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**FLORIDA**

**Livestock, Dairy and Poultry**

**January, 2006**

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| **Topics in This Report**                                             |
|                                                                       |
| Cattle on Feed : Average Prices -- Nebraska                           |
|                                                                       |
| Chickens and Eggs                                                     |
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| Hatchery Production                                                   |
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| Milk Production                                                       |
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| 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 January 1, 2006. The inventory was four percent above January 1, 2005
and five percent above January 1, 2004. The inventory included 7.57
million steers and steer calves, up six percent from the previous year.
This group accounted for 64 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and
heifer calves accounted for 4.15 million head, up two percent from
January 1, 2005.

Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.88 million head, three
percent above 2004 and eight percent above 2003. This is the highest
placements for the month of December since the series began in 1996. Net
placements were 1.79 million. During December, placements of cattle and
calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 575,000, 600-699 pounds were
554,000, 700-799 pounds were 430,000, and 800 pounds and greater were
325,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during December totaled 1.72 million head,
three percent below 2004 and one percent below 2003.

Other disappearance totaled 91,000 head during December, one percent
below 2004 but one percent above 2003.

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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Cattle On
Feed</span></strong>: U.S. Cattle Placed on Feed, by Weight</p>
<p>Groups, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, December 2004, November and
December 2005</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Month</td>
<td>Less than 600 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">600-699 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">700-799 lbs</td>
<td colspan="2">800+ lbs</td>
<td>Total</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="8">1,000 head</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December</td>
<td>2004</td>
<td>465</td>
<td>558</td>
<td colspan="2">489</td>
<td colspan="2">322</td>
<td colspan="2">1,834</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td>660</td>
<td>650</td>
<td colspan="2">420</td>
<td colspan="2">315</td>
<td colspan="2">2,045</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td>575</td>
<td>554</td>
<td colspan="2">430</td>
<td colspan="2">325</td>
<td colspan="2">1,884</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="20"><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="5"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>December 1</p></th>
<th colspan="3">Placed during December 1</th>
<th colspan="4"><p>Marketed</p>
<p>during December</p></th>
<th colspan="5"><p>Other disappearance</p>
<p>during December</p></th>
<th colspan="2"><p>Number on feed</p>
<p>January 1</p></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="4">2004</th>
<th>2005</th>
<th>2004</th>
<th colspan="2">2005</th>
<th>2004</th>
<th colspan="3">2005</th>
<th colspan="2">2004</th>
<th colspan="3">2005</th>
<th>2005</th>
<th>2006</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="19">1,000 head</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AZ</td>
<td colspan="2">329</td>
<td colspan="3">328</td>
<td>33</td>
<td colspan="2">35</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>27</td>
<td colspan="3">1</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="2">331</td>
<td>334</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>CA</td>
<td colspan="2">530</td>
<td colspan="3">550</td>
<td>72</td>
<td colspan="2">69</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>60</td>
<td colspan="3">5</td>
<td colspan="3">9</td>
<td colspan="2">535</td>
<td>550</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>CO</td>
<td colspan="2">1,100</td>
<td colspan="3">1,070</td>
<td>135</td>
<td colspan="2">155</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>140</td>
<td colspan="3">10</td>
<td colspan="3">5</td>
<td colspan="2">1,080</td>
<td>1,080</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>ID</td>
<td colspan="2">305</td>
<td colspan="3">280</td>
<td>55</td>
<td colspan="2">48</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>50</td>
<td colspan="3">3</td>
<td colspan="3">3</td>
<td colspan="2">295</td>
<td>275</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IA</td>
<td colspan="2">435</td>
<td colspan="3">500</td>
<td>71</td>
<td colspan="2">65</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>53</td>
<td colspan="3">1</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="2">450</td>
<td>510</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>KS</td>
<td colspan="2">2,390</td>
<td colspan="3">2,470</td>
<td>490</td>
<td colspan="2">495</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>435</td>
<td colspan="3">20</td>
<td colspan="3">30</td>
<td colspan="2">2,410</td>
<td>2,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NE</td>
<td colspan="2">2,300</td>
<td colspan="3">2,400</td>
<td>390</td>
<td colspan="2">350</td>
<td>380</td>
<td>305</td>
<td colspan="3">10</td>
<td colspan="3">15</td>
<td colspan="2">2,300</td>
<td>2,430</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NM</td>
<td colspan="2">129</td>
<td colspan="3">137</td>
<td>14</td>
<td colspan="2">20</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>13</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="3">1</td>
<td colspan="2">126</td>
<td>143</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OK</td>
<td colspan="2">355</td>
<td colspan="3">365</td>
<td>53</td>
<td colspan="2">64</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>57</td>
<td colspan="3">6</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="2">350</td>
<td>370</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SD</td>
<td colspan="2">186</td>
<td colspan="3">190</td>
<td>42</td>
<td colspan="2">46</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>28</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="3">3</td>
<td colspan="2">192</td>
<td>205</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TX</td>
<td colspan="2">2,740</td>
<td colspan="3">2,940</td>
<td>405</td>
<td colspan="2">465</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>470</td>
<td colspan="3">25</td>
<td colspan="3">15</td>
<td colspan="2">2,700</td>
<td>2,920</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WA</td>
<td colspan="2">185</td>
<td colspan="3">161</td>
<td>39</td>
<td colspan="2">26</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>34</td>
<td colspan="3">2</td>
<td colspan="3">1</td>
<td colspan="2">190</td>
<td>152</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oth. Sts.</td>
<td colspan="2">350</td>
<td colspan="3">335</td>
<td>35</td>
<td colspan="2">46</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>43</td>
<td colspan="3">5</td>
<td colspan="3">3</td>
<td colspan="2">340</td>
<td>335</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>U.S.</td>
<td colspan="2">11,334</td>
<td colspan="3">11,726</td>
<td>1,834</td>
<td colspan="2">1,884</td>
<td>1,625</td>
<td>1,715</td>
<td colspan="3">92</td>
<td colspan="3">91</td>
<td colspan="2">11,299</td>
<td>11,804</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="20"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Average prices,
Nebraska, dollars per cwt</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="3"><p>Week</p>
<p>ended</p></td>
<td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>Slaughter steers</p>
<p>Choice 1150-1500 lbs</p></td>
<td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>Slaughter heifers</p>
<p>Choice 1000-1300 lbs</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">2004-2005</td>
<td colspan="4">2005-2006</td>
<td colspan="4">2004-2005</td>
<td colspan="4">2005-2006</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">December</td>
<td colspan="2">24</td>
<td colspan="4">89.23</td>
<td colspan="4">96.42</td>
<td colspan="4">89.08</td>
<td colspan="4">96.94</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">December</td>
<td colspan="2">31</td>
<td colspan="4">86.90</td>
<td colspan="4">93.00</td>
<td colspan="4">87.45</td>
<td colspan="4">93.88</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">January</td>
<td colspan="2">07</td>
<td colspan="4">87.83</td>
<td colspan="4">92.42</td>
<td colspan="4">87.57</td>
<td colspan="4">92.73</td>
</tr>
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</table>

**CHICKENS AND EGGS**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Table eggs sold in mid-January 2006 averaged 60.0 cents unchanged from
mid-December. Table egg production in Florida during December was 255
million eggs, slightly above the previous month.

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

U.S. egg production totaled 7.79 billion during December 2005, up one
percent from last year. Production included 6.70 billion table eggs, and
1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and
64 million were egg-type. The number of layers during December 2005
averaged 348 million, up one percent from a year earlier. December egg
production per 100 layers was 2,237 eggs, up slightly from December
2004.

All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2006, totaled 349 million, up
slightly from a year ago. The 349 million layers consisted of 291
million layers producing table-type eggs, 55.6 million layers producing
broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.74 million layers producing egg-type
hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2006, averaged 71.8
eggs per 100 layers, up one percent from January 1, 2005.

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

+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| **[                     |          |          |         |         |
| Florida]{.smallcaps}**: |          |          |         |         |
| Layers on hand first of |          |          |         |         |
| month,                  |          |          |         |         |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| percent molting and     |          |          |         |         |
| molted                  |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
|                         | Jan      | Nov      | Dec     | Jan     |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
|                         | 2005     | 2005     | 2005    | 2006    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Total layers on         | 10,315   | 11,647   | 11,374  | 11,647  |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > hand: Thous.          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Percent of layers:      | 8.5      | 7.0      | 6.0     | 6.0     |
|                         |          |          |         |         |
| > Being molted          |          |          |         |         |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+
| Molt completed          | 20.0     | 34.0     | 36.0    | 36.0    |
+-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+

+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| *        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| *[Layers |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| and egg  |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pro      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| duction, |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| December |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 2005,    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| -to-date |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| egg      |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| p        |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| roductio |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| n]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| **[for   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| selected |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| State    |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| s]{.smal |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| lcaps}** |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Selected | Av    | Eggs | Egg |     |       |      | La   |       |
|          | erage |      | p   |     |       |      | yers |       |
| States   |       | per  | rod |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | l     | 100  | uct |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | ayers |      | ion |     |       |      |      |       |
|          |       | la   |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | on    | yers |     |     |       |      |      |       |
|          | hand  |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|          |       |      | To  | Ta  | Hat   | Year | B    | Molt  |
|          |       |      | tal | ble | ching | to   | eing |       |
|          |       |      |     |     |       |      | mo   | comp  |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | date | lted | leted |
|          |       |      |     |     |       | ^1/^ |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| * *      | *Thou | * *  | *   |     |       |      | *    |       |
|          | sand* |      | Mil |     |       |      | Perc |       |
|          |       |      | lio |     |       |      | ent* |       |
|          |       |      | ns* |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Alabama  | 9,013 | 1    | 172 | 40  | 132   | 172  | 1.0  | 7.0   |
|          |       | ,908 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Arkansas | 1     | 1    | 289 | 102 | 187   | 289  | 0.5  | 11.5  |
|          | 4,559 | ,985 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ca       | 1     | 2    | 440 |     |       | 440  | 9.0  | 31.0  |
| lifornia | 9,484 | ,258 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| **F      | **11, | *    | *   | *   | **9** | **2  | **6  | **3   |
| lorida** | 511** | *2,2 | *26 | *25 |       | 64** | .0** | 6.0** |
|          |       | 93** | 4** | 5** |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Georgia  | 1     | 2    | 408 | 233 | 175   | 408  | 2.5  | 13.0  |
|          | 9,156 | ,130 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Indiana  | 2     | 2    | 567 | 555 | 12    | 567  | 3.5  | 29.0  |
|          | 4,573 | ,307 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Iowa     | 5     | 2    | 1,  |     |       | 1    | 6.0  | 31.5  |
|          | 0,350 | ,230 | 123 |     |       | ,123 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maine    | 3,980 | 2    | 94  |     |       | 94   | 0.0  | 0.0   |
|          |       | ,362 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Maryland | 2,748 | 2    | 62  | 60  | 2     | 62   | 3.0  | 37.0  |
|          |       | ,256 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Michigan | 8,260 | 2    | 194 |     |       | 194  | 2.5  | 21.0  |
|          |       | ,349 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| M        | 1     | 2    | 258 | 249 | 9     | 258  | 5.5  | 23.0  |
| innesota | 1,135 | ,317 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Mis      | 6,704 | 1    | 133 | 40  | 93    | 133  | 2.0  | 9.0   |
| sissippi |       | ,984 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Missouri | 7,024 | 2    | 147 |     |       | 147  | 5.0  | 23.5  |
|          |       | ,093 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Nebraska | 1     | 2    | 265 | 265 | 0     | 265  | 8.0  | 28.5  |
|          | 1,928 | ,222 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| New York | 4,267 | 2    | 105 |     |       | 105  | 3.5  | 8.0   |
|          |       | ,461 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| North    | 1     | 2    | 221 | 83  | 138   | 221  | 0.0  | 8.5   |
| Carolina | 0,959 | ,017 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Ohio     | 2     | 2    | 669 |     |       | 669  | 4.0  | 16.5  |
|          | 9,037 | ,304 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Penn     | 2     | 2    | 567 | 549 | 18    | 567  | 4.0  | 18.5  |
| sylvania | 4,444 | ,320 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| South    | 4,999 | 2    | 113 | 93  | 20    | 113  | 5.5  | 25.5  |
| Carolina |       | ,260 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Texas    | 1     | 2    | 432 |     |       | 432  | 3.5  | 24.5  |
|          | 8,643 | ,317 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Virginia | 3,525 | 2    | 76  | 40  | 36    | 76   | 2.5  | 16.5  |
|          |       | ,156 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Wa       | 4,889 | 2    | 111 |     |       | 111  | 6.5  | 40.0  |
| shington |       | ,270 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| Other    | 4     | 2    | 485 | 395 | 90    | 485  | 2.6  | 25.9  |
| States   | 7,112 | ,284 |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| United   | 34    | 2    | 7,  | 6,  | 1,089 | 7    | 4.3  | 22.9  |
| States   | 8,300 | ,237 | 791 | 702 |       | ,791 |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| ^1/^     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| Pr       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| oduction |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| year     |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| begins   |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| December |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
| 1.       |       |      |     |     |       |      |      |       |
+----------+-------+------+-----+-----+-------+------+------+-------+

**HATCHERY PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

The December hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 5,039,000 was three
percent above a year earlier. Broiler-type eggs in incubators on January
1, at 5,262,000 were 31 percent above a year ago.

Egg-type hatch during December at 724,000 chicks was 28 percent below
last year. Egg-type eggs in incubators on January 1 at 815,000, were
eight percent below a year ago.

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

Broiler-type chicks hatched during December 2005 totaled 808 million, up
two percent from December 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 661 million
on January 1, 2006, up two percent from a year earlier.

Leading breeders placed 7.11 million broiler-type pullet chicks for
future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2005, up five
percent from December 2004.

Egg-type chicks hatched during December 2005 totaled 36.2 million, down
three percent from December 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 35.5
million on January 1, 2006 up three percent from a year ago.

Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply
flocks by leading breeders totaled 248,000 during December 2005, up six
percent from December 2004.

+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Hatchery production, United     |           |            |       |
| States]{.smallcaps}**              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| Item                               | 2005      | 2006       | 2006% |
|                                    |           |            | of    |
|                                    |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            | 2005  |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
|                                    | *- -      |            |       |
|                                    | Th        |            |       |
|                                    | ousands - |            |       |
|                                    | -*        |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Egg-Type:]{.smallcaps}**        | 34,456    | 35,547     | 103   |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| > Eggs in incubators: Jan 1        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Dec        | 37,332    | 36,224     | 97    |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Dec       | 235       | 248        | 106   |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-18 months earlier ^1/^         | 3,185     | 2,862      | 90    |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| **[Broiler-Type]{.smallcaps}**:    |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Eggs in incubators: Jan 1        | 650,680   | 660,613    | 102   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Chicks hatched during Dec        | 793,090   | 807,848    | 102   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > Pullets hatched during Dec       | 6,772     | 7,112      | 105   |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > for intended placements          |           |            |       |
| >                                  |           |            |       |
| > in hatchery supply flocks        |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| > 7-15 months earlier ^2/^         | 61,848    | 63,509     | 103   |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+
| ^1/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched June 2004 through May      |           |            |       |
| 2005.                              |           |            |       |
|                                    |           |            |       |
| ^2/^2006 includes pullet chicks    |           |            |       |
| hatched September 2004 through May |           |            |       |
| 2005.                              |           |            |       |
+------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------+

**MILK PRODUCTION**

**[Florida]{.smallcaps}**

Florida dairy farms produced 191 million pounds of milk during December
2005, four percent below the production in the previous December.
Production per cow of 1,415 pounds was two percent below last year. Milk
cows on Florida dairy farms in December totaled 135,000, two percent
below last year.

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

Milk production in the 23 major States during December totaled 13.6
billion pounds, up 4.2 percent from December 2004. November revised
production, at 13.0 billion pounds, was up 4.6 percent from November
2004. The November revision represented a decrease of 1 million pounds
from last month\'s preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,665 pounds for
December, 55 pounds above December 2004.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.16 million
head, 67,000 head more than December 2004, and 4,000 head more than
November 2005.

+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[Milk cows and     |       |           |           |             |
| production, Florida  |       |           |           |             |
| and                  |       |           |           |             |
| U.S.]{.smallcaps}**  |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| Month                |       | Milk      | Monthly   |             |
|                      |       |           | milk      |             |
| and year             |       | cows      |           |             |
|                      |       |           | p         |             |
|                      |       |           | roduction |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
|                      |       |           | Per cow   | Monthly     |
|                      |       |           |           | Total       |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
|                      |       | *Thous.*  | *Lbs.*    | *Mil. Lbs.* |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[Flo               |       |           |           |             |
| rida:]{.smallcaps}** |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2004  | 138       | 1,450     | 200         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| November             | 2005  | 136       | 1,220     | 166         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 135       | 1,415     | 191         |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[23 Major          |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2004  | 8,097     | 1,610     | 13,037      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| November             | 2005  | 8,160     | 1,590     | 12,974      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 8,164     | 1,665     | 13,592      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| **[United            |       |           |           |             |
| St                   |       |           |           |             |
| ates]{.smallcaps}**: |       |           |           |             |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2004  | 9,013     | 1,587     | 14,303      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| November             | 2005  | 9,046     | 1,566     | 14,178      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+
| December             | 2005  | 9,054     | 1,639     | 14,854      |
+----------------------+-------+-----------+-----------+-------------+

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 1%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 1%" />
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 0%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"><strong><span class="smallcaps">Milk production by
quarters, United States</span></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="2">Month</td>
<td colspan="4">Milk cows <sup>1/</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">Milk per cow <sup>2/</sup></td>
<td colspan="5">Milk Production</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">2004</td>
<td colspan="2">2005</td>
<td colspan="2">2004</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td colspan="3">2004</td>
<td colspan="2">2005</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"><em>Thousand</em></td>
<td colspan="3"><em>Pounds</em></td>
<td colspan="5"><em>Mil. Lbs.</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Jan-Mar</td>
<td>8,993</td>
<td colspan="2">8,996</td>
<td colspan="2">4,755</td>
<td colspan="3">4,807</td>
<td>42,759</td>
<td colspan="2">43,242</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Apr-Jun</td>
<td>9,001</td>
<td colspan="2">9,034</td>
<td colspan="2">4,869</td>
<td colspan="3">5,054</td>
<td>43,824</td>
<td colspan="2">45,660</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Jul-Sep</td>
<td>9,027</td>
<td colspan="2">9,054</td>
<td colspan="2">4,679</td>
<td colspan="3">4,858</td>
<td>42,239</td>
<td colspan="2">43,984</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oct-Dec</td>
<td>9,019</td>
<td colspan="2">9,050</td>
<td colspan="2"><p>4,655</p>
<p>4,655</p></td>
<td colspan="3">4,819</td>
<td>41,983</td>
<td colspan="2">43,605</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Annual</p>
<p>Total</p></td>
<td>9,010</td>
<td colspan="2">9,034</td>
<td colspan="2">18,957</td>
<td colspan="3">19,536</td>
<td>170,805</td>
<td colspan="2">176,491</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13"><p><sup>1/</sup> Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers
not yet fresh.</p>
<p><sup>2/</sup> Excludes milk fed to calves.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[Commercial slaughter  |        |       |       |       |         |
| and red meat production, |        |       |       |       |         |
| Florida and United       |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Source                   | De     | Nov   | Dec   | Year  | Year to |
|                          | cember | ember | ember | to    |         |
| and kind                 |        |       |       | date  | date    |
|                          | 2004   | 2005  | 2005  |       |         |
|                          |        |       |       | 2004  | 2005    |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| *                        |        |       |       |       |         |
| *[Florida]{.smallcaps}** |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 13     | 7     | 11    | 102   | 96      |
| head)                    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,190  | 977   | 1,162 | 1     | 16,649  |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       | 7,243 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs:]{.smallcaps}    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 0.3    | 0.2   | 0.2   | 2.5   | 2.6     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 18     | 14    | 14    | 158   | 166     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 5.3    | 4.6   | 4.4   | 55.1  | 56.7    |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| **[United                |        |       |       |       |         |
| States]{.smallcaps}**    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Cattle]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Head slaughtered (1,000  | 2,690  | 2,668 | 2,666 | 3     | 32,380  |
| head)                    |        |       |       | 2,728 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 3,410  | 3,426 | 3,414 | 4     | 39,706  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 0,568 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Average liveweight     | 1,268  | 1,284 | 1,281 | 1,240 | 1,257   |
| > (pounds)               |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Beef production        | 2,042  | 2,071 | 2,057 | 2     | 24,692  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 4,547 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Calves]{.smallcaps}:  |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 75     | 56    | 60    | 844   | 734     |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 25     | 21    | 22    | 282   | 260     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 334    | 365   | 370   | 330   | 353     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Veal production        | 15     | 12    | 14    | 167   | 156     |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Hogs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 9,250  | 9,132 | 9,233 | 10    | 103,554 |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       | 3,464 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 2,496  | 2,484 | 2,510 | 2     | 27,824  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 7,587 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Average liveweight       | 270    | 272   | 272   | 267   | 269     |
| (pounds)                 |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Pork production        | 1,857  | 1,843 | 1,866 | 2     | 20,682  |
| > (million pounds)       |        |       |       | 0,511 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Sheep and             |        |       |       |       |         |
| > Lambs]{.smallcaps}:    |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Head slaughtered       | 242    | 225   | 231   | 2,839 | 2,702   |
| > (1,000 head)           |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > Total liveweight       | 34     | 32    | 33    | 386   | 375     |
| > (1,000 pounds)         |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| > [Lamb and              | 17     | 16    | 17    | 194   | 188     |
| > Mutton:]{.smallcaps}   |        |       |       |       |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+
| Red meat production      | 3,930  | 3,942 | 3,953 | 4     | 45,718  |
| (million pounds)         |        |       |       | 5,418 |         |
+--------------------------+--------+-------+-------+-------+---------+

**LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER**

Commercial red meat output in Florida for December 2005 was 4.4 million
pounds, 17 percent below the same month last year. Commercial production
of red meat in the United States for December at 3.95 billion pounds,
was one percent above 2004.