Aq 2 (7-00) Catfish Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 31, 2000, 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. Foodsize Inventory Numbers Down 5 Percent Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 288 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2000, down 5 percent from the July 1, 1999 total of 302 million. The breakouts of foodsize fish inventory numbers on July 1, 2000, with their respective percent change from the previous year are: large foodsize, 4.00 million, down 20 percent; medium foodsize, 52.1 million, down 8 percent; and small foodsize, 231 million, down 4 percent. The four major States also had 1.27 million broodfish on hand on July 1, 2000, up 9 percent from last year's 1.16 million. Live weight totaled 5.97 million pounds for broodfish, up 5 percent from July 1, 1999. The number of large stockers on hand on July 1, 2000, totaled 385 million fish, up 7 percent from the 361 million fish on hand a year ago. There were 377 million small stockers, down 9 percent from last year. Producers had 1.76 billion fingerlings and fry on hand on July 1, 2000, down slightly from the 1.77 billion fingerlings and fry on hand July 1, 1999. Live weight, at 24.5 million pounds, was up 2 percent from the 24.0 million pounds a year ago. Water Acres Up 2 Percent The water surface area to be used for catfish production during July 1 through December 31, 2000, totaled 179,200 acres, up 2 percent from a year ago. Of the total acres, 5,130 acres are to be renovated during the period from July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. Acres used for foodsize fish totaled 145,100 acres, up 2 percent from July 1999. Acres for broodfish were up 3 percent to 5,600 acres, while acres used for fingerling production decreased 1 percent to 24,400 acres. An additional 3,730 acres are under construction or expected to be in use by January 1, 2001. During the January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000 period, 2,210 acres were taken out of production. The total number of operations on July 1, 2000 in the four major states was 895, down 2 percent from the year ago total of 910. Note: Revisions to January 2000 water surface acres and inventory estimates for Arkansas and the United States are shown on page 5 of this publication. Catfish: Number of Operations and Water Surface Acres, Used for Production, 1999-2000, by State and United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of : Water Surface Acres : Operations : Used for Production State : on Jul 1 : During Jul 1 - Dec 31 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 1/ : 2000 : 1999 1/ : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- Acres -------- : AL : 255 255 22,000 22,800 AR : 160 160 32,000 31,000 LA : 105 80 14,200 13,900 MS : 390 400 108,000 111,500 : Four State : Total : 910 895 176,200 179,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Catfish Production: Water Surface Acre Usage, by State and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :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: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 1/ : : AL : 19,100 2,000 580 460 320 350 AR : 25,000 6,000 900 850 650 500 LA : 12,100 1,600 170 400 70 630 MS : 86,000 15,000 3,800 3,000 2,100 1,200 : Four State: Total : 142,200 24,600 5,450 4,710 3,140 2,680 : : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, July 1, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight Size Category : of :-------------------------------------- and : Fish : Total : Average per Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 1/ : 2000 : 1999 1/ : 2000 : 1999 1/ : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Foodsize : : AL : 1,180 870 3,840 2,790 3.3 3.2 AR : 1,110 980 3,825 3,400 3.4 3.5 LA : 490 790 1,580 2,520 3.2 3.2 MS : 2,210 1,360 7,310 4,700 3.3 3.5 : Four State : Total : 4,990 4,000 16,555 13,410 3.3 3.4 : : Medium Foodsize : : AL : 13,200 10,600 25,200 20,000 1.9 1.9 AR : 11,800 8,800 21,500 17,400 1.8 2.0 LA : 7,360 8,350 14,800 14,100 2.0 1.7 MS : 24,400 24,350 43,200 42,900 1.8 1.8 : Four State : Total : 56,760 52,100 104,700 94,400 1.8 1.8 : : Small Foodsize : : AL : 35,400 32,200 36,200 32,200 1.0 1.0 AR : 32,850 33,800 32,800 35,300 1.0 1.0 LA : 17,800 14,600 16,750 14,100 0.9 1.0 MS : 154,500 150,800 147,500 146,200 1.0 1.0 : Four State : Total : 240,550 231,400 233,250 227,800 1.0 1.0 : : Broodfish : : AL : 125 150 670 840 5.4 5.6 AR : 145 220 760 1,100 5.2 5.0 LA : 55 64 280 280 5.1 4.4 MS : 835 835 4,000 3,750 4.8 4.5 : Four State : Total : 1,160 1,269 5,710 5,970 4.9 4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Catfish: Inventory by Size Category, by State and United States, July 1, 1999-2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Live Weight : of :-------------------------------------- Size Category : Fish : Total : Average and : : : per 1,000 Fish State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 1/ : 2000 : 1999 1/ : 2000 : 1999 1/ : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----1,000---- 1,000 Pounds ----Pounds---- : Large Stockers : : AL : 33,700 36,700 14,800 17,000 439 463 AR : 32,400 43,100 13,800 17,800 426 413 LA : 26,300 16,700 10,750 6,650 409 398 MS : 268,900 288,800 104,300 114,800 388 398 : Four State : Total : 361,300 385,300 143,650 156,250 398 406 : : Small Stockers : : AL : 22,900 24,400 2,520 2,850 110 117 AR : 84,200 72,700 8,920 7,900 106 109 LA : 23,300 9,600 2,550 1,230 109 128 MS : 284,000 270,000 27,600 25,400 97.2 94.1 : Four State : Total : 414,400 376,700 41,590 37,380 100 99.2 : : Fingerlings : and Fry : : AL : 95,200 110,000 1,220 1,760 12.8 16.0 AR : 325,000 284,000 4,800 3,800 14.8 13.4 LA : 72,500 99,500 1,165 1,940 16.1 19.5 MS :1,273,0001,266,000 16,800 17,000 13.2 13.4 : Four State : Total :1,765,7001,759,500 23,985 24,500 13.6 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. January 2000 Revisions Arkansas United States Water surface acres: Used for production 33,000 187,230 Foodsize 27,000 151,480 Fingerlings 4,700 24,250 Broodfish 800 5,915 Removed from production 500 3,750 Arkansas United States Number Live Number Live of Fish Weight of Fish Weight Inventory: Broodfish 260 1,170 1,287 6,105 Foodsize, large 1,800 6,100 5,775 19,736 Foodsize, small 36,900 36,000 199,822 195,778 Stockers, large 50,000 15,000 356,323 138,370 Fingerlings 131,000 5,600 1,053,200 32,960 Catfish: Round Weight Processed, United States, by Month, 1991-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catfish: Prices Paid to Producers by Processors, United States, by Month, 1991-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1991 : 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.66 0.65 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Annual : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Average :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : 1991 : 0.63 0.60 0.59 0.58 0.57 0.53 0.631 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 0.736 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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