May 26, 2009
US catfish feed delivery down 16 percent on-year in April
Total catfish feed delivered in the US during April was 32,737 tonnes, down 16 percent on-year but up 65 percent from March 2009.
Foodsize catfish feed delivered totalled 31,621 tonnes, down 17 percent on-year. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totalled 1,116 tonnes, up 13 percent on-year.
April feed delivered to Mississippi catfish farmers for foodsize fish fell 31 percent on-year to 12,628 tonnes. Mississippi accounted for 40 percent of the total foodsize catfish feed delivered to US farmers.
Catfish feed delivery for foodsize fish to Alabama grew 15 percent to 10,891 tonnes; down 18 percent to 3,922 tonnes for Arkansas; and down 14 percent to 1,312 tonnes for Louisiana.