Wool

Production and Value, Missouri, 1999-2003

Year

Sheep

Shorn

Weight

per Fleece

Wool Produced

Season Average Price Per Pound

Value of Production

-thousand head-

-pounds-

-thousand lbs.-

-cents-

-thousand dol.-

1999

68

7.0

478

14

67

2000

63

6.8

430

10

43

2001

56

7.0

390

9

35

2002

59

6.7

395

20

79

2003

53

7.0

370

30

155