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Florida Farm Commodities
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Commercial Dairies, Milk Production and Value
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Year
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Number Dairies
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Production (gallons)
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Production (pounds)
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Cash Receipts
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1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
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236
249
250
281
320
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288,023,258
278,604,651
276,860,465
305,000,000
297,441,860
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2,477,000,000
2,396,000,000
2,381,000,000
2,623,000,000
2,558,000,000
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$407,880,000
$431,280,000
$363,528,000
$408,408,000
$385,503,000
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1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
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328
340
332
335
347
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299,891,744
291,627,907
293,953,488
284,534,883
273,255,813
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2,579,000,000
2,508,000,000
2,526,000,000
2,447,000,000
2,350,000,000
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$401,700,000
$372,947,000
$421,007,000
$387,960,000
$355,680,000
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1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
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408
451
503
N/A
N/A
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235,813,953
190,813,953
151,860,465
54,448,108
22,708,782
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2,028,000,000
1,641,000,000
1,306,000,000
468,000,000
193,000,000
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$317,422,000
$126,863,000
$87,226,000
$34,423,000
$8,957,000
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Cows, Milk Production and Value
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Year
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Milk Cows
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Gallons Per Cow
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Pounds Per Cow
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Price Per 100 pounds
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1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
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160,000
156,000
155,000
170,000
177,000
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1,800
1,789
1,709
1,732
1,671
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15,481
15,391
14,698
14,903
14,371
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$16.50
$18.00
$15.30
$15.60
$15.10
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1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
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180,000
179,000
180,000
181,000
182,000
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1,657
1,620
1,633
1,571
1,501
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14,249
13,933
14,033
13,519
12,912
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$15.60
$14.90
$16.70
$15.90
$15.20
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1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
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184,000
192,000
213,000
89,000
90,000
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1,261
999
782
N/A
406
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10,845
8,592
6,730
N/A
3,492
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$15.65
$7.73
$6.86
N/A
$3.35
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Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Dairies, Cows and Milk Production
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Leading Dairy Counties
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County
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Number Dairies
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Number Cows
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Production (gallons)
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Estimated Value
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Okeechobee
Gilchrist
Lafayette
Hardee
Highlands
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22
7
25
10
8
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36,000
14,600
13,000
8,800
6,500
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64,800,000
25,200,000
23,400,000
15,840,000
11,700,000
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$92,016,000
$35,784,000
$33,228,000
$22,493,000
$16,614,000
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Levy
Suwannee
Hillsborough
Manatee
Clay
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4
20
16
9
4
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7,400
7,400
4,400
4,100
6,100
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13,320,000
13,320,000
7,920,000
7,380,000
10,980,000
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$18,914,000
$18,914,000
$11,246,000
$10,480,000
$15,592,000
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Pasco
Duval
Brevard
Marion
Alachua
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9
7
7
5
6
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5,100
3,800
3,200
4,100
3,800
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9,180,000
6,840,000
5,760,000
7,380,000
6,840,000
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$13,036,000
$9,713,000
$8,180,000
$10,480,000
$9,713,000
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Lake
Hernando
Jackson
Nassau
Martin
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5
6
9
3
2
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2,600
2,600
2,200
2,000
1,900
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4,680,000
4,680,000
3,960,000
3,600,000
3,420,000
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$6,646,000
$6,646,000
$5,623,000
$5,112,000
$4,856,000
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Polk
Escambia
Sumter
Washington
Holmes
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5
7
5
4
9
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2,200
1,600
2,000
1,000
1,200
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3,960,000
2,888,000
3,600,000
1,800,000
2,160,000
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$5,623,000
$4,085,000
$5,112,000
$2,556,000
$3,067,000
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Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Dairy Facts 
- Florida remains the leading dairy state in the Southeast, producing 288 million gallons of milk in 1997.
- Florida ranks 13th nationally in cash receipts for milk, 16th nationally in milk production, and 14th in the number of dairy cows.
- Okeechobee remains the major milk-producing county in Florida with 22 dairies and 36,000 cows that produced 64 million gallons of milk in 1997.
- Three Florida counties (Okeechobee, Lafayette and Gilchrist) combined to produce more than 100 million gallons of milk, and accounted for 39 percent of the states 1997 production.
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