May 2008

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head
on May 1, 2008. The inventory was one percent below May 1, 2007 and four
percent below May 1, 2006.

Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.54 million, two percent
below 2007 and five percent below 2006. Net placements were 1.46 million
head. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than
600 pounds were 315,000, 600-699 pounds were 278,000, 700-799 pounds
were 428,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 515,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 2.01 million, 11 percent
above 2007 and 13 percent above 2006. Other disappearance totaled 75,000
during April, 24 percent below 2007 and 14 percent below 2006.

+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| **[C  |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| attle |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| On    |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| Feed] |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| {.sma |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| llcap |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| s}**: |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| U.S.  |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| C     |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| attle |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| P     |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| laced |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| on    |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| Feed, |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| by    |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| W     |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| eight |    |            |          |          |         |          |
|       |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| Gr    |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| oups, |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| 1     |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| ,000+ |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| Cap   |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| acity |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| Feed  |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| lots, |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| April |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| 2007, |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| March |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| and   |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| April |    |            |          |          |         |          |
| 2008  |    |            |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| Month |    | Less than  | 600-699  | 700-799  | 800+    | Total    |
| and   |    | 600 lbs    | lbs      | lbs      | lbs     |          |
| Year  |    |            |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
|       |    | *1,000     |          |          |         |          |
|       |    | head*      |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| April | 20 | > 375      | > 263    | 430      | 500     | 1,568    |
|       | 07 |            |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| March | 20 | > 335      | 330      | 561      | 510     | 1,736    |
|       | 08 |            |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| April | 20 | > 315      | 278      | 428      | 515     | 1,536    |
|       | 08 |            |          |          |         |          |
+-------+----+------------+----------+----------+---------+----------+

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<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="11"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cattle and Calves on
Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, and United States</span></strong></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th rowspan="2">State</th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>April 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Placed during</p>
<p>April 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during April</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during April</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>May 1</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="10"><em>1,000 head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AZ</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>374</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>370</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>550</td>
<td>520</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td>1,020</td>
<td>1,020</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>130</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>1,020</td>
<td>950</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>235</td>
<td>225</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>550</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>550</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td>2,480</td>
<td>2,420</td>
<td>355</td>
<td>360</td>
<td>445</td>
<td>470</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>2,350</td>
<td>2,290</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td>2,480</td>
<td>2,450</td>
<td>290</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>400</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,420</td>
<td>2,380</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td>131</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>118</td>
<td>150</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>335</td>
<td>305</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>225</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>220</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td>2,800</td>
<td>2,880</td>
<td>380</td>
<td>360</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>540</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,680</td>
<td>2,690</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td>163</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>155</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td>345</td>
<td>355</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>335</td>
<td>350</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td>11,644</td>
<td>11,684</td>
<td>1,568</td>
<td>1,536</td>
<td>1,816</td>
<td>2,010</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>11,297</td>
<td>11,135</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table egg production in Florida during April was 213 million eggs, nine
percent below the previous month. Total egg production was 221 million
eggs compared to 243 million eggs the previous month.

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

U.S. egg production totaled 7.38 billion during April 2008, down one
percent from last year. Production included 6.28 billion table eggs, and
1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and
66 million were egg-type. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,164
eggs, up slightly from April 2007.

All layers in the U.S. on May 1, 2008, totaled 341 million, down one
percent from last year. The 341 million layers consisted of 280 million
layers producing table or market type eggs, 57.7 million layers
producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.84 million layers producing
egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on May 1, 2008, averaged
71.8 eggs per 100 layers, up one percent from May 1, 2007.

+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| **[Mid-month table egg prices  |                  |                 |
| received]{.smallcaps}**        |                  |                 |
|                                |                  |                 |
| **[by Florida egg              |                  |                 |
| producers.]{.smallcaps}**      |                  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| Month                          | Cents per dozen  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
|                                | 2007             | 2008            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| January                        | 75.0             | 134.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| February                       | 68.0             | 130.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| March                          | 70.0             | 135.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| April                          | 55.0             | 97.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| May                            | 65.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| June                           | 49.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| July                           | 79.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| August                         | 73.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| September                      | 97.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| October                        | 85.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| November                       | 100.0            |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| December                       | 137.0            |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+

+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **[Fl                 |           |          |          |          |
| orida]{.smallcaps}**: |           |          |          |          |
| Layers on hand first  |           |          |          |          |
| of month,             |           |          |          |          |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| percent molting and   |           |          |          |          |
| molted                |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
|                       | May       | Mar      | Apr      | May      |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
|                       | 2007      | 2008     | 2008     | 2008     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Total layers on       | 10,395    | 10,697   | 10,460   | 10,434   |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| hand: Thous.          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Percent of layers:    | 10.0      | 3.0      | 7.5      | 8.5      |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| Being molted          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Molt completed        | 35.5      | 34.5     | 32.5     | 30.0     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+

+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| *        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| *[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and egg  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pro      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| duction, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| April    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 2008,    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year-    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| to-date, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| egg      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| p        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| roductio |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| n]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| **[for   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| selected |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| States   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| United   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| State    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| s]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Selected | Av    | Eggs | Egg |     |       |      | La   |       |
|          | erage |      | p   |     |       |      | yers |       |
| States   |       | per  | rod |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | l     | 100  | uct |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | ayers |      | ion |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       | la   |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | on    | yers |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | hand  |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|          |       |      | To  | Ta  | Hat   | Year | B    | Molt  |
|          |       |      | tal | ble | ching | to   | eing |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      | mo   | Comp  |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | date | lted | leted |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | ^1/^ |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| * *      | *Thou | * *  | *   |     |       |      | *    |       |
|          | sand* |      | Mil |     |       |      | Perc |       |
|          |       |      | lio |     |       |      | ent* |       |
|          |       |      | ns* |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Alabama  | 9,436 | 1    | 175 | 28  | 147   | 901  | 0.5  | 4.5   |
|          |       | ,855 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Arkansas | 1     | 1    | 263 | 81  | 182   | 1    | 1.5  | 9.0   |
|          | 3,894 | ,893 |     |     |       | ,341 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ca       | 1     | 2    | 413 |     |       | 2    | 7.5  | 29.5  |
| lifornia | 9,825 | ,083 |     |     |       | ,048 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| **F      | **10, | *    | *   | *   | **8** | *    | **8  | **3   |
| lorida** | 460** | *2,1 | *22 | *21 |       | *1,1 | .5** | 0.0** |
|          |       | 13** | 1** | 3** |       | 97** |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Georgia  | 1     | 2    | 380 | 199 | 181   | 1    | 4.5  | 8.5   |
|          | 8,940 | ,006 |     |     |       | ,983 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Indiana  | 2     | 2    | 540 | 528 | 12    | 2    | 5.0  | 32.0  |
|          | 4,280 | ,224 |     |     |       | ,728 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Iowa     | 5     | 2    | 1,  | 1,  | 16    | 5    | 3.0  | 33.5  |
|          | 3,727 | ,196 | 180 | 164 |       | ,927 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maine    | 4,094 | 2    | 91  |     |       | 444  | 0.0  | 0.0   |
|          |       | ,223 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maryland | 2,592 | 2    | 57  | 55  | 2     | 287  | 6.5  | 16.5  |
|          |       | ,199 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Michigan | 9,199 | 2    | 216 |     |       | 1    | 6.5  | 19.5  |
|          |       | ,348 |     |     |       | ,093 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| M        | 1     | 2    | 225 | 217 | 8     | 1    | 1.5  | 28.5  |
| innesota | 0,142 | ,218 |     |     |       | ,160 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Mis      | 6,250 | 1    | 120 | 33  | 87    | 624  | 3.5  | 9.0   |
| sissippi |       | ,920 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Missouri | 6,911 | 2    | 158 |     |       | 785  | 3.0  | 15.5  |
|          |       | ,286 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Nebraska | 9,741 | 2    | 228 | 228 | 0     | 1    | 0.0  | 4.5   |
|          |       | ,341 |     |     |       | ,171 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| New York | 3,941 | 2    | 95  |     |       | 479  | 1.0  | 5.5   |
|          |       | ,411 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| North    | 1     | 2    | 257 | 120 | 137   | 1    | 1.0  | 8.0   |
| Carolina | 2,700 | ,024 |     |     |       | ,302 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ohio     | 2     | 2    | 591 |     |       | 2    | 4.5  | 12.5  |
|          | 5,790 | ,292 |     |     |       | ,990 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Penn     | 2     | 2    | 504 | 485 | 19    | 2    | 3.0  | 12.0  |
| sylvania | 1,510 | ,343 |     |     |       | ,599 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| South    | 4,491 | 2    | 95  | 73  | 22    | 473  | 2.5  | 19.0  |
| Carolina |       | ,115 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Texas    | 1     | 2    | 400 |     |       | 2    | 5.0  | 24.0  |
|          | 8,820 | ,125 |     |     |       | ,087 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Virginia | 3,182 | 1    | 62  | 28  | 34    | 310  | 9.0  | 13.0  |
|          |       | ,948 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Wa       | 5,605 | 2    | 129 |     |       | 625  | 7.5  | 31.0  |
| shington |       | ,302 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Other    | 4     | 2    | 482 | 354 | 128   | 3    | 4.0  | 21.2  |
| States   | 5,629 | ,096 |     |     |       | ,047 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| United   | 34    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,106 | 37   | 3.9  | 20.5  |
| States   | 1,159 | ,164 | 384 | 278 |       | ,631 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| ^1/^     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| Pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| begins   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| February |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 1.       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+

> **HATCHERY PRODUCTION**
>
> **[Florida]{.smallcaps}**
>
> The April hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 5,038,000, was three
> percent above a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on May
> 1, at 4,023,000, was two percent below a year ago.
>
> **[United States]{.smallcaps}**
>
> Broiler-type chicks hatched during April 2008 totaled 797 million,
> down slightly from April 2007. Eggs in incubators totaled 665 million
> on May 1, 2008, down two percent from a year earlier.
>
> Leading breeders placed 6.87 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
> future domestic hatchery supply flocks during April 2008, up three
> percent from April 2007.
>
> Egg-type chicks hatched during April 2008 totaled 41.1 million, up
> five percent from April 2007. Eggs in incubators totaled 39.6 million
> on May 1, 2008, up ten percent from a year ago.
>
> Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery
> supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 264 thousand during April
> 2008, down four percent from April 2007.

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 194 million pounds of milk during April
2008, down five percent from the previous April. Production per cow in
April of 1,575 pounds was slightly below last year. Milk cow numbers on
Florida dairy farms in April totaled 123,000, five percent below last
year.

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

Milk production in the 23 major States during April totaled 14.8 billion
pounds, up 2.5 percent from April 2007. March revised production at 15.1
billion pounds, was up 2.3 percent from March 2007. The March revision
represented a decrease of 10 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last
month's preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,757 pounds for
April, 12 pounds above April 2007.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.44 million
head, 152,000 head more than April 2007, and 8,000 head more than March
2008.

+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Milk cows and     |       |           |            |            |
| production, Florida  |       |           |            |            |
| and                  |       |           |            |            |
| U.S.]{.smallcaps}**  |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| Month                |       | Milk      | Monthly    |            |
|                      |       |           | milk       |            |
| and year             |       | cows      |            |            |
|                      |       |           | production |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       |           | Per cow    | Monthly    |
|                      |       |           |            | Total      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       | *Thous.*  | *Lbs.*     | *Mil.      |
|                      |       |           |            | Lbs.*      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Fl                |       |           |            |            |
| orida]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2007  | 129       | 1,580      | 204        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| March                | 2008  | 123       | 1,620      | 199        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2008  | 123       | 1,575      | 194        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |            |            |
| S                    |       |           |            |            |
| tates]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2007  | 8,292     | 1,745      | 14,470     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| March                | 2008  | 8,436     | 1,794      | 15,134     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2008  | 8,444     | 1,757      | 14,833     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[United            |       |           |            |            |
| S                    |       |           |            |            |
| tates]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2007  | 9,132     | 1,726      | 15,763     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| March                | 2008  | 9,259     | 1,777      | 16,452     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| April                | 2008  | 9,266     | 1,738      | 16,107     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+

+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| **[Milk |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| pro     |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| duction |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| by      |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| qu      |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| arters, |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| United  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| States] |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| {.small |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| caps}** |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Month   | Milk    |         | Milk   |        | M |         |         |
|         | cows    |         | per    |        | i |         |         |
|         | ^1/^    |         | cow    |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |         | ^2/^   |        | k |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | P |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | r |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | d |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | u |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | c |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | t |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | n |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | 2007    | 2008    | 2007   | 2008   | 2 |         | 2008    |
|         |         |         |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | 7 |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | *Th     |         | *P     |        | * |         |         |
|         | ousand* |         | ounds* |        | M |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | L |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | b |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | s |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | * |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jan-Mar | 9,138   | 9,250   | 5,040  | 5,140  |   | 46,058  | 47,542  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Apr-Jun | 9,138   |         | 5,189  |        |   | 47,419  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jul-Sep | 9,159   |         | 5,034  |        |   | 46,110  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Oct-Dec | 9,198   |         | 5,003  |        |   | 46,015  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Annual  | 9,158   |         | 20,267 |        |   | 185,602 |         |
|         |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| Total   |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| ^1/^    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| I       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| ncludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| dry     |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| cows.   |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| heifers |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| not yet |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| fresh.  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| ^2/^    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| milk    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| fed to  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| calves. |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+

+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| **[Commercial slaughter  |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| and red meat production, |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| Florida and United       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| Source                   | April | M |       | April | Year   | Year   |
|                          |       | a |       |       | to     | to     |
| and kind                 | 2007  | r |       | 2008  | date   | date   |
|                          |       | c |       |       |        |        |
|                          |       | h |       |       | 2007   | 2008   |
|                          |       |   |       |       |        |        |
|                          |       | 2 |       |       |        |        |
|                          |       | 0 |       |       |        |        |
|                          |       | 0 |       |       |        |        |
|                          |       | 8 |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| *                        |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 7     |   | 7     | 7     | 28     | 30     |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 1,049 |   | 1,041 | 1,000 | 4,244  | 4,153  |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Sheep and             |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 0.3   |   | 0.2   | 0.3   | 0.8    | 0.7    |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 18    |   | 13    | 19    | 44     | 45     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| Red meat production      | 7.1   |   | 7.6   | 8.0   | 27.0   | 30.5   |
| (million pounds)         |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| **[United                |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Cattle:]{.smallcaps}  |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 2,701 |   | \*    | 2,960 | 10,854 | 11,233 |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   | 2,728 |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 3,324 |   | 3,473 | 3,714 | 13,682 | 14,298 |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | 1,235 |   | 1,276 | 1,259 | 1,264  | 1,278  |
| > (pounds)               |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Beef production        | 2,015 |   | \*    | 2,255 | 8,251  | 8,629  |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   | 2,100 |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Calves:]{.smallcaps}  |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 57    |   | 71    | 73    | 269    | 284    |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 20    |   | 19    | 20    | 87     | 77     |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | 348   |   | 273   | 278   | 324    | 273    |
| > (pounds)               |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Veal production        | 12    |   | 11    | 12    | 52     | 45     |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 8,467 |   | 9,662 | 9,995 | 35,152 | 39,592 |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,285 |   | 2,617 | 2,690 | 9,489  | 10,717 |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | 270   |   | 271   | 269   | 270    | 271    |
| > (pounds)               |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Pork production        | 1,712 |   | 1,963 | 2,015 | 7,107  | 8,039  |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > [Sheep and             |       |   |       |       |        |        |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 217   |   | 231   | 221   | 917    | 877    |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | 30    |   | 32    | 31    | 128    | 123    |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| > Lamb and Mutton        | 15    |   | 16    | 15    | 64     | 61     |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| Red meat production      | 3,753 |   | \*    | 4,297 | 15,473 | 16,774 |
| (million pounds)         |       |   | 4,091 |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+
| \*Revised                |       |   |       |       |        |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+--------+--------+

> **LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**
>
> Commercial red meat production in Florida for April 2008 was 8.0
> million pounds, 13 percent above the same month last year. Commercial
> production of red meat in the United States for April, at 4.30 billion
> pounds was 15 percent above 2007.