Aq 2 (2-10) Trout Production Washington, D.C. Released February 26, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Trout Production" call Chris Hawthorn at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Trout Value of Sales Decreased 4 Percent from 2008 The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 76.9 million dollars for 2009, a decrease of 4 percent from 2008. Idaho accounted for 47 percent of the total value of fish sold. The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold during 2009 totaled 41.1 million fish, up 2 percent from the previous year. The average price per pound was $1.40, up 2 cents from 2008. The value of sales for the 2009 marketing year was 68.6 million dollars, down 5 percent from 2008. For trout 12 inches or longer 62 percent were sold to processors and 19 percent were sold to fee and recreational fishing establishments. The number of 6"- 12" trout sold during 2009 totaled 5.54 million fish, an increase of 9 percent from 2008. The average price per pound was $2.88 during 2009, down 10 cents from the 2008 price. The total value of sales was 6.57 million dollars during 2009, an 8 percent increase from the previous year. The major sales outlets for 6"-12" trout were to fee and recreational fishing establishments accounting for 44 percent of total sales, followed by government with 15 percent. The number of 1"- 6" trout sold during 2009 totaled 7.93 million, a 12 percent decrease from the previous year. The average value per 1,000 fish was $214 during 2009, up from $159 in 2008. The total value of sales was 1.70 million dollars, up 18 percent from last year's total. Distributed Trout Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, and recreational purposes, primarily by State and Federal hatcheries, included 8.1 million 12" or longer fish, 63.6 million 6"- 12" fish, and 87.8 million 1"- 6" fish. The estimated value of fish distributed totaled 100 million dollars, down 2 percent from 2008. Trout Losses Total losses of all trout intended for sale were 19.6 million fish during 2009. Disease accounted for 90 percent of these losses, followed by predators, which totaled 6 percent. Trout: Number of Operations Selling and/or Distributing Fish and/or Eggs, United States, 2008-2009 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- US : Total : Selling Trout :Distributing Trout 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2008 3/ : 1,017 463 584 2009 : 888 348 528 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ State level number of operations will only be published every five years in conjunction with the Census of Agriculture. 2/ Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, or recreational purposes. 3/ Revised. Trout: Value of Fish Sold and Distributed, by State (excluding eggs), and United States (excluding and including eggs), 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Value of Fish Sold :Total Value of Distributed Fish State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2008 1/ : 2009 : 2008 1/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : AR : * * CA : 8,318 5,270 15,268 12,046 CO : 621 1,685 6,733 5,966 GA : 547 698 951 1,119 ID : 35,583 36,313 7,271 5,582 MI : 1,027 933 1,078 1,607 MO : 2,245 4,675 1,823 2,707 NY : 841 386 * * NC : 7,135 7,180 1,279 612 OR : 952 829 4,252 3,471 PA : 5,427 5,149 14,691 12,071 UT : 535 529 * * VA : 1,605 1,619 1,876 1,207 WA : 5,805 2,537 9,154 10,053 WV : 777 1,562 * * WI : 1,421 1,791 2,650 2,001 : Oth Sts 2/ : 7,132 5,757 35,567 41,888 : US 3/ : 79,971 76,913 102,593 100,330 : US 4/ : 86,618 84,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not listed and States suppessed due to disclosure. 3/ Excludes value of eggs. 4/ Includes value of eggs. Beginning with 2008 data, total value of distributed eggs is no longer published. Trout Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2008-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average Price : : : : : per Fish : : : per Pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds -- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : Fish 12" or Longer: AR : CA : 2,290 1,400 2,950 1,660 1.3 1.2 7,877 4,864 2.67 2.93 CO : * 440 * 420 * 1.0 * 1,357 * 3.23 GA : 174 155 206 197 1.2 1.3 441 593 2.14 3.01 ID : 27,600 29,800 35,400 35,600 1.3 1.2 35,046 35,956 0.99 1.01 MI : 300 300 296 340 1.0 1.1 864 751 2.92 2.21 MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : 103 43 98 43 1.0 1.0 451 210 4.60 4.89 NC : 3,820 3,400 3,550 3,750 0.9 1.1 6,390 6,488 1.80 1.73 OR : * 140 * 165 * 1.2 * 530 * 3.21 PA : 1,340 1,240 1,460 1,320 1.1 1.1 4,336 3,788 2.97 2.87 UT : 109 99 124 106 1.1 1.1 433 333 3.49 3.14 VA : 640 600 634 600 1.0 1.0 1,433 1,380 2.26 2.30 WA : 1,040 400 3,700 1,220 3.6 3.1 4,921 1,269 1.33 1.04 WV : 305 630 450 812 1.5 1.3 775 1,437 1.72 1.77 WI : 480 480 446 459 0.9 1.0 1,244 1,519 2.79 3.31 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,200 1,990 3,096 2,400 1.4 1.2 8,221 8,173 2.66 3.41 : US : 40,401 41,117 52,410 49,092 1.3 1.2 72,432 68,648 1.38 1.40 : Fish 6" - 12" : AR : CA : * * * * * * * * * * CO : * * * * * * * * * * GA : * * * * * * * * * * ID : * * * * * * * * * * MI : * * * * * * * * * * MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : 136 71 58 26 0.4 0.4 351 119 6.05 4.59 NC : 420 390 204 190 0.5 0.5 396 353 1.94 1.86 OR : 250 180 78 71 0.3 0.4 253 279 3.24 3.93 PA : 540 630 202 289 0.4 0.5 891 1,196 4.41 4.14 UT : * * * * * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * * * * * WA : 670 810 248 270 0.4 0.3 630 751 2.54 2.78 WV : * * * * * * * * * * WI : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,092 3,463 1,260 1,439 0.4 0.4 3,585 3,872 2.85 2.69 : US : 5,108 5,544 2,050 2,285 0.4 0.4 6,106 6,570 2.98 2.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Trout: Sales by Size Category, by State and United States, 2008-2009 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Sales Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average Price : : : : : per 1,000 Fish : : : per 1,000 Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 --- 1,000 Pounds --- Pounds -- 1,000 Dollars Dollars : Fish 1" - 6" : AR : CA : * * * * * * * * * * CO : * * * * * * * * * * GA : * * * * * * * * * * ID : * * * * * * * * * * MI : * * * * * * * * * * MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : 88 125 4 3 45.5 24.0 39 57 448 453 NC : 3,360 3,000 48 45 14.3 15.0 349 339 104 113 OR : * 80 * 1 * 12.5 * 20 * 256 PA : 540 450 6 5 11.1 11.1 200 165 370 367 UT : * * * * * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * * * * * WA : 980 1,690 36 83 36.7 49.1 254 517 259 306 WV : * * * * * * * * * * WI : * * * * * * * * * * : Oth Sts 2/ : 4,057 2,581 89 66 21.9 25.6 591 597 146 231 : US : 9,025 7,926 183 203 20.3 25.6 1,433 1,695 159 214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Trout: Egg Sales, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- US : Number of Eggs : Average Price : Total Sales : : per 1,000 Eggs : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2008 : 364,982 18.20 6,647 2009 : 358,750 20.80 7,451 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional numbers for eggs sold have been discontinued. 2/ Total sales may not calculate due to rounding. Trout: Percent Sold by Point of First Sale, United States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 12" or Longer : 6" - 12" Category :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 3/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Live Haulers : 5.9 4.0 7.8 8.9 Fee and Recreational Fishing : 23.5 18.7 41.9 44.0 Other Producers : 2.2 2.0 11.7 4.8 Government : 0.7 1.5 23.0 14.5 Direct to Consumers : 3.5 5.5 8.1 14.4 Processors : 58.4 62.0 1.3 4.2 Restaurant and Retail : 5.4 5.7 2.7 2.2 Other : 0.3 0.7 3.5 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes distributed fish. 2/ Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 3/ Revised. Trout Lost, Intented for Sale: Number and Pounds by Cause, United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Number : Pounds Category : Lost : Lost : Lost : Lost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Disease : 22,760 3,719 17,567 2,445 Theft : 26 34 37 35 Chemicals : 23 4 2 2 Drought : 1,428 610 285 128 Flood : 164 143 192 132 Predators : 1,181 610 1,118 434 Other : 706 366 409 361 Total : 26,288 5,486 19,610 3,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trout Lost, Intended for Sale: Number and Pounds by State and United States, 2008-2009 ----------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 :----------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Number : Pounds State : Lost : Lost : Lost : Lost ----------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : CA : 194 157 149 67 CO : 63 15 55 21 GA : 20 10 7 3 ID : 21,936 3,505 16,033 2,270 MI : 144 75 203 76 MO : 305 37 320 59 NY : 48 26 55 11 NC : 1,807 668 556 313 OR : 100 27 47 8 PA : 334 161 784 182 UT : 50 19 211 26 VA : 293 74 221 42 WA : 124 148 80 126 WV : 85 45 47 28 WI : 349 75 519 88 : Oth Sts 1/: 436 444 323 217 : US : 26,288 5,486 19,610 3,537 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Distributed Trout by Size Category, by State and United States, 2008-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Value Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average Value : : : : : Pounds per Fish : : : per Pound :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds -- Pounds -- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : Fish 12" or Longer: AR : * * * * * * * * * * CA : * 2,710 * 2,250 * 0.8 * 7,245 * 3.22 CO : * 90 * 100 * 1.1 * 361 * 3.61 GA : * * * * * * * * * * ID : * * * * * * * * * * MI : * * * * * * * * * * MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * * * * * NC : 500 * 407 * 0.8 * 842 * 2.07 * OR : * * * * * * * * * * PA : 240 120 244 120 1.0 1.0 764 425 3.13 3.54 UT : * * * * * * * * * * VA : 750 380 580 328 0.8 0.9 1,293 643 2.23 1.96 WA : 160 140 159 189 1.0 1.4 557 641 3.50 3.39 WV : * * * * * * * * * * WI : 7 5 14 13 2.0 2.6 38 47 2.69 3.65 : Oth Sts 2/ : 6,934 4,662 6,175 4,488 0.8 0.9 17,629 12,700 2.85 2.83 : US : 8,591 8,107 7,579 7,488 0.8 0.9 21,123 22,062 2.79 2.95 : Fish 6" - 12" : AR : * * * * * * * * * * CA : 8,310 4,960 2,650 1,490 0.3 0.3 7,897 3,740 2.98 2.51 CO : 3,380 3,550 1,310 1,340 0.4 0.4 3,720 4,784 2.84 3.57 GA : 980 1,170 350 414 0.4 0.4 665 882 1.90 2.13 ID : * * * * * * * * * * MI : * * * * * * * * * * MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * * * * * NC : * * * * * * * * * * OR : 2,880 3,050 1,020 1,050 0.4 0.3 4,080 3,150 4.00 3.00 PA : 5,480 4,210 2,550 2,450 0.5 0.6 13,005 10,805 5.10 4.41 UT : * * * * * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * * * * * WA : 11,000 12,500 2,250 2,600 0.2 0.2 7,808 8,528 3.47 3.28 WV : * * * * * * * * * * WI : 2,690 2,280 404 355 0.2 0.2 1,273 1,385 3.15 3.90 : Oth Sts 2/ : 29,130 31,830 9,013 10,596 0.3 0.3 29,984 35,117 3.33 3.31 : US : 63,850 63,550 19,547 20,295 0.3 0.3 68,432 68,391 3.50 3.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Distributed Trout by Size Category, by State and United States, 2008-2009 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Live Weight : Value Size Category : Number of Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : : : Total : Average : Total : Average Value : : : : : per 1,000 Fish : : : per 1,000 Fish :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 :2008 1/ : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pounds -- 1,000 Dollars Dollars : Fish 1" - 6" : AR : * * * * * * * * * * CA : * 21,300 * 760 * 35.7 * 1,061 * 50 CO : * 17,100 * 200 * 11.7 * 821 * 48 GA : * * * * * * * * * * ID : 23,300 9,400 598 215 25.7 22.9 3,146 1,598 135 170 MI : 2,440 2,500 58 54 23.8 21.6 131 1,303 54 521 MO : * * * * * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * * * * * NC : * * * * * * * * * * OR : * * * * * * * * * * PA : 2,650 2,280 63 34 23.8 14.9 922 841 348 369 UT : * * * * * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * * * * * WA : 11,300 8,750 190 177 16.8 20.2 789 884 70 101 WV : * * * * * * * * * * WI : 3,030 2,830 80 123 26.4 43.5 1,339 569 442 201 : Oth Sts 2/ : 52,026 23,685 1,590 472 30.6 19.9 6,711 2,800 129 118 : US : 94,746 87,845 2,579 2,035 27.2 23.2 13,038 9,877 138 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown and States suppressed due to disclosure. Reliability of Trout Production Estimates Survey Procedures: Data for trout production are collected from all known producers in the sixteen published states and a sample of producers from the remaining states. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known trout producers and use known sources of producers to update their lists. Operators are mailed a questionnaire as close as possible to January 1 and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person during the middle of January. 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 were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for 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. Reliability: In the sixteen published states, Trout production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and therefore, have no sampling variability. However, since all operations in the other states category are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Terms and Definitions Used for Trout Production Estimates 12" or Longer Fish: Grown commercially for food, usually weighing from three-fourths to one and one-half pounds. 6"- 12" Fish: Usually stockers that weigh less than three-fourths of a pound. They may be sold as foodsize fish. Fingerlings: Fish usually from 1 to 6 inches long. Live Haulers: Person who buys live fish on the farm and functions as a middleman. Chemicals: Includes losses from pesticides or herbicide poisoning. Disease: Includes losses from both parasitic and bacterial caused sickness. 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. 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