In my opinion, the one line you are concerned about is a minor
overstatement
...
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:59 am, Jeff McCord wrote:
The study was conducted by Market Research Institute, a nationally
recognized market research firm, during May and June of
2005. The research focused on the states with the
highest per capita sales of U.S. Farm Raised Catfish. In each
state, the researchers contacted and obtained data from seafood
purchasing agents for seafood stores, supermarkets, catfish
restaurants and other restaurants and came up with the aggregate
numbers I provided to you on Thursday...
On Th, March 3, 2011 at 4:26 pm, Jeff McCord wrote:
...The Catfish Institute (TCI) has found that Texans eat more
catfish than all the other core Southern catfish consumption states
combined. Our assertion is based on market research of the
five largest catfish consuming states conducted for The Catfish
Institute in 2005. ...
In any event, here is what TCI's market research found:
State Pounds
of Catfish consumed annually
AL
29,729,957.92
AR
18,137,009.96
LA
28,197,573.84
MS
18,456,587.34
Combined total:
94,521,129.06