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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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1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
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231
236
249
250
281
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271,395,348
288,023,258
278,604,651
276,860,465
305,000,000
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2,334,000,000
2,477,000,000
2,396,000,000
2,381,000,000
2,623,000,000
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$423,878,000
$407,880,000
$431,280,000
$363,528,000
$408,408,000
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1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
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320
328
340
332
335
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297,441,860
299,891,744
291,627,907
293,953,488
284,534,883
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2,558,000,000
2,579,000,000
2,508,000,000
2,526,000,000
2,447,000,000
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$385,503,000
$401,700,000
$372,947,000
$421,007,000
$387,960,000
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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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1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
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160,000
160,000
156,000
155,000
170,000
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1,696
1,800
1,789
1,709
1,732
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14,598
15,475
15,391
14,698
14,903
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$18.20
$16.50
$18.00
$15.30
$15.60
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1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
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177,000
180,000
179,000
180,000
181,000
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1,671
1,657
1,620
1,633
1,571
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14,371
14,249
13,933
14,033
13,519
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$15.10
$15.60
$14.90
$16.70
$15.90
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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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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
Levy
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21
8
25
10
4
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36,000
14,600
13,000
8,800
6,500
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61,056,000
24,761,000
22,048,000
14,924,000
12,550,000
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$95,247,000
$38,628,000
$34,395,000
$23,282,000
$19,578,000
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Suwannee
Highlands
Clay
Pasco
Hillsborough
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20
15
4
10
15
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7,400
7,400
4,400
4,100
6,100
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13,320,000
11,024,000
10,346,000
8,649,000
7,462,000
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$18,914,000
$17,197,000
$16,139,000
$13,493,000
$11,641,000
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Manatee
Marion
Duval
Alachua
Lake
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9
5
7
6
5
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5,100
3,800
3,200
4,100
3,800
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6,954,000
6,964,000
6,445,000
6,445,000
4,410,000
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$10,848,000
$10,848,000
$10,054,000
$10,054,000
$6,878,000
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Hernando
Jackson
Polk
Nassau
Sumpter
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6
9
4
1
5
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2,600
2,600
2,200
2,000
1,900
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4,410,000
3,731,000
3,731,000
3,393,000
3,392,000
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$6,878,000
$5,821,000
$5,821,000
$5,291,000
$5,291,000
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Martin
Escambia
Holmes
Washington
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2
4
8
3
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2,200
1,600
2,000
1,000
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3,222,000
2,713,000
2,035,000
1,696,000
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$5,026,000
$4,233,000
$3,175,000
$2,646,000
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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 271 million gallons of milk in 1998.
- Florida ranks 13th nationally in cash receipts for milk, 15th nationally in milk production, and 15th in the number of dairy cows.
- Okeechobee remains the major milk-producing county in Florida with 21 dairies and 36,000 cows that produced 61 million gallons of milk in 1998.
- Three Florida counties (Okeechobee, Lafayette and Gilchrist) combined to produce more than 100 million gallons of milk, and accounted for nearly 40 percent of the states 1998 production.
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