- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Georgia farm report [1983]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Publisher:
- Athens, GA : Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Date of Original:
- 1983-12-23
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- 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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- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 F2 1983
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GEO RGIA
FR E
RECEIV ED
Janua r y 3, 1983 '-
GFR-83-Volume APR Z 0 200 5
GA
AYDO.C.7-
PI 'F2. /q83jl-3
GEORGIA CRO P REPORT ING SER VICE
stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Geor gi a 30013 Phone : (404 ) 546- 2236
Item
... ,... *:JME~IE RC IAL POULTRY S~A VGHTER 1/ NOVEMBER 1982
uG't L!,W'RIES
Our i ng
Oct.
Nov.
%o f
yea r
Jan. thru Nov.
-- T ot"
ye a r
198 1
1982
- - Thous ands
1982
aoo
1981
1982
00 0 _
- - Thous a nds- -
Yo~ Ch i c kens
Georg ia
43 , 169
48 , 326
46 , 44 1 108
548 , 062
530, 784
97
Un ited States
291,5 10
334,1 03
308, 211
106
3 ,7 47 , 996 3 ,7 37,714 100
Ma t ur e Ch 1c ke ns
li gh t Type U.S .
9,072
1 1, 647
13, 099 144
150, 066
149, 655 100
Hea vy Type U.S.
2 ,7 76
2 ,91 4
2 , 366
85
35 , 336
32, 920
93
Tot a l U. S.
11, 848
14 , 561
15,465
13 1
185, 402
182 , 575
98
Tot a l AI I Type s , Ga . 2 , 545
2 , 997
2 ,921
1 15
39 , 177
35, 507 91
Pe r ce nt Condemned
Young Chi c ke ns Georg Ia
1. 3
93
Y 1. 5 88
United States
14
93
2/1. 5 88
J/ Federall y Inspected s l a ught e r da ta as collect ed by Meat and Pou l tr y Ins pect ion Pr ogram.
Cur r e nt month de ta es ti mated by Ma r ket News Service. 1/ Ja nua r y- Novembe r condemnat ions .
POU LTRY HATCH NG AND Pl ACEME NT--NOVEMBER ' 9
Dur i ng
%o f
% of
Item
Nov.
Oct .
No v.
ye ar
Jan. thr u Nov.
ye a r
1981
1982
1982
a0
- - Thous a nds - -
198 1
1982
a0
- - Thous a nds - -
Pul let Ch ic ks Pl aced
Domesti c ( U.S . ) 1/ .
Br oi le r Type
2, 948
3 ,034
3,408
11 6
36 ,955
34, 634
94
Egg Type
244
227
38 5
158
3 ,374
3,525 104
ChI c ks Ha t ch ed
Bro i le r Type
Georg i a
48 , 395
50, 624
48 ,723
101
595, 284 590 , 957 9 9
Un ited States
332,290
344, 447
345,7 91
104 4, 052, 078 4 , 064 , 023 100
Egg Type
Georg Ia
2, 384
1, 924
1, 884
79
31 , 675
30, 391 96
Uni ted St ates
33, 699
32, 267
30 , 156
89
42 1, 12 1 4 09,129
97
Tur-ke ys.
P u l t s Hatc hed
J / Report ed by le ad i ng
97
11 67
Inc l ude s expec ted puI le t
tile preced i ng mo nth at the ra t o o f 125 puI I'3 t ch le ks pe r 30 doze n ca se
pOUl t s hat c hed Sept ember 1981- Novombe r 1982.
Ag~icultural St a t i s tic i an and Geo r gia Depa rt nt o f Agriculture
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIV ED Up
Ave r ag e pr i c es r ec e ived b y Geo rg i a f ar mers a t mi d- Dec embe r' for mo s t cro p and li ve s t oc k i t ems wer e ge ner a I I Y abo ve the pr e" l o us mo nt h . Hog s , ot he r c h i c ken s , mi lk a nd cotton we r e th e, o n l y c ommod i t i es to show a dec r eas e f rom l as t mont h. Li vestock pr I ce s we r e mo stl y above a y ear ago . How ever, crop pr I ces wer e st l l l " ~ I agg I ng beh 1nd I ast year. The Geo r g I a Pr I c es Rece I 'led A I I-Commod I t y I ndex for Dece mber was
120 pe r ce nt of t he 1977 av erag e, 1 point ab ove las t mo nt h and 4 poi nt s abo ve a year ago.
us PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN
2 I)OINTS
The
mber I ndex o f Pr ice s Rec e ived by
Farmers dec r eased 2 po i nt s (1.6 perce nt ) f r om
J v ember to 127 percen t 0 f i t s Ja nua r y-De c -
em be r 1977 av e r age . Co nt ri buti ng most t o t he
decr eas e since Novembe r were l ower prices f o r
or a s , toma toes, cattl e, t urke y s and eg g s.
Hig her pr i ce s for co r n , l ettuce, hog s, soy-
bea n s, and sorghum were pa rtial ly off se t t ing .
Th e l ndex was 1 point C.8 perc ent) be low a
ye a,- ago.
PRICES RECE I VEO BY FARM ERS rice
per
Gommo . t VI i nter Wheat
nt $/Bu.
Oa t s
$/ Bu.
Cor n
$/ Bu.
2.77
Cotto n
t lLb.
56.0
CoH o ns eed 11
$/ Ton
85. 00
So ybe ans
$ /Bu .
5.96
Pea nut s
tlLb.
25. 9
Swe et po t at o es
$/Cw t.
14. 30
A I I Hay , ba I ed , 1 1 $/Ton
MI I k Cows , 4/ 51
$/Head 1,1 70.0 0
Hog s
$/Cwt.
39. 10
Suws
$/Cwt.
3 1.4 0
Bar rov s & Gi Its
Boe f Catt I e , 2/ Cows J./
St eer s & He i fer s
$/ Cw t . $ / Cwt . $/Cwt. $/Cw t .
4 1. 20 4 1. 50 36.30 49. 70
Ca I ve s
$/Cwt.
50. 60
All Mi l k
$/Cwt .
14. 8 0
Tur ke y s 1 1
t lLb.
30. 0
Ch ic ke ns
Ex c l . Bro i l er s
t/Lb.
11. 5
Corn' l Br o i l er s .Y
Eggs , A I I J./
t / Lb. IDOl .
23.0
72 .4
Tab l e
t l Dol .
62 . 4
Ha t c h i ng
UDo z .
115.0
DECEM BEH
2.48 56. 5 66.00
5.31 23. 3 1/6.20
52 . 6 0 45.80 53.8 0 42 . 20 35.60 50. 90 49. 80 14.7 0
1 1 18 . 0 23.0
2/ 63. 3 1 / 55.8 2/ 90. 0
WI TH COMPARI SO NS
2.62 J.l53.4
67.00 5.44
J/*
6.85
52. 30 4 1.00 54. 5 0 42. 90 35.80 51. 50 51.50 1 /1 4 .60
12. 0
1 123. 5
64. 6 50. 7 117. 0
3.88 1.94 2.39 51.2 85.00 6.00 26.8 13.80 65.90 1,160.00 39. 00 33. 20 40. 00 52.00 35. 50 57.30 57. 70 14. 00 32.8
3.48 1.40 2. 13 59.9 81. 00 5.34 25. 2 116. 52 68.10
52.5 0 47.2 0 53. 30 52. 60 35 . 0 0 57.8 0 58. 2 0 14.00 42.8
24. 6
24. 5
65.6 1 157. 0
61. 3 1/ 51.7
3.56 1. 45 2.27 J/58. 6 86. 00 5.45 J./2 4. 5 7. 4 5 68. 80
53 . 5 0 45. 30 54 . 6 0 51. 70 33. 60 56 . 9 0 58. 30 1/14 . 00 33.3
). /24 . 3 55. 4 49 .3
')
US. PRIC ES PAI D INDEX DOWN 1 POIN T
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The : ndex o f PI- ices Pa i d b y ~armers fo r Com-
mod i t i es and Ser v I ces , I nt eres t , Tax es a nd Fan n Wage Rates fo r December was 155 pe rce nt o f its 1977 bas e. The I ndex was down 1 po I nt ( . 6 pe r ce nt ) from No ve mbe r . Lower pr i ce s f o r r ep l acement I I ves to ck, f ue I s a nd fe r t I I I ze r s
we r e t he majo r contributors t o t he I nde x de-
c I I ne e The Fe ed Index was part I a I IY of f se t-
t i ng as g r a t n and f eed pr ices Increased . Compared t o a year ea r I I er , th e Pr Ices Pa I d
In dex was up 5 po i nts (3. 3 pe r cen t ) .
The Nove mber un adj us t ed Cons ume r Pri ce l ndex
fo r a l l urba n c onsume rs (CP I - U) was 293 . 6 . down . 2 pe r cen t f r om October but 4. 6 pe r ce nt a bo ve Novembe r 1981. On a sea sona l l y adju s t ed
bas i s . the CPI - U increas ed .1 pe r ce nt dur i ng the mont h. Contr I but I ng most to the dec reas e
from Oct obe r was a . 2 perce nt de c lin e in the hous I ng 1ndex , The other go ods a nd ser v I ces i nde x and med i cal car e In dex rose 1. 1 and 1. 0. r es pec t i ve l y . T he tra nspo rtat i o n compone nt in crea sed . 3 perce nt wh l I e the food and be ve rage I ndex rose . 1 perce nt . The entert ai nment i ndex was unch anged .
PRI CES PAl
Price
per
Dec . 15,
Commo It
Da i ry Feed. 16%
n it $/Ton
1 174. 00
Dair y Feed. 18%
$/Ton
180.00
Da i r y Co net 32% $/Ton
257. 00
Hog Feed . 14%-18% $/Cwt .
10 . 4 0
Hog Co net 38%- 42% $/Cwt.
14. 60
Bee f Cattle Conct
32%-36%
$/Cwt.
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.60
11.30
11. 6 0
Cot to nseed Mea I ,41 % $/ Cwt .
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.80
13.30
13.30
Soy be an Meal. 44%
$/ Cwt .
13.50
13.00
13.00
13.80
12. 90
13. 00
Br an
$/ Cwt .
11.00
11.00
11.00
9.91
9 . 72
9. 78
Mi d d I I ngs
$/Cwt.
10.50
9.40
9.40
9.59
9.29
9.35
Cor n t~ea I
$/Cwt.
8.70
7.80
7.90
7.45
7.05
7. 10
Br o I I er Gr ower
$/To n
194.00
181.00
185.00
210. 00
198. 00
20 1.00
Lay I ng Feed
$/Ton
181.00
176. 00
176. 00
196.00
182.00
185. 00
Ch ick Start er
$/Ton
199.00
190.00
195.00
2 13.00
202. 00
208. 00
Bro i I er-Fee d
Rat i o J/ HOJ - Co r n Ratio 1/
Lbs , Bu.
2.4 14.1
2. 5 21. 2
2.5 20. 0
2. 3
2. 5
16.3
24. 6
2. 4 23. 6
Mi l k- Fee d Ratfol/ Lbs ,
1. 64
1.70
1. 66
1.5 4
1. 63
1. 6 1
E - Feed R ti 4
8
7
7
.7
6. 3
6.0
J/ Poun ds of broil er gr ower eq ua l in va lue t o 1 lb. br oi l e r li ve we i g ht . 2/ Bushe ls o f cor n
equa l in va lue to 100 l bs , of hog l i ve weig ht. 1/ Pou nds o f 16% da i r y f e ed equal I n va I ue t o 1
i / lb. who le ml l k,
Po und s o f l ay i ng f e ed eq ua l In v a l ue to 1 do zen egg s .
1.2}7= 1
2eor~
I NDE X NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UN ITED STATES
Pr ice s Received
AI I Commo d lt Ies
11 5
Cr op s
112
Li ves t o c k & Pr od uc t s
118
116
119
119
J/122
1 14
116
Un i t ed Sta tes
Prices Rec e i ve d
P[~ arT:
c p.
;0
s Pa
3/
i
d
1/
L
..Y Rev i sed . 1/ Mid-mont h
Ind ex
130 150 87
I nc l ud i ng
128 150 85
inter es t , t ax es
129 156 83
and farm wage rates .
!n dav Rece i ved To in de x o f Pr i ce s Pa id, I nter est , Taxe s and Fa rm Wage Ra t es .
D~s:. 1982
120
123
117
127 155 82
1/ Rat lo ,)f
3
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S E P r EM B E ~ THR00GH NOVEMBER EGG
? Ro nUCTION &LAY ER NUMB ERS DOWN
l no Nat io n ' s lay ing f loc ks pr -od uc ed 17.3
b i i l i o n egg s d ur i ng t he Sept ember- November 198L q ua r t er , down f r ac ti o na i I y f rOCI t he 17.4 bil l i on pr od uce d a year ago . The t ota l numbe r'
o f I ay er s fo r Sep t ember- Novembe r ave r aged 284 mi lli on, c ompar ed wi th 288 mi l l ion a y ear
ear i i er , Sept eml>e r - No vembe r egg prod uc t i o n
pe r 100 I aye r s ave rag ed 6, 105 eg gs, c om pa r ed w i th 6 , 046 eg gs a ye ar ago .
Laye rs on Decembe r 1, 1982 , t o t a I ed 288 mI I I i o n , 2 pe r ce nt f ewe r t ha n t he 293 mi ll i o n a y e ar earli er. Egg s l a i d per 100 laye r s o n Dec embe r 1, 1982 ave r aged 67. 8 compared wi t h 67 . 3 a year earli er a nd 66.4 on Septem be r 1, 1982 .
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EGGS IN I NCUBATOR S. DECEMBER 1 . UNI TED STATFS
I tem
1981
1982 %o f Yr . Ago
Tho usands
Ch ickens
Egg Ty pe
32, 097 28 , 979
90
Bro i I er Typ e 303 ,3 12 308 , 391
102
Tur keys
14 . 445 14 , 354
99
NO, OF LAYERS & EGG PRODUCT I ON, SEPT,-NOV, 1982
No . L8ye rs o n
Tot81 Egg Pr od .
Hand Sept- Nov,
198 1
1982
During Sep t - Nov .
1981
1982
Tho us ands
Mi l l io ns
Georg i a
HatchIng 5,3 57 5,262
292
29 1
Ot her
17,54 1 16,1 13 1,1 08
1, 025
Tota l Ga . 22,898 2 1, 486 1, 400 } ot al U, S, 287 ,87 3 284 , 076 17 ,4 06
1, 316 17,34 2
NOT ICE: IIOHl.Y ESTIMTES RR EGG PRODtCTl Ot
All) LAYER -...JERS _WE BEEII REINSTATED. TIE
F IRST I*JIffiLY REPCRT " ILL DE AYAI LABU IN TE
F"BmtJ.MY.
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'} o~:o) r ~ i n g So r-v i c o , St op hen s Feo o r-a ! Bu : I ri n9 ,1
[ At t-c ns , Ga. 306 13 , l a r ry r , ~n!p'Os, S ,a ~ I ~ -1
" t i c t en- Tn- Cba r-q o , Soc on d Cl as s rYlc;'t ajt:.l pc t c .~t l
.. ::. n .t)i)5 , Sa , Subsc rl pt lo n t 9 11 $ 10 ;:e r y <JB,
I tJ )( C ") D ~ f r ~,t) 1 0 rfil t" c on t r ibu t o rs . 5lJlJ '~ c ~ i p-
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GEO RG IA CRO P RE PORT ING SERVICE
Stephens Federal Bl dg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: ( 404 ) 546- 2236
GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS
1982 Crop Suu.ary - Pages 1 & 2 Fruit s & Nuts - Page s 3 5 Tur keys Raised - Pa ge 6
1982 CROP YIELD FAVORABLE
When r ecord s are br oken, i t ' s us ua l l y by a narrow ma rg i n, but t hat was not t r ue f or t wo of Geor g Ia 's 1982 c rops . Both cor n and cotto n e stab l i s hed new yi e l d records , and d id s o by a ve ry wide ma r g In. Ot her crop yl ei ds were not record high, but we r e near record le ve l s In most cases. Good y i el ds made t he de pr e ssed . pr ice s a I ittl e more bearabl e.
PHENOMENAL COTTON YIELD
Off i c ial cotto n est i mates date back t o 1866 a nd Goorg Ia had neve r been ab Ie t o br ea k the 500 pound y i el d barri or t hr ough a l I t hos e yea r s . In 1982, tho a verage y ield vaul t e t o 63 1 pounds pe r ac r e- - 132 pounds be t t e r t ha n t he pr ev ious r ecor d. Ac r es ha r ve s t ed , a t 175, 000, we r e o n about t he s ame Ie ve I a s a year ago , but t he r ecord h ig h y i e l d l i f t ed pr od uct ion to 230, 000 ba le s , a 45 pe r cent i ncr ea s e over l a s t year' s poor cr op. Geo rg ia pr oduce s about 2 pe r ce nt of t he Na t iona l t ot a l .
Conti nued on Page 2
Geo ry Ia Ac r eage a nd Pr oduct lo n, 198 1 a nd 1982
Acr eaqe
Yie l d per Ac r e
Product ion
F: anted
Harv.,
Fo r
Indl -
Ind l-
for A: I
vested Har vest 1981
ca t ed
198 1
cated
Cr op
Unit Purposes 1981 11 1982 1I
1982
1982
1982
- - Thousa nd Acres- -
- -Thousa nds - -
Corn
Bu.
900
1,380
815
50. 0
85.0
69,000
69, 275
Whea t
Bu .
1,5 90
1,070
1, 480
43. 0
33.0
46,0 10
4 8 , 8 40
Oat s
Bu.
160
75
90 60.0
61.0
4,500
5,4 90
Rye
Bu.
450
105
70
26. 0
2 1. 0
2,7 30
1,4 70
Sorghum Cotton Y
Bu.
200
Ba le s
180
135
135 33.0
42.0
4,455
5, 670
175
175
436
631
159
230
Hay, a I I
To n
N/A
475
500
2. 15
2. 40
1,021
1,200
Soybea ns
Bu.
2,700
2,1 00
2,550
19. 0
27.0
39,900
68,850
Peanuts
Lb.
480
565
476 2,93 0 3,1 8 5 1, 655, 450 1,5 16, 060
Sweet pota toes Cwt .
6. 5
5.6
6.3
115
130
644
8 19
To bacco ,
Type 14
Lbs .
N/A
55. 0
50.0 2 , 200 2, 110
121 , 0 0 0
105,5 00
App les :JJ
Lbs .
40 , 000
14,000
Gr a pes :JJ
Ton
2 .5
2.6
Peaches :JJ
Lbs .
125,000
110, 0 00
Pecans .:li
Lbs.
120, 000
105, 000
jJ Harves t ed for princ i pal use . 21 Cotton y iel d In pounds a nd pr oduct ion In ba les. :JJ Ut i-
lized pr od uct ion . Exc l udes unha r ve s t ed product io n and ha rv es ted pr od uct io n not so l d.
N/A - Not a va ila bl e .
.
Agri~ultural St tisticlan and Geo r g i a Depart:.en t of Agricu1ture
GFR- 83- Volume 2
RECORD CORN YIELD
Tho o f ficial record s o n Geo r g I a' s co r n c r ops
go back to 18 66. In al I tho so ye<:lr s , the
average St at e y I e I d bro ke the 60 bus h I r
acre l ev e l o n ly tw i cej o nce In 1976 " I t h a 62
bus he l y iel d an d again I n 1979 w ' h a 6 5
bushel yie l d.
Thi s yea r 's Geo r gia yIel d
so ar ed 2 0 bushe l s ab ove that 19 79 r ec or d t o 85
bushe l s pe r ac r e . That's the ave r ag e yi e l d
for t he 815,000 acres t hat wer e har ves ted fo r
gr a i n , an d I t I I f ted tot a l prod uc t i on to 69. 3
mi l li o n bus he l s . Geor gia ' s cor n prod uc tion
ac co unts fo r I e s s th a n 1 perce nt of t he Na-
tio nal cor n prod uc t i on and , t hus , ha s mi nor
I n f l ue nc e o n th e de presse d U. S. c or n pri ces .
SOYBEAN YIELD SECOND BEST
m h Improved di st ri bution of rainfall d ur i ng t he 1982 seaso n cont r i buted he av i I y t o
y Ield whic h wa s o n l y 1 bu she l below t he tate r ec ord . At 27 bu she l s pe r ac r e , t he 198 2 yi e l d was se co nd only to the 1979 crop, ~~~' I t e a s har p l y higher Incidence of prob l ems w i t h nemat o des in non- r otated f iel ds. Pr od ucr l on from the 2.5 5 mil l io n ac re s t hat we r e har ve s t ed f o r bea ns to t a I ed a re co rd 68 .8 5 mi l I ion bushe l s , u p 73 perce nt from l ast yea r ' s d isap poi nt i ng c rop. Geor g ia ' s par t o f t he total U.S. soybean pr odu cti on I s a bout 3 pe rce nt .
FIRS T I RRIGATED CORN ESTI MATES
A littl e o v e r 18 percent, or 150,000 o f t he tot a l co r n ac res harves ted for gr a i n , r ec e ived some Irri gati on during t he 1982 se as o n. An a ve r age y I eld of 140 bu shels per ac re was o bt a i ned fr om the Irrigated acres, g i v i ng an Irri gated corn product ion of 2 1.0 million bus hels , or abo ut 30 pe rce nt of the t otal co rn c r op . S i lage c orn tha t r ec e ived I r ri g at i o n was not In c lude d in the sur ve y. T hese I r riga t i on esti mate s are not part of the Federa l est imat i ng prog ram, an d a r e made pos si b l e t hroug h coo perat l ve ef fo r t s w i th t he Geo r g I a De pa r tme nt o f Agr i c u ltur e.
.JRBJGATED Jo.-l.JON- IRR I G!.\ lJD_ CC~t:J-,- !1.~ __1~ 1 _ 1L
rI Tr~_d 1'ment
. Harv' d
Yield
J o r Grill__ -..Q e r AcrQ
1,000
Pr oQlJctj QD__
1, 00 0
I, Acr es
Bu sh el s
Non- I r r l -
gat d
i 66 5
I I r r igated
150
72 . 6 140 . 0
48 , 27 5 21, 000
! _- ,_ .
_--T- o-t
al
_
8
._-~
15
85.
--------
0
- --
-
69
-_.
.2. 7 5
1/ f'r " t o r ye ar s not ave I I ab ' e ,
PEANUT OUTPUT DI PS
Des p i t e a ve ry respect able y i el d o f 3 ,185 pou nds pe r ac re, Georg ia's 1982 pean ut crop , at 1. 52 b i lli o n pounds, was 8 perce nt small er than the previous yea r. Mo re t han o ffse t t i ng the Impr oved yl el d was a 16 percent drop In acre s ha r ve s t ed . The acreage decline was due to f ar mers' efforts to br i ng su ppl y a nd us ag e I nt o c l os e r ba la nce . Har vested ac re s total ed 476, 000 ac r es . Geor g i a ac co unts f or abo ut 44 pe r c en t o f al I pean uts produc ed I n the Nat ion.
TOBACCO PRODUCTION SL IDES 13 PERCENT
Even t ho ugh t he 1982 t o bac co y i el c, at 2, 110
pou nd s per ac r e , wa s t he t hi rd hi gh est y i el d eve r ob t a i ne d in t he St ate , pr od uc t i o n f e ll 15. 5 milli on pound s , or 13 perce nt, t o to tal 105.5 mi l lio n po un ds . BoH ac r e s a nd yi el d wer e l ower I n 1982 than 198 1. Acres harvested dec l i ned 5 , 00 0 ac r es fr om l ast ye ar to t otal ~ 0, 000 ac r es .
WHEAT ACRES SET RE CO RD- YIELDS OFF
Thero were 38 pe rce nt mor e wint er whe at acres har ve s t ed fo r gr a i n i n 1982 t han 1 he pr evi o u s le ar , r:la k i ng i t t he t h ir d c on secu t ive r ec or d s e t t i ng year . But t he y i eld ob ta in ed f r om t he 1.48 mi lli on acres har ves te d, at 33 bu s he ls pe r ac e , ~a s 10 bushel s bel ow the r ec or d y ieldi ng 198 1 cro p. Des p i t e t he s harp yie ld dr o p, pr od uc t i o n ro de th e ac r e age l nc ree so t o a r cc or d ':8 . 8 r.d I I io n b us he l s, 6 perco nt mor e t han rho 198 1 c ro p. Georg i a pr od uco d about 3 pe rcen t of t he Na~io n ' s wi~ter whea t.
GEO RGIA' S PEACH VALUE J UMPS
The val ue o f Geo r g i a ' s 1982 pe ach cro p rose 52 pe rce nt , de sp ite t he f reeze da mag e tha t sh ar pI y r ed uced the no r t h Ge or g I a cro p. Ut I I I ze d prod uc t io n , at 110 mill ion pou nd s , was of f 15 mil l ion f r om t he 1981 crop, but t he a verag e pr Ic e j um pe d 73 pe r ce nt to 20.4 c e nt s pe r po und . The pr i c e r I se li f t ed t he va l ue of t he c r o p t o $2 2 .46 mi l l io n , $7. 7 mI ll io n ab ove Ia s t year, but s t I I I 1 pe r ce nt be Iow t he reco r d val ue o f $2 2. 6 1 mill io n set In 1975.
U.S. PEACH VALUE OFF 14 PERCENT
The t o t al val ue o f peach e s produced I n t he
U. S. I n 1982 dec l Ined 14 percent to $30 3 . 56
mi l l io n, de s pite a rl s e In the av erage pr l c e ,
The 1982 c ro p a veraged 14.4 ce nt s per pound
compa r e d wi th 13. 3 cent s In 198 1. Ut Ili ze d
pr od uc t io n , a t 2 . 11 bi l l Io n pou nds , was 20
pe r c e nt be Iow the pr e v Io us ye ar . Exc Iud I ng
Ca l ifo rnia C l i ngs t o ne pe ac hes , U.S . utI li zed
pr od uc t Io n was 1.1 7 b I l l io n po unds , dow n 25
pe r c e nt from 198 1.
.
PEA a i E S
Stat e
Ut i l i ze d Producti o n
198 1
1982
Price pe r Poun d
1981
19 8 2
I~I I l i on Pound s
Ce nts
Ala .
20. 6
15.0
18.1
23.8
Ar k .
35.0
30. 0
13 .9
17.2
Ca I If. Freestone 434.0
415.0
12.3
10.6
Co lo .
20 .0
11.0
16.5
26.3
Co nn .
.3
2.3
35.0
45.0
Del.
1.6
1.7
18.8
21.5
Ga.
125.0
110.0
11.8
20.4
Ida ho
11.7
6.5
16.7
23.2
II I. Ind . Ka ns.
22. 0 7.0 6.3
1/ 1/
1.6
21.4 26 . 1 33 .0
1/ 1/
2 1. 9
Ky.
16 .0
11
2 1.0
.!/
La .
5. 8
5. 0
2 5.0
3 2.0
Md .
16 . 8
17. 0
16 . 3
22 .6
Ma s s .
.2
1. 5
35. 0
45 .0
~1 1 c h ,
35. 0
50 .0
19.2
20 .9
I~ I 5 S .
3.0
3. 5
19. 0
26. 3
Mo .
15 . 0
4 .5
15 . 0
29. 0
t~ . J .
90. 0
80. 0
23. 9
27 .6
N. Y.
9.0
12. 0
23 . 6
27 . 1
N. C.
40. 0
2. 0
13 . 2
19 . 1
On 10
2.0
.3
3 1. 0
3 2.0
Okl a .
13. 0
9. 0
16 . 7
26. 4
Or eg .
12. 5
13. 0
24. 0
29.0
Pa .
65. 0
90 . 0
17. 6
2 1. 4
S.C .
420. 0
20 0 . 0
14.8
23 .2
Tenn.
9. 5
1.5
18 . 5
25. 0
Tex.
29. 5
14.0
2 1. 0
30. 0
Ut a h
12. 0
3 .5
18.6
25. 1
Va.
30. 0
27. 0
13.3
18 .2
\~ a sh.
20 .0
25. 0
23. 6
22. 3
VI . Va .
18 . 0
14 . 0
15 . 3
23.3
TOTAL A88VE
i , 545, 8
1, 16 5.9
15 , 4
18 . 6
Ca II t ,
e ll ngsto ne
1, 106 . 0
94 3 . 0
10. 4
9. 2
U. S.
2 , 6 5 1, 8
2 ! 108 . 9
13 . 3
14 . 4
~I No si ~nif l c a nt commer c i a l pr od uc r Ion due t o fro st .
")
Value o f Ut i l i ze d Pr oduc t io n
198 1
1982
1,000 Do l la rs
3,729
3 , 570
4,870
5,165
53,556
43,861
3,300
2,893
105
1,035
301
366
14,805
22,460
1,954
1,508
4,710
.!!
1, 8 27
11
2, 079
350
3,360 1,4 50
1/
1 , 6 00
2 ,737
3 ,845
70
675
6 ,734
10,4 59
570
92 1
2, 250
1, 30 5
2 1,488
22 ,084
2, 12 1
3, 251
5 , 269
382
620
96
2,171
2 , 376
3 ,005
3 , 7 72
11 , 4 20
19,2 52
62 ,090
46 , 3 18
1 , 7 58
375
6 , 19 5
4, 200
2 ,232
879
3 , 990
4, 909
4 , 7 19
5, 573
2, 749
3, 256
238 , 234
216 , 736
1 15,0 72 3 53 . 306
86 , 820 30 3, 556
GEORGIA ApPLES OFF 65 PERCENT
Uti li zed pr oduc t io n of Geo r g i a app les In 1982 wa s abo ut
one- t h i r d o f the 1981 uti l i za t io n . An Apri l f r ee ze r ed uced product Ion In bot h nor ther n a nd sou ther n a rea s ( s e e ma p ) . Of t he 14 mI l l i o n pounds uti li zed, 5 mil l io n were f r om nor t he r n or c ha r ds and 9 ml I l ion f r om the s outh. The tot a l c r op wa s va l ued a t $1. 5 mil li on , o ff 6 1%, or $2. 3 milli on , f r om t he 1981 crop. Pr Ice pe r pound dur Ing 1982 ave r aged 15 . 5 ce nt s In the nort h. In t he sout h It wa s 7. 5 cent s, a nd st atewi de , It wa s 10. 4 cent s per pound .
GFR-83- Vo l ume 2
State
Ca II f. Co lo. Conn. Georgi a :
North Sou-th To-tal
Idaho II I . Ind . Ma in e Md . Mas s . Mich. Mi nn.
~10
N. H. N.J. N.Y. N.C. Oh io Oreg .
Pa . S. C.
Te nn . U1" ah vt . Va . Wa s h. W. Va . Wi s . Ot he r St at es
u.a.;
Utilized Pr oduct io n
1981
1982
Mi I I io n Pounds
606 .0
470.0
75 .0
40.0
38.0
55.0
APPLES, COMMERCIAL CROP
Pri ce pe r Pound
1981
1982
Ce nts
7. I
9.3
10.0
10.7
17 . 7
17 . 6
19 .0 21 . 0 4 0.0 130 . 0 103. 0 67.0 80 . 0 70. 0 83.0 660.0 21 . 0 62. 0 45. 0 95 . 0 800. 0 372,0 100 . 0 155.0 400 . 0 35.0
9. 5 53 . 0 2U. 0 465 . 0 2 , 760.0 200 . 0 55.0 98 ,4
7, 705.9
5. 0 9 .0 14 . 0 135 . 0 88. 0 75. 0 89 . 0 80 . 0 100 . 0 950.0 23. 0 4 5. 0 56 . 0 125. 0 1, 130 . 0 135. 0 16 5. 0 155 . 0 580 . 0 6.0 4 .2 54. 0 50 .0 4 30 . 0 2 , 750. 0 260. 0 58 . 0 75.8
- 8 , 198 . 0
6.8 9.8 9.3 16 .0 12 . 9 13.8 17 . 4 13.8 19 . 9 9. 1 19 . 3 16 . 4 19 . 0 13. 0 12 . 8 7. 5 20.6 11. 4 9, 5 8.0 12. 9 10 . 7 17. 3 10 .4 10. 9 11,5 14 . 0 93 .7
11. 1
4
15.5 1. 5 10. 4 17.7 13.3 14 .6 17. 9 10 . 9 17. 6 7. 9 2 1. 0 14 . 0 16. 7 13. 0 8 .7 8. 2 15 . 2 10 .1 8.8 10.9 18 . 5 18. 7 16.9 10 . 4 10.8 10. 7 14 . I 10 1. 3
10 . 6
Value of Util i zed Product ion
1981
1982
1,000 Dollars
42,924
43,645
7 , 515 ,
4,283
6 ,721
9,700
1 .. 6 7 1 2 ..058 3,,729 20, 740 13,247 9,242 13, 916 9 ,6 42 16, 50 1 59 , 760 4,0 57 10, 170 8 , 560 12, 330 102, 300 28 ,004 2 0 , 578 17 , 6 82 3 7 , 9 81 2,80 1 1, 230 5,678 4, 8 52 48,3 14 30 1, 530 22 , 92 5 7, 683 12, 369
852 , 98 1
777 678 1..455 23,840 11,704 10, 93 5 15 , 973 8, 733 17, 645 74 , 700 4, 823 6 , 28 5 9, 352 16 , 240 98, 500 1 1, 137 25 ,11 2 15, 625 5 1, 280 65 3 777 10,109 8 , 470 44 , 550 297, 400 27 , 780 8 , 194 10,58 1
869, 48 1
GEORGI A PECAN VALUE Up
The a verage pr Ice r eceIved for Ge o r g i a pe cans ,
at 66. 6 cent s per pou nd , wa s 10.8 ce nt s per po und hi gher t ha n 198 1. Th i s l Ifted t he overa I I v a I ue o f the 1982 c rop t o $6 9.9 mI 1I lon- -u p 4% f rom l a s t ye ar de s pite a 15 mi lli on pou nd dec r ease I n pr od uc t ion . WI t h a c r op o f 105 mi l l i on po unds, Ge o r g I a ac co unt s for 53% of t he Na t io n ' s 1982 pe can crop .
u.s. PECAN VALUE DOWN
The va I ue o f t he U. S. pe c a n cro p d ip pe d 22 % to $ 144 . 4 ml Ilio n , despite a n 18 c ents pe r pound
I nc r e a s e I n t he a ve r age pr Iceo The dec II ne wa s du e t o a 41% drop I n pr od uc t ion . U.S . prod uc t io n t o tal ed 199 .3 mI l l io n pou nd s , wi t h
Impr o ve d var ietI es account i ng f o r 72% o f t he
cro p, compa red wi t h 51% la s t ye a r .
- ------ - - - --
State
Ala . Ar k. Fl a . Ga.
La. M! s s,
N. Max .
N. C.
Okl a. S.C.
PECA NS
198 1
1982 1
1, 00 0 Poun ds
34,000
26, 000
5,500
500
5, 000
4 , 500
120,000
10 5, 000
24, 00 0
12,000
8 , 500
5 , 000
20 ,000
18, 00 0
Pri ce er Poun d
1981
1982
Cents
57.1
67. 0
47.7
128 . 6
53. 8
57 .6
55. 8
66.6
4 3. 9
55.4
54.7
74. 7
86.0
95 .0
4 ,2 00 47, 0 00
8,900
2,300 4,000 2,000
52. 1 45. 7 54.8
64 . 8 54.9 78. 4
Value of Ut ilize d Pr od uctio n
1981
1982
1, 000 Dollars
19, 420
17,41 0
2 , 625
643
2, 69 0
2,592
66,960
6 9,930
10,530
6,64 5
4,6 50
3, 73 5
17 , 200
17 ,1 00
2 , 190
1,490
21,466
2,195
4,881
1 , 5 68
Tex.
62,000
20, 000
52. 0
10 5. 5
32,230
21,1 00
u.S
i 339,100
.11 December 1, 1982 e s t ima t e .
199 ,300
54.5
72.5
184,842
144 , 408
GEORGI A GRAPE PRODUCTI ON PUBLISHED
u.s. GRAPE CROP 27 PERCENT LARGER
Pub II ca t I on o f Ge org I a's grape e s tl mates was su s pended s ev era I ye a rs ago t o avo Id disc 10sure of Ind Iv Idual ope r a t i o ns . That problem has been reso lv ed a nd publ i ca t ion r e sumes .
The util i zed pr od uc tion o f grapes In the U. S. was 5. 65 mil l ion t o ns , up 27% from the 4.46 mIll io n tons ut Il i ze d I n 1981 . The val ue o f th e c r o p fe l l $10.5 mi l l i o n , du e to a $6 5 per
The State ' s 1982 cro p to ta l ed 2 , 6 00 to ns a nd wa s worth $1 . 2 mJ I l i on.
t on d ro p I n price . PrI ces a vera ge d $232 pe r t o n, for a tot a l val ue o f $ 1. 3 1 b l l l lon ,
GRAP ES
Uti lIzed Pr od uc t io n
PrIce pe r Ton
St a t e
198 1
1982
198 1
1982
To ns
Dol la r s
Ar i z .
12 , 40 0
14 ,000
1 , 2 40 . 00
988 .00
Ar k.
6, 00 0
10 , 500
2 27.00
238.00
Ca I If .
3,9 93 ,000
5,178 , 000
302.00
2 3 1.0 0
Ga .
2,600
473.00
Mi c h.
53,000
58,5 00
2 52. 00
2 59 . 00
13 ,370
140 .
N. Y.
2 , 200 150 , 0 00
2,300 15 7 ,000
31 1. 00 248 .00
315.00 233. 00
685 37, 273
N.C.
4 ,900
4 , 5 00
3 18. 0 0
3 2 1. 00
1 , 559
Oh 10
10 ,300
9, 0 00
198 . 00
203. 00
2 ,039
Pa .
6 1,000
4 7 , 000
186, 00
225. 00
11 ,3 35
S.C .
2,4 00
289. 00
\'ia s h. Ot he r
159 , 0 00
I
168, 900
18 9. 00
185 .00
30, 10 2
Sta t e s 1/ :
5 , 20 0
J . S,
- _1-----'..4Le4',-",57.!-,,-O,,",O,,~O _ _ ~5c,65=4~, 70~0 _ _
.!! Ga. an d S, C. t hr o ugh 198 1.
420. 00 297, 00
___2 3 f...00
2 , 184 l I 3 2 2,~__ _L,31 1, 90 9
GA. TURKEY INTENTIONS Up 2 PERCENT
Georg i a tu rke y gr owers Intend t o r a t s e 2 perce nt mo r e turke ys In 1983 t ha n t hey r a i sed In 1982. The 2. 73 mIl l io n bi r ds Int ended are al I heavy breeds.
Georg ia t ur key growe r s ra i sed 2 .68 mi l l Io n tu rke ys dur i ng 1982, 2 perce nt le s s than 1981. Tur key br eede r he ns I n Georg I a on December 1, 1982, to t a le d 58 't housa nd , an l nc r'ease o f 4 perce nt f r om Decembe r I , 1981.
The tota I va I ue o f t urkey breeder hens was $1. 2 milli o n, 29 percen t mo r e than the t otal va I ue for 1981.
US TURKEYS
Turk ey gr owers In 20 maj o r prod ucing s t at es Int end to r a i se 165 mil lion t ur key s In 1983 , up 3 perce nt from t he 160 mI l l io n r ai s ed In 1982 .
TURKE Y BREED ER HENS: 24 SELECTED STATES,
ALL BREEDS , DECEMBER I, 1980- 82
State 1980
1981
1982
1982 as %
of 1981
1,0 00 Head
Per ce nt
Ca I I f. 508
52 5
525
100
~--
56
56
58
104
Iowa
88
109
155
142
Mic h.
52
50
45
90
r~ inn .
62 5
567
523
92
Mo .
2 15
24 4
29 0
1 19
N.C.
660
6 90
750
109
Oh 10
165
155
16 0
103
Oreg.
59
36
1/
Pa.
74
37
43
116
Tex .
510
45 0
3 10
69
Va.
208
166
182
110
I'!. ve ;
14
-l!
jJ
Othe r
St s , 11 515
429
388
.2/
TOTAL 3,749 3, 514 3 , 429
98
1/ Ark , Co lo , I II , Ka ns , Nebr , NY, Okl a ,
Or eg , SC, S Oa k, Ut eh and Wis. W. Va . a l so
i nc l uded for 1981 and 1982 a nd Or ege n for
1982. 1/ Numbe r of sta t es In 198 1 not c om-
pa r able t o 1982.
GFR-83-Vo Iume 2
Dur ing 1982, t ur ke ys r a ised In t he Un it od State s, at 165 mi l I l on , dec reas ed 3 perce nt f rom the 198 1 le vel of 171 ml Il ion . Heavy br sed t urke ys t o t a l ed 157 mII lion, down 1 perc en t f rom a ye ar ea rl i er , a nd light br eed s t ot a led 8. 16 mI l l io n, dow n 30 perce nt .
Tur ke y breeder he ns o n December I, 1982, In 24 St at es t ot a led 3 . 43 mi l li o n, down 2 perce nt fr om Decem ber I , 198 1. Heavy br eed he ns t ot a le d 3.28 mi l l ion, a decrease of 2 pe rcent from December I, 1981. LIg ht br eed he ns ' t ota le d 150 t housand , down 15 percent f r om the pr e v ious ye ar. The a ve ra ge value per he ad fo r tu rke y br eeder hens In 1982 was $14.60 o r 5 perce nt le ss th a n the 198 1 va lue pe r head . The to t a I va I ue of turkey br ee de r he ns fo r selected s tat es on December 1, 1982 was $50.1 mi l l io n . Th is was 7 perce nt le ss than the pr ev io us yea r .
TURKEYS - ALL BREEDS
NUMBER RAISED , 20 SELECTED STATES , 1981-1 982
NUMBER INTENDED TO BE RAISED , 1983
State
1981
1982
1983 1983 as %
1/
of 1982
1, 000 Head
Pe r cent
Ark ,
15,070 13,000 12,55 0
97
Ca I i f. 2 1, 768 20, 000 20 , 300
102
Co l o .
4 , 300 4 , 06 5 4, 065
100
G'!..!..___ _ 2ill4 2,680 2, 730
102
Ind.
6,611 6, 807 6 , 508
96
Iowa
7, 090 7,650 7 , 540
99
Mi nne
25, 700 26 ,000 26 , 200
10 1
,0 .
12,000 12,000 12 , 500
104
N.C.
26 ,8 00 27 , 000 28 ,900
107
N. Oa k. 1, 050
950
83 0
87
Oh io
2,500 2 ,7 00 2 , 800
104
Okl a .
1, 605 2, 05 5 2,1 00
10 2
Or eg .
1, 400 1, 050 1, 000
95
Pa .
5,680 5, 300 6 , 160
116
S. C.
2, 898 2 , 616 2 , 200
84
S. Oa k. 1, 500 1, 600 1, 610
10 1
Tex.
7, 300 5 ,2 00 6 ,400
123
Utah
2 , 901 2,404 2, 692
1 12
Va .
10,0 15 10,081 10 , 546
105
'Ii is.
20 sr.
6, 039 6 ,73 1 7, 06 1 105
TOTA, L 164,8 71 159,889 164 , 692
10 3
!I Int e nded.
u.s. 1982 C Rq~ PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Corn for gratn : Production of corn fo r gr ain
In 1982 was a record hIg h 8.4 0 bt l' I on bushe I s , 2 percent mor e tha n I n 1981. Harvested area was 73.2 mi l l i o n acres , down 2
percent from l as t vcer , T he y 16 1d was a
r ecord . h I gh 114.5 bus hel s pe r acre , 5.0 bu she ls more t ha n 1981 .
Sorg hum Gr ai n : Produ ct i o n t o t a l ed 84 1 mil l i o n bu shel s, down 4 percent from 1981. The 14. 2
mi l l i o n ac r es har ve s ted f or gra I n was u p 4 pe r c e nt fr om l as t year , but yi eld a ve raged
59.0 bu she l s per ac r e , 5. 1 bu she ls be low 1981.
Oats : Prod ucti o n was 6 17 mill io n bushel s , 21 perce nt mor e t han In 1981. Ar ea harves ted was up 12 pe r ce nt and a record high yield of 58.4
bus hel s was rea li zed.
down 3 percent fr om 1981. A record hig h y ie ld
of 35. 6 bus hel s por acre mo r e than o ffset the
acreage dec li ne.
Wi nt er wheat productio n
t ot a l ed a rec ord h i gh 2. 11 bll l ion bu shels , up
f r ac t i o na l l y fr om l ast ye ar.
Soyb eans: Pr odu cti o n was a record h ig h 2 . 28 b l l l i o n bushe l s , 14 perce nt mo r e th a n t he 1981
cro p. Ha r v e st ed area , at 70. 8 mi llion acre s, wa s up 7 pe r c e nt, and t he y i e ld a t 32.2 bu she l s pe r ac re wa s up 2 . 1 bu s he ls from 1981.
Pea nut s : Pr od uc t ion t o ta led 3.44 bil l i o n pounds , 14 pe r cen t les s t ha n 1981. The 1. 27
mil l i o n acre s har ve sted was the smal les t
acreage s I nee 1933. Ava r aqe y l ei d wa s a r ec or d hi gh 2, 703 po unds pe r ac r e , 28 po unds ab ove 1981.
Feed Gra i n : Prod uc tion of corn , sorghum , o a t s
an d ba r l ey , totaled a r ec or d hig h 25 5 mi l l i o n metr i c to ns, up 3 pe r ce nt fram l as t year ' s 248
mi l l i on met r ic to ns.
A l l Hay : Prod uct i on wa s a recor d hI gh 152 mI I I i o n t o ns , up 6 pe r c ent fr am t he 198 1 c r op .
Area har vested was u p 1 perce nt and a recor d
h ig h y i e l d of 2 .51 t o ns per acre was obt a i ned .
Wheat : A I I whea t production was a r ec or d hig h
2 . 8 1 b i Ilion bus he l s , up fraction ally fr om 1981. Ar ea ha rve s t ed wa s 78 .8 mi l l i o n ac re s ,
To bac co : Prod uc ti on of a l l tobac co t otaled
1.96 billion po und s, 5 pe rcent be low last
year .
Flue-cur ed produ c ti o n decreased 14
percent ac cou nt i ng fo r most of the decline.
Har ve s t ed area o f 904 t housa nd acres was down
7 percent f r am I as t ye ar. T he dec I I ne In
ha rves te d area was part ial ly offset by a
recor d hig h yield of 2, 171 pound s wh I c h
ex ceeded by 49 pou nd s th e pr ev ious r ecord hig h
set I n 1970.
Cr op
__0_ - Un i t
UN I TED STATES ACREAGE
Area Harves t ed
198 1
1982
1982
er
- t Product i o n
1981
1982
1, 000 Ac r es
Tho usa nds
Cor n f or gr" a t n
Bu.
74, 700
73 , 152 109. 8
114. 8
8,2 01,598 8, 397, 334
Sorg hum f or grai n Bu.
13, 71 6
14,247
64. 1
59.0
879, 222 84 1, 079
All Wheat
Bu .
8 1, 0 13
78, 84 1
34 .5
35. 6
2, 798, 738 2,808,7 37
Soybe ans fo r bea ns Bu.
66 ,368
70, 783
30. 1
32 . 2
2,0 00, 145 2,2 76 ,9 76
Pe anuts f o r nuts Lb.
1, 488. 7 1, 273 .0 2, 675
2, 703
3 ,98 1, 850 3 , 44 1,435
Up I and c o tton 1 /
Bale
13,7 83 . 2 9, 832 . 9
542
58 1
15,566. 1 11,91 1.2
Cotto nse ed
To n
6,397
4, 777
A ll Hay
Ton
60, 192
60, 679
2. 38
2.51
143 , 201
152 ,424
Sweet potato es
Cwt.
109. 3
113 .1
117
129
12,752
14,570
To bacco
Lb.
976.0
903 . 5 2, 114
2, 171
2,0 63 ,611 1, 961, 941
App le s , c om' I 'l:/
Lb.
Peac hes 1/
Lb.
7, 705.9 2 , 651. 8
8,1 98.0 2 ,108.9
Gr-apes ] /
Ton
Peca ns 1/
Lb .
4, 457. 0 339,100
5, 654.7 199, 300
Oat s
Bu.
9,4 15
10, 56 1 54. 1
58. 4
509,167
616, 98 1
!~y e
Bu.
706
7 15
26. 7
29. 1
18,822
20, 8 17
Almon ds (Ca Ii f >1/ Lb.
408 ,000
3 4 5 , 0 00
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Production of tom~-t'Jes i ;o 1982 r o t e t so 200 , 00 0
hundredweig ht, 8 per cen t large r t ha n the 198 1
c r op and t he la r ge s t crop s ince 1976. A
recor d pe r ae r o y iel d of 100 hu ndredwe ight was
r es po ns i b 13 for the : a r gB st pr oduc t ion in t he
l a s t fi ve year s . The seaso n ave r age pr l ce o f
$23 . 30 pe r hundr edwe i g ht , al o ng wi t h t he ab ove
a v8r ag> l e vo I of pr od uct i o n , r es u I ted i n a
r ec ord
value o f
produ c t i o n t ot al i ng
$4,660,000.
Duo t o bu dget cons t r a i nt s , t he f ed er al v eget abl e esti ma t ing program was r ed uc ed i n
1982 . Th i s r ed uct i o n e l imI nat ed e sti mat e s
f o r ca nt a l oups , wa t e r mel o ns, sn apbe ans and c ab bag e .
US . FRESH MARKET VEG ETABLES
Prod uc t io n o f 9 pr i nc i pa l fr es h mar ke t v Gget ab l es and mel o ns ( br oc co li , ca rro t s , c au II f low e r , c e I er y, swe et corn , l ett uc e ,
ho ne y dews , onio ns a nd t omatoe s ) in 1982 i s e s ti mated at . 203 mil l i o n hundredwe i gh t , 5 percent more t ha n In 1981 . The t o ta l c ro p wa s ha r ves t ed f r om 925 thousand acres , 3 pe r ce nt I es s t han the ar ea ha rves te d in 1981. The 9
pr I nc J pa I vegetab I es and meIo ns harvested
during 1982 had a total value of 2.61 billio n
dollars, a fractional Increase over the
previous year.
PRI NCIPAL VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
BY CROPS, ANNUAL 1/
Cr op
I Product Ion
1981
1982
Value
1981
1982
1,000 Cwt.
1, 000 Doll ar s
Br oc co l i 11 7, 522 8, 729 175, 132 208, 675 Carrot s ...lI 20, 466 23 ,132 182 ,171 196,110
Cau l 1-
fl ower .lJ 5,209 5,436 125,307 133,276
Ce l er y
18, 628 17,948 200, 622 189, 296
Sweet Cor n 13,8 00 13,987 159, 874 169, 862
Let t uc e
62 ,38 1 61,239 677, 385 722 , 088
Honeyde ws
3,419 3, 624 52 ,581 51, 063
Oni o ns
35,02 1 4 1, 337 47 5, 395 3 18 , 500
Tomat oes
26, 176 27 ,358 560, 567 623,4 41
St r aw-
ber ri es 1/ 7 ,397 8 , 77 9 310 ,267 42 1, 928
1/ I nc l udes pr oce s s i ng f or du a l usage c r o ps .
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HI (''HLIGIITS
Gr ain Stocks
Cold St or age
Ca t t le on Feed
Live s tock Sl a ugh t e r
Ann l1~ ., CI:Oj> SU-.Ir y Expo r t S a ry
m. lk ~ roduc t: ion
GA : SOYBEAN STOCKS Up 51 PERCENT
mo re tha n Ja nua r y 1, 1982 .
On-f a r m wheat
Stocks of soybeans s t ored i n a I I pos It ion s o n stoc ks , at 3 , 419 ,000 bushe l s , ar e up 86
Ja nuary 1, 1983 In Georgi a tota l ed 42, 314 , 000
pe r ce nt f r om la s t yea r, a nd o f f -ef a rm s t ocks
bushe Is , 51 percent more tha n a ye ar ago.
amounted t o 2, 954, 000 bus hel s , 58 pe r ce nt
Mos t of th e Increase came from soybe ans st o r ed a bove a year ago .
on f arms whi ch t ota led 2 1, 344, 000 bushels , 84
per cent above t he prev ious yea r. Off -fa rm Grain so r ghum s t or e d i n al I positi ons t ota le d
stocks amounted t o 20, 970, 000 bus hels , up 28 3,55 1,000 bus he ls , 123 percent more than la s t
pe rce nt from la s t year.
year . AI I of the Inc rease came f r om on-f ar m
s to r age, wh Ich, at 3,345,0 00 bus hel s , wa s 159
Cor n stocks In al I pos it ions t ota l ed percent mo re than a ye ar ago. Sor ghum s to r ed
4 1,718,000 bushels, up 18 pe rcent from last off - f a r ms amounted to 206,000 bushels, a
year. Corn held on farms Is up 27 percent
decrease of 31 perce nt from Iast ye ar. Oats
from last year, but off-farm Inventories are stored In al I positions totaled 2,1 77,000
down 9 percent from a year ago.
bus hels , up 25 percent, whil e ry e s t o cks
Stoc ks of wheat In all posit io ns, o n January 1, 1983, tot a l ed 6,373,000 bus he l s , 72 pe rcent
amounted to 149 , 000 bus he Is, 82 pe rcen t be Iow a year ago.
GEORGIA GRAI N STOCKS--JA NUARY 1 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
On Farms
Oft Farms 1/
All Posi tions
Gra in
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
- - 1, 000 Bushels - -
Cor n
26 ,2 20
33 , 252
9, 261
8, 466
35,48 1
41,71 8
Oats
1,305
1, 318
439
859
1, 744
2, 177
Barl ey
22
38
22
38
Wh eat
1, 840
3 , 419
1, 8 73
2 ,954
3,7 13
6 , 373
Rye
683
132
139
17
82 2
149
Sor gh um
1, 292
3 ,3 45
3 00
20 6
1, 592
3,55 1
Soybea ns
1\ , 571
21 , 344
16, 4 12
20 , 9 70
27 , 983
1/ Incl udes stoc ks at mi l is , e levator s , ware ho uses , te rmi na ls an d proc essor s .
4 2,3 14
Agricultur al se t i tic:lan and Georgi Depart.en t of Agriculture
U. ' . CORN) WHEAT AND SOYREAr STOCKS
f r::COI7 HI"
I as' y r . SOybeans 1 a I stor n qe po s I t ions
a ~e a lso e stimat ed a t
ec o r d h igh 1 .8
b i J 110 , bu she t s , u p 12 percent f rom a yr,a r
Stocks of c r n I n a I I pos it i o ns
Jll nu::lr y 1,
d
St o c k s o f ot he r g ra i ns we r e : gr a in
1983 a r-e e, tlrna ted a t a r ercr h igh 8 . ~ 7
so r qhu m 793 m( II l on b: h Is, u p 1~ pe r cent;
b l t l l cn bustie l s , J anu ar-v I , 1982 .
2 1 De r c e nt mor 'll'he3t s t o c ks - r ~
th;. a r e-c-o-....,.. .111
er s, 10. 9
4 74 rl l l i on bushel ml I li o n bu sh e l s ,
, l! up
30 per c ent ; 38 pe r'c e rrt j
rye , and
h ig" 2. 52 b il l ion bush I s , u p 15 pe r c e nt f r ..
bar loy, 419 mi I l ion bu sh 5 , u p 26 perce nt .
U. S. GRAiN STOCKS- -J ANUARY 1 19 83 WITH COMPARI SONS
On Farms
Oft Fa rms 1/
All Po s ition
Gr ain
1982
198 3
1982
19 8 -
Mi Ilion Bus hel s
19 82
198 3
Cor n
5 , 0 33 . 8
6, 156. 9
1, 933 . 8
2 , 265.8
6, 967. 7
8, 422 . 7
Oa t s
3 14.1
397.9
51. 1
75 . 7
365 . 2
4 73 .6
Ba r l ey
23 1. 2
29 3 .9
101.9
12 4. 8
333 .\
4 18 . 7
Wh eat
955 . 6
1, 16 7. 4
1 , 22 2 .4
i , 354 . 0
2, 178 . 0
2 , 52 1.4
Ry e
5.7
7. 7
2. 2
3.2
7 .9
10 .9
So r g hu m
256.6
267 .7
4 32 .9
524 . 9
689. 5
7 92 .6
Soybean s
88 8. 2
1, 0 74 . 3
743.2
752 . 2
1,63 1. 4
1/ I nc l ude s sto ck s at mi l I s , e l ev a t o r s , W3 r ehou ses, t ermin a ls , n nd pr o c es so r s .
1 ,826 . 5
GEORG IA MILK PRODUCTION UNCHANGED
Geo r g I a I s da I r i es produc ed a n est I mated 3 59 mi ll i on pou nds of milk du ri ng the Oct o berDec embe r qua rter. Th is i s th e sa me as last ye ar ' s c ompa rable q ua rter . Mi l k prod uct i on i n GeorgI a to taled 1,41 0 million pou n ds du r i ng 19 82 , 1 perce nt above the pr ev i o u s ye ar.
Mil k c ows on Georg ! a I s da Ir y f a r ms ev e r aqe d 130 , 000 head , the same as th e previou s q ua r -e ter , but 1, 0 00 he ad l es s th.s. n l a st y e a r ' s c ompa r a b t e Quarter . Mi lk pr od uc tion pe r c o w CI ' o l 'age d 2,7 60 po unds , /.60 pounds a bov e the pre vious q ua rt ar, and 20 po unds above thA s ame
qu n rt er l a s t y ear.
U. S. MIL K PRODUCTION 32.8 BILLION LRs.
Mi lk prod uct i o n d ur i ng the Octo be r - Dec embe r
Quart er tot a led 32 .8 b i l li on po und s , 3 perc ent a bove t he c ompa r able pe riod i n 1981, bu t 3 pe r ce nt be low the July- Sept ember 19 82 q uart er.
Ac cumula ted milk prod uct i o n dur i ng t he ye ar at
135 b il l ion po un ds was 2 parce nt abov e 1981 '5
pr odu c tion . M il k pr od uc t i o n pe r C O "l for t he q uart e r av e rag e d 2 , 9 66 po unds , 54 po un ds more t han the f our t h qu a rter I ~ 198 1 a nd 1 10 po u~ds mo r e th an t he s ame pe r i od in 19 80 . Tota l "1 i I k cow s a e r aged 1 1. 1 mi I ! I on head dur i og t he quart er, ab ou t 1 pe rcen+ more t ha n + he Oct o bor-Dec embe r- 198 1 avera ge .
_ _ __ _ _ ..Q!\ I R'( PRODUC]L<lli...-9-<;;1O Eg-:Qf:ca~eER "UAHT R 19 1-1 98 Z- .
Go o r g id
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11, 059
MI I k I'r o -i uc t i Or' pS ~' Co w
~ ~und s
2 , ~~ o
2 ,760
2, 966
,191.'l l M i .L"' J:~L0sJJ!.cl' L9.n
Ml I Lbs
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32 , 804
CROP VALUE RISES DESP ITE FALL ING PRICES
The average pr i ce s r ec e i ve d by Geo r gie! farme r s f o r many maj o r crop s fel l s har p l y I n 1982 , but overal I value r o se 3 perc e nt. The weake r pr ices wer e mor e t han of f se t by ve r y favo rClbl e y i elds f o r mos t c ro ps whi c h, t oget her wi th some ac r eage I nc reas es, li f t ed ov e r all product Io n and va lue above 1981 l eve l s. The aggr egat e va l ue of productio n o f Georgi al s maj o r cro ps t ota l ed $ 1, 5 16 mi l l i o n, up $44.7 mil l i o n fr om t he s ame c r op s i n 198 1, an d $4 77 . 5 mi ll i o n above t he 19 80 dr ought - p l Cl g ued gr owIng SSClson .
T he estima tes o n v a l ue of pr od uc t i o n do not add r es s profi t o r l os s bu t deal onl y with t he va l ue o f the crops produced. Esti mat es o n cas h r ec e ip t s a nd pr od uct i on c os t s wi l l be publ i sh ed I n t he late s umme r.
SOYBEANS CAPTURE Top VALUE
Soyb eans det hroned pea nut s as t he h i gh est v al ue c r o p In 1982. Wi th a value o f $3 75 . 2 mI lli on, soybeans acco unted f or 24 . 8 pe rcent of t he va I ue of a I I crop s . The I nc r ea se In value o f 54 percen t ca me about despite an 11 pe r ce nt drop In t he average price . Off setting the 64 cent s pe r bu sh e I drop I n pr Jce was a 4 50 ,000 i ncrease In ac r es harv es t ed, and an 8 bus he I per acre y I e I d i ncreas e wh I c h ra I sed productIon t o a record h igh leve l .
TOBACCO VALU E SLIPS
Georg ia's 1982 t oba c co c ro p decl ined 4 pe r c e nt i n value t o tot a l $189 . 5 mi lli o n , des p i t e a 17 cents per pou nd I nc r ea se In the ave rage pr ice . Bot h acrea ge and yield wer e l owe r In 1982, wh I ch redu ced product Io n 13 percent end more t han off set t he pr I ce rise. To bac co r eta i ned I t s t h i r d p l ace pos iti o n In the overal I cr op s v alue wi th 12.5 pe rcent o f th e t otal.
PEANUTS A CLOSE SECO ND
With a va lue o f $366. 9 mi II l o n , pea nut s contr I buted 24 . 2 perce nt o f t he ag gregate crop value fo r Georg i a and ca me In a clos e sec on d. T he overa I I va I ue o f t he 1982 peanu t c r o p f e I I 18 percent fr om the 1981 level . Y i e l ds were be t t e r In 1982 but t hat was more than o ff set by red uc ed acreage a l lotment s and a weake r ave r age pr i c e . Pr odu c t I o n was o ff 8 pe r ce nt .
COTTON VALUE JUM PS 40 PERCENT
A record c otto n y ield o f 631 poun ds per ac r e e xpanded c otton prod uct I o n by 4 5 pe rce nt to 230 ,000 bales . This I nc r eas ed pr odu c ti on, c ou p l ed with a sl igh t ly h ig h er a ve r age price for l i nt , mor e t han of fset s ha r p l y lowe r c ot t o ns eed pri ces, and lif ted t he va l ue of the cot ton c ro p by 40 pe rce nt, to $66 . 6 mI I I Io n .
CORN VALUE OFF 12 PERC ENT
The ac r es o f corn har ves t ed f o r gra i n In
Geor gi a I n 1982 dr opped 41 percent t o on I y
815 ,000 acres .
Th I s , p lus a s i gni f i c ant
weaken ing in the average price , c ombined to
red uce t he va l ue o f t he St ate 's cor n c rop by
12 percent to $ 173.2 mi l l i on . Value woul d
have de c I I ned much more h ad I t not been for a
rec ord high yield of 8 5 bushe ls per acre,
which was an amazing 20 bu sh e l s pe r ac re
h i ghe r t han the St ate's prev Ious r ec or d y ie l d.
Even with the hug e ac r eage reduct i o n, the
r ec or d yield lifted prod uc tio n s li ght l y above
last year' s l evel .
3
PEACH VALU E BALLOONS 52 PERCENT
Spr I ng freezes wh tc h knoc ked out t he pe ach
c r op f rom o r chard s I n nor th Georgi a and borde r i ng States, pr ov ed ve ry bene f i c ial t o gr owe r s in cent r al Clnd sou t he r n ar eas of the State . The av era ge pr i ce for 1982 i n Geor g ia was 73 perce nt h i gher t han I n 1981 , and made t he c ro p 52 pe r c e nt mor e va I uub I e eve n t hough 15 mi lli on f ewe r pounds were util i zed In 19 82 t nan i n 1981. Tot e l va lue o f t he crop WCl S $22 . 5 mil l Jon.
Cr op
Year
Cotto n Ll nt 21 1982
1981
1980
Cot t o ns eed
19 82
1981
1980 Corn , fo r gr a in 1982
198 1
1980
Sor ghum Gra in
1982
1981
Wheat
1980 1982
1981
19 80
Oats
19 8 2
1981
1980
Rye
1982
198 1
1980
Sweetpotatoes
1982
198 1
1980
To bac co 5/
1982
198 1
1980
Hay :3.!
19 82
198 1
1980
Pe anut s fo r Nut s 1982
1981
1980
Soybe a ns fo r
1982
Bea ns
1981
1980
Ap p l e s ,
1982
ur iii ze d
19 81
Product ion
1980
Pooche s ,
1982
Ut i Ii ze d
1981
Produ ct io n
1980
Peca ns ,
1982
ut iii ze d
1981
Pr oduct io n
1980
Tot a l Above Cr ops 1982
(Excl . Acreage of 1981 Fru it s & Pec ans) 1980
GFR- 83-Vo l ume 3
P Ianted
GEORGIA AN NUAL CRop SUMMARY 1/. 1980 . 198 1 AND 1982
Ha rve s t ed
Yie ld per
Acr es
Acreag e
1, 000 Acres
Acre
Un it
Prod ucti on 1, 000
180
175
631
230
180
175
436
159
170
160
258
Bal e
86
83
62
Ton
30
900
815
85
69, 27 5
1, 600
1, 380
50
69,000
1, 600 200
1,300 13 5
42
Bu .
42
54 , 600 5, 670
225
135
33
4, 455
150 1, 590
82 1, 4 8 0
24
Bu .
33
1,968 48 , 840
1, 150
1, 070
43
46, 010
660
600
33
Bu .
19 , 800
160
90
61
5,490
160
75
60
4, 500
150
65
53
Bu .
3 ,445
450
70
21
1,470
450
105
26
2,730
4 50 6.5
95 6.3
21
Bu .
130
1, 995 819
6.0
5.6
115
644
5. 5
4. 5
100
Cwt.
45 0
50
50
2,1 10
105, 500
55
55
2,200
121 , 000
55
55
2,0 10
Lb.
110, 550
500
500
2. 40
1, 200
475
475
2.15
1, 021
460
460
1. 60
Ton
736
480
476
3,1 8 5
1, 516, 060
570
56 5
2, 930
1,6 55,450
530
514
1,935
Lb.
994 , 590
2,700
2, 550
27
68 ,8 50
2,300
2,1 00
19
39 , 900
2, 450
2,140
11
Bu.
23 ,450 14,000
40 , 000
Lb.
"36, 000
110 , 000
125, 000
Lb.
120, 000
105,000
120 ,000
Lb.
105, 000
7,2 16 .5
6,347 . 3
7, 17 1.0
6,140. 6
6,680 . 5
5,475. 5
4
Unit Pr ice DoI la rs 3/ . 553
3.! 543
4/ . 779
2. 50 2. 84 3,45 1.90 2.17 2.98 3.05 3. 32 3. 66 1.55 1. 84 1.67 2.35 3.19 2.18 8.10 13.30 15, 20 1. 796 1. 625 1.39 5 60. 00 66,00 64. 50
.242 . 270 . 2 36 5.45 6 .09 7,58 . 104 .093 .123 .204 .1 18 .141 . 666 .558 .784
Tot a l
Value 1,000
61, 05 1 4 1, 442
32.157 5, 520
6,0 14 3, 750 173,1 88
195 ,960
1 8 8 , 3 70 10 , 773
9, 667
5,865 148,962
152 , 7 5 3
72, 468 8,510
8, 280 5,7 53 3,455
8,7 09 4,349 6,634
8, 565 6 , 840 189,4 78
196, 625 154,217 72, 000
67,386 47 ,4 72 336 , 887
4 46 , 9 7 2
234. 723 375,233
242 ,991 178,433
1,455
3, 729 4. 442 22,460
14, 805 16,920 69 ,930
66 ,960 82, 320 1,515,536 1,470,858
1,038 ,079
GEORGIA 198 2 CROP VALUKS AS A PKRClBTACE OF TO'l'AL CROP VAL1JE
GEO RGIA
CRO P REP ORTING SERVIC E
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* Chart above on ly i ncl udes c r op commod i t ie s. * * Poul tr y a nd lives t oc k i ncome data wi l l be *
* i s s ued i n Apri l , 1983 .
*
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J! Inc ludes all owance fo r loa ns out sta nctl ng an d
purchasos by the Gove rnment valued a t t he average lo an a nd purch as e r a t e fo r cor n, wheat, so rg hum , oa t s, rye and so ybea ns . AI I 1982 da ta ar e pre-
Ilmi nar y. 11 Cot t on y ie l d is i n pounds a nd pri ce
i s pe r pound. 3/ Average t o J anua r y 1, 1983,
wit h no all owa n7 e for unr edeemed loan s. 4/ Inc lude s a I lowa nce fo r unr edeemed loa ns . 5/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres .
Geor g ia
YlE I.DS rF.R ACRF. . CORN MID COTIO N, 19 74-: , M
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Cu t t o n
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CATTLE ON FEED IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Up 14 PERCENT
Catt le a nd ca l ves on f eed Ja nua ry 1, 19 83, f or s lau ght er ma rk e t in t he 13 q ua r te r ly st at e s , t ot al ed 10.3 mi ll ion head , 14 pe r ce nt more t han las t year an d 4 pe r ce nt abov e 19 8 1.
The cat t I e on f e ed In ve nt ory i nc I uded 6 .6 5 mi l lion steers a nd s t e er ca I ves, up 7 oe r ce nt from las t ye ar an d 1 perce nt fr om 2 year s ago . Th is gr oup rep res e nt ed 6 5 perce nt of the t otal Ja nua r y 1 numbe r on fe ed compa r ed with 69 pe rce n t in 1982 . Hei f e r s an d he i f e r ca l ve s ac coun t ed fo r 3 . 56 ml I l Io n, up 28 porce nt fr om las t ye ar and 11 pe rce nt a bove 198 1.
P lacement s of, cattl e and ca l ves on f e ed dur ing t he Oct o ber-De cembe r qua r-ter t ot a led 7 . 23 ml I l ion, 16 percent greate r t ha n the s ame qua r t er a ye ar ea r l i e r and 9 percent more t ha n t he same qua rt er for 198 0. Oth e r d Is appearan ce of 37 1 t housa nd lea ves net pl a cements for t he fo ur t h q ua r t e r of 19 82 at 6.86 mi I I io n.
Ma r ket i n9 of fe d ca t t I e fo r sl a ughte r du r i n;J Octobe r - Decembe r t ot a led 5 . 38 mil l ion , up 6 pe r ce nt f r om four t h quarte r ma r ket ings in 1981 a nd 2 pe r cen t mo r e t ha n ma r ke t ings in t he same qua r te r o f 1980 .
On Fe ed Oct . 1 Placed on Fe ed Oct. l-Dec , 31 1/ Fed Catt l e Ma r ke t ed Oct . I- Dec . 3 11/ Ot he r Di sappea r a nce Oct . I- Dec . 3 1.Jj
AND CALV ES QN F E E ~.!L><-W-!-'=Jo<.---,.l..!...Io~--::~--:--=--::-:--:-_
Tot a l 13 St ates
Total 7 St at es
Numbe r
1982 as %
Numbe r
1982 as %
19 8 1
19 8 2
1, 00 0 Head
of 19 81 Pe rce nt
198 1
1982 of 198 1
1, 0 00 Head Pe r ce nt
8,2 10
8 , 800
10 7
6 , 596 7, 153
10 8
6,248
7,226
116
5 , 01 0
5,9 1 ~
118
5 , 08 9
5,384
106
4 ,12 5 4 , 44 2
108
34 I
371
10 9
280
3 14
1 12
19 82
19 8 3
1983 as %
of 1982
19 83 as %
198 3 of 1982
~r e ed Jan ua ry 1
9 ,028
10 , 27 1
1 14
7 ,2 0 1 8 , 3 16
1 15
J! Inc lude s ca tt l e p la ced on f eed afte r beg i nning of qua r t er a nd ma rke t ed be for e end of qua r te r .
2/ Inc ludes deat h los ses , mo vement f r om f eedlots to pastu res and s h ip me nt s to ot he r f e ed lots for
i'ur t he r feeding .
6
~ LD
Commod Ity
Butter Che ese , Nat ur a l Eggs , Froze n Fru its , Fr o zen Fru It Ju i c es , Froz en Meat s , Red
Be e f I Fr oz e n Po r k, Froze n Pou ltr y , Fr o ze n Tu r key s, Vege t a b l e s , Froz e n Pot at o es , Fr o z en
TOO,4.GE STceK S, UN!TEO STATES, DECEMBER 3 1
Dec . 30 ,
Sept . 30 ,
Dec . 31 ,
19 8 1
19 8 2 1,0 00 Po unds
19 62
42 9 , 18 4
5 10 , 0 37
46 3, 19 4
709 ,641
8 71 ,24 1
95 4 , 852
2 1, 6 41
28 , 275
27 , 279
54 5 , 574
595 , 920
6 27 , 48 6
1, 127 , 19 1
1,206 ,928
1, 15 7 , 55 1
5 78 , 16 9
473, 924
566, 442
256 , 7 12
247 , 679
30 0 , 9 87
26 4 , 383
18 3 , 0 2 9
2 25,4 76
391 ,97 5
56 5,143
3 4 5, 494
2 38 , 4 33
d 35 ,839
2 05 ,7 62
1, 575 , 325
2 ,096 ,280
1,998,469
688 , 688
626, 8 17
754 , 294
1982
Per ce nt at
Dec . 19 8 1 Sep t . 1982 Perce nt
108
91
135
1 10
126
96
15
105
103
96
98
120
1 17
122
85
12 3
88
61
86
47
127
95
1 10
12 0
Nut s Shel l ed : Peanut s Pe c a ns
298 ,34 5
168 , 128
298 , 721
100
17 8
1 \ , 453
22,73 1
2 1, 4 18
18 7
94
I n She ll : Pe an ut s Pec an s
22,250 100,148
GA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Commercia l red meat pr od uct i o n in Geo r g ia d ur i ng the Oct o be r - December q ua r t e r tot a I ed 1 14.3 mi II ion po unds , 4 pe r ce nt l es s th a n the 198 1 c ompa ra ble q ua r t er, bu t 8 pe r ce nt more t ha n the prev i o u s q uart e r . Comme r c i a l red meat prod uc ti o n du ri nq 19 82 t ot a l e d 434 . 4 mi l I ion po un dS, 2 per c ent l e s s t han 1981 .
7, 57 7
28 , 84 1
13 0
381
59,27 2
8 0 , 145
80
135
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTI ON DOWN
Commerci al red meat production f o r t he Un i ted St ates du r i ng Octobe r t hr ough Dec ember 19 82 t ot aled 9 ,66 bi I I i o n po und s , do wn 4 percent f r om the Oct obe r-Dec embe r 19 8 1 Qua r t e r . Re d meat pr od uc t i o n du r ing 19 82, at 37 .3 b i l li o n poun ds , dec I i ned 4 percent f r om 198 1. The 19 82 produ ction perc e nt chang e f rom 1981 by ind iv idual compo ne nts we re: be e f , up 1 pe r c en t; ve a I, up 2 pe rce nt; po r k , do wn 10 pe r-
c e nt ; l amb and ~ u t t o n . UD 9 pe r c e nt .
GEffiG IA AND UN ITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGH TER 1/
Numbe r
Ave r age
Tot a l
S la ug hte r ed
L ive We i g ht
Li ve \~e ig h t
Spec i es
Oct . - Dp.c.
Oct.-Dec .
Oct . -Dec.
19 8 1
1982
198 1
1982
198 1
19 82
1 ,000 Head
Pound s
1, 0 00 Po unds
Geor~
Cat i le
53 . \
52. 9
899
900
4 7 , 7 17
47, 6 54
Ca lvps
10 . 7
4 .8
174
2 54
1, 859
1,228
Hog s
573 , 1
53 1. 6
2 32
2311
133 , 0 40
125, 476
Un i t ed Sta tes
M i l . HAad
Poun ds
Mi l. Pcu nd s
Ca t t le
9.0
1, 073
1,070
9 , 548
<),9 58
Ca l v es
.8
H o~ s
24 . 0
She ep & La mbs
1.6
1/ I nc lu d e s s l au ght er un der .cder al
,8
243
230
19 5
185
20 . 8
24 5
2 46
5, 882
s , 133
1.7
1 10
111
176
18 7
I ns pe c t ion & o t he r commer c i a l s la ug hter , e xc l ud e s farm
s l augh t<> r .
t1 1 ~
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U.S . fl,GR ICULTURAL t XPJ RTS ~ E LL TC
$ 5 ~! .1 h r U. 1DrJ I N FI SCAL YCAR 1 ~~ :;2
U.S . a qr l cu ttu r a i e xpo r t s in t l sce I yea r 19 82
fe ll 1 i pe rc p n1 i n v a l ue t o ),59 . 1 b i II i o n
mainly becaus e of edve r s c economic co nd i ti on s
wo rldwid e . Al th o ug h exp ort volume dec l i ned
on l y 2 pe rcent t o 158 .4 mi I l l o n t o ns, pri c e s
f o r most o f t ile major c omrrod lti es f e ll 10 t o
2 0 pe r c a nt .
T he U. S. agri cu l tu r a l tra de
su rp lus d e c l i ned t o $23 . 7 b i ll ion from t he
rec or d $2 6.6 b i I lion po sted d ur i ng 19 8 0/ 8 1 as
exports dr op pe d mor e t ha n i mpo r-t s .
Co r n exp o r t s , t he ha rd e st hit, pl ummat ed f r om 59 .4 mi l li o n t ons v a lu ed a t $9 bi l l io n i n 19 80 / 8 1 t o 49 .6 mi llion t on s v a lu ed a t $6 b i I I i o n i n 19 8 1/ 82 .
Exports of whea t an d prod ucts c ame t o $7. 7 b i llio n i n f i sc a l year 1982. A l t ho ug h t he value was bel ow f i sca l ye ar 19 8 1 ' s pe ak o f $8.1 bi llion , export vol ume rea c h ed a r ec o r d o f over 46 mil l i o n t ons.
Soybea ns a nd products ( meal and oi I ) were t he maj o r U. S. ex po r t e a rner s In f i scal yea r 198 2 at $8 . 4 bi II i o n .
u.s. AgriCUltural Exports: Valu e by
Commodity Groups, Fiscal Years 1977-82
$ Bil. 50 ~--------------- ---...,
40
30
1977
1978
19 79
8
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Fe bru a r y 3 , 1983 GFR-83-Vol ume 4
\~
"GEORGI A
~ RE CE\VED " ~PK Z "i LUGS
CROP
RE PORTING SERVI CE
St ephens Feder al Bl dg .
DOCUMENl S UGA. UBAAR\S
Sui t e 320 t hens , Georgia 30613
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HIGHLIGHTS
Annual Laye r Numbers & Egg Production
Poultry SumIlI3ry Cat tle and Calves
GEORGI A EGG PRODUCTIO N DOWN
Egg pr oduct io n In Georgia dur i ng the year end i ng Nove mber 30, 1982, total e d 5. 4 bill ion compa r ed t o 5 . 6 bi I l io n i n 1981. The 1982 eg g producti on wa s the lowest sin ce 19 75.
Laye r numbe r s In Georg I a dur Ing 1982 ave r age d 22 .1 milli on co mpa r ed to 22 .8 mil lion durI ng 198 1. Th is was th e lowe st ave rage number o f la yer s sin ce 1965.
Agricultural Price s , eom.odity Reports Reinst a t ed
u.s. EGG PRODUCT ION DOWN
u.s. eg g pr oduct io n dur i ng t he year en d in g
No vembe r 30, 1982, tot a led 69 . 7 bi l l io n eggs , sl ig htly le s s Than t he 69 .8 bi I I io n prod uced I n 1981.
u.s. lay e r numbe r s dur i ng 1982 a ve r aged 286
mi lli o n compa red WiTh 288 mi Il io n In 198 1.
TOTAL EGG PRODUCT ION : ANNUAL AVERAGE NUM BE R OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTI ON,
SPE CIFI ED STATES 1981 AND 1982 1/
St a t e
. Aver age Numbe r of Lavers
Eggs pe r
I
Lave r s 2/
Tot a l Egg Prod uct io n
1981
1982
I 1981
1982
198 1
19 82
Ala . Ark. Ca I i f . F la , Ga I nd , Iowa Mi s s. N. C. Pa. S. C. Ten n. Tex.
Thous and s
12, 869
12 , 0 5 6
16,71 2
16, 794
35,054
34,363
12,509
12 , 0 13
22 755 16 , 404
22 106 17, 713
7, 992
8 ,2 13
7 ,1 39
6 ,6 25
12,942
12,74 4
16,457
16,552
6,522
6,645
3 , 747
3,630
13, 448
13, 290
Number
241
239
239
24 2
24 0
241
243
2 47
245
245
2 50
2 52
240
242
24 1
230
238
241
259
261
247
249
2 46
242
240
234
Mill ion Eggs
3 ,095
2,879
3 ,996
4,064
8, 400
8 , 288
3 , 040
2 ,963
5 578 4,093
5 4 19 4 , 464
1 , 9 20
1,985
1, 717
1, 524
3 ,078
3,065
4,268
4,324
1,613
1,656
922
879
3 ,224
3,113
U.S.
287,739
28 5 , 974
243
244
69,827
69,680
J! An nual estimates cover the period Dec. 1 prev ious year thru Nov. 30 for specified states and
U. S. 11 Total egg production d ivided by a verage numbe r of layers on hand.
Agricultural Statistician and Geor~ia Depart.ent of Agriculture
GA. BRO ILE R TYPE CHIC KS HATCHED
Bro t le r t ype chI c ks hat c he d In Geo r g I a dur Ing Decembe r 1982 totaled 54. 2 mI ll Io n, 1 pe rce nt more t ha n was ha t c hed In December 198 1. The tot a I hatch from Ja nua r y t hru Decembe r 1982 tot aled 645 .2 mIl I to n, 1 perce nt le s s th a n t he s ame per iod la s t ye ar.
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US . BROILER TYPE PUL LET CHICKS
Br o ! le r t ype pu l le t ch Ic ks p lace d In t he UnIt ed Sta tes durI ng Dece mber 1982 to taled 3 mI l I I , 14 percent le s s t han t he number p la ced In December 1981. Br o I ler t ype pul lets placed In Janu ary t hr u Decembe r 1982 was 37 . 7
I I l Ion, 7 pe r ce nt Iess than the number p I aced ur lng the same perIod In 1981 .
Item You ng Chi cke ns
Dec . 1981
Nov. 1982 Tho u s a n d s
Dec . 1982
DECEMBER 1982
% of
year
Ja n. t hr u Dec .
ago
1981
1982
- - Thousa nds - -
% of yea r aoo
Georg i a Un ited Sta t es
48 , 459 327, 883
46,4 41 308,2 71
46 , 742 322 , 243
96
596, 52 1
577, 660
97
98
4 ,075,8 79 4 ,064 , 232 100
Mat ure Ch Icke ns
Light Type U.S . Hea vy Type U. S. Tot a l U.S. Tot a l AI I Types , Ga . Pe rce nt Condemned
13, 272 3 , 3 31 16, 603 3 , 745
12,9 09 2 ,4 72 15 , 381 2 ,628
15,61 6
118
3,0 17
91
18,6 33
112
4 ,367
117
16 3, 338 38,667 202,0 05 4 2, 922
165,08 1 101
36 , 043
93
20 1, 299 100
39,581
92
Young Chic kens
Georgla
1. 5
100
2/1. 5 94
Uni ted St at es
1. 5
94
2/1.5 88
J! Federa l ly Inspected sl au ght er da t a as col le cted by Me at and Pou lt r y Inspection Pr ogr am.
Cur re nt mont h data es t ima t ed bv Market ews Se rv ice . ~ J anuary- No vember con demnatIo ns.
I r OJLTRY rlArCH I NG AND PLACEMENT--D ECEMBER 1982
Our i ng
I % of
% of
Item
Dec .
Nov .
Dec .
Ja n. t hru Dec.
ye ar
1981
1982 Thousa nds
1982
19 81
19 8 2
a0
- - Thousa nds - -
Pul let Ch ick s Pla ced
Domes t ic ( U.S. ) 1/
Broi I e r Type
3,51 1
3,4 08
3, 026
86
40, 466
37 , 660
93
Egg Type
204
385
243
119
3 , 578
3,91 0 109
Chicks Hat c hed
Bro ile r Typo
Georgia
53 , 877
48, 723
54, 2 11
10 1
649 , 16 1
645, 168
99
Un ited St a t es
364, 563
34 5, 79 1
373,672
102
4,41 6 ,641 4 , 437 , 695 100
Egg Type
Geo r g i a
2,853
1, 884
1,7 06
60
34, 528
3 1, 68 7
92
United States
33,05 4
30, 156
31 , 047
94
45 4, 175
440 , 176
97
Tur keys
Pou lts Hatched U S 12 0 15
11 67 0
12 461
104
2 39 683 2 42 017 106
1/ Report ed by l eadin g breeders, inc ludes expect ed pu l le t rep laceme nt s from eggs so l d dur i ng
t he precedi ng mon t h at the r ate of 125 pu l le t ch ick s per 30 dozen ca s e of eggs . ~ Turke y
pou lts hatch ed Septembe r 1981-December 1982 .
.: s 1-; -b;-;;oO :~. :-G~r-:]l ~ ;n: ; -~;o-;:t--i i-s-;~ i :~,-iBO ;- I' ;u'l;; l-;':~-O;-~; ~n- ; h
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r. c: .... , <'. !'''r!'il,)f'l s Pod e r/. ' al, l lj 'f'l y . O\ t" .;r l !.' , Ga . JOt 13, lar~ '":,
(l o t p" ".> , St 611 , tI C' 6fl In Cnerq u ,
' )0 "; : .1 ~I o s ~ j.")l t og lii p~ : .~ :J~ "' t '~ "' I "" -.;... . ~ ul' ~~ t.r l ~l t no!l f")() I to ~,,~ re v 8)( c:::r.p t t r-.... 10 d -,t e
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GA CATTLE &CALF INVENTORY DOWN 4%
Catt l e and cal ves o n Georg I a farms t ot a l ed 1, 87 5 , 000 on January 1, 1983, a de crease of 4 per ce nt fr om a year ago but s 11gh t IY above Janua ry 1, 1981.
A l l cows a nd he l f e r s that ha ve ca lved , 49 .1 ml II l o n , ar e down 2 perc e nt f rom 50 . 3 ml I I Ion a ye ar ago .
- -Beef c ows , at 38 .1 mIll I on , ar e 3 perce nt be I ow Ja nuar y 1, 19 82 .
Cows o n Januar y 1, 1983 numbe red 9 53 , 000 , a dec l I ne o f 8 pe r cen t from a y ea r ear l Ie r and 1 per c ent be l ow Ja nua r y 1, 1981 . Beef co ws tota l ed 82 3 , 000 or 9 percent be low Janu ary 1, 1982, and fr ac t I on al l y be low t he sa me dat e I n 198 1. MIl k co w numbe rs decreased t o ;30 , 000 , down 1 pe r ce nt from Ja nua r y 1, 1982 . MI l k c ow numbe rs have ran ged f rom 129,000 t o 131 , 000 dur i ng the 19 74- 198 3 pe rI od .
- -M Il k c ows , a t 11. 1 ml l l l on , a re up frac-
tio na l ly f r om t he 1 1. 0 mIl l Ion a ye ar ago a nd 2 perce nt f r om t he 10 . 9 mIl l I o n on Janua ry I , 198 1.
US. INVE NTORY DOWN FRACT IONALLY
All c at t l e a nd c a l ves I n t he UnIted St ates as o f Ja nuary 1, 1983 total ed 115 ml l I l on head, down f ractI onal ly f r om t he 116 ml l l I o n a year ago but 1 pe rce nt above tw o ye ars ago. ThI s I s t he t l r s r downwa r d tr end I n catt le I n ve nt o r I es I n t he las t four y ear s .
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBE R ON FARM S AN D RANCHE S, BY CLASSES, JANUARY
GEORGI A AND UNIT ED STATES 1982 AND 19 83
Gaorn l a
1983 as %
Un lt ed St at es
C l as s
19 82
19 8 3
1,000 Head
o f 1982 Pe r ce nt
198 2
19 8 3
1, 00 0 Head
Number on Fa rms and
Ranch es , Jan uary 1
1983 as %
of 1982 Per ce nt
Catt l e & Ca l ves
1,950
1,8 75
96
1 15, 6 04
115 , 20 1
100
Cows & He I f e r s th at
have ca l ve d
1,032
953
92
50 , 331
49,146
98
Beef Cows MI l k Cows
90 1
823
131
130
91
39 ,319
38, 081
97
99
11, 0 12
11, 066
100
He I f ers 500 Pound s
& Over
255
For Bee f Cow
Replacements
154
For MIlk Cow
Replacements
35
Other HeIfers
66
Steers 500 Pounds & Over
94
Bu l Is 500 Pou nds & Over
64
He I f er s , Steers . & Bul Is
LJndAr 500 Pounds
505
245
96
122
79
41
1 17
82
124
116
123
62
97
499
99
3
18,328
18,829
103
6,615
6,343
96
4,532
4,532
10 0
7,181
7,954
111
15,501
16,229
105
2,618
2,615
100
28 827
28 382
98
u.s. CALF CROP DOWN
The 1982 calf crop Is est I mated at 44.4 ml IlIon, down 1 pe rce nt from both 196 1 and 1980. The 1982 calf crop I s up 2 pe rce nt from
t he ex pected ca I f crop pub 11 she d 1n Ju I v ,
Ca I ves born dur 1ng t he fIrst ha I f o f t he y ear were estImated at 70.5 pe rcen t o f th e annua I t ot a I.
GEORGIA CALF CROP DOWN
The Geor g I a 196 2 cal f crop I s es tImated at 640 , 00 0 head, 1 percent l ess t han the 850 ,0 00 head I n 1981 . T h l s I s the fI r s t downwa rd trend In t he Georg Ia calf c r op sInce 19 78 .
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: SURVEY ON AGRICULTURAL LABOR NEEDS
Durlng Feb ruary and March, fIeld lnter-
*
.vlewers from t he GeorgI a Crop ReportIng
Ser v I c e wI I I survey random lyse I ected
.Georg la f arme r s . Th Is survey Is beIng
.conducted to collect Informa tIon concernIng
Itagrlcu l t ural labor needs I n GeorgIa . It
It I nf or matl o n obtaIned wIll be used t o It
It det er ml ne ways I n wh Ich the Georg Ia Depa rt -
It ment of Labor and othe r Agen c I es ca n bet t e r It
It s er ve Georg Ia farmers . In dIv I dual name s If
lf an d I nfor ma t I o n wI I I be kept co n f l de rrt l a l , If
It If If If It If If It It If It It If If It If It It It If It It If
State
A la. A las. Ar Iz . Ar k . Ca I If. Co lo . Con n . Del. F la . Ga . Haw. I daho I II I nd , I owa Kans . Ky. La. MaI ne Md. Mass . MI ch . MI nn. MIs s. Mo.
1981
19 82
1,000 Head
8 70
900
3.2
3.0
280
28 5
9 80
8 80
1,71 0
1, 70 0
900
8 50
50
54
12
13
1,150
1, 150
8 50
840
72
71
7 50
735
890
830
600
58 5
1,950
1,900
1, 770
1, 525
1, 210
1, 20 0
600
590
56
62
180
170
47
48
50 0
550
1, 37 0
1,300
880
840
2 , 370
2 , 340
CALF CROP,
198 2 as %
o f 198 1 Pe r c e n t
103 94 10 2 90 99 94 108 108 100 99 99 98 93 98 97 86 99 98 11 1 94 102 110 95 95 99
198 1-82
Sta t e
Mo nt . Neb r . Nev . N. H. N.J . N. Mex. N.Y . N.C. N. Oak. Oh t o Okl a. Oreg . Pa. R. I. S.C . S. Oak. Tenn . Tex . Ut ah Vt . Va. Wa sh. W. Va. WI s, Wyo . U.S .
4
1981
19 82
1,000 Head
1, 580
1,570
1,9 70
1 , 9 30
290
290
32
32
45
43
600
580
9 60
960
480
460
1,0 50
1,0 70
7 10
7 15
2, 160
2, 100
750
720
850
840
4. 0
4.0
280
27 5
1,720
1, 780
1,080
1, 180
5,400
5, 6 50
37 5
38 5
180
190
75 0
730
530
570
260
250
2 ,020
2,000
6 50
675
4 4 , 77 6
4 4 420
1982 as %
o f 1981 Per ce nt
99 98 100 100 96 97 10 0 96 102 10 1 97 96 99 10 0 98 103 109 10 5 103 106 97 108 96 99 10 4
99 -
GA CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 5 PERCENT
The number of catt Ie and ce Ives on feed In GeorgIa on January 1, 1983, was 38,000, 5 pe rcent be Iow Iast year and 21 percent be Iow t he 1981 In ve ntor y. ThIs Is the lowest number of catt Ie on feed for t hIs date sInce records bega n In 196 1 .
us CATTLE ON FEED JUMPS 13 PERCENT
Catt le and calves on feed for slaughter market In the ~ states were estImated at 12,040,000 on January 1, 1983. ThIs Is 13 percent above the total of a year ago and 4 percent hI ghe r than 1981.
CATTLE AND CALVES - NUMBER ON FE ED JANUARY 1, 1982-83 1/
1983 as %
19 83 as %
St a t e
1982
19 83
of 19 82 State
1982
1983
of 1982
1,000 Head
Percent
1,000 Head
Percent
ArIz .
330
385
117
Ala.
34
30
88
Ark .
11
12
109
Ca II f.
581
581
100
Fla .
90
90
100
Ga.
40
38
95
Col o.
750
1,020
136
Haw.
14
13
93
I nd ,
240
275
115
Idaho
232
20 8
90
Ky.
30
30
100
La .
11
11
100
II I
480
530
110
Md.
16
19
119
Mlch
135
150
111
Iowa
1,130
1,2 10
107
MI SSe
10
10
100
Mo.
90
100
111
Ka ns .
1,110
1,320
119
Mont.
53
75
142
Ne v .
24
23
96
MInn.
350
40 5
1 16
N. J .
1
4
40 0
N. Mex.
127
149
117
Nebr .
1, 64 0
1,880
115
N. Y.
12
10
83
N.C.
28
26
93
Okl a .
270
300
111
N. Oak.
36
39
108
OhIo
125
140
112
S. Oak.
33 5
34 5
103
Or eg .
78
80
10 3
Pa.
75
75
100
Tex.
1, 660
1, 92 0
116
S.C .
20
20
100
Tenn .
20
22
1 10
Was h.
160
167
104
Ut ah
48
36
75
Va.
51
33
65
W. Va .
4
12
300
W1sc
112
1 15
10 3
Wyo.
52
127
244
Other Sts.
4
5
125
13 St at es 9 , 02 8
10,271
114
U.S.
10,619
12,040
113
2! Cattle and calves on feed are anIma ls for slaughter market beIng fed a ful I rat Ion of gr a In
or other conce ntr a t es and ar e expected to produce a ca r ca s s that wll I grade good or better .
Cattle a nd calve s on f e ed are Incl uded I n the cattl e and ca l f Inventory est Imates by clas s es.
5
U.S. PRIC ES PAID IND EX Up 1 POINT
The In dex of PrIces PaI d by Fa r mers for Comrrodltl es and Servlces, I nt er est, Taxes a nd Farm Wage Rat es f o r Jan uar y was 157 perce nt o f Its 1977 base. The I nde x was u p 1 poI nt <, 6 percen t ) f r om December and 3 poInts (1 . 9 percen t ) abov e Ja nua ry 19 82 . The In c r ease f r om Dece mber r es u l ted from hI ghe r r epl a cement l I ves tock prI c es a nd t he annua l updat Ing of t he I ndex es f o r f a rm s er vI c es and cas h r ent , I nter es t , t ax es and wag e r ates . Part Ia ll y o ff se tt I ng was a dec lI ne l n t he fuel s a nd en er gy I ndex .
GFR-83-Vo I ume 4
CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX
The Dec ember 1982 unadj us t ed Cons umer PrIce I ndex for a l l ur ban cons umers (CP I - U) wa s 292 .4 , down .4 pe r ce nt f rom November bu t 3.9 percent above Decembe r 198 1. On a seaso na l l y adj ust ed bas I s , t he CPI - U decreas ed . 3
pe rce nt dur I ng th e morrt h , The hous I ng compo-
nent whI ch de cl In ed . 8 pe rce nt was prIma rI l y r es po ns l b I e fo r t he de c r eas e In t he a v e ra I I Ind ex . A l so , t he ap par e l a nd u pkeep In de x was down . 4 pe r cen t and f o od a nd bev erage s I nde x was down . 1 pe r c e nt . T he ot he r good s a nd
s e r v l ce s I ndex ros e 1. 2 pe rc en t and th e med I ce I care c ompone nt I nc r eased . 7 pe rce nt .
PRI Jan. 15 ,
Jan . 15 ,
Un Ja n . 15, Dec. 15 .
Jan . 15 ,
It Fee d 16%
19 8 2 18 5 . 00
19 83 18 1. 00
1982 18 1. 0 0
1982 174 . 00
19 83 175 . 00
Feed 18%
187 . 00
18 1. 00
192 . 00
18 0 . 00
18 3 . 00
Da 1r y Con cr , 32%
225.00
21 5.00
270 . 00
257. 00
259 . 00
Hog Fee d 14%- 18%
11.00
10. 50
10 . 6 0
10 .4 0
10. 30
Hog Co nct . 38% - 42 %
14. 50
14 . 00
15. 10
14 . 6 0
14 . 80
Bee f Ca t t l e Co nct .
3 2%-3 6 %
$/Cwt .
11. 50
11.50
11.50
11. 6 0
11.60
11.6 0
Cottonseed Mea l 41% $/ Cwt.
14 . 00
13. 50
13 . 50
13 . 70
13.3 0
13 . 50
Soy bea n Mea l 44%
$/Cwt.
13.50
13.00
13 . 0 0
13 . 70
13 . 00
13. 10
Br an
$/ Cwt .
11.00
11 .00
9 . 90
10 .1 0
9 .78
9. 77
Ml d d II ngs
$/C wt .
10. 50
9.40
9 .30
9. 75
9.35
9 .37
Co r n Mea I
$ /Cwt .
8. 70
7. 90
8.20
7. 46
7.1 0
7 . 13
Bro Iler Gr ower
$/Ton
194 .00
18 5 . 00
185 . 00
211 .00
201 .00
202 . 00
LayI ng Feed
$/Ton
18 1 . 0 0
176 . 00
172. 00
193 . 00
185 .00
186. 00
Ch lck Start er
$/T o n
199 . 00
19 5 . 00
19 1.00
21 4. 00
208 .00
205.00
BroIler-Feed
RatI o 1/
y Hog-Co rn Rat 10
MIl k-Feed RatI o 3/
Lbs . Bu . Lbs ,
2.6 15. 4
1 . 60
2 .5 19 . 7
1. 66
2.6 19.1
1. 62
2. 6 17 .1
1.55
2. 4
21 23 7
5/ 1. 60
2.6 23. 7
1. 5 9
-F R t 4
78
73
73
6
57
J! Pounds of br oIler growe r eq ua l I n va lue to 1 l b . br o I l er l Ive weIght . 2/ Bushe ls of corn
equ a l I n valu e to 100 l bs , o f hog l l ve weIg ht . 3/ Pounds of 16% da Iry f eed eq ua l I n v a lue to 1
l b . who le mIl k . ~ Poun ds o f I ay I ng feed eq ua I In va l ue to 1 do zen egg s. 5/ Rev Ised.
197 7=100 GeorgIa
PrI c es Rece I v ed AI I ComrrodI t Ies
Crops
L I v est o c k & Pr od uc t s
UnIted States
Pr I ces ReceI ved
Y PrI ces Pllld
Rat Io 3/
I NDEX NUM BERS-=GEQRG IA AND UNI TED STATES
Dec. 198 1
Ja n . 1982
Dec . 1982
116
12 1
120
1 19
124
1/1 24
114
119
117
128
132
1/ 127
150
154
..!! 156
85
86
1/8 1
Jan. 19 83
122 126 118
128 157 82
2! Ret l o o f
6
GEORGIA PR ICES RECEIVED
Average pr l c e s rece Ive d by Ge o r gIa f a rme r s at mId - Janua ry f or mos t crop and l Iv e s t o c k c ommodI tI es wer e gener ally a bov e t he pr ev Ious mo nt h. Pr Ices r ec eI ved f o r hog s , beef cattle , c alve s , bro I le r s , mI l k , cor n, s o y bean s a nd pe a nut s showe d a n 1nc r e a s e o ve r Ia s t mont h. Eggs, ot he r c h Icke ns , cot to n a nd cotto ns e ed we r e t he on ly commodItI e s t o dr op I n pr I ce f rom December . However, prI ces for mos t commodIt Ie s were bel ow l a s t year ' s pr Ice s . Hogs , c a l ves, ot he r c hIcken s a nd pea nut s were t he o n l y commod l r l e s a bove a year a go . The GeorgIa Pr Ic e s Rece Ived Al l Commod Ity I nde x f o r J a nua r y was 122 pe rc ent o f th e 19 77 aver-
a ge , 2 poInt s abo ve l a s t month a nd 1 poInt a bov e a ye a r ago.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX Up 1 POINT
The Jan ua ry I nde x o f Pr i c e s ReceIved by Farme rs Incre ase d 1 point (.8 perce nt) f rom Decembe r t o 128 pe r cent o f I ts J a nua ry-D ece mber 1977 ave ra ge. Cont r i butIng most t o th e In c r e as e s Inee Dec embe r we r e h Ighe r pr Ices f o r cattl e , hogs, c o r n , br o il ers a nd calves . Lowe r pric e s fo r s t r awberrIes , egg s, a pp le s, t o ma t oes a nd swe et c orn were pa r t ially offs e t tI ng . The In de x was 4 po I nt s (3 . 0 pe rcent ) be lo w a ye a r ago.
PRICES REC E IV~ D BY F A ~ E R S JANUARY 15 . 19 83 WITH a)~PA RISONS
PrIce
Georala
United States
pe r
Ja n.
Dec .
J an , 15 ,
Jan .
Dec.
J an , 15 ,
Commodlt v WInt e r Wheat
Oa ts
Un i t
19 82
19 8 2
198 3
$/Bu.
*
*
*
$/Bu .
1982 3.81 1, 97
1982 3, 54
i , 44
198 3 3.6 1
1.47
Cor n
$/Bu,
2. 79
2. 69
2, 79
2, 54
2,26
2 ,3 2
Cotto n Cotto ns e ed 2/
t /L b . $/T o n
54.7 90 ,00
52 . 8 ..!I 52 3
67 . 00
66 .00
50, 3 82.00
57. 3 ..!I 56 6
86 .00
87 , 00
Soy be a ns
$/B u .
6 .1 0
5, 36
5.55
6. 13
5,46
5.56
Peanut s
t /L b .
24. 0
23, 3
1/24 .6
24 . 9
25,5
Y24.2
Sw e e t pota to e s
$/ Cwt.
17 .80 y 6.85
8. 00
16, 50 y 7 , 28
7. 6 4
AI I Ha y, ba Ie d 21 $/To n
67, 90
68 , 8 0
70 ,10
M! I k Cows 4/51
$/ He ad
1, 150 . 00
1,060. 00
1,1 50.00
1,050, 00
Hogs
$/Cwt ,
43,00 53, 00
53 . 40
43.40
53,6 0
54, 90
Sows
$/ Cwt ,
36 . 40 43, 90
45 . 70
37 . 50
45.7 0
4 7. 8 0
Bar r ows & GI l t s
$/ Cw t ,
44. 80 54 . 70
55 .00
44 .4 0
54 ,80
55, 80
Bee f Ca t t le 61
$ /Cwt .
4 5 , 30 43 , 30
44. 70
53 , 6 0
52,50
54 .70
Cows 71
$/ Cwt.
37 .5 0 37. 40
36. 90
36 . 90
34, 90
35, 80
St eers & He i f ers
$ /Cwt .
50 .90 50,50
52 . 40
58, 30
57 .40
59 .2 0
Ca l ve s
$/Cwt .
5 1. 10 5 1.5 0
54 , 90
57, 10
58 ,9 0
62. 40
Al l Milk
Tur keys y
$/Cwt . tlL b.
14 . 80 14 ,6 0 l./ 14 , 70
13,9 0 32 , 6
13, 90 33 , 3
3/1 3. 90 3 1, 9
Ch icke ns
Exc l , Broilers
rt/ Lb ,
9 . 0 y 12 , O
11, 0
Com! l Br oI le rs 81 i/L b ,
25. 5
23 . 5
3/ 24 ,0
27. 1
24,3
3/25 .8
Eggs, AI I 91
t / Dol .
70 , 6 y64 . 6
63,0
63, 5 2/55, 4
52.6
Ta b le
t l DO l ,
6 1. 3 y 50.7
47 ,8
58 , 9 2/4 9 .3
46 . 2
Hatc h 1ng
t l Dol.
110,0 2/ 117 . 0
120, 0
y y F irs t half of mo nth.
Mid-mo nt h prIce. 31 EntIre mont h. ~ Ani ma ls s o l d fo r da 1ry he rd
r e p l a c e me nt on ly. 51 Prtee s e s tIma ted qua r t er ly. 61 "Cows" a nd "s teers an d helt e r s " c ombi ned
with a I l owance whe r e nec e s s ary for s la ughte r bu I Is . 71 I nc Iude s da I r y cows so Id f or s laugh te r .
j Li vewe lg ht eq uI va le nt pr l ce fo r Geor g1a. J.! Average o f al l eggs so l d by f a r mers Inc ludIng hatc h Ing e ggs so l d at ret a I l . * Ins uf f lc 1e nt s al e s .
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1983 ACREAGE INTENTIO NS
A sample of Geor g Ia farmer s I s cu rrently be I ng s ur ve ye d t o o br a l n ea r l y l nd l ca t l on s o f p lantI ng plan s for" 1983 spr ing seeded c r o p s . Res u l t s o f t h l s surve y f o r Geo r g I a and t he Un I t e d St at es wl l I De rel eased on Fe b r ua r y 17, 1983 a nd wl l l be In c l uded I n the ne xt i s sue o f the Georg la Farm Repo r t .
Many fa r me r s a r e c ur r en t l y a s se ss Ing the USDA 1983 f ar m progr ams I nclUd i ng P IK and have not made t heIr f I na l pl a nt I ng dec l sl o ns. Ho weve r , t h l s su rve y s hou l d a l d f armer s In theIr dec l s Io n mak l nq , Act ua l p l a nt ed ac r eage wI ll proba b ly d Iffer f rom t h I s I nten t i o n r e po r t due t o pa rt1cl pat l o n I n USDA f a r m pr ogr ams, t he changl ng economl c s l t ua tl o n and r ea c t l o n to the In te nt I o ns t o pla nt report.
* * * **** * * ***** *** * * ** **
USDA RECEIV ED FUNDI NG TO REINSTAT E , SELECTED COMMODITY RE PORTS
WI l l I am E. Ki b l er, AdmIn I strato r f o r t he St at I s t I c a l Repo r ti ng Se r v l ce o f t he U.S . Depa rt ment of Agr I c u l t ur e , r ece nt ly an no un ced t ha t a po rti o n o f th e Ser v l c e t s es t l mat l ng pr og r am e l l mlnat ed ln March 198 2 has r ec e l ved f ede ral fu nd i ng and wl l l be reI ns t ate d .
Begln n l ng In Fe br uar y 1983 , t he St at i st I c a l
Repo r t I ng Servi c e wl l I aga l n I s sue mo nt hly
.saa r eports o n ~ produ cts ,
pr od uc t I o n ~
.~, lI v es to c k s l aught er , ~ r oduc tl on,
and en d- o t -mont h c o ld s t o ra ge ho l d ng s . Dat a
fo r t hes e se r I es had bee n pub II s he d q uarter I y
s In ce t he age nc y ' s es tI mat I ng pr og ram was
c ur t a I l e d due to budget r es tr a I nts I n e ar l y
1982 .
Fede r a l fundI ng has al so bee n pr ov l de d t o r e l e as e mo nthl y data ~ catf Ish process In g an d s a l es. Dur Ing t he pas t tew mont hs, t he c a t f ~po r t was funded by pr l va re sources. In ad d l t l on , t he annual mInk r eport, a l so
drop pe d las t y ear, wI l l be relns tated .
Data on dry ml l k and whey wIll be Included l n th e relnstated dalry product s report. Th e prlvately funded dry mllk and whey products report lssued monthly sInce September 1982 wlll be discontinued on February 4, 1983.
EGGS I N INCUBATORS. JANUARY I. UNITED STATES
I t em
1982
1983
% of Yr. Ago
Ch i c ke ns
Thousands
Egg Type
32,4 68 27,95,8
86
Broil er Type 304,196 310,558
102
Turkeys
17,618 17 .972
102
8
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HIGHLIGHTS
Prospec tive Pl antings Pag es 1 & 2 Milk Producti on - Page 3
Catt le on Feed - Page 3
PLANTING PL ANS SURVEYED
Based o n a s urvey c ond uc t ed abo ut Febr ua r y 1, Georg I a f a r me rs expe c t to p I ant I ess co r n , so y be an s , t o bac co , cot to n , sorghum and sweet pota toes than t hey di d I n 19 82 . T hese ear I y pl ant in g Int entio ns sh ow expect ed Incr eases in ac rea ge devot ed t o t he product io n of pe anuts , ha y and oat s .
SOYBEAN ACRES TO DECLI NE 7 PERCENT
Afte r r eaching a record h I gh 2 . 7 mill io n ac r es I ast year, t he Sta te I s soybean produc ers are anticipating a r educ ti o n o f 200, 000 ac res I n 1983 pl a ntings. I f Impl emented, t h is wi ll mean a 7 percent drop I n soybean acres to 2 .5 mi l l i o n .
COR N 2 PERCENT LOWER
If Februar y 1 pros pecti ve p lantin gs are c ar r I ed out, Georg I a growers w i I I p I a nt abou t 880 ,000 ac re s of c orn, 2 pe rcent I es s t han las t y ear and 47 pe r ce nt be l ow 1981. The s f f ec t o f the Payme nt- I n-K I nd pr og r am o n corn ac reage I n Georg ia wi I I probab ly be moderated s ign ifi cantly d ue to th e " base yea rs" , o f 1980 and 1981 f r om whi ch redu ct i ons wi II be made. Acres p I a nt ed to cor n I n Georg I a t ot a I 1, 6 00, 000 acr es I n both 1980 an d 1981 .
Co nti nue d on Page 2
****** **** **** ** * Sur v ey Expla nati o n - Page 4 *
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1983 GEORG I A PRO~PE CTIV E PLANTINGS Pla nted Acreaaes I nd I ca ted
Croos
198 1
1982
198 "3
- - - Thousands
Corn, A II
Oats 11
1,600
900
880
160
16 0
165
Cotton
180
180
145
Sorghum, A I I
225
200
130
Soybeans
2 ,300
2,700
2,500
Peanuts
570
480
495
Hay, AII 2/
Tobacco 11
475
500
535
55
50
45
Sweetootatoes
60
6.5
60
11 11 Includes acreage planted preceding fa II.
Acreage harvested.
1983 as %
"f '9A? Percent
98 103 81 65
93 103 107
90 92
Agrlc:ultural SU't.1atlcl.~ aod Georgia De~Dt of Ap-i.calture
GFR-83-Volume 5
COTTON DI PS 19 PERCENT
I f p l ant i ng p lans, as of Februar y 1 mater l -
a I I ze, Georg I a's cotton acrea ge wo u I d dr op 19
pe rc ent to 145 ,000 acres .
This p l an ned
r educt Ion wo u I d be t he f i r s t de c I I n.e [ n qo "t!QiI,-.
acreag e s in c e 1978.
HAY AC REAGE TO CL IMB 7 PERCE NT
The St ate' s hay produc ers reporte d plans t o c ut 7 pe r c ent more acre s In 1983, ev e n t ho ugh Georgi a ' s cattle I nventory I s do wn f r om last
_ tJ r . I f t hes e ear I y p la ns are rea II z ed , 535,000 ac r e s wi l l be cut f o r hay I n 198 3.
SORGH UM AC RES PL UMMET
Of al l th e c ro ps survey e d , so r ghu m had t he
sharpest dec II ne I n pros pec t I ve p I an~tl.llnlJ~~s~'_h_. N !TED STATES HIGHLI GHTS
red uc tion of 35 perce nt i s in d l c af ed by those
Corn gr owe r s Intend t o plant 69.6 mil l i on
fa rmers who had f o r mula t ed t ent at i ve p la ns o n
ac r es I n 19 83 , do wn 15 pe r ce nt from l a s t
Feb r uar y 1. Th is wou ld cut so r gh um p la nt i ng s
ye ar ' s 81 . 9 mi l lion acres . Soy be an pro sp ec -
fo r a l l pur pos es to 130 , 000 ac re s .
t l ve p l ant in gs , a t 68. 8 milli on ac r es , are
TOBACCO OFF 10 PERCENT
Tobac co growe r s r epo r t ed p l an s t o r educe
t ob ac co acrea ge by 5, 000 ac re s to 45 ,000
ac r es.
Th i s would be a r educ t i on o f 10
pe r cen t an d i s r ef lecti ve o f t he r e duc t i o n I n
q uota po un ds .
The Co ope ra t i ve Ext e ns i on
Ser vi c e r e po r t s t o bacco bed s are c ur r e ntl y i n
good cond it i on.
down 5 pe r c e nt f r om 19 82 . Sor gh um I nt e nded for a l l pur po se s , a t 13 . 1 mil li on acres , is down 19 perce nt f rom a y ear earl i er . Ba r ley i nte nded ac r eage f o r 1983 is 9 . 6 8 mi I l i o n ac r e s , u p I ess t ha n one ha I f o f o ne pe r ce nt f rom 1982. Al l co t to n prosp e cti ve p l ant i ngs t o t a l 9 . 28 mi l l i on ac r e s , down 19 pe r ce nt from 1982 , and down 3 5 percent f rom 19 8 1. Pea nu t pr od uc er s i nt end to p I a nt 1. 31 ml I li o n acre s
PEANUTS EXPANDING
Peanu t s are on e o f the f ew c r ops wh ic h f arme r s
l n 1983, 1 perc ent above 198 2 . Swe et po t at o I ntent i o ns in d ica t e a r ecor d l o w 106 t hous an d
e xpect t o In c r ease p I ant i nqs ,
Gr owers
i nd i c ated pla n s t o ex pa nd p I an t i ng s by 3
pe r c ent, whic h wi I I i nc r e a s e peanut ac reage to
ac r es i n 1983 , 9 per e nt be low 19 82 . AI I t oba c co growe r s intend t o har ve s t 82 0 t ho u san d ac r e s - -t he sma I I e s t ac r eage s i nc e 18 89- - 9
495 ,000 acr es .
pe rc en t be l ow 1982 .
19 R, UNI TED STATES PROSPECT I VE PLANT I NGS P I a nted Ac r e s
I nd .
19 8 3
~r.QQ.. _
198 1
198 2 -T hou sa nds -
1983 1/
1982 Percent
. 1 1 Corn
84 , 156
81 ,909
6 9, 569
84. 9
All So rg h um
16 , 0 20
16 , 144
13,068
8 0.9
Oat s
13 , 6 56
14 , 2 11
14 ,747
103 . 8
Ba r l ey
9 ,748
9 , 634
9 , 6 75
100 . 4
AI I Whe at
88 , 928
87 , 277
7 9,883
91 . 5
Wi nt er
6 5, 9 74
6 6, 351
62 , 98 1
94. 9
Dur um
5, 876
4, 350
2 , 940
6 7.6
Ot he r Spring
17 , 07 8
16, 576
13, 96 2
84 .2
Soybea ns
6 7 , 81 0
7 2 , 16 2
68 , 825
95.4
Peanut s
1,5 14 0
1 , 299 0
1, 3 13 . 0
10 1 1
Sun fl ower s
3 , 865
5, 0 15
3 ,860
7 7. 0
A l l Co tton
Hay 11
14 , 330 . 1 60 ,192
1 1, 499 . 0 60 , 679
9 , 28 1. 2 62 , 46 5
80.7 102 .9
Swe et po t at oes
112 . 7
1 16. 7
105 .8
90 . 7
Tobacco 2/
97 6.0
90 3 .5
820. 4
90 8
1/ I nt ende d p l a nt i ng in 19 8 3 as I ndi cat ed by r epo r t s from f arm er s , except f o r wi nt er whe at seed-
i ngs wh i c h we r e publ is hed Dec . 2 2, 198 2 i n t he " Sma l l Gr ai ns " r epor t . 2/ Are a harve s t ed .
2
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES Up 14%
Cat tle and ca I ve s o n f eed Fe br uary 1, fo r
s la ug hte r market I n t he 7 stat es pr epar I ng monthl y est imates t otaled 8 . 05 mil l i on head, u p 14 percent from a year ag o a nd 7 pe r c ent from Februa ry 1, 198 1. I nc I ement weather I n the h i gh plai ns r epo r t eGl y s l owed we i ght ga ins a nd caused some highe r th~n normal death l osses .
Mar ket I ngs of f ed ca t t I e dur I ng Ja nua r y t ot al ed 1. 6 4 mi lli on , u p 8 pe rcent f r om both 1982 and 198 1.
P l ac ement s of ca tt l e and cal ves o n feed dur i ng Ja nua ry wer e 1. 5 1 10 11 l i on , 4 pe rcent more t han I n t he 7 s t ates l as t ye ar an d 18 perc ent gr eat er than January 198 1. Net placement s of 1.38 101 I l ion are a bout t he same as la st ye ar but 18 perce nt abov e January 1981.
Othe r disappearance tot a l ed 130 thousan d head compa red wi th 81 t hou san d dur i ng Janu ar y 19 82 a nd l ID thou san d two ye ar s ago.
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED, JANUARY 1
1983 as %
Item
y On Feed Ja n. 1
1982
198 3
1,000 Head
7,20 1 8,316
o f 1982
1 15
Place d on Fee d
dur i ng Jan .
1, 4 57 1, 509
10 4
Fed Catt le
Mar ke ted dur ing
Ja n .
1,522 1,643
108
Ot he r D isa ppea r -
ance dur in g
Jan. y
81
13 0
160
On Feed Fe b . 1 1/ 7 ,0 55 8, 0 52
114
1/ Cat tle & c a l v es on feed ar e an i ma l s for
~I a ugh ter ma r ket be ing fed a full r at ion of
grai n or ot he r c o nce ntr ates and are ex pected
t o produc e a car ca s s t ha t wll I grad e good or
bette r . 2/ I nc l udes de ath losses , moveme nt
f rom fe ed:lot s t o pastures and shipme nt s t o
ot he r f ee d lots fo r f ur t he r feeding .
GEORGI A'S MIL K PRODUCTION Up
Geor g i a 's dai r y he rd s pr od uce d an estimated 127 mill ion pou nds of mil k du ring Jan ua ry 19 83. Th I s I s 2 perce nt above both Ja nuary 1982 a nd 198 1.
Mi l k cows o n Geor g I a 1 s da I ry f a rms ave rag ed 130 ,000 hea d, 1, 000 be low the pr ev i ou s y ear but equ a l t o Jan uary 198 1. M i l k pr oduc t i o n pe r co w averag ed 9 80 pounds , 25 pou nds abov e the pr ev iou s y ear and 20 pou nds abov e Janua ry 1981 .
US . MILK PRODUCTION Up 2 PE RCENT
Mil k pr od uc t I o n du r I ng Ja nua r y 19 83 t ota I ed 1 1.3 b I I I Ion pounds , 2 pe rce nt mo r e t han Jan uary 1982.
Ja nua r y prod ucti o n per cow av er age d 1, 0 21 pounds , 13 po unds a bov e a y ear ear I I er an d 27 po unds abov e Janua ry 198 1,
Tota l mil k cows ave ra ge d 11 . 1 milli o n hea d , sli gh t l y higher t ha n a y ear ear l i er and 2 perc e nt abov e Ja nuar y 1981.
GA 1982 ANNUAL MILK PRODUCTI ON lJp 1%
Georg i a ' s annua l milk pr odu ction t o taled 1, 41 2
mi lli o n poun ds, 16 mill ion po und s abo ve 1981,
Mi lk c ows on Geor g i a da i r y f arms av e r a ged
13 1, 000 head , c ompared to 130 , 000 hea d In
19 8 1.
Producti o n pe r co w av eraged 10 , 779
pounds dur I ng 1982, 41 poun ds mor e t han t he
pr evious yea r's es t i ma t e ,
ANNUAL 19R2 U.S. ~' I L K PRODUCTION Up 2%
Milk pr od uc t i o n du ring 1982 total ed a r ec ord h i gh 136 b I I I i o n po unds , 2 pe r c e nt mor e t han t he pre viou s r ec or d h ig h of 133 bl l li on po un ds set I n 1981 . Output pe r co w i n 1982 was also a r ec ord hi gh , at 12 , 3 16 po unds , 139 pound s a bo ve th e pre v i o u s r ecord s e t during 1981 , T he annu a I av er age number of c ows was 11.0 101 I li o n head , 1 pe rce nt abo ve t he 198 1 av e r age o f 10 .9 mi llion he ad ,
DA I RY PRODUCT I ON, JANUAR Y 1982-1 983
Geo rg i a
I tem
Uni t
19 82
1983
No, Mi l k Cows on Farms
Th ou s. Head
131
130
Mi lk Pr od uc tion per Cow Pound s
95 5
980
Total Mi lk Pr oduc tion
Mi l. L bs .
125
127
Ann ua l Mi I k Pr oduc t i o n 1/ Mi I. Lbs.
1, 396
1, 4 12
1/ Tot a l s per t a in to an nual produc tion , 198 1 and 1982 .
Un i ted St ate s
1982
1983
1 1, 0 23
11,0 55
1,008
1,02 1
11, 116
11, 292
133 , 0 13
13 5,795
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II The Feb r ua r y 1, 1983 Pr osp e cti ve P lanting s
r epor t Is based on vo lu ntary r esponses f rom *
II a bout 40,000 gr owers natio nw id e . Ouestlon- *
II na lr es we r e ma iled about January 25 with *
II most questionnaires retur ned f o r tabul ation * II by Fe brua ry 4 . The payment- i n- kind program *
. 'Nas annou nced o n Ja nua r y 11 . The s l gnup *
began on Janu ary 24 an d wII I e nd o n Mar ch *
* 11. The re fo re , t h is r epo r t does not nec es- *
* s ar lly provi de an Ind icati on of f ar me rs' *
II r es po ns e t o the f a r m programs for 1983. *
II Howev er , t hi s repo rt does prov ide a refer- *
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* February 1, ba s ed on t he ir anal yses of *
* cond it io ns at t ha t ti me.
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II f or mu la t i ng t he ir acreag e plans for 1983 . *
* Act ua I acreage p Ia nted may va ry from that *
II Ind ic a t ed becau se of the 1983 farm pr o- *
* gr ams , the e f fect s of weat her , a va i la b i li t y *
* of pr oduct ion Input s and cha nges In ex - *
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II A report on t he pay ment - i n- k ind sl gn up wll I II
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Athe ns , Ga . Subsc rl pt Ion fee SlO pe r ye ar
except fr eo to da ta con t ri butors . Sub sc rl p-
I tl o n Info r ma ti o n ava ila b le fr om: Georg i " Cr o p
IRe po r t l ng Se r vi ce , St ephe ns Fedor'll Bui lding .
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HIGHLIGHTS: Layer Rumbers & Egg Production Poultry S~ry Broiler & Egg Situation Agricultural Prices Cold Storage Livestock Slaughter Cash Receipts Outlook
GA LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DOWN
Geo r g i a ' s laying f locks produced 437 million eggs dur I ng January 1983 or 7 percent less than a year ago. Th 1sis the lowest January egg production since 1967. Production Includes 336 mill Jon table or commercial type eggs and 101 mil lion hatching eggs.
The average number of layers In Georgia during January 1983 was 20.96 mil lIon, 9 percent less than a year ago. The 20.96 mIl II on cons 1sted of 15.62 million for tab Ie eggs and 5.34 million for hatching eggs.
Eggs I a I d per 100 I ayers dur I ng January averaged 2,085 compared to 2,059 a year ago
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DOCUMENTS
UGA LIBRARIES
US. EGG PRODUCTION AND LAYER
NUMBERS DOWN
The Nation's lay ing f l ocks produced 5.92
billion eggs during January 1983, 1 percent
I ess than th e 5. 96 b II li on produced a year
earlier.
The January 1983 egg production
Included 5.33 bll lion table or comme rcial type
eggs and 587 mil lion hat chi ng eggs.
January egg production per 100 layers averaged 2,085 eggs compared with 2,048 eggs a year ear i l er , The January 1983 egg production per 100 I ayers was be I ow January for the years 1979, 1980 and 1981 but above al I other years.
The February 1, 1983 number of layers totaled 283.8 million, 3 percent less than the 290.0 million a year earlier. Th Is Is the lowest February 1 layer number since the 282.2 million In 1978.
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Georgia U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION. JANUARY 1983
No. Layers on
Eggs Per 100
Hand January
Layers-January
1982
1983
1982
1983
Thousands
Number
22,924 20,960
2,059
2,085
290.943 283,830
2 ,048
2,085
Total Eggs Produced
Our I nq January
1982
1983
Millions
472
437
5,958
5,917
Item
Chickens Egg Type Bro I I er Type
Turkeys
EGGS IN INCUBATORS. FEBRUARY 1. UNITED STATES
1981
1982
1983
- Thousands - - - -
34,784 313,646
21.620
34,951 306,034
19.268
30,089 311,693
20.228
%of Year Ago
86 102 105
Agrlcultura1 Stati.stician and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agriculture
GA. BROILER CHICKS HATCHED
The January hatch of broiler type chicks a t 55.9 mil lion, was 1 percent more than a year earl Jer. This was the hIghest number of broiler chicks hatched during Janu~ry 0 record.
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U.S. BROILER HATCH Up
The January hatch of broiler type ch Jcks at 382 mJ I lion was 3 percent more than a year ago. The 312 million eggs In Incubators on February 1 was 2 percent more tha n a year
r , This Is the largest January broiler type hatch of record.
COMMERCIAL POU ~~
AUGHTER 1/ JANUARY 1983
DurIng
% of
Item
Jan.
Dec.
Jan.
year
Jan. thru Dec.
1982
1982
3
ago
1981
1982
Thousands
- - Thousands- -
Young Ch i cke ns Georg Ia United States
43,711 307,688
46 , 883 32 1, 96 1
48 ,370
111
596,6 52
577 ,801
338,81 8
110
4,165,879 4,065 ,752
Mature Chickens
Lt ght Type U.S.
14,417
16,092
15,194
10 5
163,338
165,081
Heavy Type U.S.
2, 791
3 ,023
3,153
1 13
38,667
36,043
Total U.S.
17,208
Total AI I Types ,Ga. 3,457
19,115 4 ,389
18,347
107
3,820
111
202,005 4 2,922
20 1, 299 39, 581
Percent Condemn ed
Young Chickens
Geor g i a
1.4
82
1.5
Un it ed States
1.6
94
1,5
J.! Federally Ins pec t ed slaugh t er data as co l le cted by Me at a nd Poultry Inspecti on Pr ogram.
Cur ren t month data e s t ima t ed by Mar ke t News Se r v Ice .
% of year ago
97 98
101 93 100 92
94 88
PO ULTRY
HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JANUARY
During
%of
1983
% of
It em
Jan .
Dec .
Jan .
ye a r
Jan . th r u Dec .
yea r
1982
1982
198 3
ago
Thousa nds
198 1
198 2
ag o
- - Thousands - -
Pul le t Chi c ks P lac ed
Dome s t ic (U. S.) 1/
Bro i ler Type
3 ,1 7 1
3,026
2 , 920
92
40,466
37, 660 93
Egg Type
125
243
188
150
3 ,5 78
3 , 768 105
Chic ks Hat ch e d
Bro I Ier Type
Geor g i a
55, 109
54,2 11
55,892
10 1
649 ,16 1
645 , 168
99
Un ited Sta t e s
372, 255
373,6 72
382, 420
103
4, 4 16 , 64 1 4, 437 ,695 100
Egg Type
Georg ia
3,5 10
1, 706
2 ,0 17
57
34,528
3 1,687 92
Un i t ed Stat es
35,962
3 1, 047
33 , 168
92
4 54, 175 4 40, 176 97
Turk eys
Pou l t s Hatched, U.S, 13 , 36 5
12, 46 1
14 , 254
107
2 / 39 , 683 2 /42 , 017 106
J.! Reported by lead ing br eeders , I nc lude s expec t ed pul let r e p l ac eme nt s f rom eggs so ld dur i ng
the pr ec ed Ing mo nt h at the r at e of 125 puI le t ch Icks per 30 doze n ca s e of eqqs , 2/ Tur key
pou lts ha t c hed Sep tember 198 1-Dec ember 1982.
ro:; , Cecrg I II Far . flQport ( I SSIHl744-7280l I . pU bl lahed _ I--..nt h I y by t he Georglll Cro p Ropor t I lIg
'I Sor vi ce , St t'lphDns Fedarol BUi ld i ng , At hon. , GlJ , 306 13, Larr y E, Sn i pe s , Stat i s ti c i an In Cha r ga,
Second cl ass postege pa i d at Athon GA, SUbsc ripti on lao $10 per . , - ."cept fr .. to data
cO<\t r l but on . SublCr lp t lon Infor M t lon ava ll ab l. f r"l Georg i a Crop Rapert l Serv ice.
St a hMS F~ara l Bull dl
Suit. 320 At han s GA 3(61) Tel 1loM. (404)
2236
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BRO ILER OUTLOOK
THE BROILER AND
Br o i le r produc t ion may be 2 t o 4 percent above a y e ar earl ier I n 1983 . Bro i le r pr ices are ex pe c ted t o a ve r age be l ow 19 82 ' s t h i s wI nt er , but t he y c ou I d stren gt he n some and av er age near las t y e ar 's I n t he sp r ing an d su mmer .
Br ollar pr oduc ti o n Is expected t o co nt i nue e x pand I ng I n 1983 . Based o n t he nu mbe r o f c h l ck s P Iac ed a nd eg gs set fo r f i r s t -q ua rt er
s l aught er , bro I I er meat o utp ut fr om fe de r a I IY Ins pe c t ed p I a nt s w I I I I I ke I y I ncrea se abou t 3
pe r c e nt from t he 2,888 mi l l i on poun ds prod uc ed durin g Jan uary -March 1982 .
Bro I I er prod uc er s ha ve bee n t ak I ng act! o n t o
r ed uce t hei r co s t s of produ ct ion. In t he
pa st, bro I I er pr od uce r s kep t extra hens to be
s ure t hey would have enoug h hatchin g egg s, but
th e data i ndicate tha t pr act ice Is be in g
curta iled .
Dur i ng Octo be r - Decembe r 198 2 ,
curnu I at I ve p lacements wer e 10 percent be low a
y ear earl i er, and t he y wl l I be 8 an d 5 percen t
lower I n t he f i r st an d second qua r t ers o f
1983 , res pect I ve I v , These de c l ines l n th e
c umuI at I ve p l ac ement s wou I d n or maI Iy I rnpI y a
cu t In b r oil er produ c t i on f or 1983 , but f ewer
exces s he ns an d mor e In te ns i ve ut l l i zat lon
mean bro I I er outp ut wI I I I I ke I y I ncrea se In
1985 .
EGG SITUATION 1/
caused lower egg price s a nd a resul tin g de c l i ne In pr od uc t ion .
During September-Novembe r 198 2 , egg pr o du c t ion was down f ract i o na ll y f r om the 1, 4 55 mi l li o n
doz en produced a y ea r ear I I er , In sp I te o f
pos i ti ve r etu rn s dur Ing Septembe r 198 1-Aprl l 1982 , pr od uce r s ha ve bee n s l ow to exp and p urch as es of rep l ac ement pu l l ets.
I n orde r t o rna I nta I n produc t Ion wi th r e du ced number s o f rep l ac ement pul l et s , eg g produ ce r s ha ve 1nc r e as e d t he number of hen s t ha t ar e for c e molted an d k e pt i n t he f l ock f o r anot he r lay ing c y c l e . T he pr-o por t I o n of th e f l oc k t ha t ha d been force mol t ed wa s 20.5 percent on September 1, u p s harp l y f r om 17. 6 percent t he ye ar bef o r e . Howeve r , wea k eg g pr Ices du r I ng Nov embe r enc o uraged pr od uc ers t o s e I I the I r o l d hens . T he pe r c entage de cl i ned on Dec ember 1 t o 18. 2 , down from 19 . 1 i n Decmeber 1, 1981.
For De cembe r 1982 -F eb rua r y 1983, the number of pull ets ad ded t o t he l ayi ng f lock wi ll In crease. Howe v er , de c I I nes inch 1cks hatc hed s i nce Ju l y wil I s l ow the number of replaceme nt pull ets a d de d duri ng Ma rch -May , pu s hi ng t hem do wn abo ut 9 per c e nt f rom 1982. Pr od uc er s wi I I l i ke l y c ont i nue t he pr ac t i c e of keep l nq the i r o l d hens longer to ma i ntain out p ut .
Br o i l er produc er s wi I I not be as a b l e t o CO NS UMPTION AND PRI CES
r es pond to an une xp ect ed inc rea se I n demand a s the y ha ve I n the pa s t . Howev er , t hey c an de I ay sa I es o f 0 I d hen s f or a mont h o r so t o obtai n add i ti onal hatc hing eggs, a nd dive r t hatc h I ng egg e x po r t s for domest i c use . Dur I ng Ja nua r y- No v embe r 19 82 , export s o f hatch I ng egg s de c lIned 20 percen t f rom a year ear I I er, a nd I f export demand r emaI ns wea k, a dd i t i on a l eg gs wI I I be av ail ab le for domestic use I n 1983. Thus, give n the s l ow bu i l dup In .\ po r k ou t put an d some gr owth I n t he economy , produ cer s are expe c ted to expa nd 1983 producti on by ab out 3 perce nt fr om 1982 .
Dur i ng 1982, to t al pe r capi ta cons umption of red mea t and pou l tr y was down 2 percent f rom t he 2 08 pou nd s (r eta l !-weight bas is ) consumed I n 1981". Tota l po u l t r y consumpt ion was up 2 pe r cent, bu t r ed me at s were down 4 pe r ce nt . Per ca p i ta beef c ons umpt i o n wa s abo ut the Same a s I n 1981, but po r k con s umpti o n fe ll near ly 8 pou nd s f rom t he 6 5 po un ds per person cons umod I n 1981 . Pou l t r y consu mpt i o n rose a litt le o ve r I po und t o nea r ly 64 po unds
Per cap i t a meat cons umpt ion I s expected to dec I I ne aga in I n 1983. Bee f consumpt I on may be up s l 19ht l y , while po r k c on s umption is
EGG OUTLOOK
I n s p I t e o f r educ ed expo rts, eg g cons umpt ion per pers on d ec I I ned s I I ght I Y dur I ng Dece mbe r 19 81- No vember 1982 , c ompa r e d wi th a yea r ea r I I er , We ak for e I gn and do mes t l c de mand
ex pe c t ed t o be down a lmo s t 4 pounds . The r at e
o f I nc r eas e I n po u l t r y c ons umption wi l l slow t o a ga i n o f l e s s t ha n 1 pou nd .
1/ The Live s toc k &Po ul t ry Sit ua t I on , Feb r uar y
-r983; U. S. Depa r t ment o f Agr icu l t ure , Ec onomi c Res earc h Servi ce
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u.s. PRICES PAID INDEX
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities ~nd Se r v i ces , Interest, T~xes, and Farm Wage R~tes for February was 158 percent of Its 1977 base. The I ndex was up I po I nt (.6 pe rcent) from January and 4 po I nts (2.6 percent) higher than a year earlIer. The feed and feeder livestock components were t he major contr Ibutors to the I ndex change. Lowe r fue I prices were partially offsetting.
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The January 1983 unadjusted Consumer Price I ndex for a I I urban consumers (CPI-U) w~s 293.1, up .2 percent from December and 3.8 percent above January 1982. On a seesone I Iy adjusted bas l s , the CPI-U Increased .2 percent. The other goods and servIces Index led the way wIth a 1.1 percent Increase fo I lowed by the med Ica I care Inde x wh I ch Increased .8 percent.
PR ICES PAID BY FARMERS FEBRUARY 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price
Georala
United States
per
Feb. 15, Jan. 15, Fe b. 15, Feb. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15,
Commod I"tv Dairy Feed 16%
Unit SlTon
1982 185.00
1983 181 .00
1983 174.00
1982 180.00
1983 175.00
1983 177.00
Dai ry Feed 18%
SlTon
187.00
181.00
173.00
193.00
183.00
185.00
DaIry Conct. 32%
SlTon
235.00
215.00
215 .00
269.00
259.00
265.00
Hog Feed 14%-18%
S/Cwt .
11.00
10.50
10. 50
10.40
10.30
10.40
Hog Conct. 38%-42% S/Cwt .
14.50
14.00
14.00
15.10
14.80
14.90
Beef Cattle Conct.
32%-36%
S/Cwt .
12.00
11.50
11.50
11 .50
11.60
11 .90
Cottonseed Meal 41% $/Cwt.
14. 50
13.50
13.50
13.90
13.50
13.50
Soybean Meal 44%
S/Cwt.
13.50
13.00
13.00
13.90
13.10
13.20
Bran
S/Cwt.
11.00
9.90
11.00
10.00
9.77
9.76
Middlings
S/Cwt.
10.50
9.30
9.50
9.62
9.37
9.28
Corn Meal
S/Cwt.
8.70
8.20
8.00
7.43
7.13
7.27
Bro I Ier Grower
SlTon
189.00
185. 00
185.00
209.00
202.00
206.00
Lay ln9 Fe ed
SlTo n
181.00
172.00
163.00
195.00
186.00
188.00
Ch ick Starter
SlTo n
196.00
191. 00
191.00
213.00
207.00*
2 10.00
Bro I I er-Fe ed
RatIo 1/
l bs.
2.6
2.6
Hog -Corn Rat i0 Y
Bu.
17 . 0
19 . 7
2. 9 19. 2
2.6
2. 6
19. 8
23.4
2. 7 22. 6
Mi Ik- Fe ed Rat io 3/ Lbs ,
1.58
1. 62
1. 68
1. 53
1. 58
1. 56
Egg-Fe ed Rati o 4/ Lb s ,
8. 4
7.3
7. 6
6.8
5.7
5.8
1/ Pounds of br o iler grower equa l In va l ue to 1 l b. br o il e r live we ight. 2/ Bushe ls of co rn
-;-Q ua l In value t o 100 l bs , of hog live we ight. 3/ Pounds of 16% da iry feed equal In va lue to
lb . whol e rn l l k, ~ Pounds of la y I ng feed eq ual In val ue t o 1 dozen eggs. *Revlsed.
INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977=100
Jan. 1982
Feb . 1982
Ja n. 1983
Georgia
Prices Received
AI I Commod Ities
121
124
121
Crops
124
124
124
lIvestock & Products
119
124
119
United States
Prices ReceIved
132
133
128
PrIces PaId 1/
154
154
157
y Ratio 2/
86
86
2! Mid-month Inde x Including I nt e r es t , taxes and farm wage rates.
82 Ratio of
Index Rece Ived to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates.
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Feb. 1983
125 125 125
132 158 84
GA PRICES RECEIVED
Averl~ge pr I ces race I ved by Georg I a farmers at mid-February for most commodities were generally above January prices. The only commodIties failing to regIster a gain In price from the previous month were cotton, milk and all eggs, which were down only slightly. Cotton and egg prices were also down from last year, along wIth cottonseed and soybean prIces. LIvestock prices Improved consIderably from January as hogs were up $2.50 and beef cattle up $2.30 per cwt. Hog prices averaged $8.50 per cwt. more than February 1982. Broilers at mId-month were up 2.5 cents from Ja nuar y and 1.5 cen ts above a yea r ago. The Georg Ia Pr Ices Rece Ived AI I Commod Ity Index for
February was 125 percent of the 1977 average, 4 po Ints above Iast month and 1 po Int above a yellr ago.
u.s. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX
The February Index of PrIces Received by Farmers Increased 4 po Ints (3.1 percent) from January to 132 percent of Its January-December 1977 average. Contr Ibut Ing most to the increase since January were higher prices for cattle, corn, tomatoes, hogs and broilers. Lower prices for oranges, cotton, lettuce, barley and grape fruit were partIally offsett Ing. The I ndex was 1 po Int (.8 percent) below a year ago.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FEBRUARY 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price per
Georala
Feb.
Jan.
Feb. 15,
United States
Feb.
Jan.
Feb. 15,
Commod itv Winter Wheat
Oats
Un It
1982
1983
1983
$/Bu. $/Bu.
-*
-*
-*
1982 3.71
1.99
1983 3.60
1.46
1983 3.67
1.43
Co r n
$/Bu.
2.84
2.75
2.95
2.44
2.36
2.55
Cotton
t l Lb.
55.3
51.7
1/51.6
49.1
56. 0
y53.7
Cottonseed 2/
$/Ton
96.00 66.00
70.00
83.00
87.00
84.00
Soybeans Pea nuts
$/Bu. /Lb.
5.92
5.56
5.64
-
24.3
-
6.04
5.56
5.65
-
26.6
-
Sw e e t p o t a t o e s AI I Hay, ba Ied, 2/ Milk Cows, 4/5/
$/Cw t . $/Ton $/Head
17.50 2/8 .00
8 . 00
-
-
-
- 1,060.00
-
16 . 80 117 64
69.90
70 .10
- 1,050.00
8.20
74 . 6 0
-
Hogs
$/Cwt.
48.20 54.20
56.70
48. 30
55.30
57.60
Sows
$/Cwt .
42. 60 46.10
52.00
43. 20
48 . 30
53.20
Barrows & Gilts
$/Cwt .
49.50 55. 50
57.50
49 . 1 0
56.30
58.10
Bee f Cattle, ~
$/ Cwt .
47.40 47.20
49. 50
56.30
54.30
56 . 90
Cows 7/
$/Cwt.
40.30 37 . 40
40.30
38. 70
37.00
40. 70
Steers & He I f ers
$/Cwt .
53.00 54.70
57.00
60.70
59.00
60.90
Ca l ves
$/Cwt.
54.00 55.30
59.40
58.90
62.40
66.20
All Mi l k
Turkeys 11
$ /Cwt . t / Lb.
14.60
-
14.70
-
3/14.60
-
13.80 33.0
13.80 31.9
3/13.80 32.8
ChIckens Exc l , Broilers
tlLb.
12.5 2/11.0
14.5
-
-
-
Com'l Eggs,
Broilers
All :Y
-8/
/Lb. tlDoz.
25.0
24. 0
75.7 2/63.0
3/26.5 62.2
27.0 66.3
25.8 2/52.6
3/27.7 54.7
Table
tlDoz.
65.2 2/47.8
51.6
61.2 y46.2
48.6
yHatch Inn
filDoz
115 0 2/120 0
100 0
-
-
-
First half of month. 3! Mid-month price. 3/ Ent ire month. ~ An Imals sol d f or dai ry he r d
r eplacement only. 5/ Pr ices estimated Qua r t er ly . 6/ "Cows" and "s t e e rs a nd he if ers " ccmblned
with a I lowance where necessary for slaughter bu I Is .- 7/ Inc Iude s da Iry cows so Id for s laug hter.
~ Llvewelght eQ uIvale nt price for Georg ia. :Y Average of al I eggs sold by farmers including ha t ch i ng eggs sol d at r e t a i l . * Insuff ic ient sales.
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u.s. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Frozen stocks In re fr Igerated warehouses o n January 31, 1983 were greater than ye a r earlier le vels for vegetables, e ggs , bee f , potat oes, butter, fruit s a nd Jui ce conce nt rat es . Cooler Items with stocks above those of th e previous ye a r Incl uded f res h vegeta bles, e va porated a nd cond en s ed mi l k, natu ra l cheese , s hel I eggs , fresh f ruI ts a nd dri ed and eva porated fruit s .
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Tot al red meat s In freeze rs Increased 3 pe r cen t f rom Decembe r 1982 a nd were 3 percent mo r e tha n the January 1982 ho ldings. Froze n por k s toc ks r os e 2 per cen t dur Ing the mo nt h but were 10 percent below t he previ ou s yea r. Stoc ks of pork be I II es were up 7 percen t f r om Ia s t mo nth but we r e 28 perce nt be Iow Ja nuary 1982 .
COLD STOR AGE STOCKS, UN ITED STATES , JAN UARY 31 , 1983
J an . 31,
Dec . 3 1,
J a n. 3 1,
Percen t of
Commodity
1982
1982
1983
1, 000 Pounds
Jan . 1982 Dec. 1982 Pe r ce nt
But t er
430, 277
466 , 822
48 3, 824
112
104
Che es e , Nat ur al
71 1,667
963, 624
994 , 398
140
103
Eggs , Fro ze n
2 1,1 83
25, 426
28, 055
132
1 10
Fr u it s , Froze n
488 , 529
6 23, 560
544 ,4 38
111
87
Fruit Ju i ces, Fr oze n
1, 347, 554
1, 158 , 424 1, 385, 40 1
10 3
120
Mea t s , Re d
553, 409
553,778
570, 674
10 3
103
Bee f, Fr oze n
249 , 067
294 ,375
302 ,3 59
121
103
Pork , Froze n
247 ,303
2 19 , 0 17
222, 537
90
102
Poul try, Froz e n
377 ,322
34 4, 756
33 2, 124
88
96
Turk ey s
236 , 886
203,906
198 , 388
84
97
VegeTab le s , Frozen
1,354 ,051 2 , 008 , 19 7 1, 8 10, 116
134
90
Pota t oe s , Fr ozen
703,470
76 7, 309
793, 674
1 13
103
Nut s She lled :
Peanuts Pecans In She l l : Pean uts Pec ans
3 11 , 676 15, 39 7
27,940 145 .1 28
GA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Commerc Ia I r ed meat produ c tion In Georg ia tota led 36. 7 million pounds during Janu ary 1983. Th is Is 2 pe r ce nt Ie s s tha n Janu a r y la s t ye ar.
The numbe r of cattl e s la ught e r e d by commerci al p lan ts In Geor qla dur ing Ja nuary was 16 , 800 . Th Is wa s 1,400 hea d more t ha n Ja nua r y 1982.
The re were 169 ,200 he ad of hogs s lau ghte r e d i n Georg i a's c ommerc i a l pl a nt s In J a nuary. This is 11, 700 less t ha n t he pr e v io us ye ar's 180 , 900 hea d .
30 2,699
347,956
1 12
1 15
20 , 770
2 5, 107
163
12 1
34, 486
42, 287
15 1
123
76. 122
9 7,840
67
129
us RED MEAT PRODUCTION UNCHANGED
Commercia l red meat produc ti on f o r t he Un i t ed
Stat e s dur Ing Ja nua r y 1983 t ot a l ed 3. 15
b l I lion poundS, the s ame as Ja nuary 1982 .
Beef product ion t ota led 1.93 bi ll ion pounds, up 4 pe rcen t from t he 1. 85 billion pounds In Ja nuary 1982. Liv e wei ght ave r aged 1,077 pounds pe r head , compa r ed t o la s t Jan ua r y ' s 2.94 mi llion a nd l i ve weIght average of 1, 078 pounds per he ad .
Pork prod uct io n duri ng t he mo nt h t ot al e d 1. 16 b i I li o n pou nds . Th l s Is 6 pe r ce nt le s s t han the pr evi ous J anua r y. Ave ra ge l iv e wel qht fo r t he mo nt h wa s 244 poundS, compa red t o 243 pounds dur i ng Ja nua r y 1982.
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Georgi!! Cattle C!!lves Hogs
Sheep & Lambs
GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 11
Number
Average
Slaughtered
Li ve We Ight
Ja nua r y
January
1982
1983
1982
1983
1,000 Head
Pounds
15.4 3.1 180.9
16.8 1.4
169.2
895
911
180
340
232
232
Total
LIve Weight
January
1982
1983
1,000 Pounds
13,745 562
42,025
15 , 31 9 471
39,314
UnIted States
Mil. Head
Pounds
Mil . Pounds
Catt le
2.9
3. 1
1,078
1,077
3 , 164
3 ,298
Calves
.3
.2
235
237
59
58
Hogs
7. 2
6.7
243
244
1, 741
1, 625
Sheep & Lambs
.5
.5
111
1 13
58
59
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slaughter.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PROD UCTION : UNI TED STATE S WITH COMPARISONS 1/ 1983 a s Perce nt of
Ki nd
January 1982
January 1983
-'Ai I Ii on Pounds-
Ja nua ry 1982 Pe r cent
Bee f
1,854
1,927
104
Vea l
35
34
97
Pork
1,234
1,159
94
Lamb an d Mut t o n
29
30
103
Total Re d Meat
3,152
3 , 151
100
Lard 21
88
74
84
1/ Ba s e d on pac ke rs dres s wei ght s a nd exc ludes fa r m sla ughter. 2/ Pr e l imin a r y lard pr oducti on
Inc ludes ren dered pork fat .
u.s . CASH RECEI PTS To DECL INE
IN 1983 11
Tot a l cas h r ece i pts In 1983 ar e c ur r en t ly ex pe cted to de c I Ine 3 to 5 pe rce nt from the $ 144 bil l io n forecas t fo r 1982 . Crop cash r ec e i pt s, mad e h ig h ly uncerta in by unknow n pa r t ic ip ati on rat es In the PIK and other commod i t y programs a nd by weath e r dur 1ng t he qr owI ng se aso n , co u Id f a I I 6 to 8 percent t o a round $70 b i l lion. At t houqh some c ommodi ty pr ices wI I I Improve 1n 1983 , t he avera ge s e ems un I Ike Iy t o change much . An expe ct ed su bs tan t ial decline In fru it and vege tabl e pr ic es a nd a small decl ine in oil seed prices could be part ly offset by s mall pric e gai ns f o r wheat a nd cor n.
Tot a l fa rm out put In 1983 Is e xpe ct ed to be ab out 6 t o 8 percent less t ha n t he 1982 r ec ord . Crop production wil l li ke ly be down su bsta nt ia l ly bec a use of a sha r p dec line In p Ia nted ac r ea ge . Lt vestoc k out put may r ema In a bout t he same , as low pr Ice s and weak demand co ntinu e t o pr es s prod uc e r s' margi ns. P Ia nted acre age for or Inc Ipa I crops Is f oreca st t o dec l i ne mo r e t han 10 pe r cen t becau se of t he s t ron g i nce nt i ves provi de d by 1983 fa rm programs . Pr oduct Ion is ex pected to dec rea s e t he mos t fo r wh ea t, rice, co r n and cott on.
1/ Agr ic ultura l Out look , J a nuary/Fe br uary , 1I9 83 ~ Econom ic Res ear ch Service , U.S. Depart ment of Agr ic ulture .
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Cas h receipt s from 1983 mar ket ings o f l ives t o c k an d r el a t ed produc t s are curren t ly e x pect ed t o rise 1 t o 3 pe r c ent t o a bo ut $7 1 bt l l ion , a s pr ices r ece i ve d r i se 2 to 4 pe r ce nt . Wi th r ed meat and po ul t r y pr oduct io n f o r ec ast down f rom 1982 , the gai n pr oj ect ed for l ivestock r ec e i pt s de pe nd s o n I mpr o vement I n the ge nera I economy . Lower un emp I oy ment an d h I qh e r r ea I i nc omes wi I I be nec es s ary t o ech I eve h i ghe r pr I c es a nd I mprov ed ca sh r ec e i pt s f o r li vest o c k In t he year ah ea d .
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One of the PI K progr am's I ar qe s t i mpacts In 19 83 wi I I be on pr oduct ion e x pe nses , wh ic h ar e f o r ec as t to re ma I n near th e I r 1982 I e ve I of $14 4 b I I lion an d cou I d ac tua I I Y dec I I ne ~ I ven s ubs ta nti a l parti cipa t i o n i n the pr og r am. With th e la rg e ( 10 percent or grea t e r ) cutback s In planted acreag e possib l e du e t o t h i s y ear ' s fa r m pr ogra ms , o vera I I demand f o r prod uc t i o n I npu ts wi ll decl in e . Thi s woul d a ffec t nearl y a l I exp e nse s as so c iate d with c ro p produ ction, but es pecia l ly fer t i lize r, seed, pest ic Id es, fuels and e ne rg y a nd ope r ati ng credit .
1/ Ag r l cu l t ur ~ 1 Out l oo k , January/Februa ry,
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HIGHLIGHTS Hogs & Pigs Catt l e on Feed
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GA HOG AND PIG INVENTORY DOWN
FROM DECEMBER 19R2
The r e were 1, 290, 00 0 hogs an d p i gs o n Geo r g ia fa rms on Mar c h 1, 1983. Th i s I s do wn 8 pe r ce nt f rorn December I, 1982 , but unchanged f rom a year ago . Hogs for bree d I ng at 184, 000 ar e
up 6 pe rcen t fr om a y ear ear l ier wh i l e market hogs at 1, 106 , 00 0 are down 1 pe r ce nt. Br eedI ng st o c k shows a dec l ine o f 15 percen t f r om Dec ember 1, 1982 wI t h ma r ke t hogs down 7 pe r cen t. When c ompared t o a year aqo , mar ket ho gs und er 6 0 po unds a r e up only s l ig ht l y with the 60 t o 119 grou p , do wn 2 perce nt . The 120
HOG AND PIG INVE NTOR Y Up IN 10
QUARTERLY STATES
The numbe r of hog s a nd p i gs i n the 10 States
con duct in g q ua r t erl y hog surv ey s I s esti ma t ed at 41 .6 rn l I I i o n head f or Ma rch 1, 1983. Th l s I s up 3 perce nt f rom a y ear ago but down 8 pe rcent f r om Marc h o f 19 8 1. Breed ing st o c k , at 5. 9 1 ml I li o n hea d , show ed an I nc rea se of 6 percent f r om a ye ar ago but a dec I I ne of 9 percent f r om two y ear s ag o . Mar ke t hogs t o t a I ed 35 .7 mi I I i on he ad, 2 percen t ab ov e las t year but 8 pe r c ent below 2 y e ars earlie r .
to 179 po und gr oup s hows an Increa s e o f 6 perce nt wh I I e th e numbe r o f mar k et hog s ov er 180 poun d s I s down 13 pe rcen t .
The Dec ember 1982- Fe br-ua r y 1983 p ig c r op wa s 15 . 5 mI I I i o n head , 10 pe rc ent abov e th e compa ra b l e per t o d o f a y ea r ea r l i er but 2 perc en t
Th e December 19 82 -F ebr ua r y 1983 p i g c r o p at 469 , 00 0 I s down 1 pe r ce nt f rom t he compar eb Ie period o f a y ear ea r l i er . Dur I ng t he quarter, the r e wer e 68 ,000 so ws t ha t f a r r owed , al so a de c re a se of 1 per c en t f r om t he Dec ember Febr ua r y pe r I od of a y ear ago . The a ve r age I I t t er s i ze o f 6. 90 I s un cha ng ed fr om l a st
below two year s a go . T he r e we r e 2 .08 mi l I I o n so ws t hat f a r rowe d dur i ng th e pa st qu art er , u p 5 pe r cent fr om a y ea r ago wh i l e down 5 percent f r om t wo y ears ago. L i t t er si ze a vera ged 7 . 44 p i gs co mpa r ed with 7 . 11 f o r la st year ' s qua r ter an d 7 . 24 fo r tw o y ear s ear l i er ; t hi s wa s a r ec or d f or the q ua r t er.
y ear ' s per i od .
Hog pr odu ce r s I n t end t o ha ve 2 . 58 mIl l i o n so ws
During March thr oug h May o f 1983, Geor g ia
to fa r r ow du r i ng Ma r ch-May o f t h i s year . If
f ar me r s 1ntend t o ha ve 83, 000 sows fa r row . I f
r ea I I zed , t h I s wou I d be 8 pe rce nt above l as t
th e i r i nt e nt ions are rea lized , f ar r o wl ngs wi l l be u p 9 percent f r om th e c omparab l e q ua r t er o f a ye ar eari l er , AlSO , 76, 000 so ws a re e x -
y ear ' s actu al fa r r o wl ng s f o r t he pe riod alt hough 6 perce nt be l o w t hos e f o r th e s ame pe r i o d o f 19B 1. Intent ions for June-Augus t
pected to fa rrow June-Au gust o f 19B3 , a
sho w 2. 35 mi l l Ion sows expect ed to f arro w, u p
de c rea s e o f 1 perce nt from t he ac tu a I number of sows that farrowed dur I ng t he sa me per I od of 19B2 .
7 percen t f r om June-Augu st of
the sows 1982, but
that down
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ndt ufr
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the compa r ab l e quarter o f 1981.
Agricultural Stat i s tician and Georgia Dep~nt: of Agrlcu1tnre
HOGS AND PIGS: NUMBER ON FARMS, SOWS FARROWING AND P IG CROP
GEORG IA a nd 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/ 1982 and 1983
10 States
GeorQla
1983 ~
Item
1982
1983
1,000 Head
of 1982 Percen t
1982
1983
1,000 Head
Number on Farms-Mar.
Al l Hog s and Pigs
40, 6 10
41 , 640
103
1,290
1, 290
Ke pt for Bre edin g
5, 578
5,913 ...._ -.1,.10, 6
174
184
Ma rk et
35,032
35 ,72 7
2
1, 116
1, 106
1983 as %
of 1982 Perce nt
100 106 99
Ma rk e t Hog s and Pigs
by Weight Groups
Under 60 Pound s
12, 755
13, 598
107
60- 119 Pounds
8, 764
8 , 909
102
120- 179 Pounds
7, 815
7 , 677
98
180 Pounds & Over
5, 698
5,543
97
446
448
100
31 2
30 5
98
218
23 1
106
140
122
87
Sows Farrow i ng
Decem ber ~-F e b ruary
1,977
2 , 080
105
Ma r ch-May December ~-Ma y
2 ,391 4 , 368
.v~ 2 , 582 4 , 662
108 107
69
68
99
76
3/ 83
109
145
4/15 1
104
J une-Au gus t
2, 199
~ 2 , 3 48
107
77
3/76
99
Sept ember -Novembe r
2, 358
72
J une- November
4,5 57
149
Pi g Cr op
Decembe r ~ - F eb ru a ry 14 , 059
15, 468
110
4 76
4 69
99
March- May
17,94 3
551
Decembe r ~-Ma y
32, 002
1, 027
Jun e-Au gus t Sept embe r-November
June- November
16 ,254 17,51 1 33 , 765
547 5 11 1 , 0 58
P igs per Li t t er Decem ber ~-F e b ru a r y Ma rch - May Decembe r ~-Ma y
Numbe r
7, 11
7, 44
105
7. 50
7, 33
Number
6. 90
6 , 90
100
7. 25
7, 08
Ju ne-Augus t
7. 39
7 . 10
Se pt ember - November
7. 43
7 . 10
Ju ne-November
7, 41
7. 10
I/GeorQla, I l li no i s , Ind i a na , Iowa, Ka nsas, Mi nne sot a , Mi s sour i, Neb r as ka , Nort h Caro l i na , Oh10 ,
]i December precedi ng ye a r . 3/ Int e nt io ns . 4/ Inte ntion s fo r Ma rc h-May plu s act ua l for
December - Febru ary .
rr;..) Gocr g la Fer a Roper t ( IS5H-074 4-72tl(i~;;-t;Tl-shed 5<III 1->" t" Iy by t ho Geor g Ia r.rop Rupor t In9
j Snr v l ce , St<>phon s Foder e l Build in g , At huos, Ga . J 06U . l a r r y l., Sn i pes , Stat lstl cl "" I n Cha ry" .
ISecvn d c la s s pe s t ll90 pai d a t Athons , GA . Subsc r i pt i on fee $10 per year e XC8pt I r ~ t o da ta
con t r i but or s . Subscription Inl or...tl on ava l l a b l . IrOOl: Geor g ia Crop Report l"ll Service,
I St ophons Fod&ra l Bulldl Sulto J 20 At hen s GA. )061' Tel . hone : (4()C) 546-22J6
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GEORGIA'S MILK PRODUCTION DOWN
Georgi a 's da i r y he rd s prod uc ed an es t ima t ed 118 mi l li o n po unds of milk dur ing Fe br uary 1983. Th Is is 2 perce nt Iess than Febr uary 1982, but 3 perce nt mor e t ha n February 198 1.
UNITED STAT ES MILK PRODUCT ION
Milk pr oducti o n dur ing Fe bruary 1983 t ota l ed 10. 6 bl l l ion pounds , 2 perce nt mor e t han Febr uary 1982 a nd 5 percent above Fe brua ry 1981 .
Mi l k co ws on Georg Ia 's da ir y far ms av er aged 129, 000 he ad, 1,000 be low t he two previou s yea r s . Mi l k pr oduct Ion per cow a veraged 915 pounds, 15 pounds be lo w the pr evious yea r , but 30 po unds a bove Fe br ua r y 198 1.
Feb r uary pr oduct Io n pe r cow averaged 962 pounds , 19 pounds a bove a year earl i er and 28 pounds a bove ' Fe br ua r y 1981.
Total mi lk co ws a ve r aged 11. 1 mil l ion he ad, up f r acti ona l ly fr om a ye ar ea rl ier and 2 per cen t mor e than Fe br ua r y 198 1.
It em No . Mi lk Cows on Farms Mi lk Pr oductio n pe r Cow
Tot a l Mil k Pr oduc ti on
DA I RY ffiOD OCT I ON FEBRU ARY 1982- 1983
Georgi a
Un it
1982
1983
Thous . Head
130
129
Pounds
930
915
MI I . Lbs ,
12 1
118
State s
1983 11 ,0 51
962 10,627
CATTLE ON FEEO IN 7 STATES Up 11%
Catt Ie an d ca I ve s on feed March 1 fo r s l aug ht e r mar ke t In t he 7 stat es pr epar Ing mo nt h Iy e s t i ma tes t ot a l ed 7.60 mil l ion head , up 11 pe rce nt fr om a yea r ago a nd 7 pe rcent f r om Mar ch 1, 1981.
Ma r ket Inqs of f ed c at t Ie dur Jng Fe br ua ry tot al ed 1. 51 mill ion, up 7 perce nt f r om la s t ye ar a nd 5 pe rcen t above Feb r ua r y 198 1.
P lac eme nt s o f c a t t le a nd ca l ves on f eed dur in g Febru a r y wer e 1.1 8 mi ll io n, 11 percent be l ow la s t yea r and 1 pe rce nt be low Febr uar y 198 1. Net p lace men t s o f 1. 06 mil l ion were down 14 pe r ce nt from last ye ar and a bout the s ame as Febr ua r y 198 1.
Ot he r d i sa ppear a nc e t ota Ied 121 t hous a nd compar ed wi t h 93 thous a nd dur Ing Febr ua r y 1982 a nd 129 t housa nd two ye ars ago.
CATTLE AND CA LVES ON FEED, MARCH 1
1983 as %
Item
1982
1983
of 1982
1,000 Head
On Feed Fe b. 1 J.! 7,055 8, 052
11 4
P laced on Feed
durI ng Feb .
1, 320 1, 179
89
Fed Cattle
Marketed dur i ng
Feb.
1, 413 1, 506
107
Ot he r Disap pea r -
anc e during
Fe b. 2/
93
121
130
On Feed Mar. 1 1/6 ,869 7. 604
11 1
I I Ca t t le A ca l ve s on feed are a n imals fo r
s la ught er ma r ke t bein g f e d a f u l I r at io n of
grain or ot her concentr at es ~ are expect ed t o
produ ce a carcass t hat wll I grade good or
bett er. 2! Inclu des deat h losse s , moveme nt
fr om f ee d lot s to pastures a nd s h ipments t o
othe r fe ed lot s for fu r t he r f e ed i ng .
Spe ci es
Cat t le Ca l ve s Hogs
ANNUAL COMMERC IAL LIVE STOC K SLAUGHTER, GEORGI A AND U. S. , 1982
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Numbe r
Ave rage
Tota l
Number
Ave r a ge
Tot a l
of
Li ve
Li ve
of
Live
Li ve
Head 1, 000
We ight Pounds
We ight 1, 000 Pounds
Hea d 1,000
We ight Pound s
We lah t 1, 000 Pounds
214. 1
908
194, 467
35,843. 3
1, 064
38 , 128, 38 1
26.8
2 19
5,8 71
3 ,020 .9
236
7 11, 774
2 ,010 .9
231
463 ,590
82 , 189. 7
243
19,932 , 2 17
3
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J ANUARY PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 6 PERC ENT
Peanut st oc ks i n commer cial storage o n Ja nuary 31 , 1983 , tot a led 2 . 53 bill ion pounds o f eq u i va I e nt f ar mer s t o c k , 6 per ce nt I ess t han t he amount on ha nd a y ear ea r I I er , August 1982- Jan ua r y 1983 ml I l i ngs totaled 1. 64 bl Il i o n pound s , down 16 pe r cent f rom t he same pe r i o d a y ear ago . Comme rci a l pr oce s so rs ut i li ze d 6 62 mi l li o n po und s of shell ed edi b l e grade peanut s dur i ng Augu st- Ja nua ry , c ompar ed wit h 576 mil li o n pounds a yea r ear lier .
U.S . VIS I BLE SUPPLY OF PEANUT S
AT MONTHS END 11
Ju l y
Ja n .
Jan .
C la s s
1982
1982
19 83 21
Mi I I io n Pounds
Farmers St o c k
85
1, 8 76
1, 607
Shel led Peanuts 31 4 71
575
628
Roa st i ng St ock 4/
45
51
89
Tot a l 51
-
75 7
2 ,692
2 ,531
11 Exc lu des sto ck s on f a r ms . I nc l udes sto c k s
owned by o r he l d f o r ac c ou nt of CCC i n c om-
mer c i al st o rages . Far me r s s t o c k o n net wei g ht
bas i s. 21 Pre l i minary . 3/ In c lu des she l led
edible ari"d she lled 0 11 s t;-ck. 41 Cleaned an d
un s he l l ed . :l! Actu a l f ar me r s sto ck , plus
r oast i ng st o c k , p l us s hel l ed pe anut s x 1. 33.
GEORGI A BROILE R HATCH DOWN
Bro il er t y pe c h ic k hatc h I n Geo rg i a fo r 19 82 was i pe r ce nt be I ow t he 649.2 ml I I I o n hat c he d I n 198 1. Hat ch o f br o i le r t y pe ch i c ks I n t he 19 St at es was 4 . 3 1 bi I lion , 1 pe r ce nt abov e t he 198 1 total of 4 .26 bill ion .
ANNUAL HATCHERY PRODUCT I ON. GA. & U. S" 1982
T y pe
Geor g i a
Uni ted States
Tho usands
Egg
Ch i ck s Hat c hed
32 , 0 18
444 ,420
Broi l er
Ch i cks Hat ch ed
64 5, 16 8
2/4, 31 1, 081
Ch i c ks Pl aced 21
Eggs Set y
640 , 388 785 ,835
2/4,1 20,6 15 2/5,150 ,4 16
Tu r k e y
Pou lt s Hat che d
31
184.241
2/ Ni netee n pr inc ipal Bro il er Prod uc i ng States ,
y Incl ude s weeks end i ng Nov , 2 1, 198 1 t hrough
l ! Nov, 13 , 1982,
Not published to avoi d di s-
clos i ng In di vidual oper at io ns ,
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DOCUMENTS
UGA LIBRARIES
HIGHLIGHTS
Layer Bu.ber s & Egg Production Pou1 t ry S~ Livestock Sl aughter
Agricu1tural Prices
Annual Hat chery Produc t ion Col d Stor age
GA . LAYERS &EGG PRODUCTION DOWN
GeorgIa 's lay Ing flocks produ c ed 388 ' mil l ion eggs dur I ng February 1983 or 7 percen t les s than a year ago . Th Is . I s the lowest Februar y egg production since 1967. Product ion Includes 296 million table or commercia l t y pe eggs and 92 ml I lion hatchi ng eggs.
The average number o f layers In Georg ia durIng February 1983 was 20.37 million, 10 percent les s than a year ago. The 20.37 million cons ist ed of 15.15 million for tab le eggs and 5.22 mJ I lion for hatching eggs.
Eggs laid per 100 layers during February averaged 1,905 compared to 1,843 a year ago.
US . LAYER NUMBERS &EGG PRODUC TION
The Nation's l ay ing fl ocks pr oduc ed 5.3 bil lion e gg s durlnq February 19 83 about th e same
as produ ced a ye ar ea r I I er , The February eg g
production Inc luded 4.8 bI l l i o n t ab le or commerc Ia l t y pe eqgs and 54 4 million hatch in g eggs.
Febr ua r y egg prod uction per 100 l ay e r s ave r aged 1, 899 eg gs compared with 1,850 eggs a year earlier.
The tota I number of I ayers dur I ng February 1983 was 281.4 mIllion, 2 percent less than the 288.3 mIl li on a year earlier.
Georgia Hatching Other
Total Georgia Tota l U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS No. Layers o n
Hand-February
1982
1983
Thousands
AND EGG PRODUCTION. FEBRUARY Eggs Per 100
Layers-February
1982
1983
Number
1983
5,480 17,146 22,626 288,31 0
5,225 15,145 20,370 281 ,41 2
1,683 1,896 1,843 1,850
1,758 1,952 1,905 1,899
Total Eggs Produced
Dur I ng February
1982
1983
Millions
92 325
417 5 ,333
92 296 388 5, 345
Item
EGGS IN I t:l;UBATOOS , MARCH 1, UNITED STATES
1981
1982
1983
- Thousands
%of Year Ago
Chickens
Egg Type
38,877
39 ,529
32,002
81
BroI Ier Type
327,146
317,187
321,589
101
Turkeys
25.833
22.810
22 ,929
100
Agrleultura1 Statisticl.aJi .Dd Georgia nePart-eUt of ~cu1ture
GEORGIA BROILER HATCH Up
The February hatch of broiler type chicks, at 50.3 million, was 10 percent less than last month but 2 percent more than a year earlier.
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U.S. BROILER HATCH Up
The ebruary hatch of broiler type chicks, at 348 ml I lion , was 9 percent less than last month but 3 percent more than a year ear I Ier ,
his Is the la rg est February bro i ler type hatch of record.
UGHTER 1/ FEBRUARY 1983
% of
'f, of
Item
Feb.
Jan.
Feb.
year
Jan. thru Feb.
year
1982
1983
1983
ago
1982
1983
ago
Thousands
- - Thousands- -
Young Chickens Georgia
45,402
46,899
48,938
108
95,133
95,837 101
United States
307,975
338,613
310,681
101
623,485
649,294 104
Mature Chickens LIght Type U.S.
12,465
15,633
11,601
93
26,882
27 ,234 101
Heavy Type U.S.
2,608
3,229
2,813
108
5,399
6,042 112
Total U.S.
15,073
18,862
14,414
96
32,281
33,276 103
Total AI I Types,Ga. 2,720
3,897
2,986
110
6,177
6,883 111
Percent Condemned
Young Chickens
Georgia
1.5
83
2/1.5 94
Un Ited States
1.6
89
2/1.5 88
1/ Federally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Pr~ram.
C:urrent month data estimated by Market News Service. ~ January-December 1982 condemnations.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--FEBRUARY 1983
During
'f, of
'f, of
Item
Feb .
Jan .
Feb.
year
Jan. thru Feb .
year
1982
1983 Thousands
1983
ago
1982
1983
ago
- - Thousands- -
Pul le t Ch ic ks Pl ac ed
Domestic IU.S.> 1/
Bro i l er Type
3, 012
2 ,920
3, 030
101
6,183
5,950 96
Egg Type
248
188
199
80
373
387 104
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
49, 119
55, 892
50,329
102
104,228
106,221 102
Un i t ed States
336,484
382,420
347,992
103
708,987
730,412 103
Egg Type
Geo r g i a
2, 798
2,017
1,897
68
6 ,337
3,914
62
Un i t ed States
36,413
33,168
32, 945
90
73,065
66,113
90
Tur ke ys
Poults Hatched ,U.S. 14,456
14,254
15 ,429
107
67,404
71,705 106
.!! Report ed by leading breeders, Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during
t he preced Ing month at the rate of 125 pu I let ch Icks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Tur key
pou lt s hatched September 198 1- Ja nua r y 1983.
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCT ION
Commerc Ia I red meat production In Georgia tota le d 33.4 ml I li on pounds dur 1ng Febr uary 1983 . Th i s Is down 9 perce nt f rom Janu ary 1983.
The numbe r of ca t tle s l augh tered by commercial p lan ts In Geor g i a dur i ng February tot aled 15,400 head . Th is Is 1, 400 hea d les s than t he prev lous month and 800 he ad Ie s s t han last yea r .
The r e were 155,000 head of hogs slau ghtere d in Geo rg Ia ' s commer c Ia I p Ian t s dur Ing Febru ar y . Th is Is 14,200 head les s than the pr ev ious month a nd 4, 400 head Iess t ha n Iast yea r.
The b ig r educ ti on In hog s lau ghte r ac counted for a la rge part of the de crease In r e d meat pr oduct ion.
u.s. RED MEAT PRODUCTION
Commercial red meat production for the United States during Fe br ua ry 1983 to taled 2.79 billi on pounds. Commerc i al r ed meat product io n Inc l udes slaughte r In Fede rall y Inspected and ot her plants , but excludes an i mals sl aughtered on farms.
Beef prod uction t ot a led 1.7 1 billion pounds. Tot a l head k i l le d wa s 2 .69 mi ll ion and l i ve wei ght a veraged 1,084 pounds per head.
Vea l prod uct ion wa s 32 milli o n pounds. Cal f s laught er of 224 thou s and head av e r aged 239 pounds l iv e weigh t.
Pork pr oduct Ion dur Ing t he mo nt h tot a Ied 1.02 bi llion pounds. Hog kl I I t ot a le d 5. 96 mi l li o n head. Average II va we i ght f or t he mo nt h wa s 240 pounds .
Lamb and mut ton production wa s 27 ml I lion pounds . Head ki ll of 468 thousand aver aged 115 pounds l i ve we i ght .
Spe c i es
Geo rgia Cattle Cal ve s Hog s She ep & Lambs
GEOOGIA AND UNI TED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Numbe r
Average
Total
S laughte r ed
Live We ig ht
Li ve Wei ght
Fe brua ry
Fe brua r y
Fe br u a r y
1982
1983
1982
198 3
1982
1983
1,000 Head
Pounds
1, 000 Pounds
15.4 .9
155. 0
931
910
15,1 23
14,046
199
34 1
540
3 11
2 29
23 1
36 ,469
3 5, 7 42
Un it ed Sta tes
Mi I . Head
Pounds
MI I Pounds
Cat tle
2. 7
2.7
1, 072
1, 084
2,94 0
2 ,9 17
C a l v es
.2
.2
23 4
239
54
53
Hogs
6.6
6 .0
2 39
240
1, 577
1, 433
Sheep & Lambs
.5
.5
1 13
1 15
56
54
1/ Inc l udes s laught er unde r Federal Ins pect io n a nd oth e r commerc i a l s laughter , e xc Iude s farm
sl aught er .
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AN D LARD PRODUCT ION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPAR ISONS 1/ 1983 as Percent of
Kind
Feb rua ry 1982
Febr uar y 1983
Mi Ili on Pounds -
February 1982 Pe r c e n t
Beef
1,7 18
1, 706
99
Vea l
32
32
100
Pork
1,116
1,021
91
Lamb and Mutton
28
27
96
Tot al Red Meat
2 , 8 94
2,786
96
Lard 2/
77
66
86
1/ Based on pac ke rs dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Pr eliminary lard product ion
Includes rendered pork fat .
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PRICES PAID INDEX Up 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates for March was 159 pe rce nt o f Its 1977 base. Contributing most to t he 1 poi nt ( .6 percent) Increase were h igher prices for fe eder I Ivestock, farm mach Inery an d agricultural chemicals. Lower prices for f ue l and fertilizer were partially offsett i ng . Compa r ed to March 1982, t he I ndex was up 4 poi nts (2 .6 percent).
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PRICES RECEIVED INDEX Up 1 POINT
The March Index of Prices Received by Farmers Inc r e a s e d 1 point (.8 percenT) from Feb ruary t o 133 pe rcent of I ts Ja nuary-December 1977 avera ge. Contr i buTi ng most to the Increase s i nc e February were hi ghe r prices for beef ca t tle, tomatoes, corn, eggs and wheat. Lower prIc es for hogs, ora nges and broilers were pa r tially of fs e t t ing. The Inde x wa s unchanged f r om a ye ar ago.
Price
pe r
Ma r. 15, Feb. 15,
Ma r. 15,
Unit ed States Mar . 15, Feb. 15, Ma r. 15,
Commod i t Dai ry Feed 16%
Unit $/Ton
1982 180.00
1983 174 .00
1983 178. 00
1982 179. 00
1983 177 . 00
1983 175.00
Dairy Feed 18%
$/To n
177.00
173 .00
186. 00
190 . 00
185.00
184 .00
DaI ry Concf , 32%
$/Ton
225 .00
215.00
225.00
264 . 00
265.00
264.00
Hog Feed 14%-18%
$/Cwt .
11.00
10.50
11.00
10.40
10.40
10.30
Hog Conct. 38%-42% $/Cwt .
14.50
14.00
14.50
14.90
14.90
14 . 9 0
Beef Cattle Conct.
32%- 3 6%
$/Cwt .
12. 00
11.50
12. 00
11.40
11.90
11.70
Cot ton seed Mea l 41% $/Cwt .
14 . 50
13. 50
13. 00
13. 60
13. 50
13. 60
Soybean Meal 44% $/Cwt.
13.50
13.00
13.50
13.70
13.20
13.20
Bra n
$/C wt.
11 .00
11 .00
11. 00
9.96
9. 76
9. 73
Mi ddling s
$/ Cwt .
9. 90
9. 50
8. 90
9.46
9 . 28
9. 29
Corn Mea I
$/C wt .
8.70
8.00
8.20
7.50
7.27
7. 42
Bro 1 Ier Growe r
$/T on
18 5. 00
18 5. 00
195. 00
207. 00
206 . 00
2 10. 00
Lay i ng Feed
$/T on
181. 00
163.00
175. 00
190 . 00
188. 00
189. 00
Chick St ar t e r
$/Ton
196. 00
191 . 00
193. 00
2 12 . 00
2 10. 00
212. 00
Br o i ler-F eed
Ratio 1/
Lbs .
2. 8
2. 9
2.5
2. 6
2. 7
2. 4
Hog-Cor n Rat io ~ Bu.
16.5
18 . 8
15. 9
19.8
2 1.9
18.7
Mi l k- Feed Ratio 3/ l. bs ,
1.60
1. 66
1. 63
1. 52
1.56
1. 57
E - Feed Rat io 4
Lbs
86
76
85
72
58
62
.y Pounds of br o il e r gr owe r equal i n va l ue to 1 lb . br o il e r l iv e we ight . 2/ Bushe l s of corn
equa l i n value t o 100 l bs , of hog li ve we ig ht. 3/ Pounds of 16% da ir y f eed eq ua l In va I ue t o 1
lb. whole mi lk, 4/ Pound s of la y in g feed equal In value t o 1 doze n eggs .
1977=100 Georg ia
INDEX NUMBERS- -GEORGIA AN D UNITED STAT ES
Feb . 1982
Ma r. 1982
Feb. 1983
Mar . 1983
Pr ices Rece i ved
AI I Commod i ties
124
125
125
125
Cr o ps
124
124
126*
126
Liv e st ock & Prod uct s
124
125
124*
125
UnIt ed Sta te s
Prices Recei ved
133
133
132
133
Pr ice s Pa id 1/
154
155
158
159
Ratio 2/
86
86
84
84
.y Mid -mont h Index i nclUd in g Int e r es t , t ax es a nd fa r m wage rates. ~ Rat 10 of Index Rec e ived t o
Index of Prices Pa i d, Interest, Taxes a nd Farm Wag e Rates. * Rev l sad ,
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
Average prices received by Georg ia farmers at mi d-March for most c rop commodities were ge ner a I IY be Iow Iast month. Pr Ices for most I Ives tock co mmod Ities and products showed a moderate Increase. Corn was the on Iy crop to Increase In price from last month, while soybeans a nd cotton pri ces fel I s lightly. Livestoc k Items Increasin g In price from last month were milk , eggs , cattl e and calves, with hogs and bro I Iers showIng a dec II nee Soybeans , br o I Iers a nd egg s were the on Iy commod itie s t o sh ow a dr op In pr ic e f r om la st ye ar . The Georg Ia Pr Ice s Rece 1ve d AI I-Commod It y Index f or Ma r ch was 125 percent o f the 1977 average , same as Ia s t mo nth and a year ago .
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The February 1983 unadJ us ted Consumer Pr Ice I ndex for a I I urban consumers (CPI-U) wa s 293.2, virtually unchanged from Janua ry but 3.5 pe r ce nt abo ve February 1982. On a seasonally adjusted basIs, t he CPI-U decreased .2 percent. The med Ica I care Inde x and other goods and services Index each Increased .8 percent . The apparel and upkeep component was up . 5 percent and the enterta inment component was up .4 percent. The housin g Index and food and beve rage s Index were uncha nged. The tra nsportatio n component dec r ea s ed 1.6 pe r c e nt .
. PRI CES RECEIVED BY FARMERS . MARCH 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price
Georq Ia
I
Un Ited States
Commodi t y Wint e r Whe at
Oats
pe r Un it $/Bu.
$/ Bu.
Mar.
1982
-*
Feb .
1983 2.60
-
Ma r . 15,
1983
*-
I Mar. 1982 3.68
2.02
Feb . 1983 3.64
1.48
Mar. 15, 19 83 3.72
1. 46
Co rn
$/Bu.
2.88
2.94
3.08
2.46
2.56
2.67
Cot ton Cot tonseed 21
i/Lb. $/Ton
53.2
55. 2
1/ 54. 4
-
70. 00
-
50. 4
-
56.4 J.! 58. 2
84.00
-
Soybe ans
$/Bu .
6.07
5.74
5.51
5.99
5.66
5.63
Swee t potatoes AI I Hay, be Ied , 2/
$/ Cwt . $/Ton
18 . 60
-
2/8 .00
-
8.50
-
18. 30 l!8 . 20
69 . 5 0
74 .60
8.52 70 . 50
Hogs
$/Cwt .
47.60
55.40
48 .90
48 . 6 0
56. 10
50 . 0 0
Sows
$/Cwt .
43 .10
50. 00
44.80
44.60
51 . 70
47.50
Bar ro ws & Gi lts
$/Cwt .
48 . 5 0
56 . 10
49. 40
49. 20
56. 70
50. 20
Be ef Cattle , 41
$/Cwt.
49.00
50 . 6 0
53. 00
58. 60
57.10
58. 90
Cows 51
$/Cwt .
39 . 80
39 . 80
4 1. 10
40 . 00
41 .40
42. 70
St eers & Hei fe r s
$/Cwt .
54.80
57. 00
61. 00
62.90
60 .80
62.70
Calves
$/Cwt .
56. 10
59. 10
63. 70
61.90
66. 50
68 . 70
All Milk Tur keys l!
$/C wt . /Lb.
14. 40
-
14. 40
-
3/ 14 .50
-
13.60 33 . 3
13 . 80 32.8
3/ 13.70 33 . 0
Chic kens
Exc I. Broilers
t/Lb .
12. 5 2/14.5
14.5
-
-
-
Com'l Bro i lers 61 ill.b.
25.6
26.5
3/24.5
26.9
27.7
3/25 .4
Eggs, Al l ]j
ilDoz.
77.4 2/62.2
74.8
68.2 2/54.7
58.2
Ta b le Hatc h l na
ilDoz. etlDo z
68.7 2/51.6 110 0 2/1 00 0
66 .3 105 0
63.0
-
-2/
48
.6
-
52.1
-
11 Fi r s t ha l f of mont h. l! Mid -mont h price. 31 Entire month. 41 "Cows " and "steers a nd
he If e r s II combIned with a I Iowa nee where necessary for slaughter bu I Is . 5/ Inc Iude s da i ry cows
sold f or slaugh ter . !;! Li veweig ht equIvalent price for Georgia. ] j Average of al l eggs so l d by
farm e r s Inc lud i ng hatch ing eggs so ld at retail . * Ins uf f ic i e nt sal es.
5
Wee k End i n g 1982
J an, 2 Jan , 9 J an, 16 Jan. 23 Jan . 30
Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb . 20 Feb. 27
Ma r . 6 Ma r . 13 Mar . 20 Mar. 27
Apr . 3 Apr. 10 Apr . 17 Apr . 24
May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29
J une 5 J une 12 J une 19 Ju ne 26
Ju ly 3 J uly 10 J uly 17 J ul y 24 July 31
Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug . 21 Aug . 28
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept . 18 Sept . 25
Oct. 2 Oct . 9 Oc t. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov . 20 Nov . 27
Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec . 25
TOTAL
Eggs Set
15,149 15 ,004 14 , 937 1 5 , 2 56 14 ,8 61
14,377 14,772 14 , 955 15,47 4
15 , 474 15 ,498 15 ,4 98 15, 138
15 , 143 15, 590 15,67 6 15 , 607
15 , 105 15 ,6 93 15 ,72 4 15 , 564 15, 660
15, 574 15 , 671 15 , 468 15 , 276
14 , 455 15 , 411 15 , 092 15 ,078 15,208
14 , 969 15 ,0 37 14 , 939 14 , 908
14,894 13 ,75 7 13 , 285 14 , 407
14 ,6 53 13,7 17 12 ,50 1 13 , 291 14,350
14 , 262 15 , 050 11',76 8 14 ,5 96
14 , 721 15 , 286 14 , 974 15 ,1 90
776 . 943
GFR-83-Vo lume 8
A GEORG A BROILER RAfiaC~cE~! PRsODanU~TeQr oNs, s 1S9~ a2~ eB oWveEmEKeSnt
ace
pe
Tot al
for
H a t c hed
Broile rs
ousan s
12 , 331
12 ,121
761
612
12 ,4 44
12 , 118
820
535
12 ,37 6
12 , 135
720
622
12 ,450
12,2 30
8 18
581
12,545
12 ,2 80
994
606
12 ,35 5
12 , 110
867
601
12 ,607
12 , 310
765
656
12, 166
11 ,886
677
584
11 , 999
11 , 776
744
564
12,298
12 , 093
764
510
12 , 446
12,14 3
849
594
12 , 867
12 ,5 21
731
602
12 , 880
12,62 3
748
581
12 , 970
12 , 698
96 5
568
12, 791
12 , 492
945
564
12 ,62 2
12 ,3 29
634
570
12 , 727
12, 476
779
550
12,98 7
12, 705
714
55 8
13,128
12 , 828
763
586
13 , 094
12 , 760
855
563
12 , 5 55
12 ,2 94
548
559
13 , 187
12, 851
739
588
13 ,1 42
12 , 756
1, 003
56 5
13 , 019
12 , 714
898
590
13,1 07
12 , 836
744
600
13 , 126
12 , 855
769
56 1
13 , 044
12, 806
736
493
12,888
12 , 649
898
562
12 ,4 78
12 ,18 4
920
520
11 ,8 67
11 , 610
743
604
12, 841
12 , 548
82 5
561
12, 507
12 , 241
93 3
508
12 , 507
12, 201
736
526
12 ,509
12 ,2 00
688
575
12, 440
12,164
724
589
12 , 306
12 , 062
1,044
646
12,332
12 ,062
843
5 71
12,292
11,999
80 5
629
12, 096
11 ,8 '. 1
935
629
11 ,3 28
11, 051
927
529
10 ,76 1
10 , 561
732
518
11, 760
11 , 487
8 10
731
12 , 072
11, 781
77 1
628
11 , 312
11. 126
8 18
595
10 , 340
10 , 113
688
346
11.033
10, 840
609
338
11,793
11, 567
644
447
11, 747
11 ,574
740
416
12 , 328
12 ,08 6
1 , 117
4 78
12,2 11
11, 965
768
503
12,02 6
11, 825
75 9
4 70
12 ,0 81
11 , 922
81 1
449
643,11 8
629 . 4 0 5
41 . 638
28 , 931
12,2 70 12 ,403 12,233 12 , 467 12, 668
12,376 12 ,4 19 11 , 979 11 , 956
12 ,347 12 , 398 12 , 650 12, 790
13 , 095 12, 873 12, 393 12 , 705
12,861 13 , 005 13,05 2 12 ,283 13 , 002
13 , 194 13 ,022 12,980 13 ,063
13,049 12, 985 12,584 11,749 12 , 812
12 ,66 6 12 ,4 11 12, 313 12, 299
12,460 12,334 12 ,1 75 12 , 147
11, 449 10 ,775 11 , 566 11 , 924 11 ,3 49
10 ,4 55 11 , 111 11 , 764 11,898
12 , 725 12 , 230 12 , 114 12 , 284
642 ,112
6
Week Ended
Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan . 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30
EGG TYPE HATCHERY PRODUCTION, 1982 BY WEEKS GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON 1/
Georgia
Eggs
Chicks
Set
Hatched
1 ,054
55 0
770
92 0
1,029
965
861
786
773
613
California
Oregon & Washington 2/
Eggs
Chicks
Eggs
Chicks
Set
Hatched
Set
Hatched
- - Thousands
1 ,586
794
345
181
1,309
929
375
309
1,134
1,033
250
269
1,716
1,301
282
293
1,361
1,027
270
325
4 State
Total
Eggs Chicks
Set
Hatched
2,985 2,454 2,413 2,859
2,404
1,525 2,158 2,267 2 ,380
1,965
Fe b . 6
844
683 1,419
905
320
Feb. 13 1,327
692
1,508
1 , 333
356
Feb. 20 1,081
64 8 1,411
1,101
347
Feb. 27 1,117
73 2 1,607
1,083
376
219
2,583
1,807
242
3,191
2,267
22 6
2 , 839
1,975
262
3 , 100
2 , 0 77
Mar. 6 1 , 229
986 1,404
1,223
367
Mar. 13
976
86 7 1, 262
1,090
410
Ma r . 20 1 , 0 25
827
1,1 82
1 , 238
360
Mar. 27 1,378
971 1,086
1 , 113
442
289
3 , 000
2 , 498
292
2,648
2,249
322
2,567
2 ,387
311
2 , 9 06
2, 395
Apr. 3 1,366
749
835
1 , 059
300
Apr . 10 1, 254
714 1,1 97
974
228
Apr. 17 1,246
1,070 1,430
908
348
Apr. 24
925
1,094 1,317
671
429
35 0
2 , 501
2 ,158
301
2 , 679
1 , 989
364
3,024
2,342
246
2, 671
2,011
Hay 1 1, 099
977 1,248
925
472
Hay 8 1,058
969 1,257
1 ,143
420
Hay IS
9 88
719 1, 057
1,109
376
Hay 22 1 ,053
807
961
1,01 5
3 28
May 29 1,254
8 21
653
1,071
253
181
2 , 819
2 ,083
284
2,735
2,396
343
2 , 421
2,171
373
2 ,342
2,195
34 1
2,160
2 ,2 33
J une 5
874
80 6 1 ,187
884
39 0
June 12
568
786
85 2
834
25 4
J une 19
755
953
8 68
565
325
June 26
8 37
587 1,334
1,031
294
30 1
2 , 45 1
1,991
266
1 ,67 4
1,886
18 7
1,94 8
1, 705
307
2 , 465
1,925
J uly 3
785
417 1,081
741
90
J uly 10
6 29
55 5
9 21
70 8
122
J uly 17
20 3
6 85
9 96
1,144
132
July 24
360
646 1, 006
885
13 3
J uly 31
769
4 70 1, 083
79 0
122
205
1,956
1,363
258
1 ,672
1,521
229
1,331
2,0 58
74
1,499
1 , 605
102
1, 974
1,362
Aug. 7
7 37
171 1 , 000
820
3 77
Aug . 14
4 70
268
47 4
833
3 12
Aug . 21
435
54 0
780
8 71
3 11
Aug . 28
377
590
784
8 10
3 79
113
2, 114
1,104
11 2
1,2 56
1 ,2 13
107
1 , 526
1 ,5 18
321
1 , 5 110
1 ,72 1
Se pt . 4
491
39 6
8 32
396
289
Se pt . 11
4 40
35 0 1,357
635
295
Se pt. 18
691
287 1, 288
637
205
Sept. 25
475
371 1,1 22
710
139
250
1,612
1,042
25 11
2 ,092
1,239
3 14
2, 184
1,238
240
1,736
1,321
Oct. 2
472
359 1,1 82
1,132
370
Oc t. 9
391
570 1,014
1, 054
330
Oct. 16
6 77
41 0 1,393
925
288
Oct. 23
474
40 3 1 , 365
96 0
323
Oct. 30
470
35 9
714
817
252
245
2,0 24
1,736
177
1,735
1,801
117
2,358
1,452
301
2,162
1,664
281
1,436
1,457
Nov. 6
484
573
9 34
1,119
123
Nov. 13
581
382 1 ,041
1,103
110
Nov. 20
47 4
4 16
940
595
264
Nov . 27
586
391
5 41
776
152
238
1,541
1,930
275
1,732
1,760
2 13
1, 678
1 ,2 24
100
1,279
1,267
De c. 4
30 7
483
500
858
119
De c . 11
328
42 1
597
771
90
Dec . 18
578
501
527
447
233
Dec. 25
32 5
258 1,2 55
413
336
77
92 6
1, 418
2 19
1, 015
1, 411
128
1,338
1, 076
101
1 ,916
77 2
ot TOTAL
17 Ihese
39 750 4 s t at es
a
c
32 564 counted
f
or
5621
9
08 perce
nt
4
7
30 9 the
e gg
14,813 type chicks
12. 43 5 hatched
in
II the
I
~4n7i1ted
92 308 Stales
7
Commodity
Butter Chees e , Nat ur a l Eqgs, Froz en Fruit Jui ce s, Froz en Meats , Red Beef, Fro zen Por k, Froz en Poultr y, Froze n Tur keys, Frozen Vegetabl es , Fro zen Pota t oes, Froze n Peanuts She lled Pecan s Shell ed Total Shell ed Peanuts In She l I Pec an s In She I I Total In Shell
COLD STCRAGE STOCKS. UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 28. 1983
Feb. 28 . 1982 ... _ Jan. 31, 1983
Feb. 28. 1983
- - - - 1,000 Pounds - - - -
440 ,4 02
485,445
524,691
696 , 424
1,015,483
1,071,277
19, 386
28,054
27,398
1,56 5,895
1, 368,28 2
1,379,741
524 , 185
573,363
568,701
223,2 55
303,077
307,736
246,283
224,153
2 15, 467
374,284
3 28,914
31 2,941
236 ,419
193,832
188,227
1, 179,7 17
1,812,140
1,57 5, 673
783, 354
800,144
878, 042
343 ,118
347,739
381,080
18, 772
24, 076
27, 647
48 9 , 5 95
484,574
522,787
32,202
42 , 435
39,4 21
152,5 90
90,2 10
96,9 94
2 18 ,568
144.130
152.709
Percent of Feb. 1982.. n~ 1983
119
108
154
105
141
98
88
101
108
99
138
102
87
96
84
95
80
97
134
87
112
110
111
110
147
115
107
108
122
93
64
108
70
106
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Georgia
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Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia J 06 13
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Apr I I 14 , 1983
Phone: (404 ) 546-2236
GFR-83-VoJume 9
HIGHLIGHTS
Broiler Income & Producti on
Poultry Cash Receipts
Egg Production & I ncome Livestock Inve nt ory & Value
Hog & Pig Pzod ; , Disp . & IncOflCle
Cattle & Calf Prod , , Dis p . E: Jncoae Peanut Produ c tion
PRODUCTI ONSEL&ECGTREODSSYEIANCROSM1E96O0F-1G9EROR2GIIAI BROILERS
Mi l l I on
-Vee-r
1960
Ve lue Number (000 ) (000 ) 17 1, 206 320 , 250
IIlIllIlIII V"l ue , Do l l ers
~ Nu mbe r BroIlers
1970 196,987 453, 886
600-
1980 1981 1982
588 ,820 573 ,899 635,279 614,687 610,735 610, 735
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Agrlcultural Statisti.clan and Georgia De~nt of Agriculture
GA. COMMERCIAL BROILERS INCOME DOWN4%
GFR-83-Volume 9
Gross Inco me f rom commercia l bro i le r production In Georgi a totaled $610 .7 milli o n In 1982, 4
percent less than t he record S635 .3 milli o n I 98
we r e 6 10 . 7 million br oIler s cr odcc ed
In Georq la In 1982 . Pr Ice oc r pC\.,nd In 1982 a vera'"g
ce rn s , 1.; c ents pe r pound bel ow the
1901 av erage. Gr os s Income from commercial broilers has exceeded tha t f r om any ot he r aqr l>
cul tural commod ity In Geor~ la each, ye ar ~in
-
19 STATES BRO ILER PRODUCTI ONUP
In the 19 States whIch produc ed 96.3 perce nt 0
Nati on ' s br o ile rs, pr oduction was 4. 00
bl I l ion bi r ds duri ng t he marketin g year December I , 198 1 - Novembe r 30 , 1982 , up 1 pe rce nt from
the 3. 98 billion produc ed the previous yea r . Value of pr oduc t io n, at $4 . 34 bi llion , wa s down 4
pe rcent fr om t he $4. 50 bil l ion In 198 1. The 19 States produ ced 16.2 bl l l ion pounds of br o il e rs
In 1982 , compa red wi th 15.8 bil lion pounds a ye ar earlier .
U.S. BRO ILER PRODIJCTIml VALUE DOWN 4 PERCENT
The value of production for broilers was $4. 51 bI llion, dow n 4 percent fr om the 1981 r ecor d h i ~h o f $4. 70 billion . Total number of br o I l e r s produced In 1982 '~as 4 . 15 b l I l lon birds , v ir t ua lly t he s ame as 1981. PrIces In 1982 av er-aqed 26. 9 c e nts pe r pound on a J Ivewe lght eq ui va len t
bas i s , compa r ed wit h 28 . 5 cents pe r pound In 1981.
State
BROILERS: PRODUCTION AND VALUE 19 WEEKLY STATES AND OTHER STATES 198 1- 1982 1/
I
Dec 1 1980-Nov. 30 198 1
Dec 1 1981-Nov 30 1982
No.
I Pro-
I duced I
L bs ,
Produced
Price per
Pound 21
Va lue of Pr oduc -
I t ion 3/
No. Pr oduced
I Lbs , Pro-
i duced I
Price
Va lu e
I per
of
I Pound Pr oduc ! 21 ! ti o n 3/
1 , 0 00
1,000
Thous a nds
Ce nt s
Dol la r s
Thou san ds
Cent s Dol la rs
Ala .
519,288 1,973,294
26.5
522 ,923
500,232 1,9 50 , 90 5 25.0
487 ,726
Ark.
675 ,110 2 ,497 ,907
28. 5
71 1,904
668,497 2 ,4 73, 439 27.0
667, 829
Ca I I f . 158, 800
746 , 360
34.5
257,494
167,400 786 ,780 33.0
259 ,637
De l .
169,596
763,1 82
30. 0
228,955
177 ,79 9 8 17, 875 30 . 0
24 5,363
F la.
92 ,350
369 , 400
27 .0
99,738
97,24 6 398 , 709 25 .0
99,6 77
Ga .
614,68 7 2 ,397, 279
26. 5
6 35 ,279
610 ,735 2,44 2, 940 2 5.0
6 10 , 735
La. 4/ 104, 346
406 , 949
28 . 5
1 15 , 9 8 0
Md .
253, 313 1,089, 246
30 .0
326 ,774
267 , 174 1,095 ,4 13 30 . 0
328 ,624
Mi s s. 290 , 118 1, 131,460
29 .0
328 ,123
298,58 7 1,224 ,207 27. 5
336,657
Mo. 4/ 26 ,100
104, 400
28 . 5
29 ,754
N. C.
423,1 60 1, 734 ,956
27 .0
468 ,438
4 18,620 1,7 58,204 24.0
42 1,969
Oreg . Pa,
18,200 115,058
8 1, 900 460,232
36.0 30.0
29 , 484 138, 070
16 , 000 114 , 889
72 , 000 34 .5 471 , 045 27 .0
24, 840 127,182
S. C.
4 3 , 6 21
Te nn. 4/ 64 , 52 1
165 , 7 6 0 24 5,180
27 .0 27 . 0
44,755 66 ,199
47, 973 182 , 297 25.5
46,486
Tex .
231,700
926, 800
30.0
278 , 040
222 ,500 890 , 000 29. 0
2 58 , 1 0 0
Va .
133 , 839
562,1 24
28 . 0
157, 39 5
140, 072 588, 302 25.5
150 , 017
Wash. W. Va .
21 ,879 24,990
94,080 8 7, 46 5
34. 5 32. 0
32 ,458 27,989
21,805 26 , 140
93 , 762 32. 5 94 , 104 28 . 5
30,473 26,820
19 Wk ly .
Sts. 3 ,980 ,676 15,837 ,974
Other Sf s ,
169,124
6 91,5 34
28 . 4 29.4
4 ,499, 752 4 ,001, 552 16,1 54, 82 1 26 . 9
I
20 3,1 04
149 ,723 6 15, 15027 . 1
4 , 339 ,0 78 166 ,50 1
TOTAL 4 , 149.800 16,529 ,508
28 .5 4 . 702 .856 14 , 151 . 275 16.769 . 97 1 26 . 9 4 , 505 ,579
1/ Broiler pr odu ction InclUding other meat-ty pe breeds . 2/ Llvewelqht equ iv alent price.
3 / Pounds pr oduce d multi pl ied by a ver age pri ce per pound.- 4/ Fo r 1982 , La . , Mo . and Tenn .
lIere combined wIth ot he r s ta t es to avoId d isc losi ng Ind lv l dlJa l operati ons .
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CHICKEN. EGG AND TURKEY INCOME DOWN IN 1982
Gross Income from all chickens Including commercl~1 broIlers, eggs ~nd turkeys In 1982 amounted to $953.6 mIllIon, $67.0 millIon less than 1981. CommercIal broIlers eccoun ted for $610.7
millIon, down $24 .6 million from 1981. The sale of turkeys accounted for $25.5 mIllion, unchanged from 1981.
Georg Ia ranked second to Arkansas In number of brol Iers produced and second to Ca I I forn I~ In number of eggs produced, but remaIned fIrst In the Nation In combined Income from all chIckens (Including broIlers> and eggs.
GEORGIA POULTRY AND TURKEY PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1978-1982 1/
Number
Pounds
Price
Cash
Gross
Sold 2/
Sold 2/
Der lb. 3/ ReceIpts
Income 4/
------Thousands------
Cents
-1,000 DoIlars------
CommercIal Broilers
1978
531,889
2,021,178
26.0
525,506
1979
561,268
2,132,818
26.0
554,533
1980
573,899
2,180,816
27.0
588,820
1981
614 ,687
2,397,279
26.5
635,279
1982 - ,
601,735
2,442,940
25.0
610,735
Hatch1ng Eqg Flocks
1978
4,801
36,968
20.8
7,689
7,738
1979
7,680
59,904
19.4
1 1, 6 2 1
11 , 6 7 4
1980
7,500
57 ,550
15.1
8,692
8, 735
1981
9,297
66,915
15.0
10,002
10,047
1982
7,934
62,904
14.4
9,071
9,218
Other Flocks
1978
15,107
56,600
10.0
5,785
5,981
1979
16,320
60,096
12.6
7,579
7,806
19S0
16,000
57,600
8.9
5,126
5,293
1981
13,000
46,800
9.0
4,212
4,397
1982
13,509
50,744
9.0
4,567
4 ,641
All ChIckens InclUding
Commercial Broilers
1978
551,797
2,114,746
539,225
1979
585,268
2,252,818
574,013
1980
597,399
2,295,966
602,848
1981
636,984
2,510,994
649,723
1982
523 , 171'
2,556,588
62 4, 594
Turkeys
1978
1,799
41, 197
39 .6
16,314
1979
2,516
6 1,894
40.0
24,758
1980
2,380
54,502
42.0
22,891
1981
2,734
65,343
39 .0
25,484
1982
2,680
62,176
41.0
25,492
Al l Pou ltry Inc lud in a BroI le r s , Eggs, ChIckens and Turkeys
1978
839,111
1979
934,984
1980
929,667
1981
1,020,578
1982
953 .550
J! The production year begIns December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year, ex-
11 cept turkeys based on September 1 through August 31 hatch.
Number and pounds produced for
broiler s and turkeys . 11 Llvewelqht equivalent prIce. i ! Includes home cons umpt io n.
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GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION AND INCOME DOWN
Number of eggs produced In Georgl8 tot81ed 5,419 million, 3 percent less than the 5,578 mIllion In 1981. V81ue of egg productIon was $303.5 ml Ilion, down 12 percent from 1981. In 1982 eggs averaged 67.2 cents per dozen, 7.1 cents less than In 1981.
Year
Hlltchlng Egos 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Other Eggs 2/ 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 AII Egas 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
GEffiGIA EGG PRODUCT ION AND I~OME BY YEARS, 1978-1982 1/
Average
Eggs
Number
Per
Eggs
Eggs Sold
Loyers
Layer
Produced
Comm,
HOtchIng
All
1,000
No.
MillIons
----------Mllilons-------------
4,210 4,967 5,318 5,348 5,435
228
961
222
1,105
222
1,178
223
1,195
224
1,219
57
903
960
66
1,039
1,105
71
1,106
1,177
72
1,121
1,193
85
1,133
1,218
19,602 20,100 17,852 17,407 16,671
240
4,701
4,695
247
4,962
4,955
250
4,459
4,453
252
4,383
4,378
252
4,200
4,195
4,695 4,955 4,453 4,378 4,195
23,813 25,067 23,170 22,775 22,106
238
5,662
4,752
242
6,067
5,021
243
5,637
4,524
245
5,578
4,450
245
5,419
4,280
903 1,039 1,106 1,121 1,133
5,655 6,060 5,630 5,571 5,413
Hatching Eggs
Price Per Dozen
Comm,
Hatch ,
AI I
------------Cents--------
Cash Receipts
Gross
Comm,
Hatching
All
Income 3/
---------------1,000 Dol lars----------------
1978
50,8
109.1
2,411
82,098
84,509
1979
57,0
112,4
3,135
97,320 100,455
1980
53.0
112.4
3,138
103,595 106,733
1981 19 82
59.8 55.4
131.8 111.8
3,588 3,924
123,123 105 ,558
126,711 109,482
Other Eggs 2/
1978
50,8
198,712
198,712
1979
57.0
235 ,370
235,370
1980 198 1
53.0 59 , 8
196,818 218,219
196,818 218,219
1982 AII Eggs
55.4
193,646
193,646
1978
50.8
109.1
60.1
201,123
82,098 283,221 283,572
1979
57.0
112,4
66,5
238,505
97,320 335,825 336,213
1980
53.0
112.4
64,7
199,956
103,595 303,551 303,928
1981
59.8
131,8
74,3
221,807
123,123 344,930 345,371
1982
55,4
111,8
67.2
197.570
105.558 303,128 303,464
1/ The productIon year begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year.
]I Includes both commercial and farm flocks- -eggs principally for human consumption.
3/ Includes home consumption.
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GEORGIA LIVESTOCK &POULTRY INVENTORY VAlliE LIP
The v81 ue of II vestock (exc I ud I ng sheep and lambs) 8nd poultry (excluding commercial broilers) on GeorgIa farms at the end of 1982 was $829.8 million, en Increase of 4 percent from the $794.4 million for the same period In 1981. C8tt I e and c81 f numbers on January 1, 1983 were down 4 percent but 8verage prIce per head was up 5 percent from S330 to S345 ceusIng a 1 percent Increase In value. Lower hoc and pig numbers were more than offset by the 40 percent I ncrease I n the va I ue per head on December I, which raised the total value of a I I hogs and pigs 29 percent above a year ear l l er ,
Average pr Ice per head for all ch Ickens on December I, 1982, (excluding broIlers) was S2.00 compared with $1.75 a year ago. The Increase In value per head more than offset the 6 percent decrease In numbers which raIsed the tota I va I ue 7 percent above a year earI I er , The va I ue of turkey breeder hens In Georgia on December I, 1982, totaled $1.2 million, up 29 percent. Average price per head on December I, was $20.00 compared wIth $16.00 a year earlier.
UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK &POULTRY INVENTORY VALUE DOWN
The value of all livestock and poultry (exc lud lnq broilers) on the Nation's farms was $52.9 billion at the end of 1982, a decre8se of 1 percent from the $53.6 billion on J8nu8ry I, 1982. Hogs were the only specie wIth tot8 1 value above the previous year. The Inventory value for hogs of $4.8 billion, up 16 percent, was achIeved on the strength of 8 28 percent Increase In 8ver8ge value per head but a drop of 9 percent In numbers. The value of all catt Ie and ce lves on hand January 1, 1983, tot81 ed $467.5 b IIII on, down 3 percent from a year ago. The average value per head was down $9.00 or 2 percent from last year. The value of a II sheep and lambs on hand January 1, 1983, totaled $615.7 mill ion, down 17 percent from a year 8g0. The average ve lue per head was down $5.20 or 9 percent from last year.
Averaqe prIce per head for all chickens on December 1, 1982, (excluding broilers) was $1.85 compared wIth $1.89 a year ago resulting In a total value of $701.3 million, down 4 percent. The va I ue of turkey breeder hens In the 26 States on December I, 1982 totaled S50.1 mill Ion, down 7 percent. Average pr Ice per head on December 1, was $14.60 compared with $15.35 a year ago.
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY AND VALUE
NUMBER OF FARMS, NUMBER ON FARM S AND VALUE OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY, JANUARY 1, 1981,1982,1983
No. of Farms
No . on Farms
Average Value
Tot al Value
Specie
1981
1982
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
Number
1,000 Head
DoI lars
1,000 Dollars
GEORG I A
Cattle & Calves
Hog s ..!!
Ch ic ke ns 1/2/
40,000 41,000 18,000 16,000
1, 950 1,520 30,544
1,875 1,400 28,564
330.00 63.50 1.75
345.00 89.00 2.00
643,500 96,520 53 ,452
646,875 124,600
57,128
Turkey Breeder
Hens 1/ TOTAL
56
58
16.00 20.00
896
1, 16 0
794,368 829,763
UNITED STATES
1,000 Farms
Mil lion Head
Dollars
Million Dollars
Cattle & Calves
Hogs ..!!
1,621.6 1,611.1 580.1 483.7
115.6 58.7
115.2 53.2
415.00 70.10
406.00 89.90
47,966.5 46,749.2 4,113.7 4,783.6
Sheep
125.6 128.8
13.0
11.9 56.90 51.70
737.8
615.7
Ch lckens 1/2/
384.8 378.5
1. 89
1.85
727.2
701.3
Turkey s 1/3/
3.5
3.4
15.35
14.60
54.0
50.1
TOTAL
53,599.2 52,899.9
..!! December preced ing yea r.
2! 2/ Ex c l ude s commercial broilers.
Turkey breeder hens-26 States.
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U.S. CATTLE AND CALF CASH RECEIPTS Up
GFR-83-Volume 9
Dur Inq 1982, hloher cattle marketings more than offset lower annual average prIce for cattle
and calves. This pushed cash receIpts fo r 1982 to a le vel surpassing 1981 as the th i r d hl9hest
year on record. For 1982, cash rece ipts from t he sale of cattle and calves t ot a l ed $29.9
bllllon--exceeded only by the $34.4 billion In 1979 and the $31.5 b illion In 1980.
All cattle mer-kef l ncs during 1982 totaled 53.4 bIllion pounds, up 5 percent from 1981 but stilI bel ow the record hIgh of 58.5 bIllIon pounds set In 1977. The U.S. annual average prIce for cattle at $56.70 per 100 pounds llvewelght was down 3 percent from 1981. Calf prices f or 1982 at $59.80 were down 7 percent.
Ga. 1981 1982
U. S. 1981 1982
ProductIon 1,000
Pounds
CATTLE; PRODUCT ION AND INCOME 198 1- 1982
Average Price
Va l ue
Per 100 Pounds
of
Ca s h
Marketings Cattle Calves Production Receipts
1,000
----Do Ilars---
1,000
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
Dollars
Va Iue of Home
Consumption 1,000
DolIars
Gross Income 1,000
Dollars
494,140
433,430
439,680
505,130
- - - MI l I to n Pounds---
4 1,437.5 40 , 863. 9
50,977.7 53 , 433.1
46 .80 46.00
56 .00 241,022
213,178
4,930
2 18 , 108
53.10 212,159
242, 359
4,788
247,147
------ ---- -----Mil lion Dollars----------------
58.60 64.00 56.70 59.80
23, 8 18.1 29,578.5 22, 711. 1 29 , 893 . 1
604. 0 580.5
30,182.5 30,473.5
lI.S. HOG AND PIG CASH RECEIPTS RECORD
Cas h r eceipts from marke ting s of hoqs and pI gs were a rec or d h ig h $10.6 bIllion, 9 percent a bove th e prevIou s r ec or d hi gh In 1981. Dec l l n lnq ma r ke t inqs we re of fset by h lqhe r pr i ces to prov ide the r ec or d cash rece ip ts. The U. S. average prIce pe r 100 pounds Ilvew e ight was $52 . 30 i n 1982, up f r om the $43.90 in 1981 .
Ga . 1981 1982
U. S. 1981 1982
Pr oducti on 1,000
Pounds
HOGS ;
Ma rk et ings 1, 0 00 Pound s
PRODUCT ION AND INCOME 1981- 1982
Value
A ve ra~e Pri ce
of
Ca s h
Per 100 Pounds Pr oduct io n Rece Ipt s
- - - -Do I lars- --
1,000
1,000
Do li ars
Do lIars
Va lue of Home
Cons umpt io n 1, 000 Do liars
Gr os s
Income 1,000 DolIars
578,2 14
671 ,590
469,130
47 6, 660
---M I I l io n Pounds - - -
21,783.3 19, 440 . 7
22, 237. 7 20 , 094 . 4
43.1 0 51 . 90
43.90 52 . 30
248 , 546 289, 543
8,728
298,271
241 , 025
2 4 7 , 4 83
7,640 255,123
---------------M illion Do l la rs--- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 , 520. 5 10. 180 .2
9 , 785.0 10 , 622 . 9
206 . 5 177.9
9,99 1.5 10,800. 8
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GA. PEANUTS DECLINED R PERCENT IN 19R2
Peanut productIon In the Nation's Jeadln~ peanut stat"! shrank by 8 percent Iast "{c ar . fal ling from 1.66 b il lion pounds In 1981 to 1. 52 bIllion pounds In 1982. The decli ne i n Geor'q l a t s production was due t ota l ly to a 16 pe r cent drop In acres harves t e d, which tota l ed 472,000 acres, compared with 565,000 acres In 1981. The acreage redu ct ion more than offset a 10 percent increase In ave r a ~e yield, wh ic h at 3,215 pounds per ac r e, wa s the hi ghest yi eld In the Nat ion. The 1981 yie l d for Geor g i a was 2,930 pounds per acre.
u.s. 19R2 PEANIITS OFF 14 PERCENT
The 1982 peanut crop totaled 3.44 bll lion pcunds , 14 percent os lo.. Tl',tl record 3.98 billion pounds produced in 1981. Most of the decline In productIon f r om 1981 wa s caused by a 14 percent reduct Io n In acres harvested. P Ianted area covered 1.3 1 ml I lion acres, of wh ich 1.28 million acres were harvested. Acres harvested fell to lowest level since 1933. Yields avera oed a record high 2,696 pounds per acre , 21 po unds ab ove the record set In 1981.
PEANUTS
Area Planted
Area Ha r vested
State
1981
1982
1981
1982
1, 000 Acres
AIa bama
224.0
179.0
222.0
177.0
Florida
69.0
59.0
60.0
51.0
Georgia Mi s s i s s i ppi 1/
570.0 7.0
475.0
565.0 6.7
472.0
New Mex i co
10 . 0
10.4
10.0
10.4
Nort h Caro I Ina
175. 0
150.0
172.0
147.0
Oklahoma
95.0
88.0
91.0
86. 0
South Caro II na
15.0
12.0
15.0
12 .0
Texas
244.0
240.0
24 2 . 0
225.0
Virginia
105.0
96.0
105.0
95.0
Un it ed States
1,514.0
1,309.4
1,488. 7
1, 275. 4
Yie ld
Product ion
Pounds
1,000 Pounds
Ala bama
2,715
2,950
6 0 2 , 7 30
522,1 50
Flor ida
2,970
3,000
178,200
153 ,000
Georgia
2,930
3,215 1,655,450
1,5 17,480
Miss issippi
1, 900
12,730
New Mex ico
2,490
2,425
24,900
25,220
. Nor t h Caro l! na
3,230
2,825
555,560
415,275
Okl a homa
2;080
2,030
189,280
174,580
Sout h Caro I Ina
2,600
2,500
39,000
30,000
Texas
1,625
1,445
393,250
325,125
Vlrqlnla
3,150
2,900
330,750
275,500
UnI ted States
2,675
2,696 3,981,850
3 , 438 , 330
Pri c e Per Pound
Value of Pr oduct io n
Alabama
25 .4
Ce n t s 24.7
153,093
Dol lars 128,971
FlorIda
27.3
24.0 48,649
36,720
Georgia
27.0
24.2 446,972
367,230
Mississippi
23.0
2,928
New Mexico
27.0
30.2
6,723
7,616
North Caro II na
28.0
27.1 155,557
112,540
Ok lahoma
24.7
23.4
46,752
40,852
South Carol Ina Texas
30.0 26.5
27.1 25.6
11,700 104,211
8,130 83,232
Virginia
28.1
lIn I ted States
26,9
1/ Estimates discontInued After 1981 crop.
25.7 92,941 24 9 1,069,526
70,804 856 095
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APRIL PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS SURVEY PLANNED
The Geor q la Crop Reportinq Serv i c e In c onj un c -
tion wi th a l I ot he r States wil I conduct an Apr il
Prospective Pf arrr l nqs Survey.
This special
survey Is sch edu I ed as a resu It o f th e heavy
partici pa t i o n I n PI K and ot her acreage l imitat i o n
prog ra ms. The sur vey Is des igned to show c ur r ent
p l ant i ng plans f or most spri ng se eded cro ps .
Producers wi I I fill out quest ionnai res around
Apr i l 25 and State an d Nat i o na l r es ult s wi ll be
pu b l i s hed I n t he May 10 Cr op Prod ucti o n Repor t.
UINSDITAI'ASLECAOSSNEOMSSICMENRTESEOAFRCPHIKSEIRMVPAICCET MAKES
Ac r ea ge o f whea t , cotton , r ice , corn , ann gr a I n so r ghum I s expec ted to be cu t by a recor d amount I n 1983 , as farmers t ake l a nd ou t o f pr od uc t i o n under the USDA pay ment - I n-kin d ePI K) program an d o t her ac r ea ge limi ta tion pr ograms. Th i s adjus t me nt , o f unp r ecedented scop e , shou ld set t he stage for hi gher farm prices an d income I n 1983 an d bey ond.
Under average weather c ond I t Ions, produc t i on de clin es assoc iat ed wi th the acrea ge dec r eas e cou I d be about a fifth for wheat and qr a I n so r ghum, about a f o ur th for co tton and rice : and ab out a th I rd for corn. At the end of t he 1983/84 market I ng year, stocks of wheat cou I d be a l most 10 percent below year earlier levels. R Ice s t oc ks may be down about 50 percent, cotton by 30 , and corn by 45.
Even so yb ean acr eag e , whi ch I s not ellq l ble f o r PI K, should drop as less soybeans are doub l ecropped and as nonparticlpatlnq farmers switch to corn and cotton because o f I mprov I ng pr Ices for these program crops. Soybean product Ion may be o ff almost a tenth, and stocks are likely to decline 25 percent.
Net f arm Income f o r 198 3 i s now forecas t t o r ange betwee n $ 18 an n $22 bill i o n. PI K's Impac t
will be conce ntrated In pr oducti o n expense sav-
Ings r ather t han I n a r i se In cas h rec eip ts. A lthough g r a i n pr ices will I mpr ove , crop cash receipts are forecast to decline from 1982's preliminary estima te of $75 billion , possibl y to $6<1-$68 billion. This decline will be due In la rge part to PI K' s I mpact on marketlnqs, prices, and loan ac t I v I ty. Live st o c k rece I pts are e xpected to rise fr act ionally to around $70 bilI Ion. Overa I I , cash rece I pts from crops and I I vestock cou I d f a I I 5-7 percent from t he $14 4 b I I lion of 1982.
For further Information, contact Jim Zellner at (202) 447-4943 or Donald Seaborg at (202) 447-
8376.
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GRAIN STOCKS POULTRY smmARY L IVESTOCK S LAUGHTER. KILK PRODUcnON
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COTI'ON CROP PROGRESS
GA. SOYREAN STOCK S TR IPLED AYEAR AGO
St oc ks o f soy beans sto red i n al I pos i t io ns on Ap r i l l , 1983 , in Geo r q i a ar e es t i ma t e d a t 30, 755, 000 bus he l s , mo re t ha n 3 ti me s the 9 ,336,000 bushels on ha nd a yea r aqo . Much o f t he inc r ea s e ca me fr om s oybeans st or e d on fa rms, at 17, 705 ,000 bus hel s, compa r ed t o 3 ,1 92 ,000 bushe ls on farms la st year. Of ffarm stoc ks amo unt ed t o 13,050 ,000 bus he ls , 112 percent abo ve a year ago.
Cor n stocks in a l I pos it io ns t ot a l ed 28 , 135, 000 bush e l s , up 29 percent f r om la s t ye ar . Cor n he ld on farms, at 21, 475,000 bushe ls , i s up 4 1 perce nt from la st yea r, wh i Ie off- f a rm stocks sta yed e ssen t ia I IY the s ame at 6 ,660,000 bushels .
STock s of wn eaT in al I pos it ions to t a l ed 4, 113, 000 bus he l s , up 131 per ce nt fr om the 1, 782 ,0 00 bush e I s a yea r ago . On-fa r m wheat stoc ks, at 2, 198 ,000 bushels, a r e up 139 perc e nt f r om I as t year and of f-fa r m stoc ks amou nte d t o 1,915 ,000 bus he ls, a n incr ea s e of 122 pe r ce nt .
Gra in sorghum s t o r ed ina I I pos it ions t ot a I ed 1,240 , 000 bus hels , 80 percent more t han la st ye ar. AI I t he i ncrea se came fr om the on- far m s t ora qe , wh ich, at 1,191 ,000 bushel s, was 91 percent above last y~ar . Sorghum stored offfarms s howe d a drop of 26 percent, from 66 ,000 bushel s t o 49,000 bushels th i s year . Oats s to r ed In al I posit ion s totaled 13,1 71,000 bush e Is , up 81 perce nt, wh i Ie r ye stoc ks amounted to 76, 000 bus hel s, on l y one-seve nth o f th e 533 , 000 bush e I s recor de d in Apr I I 1, 1982 .
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--APRIL I. 1983 WITH COMPARI SONS
On Farms
Off Fa rms 1/
All Pos i t io ns
Grain
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
- - 1, 000 Bushels - -
Corn
15,180
21, 475
6,672
6 , 660
21,852
28,135
Oats Bar ley Wheat
540
7 14
920
2 ,198
218
657
758
1,371
36
*
36
*
862
1,915
1, 782
4, 113
Rye
410
74
123
2
533
76
Sor ghum
624
1,19 1
66
49
690
1,240
Soybeans
3,192
17. 705
6.144
13.050
9.336
30.755
1/ Inc lude s stocks at mi l Is , eleva tors, warehou ses , term inals and processors. * Not pub I I shed
to avoid d isclosing Individual operations.
Agrl.eu1tura1 Stati.sticlan and Georgia Depart.ent of Agrleu1ture
u.s. CORN~ WHEAT AND SOYBEAN STOCKS
RECORD HIGH
Stocks of corn In all posit ions on Apr il 1, 1983 are est imated at a record high 6 .36 bl I lion bus hels, 24 perce nt mo re t ha n on Ap ril 1, 1982. Whea t s toc ks are a r ecord h igh 1-,,87 bll l ion bush e ls, up 20 perce nt f rom la s t ye ar . Soybean s In all s t orage posi ti ons are es t ima t e d at a record h igh 1.20 b i Il i on bushels, . up 15 percent f rom a ye ar ago .
Stocks of other grains are : gra in sorghum 618 .5 mi llion bus hels , up 34 perce nt; oa t s , 332. 5 mi I I ion bushels, up 40 pe rcen t; r ye, 8 .0 mi II ion bus he ls , up 38 pe rcen t; an d bar ley, 296 . 8 mi I lion bushe ls , up 31 pe r cent.
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u. S. GRA IN STOCKS--APRI L I, 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
On Farms
Off Farms 1/
All Pos it ion s
Gra i n
1982
- - 1983
1982
1983
- Mi Il io n Bushel s
19 82
19 83
Cor n
3 , 625. 9
4,411.0
1,505.9
1, 951.8
5 ,131 .8
6, 362 .8
Oat s
200.5
272 .5
36. 3
60.0
2 36. 9
332 .5
Ba rley
147 .5
198 . 4
79. 4
98.3
226 . 9
296.8
Whea t
748 . 4
884 .4
80 8 . 7
984 .4
1,557 . 1
1,868.9
Rye
3.4
5 .4
2 .4
2. 5
5. 8
8.0
Sorghum
125. 2
148. 8
336. 7
469. 7
461.9
618.5
Soybea ns
58 1.3
695. 0
45 9. 4
501 . 7
1,040 .6
1, 196. 7
1/ Includes s tocks at mi lis, elevato rs , wa rehouses, te rmin als a nd proce ssors.
Comrrod i ty
Butte r Che es e , Nat ur al Eggs , Frozen Fru its , Fr oze n Fr u i t Ju i ces, Fr oze n Meats , Red
Beef, Fr oze n Por k, Fro ze n Pou lt r y, Fro zen Tur keys, Frozen Vege t ab les, Fr ozen Potatoes , Frozen Pea nut s She I led Pe an uts In She l I Pe can s She I led Pec ans In She I I
COLD STffiAGE STOCKS, UN ITED STATE S, MARCH 31 , 1983
f~ a r. 31,
Feb . 28 ,
Ma r . 31 ,
1983 a s Pe r ce nt o f
1982
1983
1983
1, 000 Pound s
19 82
19 83
Percent
447,795
527,903
528 , 139
118
100
72 2, 429
1,073 ,454
1,101, 11 8
152
10 3
17,389
27 , 502
24 ,48 5
14 1
89
380 ,55 7
482,62 3
42 7 , 372
112
89
1, 765,814
1, 380 , 238
1, 326 , 240
75
96
536 ,006
571,024
581, 123
108
102
2 11, 879
30 7, 045
300,11 6
142
98
274 , 094 377 , 268
2 15 , 723 3 12 ,6 37
23 5,24 1 324,579
86
109
86
104
232 ,83 5
187 , 688
182 , 7 5 6
78
97
1, 061,04 4
1, 644 , 987
1,439, 074
136
87
846 , 049
8 70, 890
8 99, 764
106
103
376,7 07
380,700
398 ,07 3
106
105
33 ,2 15
53 , 7 13
58,288
175
109
24, 16 5
28 , 669
37, 942
157
132
144 ,810
101, 767
85 ,584
59
84
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GA . LAYER AND EGG PRODUCTION DOWN
Georgia's laying fl ocks produced 422 mill ion egqs during March 1983 or 8 percent le ss than the monthly average produced during the MarchMay quarter of 1982. Pr oduction consisted of 319 ml I lion tabl e or commercial type eggs and 103 mil lion ha tching egg s .
Th e av er age number of layers In Georgia durin o Marc h 1983 was 19 .8 mi I I ion, 11 percent less t han th e mo nth I y ave r age f or the Ma r ch - May quar t er of 1982. The 19. 8 mi I I i o n c on s i st ed o f ab out 14.7 million f o r tabl e eq gs and 5.2 mil I i on I ayers for hatch I ng eggs.
Eggs l ai d per 100 l ay er s duri ng March averaged 2 ,126 compared to 2,064 for the March -Ma y quarte r of 1982.
u.s. EGG PRODUCTION AND
LAYER NIIMBERS Up
The Nation 's laying f locks produ ced 5.91 bi II ion eggs during March 1983. Prod uction Incl uded about 5 .30 bi l l i on f o r t able or commerc I a I-ty oe egos and 611 mil I i on for hatch I ng eggs. The tota I number of I ayers during March averaged 278 million. The 278 ml I lion layers cons isted of 246 mil lion la yers for table eggs and 31. 7 mi ll ion layers f o r ha t ch I ng- t y pe eggs . Mar c h product ion pe r 100 layers for the total la yin g f l ock was 2 ,127 eggs.
All l ay er s on April 1, 1983, totaled 276
mi II i o n , 1 percent f e wer t han the 28 0 mill i o n
on March 1, 1983. The 276 mill ion layers on
April
consisted of 244 million for table
eggs and 31 .7 mi I I i on I ayers for ha tch Ing-
ty pe eggs. Rate of I ay on Apr i l l f o r a I I
l ay e r s averaged 68 .7 eggs per 100 l ayer s ,
compa red wi th 68.5 on Mar c h 1, 1983.
Georgia Hatch i ng Other
Tota l Georqia Tota l U.S. 1/ Average fo r
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND
No . Lay ers o n
Hand-Mar ch
1/1 982
19 83
Thou sa nds
5 , 428
5 , 192
16 , 8 5 7
14,656
22,285
19 , 8 4 8
285, 06 3 27 7 ,993
Ma rc h-May quar t er.
EGG PRODUCTION , MARCH
Eggs Per 100
Laye rs -Ma rch
1/ 1 9 8 2
1983
Number
5, 824 6 , 31 1 6 ,192 6 ,159
1, 976 2, 179 2 ,11 5 2 ,127
1983
Tota l Eggs Produc ed
Our i ng Mar ch
1/ 1982
1983
Mi I I i o ns
3 16 1,064 1,380 17,5 57
103 3 19 422 5 , 9 13
Item
Chic kens Egg Type Bro iler Typ e
Tu r keys
EGGS I N INCUBATORS , APRIL 1, UNITED STATES
1981
19 82
1983
Tho us and s
43 ,980 329 , 695
27,344
4 1,930 3 22 , 409
27,327
33, 0 59 324 , 174
26 ,615
% of Year Ago
79 10 1
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GA. BROILER HATCH tip
The Ma rch hatch of bro I Ier t ype ch Ic ks , at 57.9 mi I I Jon, wa s 3 perce nt more than t he 56 .1 mi ll ion a year earlier. Th is Is t he secon d largest hatch on record for March. The lar~est March hatch was in 1981.
u.s. BROILER HATCH Up
GRF-83-1 0
The March 1983 hatch of broiler type c hicks, at 399 mil lion , was 2 percent above t he 391 million hatched dur l nq March 1982 . This Is t he second largest Ma r c h hatch on record. The r ecord March hatch was In 1981. There we r e 324 mill ion eggs In Inc ubat or s on April 1, 1983 , up 1 percent from the 322 mi l l ion on Apr I I 1, 1982 .
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT- - MARCH 1983
Our I no
'f, of
It em
Ma r.
Feb.
Ma r .
yea r
Ja n. th r u Mar .
1982
1983
1983
ago
Thous a nds
19 82
1983
- - Thousand s- -
Pul let Ch ic ks Placed
Domes ti c IU. S.) 1/
Bro l Ier Type
3,48 9
3 ,030
2,96 5
85
9, 6 72
8, 91 5
Egg Type
353
19 9
188
53
726
575
Chicks Hatched
Broi ler Type
Georgia
56 , 138
50,329
57,874
10 3
160,366
164 ,095
United States
390,91 8
347, 992
398 ,894
102
1, 099, 905 1,129,306
E a~ Type
Georg ia
3,938
1, 897
1, 572
40
10,27 5
5,486
Uni t ed States
4 4 , 2 20
3 2,94 5
39 , 179
89
117 ,285
105,292
Tur keys
Poul t s Plac ed
U.S . 2 /
3 / 18,09 5
15,429
18 , 958
85,499
89,153
'f, of yea r ago
92 79
102 103
53 90
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGH TER 1/ MARCH 1983
During
'f, of
'f, of
It em
Mar .
Fe b .
Mar.
ye a r
Jan. t hr u Ma r .
yea r
1982
1983
19 83
ago
Thous a nds
198 2
19 83
ago
- - Thous an ds - -
Younq Ch i c kens
Geor gi a
5 1,056
45, 605
5 1,773
10 1
146, 18 9
147,6 10 10 1
Un it ed States
3 57 , 113
31 0,68 1
3 53,969
99
9 80 , 598 1, 003, 263
102
I~ at u r e Ch Ic kens
Lig ht Type U.S.
14 , 6 59
11 ,909
14 , 595
100
41 ,54 1
4 1,829 101
Hea vy Type U.S.
3, 740
2 , 75 8
3, 264
87
9 ,1 39
9 , 306 102
Tota l U. S.
18 , 3 9 9
14 ,667
17, 85 9
97
50,680
51 ,13 5 10 1
Tot al All Types, Ga. 3 ,176
2 , 9 86
4, 318
136
9 , 353
1 1,201
120
Perce nt Condemn ed
Young Ch ic ke ns
Georgi a
1. 5
88
2/ 1. 5 83
United States
1.7
100
2/1 . 6 89
~ Federal ly i ns pected sl au ghter data a s col lect ed by Mea t and Pou ltry Inspect ion Program.
Cur r e nt month da ta est ima t ed by Market News Serv ic e. 2/ Ja nuary-February 1983 co ndemnati o ns .
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GEORGIA'S RED MEAT PRODUCTION Up
Georgia's red meat product ion to taled 41.2 million pounds during March 1983, 3 percent above March 1982 and 24 percent above the previous month .
The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial
p la nts In Georgia dur i ng March was 18, 600.
Th Is was 800 hea d Ies s than March 1982 but
3,200 head more than the 15,400 slaughtered
the prev lous month .
Ca Ives slaughtered
dur Ing March tota Ied 1,900 head, 1,000 more
t ha n the prev ious month but 700 he ad less than
last March.
There were 189,000 hea d of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants in March. This amounted to 3,400 head more than the prev lous year but 34 ,000 above the previous month.
UNITED STATES DOWN
Commercial red meat production for the United States In March 1983 totaled 3.27 bil I Ion pounds . January-March red meat production, at 9.21 billion pounds, wa s down 1 percent from the comparable period in 1982.
Beef pr oducti on for March t otaled 1.89 btl lion pounds. Tota l hea d killed was 2.98 mil lion and li ve weight averaged 1, 079 pounds per head. Veal production was 37 million pounds. Ca If slaughter of 267 thousand head averaged 238 pounds live weigh t.
Pork production dur i ng the month t otaled 1. 30 bl I l ion pounds. Hog ki t I totaled 7.58 mil lion he ad . Average I i vewe Ight for the month was 241 pounds. Lamb and mutton production was 36 mi II io n pounds . Head ki II of 634 thousand averaged 115 pounds I i ve weight.
Species
Georoia Cattle Calves Hogs
Sheep & Lambs
GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Number
Average
Total
Sl augh tered
Live Wei ght
Li ve Weight
March
March
Ma r ch
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
1,000 Head
Pounds
1,000 Pounds
19.4 2.6 185.6
18 . 6 1.9
189.0
930
917
18, 063
17, 102
234
348
598
6 46
228
232
4 2 , 247
43,897
United States
Mil. Head
Pounds
Mil. Pounds
Cattle
3.0
3.0
1,072
1,079
3,205
3,215
Calves
.3
.3
229
238
66
64
Hogs
8.0
7 .6
239
241
1, 900
1, 825
Sheep & Lambs
.6
.6
114
115
66
73
1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspect ion and other commercial slau ghter, excludes farm
slauqhter.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1/
1983 as Percent of
Kind
March 1982
March 1983
March 1982
Mi I l io n Pounds -
Percent
Beef
1,878
1,892
101
Veal
39
37
95
Pork
1,346
1,303
97
Lamb and Mutton
33
36
109
Total Red Mea t
3,296
3,268
99
La r d 21
94
84
89
1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Preliminary lard production
i nc lude s rendered pork fat.
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GRF-83-10
GEORGIA'S MILK PRODUCTION UNCHANGED
Georgia's da iry herds pr-oduced" 135 million pounds of mi Ik dur Ing March 1983, the same as the previous March, but 3 percent mo re than March 1981.
Milk cows on Georg ia's dairy f a rms during March averaqed 129,000 head. Th is Is the same a s t he pr ev ious mont h, but 2,000 head le s s than Ma rch 1982 and 1, 000 he ad less t ha n March 1981 .
Mi lk prod uct ion per cow av eraged 1, 045 pounds, 15 pounds above last ye ar a nd 35 pou nds abo ve Mar ch 1981.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
Milk production during Ma rch totaled 12.0 bI I lion pounds, 3 percent more than 1n March 1982 and up 4 percent from March 1981.
Accumulated milk product ion during the f irst quarter of 1983 tota led 34.0 b ill ion pounds, compared with 33.2 billion pounds during the compara ble quarter a yea r ago.
Product Ion per cow av e raged 1, 087 pound s duri ng Ma r c h, 23 pounds a bove la s t yea r and 25 pound s more th an Ma rch 1981.
Tot al milk c ows average d 11. 1 mi I lion head for Mar ch, up f ract ional ly from la st ye ar a nd 2 pe r c e nt above Ma r c h 1981.
Item No. Milk Cows on Farms
Mi Ik Production per Cow Total Mi Ik Production
DAI RY PRODUCTI ON , MARCH 1982-1983 Georg Ia
Un it
1982
1983
Thous . Head
13 1
129
Pounds
1,030
1,045
Mil. Lbs ,
135
135
Un it ed St at es
1982 11,019
1983 11,070
1,064
1,087
11,728
12.036
CATTLE ON FEED lip 4 PERCENT IN 13 (.)lIARTERL Y STATES
Catt Ie and ca Ives on fe ed Ap r I I 1 f or t he s lau ght e r marke t in t he 13 q ua rte r ly s t ates t o ta led 9. 15 mi I li on head , up 4 pe rcen t f r om a ye ar earl ier an d up 6 per cent fr om 198 1.
P lacements of ca ttle a nd ca l ve s into f e edl ot s dur Ing the January-Ma r ch 1983 quarter tot a led 5.05 mi I I ion he ad, down 9 pe r ce nt f rom the same quarter las t year but 5 pe r cent above t he f irst qU'lr te r of 1981 . Other d i sap pea r ance t ot aled 451 t hous a nd lea ving net placements a t 4 .60 mi l I Io n head .
Ma rke t ings o f fed cattle f o r s lau gh ter dur ing t he Ja nuary - March quarte r t otaled 5.71 mil l ion head , 5 pe r cent more than Ias t year an d 3 pe r ce nt more than the compara b le 1981 qua rter .
Severe weath e r cond i t io ns dur ino t he quarte r In maj or ca ttle feedi ng a r eas had a det ri mental e ff ect on catt le In f eed lot s , r es tr icti ng wei ght ga ins an d con t r Ibut ing t o other disap pe ar an ce .
CATTLE AND CAL VES ON FEED SPECIF IED DATES
Tota l 13 St ates
Num be r
1983 as %
Tot a l 7 Sta t e s
Numbe r
1983 as %
It ern
1982
1983
of 1982
1982
1983 of 1982
1,000 Head
Pe rcent
1,000 Head Percent
On Fe ed Ja n. 1
9 , 028 10,271
1 14
7,201 8, 3 16
115
Pl ac ed on Feed Ja n. l -r~ar . 3 11 /
5 , 572 5 , 047
91
4 ,575 4 , 082
89
Fed Catt le Ma rketed Ja n. I-Mar. 3 1 1/ 5, 443
5 , 714
105
4 , 482 4, 742
106
Ot her Disappear ance Ja n. I-Mar. 3 1 2/ 339
451
133
270
388
144
On Feed Apr. 1
8 , 8 18 9 , 153
104
7 ,024 7, 268
103
Mar ke t i ngs Apr . - J une
3/5 , 209 4/5,673
109
3 / 4,337 4 / 4 , 7 15
109
J! Include s c attl e place d on feed af ter begin n i ng of qua rte r and ma r ke ted be for e end of qua rt er .
2! Incl udes dea t h losses , movement from f eedl ot s to pa s t ures and sh i pment s t o ot he r fe ed lot s fo r
f urt he r fe ed i ng . l ! Tot a l ma rket Ings Inc ludi ng t hos e pl ac ed o n feed a ft er Ap ri l 1 and ma r keted
be fo r e June 30. 4/ Expected tota l market i ngs Incl udi ng a n allowa nce fo r those pl ac ed on feed
af t e r Apr il 1 a nd--mar keted before Jun e 30 .
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...DIGGING UP THE FACTS ABOUT
FOOD COSTS
Food is one of li fe 's bas i c neces s it ies . Economic act i vi t ies of all peopl e depend on f ood. Once f ood re quirements ar e met, we can mee t our she l t er and cl ot hing needs.
We need food ever yday. ~ i t ho ut it , health suf f er s . No ene rgy exis ts f or wor ki ng , di s ease spre ads , soci al st r uct ures weaken . Go ver nments wi t h an uns table food supply cannot provide othe r serv i ces to it s populat ion. I n chro nic food shortages , peopl e and nat ion s s~ f fe r t oge the r .
T~ ~ nood on you~ t~ t~ ~ t he
,~ .imp.e. ~ ~~lL6 o n
th a.t th~ c.ountJty depend on th~ 6aJt me.Jl. .
E.e..i.I7'i.na.t~ th~ 6 M me.~ an d
[( OU riOII 't
hav~ ~ ood .
5ack i n t he ea r l y days of th i s country , mos t of the act i vit i es of t he Ame r ic an Indi ans we re cent ered on provi di ng food.
There' s about 4 t imes as ma ny f arme rs t oday as there were' Indi ans bac k the n. Nonethele ss, we now re quire onl y 21 of the popul a t i on t o produce our food and each farmer pr oduces enough f or himse l f and 77 oth er peopl e.
That's quite a bit mor e t han we need he re i n th e U. S. - -wh i ch is why Ameri ca is the wor l d ' s largest ag exporter .
Thi s country has ach ie ved a l ot more than agr icu lt ur al eff i cien cy i n t he 20t h centu ry . Mi lestone s abound in indu stri al technol ogy, medi ci ne, e t c . But a l l these oth er achi evements occur r ed beca use Am~ki.ea'.6 6Mme.,t.6 ~ o v i.d~d a .6u 6 6 i.c. i. ~n t 600d .6U.pp!!(.
Let' s explain : Produced on an i nc re a s i nc l y 1a rge r , more e ffi c ie nt scal e, food i ll t he LJ . :i . i s l ow i n pri ce re 1a t i ve t o ot her count ri es . lie us e onl y about 16:; of our i ncome for food ( 30 year s l ;jO, f ie spent 23%) .
In shor t , a big ger s l i ce of Our i ncome i s l ef t over for "ot her t hi ngs" .
Effic ien t agr i cul t ure -i- Vii th r es u1t i ng 1ower food co ~ t s - is prec i sel y t he rea son why t he U. S. has gr own i n t erms of t echnol ogy and afn uence .
Because we have an effi cient ag sys t em, more money exi sts for t he "ot her th i ngs" wh i ch ul t i ma t e ly measu re t he wea lth of any count ry . . . new t echnOlogi es , medi ca l ca re , home improvement s , rad ios , TV' s . ca rs , ::., v ir: ~s, r: t ':": .
Thi s poin ts out the i ~port a nc e of an ef fic ient . progres s iv e agr i cul t ure Lo the ec onomi c ~ e a l t h of t hi s count ry .
If agr i cul ture cannot conti nue t o operate e ff i ci ently and prov i de an adequat e live l ihood for farme l"Sand i.t c.e.~tai.n!y ~ havi.n g a p~o bte.m ri oi.ng .60 i.n tod~ '.6 ~c.on om[(- -t hen our basi c food supply ' is j eopard i zed and t he very econom i c fut ure of th i s count r y i s i n danger.
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NATIONAL AGRI CIJLTUR AL SUI'1MARY
APRIL l R TO 24J lqR3
High l i ght s: Co I der th a n norma I t empe r at ur es retar de d q r owt h a nd de ve I op me nt of c rops a nd past ur es ac ro ss the eas t er n ha I f o f the Nat ion. Freez i ng t emperatu res ea r I y i n t he week d i pped as f a r so ut h as cen t ra l Geo rg ia , ca us i ng wi de s pr ea d damaq e t o b loorn l nq f ru i t t r ees and tender vegetab les .
Heav y r ains c on ti nued t o p l agu e t he so uthea st, pu shi ng p la nt inq pr oqr es s fur t her behi nd schedule. So i I mo i st ur e s upp l i es were a deq uate to sur p l u s i n mos t area s o f t he Nati on .
Far mer s had ge ner a l l y 1 to 3 day s su i r eb le t o r f i eldwo r k f r om th e co rn be l t t hroug h th e so ut he as t 'IIi nter whea t ca nt i nue d in mos t I Y good con d i t i o n . Co rn p la ntino was 2 per cent f i n i s hed in t he 17 maj or produc i ng sta t es, 3 poi nts beh i nd norma l .
Cotton was 18 perce nt p l a nted in th e 14 maj or prod uc i ng st ate s , 1 po i nt be h i nd l a st ye ar .
Spr i nq wheat seen i no r ea ched 10 perce nt
c omp Iet i o n, we I I beh Ind the 24 pe rcen t
aver age .
CROP PROGRE SS FOR WEEK ENDING APR IL 24. 1983
COTTON PERCENT PLANTED
St at e Al a .
1983
2
1982 12
Aver age
36
Ari z . Ark .
75
70
74
o
5
8
Ca I If .
65
50
77
Ga.
12
23
41
La .
1
7
17
'0":'..C.......'>-i
Miss .
Mo.
N. Mex
N.C .
Ok l e ,
2
2
17
o
2
4
20
30
40
o
9
27
o
o
o
S. C.
3
18
43
Ten n.
1
5
11
Tex .
11
15
18
14 State s
18
19
27
The se 14 sta tes prod uced 99 percent of the
1982 cotton crop.
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GEORG IA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
\ Stephens Federal Bldg .
~. Suite 320 thens , Georgia 30613 hone : (404) 546- 2236
HIGHLI GHTS : Prospective Pl antings Hay StoCks Agricultural Prices
1982 Tobacco & Cotton EstiBates
Turkey Hatchery
Peach Forecast
COTTONOFF 14 PERCENT
Cot to n acr ea ge Is now ex pec ted to be 5,000 a c r e s Iess th an was e st Ima t ed i n Februa r y . Th is wi I I br i ng tota l cot ton p la nt i ngs t o 140,000 acres fo r 1983, or 14 pe rce nt less t ha n th e 163,000 a c r e crop las t year . Wet so I Is and coo I tempe r atu r es have de Iayed p la nt in g. On ly 45 pe r ce nt o f the crop i s now p Ia nted compar ed with 76 percent for th e 5year averag e fo r the same date.
PLANTING PLANS RECHECKED
The PI K program a nd weat he r prob lems have a lt e r ed crop plans on many Geor g ia farms s ince t he February 1, 1983 P lant in g Int ent ions Survey. To measure these ch a nge s , another I ntentions Survey was cond ucted by t he Georg ia Crop Reporting Ser v i ce near the end of Apr il . That survey showed f ewer acres wi t I be planted to soybeans , co rn , cotton , sorg hum and spring oats than wer e pla nned In Februa ry . There wa s no change In plant ing pl ans fo r e ith e r t o bac co or peanuts .
PEANUTS ABOVE LAST YEAR
Peanut producers again indicated Intentions to p Ia nt 495 ,000 ac r e s fo r the 1983 c r op. Th Is Is a 20 ,000 acre expans ion, or 4 percent more t han wa s p Ia nt ed Iast year . About 54 percent of the crop has been p Ianted, s light IY beh Ind las t year but wei I below the five-year average of 66 perce nt.
1983 GEORG IA PROSPECT IVE PLANT INGS
Planted Acreaaes
Ind Icated
CroDs
1981
-
-
-
1982 Tho usa nds
-
-
-
1983
Corn, All
1,600
900
800
Oats 1/
160
160
155
Cotton
180
163
140
Sorghum, All
225
200
110
Soybeans
2,300
2,700
2,300
Peanuts
Hay, All Y
570
475
495
475
500
500
Tobacco 2/-
55
50
45
Sweetootatoes
6.0
65
60
1/ Includes acreage p lante( preced Ing fa I I. 2/ Acreage harvested.
1983 as % of 1982 Percent
89
97 86 55 85 104
',
100 90 92
Agrlc:ultural Statisticl.an and Georgia Depan;.ent of Agrlculture
SORGHUM NOSE DIVES 45 PERCENT
Georgia fa r mer s have decided not t o p la nt a nother 20,000 acres of sorghu m In ad di t io n t o the 70,000 acres reducti on p lan netl I n Fe bruary. Th I s lowers I nt e nded sorg hum acrea ge t o on l y 110, 000 acres, down 45 perce nt fr om last yea r 's 200,000 ac re c rop. About 16 pe r c e nt has a l r eady been planted . La s t ya 27 percen t o f the s orgh um a crea ge wa s pla nt e , by the same dat e.
CORNPLANT INGS 11 PERCENT LOWER
Cor n pla nti ngs lost another 80 ,000 ac res from t he Februar y Inte nded ac r es . This br in gs the e xpected t ot a I co rn ac reage down to 800, 000 ac r e s , or 11 perce nt less t ha n wa s seede d la s t year . Over 91 per ce nt of t he c rop has a lr ea dy been pl a nted .
HAY ACREAGE TOEQUAL 19R2'S
Hay prod ucers rev ise d t hei r p lans down wa rd s ince Febru a ry, whe n they had Ind icated an I ncrea s e in acreag e. Pr oduc e rs now s a y the e xpect ed ac reag e wII I be the s ame as l as t yea r ' s 500, 000 ac res ha rv e s t ed. ( See Hay Stoc ks stor y on page 3 .)
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TOBACCO ST ILL DOWN 10 PERCENT
Toba cc o growe r s Ind I ca ted the s ame 10 pe rce nt reduct ion In a c r ea ge on t he May I s ur vey t ha t they had r epor t ed In Fe br ua r y . The 1983 crop i s ex pect ed to be ha r ve s ted f r om 5,000 f ewe r acres, or a total of 45, 000 acres.
STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Cor n growe rs i nt e nd t o pl a nt 58 . 8 ml I l io n ac res In 1983, down 28 pe r cent f r om t he 81 .9 mI I I Io n ac r e s p Ia nt ed I n 1982 . Soybe a n prosp ective plant ings , at 65. 8 mil li on acres are down 9 pe r ce nt f rom 1982. Sorghum p I a nt I ngs f o r a l l pur poses a re expec ted t o t ot a l 12.0 mJ Il io n ac res , down 26 pe rcent from a year e ar l ier . Barl ey a c rea ge Int entions of 10. 6 million ac res ar e up 11 pe rce nt from 1982 . Cons e r vat ion us e ac r e age for Gove rnment pr ogram s Is est ima t e d at 489 thousa nd acres , le ss t ha n 5 pe r ce nt of tota I 1983 P Iant Ing Int enr lo ns , Oat s acreage Inte nt ions of 21. 3 mil I io n ac r e s are up 50 pe rce nt from 1982. Conser vat i on use acreage f or Gove r nmen t programs Is e stimated at 8 . 96 million acres , 42 pe r c ent of a ll 1983 p la nt i ng Int e nt io ns , i ndicating 12. 3 mi Ilion a cres wi ll be avai l a ble as acreag e f or gr a in. AI I cotton p lanted area i s e xpec t ed to t otal 8.1 3 million acres , 28 pe rce nt bel ow 1982 an d 43 percent l es s t han In 1981 .
1q8~ IJN ITFn <:TAF S PROSPECT! VE PLANTINGS P lanted Acre s
Ind.
1983
Or oo
1981
1982 - Thousa nds-
1983 1/
1982 Per cen t
AI I Cor n
84 , 156
81 , 909
58, 8 12
71 . 8
AI I Sor ghum
16, 020
16, 144
12,01 0
74 . 4
Oats
13,6 56
14, 2 11
'y2 1, 299
149 . 9
Bar ley
9,748
9 ,634
~10,648
110. 5
Al l Wh eat
88,928
8 7,277
77 , 369
88.6
Wint er
65, 974
66 , 35 1
62,981
94.9
Durum
5, 876
4,350
~ 2 ,825
64 .9
Ot her Spri ng
17 , 0 78
16, 576
~ 11 ,563
69 . 8
Soybea ns
67 ,8 10
72 , 162
6 5, 8 10
9 1.2
Pea nut s
1,514.0
1, 309 . 4
1,318 . 0
100 .7
Sunflowe r s AII Cot ton
3,865 14, 330. 1
5 ,01 5 11, 339 .9
3 ,590 8 , 125. 2
71 . 6 7 1. 7
HaY2! Swe et pot at oe s
60 ,192 112.7
60, 679 116.7
60 , 739 102.4
100 .1 87 .7
Toba cco 6/
976.0
907. 8
8 12. 8
89 . 5
2! Int ended p la n t i n ~ s i n 1983 a s i nd icated by repor t s f rom f a r me r s , ex cept fo r wi nte r wheat
seed i ngs wh ic h we re pub I i she d Decembe r 22 , 1982 i n th e " Srna I I Gra i ns " r eport. 2/ Inc Iude s
8 , 956 tho us an d acr e s seed ed f or cons e r va t io n use on l y. 3/ Inc l ude s 489 t ho us a nd! acre s seeded for conser vat io n use only. ~ Inc l ude s 70 thousa nd acre!; seeded f o r cons e r vation use on ly.
5/ Incl ude s 9 1 t housan d ac res se eded fo r conservati on use only . 5/ Area harvested .
2
GEORGIA WHEAT DOWN ONE-THIRD
Wh eet producti on In Georgl ~ In 1983 wi I I amount t o on ly two-thirds o f last year's crop. A s urvey co nduc t ed abou t M~y I I nd I ca tes a cr op o f 32.2 mill Ion bush e ls c ompar ed with 48.8 mI I I I o n bushe I s I es r v eer , Acreage for her vest , at 1. 04 mil l ion, I s down 30 percent f r om l ast y ear . T he es timated ylel d , at 3 1
bushe I s pe r acre, I s down 2 bushe I s from la st year ~nd th e lowest since 1976 .
u.s. WINTER WHEAT OFF 10 PERCENT
u.s. winter w he~t prod uct i o n Is forec~st at
1.89 btl l i o n bushels. This I s 10 pe rcent l es s tha n th e record h igh 2 . 11 bl I I Ion bus he l crop I ast year . The sharp reduct i o n I n ac res f or har ves t Is per-t le l l v offset by a n I ncr ea se, of 11 percent In the ex pect ed y i el d. The r educt i o n I n areas for ha r v es t r es u l t ed lerge l y f r om neev y pe rt lei pat I o n I n 1983 f arm progr~ms. An estimated 47. 1 mill Ion acres Is ex pected t o be harves t e d f o r gre In , a 19 percen t decline from last y ear ' s 58.3 mil lion acres . Percent harvested f or qr a I n I s ex-
pec ted t o be 75 pe rcen t compared wi t h 88 percent l ast year. The Nat ional yi eld I s forecast at a record high 40.2 bushe I s per acre. Last year It was 36.1 bus he ls pe r acre.
State
WI NTER WHEAT . SELECTED STATES. 1982-1983
Area Harvested
Yi el d
1982
I nd , 1983
1, 000 Acres
1982
I nd ,
Bus hels
1983
Production
1982
I nd , 1983
1, 000 Bus he ls
Ala. Ga. Mi ss . N. C. S.C. T e nn .
U. S.
825 1,480 1, 050
600 550 935
58 .347
550 1, 040
600 480 42 0 780
47 . 058
32 .0 33.0 38.0 36 .0 36. 0 36.0
34 . 0 31.0 40.0 36.0 33.0 40.0
40.2
26,400 48,840 39,900 21,600 19,800 33,660
2.108 .246
18,700 32,240 24 , 000 17 , 280 13 , 860 31,200
1. 893 . 241
GEORGIAHAY STOCKS RECORD HIGH
Geo r g i a hay stock s , at a rec or d h i gh 300 ,000 t o ns, are 110 percent a bov e last year 's May 1 sto cks, a nd 305 perce nt above t he 1981 May s r o cks , Oi sappe ar anc e s i nce Ja nue r y 1, 1983 tot a I ed 576 , 00 0 t on s . Oi sa ppearance f o r the comparabl e period In 1982 wa s 470 , 000 t on s.
May 1 hay stocks o n U. S. f arms totaled 29 . 0
million tons , 15 perce nt above 1982 . Disap-
pearan ce fr om Janua r y 1 th r ough Apr il t otaled
79.0 mil l ion t o ns compar ed with 74. 6 mI l lion
t o ns dur I ng t he comparab I e per I o d I a st yea r.
May I stocks are 19 percent o f t he tot a I 19 82
hay producti on. By comparis on , hay stocks
we r e 18 percen t of 1981 product io n on May 1,
19 8 2 .
.._-- - ~-- _ _._._.- .... _ --- - j
: T~e Geor g 10 Fa r m Report 1I SSN- 0 74 4- 7280 ) Is
: pub l i s hod s emi- mont h l y by t he Geo rg i a Cr op,
i Re po r t i ng Se r vi ce , St e phe ns Fe doral 8ol l d l ng ,
IAt he ns , Ga . 306 13 , La r ry E. Sn i pe s , St a t l s-
l ti c l a n- In- Cha r ge . Seco nd Clas s pos t age pai d a t
IAthe ns , Ga . 5ubsc r I pt Ion fee S10 pe r ye ar
e xc ept f ree t o da t a c on t r I bur o r s , 5ubsc r I pI t lo n I n fo r mat io n a va i l ab le f r om: Geo rg i a Cr op
[ Re po r t l nq Se r vi c e , Ste phe ns Fe. de r al Bu i I ding ' l i 5 u l t e 320 , At he ns , GA. 306 15 Tel opho ne :
L '-1.Q.4..L~ ~ 6- 2 2 3 6 . .
....
_
3
A USDA study found t hat farm women a r e mor e i nvolv ed i n f armi ng t ha n most peo pl e gi ve t hem cred i t for ,
Fro m one-th ird to on e -hal f o f t he women s urveyed were i nvolved i n fie l dwo r ~ a nd ha rv e s t i ng , mak i ng maj o r f a rm purchas es . ~~ r k e t ing f a r m products . and su pe r vi s i ng h i red or f amil y labor . On l ivestoc k farms . a bout t wo- thirds of th e women contri-
buted to a n i mal c a r e, i nc lu d i ng herdi ng lives t oc k
a nd mi lk i ng da i r y c ows .
THIS PERC ENTAGE OF
.. " WERE I NVO LVED IN
37 ~ ~ THE WOME N.
.. ..
THIS FARM TASK ~
Pl owing . d i sk i nq , pl a nting , etc .
5l ~
Ha rv es t i ng c ro ps
66~
Ta ki ng care of farm a n imals
33~
Market i ng prod ucts
50 ~
Super vi s ing fa rrnwork i n f amil y
42:
Do i ng f i el dwor k without
mach inery
78~
Bo okk~eping . r ecord maintenanc e
37 ~
Making majo r purcha s es of i nput s
3 6~
Super vis i ng hire d far m wor ke rs
U.S. PRICES PAID INDEXSTEADY
The Index of Pr ices Pa id by Farmer s f or Commodities and Services, Interes t , Taxe s and Farm Wage Rates for Ap r il wa s 159 pe r cent of It s 1977 ba se . The Index wa s unchanged from March as highe r pr Ic es fo r f e eds and f ue I s
wer e offset by lowe r pr Ices f or fe eder livestock and motor supp II es. Compared t o Apr II 1982, t he Index wa s up 4 points (2.6 per c ent).
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U S. PRICES RECE IVED INDEXUP 3 POINTS
The Apr I I Index of Pr Ices Rece Ived by Farmer s
Inc reased 3 point s (2. 2 pe r ce nt ) f rom March t o 137 percent of I t s January- December 1977
av e r a ge . Contributing most t o t he Increa se
sI nce March were h i gher pr ices for cattl e , corn, or a nge s , I ettuce an d pota t oes . Lower pr ic es f or hogs , t omato es , st r awbe rri es , mi l k and a pp les were parti all y offsett ing. The I ndex wa s 2 po I nts (1.5 perce nt ) a bove a year
ago.
Commod ltv Da iry Feed 16% DaIry Feed, 18% Dairy Conct. 32%
Hog Fe ed 14%-18% Hog Conct. 38%-42%
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS APRI L 15 1983 WI TH COMPAR ISONS
Pr ic e
Georoi a
United States
pe r
Apr . 15, Mar. 15, Apr . 15, Apr. 15, Mar . 15, Apr . 15,
Unit S/Ton
1982 180 . 00
1983 178. 00
1983 184 . 00
1982 179 . 00
1983 175. 00
1983 182 . 00
S/To n
177 .00
186 . 00
190. 00
19 1.00
184. 00
194 . 00
S/T on
225. 00
225.00
235. 00
268.00
264. 00
272 . 00
S/Cwt .
11.00
11. 00
11.50
10 . 50
10.30
11.00
S/Cwt.
14.50
14.50
15. 50
15. 00
14.90
15.50
Beef Cattle Conct.
32%-36%
$/ Cwt.
Cottonseed Mea l 41% $/Cwt .
Soybe an Mea l 44%
$/C wt .
Bran
S/Cwt.
Mid d l ing s
$/Cwt .
11.50 13.50 13 .50 11. 50 9. 30
12 . 0 0 13. 00 13 .50 11.00 8. 90
12.50 13. 50 14.00 11. 00 9. 70
11.50 13.60 13. 80 9. 93 9. 47
11. 70 13.60 13. 20 9.73 9. 29
12.00 13 . 80 13 . 6 0 9.83 9.40
Cor n Mea I
$/Cwt.
8.60
8 . 20
8. 90
7. 55
7. 42
7. 88
Bro i I er Grower
SlT on
200.00
195.00
197. 00
2 15.00
2 10. 00
215.00
Lay I ng Feed
S/Ton
191. 00
175. 00
175. 00
191.00
18 9 . 0 0
198 . 00
Ch ick Start e r
S/T on
205. 00
193 .00
200. 00
214 .00
212 . 00
2 19. 00
Bro i I er- Feed
Ratio 11
Lbs.
2. 4
2.5
2.4
2.5
2 .4
2.3
Hog-Corn Rat i0 1.1 Bu.
18. 0
15. 9
13 .5
20.1
18. 6
15 . 8
Mi lk - Feed Rat io 31 Lbs .
1.59
1.62
1. 55
1. 50
1. 55
1.48
Eoo-Feed Ratio 41' Lbs
69
8.5
77
66
62
58
II Pounds of broiler grower equa l In va l ue to 1 l b. broiler live weight . 21 Bushe ls of cor n -;qual In value to 100 l bs , of hog live we ight . 31 Pounds of 16% da ir y f e~ equal in va l ue t o I b. wh ole milk. ~ Pounds of lay in g f e ed equa l i n va lue to 1 dozen eggs .
1977=100 Georgi a
INDEX NUMBERS- -GEORG IA AND UNI TED STATES
Ma r . 1982
Apr. 1982
Ma r . 1983
Pr ic es Received
AI I Commod Iti e s
125
122
126*
Cr ops
124
125
127*
Li vestoc k & Produc t s
125
119
125*
Un it ed States
Pr ice s Rece iv ed
133
13 5
134*
Pr ices Pai d 11
155
155
159
Ratio 21
86
87
84
i f Mid -mont h i nde x i nclU d ing inter es t, taxes and f arm wage rates . 21 Rati o of
Index of Prices Pa id, I nt er est, Taxes a nd Fa r m Wa ge Rates. * Rev Ised.
Apr . 1983
124 130 120
137 159 86 Inde x Rece iv ed to
4
GEORG IA PR ICES RECEI VED
Aver a ge prices r eceived by Georg ia far mers for most live s tock Items were be l ow t he prev ious mont h, whi l e mos t crop c ommod iti es Increased . Prices fo r hogs , catt le , calve s , mi lk, broil ers an d egg s fe ll be low last mont h, howeve r , ca ttl e, ca lves and eggs were a bove a year ago. Prices for cor n, co tton and soybeans Inc r ea s ed from last monTh with on ly soybeans sh owing a drop In pr ic e f r om l ast year. The Geor g ia Pr ices Rece i ve d Ai l-Commod ity Index for Apri l was 124 per ce nt of the 1977 a verage, 2 point s be low la st mo nth but 2 point s ab ove a yea r
a90
CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX
The March 1983 unadjusTed Consu mer Pr ice Inde x
for al I ur ban consume r s (CPI-U) at 293. 4 (1967 =100) wa s up . 1 percent f rom Februa ry a nd 3.6 percent a bove Ma r c h 1982. On a seasonally adj usted bas i s , the OPI-U r egi s t e r ed a . 1 per cent in crease In March . The food and be verages Inde x wa s up . 6 pe r ce nt . Fr ui t and vegeta ble pri ces r ose s har ply following the r ainstorms In Ca l i fornia and Florida wh ic h r educed supp I Ies , The med Ica I care componenT f o r Ma r ch Increased . 5 percent. The e nt e r ta Inme nt index a nd the other good s a nd serv ic e s Index we re up . 3 perc ent each. The hous Ing compo ne nt an d the appare I a nd upkeep c omponent were each down .1 percent . The tra ns portati o n Index was unchanged f rom Febr ua ry as l ower cos t s for fu el a nd fin ancing were offs e t by h ighe r pr Ic es for cars an d in s urance .
PRICES RECE IVED BY FARMERS APRI L 15 1983 WI TH COMPARISONS
Pr ice
Georg i a
Un ited States
Commod ltv Wint e r Whea t
Oats
per Unit $/Bu .
$/ Bu.
Apr. 1982
*
-
Mar. 1983
*
-
Aor , 15 1983 *
-
Aor . 1982 3. 66
1.99
Mar 1983 3.71
1.48
Aor 15 1983 3. 80
1.49
Co rn
$/Bu.
2.89
3.11
3 . 46
2. 55
2. 71
3. 00
Cot t on
t/Lb.
57.1
58.2
1/60.1
54.3
59.9
1/58 . 8
Soy beans
Sweetpota toes
All Mil
Ha y , k Cows
ba l ed , 4/ 5/
-2/
$/Bu. $/Cwt. $/ Ton $/Head
6. 37
-
-
1,120.00
5.90
-2/8
.50
-
-
6. 24 8.50
-
1,060 . 00
6. 17 18 . 90 73.30 1,1 10.00
5.82 2/ 8. 52
70. 50
-
6.04 9 .18 75.30 1, 060 . 00
Hog s
$/Cwt.
52. 00
49.50
46 .60
51. 20
50. 40
47. 40
Sows
$ / '2w 7 .
47 . 4 0
45. 70
43 . 60
48 . 00
47. 40
44 .20
Barrow s & Gil ts
$/Cwt .
52. 90
50.10
47 .00
51 . 6 0
50. 80
47.70
Bee f Catt le , 6/
$/Cwt .
47. 80
52.40
51. 70
60. 10 59. 70
61 .90
Cows 7/
$/Cwt .
40. 20
4 1.20
41 .30
40 . 3 0
42 .7 0
43. 10
Steers & Hei fers
$/Cwt .
53. 70
59. 10
58.70
64 . 50 63 . 10
65.60
Calve s
$/C wt .
55.00
61 .50
60. 60
62.10
68 .4 0
67 .20
All Mil k
Tur ke ys 3.!
$/ Cwt. t /L b.
14.30
-
14.40
-
-3/
14.
-
30
13. 40 34 .2
13. 60 33 .0
3/13.50 32. 1
Chi cke ns
Exc I . Br oi Ie rs
Com I Eg g s ,
I Bro i Iers AII 9/
-8/
t/Lb . t/Lb . t /Doz .
10.0 24.0 66.5
-2/1244
.5 .5
2/74 .8
12 . 5
-3/2647..
0 5
-
26 . 5
62 .9
-
25. 4 2/58 .2
-
-3/ 2 4 . 7 57 .1
Table Ha t chlnq
t/Doz . t/Doz.
57.0 2 / 66. 3 100 .0 2/ 105.0
54.8 110. 0
57.9
-
-2
/
52.
-
1
50.8
-
1/ First ha lf of month . 2/ Mid -mont h pri c e . 3/ Entire month . 4/ Animals so l d for dairy herd
r ep laceme nt on ly. 5/ Pr ices esti mated quarterly. 6/ "Cows" a nd-"s t eer s and heifers" combi ned
wi t h a I lowance where nec es sary fo r s lau ghter bu I Is .- 7/ Inc Iudes da Iry cows so Id f or s lau ghter. ~ Ll veweigh t eq ui va le nt pr ice fo r Georgia. 9/ Ave r agje of al I eggs so ld by far me rs i nc lud i ng
hatch ing eggs so ld at re tai l. *Insufflclent sales.
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Dollars per bu.
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1982
1983
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GFR-83-Vo Iume 11
FARMER NOW GETS
34', OF FOOD DOLLAR
In 1982, the farmer got 34t of every co t lar spent on food for athome consumpt Ion. The market I ng b I I I c I a I mad 66t ; th Is b I I I Is br oke n Into 4 components -- processing, transportation, reta l ling, and wh o le s a l i ng . The components and farmer's share are shown below.
COMPONENTS Of THE fOOD DOLLAR SPENT fOR AT-HOME CONSUMPTION
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19 8 0
1981
1982
19 83
19R2 GEORGIA TOBACCOCROP DOWN
The 1982 Georg i a t o bac co c rop a t 105,500 , 000 poun ds is 13 per ce nt be lo w 1981 ' s 121, 000 ,000 pound crop. Acres har ves ted for 1982 was e sti mate d at 50,000 ac res, 5,000 acres below the previous year. Yie ld a t 2, 11 0 pounds pe r a cre was down 90 pounds per ac re f r om the 2,200 pou nds recorded In 1981.
us lqR2 TOBACCO PROnUCTI ONDOWN
Pr oduc t io n o f a l I t obacco In the United St at es i n 1982 t ot a led 1. 98 bl I l io n poun ds, 4 percent be lo w 198 1. Mos t o f th e dec r eas e was cau s ed by a sma I le r flu e-cured crop. Area harves t e d, a t 908 thousan d acr es , fe l I t o 7 percent below acres harvested In 1981. Yie ld ave raged 2,1 83 pounds, a r ecor d high, and was 69 pounds a bove 198 1.
6
1982 GEORGIA COTTONPRODUCTION UP
Cotto n prod uct ion at 235, 000 bal es (480 pounds
net we ight ) Is 48 percent hI ghe r th an the
a1c59r~0s00ha
bales pr oduc rves ted are
ed 10
In 1981 . The 158 , 000 percen t lowe r than for
t he 1981 c r op . Yie l d per ac re ave r age d a
record h ig h 7 14 pounds , 278 pounds per a c re
a bove 198 1.
1982 COTTONESTIMATES REV ISED
UnIted States cotton product io n tota led 12.0 mi l li on ba l es In 1982 , 23 pe rce nt les s t han In 1981 but 8 percent more than t he 1980 pr oduction. Up la nd cotton acc ounted f or 11. 9 mi l l io n ba les and Ameri ca n- P ima cotton 98. 7 thousand ba les . The U.S . y ie l d per hllrvested acre of a II cott on wa s a r ecor d h igh 593 pounds . Ni ne stat es i n t he De lta an d Southeast es ta bl ished new record high y i el ds r esulting ma Inly f r om ve, y heav y bol Iwelg ht s.
TURKEYEGGS ININCUBATORS MAY 1) US
Turkey eggs i n Inc ubators on May I , 1983 ,
tota led 26 .7 mi Ilion, 2 pe r cen t below t he 27 . 4 mil l io n a yea r ago. Hea vy breed eggs se t we r e 2 perce nt be lo w May 1, 1982 , a nd I Ight br eed eggs set were 14 pe rcent bel ow last year .
POULTS PLACEDDURINGAPRI L) U.S.
Tur ke y hat c he r i es , durin g Apr l I, p lac ed a tot a l of 19 . 8 mi l lIon pou lt s In t he UnI ted St at es . Hea vy br eed s , a t 19. 1 mi l l ion, accounted f or 97 pe r ce nt a nd t he r emaIn Ing 3 percent we r e lig ht br eed s .
Geogr aphi c Divi s ion
A
Eggs In
Incuba to r s
Hatch ed Duri ng
Apr I I
Pl ace d Dur Ing
Apr! I 31
Thousands
Perce nt
Thous an ds
N. Atl a ntic
8 50
824
97
575
6 36
E. N. Central
3,620
2 , 922
81
2 ,811
2, 17 1
W. N. Cent r a l
9 , 472
9 ,5 12
100
7,7 13
7, 2 16
S. At la nt ic
5, 668
6,404
113
4,376
4 ,53 7
S. Centra l
2,3 55
2,318
98
1,761
1, 820
West
5,428
4 ,768
88
4 , 089
3,37 1
U.S.
27 , 393 26 ,748
1/ Incl udes 26,394 heavy a nd 999 ligh t breeds .
98
21 ,32 5
19, 751
11 Inc ludes 25, 892 he avy and 856 l ight breed s .
3/ Excludes expo rted pou lts . P la c ed est ima t es shou ld not be use d t o me as ur e chang e fr om prev io us
year .
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* NOTE : This is t he fi r st rel ease of es t ima t es from a separat e r e port conta i n i ng monthly t ur ke y*
* hatchery production i n t he United States. Th i s r e por t is sc hedul ed f or r e l eas e on the *
* fol lowing dates duri ng the r emaind e r of 1983 ; June 13, J ul y 11, Augus t 12, Se pt em ber 13, *
* Oct o ber 13, November 10, a nd December 12.
*
*
* Esti mates from th is r e po r t wi I I be pub l i shed in Geo r g ia Fa r m Reports th at immed i ate ly fo l low
*
*
* t he above sc hedu l e. The data sh own in t he Monthl y Turkey Hatchery Pr oducti o n r eport wi I I con- *
* t inu e to be car r ied i n the Eggs , Ch Ick ens a nd Tur keys r eport to be issued abo ut the 22nd of *
* e ac h mon t h.
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For the second cons ecutive year , Apri l fr eez e s have si gnifi can t ly red uced Georg i a' s peach c r o p. Th Is year I s crop I s expected to tota I on Iy 90 mil I io n pounds , 25 pe rcent I ess tha n t he freeze-dam aged 1982 crop . Most of the los s was in northern and e as t -ce nt r a l Georgi a , but other ar eas su f fe red s ome r educt ion, as weI I.
The ve ry coo I an d wet weat her dur i ng Apr I lis ca us Ing the crop to mature I at e r tha n nor ma I The fi r s t comrne rc I a I ha r vest I s exp ec ted I n s out h Georg I a the weel< of Ma y 15th .
9 SOUTHERN STATES PEACH CROP OFF 21%
The f i rs t f orec as t f o r the 1983 n ine so ut he r n s tates pea ch c rop is p lac ed a t 325 mill Io n
pounds , 21 pe rce nt below las t year and 55 percent be low the 1981 crop. Mid-Apr I I f reezes hit the Car o I Inas to AIabame , Exte ns i ve damage was done In th e Caroli nas , nort hern and ce nt r a l Georgia and nor t he r n Ala bama . Oklahoma and Texas peac h crops a re gen era ll y fa ir t o good.
PEACH PRODUCTION
. St a te
1981
SOUTHERN STATES 1981- 1983
Tot~ 1 Pr oduct ion 1
1982
I nd 1983
Mi Ili on Pounds
Ala. Ark. Ga. La.
Mi ss .
N.C. Okl e , S.C. Tex .
22 .0 37.0 140 . 0
6.0 3.0 40 . 0 13.0 430 .0 34 .0
15.0 32.0 120 .0
5. 0 3 .5 2.0 9.0 210.0 16.0
14 . 0 30 .0 90 .0
7.0 3.0 7. 0 9. 0 140.0 25.0
9 Southern
S t~tes
725 .0
412. 5
325.0
1/ Includes unharvested prod uction and har~ested not so ld (mil li on pounds ) 9 Sout hern
S t~tes, 1981- 33.1 , 1982-24 . 0.
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Q[?? i itT REG EI'E D
Ma y 27, 1983 GFR-83-Volu me 12
.Mil- f~ P? 2 :!.. 2.005
GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SE RV ICE
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens , Georgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546-2236
HIGHLI GHTS
Poultry SUlWlIary Laye r s & Egg Production Livestock Slaughter Cattle on Feed
DOCUM ENT S UGA LIBRARIES
Milk Production (Monthly) Bilk Production, Dispos i t ion & Income
Cold Stor a ge Livestock Cash Receipts 'Fa nn Real Estat e Values
GEORGIA BROILER HATCH DOWN
The April hatch of br oiler type chicks, at 55 .1 mi II ion, was 5 percent less than last month but 1 percent more than a year ear I i er ,
u s BROILER HATCH DOWN
The Apri i hatch of broiler type chicks, at 389 mil I ion, was 2 percent Iess th an Iast month but 1 percent above a year ear l ier.
POUlTRY HATCHING AND PI ACEMENT--APRIL 1983
During
%of
%of
Item
Apr il
March
Apr I I
year
Jan. thru Apr I I
year
1982
1983
1983
ago
- - Thousands - -
1982
1983
ago
- - Thousands- -
Pul let Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Bro i I er Type
3,476
2 ,965
:y3 , 143 2/ 90
13,148 :Y 12 , 0 58 2/92
Egg Type
428
188
349
82
1,154
924
80
Chicks Hatched
Bro i I er Type
Georgia
54,834
57,874
55, 109
101
215,200
219,204 102
United States
385,801
398,894
389,166
101
1,485,706 1,518,472 102
Egg Type
Georgia
4,036
1,572
1,852
46
14,311
7,338
51
United States
46,626
39,179
37,208
80
163,911
142,500
87
Turkeys
Poults Placed
U.S. 3/
18,958
19,751
108,904
2! Reported by leading breeders, includes expected pul let replacements from eggs sold during
the preced i ng month at the rate of 125 pu I let ch ick s per 30 dozen case of eq qs , Jj Apr i I data
includes additional breeders not previously surveyed. l ! Turkey poults placed Sept em be r 1982-
Apri I 1983.
Agrf.cultural Statisti.cian and Georgia Depar~i: of Agriculture
GFR-83-12
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ APRIL 1983
During
%of
Item
April
March
Apr II
year
Jan. thru Apr J I
1982
1983 Thousands
1983
ago
1982
1983
- - Thousands- -
Young Chickens
Georgia
50,387
52,534
53,122
196,576
200,732
United States
338,728
362,592
356,475
105
1,319,326 1,359,738
Mature Chickens
LIght Type U.S.
16,141
15,465
1 ,625
91
57,682
56,454
Heavy Type U.S.
3,140
3,146
2,886
92
12,279
12,192
Total U.S.
19,281
18,611
1] ,511
91
69 ,961
68,646
Total AI I Types,Ga. 3,478
4,157
3,755 - - ..' ....
12,831
14,956
Percent Condemned
Young Chickens
Georgia
1.5
94
2/1.5
l
!Un
Ited States Federally Inspected
slaughter
data
1.6 as collected
by Meat
100 and
Poultry
Inspection
2/1 .6 Program .
Current month data estimated by Market New s Service. 2/ January-March 1983 condemnations.
f, of year ago
102 103
98 99 98 117
88 94
U. S. BRO ILER PRtW:TI~ & PR ICE PER LB.
Head (Million) 4500
196:J-1982
Cents per Pound 45
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.';~; \ i ce , Staph"ns Foder a t BUII~ l ng, M h"n., G8. 30613, lar rv l. Snipes, Statldlclon In Cha rge.
Sgcu nd c tess postag.. pa id er Athons , GA. Subscription fee l10 per V-- except fr_ to data
con t ri but or s . SUbscrlptl~ i nf er...tl on avell abl. fr...: G.orgla Crop Raport11lliJ s.-vlc:e.
StailOe n ~ f,,""ral Bul ldl
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GA. LAYER AND EGG PRODUCT IONDOWN
Geo r g I a 1 s l ay I ng floc ks pr od uc ed 395 mII I Ion egg s dur I ng Apr I I 1983 , 6 percen t I ess than produc ed dur I ng Mar c h 1983 . Pr oduc t I on c ons i st of 296 million t a b le o r c ommer c i al t ype eggs and 99 mil l ion hatc h i ng eggs.
The ave r age number of l ay ers I n Georgi a du r in g Apr I I 1983 was 19 .6 , 1 pe r ce nt I es s t han t he pre v i o us month 's avera ge . Th e 19 .6 mi l l I on co ns is t ed o f a bout 14 . 4 mil li o n f o r ta bl e eggs and 5 .2 mill i o n laye r s f o r hatc h i ng egg s .
Eg9s l a i d per 100 l ay e r s dur i ng April averaged 2,016 compared t o 2 ,1 26 fo r Ma r c h 1983 .
U. S. EGG PRODUCTIONAND LAYERNUMBERS DOv/N
The Nat ion ' s l ay i ng flocks pr oduce d 5 . 59 bi ll i on eg gs duri ng April 1983 . Pr od uct ion i nc l ud ed abo ut 5 .00 b l l l i o n f o r t a b le o r comme r c i a l type eggs and 593 mil I i on fo r ha t c h I ng eggs. T he to ta I number of I a ye r s d ur I ng Apr I I ave r age d 2 74 mi l I i o n . The 274 mI I I Ion I ay ers co ns I sted o f 242 mI I I I o n I ay e r s f o r ta b l e eggs a nd 3 1. 4 mi l l i o n l ay er s f o r hatc h i ng ty pe eggs . Apr I I egg pr od uc t I on pe r 100 I ay e r s fo r t he tot a I I ay I ng flock was 2,042 eggs .
A I I l ayer s on May 1, 1983 , tot a I ed 2 72 mi II i on, abou t 2 pe r c ent fe wer t han the 276 mil l io n on Apr i l 1, 1983 . The 2 72 mi ll ion l ayers co nsi sted o f 240 mi l li o n f o r t abl e egg s and 31 .2 mI I I i on I ay e r s f or ha tc he r y t yp e eg gs. Rate o f I ay on r~a y 1 f o r a I I I ay ers av e ra ged 67 . 3 eggs per 100 I ay er s, compared wi t h 68 .7 o n Apr i I 1, 1983 .
N U~1BE R OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCT I ON 1/ , APR I L 1983
No. Layers on
Eggs Per 100
Hand -Apr I I
Laye r s - Apr i I
1983
19 83
T hou sand s
Numbe r
Geo r g i a
Hatching
5 , 245
1, 887
Oth e r
14,34 6
2 , 06 4
Tota l Ga .
19, 59 1
2 , 016
Total U.S.
27 3 , 8 15
1/ No co mparab l e f igu res avai l a ble f o r 1982 .
2,042
Tot a l Eggs Pr oduc ed Our I ng Apr i I 19 8 3 Mi I I i o ns
99 296 395 5,592
I t em
Ch I cke ns Egg Ty pe Bro il e r Typ e
Turkeys
EGGS I N INCUBATOR S, MAY 1, UNI TED STATES
198 2
1983
- - Thou sands - -
43 ,8 56 32 5, 022
27 ,393
33,316 319 ,265
26,748
3
%o f Year Ago
76 98 98
GA. RED MEAT PRODUCTI ONDOWN
Geo r gi a red meat production totaled 40.0 mi llion po unds during Apr i l 1983 , do wn 3 perc ent from March 1983. Th e Jan uar y - March 1983 red meat production o f 111 . 3 million
pounds was s l I qh t l y l ess th an the 1 11.5 mil-
I i on poun ds produ c ed dur ing the c omparable per iod of 19 82 .
GFR- 83 - 12
US. RED MEAT PRODlICTION
Commer c i a l red meat production In t he Uni t ed Sta t es f or April 1983 t otaled 3. 04 billion pou nds. Ja nua ry - Marc h r ed meat production, a t 9.2 1 b I I I I o n pounds was down 1 percent from t he co mpa r able period I n 1982. Commer c i a l red meat pr oducti o n In c l ude s s la ught e r In Federall y In spected an d o th e r p l ant s , but exc l udes anima l s s l aughtered on farms .
The number of ca ttle sl aug htered by commerci a l pl ants in Geor gia d ur ing Apr i I was 18 , 100 head , a dec l ine o f 500 head f rom t he pr ev l o us month. Ca I ve s slau ghte r ed I n Apr I I t ota I ed 1, 300 he ad , down 6 00 head f rom t he Ma rc h 19 83 sla ughter.
Beef producti on du ring Aprl I tot al ed 1.73 b i l l i o n pound s . To t a l head k i l l e d was 2.76 mi llion and I l v ewe i gh t av e r age d 1, 06 8 pound s per head .
Ve a I produc t I on was 32 mi l I I o n pounds. Ca I f s l au ght e r o f 224 t ho us an d h ead ave raged 244 pounds I l vewe i gh t .
T her e were 185, 000 ho gs slau ghtered i n Geo r g i a ' s c ommer c i a l plants dur i ng Apr l I 19 83 . T h is amoun t ed t o 4,000 hea d l ess than were s l aug ht ered during t he pre vi ou s month .
Po rk prod uc t i o n tota l ed 1. 25 b ill i on pounds . Ho g k l l l tot a I ed 7 .22 mi l I i on head. Ave ra ge I I vewe l gh t for the mont h was 243 pounds .
Lamb and mutton p r od uc t i o n was 30 mi l I ion pound s. Head k I I I of 523 tho u sand a ver ag e d 115 pou nds I i v ewei ght.
GEORG IA ANP UN ITED STATES L IVESTOCK SLAUGH TER 11
Head
Ave r age
Tot a l
Speci es
Sl aughte r ed
L i vewe l ght
Livewe ight
Apr i I
Jan . -I~arch
Apr I I
Apr i l
Ja n . - Ma r c h
19 83
19 82
1983
19 83
1983
1982
198 3
1,0 00 Head
Poun ds
1,000 Poun ds - -
Geor q l a
Catt l e
18 . 1
5 1.0
50 .9
9 16
16, 58 5 46 ,94 7 46 ,467
Ca lve s
1. 3
8.4
4 .1
333
429
1, 7 10
1,427
Hog s
185 . 0
525 .9
5 13 . 2
23 2
4 2 , 9 58 120 , 7 16 1 18, 9 53
She ep & Lambs
1
1
5
9
Un ited State s
~1 i I I i o n Head
Pound s
Mi l I i o n Pound s - -
Catt le
2 .8
8.7
8.7
1, 068
2 , 944 .1 9 , 3 19 . 5 9 , 43 0 .5
Ca l v e s
.2
.8
.7
2 44
54.7
179 .0
174 . 8
Hogs
7. 2
2 1.7
20 .2
2 43
1,751 . 8 5 ,2 15 . 0 4, 883.4
Shee p & Lambs
.5
1. 6
1.6
1 15
60 .3
180.4
186. 1
11 I nc l udes s l aughter under Fed era l I nspe ct ion and o ther comme r cl a I sl aught er, exc ludes f arm
sl aught er .
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COMMERCIA L REP MEAT AND LARD PRODUCT ION: UNI TED STATES WITH COMPAR ISONS 11
Apr I I
Ja nua r y - Mar ch 21
19 83
1982
19 83
Mi l l i o n Po unds
Mi l I I o n Pounds
Bee f
1, 726
5 , 45 5
5 , 52 5
Ve a l
32
10 7
103
Pork
Lamb & Mut ton
1,2 50 30
3, 693 90
3 ,483 93
To t al Red Meat
3 , 038
9, 345
9, 205
Lard 3/
81
24 1
225
J! Based on pac kers d ress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on
unrounded data. 3/ Prel imin ar y l ar d product i o n i nc l udes rend ered pork fat .
4
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 2 PERCENT
Catt I e and ca I v es on fe ed May
for the
s lau gh ter marke t In t he 7 states pr epa ring
month l y estimates t otal ed 7 . 22 million head ,
up 2 pe r cen t from a year ag o and 3 pe rcent
mo re than May I, 1981 .
Mar ketings of fed ca ttle dur ing Apr il t otaled
1. 47 mill i o n , a 4 percent In crease from la st year and 6 pe rcent above Apri l t wo yea rs ago.
Placements of cat t le and calv es o n fe ed i n t he
9 7 states durin g Apr i l t otal ed 1.57 ml i l i o n
vi rtua I I Y the s ame as I ast year but down
percent f r om Apr I I 1981. Net placements of 1. 4 2 mi llion fo r April are o f f 2 percent from last y ear an d off 10 percen t from 1981.
CATT LE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETED , AND OTHER D I SAPPEARANCE,
7 STATES, APRIL 1 TO MAY 1
1983 as % of
I t em
1982 1 ,000 Head
19 83
1982
On Feed April 1 1/
7, 024
7,268
103
P l ac ed on Feed du r ing Apr i l
1,56 5
1, 566
100
Fed Catt l e Market ed dur In g Apr i l
1, 41 4
1, 470
104
Ot her Di sa ppear a nce during April 2/
109
143
131
On Feed May 1 1/
7,066
7 ,221
10 2
1/ Catt le and ca l ves on f ee d are an i mal s f o r s l aug hte r ma rket bei ng fed a f ul I r at io n of gr a i n
or ot her co ncentrat es and are ex pec t ed t o produce a car cas s th at wl l I gr ade good o r bet te r .
~ I nc l ude s death losses , movement from f eedl ot s to pa st ures a nd sh i pments t o ot her f e edl ot s f o r
f urt he r feedin g .
en APR IL ~lILK PRODUCTI ON DOVJN IN GEORGIA APRIL lJ~j ITED STATES MILK PRODI ON
Georg i a' s da iry he r ds pr od uc ed 130 ml I I ion pound s o f mI I k dur I ng Apr i I 1983 , 4 per cent I e ss tha n the pre v i ous month . January -Ma r ch 19 83 mil k prod uc tion t o t a l ed 38 0 million poun ds , s l i ght l y l ess tha n t he 38 1 mi ll i on po unds d ur i ng t he compa ra bl e peri od a year ag o.
Mj I k c o ws on Geo r9 i 3 ' s d a l ~ y farm s du r l no Apri I a ve rage d 129 , 000 head, unch a nged f r om th e pr ev ious month .
Milk produc t ion a ve r ag ed 1,005 po und s per cow i n Apr i i, 40 pou nds I ess t han dur I ng March 19 83 .
~' i1k producti on during Apr i l 1983 totaled 11 .9 b l Ilion pounds . Compar at i ve da ta for 1982 ar e not a va i l ab l e by month but wil l be pub li she d o n a qua rt erly bas is in th e Ju l y 19 83, Octo be r 198 3 and Ja nua ry 19 84 I s sues of MI I k Prod uc ti on .
Accumul at ed mil k produ c t i on dur ing t he f ir s t fo ur morrt hs o f 1983 t o ta led 45 . 9 b i l li o n po unds , up 4 per c ent t rom the same pe r l od In 1981 . Fo r comparison , t he 198 3 fi r st quarter
produ c tio n was 2 pe r c ent a bo ve t he sa me per i od I n 19 82.
Product i on pe r co w av er aged 1,078 poun ds dur I ng Apr I I 1983 , 17 po unds more t han Apr I I 19 8 1 .
The t o t a I number o f ml I k cow s a vera ged 11.1 mI II Ion head dur I ng Apr II , down 3 , 000 hea d f rom I ast mo nth and 2 pe r cen t abo ve Apr I I 1981.
I t em
Mi l k Cows MI I k pe r Cow MI I k Product ion
DAIR Y PRODUCT ION, APRIL 1982-1983
Georg ia
Unit
Apri l
Jan .-March
Thous . Head
1983 129
1982 131
1983 129
Pounds
1,005
2,91 5 2,940
MI I . Lbs ,
130
381
380
5
Un ited States
Apr I I
Ja n . - March
1983 11 , 06 7
1982
1983
11 , 02 1 11,059
1,078
3,016 3 ,070
11,555
33 ,235 33 , 9 55
1982 CASHRECE IPTS FORGEORGI A MILK DECLI NES
Georg i a ' s annual mi lk produ ction totaled 1, 4 12 million po und s du ring 19 82 , 16 mill ion po un ds above th e 198 1 pr od uc ti o n . T he a ver age nu mber o f mil k cows on Geo rgi a f a rms wa s 13 1, 000 d u r i ng 198 2. This was 1, 000 hea d a bov e t he 19 8 1 I nv ento r y. Mil k prod uct Ion pe r cow I n 1982 a ve r age d 10, 779 pound s , compared to 10 , 738 poun ds In 198 1.
Ca s h r ece ipt s fr om marke ti ngs of a ll mi l k by
Georgi a f a r mer s to ta l ed $200 . 9 mil li on in
1982 , 1 perc en t I e ss th a n 19 8 1. La rg e r mar-
ke ti ng s of mi l k dur ing 1982 most l y o ff se t t he
3 0 c en t ( per cwt.J red uction In produ c e r
pr i ce .
Pr odu ce r s r ece ived an a verage of
$ 14 . 40 pe r h undred po un ds of milk sol d du r i ng
198 2 .
RECORDHIGH U. S. MILK CASHRECEI PTS
A rec or d h i gh 136 b i ll ion po und s o f mi I k was p r od uced d uri ng 19 82 , 2 pe r c e nt more th an t he or e v i ou s r ec o r d o utput estab I I shed dur i ng 198 1. T h I s re cord pr od uc t i on was th e resu I t
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o f a new r e c o rd hi gh In th e out put per cow o f 12 , 3 16 pound s , 139 pounds more tha n 19 8 1 . The an nua I a ver age numbe r of cow s wa s 1 1. 0 mil lio n he ad, 1 percent above th e 198 1 a ve r ag e of 10 . 9 mi I l i o n he ad .
Ca s h r ec e i pt s f r om mar ket i ng s o f mil k and crea m dur I ng 1982 we r e a I so at a new r ecord hi gh of $18 . 3 bi l lion, 1 percent a bov e 1981. La r ge r ma r ke t i ng s more t ha n o ff s e t t he 18 ce nt per hundred we ight r ed uc ti o n I n pr odu cer pr ic e. Pr oducer ret urns aver a ge d $13.69 pe r h und r ed po unds of mi l k so l d . Marke ti ngs t otale d 133 bl I l i o n pou nds mi Ik eq u ! v a l en t , 2 per c e nt a bo ve th e 198 1 uti I l z a t l o n , Marke t i ng s in c I ud e who I e mi l k an d prod uc er - se par ated c r eam so l d to p l ants and deal ers as wel l as mil k so ld d ir ectl y t o consu me r s .
An es t ima t e d 2 . 35 bI l l ion po und s o f mIl k we re us ed on fa r ms where pr od uc ed, 2 perc e nt mor e than 1981 . Ca I ves wer e f ed 6 4 pe rc e nt o f the total wi t h t he rema i nde r co n s umed in pr od ucer s hou s eh olds as fl ui d mil k , cr ea m a nd but t e r .
I tem No. Mi l k Cows o n Fa rms Mi I k Prod uct i o n per Cow Tota l Milk Prod uct i o n Ca s h Rece I pts
elu e of ~om~ Co ns umpt i o n
Gr os s I nc eme
MI LK PRODUCT ION AND INCOME, 19 8 1- 19 82 GEf f i G I A
Un i t T ho us . Head
198 1 130
1982 13 1
Po un d s
10, 738
10 ,779
Mt I . Lbs ,
1, 39 6
1,412
Mi l . Do I s .
20 2.3
200 . 9
;1I I . 0 0 15 ,
1. 3
1, 0
MI I . Do Is ,
203.6
20 1. 9
UNITED STATES
1981 10 , 92 3
19 82 1 1,026
12 ,1 77
12 , 316
133, 0 13
135 ,7 9 5
18 , 127 . 6
18 , 274 .1
124 . 0
1 16 . 5
18 , 251 . 6
18 , 39 0.7
ANN UAL QU ANT I TY AND VALUE OF GRA I N AND OTHER CONCEN TRATES FED TO MILK COWS,
GEORGI A AND U. S. , 1981 AND 19 82 1/
Annu a l Ave r ag e
Ann ual Aver age
Val ue o f
Fe ed Valu e
St a te and Yea r
Annua l Quant i t y Fed t o Mi l k Cows
Feed per
pe r Cw r ,
Tota l 1, 000
pe r Cow
Per Cwt . o f Mi l k Pound s
Cwt .
of MI I k - Dol l ars -
To ns
GEORGI A
19 82
396
6,040
56
8. 34
4. 67
198 1
4 12
6 ,340
59
9 . 26
5.46
UN ITED STATES
1982
29 ,6 52
5 ,380
43. 7
7. 45
3 . 26
1981
28 ,5 13
5 ,220
42.9
8 . 02
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3 .44
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u.s . COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Pub I Icat Ion of the CoId Storage Report has been re I nstated on a month Iy bas Is for 1983. ComparatIve data wIt h 1982 are not avaIlable for the months of Apr! I , May, July, August, October and November.
FROZEN BONELESS BEEF COLD STORAGE STOCKS, 48 STATES 1977-1983
Mi II Ions 500
400
Tota I red meats I n f reezers on Apr I I 30 , 1983 Inc reased 4 percent from March 1983. Frozen pork stocks rose 17 percent dur Ing the month and stocks o f por k bel lIes were up 21 percent from March 1983.
Total frozen poultry suppl Ies Inc r eas e d 6 percent from March 1983. Total s tocks of ch Ickens advanced 8 percent dur Ing the month whIle tota l poun ds of turkeys In freezers rose 3 percent .
300
200
~
100
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(Months)
Average 1977-81 ~
1982
tzzzi
Commod lty
Butter Cheese , Nat ur al Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Fr uI t JuIces, Froz e n Meats , Red
Beef , Frozen Pork , Frozen POUl t ry, Fro zen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Fr oze n Pe a nut s She l le d Pea nuts In Shell Pec a ns She I le d Peca ns In She ll
COLD STffiAGE STOCKS, UNITED STAT ES, APR IL 30, 1983
- - - - Ma rch 31, 1983
AprIl 30, 1983
- 1,000 Pounds - - -
533,050
543,806
1, 103,241
1, 11 4,620
24, 876
24,289
430,269
383,395
1, 326,005
1, 546,60 7
581,091
602,268
299,075
275,932
234,744
273,901
325,717
344,4 11
185,328
191,596
1,444,141
1,319,505
902 ,889
949,467
399 ,398
434,231
58,099
48,981
37,953
33,321
89,267
80 ,333
7
Per ce nt of March 1983
102 101 98 89 1 17 104 92 117 106 103 91 105 109 84 88 90
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GEORGIA' S 1982 LIVESTOCK & POI JLTRY CASH RECEIPTS DOWN
The sa le of li vestoc k and pou lt r y an d associ elated prod ucts brought Geor g i a fa r me r s $ 1.64 bI l l io n in 1982 , dow n 5 percen t f rom a ye ar ear l l er ,
Compa r i sons 'oil i th cash rece i pts fo r a yea r earl i e r ar e , as fol lows: commerc i a l br o l ler s down 4 percen t, eggs down 12 perce nt, hogs down 15 percen t , c att I e and ca I ves up 14 percent, turkey s up s I I ght Iy , ot he r c h i cke ns down 4 pe r ce nt and mil k a nd cr ea m dow n 1 pe rcent.
GEORGIA LIVE STOCK AND POU LTRY CASH RECE IPTS 1/
Item
198 1
1982
Thousa nd Dol lars
Hoa s
289 , 543
247,48 '
Cattle & Ca l ve s
Mil k & Cream
Y213,1 78 20 2,272
242,359 200, 880
Comme r c i a l Bro i lers 635 , 279
6 10, 735
Ot her Chicke ns
14,21 4
13, 638
Tur keys
25, 484
25,492
Eggs
Y34 4, 930
303, 128
TOTAL
1.7 24,900
1, 643 ,71 5
1/ The fi sca l yea r for hogs, c ommercial bro il -
ers, other ch ic kens and eggs e nds November 30.
Othe r s ar e on calen dar year bas is. Y Revised.
FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES DECLINE 11
U. S. far mland values fell an ave rage of 6 percent fr om la st ye ar t o $744 pe r acre. Geor g i a farmland va l ue s contributed t o t he U.S. de c l i ne, wit h a dr op o f 3 percent to $817 per acre from the previ ous ye ar.
STATE
1981
Geor gi a
91 5
South Caro I Ina 930
Fl or ida
1, 507
Alabama
935
1982 Doll ars per Acre
842 918 1,432 922
1983
817 86 3 1 , 4 61 8 76
U. S.
795
789
74 4
1/ These es timates of far mland val ues ar e ba s ed o n benchmar ks o bt ained fr om t he 1978 Ce ns us of Agriculture.
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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percenr--= HIGHLIGHTS: Georgia Wheat Crop Of f 34 Georgia Peac h Crop Down
Agricu1t:wral Prices
GEORGIA WHEAT PRODUCTION FORECAST STILL 34 PERCENT LESS
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U.S. WINTER WHEAT CROP SMALLER
Based on cond Itlons as of June I, the 1983
Georgia wheat crop Is estimated at 32.2 mil-
I Ion bushe Is, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 34 percent or 16.6 million bushels less than the 1982 crop. Grain harvest Is expected from 1.0 mIllion acres with an average yield of 31 bushels per acre. For
comparison, last year's harvested acres were 1.5 million and the yield was 33 bushels per ~cre. Harvesting progress through June 5, reached 27 percent compI et Ion wh I ch I s cons I derab I y s lower than Iast year's 41 percent for the same date, and the 5-year average of 39 percent. QuaI I ty , for much of that harvested to date , Is reported to be surprIsingly good considering earl ier weather problems.
The June 1 winter wheat product Ion forecast for the United States Is 1.88 bll lion bushels, off 11 percent from the record high 1982 crop of 2.11 bll lion bushels. The current foreca st lsI percent be I ow the May 1, 1983 forecast. Acreage for grain ha r vest Is expected to be off 19 percent from last year, but the acreage reduction Is partially offset by a higher yi eld. The expected yield Is a record-hig h 40.1 bushels per acre, up 4.0 bushels from last year. The crop Is developing slower than normal, with 75 percent of crop headed by June 5, compared with 84 percent last year and an 82 percent 5-year average.
State
WINTER WHEAT, SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1, 1982-1983
Area Harvested
Yie ld
Production
1982
I nd , 1983
1982
Ind. 1983
1982
I nd . 1983
1,000 Acres
Bushels
1,000 Bushels
Ala. Ga. N.C. 1/ S.C. Tenn.
825 1,480
600 550 935
550 1,040
480 420 780
32.0 33.0 36.0 36.0 36.0
33.0 31.0 36.0 29.0 36.0
26,400 48,840 21,600 19,800 33,660
18,150 32,240 17,280 12,180 28,080
U.S.
58,347
47,008
36.1
40.1
2,108 ,246
1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
1,882 ,916
Agrlcu1t:ural St:at:isU.clan and Georg1.a Depart:8ent: of Asrlc:ulture
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVEn
us PRICES RECEIVED INDEX IJP 1 POINT
Average prices received by Georgia farmers at mid-May for most crop commodit ies were gen er ally bel ow la st month and a year ago . Pric es for most l ives t ock commodities a nd product s s howed a moderate increase from Apr il with t he exception of bee f ca tt le and hogs .
The Geor q la Pr ic es Rec ei ve d AI I Commod it y I nde x fo r May was 126 perce nt of t he 1977 average, 2 percent above last month and 4 per c en t abo ve a yea r ago.
The May AI I Farm Products Index of Pr Ices Rec e Ived by Farmers Increased 1 po I nt ( .7 pe r cent ) from Apr II to 137 percent of Its J a nua r y- Dec embe r 1977 average. Contri buting most to t he Inc r e a s e since Apr II were higher pr ices for potatoes, hay, eg gs, corn and lettuce. Lower prices for ca ttle, al l mi lk , tomatoes, wheat and onions were partial ly off sett Inq , The Index was 2 po I nts (1.4 percent) below a year ago.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMER S MAY 15 1983
Price
Geor la
per
Ma y
Apr .
COMPARISONS
Uni ted States
May
Apr .
May 15
Commodlt
Unit
Winter Wheat _;1l!~~II!~B U .
oats
u.
1982
198
3.01
*
1982 3.63 1.99
1983 3.71
1.54
1983 3.61
1.53
Corn
S/Bu.
2.95
3.45
3.43
2.60
2.94
3 : 00
Cotton Soybeans Sweetpotatoes AI I Ha , ba I ad, _
tlLb. S/Bu. S/Cwt. ": ~. I on
58.0 6.22 15.70
59.0 6.17
118 50
J.!53.4 6.06 8.50
55.8 6.27 18.10 77.50
59.7
6.08
119 18
75.30
1/59.3 6.03 9.42
83.30
Hogs
S/Cwt.
56.60
45.80
45.30
56.70
46.90
46.70
Sows
Barrows &Gilts
S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
49.40 58.00
41.90 46.50
38.40 46.40
52.20 57.40
43.70 47.30
41.10 47.20
Beef Catt Ie, ~
S/Cwt.
47.40
51.60
50.10
62.60
61.00
59.80
Cows 51
Steers &Heifers
S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
39.90 55.10
41.40 57.00
42.30 56.00
41.90 67.30
42.40 64.80
41.70 63.50
Calves
S/Cwt.
56.70
59.10
59.80
64.20
66.60
66.60
All Milk
Turkeys 11
S/Cwt. t/Lb.
14.10
14.40 l/14.50
13.20 34.9
13.50 32.1
3/13.30 34.5
Chickens
Excl. Bro i le rs
t/Lb.
10.5 2/ 12 . 5
13.5
Com'l Broil ers 6/ /Lb.
26.5
24.0
l/25.5
28 . 2
24 .7
l/26.1
Eg g s , A I ' l !
tlDoz.
61 . 0 2/67. 5
72.6
54.7 2/ 57 . 1
61 .2
Ta bl e
tlD oz .
50 .2 2/ 54 .8
61. 4
48 . 8 2/ 50 . 8
55 .3
Hatc h !n
oz
100 0 2/ 11 0 0
110 0
I I Fi r s t half of mon t h. 11 Mid-month pric e . 3/ Enti r e mon t h. 4/"Cows" and "s teer s and he I fer s"
co mb I ned wit h a I lowan ce where nec e s sa r y for s l a ughte r bu I Is. 2! I nc Iude s da I ry c ows so I d fo r
slaugh t er. 61 Llv ewelght equ i va le nt pr ic e fo r Geo rgi a . l ! Aver age of al I eggs sold by f a r mers
Incl udi ng hatching eggs sol d at reta il. * Ins uf f lc l e nt sa le s .
19 77= 100 Geo r g ia
INDEX NUMBE RS - - GEORG IA AND UNI TED STATES
Apr II 1982
May 1982
Apr I I 1983
May 1983
Pr Ice s Rece i ved
A I I Commod It ies
122
122
124
126
Crops
125
125
130
129
Li vestock & Produc ts
119
123
119*
123
Un ited Stat es
Pri ces Rec eived
135
139
Pr ices Paid 1/
155
156
Ratio 2/
87
89
J! Mid-month Index Includi ng Inte r es t , taxes and f a r m wage rates.
136*
137
159
160
86
86
2/ Ratio of Index Received to
Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wa ge Rates. * Rev Ised.
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The Aprl I 1983 unadjusted Consumer Price Inde x for a I I urban consumers (CPI-U) at 295.5 (1967 =100) was up .7 perc ent from March and 3.9 percent above Apr il 1982. On a seasonal ly ad justed basis, the CPI-U registered a .6 percent Inc r ea s e In April . The transportatIon Index Increased 1.1 percent fo I lowed by the oth er good s and services Index with a .7 percent increase. The food and beverages, hous Ing and med Ica I care Inde xes each rose .5 percent. The ap par e I a nd upkeep I ndex I ncreased .2 perce nt whl Ie th e ent ertai nment Index dec l i ne d .1 percent.
U.S PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commod i ties and Services, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rat es for May was 160 percent of its 1977 base. Contribu t in g mos t to the one point (.6 percent) Increas e f rom a month ear I Ier were higher pr Ices fo r feeds and f ue Is. Lower feeder cat t le and pi g prices were part ia l ly offsetting. Compa r ed to May 1982, the Index was up 4 points (2.6 percent).
PRI CE S PAID BY FARMERS MAY 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price per
May 15,
Georola Apr. 15,
May. 15,
Un Ited States May 15, Apr. 15, May 15,
Commod ltv Dairy Feed 16%
Unit SITon
1982 178.00
1983 184 . 00
1983 188.00
1982 181.00
1983 182.00
1983 184.00
Dairy Feed, 18%
SlTon
179.00
190.00
191.00
193.00
194.00
197.00
Dairy Conct. 32%
SITon
235.00
235.00
235.00
271 .00
272 . 00
277.00
Hog Feed 14%-18%
S/Cwt.
11.00
11.50
11.50
10.70
11.00
11.10
Hog Conct . 38%-42% S/Cwt.
14.50
15.50
15.00
15.10
15.50
15.40
Beef Cattle Conct.
32%-36%
S/Cwt.
12.00
12.50
11.50
11.70
12.00
12.20
Cottonseed Meal 41% S/Cwt.
14.50
13.50
13.50
13.70
13 . 80
14.00
Soybean Meal 44%
S/Cwt .
14.00
14.00
14.00
13.90
13.60
13.70
Bran
S/Cwt.
11.50
11.00
11.00
10 .00
9.83
9.8 7
Middlings
S/Cwt.
9.40
9.70
10.00
9.56
9.40
9.47
Cor n Meal
S/Cwt.
8.90
8.90
9.30
7.62
7.88
8.04
Broil er Grower
S/Ton
210 .00
197.00
197.00
217.00
215.00
220. 00
Lay Ing Feed
S/Ton
196.00
175.00
175.00
195.00
198.00
202 . 00
Chick Starter
S/Ton
215.00
200.00
200.00
217 .00
219.00
223 . 00
Bro i Ier-Feed
Rat io 11
Lbs .
2.5
2.4
2 .6
2.6
2. 3
2 .4
Hog-Cor n Rat I0 l! Bu .
19 . 2
13.3
13. 2
2 1. 8
16.0
15. 6
Mi l k- Feed Rat io 31 Lbs .
Eoo- Fee d Rat io 4J1 Lbs
1. 58 62
1.55 77
, . 54 83
1. 46
1.48
56
58
1. 45 61
11 Pound s of broil e r gr ower eq ua l In va l ue to 1 lb . bro i le r live we ight . 21 Bushe l s of cor n
eq ua l In va lue to 100 l bs , of hog li ve we ight. l ! Pounds of 16% dairy f e ~ eq ua l i n valu e t o
lb . who le mi lk. ~ Pounds of laying f e ed eq ua l In value to 1 dozen eggs.
FE EDER LIVE STOCK: PRI CES PAID . UNITED STATES. MAY 1983 . WI TH COMPARISONS
1982
.
1983
Item
Unit
Ma r.
Apr.
May
Ma r .
Apr .
Ma y
Feed er s an d St ocke r s Cattle and Calves
Do l la r s
Cwt.
61.50 62.00 62.50
66. 50
66.00 64.00
Pl gs'y
Cwt.
109.00 118.00 121. 00
112.00
94 . 00 76.00
Broiler Chicks
Per 100 16.70 16.50* 16.50*
16.80
16. 80 16 . 90
Egg-type Chicks
Per 100 48.50 48.40 49.70
50.20
50.90 51 .10
11 Based on data derived from reports f r om farmers In Feb, May, Aug, Nov, on Prices Paid f or
f'eeder Pigs. Price based on reports from pork producers In 14 states prior t o May 1982, after
May 1982 10 major states. * Revised.
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GEORGIA PEACHPROSPECTS
The J une 1 fo reca s t of Geo rgi a ' s 1983 peach c r op Is placed a t 85 mi l l ion pounds . A cr op of this size wou ld be 35 mil l ion pounds bel ow the 1982 t ot a l product ion , and 5 milli on pounds be Iow the May 1, 1983 forecast. Harvest, through Jun e 5 wa s 10 percent COl!1p I e te co mpared wi t h 23 perce nt last year. The ha rvest season wll I agai n be sho r ter th is yea r due to the los s o f t he North Geor gia portion of t he crop.
US. PEACH CROP OFF 6 PERCENT
The United States peach crop for 1983 Is forecas t at 2.15 b il lion pounds, 6 percen t l ess than the 2.29 b illion pound 1982 crop. Fr ee sto ne product Ion I s up 3 percent, wh II e Clin gs tones are o ff 17 pe rcent. Productio n f rom the nin e s out her n pe ac h sta t es is now forecast at 309 million pounds, down 25 percent from the 1982 crop, and 5 percent le s s than was forecast a month ago .
PEACH PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES JUNE 1
Total Production 1
State
1981
1982
I nd 1983
MJ Ilion Pounds
AIa . Ark. Ga.
La. y
Miss. 2/ N.C. Okla. 2/ S.C. Tex.
22.0 37.0 140 .0 6.0 3.0 40.0 13.0 430.0 34.0
15 . 0 32.0 120.0
5.0 3.5 2.0 9.0 210.0 16.0
15. 0 32.0 85.0
7.0 3 .0 10.0 9.0 125.0 23 .0
9 Southern States
725.0
412.5
309.0
Cal.
Freestone
434.0
Clingstone 1,202.0
415.0 1,102.0
440.0 920.0
U.S.
Freestone 1,580.6 1,190.6
1,226.8
All Peaches 2,782.6 2,292.6
2,146.8
J! Includes unharvested production and harvested
but not sold (mil lion pounds): United States,
excluding Californ ia c lings tones, 1981-34.8,
Y 1982-24.7.
Not resurveyed. Estimate for
current year carried forward from earlier
foreca st.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Grain Stocks Poultry SUIlID3.ry
Hog &: Pig I nven t ory
Livestock Slaught e r
GPo.
A~bOC.r
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. catt l e on Feed Ki1.k Producti on Cold Stora ge
GEORGIA SOYREAN STOCKS TRI PLE A YEAR AGO
Stocks o f soybean s s tored In a ll pos itions on June 1, 1983, In Georgi a are es t imat e d a t 16,174 , 000 bus hel s , more tha n 3 ti mes t he 4 ,7 73, 000 bus he Is on ha nd a ye ar ago. The major i t y of the Increase came from soybeans stored on fa r ms, at 7, 705, 000 bush e ls, compar ed to 1, 197, 000 bus hels on fa r ms last ye ar . Off-farm stoc ks amounted to 8 , 600 ,000 bushe ls, 140 perce nt abo ve a year ago.
Cor n s t ocks In a l I pos it ions t otal ed 20,65 1,000 bus hel s , up 70 pe r ce nt f r om la s t year . Cor n held on f arms, a t 14, 548 , 000 bushels, Is up 92 per ce nt from I a s t yea r .
Off -f a r m s t oc ks a Iso s howe d an Increa s e f r om last ye ar with a 34 perce nt increa s e over t he 4,552 , 000 bush ~ls a ye ar ago.
Stocks o f ol d crop whe at in all posi t i ons t ota led 1, 465, 000 bus he l s , up 78 pe r ce nt f r om t he 822,000 bus he ls a ye ar ago . On-fa r m wheat s t oc ks , at 977,000 bushe l s, are up 112 percent and off - f ar m s t oc ks amo unt e d t o 488 ,000 bus he Is , an Increa se of 35 percent.
Old cro p oat s stor ed In a l I posi t ions amou nted to 727,000 bus he I s , up 28 percen t f rom a year ago . On- f ar m s t ocks tota Ied 439 ,000 bush e Is , up 8 perce nt , an d off - f a r m stocks to tal ed 288,000 bus he ls up 78 pe r cen t .
GE ORGI A GRA IN STOCKS-- JUNE 1, 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
On Farms
Of f Farms 1/
Al l Positions
Grai n
1982
1983
1982
- 1983
1982
1983
- - 1,000 Bus he ls - -
Corn
7, 590
14, 548
4 , 552
6, 103
12 , 1 4 2
20 , 65 1
Oats , Old Cr op
405
439
162
288
567
72 7
Barl ey, Old Cr op
5
*
5
*
Wheat , Old Crop
460
97 7
362
488
8 22
1,4 65
Rye, Old Cr op
273
29
108
*
38 1
*
Sorghum
178
4 54
39
*
2 17
*
So y b e a n s 1/ Incl udes
st ocks
at
1,1 97 mi l Is ,
7 , 574
3 ,5 76
e le vators, warehous e s , t e r mi nals
8, 600 a nd process
o
r
4 s.
,77*3Not
16,17 4 pub II shed
to avoid d isc los ing Ind iv idua l oper a ti on s .
Agricultural Stat i.s t i clan and Georgia Depart::.ent of Agrl.cu1t:ure
GFR-83- 14
u.s. FEED GRAINSJ SOYBEANS AND WHEAT STOCKS AT RECO RD HIGH
Stocks of cor n sto red In a l I posi ti on s on Ju ne 1, 1983 are estimated a t a r ec or d h igh 5 . 08 b i Il ion bu s he ls, 30 pe rcent more t han on Ju ne 1, 1982 . Of t he t o t a l co rn on hand , 3. 25 b I I lion bu she I s we r e s'tor-ed o n f ar ms and 1.83 b i l l io n bush e ls were s t o r e d o f f - f ar ms . Off .... f a rm stoc ks we r e up 60 pe r c en t end o n- f arm sto c ks we re up 18 perce nt f rom a ye ar ear l i er .
O l d crop ,Iheat stock s a r e a r ec or d h i gh 1.54
b i l l i o n bushels, 32 pe r ce nt mor e th an on Jun e 1, last y ea r. Farm sto c k s amoun t ed t o 6 95 mi llion bus hels , u p 20 perc ent an d o ff -f a rm
s t ock s tot~ led 847 mi l l i o n bushe ls , up 45
pe rcent. So y bean s I n a I I storag e pos I t I o ns
ere es ti mated at a record hi gh 867 mil li o n
bus hels , up 33 percent from a ye ar ago . Far m
s t oc ks o f 476
l l on bushel s were u p 32
. e l:l
sto c ks , a t 391 mil l i on
bu she l s , wer e up 34 perce nt f r om Ju ne 1, 1982 .
0 '"
wer e : Gra in so r g hu m 530 mi l lion
bus e ls , up 39 pe r ce nt; oats 22 9 mi l l i o n
bush e l s , u p 51 pe r ent ; a nd rye 6 . 41 mi Il i on
nt .
u . S. GRAI N STOCKS- -MAY 1. 1983 WI TH COMPAR I SONS
On Farms
Off Fa r ms 1/
A l l Posit i o ns
Gr a in
1982
1983
19 82
19 83
Mill Io n Bu s hel s
1982
1983
Co r n Oats , 0 I d Crop Bar l ey , O l d Crop Wheat , 0 I d Cr-op Rye, O l d Cr op
2,7 58. 5 127 .2 94 . I 581. 0 2. 0
3 , 25 0.8 190 . 6 142.9 6 94 .8 4. 1
1, 145. 6 2 4. 8 55. 7
582 .9 1 1
1,829 . 0 38. 5 79.7
846 .5 2.3
3,904 .1 152 . 0 149 . 7
1, 163.9 3. 1
5,079.8 22 9 .1 222 .6
1, 54 1.4 6.4
So rghum
93.0
94 .9
286 . 8
434. 7
379 . 8
Soybea ns
360 .2
47 5 . 8
291 .9
391 .1
65 2 . 2
1/ Incl ude s sto c k s at mil ls , e levator s , wareho u ses, t erm in a l s and proces sors .
529 .6 86 6 .9
_ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
._ _ ---'CO MME ~li.\LG~-.IwT..E.."R;;--L.1I;---<:M!AL,.Y......-'1-9'8~3
Du r i n g
%of
-..,._
% of
I t em
May
Apr 11
1>1a y
year
Ja n . t hru May
year
19 8 2
1983
1983
ag o
- Tho u sa nds
19 82
1983
ago
- - Thous ands - -
YO,ung Ch I ckens
Georg i a
48 ,450
50 , 889
52 ,536
108
245,026
253,268
103
Un i ted St ates
33 8,337
34 3 , 9 14
359, 994
106
1,654,96 5 1, 71 9 ,73 2
104
Matur e Ch ic kens
LI ght Ty pe U. S.
13, 9 13
14,37 1
9, 862
71
71, 595
66 , 3 16
93
Heav y T ype U.S .
2,652
2 ,704
3,601
136
14 , 93 1
15 ,7 93
10 6
Tot al U. S.
16 , 565
17 , 075
13, 463
81
8 6 , 526
82, 109
95
Tota l A I I Ty pe s ,Ga .
3 , 139
3,399
2 , 72 2
87
15, 970
1 7 , 6 78
11 1
Pe rcent Cond emned
You ng Ch ic ken s
Georg ia
1.4
88
'y 1 5 8 8
Un ited St ates
1,5
100
2/1 , 6 100
2! Federal l y I ns pected s l aug hte r data as c o l l ec ted by Meat and Pou ltr y I ns pecti on Pr og r am.
.Y Cu r rent month data es t imated by Ma rket News Serv ice
Jan ua r y - Apr i l 1983 c on demnat i o ns.
2
GA. BROILER HATCH DOWN FROM1982
The May ha tch of broi l er t ype c h ic ks at 57.1 mi l If on wa s 1 perc ent le ss t han la st yea r but 4 pe r ce nt ab ove la s t mo nt h .
U.S . BRO ILER HATCH DECLINES FROM YEAR
AG O
Na t lan a I Iy, t he Ma y hatch of bra 1Ier t ype ch Icks at 396 mI l l ion was down 2 percent f r om May 1982 but up 2 perce nt fr om las t month.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEME NT - - MAY 1983
Dur i ng
%of
% of
Item
Ma y
Apr II
Ma y
Jan . thru May
year
1982
1983
1983
1982
1983
ago
Thousa nds
- - Thous a nds- -
Pul let Ch icks Pl aced
Dome s t ic (U . S. ) 1/
BroI le r Type
3 , 537
3 , 143
3 , 54 1 100
16, 685
15, 599
93
Egg Type
350
34 9
382
106
1, 514
1, 306 86
Ch I c ks Hat ch ed
Br o i ler Type
Georg ia
57,580
55, 109
57, 117
99
272 , 780
276 ,32 1 101
Un ited States
402,754
389,168
396 , 069
98
1, 888, 460 1, 914,54 1 101
Egg Type
Georg ia
3, 68 7
1,8 52
1, 782
48
17, 998
9 ,12 0
51
Un ited St a t es
47, 342
37 ,208
39 , 034
82
2 11,253
18 1, 5 34
86
Turkey s
Pou lt s Placed
U. S. 3/
19.7 51
20 , 874
129 ,778
J! Reported by l eading breede r s , Inclu des expe ct ed pu l let repl acements f r om eg gs sold dur ing
the pr eceding month at t he rate of 125 pu l let ch ic ks per 30 dozen cas e of eg gs. 11 April da t a
includes addi tional br eeders not previously sur veyed. l! Tur key poults placed Sept ember 1982-
May 1983.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, JUNE 1. UNITED STATES
Item
1982
1983
%of Year Ago
- - Thousands - -
Ch icke ns
Egg Type
37,684
34,113
91
Bra I Ier Type
322,831
316,970
98
Turkeys
1/27 .684
2/27,524
99
J! Includes 26,649 heavy and 1,035 light breeds. 2/ Includes 26,531 heavy and 993 light breeds.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION 1/, MAY 1983
No. Layers on
Eggs Per 100
Hand-May
Layers-May
1983
1983
Thousands
Number
Georgia
Hatching
5,088
1,956
Other
13,956
2, 117
Tota I Ga.
19,044
2,074
Total U.S.
271 ,339
J! No comparab le figures available for 1982.
2,097
3
Total Eggs Pr oduced During May 1983 Mi II ions
100 295 395 5,691
GEO RGI A HOG &PIG INVENTOR Y Up
SLIGHTLY FROM A YEAR AGO
The re were 1, 400,000 hogs a nd pig s on Georg i a f arms on June I, 1983 . Thi s t otal Is 1 perc e nt above t hat for J une 1, 1982 a nd 9 perce nt a bove Marc h 1, 1983 . Hogs for bre ed Ing a t 2 11 ,000 were down 2 pe r ce nt fr om a yea r oa r II er but 15 percent a bove March 1, 1983. r.lar ke t hogs at 1, 189, 000 were up 1 pe rce nt f r om a ye ar ago and 8 per ce nt h i ghe r t ha n ~ar c h 1.
The Ma r ch- May 1983 pig crop at 583,000 was 6 per cen t above t he t ot a I f or t he compara b Ie per iod of a yea r ea r l ie r . Dur ing t he qua r te r , t here we re 8 1, 000 so ws t ha t fa rrowed, an Increase of 7 pe r ce nt f r om Marc h- May 1982 . The a ve r age l itt e r si ze o f 7 .20 was down from t he 7.25 r ecorded f or the sa me qua r t e r of las t year .
Geor g Ia f ar mer s Intend to have 80 , 000 so ws fa rrow duri ng J une- Augus t , 4 pe r cent above farr owlngs of the same Quarter of a year ago. Also, 80,000 sows are expected t o fa r r ow dur Ing September-November, an Increase of 11 pe rcent from farrowlngs during the same perIod of 1982.
GFR- 83- 14
U. S. INVENTO RY Up 11 PERCENT
Inve nt ory of al I hogs an d p i gs In t he U. S. Is est imate d a t 57.5 mi llion hea d on J une 1, 1983 . Th is i s 11 pe r cen t abo ve a year ago but 4 per cent be low 1981. Br eedi ng Inve ntory , a t 8 . 07 million head, Is 9 pe rce nt more th a n a year ago, but 3 perce nt be low two year s a go. Market hog Inve nt ory, a t 49.4 mi l li on head, Is 11 pe r cen t mo r e t ha n a year ago, but 4 pe r ce nt bel ow two yea r s ago .
The Dece mbe r 1982- May 1983 U.S. p i g c r op wa s 46.8 mi l l io n hea d , a 14 pe r ce nt Incr e a se f r om Ias t ye ar but 2 pe r ce nt be Iow two yea rs ag o. Sows fa r r owin g dur Ing t h i s 6- mo nth peri od , at 6 . 22 ml I I Ion, we re 11 pe r ce nt mor e th an dur ing the compara b le per-l a d la s t ye ar . P igs s ave d pe r li t ter a t 7.53 s ur passes the pr e vi ous r e cor d h igh of 7. 39 In 1981.
U.S. pr oduc ers Int e nd to have 6.32 millIon so ws farrow dur Ing the Jun e-November period, an Increase of 9 percent from t he same period In 1982 a nd 1 pe rcent more than In 1981.
Tho Geo rg ia Far m Re port II SSN-0744-7280 1 Is publ is hed s emi-mo nth l y by t he Georgi a Cr op Reporting Ser v i ce , Stephens Federal Build ing, Athen s, Ga . 30613, Larry E. Sni pes, St at Is t Ic i an In Charge. S e~rtd CIl' SS posta ge pai d e r At hens, GA. Subsc r i ptI on f ee SI O pe r veer exc e pt free to data
Icont r l but or s . Subsc ri pt ion Informetlon a vailable fr om : Geo r g i a Crop Reporting Serv Ice, Stephens
Fede r a l Bu ll dl n Su i te 320 Athe ns GA. 30613 Tol e hon e: (404) 546-2236.
4
HOGS AND PIGS: NUMBER ON FARMS, SOWS FARROW ING AND PI G CROP
GEORGIA a nd 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/, 1982 a nd 1983
Un It ed Sta t es
10 States
Geor g ia
It em
1982
1983
(000 )
1982
1983
(000 )
1982
1983
(0 0 0)
Number on Farms- J une
AII Hog s and Pigs
51,990
57,450
4 1, 190
4 5, 250
1, 390
1,400
Kept fo r Breeding
7 , 389
8 , 074
5, 689
6 , 224
2 15
2 11
Ma rke t Hogs
44, 601
49, 376
35 ,50 1
39 , 026
1, 175
1,189
Mar ke t Hogs a nd P igs
by We Ight Groups
Unde r 60 Pounds
18 , 94 1
2 1,855
14, 941
17, 335
502
53 0
60-119 Pounds
10 , 5 94
11, 9 15
8 , 779
9, 4 15
3 15
3 24
120- 179 Pounds
8,200
8 ,764
6 ,5 75
6 , 864
218
224
180 Pounds & Ove r
6, 506
6 , 842
5,206
5,4 12
140
11 1
Sow s Fa r ro wing December .!- Feb ru ary Ma r c h- May Decembe r .!- May Ju ne- Au gust S e p t ember-November June-November
2 , 579 3 , 0 14 5, 593 2 , 8 57 2,958 5,815
2 ,74 0 3, 478 6 ,218
2(6,319
1 , 9 77 2 , 39 1 4,368 2 , 199 2,363 4,562
2 , 090 2, 768 4 , 858 2(2, 415 2(2,554 2(4,969
69
68
76
81
145
149
77
3/ 80
72
3/80
149
2(160
Pig Crop December .!-February March-May Dece mbe r .!-May June-August September-November June-November Year
18,393 22,642 41,035 21,130 21,964 43,094 84,129
20,353 26,453 46,806
.i./46,450 .i!93,256
14,059 17,943 32,002 16,254 17,548 33,802 65,804
15,543 21,063 36,606
476 551 1,027 547 511 1,058 2,085
469 583 1,052
Pigs per Litter
Nu mber
Numbe r
Numbe r
December .!-February
7.13
7.43
7.11
6.90
Ma r ch- May
7.51
7.61
7.50
7.25
December .!-May
7.34
7.53
7.33
7.08
June-August
7.39
7.39
7.10
September-November
7.43
7.43
7.10
June-November
7.41
4/7.35
7.41
7.10
JjGeorgla, IllInoIs, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, MIssouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, OhIo
.! December preceding year. 2( Intentions .i! Avera~e number of pigs per lItter with allowance
for trend used to compute Indicated June-November pig crop.
5
GEORGI A RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Geo rg ia r ed meat pr oduction t ota led 38 mil li o n pounds dur I ng Ma y 1983, down 4 per cent fr om Apr I I 1983. The Jan uary-May 1983 r ed meat prod uction totaled 189 . 7 mil lion pounds .
The number of cat tl e s la ught e r ed by c ommerc i a l p la nt s In Geor gi a dur i ng Ma y wa s 18, 600 he ad, a n Inc rease of 500 f rom t he pr e v ious month. Ca I ve s s laug hter ed in Ma y to t a I ed 1,200 head, dow n 100 he ad f rom Ap ri l 1983 .
Ther e ~I er e 176, 600 hogs s la ughte r ed I n Georg i a's commerci a l p la nt s durI ng May 1983. This amount ed t o 8 ,400 he ad I es s tha n the pr ev lo us mo nt h .
U. S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION
GFR- 83-14
Commer-c Ie l r ed meat prod uct io n In the United States fo r May 1983 total ed 3 . 15 bll li on pounds . Januar y-May accumu lated r ed me at pr oduct ion tota led 15. 4 bl I I io n pounds . Commer c i a l red meat pr oducti o n Incl ude s s la ught e r In Fed e r a l ly I ns pected a nd othe r p Ia nts , but exc Iude s an I ma Is s I aug hte r ed on
far ms.
Beef pr oduct Ion dur Ing May tota Ied 1. 86 b ill io n pounds . Total hea d k il le d wa s 2 .96 mil lion a nd li ve we ight ave r aged 1, 065 pound s
per hea d .
Vea I pr oduct Ion wa s 32 mII l ion pounds . Ca I f sl a ughte r of 2 14 t housa nd hea d av e r a ge d 254 pounds l ive weight.
Por k producti on tota led 1.23 b illi on pounds . Hog ki l l tot aled 7 .03 mil lion head . Ave rage li ve wei ght for t he month wa s 245 pounds .
GEORGI A AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1I
Head
Average
Total
Spec l es
Slau ghte red
Ma y
Ja n. - May
Ll vewelght Ma y
Livewe Jght
Ma y
Jan .-May
1983
19 83
1, 000 Head
1983 Pounds
1983
1983
1, 000 Pounds - -
Geo r g ia
Cat tle
18.6
87. 6
913
16, 990
80 , 043
Ca Ives
1. 2
6.7
335
4 08
2,264
Hogs
176 . 6
8 74 .8
231
40,777
20 2 , 6 8 9
Sheep & Lam bs
.2
15
Uni ted St ates Cat t le
Mi Il ion Head - -
3.0
14 .4
Pound s 1, 065
Mi IlI on Pounds
3 ,149.5
15,524 .2
Ca lves
.2
1. 2
254
54 .4
283.8
Hogs
7. 0
34 . 5
245
1,722 . 8
8 ,358.0
Sheep & Lambs
.5
2 .7
1 13
59.6
306 . 0
II Inc l udes sl a ught er unde r Fede r al Inspect io n a nd ot he r comme r c i a l s la ughter, e xc ludes farm
s la ughte r.
COMMERCIA L RED MEAT AND LARD PROD UCTION: UN ITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 11
Ma y
Jan uary - May y
Ki nd
1983
1983
Mill Ion Pounds
Mil l io n Pounds
Bee f
1,858
9, 109
Vea l
32
16 7
Pork
Lamb & Mutt on
1,227 30
5,960 153
Total Red Meat
3, 147
15, 389
Lard 31
79
385
Jj Based on packers dress we ights and excludes farm slaughter. 21 Accumulated totals based on
unrounded data. 3/ Prel iminary lard production Includes rendered pork fat.
6
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN SLIGHTLY
CaTt le and ca lves o n t e ed J une 1 f o r the s I auqhta r mar ket In t he 7 s t a t es pr epe r i ng mo nth ly estimates t ota l ed 7. 33 milli on head, down s ligh tl y f r om t he 7. 36 mi l li on head o n ha nd a ye ar ag o, but 4 pe r ce nt above J une 1,
1981.
Pla ceme nts of catt le an d ca lve s o n feed durin g May t ot a l ed 1. 84 mi l li on , a I pe r ce nt decrease f rom I as t Ma y but 14 percen t more t ha n May 198 1. Net pl ac eme nts of 1.69 mill ion for May were 1 pe r ce nt below May 1982 but 19 per ce nt
a bove t wo year s ago.
Mar ke Ti ngs o f fe d cattle dur ing May t otaled 1. 58 million, a 12 per ce nt Inc r e ase fr om last yea r and up 13 pe rce nt f rom Ma y two year s ago.
CATTl.E AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETED , AND OTHER DISAPPE ARANCE,
7 STATES, MAY 1 TO JUNE
1983 a s % of
I t ern
1982
1983
1982
1,0 00 He ad
On Fled May 1 J.!
7, 066
7,221
102
Pl ac ed on Feed during May
1,853
1, 843
99
Fed Cattl e Ma r ke t ed during Ma y
1, 4 13
1, 583
1 12
Other Disa ppe a ra nce dur i ng May 11
143
150
105
On Feed J une 1 1/
7,363
7 , 331
100
1/ Catt l e an d ca lve s on f eed a r e a n ima l s fo r sl aught e r ma r ket being f ed a f u l I ra t io n of gra in
o r ot he r concen t ra tes and are expect ed t o prod uc e a ca r ca s s that wl l I grade good or be tter.
2/ Inc lude s de at h los s e s , movement fr om f eedl ot s t o pastures a nd s hi pments t o othe r f e ed lot s for
f ur the r fee d i ng .
GEORG IA MI LK PRODUCTION
Georg ia ' s dai r y he rd s produc ed 123 ml I I Ion poun ds of milk during May 1983 , 5 pe rcent l ess than th e prev ious month. Les s ml I k pe r cow an d f ewe r mi l k cows accounted f or the decrease .
Accumu lated mil k product ion dur i ng the f ir st 5 mo nth s o f 1983 tota I ed 633 mI I I i on pou nds . The 1983 f i r st qua r t er producti o n to ta le d 380 mil lion pounds, uncha nged f rom t he sa me period In 1982 .
U.S . MILK PRODUCT ION
Mi l k prod uct ion dur ing May 1983 to ta led 12. 5 bl I li o n pounds , 5 percent more t ha n Apr i l 1983 and 3 pe r ce nt mor e t ha n Ma y 198 1.
Accumu lated mi lk pr oducti on dur i ng t he f irs t 5 months of 1983 to t a le d 58 .4 b illion pounds, up 4 pe r ce nt from the s ame pe r iod In 1981 . For comparison, t he 1983 fir s t quarte r product ion was 2 percent above the s ame pe r lod In 1982 and 4 percent hi gher t han t he f i r s t qua r ter of 1981.
Mi lk co ws on Geor g i a ' s da iry f ar ms dur i ng May av eraged 128, 000 head, down 1 percent from the pr eviou s mon t h. Mi l k production a veraged 960 pounds per cow I n Ma y, 45 pounds Ies s tha n
Apri l 1983 .
Pr oduct Ion per cow a verage d 1, 129 poun ds during May 1983, 19 pounds more than May 1981.
The tota I number of mil k cows averaged 11. I mi ll ion head dur ing May , down 3,000 hea d f rom Apri l but 2 perce nt above Ma y 1981 .
Item
Milk Cows Mil k per Cow Milk Pr oduc tion
Uni t
Thous. Head Pounds MI I . Lbs
DAIRY PRODucTION, MAY 1983
Georgia
Apr I I
May
1983
1983
129
128
1,005
960
130
123
7
United St ates
Apr II
Ma y
1983 11,067
1983 11, 064
1, 078
1,1 29
11 , 555
12,48 7
Commod Itv
But t e r Cheese , Natu ral Eggs , Fr oze n Fr u It s , Fro ze n Fr u i t Ju ices , Fr ozen Meats, Red Beef , Frozen Por k, Froze n Pou lt r y , Fr oze n Tur ke ys , Froz en Veget a bl e s , Fr oze n Pot Btoes , Froze n Peanuts She I led Peanu ts In She I I Pec ans She ll ed Pecan s In She I I
CO LD STOR AGE STOCKS. UNI TED STATES . MAY 3 1. 1983
Apr I I 30, 1983
May 3 1, 1983
- 1,000 Pounds - - - -
549 ,6 93
574 , 747
1, 116 , 694
1, 135 ,901
24, 19 1
22 , 90 7
38 7, 3 10
355 ,843
1, 553, 412
1, 775, 625
602,5 18
615, 504
277, 334
265, 939
272 , 7 17
293 ,325
346,0 10
358 , 649
192, 27 1
209, 062
1 , 3 26 , 9 80
1,201, 94 1
957 , 969
1,008 ,1 13
434, 230
438,795
48, 981
48, 8 11
33, 324
37, 508
81 . 474
6 4 , 3 78
Pe rce nt of Apr II 1983
10 5 102 95 92 114 102 96 108 10 4
109
91 105 101 100 113 79
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HIGHLIGHTS : 1983 ACRES PLAH'I'ED & HARVESTED ~
DOC fM :: T S UGA LIBRARIES
UNITED STATES & GEORGIA PEANUT ACRES PLANl'KD & HARVESTED
BY SELECTED STATES
PERCENT OF SOYBKARS DOUBLE CROPPED BY SELECTIffi STATES
CORNOFF 8 PERCENT
GEORGIA CROP ACRES UPDATED
Geo r g Ia f a rme r s Ind Icated s ome sh Ifts !n pl a nt Ings s In ce the late Apr!1 p la nt Ing Int e nt Ion s su rvey a nd so me sha rp cha nge s fr om 1982 ac r ea ge s . Ac r es planted to pr Inc Ipal cr op s In 1983 are es t Imated a t 5. 4 ml l l Ion ac res co mpa r ed t o 6 . 7 ml l l Ion a cres In 1982 a nd 1981. The de c r ease In acres p la nt ed Is due prI ma r I ly to pa r t Ic Ipa t Ion In the Payment In KInd pr ogram.
Cor n acr es p Ianted a t 830 , 000 Is 8 per ce nt bel ow th e 900,000 a cres In 1982 but 30,000 acre s above t he late Apr!1 p l a ntIn g I ntent Ions . The 1983 cor n p Iante d e st Imat e ra nks a s th e s ma I Ies t cor n ac r eag e s Inc e r ecord s began In 1866 . Corn ac r es for har ves t at 770 ,000 Is 6 pe r cent below t he 1982 acrea ge o f 8 15,000 . On J une 26 , deve Iopme nt o f t he crop was c ons Ider a b Iy be h !nd both Ias t year and average. RaIn s a ft e r mId- June are pr ImarI ly r esp onsIble fo r t he s har p Improveme nt In c ond It Io n of th e c ro p.
ACRES PLANTED AND HARVEST~EORGI A . i 982-1983
Pl a nt ed Acres
Har ve s t ed Acres 1/
Crop
Ind Ica t ed
198 3 /
Ind Icated
1983 /
1982
198 3
1982
1982
1983
1982
1,000 Acr es
Per ce nt
1, 000 Ac r e s
Pe r ce nt
Cor n
900
830
92
8 15
77 0
94
Sor ghum
20 0
1 10
55
135
80
59
Oa t s
160
155
97
90
85
94
Whea t
1,590
1,1 50
72
1, 480
970
66
Rye
450
4 00
89
70
60
86
Soybeans
2,700
2 , 100
78
2, 550
1,990
78
Peanuts
475
530
1 12
472
525
111
Cotton
163
130
80
158
2/
Hay
500
480
96
Sweetpot a toes
6.5
6 .0
92
6.3
5.8
92
Tobacco. Type 14
50
45
90
J! Harves ted f or prI nc I pa l use of each crop. Corn , sorghum an d sma II graIns are "For GraIn"
only . 2/ Harves ted acres wll I be Iss ued August 11, 1983 .
Agrieultura1 Statistician and Georgi a Depart:.ent of Agricultnre
COTTONACRES REDUCED
Co t t o n p la nt ed ac res are est I mate d at 130 , 000 , 20 perce nt below t he 163,000 l as t ye ar an d 10 , 000 ac r e s less t ha n es t l mateti fo l lowI ng t he I a te Apr II p I ant I ng I nt e nt Ions s ur v ey . Ac res f o r ha r ve st wI I I be I s s ued Augus t 11, 1983 at 3: 00 p . m. Cotton pla ntI ng got o ff t o a v er y sl ow st ar t and ra n cons I de rab l y beh I nd no r mal unt I l t he end o f Ma y when p l an t I ng prog r es s adva nce d t o a bout no rma I. At t he end of Ju ne, de ve I opment I s we I I be h I nd a v era ge; but th e c r o p I s r- at ed In f aIr t o mos t l y goo d co ndI tIon.
TOBACCOBELOWYEAREARLI ER
To bac co fo r ha r v es t at 45 , 000 acr e s I s unc hanged fr om ear I I er ! nt ent I on es t I ma t es but 5 , 000 ac r es I ess t han the 50 , 000 acre s ha rves t ed l n 1982 . The 1983 es tI mated ha r ves ted acreage ! s t he s mal l es t sI nc e 193 2 . Harv es t pr og r es s I s we ll beh I nd bot h l ast year and a ver a ge wI t h o nly 6 per c ent o f the c r o p ha r v es ted through June 26 .
GEORG IAPEANUT ACREAGE UP
Geo rgIa pea nut g rower s r e v I sed p l antI n g p la ns t o 530 , 000 ac r es , 35 , 000 ac res a bov e th e l at e Apr; p l ant I ng IntentI ons surv ey an d 55 , 00 0 ac r e s ab ove t he 47 5,000 p la nt ed I n 1982 .
ar ves te d acr eage Is fo recas t at 52 5 ,000 ac res h I ch compares wIth 4 72 ,000 ac res har v es t ed ast year .
P ant In g go t off t o a v ery s I ow s t ar t due to w no r mal t emper at ur es, c ool so Il s a nd
s ur p l us so l l mol s't ur e , By May I , p l ant I ng progress wa s I es s th an ha I f o f no rma I However , by mI d-M ay p l a nt I ng pr og res s wa s appr oa ch I ng a ve r age and I as t y ear as Imp r ov ed con d I tIons ena bled f arme r s t o mo ve r a pI dl y ahead wI th p lantIng .
Deve l opme nt has be en we I I beh I nd a ve ra ge a I I sprIng .
Near th e en d of Ju ne , 69 perc e nt of the acreage was bl oo mIng compa r ed t o t he av erage o f 82 per c e nt . On J un e 26 , co nd It I o n o f t he 19 83 pe anut cr o p a t f a l r to most ly good wa s t he be st r atI ng of t he y ear.
SORGHUMACREAGE DOWN SHARPLY
Sorg hum seedlngs ar e es t Ima te d at onl y 110 , 000 ac r es f or 1983 , th e s ame as t he I at e Apr II est Imate but 45 pe rcen t be l ow the 2 00 , 000 acre s pl ant ed l n 1982 . Ac res f o r har v e s t as gr a I n at 80 ,000 ac r es a r e 4 1 pe r ce nt be low 1982 . P l antI ng pr og r es s has been near av e rage f o ll owI ng a slow st ar t .
PEANUT ACRE S PLANTED & HARVESTED, MAJOR STATES. 198 1- 1983
P l ant ed Ac r es
Har v e s t ed Ac r es
State
A I ab ama F l or Ida Geo rgI a Ml ssl ssl pp! 1/ New MexIc o No rt h Caro I I na Okl ah oma Sou th Caro I I na Te xas VI r gI n I a
198 1
224 . 0 69 .0
570 . 0 7 .0
10 . 0 175 .0
95. 0 15 .0 244.0 105 .0
19 82
179 .0 59 . 0
475. 0
10 . 4 150. 0 88. 0
12 .0 2 40. 0
96.0
1983
198 1
1,000 Ac r es
186 . 0
22 2 . 0
65 . 0
60. 0
53 0 . 0
56 5.0
6.7
11. 0
10. 0
15 5. 0
172. 0
86. 0
91. 0
13 .0
15. 0
220 . 0
2 42. 0
96. 0
105 . 0
1982
177 . 0 51. 0
4 72 . 0
10 . 4 14 7 . 0 86. 0
12 .0 225 .0
9 5. 0
I nd , 198 3
183. 0 56. 0
525. 0
1 1. 0 152 .0 84 . 0
13 .0 215 . 0
96.0
UnIted States
1.514.0
1.309.4
1/ Es tI mat es d IscontIn ued a fte r 198 1 crop .
1,362.0 2
1. 488. 7
1,27 5.4
1 . 335 . 0
WHEAT ACRES DOWN
Whe at harvested f o r gra In Is es tImated a t 970, 000 ac r es , 34 percent be l ow t he re cord 1, 48 0 , 000 acr es harves t ed l ast year an d t he s ma l les t har ves t ed ac r ea ge I n t hr ee y ear s . Ac r e s pla nted a t 1, 150 ,000 I s down 28 pe rc e nt f rom t he 1, 590, 000 ac r e s p l ant ed I n 198 2 . On June 26 , ha rvest pr ogre s s wa s s I I ght I Y beh I nd l ast year and aver age.
HAYBELOVJ 1982
Ha y f a r mer s ag a In r ev I sed p l an s downwar d and now I nt end to har v est o n ly 480 , 000 ac r es . T h l s c ompar es t o t he 500 ,000 ac res f or l as t year and t he I a te Apr I I p I an t I ng 1nt e nt I o ns . Hay c rops were I n f a I r t o good co nd I t I o n at t he en d of June .
OTHERCROPS
Oa t s har ve st ed fo r gr a I n ar e ex pe ct ed t o to t a l
"F5";Ooo ac r es, 6 pe r ce nt I es s t ha n t he 90, 000
ac re s ha rve st ed l as t ye ar. ~ harves t ed f o r gr aI n I s es t I mat ed a t 60 ,000 acres, 14 perce nt be low the 70 ,000 ac res harve sted I n 1982. Sweetp o t at o acrea ge p I anted at 6 , 00 0 , Is 50 0 ac r es I e s s th an I as t y e ar. Har v e s t ed ac r eag e a t 5,800 acres I s a I so 500 ac r es I es s than 1982 .
US. CROP ACRES DOWN 15 PERCENT
P la nt ed ac r es o f pr In c Ipa l cr ops , at 30 9 . 87
mll ll o n ac re s , ar e 15 pe r c ent be l ow l as t y ea r
and 198 1. Co r n p l anted f o r al l purposes I s est Imat ed ~0 . 1 mIl I I o n acr es, down 2 7
pe rcen t fr om l as t y ear bu t up 2 pe r cen t f r om
t he Apr I l I nt en t I o n s .
Grower s ex pec t to
harv est 52 .5 ml l l l on ac res f o r gr a I n, do wn 28
perce nt fr om 1982 . s o r rhu m p l anted f or a I I
pur po se s Is e st I mated at 1. 6 mI l l I o n ac r es, a
decl I ne of 28 per ce nt fr om bo t h 1982 and 198 1
and t he l owest ac r ea ge p I anted s In ce 194 9 .
WI nt er whe at ac r eage fo r har ves t I s estI mate d
a t 47 . 7 mIllI on acres, 18 pe r ce nt bel ow 1982 .
Cot to n acr eag e p I ant ed I s e st I ma t ed at 8 .3 mI I l l o n ac re s, 27 pe r cen t be I ow I as t ye ar and 42 pe rce nt I ess th an 1981. So y bean ac r ea ge p l anted I s estIma t ed a t 63. 3 ml I I To n acr es I n 1983 , do wn 12 per c e nt f r om a yea r ear l I er and 7 perce nt I ess t han 198 1. Oat seed I ng s l ast f a ll an d t h I s s pr I ng t ot a l ed 20 . 2 mIll Io n ac r es , a 42 pe r c e nt I ncrea s e f rom I a s t y ear and 48 pe r c ent ab o ve 1981.
~ produc er s exp ect to harv est 60. 3 mI ll Ion
ac res dur I ng 1982, down 1 per c e nt from l as t
ye ar and f r ac t Iona ll y a bove 198 1. Tobac co
acr eage for har ve st I s se t at 80 8 tho usa nd
acr es , down 11 percent fr om 1982 a nd 17 per -
ce nt be l ow 198 1 ha r ve sted acr es . Sweetpo t at o
p l a nt ed ac r eage I n 1983 I s e st I mat ed a t 107
t hou sand acres, 7 perce nt down from 1982 and 5
perc ent be l ow 198 1.
Peanut g r owers have
I nc r ease d p l ant ed ac r eag e 4 perc en t f rom l ast
y ear t o an est I mated 1. 36 ml I l Ion ac r es I n
198 3.
UN I TED STATES JUNE ACREAGE SUMMARY, SELECTED CROPS
Ar ea Pl anted For A I I Pur po ses
Area Har v es t ed 1/
1983 /
I nd ,
1983 /
Cr op
19 8 2
1983
1982
198 2
19 8 3
19 82
1,000 Acr es
Percen t
1, 000 Ac r es
Pe r c en t
A II Co r n
8 1, 909
60 ,129
73 .4
73 , 152
52 , 46 4
71 .7
A I I Sorg hum
16,1 44
11, 603
71 . 9
14 , 24 7
10 , 16 2
71 . 3
Oats
14 , 2 11
20,240
142 . 4
10 , 56 1
9,0 53
85. 7
WI nt e r Wheat
66, 351
62 , 456
94 . 1
58, 347
47,667
81. 7
Rye
2 , 62 1
2, 76 5
10 5.5
71 5
84 3
117 . 9
Soy be ans
72, 162
63 ,345
87. 8
70 , 783
6 2 , 183
87 .9
Peanuts
1,309 .4
1, 362.0
104 .0
1, 275 . 4
1, 33 5 .0
10 4 .7
Upla nd Cotton
11,269 .0
8 , 237 .3
73.1
9, 6 58 . 0
A II Hay
60 ,679
60 , 34 4
99 . 4
Sweetpo ta toes
114 .7
106 .8
93.1
111. 1
103 .0
92 .7
Tobacco
907.8
807.6
89.0
1/ Har ves t ed for prI ncIpal us e of each c rop , 1. e . , graI n, bea ns, nuts , etc .
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Soy bean p lant Ings at 2, 100,000 acres are s har p l y be low the - lat e Ap rIl p l a nt Ing IntentIons e st Imate of 2 , 300,000 ac r e s and below last year's record 2 , 700, 000 acres . Acres for harv es t ar e ex pected to t ota I 1, 990, 000 , 22 per ce nt below la s t year. Pla nt Ing got off t o a slow s t art but by t he mIdd le par t of Ma y was ab out equa I t o the 5- yea r average . Dry s o I Is s lowed p I a nt Ing th e ' I ast we ek o f May an d mos t of Ju ne. By t he la s t we ek In June Improved soI l mo Is t ur e sup pl Ies e na b le d farm e rs to a gaI n a bout cat c h- up wIth the a verage pl a nt Ing prog ress . Cond It Ion o f the c r op wa s re por t ed
as faIr to mostly good on June 26 .
PERCENT OF SOYBEAN ACREAGE PLANTED FOLLOWING
ANOTHER CROP, SELECTED STATES Ji ,
1980- 1983
STATE
1980 1981 1982 1983
Ala .
15
26
37
18
Ark.
18
33
35
33
De l .
36
45
43
44
Fla.
16
16
50
42
Ga.
I I I
Ind. Kans. Ky . La. Md . MIs s. Mo.
N. J. N.C. Oh Io Okla. Pa . S. C. Te nn. Tex. ve :
38
52
59
40
3
7
4
6
3
4
5
3
24
24
12
11
18
35
33
35
1
5
16
8
24
43
47
41
6
12
25
18
13
19
16
15
32
32
29
19
24
35
37
31
0
1
1
2
20
45
52
27
9
10
17
9
15
36
44
32
24
34
32
29
9
14
18
3
37
51
43
46
U.S.
9
15
16
12
17 Data as obt a Ine d from a rea f r ame sampl es.
lfhe se da ta do not represent of f Ic Ial es t Ima t e s
of t he Crop Repor t Ing Board but prov Ide raw
da t a as obt a Ine d from s urv e y r e s ponde nts . The
pur pos e of t he s e da ta Is t o port ra y t r ends In
- soybean --p--ro-du-c-t I-on-.--p. r_a-c-t I-ces--.--- -. --.---I
! ThA Geo r g ' .' Farm Ropo r t ( 15 91- 07 44 -728 0 ) I s
i pub r l s bed s emi- mont h l y h y t ho Georg i a Cr o p
Ropo r t l ng Sor v lce , Stop hen s Fede r a l BUl l d l ng 'j
IAtho ns , Ga . 306 13, Larr y E. Sn i pes, Stati st ic i an- In- Char ge . Secono C lass oos taq o pa id at l.~ t hc n s , Ga .. Subsc ri pt i on t e e S10 per year .
Iex cep r tr-ee t o oe r e c ont r I but ors , Subsc r IP]
. t lo n In f or ma t i o n eve l l eb !e f r oe e Ge o rq t o Cr o p
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GEORGIA TOBACCO CROP OFF 15 PERCENT; SMALLEST SINCE 1957
The first estima te of Geor g i a ' s 1983 tobacco cro p p laces exp ected pr od uct ion at 90 mi I I io n pounds, a 15 pe rce nt dr op f r om Ias t yea r ' s c ro p. Th is i s t he low es t Geor g ia prod uc ti on forecast since the crop o f 1957. Growers ar e expected to harvest 45,000 acres and average 2,000 pounds per acre. 80th acreage and yield are be I ow 1982. The crop got off to a I ate and slow beginning and harvesting pr09 r ess is now about one-ha I f of that norma Il y exp e c ted by this date.
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
phens Federal Bldg . te 320 ens, Georgia 30613 one : (404) 546-2236
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The 1983 ~ p was harvested fr om a n es t Imated 85,000 acres, and yiel ded 58 bushels pe r acre. Total production, a t 4. 93 mil li o n bus hel s, is off 10 percent from la s t year. Less acreage and a lowe r y i e Id both contr ibuted t o t he s maller prod uc ti on.
Georgia's 1983 I:i.!!!- yiel d of 21 bus hel s per acre is equal to 1982 , but pr oduction fe r I 14 percent to 1.26 milli on bush els due to a reduction in acres harvested . This i s t he sma I lest rye crop fo r the State i n 17 year s .
See Pag es 3 and 6
GE ORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
Acreane
Planted
Harv.
For
Yield ner Acre Indi-
Produ ction I nd i
for AII
vested Harvest 1982
cated
198 2
cated
Crop
Unit Purposes 1982
1983
1983
198 3
1983
- -Thousand Acres- -
- - Thousands- -
Wheat 1/
Oats J.!
Bu. 1,150
Bu.
155
1, 480 90
970
33.0
85
61.0
34.0 58.0
48 ,84 0 5,490
32 , 9 8 0 4,930
Rye J.!
Bu .
400
70
60
21.0
2 1.0
1,470
1, 260
Tobacco ,
Type 14
Lbs .
NA
50
45 2,110
2,000
105, 500
90,000
Apples, All
Commercial
Lbs .
15, 000
20,000
Peaches
Lbs .
120, 000
85,000
Corn 1/
Bu.
830
815
770
85.0
2/
69,275
2/
Soybeans J.!
Bu . 2 ,100
2,550
1,990
27 .0
2/
68,850
2/
Peanuts
Lbs .
530
472
525 3,215
2/ 1,5 17, 480
2/
Sorgh um Grai n 1/ Bu.
110
135
80
42. 0
2/
5,670
2/
Cotton
Bales 130
158
21
3/714
2/
235
2/
Hay, All
Ton
NA
500
480
2 .40
2/
1, 200
2/
11 Sweetpotatoes Cwt.
6.0
6.3
5.8
130
2/
819
2/
11 Ha r ves t ed acres for grain (or beans) only.
The firs t yield and production forecast wi ll
be released at 3:00 P.M., August 11. 11 Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production
in ba Ies ,
Agricultura1 Statistician and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agr iculture
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.94 bill ion bushels, down 8 perc en t from last ye a r , but 3 percent above t he J une 1, 19 ~
f orecast. Harvesting progress tS s ! i g htl y
more than on e-half complete, whic h is a l most
equal las t ye ar's pr og r e ss, but i s we I I be l t he 5-year ~verage for th e s a me da t e . Ba rl e y produc t io n i s f o reca st at a reco r d - hi ~ ?60 mi II i o n bu s he ls , up 7 pe r c ent f r om ... pr evi o us record- h igh set by t he 1982 c r o p. The es t i mate d yi eld of 56.5 bushels per a cre i s down 8 t e nt hs o f a bu s he l fr om 1982 ' s y iel d.
Oat production is fore c a st a t 519 mi I I ion bu s he Is , 16 pe rc e nt I es s t han J a st ye a r, but i s 2 perce nt a bove the 1981 c rop . Yie ld, at 57 . 4 bushel s per ac r e , is o ff 1 bus hel f rom fas t yea r but mo s t of t he product ion dec line is due t o t he 14 perc ent d rop i n acres harveste d.
~ prod uc ti o n i s fo recast a t 26 . 1 mi l lio n bus he I s, up 25 perc en t fr om 1a st ye a r a nd 38
GFR-83- ' 6 pe r c en t ab ove the 198 1 crop. Yi elo i s up 7 ten t hs o f a bushe I to average 29.8 bushe I s . Acres f o r ha r ve s t for gra in ju mpe d 22 percen t t o an es t imated 873 t ho us a nd acres.
~ production i s expected t o tot a l 8 . 40 bTTTTon po unds, up 4 percent f r om last ye a r , a nd 8 pe r cent a bove 1981 . St a t e e stima t es are on page 6.
"'LC--h,- prod uction is esti mated at 2 . 13 b illion pound s , down 1 percent f r om th e Ju ne' e s t i mate a nd 7 perc e nt bel ow the s ho rt 1982 cro p . Prod uc t io n f r o m the nin e s ou t hern pe ac h s t a t es i s e st i mated a t 296 mil lion poun ds, 28 perce nt be l ow th e f r e e ze r educ ed 198 2 crop . Cal if ornia fr eesto ne pr odu c t ion is e st i ma ted 6 pe rcent a bo ve 1982 wh i le cl i ngs ton e produ c t ion i s 17 per ce nt be l ow 1982 .
To ba c co prod uc t io n (Ty pe 11 t hrou g h 14, f lue cu red) i s fore c a st at 883 mil lion po unds , down 12 pe r ce nt f r om la st year. Avera ge y iel d, a t 2, 048 po unds per acre i s e xpec t e d to be 78 pound s l ess th a n th e 1982 y i e l d . Har ves t ed acres , at 431 ,000 , i s 9 pe rc en t less th a n the 198 2 a c r e a ge .
UNI TED STATE S ACREAGE AND PRODUCT ION 198 2 AND 1983
Area Harv e s ted
Yie l d De r Acre
Pr odu ction
Ind i -
Ind i-
I nd i c a ted
Cr op
Uni t
cated
19 82
19 83
1, 000 Acr es
19 8 2
c ated 19 8 3
July 1,
198 2
19 83
Tho usands
Wi nt er Whe a t
Bu.
58 , 347
47, 642
36.1
40.7
2 , 108,246 1,937,388
Oa t s
Bu.
10 , 56 1
9, 04 9
58 . 4
57. 4
61 6 , 981
5 19, 002
Rye
Bu.
7 15
873
29 .1
29 . 8
20 ,81 7
26,058
Ba rley
Bu.
9,11 3
9 , 9 05
57.3
56 . 5
522 ,38 7
559 , 96 7
Tobacco, Flue-
c ur e d , Typ e s 11-
14
t.bs ,
473.3
431 .0 2,126
2 , 048
1,006,432
882,750
App les ,
Comme r c i a l
Lbs.
8,1 10,000 8,402,000
Pe ac he s
Lbs.
2,292,600 2, 133, 80 0
COI-n , f o r Grai n
Bu.
73, 152
52, 464 114.8
11
8,397,334
11
Soybea ns , for
Be an s Pea nut s
Bu.
70, 783
62 ,18 3
32.2
11
2, 276,976
11
Lbs ,
1,275. 4
1, 33 5. 0 2 , 696
TI
3,438,330
TI
So r-ghu m Gra i n
Bu .
14 , 247
10, 162
59.0
11
84 1,079
11
Upla nd Cotto n
Bal es
9 ,6 58
11
592
11
11 , 9 10 . 9
11
A11 Hay
To n
60 , 679
60,344
2.5 1
11
152,424
11
Swe~tpo t ato e s
Cw t .
1 1 1 ,1
103,0
129
11
14,290
11
l! The first yiel d a nd prod uction forecast wi It be r e l eased at 3 : 00 P , M. , August 11.
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GEORGIA PEACHES STI LL 29%LOWER
The July 1 forecast of Georgia peach production, at 85 million pounds, is unchanged from the June 1 forecast, but is 29 pe r ce nt below last year 's free ze damaged crop . Har ves t of the abbrev iated cr op has passed the threeQuarter s ma rk a nd i s moving al ong fa s ter than last year and the 5-year a verage. Oua lityan d s ize of t he 1983 crop is said t o be very good .
SOUTHERNSTATES PEACH CROP OFF 28%
Pea ch product Ion in the nine Southern Sta tes i s fo recast at 296 mi ll ion pounds , dow n 4 perce nt from t he J une 1 forecast , and 28 per ce nt below last year 's free ze-damaged crop . Prospects declined in Ala bama and South Carolin a during J une. Ha r ve st in Piedmo nt South Caro l ina is i n full swing, but cullage of ea r ly variet ies i s heavy . The North Carolina c rop is a bout ha lf picked. Georgia harvest is ahea d of la st year .
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at 33.0 million bushe ls, off about one-third from la st year 's record pr od uc t ion. Acres harvested fo r grain , e st imated at 970,000 ac r e s , is down 34 pe r ce nt fr om '982 . Yie ld is est imat ed at 34 bush els per acre, up 3 bus he ls from the June 1 estimate, and 1 bus he l a bove t he 1982 yi el d . Ha r ves t is over 97 per cent comp le t e .
PEACH PRODUCT ION
State
1981
Ala. Ark . Ga .
La. y
Miss. y
N.C.
Okla . y
S.C. Tex .
22.0 37 .0 140.0 6.0 3.0 40 . 0 13 . 0 430 .0 34.0
15 .0 32 .0 120 . 0
5.0 3. 5 2.0 9.0 210 . 0 16.0
13 . 0 32.0 85 .0
7.0 3.0 10.0 9.0 110.0 27 .0
9 Southern States
725. 0
412 .5
296 .0
Cal. Freestone
434.0
41 5.0
440.0
C l i n g s t o ne
3/
1, 202 .0
1,102 .0
920 . 0
U.S . Freestone 1,580.6
1,190.6
1,213 . 8
All Peaches 2 .78 2.6 2.292 .6
2. 133.8
1/ Includes unharvested production & harves t ed
~ut not sold (million pounds ): United States ,
excluding California cl ingstones, 198 1- 34 . 8 ,
1982-24 . 7. Y Est imates for current year car-
ried forw ard fr om ea r l ie r forecast . 3/ Cal i-
fornia clingstone is ove r the scale t onnag e &
inc ludes culls & ca nne r y d ive rsions (milli on
pounds ): 198 1- 96 .0 , 1982-1 59.0.
St ate
Ala . Ga . Mi s s . N. C. S.C . Te nn.
U.S .
WINTER WHEAT, SE LECT ED STATES, JUNE 1, 1982- 1983
Area Harv ested
Yield
Production
1982
I nd , 1983
1982
Ind. 1983
1982
I no , 1983
1, 000 Acres
Bushel s
1,000 Bu s he Is
825 1,480 1, 050
600 550 935
58 . 347
470 970 600 480 400 630
47. 642
32 .0 33 .0 38 .0 36 .0 36.0 36 .0
36 .1 3
34 .0 34 .0 34 .0 35 .0 29 .0 34 .0
40. 7
26,400 48, 840 39,900 2 1,600 19, 800 33 ,660
2 . 108, 246
15, 980 32 ,980 20 , 400 16, 800 11 , 600 2 1,420
1.937 .3 88
GEORGIAPRICES RECEI VED
U.S . PRI CES RECEIVED
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Aver age pri ces rece i ve d by Geor g ia farme rs at
mid-June for most ma j or crop a nd livestock c ommod i t i es were mixed in compar i son t o the previous month. Howe ver , most crop and I ives tock commodities did s how an inc rease from a year ago, with t he exception of hogs, br o i le r s
and s oy beans . The Georgia Prices Received Al I Cemmod ity Index for J une was 126 percent o f the 1977 a verage, unchan ge d from l as t mo nth, but 3 po ints abo ve a year ago.
The June AII Farm Prod ucts Index of Pr ices
Rece ived by Farmer s de creased 3 points (2.2 percent) from May t o 134 percent of its Janua ry-December 1977 average . Cont ributing most to the decrease since May were lower pr ices for whe at , cattl e , hogs, soybeans and
tomatoe s. Hig her pr ic es f or lettuce, broi 1e rs, cor n, cotton and barley were partially offsetting . The index wa s 4 po in ts (2.9 pe rc e nt ) be low a year ago.
Comrnod ltv Winter Wheat Oats Cor n Cot t on Soybea ns Sweet potatoes AII Hay, ba led , 21 Hog s
Sows Bar r ows & Gi lt s Beef Ca t t l e , 41 Cow s 51 St ee rs & Heif ers Cal ves
AII Mi Ik Turkeys y
PRICES RECEIVED BY FA~4E RS JUNE 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price
Georola
United States
pe r
Ju ne
Ma y
Ju ne 15,
J une
May
June 15,
Unit $/Bu .
$/Bu.
1982
1983
3 .11
3.15
-
-
1983 3 .15
-
1982 3 .33
1.88
1983 3.63
1.54
1983 3.40
1. 48
$/Bu .
2. 95
3 .51
3 .49
2 .57
3 .03
3.08
i / Lb.
58.0
58 . 4
J.!58 .6
58. 1
61.7
J.!64 .4
$/Bu . $/Cwt. $/To n
6 . 12
-
5.91 y8 .50
-
5. 89
-
-
6. 12 17 . 3 0 69.60
6.05 y9.42
83.30
5. 83 12.10 75. 90
$/Cwt.
58.50
45 .10
44.80
57.50
45 .90
44 .50
$/Cwt .
49.10
39 .10
34.60
51.10
41.00
35. 80
$/Cwt .
59 . 9 0
46. 30
46.50
58 . 50
46 . 60
45.60
$/Cwt .
47.10
48.70
48 . 70
6 1. 10
59 . 8 0
58.80
$/ Cwt.
40.60
4 1. 10
41 .30
41. 30
41 .90
4 1. 60
$/Cwt .
55.80
54.50
55.60
65.90
63 . 50
62 .60
$/Cwt.
56 . 5 0
56.90
57.50
61 . 70
66.10
65 . 20
$/Cwt. t/Lb.
14.00
-
14.20
-
l(14.20
-
13.20 38.3
13.30 34.5
3 / 13 . 20 36.2
Chi c ke ns
Exc l , Broilers
t l Lb.
8 . 5 2 / 13 . 5
12.5
-
-
-
Com' Eggs ,
l Broi l e r s Al l 71
-6/
t l Lb. tlDoz.
27 . 5 63 . 8
25.5 2/72 .6
l(27.0 66 .7
Ta b 1e
i l Doz .
50. 8 2/6 1 , 4
57. 4
Ha tc hl na
tlDoz
110 0 2/110 0
96 0
11 Fi r s t half o f month. y Mid-mont h price. l( Entire mont h
28.9
26 . 1 3/28 .3
51.9 2/61.2
58 ,8
45. 6 2/ 55. 3
-
-
53. 3
-
.i!"Cows" a nd "stee rs and he I fers"
combi ned wi t h al lowanc e whe r e nece ss ary f or slau ghte r bul Is. 51 Inc lud es dairy c ows so Id for
s lau ghte r . ~ Llv ew elght equ i va le nt pri ce for Geor gi a . 2! Av~rage of al I eg gs sold by farmers
I ncluding hatchi ng eg gs so l d at r et a i l.
1977 = 100
Geor g~
Pr Ic e s Rec e ived
INDE X NUMBERS --GE ORGIA AND UN ITED STATES
._ _ ~':M::a.yL...1..9!.8::2:~
~ J u~ ne~19~ 82
.M!2ay:L_1.!928.32.;~
~ Ju~ ne ___1!29:8.3d._
AI I Commod i t Ies
122
123
126
126
Crops
119
124
130*
131
Li ves t ock & Produc ts
124
122
122*
122
United States
Prices Rece i ved
139
138
137
134
Prices Paid 11
156
156
160
160
Rat io 21
89
88
86
84
J! Mid-mont h Index I nclUding Interest, taxes and farm wage rates. 21 Rat io of Index Recei ved to
Inde x of Prices Pa id, In t e r e s t , Taxes a nd Farm Wage Rates. * Rev ised .
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u.s. PRICES PAI DINDEX UNCHANGED
Tne Index of Pri c e s Pa i d by Fa r me r s f or Commoditi e s a nd Serv ic es , In t e rest , Ta xes and Farm Wa ge Rates for J une was 160 percent o f its 1977 base . Lowe r pr ice s for f e ed an d re p1acemen t 1 i vestock we re of f se t by h ig her pric es for fu e l s, f arm mac h inery and f ami Iy I i v ing items . Compar ed t o Ju ne 1982 , t he i nde x was up 4 points (2.6 percent ).
CONSUMERPRICE INDEX
The Ma y unad j usted Consumer Pr ice Inde x for a l l ur ban co nsu mers (CPI -U) at 297. 1 ( 1967 = 100) wa s up .5 pe r ce nt f rom Ap ril a nd 3 . 5 perc e nt above Ma y 1982 . On a seasona I IY adjusted bas is , the CP I- U wa s . 5 pe rcen t a bove Apr il. The t r ans por t ation index i ncreased 1.3 per cent fol lowe d by the ap par e l an d upkeep index with a .7 percent i nc r ease . The medical care, and other goods and services ind exes eac h rose .4 percent . A. 3 pe r cent ris e was r ecord ed fo r both the f ood an d beve r age s and housi ng i ndexes . The e nter t a i nme nt ind ex in creased .2 perce nt.
PR ICE S PAID BY FARMERS JUNE 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price
Geor i a
United States
per
J une 15, May 15,
J une 15, May 15, June 15,
Commed It Dairy Feed 16%
Un it $/Ton
1982 174.00
1983 188. 00
198 2 179. 00
1983 184.00
1983 184.00
Dairy Feed, 18%
$/Ton
178.00
191.00
191.00
197.00
193.00
Dai ry Conct. 32%
$/Ton
220. 00
23 5. 00
267. 00
277 . 00
271. 00
Hog Feed 14%-18%
$/Cwt .
Hog Conct . 38 % ~4 2 % $/ Cwt .
11.50 15. 00
11. 50 15. 00
10. 70 15. 10
11.10 15. 4 0
10. 90 15 . 2 0
Beef Catt le Conct.
32%- 36%
$/Cwt .
11. 50
11. 50
12.00
11. 70
12. 20
11. 90
Cottonseed Meal 41% $/Cwt .
13 . 50
13. 50
13. 00
13.60
14 . 0 0
13 . 90
Soybea n r~ea 1 44% $/Cwt.
13 . 50
14. 00
13 . 50
13 . 90
13.70
13.50
Br an
$/Cwt.
12. 00
11. 00
11.00
9. 93
9. 87
9. 85
Ml dd li ngs
$/Cw t.
9. 80
10.00
10.00
9. 51
9.47
9.49
Cor n Mea l
$/ Cwt.
8.50
9.30
9. 00
7.76
8.04
8.1 2
Broil er Grower
$/T on
205. 00
197.00
190.00
2 15 . 00
220 . 00
217 .00
Laying Feed
$/Ton
186.00
175. 00
179.00
195. 00
202 . 00
201. 00
Chi ck St ar t e r
$/T o n
2 15.00
20 0 . 0 0
200 . 00
2 15. 00
223 . 00
222 . 00
Bro i le r - Feed
Rat io 1/
Lbs.
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.6
Hog - Cor n Ratio 2/ Bu .
19.8
12.8
12.8
22 .4
15. 1*
14 . 4
Milk- Feed Rat lol( Lbs ,
1.61
1. 51
1.54
1. 46
1.45
1. 43
Egg-F eed Rat io 4/ Lbs
69
83
75
53
6. 1
5. 9
l! Pounds of br o i l e r grower equa l in va lu e t o 1 l b. bro i l er live we i ght. 2/ Bu s he l s of c orn
equal in va l ue to 100 l bs , of hog li ve we ig ht . 3/ Pounds of 16% dai ry f eed equa l in va lue to 1
l b. who l e mi l k. 4/ Pounds of l ayin g f e ed eq ua l In va l ue to 1 dozen eggs . * Rev i sed .
State Georg ia III i no is
Indi ana Iowa
Ka ns a s
FEEDER PI GS: PRICES PAID, BY STATES, MAY 1983
Dollars per Cwt. 8 1.00
State Minnesota
96 . 00
Mi ssour i
93. 00
Nebraska
82 .00
Nor t h Caro l ina
82 . 00
Ohi o
Do I lars oer Cwt. 93 . 50 76. 00
93.00 80 . 00
85.00
FREEZES REDUCE GEORGIA'S APPLE CROP
For the second consecutive year, Georgia's 1983 app le crop was damaged by spring freezes , ma i n ly in North Georg ia. The reduction i s ex pec ted to be as se v er e th i s year as last. T he 1983 crop is forecast at 20 mil lion pounds , compar ed with 15 million pounds in 1982 . Damage was more sever e on some var ieties , like Red Del icious, t han others. P I ease see I nset fo r de I i nea t i on of "North Geor g i a " and " Sout h Geo r g ia" app le areas .
US. APPLE CROP LARGER
The Nati o n ' s 1982 ap p le crop, a t 8 . 40 mi II ion po unds , is fo recast 4 perce nt h i ghe r t han las t ye ar ' s 8 .11 mi I li o n poun ds , an d 8 perce nt above t he 198 1 product ion . No r th Car o lin a 's
crop escaped the mi d- Apr i r freeze and is in
general ly good condition wi t h 400 milSion pound s expec t ed , more t ha n doub I e t he 1982 freeze- damage d crop.
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APPLES. COMMERC I AL 1
UNITED STATES 1981-1983
Cro and Sta te
Geor g i a New York Nor t h Car o l ina South Car o 1 ina T ennes se e Vi rg i n i a Wa s h i ngt o n West Vi r g i n i a
Tot a l 2
198 1
1982
Mi 11io n Poun ds
4 5. 0
15 . 0
800.0
1,130 .0
375.0
170 .0
36. 0
6 .0
11. 0
4 .5
465 .0
50 0 . 0
2, 760 .0
2 ,600. 0
200. 0
24 0 . 0
I nd , 1983
20. 0 1,1 50 . 0
4 00. 0 24 . 0 8 .5
460. 0 2 , 950 . 0
240 .0
1983 as f 1982
13 3 102 23 5 400 18 9 92 1 13 100
Ot ne r Sta tes 3/
3 ,061 .6
3,444 . 5
3 ,1 49.5
91
_y...5 .
7 .7 53.6
a .llQ..O
8. 402 .0
10 4
1/ In or c har ds of 100 o r more beari ng ag e t r ee s . 2/ In ~lud es un har ve sted pr od uction an d
l1a r ve st ed no t sold (m il li on pou nd s ) : Uni ted St at eS-1980- 18. 0 , 1981-4 7 . 7 . 3/ Incl udes AR,
CA, CO , CT , DE, lA, 10, IL, I N, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME , MI , MN, MO , NH, NJ , NM-;-OH , OR, PA,
R I, UT, VT, WI .
1982 MINKPRODUCT ION
~1in k pe l t produ c ti on i n the Un ited Sta t es i n 1982 t ota l ed 4 .08 mi ll i o n pel ts, c ompar ed to 3 .5 mi I I i on pe l t s in 1980 . Thel- e " a s no survey made f or 198 1 pr oducti on . Mink pel ts produ ced i n Geo r g i a i n 198 2 t otaled 44 ,800, compared to 30 , 000 in 1980. Wisc onsi n, t he major mink state , pr od uc ed 1.1 6 mi llion pe l t s in 1982. Min k fema les bred t o prod uce ki ts in 1983 in the United Sta tes to ta l ed 1 . 13 mi l l i o n, compa red to 1.07 mill ion bred to pr odu ce ki t s in 1981 . Femal es bred to produ ce k i ts i n 1983 i n Georgia amounte d to 16 , 300 , c ompared to 1 1,800 bred f o r 1981 pr od uc t i o n . There were 1, 154 min k farms in t he United States pr od uci ng pelts i n 1982. Lead i ng s tat es wer e Wi sc o ns i n w i t h 26 2 farms, Ut ah with 175 an d Mi nne so t a wi t h 144 farms. Georgia had 24 f arms producing pe lts in 1982. Mi nk pel ts sol d duri ng the 198 2 crop year in the Uni ted St at e s were va lued at $119 .9 mi llion. The a ver age pr ice per pe l t for the 1982 crop year was , $29.40, compared with $32 .20 in 198 1.
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Va r Iety &. State
PECANS, UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE,
SELECTED STATES &. UN ITED STATES. 1980- 1982
UtT I Tzed Produc t Ton 1/
Pr Ic e per Pound
1980
1981
1982
1980
1981
1982
1,000 Pounds
Ce nts
Va l ue of Ut TI Tzed Prod.
1980
1981
19 82
1, 000 Do l la r s
IMPROVED VAR IETIES 2/
Ala .
10, 400 2 1, 000
Ark .
200 1, 250
F Ia .
2, 500 2 ,000
Ga .
84, 000 96 , 000
La.
2,000 4,500
MTss .
3, 500 5 ,500
N. Mex .
14, 700 20 ,000
N.C .
1, 100 2 ,000
Ok l a.
500 2 , 500
S. C.
1, 600 4 ,800
Tex .
8,000 15,000
14 , 000 300
2,000 105, 000
2 , 500 3,000 25, 000
90 0 3 00 1, 200 14 , 000
80.9 101.0 75.0 83.0 90 .0 90. 0 88.0 85. 0 115. 0 88 .0 100.0
64.0 58.7 67 . 0 59. 0 65. 0 60. 0 86 . 0 60.0 66.5 62 . 4 77 .0
7 1. 3 108 .0 61 .0 66 . 5 70 .0 87 .0 83 . 0 65.0 137.0 79 . 5 95. 4
8 ,41 4 202
1,875 6 9, 720
1, 800 3,1 50 12, 936
93 5 57 5 1, 408 8 ,000
13 , 440 734
1, 340 56 , 640 2 , 92 5
3 ,300 17, 200
1,200 1, 663 2 , 995 11,550
9, 982 324
1,220 69, 825
1, 750 2,6 10 20 ,750
585 4 11 9 54 13, 356
U.S .
128, 500 174 , 550 168, 200
84.8
64 . 7
72 . 4 109,0 15 112,98 7 121,767
NAT IVE &. SEEDLING
Ala.
9,600
Ark .
700
F la.
3, 500
Ga .
21 ,000
La.
12 ,000
MTs s .
1,000
N.C .
600
Okla .
3, 000
S .C .
600
Tex .
3 ,000
13,000 4 ,2 50 3 , 000 24, 000 19,500 3 , 000 2 , 200 44, 500 4,100 47 ,000
9, 000 2 00
2 , 500 20, 000
7, 500 1, 000 1,000 1, 700 1, 000 3 , 000
64 . 4 75. 7 60 .0 60.0 63 .0 6 5.0 6 5.0 68. 0 62. 0 61 .0
46. 0 44. 5 45 .0 43.0 39. 0 4 5.0 45. 0 44 .5 46 .0 44. 0
49 .1 46.0 51.0 49 .0 46. 0 42. 0 50.0 57. 0 60 .2 55 .7
6 , 182 530
2 ,1 00 12 , 600 7 ,560
6 50 390 2 ,040 3 72 1 , 8 30
5,980 1, 891 1, 350 10 , 3 20 7 , 605 1, 350
990 19, 803
1, 886 20 ,680
4 ,4 19 92
1, 275 9 ,800 3,450
420 500 969 6 02 1,671
U. S.
55 , 000 164,5 50 46, 900
62 . 3
43 . 7
49 . 5
34 ,254 71 ,85 5 23 , 198
ALL PECANS
Ala.
20, 000
Ark .
900
Fla.
6 , 000
Ga .
105, 000
La .
14,000
MTs s .
4 , 500
N. Mex.
14, 700
N.C.
1, 700
Okla .
3 , 500
S. C.
2,200
Tex.
11,000
34 ,000 5 , 500 5,000
120 , 0 0 0 24 , 000
8 , 500 20, 000
4, 200 47,000
8 , 900 62 ,000
23, 000 50 0
4, 500 125, 000
10 , 0 0 0 4 ,000 25,000 1, 900 2 , 000 2 ,200 17,000
73. 0 8 1. 3 66. 3 78.4 66 . 9 84 . 4 88 . 0 77 .9 74.7 80. 9 89. 4
57.1 47. 7 53.8 55.8 43 . 9 54 . 7 86. 0 52.1 45. 7 54.8 52 .0
62 . 6 83 . 2 55 . 4 63. 7 52.0 75 .8 83.0 57.1 69.0 70.7 88.4
14,596 732
3,975 82 , 320
9 , 360 3 ,800 12 , 9 3 6 1,325 2,615 1,780 9,830
19,42 0 2, 625 2,690 66 ,960 10,530 4,650 17, 200 2 , 190 2 1, 466 4 ,881 32,230
14 , 4 01 41 6
2,495 79,625
5,200 3,030 20 , 750 1,085 1,380 1,556 15, 027
U.S .
183,500 339.100 215 .100
78 .1
54.5
67 .4 143 .269 184.842 144.965
1/ In-sh ell bas l s , ~ Budded, grafted, or top worked varIetIes.
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GEORGIA PECANS STILL NUMBER1
In 1982 , Georg i a was aga in t he l e ad i ng pecan state by a wide margin, produc i ng 5 t i mes a s many pec an s as the next neares t contender . At 125 milli on pou nds, Georgia 's pr od uc t i on ac co un ted fo r 58 pe r c ent of a II t he peca ns grown in t he Nation i n 1982 . It was t he seco nd larges t pecan crop eve r g r own i n the
St ate, ex ce eded o n l y by t he 135 mi II i on pound
cro p o f 1978. T he 1982 c rop wa s 5 mi II i on pounds I arger t han th e prev i o us y ear I s cr op , and 20 mi l l ion po unds more t ha n the 1980 crop .
An end-of-sea son surv ey of gr ower s , sh ell e r s and buy ers revea I ed that t he c r op wa s 2 0 mi II i o n po un ds I arg er t ha n had been f oreca s t during th e growing and harvesting s ea s on. Th e av er age pr ice for Geo r gi a ' s 1982 cr op wa s 63 . 7 ce nt s per po und, up 7 .9 c ent s from t he 1981 avera ge pri c e, but 14 . 7 c ents l es s t han was rece i ved f or th e 1980 crop. Over a I I va I ue of th e 1982 crop to tal ed $79.6 mil l i o n , 19 per c ent ab o ve th e prev i ou s y ea r , but 3 perc e nt less than t he va lue of the 1980 c r o p .
1982 PECAN CROP DOWN37%J NAT IONALLY
Nati ona ll y, th e 1982 pecan crop t o tal ed 2 15 . 1 mi II ion pounds, fa" ing 37 percent f rom t he " o n- y ear " 198 1 crop of 33 9. 1 mi II i o n pou nds However, it was 17 percent more than the previous "off-year" i n 1980. The decl ine was broad based with a I I pecan states, except Georgia and New Mexico, show ing a sig n ifi cant r educ tion In production. Improved variet ies accounted for 78.2 percent of the total poundage.
Pr ices averaged 67 .4 c ents per pound, up 24 percent or 12.9 cents from the 198 1 price, but 10 . 7 cen ts or 14 pe rcent low e r than 1980 pri ces. Even wit h the higher prices, th e overa I I va rue of the 1982 crop s II pped 22 percent to $ 145 mi I r ion due to th e drop in prod uct ion.
B
FARM
J u IY 27, 1983 GFR-83-Vo l ume 17
HI GHLIGHTS:
Cattle Inv e nto ry Lives tock Slaug h t e r Milk Produ c tion Cattle On Feed
GEORGIA
~ CROP REPORTING SERVICE
stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546-2236
Cold Storage Poultry SUJEMry Fa r. Produc tion Expenditures Ve get ables
JULY 1 ALL CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY DOYIN SLI GHTLY
AI I ca tt I e and ca I ves on hand in t he Un Ited States on Ju Iy 1, 1983 are est I mated at 124 mII I io n he ad, down slightly f rom July 1 a ye ar ago and 1 percent below Jul y 1, 1981.
Cows an d he Ifers that have calved, at 49. 6 mi llio n, are down 1 percent from 1982 a nd of f 3 per cent from J u IY 1 two ye ar s ago. The 1983 ca I f c r op 1s e xpected t o be 44.2 mil I i on hea d, down 1 percent from both 1981 and 1982.
Thi s r eport pr ovi des U.s. est i mates o f mi d-y e ar catt le and ca l f Inventori es by c lasses . Ind iv i dua l state s are not ava i lab le .
CATTLE AND CAL VES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, UNI TED STATES
JULY 1, 1981-1 983
1983 as
Class
1981
1982
1983
1,000 Head
% of 1982 Percent
Cat t le and Calves
124, 800
124,140
123,5 40
100
Cows and Hei f e r s t hat have Ca l ved
51, 004
49 , 9 90
49, 600
99
Beef Cows
40,084
38,970
38 ,520
99
Mi I k Cows
10,920
11,020
11,080
101
He ife r s 500 Pounds and Over
18 , 3 56
18 , 550
18,570
100
For Beef Cow Replacement
6 , 233
6,120
5,800
95
For Mi Ik Cow Replacement
4 , 6 28
4,780
4,880
102
Ot he r HeIfers
7, 495
7 ,650
7,890
103
Steers 500 Pounds and Over
16 ,253
16,340
16,840
103
Bul Is 500 Pounds and Over
2 , 638
2,610
2 , 560
98
HeIfers, St ee r s , & Bul Is Under 500 Pound s 36 , 549
36,650
35,970
98
Ca l f Cr op 1/
44,776
4 4 , 4 20
44,180
99
before July 1 PIus the
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agriculture
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES DOWN
GFR-8 3-1 7
Farm pr oduc ti o n expenditures f or 1982 t otaled 19
terest and t axe s were 12 percent of
$1 30 .9 b i ll ion, .7 perce nt less than the t he total expenditures In 1982 compared with
r ev i se d $13 1. 8 bil lion for 1981. T~~~~~~. .I~I~percent in 1981 and 10 perce nt In 1980 .
1980 f arm pr oduc t i on expenditu res have been
r ve hicl es and f arm mach inery expend itures
rev ised fol l o win g the d i sc overy of some i nc or - accou nted f or 7.4 pe rcent of the tot al , down
rec t survey exp an sion fac tors .
r ev i se d f r om 9 .5 percent In 1981.
total expe ndi t ure fo r 1981 of $131.
1110
was 1.9 percent below t he r ev i se d $13 4 .3
b i I li on for 1980 . Total expenditures f o r 1981
and 1980 we re originally over state d by 4 . 8 percent and 1.5 percent , r espect I ve I y . The
The s urvey i rid I c ate s t hat 8 perc ent o f th e
amo unt o f correction v aries by Item. Cat egor i e s wi t h t he most c hange were autos and tr uck s ; t axe s; l abo r; bui I d i ng and fen ci ng mater i a ls ; and f ue l s and en e rgy .
f arms had s al es o f $200 ,000 or mor e In 1982 and th e se f arms ac co unt e d for one- ha lf of the t o t a l expe nd i t ures . In 1981 , abo ut 6 pe r ce nt of the f arms were in t h I s s I ze ca tegor y ac -
Far m ser vices whI c h I ncl udes r en t , Insurance , custom hi r e and market i ng costs tota led $2 1 . 5 b ll l i on In 1982 co mpa red wit h $20 .8 bi I l i o n i n 1981 and $21 . 4 b i llion i n 1980 . Farm se r v ice exp endItu r es accoun t e d f o r 16 percen t of th e
counti ng for about 43 perce nt of the tot a l . Nationa ll y , near l y 52 pe r ce nt of th e fa rm s had r eporte d sa les of l ess than $20,000 f or 1982 compar ed with abo ut 55 perc en t in 198 1. Far ms wi t h a gross va l ue o f sal es o f l e ss th an
t ota I f or both 1981 and 1982. Feed p urchases $20 ,000 accou nt e d for 8 . 7 pe r ce nt o f the
at $17.4 bi I li on were 13 per cen t o f th e t ota l i n 1982 compar ed wi t h $1 8 .0 bil l ion (14 percent ) in 1981 and $19.8 bi llion ( 15 per ce nt) i n 1980 . Livesto ck and pou I t ry expe nd I t ur es i n 1982 were 12 percent o f the t o t a l compar ed with 11 perc ent in 1981 and 13 percent I n
ex pe nd I tu r es In 1982, and 11 pe rce nt i n 198 1. Near l y 3 1 perce nt of t he fa r ms had a v alue of s a l es between $20,000 and $100 ,000 in 198 2 and t hese fa rms r epresen t e d 24 percent o f t he tota l expenditures .
19 82 EXPENDI TURES ~S % OF TO T~ L
seres , 'UNTS,
'UTlLlZI C><D< ICAl.S llT!aI ST ,
r.ors
lh STOCl I
I":\II,, !J;T
PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES &PE RCENT OF FARMS BY VAL UE OF SALES
50 z1z9z80z 198 1
40
c::::J
1 98 2
30 ~
X OF EXP ENDI TURES
2il
I:
10
r -. . . o
.....,..-~"'-l~..J..l~~li.!
4500~
X OF FARMS
r1z9z8z0
' 981 C::J
1 982
30
~
2
;~1lEUJ
1JlI)(' 110. 000
110,000 T1l
Sl9."'
VALW: Of SALES
UO ,OOO UO,OOO
m T.1ml
T1l $99, " ,
SIOO .lIOO 0'11
""T.91l99 S2'lO. OOO
2
GEORGIA MI LK PRODUCT ION
Geor g i a 's dai ry he r ds produced 112 mi t I Ion pounds of mI I k dur I ng June 1983, down 9 perce nt fr om the prev ious mont h. The ac cumulated mIlk prod ucti on for January-June 1983 tota led 745 ml I I Ion pounds , 2 percent more t han the c omparab le peri od in 1982 .
Mi lk cows o n Georgia's da i r y f ~ rms dur i ng J une ave r age d 129 ,000 head , 1 perce nt above the prev iou s month.
Mi lk production averaged 870 pounds per cow I n J une , 90 pounds le s s t han May 1983.
U.S. MILKPRODUCTION
Mi lk producti on during June tot a led 12.0 b I I It on pounds , 4 percent Iess t han May 1983 but 4 percent mo re than June 1981. Accumu l at ed mi Ik pr oducti on dur i ng the fi r st six months o f 1983 tot a led 70.4 bil lion pounds , up 2 pe rcent from the same pe r I od i n 1982 , and 4 pe rcent above the 1981 per Iod , Product ion per cow aver age d 1,087 pounds dur ing J une 1983, 42 poun ds b~ l ow t he May o ut put but 23 pou nds above Ju ne 1981 . The tota l number of mi lk co ws a veraged 11. 1 million head during June , up s light l y from r'1ay a nd 2 percent above June 1981.
Item
Mi Ik Cows Milk per Cow Mi Ik Prod uct ion
Unit
Thous. He ad Pounds Mi Il ion Lb s -
DA IRY PRODUCTION, JUNE 1983
Georgia
Ma y
Ju ne
1983
1983
128
129
960
870
123
112
Untted States
Ma y
June
1983 11,064
1983 11,074
1,1 29
1, 087
12. 487
12, 033
CATTLEON FEEDU~l PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES
Cattle and ca l ve s o n feed Jul y I, 1983, f or s laughter ma rket i n t he 13 s tates , totaled 9 .07 ml II Ion he ad , 1 percent more tha n last year and 5 percent more than t wo yea r s ago.
P la cements o f c at t le and cal ves on fe ed dur i ng the Ap r i I-J une quarter tota led 5 . 89 mi II ion, 2 pe rce nt greater th an th e same quarter one yea r ago , a nd 5 perce nt above the comparab le period in 1981.
Othe r di sa ppe aran ce of 450 thous and he ad Ie ave s net pl aceme nt s a t 5.44 mi l l io n. Market Ings of fe d catt I e for s l aught e r dur i ng Apri I- J une t ot a led 5. 52 mi II ion, up 6 percent from the s ame qua r ter l as t year , a nd 8 percent above the same qua rter in 1981.
Catt Ie feeders e xpect t o mar ket 5 .84 mil I Ion head during the July-September quarter of 1983 . Thi s wou Id be 1 pe rcent greater than t he th Ird quarte r market Ings in 1982, and 7 percent above 1981.
It em
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JU LY 1
Tota l 13 States II
Numbe r
1983 as %
1982
1983
of 1982
1, 000 Head
P e r c e nt
Tota l 7 States 21
Numbe r
1983 as 'f;
1982
1983 of 1982
1, 000 Head Pe r cent
On Feed Apr. 1
8 ,8 18 9 , 153
104
7,024 7 ,268
103
Pl ac ed on Feed Ap r . Fed Cattle Marketed
I-J Ap r
u. neI-J3u0n-e3130
31
5, 781 5,209
5,886 5,522
102
4,838 4,991
103
106
4, 337 4 ,61 3
106
Other Disap pea rance On Feed J u lv 1
Ap r .
I-J une
304-"/
409 8 981
450 9 067
110
344
371
108
101
7.181 7. 275
101
II Al., CA. , CO" IL., ID., LA., KS . , MN. , NB. OK. S.D. TX. WA. TI AZ. CA. , CO. IA. KS.
~B., TX . 31 Inclu de s c att le p laced o n fe e d afte r beg in n in g o f quar te~ and marketed be fo re e nd
of quarter-; 41 Inclu des death losses, moveme nt f r om feedl ots to pastur es and shi pment s to
othe r fee d lot!i fo r f urther feedi ng.
3
COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Fr oze n s t ocks in refr Igerated ware hous e s o n June 30 we r e greater than ye ar ear I i e r Ie ve Is f or bee f, fru It s , ve getab Ies , ch i cken s , butter , pot atoes , pork an d e ggs. Coole r i t ems wi t h stocks above those o f t he prev lous year Inc luded veg e t ab les, nat ura l cheese, shel I eggs, a nd dr ied and e vapor at ed f rui t s.
GFR-83-1 7
Tot a l r e d meats i n free zers de c li ned 3 percent f r om May 1983 but we r e 18 pe r cen t mor e th an the J une 1982 ho Idi ngs. Frozen pork s tocks dr oppe d 5 perce nt durin g the month but wer e 6 perce nt above t he pr ev ious year . Stoc ks o f por k be l l la s were down 2 pe r ce nt from l ast month and wer e 13 pe r ce nt below the 1982 hol dings.
COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UNI TED STATE S, JUNE 30, 1983
June 30,
May 31,
Ju ne 30,
Percent of
Commod i t y
1982
1983
1 ,000 Pounds
1983
Ju ne 1982 May 1983 Percent
Bu t t e r
541 , 61 7
576, 078
591,545
109
103
Chee se , Nat ur a l
803, 864 i , 121, 811
1 ,1 44 , 441
142
102
Eggs , Frozen
22,7 3 1
23, 000
22, 948
101
100
Fru its , Fr oze n
351, 469
3 56 , 2 2 5
460, 330
131
129
Frui t Ju i ce s , Froze n
1, 850, 648 1,77 5,1 81
1,667 , 696
90
94
Me at s, Red
50 3 , 9 3 5
6 14, 346
593 , 374
118
97
Bee f , Froze n
189 ,658
265,1 62
256 ,226
135
97
Por k , Fr ozen
264 ,1 33
293, 001
279,4 69
106
95
Poultr y, Frozen
424 , 642
357, 223
4 10, 501
97
115
Tur ke ys, Froze n
281 , 6 8 3
210, 463
253 , 009
90
120
Ve ge t ab le s , Froze n
977, 745 1 ,19 7,692
1,207 ,790
124
101
Pot atoes , Fr oze n
937,071
986, 649
1, 014, 490
108
103
Peanut s Shel led
431 ,71 2
438,795
412 , 142
95
94
Pe a nut s i n She! I
29,375
48,811
41,221
140
84
Pec a ns Shel led
2 7 , 8 90
37 ,496
40 ,954
147
109
Pec ans In She I I
103 , 4 4 6
64 , 377
53 ,80 1
52
84
Almo nds She ! le d
86 , 033
8 7, 258
101
Almo nds i n She l l
934
4 ,5 85
49 1
F I Iberts She I led
1, 682
3 ,758
223
Fi Iberts in Shell
628
32 3
51
Eng l i s h Walnuts Shel led
26 , 451
19, 417
73
Eng l i s h Walnuts in Shel J
17 , 5 7 6
47, 967
273
Other Tree Nut s Shel Jed
9, 877
10, 979
111
Othe r Tree Nut s in Shel I
4,5 86
4, 615
101
~eo r g J a Farm Reoo r t ( I SSN-074 4-7280 ) Is pub l i s hed s emi - mon t h l y by t he Geor g ia Crop R"p o r t l ng I Ser v i c e , S'teo ben s Fed er al Bu i I din q , Athe ns , Ga. ~06 13 , Larry E. Sn ipes , St ati st ic i an In Charge .
Second cl a ss po s t ec o pa id a t , t he ns , GA. Subs c r ipti on fee ~ 1 0 per ye ar ex cept fr ee t o data
c ont r i but or s . Su ~sc r l Dt l o n Inf ormation 3 ve l l ~ b l e f rom: Georgi e Crop Re por t ing Servi ce, Stephe ns [ Fede r a l Bu ild ing , Su it e 320, At he ns , GA. ~06 1 ~ Tel e ho ne : ( 404 ) 546- 22 ~ .
4
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTIONDOWN
Geor g i a ' s lay in g flo cks prod uced 376 mi ll io n e ggs dur I ng June 1983, dow n 16 percent f r om the month I y ave r age prod uced dur i ng t he J uneAugus t quarter of 1982. Prod uct io n cons i sted of 282 mi l t io n t ab le t ype e ggs a nd 94 million hatchi ng egg s .
The aver age numbe r o f l aye r s i n Geor g i a dur ing J une was 18.7 mill io n, 2 pe r ce nt les s than I ast month and 14 pe r ce nt be I ow the mon th I y ave r age for the June-August per io d of l ast ye ar . The t ota l co ns i sted of 13. 8 mil l io n l aye rs for ta ble eggs and 4 .9 mi II ion fo r hatching e ggs .
Eggs l a i d per 100 layers dur i ng J une avera ged 2,0 14 compared to 2 ,074 the prev ious mont h and 2 ,064 for J une-Augu st of 1982.
US EGGPRODUCTION DOWN
The Nat ion I s l ay i ng flo cks produced 5 .50 bl I lion eggs duri ng Ju ne 1983 . Product ion included about 4 .92 billion for tab le or commercial ty pe eggs and 572 mi l lion for hatch i ng Gg gs . The t ot a I numbe r of I ayers dur ing Ju ne ave rage d 269 mi l lion and consi sted of 239 mill ion la yers f or t ab le eggs and 30. 1 mi ll ion laye r s f or hatc her y type eg gs . Jun e e gg produc t i on pe r 100 I aye r s for t he tota I l ay i ng f lock was 2, 039 e ggs .
Al l layer s on July 1, 1983, tota led 268 mJ I I io n, about 1 perce nt fewer tha n the 271 mil lion on June 1. Of t he 268 mi l lion l ayers, 239 mil li on were fo r table e ggs and 30 mil l ion fo r hatc he ry type e ggs . Rat e o f l ay on J uly 1 for a I I I ayers wa s 68 . 2 e ggs pe r 100 I ayers compared with 67. 7 on June 1, 1983 .
Georgia Hat c h i n g Other
Tot a I Ga . Tota l U.S . 11 No compa r ab le
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION 1/ . JUNE 1983
No . Layers on
Eggs Per 100
Hand-June 1983
Layers- Ju ne 983
Thous an ds
Numbe r
4, 910 13, 762 18, 672 269 ,449
for 1982.
1 , 920 2 ,046 2 ,014 2 ,03 9
Tot a l Eggs Produced During June 1983
Mi I I Io ns
94 282 376 5 ,495
EGGS IN INCUBATORS , JUL Y 1, UNITED STATES
Item
%of Year Ago
- - Thousa nds - -
Chi cken s
Egg Type
32,7 11
28 ,12 3
86
Broi ler Type
312 ,226
306 ,21 1
98
Turke ys
1/27 ,260
2/26 , 752
98
I I Includes 26,08 7 he avy and 1,173 l ig ht breeds. 21 Inc l udes 25,92 7 heavy and 825 light br eeds.
5
GEORG IA BROILER HATCHDOWN
The June 1983 hatch of broiler type c hicks at 55.7 mill ion wa s 1 pe rce nt be low the 56.1 mi l I Ion r ecor ded for a yea r ea r I Ie r , When compared t o May of 1983, the hatc h was dow n 3 percent .
US BROILER HATCH DOWN GFR- 83-17
The June 1983 hat ch o f broiler- ty pe ch icks of 382 mI I l ion was 1 pe r cent be Iow June l ast yea r . There were 306 mI I I Ion eggs i n i ncubators on J u I y 1, 1983, dow n 2 perce nt f rom a ye ar e ar I I er
POU LTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT- - JUNE 1983
Durin g
%of
% of
It em
J une
Ma y
June
ye ar
1982
1983
1983
ag o
- Thousands
Jan. t hr u Ju ne
1982
1983
- - Thousands- -
year ag o
Pu l let Ch ick s P laced
Dome s t ic (U.S .) 1/
Br oi ler Type
2,827
3 ,5 41
3 , 147
111
19, 512
18 ,746 96
Egg Type
5 14
382
435
85
2 ,028
1,741
86
Ch icks Hatc he d
Br o i Ie r Type
Geor g i a
56 ,083
57, 117
55,673
99
328 ,863 33 1, 994 101
Uni ted States
385, 164
396 ,069
382 , 380
99
2 ,273 , 624 2,296 ,92 1 101
Egg Type
Georg i a
3 , 139
1, 782
2 , 517
80
21 ,1 37
11 ,63 7
55
Un ited States
39 , 424
39, 034
37 ,9 12
96
250, 677 219,446 88
Tur ke ys
Pou lt s Pl aced
U. S.
20 , 874
20 , 884
2/ 150 ,662
I I Repor ted by l e a d i ng breede rs , i nc l udes expec ted pu l le t repl aceme nts fr om eggs so i d duri ng
the pr eced in g month at t he r ate of 125 pul let chick s per 30 doze n c ase of e ggs . 2/ Turk e y
pou lt s p l aced Sep t ember 1982 - Ju ne 1983 .
COMMERC IAL POU LTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ JUNE 1983
Duri ng
%of
It em
J une
May
Ju ne
ye ar
Jan . thr u J une
1982
1983
1983
ago
Thous a nds
1982
1983
- - Thousands- -
You ng Chi cken s
Geor gi a
48 , 8 43
52 ,091
53 , 018
109
293 ,869
306 ,286
Un it e d States
36 7, 476
360,21 3
36 1, 982
99
2 ,022, 441 2 ,081 , 714
"1 at ur e Ch i cke ns
"Li ght Type U.S .
14, 349
9 , 862
10 , 538
73
85 ,944
76 , 85 4
Hea vy Type U.S .
3 , 579
3 ,60 1
3 , 445
96
18 , 510
19, 238
Tota l U. S.
17, 928
13, 463
13, 983
78
104 , 454
96 , 092
Tot al AI I Type s, Ga . 3 , 657
2 , 722
2,925
80
19 , 627
20 ,6 03
Per ce nt Condemne d
Yo ung Chickens
Geor g i a
1.4
93
2/1.5
Un ited Stat es
1. 4
93
:2/1. 5
1/ Fede ra lly i ns pec t e d sl aught e r data as co l le ct ed by Me at and Poultry Inspect io n Prog r am.
:urrent mont h dat a est Imated by Mar-ket News Ser v Ice. 2/ January-May 1983 condemnat Ions.
% of year a go
104 103
89 104 92 10 5
88 88
6
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgi a red meat prod uction tota led 39 .6 mi l l io n pou nds dur ing J une 1983, up 3 pe r ce nt f rom May 1983 . The Ja nuary-Ju ne red meat prod uction t otal e d 229.3 million pounds , 7 percent above Ja nuar y-J une 1982 .
The numbe r of catt le s l aughter ed by commerc ia l plant s In Georgia dur in g June was 17 , 600 he ad, a decrease o f 1, 000 f r om the prev ious month. Ca lves s l aughter ed in J une t ota le d 1, 900 he ad, a n Incr ease o f 700 he ad fr om May 1983.
There we re 187, 200 hogs s la ughtered I n Georg ia 's commerci a l pl ants duri ng Jun e 1983. Th i s amounted t o 10, 600 he ad more tha n t he pr e v iou s mont h.
U.S RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commer c i a I r ed me at pr oduct ion i n the Un Ited St ates fo r June 1983 t otal ed 3.28 b il I Io n pounds . Janu ar y-Jun e r ed me at pr oduct ion, at 18 .7 b i I l io n pounds , was up 1 percent from t he compa r ab Ie pe r I od I n 1982. Commerc i a I r e d meat productio n i ncl udes s lau ghter i n f e de r a l ly in spected and other p la nts, but ex.., elude s animals slau ght ered on farms.
Beef prod uct io n f or Ju ne tota le d 1. 97 bl l li on pounds . Total he ad k illed wa s 3.1 3 mill i on a nd l i ve we i ght ave r aged 1, 060 pounds per head. Veal pr oduction wa s 34 mi Ili on pounds . Ca If s l aught e r of 232 t housa nd hea d aver aged 245 pounds l ive weig ht .
Pork prod uct io n dur ing the month tota le d 1. 25 b i II io n pounds . Hog k I I I t ot a I ed 7. 15 mil I Ion head . Aver age I I ve we Ight fo r the month was 246 pounds .
GEORGIA AND UN ITED STATES LIV ESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
He ad
Ave rage
Tota l
Spec ies
S la ughtered
Li vewe i ght
Li veweig ht
June
Jan. -June
J une
Ju ne
Jan .-J une
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1,000 He ad - -
Poun ds
1,000 Pounds - -
Georg ia
Cat t le
17.6
105.2
915
16, 082
96,1 25
Ca l ves
1. 9
8 .6
32 5
631
2 ,895
Hogs
187. 2
1 ,062.0
229
42 ,8 79
24 5 , 5 68
Sheep & Lambs
.1
.3
91
11
25
Unit ed Stat es
~ i I I i o n Head - -
Pou nds
~~ i I I io n Poun ds
Cattle
3. 1
17.6
1, 060
3, 321. 2
18, 845 .4
Ca l ves
.2
1.4
245
56 . 7
340 .6
Hogs
7. 2
41.6
246
1,759. 3
10 , 117. 4
Shee p & Lam bs
.5
3. 2
112
58 .8
364 . 8
1/ Includes sl aughter under Federal Ins pecti on a nd other commercia l s la ughter , e xcl udes f arm
sl aug hter.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNI TED STATES WITH COMPAR ISONS 1/
J une
Janua ry - Jun e ~
Ki nd
1983
1983
Mi l li on Pounds
Mi l li on Pounds
Beef
1, 965
11, 074
Vea l
34
201
Po r k
1,249
7, 209
Lamb & Mutto n
29
182
Total Red Mea t
3, 276
18 , 6 6 5
Lar d 3/
79
464
1/ Based on pac kers dres s weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accum ula ted t otals based on
LJnrounded data. 3/ PrelImInary lard production Includes rendereCi pork fat.
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FRESH MARKET VEGETABLE ACRES DOWN
1 PERCDJT
Pr os pe c t i ve acreage f or harvest o'f 7 fres h mar ket vegetab I es dur i ng t he summer quarter
(July , August and September 1983) i n major produc I ng States is est I mated at 263 thou-
sand acres , 1 percen t below a ye ar ago . The vegetab Ies I nc I ude d are brocco I I , carrots , caul i fl ower, cel ery, sweet c orn , l e t t uce and t omat o es.
FRESH MARKET VE GETABLES PROSPECTIVE AREA
FOR HARVEST, SUMMER QUARTER 1/, U.S.
AREA
FOR HARVE ST
CROF'
1981
1982
19 83
Acres
WI nt er 2/
Spr I ng "'2
145, 100 134 ,300 159, 360 166, 600
154,7 50 159 , 300
Summer
Broccoli 2/ 15, 500 18, 600
17, 000
Carrots 27
22,700 25,400
24 ,300
Cau I I f l ower 2/ 13 , 900 14 , 200
13,1 00
Celery .?! Sweet Cor n
8 ,080 102, 800
8,430 99 ,800
8 , 130 99 ,900
Le ttuce
49 ,600 46 ,400
47 , 200
Tomat o e s
53 ,5 00 52 , 200
53 ,800
Total 7
Veg e tabl es 266 ,080
11 July , Aug . ,
Mar . 3/ Apr .,
265 , 030
263,430
JANUARY-JUNE FRESH MARKET VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONUP 1 PERCENT
The 1983 Jan uar y- June pro duct Io n of 7 fres h market veg etab Ies In maj or produc i ng Stat es I s e st i mated at 67 . 1 mi II i on cwt . compared wi th th e 66 .3 mi l lion cwt . prod uc ed in t he same per i od o f 1982 . Har ves t e d acres for t he 7 cr op s i s e st i mated at 301 thousa nd ac res, 4
pe r cent abov e Jan uary- June I ast year . Januar y-Ju ne product ion was above l ast ye ar fo r c arrots , c au l i fl ower, swe et c orn , l ettuc e and tomatoes. Producti on wa s be l ow a ye ar ago f or brocco l i and celery . 8
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HIGHLI GHTS : August 1 Crop Forecast Agricul. t ur al Prices Ferra Ihmbers & Land I n Fan;s Wheat Situat i on
CROP PROSPECTS VARY
Average y iel d prospects fo r Geor g ia 's cur r e nt c r ops a r e all below last year' s h i gh y ie l ds, but t he r e are some bright spots. The August 1 survey i ndi cates rel atively hi gh average y iel d prospects fo r corn , cotton and pe anut s , des p i te the ver y hot and dry Ju I y weather .
Ra l nf a l I t hat br ought tempo rar y r e i ief t o many areas near the e nd o f t he month wa s not unifo r mly di str ib ut e d and some dry pocke ts with weak y ield pote nt ia l s + 11I r emai n . Yie l d for ecast s are bas e d o n Augus t 1 cond i t ions and ass ume norma l co nd itions f r om now unt i I har vest.
CORNYIELD STATE' S SECOND BEST
The fir st corn y i el d f or-ec as r for t he 1983 se ason p laces Georgi a' s y i e ld at 70 bus hels per acre, whic h i s e xceede d onl y by l ast ye ar ' s recor d h ig h 85 bus he I s per acre . The
(Contin ued on Page 2 )
GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
P lanted
Acr eaae
Yie l d oer Acr e Ind i-
Pr oduct io n Indi -
for all
Har -
For
cat ed
ca t ed
Cr op
Un it Pur pos es vested Har vest
Aug. 1,
Aug . 1
1983
1982 1/ 1983 1/ 1982
1983
1982
1983
- - Tho us and Acres- -
- -Thousends- -
Corn
Bu.
830
815
770
85 .0
70. 0
69 , 275
53,900
Sorgh um
Bu .
110
135
80
42 .0
35. 0
5 ,6 70
2,8 00
Cott o n 2/
Bales 130
158
125
714
538
23 5
140
Hay, A ll
To n
NA
500
480
2 .4 0
2.00
1,200
960
Soybea ns
Bu . 2, 100
2, 550
1, 990
27 .0
23.0
68,850
45,7 70
Peanuts
Lbs .
530
472
525 3,215
3 ,100 1,517,480 1,627 , 500
Sweetpotatoes Cwt.
6. 0
6.3
5.8
130
110
819
638
Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs .
NA
50
45 2,11 0
2,000
105 , 500
90 ,000
App le s , All
Comme r c i a l
Lbs .
15 , 0 0 0
20 , 0 00
Pe aches
Lbs.
120, 000
85 , 000
Gra pes
Ton s
2.8
2.5
Wheat 3/
Oat s 31' Rye 31'
Bu . 1,150
Bu .
155
Bu .
400
1, 480 90 70
970
33. 0
34 .0
48,840
85
61 .0
58. 0
5,490
60
21 .0
21 . 0
1. 470
pound s and production in ba les .
32 , 9 8 0 4,930 1, 260
3/ Estl -
Agricultural Statistician and Geor gia Depar~nt of Agriculture
(Continued f rom Page 1)
GFR-83-18
~TQ~ CCO CROP DOWN 15 PERCENT
ra i ns came t oo late for s
I <de tanted
dry I and co rn , but the ear I y P I ant e d and I r r 1-
gated acreage I s expected to have
ler~s
Pr oduc t i o n I s f orec ast at 53 .9 ml 1 on bus h-
el s the lowe st s ince 19 77 . Record l ow plant-
i nqs th I s year lowered pr oduc
prospect
but al l owed a l ar ge port ion of t acreag e to
be Irrigat ed .
GA. PEANUT CROP UP 7 PERCENT
Pea nut pr oduc t Io n f r om the Nat I on I s l ead i ng pe anut Stat e i s expecte d t o rise 7 pe r cent ove r l ast ye ar' s pr od uction t o to t a l 1.63 billio n poun ds. A decline In yi e l d, due t o we ather prob I ems, Is mor-e t han offset b y t he 12 percent expan s ion i n pe an ut pl antin gs in Georg ia . The season ' s f ir st yi el d es tim at e i s 3 , 100 po un ds pe r ac re, o f f 4 percen t, or 115 pou n ds , from l ast yea r . An e st i mat ed 52 5 , 000 acres are expected to be har ve sted this ye ar.
SOYBEANS TOPLUMMET 34 PERCENT
Georg i a I s so ybean cro p i s expec t e d t o tot a I 45 .8 ml I I i on b us he l s , a dr op o f 34 percent fr om last ye ar ' s r ec or d large c r op. Even with th i s shar p dec I l ne , the 1983 c r op would sti l i be larger th an bo t h t he 1980 and 1981 c rop s . The cur r en t red uct ion is t he res u l t s o f a r etr ea t in both acre age and y I e I d . PI anted acre age , at 2 .1 mi l l l on acres , I s o ff 22 per ce nt , maki ng i t t he sma l lest seed ed ac r ea ge s i nce 1978. The ~u r r en t y I e l d forec ast, at 23 bushe Is pe r acre, I s o ff 4 bus he I s fr an last y e ar .
GRAIN SORGHUM CROP DROPS
Gr a I n so rg h um i n 1983 i s e xpected to be harves te d fr om 80 th o us and ac res an d tot a I 2 .8 ml I l i on bu she l s , f or a y iel d o f 35 bu shels per ac re . I n 198 2, sor ghu m was har ve st e d for grain f rom 135 t housa nd acre s and y i el de d 42 bushels per acr e f o r a produ ction of 5 .7 mi l l i on bu shels .
Geo rgi a' s August 1 tobacco produc t i o n fo recast , at 90 mII lion pounds, I s unchanged from t he Ju ly 1 forecast, bu t I s 15 percent be low I ast ye ar's c rop. " Bot h ac r eage and yle l d
c t l o ns con tri buted to the small er out p ut. Ac r e s to be har v este d , at 45 t ho usa nd, are off 5 t hou sand from I as t year, wh I I e t he c urrent y ie l d for eca st , at 2,000 pou nds pe r ac re, I s 110 pounds l ighter th an t he 1982 yi eld . A l ate st ar t I n t he spr in g has led t o a del ayed har ve st . Abou t 59 percent of t he c r o p had been p u l l e d by Augu st 7 compared with no rm al prog res s for t he same d ate o f abo ut 72 pe r cent .
COTTONOFF 30 PERCENT
Eve n t hou gh Geor gi a ' s cotton gr owe rs are expec t i ng t o harvest t he second best yield in t he Stat e 's h istory, the total c r o p forec ast o f 140 tho us and ba les is 30 pe rcent be iow l as t yea r . The Initi a l y ield forec ast f o r 1983 is 538 po und s per acre, f ar be I o w I ast year I S r ec ord y i e l d of 714 pounds . Cot t o n har ve st i s planned from 125 t ho usand acres compared wi th 158 thous and last ye ar , a 21 pe rcent drop . In sect populations hav e been e x cept i o na l l y h i gh thi s ye ar .
HAYVOLUME OFF 20 PERCENT
A ver y dr y and hot July r est r i c t e d gr owt h f or se cond cut tin gs of hay and r educed t he yiel d pote nt I a I f or the 198 3 c rop . Th I s , c o up ' ed with a 20 t hous an d acre r educt i on In ac re age used f or hay, low ered expected pr odu ct i o n to 960 t ho usand tons, a 20 perc e nt dec I I ne . A t o tal o f 480 t housand ac r es are e xpected to be harvested. A y lei d of 2.0 tons per acre i s forecast, compared with 2.4 tons last year.
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pub lis hed semi - mont h l y by the Goo r g ia Cr op
I Repo r t l ng Sor v i c e , St op he ns Fec or d l Bu i ld i ng , !
Ar nons , Ga. 306 13, Lar r y E. Sn i pes , S1" ot i s - ' i t i r i,~ n - I n - C n a " g o . Sec ono C I i5S S pos t age po l d a t 'l
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UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS J AUGUST 1J 1983
AI I wheat pr oduc t Ion Is forecast at 2.42 bll lion bushels, down 14 percent from t he 1982 record high production. Winter whe at Is forecast at 1.96 b 1111 on bushe Is, 7 percent less than 1982. Durum wheat production Is forecast at 81.0 ml I lion bushels, down 45 percent from Iast year, wh i Ie other spr Ing wheat production at 380 mIllion bushels Is 31 percent be Iow 1982' s record high product Ion.
Feed grain production (corn, sorghum , oats and barley) Is expected to t ot a l 167 mil lio n metric tons, down 35 percent from a year ear I ier.
Soybean product ion is fo r e c as t at 1.84 bll lion bushels, 19 percent sma l le r t han the record high crop of 1982, and 8 percent smaller than the 1981 crop.
Food gr a i n producti on (wheat, rye and rice) is expected to total 71.5 mIll ion metric tons In 1983, down 15 percent from a year ear I ier ,
Hay production is for e c a st at 146 mi I lion tons, a 5 percent decline from the r ecord high 1982 production .
Cor n for gra in productIon Is forecas t at 5.24 bTiTion bushels, 38 percent below t he r e cor d hIgh 1982 crop , 8 . 40 bi l lion bus he l s .
Sorghum gra I n product ion is forecast at 562 mil lion bushe Is, down 33 percen t from la st year ' s produc tion.
AI I cotton production is fo r ec as t at 7.81 mil lio n bal es , 35 percent be lo w the 1982 product ion .
AI I tobacc o producti on is forecast at 1.51 bi I I Io n pounds, 24 pe r cen t be low the 1. 98 b ll I ion pounds pr oduc ed i n 1982.
UN ITED STATE S ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Indi-
Indl-
Indicated
cated
cated
Aug . 1,
Cr op
Unit
1982
1983
1982
1983
1, 000 Acres
1982
1983
Thousa nds
Corn for gr ai n
Bu .
73,1 52
52,414 114.8
99 .9
8,397, 334 5,236,558
Sor gh u~ for gr a in Bu .
14 , 2 4 7
10 ,137
59 .0
55. 5
84 1,079
562,366
Oa t s
Bu.
10,561
9 ,058
58 .4
55 .7
616 , 9 81
504,201
Barley
Bu .
9, 113
9, 905 57 . 3
56 . 0
522,387
554,315
AI I Wheat
Bu .
78,841
60,969
35. 6
39.8
2, 808,737 2,423 ,932
Rye
Bu.
715
858
29.1
30. 0
20, 817
25,698
Soybeans for beans Bu.
70,7 83
62 , 108
32.2
29 .7
2, 276,976 1,843,459
Peanuts for nuts Lb.
1,275.4 1,330 .0 2, 696
2,639
3,438,330 3,509,300
Up land Cot t o n 1/ Bale
9,658. 0 7,389.8 2/590
502
2/11,863 .9
7,731 .5
Cot t o nsee d -
Ton
- 2/4,744
3,130
AI I Hay
Ton
60,679
60 ,394
2.51
2.41
1152 ,424
145,564
Sweetpotatoes
Cwt.
111 .1
98 .0
129
11 8
14,290
11 ,533
Tobacco
Lb .
907 . 8
797.8 2,183
1, 898
1,9 82,24 5 1,514 ,220
Apples, com'l
Lb.
8 , 110 , 000 8 , 381 , 000
Peaches 3/
Lb.
2 ,292,600 1, 969, 800
Grapes
Ton
6 , 616 . 2
5,897.4
Wa lnuts (Calif.) Ton
234 .0
210 .0
2!Almonds (Cal if) 4/ Ton
347,000
250,000
Yie ld in pounds. ~ Revised. 3/ Includes cui Is and cannery diversions for California Cling-
stone pea ches as foll ow s in thousand pounds: 1982-159,000 . 4/ Estimates carried forward from
e ar l ier forecast.
3
GEORGIAPR ICES RECEIVED
Aver age pr ices r ece i ved by Georg i a fa r mer s at mid- J u l y fo r most c rop a nd livestock con ne dit les were be low the prev io us mo nt h, but we re ge ne r a l ly abov e a ye ar ago . The Geor gia Pr ices Rec e i ve d A I I Commod It y I nde x for Ju I y was 127 percent 0 f the 1977 aver age, 1 po Int a bove I es t month and 3 po Int s abov e a ye ar ago .
GFR - 8 3- 1 8
U S PR ICES RECEIVED INDEXDOWN3 PTS
The Ju ly AI I Farm Products Index o f Pr ice s Rece i ve d by Farmers decrea sed 3 po ints fr om June t o 131 percent o f its J anu ary -De cember 1977 ave r age. Contributing mos t to t he de creas e since June were lower prices fo r ca ttl e , ora nges, cott o n and wheat. High e r pr I ces for potatoes , corn, bro I I ers, lemons and soybea ns were part ial ly of fse t t i ng. The i nde x wa s 6 po in t s be low a ye ar ago .
Commod lt Win t e r Whe at
Oat s
PRICE S RECEIVED BY Pr ice pe r
Un i t Bu.
$/ Bu .
JUL Y 15, 1983 WI TH COMPAR ISONS
I Ju l y 15,
I 1983
United States
J ul y
Jun e
Ju ly 15 ,
1982
1983
19 83
3. 22
Cor n Cotto n Soybe a ns Sweetp o+at oe s AI I Hay, bal ed, 21 Mi l k Cows 3/ 41 Hogs
So ws Bar rows !" G il t s Be ef Ca+t le , 51 Cows 61 -
Ste ers & Hei fer s Ca Ives .A I I Mi lk
Tur ke ys 3!
Ch ic ke ns
$/ Bu. C/Lb .
$/ Bu.
$/ Cwt.
$/T o n $/He ad $/ Cwt. $/Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/C wt . $/ Cwt
2. 84 56 .3
6. 25 15 .5 0
1090 . 00 58. 20 50. 70 59 .20 46 .70 39 . 70 54 .40 54 . 00 14. 20
3 . 53 66 . 5
6. 03 21'*
44. 20 34. 50 46 . 10 47. 30 40 . 7 0 53.00 55 . 70 14 . 2 0
3.49 1/62. 8
6...31
1040. 00 42 . 30 31. 80 44 .20 46 .20 39 . 90 51. 30 50 .50
7114 . 30
43.90 35 . 70 45 . 30 58. 30 41 . 20 62 . 20 64 . 30 13 . 2 0 36 .20
Exc l . Br o ilers
c/ Lb.
9 . 5 2/12 .5
14 . 0
8om ' I Br o i lers 81 Eggs , AI 1 91
Tab le Hatch in
C/Lb . clDoz , U Doz . ODol .
26 . 5 61. 5 50 .7 100 . 0
27 . 0 2/ 66 . 7 2/57 .4 2/96. 0
7/29 .5 64 .6 52. 5 105 . 0
28 . 1 55 .1 49 .2
28 .3 2/ 58 .8 2/53 .3
713 0. 7 57 . 5 51.4
1 F ir s t ha f of month 2 Mi d- mon t h pr ic e . 3
s so d for dairy herd rep acemen t on y .
4 1 Pri ces es t imated Quarter ly . 51 "Cow s" an d " steers and heifers" combin ed with al lowance where
~e~essar y for s laugh ter bul Is . Eil Inc l ude s dai;y cows so l d for s l aughter . 71 Enti re month .
81 Liv ewei ght eq u i va: en t pr ice for Georgi a . 91 Aver age o f a t I eggs so l d by far me r s inclu din g l1atch i ng eggs so ld at ; e t a! l . .. Ins uf f i c i e nt sales .
Item
FUE LS: PR I 8ES PAI D, UN ITE~D~S.T:..:A:..:.:T...:E..:S::z,.~J~UL:<-Y:.-.:..::.:::.:::....z..-:.;.::...:..:...~.::::..;:...:...::.:..:....::~~;-
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I
1982 Ju ly
July
Ga so l in e, Servi ce Stati o n, (Unl e ade d) 11
1. 35
Ga so l i ne , Bu lk Deli very, (Le ade d Reg u la r ) 11
1. 2:
Diese l Fuel , Bulk Del ivery 21 31
1. 12
L. P. Gas Bui k Del i verv 2/31 -
. 656
1 Inc ude s f ~ d e:-a , S t ~ 2 ;;r: . ~ C ~ , pe r g ~ 0 ~ ta-"': 9S . :!. ~t a te and loca l pe r gal Ion ta xes where appl ic able .
4
1.26 1. 22
.989
.7 72 'I Inc udes
CONSUMERPRICE INDEX
The J une unadj uste d Cons ume r Pr Ice Index for al l urb an co ns ume rs (CPI - U) at 298.1 (1967 = 100 ) was up .3 per cen t from May an d 2 .6 pe r ce nt above Jun e 1982. On a se as on a I Iy adj us t e d basis, t he CP I-U was .2 per cent above ~ay . The Ju ne food and be ve r age s index dec r ea se d . 3 perce nt f r om Ma y pr ima r i I y be c ause of l owe r beef, por k a nd f resh vege tab le pri ce s . The hou sin g i nde x was .2 pe rc e nt hi gher I n June as moderate i ncreases in charges for e lect r ic ity and t elepho ne s e rvice were on ly partia lly o f f se t by de-
creases i n fue l o i l prices and char ge s for
na tura I gas. The J une i ncr e ase of . 4 pe rcen t i n the tra ns port at ion component was s ubstantiall y less than the Inc reases posted t he previous two month s as t he r at e o f Inc r ea se i n gasol ine pr ices mode ra t ed .
US. PR ICES PAID INDEXUNCHANGED
The Inde x of Pr ices Pa i d by Farmers for Commod i ties and Ser vice s , Intere st , Taxe s, a nd Farm Wage Rates for Ju I y was 160 perce nt of Its 1977 base. The i nde x was unchan ge d fr om J une but 3 points ( 1.9 per ce nt) above Jul y 1982 .
Commodl t Dai r y Feed 16
Dai ry Feed , 18% Dai r y Conct . 32% Hog Fee d 14%-18%
PRICES PA ID BY FARMERS JULY 15
Price
Geor l a
per
July 15, June 15,
Un it $/Ton
1982 179 .00
1983 185 .00
$/Ton
174 . 00
18 7 . 0 0
$/ Ton
210.00
235.00
$/Cwt .
11.00
11. 00
1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Un ited St ate s
Ju ly 15, Ju y 15, June 15, July 15,
1983
1982
1983
1983
186.00
180.00
184.00
182 .00
194. 00
189. 00
193 .00
193 .00
245 .00
264 .00
27 1 . 0 0
269 .00
11. 50
10 . 70
10. 90
10. 90
Hog Conct . 38%-42% S/Cwt.
15 . 00
15 . 00
15. 00
15. 00
15. 20
15 . 0 0
Bee f Cat t le Conct .
32%- 36%
$/ Cwt.
Cot t o nse e d Me a l 41% $/Cwt .
11.5 0 14. 00
12. 00 13. 00
12. 50 13. 00
11. 60 13 .60
11. 90 13. 90
12 . 0 0 14. 00
Soybe an r"'ea I 44% Br an t", i dd lings Corn Meal
S/Cwt . $/C wt . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt.
13. 50 12. 00 9.30 8.50
13 . 5 0 11. 00 10.00 9.00
13. 50 11 .0 0 10 . 00 9 . 40
13. 70 9 .96 9 . 46 7.74
13. 50 9.85 9. 49 8.12
13 . 50 9 .8 0 9.41 8.16
Bro I I e r Growe r Layi ng Fee d
$/Ton $/Ton
215 .00 205 .00
190.00 179 . 00
200.00 195 . 00
217 . 00 194 . 00
217 . 00 201. 00
217 . 00 202.00
Ch i ck St ar te r
$/Ton
225 . 00
200 . 00
225. 00
216. 00
222 . 00
22 2 . 0 0
Broi le r -Feed
Rat io 11
Lbs.
2 .5
2 .8
Hog-Corl1 Rat io 21 Bu .
20 .5
12. 5
Mi l k- Fee d R at io~ 1 Lbs.
1. 59
1 .54
E q-Feed Ratio 41' Lbs.
6 .0
7.5
1 Po unds o f br o i er grower equa i n value t o 1
e qua l i n val ue t o 100 lo s . of hog ji ve weight.
l b . whole mil k . 41 Pounds of laying feed e qua l
2. 6 23 . 1
1.47
5.7 ive weight . 2
2 .8 13 .9 1.45
5.7 of cor n value t o 1
INDE X NUMBE RS- -GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977=100
J une 1982
July 1982
June 1983
Geo rg i a
Pr ices Rec e ived
Al l Commodi t ie s
123
124
126
Cr ops
124
125
132*
Li vest ock & Pr oducts
122
123
121 *
Uni t e d States
Prices Re ceived
138
137
134
Prices Paid II
156
157
160
Rat io 21
88
87
84
1/ Mid-mont h Inde x in cludi ng i r,+er e s t , taxe s and f arm wage rates . 2/ Ratio of
~n dex o f Pr ices Pai d, Inte rest , Taxe s . and Far m Wage Rates . * Revised.
5
Ju ly 1983
127
133 123
131 160 82 Inde x Recei ve d to
Prices Received by Farmers,US
Dollars per bu . 10 , - - - - - - - - - -
._. -- - - - --- 1
i
So~b eans
I
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3,000 GEORGIAFARMS DISAPPEAR
The do wnward sp I r a I o f th e number o f Georg I a fa r ms cont i nues with t he d i sappe ar anc e o f 5 per cen t , o r 3 , 000 o f i t s 198 2 farm s . Wit h 55,000 far ms op e r at i ng in 198 3, t he dec l i ne was eve n f as t e r t han t he pr e v i o us yAar .
L and in farm i s also de cl in i ng , but at a s lower pac e, i nd i c at i ng t he c anso I I da t i ng and s h i ft i ng of I and among fa rm s . Lan d used for agr icu ltur al purposes decl ine d by 1 pe r c e nt t o 15.0 mi ll ion ac r e s . The averag e Georg ia f ar m i nc r e ase d i ns I ze from 26 2 acres i n 1982 t o 273 ac r e s i n 1983 .
FEWER U. S. FARMS
The number of farms i n the Un i t e d St ates i n 1983 i s e st i mat e d at 2 . 37 mIl li on , do wn 1 pe r ce nt f rom t he 2.40 mi ll i on i n 198 2. The s harpes t dec lin es wer e in th e so ut he ast and e ast no rth c e ntr a I state s. Ex cept f o r 1981 , th e number of f arm s has dec I i ned ev e ry year s ince 193 6.
Tot a l la nd i n f arm s f or 1983 I s 1 , 03 5 million ac r e s, do wn f rac t ion a l ly from a yea r ear l l er . I n 1983 the aver age fa rm s ize is 437 acres compar e d wi t h 433 i n 1982.
Ye ar
19 78 19 79 19 8 0 198 1 19 8 2 1983
NUMBER OF FARM S, LAND I N FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE, 19 78-19 83
Georgia
Un i t ed States
Number
Land
Aver age
Numbe r
La nd
of Far ms
in Far ms
Si ze
o f Farm s
i n Farm s
Thou sands
Mi I . Ac res
Ac r es
Thous ands
Mi I . Ac r es
59
15 . 0
2 54
2 , 436
1, 044. 8
59
15 .3
259
2 , 430
1 , 043. 2
59
15.5
263
2 ,428
1,042. 2
60
15. 5
25 8
2, 434
1, 04 2.1
58
15 . 2
262
2 ,400
1 , 038 . 5
55
15 . 0
2 73
2 , 370
1, 035. 2
Ave rage Si ze Acre s 42 9 42 9 429 428 433 43 7
PERCENT OF F ARt~S BY ECONOMI C CLASS UN I TED STATES 19 79-1 983
Eco nomic as s
Percent o f To ta l Far ms
Gros s Val ue o f Sa l e s $ 1, 000- $ 9 ,999
19 79 49 . 3
19 80 49.3
1981 50 .8
19 82 51 . 3
$ 10, 000-$ 99 , 999
40 .6
39 . 1
3 7. 0
35 . 8
$ 100 ,000+
10 .1
11. 6
12 . 2
12. 9
19 8 3 50.2
36 .6
13~2
Total
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100 . 0 6
100 . 0
100. 0
100. 0
U.S. ONIONS DOWN ONE-FOURTH
The 1983 non-storage s ummer on Ion product Ion f or Ne w Je r se y, New Mex ico , Te xas and Was hin gt on Is for ecast at 2. 68 mi l li on cwt., down 25 percent f rom last year. Area of ha r ve s t Is s e t at 9 ,650 acres, 21 perce nt be Iow a year ago. Average y ield I s fo recast at 278 cwt. per acre, down 15 cwt. f rom 1982. Three of the fou r produ cing States e xpec t smaller crops t han t he y d i d a mo nth ago.
In Ne w Je r sey , a J ul y he at wave hurt prod ucti o n potenti al and most y iel ds are disappointing. Har ve s t , now i n mid- season , is runn i ng behind schedule. Texas oni on harvest i s in full swing with harves t o f some e arly varieties abo ut finished.
I-iarvest of New Mex ico ' s Grano vari ety , which accounts for about ha lf the crop is comp leted. So far, yi e ld s are runn ing somewhat lower than
expected ear I Ie r in the season . I n Wa I Ia Wal la , Washington, harvest of fal I seeded on Ions I s on s chedu Ie and shou Id be over by mid-August . Some early s pr ing se ede d f ields have starte d harvesting and wi l l intensify In Augus t .
US. SNAP BEANS DOWN16 PERCENT
Co nt r act product io n of snap be ans for processing In 1983 Is f or e cas t at 511 t hous a nd tons, down 16 percent fr om Ias t ye ar . Acreage for harvest, at 186 thousa nd ac r es, is down 3 percent from 1982 . Aver age yi e Ids, however , have fal len 13 percent to 2 . 74 tons per ac re . Nearly all of the maj or producing States expect smal ler crops than were harvested l ast year. Hot , dry Ju l y weat her hurt yie l ds In e as t e r n and mid-western St at es .
U.S. WHEAT SUPPL IES AGAIN RECORD HIGH'
Although more th a n a third of U. S. wheat land has be en idl e under 1983 ac reage r eduction pr ogr ams , t ota l wheat supp l ies In the 1983/84 market ing year are ex pect e d t o be unchange d from l ast sea son ' s r e cord 4.0 billion bushe l s . Thi s estimate reflects t he early July prod ucti o n f or ecast of 2.44 b ill ion bushel s , whic h would be o nly 13 pe r ce nt small er t han 1982's r ecord har vest , and a r ecor d c ar ryover of o l d- cr op whe at - - l . 54 b illion bus hels. Favorab le we at her In many areas of the Gr e at P l ai ns r esu lted in t he hi ghes t yie ld s e ve r achieved fo r Har d Red Winter whe at, I imitln g t he 1983 Hard Red Winter wheat prod uct io n dr op t o 7 percent .
Year beginning June 1
Beginning stocks Production Impor t s
Suppl y, total Dome st ic
Food Seed Feed 2/ Domestic, tot a l Exports Disappearance, total Ending stocks
THE WHEAT S ITUATION AT A GLANCE
ALL WHEAT : UNI TED STATES SUPPLY AND DISAPPEARANCE 1/
1980
1981
1982
1983
Est imat e d
Pro ject ed
Million Bushels
902
989
1,164
1,54 1
2 , 374
2,799
2, 809
2 ,437
3
3
7
3
3, 279
3, 791
3,980
3,981
+ 125 + 125
611 114 51 776 1,514 2,290 989
600 11 2 142 854 1,773 2,627 1,164
6 15 97 216
928 1,511 2,439 1,541
625 90 265 980
1,400 2,380 1,601
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FOOD AND FITNESS
The Food and Fitne ss Campa ign is a jo i nt effor t of t he U. S. De par tment o f Agr icu l t ure and t he pr iva te sec t or de sig ned t o prov ide t he pub l ic wit h r ei ia bl e i nformat io n about food , nutrition, and e xercise and t he ir e f fe ct s on t he health and well -bein g of a l l segments of the popu l at io n. The Food a nd Fit nes s Campa ig n I s p lanned as a long -range cooperative venture with four pr imary goal s .
1 To demonstrate t he v ital ity o f t he American agr icult ure s ys t em a s e vi denced In Its a bi I lt y t o provi de the wor ld 's mos t varied, ab unda nt and nutrious food sup ply.
2 . To s t r ess t he impor t ance of good nut r it io n t hroughou t l ife.
3. To emphasize the critical r ei ati o ns hi p be t we e n d iet and r e gu Iar exerc ise In maintai ning total good health and physi ca l f itness .
4 . To promote t he best use of natu ra I, economic a nd human resources to assure co nti nua nce of the Ameri ca n food system and the f urthera nce of good heal th practices by Americans.
In Geor g i a, the Food a nd F i t ne s s Campa Ign i s sponsored by Age nc ie s of U. S. De par t me nt o f Agr ic u lt ur e . The Georgia Cooperative Extension Service is serving as coordi nator . 8
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GEORGIA
FARM REPORT
Aug ust 30, 1983 GFR-83- 19
HIGHL I GHTS Far- Labor & Wage s Po ultry Su-.ary
GEORGIA
~ CROP REPORTING SERVICE
320 , Georgia 30013 : ( 404 ) 546-2236
DOCUMENTS
r
UGA LIBRARIES . ,
Co1d S torage-~
Ki1k Pr oduction
Geo rg ia hired f arm worke rs were paid an ave rage hourl y wage of $3 . 23 dur ing the s urvey week of Jul y 10-1 6, 1983 . Th is c omp ares with $3.20 pai d dur i ng t he survey we ek of Jul y 1982 , an Increase of 3 cents .
', I I f arm worke r s in Georg Ia num be r ed 8 2 , 000 for th e su r ve y week. Th i s Is dow n sha rp ly fr om t he 114, 000 for th e we ek of Ju ly 11-1 7, 1982. Cont r ibut i ng t o th e de cre a se In num be r of workers we r e dr y c o ndi ti on s which lowered f ield ac t i v ity . Hour s wor ked by se l f -emp loyed a nd unpai d wo rke rs were up shar pl y fr om 1982 .
FARM WAGE RATES Sta te and Regi on
JULY 10-1 6 1983 SELECTED STt\ TES REGIONS AND UNITED STA TES 1/
Type of Far m Wor ke rs
Me t hod of Pay
Fi eld
Ll ve-
Supe r -
Ot he r
Piece
stock
v i sor - Do I lar s pe r Hour
Hou ri Rate
Ot her
Northeast
3 .47
3.30
5.34
4.46
3.76
3. 00
3 . 58
Ar ka nsa s Fl or i da Georgi a Loui s i ana Mis siss ippi N. Car o l i na Sout heas t 21
3. 65 4.1 0 2. 97 4. 04 3. 17 3.36 3.44
3. 82 4.00 3. 47 4 .34 3 . 78 4.12 3.81
7. 13 6. 83
3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6 .5 4
3. 51 5. 40 3.26 4. 19 3. 82 3. 68 3. 74
4. 10 4. 33 3. 18 4.22 3. 64 3 .42 3 . 62
3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/
2.9 4
3.40 4. 80 3.35 4.43 3.64 4.23 4. 38
North Ce nt r a l
3.56
3.64
5.53
4 .27
3 . 86
4. 37
3 .39
P la i ns
3 .97
3.90
5.81
4 . 18
4 . 12
4.42
4.10
Inte r mounta in
3.64
4.04
6.21
4.35
4 . 15
3.58
3 .87
Pac i f ic
4 .6 1
4.99
7. 31
5 .52
4.67
5. 79
5 .82
U.S . ( 49 Sts . )
3.92
3.82
6.35
4.35
4.08
4.69
4.13
11 Exclu de s agr icu lt ura l servi ce workers . 2/ Li ste d States p l us Alabama , Sout h Caro l In a and
T"en nes see. 3/ Insuff i ci ent da ta for t hi s celtegor y-data Inc luded In a l I hi r ed f arm wo rke rs and
In r e gi on a nCl U.S. wage r ate s.
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
GFR-83-19
WORKERS ON FARMS BY STATE. REGION AND UNITED STATES .
State
All
a nd
Farm
Sel f-
Region
\I'orkers 1I
Employed - - - Thousands
Ark .
75
34
14
27
Fla .
64
21
35
Ga.
82
24
13
45
La.
41
19
2
20
Miss .
61
24
6
31
N.C .
166
36
21
109
Southeast 21
721
247
10 7
367
II I
120
67
20
33
Ind .
79
36
13
30
Io wa
196
82
41
63
Ky .
105
53
26
26
Mic h .
11 4
45
34
35
Minn .
196
88
45
53
Mo .
127
72
37
18
Ohio
169
75
49
45
Wis.
157
66
53
38
Nor th
Central
1, 243
58 4
318
3 41
N. Y.
91
29
22
40
Pa,
107
43
24
40
Va.
73
39
12
22
Northeast 31
441
153
96
192
Ka ns .
120
62
30
28
Neb r .
92
54
19
19
Tex .
205
100
20
85
Plains 41
6 15
307
136
1 72
Ar l z,
26
1
12
13
Co lo .
53
23
9
21
Idah o
46
20
8
18
Inte r mountai n
51
237
90
61
86
cal l f.
327
62
8
25 7
Haw .
17
2 .5
1 .5
13
Oreg .
90
25
15
40
Was h.
92
28
8
56
Pacif ic
5 16
117 . 5
32 .5
366
U.S . (4 9
St ates)
3 ,773
1 , 498. 5
II Excludes agri cultural ser v ice wor kers .
31 Listed St ates pl us Conn . , Del . , Ma in e ,
41 Listed States plus N. Dak. , Ok l a . , an d
N. Mex . , Utah, and Wyo.
75 0 . 5
1 , 524
Hired
Expected To Be Emp loyed
150 Days
149 Days
or More
or Le s s
21
6
29
6
17
28
14
6
19
12
25
84
150
2 17
11
22
8
22
20
43
12
14
13
22
21
32
9
9
10
35
19
19
123
218
22
18
19
21
10
12
99
93
11
17
10
9
45
40
84
88
10
3
13
8
7
11
53
33
158
99
10
3
10
30
19
37
197
169
706
8 18
GEORGIA BROILER HATCH DOWN FROM 1982
The July hatch of broiler type chicks In Georgia at 55 .2 mIllion was 1 percent less than that for July 1982, as wei I as 1 percent bel ow last month.
us BROILER HATCH DECLINES
Nationally, the July 1983 hatch of broIler type chIcks t otaled 378 mi l l ion, 1 percent below Ju ly of last year and last month. There were 307 mil lion broIler eggs In Incubators on August 1, a decrease of 2 percent from a year earlier.
POULTRY HATCH ING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 1983
During
%of
% of
Item
July
June
July
year
Jan. thru July
year
1982
1983
1983
ago
Thousands
1982
1983
ago
- - Thousands- -
Put let Ch icks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 11
Bro I Ie r Type
2,971
3,147
2,485
84
22,483
21 ,231
94
Egg Type
297
435
367
124
2 , 3 25
2,108
91
Ch icks Hatched
Bro l I er Type
Georgia
55 , 670
55,673
55, 160
99
384,533
387,154 101
United States
381,979
382,380
377,976
99
2,655 ,603 2,674,897 101
Egg Type
GeorgIa
2,535
2,517
2,209
87
23,672
13,846 58
Un it e d States
35,405
37,912
30,927
87
286,082
250,373
88
Turkeys
Poults Placed
U.S.
20,884
19 , 147
2/169,809
1/ Reported by leading breeders, Includes expected pul let replacements from eggs sold during
:rhe preceding month at the rate of 125 pul let chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs . 21 Turkey
poults placed September 1982 - July 1983 .
Item
Ch icke ns Egg Type Broiler Type
Tur keys
EGGS IN INCUBATORS , AUGUST 1983, UNITED STATES
1982
1983
Thousands - -
28,681 311,665
18,749
27,733 306,955
17 ,196
%of Year Ago
97 98 92
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION II , JULY 1983
No. Layers on
Eggs Per 100
Hand-July 1983
Layers-July 1983
Geor g i a
Thousands
Number
Hatching
4 ,893
Other
13,443
Total Ga .
18,336
Total U. S.
268 ,149
1/ No comparable figures avaIlable for 1982 .
1,934 2,037 2,007 2,099
Total Eggs Produced Dur i ng July 1983
Mi l l io ns
95 274 368 5 ,628
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Jul y 1982
During
J une
July
1983
19 83
- Thousands
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%of JULY 1983
% of
year
Jan. t hru July
yea r
ago
1982
1983
ag o
- - Thousands- -
Young Ch ick e ns Georgia Un it e d St ates
49,975 352,584
53, 018 36 1, 982
51,159
102
343, 844
357,445 104
349,465
99
2 , 375,025 2 , 431 , 180 102
Mature Ch ickens Light Type U.S . Heavy Type U. S. Total U.S.
Total AI I Type s, Ga.
11,517 2,732 14 , 249 2 ,889
10 , 5 3 8 3 ,445 13 , 9 8 3 2 , 925
11 ,299
98
2 , 611
96
13,91 0
98
2,998
104
97 ,461 21 ,242 118, 703 22 ,516
88,153
90
21 ,849 103
110, 002
93
23 ,601 105
Pe rce nt Co ndemne d
Yo ung Ch icke ns Georg ia
1. 3
93
21 1 . 4 88
Un it ed States
1 .4
108
2/1 .5 94
I I Federally Inspected sl aughter data as collect e d by Meat and Po ultry Ins pect io n Program .
C:urrent month data estimated by Mar ke t News Service . 2/ Ja nuary - J une 1983 con demnations .
us. FARMEXPORTS FORECAST AT $345 BILLION INFISCAL1983
The va lue of ~ . S . ag r ic ultu r a l expor t s in f i sc al 1983 Is f or ecast at $34 . 5 b i l l io n, unc hange d f r om t he pr ev ious month 's e stima t e , as higher un it values sin ce t he J u ly fo reca s t of fset lo wer e xpected vo lume . This amoun t Is abo ut 12 pe rce nt les s t han fi scal 1982's $39 . 1 bi l li o n an d t he lowest amount s i nce 1979 . Export un It ve Iues a re pr oj ected t o average 3 pe r cent lowe r, whi le tota l volume Is e xpected to f a II 9 pe rce nt t o 143. 5 mi l l ion t ons , t he lowest In 4 ye ar s . U. S. agr icultura l Imports are fo recast at $16 . 2 b i l l Io n, leav i ng a n agr ic u lt ura l t r ade s ur pl us e s t imated at $1 8.3 b i l lion.
Cont Inu Ing wea k Import dema nd , str ong ex por t compet iti on, an d the stron g U. S. doll ar have hur t U. S. far m sales a br oa d t his year . Sal es of se ver a l maj or commodities are down bot h In volume and value and a s a sh are of wo r ld expo r ts . ~actors co ntribu t i ng to s luggiSh wor Id Impor t demand i nc Iude : the poor wor Id
e co nomIc pe r fo rmance , I Iqu Id Ity and de btf Inan c Ing pr ob lems I n a number o f cou ntr les , and low e xpor t earn i ngs a nd good cr o ps In many Importing co untr ie s . In addi t io n, large c rops In many exp ort Ing countr Ies have en couraged pr Ice discounts an d Inc reased c red It of fer s , e sp e c i a l ly f or wheat. Without addit io na l U. S. e xpor t cred its, our e xport volume l ike ly wou l d be e ven lower .
Fore ign dema nd fo r livestock pr oduct s remai ns s Iugg Is h, and we ak Import dem a nd has affected ot he r U.S . f ood , feed, a nd fiber exports. De sp it e low U.S . export pr ices t hi s fisca l ye ar , many buyer s face h igh o r risi ng Impo rt pr ice s as the do l l ar rema ins st rong. The do l l ar has strengthe ned mos t agaIns t t he c ur re nc ies of our major whe at Import marke ts . Ne w e xport progr ams I Ike blended credit , off e red s i nce last f a l l, and s ubs i di ze d wheat f lou r sa les t o Egypt ha ve ke pt t he vo lume of ~ .S . expor ts fr om s l ip p i ng fu rther.
Item
Expor ts Import s Trad e Ba la nce
U.S . ~GRI CULT URAL TRAD E BALANCE , FI SCAL 1977-1 983
1977
23 .97 13 .36 10 . 61
1978
1979
1980
--Billi o n Dol lar s- -
27.29
31 .98
40 .48
13 .89
16 .1 9
17. 27
13.40
15 .79
23 .2 1
4
1981
43 . 78 17.22 26 . 56
1982
39 .09 15 .35 23 . 74
For ec a s t 1983
34. 5 16. 2 18.3
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 1%
Cattl e and calves on feed Au gust 1 for slaughter market I n the 7 States prepar Ing month I y estImate s t otaled 6 . 87 ml I I Ion head, up 1 percent from a year ago and 7 percent above Au gus t 1, 1981.
Mark e t ings of fed cattle during Ju l y t ot a le d 1 . 50 mI I li on, 1 pe r cent above I as t ye ar and 6 percent more t han J u l y two year s a go.
Placements of ca ttle and calves o n feed In the 7 States dur Ing Ju I y t otaled 1.19 millIon, down 1 percent from last yea r but 10 percent above July 1981 . Net placements of 1.10 mil I Ion for Jul y are 4 percent be low last year but up 8 pe r ce nt from two ye ar s ago .
Othe r disa ppearance tot a I ed 94 tho usand he ad , compared with 68 t housa nd dur ing J u ly 1982 and 6 5 t housand dur i ng J ul y 1981.
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED , PLACEME NT S, MARKETED, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,
7 STATE S, JULY 1 TO AUG US T 1
1983 as % of
I tem
19 8 2
19 8 3
19 8 2
1 ,000 Head
On Feed J u ly 1 1/
7,1 81
7, 275
101
P l ace d on Fe e d (lurin g July
1, 205
1,1 90
99
Fed Cat t le Mar ke t e d durin g July
1,482
1 , 498
101
Ot he r DIsa ppe ar ance durin g July 2/
68
94
138
On Feed Augus t 1 1/
6, 836
6 ,8 73
101
1/ Cat t le and ca lves on fe e d are an imals for s l aught e r market bei ng fed a fu l l rat io n of gr a i n
or other co ncentrates and are expected t o prod uce a car cas s t hat I'l l I I gr ade good or bet t e r .
2/ Incl ude s dea t h los ses , movement f rom fee d lots to pastures and sh ipments to othe r feed lots for
1'ur t her fe ed ing .
GEORGIAMILKPRODUCTION
US MILK PRODUCTI ON
Geor g i a ' s da 1r y he r ds pr oduced 107 m11I Ion pounds o f milk dur in g J uly 1983, down 4 pe r cent f r om the previou s mont h. Thi s br in gs t he ac cumu l ated tot a l for Janua ry -July t o 8 52 mi l l Io n pounds .
Mi lk co ws on Geor g i a ' s da i r y fa r ms during J ul y ave raged 128,000 hea d, 1 pe rcent le s s th a n the previ ous month .
Mi lk produc t io n aver aged 835 poun ds per cow I n J uly, 35 pou nds les s t han Jun e 1983 .
Mi lk product io n dur i ng July 1983 tot a le d 11 . 9 b i l l ion pounds, 1 pe r cent less tha n Ju ne 198 3 but 4 per cent more t han Ju Iy 1981 . Compara ti ve data for 1982 a re not ava il able by mont hs but wII I be pub 11s he d on a qua r t e r Iy ba s 1s in the October 1983, and J anua ry 1984 1ss ue s of mi lk product io n.
Accumu Iat e d mi lk prod uct 10n dur Ing t he fi rs t se ven mont hs of 1983 t o t a le d 82 . 3 b11l 1on pound s , up 4 pe r ce nt f rom t he s ame pe r 10d In 19 8 1 .
Produ cti on pe r co w ave r aged 1 ,074 pounds dur i ng July 198 3, 30 pounds mor e t han July 1981
The t ota I number of m11 k cows aver aged 11.1 mi l li on head dur1 ng J uly, up 4, 000 head from J une and 2 percent above Ju l y 1981.
Item
Ml Ik Cows Mi lk per Cow Mi l k Pr oduc tion
Uni t
Thous. Head Po unds
Ml I l lon t.bs .
DA IRY PRODUCTION. JUL Y 1983 Georgia
June
July
1983
19 83
129
128
8 70
835
112
107
5
Un it e d States
June
July
1983 11 , 074
1983 11,078
1,087
1,074
12 , 033
11,894
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Geor gia red meat productIon totaled 35 mIl l io n pounds dur i ng July 1983 , down 12 percent from J une 1983 . The J anuar y- J u Iy 1983 r e d meat production t ot a le d 264 .3 million pounds.
The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants In GeorgIa durIng July was 16 ,400 head, a decrease of 1,200 from the previous month. Calves slaughtered In July totaled 2,200 head, up 300 head from a month ago .
There were 164,200 hogs slaughtered In commercial plants across the State durIng July 1983. Th Is amounted t o 23,000 head Iess than t hat for t he pre v ious month.
US. RED MEAT PRODUCTION GFR-83-19
Commerc Ia I red meat product Ion In the Un Ited States for July 1983 tota led 2.99 bl l I Ion pounds. Jan uary-Ju ly ac c um u lated red meat product io n t ot a le d 21.7 b l l I Ion pounds. Commercia l r e d meat prod uction Inc l udes slaughter In federally Inspected and other plants , but excludes anImals slaughtered on farms .
Bee f productIon during July totaled 1.81 billion pounds . Total head killed was 2 .87 mIll ion and live weight averaged 1,067 pounds pe r head .
Veal production was 33 million pounds. Calf slaughter of 236 thousand head averaged 240 pounds live weight .
Pork product Ion tota Ied 1.12 b II I Ion pounds . Hog kill totaled 6.47 mil lion head, yie ldIng an average l ive weight of 244 pounds.
GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Head
Average
Total
Species
Slaughtered
Ll vewe lght
LIvewe Ight
July
Jan .-July
July
July
Jan.-July
1983
1983
1,000 Head - -
1983 Pounds
1983
1983
- 1,000 Pounds - -
GeorgIa
Cattle
16.4
121.6
906
14, 817
110,942
Ca lve s
2.2
10.8
323
702
3,597
Hogs
164 .2
1,226 .3
228
37,462
283 , 030
Sheep & Lambs
.3
30
UnIted States
MI l l io n He a d - -
Pounds
MillIon Pounds
Catt le
2.9
20 .4
1,067
3,055.8
21,901.2
Calves
.2
1.6
240
56 .7
39 7.3
Hogs
6.5
48 . 1
244
1,5 78 .8
11 ,696.2
Shee & Lambs
.5
3. 7
110
56.7
421.5
1 Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm
51 aughter .
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRooUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPAR ISONS 1/
July
January - July 2/
KInd
1983
1983 -
Mi l lion Pounds
Mill ion Pounds
Beef
1,805
12 , 879
Veal
33
234
Pork
1,119
8,327
Lamb & Mutton
28
210
Total Red Meat
2,985
21,650
Lard 3/
73
537
1/ Based on packers dress weights and excl udes f ar m s laugh ter . 2/ Accum ulated tot a ls based on lln r ounded data . ~ Pre l im ina ry l ar d product io n Incl ude s rende reCi pork fa t .
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COLD STORAGE HIGHLI GHTS ~ JULY 31~ 1983
Tota l r ed meats I n f reeze rs on Jul y 3 1, 1983 dec II ned 4 percen t fr om Ju ne 1983. Frozen pork s r ock s dec I I ne d 10 percent d ur I ng the month and stocks o f po rk be I II es dec I I ne d 24 per ce nt.
Total f r o ze n po u I tr y s upp I I es I ncre as e d 16 pe r ce nt f r om June 1983. Stocks of chi c ken s were unc hange d wh I I e to ta l pou nds of tur key s In f r ee zer s r ose 25 perce nt .
Pub I I c coo I er occup ancy was at 65 percen t o f c apacity, up 1 percen t from last month . Pub lic fr eez er oc c upanc y at 69 pe rce nt r ose 1 po I nt dur i ng the month.
Pub II c at Ion o f th e Co I d Stor age r eport ha s been r e I nstated o n a month I y ba s I s for 1983. Comp ar at I ve d ata wi th 1982 are not ava ilab le f or th e mont hs o f Apr II, May, Ju I y, Augu st, October , and November.
Commod i t y
Butter Cheese , Nat ur a l Egg s , Frozen Frul ts, Froze n Fr ui t Ju i ces , Frozen Meats , Red
Beef, Frozen Po r k , Froze n Pou ltr y, Frozen Tur ke y s, Froze n Vegetab les , Frozen Pot atoes, Frozen Pea nuts, Shel led Pea nut s, I n She l l Peca ns, She I l ed Pec ans , In She ll
COLD STORAGE STOCKS , UN I TED STATES, JULY 3 1 ,
Jun e 30 ,
Ju l y 3 1,
19 83
19 83
1, 000 Po un ds
588 ,5 48
588 ,375
1, 143,809
1 ,1 68,763
22 ,937
22 ,249
470, 464
55 0 ,8 51
1, 666 ,288
1, 528, 163
591, 468
56 9 ,200
253 , 960
25 1 , 355
280 , 449
253 ,053
4 10 ,20 1
476, 747
255 , 736
32 0 , 765
1, 201, 681
, , 409 , 588
1, 01 5, 273
823 , 0 77
4 12, 137
36 1,662
4 1,22 1
35,730
36 ,32 1
32 ,5 73
4 7 ,595
41,084
19 83
Perce nt o f June 1983 Per cent 100 102 97 11 7 92 96 99 90 1 16 12 5 117 81 88 87 90 86
FACTORS AFFECTINGTHE LI VESTOCK ANn POULTRYINDUSTRY
TOTAl.. IIAT SlFPL l IES LARGE; CI\TTLE I NVIENTORY tNDWG:D
The Ju l y 1 In ven t or y g iv e s co nt i nu i ng ev i de nce o f t he near l y st at ic st at e o f the c att le eye l e , Pr os pe c t s f or l ar ge s upp li es o f compet i ng meats , h i ghe r grain pr ices , and lower c at t I e pr Ices have r educed t he I nc en t I ve f or expa ndi ng the catt le her d. I n sp ite of a st r e ngt he n I ng economy, wh i c h sho u I d beg I n t o s upport meat purcha ses th I s fa I I, t he ne arr ec or d meat supp lies expected t hroug h the 'II I nt er o f 1984, P I us h i gher f eed c o st s , are I I ke I y to ca use c ont I nue d l o sse s for meat prod ucers at leas t un til l at e wi nter or ear ly spr i ng.
The I nventory of c at t le and ca lves o n July 1 was do wn o n l y s l l qhr l y f rom a year ear l ier . Howeve r , t he breedi ng herd , t he base f or futur e o utp ut , po I nts t o f urt he r modest reduc tio ns In 1984. Beef cow numbers wer e do wn 1 perce nt fr om a ye ar - Pnr l l er , wh il e t he
number o f he i fer s bei ng sav ed f o r pos s i b le her d ex pans ion dec li ne d 5 pe r ce nt . The number o f rep I acement he I fers ca I v I ng and en ter I ng the cow herd during the f irs t ha lf of 1983 was t he fo ur t h low e st for th is per i od s i nce t he mi dyea r Inventor y began In 19 73 . Th i s ha s pushe d the 1983 ca lf crop an est i mated 1 percent be I ow t he 1982 crop- -the t h I r d co nsecu t ive ye ar o f modest decli nes. Howev er , a larger s upp I y o f year I I ng f eeder ca tt I e o uts ide feed lot s '11 111 li ke l y s uppo r t f ee dl ot placeme nts an d non f ed s laughter thr ou gh t he 'II I nter near the I ar ge I eve I s o f a yea r ago . Total red me at and poultr y prod uc ti on t hr ough first-quar t er 1984 Is e xpec ted t o r ema in 4 t o 5 perc ent abo ve a year ea r I I er Red meat suppli e s '11 111 ri se 5 to 6 pe r ce nt , with th e s har pe st ga I ns due t o exp and I ng ho g I nvent orles. Hi gher gra in pr ices an d pr osp ec tive large s upp I I es o f o t her meats at pr I ces l ower than a year e ar l ier '11111 limit poultr y o ut put through first-qu arte r 1984 to a 1 pe rce nt ri se.
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RECOVER lING IECOPD I...DI>S SlFPORT TO L I ESTOCK
PRICS
The econ omy Is r ecoveri ng, but t he tr ad iti o nal e con om Ic gr owth mea s ures gi ve an over -opt 1mls t lc Ind ica ti on o f t he s t r eng th of t he r ecove r y In r e gar ds t o consumer purc ha ses , par t Ic u Iar Iy me at pr oducts . Th Is growth pattern, as e xh ib ited this sprin g, t ypI call y happe ns In the e ar l y s t ages o f a r ecovery, a s Inven t ori e s are reb u i lt and pr ices a nd I nter e s t r at e s ar e re lati vely s t ab le . Re a l ~ r os s nat ional product (GNP) grew at an annu al r ate of 8 . 7 percent In the second quar t er. Muc h o f t he r ec overy was f rom the automob i le an d housing Indus tries , wh ich have benefi ted f r om Imp roved co ns umer co nf Idenc e and lowe r Int ere st rates. Howe ve r , most Interest r ate s ha ve ri sen In r ecen t we eks bec ause th e Feder a l Re se r ve has I nsti tuted some cred it r e s t r a Int s t o forest a I I Inf Iat lonary pres su r es In 1984 a nd beyo nd .
Per sona I Income rose $180 per c ap It a from t he first quarter to the second qua rte r , an Inc rea se of 7.7 percent t annu e I rate ). St ro ng ga i ns In wa ges an d s a l ar ies- due t o Incre a se s In emp loyment , we ekly hour s worked, a nd hourl y ear n i ngs- were l ar gel y r espons ibl e for the r ise In pe rsona l Income . These Incre a s es a l so made t he consu mer mor e con f ident o f the fu tu r e an d In t ur n mor e wil li ng to spend. Wh i le t he pr ime ta rget fo r the Inc r ea sed s pe nd Ing was durab le s , e spec i a l l y automob iles , r etal I sales of nondurabl e s al so r os e. On the ot he r hand, t he buy Ing sur ge push e d the sav Ings r ate t o Its lowest quarterly level (3.9 percent) since 1950 ; t he aver age rate Is about 6 pe rcent . The s ur ge In co ns umer spending I s e xpec ted t o sp l l lover Into no ndur ab les duri ng se cond-h al f 1983, he l ping to suppor t live s t oc k pri ce s . Typ ical l y, the re Is a lag of 6 mon th s or more a f t e r t he recovery beg Ins before nondur ab Ie s a les are he lpe d.
The out Iook I s fo r cont Inued r ecovery, a 1thou gh at a moderate rate by histori cal stan dards. Co nt in ued Increase s In employment, weekly hour s worke d, and ho ur l y ear n in gs wll I promote conti nue d co nfid e nce, wh ich In tu rn wi I I pr omote consumer purchases.
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HIGHLIGHTS : Septeaber 1 Crop For ecast
Initial 1983 Pecan Forecast PrelI.i.nary 1982 Faria I ncOlle Agricultural Prices
YIELD PROSPECTS SHRINK
Rec ord-h Igh t emperatu res and severe mo I st ure shor tage s durIn g Augus t took a heavy to l I on yiel d prospects f or Ge or g i a ' s l ate- season row crops . YIe ld fo reca st f or each o f t he l ate-
season c r ops sur veye d showed vary Ing degrees of dec I I ne , wh I I e t he ear I y-sea son c rops o f t oba cco and corn s howe d no chan ge. AI I survey res u lts r efl ect croo cond it io ns as o f Sept ember ,. Cont Inued o n Page 8
GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
Acr e a a e
YIel d Der Acre
Planted
Indl-
Product ion Indl-
for all
Har-
For
cat ed
ca ted
Cr op
UnIt Purposes vested Har ve st
Sept. 1,
Sept . 1
198-3
1982
-Thousand
1/ 1983 Acr e s -
1/
1982
1983
1982
1983
- - Thous ands- -
Co rn
Bu .
830
815
77 0
85 . 0
70. 0
69, 275
53,900
Cot to n 2/
Bal es 130
158
125
714
461
235
120
Soybeans
Bu . 2.100
2,550
1,950
27 .0
17 .0
68,850
33,150
Peanuts
Lbs.
530
4 72
525 3,215
2,500 1,51 7,480 1,312,500
Sweet pot a t oe s Cwt.
6.0
6. 3
5. 8
130
100
819
580
Tobacco, Type 14 Lb s ,
NA
50
45 2, 110
2, 000
105, 500
90,000
Pe cans
Lbs .
125,000
110 , 000
Apples, Al l
Commercia l 3/ Lbs.
15,000
20,000
Peaches 3/
Grapes 31' Wheat 31' Oats 31'
Lbs . Tons Bu. Bu.
1,150 155
1, 480 90
970
33 .0
85
61. 0
34 .0 58 .0
120 , 0 0 0 2.8
48,840 5 , 4 90
85 ,000 2.5
32,980 4,930
Rye 31'
Bu.
400
70
60
21 . 0
21.0
1 , 4 70
1,260
Sorghum 3/
Bu.
110
135
80
42.0
35 .0
5,670
2,800
Hay, AI 1-3/
Ton
NA
500
480
2.40
2.00
1,200
960
In po unds and pr oduc t Ion In ba les . 31 Estl-
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
GFR-83-Vol. 20
U.S . H I GHL I GHTS ~ SEPTEMBER 1 ~ 1983
Al l wheat pr oduc t ion Is for e c as t at 2.41 bll li on bushel s , down 14 percent from the 1982
Corn f or gr a in produc tion Is
a 4~ ~"--"~rd high . Winter wheat Is f or e c as t at 1. 98
bTTTl on bus he l s , down 16 pe r cent f r om August 1 bi l l io n bus he l s, 6 pe rce nt le s s tha n 1982.
fo r e c ast and 48 pe rcent be lo w l as t year'
Dur um wheat produc ti on Is f orec ast at 72. 9
recor d h i gh .
mil I Io n bus hels, dow n 51 pe r ce nt f r om l ast
ye ar . Other s pr Ing wheat pr oduc t lon , at 358
Sorghum gr ain pr oduct io n Is for e c as t at 4;,8!li0 l l l lon bushels, Is 35 percent below l a st
mI I I Ion bushe Is , down 15 perce nt from a
ye ar 's recor d high.
month an d down 43 percent from last year .
Food grai n prod uc t ion (whe at , rye and rice) Is
Feed grain prod uct ion (corn, sorghum, oats and
expec ted to total 70.9 mI ll ion metri c t on s,
bar Iey comb Ine d) Is e xpected t o t ot a I 142 down 16 pe r ce nt from a year ear l ier .
ml I I Io n met r ic t ons, down 44 perce nt fr om
1982 .
AI I cott on produc tion Is forecast at 7.78
mi l l ion bales, 35 pe r cen t be low 1982 produc -
Soybean production Is forec as t at 1.53 bit I Ion t io n .
bushe Is , 33 pe r ce nt smaI Ie r th an t he reco r d
c rop of 1982, and 23 pe rce nt smaI Ier t ha n AI I t obacco prod uctI o n Is e xpected t o t ota I
1981 .
1.36 bil l ion po unds , 31 perce nt be low the 1.98
Pecan produc t Io n I s e xpe cted to r ote I 287 ~o n pounds, up 33 perce nt f r om l as t year's
b l l l ion pounds produce d In 1982 a nd 34 percen t be lo w the 1981 crop .
"o ff-y e ar " cr op , but 15 perce nt be low t he 1981 "o n- ye ar " crop o f 339.1 mi ll io n po unds .
Pe anut prod uct Ion I s forec ast at 2.9 1 b I II Ion pounds, down 17 pe r cent from the August 1
f orecast and 15 pe r ce nt be low l ast yea r 's 3.44
b i l l io n pounds .
UNITED STATES, ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1982 AND 1983
Area Harvested
Yie l d pe r Acre
Product ion
Indl-
Ind l-
Indi c at ed
Cr op
Un It
cated
cated
Sep t . 1,
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
1, 000 Acres
Thousan ds
Cor n fo r Gra In
Bu .
73, 152
51,564 114.8
85 . 1
8 ,39 7,3 34 4, 390 , 443
Sorg hum for Gra in Bu .
14,24 7
10, 137
59. 0
47.4
84 1,079
480 , 012
Oats
Bu .
10 , 561
9, 058
58 . 4
52.2
616 , 981
472,541
Bar ley
Bu.
9, 113
9,905
57.3
53. 7
522 ,387
531 ,727
AII Wheat
Bu .
78, 841
60 , 9 6 9
35. 6
39 .5
2,808 , 737 2 , 408,22 1
Rye 1/
Bu .
715
858
29 . 1
30 .0
20 , 8 17
25, 698
SoybE;an s fo r Be an s Bu.
70,7 83
61, 748
32. 2
24 . 9
2, 276, 976 1,5 34, 969
Peanuts fo r Nut s Lb .
Up Iand Cotton 3! Bale
1, 275 . 4 9,658 .0
1, 330 . 0 7, 389 . 8
2 , 6 96 590
2, 185 500
3, 438 ,330 2,905 , 700
11,863 . 9
7,694 . 5
Cottonseed
To n
4,744
3,123
Sweetpotatoe s
Cwt .
111 1
98. 0
129
10 7
14, 290
10 , 4 9 8
To ba c c o
All Hay 2!
Lb.
907 .8
979 .8 2, 183
1, 709
1, 982 , 245 1,363 ,130
To n
60 , 679
60,394
2.51
2 .41
152 , 4 2 4
145 , 5 6 4
Grapes
Ton
126.0
135 .0
Apples , Com ' I 1/ Lb.
8, 110, 000 8 , 381 , 000
Pecans
Lb .
Wa ln ut s I If. ) Ton
AImonds I If . ) 1/ Lb .
215 , 100 234. 0
347, 000
287 ,000 180 .0
250 ,000
1/ Esti mates ca r r Ie d forwa r d fr om e ar l ie r fo r ec ast . 2/ Yie ld In poun ds.
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u.s. PECANS UP 3 PERCENT--
GA DOWN 12 PERCENT
The season's f irst fo r ec ast fo r the 1983 U.S . peca n c rop Is 287 mI I li on pounds ( In- s he I I basls)~ 33 pe rcent more t han l a st year's crop, but i5 percent below the 1981 crop . About 60 percent o f t he crop Is e xpecte d to be produced by Improved var iet ie s , compared with 78 percent In 19 82 ~ and 51 pe r ce nt In 1981 .
Geo r g i a ' s cr op f orecast , at 110 million po unds, Is 12 percent be Iow I ast year's c rop, and 8 percent Ie s s th an 1981' s pr oduct Ion. The smal ler crop Is attr ibuted to sp r i ng fr eezes, and the adver se Augu st weath e r of r ec ord h i gh tempe r atures and very sparse r a l nf a l I. Nut set Is spo tt y a nd si ze Is small er In some non- Ir r igated gr ove s . The r e duced y ie l d I s partial ly o ffs e t by I nc reased poun dage from young trees comi ng Into produ ct io n.
The pecan crop In Alabama Is forecast at 30.0 million pounds, 30 percent above Iast year, but 12 percent below 1981. Louisiana expects a c rop of 23 .0 mil l Jo n pounds, 130 pe r ce nt mor e tha n l ast year , but 4 pe rcent le s s tha n 1981. Oklahoma product io n Is for ec ast at 15.0 mil lI on pounds, compared with only 2.0 mil I Io n pounds In 1982 . The Texas crop forecast , at 65. 0 ml I I Ion pounds, Is nearly four times l arger th an last year a nd I s 5 pe r ce nt above the 1981 har vest . Ne w Mex ico I s fo r ecas t at 24.0 mil lion pounds, 4 pe r ce nt bel ow l ast year , but 20 pe rcent above the 1981 crop. ~ I s s l s s l p p l e xpects 9. 0 ml I I Ion pound s, compar ed with 4. 0 mI lli on f ast ve er , and 8 . 5 mil li o n In 1981.
State
Ala . Ark . Fla. Ga . La . Miss . N. Mex . N. C. Ok l a.
S . c.
Te x .
U. S.
.-
1981
.2 I ,000
1 , 2 50 2, 000 96, 000 4, 500 5, 500 20 ,000 2, 000 2,500 4, 800 15,000
j
, 174 , 550
Improve d 1/ Ind .
1982
1983
. . 14 , 000 2 I , 000
300
900
2,000
i ,800
i 05 ,000 90 ,000
2 ,500
4, 000
3 ,000
6 ,000
25 ,000 24 ,000
900
900
300
1 ,500
i ,200
i ~ 100
14,000 20,000
168 , 200 171 , 200
PECAN PR ODUCTION Seed II no Ind.
1981
.13-,
-
000
-
1982 Thous and
9, 000
1983 Pounds - -
9 ,000
-
1981 34,000
4,250
200
2 , 100
5 , 500
3,000
2 , 500
2 ,200
5,000
24, 000 20 , 000 20 ,000 120, 000
i 9 ,500
7,5 00 19 ,000 2 4, 000
3 ,000
1 , 000
3 ,000
8 ,500
20 ,000
2 , 200
1 ,000
1 , 100
4,200
4 4 , 5 00
1 , 700 13, 500 4 7,000
4, iOO
1,000
900
8 , 900
47 , 000
3,000 45 , 000 62 , 000
i64 ,550 46,900 115,800 339,100
Tot a l
1982
23, 000 500
4 , 5 00 12 5 , 0 00
10 , 0 0 0 4 ,000 25 ,000 1 ,90 0 2, 000 2 , 200 i 7,000
215,100
Ind. 1983
30, 000 3 , 000 4,000
110,000 23,000
9,000 24 ,000
2 , 000 15 ,000
2,000 65,000
287, 000
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U.S. PRI CES PAID INDEX LIP 1 POINT
The Index of Pr ice s Pa id by Farmers for
Commod iti es and Ser v ices , Interest , Taxe s, a nd
Far m Wage Rates f or August was 161 pe r ce nt of
Its 1977 base. The Inde x Inc r e as ed one poInt
(. 6 pe rcen t) fr om Ju I y as h i gher fe e d pr Ic es
more than o ff se t lower pri ces fo r fe ede r
cat t I e and c a I ve s .
Compa r e d to a year
earlier , t he Inde x was up 4 poi nts (2 . 5
percent) .
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
GFR-83-VoI. 20
The July unad justed Consumer Pr ice Index for a I I ur ban con sumers (CP I-U) at 299. 3 (1967 = 100) was .4 percent hig her t han In June and 2.4 percen t above J uly 1982 . On a se asonally adj usted bas I s , t he CP I- U wa s . 4 pe r cent above J une. The other goods a nd ser vices component rose 1.3 pe r ce nt . The appa re I and upkeep
I nde x and me d ic a l ca re Inde x e ach Inc reased . 6 percent . The tr ans port ation Index was . 5 percent h ig her wh I Ie the hous I ng a nd entert a i nme nt Indexes were eac h up . 4 percent .
Commodltv Da iry Feed 161-
Da ir y Feed, 18%
PR Iv~E S PA ID BY FARMERS
Price
pe r
Au g . 15,
Un it
1982
S/T o n
178 . 00
S/ Ton
174 .00
AUGUST 15 Geora la Jul y 15 ,
1983 186 . 00
194 . 00
1983 WITH COMPARISON S Un ited Stat e s
Aug. 15 , Aug . 1?, Ju l y 15, Au g. 15,
1983
1982
1983
1983
200. 00
177 . 00
182.00
189 .00
200 .00
185. 00
193 .00
203. 00
Dairy Conet. 32% Hog Feed 14%- 18%
S/To n S/Cwt.
220 . 00 11. 00
245 . 00 11.50
245 . 00 11 . 50
258 .00 10 . 60
269. 00 10.90
280. 00 11 . 50
Hog Co nct . 38%-42% $/Cwt.
14. 50
15. 00
15.5 0
14.70
15. 00
16 .1 0
Beef Cat t le Conct.
32%-36%
S /Cwt .
Cottonseed Me al 41% S/Cwt .
12. 00 14. 00
12. 50 13.00
13.00 14.50
11. 50 13 . 70
12 .00 14.00
12 . 2 0 14 . 50
Soybean Mea l 44%
S/Cwt .
13 . 50
13 . 5 0
14 .50
13 .5 0
13 . 5 0
14 . 70
Bran
S/Cwt .
11. 00
11. 00
11. 00
9.88
9.80
9. 80
MIdd l i ngs Corn Meal Br'o I I er Growe r Lay in g Fee d Chick Starter
$/ Cwt.
$/ Cwt. I $/To n I
I $/Ton
$/Ton
9.10 8.20 215 . 00 195. 00 230 .00
10. 00 9. 40 200 . 00 195. 00 225. 00
11.00 9 . 80 210 . 00 200 .00 225 .00
9.5 1 7.47 215. 00 191.00 217. 00
9 . 41 8. 16 21 7. 00 202 .00 222 . 00
9. 48 8.55 228. 00 208 . 00 235. 00
Broiler- Feed Rat io 11
I Lbs.
2.3
3. 0
3. 0
2. 4
2.8
2.8
Hog-Corl1 Rat lo 21 Bu .
I Mi lk- Feed Rat lo~1 Lbs .
E - Feed Rat io 41' Lbs .
24 . 7 1. 60 6 .6
12. 1 1. 54 6. 6
12 . 2 1. 44 7.4
26 . 6 1. 49 5. 3
13 . 9 1. 45 5. 7
13 .6 1 .41 6.1
Pounds of broi le r growe r e qua In value to , l b. bro i ler li ve we i ght . 2/ Bus he l s of corn
equ a I In v a I ue t o 100 I bs . o f hog l i ve wei ght . 31 Po unds o f 16% de I ry feed e qua I In va I ue t o 1
lb . who le milk . 41 Pou nds o f l ayin g fee d eq ua l lin va lue t o 1 doze n e ggs.
1977-1 00 Georg ia
INDE X NUMBERS-- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
J u l y 1982
Aug . 1982
Ju ly 1983
Aug. 15 1983
Pri ces Recei ved
Al l Commod it ie s
124
126
127
132
Cr ops
125
125
133
135
Liv e s t ock & Prod ucts
123
127
122*
130
Un ited States
Pr ic e s Rece ived
137
133
131
137
Pri ce s Pai d 11
157
157
160
161
Rat io 21
87
85
82
85
11 Mid mont h Inde x Including Interest, t axes and f ar m wage rates. 21 Rat io of Inde x of Pr ice s
Ffecelved to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates. * Revised.
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
Average prices received by Georgia farmers at mid-Augus t for most crop and I Ivestoc k commoditi e s were gener a l ly abo ve la st month and a year ago. Swe e t potatoes , tobac co, hogs, cattl e and cal ves were the o n ly commod it ie s t o sh ow a decli ne In price from l as t ye ar . The Geor gi a Pr ic es Rece i ved AI I- Commodi t y Inde x fo r Augus t wa s 132 percent of the 1977 average, 5 po Int s abo ve Iast mon t h a nd 6 po I nt s above a ye ar ago.
US. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 6 POINTS
The August Al l Far m Products Inde x of Prices Rece Ived by Farmers Increase d 6 po Ints (4.6 percent) from J u l y to 137 pe rcent of Its Ja nua ry-December 1977 average. Contr Jbut Ing most t o the ,. Increase since J u Iy were higher pr Ices for soybeans, corn, hogs , wheat and le tt uce. Lower pr ices fo r ca ttl e , t om atoes, peache s an d c alves were part i al ly o f f setting. The Index wa s 4 po int s (3 .0 percent) above a ye ar ago.
PR ICES RECE IV ED BY FARMERS AUGUST 15 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Price per
Geor fa
Aug.
July
Aug . 15,
United States
Aug .
Ju ly
Aug. 15,
Commod lt Winter Wheat
Oats
Un It Bu.
s/s .
1982 2.93
1983 3. 33
1983 3.57
1982 3. 31
1.39
1983 3. 29
1.4 6
1983 3.46
1.56
Corn
$/B u .
2.45
3 .45
3. 75
2.30
3. 13
3.45
Cotton Tobacco Soybea ns
ClLb . ClLb . $/Bu.
*
188.9 5.85
61.4
*
6. 45
1/6 4 . 5 27172 .0
8.37
52.8 178 . 0
5.59
64.6
*
6.28
1/ 64 . 5 2 7166 . 0
8.09
PeanUTs
ClLb .
25 . 3
25. 3
Sweetpotatoes
$/Cwt .
12 . 00
10 . 40
11 . 00 3/1 0. 70
11. 30
AI I Hay, baled, 31 $/Ton
65 .00
72. 00
72 . 20
Mi l k Cows 4/51
$/Head
1040 . 00
1060. 00
Hog s
$/Cwt.
60 .60
41 .90
45.90
61. 20
43.40
47 . 0 0
Sow s
$/Cwt .
51 .70
31.30
35.50
53.70
33.90
36 . 70
Bar r ows & GI It s
$/Cwt.
62 .20
43 .80
47.90
62.40
45.40
49 .20
Bee f Cat t le , 61
$/Cwt.
46. 10 44 . 20
42. 80
58. 10
54. 80
53 .80
Cows 71 --
$/Cwt.
38 .80
39 .30
37 .1 0
39.80
39 . 60
38 .20
STee r s & He I fe rs
$/Cwt .
54 .20
50 .30
49 .20
62 . 50
58. 60
57. 50
Cal ve s
$/Cwt .
54. 20
52 .80
50 .60
61. 80
60 .30
58. 30
All Milk
$/Cwt.
14 . 2 0
14 .30
2 / 14 .40
13 . 30
13.20 2 / 13 . 30
Tur keys 31
Cl Lb.
40 .6
34 .0
34 .9
Ch Icke ns-
Exc l , Br o i le r s
Com ' l Br o i le r s 81
26 . 6
30 . 7
2131. 8
Eggs, Al l 91
51.1 3/57. 5
63 . 3
Tabl e --
44.6 3/51.4
57.4
Hatchln rs ha 0 mon
s so or da ry e r d
replacement on l y . 51 Prices e s t imate d quar t erly. 61
and heifers" combined
with allowance where; necessary for slaughter bul Is.-- 71 Includes dairy cows sold for slaughter.
81 Llvewelght e qu i va lent price for Georgia. 91 Averaie of at I eg gs so l d by farmers Including
tlatchln g eggs sol d at retail. * Insu fflclent--sales.
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1982 FARM INCOME &CASH RECEIPTS
Gross f arm Inc ome In 1982 f or Georg ia fa rmers was down 2 perce nt fr om 1981 t ot a I Ing $3.53 b l l l lo n- Far m pr od uct Ion expenses al so dec r eased an d were down 3 pe rce nt f rom 1981 t o $3 .03 b i l l io n . Thi s resul ted In a net far m I ncome est imate, a fte r a l lowance f o r ch anges In Inven t ory va l ues, o f $559.5 ml l l lon , 2 perce nt above 1981 .
Total ca sh r ece ipts f rom f arm mar ke t Ings a nd gove rn ment payme nt s fe l l 2 pe rcent from 1981 t o $3 . 24 b t l I Ion. Ca s h rec e Ipt s f r om t he sal e of I Ive stock , po u Itr y a nd pr oduc ts compr Ised 51. 3 pe rcent o f the t ota I , but de c " ned 5 pe r cent t o $1. 66 bl l I Ion . Commerc i a l bro I ler s
grossed $610 . 7 ml I I Ion ac co unt Ing for 18.9 pe r cen t o f the t ot a I . Eggs ra nked as t he f ourth most Import ant mo ne y e ar ne r with 9.4 pe rce nt o f t he t ot al at $303 . 1 mIl l Io n, but 12 pe rce nt bel ow 1981.
Cas h r e ce Ipts f rom t he sa Ie o f crops t ot a Ied $1. 55 b il li on, up 1 pe rce nt fr om 1981 . Crops compr Ise d 47. 8 perce nt o f the t ot al . Pea nut s contI nued a s t he le ad in g cash c rop wIt h 10. 7 perce nt o f t he t ot a l o n s al e s o f $346 . 8 mill Ion . Soybea n r ec e ipt s t ota led $304 . 0 mi lI Io n, goo d e nough f or th i r d p l ac e and Gove r nment payme nt s , at $29 .3 mIll io n were 23 perc e nt le s s than 1981.
FARM CASH RECEIPTS AND GO VER NMENT PAYMENTS FOR GE ORGIA. 1980-1982
1980
1981
Thous an d Do II ars
Cr ops
Cor n
120 , 143
112,5 19
Cotto n, Tota l
42,585
51,71 0
Cotto n LI nt
39, 394
47, 854
Cot to nsee d
3,191
3, 856
Peanuts
260 , 122
435,324
Soybe ans
227 , 829
232, 632
Tob ac co
153 , 455
190 ,848
Wh e a t
51, 422
141,77 1
Peaches
16, 596
14, 479
Pecans
79,7 33
65 , 119
Ot he r Fr uIts and Nu t s
7, 878
7,497
Truck Cr ops
123, 131
138, 672
For e s t Pr oducts
60 , 142
57, 135
AI I Ot her Cr ops
66 ,027
80 , 430
Total Crops
1,219, 063
1,528, 136
Livestock
Hog s
224, 659
289 , 543
Cat t le and Ca lve s
153,998
213, 178
DaIry Products
188 , 440
202 ,272
Commerc I a l Bro i l er s
588, 820
635 ,27 9
Othe r Ch icke ns
13, 818
14,214
Tur keys
22 , 891
25, 484
Eggs
303 ,551
344 ,938
Ot he r
13,750
14 ,356
Tot al Livestock a nd Products
1 ,5 09,927
1,739 ,264
Gover nme nt Payment s
28,866
38 ,05 5
Tot al Cas h Recei pt s 1/ Pre l imin ar y .
2,75 7,856
3,305 ,45 5
1982 i 7
83 , 771 81, 860 77 ,998
3,862 346,83 0 303,954 189,119 157, 819
21, 991 67 , 799
4,74 5 149, 697 56 , 700 85 , 513 1,549,798
247,483 242,359 200, 880 6 10, 735
13 ,638 25 ,492 303 , 128 16, 190 1 , 6 5 9 , 905 29 , 342 3 ,239 ,045
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DISTR ISUTION OF GEORGIA
FARM CASH RECE IPTS , 1982
Amount
% of
-MIILvs tk . & Prod . $ 1, 660
Tota l 51 . 3
Crop s
1, 550
47 . 8
Gov ' t Pmt s . Tota l
29 3,239
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FARM INCOME AND EXPENSE S. GEORG IA , 1980-1982 1/
Item
1980
1981
1982
MI I I Ion Do I lars
Cas h Rec e i pt s from Farm Marketings
2 , 729 .0
Government Payme nts Tota l Sash Rece ipts
28. 9
3 8 .1
29.3
Non-~oney I ncome
262 .0
260 . 2
252. 7
Othe r Farm Income
26 . 4
Realized Gr os s Farm Income
34 .5
Farm Production Expe nses Rea lized Net Far m Income
2,860.4 185. 8
3,113 .3 484 .9
3,032 .4 493 .9
Net Cha nge In Farm Inven t ori e s Total Net Farm Income
- 84.7 101. 1
+61 .3 546 .2
+65.7 559. 5
Re a l i ze d Gr os s Income per Farm~
51,632
59,970
6 0 , 7 97
Rea li zed Net Income pe r Farm 2/
3 ,150
1/ Some It e ms may not add to tota l s due to rou ndi ng. 21 Doll ars, r ather than mill ion do l la r s .
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SOYBEANJ PEANUTJ COTTON FORECAST DROP
From Augu st 1 to September 1, y ield prospects fo r soybea ns dropped 6 bushe l s per ac re; pean uts fe I I 600 pounds per acre ; an d cotton dec I Ine d 77 pounds per acre . The September i forecas ts st and at 17 bus he Is per ac re for soybeans ; 2,500 pounds per acre for peanu ts; and 461 pounds pe r acre fo r cotton. Product ion I s ex pe ct e d t o tota l 33.15 ml I l Ion bushels of soybe ans ; 1.313 billion pounds o f pe anuts; and i 20 ,OOO ba le s o f cot t on .
CORN AND TOBACCO UNCHANGED
Yie ld and product ion f orecasts remaI n t he sa me a s th e August 1 forecast for both corn and t oba cc o . An average yIeld of 70 bushe ls per ac r e Is e xpected fo r cor n wh ic h woul d Indi c ate a t ota l prod uct io n of 53 .9 mil li on bushe ls. The bu lk o f t he co r n crop Is grown In s out he r n coun t ies and was mature before the dr ie st weather occurred . YIe Ids In some harves ted fie Ids are above ear II er expe ctat Io ns wh Ich offset weather r e l ated losses In ot her parts of the State.
Tobac co development wa s al so wei I advance d when t he dry weather came and the crop Is f or e cas t to y ie l d 2,000 pounds per acre and 90 mil I Io n pounds tota l, t he s ame as on August 1.
PECANCROP OFF 12 PERCENT
The f irst forecast of Georgia's 1983 pe can crop predicts a tota l product ion of 11 0 mi ll ion pound s , down 12 percent from la st year's 125 mil l io n pounds. A tot al of 90 mi l l ion pounds of the c ur r e nt crop I s expected to be f r om Improved vari et ies, wi t h t he r emai nI ng 20 mi l li o n be i ng seedlin gs .
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HIGHLIGHTS : Septenber 1 Pig Crop Soybean & Peanut St ocks Monthly Poultry Cattle o n Feed
Milk Production Li v estock Slaughter Cold Stor age
GEORG IA 'S HOGAND PIG INVENTORY DOWN FROMSEPTEMBER 1J 1982
Hogs and pI gs on Geor g i a fa rms to t a le d j , 300,000 as 0 f Sep t embe r l , 1983 . Th Is i s 6 perce nt be lo w the Se pt embe r 1, 1982 Inve ntor y and a Iso down 7 pe r cen t fr -om Ju ne 1, 1983 . Hogs ke pt fo r breed i ng at 190 , 000 are down 10 pe rce nt fr om a yea r earl ier and market hogs at 1 ,11 0, 000 are down 5 perce nt . Comp ared t o J une 1 o f th Is year , market hogs a re down 7 pe rce nt and br eed Ing s tock down 10 perce nt.
The June-August 1983 p ig crop t ota led 511, 000 hea d , a dec I Ine of 7 perce nt fr om a ye ar ear l ie r . Sows farrowing t ota led 72, 000 dur i ng the June-August pe r io d, 6 percent be low a ye ar a go. The aver age l it t e r si ze o f 7. 10 I s uncha nged f rom t he same peri o d o f 1982 .
Georg i a farm ers Int e nd to have 70 , 000 s ows f arrow dur ing t he ne xt th ree months (Se pt ember -November ) . If t he se Inte nti on s are r ea I Ize d , f arrow Ings wI I I be dow n 3 percent fr om t he same peri od o f l ast year . Pr e sentl y, Intenti on s are for 64 ,000 s ows t o f arrow dur i ng December-Fe bruary which woul d be a dec r e a se of 6 percent from t he ac t ua l f ar r owI ngs of t he compar ab Ie quarter of 198 2.
10 QUARTERLY STATES INVENTORYUP
Inve nt or y of a l l hogs and p ig s on September 1, 1983 , In t he 10 s t ates c onduct Ing quart e r Iy hog su rveys Is e stimated at 45. 9 mi l li on head , 10 perce nt above last September 1 but 3 pe r ce nt less tha n September 1, 1981. Breed ing Inve nt ory, at 5 . 83 ml I I Ion head, wa s 5 perce nt more t han a year ago , but 8 pe r cent be lo w t wo years ear I Ier , Mark e t hog Inventory, at 40 . 1 mil li on head, was 11 perce nt abo ve la st year , but 2 pe r ce nt less t ha n In 1981.
Tile Ju ne- Aug us t 1983 p i g c rop was 17 .7 mi l l ion hea d, 9 perce nt above la st year but 3 percen t be lo w t wo years a go . The r e were 2 .40 mi l I Ion so ws that farro we d dur ing June-August , an Inc r e ase of 9 pe r cent f r om a ye ar a go , but 2 pe rcent below t he s ame pe r io d two ye ars ago .
Hog pr oducer s In t he 10 quarterl y states I nt en d TO fa rrow 2 . 46 mi l l ion so ws dur Ing
Se ptembe r - Novembe r of th I5 year . Th Is is 4
pe r cent more t ha n dur ing the co mpar ab le peri od In 1982 and 2 percen t more t ha n two yea rs a go . Far rowi ng Intention s for December 1983Febr uar y 1984 quarter ar e 2 . 07 mil lion head, 1 perce nt be Iow the same per Iod a year ear I Ier but 5 percent above two ye ar s ea r lier .
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depar~nt of Agriculture
P i gs per Li t t er
Nu mber
Nu mber
Decembe r 2!- February
7 . 11
7. 44
105
6 .90
6.90
100
Marc h-May-
7.50
7.61
101
7. 25
7. 20
99
December 2/-May
7. 33
7. 54
103
7.08
7~06
100
June- AuguslF
7. 39
7.36
100
7.1 0
7. 10
100
September -Nove mber
7.43
7. 10
June- Novem ber
7.4 1
7.1 0
1/ GA , IL, IN, lA, KS, MN, MO, NB , NC, OH. 2/ Dec embe r preced ing ye ar . 3/ Intenti o ns.
~/ Act ual f ar row lngs fo r J une- August plu s Intent ion s for Sep t em ber- Novem b~r .
Farrowi ng Intent io ns December 2/- FeDruary
j J ST:lt es
1983
1984
1, 000 Head
2,090
2,069
1984 as %
of 1983 Perce nt
99
Georg i a
1983
1984
1, 000 He ad
68
64
1984 as %
of 1983 Pe rce nt
94
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GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS
St oc k s o f soybe ans in Geor g i a s tor ed off th e
fa rm were not pu bl ished t o avo i d d i sc los i ng
ind ividu al o pe r at i o ns.
On- f ar m s tock s In
Georg i a t otal ed 1, 377, 000 bus he l s , compared t o 47 9, 000 bus he l s o n September 1, 1982.
U.S. SOYBEAN STOCKS
The Sept ember 1, 1983 c arr yover of 0 I d cr op soyb eans i nt o t he 1983- 84 mar ket i ng year t otal ed a record 387 milli on bus he l s (1 0.5 mil I i on metr i c t on s) , 45 percen t abov e la st year and 8 per ce nt above th e prev i o us r ec ord ca r r yo ve r o f Septembe r 1 , 1980. Soy bea ns s t ored o n- f ar m t o t al e d 150 mi I li on bu she l s ( 4. 07 mil I i on metri c t o ns ), up 15 percent fr om l ast yea r b ut 6 per cen t be low two ye ar s ago . On- f ar m s tocks ac counte d f or 39 pe rce nt of the soy be an s stored i n a l l pos i t io ns . Off - fa r m s to cks , at 237 mi II i on bus he l s ( 6 . 45 mi II i on me t ri c t on s ) , we re up 74 pe rce nt f rom l ast year and 49 pe r ce nt abo ve t wo ye ars ago .
As i ndi c at e d by year - e nd stocks , disappeara nc e dur i ng t he mar k et i ng year ( September 1982Augus t 1983 ) t ot al e d 2. 16 bi l li on bus he ls (5 8 .7 mi ll i o n metr i c t ons ) , 5 pe r ce nt abov e I ast yea r . I nd i c at e d disappeara nce du r i ng J une- Aug ust 1983 t o ta led 481 mi lli o n b us he ls ( 13. 1 mil I ion metr i c r o ns i , 24 per ce nt mo r e t han durin g t he same pe r i o d la st year.
Date
198 1 Jan . Apr . Ju ne Sep .
UNI TED STATES SO YBEAN STOCK S ( OLD CROP )
On- Far ms
Of f - Far ms 1/ 1 , 000 Bu s he I s
730, 157 533 ,082 362 , 266 159, 029
790 ,300 496 , 6 19 3 17, 156 159 , 276
Total A I I Positi on s
1 , 520 , 457 1,029, 701
679, 42 2 3 18 ,305
19 8 2 Jan. Apr . Jun e Sep .
888 , 184 581, 276 360 ,2 37 129 ,602
743 ,1 88 459 , 36 1 29 1 , 92 1 136 , 571
1 , 63 1 , 372 1, 04 0, 637
652 , 158 266, 173
1983
Ja n.
1 ,0 74 ,278
752 ,22 3
Apr .
589 ,003
503 , 186
Jun e
475 ,759
39 1,353
Sep .
149, 5 19
237 ,045
1/ In clu de s stocks at n l t l s , e l e vato r s , ware hou se s , termin al s and proce sso rs .
1, 826 ,5 01 1, 192,1 89
867 , 112 386,564
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GA. BRO ILER HATCHDOWN 3 PERCENT
The Augus t hat c h o f br o i I er type c h I cks In Georgia , at 53 . 8 mill io n, was 3 pe r ce nt less than t hat for Augus t 1982 and Ju ly 1983 .
U.S BROI LERHATCHDOWN 1 PERCENT
Nat io na l ly , the August 1983 hat c h o f broi le r ty pe c h icks t ota led 372 mi II ion, 1 pe rce nt be lo w August 1982. The re were 300 ml I I io n eggs in Inc ubat o rs on Septembe r 1 , dow n sl i ghtl y f r om a yea r ea r l ier.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEME NT- -AUG UST 1983
During
%of
Item
Aug .
July
Aug.
yea r
Ja n. th ru Aug.
198 2
1983
19 83
ago
1982
1983
Thousa nds
- - Thou s a nds- -
Pu l le t Ch ick s P l aced
Domest ic ( U. S. ) 1/
Bro I I er Type
3 , 207
2 , 485
3 , 347
104
25 , 690
24 ,5 78
Egg Type
372
36 7
2 20
59
2,697
2 ,328
Chick s Hatc he d
Bro I I e r Type
Georgi a
55, 242
55,160
53 , 751
97
439, 775
440 ,905
Un ited States
377 , 760
377 , 976
372 ,33 5
99
3 ,0 33, 363 3 , 048 ,728
Egg Type
Georg i a
1,739
2, 209
1,5 73
90
25,4 11
15 , 41 9
Un ite d St ates
33, 455
30 ,927
31, 089
93
3 19 ,5 37
282 ,165
Tur keys
Poults Pl aced
U.S .
19 ,147
12,61 0
2/ 182 , 419
%o f
year ago
96 86
100 101
61 88
It em
Chi cke ns Egg Type Br o I I e r Type
Turk eys
198 2
28 ,1 08 300 ,629 1/ 11 , 397
1983 Thous a nds - -
29,4 24 299 , 607 2/ 10, 820
%of Ye ar Ago
105 100 95
he avy a nd 195 li ght breeds.
Geor g i a
Hat ch i ng Ot her
Tota l Ga . Total U. S. 1/ No compa rabl e
6 NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTI ON 1/ AUGUST 1983
No . Layers o n
Hand-Aug .
1983
1983
Thousan ds
Number
4, 989 12 ,9 66 17 , 955 268 ,7 14
for 1982 .
2 ,0 15 1, 872 1, 972 2 ,084
19 3
MI I I io ns
93 26 1 354 5 ,600
The Geo r g i. PM'" Repo r t ( ISS N-074 4-7280) I, pub l i s hed s em i - mont h ly by t he Geo r g i . Cr-oo Reporti ng
Se r v ice , St ephens feder-ti l Bu i ld in g, Athe ns , Ge , } 0613 , llH"ry E . Srt l pe s , sr e t t s t te ren I n Ch8 rge . Sec o"d c la s s po s t a99 pa id et Ath e ns , GA. SUbs c r i pt io n fee Sto p ~ r yeor ex c ~p t free t o det e
co n t r l bu t o r ~ . SUbs c r i pt io n I n f o r ~e t l o n ava i lab le f r om: Geo rg i a Cr or R~port l ng Ser v i c e , S t ephe ns
Fe der"1 8 ul1 1lno Su i te 320 , At hen s, GA. 30613 Te le pho n e : ( 404) 5 46 -22 36 .
4
COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ AUGUST 1983
Dur ing
%of
% of
Item
Aug .
July
Aug .
year
Jan . thru Aug.
year
1982
1983
1983
ago
1982
1983
ago
- Thousands
- - Tho us a nds- -
Young Ch ic ke ns Georgia Un ited States
48, 042 360,424
47 ,727 329 ,889
54, 721 114
391 ,886
412 ,166 105
369,618
103
2,735,449 2, 800 ,798 102
Mat ur e Chickens Light Type U.S. Heavy Type U.S . Total U. S.
Total AI I Types, Ga.
14,160 2,864 17, 024 3,697
10,811 2,591 13,402 2 ,842
11 ,256
79
2,731
95
13 ,987
82
2,696
73
111,621 24,1 06 135,727 26,213
99 , 409 89
24 ,580 102
123 , 989
91
26, 297 100
Pe r ce nt Co ndemne d
Young Chicke ns
Geor g i a
1.3
93
2/ 1 . 4 88
United St at e s
1.3
93
2/1 .5 100
1/ Federa l ly Ins pecte d s laughter dat a as co l lec ted by Meat and Poultry Ins pe ct io n Prog ram .
C:urre nt mo nt h dat a est imated by Market News Serv Ice . 2/ Ja nuary- J ul y 1983 condem nat io ns .
JULYPEANUT STOCKS UP 14 PERCENT
U.S . peanu t stocks In commercial storage o n July 31 , 1983, totaled 864 mil lion pou nds of equIvalent farmer stock , 14 pe rcent more than the amount o n hand a year earlier . This total Includes 51 .4 million pou nds of ac tual farmer stock compare d with 84 . 9 mI I I Io n pounds on hand a year ago .
She l led pe a nut s on hand t o taled 741 ml Ili on pounds of e qui valent farmer s t oc k, com pared with 626 mi l l io n pounds o n hand a ye ar ago. Roasti ng stoc k tota led 71. 8 ml I I Ion pounds , up
59 percent from The 45 .2 mI I l ion pounds o n hand a year ago. There were no Commod Ity Cr e d it Cor por at io n uncommitted stock o n hand as of July 31, 1983.
Shel led peanu t stoc ks o n July 31, 1983 t otaled 557 mi l l ion po unds o f which 538 mi l lion pounds were ed ib le grades and 19.2 ml Ilion pounds were a ll st oc k . Ed i b le gr ade s t oc ks by type were Vlrg l n l as , 82. 4 mil li on pounds ; Runne r s , 399 mil lion pounds; and Spani sh, 56. 3 ml II Ion po unds .
UN ITED STATES STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIF IED PRODUCTS AT THE END OF JANUARY AND JUL Y, 1982-83 1/
Roas t ing
Farmer St ock EquIva le nt
Pe r i o d
Far me r
She l le d
St o c k
She lIed
Tota l
End Ing
Stock
Pe a nut s 2/
( In She ll)
Peanuts
3/
1 , 000 Pounds
Janu ar y
1982
1, 876,14 5
575, 084
51, 141
764 , 862
2 , 692 , 148
1983
1, 607 , 022
627 , 612
88 ,870
834 ,724
2, 530 ,616
Jul y
1982
84, 948
471,02 3
45 , 2 26
626 , 460
756, 634
1983
51,440
55 7 , 063
71 ,799
740 , 894
864 , 133
1/ Excl udes stoc ks on far ms. Includes stock s owned by o r held fo r account o f CCC I n commercl al
~to r ages . Farmer stoc k o n ne t wei ght bas i s . 2/ Inc lude s s hel le d ed Ib le and s hel le d a l l s t ock .
3/ Act ua l farmer stoc k, p l us r oasting s t oc k, pilus shel led pea nuts X 1 .33 .
5
GFR-83 - Vo l . 21
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 2%
Cat t I e and c a I ve s on f ee d September 1 for slaugh ter mar ke t I n t he 7 sta tes prepar I ng mo nth ly es t i mates t o t a l ed 6 . 69 mJ I li o n head ,
do wn 2 pe r ce nt f r om a year ago but 6 pe rcen t
more than September 1 , 1981 .
Market in gs of f e d c att le du r ing August to t aled 1 .66 mI l l i o n, 2 percen t be l ow l ast ye ar but 9 perc ent mor e t han Aug u st two years ago .
P l acement s o f catt le and c a lves o n f ee d In t he 7 states dur ing Augu st t o t a l ed 1 .57 mJ I lI on, do wn 10 perc en t from l ast year but 10 pe r ce nt mor e than t he s ame month In 198 1 . Net p I acement s o f 1.48 mi l lI o n he ad dur ing Augu st we r e 12 pe r c e nt I e ss than I ast year b ut 8 pe rcent mor e than t wo yea r s ago .
Other d i sappe ar anc e t o ta I ed 89 t housa nd hea d compared wi th 6 1 thou san d dur i ng Aug us t 1982 and 55 th o usan d dur ing Augu st 198 1 .
Item
CATTLE AND CALVES:
NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEME NTS, ~1ARKE T ED , AN D OTHER D IS APPEARANC E,
7 STATES, AUGUST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 1
1983 as % of
19 8 2
, , 000 Head
19 83
19 8 2
11 Cat t l e and c a lve s on feed are ani mals f or s l aughter mark et bei ng f ed a fu l l r at i o n o f gra in o r
o th er co nce ntra t es and are ex pected t o produce a ca r cass th at wi I I gr ade good or bett e r . 2/ I ne ludes death l os se s , moveme nt fr om feedlot s to past ur e s and s h i pment s t o othe r f e edlots fClr f ur t he r f eedinq.
GEORG IA MILK PRODUCTION
Georg ia 's da i r y he r ds pr oduc ed 10 7 ml I I I o n po unds of rn l l k dur i ng Augu st 1983, unchan ge d f rom t he pre vi ous month. Th is b r i ngs the accumu I at e d product i on for Januar y- August t o 959 mil I I o n po und s .
1983 our '5 percen t more th an AUgUST 198 1. Compar at i ve data for 1982 are not ava i lab le by
months but wII I be pub I I s he d on a qua rter I y
ba sis I n t he Octo ber 1983 , and Ja nua r y 1984 I ssue s of mi l k pr oduc t i o n .
Mi lk cows on Georg i a ' s d a iry f ar ms d ur i ng Augu ~ t a ve r ag e~ ;i28 ,O OO head , t he s ame as t he pr ev iou s month .
Mi l k pe r cow ave ra ged 835 po und s pe r cow I n Aug ust , unchan ged from Ju ly 1983.
U S PRODUCT IONTOTALED11 5 BILLIO NPOUNDS
Mi lk pr o duc t ion dur i ng Aug u st 1983 t ota led 11. 6 b il li o n poun ds , 2 pe rce nt l e s s t ha n Ju ly
Acc umuI at e d mi l k product I o n d ur I ng the f i r s t e ig ht month s o f 1983 to ta l ed 93 .9 b i l l ion pou nds , up 4 per ce nt from t he s ame pe r l a d I n 198 1 .
Pr oduc t ion pe r c o w ave rag e d 1 ,050 po und s dur i ng Aug ust 1983 , 32 po und s mor e than August 198 1 .
The t ota I number o f mI I k cows ave r aged 1 1. 1 mi l l i o n he ad dur i ng August , up 2 ,000 he ad from Ju l y and i pe rce nt abo ve Aug us t 1981.
I t em
Milk Cows ~~ I I k per Co w Milk Pr oduc t ion
Un i t
Tho us. He ad Poun ds Mi l l i o n Lb s .
DA IRY PRODUCT I ON AUGUST 19 83
Geor g I a
July
Au gust
1983
198 3
i 28
128
835
835
107
10 7
Un i t ed St at e s
Jul y
Aug us t
1983 11 ,0 78
19 83 11 , 080
1, 07 4
1 ,050
11, 894
11 ,63 9
b
GA. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia r e d me~ product ion to ta led 39 . 5 mi I l io n po unds during ~ugust 1983, an Increa se of 13 pe rce nt f r om Ju ly 1983. The Janu ar yAugus t 1983 r e d meat pr oducti on tota led 303.9 mi II Ion pound s.
The num ber of c at t le slau ghtered by commercial p Iants in Geor g I a dur I ng August was 20 , 300 hea d, an Increase of 3,900 from t he prevIous month. Ca l ve s slaughtered in August t ot a l e d 2 , 100 head , dow n 100 from a mon th ago .
There we re 185, 000 hogs s la ughtered i n c ommercial plants across the St ate duri ng August 1983 . Th i s amounted to 20 ,800 hea d mor e t han July 19 83 .
US . RED MEAT PRODUCTION
Commer c i a I red meat produ ct Io n In the Un it e d St ate s for Augus t 1983 t ot al e d 3 .44 bl Il io n pound s . Ja nuar y- August ac cumu Iated r ed meat pr oduc t io n t otaled 25 . 1 b i I lion pound s . Commerc i al ~e d meat pr oduc t io n i nc lud es s l aught e r in Fe derall y inspect ed a nd other p l ant s , but ex c l ude s animals slaughtered o n fa r ms.
Bee f produ cti on dur ing Augus t total ed 2 . 12 billi on pound s . Total he ad k i l ie d was 3.37 mi l l io n and live weight ave r age d 1,064 pounds per he ad .
Vea I prdduct I on was 39 mi l I Ion pou nds . Ca I f s l au ght er of 286 thou sand head ave raged 23 0 pounds live we ight .
Pork produc ti on tot a led 1. 25 b i II io n pounds . Hog k l II totaled 7. 32 mi II io n he ad, with a n ave r age lI ve weight o f 24 1 pounds.
Spe c ie s
Geor g i a Cat t le Ca l ve s Hogs Shee p & Lambs
GEORG iA AND UNI TED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Head
Average
Tot al
S laught e r ed
Llvewel ght
Llvewe i ght
Aug .
J a n.-Aug.
Aug .
Aug .
Jan . -Aug.
19 83
1983
1, 000 Head-
1983 Poun ds
19 8 3
19 83
- - 1, 000 Pounds - -
20 .3 2 .1
185 . 0
141 . 9 12.8
1 ,411.3 .4
900
18 ,264
129,2 06
3 28
67 6
4 , 273
22 6
41 ,792
32 4 , 822
34
States
- - MI I lion Head
Pounds
3.4
23. 8
1 ,064
.3
1.9
2 30
7.3
55. 4
24 1
.6
4.3
110
s aughter unde r eder a l I nspect IO n and o t er
- -Mill ion 3 ,581.9
65. 8 1,764. 6
67.0 s aughter , exc
C~'ME RCI AL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTI ON : UNITED STATE S WITH COMPARISONS 1/
Au gust
Janua ry Au gust 2/
Ki nd
1983
Mi II ion Pound s
1983
-
MI II ion Pounds
Be e f
2 , 116
14 ,995
Vea l
39
2 73
Po r k
1, 251
9 ,5 79
Lamb .. Mut to n
33
243
Tota I Re d i-1e at
3 , 439
25 ,089
3! Lar d 3/
81
1/ Based o n packer s dress wei ghts and exc lude s far m s lau ghte r .
6 18 Accumu la ted t o ta ls based on
~n rounded data . 3/ Pr el iminar y lar d pr oduct ion i nclude s rendere d pork fat .
Commod i t y
But t e r Cheese , Nat ura l Eggs, Fr oze n Fr u i t s , Fr oze n Fru i t JuI ce s , Fr ozen Me at s, Red Beef , Fr oze n Pork , Fr ozen Pou l t r y , Froze n Tur key s, Fr oze n Ve ge tab le s, Fr ozen Pota t oe s , Fr oze n Pe~ n u ts , She l le d Pe anuts, In She l l Pe c ans , She l le d Pecan s , In She l I
COLD STORAGE STOCK S, UNITED STATE S, AUGUST 31, 1983
Ju Iy 31,
Au g . ~ -
1983
1, 000 Pounds
1983
588 , 398
5 9 0 , 6 33
1,1 9 1, 423
1, 231,1 80
21, 418
19, 068
549 , 836
6 13, 208
1, 528, 221
1, 251, 067
569, 825
537, 569
252 ,2 78
26 1, 881
252 , 985
213, 450
480 ,1 95
534 , 755
323 ,4 63
387 , 600
1,406, 231
1,748, 453
823 , 158
605 , 006
361, 902
258 ,62 1
35, 730
26 ,344
32, 510
30 , 371
41 , 161
2_9~0 8 0
Percent of July 1983 Percent
100 103 89 11 2 82 94 104 84 111 120 124 73 71 74 93 71
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GEORGIA
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SERVICE
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SUite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546- 2236
HIGHLI GHTS
I~ ~
D O C U M ENTS
UGA LIBRARIES
"I LDPROSPECTS
IMPROVE
OcrOBER 1 ( ROP FORECAST
Octobe r 1 Yi e Id fo recast fo r Georg 1a 's ate-season row crops shows improveme nt o ver
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
the prev ious fo recas t made a month ear I ier .
PEANUT FORECAST BY STATES
PECAN FORECAST BY STATES
1982 SwEETPOTATO REvIS IONS
Much of t he credit for the inc rease i s gi ven t o increa sed soil moi st ur e sup p l Ies durI ng the firs t three weeks of September, f oll owin g a very hot and droughty August. Crop de ve 1-
FALL VEGETABLES
opment and har ve s t prog ress are about 10 da ys
to t wo weeks l at e r tha n nor ma l .
(Contin ued on page 2 )
GEORG IA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
Acreaae
Yield Der Acre
Pl anted
Indi-
Pr oduc tion I nd i-
fo r a l l
Har -
For
Crop
Uni t Purpo ses ves ted Harves t
1983
1982 1/ 1983 1/
- -Thous and Acres- -
Co rn
Bu .
830
815
770
Cot ton 2/
Bales 130
158
120
Soybea ns
Bu . 2, 100
2,550
1,95 0
Pe an ut s
Lbs .
530
472
525
Sweetpotatoes Cwt .
6. 0
6.3
5.8
Tobac co, Type 14 Lbs.
NA
50
45
Hay , Al l
Ton
NA
500
480
Pec ans
Lbs.
1982
85 .0 714
27 .0 3,2 15
130 2 , 110
2 . 40
cated
cated
Oct. 1,
Oct. I ,
1983
1982
1983
- -Thou sa nds- -
68 . 0
69 ,275
52 ,360
480
235
120
19. 0
68 ,850
37 ,050
2,600 1,517,480 1, 365, 000
11 0
819
638
2 , 100
105 ,500
94 ,500
1. 90
1, 200
912
125, 000
110,000
App les , Al l
Commerc Ial 3/ Lbs.
Peache s 3/
Lbs.
Gr apes 37
Tons
Wh e at 37
Bu. 1,15 0
Oats 37
Bu .
155
Rye 37
Bu .
400
~hu m 3/
Bu .
110
-fj'Harve s t ed for princ ipal use.
15 , 0 00
120,000
2.8
1, 480
970
33.0
34 .0
48 ,840
90
85
61.0
58. 0
5, 490
70
60
21.0
21.0
1,470
13 5
80
42.0
35. 0
5, 6 70
21 Cott o n yiel d i n pounds a nd pr oduct ion 1n bal es.
20 ,000 85 ,000
2. 5 32 , 980
4 , 930 1, 260 2 ,800
31 Estl-
mate s brou ght forwar d fr om ea r l i er su r ve ys .
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
GFR- 83- Vo l . 22
AREPRIEVE FOR SOYBEANS
PRODUCTION FORECAST FOR COTTON
The ra Ins that returned to Georg Ia at t he
UNCHANGED
beg Inn Ing of September came Just In t Ime t o
Expe cte d cotton product Ion In Georg i a Is
s ave pa r t of the soy bean crop. The crop wi l l
uncha nge d from Iast month 's forecast at 120
not come close to match Ing Iast year 's ne ar
t housand be Ie s . Acres for harvest were re-
l ' r ecord yield but prospects did Improve by 2
duced 5 , 000 acres to 120 thousand acres. The
bus he l s to 19 bushels per acre . That r alse. .........,~ ober
ed yield of 480 poun ds per
prod uc t io n potent i a l to 37 . 05 mill ion bushel s ,
acre Is up 19 pou nds pe r ac re fr om l as t month .
12 pe r cen t above l as t month ' s e s t imate , but
Pr oduction i s stilI of f 49 percent from last
sti II 46 percent be low t he 1982 prod uction.
year.
y 13 percen t o f the crop wa s p icked
De ve lopment is about 10 da ys sl ower than norma I . Some 3 pe r ce nt o f t he crop ha d been
t hr ough Oct o be r 9, which I s r ough l y o ne-th ird
of the u j
ress ,
harvested by Octobe r 9 compa red t o 7 pe r ce
for last ye ar an d average .
PEANUT YIELD IMPROVES
The Septembe r ra ins a l so lifte d Georgia 's peanut yi el d prospects by 100 pounds t o 2, 600 pounds per acre. Th i s I s stil I far be lo w l as t year's y i el d of 3 ,2 15 pound s per acre. Total product io n i s fo recast at 1. 37 bll lion pounds, up 4 percent from Iast month, but st i I I 10 perce nt below l ast ye ar ' s produ cti o n. Thr ough Oct obe r 9 , 81 percent o f the acreage had been dug and 66 percent ha d been t hr es he d. Both tra I I Ias t ye ar an d average by a big marg In .
CORN YIELD LOWERED
Geor g i a cor n y ie ld i ndications we r e weaker on Oct obe r 1 tha n on Septembe r 1 resu lting In a 2 bushel reducti on in the y ield f orec as t to 68 bush el s per acr e . Th i s lo we r ed expected pr oduct ion to 52 . 36 mil lion bushe ls , 3 percen t Iess t han Iast month ' s fore c ast , and 24 percent bel ow the 1982 crop . Abou t 92 pe r ce nt of t he crop had been harvested by October 9, about average fo r the date .
TOBACCO PRODUCT ION RAISED
Sales records Indi cate Georg i a 's t obac co crop was large r than f orecast e ar l ie r . The product io n e s t imate was raised 5 percent to 94 . 5 mI I I i on pounds . Eve n with t he upward adJ ustment, the 1983 crop I s s tll I 10 pe rcent smal 1er than last year's crop . Markets closed on September 29 after 37 days of auctioni ng , 2 da ys le s s tha n In 1982.
HAYCROP SHORTER
The October 1 f orec ast f or Geor g i a ' s hay c rop was lowered to 9 12 thousa nd to ns , o f f 5 percent f rom the prev ious forecast two mo nth s a go, a nd 24 percent below l ast year's recor d high prod uct ion . The current y i e Idis ex pected t o produce 1.9 to ns per ac r e , down a ha l f ton pe r acre from las t year.
The Geo r g ia Fa rm Repo r t (IS SN- 0 744- 72BO> I s publ i she d s eml-rront h l y by the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ic e, Stephen s Federa l Bui lding , At hen s, Ga . 30613 , Lar r y E . Snipes, St a t i s t i ci an In Cha rge. Second cla ss po stage paid at At ns ns , GA. Subsc r I pt io n fee SlO per yellr except t ree to dlltll co nt ri bu to r s . Su bsc r ipt io n In f ormation ava i l ab l e from : Georg ia Crop Repo rting Service , Step hens Fede r a l Bui l ding Sui t e 320 At hens GA. 306 13 Tel"phone : (404) 54 6-2236.
U.S HIGHLIGHTS ) OCTOBER 1) 1983
Cor n for gra in produc t io n Is fo reca s t at 4.26 tlIIflon bus he ls, down 3 pe r ce nt f r om t he September 1 f orecas t and 49 pe r cen t be low l ast year's record h igh .
Sorghum gr ai n pr oduct ion Is fo r ecast at 482 mi Ili on bush els , up fract io nally fr om the Septembe r 1 e st imate , but down 43 pe r cent from last yea r .
Feed grain pr oduct io n ( cor n, sorg hum , o ats and ba r ley c ombine d) i s e xpected to t ot al 139 mi I I ion met r ic to ns, down 46 pe r ce nt from 1982.
Soybe an pr oduc t io n Is fo r ec as t at 1.52 b i I l ion bus he ls , 1 percent les s than last mont h a nd 32 percent below last year. I f real ized, this wil l be the smallest crop since 1976.
Oi lseed pr oduc ti on (s oybe an, cottonseed , pe anut s , fl axseed a nd sun f lo wer comb Ined) Is e xpecte d to total 47. 0 mi II ion metr Ic tons , down 32 pe rce nt fr om las t year .
Food gr a i n pr oduct ion (wheat, rye and r ic e) Is ex pecte d t o tot a I 70 . 8 mil l ion metr Ic t ons, down 16 perce nt from 1982.
Al l cotton product ion is fo rec as t at 7. 55 milli on ba les , 37 pe r cen t be low t he 1982 product I on, an d 3 percent be I ow a month e ar I l er .
Pec an product ion is e xpected to tota I 292 . 5 iiiTiTfon pounds , up 36 pe rce nt from t he 1982 crop, and up 2 pe r ce nt fr om the Septembe r 1, 1983 fo r ec ast .
UNITED STATE Area tia
rS"ve
ACRE AGE STe d
AND PRODUCTI ON 1982 Yie l d per Acr e
AND 1983 Prod uct
io n
Indi -
I nd i-
I nd I cated
Crop
Uni t
cat ed
cated
Oct . 1,
19 8 2
1983
1 ,.0 0 0 Acr e s
1982
1983
1982
19 83
Thousan ds
Cor n for Gr a in
Bu .
73 ,1 52
51,404 114.8
82 .9
8 , 397 , 334 4 ,259 , 408
Sorg hum f or Gra in Bu.
14,247
10 ,137
59 . 0
47.5
84 1,0 79
481,992
AII Wheat
Bu .
78 ,841
60 , 969
35. 6
39 . 5
2 , 808 , 737 2 , 407 , 606
Soybea ns for
Be ans 1/
Bu .
69 ,8 2 1
61,448
31.9
24. 7
2,229, 486 1,517,01 9
Peanuts-for Nut s Lb.
1,275 . 4
1,330 .0 2,696
2, 194
3,438,330 2 ,918,100
Upland Cot t o n 21 Bale
9 , 658.0
7,374 .8
590
486
11 ,863 .9
7,465 .5
Cot t onseed -
Ton
4,744
3,037
A I I Hay
Ton
60 , 679
60 ,394
2. 51
2.36
152 ,424
142,654
Swee t pot atoe s
Cwt .
111.1
98.0
129
114
14 , 290
11, 127
Tobacco
Lb.
907. 8
793 . /. 2, 183
1,7 37
1, 982 , 245 1, 378, 046
App les, Con "} ,
Lb .
8, 110,000 8 , 281, 500
Grap e s
Ton
6 , 616 . 2
4,931 .4
Pecans
Lb .
215, 100
292,500
Oat s
Bu .
10,5 61
9, 058
58 .4
52. 2
6 16 , 981
472,541
Rye
Su
715
858
29 .1
30 . 0
20, 817
25, 698
Almonds (Cal If .) Lb .
347,000
250,000
Walnuts (Cal if.) Ton 1/ 1982 Rev Ised . 2/ Yie ld in pounds.
234 .0
180 .0
3
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
Aver age pr ices r ece ived by Geor g i a fa r mer s at mid-Se pt ember fo r mos t c r op and livesto ck commod it ie s were ge ne ra l l y above the pr e v io us month . Pri ces r ec e i ve d for whea t, cor n, cott on , t o bacco , s o ybeans, pe anu t s, c alve s, bro I Ie r s , ot her c h Ic ke ns , a nd eggs sh owe d an I ncrea se over Iast mont h. Hog s an d cat t Ie wer e the on Iy commod i ti es t o drop i n pr Ice fr om Augus t and were al so be low las t ye ar, a long wit h pea nut s a nd mi l k . The Geor g I a Pr Ices Rece i ve d AI I Cemmod i t y Inde x f or Se pt ember was 136 pe rcen t o f t he 1977 ave r age , 6 po i nt s a bo ve la st mon t h and 14 point s abo ve a ye ar ago.
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PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS
The Se pt ember Al l Farm Pr oduc t s Inde x o f Pri ces Recei ve d by Farmers de cr e ase d 2 po int s ( 1. 4 perce nt ) fr om Au gust to 137 per ce nt of its Ja nuar y- De cembe r 1977 average . Cont r ibut i ng mos t to t he dec rea se s i nce Aug us t we re lower pri ce s for or ange s , c attl e, ho gs , a nd pot at oe s. Hig he r pr ice s f or so ybea ns , lett uce an d ap pl es were part i a l ly o ff se t t i ng . The i nde x was 1 po Int (.7 pe r cent ) above a ye ar ago .
PRICES RECEIVE D BY FARMERS Pr ce
pe r
. e p
es Sep t . 5,
Commod i t Wi nter Wh eat
Un i t Bu .
1982 3 . 39
1983 3 . 54
Oat s
$/Bu .
1. 35
1. 59
Corn
I/Bu .
2. 31
3.57
3 . 73
2.15
3 .37
Cot t o n Cotto nsee d 21 Tobacco
Ulb . $/T on Ulb.
* *
179. 4
64 .5 172 . 0
1/66 .1 3/1 96 . 0
55. 5 72.00 184 .4
1/63 .6 -1 47 . 00 3/190 .0
Soybe ans
$/B u .
5 . 28
7.68
8 .66
5.22
8 . 46
Pe anut s
c!L b .
25 . 1
24 .0
1124.7
24. 9
112 4 . 9
Swe e t pota toes
$/ Cwt .
8 .00 2/ 10 . 40
11. 70
7.25
11. 10
AI I Hay, baled , 31 $/Ton
65 . 90
74 . 20
Hogs
$/ Cwt.
61 .2 0
45 . 70
43 . 10
61. 30
44.40
Sows
$/Cwt .
53 . 50
34 .4 0
39 . 00
54 . 90
39 .90
Bar r ows Ii Gi l t s
S/ Cwt.
62. 50
47 . 4 0
43 . 80
62 . 40
45 .30
Beef Cattl e , ~
S/Cwt.
43. 00
40 . 50
40. 10
55.60
52 .30
Cows 51
i/Cwt .
36. 70
35. 20
36 .00
38 . 10
36 .60
Steers Ii He ! fe r s
S/C wt .
50 . 40
47.20
45. 60
60 .00
56. 00
Ca lve s
$/ Cwt.
50 . 5 0
50 .40
50 .70
59 . 00
56 . 20
All Mi Ik
Tur ke ys 3!
I/Cwt .
c/ Lb,
14.30
14.20
3/ 14 .20
13 . 60 42.2
3/ 13 . 50 39 . 1
Ch icke ns
Exc I. Br o i Ie r s
U lb .
12 . 5 2/ 17 .0
21. 5
Com ' I Br oi le rs 61 Ul b.
25 .5
31. 0
3/33 . 5
26 .8
31. 8
3/33 .8
Eggs , All Table
-71
ClDol . t l Dol .
62 .5 2/74 . 2 55. 5 2 / 62 .9
74. 4 63 . 2
56 . 8 2/63 .3 51. 4 2 / 57.4
65 .4 60 . 3
Hat c h l n
U DOl .
90 . 0 27 110.0
110 . 0
Ir s t ha f o f mo nth .
Mid -month pr ice . 3 En re month . 4 Cows " an d s t ee r s and
h e i fers" combined wit h al-rowance where nece s s a~y fo r sl aught e r bu l Is . 51 Include s dairy c ows
sol d fo r s l au ght er . ~ L l ve we l ght equ iv ale nt pr ic e for Geor gia . 71 Ave r age of all e ggs so Id
by far mers in c lu d i ng hatc h ing egg s so l d at r e t a i l . * Ins uf f ic len t--sa les .
I;
PRI CES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT
CONSUMERPRICE INDEX
The I ndex o f Prices Paid by Farmer s for Commod ities a nd Ser vi ces, I nt e rest , Taxes , a nd Farm Wage Rates fo r September was 161 perce nt
The Augus t unadj us ted Consumer Price Inde x f or
a ll ur ban c o ns umer s (CP I- U) at 300 . 3 <1967 =
100) was . 4 pe rcen t higher t han In Ju ly and
o f its 1977 base. The Inde x Increased o ne poi nt (. 6 percent ) from Augus t as hi ghe r feed pr ices we r e par t i a lly o f f se t by lower prices f or feeder cattle and p i gs . The index f or September was 2 . 5 percent ( 4 po Int s ) h i gher t han a year e ar l ie r .
2 . 6 percen t abov e August 1982 . On a s eason-
a I IY adj us t e d ba s Is , t he CP I-U was . 4 percent
abov e J uly .
The transportation Index
regi stered a 1.0 pe r ce nt in c reas e fol lowed by
the ot he r goods an d servi ces I nde x with a . 6
percent increase . The me dica l care Index and
the appare I a nd upkee p i nde x rose . 5 and . 4
percent, respectively .
PRICE S PAI D BY FARMERS SEPTEMBER 15 1983 WI TH COMPARISONS
Pr ic e
Geor ia
Un i t ed St at e s
per
Sept . 15, Aug . 15, Sept . 15, Sept . 15, Aug . 15 , Sept . 15 ,
Commod i t
Un i t To n
1982 170 .00
1983 200 .00
1983 205 .00
1982 173 .00
1983 189.00
1983 198 . 00
S/ Ton
166. 00
200 .00
210. 00
182 .00
203 . 00
2 14 . 0 0
S/Ton
215 .00
245 .00
250 .00
256 .00
280 .00
296 .0 0
S/Cwt .
10 . 00
11. 50
12. 50
10.30
11.60*
12.1 0
S/Cwt .
14. 00
15 . 50
17. 00
14 . 40
16 .1 0
17. 20
S/ Cwt . S/Cwt . S/Cwt. S/Cwt . S/ Cwt. S/ Cwt . S/Ton S/Ton S/Ton
11 . 00 13. 50 13 . 50 10. 50 9 .20
7 . 90 200 .00 185. 00 210. 00
13. 00 14 .50 14 . 50 11. 00 11 .00 9 . 80 210 . 00 200 . 00 225. 00
13 .5 0 15.50 16 . 0 0 11.00 9 .90 9 .80 220 . 00 200 .00 250 .00
11.3 0 13. 60 13 .20 9 .72 9.31
7.27 209 .00 188 . 00 209. 00
12 . 2 0 14 . 50 14 . 70 9.80 9 . 48 8 . 55 228.00 208.00 235 . 00
12. 90 15 . 3 0 15.70 10. 00 9.64 8 .87 240 .00 2 18 . 0 0 248 .00
3 .0
2.6
2.8
2.8
11.6
28 . 5
13 . 9
13 .2
1. 39
1. 57
1. 41
1. 36
7. 4
6 .0
6. 1
6 .0
lb . bro il er l ive we ight . 2/ Bushel s of co rn
31 Poun ds of 16% da Ir y fe ed eq ua l in va Iue t o 1
lin val ue t o 1 dozen e ggs . * Revi sed .
1977-1 00 Georgia
INDEX NUMBERS--GEORG IA AND UNITED STATES
August 1982
Sept embe r 1982
Augus t 1983
Se pt embe r 15, 1983
Pr ice s Rece i ve d
Al l Commod i t ie s
126
122
130*
136
Crops
125
121
132*
142
Li ve s tock ~ Pr oduct s
127
122
129*
132
Uni t e d St at e s
Pri ce s Recei ved
133
136
Pri ces Pai d 11
157
157
Rat io 21
85
87
II Mid- mont h Index i ncl ud i ng i nterest , taxes and f ar m wage rates .
139* 160* 87* 21 Ratio of
137
161
85 Index of Pri ces
Ffeceived t o Inde x o f Pr ices Paid, Interest , Taxes and Farm Wage RatE;s . * Revised .
5
1982 UNITED STATES SWEETPOTATO CROP LARGER
Sweetpotato product Io n In the Un i ted St at e s t ota 1ed 14 . 3 mill Ion c wt. i n 1982, up 12 percent from 1981 and 30 percent above 1980. Area har ves ted at 111 thousand acres incre as ed 2 percent wh i l e yield s were rec or d high at 129 hundredweig ht per acre and were up 10 percent from 1982. The 1982 va l ue o f pr oduction at 113 milli on do l la rs fell 35 percent f rom 1981. The ave r age pri ce of $7 . 90 pe r hundredweight dr opped $5 . 70 fr om the pr ev ious 2 ye ars.
St at e
Al a . Ca l i f . Ga . La . Md . Miss. N.J. N. C. S. C.
Te nn.
Te x . Va. U. S.
Stat e
Al a . Ca II f. Ga. La. Md . Miss. N. J . N.C. S.C . Tenn. Tex . Va . U.S.
SWEE TPOTATOES: ACRE S
1981
Har -
P l ant e d ve s ted 1, 000 Acres
Yi e l d Cwt .
YIELD AND PRODUCT ION BY STATES 1981 AND 1982
1982
Pr od-
Har -
Pr od-
uctl on
Plan ted
ve ste d Yie l d
uctl on
1, 000 Cwt .
1,000 Acres
Cwt . 1, 000 Cwt .
5 .6 8.9 6.0 27.0 1.3 5.5 2 .5 40.0 3 .5 1. 8 8 .2 2. 4
112.7
5 .4 8 .9 5 .6 26 . 0 1. 3 5 .2 2 .5 39 . 0 3.5 1 .8 7. 8 2.3
109.3
115
62 1
185
1, 647
1 15
644
100
2 , 600
175
228
95
494
110
275
120
4, 680
95
333
80
144
95
74 1
150
345
117
12,752
5. 7 9 .2 6.5 26 .0 1.3 5.2 2. 9 42 .0 4.5 1.5 7.6 2.3
114 .7
5 .5
120
9 .2
190
6 .3
130
25 .0
100
1.3
195
5. 0
100
2.9
110
41 .0
140
4.0
125
1.5
85
7. 2
1 10
2 .2
150
111.1
129
660 1,748
8 19 2 , 500
254 500 319 5,740 500 128 79 2 330
14,290
SWEETPOTATOES: PRODUCTI ON , FARM DI SPOS ITION , SEA SON AVE RAGE PRICE RECEIVED
Prod-
BY FARMERS AND VAL UE0' BY STATE S 1982 CROP
I !
Farm Disposi t ion
Use d on Farm
I
I Tot al ~ Wher e Gr own
j
Pr ice
I Used
I For Se e d ,
Shr Inkage I So 1d
Pe r
Va Iue of Prod - Sa l e s
uc ti on
For
Feed And
And
Cwt .
uctlon
Seed
Hous ehold
Use
I Loss
I
1,000 Cwt .
Dol iars
1,000 Dol lar s
560
20
98
26
536
7. 65
5,049 4,100
1,748
44
52
122
1, 574 11.00
19,228 17,314
819
36
229
75
515
7 .95
6, 511 4,094
2 , 500
188
207
88
2 , 205
4.50
11,250 9 , 923
254
7
11
10
233
7.50
1,905 1,74 8
500
48
79
35
386
7. 80
3 ,9 00 3 , 01 1
3 19
17
16
30
273
9. 80
3,126 2,675
5,7 40
520
775
258
4 , 707
6.95
39, 893 32,714
500
32
58
50
392 11.70
5,850 4,586
128
10
23
6
99 10.20
1,306 1,010
792
74
80
24
688 16.00
12, 672 11,008
330
15
22
18
290
6.05
1,997 1,755
14,290
1. 011
1.65 0
742 6
11 . 898
7.90 112,687 93 . 938
US PEANUTS DOWN 15 PERCENT GEORGIAPEANUTS DOWN 10 PERCENT
Peanut production Is forecast at 2 . 92 bil l i on po unds , 15 percent be low 1982 but up fract ionally from l ast month ' s for ecast . A r e duct io n In yi e ld Is respon sible fo r the dec line In pr oduc t Ion from 1982 as ac r es harves t ed are forec as t 4 pe r ce nt abov e l as t year. The y ie l d fo r ec as t at 2, 194 pounds i s up 9 poun ds f r om i as t month but 502 pounds be Iow Iast year I S r ecord high yield .
US. PECANS liP 36 PERCENT GA. DOWN 12 PERCENT
The fo recas t fo r t he 1983 U.S . pecan crop Is 293 mi l lion pounds ( in- shell basis> , 36 pe r cent more t han 1es r yea r 's c r op , but 14 percent be low the 1981 crop. About 61 percent of the crop I s e xpected t o be produc ed by Impr oved varieties , compar e d with 78 perce nt In 1982 , and 51 percent In 1981.
Geor g ia ' s cr op forecast , at 110 . 0 mill ion pounds Is 12 percent be l ow 1ast year's crop , and 8 percen t less than 1981's pr oduc tion .
PE ANUTS FOR NUTS
Har -
Pro-
ves ted In d.
Yie l d Ind .
duct Ion Ind . 9 3 as
Sta t e
1983
1983
1983 %of
1982
,0
Acres
Pounds Pounds
Ala .
183 . 0 2 ,200
402 ,600 77
Fla.
56 .0 2 ,650
148, 400 97
Ga.
525 .0 2 ,600 1, 365,000 90
N. Mex . 1/ 11.0 2 ,500
27,500 109
N.C .
147 . 0 2 ,000
294 , 000 71
Okla.
84 .0 2,000
168 ,000 96
S. C.
13. 0 1 ,700
22 ,1 00 74
Tex .
215 .0 1, 500
3 22,500 99
Va .
96 . 0 1,750
168,000 6 1
U.S .
1.330 .0 2 . 194 2 ,91 8 ,1 00 85
II Es t imat e s for current year carrIed forward
ifrom earlier forecast .
Southeast ern growe rs (Alabama , Florida , Ge or g Ia , South Caro I Ina > expect the Ir prod uct 10 11 t o tota l 1. 94 bll li on poun ds , 13 pe r cen t be low Iast year but 2 pe r ce nt above the Se pt embe r fo rec as t .
Georgia pea nut pr oduct io n i s fo rec ast at 1 .37 bll l ion pounds, 10 per cen t be low 1982 produ ct Ion but 4 pe rcen t above I as r mon th . The 19 percent dec I Ine In y Ie Id from 1982 is par tia lly off set by an increa se In acres for har ve s t .
The pecan crop In Alabama Is forec ast at 30 . 0 mil l Ion pounds , 30 perce nt above I ast yea r , but 12 percent below 1981. Louisiana ex pect s a c r op o f 25 .0 mil l ion pounds , 150 pe r ce nt more t han l ast ye ar, an d 4 pe rce nt mor e t ha n the 1981 cr op . New Mex Ico Is forec as t at 28.5 mi l l Ion pounds , 14 percent above I ast ye ar, a nd 43 percent more than 1981. Miss i ss i pp I e xpe cts 8.0 mi ll io n pounds, doub le l as t ye ar's product ion, but 6 perce nt be low 1981.
PECAN PRODUCTION
I m-
pro ve d
Seed- Total
State
1/
Ii n
Ind ,
Ind -
Ind .
1983
1983
1983
Thousan d Pounds
1983 as
%of 1982
Ala .
23 ,000
7, 000 30, 000
130
Ark .
900
2 , 100 3,000
600
F la.
1, 800 2 ,200 4 ,000
89
Ga.
90 ,000 20 ,000 110, 000
88
La .
5 , 000 20 ,000 25 , 000
250
Miss .
5 , 5 00
2 , 500 8 , 000
200
N. Mex . 28 ,500
28 , 500
11 4
N.C. 2/
900
1, 100 2 , 000
105
Ok la.-
1,500 13 , 500 15, 000 750
S.C .
1, 100
900 2,000
91
Tex .
20 ,000 45 ,000 65 ,000
382
U.S .
178 , 200 11 4,300 292 , 500
136
11 Budded, graf ted or t op worke d var ie t ie s.
:2/ Est imate s for c ur rent year car r ied fo rward
ifrom earli er fo rec as t . 7
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FALL QUARTERFRESHMARKET VEGETABLES AREAUP 6 PERCENT
The prospective area for harvest o f 7 fres h market vegetab Ies in maj or produc i ng states duri ng the fal l qua rter (Oct ober , November and December of 1983) , is est Imated at 147 t housand acres , fractionally less than the area harvested during t he f all quar ter of 1982 . Pr oj ected product io n during the second ha lf of 1983 f or these 7 crops , ( br -occo 1i, carrots , cau 1I f lower , ce 1ery , s we e t corn , Iettuce and t omatoes) , bas e d on the ave r age y l e l d for t he last three years , I s 79.1 milli on cwt .
The honeydew me Ion area fo r harve s t In t he f a l l quar t e r of 1983 i s est Imat e d at 3 ,4 00 ac r es , 32 per cent l ess t ha n in 1982 . Proj e c t e d pr oducti on dur ing Ju ly - December , based o n the a ve r age y Ie ! d f or the I ast t hr ee years , is 2 . 92 mi l l ion cwt . , a 3 pe r ce nt de cr eas e over the same pe riod in 1982.
The fin a l f orec ast of s ummer s torage on ions is set at 18. 8 mill ion c wt ., down 8 percent from last year but 3 percent h i ghe r than the September 1 fo recast .
Spr ing onions in t en ti ons I n Texa s fo r 1984 are estimated at 15 .0 thousand ac res , down 9 percent from t he acrea ge planted In 1983 .
Product io n of t omat oe s contr acted fo r process ing Is for ec ast at 6 .80 mi ll ion to ns , 4 pe rcent be Iow Iast year and 1 percent be l ow last month ' s forecast .
U. S. PROJECTED PRODUCTION, JULY-DECEMBER
CROP
PRODUCT ION
1982
Pro je cted 1983 1/
1, 000 Cwt .
Jan . - Ju ne
67, 107
67,862
July-Dec .
Brocco! I 2/
3 ,760
3 ,67 1
Car r ots 27
11,778
10 , 530
-w0 >
0- >-,3
w
Cau I I f' ower 2/ Celery 2/ Sweet Corn
3 , 0 18 9,583 8 ,01 1
2 ,919 8 ,237 8 ,059
Let t uce
33 ,881
31 , 685
Tomatoes
13 , 758
13 , 986
Total 7
Vegetables
83 , 789
79 , 087
Hone ydew Me lo ns 3 ,0 14
2 ,924
Tot a l Ju l y-Dec . 86 ,803
82 ,011
2! Based on a three yea r ( 1980-82 ) average
yi el d per acre. 2/ Inc ludes t ota l for fresh
market and proces;sin g use s. 8
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PI
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GEORGI~ H I G ~ L I G H T S
Grai n Si'o c ks Cartf ls h Su r v ey Llvesi'oc k Sl a u g h ~ er Mon~ hly Po u l-t-.-v
Co l d Si'o r age Ca~i'le On Fe ed I:>lI I! k IPr oduc~ l on ll v e s~ock & lP o ul~r y
S I~u a~lon
GEORGIA CORNSTOCKS 20 PERCENT BELOWAYEAR AGO
stocks of 0 Id cr op corn ( 1982 and ear I i e r
perce nt and wheat s t ore a OT T t he f arm amoun t ed
yea r s ' crop s ) s to r ed In a l I pos l t lons o n
t o 4 ,690,000 bu she l s , al so 5 pe r ce nt abo ve a
October 1, 1983, fn Geo rg fa , t o tal ed 5 , 059 ,000
ye ar ago.
bus he ls , down 20 pe r ce nt f r om t he 6 , 330 , 000
bushe l s on han d a ye ar e ar l fe r . Cor n s to red
Oat s sto red fn a l l pos ftfo ns , at 2 , 743 , 000
o n farms amo unted t o 4 ,1 57, 000 bus he l s , 14
bus he Is , were down 14 pe rcent from the
percent les s t han l as t year . Cor n s tocks hel d 3, 201, 000 bushe l s o n hand Octobe r 1, 1982.
f n o f f- fa rm po s ft fo ns t otal ed 902,000 bushels ,
Far m stocks amount e d to 2 , 120,000 bus he l s , 3
40 percen t less tha n the 1, 500 ,000 bushe l s
pe r ce nt I es s than last ye ar , wh fi e oat s he I d
s tor e d a ye ar ago.
o f f-f arms we r e 38 pe r ce nt le s s, at 623 ,000
bush els . Barl e y s to r e d o f f the f ar m t otal ed
s tock s of wh e at fn a l I pos ft fo ns t ot al e d 25,000 bush el s, 39 pe r ce nt le ss th a n a ye ar
9 ,30 7,000 bus hel s , a n fncrease o f 5 pe rce nt
ago . Stocks of 0 I d c rop gra In sorghum stored
o ve r the 8,869, 000 bus hels o n hand la s t yea r . o n f arms amou nted t o 284 ,000 bus hel s , compare d
On f arm s toc ks t ot al e d 4, 6 17,000 bus hel s, up 5 to 89 ,000 bus he ls he ld o n f arms l a st ye ar .
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--OCTOBER 1 r 1983 WITH COMPAR ISONS
On Farms
Of f Far ms 1/
Al l Posftfons
Gr a fn
1982
1983
1982
-1 983
1982
1983
- - 1, 000 BUS he l s - -
Cor n, Old Cr op
4 , 830
4 , 157
1 ,5 00
902
6 , 330
5, 059
Oat s
2 , 196
2 , 120
1, 005
62 3
3 , 201
2,743
Bar le y
41
25
41
25
Whe at
4,396
4, 617
4,473
4, 690
8 ,869
9 ,307
* Sorg hum, Old Crop
2! Includes stoc ks
at
89 mf l Is,
284 p.lev ator s, ware hou se s,
3 t erm fnals
and
*
proce s sor s.
92
*
Not pub I fsh ed
t o avofd dfscl osfng Indfvfdual oper at Io ns .
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
us. CORN STOCKS AT RECORD HIGH
Stoc k s o f 0 I d c r op cor n 1n a I I pos I t I ons o n October 1, 1983 tot a I ed a r ec ord h l qh 3 .14 b i ll I o n bushel s , 37 perce nt abo ve last year Of the tot al corn o n hand , 1 .54 b I ll Ion bushel s were s t ored on fa rms, 13 pe r cent mor e than a year ago . Off - f ar m stocks, at 1.60 bll lIon bush e l s , were up 72 pe r ce nt from last year .
Old cr op gr a 1n sor ghum I n a II po s I t I ons t otal ed 399 mt I l i on b ushe l s , 35 pe r ce nt more than a ye ar e ar l I er . Farm stock s t ot a l ed 58 .7 mt I I ton b us he I s , 5 pe r ce nt I e ss t han a ye ar ea r l Ier, but of f -farm stock s wer e up 45 pe r ce nt to 34 0 mil l ion bush e l s .
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Stock s of a I I wheat stored I n a I I pos It Ions
tota l ed 2.95 b l l l I on bushe l s , 1 percent be l o w
a ye ar ago . Farm s t oc ks amou nted t o 1.24
b I l l I o n bus he l s , down 13 percen t, whil e off -
f arm sto cks tot a l ed 1 .71 b I l l Ion bus he l s , up 9
pe r ce nt . Oat s I n a I I pos ft Ions t o ta l e d 502
mI ll I o n bushel s , 14 per cent more t han last
yea r .
Stock s of bar l ey I n a ll po s I t Ion s
amounted t o 525 ml l l I o n bus he l s , an I ncre ase
of 5 perce nt f r om a yea r ago .
Gr a In
Cr op
u. S. GRAIN STOCKS--OCT08ER 1, 19 83 WITH COMPARISONS
On Farms
Off Far ms 17
All Pos 1+lons
19 8 2
198 3
1982
-1 983
1982
1983
MI II f on Bushels
1, 536.1
929 .9
1,604 . 0
2, 285.9
3 , 140 .0
42 3. 1
95 . 3
79 . 2
581.3
502.3
351.1
148 .0
173 . 6
501 . 4
524 . 7
1,238 . 5
1,566.0
1 , 7 14 . 1
2 ,987 . 1
2 ,952 .7
58. 7
23 5 .0
340 .2
296 .6
398 .9
e evators , wareho uses, t e r m na l s and proce sso rs .
CATF ISH PROCESSI NGUP 14 PERCENT
Domest Ic prod uct Ion o f f arm-r aised c at f I s h dur I ng September totaled 11.3 mI ll Ion pounds roun d weI ght , an I ncreas e o f 14 per cent from Sept ember 1982.
The September average pr I c e pa I d t o grower s was 64 cent s per poun d, 10 c ents ab ov e Sept ember la st ye ar .
Net po unds o f pr oc es sed fI sh so l d dur Ing Sep tembe r tot a led 5 . 9 1 mIl lI on po unds , an I nc rea se of 7 pe r ce nt fr om th e comparab le month In 1982. Ice pack sales were 52 percent o f th e tota l amount sold.
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Serv ice, Stephens federo l Building. ~thens, Go. }O613. Larry E. Snipes, Statistician In Charga.
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCT ION
Geor g Ia r ed meat pr oduct io n t ot a led 39 .6 mI I I Io n po unds dur Ing Se ptembe r 1983, up sl Ight ly from Augus t 1983. The Ja nuary September red mea t pr oduct Io n t ot aled 343 . 5 mI I I Io n pounds , 7 percent above the comparab Ie pe r lod of 1982 .
Cat t le sla ughtered by commercIa l p lants i n
Geor g Ia dur Ing Sept ember total e d 19, 600 he ad ,
a decr ease of 700 head f r om the pr ev ious
mon th.
Ca Ives s la ughtered In Sept embe r
t o t al ed 1, 600 head, down 500 fr om a mont h ago.
Ther e we r e 185, 800 hogs s l aught ere d In commerc I a I p Iant s across the St at e dur Ing Sept ember, on ly 800 he ad more t ha n dur Ing Augu s t .
us REDMEAT PRODUCT ION
Commerc Ia I red meat product Ion In t he Un Ited St at e s for Septem ber 1983 t ota led 3 .44 b ll l ion pounds . The 1983 Ja nuary-September accu mu lated red meat pr oduc t Io n, at 28 .5 b I l l lon poun ds , was up 3 percen t from the comparab Ie perIod In 1982. Beef pr oductIon for Se ptember t otal ed 2 . 09 b l l lI on pounds . Tot a l he ad k I ll ed wa s 3 .32 mIlli o n and l Ive weight ave r age d 1, 067 pounds . Veal ~ r oduc tlon wa s 38 mI llIon pound s . Ca l f sla ughter of 283 tho us and he ad ave ra ged 231 pounds live we Ight. Por k pr oduc t Ion durIn g t he month t ota led 1. 27 b l l l Ion pounds . Hog k I ll t otal ed 7 .50 mIllIon head , wIth an ave r age lI ve we Ight o f 240 pound s . Lamb and mutton was 33 mI l lI on pounds . Hea d k I I I of 616 t hous a nd averaged 109 pounds l Ive weIght.
Species
Geor g i a Catt le Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES L IVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 11
Numbe r
Ave r a g e
Slaughtered
LIve Weight
Sept .
Jan .-Sept .
Sept.
1983
1983
1, 000 Head
1983 Pounds
Total
LIve WeIght
Sept .
Jan . -Sept.
1983
1983
1, 000 Pounds
19. 6
1.6
185. 8
1
161. 4 14 .4
1,597 .1 .4
898
17, 565
146, 771
334
532
4 ,804
229
42 ,520
367 ,342
96
5
39
Un it e d States
MI IlIon Head
Po unds
MI IlIon Pounds
Catt le
3.3
27. 1
1, 067
3,536. 4
29 ,0 19. 5
Ca lve s
.3
2.2
231
65 . 4
528 .5
Hogs
7.5
62 .9
240
1, 800 .9
15,261.7
Shee p & Lambs
.6
4 .9
109
67.0
555 .5
1/ Inclu des sl aughter under Fede ra l Ins pe c t Io n and other commerc i a l s laughter, e xcludes farm
sl aughter .
COMME R CI~L RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 11
September
Ja nuar y- Se pt em ber 2/
KI nd
1983 MI l If on Pounds
1983
--
MI l It o n Pounds
Beef
2 ,091
17, 085
Vea l
38
31 1
Pork
1 ,27 4
10, 853
Lamb & Mut t on
33
276
Tot a l Re d Meat
3,436
28,525
Lard 3/
84
702
1/ Based on packer s dress weIghts a nd ex c ludes f arm slaughter . 2/ Accumu lated totals base d o n
~nr oun d e d dat a . 3/ Pre l ImI nary lar d produ c tio n Include s r en dereCi pork f at.
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GA. BRO ILER HATCH DOWN 5 PERCENT
The September hatch o f bro i le r - type ch i cks I n Geor g I a , at 49 .2 ml l l Ion was 5 percent les s t ha n tha t for September 1982 , and 9 perce nt le s s tha n Augus t 1983.
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U. S. BROILER HATCH DOWN 1 PERCENT
NatIonal ly , t he September 1983 hatch o f broi ler- type ch Ick s , at 344 milli on , was 1 perce nt be lo w September l ast yea r . There were 285 mil li o n e ggs In Incu bators on October 1, vi r t uall y uncha nge d fr om a yea r ago.
POULTRY HATCH ING AND PLACEMENT- - SEPTEMBER 1983
Dur Ing
%o f
Item
Sept .
Aug .
Sept .
yea r
Ja n. thru Sept .
1982
1983
1983
ago
Thous a nds
1982
1983
- - Thousa nds- -
Pu l let Ch Icks Placed
Dome s tI c (U.S . ) 1/
Bro II e r Type
2, 696
3 ,347
2 ,89 7 107
28 , 386
27,4 75
Egg Type
216
220
17 6
81
2 ,913
2 ,504
ChIck s Hat che d
Bro J I e r Type
Georg Ia
51 ,835
53 , 751
49, 153
95
491,6 10 490, 058
Un Ited States
~48, 090
372 ,335
3 4 3 , 7 77
99
3, 381 ,45 3 3 , 392, 505
Egg Type
Georg Ia
1,490
1,573
2 , 131 143
26 ,901
17 ,5 50
UnIted States
31,2 26
31, 089
31 ,995
10 2
350 , 763
314 , 160
Tur ke ys
Poul ts P laced
U. S.
12, 610
8 , 110
17 Repor ted by leadi ng breede rs , InclUd e s expe c ted pul let rep laceme nt s
2/ 190,529
t he pr e cedIn g month at t he r ate of 125 pul le t ch Icks per 30 doze n case
pou lt s placed Septemb~r 1982 - September 1983.
% of yea r ago
97 86
100 100
65 90
Item Ch Icke ns
Egg Type Br o i le r Type Turke ys
Geor g Ia Hat ch I ng Othe r
Total Ga . Tota I U. S. 17 No compar ab Ie
~ GGS IN INCUBATOR S, SEPTEMBER 1983 . UNITED STATES Thousa nds - -
29 , 398 284 ,8 11
1/13 ,068 a nd 226 l i ght breeds .
29 ,361 285 , 246 2/11 , 870
6 NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PR ODUCTION 1/ SEPTEMBER 1983
No . Laye rs o n
Ha nd-Sept .
1983
1983
Thousa nds
Numbe r
4, 960 12, 969 17,929 269 , 696
2, 007 1, 803 1,94 7 2 ,0 20
%of Year Ago
100
100 91 II ght breeds .
1 83
~1 1 1 1 1 0 n s
89 260 349 5 , 448
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COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ SEPTEMBE R 1983
DurIng
% of
-y; of
Item
Se pt.
Aug .
Sept .
ye ar
Jan. t hr u Sept .
ye ar
19 8 2
1983
19 83
a QO
- Thousa nds
1982
1983
aoo
- - Thous ands- -
Young Ch Icke ns
Geo r g I a
50,1 51
54,460
50, 969
102
4 42 ,037
46 3,135 105
UnIted States
351,952
37 6, 040
345,290
98
3,087,401 3 , 146 , 088 102
Mat ur e Ch Icke ns
LIght Type U.S .
11,960
11,783
11 , 115
93
123, 581
11 0 , 5 2 4
89
Heavy Type U. S.
3,534
2 , 817
2,956
84
27,640
2 7 , 536 100
Total U.S .
15,494
14,600
14,071
91
1 5 1 , 2 21
138 ,060
91
Tot a l AI I Types , Ga . 3 , 376
2 , 730
2,787
83
29 , 5 89
29 , 084
98
Pe r ce nt Condemned
Young ChIcken s
GeorgIa
1. 3
93
2/ 1 .4 88
Un It ed States
1.4
100
2/1.5 100
17 Federally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Me at and Poultry InspectIon Pr ogram.
C:urrent month data estImated by Mar ket News Ser v Ice . ~ January-Au gust 1983 condemnatIons.
COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS} SEPTEMBER 3D} 19R3 .
Frozen stocks In refr Igerated warehouses on September 30 were greater than year ear II er Ieve Is for pork, c h Ickens, butter, beef, fru its, and potatoes. Coo le r Items with stocks a bove t hose of t he pr evi ous year Incl uded nat ur a l cheese , fres h fru Its, and dr ied and evapor ate d fruits.
but were 14 percent above tne prev lous year. Stocks of pork bellIes were dow n 41 percent from last month but were 107 percent above t he 1982 hol din gs .
Total frozen pou ltry s uppl ies Increased 7 percent from August 1983 and were 1 percent above Iast year. Tot a I stocks of c h lckens
Commodi t y
Butter Cheese , Natur al Eggs , Fr oze n Fr ui t s , Fr oze n Fru it Ju i ce s, Frozen Mea t s , Red
Bee f , Frozen Pork , Fr ozen Pou lt r y, Frozen Tur keys, Fr ozen Ve getabl es, Fro zen Potatoe s , Froze n Peanuts , Shel led Peanuts , I n She I I Pecans , She l led Pecans , In Shell
5 10 ,037 864 ,346
28 ,275 606 ,0 19 1,206 , 928 47 3 , 9 2 4 247 , 67 9 183 , 029 565 , 143 435 ,839 2 ,096 , 280 626 ,8 17 168 , 128
7 , 577 22 ,73 1 59 ,2 72
1, 000 Pounds 581,81 8
1,22 7 ,671 19 ,030
609 ,972 1, 252 , 958
543, 641 267 ,679 2 14 , 06 9 532, 308 384,304 1,764,214 60 3 ,806 258 , 550
26 , 464 30 ,48 1 29 ,368
5
555 , 289 1,262 ,485
16 ,3 73 627 ,387 1, 08 1,394 534 ,993 268 , 3 19 208,550 568 , 110 425, 214 2, 054,967 649 ,838 190 , 582
18, 291 24, 463 2 1,167
Percent
109
95
146
103
58
86
104
103
90
86
113
98
108
10 0
114
97
101
107
98
111
98
11 6
104
108
113
74
241
69
108
80
36
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CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 4 PERCENT
Cat t le an d ca lve s o n f ee d October 1, 1983, for slaughter market In the 13 quarter Iy s ta tes , total e d 8 . 47 mIl lI o n head , 4 pe rcen t less t han la st yea r but 3 percent abo ve 1981.
The ca tt Ie on feed Jnven tory I nc Iude d 5 . 45 ml l l lon ste e rs and s teer ca l ve s , down 3 percent f r om I as t year. Th Is group r e pr e sente d 64 pe r ce nt o f the t ota I Oc t obe r 1 number on feed , same as In 1982 . HeIfers an d he I fe r cal ves acc ounted for 2 .9 9 mi l I lo n, down 6 pe rcent f r om l as t ye ar .
P l aceme nt s o f c at t le a nd ca lves o n f e e d dur Ing the Jul y- Se ptember qua r ter to ta led 5 .59 mIlI lon , 4 pe r cent le s s than the s ame quar ter a year ago but 6 pe r cent above the comparab Ie pe rI o d In 1981.
Cat t Ie feede r s e xpect t o marke t 5. 32 mI I I Ion head dur I ng the Oct o be r -De ce mbe r quar ter of 1983 . Th Is wo uld be 1 pe r ce nt less than fo ur t h quar ter mar ke t Ings f n 1982 but 5 perc e nt above 198 1.
CATTLE AND CALVES ON
AND 1983
Item
On Fe e d Ju I 1
8 ,981
9 ,06 7
101
7 ,1 81 7, 275
101
P l aced on Feed Jul 1- Se p 30 3/
5 ,84 6
5 , 586
96
4 ,930 4 , 759
97
Fed Catt le Mar ke ted J u l l -SejD 30
3/
5,773
5 ,890
102
4 ,746 4 , 829
102
Otlhe r DIsappearance Ju l 1- Se p 30 4/
25 4
298
11 7
2 12
254
120
On Fe ed Oct . 1
8 ,8 00
8,465
96
7 153 6 95 1
97
1 7 AZ., CA., CO. , IL. , 10. , LA., KS., MN . , NB. , OK . , S. D. , TX., WA. 2/ AZ., CA., CO., IA., KS . ,
~B . , TX. 3/ Incl ude s catt le placed on feed af ter begInn Ing of qua rteir and marketed before e nd
o f q ua r ter~ 4/ Inc ludes death lo s ses , movemen t from fe edlot s t o pas tu res and shIpments to
other fee d l ot~ fo r f urt he r feedIng .
GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION
Ge or g Ia ' s da ir y he r ds pr oduc e d 108 mil I Ion po unds o f mi lk dur i ng Se pt embe r 1983, up 1 percent fr om the previou s mo nth . Mi lk product io n fo r J u ly-S ep t ember t ota le d 322 mil li on pou nds , 2 pe r ce nt be low t he comparab le qua rter I n 1982.
Mi l k cows on Geor g i a ' s da iry f arms during September average d 128 , 000 head, t he s ame as t he prev iou s month .
MI Ik per cow a ve ra ge d 840 pounds pe r cow In September , 5 pounds above Augus t 1983 .
US MILK PRODUCTION
Mi lk pr od uction during September totaled 11. 3 b II I ion poun ds, 3 percent Iess than August 1983 but 6 pe r cen t mor e t ha n Septem ber 1981.
Acc umu l at e d mi lk prod uct ion during t he fir s t n ine mo nt hs o f 1983 t otal ed 105 b i l l io n pounds , up 2 pe rce nt f rom the s ame per iod I n 1982 , a nd 4 percent above the 1981 pe r lo d .
Prod ucti on pe r cow averaged 1, 017 pounds dur i ng September 1983, 33 pounds be lo w the Augus t o utput but 43 po unds above September 1981.
Item
Mi Ik Cows Mi Ik pe r Cow Mi Ik Pr oduc t io n
DA IRY PROuuCT ION SEPTEMBER 1983
Georgi a
Un i t
August
Sept ember
1983
1983
Thou s. Head
128
128
Pounds
835
840
Mi Il io n l.bs .
10 7
108
Uni ted States
August
September
1983
1983
11,080
11,1 20
1, 050
1, 017
11, 639
11 ,309
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LIVESTOCK AND PllLTRY
Outlook and Situation S~ry While ec onomic c ondit ion. have Improved dramatically over a year ago, record-
large meat supplies t his fall and winter will hold down meat price gains. Near-record meat supplies have been forecast since early summer, but drought from mid-July through mid-September Is further boosting the fall and winter volume, and raising add itional uncertainties about future supplies.
Total red meat and poultry supplies were 5 percent above a year ago this summer. Pork production rose abo ut 13 percent, while beef output increased 4 percent. Broiler production was most affected by the heat, although producers made adj ustments to hold losses well below those of the hot, dry summer of 1980. Increased deathloss and lighter marketing weights led to a 1-percent decline in broiler output.
Large red meat supplies caused hog and cattle prices to average well below summer 1982 levels. Prices for barrows and gilts averaged $47 per cwt this summer, compared with $62 a year ago, while Choice fed steer prices averag ed $61, down $3 . In contrast, the 12-clty broiler price, at 54 cents a pound, was above a year ago due to reduced production. However, in late summer, broiler prices declined to 48 cents a pound.
Despite this year's drought, acreage reduction programs, and resulting higher grain prices, red meat supplies should remain large through winter due to expansion plans made in 1982 and early 1983. In fact, even highe r grain prices, or the failure of recent rains to generate favorable fall and winter grazing conditions, would actually expand red meat supplies. In the broiler sector, produ cers began to hold down planned production increases in anticipation of larger meat supplies in the second half of 1983. Higher feed costs are expected to further restrain expansion. Total red meat and poultry production is likely to exceed year-ago levels by 4 percent this fall and 3 percent t his winter. Sharpest year -to-year gains will con tinue to occur in the pork sector, where production is expected to rise 13 percent over a year ago this fall and 8 percent this winter.
Next spring, however, total red meat and poultry production is expected to slip about 2 percent from spring 1983 levels, reflecting producers' reactions to higher grain prices and weak live animal prices through winter. Hog producers have indicated they'd have 1 percent fewer sows farrow during December 1983-February 1984. If these intentions are borne out, pork output will begin declining by next summer. Prices for all meats should average above a year earlier in spring through second-half 1984 as production falls below this year's large level.
USDA-Economic Research Service, October 1983.
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SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT
The Geor g I a Cr o p Re po r t 1ng Serv Ice wl l I c o nt ac t thou sands o f Geo rg I a f armer s du r I ng t he next few weeks t o o bt a i n e nd- o f - ye ar dat a on crops and l ivestock . Sev er a l major survey s wi I I be c o nducted t o o btain Individual f arm I nformation on acreage and produc ti on f or 1983 crops , 1984 whe at an d rye se ed i ngs, ho g an d c at t I e I nventory numbers , and t he s ize o f t he cu rre nt p ig and calf c rops .
Farmers wI I I be cont acted either by maI I , t e l ep ho ne or pe r so na I I nter v 1ew . I f you are asked to pa r t Ic i pate I n one o f these s urveys, your cooperatIon In compl etin g the q ue st ionnaIre will be greatly apprec l ered , As with all of our sur veys , IndI v idua l data wi ll be he l d In co nf Idence and o n l y used i n deve lopI ng county , State and Nat ion a l est imates.
The es timates ob t a I ned f rom t hes e s urveys wI ll prov ide unbi ased Informat ion to fa rmers t o a id in mak I ng the I r 1984 prod uct I o n p l ans . State and Nat i on a l estimates wi II be i nc l ude d in f uture I ssu es o f the " Georgia Far m Repo r t " .
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HIGHLIGHTS Bo v eaber 1 Crop Forecast Agricultural Prices Peanuts , by States Cotton, by St ates Land Reu t , Selected St a tes Forward Con tract ing of Cotton
OCTOBER GOODFOR HARVEST
Weathe r- dur- Ing muc h o f Oct obe r- wa s ge ner-al ly
f a vorab le fo r har ve s t Ing . Howe ver , harve st
pr'oqr es s i s st I I I be Iow a ve r-age f 0'- cot to n,
pe anut s , s oybe ans an d pec ans . Cr op develop-
ment has been one t o t wo weeks I ater t han
nor-mal dur- Ing most o f t he qr'c wl nq se aso n fo r
mos t c r ops a nd th i s has c aused later ma t ur i t y .
Har-ve s t of cor-n an d pe anuts I s ne ar I ng com-
pl e t ion .
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GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1982 AND 1983
P la nted
Acr e a q e
Yie l d Der Acre Indf -
Produc t Ion I nd i -
for a l l
Har -
For
cated
cate d
Cr op
Un it Pur poses ve s t e d Har ves t
Nov . 1,
Nov . 1
1983
1982 1/ 1983 1/ 1982
- - Ihous and Acr e s- -
1983
1982
19 83
- - Iho us a nds- -
Cor n
Bu .
830
815
77 0
85. 0
68 . 0
69 , 275
52 ,360
Cot to n 2/
S oybe a n~
Ba les 130 Bu . 2, 100
158 2, 550
115 1, 950
714 27 . 0
438 19 . 0
235 68, 850
105 37, 050
Pean uts
Lbs .
530
4 72
560 3 , 215
2,65 0 1, 517, 480 1, 484, 000
Tobacco , Type 14 Lbs .
NA
50
45 2 ,11 0
2,100
105 ,500
94 , 500
Swe e t pot atoe s 3/ Cwt .
6.0
6. 3
5.8
130
110
819
638
Hay, Al l 3/ - Ton
NA
500
480
2 . 40
1. 90
1, 200
91 2
Pe c a ns 3/-
Lbs .
125, 000
110,000
Ap ples ,-AII
Commer c I a l 3/ Lbs .
15 , 000
20 , 0 0 0
Pe aches 3/
Gr ape s 31' Wheat 31' Oat s 31' Rye 31'
Lbs. Tons Bu . Bu . Bu .
1,1 50 155 400
1, 480 90 70
9 70
33 . 0
85
61 . 0
60
21 . 0
34. 0 58. 0 21. 0
120 ,000 2. 8
48 ,840 5, 490 1, 470
85 ,000 2.5
32 ,980 4,930 1, 260
Sorghum 3/
Bu.
11 0
135
80
42. 0
35 .0
5 , 670
2 , 800
pounds and pr oduc t Io n In ba les . 31 Es t l-
PEANUT ESTIMATE RAI SED
Geor g 1a' s pe anut product I o n es I mate , as o f Nov ember 1 , at 1 . 48 b i l l ion poun ds, Is 9 per-cent h ighe r t han th e c ompar eb Ie f orec ast a mont h e er l l er , Eve n wi t h t hat much c hange t he cu r rent crop I s stll 12 pe rc ent less ha ! ast ye ar ' s c r op. Most o f the . I nc r-e ase Is attr I buted t o an upward r-ev I s I o n I n the acres f o r- har ve st , from 525 ,000 last mo nth t o 560 ,000 ac r es current ly . That cha nge Is b ase d o n f ar mer ac r e age cer t Ificat i o ns , which bec ame av ai lab le I n ea r ly November . The rema i nder of t he I nc rease I s due t o a 50 po und I nc r e ase I n av e r age y i el d, whIc h l i fted the y iel d t o 2 , 650 poun ds per- acre .
SOYBEAN FORECAST UNCHANGED
Soy be an product ion In Geo r g I a I s agai n fo r-ec ast at 37 . 1 mi ll Ion bush e ls , do wn 4 5 pe r-cen t f r-Olo I ast year' s rec or- d h i gh cr-o p . .A. y ie ld of 19 bushel s pe r ac re I s a nt i cip at ed f r om t he h ar ves t of 1 . 95 millio n ac r-es. Har ve st I ng pr ogr es s , throug h No vember- 13 , stood at 49 percent compl ete , compared wi th 62 per c e nt l ast year and a 5-ye ar aver age o f 6 1 percent .
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COTTON EST IMATE DROPS
8a
o n f ar me r ' s appr a isa l s and g Inner 's
e x pec at I on s , Geor g I a I s c otton f or-ec ast ha s
bee n c ut b y 15 , 000 ba les to 105, 000 ba l es . At
t hat l eve l , t he cu r r ent c r o p Is o f f 55 perce nt
fr-om las t y e ar' s outp ut . The cu r r errt y i e ld
forec ast I s 438 po unds per acre, compared with
last yea r 's r ec or -d- h t qh y ie ld of 714 poun ds
per ac r-e . Acre s f or har v e st was a I so l owere d
b y 5, 000 acres to only 115, 000 ac r e s , whi c h
e qua l s t he r ecord l o w of 1978. Hat-v es t Is
go i ng s l ow l y with 50 perc e nt pi c ke d , compared
wI th 66 per ce nt last ye ar and 76 perce nt f or a
5-yea r- aver aqe ,
TOBACCO OFF 10 PERCENT
Mat-ke t l ng c he c k dat a o n t he 1983 t o bacco crop po i nt s t o a total cr op o f 94.5 mIl li on pou nd s, unc hanged from I as t month but l O per-cen t be l o w I as r yea r. YI e I d at 2 , 100 po un ds per ac r e compare s w1t h last ye ar ' s 2 , 110 po und s . Acres har- vested a t 45 , 000 Is 5, 000 ac re s l es s th an t he 50, 000 ha r ves ted in 1982 .
CORN STILL OFF 24 PERCENT
With I es s t ha n 2 perce nt o f Geor-g I a' s c or-n
crop rem aini ng to be ha t-ve sted , t he St ate' s
total pr od uc t io n I s agaI n est imate d at 52. 4
millio n bus he l s , down 24 per-c ent f, -om l as t
year.
Harvested ac r-es are est I mated at
770 , 000, off 6 perce nt , and yi el d I s expec t ed
t o av e r-ag e 68 bus he I s per acr-e, c ompar-e d wi th
l ast year 's r-ecord y ie l d o f 85 bushe l s .
-The Geor ~ i a F a~m ReDor~ I SSN -0 744-=-7280) I ~ DU O ,'I-;;;;;;- ;;ml ~ rron t h I Y by the Geor gi a Cr op Ropor tn:g l
Ser v ic e , S'ten na ns Federl! 1 Bu l t c l no , Ath e ns , Ga. :3061.3, t er r v E . Sni pes, St8 t l st lcl an I n Char ge , Seco nd c l a s s oos r eqe pai d a t "t nens , GA, Subsc r i pT i o n te e SI D pe r yea r except t r ee t o da t a
I cont r ib uto rs . Subs c rl pr ion l n f o rm~ tl o n a v~l l a bl e t rom : Geo rgi e Croo Re po r t l nQ Ser v i c e, Ste phens
' Fed er" I BU ll d l no,. Sui t e 32 0 , At " e~s , GA .~! 3 Te lepho ne: (404) 546-2236 . .
2
U.S. HIGHLIGHTS} NOVEMBER I} 1983
Corn for gr a i n production I s for ec ast at 4 . 12 billion bus he l s , le s s t han half o f last yea r ' s r ec or d high a nd down 3 pet-cent f n Jln Octobe r 1 .
Sorghum grain pr oduct io n Is t or'eca s t at 482 mil lion bushels, unchange d from last mo nt h but down 43 percent fr om last year.
Fee d grain producti on (corn, sorg hum, oat s and bar Iey c omb Ined) Is e xpected t o tot a I 135 ml I li on metric t ons, down 47 percent fr om last ye ar.
AI I cott on product Io n I s torecesr at 7.50 mil l io n be Ies , 37 pe t-cen t be Iow 1982 producti on and 1 per ce nt be lo w a mont h ear l ie r . See page 6 for St ate es t imates .
AI I t obacco production Is forecast at 1.38 b l I I Ion pounds, 30 percent bel ow last yea r, uP . fracti o nall y from las t month, and the sma l lest CI-OP si nce 1941.
Soybe an production Is forecast at 1. 54 b t l l ion bus he Is, 1 pe rce nt more t han Octo ber 1 but 31 pe r cent bel ow la st year.
OJ Iseed product ion (soybe ans, cottonsee d, peanut s , flaxsee d and su nf lowe r c omb I ne d) Is e xpe c t ed t o tota I 47 .6 mI I I Ion metr Ic t ons , dow n 31 perce nt from last year .
Pe anut pr oducti on f or the Nation Is e xpected to t ota l 3. 11 b i l l ion pounds , up 6 pe rcent f rom t he f orec as t for Oct o be r 1, 1983, but st I II 10 percen t be Iow Ia s t year ' s c rop of 3 .44 b i l l io n pound s . The U. S. yie ld Is fo recast at 2,265 pounds pe r acre , compare d with 2 , 696 pounds per acre la st ye ar .
UNIT ED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION., 1982 AND 1983
Ar e a Har ve s ted Indl -
Yie ld pe r Acre Ind l-
Produc t Ion Indi cat ed
Cr op
Uni t
ca ted
cated
Nov . 1,
1982
1983
1982
1983
1982
1983
1 ,000 Acr e s
Thousands
Cor n for Gr a i n
Bu .
73 , 1 5 2
51 ,204
11 4. 8
80 .5
8,397, 334 4 , 120,983
Sor ghum fo r Gra i n Bu.
14, 247
10 , 137
59 .0
47. 5
84 1, 0 7 9
481 , 992
AII Whe at 11
Bu .
78, 841
60 ,969
35 . 6
39 .5
2,808 , 737 2, 407, 606
Soybeans for
Bea ns
Bu .
69 ,82 1 61, 398
31. 9
25.0
2 ,229 , 486 1,536,51 9
Pe anut s for Nut s Lb .
Up Iand Cot ton .2.! 3! Ba le
1, 275.4 9 ,658 .0
1, 371 . 0 7, 072. 8
2, 696 590
2, 265 503
3,438 ,330 3,105,000
11,863 . 9
7,4 17. 5
Cot to nseed
To n
4,744
3 ,017
AII Hay 11
Ton
60 , 6 79
60 ,394
2.5 1
2. 36
152, 424
142 , 6 5 4
Sweetpotat Tobacco
oes
-11
Cwt. Lb.
111 1 907 . 8
98 . 0 793 .2
129 2,1 83
114 1,744
14,290
11,1 27
1,982,245 1, 383 , 751
App les , Pe ac hes
Com ' 11
l.
-11
Lb . Lb.
8, 110,000 8, 281, 500 2 ,292 , 600 1, 969, 800
Gr ape s 17
Ton
6 ,6 16.2
4 , 931.4
Pec a ns 11
Lb .
215, 100
292 , 500
Oat s 1/-
Bu.
10, 561
9,058
58 .4
52 . 2
616 , 981
472 , 541
Rye 17
Bu
715
858
29. 1
30. 0
20,81 7
25,698
Almond s (Ca I If. ) 11 Lb.
347,000
250,000
Walnuts (CaI I f . ) 11 Ton
234 .0
180.0
11 Est imate s c ar r ied forward from ea r l ier forecast. 21 Yie l d In pounds.
3
GEORGI APRI CES RECEI VED
Ave r age pr ices rece i ved by Geor g i a fa r mers at mIa-Oct obe r fo r maj or commod i t ies were mixed i n compari so n t o l as t mo nt h. Cor n, soybe an , c a lf , mi Ik and egg pr ices i ncre ased ov er l ast mon t h whil e cotton, pe anuts , hogs , c att le an d br o i le r s dec l i ned f rom Sept embe r . Comp ar ed t o la st ye ar, crop pr ic es wi t h t he ex cept io n of peanut s , we r e up s harpl y . Pou lt r y pr ices were a I so up but I Ivest oc k pr le es dr opped f r om a ye ar ago. The Geor g I a Pr Ic es Rece Ived AI I Commod i t y I nde x f or Oct o be r was 131 pe r cent o f t he 1977 ave r age , 3 percen t be lo w l a s t mo nt h but 12 pe r ce nt above a year ago.
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u s. PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
The Oct ober Al l Far m Pr od uc t s Inde x o f Pri c e s Rece I ved by Far mer s was unchan ge d f rom Sept ember at 136 pe rce nt of Its Ja nuar y-Oecember 1977 ave ra ge . Hi gher pr le e s s i nc e Septem ber for l et t uc e, st r awbe rr ie s , grape f r ui t , t omat oes a nd mi lk we r e of f se t by lowe r pr Ice s fo r hogs , broi le rs , potatoe s , ora nge s an d wheat. The Index was 8 po i nt s (6 . 2 percent ) above a year ago .
PRICE S RECEIV ED
Pr ce
per
Oct .
1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Un t e St ate s
Oct .
Sept . Oc t , 5 ,
Commod i ty 1'1 nt e r Whe at
Un it Bu .
19 82
1982 3. 5
1983 3 . 58
1983 3 . 49
Oats
$ / Bu .
1. 32
1. 55
1. 66
Cor n
$/8u .
2.30
3 .64
3 . 71
1.98
3.32
3 . 30
Cotto n
C/Lb .
58 . 1
64 .5
1/63 . 2
59 . 8
63 . 1
1/ 64.7
Cot t o ns e e d 2/
$/T o n
67.00
- 194. 00
67. 00 147 . 00 - 166. 00
Tobac co
Cl Lb .
196. 0
180 . 6
190 .0 3/ 174 .0
Soybean s
5/ 8u.
5.13
7.8 2
8. 36
5 . 06
8. 28
8.32
Pe anut s
c/ Lb .
23 . 2
24.4
112 3 . 0
25.2
24. 8
1/23 .6
Sweetpotatoe s
$/C wt.
7. 00 2/ 11. 70
11 . 60
6 .00 21 11 . 10
9. 35
AI I Hay, ba le d , 2/
lJ, i lk Cows , 3! :?!
$/To n $/ He ad 1090 .00
950 .00
68 .20 1080 . 00
74 . 2 0
78 . 50 965 .00
Hogs
$/Cwt .
55 .00
42 . 50
4) . 30
55 . 80
44 . 10
40.30
Sows
$/ Cwt.
50 . 70
36 . 90
34 .30
52 . 50
38 . 50
35 . 80
Bar r ows & GI It s
$/Cwt .
55 .8 0
43 . 40
41. 30
56 .20
45 .20
41.1 0
Bee f Catt le , 6/
$/ Cw t .
42 .7 0
39 . 70
38 .50
53 . 80
52.30
52 .60
Cows 7/
$/Cwt.
35 . 90
35. 60
33 . 30
36 .80
36. 00
34 . 90
St eers & HeI fe r s
$/ Cwt .
50 . 10
45. 90
46 . 00
58 . 10
56 . 2 0
56.80
Ca lve s
$/ Cwt.
49 . 40
48 . 60
48. 90
58 .30
56.10
56 . 80
Al l Milk
$/ Cwt.
14. 50
14 . 30 3/1 4. 50
13 .80
13. 50 3/ 13 . 70
Tur ke ys 2/
c!L b .
42 .8
39 .1
39 . 2
Ch Icke ns-
Exc l . Bro ilers
c/L b .
17. 0
22 . 0
Com ' 1 Br o i le r s 8/ c/L b ,
24 .0
312 7. 5
25 . 5
33 . 8 3129 . 3
Eggs , AI I 9/
i / Doz .
63 . 4
79 . 7
58.3
2/ 65 .4
68.5
Tab Ie -
i/Do z .
55 .9
70 . 1
52 .8
2/60. 3
63.8
Hat c hln
c/ Do z.
1. 10
F r s t ha f o f mo nth .
Ent r e mo nt h.
An ma s
r ep l aceme nt on l y. ~ Pr ic e s es t imat e d qua rte r ly . 6/ "Cows" and"s t e ers an d he i fers" con b l ne d
wi t h a l lowa nce whe r e neces s a r y for sl au ghter bul Is.- 7/ Inclu de s da ir y c ows sol d fo r sl aught e r.
8/ Llv ewe lght equ i va lent pr ice for Georg ia . 9/ Ave retge of a l I egg s sold by fa rmer s Incl udi ng
l1at c hl ng egg s sold at ret a i l . *I ns uf f l c len t sllles .
US PRICES PAID INDEXUNCHANGED
The Inde x of Pr ic e s Pa id by Farmers for co mmodit ie s a nd Service s , Int eres t, Taxe s, a nd Farm Wage Rates for October was 161 perce nt o f t he 1977=100 base. The I ndex wa s unchanged from Septembe r but 5 poi nt s (3 .2 perce nt ) abo ve a year ear I Ie r . The f e eder I I ve s tock a nd f ert I I Izer compone nts were lower t ha n a month e ar lier but Inc r ease s for the feed and f am I IY I I v Ing components were of f sett Ing.
BY FARMERS,
CONSUMER PRI CE INDEX
The Sept ember unadj us te d Cons umer Pr Ice Inde x for a l I urba n co ns ume r s (CPI -U) at 301.8 ( 1967=100) was . 5 percent h Igher tha n In Augus t and 2. 9 pe r cent above Septembe r 1982 . On a s easona I IY adj usted bas Is , the CP I-U wa s . 5 pe rce nt abo ve Augus t . The transpor tat io n Inde x regIstered a . 8 percen t Increase fo l lowe d by t he housing I nde x with a . 5 pe r ce nt I nc rease . The fo od and beverages , med Ic al care , and enter t a i nme nt Inde xe s each Increased . 4 percent.
1983 \I'I TH
Commod l t
Da ry Feed
Da Ir y Feed , 18%
165 . 00
21 0.00
215. 00
179 . 00
214. 00
216.00
Dairy Conet . 32%
215 .00
250 . 00
280 .00
253 .00
296 . 00
293 .00
Hog Fee d 14%- 18%
10 . 50
12.50
12. 50
10. 10
12 .1 0
12 . 0 0
Hog Conct . 38%-4 2%
14 . 00
17. 00
17 .50
14 . 2 0
17 . 2 0
16 . 90
Bee f Cat t le Conct .
32%-36%
$/Cwt.
11.50
13 .50
13 . 00
11. 10
12. 90
12. 80
Cot t o nseed Me al 41% $/Cwt.
13 .50
15 . 50
15 . 50
13. 40
15 . 30
15 .80
Soybea n Me a l 44% $/Cwt.
13 .5 0
16 .0 0
15. 50
12 . 90
15 . 7 0
15 . 80
Bra n
$/Cwt .
10 .50
11.00
11.5 0
9 . 74
10 . 00
10 . 2 0
f>1idd l l ngs
$/Cwt .
9.20
9 . 90
10.5 0
9 . 34
9.64
9 . 76
Cor n Me a l
$/Cwt .
8. 00
9.80
9.90
7 . 12
8.87
8 . 84
Bro I Ier Gr owe r
$/Ton
184 . 00
220 . 00
220 . 00
203 .00
240 .00
237. 00
Laying Feed
$/Ton
176 . 00
200 . 00
210 .00
185. 00
218.00
218 .00
ChIck Starter
$/Ton
193 . 00
250 .00
250 .00
204 .00
248 .00
245 . 00
Br o I I er-F eed
Rat io 1/
Lbs.
2 .6
3.1
2. 5
2.5
2.8
2.5
Hog- Corn Rat 10 2/ Bu.
23 . 9
11. 7
10 . 9
28 . 2
13 . 3
12.2
Mi Ik- Feed Rat lo--3/ Lbs .
1. 70
1. 40
1.38
1. 61
1. 36
1.38
E - Feed Rat Io 47 Lbs.
7. 2
7. 4
7.6
6.3
6.0
6.3
1 Pounds of brol e r grower equa l n value to 1 I b. bro I ler live we I ght . 2 Bush e ls of co r n
eq ua l In va l ue t o 100 Ibs. of hog l iv e we Ight . 3/ Pounds of 16% da iry fe ed eq ua l In va lue to 1
l b . who Ie mI I k 4/ Pounds of la yIng feed equ al T n va lue t o 1 doze n egg s .
1977=100 Geo rg i a
INDEX NUMBERS--GE ORGIA AND UNI TED STATES
September 1982
Octobe r 1982
Sept embe r- 1983
October 1983
Pr ices Rece i ved
AI I Commod I t ie s
122
11 9
1 3 4 -~
13 1
Cr ops
121
120
139*
139
L i ve s t oc k & Prod uc t s
122
11 9
131*
124
Un ited Sta tes
Pr ices Rece Ived
136
126
136*
136
Pr ice s Pa id 1/
157
156
16 1
161
Ratio 2/
87
82
84 *
84
1/ Mi d- mo nth i nde x Inc l ud ing Interest , t axe s and fa rm wa ge rates . 2/ Rat io of Index of Pr !ces
F1ec el ve d to Index of Pr ice s Paid , Interest , Taxes a nd Farm Wage Rate s . * Revised .
5
PEANUT S FOR NUT S
Area Har ve s t e d
Yie ld
Ind .
Ind .
State
1982
19 83
19 82
1983
1, 000 Acre s
Pounds
Al a .
177. 0
183 .0
2 ,95 0
2 , 400
Fla .
51. 0
56 .0
3 ,000
2 , 800
Ga.
472 . 0
560 .0
3 , 21 5
2 , 650 .
- N. ~1ex . 1/
N. C.
10.4 147 . 0
11.0 147. 0
2 , 425 2 ,825
2 , 500 2 , 000
Ok la .
86 .0
90 .0
2 ,030
2 , 000
S. C.
12. 0
13. 0
2 , 500
1,800
Tex .
225.0
2 15. 0
1 ,4 45
1, 500
Va.
95 .0
96. 0
2 , 900
1,850
U. S.
1, 275 .4
1, 371. 0
2 ,696
2 ,265
1/ Est imates for cur rent yea r c arr ied fo rward fr om e arl ie r forec as t .
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Pr oduc tIon
Ind .
1982
19 83
1, 000 Poun ds
522 , 150
439,200
153, 000
156 , 800
1 , 517 , 480 1,484, 000
25, 220
27 , 500
415,2 75
294 , 000
174 , 580
180 ,000
30 , 000
23 , 400
325,1 25
322 ,500
275 ,500
177 , 600
3 , 438 , 330 3 , 105,000
COTTON STA TE S AND UN ITED STA TES 1982-19 83
Area Harvested
Yie l d
Pr oduct Ion -.!!
State
1982
Ind . 1983
I 1982
I nd . 1983
19 82
Ind . 1983
1, OOU Acr e s
Po unds
1,UOO Ba les 2/
Cot t o n, Up l and
Ala .
285 . 0
215. 0
775
391
460.0
175. 0
Ar iz .
46 5 . 0
288 . 0
1 , 130
1 , 100
1, 095 . 0
660 . 0
Ar k .
390 . 0
310.0
65 7
46 5
534 .0
300 .0
Ce II f .
1, 370 . 0
965. 0
1, 077
1, 020
3 , 0 73. 0
2 , 050 .0
F la . 3/
15 . 0
9 .5
O ~ ~ '? ",7
62 1
19 . 6
12 . 3
Ga.
158 . 0
1 15. 0
714
438
23 5.0
105 .0
La .
595 . 0
410 . 0
702
574
870 .0
490 .0
Mi s s .
990 .0
6 75 . 0
853
6 40
1,760 . 0
900 .0
Mo .
151 . 0
93 . 0
64 8
3 77
204 .0
73 .0
Ne v . 3/
.7
.0
6 17
0
.9
0
N. Mex .
68 . 0
49 . 0
55 1
60 7
78 . 0
62 . 0
N. C.
70. 0
59. 0
69 9
36 6
102 . 0
45. 0
Ok l a .
450 .0
300 .0
2 54
224
238 .0
140 . 0
S. C.
95 .0
69. 0
783
383
155 . 0
55 .0
Te nn.
255 .0
2 15.0
638
335
339 . 0
150. 0
Tex .
4 ,300 .0
3 ,300 . 0
301
320
2,700 .0
2 , 200 . 0
Va. 3/
.3
.3
64 0
320
.4
.2
U. S.-;Up lan d
9 , 658 .0
7 , 072 . 8
590
5 03
11 ,863 .9
7 , 417. 5
U. S" Pi ma
70 . 5
63 . 3
6 72
599
98 . 7
79. 0
U. S" All
9 , 728 . 5
7 , 136 . 1
590
504
11 , 962. 6
7 ,496 .5
1/ Pr oduc ti o n gin ned and t o be g i nned . 2/ 480- lb . net we ight ba le s . 3/ Estimates for current
\lear car r ie d forward f r om e ar l ie r forec aSit .
6
AVERAGE GROSS CASH RE NT PER ACRE AND RENT-TO- VALUE RATIOS FOR FARMS, CROPLAND
St at e
AND PASTURE LAND FOR SELE-CTED STATES APRIL 1 1983 1/
Far ms
c r co Iand
Pasture Iand
Re nt per Ratio o f Re nt pe r
Rati o o f Re nt per Rat 10 of
Acre
re nt to
Acr e
rent to
Acr e
rent to
Dol lars
va l ue P e r c e nT
Do l la r s
va lue Percent
Dol la r s
va l ue Pe r ce nt
Southe as t
South Caro li na
24 .60
3 .4
28 . 30
3 .7
16. 20
2. 7
Georg I a Alabama
30 .60
4 .2
34.90
30 .60
4 .3
57 .80
4 .5
19 .80
3. 1
4 .7
1 1. 40
3.2
No r t h e a s t
Ver mo nt
24.1 0
3 .2
13. 20
3 .3
Mas s ach use t t s
37. 00
2.7
New York
33 .40
7.0
New Jersey
51. 50
2. 1
51 .30
2 .1
Pen ns y lva n Ia
39 .30
2.8
38 . 80
2 .5
17 .5 0
2. 1
Del awar e
57 .30
3.5
59 . 10
3.6
r-1ary Iand
6 1. 10
3.4
50 . 50
2.7
Lake States
Mi c h i gan
51 . 70
4.6
57.30
4.9
Wisconsin
56 .60
5.2
57. 00
5 .2
24 .3 0
4 .7
Min ne sot a
68 . 10
5.5
71. 30
5.6
20 . 90
3 .8
Cor n Be l t
Oh io
77 . 80
5.3
89 . 10
5. 8
25 . 40
3 .1
I nd i a n a
94 .80
5 .8
100 . 20
6 .0
32 .80
3.7
1I IInoi s
111. 40
5.6
116 .30
5.6
42 . 70
4 .7
Iowa
105 .60
5.7
117.1 0
6 .0
42 . 20
4. 7
MIsso ur I
49 . 60
6.4
68 . 60
7.3
26 .2 0
4. 9
Northern Pla Ins
Nort h Dakota
26 . 90
6.3
32.60
6 .5
8. 70
4 .4
Sout h Dakota
22.90
6.3
3 1. 70
6.5
9 . 30
5 .5
Nebraska ( non Irr Iga t e d)
53 .4 0
6.6
12. 90
5. 1
( Ir r igated )
105. 50
7 .1
Ka ns a s ( non Irr i gated )
34 . 00
5. 6
13. 30
3.8
( Irrigated)
62 . 50
7.5
Appal achIan
VIr g i n i a
33 . 80
3 .4
39 .00
3 .6
18 . 2 0
2 .5
Nor t h Caro I In a
40 .60
4 .0
45 . 30
3 .8
20 . 20
2.4
Ke nt ucky
49 . 70
5.0
62 .50
5.5
27 . 60
3 .7
Tenne ssee
40 .50
4 .8
47 .90
5 .3
23 . 50
3 .2
De lt a States
MIss iss i pp i
34 . 70
4.3
42.80
4.7
15.7 0
2 .8
Arka nsas
40 .90
4 .2
14. 80
2.3
Sout he r n Pla i ns
Ok la homa ( non Irr i gate d )
30 . 90
4.0
11. 00
2 .4
( Irr igate d)
50 .30
5.7
Texa s (non Ir r iga t e d )
24 .40
3 .2
8 .60
1. 6
(i rrlqated)
52 .20
5 .4
1/ Based on data from crop reporters . Selection of States Is ba sed on adequacy of da t a.
7
Sta t e
FORWARD CONTRACTING OF UPLAND COTTON BY GR OWERS. THROUGH OCTOBER 31. 1974-19 83 1/
1974
19 75
1976 1977
197 8
1979
1980 1981
1982
19 83
- Pe r ce nt -
Al a b a ma
11
4
68
9
15
23
32
6
13
24
Geor g i a
4
1
33
1
*
8
14
10
7
13
Nor-th Cero l l na
8
4
38
16
27
13
43
8
17
28
Sout h Caro l i na
17
16
42
18
31
33
55
24
36
62
SOUTHEASTERN STATES
10
5
52
9
15
21
33
10
15
27
Arka nsa s
30
17
82
17
38
27
55
16
18
24
Lou is ia na
21
2
72
7
29
23
41
8
18
21
Mi s si s s ipp i
37
17
67
27
49
50
80
28
24
25
~~ I ssour l
36
11
84
24
46
40
78
25
23
38
Tenn es see
17
1
65
2
16
13
46
9
28
33
SOUTH CENTRAL STA TES Ok la homa
3*1
13
*
73
19
19
19
39
27
35
21
63
19
4
2
22
1
25
Te xa s
7
*
24
19
9
14
22
7
5
7
SOUTHWESTERN STATES Ar i zo na
6
*
23
19
10
14
20
7
4
6
40
23
62
49
34
30
46
7
21
19
Ca l i fo r n i a
55
34
73
30
53
27
42
10
16
33
Ne w ~1exl co
13
*
45
18
13
10
7
1
*
WESTERN ST ATES
48
29
69
34
46
27
41
9
17
28
UNITED STATES
21
8
49
21
24
21
34
10
12
16
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HIGHLIGHTS Pou1try S..-ary Cold Storage Cattle On Feed Milk Production
Agricu1tural Prices Livestock Slaughter Fertilizer Cons~tion
POULTR Y HATCH ING AND PLACEMENT- -OCTOBER 1983
DurIng
%of
% of
Item
Oc t .
Sept .
Oct.
year
Ja n. th r u Oc t .
year
1982
1983
1983
ago
- - Thou sa nds
1982
1983
ago
- - Thou s ands - -
Pu l le t Ch ic ks Placed Domes tic (U.S.) 1/
\
Br o I Ie r Type
3,034
2 , 897
3,014
99
3 1,420
30 ,4 89 97
Egg Type
227
17 6
319
141
3 ,140
2 ,823
90
Ch ick s Hat ched
Bro iler Type
Geo r g Ia
50,624
49 , 153
5 1, 106
10 1
542,234 541 , 164 100
Un Ited States
344,5 79
343 , 777
345, 324
100
3,726 ,032 3,737,829 100
Egg Type
Geo rg i a
1,92 7
2,13 1
2,274
118
28 ,828
19 ,824
69
Un Ited States
32,345
3 1 ,995
32 ,562
101
383,1 08
346 , 722
91
Turk e ys
Poults Placed
U.S .
9 , 648
8 , 110
9 , 192
95
2/ 17, 677 2/ 17 ,302
98
11 Report ed by le ad i ng breeders , Include s expected pu l le t rep la cements from e ggs sold dur Ing
t he preced Ing mo nth at th e rate of 125 pu I let ch Icks pe r 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Turkey
pou l t s p laced Septem be r 1982 - Octobe r 1983.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION 1/ , OCTOBER 1983
No . Layers o n
Eggs Pe r 100
Hand-Oc t.
Layers-Oct.
1983
1983
Thousan ds
Numbe r
Geor g I a
Hat c h Ing
4 ,974
1, 860
Ot he r
13 ,177
2 , 077
Tota l Ga .
18 ,151
2 ,022
Total U.S.
272 , 098
I I No comparab le fI gur e s avaIl abl e fo r 1982 .
2 , 076
Tot a l Eggs Prod uce d Dur Ing Oct . 1983 Mi l l io ns
93 274 367 5 ,65 0
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
GFR-83 - Vo I. 25
It em
I oct .
I 1982
COMMERCIAL
1
POULTRY SLAUGHTER Dur i ng
1/
. ~~
Oc t .
!I 1983
tt;5G
OCTOBER 1983
Jan. t hru Oct .
1982
1983
- - Thous ands- -
Yo ung Ch lc kens
Georgi a
48 ,326
49, 652
50 , 249
104
490 , 363
513, 384
Un i t e d St at e s
334, 103
35 1, 688
105
3,421,504 3 , 497, 776
Mat ur e Chick e ns
Light Type U.S .
11 ,8 22
10, 882
10 , 6
89
135, 403
121 , 020
Heavy Type U. S.
2, 914
2 , 935
3 ,035
104
30 , 554
30 , 571
Total U.S .
14,736
13, 817
13,5 31
92
16 5, 957
151 ,5 91
Tot al AI I Type s, Ga . 2, 997
2 ,595
2 ,633
88
32, 586
3 1, 717
Pe rce nt Condem ned
Young Ch lc kens
% of ye a r aoo
105 102
89 10O
91 97
Geor g i a
1. 3
93
2/1 . 4 93
Un ited St ates
1. 3
93
:2/1. 5 100
1/ Feder all y In s pected sl au ghter da t a a s c o l lec t ed by Meat and Pou lt r y Ins pe c t io n Pr ogr am .
C:u rre nt mont h dat a est imated by Market News Se r v i ce . 2/ J an uary-S eptember 1983 condemna t ions .
COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS) OCTOBER31) 19R3
Tot a I re d me ats i n f reez ers o n Oct o be r 3 1, 1983, increase d 7 pe r ce nt fr om September 1983. Fr oze n po r k s t ocks in crea s e d 12 pe r ce nt dur i ng t he month wh i Ie t ota I f roze n be e f rose 4 perce nt . Por k be I l ie s i nc r ease d 26 pe r ce nt .
Tota l f roze n pou lt r y suppli e s in cre as e d 4 pe rcent f r om Se pt embe r 1983. Stocks o f c h icke ns de c I i ned 4 pe r ce nt dur i ng the month wh ile t otal pounds o f tur ke ys i n fr eez er s r os e 6 pe r ce nt .
:::ommod i t y
3ut t e r Cheese , Nat ur a l Eggs, Fr oze n Fru its, Fr oze n Fru it Jui ce s, er oze n Meat s, Re d
Be e f , Fr oz e n Por k, Fr oze n Po u l t r y, Fr oze n Tur ke ys , Fr oze n Veg e t ab le s, Froze n Potatoe s , Frozen Pe anut s , Shel le d Pe anuts , I n She I I Pe c ans, She l led Pe c a ns , I n She I I
COLD STORAGE STOCKS , UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 31 , 1983
Sept . 30 ,
Oct . 31,
1983
1983
1 , 000 Pounds
5 55 ,2 63
525 ,841
1,256 ,652
1, 234 ,5 92
16, 432
14 , 246
625 , 172
694, 290
1, 089, 689
977 , 60 2
535, 707
573 , 200
268 ,6 10
278 , 122
209 , 953
235 , 6 71
578 , 014
598 ,33 7
432 , 185
457, 444
2 , 054 ,727
2, 130 , 113
63 7, 16 7
779 , 081
190 , 2 85
187 ,774
18, 892
14 ,356
24 , 463
18 , 558
21 ,1 6 7
10, 893
2
Per cen t of Se pt . 1983
Pe r ce nt 95 98 87
1 11 90 107 10 4 11 2 10 4 106 104 122 99 76 76 51
CATTLE ON FEED IN7 STATES DOWN6%
Catt le and ca lves o n feed Novem ber 1 fo r slau ghter ma rk et In t he 7 stat es pr epar Ing month ly est imate s t ota led 7 .68 mil l io n, a 6 percent decrease f r om a yea r ago but 8 perce nt above November 1, 1981.
Marketi ngs of fe d cat tl e duri ng Octo be r t ot a le d 1.63 mill Io n, an Incre as e of 6 pe :-cent from la st year a nd up 11 percent f rom Oc t obe r 1981
P lacemen ts o f cat tle and ca lves o n fe ed In t he 7 st ates were 2 . 46 mII It on , dow n 5 perce nt f r om Octo be r 1982 but 19 perce nt above two ye ars a go . Net p lacement s o f 2.36 mil lio n were down 6 perce nt from 1982 but 19 percen t abo ve 1981 .
Other d isappearance t o t a I ed 102 t housa nd compare d wi th 83 t ho us a nd duri ng October 1982 a nd 85 tho usa nd t wo years ago .
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED , PLACEMENT S, MARKE TED, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,
7 STATE S, OCTOB ER 1 TO NOV EMBER 1
1983 as % of
Item
1982
1983
1982
1 ,000 He ad
On Feed Oct obe r 1 1/
7, 153
6 , 951
97
P la ced on Feed Dur-rng October
2,600
2 , 460
95
Fe d Cat t le Mar ke t e d Dur i ng October
1, 527
1, 626
106
Ot he r Disappeara nce Du ring October 2/
83
102
123
On Feed November 1 1/
8 , 143
7 , 6 83
94
11 Catt le and ca lves o n feed are a n Imals fo r s la ughter ma rke t be ing fe d a f ull rat io n of graIn or
Clther concen trates and ar e expected t o pr oduce a carcass t hat wl l I grade good or bett er . 2/ in-
c ludes death lo sses, movement fr om feed lo ts t o past ures and sh ipme nts t o other fee d lot s fe>r
f ur ther feed i ng.
GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION
US MILKPRODUCT ION
Georg i a ' s da iry he r ds pr oduc ed 1 14 ml I I Io n pounds o f mI lk dur i ng October 1983, up 6 percent from t he prev lo us mont h. Th t s br i ngs the accumulated pr oduct io n fo r January- Octobe r t o 1,1 81 mi ll ion pounds .
Milk cows on Geo rg Ia ' s da lr y f arms dur i ng Octobe r a ve raged 128, 000 he ad , unchange d fr om t he pr e v ious mont h.
'.1 J I k. per co w a ve raged 890 pounds in Oc r ober , 50 pound s above Se pt embe r 1983 .
Mi lk pr oduction durin g October 1983 t otal e d 11 . 4 bI l l ion pounds , 1 perce nt more t han September 1983 and up 6 pe r ce nt from Oct obe r 1981. Comparative data for 1982 ar e not avai lab le by mo nt hs but wl l I be pub l i s he d on a quarter l y basts In t he January 1984 Issue o f mi lk prod uc t io n.
Accum u Iated mi l k produc t Ion dur Ing t he f irst ten mon ths of 1983 tot a I e d 117 b I I I Ion pounds , up 4 percent fr om the sa me per iod In 1981 .
Pr oduct Io n per cow averaged 1,02 3 po unds dur i ng October 1983 , 41 pounds more than October 1981.
Item
Mi lk Cows ~~ i l k per Cow
;.n Ik Product io n
The t ot a I number of mI I k cows ave raged 11.1 mi l l Io n hea d dur i ng Octo ber , v irtua lly the s ame a s Sep tem~ e r and 1 pe r ce nt above Oct o be r 1981.
DA IR Y PRODUC TION , OCTOBE R 1983
Georg I a
UnIt
Se ptembe r
Oc t-obe r
1983
1983
Thous . Head
12 8
128
Pounds
840
890
,~ i I li o n Lbs .
108
11 4
Un ited St at e s
Se pt e mbe r
Octo be r
1983 11,1 20
1983 11, 130
1, 017
1, 023
11 ,3 09
11, 382
GA. PRICES RECEI VED UP
Average pr ic e s received by Georgia fa r me r s at mid-November for mos t c r ops and l i ve s t ock Items were ge ne ra l l y abo ve t he prev io us mo nt h a nd pr e v ious yea r . Cot t o nseed a nd hog s were the onl y commod i t ie s to s how a de crea s e f r om Oct o be r. The on I y commod i ti e s to s how a dec r e as e from la st ye ar were pe anut s , hogs and ca tt le . The Ge or gia Pr ic es Recei ved AI ICommod it y Inde x for Novembe r was 136 pe rce nt o f t he 1977 ave rage , 6 poi nt s above l a s t mon t h a nd 17 po i nt s abo ve a ye ar ago.
GFR-83-Vo l . 25
US . PRICES RECEIVEDINDEX liP 1 PT .
The Novembe r AI I Farm Prod ucts Index of Pri ce s Rece i ve d by f arme rs Increased 1 po i nt ( . 7 perce nt ) fr om October to 135 percen t o f It s Ja nuar y-December 1977 ave r age . Hi ghe r pr ices f or co rn , or ange s , eg gs , br o i lers and co t to n we r e parti all y o ff set by l owe r price s fo r hogs , gr apef r ui t , lettuce , wheat an d c a tt le . The i ndex was 7 po i nts ( 5. 5 pe r ce nt ) above a ye ar ago .
PRICES RECE IVED BY F ARI~E RS , NOVEMBER 15 . 1983 WITH COMPARISONS
Pr ice
Geo r g ia
Un it e d St ates
pe r
Nov.
Oct .
Nov . 15,
Nov .
Oct . Nov . 15,
Commod ity Wi nter Whe at
Oat s
Unit $/Su .
$/Su .
1982
1983
'"
1983
198 2 3 . 48
1.4 0
1983 3 . 52
1. 62
1983 3 .44
1 . 71
Cor n
S/Bu .
2 .4 8
3.71
3. 77
2 . 13
3 .1 5
3 . 30
Cot to n
tlLb .
56 . 5
65. 7
1/ 68 . 6
59. 9
64 . 1
1/ 66 . 7
Cot t o ns e e d 21
$I Ton
66 .00 194 . 00 - 18 7. 00
81. 00 166.00 - 168 . 00
Soybe ans
$/ Bu.
'3 . 31
7 . 72
7. 79
5.34
7. 96
7. 97
Pe anut s
C/Lb .
23. 3
23 .1
1123 . 2
25.2
24 . 0
1124 .9
Sweet pot atoes
$/ Cwt .
6. 20 2/1 1. 60
14 .60
6 .93 2/ 9 . 35
11.1 0
Al l Hay, ba le d , 21 SI Ton
68 .90 - 78. 50
76 . 40
Mi lk Cow s, 31 4/--
$/He ad
950 . 00
965 . 00
Ho gs
$/Cwt.
52 .80
38 .80
36 .1 0
52 .5 0
40 . 40
36 . 90
Sows
$/Cwt .
46 .20
33.60
28.5 0
47 . 30
35 . 70
31 . 40
Bar rows & Gi lts
$/Cwt .
54 .2 0
39. 90
37 . 50
53. 20
41. 10
37 . 70
Bee f Cat t Ie, 51
$/ Cwt .
42 .20
37. 40
38. 60
'52 .60
51 .7 0
51 . 40
Cows 61 -
$/ Cwt .
35 . 50
33 .40
32 .80
35. 00
34 . 40
32 . 50
St ee rs & Hei fe r s
$/Cwt .
50 . 90
44 . 30
47 . 60
57 . 80
56 . 50
56. 80
Ca l ve s
S/Cwt .
49 . 80
47 . 60
50 . 40
58 . 10
57. 10
59 .20
All Milk
$/Cwt .
14 . 70
14 . 40
7/1 4. 70
13 .90
13 . 80 7/ 13 . 90
Turkeys 21
ClLh .
42 .9
39 . 2
39 .9
Chi cke ns-
Excl . BroI lers
c/ Lh .
17.5 2/2 2. 0
29.5
Com 'l Br o i l e r s 81 C/Lb.
23. 5
27.5
7/3 1. 5
24 .8
29 . 3
7/33 .0
Eggs, AI I 91
ilDoz .
62. 1 2/79 . 7
86 . 6
57. 4 2/68. 5
75 .8
Tab le -
tlDo z.
54 .7 2 /70 . 1
79. 6
52 . 1 2 / 63. 8
71 . 8
Hatch i nq
c/Doz .
90 .0 21'11 0 .0
110. 0
1/ Fi r st half of mo nth . 2/ Mid - month pr ic e . 3/ Animal s so l d fo r da ir y her d r epl aceme nt o n l y.
41 Prices e s t imated qua rte r l y . 51 "Cows" a nd " s t e e r s and he i fer s" com b ined wit h al lo wance whe r e n eces sary fo r s l aughte r bul l s . 6 1 Inc lude s d a l ~ y cows so l d for s la ughter . 71 Ent ir e mo nth .
81 Livewe i ght equi vale nt pr ic e f()r Georg ia . 9/ Ave r age of a l I e ggs so l d by f'arme r s in c ludi ng
h atc h in g eggs so l d at retai l . *lns uffi c ie nt s ales.
ITh& ~ eo r9 i a Fa rm Re por, ( IS S N -0 ; ~ 4 - 7 2 8 0 ) Is publ i sh ed s emi -mon t h ly by t ~e Geor9 1a Cr op Repo rt ing
j Se r vic e . $ ! ep ne ns F od er ~1 8u i lcl~q , ~tho ns . G~ . 306 13 , Ler ry E. Sn ipe s , Stet l s tlc l en In Charge .
Sec on d c l e s s c o s t aqe pal d e r A,tr.ens . GA. Subscr i pt Io n fe a S10 per ye ar exc ept f re e t o ce r e
Ic c ot r t oc ro r s , IFede r a l a u ; 1 ~
l
Sun sc r
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l ot te
lo n 320 ,
l n t o r-me tl on At" e", . GA
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evs t l eb 306 13
l e from : Geo rg ie Crop Repo r t Telephon e : (404 ) 546 -2236.
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Se rv ic e ,
Steph e ns
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us. PRICES PAI DINDEXUP 1 PT
The Index o f Pr ices Pai d by Farmers f or Commod it ie s and Ser v ices , Int e r e s t , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates f o r Novembe r was 162 per ce nt of the 1977=1 00 base . The inde x was up 1 po i nt ( . 6 pe r ce nt ) fr om I as t mo nth a nd was 6 poInts (3.8 percent ) above November l as t yea r. The Novem be r f ee de r I i ve s t ock and f eed components i ncreased f rom a mon th e ar l ie r . Lower pr ices fo r fu els and ene rgy were par tia ll y o f fsett i ng.
CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX
The October unadj us t e d cons umer pr Ice in de x fo r al I urb a n cons umer s (CPI-U) at 302 .6 ( 1967=1 00 ) wa s .3 pe r ce nt hI gher t han In Septembe r a nd 2. 9 percent above Oct obe r 1982 . On a seasonal ly adj usted ba s is , the CP I- U wa s . 4 pe r ce nt above September . The e nt e rta i nme nt and other goods and se r v ices i nde xes bot h reg i st ere d a . 7 percent Increa se f o I lowed by the t r anspor t at Io n Inde x with a . 6 pe rce nt Incre ase.
Commodit y
PRI CES PAID BY FARME RS, NOVEMBER 15, 1983 WITH COMPARISON S
Price
United s tat es
pe r
Nov . 15 ,
Nov . 15, Nov . 15, Oc t . 15 , Nov . 15 ,
Uni t $/Ton
198 2 173 . 00
210 . 00
1983 220 . 00
19 8 2 172 .00
198 3 199 . 00
19 83 205 .00
$/Ton
177 . 00
2 15 .00
225.00
179 .00
216.00
221.00
$ / To n
220 . 00
280 .00
280 .00
255 .00
293. 00
305 . 00
$/ Cwt .
10 . 00
12 . 50
12 . 50
10. 10
12 .00
12. 10
$/ Cwt .
14. 00
17. 50
17. 50
14.30
16 . 90
17.1 0
$/ Cwt. $/ Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/ Cwt. $ / To n $/Ton $/Ton
11. 50 13. 50 13 . 00 11 . 00
9 .40 7.80 181 . 00 176. 00 190 . 00
13 . 00 15 . 5 0 15. 50 11. 50 10.5 0 9 .90 220 .00 210 .00 250 .00
13 .50 16. 00 16 . 00 12 . 00 10 .50 9 .90 2 10 . 00 2 15 . 00 250 .00
11. 30 13 . 30 12. 90 9 .72 9 .29
7. 05 198. 00 182 .00 202 .00
12 . 8 0 15 .80 15 . 80 10 .20 9 . 76 8 . 84 237. 00 2 18 . 00 245 .00
13 . 20 15 . 80 15 . 80 10 . 30 9 .98
8. 91 243. 00 220 .00 250 . 00
3.0
2. 5
2 .5
2.7
9.6
24 .6
12 . 8*
11.2
1. 34
1. 62
1. 39*
1. 36
8. 1
6.3
6. 3
6 .9
l b. broi le r live wei ght. 21 Bus he ls of co rn
31 Pounds of 16% da iry fe ed equa l in va lue to 1
lin va l ue to 1 dozen eggs . * Rev i sed .
1977-100 Geor gia
INDEX NUMBER S- -GEORG IA AND UNITED STATES
Octobe r 1982
Novembe r 1982
oc t obe r 1983
Novembe r 1983
Pri ce s Re ce i ved
Al l Commodit ie s
1 19
11 9
130
136
Cr ops
120
117
139
140
Lives+oc k & Pr oduc ts
119
121
12 3*
132
United State s
Pri ces Re ce i ved
128
128
134""
135
Pr ice s Pa i d 11
156
156
16 1
162
YRat io 21
82
82
33*
83
Mi d- mo'1 t h i ndex in c Iud Ing I nt erest, taxe s and hrm wage ra t es. 2/ Rat io of Inde x of Pr ic es
Rece ived t o Inde x of Pr ices Pai d , Int ere s t , Taxes and Farm Wage Ra t~s . * Rev i sed.
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCT ION
Georg I a red meat prod uct Ion t ota Ied 40 .6 mi l li on pounds dur ing Oct obe r 1983 , up 2 perce nt f rom Sep t embe r 1983. January-Octobe r r ed meat pr oduc t ion to ta led 384 .1 mil l ion pounds .
Cattle s l aug htered by c ommercia l pla nt s i n Georg i a durin g Octobe r tota led 20 ,600 , an Increase of 1, 000 hea d from the previous month . Cal ves slau ghtered in October t otal ed 1, 500 hea d , dow n 100 fr om a mont h ago .
There we re 189 ,900 hogs s l a ugh t e r ed I n commere I a I p I ant s acr oss t he State dur i ng Oct ober , 4,1 00 head mor e t han dur Ing Sep tember .
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US. REDMEAT PRODUCTION
Commer c i a l red meat prod uct ion i n t he Un ited St at e s for October 1983 t otaled 3 . 53 b il li o n pounds . Ja nuar y- Oc t o be r ac cumu I ated red meat pr oducti on t o t a led 32 . 1 b i l lion pound s. Commer c i a l red meat prod uc t io n i nc l ude s s l aught e r in fed era l ly inspected a nd ot her p I ants, but ex c I udes a n ImeIs s I aughte r ed o n f ar ms . Bee f product ion f or Octo be r to ta I ed 2 . 07 b il l io n pou nds . Tota l head k i l le d was 3 .28 ml II ion and I i ve wei ght aver aged 1 ,0 70 pou nds . Vea l produc tio n was 41 ml Ili on pounds. Ca I f s laughter o f 290 thous an d head ave ra ge d 239 pounds I iv e we i ght . Pork pr oduct io n dur i ng t he month to t a le d 1 .39 bi II ion pou nds . Hog k i II t o ta le d 8 .09 ml II io n he ad, wit h an ave r a ge live we i ght of 243 pou nds. Lamb and mutton was 32 ml i li o n pound s . Head k i l I of 600 thou sa nd avera ged 109 pounds l i ve we ight .
Spec ies
Ge or g i a Catt le Ca l ve s Hogs Sheep & Lambs
GE ORG IA AND UNI TED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Head
Ave r age
Tot a l
S I auq hter' ed
Li ve wei ght
Li vewe ig ht
Oct .
Ja n.-Oct.
Oct .
Oct .
Ja n. -Oct .
1983
1983
19 83
1983
19 83
1, 000 Head - -
Po unds
- - 1, 000 Pounds - -
20. 6 1.5
189 .9 1
182 . 0 15 .9
1,7 87. 0 .5
885
18 ,247
165 , 018
345
502
5 ,306
2 30
43 , 650
410 ,992
103
7
47
United St at es
- - Mi l I io n Heaa
Pou nds
- -~1 i I I io n Pounds- -
Cattl e
3.3
30.4
1 , 0 70
3 , 515 . 0
32 ,534 . 4
Ca l ves
.3
2 .5
239
69 .3
59 7.8
Hogs
3. 1
71 . 0
243
1, 96 5.1
17, 226 . S
Sheep & Lamb s
.6
5 .5
109
65 .6
621 . 1
1/ Inc l ude s s l augh te r under Feder al i ns pe c ti on and othe r comme rc i a l sl augh te r , e xc l ude s far m
51 aug hter .
CO/.1r1ERCI AL RED MEAT "-NO LARD PRODUC TI ON; UN!T ED ST.A. TES WI TH C()I\1PAR I SONS 1/
Oct obe r
Jan uary- Oct o ber 2/
Ki nd
1983
1983
-
Mi I li on Poun ds
Mi l l ion Pounds
Be e f
2 , 066
19 , 151
Vea l
41
352
Po rk
I ,389
12, 241
L am~ & Mutton
32
309
Tot a l qe d Meat
3 , 527
32 , 053
Lar d 3/
90
792
1/ Base d on packe rs dress we igh t s and exclUde s farm s la ughte r . 2/ Accum ul ated to t a l s base d on
~nround e d dat a . 3/ Pr e l i m i ~ a r v l ar d product ion i nc l ude s r end ereCi pork fat .
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GA. FERT ILIZER CONSUMPTION DOWN 8%
Georg Ia fe r t i I Ize r con sumpt Ion fo r the year en d in g J une 30 , 1983 , tot a led 1, 577,931 ton s , a dec l i ne of 8 percent fr om last year's 1, 713, 941 t ons . Fe r t i li ze r mix tu r e s amou nted t o 911, 139 tons, down 7 pe r cent from 1982 . Dir e ct applica tion materI als to t a led 545 ,338 t o ns of pri mary nutri ents an d 121 , 454 t ons o f seconda ry and mlc ronutrie nts .
TOTAL FERTILIZER CONSUMPTIONDOWN13 PERCENT INUS.
Fe r t I l i ze r co nsumpt ion in t he U.S . and Puer to Ric o dur in g the year e nde d Jun e 30 , 1983, is p l ace d at 42 .3 mi l l ion t ons, down 13 percent from the 48 . 7 mil li on t o ns co nsumed duri ng t he 198 1-82 ye ar .
Primary nutri ent content (nItrogen, phos phate , an d pot ash) was 18. 2 mi l l Ion t ons , dow n 15 pe r cent fr om a ye ar e ar I Ie r , Ni t r oge n consumpt io n de cr e ase d 15 percent to 9 . 2 milli on t ons; phosphate us age , at 4 . 2 mi ll Io n t o ns , a nd pot as h c ons ump t io n, at 4 .9 mi l lion to ns , were eac h down 14 percent .
The fIv e Ie ad Ing St ates In order of tota I cons ump ti on and the ch ange In consumption fr om t he yea r e nde d Jun e 30 , 1982 were: III i no fs , down 23 percent ; California , down 8 percent; Iowa, down 26 percent; Te xas, down 2 pe r ce nt ; a nd Ind ia na , dow n 15 percent.
Fertl I Ize r co ns umpt Io n rep rese nts ai/ commercia l fertilizer tonn a ge so ld or shi pped f or f ar m and non- f arm use as fe rt i i i zer , Mater ial s use d in the ma nufac t ur e of reg iste red mixe s o r for us e in other fe rt i I Izers are exc luded .
U. S. PLANT NUTR IENT CONSUMPTION
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1982
1983 %o f Yr , Aao
Thous a nds
Ch Ic ke ns
Egg Type
27 ,8 19 27 ,21 5
98
Br oi ler Type 288 ,923 279 , 083
97
Tur keys
1/ 14, 374 2/ 13 , 723
95
11 I nc I ude s 14,1 46 he avy a nd 228 I I ght br eeds .
2/ Inc l ude s 13 , 44 1 heavy a nd 282 I t ght
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De cembe r 13 , 1983
Phone : ( 404 ) 546-2236
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DOCUM ENTS
UGA LIBRARIES
COTTON CROP EXPANDS
PECAN ~URtLA~T LOWERED
The Dece mber 1 f orecast fo r Geor g i a ' s 1983 cotto n pr oduct ion , at 120, 000 ba le s , Is 15 , 000 ba ' e s higher t han t he pre v iou s month 's fo reca st . The cur re nt pr edict io n, based on g inni ngs t o De cember 1, p l us gi nner ' s expect at ions for the r ema Inder of the se as o n, Is sti" 49 percent bel ow the record-yi el din g 1982 crop whic h produc ed 235, 000 ba les . Har ve st Is 93 pe r cent comp lete , compared with 96 perce nt last year and 97 pe r cent for the 5ye ar ave r age .
Georgia 's 1983 pecan c rop Is est imated at 105 mi I li o n pounds , down 5 mi l lion pounds f rom the pr e v ious e st imate , as of Oct obe r 1 . Th i s reduct ion lo wers the c ur r e nt crop 20 mi l l io n pounds or 16 pe rcent be low the 125 millio n pound 1982 crop . Har vest has pr ogr es sed s l ower th an both I ast year and the 5-year ave r age . Prog ress stands at 72 percent comp I e t e, through De cember 11, compa red with 86 percent J as t ye ar and 82 per cen t for t he average.
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GEORGI A ACREAGE AND PROD UCT ION 1982 AND 1983
Ac reaqe
Yi eld per Acre
Producti on
Unit
Planted for all Purposes
1983
Har -
I For
I vested I Harvest
1982 1/ 1 1983 1/
1982
I I nd I-
I D"etce.d 1,
1983
Indl-
198 2
cated
I Dec. 1
i 1983
- -T hous a nd Acr es- -
- - Tho us a nds - -
Pec ans
Lbs.
125, 000
105, 000
Cot ton 2/
Ba l es 130
158
115
71 4
501
235
120
Corn 3/-
Bu .
830
815
77 0
85. 0
68 .0
69 ,275
52,360
Soybea ns 3/
Bu . 2, 100
2',500
1,950
27 . 0
19. 0
67, 500
37,050
Pe a nuts 37
Lbs.
530
472
560 3,2 15
2,650 1, 517,480 1,484, 000
Tobacco ,T ype
14 3/
Lbs.
NA
50
45 2, 110
2, 100
105 , 500
94 , 500
Sweetpotatoes 3/ Cwt.
6.0
6.3
5.8
130
110
819
638
Hay , All 3/
Ton
NA
500
480
2.40
1. 90
1 , 2 00
91 2
App les , AT I Commerc i a l 3/ Lbs.
15, 000
20 ,000
Peaches 3/
Lbs.
120,000
85 , 000
Grapes 37 Wheat 37
Tons Bu . 1,150
1, 480
970
33. 0
34 .0
2 .8 48, 840
2 .5 32, 980
Oats 3/
Bu.
155
Rye ~7
Bu .
400
~h um 3/
Bu.
110
~arves+ed f or princi pa l use .
90
85
61.0
58. 0
5 , 490
70
60
21 .0
21 .0
1, 470
135
80
42 . 0
35 .0
5,670
2/ Cotto n y ie l d in pounds and pr oduc t io n In bal es.
4 ,93 0 1,260 2,800
37 Estl -
mates br ought forward f r om e ar li elr s ur veys.
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart8ent of Agriculture
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Un ited s tates cotto n produc t ion as o f December 1 i s forec as t at 7 . 62 mi l li on ba Ies, 36 percent
be low 1982 produc t io n but 2 pe rce nt abo ve a mont h ear lle~. Acres har ve ste d at 7.14 ml I li on ar e
expect ed t o yi eld 512 po unds pe r e . T.h
Ion i nc lu des 81 , 000 ba les o f America n-
P ima cot t o n produced in Ar izo na , New Mex ico and Texas.
1982-1 983
St at e
Ind.
Ind .
1983 cr-es
1983
Cot t o n, Al l
Ala .
285 .0
215. 0
775
402
Ariz .
506 .6
3 17 .5
1, 100
1, 064
Ark.
390 .0
310 . 0
65 7
495
Ca I i f.
1, 370 . 0
965. 0
1 , 077
98 5
Ga.
158. 0
1 15 . 0
714
5 01
La .
595 . 0
4 10 . 0
702
632
Mis s .
990 .0
675. 0
853
640
Mo .
151 . 0
93. 0
64 8
37 7
N. Mex .
77 . 4
60 . 0
546
5 84
N. C.
70 .0
59.0
699
366
Ok la .
450. 0
300. 0
25 4
224
S. C.
95 .0
69 . 0
783
383
Te nn.
255 .0
2 15 . 0
638
335
Tex .
4 , 319 . 5
3 ,322 .8
303
336
Ot he r States 3/
16 .0
9. 8
627
6 12
U. S.
9,728 .5
7 ,136 . 1
590
5 12
1/ Prod uct io n g i nned and t o be gin ned. 2/ 480-lb . net weig ht ba le s .
)lear carr ied f orwa r d f rom ea r l ier fo reca~t.
460 . 0
180 . 0
1 ,1 60. 9
70 4 . 0
534 .0
320.0
3,0 73 .0
1 , 980. 0
235 .0
120. 0
870.0
540 .0
1 ,7 60 . 0
900. 0
20 4 .0
73.0
88 .0
73 .0
102. 0
45. 0
238 .0
140 .0
155 . 0
55 .0
339 .0
150 . 0
2 ,722 .8
2 , 326 . 0
20 .9
12 . 5
11,962 . 6
7, 618 . 5
3/ Estimat e s for cur r en t
Un ited States pe c an produc t io n I s f orec ast at 283.5 mi J J io n pounds, dow n 3 perce nt fr om t he Octo be r 1 est imate , but up 32 pe rcen t f r om t he 1982 pr oduc t ion. The total productio n fo recas t consi st s of 173 . 3 miJ Ji o n pounds o f impr ove d va r iet ie s and 11 0 . 2 miJl io n pounds of nati ve and seed l i ng peca ns . As o f Octo be r 3 1, 1983, U. S. cold s torage ho ldings t ota led 10 . 9 mill ion pounds o f In-shel l pe cans , and 18. 6 mi Il io n pounds o f s he l led pe can s.
St ate
PECAN PRODUCTION
Tota l
1981
1,oob9~~unds
All Peca ns
Ala .
34 ,000
23 , 000
Ark.
5,500
500
F l a.
5 , 000
4 , 500
Ga.
120, 000
125 , 000
La.
24, 000
10, 000
.Mi s s .
~~ Mex .
8 ,5 00 20 ,000
4, 000 25 ,000
~J C. 1/
4 , 200
1, 900
Ok la .
47 ,000
2, 000
S. C.
3,900
2 , 200
Tex .
62, 000
17 ,000
U. S.
339 , 100
215 , 100
1/ Est imates for cur ren t ye ar carr ie d f orwar d from e ar l i er forecast.
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30 , 000 3, 000 4 , 000 105 , 000 28 , 000 8 , 000 28 , 500 2,000 8 , 000 2,000 65 ,000 283 , 500
UN ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-, 1982 AND 1983
Ar ea Harves t ed
'f Ie l d r er Acre
Prod uctio n
Ind,-
I nd I
In d ic at ed
Cr op
Unit
I 1982
cated 1983
1982
1,000 Acre s
Up l and Cot t on 2! Bale
9 ,658.0 7, 0 72. 8
590
cated 1983
512
Dec . 1,
1982
1983
Thous ands
11 ,863 .9
7,537 .5
Cot t o ns ee d
Ton
4 ,7 44
3 ,063
Pe c a n s
Lb.
215 ,100
283 , 500
Cor n for Gr ain 2/ Bu .
73 , 152
51 , 204
114 . 8
80 .5
8 ,397 ,334 4 , 120 , 983
Sor ghum fo r
Gr a i n 2/
Bu .
14 ,24 7
10,13 7
59 . 0
47 .5
841 , 079
481 , 992
Al l Wheat 21
Bu .
78,841
60 ,969
35 .6
39 .5
2 ,808 ,737 2 , 407, 606
Soybe ans for
Be ans 2/
Bu .
69 , 821
61 , 398
31.9
25 . 0
2 , 229 , 486 1,536 ,5 19
Peanuts-for Nut s 2/ Lb.
1,2 75 .4 1, 371. 0
2, 696
2, 265
3 ,438 ,330 3 , 105 , 000
AII Hay 2/
To n
60 ,6 79
60 , 394
2 .5 1
2 . 36
152 ,424
142, 654
Swe et pota t oe s 2/ Cwt .
111.1
98 .0
129
114
14, 290
11, 127
Apples , Com ' I.--~ Lb.
8 , 110,000 8 ,28 1,500
Pe ac he s 2/
Lb.
2 ,292 ,600 1, 969, 800
Grapes 27
Ton
6 ,6 16 .2
4,931.4
Oats 2/-
Bu .
10,5 61
9 ,058
58. 4
52 .2
616 , 981 472 ,5 41
Rye 27
Bu
715
858
29 . 1
30 .0
20 ,8 17
25 ,698
Almond s (Cal if. ) 2/ Lb.
347 ,000
250 ,000
Walnuts (Cal if.) 2/ Ton
17 Yie ld i n pounds. 21 Est imate s car ried fo rward from ear lier forecast.
234 . 0
180.0
FEEDOUTLOOK 11
In 1983/84 , cor n an d so rghum use wl l I exceed
production by a wi de ma rg in, resulting In a large drop i n ca rryover s t o cks next year.
Pr ices are expe ct e d to average wei J abo ve a ye ar earl ier . The pay ment-in- kind program and t hi s su mmer I s drought r e duced the har ve s t of co r n an d so r ghum t o 116 .9 mil lion me t r ic to ns, les s than half 1982 ' s 234 .7 mi I lion.
Rec or d-h i gh s tocks part ly of fset the Impact o f t he red uced harvest . St ocks o f cor n , so r ghum , bar le y , and oats amounted t o 108. 6 mi l lion t ons o n Oct ober 1 - 24 mi ll ion la rge r than a year ea rlier . Thus , t he supp ly of fe e d gr a i ns go ing in to the fa l J a nd wi nt er t ot al s 2 16
mi Il io n t on s - abo ut 32 perce nt le s s than l as t year 's 320 mi I li on and the lowest si nce the f a l I o f 1977 . The f e e d grain s upp ly wi I : be
a ugmen ted by a s rne l I amount o f import s an d by bar ley and oat ha r ve s t s next s umme r .
In sev era I ar e a s , wheat pr ice s we r e si gn i f -
icantl y Je s s t han t hos e f or co rn and so rg hum,
or ompt Ing a s hi ft t o whe at feed i ng . As a
resu lt wh e at
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timated to li ve
270 mi lli sto ck a nd
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J une- Septemh er - about 37 pe r cent more t han a
ye ar e arl ier . Cor n and sorghum prices r eme l n
at a prem Iurn to wheat, an d De cembe r futu r es pr ice s i mp ly more of the same . Consequent ly , wheat fe ed i ng is expected t o cont Inue we I I above a year ea r I Ier t hroug h the fa I land winte r . 1/ Feed Out look and S it ua t io n Repor t , November 1"983 .
~vORLD 0ILSEED SITUATION 1/
Ti ght s upp li es cont i nue t o dom i nate the wor I d oilseed and product situation . Est imated wor Id 0 i Iseed out put de c I I ne d 485 ,000 tons f rom l as t mont h ' s tota l . Upward r e v i si o ns In U. S. soybean a nd peanut output and i n Ind I an pe anut produc tion were more than o f f set by r e duce d cotto nseed output in the USSR and Pak i stan. Ot he r s ign i f Ica nt deve Iopment s in cl ude a Br az l I ian ban o n r e g i strat ions o f fu r the r exports of soybean meal . Foreca s t Ch i ne se , Portu guese, a nd Ph i I i pplne soybean i mport s have been r e duced . Ove ra l I , cons umpt io n of prote in me a l lior Idwlde wi I I be off 3 .4 pe r cent fr om Iast yea r 's Ie ve I , with t igh t s upp li e s an d co nse quent hi gh pr ic e s exp ected t o rati on use . Vegetab le 0 1I co ns umptio n Is e xpected t o s how min Ima I growth. Re duce d oi l se e d us age, pa rt icula rl y i n t he Un it e d St ates , is al r eady occ ur r i ng , with fa r sharper reduct io ns , compa r ed wit h a year ea r l ie r , e xpe ct e d to occ ur l at er i n t he se aso n. 1/ Fore ign Ag r icul tu r e Ci r cu l ar , Novembe r 1983.-
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Pot ato Stocks Catt le on Fee d Eggs, Chicke ns and
Tur ke ys Co l d St or age Sma l l Gr a i ns Hogs and P igs Li ve s t ock S l aughter Vegetab les Agric u l t ura l Pr ice s
Decembe r 14 December 14
Decembe r 21 De cembe r 2 1 De cembe r 22 Dec embe r 22 Dec embe r 22 Dec embe r 27 December 30
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IHopo r t l ng Se r vice , Sf op he ns Fede r a l Bu ild l ng ,l
At he ns , Sa . 306 13 , Larr y E. Sn i pe s , St a t l s-I
l t l c t en- Tn-Cnar qe , Seco nd Cl as s pos t aqo pe l d at A, 1 ~1') :l S , Ga . Subs c r i pt lon t e e S10 per ye ar l
ex ce p t fr ee t o da t a c on t r l bu't or- s , Su b sc r Ip-i ]
r I on l:dor ,r:lJt io n av a i l e b l e t r-ee : 80 0 r g la Cr o p l
Ropo r t I nq Se r v i c e , Ste p ho ns Fed o ra l BUil ding ' l
Su i t e 320 , At hons , GA. 3061 3 Te l e pho no :
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UGA LIBRARIES
HIGHLIGHTS
Deceaber 1 Pig Crop
Cattle on Feed
Wheat and Rye Seedings
Milk Production
Month1y Poultry
Col d Storage
Livestock Slaughter
GEORGI AWHEAT PLANT INGS UP
GEORGIA HOG AND PI GINVENTORY DOWN FRO~l AYEARAGO
Fa l l and wI nter seedl ngs o f wheat i n Geo rg i a f or t he 1984 cr op are est I mated at 1, 250, 000 acres. Th I s is a 9 per ce nt inc r ease from t he 1 , 150, 000 ac res p I anted f o r t he 1983 cr op.
The r e were 1, 310 , 000 ho gs an d p igs on Geo r g i a farms o n Dec ember 1 , 1983 . Th l s i s a dec l i ne o f 6 pe r cent fr om t he yea r ear Il er In ve nt or y but i s up 1 per cen t f r om Sept embe r 1, 1983. Hogs fo r breed I ng at 186, 000 ar e down 14 pe r ce nt fr om a y ea r ago and do wn 2 pe rce nt from I ast quar t e r. Mark e t hogs at 1 , 124 ,000 de c I i ned 5 per ce nt f r om Decembe r 1, 19 82 but Inc r eased 1 pe rcen t fr om Septembe r 1 , 1983 .
The Sept embe r - No vembe r pig c rop at 504 ,000 is 1 percen t be l o w th e c cmpor ab Ie pe r i a d of a ye ar earlier. Dur in g t he qua r ter 70, 000 so ws f ar rowed , down 2,000 f r om the September-Novembe r pe r I ad o f 1982. The average I i H e r size o f 7 . 20 pigs is up f rom the 7. 10 r ecor de d dur i ng the sa me qua r ter of l ast ye ar.
Dur i ng Dec ember 1983-Februar y 1984 , Georgia fa r mers I ntend t o have 68 ,000 so ws far row . If the se Inte nt i on s are r eali ze d, f ar r owin gs wi I I be unchan ged fr om t he comparab le qu ar t e r o f a ye ar ea r I I er , Our j ng Mar ch -May 1984, I ntent I on s are for 70, 000 sows t o f arro w, 14 percent l es s th an th e same q uarter of l ast y ear.
See U.S. narrative, pa ge 6. See t ab le , p age 3 .
The 1983 crop prod uc ed 33 ,320, 000 bus he ls from the 980 ,000 acres harvested f o r gr ain . Yi e ld avera ged 3 4 bu s he l s per acre .
P I ant I ng prog r ess f o r the 1984 cr op was 85 percent c omp I e t e , as o f Dec ember 11, 198 3 . That level of progres s is s l i ght l y beh ind both l ast ye ar and t he 5- ye ar avera ge o f 88 pe r c e nt f or t he s ame date . We t f ie I ds have r ece nt I y h i nde red th e f i na l phase o f 1983 c r op har vest , and i s de l ay i ng plantin g of some o f -tho se f i el ds t o whea t. Co nd i t lon of t hat part of t he c rop whi c h i s a lready sp r outed and gr ow i ng was descr i bed as 39 pe r c e nt fair and 58 pe r cent good , as o f December 11 , 1983 .
FEWER RYE PLANTINGS INGEORGI A
Fa l I seedi ngs o f r ye I n Georgia for a l l pu r pose s are e st i mated at 380 , 000 ac r es . Th is Is a 20 , 000 ac r e , or 5 perc en t reductio n f r om the 400 ,000 ac res p I an t e d I as t ye ar . I n 1983 , Georgia farmer s har ve st e d 70,000 ac res fo r gr a i n , wh ich y i el de d 2 1 bus he l s per acr e f o r a crop o f 1 , 470, 000 bu sh el s . Plan t in g progres s f or t he 1984 cro p stood at 97 per ce nt c omp I ete , as 0 f December 11, 1983, compared t o l ast year ' s 96 percent c omp l ete and t he ave r age o f 94 perce nt. Co nd I t i o n on December 11 was 38 pe rce nt f a i r and 59 perc en t good .
Co nt i nue d on page 4 .
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture
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POULTRY
1983 , of
It em
Ja n. th r u Nov .
yea r
1982
1983
a0
- - Thousa nds - -
Pu l le t Ch Ic ks P lace d
Domestic ( U.S. ) 1/
Br o I le r Type
3, 408
3 ,01 4
126
92
34 ,828
33 ,615 9 7
Egg Type
385
) 19
232
60
3 , 525
3, 079 8 7
Ch Icks Hat che d
BroI le r Type
Ge or g i a
48 , 723
51 , 106
47, 693
98
590 ,95 7 588 , 857 100
UnIted s t ates
345 , 6 02
345 ,3 24
33 5 , 9 8 3
97
4 ,07 1,634 4 ,0 73,81 2 100
Egg Type
Geor g Ia
1,484
2 , 274
1, 748
118
30 , 312
2 1, 572
71
Un i ted Stat e s
30, 172
32,562
29 , 370
97
4 13 , 2 80
376, 092
91
Tur ke ys
Pou lts Place d
U. S.
11, 604
9, 192
10 , 964
94
2 / 29, 281 2/28 , 266
97
1/ Repor t e d by le ad Ing br ee de r s , in c ludes expect e d pul le t r e placeme nts f rom e ggs so l d durin g
ifhe pr eced I ng mo nth at t he r ate of 125 pu l le t chicks per 30 doze n c as e of eggs . 2/ Tur ke y
pou lt s pl aced Sept embe r 1982 - Novembe r 1983 .
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PR ODUCTION 1/ , NOVEMBER 1983
No . Laye r s o n
Eggs Per 100
Tota l Eggs Pr oduce d
Hand- Nov . 1983
Layer s- Nov. 1983
Dur i ng Nov . 1983
Thousa nds
Numbe r
Mi II io ns
Georg i a
Hatc h i ng
4 , 860
1, 827
89
Oth e r
13, 66 7
2, 046
280
Tot a l Ga .
18 , 527
1 , 992
369
Tot al U. S.
275 , 649
1/ No compara bl e fIgur e s avai l ab le fo r 1982 .
2 ,008
5 ,5 35
It em
Nov
1982
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ i NOV EMBER 1983
Dur In Nov .
I , of ,
ye ar
Jan. thr u Nov .
1983
a0
1982
1983
Thous a nds
- - Thousa nds- -
% of year aqo
Yo ung Chi cke ns
Geor g i a
46, 575
47, 656
44, 116
95
534, 408 54 4 , 069 102
Uni ted St at e s
312, 009
338 ,700
305, 552
98
3 , 743 , 789 3, 812, 574 102
r-1at ur e Ch i cke ns
LIght Type U. S.
12 , 961
10, 027
8 , 817
68
148 , 93 4
132, 445
89
He avy Type U. S.
2, 472
3 , 127
2 ,0 45
83
33, 785
32, 676
97
Tot a l U.S .
15, 433
13, 154
10 , 863
70
182 , 71 9
165, 121
90
Total Al l Type s , Ga . 2, 628
2 , 443
2 , 435
93
35 , 21 4
3 2 , 988
94
Pe r ce nt Condemne d
Yo ung Chicke ns
Geo rg Ia
1.2
92
2/ 1.4 93
Un It e d St at e s
1. 3
93
:2/1 .4 93
1/ Fede r all y Inspected s laughte r data a s co l lect ed by Me at and Pou lt r y I ns pe ct Ion Prog ram.
C:urrent mo nt h data e st imated by Ma rket Ne ws Se r v ic e . 2/ Janua ry - October 1983 condemnations .
2
HOGS AND P IGS : INV ENTORY NUMBERS, DECEMBER l SOWS FARROWING AND P IG CROP , 1982-1983
I t ern
Nu mber on Far ms-Dec . Al l Hog s and P i gs Ke pt fo r BreedIng Mar ke t Hogs
Marke t Hogs and P i gs by Weight Groups Unde r 60 Po unds 60- 119 Pounds 120- 179 Pounds 180 Pou nds a nd Ove r
Sows Far r owIn g Dece mber 2/- Fe br uar y
t~ a r c h -~~ a y-
Decemb e r 2/-r~ ay J une- August Sep t ember - Novembe r
Ju ne-Novembe r PIg Cro p
De cemb e r 2/ - Febr uary
~~ a r c h -~~ ay-
Decemb e r 21- ~t,ay J une- August
S e p tember -N o v~~ b e r
Ju ne- Novembe r Ye ar
( 000 )
53 , 935 7 , 415 46 ,5 19
55 ,8 19 7, 352 48,467
18 ,628 11, 808 9 , 282 6 , 802
2 , 576 3 , 016 5,592 2,85 1 2 ,951 5 ,802
18, 372 22 , 654 41 ,0 26 21 , 088 21 ,907 42 ,995 64 , 021
18 , 753 12 ,333 9 , 771 7 ,6 10
2 , 742 3 , 480 6 , 221 3 , 149 2,992 6 , 140
20 , 365 26 , 400 46 , 765 23 , 178 22 , 301 45 , 479 92 , 244
(000 )
4 2 ,44 0 5 ,6 70
36 , 770
43 ,4 30 5 ,605
3 7 , 825
14 , 745 9 , 259 7 ,45 3 5 , 313
1,977 2 ,391 4 ,368 2 , 199 2 ,363 4 , 562
14 , 059 17, 943 3 2 ,002 16 , 254 17, 548 33 ,802 6 5, 804
14,556 9 ,649 7 , 723 5 , 897
2,090 2 , 768 4, 858 2,400 2 , 370 4, 770
15, 543 2 1,063 36 ,606 17, 675 17 ,6 11 35 ,2 86 71 ,892
'-lu mbe r
Numbe r
Geor gI a
1982
198 3
(000 )
1 ,4 00 2 17
1, 183
1 , 310 186
1 ,124
509
4 72
349
292
2 13
23 1
112
129
69
68
76
81
145
149
77
72
72
70
149
142
47 6 551 1, 027 547 511 1 ,058 2 , 085
469 583 1 ,052 511 504 1 ,015 2 , 067
Numbe r"
Pi 9s pe r Ll tter De cembe r 2/ - Feb r uar y I--larc h-May-
De c embe r 3! -~,'a y
J une- Augus t Se pt embe r - Novembe r
Jun e- No vember
7. 13 7 .51 7.34 7 . 40 7.42 7. 41
7.43 7.59 7.52 7. 36 7 . 45 7. 41
7 .1 1 7 .5 0 7.33 7.39 7. 43 7. 41
7. 44 7.61 7. 54 7 .36 7 . 43 7 . 40
6 .90 7 .2 5 7.08 7 . 10 7 . 10 7 .1 0
6 .90 7 . 20 7.06 7. 10 7.20 7.1 5
Uni ted St ates
Far rowIng Int e nt io ns 21 1983
19 84
Dece mber 3/ -Fe br uar y
Mar c h- !v1 ay-
.2!December 3/- rlav
6 ,22 1
5 ,900
GA, I L, IN, l A, KS, MN, MO , NE, NC, OH.
vear .
10 St a te s 11
19 83
1984
1 , 000 He ad - - - -
2 , 090
2 ,025
2 , 768
2 , 535
4 , 858
4,560
2/ Act ua l f arr ow l ngs fo r 1983.
Georg ia
19 83
1984
68
68
81
70
149
138
3/ Decembe r prec ed Jng
I : ~ e '::' e ; ~ r :' : ~ ;': :;1"- ,":. R'3f)':' :- " !, 5 S ~ t <; : ": ~ - 7 2 8 G) jc; p U ~ I : : tl e 1 ~ ti rr. I - f!'C:"\~ hh b y' t l) B Ge or g ia C i ~ >p Ra po r r l nq . 3e:- .... . c e , ::. ~,; :) ... e r s '" ~ :: .;. i"'" ~: S l";! I c i ., ~ . A '!"rt t:'~ S . u3 . 306 1 3 , t er r ... E. ~ .. l pe s , S"tl!l:'tlstlc ;~ "" l n Cl'l~r ge . 5- :-.: ~ r.~ .~I "' S ~ ::- ~.,.~ ...~ ~ ~ ,. ; -: e t :. - ~ , ~~ s . GA , ) " t'ls: '- i C'. t i o r. f e e $ l ~ ~.t" r' Y ~ ~i a}t' : ~;>"t rr e e TO ce r z
=,.1"' - i ::- :... :; - , . _, ~~ ~ .: r :_ ; I " 1 :'I ' :; r ~., tlc rl :h .1 i l ~ b ! ~ t r oo : G ec r ~l ~ Crop R e ;}o r t l ng SI)'-" ic a . S"spJ"l e ns C'i?Or>- ,; 9 ~; ; , := ;, c. S li ' ,! ~ .1 2 D 1 :, .. .. f..! I"!S , G,P,. :-'j t- ' 3 T e l ep h O"l e : ( 404 ) ~ 4 6 - 2 2 ~ 6 .
3
U. S WHEAT PLANTINGS RISE
WI nter whe at p la nt Ings fo r the Natlon 's 1984 c r op ar e es r lrneted at 64 . 9 ml l l Jon ac r es . Th Is I s a 4 pe r ce nt Inc r e as e over r he 62 . 5 mI l I j o n ac r e s se e de d Iast ye ar . As o f Decembe r 11 , 1983, about 95 pe r ce nt o f t he Inte nde d pl ant In gs had emer ge d an d had ac ce ptab le s tan ds .
The U. S. 1983 all wh eat c rop Js e s r lme t e d at 2 .43 bl I I Jo n bus hel s , down 14 perce nt fr om the r ecor d h Igh 2 . 81 b i I lI on bushe l cr op l as t ye ar . Acr e s har ve s ted fo r g r al ~ In 1983 t ot al e d 6 1 . 5 mil li on, 22 pe r cen t les s t han t he 1982 har ve ste d ac r e s . The 1983 y Ie l d a ve r age d a recor d h1gh 39 . 4 bus he l s per ac re , compa red wIt h 35.6 bus hel s pe r acr e l ast ye ar . Win t e r
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whe at accounted fo r 82 . 2 percent of the t o t a I whe at product Io n.
NATIONAL RYE SEED INGS UP
The Nat Io n' s 1984 rye crop seed lngs t o t aled 2 .98 m1I I Jo n ac r e s , 8 pe rce nt abo ve t he 1983 p la nr l nqs , I ncluded In the se pl antI ngs are ac r es of r ye p la nt e d fo r a l I pur poses , 1nc l udIn g wI nt er gr az I ng .
The 1983 pr oduct Io n o f r ye fo r t he r~ a t J o n i s e s t Imated at 28 . 2 mJ I lI o n bus he l s , up 34 pe rce nt fr om 1982 . Acres harveste d for gr a In In 1983 t ota led 92 3,000 compared wIth 72 1,000 in 1982 . The 1983 cr op yI el d per ac r e of 30 .5 bus he ls r.omp ared wi th 29. 1 bush e l s In 1982 a nd 26.7 bus he l s In 1981.
It em WI 'JT::R WHEAT
WINE R WHE AT RY E AND OATS , UNITED Sn rES AN D GE:..O::"R, ~G...:..I..A..:_ _----;~-:-::-.::
_
I Un Ited
1 , 98 3
St at es1984
--""91""8~3--=G':;e~ org"'-I"-a=----'1-9""8"'4'-----
Area See ded (1 ,000 Acr e s )
62 , 503
64, 920
1 , 150
1 ,250
Harv e s t ed Acr e s ( 1, 000 Acr e s )
47, 686
98 0
YIe ld pe r Har v . Acr e (Bu. )
41. 8
34. 0
Product Io n ( 1,000 Bu . )
1,9 93 , 888
33 ,3 20
Ar e a Seeded as % of Pr e v o Yr .
94. 0
103 .9
72 . 3
108.7
RY ~
Ar e a See de d ( 1,000 Acr e s ) Harv e s t e d Acr e s ( 1, 000 Acr e s ) YIe l d pe r Har ve s t ed Acr e (Bu . ) Pr oduc t io n (1 , 000 Su. ) Ar e a Seed e d a s % of Pr e v o Yr .
2, 765 923 30 .5
28 ,15 2 105 . 1
2 , 978 107. 7
400 70 21 . 0
1, 470 88 . 9
380 95 . 0
OATS Har ve s t e d Acr e s (1 ,000 Acr e s ) Yield per Har veste d Acr e (g u . ) Pr oduct Ion (1, 000 Bu. )
9, 098 52 . 5
477 , .303
85 5 1. 0 5 , 185
EGGS IN I ~CU BATORS ! NO VEMBER 1983 , U. S .
Ch Ick e ns
~gg Type
29 ,680 29 ,67 7
100
Bro I ler Type 308 ,336 309 , 543
100
Turke ys
1/15 , 554 2 / 15 ,060
97
1/ Inc ludes 14 ,778 heavy and 776 ! i ght br eed s ,
2/ l'1c ludes 14 ,795 heavy and 255 l i ght br ee ds .
U S. EGG PRODUCTIONDOWN
The Nat Io n 's layIn g f locks pr oduc ed 5 . 54 b I I l lo n e ggs dur I ng Novembe r 1983, Inc I ud I ng 5 . 01 b i I l Io n tab Ie or- commerc I a I ty pe eg gs a nd 528 mil lI o n hat ch Ing egg s . Novembe r egg prod uct Io n per 100 I aye rs for the t ot a I I ay I ng floc k was 2, 008 e ggs .
GA . RED MEAT PRODUCTION
Georg ia r e d meat pr oduc tl on t ot a le d 40. 2 mII I l on pou nds dur Ing November 1983, down 1 pe r cent f rom Octobe r 1983. J a nua r y-Novembe r r e d meat produ ct Ion tota le d 42 4 .3 rn l l l lo n pounds .
Cat t le s la ught e r e d by commercIa l p lants In Geor gla dur Ing No vembe r totaled 19 ,000, a dec r e a se of 1, 600 he ad f r om t he pr evl o us mont h. Ca lves s la ughte red In November t ot al ed 1 ,400 he ad, down 100 fr om a mo nth ago .
There we r e 139,300 ho gs s la ughte re d In comme r c Ia l p la nts across the St at e dur l ng Novembe r, 600 head I e s s than dur I ng Octo be r 1983 .
U. S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION
Commer cl a l red meat product io n In t he Un ite d St ates f or Novembe r 1983 tot a le d 3 .47 bl l Il o n pounds . Jan uary-N ovember accumul ated red meat produc t lo n t ota le d 35 .5 bJ I l Ion pounds. Comme rc I al red meat productlo n I nc ludes s la ughter 1n fe der a I Iy 1ns peeted a nd other p l ants, but ex c l ude s anim a l s s l aughte r e d o n farms.
Beef product Io n fo r November tota led 1 . 94 b i l l ion pound s . Tot a l he ad k l l led was 3. 08 mIli lon and I l ve we i ght ave r age d 1, 077 pound s . Ve al prod uctio n was 39 ml li lo n pounds . Ca l f s la ughte r of 294 thousa nd he ad ave ra ged 229 pounds li ve welg ht . Pork produc t Io n dur Ing t he mo nt h t ot a le d 1 . 47 b l I l l on pounds . Hog k I l l t otaled 8 . 43 mI l l io n head, wIth an ave r age Ilve wei ght o f 246 pounds .
SpecIes
GeorgIa Cati" le Ca I ves Hogs
She ep & Lambs
GEORGIA AND UNI TED STI\TES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Head
Aver age
Tota l
S laugh te red
Llv ewe Igh t
Ll ve we lght
No v.
J a n.-N ov .
Nov .
Nov .
J a n.- Nov .
19 83
1983
1 ,000 Head
19 83 Pound s
1983
19 83
- - 1 , 000 Pounds - -
19 . 0 1 .4
189. 3 .1
20 1 .0 17. 2
1 , 976 . 3 .5
898
17,052
182 , 070
350
4 78
5 , 785
232
43 , 828
454 ,820
96
6
52
Un l t ed States
- -~~ l l l l o n Head
Pounds
- - Ml l li on Pounds- -
Cat t I e
3. 1
33 . 5
1, 077
3,322.8
35 ,8 57 . 2
Ca lve s
.3
2.8
229
67.3
665 . 1
Hog s
8 .4
79.4
2 46
2 ,073.4
19 ,300 . 1
Sheep & Lam bs
.5
6. 1
1 11
58 . 6
679 .7
17 Inc ludes s laughter under Fed era l Inspe ct Ion and othe r commerc Ia l s l aught e r , e xc I udes fa r m
s laughte r .
COMMERCII\L RED I~EA T AN D LARD PRODUC TION: UN I TEO ST.I\TES WITH COMPARI SONS 1/
Novembe r
J a nuary November 27
K 1nd
1983 I~ ! IlI o n Pound s
1983 K:11 111on Pounds
Bee f
1,938
21, 089
Vea l
39
391
Po rk
1, 468
13, 709
Lamb & Mut to n
29
33 8
Tota l Re d Meat
3,4 74
35 ,5 27
Lar d 3/
94
886
17 Based on packe rs dres s we l ght s and e xc ludes f arm s l aught e r . 2/ Accumulated t otals based on
Llnr ounde d data . 3/ Pr e 11m ! nar y Iar d pr oduct Io n I nc Iudes r e ndered por k fa+ .
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U S. UP 3 PERCENT
U . S. hog producers lnte nd to have 5 .90 mi l lI o n sows far row dur I ng t he Dec ember 1983 -
U. S. I nve nt o r y o f all hogs and p l qs I s es tIm ate d 1'\t 55 .8 ml l ! Ion he ad o n Dec ember 1,
May 198 4 per I ad , 5 perc ent be I ow a y e ar ago b ut 6 pe r cent gl-e ater than t wo yea r s ago.
19 83. Th I s Is 3 perc en t abo ve a year ago but 5 pe rcen t I ess t han Dec ember 1 , 1981. Br ee d-
I ng ho g 1nv en t or y, at 7 .35 ml l 11on , 1s 1 pe r c en t be I ow I as t ye ar and down 6 pe rce nt
f r om t wo ye ar s a ~ o . Marke t ho g l nv e nto r y, at 48 . 5 mI l lI o n , Is 4 pe rce nt abo ve a yea r e ar l I er but 5 perce nt l ess than t wo yea r s ago .
The U. S. p Ig c rop f8 r 1983 t o ta led 9 2 . 2 mJ i l l o n he ad , 10 pe rce nt abov e 19 82 but 2 pe r c e nt be l o w t he 198 1 p I g c rop . The Decembe r 1 9 82-~1 a y 19 8 3 p I g c r op , es t I mat e d a t 46 .8 ml l l Jon he ad , 1s up 14 pe r ce nt f rom a ye ar ea r Il er but 2 per cenT be l o w the comp ar ab Ie pe r lod t wo ye ar s a go . The June- No vember 198 3 p1g c r op, est i mated at 45 .5 ml I lI o n head , I s 6
10 STATES UP 2 PERCENT
The 10 qu arter l y state s , ~I!th 4 3 . 4 mI l l Io n hea d on Dec embe r 1, 1983 , are up 2 pe r ce nt f r om a year ear I Jer b ut dc v n 6 percen t fr om Dece mbe r 1 , 1931 . The se 10 s t at es ac co un t for app r ox Jmat e I y 78 perc ent 0 f t he t 0 1-a I U. S. ho g a nd pi g i nv e nto r y .
In t he 10 q uar t er ly state s , t he Jun e- Au gu st 1983 p l q c r op t o ta led 17. 7 ml i l lo n he ad , 9 pe r c e nt abo ve th e same q uar t er a y e ar ago. For tne Septernb er -r-November' pe r I od , t he pIg c r o p of 17 .6 ml l l l o n head I s fr ac t I o nall y above t he sa me pa r lod dur i n g 1982.
per ce nt greate r t han a y e ar ago but 2 pe rce nt be I ali the J une- No vember 1981 c rop . _~ t o ta I of 6 . 14 mI I l l o n sows f ar-r o we d dur I ng J une-I Jov embe r 1983 , 6 pet-ce nt gr e at e r- then a veer e ar lier. T he l I t t er s i ze du rIn g t 'i1 s per l oc a verage d 7 . 41 , t he s ame as a ve e r e e r l l er .
Inten t! o ns I n th e 10 quart e r I y s +a-l e s r o te l ed 2 .03 rn l II ion so... s to f arr -ow ':i1H"ing t he Decem-
~er 19 83- Fe b r uar y 1984 pe rl od , 3 per c ent l e s s t han t he s ame pe r Jad l a s + year. The ~!, c; r c h - ~I, a y 1984 i nt e nt I o ns , at 2.5 4 ml i llon, er -e 8 per-c e nt be I o w t he M a r c h -~~ C! y 19 83 qu arter .
St at e
or I-IOGS AND P I GS: PERCENT or E~ ~T ION S A!l:D I "lVENTORY BY SIZ E GR OlJ[JS , 1982- 1983
r
, _S, .E-__L E- CTED S T.A, T ~~ S R U;J' IO I~ S AIW U N IT ~~O STATES 1/
Ope l-a t 10 nsf1aVl ng:
I nven +o, yoi'lOper-o i- roriSlTaYJ ng:
1- 99 He ad
100 - 499 Head
500+ Head
1- 99 rle ad
100 - 49 9 He ed
50 0+ "le ad
j 982 1983 1-,82
19~3
1982 1983 - T9S2 1983
1982
1983
1982- -1Y83
Pe r c e n t
'3 a . II I . I nd . I owa Kans . Mi nn .
'~ o.
Ne br . N.C . Oh l o
82 . 5 49. 5 62 . 6 33.1 67.0 56. 3 69 .8 46 . 9 92 .7 73 . i
80 . 1 49 . 6 58 . 5 3 1. 1 60 . 8 50 . 5 68. 2 47.1 90 .6 72 .5
14 .1 3 7.2 28 . 2 50. 1 26 . 8 35 . 0 25. 0 43 . 7
4 .6 22 .5
15. 5 36 . 0 30 .0 51 . 9 32 . 5 37. 7 25 . 9 42 .9
6.0 22 .5
3.4 13 . 2
9.2 15. 9 6 .2 8 .7
5.2 9.4 2.7 4.4
3 .4 14 . 4 i 1. 4 17 . 0 6.7 11. 8 5.9 10. 0 3.4 5.0
19. 4 7. 1
1a. 2
4 .7 12 . 6 10 .6 14 . 0
8.7 15 .9 13 . 8
15 .7 7 .2 9.6 4 .0
10 .Q 7 .6
15 .0 8. B 12. 1 13.B
36 . 0 34. 5 37 . 6 44. 6 37.1 43. 4 44.0 46 . 3 13 . 5 43 .5
38 . 6 31. 7 33 . 9 43 .4 42 .9 42. 3 43. 3 44 .4 14 .8 41 . 6
44 .6 58 . 4 52 .2 50.7 50 . 3 4 6. 0 42 .0 45. 0 70 .6 42 .7
45. 7 6 1 .1 56 . 5 52 .6 47. 1 50 .1 41 .7 46 .8 73 .1 44 .6
10 o t r I v-
! _ State s
') 9 . c_;
50, . 5
51 . 5
33 . 2
9 .0
-
8 .9 8 . 1 40 .4 39 .2 50 . 7 52 . 7
40 c t r tv-]
Sta tes 19 1 .7 90 .2 6 . S
U.S .
I
1 . 5 1 . 9 26 .9
33 . 0 3 2 . 4 40 . 1 4 4 .2
Tob l
, 76 . 1 73 . 7 1 8 . 8
20 .3
5. 1 6.0
12 . 6 1 1.3
38 . 9
37 .8
4 '3. 5 5 0 .9
1/ An op e r at1o n Is an y p lace ha 'i ln g o ne or mo r e ho gs and plg s o n h and dur I ng t he yea r . Pe r cen t
-;:-e fl ec + s eve r epe dl s+r I bu tlons b ased or lrner l l v o n ", ld-ye ar sur vey s.
6
CATTLE ONFEEDIN7 STATES DOWN6 PERCENT
Cattl e and ca l ve s o n feed Dec ember 1 for s laug hter mar ke t i n t he 7 s t at es prepar I ng mo nt h l y e st imates t o ta l ed 7 . 81 mi lli o n he ad , a 6 percen t decrease f rom a yea r ago but up 7
pe r cent from Decembe r 1, 1981.
Mar ke t ing s of fed c at tl e durin g Novembe r
t o t a I e d 1 . 46 mil lion, a decreas e o f 2 pe r cent fr om I ast ye ar but 11 pe r cen t mor e t han Novembe r 198 1 .
Pl ac ements of c att l e and c a lve s on feed I n the 7 states were 1 .7 1 mI I l i o n , down 4 pe rce nt
from November 1982 but up 5 pe r c e nt from t wo ye ar s ago . Net p lace men ts o f 1. 59 mI I li on wer e down 5 per ce nt f rom 1982 but 4 perce nt ab ove 1981 .
Ot he r di sappear ance t ota I ed 121 t housa nd
compared wi t h 119 t hou s and dur i ng No ve mber
1982 and 107 th o usa nd t wo ye ar s ago .
CATTLE AND CALVE S:
NUMBER ON FEED , PLACEMENTS, MARKETED, AND OTHER D ISAPPEARANC E,
7 STATES, NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 1
1983 as % o f
I tem
1982
, , 000 He ad
1983
1982
On Feed Nov embe r 1 1/
8 ,143
7 , 683
94
P I ac ed on Fe ed Our in g November
1,785
1, 71 1
96
Fe d Cat t le Mar kete d Dur in g November
1,485
1, 459
98
Othe r Disa ppea rance Dur i ng Nove mbe r 2/ 119
12 1
10 2
On Feed Decembe r 1 1/
8 ,3 24
7 ,81 4
94
1/ Catt l e and c a lves o n f eed are an ima l s f or s l augh ter market beIn g f e d a fu l l rat i o n of gr a i n or
e>t her co nc e nt r ates and ar e expec ted t o pr od uce a carca s s t hat wi I I grade goo d or bet ter . 2/ I n-
c I udes de at h l o ss e s, movement f rom feed l ots t o past ur e s and s h i pme nt s to ot he r f e ed l ot s fe>r
further feed ing .
GEORGI AMI LK PRODUCT ION
Georg ia 's da i ry herds produc ed 113 mil/ I on pound s o f mI I k dur i ng No vember 1983, down 1
percent f rom t he prev l o us month . Thi s b r i ngs the ac c umu l ate d mil k pr od uct io n f o r Ja nuary -
November t o 1 ,294 mil lion poun ds .
~i lk cow s o n da i r y f arms dur I ng Novembe r
ave rag e d 129 , 000 he ad , 1, 000 above th e pre-
v i ou s mo nth .
Mi Ik per c o w aver age d 8 75 po unds I n Novembe r , 15 po unds l e s s tha n October 1983 .
U.S. MILKPRODUCT IONTOTALED 110 BILLI OtJ POUNDS
No vembe r mi l k product ion to taled 11.0 bi I I I o n
po unds , 4 pe rce nt be I ow Octo ber 1983, but 6 perc ent abo ve November 1981 . Compar ati ve data fo r 1982 are not eva i I eb Ie by mont hs but wI I I be pub I I she d for t he October -Dec ember qua rte r in t he Janu ar y 1984 is s ue of MI I k Pr oduct Io n .
Ac c umu l at ed mi l k prod uct ion during the Jan-
uar y- November 1983 pe r iod totaled 128 bl I li o n po unds , up 4 per ce nt f r om t he s ame perIod in 1981.
Pr od uc t i on pe r co w aver age d 984 poun ds duri ng No vember , 39 po unds more th an t he Novembe r 1981 aver age. T he t ota l number of mi lk cows aver age d 11. 1 mI I l i o n he ad dur Ing No vembe r , sligh tly mor e than Oc tobe r , and 1 per c e nt mo r e than No vember 1981.
I tem
Mi I k Co ws Mi I k pe r Cow Mi l k Production
MIl.K COWS AND MI LK PRODUCT I ON NOVEMBER
r - . -- . Geo~rTg"l.-l'-a",--
_
I Un i t
Oct o ber
No vember
I. 1983
19 83
Thous . He ad
128
129
Pound s
sqo
875
MI I li on Lbs ,
11 4
113
7
l _.--!:!.D.l t~d ~t a te s
Oc t o be r
Novembe r
_
1983
19 83
11 , 130
11 ,137
1, 023
984
11 , 382
10, 960
Commod i t y
But t e r Che e se , Nat ura l Eggs , Fr ozen Fru its, Fr oze n Fr u I t Ju Ice s, Froze n Meats , Red
Bee f , Fro ze n Pork , Froze n Pou l tr y, Fr oze n Turk eys , Froze n Veg etabl e s, Fr oze n Pot at oe s, Froz e n Peanut s, She l led Peanu t s, In She l l Pec ans , She l led Pecans , In She l l
COLD STORAGE STOCKS , UNI TED STATE S, NOVEMBER 30 . 1983
Oct . 31,
Nov . 30,
1983
1, 000 Pounds
1983
528 ,927
520 , 268
1 , 236 ,5 30
1,2 11,829
14, 229
12, 701
700 ,957
662 , 056
980 , 290
878, 088
576,7 36
66 5, 325
277, 972
314, 750
239 . 993
292 , 754
60 1, 044
373, 855
460 , 076
248 , 376
2 , 146 , 031
2 , 039 , 608
775 , 170
8 19,0 79
18 7 , 4 0 3
256 , 400
14, 605
12 , 920
18, 677
14, 597
10, 107
16, 125
Pe r ce nt of Oct . 1983
Per c e nt 98 98 89 94 90 115 11 3 12 2 62 54 95
106 137 88 78 160
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