State Statistics
Florida

2004 Dairy Statistics (Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service)
   Milk cows on farms: 138,000
   Average number of dairy farms licensed to sell milk: 190
   Annual average milk production per cow: 16,326 pounds
   Total milk produced: 2,253 million pounds

Facts from Florida Dairy Farm Situation and Outlook 2005
(Courtesy: University of Florida IFAS Extension <=== Click for more facts

UF/IFAS projected that the value of cash receipts from the sale of milk for 2004 was $409 million, up 19% from the $329 million reported in 2003 by the USDA. These cash receipts are approximately 6% of the total Florida agricultural cash receipts and 29% of all Florida livestock cash receipts.

The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service has indicated that there were about 137,000 dairy cows in Florida in November, 2004. That is down from 140,000 in November, 2003, 147,000 at the start of 2003 and 152,000 at the start of 2002. This decline is consistent with a long term trend showing fewer cows and dairy farms. Florida lost a third of its dairy farms in the 1990s.

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