In 2003, Georgia had an estimated 1.3 million cattle and calves valued at
around $774 million, and an estimated 345,000 hogs and pigs in 2002 valued
at around $21.7 million. Cows kept for milk production numbered an
estimated 86,000 in 2001, when Georgia dairies produced around 1.4 billion
lb (0.64
billion kg) of milk. In the same year poultry farmers sold an estimated
6.2 billion lb (2.8 billion kg) of broilers, more than any other state,
with a value of $2.43 billion. The total egg production was 5.11 billion
in 2001, valued at $367.9 million.