Catfish Processing ISSN: 1948-2701 Released February 22, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Catfish Processing Down 12 Percent from Last Year Farm-raised catfish processed during January 2011 totaled 35.1 million pounds round weight, down 12 percent from January 2010. The average price paid to producers was 93.1 cents per pound for January 2011, up 7.0 cents from last month and 16.7 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 2011 totaled 18.2 million pounds, down 6 percent from the comparable month in 2010. Sales of fresh fish, at 6.32 million pounds, were down 11 percent from January 2010 and represented 35 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 11.9 million pounds, were down 4 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 65 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 17 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 60 percent, and the remaining 23 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The total end of the month inventory decreased 10 percent from last month and was down 20 percent from a year ago. The total fresh and frozen average price for January 2011 was $2.84, up 38 cents from a year ago. The January 2011 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was $2.69 per pound, up 31 cents from last year. Prices for fresh whole fish were $1.90 per pound, up 35 cents from January 2010. Prices for fresh fillets were up 31 cents from a year ago at $3.47 per pound. Total frozen fish averaged $2.93 per pound, up 43 cents from January 2010. Prices for frozen whole dressed fish were up 19 cents at $2.41 and frozen fillets at $3.30 per pound were up 40 cents from a year ago. Freshwater imports for consumption of Ictalurus spp., Pangasius spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes for December 2010 totaled 16.9 million pounds, up 44 percent from the amount imported in December 2009. Imports were from Cambodia, China, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Ictalurus spp. imports totaled 1.27 million pounds, which were from China, Mexico and Vietnam. Fresh, boneless catfish fillet exports totaled 45.7 thousand pounds, with 43.7 thousand pounds going to Canada and the rest going to Colombia. Exports of frozen, boneless catfish fillets reported for December 2010 totaled 1.30 thousand pounds, with all going to the Bahamas. Import and export data are compiled by the United States Census Bureau. 2010 Annual Catfish Processing Up 1 Percent Farm-raised catfish processed during 2010 totaled 472 million pounds, 1 percent above the 466 million pounds processed in 2009. The average price paid to producers in 2010 was 80.1 cents per pound, 3 cents above the 77.1 cents paid last year. Net pounds of processed catfish sold in 2010 totaled 232 million pounds, up 1 percent from the 229 million pounds sold last year. The 2010 average price received for processed fish was $2.50 per pound, down 3 cents from a year ago. Inventory on hand at the end of 2010 totaled 12.3 million pounds, a decrease of 15 percent from the 14.5 million pounds on hand at the close of 2009. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Farm-Raised Catfish Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Month - United States: 2010-2011.......... 4 Catfish Processed - United States....................................................................... 4 Average Catfish Grower Price - United States............................................................ 4 Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume and Average Price by Month - United States: 2010 and 2011.... 5 Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Ending Inventory by Month - United States: 2010 and 2011.................. 6 Catfish Imports by Month - United States: 2009-2010..................................................... 7 Catfish Exports by Month - United States: 2009-2010..................................................... 7 Farm-Raised Catfish Round Weight Processed by Month - United States: 1996-2010.......................... 8 Farm-Raised Catfish Prices Received by Producers by Month - United States: 1996-2010.................... 9 Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume by Month - United States: 2010............................... 10 Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Average Sales Price by Month - United States: 2010........................ 11 Processed Farm-Raised Catfish, Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory, by Month - United States: 2010.. 12 Catfish Imports by Month - United States: 1996-2010..................................................... 13 Catfish "Ictalurus" spp. Imports by Month - United States: 2006-2010.................................... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 14 Catfish Processors...................................................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions................................................................................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 15 Farm-Raised Catfish Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Month - United States: 2010-2011 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Round weight processed :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative : Price per pound 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as: : :2011 as: : :Change : : :percent: : :percent: : : from Month : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010: 2010 : 2011 :of 2010: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent ------ dollars ------ : January ...:40,042 35,076 88 40,042 35,076 88 0.764 0.931 0.167 February ..:40,977 81,019 0.765 March .....:46,650 127,669 0.785 April .....:37,111 164,780 0.804 May .......:38,244 203,024 0.796 June ......:38,656 241,680 0.786 July ......:39,302 280,982 0.788 August ....:39,231 320,213 0.790 September .:39,494 359,707 0.816 October ...:40,455 400,162 0.832 November ..:36,683 436,845 0.841 December ..:34,838 471,683 0.861 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity processed by major processors and the prices paid 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. Price also includes any discounts or premiums for size or quality, but does not include adjustments based on year-end settlements. Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume and Average Price by Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Sales volume : Average price 2/ Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : December : January : January : December : January : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 pounds ------------ ------------- dollars per pound ------------ : Fresh fish : Whole : Round and gutted ...........: 1,360 1,134 1,119 1.08 1.28 1.49 Whole dressed ..............: 1,451 1,300 1,369 1.93 2.01 2.15 Total ......................: 2,811 2,434 2,488 1.55 1.71 1.90 : Other : Steaks .....................: 99 75 80 2.41 2.49 2.56 Nuggets ....................: 551 439 497 1.36 1.42 1.48 Other ......................: 45 50 38 3.62 3.53 3.90 Total ......................: 695 564 615 1.66 1.75 1.77 : Fillets ......................: 3,607 3,045 3,220 3.16 3.32 3.47 : Total fresh ..................: 7,113 6,043 6,323 2.38 2.52 2.69 : Frozen fish : Whole dressed ................: 654 548 593 2.22 2.34 2.41 : Other : Steaks .....................: 52 50 74 2.34 2.35 2.16 Nuggets ....................: 3,056 2,110 2,052 1.19 1.16 1.32 Other ......................: 1,179 614 1,477 3.57 2.96 3.46 Total ......................: 4,287 2,774 3,603 1.86 1.58 2.21 : Fillets ......................: 7,411 7,486 7,685 2.90 3.06 3.30 : Total frozen .................: 12,352 10,808 11,881 2.50 2.64 2.93 : Fresh and frozen fish : Whole : Round and gutted ...........: 1,360 1,134 1,119 1.08 1.28 1.49 Whole dressed ..............: 2,105 1,848 1,962 2.02 2.11 2.23 Total ......................: 3,465 2,982 3,081 1.68 1.82 2.00 : Other : Steaks .....................: 151 125 154 2.39 2.43 2.37 Nuggets ....................: 3,607 2,549 2,549 1.22 1.20 1.35 Other ......................: 1,224 664 1,515 3.57 3.00 3.47 Total ......................: 4,982 3,338 4,218 1.83 1.61 2.15 : Fillets ......................: 11,018 10,531 10,905 2.99 3.14 3.35 : Total fresh and frozen fish ..: 19,465 16,851 18,204 2.46 2.60 2.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. 2/ Gross value FOB plant. Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Ending Inventory by Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ending inventory Item 1/ :----------------------------------------------------- : January 2010 : December 2010 : January 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Fresh fish : Whole : Round and gutted .............: (D) (D) (D) Whole dressed ................: (D) (D) (D) Total ........................: 193 134 213 : Other : Steaks .......................: (D) (D) (D) Nuggets ......................: 80 88 88 Other ........................: (D) (D) (D) Total ........................: 86 92 92 : Fillets ........................: 616 290 377 : Total fresh ....................: 895 516 682 : Frozen fish : Whole dressed ..................: 884 934 1,090 : Other : Steaks .......................: (D) (D) (D) Nuggets ......................: 1,787 2,050 2,170 Other ........................: (D) (D) (D) Total ........................: 2,533 3,325 3,011 : Fillets ........................: 9,654 7,550 6,351 : Total frozen ...................: 13,071 11,809 10,452 : Fresh and frozen fish : Whole : Round and gutted .............: (D) (D) (D) Whole dressed ................: (D) (D) (D) Total ........................: 1,077 1,068 1,303 : Other : Steaks .......................: (D) (D) (D) Nuggets ......................: 1,867 2,138 2,258 Other ........................: (D) (D) (D) Total ........................: 2,619 3,417 3,103 : Fillets ........................: 10,270 7,840 6,728 : Total fresh and frozen fish ....: 13,966 12,325 11,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report. Catfish Imports by Month - United States: 2009-2010 [Data compiled by the United States Census Bureau.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Imports :----------------------------------------------------------- : Ictalurus spp. : Total 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 as : : : 2010 as : : : percent : : : percent Month : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent : January .......: 2,344 3,091 132 9,819 14,612 149 February ......: 1,225 2,150 176 6,527 10,421 160 March .........: 972 1,179 121 8,942 7,608 85 April .........: 1,364 1,220 89 8,548 8,804 103 May ...........: 1,659 656 40 11,592 9,971 86 June ..........: 1,088 651 60 10,577 10,293 97 July ..........: 1,849 516 28 10,765 10,268 95 August ........: 1,210 70 6 11,711 9,957 85 September .....: 1,385 195 14 12,541 11,626 93 October .......: 1,584 196 12 13,857 15,046 109 November ......: 2,144 586 27 12,783 12,032 94 December ......: 2,527 1,269 50 11,718 16,897 144 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes freshwater imports for consumption of "Ictalurus" spp., "Pangasius" spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Catfish Exports by Month - United States: 2009-2010 [Data compiled by the United States Census Bureau.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Exports :----------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Frozen :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 as : : : 2010 as : : : percent : : : percent Month : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent : January .......: 87.0 90.4 104 - 26.4 (X) February ......: 65.1 58.2 89 - 33.8 (X) March .........: 65.1 165.8 255 50.6 16.5 33 April .........: 47.5 39.5 83 12.8 28.8 225 May ...........: 79.1 47.3 60 14.2 20.5 144 June ..........: 63.8 34.2 54 21.4 14.9 70 July ..........: 68.6 39.5 58 20.5 29.7 145 August ........: 91.8 45.4 49 12.4 3.3 27 September .....: 50.6 38.6 76 17.7 16.4 93 October .......: 138.0 72.5 53 43.4 20.3 47 November ......: 59.1 40.8 69 30.2 6.6 22 December ......: 63.1 45.7 72 56.3 1.3 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. Farm-Raised Catfish Round Weight Processed by Month - United States: 1996-2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : January :February : March : April : May : June : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------- : 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 ....: 45,992 47,634 47,908 45,018 44,326 43,265 2009 ....: 36,406 37,702 44,912 40,768 39,925 39,370 2010 ....: 40,042 40,977 46,650 37,111 38,244 38,656 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August :September: October :November :December : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 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 ....: 42,583 40,985 39,057 43,344 36,869 32,616 509,597 2009 ....: 40,966 39,490 36,408 40,191 36,211 33,751 466,100 2010 ....: 39,302 39,231 39,494 40,455 36,683 34,838 471,683 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm-Raised Catfish Prices Received by Producers by Month - United States: 1996-2010 [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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : January :February : March : April : May : June : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------ dollars per pound ------------------ : 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 ....: 0.658 0.688 0.743 0.757 0.776 0.794 2009 ....: 0.810 0.770 0.773 0.763 0.762 0.763 2010 ....: 0.764 0.765 0.785 0.804 0.796 0.786 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August :September: October :November :December : Average :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 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 ....: 0.818 0.827 0.827 0.825 0.823 0.821 0.776 2009 ....: 0.771 0.769 0.772 0.768 0.765 0.763 0.771 2010 ....: 0.788 0.790 0.816 0.832 0.841 0.861 0.801 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume by Month - United States: 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole fish : Other : : :---------------------------------------------------------------------: : Month :Round and: : : : : : : Fillets : Total : gutted : Whole : Total : Steaks : Nuggets : Other : Total : : sales : only : dressed : : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds Fresh : January ......: 1,360 1,451 2,811 99 551 45 695 3,607 7,113 February .....: 1,580 1,576 3,156 106 590 39 735 4,221 8,112 March ........: 1,919 1,824 3,743 112 629 66 807 3,905 8,455 April ........: 1,591 1,455 3,046 96 511 61 668 3,495 7,209 May ..........: 1,434 1,410 2,844 91 544 78 713 3,720 7,277 June .........: 1,269 1,461 2,730 93 492 56 641 3,475 6,846 July .........: 860 1,417 2,277 100 489 42 631 3,411 6,319 August .......: 1,260 1,322 2,582 97 496 57 650 3,606 6,838 September ....: 1,135 1,383 2,518 85 508 54 647 3,456 6,621 October ......: 1,481 1,382 2,863 77 506 38 621 3,343 6,827 November .....: 1,095 1,202 2,297 71 406 39 516 2,791 5,604 December .....: 1,134 1,300 2,434 75 439 50 564 3,045 6,043 : Total ........: 16,118 17,183 33,301 1,102 6,161 625 7,888 42,075 83,264 : Frozen : January ......: (X) 654 654 52 3,056 1,179 4,287 7,411 12,352 February .....: (X) 822 822 58 2,819 1,076 3,953 9,730 14,505 March ........: (X) 935 935 98 2,753 859 3,710 9,338 13,983 April ........: (X) 685 685 60 2,188 717 2,965 7,652 11,302 May ..........: (X) 709 709 56 2,743 591 3,390 7,766 11,865 June .........: (X) 773 773 64 2,377 648 3,089 8,355 12,217 July .........: (X) 672 672 66 2,302 617 2,985 8,030 11,687 August .......: (X) 847 847 59 2,912 967 3,938 8,763 13,548 September ....: (X) 759 759 64 3,237 1,195 4,496 8,404 13,659 October ......: (X) 691 691 74 2,442 886 3,402 7,974 12,067 November .....: (X) 597 597 55 2,059 600 2,714 7,026 10,337 December .....: (X) 548 548 50 2,110 614 2,774 7,486 10,808 : Total ........: (X) 8,692 8,692 756 30,998 9,949 41,703 97,935 148,330 : Fresh and frozen: January ......: 1,360 2,105 3,465 151 3,607 1,224 4,982 11,018 19,465 February .....: 1,580 2,398 3,978 164 3,409 1,115 4,688 13,951 22,617 March ........: 1,919 2,759 4,678 210 3,382 925 4,517 13,243 22,438 April ........: 1,591 2,140 3,731 156 2,699 778 3,633 11,147 18,511 May ..........: 1,434 2,119 3,553 147 3,287 669 4,103 11,486 19,142 June .........: 1,269 2,234 3,503 157 2,869 704 3,730 11,830 19,063 July .........: 860 2,089 2,949 166 2,791 659 3,616 11,441 18,006 August .......: 1,260 2,169 3,429 156 3,408 1,024 4,588 12,369 20,386 September ....: 1,135 2,142 3,277 149 3,745 1,249 5,143 11,860 20,280 October ......: 1,481 2,073 3,554 151 2,948 924 4,023 11,317 18,894 November .....: 1,095 1,799 2,894 126 2,465 639 3,230 9,817 15,941 December .....: 1,134 1,848 2,982 125 2,549 664 3,338 10,531 16,851 : Total ........: 16,118 25,875 41,993 1,858 37,159 10,574 49,591 140,010 231,594 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Average Sales Price by Month - United States: 2010 [Prices are gross value FOB plant] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole fish : Other : : :---------------------------------------------------------------------: : Month :Round and: : : : : : : : Total : gutted : Whole : Total : Steaks : Nuggets : Other : Total : Fillets : sales : only : dressed : : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound Fresh : January ......: 1.08 1.93 1.55 2.41 1.36 3.62 1.66 3.16 2.38 February .....: 1.06 1.87 1.49 2.39 1.33 3.59 1.60 3.10 2.34 March ........: 1.04 1.92 1.50 2.38 1.34 3.38 1.65 3.18 2.29 April ........: 1.13 1.94 1.55 3.03 1.38 3.45 1.81 3.22 2.38 May ..........: 1.07 1.97 1.55 2.42 1.38 3.64 1.76 3.25 2.44 June .........: 1.09 1.95 1.58 2.41 1.38 3.50 1.71 3.26 2.45 July .........: 1.11 1.97 1.67 2.43 1.41 3.69 1.72 3.25 2.53 August .......: 1.12 1.95 1.58 2.42 1.37 3.52 1.72 3.22 2.46 September ....: 1.15 1.97 1.63 2.43 1.37 3.50 1.69 3.24 2.48 October ......: 1.12 1.97 1.57 2.49 1.40 3.70 1.68 3.29 2.42 November .....: 1.11 2.00 1.61 2.48 1.42 3.66 1.74 3.32 2.47 December .....: 1.28 2.01 1.71 2.49 1.42 3.53 1.75 3.32 2.52 : Average ......: 1.11 1.95 1.58 2.48 1.38 3.55 1.70 3.23 2.42 : Frozen : January ......: (X) 2.22 2.22 2.34 1.19 3.57 1.86 2.90 2.50 February .....: (X) 2.20 2.20 2.35 1.23 3.13 1.76 2.92 2.56 March ........: (X) 2.22 2.22 2.11 1.21 2.94 1.63 2.87 2.50 April ........: (X) 2.24 2.24 2.34 1.19 2.84 1.61 2.93 2.54 May ..........: (X) 2.23 2.23 2.35 1.08 2.98 1.43 2.99 2.50 June .........: (X) 2.20 2.20 2.35 1.14 2.94 1.54 2.94 2.54 July .........: (X) 2.26 2.26 2.17 1.12 2.80 1.49 2.96 2.54 August .......: (X) 2.25 2.25 2.27 1.06 3.25 1.62 2.99 2.54 September ....: (X) 2.25 2.25 2.31 1.08 3.41 1.72 2.97 2.52 October ......: (X) 2.30 2.30 2.25 1.13 3.13 1.68 3.02 2.60 November .....: (X) 2.23 2.23 2.31 1.15 2.97 1.58 3.04 2.61 December .....: (X) 2.34 2.34 2.35 1.16 2.96 1.58 3.06 2.64 : Average ......: (X) 2.24 2.24 2.28 1.14 3.13 1.64 2.96 2.55 : Fresh and frozen: January ......: 1.08 2.02 1.68 2.39 1.22 3.57 1.83 2.99 2.46 February .....: 1.06 1.98 1.64 2.38 1.25 3.15 1.74 2.97 2.48 March ........: 1.04 2.02 1.65 2.25 1.23 2.97 1.64 2.96 2.42 April ........: 1.13 2.04 1.68 2.76 1.23 2.89 1.65 3.02 2.48 May ..........: 1.07 2.06 1.69 2.39 1.13 3.06 1.49 3.07 2.48 June .........: 1.09 2.04 1.72 2.39 1.18 2.98 1.57 3.03 2.51 July .........: 1.11 2.06 1.81 2.33 1.17 2.86 1.53 3.05 2.54 August .......: 1.12 2.07 1.74 2.36 1.11 3.27 1.63 3.06 2.52 September ....: 1.15 2.07 1.78 2.38 1.12 3.41 1.71 3.05 2.50 October ......: 1.12 2.08 1.71 2.37 1.18 3.15 1.68 3.10 2.53 November .....: 1.11 2.08 1.74 2.41 1.19 3.01 1.60 3.12 2.56 December .....: 1.28 2.11 1.82 2.43 1.20 3.00 1.61 3.14 2.60 : Average ......: 1.11 2.05 1.72 2.40 1.18 3.15 1.65 3.04 2.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. Processed Farm-Raised Catfish, Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory, by Month - United States: 2010 [For further detail, please refer to the terms and definitions section of this report] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Whole fish : Other : : :---------------------------------------------------------------------: : Month :Round and: : : : : : : : Total : gutted : Whole : Total : Steaks : Nuggets : Other : Total : Fillets :inventory : only : dressed : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds Fresh : January .......: (D) (D) 193 (D) 80 (D) 86 616 895 February ......: (D) (D) 173 (D) 64 (D) 68 340 581 March .........: (D) (D) 222 (D) 192 (D) 202 788 1,212 April .........: (D) (D) 153 (D) 72 (D) 79 409 641 May ...........: (D) (D) 183 (D) 73 (D) 83 402 668 June ..........: (D) (D) 162 (D) 100 (D) 107 440 709 July ..........: (D) (D) 156 (D) 92 (D) 96 542 794 August ........: (D) (D) 164 (D) 115 (D) 119 504 787 September .....: (D) (D) 225 (D) 111 (D) 118 531 874 October .......: (D) (D) 159 (D) 64 (D) 72 744 975 November ......: (D) (D) 161 (D) 99 (D) 103 403 667 December ......: (D) (D) 134 (D) 88 (D) 92 290 516 : Frozen ..........: January .......: (X) 884 884 (D) 1,787 (D) 2,533 9,654 13,071 February ......: (X) 952 952 (D) 1,587 (D) 2,431 7,716 11,099 March .........: (X) 1,039 1,039 (D) 1,629 (D) 2,425 7,243 10,707 April .........: (X) 943 943 (D) 1,877 (D) 2,521 7,752 11,216 May ...........: (X) 952 952 (D) 1,631 (D) 2,296 6,845 10,093 June ..........: (X) 892 892 (D) 1,923 (D) 2,808 6,155 9,855 July ..........: (X) 873 873 (D) 2,225 (D) 3,248 6,747 10,868 August ........: (X) 806 806 (D) 1,921 (D) 3,235 6,005 10,046 September .....: (X) 645 645 (D) 1,310 (D) 1,917 6,076 8,638 October .......: (X) 693 693 (D) 1,663 (D) 2,396 6,500 9,589 November ......: (X) 768 768 (D) 1,903 (D) 2,906 7,687 11,361 December ......: (X) 934 934 (D) 2,050 (D) 3,325 7,550 11,809 : Fresh and frozen : January .......: (D) (D) 1,077 (D) 1,867 (D) 2,619 10,270 13,966 February ......: (D) (D) 1,125 (D) 1,651 (D) 2,499 8,056 11,680 March .........: (D) (D) 1,261 (D) 1,821 (D) 2,627 8,031 11,919 April .........: (D) (D) 1,096 (D) 1,949 (D) 2,600 8,161 11,857 May ...........: (D) (D) 1,135 (D) 1,704 (D) 2,379 7,247 10,761 June ..........: (D) (D) 1,054 (D) 2,023 (D) 2,915 6,595 10,564 July ..........: (D) (D) 1,029 (D) 2,317 (D) 3,344 7,289 11,662 August ........: (D) (D) 970 (D) 2,036 (D) 3,354 6,509 10,833 September .....: (D) (D) 870 (D) 1,421 (D) 2,035 6,607 9,512 October .......: (D) (D) 852 (D) 1,727 (D) 2,468 7,244 10,564 November ......: (D) (D) 929 (D) 2,002 (D) 3,009 8,090 12,028 December ......: (D) (D) 1,068 (D) 2,138 (D) 3,417 7,840 12,325 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. Catfish Imports by Month - United States: 1996-2010 [Data compiled by the United States Census Bureau] ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : January :February : March : April : May : June : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------- : 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 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 2009 ....: 9,819 6,527 8,942 8,548 11,592 10,577 2010 ....: 14,612 10,421 7,608 8,804 9,971 10,293 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August :September: October :November :December : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 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 2009 ....: 10,765 11,711 12,541 13,857 12,783 11,718 129,380 2010 ....: 10,268 9,957 11,626 15,046 12,032 16,897 137,535 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ 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: 2006-2010 [Data compiled by the United States Census Bureau] ---------------------------------------------------------------------: Year : January :February : March : April : May : June : ---------------------------------------------------------------------: : --------------------- 1,000 pounds -------------------- : 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 2009 ....: 2,344 1,225 972 1,364 1,659 1,088 2010 ....: 3,091 2,150 1,179 1,220 656 651 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August :September: October :November :December : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 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 2009 ....: 1,849 1,210 1,385 1,584 2,144 2,527 19,351 2010 ....: 516 70 195 196 586 1,269 11,779 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology 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 14 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 United States 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 Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, Inc. Guidry Catfish, Inc. South Fresh Farms Harings Pride Catfish Superior Fish Products 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... 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