Trout Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 29, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Trout Production" call DAN BOOSTROM at (202) 720 3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Trout Sales Decreased 1 Percent Total value of all sales received by trout growers in the 18 selected States totaled $78.9 million during the 12 month period from September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998. This was a decrease of 1 percent from the $79.8 million in sales during the same period a year ago. Growers sold a total of 60.6 million pounds of trout valued at $73.8 million this year. Foodsize Sales Number of foodsize trout sold during September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998 totaled 57.1 million fish, down 4 percent from the previous year. Total live weight sales at 55.1 million pounds was down 3 percent from previous year. The value of sales for the 1998 marketing year was $59.7 million, down 2 percent from the $60.7 million of foodsize sales during the 1997 marketing year. The average value per pound was $1.08 during 1998, up 1 cent from the $1.07 per pound during 1997. The major outlet for foodsize trout sales was to processors with 59 percent of total value of sales. Fee and recreational fishing establishments, at 18 percent, were the next largest followed by restaurants and retailers with 11 percent. Stocker Sales Number of stocker trout sold was 11.6 million fish during September 1, 1997 through August 31 1998, up 7 percent from the 10.9 million fish sold during the previous year. The total live weight pounds of stockers sold during 1998 was 4.48 million, down 9 percent from the 4.92 million pounds sold during 1997. The average value per pound was $2.31 during 1998, down 23 cents from the 1997 price. The total value of stocker sales was $10.3 million during September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998, down 17 percent from the $12.5 million in sales during the previous year. The major sales outlet for stocker trout was to fee and recreational fishing establishments with 41 percent of the total live weight sales, followed by government with 26 percent of sales and other producers with 16 percent. Fingerling Sales Number of fingerlings sold during September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998 totaled 22.7 million trout compared with 8.33 million trout during the previous year. Total pounds sold was 1.04 million pounds during 1998, compared with 176 thousand pounds during 1997. The average value per pound was $3.63 during the 1998 marketing year, compared with $6.65 per pound in 1997. The total value of fingerling sales was $3.78 million, up 323 percent from last year's $1.17 million in sales. Trout Egg Sales Trout egg sales during September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998 totaled 330 million eggs, down 10 percent from 368 million eggs sold during the previous year. The average value per 1,000 eggs during 1998 was $15.36, up 64 cents from the $14.72 during 1997. The total value of trout egg sales during 1998 was $5.08 million, down 6 percent from the $5.42 million in egg sales during the previous year. Losses of Fish Total losses of all trout was 34.2 million fish or 7.84 million pounds during September 1, 1997 through August 31, 1998. Of the total number lost, 84 percent were lost due to disease, followed by predators with 12 percent lost. Trout: Number of Operations by State, September 1, 1997-98 Total Sales by State, September 1,- August 31, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Operations : Total Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep 1 : Sep 1 - Aug 31 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Number ------ ----- 1,000 Dollars ---- : CA : 21 19 6,040 6,545 CO : 32 30 2,716 2,519 CT : 9 8 * 615 ID : 33 28 31,732 30,866 MA : 15 12 2,882 2,578 MI : 41 42 1,485 1,438 MO : 13 11 2,003 1,947 NY : 28 29 804 * NC : 57 62 7,609 8,389 OR : 21 21 1,205 864 PA : 38 32 5,972 5,420 TN : * * 1,063 2,025 UT : 17 17 2,325 1,511 VA : 29 28 2,221 2,289 WA : 23 23 1,203 2,227 WV : 24 24 588 608 WI : 46 49 1,668 2,599 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 18 16 2,828 1,394 : Total 2/: 465 451 79,765 78,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "other States" number of operations and sales. 1/ Includes GA. 2/ Value of egg sales included only in total. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Foodsize Sales by State, September 1,- August 31, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : CA : 2,150 1,720 2,550 2,120 5,030 3,420 1.97 1.61 CO : 519 576 538 544 1,748 1,581 3.25 2.91 CT : * 40 * 53 * 196 * 3.70 ID : 45,000 44,000 42,000 41,000 31,500 30,750 0.75 0.75 MA : 41 517 59 512 224 2,058 3.80 4.02 MI : 550 446 540 432 1,255 1,117 2.32 2.59 MO : 833 710 674 633 1,420 1,420 2.11 2.24 NY : 82 * 76 * 290 * 3.82 * NC : 4,541 3,465 4,452 3,534 5,337 5,766 1.20 1.63 OR : 307 271 301 269 677 539 2.25 2.00 PA : 1,680 1,238 1,834 1,393 4,557 3,302 2.48 2.37 TN : 430 609 390 571 827 1,271 2.12 2.23 UT : 556 368 871 438 1,816 1,155 2.08 2.64 VA : 993 992 991 949 2,008 2,001 2.03 2.11 WA : 256 559 332 1,062 632 1,497 1.90 1.41 WV : 303 362 276 375 513 579 1.86 1.54 WI : 506 578 457 604 1,317 2,057 2.88 3.41 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 545 615 606 614 1,542 1,001 2.54 1.63 : Total : 59,292 57,066 56,947 55,103 60,693 59,710 1.07 1.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Includes GA. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Stocker Sales, by State September 1,- August 31, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : CA : 750 395 460 200 910 415 1.98 2.08 CO : 791 853 396 376 884 918 2.23 2.44 CT : 565 387 375 131 1,238 399 3.30 3.05 ID : * 150 * 50 * 90 * 1.80 MA : 1,331 472 659 152 2,641 513 4.01 3.38 MI : 220 304 75 93 160 271 2.13 2.91 MO : 891 734 320 274 521 505 1.63 1.84 NY : 221 * 101 * 450 * 4.46 * NC : 1,784 2,238 955 1,225 2,043 2,455 2.14 2.00 OR : 505 356 170 111 486 289 2.86 2.60 PA : 1,117 1,982 408 672 1,259 1,925 3.09 2.86 TN : 213 1,713 92 382 133 726 1.45 1.90 UT : 543 401 279 197 487 334 1.75 1.70 WA : 827 798 244 252 457 503 1.87 2.00 WV : 52 21 31 12 63 23 2.03 1.92 WI : 325 483 133 192 336 488 2.53 2.54 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 717 305 222 156 413 490 1.86 3.14 : Total : 10,852 11,592 4,920 4,475 12,481 10,344 2.54 2.31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Includes GA and VA. Trout: Number, Weight, and Value of Finglerling Sales by State, September 1,- August 31, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Average Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars --- Dollars -- : CA : 450 16,687 6 853 100 2,710 16.67 3.18 CO : 220 89 6 4 84 20 14.00 5.00 CT : 42 45 1 2 19 20 19.00 10.00 MA : 60 32 2 1 17 7 8.50 7.00 MI : 485 219 13 13 70 50 5.38 3.85 MO : 239 * 19 * 62 * 3.26 * NY : 242 * 6 * 64 * 10.67 * NC : 2,670 2,224 31 29 229 168 7.39 5.79 OR : 268 215 3 2 42 36 14.00 18.00 PA : 429 488 22 20 156 193 7.09 9.65 TN : 913 283 20 10 103 28 5.15 2.80 UT : 73 109 4 5 22 22 5.50 4.40 WA : 1,467 654 18 47 114 227 6.33 4.83 WV : 79 35 5 2 12 6 2.40 3.00 WI : 302 419 7 6 15 54 2.14 9.00 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 391 1,228 13 48 61 239 4.69 4.98 : Total : 8,330 22,727 176 1,042 1,170 3,780 6.65 3.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Includes GA, ID, and VA. Trout: Number and Value of Egg Sales by Region, September 1 - August 31, 1997-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value : Average Value Region : Sold : of Sales : per 1,000 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ 1,000 Dollars ---- Dollars --- : N East : 673 1,195 14 23 20.80 19.25 So & Cent : 10,308 10,408 206 209 19.98 20.08 West : 357,217 318,859 5,201 4,845 14.56 15.19 : Total : 368,198 330,462 5,421 5,077 14.72 15.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data published at the regional level to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Regions are defined as follows - N East: CT, MA, NY, and PA; SO & Cent: GA, MI, MO, NC, TN, VA, WV, and WI; West: CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, and WA. Trout: Foodsize Percent of Value Sold by Outlet Type, September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other : : Direct : : : State : Live :Fee/rec : Produ- : Govt. : to : Proc- : Rest & : Other :Haulers :Fishing : cers : :Consumer: essors : Retail : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 1 98 1 CO : 1 96 1 1 1 CT : 81 19 ID : 1 98 1 MA : 1 8 6 85 MI : 11 35 23 5 4 18 4 MO : * 49 19 * 11 * 7 NC : 11 2 1 5 42 39 OR : 41 27 3 29 PA : * 42 12 * * * 42 * UT : 4 17 24 9 46 VA : * 45 * * 12 32 * * WA : 4 21 1 1 72 1 WV : * 39 * * 1 52 * * WI : 2 15 10 4 5 9 55 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 14 21 13 5 3 14 12 18 : Wt. Avg : 2 18 3 1 2 59 11 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Includes GA, NY, and TN. Trout: Stockers Percent of Value Sold by Outlet Type, September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State : Live : Fee/rec : Other : Govt. : Other : Haulers : Fishing : Producers : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 17 75 8 CO : 2 82 3 13 CT : 28 72 ID : * 87 * * * MA : 26 6 7 61 MI : 19 24 24 33 MO : 12 19 23 46 NC : 1 10 7 * * OR : 51 45 4 PA : * 89 * * * UT : 3 15 81 1 VA : * 62 20 * * WA : 5 44 12 27 12 WV : * 88 * WI : 24 25 45 2 4 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 2 4 6 64 24 : Wt. Avg : 4 41 16 26 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "Other States." 1/ Includes GA, NY, and TN. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent Lost by Cause, September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Disease : Theft :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Number : Pounds :Pct. of : Number : Pounds :Pct. of : Lost : Lost : Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ Percent --- 1,000 -- Percent : CA : 180 125 91 45 51 4 4 2 CO : 349 70 169 3 48 2 2 1 CT : 31 12 3 2 10 1 1 3 ID : 29,530 6,175 27,300 5,275 92 * * * MA : 74 83 5 6 7 MI : 423 44 67 4 16 5 2 1 MO : 221 67 84 13 38 14 15 6 NC : 465 268 276 123 59 35 13 8 OR : 133 22 2 1 2 PA : 1,040 405 * * * 43 13 4 TN : 292 80 * * * * * * UT : 351 105 32 3 9 3 2 1 VA : 181 67 124 17 69 4 9 2 WA : 87 25 22 2 25 2 1 2 WV : 297 66 258 29 87 1 1 WI : 257 104 52 3 20 3 2 1 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 337 118 312 267 22 4 5 : Total : 34,248 7,836 28,795 5,792 84 123 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "other States." 1/ Includes GA and NY. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent by Cause, September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chemicals : Drought : Flood :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State :Number :Pounds :Pct. of :Number :Pounds:Pct. of :Number :Pounds:Pct. of : Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No.: Lost : Lost :Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent : CA : 4 3 2 MI : * * * 6 6 1 MO : 33 15 15 4 6 2 NC : 98 114 21 5 4 1 OR : 16 5 12 PA : * * * 11 4 1 * * * TN : * * * * * * UT : 50 50 14 1 1 1 1 WA : 3 1 3 1 2 1 WV : * * * * * * WI : 10 1 4 : Oth : Sts 1/: 5 3 173 117 12 113 41 8 : Total : 71 58 319 252 1 144 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "other States." 1/ Includes CO, CT, ID, GA, MA, NY, and VA. Trout Lost: Number, Pounds, and Percent by Cause, September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Predators : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Pct. of : Number : Pounds : Pct. of : Lost : Lost : Tot. No. : Lost : Lost : Tot. No. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ---- 1,000 --- Percent : CA : 63 67 35 18 6 10 CO : 177 64 51 1 1 CT : 25 8 81 2 1 6 ID : 2,200 890 7 * * * MA : 57 76 77 12 1 16 MI : 75 29 18 * * * MO : 86 18 39 NC : 34 7 7 17 7 4 OR : 96 15 72 19 1 14 PA : 382 118 37 * * * TN : 167 36 57 UT : 204 47 58 60 1 17 WA : 32 12 38 27 7 32 WI : 177 97 69 15 1 6 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 250 79 17 600 10 41 : Total : 4,025 1,563 12 771 36 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in "other States." 1/ Includes GA, NY, VA, and WA. Trout Estimates Survey Procedures: Over 650 commercial trout producers in the 18 selected States were contacted between September 1 and September 18 1998. Prior to the survey period, a list of all commercial operations was created in each of the 18 states. Information was collected by mail return, telephone interviews, and/or by personal interview. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimates. Reliability: 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 inaccessible operations are accounted for through the expansion of the reported data or by imputation based on individual historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing 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. Terms and Definitions Terms Used for Sales: Foodsize: Fish that are grown commercially for food, usually ranging from 3/4 to 1 pounds and over 12 inches in length. Stockers: Fish usually 6 to 12 inches in length and less than 3/4 pound. Fingerlings: Fish usually from 1 to 6 inches long. Live Haulers: Person who buys live fish on the farm and functions as a middleman. Terms Used for Losses: Disease: Includes losses from both parasitic and bacterial caused sickness. Theft/Vandalism: The unauthorized removal of fish and/or the destruction of property causing a loss of fish by intentional acts of persons known or unknown. Chemicals: Includes losses from pesticides or herbicide poisoning. Drought: Includes losses from lack of water causing oxygen depletion. Floods: Includes losses from too much water washing the fish away. Predators: Includes losses from mink, otters, birds, and other animals. The next "Trout Production" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 29, 1999. 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