ISSN: 2154-8692 Puerto Rico - Various Agricultural Statistics 2009 Summary April 2010 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Special Note This publication of Puerto Rico - Various Agricultural Statistics replaces those statistics formerly published in United States publications. This publication will be released on an annual basis. Summary Milk production decreased 2.9 percent in 2009 to 670 million pounds. The rate per cow, at 7,976 pounds, was 142 pounds below 2008. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 84 thousand head, down 1,000 head from 2008. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2009 totaled $182 million, down 3.3 percent from 2008. Producer returns averaged $27.50 per hundredweight, 0.4 percent below 2008. The quantity of milk used and marketed by producers in 2009 totaled 663 million pounds, down 20 million pounds from the revised total of 683 million pounds marketed in 2008. An estimated 7.0 million pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, unchanged from 2008. Calves were fed 71 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Egg production decreased 8.2 percent during 2009 to 134 million eggs. The average number of layers in Puerto Rico decreased 8.2 percent in 2009 to 627 thousand. The average number of layers for 2008 was revised to 683 thousand. The rate of lay for 2009 was unchanged from 2008. The rate of lay for 2008 was revised to 214 eggs per layer. This is partly due to the weather conditions in the late summer and fall of 2008. The value per dozen eggs rose to $1.35 in 2009, an increase of 11.6 percent. The value of production increased 2.7 percent in 2009 to $15.1 million. There were 615 thousand layers in Puerto Rico on December 1, 2009, down 4 percent from the previous year. The number of chickens died and destroyed totaled 114 thousand while the number of chickens slaughtered rose 3 percent to 310 thousand. Total pounds slaughtered in Puerto Rico in 2009 equaled 1,225 thousand pounds, up 2.1 percent from a year ago. The value of sales from these birds increased in 2009 to $421,000. Red meat production decreased 13 percent in 2009 to 30.2 million pounds. Cattle slaughter for 2009 was 39.5 thousand head down from 45.6 thousand head in 2008. Calf slaughter dropped 47 percent to 5.2 thousand head. Hogs remained the largest number of head slaughtered at 44.6 thousand head, down 13 percent from 2008. Sheep and lamb slaughter decreased from 700 head to 400 head. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : Percent of fat : Total : of :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : milk : : : Fluid :Manufacturing: All : : Year : cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : grade : grade : milk : Milk : Milkfat --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 head ---- pounds ---- ------------ percent ----------- million pounds : 2008 ...: *85.0 *8,118 *268 3.30 3.30 3.30 *690 *22.8 2009 ...: 84.0 7,976 263 3.30 3.30 3.30 670 22.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : Year : Fed to : for milk, : : Total : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream and : Total : quantity 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- million pounds --------------- percent : 2008 ...: 5.0 2.0 7.0 *683 99.0 2009 ...: 5.0 2.0 7.0 663 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use. Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average returns per cwt 1/ : : : :--------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : Cash : Milk : : : : Returns : receipts Year : utilized : Fluid :Manufacturing : All : per pound of : from : : grade : grade : milk : milkfat : marketings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds --------------------- dollars -------------------- 1,000 dollars : 2008 ...: *683 *27.70 *21.70 27.60 *8.35 *188,508 2009 ...: 663 27.70 21.90 27.50 8.61 182,325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream and butter : Gross : Value of : where produced : producer : milk Year :---------------------------: income 2/ : produced 1/ 3/ : Milk : : : : utilized : Value 1/ : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------- 1,000 dollars ------------ : 2008 .........: 2.0 552 *189,060 *190,440 2009 .........: 2.0 550 182,875 184,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. All Layers and Egg Production, Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average number : Eggs per : Total egg : of layers : layer 1/ : production Year :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 number million eggs : 2008 ...........: *683 *214 146 2009 ...........: 627 214 134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. Layers, Pullets, and Other Chickens - Puerto Rico: December 1, 2008 and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Other : layers : pullets : chickens Year :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : 2008 ...........: *638 100 10 2009 ...........: 615 100 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Number of Chickens, Value per Head, and Total Value - Puerto Rico: December 1, 2008 and 2009 [Excludes commercial broilers] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per head : Total value Year :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head dollars 1,000 dollars : 2008 ...........: *748 4.80 *3,590 2009 ...........: 725 4.00 2,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. All Egg Production, Price, and Value - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Includes hatching and market (table) eggs] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total egg production: Price per dozen :Value of production Year :-------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs dollars 1,000 dollars : 2008 ...........: 146 1.210 14,685 2009 ...........: 134 1.350 15,075 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Price, and Value - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes commercial broilers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number : : Price : Value Year : lost 1/ : sold for : Pounds : per : of : : slaughter : sold : pound : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2008 ............: 120 300 1,200 0.260 312 2009 ............: 114 310 1,225 0.340 421 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. Commercial Slaughter by Month - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 [Totals may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Species :January :February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Red meat production ...million pounds : 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.2 : Cattle slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.9 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds:4,012 4,396 4,056 3,649 3,166 3,528 3,197 Average live weight ..............pounds:1,126 1,145 1,116 1,125 1,068 1,082 1,104 : Calf slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: 76 73 60 50 65 70 68 Average live weight ..............pounds: 111 207 174 133 149 159 170 : Hog slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 3.0 3.5 2.7 3.8 2.6 3.4 3.4 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: 622 728 537 776 481 610 687 Average live weight ..............pounds: 206 210 201 202 184 182 202 : Sheep and lamb slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: - - - - - - - Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: - - - - - - - Average live weight ..............pounds: - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Species : August :September:October :November:December: 2009 : 2008 : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Red meat production ...million pounds : 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 30.2 34.6 : Cattle slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 3.1 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.7 39.5 45.6 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds:3,487 4,027 4,137 3,294 2,974 43,922 50,412 Average live weight ..............pounds:1,116 1,121 1,148 1,130 1,124 1,118 1,114 : Calf slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 5.2 9.8 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: 68 63 62 58 67 780 1,069 Average live weight ..............pounds: 154 144 122 150 161 149 110 : Hog slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: 4.3 3.2 3.6 4.2 7.0 44.6 51.1 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: 927 575 739 850 1,387 8,918 9,759 Average live weight ..............pounds: 214 182 205 202 199 200 191 : Sheep and lamb slaughter : Number of head ....................1,000: - 0.1 - - - 0.4 0.7 Total live weight ..........1,000 pounds: - 4 - - - 23 34 Average live weight ..............pounds: - 73 - - - 58 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, Number by Species - Puerto Rico: 2008 and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cattle : Calves : Hogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : 2008 .............: 6 45,552 7 9,813 8 51,112 2009 .............: 5 39,452 7 5,238 7 44,631 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Sheep and lambs : Goats : Bison :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number : 2008 .............: 4 688 4 94 - - 2009 .............: 3 392 4 80 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Livestock Slaughter Plants, Number by Type of Inspection - Puerto Rico: January 1, 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under : Other : Total : federal inspection : : Year :-------------------------------------------------------------- : number : 2009 ...........: 8 - 8 2010 ...........: 8 - 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Information Contacts For information on Puerto Rico - Milk and Poultry Statistics call Seth Riggins at (787) 723-3773, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AST. Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (Washington D.C.) to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................................. 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