Catfish Boost

Half of the cost of raising catfish rests in feeding them, and with the market pricing catfish so low many aquaculturists who had relied upon catfish have transformed their operations to row crops or larger animals (feed for which is actually cheaper). But the United States Department of Agriculture (USdA) has announced a large-scale catfish purchase for school lunch programs, and it’s hoped that this will help stabilize if not lift prices and make this piece of the aquaculture industry more viable.