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Article: Weather, markets favor farm-raised catfish.(strictly business)(United States farm-raised cat fish stands for quality)
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- July 24, 2006
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STARKVILLE -- Mississippi's farm-raised catfish farmers have had their best hatchery season in 30 years and are seeing their best market prices since 1995.
Jim Steeby, aquaculture specialist with Mississippi State University's Extension Service, said the warm temperatures in April were ideal for the final maturing period.
"Fish started spawning by mid-April and were nearly finished by the first week in June, which is about three weeks early," Steeby said. "Farmers were able to stock fry ponds earlier and have the entire summer for the fish to grow."
Since catfish do not eat when water temperatures fall below 65 degrees, Steeby said this year's ...