Much of the domestic catfish industry’s attention is fixed on events in the nation’s capital and abroad. But what’s happening down South — or rather, not happening as much as in the past — is another pressing matter.
Despite a modest 1 percent increase in catfish processing by volume last year, to a total of 471.6 million pounds,processing output quickly fell in January 12 percent, to 35.1 million pounds, compared to the opening month of 2010. Producers were paid an average of 80.1 cen…
