Aq 2 (7-01) Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Production" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Foodfish Inventory Numbers Show Increase From Year Ago Levels Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 370 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2001, up 29 percent from the July 1, 2000 total of 288 million. The breakouts of foodsize fish inventory numbers on July 1, 2001, with their respective percent change from the previous year are: large foodsize, 6.17 million, up 54 percent; medium foodsize, 76.1 million, up 46 percent; and small foodsize, 287 million, up 24 percent. The four major States also had 1.28 million broodfish on hand on July 1, 2001, up 1 percent from last year's 1.27 million. The number of large stockers on hand on July 1, 2001, totaled 331 million fish, down 14 percent from the 385 million fish on hand a year ago. There were 403 million small stockers, up 7 percent from last year. Producers had 1.82 billion fingerlings and fry on hand on July 1, 2001, up 3 percent from the 1.76 billion on hand July 1, 2000. Live weight, at 22.0 million pounds, was down 10 percent from the 24.5 million pounds a year ago. Water Acres Up 4 Percent The water surface area to be used for catfish production during July 1 through December 31, 2001, totaled 185,700 acres, up 4 percent from a year ago. Of the total acres, 4,420 acres are to be renovated during the period from July 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001. Acres used for foodsize fish totaled 151,700 acres, up 5 percent from July 2000. Acres for broodfish were down 12 percent to 4,910 acres, while acres used for fingerling production increased 7 percent to 26,100 acres. An additional 2,910 acres are under construction and expected to be in use by January 1, 2002. During the January 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001 period, 4,420 acres were taken out of production. The total number of operations on July 1, 2001 in the four major states was 908, up 1 percent from the year ago total of 900. Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres, Used for Production, 2000-2001, by State and United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water Surface Acres : Operations : Used for Production State : on Jul 1 : During Jul 1 - Dec 31 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- Acres -------- : AL : 260 270 22,800 26,000 AR : 160 160 31,000 33,000 LA : 80 78 13,900 13,200 MS : 400 400 111,500 113,500 : Four State : Total : 900 908 179,200 185,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage, by State and United States, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Acres Intended for Utilization During Jul 1-Dec 31 for- : :--------------------------------------------------------:Acres Taken : : : : Currently Under : Out of State : : : : or Scheduled for - : Production : Foodsize :Fingerlings:Broodfish:-----------------------: During : : : : : New :Jan 1-Jun 30 : : : :Renovation:Construction: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : : AL : 19,800 2,100 600 340 480 330 AR : 25,000 4,500 1,100 800 800 300 LA : 11,500 1,700 300 990 350 280 MS : 88,800 16,100 3,600 3,000 2,100 1,300 : Four State: Total : 145,100 24,400 5,600 5,130 3,730 2,210 : 2001 : : AL : 23,200 2,100 600 550 700 280 AR : 27,000 5,000 750 700 500 650 LA : 11,000 1,700 260 570 210 590 MS : 90,500 17,300 3,300 2,600 1,500 2,900 : Four State: Total : 151,700 26,100 4,910 4,420 2,910 4,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, July 1, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Foodsize : : AL : 870 1,170 2,790 3,900 3.2 3.3 AR : 980 1,700 3,400 5,600 3.5 3.3 LA : 790 860 2,520 2,750 3.2 3.2 MS : 1,360 2,440 4,700 8,200 3.5 3.4 : Four State : Total : 4,000 6,170 13,410 20,450 3.4 3.3 : : Medium Foodsize : : AL : 10,600 14,800 20,000 27,400 1.9 1.9 AR : 8,800 19,800 17,400 36,500 2.0 1.8 LA : 8,350 8,300 14,100 15,700 1.7 1.9 MS : 24,350 33,200 42,900 60,400 1.8 1.8 : Four State : Total : 52,100 76,100 94,400 140,000 1.8 1.8 : : Small Foodsize : : AL : 32,200 40,200 32,200 39,700 1.0 1.0 AR : 33,800 40,200 35,300 40,200 1.0 1.0 LA : 14,600 13,400 14,100 12,900 1.0 1.0 MS : 150,800 193,500 146,200 192,600 1.0 1.0 : Four State : Total : 231,400 287,300 227,800 285,400 1.0 1.0 : : Broodfish : : AL : 150 160 840 890 5.6 5.6 AR : 220 160 1,100 830 5.0 5.2 LA : 64 50 280 292 4.4 5.8 MS : 835 910 3,750 3,900 4.5 4.3 : Four State : Total : 1,269 1,280 5,970 5,912 4.7 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, July 1, 2000-2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Stockers : : AL : 36,700 40,900 17,000 17,900 463 438 AR : 43,100 42,000 17,800 14,700 413 350 LA : 16,700 23,600 6,650 7,760 398 329 MS : 288,800 224,600 114,800 91,000 398 405 : Four State : Total : 385,300 331,100 156,250 131,360 406 397 : : Small Stockers : : AL : 24,400 30,700 2,850 3,600 117 117 AR : 72,700 61,200 7,900 6,100 109 99.7 LA : 9,600 11,100 1,230 990 128 89.2 MS : 270,000 300,200 25,400 28,800 94.1 95.9 : Four State : Total : 376,700 403,200 37,380 39,490 99.2 97.9 : : Fingerlings : and Fry : : AL : 110,000 118,500 1,760 1,860 16.0 15.7 AR : 284,000 335,000 3,800 3,600 13.4 10.7 LA : 99,500 114,800 1,940 1,420 19.5 12.4 MS :1,266,0001,248,000 17,000 15,100 13.4 12.1 : Four State : Total :1,759,5001,816,300 24,500 21,980 13.9 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States, by Month, 1992-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 36,200 39,228 45,048 41,177 39,111 36,813 1993 : 40,327 40,277 43,521 39,920 37,030 35,496 1994 : 36,714 35,035 40,446 34,494 34,163 34,595 1995 : 38,807 38,515 42,200 36,588 37,030 36,047 1996 : 38,475 38,004 46,376 38,557 39,517 36,752 1997 : 42,409 45,067 48,431 45,721 43,409 42,282 1998 : 46,723 47,606 53,761 49,393 45,218 46,244 1999 : 48,723 48,891 56,310 46,830 47,703 48,445 2000 : 50,552 50,942 56,856 48,781 48,424 48,011 2001 : 46,999 50,257 57,766 52,478 51,736 47,883 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 1992 : 36,128 37,958 37,857 39,212 35,073 33,562 457,367 1993 : 37,086 37,706 37,072 39,472 36,557 34,549 459,013 1994 : 35,901 39,813 38,716 39,072 36,054 34,266 439,269 1995 : 35,800 38,827 37,634 39,456 34,119 31,863 446,886 1996 : 39,025 40,463 38,807 42,070 37,203 36,874 472,123 1997 : 43,376 44,154 43,472 46,275 40,137 40,216 524,949 1998 : 46,383 47,739 46,579 47,904 43,224 43,581 564,355 1999 : 50,074 50,372 50,414 52,407 48,118 48,341 596,628 2000 : 49,023 53,204 49,422 51,412 45,535 41,441 593,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States, by Month, 1992-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 1992 : 0.53 0.56 0.60 0.63 0.63 0.61 1993 : 0.63 0.67 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.72 1994 : 0.74 0.77 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 1995 : 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 1996 : 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 1997 : 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 1998 : 0.69 0.73 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.78 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Annual : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 1992 : 0.59 0.58 0.59 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.598 1993 : 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.709 1994 : 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.784 1995 : 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.786 1996 : 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.73 0.773 1997 : 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.712 1998 : 0.76 0.74 0.73 0.71 0.70 0.70 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Methodology and Definitions Survey Procedures: All known catfish operators in the four survey states were contacted during the first half of July by mail, telephone, and personal interview. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology was employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends of similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Reliability: Catfish 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. Small Stockers - Fish weighing over 60 pounds to 180 pounds per 1,000 fish. Fingerlings/Fry - Fish weighing 60 pounds per 1,000 fish and less. 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