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USDA-ARS, USDA-CSREES
Stakeholder Workshop
Chip Morgan, Exec. Vice PresidentDelta Council
*Broaden understanding of opportunities & problems facing aquaculture industry
*Role of research & education in global competitiveness*How to get research out to the field
Issues of Presentation:
AgricultureHighway Development
Flood Control
ISSUES OF ORIGIN
Founded 1935
The Delta
6.5 m total acres 200 miles long and 65 miles wide Gently slopes 1/2 foot per mile $1.3 billion in annual Ag production $400 million cotton production $140 million rice production $240 million catfish production $340 million soybean production $821.3m in manufacturing wages 28,286 jobs in manufacturing 41,000 jobs in farming & allied ag businesses
41% of land surface of U.S.,31 states & 2 provinces ofCanada
“Not everyone is lucky enough to live upstream.”
- Mark Twain
“Not everyone is lucky enough to live upstream.”
- Mark Twain
May 1991May 1991
School Bus
MS River Levee
MS River Levee
1997
• 621 well tested
• 600 wells with no detectable contaminant concentrations
• 21 wells with detectable contaminant concentrations
• Only 1 well found to contain contaminant concentrations exceeding safe levels established for drinking water by EPA (resampling of this well has indicated levels are now within safe drinking water standards)
Delta Wells Tested1988-2007
Delta Wells Tested1988-2007
Ten Year Average AnnualWater Level Change
October 1997 to October 2007
0.75
Avg Change (Ft)
-0.75
-1.50
0.00
Ten Year Average AnnualWater Level Change
October 1997 to October 2007
0.75
Avg Change (Ft)
-0.75
-1.50
0.00
Delta Water Level Change fromOctober 1997 to October 2007
Aquifer Declines
F C W I Federal Compress and
Warehouse, Inc.
PYCO Industries, Inc
The Contribution of Agriculture to the
Delta’s Economy
The Contribution of Agriculture to the
Delta’s Economy
Taxes paid to the Federal government
$447,000,000Taxes paid to the Federal government
$447,000,000Taxes paid to the Local/State government
$562,000,000Taxes paid to the Local/State government
$562,000,000
Number of Jobs
31,000Number of Jobs
31,000
Source: MSU
December 2009 Corn CBOT
2001-2006 Average $2.30/bu.
November 2009 Soybeans CBOT
2001-2006 Average $5.85/bu.
July 2009 Wheat CBOT
2001-2006 Average $3.47/bu.
2007 Monthly Prices of Catfish Price to Producer and Catfish Feed Price
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.85
0.90Ja
n
Feb
Mar
Ap
r
May
Jun
Jul
Au
g
Sep Oct
No
v
Dec
Cat
fish
Pri
ce,
$/lb
0.130
0.135
0.140
0.145
0.150
0.155
0.160
0.165
0.170
Fee
d P
rice
, $/
lb
Catfish price to producer Catfish feed price
Frozen U.S. Catfish v. Imported Catfish-like Fillet Sales in the U.S. 2000 - October 2007
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Imports U.S.
Million lb
7%16%
8% 4% 8%
24%
64%80%
Less than 10% of U.S. market share for beef, poultry, eggs, hogs, and milk is imported, according to Mississippi State University sources.
02
Imported “Catfish” Frozen Fillets (million pounds)
03 04 05 06 07
20
40
60
80
100
01
Imported TilapiaFrozen Dressed and Fillets (million pounds)
02 03 04 05 06
100
200
300
400
•USDA-Agricultural Research Service
•MSU-Delta Research & Extension Center
•USDA-Forest Service (Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research)
•Yazoo MS Delta Joint Water Management District
•USDA-Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
•USDA-Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center
•USDA-Wildlife Services
•USDA-Weather Center
•Delta Council
•Delta Wildlife/Delta F.A.R.M.
STONEVILLE RESEARCH COMPLEX
STONEVILLE RESEARCH COMPLEXOver 125 State and Federal Research
Scientists and Extension Specialists Average Wage = 100K per year
350+ Support Personnel
Direct regional and state expenditures = $13.3 million
Annual Budget = $45.4 million
Annual Payroll = $18 million