,165 7,421 11,005 2.13 2.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Data for CT, MA, and WV not available for 1996. 2/ Includes CT, GA, MA and TN. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Finglerling Sales by State, September 1,- August 31, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : CA : 374 450 4 6 75 100 18.75 16.67 CO : 360 220 13 6 84 84 6.46 14.00 MI : 700 485 18 13 200 70 11.11 5.38 MO : * 239 * 19 * 62 * 3.26 NY : 174 242 4 6 46 64 11.50 10.67 NC : 3,279 2,670 113 31 752 229 6.65 7.39 OR : 310 268 3 3 50 42 16.67 14.00 PA : 582 429 15 22 79 156 5.27 7.09 UT : 31 73 2 4 10 22 5.00 5.50 WA : 331 1,467 10 18 82 114 8.20 6.33 WV : 79 5 12 2.40 WI : 315 302 8 7 32 15 4.00 2.14 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 3,210 1,123 98 26 260 168 2.65 6.46 : Total : 9,666 8,047 288 166 1,670 1,138 5.80 6.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Data for CT, MA, and WV not available for 1996. 2/ Includes CT, GA, ID, MA, TN and VA. Trout: Number and Value of Egg Sales by Region, September 1 - August 31, 1996-97 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value : Average Value Region : Sold : of Sales : per 1,000 3/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ 1,000 Dollars ---- Dollars --- : N East : 562 673 10 14 17.79 20.80 So & Cent : 425 308 6 6 14.12 19.48 West : 450,961 357,217 5,923 5,201 13.13 14.56 : Total : 451,948 358,198 5,939 5,221 13.14 14.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data for CT, MA, and WV not available for 1996. 2/ Data published at the regional level to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ Regions are defined as follows - N East: CT, MA, PA and NY; SO & Cent: GA, MI, MO, NC, TN, VA, WV, and WI; West: CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, and WA. Trout: Foodsize Percent Sold by Outlet Type, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other : : Direct : : : State : Live :Fee/rec : Produ- : Govt. : to : Proc- : Rest & : Other :Haulers :Fishing : cers : :Consumer: essors : Retail : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 1 99 CO : 94 2 2 1 1 ID : 1 98 1 MI : 16 43 8 3 10 12 8 MO : * 51 17 * * * * * NY : 1 29 35 21 14 NC : 10 2 3 1 69 15 OR : 28 13 2 57 PA : * 49 9 * 2 6 31 TN : * 46 * * * * * * UT : 26 3 2 63 6 VA : * 42 16 * * 15 22 * WA : 21 41 13 4 1 20 WV : 3 23 * 8 60 * * WI : 8 22 11 1 8 4 33 13 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 9 29 5 7 4 29 15 2 : Wt. Avg : 2 23 3 1 63 7 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States." 1/ Includes CT, GA and MA. Trout: Stockers Percent Sold by Outlet Type, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State : Live : Fee/rec : Other : Govt. : Other : Haulers : Fishing : Producers : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 11 88 1 CO : 1 79 5 15 ID : * 72 * * MI : 34 37 17 12 MO : 12 28 * * * NY : 15 35 7 8 35 NC : 7 54 7 32 OR : 59 41 PA : 5 83 8 4 UT : 6 18 76 VA : * 46 44 * * WA : 27 50 2 1 20 WV : * 94 * * WI : 31 47 16 6 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 1 15 7 77 : Wt. Avg : 6 46 11 34 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States." 1/ Includes CT, GA, MA and TN. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent Lost by Cause, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Disease : Theft :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Number : Pounds :Pct. of : Number : Pounds :Pct. of : Lost : Lost : Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ Percent --- 1,000 -- Percent : CA : 526 262 90 55 17 5 22 1 CO : 345 77 128 6 37 2 2 1 ID : 24,352 5,120 20,000 3,650 82 MI : 233 54 63 5 27 86 7 37 MO : 231 55 * * * 10 7 4 NY : 97 14 25 1 26 * * * NC : 510 315 306 197 60 6 6 1 OR : 149 29 2 1 1 PA : 897 362 * * * * * * UT : 249 97 36 22 14 VA : 324 66 150 15 46 3 3 1 WA : 145 28 31 1 22 2 1 1 WV : 280 79 49 18 18 * * * WI : 273 133 35 4 13 3 1 1 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 245 99 474 295 32 132 35 9 : Total : 28,856 6,790 21,351 4,247 74 287 107 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States" losses. 1/ Includes CT, GA, MA and TN. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent by Cause, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chemicals : Drought : Flood :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State :Number :Pounds :Pct. of :Number :Pounds:Pct. of :Number :Pounds:Pct. of : Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent : CA : 6 10 1 135 65 26 CO : 27 13 8 MI : 5 5 2 NY : * * * 10 2 10 5 1 5 NC : 105 48 21 12 13 2 OR : 4 2 3 20 1 13 PA : * * * 7 2 1 * * * UT : 45 20 18 8 3 3 WA : 71 11 49 WI : 2 1 1 : Oth : Sts 1/: 29 2 2 66 27 4 228 56 15 : Total : 74 22 198 91 1 513 169 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States" losses. 1/ Includes CT, GA, ID, MA, MO, TN, VA and WV. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent by Cause, September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Predators : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Pct. of : Number : Pounds : Pct. of : Lost : Lost : Tot. No. : Lost : Lost : Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ---- 1,000 ---- Percent : CA : 115 85 22 175 25 33 CO : 187 54 54 1 2 ID : 4,200 1,450 17 * * * MI : 78 36 34 1 1 MO : 91 26 39 * * * NY : 26 6 27 28 3 29 NC : 33 11 7 48 40 9 OR : 84 19 56 39 6 26 PA : 250 83 28 * * * UT : 133 43 53 27 9 11 VA : 37 20 11 * * * WA : 29 10 20 12 5 8 WV : 23 12 8 * * * WI : 205 125 75 28 2 10 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 67 27 4 516 54 34 : Total : 5,558 2,007 19 875 147 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included with "Other States" losses. 1/ Includes CT, GA, MA, and TN. Trout Estimates Survey Procedures: Over 650 commercial trout producers in the 18 selected States were contacted between September 1 and September 18, 1997. Prior to the survey period, a list of all commercial operations was created in each of the 18 states. Information was collected by mail return, telephone interviews, and/or by personal interview. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimates. Reliability: 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 inaccessible operations are accounted for through the expansion of the reported data or by imputation based on individual historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing 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. Terms and Definitions Terms Used for Sales: Foodsize: Fish that are grown commercially for food, usually ranging from 3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds and over 12 inches in length. Stockers: Fish usually 6 to 12 inches in length and less than 3/4 pound. Fingerlings: Fish usually from 1 to 6 inches long. Live Haulers: Person who buys live fish on the farm and functions as a middleman. Terms Used for Losses: Disease: Includes losses from both parasitic and bacterial caused sickness. Theft/Vandalism: The unauthorized removal of fish and/or the destruction of property causing a loss of fish by intentional acts of persons known or unknown. Chemicals: Includes losses from pesticides or herbicide poisoning. Drought: Includes losses from lack of water causing oxygen depletion. Floods: Includes losses from too much water washing the fish away. Predators: Includes losses from mink, otters, birds, and other animals. 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