Ordering information is included at the bottom of the page. Commercial Catfish Production Farm-raised catfish have climbed into the Top 5 in seafood. The only seafoods more populuar with American consumers are tuna, shrimp, cod and Alaskan pollock. Profit potential from local restaurants, processing plants, fish-out ponds and other markets makes aquaculture appealing. Americans eat 30 million pounds of rabbit each year, and demand is growing.
Rabbits are ideal for small farms, because they require little space.
In addition to meat processors and fur brokers, rabbit producers may also sell the animals to medical research facilities and as pets. There is constant consumer demand for fresh vegetables, but there are also labor and management demands to consider. Farmers who can meet the demands can make a handsome profit on only an acre or two. But farmers need to realistically evaluate their skills and resources before they take the plunge into direct marketing. The primary bramble crops are blackberries and raspberries, and farmers looking into either crop will find a broad assortment of cultivars, encounter many production and marketing considerations, and face a number of challenges.