HDR1012000170120603961500Catfish Production Released February 1, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Production" call Dan Broostrom at (202) 720-3244, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDAAG.GOV. Estimates refer to July 1, 1995, January 1, 1995, and January 1, 1996. Catfish Sales Up 1 Percent Catfish growers in the 15 selected States had sales of 399 million dollars during 1995. These sales were up 1 percent from the 1994 total of 397 million dollars. Sales of all foodsize fish totaled 378 million dollars, up 1 percent from last year's total of 374 million dollars. Sales of fingerlings and fry totaled 16.1 million dollars, compared with 17.6 million dollars in sales during 1994. Sales of stockers totaled 4.75 million dollars, down 11 percent from the 5.32 million dollars in sales during 1994. Sales of brood fish previously used for breeding totaled 318 thousand dollars, compared with 384 thousand during 1994. Direct sales to processors accounted for 95 percent of the total sales of food size fish. Fifty-four percent of the stocker sales were to other producers. Number of Operations Up 4 Percent The total number of operations on January 1, 1996 in the 15 selected States was 1,320, up 4 percent from the July 1, 1995 total of 1,267. The number of operations in the top 4 producing States (AL, AR, LA, and MS), however, increased 11 percent from July 1, 1995. Water Acres Up 5 Percent The water surface acres being used for catfish production totaled 167 thousand acres, up 5 percent from the July 1, 1995 total. Of the total acres, 4,405 are to be renovated during the period of January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1996. An additional 5,016 acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 1996. During the period of July 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995, 1,892 acres were taken out of production. As of January 1, 1996, 5,555 acres were being used for broodfish production, 137,390 acres were being used for foodsize production and 20,311 acres were being used for fingerling production. Aq 2 (2-96) Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 1.16 million broodfish on hand January 1, 1996, down 11 percent from the 1.30 million on hand January 1, 1995. All foodsize fish on hand totaled 228 million on January 1, 1996, up 13 percent from the 202 million fish on hand the previous year. Large foodsize showed the largest increase of the three categories from January 1, 1995, rising 46 percent. Of the total number of foodsize fish, 6.6 million were large foodsize (over 3 pounds per fish), 64.8 million were medium foodsize (1 1/2 pounds to 3 pounds per fish), and 156.2 million were small foodsize fish (3/4 pound to 1 1/2 pounds per fish). Total number of stockers on hand January 1, 1996, at 628 million, were up 13 percent from the previous year's 554 million stockers. The 628 million stockers included 289 million large stockers (over 180 lbs. to 750 lbs. /1000 fish) and 340 million small stockers (over 60 lbs. to 180 lbs. /1000 fish). There were 835 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 1996, up 15 percent from the 725 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 1995. Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres, 1995-96 and Total Sales, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Operations : Water Surface Acres : Total Sales State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 1, : Jan 1, : Jul 1, : Jan 1, : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- Number ---- -- 1,000 Dollars -- : AL : 240 250 18,500 19,600 41,058 50,909 AR : 160 190 19,500 23,000 36,813 41,034 CA : 37 34 2,500 2,180 6,386 6,703 FL : 20 17 260 240 280 280 KY : 30 28 300 290 865 717 LA : 100 105 13,600 13,700 20,212 18,862 MS : 297 337 95,500 99,000 280,697 271,875 MO : 70 70 1,800 2,400 2,533 2,924 NC : 44 43 1,200 1,200 1,382 1,961 OK : 45 45 700 700 358 362 SC : 36 25 1,200 1,200 1,974 1,770 TN : 21 21 380 370 510 332 TX : 110 92 2,400 2,265 3,720 875 : Oth Sts 1/ : 57 63 1,000 1,135 615 884 : Total : 1,267 1,320 158,840 167,280 397,403 399,488 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish Water Surface Acres: Acres Being Renovated, Under Construction, or Out of Production, and Used for Broodfish, Foodsize, and Fingerlings by State, January 1, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : New : : Acres : Acres : Acres : Acres : Acres : Acres : Used : Used : Used State : Being : Under : Out of : For : For : For :Renovated :Constrctn :Production: Broodfish : Foodsize:Fingerlings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : AL : 250 800 560 560 16,900 1,640 AR : 600 1,500 360 750 18,950 2,700 CA : 130 150 40 70 1,670 220 FL : * * * 30 90 80 KY : 20 * 20 10 230 40 LA : 550 * 110 400 12,000 1,300 MS : 2,300 2,100 400 3,000 83,000 12,600 MO : 200 * 210 190 1,200 800 NC : 5 5 40 50 1,000 120 OK : 30 50 40 50 260 110 SC : 115 30 10 100 815 130 TN : * * * 30 290 50 TX : 135 37 21 220 300 196 : Oth Sts 1/ : 70 334 81 95 685 325 : Total : 4,405 5,016 1,892 5,555 137,390 20,311 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Broodfish by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 171 112 779 549 AR : 163 150 742 640 CA : 15 12 90 60 FL : * 5 * 24 KY : 1 1 6 4 LA : 41 80 180 340 MS : 804 691 3,973 3,236 MO : 26 17 95 71 NC : 8 9 51 57 OK : 8 25 33 86 TN : 3 8 15 33 TX : 22 21 101 104 : Oth Sts 1/ : 39 31 201 150 : Total : 1,301 1,162 6,266 5,354 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS and SC. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Large Foodsize by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 527 543 1,803 2,035 AR : 566 930 1,886 3,400 CA : 110 40 400 150 FL : * 2 * 5 KY : 20 12 75 47 LA : 335 1,250 1,130 4,200 MS : 2,607 3,502 8,507 11,340 MO : 111 * 367 * NC : 52 25 177 94 OK : 3 10 9 31 SC : 25 54 102 193 TN : 12 38 40 131 TX : 152 39 608 170 : Oth Sts 1/ : 16 195 56 631 : Total : 4,536 6,640 15,160 22,427 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA and KS. \ Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Medium Foodsize by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 8,180 7,371 14,547 12,949 AR : 6,759 9,610 11,931 19,180 CA : 430 510 850 1,150 FL : * 16 * 35 KY : 90 92 190 204 LA : 5,800 5,000 9,400 9,500 MS : 35,892 40,223 61,653 74,721 MO : 411 417 803 843 NC : 406 424 745 856 OK : 105 67 175 123 SC : 687 755 1,155 1,415 TN : 135 43 227 75 TX : 195 204 425 384 : Oth Sts 1/ : 69 116 136 204 : Total : 59,159 64,848 102,237 121,639 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Small Foodsize by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 21,000 22,944 20,800 22,591 AR : 12,740 14,030 12,784 14,290 CA : 1,300 1,990 1,160 1,640 FL : * 47 * 44 LA : 8,450 9,000 7,950 9,950 MS : 90,580 104,585 88,494 104,089 MO : 578 418 543 426 NC : 1,097 1,071 1,103 1,142 OK : 146 125 152 106 SC : 1,421 1,286 1,254 1,224 TN : 52 * 53 * TX : 380 344 257 344 : Oth Sts 1/ : 416 375 399 368 : Total : 138,160 156,215 134,949 156,214 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS and KY. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Large Stockers by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 20,579 26,642 9,296 13,252 AR : 19,490 24,220 8,666 10,180 CA : 1,030 1,550 310 510 LA : 6,350 3,500 2,500 1,600 MS : 217,503 228,467 82,033 94,758 MO : * 1,574 * 419 NC : 814 387 414 212 OK : 123 98 27 38 SC : 1,044 1,720 508 867 TX : 780 267 350 128 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5,675 161 2,723 79 : Total : 273,388 288,586 106,827 122,043 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes FL, GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Small Stockers by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : AL : 20,917 25,171 2,102 2,394 AR : 37,717 50,190 3,744 5,190 CA : 2,000 3,040 230 240 FL : * 70 * 5 LA : 22,500 19,600 1,800 1,650 MS : 183,882 234,312 18,251 22,675 MO : 6,737 3,510 727 311 NC : 297 242 30 26 OK : 1,370 183 105 18 SC : 1,433 859 119 73 TX : 3,707 328 368 37 : Oth Sts 1/ : 394 2,153 38 212 : Total : 280,954 339,658 27,514 32,831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish: Number and Live Weight of Fingerling by State, January 1, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 35,600 43,665 1,275 1,618 AR : 80,990 113,310 2,708 3,930 CA : 5,000 5,070 110 190 FL : 3,000 1,886 50 42 LA : 31,300 39,300 1,480 1,700 MS : 533,275 590,499 14,171 14,503 MO : 11,656 8,578 191 143 NC : 3,512 3,751 98 108 OK : 1,590 1,630 68 62 SC : 3,578 4,712 137 130 TX : 9,676 6,289 304 242 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5,516 16,018 219 488 : Total : 724,693 834,708 20,811 23,156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish: Number Stocked in Growout Ponds Previous Quarter by Size Group and State, October-December 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : December State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Large Stockers - 1,000 : AL : 638 * * * * * AR : 599 450 * * * * LA : 50 0 185 0 0 0 MS : 4,003 * 1,998 6,212 * * : Total : 5,290 1,654 2,976 8,178 301 5,534 : : Small Stockers - 1,000 : AL : 2,042 1,350 1,520 1,585 * 4,666 AR : * 480 * * * 1,410 LA : * 0 300 0 1,850 * MS : 7,274 795 * * 1,056 * : Total : 9,628 2,625 13,097 11,403 3,028 7,407 : : Fingerlings - 1,000 : AL : 2,049 * * 1,998 2,422 4,124 AR : 812 2,050 * 1,320 * * LA : 1,900 * 1,700 0 * * MS : 11,290 23,139 10,985 20,985 9,111 5,411 : Total : 16,051 25,899 15,533 24,303 13,787 11,735 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Catfish: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Broodfish for Breeding by State, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ----------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 6 * 32 * 30 * .94 * AR : 6 62 30 220 31 180 1.03 .82 LA : 17 0 117 0 94 0 .80 .00 MS : 92 32 354 125 288 97 .81 .78 NC : 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 OK : 3 1 11 4 9 5 .82 1.25 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6 6 29 16 26 20 .90 1.25 : Total : 130 101 573 365 478 302 .83 .83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individal operations. 1/ Includes CA, GA, KS, KY, MO, SC, TN and TX. Catfish: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Broodfish Previously Used for Breeding by State, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ----------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AR : 12 12 64 67 44 54 .69 .81 CA : 2 5 9 38 19 38 2.11 1.00 MS : 55 59 252 264 209 205 .83 .78 NC : 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.00 .00 OK : 2 1 6 2 5 2 .83 1.00 TN : 1 0 2 0 4 0 2.00 .00 TX : 6 * 51 * 40 * .78 * : Oth Sts 1/ : 33 5 71 24 60 19 .85 .79 : Total : 112 82 458 395 384 318 .84 .81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO and SC. Catfish: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of All Foodsize by State, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------- 1,000 ------------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 48,454 50,021 54,417 68,067 40,114 49,284 .74 .72 AR : 26,966 28,000 45,831 46,700 34,812 36,500 .76 .78 CA : 1,622 1,850 3,070 3,550 5,181 6,330 1.69 1.78 FL : * 55 * 100 * 135 * 1.35 KY : 290 290 660 540 810 690 1.23 1.28 LA : 17,800 16,000 26,300 23,000 19,700 18,150 .75 .79 MS :247,686 220,521 340,568 330,961 265,018 259,537 .78 .78 MO : 1,084 1,265 2,169 2,561 1,756 2,153 .81 .84 NC : 911 1,362 1,650 2,290 1,258 1,817 .76 .79 OK : 210 247 305 264 250 231 .82 .88 SC : 1,238 1,277 2,224 2,078 1,665 1,600 .75 .77 TN : 174 72 295 191 333 221 1.13 1.16 TX : 789 355 1,356 566 2,095 721 1.54 1.27 : Oth Sts 1/ : 391 485 534 610 605 695 1.13 1.14 : Total :347,615 321,800 479,379 481,478 373,597 378,064 .78 .79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of All Stockers by State, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 1,501 * 303 * 256 * .84 * AR : 4,332 8,500 1,178 2,600 1,119 2,600 .95 1.00 CA : 4,341 590 692 120 1,091 240 1.58 2.00 FL : 0 35 0 5 0 6 .00 1.20 KY : 145 * 30 * 26 * .87 * MS :12,206 4,451 1,760 461 1,765 502 1.00 1.09 MO : 1,956 3,351 477 572 587 666 1.23 1.16 NC : 0 28 0 2 0 3 .00 1.50 OK : 605 20 89 7 56 4 .63 .57 SC : 279 117 177 85 137 68 .77 .80 TX : 807 289 111 53 228 62 2.05 1.17 : Oth Sts 1/ : 132 3,458 38 526 51 603 1.34 1.15 : Total :26,304 20,839 4,855 4,431 5,316 4,754 1.09 1.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS, LA, and TN. Catfish: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Fingerling and Fry by State, 1994-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 13,966 * 236 * 615 * 2.61 * AR : 32,802 86,000 651 1,550 807 1,700 1.24 1.10 CA : 3,500 1,205 65 38 92 88 1.42 2.32 FL : * 2,800 * 52 * 139 * 2.67 KY : 218 580 13 17 26 23 2.00 1.35 LA : 8,600 * 235 * 418 * 1.78 * MS :297,628 278,506 9,893 6,937 13,417 11,534 1.36 1.66 NC : 1,678 2,303 56 56 121 141 2.16 2.52 OK : 987 1,020 46 60 38 120 .83 2.00 SC : 2,272 1,365 75 44 144 92 1.92 2.09 TX : 6,590 951 305 21 1,357 92 4.45 4.38 : Oth Sts 2/ : 11,747 51,352 240 942 593 2,121 2.47 2.25 : Total :379,988 426,082 11,815 9,717 17,628 16,050 1.49 1.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ 1994 Revised. 2/ Includes GA, KS, MO and TN. Catfish: Foodsize Percent Sold by Outlet Type by State, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other : : Direct : : Retail : State :Livehaul:Fee/Rec : Produ- : Govt. : to :Process :Rest. & : Other : :Fishing : cers : :consumr : :Fd Stor :Outlets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : AL : 1 1 0 0 1 97 0 0 AR : 3 1 0 0 1 95 0 0 CA : 34 11 2 5 1 0 47 0 FL : 0 75 0 0 4 5 10 6 KY : 0 93 5 0 1 0 1 0 LA : 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 MS : 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 0 MO : 62 15 6 0 2 13 2 0 NC : 0 0 6 0 3 89 2 0 OK : 0 5 2 0 22 67 4 0 SC : 1 1 2 0 2 94 0 0 TN : 0 10 0 14 0 41 35 0 TX : 10 9 0 0 44 0 37 0 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 11 35 3 18 29 2 0 2 : Wt. Avg.: 3 1 0 0 0 95 1 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish: Stockers Percent Sold by Outlet Type by State, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fee/Rec : Other : : Other State : Livehauls : Fishing : Producers : Government : Outlets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : AL : 0 19 31 0 50 AR : 51 11 37 1 0 CA : 0 0 94 5 1 FL : 0 0 10 10 80 KY : LA : 0 0 100 0 0 MS : 0 0 100 0 0 MO : 11 19 66 2 2 NC : 0 0 100 0 0 OK : 0 15 85 0 0 SC : 0 23 77 0 0 TX : 18 31 9 0 42 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 1 18 20 57 4 : Wt. Avg.: 30 10 54 3 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish: Round Weight Processed by Month, United States, 1981-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1981 : 3,836 4,844 4,490 6,057 5,385 4,356 1982 : 5,448 7,848 8,845 7,937 7,974 8,156 1983 : 8,713 11,972 13,104 12,518 11,615 12,068 1984 : 13,265 14,585 14,658 13,349 12,856 11,130 1985 : 13,429 17,166 18,290 16,474 17,432 15,897 1986 : 19,761 19,083 18,664 16,354 16,013 15,951 1987 : 20,988 22,163 27,583 26,781 21,623 19,581 1988 : 26,018 27,786 28,179 20,805 20,351 22,839 1989 : 26,948 28,559 29,458 27,310 28,892 27,598 1990 : 33,066 31,884 33,120 30,980 31,542 28,967 1991 : 32,206 33,036 35,951 31,205 31,322 31,588 1992 : 36,200 39,228 45,048 41,177 39,111 36,813 1993 : 40,327 40,277 43,521 39,920 37,030 35,496 1994 : 36,714 35,035 40,446 34,494 34,163 34,595 1995 : 38,807 38,515 42,200 36,588 37,030 36,047 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1981 : 5,379 5,176 5,711 5,154 4,757 5,495 60,640 1982 : 7,269 8,398 9,883 9,209 8,609 9,829 99,405 1983 : 10,347 11,998 11,250 11,138 11,754 10,773 137,250 1984 : 12,181 13,379 12,520 12,588 12,527 11,217 154,255 1985 : 14,311 17,130 16,638 16,861 14,625 13,363 191,616 1986 : 17,036 18,663 18,859 20,453 17,107 15,812 213,756 1987 : 21,638 24,403 26,577 27,920 20,684 20,555 280,496 1988 : 23,687 26,941 24,611 26,221 25,037 22,634 295,109 1989 : 27,827 28,371 30,366 31,670 29,096 25,805 341,900 1990 : 29,540 31,108 27,566 29,211 27,913 25,538 360,435 1991 : 32,720 32,912 33,244 35,400 31,114 30,172 390,870 1992 : 36,128 37,958 37,857 39,212 35,073 33,562 457,367 1993 : 37,086 37,706 37,072 39,472 36,557 34,549 459,013 1994 : 35,901 39,813 38,716 39,072 36,054 34,266 439,269 1995 : 35,800 38,827 37,634 39,456 34,119 31,863 446,886 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Month, United States, 1981-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1981 : 64 64 67 69 70 69 1982 : 57 59 57 54 53 53 1983 : 56 55 56 59 62 65 1984 : 61 66 72 74 73 74 1985 : 67 69 73 78 77 77 1986 : 70 70 72 74 72 68 1987 : 60 57 59 65 69 64 1988 : 68 72 75 75 75 78 1989 : 78 78 77 76 76 75 1990 : 72 74 78 78 78 78 1991 : 69 69 69 69 66 65 1992 : 53 56 60 63 63 61 1993 : 63 67 70 71 72 72 1994 : 74 77 79 80 80 80 1995 : 78 79 79 79 79 79 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1981 : 65 63 60 60 58 56 63.8 1982 : 53 53 54 55 56 56 55.0 1983 : 65 65 64 63 62 61 61.1 1984 : 74 72 69 67 65 65 69.3 1985 : 76 72 71 70 70 70 72.5 1986 : 66 63 63 62 61 61 66.8 1987 : 61 60 60 61 62 64 61.8 1988 : 80 80 79 79 78 78 76.4 1989 : 71 68 65 64 64 68 71.7 1990 : 76 76 76 76 75 72 75.8 1991 : 63 60 59 58 57 53 63.1 1992 : 59 58 59 61 62 63 59.8 1993 : 72 73 73 73 73 73 71.0 1994 : 80 80 80 77 77 77 78.4 1995 : 79 79 78 78 78 78 78.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price of fish delivered to processing plant door. Price includes charges for services provided by the processing plant, but does not include any adjustments based on year-end settlements. Farm-raised Catfish: Imports of Catfish by Month, United States, 1981-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1981 : 1,003 1,119 1,044 1,434 982 521 1982 : 564 377 474 231 744 492 1983 : 434 210 283 375 283 101 1984 : 401 479 661 861 436 656 1985 : 589 425 976 602 214 928 1986 : 383 947 610 954 646 787 1987 : 583 1,241 256 1,012 688 301 1988 : 451 508 577 217 1,015 26 1989 : 588 117 795 417 952 584 1990 : 115 553 322 48 618 342 1991 : 355 344 93 641 184 484 1992 : 237 201 243 233 392 100 1993 : 118 183 127 328 204 253 1994 : 535 102 163 57 459 362 1995 : 61 49 172 181 384 203 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1981 : 630 1,011 570 597 471 239 9,621 1982 : 499 542 906 569 348 148 5,894 1983 : 445 434 468 631 523 87 4,274 1984 : 384 515 54 599 696 422 6,164 1985 : 871 423 832 96 603 501 7,060 1986 : 543 669 486 800 1,142 199 8,166 1987 : 624 570 622 642 76 464 7,079 1988 : 724 414 669 674 388 182 5,845 1989 : 689 422 756 414 66 1,024 6,824 1990 : 406 362 619 33 381 226 4,025 1991 : 723 621 80 974 93 594 5,186 1992 : 344 169 307 187 23 491 2,927 1993 : 277 444 426 596 781 373 4,110 1994 : 261 342 322 200 491 192 3,486 1995 : 294 245 402 219 2/ 2/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 2/ Data not available. Catfish Production Estimates Survey Procedures: About 1,500 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone, and personal face-to-face interview, and 86 percent provided a usable report. An attempt was made to contact all known catfish producers during this time. States use every available source of producer names to make their list as complete as possible. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimates. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Reliability: Catfish production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and, therefore, have no sampling variability. However, estimates may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing of the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Revision policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late or corrected data. Definitions Used for Catfish Production: Broodfish - Fish kept for egg production, including males. Broodfish produce the fertilized eggs which go to hatcheries. The most desirable size is 3 to 10 pounds or 4 to 6 years of age. Large Foodsize - Fish weighing over 3 pounds. Medium Foodsize - Fish weighing over one and one-half pounds to 3 pounds. Small Foodsize - Fish weighing over three-fourths pound to one and one-half pounds. Large Stockers - Fish weighing over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per 1,000 fish. 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