<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=610 border=0>    <TR>    <TD     style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 5px"></TD></TR><!--테이블-->  <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">    <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-TOP: 20px">      <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;한육우&nbsp;사육마리수가&nbsp;번식의향&nbsp;고조&nbsp;등에&nbsp;힘입어&nbsp;2001년&nbsp;6월이후&nbsp;33개월만에&nbsp;처음으로&nbsp;150만마리대로&nbsp;회복됐다.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;반면&nbsp;고공행진을&nbsp;계속했던&nbsp;산지소값은&nbsp;소비위축으로&nbsp;큰폭으로&nbsp;떨어지고&nbsp;있다.</P>      <P><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;농산물품질관리원이&nbsp;지난&nbsp;1일&nbsp;발표한&nbsp;3월&nbsp;가축통계에&nbsp;따르면&nbsp;한육우&nbsp;사육마리수가&nbsp;152만1000마리를&nbsp;기록해&nbsp;전분기&nbsp;대비&nbsp;2.8%인&nbsp;4만1000마리,&nbsp;전년동기&nbsp;대비&nbsp;13.8%인&nbsp;18만4000마리&nbsp;증가됐다.&nbsp;한육우&nbsp;사육마리수는&nbsp;2001년&nbsp;6월&nbsp;150만7000마리를&nbsp;기록한&nbsp;이후&nbsp;감소세를&nbsp;지속하면서&nbsp;2003년&nbsp;3월&nbsp;133만7000마리까지&nbsp;감소했다가&nbsp;33개월만에&nbsp;처음으로&nbsp;150만마리대로&nbsp;회복됐다.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;가임암소&nbsp;마리수도&nbsp;65만마리로&nbsp;전분기보다&nbsp;4.5%인&nbsp;2만8000마리,&nbsp;전년동기보다&nbsp;13%인&nbsp;7만5000마리&nbsp;늘었다.<BR>&nbsp;</P>      <P>&nbsp;반면&nbsp;산지&nbsp;소값은&nbsp;경기침체와&nbsp;4.15총선에&nbsp;따른&nbsp;각종&nbsp;모임&nbsp;감소로&nbsp;쇠고기&nbsp;소비가&nbsp;극도로&nbsp;위축돼&nbsp;하락세를&nbsp;거듭하고&nbsp;있다.<BR>&nbsp;</P>      <P>&nbsp;농협중앙회에&nbsp;따르면&nbsp;지난&nbsp;1일&nbsp;500kg&nbsp;기준&nbsp;산지&nbsp;소값은&nbsp;수소&nbsp;328만6000원,&nbsp;암소&nbsp;457만3000원으로&nbsp;지난&nbsp;1월&nbsp;평균가격보다&nbsp;각각&nbsp;46만원,&nbsp;54만원이&nbsp;하락했다.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;유통업체들은&nbsp;현재&nbsp;농가들이&nbsp;출하시기가&nbsp;됐음에도&nbsp;불구하고&nbsp;가격반등을&nbsp;기대해&nbsp;출하를&nbsp;꺼리고&nbsp;있는&nbsp;물량이&nbsp;35%&nbsp;정도&nbsp;되는&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;보고있다.<BR>&nbsp;</P>      <P>&nbsp;전문가들은&nbsp;이에&nbsp;대해&nbsp;농가들이&nbsp;출하를&nbsp;지연하는&nbsp;것이&nbsp;오히려&nbsp;소&nbsp;가격&nbsp;하락세를&nbsp;더욱&nbsp;지속시킬&nbsp;수&nbsp;있다며&nbsp;정상출하를&nbsp;당부했다.<BR>&nbsp;</P>      <P>&nbsp;임남빈&nbsp;농협서울축산물공판장&nbsp;경매실장은&nbsp;“농가들이&nbsp;가격상승을&nbsp;마냥&nbsp;기다려&nbsp;출하를&nbsp;지연하기&nbsp;보다는&nbsp;정상적으로&nbsp;출하해&nbsp;물량이&nbsp;몰리는&nbsp;것을&nbsp;방지해야&nbsp;한다”고&nbsp;주문했다.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;노상환&nbsp;한예들&nbsp;이사도&nbsp;“단기간에&nbsp;이익을&nbsp;생각하는&nbsp;장사라는&nbsp;개념보다는&nbsp;사업의&nbsp;연속성이라는&nbsp;장기적인&nbsp;안목을&nbsp;갖고&nbsp;적정&nbsp;출하시기에&nbsp;맞춰&nbsp;정상출하를&nbsp;해야&nbsp;한다”고&nbsp;강조했다.<BR>&nbsp;</P>      <P>&nbsp;장기선&nbsp;한우협회&nbsp;부장은&nbsp;“소비자들의&nbsp;고급육에&nbsp;대한&nbsp;인식이&nbsp;더욱&nbsp;높아지고&nbsp;고급육의&nbsp;가격도&nbsp;높게&nbsp;형성되는&nbsp;상황에서&nbsp;출하시기를&nbsp;늦추는&nbsp;것은&nbsp;오히려&nbsp;고급육&nbsp;출현율을&nbsp;떨어뜨릴&nbsp;수&nbsp;있다”고&nbsp;지적했다.<BR></P></TD><!--<td style="padding-right : 10; padding-top : 20; padding-left : 3"></td>--></TR><!--테이블끝-->  <TR align=right>    <TD       style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 10px"><FONT       size=2><FONT size=3>--농수축산(040405),</FONT>김선희·김영민 기자</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>