Catfish
Processing
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
Released February 24, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Catfish Processing" call John Lange
(202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker at (202) 720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
                  Catfish Processing Up 4 Percent
 
 
Farm-raised catfish processed during January totaled 48.7 million pounds
round weight, up 4 percent from January 1998. The average price paid to
producers was 70 cents per pound for January 1999, unchanged from last
month, but 1 cent above a year ago.
 
Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 1999 totaled 23.1
million pounds, down 2 percent from the comparable month in 1998. Sales
of fresh fish, at 9.47 million pounds, were down slightly from January
1998 and represented 41 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at
13.6 million pounds, were down 3 percent from a year ago and accounted
for the remaining 59 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish
represented 21 percent of the total, fillets accounted for 59 percent,
and the remaining 20 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value
added products.
 
Freshwater catfish imports for December 1998 totaled 89.6 thousand
pounds, up significantly from the amount reported last December. Vietnam
accounted for 47 percent of the imports in December, Guyana 43 percent,
and Nicaragua 10 percent. Exports reported for December 1998 totaled
26.0 thousand pounds. Germany received 85 percent of the exports with
the remaining 15 percent going to the United Kingdom. Import and export
data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Census.
 
 
 
               1998 Catfish Processing Up 8 Percent
 
Farm-raised catfish processed during 1998 totaled 564 million pounds a
new record, 8 percent above the 525 million pounds processed in 1997.
The average price paid to producers for 1998 was 74.3 cents per pound,
up 4 percent from the 71.2 cents average of 1997.
 
Net pounds of processed fish sold in 1998 totaled 281 million pounds, an
increase of 8 percent from the 1997 sales of 262 million pounds. Sales
of fresh fish, at 113 million pounds, represented 40 percent of total
sales and were up 6 percent from 1997. Frozen fish sales, at 168 million
pounds, were up 8 percent and accounted for the remaining 60 percent of
total sales.
 
The 1998 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was
$2.18 per pound, 7 cents above the $2.11 average in 1997. Total frozen
fish at $2.39 per pound, were 3 cents above the 1997 average price of
$2.36.
 
 
Aq 1 (2-99)
Farm-Raised Catfish:  Quantity Processed and Prices Paid to Producers
      by Major Processors, and United States Imports, 1998-99
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      :       Round Weight Processed       :   Average Price  :   Imports
      :------------------------------------:      Paid to     :      of
Month :      Monthly     :   Cumulative    :   Producers 1/   :  Catfish 2/
      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1998  :  1999  :  1998  :  1999  :   1998  :  1999  :  1997 : 1998
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      :  ---------- 1,000 Pounds --------   Dollars Per Pound   (000) Pounds
      :
Jan   :  46,723   48,723   46,723    48,723     .69     .70        64     91
Feb   :  47,606            94,329               .73                44      9
Mar   :  53,761           148,090               .78                44     99
Apr   :  49,393           197,483               .79                15     82
May   :  45,218           242,701               .79                 0    208
Jun   :  46,244           288,945               .78                71    193
Jul   :  46,383           335,328               .76               134    195
Aug   :  47,739           383,067               .74               235    132
Sep   :  46,579           429,646               .73                32     21
Oct   :  47,904           477,550               .71               163     92
Nov   :  43,224           520,774               .70               121    174
Dec   :  43,581           564,355               .70                19     90
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1/  Price for fish delivered to processing plant door.  Price includes charges
    for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and
    hauling, but does not include any adjustments based on year-end
    settlements.
2/  Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.
 
    Catfish Processors:  Sales Volume, Average Price, and Ending
             Inventory, United States, January 1998-99
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                      :      Sales        :     Average     :      Ending
                      :      Volume       :      Price      :    Inventory
      Item            :-------------------------------------------------------
                      :   1998  :   1999  :  1998  :  1999  :  1998  :  1999
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                      :    1,000 Pounds    Dollars Per Pound    1,000 Pounds
Fresh                 :
 Whole Fish           :
  Round & Gutted      :
   Only               :  1,023     1,039      .99     1.04       1/       1/
  Whole Dressed       :  2,677     2,611     1.70     1.71       1/       1/
  Total               :  3,700     3,650     1.52     1.54      218      208
                      :
 Other                :
  Steaks              :     74        80     1.96     1.99       10        4
  Nuggets             :  1,229       995     1.34     1.33       84       78
  Other 2/            :    196       168     3.19     3.12        5        4
  Total               :  1,499     1,243     1.61     1.61       99       86
                      :
 Fillets 3/           :  4,292     4,581     2.71     2.73      418      451
                      :
 Total Fresh          :  9,491     9,474     2.07     2.12      735      745
                      :
Frozen                :
 Whole Fish           :
  Round & Gutted      :
   Only               :
  Whole Dressed       :  1,185     1,139     1.87     1.94    1,057      921
  Total               :  1,185     1,139     1.87     1.94    1,057      921
                      :
 Other                :
  Steaks              :    145       107     1.83     1.75      133      185
  Nuggets             :  2,320     1,959     1.19     1.11    1,353    1,857
  Other 2/            :  1,003     1,240     2.62     2.70      869      984
  Total               :  3,468     3,306     1.63     1.73    2,355    3,026
                      :
 Fillets 3/           :  9,432     9,188     2.58     2.62    6,893    7,024
                      :
 Total Frozen         : 14,085    13,633     2.28     2.35   10,305   10,971
                      :
Total Fresh & Frozen  : 23,576    23,107     2.20     2.26   11,040   11,716
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
2/  Includes all products not already reported, including weight of breading
    and added ingredients.
3/  Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded product.
 
     Catfish Processors:  Fresh and Frozen Annual Sales Volume
                   by Month, United States, 1998
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       :      Whole Fish       :             Other             :       :
       :-------------------------------------------------------:       :
 Month : Rnd & :       :       :       :       :       :       :Fillets: Total
       :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :  2/   : Sales
       : Only  :Dressed:       :       :       :  1/   :       :       :
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       :                             1,000 Pounds
Fresh  :
   Jan : 1,023   2,677   3,700      74   1,229     196   1,499    4,292   9,491
   Feb : 1,062   2,987   4,049      91   1,385     236   1,712    4,784  10,545
   Mar : 1,238   3,070   4,308     100   1,358     263   1,721    5,130  11,159
   Apr : 1,275   2,581   3,856      87   1,172     250   1,509    4,634   9,999
   May :   855   2,566   3,421      76   1,082     237   1,395    4,371   9,187
   Jun : 1,009   2,331   3,340      85   1,113     255   1,453    4,220   9,013
   Jul :   975   2,367   3,342      81     936     229   1,246    4,542   9,130
   Aug :   815   2,455   3,270      79   1,052     238   1,369    4,622   9,261
   Sep :   956   2,376   3,332      79     984     251   1,314    4,626   9,272
   Oct :   954   2,477   3,431      84   1,046     215   1,345    4,588   9,364
   Nov :   858   2,294   3,152      69     839     209   1,117    4,092   8,361
   Dec : 1,057   2,197   3,254      66     831     184   1,081    3,975   8,310
       :
 Total :12,077  30,378  42,455     971  13,027   2,763  16,761   53,876 113,092
       :
Frozen :
   Jan :         1,185   1,185     145   2,320   1,003   3,468    9,432  14,085
   Feb :         1,360   1,360     195   2,140   1,348   3,683   11,062  16,105
   Mar :         1,311   1,311     185   1,987   1,363   3,535   10,202  15,048
   Apr :         1,123   1,123     154   1,748   1,141   3,043    9,030  13,196
   May :         1,106   1,106     148   1,816   1,161   3,125    9,542  13,773
   Jun :         1,151   1,151     164   2,054   1,160   3,378    9,460  13,989
   Jul :         1,137   1,137     132   2,034   1,089   3,255    9,451  13,843
   Aug :         1,048   1,048     158   2,475   1,255   3,888    9,892  14,828
   Sep :           998     998     146   2,287   1,032   3,465    9,070  13,533
   Oct :         1,111   1,111     139   2,517   1,314   3,970    8,796  13,877
   Nov :           955     955      99   2,141   1,078   3,318    8,947  13,220
   Dec :           974     974     105   2,018   1,052   3,175    8,660  12,809
       :
 Total :        13,459  13,459   1,770  25,537  13,996  41,303  113,544 168,306
       :
Fresh &:
 Frozen:
   Jan : 1,023   3,862   4,885     219   3,549   1,199   4,967   13,724  23,576
   Feb : 1,062   4,347   5,409     286   3,525   1,584   5,395   15,846  26,650
   Mar : 1,238   4,381   5,619     285   3,345   1,626   5,256   15,332  26,207
   Apr : 1,275   3,704   4,979     241   2,920   1,391   4,552   13,664  23,195
   May :   855   3,672   4,527     224   2,898   1,398   4,520   13,913  22,960
   Jun : 1,009   3,482   4,491     249   3,167   1,415   4,831   13,680  23,002
   Jul :   975   3,504   4,479     213   2,970   1,318   4,501   13,993  22,973
   Aug :   815   3,503   4,318     237   3,527   1,493   5,257   14,514  24,089
   Sep :   956   3,374   4,330     225   3,271   1,283   4,779   13,696  22,805
   Oct :   954   3,588   4,542     223   3,563   1,529   5,315   13,384  23,241
   Nov :   858   3,249   4,107     168   2,980   1,287   4,435   13,039  21,581
   Dec : 1,057   3,171   4,228     171   2,849   1,236   4,256   12,635  21,119
       :
 Total :12,077  43,837  55,914   2,741  38,564  16,759  58,064  167,420 281,398
 
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1/  Includes all products not already reported, including
    weight of breading, and added ingredients.
2/  Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products.
3/  Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
     Catfish Processors:  Fresh and Frozen Average Sales Price
                   by Month, United States, 1998
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        :      Whole Fish       :             Other             :       :
        :-------------------------------------------------------:       :
  Month : Rnd & :       :       :       :       :       :       :Fillets: Total
        :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :  2/   : Sales
        : Only  :Dressed:       :       :       :  1/   :       :       :
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        :                           Dollars per Pound
Fresh   :
  Jan   :  0.99    1.70    1.52    1.96    1.34    3.19    1.61    2.71    2.07
  Feb   :  1.01    1.75    1.57    1.99    1.36    3.19    1.65    2.75    2.12
  Mar   :  1.05    1.84    1.63    2.03    1.41    3.24    1.72    2.85    2.21
  Apr   :  1.07    1.85    1.61    2.06    1.44    3.24    1.78    2.86    2.21
  May   :  1.07    1.82    1.65    2.07    1.44    3.27    1.78    2.86    2.25
  Jun   :  1.08    1.79    1.60    2.03    1.41    3.18    1.76    2.85    2.21
  Jul   :  1.07    1.79    1.60    2.02    1.41    3.25    1.79    2.84    2.24
  Aug   :  1.07    1.79    1.63    2.02    1.35    3.21    1.71    2.82    2.23
  Sep   :  1.06    1.78    1.59    2.06    1.34    3.11    1.72    2.78    2.20
  Oct   :  1.05    1.77    1.59    2.01    1.37    3.14    1.69    2.78    2.18
  Nov   :  1.04    1.73    1.56    2.03    1.35    3.14    1.73    2.75    2.16
  Dec   :  1.04    1.71    1.52    2.00    1.35    3.11    1.69    2.73    2.12
        :
  Avg   :  1.05    1.78    1.59    2.02    1.38    3.19    1.72    2.80    2.18
        :
Frozen  :
  Jan   :          1.87    1.87    1.83    1.19    2.62    1.63    2.58    2.28
  Feb   :          1.91    1.91    1.77    1.27    2.69    1.82    2.63    2.38
  Mar   :          1.98    1.98    1.87    1.34    2.81    1.94    2.74    2.49
  Apr   :          2.00    2.00    1.91    1.32    2.72    1.88    2.77    2.50
  May   :          1.97    1.97    1.88    1.28    2.62    1.81    2.78    2.49
  Jun   :          1.93    1.93    1.80    1.21    2.65    1.73    2.74    2.43
  Jul   :          1.92    1.92    1.82    1.16    2.68    1.70    2.72    2.42
  Aug   :          1.95    1.95    1.81    1.12    2.71    1.66    2.72    2.38
  Sep   :          1.93    1.93    1.78    1.17    2.69    1.65    2.68    2.36
  Oct   :          1.95    1.95    1.76    1.10    2.69    1.65    2.67    2.32
  Nov   :          1.96    1.96    1.82    1.15    2.70    1.67    2.62    2.33
  Dec   :          1.97    1.97    1.75    1.11    2.67    1.65    2.60    2.32
        :
  Avg   :          1.94    1.94    1.82    1.20    2.69    1.73    2.69    2.39
        :
Fresh & :
 Frozen :
  Jan   :  0.99    1.75    1.60    1.87    1.24    2.71    1.62    2.62    2.20
  Feb   :  1.01    1.80    1.66    1.84    1.31    2.76    1.77    2.67    2.28
  Mar   :  1.05    1.88    1.71    1.93    1.37    2.88    1.87    2.78    2.37
  Apr   :  1.07    1.90    1.70    1.96    1.37    2.81    1.85    2.80    2.38
  May   :  1.07    1.87    1.73    1.94    1.34    2.73    1.80    2.81    2.39
  Jun   :  1.08    1.84    1.68    1.88    1.28    2.75    1.74    2.77    2.34
  Jul   :  1.07    1.83    1.68    1.90    1.24    2.78    1.72    2.76    2.35
  Aug   :  1.07    1.84    1.71    1.88    1.19    2.79    1.67    2.75    2.33
  Sep   :  1.06    1.82    1.67    1.88    1.22    2.77    1.67    2.71    2.30
  Oct   :  1.05    1.83    1.68    1.85    1.18    2.75    1.66    2.71    2.27
  Nov   :  1.04    1.80    1.65    1.91    1.21    2.77    1.69    2.66    2.27
  Dec   :  1.04    1.79    1.62    1.85    1.18    2.74    1.66    2.64    2.24
        :
  Avg   :  1.05    1.83    1.68    1.89    1.26    2.77    1.73    2.72    2.29
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1/  Includes all products not already reported, including
    weight of breading, and added ingredients.
2/  Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products.
3/  Not published to avoid disclosure of indvidual operations.
    Catfish Processors:  Fresh and Frozen End-of-Month Inventory
                   by Month, United States, 1998
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        :      Whole Fish       :             Other             :       :
        :-------------------------------------------------------:       :
  Month : Rnd & :       :       :       :       :       :       :Fillets:
        :Gutted : Whole : Total :Steaks :Nuggets: Other : Total :  2/   : Total
        : Only  :Dressed:       :       :       :  1/   :       :       :
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        :                             1,000 Pounds
Fresh   :
  Jan   :  3/        3/     218       10     84        5     99     418     735
  Feb   :  3/        3/     235       13     89        3    105     410     750
  Mar   :  3/        3/     230        8    134        3    145     391     766
  Apr   :  3/        3/     195       3/    157       3/    177     340     712
  May   :  3/        3/     130       3/     63       3/     69     270     469
  Jun   :  3/        3/     167        6     59        2     67     330     564
  Jul   :  3/        3/     196       3/     80       3/     90     393     679
  Aug   :  3/        3/     232       3/     82       3/     91     484     807
  Sep   :  3/        3/     229       3/     87       3/     95     395     719
  Oct   :  3/        3/     215       3/     70       3/    127     380     722
  Nov   :  3/        3/     163       3/     41       3/     46     348     557
  Dec   :  3/        3/     143       3/     45       3/     57     313     513
        :
Frozen  :
  Jan   :         1,057   1,057     133   1,353     869   2,355   6,893  10,305
  Feb   :           953     953     138   1,040     725   1,903   5,074   7,930
  Mar   :         1,088   1,088     141   1,246     781   2,168   5,134   8,390
  Apr   :         1,006   1,006     141   1,687   1,154   2,982   5,307   9,295
  May   :         1,051   1,051     150   2,014   1,166   3,330   4,714   9,095
  Jun   :           898     898     146   1,990     898   3,034   4,767   8,699
  Jul   :           724     724     136   2,268     947   3,351   5,042   9,117
  Aug   :           522     522     144   2,034     757   2,935   5,105   8,562
  Sep   :           456     456     137   2,004     765   2,906   5,325   8,687
  Oct   :           436     436     154   1,992     609   2,755   6,323   9,514
  Nov   :           520     520     134   1,578   1,125   2,837   6,456   9,813
  Dec   :           650     650     167   1,686   1,010   2,863   6,781  10,294
        :
Fresh & :
 Frozen :
  Jan   :      3/    3/   1,275     143   1,437     874   2,454   7,311  11,040
  Feb   :      3/    3/   1,188     151   1,129     728   2,008   5,484   8,680
  Mar   :      3/    3/   1,318     149   1,380     784   2,313   5,525   9,156
  Apr   :      3/    3/   1,201      3/   1,844      3/   3,159   5,647  10,007
  May   :      3/    3/   1,181      3/   2,077      3/   3,399   4,984   9,564
  Jun   :      3/    3/   1,065     152   2,049     900   3,101   5,097   9,263
  Jul   :      3/    3/     920      3/   2,348      3/   3,441   5,435   9,796
  Aug   :      3/    3/     754      3/   2,116      3/   3,026   5,589   9,369
  Sep   :      3/    3/     685      3/   2,091      3/   3,001   5,720   9,406
  Oct   :      3/    3/     651      3/   2,062      3/   2,882   6,703  10,236
  Nov   :      3/    3/     683      3/   1,619      3/   2,883   6,804  10,370
  Dec   :      3/    3/     793      3/   1,731      3/   2,920   7,094  10,807
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1/  Includes all products not already reported, including
    weight of breading, and added ingredients.
2/  Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products.
3/  Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
                    Catfish Processing Estimates
 
Survey Procedures:  Survey data for catfish processing are collected from
                    approximately 24 processors.  All participating processors
must meet the minimum criteria of having a capacity to process at least
2,000 pounds live weight of catfish per 8-hour shift.  The survey is conducted
entirely by NASS Headquarter's staff in Washington, D.C.  NASS field offices,
however, are responsible for keeping Headquarters informed of any new processing
operations in their state to ensure that the survey coverage is as complete as
possible.  Processors are contacted either by mail or telephone.  Diligent
effort is made to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimate.
 
 
Estimation Procedures:  The "Catfish Processing" report refers strictly to farm-
                        raised fish and excludes wild capture fish.  Prior to
summarization, questionnaires are compared with the previous month's reports for
comparable placement of data, reasonable price levels, and reasonable inventory
carryover given the sales and processing totals reported.  Estimates are made
for those processors whose reports are not available in time to be included in
the release.  These plants are identified by an asterisk on page 5 of this
release.  Estimates are normally based on the processor's previous report and
current conditions.  Published totals are a straight summation of the individual
reports and estimated data.  Price items are weighted by the associated volumes
to compute weighted average prices.  The published price for total whole fish,
however, reflects an adjustment to the round and gutted only price to bring it
to an equivalent dressed weight price.
 
If a plant uses a fiscal accounting system, proration is used to convert
reported data to a calendar month basis.  Only national level estimates are
published due to the limited number of plants involved.  Generally, individual
items are not published if there are less than three plants reporting, or if any
one plant has 60 percent or more of the total.
 
One unique feature of the "Catfish Processing" report is the listing of
cooperating processors by name on each month's release.  This feature originally
was used to solicit industry cooperation in maintaining coverage, but it has
continued because of the processors' overall acceptance of this policy.
 
Import and export data for frozen catfish fillets, which are compiled by the
Department of Commerce, are also included in this report.
 
 
Reliability:  Catfish processing estimates are based on a census of all known
              active  processors 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:   Revisions may be necessary following a review of late
                   reports received from plants.  Revisions of less than
2 percent of the existing published levels of any category will normally not be
made.
 
Definitions Used For Catfish Processing:
 
 
Average Price Paid to Producers - Refers to the price of fish delivered to
                                  the processing plant door.  Price
includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as
seining and hauling, but does not include any adjustments based on year-end
settlements.
 
Fillets - Boned sides of the fish, cut lengthwise away from the backbone.
 
Fresh Fish - Fish intended for immediate consumption.  Also referred to as
             ice-packed.
 
Frozen Fish - Fish which are individually quick frozen and glazed (IQF) or
              individually bagged and bulk frozen.
 
Nuggets - Small fillets cut from below the rib section of the fish.  Usually
          includes breading or added ingredients.
 
Round & Gutted Only - Fish with no processing done or viscera only removed.
 
Round Weight - A term for fish live weight.
 
Steaks - Cross-section cuts from larger dressed fish.
 
Strips - Finger size pieces of fish cut from fillets.  Usually includes breading
         or added ingredients.
 
Whole Dressed - Weight of whole fish with only head, viscera, and skin removed.
                Generally, 60 percent of the live weight remains as dressed
                fish.
 
 
 
 
Processing data were compiled in cooperation with the following processors:
 
 
 America's Catch                          Heartland Catfish
 Amite River Industries                   Lake's Farm Raised Catfish, Inc.
 Aqua Farm Catfish                        Plantation Fisheries
 Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc.          Pride of the Pond
 Confish Inc.                            *Pride of the South Catfish Co.
 Delta Pride Catfish, Inc.                Prime Line Catfish Co
 Farm Fresh Catfish Co.                   Seabrook Seafood, Inc.
 Fast Catfish                             Simmons Farm-Raised
 Fish Breeders of Idaho                   Southern Farm Fish Processors
 Franklin Catfish                         Southern Pride
 Freshwater Farms, Inc.                   Southfresh Farms
*Guidry Catfish Processors, Inc.          Superior Fish Processors
 Harvest Select
 
* Estimated 
 
 The next "Catfish Processing " report will be released at
3:00 p.m. ET on March 23, 1999.
 
 
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
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