Sheep Industry Trends
By
Keith Vander Velde
UW Extension Livestock
Specialist
Central Wisconsin
Agricultural
Specialization
Portage
Wood
Waushara
Juneau
Green Lake
Adams
Marquette
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
Go To: [ NASS Home Page | ERS Home Page | USDA Home P
Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.u
or Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
Go To: [ NASS Home Page | ERS Home Page | USDA Home P
Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.u
or Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
Go To: [ NASS Home Page | ERS Home Page | USDA Home P
Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.u
or Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
Sheep Industry Trends
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Total Inventory at 7.03 million
3% decline from previous year
Breeding herd at 5.16 million(3% decline)
Lambing rate in 1999 was 109/100 ewes
Operations with lambs down 3% to 66,800
Wisconsin Sheep Industry Trends
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No increase in ewe numbers
Lambing rate of 140 %
4% increase in lamb crop in 1999
2,200 sheep producers in 1999