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Catfish Feed Deliveries DownWASHINGTON - Oct 23/06 - SNS -- Catfish feed deliveries dropped 3% below year earlier levels in September, according to the USDA, hitting 121,008 tons for a 20% drop from August. Foodsize fish feed delivered totaled 112,525 tons, down 6% for the corresponding month a year ago. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 8,483 tons, up 65% for the corresponding month a year ago. Catfish feed delivered to catfish growers during the January-September period totaled 693,761 tons, up 4% from the corresponding period in 2005. For this period 94% of the total feed delivered to catfish growers was for foodsize catfish. September feed delivered to Mississippi catfish growers for foodsize fish totaled 55,565 tons, down 6% from last year and accounted for 49% of the total foodsize catfish feed delivered to U.S. farmers. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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