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6 The U.S. Dairy Sheep Industry D airy sheep production is a new agricultural venture in the early stages of becoming an economically important agricultural indus try in the United States.
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296 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES FIGURE 6-1 Location of dairy sheep 6-1.eps the United States and Canada in Fig farms in 2003. bitmap image Source: D
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 297 TABLE 6-1 Estimated Number of U.S.
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298 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES TABLE 6-2 Milk Production per Ewe in Flocks of Survey Respondents, 2003 Milk Per Ewe (kg) Flocks Total Milk Total Ewes U.S.
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 299 February March April May June July August September October November December January Ewes Bred for Spring Lambing Season Spring Lamb Crop Ewes milked starting as early as 48 to 72 hours after lambing or as late as 30 days after lambing Fresh milk processed immediately into cheese, yogurt, etc.
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 301 418 391 450 369 400 277 350 Milk, x 1,000 kg 300 204 250 169 149 200 114 85 150 38 100 21 36 50 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year FIGURE 6-3 Milk sales by the Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative (WSDC)
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302 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES sold to processors ranged from $1.20 to $1.65 per kg in 2003. Producers in Wisconsin received an average price of $1.22 per kg for sheep milk in 2005 (Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service, 2006)
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 303 TABLE 6-4 Proportion of Survey Respondents That Process Milk on Farm, Purchase Milk from Other Producers for Processing, or Wish to Start Processing Milk, 2003 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - Number (%)
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304 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES TABLE 6-5 U.S. Sheep Milk Cheese Imports by Exporting Country, Quantity, and Value, 2005 Volume Value Tonnes % $1,000 Per kg Italy 18,910.0 56.7 $101,227 $5.35 France 4,660.0 14.0 $27,855 $5.98 Bulgaria 3,553.0 10.7 $11,348 $3.19 Greece 2,245.0 6.7 $15,085 $6.72 Spain 1,803.0 5.4 $18,552 $10.29 All other countries 2,188.5 6.6 $11,156 $5.10 Total 33,359.5 100.0 $185,223 $5.55 Source: FAO (2007)
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 305 dustry owes its existence to the hard work of a few pioneer producers and processors.
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306 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES enterprise is a viable alternative for small-scale farmers. Returns to labor and management per year, including capital costs, are estimated to be between $51/ewe (high debt load)
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THE U.S. DAIRY SHEEP INDUSTRY 307 demand for more sheep milk, the infrastructure is not in place throughout the United States to get milk from the producers to the processors.
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308 CHANGES IN THE SHEEP INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES Thomas, D
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