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Prepared by William Alan Coats

May 13, 2013

Florida Dairy Report

Summary:

Florida produces 2.3 billion pounds of milk and dairy products each year, earning 412 million

dollars from the industry. This production level is becoming a major part of the dairy industry in the

southeast, but remains a small part of overall national production.

Dairy production in Florida is led by Okeechobee, Gilchrist, and Lafayette counties. The vast

majority of production takes place on very large farms, many of which are owned by white farmers.

Based on a comparison between 2007 and 2002, the dairy industry in Florida seems to be consolidating,as there are fewer farms but many more cows per farm and greater income per farm.

Cows in Florida produce the most milk during the months of March, April, and May. These cows

produce 19,067 pounds of milk per cow compared to the national average of 21, 337 pounds of milk per

cow. However, the average Florida cow is improving relative to the national average.

Florida fluid milk sales mostly consist of whole, 2%, 1%, and skim milk. However, percentages of

whole milk sales are declining, while 1%, 2%, and organic are all noticeably increasing. Milk prices have

risen back above pre-recession levels. The 2011 price per hundred pounds of milk was $24.10, back up

after it fell from $22.60 to $16.90 between 2008 and 2008. Replacement cow prices fell dramatically

after the recession, and are continuing to be relatively cheap.

According to a research report on somatic cell counts on dairy cows published by the USDA,Floridas average somatic cell count of 274,000 cells per milliliter is above the national average of

228,000 cells per milliliter. Florida had 5.6% of its test days go above the national Grade A limit of

750,000 cells per milliliter. In addition, 15.3% of days went above 600,000 cells/ml, 24.7% went above

500,000 cells/ml, and 35.3% went above 400,000 cells/ml. Nationally, the report found that as herd size

increased, average somatic cell count decreased. In herds with fewer than 50 cows, 5.1% of herd test

days were above 750,000 cells/ml, compared to 0.0% of test days in herds with more than 1000 cows.

Also, herds fewer than 50 cows averaged 286 cells/ml, compared to 184 cells/ml in herds with more

than 3000 cows. Somatic cell count seemed to peak in late winter and between the months of June and

September, and was lowest in early winter. In addition, state average SCC was generally lower than the

national average in western, and higher than the national average in southeastern states. A noticeable

decline in SCC has occurred nationally through time, going from a national average of 322 in 2001 to 228

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Table 1.

Milk Cows (thousands) Average Milk per Cow (pounds)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Florida 125 115 119 114 119 16,832 17,167 18,070 18,605 19,067

United States 9,192 9,205 9,198 9,124 9,198 20,199 20,387 20,569 21,029 21,337

Florida % of total 1.36 1.25 1.29 1.25 1.29 83.33 84.21 87.86 88.47 89.36

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. milk production and other related data, 9/20/2012

Over the past five years, Florida has maintained a dairy production level that is a relatively small part of

the overall industry, around 1.3%. Also, the amount of milk produced per cow is increasing every year

both in Florida and in the industry as a whole. While Florida produces below the national average per

cow, it is coming closer to the average, increasing from 83.33% to 89.36% of the national average

between 2007 and 2011 (USDA ERS 2012).

Table 2.

Farms Number of Cows Average Farm Size

(# of cows)

2007 422 119,856 284.02

2002 923 144,843 156.93

Farms by Inventory, 2007

Farms Number of Cows % of total cows

1 to 9 282 643 .54

10 to 19 8 90 .08

20 to 49 3 78 .06

50 to 99 11 806 .67

100 to 199 9 1,332 1.11

200 to 499 35 11,552 9.6

500 or more 74 105,355 87.90

Source: USDA Ag Census, Table 11: Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2007 and 2002

The number of dairy farms in Florida was drastically reduced between 2002 and 2007. The number of

dairy cows declined somewhat, but the average dairy farm size still increased significantly, from 157

cows to 284 cows per farm. It would seem that many dairy herds were consolidated during this time.

Table 3.

Milk and other dairy products from cows-Florida

Farms $1000 $1000/Farm

2007 227 412,211 1,815.9

2002 452 371,691 822.3

Source: USDA Ag Census, Table 2: Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales:

2007 and 2002
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Florida sold $412,211,000 worth of milk and other dairy products from cows in 2007, ranking 17th in the

United States. This is an increase from 2002, despite the decrease in the number of farms. The decrease

in the number of farms combined with the increased money value sold caused the average Florida dairy

farm to be worth 221% more in 2007 what it was in 2002. This matches up with the pattern of dairy

herd consolidation mentioned earlier (USDA 2007).

Table 4.

Summary by Market Value of Dairy Products Sold: 2007

Total Sales Farms $1000

Less than $1000 N/A N/A

$1000 to $2499 30 N/A

$2500 to $4999 43 121

$5000 to $9999 11 51

$10000 to $24999 6 24$25000 to $49999 4 52

$50000 to $99999 N/A N/A

$100000 to $249999 11 1814

$250000 to $499999 9 N/A

$500000 to $999999 17 11395

$1000000 or more 96 395,712

All farms 227 412,211

Source: USDA Ag Census, Table 59. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2007

In 2007, the vast majority of dairy product earnings were earned by farms that made $1,000,000 or

more. Smaller farms (those earning less than $50,000) made only $248,000, compared with the totalstate earnings of $412 billion. These statistics show that the dairy industry in Florida is dominated by

large farms, which is also the case in many other states.
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Table 5.

Summary by Farm Typology: 2007

Small Family FarmsMilk Cows Total Limited

Resourc

e

Retirement Residential/

Lifestyle

Farming

Occupation/

Lower Sales

Farming

Occupation

/ HigherSales

Large

Family

Farms

Very

Large

FamilyFarms

Nonfamily

Farms

Farms 422 61 66 104 55 9 9 87 31

Number

of Cows

119,856 143 191 300 162 611 882 74,335 43,232

1-9 282 61 62 100 53 1 1 N/A 4

10-49 11 N/A 4 3 2 1 N/A N/A 1

50-99 11 N/A N/A 1 N/A 5 5 N/A N/A

100-199 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 2 3 2

200-499 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 31 3

500+ 74 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 53 21

Percentage by Farm TypeFarms 422 14.5 15.6 24.6 13.0 2.1 2.1 20.6 7.3

Numberof Cows

119,856 .1 .2 .3 .1 .5 .7 62.0 36.1

1-9 282 21.6 22.0 35.5 18.8 .4 .4 N/A 1.5

10-49 11 N/A 36.4 27.3 18.2 9.1 N/A N/A 9.1

50-99 11 N/A N/A 9.1 N/A 45.5 45.5 N/A N/A100-199 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 22.2 22.2 33.3 22.2200-499 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.9 88.6 8.6500+ 74 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 71.6 28.4

Source: USDA Ag Census, Table 64. Summary by Farm Typology: 2007

The vast majority of milk cows are on very large family farms or nonfamily farms. These types of farms

tend to have 100 or more milk cows, while small family farms tend to have 50 or fewer milk cows. The

statistics support the idea that most dairy cows in Florida exist in large farms, with 97.5% of all dairy

cows on farms with inventories of over 200 cows (USDA 2007).

On Farm Typology: The 2007 Census of Agriculture uses a typology that classifies farms by sales and

operators occupation. Residential/lifestyle farms are those that produced less than $250,000 in sales of

agricultural products and where the principal operators reported something other than farming as their

primary occupation. Retirement farms are those that produced less than $250,000 in sales and where

principal operators who reported that they were retired. Large family farms are those with sales

between $250,000 and $500,000 and very large family farms are those with sales over $500,000 (USDA

2007).

The majority of farms are small family farms (69.8%), though there are some very large family farms and

nonfamily farms (27.9%). Large farms under this classification also contain the vast majority of the

overall number of cows (98.8%), and make up the vast majority of the dairy market (USDA 2007).

In dairy cattle and milk production in Florida, most operators tend to be white. The Ag Census lists 2

American Indians, 2 Asians, 3 African Americans, no Pacific Islanders, 207 Whites, and 13 Hispanic
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operators among those who reported their race. Among principal operators, in 2007, there were 6

Hispanics in dairy cattle and milk production, compared to 62 in 2002. There were 23 female principal

operators in dairy cattle and milk production in 2007, compared with 76 in 2002. There were 17 farms

listed as having Hispanic operators that produced milk and other dairy products from cows. The value of

sales for these 17 farms is listed at $53.6 million. The high percentage of white principal operators is in

line with Florida trends, with 35,012 of the total 37,034 principal operators being white (94.5%) (USDA

2007).

Florida dairies produced 2.27 billion pounds of milk in 2011, up from 2.13 billion pounds produced

during 2010. Annual milk production per cow was 19,067 pounds, up from 18,658 pounds per cow in

2010. On January 1, 2012, there were 119,000 milk cows on Florida farms and commercial dairies, up

from 114,000 milk cows a year earlier. The top ranking counties for dairy cattle on January 1, 2012, were

Okeechobee, Lafayette and Gilchrist. In 2012, Okeechobee County had 30,000 milk cows and Lafayette

and Gilchrist each had 14,800 milk cows. Florida ranked 19th among States in the number of milk cows.

Cash receipts from marketing of Florida milk in 2011 totaled $545 million, up from $541 million in 2010.

In 2011, the peak price of replacement milk cows was $1,620 per head in October. The annual averagefarm-gate price for milk in Florida was $24.10 per hundredweight in 2011, up from $20.70 in 2010

(Florida DACS 2012).

Table 6.

Milk Cows and Production: February 2012 and 2013

Milk cows Average Milk per cow Average Milk production

2012 (1000

head)

2013 (1000

head)

2012

(pounds)

2013

(pounds)

2012

(million

pounds)

2013

(million

pounds)

Change

from 2012

Florida 122 122 1720 1655 210 202 -3.8

Source: USDA: NASS Agriculture Statistics Board, Milk Production, 2013

According to a monthly report from the USDA comparing February 2012 and February 2013 milk

production, Floridas milk production declined during that time. The number of cows remained the

same, but each cow produced a smaller amount of milk, and the total milk production was 8 million

pounds (or 3.8%) smaller.
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Table 7.

Monthly

Production

per cow

Pounds

Year Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

2002 1410 1335 1515 1455 1450 1345 1250 1190 1345 1355 1100 1265 153872003 1360 1290 1435 1415 1385 1290 1215 1120 1020 1105 1180 1355 15218

2004 1435 1415 1550 1515 1525 1395 1340 1225 1025 1165 1250 1450 16326

2005 1520 1475 1640 1570 1585 1440 1315 1235 1105 1135 1220 1360 16591

2006 1485 1425 1640 1540 1520 1415 1350 1180 1100 1185 1245 1390 16447

2007 1470 1415 1610 1580 1615 1465 1380 1215 1150 1120 1200 1360 16832

2008 1550 1530 1655 1568 1625 1440 1375 1240 1160 1225 1320 1520 17167

2009 1660 1540 1760 1710 1700 1535 1450 1325 1180 1230 1360 1545 18070

2010 1615 1595 1820 1770 1700 1600 1530 1335 1255 1335 1465 1660 18658

2011 1775 1690 1865 1740 1725 1630 1520 1400 1300 1350 1460 1630 19067

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Milk Cows and Production:

Milk Cows, Monthly Milk Production per Cow, and Annual Production: 2002-2011

Milk cows in Florida produce the most milk between January and June, usually peaking in March, April,

and May. The total amount of milk produced has increased every year, but the trend of maximum milk

output occurring in spring has remained constant. The minimum milk output generally occurs between

August and November (Florida DACS 2012).

Table 8.

Florida Replacement Milk Cow Price

January April July October

Year (dollars per head)

2002 1840 1880 1820 1650

2003 1600 1500 1450 1510

2004 1490 1700 1900 1810

2005 1860 1860 1940 1960

2006 1980 1910 1880 1850

2007 1770 1850 2050 2250

2008 2200 2250 2350 2250

2009 1990 1550 1550 1650

2010 1360 1450 1690 1400

2011 1360 1480 1550 1620

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Replacement Milk Cow Price:

Price per Head, by Quarter: 2002-2011

Replacement milk cow price rose to $2350 per head until 2009, when it decreased significantly. It is now

back to pre-recession prices at $1620 per head (Florida DACS 2012).
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Table 9.

Florida Milk Price: Monthly and Annual Price for Milk Marketed by Producers to Plants, 2002-2011

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weighted Average

Year (dollars per cwt)

2002 16.3 16.2 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.2 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.4 14.8 14.7 15.22003 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 15 17.8 17.8 18.4 18 15.3

2004 16.1 15.8 16.1 17.8 23.8 25.2 22.1 18.9 18.3 19.1 18.6 18.7 19.2

2005 20.9 18 19.6 18.2 18.8 17.7 18 15.6 17.9 18.6 18.9 18 18.6

2006 17.5 17.5 16.5 15.2 14.9 14.7 15.3 15 14.9 16.5 16.5 16.5 15.9

2007 17.6 17.4 18.2 18.9 19.8 21.8 24.9 25.8 26 25.9 25.9 23.9 21.9

2008 24.5 23.2 20.4 22 21.9 22.8 25.5 23.9 23.1 21 22.2 21 22.6

2009 20.4 16.3 14.9 15.8 16.3 15.5 15.7 15.5 16.1 17.7 18.2 19.4 16.9

2010 20 20 19.6 18.4 19 20.5 21 21 21.4 22 22.8 22.3 20.7

2011 20.8 21.9 23.3 24.2 24.4 25.3 25.8 26.6 26.6 24.3 23.7 23.2 24.1

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Milk Price: Monthly andAnnual Price for Milk Marketed by Producers to Plants, 2002-2011

According to Florida Dairy Farmers, Floridas milk promotion organization, Lafayette is Floridas leading

dairy county with 21 farms; Okeechobee is second with 19. The states more than 130 dairy farms are

primarily owned and operated by second- and third-generation farmers. Florida dairy farmers recycle

about 170,000 tons of byproducts such as citrus pulp, brewers grain and whole cottonseed that are

consumed by the cows instead of ending up in landfills. There are about 118,000 dairy cows in Florida

that collectively produce about 2.1 billion pounds of milk a year. The total represents 253 million gallons

of Florida-produced milk in the grocery store (Florida Dairy Farmers 2013).

Table 10.

Florida fluid milk sales by product

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Product (percent of total sales)

Whole 36.4 35.33 34.88 33.65 32.6

2% milk 27.03 27.84 23.24 27.68 28.17

1% milk 11 11.69 12.1 13.28 13.42

Skim 12.44 12.64 12.71 12.28 12.36

Fortified 2.96 1.78 1.57 2.01 1.57

Flavored 7.48 7.44 7.45 7.61 8.39

Organic 1.65 2.25 2.2 2.49 2.69

Buttermilk .46 .43 .43 .43 .45

Eggnog .28 .26 .24 .41 .35

Other .29 .34 .19 .15 0

Source: Calvin Covington
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The amount of whole milk being sold is decreasing in proportion, while most other categories are

increasing slightly or had no relative change. 1% and 2% , and organic milk are all consistently increasing

in percentage of total sales (Covington 2013).

At the 48th Florida Dairy Production Conference, Calvin Covington listed potential policy problems for

the Florida dairy industry. The speaker pushes for increased fluid milk sales, maximized political andeconomic resources, and focusing existing money on programs that significantly benefit the dairy

industry. He also says that a major challenge for future federal dairy programs is money (Covington

2012), further emphasizing that the dairy industry will need to be more cost-efficient. Here is a quote

from his address:

A major challenge for future Federal dairy programs is money. According to information released

by the House of Representatives Subcommittee for Dairy and Livestock, $5.98 billion was spent on

dairy programs from FY02-FY11. Of this amount $3.65 billion was spent on the Milk Income

Loss Contract Program and $2.16 billion for the Dairy Product Price Support Program. For the next

ten years, FY12-FY21, the Congressional Budget Office baseline for dairy programs is $450 million.

My suggested priorities for Federal dairy policy as it pertains to Florida are:1. Make sure the cure is not worse than the disease. No new dairy legislation is preferable, if

proposed programs worsen the situation, do not increase milk sales or dairy farmer income,

or the outcome of the proposed legislation is uncertain.

2. Spend resources on improving current Federal programs to better benefit dairy farmers.

And, terminate existing programs that increase dairy farmer costs.

3. Increase fluid milk sales - one of the best ways to increase income for all dairy farmers.

4. Defend the Federal Order system. Federal Orders level the playing field among producers,

cooperatives, and processors. Orders decrease price volatility, strengthen producer milk

prices, and promote more orderly marketing. Orders are one government program that

provides a return on investment (government outlay $5.5 million/year past 10 years).5. Maximize the economic and political resources available. (Covington 2012)

Table 11.

Year Florida (mil

lbs)

Southeast (mil

lbs)

Fl% of total SE

production

US (mil. lbs) Fl% of total US

production

1950 598 14,056 4.3 116602 0.5

1960 1,306 14,110 9.3 123109 1.1

1970 1,641 14,117 11.6 117007 1.4

1980 2,028 14,440 14 128406 1.6

1990 2,526 14,418 17.5 147721 1.7

2000 2,463 13,542 18.2 155292 1.6

2010 2,127 9,013 23.6 192757 1.1

2011 2,269 9,096 24.9 196168 1.2

11 vs. 10 (%

change)

6.7 0.9 1.8

Source: Calvin Covington
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Over the years, Florida has become a more important player in the southeastern dairy industry, going

from producing 4.3% of the Southeasts total milk in 1950 to now producing around 25%. This is partly

because the Southeasts total milk production has decreased significantly from 14.4 million lbs in 1990

to 9.1 million pounds today. However, Florida has remained a relatively small part of the overall US dairy

industry, producing only 1.2% of the total product.

According to statistics published by Progressive Dairyman, Dairy is the 2nd most valuable ag commodity

on the East Coast, making 9.5% of all commodity receipts and grossing $7.8 billion in 2010. In the study,

the East Coast is defined as being all states east of the Mississippi River, as well as Louisiana and

Arkansas, but without Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. In addition, Florida ranked 19th in milk

production nationally. They list an average herd size of 850 cows, a growth of 36% from 2010-2011. In

addition, Okeechobee County is the 8th most productive county for dairy on the East Coast, producing 57

million pounds in May 2011 (Progressive Dairyman 2012).

Table 12.

Herd test

days

Cows

per herd

Average

daily milk

yield

Average

SCC

Herd test days with greater than

(no.) (no.) (lbs) (cells/mL,

1000s)

750,000

cells/mL

(%)

600,000

cells/mL

(%)

500,000

cells/mL

(%)

400,000

cells/mL

(%)

Florida 215 755.9 68.6 274 5.6 15.3 24.7 35.3

US 198,218 145.2 72.7 228 2.7 5.7 10.0 18.0

Source: Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2010, Table 1.

Characteristics of test-day milk yield and somatic cell count (SCC) from Dairy Herd Improvement herds

by State during 2010
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Works Cited

Covington, Calvin. "Florida and the Dairy Industry: Four Key Areas." Speech. 48th Florida Dairy

Production Conference. Gainesville, FL. 21 Mar. 2012. University of Florida IFAS Extension. University of

Florida. Web.

"Dairy Data." Economic Research Service. United States Department of Agriculture, 20 Sept.

2012. Web. .

"Florida Dairy Facts." Florida Milk. Florida Dairy Farmers

"Florida Agriculture by the Numbers: 2012." Florida Agriculture. Florida Department of

Agriculture and Consumer Services, n.d. Web.

"May 2012 Regional Statistics Combined." Progressive Dairyman. Progressive Publishing, n.d.

Web. .

Norman, H. D., T. A. Cooper, and F. A. Ross, Jr. Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd

Improvement Herds during 2010. Rep. no. SSC12. Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory,

Agricultural Research Service, USDA, n.d. Web. .

"USDA Census of Agriculture." United States Department of Agriculture: 2007 Census of

Agriculture. United States Department of Agriculture, 4 Feb. 2009.

United States Department of Agriculture (2013). Milk Production. ISSN: 1949-1557; Source

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