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**FLORIDA**

**Livestock, Dairy and Poultry**

**March, 2006**

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| **Topics in This Report**                                             |
|                                                                       |
| Cattle on Feed                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| Chickens and Eggs                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| Hatchery Production                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| Milk Production                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| 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 12.1 million head
on February 1, 2006. The inventory was seven percent above February 1,
2005 and nine percent above February 1, 2004.

Placements in feedlots during January totaled 2.20 million, 16 percent
above 2005 and 25 percent above 2004. Net placements were 2.12 million.
During January, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600
pounds were 530,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 447,000, 700-799 pounds
were 702,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 520,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during January totaled 1.81 million head, up
two percent from 2005 and up two percent from 2004.

Other disappearance totaled 83,000 during January, 14 percent above 2005
but 12 percent below 2004.

+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| **[    |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Cattle |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| On     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Fe     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| ed]{.s |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| mallca |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| ps}**: |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| U.S.   |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Cattle |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Placed |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| on     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Feed,  |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| by     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Weight |    |             |           |          |         |       |
|        |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| G      |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| roups, |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| 1,000+ |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Ca     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| pacity |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| Fee    |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| dlots, |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| De     |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| cember |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| 2005,  |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| J      |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| anuary |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| 2005   |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| and    |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| 2006   |    |             |           |          |         |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| Month  |    | Less than   | 600-699   | 700-799  | 800+    | Total |
|        |    | 600 lbs     | lbs       | lbs      | lbs     |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
|        |    | 1,000 head  |           |          |         |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| J      | 20 | 380         | 458       | \*631    | 419     | \*    |
| anuary | 05 |             |           |          |         | 1,888 |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| De     | 20 | 575         | 554       | 430      | 325     | 1,884 |
| cember | 05 |             |           |          |         |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| J      | 20 | 530         | 447       | 702      | 520     | 2,199 |
| anuary | 06 |             |           |          |         |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+
| \*Re   |    |             |           |          |         |       |
| vised. |    |             |           |          |         |       |
+--------+----+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+-------+

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<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="14"><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="3"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>January 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2">Placed during January 1</th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during January</p></th>
<th colspan="4"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during January</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>February 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>331</td>
<td colspan="2">334</td>
<td>*30</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>*31</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>*2</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">*328</td>
<td>346</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td>535</td>
<td colspan="2">550</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>6</td>
<td colspan="2">9</td>
<td colspan="2">525</td>
<td>550</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td>1,080</td>
<td colspan="2">1,080</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>225</td>
<td>185</td>
<td>185</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">10</td>
<td colspan="2">1,060</td>
<td>1,110</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td>295</td>
<td colspan="2">275</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">270</td>
<td>265</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td>450</td>
<td colspan="2">510</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">465</td>
<td>520</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td>2,410</td>
<td colspan="2">2,500</td>
<td>475</td>
<td>570</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>465</td>
<td>15</td>
<td colspan="2">25</td>
<td colspan="2">2,420</td>
<td>2,580</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td>2,300</td>
<td colspan="2">2,430</td>
<td>425</td>
<td>425</td>
<td>360</td>
<td>355</td>
<td>15</td>
<td colspan="2">10</td>
<td colspan="2">2,350</td>
<td>2,490</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td>126</td>
<td colspan="2">143</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">129</td>
<td>146</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td>350</td>
<td colspan="2">370</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">350</td>
<td>375</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td>192</td>
<td colspan="2">205</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">205</td>
<td>210</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td>2,700</td>
<td colspan="2">2,920</td>
<td>425</td>
<td>540</td>
<td>395</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">10</td>
<td colspan="2">2,720</td>
<td>3,030</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td>190</td>
<td colspan="2">152</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">190</td>
<td>153</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td>340</td>
<td colspan="2">335</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>4</td>
<td colspan="2">4</td>
<td colspan="2">330</td>
<td>335</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td>11,299</td>
<td colspan="2">11,804</td>
<td>*1,888</td>
<td>2,199</td>
<td>*1,772</td>
<td>1,810</td>
<td>*73</td>
<td colspan="2">83</td>
<td colspan="2">*11,342</td>
<td>12,110</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14">*Revised.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table eggs sold in mid-February 2006 averaged 36.0 cents down 14.0 from
mid-January. Table egg production in Florida during January was 245
million eggs, down four percent from the previous month.

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

U.S. egg production totaled 7.72 billion during January 2006, up one
percent from last year. Production included 6.62 billion table eggs, and
1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and
66 million were egg-type. The number of layers during January 2006
averaged 349 million, up slightly from a year earlier. January egg
production per 100 layers was 2,211 eggs, up 1 percent from January
2005.

All layers in the U.S. on February 1, 2006, totaled 349 million, up
slightly from a year ago. The 349 million layers consisted of 291
million layers producing table-type eggs, 55.6 million layers producing
broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.90 million layers producing egg-type
hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2006, averaged 70.8
eggs per 100 layers, up one percent from February 1, 2005.

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

+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| **[                     |          |          |         |         |
| Florida]{.smallcaps}**: |          |          |         |         |
| Layers on hand first of |          |          |         |         |
| month,                  |          |          |         |         |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| percent molting and     |          |          |         |         |
| molted                  |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
|                         | Feb      | Dec      | Jan     | Feb     |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
|                         | 2005     | 2005     | 2006    | 2006    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Total layers on         | 10,122   | 10,657   | 10,315  | 10,122  |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > hand: Thous.          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Percent of layers:      | 7.5      | 2.0      | 8.5     | 9.5     |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > Being molted          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Molt completed          | 19.5     | 21.5     | 20.0    | 34.0    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+

+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| *        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| *[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and egg  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pro      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| duction, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| January  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 2006     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| -to-date |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| egg      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| p        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| roductio |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| n]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| **[for   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| selected |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 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  | 8,946 | 1    | 172 | 540 | 132   | 344  | 0.5  | 7.0   |
|          |       | ,923 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Arkansas | 1     | 1    | 280 | 96  | 184   | 569  | 1.5  | 9.0   |
|          | 4,351 | ,951 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ca       | 1     | 2    | 428 |     |       | 868  | 10.0 | 31.0  |
| lifornia | 9,393 | ,207 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| **F      | **11, | *    | *   | *   | **9** | **5  | **9  | **3   |
| lorida** | 513** | *2,2 | *25 | *24 |       | 18** | .5** | 4.0** |
|          |       | 06** | 4** | 5** |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Georgia  | 1     | 2    | 402 | 225 | 177   | 810  | 6.0  | 11.5  |
|          | 9,197 | ,094 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Indiana  | 2     | 2    | 556 | 543 | 13    | 1    | 6.5  | 27.0  |
|          | 4,696 | ,251 |     |     |       | ,123 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Iowa     | 5     | 2    | 1,  |     |       | 2    | 5.0  | 35.0  |
|          | 1,125 | ,249 | 150 |     |       | ,273 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maine    | 4,034 | 2    | 93  |     |       | 187  | 0.0  | 0.9   |
|          |       | ,305 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maryland | 2,870 | 2    | 63  | 61  | 2     | 125  | 7.5  | 30.0  |
|          |       | ,195 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Michigan | 8,169 | 2    | 190 |     |       | 384  | 4.0  | 18.5  |
|          |       | ,326 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| M        | 1     | 2    | 252 | 244 | 8     | 510  | 5.0  | 28.5  |
| innesota | 1,199 | ,250 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Mis      | 6,835 | 1    | 133 | 38  | 95    | 266  | 3.0  | 8.5   |
| sissippi |       | ,946 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Missouri | 7,071 | 2    | 150 |     |       | 297  | 4.0  | 21.0  |
|          |       | ,121 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Nebraska | 1     | 2    | 265 | 265 | 0     | 530  | 8.5  | 28.5  |
|          | 1,909 | ,225 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| New York | 4,089 | 2    | 101 |     |       | 206  | 8.5  | 7.5   |
|          |       | ,435 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| North    | 1     | 2    | 224 | 84  | 140   | 445  | 1.0  | 7.5   |
| Carolina | 1,075 | ,023 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ohio     | 2     | 2    | 672 |     |       | 1    | 4.5  | 19.0  |
|          | 9,651 | ,266 |     |     |       | ,341 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Penn     | 2     | 2    | 571 | 550 | 21    | 1    | 2.0  | 20.5  |
| sylvania | 4,255 | ,354 |     |     |       | ,138 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| South    | 5,012 | 2    | 115 | 95  | 20    | 228  | 4.5  | 27.5  |
| Carolina |       | ,294 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Texas    | 1     | 2    | 421 |     |       | 853  | 5.5  | 22.0  |
|          | 8,558 | ,269 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Virginia | 3,528 | 2    | 72  | 37  | 35    | 148  | 5.5  | 14.0  |
|          |       | ,041 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Wa       | 4,880 | 2    | 106 |     |       | 217  | 12.0 | 41.0  |
| shington |       | ,172 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Other    | 4     | 2    | 534 | 409 | 125   | 1    | 4.7  | 25.2  |
| States   | 6,897 | ,186 |     |     |       | ,019 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| United   | 34    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,097 | 15   | 5.1  | 23.4  |
| States   | 9,253 | ,211 | 721 | 624 |       | ,512 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| ^1/^     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| Pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| begins   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| December |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 1.       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+

**HATCHERY PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

The January hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 4,964,000 was two percent
above a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on February 1, at
4,071,000 were seven percent above a year ago.

Egg-type hatch during January at 721,000 chicks was 21 percent below
last year. Egg-type eggs in incubators on February 1 at 653,000, were
eight percent above a year ago.

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

Broiler-type chicks hatched during January 2006 totaled 804 million, up
one percent from January 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 661 million on
February 1, 2006, up one percent from a year earlier.

Leading breeders placed 6.83 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
future domestic hatchery supply flocks during January 2006, up six
percent from January 2005.

Egg-type chicks hatched during January 2006 totaled 35.4 million, down
seven percent from January 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 33.5 million
on February 1, 2006 down two percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply
flocks by leading breeders totaled 188,000 during January 2006, up 20
percent from January 2005.

+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Hatchery production, United     |           |            |       |
| States]{.smallcaps}**              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| Item                               | 2005      | 2006       | 2006% |
|                                    |           |            | of    |
|                                    |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            | 2005  |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
|                                    | *- -      |            |       |
|                                    | Th        |            |       |
|                                    | ousands - |            |       |
|                                    | -*        |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Egg-Type:]{.smallcaps}**        | 34,202    | 33,497     | 98    |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| > Eggs in incubators: Feb 1        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Jan        | 37,936    | 35,422     | 93    |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Jan       | 157       | 188        | 120   |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-18 months earlier ^1/^         | 3,088     | 2,834      | 92    |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Broiler-Type]{.smallcaps}**:    |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Eggs in incubators: Feb 1        | 654,044   | 660,973    | 101   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Jan        | 796,026   | 804,073    | 101   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Jan       | 6,409     | 6,825      | 106   |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-15 months earlier ^2/^         | 62,084    | 62,860     | 101   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| ^1/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched July 2004 through June     |           |            |       |
| 2005.                              |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| ^2/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched October 2004 through June  |           |            |       |
| 2005.                              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 203 million pounds of milk during January
2006, three percent below the production in the previous January.
Production per cow of 1,515 pounds was slightly below last year. Milk
cows on Florida dairy farms in January totaled 134,000, three percent
below last year.

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

Milk production in the 23 major States during January totaled 14.0
billion pounds, up 5.4 percent from January 2005. December production,
at 13.6 billion pounds, was up 4.1 percent from December 2004.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,711 pounds for
January, 68 pounds above January 2005.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.19 million
head, 103,000 head more than January 2005, and 11,000 head more than
December 2005.

+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[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}** |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2005  | 138       | 1,520     | 210         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 135       | 1,360     | 184         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2006  | 134       | 1,515     | 203         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2005  | 8,087     | 1,643     | 13,287      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 8,179     | 1,663     | 13,599      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2006  | 8,190     | 1,711     | 14,001      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[United            |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2005  | 9,000     | 1,624     | 14,614      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 9,063     | 1,639     | 14,858      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| January              | 2006  | 9,073     | 1,692     | 15,350      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+

+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| **[Milk   |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| p         |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| roduction |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| by        |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| quarters, |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| United    |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| Sta       |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| tes]{.sma |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
| llcaps}** |        |        |        |        |       |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Month     | Milk   |        | Milk   |        | Milk  |   |        |
|           | cows   |        | per    |        | Produ |   |        |
|           | ^1/^   |        | cow    |        | ction |   |        |
|           |        |        | ^2/^   |        |       |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
|           | 2004   | 2005   | 2004   | 2005   | 2004  | 2 |        |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 0 |        |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 0 |        |
|           |        |        |        |        |       | 5 |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
|           | *Tho   |        | *P     |        | *Mil. |   |        |
|           | usand* |        | ounds* |        | Lbs.* |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Jan-Mar   | 8,993  | 9,002  | 4,755  | 4,816  | 4     |   | 43,350 |
|           |        |        |        |        | 2,759 |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Apr-Jun   | 9,001  | 9,041  | 4,869  | 5,069  | 4     |   | 45,831 |
|           |        |        |        |        | 3,824 |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Jul-Sep   | 9,027  | 9,060  | 4,679  | 4,871  | 4     |   | 44,134 |
|           |        |        |        |        | 2,239 |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Oct-Dec   | 9,019  | 9,060  | 4,655  | 4,821  | 4     |   | 43,674 |
|           |        |        |        |        | 1,983 |   |        |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+---+--------+
| Annual    | 9,010  | 9,041  | 18,957 | 19,576 | 17    |   | 1      |
|           |        |        |        |        | 0,805 |   | 76,989 |
| 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                   | J      | Dec   | Ja    | Year  | Year to |
|                          | anuary | ember | nuary | to    |         |
| and kind                 |        |       |       | date  | date    |
|                          | 2005   | 2005  | 2006  |       |         |
|                          |        |       |       | 2005  | 2006    |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| *                        |        |       |       |       |         |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 7      | 11    | 5     | 7     | 5       |
| head)                    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 969    | 1,162 | 677   | 969   | 677     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 0.2    | 0.2   | 0.1   | 0.2   | 0.1     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 11     | 14    | 9     | 11    | 9       |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 4.4    | 4.4   | 4.9   | 4.4   | 4.9     |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[United                |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Cattle]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 2,528  | 2,666 | 2,642 | 2,528 | 2,642   |
| head)                    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 3,190  | 3,414 | 3,385 | 3,190 | 3,385   |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Average liveweight     | 1,262  | 1,281 | 1,281 | 1,262 | 1,281   |
| > (pounds)               |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Beef production        | 1,915  | 2,057 | 2,044 | 1,915 | 2,044   |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Calves]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 68     | 60    | 56    | 68    | 56      |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 22     | 22    | 20    | 22    | 20      |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 329    | 370   | 368   | 329   | 368     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Veal production        | 13     | 14    | 13    | 13    | 13      |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 8,480  | 9,233 | 8,916 | 8,480 | 8,916   |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,289  | 2,510 | 2,436 | 2,289 | 2,436   |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 270    | 272   | 273   | 270   | 273     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Pork production        | 1,705  | 1,866 | 1,817 | 1,705 | 1,817   |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 209    | 231   | 224   | 209   | 224     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 29     | 33    | 32    | 29    | 32      |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Lamb and              | 14     | 17    | 16    | 14    | 16      |
| > Mutton:]{.smallcaps}   |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 3,648  | 3,953 | 3,890 | 3,648 | 3,890   |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+

**LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**

Commercial red meat output in Florida for January 2006 was 4.9 million
pounds, 11 percent above the same month last year. Commercial production
of red meat in the United States for January at 3.89 billion pounds, was
seven percent above 2005.