US - Farm-raised catfish processed during March 2011 totaled 29.4 million pounds round weight, down 37 percent from March 2010. National Agricultural Statistics Service The average price paid to producers was US$1.07 (UK£0.641) per pound for March 2011, up 6.9 cents from last month and 28.7 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during March 2011 totaled 17.6 million pounds, down 22 percent from the comparable month in 2010.
Sales of fresh fish, at 5.84 million pounds, were down 31 percent from March 2010 and represented 33 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 11.8 million pounds, were down 16 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 67 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 19 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 57 percent, and the remaining 24 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The total end of the month inventory decreased 32 percent from last month and was down 49 percent from a year ago. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
Sales of fresh fish, at 5.84 million pounds, were down 31 percent from March 2010 and represented 33 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 11.8 million pounds, were down 16 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 67 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 19 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 57 percent, and the remaining 24 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The total end of the month inventory decreased 32 percent from last month and was down 49 percent from a year ago. 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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