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**FLORIDA**

**Livestock, Dairy and Poultry**

**October 2006**

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| **Topics in This Report**                                             |
|                                                                       |
| Cattle on Feed                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| Chickens and Eggs                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| Hatchery Production                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| Milk Production                                                       |
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| Livestock Slaughter                                                   |
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Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head
on October 1, 2006. The inventory was nine percent above October 1, 2005
and eight percent above October 1, 2004. This is the highest October 1
inventory since the series began in 1996. The inventory included 7.20
million steers and steer calves, up five percent from the previous year.
This group accounted for 63 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and
heifer calves accounted for 4.12 million head, up 16 percent from 2005.

Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.23 million, five
percent below 2005 and six percent below 2004. Net placements were 2.16
million. During September, placements of cattle and calves weighing less
than 600 pounds were 725,000; 600-699 pounds were 412,000; 700-799
pounds were 450,000; and 800 pounds and greater were 645,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.77 million, three
percent below 2005 and two percent below 2004. This is the second lowest
fed cattle marketings for the month of September since the series began
in 1996. Other disappearance totaled 68,000 during September, 19 percent
above 2005, and 11 percent above 2004.

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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="11"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cattle On
Feed</span></strong>: U.S. Cattle Placed on Feed, by Weight</p>
<p>Groups, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, September 2005, August and
September 2006</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Month</td>
<td colspan="2">Less than 600 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">600-699 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">700-799 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">800+ lbs</td>
<td>Total</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9">1,000 head</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td>565</td>
<td colspan="2">505</td>
<td colspan="2">550</td>
<td colspan="2">735</td>
<td colspan="2">2,355</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>680</td>
<td colspan="2">*430</td>
<td colspan="2">535</td>
<td colspan="2">650</td>
<td colspan="2">*2,295</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>725</td>
<td colspan="2">412</td>
<td colspan="2">450</td>
<td colspan="2">645</td>
<td colspan="2">2,232</td>
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**\***Revised

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<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="14"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cattle and Calves on
Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, Major States and</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="smallcaps">United
States</span></strong></p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th rowspan="2">State</th>
<th colspan="3"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>Sept 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2">Placed during Sept 1</th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during Sept</p></th>
<th colspan="4"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during Sept</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>October 1</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="2">2005</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2005</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2005</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th colspan="2">2005</th>
<th colspan="2">2006</th>
<th>2005</th>
<th>2006</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="13">1,000 head</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AZ</td>
<td>314</td>
<td colspan="2">336</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">318</td>
<td>336</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td>530</td>
<td colspan="2">520</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>6</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">535</td>
<td>525</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td>770</td>
<td colspan="2">960</td>
<td>280</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>5</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">900</td>
<td>1,060</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td>250</td>
<td colspan="2">235</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">270</td>
<td>265</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td>395</td>
<td colspan="2">455</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">410</td>
<td>460</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td>2,210</td>
<td colspan="2">2,390</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>455</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>15</td>
<td colspan="2">20</td>
<td colspan="2">2,250</td>
<td>2,450</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td>1,770</td>
<td colspan="2">2,050</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">10</td>
<td colspan="2">1,940</td>
<td>2,220</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td>135</td>
<td colspan="2">142</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2">4</td>
<td colspan="2">136</td>
<td>143</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td>320</td>
<td colspan="2">345</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">335</td>
<td>355</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td>132</td>
<td colspan="2">155</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">130</td>
<td>170</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td>2,800</td>
<td colspan="2">2,960</td>
<td>550</td>
<td>495</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">15</td>
<td colspan="2">2,830</td>
<td>2,930</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td>139</td>
<td colspan="2">158</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">153</td>
<td>171</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td>235</td>
<td colspan="2">280</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">275</td>
<td>300</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td colspan="2">10,986</td>
<td>2,355</td>
<td>2,232</td>
<td>1,816</td>
<td>1,765</td>
<td>57</td>
<td colspan="2">68</td>
<td colspan="2">10,482</td>
<td>11,385</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table eggs sold in mid-October 2006 averaged 41.0 cents, down 3.0 cents
from mid-September. Table egg production in Florida during September was
226 million eggs, down three percent from the previous month.

**[United States]{.smallcaps}**

U.S. egg production totaled 7.42 billion during September 2006, up one
percent from last year. Production included 6.38 billion table eggs, and
1.04 billion hatching eggs, of which 977 million were broiler-type and
63 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during September
2006 averaged 343 million, up slightly from last year. September egg
production per 100 layers was 2,165 eggs, up slightly from September
2005.

All layers in the U.S. on October 1, 2006, totaled 343 million, up
slightly from last year. These layers consisted of 288 million layers
producing table or market type eggs, 53.2 million layers producing
broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.65 million layers producing egg-type
hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on October 1, 2006, averaged 71.7
eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from October 1, 2005.

+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| **[Mid-month table egg     |                     |                   |
| prices                     |                     |                   |
| received]{.smallcaps}**    |                     |                   |
|                            |                     |                   |
| **[by Florida egg          |                     |                   |
| producers.]{.smallcaps}**  |                     |                   |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| Month                      | Cents per dozen     |                   |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
|                            | 2005                | 2006              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| January                    | 40.0                | 60.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| February                   | 36.0                | 36.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| March                      | 33.0                | 59.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| April                      | 30.0                | 34.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| May                        | 27.0                | 27.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| June                       | 25.0                | 45.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| July                       | 34.0                | 32.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| August                     | 29.0                | 45.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| September                  | 50.0                | 44.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| October                    | 36.0                | 41.0              |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| November                   | 51.0                |                   |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| December                   | 60.0                |                   |
+----------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+

+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| **[                     |          |          |         |         |
| Florida]{.smallcaps}**: |          |          |         |         |
| Layers on hand first of |          |          |         |         |
| month,                  |          |          |         |         |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| percent molting and     |          |          |         |         |
| molted                  |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
|                         | Oct      | Aug      | Sep     | Oct     |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
|                         | 2005     | 2006     | 2006    | 2006    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Total layers on         | 11,405   | 10,466   | 10,529  | 10,702  |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > hand: Thous.          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Percent of layers:      | 5.0      | 3.0      | 7.5     | 10.5    |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > Being molted          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Molt completed          | 28.0     | 36.5     | 41.0    | 40.0    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+

+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| *        |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| *[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| and egg  |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| pro      |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| duction, |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| S        |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| eptember |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| 2006,    |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| -to-date |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| egg      |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| p        |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| roductio |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| n]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| **[for   |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| selected |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| State    |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| s]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Selected | Av    | Eggs | Egg |     |       |      | Lay |       |
|          | erage |      | p   |     |       |      | ers |       |
| States   |       | per  | rod |     |       |      |     |       |
|          | l     | 100  | uct |     |       |      |     |       |
|          | ayers |      | ion |     |       |      |     |       |
|          |       | la   |     |     |       |      |     |       |
|          | on    | yers |     |     |       |      |     |       |
|          | hand  |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
|          |       |      | To  | Ta  | Hat   | Year | Be  | Molt  |
|          |       |      | tal | ble | ching | to   | ing |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      | mol | Comp  |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | date | ted | leted |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | ^1/^ |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| * *      | *Thou | * *  | *   |     |       |      | *Pe |       |
|          | sand* |      | Mil |     |       |      | rce |       |
|          |       |      | lio |     |       |      | nt* |       |
|          |       |      | ns* |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Alabama  | 8,748 | 1    | 164 | 37  | 127   | 1    | 0.0 | 5.0   |
|          |       | ,875 |     |     |       | ,666 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Arkansas | 1     | 1    | 266 | 99  | 167   | 2    | 3.5 | 12.5  |
|          | 3,964 | ,905 |     |     |       | ,728 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Ca       | 1     | 2    | 410 |     |       | 4    | 5.0 | 37.0  |
| lifornia | 9,006 | ,157 |     |     |       | ,126 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| **F      | **10, | *    | *   | *   | **7** | *    | **  | **4   |
| lorida** | 616** | *2,1 | *23 | *22 |       | *2,4 | 10. | 0.0** |
|          |       | 95** | 3** | 6** |       | 49** | 5** |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Georgia  | 1     | 2    | 384 | 213 | 171   | 3    | 4.0 | 11.0  |
|          | 8,806 | ,042 |     |     |       | ,908 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Indiana  | 2     | 2    | 541 | 529 | 12    | 5    | 5.0 | 30.0  |
|          | 4,373 | ,220 |     |     |       | ,491 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Iowa     | 5     | 2    | 1,  |     |       | 10   | 5.5 | 35.5  |
|          | 1,155 | ,178 | 114 |     |       | ,360 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Maine    | 3,994 | 2    | 84  |     |       | 895  | 0.0 | 0.0   |
|          |       | ,103 |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Maryland | 2,746 | 2    | 62  | 60  | 2     | 1    | 4.5 | 42.0  |
|          |       | ,258 |     |     |       | ,150 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Michigan | 9,121 | 2    | 204 |     |       | 1    | 7.0 | 23.0  |
|          |       | ,237 |     |     |       | ,960 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| M        | 1     | 2    | 236 | 228 | 8     | 2    | 4.5 | 36.0  |
| innesota | 0,838 | ,178 |     |     |       | ,450 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Mis      | 6,257 | 1    | 125 | 37  | 88    | 1    | 2.0 | 13.5  |
| sissippi |       | ,998 |     |     |       | ,294 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Missouri | 7,267 | 2    | 160 |     |       | 1    | 4.0 | 22.0  |
|          |       | ,202 |     |     |       | ,575 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Nebraska | 1     | 2    | 259 | 259 | 0     | 2    | 4.0 | 25.5  |
|          | 1,556 | ,241 |     |     |       | ,603 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| New York | 4,277 | 2    | 99  |     |       | 989  | 3.5 | 10.5  |
|          |       | ,315 |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| North    | 1     | 1    | 218 | 85  | 133   | 2    | 2.0 | 9.5   |
| Carolina | 1,157 | ,954 |     |     |       | ,187 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Ohio     | 2     | 2    | 615 |     |       | 6    | 7.0 | 26.5  |
|          | 8,003 | ,196 |     |     |       | ,305 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Penn     | 2     | 2    | 542 | 522 | 20    | 5    | 1.5 | 16.5  |
| sylvania | 3,180 | ,338 |     |     |       | ,577 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| South    | 4,865 | 2    | 102 | 81  | 21    | 1    | 4.5 | 40.0  |
| Carolina |       | ,097 |     |     |       | ,065 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Texas    | 1     | 2    | 415 |     |       | 4    | 1.5 | 23.5  |
|          | 8,723 | ,217 |     |     |       | ,170 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Virginia | 3,201 | 2    | 65  | 32  | 33    | 670  | 0.0 | 20.5  |
|          |       | ,031 |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Wa       | 4,775 | 2    | 108 |     |       | 1    | 4.0 | 57.5  |
| shington |       | ,262 |     |     |       | ,078 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| Other    | 4     | 2    | 520 | 378 | 122   | 5    | 3.6 | 25.6  |
| States   | 5,978 | ,122 |     |     |       | ,136 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| United   | 34    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,040 | 75   | 4.2 | 25.7  |
| States   | 2,606 | ,165 | 419 | 379 |       | ,572 |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+
| ^1/^     |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| Pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| begins   |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| December |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
| 1.       |       |      |     |     |       |      |     |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+-----+-------+

**HATCHERY PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

The September hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 4,734,000 was two percent
below a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on October 1, at
4,117,000 were five percent above a year ago.

**[United States]{.smallcaps}**

Broiler-type chicks hatched during September 2006 totaled 772 million,
up slightly from September 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 632 million
on October 1, 2006, up slightly from a year earlier.

Leading breeders placed 7.06 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
future domestic hatchery supply flocks during September 2006, down one
percent from September 2005.

Egg-type chicks hatched during September 2006 totaled 36.8 million, up
ten percent from September 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 35.2 million
on October 1, 2006, up four percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply
flocks by leading breeders totaled 243,000 during September 2006, down
35 percent from September 2005.

+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Hatchery production, United     |           |            |       |
| States]{.smallcaps}**              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| Item                               | 2005      | 2006       | 2006% |
|                                    |           |            | of    |
|                                    |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            | 2005  |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
|                                    | *- -      |            |       |
|                                    | Th        |            |       |
|                                    | ousands - |            |       |
|                                    | -*        |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Egg-Type:]{.smallcaps}**        | 33,782    | 35,152     | 104   |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| > Eggs in incubators: Oct 1        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Sept       | 33,623    | 36,845     | 110   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Sept      | 375       | 243        | 65    |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-18 months earlier ^1/^         | 2,963     | 2,864      | 97    |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Broiler-Type]{.smallcaps}**:    |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Eggs in incubators: Oct 1        | 631,849   | 632,413    | 100   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Sept       | 771,146   | 771,719    | 100   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Sept      | 7,132     | 7,063      | 99    |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-15 months earlier ^2/^         | 62,707    | 64,154     | 102   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| ^1/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched March 2005 through         |           |            |       |
| February 2006.                     |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| ^2/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched June 2005 through February |           |            |       |
| 2006.                              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
|                                    |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 146 million pounds of milk during September
2006, down one percent from the previous September. Production per cow
in September of 1,125 pounds was two percent above last year. Milk cow
numbers on Florida dairy farms in September totaled 130,000, three
percent below last year.

**[United States]{.smallcaps}**

Milk production in the 23 major States during September totaled 13.3
billion pounds, up two percent from September 2005. August production,
unrevised at 13.9 billion pounds, is up 1.6 percent from August 2005.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,615 pounds for
September, 16 pounds above September 2005.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.25 million
head, 79,000 head more than September 2005, but 6,000 head less than
August 2006.

Milk production in the U.S. during the July-September quarter totaled
44.7 billion pounds, up 1.4 percent from the July-September quarter last
year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the quarter was
9.12 million head, 57,000 head more than the same period last year.

+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[Milk cows and     |       |           |           |             |
| production, Florida  |       |           |           |             |
| and                  |       |           |           |             |
| U.S.]{.smallcaps}**  |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| Month                |       | Milk      | Monthly   |             |
|                      |       |           | milk      |             |
| and year             |       | Cows      |           |             |
|                      |       |           | p         |             |
|                      |       |           | roduction |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
|                      |       |           | Per cow   | Monthly     |
|                      |       |           |           | Total       |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
|                      |       | *Thous.*  | *Lbs.*    | *Mil. Lbs.* |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[Flo               |       |           |           |             |
| rida:]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2005  | 134       | 1,105     | 148         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| August               | 2006  | 130       | 1,180     | 153         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2006  | 130       | 1,125     | 146         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2005  | 8,167     | 1,599     | 13,057      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| August               | 2006  | 8,252     | 1,680     | 13,861      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2006  | 8,246     | 1,615     | 13,318      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[United            |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2005  | 9,066     | 1,572     | 14,260      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| August               | 2006  | 9,116     | 1,655     | 15,085      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| September            | 2006  | 9,107     | 1,591     | 14,493      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+

+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| **[Milk   |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| p         |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| roduction |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| by        |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| quarters, |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| United    |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| Sta       |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| tes]{.sma |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| llcaps}** |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Month     | Milk   |        | Milk   |        | Milk  |   |        |   |
|           | cows   |        | per    |        | Produ |   |        |   |
|           | ^1/^   |        | cow    |        | ction |   |        |   |
|           |        |        | ^2/^   |        |       |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
|           | 2005   | 2006   | 2005   | 2006   | 2005  | 2 |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 0 |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 0 |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 6 |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
|           | *Tho   |        | *P     |        | *Mil. |   |        |   |
|           | usand* |        | ounds* |        | Lbs.* |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Jan-Mar   | 9,002  | 9,094  | 4,816  | 5,009  | 4     |   | 45,553 |   |
|           |        |        |        |        | 3,350 |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Apr-Jun   | 9,041  | 9,133  | 5,069  | 5,136  | 4     |   | 46,908 |   |
|           |        |        |        |        | 5,831 |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Jul-Sep   | 9,060  | 9,117  | 4,871  | 4,907  | 4     |   | 44,737 |   |
|           |        |        |        |        | 4,134 |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Oct-Dec   | 9,060  |        | 4,821  |        | 4     |   |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        | 3,674 |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| Annual    | 9,041  |        | 19,576 |        | 17    |   |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        | 6,989 |   |        |   |
| Total     |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+
| ^1/^      |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| Includes  |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| dry cows. |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| Excludes  |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| heifers   |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| not yet   |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| fresh.    |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
|           |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| ^2/^      |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| Excludes  |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| milk fed  |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| to        |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
| calves.   |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |   |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+---+

+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[Commercial slaughter  |        |       |       |       |         |
| and red meat production, |        |       |       |       |         |
| Florida and United       |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Source                   | Sep    | A     | Sept  | Year  | Year to |
|                          | tember | ugust | ember | to    |         |
| and kind                 |        |       |       | date  | date    |
|                          | 2005   | 2006  | 2006  |       |         |
|                          |        |       |       | 2005  | 2006    |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| *                        |        |       |       |       |         |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 9      | 8     | 8     | 71    | 64      |
| head)                    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 1,111  | 1,063 | 1,015 | 9,478 | 8,713   |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 0.2    | 0.2   | 0.2   | 1.9   | 2.1     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 12     | 11    | 13    | 111   | 129     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 4.4    | 6.3   | 5.5   | 40.4  | 47.2    |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
|                          |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[United                |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Cattle]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 2,776  | \*    | 2,766 | 2     | 25,380  |
| head)                    |        | 3,133 |       | 4,374 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 3,538  | 3,996 | 3,546 | 3     | 32,170  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 0,420 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Average liveweight     | 1,275  | 1,275 | 1,282 | 1,248 | 1,268   |
| > (pounds)               |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Beef production        | 2,158  | 2,442 | 2,162 | 1     | 19,585  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 8,473 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Calves]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 61     | 67    | 58    | 563   | 514     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 22     | 23    | 21    | 196   | 186     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 363    | 347   | 365   | 348   | 363     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Veal production        | 13     | 14    | 13    | 116   | 114     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 8,871  | \*    | 8,833 | 7     | 76,851  |
| > (1,000 head)           |        | 9,095 |       | 6,096 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,349  | 2,388 | 2,352 | 2     | 20,690  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 0,384 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 265    | 263   | 266   | 268   | 269     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Pork production        | 1,743  | 1,774 | 1,774 | 1     | 15,391  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 5,160 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 231    | 227   | 219   | 2,015 | 2,011   |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 31     | 29    | 28    | 279   | 276     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Lamb and              | 16     | 15    | 14    | 139   | 139     |
| > Mutton:]{.smallcaps}   |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 3,930  | 4,245 | 3,933 | 3     | 35,229  |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       | 3,889 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| \*Revised                |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+

**LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**

Commercial red meat output in Florida for September 2006 was 5.5 million
pounds, 25 percent above the same month last year. Commercial production
of red meat in the United States for September at 3.93 billion pounds,
was slightly above 2005.