Aq 2 (2-99) Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 3, 1999, 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. . Catfish Sales Up 10 Percent Catfish growers in the 15 selected States had sales of 469 million dollars during 1998. These sales were up 10 percent from the 1997 total of 427 million dollars. Sales of all foodsize fish totaled 441 million dollars and were up 8 percent from last year's total of 407 million dollars. Sales of fingerlings and fry totaled 20.2 million dollars, compared with 15.4 million dollars in sales during 1997. Sales of stockers totaled 7.22 million dollars, up from the 4.03 million dollars sold in 1997. Direct sales to processors accounted for 95 percent of the total sales of foodsize fish. Eighty-eight percent of the stocker sales were to other producers. Number of Operations Up 8 Percent The total number of operations on January 1, 1999 in the 15 selected States was 1,340, up 8 percent from the January 1, 1998 total of 1,243. Water Acres Up 2 Percent The water surface acres being used for catfish production totaled 175,220 acres, up 2 percent from the January 1, 1998 total. Of the total acres, 5,047 are to be renovated during the period of January 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999. An additional 4,985 acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by July 1, 1999. During the period of July 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998, 2,620 acres were taken out of production. As of January 1, 1999, 5,745 acres were being used for broodfish production, 142,830 acres were being used for foodsize production and 23,580 acres were being used for fingerling production. Inventory Numbers Catfish producers had 1.17 million broodfish on hand January 1, 1999, down 1 percent from the 1.19 million on hand January 1, 1998. All foodsize fish on hand totaled 248 million on January 1, 1999, up slightly from a year ago. Of the total number of foodsize fish, 7.14 million were large foodsize (over 3 pounds per fish), 61.7 million were medium foodsize ( 1.50 pounds to 3 pounds per fish), and 179 million were small foodsize fish (0.75 pound to 1.50 pounds per fish). Total number of stockers on hand January 1, 1999, at 660 million, were up 9 percent from the previous year's 608 million stockers. The breakdown for January 1, 1999 included 255 million large stockers ((over 180 lbs. to 750 lbs.) per 1000 fish) and 405 million small stockers ((over 60 lbs. to 180 lbs.) per 1000 fish). There were 959 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 1999, down 2 percent from the 976 million fingerlings on hand January 1, 1998. Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres, Used for Production, 1998-99 and Total Sales, 1997-98, by State -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water Surface Acres : : Operations : Used for Production : Total Sales State : on Jan 1 :During Jan 1 - Jun 30: :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 1/ : 1999 : 1998 1/ : 1999 : 1997 1/ : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Number --- ------ Acres ----- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 245 250 21,800 21,300 53,740 61,105 AR : 165 140 25,000 25,500 55,510 51,141 CA : 64 56 2,300 2,000 8,225 7,570 FL : 14 31 150 340 352 674 GA : * 66 * 920 * 810 KS : * 18 * * * 208 KY : 25 33 250 * 905 1,315 LA : 101 100 13,500 13,600 30,783 29,438 MS : 331 420 100,000 105,000 265,934 306,764 MO : 60 45 1,900 1,650 2,022 1,894 NC : 53 45 1,300 1,210 2,194 2,436 OK : 25 25 450 370 385 385 SC : 20 22 1,100 920 2,833 1,894 TN : 21 23 290 300 336 280 TX : 57 66 2,000 1,600 2,244 3,288 : Oth Sts : 62 1,090 510 1,364 : 15 State : Total : 1,243 1,340 171,130 175,220 426,827 469,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. Catfish: Utilization of Water Surface Acres During Jan 1-Jun 30, 1998 and Acres Taken Out of Production During Jul 1-Dec 31, 1997, by State -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilization During January 1-June 30 : :--------------------------------------------------------: Take Out : Currently Under : : : : of State : or Will Be : : : : Production :-----------------------: For : For : For : During : : New :Broodfish:Foodsize :Fingerlings :Jul 1-Dec 31 :Renovated:Construction : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL : 330 580 590 18,400 1,900 250 AR : 650 500 700 19,700 3,900 900 CA : 180 90 90 1,900 270 70 FL : * * 30 35 70 * KY : * * 15 190 * * LA : 350 100 360 11,700 1,400 230 MS : 4,400 390 3,800 80,400 12,400 1,600 MO : 140 50 60 880 530 100 NC : 5 10 50 1,000 170 40 OK : 30 * 50 240 95 * SC : 200 * 60 840 200 * TN : 5 * 25 235 30 * TX : 120 * 180 1,200 430 20 : Oth Sts 1/: 150 70 127 570 265 133 : 15 State : Total : 6,560 1,790 6,137 137,290 21,660 3,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA and KS. Catfish: Intended Utilization of Water Surface Acres During Jan 1-Jun 30, 1999 and Acres Taken Out of Production During Jul 1-Dec 31, 1998, by State -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Intended Utilization During January 1-June 30 : :--------------------------------------------------------: Take Out : Currently Under : : : : of State : or Will Be : : : : Production :-----------------------: For : For : For : During : : New :Broodfish:Foodsize :Fingerlings :Jul 1-Dec 31 :Renovated:Construction : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL : 430 380 560 18,600 1,900 480 AR : 600 700 700 20,500 3,900 250 CA : 180 160 110 1,640 190 130 FL : 90 20 260 60 10 GA : 115 * 60 570 160 * LA : 270 230 190 11,500 1,520 350 MS : 3,000 3,000 3,600 85,300 14,500 1,120 MO : 85 * 60 1,040 430 50 NC : 40 25 60 950 200 10 OK : 20 10 50 220 90 80 SC : 210 * 90 640 160 * TN : * 30 250 20 * TX : 50 340 130 1,040 390 30 : Oth Sts 1/: 47 50 85 320 60 110 : 15 State : Total : 5,047 4,985 5,745 142,830 23,580 2,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes KS and KY. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Broodfish by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 142 125 750 655 AR : 180 157 830 730 CA : 25 22 100 110 FL : 12 24 42 54 GA : * 5 * 27 KY : * 4 * 12 LA : 33 * 173 * MS : 661 656 3,183 3,300 MO : 9 5 46 36 NC : 54 16 242 100 OK : 14 16 67 80 SC : 20 31 81 125 TX : 15 11 76 50 : Oth Sts 1/ : 22 98 98 532 : Total : 1,187 1,170 5,688 5,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes KS and TN. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Large Foodsize by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 1,135 967 3,654 3,160 AR : 1,360 1,236 4,390 4,206 CA : 100 300 320 1,070 GA : * 25 * 77 KY : 12 30 39 107 LA : 1,485 1,075 5,230 4,110 MS : 2,898 2,950 9,607 10,089 MO : * 85 * 271 NC : 55 301 202 998 OK : 4 23 14 82 SC : 61 46 205 155 TN : 32 * 113 * TX : 75 66 291 234 : Oth Sts 1/ : 78 37 271 120 : 15 State : Total : 7,295 7,141 24,336 24,679 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes FL and KS. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Medium Foodsize by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 10,655 10,133 20,955 19,551 AR : 9,700 10,131 18,400 18,106 CA : 1,250 710 2,060 1,420 FL : 10 230 24 416 GA : * 125 * 231 KY : 38 94 73 167 LA : 7,470 6,835 13,500 13,755 MS : 31,090 31,850 57,032 59,241 MO : 482 495 980 864 NC : 417 640 903 1,197 OK : 78 53 129 100 SC : 571 184 891 333 TN : 72 * 115 * TX : 244 188 464 369 : Oth Sts 1/ : 63 65 128 142 : 15 State : Total : 62,140 61,733 115,654 115,892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes KS. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Small Foodsize by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 28,732 27,054 29,429 27,147 AR : 21,400 20,799 21,800 19,817 CA : 1,450 1,020 1,250 980 FL : * 399 * 401 GA : * 420 * 365 KY : * 121 * 120 LA : 11,860 11,700 12,315 11,690 MS : 111,358 115,151 107,769 114,683 MO : 749 633 853 627 NC : 1,246 968 1,242 970 OK : 91 61 80 57 SC : 596 634 526 788 TN : 87 * 85 * TX : 464 340 508 387 : Oth Sts 1/ : 478 49 500 53 : 15 State : Total : 178,511 179,349 176,357 178,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes KS. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Large Stockers by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 23,858 28,411 11,484 12,346 AR : 36,600 32,766 14,100 12,097 CA : 2,220 1,090 660 470 LA : 15,170 6,880 6,540 2,985 MS : 184,183 182,640 74,380 68,085 MO : 1,674 1,200 488 349 NC : 1,307 430 572 251 OK : 257 317 64 80 SC : 442 585 235 233 TX : 274 223 120 105 : Oth Sts 1/ : 1,511 243 738 123 : 15 State : Total : 267,496 254,785 109,381 97,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes FL, GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Small Stockers by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 20,213 24,274 1,989 2,319 AR : 66,000 77,112 5,550 7,438 CA : 3,660 1,060 500 130 LA : 21,910 28,000 1,830 2,440 MS : 222,452 268,323 18,176 26,341 MO : * 1,781 * 182 NC : 1,710 1,292 179 124 OK : 517 384 43 30 SC : 613 530 75 57 TX : 628 508 71 49 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2,679 2,024 289 170 : 15 State : Total : 340,382 405,288 28,702 39,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes FL, GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish Inventory: Number and Live Weight of Fingerling by State, January 1, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Fish : Live Weight of Fish State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Pounds : AL : 30,287 41,268 1,282 1,772 AR : 175,500 156,213 4,850 5,824 CA : 4,530 4,140 200 110 FL : 2,235 1,394 18 22 LA : 59,360 68,780 1,375 1,705 MS : 664,878 654,812 20,209 19,972 MO : 10,718 13,245 199 162 NC : 5,480 1,862 147 71 OK : 3,485 3,456 28 18 SC : 2,266 1,780 77 64 TX : 6,168 6,154 181 214 : Oth Sts 1/ : 10,635 5,951 156 89 : 15 State : Total : 975,542 959,055 28,722 30,023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes GA, KS, KY and TN. Catfish Sales: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Broodfish for Breeding by State, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 ----------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AR : 20 23 90 105 68 79 0.76 0.75 OK : * 1 * 5 * 5 * 1.00 : Oth Sts 1/ : 14 12 51 43 58 48 1.14 1.12 : Total : 34 36 141 153 126 132 .89 .86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes AL, FL, CA, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, NC, SC, TN, and TX. Catfish Sales: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Broodfish Previously Used for Breeding by State, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 ----------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AR : 25 15 123 76 86 53 0.70 0.70 CA : 3 8 12 60 20 100 1.67 1.67 MS : 118 223 490 887 339 651 0.69 0.73 MO : * 2 * 17 * 17 * 1.00 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5 15 22 58 31 48 1.41 0.83 : 15 State : Total : 151 263 647 1,098 476 869 0.74 0.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, NC, OK, SC, TN and TX. Catfish Sales: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of All Foodsize by State, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------- 1,000 ------------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 34,407 46,850 77,416 88,500 52,643 59,800 0.68 0.68 AR : 48,000 38,030 72,000 64,500 50,400 45,800 0.70 0.71 CA : 2,668 1,750 4,452 4,090 7,895 7,280 1.77 1.78 GA : * 480 * 732 * 700 * 0.96 KY : 346 513 672 1,122 873 1,265 1.30 1.13 LA : 30,600 27,710 45,000 40,900 30,150 28,920 0.67 0.71 MS :268,700 286,350 360,000 390,000 255,600 288,600 0.71 0.74 MO : 810 1,142 1,504 1,450 1,136 1,100 0.76 0.76 NC : 1,594 1,650 2,524 2,700 1,887 2,050 0.75 0.76 OK : 137 134 224 203 192 202 0.86 1.00 SC : 1,533 1,374 2,646 1,820 2,676 1,786 1.01 0.98 TN : 213 134 245 200 294 225 1.20 1.13 TX : 2,098 1,222 2,062 1,600 1,947 2,360 0.94 1.48 : Oth Sts 1/ : 680 436 834 724 1,108 650 1.33 0.90 : 15 State : Total :391,786 407,775 569,579 598,541 406,801 440,738 0.71 0.74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes FL and KS. Catfish Sales: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of All Stockers by State, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------- 1,000 ------------ 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AR : 8,100 6,979 1,600 1,966 1,784 1,962 1.12 1.00 CA : 245 140 26 70 58 130 2.23 1.86 MS : 6,251 24,162 800 3,288 804 3,280 1.01 1.00 MO : * 3,762 * 708 * 661 * 0.93 NC : 85 105 9 32 26 35 2.89 1.09 OK : 831 712 89 83 131 105 1.47 1.27 SC : 452 152 132 46 73 61 0.55 1.33 TX : 519 674 160 390 162 442 1.01 1.13 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6,967 4,463 762 535 989 547 1.30 1.02 : 15 State : Total :23,450 41,149 3,578 7,118 4,027 7,223 1.13 1.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, and TN. Catfish Sales: Number, Weight, and Value of Sales of Fingerling and Fry by State, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Pounds : Value : Avg Value State : Sold : Sold : of Sales : per Pound :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------- 1,000 ------------- 1,000 Dollars -- Dollars -- : AL : 45,525 16,378 500 547 1,025 1,088 2.05 1.99 AR :107,000 167,019 2,300 2,030 3,172 3,247 1.38 1.60 CA : 2,249 470 83 17 245 60 2.95 3.53 FL : 7,338 1,140 59 29 351 170 5.95 5.86 GA : * 2,850 * 53 * 100 * 1.89 LA : 9,760 14,560 95 92 195 189 2.05 2.05 MS :364,375 683,629 5,909 8,735 9,183 14,233 1.55 1.63 MO : * 1,864 * 65 * 116 * 1.78 NC : 3,935 3,940 110 172 281 351 2.55 2.04 OK : 900 1,020 27 22 62 73 2.30 3.32 SC : 1,368 979 39 26 69 41 1.77 1.58 TX : 1,290 3,310 46 176 133 479 2.89 2.72 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5,421 2,494 179 116 681 93 3.80 0.80 : 15 State : Total :549,161 899,653 9,347 12,080 15,397 20,240 1.65 1.68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Includes KS, KY, TN. Catfish: Foodsize Percent Sold by Outlet Type by State, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Retail : State : Livehauls : Fee/Rec : Process : Rest. & : Other : : Fishing : : Fd Stor : Outlets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL : 2 96 2 AR : 3 97 CA : 16 17 59 8 FL : 96 3 1 GA : 2 36 43 * * KY : * 72 4 * 20 LA : * * 94 MS : 99 1 MO : 71 14 4 1 10 NC : 92 6 2 OK : 19 6 32 2 41 SC : 7 86 7 TN : 4 14 33 9 40 TX : 13 43 21 1 22 : Oth Sts 1/ : 52 1 3 44 : 15 State Avg. : 1.3 1.1 94.8 1.2 1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes KS. Catfish: Stockers Percent Sold by Outlet Type by State, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fee/Rec : Other : : Other State : Livehauls : Fishing : Producers : Government : Outlets --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 2 97 1 CA : 1 3 65 31 FL : 18 82 MS : 100 MO : 29 9 60 2 NC : 2 98 OK : 39 3 52 6 SC : 100 TX : 2 10 17 1 70 : Oth Sts : 1 6 90 1 2 : 15 State: 4.9 2.1 87.5 0.8 4.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AL, GA, KS, KY, LA, and TN. Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States, Monthly, 1984-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States, Monthly, 1984-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 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 1996 : 77 78 78 78 79 79 1997 : 73 73 73 73 73 72 1998 : 69 73 78 79 79 78 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 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 61.7 1988 : 80 80 79 79 78 78 76.4 1989 : 71 68 65 64 64 68 71.5 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 70.9 1994 : 80 80 80 77 77 77 78.4 1995 : 79 79 78 78 78 78 78.6 1996 : 79 78 77 76 75 73 77.3 1997 : 71 70 69 69 69 69 71.2 1998 : 76 74 73 71 70 70 74.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, United States, Monthly, 1984-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 1996 : 256 304 401 60 373 197 1997 : 64 44 44 15 71 1998 : 91 9 99 82 208 193 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 35 181 2,426 1996 : 219 164 195 188 103 22 2,482 1997 : 134 235 32 163 121 19 942 1998 2/ : 195 132 21 92 174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 2/ Data not available for December or Total. Catfish Production Estimates Survey Procedures: About 1,450 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone, and personal interview, with over 90 percent providing a usable report. An attempt was made to contact all known catfish producers during this time. States used every available source of producer names to make their list as complete as possible. Great care was exercised to ensure that all operations were 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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