The data described below demonstrates the cyclical nature of the cattle industry. The typical cycle has been every ten years with the recent historical lows in gross income occurring in the mid-1980's and more recently mid-1990's.

Livestock Production and Income, California, 1983-97

 

Production

Marketings

Average Price

Value of

Cash Receipts

Value of Home

Gross

Year

a/

b/

Per 100 Pounds

Production

c/

Consumption

Income

 

     Thousand Pounds

Dollars

Thousand Dollars

 

 

 

(Cattle)

(Calves)

 

 

 

 

1983

1,697,660

2,482,300

53.30

57.10

908,818

1,325,141

23,209

1,348,350

1984

1,896,490

2,717,500

53.80

56.30

1,021,120

1,463,485

27,561

1,491,046

1985

1,800,100

2,604,400

48.80

55.80

883,678

1,275,693

17,513

1,293,206

1986

1,851,090

2,873,100

46.70

53.70

868,352

1,347,044

18,302

1,365,346

1987

1,817,500

2,382,400

56.30

71.60

1,035,305

1,350,012

18,819

1,368,831

1988

2,070,710

2,557,200

61.80

82.70

1,287,672

1,590,632

23,240

1,613,872

1989

2,056,490

2,619,260

62.20

83.20

1,286,428

1,639,190

17,158

1,656,348

1990

1,890,920

2,654,880

65.00

89.40

1,245,792

1,736,073

18,447

1,754,484

1991

1,965,580

2,586,300

64.10

93.10

1,265,374

1,672,249

18,104

1,690,353

1992

1,908,900

2,409,800

59.10

89.30

1,142,883

1,437,117

16,461

1,453,578

1993

1,838,210

2,425,610

64.80

94.30

1,215,321

1,590,174

16,884

1,607,058

1994

1,943,243

2,460,650

57.40

85.60

1,101,603

1,428,205

10,168

1,438,373

1995

1,968,665

2,703,670

47.00

69.40

907,035

1,289,765

9,218

1,298,983

1996

1,896,073

2,607,200

42.40

55.70

779,264

1,118,487

6,856

1,125,343

1997

1,997,350

2,681,775

48.80

68.10

953,090

1,322,892

8,287

1,331,179

a/    Live weight; adjustments made for changes in inventory and for in shipments

 

b/    Live weight; excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter farm sales within he State.

 

c/    Receipts from marketing and sale of farm slaughter

 

 

 



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