News Release - Pennsylvania Trout - 03-01-2016

NEWS RELEASE
United States Department of Agriculture
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE
4050 Crums Mill Rd, Harrisburg PA 17112
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2016

Contact: Irene Fan
(717) 787-3904

Pennsylvania Trout Value of Sales Increased 10 Percent from 2014
The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in Pennsylvania totaled 6.12 million dollars for
2015, an increase of 10 percent from 2014. Pennsylvania accounted for 6 percent of the total value of
fish sold in the United States, ranking Pennsylvania third nationally behind Idaho and North Carolina,
according to Irene Fan, Statistician with the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northeastern
Regional Office.
The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold during 2015 totaled 910 thousand fish, up 3 percent
from the previous year. The average price per pound was $4.91, up 63 cents from 2014. The value of
sales for the 2015 marketing year was 5.16 million dollars, up 17 percent from 2014.
The number of 6"- 12" trout sold during 2015 totaled 420 thousand fish, a decrease of 18 percent
from 2014. The average price per pound was $5.15 during 2015, down 35 cents from the 2014 price.
The total value of sales was 906 thousand dollars during 2015, a 13 percent decrease from the
previous year.
The number of 1"- 6" trout sold during 2015 totaled 145 thousand, a 59 percent decrease from the
previous year. The average value per 1,000 fish was $416 during 2015, up 80 dollars from 2014. The
total value of sales was 60 thousand dollars, down 49 percent from last year's total.

Distributed Trout
Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, enhancement, or recreational purposes, primarily by
State and Federal hatcheries, included 990 thousand 12" or longer fish, 4.36 million 6"- 12" fish, and
1.16 million 1"- 6" fish. The estimated value of fish distributed totaled 10.3 million dollars, up
68 percent from 2014.

Trout Losses
Total losses of all trout intended for sale were 177 thousand fish during 2015.
The complete Annual Trout Production report and all other NASS reports are available at
www.nass.usda.gov.
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