Tuesday, July 26, 2011

US foodfish inventory numbers down 25 percent

The USDA has reported that foodfish inventory numbers are down on last years numbers. Catfish operations in the three major catfish producing states, are recorded as being down 25 percent on last years figures. The breakouts of foodsize fish inventory numbers on the first of July, 2011, with their respective percent change from the previous year were: large foodsize, 2.57 million fish, down 60 percent; medium foodsize, 33.8 million fish, down 45 percent; and small foodsize, 122 million fish, down 15 percent.

The three major States brood stock on hand on the first of July, 2011, was down five percent from last year's 455 thousand brood stock. The number of large stockers on hand on the first of July, 2011, totaled 176 million fish, up six percent from the 166 million fish on hand a year ago. There were 173 million small stockers, up two percent from last year. Producers had 732 million fingerlings and fry on hand on the first of July, 2011. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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