Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATFISH February 18, 2000 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA CATFISH January 1, 2000, totaled 189,000 acres, up 5 percent from a year There were 22 catfish operations earlier. Of the total acres, 6,090 in Florida on January 1, 2000. Total are to be renovated during the water surface area was 390 acres, an period of January 1, 2000 to June increase of 50 acres from 1999. Most 30, 2000. An additional 3,880 acres of the acreage was for foodsize fish are under construction or expected (260 acres) and fingerlings (50 to be constructed and in use by July acres). 1, 2000. During the period of July Total sales in Florida in 1999 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, were $1,110,000. The majority of the 3,900 acres were taken out of sales (89 percent) from the production. As of January 1, 2000, operation were to processors. 152,480 acres were being used for foodfish production, 24,450 acres 13 SELECTED STATES were being used for fingerling production, and 6,265 acres were Catfish growers in the 13 being used for broodfish. selected States had sales of 488 Catfish producers had 1.36 million dollars during 1999, up 3 million broodfish on hand January 1, percent from the previous year. The 2000, up 17 percent from January 1, top four States, Mississippi, 1999. Large foodsize fish (over 3 Alabama, and Arkansas, and Louisiana pounds per fish) on hand totaled accounted for 96 percent of the U.S. 5.88 million on January 1, 2000, total sales. Nationwide sales of all down 36 percent in comparable states foodsize fish increased 4 percent from a year ago. The number of from 1998 to 464 million dollars. medium foodsize (1.50 pounds to 3 Fingerlings and fry sales totaled pounds per fish) increased 18 18.5 million dollars, a decrease of percent to 74.5 million, and small 10 percent from 1998. Sales of foodsize fish (0.75 pound to 1.50 stockers totaled 3.64 million pounds per fish) numbers increased dollars in 1999, down from the 7.89 14 percent to 208 million. million dollars sold the previous The number of large stockers year. (over 180 pounds to 750 pounds per By point of first sale, direct 1000 fish) on hand January 1, 2000, sales to processors accounted for 95 at 358 million, were up 35 percent percent of the total sales of from the previous year. Small foodsize fish while 78 percent of stocker over 60 pounds to 180 pounds the stocker sales were to other per 1000 fish) numbers increased 5 producers. The remainder were sold percent to 434 million. There were for recreational use, to live 1.10 billion fingerlings on hand haulers, or for retail, government, January 1, 2000, up 12 percent from or other uses. January 1, 1999. The water surface acres being used for catfish production as of CATFISH: Utilization of Water Surface Acres Jan 1-Jun 30, 2000, and Acres Taken Out of Production Jul 1-Dec 31, 1999, by State Water surface Utilization of acres, 2000 acres Taken out of Used State Jan 1 Jan 1 Reno- New for produc construct tion in 1999 2000 vated ion brood- 1999 fish AL 21,300 22,100 410 230 560 480 AR 31,000 35,000 950 550 1,150 500 FL 340 390 * * * * LA 13,700 13,500 930 540 260 340 MS 105,000 110,000 3,100 1,900 3,900 1,100 MO 1,600 1,860 * * 45 50 Oth 1/ 7,925 6,380 700 660 350 290 Total 180,865 189,230 6,090 3,880 6,265 2,760 1/ Includes CA, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Number of operations and annual sales Number of operations Annual sales State January 1 January 1 1999 2000 1998 1999 Thousand dollars AL 250 255 61,485 71,124 AR 170 170 56,263 70,582 FL 25 22 * 1,110 LA 98 94 28,554 32,434 MS 400 405 307,229 294,103 MO 35 40 1,908 2,854 Oth 1/ 301 257 19,870 15,977 Total 1,279 1,243 475,309 488,184 1/ Includes CA, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Number and live weight of broodfish, January 1 Total number of fish Live weight of fish State 1999 2000 1999 2000 Thousands AL 120 138 629 774 AR 180 330 830 1,500 FL * 2 * 11 LA 82 * 449 * MS 650 780 3,260 3,610 MO 5 * 33 * Oth 1/ 118 107 532 540 Total 1,155 1,357 5,733 6,435 1/ Includes CA, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Number and live weight of all foodsizes, January 1 Total number of fish Live weight of fish State 1999 2000 1999 2000 Thousands AL 38,060 39,120 49,460 49,890 AR 41,700 66,900 54,100 86,100 LA 19,240 19,710 28,990 27,950 MS 147,170 154,090 183,780 181,530 MO 1,205 1,870 1,740 2,565 Oth 1/ 7,191 7,096 11,192 12,274 Total 254,566 288,786 329,262 360,309 1/ Includes CA, FL, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. CATFISH: Number and live weight of total stockers, January 1 1/ Total number of fish Live weight of fish State 1999 2000 1999 2000 Thousands AL 53,470 55,440 14,800 13,120 AR 128,000 128,500 23,600 22,500 LA 33,960 32,400 5,280 6,900 MS 450,470 561,500 94,260 134,200 MO 2,990 930 535 375 Oth 2/ 9,792 13,773 2,082 2,840 Total 678,682 792,543 140,557 179,935 1/ Total stockers: Over 60 lbs to 750 lbs/ 1,000 fish. 2/ Includes CA, FL, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATFISH: Number and live weight of fingerling, January 1 1/ Total number of fish Total liveweight of fish State 1999 2000 1999 2000 Thousands AL 41,220 54,170 1,770 2,350 AR 185,000 180,000 6,800 6,000 FL 1,340 1,200 22 22 LA 68,180 36,600 1,690 1,030 MS 653,720 805,000 19,940 23,270 MO 13,180 * 160 * Oth 2/ 23,728 25,230 571 688 Total 986,368 1,102,200 30,953 33,360 1/ Fingerling: Over 2 lbs to 60 lbs/1,000 fish. 2/ Includes CA, GA, KS, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Number, weight, and value of sales; all stockers Number Total pounds Total Average value per State sold sold sales pound 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Thousands Thousand Dollars dollars AR 7,200 4,000 2,050 800 2,255 928 1.10 1.16 MS 24,132 9,670 3,290 1,070 3,290 1,081 1.00 1.01 Oth 1/ 11,242 10,413 2,282 1,452 2,341 1,632 1.03 1.12 Total 42,572 24,083 7,622 3,322 7,886 3,641 1.03 1.10 1/ Includes AL, CA, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, NC, OK, TN, SC, and TX. CATFISH: Foodsize percent sold by outlet type, 1999 Fee/ Retail Other State Live- Rec Pro- rest. & out- haul cess fishing Fd. Stor lets AL 0 2 97 0 1 AR 4 0 93 1 2 FL 0 0 89 0 10 LA 0 0 99 0 1 MS 1 0 99 1 0 MO 63 32 14 * 3 Wt.avg. 1/ 1 .8 1 .1 94 .9 1 .3 0 .9 1/ Includes AL, CA, GA, KS, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Stockers percent sold by outlet type, 1999 State Livehauls Fee/rec Other Govern- Other fishing producers ment outlets AL 0 * * 0 0 AR 9 0 91 0 0 FL 0 * * * * LA * * * 0 0 MS 0 0 100 0 0 MO * 32 * * 0 Wt. avg. 1/ 7 .5 11 .6 77 .8 1 .5 1 .6 1/ Includes AL, CA, GA, KS, KY, NC, OK, SC, and TN. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. CATFISH: Number, weight, and value of sales; all foodsize Average Number sold Total pounds sold Total sales value per State pound 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Thousands Thousand dollars Dollars AL 46,850 54,800 88,500 103,000 60,180 69,010 0.68 0 .67 AR 40,000 50,000 68,000 87,500 50,320 64,750 0.74 0 .74 LA 26,880 27,800 39,490 44,000 28,038 31,968 0.71 0 .72 MS 286,350 283,100 390,000 385,000 288,600 281,050 0.74 0 .73 MO 1,140 1,270 1,450 2,630 1,102 2,130 0.76 0 .81 Oth 1/ 8,531 7,290 13,925 12,725 17,145 15,545 1.25 1 .22 Total 409,751 424,260 601,365 634,855 445,385 464,453 0.74 0 .73 1/ Includes CA, FL, GA, KS, KY, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. CATFISH: Number, weight, and value of sales; fingerling and fry Number sold Total pounds Total sales Average value State sold per pound 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Thousands Thousand dollars Dollars AL 16,380 16,200 547 695 1,089 1,501 1.99 2 .16 AR 174,500 87,000 2,200 2,250 3,542 4,608 1 .61 2 .05 FL 1,110 * 28 * 130 * 4 .65 * LA 14,560 5,600 91 225 188 407 2 .07 1 .81 MS 682,470 523,300 8,720 6,150 14,214 10,922 1 .63 1 .78 Oth 1/ 19,174 15,780 762 416 1,388 1,110 1 .82 2 .67 Total 908,194 647,880 12,348 9,736 20,551 18,548 1 .66 1 .91 1/ Includes CA, GA, KS, KY, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. *Included in other states to avoid disclosure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications