South Carolina

Animal husbandry

In 2003, there were an estimated 435,000 cattle and calves, worth $257 million. During 2002, there were around 300,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $17.4 million. Dairy farmers produced around 367 million lb (166.5 million kg) of milk from 21,000 milk cows in 2001. Poultry farmers produced 1.4 billion eggs, worth some $79.5 million in the same year, and 16.5 million lb (7.5 million kg) of chicken, 1.05 billion lb (475.8 million kg) of broilers, and 325.7 million lb (147.7 million kg) of turkey.