mi-press-releases News Release NR-12-15 February 27, 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Michigan Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 30239 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5299 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: www.nass.usda.gov Jay V. Johnson, Director Michigan Trout Production The value of all trout sold and distributed in Michigan was $831,000 of trout in 2011, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. This is up 8 percent from last year. Trout 12 inches or longer had sales of 214,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 1.0 pounds per fish. Sales of trout 12 inches or longer were valued at $599,000 for an average value of $2.80 per pound. Trout between 6 and 12 inches had sales of 45,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 0.4 pounds per fish. Sales of trout between 6 and 12 inches were valued at $180,000 for an average value of $4.00 per pound. Trout between 1 and 6 inches had sales of 4,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 40 pounds per 1,000 fish. Sales of trout between 1 and 6 inches were valued at $52,000 for an average value of $520 per 1,000 fish. Losses of trout in Michigan amounted to 227,000 fish, weighing 42,000 pounds. The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 76.6 million dollars for 2011, an increase of 7 percent from 2010. Idaho accounted for 50 percent of the total value of fish sold. Trout: Production and sales, Michigan and U.S., 2010-2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Sales : Number sold : Live weight :----------------------------------------------------- Item : : : Total :Average value per pound 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ --- 1,000 pounds -- -- 1,000 dollars -- ------ dollars ----- : Michigan : 12 inches or longer : 260 220 283 214 594 599 2.10 2.80 6 to 12 inches : 2/ 120 2/ 45 2/ 180 2/ 4.00 1 to 6 inches : 2/ 100 2/ 4 2/ 52 2/ 520.00 United States : 12 inches or longer : 38,700 38,415 45,285 45,416 63,187 69,467 1.40 1.53 6 to 12 inches : 5,265 5,615 2,021 1,908 6,339 6,110 3.14 3.20 1 to 6 inches : 8,780 4,975 230 122 1,917 1,031 218.00 207.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price for fish 1 to 6 inches is average per 1,000 fish. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.