\- 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 Ir XI O LU III ;oJ ,<.) J;> t -< AJ 3: -< fT' :7- ~ (,.. 0 P .... ,,-, IT. X o t..,J nl ::0 0 t-1 V s: 111 0 2: 0 -1 0 (. '"' W ...CJ r" ,,-, -:::> I 11 V- ~l ""' 1" -.po C) 1]\ a N 0 I 0 I . ..<..0c.> 0 ..0 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 . w 0 ;'- .C.... 'rl w 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. -, 1h .. G~ (}ig l .l Farl':': Ro po e t (1 C; 9~- 07~ 1 -7:? H O ) I S j .. .. ; l 's tk3d su.l l- ron1hl i h )' the Gc ':)r ;j l .: '~ r ::; "' i '} 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 ~ -1 6 - :1L'V) . ._ 4 , (jli A400 .C-1 GE"O RG/A PI Fl... REG , V D /qg3/,-11 FARM EPO ~ DOCUM ENTS UGA UBRARIES Ja nuar y 11, 1983 GFR-83-Vo l ume 2 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 _._- -_ ,Ii) l.!1u t~( ~~. I . if >1/ 11 Yie ld i n pou nds . T-po..n . _ .. - Ut i i i z ed -- . - - pr odu c t Ion. - -.-- -- -- . . - .- ---- - _ --- _ .. .. _- ._... - -2-2-5-. 0.-- _. - ----22._5.--0-- rn lX f--< lH. .o I I I :.0 ...u J: ~ I - i ::OJ :...;:-< I II Z -1 (;/ V .I'> ~, i .... 1"11 X .... "..). t o II I ;Q ~1 V :~ 1110 Z l.-' --l Cl (.,...l UJ -1 N so - ..,j loJ u ':.> o r ... 1'. . .~ o N I (,.; CJ I UI GEORG IA FRES H MARKET TOMATOES 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 . 8 \, GA ALfDD.t:1- GEO RGIA PI r-J- RM REPOF /qg3/J-1? REGE l I 2005 c_..r::J: ~ ~ -.. r: ~ f"';~ I .I I t \ /...; __ Janu ary 27, 1983 GFR-83- Vo lume 3 ,_ _S._.._.DUGOACLUIo~REARNITESS ' GEORGI A CRO P REPORTI NG SE RVICE stephens Federal Bl dg . Suite 320 Athens , Geor gia 30613 Phone : ( 404 ) 546- 2236 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<-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 ~ XH 0 0.1 rn xi ;;>.J ),0. ~-1 ;;0 ~ -< II I Z -~ G)O l=- ~, N rn X .... L>J 111 :>0 0 t-1 0 il l ZO ..... 0 C", P W 0 N.... N I V "I VI ' ..... N ):> - .... 0 -.I VI 0 N 0 I 0 .-I w 0... U -sJ 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 \ G'AA~oo .tt GEO RGIA ~I:L F RM REPOh'1:r.2-3 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 ___---------- --Vhone : (4 04) 546-2236 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. GFR-83-Vo l ume 4 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 ('J4(".rg !' ;-c;.~" i~ lJ~ ~;f I : . ~- l I 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 .' ... ~ .:' u t 4,)(':s . ~ lJ b sc r l ~ "'!"l or. in "t rl;"'f"lor. e ..:t l l eC l C f (' t e ; ~..-or ;: Ir. ' "? P Rol poor- t ll1g Si- v l ': ') l J' . ;J .~p~:2.!.. . F ' c... ~~ ~. ~S1- _ ' ':~ '': :!?L:'~"!..~. ~_~=- .~l.l---2!..!!'.:!~~.:.-l " 04 ~ ~~~ . _ _.._ 2 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 . GFR-83-Vo I ume 4 ********* ** : 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 $/Cwt . tlL b. 14 . 80 14 ,6 0 l./ 14 , 70 13,9 0 32 , 6 13, 90 33 , 3 3/1 3. 90 3 1, 9 Ch icke ns Exc l , Broilers rt/ Lb , 9 . 0 y 12 , O 11, 0 Com! l Br oI le rs 81 i/L b , 25. 5 23 . 5 3/ 24 ,0 27. 1 24,3 3/25 .8 Eggs, AI I 91 t / Dol . 70 , 6 y64 . 6 63,0 63, 5 2/55, 4 52.6 Ta b le t l DO l , 6 1. 3 y 50.7 47 ,8 58 , 9 2/4 9 .3 46 . 2 Hatc h 1ng t l Dol. 110,0 2/ 117 . 0 120, 0 y y F irs t half of mo nth. Mid-mo nt h prIce. 31 EntIre mont h. ~ Ani ma ls s o l d fo r da 1ry he rd r e p l a c e me nt on ly. 51 Prtee s e s tIma ted qua r t er ly. 61 "Cows" a nd "s teers an d helt e r s " c ombi ned with a I l owance whe r e nec e s s ary for s la ughte r bu I Is . 71 I nc Iude s da I r y cows so Id f or s laugh te r . j Li vewe lg ht eq uI va le nt pr l ce fo r Geor g1a. J.! Average o f al l eggs so l d by f a r mers Inc ludIng hatc h Ing e ggs so l d at ret a I l . * Ins uf f lc 1e nt s al e s . I1lr XH (;I J>.$' rv In >< r- .'U l.>J In ;:00 ~'1 3: fllO 20 -\ 0 l.>J o N.... N vI -.j \Jl ..:.> rv o I (~ I w....e..>.. Ol -0 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 \. GA A !..jOD .c..t PI GEORGIA GEORGIA f.:L FARM REPOR ~q9 3/~8 RECEIVED CROP REPORTI NG SER VI CE phens Federal Bldg. I~ PR 2 I 2005 "te 320 ens , Georgia 30613 - -- - - - - - -- _..:.iiii-iiiiL February 18, 1983 GFR-83-Vol ume 5 c.:.:;; DOCUM ENTS UGA LIBRARIES one: (404 ) 546-2236 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 * ****** ********** 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 3 ro,l XH \J I.)J rn xi N~ H Al " -< m Z -i .. ' J 0 :t:> .f' N f"T l x .... -OW 111 Al a ,a 3: 11 1 0 2a o Vl -i N p -.,j a -.,j w \J1 a <.:l .N.... N o r" I a * II II * II II II II II II II II II * * * II * * II * * II II II 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- * * e nce po l nt for fa r me r s ' Int ent Ions about II * February 1, ba s ed on t he ir anal yses of * * cond it io ns at t ha t ti me. * * The repo rt Is Intend ed t o as s i s t gr owe rs In ** 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 - * * pec ted pr ices fo r 1983 c rop s . II II A report on t he pay ment - i n- k ind sl gn up wll I II It be Is su e d a t 3 : 00 P.M. EST, March 22, 1983 . * * * * * II II * II II * * II * II * * * * * II II * * * - ,- - - - - _ . _~ \ The Geor g i a Farm Ropo r t (I SSN-0744-7280 J is I pu b l l s hed s emi - monthl y by the Geo r g i a Cr op j R" po r t l ng Sor v l c e , St e phons Federal Buil d i ng. Athens, Ca . 306 13, Larry Eo Snipes , St a t l s- I\ t ic l a n- In-Ch arg e . Second Cl ass pos t age pa id at 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 . Su i t e 320 , Athe ns , GA. 30613 Te l ophone: , d,1Q412~.6-223~-,-- ._ _ .. 4 GEORGIA FARM REPOR GoA 11~OD.c.1- GEORGIA PI ~ -- CROP F:L REPORTING : __ ~c ::~;! ~~ !If \ StePhe~~~~:l Bldg. March 2, 1983 GFR-83-Volume 6 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 Suite 320 RECEIVED Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546-2236 f.\P R2 1 Z005 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. .- 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. GFR-83-Vo Iume 6 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 2 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 3 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. GFR-83-Volume 6 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. 4 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. 5 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 . GFR-83-Volume 6 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. 6 Species 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 11 Inc lude s s lau ghter unde r Federal Insp e ct ion and ot her comme r ci al slaught e r , exclu de s farm 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 . Cont i nued on Page 8 7 rn r XH -cl 0l m::O ;.o ~ H::O ~ -< m Z ~ (flO ~~ N m X .... "'O UJ m ::00 HO ~ rn o 20 ""0 (fl p UJ 0 N.... N 0 I VI VHO ~N p -.j 0 -.j V1 0 N 0 I 0 1 c...o..O... 01 \J) GFR-8 3-Vol ume 6 Cont i nued fr om Pag e 7 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 . >>-,"lo' t'U:!l :X: Ula ~U>-l,l~oS ;n : g; t':! aI HUl t::lUl '"0> .a...-.>-,l '" 11 PRODUCTI ON EXPE NSE S To REMA I N FLAT 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, ~983: Eco no mi c Rese ar c h Service, U. S. De partment o f Agri culture. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * ** * ** [ OST OF PRODUCT ION SURVEY * * *Durl ng Mar c h , fi eld I nterv iew e r s f r om t he* * Georg I a Crop Repo r t I ng Se rv I c e wI I I cont ac t * .* a sma I I number o f r and oml ys e I ec t ed Geo rg I a * * * f ar mers. Th 1s s urvey 1s be I ng cond ucted In * 36 states t o determine 1982 c r o p prod uc tio n * * costs , mac h I ne r y usa ge a nd gov ernment * **prog r am particI patI o n. A l l response s wII II* be conf i dentia l. On l y reg I on al and Nati on al . * * summa r i es will be pu blished. * * * * * * * * * * * * ******** **** * * 8 \. GEO RGIA FARM RE 0 Marc h 22, 1983 GFR- 83-V o lume 7 HIGHLIGHTS Hogs & Pigs Catt l e on Feed -:;1-- GR A'-lDD.C.7- PFI..'L _ ~~o - GEORG I A Wi mRJit\8 ~T RCERPOOPRT I NG 1 jq83/9 -)~ 5 m93 I S ERVICE - REeE l VED Stephe ISuit e ns 32 Feder 0 al Bldg . \ ~ JAt he ns , Georgia 30613 ,L\PR 2 1 20 05 Phone : ( 404) 546- 2236 DOCUM ENT S UGA LIBRARI ES tift Produc tion Peanut St ocks 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 f a r r o wed 5 perce ndt ufr ri ~nq 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" 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 2 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 I I ! I- XH -u .u : Tl ' } ..1; ,::... H,. 7 ' r ,1 ."'-~4 .", v :to- ./" rn ;-.::. ~ -0 Cv I II A' ::::> _--11...:> :=c: . ll 0 -.,7 0 ,--' (;I p !. J .:.:> r .J ~~ N .:J I VI Vt ...:,) ...... ' l.> -.l 0 -J \ f) <.'..:> I"-J 0 I u I ;.,..;...; 0..... .;> I ..0 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 , 4 GA f\LjbD.c.."f GEORGIA PI FL _ M M '0 , IPFNT FARM ~ REPOF.I;93J4~'1 EC EI r GEORG IA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Stephens Federal Bldg . I Suite 320 11111 APR 2 i 2005 Athens, Georgia 30613 April 4, 1983 Phone : (404 ) 546-2236 GFR-83-Volume 8 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. GFR-83-Volume 8 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. -- Tn" Coor D' " Far. Repor t (I SS!Hl744-72801 Is pub l lahed _I......., thly by the ~gl.. Crop Roportlng Sor e ,ce, Stephons Fed...... I Building, f_-(\1 1960 ..W . "'\~\\ ;. , k .' ,'>: ~( .,,'.,,\ D''~.~' ~;")-..::.\t \~~I I, ~:~ c..-...: [j;~~ 1970 ',:'.\.,...r~ }...,' . "~- ~::. ,t . : >:t~ ."....~h :". \ \ ... r. It''~ : ..~"~ \ :"..~ ~".'.) . ...I~~' ~~.~.I~.. )~ ~~ , 1980 ~~ ~."~': ....\ \ ..... ~ ~ ';.\ ,.~ ,...:'< ;~~ ~\\ (', ~ ,"'.''", ~\ "..~ ~.~r 'h " ,, ,"'.- : ~ ' .....\ 1981 J! The production year Is December 1 throu~h November 30. ~ ~\' t~\j' .1 ~: ~ r, ~~ 'lI. ..,'"t'.l':~\~ .,,~:c..~. f<: .~ ~~. :... .. c. ~~ ,'~, . ....\ \ " \,i(, . ~\~r\ r,~.-.~<,"o ~;;t 198 2 Mil lI on -600 -400 -200 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 . '1 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. rr;;., I Sor Coorg!" Fora Report (ISSI+-0744vl c.. , Stephons F~el Build ing, 7280 l I s Athen~, pUbllalMld MaI..",t~ly by the Georgie Crop Roportlng Ge. J0613, lerry E. Snipes, Shtlatlelan In Cherge. I' S",, ->nd c lea. postogo paId at Athens , GA. Subscription Ille S10 per ".w- except tr. . to d.t. cM t r l bu'tor a . SUbscription In10....etlon avellebl e IrOOl: Georg i. Crop Reportl .. Servi ce, Ste hens Fed...a' Bulldl Suite 320 Athens GA. J06l l Tel e '-el 14011 M6-2216 3 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. 4 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. 5 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 6 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 7 , 0:J ."OJ J, . . l- 1 ..'._ ~ I ........ i - :J,"" ..1) 0 I v J ...... G) ~ ,) .'" - .,& .. .'J 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. 8 \' GEORGIA FARM Apr I I 27, 1983 GFR-8 3-10 GA A4bD .t1 PI F:L . /-qig-r3a/4I-nJ7 R[ P, ? GEIVED ~( 2 1 20 05 ST' ;-'-'" E DOC' M::: rr UGA LIBRARIES GEORGI A CR OP REP ORTING SE RVIC E Stephens Feder a l Bldg . Suite 320 At hens, Geor gia 30613 Phone : (404 ) 546- 2236 GRAIN STOCKS POULTRY smmARY L IVESTOCK S LAUGHTER. KILK PRODUcnON CAITLE ON FEED COLD STORAGE 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. GRF-83-10 , 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 2 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 97 r;;, G-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. 8 May 13 , 1983 GFR-83-11 oOCU-l..v. rt-fl rr ,- s >S UGf\ U BRARiES 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 .) GFR-83-Vo Iume 11 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). GFR-83-Vol ume 11 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. 5 Prices Received by Farmers,U S Dollars per bu. 10':"'---' ~---------------------r Soybeans 8 -, "",-- '"., I -, _' . \ _- " . / 6 '\. . ' \ "- ~ --- '-'" \ .>" "J 4 _ _ . ~. _ .---..... ~ f- j ' l.- ./ . --.. " - -- 2 I I I I 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Dollars per cwt. 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 40 ' - .----....- ............. -,- ", ~ """"", -: C OWl -; '<, / .1 20 f " " , ; ,1 , ,1. " " " , I , , ! , 1" " , 1"" " " " , 1." . . , . 19 7 9 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 . * ** **** * ** * ** ***** *** ** ********** **** ******* **** * * 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. * * * * ************************************ ************ 7 IT,r XH "U OJ m XJ ;QX> HXJ :s: -< m Z ~ <0. 0 X> ~ N m X~ "U lJJ m Al O HO 3: InO ZO ~o G"1 );0 lJJ 0 '~ " N 0 I Vl (/l 00 ~N 1> -.1 0 -.I V1 0 '0" I 0 1 0~0..0.. 01 \D GEORGIA PEACH CROP ClJT AGAIN 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. 8 \ GEORGIA GA A~D.(1 PI FL FARM REP ~ I~~ 3/5-;).7----, 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 4000 .....- ./ - / 40 3500 e:LER~/ V 35 3000 V- ..// .",- ,~, /--- ../--- <, 30 2500 ~ / PRICE <. ,/ '--- l/ ,/ '" 25 2000 1500 -:---- _ ,! . "- , .... / "'-- .-' 20 15 1000 10 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 Year I ,'" 6",, ' g le FilC. R"por t ( IS SH-0 74 4-7280)1~~liS hed S. . I-ooonthIV by tllo Georgie Crop Roportlng .';~; \ 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 Su lto 320 Athens GA. }O613 Tele hone: (404) ~2236 2 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 . K ind 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 GFR-83-12 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 . 1/ Esti mates f o r 211 I p l a c e s whe r e mi lk pr od uc ed , e ither fo r sale or for ho me us e. 3 .44 6 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 L- J F MAM Jl JA S O N D (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 l i1 x ..... -vv.- n l :A. Al ;>.J In -i (, -; 0 P ol:' I" rn >< . ~ ~ rr ;>.Jc.' .....,l.J -;: ili"_ ZO -t (...1 Vl ....) c ;~ Iv .... 0 -.I 1._' I.n '-' !' J f- ,~ ) N W U ~ J .~ I t- " ~ ....J I -0 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. 8 GEORGIA FARM REPORT GA P\LlDO.tt .pJ F:L }q~3/b-/~ J une 14, 1983 GFR-83-Volume 13 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546- 2236 percenr--= HIGHLIGHTS: Georgia Wheat Crop Of f 34 Georgia Peac h Crop Down Agricu1t:wral Prices GEORGIA WHEAT PRODUCTION FORECAST STILL 34 PERCENT LESS '-- DOCUf,,'J::-f\[TS UGA U Br-\ARlES 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 GFR-83-Volume 13 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. 2 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. 3 ~>~"'F0l0 .~ oo~ ~EOl t'll ;n=(") ~ -..., cHoOoO 0> ."..,'~ 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. 4 \; GEORGIA FARM EO June 27 , 1983 GFR-83-14 HIGHLIGHTS Grain Stocks Poultry SUIlID3.ry Hog &: Pig I nven t ory Livestock Slaught e r GPo. A~bOC.r PI Fl..Jq&3/~-d7 . ----" GEORGIA CR OP RE PORTING SE RVI CE stephens Federal Bl dg . SUite 320 Athens, Georgia 30013 Phone : (404 ) 546-2236 DOC' -M - i s UGA LIBRARIES ~ :. . 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 ex> Georgia ~crop Reportin g Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgill 3 0&13 r ) i+ _ IJ ~ '.' ~, :..)( fl ? r-" ,..... T I' oJ " :-.1 ./r, ~ .: ;.. ) ~ SECOND- CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 .~ - ~. GEO RGIA FARM RE Ju l Y 1, 1983 GFR- 83- Vo I . 15 bA ALiDO . Lt GE ORGI A PI CROP RE PORT ING r:L ---- ---_.- SERV ICE Jq~3J7- J . _. - -_ .. ~ Stephens Federal Bl dg . ~ EGEI [) SUite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 APR 2 1. 20 05 Phone : ( 404) 546- 2236 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 . 3 ~ -1 -.- -< rn l'> +" I .' rn X ..-W ITI Al O 0..,.-;0 rll 0 ZCJ -i Q I o CJ I v' SOYBEAN PLANT INGS DOWN 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 '.Re po r t i ng .s or v I c e , St ep he ns Fede r a 1 Bu i I d i ng , \ Su l t e 320 , Athe ns, GA. 306 13 Te l e pho ne : . . U.9_4~ ~ ~ ~ ? 2 3 6 . _. _ 4 I' GEORGIA FARM July 14, 1983 GFR-83-Volume 16 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 ,I 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. I r- - -- - - ,- - , --- "" . IThe Geo r g i a Fu m Repo't ( ISSN- 07 4 4- 728 0 ) Is publ i shed seml - rro" t h l y by th e Geo r ql. Cr op Repo r ti ng j Se r ,, ! c e , $ l ec he ns Fe de ra l Bu l l d l n ~ , Athen s , Ga . ~ 06 1 3 , Ler r v t , Sn i pe s , St e t lstlcia n l n Charge . c I S ~ C() ~ C te s s ocs t e q e cd ; d a t Athe ns , GA. t te e S10 pe r yea r Su bs cr l p l on e x c e p r t ree to de r e I c o n t r l t)tJ t o r ~ . S u b s c r l c r l on Inf orma t io n ava i l a b l e q f r om: G e o r l a Crop Re por t lnq Se r v l c e , St ephe ns . F eo ~ r o l Bull o ;n q , Sul ' e 32 0 , A:,_" ens , GA . 30613 Telephone: (4 04 ) 546 -22 36 . 2 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 . J ~~~,~GIp~O~"~~~!" p~O~~~~I;~fl;~~~~ est I.. 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 GFR- 8 3- 1 6 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 . 4 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. GFR-83-16 --- - - - 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. 6 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. 7 ,ll r- X. ( ;) rn :;0 AJ l> H ;Q 3: -<. rn L ~ ! ; l c.".") :J:. .... r\J f'Tl X t""0 . ..J n, ;0 0 HO :?: I ,J U 20 -1 0 C'l y W 0 N.... r' J w I u, V> ~N ~ 0 ~ IJ l 0 r .. 0 I 0 I ..::", ..::> w ..... 0I Vl 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>< I l: -'- rn xi 1.,) ~~ H 7 .) ;,;. -< rr -l .J:> r" 'n X t-.. -0 l ..... : ii t-.NCO _... . J III C; ZO .-1 ,- V~I ...0 GI -iN 1 '" p . ..J 0 -.j '.v U1 W G 1'.' N t-' 0 I' J I U L<.J U I t, ... .... \'./ 1 --) I ".11 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 GEO RGIA (',A A~oo~~ PJ -..G~O RGI ~ROP /8 1=" 2.- FARM REPOF Iqas -J1 L_ . . ECEI ED - ,L\ PR2 1 20 05 August 12, 1983 GFR-83- VOLUME 18 DOCU iVi ENYS UGA LIBRARIES REPORT I NG SERV ICE ephens Federa1 Bldg It.e 320 Athens, Georgia 30013 Phone: (404) 546-2236 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 -- - '----------------- '"-- - .............. ~2 , .. . ........... _ - _.>' . "--.----. - -"""- ...... -r--: , _/ Corn OL.,..,." 1979 19 8 0 ....... I, ~ .ui ~Lu..~ . i . ' . , "'-'-'I-.w....'l...."........ I " ! ! 1981 1982 19 8 3 GFR- 83 - 11:' oollals pel c wl. I\ / "'A..J\ .\/".- .:,,L':.-< -<.. 60 .. 5 1 " an d . ~".1,, "'-,'\. \ Hl e-ilIe . rs J'- ~ . ~:.~ -:<:-,.C-.-/a--..[..v.:e.r-' -. . ...... .'/.-7.-".,'...... ./.. ~~:\ Vf r-\ , -. / AlI s f Call i. ....,... . .' -, " .J r <, ~ /\ 40 I '\...-...r-- , -,""'- COWl \. '-./~....... -...... <, / r> <, 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 10C. 0 100 . 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 -+ 5 +5 '+ 75 '+ 80 '+ 150 '+ 175 '+ 175 1/ Inc l ude s flour and prod uc ts In whea t eq ui va le nt . 2/ Res idual, approximate feed use . 7 " Ir....".. o t: .- , ;;C ",", y t-< . .,. -< rn ~.: ~ <" 10 :> s- rn '"' X >-' "'(; W i ii ;JJ c> .- , G 3: I ~ . '-' Z l::> - -i ..:> .... ,::) -.; t\..1 V, ....-> C .N... ,..,., -.;., "J I <..') 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 \' 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 - ~-;e Geor ~~~ ';-~-r~ -~~fJ~r--;~S-S-~ -(\ ] '; 4- 7 i.80~ -1 S pub II shed seml - month l y Oy the Geo rq 1e Cr op Repor t-~ ng ', e:- v l c e , Stc oh en s s en er-e r Bu I t o l ou , f'\ 't h f3: fiS , Ge . 3001.5, L er-r-v E . Sn ipe s , 5 t e t l stlc l l'ln In Cbar oe , ; ... n (~ "' I ~;.; i.lOc;t "',1 l3 p ~i d e t o\1 fld nS , G/, . Sub sc r I pt Ion t e e S10 pe r- year exc ept tree to da t e ". c o .. : r I ~iJ r rv- s Sub s cr i ot Io n I n f e"''''' t :Or'l :y.. a I I e b I e t rom : Se o-q i a Crop Report I nq Serv I c e , STe phe ns - ,",,: .~ .~ :P : ~I :- _i.~~ . _S~_; .!.~~_2~ . ~-! ~~ ::'~!...s!:-. _~q~.!l... --!-~ ~6Jl..h_~ ~4 0 4l- _5 4 6 -22~_ _ . ~' 3 Item Jul y 1982 During J une July 1983 19 83 - Thousands GFR-83-1 9 %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 . 6 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. n,r XH . ~ l.O m;Q ;Q D H ;>;) ~ -< rn z -1 (;I v ~ .f' N m x~ ""tH .v In ~o H e> ::;: rn 0 20 -1 0 w o .N... N o I \J) V1 UJ -1 N J> -.j o -..I Vl o N o I o I 000 w .... 01 Vl PFOAUCTLTORRYS AINFDFUECSTTIRNYG THE LIVESTOCKAND (Cont i nue d from page 7 ) 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. 8 Gil )i ..(00 .<:'."7' GEORGIA PI G_~ORGIA REPOF,J Y' -rr-~ag,3/q -/3 RE f" .- - . '- '"' "" EI VE0 CROP REPORT I NG SERV I CE FARM I c [.'.PR 2 1 ~n O li t. '.' , v EP theen32s0Federal Bldg. September 13, 1983 GFR-83-VOLUME 20 DOCUMENTS thens, Georgia 30613 UGA LIBRARIES Phone : (404) 546-2236 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. 2 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 - - -- - --- _ .._- - - The Geor-q l e For m Re po r t (I SSN - 0 744-7280 ) Is pub I I s he d sem l- month l y by the Georg l a Cr op Repor t Ing Ser vice , Steph e ns Fede ra l Bulldl n9. Athe ns. Ga. }061}, Lar r y E. Snipes, St atistic ian In Charge. Second cla ss postage pa id at Ath en s, GA . SUbscription lee SIO per yea r exc ept Iree t o data co nt r i but o r s . Subs c r i pt ion Inl ormatl on ava ilabl e Irom : Geor91 a Crop Repo r ting Service , Stephens Federa l Bul l dlnq, Suite }20, Athens, GA. }061} Telephon e: (40 4) 546-2236 . 3 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. 4 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. '5 GFR- 83-Vo I . 20 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 6 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 .9 , 00.6 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 . 7 l li r XH "U JJ rn r.; ;>J y H ;>:.) ':;' -<. I II - : -i ~; O j.... .t- N In ;... ..... -U W I II ;Q Cl HO ~ fr. O 20 -..;J G) !-> ' .>1 0 r.-.,. N 0 I V1 V)~ -i N J..> -...I Cl -...I "J1 0 N (~ I 0 I 00 0 w .... 0I Vl Cont inue d from Pa ge 1 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 . .. ~ 8 \' GA AYOO.L1- ~ FARM GEORGIA REPOR "PFdI-.. !llC63jQ-X?_ECEIVEO . GEORGIA CROP REPORT I NG SERVIC E 1 - stephens Federal Bldg. IG,P R. Z 1 20 05 Suite 320 Septembe r 23 , 1983 GFR-83- Vo l ume 21 Athens , Georgia 30613 I DOCUM ENTS UGA LIBRARIES Phone : (404) 546-2236 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 2 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 3 GFR-83- Vo I. 21 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 a) Georg ia ~crop Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens , Georgia 306 13 ,) 4 2 13 0') Oo rJ Gt.. EXP::Ri M:NT 32 7 0 7 5 \) 2J -0 0 1 - 3 T.\ - 8305 l I3 Rtl RY e X? E"\ I :',:: NT 0- j G~ 3 0212 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT AT HENS , GA 30 6 13 \~ GEORGIA FARM REPORT c,f\ At..lDO .Lt PI F:L I qg3/JO- 13 October 13 , 1983 GFR-8 3-Vo l ume 22 r------~_ ~ R E C E I V E D IT GEORGIA ~ ~ ~~~~RTING SERVICE St ephens Feder al Bldg. 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. GFR-8 3-Vo I. 22 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 rn r XH U lLJ mXJ :Q I:.> .-. ;0 5 -< In Z -I C -. O :t:> .f' I .... ITl x .... \) W I ;00 HO "?' 1 11 0 Zo -t o w o N.... N o 1 \Jl (/ , l..O -IN 1> ..... o..... \Jl o N o I o I 00 0 w ..... 01 \n 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 c,A A'-{c)o s. 1- GEORGIA PI f~ & FARM REPOF I- tv ~i\j5 October 25, 1983 GFR-83-Vo l ume 23 .'~ttJ311{)-JS 1 G: GIE ED C : "J 'j Ii . -~ ! I '. (..., - rL v .... IU"YGlACLU1 BVWlE\NRYIESS GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE st phens Federal Bldg. te 320 ens, Georgia 30613 ne : (404 ) 546-2236 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 . GFR-83-Vo I. 23 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. r The Georg ie fer .. Report (ISSN- ~ I'-J m >< .... "~ W In ;Q O HO 3: In o 20 -1 0 VJ o .N-. N o I V1 VI co -IN P ...... o ...... VI o N o I o I Ul O VJ .... 01 VI 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 " . 8 \l GEOR GIA FARM REP Novembe r 15 , 1983 GFR- 83- Vo lume 24 ~A 'A~OO .CT PI "F.lIq~3JJI-IS GEORGIA CROP REPORT I NG REG IVED SERVICE ephens Federal Bldg . AP R2 1 20 05 lite 320 thens, Georgia 30613 o nCUM .... "TS hone: (404 ) 546-2236 UGA LIBRARIES 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 . Cont i nue d o n Page 2 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 . GFR- 83- Vo I. 24 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. GFR-83 -Vol. 24 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 . GFR- 83- Vo I . 24 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 17 Cotto n Marke t News , Sout her n & Week I y St at e s Week I y Rev lew, U. S. De pt . of Agr- Ic u I t ur-e , Agr feu Itura I Ma r ke t Ing S et-v ic e- Cott on Di v is io n. * Le s s t ha n 0 .5 pe rce nt. co Geor gia ~crop Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens. Georgia JOb 13 ) 4 .: " ) 1 J \ ~ :- 'J C <~ -t.: 7 ~ 7JC~r: )J ) 4,.. .; , ,J f.. p - c s:', :~: T : T -\ \-I \- ~~'I , X " ~ J ~ r. .~ T {,..'\ 'j,) ') 1 <' SEC OND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 \. GA (- EORGIA J Ayco .c-r ~ GEORGI A PI - -=...-:": - - ~ CROP Bldg. FARM REPOEJ~FI.:BLJJJ.-J RE C E~ _ E~ ~ePhenR;E~PO:~R~T:IlNG December 1, 1983 GFR- 83- Vo l ume 25 ~.:-.::; APR 2 1 iOOJ .te 320 -At hens , C~rgia 30613 DOCU MEt TS Phone : ( 404 ) 546-2236 UGA LI BRARIES 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 n o, Sui l ot te lo n 320 , l n t o r-me tl on At" e", . GA , evs t l eb 306 13 l e from : Geo rg ie Crop Repo r t Telephon e : (404 ) 546 -2236. ing Se rv ic e , Steph e ns 4 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. 5 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 . GFR-83- Vo l . 25 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 . 6 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 25 rM-i /-. T-on-s-of-P-r od-uct- - _ NITROGEN 20 ] PHOSPHATE rzzz POTASH 10 QS&'%'2 5 1974 19 75 197 6 1977 1978 1979 1980 198 1 19$2 1983 Yea r Endi ng June 30 7 . ,- ~ ;x , ., 't '" !,"-' _v _ ...;, -c , .r , ..:: _. -i c: ... .: -4 " ,J I r-; o -, _ 0'...._,': C- O ,J r . ,f. -' EGGS i ~ INCUBATORS , OCTOBER 1983 , UNITED S T~T E S It em 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 -_-'-- -_ .. - ' - -- ' .. .r , - -. - . I~ ~ ~:'~.iiiiF~""'~~1 -I I j, .. 8 \~ GA R~DO ~t GEORGI A GEO RGIA PI f F~ R )Qg3/I.l-13 ~- CROP .. REPORTING .... , SERVICE FARM EPO 7 14 HEeEl V ED Stephens Federal Bldg. L . ~ APR 2 1 ?nn" Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30013 De cembe r 13 , 1983 Phone : ( 404 ) 546-2236 GFR- 83- Vo lu me 26 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. Cr op 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 GFR- 83- Vo I. 26 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. 2 I nd , 19 83 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 ~ eraen es fed timated to li ve 270 mi lli sto ck a nd on po u bus hels lt r y duri of ng 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.- ~ E >;~T!'~":' ';a -IgII. ",will ... :t - N :l ~ o~ \'!!!. III III ~ :f;lO ()a> III ~ <- ~0 ~0 ~a :l 0Cl ..... CJl ...0a-- Cl: C!" ~ 'fi r XH ' O QJ rn AI J> H 7.l :...~ -< rn z --i UJ o N t-' N c (;"') ):> ~ i'-l rn 0' -"x C t-' fl i Al .... H UJ 3: rn 0 z0 --i 0 0 VI 0 --i ):> N \JI I N N ~ 00 O~ \JI 0 CO N ~o 0 \JI CALENDAR OF CROP REPORT ING BOARD REPORTS 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 ~;G;<)rg I-:;-Fa~";-R~p,;;:t(IS SN~0 74d- m o) I~I I PUb I I shed s amI - rrorrt h I Y by t no Goorg I a Cr o p , 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 : (_40 4 154~~12 5 6 . . ... . . ._ . _ _..J 4 GA \I ALtoD t.7 GEORGIA ~JJ-- GEORGIA ~- - CROP FARM REPOh/ig~ /I-'-~ REeEl V an REPORTING SERVICE I. J_~phens Federal Bldg. ~'Uite 320 -----.:::::: Athens , Georgia 30613 December 23 , 1983 OQCUlviENYS .phone: (404) 546-2236 -GFR- 83- Vo l ume 27 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 GFR- 83- Vol . 27 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 GFR-83 - Yo I . 27 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+ . 5 GFR-83-Vol. 27 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 eo Georgia ~cro P Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia ) 061) ) 42 T 1 3 00 0) 25 - 2 2 7u 75 0 2 0 40 4 1 2 "3- 1 829 00 ~A ~ ( P~R !M NT S T ~ 1'T ,1 ? D Y ' - .... _ . 1 '\ I \ ~ :: X;l :: ~ !.,, ,= ~n Gi\ 3 0 2 1 2 SECOND- CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, C,\ 30613