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Article: Catfish: even amid bitter political battles, buyers can find sweet deals. (Finfish Focus).
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- Seafood Business
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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If you're a buyer, farm-raised catfish has never been a sweeter deal. This summer, skinless, boneless fillets were selling for prices that averaged about $2.50 a pound--almost 50 cents a pound less than last summer. Over the past 12 months, catfish prices have been at their lowest levels since the whiskered wonder first began replacing soybeans on the Mississippi Delta in the 1970s.
At Cahoot's Catfish & Oyster Bar in Abilene, Texas, that translated into a price of $8.95 for all the fried catfish you could eat. Meanwhile, over in Slidell, La., $4.95 was enough for a fried catfish lunch (complete with fries, hush puppies, yam patty and a small salad) at the Triple ...