**[2004 LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS]{.smallcaps}**

**[Dairy]{.smallcaps}**

**Florida** dairies produced 2.25 billion pounds of milk in 2004. This
was up from 2.16 billion pounds produced during 2003. In 2004, the
milkfat content was 3.62 percent. Annual production per cow was 16,326
pounds, up from 15,218 pounds in 2003.

An average 138,000 milk cows were on Florida farms and commercial
dairies in 2004, 4,000 head less than in 2003. Florida ranked 16th among
States in number of milk cows, unchanged from 2003.

Cash receipts from marketings of Florida milk in 2004 totaled \$432
million, up from \$329 million in 2003. The price of replacement milk
cows peaked at \$1,900 per head in July 2004, and a record high. The
annual average farm-gate price for milk in Florida was \$19.20 per cwt
in 2004, up from \$15.30 in 2003. The price peaked in June at \$25.20
per cwt, and the lowest average monthly price was \$15.80 per cwt in
February.

Ice cream and sherbet production in Florida was 48,121,000 gallons in
2004, up from the 2003 production level of 43,989,000 gallons.

**[Beef]{.smallcaps}**

All cattle and calves on Florida farms and ranches as of January 1,
2005, including dairy cattle, totaled 1,740,000 head, unchanged from
2004. Beef cows in Florida were 952,000 head, up 2,000 head from 2004.
Nationally Florida ranked 12^th^ in beef cows and 17^th^ in total
cattle.

The average annual beef price of cattle marketed in Florida in 2004 was
\$63.20, up from \$50.50 per cwt in 2003. The average price for calves
was \$121.00 per cwt, and a record high up from \$97.60 per cwt in 2003.

Calves born during 2004 totaled 910,000 down 10,000 head from 2003.
Calves marketed from Florida in 2004 totaled 661,000 head. Almost 73
percent of the calf crop of Florida was marketed.

**[Poultry]{.smallcaps}**

The total value of Florida chicken and egg production in 2004 was \$369
million, up from \$324 million in 2003. Egg production was valued at
\$160 million, up from \$145 million in 2004. The average annual price
for eggs (hatching and table eggs combined) was 62.5 cents per dozen, up
from 62.1 cents per dozen in 2003.

The value of broilers produced in Florida during 2004 totaled \$208
million, up from \$179 million of a year earlier. The average annual
price of broilers in 2004 was 45.0 cents per pound, an increase from
35.0 cents per pound in 2003.

The value of sales from Other Chickens was \$700,000. This includes
sales of spent hens and roosters. Hens and pullets of laying age on
farms on December 1, 2004, were 10.8 million birds. This compares to
11.0 million in 2003.

Florida liveweight broiler production in 2004 totaled 463 million
pounds, down from 511 million pounds in 2003. Broilers raised in Florida
during 2004 totaled 78.5 million birds, down from 98.3 million birds in
2003.

Florida egg production, in the production year of December 1, 2003 to
November 30, 2004, was 3,068 million eggs. This was an increase from the
previous year's production of 2,804 million eggs.

Commercial hatcheries produced 66.4 million chicks in 2004, down from
70.4 million in 2003. Broiler-type chicks accounted for 58.4 million
chicks, and egg-type chicks were 8.0 million.

**[Hogs]{.smallcaps}**

The average market year price in 2004 was \$43.70 per cwt, up from
\$30.00 per cwt in 2003. The price of hogs peaked in July at \$52.40 per
cwt, and the lowest monthly price was \$30.40 per cwt in December 2003.
There were 99,000 head slaughtered in 2004, down from 108,200 head in
2003.

**[Honey]{.smallcaps}**

Honey production in 2004 was 20,090,000 pounds, up from 14,910,000
pounds in 2003. Florida ranked 3rd in honey production behind North
Dakota and South Dakota. There were 205,000 colonies in Florida in 2004
with an average honey yield of 98 pounds per colony, 27 pounds per
colony more than in 2003. Producers received an average of \$1.00 per
pound for the honey, down 32 cents per pound from 2003. The value of
Florida honey production in 2004 was \$20.1 million, up from the 2003
value of \$19.7 million.

**[Florida Cows and Heifers]{.smallcaps}**

Number of farms and number kept for milk as percent of total January 1,
1996-2005

+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| Year | Cows |      |       |       | H   |      |      |         |
|      | and  |      |       |       | eif |      |      |         |
|      | hei  |      |       |       | ers |      |      |         |
|      | fers |      |       |       | 500 |      |      |         |
|      | that |      |       |       | pou |      |      |         |
|      | have |      |       |       | nds |      |      |         |
|      | ca   |      |       |       | and |      |      |         |
|      | lved |      |       |       | o   |      |      |         |
|      |      |      |       |       | ver |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
|      | T    | Beef | Milk  | Milk  | To  | Beef | Milk | Milk    |
|      | otal |      |       | c     | tal |      |      | cattle  |
|      |      |      |       | attle |     |      |      |         |
|      |      |      |       |       |     |      |      | Percent |
|      |      |      |       | Pe    |     |      |      | of      |
|      |      |      |       | rcent |     |      |      |         |
|      |      |      |       | of    |     |      |      | total   |
|      |      |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
|      |      |      |       | Total |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
|      | *1   |      |       |       | *1, |      |      |         |
|      | ,000 |      |       |       | 000 |      |      |         |
|      | h    |      |       |       | he  |      |      |         |
|      | ead* |      |       |       | ad* |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 1996 | 1    | 1    | 155   | 12.2  | 195 | 155  | 40   | 20.5    |
|      | ,270 | ,115 |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 1997 | 1    | 1    | 158   | 12.8  | 195 | 155  | 40   | 20.5    |
|      | ,230 | ,072 |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 1998 | 1    | 1    | 160   | 13.7  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,170 | ,010 |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 1999 | 1    | 983  | 157   | 13.8  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,140 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2000 | 1    | 994  | 156   | 13.6  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,150 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2001 | 1    | 975  | 155   | 13.7  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,130 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2002 | 1    | 958  | 152   | 13.7  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,110 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2003 | 1    | 953  | 147   | 13.4  | 170 | 130  | 40   | 23.5    |
|      | ,100 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2004 | 1    | 950  | 140   | 12.8  | 180 | 140  | 40   | 22.1    |
|      | ,090 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+
| 2005 | 1    | 952  | 138   | 12.7  | 185 | 145  | 40   | 21.6    |
|      | ,090 |      |       |       |     |      |      |         |
+------+------+------+-------+-------+-----+------+------+---------+

**[Florida Milk Cows]{.smallcaps}**

^Inventory\ by\ county,\ January\ 1,\ 1996\ --\ 2005^ 1/

  ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
  Year       Alachua    Brevard    Clay       Duval      Escambia   Gilchrist

             *Head*                                                 

  1996       3,900      3,100      6,000      3,500      1,900      8,000

  1997       3,000      3,200      5,300      3,500      1,700      13,500

  1998       3,800      ^2/^       6,100      3,800      1,600      14,000

  1999       3,200      ^2/^       7,000      3,600      1,400      12,000

  2000       2,500      ^2/^       6,500      4,000      1,600      13,000

  2001       2,000      ^2/^       5,500      3,800      1,300      14,000

  2002       1,800      ^2/^       ^2/^       4,200      1,200      13,000

  2003       1,700      ^2/^       ^2/^       4,300      800        13,000

  2004       2,100      ^2/^       ^2/^       3,000      1,000      14,000

  2005       1,900      ^2/^       ^2/^       2,800      900        15,000
  ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------

  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ----------
  Year        Hardee     Hernando   Highlands               Hillsborough   Holmes     Jackson

              *Head*                                                                  

  1996        8,000      2,600      9,800                   6,500          950        3,200

  1997        8,500      2,600      8,300                   6,100          1,100      2,100

  1998        8,800      2,600      6,500                   4,400          1,200      2,200

  1999        8,800      3,100      6,000                   5,000          1,000      2,800

  2000        9,600      3,000      7,000                   4,500          1,000      2,500

  2001        9,500      2,700      6,500                   4,500          800        2,200

  2002        8,000      2,500      7,000                   4,500          800        ^2/^

  2003        9,000      2,300      6,000                   4,000          1,500      1,000

  2004        11,000     2,200      4,600                   3,100          900        1,700

  2005        12,000     1,800      6,200                   3,500          1,000      1,900

  Footnotes                                     Continued                             
  on next                                                                             
  page                                                                                
  ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ----------

**[Florida Milk Cows]{.smallcaps}**

^Inventory\ by\ county,\ January\ 1,\ 1996\ --\ 2005^ 1/

  ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Year       Lafayette   Lake       Levy       Manatee    Marion     Martin

             *Head*                                                  

  1996       10,500      2,800      6,900      6,400      3,100      2,000

  1997       11,000      2,900      7,400      5,900      3,100      1,900

  1998       13,000      2,600      7,400      4,100      3,000      1,900

  1999       11,000      2,600      8,000      6,100      3,400      ^2/^

  2000       12,000      2,600      8,500      4,000      3,300      ^2/^

  2001       12,000      2,600      8,500      5,000      3,300      ^2/^

  2002       12,500      2,700      8,800      5,500      3,300      ^2/^

  2003       13,000      2,400      7,600      4,300      3,300      ^2/^

  2004       11,000      2,300      8,600      3,900      3,400      ^2/^

  2005       11,500      ^2/^       ^2/^       3,000      3,200      ^2/^
  ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

  ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Year       Nassau     Okeechobee   Pasco      Polk       Sumter     Suwannee

             *Head*                                                   

  1996       2,000      32,000       4,500      2,400      1,600      6,900

  1997       2,000      33,000       3,900      1,700      1,600      6,800

  1998       ^2/^       36,000       5,100      2,200      2,000      7,400

  1999       ^2/^       35,000       4,000      2,200      1,500      9,500

  2000       ^2/^       34,000       4,500      2,000      1,400      8,000

  2001       ^2/^       32,000       4,800      ^2/^       1,200      8,500

  2002       ^2/^       32,000       4,900      ^2/^       1,000      9,800

  2003       ^2/^       31,000       4,600      ^2/^       1,300      8,700

  2004       ^2/^       30,000       4,200      ^2/^       1,100      8,500

  2005       ^2/^       33,000       3,600      ^2/^       ^2/^       10,000
  ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| Year    | Washington     | Other         | Non        | Total     |
|         |                | counties ^3/^ | commercial |           |
|         |                |               | ^4/^       |           |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
|         | *Head*         |               |            |           |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 1996    | 1,250          | 14,700        | 500        | 155,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 1997    | 1,000          | 16,400        | 500        | 158,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 1998    | ^2/^           | 19,800        | 500        | 160,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 1999    | ^2/^           | 19,300        | 500        | 157,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2000    | ^2/^           | 20,000        | 500        | 156,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2001    | ^2/^           | 24,000        | 300        | 155,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2002    | ^2/^           | 28,200        | 300        | 152,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2003    | ^2/^           | 25,900        | 300        | 147,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2004    | ^2/^           | 23,100        | 300        | 140,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| 2005    | ^2/^           | 26,400        | 300        | 133,000   |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+
| ^1/^    |                |               |            |           |
| All     |                |               |            |           |
| milk    |                |               |            |           |
| cows    |                |               |            |           |
| both    |                |               |            |           |
| dry and |                |               |            |           |
| in milk |                |               |            |           |
| which   |                |               |            |           |
| have    |                |               |            |           |
| calved  |                |               |            |           |
| at      |                |               |            |           |
| least   |                |               |            |           |
| once.   |                |               |            |           |
|         |                |               |            |           |
| ^2/^    |                |               |            |           |
| C       |                |               |            |           |
| ombined |                |               |            |           |
| with    |                |               |            |           |
| other   |                |               |            |           |
| c       |                |               |            |           |
| ounties |                |               |            |           |
| to      |                |               |            |           |
| avoid   |                |               |            |           |
| dis     |                |               |            |           |
| closing |                |               |            |           |
| ind     |                |               |            |           |
| ividual |                |               |            |           |
| oper    |                |               |            |           |
| ations. |                |               |            |           |
|         |                |               |            |           |
| ^3/^    |                |               |            |           |
| I       |                |               |            |           |
| ncludes |                |               |            |           |
| Baker,  |                |               |            |           |
| Br      |                |               |            |           |
| adford, |                |               |            |           |
| B       |                |               |            |           |
| revard, |                |               |            |           |
| B       |                |               |            |           |
| roward, |                |               |            |           |
| Co      |                |               |            |           |
| lumbia, |                |               |            |           |
| DeSoto, |                |               |            |           |
| Dixie,  |                |               |            |           |
| Glades, |                |               |            |           |
| Ha      |                |               |            |           |
| milton, |                |               |            |           |
| Indian  |                |               |            |           |
| River,  |                |               |            |           |
| Jef     |                |               |            |           |
| ferson, |                |               |            |           |
| Leon,   |                |               |            |           |
| Levy,   |                |               |            |           |
| M       |                |               |            |           |
| adison, |                |               |            |           |
| Martin, |                |               |            |           |
| Nassau, |                |               |            |           |
| O       |                |               |            |           |
| sceola, |                |               |            |           |
| Polk,   |                |               |            |           |
| Putnam, |                |               |            |           |
| St.     |                |               |            |           |
| Lucie,  |                |               |            |           |
| Santa   |                |               |            |           |
| Rosa,   |                |               |            |           |
| Sa      |                |               |            |           |
| rasota, |                |               |            |           |
| Sumter, |                |               |            |           |
| Volusia |                |               |            |           |
| and     |                |               |            |           |
| Wash    |                |               |            |           |
| ington. |                |               |            |           |
|         |                |               |            |           |
| ^4/^    |                |               |            |           |
| Non-com |                |               |            |           |
| mercial |                |               |            |           |
| pro     |                |               |            |           |
| duction |                |               |            |           |
| is used |                |               |            |           |
| on      |                |               |            |           |
| farms   |                |               |            |           |
| where   |                |               |            |           |
| pr      |                |               |            |           |
| oduced. |                |               |            |           |
+---------+----------------+---------------+------------+-----------+

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="14"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Milk Cows
and Production</span></strong></p>
<p>Milk cows, monthly milk production per cow, and total production, by
months, 1995 - 2004</p></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>Jan</td>
<td>Feb</td>
<td>Mar</td>
<td>Apr</td>
<td>May</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>Sep</td>
<td>Oct</td>
<td>Nov</td>
<td>Dec</td>
<td>Annual</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Milk
Cows</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="13"><em>Thousands</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>168</td>
<td>166</td>
<td>166</td>
<td>164</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>162</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>156</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>160</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>160</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>158</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>157</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>153</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>149</td>
<td>149</td>
<td>148</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>150</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>146</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>144</td>
<td>143</td>
<td>142</td>
<td>141</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>142</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>137</td>
<td>137</td>
<td>137</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>138</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Monthly Production Per
Cow</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="13"><em>Pounds</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>1,375</td>
<td>1,290</td>
<td>1,435</td>
<td>1,355</td>
<td>1,315</td>
<td>1,220</td>
<td>1,135</td>
<td>1,070</td>
<td>995</td>
<td>1,050</td>
<td>1,160</td>
<td>1,300</td>
<td>14,698</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>1,405</td>
<td>1,405</td>
<td>1,475</td>
<td>1,410</td>
<td>1,380</td>
<td>1,235</td>
<td>1,145</td>
<td>1,070</td>
<td>1,045</td>
<td>1,160</td>
<td>1,230</td>
<td>1,405</td>
<td>15,391</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>1,520</td>
<td>1,445</td>
<td>1,530</td>
<td>1,455</td>
<td>1,430</td>
<td>1,265</td>
<td>1,160</td>
<td>1,040</td>
<td>1,005</td>
<td>1,105</td>
<td>1,160</td>
<td>1,315</td>
<td>15,475</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>1,375</td>
<td>1,300</td>
<td>1,415</td>
<td>1,375</td>
<td>1,350</td>
<td>1,170</td>
<td>1,140</td>
<td>1,040</td>
<td>990</td>
<td>1,030</td>
<td>1,115</td>
<td>1,320</td>
<td>14,588</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>1,415</td>
<td>1,365</td>
<td>1,540</td>
<td>1,435</td>
<td>1,400</td>
<td>1,290</td>
<td>1,190</td>
<td>1,045</td>
<td>1,020</td>
<td>1,025</td>
<td>1,115</td>
<td>1,320</td>
<td>15,177</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>1,460</td>
<td>1,415</td>
<td>1,565</td>
<td>1,470</td>
<td>1,460</td>
<td>1,325</td>
<td>1,210</td>
<td>1,120</td>
<td>1,070</td>
<td>1,120</td>
<td>1,165</td>
<td>1,355</td>
<td>15,662</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>1,440</td>
<td>1,380</td>
<td>1,580</td>
<td>1,475</td>
<td>1,515</td>
<td>1,330</td>
<td>1,235</td>
<td>1,115</td>
<td>1,030</td>
<td>1,120</td>
<td>1,170</td>
<td>1,320</td>
<td>15,758</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>1,410</td>
<td>1,335</td>
<td>1,515</td>
<td>1,455</td>
<td>1,450</td>
<td>1,345</td>
<td>1,250</td>
<td>1,190</td>
<td>1,045</td>
<td>1,055</td>
<td>1,100</td>
<td>1,265</td>
<td>15,387</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>1,360</td>
<td>1,290</td>
<td>1,435</td>
<td>1,415</td>
<td>1,385</td>
<td>1,290</td>
<td>1,215</td>
<td>1,120</td>
<td>1,020</td>
<td>1,105</td>
<td>1,180</td>
<td>1,355</td>
<td>15,218</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>1,435</td>
<td>1,415</td>
<td>1,550</td>
<td>1,515</td>
<td>1,525</td>
<td>1,395</td>
<td>1,340</td>
<td>1,225</td>
<td>1,025</td>
<td>1,165</td>
<td>1,250</td>
<td>1,450</td>
<td>16,326</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Milk
Production</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="13"><em>Million pounds</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>231</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>238</td>
<td>222</td>
<td>213</td>
<td>198</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>173</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>180</td>
<td>202</td>
<td>2,381</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>218</td>
<td>218</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>221</td>
<td>217</td>
<td>193</td>
<td>179</td>
<td>167</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>193</td>
<td>222</td>
<td>2,401</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>242</td>
<td>231</td>
<td>248</td>
<td>236</td>
<td>232</td>
<td>204</td>
<td>187</td>
<td>166</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>176</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>210</td>
<td>2,476</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>220</td>
<td>208</td>
<td>229</td>
<td>223</td>
<td>219</td>
<td>187</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>163</td>
<td>176</td>
<td>207</td>
<td>2,337</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>224</td>
<td>216</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>224</td>
<td>205</td>
<td>189</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>174</td>
<td>206</td>
<td>2,398</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>226</td>
<td>221</td>
<td>247</td>
<td>232</td>
<td>231</td>
<td>209</td>
<td>190</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>182</td>
<td>210</td>
<td>2,463</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>223</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>227</td>
<td>233</td>
<td>205</td>
<td>189</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>170</td>
<td>178</td>
<td>201</td>
<td>2,411</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>203</td>
<td>229</td>
<td>220</td>
<td>219</td>
<td>202</td>
<td>186</td>
<td>177</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>186</td>
<td>2,308</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>188</td>
<td>208</td>
<td>204</td>
<td>198</td>
<td>183</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>142</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>190</td>
<td>2,161</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>201</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>209</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>194</td>
<td>186</td>
<td>169</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>2,253</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **[F   |            |           |           |           |          |
| lorida |            |           |           |           |          |
| M      |            |           |           |           |          |
| ilk]{. |            |           |           |           |          |
| smallc |            |           |           |           |          |
| aps}** |            |           |           |           |          |
|        |            |           |           |           |          |
| Produ  |            |           |           |           |          |
| ction, |            |           |           |           |          |
| utiliz |            |           |           |           |          |
| ation, |            |           |           |           |          |
| m      |            |           |           |           |          |
| ilkfat |            |           |           |           |          |
| and    |            |           |           |           |          |
| cash   |            |           |           |           |          |
| rec    |            |           |           |           |          |
| eipts, |            |           |           |           |          |
| 199    |            |           |           |           |          |
| 5-2004 |            |           |           |           |          |
+========+============+===========+===========+===========+==========+
| Year   | Total milk | Milk used | Milk sold | Milkfat   | Cash     |
|        |            |           | to plants |           | receipts |
|        | production | on farms  | and       |           |          |
|        | ^1/^       |           | dealers   |           | from     |
|        |            |           | ^2/^      |           | ma       |
|        |            |           |           |           | rketings |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|        | *Million   |           |           | *Percent* | *1,000   |
|        | pounds*    |           |           |           | dollars* |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 1995   | 2,381      | 5         | 2,376     | 3.48      | 363,528  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 1996   | 2,401      | 5         | 2,396     | 3.58      | 431,280  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 1997   | 2,476      | 5         | 2,471     | 3.58      | 407,715  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 1998   | 2,337      | 5         | 2,332     | 3.58      | 424,424  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 1999   | 2,398      | 2         | 2,396     | 3.57      | 412,112  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 2000   | 2,463      | 4         | 2,459     | 3.60      | 383,604  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 2001   | 2,411      | 4         | 2,407     | 3.60      | 428,446  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 2002   | 2,308      | 6         | 2,302     | 3.67      | 352,237  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 2003   | 2,161      | 5         | 2,156     | 3.56      | 329,868  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| 2004   | 2,253      | 5         | 2,248     | 3.62      | 431,616  |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| ^1/^   |            |           |           |           |          |
| Ex     |            |           |           |           |          |
| cludes |            |           |           |           |          |
| milk   |            |           |           |           |          |
| fed to |            |           |           |           |          |
| c      |            |           |           |           |          |
| alves. |            |           |           |           |          |
|        |            |           |           |           |          |
| ^2/^   |            |           |           |           |          |
| In     |            |           |           |           |          |
| cludes |            |           |           |           |          |
| sales  |            |           |           |           |          |
| di     |            |           |           |           |          |
| rectly |            |           |           |           |          |
| to     |            |           |           |           |          |
| con    |            |           |           |           |          |
| sumers |            |           |           |           |          |
| by     |            |           |           |           |          |
| pro    |            |           |           |           |          |
| ducers |            |           |           |           |          |
| who    |            |           |           |           |          |
| sell   |            |           |           |           |          |
| milk   |            |           |           |           |          |
| from   |            |           |           |           |          |
| their  |            |           |           |           |          |
| own    |            |           |           |           |          |
| herds. |            |           |           |           |          |
| Also   |            |           |           |           |          |
| in     |            |           |           |           |          |
| cludes |            |           |           |           |          |
| milk   |            |           |           |           |          |
| pr     |            |           |           |           |          |
| oduced |            |           |           |           |          |
| by     |            |           |           |           |          |
| i      |            |           |           |           |          |
| nstitu |            |           |           |           |          |
| tional |            |           |           |           |          |
| herds. |            |           |           |           |          |
+--------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+

+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| **[F   |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| lorida |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| Milk   |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| Pr     |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| ice]{. |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| smallc |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| aps}** |          |        |         |         |         |          |
|        |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| A      |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| verage |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| m      |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| onthly |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| and    |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| annual |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| price  |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| for    |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| milk   |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| sold   |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| to     |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| plants |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| re     |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| ceived |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| by     |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| fa     |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| rmers, |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| 199    |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| 5-2004 |          |        |         |         |         |          |
| ^1/^   |          |        |         |         |         |          |
+========+==========+========+=========+=========+=========+==========+
| Year   | Jan      | Feb    | Mar     | Apr     | May     | Jun      |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
|        | *Dollars |        |         |         |         |          |
|        | per      |        |         |         |         |          |
|        | hundre   |        |         |         |         |          |
|        | dweight* |        |         |         |         |          |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 1995   | 15.20    | 14.80  | 14.80   | 15.00   | 15.30   | 15.10    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 1996   | 17.00    | 16.90  | 16.60   | 16.20   | 16.50   | 17.40    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 1997   | 16.50    | 16.30  | 16.30   | 16.30   | 16.20   | 15.80    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 1998   | 17.40    | 17.70  | 17.30   | 17.00   | 16.70   | 16.80    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 1999   | 20.30    | 20.30  | 19.30   | 14.10   | 15.10   | 15.40    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 2000   | 14.90    | 14.90  | 14.80   | 15.00   | 15.30   | 15.70    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 2001   | 16.70    | 15.90  | 16.50   | 17.00   | 17.70   | 18.40    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 2002   | 16.30    | 16.20  | 15.80   | 15.60   | 15.40   | 15.20    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 2003   | 14.70    | 14.30  | 13.90   | 13.60   | 13.70   | 13.70    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+
| 2004   | 16.10    | 15.80  | 16.10   | 17.80   | 23.80   | 25.20    |
+--------+----------+--------+---------+---------+---------+----------+

+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Year  | Jul   | Aug   | Sep   | Oct   | Nov   | Dec   | We     |
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       | ighted |
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       | a      |
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       | verage |
+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+========+
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+

  ---------- ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
             *Dollars per                                                  
             hundredweight*                                                

  1995       14.90            15.40    15.20    15.20    16.20    16.60    15.30

  1996       18.30            19.00    19.40    19.80    20.10    18.90    18.00

  1997       15.70            15.60    16.10    17.30    18.00    17.90    16.50

  1998       15.90            18.30    20.00    20.20    20.70    21.30    18.20

  1999       15.70            16.20    17.90    19.30    18.70    13.50    17.20

  2000       16.10            16.30    16.70    16.10    16.00    16.40    15.60

  2001       18.60            18.90    19.80    20.30    20.00    16.20    17.80

  2002       14.80            14.70    14.70    14.40    14.80    14.70    15.20

  2003       13.80            15.00    17.80    17.80    18.40    18.00    15.30

  2004       22.10            18.90    18.30    19.10    18.60    18.70    19.20

  ^1/^ Milk                                                                
  eligible                                                                 
  for fluid                                                                
  market.                                                                  
  ---------- ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------

+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Florida  |             |            |             |             |
| Milk        |             |            |             |             |
| Cows]{.s    |             |            |             |             |
| mallcaps}** |             |            |             |             |
|             |             |            |             |             |
| Price per   |             |            |             |             |
| head, by    |             |            |             |             |
| quarter,    |             |            |             |             |
| 1995 - 2004 |             |            |             |             |
+=============+=============+============+=============+=============+
| Year        | January     | April      | July        | October     |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
|             | *Dollars    |            |             |             |
|             | per head*   |            |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1995        | 1,170       | 1,130      | 1,190       | 1,170       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1996        | 1,110       | 1,180      | 1,130       | 1,180       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1997        | 1,160       | 1,140      | 1,200       | 1,200       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1998        | 1,200       | 1,150      | 1,160       | 1,270       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1999        | 1,270       | 1,290      | 1,320       | 1,430       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2000        | 1,430       | 1,450      | 1,450       | 1,460       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001        | 1,440       | 1,520      | 1,700       | 1,800       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002        | 1,840       | 1,880      | 1,820       | 1,650       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003        | 1,600       | 1,500      | 1,450       | 1,510       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004        | 1,490       | 1,700      | 1,900       | 1,810       |
+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+

+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Florida  |            |             |             |             |
| M           |            |             |             |             |
| anufactured |            |             |             |             |
| Dairy       |            |             |             |             |
| P           |            |             |             |             |
| roducts]{.s |            |             |             |             |
| mallcaps}** |            |             |             |             |
|             |            |             |             |             |
| Production  |            |             |             |             |
| of          |            |             |             |             |
| m           |            |             |             |             |
| anufactured |            |             |             |             |
| dairy       |            |             |             |             |
| products,   |            |             |             |             |
| 1995-2004   |            |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Year        | Ice cream  | Ice cream   | Milk        | Total       |
|             |            |             | sherbet     | frozen      |
|             |            | lowfat ^1/^ |             |             |
|             |            |             |             | products    |
|             |            |             |             | ^2/^        |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|             | *1,000     |             |             |             |
|             | gallons*   |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1995        | 26,238     | 14,714      | 1,941       | 42,893      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1996        | 25,840     | 11,661      | 1,711       | 39,212      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1997        | 22,699     | 17,077      | 1,537       | 41,313      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1998        | 23,334     | 18,851      | 1,053       | 43,238      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1999        | 24,810     | 17,190      | 1,156       | 43,156      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2000        | 23,395     | 13,336      | 1,025       | 37,756      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001        | 23,401     | 14,780      | ^3/^        | ^3/^        |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002        | 24,632     | 11,953      | 990         | 37,575      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003        | 28,005     | 14,936      | 1,048       | 43,989      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004        | 27,557     | 19,553      | 1,011       | 48,121      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

**[Florida Manufactured Dairy Products, 1995-2004]{.smallcaps}**

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<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 13%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 13%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 13%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="10"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Total Cattle
and Calves</span></strong></p>
<p>Inventory by county, January 1, 1996-2005, and county rank 2005
<sup>1/</sup></p></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>Alachua</td>
<td>Baker</td>
<td colspan="3">Bradford</td>
<td colspan="2">Brevard</td>
<td>Broward</td>
<td>Calhoun</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="9"><em>Head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>53,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">35,000</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>52,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">32,000</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>48,000</td>
<td>5,500</td>
<td colspan="3">10,000</td>
<td colspan="2">30,000</td>
<td>16,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>47,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">10,000</td>
<td colspan="2">28,000</td>
<td>16,000</td>
<td>4,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>48,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">10,000</td>
<td colspan="2">28,000</td>
<td>16,000</td>
<td>4,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>48,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">12,000</td>
<td colspan="2">27,000</td>
<td>15,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>47,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">27,000</td>
<td>14,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>44,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">25,000</td>
<td>13,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>45,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">23,000</td>
<td>13,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2005</td>
<td>46,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">24,000</td>
<td>13,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Rank</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>54 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">35</td>
<td colspan="2">22</td>
<td>32 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>54 <sup>2/</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>Charlotte</td>
<td>Citrus</td>
<td colspan="3">Clay</td>
<td colspan="2">Collier</td>
<td>Columbia</td>
<td>Dade</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="9"><em>Head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>30,000</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td colspan="3">14,000</td>
<td colspan="2">15,000</td>
<td>18,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>28,000</td>
<td>9,500</td>
<td colspan="3">14,500</td>
<td colspan="2">13,000</td>
<td>19,000</td>
<td>5,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>27,000</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td colspan="3">14,000</td>
<td colspan="2">10,000</td>
<td>21,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>26,000</td>
<td>9,500</td>
<td colspan="3">13,000</td>
<td colspan="2">9,000</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>24,000</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td colspan="3">13,000</td>
<td colspan="2">9,000</td>
<td>21,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>19,000</td>
<td>9,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">9,000</td>
<td>22,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>17,000</td>
<td>9,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td colspan="2">9,000</td>
<td>22,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td colspan="2">10,000</td>
<td>18,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td colspan="2">10,000</td>
<td>18,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2005</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td colspan="2">10,000</td>
<td>18,000</td>
<td>4,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Rank</td>
<td>24 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>44 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">41 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">36 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>27 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>54 <sup>2/</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>DeSoto</td>
<td colspan="2">Dixie</td>
<td colspan="3">Duval</td>
<td>Escambia</td>
<td>Flagler</td>
<td>Gadsden</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="9"><em>Head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>85,000</td>
<td colspan="2">4,500</td>
<td colspan="3">14,500</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>7,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>85,000</td>
<td colspan="2">5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">14,000</td>
<td>9,000</td>
<td>6,500</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>85,000</td>
<td colspan="2">5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">14,000</td>
<td>8,500</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>83,000</td>
<td colspan="2">5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">12,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>83,000</td>
<td colspan="2">6,000</td>
<td colspan="3">12,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>79,000</td>
<td colspan="2">6,000</td>
<td colspan="3">11,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>78,000</td>
<td colspan="2">6,000</td>
<td colspan="3">10,000</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>78,000</td>
<td colspan="2">4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td>9,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>76,000</td>
<td colspan="2">4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td>9,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2005</td>
<td>75,000</td>
<td colspan="2">4,000</td>
<td colspan="3">9,000</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td>6,000</td>
<td>5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Rank</td>
<td>7</td>
<td colspan="2">54 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">41 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>36 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>48 <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td>51 <sup>2/</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="5">Footnotes on last page of table.</td>
<td colspan="5"><em>Continued</em></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| **[F   |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| lorida |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| Total  |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| Cattle |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| and    |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| Cal    |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| ves]{. |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| smallc |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| aps}** |         |        |         |         |        |         |
|        |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| Inv    |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| entory |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| by     |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| c      |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| ounty, |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| J      |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| anuary |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| 1,     |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| 1996   |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| -2005, |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| and    |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| county |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| rank   |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| 2005   |         |        |         |         |        |         |
| ^1/^   |         |        |         |         |        |         |
+========+=========+========+=========+=========+========+=========+
| Year   | Gi      | Glades | H       | Hardee  | Hendry | H       |
|        | lchrist |        | amilton |         |        | ernando |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
|        | *Head*  |        |         |         |        |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 1996   | 31,000  | 77,000 | 10,000  | 92,000  | 1      | 26,000  |
|        |         |        |         |         | 12,000 |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 1997   | 32,000  | 75,000 | 10,000  | 93,000  | 1      | 24,000  |
|        |         |        |         |         | 05,000 |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 1998   | 33,000  | 72,000 | 9,500   | 90,000  | 1      | 19,000  |
|        |         |        |         |         | 00,000 |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 1999   | 32,000  | 71,000 | 9,000   | 89,000  | 99,000 | 19,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2000   | 30,000  | 70,000 | 9,000   | 89,000  | 97,000 | 19,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2001   | 30,000  | 74,000 | 9,000   | 85,000  | 94,000 | 19,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2002   | 28,000  | 73,000 | 9,000   | 87,000  | 93,000 | 20,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2003   | 33,000  | 70,000 | 8,000   | 87,000  | 86,000 | 18,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2004   | 34,000  | 69,000 | 8,000   | 88,000  | 85,000 | 17,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| 2005   | 34,000  | 70,000 | 8,000   | 85,000  | 85,000 | 17,000  |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| Rank   | 18      | 8      | 44 ^2/^ | 5 ^2/^  | 5 ^2/^ | 29      |
|        |         |        |         |         |        |         |
|        |         |        |         | ^2/^    |        |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+---------+

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year      Highlands   Hillsborough   Holmes     Indian     Jackson   Jefferson
                                                  River                
  --------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---------- --------- -----------
            *Head*                                                     

  1996      123,000     76,000         16,000     25,000     38,000    16,000

  1997      123,000     74,000         17,000     25,000     36,000    15,000

  1998      117,000     68,000         16,000     22,000     34,000    13,000

  1999      115,000     67,000         16,000     20,000     34,000    12,000

  2000      113,000     68,000         16,000     19,000     35,000    12,000

  2001      110,000     66,000         16,000     18,000     35,000    11,000

  2002      109,000     66,000         16,000     16,000     36,000    11,000

  2003      102,000     59,000         19,000     16,000     38,000    10,000

  2004      101,000     59,000         18,000     16,000     40,000    10,000

  2005      103,000     59,000         18,000     16,000     40,000    10,000

  Rank      3           9              27 ^2/^    30         17        36 ^2/^
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year        Lafayette   Lake      Lee                    Leon      Levy       Liberty
  ----------- ----------- --------- -------- ------------- --------- ---------- ----------
              *Head*                                                            

  1996        26,000      28,000    15,000                 7,000     42,000     2,000

  1997        24,000      33,000    15,000                 7,000     45,000     2,000

  1998        24,000      33,000    14,000                 7,000     45,000     1,500

  1999        23,000      33,000    13,000                 6,500     44,000     1,500

  2000        22,000      35,000    14,000                 6,500     45,000     1,500

  2001        22,000      34,000    15,000                 6,000     49,000     1,500

  2002        21,000      34,000    15,000                 5,000     50,000     1,500

  2003        20,000      30,000    15,000                 4,500     45,000     1,000

  2004        20,000      28,000    14,000                 5,000     44,000     1,000

  2005        20,000      28,000    14,000                 5,000     44,000     1,000

  Rank        24 ^2/^     19 ^2/^   31                     51 ^2/^   13 ^2/^    61 ^2/^

  Footnotes                                  *Continued*                        
  on last                                                                       
  page of                                                                       
  table.                                                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| **[F   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| lorida |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| Total  |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| Cattle |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| and    |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| Calv   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| es:]{. |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| smallc |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| aps}** |         |        |         |        |         |         |
|        |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| *      |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| *I**nv |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| entory |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| by     |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| c      |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| ounty, |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| J      |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| anuary |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| 1,     |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| 1996   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| -2005, |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| and    |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| county |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| rank   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| 2005   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
| ^1/^   |         |        |         |        |         |         |
+========+=========+========+=========+========+=========+=========+
| Year   | Madison | M      | Marion  | Martin | Nassau  | O       |
|        |         | anatee |         |        |         | kaloosa |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
|        | *Head*  |        |         |        |         |         |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 1996   | 19,000  | 74,000 | 56,000  | 38,000 | 12,000  | 7,500   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 1997   | 19,000  | 74,000 | 54,000  | 35,000 | 11,000  | 7,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 1998   | 19,000  | 68,000 | 51,000  | 30,000 | 9,000   | 6,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 1999   | 18,000  | 67,000 | 50,000  | 30,000 | 9,000   | 5,500   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2000   | 19,000  | 66,000 | 51,000  | 28,000 | 9,000   | 6,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2001   | 19,000  | 62,000 | 50,000  | 29,000 | 8,000   | 6,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2002   | 18,000  | 61,000 | 50,000  | 29,000 | 8,000   | 6,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2003   | 20,000  | 55,000 | 45,000  | 27,000 | 6,000   | 4,500   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2004   | 19,000  | 53,000 | 43,000  | 25,000 | 6,000   | 4,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| 2005   | 19,000  | 53,000 | 42,000  | 25,000 | 6,000   | 4,000   |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+
| Rank   | 26      | 10     | 16      | 21     | 48 ^2/^ | 54 ^2/^ |
+--------+---------+--------+---------+--------+---------+---------+

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year      Okeechobee   Orange    Osceola    Palm      Pasco      Polk
                                              Beach                
  --------- ------------ --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
            *Head*                                                 

  1996      165,000      17,000    105,000    10,000    44,000     106,000

  1997      161,000      16,000    104,000    8,500     43,000     104,000

  1998      155,000      15,000    98,000     6,000     41,000     95,000

  1999      155,000      15,000    98,000     5,000     41,000     94,000

  2000      153,000      14,000    97,000     5,000     40,000     96,000

  2001      150,000      14,000    97,000     4,000     40,000     94,000

  2002      148,000      14,000    96,000     4,000     39,000     93,000

  2003      157,000      14,000    110,000    4,000     42,000     105,000

  2004      162,000      13,000    115,000    4,000     42,000     105,000

  2005      162,000      13,000    115,000    4,000     48,000     100,000

  Rank      1            32 ^2/^   2          54 ^2/^   11         4
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year        Putnam     St. Johns St.                    Santa     Sarasota   Seminole
                                   Lucie                  Rosa                 
  ----------- ---------- --------- -------- ------------- --------- ---------- ----------
              *Head*                                                           

  1996        8,500      4,500     30,000                 6,500     26,000     8,000

  1997        9,000      5,000     32,000                 6,000     27,000     7,500

  1998        10,000     5,000     35,000                 7,500     26,000     7,000

  1999        9,000      4,500     34,000                 7,500     24,000     6,000

  2000        10,000     5,000     33,000                 8,000     25,000     7,000

  2001        10,000     5,000     33,000                 8,000     25,000     7,000

  2002        10,000     4,000     33,000                 7,000     25,000     8,000

  2003        10,000     4,000     30,000                 6,000     22,000     10,000

  2004        10,000     4,000     28,000                 6,000     21,000     10,000

  2005        9,000      4,000     28,000                 6,000     21,000     10,000

  Rank        36 ^2/^    54 ^2/^   19 ^2/^                48 ^2/^   23         36 ^2/^

  Footnotes                                 *Continued*                        
  on last                                                                      
  page of                                                                      
  table.                                                                       
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| **[F   |            |            |            |            |         |
| lorida |            |            |            |            |         |
| Total  |            |            |            |            |         |
| Cattle |            |            |            |            |         |
| and    |            |            |            |            |         |
| Cal    |            |            |            |            |         |
| ves]{. |            |            |            |            |         |
| smallc |            |            |            |            |         |
| aps}** |            |            |            |            |         |
|        |            |            |            |            |         |
| Inv    |            |            |            |            |         |
| entory |            |            |            |            |         |
| by     |            |            |            |            |         |
| c      |            |            |            |            |         |
| ounty, |            |            |            |            |         |
| J      |            |            |            |            |         |
| anuary |            |            |            |            |         |
| 1,     |            |            |            |            |         |
| 1996   |            |            |            |            |         |
| -2005, |            |            |            |            |         |
| and    |            |            |            |            |         |
| county |            |            |            |            |         |
| rank   |            |            |            |            |         |
| 20     |            |            |            |            |         |
| 05^1/^ |            |            |            |            |         |
+========+============+============+============+============+=========+
| Year   | Sumter     | Suwannee   | Taylor     | Union      | Volusia |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
|        | *Head*     |            |            |            |         |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1996   | 55,000     | 39,000     | 7,000      | 12,000     | 16,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1997   | 54,000     | 38,000     | 7,000      | 12,000     | 14,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1998   | 50,000     | 37,000     | 6,000      | 11,000     | 14,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1999   | 49,000     | 37,000     | 6,000      | 11,000     | 13,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2000   | 49,000     | 37,000     | 6,000      | 11,000     | 14,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2001   | 49,000     | 38,000     | 6,000      | 11,000     | 15,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2002   | 48,000     | 39,000     | 6,000      | 11,000     | 15,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2003   | 44,000     | 46,000     | 5,000      | 8,000      | 12,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2004   | 43,000     | 46,000     | 5,000      | 8,000      | 12,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2005   | 44,000     | 44,000     | 5,000      | 8,000      | 12,000  |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| Rank   | 13 ^2/^    | 13 ^2/^    | 51 ^2/^    | 44 ^2/^    | 34      |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+

+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| Year   | Wakulla    | Walton     | Washington | Other ^4/^ | Total   |
+========+============+============+============+============+=========+
|        | *Head*     |            |            |            |         |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1996   | ^3/^       | 11,000     | 10,000     | 3,000      | 2,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 000,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1997   | 1,500      | 12,000     | 9,500      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 970,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1998   | 1,500      | 12,000     | 9,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 870,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 1999   | 1,500      | 12,000     | 9,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 830,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2000   | 1,500      | 12,000     | 10,000     | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 830,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2001   | 1,500      | 11,000     | 10,000     | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 800,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2002   | 1,500      | 11,000     | 9,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 780,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2003   | 1,000      | 10,000     | 8,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 750,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2004   | 1,000      | 10,000     | 8,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 740,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| 2005   | 1,000      | 10,000     | 8,000      | 2,000      | 1,      |
|        |            |            |            |            | 740,000 |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| Rank   | 61 ^2/^    | 36 ^2/^    | 44 ^2/^    |            |         |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+
| ^1/^   |            |            |            |            |         |
| All    |            |            |            |            |         |
| cl     |            |            |            |            |         |
| asses, |            |            |            |            |         |
| for    |            |            |            |            |         |
| both   |            |            |            |            |         |
| beef   |            |            |            |            |         |
| and    |            |            |            |            |         |
| dairy. |            |            |            |            |         |
|        |            |            |            |            |         |
| ^2/^   |            |            |            |            |         |
| Two or |            |            |            |            |         |
| more   |            |            |            |            |         |
| co     |            |            |            |            |         |
| unties |            |            |            |            |         |
| with   |            |            |            |            |         |
| s      |            |            |            |            |         |
| imilar |            |            |            |            |         |
| ra     |            |            |            |            |         |
| nking. |            |            |            |            |         |
|        |            |            |            |            |         |
| ^3/^   |            |            |            |            |         |
| In     |            |            |            |            |         |
| cluded |            |            |            |            |         |
| in     |            |            |            |            |         |
| Other. |            |            |            |            |         |
|        |            |            |            |            |         |
| ^4/^   |            |            |            |            |         |
| In     |            |            |            |            |         |
| cludes |            |            |            |            |         |
| Bay,   |            |            |            |            |         |
| Fra    |            |            |            |            |         |
| nklin, |            |            |            |            |         |
| Gulf,  |            |            |            |            |         |
| M      |            |            |            |            |         |
| onroe, |            |            |            |            |         |
| Pin    |            |            |            |            |         |
| ellas, |            |            |            |            |         |
| and    |            |            |            |            |         |
| Wa     |            |            |            |            |         |
| kulla. |            |            |            |            |         |
+--------+------------+------------+------------+------------+---------+

**[Florida's Top 10 Cattle Counties, January 1, 2005]{.smallcaps}**

![](media/image2.png){width="7.284027777777778in"
height="3.1569444444444446in"}

+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| **[     |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| Florida |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| Beef    |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| Cows]   |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| {.small |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| caps}** |         |        |         |         |        |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| In      |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| ventory |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| by      |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| county, |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| January |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| 1,      |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| 1996 -  |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| 2005,   |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| and     |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| county  |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| rank    |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| 2005    |         |        |         |         |        |        |
| ^1/^    |         |        |         |         |        |        |
+=========+=========+========+=========+=========+========+========+
| Year    | Alachua | Baker  | B       | Brevard | B      | C      |
|         |         |        | radford |         | roward | alhoun |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
|         | *Head*  |        |         |         |        |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 1996    | 29,000  | 2,000  | 6,500   | 17,000  | 8,000  | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 1997    | 28,000  | 2,000  | 6,000   | 15,000  | 8,000  | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 1998    | 27,000  | 2,000  | 6,000   | 16,000  | 5,000  | 2,500  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 1999    | 27,000  | 2,000  | 5,500   | 15,000  | 5,500  | 2,500  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2000    | 28,000  | 2,000  | 5,500   | 16,000  | 6,000  | 2,500  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2001    | 28,000  | 2,000  | 6,000   | 16,000  | 5,500  | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2002    | 25,000  | 2,500  | 5,000   | 17,000  | 5,000  | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2003    | 23,000  | 2,000  | 5,000   | 15,000  | 5,000  | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2004    | 23,000  | 2,000  | 7,000   | 14,000  | 5,000  | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| 2005    | 25,000  | 2,000  | 7,000   | 15,000  | 5,000  | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+
| Rank    | 13      | 56     | 31^2/^  | 19 ^2/^ | 36     | 56     |
|         |         | ^2/^   |         |         | ^2/^   | ^2/^   |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+--------+

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year       Charlotte   Citrus    Clay       Collier    Columbia   Dade
  ---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
             *Head*                                                 

  1996       20,500      5,500     1,500      8,500      13,000     2,500

  1997       19,000      5,000     2,000      7,000      12,000     2,500

  1998       18,000      7,000     3,000      7,000      13,000     3,000

  1999       17,000      6,500     2,500      6,500      12,000     3,000

  2000       16,000      6,500     3,000      7,000      12,000     3,000

  2001       15,000      6,000     3,000      6,500      13,000     3,000

  2002       14,000      6,500     3,000      6,500      13,000     2,000

  2003       14,000      6,000     3,000      7,000      12,000     2,500

  2004       14,000      5,500     3,000      7,000      11,000     2,500

  2005       14,000      5,000     3,000      7,000      10,000     2,500

  Rank       21 ^2/^     36 ^2/^   47 ^2/^    31 ^2/^    26 ^2/^    52 ^2/^
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year        DeSoto     Dixie     Duval                 Escambia   Flagler   Gadsden
  ----------- ---------- --------- ------- ------------- ---------- --------- ---------
              *Head*                                                          

  1996        51,000     2,000     5,000                 3,000      5,000     4,500

  1997        49,000     1,500     5,000                 3,000      5,000     4,500

  1998        48,000     2,000     4,000                 3,500      5,000     5,000

  1999        48,000     2,000     4,000                 3,000      4,500     4,500

  2000        48,000     2,000     4,500                 3,000      4,500     4,000

  2001        46,000     2,000     4,000                 3,000      4,000     4,000

  2002        45,000     2,500     4,000                 3,500      4,500     3,500

  2003        45,000     2,000     3,000                 4,000      4,500     2,500

  2004        45,000     2,000     3,000                 3,500      4,000     2,500

  2005        45,000     2,000     3,000                 4,000      4,000     2,500

  Rank        7          57 ^2/^   47 ^2/^               42 ^2/^    42 ^2/^   52 ^2/^

  Footnotes                                *Continued*                        
  on last                                                                     
  page of                                                                     
  table.                                                                      
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| **[     |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| Florida |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| Beef    |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| Cows]   |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| {.small |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| caps}** |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| In      |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| ventory |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| by      |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| county, |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| January |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| 1,      |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| 1996 -  |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| 2005,   |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| and     |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| county  |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| rank    |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| 2005    |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
| ^1/^    |         |        |         |         |       |   |        |
+=========+=========+========+=========+=========+=======+===+========+
| Year    | Gi      | Glades | H       | Hardee  | H     | H |        |
|         | lchrist |        | amilton |         | endry | e |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | r |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | n |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | a |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | n |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | d |        |
|         |         |        |         |         |       | o |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
|         | *Head*  |        |         |         |       |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 1996    | 8,000   | 48,000 | 7,000   | 54,000  | 7     |   | 15,000 |
|         |         |        |         |         | 2,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 1997    | 8,000   | 45,000 | 7,000   | 52,000  | 6     |   | 13,000 |
|         |         |        |         |         | 6,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 1998    | 9,000   | 38,000 | 6,000   | 51,000  | 5     |   | 10,000 |
|         |         |        |         |         | 6,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 1999    | 9,000   | 39,000 | 6,000   | 49,000  | 5     |   | 9,500  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 5,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2000    | 9,000   | 39,000 | 6,000   | 50,000  | 5     |   | 10,000 |
|         |         |        |         |         | 4,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2001    | 8,500   | 42,000 | 5,500   | 49,000  | 5     |   | 9,500  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 2,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2002    | 8,000   | 40,000 | 5,500   | 50,000  | 5     |   | 9,500  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 2,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2003    | 8,000   | 35,000 | 5,000   | 50,000  | 4     |   | 9,000  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 9,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2004    | 8,000   | 34,000 | 5,000   | 50,000  | 4     |   | 8,000  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 8,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| 2005    | 7,000   | 35,000 | 5,000   | 51,000  | 4     |   | 9,000  |
|         |         |        |         |         | 9,000 |   |        |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+
| Rank    | 31 ^2/^ | 8      | 36 ^2/^ | 5       | 6     |   | 27     |
|         |         |        |         |         |       |   | ^2/^   |
+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+-------+---+--------+

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year       Highlands   Hillsborough   Holmes     Indian     Jackson   Jefferson
                                                   River                
  ---------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---------- --------- -----------
             *Head*                                                     

  1996       71,000      37,000         8,000      12,500     17,000    9,500

  1997       72,000      35,000         9,000      13,000     15,000    10,000

  1998       68,000      35,000         8,000      13,000     16,000    7,000

  1999       68,000      34,000         8,000      12,000     15,000    6,500

  2000       68,000      36,000         7,500      12,000     16,000    6,500

  2001       65,000      34,000         7,000      11,000     16,000    6,000

  2002       63,000      32,000         7,500      10,000     17,000    6,000

  2003       60,000      30,000         8,500      11,000     20,000    5,000

  2004       59,000      30,000         8,000      11,000     20,000    5,000

  2005       60,000      30,000         8,000      11,000     20,000    4,500

  Rank       3 ^2/^      10             29 ^2/^    25 ^2/^    17        41
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year        Lafayette   Lake      Lee                    Leon       Levy      Liberty
  ----------- ----------- --------- -------- ------------- ---------- --------- ---------
              *Head*                                                            

  1996        4,500       17,000    10,000                 4,000      23,000    1,000

  1997        4,000       17,000    9,000                  3,500      25,000    1,000

  1998        4,000       18,000    9,000                  2,500      23,000    1,000

  1999        4,000       17,000    8,000                  2,500      21,000    1,000

  2000        4,500       18,000    8,000                  2,500      22,000    1,000

  2001        4,500       17,000    8,500                  2,000      26,000    1,000

  2002        4,000       17,000    9,000                  1,500      26,000    1,000

  2003        3,000       16,000    9,000                  2,500      24,000    500

  2004        3,000       15,000    9,000                  2,500      23,000    500

  2005        3,000       14,000    9,000                  2,500      23,000    500

  Rank        47 ^2/^     19 ^2/^   27 ^2/^                52 ^2/^    15 ^2/^   61 ^2/^

  Footnotes                                  *Continued*                        
  on last                                                                       
  *page* of                                                                     
  table.                                                                        
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| **[     |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| Florida |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| Beef    |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| Cows]   |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| {.small |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| caps}** |         |         |        |         |         |        |
|         |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| In      |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| ventory |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| by      |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| county, |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| January |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| 1,      |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| 1996 -  |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| 2005,   |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| and     |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| county  |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| rank    |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| 2005    |         |         |        |         |         |        |
| ^1/^    |         |         |        |         |         |        |
+=========+=========+=========+========+=========+=========+========+
| Year    | Madison | Manatee | Marion | Martin  | Nassau  | Ok     |
|         |         |         |        |         |         | aloosa |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
|         | *Head*  |         |        |         |         |        |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 1996    | 12,000  | 44,000  | 33,000 | 23,000  | 4,000   | 4,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 1997    | 12,000  | 43,000  | 30,000 | 21,000  | 4,000   | 3,500  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 1998    | 11,000  | 35,000  | 27,000 | 16,000  | 3,500   | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 1999    | 10,000  | 35,000  | 26,000 | 15,000  | 3,500   | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2000    | 11,000  | 34,000  | 27,000 | 14,000  | 3,500   | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2001    | 11,000  | 32,000  | 26,000 | 13,000  | 3,500   | 3,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2002    | 10,000  | 32,000  | 26,000 | 13,000  | 3,500   | 2,500  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2003    | 12,000  | 30,000  | 25,000 | 12,000  | 3,000   | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2004    | 12,000  | 29,000  | 24,000 | 12,000  | 3,000   | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| 2005    | 12,000  | 29,000  | 24,000 | 12,000  | 3,000   | 2,000  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+
| Rank    | 23 ^2/^ | 11      | 14     | 23 ^2/^ | 47 ^2/^ | 56     |
|         |         |         |        |         |         | ^2/^   |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------+--------+

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year       Okeechobee   Orange     Osceola   Palm Beach Pasco      Polk
  ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
             *Head*                                                  

  1996       65,000       12,000     73,000    5,000      27,000     68,000

  1997       61,000       11,000     71,000    4,500      25,000     65,000

  1998       65,000       11,000     70,000    3,000      22,000     58,000

  1999       64,000       10,000     70,000    3,000      22,000     57,000

  2000       67,000       10,000     70,000    3,000      21,000     58,000

  2001       66,000       10,000     69,000    2,500      21,000     57,000

  2002       65,000       10,000     70,000    2,500      19,000     55,000

  2003       67,000       9,500      75,000    2,500      25,000     58,000

  2004       70,000       8,000      75,000    2,500      28,000     60,000

  2005       70,000       8,000      75,000    2,500      28,000     60,000

  Rank       2            29 ^2/^    1         52 ^2/^    12         5
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year        Putnam     St. Johns  St.                    Santa Rosa Sarasota   Seminole
                                    Lucie                                        
  ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
              *Head*                                                             

  1996        5,500      3,000      17,000                 4,000      15,000     6,000

  1997        6,000      3,500      18,000                 4,000      15,000     5,500

  1998        6,000      3,500      22,000                 4,000      16,000     5,500

  1999        5,500      3,500      22,000                 4,000      15,000     5,000

  2000        6,000      3,500      22,000                 4,000      15,000     5,000

  2001        6,000      3,500      21,000                 4,000      15,000     5,000

  2002        6,000      3,000      21,000                 4,500      15,000     5,000

  2003        5,500      2,500      25,000                 4,000      15,000     6,000

  2004        5,000      2,500      23,000                 4,000      15,000     7,000

  2005        5,000      2,000      23,000                 4,000      15,000     6,000

  Rank        36 ^2/^    52 ^2/^    15 ^2/^                42 ^2/^    19 ^2/^    34 ^2/^

  Footnotes                                  *Continued*                         
  on *last*                                                                      
  page of                                                                        
  table.                                                                         
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **[     |           |           |           |          |           |
| Florida |           |           |           |          |           |
| Beef    |           |           |           |          |           |
| Cows]   |           |           |           |          |           |
| {.small |           |           |           |          |           |
| caps}** |           |           |           |          |           |
|         |           |           |           |          |           |
| In      |           |           |           |          |           |
| ventory |           |           |           |          |           |
| by      |           |           |           |          |           |
| county, |           |           |           |          |           |
| January |           |           |           |          |           |
| 1,      |           |           |           |          |           |
| 1996 -  |           |           |           |          |           |
| 2005    |           |           |           |          |           |
| and     |           |           |           |          |           |
| county  |           |           |           |          |           |
| rank    |           |           |           |          |           |
| 2005    |           |           |           |          |           |
| ^1/^    |           |           |           |          |           |
+=========+===========+===========+===========+==========+===========+
| Year    | Sumter    | Suwannee  | Taylor    | Union    | Volusia   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
|         | *Head*    |           |           |          |           |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1996    | 34,000    | 18,000    | 5,500     | 8,500    | 11,000    |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1997    | 33,000    | 17,000    | 5,500     | 9,000    | 10,000    |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1998    | 29,000    | 17,000    | 3,500     | 8,000    | 8,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1999    | 28,000    | 17,000    | 3,500     | 7,500    | 7,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2000    | 28,000    | 17,000    | 3,500     | 7,000    | 7,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2001    | 28,000    | 17,000    | 3,500     | 6,500    | 7,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2002    | 28,000    | 17,000    | 4,000     | 6,000    | 6,500     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2003    | 29,000    | 18,000    | 3,000     | 4,000    | 6,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2004    | 31,000    | 18,000    | 3,000     | 4,000    | 5,500     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2005    | 31,000    | 18,000    | 3,000     | 4,000    | 5,000     |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Rank    | 9         | 18        | 47 ^2/^   | 42 ^2/^  | 36 ^2/^   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+

+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Year    | Wakulla   | Walton    | W         | Other    | Total     |
|         |           |           | ashington | ^4/^     |           |
+=========+===========+===========+===========+==========+===========+
|         | *Head*    |           |           |          |           |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1996    | ^3/^      | 4,500     | 5,000     | 2,000    | 1,115,000 |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1997    | 500       | 4,000     | 5,000     | 1,000    | 1,072,000 |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1998    | 1,000     | 5,000     | 4,500     | 1,000    | 1,010,000 |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 1999    | 1,000     | 5,000     | 4,000     | 1,000    | 983,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2000    | 1,000     | 5,000     | 4,000     | 1,000    | 994,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2001    | 1,000     | 5,000     | 4,000     | 1,000    | 975,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2002    | 1,000     | 5,000     | 3,000     | 1,000    | 958,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2003    | 500       | 6,000     | 3,500     | 1,000    | 952,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2004    | 500       | 6,000     | 3,500     | 1,000    | 950,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 2005    | 500       | 6,000     | 3,500     | 1,000    | 952,000   |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Rank    | 61 ^2/^   | 34 ^2/^   | 46        |          |           |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| ^1/^    |           |           |           |          |           |
| Beef    |           |           |           |          |           |
| pro     |           |           |           |          |           |
| duction |           |           |           |          |           |
| brood   |           |           |           |          |           |
| cows    |           |           |           |          |           |
| only,   |           |           |           |          |           |
| which   |           |           |           |          |           |
| have    |           |           |           |          |           |
| calved  |           |           |           |          |           |
| at      |           |           |           |          |           |
| least   |           |           |           |          |           |
| once.   |           |           |           |          |           |
|         |           |           |           |          |           |
| ^2/^    |           |           |           |          |           |
| Two or  |           |           |           |          |           |
| more    |           |           |           |          |           |
| c       |           |           |           |          |           |
| ounties |           |           |           |          |           |
| with    |           |           |           |          |           |
| similar |           |           |           |          |           |
| r       |           |           |           |          |           |
| anking. |           |           |           |          |           |
|         |           |           |           |          |           |
| ^3/^    |           |           |           |          |           |
| I       |           |           |           |          |           |
| ncluded |           |           |           |          |           |
| in      |           |           |           |          |           |
| Other.  |           |           |           |          |           |
|         |           |           |           |          |           |
| ^4/^    |           |           |           |          |           |
| I       |           |           |           |          |           |
| ncludes |           |           |           |          |           |
| Bay,    |           |           |           |          |           |
| Fr      |           |           |           |          |           |
| anklin, |           |           |           |          |           |
| Gulf,   |           |           |           |          |           |
| Monroe, |           |           |           |          |           |
| Pi      |           |           |           |          |           |
| nellas, |           |           |           |          |           |
| and     |           |           |           |          |           |
| W       |           |           |           |          |           |
| akulla. |           |           |           |          |           |
+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+

**[Cattle and Calves]{.smallcaps}**

Marketings, cash receipts, income and slaughter, Florida, 1995 - 2004

+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Year   | Marketings | Price    |          | Cash       | Gross      |
|        |            |  per 100 |          |            |            |
|        | ^1/^       |          |          | receipts   | income     |
|        |            | pounds   |          |            |            |
|        |            |          |          | ^2/^       | ^3/^       |
+========+============+==========+==========+============+============+
|        |            | Cattle   | Calves   |            |            |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
|        | *1,000     | *        |          | *1,000     |            |
|        | lbs.*      | Dollars* |          | dollars*   |            |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 1995   | 485,400    | 44.30    | 70.00    | 287,352    | 288,874    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 1996   | 479,500    | 33.40    | 54.60    | 218,919    | 220,178    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 1997   | 507,000    | 42.20    | 81.20    | 320,424    | 321,815    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 1998   | 474,750    | 39.00    | 78.60    | 291,182    | 292,504    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 1999   | 468,000    | 42.30    | 86.70    | 309,852    | 311,347    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 2000   | 492,500    | 49.40    | 101.00   | 367,857    | 369,128    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 2001   | 482,840    | 52.30    | 99.20    | 361,915    | 363,249    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 2002   | 497,000    | 47.90    | 88.20    | 333,413    | 334,635    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 2003   | 478,730    | 50.50    | 96.60    | 348,411    | 349,694    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| 2004   | 483,880    | 63.20    | 121.00   | 443,145    | 444,762    |
+--------+------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+

<table style="width:100%;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="12"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Cattle and
Calves</span></strong></p>
<p>Cattle on farms, January 1, 1996 - 2005</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">Cattle kept for milk</th>
<th colspan="7">Beef cattle and all calves</th>
<th rowspan="3"><p>Total</p>
<p>cattle</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>calves</p>
<p><sup>4/</sup></p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th rowspan="2"><p>Milk</p>
<p>cows</p>
<p><sup>1/</sup></p></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Heifers</p>
<p>500 lbs</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>over</p>
<p><sup>2/</sup></p></th>
<th rowspan="2">Total</th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Beef</p>
<p>cows</p>
<p><sup>1/</sup></p></th>
<th colspan="4">500 pounds and over</th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Calves</p>
<p>under</p>
<p>500</p>
<p>pounds</p>
<p><sup>3/</sup></p></th>
<th rowspan="2">Total</th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th><p>Bulls</p>
<p><sup>3/</sup></p></th>
<th><p>Replace-</p>
<p>ment</p>
<p>heifers</p></th>
<th><p>Other</p>
<p>heifers</p></th>
<th>Steers</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="11"><em>1,000 head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1996</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>195</td>
<td>1,115</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>1,805</td>
<td>2,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1997</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>198</td>
<td>1,072</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>410</td>
<td>1,772</td>
<td>1,970</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>1,010</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>385</td>
<td>1,670</td>
<td>1,870</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>983</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>385</td>
<td>1,633</td>
<td>1,830</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>196</td>
<td>994</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>385</td>
<td>1,634</td>
<td>1,830</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2001</td>
<td>155</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>195</td>
<td>975</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>380</td>
<td>1,605</td>
<td>1,800</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2002</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>192</td>
<td>958</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>380</td>
<td>1,588</td>
<td>1,780</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2003</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>187</td>
<td>953</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>130</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>370</td>
<td>1,563</td>
<td>1,750</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2004</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>180</td>
<td>950</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>370</td>
<td>1,560</td>
<td>1,740</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2005</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>178</td>
<td>952</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>1,562</td>
<td>1,740</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><p><sup>1/</sup> Cows and heifers that have calved.</p>
<p><sup>2/</sup> Milk replacement heifers which have not calved.</p>
<p><sup>3/</sup> Includes small number for dairy use.</p>
<p><sup>4/</sup> May not add due to rounding.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="10"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Cattle and
Calves</span></strong></p>
<p>Inventory January 1, and annual calf crop and disposition, 1995 -
2004</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="2">On hand January 1</th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Calf</p>
<p>crop</p></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Inship-</p>
<p>ments</p></th>
<th colspan="3">Marketings <sup>2/</sup></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Farm</p>
<p>slaughter</p>
<p>cattle and</p>
<p>calves <sup>3/</sup></p></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p>Deaths</p>
<p>cattle</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>calves</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th><p>All cattle</p>
<p>and calves</p></th>
<th><p>All cows</p>
<p><sup>1/</sup></p></th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Cattle</th>
<th>Calves</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="9"><em>1,000 head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>2,020</td>
<td>1,300</td>
<td>1,040</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>1,057</td>
<td>242</td>
<td>815</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>74</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>2,000</td>
<td>1,270</td>
<td>1,030</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>1,023</td>
<td>240</td>
<td>783</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>80</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>1,970</td>
<td>1,230</td>
<td>980</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>1,042</td>
<td>261</td>
<td>781</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>66</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>1,870</td>
<td>1,170</td>
<td>960</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>1,017</td>
<td>251</td>
<td>766</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>67</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>1,830</td>
<td>1,140</td>
<td>960</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>962</td>
<td>241</td>
<td>721</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>76</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>1,830</td>
<td>1,150</td>
<td>950</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>980</td>
<td>270</td>
<td>710</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>66</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>1,800</td>
<td>1,130</td>
<td>940</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>948</td>
<td>261</td>
<td>687</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>1,780</td>
<td>1,110</td>
<td>930</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>958</td>
<td>281</td>
<td>677</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>60</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>1,750</td>
<td>1,100</td>
<td>920</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>929</td>
<td>267</td>
<td>662</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>59</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>1,740</td>
<td>1,090</td>
<td>910</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>924</td>
<td>263</td>
<td>661</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>59</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><p><sup>1/</sup> Cows and heifers that have calved.</p>
<p><sup>2/</sup> Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where
produced and State outshipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within
States.</p>
<p><sup>3/</sup> Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial
establishments.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="14"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Cattle and
Calves</span></strong></p>
<p>Average price received by farmers, 1995-2004</p></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>Jan</td>
<td>Feb</td>
<td>Mar</td>
<td>Apr</td>
<td>May</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>Sep</td>
<td>Oct</td>
<td>Nov</td>
<td>Dec</td>
<td><p>Annual</p>
<p>average</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="13"><em>Dollars per hundredweight</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Beef
Cattle</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>53.30</td>
<td>52.60</td>
<td>51.60</td>
<td>46.00</td>
<td>44.00</td>
<td>44.50</td>
<td>42.70</td>
<td>44.00</td>
<td>40.70</td>
<td>39.40</td>
<td>37.60</td>
<td>37.40</td>
<td>44.30</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>34.80</td>
<td>34.90</td>
<td>34.70</td>
<td>31.40</td>
<td>31.50</td>
<td>31.50</td>
<td>32.70</td>
<td>35.30</td>
<td>33.70</td>
<td>33.20</td>
<td>32.70</td>
<td>33.10</td>
<td>33.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>34.90</td>
<td>40.10</td>
<td>41.60</td>
<td>42.20</td>
<td>45.10</td>
<td>41.60</td>
<td>46.50</td>
<td>44.40</td>
<td>43.30</td>
<td>41.80</td>
<td>40.80</td>
<td>44.20</td>
<td>42.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>37.90</td>
<td>41.80</td>
<td>40.40</td>
<td>40.60</td>
<td>39.30</td>
<td>39.00</td>
<td>43.20</td>
<td>39.40</td>
<td>38.90</td>
<td>34.00</td>
<td>37.60</td>
<td>37.60</td>
<td>39.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>37.90</td>
<td>41.30</td>
<td>41.20</td>
<td>40.60</td>
<td>40.60</td>
<td>40.90</td>
<td>44.00</td>
<td>45.90</td>
<td>44.30</td>
<td>43.10</td>
<td>42.00</td>
<td>43.70</td>
<td>42.30</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>47.50</td>
<td>43.90</td>
<td>48.10</td>
<td>46.80</td>
<td>44.60</td>
<td>48.70</td>
<td>51.70</td>
<td>52.00</td>
<td>49.30</td>
<td>48.20</td>
<td>49.00</td>
<td>48.70</td>
<td>49.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>48.50</td>
<td>56.00</td>
<td>54.80</td>
<td>52.90</td>
<td>50.30</td>
<td>54.80</td>
<td>58.00</td>
<td>56.50</td>
<td>54.90</td>
<td>47.90</td>
<td>48.70</td>
<td>48.50</td>
<td>52.30</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>47.80</td>
<td>50.20</td>
<td>49.50</td>
<td>44.60</td>
<td>45.60</td>
<td>49.20</td>
<td>49.70</td>
<td>49.60</td>
<td>48.60</td>
<td>46.70</td>
<td>44.70</td>
<td>49.60</td>
<td>47.90</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>45.30</td>
<td>46.80</td>
<td>47.00</td>
<td>45.60</td>
<td>46.40</td>
<td>47.40</td>
<td>51.10</td>
<td>53.30</td>
<td>55.50</td>
<td>54.30</td>
<td>53.70</td>
<td>60.50</td>
<td>50.50</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>34.50</td>
<td>53.90</td>
<td>55.70</td>
<td>56.10</td>
<td>58.80</td>
<td>61.70</td>
<td>67.80</td>
<td>71.10</td>
<td>71.90</td>
<td>69.20</td>
<td>69.80</td>
<td>70.30</td>
<td>63.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Steers and
Heifers</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1995</td>
<td>68.80</td>
<td>65.30</td>
<td>61.90</td>
<td>58.50</td>
<td>55.80</td>
<td>57.30</td>
<td>55.60</td>
<td>57.00</td>
<td>54.20</td>
<td>51.40</td>
<td>49.30</td>
<td>48.60</td>
<td>57.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1996</td>
<td>45.80</td>
<td>46.30</td>
<td>45.60</td>
<td>41.50</td>
<td>39.70</td>
<td>44.00</td>
<td>46.30</td>
<td>48.10</td>
<td>51.30</td>
<td>49.00</td>
<td>48.00</td>
<td>46.60</td>
<td>47.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1997</td>
<td>54.00</td>
<td>60.90</td>
<td>64.30</td>
<td>67.00</td>
<td>69.90</td>
<td>73.00</td>
<td>78.30</td>
<td>74.80</td>
<td>71.70</td>
<td>66.60</td>
<td>66.10</td>
<td>67.20</td>
<td>67.50</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998</td>
<td>71.80</td>
<td>73.80</td>
<td>72.00</td>
<td>74.10</td>
<td>68.70</td>
<td>64.20</td>
<td>59.50</td>
<td>58.60</td>
<td>56.30</td>
<td>55.30</td>
<td>57.20</td>
<td>60.60</td>
<td>65.50</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999</td>
<td>66.00</td>
<td>67.00</td>
<td>65.80</td>
<td>66.80</td>
<td>65.30</td>
<td>69.70</td>
<td>70.70</td>
<td>71.20</td>
<td>70.40</td>
<td>69.70</td>
<td>69.50</td>
<td>74.70</td>
<td>68.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000</td>
<td>83.30</td>
<td>82.00</td>
<td>85.60</td>
<td>85.90</td>
<td>81.90</td>
<td>82.40</td>
<td>86.70</td>
<td>82.10</td>
<td>76.90</td>
<td>76.60</td>
<td>81.00</td>
<td>79.90</td>
<td>83.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2001</td>
<td>83.20</td>
<td>87.10</td>
<td>87.20</td>
<td>86.10</td>
<td>84.00</td>
<td>91.80</td>
<td>85.30</td>
<td>81.90</td>
<td>80.20</td>
<td>73.80</td>
<td>72.50</td>
<td>76.70</td>
<td>84.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2002</td>
<td>78.40</td>
<td>81.70</td>
<td>78.30</td>
<td>76.40</td>
<td>74.10</td>
<td>72.90</td>
<td>73.10</td>
<td>70.00</td>
<td>69.20</td>
<td>69.20</td>
<td>71.30</td>
<td>72.00</td>
<td>74.90</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2003</td>
<td>73.70</td>
<td>75.00</td>
<td>75.20</td>
<td>76.30</td>
<td>75.80</td>
<td>77.90</td>
<td>79.60</td>
<td>81.00</td>
<td>83.10</td>
<td>83.00</td>
<td>84.20</td>
<td>84.70</td>
<td>78.10</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2004</td>
<td>84.60</td>
<td>88.70</td>
<td>89.80</td>
<td>91.20</td>
<td>97.60</td>
<td>98.20</td>
<td>99.20</td>
<td>104.00</td>
<td>101.00</td>
<td>98.80</td>
<td>95.70</td>
<td>95.70</td>
<td>94.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cows</span>
<sup>1/</sup></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>40.00</td>
<td>42.20</td>
<td>41.60</td>
<td>38.00</td>
<td>36.40</td>
<td>36.30</td>
<td>33.70</td>
<td>33.90</td>
<td>30.90</td>
<td>30.40</td>
<td>29.80</td>
<td>29.80</td>
<td>35.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>32.00</td>
<td>33.30</td>
<td>32.40</td>
<td>30.10</td>
<td>30.70</td>
<td>29.60</td>
<td>28.20</td>
<td>29.80</td>
<td>26.90</td>
<td>26.80</td>
<td>27.00</td>
<td>28.30</td>
<td>29.70</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>30.10</td>
<td>33.10</td>
<td>36.90</td>
<td>36.80</td>
<td>37.30</td>
<td>35.60</td>
<td>38.00</td>
<td>35.80</td>
<td>32.80</td>
<td>32.10</td>
<td>31.00</td>
<td>33.00</td>
<td>34.10</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>35.00</td>
<td>37.40</td>
<td>36.10</td>
<td>37.30</td>
<td>37.10</td>
<td>35.60</td>
<td>34.00</td>
<td>33.70</td>
<td>30.70</td>
<td>28.30</td>
<td>30.00</td>
<td>30.30</td>
<td>33.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>35.10</td>
<td>35.30</td>
<td>35.40</td>
<td>34.10</td>
<td>36.90</td>
<td>35.40</td>
<td>35.50</td>
<td>34.60</td>
<td>32.60</td>
<td>31.70</td>
<td>32.80</td>
<td>36.00</td>
<td>34.50</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>37.40</td>
<td>37.20</td>
<td>40.40</td>
<td>40.40</td>
<td>39.50</td>
<td>40.80</td>
<td>39.40</td>
<td>39.70</td>
<td>37.40</td>
<td>35.40</td>
<td>37.20</td>
<td>36.50</td>
<td>38.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>41.40</td>
<td>47.20</td>
<td>45.70</td>
<td>44.10</td>
<td>43.90</td>
<td>44.90</td>
<td>43.30</td>
<td>44.60</td>
<td>41.90</td>
<td>37.30</td>
<td>39.00</td>
<td>38.60</td>
<td>42.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>39.10</td>
<td>41.30</td>
<td>43.20</td>
<td>41.40</td>
<td>41.30</td>
<td>40.90</td>
<td>37.10</td>
<td>36.50</td>
<td>34.30</td>
<td>34.00</td>
<td>32.80</td>
<td>34.00</td>
<td>37.80</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>37.80</td>
<td>39.70</td>
<td>40.00</td>
<td>38.90</td>
<td>40.00</td>
<td>40.70</td>
<td>40.00</td>
<td>39.00</td>
<td>40.50</td>
<td>38.20</td>
<td>43.00</td>
<td>48.10</td>
<td>40.60</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>46.00</td>
<td>44.60</td>
<td>45.50</td>
<td>46.80</td>
<td>47.20</td>
<td>51.40</td>
<td>54.30</td>
<td>54.20</td>
<td>52.50</td>
<td>50.30</td>
<td>51.10</td>
<td>49.30</td>
<td>49.40</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"><strong><span
class="smallcaps">Calves</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1995</td>
<td>85.70</td>
<td>83.20</td>
<td>79.40</td>
<td>78.40</td>
<td>72.80</td>
<td>73.20</td>
<td>69.10</td>
<td>67.20</td>
<td>64.10</td>
<td>60.70</td>
<td>58.70</td>
<td>59.00</td>
<td>70.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1996</td>
<td>54.50</td>
<td>53.90</td>
<td>53.50</td>
<td>48.10</td>
<td>46.30</td>
<td>49.40</td>
<td>53.80</td>
<td>56.50</td>
<td>58.00</td>
<td>56.30</td>
<td>55.20</td>
<td>56.10</td>
<td>54.60</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1997</td>
<td>66.70</td>
<td>77.50</td>
<td>83.70</td>
<td>88.30</td>
<td>92.70</td>
<td>91.00</td>
<td>94.00</td>
<td>91.50</td>
<td>87.70</td>
<td>82.40</td>
<td>80.40</td>
<td>83.60</td>
<td>81.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998</td>
<td>87.20</td>
<td>89.50</td>
<td>90.80</td>
<td>94.20</td>
<td>87.00</td>
<td>76.50</td>
<td>71.00</td>
<td>71.90</td>
<td>66.60</td>
<td>66.00</td>
<td>69.70</td>
<td>75.00</td>
<td>78.60</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999</td>
<td>80.50</td>
<td>83.30</td>
<td>82.50</td>
<td>85.90</td>
<td>85.90</td>
<td>87.90</td>
<td>90.20</td>
<td>87.30</td>
<td>84.50</td>
<td>84.40</td>
<td>87.90</td>
<td>93.80</td>
<td>86.70</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000</td>
<td>102.00</td>
<td>103.00</td>
<td>113.00</td>
<td>114.00</td>
<td>104.00</td>
<td>102.00</td>
<td>107.00</td>
<td>100.00</td>
<td>91.90</td>
<td>94.10</td>
<td>101.00</td>
<td>100.00</td>
<td>101.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2001</td>
<td>106.00</td>
<td>114.00</td>
<td>113.00</td>
<td>110.00</td>
<td>104.00</td>
<td>107.00</td>
<td>94.30</td>
<td>95.80</td>
<td>97.90</td>
<td>89.50</td>
<td>88.30</td>
<td>96.10</td>
<td>99.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2002</td>
<td>96.40</td>
<td>100.00</td>
<td>99.60</td>
<td>98.20</td>
<td>91.90</td>
<td>85.80</td>
<td>86.30</td>
<td>85.50</td>
<td>81.60</td>
<td>79.70</td>
<td>85.10</td>
<td>85.50</td>
<td>88.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2003</td>
<td>88.40</td>
<td>91.20</td>
<td>93.10</td>
<td>93.20</td>
<td>92.10</td>
<td>90.20</td>
<td>94.50</td>
<td>91.00</td>
<td>95.00</td>
<td>105.00</td>
<td>107.00</td>
<td>108.00</td>
<td>97.60</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2004</td>
<td>106.00</td>
<td>110.00</td>
<td>116.00</td>
<td>117.00</td>
<td>122.00</td>
<td>124.00</td>
<td>127.00</td>
<td>134.00</td>
<td>130.00</td>
<td>127.00</td>
<td>126.00</td>
<td>124.00</td>
<td>121.00</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"><sup>1/</sup> Beef cows sold for slaughter and herd
replacement, and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| **[Florida  |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| cattle      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| Price]{.s   |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| mallcaps}** |        |        |       |         |        |        |
|             |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| Average     |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| price by    |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| class,      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| grade,      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| month and   |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| annual      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| average,    |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| 2004        |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+=============+========+========+=======+=========+========+========+
| Class       | Jan    | Feb    | Mar   | Apr     | May    | Jun    |
|             |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| and grade   |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
|             | *D     |        |       |         |        |        |
|             | ollars |        |       |         |        |        |
|             | per    |        |       |         |        |        |
|             | hu     |        |       |         |        |        |
|             | ndredw |        |       |         |        |        |
|             | eight* |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| *           |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| *[Slaughter |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| Cattle]{.s  |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| mallcaps}** |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| [Cows]{     |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| .smallcaps} |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Util      | 48.50  | 47.60  | 48.70 | 49.00   | 50.00  | 55.00  |
| ity-Breaker |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Ut        | 48.40  | 45.20  | 46.80 | 48.10   | 50.70  | 52.80  |
| ility-Boner |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Cutter    | 40.80  | 41.30  | 40.50 | 42.00   | 44.20  | 46.40  |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Canner    | \--    | 40.50  | \--   | \--     | \--    | \--    |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > All       | 46.00  | 43.70  | 45.40 | 46.40   | 48.30  | 51.40  |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| [Bulls]{    |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| .smallcaps} |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Over      | 59.10  | 58.70  | 59.30 | 60.70   | 62.60  | 63.50  |
| > 1,500     |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| > lbs.      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > Under     | 56.50  | 56.40  | 56.60 | 58.10   | 61.10  | 62.40  |
| > 1,500     |        |        |       |         |        |        |
| > lbs.      |        |        |       |         |        |        |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+
| > All       | 57.90  | 57.60  | 58.00 | 59.50   | 61.90  | 63.00  |
+-------------+--------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+

+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Class       | Jul   | Aug   | Sep   | Oct   | Nov   | Dec   | A     |
|             |       |       |       |       |       |       | nnual |
| and grade   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             |       |       |       |       |       |       | av    |
|             |       |       |       |       |       |       | erage |
+=============+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+
|             | *Do   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | llars |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | per   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | hund  |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | redwe |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | ight* |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| *           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| *[Slaughter |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Cattle]{.s  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| mallcaps}** |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| [Cows]{     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| .smallcaps} |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Util      | 56.40 | 57.00 | 55.70 | 52.80 | 55.50 | 50.90 | 52.30 |
| ity-Breaker |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Ut        | 55.20 | 57.10 | 54.40 | 50.80 | 51.50 | 51.00 | 51.00 |
| ility-Boner |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Cutter    | 48.50 | 48.40 | 48.20 | 45.60 | 46.20 | 45.70 | 44.80 |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Canner    | \--   | \--   | \--   | \--   | \--   | \--   | 40.50 |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All         | 53.40 | 54.20 | 52.80 | 49.70 | 51.10 | 49.20 | 49.30 |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| [Bulls]{    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| .smallcaps} |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Over      | 67.60 | 70.60 | 67.10 | 61.70 | 62.90 | 62.20 | 65.50 |
| > 1,500     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| > lbs.      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| > Under     | 65.60 | 67.30 | 64.10 | 59.60 | 61.00 | 60.40 | 60.80 |
| > 1,500 lbs |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All         | 66.60 | 59.00 | 65.60 | 60.70 | 62.00 | 61.30 | 61.90 |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **Florida    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Stocker      |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Steers and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Heifers:**   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|              |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Average      |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| price by     |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| month, 9     |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| livestock    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| auctions,    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 2004         |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+==============+========+========+========+========+========+========+
| Class        | Jan    | Feb    | Mar    | Apr    | May    | Jun    |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| Pounds       | *D     |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | ollars |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | per    |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | hu     |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | ndredw |        |        |        |        |        |
|              | eight* |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Steers    | 94.62  | 99.13  | 103.25 | 105.37 | 108.46 | 109.14 |
| Over         |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 300]{.       |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smallcaps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Heifers   | 89.95  | 93.34  | 95.83  | 96.59  | 99.46  | 101.91 |
| Over         |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 300]{.       |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smallcaps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Steers    | 127.86 | 130.53 | 137.60 | 138.77 | 149.24 | 151.72 |
| Under        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 300]{.       |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smallcaps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Heifers   | 111.64 | 113.67 | 119.51 | 119.53 | 126.52 | 132.11 |
| Under        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 300]{.       |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smallcaps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class                Jul              Aug       Sep       Oct       Nov       Dec
  -------------------- ---------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
  Pounds               *Dollars per                                             
                       hundredweight*                                           

  **[Steers Over       111.53           117.21    116.16    108.96    109.16    110.43
  300]{.smallcaps}**                                                            

  **[Heifers Over      104.24           110.59    106.56    101.81    100.54    102.33
  300]{.smallcaps}**                                                            

  **[Steers Under      157.87           165.31    165.79    155.64    156.20    152.00
  300]{.smallcaps}**                                                            

  **[Heifers Under     137.19           142.26    137.86    130.40    130.45    129.43
  300]{.smallcaps}**                                                            
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
| **[Fl |                          |                        |          |
| orida |                          |                        |          |
| C     |                          |                        |          |
| attle |                          |                        |          |
| and   |                          |                        |          |
| Hog   |                          |                        |          |
| Auc   |                          |                        |          |
| tions |                          |                        |          |
| ]{.sm |                          |                        |          |
| allca |                          |                        |          |
| ps}** |                          |                        |          |
|       |                          |                        |          |
| Loc   |                          |                        |          |
| ation |                          |                        |          |
| and   |                          |                        |          |
| day   |                          |                        |          |
| of    |                          |                        |          |
| sale  |                          |                        |          |
+=======+==========================+========================+==========+
| Sale  | Auction market           | Mailing address        | Phone    |
| day   |                          |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
| M     | > Columbia Livestock     | > P.O. Box 354, Lake   | 386-     |
| onday | > Market of Lake City,   | > City, Florida 32055  | 755-2300 |
|       | > Inc.                   |                        |          |
|       | >                        |                        |          |
|       | > *(Slaughter hogs &     |                        |          |
|       | > feeder pigs, every 3rd |                        |          |
|       | > Wednesday)*            |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Ocala Livestock Market | > P.O. Drawer 1508,    | 352-     |
|       | >                        | > Ocala, Florida 34482 | 732-4454 |
|       | > *(Hog and goat sale    |                        |          |
|       | > 1st Friday)*           |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Okeechobee Livestock   | > P.O. Box 1288,       | 863-     |
|       | > Market, Inc.           | > Okeechobee, Florida  | 763-3127 |
|       |                          | > 34973                |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Cattlemen's Livestock  | > P.O. Box 26,         | 863-     |
|       | > Auction Market, Inc.   | > Lakeland, Florida    | 665-5088 |
|       |                          | > 33802                |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Hardee Livestock       | > P.O. Box 1479,       | 863-     |
|       | > Market, Inc.           | > Wauchula, Florida    | 773-9747 |
|       |                          | > 33873                |          |
|       |                          |                        | 863-     |
|       |                          |                        | 773-9560 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
| **[Tu | > Townsend Livestock     | > P.O. Box 577,        | 850-     |
| esday | >                        | > Madison, Florida     | 973-4094 |
| ]{.sm | > *(Hog sale - Monday;   | > 32340                |          |
| allca | > Feeder Pigs - 4th      |                        |          |
| ps}** | > Friday)*               |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Okeechobee Livestock   | > P.O. Box 1288,       | 863-     |
|       | > Market, Inc.           | > Okeechobee , Florida | 763-3127 |
|       |                          | > 34973                |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > Sumter Co. Farmer's    | > P.O. Box 62,         | 352-     |
|       | > Market, Inc.           | > Webster, Florida     | 793-2021 |
|       |                          | > 33597                |          |
|       |                          |                        | 352-     |
|       |                          |                        | 793-3551 |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
| **    | > Arcadia State          | > P.O. Drawer 1418,    | 863-     |
| [Wedn | > Livestock Market       | > Arcadia, Florida     | 494-3737 |
| esday |                          | > 34266                |          |
| ]{.sm |                          |                        |          |
| allca |                          |                        |          |
| ps}** |                          |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+
|       | > North Florida Farmer's | > Route 3, Box 158,    | 386-     |
|       | > Livestock Market, Inc. | > Lake City, Florida   | 755-3576 |
|       | >                        | > 32055                |          |
|       | > *(Feeder pigs, goats,  |                        |          |
|       | > dairy, every 4th       |                        |          |
|       | > Monday)*               |                        |          |
+-------+--------------------------+------------------------+----------+

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Florida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Cattle  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Calves] |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| {.small |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| caps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Head    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| sold    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| through |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Florida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| auction |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| m       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| arkets, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| by      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| areas,  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 1995 -  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 2004    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+
| Year    | All     |         | No      |         | Central |         |
|         | areas   |         | rthwest |         | and     |         |
|         |         |         | and     |         | south   |         |
|         |         |         | no      |         | Florida |         |
|         |         |         | rtheast |         |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | Head    | Percent | Head    | Percent | Head    | Percent |
|         |         | of      |         | of      |         | of      |
|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|         |         | p       |         | all     |         | all     |
|         |         | revious |         | areas   |         | areas   |
|         |         | year    |         |         |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995    | 576,025 | 96      | 220,172 | 38      | 355,853 | 62      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996    | 545,964 | 95      | 215,127 | 39      | 330,837 | 61      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997    | 613,570 | 112     | 236,305 | 39      | 377,265 | 61      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998    | 564,841 | 92      | 208,236 | 37      | 356,605 | 63      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999    | 583,817 | 103     | 188,047 | 32      | 395,770 | 68      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000    | 576,040 | 99      | 170,714 | 30      | 405,326 | 70      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001    | 507,262 | 88      | 150,722 | 30      | 356,540 | 70      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002    | 481,121 | 95      | 141,314 | 29      | 339,807 | 71      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003    | 524,732 | 109     | 149,666 | 29      | 375,066 | 71      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004    | 477,265 | 91      | 138,257 | 29      | 339,008 | 71      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Florida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Cattle  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Calves] |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| {.small |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| caps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Head    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| sold    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| average |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| price   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| at      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Florida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| auction |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| m       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| arkets, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 1995 -  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 2004    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+
| Year    | Cattle  |         |         | Calves  |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | Head    | Percent | Average | Head    | Percent | Average |
|         |         | of      |         |         | of      |         |
|         |         |         | value   |         |         | dollars |
|         |         | p       | per cwt |         | p       | per cwt |
|         |         | revious |         |         | revious |         |
|         |         | year    |         |         | year    |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         |         |         | *D      |         |         | *D      |
|         |         |         | ollars* |         |         | ollars* |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995    | 213,800 | 99      | 41.92   | 362,200 | 95      | 64.71   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996    | 223,300 | 104     | 33.16   | 322,700 | 89      | 48.26   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997    | 255,500 | 114     | 41.89   | 358,100 | 111     | 84.82   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998    | 237,800 | 93      | 39.10   | 327,000 | 91      | 79.71   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999    | 221,800 | 93      | 41.84   | 362,000 | 111     | 85.82   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000    | 197,500 | 89      | 49.40   | 378,500 | 105     | 101.29  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001    | 186,500 | 94      | 52.03   | 320,800 | 85      | 100.56  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002    | 183,700 | 98      | 47.90   | 297,400 | 93      | 88.20   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003    | 200,700 | 109     | 50.70   | 324,300 | 109     | 97.60   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004    | 182,300 | 91      | 63.20   | 295,000 | 91      | 121.00  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

**[Cattle and Calves Sold through,]{.smallcaps}**

**[Florida Auction Markets, 1995 - 2004]{.smallcaps}**

![](media/image3.png){width="7.299305555555556in"
height="2.5854166666666667in"}

+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| **[F   |             |                |              |              |
| lorida |             |                |              |              |
| P      |             |                |              |              |
| oultry |             |                |              |              |
| and    |             |                |              |              |
| E      |             |                |              |              |
| ggs]{. |             |                |              |              |
| smallc |             |                |              |              |
| aps}** |             |                |              |              |
|        |             |                |              |              |
| Value  |             |                |              |              |
| of     |             |                |              |              |
| produ  |             |                |              |              |
| ction, |             |                |              |              |
| 1995 - |             |                |              |              |
| 2004   |             |                |              |              |
+========+=============+================+==============+==============+
| Year   | Broilers    | Eggs           | Other        | Total        |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
|        | *Thousand   |                |              |              |
|        | dollars*    |                |              |              |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 1995   | 218,361     | 95,320         | 896          | 314,577      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 1996   | 230,607     | 131,355        | 88           | 362,050      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 1997   | 229,383     | 123,701        | 44           | 353,128      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 1998   | 252,840     | 113,197        | 1,029        | 367,166      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 1999   | 246,126     | 107,570        | 490          | 354,186      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2000   | 226,625     | 108,187        | 675          | 335,487      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2001   | 253,680     | 122,253        | 305          | 376,238      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2002   | 195,579     | 109,012        | 510          | 305,101      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2003   | 178,955     | 145,107        | 381          | 324,443      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+
| 2004   | 208,440     | 159,878        | 700          | 369,018      |
+--------+-------------+----------------+--------------+--------------+

+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| **[F   |           |           |            |          |            |
| lorida |           |           |            |          |            |
| E      |           |           |            |          |            |
| ggs]{. |           |           |            |          |            |
| smallc |           |           |            |          |            |
| aps}** |           |           |            |          |            |
|        |           |           |            |          |            |
| Produ  |           |           |            |          |            |
| ction, |           |           |            |          |            |
| cash   |           |           |            |          |            |
| rec    |           |           |            |          |            |
| eipts, |           |           |            |          |            |
| and    |           |           |            |          |            |
| value  |           |           |            |          |            |
| of     |           |           |            |          |            |
| produ  |           |           |            |          |            |
| ction, |           |           |            |          |            |
| 1995   |           |           |            |          |            |
| --     |           |           |            |          |            |
| 2004   |           |           |            |          |            |
+========+===========+===========+============+==========+============+
| Year   | Average   | Eggs      | Eggs       | Value    | Value of   |
|        | layers    |           |            | per      |            |
|        |           | per layer | produced   |          | production |
|        | during    |           |            | dozen    | ^2/^       |
|        | year      |           |            | ^1/^     |            |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
|        | *T        | *Number   | *Millions* | *Cents*  | *1,000     |
|        | housands* | of eggs*  |            |          | dollars*   |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 1995   | 9,127     | 261       | 2,383      | 48.1     | 95,320     |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 1996   | 9,662     | 259       | 2,502      | 63.3     | 131,355    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 1997   | 9,865     | 253       | 2,499      | 59.4     | 123,701    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 1998   | 10,129    | 251       | 2,539      | 53.5     | 113,197    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 1999   | 10,690    | 260       | 2,776      | 46.5     | 107,570    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 2000   | 10,480    | 259       | 2,716      | 47.8     | 108,187    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 2001   | 10,756    | 254       | 2,737      | 53.6     | 122,253    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 2002   | 10,631    | 257       | 2,731      | 47.9     | 109,012    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 2003   | 10,763    | 261       | 2,804      | 62.1     | 145,107    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| 2004   | 11,316    | 271       | 3,068      | 62.5     | 159,878    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
| ^1/^   |           |           |            |          |            |
| In     |           |           |            |          |            |
| cludes |           |           |            |          |            |
| ha     |           |           |            |          |            |
| tching |           |           |            |          |            |
| eggs.  |           |           |            |          |            |
|        |           |           |            |          |            |
| ^2/^   |           |           |            |          |            |
| In     |           |           |            |          |            |
| cludes |           |           |            |          |            |
| value  |           |           |            |          |            |
| of     |           |           |            |          |            |
| home   |           |           |            |          |            |
| consum |           |           |            |          |            |
| ption. |           |           |            |          |            |
+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+

+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| **[F   |               |               |             |             |
| lorida |               |               |             |             |
| Broil  |               |               |             |             |
| ers]{. |               |               |             |             |
| smallc |               |               |             |             |
| aps}** |               |               |             |             |
|        |               |               |             |             |
| Number |               |               |             |             |
| and    |               |               |             |             |
| pounds |               |               |             |             |
| pro    |               |               |             |             |
| duced, |               |               |             |             |
| price  |               |               |             |             |
| per    |               |               |             |             |
| pound, |               |               |             |             |
| and    |               |               |             |             |
| value  |               |               |             |             |
| of     |               |               |             |             |
| produ  |               |               |             |             |
| ction, |               |               |             |             |
| 1995 - |               |               |             |             |
| 2004   |               |               |             |             |
+========+===============+===============+=============+=============+
| Year   | Broilers      | Pounds        | Value per   | Value of    |
|        |               |               |             |             |
|        | produced      | produced      | pound       | production  |
|        |               |               |             | ^1/^        |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
|        |               |               |             |             |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
|        | *Thousands*   |               | *Cents*     | *1,000      |
|        |               |               |             | dollars*    |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1995   | 139,800       | 615,100       | 35.5        | 218,361     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1996   | 131,400       | 591,300       | 39.0        | 230,607     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1997   | 132,400       | 595,800       | 38.5        | 229,383     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1998   | 129,000       | 632,100       | 40.0        | 252,840     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1999   | 122,200       | 647,700       | 38.0        | 246,126     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2000   | 119,900       | 647,500       | 35.0        | 226,625     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001   | 115,300       | 634,200       | 40.0        | 253,680     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002   | 114,700       | 630,900       | 31.0        | 195,579     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003   | 91,300        | 511,300       | 35.0        | 178,955     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004   | 78,500        | 463,200       | 45.0        | 208,440     |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
| ^1/^   |               |               |             |             |
| In     |               |               |             |             |
| cludes |               |               |             |             |
| home   |               |               |             |             |
| consum |               |               |             |             |
| ption. |               |               |             |             |
+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+

+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[Fl |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| orida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| L     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ayers |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Eggs  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ]{.sm |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| allca |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| L     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ayers |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| on    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| f     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| arms, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| rate  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| of    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| lay   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| per   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| hu    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ndred |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| l     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ayers |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| total |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| egg   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| p     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| roduc |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| tion, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| by    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| m     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| onth, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 1     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 995 - |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 2004  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+
| Year  | Dec     | Jan     | Feb     | Mar     | Apr     | May     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[L  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ayers |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ]{.sm |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| allca |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|       | *Tho    |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | usands* |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995  | 9,778   | 9,448   | 9,203   | 9,202   | 9,059   | 8,810   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996  | 9,612   | 9,294   | 9,340   | 9,599   | 9,607   | 9,682   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997  | 10,044  | 9,949   | 9,764   | 9,812   | 9,823   | 9,650   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998  | 10,705  | 10,410  | 10,017  | 9,990   | 10,070  | 9,945   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999  | 10,981  | 10,968  | 10,973  | 10,840  | 10,719  | 10,580  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000  | 10,683  | 10,641  | 10,560  | 10,620  | 10,565  | 10,314  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001  | 10,805  | 10,860  | 10,896  | 10,934  | 10,795  | 10,450  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002  | 10,881  | 10,866  | 10,638  | 10,507  | 10,551  | 10,580  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003  | 10,534  | 10,601  | 10,868  | 10,903  | 10,577  | 10,506  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004  | 10,989  | 11,039  | 11,275  | 11,481  | 11,456  | 11,376  |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|       | *Per    |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | 100     |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | layers* |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995  | 71.3    | 71.0    | 71.4    | 73.6    | 73.2    | 72.1    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996  | 71.5    | 70.5    | 68.7    | 70.6    | 70.7    | 68.0    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997  | 71.0    | 69.7    | 68.8    | 70.4    | 69.9    | 68.5    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998  | 70.0    | 71.6    | 70.1    | 69.0    | 68.9    | 67.1    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999  | 72.9    | 74.1    | 74.9    | 72.7    | 69.7    | 68.6    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000  | 73.7    | 71.5    | 69.0    | 72.3    | 71.3    | 67.9    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001  | 71.9    | 70.4    | 69.8    | 69.3    | 68.6    | 68.5    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002  | 72.9    | 69.2    | 68.8    | 70.6    | 69.8    | 70.1    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003  | 70.1    | 70.0    | 70.3    | 72.2    | 72.2    | 70.0    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004  | 74.9    | 73.9    | 74.0    | 75.9    | 77.4    | 74.0    |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| *[Egg |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Produ |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ction |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ]{.sm |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| allca |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|       | *M      |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | illions |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | of      |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | eggs*   |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995  | 216     | 208     | 184     | 210     | 199     | 197     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996  | 213     | 203     | 186     | 210     | 204     | 204     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997  | 221     | 215     | 188     | 214     | 206     | 205     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998  | 232     | 231     | 199     | 214     | 208     | 207     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999  | 248     | 252     | 230     | 244     | 224     | 225     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000  | 244     | 236     | 204     | 238     | 226     | 217     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001  | 241     | 237     | 213     | 235     | 222     | 222     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002  | 246     | 233     | 205     | 230     | 221     | 230     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003  | 229     | 230     | 214     | 244     | 229     | 228     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004  | 255     | 253     | 242     | 270     | 266     | 261     |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| [Flo |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rida |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| La   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| yers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Egg  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s]{. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| lcap |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| La   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| yers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| on   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| fa   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rms, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| d    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| aily |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rate |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| of   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| lay  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| per  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| hun  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| dred |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| la   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| yers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| t    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| otal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| egg  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| pro  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| duct |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ion, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| by   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| mo   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| nth, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 19   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 95 - |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 2004 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+======+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
| Year | Jun    | Jul    | Aug    | Sep    | Oct    | Nov    | A      |
|      |        |        |        |        |        |        | verage |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[L |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ayer |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s]{. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| lcap |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|      | *Thou  |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | sands* |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995 | 8,788  | 8,774  | 8,965  | 9,043  | 9,039  | 9,420  | 9,127  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996 | 9,854  | 9,786  | 9,726  | 9,799  | 9,762  | 9,878  | 9,662  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997 | 9,516  | 9,617  | 9,730  | 9,731  | 10,126 | 10,615 | 9,865  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998 | 9,932  | 9,868  | 9,696  | 9,957  | 10,266 | 10,686 | 10,129 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999 | 10,349 | 10,347 | 10,507 | 10,584 | 10,724 | 10,727 | 10,692 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000 | 10,126 | 10,141 | 10,304 | 10,403 | 10,601 | 10,806 | 10,480 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001 | 10,439 | 10,645 | 10,824 | 10,804 | 10,782 | 10,841 | 10,756 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002 | 10,442 | 10,312 | 10,508 | 10,654 | 10,826 | 10,806 | 10,631 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003 | 10,755 | 10,813 | 10,812 | 10,852 | 10,926 | 11,009 | 10,763 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004 | 11,553 | 11,622 | 11,464 | 11,379 | 11,202 | 10,954 | 11,316 |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[D |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| aily |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Rate |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| of   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| La   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| y]{. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| lcap |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|      | *Per   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | 100    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | l      |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | ayers* |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995 | 72.0   | 71.7   | 71.3   | 70.8   | 70.3   | 69.7   | 71.5   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996 | 68.3   | 70.9   | 73.3   | 74.5   | 71.7   | 70.2   | 70.7   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997 | 67.3   | 68.1   | 70.3   | 70.6   | 69.1   | 69.1   | 69.4   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998 | 67.1   | 68.0   | 67.5   | 64.6   | 66.9   | 72.1   | 68.6   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999 | 68.9   | 69.2   | 69.7   | 70.5   | 71.0   | 71.5   | 71.1   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000 | 68.5   | 70.0   | 71.7   | 71.1   | 72.1   | 72.5   | 71.0   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001 | 69.0   | 68.8   | 68.8   | 68.8   | 69.7   | 72.9   | 69.7   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002 | 70.5   | 68.8   | 70.0   | 70.7   | 70.6   | 72.2   | 70.4   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003 | 70.4   | 71.6   | 71.9   | 71.0   | 72.6   | 74.2   | 71.4   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004 | 70.4   | 71.9   | 72.9   | 72.9   | 74.3   | 76.7   | 74.1   |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| [Egg |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| P    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rodu |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ctio |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| n]{. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| smal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| lcap |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| s}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|      | *Mi    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | llions |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | of     |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | eggs*  |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|      |        |        |        |        |        |        | Total  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995 | 190    | 195    | 198    | 192    | 197    | 197    | 2,383  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996 | 202    | 215    | 221    | 219    | 217    | 208    | 2,502  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997 | 192    | 203    | 212    | 206    | 217    | 220    | 2,499  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998 | 200    | 208    | 203    | 193    | 213    | 231    | 2,539  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999 | 214    | 222    | 227    | 224    | 236    | 230    | 2,776  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000 | 208    | 220    | 229    | 222    | 237    | 235    | 2,716  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001 | 216    | 227    | 231    | 223    | 233    | 237    | 2,737  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002 | 221    | 220    | 228    | 226    | 237    | 234    | 2,731  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003 | 227    | 240    | 241    | 231    | 246    | 245    | 2,804  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004 | 244    | 259    | 259    | 249    | 258    | 252    | 3,068  |
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[F   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| lorida |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Br     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| oilers |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| and    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| E      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ggs]{. |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| smallc |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| aps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|        |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| M      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| onthly |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| a      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| verage |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| price  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| re     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ceived |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| by     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| prod   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ucers, |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 1995 - |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| 2004   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+
| Year   | Dec     | Jan     | Feb     | Mar     | Apr     | May     |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| *[Comm |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ercial |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Broil  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ers]{. |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| smallc |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| aps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|        | *Cents  |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | per     |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | pound*  |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995   | 33.5    | 33.5    | 34.0    | 33.0    | 33.0    | 34.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996   | 38.0    | 38.0    | 37.0    | 35.0    | 35.0    | 38.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997   | 41.0    | 40.0    | 40.0    | 40.0    | 37.0    | 37.2    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998   | 32.5    | 34.5    | 35.5    | 37.0    | 37.5    | 38.5    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999   | 39.0    | 38.0    | 37.0    | 36.0    | 35.0    | 38.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000   | 37.0    | 35.0    | 34.0    | 34.0    | 35.0    | 35.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001   | 36.5    | 36.0    | 36.5    | 37.5    | 37.0    | 38.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002   | 35.0    | 36.0    | 35.5    | 35.0    | 33.5    | 36.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003   | 35.0    | 39.0    | 39.0    | 38.5    | 37.0    | 38.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004   | 42.5    | 44.5    | 49.0    | 49.5    | 50.0    | 52.5    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **     |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| [Table |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| E      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ggs]{. |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| smallc |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| aps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|        | *Cents  |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | per     |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | dozen   |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | ^1/^*   |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995   | 45.0    | 43.0    | 41.0    | 41.0    | 41.0    | 33.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996   | 67.0    | 61.0    | 59.0    | 67.0    | 65.0    | 47.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997   | 80.0    | 58.0    | 65.0    | 57.0    | 57.0    | 48.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998   | 69.0    | 56.0    | 52.0    | 54.0    | 47.0    | 34.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999   | 60.0    | 49.0    | 45.0    | 44.0    | 37.0    | 28.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000   | 38.0    | 34.0    | 46.0    | 41.0    | 43.0    | 30.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001   | 64.0    | 54.0    | 50.0    | 52.0    | 50.0    | 40.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002   | 44.0    | 49.0    | 44.0    | 50.0    | 35.0    | 31.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003   | 54.0    | 55.0    | 50.0    | 51.0    | 52.0    | 41.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004   | 75.0    | 81.0    | 81.0    | 101.0   | 67.0    | 52.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **[All |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| E      |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ggs]{. |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| smallc |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| aps}** |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|        | *Cents  |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | per     |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | dozen   |         |         |         |         |         |
|        | ^2/\ ^* |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995   | 49.0    | 46.0    | 44.8    | 45.0    | 45.0    | 38.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996   | 69.0    | 64.0    | 62.0    | 70.0    | 68.0    | 51.0    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997   | 81.8    | 61.5    | 68.0    | 60.8    | 60.5    | 51.5    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998   | 71.2    | 59.6    | 56.0    | 58.0    | 51.5    | 39.7    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999   | 63.7    | 53.2    | 49.5    | 48.3    | 41.7    | 33.2    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000   | 43.0    | 39.9    | 51.6    | 46.5    | 48.7    | 36.6    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001   | 68.6    | 60.1    | 56.1    | 57.4    | 56.3    | 46.9    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002   | 50.5    | 55.5    | 50.7    | 55.7    | 41.2    | 37.7    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003   | 58.2    | 58.7    | 53.3    | 54.7    | 55.9    | 45.3    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004   | 78.2    | 83.7    | 83.9    | 102.8   | 69.8    | 55.8    |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *Cont  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| inued* |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Fl |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| orida |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Bro   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ilers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.sm |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| allca |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Mo    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| nthly |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| av    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| erage |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| price |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rec   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| eived |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| by    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| produ |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| cers, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 1     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 995 - |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 2004  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+=======+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
| Year  | Jun    | Jul    | Aug    | Sep    | Oct    | Nov    | A      |
|       |        |        |        |        |        |        | verage |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Comme |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rcial |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Bro   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ilers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.sm |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| allca |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|       | *Cents |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | per    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | pound* |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995  | 36.0   | 37.5   | 39.5   | 37.5   | 38.5   | 38.5   | 35.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996  | 42.0   | 43.0   | 44.0   | 44.0   | 42.0   | 41.0   | 39.7   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997  | 37.6   | 40.4   | 40.3   | 37.7   | 34.9   | 34.4   | 38.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998  | 41.5   | 45.0   | 47.0   | 46.0   | 44.0   | 41.5   | 40.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999  | 39.0   | 38.0   | 37.0   | 36.0   | 35.0   | 38.0   | 37.0   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000  | 35.0   | 36.0   | 35.0   | 37.0   | 36.0   | 37.0   | 35.0   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001  | 38.5   | 38.5   | 39.0   | 39.5   | 38.5   | 37.5   | 40.0   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002  | 37.0   | 36.0   | 35.0   | 35.0   | 33.0   | 33.5   | 31.0   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003  | 39.5   | 40.5   | 41.0   | 41.0   | 41.0   | 41.5   | 35.0   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004  | 54.0   | 53.5   | 49.0   | 45.0   | 44.5   | 44.0   | 48.2   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Table |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.sm |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| allca |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|       | *Cents |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | per    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | dozen  |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | ^1/^*  |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995  | 34.0   | 40.0   | 50.0   | 52.0   | 52.0   | 60.0   | 44.4   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996  | 54.0   | 51.0   | 56.0   | 62.0   | 61.0   | 70.0   | 60.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997  | 45.0   | 48.0   | 46.0   | 54.0   | 47.0   | 67.0   | 56.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998  | 39.0   | 37.0   | 50.0   | 44.0   | 47.0   | 55.0   | 49.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999  | 37.0   | 34.0   | 41.0   | 32.0   | 26.0   | 42.0   | 39.8   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000  | 46.0   | 37.0   | 50.0   | 45.0   | 48.0   | 51.0   | 42.4   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001  | 39.0   | 43.0   | 44.0   | 42.0   | 44.0   | 46.0   | 47.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002  | 43.0   | 35.0   | 40.0   | 36.0   | 36.0   | 56.0   | 41.9   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003  | 50.0   | 51.0   | 66.0   | 66.0   | 72.0   | 90.0   | 58.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004  | 53.0   | 46.0   | 37.0   | 34.0   | 36.0   | 46.0   | 59.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| *[All |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.sm |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| allca |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|       | *Cents |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | per    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | dozen* |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | ^2/^   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995  | 39.0   | 44.0   | 53.0   | 55.0   | 55.0   | 63.0   | 48.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996  | 58.0   | 55.0   | 59.0   | 65.0   | 64.0   | 73.0   | 63.3   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997  | 48.9   | 51.5   | 49.5   | 56.9   | 50.4   | 69.2   | 59.4   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998  | 44.2   | 42.5   | 54.4   | 49.1   | 51.9   | 59.0   | 53.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999  | 41.9   | 39.3   | 45.8   | 37.0   | 31.0   | 46.0   | 46.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000  | 51.5   | 42.7   | 54.8   | 50.2   | 53.2   | 55.6   | 47.8   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001  | 46.2   | 50.1   | 50.4   | 48.8   | 49.9   | 51.3   |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002  | 48.8   | 41.3   | 46.3   | 42.6   | 41.3   | 60.4   | 47.9   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003  | 54.4   | 55.5   | 69.5   | 68.9   | 74.9   | 92.2   | 62.1   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004  | 57.0   | 50.0   | 40.5   | 37.3   | 39.1   | 48.9   | 62.5   |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| ^1/^  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Inc   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ludes |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| sold  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| r     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| etail |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| by    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| the   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| prod  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ucer. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ^2/^  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Inc   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ludes |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| hat   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ching |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| eggs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| sold  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| r     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| etail |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| by    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| the   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| prod  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ucer. |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 16%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="15"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Florida Chicks
Hatched</span></strong></p>
<p>Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries, 1995 - 2004</p></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td colspan="2">Jan</td>
<td colspan="3">Feb</td>
<td colspan="2">Mar</td>
<td colspan="2">Apr</td>
<td colspan="3">May</td>
<td colspan="2">Jun</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="14"><em>Thousands</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="15"><strong>Egg-Type</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td colspan="2">1,070</td>
<td colspan="3">1,026</td>
<td colspan="2">890</td>
<td colspan="2">890</td>
<td colspan="3">1,097</td>
<td colspan="2">1,204</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td colspan="2">1,019</td>
<td colspan="3">986</td>
<td colspan="2">963</td>
<td colspan="2">1,202</td>
<td colspan="3">1,367</td>
<td colspan="2">1,339</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td colspan="2">1,078</td>
<td colspan="3">1,039</td>
<td colspan="2">1,289</td>
<td colspan="2">1,391</td>
<td colspan="3">1,372</td>
<td colspan="2">1,190</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td colspan="2">1,177</td>
<td colspan="3">1,097</td>
<td colspan="2">1,004</td>
<td colspan="2">1,231</td>
<td colspan="3">1,190</td>
<td colspan="2">1,263</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td colspan="2">1,222</td>
<td colspan="3">986</td>
<td colspan="2">1,067</td>
<td colspan="2">1,226</td>
<td colspan="3">996</td>
<td colspan="2">1,005</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td colspan="2">1,074</td>
<td colspan="3">1,004</td>
<td colspan="2">1,014</td>
<td colspan="2">966</td>
<td colspan="3">1,045</td>
<td colspan="2">971</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td colspan="2">800</td>
<td colspan="3">1,135</td>
<td colspan="2">1,002</td>
<td colspan="2">831</td>
<td colspan="3">1,046</td>
<td colspan="2">786</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td colspan="2">497</td>
<td colspan="3">611</td>
<td colspan="2">629</td>
<td colspan="2">642</td>
<td colspan="3">564</td>
<td colspan="2">534</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td colspan="2">665</td>
<td colspan="3">620</td>
<td colspan="2">571</td>
<td colspan="2">563</td>
<td colspan="3">692</td>
<td colspan="2">780</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td colspan="2">709</td>
<td colspan="3">615</td>
<td colspan="2">608</td>
<td colspan="2">579</td>
<td colspan="3">661</td>
<td colspan="2">641</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15"><strong>Broiler-Type</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1995</td>
<td colspan="2">9,360</td>
<td colspan="3">8,370</td>
<td colspan="2">9,893</td>
<td colspan="2">10,613</td>
<td colspan="3">11,127</td>
<td colspan="2">10,776</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1996</td>
<td colspan="2">10,612</td>
<td colspan="3">9,910</td>
<td colspan="2">10,466</td>
<td colspan="2">9,875</td>
<td colspan="3">9,936</td>
<td colspan="2">10,305</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1997</td>
<td colspan="2">9,908</td>
<td colspan="3">9,149</td>
<td colspan="2">10, 507</td>
<td colspan="2">8,964</td>
<td colspan="3">9,367</td>
<td colspan="2">9,263</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998</td>
<td colspan="2">9,544</td>
<td colspan="3">8,902</td>
<td colspan="2">10,016</td>
<td colspan="2">9,776</td>
<td colspan="3">10,184</td>
<td colspan="2">9,149</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999</td>
<td colspan="2">9,896</td>
<td colspan="3">8,738</td>
<td colspan="2">10,587</td>
<td colspan="2">10,224</td>
<td colspan="3">9,734</td>
<td colspan="2">9,476</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000</td>
<td colspan="2">9,531</td>
<td colspan="3">8,872</td>
<td colspan="2">9,757</td>
<td colspan="2">9,843</td>
<td colspan="3">10,160</td>
<td colspan="2">9,879</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2001</td>
<td colspan="2">8,909</td>
<td colspan="3">8,206</td>
<td colspan="2">9,493</td>
<td colspan="2">9,204</td>
<td colspan="3">8,735</td>
<td colspan="2">8,590</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2002</td>
<td colspan="2">8,810</td>
<td colspan="3">7,529</td>
<td colspan="2">8,465</td>
<td colspan="2">8,267</td>
<td colspan="3">8,811</td>
<td colspan="2">8,416</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2003</td>
<td colspan="2">5,756</td>
<td colspan="3">5,224</td>
<td colspan="2">5,899</td>
<td colspan="2">5,668</td>
<td colspan="3">5,587</td>
<td colspan="2">4,808</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2004</td>
<td colspan="2">4,940</td>
<td colspan="3">4,669</td>
<td colspan="2">4,939</td>
<td colspan="2">4,758</td>
<td colspan="3">5,021</td>
<td colspan="2">4,873</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Year</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td colspan="3">Aug</td>
<td colspan="2">Sep</td>
<td colspan="2">Oct</td>
<td colspan="2">Nov</td>
<td colspan="2">Dec</td>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="14"><em>Thousands</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="15"><strong>Egg-Type</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1995</td>
<td>1,062</td>
<td colspan="3">1,057</td>
<td colspan="2">1,135</td>
<td colspan="2">1,118</td>
<td colspan="3">1,063</td>
<td>1,052</td>
<td colspan="2">12,664</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1996</td>
<td>745</td>
<td colspan="3">979</td>
<td colspan="2">1,281</td>
<td colspan="2">1,536</td>
<td colspan="3">1,110</td>
<td>959</td>
<td colspan="2">13,486</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1997</td>
<td>1,128</td>
<td colspan="3">1,179</td>
<td colspan="2">1,192</td>
<td colspan="2">1,327</td>
<td colspan="3">835</td>
<td>973</td>
<td colspan="2">13,993</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1998</td>
<td>646</td>
<td colspan="3">728</td>
<td colspan="2">1,158</td>
<td colspan="2">953</td>
<td colspan="3">842</td>
<td>1,764</td>
<td colspan="2">12,053</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999</td>
<td>1,060</td>
<td colspan="3">990</td>
<td colspan="2">1,156</td>
<td colspan="2">1,084</td>
<td colspan="3">909</td>
<td>885</td>
<td colspan="2">12,586</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2000</td>
<td>1,010</td>
<td colspan="3">983</td>
<td colspan="2">796</td>
<td colspan="2">1,012</td>
<td colspan="3">951</td>
<td>1,031</td>
<td colspan="2">11,856</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001</td>
<td>894</td>
<td colspan="3">891</td>
<td colspan="2">970</td>
<td colspan="2">780</td>
<td colspan="3">681</td>
<td>998</td>
<td colspan="2">10,814</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002</td>
<td>536</td>
<td colspan="3">571</td>
<td colspan="2">550</td>
<td colspan="2">606</td>
<td colspan="3">647</td>
<td>700</td>
<td colspan="2">7,087</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2003</td>
<td>812</td>
<td colspan="3">697</td>
<td colspan="2">596</td>
<td colspan="2">685</td>
<td colspan="3">688</td>
<td>742</td>
<td colspan="2">8,111</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2004</td>
<td>699</td>
<td colspan="3">617</td>
<td colspan="2">537</td>
<td colspan="2">520</td>
<td colspan="3">830</td>
<td>1,000</td>
<td colspan="2">8,016</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15"><strong><span
class="smallcaps">Broiler-Type</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1995</td>
<td>10,810</td>
<td colspan="2">10,215</td>
<td colspan="3">9,853</td>
<td colspan="2">10,241</td>
<td colspan="3">9,430</td>
<td>10,669</td>
<td colspan="2">121,357</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1996</td>
<td>10,352</td>
<td colspan="2">10,507</td>
<td colspan="3">9,633</td>
<td colspan="2">9,840</td>
<td colspan="3">9,411</td>
<td>10,001</td>
<td colspan="2">120,848</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1997</td>
<td>9,515</td>
<td colspan="2">9,318</td>
<td colspan="3">9,044</td>
<td colspan="2">9,279</td>
<td colspan="3">9,440</td>
<td>10,210</td>
<td colspan="2">113,964</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998</td>
<td>8,754</td>
<td colspan="2">8,922</td>
<td colspan="3">8,577</td>
<td colspan="2">9,213</td>
<td colspan="3">9,148</td>
<td>9,966</td>
<td colspan="2">112,151</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999</td>
<td>9,986</td>
<td colspan="2">9,646</td>
<td colspan="3">9,089</td>
<td colspan="2">9,169</td>
<td colspan="3">9,122</td>
<td>9,677</td>
<td colspan="2">115,355</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000</td>
<td>9,822</td>
<td colspan="2">9,616</td>
<td colspan="3">9,016</td>
<td colspan="2">9,190</td>
<td colspan="3">7,988</td>
<td>8,827</td>
<td colspan="2">112,501</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2001</td>
<td>8,684</td>
<td colspan="2">8,599</td>
<td colspan="3">8,139</td>
<td colspan="2">8,295</td>
<td colspan="3">8,126</td>
<td>8,612</td>
<td colspan="2">103,592</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2002</td>
<td>8,679</td>
<td colspan="2">8,273</td>
<td colspan="3">7,827</td>
<td colspan="2">8,080</td>
<td colspan="3">7.999</td>
<td>7,748</td>
<td colspan="2">98,904</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2003</td>
<td>4,874</td>
<td colspan="2">4,944</td>
<td colspan="3">4,801</td>
<td colspan="2">4,977</td>
<td colspan="3">4,781</td>
<td>4,926</td>
<td colspan="2">62,245</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2004</td>
<td>4,987</td>
<td colspan="2">4,901</td>
<td colspan="3">4,746</td>
<td colspan="2">4,933</td>
<td colspan="3">4,735</td>
<td>4,901</td>
<td colspan="2">58,403</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| **H |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| ogs |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| and |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| Pig |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| s** |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
|     |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| Num |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| ber |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| on  |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| fa  |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| rms |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| and |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| val |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| ue, |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| 199 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| 5-2 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
| 004 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| Y   | Num |       |       | Ma   |       |        |       | Total  |
| ear | ber |       |       | rket |       |        |       | value  |
|     | on  |       |       | hogs |       |        |       |        |
|     | fa  |       |       | and  |       |        |       | \      |
|     | rms |       |       | pigs |       |        |       | (000\) |
|     | --  |       |       |      |       |        |       | d      |
|     | D   |       |       |      |       |        |       | ollars |
|     | ec. |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
|     | 1   |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
|     | To  | Bre   | M     | U    | 60 -- | 120 -- | 180   |        |
|     | tal | eding | arket | nder | 119   | 179    | Lbs   |        |
|     |     |       |       |      |       | Lbs    |       |        |
|     | H   |       |       | 60   | Lbs   |        | and   |        |
|     | ead |       |       | Lbs  |       |        | over  |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 1   | 85  | 14    | 71    | 30   | 21    | 15     | 5     | 6,290  |
| 995 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 1   | 65  | 10    | 55    | 30   | 10    | 10     | 5     | 6,240  |
| 996 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 1   | 55  | 10    | 45    | 24   | 8     | 9      | 4     | 4,675  |
| 997 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 1   | 55  | 10    | 45    | 20   | 12    | 10     | 3     | 2,530  |
| 998 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 1   | 40  | 7     | 33    | 17   | 9     | 4      | 3     | 2,960  |
| 999 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 2   | 40  | 8     | 32    | 18   | 8     | 4      | 2     | 3,200  |
| 000 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 2   | 35  | 7     | 28    | 15   | 7     | 4      | 2     | 2,800  |
| 001 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 2   | 35  | 7     | 28    | 13   | 9     | 4      | 2     | 2,590  |
| 002 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 2   | 30  | 5     | 25    | 13   | 7     | 3      | 2     | 2,070  |
| 003 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+
| 2   | 20  | 4     | 16    | 8    | 3     | 3      | 2     | 2,200  |
| 004 |     |       |       |      |       |        |       |        |
+-----+-----+-------+-------+------+-------+--------+-------+--------+

+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| **    |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| [Hogs |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| and   |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| Pigs  |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| ]{.sm |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| allca |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| ps}** |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
|       |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| Inve  |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| ntory |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| num   |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| bers, |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| pig   |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| crop, |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| and   |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| di    |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| sposi |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| tion, |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| 1995  |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| -2004 |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
+=======+========+========+=======+=======+========+========+======+
| Year  | Inv    | Sows   | Pig   | In    | Mark   | Farm   | De   |
|       | entory |        | crop  | ship- | etings |        | aths |
|       |        | far    |       |       |        | sla    |      |
|       | Dec 1  | rowing |       | ments | ^1/^   | ughter |      |
|       | of     |        |       |       |        |        |      |
|       |        |        |       |       |        | ^2/^   |      |
|       | Prev.  |        |       |       |        |        |      |
|       | Year   |        |       |       |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
|       |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
|       | *1,000 |        |       |       |        |        |      |
|       | head*  |        |       |       |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| **[Fl |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| orida |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| ]{.sm |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| allca |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
| ps}** |        |        |       |       |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 1995  | 100    | 26     | 188   | 3     | 194    | 1      | 11   |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 1996  | 85     | 23     | 161   | 3     | 175    | 1      | 8    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 1997  | 65     | 18     | 131   | 7     | 142    | 1      | 5    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 1998  | 55     | 16     | 116   | 5     | 110    | 1      | 10   |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 1999  | 55     | 16     | 112   | 5     | 127    | 1      | 4    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 2000  | 40     | 16     | 112   | 8     | 115    | 1      | 4    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 2001  | 40     | 14     | 98    | 8     | 106    | 1      | 4    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 2002  | 35     | 13     | 91    | 8     | 94     | 1      | 4    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 2003  | 35     | 10     | 70    | 8     | 78     | 1      | 4    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+
| 2004  | 30     | 8      | 60    | 16    | 82     | 1      | 3    |
+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+------+

+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| **[Fl |                  |                    |                    |
| orida |                  |                    |                    |
| Comme |                  |                    |                    |
| rcial |                  |                    |                    |
| Hog   |                  |                    |                    |
| Slau  |                  |                    |                    |
| ghter |                  |                    |                    |
| ]{.sm |                  |                    |                    |
| allca |                  |                    |                    |
| ps}** |                  |                    |                    |
|       |                  |                    |                    |
| Head, |                  |                    |                    |
| av    |                  |                    |                    |
| erage |                  |                    |                    |
| live  |                  |                    |                    |
| we    |                  |                    |                    |
| ight, |                  |                    |                    |
| and   |                  |                    |                    |
| total |                  |                    |                    |
| live  |                  |                    |                    |
| we    |                  |                    |                    |
| ight, |                  |                    |                    |
| 1995  |                  |                    |                    |
| -2004 |                  |                    |                    |
| ^1/^  |                  |                    |                    |
+=======+==================+====================+====================+
| Year  | Head             | Average live       | Total live weight  |
|       |                  | weight             |                    |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                  | *Pounds*           |                    |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 1995  | 113,000          | 206                | 23,216,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 1996  | 125,900          | 213                | 26,837,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 1997  | 126,400          | 205                | 25,885,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 1998  | 141,200          | 175                | 24,738,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 1999  | 109,700          | 177                | 19,448,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 2000  | 111,400          | 183                | 20,385,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 2001  | 103,600          | 186                | 19,240,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 2002  | 104,800          | 184                | 20,133,060         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 2003  | 108,200          | 176                | 19,081,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| 2004  | 99,000           | 174                | 17,243,000         |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ^1/^  |                  |                    |                    |
| Inc   |                  |                    |                    |
| ludes |                  |                    |                    |
| slau  |                  |                    |                    |
| ghter |                  |                    |                    |
| under |                  |                    |                    |
| fe    |                  |                    |                    |
| deral |                  |                    |                    |
| inspe |                  |                    |                    |
| ction |                  |                    |                    |
| and   |                  |                    |                    |
| other |                  |                    |                    |
| comme |                  |                    |                    |
| rcial |                  |                    |                    |
| slaug |                  |                    |                    |
| hter; |                  |                    |                    |
| exc   |                  |                    |                    |
| ludes |                  |                    |                    |
| farm  |                  |                    |                    |
| slaug |                  |                    |                    |
| hter. |                  |                    |                    |
+-------+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *         |        |           |           |           |           |
| *[Florida |        |           |           |           |           |
| H         |        |           |           |           |           |
| ogs]{.sma |        |           |           |           |           |
| llcaps}** |        |           |           |           |           |
|           |        |           |           |           |           |
| Inventory |        |           |           |           |           |
| December  |        |           |           |           |           |
| 1, annual |        |           |           |           |           |
| m         |        |           |           |           |           |
| arketing, |        |           |           |           |           |
| cash      |        |           |           |           |           |
| receipts, |        |           |           |           |           |
| and gross |        |           |           |           |           |
| income,   |        |           |           |           |           |
| 1995 -    |        |           |           |           |           |
| 2004      |        |           |           |           |           |
+===========+========+===========+===========+===========+===========+
| Year      | Head   | M         | Price per | Cash      | Gross     |
|           |        | arketings |           |           |           |
|           |        | ^1/^      | 100       | receipts  | income    |
|           |        |           | pounds    | ^2/^      | ^3/^      |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|           |        | *1,000    | *Dollars* | *1,000    |           |
|           |        | pounds*   |           | dollars*  |           |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 1995      | 85     | 32,737    | 34.20     | 12,098    | 12,240    |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 1996      | 65     | 32,682    | 45.10     | 15,409    | 15,511    |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 1997      | 60     | 26,641    | 45.20     | 12,335    | 12,427    |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 1998      | 55     | 19,710    | 28.00     | 5,772     | 5,822     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 1999      | 40     | 21,954    | 25.40     | 5,743     | 5,789     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2000      | 40     | 19,870    | 35.40     | 7,167     | 7,231     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2001      | 40     | 19,088    | 37.90     | 7,365     | 7,436     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2002      | 35     | 17,210    | 28.50     | 4,923     | 4,976     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2003      | 35     | 14,200    | 30.00     | 4,347     | 4,400     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2004      | 30     | 14,532    | 43.70     | 6,406     | 6,482     |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| ^1/^      |        |           |           |           |           |
| Excludes  |        |           |           |           |           |
| custom    |        |           |           |           |           |
| slaughter |        |           |           |           |           |
| for use   |        |           |           |           |           |
| on farms  |        |           |           |           |           |
| where     |        |           |           |           |           |
| produced  |        |           |           |           |           |
| and       |        |           |           |           |           |
| i         |        |           |           |           |           |
| nter-farm |        |           |           |           |           |
| sales     |        |           |           |           |           |
| within    |        |           |           |           |           |
| the       |        |           |           |           |           |
| State.    |        |           |           |           |           |
|           |        |           |           |           |           |
| ^2/^      |        |           |           |           |           |
| Receipts  |        |           |           |           |           |
| from      |        |           |           |           |           |
| m         |        |           |           |           |           |
| arketings |        |           |           |           |           |
| and sale  |        |           |           |           |           |
| of farm   |        |           |           |           |           |
| s         |        |           |           |           |           |
| laughter. |        |           |           |           |           |
|           |        |           |           |           |           |
| ^3/^ Cash |        |           |           |           |           |
| receipts  |        |           |           |           |           |
| plus the  |        |           |           |           |           |
| value of  |        |           |           |           |           |
| home      |        |           |           |           |           |
| con       |        |           |           |           |           |
| sumption. |        |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **[Fl |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| orida |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Hogs  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.sm |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| allca |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ps}** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Av    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| erage |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| p     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rice, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 1     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 995 - |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 2004  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+=======+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
| Year  | Dec    | Jan    | Feb    | Mar    | Apr    | May    | Jun    |
|       | ^1/^   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|       | *D     |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | ollars |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | per    |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | hu     |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | ndredw |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|       | eight* |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1995  | 26.00  | 31.30  | 35.00  | 33.20  | 30.20  | 32.00  | 34.30  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1996  | 37.80  | 38.10  | 41.20  | 41.90  | 43.20  | 47.60  | 45.60  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1997  | 47.20  | 45.40  | 44.90  | 42.40  | 45.90  | 52.20  | 49.30  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1998  | 36.20  | 29.80  | 31.40  | 31.60  | 34.00  | 42.80  | 39.20  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1999  | 36.20  | 26.80  | 23.10  | 26.30  | 25.60  | 29.40  | NA     |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2000  | 28.60  | 31.70  | 36.80  | 37.60  | 38.60  | 40.50  | 38.10  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2001  | 36.30  | 33.40  | 36.30  | 40.90  | 40.40  | 43.40  | 46.00  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2002  | 29.90  | 31.70  | 31.60  | 31.60  | 26.50  | 24.30  | 29.80  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2003  | 24.40  | 25.20  | 29.00  | 29.30  | 29.30  | 31.50  | 32.20  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2004  | 30.40  | 31.50  | 33.00  | 39.20  | 38.70  | 48.60  | 50.70  |
+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Year  | Jul     | Aug     | Sep     | Oct     | Nov     | Annual  |
|       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|       |         |         |         |         |         | average |
+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+=========+
|       | *       |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | Dollars |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | per     |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | hundred |         |         |         |         |         |
|       | weight* |         |         |         |         |         |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1995  | 36.80   | 40.90   | 41.70   | 41.10   | 37.50   | 34.20   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1996  | 49.90   | 51.50   | 46.30   | 47.90   | 47.40   | 45.10   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1997  | 51.50   | 50.50   | 44.40   | 39.50   | 35.50   | 45.20   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1998  | 32.40   | 29.90   | 21.90   | 20.30   | 15.70   | 28.00   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1999  | 24.50   | 28.50   | 28.00   | 29.60   | 30.10   | 25.40   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2000  | 42.80   | 35.40   | 33.10   | 36.30   | 30.30   | 35.40   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2001  | 43.50   | 43.00   | 38.40   | 33.90   | 29.30   | 37.90   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2002  | 24.50   | 24.00   | 25.40   | 26.00   | 25.30   | 28.50   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2003  | 33.10   | 33.70   | 32.00   | 32.50   | 31.50   | 30.00   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 2004  | 52.40   | 49.70   | 48.10   | 47.90   | 49.70   | 43.70   |
+-------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+