Table 3 . Production levels and estimated wholesale producer values for Florida alligator products, 1977-2009.

[Provisional Data]
(Prepared by the Alligator Management Team of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.)
Estimated Meat Produced (lbs.)
Hides
WildProduced
Farm(No.) Total
Wild
Farm
Total
Wild
Farm
Total
Year
1977
535
0
535
4,196
0
4,196
0
0
0
1978
1,871
335
2,206
11,005
2,345
13,350
0
0
0
Feet of Hides
1979
1,679
220
1,899
0
1,430
1,430
3,600
0
3,600
1980
1,590
89
1,679
25,112
534
25,646
36,900
1,349
38,249
1981
2,221
284
2,505
19,179
1,704
20,883
66,650
4,304
70,954
1982
2,548
244
2,792
5,354
1,464
6,818
60,900
3,698
64,598
1983
2,148
184
2,332
16,045
1,012
17,057
62,400
2,054
64,454
1984
2,472
738
3,210
32,409
4,059
36,468
83,500
8,238
91,738
1985
4,114
1,339
5,453
20,219
7,365
27,584
134,700
27,962
162,662
1986
4,246
3,921
8,167
39,113
21,566
60,679
135,000
58,107
193,107
39,847
35,635
75,482
150,600
69,997
220,597
1987
4,869
6,479
11,348
1988
7,632
7,529
15,161
59,606
41,410
101,015
237,125
71,099
308,224
1989
7,871
16,385
24,256
60,685
81,925
142,610
233,859
128,379
362,238
1990
7,672
20,007
27,679
59,151
100,035
159,186
227,946
130,490
358,436
1991
8,236
18,092
26,328
65,311
90,460
155,771
224,826
135,342
360,168
1992
5,930
33,219
39,149
45,839
166,095
211,934
148,150
182,401
330,551
1993
7,113
38,505
45,618
55,410
173,273
228,683
182,536
184,953
367,489
1994
9,662
37,113
46,775
75,750
167,009
242,759
253,513
178,267
431,780
1995
11,947
27,303
39,250
94,262
122,864
217,125
320,457
131,146
451,603
1996
12,701
23,308
36,009
98,941
111,878
210,819
325,936
140,466
466,402
182,390
466,573
1997
11,634
26,970
38,604
89,349
133,771
223,120
284,183
1998
9,548
30,789
40,337
68,841
147,787
216,628
187,345
185,550
372,895
1999
10,399
25,069
35,468
75,913
120,331
196,244
213,015
151,079
364,094
2000
11,802
27,417
39,219
86,697
140,375
227,072
247,077
207,303
454,380
2001
13,645
25,208
38,853
98,841
129,065
227,906
272,103
190,601
462,704
2002
11,078
27,473
38,551
81,283
140,662
221,945
230,974
207,727
438,701
2003
11,721
22,627
34,348
86,336
112,230
198,566
247,701
153,020
400,721
2004
13,164
21,461
34,625
98,665
103,013
201,678
295,486
129,335
424,821
2005
16,024
28,141
44,165
119,309
126,072
245,381
351,525
133,071
484,596
2006
23,666
23,283
46,949
175,728
104,308
280,036
514,268
110,099
624,367
2007
22,508
28,153
50,661
169,185
130,630
299,815
510,292
150,605
660,897
2008
22,447
27,444
49,891
168,885
140,513
309,398
510,569
207,508
718,077
2009
17,121
16,621
33,742
128,149
93,078
221,227
382,499
172,203
554,702
Total
301,814
565,950
867,764
2,274,616 2,753,894 5,028,510
7,135,637 3,638,743 10,774,379
2005-2009 Ave.
20,353
24,728
45,082
152,251
118,920
271,171
453,831
154,697
608,528
Pr. Wild-Farm (05-09)
0.45
0.55
0.56
0.44
0.75
0.25

Estimated Value
Wild
Farm
Total
$64,738
$0
$64,738
$89,876
$19,159
$109,035
$14,400
$16,402
$30,802
$453,989
$12,403
$466,392
$685,535
$52,824
$738,359
$424,560
$51,313
$475,873
$460,122
$19,620
$479,742
$1,008,601
$115,225
$1,123,826
$1,089,883
$291,445
$1,381,328
$1,563,548
$780,503
$2,344,051
$2,187,057
$1,473,184
$3,660,241
$3,876,832
$1,701,304
$5,578,136
$3,975,995
$3,555,148
$7,531,143
$4,458,890
$4,406,541
$8,865,431
$3,752,839
$3,554,643
$7,307,482
$1,688,607
$3,584,362
$5,272,969
$1,877,689
$3,089,821
$4,967,510
$3,688,031
$4,366,379
$8,054,410
$5,135,237
$3,776,929
$8,912,166
$4,795,787
$3,359,750
$8,155,537
$2,708,411
$3,328,966
$6,037,377
$2,099,449
$3,698,761
$5,798,210
$2,735,154
$3,011,603
$5,746,756
$3,659,654
$4,264,329
$7,923,982
$4,016,715
$3,882,664
$7,899,379
$2,305,706
$3,941,416
$6,247,122
$1,927,396
$3,143,619
$5,071,014
$3,179,789
$3,543,909
$6,723,698
$4,895,900
$4,065,792
$8,961,692
$10,140,555
$5,710,838 $15,851,394
$8,977,753
$6,800,998 $15,778,751
$9,473,210
$6,977,487 $16,450,696
$2,962,832
$2,343,281
$5,306,112
$100,374,739 $88,940,617 $189,315,356
$7,290,050
$5,179,679 $12,469,729
0.58
0.42