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Value of North Carolina catfish sales up
Story Date: 4/8/2013
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Source: USDA'S NASS N.C. FIELD OFFICE, 3/2/13
Catfish sales in North Carolina totaled $5.70 million in 2012, up 3% from $5.54 million in 2011. The average price received for foodsize catfish increased from 5 cents in 2012 to $1.09 per pound. This was $0.15 higher than the national average of $0.94. By point of first sale, direct sales to processors accounted for 95% of total foodsize fish sales. North Carolina ranks 6th nationally in total catfish sales.
Catfish growers in the U.S. had sales of $341 million during 2012, down 20% from the previous year. The top four states, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, accounted for 95% of total US sales.
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