November 27, 2007

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| **Topics in This Report**                                             |
|                                                                       |
| Cattle on Feed                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| Chickens and Eggs                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| Hatchery Production                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| Milk Production                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Livestock Slaughter                                                   |
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Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head
on November 1, 2007. The inventory was two percent below November 1,
2006 but three percent above November 1, 2005.

Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.72 million, 12 percent
above 2006 but three percent below 2005. Net placements were 2.67
million head. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing
less than 600 pounds were 855,000, 600-699 pounds were 745,000, 700-799
pounds were 556,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 560,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.88 million, six
percent above 2006 and eight percent above 2005. Other disappearance
totaled 47,000 during October, 42 percent below 2006 and 19 percent
below 2005.

+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| **[C  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| attle |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| On    |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Feed] |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| {.sma |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| llcap |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| s}**: |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| U.S.  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| C     |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| attle |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| P     |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| laced |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| on    |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Feed, |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| by    |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| W     |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| eight |     |          |          |          |         |          |
|       |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Gr    |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| oups, |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| 1     |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| ,000+ |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Cap   |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| acity |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Feed  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| lots, |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Oct.  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| 2006, |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Sept. |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| and   |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| Oct.  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
| 2007  |     |          |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| Month |     | Less     | 600-699  | 700-799  | 800+    | Total    |
| and   |     | than 600 | lbs      | lbs      | lbs     |          |
| Year  |     | lbs      |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
|       |     | *1,000   |          |          |         |          |
|       |     | head*    |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| Oc    | 2   | 840      | 650      | 485      | 455     | 2,430    |
| tober | 006 |          |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| Sept  | 2   | 610      | 505      | \*565    | 740     | \*2,420  |
| ember | 007 |          |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+
| Oc    | 2   | 855      | 745      | 556      | 560     | 2,716    |
| tober | 007 |          |          |          |         |          |
+-------+-----+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+

\*Revised

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<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="11"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cattle and Calves on
Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, and United States</span></strong></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th rowspan="2">State</th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>Oct. 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Placed during</p>
<p>Oct. 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during Oct.</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during Oct.</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>November 1</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th>2006</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2006</th>
<th>2007</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="10"><em>1,000 head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AZ</td>
<td>336</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>342</td>
<td>360</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td>525</td>
<td>540</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>545</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td>1,060</td>
<td>940</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>135</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1,130</td>
<td>1,030</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td>265</td>
<td>210</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>285</td>
<td>235</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td>460</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>109</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>550</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td>2,450</td>
<td>2,310</td>
<td>520</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>395</td>
<td>410</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,550</td>
<td>2,420</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td>2,220</td>
<td>2,140</td>
<td>560</td>
<td>620</td>
<td>330</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,440</td>
<td>2,400</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td>143</td>
<td>133</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>141</td>
<td>134</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td>355</td>
<td>325</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>360</td>
<td>335</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td>170</td>
<td>180</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>190</td>
<td>205</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td>2,930</td>
<td>2,840</td>
<td>590</td>
<td>700</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,990</td>
<td>3,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>166</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>335</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>102</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>380</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td>11,385</td>
<td>10,967</td>
<td>2,430</td>
<td>2,716</td>
<td>1,765</td>
<td>1,876</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>11,969</td>
<td>11,760</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table eggs averaged 100.0 cents per dozen sold in mid-November 2007, up
15.0 cents from last month. Table egg production in Florida during
October was 236 million eggs, five percent above the previous month.

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

U.S. egg production totaled 7.70 billion during October 2007, up
slightly from last year. Production included 6.57 billion table eggs,
and 1.13 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.06 billion were broiler-type
and 67 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during October
2007 averaged 341 million, down one percent from last year. October egg
production per 100 layers was 2,253 eggs, up one percent from October
2006.

All layers in the U.S. on November 1, 2007, totaled 343 million, down
one percent from last year. The 343 million layers consisted of 284
million layers producing table or market type eggs, 56.2 million layers
producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.87 million layers producing
egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on November 1, 2007,
averaged 72.6 eggs per 100 layers, up one percent from November 1, 2006.

+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| **[Mid-month table egg prices  |                  |                 |
| received]{.smallcaps}**        |                  |                 |
|                                |                  |                 |
| **[by Florida egg              |                  |                 |
| producers.]{.smallcaps}**      |                  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| Month                          | Cents per dozen  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
|                                | 2006             | 2007            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| January                        | 60.0             | 75.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| February                       | 36.0             | 68.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| March                          | 59.0             | 70.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| April                          | 34.0             | 55.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| May                            | 27.0             | 65.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| June                           | 45.0             | 49.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| July                           | 32.0             | 79.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| August                         | 45.0             | 73.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| September                      | 44.0             | 97.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| October                        | 41.0             | 85.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| November                       | 68.0             | 100.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| December                       | 66.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+

+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **[Fl                 |           |          |          |          |
| orida]{.smallcaps}**: |           |          |          |          |
| Layers on hand first  |           |          |          |          |
| of month,             |           |          |          |          |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| percent molting and   |           |          |          |          |
| molted                |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
|                       | Nov       | Sept     | Oct      | Nov      |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
|                       | 2006      | 2007     | 2007     | 2007     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Total layers on       | 10,704    | 10,656   | 10,752   | 10,813   |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| hand: Thous.          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Percent of layers:    | 6.0       | 5.5      | 5.0      | 2.5      |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| Being molted          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Molt completed        | 39.0      | 37.0     | 33.0     | 39.5     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+

+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| *        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| *[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and egg  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pro      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| duction, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| October  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 2007,    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year-    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| to-date, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| egg      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| p        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| roductio |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| n]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| **[for   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| selected |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| States   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| united   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| state    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| s]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Selected | Av    | Eggs | Egg |     |       |      | La   |       |
|          | erage |      | p   |     |       |      | yers |       |
| States   |       | per  | rod |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | l     | 100  | uct |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | ayers |      | ion |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       | la   |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | on    | yers |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | hand  |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|          |       |      | To  | Ta  | Hat   | Year | B    | Molt  |
|          |       |      | tal | ble | ching | to   | eing |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      | mo   | Comp  |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | date | lted | leted |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | ^1/^ |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| * *      | *Thou | * *  | *   |     |       |      | *    |       |
|          | sand* |      | Mil |     |       |      | Perc |       |
|          |       |      | lio |     |       |      | ent* |       |
|          |       |      | ns* |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Alabama  | 9.352 | 1    | 182 | 31  | 151   | 1    | 0.5  | 6.0   |
|          |       | ,946 |     |     |       | ,845 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Arkansas | 1     | 1    | 276 | 97  | 179   | 3    | 1.0  | 12.5  |
|          | 4,033 | ,967 |     |     |       | ,021 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ca       | 1     | 2    | 416 |     |       | 4    | 4.0  | 32.0  |
| lifornia | 8,853 | ,207 |     |     |       | ,523 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| **F      | **10, | *    | *   | *   | **9** | *    | **2  | **3   |
| lorida** | 783** | *2,2 | *24 | *23 |       | *2,6 | .5** | 8.5** |
|          |       | 72** | 5** | 6** |       | 48** |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Georgia  | 1     | 2    | 410 | 221 | 189   | 4    | 1.5  | 16.0  |
|          | 9,252 | ,130 |     |     |       | ,390 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Indiana  | 2     | 2    | 561 | 549 | 12    | 5    | 2.0  | 33.5  |
|          | 4,313 | ,307 |     |     |       | ,970 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Iowa     | 5     | 2    | 1,  | 1,  | 16    | 12   | 4.0  | 37.0  |
|          | 2,686 | ,264 | 193 | 177 |       | ,713 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maine    | 3,876 | 2    | 83  |     |       | 1    | 0.0  | 0.0   |
|          |       | ,141 |     |     |       | ,471 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maryland | 2,758 | 2    | 65  | 63  | 2     | 637  | 4.5  | 18.5  |
|          |       | ,357 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Michigan | 8,950 | 2    | 227 |     |       | 2    | 0.5  | 15.5  |
|          |       | ,536 |     |     |       | ,341 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| M        | 1     | 2    | 241 | 232 | 9     | 2    | 1.0  | 30.0  |
| innesota | 0,364 | ,325 |     |     |       | ,642 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Mis      | 6,232 | 2    | 127 | 38  | 89    | 1    | 1.0  | 10.0  |
| sissippi |       | ,038 |     |     |       | ,397 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Missouri | 6,781 | 2    | 156 |     |       | 1    | 6.5  | 12.5  |
|          |       | ,301 |     |     |       | ,701 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Nebraska | 1     | 2    | 245 | 245 | 0     | 2    | 0.0  | 15.0  |
|          | 0,329 | ,372 |     |     |       | ,749 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| New York | 4,242 | 2    | 103 |     |       | 1    | 3.5  | 7.0   |
|          |       | ,428 |     |     |       | ,101 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| North    | 1     | 2    | 266 | 124 | 142   | 2    | 0.0  | 8.0   |
| Carolina | 2,467 | ,134 |     |     |       | ,707 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ohio     | 2     | 2    | 596 |     |       | 6    | 2.5  | 18.0  |
|          | 6,204 | ,274 |     |     |       | ,532 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Penn     | 2     | 2    | 532 | 513 | 19    | 5    | 2.5  | 13.0  |
| sylvania | 1,973 | ,421 |     |     |       | ,860 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| South    | 4,697 | 2    | 103 | 80  | 23    | 1    | 6.0  | 27.0  |
| Carolina |       | ,193 |     |     |       | ,090 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Texas    | 1     | 2    | 431 |     |       | 4    | 0.5  | 29.0  |
|          | 9,130 | ,253 |     |     |       | ,261 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Virginia | 3,312 | 2    | 68  | 33  | 35    | 729  | 2.5  | 23.5  |
|          |       | ,053 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Wa       | 4,703 | 2    | 106 |     |       | 1    | 8.0  | 40.5  |
| shington |       | ,254 |     |     |       | ,108 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| United   | 34    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,130 | 21   | 2.6  | 23.8  |
| States   | 1,490 | ,253 | 695 | 565 |       | ,503 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| ^1/^     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| Pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| begins   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| December |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 1.       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+

> **HATCHERY PRODUCTION**
>
> **[Florida]{.smallcaps}**
>
> The October hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 5,069,000, was 25 percent
> above a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on November 1,
> at 4,068,000, was one percent below a year ago.
>
> **[United States]{.smallcaps}**
>
> Broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2007 totaled 795 million,
> up three percent from October 2006. Eggs in incubators totaled 634
> million on November 1, 2007, up four percent from a year earlier.
>
> Leading breeders placed 6.97 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
> future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2007, up three
> percent from October 2006.
>
> Egg-type chicks hatched during October 2007 totaled 35.8 million, down
> one percent from October 2006. Eggs in incubators totaled 34.5 million
> on November 1, 2007, up nine percent from a year ago.
>
> Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery
> supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 184 thousand during October
> 2007, down 17 percent from October 2006.

+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| **[Hatchery production, United    |           |           |   |        |
| States]{.smallcaps}**             |           |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| Item                              | 2006      | 2007      | 2 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 7 |        |
|                                   |           |           |   |        |
|                                   |           |           | \ |        |
|                                   |           |           | % |        |
|                                   |           |           | o |        |
|                                   |           |           | f |        |
|                                   |           |           |   |        |
|                                   |           |           | 2 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 6 |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
|                                   | *- -      |           |   |        |
|                                   | Th        |           |   |        |
|                                   | ousands - |           |   |        |
|                                   | -*        |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| **[Egg-Type:]{.smallcaps}**       | 31,562    | 34,450    | 1 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
| > Eggs in incubators: Nov         |           |           | 9 |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > Chicks hatched during Oct       | 36,162    | 35,767    | 9 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 9 |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > Pullets hatched during Oct      | 222       | 184       | 8 |        |
| >                                 |           |           | 3 |        |
| > for intended placements         |           |           |   |        |
| >                                 |           |           |   |        |
| > in hatchery supply flocks       |           |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > 7-18 months earlier ^1/^        | 2,850     | 2,936     | 1 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 0 |        |
|                                   |           |           | 3 |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| **[Broiler-Type]{.smallcaps}**:   |           |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > Eggs in incubators: Nov 1       | 607,694   | 633,577   |   | 104    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > Chicks hatched during Oct       | 772,942   | 795,371   |   | 103    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > Pullets hatched during Oct      | 6,744     | 6,970     |   | 103    |
| >                                 |           |           |   |        |
| > for intended placements         |           |           |   |        |
| >                                 |           |           |   |        |
| > in hatchery supply flocks       |           |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| > 7-15 months earlier ^2/^        | 64,057    | 63,909    |   | 100    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+
| ^1/^2007 includes pullet chicks   |           |           |   |        |
| hatched April 2006 through March  |           |           |   |        |
| 2007.                             |           |           |   |        |
|                                   |           |           |   |        |
| ^2/^2007 includes pullet chicks   |           |           |   |        |
| hatched July 2006 through March   |           |           |   |        |
| 2007.                             |           |           |   |        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+--------+

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 151 million pounds of milk during October
2007, one percent below the previous October. Production per cow in
October of 1,200 pounds was one percent above October of last year. Milk
cow numbers on Florida dairy farms in October totaled 126,000, two
percent below last year.

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

Milk production in the 23 major States during October totaled 14.2
billion pounds, up 4.1 percent from October 2006. September revised
production at 13.7 billion pounds, was up 3.1 percent from September
2006. The September revision represented an increase of 10.0 million
pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,699 pounds for
October, 47 pounds above October 2006.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.35 million
head, 98,000 head more than October 2006, and 13,000 head more than
September 2007

+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Milk cows and     |       |           |            |            |
| production, Florida  |       |           |            |            |
| and                  |       |           |            |            |
| U.S.]{.smallcaps}**  |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| Month                |       | Milk      | Monthly    |            |
|                      |       |           | milk       |            |
| and year             |       | cows      |            |            |
|                      |       |           | production |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       |           | Per cow    | Monthly    |
|                      |       |           |            | Total      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       | *Thous.*  | *Lbs.*     | *Mil.      |
|                      |       |           |            | Lbs.*      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Flo               |       |           |            |            |
| rida:]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2006  | 129       | 1,185      | 153        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| September            | 2007  | 125       | 1,150      | 144        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2007  | 126       | 1,200      | 151        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |            |            |
| St                   |       |           |            |            |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2006  | 8,255     | 1,652      | 13,637     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| September            | 2007  | 8,340     | 1,646      | 13,725     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2007  | 8,353     | 1,699      | 14,190     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[United            |       |           |            |            |
| St                   |       |           |            |            |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2006  | 9,107     | 1,631      | 14,857     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| September            | 2007  | 9,161     | 1,623      | 14,864     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| October              | 2007  | 9,169     | 1,677      | 15,376     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+

+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| **[Milk |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| pro     |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| duction |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| by      |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| qu      |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| arters, |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| United  |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| States] |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| {.small |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| caps}** |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Month   | Milk    |   |        | Milk   |        | M |         |         |
|         | cows    |   |        | per    |        | i |         |         |
|         | ^1/^    |   |        | cow    |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |   |        | ^2/^   |        | k |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | P |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | r |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | d |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | u |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | c |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | t |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | n |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | 2006    |   | 2007   | 2006   | 2007   | 2 |         | 2007    |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | 6 |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | *Th     |   |        | *P     |        | * |         |         |
|         | ousand* |   |        | ounds* |        | M |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | L |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | b |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | s |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        | * |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jan-Mar | 9,092   | 9 |        | 5,010  | 5,039  |   | 45,547  | 46,006  |
|         |         | , |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 1 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 3 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 0 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Apr-Jun | 9,128   | 9 |        | 5,141  | 5,195  |   | 46,930  | 47,429  |
|         |         | , |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 1 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 2 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 9 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jul-Sep | 9,113   | 9 |        | 4,906  | ^3/    |   | 44,710  | ^3/     |
|         |         | , |        |        | ^5,037 |   |         | ^46,124 |
|         |         | 1 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 5 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         | 7 |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Oct-Dec | 9,115   |   |        | 4,894  |        |   | 44,611  |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Annual  | 9,112   |   |        | 19,951 |        |   | 181,798 |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| Total   |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| ^1/^    |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| I       |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| ncludes |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| dry     |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| cows.   |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| heifers |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| not yet |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| fresh.  |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| ^2/^    |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| milk    |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| fed to  |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| calves. |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| ^3/^    |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| R       |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
| evised. |         |   |        |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---+--------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+

+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[Commercial slaughter  |        |       |       |       |         |
| and red meat production, |        |       |       |       |         |
| Florida and United       |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Source                   | O      | Sept  | Oc    | Year  | Year to |
|                          | ctober | ember | tober | to    |         |
| and kind                 |        |       |       | date  | date    |
|                          | 2006   | 2007  | 2007  |       |         |
|                          |        |       |       | 2006  | 2007    |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| *                        |        |       |       |       |         |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 9      | 9     | 9     | 73    | 76      |
| head)                    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 1,165  | 1,060 | 1,173 | 9,724 | 10,643  |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 0.2    | 0.3   | 0.2   | 2.3   | 2.4     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 11     | 22    | 17    | 140   | 141     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 6.0    | 7.2   | 8.2   | 53.1  | 71.4    |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[United                |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Cattle:]{.smallcaps}  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 2,858  | 2,665 | 3,100 | 2     | 28,783  |
| head)                    |        |       |       | 8,243 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 3,677  | 3,426 | 4,015 | 3     | 36,365  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 5,767 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Average liveweight     | 1,291  | 1,290 | 1,300 | 2,559 | 2,564   |
| > (pounds)               |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Beef production        | 2,236  | 2,095 | 2,441 | 2     | 22,127  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 1,875 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Calves:]{.smallcaps}  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 64     | 56    | 65    | 579   | 638     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 22     | 16    | 19    | 201   | 196     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 347    | 283   | 288   | 697   | 599     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Veal production        | 13     | 9     | 11    | 120   | 116     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 9,632  | 8,774 | 1     | 8     | 89,429  |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       | 0,654 | 6,489 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,589  | 2,335 | 2,870 | 2     | 23,944  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 3,198 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 269    | 266   | 270   | 537   | 538     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Pork production        | 1,932  | 1,746 | 2,145 | 1     | 17,923  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 7,402 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 237    | 211   | 248   | 2,247 | 2,227   |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 31     | 27    | 33    | 305   | 292     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Lamb and Mutton        | 16     | 14    | 16    | 155   | 152     |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 4,197  | 3,864 | 4,614 | 3     | 40,318  |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       | 9,511 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
|                          |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+

> **LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**
>
> Commercial red meat production in Florida for October 2007 was at 8.2
> million pounds, four percent above same month last year. Commercial
> production of red meat in the United States for October 4.61 billion
> pounds was ten percent above 2006.