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Mississippi: Catfish Producers Struggle Despite High Market Prices Jul 19, 2022
Catfish producers in Mississippi are receiving good prices for their products, but their continued profitability faces challenges from high heat and high costs for feed and fuel. Mississippi has 34,100 […]
Catfish Production: Value of Sales Up 12% from 2020 Feb 11, 2022
Catfish growers in the United States had sales of 421 million dollars during 2021, up 12 percent from 377 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, […]
Mississippi Agriculture Reaches Record High in 2021 Dec 23, 2021
High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed […]
Catfish Production: Water Surface Acres Down 3% Jul 23, 2021
The water surface area to be used for catfish production in the three major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi) during July 1 through December 31, 2021, totaled 53,200 acres, […]
Catfish Production: Value of Sales, Water Surface Acres Down Feb 10, 2021
Catfish Value of Sales Down 2 percent from 2019 Catfish growers in the United States had sales of 371 million dollars during 2020, down 2 percent from 380 million dollars […]
Mississippi: Ag Industry Posted 2020 Estimated Value of $7.35B Dec 17, 2020
Mississippi farmers generated an estimated agricultural value of $7.35 billion in 2020, a 5% increase from 2019 saw soybeans top forestry for the No. 2 spot behind poultry. The predicted […]
Catfish Production: Water Surface Acres Down 5% Jul 21, 2020
The water surface area to be used for catfish production in the three major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi) during July 1 through December 31, 2020, totaled 54,800 acres, […]
Mississippi Catfish: COVID-19 Put Brakes on Sales Jul 17, 2020
Cash flow challenges are the latest struggle for Mississippi catfish producers, as product sales to their biggest consumers — restaurants — are way down due to COVID-19. “Even though prices […]
Catfish Producers Can Make Case for Relief Funds May 28, 2020
Catfish producers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have the opportunity to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture information on why they should be eligible for economic assistance through the Coronavirus […]
Coronavirus: Aquaculture, Including Catfish, Not Covered by CFAP May 26, 2020
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the final rule outlining eligibility requirements for financial assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). When released, no funding was […]
