Charleston, (W.V.) – The total value of fish sold for 2021 was 895 thousand dollars, an increase of 7 percent from the 2020 total value of 840 thousand dollars.
The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold data during 2021 were withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. In 2020, fish sold totaled 350,000 fish, the average price per pound was $2.45, and the value of sales for the 2020 marketing year was 840 thousand dollars. Other size categories are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
The number of distributed trout 12 inches and longer during 2021 totaled 460,000 fish, down from 470,000 fish in 2020. The average value per pound was $3.21 in 2021, up from $3.13 per pound in 2020. The value of fish distributed totaled 1.45 million dollars in 2021, up from 1.41 million dollars in 2020.
The number of distributed trout 6” – 12” during 2021 totaled 480,000 fish, down from 500,000 fish in 2020. The average value per pound was $5.45 in 2021, down from $5.57 per pound in 2020. The value of fish distributed totaled 1.40 million dollars in 2021, down from 1.50 million dollars in 2020.
The number of distributed trout 1” – 6” during 2021 totaled 260,000 fish, up from 185,000 fish in 2020. The average value per 1,000 fish was $873 in 2021, down from $1,500 in 2020. The value of fish distributed totaled 227 thousand dollars in 2021, down from 278 thousand dollars in 2020.
Trout losses of all trout intended for sale were 23 thousand fish during 2021, down 25,000 fish from the total of 48,000 fish in 2020.
United States – The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 97.3 million dollars for 2021, up 1 percent from 2020.
The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold during 2021 totaled 26.3 million fish, up 2 percent from the previous year. The average price per pound was $2.01, up 1 percent from the previous year. The value of sales for the 2021 marketing year was 90.0 million dollars, up 2 percent from 2020. For trout 12 inches or longer, 67.3 percent were sold to processors.
The number of 6″- 12″ trout sold during 2021 totaled 4.89 million fish, down 28 percent from 2020. The average price per pound was $4.30 during 2021, up 18 percent from the 2020 price. The total value of sales was 6.16 million dollars during 2021, down 8 percent from the previous year. The major sales outlets for 6″-12″ trout were for recreational stocking accounting for 52.4 percent of total sales.
The number of 1″- 6″ trout sold during 2021 totaled 5.03 million, up 5 percent from the previous year. The average value per 1,000 fish was $241 during 2021, up from $211 in 2020. The total value of sales was 1.21 million dollars, up 20 percent from last year’s total.
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Distributed Trout – Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, enhancement, or recreational purposes, primarily by State and Federal hatcheries, included 5.82 million 12″ or longer fish, 64.9 million 6″- 12″ fish, and 46.9 million 1″- 6″ fish. The estimated value of fish distributed totaled 139 million dollars, up 3 percent from 2020.
Trout Loss – Total losses of all trout intended for sale were 8.09 million fish during 2021. Disease accounted for 54 percent of these losses.
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