USDA Trout Production Annual Report for 2010 (Text)
The following is the text of the trout production report for 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Trout Value of Sales Decreased 5 Percent from 2009
The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 71.3 million dollars for 2010, a decrease of 5 percent from 2009. Idaho accounted for 49 percent of the total value of fish sold.
The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold during 2010 totaled 38.7 million fish, down 5 percent from the previous year. The average price per pound was $1.39, up 1 cent from 2009. The value of sales for the 2010 marketing year was 63.1 million dollars, down 6 percent from 2009. For trout 12 inches or longer, 64 percent were sold to processors and 17 percent were sold for recreational stocking.
The number of 6”- 12” trout sold during 2010 totaled 5.27 million fish, a decrease of 5 percent from 2009. The average price per pound was $3.14 during 2010, up 26 cents from the 2009 price. The total value of sales was 6.34 million dollars during 2010, a 4 percent decrease from the previous year. The major sales outlets for 6“-12” trout were for recreational stocking accounting for 50 percent of total sales, followed by wholesale to other producers with 22 percent.
The number of 1”- 6” trout sold during 2010 totaled 8.78 million, a 26 percent increase from the previous year. The average value per 1,000 fish was $218 during 2010, down from $232 in 2009. The total value of sales was 1.92 million dollars, up 18 percent from last year’s total.
Distributed Trout
Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, and recreational purposes, primarily by State and Federal hatcheries, included 8.3 million 12” or longer fish, 65.0 million 6”- 12” fish, and 80.7 million 1”- 6” fish. The estimated value of fish distributed totaled 104.2 million dollars, up 4 percent from 2009.
Trout Losses
Total losses of all trout intended for sale were 18.4 million fish during 2010. Disease accounted for 80 percent of these losses, followed by predators, which totaled 9 percent.
Trout: Number of Operations Selling and/or Distributing Fish and/or Eggs,
United States, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
US : Total : Selling Trout :Distributing Trout 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number
: 2009 3/ : 855 349 540 2010 : 814 320 523 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ State level number of operations will only be published every five years in
conjunction with the Census of Agriculture. 2/ Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, or recreational purposes. 3/ Revised.
Trout: Value of Fish Sold and Distributed, by State (excluding eggs),
and United States (excluding and including eggs), 2009-2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total Value of Fish Sold :Total Value of Distributed Fish
State :------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 1/ : 2010 : 2009 1/ : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Dollars
: AR : * 3,348 CA : 5,270 5,124 12,046 11,360 CO : 1,685 1,467 5,966 5,169 GA : 525 408 1,289 1,259 ID : 36,313 34,895 5,582 5,595 MI : 933 770 1,607 1,181 MO : 3,348 2,934 2,707 2,536 NY : 386 401 * * NC : 7,180 6,222 612 * OR : 829 1,060 3,471 3,815 PA : 5,149 5,249 12,071 11,690 UT : 529 601 * * VA : 1,619 1,349 1,207 1,064 WA : 2,537 2,696 10,053 9,649 WV : 1,562 863 * * WI : 1,791 1,624 2,001 2,234
: Oth Sts 2/ : 5,757 5,659 41,888 45,343
: US 3/ : 75,413 71,322 100,500 104,243
: US 4/ : 82,864 78,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not listed and States suppressed due to
disclosure. 3/ Excludes value of eggs. 4/ Includes value of eggs. Beginning with 2008 data, total value of
distributed eggs is no longer published.
Trout: Egg Sales, United States, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
US : Number of Eggs : Average Price : Total Sales
: : per 1,000 Eggs : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars
: 2009 : 358,750 20.80 7,451 2010 : 383,695 18.50 7,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total sales may not calculate due to rounding.
Trout Lost, Intended for Sale: Number and Pounds
by State and United States, 2009-2010 -----------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 1/ : 2010
:-----------------------------------------------
: Number : Pounds : Number : Pounds
State : Lost : Lost : Lost : Lost -----------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000
: AR : CA : 149 67 281 62 CO : 44 21 37 18 GA : 7 3 23 14 ID : 16,033 2,270 12,965 3,024 MI : 203 76 170 44 MO : 278 37 382 47 NY : 55 11 174 70 NC : 556 313 1,191 679 OR : 47 8 80 26 PA : 784 182 1,390 180 UT : 211 26 46 18 VA : 221 42 294 113 WA : 80 126 185 199 WV : 47 28 139 66 WI : 519 88 505 82
: Oth Sts 2/: 323 217 550 272
: US : 19,557 3,515 18,412 4,914 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Other States include State estimates not shown.
Reliability of Trout Production Estimates
Survey Procedures: Data for trout production are collected from all known producers in the sixteen published states and a sample of producers from the remaining states. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known trout producers and use known sources of producers to update their lists. Operators are mailed a questionnaire as close as possible to January 1 and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond by mail are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person during the middle of January.
Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness.
Revision policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late or corrected data.
Reliability: In the sixteen published states, Trout production estimates are based on a census of all known active producers and therefore, have no sampling variability. However, since all operations in the other states category are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Terms and Definitions Used for Trout Production Estimates
12” or Longer Fish: Grown commercially for food, usually weighing from three-fourths to one and one-half pounds.
6”- 12” Fish: Usually stockers that weigh less than three-fourths of a pound. They may be sold as foodsize fish.
Fingerlings: Fish usually from 1 to 6 inches long.
Live Haulers: Person who buys live fish on the farm and functions as a middleman.
Chemicals: Includes losses from pesticides or herbicide poisoning.
Disease: Includes losses from both parasitic and bacterial caused sickness.
Drought: Includes losses from lack of water causing oxygen depletion.
Floods: Includes losses from too much water washing the fish away.
Predators: Includes losses from mink, otters, birds, and other animals.
Theft/Vandalism: The unauthorized removal of fish and/or the destruction of property causing a loss of fish by intentional acts by persons known or unknown.
Terms and Definitions Used to Describe Point of First Sale
Government Agencies: Sales to Federal, State, or local government agencies for the purpose of stocking public waters.
Live Hauler/Broker: Sales made to an individual or company that generally purchases live fish from a producer and transports them in an oxygenated tank truck to other outlets.
Other Outlets: Sales to outlets not meeting one of the other defined outlets.
Point of First Sale Outlet: The first point at which money changes hands.
Processors: Sales made directly to a plant for processing.
Recreational Stocking: Only includes fish sold to individuals or private entities for the sole purpose of stocking recreational waters.
Retail Outlets: Fish sold directly to entities who buy fish to re-sell to consumers. Includes grocers, restaurants, and fish markets.
Wholesale to Other Producers: Fish sold to other producers for the intention of growing out for further sale at a later time.
To contact the reporter on this story: Terry Barrett in Washington at tbarrett1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
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