Aq 1 (2-07) Catfish Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 21, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Processing" call Fleming Gibson at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Catfish Processing Down 6 from Last Year Farm-raised catfish processed during January 2007 totaled 47.8 million pounds round weight, down 6 percent from January 2006. The average price paid to producers was 83.9 cents per pound for January 2007, up 0.1 cents from last month and 11.2 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 2007 totaled 24.0 million pounds, down 12 percent from the comparable month in 2006. The total end of the month inventory increased 2 percent from last month and was up 38 percent from a year ago. Sales of fresh fish, at 7.97 million pounds, were down 17 percent from January 2006 and represented 33 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 16.0 million pounds, were down 10 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 67 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 16 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 60 percent, and the remaining 24 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The January 2007 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was $2.58 per pound, up 31 cents from last year. Prices for fresh whole fish were $1.79 per pound, up 25 cents from January 2006. Prices for fresh fillets were up 43 cents at $3.28 per pound. Total frozen fish averaged $2.48 per pound, up 21 cents from January 2006. Prices for frozen whole fish were up 9 cents at $2.09 and frozen fillets at $3.06 per pound were up 39 cents from a year ago. Freshwater imports of Ictalurus spp., Pangasius spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes for December 2006 totaled 8.90 million pounds, up significantly from the amount imported in December 2005. Imports were from Brazil, Cambodia, China, China - Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Ictalurus spp. imports totaled 3.42 million pounds, which were from Brazil and China. Fresh fillet exports totaled 79.3 thousand pounds, with 62.4 thousand pounds going to Canada and the rest to the Netherlands and Nigeria. Exports of frozen, boneless catfish fillets reported for December 2006 totaled 4.9 thousand pounds, of which all went to Canada. Import and export data are compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2006 Catfish Processing Down 6 Percent Farm-raised catfish processed during 2006 totaled 566 million pounds, 6 percent below the 601 million pounds processed in 2005. The average priced paid to producers in 2006 was 79.5 cents per pound, 10 percent above the 72.5 cents paid last year. Net pounds of processed fish sold in 2006 totaled 284 million pounds, down 5 percent from the 300 million pounds sold last year. The 2006 average price received for processed fish was $2.46 per pound, up 7 percent from $2.29 a year ago. Inventory on hand at the end of 2006 totaled 18.2 million pounds, a increase of 33 percent from the 13.7 million pounds on hand at the close of 2005. Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices Received by Producers, United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Round Weight Processed :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative : Price per Pound 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : Change : : : Pct of : : : Pct of : : : from Month: 20062/ : 2007 : 2006 :20062/ : 2007 : 2006 :20062/ : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent ------ Dollars ----- : Jan : 50,703 47,806 94 50,703 47,806 94 0.727 0.839 0.112 Feb : 49,145 99,848 0.729 Mar : 56,315 156,163 0.745 Apr : 43,126 199,289 0.785 May : 42,865 242,154 0.796 Jun : 41,214 283,368 0.807 Jul : 45,528 328,896 0.812 Aug : 51,736 380,632 0.811 Sep : 47,296 427,928 0.832 Oct : 50,788 478,716 0.836 Nov : 45,680 524,396 0.837 Dec : 41,735 566,131 0.838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity processed by major processors and the prices received for fish delivered to the processing plant's door. Price includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and hauling, but does not include adjustments based on year-end settlements. 2/ Revised. Catfish Processors: Sales Volume, Average Price, and Ending Inventory, United States, January 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sales : Average : Ending : Volume : Price1/ : Inventory Item :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dollars per Pound 1,000 Pounds : Fresh Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,510 1,336 1.14 1.32 * * Whole Dressed : 1,662 1,479 1.83 2.15 * * Total : 3,172 2,815 1.54 1.79 226 225 : Other : Steaks : 90 82 2.14 2.50 * * Nuggets : 851 708 1.26 1.40 158 112 Other 2/ : 188 104 3.09 3.36 * * Total : 1,129 894 1.63 1.73 174 118 : Fillets 3/ : 5,246 4,262 2.85 3.28 622 630 : Total Fresh : 9,547 7,971 2.27 2.58 1,022 973 : Frozen Fish : Whole Dressed : 1,157 963 2.00 2.09 976 961 : Other : Steaks : 121 95 2.04 2.36 104 205 Nuggets : 3,490 3,517 0.90 0.93 1,537 2,121 Other 2/ : 1,497 1,393 2.58 2.54 1,316 1,830 Total : 5,108 5,005 1.42 1.41 2,957 4,156 : Fillets 3/ : 11,545 10,058 2.67 3.06 8,512 12,488 : Total Frozen : 17,810 16,026 2.27 2.48 12,445 17,605 : Fresh & Frozen Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,510 1,336 1.14 1.32 * * Whole Dressed : 2,819 2,442 1.90 2.13 * * Total : 4,329 3,778 1.66 1.87 1,202 1,186 : Other : Steaks : 211 177 2.08 2.42 * * Nuggets : 4,341 4,225 0.97 1.01 1,695 2,233 Other 2/ : 1,685 1,497 2.64 2.60 * * Total : 6,237 5,899 1.46 1.45 3,131 4,274 : Fillets 3/ : 16,791 14,320 2.73 3.13 9,134 13,118 : Total Fresh & Frozen : 27,357 23,997 2.27 2.52 13,467 18,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Gross value f.o.b. plant. 2/ Includes all products not already reported including weight of breading and added ingredients. 3/ Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. Farm-Raised Catfish: Imports, United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Imports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ictalurus spp. : Total 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 Month : 2005 : 2006 : : 2005 : 2006 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Jan : 541 415 77 1,383 2,644 191 Feb : 285 417 147 1,230 2,491 203 Mar : 171 388 228 1,161 3,267 281 Apr : 217 403 185 2,198 3,119 142 May : 154 356 230 2,695 3,306 123 Jun : 171 909 531 2,538 4,424 174 Jul : 82 547 667 2,048 5,232 255 Aug : 199 819 412 2,684 8,991 335 Sep : 247 391 158 2,219 9,091 410 Oct : 264 1,406 533 4,062 10,672 263 Nov : 426 2,399 563 4,648 12,830 276 Dec : 461 3,421 743 3,239 8,897 275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2/ Includes freshwater imports for consumption of "Ictalurus" spp., "Pangasius" spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Farm-Raised Catfish: Exports, United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Exports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Frozen :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 Month : 2005 : 2006 : : 2005 : 2006 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Jan : 81.8 73.5 90 28.5 34.3 120 Feb : 82.5 63.7 77 68.6 15.3 22 Mar : 70.1 78.8 112 6.7 8.6 129 Apr : 91.9 68.4 74 14.6 21.2 145 May : 79.0 58.3 74 4.9 19.0 385 Jun : 93.7 49.7 53 10.1 12.5 124 Jul : 84.8 83.0 98 18.0 36.7 204 Aug : 79.4 106.6 134 44.2 15.2 35 Sep : 59.8 73.6 123 15.2 10.5 69 Oct : 133.0 56.4 42 11.9 11.8 99 Nov : 110.9 40.1 36 15.9 23.5 147 Dec : 66.6 79.3 119 44.0 4.9 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by the U.S. Census Bureau. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen Pounds Sold by Month, United States, 20061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : :Fillets3/:Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets:Other2/: Total : :Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : 1,510 1,662 3,172 90 851 188 1,129 5,246 9,547 Feb : 1,774 1,557 3,331 79 781 164 1,024 5,109 9,464 Mar : 2,205 1,819 4,024 89 908 217 1,214 6,090 11,328 Apr : 1,452 1,487 2,939 121 707 159 987 5,073 8,999 May : 1,399 1,396 2,795 79 681 155 915 4,653 8,363 Jun : 1,212 1,252 2,464 74 573 160 807 4,446 7,717 Jul : 1,391 1,324 2,715 76 612 174 862 4,276 7,853 Aug : 1,295 1,384 2,679 82 628 158 868 4,411 7,958 Sep : 1,299 1,295 2,594 75 584 152 811 4,075 7,480 Oct : 1,187 1,509 2,696 82 660 124 866 4,334 7,896 Nov : 1,167 1,259 2,426 67 599 102 768 3,549 6,743 Dec : 1,175 1,368 2,543 75 618 123 816 3,579 6,938 : Total:17,066 17,312 34,378 989 8,202 1,876 11,067 54,841 100,286 : Frozen : Jan : 1,157 1,157 121 3,490 1,497 5,108 11,545 17,810 Feb : 1,256 1,256 103 3,214 1,894 5,211 11,418 17,885 Mar : 1,331 1,331 110 3,033 1,946 5,089 11,619 18,039 Apr : 1,209 1,209 116 2,339 1,411 3,866 9,976 15,051 May : 1,145 1,145 96 2,591 1,415 4,102 9,563 14,810 Jun : 889 889 84 2,577 1,346 4,007 9,127 14,023 Jul : 953 953 77 2,360 1,357 3,794 9,456 14,203 Aug : 1,001 1,001 99 3,068 1,599 4,766 10,019 15,786 Sep : 893 893 84 2,965 1,387 4,436 9,380 14,709 Oct : 797 797 89 2,913 1,511 4,513 9,252 14,562 Nov : 869 869 67 2,620 1,451 4,138 7,719 12,726 Dec : 822 822 109 2,783 1,575 4,467 8,829 14,118 : Total: 12,322 12,322 1,155 33,953 18,389 53,497 117,903 183,722 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1,510 2,819 4,329 211 4,341 1,685 6,237 16,791 27,357 Feb : 1,774 2,813 4,587 182 3,995 2,058 6,235 16,527 27,349 Mar : 2,205 3,150 5,355 199 3,941 2,163 6,303 17,709 29,367 Apr : 1,452 2,696 4,148 237 3,046 1,570 4,853 15,049 24,050 May : 1,399 2,541 3,940 175 3,272 1,570 5,017 14,216 23,173 Jun : 1,212 2,141 3,353 158 3,150 1,506 4,814 13,573 21,740 Jul : 1,391 2,277 3,668 153 2,972 1,531 4,656 13,732 22,056 Aug : 1,295 2,385 3,680 181 3,696 1,757 5,634 14,430 23,744 Sep : 1,299 2,188 3,487 159 3,549 1,539 5,247 13,455 22,189 Oct : 1,187 2,306 3,493 171 3,573 1,635 5,379 13,586 22,458 Nov : 1,167 2,128 3,295 134 3,219 1,553 4,906 11,268 19,469 Dec : 1,175 2,190 3,365 184 3,401 1,698 5,283 12,408 21,056 : Total:17,066 29,634 46,700 2,144 42,155 20,265 64,564 172,744 284,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes all products not already reported, including weight of breading and added ingredients. 3/ Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen Average Sales Price by Month, United States, 2006 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : : :Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets:Other3/: Total :Fillets4/:Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound Fresh : Jan : 1.14 1.83 1.54 2.14 1.26 3.09 1.63 2.85 2.27 Feb : 1.13 1.83 1.49 2.17 1.27 3.09 1.63 2.87 2.25 Mar : 1.20 1.87 1.54 2.17 1.26 3.09 1.65 2.89 2.28 Apr : 1.29 1.93 1.65 2.29 1.33 3.20 1.75 2.98 2.41 May : 1.32 2.00 1.70 2.28 1.34 3.17 1.73 3.08 2.47 Jun : 1.30 2.08 1.74 2.41 1.39 3.27 1.86 3.14 2.56 Jul : 1.28 2.09 1.72 2.41 1.38 3.31 1.86 3.18 2.53 Aug : 1.30 2.08 1.74 2.44 1.37 3.35 1.83 3.17 2.54 Sep : 1.37 2.11 1.78 2.46 1.39 3.36 1.86 3.22 2.57 Oct : 1.34 2.11 1.81 2.47 1.37 3.33 1.75 3.23 2.58 Nov : 1.30 2.11 1.76 2.48 1.38 3.35 1.74 3.24 2.54 Dec : 1.36 2.11 1.80 2.48 1.39 3.40 1.79 3.25 2.55 : Avg : 1.27 2.00 1.68 2.34 1.34 3.24 1.75 3.07 2.45 : Frozen : Jan : 2.00 2.00 2.04 0.90 2.58 1.42 2.67 2.27 Feb : 2.01 2.01 2.06 0.91 2.57 1.54 2.69 2.31 Mar : 2.03 2.03 2.02 1.00 2.58 1.63 2.75 2.38 Apr : 2.14 2.14 2.18 1.02 2.65 1.65 2.85 2.48 May : 2.15 2.15 2.18 0.99 2.80 1.64 2.92 2.51 Jun : 2.19 2.19 2.26 1.04 2.70 1.62 2.98 2.54 Jul : 2.24 2.24 2.29 1.02 2.78 1.68 3.01 2.60 Aug : 2.18 2.18 2.32 0.98 2.74 1.60 3.02 2.54 Sep : 2.22 2.22 2.35 0.99 2.60 1.52 3.03 2.53 Oct : 2.27 2.27 2.39 0.94 2.83 1.60 3.06 2.56 Nov : 2.24 2.24 2.30 0.95 2.75 1.60 3.07 2.54 Dec : 2.24 2.24 2.23 0.93 2.81 1.62 3.03 2.54 : Avg : 2.15 2.15 2.20 0.97 2.69 1.59 2.91 2.47 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1.14 1.90 1.66 2.08 0.97 2.64 1.46 2.73 2.27 Feb : 1.13 1.91 1.64 2.11 0.98 2.61 1.55 2.75 2.29 Mar : 1.20 1.94 1.66 2.09 1.06 2.63 1.63 2.80 2.34 Apr : 1.29 2.02 1.80 2.24 1.09 2.71 1.67 2.89 2.46 May : 1.32 2.07 1.83 2.23 1.06 2.84 1.66 2.97 2.49 Jun : 1.30 2.13 1.86 2.33 1.10 2.76 1.66 3.03 2.55 Jul : 1.28 2.15 1.85 2.35 1.09 2.84 1.71 3.06 2.58 Aug : 1.30 2.12 1.86 2.37 1.05 2.79 1.63 3.07 2.54 Sep : 1.37 2.15 1.90 2.40 1.06 2.68 1.57 3.09 2.54 Oct : 1.34 2.17 1.92 2.43 1.02 2.87 1.63 3.11 2.57 Nov : 1.30 2.16 1.89 2.39 1.03 2.79 1.62 3.12 2.54 Dec : 1.36 2.16 1.91 2.33 1.01 2.85 1.65 3.09 2.54 : Avg : 1.27 2.06 1.80 2.27 1.04 2.74 1.62 2.96 2.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Prices are gross value f.o.b. plant. 3/ Inlcudes all products not already reported, including weight of breading and added ingredients. 4/ Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory by Month, United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : : :Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets:Other2/: Total :Fillets3/:Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : * * 226 * 158 * 174 622 1,022 Feb : * * 209 * 109 * 126 501 836 Mar : * * 212 * 111 * 121 363 696 Apr : * * 152 * 95 * 99 352 603 May : * * 126 * 102 * 114 481 721 Jun : * * 127 * 194 * 199 472 798 Jul : * * 173 * 165 * 177 581 931 Aug : * * 246 * 121 * 138 652 1,036 Sep : * * 111 * 86 * 92 556 759 Oct : * * 204 * 109 * 121 687 1,012 Nov : * * 245 * 119 * 159 770 1,174 Dec : * * 97 * 68 * 72 347 516 : Frozen : Jan : 976 976 104 1,537 1,316 2,957 8,512 12,445 Feb : 1,058 1,058 87 1,245 1,044 2,376 6,838 10,272 Mar : 1,047 1,047 115 1,529 995 2,639 5,881 9,567 Apr : 946 946 82 1,604 931 2,617 4,330 7,893 May : 809 809 41 1,639 783 2,463 3,239 6,511 Jun : 770 770 38 1,878 779 2,695 3,070 6,535 Jul : 716 716 40 2,296 737 3,073 3,849 7,638 Aug : 626 626 51 2,613 848 3,512 5,923 10,061 Sep : 571 571 96 2,442 968 3,506 7,795 11,872 Oct : 692 692 127 2,607 1,282 4,016 9,338 14,046 Nov : 765 765 165 2,734 1,494 4,393 12,352 17,510 Dec : 877 877 200 2,502 1,698 4,400 12,381 17,658 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : * * 1,202 * 1,695 * 3,131 9,134 13,467 Feb : * * 1,267 * 1,354 * 2,502 7,339 11,108 Mar : * * 1,259 * 1,640 * 2,760 6,244 10,263 Apr : * * 1,098 * 1,699 * 2,716 4,682 8,496 May : * * 935 * 1,741 * 2,577 3,720 7,232 Jun : * * 897 * 2,072 * 2,894 3,542 7,333 Jul : * * 889 * 2,461 * 3,250 4,430 8,569 Aug : * * 872 * 2,734 * 3,650 6,575 11,097 Sep : * * 682 * 2,528 * 3,598 8,351 12,631 Oct : * * 896 * 2,716 * 4,137 10,025 15,058 Nov : * * 1,010 * 2,853 * 4,552 13,122 18,684 Dec : * * 974 * 2,570 * 4,472 12,728 18,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes all products not already reported, including weight of breading and added ingredients. 3/ Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States by Month, 1992-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 36,200 39,228 45,048 41,177 39,111 36,813 1993 : 40,327 40,277 43,521 39,920 37,030 35,496 1994 : 36,714 35,035 40,446 34,494 34,163 34,595 1995 : 38,807 38,515 42,200 36,588 37,030 36,047 1996 : 38,475 38,004 46,376 38,557 39,517 36,752 1997 : 42,409 45,067 48,431 45,721 43,409 42,282 1998 : 46,723 47,606 53,761 49,393 45,218 46,244 1999 : 48,723 48,891 56,310 46,830 47,703 48,445 2000 : 50,552 50,942 56,856 48,781 48,424 48,011 2001 : 46,999 50,257 57,766 52,478 51,736 47,883 2002 : 52,551 52,856 58,340 50,694 52,902 49,450 2003 : 55,523 55,461 65,007 57,105 58,424 52,441 2004 : 53,849 54,173 60,272 53,896 52,324 50,155 2005 : 53,856 51,720 57,117 50,306 51,552 49,626 20061/ : 50,703 49,145 56,315 43,126 42,865 41,214 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 36,128 37,958 37,857 39,212 35,073 33,562 457,367 1993 : 37,086 37,706 37,072 39,472 36,557 34,549 459,013 1994 : 35,901 39,813 38,716 39,072 36,054 34,266 439,269 1995 : 35,800 38,827 37,634 39,456 34,119 31,863 446,886 1996 : 39,025 40,463 38,807 42,070 37,203 36,874 472,123 1997 : 43,376 44,154 43,472 46,275 40,137 40,216 524,949 1998 : 46,383 47,739 46,579 47,904 43,224 43,581 564,355 1999 : 50,074 50,372 50,414 52,407 48,118 48,341 596,628 2000 : 49,023 53,204 49,422 51,412 45,535 41,441 593,603 2001 : 47,829 51,690 49,699 52,264 44,670 43,837 597,108 2002 : 52,363 54,383 53,366 56,576 50,072 47,048 630,601 2003 : 54,089 54,153 51,885 57,652 51,246 48,518 661,504 2004 : 51,055 53,295 51,329 52,396 49,536 48,170 630,450 2005 : 47,241 50,686 47,151 49,034 46,674 45,707 600,670 20061/ : 45,528 51,736 47,296 50,788 45,680 41,735 566,131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Catfish: Prices Received by Producers, United States by Month, 1992-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1992 : 53.0 56.0 60.0 63.0 63.0 61.0 1993 : 63.0 67.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 1994 : 74.0 77.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 1995 : 78.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 1996 : 77.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 1997 : 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 1998 : 69.0 73.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 1999 : 70.3 71.4 73.2 75.6 77.7 77.5 2000 : 74.4 78.8 78.9 78.9 78.5 78.6 2001 : 69.3 69.6 69.7 69.4 68.7 66.9 2002 : 54.9 55.5 56.5 56.1 57.4 58.8 2003 : 52.9 54.4 58.5 63.0 61.8 58.6 2004 : 66.8 70.3 72.3 72.8 72.0 68.9 2005 : 72.5 73.1 73.3 72.5 72.2 72.1 20062/ : 72.7 72.9 74.5 78.5 79.6 80.7 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1992 : 59.0 58.0 59.0 61.0 62.0 63.0 59.8 1993 : 72.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 70.9 1994 : 80.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 78.4 1995 : 79.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.6 1996 : 79.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 75.0 73.0 77.3 1997 : 71.0 70.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 71.2 1998 : 76.0 74.0 73.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 74.3 1999 : 76.8 74.3 72.8 71.6 71.3 71.6 73.7 2000 : 76.0 74.1 72.7 71.0 69.6 68.2 75.1 2001 : 65.6 62.4 61.0 59.6 56.6 55.4 64.7 2002 : 59.0 58.2 57.6 56.8 56.0 54.4 56.8 2003 : 56.4 55.2 56.0 56.7 61.0 62.9 58.1 2004 : 68.2 68.3 68.3 69.5 68.9 69.0 69.7 2005 : 72.3 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.6 72.5 20062/ : 81.2 81.1 83.2 83.6 83.7 83.8 79.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity processed by major processors and the prices received for fish delivered to the processing plant's door. Price includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and hauling, but does not include adjustments based on year-end settlements. 2/ Revised. Imports: Farm Raised Catfish, United States, by Month, 1992-2006 1/2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 237 201 243 233 392 100 1993 : 118 183 127 328 204 253 1994 : 535 102 163 57 459 362 1995 : 61 49 172 181 384 203 1996 : 256 304 401 60 373 197 1997 : 64 44 44 15 71 1998 : 91 9 99 82 208 193 1999 : 57 53 113 250 541 372 2000 : 487 235 309 554 698 791 2001 : 862 510 1,201 1,787 1,989 2,114 2002 : 1,037 1,048 414 618 1,491 982 2003 : 1,322 260 332 272 703 893 2004 : 215 204 295 328 248 270 2005 : 1,383 1,230 1,161 2,198 2,695 2,538 2006 : 2,644 2,491 3,267 3,119 3,306 4,424 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 344 169 307 187 23 491 2,927 1993 : 277 444 426 596 781 373 4,110 1994 : 261 342 322 200 491 192 3,486 1995 : 294 245 402 219 35 181 2,426 1996 : 219 164 195 188 103 22 2,482 1997 : 134 235 32 163 121 19 942 1998 : 195 132 21 92 174 90 1,386 1999 : 475 479 304 217 285 305 3,451 2000 : 945 981 674 650 871 1,041 8,236 2001 : 1,968 1,385 1,536 1,608 1,724 1,395 18,079 2002 : 957 632 670 572 874 906 10,201 2003 : 435 135 150 384 331 213 5,430 2004 : 123 1,637 1,801 1,104 1,579 1,420 9,224 2005 : 2,048 2,684 2,219 4,062 4,648 3,239 30,105 2006 : 5,232 8,991 9,091 10,672 12,830 8,897 74,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2/ Includes freshwater imports for consumption of "Ictalurus" spp., "Pangasius" spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Reliability of Catfish Processing Estimates Survey Procedures: Survey data for catfish processing are collected from approximately 20 processors. All participating processors must meet the minimum criteria of having a capacity to process at least 2,000 pounds live weight of catfish per 8-hour shift. The survey is conducted entirely by NASS Headquarter's staff in Washington, D.C.. However, NASS field offices are responsible for informing Headquarter's staff of any new processing operations in their state to ensure a complete survey coverage. Processors are contacted either by mail, telephone, fax or internet. Diligent effort is made to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimate. Estimation Procedures: The "Catfish Processing" report refers strictly to farm-raised fish and excludes wild capture fish. Prior to summarization, questionnaires are compared with the previous month's reports for comparable placement of data, reasonable price levels, and a reasonable inventory carryover given the sales and processing totals reported. Estimates are made for those processors whose reports are not available in time to be included in the release. These plants are identified by an asterisk on page 12 of this release. Estimates are normally based on the processor's previous report and current conditions. Published totals are a straight summation of the individual reports and estimated data. Price items are weighted by the associated volumes to compute weighted average prices. The published price for total whole fish, however, reflects an adjustment to the round and gutted only price to bring it to an equivalent dressed weight price. If a plant uses a fiscal accounting system, a proration is used to convert reported data to a calendar month basis. Only national level estimates are published due to the limited number of plants involved. One unique feature of the "Catfish Processing" report is the listing of cooperating processors by name on each month's release. This feature originally was used to solicit industry cooperation in maintaining coverage, but it has continued because of the processors' overall acceptance of this policy. Import and export data for catfish, which are compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, are also included in this report. Revision Policy: Revisions may be necessary in the previous month's publication based on late reports received from plants. These revisions are made to improve month to month relationships. In February, all monthly estimates for the previous year are reviewed and subject to revision. This review is primarily based on data that may have been received after the original estimates were published. Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known active processors 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 Processing Estimates: Average Price Paid to Producers - Refers to the price of fish delivered to the processing plant door. Price includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and hauling, but does not include any adjustments based on year-end settlements. Fillets - Boned sides of the fish, cut lengthwise away from the backbone. Fresh Fish - Fish intended for immediate consumption. Also referred to as ice-packed. Frozen Fish - Fish which are individually quick frozen and glazed (IQF) or individually bagged and bulk frozen. Ictalurus spp. - All species under this genus, which includes channel catfish, blue catfish, and other catfish species. Nuggets - Small fillets cuts from below the rib section of the fish and usually includes breading or added ingredients. Pangasius spp. - All species under this genus, which includes basa, tra, stuchi catfish, and other catfish species. Round & Gutted Only - Fish with no processing done or viscera only removed. Round Weight - The term for a fish's live weight. Siluriformes - The scientific order which contains all families of catfish. Steaks - Cross-section cuts from larger dressed fish. Strips - Finger size pieces of fish cut from fillets and usually includes breading or added ingredients. Whole Dressed - Weight of whole fish with only head, viscera, and skin removed. Generally, 60 percent of the live weight remains as dressed fish. Processing data were compiled in cooperation with the following processors: America's Catch, Inc. Harvest Select Catfish, Inc. Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc. *Heartland Catfish Consolidated Catfish Co., LLC *Lake's Farm Raised Catfish, Inc. Delta Pride Catfish, Inc. Pride of the Pond Delta Supreme Fish Processing Prime Line Catfish Co. Fish Breeders of Idaho, Inc. Seabrook Seafood, Inc. Farm Catch Catfish Processors, Inc. Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, Inc. Freshwater Farms Products, LLC Southern Pride Catfish, LLC Guidry Catfish Processors, Inc. *SouthFresh Farms Haring's Pride Catfish Superior Fish Processors *Estimated Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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