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- Georgia Government Publications
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- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Georgia farm report [Jan.-June 1977]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
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- Athens, GA : Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
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- 1977-06-09
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- Georgia
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- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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- Began in 1975?; ceased with vol. 10, no. 02 (Feb. 26, 2010).
"Agricultural statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture."
Numbering began again with Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 14, 2000).
Vols. for Aug. 31, 2005- issued by: USDA-NASS Georgia Field Office.
Description based on: Vol. 94, no, 1 (Jan. 4, 1994); title from caption.
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A T H E NS, GEO RGI A
January 4 , 1977
GEORGIA FARl1 NUMBERS SHRINK AGAIN
The preliminary projection of the number of farms f or 1977 is 2,000 fewer than were estiffiated for 1976. According to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, a similar decline was also recorded from 1975 to 1976. Total farms to be ope r a t ed in 1977 is estimated at 70,000 compared with 72 ,000 in 1976 and 74,000 in 1975.
The es t i ma te of total l and in farms was unchange d a t 17 million a cres , which means that the average size of a Georgia f a r m increas ed by 7 acre s to 243 a cr es.
UNITED STATES : FAfu~ NUMBERS CONT INUE TO DECLI NE
An estimated 2.78 million f a rms ope r at ed in the Uni ted St a t e s during 1976, one perc ent fewer than in 1975 . The preliminary es t ima te for 1977 indi ca t es 2.75 million farms will be in operation. Thes e r eductions are similar to the pe r cen tage d eclin~s of the past few years.
Total land in fa rms, e st ima ted at 1,084 million a cres f or 1976, i s slightly l ess than the 1,086 million acres estimat ed f or 1975 . The 1977 prel i minary e s t i mate of land in farms is 1,081 million acres.
Farm numbers in the United States have decrea s ed by 15 per ce nt during the last ten years , but only a 4 percent drop was r ecor ded in land in farms . These changes are reflected in the average size of farms, which incr eas ed from 348 acres in 1966 t o 390 acres in 1976. The 1977 preliminary estimate for ave r a ge siz e of farm i s 393 a cres .
NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS, U. S. 1966-77
Year
Farms Thousands
Land in Fa r ms Thousand Acres
Average Size of Farms Acres
1966
3,257
1 ,131 , 844
348
1967
3,162
1 ,1 23 ,456
355
1968
3,071
1 ,115,231
363
1969
2 ,999
1,107 ,711
369
1970
2,954
1,102,769
373
1971
2 ,909
1,097,300
377
1972
2, 87 0
1,093,017
381
1973
2 , 844
1,089 , 530
383
1974
2 ,830
1,087, 788
384
1975
2,808
1,086 ,025
387
1976
2 ,778
1 ,084 ,046
390
1977 1/
2,752
1,081 ,293
393
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur al Statist ic ian In Cha rge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Re por ting Se r vice, USDA, Federal Office Building, 355 East Hancock Avenue, At hens , Georgia in coopera t ion wi t h the Georgia Dep artment of Agriculture . Telephone 404546 -2236.
NUMBER OF FARMS ArID LAtID IN FAP~S, BY STATES, 1975-77
Farms
:
Land in Farms
State
:
1975
1976
1977 1/ : 1975
1976
1977 1/
Number
1,000 Acres
Alabama
Alaska !:../
:
77 ,000
;
300
77 , 000 300
77 ,000 300
14 ,700 1,710
14,500 1,710
14,500 1,710
Arizona Arkansas California
:
5,800
;
69,000
:
63,000
5,700 69,000 64,000
5,600 69 ,000 65,000
38 ,000 17,300 36,000
37,500 17,800 36,000
37,200 17,800 35,900
Colorado Connecticut Delaware
:
29,500
;
4,400
:
3,500
29,500 4,300 3,500
29,300 4,200 3,500
39,900 540 697
39,900 530 693
39,900 510 690
Florida Georgia Hawaii
:
33,000
:
74,000
:
4,300
32,500 72 ,000
4,300
32,000 70,000 4,300
14,200 17,000
2,300
14,000 17,000
2,300
13,800 17 ,000
2,300
Idaho
:
26,900
26,900
26,900
15 ,600
15,600
15,600
Illinois Indiana
: 124,000 : 106,000
122,000 104,000
120,000 102 ,000
29,100 17,500
29,100 17,400
29,000 17,300
Iowa
: 136,000
133,000
131 , 000
34,200
34,200
34 ,200
Kansas
:
81,000
79,000
77 ,000
49,900
49,500
49,000
Kentucky
: 125,000
124,000
124,000
16,100
16,000
16,000
Louisiana
:
47,000
47,000
46,000
11 ,800
11,900
11,900
l1aine
:
7,600
7,600
7,600
1,710
1,710
1,710
Maryland
:
17,600
17,600
1 7 , 5 00
2,940
2,925
2,905
Massachusetts :
5,800
5,700
5 , 600
710
710
700
Hichigan
:
80,000
78,000
78 ,000
12,400
12,300
12,300
Minnesota
: 118,000
118,000
117 ,000
30 ,600
30,600
30 ,600
Mississippi
:
84,000
83,000
83,000
17,100
17,000
17,000
Hissouri Hontana
: 139,000
:
23,500
138,000 23,400
137,000 23 ,300
32,700 62 ,400
32 ,700 62,400
32,600 62,400
Nebraska
:
68,000
68,000
68, 000
48 ,000
48,000
48,000
Nevada
:
2 ,000
2,000
2 ,000
9 ,000
9,000
9,000
New Hampshire :
2,600
2,600
2 ,600
560
560
560
New Jersey
:
7 ,900
7,900
7 ,900
1,025
1 ,025
1,025
New Hcxico
:
11,800
11,700
11 ,700
47 ,200
47,100
47,100
New York
:
58,000
58 ,000
57 , 000
11,400
11,400
11,200
North Carolina : 130,000
125,000
122,000
13 ,600
13,500
13,300
North Dakota
:
41 ,000
40,500
40,000
41 ,600
41,600
41,600
Ohio
: 117,000
116,000
115 ,000
17,400
17,300
17,200
Oklahoma
:
87,000
86,000
86,000
36,800
36,800
36,800
Oregon
;
32,500
32,500
32 , 500
19,500
19,500
19,500
Pennsylvania
:
72 ,000
72 ,000
72 , 000
10,008
10,008
10,008
Rhode Island
:
680
680
680
65
65
65
South Carolina :
47,000
47,000
47,000
7 ,800
7,800
7,800
South Dakota
:
43,000
42,500
42,000
45,500
45,500
45,500
Tennessee
: 125,000
124,000
123,000
15 ,400
15,300
15,300
Texas
: 207,000
205,000
202,000
141 ,800
141 ,800
141,400
Utah
:
12,600
12,600
12,600
13 ,000
13,000
13 ,000
Vermont
:
6,600
6 ,600
6,600
1 ,860
1,860
1,860
Virginia
:
73,000
72 ,000
72 ,000
11,100
11,000
11,000
Washington
:
40,000
40,000
39,500
16 ,500
16,500
16,400
West Virginia :
26,500
26,500
26,000
4,800
4,750
4,650
Wisconsin
: 104,000
102,000
100,000
19,500
19,300
19,100
Wyoming
:
8,100
8,000
7,900
35,500
35,400
35,400
:
United States : 2,808,480 2,778,380 2,752,080 1,086,025 1,084,046 1,081,293
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totals about 70,000 acres .
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 355 East Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia 30601
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AGRICULTURAL PRICES
DEC EM BER 1976 January 4, 1977
GEORGIA INDEX UP 4 POINTS
The Al l Commodit y Inde x of Pric e s Rec eived was 180 pe r cen t , 4 points above the previous mont h but 7 points below Decembe r 1975, a c c or di n g to t he Geor gi a Crop Reporting Service. The i ncrease i n the Al l Commodity Index from t he November l evel r esulted from price increases in soybeans , corn, hogs, calves and eggs .
The December All Crops Index wa s 190 percent, up 2 points from the previous month and 13 po ints above December 1975.
The Al l Live stock Index for Decembe r wa s 173 percent, up 7 points from the previous month , but down 22 points from December 1975 .
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX UP 6 POINTS PRICES PAI~ I NDEX UP 2 POINTS
Th~ Inde x of Price s Received by Farm ers incre ased 6 points (3 percent) to 179 percent of its Jan ua r y- Dece mber 1967 av e rage dur ing the month en de d Decembe r 15, 1976. Contributing most t o t he incre as e since mid-November were higher prices for ho gs, corn, soybeans, cattle an d e ggs . Lower price s f or oranges, milk, wheat and commercial vegetables were partially of fs et ting. The index was 7 points (4 percent) below a ye ar ago .
The Inde x o f Prices Paid by Farmers for Commoditie s and Services , Interest, Taxes, and Fa r m Wage Rate s for December 15 was 195, up 2 points (1 perc ent) from a month e a r l ier . Higher price s f or f e ed, f e eder livestock, and family living items were the major contributors to the inde x ris e . The inde x was 11 points (6 percent) above a y ear e a r l ier .
1967 = 100
INDEX NUHBERS Nov. 15 1975
GEORGIA AND UNI TED STATES
Dec. 15
Nov. 15
1975
197 6
Dec. 15 1976
GEORGIA
Prices Kc c e i ve d
All Commoditie s
2/186
2/187
2/176
180
All Crops
- 175
-177
188
190
Live stock & Livestock
Products
'!:../195
'!:../195
'!:../166
173
UNI TED STATES
Prices Re ce i ved
184
186
Prices Paid, Interest, Tax es
& Fa r m Wage Rate s
184
184
Rat i o 1:./
10 0
101
173
179
193
195
90
92
1 / Ratio of Index of Pric es Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Tax es, and Farm Wage Rat e s . '!:../ Revised.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l St atistician In Charge
CLAYTON J . NCDUFFIE Jgricultural Statistician
The Stat istical R~p o r t ing Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens , Georgia in coope rat i on wi t h the Georgia Dep artment of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
PRICES--RECEIV ED AND PAID B ~ FARMERS, DECEMBE R 15 . 1976 1,0/1 TH COMPAR ISONS
GEORG fA
UNITED STAT ES
Dec. 15 Nov . 15 De c . 15 Dec. 15 Nov . 15 De c. 15
Commod it y and Unit
1975
1976
1976
1975
1976
1976
Pf-U CES RECE IVED
\1hea t , bu. II
Oa t s , bu. J.7
$ 3. 12 $ 1. 50
3 .41 1.42
2. 46 1. 45
2. 39 I. 51
Corn , bu.
$ 2.52
2. 11
2. 36
2.3 7
2.02
2.24
Cott on, l b.
. 6/53.5 ./66. 5 2163. 1 6/49 . 6 ./65 . 2 2166.0
Cottonseed , t on
$ - 74.00
100.00
100.00 - 89.00 105.00
103.00
Soybea ns , bu.
$ 4.26
6 . 15
6. 46
4 . 28
6. I I
6. 56
Pea nut s , l b.
.
19. 9 .
18.7
20. 2
20 . 1
Swee tpotatoe s , cwt.
$ 9.45
9.1 5
9. 50 ./9 .45
6. 59
6 . 84
Hay , ba 1ed , ton
Al l
$ 44.00
59.50
55. 00
5 1.6 0
59.00
59.00
Al f al fa
$
54 .80
62.70
62.70
Oth e r 21 Milk Cows , head
$ $ 360.00
415.00
45.20
50 . 7 0
400.00 6/450 .00 484.00
50 .90 480.00
Hogs , cwt.
$ 48.70
32. 10
34 .00 - 47. 50
3I. 10
36.30
Bee f Cat t le , All, cwt. 31 $ 24.40
Cows , cwt . ~I
- $ 19.50
25.40 21.20
25.40 ./33.50
21. 30
20. 10
3I . 10 20.70
32. 10 21.30
Stee rs & Heifers, cwt. $ 27.50
28.20
28.00 6/ 38. 50 34.70
35.90
Ca l ve s, cwt.
$ ./25 . 00
28.60
29 .00 :/ 30 . 00 32 .20
32. 90
Mil k, Sold to Plan t s, cwt.
Fl u i d Ma rk e t
$ ./10.80 6/10.90 2/10.80
10. 50 6/ 10.30 7110. 10
Ma nuf ac t u red
$
./9 .30 -6/8.57 - 7/ 8.5 5
All Turkeys, l b.
$ ./10.80 6/10. 90 211 0.80
C 32.0 - 30.0
30.0
10 . 30 6 19.94 36. 2 - 30 . 8
:2/9.8 1 33. 3
Chicken s , l b.
Exc lu d ing Broil ers i l
17.5
17.0
16. 0
15. I
Comme rc ia l Broil ers
25.0
19.5
19.5
24 .0
19.3
19.3
Eggs , a l l , doz .
72.9
71. 3
79 .3
64. 1
65 . 3
69. 5
Tab le, doz .
. 70.2
70. 0
78. 4
Hat ch ing, doz.
. 87.0
80.0
85 .0
PRICES PAID. FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% pro t ei n
$ 136.00
16% p ro t ein
$ 142.00
32% prot ei n
$ 165.00
Hog Feed , 14%-18% protein.
cwt ,
s 8.20
Cottonseed Meal, 41 %, cwt. $ 9 .20
Soybea n Mea l , 44%, cwt.
$ 9 .10
Bran, cwt.
$ 8.00
Mi dd l i ngs , cwt.
$ 8.10
Co r n Mea I , cw t ,
$ 7.10
Poultry Feed , ton
133.00 144.00 184.00
8.30 11.00 12.00 8.20 8.10 6.60
137.00 146 . 00 182.00
8 . 50 11.00 12.50 8.20 8. 30 6.90
132.00 134 . 00 173 . 0 0
8 .04 9 . 37 8 . 74 7 . 26 7.18 6 . 56
133.00 143.00 203 .00
8.41 11.30 11.50 7.69 7.58 6.42
133.00 145.00 209 .00
8.52 11.50 12.20 7.78 7.65 6.40
Bro ile r Grower Feed
$ 161.00
163.00
175.00
160 .00 169.00
174.00
Layi ng Feed
$ 131 .00
133.00
138.00
143 . 00 151 .00
153.00
Ch ick Start er
$ 154.00
157.00
167.00
161.00 174.00
178.00
Al f al fa Hay, ton
$ 61 .00
71.00
68.00
66. 60
75. 00
76 .70
All Ot he r Hay , ton
$ 53 .00
61.00
58.00
57. 20
64.20
63.90
I I Mont hl y esti mates fo r Georgia discontinued beginnin g June 1976 . 11 Incl udes all hay
except a l f a l f a. 31 "Cows" a nd "Steers and heifers" combined with allowance where ne ce ss ary f or sla ught e r bu lTs. ~I Inc l ude s cull dairy cows sold for sl au gh t er, bu~ not dairy cows
for he rd re p la cemen t s . 51 Mont hl y estimates for U.S. discontinued beginn ing Jun e 1976. 61 Re vi se d . 21 Pr e 1imlnary.
Un ited State s Department of Agricul tu re Sta t isti ca l Reporting Service 355 Eas t Hancock Avenue At hens, Georgia 30601
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Janua ry 10, 1977
Growers Int e nd To Ra i s e Fewe r Tur keys In 19 77
The numbe r of t ur ke ys i n t e nded to be grown i n Geor gi a dur ing 1 977 i s e s t i mate d to be 1,219,000 , a cc ording t o t he G20rgi a Cr op Re por ting Se rv i ce . This is 34 pe r cen t l ess than the 1,853,000 gr own in 1976 and a l mos t t he same a s t he 1 ,2 16 ,000 t urkeys gr own in 1975.
Turkey Bre ed e r Hen I nve nt ory Up 3 Pe rc ent From Year Ago
Turkey bre e de r hens i n Ge orgia t o taled 39 , 000 i n 19 76 , 38 , 000 in 19 75 and 27,000 in 1974. The 1976 coun t is 3 perce nt more t han 197 5 and 44 perc ent mo re tha n 197 4 .
Turkey s Ra ised In 1976 52 Percent Hor e Than 1975
Georgia turkey gr o'Jc rs pr oduc e d 1,853 ,000 bi r ds i n 1976 . This was a n incre ase of 52 percent f r om the 19 75 total of 1, 216, 000 and a n 8 perce nt i nc r e as e f rom t he 1 ,712,000 turke ys produce d i n 1974 .
UN I TED STATES
Turkey Gr ower Inte n t i on s Abou t Same As Las t Ye a r
Turkey gro" ers i n 20 maj or Sta tes i n t e nd to r a is e 136 mill i on turke ys in 1977 compared wi t h 135 million in 197 6 . For heavy b r e ed s , an incr eas e of 3 pe rcen t f rom 1976 is intended but a decrease of 13 per cent i s intende d f or ligh t bre ed s.
The numbe r o f turke y s a c t ually rais ed i n 1977 may vary from gr owe r s inte nt ions shown in this r eport dep ending on f e ed pr i ce s , s upply and price of ha t ch i ng eggs and poul t s , and prices gr ower s r e ce i ve fr om t ur keys durin g the ne x t f ew mon t hs .
Breeder Hen Inventory Below A Year Ago
Turkey b r e e de r hens on De c ember 1, 1976 in 27 St a t e s to t a l ed 3,037 , 000, do,vn 2 percent from a yea r earlie r. Of this t o t a l 2 , 728 , 000 'Jere he avy bre ed s , up 2 percen t a nd 309,000 we re l ight bre eds, down 23 percen t f rom Decembe r 19 75 .
Turkeys P.ais ed I n 1976 Up From The Pr evious Ye a r
In 1976, there 'Jere 139 . 7 million turkeys r aised i n t he Unit ed State s, up 12 perc ent from 1975. He av y br e ed turke ys totaled 121, 580,000 , up 11 percent and l i ght bre ed s totaled 18,16~,000, up 21 perc en t fr om 19 75 .
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St a t e
:
1975
Total Al l Br e ~ d s
1976 1,000 Head
1977 1/
1977 a s % of 1976 Pe r c e-nt
:
Arkansas
:
7,100
10,138
12,096
11 9
Ca1Hornia
:
15,771
17 ,506
17,804
10 2
Color ado
;
3,620
3, 695
2,960
80
Ge or g i a
:
1,216
1, 853
1,219
66
I ndian a
:
5,135
5,188
5,208
10 0
Iowa
:
6 ,260
6,345
6 , 723
106
Hi nne s ot a
:
22,752
24, 370
23 ,7 00
97
Hi s s our i
:
8 ,125
9, 725
9 , 700
100
Nor t h Car olina ;
14,400
16,700
16,600
99
Nor th Dakota
:
911
960
1, 000
104
Oh i o
:
2,835
2 ,760
2 , 772
100
Oklahoma
:
1,370
1,800
1,325
74
Oregon
:
1 ,025
1,300
1,250
96
Pen ns ylvania
:
2,838
3 , 695
3 ,325
90
South Carolina :
2 ,535
2,618
2,277
87
Sout h Dakota
:
860
956
894
94
Texa s
:
8 ,8 45
9, 300
8 ,9 00
96
Ut a:l
:
3 ,446
3 , 440
2,954
86
Vi r gini a
:
5, 972
7 , 297
8,572
117
Wi s consin
:
4 ,894
5 ,1 20
6 , 221
122
20 State Total :
119 ,9 60
134,7 66
135,500
101
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ALL TURKEY BREEDER HENS : NUt-lBER ON FARJ:>IS AND VALUE, DECEl'lBER 1, 1974-7 E
numbe r
: Ave r a ge Val ue Head :
Total Va1uQ
: 1974 1975 197 6 : 1974 19 75 1976 : 1974 1975 197 6
1,000 Head
Dol l a rs
1,000 Dollars
Arkansas Californi a
:
20
44
44 11. 00 11.50 14.00
220
50 6
616
: 716
700
665 10.20 10. 50 11 .70 7,303 7,350 7 ,781
Ge or gia
:
27
38
39 11.00 8 . 50 8.80
297
323
343
Illinois Indiana
:
38
38
40
9.00 12.50 15.50
342
475 . 620
:
1
11.00
11
I owa
: 153
103
135 10.90 12 .90 12.90 1,668 1 ,329 1,742
Hi chi gan
:
30
62
55 10.00 10 .00 9.00
300
620
495
Hi nne s ot a
: 479
505
380
8.40 7.80 7.60 4,024 3,939 2,888
Hi s s our i
: 185
155
190 11. 70 11 . 80 14.00 2,165 1,829 2,6 60
Nebr a ska
:
9
11
9
9 . 00 9 . 00 8.50
81
99
77
Nor t h Carolina : 265
304
320
8 .80 13 .00 10.60 2,332 3,952 3,392
Oh i o
:
91
98
109
9.80 10.60 10.50
892 1,039 1 ,145
Oregon
: 100
70
60
7.80 8.30 7.70
780
581
462
Pe n n s y l v a n i a
:
24
27
24
9. 60 10 .7 0 10 .10
230
289
242
Sou t h Carolina :
55
78
39
8.60 12. 80 11.20
473
998
437
Texa s
: 415
482
450 10.90 11.90 12.00 4 ,524 5,736 5,400
Utah
:
45
40
37 11.00 13 .00 14.00
495
520
51 8
Vi r ginia
:
96
123
177
9. 20 11.30 12 . 20
883 1,390 2 , 159
We s t Vi r gi ni a :
16
14
14
8. 30 8.10 8.10
133
113
113
Hi sconsin
:
81
91
87 10.00 10 .00 9.80
810
910
85 3
:
Othl.: r St at es }./ : 109
115
162 10. 40 12 . 40 13.60 1 ,129 1,429 2,209
:
Total
: 2 , 954 3,098 3 ,037
9.84 10.79 11.25 29,081 33,427 34,163
1:./ Col.o ; , Kans , , N. Y., N. Dak , , Ok.La , , S. Dak , , and Wash . combined to avoid dLsc Los ing
individua l ope r a t i ons.
FRASI ER T. GALLO\~4Y Agr i c ul t ur al Sta tis t i cian I n Char ge
LARRY HASSEY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician
The St atistical ~~?o r t in g S~rvicc, USDA, Fe de r al Of f i ce Build ing , 355 Ea s t Hancock Ave nue, Ath~n s , Ge orgi a in co o~ erat ion \vith t he Georgia Department o f Agriculture. Telephone 404546- 2236 .
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REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
GI:m--.G L;' APPLES
Janua r y l ? , 1977
The 197 6 apple crop for Georgia tot al ed 22 mill i on po un ds , a c c or ding t o t ue Ceor gi a Cr op Kepor t i ng Serv ice. Of th is producti on , 21 ~i ll ion poun ds \le re u t i l i zed . This was t~,e first year for Georgia to be i n cl uded in the off icial estima tes f or t he Na t i on . Iloueve r , a ~ta t e'Jid e complete enume r ation of app l e growe rs in 1975 sho\:ed an a pp le c r op of 18 mi l l i on co unds ? rO dU C E ~ in 1975 wi th 17 mill ion of t~os e be i ng ut il i zed.
Utiliz ed produc t ion in Nor th Geor gi a (see ma p ) to taled 12 mi l lion pounds f or 1976 . The other 9 milli on pou nds of utili zed pr oducti on came from South Geor gia.
Sta t eizi.de , t he 1 976 pr i ces re cei ved averaged 8. 5 c ents pe r poun d compared wi t h an avera ge of 10.7 cents per po und in 1 975 . Nor t h Georgia price s averaged 8.7~ per pound \Jhi l e price s in Sou t h Geor gi a average d 8. 2~ per pound. Value of t he 197 6 utili ze d produc tion came t o 1 . 8 mill i on dollars.
The bre akdown of pr oduc ti on by var i et i e s , expres s ed as a pe r cen t age , wa s as follo ws : Red Delicious 50 pe r cen t , Gol den Delic io us 32 pe r cen t, Rome Beauty 6 percent, Stayman 5 percent, and othe r varie ties 7 pe r ce nt .
UNI TED STATES APPLES
The utilized production in 1 976 fro m the Na t i on 's comme r cial a pple producers ,va s 6.2 billion pounds, a 12 pe r cen t r e duct ion from l a st year ' s record a nd 4 percent belo~ the 1974's 6.5 billion pounds. Virtually all of t he shor t 1 976 crop wa s u t ilized, whe r e a s in 1 975 nearly 6 percent of the total grown was lo s t due t o economi c abandonmen t and exce s s cullage. Ut ili zed production i n t he Eastern State s , a t 2.2 bi l lion pounds , wa s off 1 9 percent from a ye a r earlier and the Central States pr oduced 29 percent feiver ap pl e s ; or ~hards in many States in both re gions suffe r ed r educt i ons fr om sp ring f r e e ze s.
In the West, the c r op totaled 3 .1 b ill ion pounds , onl y s l i gh t l y below last yea r ' s large output but was 20 perc ent above 19 74 . Washing t on , t he Na t i on 's leading producer, e qua l l ed last ye a r 's r ecord crop of 2. 2 billion pou nd s, more t han a t h ird of the U. S. total.
Production declines were r e gistered f or all varieties exc e p t Gravenstein and Yellow Newtown. The greatest percentage decreas e s were: Yor k I mpe r ial , down 47 percent ; ~ . I . Greening , 42 percent ; Stayman 40 pe r ce nt ;Rome Beauty, 34 perc ent; and Jona t han , off 29 percent.
Red Delicious, t he lar gest va r ie ty in the United State s , a c coun ted for 35 percent of t otal pr oduc t i on . Othe r l eading varieti e s a s a percent of t Le U. S. total crop we re : Go lden Delicious, 15 percent ; Mc I n t os h , 9 pe r cent; Rome Be aut y, 9 percent; J onathan, 6 percent ; and York I mperial,S pe r cent of tot al produc t ion .
Va ri e ty
TOV ..L PRODUCTION BY VARI ETIES
Million Pounds
:
42 Pound Equivalent
:
1] 75
1 976
:
1975
1976
1,000 Units
Cor t l and
:
De l i c i ous
:
Golden Del i c i ous :
Gravenstein
:
Jonathan
:
Hc l n t osh
:
Nor t he r n Spy
:
I'. . I. Gre e ning :
Rome Beauty
:
Stayman
:
Winesa p
:
Ye Ll.ov Newt own
:
York Imperial
:
Other Varietei s :
145 .1 2 ,632 . 9 1 ,115. 8
90 . 0 434.7 677 . 5 102. 2 150.6 607.4 277 .8 193.4 141.5 341.6 596 .4
116 . 9 2,369.6 1,115. 4
91. 0 30 8 . 5 52 0. 4
79.5 87 .0 466.7 167. 2 14 9. 3 154 . 0 18 2. 2 43 2.6
3,455 62,687 26,567
2,143 10 ,350 16,130
2,433 3,586 14,463 6 ,616 4 ,603 3 ,369 8,134 14,199
2,784 56,420 26,558
2,167 7,343 12,392 1,892 2 ,072 11 ,112 3 ,981 3,56 9 3,667 4,339 1:),300
To t a l 1/
: 7,506. 9
6,240. 3
178,736
148,5 91
!/ For 42-pound e qu iva l ents, sum of var i eti e s may not a dd to total due to rounding of
indi vi dual varieti es.
State
Ar k. Calif . Colo . Conn . De l. I daho Ill. Ind .
I owa Kans .
Ky .
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: Id .
i la s s ,
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N. J .
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~I . c .
Oh i.o
Or e g . Pa .
lZ. 1.
S. C. Tenn . Utah Vt. Va.
~\las h .
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IVis .
APPLES, COMNERCIAL CROP
Total Production : Utilized Production : Price per Pound ; Value of Utilized Production
1 975
19 76 ~ 1975
197 6 : 1 975
1 976 :
1 975
1976
Hi 11i on Pounds
Hil1ion Pounds
Cen t s
1,000 Dollars
22 . 5
11.0
21. 1
11.0
7.9
11.1
1 ,6 67
1,221
460 . 0
48 0 .0
460 . 0
480.0
5 .8
6 . 3 26 ,680
30 ,240
105. 0
74 . 0
105 . 0
74 . 0
5.6
8.4
5 ,880
6,2 16
48. 0
30 . 0
43 . 0
30 . 0
10.7
13.2
4,601
3, 960
12.5
1l.5
12 .5
1l.5
6 .1
9.3
763
1 , 070
95 . 0
125 . 0
95 . 0
125 . 0
11.1
12.1 10,545
15 , 125
115. 0
86.0
11 2. 0
86. 0
7.6
10.4
8 ,512
8, 944
88 . 0
25 .0
76 . 0
25 .0
8.1
12.6
6 ,156
3 ,150
9.3
6.0
9 .3
6 .0
10. 2
13.2
949
792
17 . 0
11.4
16.6
1l .4
8.7
8.4
1 ,444
958
22. 0
14. 0
21. 4
14 .0
9.7
10 .8
2, 076
1 ,512
67.0
70. 0
66. 0
70 . 0
10.3
13 . 3
6 , 798
9 , 310
86 . 0
62 . 0
79. 0
62 . 0
7. 0
9.1
5 , 530
5 , 64 2
93 .0
89 .0
86 . 0
89. 0
10 .4
1 3 .3
8, 944
11, 837
700. 0
500 . 0
680 .0
500. 0
5 .1
8. 1 34 , 680
40 , 500
18 . 5
n .0
23.5 50 . 0
18 .5 67. 0
23 .5 50. 0
12 . 9 12.4
12. 3 15 . 0
2, 387 8, 308
2 ,8 91 7 ,500
60 .0
57. 0
55. 0
57 .0
10 .4
13 .3
5,720
7,581
135. 0
85.0
110 .0
82. 0
6 .4
9.3
7 , 040
7 , 626
11. 0
30. 0
11.0
24 . 0
12 .5
11 .8
1,375
2,8 32
1 , 020. 0
750. 0
860. 0
750.0
6 .8
8. 2 58 ,480
61, 500
315. 0
270 . 0
280.0
270. 0
5 .9
10. 2 16 ,520
27 , 540
160. 0
105.0
152.0
1O.J .0
9. 6
13.1 14 ,592
13,755
160.0
170.0
160. 0
17 0 . 0
4 .9
6.5
7 ,84 0
1l ,050
550. 0
360.0
503.5
360.0
5. 9
8.8 29 , 707
31 , 680
5 .1
4.4
4 .2
4.4
11. 4
14.6
47 9
642
24.0
21. 0
21.0
21. 0
10 .1
11.3
2,121
2, 373
10 . 0
8.0
10 . 0
8 .0
10 .6
10. 9
1,060
872
4 9 .0
40 . 0
44 . 0
40 .0
6 .3
7.9
2 ,772
3,160
38. 0
38 . 0
33.0
38.0
10.3
13. 3
3,399
5,054
43 0 . 0
175 .0
395 .0
175.0
5.0
7.4 19,750
12 ,950
2 , 200. 0 2 ,200. 0 2 ,200. 0 2,2 00 . 0
5 .9
8 . 4 129,800 184,800
240 .0
185.0
216.0
185.0
5.4
9.0 1l ,664
16,650
64 . 0
52.0
64.0
52.0
9.4
12 .3
6,016
6 ,396
u. S.
7 ,5 06 .9 6,240. 8 7,087 .1 6 , 230. 8
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22 . 0
17. 0
21.0
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11. 7
12.0
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5.3
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1 / ~o t a1 s for Georgia ar e included i n U. S. total s
6.4
8 . 8 454,255
10.7
8.5
1,819
10.9
8.7
1 ,270
10.4
8.2
549
for 1976 but not for 1975.
549,114
1,785 1,045
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI CE
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COTT O N
GJ': ORGL I.
A T HE NS, GEORGIA
J anuary 11, 1977
The. 1976 Geo r g i a co t t on cro p i s 2s tima t ed a t 200 , 000 ba l e s , ac cor d i ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . This e s t i ma t e , a s of January 1, 19 77 and bas ed on information supplied by both gr owe r s and ginne r s , i s unchanged f r om th e De ce mbe r 1, 1976 estimat e. The grow er's surve y did indicat e t ha t a lit tle more ac r e a ge was a bandoned than had previously be en e s t i mat ed . Removi ng th i s marginal a creage fr om the e s t i ma t e r esulted in a 10 pound incr~ase in the proj e c t ed y ie l d on De cembe r 1. The Janua r y 1 y iel d f ore ca s t was 410 pounds per acre.
Harvest of the 1976 crop ha s be en runn i ng l a t e r t han norma l and, in f act, is still incomplete. Ra i n a nd we t s oils have preven t ed ma ny gr ower s fr om co mpleting their harvest and is raising a que stion as to wh e t he r it wi l l be ha r ve s ted or l ost.
Acc or d i ng t o the Ce n su s Bur eau, 17 7 , 899 ba l e s h ad been gi nne d i n Ge or gia prio r to January 1 this yea r compar ed \~it l1 128 ,5 49 bal e s fo r this da t e l as t ye a r a nd 384,486 bales the year before l a st.
UN I TED STATES
All cotton i s e s t i ma ted a t 10 .6 mil l i on bale s , up 3 per cen t from December 1 and 27 percent above 1975 . Expe c t ed product i on con s i st s of 10 . 5 mi ll i on bale s o f Upland cotton and 63,000 bal~s of Amer ica n- Pi ma. Co t t onseed produc tion , ba s ed on a thre e year avera ge lint s eed ratio , i s for e cast a t 4 . 0 mil l i on tons , 33 pe rcent a bove 1975 .
Growers e xpe c t to ha r vest 10. 9 mill ion a c r es for the 19 76 crop , 24 percent above 1975 and virtually unc han ged f r om t he Decemoe r 1 e s t i mate . Avera ge lint yi e l d per harvested acre is e s t i ma t e d a t 465 pound s co mpa r ed wi th 453 pound s fo r 19 75 and 441 pounds for 1974.
In Texas and Oklahoma, gr owers e xpec t t o harv es t 3 .4 mil l i on bal es of Upland cotton, 34 percent above 1975. Harve s t i s virtually complete i n Oklahoma and is in the final stage in Texas. This i s t he c a r l i e s t c ompl e tion i n r ecent years. Sa lvage operations are underway.
In the Delta St a t e s - - Mississ i pp i , Arkan s a s, Lou is iana , Tennesse e and Mi s s our i - - a cotton crop of 2.9 million bal es i s f or ecas t . Ha rvest i s v i r tual ly completed.
Production in t he Southe a stern States--Georgia , Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina--is e xpe c ted to t o t a l 765 , 000 Da l e s , 27 pe r c en t a bove 1975. Harvesting activity is in the final stage ; howe ver , r e c en t wea t her has be en unfavorable for r apid completion.
The Californ i a , Ar i z ona and New ilexi co Up l and Cr op is f ore cas t a t 3.4 million bales, up 32 percent from 1975. Re cen t mo i s tur e tempor a r i l y s l owed harve s t i n g a c t i v i t i e s .
The Bur eau of the Cens us r epo rt s 9 , 893,504 running bale s gi nne d to January 1, 1977 compared with 7 ,602 ,560 runn i ng bal e s ginne d to the s ame da t e a year a go and 10,598,365 running bales to J anuar y 1 , 1 975 .
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Stat i st i c i an In Cha r ge
W. PAT PARKS Agr icul t ur a l Statistician
The Statistical Re por t i ng Serv ice , USDA, 355 Eas t Hanc ock Avenue , Athens, Georgia in cooperation wi t h the Ge or gi a De par t men t o f Agr i cul t ure. Te l ephone 404-546-2236.
U. S. Cotton Report as of January 1, 19 77
Product ion 11
Ar ea Harvc;st ed
:
Yield
: 480-1b. nc t 'iV2 "igh t bales
State
:
I nd . :
Ind . :
Ind.
19 74
1975
19 76 : 19 74 1975 19 76 : 1974
1975
19 76
1 ,000 Acres
Pounds
1 , 000 Bales
Upland
Alabama
585 .0 370.0 440. 0
429
405
382 522. 0 312. 0 350 .0
Arizona
392. 0 268.0 318 . 0 1,218 1,027 1,223 995 . 0 573.0 810 . 0
Arkansas
1 ,130 .0 680 .0 950 .0
374
485
394 880 .0 687 . 0 780 . 0
California
1,238.0 875 .0 1,120.0 1,006 1,072 1, 084 2,5 95.0 1 ,954 .0 2,53 0 .0
Florida
12 . 1
3 .7
6.7
50 3
3L,l6
544
12.7
2. 7
7. 6
Gc.orgia
410 .0 160.0 234.0
490
44 3
410 419 .0 148 .0 200.0
Illinois
.5
.0
.0
288
0
0
.3
.0
.0
Kc n t.u c k y
4 .5
.6
1.3
280
257
258
2.6
.3
.7
Louisiana
635.0 310.0 560 . 0
423
535
476 560 .0 346 .0 555.0
Hississ i ppi 1,710.0 1,100.0 1,470.0
448
454
374 1 ,595.0 1 , 040 . 0 1,145 . 0
Hi s s our i
330. 0 210 .0 255.0
335
449
311 230.0 196.0 165 .0
Nev a d a
1. 7
1.0
1.0
586
721
816
2.1
1.5
1. 7
Ne\J Hexi co
!LIO.O
85 .0
62 .0
509
382
619 148.0
68.0
80 .0
Nor t h Carolina 145 .0
53 .0
69 .0
440
412
48 7 133 .0
46 . 0
70 .0
Oklahoma
5t1 7 . 0 295.0 335 .0
272
277
255 310.0 170 .0 178. 0
South Caro lina 292 .n 103 .0 162 .0
45 0
454
430 274.0
98.0 145 .0
Tennesse e
510 .0 315 .0 370 . 0
290
33 9
292 308.0 222 .0 225 .0
T ~ x as
4,400.0 3,900 .0 4,500.0
269
293
347 2 ,462.0 2,382.0 3,250 .0
Virginia
1.5
.8
.6
384
344
400
1.2
.6
0 .5
Amer.-Pima Arizona Califo rn ia New Nexi co Texa s
34.7 .3
14 .5 32.8
29 .8 .1
12 .5 23 .5
30 . 0 .1
6 .3 8. 0
729
612
800
52.7
38 .0
50.0
683
480
480
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41 7
195
381
12 .6
5.1
5.0
359
231
480
24.5
11.3
8 .0
United States
Upland
12,484.3
10, 854.6
8,730 .1
453
11,449.9
10,493 .5
440
464
8,247.1
Am.:::r . - Pima
82. 3
65.9
44 .4
526
397
682
90.2
54.5
63 . 1
All Cotton 12,566 . 6
10, 899 .0
8, 796 .0
II Production ginnad and to be ginned.
45 3
11 ,540.1
10 , 556 . 6
441
465
8 , 301. 6
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Geor~ia Honey Production Do~m
Honey produced in Geor gia during 1976 amount ed t o 3.1 million poun ds 9 29 percent less than the 1975 production 9 a ccording to t he Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Ser vi c e . The number of colonies in Georgia during 197 6 was 139 ,0009 a dec r ea s e of 9 per c ent from the 153,000 colonies in 1975. Yield per colony was 22 pounds i n 1976 , do\~ fr om t h e 28 poun ds per colony in 1975.
Considerable loss of coloni e s and reduc ed honey product i on was reported during the year 9 due to poor weather conditions an d insect ici de poisoni ng .
The average pric e r ec ei ve d for honey in Georgi a dur i ng 197 6 was 49.1 cents per pound 9 compared to 49.4 cent s in 1975. The 1976 value of pr odu ct i on i s estimated at ::~1 9 501 9 000 9 do\~ substantially from the ~~ 2 9 1 1 6 9 000 1975 crop .
United States Honey Production Up
Honey produced in the Uni t ed St at es duri ng 1976 total ed 199. 8 million pounds--up 1 percent from the 1975 crop. The 1976 honey crop was produ ced by 4.3 mi l l i on colonies 9 up 3 percent from the previous y ear . Yield per col ony in 1976 was 46. 4 pounds 9 compared with 47.3 in 1975 and 44.1 in 1974.
The production value of the 1976 crop at 99.8 mi l lion doll ars was slightly below the 1975 crop value but 6 per c ent above t he 1974 cr op . The 1976 aver age price received at 49.9 cents per pound was 0.7 cents bel ow the 1975 price . The s e pr i c e s relate to all wholesale
and retail sales 9 extracted churuc and comb honey fr om all ap iari es . Extracted honey in
wholesale lots sold for an av erage pric e of 45.0 cent s per pounds 90. 7 cents below the 1975 price. Unprocess ed bulk honey in 60 pound containers ave r aged 49.0 cents per pound compared with 49.9 cents in 1975. Processed bulk honey av eraged 50.2 cents per pound 9 2.3 cents above a year earlier. Processed pac kaged sal es aver aged 62 c ents pe r pound compared with 63 cents in 1975. Retai l sal es of ex t ract ed honey av eraged 72.7 c ent s per poun ds 9 1.7 cents above 1975. Sales of al l chmu~ honey (whol e sal e and r etail) av er aged 89. 9 cents per pound 9 3.1 cents above a year earl ier . Pr i ces for al l comb honey averaged 89.5 cents per pound compared with 88.7 cents in 1975.
In mid-December 9 producers repor t ed 34 mi l l i on pounds of honey on hand for sale 9 compared with stocks of 33 million pounds in 1975 and 34 million in 1974. Stocks in mid-December were 17.2 percent of the 1976 production 9 compared wi t h 16.7 percent in 1975.
Beeswax pr odu ct i on totaled 3.4 million pounds in 1976 slightly above the year before but 1 percent baLow 1974. The average price of beeswax at ~~1. 1 2 p er pound was 10 cents above the 1975 price but 2 cents less than in 1974.
Selected Producing St a t e s
Api ari es with 300 or more colonies in 20 selected St Qt e s totaled 110 million pounds, 3 percent more than the 106 million pounds expect ed in Sept ember 1976. These apiaries with 1.9 million colonies account for 55 percent of the Nat i on ' s 1976 honey flow. Their yield per colony at 59.3 pounds is 12.9 pounds more than the U.S. average yield of 46.4 pounds.
FRASIER T. GALLOHAY Agri cul tural Statistician In Charge
LAP.TIY r'IASSlTI" Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Repor t i ng Ser vi ce 9 USDA9 Federal Building, Su i t e 320, f ,t h en s 9 Georgia in cooperation wit h the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
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Honey
Val ue of
of bees
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pr odu ct i on :
prod,u ction
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1976
1975
1976 : 1975
1976 : 1975
1976
1,000 colonies
Pounds
1, 000 pounds
1,000 dollars
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78 500
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990
649
590
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2,184 2, 541 1, 042 1,197
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24,500 14, 170 10, 266 5,767
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2,613 2,501 1,479 1,213
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256
184
259
181
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24, 480 27,360 10, 820 11, 601
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4, 284 3.058 2. 116 1,501
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102
426
714
219
361
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32
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1, 568 1,890 1, 027 1, 223
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2. 528 2,160 1,6 66 1,501
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2. 162 29600 1,100 1,212
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29010 19200 1,475
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850 1, 332
366
614
23
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110
82
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29
253
377
172
262
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324
228
314
230
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5, 152 5,500 2, 442 2, 789
79
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10, 902 14, 260 5,189 6,788
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1,568 1, 357
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890
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6,510 5,800 5. 045 3, 474
94
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7, 520 9,856 3, 557 4, 622
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6,936 6, 900 3, 232 3,036
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440
495
255
264
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29
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116
113
118
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790
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935
944
498
457
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6,095 4, 800 3,224 2,554
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20
3.315 4, 200 2, 383 2, 995
94
120
9,400 15, 000 4,352 7,380
27
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39078 2. 244 1,585 1,288
44
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2.816 2, 680 1,715 1,589
38
29
1,710 1, 392
956
670
25
31
2,150 2, 883 1,266 1,773
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19
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19
25
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700 1,064
438
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11, 218 8.990 5, 026 4,117
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12, 896 9,400 5,919 4, 305
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1,932 1, 363 1,105
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301
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1,691 1, 786 1, 341 1,406
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5,472 10, 296 2. 785 5,230
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2,812 3,600 1, 339 1,634
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PROS P E CTIVE PLANTINGS
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Georgia: Farmers Plannin g Some Chanqes
A survey of farm er 's p l an ti ng int ent ion s, as of Ja nuary 1, t ha t was conduc te d by the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv i ce rev ea led some rathe r s i gn i f i ca n t cha nge s i n crop a creages may be expected for 1977. The c rops s howing the sh a rpest s h ifts from last year are expec te d to be soybean s and cot t on .
Notes t ha t a ccompani ed th e fa rme r's acrea ge re po rts i ndi ca t ed that the i r p l a ns at the first of th e year were st i l l ra t he r ten tat iv e. Man y not ed t ha t p r ice l e vels f o r t he various crops between now a nd planting t ime ma y cau se some c ha nge s in thes e ear ly plans. The availab il it y of produ c tion inpu t s s uc h a s s ee d , f er t il i zer a nd fu el d i d not a ppear to be a problem.
Cot ton Acreaqe Up 20 Pe r ce n t: Georg ia's cott on g rower s ind ica ted a 50,000 ac re increase may be exp ect ed this year. If real ized , this wo u ld b r i ng p lant ing s up to 300,000 ac re s compared with 250,000 la s t yea r - - a 20 percen t i nc rea s e . Thi s is th e th i r d lowes t co t t on acreage on record in Geor g ia sin ce re cords bega n in 1866 . \.Jhe n co t ton was k i ng, Georgia planted over 5 mill ion ac res to co tto n .
Soybean Acrea qe Boun ces Ba c k : An i nd i cated 1 ,1 50 ,00 0 ac re s plan t ed to soyb eans will be 19 pe r ce nt above t he 970 acre s i n Geo rgia last yea r . Thi s wi l l be the se cond hi ghest acreage plant ed t o soybea ns in Geo rg ia . The re co rd o f ] ,290 , 000 was se t in 1975.
Corn Acreaqe To Increas e 2 Perce nt: These e a r l y inte nt ions indicate co r n pl an ting of 2,350,000 -- 2 percent above th e prev ious year. Corn uti] iz es the larg e s t a creage of any row crop in Georgia.
Small Grains: Wheat and ry e se ede d l ast f a l I s how incre a ses of 3 percent and 4 percent re sp ect ively. Barley i s unch an ged f rom t he previ ou s ye a r . Oats and sor ghum acreage decreases of 20 percen t and L9 perce nt re s pe ct i ve l y we re i ndi cate d .
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Pla nted Acre a qe s
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Indi ca t ed
1975
197 6
1977
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Thou s an ds - -
1977 a s percent of 1976 Percent
Corn, a II
2,0 20
2,300
2,350
102
\J:,ea t
160
150
155
103
Ry e
480
410
425
104
Oats
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250
200
80
Ba rl e y
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Cotton
165
250
300
120
Sorghums, all
80
85
60
71
Soybeans, all
1,290
970
1,150
119
The purpos e o f t h is rep ort is to as s i s t g rowe rs in mak i ng su ch c ha nge s in th eir a crea ge plans a s mi ght a ppea r desi rabl e. Acrea ges actually plant ed this year may be mo re o r l ess than i ndicated due to weather, t he avail abil ity an d pri ce of fu el, f e rt i l i zer, s eed, l ab or, a nd how th is report af f ec ts farmers' plan s.
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UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1977
AS OF JANUARY I
Indicated
1975
:
1976
1977
Thousand Acres -
All Corn All Sorghum Oats Ba rl ey Durum Wheat Other Spring '.Jhea t Soybeans Upland Cotton
78,166 18,345 17,366
9,536 4,830 14,062
54,732 9,423.4
84 ,121
18,639
17,549 9,296 4,748
17,759 50,327 11,638.8
84,526
17,131 17,816 10,713 2,879 15,972 53,101 12,807.2
HIGHLIGHTS FOR UNITED STATES Expected 1977 planted acreage an d change from 1976.
Corn: 84.5 mill ion acres, up one-half of I percent. Sorghum: 17.1 million acres, down 8 percent.
Oats: 17.8 million acres, up 2 percent.
Barley: 10.7 mi 11 ion acres, up 15 percent.
Soybeans: 53.1 mill ion acres, up 6 percent. Upland Cotton: 12.8 million acres, up 10 percent.
Flaxseed: 1.58 mill ion acres, up 51 percent.
Durum Wheat: 2.9 mill ion acres, down 39 percent.
Other Spring Wheat: 16.0 mill ion acres, down 10 percent .
Suga rbeets: 1.42 mil I ion ac res, down 7 pe rcen t . Rice: 2.3 mill ion acres, down 8 percent.
1977 as Percent of 1976 Percent
101 92 102 115 61 90 106 110
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
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GEORGIA ANNUAL CRDP SUMMARY
GROSS VALUE OF GEO~~GIA' S C~:OP S UP 3 PERCE;';-T IN 1976
The gross value of production of Georgia's major crops (e xcluding livestock and poultry) increased by $33.2 million in 1976. According to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, the aggre gat e value of the Stat e 's crops amounted to $1,158,625,000--up 3 percent from the 1975 value of $1,125,424,000. The gross value of Georgia's crops have shown an increase for 8 of the last 9 years, wi t h 1975 being the only decrease. It ,va s the third consecutive year when the crop values exceeded the "billion dollar markll Crops showing less value in 1976 were tobacco, ~eanut s , soybeans, peaches, s weetpotatoes, and sorghum. t10r e than offsetting these decreases were increases in corn, cotton, pecans, hay and small grains.
Corn recaptured the top-spot in value , accounting for 28.3 percent of the total value. Peanuts, last year's leader, followed in second place. and accounted for 26.9 percent of the aggre gate value. Soybeans e dg ed out tob~cco for t hi r d place. Ea ch of the State's other crops contributed less than 10 percent of gr os s value .
Corn recorded the largest do Ll.ar-ival .ue increase ,-lith an additional $50 million in value, thanks to increased acreage and a record- high yield. Cotton made a partial comeback from last year's low with a $25.9 million increase. The largest dollar-value decline was credited to peanuts, wi th a $30.8 million decrease.
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Harv'd : Yield
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1,000
Acres
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Unit Price
Dol l ar s
Total Value 1, 000 Dolla r s
1976
234
410
3/200
. 651
62,4 96
Cotton Lint 2/
1975
160
443
Bale
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39,427
1976
72
97.00
6 , 9 84
Cottonseed
1975
Ton
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4 ,1l5
1976 2,160
62 .0
13 3 , 920
2.45
328,104
Corn, grain 5/
1975 1 , 880
55.0
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103 ,4 00
2 .6 9
278,146
197 6
72
55 . 0
3 , 960
White Corn, grain 5/ 1975
100
50.0
Bu.
5 ,000
19 76
45
38 .0
1 , 710
2 .21
3,779
Sorghum Grain
1975
47
36 .0
Bu .
1 ,6 92
2 . 38
4,027
1976
11 5
31.0
3 ,565
3.05
10,873
Wheat
1975
135
27.0
Bu .
3, 645
2.89
10 ,534
1976
100
51.0
5 ,100
1.45
7,395
Oats
1975
90
45.0
Bu.
4 ,050
1. 59
6,440
1976
10
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450
2.00
900
Barley
197 5
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38.0
Bu .
304
1.85
562
197 6
11 0
22.0
2 , 420
2.55
6,171
Rye
1975
105
15.0
Bu .
1 , 575
2.47
3,890
1976
7. 5
95.0
713
9.80
6,987
Sweetpotatoes
1975
7.5 100.0
Cwt; ,
750
12.40
9,300
1976
68 .00 1 ,820
123,760
1.105
136,755
Tobacco, All 6/
1975
75 . 13 2,010
Lb.
150,9 78
1.015
153 ,170
1976
465
2.30
1 , 070
52.50
56,175
Hay, All
1975
4 70
2.50 Ton
1,175
42.00
49 ,350
1976
521
2, 985
1 ,55 5 , 185
.200
311,037
Peanuts , for Hu t s
1975
5 24
3,295
Lb . 1 , 726 , 580
.198
341,863
1976
940
23.5
22,090
6.50
1 4 3 , 5 85
Soybeans, for Beans
1975 1,260
25.5
Bu .
32 ,1 30
4.65
149,405
1976
10
200
2 , 000
.2 6
520
Fescue for Seed
1975
10
220
Lb .
2 ,2 00
.18
396
Apples, Utilized
1976
21 , 000
.085
1,785
Production
1975
Lb .
17 , 000
. 107
1,819
Peaches, Utilized
1976
140, 000
.120
16,800
Production
1975
Lb .
95,000
.238
22,610
Pecans, Utilized
197 6
50 ,000
.826
41 ,300
Production 7/
1975
Lb .
75,000
.428
32,10Q
Commercial
1976
47. 02
16,979
Vegetables 8/
1975
45 . 30
18,270
TOTAL ABOVE CROPS
(Exc1. acreage of
1976 4 ,8 32 . 52
1 ,158,625
fruits and ecans)
1975 4, 816 . 93
1,125,424
~ Includes allowance for loan s ou t s t an ding and purchas es by t he Gove r nmen t valued at the
average loan and purchase r ate f or co rn , wheat , sorghum , bar l ey and rye . Al l 1976 data is
preliminary. 2/ Cotton yie l d i n pounds , pr i ce is per pound . 3/ Inc l udes allowance for
unredeemed loa~s. 4/ Average to J anua r y 1 , 1977 with no allowance fo r unredeemed loans.
5/ White corn acreage, yield, a nd produc t i on also included in t he al l "cor n for gr a i n " .
6/ Price is derived fro m value of bo t h ty pe 14 and type 62 . 7/ In addit ion to the 140 million
pounds of peaches utilized there we r e 60 million pounds of e c~nomic abandonment pr incipally
due to under sizing. ~/ Exc l ude s sweetpo tatoes. Includes only t hose ve getables for which
official estimat es are pre pared .
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Janua ry 1 , 1 977
Re l e a s e d 1/27 /77
\~le a t , Oat s an d Cor n St oc k s Up : Soybe a ns Down
The qua n t i t y of gr a i n s to cks in t he St a te on Janua r y 1 , 1977 were up f or the majority of commodi t i es t ha t c oul d be pub l i shed, a c co r ding t o t he Ge o r gi a Crop Re por t i ng Service. Wheat was up a whoppi ng 74 pe r c en t fr om a ye a r ago whi l e o at s and corn were up 66 pe r ce n t and 16 pe rc e nt re spec t i v ely . Soyb e a n s t o cks i n a ll storage po s itions wer e do~m 9 percent from last ye a r. St atewi de , whea t s t oc ks to t a l ed 1. 1 mi l lion bus he ls, oa t s t oc ks t o t a l e d 1.7 million bus he l s , corn s t oc ks to t aled 72 . 5 mill i on bu she l s , s oy bean s t o ck s totaled 21.3 million bushels, r ye s t o cks t ot a l e d 497 , 000 bus hel s a nd so r ghum gr a in s t ock s to t a l e d 701,000 bushel s . Barley was not publ i s hed t o avoi d d i s c l os i n g i nd i v i dua l ope r at i on s bu t is i nc l ude d in the Nat ional tot als .
Producer owned gra in in of f- f a r m posi ti ons on Janu a ry 1 , s howe d c or n stocks amounted to 5.4 mill ion bushe ls , s oybe a n s t ocks t o t al ed 2 . 4 mi lli on bushe l s and oat s t ocks total ed 40,000 bu shel s. The r e we r e no produc e r owned sorghum gr a i n s t ocks . Rye , barley a nd whe a t stocks were not pub l i shed t o avoid d i s cl os ur e of indiv i dua l ope ra t ions .
The ra t e d comme r c i a l o ff -f a r m s t or a ge capaci t y i n t he St a t e on J anuary I, 1977 totaled 4 9.8 mi l l i on bus he ls . Na t i ona l l y off-f a rm c a pac i t y wa s r a t ed at 6 , 2 76 . 6 mi l l i on bushels.
Gra i n
Geor gi a Gr a i n St ocks - - J a nua r y 1 , 1 977 wi th c omparisons
On Fa r ms
Off Far ms
:
Al l Positions
: 1976
1 977
1976
1 977 : 19 76
1977
1, 000 Bushe l s - -
Cor n
: 54 ,802
56, 246
7 , 798
16 , 227
62, 600
Oat s Barley , Wheat Rye Sor ghum Soybea ns
: 89 1 : 55 : 219 : 126 : 1, 320 :10 ,603
1 ,428
68 42 8
4 60 684 7 , 290
125
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419
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12 , 985
2 61
*
681
37 17 13 ,971
1 , 016
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63 8
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23 , 588
;'~ Rot publ ished t o avo i d dis c l o s i n g indi v i dua l ope ra t i on s .
72 , 473 1 , 6 89
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1,109 49 7 70J.
21 , 261
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm 1977
5 ,419 40
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United State s :
Fe ed Whe a t Gr a i n a nd St oc ks Up : Soyb e a ns Down
J an uar y 1 sto cks of all wheat at 48 million me t r i c tons we r e 28 percent above a year ear lier. St ock s of the fo ur f e e d gra i n s (corn , oa t s, bar ley and s or ghum) totaled 148 million met r ic tons, 7 pe r ce n t above J a nua r y 1, 1976 hold i n gs . I nc reas e s fr om a yea r earlier for i ndividual f e ed gra i ns were 9 percent f o r c or n and 3 pe r cent for so rghum. Barley declined 1 percent and o a t s 1 6 pe r cen t . Soybea n s t ocks at 28 mi l l i on metric tons wer e 18 percent below January 1, 19 76 .
Corn in a ll s t or a ge position s on January 1, 197 7 t ot a l e d 4 ,8 61 mi l l i on bushels, up 9 percent f r om the 4, 449 mi l l ion bus hel s a ye a r earlie r and 34 pe r cent a bove January 1, 1975. Farm sto cks a~ 3 , 31 7 million bus he l s we r e up 4 perc en t . Off -f arm s to cks at 1,544 million bu shel s were 22 per c en t a bove January I, 19 76.
Sor ghum gr ain in s t or a ge J a nuary I , 1977 a mou nted to 49 0 mi l l i on bushels, 3 percent above a year ear l ier and 29 pe rcen t ab ove t he s ame date i n 1 975 . Farm st ocks t ot a l e d 161 million bushel s , a de c reas e of 3 pe r ce n t fr om las t ye a r whi l e o f f - farm holdin gs at 329 million bushels were up 6 pe r cen t.
Oats i n stor ag e J anuary 1 , 19 77 t ot a l ed nearl y 421 million bushels, 16 percent less than a yea r ear l i e r and 17 per c e n t belo\v J a nua ry 1, 1 975 . Curren t oat stocks are at a record January 1 low since rec or ds ~lere s tar ted i n 1 944 . Fa r m s t o ck s at 34 7 mi llion bushels were 15 percent be l oH a ye ar e a r l i er and off -farm s t oc ks a t 73 million bu s he ls were down 22 percent.
Ba r l e y s to r e d in a ll posit i on s on J a nua r y 1, 1 977 t otal e d 272 million bushels, 1 percent
below a year earlier. Off-farm stocks of 118 million bushels were 4 percent more than a year ago and farm s t ocks at nearly 155 million bushels were do~vn 5 percent.
Al l wheat stored on January 1, 1977 totaled 1,777 million bushe Ls , 28 percent more than l a st ye a r and 60 percent gr ea t e r than January 1, 1975. Farm stocks totaled 664 million bushels and off-farm stocks amounted to 1,113 million bushels. This is up 21 and 33 percent frcm last ye a r 's stocks, respectively.
Rye stored in all positions on January 1, 197 7 totaled 9.2 million bushels, 5.1 million on farms and 4.1 million of f - f ar ms . This compares with last year's total of 9.5 million.
Soybeans in all positions on January 1, 197 7 totaled 1,026 million bushels, down 18 percent from the record high level estimated a year ago, but 4 percent above the January 1, 1975 stocks. Farm stocks at 467 million bushels were 21 percent below a year earlier. Off-farm stocks at 559 million bushels were do~m 16 percent.
United St a t e s Grain Stocks January 1, 1977 with comparisons
(In thousand bushel s)
Jan. 1
Jan. 1
Oct . 1 2/
Jan. 1
Grain and Position
: 1975
1976
1976
1977
CORN
On Farms
: 2 , 540 , 658
3,179,209
231,094
3,316,972
Off Farms 1/
:1,080,024
1,269,364
166,448
1,543,849
TOTAL
:3,620,682
4,448,573
397,542
4,860,821
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm :
1,060,155
SORGHUH
On Farms
Off Farms 1:../
: 122,856 : 257,843
164,939 309,600
14,058 37,486
160,728 329,156
TOTAL
: 380,699
474,539
51,544
489,884
Producer Owned Grain Of f Farm :
204,272
OATS
On Farms
: 384,094
407 ,567
428,993
347,261
Off Farms 1/
: 122,512
94,092
112,445
73,252
TOTAL
: 506,606
501,659
541,438
420,513
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm :
23,667
BARLEY
vI:. F<lrms
: 125,245
162,916
210,241
154,534
Off Farms 1 /
: 102,728
113,508
152,354
117,789
TOTAL
: 227 ,973
276,424
362,595
272,323
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm :
27,905
ALL WHEAT
On Farms
Off Farms !/
: 446 ,362 : 661,171
546,613 837,978
830,936 1,354,824
663,764 1,113,174
TOTAL
:1,107 ,533
1,384,591
2,185,760
1,776,938
Producer Owned Grain Of f Farm :
857,062
RYE
On Farms
: 6,509
5, 735
8,852
5,117
Off Farms 1/
: 5,5 09
3,777
6,120
4,105
TOTAL
: 12,018
9,512
14,972
9,222
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm :
766
SOYBEANS 2/
On Farms Off Farms 1/
TOTAL
: 483,869 : 505,392 : 989, 261
58 9 , 3 0 3 665,408 1,254,711
85,896 158,740 244,636
466,758 558,964 1,025,722
Producer Owned Grain Off Farm :
288,330
1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. J:../ Soybean
data refers to September 1.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY
OSCAR COLE, JR.
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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TI'le Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia in
cooperation wi t h the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
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AGR IC ULTURAL P RICES .JANUARY ~5 ~977
February 1, 1977
GEORGIA mnex UP 2 }'OI NTS
The Al l Commodity Index of Prices Received was 183 pe r cent, 2 points above the previous month and 1 point above January 1976 , accordinG to the Georgia Crop Reporting Ser vi c e. The increase in the All Commodity Index from the December l evel resulted from price increases in corn, soybeans , hogs, broilers, hay and sweetpotatoes. Lower prices for cotton, eggs and other chickens '1er e partially offsetting.
The January Al l Crops Index wa s 193 p ercent , up 2 point s from the pr evi ou s month and 13 points above January 1976.
The Al l Livestock Index for January was 176 percent , up 3 poi nt s from the previous month, but down 7 poi nt s from January 1976.
mUTED STATES PRICES RECEIVBD Il'ill:JX UP 3 POINTS
PRICES PAID nm:s;c UP 4 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased 3 points (l~ percent) to 182 percent of its January-December 1967 average during the month ended January 15 , 1977. Contributing most to the increase since mid-December were high~r prices for corn, hogs, soybeans, broilers and commercial vegetables. Lower prices for eggs , potatoes , cotton , oranges and milk were partially offsetting . The index was 4 points (2 percent) bel ow a year ago.
The I ndex of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, T~~e8 , and Farm " as e Rates for Janu~J 15 wa s 197, up 4 poi nt s (2 percent ) f rom the revised December index. Higher prices for feed, fuel s , family livinG items, and new data for interest and
taxes accounted for the increase. The index was 8 poi nts (4 percent) higher than a year earlier.
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1975
GEORGIA A!{D m~IT ED STATES
Jan. 15
Dec. 15
1976
1976
Jan. 15 1977
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
.1187
182
Al l Crops
177
180
Livestock & Livestock
Products
.1195
183
y181
183
y191
193
173
176
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
186
186
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes
& Farm Hage Rates
Ratio y'
184
189
101
98
179
182
193
197
93
92
11 liatio of Index of Prices Recei ved by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm t 'age Rates. .I Revised.
FRASI ER T. GALLOVIAY
CLAYTOJJ J. HCDUPFIE
Agri cul tural St at i st i ci an In CharGe
AB~icultural Statistici~1
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Heceived
FE B 1 1977
D O C u(.r; E ~H S
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PRICES--RECEIVEJ AND PAID BY F~QMERS, JANUARY 15, 1977 WITH COllPARISONS
Georgia
:
United States
Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 : Jan . 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15
Commodity and Unit
1976
1976
1977 : 1976
1976
1977
PRICES RECEIVED
~fueat, bu. 1/
$
2.99
3 .43
2.39
2.43
Oats, bu. 17
$
1.54
1.44
1.51
1.56
Corn, bu. -
$
2.59
2.36
2.49
2 .44
2.24
2.34
Cotton, lb.
55.7 ~/66.8 7/59.0
6/50.5
~/63.1
1/60.5
Cottonseed, ton
$ 74.00 100.00 100.00
89.90 103.00
100.00
Soybeans, bu.
$
4.41
6.46
6 .76
4.46
6.56
6.80
Sweetpotatoes, cwt .
$ 10.60
9.50
10.40
6/9.70 ~/7.36
8.02
Hay, baled, ton
All
$ 44.00
55.00
57.50
52.70
59.00
60.90
Al f al f a
$
56.20
62.70
65.40
Other 2/
$
46.40
50.90
52.90
Nilk Cow;, head
$ 365 .00 400.00 410. 00
458 .00 480.00
481.00
Hogs, cwt ,
$ 46 .80
34.00
35 .7 0
47.50
36.30
38.00
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 3/ $
Cows, cwt. i/
-$
24.50 19.80
25.40 21.30
25 . 30 20.7 0
33.50 22.10
32.10 21.30
32 .30 23.10
Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ 27 .30
28.00
28.10
37.20
35.90
35.10
Calves, cwt.
$ 25.30
29. 00
29.10
31 .40
32.90
33.70
Bilk, Sold to Plants, cwt.
Fluid i:-Ia r ke t
$ 10.50 6/10.60 7/10 .5 0
10.50 ~/10.00
7/9.95
Manuf ac t ur ed
$
9.07
8.55
7/8.51
Al l
$ 10.50 6/10.60 1/10.50
10.20 j9.75
7/9.68
Turkeys, lb.
31.0
30.0
30.0
33.6
33.3
32.4
Chickens, lb.
Exc l udi ng Broilers ~/
11.0
16.0
12.5
11.8
Commercial Broilers
24.0
19.5
22.0
24.3
19.3
21.5
Eggs, all, dozen
67 .4
79.3
73.1
62.2
69.5
65.1
Table, dozen
64.0
78.4
70.4
Hatching, dozen
85.0
85.0
90.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
liixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$ 133.00 137.00 140.00
132.00 133.00
141.00
16% protein
$ 139.00 146.00 151.00
136.00 145.00
147.00
32% protein
$ 166.00 182.00 193.00
175 .00 209.00
211.00
Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein,
cwt.
$
8.10
8.50
8.:;0
8.01
8.52
8.82
Cottonseed Heal, 41%, cwt. $
9 .30
11.00
12 . 00
6/9.47
11.50
11.50
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $
9. 20
12 .50
13.00
8.81
12.20
12.60
Bran, cwt.
$
7.70
8.20
8.30
7.36
7.78
7.86
Hi ddlings , cwt .
$
7.70
8.30
7 .90
7.25
7.65
7.74
Corn Heal , cwt.
$
7.00
6.90
7.00
6 .55
6.40
6.14
Poultry Feed, ton
Broiler GrO\ler Feed
$ 157.00 175.00 182.00
158.00 174.00
174.00
Laying Feed
$ 135 .00 138.00 144.00
143.00 153.00
156.00
Chick Starter
$ 154.00 167.00 168.00
161.00 178.00
176.00
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$ 63.00
68. 00
70.00
68.40
76.70
80.90
All Other Hay, ton
$ 54.00
58 . 00
58.00
59.50
63.90
62.60
1/ Monthly estimates for Georgia discontinued beginning June 1976. 2/ Includes all hay
excet>t alfalfa. 3/ "Cows" and "Steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary
for slaughter bulls. 4/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for
herd replacements. 5/11onth1y estimates for U. S. discontinued beginning June 1976. 6/Revised.
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Ma rch 1, 1977
GEORGIA INDEX UP 7 POINTS
The All Commodity Index of Prices Received was 190 percent, 7 points above the previous month and 6 points above February 1976, according to th e Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The increase in the All Commodity Index from the January level resulted from price increases in cotton, soybeans, hay, hogs, beef cattle, calves and broilers.
The February All Crops Index wa s 197 percent; up 4 points from the previous month and 17 points above February 1976.
The All Livestock Index for Feb ruary wa s 184 percent, up 8 points from the previous month, but down 3 points from February 1976.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 4 POINTS PRICES PAID INDE X UP 2 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by Fa rmers increased 4 points (2 perc ent) to 187 percent of its January-December 1967 average during the month e nde d February 15 , 1977. Contributing most to the increase since mid-January were higher prices for cattle, broilers, hogs, soybeans, vegetables and cotton. Lower prices for corn and milk wer e partially offsetting. The index was unchanged from a year ago.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commod iti es and Ser vices, Interest, Taxes, and Farm ~age Rates for February 15 was 200, up 2 points (1 percent) from the revised January index. Higher prices for feeder 1 ivestock accounted for most of the increase. The index
was 9 points (5 percent) above a year ea r l ier.
1967 = 100
INDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Jan. 15
Feb. 15
Jan. 15
1976
1976
1977
Feb. 15 1977
GEORGIA
Prices Received AII Commod i ties All Crops Livestock & Livestock Products
182
184
2/183
190
180
180
2/193
197
183
187
176
184
UNITED STATES
Prices Rece i ved
186
187
183
187
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes
& Farm Wa ge Rates
189
191
198
200
Rat io .I/
98
98
92
94
1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. 1/ Revised.
fSeginning with this report, prices received by farmers
II for corn, soybeans, wheat, and oats for the U. S. (only corn and soybeans for Georgia) will relate to average prices for all sales during the previous month. Prices for the current month will be a pre1 iminary mid-month price.
F:\ASIER T. GALLOHAY Agr icultural Statistician In Charge
CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
PRICES-* ~ECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERSLFEBRUARY 15 . 1977 WITH COMPARISONS
GEORG IA
UN !TED STATES
: Feb. I5 Ja n . I5 Feb . 15 Feb . 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15
Commod i tv and Un it
: 1976
1977
1977
1976
1977
1977
PR ICES RECE I VED
'../hea t, bu I I
Oa t s, bu. 1.7
Corn , bu. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton
$
3.01
3.66
2.43
1/244
$
1. 52
1.46 6/1.58 III. 62
$
2.63 6/2.42
7/2.50
2.48 - 2.34
7/ 2.31
54.5 6763.1
1769.3
s
-100.00
~/51. 7 &/62.3
1764.4
90.00 100.00
99.00
Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
$
4 .52 ~/6.57
$ 11.60
10.35
7/6.95
4.50 6/6.81
- 11. 10 6/10.00 - 8.02
7/6.99
- 8.75
Hay, baled, ton:
All
$ 43 .00
57.50
58 .00 " 54.30
60.90
62.70
Alfalfa
$
Other 1/
$
58 . 60 46 . 70
65.40 52.90
66.70 54 .80
Milk Cows, head
$ 390.00 410.00
430.00
465.00 481.00
485.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ 46.90
35.70
37 . 30
47.90
38.00
39.30
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 31 $ 25.50
Cows, cwt. !il
-
s 21 . 00
25.30 20.70
27.20 22.20
34.20 25. 10
32.30 23.10
33. 10 24.10
Steers & Heifers, cwt.
$ 28.20
28.10
30.30
36.80
35.10
35 ~70
Ca I ves , cwt.
$ 27.50
29.10
31.80
34.40
33.70
35.60
Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt.
Flu id Ma rke t
$ 11 .00
10.50 1 1 10. 60
10.20 6/9.93 7/9.86
Manufactured
$
8.45 6/8.48 "7/8.43
All Turkeys, lb.
$ 11.00 30 . 0
10.50 1110.60
30.0
30 .0
9.79 6/9.65
32. I
-32.4
1./9.58 32.5
Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broil ers il
13.5
12. 5
12.5
12.8
Commercial Broilers
25.5
22.0
24.0
25.2
21.5
24.0
Eggs, all, doz .
65. I
73.1
73.4
59.8
65.1
66.2
Table, doz. "
e 61.5
70.4
71.0
Hatching, doz.
87 . 0
90.0
87.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
MI xed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$ 129 . 00 140.00
144 .00
133.00 141.00
144.00
16% protein 32% protein
$ 140.00 $ 166.00
15 1.00 193.00
154.00 196.00
136.00 177 .00
147.00 211.00
151.00 216.00
Hog Feed , 14%-18% protein,
cwt ,
$
Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.
$
Bran, cwt.
$
Middl ings, cwt.
$
Corn Mea 1, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton
8.20
9 . 30 9.50 7. 60 7 . 30 6.90
8. 50 12. 00 13.00 8.30 7.90 7.00
8.70 12. 00 13.50 8.40 8.40 6.90
8.03 9.42 8.84
7.37 7.26 6.52
8.82 11.50 12.60
7.86 7.74 6.14
8.84 11.60 13.00
7.93 7.80 6.13
Broil er Grower Feed
$ 160. 00 182.00
183.00
160.00 174.00
178.00
Laying Feed
$ 129 .00 144.00
150.00
143.00 156.00
161.00
Ch ick Starter
$ 151. 00 168.00
181.00
162.00 176.00
181.00
Al falfa Hay, ton
$ 66. 00
70.00
76 .00
69.90
80 .90
80.30
All Other Hay. ton
$ 57 . 00
58.00
64.00
60.10
62.60
63.90
1/ Monthly estimates f o r Georgi a d i s conti nued beginning Jun e 1976. 11 Includes all hay
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Appr ove d b y t he Outlook a nd Situa tion Board (Eggs ) Na r ch 1, 1977
Cold Weathe r Dampens Economy
Improvemen t s i n the gene r al economy a nd a s s oc i a t ed i nc r e a s e s in consumers' incomes and increased e mpl oyme n t wi ll help the de ma nd f or poultry a nd eggs dur i ng 1977.
Despit e some weathe r-relat ed d i s r up t i on s this winter, the economy i s e xpe c t e d to rebound in coming months . As gr owt h picks up , cons umer income s are expe c te d to at a faster rate than the 3 percent inc r e a s e i n rea l t erms s hown in 1976 and the number of people employed will increase.
Red Meat Suppl i e s Con t i nue Large
Total red meat s upplie s this wint e r and s pr i n g are expec te d t o c ont inue above yeare a r lier leve l s , althou gh beef supplie s wi l l be down s eas onal ly. Total commercial red meat production t hrough mid-197 7 likely wi l l r un ar ound 5 per cen t a bove 1976. Second half production ma y taper off and run be l ow year - e a r l i e r l eve l s as the upswing in pork production loses moment um and the effects of 2 cons ecutive years o f he r d l i qu idation by cattlemen begin to impact on cattl e s l a ug h te r.
Production Costs Trend Upward
Production co s t s are again t r end ing upward a f ter e asing i n l ate 1976 and prospects are for additional s trength in coming months. Recent gains can be traced in part to a seasonal upwa rd moveme n t s in f eed ingredie n t price s and , t o a l e s s er e x tent, continued advances in the cost o f othe r items o f product ion . Es t i mates s how tha t fourth quarter 1976 feed costs for broiler and egg producers were down f r om t he third quarter but s t i l l above a year earlier.
Corn price s have i n cre a sed s easonally s ince las t f a l l a nd may continue to strengthen throu gh mid-ye a r . However, t he reco rd 1976 co r n crop of 6.2 billion bushels is helping hold grain prices wel l bel ow year- earlier levels. Pri ce move ments dur ing April-September will be influenced b y weather patte r ns. Produ cer s ' early s e a son intentions for corn are to plant about the same a c r e a ge as i n 1 976 . Thro ugh February many areas o f the grain belt were short on s o i l mo is t ur e r e s erve s . Wit h s oybe an prices runn ing stron g r elative to prices of grains, there may be some shift of corn a cre age t o soybeans.
Early 1 97 7 egg production is running behind a year earl ier and egg prices are higher. However , outpu t will gain in comi n g mon ths and should exceed 1976 levels by spring. Egg price s will r e mai n f a i r l y strong before de c l i ning sea sonally this spring.
Cold Snap Redu ce s Output
The extrp.mely cold weather ove r much of the count r y caused January's egg output to drop 1 per ce n t be low last year's 461 mill i on dozen. Laye r numbe rs were down slightly but output per 100 laye r s dr oppe d 15 eggs from the 1,971 reported in January 1976.
The cold we a t he r , combined with unusually heavy snows over some sections of the country , caused pr obl e ms t hat many pr oducer s had seldom, if ever, fac ed. Producers indicated problems with water pipes free zing , ge tting fe ed s uppl i e s to t he farm and t o the layers, hi gher feed conversions , and mai n t ain i n g de s ired t empe r a t ur e s and humid i t y l evels .
The weathe r h i t es pecially hard in s ome southe r n Stat e s , where the layin g hou s e s and other equ ipment is not made to wi t h s t a nd such col d wea t he r . Ou t pu t pe r 10 0 hens in January was 6 pe r cent below a ye a r ear lier i n Kent ucky , S percen t in Louisiana, 3 percent in Arkansas, 2.5 pe rcen t i n Georg ia, a nd 1 percen t i n Florida and Mis sissippi. Al l of these States showed even lar ge r re duct i on s fr om ye ar-earlier leve ls on Februa ry 1 , e s pecially Georgia which dropped to 6 pe r c en t below .
Output to Bounce Back
Egg pr oduc tion wa s down i n January bu t it wi ll bounce back above ye a r - e a r l ier levels in coming mon t h s as t he rate of lay a nd l aye r number s ga i n . The ra te of l a y wi l l rebound back to 197 6 l eve l s a s the wea th e r modera tes a nd the large i n c r ease i n youn g pullets shows up.
Laye r numbers were down 1 percent on February 1 but should gain in coming months. The egg- type hatch i nd i cate s there wil l be a r ound 13 percent more pul l e t s for flock r epl acements during Fe bruary-June . There \1i l l be a s mall increa s e in replaceme n t layers entering the flock dur i.ng the r ema i nde r of the wi.nt e r but a sharp incr e a s e in t he spring. Second hal f r e placement pullet s \;ill likely continue a bove a year e arlie r bu t s how a smaller i nc rease t han during the firs t half of 1977.
The increase i n r eplacemen t pullets i s expe c ted to be par t i a l l y offset by i n cr e a s e d slaughter of old hens and reduced force moltings . Wee kl y r epor t s indicate that fewer mature chicken s were s laughte re d und er Federal insp ect ion in J an uary than a year earlier. However, egg price s were high and producers were producing as many e ggs as they could. This situation i s expe cted t o change when the seasonal drop in e gg pri ce s come s this spring. On February 1 , producers i n 17 Sta t es r eport ed that 14 . 4 percent of the ir hens and pullets had completed at leas t one mo l t, while a nothe r 3 .4 pe r c e n t were in the proc e~s o f being molted. The comparat ive f i gur e s for Februa r y 1, 1976, were 14 . 5 and 3.6 percent.
The cold weather may caus e f i r s t quar t e r 1977 e gg output t o a bout match a year earlier . But spring ou tput is expected t o be 1 to 2 percent a bove 1976 and the second half may be up 2 percent or more .
Egg Prices Strong
Egg pr ice s were str ong during mos t of 1976 and continue d s o in early 1977. Prices weak ene d in l ate De cembe r and e a r ly Janua ry but bounced back sh a r pl y as the cold weather reduced available s upplies. Howeve r , price s weaken e d again whe n consumers balked at the high e gg prices. New Yo rk whol esale pr i ce s f or Grade A large egg s averaged 67 cents a dozen in early Janua r y , s tren gt hened to 82 cents by January 20 , but slipped steadily to 63 cents on Februa ry 23 .
Egg pr ices a r e expected t o a dvance a s Ea s t e r appr oa che s (April 10) but increased egg sup plies may limit the r i se . Spr i n g pr i ce s wi l l show their usual s easonal drop. Second hal f egg prices wi l l incr e ase f rom s pring but t he expe c t e d increase in egg sup plies will me an prices wi ll ave r a ge well below July-De cembe r 1976.
Stron g breaker uses wi l l likely help bo l s te r egg pr i c es i n co ming months . Weekly repor t s i ndic a t e tha t almost a f our t h mo r e eggs have been broken und e r federal inspection through late Feb r ua r y this year than i n the comparab l e period l ast year. Breakers are probably having to stay in markets t o supply cur r ent ne e ds . Cold s t or a ge stocks of egg products are likely near minimum working leve l s .
1976 Produc tion Up, Consumption Down
Egg production in 1 976 totaled 5 , 404 mi l l i on do zens, up almost 1 percent from 1975 and t he fir st annu al i ncre ase in output since 1971. However, a sharp increase in hatching use, smaller import s , i ncr eased expor t s , s hipments, and military use, and increased population caused a drop in pe r capita con s ump t i on. Preliminary numbers indicate that consumption of eggs \vas 2 76 eggs pe r pe rs on i n 1 976 , a drop of 3 eggs from the previous year and 38 eggs si nce 1971 .
The use of eggs for hat ch i n e purp os e s is estimated to have taken around 405 million dozen eggs in 1 976 , up 9 percen t f r om 1975 . Egg- t ype ha tchings were up 8 percent but broiler-type ha t ch i n gs were up 9 percent . The 405 mill i on dozens made up 7.5 percent of total e gg product ion i p 1976 , c ompared wi t h 6.9 percent in 1975.
Imports of shell eggs and e gg product s totaled 3.2 million dozen in 1976, down 44 percen t f r om 197 5. 2xpor t s showe d a 6-percen t incr ea s e to 37 . 4 million dozens (shell egg e qu i v a l e n t) . Shell egg e xpor t s i ncrease d a t hird wh i le e gg produc t s slipped 41 percent . Shipments to Ameri c an t e r r i t or i e s a t 27 .8 mill i on dozen (shell e gg equivalent) was up slightly from 1975. tli l i t a r y usage a l so i nc r e a s e d s light l y to 45.4 mill ion dozen. Total egg consumption in 1976 wa s down 3 e ggs pe r pe rson but t here was a slight inc r e a se in processed eggs usage .
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District and County
DISTRICT 1
Bar t ow
Chattooga Floyd Gordon Murray Polk Walker Whitfield
TOTAL
DISTRICT 2
Barrow Clarke Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Oconee Walton
TOTAL
DISTRICT 3
Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart
Li.nco Lr-
Hadi s on Oglethorpe Wil k e s
TOTAL
J1a r ch 1977
GEORGIA WHEAT
1976 County Estimates --- Acreage, Yield, and Production Preliminary
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
300 160 180 500 340 2 70
70 120
1,940
36.7 29.7 32.7 33.6 27.7 35.6 31. 7 29. 7
32. 6
11,000 4 ,750 5,880
16,800 9,420 9,620 2,220 3,560
63,250
300 550 350 190
60 130 120 680 2 ,4 10 710
5,500
35.7 34.5 29.7 24.7 27.7 30 .7 33.7 36.5 34 . 6 32 .7
33.8
10,700 19,000 10,400
4 ,700 1,660 3,990 4,040 24,800 83,400 23,200
185 ,890
180 950 860
90 2,410
120 1,440 1,080
360
7,490
26.7 33.7 27.6 26.7 31. 7 29.7 30 .6 27 .7 29.7
30.4
4,810 32,000 23,700
2,400 76,300
3,560 44,100 29,900 10,700
227,470
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DISTRICT 4 Clayton Coweta Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Hacon Marion Meriwether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT 5
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Hor gan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Taliaferro Treut1en Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson
TOTAL
GEORGIA WHEAT
Harch 1977
1976 County Estimates -- Acreage, Yield, and Production Preliminary
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
140 220 230
80 200 180 940 370 4,000 520 410 1,270 330 1,130
60 1,400
150 300
11,930
29.7 31. 7 24.7 33.6 27.7 29.7 31.6 32.7 34.6 24.8 32.7 32.7 28.7 27.7 31. 7 35.6 29.7 35.7
32.4
4,160 6,970 5,690 2,690 5,540 5,340 29,700 12,100 138,500 12,900 13 ,400 41,500 9,470 31,300 1,900 49,900 4,450 10,700
386,210
120 260 1,700 260 890 980 530 270 8,350 1,850
80 5,860
190 190 980 330 3,330 1,480 100
80 260 320 5,260 480 170
34,320
24.8 32.7 27.7 29.7 34.6 29.7 28.5 26.7 37.6 28.6 30 .6 27.7 34.6 27.7 28.7 28.7 30 .7 30.6 29.7 27.8 27.7 29.7 27.7 28.8 27.7
31.0
2,970 8,490 47,100 7,720 30,800 29,100 15,100 7,210 314,000 53,000 2,450 162,300 6,580 5,260 28,100 9,470 102,100 45 ,300 2,970 2,220 7 ,200 9,500 145,700 13 ,800 4,710
1,063,150
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Harch 1977
GEORGIA WHEAT
1976 County Estimates --- Acreage, Yield, and Production Preliminary
District and County
DISTRICT 9
Appling Bacon Bryan Evans Pierce Tattna11 Toombs Wayne
TOTAL
Other Counties
STATE TOTAL
Harvested Acres
110 60 70
440 200 470 410 70
1,830
340
115,000
Yield per Acre Bushels
22.7 23.7 23.7 25.7 23.8 24.7 26.6 24.7
25.1
27.2
31.0
Production Bushels
2,500 1,420 1,660 11,300 4,750 11,600 10,900 1,730
45,860
9,250
3,565,000
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
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GEORGIA HHEAT
Harch 1977
1976 County Estimates --- Acreage, Yield, and Production Preliminary
District and County
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
DISTRICT 6
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock J e f f e r s on Jenkins iicDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
1,720 4,420
790 80
1 70 1, 240
510 10,310
2,090 420 470
1,360 940
28 .7 26.7 27.7 26.8 26.7 30.6 24.7 31. 7 32.6 24.8 26.6 29.7 28.6
49,300 118,000
21,900 2,140 4,540
38 , 000 12,600 326 , 400 68,200 10,400 12 , 500 40,400 26,900
TOTAL
24,520
29.8
731 ,280
DISTRICT 7
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee . Hiller Hit chell Quitman Randolph Semin o l e Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
440 990 38 0 1,040 380 1 ,460 370 780 990 620
80 1,690 1,540
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4,540 1,620
290
71 0
32.3 34 .4 35.5 28.6 34 .7 35 . 6 29 .7 33.7 27.6 34 .5 34. 6 34.5 24.7 34.4 30.7 34.6 29.7 32.5
14,200 34,100 13 ,500 29,700 13,200 52,000 11,000 26,300 27,300 21,400
2,770 58 ,300 38,100 24 ,100 139,200 56, 000
8,610 23,100
TOTAL
18 , 620
31.8
592 ,880
DISTRICT 8
At k i n s o n Ben Hill Berrien Broo ks Clinch Coffee
Co Lqu it t
Cook Cr i s p Doo1y Irvin Jeff Davis Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner \vilcox Wor t h
180 90
220 390 110 480 190 140 1 ,260 2,560 110 18 0
130
1 , 4 00 1 80 160 240 490
24.7 25 .8 25 . 7 27.7 24. 7 25.6 27.7 26. 7 30 .6 35 .6 26 .7 25. 7 25 .7 29 . 7 27 . 7 28 .7 29. 7 27.8
4,450 2,320 5,660 10,800 2,720 12 ,300 5,260 3,740 38 , 600 91,100 2,940 4 ,630 3,340 41,600 4,990 4,590 7, 120 13,600
TOTAL
8,510
30.5
259 ,76 0
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APR 05 1977
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M R C H 15 1977
Apr il 1, 19 77
GEORGI A I ND EX DOWN 1 POINT
The All Commodit y I ndex of Pr Lce s Re ce ive d was 19 0 pe r c en t, 1 point beLow the previous mont h and 9 points a bove Na r c h 1976 , a ccor ding t o t he Geor gi a Cr op Repor t i n g Service. Lower prices for cot t on l i n t , ho gs , e ggs and mi l k of f s e t h i gh e r price s f or soybeans, hay, beef cattle, calves and br oil e r s .
The March All Cro ps I nde x was 201 pe r cent , up 2 poin t s f r om t he previ ous month and 19 points above I1a r ch 1976 .
The All Li ve s t ock I ndex fo r Har ch was 181 pe r c:en t , down 3 poi n ts f r om the previous month and unchan ged fr om Bar ch 1976 .
UNITED STATES PRI CE S RECEI VED I NDEX UP 2 POI NTS PRICES P.\ID I NDEX UP 1 PO I NT
The ~dex of Pric es Re ce i ve d by Fa r mer s i nc r e a s ed 2 points (1 percen t ) to 189 percent of its January- Dece mbe r 1967 ave r a ge du r i n g t he mon t h ende d Ma r ch 15 , 1977 . Contributing most to the i n c r e a se s i nce mid-Fe brua r y wer e h i ghe r pr ic e s f or soybeans , oranges, cattle, and cotton . Lowe r p r i ces f or ho gs, e ggs , and mi l k were pa r t i a l l y off s e t t i n g . The index was 3 points (l~ percen t) ab ove a ye a r a go.
The Inde x of Prices Pa i d by Fa rmer s for Commodi t i e s and Se r v i ces , Interes t , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rate s f or liar ch 15 wa s 201 , up 1 po i nt (~ pe r c en t ) f r om a mon t h earlie r. Prices averaged h i ghe r f or a ll inde x componen ts surve ye d exce pt a gr i cul t ur a l c hemicals. The index wa s 10 points (5 percen t) a bo ve a year ear.l ier .
1967 :: 100
INDEX N1J1
STATES Feb . 15 1 977
Ma r . 15 1977
GEORGIA
Pri ce s Receive d Al l Commo dit i es All Cr ops
Live stock & Li v es t ock
Proluc ts
184
181
2/1 91
190
180
182
2/199
201
.. 87
1 81
184
181
UN I TED STATES
Pr i ces Receive d
Pr i c e s Paid , In t e re s t , Ta xe s & Fa rm Wage Rates
Rat io 1:./
18 7
186
187
189
191
19 1
200
201
98
97
94
94
1 / Ra t i o o f I nde x of Pr i ce s Receive d by Farmers t o I nde x of Price s Paid , Interest, Taxes, a nd Farm Wa ge Rate s . 2/ Revised .
IPrices rec eiv ed by farmers for corn, so yb eans , whe a t , and ,.
i ~ oats f or t he U. S. (only corn and soybe a n s f or Georg i a ) will
i re l a t e t o ave r a ge pric e s for a l l sale s du r in g t he previous
: mont h . Pr i c e s fo r the current month will be a pr e l i mi na r y I
:_mi d- mon t h price .
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CLAYTON J. l1CDUFFIE Agri cultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA , 355 Ea s t Han cock Avenu e , At hen s , Georgia in cooperation wit h the Georgia ~ep ar tmen t of Agr i cul t ure. Te l e phone 404-546-2236.
PRICES- - RECEI VED AND PAID BY FARHERS. ilARe H 15 1977 WI TH COMPARIS ONS
Geor gi a
Un i ted Sta t e s
Bar . 15 Feb . 15 Ha r . 15 Na r . 15 Feb . 15 Mar . 15
Commodity and Unit
1976
1'377
1 9 77
1976
1977
1977
PRICES RECEI VELJ
Wheat , bu . 1/
$
3.20
3 . 65 6/ 2 . 47
7/ 2 . 45
Oats . bu . 1/
$
1.62
1.46 6 /1. 63
7 / 1. 63
Corn. bu .
$
2. 69 6/2 .57 2/ 2 . .') 7
2 .5 0 6 /2 . 34
7 / 2 . 33
Cotton , lb .
c 56 . 6 67 68 . 3 7/67. 2
50. 4 6/63 . 9
7/ 66 . 2
Cottonseed , ton
$
88 . 50 - 99 . 00
101. 00
Soybeans , bu.
$
4. 5 7 ~/7 .41 7/7 . 9/,
4 . 46 6 / 7 . 06
7/ 7 . 84
Sweetpotatoe s , cw t .
$ 10 . 9'::
11 . 10
10 .50
10. 30
8 . 75
9.79
Hay, baled, ton :
All
$ 40 . 50
58 . 00
59 . 00
54 .10
62 . 70
63 . 90
Alfalfa
$
58 .20
66 . 70
68. 00
Other '1:.../ Mi11 ~ Cows . hea d
$
$ I o() .(;0
430.00
430 . 00
46 . 10 471. 00
54 . 80 485 . 00
55 . 40 489 .00
Hogs. cwt.
$
~2 . 50
37. 30
35.60
If5. 50
39 .30
37.10
Beef Cattle, All , cwt. 3 $
Cows, cut. !!../
$
26 . 30 21. J Q
27 . 2 2 .20
29. 10 ~ 4. , 0
33 . 60 27 .00
33.10 24 . 10
33.80 26.00
Steers & Heif e r s , cwt. $ l 8.70
30. 30
31. 70
35 .30
35 . 70
35.90
Calves , cwt.
$ 30 .30
31. 80
33 .10
35 .30
35. 60
36 . 60
Mi l k , Sold to plan t s . cwt .
Fluid Market
$ 10.60
J. 0.6 0 7/ 10 . 40
10 . 00 6/ 9. 82
7/9 .67
Hanuf a c t ur ed
$
8. 53 6 / 8 . 41
7/8.39
All
$ 10. 60
10 . 60 7/10 .40
9 . 72 6 / 9 . 54
7/9.42
Turkeys, lb.
c 32 . 0
JO.O
30 . 0
32 . 5
32. 5
34.2
Chickens, l b .
Exc l uding Bro i l e r s 5 / c 13 . 0
12.5
12 .5
12. 8
Commercial Broiler s Eggs, all , doz .
c 25 . .5
rq 7
L4. 0 73 . 4
25 . 0 65.1
24 .4 54 .1
24 . 0 66 . 2
24.3 58.8
Table , doz .
c
.J {; S
1.0
61.2
Hatching, do z .
c 90. 0
B7 . 0
87.0
PRICES PAID , FEED
Mixed Dair y Fee d , t on
14 % protein
$ 127 . GO 144 . 00 141 . 0Q 134.00 14 4. 00
141.00
16 % protein
$ 11+ 1. 00 154 . 00 153. 00
1 36 .00 151. 00
148 .00
32% protein
$ 162. 00 196 . 00 200.00
17 4 . 00 216 . 00
217.00
Hog Fe ed , 14%- 18% pro tein
cwt.
$
8 . 30
B. hj
8.80
8.01
8.84
9 .11
Cott ons e e d He a l , 4l %,cwt . $
9 .30
12.~ I)
12.50
9 . 47
11. 60
12.00
Soyb ean Me al, 44 %, cwt. $
9.20
13.50
i.4 . 00
3. 86
13 .00
13 .70
Bran , cwt ,
$
7. 90
8 .1+0
8 . 30
7 , 38
7 . 93
7.85
Middlings , cwt . Corn Mea l , cwt .
$
"7 . 70
c
y
1).9 (\
8.40 6 . 90
8 . 20 6.90
7. 26 6.58
7. 80 6. 13
7.73 6 .18
Poultr y Feed, t on
Broiler Gr owe r Fe e d
$ 16,+ no 183 . 00 167. 00
160.00 178 . 00
179.00
La yi n g Feed
$ 1 ~1.,~!
150 . 00
149 . 00
145. 00 161. 00
161.00
Ch i ck St arter
$ IbO .)) 181.00 178 .00
16 2 . 00 181. 00
184.00
Alfalf a Hay, t on
$ 70 '1
76 .00
79.00
72 . 60
80.30
80.80
All Othe r Ha y . t on
$ 62 ou
64 . 00
67 . 00
61. 70
63. 90
64.30
1 / Mon t hl y es t i ma t e s for Ge or gi a di s con t i nue d begi nning June 1976 . 2/ Includes all hay
e x ce pt al fa lfa . 3 / "COHS tl and " St e e r s an d Hei f e r s tl c ombi ned with aiiowance wher e necessary
f or slaugh ter bul l s . 4/ I nclude s cul l da iry co ws s old f or s l a ugh te r , but not dairy cows
fo r he r d rep1aceme nt s .- 5 / Hor.. th1 y es t ima te s f or U. S. dis cun tinue d beginning June 1976.
~/ Rev ise d . I / Pre l i mi na ry .
United Sta tes De pa r t me nt o f Agr i cu l t ure
Sta t i s t ica l Re po r t i ng Se r v i ce
355 Eas t Ha ncock Ave nue
At ~ens , Geo r g ia 30601
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GEORGIA TURKEY PRODUCTION AND GROS S I NCbHE mCREASES
Georg i a growers r ece ive d $10, 410, 000 gr o s s income fr om t he i r 1 976 production of 1,853,000 turke ys, ac c or di n g t o t he Ge or gi a Cr op a e po rtin g Ser vi ce . Thi s was 53 percent more than the $6, 794, 00 0 r e c e i ve d i n 19 75 when pr oduc t i on t o t aled 1, 216 , 000 birds. Total pounds produced ~"as 33 , 910 , 000 in 1 976 , 51 percent mor e t han the 22 , 496 , 000 pounds produced a ye ar e a r l ier . Ave ra ge wei gh t pe r bi r d was 18 . 3 pounds cOQpa r e d wit h 18.5 in 1975. The 197 6 average price pe r po und (livewe igh t e qui va len t ) wa s 30 .7 c ent s compared with 30.2 cents in 1975.
UNITED STATES TURKEY PRODUCTI ON AND GROSS I NCOME UP
Gros s Income and Product i on
Gro s s income fr om turke ys in 1 976 wa s $824 mi ll ion compared wi th $794 million in 1975. Turkey production in 19 76 tot a l ed 2 . 6 b i l l i on pounds l i vewe i gh t , 14 percent more than the 1975 production , whi l e tur ke ys r a i s e d. we r e up 12 pe r ce nt f r om 1975. The price received by producers during 197 6 ave raged 31.7 ceri t s pe r poun d (Lf.ve we Lgh t e qui va l e n t ) compared with 34.8 cents a ye ar a go .
Numbe r f:a i s e d
The number rais ed in t he t hr e e l e ading St a t e s i ncre a s e d a s f ol l ows : Hi nne s o t a , up 7 percent; California, up 11 percen t an d Nor t h Ca r ol ina , up 1 6 percen t from a year ago.
Death Loss
Death loss of poult s in 1 976 was 7. 9 percent , compa r e d wi t h 7.6 percent in 1975. Loss of breeder he ns in the 26 maj or pr odu cin g Sta t es dur i n g 1976, as a percent of breeder hens on hand December 1, 1976 wa s 5 . 2 pe r ce n t, compa r e d wi t h 5.5 perc ent a ye ar earlier.
FRASIER T. GALLOY-JAY Agricultural Statistician In Cha r ge
B. J . HARRINGTON and ROY W. GREEN Agr i cul t ur a l Statisticians
The Statistical Reportin g Se r v i ce , USDA , 355 Ea s t Hancock Aven ue , At hen s , Georgia in cooperation v i th t he Geor gi a Depa r t me n t o f Agr i c ul t ur e . Telephone 404-546-2236.
State
Al a . Ark. 5/ Calif .
Colo. 2/
r.a.
ill. Ind. Iowa Kans. Nass. Ni ch . i'li nn . Mo. 5/ Nebr. N. Y. 5/
N. c. 5/
N . Dale Ohio OkLa , 5/
Oreg. 5/
Pa.
S. c.
S. Dale. Tex. Utah
Va.
Wash. 5/
'.J. Va.
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TURKEYS : PRODUCTION AND GROSS I NCOME, 1976 , SELECTED STATES
Numbe r Ra i sed 1/
2/
Pr i ce
Heavy
Li ght
Tot al
Pounds
pe r
Breeds
Breed s
Pr oduced
Pound 3/
1 ,000 Head
1 , 000 L1s . Cen t s
Gr os s Income 4/ 1 , 000 Dol l a r s
25
16 ,322
1 , 844 43 6
4 ,7 65 6 ,306
96 122 1,169 16 ,207
455
61 2 2, 200
2 ,719 2,147
591 9,300 3,417 6,373
763 5 , 0 91
1
1 ,184
9 5 423 39
o
21 1
8 ,163
o
348 56 0
976 471 365
o
23 924
1 , 030 29
26 10 ,138 17 , 506
3 , 695 1 , 853
441 5, 188 6, 345
96 143 1, 1 70 24, 37 0 9,725
1+5 5
150 16, 700
96 0 2 , 760 1 ,800 1 , 300 3 , 695 2, 618
95 6 9 , 300 3 , 440 7 , 297
23 5 1 , 793 5 ,120
30 . 5 32 . 5 29 .3 35 .0 30 . 7 33.0 31. 3 28 .6 32 . 0 58 . 0 30. 5 29 . 5 29.0 28.7 37 . 0 35 .0 29. 2 32. 0 31.0 34 .0 38.0 33 .0 29 .3 32. 8 33. 0 32 .2 36.2 30. 9 33 .4
142 68,2 04 97 , 456 31 , 814 10 , 41 0
2 , 984 29,392 36 ,2 93
860 1 , 65 9 8 , 208 117 ,183 54 ,149 2 ,729 1 ,2 38 99 , 365 4,681 16 , 692 8 , 705 7 ,779 26 , 678 20 ,044 6, 050 61 ,008 25, 088 38 , 769 1 ,863 9 , 142 3 0 , 9 52
U. S.
121 ,580
18 , 169
139 ,74 9 2 , 600 , 819
31. 7
823 , 566
1/ Based on turke ys ha tche d Se p t e mbe r 1 , 197 5 t hr ough Augus t 31 , 19 76. Exc l ude s young
turke ys lost . 2/ Includ es home con s umpt i on , Hhich is les s t han 1 pe rcen t of t otal production. 3/ L i~eweight equiva l en t pri ce . 4/ Gro s s i ncome re ce ived by the agri cul t ur a l sector for-the production of t ur key s . ~/ Breakdo~n by bre eds combine d t o avoid disclosing individual operations .
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PLANTI NG INTENT IONS AND PROSPECT IVE ACREAG E FOR HA RVE ST - - SPRING 0UARTER
GEORGIA
Cool weather and we t soi Is ha ve comb i ned t o de l a y p l a nti ng of Georgia vegetable and
melon crops by severa l da ys , a ccord i ng to the Geor gi a Crop Reporting Service. Watermelon
plantings are report e d t o be 70 perce nt comp l e t e as of Ap r i l 8, compared wi t h 81 percent a
year ago .
The 1977 acrea ge of wa t ermel on s i s expe c t e d t o de c re a s e 8 percent from a year ago to 35,000 a c re s. Weather- rel a t ed p roduc t ion a nd har vesting problems during 1976, along with
fall ing p rices, exp l ai ns so me of th e reduc t ion . A s u rv e y of growers intent ions indicates
that 3,700 acres of waterme l ons ha ve bee n p l a nt e d f o r spr i ng qua r te r (April through June) harvest, down 7 pe rc en t f rom t he s p r i ng o f 1976.
Cabbage acreage for 1977 i s project e d a t 4,100 ac re s , a level 3 percent above 1976. Cabbage price s remained stro ng in 1976, wh i c h accou nt s f o r pa r t of t he sl ight increase. Indi cation s f rom the growe r su rvey sh ow 2, 900 a c re s a re t o be harvest ed in the 1977 spring quarte r (April t hrough Jun e) . This wou ld repres e nt a 12 percent increas e over the 1976
spring quarter ha rve s t . The s p ri ng quar t e r (Apr il th rough June) harvest of snapbeans in
expect ed to de c rea s e 4 pe rce nt compare d t o t he 1976 sp r i ng ha rve s t . If the spring harvest intent ions a re rea l i zed, 2,400 a cre s wi l l be ha rv e st e d .
UNI TED STATE S
SNAP BEANS : The p ros pe ct ive a rea f o r harvest dur ing the spring quarter of 1977 is placed at 23,400 acre s, 5 perce nt mo re t ha n t he 22, 200 a c re s harvest ed in 1976. Based on a three year average yield, this c rop is p roj e cted a t 842, 000 cwt., which would be 2 percent greater than the 1976 spring c rop. Sp ri ng p la nt in g i n North Carol ina is almost a week
behind last year . In Flori da , t he so ut heast area i s supplying a steady high volume of good
qual ity beans. Most fi elds a re i n exce ll e nt condition but rust has become an occasional
problem. In th e Dade County a rea, g rowt h i s good and older plantings are showing some bloom
buds. Seeding remains ac tive. In Cal i f o r n ia , the growing season has been favorable for the
spring crop . Harves t wi l l co nt i nue f rom late April through June.
CABBAGE : Prospective a rea f o r harve s t in major spring p roducing States is estimated
at 17,450 ac res compared wi t h 17 ,3 50 acre s harvested during the same quarter in 1976. Based on a three yea r average yi e l d , t h i s a c rea ge is expected to produce 3.5 mill ion cwt. This production is sl igh tly l es s tha n t he 3.6 mi l l ion cwt. produced during the spring quarter of 1976. Transplanting is nea r l y t wo week s behind last year in North Carol ina. In Florida,
harvest is a c tive in all a rea s . The impo r t a nt Hastings and North Central growing areas are
providing most of th e volume . Good suppl ies also continue from the Southeast and Everglades. Qual i ty ha s been generally goo d .
TOMATOES: The 1977 sp ring quarter area for harvest in major producing States is placed a t 36,000 acre s, 8 percen t mo re than the 33,200 acres harvested during the 1976 spring quarter. Produ c tion f o r the 1977 sp r i ng crop is projec ted a t 5.7 million cwt. based on the average yield f o r the past t hree yea r s . This is 4 percen t mo re than the 1976 spring crop. In Florida,
the c rop is progres sing we l l. Wa rm temperatures have been very beneficial to plant growth.
Harvest is expe c ted t o pea k i n ea r l y Mayas the important Palmetto-Ruskin area reaches heavy
produ c tio n . Pl a nt i ngs ha ve bee n delayed in Texas due to cool, wet spring weather. Harvest
of Des e r t tomatoes from Cal iforn ia 's Imperial Val l ey is expected to begin about mid-April
with harvest activity pea k i ng i n Ju ne . South Coast Ca l ifornia an d Southern San Joaquin
tomatoes a r e t hrough the ho t ca ps a nd making good g rowth. First suppl ies are expected in lat e May.
~~ T E RM E L O N S : Pros pec t i ve area for harvest during the 1977 s p ri ng quarter is estimated at 95,900 acres , 4 pe r ce nt great e r t ha n t he 92,000 acres harvested during the same quarter in 1976. Produc t ion f o r the 1977 sp r i ng crop , bas ed on the avera ge yield for the past three years, is p roj ect e d a t 13. 1 mill ion cwt . , 1 pe rcent above the 1976 spring crop. In Florida,
the watermelon c rop has bee n de l a ye d a s the January freeze kil led bac k the early plantings
in the southwes t and so ut h centra l a rea s . The ea rly crop was replanted and is making excellent
progress. Firs t ha r ve st i s expec t ed t o be g i n t he la st wee k in Ap ril in the southwest area.
In the We s t Central an d Sout hea s t a reas , pl a nts are making very good growth. Harvest is
exp ected to start by mid-May, prog re s s no r thwa rd a nd westward, and reach the peak in June.
The spring has been cool in Georg ia an d p la nt ing i s behind l a s t year. Some fields of
watermelon in the Coastal Bend area of Texas are beginning to produce runners. In the Winter Garden area, replanting will be necessary in a few early fields as cool soil temperature prevented germination. The Arizona watermelon crop is normal for this time of year with condition of plants very good. Early growth and vine development has been good. Ha rvest is expected to begin in late May and peak in early July. Cal ifornia1s spring watermelon plantings are complete in the Imperial and Palo Verde Valleys. Peak harvest is expe cted in the first two weeks of June.
ACREAGE INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACREAGE FOR HARVEST, SPRING QUARTER 1/, BY STATES, 1977
WITH COMPARISONS
Acreage planted and to :
be Qlante~ . __ .:
Spr inq Acreaqe II
Crop and State
:
Year of Planting
:
Harvested
: For
Intended :
: harvest
t91L_
1977
: 1975
1 9 7 6 : 1977
SNAP BEANS 21
Cal i f o r n i a :
Florida:
Georgia:
New J e r s e y :
North Carol ina
:
South Carol ina
:
Group Total
:
CABBAGE
Cal ifornia
:
Florida
:
Georgia
:
New Jersey
:
North Carol ina
:
Ohio
:
Texas
:
GrOUI) Tp!a I
:
TOi~ATOES
Alabama
:
Florida
:
Georgia
:
Louisiana
:
South Carol ina
:
Texas
:
Group Total
:
WATERMELONS
Alabama
:
Arizona
:
Cal ifornia-Desert:
Florida
:
Georgia
:
Texas
:
Group Total
:
- - Acres - -
_ _~_ __
800 I I ,500 2,300
700 2,800 2,900
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2,300 18,200 4,000 5,300 2,500
550 20,200 _5~0 __
2,200 17,000 4,100 5,600 2,700
500 14,500
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3,300 5,000 2,400
800 2,100
450 3,000 lJ ,050
8,500 38,700
31 31
8,700
7,900 63",6Q.Q
8,400 42 ,900
31 31
9,100
6,900
~,300
2,400 12,000
31 31
6,100
3,600 24,100
15,000 3,200 3,800 65,000 37,900 55,000 179,900
15,000 3,500 4,200 65,000 35,000 58,000 180,700
2,900 100
1,800 43,600
3,400 24,000 75,800
900 12,200 2,500
900 2,700 3,000 22,200
2,300 5,400 2,600
900 2,100
450 3,600 17,350
2,500 15,500
31 31
6,400 3,500 27,900
3,700 1,300 3,000 55,000 4,000 25,000 92,000
800 13,500 2,400
1,100 3,000 2,600 23,400
2,200 5,500 2,900 1,000 2,500
450 2,900 17,450
2,400 17,200
31 31
6,800 2,500 28,900
3,700 1,500 3,000 58,000 3,700 26,000 95.900
II April, May and June. 21 Acreage intentions for specified periods are not estimated
;ationally. 11 Georgia a;d Louisiana are states I imited to end-of-season estimates only.
FRASIEK T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PETER A. JACKSON Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
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Georgia: More Soybeans and Cotton for 1977
Georgia farmers indicated, t hrough an Apr i l 1 follo w-up survey, that there have been some significant changes in planting plans since the January Intentions Report. The Georgia Crop Re oor t i n g Service, \lhich conducted both surveys, s aid growers indicated about Apr i l 1, t hat t hey expect to plant less corn and cotton than t hey had planned in January but considerably more soybeans. Compared wi t h last year, these "lat e plans", if realized, would mean more cotton and soybean acreage than last year, and about the same ac reage of corn.
Crop
1975
1977 PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR GEORGIA
Planted Acreages
Indicated
:
1976
:
1977
- Thousands - - - -
1977 as percent of 1976 Percent
Corn, all
: 2,020
2 ,300
2,300
100
White Corn
: 125
80
80
100
Oats
: 240
250
200
80
Barley
:
10
12
12
100
Cotton
: 165
250
280
112
Sweetpotatoes
:
8
8
8
100
Tobacco, all 1./ :
75.13
68. 0
68.0
100
Sorghums, all
:
80
85
60
71
Soybeans 2/
: 1,290
970
1,250
129
Peanuts 2/
: 527
529
529
100
Hay, all-l/
: 470
465
'190
105
1../ Acreage harvested. ~/ Grown alone for all purposes.
Corn Acreage to be Stable: Corn, the State's largest user of cropland, is expected to be equal to last year's 2,300,000 acres . This is 50,000 acres les s than was being planned for in January. As of April 1, about one-third of the State's corn crop had already been plante d. ~~ ite corn is expected to be unchanged from last year, at 80,000 acres.
Cotton to Increase 12 Percent: Farmers indicated they expect to plant 280,000 acres to cotton--an increase of 30,000 acres from last year. This was 20,000 acres fewer than the farmers were planning for in January, however.
Soybeans to Jump 29 Percent : Ac r ea ge intended for soybeans is expected to increase by 23C,OOO ~~res to total 1,250,000 acres. Changes in plans since January 1, accounted for 100,000 acres of the increase and more than absorbed the January-to-April planning reductions for both corn and cotton.
1 i The purpose of this survey is to assist growers in making adjustments in
I their ?lantins i~tentions as might appear desirable . Acreages actually ?lanted may be more or less t han indicated due to weather, the availability
~nd price of planting supplies and labor, fluctuations in commodity prices, ; and how this report affects farmers' plans. Actual planting estimates uill
ibe published June 30. 1977.
Please turn page for United States information.
UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS SUMMARY FOR 1977
Planting intentions revealed by the April 1 survey indicated that the Nation1s farmers expect to have more acreage of soybeans, cotton, oats, barley, dry peas and flaxseed in 1977. Reduced acreage was indicated for spring wheat, sorghum, sugarbeets, tobacco, dry beans, and rice.
Crop
PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES
Indicated
1975
1976
1977
Thousands - - -
1977 as percent of 1976
Percent
A11 corn
: 78,166
84,121
83,923
100
\.Jh i te co rn 1/
: 696
552
521
94
A11 sorghums
: 18,345
18,639
16,500
89
Oats
: 17,366
17,549
18,166
104
Ba r1ey
: 9,536
9,296
10,974
118
Durum wheat
: 4,830
4,748
3,276
69
Other spring wheat
: 14,062
17,759
15,266
86
Rice
: 2,818
2,510
2,161
86
Soybeans
: 54,732
50,327
55,678
111
Flaxseed
: 1,630
1,044
1,612
154
Peanuts
: 1,531.9
1,548.6
1,548.3
100
Cotton, Up 1and
: 9,492.6
11,684.2
13,689. I
117
Sweetpotatoes
: 122.0
123.7
122.4
99
Tobacco 2/
: 1,086.4
I ,042.6
947.9
91
Dry edible beans
: 1,515.2
1,526.8
1,463.6
96
Dry edible peas
Hay 1/
196.5
: 61,673
130.0 60,915
161.0 61 ,555
124 101
Suga rbeets
: 1,595.0
1,527.2
1,341.4
88
1/ 10-State tot~l is included in "All corn" total above. 2/ Harvested acreage.
Corn plantings are expected to total 83.9 mill ion acres, just sl ightly below last year's 84.1 mill ion acres. The April intentions are .6 million acres less than had been indicated in January.
Sorghum acreage intentions shrank even more than were indicated in January and are now expected to be 11 percent below last year.
Cotton growers indicated they would plant 13.7 mill ion acres, up 17 percent from last year. Almost .9 mill ion of these acres were additional acres that were planned for since the January Survey.
Soybean acreage is expected to total 55.7 mill ion acres, up 11 percent from last year. In January, growers had indicated an increase of only 6 percent and have since planned for an additional 2.6 mill ion acres.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
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Georqia:
Apri 1 1, 1976
Corn Stocks Rise - Soybea ns Down
The quantity of corn stocks in al I positions in Georgia on April I, 1977 was up sharply
from the previous year, a cco rdi ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The larger corn
stocks followed a national tre nd . Soybean stocks in all positions in Georgia were down
from a year ago, again followi ng a national trend. Oat stocks in all positions in Georgia
were up from the April I, 1976 level. The increase in oat stocks for Georgia ran counte r
to the national trend.
The April I corn stocks level, at 44,490,000 bushels, is up 28 percent from a year ago. Soybean storage, at 12,548 ,000 bushels , fell 13 percent from last year, while oat stocks increased 78 percent from the Apr i l 1976 level.
Gra in
Georqia Grain Stocks
On Fa rms
1976
1977
1,000 Bushe l s
April I , 1977 wi t h Campa r i sons
Off Fa rms
All Positions
1976
1977
1976
1977
1,000 Bushels
1,000 Bushels
Corn
:
29,986
34,819
4,908
9,671
Oats
:
Barley
:
Wheat
:
Rye
:
Sorghum:
365
663
9
14
73
143
79
218
609
410
94
156
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*
556 76 35
*Soybeans:
5.985
1.76 7
8 .455
10. 781
Not publ ished t o avoid disclosing i nd iv i dua l ope ra t ions .
34,894 459
** * *
14,440
44,490
819
*
699 294 445 12,548
United States :
Soybean Stocks Down Sharply ; Co rn a nd Whea t Up
April I stocks of soybeans f el l 29 pe rc e nt from the April I, 1976 level. The four major feed grains (corn, oats, barley an d so rghum) stored in all positions April I increased 14 percent above April I, 1976 . Inc rea s e s from 1976 for individual feed grains were 16 percent for corn, 19 perce nt for sorghum a nd 1 percent for barley. Oats were down 18 percent . All wheat stocks were 48 percent above the April 1, 1976 level.
Corn stored in all positions on Ap r i l I, 1977 totaled 3,270 mill ion bushels, up 16 percent from the 2,823 mill ion bush els a year earl ier and 48 percent above April 1, 1975 . Farm stocks at 2,114 mill ion bushels we re up II percent from April 1, 1976. Off-farm stocks at 1,156 mill ion bush els were up 27 percent from the 912 mill ion bushels in off-farm positions on April 1, 1976. Disappearance from all sto ra ge positions during January-March is indicated a t 1,591 mill ion bushels, 2 percent below the 1,626 mill ion bushels used i n the
same quarter a year ago .
Sorghum Grain in all storage positions April 1, 1977 totaled 296 mill ion bushels, 19 percent more than a year ea r l i er a nd 42 percent more than on the same date 1975. Farm s tocks totaled 88 mill ion bushels a nd of f- f a rm holdings wer e 208 mill ion bushels, up 5 and 27 percent , respectively, f rom Ap r i l I, 1976.
Oats stored i n all posi t ions on April I, 1977 totaled 263 mill ion bushels, 18 percen t less than the April 1, 19 76 stocks of 322 mill ion bushels . This is the lowest April I
stocks in all pos it ion s sin ce e s t ima t es began in 1943 . Farm s tocks of 216 mill ion bus he l s compare with 252 mill io n bush el s a year ago. The 47 mill ion bushels held in off-farm positions wer e 23 mil I i on bush e ls below April I, 1976.
Barley s tocks in al l posi t ions April I, 1977 t otaled 188 mill ion bushels, up I pe r cent from a year ea r l ie r and 41 pe rc en t ab ove April 1, 1975. Farm holdings at 91 mill ion
bushels decreased 8 pe r ce nt f ro m a yea r ear l ier , but off -farm stocks at 97 mill ion bushel s increased 12 percent .
All wheat in storage on April 1, 1977 totaled 1,387 mi l l ion bushels, a 48 percent increase from last year and more than double the stocks of 2 yea r s ago . Farm stocks, a ccount e d for 510 million bushels, a 49 percent increase from April 1 , 1976 , \~hi1e off-farm stocks were 877 million bushels, up 48 percent.
Rye stocks in all positions on April 1, 1977 amount ed t o 6 .4 million bushels , 7 percent more than a year ago but 22 percent less than 2 year s ago . Far m s t ock s totaled 3.0 million bushels, 4 percent less than a year earlier.
Soybeans in all storage positions on April 1, 197 7 t ot aled nearly 616 million bushels, down 29 percent from a year earlier and 6 percen t below the Apr i l 1, 1975 estimate. Farm stocks, estimated at 225 million bushels, wer e down 45 pe r c ent f r om April 1 , 1976 and 32 percent below the same date two years ago. Off-farm s t ocks a t 390 million bushels were 14 percent below a year earlier, but 21 percent above Ap r i l 1, . 1975. The January-March disappearance was 410 mill ion bushels, 6 percent more than t he 388 mi l l i on bushel disappearance during the same quarter a year ago .
United States
Gr ain Stocks April 1 , 19 77 wi t h Compariso ns
(In thousand bushe l s)
Grain and
: April 1
April 1
Jan. 1
Position
:
1975
1976
1977
CORN
:
On Farms
: 1,509,416
1 ,910 ,321
3, 316, 972
Off Farms 1/
: 704,911
912,407
1, 543 , 723
Total
: 2,214,327
2,822.728
4,860,695
SORGHUH
On Farms
:
63,439
84,102
160,728
Off Farms 1/
: 145,278
164 ,221
331,631
Total
: 208,717
248,323
492,359
OATS
On Farms
: 235 ,858
252,363
347,261
Off Farms 1/
:
89 ,865
70 ,101
73 ,477
Total
: 325,723
322 ,464
420 ,738
BARLEY
On Farms
:
62 ,822
Off Farms 1/
:
71,227
99,409 86 , 360
1 5 4 , 534 11 7, 511
Total
: 134,049
185 , 769
272 ,045
ALL WHEAT
On Farms
Off Farms y
Total
: 273,918 : 387,982
661,900
341 , 434 594 , 129 935 ,563
663,764 1,116,376 1,780 ,140
RYE
On Farms
:
4,118
Off Farms !/
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4,080
Total SOYBEANS
8,198
3 ,153 2,830 5,983
5 , 11 7 4 ,151 9,268
On Farms
Off Farms y
Total
: 331,241 : 323,317 : 654,558
410,769
456,110 866,879
466 ,758 559,045 1,025 ,803
1/ Includes stocks at mills, eleva t or s, wa r ehous e s , terminals and processors.
April 1 1977
2,113,932 1,155,972 3,269,904
88,157 208,230 296,387
216 ,272 47,035
263,307
91 ,209 97,141 188,350
509,535 877,025 1,386,560
3,035 3,367 6,402
225,328 390,214 615,542
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS & PETER JACKSON Agricultural St a t i s t i c i an s
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, Federal Office Building, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Depa rtment of Agriculture. Telephone 404546-2236.
United States Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Se rv i ce 355 East H.ncock Avenue Athen s , Georgia 30601
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PEACHES
MAY 'I '1977
A Favo r ab le Cro~ In Pro s pe c t
At he n s , Ga ., ; ~y 12 , 197 7- -For t he second conse cut i ve ye a r, Georgia's peach gr owe r s shoul d see ano t he r goo d crop. Ac c or d i n g to the Georg ia Cro p Repor t ing Service, the volume of thi s y~ ar 's pe a ch cro p is expect e d to be 175 mill i on pounds c ompared 'li th 200 million pound s of total pro duc t ion l ast ye a r . That inc l udes peaches for pr oce s s i ng, local sales and us e s , inspected fr e s h s h i pmen t s , a s wel l a s a bandonment, if any . The current crop is
forecasted 12 pe r cen t be l ow l a st year 's t otal crop, b~ t if i t is full y utilized, it would be 25 ~e rcen t more than l a s t year ' s util i zation when only 140 million pounds of the total crop ver e utilized .
Chill hours were abundant this year and l ate fre e ze s didn 't occur but the crop is not wi thou t some problems. Hail dama ge wa s quite e xt e ns i v e in the Peach County area and HaiJer sham Count y also had hail damage. "Phony Peach" di s e a s e seems to be causing more problems and tre e lo s s es t ha n expec ted , a nd ba c t e r i os i s ~as troublesome in the Ft. Valley are a. Harves t is und erwa y in ext reme Sout h Georg ia .
This est i mate relates to to t a l produc t i on and include s inspect ed and non-inspected inshipment s , quan tities us ed on f a r ms wher e pr oduce d, l ocal sal e s and quantities us ed for pr oc e s s i n g . For compara ti ve pur po s e s , pr oduc t i on and ut il i za t ion of Georg i a peaches for severa l ye a rs are include d i n t he ta bl e below.
Ye a r
GEORGIA PEACHES
Pr oc e s s e d , : Rec or de d Rail and Truck
Product ion
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unrecor ded :
Shipments
s a l e s & : Equiv. : 1 , 000 : Percent
Total :
Ut ili ze d
:
f ar m use : Cars : bu.
: of Ut i l i ze d
II
:
:
: Prod.
- - r~i1 . Lbs. - -
- - 1 , 000 Bus~e l s - - Numbe r
19C ~
185 .0
185 . 0
3 ,854
2, 377
2 , 364
1,477
38
19 70
170. 0
1 70 . 0
3,542
1, 97 9
2, 316
1,563
44
1 971
12 0 .0
120 . 0
2 , 500
1 , 621
1 , 4 08
879
35
1972
19() .0
190. 0
3,958
2,9 79
1 ,5 66
979
25
19 73 197 [1
1 '10.0 45 .0
100 . 0 45 .0
2,08 3 938
1 , 288 465
1,173 701
795
38
473
50
1 975
95.0
95.0
1,979
919
1,570
1,060
54
1 976
200 .0
14 0.0
2 , 917
1,556
2 ,017
1 ,361
47
1 977
17 5. 0
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~I Local sale s , r.on- i ns pe c t e d truck shi~ment s t o poi n t s in Georgia a nd adjoining states,
us ed in pr oc essing, and qua ntities us ed on f a rms , ~e re pr oduc e d .
PEACH REPORT AS OF I"lAY 1 , 1977 .- - UIUTED STATES
The 1977 peach c r op i n t he n i ne Southern , 'St ~tes ' i s f orec a s t at 634 .5 million pounds ,
23 percent above last ye a r 1 s utili zed ou tpu t and the l arge s t pr oduc t i on f or the re gion sinc e
1960 . The 197 2-76 average production for t he a r ea i s 454 .3 mill i on pounds , well below t h i s
year 's expectation s . The c ro p i n the n i ne S ou~hern St a t e s i s predominantly sold in fr e sh
mark et channels and accounts for over one- t hi r d of the U.S . f r e s h peach utilization.
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April with ot her St ates f ollowi ng soon . I n South Caro l i na , the region 1s lar ~est producer ,
t he c rop is expecte d t o t otal 315 .0 mil lion pound s , 24 perc en t higher than the 1976
util i zation . Tr e e s over-wintered i n good condi t i on, an d spring temp era tures were
f avo r able . Rainf all in Apr i l was l es s than adequate but f rui t set is heavy . Georgia 1s crop
i s f or e ca s t at 175 . 0 mil lion pounds , up 25 per cen t f rom last 'yea r ' s ut ilized pr oduc t i on but
12 pe r cent belo~v the total produ c t i on last year of 200 mill i on poun ds . Thi nn i ng and spraying
we r e active i n April . Some ha i l damage Has ev i de nt i n Peach County ) and other areas have
expe r i enced some disease pr obl ems .
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PEACH PRODUCTI ON? SELECTED STATES , 19 75- 19 77
Hi 11i on Pounds
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48 Pound Equivalents
Total Pro d . :
; Total Prod .
eUt Ll.Lze d Prod . :
I nd . ; Ut ilized Prod . :
Ind .
: 1 975
1976 : 19 76
19 77 . 1975
197 6
., 1 976
1977
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Al a. Ar k. Ga . La .
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H. C. Okla . S.C . Tex .
7. 0 35 . 0 95 .0
3. 0 4.0 30. 0 G.8 210 . 0 16. 0
14 .0 41.1 14 0 . 0
7. 0
6. 0 25. 0
8 .0 255 . 0
20 . 0
14. 0 Lf2 . 0 200 . 0
7. 0 6J: 2. 5 . 0 8. 0 255 .0 21. 0
11. 0 41, 0 1 75.0
7.0 6.0 35 . 0 9. 5 315 .0 35 .0
146 729 1 , 979
63 33 625 14 2 4 ,375 333
292 856 2 ,917 146 125 521 167 5 ~ 3 13 41 7
292 875 4 ,167 146 125 521 167 5 ,313 Lf3 8
22 9 854 3 , 646 14 6 125 729 198 6 ,563 72 9
9 Southern
States
406 . 8
516 .1 5 78 . 0 . 634 . 5
C, {f 75
10 ,754
12 ,044
13 ; 219
FrASIE R T. GALLO~ JAY ALr i cul t ur a l Sta t ist ic i an In Char ge
H. PAT PARKS Agr i c ult ur al Stat i st ician
The St at istical Repor t i ne Servic e , USDA, Stephens Fed eral Build ing , Suite 320 , Athens , Geor~i a : in co operation wi th t h e Georg i a Depa r t men t of Agr i cul t ur e .
united Sta t e s Depar tme nt of Ag ri c ulture Sta t i s tical Re po r t ing Se rv ice 355 East Hancoc k Ave nue Athen s , Geo rg ia 3060 1
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~ :ay 2, 1977
GEORGIA I ~ID EX D O~J 1 POINT
The Al l Commodity Inde x of Prices Received was 189 percen t , 1 point bela" t he previous month , but 9 points above Apr i l 1976, ac co r di ng to the Ge orgia Cro p Repor t i n g Service. Lower prices for coru, hogs, e ggs and milk offset h igher prices for cot t on . soybeans, cattle and calves.
The April All Cro ps In de x wa s 207, up 5 point s f r om t he previous month and 26 points above Apr i l 1976.
The All Livestock I ndex for April was 175 perce n t , down 6 points from the previous mont h and 4 poi n t s hel m" Ap r i l 1976.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED IHDEX UP 3 POINTS PRI CES PAID INDEX UP 3 POINTS
The Index of Prices Rece i ve d by Fa r me r s i nc r e ased 3 point s (l~ percent) to 193 percent of i t s January-December 1967 ave r a ge dur i ng t he mon t h ended April 15, 1977. Contributing most to the increas e since mt d- tta r ch we r e higher prices for so ybeans . cattle, oranges and potatoes . LO~ler prices for ve ge t ab l e s . hogs , e ggs, cotton and corn were partially offsettin~. The index \Jas 4 point s (2 pe rcen t ) abo v e a year a go .
The Index of Prices Pa id by Farmers for Commod i t i e s and Services , Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for Ap ril 15 wa s 204 . up 3 poi n t s (l~ percent) from a month earlier. Prices ,'er e generally up. The majo r contr i butor s to t he index increase were higher prices for feeder livestock, seeds, fe ed , and bui ldin g and fencing materials. The index was 13
po i.nt s (71ercent) above a ye ar ea r l i e r .
1967 = 100
I NDEX Nm IBERS -- GEORGI A AND UNITED STATES
Ha r . 15
Apr . 15
lIa r. 15
19 76
1976
1 977
Apr. 15 1977
GEORGIA
Price s Rece i vec All Commodities All Crops Livestock & Livestocl.
Products
1!3 l
18 0
190
18 9
182
181
202
207
131
179
181
175
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
18 6
189
190
193
Prices Paid, Interest , Taxe s
& Farm Wa ge Ra t e s
11
191
201
204
Rati o II
97
99
95
95
!I Ratio of Index of Pr i ces Rece i ved b y F~ rme r s to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes.
a~d Farm Wage Rates .
I Prices received by farmers for corn, soybeans, '''hea t ,
: and oat s f or the U. S. (only coru and soyb eans fo r
Georgia ) " i l l r elate to avera~e prices for all sal e s
; durin g t he ~revious month. Prices f or the current i
month will be a preliminary mid-month price.
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TI:ASI ER T. GdLLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statist ician In Cha r ge
CLAYTON J. HCDUFFIE A~ricul tural Statistician
~h e Stati stical Reportin3 Service , USDA, St e phe ns Fede r a l Building, Suite 320, Athens, Ga. i -:-I coope ra t f on wi t h the Ge nr p: i a De?a r t men t of Agricul t ur e . Telephone 404-546 -2236.
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UNI TED STATES
Apr . 15 Mar . IS Apr. IS Ap r . 15 Mar . 15 Apr . IS
Commodity and Uni t Pi\.ICES REC EI VED Wheat , bu. 1 /
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1977
19 76 3 .5 0
19 77 6/2 .43
19 77 7/ 2 . 41
Gats , bu . 1:...1
$
1.64
1. 44 6 / 1. 64
7 / 1. 63
Corn , bu .
$
2 .6 8 6 /2 .6 0 7/ 2. 52
2 . 46 6 / 2 . 35
7 /2. 32
Cotton, 1'0 .
c 54. 8 6/ 69 . 0 7/72. 6
53.9 6/69 .8
7/67 . 3
Soyb2an s , bu .
$
4. 64 - 6/ 8.21 -7/9 . 71
4.5 2 j 7. 83 - 7/ 9 . 38
Swee t po t a t oes , cwt.
$ 10. 60 - 10 . 50
11. 75
10 .86
9 . 79
10 . 58
Hay , ba l ed , t on :
Al l
$ 40 . 50
59. 00
59 . 50
54 .10
63.90
63 . 20
Alfa lfa
$
56 . 90
68 . 00
67 . 70
Other 2/
$
44.90
55 . 40
52 .6 0
Hi H :. Covrs , head
$ 40().00 430.0n 450 . 00
477 . 00 489. 00
49 7 .00
Hogs, cvt ,
$ 45. 30
35 . 60
34 . 40
47. 00
37.10
36. 00
Beef Catt le , Al l , cwt . 3/ $ 29 . 40
29. 10
29 . 70
38 .00
33.80
34 .90
Cows, cwt . !!..,/
$ 25 . 70
24 . 70
25 .2 0
28 . 90
26 . 00
27 . 00
St ee r s & He i f e r s, cwt . $ 31.50
31 .70
32. 30
40. 50
35.90
37 .30
Ca l ve s , cwt .
$ 32 . 90
33.10
35. 00
38 . 20
36 .60
38 . 10
l lLLk , Sold t o Pl ant s , cv t .
Fluid Harke t
t- 10 . 50
10 . 40 7/1 0 .00
9. 62
9. 67
7/ 9.6 8
ii a nu f ac tur ed
$
8. 50 6 / 8. 46
7/8.61
Al l
$ 10. 50
10 . 40 1/ 10 . 00
9.37 6 /9 .43
7/9 .48
'I'urke ys , l b.
C; 32 . 0
30 . 0
30 .0
31 . 8
34 . 2
33. 6
C;:,i cken s , l b . :
Exc 1ud iDs Bro iler s 5/ c 10. 5
12 . 5
12 .5
11. 2
Comme r c i a l Bro il ers
c 24 . 0
25 . 0
25. 0
23 . 5
24 . 3
24 .3
Eggs , al l , doz .
c 57.
65 . 1
59. 2
52 .7
58. 8
55 . 3
Tab le , doz .
C;
5 3 .t~
61. 2
55.0
Hat ch ing, do z.
c 88 .0
87. 0
87.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
iii xed Da i ry Feed , t on
14% protein
$ 130 . 00 14 1. ')0 147 .00
133.00 141.00
142.00
16 ~~ pr ot ein
$ 138 .00 153 .00 154. 00
135 . 00 148 . 00
148.00
32% protein
$ 15 3 . 00 200.00 210 . 00
173 .00 217 .00
225.00
~~8 Feed , 14%- 18% pr ote i n ,
cwt.
$
3. 20
8 .80
9 .00
7. 96
9.11
9 . 22
Cottons eed Meal , 41%,cwt. $
9 . 20
12. 50
13.00
9 . 48
12 . 00
12 .20
Soyhean liea1 , 44% , cut. $
9 . 40
14 . 00
15 . 50
8 .84
13 .70
15 .10
Bran , cvt .
$
7 . 70
8 . 30
8 .40
7 . 35
7 . 85
7.7 9
~li d d1i:. g s , cvt .
$
.40
8 . 20
7.80
7 . 19
7.73
7.63
Cor n Heal , cwt .
$
7. 00
6 . 90
7. 10
6 .5 7
6 .18
6.17
Poul t r y Fee d , ton:
Broil e r Gr owe r Feed
$ 15 6 . 00 16 7. 00 178 . 00
159 . 00 179 . 00
18 3 . 00
Layin g Fee d
$ 136 . 00 149 . 00 151 . 00
144.00 161 .00
163.00
Ch i ck St ar t e r
$ 153 . 00 178 . 00 187 . 00
161 .00 184 . 00
188 .00
Alfal fa Hay , ton
$ 70 . 00
79 . 00
-
73. 10
80. 80
80.90
Al l Ot he r Hay , ton
$ 62 . 00
67 . 00
65 . 00
61 .7 0
64 . 30
63. 20
1/ Mont hl y es timat e s for Georgi a dis cont i nued begi nning J une 1976. 2/ Inc l ude s all hay
except alfalfa . 3/ "Cows" and "s t e e rs and he i fe r s" comb ined wi t h a1lmva nce whe re necessary
f or s l aught e r bul l s . 4/ I ncludes cull da i r y C O\ JS sold f or s l a ugh te r , bu t not dairy cows
f or he r d replacemen ts. - 5 / 11on t h1y e s t i ma t e s for U. S. discontinued be gi nni n g J une 1976.
6/ Revis ed . J.j Pr e'.iminar y .
Uni t e d Sta tes Department of Agric u l t u re
Sta ti s tical Repor ti ng Se r v i ce
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Athens, Georg ia 3060 1
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GEO RG IA CR OP REPO R T I N G SE RV IC E
GEORGIA' S 19 7~~ V E S TO CK AND POULTRY CASH RECEI PTS
TOTALED 1,1 67 MILL ION DOLLARS
A T H E N S, GEO RG I A
t~a y 9, 1977
The sa l e of 1 i ve stoc k an d pou l t ry an d a ssociated p roduct s brou ght Georgi a f armers $1 ,166, 598, 000 in 1976 , up 5 perce nt f rc m a year ea r l i e r , accord i ng t o the Geo r gi a Crop Re porting Service . Compar i sons w i t h a yea r ear l i e r al-e a s f o l 10\,,5: Comme r c ia l bro i le r s , down 3 perce nt at $401. 0 mil l ion : e ggs, up 17 pe rc en t a t $305 . 1 mi l l io n ; hogs , down 15 pe rce nt a t $ 154 .7 mi ll io n ; a nd ca t t l e a nd ca l ve s, up 27 pe r ce nt a t $ 149 . 1 mi l li on. Ca s h rece i p ts f rom dairy ' produc t s , a t SI3S .~ mil l ion we r e I I:) 17 pe r ce nt fr om 1975. Ca s h receipts from oth er ch ic ke ns , t ur ke ys , s heep a nd l ambs and woo l a ll registe re d i nc r ea s e s ove r a yea r ea r 1 i e r .
Ca sh receip ts f rom sa les of crops In 1976 wi 1I be ava il a bl e i n Augus t.
Geo r q ia Liv estock & Poult r y Cash Rece ipt s
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
- - Tho usa nd Do 11 a r s
1976 Pre l imina ry
Hog s J/
95,991
1 ] ~) J) ' J
171f , 98 3
j 76, 158
18 1 , 8 38
154 ,709
Ca tt l e a nd Ca 1ves 139 , 294 117 , d 5
227 ,04 2
90 , 030
117, 310
149 , 055
Da i ry Prod uct s
80 , 674
86 , 8L}2
96 ,000
116 ,5 08 l /115 , 44 1
135,196
Commerc ia l Bro i 1e rs 1/
200 ,299 214, 69 2
365 ,2 03
333 , 247
414, 64 1
400 ,960
Oth e r Chi cke ns 1/
9 ,346
8 ,873
16 , 308
11, 380
8 , 9 12
11,088
Turke ys
8 ,862
7 , 639
11 , 77:
8 , 783
6 , 794
10 , 4 1 0
Eggs 1/
165 , 045 159 , 266
258 , 886
285, 223 l /2 61 , 503
305,149
Sheep and Lambs
37
49
5
20
14
20
\40 01
6
11
12
8
6
11
TOTAL
699 ,554 774: 285 1,1 50 , 210 1, 02 1, 357 l/1 , 106,459
1, 166 ,598
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B. J . HA RRING TON & ROY W. GREE N Ag r i c ul t u ra l St a tist i ci a ns
The Stati s t i cal Report i ng Se rv i ce , USDA, St e phe ns Fede ra l Bui l d i ng , Sui te 320, Ath ens, Geor g ia , in coo pe rat ion wi t h the Geo r g ia Dep a r t me nt of Ag ric u l t u re. Te lepho ne 404-546- 2236 .
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GEORG I A:
M A Y 'I '1977
Hay 11, 1977
Athen s , Ga . , Ha y 11, 1977--When Hay 1 a r r i ve d , many Geo r gia f armers wer e more than a lit tle concerned about dry s oil s-- pa rt icularly those in the s ou the r n t~vo- th ird s of the State. Planting pr og ress was runnin g ao ea d of las t year f or most crop s, thanks to all that fair wea t.he r , but was s Lowi.ng at the be gi n ning of t he month on a number of farms as soils were co nsidered too dr y to ris k t he seed .
Cotton vra s 74 percent seeded on Hay 1 , compa red \7i t h 69 percent compl etion a year ago, and a 5-year average of 43 percen t . Over on e- half of t he crop ha d sprouted and achieved an acce ptable stand. Cor n planting \Jas 93 perc en t c omp l e t e co mpared wi th 88 percent last year and an average of only 43 percent . Peanut s were 60 percent planted, s l igh t l y ahead of last yea r ' s 57 pe r cen t but far ah ead of the 39 percen t ave r a ge. Soyb eans were only 6 percent planted but t his ~las double t he av era ge fo r 11a y 1 pr o gre s s.
Small grains were, likeHise, i n need o f mo re moi st ur e exce pt in t he northern third of t he State where moisture suppl i e s wer e favo r a bl e . The State' s wheat crop is expected to be 3 . 4 million bus hels , off s li ght l y f r om l a s t ye a r . A yield o f 30 bushel s per acre is forec ast.
Ge orgia 's total peach crop was e s t i ma ted t o be 17 5 million pounds t his year, 12 percent sma l le r than the total crop l a st ye a r. Onl y 140 mill ion po unds of l ast ye a r ' s 200 million we re utilized, howeve r, so t hi s ye a r ' s u t i l iza tion cou l d be highe r or lower, dependin g on many factors at harvest time .
Hay stocks remaining on May 1 , f r om the 19 76 c rop , were e s t i ma t e d a t 96 ,000 tons, down 37 percent from the 153,000 tons on hand las t ye ar. The r educed carryover of hay ~va s believed to be reflective of the past ha rs h wi n te r .
State
PEACH PRODUCTI ON, SELECTED STATES, 1975-1977
;:i l l i on Pound s
:
48 Pound Equi va l en t s
Total Pr od .
:
: Total Prod.
: Utilized Prod. :
Ind . : Ut il i ze d Prod. :
Ind.
: 1975
1976 : 19 76
19 77 : 1975
1 976 : 1976
1977
- 1,000 Units -
Al a . Ark. Ga. La . Hi s s .
n. C.
Okla. S. C. Tex.
7 .0 35.0 95 .0
3. J 4.0 30J) 6.8 210. 0 16 .0
14.0 41.1 140.0
7.0 6 .0 25.0 8 .0 255.0 20.0
14 .0 42. 0 200 . 0
7.0 6 .0 25 .0 8.0 255 .0 21. 0
11.0 41.0 l 75 .J
7. 0 6.0 35.0 9 .5 31 5 . 0 35.0
14 6 72 9 1 , 97 9
63 83 62 5 142 4,3 75 3 33
292 856 2,917 146 125 521 167 5 ,313 417
292 875 4,1 67 146 125 521 167 5 ,313 438
229 854 3,646 146 125 729 1 98 6 ,563 729
9 Southern
States
40 6 . 8
516.1
578 . 0
634.5
8 , 475 1 0 ,7 54 12,044 13,219
FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l St atistician In Cha r ge
W. PAT PARKS A8r i cul t ur a l Statistician
T~e Statistical Re~o r ting Serv i ce , USDA , St ephe ns Federal Buildin g , Suite 320, Athens, Geor gi a in cooperat ion with the Geor Gi a ~ e p ar tmen t of Agr i cul t ur e . Te l e phone 404-546-2236 .
UlJIrER STA'l'ES CP.OP REPORT SlJi:ll1ARY
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I1ay I , 19 77
I~
La nd pr epara t i ons and s pring plant i ng mov ed a long at a fa s t pa ce during April , fa r
surpassin~ t he ave r a ge r ate f or r e cent years . Thi s yea r 1s p ro gr e ss is on a pa r wi th the
rapi d pace in 1970 . Fa rme! s in t he North Centra l St a t e s en joyed' good pl anting weat he r but
Southern cotton prod ucer s wer e Ls l owed by r a in and coo l tempe r a t ure s. Topsoil mo i s t ure was
gen er a l l y ad e qua t e f or g er~in~ tion ' although s ome dr y s pot s be gan developi ng in the Corn
Be l t . .-
- . .:' .
Farmers ha d plant ed 32 perc en t of t he Na tion' s c orn c r op by !1a y 1 , nea r l y e qua l l i n g 1 976 ;s progre s s of 33 percen t and fa r a head of th e 18 pe r cent ave r a ge . About 16 percent of the U.S. c or n crop wa s plan ted dur i n 8 t he l ast wee k of 4p r i 1 . In t he eas tern North Central Sta t e s fa rmer s pl an t ed 29 pe rc en t of the cor n c r op by tiay 1, l aegi ng 1976's 33 percent but mo r e than do ub l e t he 14 per cen t averag e . Cor n plan t i ng i n t he we s t e r n Horth Ce ntral Sta t e s stood at 27 pe r c e n t , s urp a s s in ~ bo th 1 97 6 ' s 24 pe r c en t an d the 12 percent average . Iowa c orn farme r s we r e 35 per c en t c omp l et e , 10 poi n t s a hea d of 1976 and almost three times t he averafe r a t e . I l l i no i s f a r mer s had pl an t ed 45 percent of the crop , by
r1ay 1 , a point ah ead of l a s t year but dou bl e the ave r a ge . Cor n pl ant i n g was almost
finished in mo s t of t he Sou ther n St a tes. Dr y s oils affected s ome st ands i n Georgia .
HI NTEP. WHEAT : Hi n ter wheat; p r oduc t i on i s f or e ca s t a t 1, 4 77 mil l i on bushe l s ba s e d on Hay 1 condi t io ns . Thi s i s down 6 per c en t f rom las t year 's 1 ,56 6 million
bushel crop and i s 11 percent l es s than t he 197: r ecor d crop of l ,G53 mi l l i on bushels . Prospective product i on i s 3 percent gr ea t e r t han t he De cembe r 1 , 1 97 6 . f orec a s t as a result of subs t an tia l l y i mpr oved moi s t ur e c ond i t i on s , principa l ly dur ing Ma r ch and April. Yield per ha r v e st ed a cre i s expec t e d t o av e r a v,e 30 . 9 bushe l s per acre . Last year the crop average d 31 .6 bushel s per acr e and i n 1 975, 32 . 1 bu s he l s.
PEACHES : The 19 77 pea ch c r op i n the nin e Sout he r n St a t e s i s fo r eca s t a t 634 . 5 mill ion pound s . 23 perc en t a bove las t yea r ' s u t ili ze d outp ut and t he largest production
for t he region s ince 196 9 . The 1~7 2 - 7 t a ve r a e e pr oduc ti on f or t he area i s 454 .8 million pounds , we ll b e lo~7 this year ' s ex pec t a t i on s . The c r op i n t he nine Sou thern States is pr e domi nan tly so l d in f r e s h ma r ke t cha nn e l s and accoun t s f or ove r on e -third of the U.S. fr esh peach ut i l izati on .
Crop pro s pe c t s a r e a s good or bet t e r than l as t year i n a l l Southe rn peach producing States excep t Alabama and Ar ka n s as whi ch a r e d O~TI s l i ghtly . Ha rve st i n Texas began in l at e Apr i l with -other Sta t es fo l l owi n g soon . I n Sout h Ca r olin a , the r egion's largest producer, the crop i s expe c t ed t o to ta l 315 .0 mi llion pou nds , 24 percent higher than the 1~76 utili za t i on . Trees ove r - wi n t e r ed i n f ood c ondit i on. and spring t emperatures were f avora ble . 1:ainf a ll i n April "las le s s t han a de qua te bu t frui t se t is heavy . Geor gia 's crop is fo r e c a st at 1 75 . 0 mill ion pounds , up 25 pe rcen t from las t year ' s u tilized pr oduc t i on but 12 per cent ~ e l o~~ t he t ot a l prod uct i on l a s t ye a r o f 200 mi l l i on pounds . Thinnin r. and sp rayLn r, wer e active in Ap r LL, Some h ai L dan-a ge "ras evid en t in Pea c h Coun t y ; and other area s ~ave exper i eJc e c some dis e a s e pr oc len s .
HAY STOCKS OU F,6TCOr, ; :1ay 1. hay st o ck s on f a rms t ota l e d 1 9 . 6 mi l l ion t ons . 23 percent beLov - a year ea r li er 0Ut 6 perc ent above nay 1 , 1 ~75 . Al l States except
f lew Yor k , He", Jer sey , n o s t o f ~lew rnr:land a nd the Fes t ern Stat es had stocks be l ow a year e n r Ld. e r . Thi s wa s due to t he e z t r eme Ly c o l d ~!in t e r if! ~ '~o s t of the country and low production i n 1S 76 .
Un i ted State s Depa r t me nt of Ag r i cu l t u re Sta t i s t i ca l Re po r ti ng Se r v i ce 355 East Ha nco ck Avenue At hens, Geo r g ia 3060 1
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COTTON
GEORGIA'S 1976 CROP SECOND SMALLE ST OF RECO RD
Athens, Ga., May 13, 1977 -- Despite a 34 percent increas e i n it s cotton crop last
year. Georgia still produced the second smallest crop since record s began in 1866. The Georgia Crop Reporting Service's " fina l' l estimate of the 1976 c rop s hows a production of 199,000 bales compared with the record low 1975 produ c t ion of 148.000 bales. The 1976 average yield was 398 pounds per acre and was t he fir s t t ime in t he past four years when the State yield dropped below 400 pounds. The 1975 yi eld wa s 443 pou nds per acre.
A final tabulation by t he Census Bureau of ginnings for Georgia i n 1976 totaled 196.529 bales (480 net Ibs .). The upward adjustmen t t o t he 199 ,000 bale estimate resulted from additional Georgia cotton ginnings in other sta t es. Co ttons eed production was 70,000 tons compared with 54,000 tons in 1975 .
The value of cotton and cottonseed f rom Georg ia's 1976 crop totaled $70,502,000 up 61 percent from the $43,871,000 value of t he 1975 crop. The pr ic e per pound increased by 11.2 cents per pound to average 66.7 cents f o r marketings through March 1977. This was the highest "open market'l price ever recei ve d f o r Georgia cotton. Whe n Government payments are
added, only one year, 1973, had a per pound price that was higher than that received for the 1976 crop which had no Governmen t payments. The lowest recorded price ever received
was 5 cents per pound in 1894. These comparisons ignore infl a tion.
FRAS IER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
"I. PAT PARKS
Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service. USDA, St ephe ns Federal Buildi ng, Suite 320. Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricul t ure. Telephone 404-546-2236.
COTTON LINT AND COTTONSEED: Production, Season Average price received by farmers and value of production, .1975 and 1976
Production in 480-1b.
State
Net Weight Bales
1975
1976
1,000 Bales
UPLAND
Ala.
312
349
Ariz.
573
834
Ark.
687
776
Calif .
1,954
2,482
Ga.
148
199
La.
346
553
Hi s s .
1,040
1,151
110.
196
165
N. Mex .
68
70
N . C.
46
72
Okla.
170
1 75
S. C.
98
145
Tenn.
222
228
Tex.
2,382
3,307
Other
.
. States -4/:
5 .1
10.6
U. S., All: 8 ,301.6 10,580. 6
COTTON LINT
Price per Pound 1/
1975 2/
1976-3/
..Cents
54.9 53.1 52.2 54.5 55.5 52.8 52.5 50 .8 54.6 5/t . 5 47.2 53 . 9 52 .3 45.8
66 .4 65.6 61.4 70.1 66.7 63.7 61.4 59 .2 71.0 74 .0 61. 8 66.2 63.4 62.4
55 .4
71. 7
51.3
65 .0
Value of
Production 1/
1975 2/
1976 3/
1,000 Dollars
82,218 146,046 172,135 5ll ,166
39 ,427 87 , 690 262,080 47,793 17 ,821 12 ,034 38,515 25,355 55 ,731 523,659
III ,233 262,610 228,703 835,143
63,712 169,085 339,223
46,886 23,856 25,574 51,912 46,075 69,385 990,513
1,355
3,650
2,043,678
3,299,449
Upland
8,247.1 10,516.6
51. 1
64.7
2 ,023 ,025
3,267,560
Amer.-Pima:
54.5
64. 0
78 . 9
103.8
20,653
31,889
State
Production
1975
1976
Thous. Tons
COTTONSEED 5/
Price per Ton
1 975
1 976
Dol l a r s
Value of
Production
1975
1976
1,000 Dollars
Ala. Ariz. Ark. Calif . Ga. La. His s. flo. j:~ . Hex.
N . C.
Okla.
S. C.
Tenn . Tex. Other
States !!../:
ll8 246 250 810
54 130 380
79 28 16 70 34
92
909
2.0
129 347 294 1,048
70 205 432
67 29 25 67 55 91 1,286
4.0
85.50 101. 00
97 . 20 108.00
82 . 30 94 .00 97 .30 98.30 99.90 87 . 10 89 . 70 85.40 97 . 40 89 . 80
91. 00
103.00 105.00 105 . 00 106.00
97.00 105.00 107.00
98.00 102.00
99.00 105.00
99.00 104 .00
99.00
ll2.50
10~089
24,846 24,300 87,480
4,444 12,220 36,974
7,766 2,797 1,394 6,279 2,904 8,961 81,628
182
13,287 36,435 30,870 lll,088
6,790 21,525 46,224
6,566 2,958 2,475 7,035 5,445 9,464 127,314
450
U. S.
: 3,218.0
4,149.0
97.00
103.00
312,264
427,926
1/ Price based on a 480-1b. net weight bale. 2/ Includes allowance for unredeemed loans.
3/ Average to April 1, 1977 with no allowance for unredeemed loans. 4/ Includes Florida,
Kentucky, Nevada and Virginia . 5/ 1976 crop preliminary.
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GEORGIA INDEX UP 3 POINTS
June 1, 1977
Tna Al l -C ommod i ty I nd e x of Price s Re ce i ved ,-Jas 192 pe r cen t , 3 poi n t s above the previous ~on th , and 6 points a bove ~ lay 1976, a cc ording to the Georgi a Cr op Repor t i ng Service. The increase in t he Al l Commod i t y Inde x fr om the Apr i l l eve l resulted from price incre ases in
cotton, ho gs and peaches. Lowe r pr i ces f or eggs we r e part ially off se t t i n g .
'I':1e Ha y All-Crops Inde x wa s 213, up 7 points fr om the pr evious month and 29 points above ;:a y 1 976.
The ~l l- Live s t o ck Index f or 11ay was 175 pe r cent , the s ame as the previous month and 12 points be Low i-lay 1976 .
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX UP 4 POINTS PRI CES PAID IlJDEX UNCHAHGED
The Inde x of Pr i ces Receive d by Farm e r s increa s ed 4 points (2 percent) to 195 pe r cen t of its January-December 1967 ave r a ge du r i ng the month ended May 15 , 1977. Contributing most to the increase since mid - Apr i l we re higher prices for hogs, cattle, soybeans, peache s and potatoes. Lower pric es f o r eggs, f e ed gr a ins an d wheat were partially offsetting. The index was 4 poin t s (2 percent) a bove a ye a r a go .
Tne Inde x of Pri ce s Paid by Fa r mers f or Commodities and Services , I nterest, Taxes, and Fa r m Wage Ra t e s for }lay 15 was 204 , unch an ged fr om a month e a r l i e r . Al t hou gh prices for many commodities ,-Jere up slightly , the t ot al contribu t i on s was not enough to change the overall index. The index was 13 po i n t s (7 perc ent ) a bove May 1976.
E6 7 = 100
I tIDEX Nm1BERS - - - GEORGIA AND UN I TED STATES
Apr . 15
Hay 15
Apr . 15
19 76
1 976
1977
May 15 1977
GEORGIA
Prices 1.e cei ve d _;\11 Commodities
All Crops Livestock & Livestock
Product s
180
186
189
192
181
184
1/ 206
213
17~
187
175
175
U!'!ITED STATES
Prices Rec e Lved
189
191
191
195
Prices Pa id, Intere st, Taxe s
and Farm Wage Rate s
191
191
204
204
Ra t i o 2/
99
100
94
96
l / Revis ed . l/ Ra t i o of I nd ex of Price s ~ec e ive d by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid,
Interest , Tax es and Farm Wa ge Rate s .
Pr ice s r e c eived by fa r me r s for corn, soybeans, whe a t and oats for t he U. S. (only corn an d soybeans f or Georgia) will relate to average pr i ces for al l sales during the previous month. Prices f or t he cur r ent mon t h wi l l be a preliminary mid-month price .
FRA S I E~ T . GALLOWAY A ~ r i c u l t u r a l Stat i stic i an In Cha r ge
CLA.YTO:~ J. HCDUFF IE Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician
The Stat i s t i c al Repor tin3 Servi ce , USDA, St ep hens Fede r a l Build i n g , Suite 320, At he n s, Geor gia i n co ope r a t ion wi t h the Ge orgia De part me nt of Agr i cul t ur e . Te l e phone 404-546 -2236.
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- - - - P~.lICES--Hj,;;C L;IV-~ lum PAI D :BY :C!~.Bl_Ii=i=:n:.-.:2..":'M:::i.',:Y'- 1- pr:: , 1977 ~ rITH c om:>j.JU SOHS
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1976
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-'_/Q,77,
197_6
1977
1Q,II _
:PjH Cl;S :~.GCEIVED
Uheat ? bu. 1:1
Oats ~ . "t;:u. ij .: .!
Corn: bu.
1\
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3. 12
<~
"I '
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1.60 2.75
./2.54 1/2.44
3.43 1.47 2. 61
/2037 Y l.64
j2 .31
1/.2.29
]jl.57
1/2. 21
Cattan i '1''0'. . ., 1 S oyb e aIi.s ~ b vr- u. e Sweetp o tat o es~ cwt.
59 . 7 ./70 .9 1/74.5
,",
~;)
4.90
./9.28 1/9. 19
~~ 11. 15
11. 75 12. 10
57. 5
4 . 87 10. 61
./67.8 1/69. 0
/9 . 05 ])9 . 40
10 .58
11.08
Hay ~ baled ton ~
Al l
r:
',/
43 00
59 . 50 59 . 00
64 . 80
63. 20
68 . 1 0
Al f al f a
,I)'
Other Y
I:
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70 . 20
w.8 .00
67 . 7 0 52.60
73.80 52. 40
Ni l k Cows? head
.<)' 400 . 00
450. 00 450.00
487. 00
497 .00 500 . 00
Hogs ~ cwt
::~
Beef Cattle ? All ~ cwt , J! ::~
COlIS ? cwt , l/
~;
45080 31020
27. 90
34.40 29 . 70
25.20
37. 90 30. 20
26.40
47.60 37. 10 28.90
36. 00 34 . 90 27 00
40.70 36.10 26. 70
s t eer s ~ Hei f er s? cwt. .(:~t 3370
32030 33 10
39. 40
37.30
39 . 00
Calves ? cvt,
..<.
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36. 70
35.00 34.30
38 . 80
38 . 10 38. 50
Mi.Lk , Sol d to Pl ants ? cwt ,
Fluid :f.fark et I'1anuf act ured
::~ 10 .20
I '. 0)
10 . 00 1/10. 00
9 . 49 8. 33
/9 . 62 1/.9 . 60 .218 .66 1/8.62
Al l
;;,J
10 . 20
10. 00 1/10.00
9.25 Y 9.43 1/9.40
TuTk ey s~ lb.
34 .0
30 . 0
31. 0
32. 1
33. 6
33 2
21 Chickens ? lb. : ~xcludin6 Broilers
120 0
12 . 5 12.0
12 . 2
Commercial Broilers L{!,'gs ? all ? doz.
Table ? doz . :Uat chinb ~ doz .
25. 0
~/6 2 0 4
Y 5Cl . 2
88. 0
25 . 0
25. 0
':;9 . 2 56.1
55 . 0 50 .0
87. 0 88 .0
24 . 6 54. 7
24 .3 55 03
24 .3 49.1
PUIe ES l~/,.ID"'!-yEED
i li xed Dai~J Feed ? ton ~
14% protein 161~ protein
$ 132.00 ::~ 141.00
147 . 00 146 . 00 154 000 152.00
133. 00 137. 00
142 .00 14L1- . 00 148. 00 152 .00
3 ~S :protein
::> 163 . 00
210 . 00 230. 00
177. 00
225. 00 238. 00
Hog l!'eed ? 145';"'189; pro t eiJ;J.~. ".;
cwt.
~
Cottonseed deal? 41jo? 'C1vt. ~~
8.30 9.40
9 . 00 9.10 13. 00 13.50
8.07 9.60
9.22 12. 20
9.28 12.50
Soybean Meal? 44%? c\Vt. ~
Bran, cwt.
~
9. 30
7.-S0
15. 50 17.00
8. 40
8.50
9034
15.10
16. 00
7.-41
7.79
7.89
Hi ddlin[:;s ? cwt ,
~~
7. 30
7.80
7. 80
7. 24
7.63
7.75
Corn nee,l? cwt
~~
7. 20
7.10
7. 10
6.66
6. 17
6.14
Poul try l' eed? t on :
Broiler Gro\-rer Feed . ;:;L 157 . 00
178 . 00 189.00
16l.00
183 .00 187.00
Laying Ii'ee d _ . . Chick 8t art e~ ' " .iUf alfa Hay ? t on
..... ;.; 138 . 00 3 159 . 00
S 6;) . 00
151. 00 157. 00
187. 00 186.00
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-
146. 00 164 . 00
71 . 8 0
163 . 00 188.00
80 . 90
166 .00 191. 00
79.20
Al l Other Hay ? ton
$ 60 . 00
65. 00 66.00
60.30
63.20 61 . 30
1:1 Hon t.h Ly es timates f or GeorGia di s cont i nued beginninG June 1976 . y Includes all hay -
except alfal fa . J! II CO\'/SII and " s t eer-s and hei.f'er-s " combined wi, th a l.Lovrance wh er-e neces sar y
21 f or slaughter Dul l s . l/ Includes cul l dairy CO\'!S sold f or sl aughter ? but not dairy co ws
for herd r eplacement s . IJIonthly es t imates f or U. S. di s continued beginni ng June 1976 .
/ Revi s ed. 1/ Preliminary.
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Se rvice
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Athens, Georgia 30601
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.JUNE
Prospects Decl in e
A T HE NS, GEORGIA
'1 ~977 June 9, 1977
The 1977 Georg ia pea ch crop is f o reca s t as of June I , 1977 a t 140 .0 mill ion pounds (2,917,000--48 pou nd equ i va len t s ) , a ccordin g to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The June I forecast is 35.0 mil l ion pou nds be low last mon th's fore cast a nd 70 percent of last year's total produ ct ion . I f t he f o re ca s t p rod uct ion is rea l i ze d , p ro duc t ion for 1977 would be well above the short c ro ps o f 1973-1 975 .
The extended drought ove r mu c h of t he pea ch produci ng area has put a damper on the bright prospects as of Ma y I . Drought cond i t ions have ca us e d consid erable sizing problems which reporters call ed t he maj o r reaso n fo r the drop in cond i t io n. Hail damage in April, across a major producing a rea , adde d f urt he r t o the decl ine whe n some producers decided not to harvest severely hail damaged peac hes.
The Federal ~ S ta t e Ma r ke t News Se rv ice re po r t ed 579 carlo t e qui va l e nt s shipped by June 2, compared with 916 ca r lot s f or t he sa me da t e l ast year. By Ju ne 7, 679 car lots had been shipped compared wi th 1, 109 last year .
Crop Reportin g Se rv i ce peach es ti mates re l a t e to to tal p roduc t io n which includes rail and truck shipment s, local sal e s , non i nspec t ed shipmen t s to points in the State and adjoin ing
s tates, quantities used f o r proce s s i ng a nd qua nt i t i es co nsume d on farms where produced.
Year
:
GEORGIA PEACHES, 1969 - 197 7
Produc t ion
Po un d s
48 Pound Equivalents
Tot a l
Ut l l l zed
Tot a l
Utilized
- Mil. Lbs . - - -
- - - 1,000 Units -
1969
:
185 . 0
185. 0
3,854
3,854
1970
:
:
1971
:
170.0 120 . 0
170 .0 120 . 0
3,542 2,500
3,542 2,500
19 7 2
:
1973
.
:
1974
.
:
1975
:
190 .0 100.0 45 .0 95.0
190. 0 100 . 0 45 .0 95 . 0
3,958 2,083
938 1,979
3,958 2,083
938 1,979
19 76
:
200.0
140 .0
4,167
2,917
1977
:
140.0
2,917
UN/TED STAT ES
Production of peache s i s f o re ca s t at 2.9 bil I ion pounds in 1977, down sl ightly from last season' s tota l of 3 . 0 b i l l i on pounds but abo ve t he 1975 crop of 2.8 bill io n pounds. Excluding Cal ifornia CI in gs t one p ro duction, the pea ch crop is expected to tota l 1.5 bi l I ion pounds, sl igh tly above 1976 a nd 10 percent larger t ha n 1975.
Peach producti on in t he ni ne Southern States is now f ore ca s t at 585.5 mil I ion pounds, off 8 percent f rom a mo nt h a go but stil l above the crop t o t a l s of the previous two seasons. Extended unseasonably d ry May wea the r in Georgia and South Carol ina, the regi on 's largest producers, reduced the peac h c rop prosp ects 20 and 5 percen t, respect ively, from last month. Some hail damage al so oc cur red in Geor gia. Late May rain s i n the Carol inas should aid sizing of late vari eties. Ha rv es t is now underway in many produ cin g a re a s in the region.
Despit e seve re win t e r wea ther, th e peach crops in mos t Great Lakes and Northeast ern States are expect ed to out s t ri p last year's freeze damaged crops.
In We s t e r n Sta t e s , fruit set was I ight e r than last year; however, crop development and fruit quality are ge neral ly goo d . Ca l l fo r n la I s Freeston e crop, at 460.0 million pounds, is sl ightly below l a s t year 's t o tal but well above the 1975 c rop . Harvest started on early varieti es in t he t h i rd wee k of Ap r i l and continues act ive . . The Cal ifornid CI ingstone crop is forecast at 1.4 bi l I ion pounds , 6 percent below la st year and off 4 percent from the 1975 total crop. Fr u i t dev e l opment was sl ightly beh ind schedul e due t o cool, wet Ma y weather in some areas, and th i nn in g opera tions we re s t il I unden~ay in l a t e t'la y .
(Ove r )
Crop and State
Freestone Ala. Ark. Cal if. Colo. Conn . De I. Ga. Idaho 111. Ind. Kans. Ky. La. II Md. Mass. Mich.
Miss. 11
Mo.
N. J.
N. Y.
N. C.
Ohio
Okla. 11
Oreg. Pa,
S. C.
Tenn. Tex. Utah
Va.
Wash.
W. Va.
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PEACH PRODUCTION, UNIJE1L STATE~-,-_ 1975 - 1977
Pounds
:
48 Pound Equivalents
Total
: Utilized
:
Total
:
Utili - ~=d
_
Ind.
1976
1977 ;: i ll I975 :c'! ; 1976
1976
1976
Mill ibn:'/un t t s ,:",Y.;
1,000 Un i ts
14.0 42.0 464.0 14.5
4.1 1.6 200.0 12.0 20.0
5.5 4.0
9.0 7.0 18.0 4.5 40.0 6.0 22.5 80 .0
9.5 25.0 12.0 8.0 15.0 110.0
255.0 8.0 21.0 18.0 15.0
42.0 15.0
11.0 40.0 460.0 24.0
5.0 2.0 140.0
12.5 11. 0
2.5 9.0 1. 0
7. 0 19 .0 5.0 70 .0 6.0
13 .0
95.0 11.5 35.0 2.0
9. 5 15 . 0 95 . 0 300. 0 8.0
37. 0 17.0 20.0
34. 0 18. 0
7.0
35.0 389.0
16.0
5.4 3.2 95.0 10. 5 27.0 10.0 11.0
16 . 5
3.0 23 . 0
5.3 55.0 4.0 23.0 90. 0 17. 0 30 . 0 20. 0 6. 8
13.0 110 . 0 210 . 0
8.7 16 . 0 16.0
32. 0
37.7 28. 0
14.0 41.1 464.0 14.0
4.1 1.6 140.0 12.0 20.0
5.5 4.0
9.0 7.0 15.0 4.5 40.0 6.0 22.5 75.0 9 .5 25.0 12.0 8.0 15.0 110.0 255'.0 8 .0 20.0
17 . 8 15 . 0 4 1. 0 15. 0
29 2 875 9 ,667 302 85
33 4',1 67
250 4 17 115
83 188 146
375 94 833 125 469 1,667 198 521 250 167 313 2 , 292
5 ,313 167 438
375 313 875 313
229 833 9,583 500 104 42 2,917 260
229 52 188 21 146
396 104 1,458 125 271 1,979 240
729 42 198
313 1,979 6,250
167 771 354 417 708
375
146
729 8,104
333 113 67 1,979 219 563 208 229 344 63 479 110 1,146
83 479 1,875
354 625 417 142 271 2,292
4,375
181
333 333 667
785 583
292 856 9,667 292
85
33 2,917
250 417 115
83 188 146
313 94
833 125 469 1,563 198 521 250 167
313 2,292
5 ,313 167 417
371 313 854 313
u, S.
: 1, 522. 2 1,5 35. 0 1, 374. 1 1, ii-50 . 6 31 ,718 31,980 28,627 30,227
Ca I if. -
. Cl ingstone ]/ : 1,496.0
U.S. All
:3,018.2
1,400. 0 2,935.0
1, 290. 0 1, 192. 0 2, 664. I 2,642.6
31,167 62,885
29,167 61,147
26,875 55,502
24,833 55,060
II Estimates for current yea r carr ie d f o rwa rd from earl ier forecast. 21 Cal ifornia CI ingstone 1s over the scale tonnage and inc l udes cu ll s and cannery diversions (miTI ion pounds): 1975 150.0, 1976 - 154.0.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural 5ratistician In Cha rge
MIKE HAMMER & CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statisticians
The Statistical Reporti ng Se rvice, USDA, Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Geo rgia Depa rtment of Agricul ture. Telephone 404-546-2236.
United States De par t ment of Agriculture
Stat istical Repo rtin g Service
355 East Ha ncock Ave nue
Athens, Georgia 3060 1
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