Wisconsin Fish Farmers See 54% Decrease in Sales Last Year

Sunday, March 6th, 2022 -- 8:01 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin fish farmers are reporting $660,000 in trout sales during 2021, a devastating 54 percent decrease from the previous year.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's according to the state's agriculture department, which stated sales of trout greater than 12 inches long totaled $571,000 million, which was also off by more than half compared to 2020.

The agency says the number of trout sold greater than 12 inches long were down by 190,000 to 120,000 fish. The total live weight of trout sold in this size category was 123,000 pounds.

Producers did receive larger revenues for their efforts in 2021, as they were getting an average of $4.64 per pound in this size class, an increase of 13-cents from last year.

Nationally, the total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 97.3 million dollars for 2021, which was up one percent from the previous year. The average price per pound was $2.01, up two percent from 2020.

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