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Florida's Beef Industry: A Snapshot of Success

Discover the thriving beef industry in Florida, with reported sales of $448 million in 2011 and a total of 16,694 ranches in the state as per the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Florida ranks 10th nationally with 940,000 beef cows and saw 890,000 calves born in 2011. The state's ranchers shipped 700,000 feeder calves to other states in 2006, with Okeechobee standing out as the leading beef cattle county with 140,000 head. Florida boasts 7 of the nation's 25 largest ranches, including examples like Deseret Ranch and King Ranch.

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Florida's Beef Industry: A Snapshot of Success

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  1. Florida’s Beef Industry

  2. Florida’s beef industry reported sales of $448 million in 2011. Brangus Maine-Anjou

  3. Florida has 16,694 ranches at last count. (2007 Census of Agriculture) Angus Hereford

  4. Florida ranks 10th nationally with 940,000 beef cows. Calves born in 2011 totaled 890,000. Charolais Limousin

  5. Florida’s ranchers shipped 700,000 feeder calves to other states in 2006. Beefmaster Gelbveih

  6. Okeechobee is the state’s leading beef cattle county with 140,000 head of beef cattle. Simmental Braford

  7. Florida has 7 of the nation’s 25 largest ranches. • Examples: Deseret Ranch, King Ranch, and Adam’s Ranch Brahman Florida Cracker Cattle

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