August 2008

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.87 million head
on August 1, 2008. The inventory was four percent below August 1, 2007
and nine percent below August 1, 2006.

Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.66 million, two percent
above 2007 but 15 percent below 2006. Net placements were 1.62 million
head. This is the second lowest placements for the month of July since
the series began in 1996. During July, placements of cattle and calves
weighing less than 600 pounds were 360,000, 600-699 pounds were 320,000,
700-799 pounds were 476,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 505,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 2.04 million, two percent
above 2007 and five percent above 2006. Other disappearance totaled
45,000 head during July, 26 percent below 2007 and 22 percent below
2006.

+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
| *    |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| *[Ca |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ttle |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| On   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Feed |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ]{.s |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| mall |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| caps |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| }**: |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| U.S. |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Ca   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ttle |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Pl   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| aced |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| on   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| F    |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| eed, |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| by   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| We   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ight |    |           |          |         |         |            |
|      |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Gro  |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ups, |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| 1,   |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| 000+ |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Capa |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| city |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| F    |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| eedl |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| ots, |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| July |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| 2    |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| 007, |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| June |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| and  |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| July |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| 2008 |    |           |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
| M    |    | Less than | 600-699  | 700-799 | 800+    | Total      |
| onth |    | 600 lbs   | lbs      | lbs     | lbs     |            |
| and  |    |           |          |         |         |            |
| Year |    |           |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
|      |    | *1,000    |          |         |         |            |
|      |    | head*     |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
| July | 20 | 360       | 312      | 445     | 505     | 1,622      |
|      | 07 |           |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
| June | 20 | 365       | 325      | 383     | \*445   | \*1,518    |
|      | 08 |           |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+
| July | 20 | 360       | 320      | 476     | 505     | 1,661      |
|      | 08 |           |          |         |         |            |
+------+----+-----------+----------+---------+---------+------------+

\*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>July 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Placed during</p>
<p>July 1</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during July</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during July</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>August 1</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
<th>2007</th>
<th>2008</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="10"><em>1,000 head</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AZ</td>
<td>343</td>
<td>356</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>341</td>
<td>357</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td>545</td>
<td>520</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>540</td>
<td>515</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td>940</td>
<td>820</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>170</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>870</td>
<td>750</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td>220</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>205</td>
<td>180</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>475</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td>2,140</td>
<td>2,080</td>
<td>430</td>
<td>440</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,100</td>
<td>2,010</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td>2,050</td>
<td>2,050</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>480</td>
<td>440</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>1,910</td>
<td>1,920</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td>132</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>129</td>
<td>164</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td>325</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>305</td>
<td>290</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>185</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>170</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td>2,870</td>
<td>2,660</td>
<td>390</td>
<td>460</td>
<td>470</td>
<td>520</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2,780</td>
<td>2,590</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>144</td>
<td>133</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td>315</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>315</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td>10,737</td>
<td>10,295</td>
<td>1,622</td>
<td>1,661</td>
<td>1,999</td>
<td>2,042</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>10,299</td>
<td>9,869</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table egg production in Florida during July was 214 million eggs,
unchanged from the previous month. Total egg production was 220 million
eggs compared to 221 million eggs the previous month.

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

U.S. egg production totaled 7.60 billion during July 2008, up slightly
from last year. Production included 6.49 billion table eggs, and 1.12
billion hatching eggs, of which 1.05 billion were broiler-type and 64
million were egg-type. The total number of layers during July 2008
averaged 336 million, down one percent from last year. July egg
production per 100 layers was 2,262 eggs, up one percent from July 2007.

All layers in the U.S. on August 1, 2008, totaled 335 million, down two
percent from last year. The 335 million layers consisted of 277 million
layers producing table or market type eggs, 55.2 million layers
producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.69 million layers producing
egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2008, averaged
72.5 eggs per 100 layers, down one percent from August 1, 2007.

+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| **[Mid-month table egg prices  |                  |                 |
| received]{.smallcaps}**        |                  |                 |
|                                |                  |                 |
| **[by Florida egg              |                  |                 |
| producers.]{.smallcaps}**      |                  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| Month                          | Cents per dozen  |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
|                                | 2007             | 2008            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| January                        | 75.0             | 134.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| February                       | 68.0             | 130.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| March                          | 70.0             | 135.0           |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| April                          | 55.0             | 97.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| May                            | 65.0             | 68.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| June                           | 49.0             | 88.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| July                           | 79.0             | 68.0            |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| August                         | 73.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| September                      | 97.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| October                        | 85.0             |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| November                       | 100.0            |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| December                       | 137.0            |                 |
+--------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+

+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **[Fl                 |           |          |          |          |
| orida]{.smallcaps}**: |           |          |          |          |
| Layers on hand first  |           |          |          |          |
| of month,             |           |          |          |          |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| percent molting and   |           |          |          |          |
| molted                |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
|                       | August    | Apr      | July     | August   |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
|                       | 2007      | 2008     | 2008     | 2008     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Total layers on       | 10,805    | 10,343   | 9,974    | 9,826    |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| hand: Thous.          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Percent of layers:    | 6.5       | 7.0      | 4.5      | 7.5      |
|                       |           |          |          |          |
| Being molted          |           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Molt completed        | 33.0      | 31.0     | 28.0     | 31.0     |
+-----------------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+

+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| **[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| and egg   |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| pr        |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| oduction, |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| July      |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| 2008,     |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| p         |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| roduction |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| year      |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| -to-date, |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| egg       |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| product   |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| ion]{.sma |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| llcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
|           |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| **[for    |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| selected  |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| States    |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| and       |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| United    |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| Sta       |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| tes]{.sma |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| llcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Selected  | Av    | Eggs | Egg |     |       |     | La   |       |
|           | erage |      | p   |     |       |     | yers |       |
| States    |       | per  | rod |     |       |     |      |       |
|           | l     | 100  | uct |     |       |     |      |       |
|           | ayers |      | ion |     |       |     |      |       |
|           |       | la   |     |     |       |     |      |       |
|           | on    | yers |     |     |       |     |      |       |
|           | hand  |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
|           |       |      | To  | Ta  | Hat   | Y   | B    | Molt  |
|           |       |      | tal | ble | ching | ear | eing |       |
|           |       |      |     |     |       | to  | mo   | Comp  |
|           |       |      |     |     |       |     | lted | leted |
|           |       |      |     |     |       | d   |      |       |
|           |       |      |     |     |       | ate |      |       |
|           |       |      |     |     |       | ^   |      |       |
|           |       |      |     |     |       | 1/^ |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| * *       | *Thou | * *  | *   |     |       |     | *    |       |
|           | sand* |      | Mil |     |       |     | Perc |       |
|           |       |      | lio |     |       |     | ent* |       |
|           |       |      | ns* |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Alabama   | 9,213 | 1    | 178 | 30  | 148   | 1,  | 1.5  | 3.5   |
|           |       | ,932 |     |     |       | 438 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Arkansas  | 1     | 2    | 270 | 86  | 184   | 2,  | 1.0  | 10.0  |
|           | 3,488 | ,002 |     |     |       | 151 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| C         | 1     | 2    | 437 |     |       | 3,  | 3.5  | 32.0  |
| alifornia | 9,778 | ,210 |     |     |       | 344 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| **        | **9,  | *    | *   | *   | **6** | **1 | **7  | **3   |
| Florida** | 974** | *2,2 | *22 | *21 |       | ,86 | .5** | 1.0** |
|           |       | 06** | 0** | 4** |       | 8** |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Georgia   | 1     | 2    | 382 | 200 | 182   | 3,  | 4.0  | 10.0  |
|           | 8,493 | ,066 |     |     |       | 119 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Indiana   | 2     | 2    | 556 | 544 | 12    | 4,  | 6.0  | 32.5  |
|           | 3,896 | ,327 |     |     |       | 382 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Iowa      | 5     | 2    | 1,  | 1,  | 15    | 9,  | 3.5  | 32.5  |
|           | 3,325 | ,323 | 239 | 224 |       | 601 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Maine     | 3,873 | 2    | 84  |     |       | 1,  | 0.0  | 0.0   |
|           |       | ,169 |     |     |       | 704 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Maryland  | 2,459 | 2    | 56  | 54  | 2     | 448 | 0.0  | 13.5  |
|           |       | ,277 |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Michigan  | 9,381 | 2    | 227 |     |       | 1,  | 4.0  | 19.0  |
|           |       | ,420 |     |     |       | 746 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Minnesota | 9,811 | 2    | 229 | 220 | 9     | 1,  | 3.5  | 29.5  |
|           |       | ,334 |     |     |       | 852 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Mi        | 6,298 | 2    | 130 | 38  | 92    | 1,  | 1.5  | 10.5  |
| ssissippi |       | ,064 |     |     |       | 004 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Missouri  | 6,432 | 2    | 154 |     |       | 1,  | 1.0  | 15.0  |
|           |       | ,394 |     |     |       | 248 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Nebraska  | 9,443 | 2    | 228 | 228 | 0     | 1,  | 2.0  | 3.0   |
|           |       | ,414 |     |     |       | 856 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| New York  | 3,846 | 2    | 95  |     |       | 768 | 1.0  | 6.0   |
|           |       | ,470 |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| North     | 1     | 2    | 253 | 119 | 134   | 2,  | 0.0  | 8.5   |
| Carolina  | 2,253 | ,065 |     |     |       | 066 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Ohio      | 2     | 2    | 622 |     |       | 4,  | 2.5  | 19.0  |
|           | 6,586 | ,340 |     |     |       | 783 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Pen       | 2     | 2    | 530 | 510 | 20    | 4,  | 6.0  | 11.5  |
| nsylvania | 1,865 | ,424 |     |     |       | 165 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| South     | 4,225 | 2    | 96  | 73  | 23    | 757 | 2.5  | 20.0  |
| Carolina  |       | ,272 |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Texas     | 1     | 2    | 409 |     |       | 3,  | 5.5  | 21.5  |
|           | 8,296 | ,235 |     |     |       | 298 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Virginia  | 3,073 | 2    | 63  | 31  | 32    | 500 | 0.0  | 18.5  |
|           |       | ,050 |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| W         | 5,425 | 2    | 125 |     |       | 1,  | 5.5  | 27.0  |
| ashington |       | ,304 |     |     |       | 008 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| Other     | 4     | 2    | 498 | 368 | 130   | 4,  | 3.2  | 22.3  |
| States    | 4,668 | ,194 |     |     |       | 519 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| United    | 33    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,115 | 60, | 3.6  | 21.1  |
| States    | 6,101 | ,262 | 601 | 486 |       | 172 |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+
| ^1/^      |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| P         |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| roduction |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| year      |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| begins    |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| December  |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
| 1.        |       |      |     |     |       |     |      |       |
+-----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+-----+------+-------+

> **HATCHERY PRODUCTION**
>
> **[Florida]{.smallcaps}**
>
> The July hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 5,096,000, were three
> percent below a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on
> August 1, at 3,781,000, were one percent below a year ago.
>
> **[United States]{.smallcaps}**
>
> Broiler-type chicks hatched during July 2008 totaled 807 million, down
> two percent from July 2007. Eggs in incubators totaled 651 million on
> August 1, 2008, down three percent from a year earlier.
>
> Leading breeders placed 7.07 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
> future domestic hatchery supply flocks during July 2008, up six
> percent from July 2007.
>
> Egg-type chicks hatched during July 2008 totaled 37.9 million, up five
> percent from July 2007. Eggs in incubators totaled 33.0 million on
> August 1, 2008, up two percent from a year ago.
>
> Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery
> supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 244 thousand during July
> 2008, up 33 percent from July 2007.

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 167 million pounds of milk during July
2008, five percent below the previous July. Production per cow in July
of 1,370 pounds was one percent below July of last year. Milk cow
numbers on Florida dairy farms in July totaled 122,000, four percent
below last year.

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

Milk production in the 23 major States during July totaled 14.8 billion
pounds, up 1.7 percent from July 2007. June revised production at 14.7
billion pounds, was up 3.2 percent from June 2007. The June revision
represented a decrease of 19 million pounds or -0.1 percent from last
month's preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,742 pounds for
July, unchanged from July 2007.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.47 million
head, 143,000 head more than July 2007, and 5,000 head more than June
2008.

+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Milk cows and     |       |           |            |            |
| production, Florida  |       |           |            |            |
| and                  |       |           |            |            |
| U.S.]{.smallcaps}**  |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| Month                |       | Milk      | Monthly    |            |
|                      |       |           | milk       |            |
| and year             |       | cows      |            |            |
|                      |       |           | production |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       |           | Per cow    | Monthly    |
|                      |       |           |            | Total      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
|                      |       | *Thous.*  | *Lbs.*     | *Mil.      |
|                      |       |           |            | Lbs.*      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[Fl                |       |           |            |            |
| orida]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2007  | 127       | 1,380      | 175        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > June               | 2008  | 122       | 1,415      | 173        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2008  | 122       | 1,370      | 167        |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |            |            |
| S                    |       |           |            |            |
| tates]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2007  | 8,322     | 1,742      | 14,500     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > June               | 2008  | 8,460     | 1,735      | 14,678     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2008  | 8,465     | 1,742      | 14,750     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| **[United            |       |           |            |            |
| S                    |       |           |            |            |
| tates]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |            |            |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2007  | 9,153     | 1,717      | 15,714     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > June               | 2008  | 9,277     | 1,716      | 15,915     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+
| > July               | 2008  | 9,281     | 1,716      | 15,928     |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+------------+------------+

+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| **[Milk |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| pro     |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| duction |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| by      |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| qu      |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| arters, |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| United  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| States] |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| {.small |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| caps}** |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Month   | Milk    |         | Milk   |        | M |         |         |
|         | cows    |         | per    |        | i |         |         |
|         | ^1/^    |         | cow    |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |         | ^2/^   |        | k |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | P |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | r |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | d |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | u |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | c |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | t |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | o |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | n |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | 2007    | 2008    | 2007   | 2008   | 2 |         | 2008    |
|         |         |         |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | 0 |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | 7 |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
|         | *Th     |         | *P     |        | * |         |         |
|         | ousand* |         | ounds* |        | M |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | i |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | l |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | L |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | b |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | s |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | . |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        | * |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jan-Mar | 9,138   | 9,249   | 5,040  | 5,140  |   | 46,058  | 47,541  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Apr-Jun | 9,138   | 9,274   | 5,189  | 5,250  |   | 47,419  | 48,684  |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Jul-Sep | 9,159   |         | 5,034  |        |   | 46,110  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Oct-Dec | 9,198   |         | 5,003  |        |   | 46,015  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| Annual  | 9,158   |         | 20,267 |        |   | 185,602 |         |
|         |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| Total   |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+
| ^1/^    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| I       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| ncludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| dry     |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| cows.   |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| heifers |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| not yet |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| fresh.  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
|         |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| ^2/^    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| E       |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| xcludes |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| milk    |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| fed to  |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
| calves. |         |         |        |        |   |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---+---------+---------+

+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| **[Commercial slaughter  |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| and red meat production, |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| Florida and United       |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Source                   | July  | J |       | July  | Year  | Year   |
|                          |       | u |       |       | to    | to     |
| and kind                 | 2007  | n |       | 2008  | date  | date   |
|                          |       | e |       |       |       |        |
|                          |       |   |       |       | 2007  | 2008   |
|                          |       | 2 |       |       |       |        |
|                          |       | 0 |       |       |       |        |
|                          |       | 0 |       |       |       |        |
|                          |       | 8 |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > *                      |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | > 7   |   | > 8   | > 9   | > 50  | > 54   |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | >     |   | > 915 | > 987 | >     | >      |
| > (1,000 pounds)         | 1,024 |   |       |       | 7,346 |  7,007 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Sheep and             |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | > 0.2 |   | > 0.2 | > 0.3 | > 1.4 | > 1.4  |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | > 15  |   | > 13  | > 19  | > 72  | > 91   |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Red meat production    | > 6.7 |   | > 8.2 | > 9.7 | >     | > 57.3 |
| > (million pounds)\*     |       |   |       |       |  48.7 |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > **[United              |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| > States]{.smallcaps}**  |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Cattle:]{.smallcaps}  |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | >     |   | >     | >     | > 1   | >      |
| > (1,000 head)           | 2,903 |   | 2,956 | 3,064 | 9,886 | 20,389 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | >     |   | >     | >     | > 2   | >      |
| > (million pounds)       | 3,674 |   | 3,716 | 3,888 | 4,938 | 25,819 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | >     |   | >     | >     | >     | >      |
| > (pounds)               | 1,269 |   | 1,261 | 1,273 | 1,258 |  1,271 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Beef production        | >     |   | >     | >     | > 1   | >      |
| > (million pounds)       | 2,257 |   | 2,263 | 2,373 | 5,142 | 15,642 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Calves:]{.smallcaps}  |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | > 63  |   | > 75  | > 88  | > 452 | > 518  |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | > 18  |   | > 20  | > 21  | > 144 | > 137  |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | > 289 |   | > 266 | > 243 | > 320 | > 267  |
| > (pounds)               |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Veal production        | > 11  |   | > 12  | > 1   | > 86  | > 81   |
| > (million pounds)       |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Hogs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | >     |   | >     | >     | > 6   | >      |
| > (1,000 head)           | 8,399 |   | 8,885 | 9,465 | 0,609 | 67,004 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | >     |   | >     | >     | > 1   | >      |
| > (million pounds)       | 2,217 |   | 2,359 | 2,480 | 6,269 | 18,890 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Average liveweight     | > 264 |   | > 266 | > 262 | > 269 | > 269  |
| > (pounds)               |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Pork production        | >     |   | >     | >     | > 1   | >      |
| > (million pounds)       | 1,660 |   | 1,762 | 1,853 | 2,184 | 13,469 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > [Sheep and             |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Head slaughtered       | > 206 |   | > 192 | > 208 | >     | >      |
| > (1,000 head)           |       |   |       |       | 1,541 |  1,484 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Total liveweight       | > 27  |   | > 26  | > 26  | > 213 | > 206  |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Lamb and Mutton        | > 14  |   | > 13  | > 14  | > 108 | > 103  |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| > Red meat production    | >     |   | >     | >     | > 2   | >      |
| > (million pounds)       | 3,940 |   | 4,050 | 4,252 | 7,518 | 29,295 |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| \*Includes cattle and    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| calf slaughter. Data not |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| published to avoid       |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| disclosing individual    |       |   |       |       |       |        |
| operations.              |       |   |       |       |       |        |
+--------------------------+-------+---+-------+-------+-------+--------+

> **LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**
>
> Commercial red meat production in Florida for July 2008 was 9.7
> million pounds, 45 percent above the same month last year. Commercial
> production of red meat in the United States for July, at 4.25 billion
> pounds was eight percent above 2007.