Trout and Catfish

CATFISH AND TROUT: OPERATIONS, CATFISH WATER ACRES, AND GROWER SALES
Year	Operations		Catfish Water Acres Jan. 1	Grower Sales by Size Group 1/
	Catfish Jan. 1	Trout Sept. 1		Foodsize		Stockers		Total 2/
	Catfish Jan. 1	Trout Sept. 1		Catfish	Trout	Catfish	Trout	Catfish	Trout
			Acres	Thousand Dollars
1993	1,527	452	151,860	300,055	54,259	5,129	7,398	316,472	68,594
1994	1,404	466	151,650	352,895	52,659	7,416	6,730	370,540	65,097
1995	1,295	434	155,415	373,597	60,749	5,316	6,459	397,403	73,850
1996 3/	1,320	NA	167,280	378,064	NA	4,754	NA	399,488	NA

1/ Catfish: Jan. 1 of previous year through Dec. 31 of previous year; Trout: Sept. 1 of previous year through Aug. 31 of year indicated 2/ Catfish: total also includes broodfish for breeding, broodfish previously used for breeding, and fingerlings and fry; Trout: total also includes fingerlings and eggs 3/ Trout operations and grower sales will be published on Sept. 27, 1996 NASS, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Branch, (202) 720-6146