Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry                          

                                         Livestock: Record highs and lows                                        
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                  :              :         Record high         :         Record low          :       Year        
     Livestock    :     Unit     :-----------------------------------------------------------:     estimates     
                  :              :Quantity :       Year        :Quantity :       Year        :      started      
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Cattle and calves :1,000 head    :  2,036          1944             538             1867             1867        
Cattle on feed    :1,000 head    :    210          2004              57             1931             1930        
Chickens, all 1/  :1,000 birds   : 15,512          1944           6,190             1997             1924        
Cows, beef        :1,000 head    :    239          1977              24        1925,1933             1920        
Cows, milk        :1,000 head    :  1,080          1945             225             1867             1867        
Eggs 2/           :Million eggs  :  2,142          2005           1,104             1929             1924        
Hogs and pigs 1/  :1,000 head    :  1,397          1943             512             1934             1867        
Honey             :1,000 pounds  : 11,780          1939           4,355             2004             1921        
Milk              :Million pounds:  6,735          2005           3,941             1927             1924        
Sheep             :1,000 head    :  3,100          1867              62             1999             1867        
Wool              :1,000 pounds  :  8,424          1934             430             1998             1934        
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1/  December 1.                                                                                                  
2/  December 1 previous year to November 30.                                                                     

                               Cattle and Calves                                

    The January 1, 2006, Michigan cattle herd totaled 1,040,000 head, up 
40,000 head from a year ago. The milk cow inventory, at 312,000 head, was up 
5,000 from the previous year. Milk cow replacement heifers were up 17,000 at 
137,000. Beef cows, at 108,000 head, were up 16 percent from last year. 
Calves on hand were at 195,000, up 15,000 from last year. Beef cow 
replacement heifers, at 31,000 head, were down 4,000 head. The 2005 calf crop 
was 355,000 head, up 20,000 from last year. Steer numbers were down 5,000 at 
195,000 head. Other heifers decreased to 45,000 from 47,000, while bulls at 
17,000 head were down by 1,000. Cattle on full feed for slaughter totaled 
190,000 head, unchanged from last year. Michigan has 14,400 operations with 
cattle, down 100 from a year ago. 
    The January 1 Michigan cattle and calf inventory was valued at $1.27 
billion, up 20 percent from January 1, 2005, which was $1.06 billion. Cash 
receipts from cattle and calf marketings totaled $272.9 million, while total 
liveweight marketed was 363.1 million pounds.  The top 5 counties in cattle 
and calves in 2005 are Huron, Sanilac, Allegan, Clinton, and Ottawa.

                               Cattle and calves: Number of operations by size group, 2001-2005 1/                              
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     Size group by head     :       2001        :       2002        :       2003        :       2004        :       2005        
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                            :                                              Number                                               
                            :                                                                                                   
1-49 head                   :      10,800              10,400              10,000              10,200              10,100       
50-99 head                  :       2,100               2,040               2,050               1,700               1,800       
100-499 head                :       2,350               2,300               2,200               2,300               2,200       
500-999 head                :         180                 180                 170                 210                 210       
1000 + head                 :          70                  80                  80                  90                  90       
Total                       :      15,500              15,000              14,500              14,500              14,400       
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1/  An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year.                            

                                Cattle and calves: Number on farms by class, January 1, 2002-2006                               
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            Class           :       2002        :       2003        :       2004        :       2005        :       2006        
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                            :                                            1,000 head                                             
                            :                                                                                                   
All cows that have calved   :        370                 390                  385                 400                 420       
  Beef cows                 :         71                  89                   85                  93                 108       
  Milk cows                 :        299                 301                  300                 307                 312       
Heifers, 500 pounds and over:        210                 212                  211                 202                 213       
  Beef cow replacement      :         30                  35                   30                  35                  31       
  Milk cow replacement      :        135                 135                  130                 120                 137       
  Other                     :         45                  42                   51                  47                  45       
Steers, 500 pounds and over :        195                 195                  215                 200                 195       
Bulls, 500 pounds and over  :         17                  18                   19                  18                  17       
Calves, under 500 pounds    :        198                 175                  200                 180                 195       
All cattle and calves       :        990                 990                1,030               1,000               1,040       
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                                   Cattle and calves: Production and income, 2001-2005                                  
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        :             :             :   Average price per cwt   :             :             :  Value of   :             
  Year  :Production 1/:Marketings 2/:---------------------------:  Value of   :    Cash     :    home     :    Gross    
        :             :             : All beef 3/ :   Calves    : production  : receipts 4/ : consumption :   income    
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        :   ---- 1,000 pounds ---        ----- Dollars -----        ----------------- 1,000 dollars -----------------   
        :                                                                                                               
2001    :   353,634       376,750        58.80        109.00        204,736       227,930        7,467        235,397   
2002    :   363,562       363,540        54.20        104.00        191,624       204,628        6,894        211,522   
2003    :   333,635       324,896        63.00         92.50        213,932       207,722        7,795        215,517   
2004    :   373,604       404,800        68.70        109.00        250,766       282,708        8,600        291,308   
2005    :   364,909       363,115        73.20        132.00        260,530       272,877        9,257        282,134   
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1/  Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.                                                      
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the State.                    
3/  Combined price for "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers".                                                                 
4/  Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.                                                                

                                           Cattle and calves: Balance sheet, 2001-2005                                          
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        :            :            :            :                         :               :                         : All cattle 
        : All cattle :            :            :                         :               :                         : and calves 
  Year  : and calves :            :Inshipments :      Marketings 1/      :Farm slaughter :         Deaths          :  on hand   
        :  on hand   :    Calf    :            :-------------------------:  cattle and   :-------------------------: following  
        : January 1  :    crop    :            :   Cattle   :   Calves   :   calves 2/   :   Cattle   :   Calves   : January 1  
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        :                                                      1,000 head                                                       
        :                                                                                                                       
2001    :     980         335           50          266           36             4             24           45           990    
2002    :     990         340           41          264           40             4             25           48           990    
2003    :     990         350           39          248           25             4             24           48         1,030    
2004    :   1,030         335           43          304           28             4             24           48         1,000    
2005    :   1,000         355           60          268           31             4             25           47         1,040    
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1/  Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within the State.                           
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.                                                         

                                                                                

                                     Dairy                                      

	Milk production in Michigan during 2005 was 6,735 million pounds, up 1 
percent from 2004. Michigan ranked eighth nationally in milk production in 
2005, accounting for 3.8 percent of U.S. production.  Huron, Clinton, and 
Ottawa were the three top counies in milk production.
	The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 2005 was 
311,000 head, up 8,000 from 2004. The number of operations with milk cows 
fell to 2,800 from 2,900 in 2004. Milk production per cow was 21,656 pounds 
in 2005, compared with 20,891 pounds during 2004. The average butterfat 
content was 3.61 percent, down from 3.63 in 2004.
	Milk prices during the year averaged $15.40 per cwt., down $0.90 from 
2004. Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $1.03 billion, up 1 percent from 
2004. Milk continued as the top ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts.

                        Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value, 2001-2005                        
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                  Item                  :     Unit      :   2001   :   2002   :   2003   :   2004   :   2005   
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Production                              :               :                                                      
Total milk produced on farms            : Million pounds:   5,870      6,120      6,375       6,330      6,735 
Milkfat produced                        : Million pounds:   213.1      221.5      230.8       229.8      243.1 
Milkfat                                 : Percent       :    3.63       3.62       3.62        3.63       3.61 
                                        :               :                                                      
Utilization                             :               :                                                      
Milk used where produced                :               :                                                      
  Fed to calves                         : Million pounds:      55         55         55          51         47 
  Used for milk, cream, and butter      : Million pounds:       5          5          5           4          3 
Milk marketed by producers              : Million pounds:   5,810      6,060      6,315       6,275      6,685 
  Average return per 100 pounds of milk : Dollars       :   15.20      12.10      12.60       16.30      15.40 
  Average return per pound milkfat      : Dollars       :    4.19       3.34       3.48        4.49       4.27 
  Fluid grade                           : Percent       :      99         99         99          99         99 
  Total cash receipts                   : 1,000 dollars : 883,120    733,260    795,690   1,022,825  1,029,490 
                                        :               :                                                      
Value                                   :               :                                                      
Value of milk used where produced 1/    : 1,000 dollars :   9,120      7,260      7,560       8,965      7,700 
Total value of milk produced            : 1,000 dollars : 892,240    740,520    803,250   1,031,790  1,037,190 
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1/  Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households.                                     

                                                             
 Milk cows: Number of operations, by size group, 2001-2005 1/
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 Size group:         :         :         :         :         
  by head  :  2001   :  2002   :  2003   :  2004   :  2005   
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           :                     Number                      
           :                                                 
1-29       :  1,050     1,050     1,000       950       870  
30-49      :    550       500       450       440       420  
50-99      :    800       750       700       660       660  
100-199    :    620       590       550       540       510  
200-499    :    215       240       220       225       245  
500+       :     65        70        80        85        95  
Total      :  3,300     3,200     3,000     2,900     2,800  
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1/  An operation is any place having one or more milk cows on
    hand at any time during the year.                        

                                                             
            Milk cows: Number by month, 2001-2005            
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   Month   :  2001   :  2002   :  2003   :  2004   :  2005   
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           :                   1,000 head                    
           :                                                 
January    :   303       300       302       300       306   
February   :   303       301       302       300       308   
March      :   304       301       302       300       309   
April      :   304       301       301       301       311   
May        :   304       301       301       302       312   
June       :   305       300       302       302       313   
July       :   303       301       304       303       313   
August     :   303       302       304       303       314   
September  :   303       302       304       303       313   
October    :   302       302       304       304       313   
November   :   301       302       302       306       312   
December   :   299       301       301       307       312   
Annual     :   303       301       302       303       311   
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     Milk production: Total by month, 2001-2005    
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   Month   : 2001  : 2002  : 2003  : 2004  : 2005  
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           :            Million pounds             
           :                                       
January    :   482     504     535     534     546 
February   :   447     474     480     498     511 
March      :   505     533     544     543     564 
April      :   492     518     521     531     569 
May        :   518     537     539     547     597 
June       :   505     503     529     530     574 
July       :   498     519     558     542     579 
August     :   489     515     549     532     575 
September  :   476     488     534     506     548 
October    :   483     507     546     526     560 
November   :   474     498     506     508     544 
December   :   501     524     531     533     568 
Annual     : 5,870   6,120   6,375   6,330   6,735 
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   Milk: Production per cow, by month, 2001-2005   
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   Month   : 2001  : 2002  : 2003  : 2004  : 2005  
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           :                Pounds                 
           :                                       
January    : 1,590   1,680   1,770   1,780   1,785 
February   : 1,475   1,575   1,595   1,660   1,660 
March      : 1,660   1,770   1,805   1,810   1,825 
April      : 1,620   1,720   1,730   1,765   1,830 
May        : 1,705   1,785   1,790   1,810   1,915 
June       : 1,655   1,675   1,750   1,755   1,835 
July       : 1,645   1,725   1,835   1,790   1,850 
August     : 1,615   1,705   1,805   1,755   1,830 
September  : 1,570   1,615   1,755   1,670   1,750 
October    : 1,600   1,680   1,795   1,730   1,790 
November   : 1,575   1,650   1,675   1,660   1,745 
December   : 1,675   1,740   1,765   1,735   1,820 
Annual     :19,373  20,332  21,109  20,891  21,656 
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                       Dairy Products, East North Central Region, 2001-2005 1/                      
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                 Product                :   2001    :   2002    :   2003    :   2004    :   2005    
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                                        :                      Million pounds                       
Cheese, total 2/                        :  2,545.3     2,657.7     2,697.1     2,777.8     2,850.6  
Cheese, American type 3/                :    876.3       907.7       875.0       903.8       920.2  
Cheese, Italian                         :  1,123.7     1,149.2     1,205.5     1,216.5     1,242.8  
Butter                                  :    368.2       388.2       345.7       340.9       410.1  
Cottage cheese, lowfat                  :     81.2        81.7        81.8        66.2        57.7  
Cottage cheese, creamed                 :    102.1        95.2       101.2        98.3        96.6  
Cottage cheese curd                     :    111.9       103.7       107.4        98.0        89.4  
Yogurt, plain and flavored              :    818.9       816.8       759.8       913.0       954.2  
Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk  :    122.6       169.5       144.2       150.4       177.6  
Nonfat dry milk for human food          :     48.5        52.9        48.3        35.6        55.1  
                                        :                                                           
                                        :                       1,000 gallons                       
Ice cream, regular, total               :  193,108     201,164     204,992     197,644     194,712  
Ice cream, lowfat, total                :   96,071      96,263     102,436     110,475     113,775  
Sherbet, hard                           :    9,476       9,563      10,455       9,910      11,337  
Frozen yogurt mix                       :    5,862       5,762       4,944       4,294       4,152  
Ice cream mix, regular                  :   95,004     103,476     100,873      99,107      95,941  
Ice cream mix, lowfat                   :   52,183      53,331      56,440      62,374      63,829  
Sherbet mix                             :    6,046       6,118       6,615       6,272       7,240  
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1/  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.                                               
2/  Excluding cottage cheese.                                                                       
3/  Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack.                                  

                                 Hogs and Pigs                                  

    Michigan hog production totaled 470.5 million pounds in 2005, down 2.6 
percent from 2004. Based on the December 1, 2005 inventory of 960,000 hogs 
and pigs, Michigan ranked thirteenth in the nation in terms of inventory.
    Breeding inventory accounted for 10.4 percent of the total inventory, 
while market hogs made up the remaining 89.6 percent. Historically, Cass, 
Allegan, Ottawa, Branch and Huron have been the top five hog producing 
counties.
    The annual average price for all hogs was $46.70 per cwt for 2005, 
compared with the 2004 average price of $45.90 per cwt.
    Marketings of all hogs and pigs totaled 478.7 million pounds in 2005, down 
4.7 percent from 2004. Cash receipts decreased 2.6 percent from the previous 
year to $229.9 million.

              Hogs and pigs: Number of operations, by size group, 2001-2005 1/             
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       :                                    Operations                                     
  Year :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   1-99    :  100-499  :  500-999  :1,000-1,999:2,000-4,999:  5,000+   :   Total   
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       :                                      Number                                       
       :                                                                                   
2001   :   1,700        430         90          110         130         40         2,500   
2002   :   1,500        450         90          100         120         40         2,300   
2003   :   1,500        380         80          100         100         40         2,200   
2004   :   1,500        270         90           90         110         40         2,100   
2005   :   1,600        270         90           80         120         40         2,200   
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1/  An operation is any place having one or more head on hand at any time during the year. 

                   Hogs and pigs: Sows farrowing and pig crop, 2001-2006                   
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       :          December-February 1/           :                March-May                
       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Year :    Sows     :  Pigs per   :     Pig     :    Sows     :  Pigs per   :     Pig     
       :  farrowing  :   litter    :    crop     :  farrowing  :   litter    :    crop     
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       : 1,000 head       head           -- 1,000 head --           head       1,000 head  
       :                                                                                   
2002   :     50           9.00           450           49           8.85           434     
2003   :     45           8.80           378           46           9.00           414     
2004   :     44           8.90           401           44           9.10           400     
2005   :     44           9.00           396           45           9.00           405     
2006   :     48           9.30           446           46           9.20           423     
       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :               June-August               :           September-November            
       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2001   :     52           9.10           473           46           9.15           421     
2002   :     54           9.05           489           42           9.10           382     
2003   :     47           9.00           423           51           8.80           449     
2004   :     48           9.20           442           46           9.20           423     
2005   :     48           9.25           444           47           9.20           432     
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1/  December of previous year.                                                             

                                     Hogs and pigs: Inventory, 2002-2006                                     
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           :                        Market hogs and pigs                         :             :             
   Month   :---------------------------------------------------------------------:  Breeding   : Total hogs  
  and year :  Under 60   :   60-119    :   120-179   :   180 lbs   :    Total    :    stock    :  and pigs   
           :   pounds    :   pounds    :   pounds    :  and over   :   market    :             :             
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           :                                           1,000 head                                            
March 1    :                                                                                                 
  2002     :     310           215           165           150           840           120           960     
  2003     :     270           190           165           145           770           100           870     
  2004     :     300           205           175           150           830           100           930     
  2005     :     325           190           160           145           820           100           920     
  2006     :     315           200           175           170           860           100           960     
June 1     :                                                                                                 
  2002     :     310           205           155           140           810           110           920     
  2003     :     310           210           165           145           830           100           930     
  2004     :     300           200           170           145           815            95           910     
  2005     :     310           200           155           145           810           100           910     
  2006     :     325           195           170           170           860           100           960     
September 1:                                                                                                 
  2002     :     315           210           160           135           820           120           940     
  2003     :     300           210           165           145           820           100           920     
  2004     :     320           200           170           150           840           100           940     
  2005     :     320           195           165           150           830           100           930     
December 1 :                                                                                                 
  2002     :     285           180           155           150           770           100           870     
  2003     :     300           205           175           160           840           110           950     
  2004     :     330           195           160           155           840           110           950     
  2005     :     315           205           175           165           860           100           960     
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                               Hogs and pigs: Production and income, 2001-2005                               
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           :             :             :   Average   :             :             :  Value of   :             
    Year   :Production 1/:Marketings 2/:  price per  :  Value of   :    Cash     :    home     :    Gross    
           :             :             :     cwt     : production  : receipts 3/ : consumption :   income    
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           :   ---- 1,000 pounds ---       Dollars       ----------------- 1,000 dollars -----------------   
           :                                                                                                 
2001       :   491,070       499,800        41.70        200,748       212,599        1,695        214,294   
2002       :   499,504       517,700        30.70        153,600       164,324        1,171        165,495   
2003       :   478,977       484,225        35.00        165,113       173,671          443        174,114   
2004       :   483,291       502,100        45.90        218,709       236,002          465        236,467   
2005       :   470,520       478,725        46.70        218,969       229,852          474        230,326   
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1/  Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.                                           
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the state.         
3/  Receipts from marketing and sales of farm slaughter. Includes allowance for higher average price of      
    outshipments of feeder pigs.                                                                             

                                   Hogs and pigs: Balance sheet, 2001-2005                                   
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           :             :             :             :             :             :             :  Number on  
    Year   :  Beginning  :   Dec-Nov   : Inshipments :Marketings 1/:    Farm     :   Deaths    :    hand     
           :  inventory  :  pig crop   :             :             :slaughter 2/ :             : December 1  
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           :                                           1,000 head                                            
           :                                                                                                 
2001       :     950          1,742          280          1,930           4            78            960     
2002       :     960          1,755          240          2,011           4            70            870     
2003       :     870          1,664          355          1,874           5            60            950     
2004       :     950          1,666          345          1,939           4            68            950     
2005       :     950          1,677          255          1,854           4            64            960     
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1/  Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.                    
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.                                      

                                     Honey                                      

    Michigan honey production for 2005 totaled 4.4 million pounds, up 1 
percent from 2004. This estimate included honey from producers with 5 or more 
colonies.  Michigan ranked ninth in honey production in 2005, up from 
eleventh in 2004. There were 65,000 colonies producing honey, with an average 
yield per colony of 68 pounds, up 1 percent from 2004.
    Michigan honey price averaged $0.99 per pound, down 13 percent from last 
year. Value of production totaled $4.38 million, down 12 percent from 2004. 
Honey stocks were 2.52 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2004.

                          Honey: Production and value, 2001-2005 1/                         
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        :    Honey    :             :             :             :             :             
  Year  :  producing  :  Yield per  : Production  :  Price per  :  Value of   :   Stocks    
        :  colonies   :   colony    :             :    pound    : production  :  Dec 15 2/  
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        :  Thousands      Pounds     1,000 pounds      Cents     1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds 
        :                                                                                   
2001    :     76            60           4,560           81          3,694         2,827    
2002    :     72            77           5,544          140          7,762         1,885    
2003    :     65            74           4,810          141          6,782         1,732    
2004    :     65            67           4,355          114          4,965         2,439    
2005    :     65            68           4,420           99          4,376         2,519    
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1/  Includes only producers with 5 or more colonies.                                        
2/  Stocks held by producers.                                                               

                                      Mink                                      

              Mink: Farms, pelts produced and females bred to produce kits, 2002-2006              
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             Year            :    2002     :    2003     :    2004     :    2005     :    2006     
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                             :                               Number                                
                             :                                                                     
Farms                        :        9             8             7             7            1/    
Pelts produced               :   57,000        51,000        50,500        55,500            1/    
Females bred to produce kits :   12,700        11,600        11,700        11,500        12,100    
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1/  Published in July 2007.                                                                        

                                    Poultry                                     

	The total value of poultry production in Michigan from eggs, turkeys, and 
other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 2005 was $132.4 million, down 
19 percent from a year earlier. The value of egg production totaled $61.9 
million, down 34 percent from 2004. Egg production totaled 2.1 billion eggs, 
up 7 percent from last year. The market egg price averaged 35 cents per 
dozen, down 21 cents from 2004. The value of turkey production during 2005 
was $70.5 million, up 1 percent. The total pounds of turkey produced was 176 
million, down 6 percent. The average price per pound was 40 cents, up 3 cents 
from last year. Chickens sold was at 5.1 million birds in 2005, up 19 percent 
from last year.

                             Chickens: Layers on hand, December 1, 2001-2005                            
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                    Class                   :   2001    :   2002    :   2003    :   2004    :   2005    
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                                            :                        1,000 head                         
                                            :                                                           
Total layers                                :   6,854       6,951       7,067       7,720       8,357   
  Layers, 1 year old and older              :   4,491       5,149       5,272          1/          1/   
  Layers, 20 weeks old but less than 1 year :   2,363       1,802       1,795          1/          1/   
Pullets not of laying age                   :   1,370       1,370       2,589       1,615       1,752   
  Pullets, 13-20 weeks old                  :     385         606       1,203          1/          1/   
  Pullets, less than 13 weeks               :     985         764       1,386          1/          1/   
Other chickens                              :       1                       1           1           1   
All chickens (excluding broilers)           :   8,225       8,321       9,657       9,336      10,110   
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1/  Estimates no longer published.                                                                      

                                                                
           Turkeys: Production and value, 2003-2005 1/          
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  Year  :   Number    :   Pounds    :  Price per  :  Value of   
        :  raised 2/  :  produced   :  pound 3/   : production  
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        :  Thousands   1,000 pounds      Cents     1,000 dollars
        :                                                       
2001    :    4,500        162,000        35.0         56,700    
2002    :    4,800        179,520        35.0         62,832    
2003    :    5,000        191,000        36.0         68,760    
2004    :    5,000        188,000        37.0         69,560    
2005    :    4,700        176,250        40.0         70,500    
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1/  December 1 previous year through November 30.               
2/  Based on turkeys placed Sep 1 through Aug 31.  Excludes     
    young turkeys lost.                                         
3/  Equivalent live weight returns to producers.                

                                                  
    All eggs:  Production and value, 2001-2005    
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        :    Eggs     :  Price per  :  Value of   
  Year  :  produced   :    dozen    : production  
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        :   Million       Dollars    1,000 dollars
        :                                         
2001    :    1,706         0.437        61,063    
2002    :    1,880         0.403        63,237    
2003    :    1,888         0.595        93,613    
2004    :    2,009         0.563        94,313    
2005    :    2,142         0.347        61,870    
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             All egg production, by month, 2001-2005             
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   Month  :   2001   :   2002   :   2003   :   2004   :   2005   
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          :                     Million eggs                     
          :                                                      
December  :    145        153        162        165        174   
January   :    142        148        160        162        163   
February  :    129        139        147        150        160   
March     :    152        159        161        166        185   
April     :    146        157        152        167        176   
May       :    144        162        160        172        188   
June      :    142        157        156        170        187   
July      :    143        166        158        175        186   
August    :    136        167        159        172        179   
September :    131        156        155        164        177   
October   :    145        160        162        171        182   
November  :    151        156        159        175        185   
Total 1/  :  1,706      1,880      1,888      2,009      2,142   
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1/  Sum of months may not add to total due to rounding.          

              All layers: Average number on hand during the month, 2001-2005              
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   Month  :     2001      :     2002      :     2003      :     2004      :     2005      
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          :                                  1,000 head                                   
          :                                                                               
December  :     6,270           6,926           7,243           7,295           7,482     
January   :     6,234           6,933           7,198           7,447           7,389     
February  :     6,435           6,888           7,220           7,424           7,869     
March     :     6,820           6,938           7,074           7,481           8,017     
April     :     6,922           7,296           6,934           7,397           7,954     
May       :     6,763           7,452           7,121           7,309           8,018     
June      :     6,657           7,236           7,128           7,476           8,024     
July      :     6,490           7,265           7,079           7,652           8,022     
August    :     6,489           7,243           7,088           7,587           7,944     
September :     6,593           7,106           6,942           7,626           7,798     
October   :     6,687           7,039           6,869           7,613           7,770     
November  :     6,779           6,983           6,959           7,603           8,117     
Annual 1/ :     6,595           7,109           7,058           7,493           7,867     
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1/  December 1 previous year through November 30.                                         

                                Sheep and Goats                                 

    Michigan sheep operations in 2005 numbered 2,000, unchanged from 2004. All 
sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 2006 was estimated at 
88,000 head, up 5,000 head from the previous year. The breeding sheep 
inventory was 66,000 head. Market sheep and lambs totaled 22,000 head, down 
2,000 from the previous year. The 2005 Michigan lamb crop (lambs born October 
1, 2004 through September 30, 2005) was 59,000 head, up 4,000 from a year 
ago.
    Sheep and lamb value of production was $5.03 million for 2005. Cash 
receipts totaled $4.13 million. All sheep and lambs were valued at $148 per 
head, up $3 from the previous year.
    Sheep shorn in 2005 totaled 81,000 head. The weight per fleece was 5.9 
pounds, compared with 5.8 pounds in 2004. Total wool production in Michigan 
was 480,000 pounds. Wool production was valued at $187,000. The average price 
per pound was $0.39, down $0.06 from 2004.

              Sheep and lambs: Number on farms by class, January 1, 2002-2006              
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             Class             :   2002    :   2003    :   2004    :   2005    :   2006    
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                               :                        1,000 Head                         
Breeding sheep 1 year and older:                                                           
  Ewes                         :    40          47          43          45          46     
  Rams                         :     3           3           3           2           3     
  Replacement lambs            :    12          14          13          12          17     
Total market sheep and lambs   :    20          21          24          24          22     
All sheep and lambs            :    75          85          83          83          88     
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 Sheep and lambs: Number of operations, 2001-2005 1/
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        Year        :            Number             
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2001                :             1,800             
2002                :             2,000             
2003                :             2,100             
2004                :             2,000             
2005                :             2,000             
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1/  An operation is any place having one or more    
    head on hand at any one time during the year.   

                                           
   Sheep and lambs: Lamb crop, 2001-2005   
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       : Breeding  : Lambs per :   Lamb    
  Year :  ewes 1/  :100 ewes 1/:   crop    
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       :1,000 Head    Number    1,000 Head 
       :                                   
2001   :    40          125         50     
2002   :    40          150         60     
2003   :    47          128         60     
2004   :    43          128         55     
2005   :    45          131         59     
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1/  Ewes 1 year and older January 1.       

                                           Sheep and lambs: Balance sheet, 2001-2005                                           
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          :            :            :            :                         :            :                         : All sheep  
          : All sheep  :            :            :      Marketings 1/      :            :         Deaths          : and lambs  
          : and lambs  :    Lamb    :Inshipments :-------------------------:    Farm    :-------------------------:  on hand   
   Year   :  on hand   :    crop    :            :            :            :slaughter 2/:            :            : following  
          : January 1  :            :            :   Sheep    :   Lambs    :            :   Sheep    :   Lambs    : January 1  
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          :                                                     1,000 Head                                                     
          :                                                                                                                    
2001      :     71           50          1.5           5.5         29.5         2.0          3.5          7.0           75     
2002      :     75           60          3.0           3.0         37.0         2.0          4.0          7.0           85     
2003      :     85           60          4.0          15.5         36.0         2.0          4.5          8.0           83     
2004      :     83           55          3.0          12.0         35.0         2.0          3.0          6.0           83     
2005      :     83           59          2.0           7.0         35.0         2.0          4.0          8.0           88     
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1/  Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.                                      
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.                                                        

                                     Sheep and lambs: Production and income, 2001-2005                                    
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          :             :             :   Average price per cwt   :             :             :  Value of   :             
   Year   :Production 1/:Marketings 2/:---------------------------:  Value of   :    Cash     :    home     :    Gross    
          :             :             :    Sheep    :    Lambs    : production  : receipts 3/ : consumption :   income    
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          :    --- 1,000 pounds --         ----- Dollars -----         ---------------- 1,000 dollars ----------------    
          :                                                                                                               
2001      :    4,515         3,653         31.00         70.00         2,901         2,321          403          2,724    
2002      :    5,604         4,129         26.00         70.00         3,501         2,794          403          3,197    
2003      :    4,662         4,927         35.00         86.00         3,840         3,660          495          4,155    
2004      :    4,722         4,532         40.00         94.00         4,119         3,800          540          4,340    
2005      :    5,240         4,275         45.00        105.00         5,025         4,132          604          4,736    
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1/  Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.                                                        
2/  Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the state.                      
3/  Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.                                                                  

                                   Sheep and lambs: Wool production and value, 2001-2005                                  
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       :                      :        Weight        :                      :        Price         :        Value         
  Year :        Sheep         :         per          :      Production      :         per          :          of          
       :        shorn         :        fleece        :                      :        pound         :    production 1/     
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       :        1,000                  Pounds                 1,000                  Cents                  1,000         
       :         Head                                         Pounds                                       Dollars        
       :                                                                                                                  
2001   :          77                    6.2                    480                     12                     58          
2002   :          81                    6.5                    525                     14                     74          
2003   :          77                    6.2                    475                     30                    143          
2004   :          76                    5.8                    440                     45                    198          
2005   :          81                    5.9                    480                     39                    187          
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1/  Production multiplied by marketing year average price.                                                                

                                                    
    Goats: Number by class, January 1, 2005-2006    
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  Year :    Angora    :     Milk     :Meat and other
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       :                    Head                    
       :                                            
2005   :    1,000          7,500           9,200    
2006   :    1,000          8,000          10,000    
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                                     Trout                                      

    Michigan's 20 commercial trout operations sold $793,000 of trout in 2005. 
This was a slight increase from last season.
    Trout 12 inches or longer had sales of 295,000 pounds with an average 
liveweight of 1.2 pounds per fish. Sales of trout 12 inches or longer were 
valued at $634,000 for an average value of $2.15 per pound. The major sales 
outlets were fee fishing operations at 47 percent of the total, 20 percent to 
live haulers, and 8 percent direct to consumers.
    For trout between 6 and 12 inches and between 1 and 6 inches, information 
was not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
    Losses of trout in Michigan amounted to 109,000 fish, weighing 43,000 
pounds. Fish lost to disease accounted for 26 percent of all fish lost. 
Losses to predators amounted to 15 percent of the total.

                                        Trout: Sales by size category, 2001-2005                                        
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                                        :                   :                   :                 Sales                 
                  Size                  :      Number       :       Live        :---------------------------------------
                category                :      of fish      :      weight       :       Total       :      Average      
                                        :       sold        :                   :                   :   per pound 1/    
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                                        :        -------- 1,000 --------            1,000 dollars          Dollars      
                                        :                                                                               
12 inches or longer                     :                                                                               
  2001                                  :        275                 330                 660                 2.00       
  2002                                  :        180                 215                 553                 2.57       
  2003                                  :        250                 275                 564                 2.05       
  2004                                  :        285                 305                 601                 1.97       
  2005                                  :        255                 295                 634                 2.15       
                                        :                                                                               
6 to 12 inches                          :                                                                               
  2001                                  :        110                  42                 116                 2.75       
  2002                                  :         90                  30                  83                 2.77       
  2003                                  :         2/                  2/                  2/                   2/       
  2004                                  :        165                  65                 167                 2.57       
  2005                                  :         2/                  2/                  2/                   2/       
                                        :                                                                               
1 to 6 inches                           :                                                                               
  2001                                  :        170                   4                  47               275.00       
  2002                                  :        100                   3                  27               266.00       
  2003                                  :         2/                  2/                  2/                   2/       
  2004                                  :         55                   3                  22               408.00       
  2005                                  :         2/                  2/                  2/                   2/       
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1/  Price for fish 1 to 6 inches is average per 1,000 fish.                                                             
2/  Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.                                              

                                                  
      Trout: Number of operations, 2002-2006      
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        Year        :         Operations          
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                    :           Number            
                    :                             
2002                :             33              
2003                :             22              
2004                :             18              
2005                :             28              
2006                :             20              
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                     Principal counties for field crops, 2005 1/                      
 Rank  Corn for grain     Dry beans     Hay 2/     Oats        	Soybeans  Sugarbeets    Wheat
 1       Lenawee          Huron      Sanilac     Sanilac      	Sanilac     Huron       Huron

 2       Huron            Tuscola    Huron       Montcalm     	Lenawee     Sanilac     Sanilac

 3       Sanilac          Bay        Isabella    Isabella     	Gratiot     Tuscola     Lenawee

 4       Saginaw          Sanilac    Barry    	 Shiawassee   	Monroe      Saginaw     Tuscola

 5       Tuscola          Gratiot    Ionia       Huron          Saginaw     Bay         Saginaw

1/  Based on total production.
2/  Based o 2004 production.

                Principal counties for livestock 1/        
        January 1, 2006     December 1, 2005        January 1, 2006
 Rank   Cattle and calves    Hogs and pigs             Milk cows
 1           Huron             Cass                 	Huron

 2           Sanilac           Allegan                  Clinton

 3           Allegan           Ottawa                   Allegan

 4           Clinton           Branch                 	Sanilac

 5           Ottawa            Huron                    Newaygo

1/  Based on number of head.
  

                    Principal counties for fruit and vegetables, 2005 1/                    
                                                    Tart                  Cucumbers,   Snap beans,
 Rank    Apples     Blueberries       Grapes       Cherries  Asparagus    Processing   processing
 1       Kent       Van Buren         Berrien      Leelanau  Oceana       Van Buren    St. Joseph

 2       Berrien    Ottawa            Van Buren    Oceana    Mason        Gratiot      Kalamazoo

 3       Ottawa,    Allegan           Grand        Grand     Van Buren    Saginaw      Montcalm
 	 Van Buren                    Traverse     Traverse
                         
 4       Oceana     Berrien           Leelanau     Antrim    Cass         St. Joseph   Mason

 5       Muskegon   Muskegon                  	   Mason     Manistee     Allegan      Cass
                                     

1/  Based on acres from rotational surveys.