-NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE: Catfish Processing.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 November 1998-NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE: Catfish Processing (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:241198 Washington, D.C. Released November 24, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

For information on "Catfish Processing" call John Lange (202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker at (202) 720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Catfish Processing Up 4 Percent Farm-raised catfish processed during October totaled 47.9 million pounds round weight, up 4 percent from October 1997. The average price paid to producers was 71 cents per pound for October 1998, down two cents from last month, but 2 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold...