Aq 1 (2-08) Catfish Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 21, 2008, 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 Slightly from Last Year Farm-raised catfish processed during January 2008 totaled 46.0 million pounds round weight, down slightly from January 2007. The average price paid to producers was 65.8 cents per pound for January 2008, up 0.8 cent from last month and 17.9 cents below a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 2008 totaled 24.7 million pounds, up 8 percent from the comparable month in 2007. The total end of the month inventory decreased 15 percent from last month and was down 33 percent from a year ago. Sales of fresh fish, at 8.74 million pounds, were up 11 percent from January 2007 and represented 35 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 15.9 million pounds, were up 6 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 65 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 18 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 59 percent, and the remaining 23 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The January 2008 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was $2.21 per pound, down 38 cents from last year. Prices for fresh whole fish were $1.49 per pound, down 30 cents from January 2007. Prices for fresh fillets were down 38 cents from a year ago at $2.90 per pound. Total frozen fish averaged $2.21 per pound, down 31 cents from January 2007. Prices for frozen whole dressed fish were down 24 cents at $2.02 and frozen fillets at $2.64 per pound were down 45 cents from a year ago. Freshwater imports for consumption of Ictalurus spp., Pangasius spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes for December 2007 totaled 6.88 million pounds, down 23 percent from the amount imported in December 2006. Imports were from Brazil, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Spain, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Ictalurus spp. imports totaled 1.68 million pounds, which were from Brazil and China. Fresh boneless catfish fillet exports totaled 92.3 thousand pounds, with 61.3 thousand pounds going to Canada and the rest to Mexico and the Netherlands. Exports of frozen, boneless catfish fillets reported for December 2007 totaled 5.7 thousand pounds, which went to Japan and Mexico. Import and export data are compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2007 Catfish Processing Down 12 Percent Farm-raised catfish processed during 2007 totaled 496 million pounds, 12 percent below the 566 million pounds processed in 2006. The average priced paid to producers in 2007 was 76.7 cents per pound, 4 percent below the 79.5 cents paid last year. Net pounds of processed catfish sold in 2007 totaled 252 million pounds, down 11 percent from the 284 million pounds sold last year. The 2007 average price received for processed fish was $2.44 per pound, down 1 percent from $2.46 a year ago. Inventory on hand at the end of 2007 totaled 15.1 million pounds, a decrease of 17 percent from the 18.2 million pounds on hand at the close of 2006. Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices Received by Producers, by Month, United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Round Weight Processed :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative : Price per Pound 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : :Change : : :Pct of : : :Pct of : : : from Month:2007 2/: 2008 : 2007 :2007 2/ : 2008 : 2007 :2007 2/: 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent ------ Dollars ------ : Jan :46,079 45,990 100 46,079 45,990 100 0.837 0.658 -0.179 Feb :44,083 90,162 0.838 Mar :45,477 135,639 0.838 Apr :37,954 173,593 0.841 May :38,867 212,460 0.840 Jun :37,275 249,735 0.817 Jul :39,168 288,903 0.762 Aug :42,626 331,529 0.731 Sep :39,519 371,048 0.697 Oct :45,890 416,938 0.682 Nov :40,307 457,245 0.666 Dec :39,001 496,246 0.650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Average Price by Month, United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sales : Average : Volume : Price 2/ Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan : Dec : Jan : 2007 3/ : 2007 3/ : 2008 : 2007 3/ : 2007 3/ : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ --- Dollars per Pound -- : Fresh Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,337 1,217 1,878 1.32 1.18 1.14 Whole Dressed : 1,419 1,215 1,460 2.15 1.86 1.85 Total : 2,756 2,432 3,338 1.79 1.56 1.49 : Other : Steaks : 86 75 85 2.51 2.25 2.25 Nuggets : 647 501 742 1.40 1.21 1.17 Other : 79 57 86 3.36 3.31 3.21 Total : 812 633 913 1.71 1.52 1.46 : Fillets : 4,282 3,417 4,489 3.28 2.91 2.90 : Total Fresh : 7,850 6,482 8,740 2.59 2.27 2.21 : Frozen Fish : Whole Dressed : 941 764 1,107 2.26 2.02 2.02 : Other : Steaks : 92 55 125 2.38 2.17 1.68 Nuggets : 3,231 2,728 3,448 0.92 0.89 0.92 Other : 1,303 842 1,090 2.60 2.47 2.54 Total : 4,626 3,625 4,663 1.42 1.28 1.32 : Fillets : 9,425 7,703 10,146 3.09 2.75 2.64 : Total Frozen : 14,992 12,092 15,916 2.52 2.26 2.21 : Fresh & Frozen Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,337 1,217 1,878 1.32 1.18 1.14 Whole Dressed : 2,360 1,979 2,567 2.19 1.92 1.92 Total : 3,697 3,196 4,445 1.91 1.67 1.62 : Other : Steaks : 178 130 210 2.44 2.22 1.91 Nuggets : 3,878 3,229 4,190 1.00 0.94 0.96 Other : 1,382 899 1,176 2.64 2.52 2.59 Total : 5,438 4,258 5,576 1.46 1.31 1.34 : Fillets : 13,707 11,120 14,635 3.15 2.80 2.72 : Total Fresh & Frozen: 22,842 18,574 24,656 2.55 2.26 2.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. 2/ Gross value f.o.b. plant. 3/ Revised. Catfish Processors: Ending Inventory by Month, United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ending Inventory Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2007 2/ : Dec 2007 2/ : Jan 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Fresh Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : * * * Whole Dressed : * * * Total : 222 106 268 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 115 56 103 Other : * * * Total : 121 59 115 : Fillets : 602 278 519 : Total Fresh : 945 443 902 : Frozen Fish : Whole Dressed : 1,145 888 1,043 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 2,451 1,718 1,137 Other : * * * Total : 4,390 2,591 2,021 : Fillets : 12,839 11,142 8,889 : Total Frozen : 18,374 14,621 11,953 : Fresh & Frozen Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : * * * Whole Dressed : * * * Total : 1,367 994 1,311 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 2,566 1,774 1,240 Other : * * * Total : 4,511 2,650 2,136 : Fillets : 13,441 11,420 9,408 : Total Fresh & Frozen : 19,319 15,064 12,855 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. 2/ Revised. Catfish: Imports, by Month, United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Imports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ictalurus spp. : Total 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of Month : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent : Jan : 415 4,381 1,056 2,644 12,056 456 Feb : 417 3,030 727 2,491 7,582 304 Mar : 388 2,101 541 3,267 6,430 197 Apr : 403 1,139 283 3,119 5,097 163 May : 356 1,394 392 3,306 5,434 164 Jun : 909 388 43 4,424 5,469 124 Jul : 547 401 73 5,232 5,718 109 Aug : 819 80 10 8,991 8,839 98 Sep : 391 607 155 9,091 6,741 74 Oct : 1,406 1,061 75 10,672 7,111 67 Nov : 2,399 1,199 50 12,830 7,248 56 Dec : 3,421 1,678 49 8,897 6,880 77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2/ Includes freshwater imports for consumption of "Ictalurus" spp., "Pangasius" spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Catfish: Exports, by Month, United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Exports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Frozen :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of Month : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Jan : 73.5 69.7 95 34.3 0.0 Feb : 63.7 69.1 108 15.3 29.9 195 Mar : 78.8 252.8 321 8.6 14.3 166 Apr : 68.4 73.5 107 21.2 0.0 May : 58.3 51.8 89 19.0 5.1 27 Jun : 49.7 69.3 139 12.5 24.3 194 Jul : 83.0 117.2 141 36.7 0.0 Aug : 106.6 77.6 73 15.2 0.0 Sep : 73.6 99.0 135 10.5 43.2 411 Oct : 56.4 126.3 224 11.8 11.8 100 Nov : 40.1 97.4 243 23.5 0.0 Dec : 79.3 92.3 116 4.9 5.7 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen Pounds Sold, by Month, United States, 2007 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : :Fillets : Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total : : Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : 1,337 1,419 2,756 86 647 79 812 4,282 7,850 Feb : 1,399 1,425 2,824 87 609 118 814 4,405 8,043 Mar : 1,780 1,467 3,247 88 660 136 884 4,685 8,816 Apr : 1,250 1,381 2,631 87 606 116 809 4,001 7,441 May : 1,397 1,318 2,715 89 645 116 850 4,280 7,845 Jun : 1,380 1,299 2,679 77 550 96 723 3,708 7,110 Jul : 1,189 1,300 2,489 84 570 99 753 4,005 7,247 Aug : 1,345 1,392 2,737 86 586 94 766 4,045 7,548 Sep : 1,421 1,309 2,730 77 607 75 759 3,959 7,448 Oct : 1,517 1,427 2,944 80 652 84 816 4,468 8,228 Nov : 1,358 1,183 2,541 62 533 74 669 3,473 6,683 Dec : 1,217 1,215 2,432 75 501 57 633 3,417 6,482 : Total:16,590 16,135 32,725 978 7,166 1,144 9,288 48,728 90,741 : Frozen : Jan : 941 941 92 3,231 1,303 4,626 9,425 14,992 Feb : 863 863 68 3,777 1,280 5,125 8,912 14,900 Mar : 968 968 89 3,316 1,343 4,748 8,913 14,629 Apr : 944 944 78 2,208 939 3,225 7,566 11,735 May : 916 916 106 2,871 1,010 3,987 9,310 14,213 Jun : 833 833 85 2,251 876 3,212 8,296 12,341 Jul : 824 824 84 2,419 916 3,419 8,888 13,131 Aug : 990 990 88 2,975 997 4,060 9,180 14,230 Sep : 852 852 75 2,630 1,011 3,716 8,415 12,983 Oct : 1,037 1,037 83 3,001 998 4,082 9,139 14,258 Nov : 880 880 86 2,464 829 3,379 7,946 12,205 Dec : 764 764 55 2,728 842 3,625 7,703 12,092 : Total: 10,812 10,812 989 33,871 12,344 47,204 103,693 161,709 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1,337 2,360 3,697 178 3,878 1,382 5,438 13,707 22,842 Feb : 1,399 2,288 3,687 155 4,386 1,398 5,939 13,317 22,943 Mar : 1,780 2,435 4,215 177 3,976 1,479 5,632 13,598 23,445 Apr : 1,250 2,325 3,575 165 2,814 1,055 4,034 11,567 19,176 May : 1,397 2,234 3,631 195 3,516 1,126 4,837 13,590 22,058 Jun : 1,380 2,132 3,512 162 2,801 972 3,935 12,004 19,451 Jul : 1,189 2,124 3,313 168 2,989 1,015 4,172 12,893 20,378 Aug : 1,345 2,382 3,727 174 3,561 1,091 4,826 13,225 21,778 Sep : 1,421 2,161 3,582 152 3,237 1,086 4,475 12,374 20,431 Oct : 1,517 2,464 3,981 163 3,653 1,082 4,898 13,607 22,486 Nov : 1,358 2,063 3,421 148 2,997 903 4,048 11,419 18,888 Dec : 1,217 1,979 3,196 130 3,229 899 4,258 11,120 18,574 : Total:16,590 26,947 43,537 1,967 41,037 13,488 56,492 152,421 252,450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen Average Sales Price, by Month, United States, 2007 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : : : Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :Fillets : Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound Fresh : Jan : 1.32 2.15 1.79 2.51 1.40 3.36 1.71 3.28 2.59 Feb : 1.31 2.14 1.77 2.47 1.38 3.42 1.79 3.24 2.58 Mar : 1.28 2.13 1.71 2.46 1.36 3.37 1.78 3.27 2.55 Apr : 1.25 2.13 1.75 2.46 1.38 3.50 1.80 3.27 2.57 May : 1.24 2.13 1.71 2.45 1.35 3.48 1.76 3.27 2.57 Jun : 1.24 2.12 1.71 2.44 1.36 3.47 1.76 3.26 2.52 Jul : 1.23 2.11 1.73 2.40 1.33 3.40 1.72 3.18 2.53 Aug : 1.23 2.07 1.70 2.31 1.26 3.34 1.63 3.08 2.43 Sep : 1.24 2.00 1.65 2.29 1.24 3.39 1.56 3.03 2.37 Oct : 1.23 1.89 1.59 2.29 1.22 3.24 1.53 2.96 2.33 Nov : 1.20 1.89 1.56 2.30 1.22 3.21 1.54 2.93 2.27 Dec : 1.18 1.86 1.56 2.25 1.21 3.31 1.52 2.91 2.27 : Avg : 1.25 2.06 1.69 2.39 1.31 3.39 1.68 3.15 2.47 : Frozen : Jan : 2.26 2.26 2.38 0.92 2.60 1.42 3.09 2.52 Feb : 2.27 2.27 2.30 0.97 2.59 1.39 3.08 2.45 Mar : 2.20 2.20 2.32 0.99 2.71 1.50 3.11 2.53 Apr : 2.23 2.23 2.32 0.94 2.62 1.46 3.09 2.57 May : 2.23 2.23 2.12 0.94 2.47 1.36 2.99 2.48 Jun : 2.20 2.20 2.16 0.93 2.52 1.40 2.98 2.52 Jul : 2.19 2.19 2.20 0.91 2.56 1.38 2.93 2.48 Aug : 2.16 2.16 2.15 0.90 2.57 1.34 2.80 2.34 Sep : 2.12 2.12 2.08 0.91 2.57 1.39 2.79 2.34 Oct : 2.06 2.06 2.08 0.92 2.67 1.37 2.74 2.30 Nov : 2.06 2.06 1.95 0.90 2.67 1.36 2.70 2.28 Dec : 2.02 2.02 2.17 0.89 2.47 1.28 2.75 2.26 : Avg : 2.17 2.17 2.18 0.93 2.59 1.39 2.92 2.43 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1.32 2.19 1.91 2.44 1.00 2.64 1.46 3.15 2.55 Feb : 1.31 2.19 1.89 2.40 1.03 2.66 1.45 3.13 2.50 Mar : 1.28 2.16 1.82 2.39 1.05 2.77 1.54 3.17 2.53 Apr : 1.25 2.17 1.88 2.39 1.03 2.72 1.53 3.15 2.57 May : 1.24 2.17 1.84 2.27 1.02 2.57 1.43 3.08 2.51 Jun : 1.24 2.15 1.82 2.29 1.01 2.61 1.46 3.07 2.52 Jul : 1.23 2.14 1.84 2.30 0.99 2.64 1.44 3.01 2.50 Aug : 1.23 2.11 1.82 2.23 0.96 2.64 1.38 2.89 2.37 Sep : 1.24 2.05 1.76 2.19 0.97 2.63 1.41 2.87 2.35 Oct : 1.23 1.96 1.71 2.18 0.97 2.71 1.40 2.81 2.31 Nov : 1.20 1.96 1.69 2.10 0.96 2.71 1.39 2.77 2.28 Dec : 1.18 1.92 1.67 2.22 0.94 2.52 1.31 2.80 2.26 : Avg : 1.25 2.10 1.81 2.29 1.00 2.66 1.44 2.99 2.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Prices are gross value f.o.b. plant. 3/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory, by Month, United States, 2007 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : : : Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :Fillets : Inv. : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : * * 222 * 115 * 121 602 945 Feb : * * 209 * 89 * 96 442 747 Mar : * * 166 * 62 * 71 343 580 Apr : * * 142 * 53 * 57 240 439 May : * * 168 * 93 * 99 427 694 Jun : * * 119 * 68 * 72 316 507 Jul : * * 154 * 79 * 88 364 606 Aug : * * 120 * 34 * 38 348 506 Sep : * * 170 * 70 * 84 318 572 Oct : * * 214 * 89 * 98 449 761 Nov : * * 122 * 94 * 98 398 618 Dec : * * 106 * 56 * 59 278 443 : Frozen : Jan : 1,145 1,145 * 2,451 * 4,390 12,839 18,374 Feb : 1,207 1,207 233 1,788 1,340 3,361 12,172 16,740 Mar : 1,280 1,280 226 1,827 1,460 3,513 13,143 17,936 Apr : 1,077 1,077 215 1,989 1,476 3,680 12,719 17,476 May : 1,001 1,001 167 1,535 1,225 2,927 10,821 14,749 Jun : 918 918 170 1,643 1,104 2,917 10,506 14,341 Jul : 914 914 157 1,410 1,311 2,878 8,504 12,296 Aug : 853 853 177 1,421 866 2,464 8,618 11,935 Sep : 769 769 174 1,397 699 2,270 8,746 11,785 Oct : 776 776 188 1,361 781 2,330 8,839 11,945 Nov : 794 794 186 1,579 803 2,568 9,696 13,058 Dec : 888 888 * 1,718 * 2,591 11,142 14,621 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : * * 1,367 * 2,566 * 4,511 13,441 19,319 Feb : * * 1,416 * 1,877 * 3,457 12,614 17,487 Mar : * * 1,446 * 1,889 * 3,584 13,486 18,516 Apr : * * 1,219 * 2,042 * 3,737 12,959 17,915 May : * * 1,169 * 1,628 * 3,026 11,248 15,443 Jun : * * 1,037 * 1,711 * 2,989 10,822 14,848 Jul : * * 1,068 * 1,489 * 2,966 8,868 12,902 Aug : * * 973 * 1,455 * 2,502 8,966 12,441 Sep : * * 939 * 1,467 * 2,354 9,064 12,357 Oct : * * 990 * 1,450 * 2,428 9,288 12,706 Nov : * * 916 * 1,673 * 2,666 10,094 13,676 Dec : * * 994 * 1,774 * 2,650 11,420 15,064 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. Farm-Raised Catfish: Round Weight Processed, by Month, United States, 1993-2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------------- : 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 2006 : 50,703 49,145 56,315 43,126 42,865 41,214 2007 1/ : 46,079 44,083 45,477 37,954 38,867 37,275 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 2006 : 45,528 51,736 47,296 50,788 45,680 41,735 566,131 2007 1/ : 39,168 42,626 39,519 45,890 40,307 39,001 496,246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Farm-Raised Catfish: Prices Received by Producers, by Month, United States, 1993-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------ Dollars per Pound ------------------ : 1993 : 0.630 0.670 0.700 0.710 0.720 0.720 1994 : 0.740 0.770 0.790 0.800 0.800 0.800 1995 : 0.780 0.790 0.790 0.790 0.790 0.790 1996 : 0.770 0.780 0.780 0.780 0.790 0.790 1997 : 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.720 1998 : 0.690 0.730 0.780 0.790 0.790 0.780 1999 : 0.703 0.714 0.732 0.756 0.777 0.775 2000 : 0.744 0.788 0.789 0.789 0.785 0.786 2001 : 0.693 0.696 0.697 0.694 0.687 0.669 2002 : 0.549 0.555 0.565 0.561 0.574 0.588 2003 : 0.529 0.544 0.585 0.630 0.618 0.586 2004 : 0.668 0.703 0.723 0.728 0.720 0.689 2005 : 0.725 0.731 0.733 0.725 0.722 0.721 2006 : 0.727 0.729 0.745 0.785 0.796 0.807 2007 2/ : 0.837 0.838 0.838 0.841 0.840 0.817 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 1993 : 0.720 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.709 1994 : 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.770 0.770 0.770 0.784 1995 : 0.790 0.790 0.780 0.780 0.780 0.780 0.786 1996 : 0.790 0.780 0.770 0.760 0.750 0.730 0.773 1997 : 0.710 0.700 0.690 0.690 0.690 0.690 0.712 1998 : 0.760 0.740 0.730 0.710 0.700 0.700 0.743 1999 : 0.768 0.743 0.728 0.716 0.713 0.716 0.737 2000 : 0.760 0.741 0.727 0.710 0.696 0.682 0.751 2001 : 0.656 0.624 0.610 0.596 0.566 0.554 0.647 2002 : 0.590 0.582 0.576 0.568 0.560 0.544 0.568 2003 : 0.564 0.552 0.560 0.567 0.610 0.629 0.581 2004 : 0.682 0.683 0.683 0.695 0.689 0.690 0.697 2005 : 0.723 0.724 0.724 0.724 0.724 0.726 0.725 2006 : 0.812 0.811 0.832 0.836 0.837 0.838 0.795 2007 2/ : 0.762 0.731 0.697 0.682 0.666 0.650 0.767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Imports, by Month, United States, 1993-2007 1/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------------- : 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 0 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 2007 : 12,056 7,582 6,430 5,097 5,434 5,469 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 2007 : 5,718 8,839 6,741 7,111 7,248 6,880 84,605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2/ Import data by species was not available prior to July 2004. Starting with July 2004 data includes freshwater imports for consumption of "Ictalurus" spp., "Pangasius" spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Catfish: "Ictalurus" spp. Imports, by Month, United States, 2004-2007 1/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : -------------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 541 285 171 217 154 171 2006 : 415 417 388 403 356 909 2007 : 4,381 3,030 2,101 1,139 1,394 388 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 2004 : 0 157 171 87 86 205 706 2005 : 82 199 247 264 426 461 3,218 2006 : 547 819 391 1,406 2,399 3,421 11,871 2007 : 401 80 607 1,061 1,199 1,678 17,459 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2/ Import data by species was not available prior to July 2004. 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 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 6 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, prorating 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. Processing data were compiled in cooperation with the following processors: America's Catch, Inc. Harvest Select Catfish, Inc. Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc. Heartland Catfish Country Select Catfish, LLC *Lake's Farm Raised Catfish, Inc. Delta Pride Catfish, Inc. Pride of the Pond Delta Supreme Fish Processors 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, Inc. SouthFresh Farms Haring's Pride Catfish Superior Fish Products *Estimated 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. Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. 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 weight of breading and added ingredients. Other Products - Includes steaks, nuggets, and all other products not separately reported including the weight of breading and 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. 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