Aq 4 (1-06) Washington, D.C. Catfish Feed Deliveries Released January 31, 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. December 2005 Catfish Feed Deliveries Down 29 Percent From Last Year Catfish feed delivered in the United States during December 2005 totaled 4,675 tons, down 29 percent from December 2004 and 78 percent below the previous month. Feed delivered for foodsize fish totaled 4,449 tons, and feed for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 226 tons in December 2005. December feed delivered to Alabama catfish growers amounted to 2,939 tons, down 10 percent from last year and accounted for 63 percent of the total catfish feed delivered to U.S. farmers. Feed delivered to Alabama's farmers for foodsize fish totaled 2,928 tons, and feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 11 tons. The other major States with catfish feed deliveries in December include Arkansas with 152 tons, Louisiana with 59 tons, and Mississippi with 767 tons. Cumulative Total for 2005 Down 1 Percent From Last Year The total cumulative catfish feed delivered for the year was 762,961 tons, down 1 percent from the 770,546 tons delivered last year. Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- Tons ------- Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent : Jan : 2,171 6,265 289 2,171 6,265 289 Feb : 2,245 6,334 282 4,416 12,599 285 Mar : 27,237 17,917 66 31,653 30,516 96 Apr : 46,662 43,583 93 78,315 74,099 95 May : 85,186 81,591 96 163,501 155,690 95 Jun : 108,793 115,370 106 272,294 271,060 100 Jul : 135,435 113,086 83 407,729 384,146 94 Aug : 128,522 132,347 103 536,251 516,493 96 Sep : 115,708 119,788 104 651,959 636,281 98 Oct : 62,599 64,188 103 714,558 700,469 98 Nov : 22,766 20,553 90 737,324 721,022 98 Dec : 6,412 4,449 69 743,736 725,471 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 142 287 202 142 287 202 Feb : 73 205 281 215 492 229 Mar : 993 715 72 1,208 1,207 100 Apr : 1,353 1,623 120 2,561 2,830 111 May : 2,377 2,796 118 4,938 5,626 114 Jun : 3,537 4,787 135 8,475 10,413 123 Jul : 5,246 6,797 130 13,721 17,210 125 Aug : 5,712 10,569 185 19,433 27,779 143 Sep : 4,495 5,148 115 23,928 32,927 138 Oct : 2,122 3,148 148 26,050 36,075 138 Nov : 632 1,189 188 26,682 37,264 140 Dec : 128 226 177 26,810 37,490 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Alabama, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------- Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent : Jan : 814 2,030 249 814 2,030 249 Feb : 684 2,694 394 1,498 4,724 315 Mar : 8,056 6,548 81 9,554 11,272 118 Apr : 10,438 11,242 108 19,992 22,514 113 May : 22,041 21,219 96 42,033 43,733 104 Jun : 32,360 32,942 102 74,393 76,675 103 Jul : 35,690 32,182 90 110,083 108,857 99 Aug : 32,738 36,549 112 142,821 145,406 102 Sep : 27,147 32,111 118 169,968 177,517 104 Oct : 19,770 16,750 85 189,738 194,267 102 Nov : 10,768 7,346 68 200,506 201,613 101 Dec : 3,243 2,928 90 203,749 204,541 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Alabama, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Tons ----- Percent ----- Tons ---- Percent : Jan : 15 10 67 15 10 67 Feb : 1 4 400 16 14 88 Mar : 42 51 121 58 65 112 Apr : 6 31 517 64 96 150 May : 15 46 307 79 142 180 Jun : 31 59 190 110 201 183 Jul : 31 145 468 141 346 245 Aug : 158 245 155 299 591 198 Sep : 42 94 224 341 685 201 Oct : 16 58 363 357 743 208 Nov : 13 20 154 370 763 206 Dec : 10 11 110 380 774 204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Arkansas, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------- Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent : Jan : 72 453 629 72 453 629 Feb : 166 521 314 238 974 409 Mar : 4,631 2,415 52 4,869 3,389 70 Apr : 8,299 7,741 93 13,168 11,130 85 May : 13,869 15,118 109 27,037 26,248 97 Jun : 16,050 18,453 115 43,087 44,701 104 Jul : 20,213 17,642 87 63,300 62,343 98 Aug : 21,507 22,048 103 84,807 84,391 100 Sep : 21,779 20,220 93 106,586 104,611 98 Oct : 9,934 10,768 108 116,520 115,379 99 Nov : 849 1,855 218 117,369 117,234 100 Dec : 256 130 51 117,625 117,364 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Arkansas, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 32 44 138 32 44 138 Feb : 11 16 145 43 60 140 Mar : 138 138 100 181 198 109 Apr : 220 294 134 401 492 123 May : 209 600 287 610 1,092 179 Jun : 627 923 147 1,237 2,015 163 Jul : 564 976 173 1,801 2,991 166 Aug : 835 1,496 179 2,636 4,487 170 Sep : 926 345 37 3,562 4,832 136 Oct : 280 811 290 3,842 5,643 147 Nov : 51 249 488 3,893 5,892 151 Dec : 47 22 47 3,940 5,914 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Louisiana, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 220 560 255 220 560 255 Feb : 401 568 142 621 1,128 182 Mar : 1,435 937 65 2,056 2,065 100 Apr : 2,661 2,848 107 4,717 4,913 104 May : 4,429 3,264 74 9,146 8,177 89 Jun : 4,376 3,342 76 13,522 11,519 85 Jul : 6,451 4,375 68 19,973 15,894 80 Aug : 6,216 4,975 80 26,189 20,869 80 Sep : 6,867 3,102 45 33,056 23,971 73 Oct : 3,588 3,140 88 36,644 27,111 74 Nov : 1,734 727 42 38,378 27,838 73 Dec : 380 59 16 38,758 27,897 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Louisiana, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Tons ----- Percent ---- Tons ---- Percent : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : 22 22 May : 40 54 135 40 76 190 Jun : 22 24 109 62 100 161 Jul : 7 62 107 173 Aug : 10 198 1,980 72 305 424 Sep : 10 72 315 438 Oct : 10 82 315 384 Nov : 82 315 384 Dec : 82 315 384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Mississippi, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------- Percent ------- Tons ------ Percent : Jan : 547 2,622 479 547 2,622 479 Feb : 389 1,895 487 936 4,517 483 Mar : 11,065 6,604 60 12,001 11,121 93 Apr : 23,264 19,759 85 35,265 30,880 88 May : 41,996 39,046 93 77,261 69,926 91 Jun : 52,027 55,981 108 129,288 125,907 97 Jul : 68,869 55,039 80 198,157 180,946 91 Aug : 63,691 63,637 100 261,848 244,583 93 Sep : 56,025 59,346 106 317,873 303,929 96 Oct : 26,343 29,813 113 344,216 333,742 97 Nov : 7,167 7,809 109 351,383 341,551 97 Dec : 1,451 687 47 352,834 342,238 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Mississippi, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 87 196 225 87 196 225 Feb : 56 153 273 143 349 244 Mar : 734 405 55 877 754 86 Apr : 1,001 1,136 113 1,878 1,890 101 May : 1,960 1,864 95 3,838 3,754 98 Jun : 2,774 3,639 131 6,612 7,393 112 Jul : 4,513 5,444 121 11,125 12,837 115 Aug : 4,512 8,297 184 15,637 21,134 135 Sep : 3,342 4,382 131 18,979 25,516 134 Oct : 1,700 2,022 119 20,679 27,538 133 Nov : 507 669 132 21,186 28,207 133 Dec : 55 80 145 21,241 28,287 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Other States East of the Mississippi River, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 33 137 415 33 137 415 Feb : 108 52 48 141 189 134 Mar : 829 513 62 970 702 72 Apr : 755 914 121 1,725 1,616 94 May : 1,291 1,485 115 3,016 3,101 103 Jun : 1,944 2,193 113 4,960 5,294 107 Jul : 2,162 1,903 88 7,122 7,197 101 Aug : 2,303 2,166 94 9,425 9,363 99 Sep : 1,774 2,213 125 11,199 11,576 103 Oct : 1,165 1,373 118 12,364 12,949 105 Nov : 1,139 1,153 101 13,503 14,102 104 Dec : 124 52 42 13,627 14,154 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Other States East of the Mississippi River, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Tons ----- Percent ----- Tons ---- Percent : Jan : Feb : 1 2 200 1 2 200 Mar : 35 23 66 36 25 69 Apr : 50 46 92 86 71 83 May : 72 71 99 158 142 90 Jun : 10 1 10 168 143 85 Jul : 49 57 116 217 200 92 Aug : 57 51 89 274 251 92 Sep : 78 86 110 352 337 96 Oct : 58 67 116 410 404 99 Nov : 46 48 104 456 452 99 Dec : 15 5 33 471 457 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Foodsize Fish, Other States West of the Mississippi River, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Tons ------ Percent ------ Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 485 463 95 485 463 95 Feb : 497 604 122 982 1,067 109 Mar : 1,221 900 74 2,203 1,967 89 Apr : 1,245 1,079 87 3,448 3,046 88 May : 1,560 1,459 94 5,008 4,505 90 Jun : 2,036 2,459 121 7,044 6,964 99 Jul : 2,050 1,945 95 9,094 8,909 98 Aug : 2,067 2,972 144 11,161 11,881 106 Sep : 2,116 2,796 132 13,277 14,677 111 Oct : 1,799 2,344 130 15,076 17,021 113 Nov : 1,109 1,663 150 16,185 18,684 115 Dec : 958 593 62 17,143 19,277 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered For Fingerlings and Broodfish, Other States West of the Mississippi River, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month: By Month :Percent of : Cumulative :Percent of :---------------------------: Previous :----------------------: Previous : 2004 : 2005 : Year : 2004 : 2005 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Tons ----- Percent ----- Tons ----- Percent : Jan : 8 37 463 8 37 463 Feb : 4 30 750 12 67 558 Mar : 44 98 223 56 165 295 Apr : 76 94 124 132 259 196 May : 81 161 199 213 420 197 Jun : 73 141 193 286 561 196 Jul : 89 168 189 375 729 194 Aug : 140 282 201 515 1,011 196 Sep : 107 231 216 622 1,242 200 Oct : 58 190 328 680 1,432 211 Nov : 15 203 1,353 695 1,635 235 Dec : 1 108 10,800 696 1,743 250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Feed Deliveries Survey Procedures: 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 mail, telephone, Fax, or Internet. All cooperating feed mills have allowed NASS to publish data at the State, Region, and National level. 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 10 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. Reliability: Catfish Feed 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. Revision Policy: Revisions may be necessary in the following month's publication pending a review of late reports received from mills. 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