TCI's membership expanded in 1993 to include U.S. feed mills in other commercial catfish-producing states, including Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana. This non-profit corporation derives its revenues from member feed mill dues. The headquarters of TCI is in Belzoni, Mississippi, in the center of the rich delta region along the Mississippi river. From there, the President and Board of Directors of TCI monitor the industry's growth and direction and provide information on farm-raised catfish. Throughout the years TCI's creative consumer advertising and public relations programs have built awareness and demand for farm-raised catfish.
More catfish is produced in the United States on a yearly basis than all other farmed fish combined.
In 1970, 5.7 million pounds were produced but the number increased to over 447 million pounds in 1995. Americans have doubled their per capita consumption of farm-raised catfish since 1986. In 1995 Americans ate nearly a pound of catfish per person, making it the fifth most popular fish in the U.S. TCI has now started to target a program for the export market in Germany, with future plans to expand in other international markets.