Aq 1 (2-09) Catfish Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 18, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Processing" call Bruce Boess at (202) 720-4447, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Catfish Processing Down 22 Percent from Last Year Farm-raised catfish processed during January 2009 totaled 35.8 million pounds round weight, down 22 percent from January 2008. The average price paid to producers was 81.1 cents per pound for January 2009, down 1.0 cent from last month but 15.3 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 2009 totaled 19.2 million pounds, down 22 percent from the comparable month in 2008. The total end of the month inventory decreased 9 percent from last month but was up 10 percent from a year ago. Sales of fresh fish, at 7.04 million pounds, were down 19 percent from January 2008 and represented 37 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 12.2 million pounds, were down 23 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 63 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 17 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 59 percent, and the remaining 24 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The January 2009 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was $2.56 per pound, up 35 cents from last year. Prices for fresh whole fish were $1.72 per pound, up 23 cents from January 2008. Prices for fresh fillets were up 40 cents from a year ago at $3.30 per pound. Total frozen fish averaged $2.59 per pound, up 38 cents from January 2008. Prices for frozen whole dressed fish were up 24 cents at $2.26 and frozen fillets at $3.03 per pound were up 39 cents from a year ago. Freshwater imports for consumption of Ictalurus spp., Pangasius spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes for December 2008 totaled 7.82 million pounds, up 14 percent from the amount imported in December 2007. Imports were from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Ictalurus spp. imports totaled 2.43 million pounds, which were from China and Mexico. Fresh boneless catfish fillet exports totaled 74.4 thousand pounds, with 56.8 thousand pounds going to Canada and the rest going to the Bahamas, Mexico and the Netherlands. Exports of frozen, boneless catfish fillets reported for December 2008 totaled 7.3 thousand pounds all going to Mexico. Import and export data are compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2008 Catfish Processing Up 3 Percent Farm-raised catfish processed during 2008 totaled 510 million pounds, 3 percent above the 496 million pounds processed in 2007. The average priced paid to producers in 2008 was 77.6 cents per pound, 1 percent above the 76.7 cents paid last year. Net pounds of processed catfish sold in 2008 totaled 251 million pounds, down slightly from the 252 million pounds sold last year. The 2008 average price received for processed fish was $2.44 per pound, unchanged from a year ago. Inventory on hand at the end of 2008 totaled 15.5 million pounds, an increase of 3 percent from the 15.1 million pounds on hand at the close of 2007. Contents Page Quantity Processed and Price: 2008-2009.................................................1 Sales Volume, Average Price: 2008-2009..................................................2 Ending Inventory: 2008-2009.............................................................3 Imports: 2007-2008......................................................................4 Exports: 2007-2008......................................................................4 Fresh and Frozen Pounds Sold: 2008......................................................5 Fresh and Frozen Average Sales Price: 2008..............................................6 Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory: 2008...........................................7 Round Weight Processed: 1994-2008.......................................................8 Prices Received by Producers: 1994-2008.................................................9 Imports: 1994-2008.....................................................................10 Reliability of Catfish Processing Estimates............................................11 Catfish Processors.....................................................................11 Terms and Definitions..................................................................12 Information Contacts...................................................................12 Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices Received by Producers, by Month, United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Round Weight Processed :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative : Price per Pound 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : :Change : : :Pct of : : :Pct of : : : from Month:2008 2/: 2009 : 2008 :2008 2/ : 2009 : 2008 :2008 2/: 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent ------ Dollars ------ : Jan :45,992 35,846 78 45,992 35,846 78 0.658 0.811 0.153 Feb :47,634 93,626 0.688 Mar :47,908 141,534 0.743 Apr :45,018 186,552 0.757 May :44,326 230,878 0.776 Jun :43,265 274,143 0.794 Jul :42,583 316,726 0.818 Aug :40,985 357,711 0.827 Sep :39,057 396,768 0.827 Oct :43,344 440,112 0.825 Nov :36,869 476,981 0.823 Dec :32,616 509,597 0.821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sales : Average : Volume : Price 2/ Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3/ : Dec 3/ : Jan : Jan 3/ : Dec 3/ : Jan : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ --- Dollars per Pound -- : Fresh Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,878 1,158 987 1.14 1.17 1.15 Whole Dressed : 1,460 1,359 1,567 1.85 2.02 2.03 Total : 3,338 2,517 2,554 1.49 1.66 1.72 : Other : Steaks : 85 71 93 2.25 2.46 2.43 Nuggets : 742 471 574 1.17 1.38 1.38 Other : 86 26 39 3.21 3.76 3.69 Total : 913 568 706 1.46 1.62 1.65 : Fillets : 4,489 3,075 3,781 2.90 3.31 3.30 : Total Fresh : 8,740 6,160 7,041 2.21 2.48 2.56 : Frozen Fish : Whole Dressed : 1,107 576 706 2.02 2.20 2.26 : Other : Steaks : 125 56 55 1.68 2.29 2.48 Nuggets : 3,449 1,983 2,730 0.92 1.15 1.14 Other : 1,090 670 1,178 2.54 3.03 3.36 Total : 4,664 2,709 3,963 1.32 1.64 1.82 : Fillets : 10,147 6,472 7,532 2.64 3.04 3.03 : Total Frozen : 15,918 9,757 12,201 2.21 2.60 2.59 : Fresh & Frozen Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : 1,878 1,158 987 1.14 1.17 1.15 Whole Dressed : 2,567 1,935 2,273 1.92 2.07 2.10 Total : 4,445 3,093 3,260 1.62 1.76 1.84 : Other : Steaks : 210 127 148 1.91 2.39 2.45 Nuggets : 4,191 2,454 3,304 0.96 1.19 1.18 Other : 1,176 696 1,217 2.59 3.06 3.37 Total : 5,577 3,277 4,669 1.34 1.64 1.79 : Fillets : 14,636 9,547 11,313 2.72 3.13 3.12 : Total Fresh & Frozen: 24,658 15,917 19,242 2.21 2.55 2.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ending Inventory Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2008 2/ : Dec 2008 2/ : Jan 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Fresh Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : * * * Whole Dressed : * * * Total : 268 149 191 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 103 61 99 Other : * * * Total : 115 66 103 : Fillets : 519 311 545 : Total Fresh : 902 526 839 : Frozen Fish : Whole Dressed : 1,043 668 711 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 1,137 1,685 1,162 Other : * * * Total : 2,021 2,997 2,306 : Fillets : 8,889 11,329 10,225 : Total Frozen : 11,953 14,994 13,242 : Fresh & Frozen Fish : Whole : Round & Gutted : * * * Whole Dressed : * * * Total : 1,311 817 902 : Other : Steaks : * * * Nuggets : 1,240 1,746 1,261 Other : * * * Total : 2,136 3,063 2,409 : Fillets : 9,408 11,640 10,770 : Total Fresh & Frozen : 12,855 15,520 14,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Imports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ictalurus spp. : Total 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of Month : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent : Jan : 4,381 2,944 67 12,056 9,666 80 Feb : 3,030 2,575 85 7,582 9,603 127 Mar : 2,101 2,040 97 6,430 7,884 123 Apr : 1,139 3,040 267 5,097 10,492 206 May : 1,394 2,864 205 5,434 10,151 187 Jun : 388 1,758 453 5,469 11,299 207 Jul : 401 1,202 300 5,718 8,674 152 Aug : 80 1,315 1,644 8,839 6,994 79 Sep : 607 987 163 6,741 6,462 96 Oct : 1,061 579 55 7,111 7,188 101 Nov : 1,199 1,374 115 7,248 6,198 86 Dec : 1,678 2,425 145 6,880 7,817 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Exports 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Frozen :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent : : : Percent : : : of : : : of Month : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Jan : 69.7 134.6 193 0.0 23.1 Feb : 69.1 71.6 104 29.9 0.0 Mar : 252.8 106.3 42 14.3 11.9 83 Apr : 73.5 72.3 98 0.0 1.2 May : 51.8 57.0 110 5.1 0.0 Jun : 69.3 71.0 102 24.3 10.9 45 Jul : 117.2 52.1 44 0.0 14.6 Aug : 77.6 62.9 81 0.0 12.0 Sep : 99.0 62.6 63 43.2 3.5 8 Oct : 126.3 74.6 59 11.8 8.0 68 Nov : 97.4 122.6 126 0.0 1.2 Dec : 92.3 74.4 81 5.7 7.3 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Catfish Processors: Fresh and Frozen Pounds Sold, by Month, United States, 2008 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : :Fillets : Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total : : Sales : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : 1,878 1,460 3,338 85 742 86 913 4,489 8,740 Feb : 1,974 1,611 3,585 85 653 81 819 4,922 9,326 Mar : 1,625 1,569 3,194 88 594 73 755 4,823 8,772 Apr : 1,583 1,325 2,908 85 618 83 786 4,145 7,839 May : 1,496 1,372 2,868 79 571 86 736 4,000 7,604 Jun : 1,263 1,349 2,612 81 542 81 704 4,761 8,077 Jul : 1,322 1,230 2,552 86 481 86 653 3,943 7,148 Aug : 1,210 1,395 2,605 78 511 76 665 3,803 7,073 Sep : 943 1,284 2,227 77 493 72 642 3,503 6,372 Oct : 1,209 1,621 2,830 82 554 77 713 3,723 7,266 Nov : 889 1,413 2,302 71 568 78 717 3,083 6,102 Dec : 1,158 1,359 2,517 71 471 26 568 3,075 6,160 : Total:16,550 16,988 33,538 968 6,798 905 8,671 48,270 90,479 : Frozen : Jan : 1,107 1,107 125 3,449 1,090 4,664 10,147 15,918 Feb : 963 963 96 3,238 1,191 4,525 10,183 15,671 Mar : 969 969 94 2,956 1,298 4,348 9,898 15,215 Apr : 1,015 1,015 72 2,794 1,230 4,096 8,249 13,360 May : 1,038 1,038 105 2,808 914 3,827 8,736 13,601 Jun : 908 908 146 2,836 979 3,961 8,607 13,476 Jul : 865 865 64 3,110 1,067 4,241 8,912 14,018 Aug : 947 947 76 2,833 911 3,820 8,880 13,647 Sep : 777 777 53 2,462 873 3,388 7,530 11,695 Oct : 1,595 1,595 75 2,960 951 3,986 8,274 13,855 Nov : 607 607 44 2,223 747 3,014 6,894 10,515 Dec : 576 576 56 1,983 670 2,709 6,472 9,757 : Total: 11,367 11,367 1,006 33,652 11,921 46,579 102,782 160,728 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1,878 2,567 4,445 210 4,191 1,176 5,577 14,636 24,658 Feb : 1,974 2,574 4,548 181 3,891 1,272 5,344 15,105 24,997 Mar : 1,625 2,538 4,163 182 3,550 1,371 5,103 14,721 23,987 Apr : 1,583 2,340 3,923 157 3,412 1,313 4,882 12,394 21,199 May : 1,496 2,410 3,906 184 3,379 1,000 4,563 12,736 21,205 Jun : 1,263 2,257 3,520 227 3,378 1,060 4,665 13,368 21,553 Jul : 1,322 2,095 3,417 150 3,591 1,153 4,894 12,855 21,166 Aug : 1,210 2,342 3,552 154 3,344 987 4,485 12,683 20,720 Sep : 943 2,061 3,004 130 2,955 945 4,030 11,033 18,067 Oct : 1,209 3,216 4,425 157 3,514 1,028 4,699 11,997 21,121 Nov : 889 2,020 2,909 115 2,791 825 3,731 9,977 16,617 Dec : 1,158 1,935 3,093 127 2,454 696 3,277 9,547 15,917 : Total:16,550 28,355 44,905 1,974 40,450 12,826 55,250 151,052 251,207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008 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 : 1.14 1.85 1.49 2.25 1.17 3.21 1.46 2.90 2.21 Feb : 1.13 1.86 1.50 2.26 1.20 3.18 1.51 2.88 2.23 Mar : 1.15 1.91 1.56 2.30 1.24 3.35 1.57 2.96 2.33 Apr : 1.20 1.97 1.59 2.37 1.27 3.32 1.61 3.03 2.35 May : 1.17 1.98 1.60 2.42 1.28 3.37 1.65 3.10 2.39 Jun : 1.25 2.01 1.68 2.44 1.46 3.42 1.80 3.08 2.52 Jul : 1.23 2.07 1.68 2.43 1.41 3.45 1.81 3.25 2.56 Aug : 1.29 2.09 1.76 2.49 1.40 3.53 1.77 3.33 2.60 Sep : 1.19 2.07 1.73 2.50 1.38 3.54 1.76 3.33 2.61 Oct : 1.21 2.03 1.71 2.48 1.38 3.48 1.73 3.31 2.53 Nov : 1.19 2.01 1.72 2.47 1.34 3.45 1.68 3.30 2.52 Dec : 1.17 2.02 1.66 2.46 1.38 3.76 1.62 3.31 2.48 : Avg : 1.19 1.99 1.63 2.40 1.32 3.40 1.65 3.13 2.43 : Frozen : Jan : 2.02 2.02 1.68 0.92 2.54 1.32 2.64 2.21 Feb : 2.07 2.07 1.90 0.95 2.59 1.40 2.73 2.31 Mar : 2.12 2.12 1.95 0.99 2.85 1.57 2.77 2.38 Apr : 2.10 2.10 2.24 1.02 2.84 1.59 2.88 2.42 May : 2.16 2.16 1.96 1.06 2.96 1.54 2.88 2.45 Jun : 2.15 2.15 2.14 1.07 2.82 1.54 2.92 2.46 Jul : 2.18 2.18 2.29 1.07 2.80 1.52 2.95 2.47 Aug : 2.15 2.15 2.22 1.09 2.76 1.51 2.98 2.51 Sep : 2.28 2.28 2.30 1.12 2.92 1.60 3.06 2.59 Oct : 2.28 2.28 2.17 1.08 2.93 1.54 2.99 2.49 Nov : 2.27 2.27 2.38 1.14 3.02 1.62 3.05 2.60 Dec : 2.20 2.20 2.29 1.15 3.03 1.64 3.04 2.60 : Avg : 2.16 2.16 2.08 1.05 2.82 1.52 2.89 2.44 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : 1.14 1.92 1.62 1.91 0.96 2.59 1.34 2.72 2.21 Feb : 1.13 1.94 1.62 2.07 0.99 2.63 1.42 2.78 2.28 Mar : 1.15 1.99 1.69 2.12 1.03 2.88 1.57 2.83 2.37 Apr : 1.20 2.03 1.73 2.31 1.07 2.87 1.59 2.93 2.40 May : 1.17 2.06 1.75 2.16 1.10 3.00 1.56 2.95 2.43 Jun : 1.25 2.07 1.80 2.25 1.13 2.87 1.58 2.98 2.48 Jul : 1.23 2.12 1.80 2.37 1.12 2.85 1.56 3.04 2.50 Aug : 1.29 2.11 1.86 2.36 1.14 2.82 1.55 3.08 2.54 Sep : 1.19 2.15 1.87 2.42 1.16 2.97 1.63 3.15 2.60 Oct : 1.21 2.15 1.92 2.33 1.13 2.97 1.57 3.09 2.51 Nov : 1.19 2.09 1.84 2.44 1.18 3.06 1.64 3.13 2.57 Dec : 1.17 2.07 1.76 2.39 1.19 3.06 1.64 3.13 2.55 : Avg : 1.19 2.06 1.76 2.24 1.09 2.86 1.54 2.97 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, 2008 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Fish : Other : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Month : Rnd & : : : : : : : : Total :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :Fillets : Inv. : Only :Dressed: : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Fresh : Jan : * * 268 * 103 * 115 519 902 Feb : * * 170 * 46 * 51 320 541 Mar : * * 191 * 87 * 93 474 758 Apr : * * 211 * 82 * 91 524 826 May : * * 136 * 85 * 89 340 565 Jun : * * 122 * 99 * 104 334 560 Jul : * * 168 * 100 * 107 499 774 Aug : * * 87 * 63 * 64 344 495 Sep : * * 257 * 67 * 82 538 877 Oct : * * 131 * 128 * 143 468 742 Nov : * * 131 * 76 * 81 709 921 Dec : * * 149 * 61 * 66 311 526 : Frozen : Jan : 1,043 1,043 * 1,137 * 2,021 8,889 11,953 Feb : 1,155 1,155 * 961 * 1,877 7,421 10,453 Mar : 1,268 1,268 * 1,145 * 1,996 6,187 9,451 Apr : 1,368 1,368 * 1,245 * 2,196 7,013 10,577 May : 1,332 1,332 * 1,423 * 2,358 7,315 11,005 Jun : 1,380 1,380 * 1,447 * 2,616 7,822 11,818 Jul : 1,281 1,281 * 1,364 * 2,611 8,491 12,383 Aug : 862 862 * 1,215 * 2,746 7,934 11,542 Sep : 719 719 * 1,472 * 2,448 8,951 12,118 Oct : 743 743 * 1,444 * 2,597 10,481 13,821 Nov : 706 706 * 1,462 * 2,587 10,977 14,270 Dec : 668 668 * 1,685 * 2,997 11,329 14,994 : Fresh &: Frozen: Jan : * * 1,311 * 1,240 * 2,136 9,408 12,855 Feb : * * 1,325 * 1,007 * 1,928 7,741 10,994 Mar : * * 1,459 * 1,232 * 2,089 6,661 10,209 Apr : * * 1,579 * 1,327 * 2,287 7,537 11,403 May : * * 1,468 * 1,508 * 2,447 7,655 11,570 Jun : * * 1,502 * 1,546 * 2,720 8,156 12,378 Jul : * * 1,449 * 1,464 * 2,718 8,990 13,157 Aug : * * 949 * 1,278 * 2,810 8,278 12,037 Sep : * * 976 * 1,539 * 2,530 9,489 12,995 Oct : * * 874 * 1,572 * 2,740 10,949 14,563 Nov : * * 837 * 1,538 * 2,668 11,686 15,191 Dec : * * 817 * 1,746 * 3,063 11,640 15,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 1994-2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------------- : 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 : 46,079 44,083 45,477 37,954 38,867 37,275 2008 1/ : 45,992 47,634 47,908 45,018 44,326 43,265 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 : 39,168 42,626 39,519 45,890 40,307 39,001 496,246 2008 1/ : 42,583 40,985 39,057 43,344 36,869 32,616 509,597 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Farm-Raised Catfish: Prices Received by Producers, by Month, United States, 1994-2008 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------ Dollars per Pound ------------------ : 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 : 0.837 0.838 0.838 0.841 0.840 0.817 2008 2/ : 0.658 0.688 0.743 0.757 0.776 0.794 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 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 : 0.762 0.731 0.697 0.682 0.666 0.650 0.767 2008 2/ : 0.818 0.827 0.827 0.825 0.823 0.821 0.776 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994-2008 1/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------------- : 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 2008 : 9,666 9,603 7,884 10,492 10,151 11,299 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 2008 : 8,674 6,994 6,462 7,188 6,198 7,817 102,428 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-2008 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 2008 : 2,944 2,575 2,040 3,040 2,864 1,758 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 2008 : 1,202 1,315 987 579 1,374 2,425 23,103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 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 Headquarters staff in Washington, D.C. However, NASS field offices are responsible for informing Headquarters 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, LLC Heartland Catfish Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC * Lake's Farm Raised Catfish Inc. Delta Supreme Fish Processors Pride of the Pond Fish Breeders of Idaho, Inc. Prime Line Inc. Farm Catch Catfish Processors, Inc. Seabrook Seafood, Inc. Freshwater Farms Products, LLC Inc. Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, 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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