Aq 2 (2-03) Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 6, 2003, 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. Catfish Value of Sales Decline 8 Percent from 2001 Catfish growers in the 13 selected States had sales of 410 million dollars during 2002, down 8 percent from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 96 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nationwide sales of all foodsize fish decreased 8 percent from 2001 to 378 million dollars. Fingerlings and fry sales totaled 17.3 million dollars, a decrease of 27 percent from 2001. Sales of stockers totaled 12.6 million dollars in 2002, up 50 percent from the previous year. By point of first sale, direct sales to processors accounted for 95 percent of the total sales of foodsize fish while 86 percent of the stocker sales were to other producers. Remaining sales were for recreational use, to live haulers, or for retail, government, or other uses. Water Acres Down 5 Percent The water surface acres being used for catfish production as of January 1, 2003, totaled 187 thousand acres, down 5 percent from the 197 thousand acres used a year earlier. Of the total acres, 5.44 thousand are to be renovated during the period of January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003. An additional 1.23 thousand acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 2003. During the period of July 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002, the area taken out of production totaled 7.95 thousand acres. As of January 1, 2003, foodfish were produced on 152 thousand acres, fingerling producing acres totaled 25.1 thousand, and 4.83 thousand acres were being used for broodfish. Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 1.30 million broodfish on hand January 1, 2003, up 11 percent from January 1, 2002. Large foodsize fish (over 3 pounds per fish) on hand totaled 11.1 million on January 1, 2003, up 3 percent from a year ago. The number of medium foodsize (1.50 pounds to 3 pounds per fish) increased 20 percent to 128 million, while small foodsize fish (0.75 pound to 1.50 pounds per fish) numbers decreased 11 percent to 255 million. Large stockers (over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per 1000 fish) on hand January 1, 2003, at 319 million fish, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Small stocker (over 60 pounds to 180 pounds per 1000 fish) numbers increased 25 percent to 456 million. There were 990 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 2003, down 7 percent from January 1, 2002. Table of Contents Page Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2002-2003, and Total Sales, 2001-2002, by State and United States . . . . . . . . . . 4 Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage by State and United States, 2002-2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Catfish: Foodsize Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . .11 Catfish: Broodfish Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . .12 Catfish: Stocker Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 . . . . . . .13 Catfish: Fingerling and Fry Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002. .14 Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2001-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States, by Month, 1988-2002 . . .16 Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States, by Month, 1988-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Imports: Farm Raised Catfish, United States, by Month, 1988-2002. . . . .18 Methodology and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres Used for Production, 2002-2003, and Total Sales, 2001-2002, by State and United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water Surface Acres : : Operations : Used for Production : Total Sales State : on Jan 1 :During Jan 1 - Jun 30: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2001 1/ : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 240 231 25,900 25,500 69,965 76,045 AR : 195 155 38,000 34,000 65,306 56,380 CA : 42 38 2,200 2,400 8,365 7,875 FL : 45 34 880 660 1,327 756 GA : 50 43 1,220 960 2,577 1,411 IL : 15 12 260 130 309 226 KY : 50 60 400 570 1,097 1,180 LA : 70 57 12,100 9,900 26,207 15,812 MS : 395 405 111,500 109,000 260,852 243,226 MO : 40 31 1,800 1,400 2,840 1,070 NC : 45 46 1,400 1,700 3,151 3,143 SC : 15 13 520 130 923 617 TX : 34 30 580 395 762 2,087 : US : 1,236 1,155 196,760 186,745 443,681 409,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Intended for Utilization During Jan 1-Jun 30 for- : :---------------------------------------------------------:Acres Taken : : : : Currently Under : Out of State : : : : or Scheduled for - : Production : Foodsize :Fingerlings:Broodfish:-----------------------: During : : : : : New :Jul 1-Dec 31 : : : :Renovation:Construction: Prev. Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : : AL : 22,800 1,800 720 200 820 430 AR : 31,500 5,100 700 750 * 1,100 CA : 1,670 330 90 130 40 60 FL : 700 125 51 * 25 * GA : 930 190 80 5 15 70 IL : 170 55 25 30 KY : 200 70 5 15 150 5 LA : 10,400 1,350 220 590 130 1,000 MS : 87,800 18,100 3,000 3,700 1,400 1,200 MO : 1,160 560 45 45 15 25 NC : 1,200 145 40 20 400 SC : 390 85 30 * * * TX : 220 80 40 30 : Oth Sts : 20 100 55 : US : 159,140 27,990 5,046 5,535 3,095 3,945 : : 2003 : : AL : 22,900 1,500 630 460 180 830 AR : 28,500 4,200 650 800 * 1,000 CA : 1,810 360 90 110 90 100 FL : 590 45 15 * * * GA : 700 115 60 15 65 IL : 65 45 10 * * * KY : 460 95 15 * 30 25 LA : 8,600 1,050 170 530 35 1,350 MS : 86,000 16,800 3,000 3,300 650 4,400 MO : 690 590 55 90 65 55 NC : 1,480 140 60 30 40 30 SC : 70 25 20 * * * TX : 175 105 55 50 5 10 : Oth Sts : 58 130 85 : US : 152,040 25,070 4,830 5,443 1,225 7,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Foodsize : : AL : 2,850 2,700 8,900 8,940 3.1 3.3 AR : 2,540 2,530 8,350 8,350 3.3 3.3 CA : 270 175 1,000 680 3.7 3.9 FL : 70 115 260 435 3.7 3.8 GA : 80 80 310 320 3.9 4.0 IL : 54 * 189 * 3.5 * KY : 52 * 198 * 3.8 * LA : 640 1,200 1,980 3,800 3.1 3.2 MS : 3,850 3,950 13,000 13,100 3.4 3.3 MO : 175 * 600 * 3.4 * NC : 100 150 320 480 3.2 3.2 SC : 40 * 140 * 3.5 * TX : 25 29 86 107 3.4 3.7 : Oth Sts : 135 612 4.5 : US : 10,746 11,064 35,333 36,824 3.3 3.3 : : Medium Foodsize : : AL : 20,800 26,100 37,400 49,100 1.8 1.9 AR : 26,600 27,500 48,500 51,500 1.8 1.9 CA : 1,640 1,450 3,100 2,750 1.9 1.9 FL : 1,150 660 2,150 1,300 1.9 2.0 GA : 560 410 1,130 820 2.0 2.0 IL : 49 * 97 * 2.0 * KY : 93 540 181 1,120 1.9 2.1 LA : 8,700 8,500 15,000 14,700 1.7 1.7 MS : 44,700 60,300 82,900 112,500 1.9 1.9 MO : 490 410 950 970 1.9 2.4 NC : 960 1,550 1,830 3,000 1.9 1.9 SC : 330 * 650 * 2.0 * TX : 45 55 87 110 1.9 2.0 : Oth Sts : 58 113 1.9 : US : 106,117 127,533 193,975 237,983 1.8 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Small Foodsize : : AL : 42,800 53,500 42,300 52,700 1.0 1.0 AR : 45,300 44,800 44,400 45,900 1.0 1.0 CA : 1,510 1,420 1,670 1,460 1.1 1.0 FL : 2,000 810 2,000 810 1.0 1.0 GA : 930 780 970 780 1.0 1.0 IL : 70 * 61 * 0.9 * KY : 86 630 112 725 1.3 1.2 LA : 11,400 10,100 12,100 11,200 1.1 1.1 MS : 179,800 140,000 177,400 139,800 1.0 1.0 MO : 1,460 660 1,310 700 0.9 1.1 NC : 1,600 1,800 1,710 2,000 1.1 1.1 SC : 530 * 570 * 1.1 * TX : 105 105 103 105 1.0 1.0 : Oth Sts : 130 116 0.9 : US : 287,591 254,735 284,706 256,296 1.0 1.0 : : Total Foodsize : : AL : 66,450 82,300 88,600 110,740 AR : 74,440 74,830 101,250 105,750 CA : 3,420 3,045 5,770 4,890 FL : 3,220 1,585 4,410 2,545 GA : 1,570 1,270 2,410 1,920 IL : 173 * 347 * KY : 231 * 491 * LA : 20,740 19,800 29,080 29,700 MS : 228,350 204,250 273,300 265,400 MO : 2,125 * 2,860 * NC : 2,660 3,500 3,860 5,480 SC : 900 * 1,360 * TX : 175 189 276 322 : Oth Sts : 2,563 4,356 : US : 404,454 393,332 514,014 531,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Stockers : : AL : 35,600 36,100 15,600 12,800 438 355 AR : 45,800 49,400 14,000 17,700 306 358 CA : * * * * * * FL : * * * * * * GA : 270 150 135 95 500 633 IL : 43 * 9 * 209 * KY : * 430 * 298 * 693 LA : 8,500 7,410 2,950 2,600 347 351 MS : 217,100 221,000 83,800 84,700 386 383 MO : 1,850 * 520 * 281 * NC : 730 2,340 500 1,050 685 449 SC : 320 * 220 * 688 * TX : 115 195 30 45 261 231 : Oth Sts : 758 2,174 231 589 305 271 : US : 311,086 319,199 117,995 119,877 379 376 : : Small Stockers : : AL : 37,200 106,000 3,400 9,700 91.4 91.5 AR : 69,500 70,800 6,450 7,150 92.8 101.0 CA : 2,300 1,610 245 195 106.5 121.1 FL : * * * * * * GA : 1,370 190 100 20 73.0 105.3 IL : 320 * 30 * 93.8 * KY : * * * * * * LA : 20,700 25,000 2,400 2,300 115.9 92.0 MS : 230,300 243,000 21,600 24,600 93.8 101.2 MO : 2,000 * 200 * 100.0 * NC : 1,340 4,620 190 500 141.8 108.2 SC : * * * * * * TX : 245 170 26 20 106.1 117.6 : Oth Sts : 17 4,637 2 407 117.6 87.8 : US : 365,292 456,027 34,643 44,892 94.8 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Total Stockers : : AL : 72,800 142,100 19,000 22,500 AR : 115,300 120,200 20,450 24,850 CA : * * * * FL : * * * * GA : 1,640 340 235 115 IL : 363 * 39 * KY : * * * * LA : 29,200 32,410 5,350 4,900 MS : 447,400 464,000 105,400 109,300 MO : 3,850 * 720 * NC : 2,070 6,960 690 1,550 SC : * * * * TX : 360 365 56 65 : Oth Sts : 3,395 8,851 698 1,489 : US : 676,378 775,226 152,638 164,769 : : Fingerlings : : AL : 53,000 50,800 2,400 1,720 45.3 33.9 AR : 197,000 131,000 3,850 3,880 19.5 29.6 CA : 7,350 6,100 225 170 30.6 27.9 FL : 5,000 3,300 47 26 9.4 7.9 GA : 2,650 1,550 70 45 26.4 29.0 IL : 230 * 9 * 39.1 * KY : 780 600 31 26 39.7 43.3 LA : 55,800 30,800 1,980 1,120 35.5 36.4 MS : 727,000 753,000 24,500 26,200 33.7 34.8 MO : * 4,040 * 90 * 22.3 NC : 8,420 7,540 390 350 46.3 46.4 SC : * * * * * * TX : 670 800 25 32 37.3 40.0 : Oth Sts : 8,500 633 205 16 24.1 25.3 : US :1,066,400 990,163 33,732 33,675 31.6 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 : 2002 1/ : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Broodfish : : AL : 70 380 360 1,280 5.1 3.4 AR : 170 120 780 590 4.6 4.9 CA : 15 14 74 80 4.9 5.7 FL : 5 3 33 21 6.6 7.0 GA : 20 10 100 50 5.0 5.0 IL : 2 * 12 * 6.0 * KY : 1 2 5 10 5.0 5.0 LA : * 26 * 160 * 6.2 MS : 800 700 3,800 3,300 4.8 4.7 MO : * 15 * 60 * 4.0 NC : 10 13 60 75 6.0 5.8 SC : 6 * 30 * 5.0 * TX : 6 14 23 60 3.8 4.3 : Oth Sts : 66 6 276 32 4.2 5.3 : US : 1,171 1,303 5,553 5,718 4.7 4.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Foodsize Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :------------------------: Average : and : of : Average : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : per Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2001 1/ : : AL : 60,000 1.9 115,000 0.59 67,850 AR : 51,600 1.8 94,000 0.63 59,220 CA : 1,850 2.2 4,160 1.96 8,154 FL : 1,400 1.2 1,700 0.63 1,071 GA : 1,650 1.2 2,000 0.95 1,900 IL : 120 1.7 209 1.23 257 KY : 460 2.0 910 1.10 1,001 LA : 29,000 1.4 40,000 0.62 24,800 MS : 255,600 1.5 381,000 0.63 240,030 MO : 1,010 2.2 2,180 0.91 1,984 NC : 2,540 1.7 4,430 0.67 2,968 SC : 1,380 1.0 1,440 0.62 893 TX : 290 1.5 430 1.30 559 : US : 406,900 1.6 647,459 0.63 410,687 : 2002 : : AL : 75,000 1.9 142,000 0.52 73,840 AR : 59,400 1.6 97,000 0.55 53,350 CA : 1,860 2.1 3,900 1.96 7,644 FL : 900 1.4 1,300 0.49 637 GA : 1,240 1.3 1,670 0.72 1,202 IL : 180 1.1 200 0.89 178 KY : 730 2.0 1,470 0.74 1,088 LA : 18,200 1.5 26,600 0.58 15,428 MS : 244,000 1.6 392,000 0.56 219,520 MO : 350 2.2 765 0.83 635 NC : 2,900 1.7 4,900 0.59 2,891 SC : 485 2.0 988 0.62 613 TX : 550 1.7 950 1.51 1,435 : US : 405,795 1.7 673,743 0.56 378,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Broodfish Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :------------------------: Average : and : of : Average : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : per Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2001 1/ : : AL : * * * * * AR : 45 3.7 165 0.67 111 CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : * * * * * IL : KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 100 4.1 410 1.08 443 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * SC : * * * * * TX : : Oth Sts : 33 3.9 128 1.60 205 : US : 178 3.9 703 1.08 759 : 2002 : : AL : * * * * * AR : 215 2.8 600 0.65 390 CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : IL : * * * * * KY : LA : * * * * * MS : 300 4.7 1,420 0.67 951 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * SC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 14 4.7 66 1.42 94 : US : 529 3.9 2,086 0.69 1,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Stocker Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :-------------------------: Average : and : of :Average per : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : 1,000 Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2001 1/ : : AL : * * * * * AR : 18,300 158 2,900 0.94 2,726 CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : * * * * * IL : 132 174 23 2.27 52 KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 42,400 83 3,530 1.15 4,059 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * SC : * * * * * TX : 350 257 90 1.70 153 : Oth Sts : 4,291 477 2,046 0.70 1,428 : US : 65,473 131 8,589 0.98 8,418 : 2002 : : AL : * * * * * AR : 12,000 125 1,500 0.80 1,200 CA : * * * * * FL : * * * * * GA : IL : * * * * * KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 78,600 123 9,680 0.95 9,196 MO : * * * * * NC : * * * * * SC : * * * * * TX : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 6,494 295 1,918 1.15 2,197 : US : 97,094 135 13,098 0.96 12,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Fingerling and Fry Sales by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Live Weight : : Year : Number :-------------------------: Average : and : of :Average per : : Price : Total Sales State : Fish : 1,000 Fish : Total : per Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---1,000--- Pounds 1,000 Lbs. Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2001 1/ : : AL : 36,200 44.2 1,600 1.20 1,920 AR : 123,800 15.3 1,900 1.71 3,249 CA : 2,160 23.1 50 2.93 147 FL : 3,500 31.4 110 2.00 220 GA : 3,000 23.3 70 2.90 203 IL : KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 805,700 12.7 10,200 1.60 16,320 MO : * * * * * NC : 2,330 41.2 96 1.53 147 SC : * * * * * TX : 930 10.8 10 5.00 50 : Oth Sts : 29,725 19.2 570 2.74 1,561 : US : 1,007,345 14.5 14,606 1.63 23,817 : 2002 : : AL : 18,200 20.3 370 1.81 670 AR : 64,000 14.1 900 1.60 1,440 CA : 1,950 22.1 43 3.60 155 FL : 1,750 41.7 73 1.50 110 GA : 3,340 28.4 95 2.20 209 IL : KY : * * * * * LA : * * * * * MS : 417,600 24.8 10,350 1.31 13,559 MO : 2,790 16.5 46 3.00 138 NC : 2,400 56.3 135 1.57 212 SC : * * * * * TX : 2,500 42.0 105 4.90 515 : Oth Sts : 3,502 31.7 111 2.98 331 : US : 518,032 23.6 12,228 1.42 17,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Foodsize and Stockers Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size : :Fee-Fishing and : : : Category : Processor :Recreational Use:Live Haulers : Retail : Other and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :2001 1/:2002:2001 1/ : 2002 :2001 1/:2002 :2001 1/:2002:2001 1/:2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foodsize : : AL : 92 96 1 1 1 7 2 AR : 96 92 2 1 1 6 1 1 CA : 11 10 21 18 61 62 7 10 FL : 96 97 * * * * * GA : 60 67 9 12 * * * * 12 4 IL : * 46 * 48 * * * * KY : 10 39 46 45 * 7 * 41 9 LA : 98 97 1 1 * 1 * MS : 99 99 1 1 MO : * * 6 19 73 63 * * 12 16 NC : 98 98 1 1 1 1 SC : * * * * 5 * * * 4 * TX : 8 * 43 23 * * * * 18 36 : Oth Sts : 60 35 2 5 17 19 20 26 1 15 : US : 94.3 94.5 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.4 2.4 2.4 1.6 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other :Fee-Fishing and : : : : Producers :Recreational Use:Live Haulers : Government : Other :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2001 1/:2002:2001 1/ : 2002 :2001 1/:2002 :2001 1/:2002:2001 1/:2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockers : : AL : 100 99 1 AR : 92 47 * * * 32 * CA : * * 10 * * FL : * * * * * * * GA : * * * IL : * * 38 * 34 * 16 KY : * * * * * * LA : * * * * MS : 100 91 2 7 MO : 33 48 34 14 * * * * NC : 100 100 SC : * * * * * TX : 17 * 83 93 * : Oth Sts : 28 27 6 53 60 19 6 1 : US : 86.8 85.7 5.1 3.8 7.3 5.4 0.7 5.1 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States by Month, 1988-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States by Month, 1988-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1988 : 68.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 78.0 1989 : 78.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 76.0 75.0 1990 : 72.0 74.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 1991 : 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 66.0 65.0 1992 : 53.0 56.0 60.0 63.0 63.0 61.0 1993 : 63.0 67.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 1994 : 74.0 77.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 1995 : 78.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 1996 : 77.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 1997 : 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 1998 : 69.0 73.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 1999 : 70.3 71.4 73.2 75.6 77.7 77.5 2000 : 74.4 78.8 78.9 78.9 78.5 78.6 2001 : 69.3 69.6 69.7 69.4 68.7 66.9 2002 : 54.9 55.5 56.5 56.1 57.4 58.8 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1988 : 80.0 80.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 76.4 1989 : 71.0 68.0 65.0 64.0 64.0 68.0 71.5 1990 : 76.0 76.0 76.0 76.0 75.0 72.0 75.8 1991 : 63.0 60.0 59.0 58.0 57.0 53.0 63.1 1992 : 59.0 58.0 59.0 61.0 62.0 63.0 59.8 1993 : 72.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 70.9 1994 : 80.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 78.4 1995 : 79.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.6 1996 : 79.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 75.0 73.0 77.3 1997 : 71.0 70.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 71.2 1998 : 76.0 74.0 73.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 74.3 1999 : 76.8 74.3 72.8 71.6 71.3 71.6 73.7 2000 : 76.0 74.1 72.7 71.0 69.6 68.2 75.1 2001 : 65.6 62.4 61.0 59.6 56.6 55.4 64.7 2002 : 59.0 58.2 57.6 56.8 56.0 54.4 56.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imports: Farm Raised Catfish, United States, by Month, 1988-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 2/ : 957 632 670 572 874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 2/ Data not available for December or Total. Methodology and Definitions Survey Procedures: All known catfish operators were contacted during the first half of January 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: 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. 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