GEO RGIA FAR REP J anu ary 17, 1984 GFR- 84-Vol ume GA AYDO.C.1- GEORGIA I PI ---'-- - - CROP . F'L XW"P' " Ul T 'I,q8~/J\lIJ\1I ~ G~. t "r 'J . - El} RE PO RT I NG SER VIC E e phens Feder al Bldg _ _ c: .' r ~' 0 5 I':' :' ;~. (., .!. I. '.. te 320 he ns, Georgi.a 30013 Pho ne : ' (404) 546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Crop S~ry Fruits " ffuts S~ry Agricultural Prices Turkeys 1983 PRODllCTI mJ Dm-IN FORMOST GEORGIA CROPS Yie ld s f r om mos t of Geor g i a ' s 1983 fiel d crops we re ge ne r a l ly above pr e har ve s t e xpectat ions. The r e cov ery f rom the dr y a nd hot J u l y a nd August weat her was gr eater t han ear I ie r a nti ci pate d. Howe ve r , pr oduct ion for most c r ops was down s har p ly from 1982 due to lo wer y ields and redu ced har ve s t e d acreage. Mu ch of 'li e r e auce o ac reage fo r gra i n crops a nd cottor is at t ri buted t o the Pa yment- i n-Ki nd prog r am. CORN PRODUCTI ON DROPS 20 PERCENT The c omb i nat io n of a 10 percent reducti on i n acres harvested an d a 10 bus he I drop in y i e Id cut Ge or g i a ' s co rn crop t o 55 .1 million bushe ls, a r e duction of 20 percent f r om 1982 . Ac r es harvested for gr a in fel I 80 , 000 acres t o tot al 735,000 acres, which se t s a r ecord low ac rea ge for r e cor ds dat ing back t o 1866 . The 1983 y i eld averaged 75 bushels per ac r e , which is the second best y ie l d e ver atta in e d I n Georgia . Las t ye ar's y iel d of 85 bushe ls pe r acre Is t he record yi el d. Cont in ue d on Page 2 GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTI ON 1982 AND 1983 Acreaqe YIeld De r Acre Planted Har- Har- ProductIon for All vested vested 1982 1983 1982 1983 Cr op - - Un It Purp ose s 1983 1982 -11 1983 -11 -Tho us a nd Ac r es - - - Thousands- - Corn Bu. 830 815 735 85.0 75.0 69,275 55,125 Wheat Bu. 1,150 1,480 980 33. 0 34 .0 48 , 840 33,320 Oats Bu . 155 90 85 61. 0 61.0 5,490 5,185 . Rye Bu. 400 70 70 21 .0 21.0 1,470 1,470 Sorghum Bu. 11 8 135 68 42 .0 41. 0 5 , 6 70 2 , 7 88 Cot t o n 21 Ba l es 120 158 115 714 480 235 115 Hay, alT Ton NA 500 500 2.40 2. 00 1,200 1,000 Soybea ns Bu . 2,100 2,500 2,000 27 . 0 21 .0 67 ,500 42,000 Pe anut s Lb. 567 472 562 3,215 2 ,770 1, 517 , 480 1,556,740 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 6.0 6 .3 5 .8 130 125 819 725 Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs. NA 50. 0 45 .0 2,110 2,120 105 , 500 95,400 Apples 31 Lbs . 14,000 19,000 Grapes 31 Ton 2.6 2.3 Peaches--31 Lbs . 110,000 92,000 Pecans 37 Lbs , 125 ,000 105,000 IRRIGATED CORN ACRES AND YIELD DOWN COTTONCROP HALVED GFR-84 -Vo' . 1 The acres o f Irrigated co ar es +~e~~~"I--~~rg r a's 1983 cotton crop to taled 115,000 gra in declined 7 pe rcen t In 1983, t o tot a l bales , 51 pe r cent be l ow t he 1982 o ut put due to 140 , 00 0 acr es. The acreage deOl6.l ne 1. both acreage and y i e l d drops. Onl y 115,000 I r rI gat ed corn , at 11 perce nt , was eve n sh ar p- ac r es we re har v e ste d , which ti e s th e pr e vi o us e r t han f or I rr igate d . As a resu l t, t he per cent o f t he t o t a l co r n acreag' for g~ r ec or d low set in 1978 . Y ie ld aver aged 480 pou nd s pe r acre , a s har p drop o f 234 po unds th at received Irrigation r os e f r o m 18. 4 pe r- pe r ac re fr om t he record yie l d o f 714 pounds c ent In 19 82 , t o 19.0 percent I n 19 83. Est l- obt a ined In 1982. mated yIel d f o r t he I r r ig ate d portion o f t he crop dec II ned fr om 140 bu s he I s per ac re la st ye ar to 115 bu she l s pe r acre I n 1983 . Non- Irri ga te d yIe lds we r e lower al so . The combI nat Ion o f l es s ac r eage an d lower yield l owered SOYBEANS OFF 3RPERCENT pr od uct i on from I r rig ated acres to 16 .1 mI l l Ion bushel s compared wI th 2 1 .0 rnl I lI o n bus he ls In 1982 . Thes e I r ri gate d cor n estIma tes are not part of t he Fe der al e st imat in g pr ogr am, but ar e made possl b Ie th rou gh cooperat I ve ef forts wIth t he Geo rg I a Depar t men t o f Agr icu l tu r e . With a ha I f - ml II ion f ewer ac res har ve st ed an d a 6 bu s he l red uc t ion i n y i eld, Geo r g i a ' s 1983 soybea n c rop was a I ittl e less t han tw o-th ir d s t he si ze of the 1982 cr op. Pr oduc t ion f e I I f r om 67. 5 mi II Ion bushel s in 1982 to 42 .0 mIll i on in 1983 . One o ut of e ver y fi v e acres tha t produced soybeans In 1982 did not pr od uc e 'so y be an s in T983, as ac res harvested drop ped f r om 2. 5 million to 2. 0 mi ll ion . Y ie l d pros- pe cts impr ov e d late in t he c rop year d ue to adequa t e moI st ur e and mi I d temper atur e s . IRR IGATED & NON - IRRIGATED CORN , GA. , 1983 1/ Harv' d YIe ld Pro- Y i e I d av er aged 2 1 bus he I s per acr e c ompar ed with 27 bushe ls pe r acre the previ o us year . Trea tment for Grain 1,000 per Acre ductJo n 1 ,000 Ac r e s Bus he l s Non-Ir ri - gated 595 65 .6 39 , 025 I r r i g a ted 140 115 .0 16, 100 Tota l 735 75.0 55 , 125 II Not avaIl ab l e f or ye ar s pr I o r t o 19 82 . TOBACCO SLIPS 10 PERCENT F l ue-cur ed t ob acco output o n Georg i a fa rm s tot a l ed 95.4 mIl lion poun ds in 1983, making it t he sma llest t obacco crop si nc e 195 8 . The sl ight improveme nt in y i e l d whi c h ave r age d 2, 120 poun ds pe r acre, was more th an off se t by t he 10 pe rcen t drop in ac r es harvested. Har ve st e d acres t otaled 4 5 ,000 i n 1983, com- par ed with 50 , 000 i n 1982. WHEAT CROP ONE-THI RDSMALLER Geo r g i a 's 1983 wheat ou t put was 32 pe r ce nt I e s s t han t he 1982 crop . Product io n in 19 83 amou nt ed t o 33 .3 mil lion bu s hel s compared wit h 48. 8 mil l i o n bu sh e ls f o r t he prev i ous ye ar . In 1983, an es t i mated 980 , 000 ac r es were har ves ted for gr a i n , compared with 1 , 480 ,000 ac r es in 1982 . Aver age y iel ds of 34 . 0 bu s he l s pe r acre i n 1983 and 33 . 0 bus he l s pe r acre In 1982 we r e obtained . 2 I lThC , J.eo rg I a j:: ~ ri.l Rc po r r ( I SS ~1 -0 7 4 L-7 2e. C ) j s Ir ut I ! shod .sool - oro nt bt v t't The Ge or y l 3 Cr'op ] l R e r~ ~'t l n 9 So r v i c e , S top r.e n ~ Fode r a l Bll iid- I i W; , :'1~o r.s , Ga.. 306 13 , Lll.r r-y t , Sn i pe s , l l i S t a t i s t l cl ~ n - l n -C t'l i:l r:J e , Se-c ond I C lass DC's to::: gf.J j ;J ~ i ~ e r Ather- s,~ . ~t. t-sc ~ ! p t fc:': toe ~ : O ! ;,!;"" veer ex cop t f r ~ 7 C ce r e cc nt r : ~ utc r S . , IS;' :b S t. :-j ~. ~ io ;r:to rr.,a r i o n eve l t ac l e t r-o-i: I ;,oor ..;! ;) C r :::.~, . ;:' ~por T in ~ 5 0 ; ,, 1r e , ') 1c;. he n s I ! f l')~ e r Q I f'l,;i I cdn :) . Sul t e 3 20 , At ht-ns , G A' I llQ_LL--l~~o n e_: (" r.! )..-2..!.c'i=.lli...- _ _ ---l GEORG IAPEACHES SET RECORDHIGH VALUE OF PRODUCTI ON The value o f Geor g i a ' s 19 83 peach crop t o ta l e d $23.1 mi l l ion , 3 per ce nt ab ove 1982 and 2 pe rcent a bove t he 0 Id rec ord va I ue of $ 2~.6 mi lli o n s et in 197 5 . The 1983 ave rage pr ice r e c e i ve d by pr oduc e r s i ncreased 23 pe rcent to 25 . 1 ce nt s pe r po und . Util ized pr od uct io n , at 92 mi II ion pounds , wa s o f f 18 mi I I io n from t he 198 2 c r op . U.S. PEACHVALUE DROPS 15 PERCENT Va lue of ut il ized pr oduc t io n at $258 . 9 mil l ion wa s 15 pe rce nt be low 1982. Ut i I ized peach productio n, at 1.75 b il l ion po un ds, was 17 perc en t below t he prev io us ye ar 's uti l i ze d t otal a nd 34 percent le s s than 19 81 . Exc l udin g Ca l if or n i a Cl in gs t o ne peac hes , U. S. peach prod uc t io n t ot aled 1. 13 b illion po und s , down 3 pe rce nt from 1982 a nd o f f 27 pe r ce nt f rom 19 81 . PEACH ES To t a l Ut II Ized State Production Prod uc t ion 19 82 198 3 1982 - ~~ il li on Pound s - 1983 AIa . 15.0 14 .0 15 .0 14 .0 Ga. 120 . 0 10 0. 0 110.0 92 . 0 N. J . 80.0 95 .0 80 . 0 90 . 0 Pa. 90.0 94. 0 90 .0 94 .0 S . C. 210. 0 95 . 0 20 0 . 0 80 . 0 Othe r Sta t e s 676 . 5 772 . 7 6 71.8 763 . 2 Ca I I f. CIi ngs t on e 1 , 102 . 0 6 19 . 0 94 3.0 619 .0 U. S. 2,293 .5 1 , 789 .7 2 , 109 .8 1 , 752 .2 Pr Ice pe r Pound 19 82 Ce nt s 23.8 2 0 .4 27 . 6 21. 4 23 . 2 15. 4 198 3 19. 6 25 .1 25.4 16 .8 20 . 1 16 . 1 9 .2 14. 4 9.0 14. 8 VaI ue of Ut II Ized Prod uc tion 19 82 198 3 1 ,000 Dol la rs 3,570 2,744 22 ,460 23,083 22, 084 22 ,85 1 19 , 252 15 ,834 46,3 18 16,11 5 103 ,197 122 ,578 86 ,820 303, 70 1 55 , 710 258, 915 GEORGIAGRAPE PRODUCTI ONDOWN The State ' s 1983 grap e crop tot a led 2 , 300 t o ns , a 12 per ce nt dec rea se fr om 1982. Des pite a $6 1 pe r ton price increase to $534 , t he va l ue o f uti l ized pr-oduc t lo n , at $1.2 1'0 i I I io n de cre a s e d s li gh t Iy f rom t he 198 2 Ie ve I . U.S. GRAPE PRODUCT IONDOWN 19 PERCENT Ut ilized pr od uc tion o f grapes in the U. S. tot a led 5.28 mill io n tons i n 19 83 , down 19 percent from the r e cor d high of 6 . 55 mi I I ion t ons set in 19 82, but up 18 percent fr om 19 81 . Value o f ut i l iz e d production fo r 1983 at $1 .35 b i I I ion is 1 percent be l ow 1982 but 2 pe r cent above 1981 . St at e Ar iz. Ark . Ca II f. Ga. ~~ lch , Mo . N.Y . N.C . Oh 10 Pa . S .C . Wa s h. U. S. GRAPE S Tot a l Uti lized Pr od uc t io n Produc tion 1982 19 83 1982 - 1,00 0 To ns - - 19 83 15 .1 14.6 15. 1 14 . 6 10 .5 10 . 0 10 .5 10 .0 6 ,076.0 4 , 695 . 0 5 ,386.0 4,695.0 2.8 2.5 2 .6 2.3 58.5 60 . 0 58. 5 60 .0 2 .5 3.6 2.5 3. 6 157 . 0 191 . 0 15 7 .0 191 .0 4 .5 3.0 4 .5 3 .0 9.0 11. 5 9.0 1 1. 5 47. 0 62 . 5 47. 0 6 2.5 2.4 1 .5 2. 4 1.5 168 . 9 2 26 . 0 16 8. 9 224. 7 6 , 554 . 2 5,281 . 2 5 ,86 4 . 0 5 , 279 . 7 3 PrIce per Ton 19 82 19 83 Do l l ar s 991 .00 1 ,050 . 00 2 38 . 00 25 2 .00 231 . 00 26 1 . 00 4 73 . 00 534 .00 201. 00 194.00 320 .00 3 4 7. 00 2 34. 00 226 .00 32 1 . 00 324.00 22 7 .00 199 . 00 225 .00 170.00 289 .00 303 .00 185. 00 15 5 .00 23 2 .00 255 . 00 Va l ue of UtI lIzed Prod ucti on 19 82 1983 1,000 Do I l ars 14,964 15 ,330 2 , 504 2 , 520 1 , 246 ,827 1 ,224, 352 1 , 23 1 1 , 229 1 1 , 758 1 1 , 66 2 800 1 , 249 36 , 77 7 4 3 , 228 1 , 444 97 3 2 ,040 2 ,285 10 ,585 1 0 , 6 46 693 45 5 3 1 ,299 34 ,773 1, 360 ,922 1 , 348 , 702 GEORG IAPR ICES RECEIVED Ave r age pr Ices rece Ived by Geor gIa farmer s a t mId-December f or most l Ivestock a nd pou lt r y Items we re above I ast month and Iast year . Mos t c rop commod It Ie s sh owe d an Increase over last year but were gene rally be lo w l ast month's prices . The on ly maj or c r op t o show an Increase from Novembe r was soybeans , wh i le t he o n ly lIve s t ock I t em to dr op I n pr l ce f r om Iast mont h wa s mil k , The Geor g1a Pr lees Rece 1ved AI I- Commod Ity Index for Dec ember wa s 140 percent o f th e 1977 average, 4 pe rce nt above last month an d 20 percent above a ye ar ago. GFR-84-Vo I. 1 U S. PR ICES RECEI VED INDEXUP 5 PTS. The De cembe r a l I farm pr oducts Index o f prIces r ece Ived by f armers 1ncreased 5 po Ints (3.7 pe r ce nt ) f rom Novembe r t o 140 percent o f Its January-December 1977 ave rage. Higher pr lees f or cattl e, hogs, or ange s , eggs a nd onIons we re part Ially of fset by lower prIces for soy be ans , t omatoes, whe at , mI l k and cor n . The Inde x was 13 poin ts ( 10 percen t) abo ve a ye ar ag o . Commod ltv W1nter Wheat Oat s PRICES RECE IVED BY FARMER S DECEMBER 15 Pr Ice Oeor-q I a I per Unit $/B u. Dec. Nov . Dec . 15 , 1982 1983 * * 1983... $/Bu . - - - 1983 WITH COMPAR ISONS Un ited States Dec . Nov. Dec . 15, 1982 3.54 1983 3 .46 1983 3.4 1 1. 44 1. 67 1. 71 Corn $/Bu . 2.69 3.74 3 . 62 2 . 26 3. 17 3. 14 Cotton i!Lb . 52 .8 69 .1 1/68 .0 57.3 67.6 1/67.3 Cotto nseed Soybea ns -2-1 $/Ton $/Bu . 67. 00 5 . 36 187. 00 7. 51 -186 .00 7. 58 86 .00 5 .46 168.00 7.80 - 168 . 00 7. 61 Pea nut s Swee t pota t oe s Al l Hay, Hogs ba le d, -21 i lL b. $/Cwt. $/Ton $/Cwt. 23 . 3 6 .85 - 53 . 00 23 . 2 2114.60 -- 37.00 -1/2125.. 0 90 - 43 .40 25 . 5 7. 28 68 . 10 53 .60 24 . 6 -2 / 11 . 10 76.4 0 37 . 50 -1/2144 .2 .30 77 .9 0 44 .80 Sows $/ Cwt. 43 . 90 31.00 32 .60 45 .7 0 32. 00 35 .30 Barrows & GI lts $/ Cwt. 54.70 38 . 10 45 .40 54 . 80 38.30 46 .2 0 Beef Cat t le , ~ $/Cwt . 43. 30 38 . 10 39. 30 52 . 50 51 . 20 54 .60 Cows 41 $/ Cwt. 37.40 32. 80 33.30 34 . 90 33 .80 33 .50 St e ers & HeI fers $/ Cwt. 50 .50 46.2 0 47 .5 0 57 .50 56. 90 60. 90 Ca Ives $/Cwt. 51.5 0 51. 30 54.4 0 58 .8 0 59 . 20 60 .60 All MI lk Turkeys 21 $/ Cwt . ClLb. 14 .6 0 - 14. 80 - -5/ 14 . 70 - 13.90 33.5 13. 90 39.9 -5/ 13 .80 45.4 Ch lcken s- Exc l . Br o Il e rs Com ' l Bro Iler s Eggs , Al Table l -71 -61 Hatc h l nq OLb . ClLb. ClDoz. i lDoz . C1Doz . 12. 0 23.5 64 . 6 50.7 117. 0 -2 /29 . 31. 5 5 2/86 .6 2179 .6 27 110 .0 30 .0 5/ 33 . 5 - 100 .0 89 . 3 140.0 - - 24.3 33. 0 55 .4 2175 .8 49.3 - -2-171. 8 - - 5/33 .7 - 83 . 4 79 . 3 - 1/ FIrst ha l f of mon t h. :u MI -month pr 1c eo 5/ "Cows and "s t ee r s a nd he Ifers cO'!1b l ned wit h al lowanc e where nece ssar y for s la ught e r bu I Is .- 41 Inc Iudes da Ir y co ws so I d for slau ghte r. 51 Entir e month. 61 Ll vewel ght eq u Iva le nt pr ice- fo r Georg Ia . 71 Average of al I eggs so ld by ifar mer s IncludIn g l1atchlng e ggs sold at re t aI l. *Insuff lcle ntsales . 4 U. S PRICES PA ID INDEX UNCHANGED The Inde x of pr Ices pa Id by f a r me r s for commodIt Ies and servI ces, Interest, taxes and i arm wage rates f or De cember wa s 162 percent o f t he 1977 base . The Index was unchanged f r om No vembe r but 6 po Ints (3 .8 pe r ce nt ) above a year ear I I er , Pr I ce Increase s s I nee November for feed e r ca t t le and calves a nd feeder pl gs were offset by lowe r fuel pr Ices . CONSUMER PRI CE INDEX The November una dj usted Cons ume r Pr le e Index for al I urban consumers (CPI-U) at 303.1 (1967=1 00) was 0 .2 percent hIgher than In October and 3 . 2 percent above Novembe r 1982 . On a seasona I Iy adj usted bas Is , the CP I-U was 0 . 3 percent above Oetobe r . The other goods and serv Ices I ndex reg I st ere d a 0 . 6 percent Inc r ease fol lowed by the hous I ng I ndex wIth a 0 . 5 pe r cent Increase . Med 1ca I ca re and e nter t a Inme nt Indexes Inc r e as e d 0.4 pe r cent and 0 . 3 percent, respectIvely Commodltv DaIry Fee d 16:t PRI~v ES PAI D BY F A~~ E R S PrI ce per Dec. 15, UnIt 1982 $/Ton 176 . 0 0 DECEMBER 15 Georqla Nov . 15, 1983 220 .00 1983 WITH COMPARISONS II UnIted states Dec. 15, Dec. 15, Nov. 15 , Dec. 15, 1983 1982 1983 1983 205 .00 174 . 00 205 .00 205 .00 DaIry Feed , 18% $/T on 177. 00 225 .00 215 .00 180 . 0 0 22 1. 0 0 2 19 . 0 0 DaIr y Conet . 32% $/Ton 225 .00 280 .00 285 .00 257 .00 305 . 00 297 .00 Hog Feed 14%-1 8% $/Cwt . 10. 50 12. 50 12 . 50 10 . 4 0 12.1 0 11. 90 Hog Conct . 38%- 42% $/Cwt . 14. 00 17.50 17 . 00 14. 60 17 . 1 0 16 .80 Beef Cattle Conct . 32%-36% $/Cwt . 11 . 50 13 . 5 0 13 . 0 0 11 .60 13 .20 13 . 4 0 Cottonseed Meal 41% $/Cwt . 13 .50 16.00 16 .00 13. 30 15 .80 16 .00 Soybean Meal 44% $/Cwt . 13 . 0 0 16 .00 15 .00 13 .00 15 .80 15 . 6 0 Bran $/Cwt. 11.00 12 .00 12. 00 9 .78 10 . 3 0 10 .60 Mldd II ngs $/Cwt. 9.40 10.50 10.50 9 .35 9.98 10.10 Corn Meal $/Cwt. 7.90 9.90 10.00 7 . 10 8 .91 8 . 74 BroIler Gr ower $/Ton 185. 00 210 .00 215 .00 201 . 00 243 .00 240 .00 Lay I ng Feed $/Ton 176 .00 215.00 215 .00 185 .00 220 .00 219 .00 Ch Ick Starter $/Ton 195 .00 250 .00 245 .00 208 .00 250 .00 244 .00 Bro I ler-Feed Rat Io 1/ Lbs . 2.5 3.0 3. 1 2 .4 2. 7 2 .8 Hog-Co rn RatI o 21 Bu. 19. 7 9 .9 12. 0 23 .7 1 1 . 8* 14 .3 MI lk- Fe ed Ratlo--3/ Lbs . 1.66 1.35 1.43 1.60* 1.36 1.35 E g-Feed Rat Io 41' Lbs . 7.3 8 .1 9 .3 6 .0 6.9 7 .6 17 Pounds of broIler gr owe r equal In value to I lb. broI ler lIve weIght . 21 Bus he ls of corn equal In val ue to 100 l bs , of hog lI ve weIght . 3/ Pounds of 16% da Iry feed equa I I n va Iue to lb. whole mI lk. 4/ Pounds of layIng feed equal -rn value to 1 doze n e ggs . * RevIsed . 1977=1 00 GeorgIa INDEX NUMBERS- - GEORGI A AND UNITED STA TES November 1982 December 1982 November 1983 December 1983 Pr Ic es Rec e l ved AI I Commod 1t ie s 119 120 136 140 Crops 117 117 140 136 LI ve stock & Produc ts 121 122 132 143 UnI t ed States Pr Ices ReceIved 128 127 135 140 Pr Ic es PaId I I 156 156 162 162 Rat Io 2/ 82 81 83 86 17 MId- month Index Inc ludI ng I nterest, taxes and farm wage rates. 27 Rat Io of I ndex of Pr Ices Ffece l ve d t o Index of Pr Ice s PaI d: Int e r es t , Taxes and Farm Wage Rate s . 5 GFR-84-Vo I . 1 GEORG IA PECANVALl JE DOWN U.S. PECANVALLIE llP The a ve r ag e pr ic e recei ve d f or Ge o r gia pe ca ns, a t 64 .9 cents pe r po und , was 1.2 cen t s per poun d hi gher t ha n 1982 . Howeve r , the 16 pe rce nt de c l i ne in production mo r e t ha n o ffset t he pr ic e increase and the over a I I va I ue of t he 1983 crop dr o ppe d t o $6 8 . 1 ml II io n, a 14 pe r cent dec r ease . The v al ue o f t he U. S. pe c a n cro p In creased 15 percent to $16 7. 1 mi l I io n de s pite a n 8 .5 c ents per poun d de crease I n the a ve rage pr ice . The i nc r ease wa s d ue t o a 32 pe r cent Increase In pr od uc t io n . U. S . prod uc t io n t o ta led 283.5 mi lli o n po un ds, a 32 per cent Inc rea s e f rom la s t ye ar. PECAN S Ut i I Ized Produc t io n Price pe r Po und Va lue o f Ut i l ize d Produ cti o n S t a te 19 8 2 1983 19 82 1983 19 82 19 83 1, 000 Poun ds Ce nt s 1 ,000 Do I l ar s Ala. 23,000 30,000 62.6 59 . 6 14, 401 17, 890 Ar k . 500 3 ,000 83 . 2 70 . 0 41 6 2 , 100 F la. 4 ,500 4 ,000 55 . 4 5 7.2 2, 49 5 2 , 28 8 Ga. 125 , 000 105, 00 0 63. 7 64 .9 79,625 68 , 100 La. 10, 000 28 ,000 52. 0 40 . 4 5,200 11, 30 0 Mis s . 4 ,000 8,000 75.8 62 .2 3 ,030 4,97 5 N. Mex. 25,000 28 , 500 83. 0 70.0 20 ,750 19 , 950 N. C. Ok l a . 1,900 2 , 000 2, 000 8 ,000 57. 1 6 9. 0 68 . 0 48 . 0 1 ,085 1 , 380 1,390 3,840 S . C. 2 , 200 2,000 70 .7 62 .2 1 , 556 1,244 Tex . 17, 000 6 5 , 000 88. 4 52.3 15, 027 34, 000 U.S. 2 15. 100 283 500 67. 4 58.9 14 4 96 5 167 .077 GEORGIA APPLES UP 36 PERCENT Ut i I ize d produc t io n o f Ge o r g i a a ppl es in 1983 was 19 . 0 mi I I io n pou nds, up 36 pe r cen t f rom t he 14 . 0 mi I li on po und s of 1982 . Of t he 19 mill ion pou nds uti I i ze d , 10 mi Ilion we re from nor t hern orc h ar ds a nd 9 mill i on f r om the south . The t ota l crop was va lu ed at $1.5 mi ll i o n , up 2 per ce nt f r om t he 1982 cro p . Pri ce per po und dur i ng 19 83 ave r aged 10 .9 c e nts per po und I n t he nort h . I n t he so uth It wa s 5.1 ce nt s, a nd state wid e it wa s 8. 1 ce nts pe r po u nd. ,AP PLES Price St at e To tal Ut iIi zed Pr od uc ti o n Pr od uc t io n 1982 19 83 1982 - - Mi II ion Po unds - 1983 pe r Pou nd 1982 19 83 Ce nts Ca I i f . 480 .0 460. 0 480 . 0 4 60. 0 11 .2 10.7 Geo rgia Nor t h Sout h Tota l rH c h . N. Y. N. C. Pa . 5.5 9.5 15. 0 9 80 . 0 1,130. 0 170. 0 525.0 10 . 0 10 . 0 20 .0 7 50 . 0 1 , 100 .0 400. 0 440 . 0 5. 0 9 .0 14. 0 9 80 . 0 1 ,1 30 . 0 170.0 52 5.0 10 . 0 9 .0 19 . 0 7 50 .0 1 ,1 00 . 0 400.0 44 0 .0 16 . 2 7.8 10 .8 6. 9 8 .9 8. 1 9. 3 10 .9 5.1 8. 1 8 .9 8 .7 6. 7 8.7 S. C. 6.0 24 .0 6 .0 23 . 0 11 . 4 8. 3 Wash . 2 ,6 15 .0 3 , 000.0 2,6 15 .0 3 , 000 .0 9 .7 10 . 4 Othe r State s U. S. 2 , 194 . 0 8 , 115.0 2 ,003 . 5 8 ,1 97. 5 2 , 18 1 . 2 8 , 101. 2 1 .985. 7 8 , 177 . 7 12. 3 10 .0 13. 3 10 .5 6 Va Iue of Ut i l ize d Pr od uc t io n 1982 19 83 1, 000 Do l l a rs 53 , 84 7 49,19 7 81 0 70 6 1 ,51 6 6 8, 000 10 0 , 490 13 ,770 48,908 6 82 252 , 8 95 1 , 086 459 1 , 545 6 7,000 95 ,600 26 ,740 38 , 455 1, 915 3 11,608 267, 600 80 7 , 708 263, 994 856 ,054 us 1983 PRODUCTIONHIGHLIGHTS Corn for Gra In : ProductIon of corn for graIn In 1983 wa s estImated at 4.20 bIl lion bush e l s , hal f as I arge as t he r e cord h Igh 8.36 b I I l Io n bushe I s pr oduc ed I ast ye ar and t he smal le s t crop sI nce 1970. Har ve s t e d area was 51.5 mIl l Ion ac r es , dow n 29 pe r cent from 1982. The yI e l d wa s 81.6 bushels per acre , down f rom the record hIgh 114 . 5 bus he l s l ast year . Oat s : Pr oduc t Ion In 1983 !s estImated at 477 ~ on bus he ls, 23 percent less t han the 1982 c rop. Al l Hay : Product Ion was 143 mI l lIon t ons , down 6 pe r cent f r om l as t ye ar 's r ecord h l qh . Are a harvested In 1983, at 60 . 5 mII lIon acres, was on ly s l Ight ly bel ow 1982 , but ave rage y I e I d , at 2. 36 t o ns pe r ac re, was down 6 percent from la st ye ar ' s record hI gh. Whe at : All whe at prod uct Ion t ot a le d 2 .43 DTllTon bushels, down 14 percent from 1982 . Area harvested was 61. 5 mII I ron acres, 22 perce nt l ess than In 1982 . YIe l d per acre a ve r age d a r ecor d hI gh 39 .4 bushe l s . Tobacco: All tobacco product Ion tota led 1. 41 bIll Ion pounds , 29 perce nt be low 1982 a nd the s mal lest pr oductI on s Ince 1943. Ar ea har ves t e d t ot a le d 784 t hous and acres, down 14 percent from la st year . YIe ld avera ged 1 ,8 00 pounds per ac re , down 383 pounds fr om last ye ar ' s record hIgh yIel d. Soybeans: ProductIo n, at 1. 60 bIll Ion bushel s , was 28 pe rcent les s th an t he 1982 crop. Harv e s t e d area , at 62 . 2 mI I l Ion ac r es, was down 11 pe rce nt , and the y Ie l d, at 25.7 bus he ls per acre, was down 6 .2 bus hel s from 1982 . Al l Cotton: Prod uct Io n estI mated at 7 .72 mI llIo n bales , wa s 35 percent be low the 1982 product Ion . Peanuts: ProductIon t ot a le d 3.27 b ll l Io n pounds , 5 pe rce nt les s t han In 1982 . Growe rs harvested 1. 38 mI ll Ion acres, 8 percent above 1982 . Ave r age y Ield per acre, at 2,380 pounds , was 316 pounds be low 1982' s r ec or d h Igh yield. GEORGIA FRESH ~ARKET TOMATOES Pr oduct Ion of t omat oes I n 1983 t ota led 206, 000 hundr e dweIght , 3 pe r cent l arger than the 1982 cro p a nd t he l argest c rop s I nce 1976, de spIte a 14 percent decr ease I n yIel d to 86 cwt. per acre. A 20 pe r cen t 1ncre as e In harvested acres to 2, 400 acres an d a $1 .20 Inc rease In s easo n aver age prI ce to $24.5 0 per cwt. r esulted In a record hIgh value of productIon t otalIn g $5 ,047 , 000 . Cr Un It Co r n fo r gr aI n Bu. Sorg hum for gr aI n Bu. AII Wheat Bu . Soybe ans fo r beans Bu. Pean ut s fo r nut s , Lb . Up l a nd Cot t o n 1/ Bal e Cottonseed - Ton A' I Hay To n Swee t potatoes Cwt . To ba c c o Lb. Ap pl es , com ' I Lb . Peac he s Lb. Gr ape s Ton Pec ans Lb. Oat s Bu. Rye Bu. Almo nds (Ce l l f s ) Lb. Wa I nut s To n 1/ YIe l d In pounds . Area 1982 ,0 73, 030 14, 248 78 , 9 81 69 ,82 1 1,275 . 4 9,658.0 60 ,679 11 1. 1 907.8 6 0 ,461 99.9 783.8 114. 5 59.1 35.6 31.9 2 ,6 96 590 2.5 1 129 2 , 183 10, 618 721 9 , 098 923 58 . 4 29 .1 7 81 . 6 48. 8 39 .4 25. 7 2,380 504 2. 36 118 1, 800 52 . 5 30 .5 8, 359, 364 84 1 , 3 69 2,812, 297 2 , 229 , 486 3 ,438 ,330 11,863.9 4 , 744 152,5 34 14,290 1,982,245 8 , 115, 000 2 , 293 , 500 6,554 .2 215,1 00 620 , 509 20 ,954 347,000 234 .0 4, 203,777 483,056 2,425, 408 1, 595, 437 3 ,273 ,495 7, 634.3 3 , 105 142, 979 11,786 1 , 41 0, 868 8, 197, 500 1,789 , 700 5 , 281 .2 283, 500 477 , 303 28 , 152 235,000 190.0 ,n r' XH "tJ UJ m7.l A ll>H 7.l J;;. -< 'T' Z -l L,J o, ..... '" C;) (".) l:> +' r", mn x \) ..... M1 LV o 1- .. ....... 0 :-:' 0 , l1 r", 2NO -1 ~U I VI .... \" -l OO Vl "I> r" I \.O N 1'-' O -J O '-=- -J VI o o GA. TURKEY INTENTION S IJP 13 PERCENT Georg! a tu rkey growe rs Inte nd t o rai s e 13 per cen t more t ur key s In 1984 t han t hey raI sed In 1983 . The 2.5 7 mJ I I Ion bi r ds Inte nded are all he avy br ee ds . Tur key breede r he ns o n December 1, 1983, tot aled 60 ,000 , up 3 percent f rom December 1 , 1982 . The t ot al va l ue of t ur ke y breeder hens was $1 .0 mIl l Ion , 12 pe rcent Ies s t han the tota I va Iue f or 1982 . Turkey growers In Geor g Ia r e l sed 2 . 27 m! l l lon tur keys In 1983 , 15 pe r ce nt I ess t ha n 1982. U. S. TURKEYS Turk ey gr owe rs In 20 maj or pr oduc I ng states Intend t o r e Ise 167 ml I I Ion t urk e ys In 1984 , up 2 pe rcent from 1983. Tur key br eed e r he ns on December 1, 1983 , In 24 s ta tes totaled 3. 16 mI l lI on, down 8 percent fr om Decembe r 1, 1982. Turkeys r aI se d In the UnIted St ates dur Ing 1983 , at 170 mI l l Ion , I ncre as ed 3 pe r ce nt fr om t he 1982 level of 165 mIl l Ion. TURKEYS - AL L BREEDS NUMBER RA ISED , 7 SELECTED STATES, 1982-1 984 Stat e 1982 1983 1984 1984 as % 1/ 1, 000 Head o f 1983 Pe rcen t Ark . 13,000 12,850 12 ,850 100 Cal l f. 20 , 000 20 , 200 19 ,800 98 Ga . 2,680 2,266 2 ,5 68 113 MInn . 26 ,000 27 ,000 26,000 96 N. C. 27 ,000 28 , 700 30,600 10 7 S. C. 2 ,6 16 2 , 159 2 , 150 100 Va . 10, 081 11, 388 12, 299 108 Othe r States l! 57 ,542 59,59 1 60 ,523 10 2 TOTAL 158,919 164 ,154 166 ,790 102 TURKE Y BREEDER HENS: 7 SELECTED STATES AND OTHER STATES, ALI BREEDS, D ~C . 1, 1981-1 9 8~ cs ru. 1,000 He ad 525 525 4 20 Percent 80 Ga . 56 58 60 103 MInn. 567 523 443 85 Mo. 244 290 300 104 N.C. 690 750 700 93 Tex. 450 310 155 50 Va. 166 182 16 2 89 Other Sts.l/ 816 79 1 915 116 TOTAL-- 3 514 3,429 3 155 92 1/ AR,Co,fc, IA,KS,MI,NB,NY,6R,OR,PA,SC,SD,UT, WV,WI. S \' GEORGIA FA M E J anuar y 27 , 1984 GFR-84-Vol ume 2 HIGHLIGHTS Grain Stocks Live s t ock Slaughter Annual Crop SIDBarY Monthly Poult ry GA At.I 00 .L"l- PI R ...--- F::L. J t <. J4~~ J_:A1 'NT ,, ,.,' R Jh,. 0 GEORG IA CROP RE PORT I NG SERVICE stephens Federal Bldg. S" uite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404 ) 546- 2236 Milk Produc tion DOCUM Ef. lT S Cat t le o n Feed UGA LIBRARIES Cold Storage GA . CORN STOCKS DOWN37 PERCENT) SOYBEANS DOWN33 PERCENT St ocks o f c orn s t-ored i n al l po sitio ns o n J anu ar y 1, 1984 , I n Geor g I a t o taled 26 , I 77 , 00 0 bu she l s , 37 per cen t les s than t he 4 1, 718 , 000 bu s he ls on ha nd Ja nuary 1, 19 83 . ~os t o f the dec r e as e ... as a tt r i buted to co rn sto re d o n fa rm s, wh i c h at 18 , 74 3 , 000 bus he l s , was 44 percent les s th a n a yea r ago. Of f - f ar m st-o cks amount-ed t o 7 , 434 ,000 bushe ls , 12 perce nt be t ow l as t year. Soy be an stock s j n a I I pa s i t i o ns rot a I e d 28 ,521 , 000 bus hel s , down 32 perce nt fr om a ye ar ago . Soyb e ans hel d on f arm s amou nt ed to 7 ,980 , 000 bus he l s , 62 pe r ce nt less th an t he 20,925, 00 0 bushels stored o n fa r ms last ye ar . Of f - farm s to ck s t ot-a led 20 ,5 41 , 000 bu she l s , on ly 2 pe rce nt be l ow a yea r ago . S t oc k s o f wheat i n al l positi o ns o n Ja nuar y 1, 19 84 t o t al ed 4, 6 76, 000 bu s hel s, 27 pe rce nt l ess t han the 6 , 373 , 000 bushels a year e ar l ier . Farm s tor age amoun t e d t o 2 , 332 , 000 bus hel s , do wn 3 2 pe r ce nt , whil e of f -farm st-ocks were down 2 1 percen t at 2 ,34 4 ,000 bus he ls . Gr a in sor ghum he ld i n a l l pos it i ons t o t-a l ed o n l y 1, 220, 000 bushels , 66 pe rcent les s t han the 3 , 55 1,000 bushe I s on ha nd a yea r ago . Far m st o ck s amount ed to 1, 032, 000 bu she l s , 69 pe r c e nt I es s t han th e 3 , 345 , 000 bushe Is he I d o n f arms la st year . Off- fa rm so rghum sto cks tota l ed 188, 000 bus hels, down 9 pe rcen t f r om a year ear l ier. Oats st o r e d i n all po s i t i o ns amount e d t o 1,423,000 bus he ls , 35 percen t less t han the 2,17 7,000 bus he l s on hand J anuar y 1, 1983 . Grai n GEORGI A GRA I N STOCKS- - JANUARY 1 , 1984 WI TH COMPARI SONS On Far ms 1983 19 84 - Off Farms 1/ 19 83 19 84 All Positi ons 19 83 19 84 - - 1, 000 Bus he l s - - Cor n , 33 ,252 18 , 74 3 8 , 466 7 , 434 4 1, 718 26 , 177 Oats 1 ,3 18 I ,244 8 59 179 2 , 177 1 ,423 Barl ey 38 7 38 7 Wheat 3, 419 2 ,332 2 , 954 2,344 6,373 4 , 676 So rghu m 3,34 5 1,032 20 6 188 3,551 1 , 220 Soybe ans 20,925 7 ,980 20 ,9 70 20 ,541 41 , 895 11 I nc l ude s stock s at mi I I s, elevators, war e ho use s , t erm i na l s and pr oces so r s . 28, 521 Agricultural. Statistician and Geor gia Depart:aent o f Agricult~re U.S. GRAIN STOCKS DOWN SHARPLY Stoc k s o f corn I n a I I po s I t I on s o n Januar y 1 , 1984 are est i mat ed at 4.93 bl l l i o n bu s he l s , 4 1 pe rcen t l e ss tha n on Janua ry 1 , 1983 . Cha nge s GFR-84 -Volume 2 of ot her gr a i ns were as f o r lows: whea t do wn 8 pe r cen t ; soy beans down 28 percent, gr a f n so r ghum down 20 percent; o ats down 20 perce nt and bar ley do wn 10 pe rce nt . U. S. GRA I N STOCKS- -J ANUARY I , 1984 WI TH COMPARIS ONS On Farms Off Farms 17 A ll Po si tions Gr ai n 19 83 19 84 - -1983 - 19 84 - Mi l li o n Bushe ls 1983 19 84 Corn Oats 6, 0 16 .9 399 . 8 3, 099 . 0 3 22 . 5 2, 267 . 3 75. 8 1 , 829 .4 56.0 8 ,284 . 2 475 . 6 4 , 928 . 5 3 78.5 Bar l ey 293. 9 256. 8 124. 2 12 1 .4 4 18. I 3 78.2 Wheat 1 , 166.2 1, 01 0. 9 ', 354 . 5 1, 313 .6 2 ,5 20 .7 2 ,324. 5 So r ghum 267 .9 147 .8 542 . 6 502. 7 8 10 . 5 6 50.5 Soybeans 1, 051 .7 63 1. 3 75 2 . 2 659 . 4 1 ,803 . 9 17 Includes s ro cks at mI I Is, el e v a t ors, wa r e houses, t er mI ne l s and pr oc e sso rs. 1 ,290. 7 GEORGI A RED ~1EAT PRO DUC TI m~ Geo r g i a r ed meat pr oduc!"io n to t a l ed 38 .8 mI I li on pou nds dur i ng Decembe r 19 83, do wn 4 pe r c en t f r om November 19 83. Janua ry - Dec embe r red me at product i o n t01-a l ed 463 mi Ili o n pounds. u.S RED MEAT PRODlJCTI mJ Commerc ia l red meat pr-odu c t I o n i n ihe Un ite d States f or Dec ember 1983 t o t al e d 3 . 39 b i Ili o n pou nds . Produ ct ion duri ng 1983 t ota led 38 . 9 bi I I Ion po un ds. Spec i es Georg ia Cat t l e Ca l ve s GE ORGI A AND UN I TED STATES LIVE STOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Ave r-age L ivewei ght Dec . Dec . 1983 1983 Po unds 15 . 5 1.9 18 7. I 9 10 i 4 , 110 34 9 667 23 3 43, 6 79 Pou nds 1, 070 227 24 3 11I 196, 180 6 , 452 498,499 55 Po unds- 39 ,248 .6 7 29 ,4 21 ,202. 7 74 0.9 ar m COMM=:RC I AL RED MEAT AND LARD PROD UCT I ON: UNiTED STATES WITH COMPARIS ONS 1/ Dec ember January-December 2/ Kind 19 83 19 83 - Mi l l io n Pounds Mi l l i o n Pounds Be ef 1,970 23, 058 Vea l 37 429 Pork 1, 35i 15 , 060 L amb & Mutto n 30 368 Tot al Red Meat 3 , 388 38,915 L ard 3/ 88 974 1/ Based on packers dr e s s we i ght s and ex cludes f arm s laughter. 2/ Ac c umu l at ed t o t als based on unround ed da t a. 3/ Pre l imin ary l ard production inc lu des r en dereCi po r k f at. 2 POULTRY HATCHI NG AND PLACEMENT- -DECEMBER 1983 Duri ng %of % of Item De c . Nov . Dec . year Jan. t hr u Dec. year 1982 1983 Tho us ands 1983 ago 1982 1983 ago - - Thous a nds- - Pul le t Chicks Placed Domest ic ( U. S. ) 1I Br o i ler Type 3,25 5 3, 126 3, 590 110 39 ,833 38,068 96 Egg Type 243 232 2 28 94 3 , 768 3 ,307 88 Ch ick s Hatched Br o i le r Type Geor g i a 54, 2 11 47 ,693 54 ,344 100 645 , 168 643 ,201 100 United St ates 373,949 335 , 983 374 ,960 100 4 ,445 ,583 4 ,448 , 772 100 Egg Type Georgia 1,706 1 , 748 2 ,618 153 32,018 24 , 190 76 Un it e d Sta tes 31 ,140 29 ,370 34 ,229 11 0 444 ,42 0 4 10 , 321 92 Tur k e y s Poults P l aced U. S. 12,1 33 10, 964 12.5 73 104 41, 414 40 ,8 39 99 1/ Reported by l ead in g br eeders , includ es expected pu l le t rep l acements from eggs so Id dur Ing 1'he pr ec edi ng month at the rate of 125 pul le t c h icks per 30 doze n case of eggs . 21 Tur ke y poults placed Se pt embe r 1983-De cember 1983 . NO. OF LAYER S & EGG PRODUCTI ON, DECEMBER 1983 Laye r s Eggs per Dec. Egg Dec . 1 Thous - 100 Layers Numbe r Prod uct ion Mi l I Ion s Geo r g i a Hatch i ng 4 , 9 16 1,888 93 Ot he r 13 , 952 2 , 133 298 Tot a l Ga . 18, 868 2 ,072 39 1 Total U.S . 277 , 651 2 , 077 5, 767 EGGS IN INCUBATORS , JANUARY 1, 1984, U. S. Item 1983 1984 %of Yr . Ago Tho us ands Ch ic ke ns Egg Type 28,373 31 , 658 112 Broi le r Type 311,368 308 ,842 99 Tur key s 1/18 ,068 2/ 16 ,59 1 92 1/ I nc lude s l i ght breeds. 21 Inclu des li ght breed s . Item Young Chickens Dec. 1982 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 /~ DECEMBER 1983 Dur i ng . of Nov . Dec . ye a r Jan. th r u Dec. 1983 1983 ago 1982 1983 Thousand s - - Thousand s- - % of ye a r ago Geo r g i a Uni t ed Sta tes Mature Ch ickens 46 ,883 324 ,325 43 ,756 308 , 385 44 ,352 3 10, 555 95 581,1 91 588 ,42 1 101 96 4 ,068 ,1 15 4 , 128, 414 101 Li ght Type U.S . Heavy Type U.S. Tota l U. S. Tot a l Al l Type s , Ga . Pe r ce nt Co ndemne d 16,101 3 , 023 19,1 24 4,389 9,092 2 , 124 11, 216 2 , 567 9 , 484 59 2 ,269 75 1 1,7 53 61 2 ,5 52 58 165,064 142 , 155 86 36,779 35, 184 96 201 , 845 177 , 339 88 41, 654 35,677 86 Young Ch ic ke ns Geor gi a 1.2 80 211 .4 93 2!Un ited States 1. 4 93 2/ 1. 4 93 Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . Cur r e nt mo nt h data est imated by ~~ark et Ne ws Se r v ice. 21 Ja nua r y- November 1983 co ndem na t ion s . 3 Cr op Year Cotton Li nt 2/ 19 83 1982 Cottonseed 1981 1983 19 82 1981 Corn , for Gr a i n 1983 1982 1981 Sorghum, fo r Gr a i n 1983 1982 Whe at 198 1 1983 19 8 2 Oats 1981 1983 1982 1981 Rye 1983 1982 Sweetpot atoes 1981 1983 1982 19 8 1 Tobac co 57 1983 198 2 Hay 57 1981 1983 1982 Pe anut s for Nut s 19 81 1983 1982 1981 Soybean s for Bea ns 1983 1982 App les, Utilized 19 8 1 1983 Product ion 19 82 19 8 1 Peac hes, Ut i l iz ed 1983 Producti o n 1982 Pe ca ns, Utl l ized 19 8 1 19 83 Producti on 1982 198 1 Tot al Above Cr op s 1983 (Exc I. Acreage 198 2 of Fr uits & Pec ans ) 1981 GFR-84- Volume 2 GEORGI A ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY 1/, 1981, 1982 , 1983 Planted Harvested Yie ld per Acres Acrea ge Ac re Unit Prod uc t Ion 1, 000 Acres 1 ,000 120 115 480 Ba l e 115.0 163 158 714 Bale 235 .0 180 175 436 Bale 159 .0 Ton 42 Ton 85 830 735 To n 75 Bu . 62 55 ,125 900 815 85 Bu . 69 , 275 1 , 600 118 1 , 380 68 50 Bu. 41 Bu. 69 , 000 2 , 788 200 135 42 Bu. 5 , 670 225 135 1, 150 980 33 Bu. 34 Bu. 4 , 455 33, 320 1, 590 1, 480 33 Bu . 48 , 840 1 , 150 155 1 ,070 85 43 Bu . 61 Bu . 46 ,010 5,1 85 160 90 61 Bu . 5,490 160 75 60 Bu. 4,500 400 70 21 Bu . 1 , 4 70 450 70 21 Bu . 1,470 450 6 .0 105 5. 8 26 Bu. 125 Cwt . 2 ,73 0 725 6. 5 6.3 130 Cwt . 819 6.0 45 5.6 115 Cwt . 644 45 2,120 Lb. 95,400 50 50 2, 110 Lb . 105 , 500 55 55 2, 200 Lb. 12 1 , 000 500 500 2 .00 Ton 1, 000 500 500 2 . 40 Ton 1, 200 475 475 2 . 15 Ton 1 ,021 567 562 2 , 770 Lb . 1 , 556,74 0 475 472 3.215 Lb. 1,5 17 , 480 570 565 2 ,9 30 Lb. 1 ,655,45 0 2, 100 2, 000 21 Bu . 42, 000 2 , 700 2 ,500 27 Bu . 67, 500 2 ,300 2 , 100 19 a . Lb. 39 ,900 19 ,000 Lb. 14 , 000 Lb . 40,000 Lb . 92,000 Lb . 110 , 000 Lb . 125,000 Lb . 105 ,000 Lb . 125, 000 5,991 . 0 5,1 65.8 Lb . 120 , 000 7, 194 .5 6 , 276 . 3 7, 171 . 0 6,140. 6 4 Unit Pr ic e Dollars 3/ . 676 4/ .5 66 4/.543 190. 00 66 . 50 97 .00 3.70 2.62 2. 84 3.22 2.05 2.17 3. 20 3.05 3 . 32 1. 45 1.5 6 1.84 2 . 40 2. 34 3.19 12 . 50 7.95 13.30 1. 803 1.796 1. 625 62 . 50 60 . 00 66 . 00 .231 . 246 . 270 7.75 5.45 6 . 09 . 081 .108 .093 .251 . 2 04 . 118 . 549 . 637 . 558 Tot a l Va l ue $ 1,000 ' s 37,3 15 63 ,845 41 , 442 7, 980 5 ,653 6 ,01 4 8 , 977 11, 624 9 .667 106 , 624 148 ,962 152, 753 7,518 8 ,56 4 8 .2 80 3,528 3 , 440 8 ,709 9 ,063 6, 511 8 ,5 65 172 , 006 189 ,4 78 196, 625 62 ,500 72 , 000 67 , 386 359,607 373,300 446 ,972 325,500 367, 875 242 , 991 1,545 1,516 3 ,729 23 ,083 22 , 460 14 ,805 68, 100 79, 625 66 ,960 1 , 397, 309 1, 536 , 354 1, 470 , 858 GEORGIA 198 3 CROP VALUES AS A PER.CEHrAGE OF TOTAL CROP VALUE Georgia ~ crop 'Reporting Service ******************* * ** ****** * Pie chart perce ntage s computed from crops i ncluded * * in t able . Excludes vegetables and othe r crops not * * l isted . Pou lt r y and livestock income dat a wi I I be * * avai la bl e in Apr i l 1984 . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 ... * * '* 1/ Inc ludes a l lo wa nce f or loans out sta ndi ng and I)urchases by the Gover nme nt va lued at t he average loan a nd pur ch as e r at e for corn , wheat , sor ghum, oat s , r ye an d soybean s . Al l 1983 dat a are pr e l im i na r y. 2/ Cotton y ie ld is In pou nds and price is pe r pound . 3/ Average t o January 1, 1984 , wit h no a l lowa nce for Ulnredeeme d loans . 4/ Includes a l lowance fo r unredeemed loa ns. 5/ Har vested acr e s s ubst ituted fo r p lanted acres. 5 GFR-8 4-Vo lu me 2 CROP VALUE DECLI NES DESPITE RIS ING PRI CES The 1983 av er age prices r ec e ive d by Georgia f arme r s fo r most o f the major c rops were abo ve the 19 82 l ev el. Howeve r, the o ve ra l I v a l ue of produc ti on for c rop s covered i n the Fe der al est imat i ng prog ram fe l l 9 pe r cent fr om 1982. The stronge r prices we r e mo r e tha n offset by red uc ed product ion f rom sma I l er ac r eage and, in many c ases , lower y i e Ids. T he v a I ue of pr od uc t i o n o f Geor gia's major cr ops totaled $1 , 397 mil l i o n for 1983 , down $139 mi l li o n from the same c rops in 1982, an d do wn $74 mi II ion f rom the 19 81 va lue . T he estimate s on v alue of produ ct i on do not ad dr es s marketings , profit o r los s but deal o n l y wi t h 'r he a ver a I I v a I ue o f crops pr odu ced. Es t imat e s on cash rece i pt s and pr odu c t ion cost s for 1983 wi I I be avai l ab le at a l ater date . PEANIJTS HOLD TOP VALUE COTTONVAllIE DROPS 35 PERCENT Pe anuts rema i n t he mos t va I uab I e c rop I n the State . The 198 3 peanut crop has a gross va l ue of $3 59. 6 mi II i on, wh ic h accoun t ed f o r 25 . 7 pe r ce nt o f t he v a I ue of a I I maj o r cr o ps . Pr oduc ti on In 1983 was up 3 pe r ce nt f r om 198 2, but t hat increa se was mor e t han off se t by a c e nt and a half dec l i ne in the av e r age pr i c e . The r es u l t was a 4 percent declin e in t he a ve r a I I v a I ue when compared wi th 19 82. The 19 83 valu e was down $87. 4 million, or 20 percen t, f r om t he t ot al v alue o f th e 1981 crop. The va l ue o f Geor gia ' s 19 83 c ot ton cro p, at $45.3 mi llion , is down 35 perce nt f r om last ye ar , despi t e a 19 perc ent in cre ase In ave r aoe price . T he p rice r i se was comp l ete ly over> sh adowe d by a prec i p i t aus 5 1 per ce nt drop In prod uct i o n . The s harp produ c ti on decl ine was due t o the combi nat ion o f a 27 pe r ce nt dec l i ne i n harves t ed ac r e s an d a 3 3 percen t drop in y ie l d. TOBACCO VALUE SLIPS 9 PERCENT SOYBEANS ACLOSE SECOND Des p I te a 12 pe r c ent de c I i ne i n t he a vera I I v a l ue o f the soybean crop i n 1983 , soyb e ans st i I I remain in se cond p iace . With a va lu e of $32 5 . 5 mi l l i on, soyb eans co ntr i bu t ed 23 . 3 percent of the t o t a I e I I c r op va I ue , The sma l l e r v a lu e i s dir- ect ly attributable to a pr oduct ion decl ine o f 25 .5 mi I l i o n bushels , o r 38 perce nt , due to a r e duc t i o n i n both acreage a nd yi e l d. The pr oduc t i o n dec line more th an o f fset a 42 pe r c en t I nc r e ase i n th e average p r I ce pe r b u s he I, wh i ch I I fted the 1983 ave r age pr ice to $7 .75 comp ared with $5 .4 5 la st ye ar . CORN VAllIE UP 12 PERCENT Despite a r ecor d l ow number of acres harveste d for grain, and a 10 bu shel declin e in y i e l d , Geor g i a ' s 1983 cor n c rop was worth 12 percent mo r e tha n t he 1982 crop. The rea so n was a 41 percen t I ncrea se I n the ave r age pr ice , wh i c h reac he d $3 . 70 per b us he l , compa red wi t h $2 .62 last yea r . The aggr ega t e va l ue o f t he c r o p i s $204. 0 mi Ili on , compared with $ 181 .5 ml II ion i n 19 82 . The se v a I ues f or cor n e x c I ude a I I Payme nt- i n-Ki nd a t locations . Geo r g i a ' s 1983 t o b ac co c rop dec l i ned 9 perce nt in valu e f r om the 1982 l evel. At $1 72. 0 million , tobacco i s the fourth most v al uable crop i n the State, contr i but i ng 12.3 pe rce nt o f th e total value .AII of the decl ine In va I ue i s at tr i but ab I e t o the drop I n producTion , as t he 198 3 ave ra ge price , at $1 .80 3 pe r po und , is fract i ona l l y above 19 82. WHEAT VALlJE LOSES 2RPERCENT The overa l I v a lue o f Georg ia 's 1983 whe at crop th at was har vested fo r gr a in amo un ted t o $106 .6 mi l l i o n, wh ich i s 28 perc e nt l e ss than the prev i ous ye ar . A 15 c ent s pe r bu s he l r i se i n t he ave r age pri ce, to $3 .20 , was more than overcome b y a 32 percent drop in product ion. A II o f th e produc t ion dec line was due t o declining ac r eage . Yiel d was up' bu shel, t o 34 bus he ls pe r acre. T ~- I ITho r,oo r g i a Farm Repo r t ( ISSN-07 4 4-7280 l i s I BUi ld- I ! ~ U D l l s hod Ik f'! ~o rt j n~ sor,j -m n t~dv bv t r,a Georgia Cr c r I Se r v i ce , St ephe ns Fede r e l 'I i n~ , A.t he ns , Ga.. 306 13 , Larr y s. Sr1 i pe s , St ..,t i s t Jc l a n- l n-C nc:r ge , Second C I ~ 5:; DC s t agl: [ pe i c et At be n-,, Ga . ~- ubs crlpr l :..n f oe ! ! O I ce p e r . e er e x c c p r f ~ ee 7 0 te c o r. t r i o u r o r s .. I S u ~ ~(. r i ;; t j o r. i r. f c r-met l cn eve i l a t !e f r o-i: iSE:to r g i e Cr o p KPO!""1! ng So r v l ce , St e phe n s I Fed ' r ~ 1 5u i I t.:i n9 , S ", i "'t ~ 320 , At he ns , G.A" 12G61 3 Te l 9 p ,~ r. e : B.Q4,,-,1~~ 4"6,'.<::.,';.2;,.3<",-6~. --' 6 GEORGIAMILKPRODUCTI ON Georgi a da i r y herds pr oduced 120 mi I I i o n po und s of mi l k dur ing Decembe r 19 83 , up 6 pe r c ent f rom t he prev i o us month. Th i s bri ng s t he ac cu muI ate d mi l k prod uct i o n f o r Janua ryDecember i -a 1, 4 14 In i I l ion po und s . Mi lk c ows on d a ir y f ar ms duri ng December a ver aged 129, 000 hea d , unc h ange d f rom t he p rev ious mont h . Mil k pe r cow aver-ag e d 9 30 po unds i n Decemb er, 55 po und s more tha n Nov ember 19 83 . U. S. MILK PRODUCTION Mi l k pr od uct i on dur in g Decembe r to t-al ed 11 .3 b i I I i o n po un ds, 3 pe rce nt more th an November 1983 and 4 per cen t abov e Dece mber 19 81 . Ac c umu l ate d mil k produc t i o n dur i ng the ye ar at 139 b I I I i o n poun ds , was 2 pe l- cent above t he 19 82 p r od uct i o n . Prod uc t Io n per cow ave r aged 1, 020 po un ds durin g December 1983, 30 po und s above Dec ember 19 81 . The t a la I nu mber of mi l k cows av e rage d 1 1 .1 mi l I i o n head dur i ng Decembe r , down s l i gh t ly from November . MI LK COWS AN D MI LK PHODUC TION. DECEMBEH 19 83 Ge o r g i a Un l i ed St at e s I t ern Un i t Novemb er Dec ember Nov e m b e r Dec embe r Mi lk Cows Thous . Head 19 83 129 ..:.179~8:3<- 129 ---.,-1;-9:8-3~:;-11 , 13 7 ....,.-:;1--9,-,8;'i3S _ 1i , 106 Mi l k pe r Cow Po unds 875 930 9 84 1,020 r,ij I k Prod uc i i o n._ _ I -M'-'.:....i I i on Lbs. 11 3 120 10 , 960 .l.1J..3,-2.:...5. _ CATTLE ONFEED DOWN 4 PERCENT Catn e and c a I ve s o n fee d Ja nuar y 1, 1984 , f o r s l au ght er mark et i n t he 13 quer r er l v st at e s , i 'oi-a l ed 9. 9 1 mill i o n he ad, 4 pe r c en t l e s s i ha n I a s j ve ar b ut 10 pe r'cerrt abov e 1982 . The c at t Ie on feed ! nv e rrr o r v in c I uded 6 . 75 mi II i o n s te er-s a nd s teer c a l ve s , up 1 pe rcent t r om l a st ye ar- and 9 per ce nt fr om l wo year -s e go . Th i s grou p r ep r e se nt e d 68 percen t o f th e tot a I J an ue r v 1 number o n f eed comp ar ed wi th 6 5 pe r cen t i n 19 83 . He i f ers and he ifer ca l ve s ac cou nte d f or 3 . 12 mi " io n, down i 2 perce nt 1rom I a sr y ear but 13 per cent abov e 1982. P l aceme nt s o f c at1 le and cal ve s on f e ed dur i na t he Oc to be r -December qua r ter t oh'l 1ed 7. 25 mi l lio n , f r ac ti o na l l y above i-he same q ua r ter- a year ear' I i er an d 16 pe rc ent mo r -e ih en t he same q uar-te r f o r 196 1. Dur i ng l he f I r s 1 qua:- i-er- 01 i 984 , 5 . 75 mI I I i en he ad o f fed ce ttl e ere expc c re d t o come t o mar k e t. T h I s wou I d be a 1 pe rcenf Incre as e fr om fi r s l q ua r rer mar ke t i ngs I n 19 83 and 6 pe rce nt above 1982 . I t em CATTLE AND CAL VE S ON FEED OC TOBER 1 19 81 - 1983 - J.~A~N ~U,~A R~Y~~~7r~~~~~~ __ lot a l 1 j ~ 1 'a 1"es Numbe r 1983 as " 19 82 19 83 o f 19 82 1 , uu u He ad t-'e r ce nt 1, OUU He ad Pe r ce nt 8 , 800 7 , 2 16 5, 374 371 8,465 7,25 2 5,4 16 393 96 7 J 153 6 , 951 100 5 ,909 5 , 90 7 101 4 , 432 4 , 510 106 3 14 3 42 96 los ses, 7 Commod i t y But t e r Che ose , Nat ur a l Eggs , Fr oz e n Fr u i t s , Fr ozen Fr u i t Ju i ces , Froz en Me a t s , Red Bee f , Fr oze n Po rk, Froze n Po u l t r y , Frozen Turk e ys , Froze n Ve geta bl e s, Fro ze n Po ta toes , Fr oze n Pe a nut s, She l led Pea nuts , In She ll Peca ns , She l led Pec a ns . In She ll COLD STORAGE STOCKS . UN ITED STA TES. DECEMBER 31. 198 3 De c. 31 , No v . 30 , Dec . 31 , 19 82 19 83 1 , 000 Pounds 19 83 466 , 822 508,6 10 496,657 963 ,54 9 1 , 210 , 3 10 1,200 ,095 25, 426 12 , 682 11 , 343 623 ,560 6 58 , 216 64 3, 116 1,1 58 , 424 886 ,877 93 8 ,0 78 5 53 ,7 78 667 ,5 74 6 78 ,610 294 , 37 5 316 , 023 32 4 ,60 1 2 19,017 295 , 193 30 0 ,82 7 344 , 756 376 , 46 7 28 1 ,813 203 , 906 25 1,560 163 ,302 2 , 008 ,279 2 , 052 , 977 1 , 88 8 ,5 75 767, 309 8 17 ,35 0 7 77 , 48 1 302, 699 259 , 182 29 5, 33 4 3 4 , 486 12 ,92 0 17 , 824 20 , 770 14,478 22 ,699 76,1 22 15, 931 54 , 505 Pe r cent of Dec . 1982 No v . 1983 Pe rcent 106 98 125 99 45 89 103 98 81 106 123 102 1 10 103 137 102 82 75 80 65 94 92 101 95 98 11 4 52 138 109 157 72 342 co Georgia ~ c ro P Repo rting Service Stephens Federa l Bldg. Suite 320 Athen s, Geo rgia ) 0 6 13 0 4 2F0 1 1 3 0 0 0 00 25 -22 7 0 75020 404 /2 2Q -1 8 29 0 0 8 405 ~A t X P~R IM cN T STA LsIx:>3RcARRI Y,',1E;.JT G I\ 3 0 Z1 2 SECOND -CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, r.A 30613 \' GA GEORGIA ~~OD.C.1 GEORGI~RO P r FARM REPORT iq~,"~-J Joo. ephe~~:~~:l REPORTING Bldg. I c :.:- f ' k GEI \f ~. 0 SUite 320 Februar y 1,1 984 ~ ~thens , Georgia 30613 . [J,?R 2 1. ~O G 5 (Phone: (404) 546-2236 GFR-84-Volume 3 - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - - -- - DOC UrJiEr:~~(S HIGHLI GHTS I 1(:;A UBRARIES Annual Layer Nmabers & Egg Production Catt le un treed Nuaber & Value of Chickens by State Nuaber of Cattle & Kil k Cow Ope r a tions Cat t l e & Calves Agricul t u r a l Prices Calf Crop GEORGI AEGGPRODUCTI ON DOWN Egg pr oduct ion In Georg ia dur ing the ye ar e nd i ng Novembe r 30 , 1983 , t ota I ed 4 . 7 b i I I io n comp ar e d to 5 . 4 b i II io n In 1982. Prod uct ion was at its lowe s t point since 1966 . EGGPRODUCTIONDECLINES NATIONALLY U.s . eg g product io n duri ng the yea r endi ng No vembe r 30 , 1983, to ta I ed 68 . 1 b j " Io n eg gs, 2 pe r ce nt Iess th a n the 69 . 7 b I I I i o n pr oduced i n 1982 . Laye r numbers duri ng 1983 aver age d 19. 2 ml I li on c ompar e d t o 22 . 1 million for 1982 . This was t he lowest figure for the a nnua I a ver age number o f layers for Geor gia sin ce 1965. Layer numbers duri ng 1983 average d 276 mil li on c ompar e d with 286 mi l l io n dur ing 1982 . The ann ual aver age productio n pe r la yer on hand in 1983 was 247 e ggs c omp ar e d with 243 eg gs in 1982. TOTAL EGG PRODUCT ION : ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYE R AND TOTAL EGG PR ODUCT ION, STATES 1982 AND 1983 1/ Eggs pe r Tot a Egg state La ers 2/ Pr oduc t io n ggs Ala. 239 245 2 ,8 13 Ark. 242 242 3 , 758 Ca l i f . Fl a . 241 24 5 24 7 249 8 , 173 2 , 959 Ga . Ind. , 2 43 243 52 5 4 671 ,6 Iowa 8 ,2 13 7 ,692 2 42 23 7 1, 985 1,826 Mis s . 6 , 625 5 , 509 230 2 33 1,524 1 , 285 N. C. 13, 050 13,111 241 24 0 3,1 40 3,149 Pa. 16,552 18,059 261 26 1 S.C. 6 , 645 6 ,302 249 2 53 Tenn. 3, 649 3, 232 242 254 Tex . 13,290 12, 745 234 242 Va. 3,929 3,474 23 6 24 2 U.S. 286 299 276 096 243 247 1 Annual estimates cover the period Dec. 1, prev ious year thru Nov. 30. 4, 324 4,716 1,656 1,594 884 82 2 3,113 3,089 929 84 0 69 706 6 8 108 2 Total egg pr oduc- 1'ion divided by average number of layers on hand. Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depar~nt of Agriculture GFR-84-Vo l. 3 State CHICKENS : TOTAL NUMBER. VALUE PER HEAD AND TOTAL VALUE. DECEMBER 1 1982- 83 1/ Number Val ue pe r Head Total Value 1982 1983 1 , 0~ """ .".,...........,.. 1982 Do llar s 1983 1982 19 83 1, 000 Dol la r s AIa . 17 ,350 Ala s . 81 Ar iz . 500 Ar k . 25 ,030 Ca lit . 41,600 Co lo . 3 ,450 De l . -Md. 5,291 F la . Ga . 16 ,600 28 ,5 64 Haw . 1 , 148 Id aho 1 ,405 I II 6 ,050 I nd , 23,450 Iow a 10,300 Kans . 2 ,230 Ky . 2 , 940 La. 2 , 800 Mich . 7 , 800 Mi n n . 13,300 Mi ss . 8 ,6 19 Mo . 7, 700 Mont . 97 0 Nebr . 4 , 050 Nev . 15 N. J . 1,21 8 N. Mex . 1,548 N. Y. 9 , 500 N. C. 19 ,300 N. Dak. 510 Oh io 15 , 600 Okla . 4,700 Oreg . 3,400 Pa, 22 , 500 S. C. 8, 550 S. Dak . 2 ,050 Te nn. 4,700 Te x. 17 ,200 Ut ah 2 ,3 26 Va . 5 ,57 6 Wa sh . 6 , 213 W. Va. 800 Wis . 4, 800 Wyo . 57 New England 2/ 16 , 818 U. S. 378, 609 1/ Exc lud e s commercia l bro i lers . 16,650 1. 75 7:>' 4 . 70 400 1 . 50 22,195 2 .65 00- 5 3 , 020 1 . 75 5 ,72 2 2.00 14,700 1 . 85 25 , 525 2 .00 1, 140 3 .05 1 , 26 5 1 . 50 4 ,910 1 .75 23, 900 1 . 30 10 , 200 1 . 70 2 , 350 1 . 70 2 , 300 1. 80 2 ,5 50 2 . 30 7 , 550 1 . 45 13 ,900 1. 65 8 , 000 2 .30 7 , 000 1. 75 940 2 . 25 3 , 850 2 . 05 13 2.00 1,220 2 . 35 1,544 1 . 90 9 ,000 1.90 20 , 000 2 .05 625 1 .80 16 , 150 1 . 45 4 , 750 2.50 3 , 200 2 .05 23 ,800 1.60 7,36 5 1. 50 1 , 90 0 1 . 70 3,900 1 . 45 17 ,400 1. 75 2, 345 2. 05 4 ,781 1 . 95 6 , 132 1 . 60 8 70 3 . 85 4,450 1.65 41 2 .50 15 ,558 2 .26 3..!364+584 1. 85 C , ME, MA , NH , RI , VT. 1. 75 4 .30 1.95 2.10 1 . 80 2 .05 2 .88 1.60 2 . 15 3 . 00 2.10 1. 65 1.50 1. 90 1 . 45 1.35 2 .25 1. 60 1. 60 2 . 15 1.70 1. 95 1 . 90 2 . 55 2.00 2. 45 2 .00 2 .90 2 .00 1. 60 3. 30 2.1 0 1. 85 1 . 55 1.85 1. 75 2 .00 2 . 00 2 . 85 1 .70 4 . 00 1.90 2 . 75 2. 34 1 . 96 30 ,363 381 750 66 ,330 72 ,800 6 ,038 10 , 582 30 , 710 5 7, 128 3 ,501 2 ,108 10, 588 30 , 485 17,5 10 3 , 791 5 , 292 6 ,440 11,31 0 2 1 ,945 19,824 13,475 2,1 83 8 , 303 30 2,862 2 ,941 18,050 39 ,565 918 22,620 11,750 6 , 9 70 36 ,000 12 , 825 3,485 6 ,815 30 , 100 4 , 768 10 , 873 9 , 94 1 3 , 080 7 , 920 143 37 ,985 701 . 474 29 ,138 314 780 46 ,610 74 , 520 6 , 191 16,482 23,5 20 54 ,879 3 ,420 2 ,657 8 , 102 35 , 850 19 , 380 3 ,408 3,105 5 , 738 12 , 080 22 , 240 17 ,200 11 , 900 1 , 833 7 ,3 15 33 2 ,4 40 3 , 783 18 ,000 58,000 1 ,250 25 , 840 15 ,675 6 , 720 44 ,030 11 , 416 3 ,515 6 , 825 34 , 800 4 ,690 13 , 626 10 , 424 3 , 480 8 , 455 11 3 36, 419 716 ,1 92 2 GEORGIA CATTLE &CALF INVENTORY LOWEST SINCE 1980 Cat t le and ca lve s on Georgia f ar ms dec l i ned 8 pe rcent during 1983 . The 1,725,000 ca tt le and c a Ives on ha nd Jan uary 1, 1984 Is the smaI 'est in ventory o n Geor g i a f ar ms since Ja nuary 1, 1980 . The c ur re nt Inve nt or y c ons i st s of 885 ,000 beef and da iry c ows , dow n 7 pe r ce nt fr om Ja nua ry 1, 1983 . Beef c ow s , at 756 , 000, are down 8 pe r ce nt and the 129 ,000 da Iry c ows are 1 per cent be lo w a ye ar e ar l ier. The inve ntory va Iue o f c att Ie and ca Ive s In Geor gi a on J anu ary 1, 1984 , to t a led $543 .4 mi l l Io n, down 16 perce nt f rom t he $646 .9 ml I li o n on Ja nuar y 1, 1983 . Ave r age value per head was $315 compa red to $345 a year e ar l ie r. U. S. CATTLE INVENTORY CONTINUES DOl1NWARD AI I cat t le and ca lve s in t he Un it e d s t ate s as o f Ja nua r y 1, 1984 , tota led 114 mi I I ion head, down 1 pe r ce nt f rom t he 115 mi l I Ion as o f January 1, 1983, and 116 mi llion two year s a go . Th is co nti nue s t he recent down wa r d ~r end i n catt Ie Invento r i es be gun a ye ar ago . Al l cows a nd he if ers t hat ha ve c a lved , 48 . 8 mi l li on , were dow n 1 percent fr om 49 .2 mi l l io n a ye ar ago , a nd down 3 perce nt fr om 50 . 3 mi l li on t wo year s ago. Beef co ws, at 37 . 7 million, are 1 pe r ce nt be low Jan uar y 1, 1983. Mi lk cows, at 11. 1 mI I I Ion, are up pe r ce nt fr om J anua r y 1, 1983 . The in ve ntor y va Iue of a I I ca n Ie and ce Ive s on ha nd J anua ry 1,1 984, tota le d $45 . 1 b il I Ion , down 4 pe r ce nt fr om a ye ar ago . The avera ge valu e pe r hea d wa s $396 i n 1984 down $1 0 from 1983 . CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FARMS AND RANCHE S, BY CLASSES, JANUARY 1 GEORGIA AN D UNI TED STATES 1983 AND 1984 or la Class Cattle ~ Cal ves 1984 Hea d 1 , 725 of 1983 Perce nt 92 1983 1984 ,0 Head 115, 199 114 ,04 0 Cows & He Ife rs t hat have ca l ved 953 88 5 93 49 , 154 48 ,80 0 Beef Cows Mi Ik Cows 823 756 130 129 92 38 ,0 79 37 , 660 99 11, 076 11, 140 He i fe r s 500 Pounds & Ove r For Bee f Cow Rep l acement For Mi Ik Cow Rep l acement Ot he r He ifers 245 231 122 114 41 40 82 67 94 18, 830 18 , 598 93 6 , 343 6 , 195 98 4 , 533 4 , 541 82 7, 954 7, 862 St eer s 500 Pounds &Ove r 116 105 Bul Is 500 Pound s & Ove r 62 57 Ca l ve s unde r 500 Pounds 499 457 91 16 ,225 16 ,39 1 92 2 , 615 2,5 50 92 28 ,375 27 , 701 The Geor g i e Fa r m R"po r t (I SSN- 0 744- 72e Ol Is pub li shed seml -"",nth ly by the Georg i e Crop Repor ting Se r vice, Step ha ns Fed er a l Bui l ding , IIt he ns , Ga . 306 13 , l.er rv E. Snipes, Sta t l s tlc l en In Cha r ge . Socond c la s s pos ta ge pa id a t Athe ns , GA . Subs c r i pt io n t e e S10 pe r year ex cept tree t o dota cont r Ibuf o r s , Su bs cr Ip+ Io n Int o,""",t Io n a vo lI a b Ie tr"",: Georg I" Crop Report 109 Serv Ic e , Step he ns Fed erel Bul ldlnQ Su i t e 320 At hen s GA . 306 13 Tel e ohon e : (40 4 ) 546-2236 3 as of 1983 Pe r ce nt 99 99 99 101 99 98 100 99 101 98 98 GEORGI ACALF CROP DOWN u.s. CALF CROP DOWN GFR-84-Vol. 3 Calves born dur i ng 1983 totaled 780, 000 i n Georgia. Th is calf c rop i s 7 percent below t he 1982 c r op and the smal le st s i nce 1978 , but equals t he 1979 calf crop. The 1983 cal f crop is estimated a t 44. 1 milI ion, down 1 percent from 1982 and 2 percen t from 1981. Th i s c a l f crop is down f ract iona I I y f r om the expected ca I f crop pub I i s hed las t July. Ca lve s born dur ing the first half of the year were estimated at 71 .0 per cent o f t he annual t otal. SELECTED STATES 1982-83 State St at e ea Ala . 900 8 70 97 N. C. 460 460 100 Ca Ii f. ',700 1,730 102 Ok l a . 2, 100 2,000 95 Fla . 1, 150 1,100 96 S. C. 275 245 89 Ga. 840 780 93 S. Dak. 1,780 1,800 10 1 Io wa 1, 900 1, 800 95 Te nn. 1,1 80 1,220 103 Kans. 1, 525 1,610 106 Tex . 5 ,650 5,450 96 Mo . 2 ,340 2,320 99 Wi s. 2, 000 1, 980 99 Mo nt . 1, 570 1,640 10 4 Oth . St s . 17 , 120 17,1 38 100 Nebr. ', 930 ' ,950 101 U.S. 44 ,420 44 ,093 99 GA. CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 32 PERCENT Catt Ie o n f u I I fe e d fo r the s laughter ma r ke t in Georgia to t a le d 26 ,000 hea d on January' , 1984 Ge or g i a i s a minor cat t Ie fe ed i ng stat e. Th is is the l~we st number o f cat tl e on fee d f o r t h i s date s i nce rec or ds began i n 1961 u. s. CATTLE ON FEED DROPS 4 PERCENT AI I catt Ie and c a Ive s o n f e e d o n Ja nua rv 1, 1984 f or s Ieuqht e r i n 50 s t ates t o t a Ied 11 .6 mI I I Ion head, down 4 perce nt from 1983 but up 9 pe r ce nt from 1982 . CP,TTLE AND CALVES - SELECTED STATE S NUMBER ON FEED JANUARY 1 1983-84 1/ 1984 as % 1984 as , State 1983 1984 o f 1983 St at e 1983 1984 of 1983 1 , 000 Head Pe r cent 1, 000 Head Pe r ce nt Ar i z . 385 407 106 Ala . 30 40 133 Ca I If . 581 589 10 1 F la . 90 80 89 Colo. 1, 020 980 96 Ga. 38 26 68 I I I 530 510 96 Mo . 10O 90 90 Iowa 1,2 10 1, 000 83 N.C. 26 25 96 Ka ns . 1, 320 , , 320 100 S. C. 20 20 100 ~~ inn. 405 375 93 Te nn. 22 15 68 Nebr . , , 880 i ,760 94 Oth. Sts. 7,7 09 7, 228 94 Tex . 1, 920 1,95 0 102 U. S. 12 , 040 11 ,609 96 17 Catt le a nd ca lves o n feed ar e an imal s fo r s l aughter mar ke t bein g fed a f u I I r at ion of gra in or other co nce nt ra tes and are expe c t ed t o produ c e a c arca s s t hat wil l gr ade good or better . Catt le and ca l ve s on fe e d ar e i nc luded i n the c att le and calf i nve n"rory e s t imates by c Iasses. 4 State Cows 2 19 3 Ala . 44,000 4 2, 000 3 , 300 2 ,500 Ar iz. 5 , 200 5 ,000 770 800 Ark. 45 ,000 4 3 ,000 5 , 500 5 ,000 Ca Ii f. 35, 000 36, 000 5,500 5,500 Co lo . 19 ,000 18 ,500 4, 100 3 , 800 Fla. 22 , 500 22 , 500 2 , 000 1,700 Ga . 40 ,000 38,000 2 , 900 2 , 700 Ha w. 75 0 750 70 70 Ida ho 19, 500 2 1, 000 4 , 600 4 , 500 I" 50 ,000 47, 000 6 , 200 6 , 100 Ind . 48 ,000 49,000 8,100 8 , 100 Iowa 70,000 68,000 13,000 12,000 Ka ns . 51,000 49 ,000 5 ,500 5 , 000 Ky . 64 ,000 66,000 9,500 9 , 500 La. 29 , 000 26,000 3,800 3 , 700 Md . Mic h . 8 , 100 33,000 8, 100 32,000 2,500 9,500 2,300 9 , 000 Minn. 62,000 61,000 26,000 25 , 000 Mi ss . 40,000 38,000 3,500 2,800 Mo . 100,000 100,000 12 ,000 11,500 Mo nt . 16, 000 16 ,300 3, 300 3 , 300 Nebr . 41, 000 40, 000 5 , 000 5 ,000 Ne v . 1,700 1, 700 400 400 N. J 2 ,900 2,800 900 900 N. Mex . 9, 500 9 , 000 1, 700 1 , 600 N. Y. 33,000 34 ,000 18 , 000 18 , 000 N. C. 45 ,000 42 ,000 6 , 000 6,000 N. Dak. 19 , 500 19 , 300 4 ,000 3 ,900 Ohio 47 , 000 46 ,000 12 ,000 11 , 700 Okla . 56 , 000 66 , 000 6 , 000 6 ,000 Oreg . 3 1, 50O 31,500 4 ,800 4 , 800 Pa. 47 ,000 47,000 2 1, 000 2 1,000 S. C. 20 ,000 19 , 000 2,200 2 , 200 S. Dak . 25, 000 25 ,000 6 , 400 6 , 400 Te nn. 77 , 000 77 ,000 8 , 500 8 , 500 Tex . 159 , 000 156 ,000 10, 000 10,000 Ut a h 9 ,800 9,600 2 , 800 2 , 800 Va. 40 , 000 39,000 8 , 500 8 , 000 Wa s h. 24 ,000 24, 000 4 , 00 0 3 ,600 W. Va. 18,5 00 18,500 3 , 900 3 ,800 Wis . 69 , 000 68 ,000 4 4 , 000 44 , 000 Wyo . 5,500 5 , 500 1 ,300 1 , 200 Ot he r St ates 3/ 17 , 070 17 ,150 9 ,060 9 , 040 U.S . 1/ An ope r a t io n Is 1, 611, 020 a ny pl ac e haVi ng o ne or 1 , 585,200 mor e he ad of the 31 2 , 100 speci es o n hand at any time 303 ,7 10 dur ing t he year . 2/ Incl ude d in ope r at io ns with catt le . 3/ AK , CT , DE, Me , MA , NH , RI , VT. 5 GEORG IA PR ICES RECEIVED Average pr ic e s r ece ived by Georg ia f ar mers at mi d- J a nuary f or most major commod it ie s were above the ave r age o f December 1983. Pou I t r y an d e gg commodit ie s l ed the way, with Incre as e s of 15 percent for othe r ch I cke ns , 13 pe rcen t fo r al I e ggs, and a 7 percent inc reas e f or broi l er s- 8ee f ca tt le prices a l so avera ge d I I percent above l ast mo nth . Compared t o a year ago , most c ommod it Ies were we I I above J anuary 1983. Be e f c at t le , hogs and mi Ik cows were the on I y commod It ies ave rag i ng be I ow 3 ye ar ago. The Geo rg i a Pr Ices Rec e I ved AI I Commod i t y Inde x fo r Ja nua ry was 146 pe r cen t o f t he 1977 ave rage , 7 po i nts ab ove I as t mo nt h an d 25 points above a ye ar ago. GFR - 84- Vo I . 3 U.S. PRICES RECEI VED INDEX UP 3 PTS. The Jan ua ry a I I fa r m pr od uct s i ndex o f pr Ice s r ece i ved by f arme rs Inc r e ased 3 po I nt s f r om Decemb er t o 143 pe r ce nt of i t s Ja nua ry - Dec embe r 1977 aver age . Higher prices f o r c at t le , eg gs , toma t oe s , hogs a nd bro i l ers we r e par ti a l ly o f f se t by lowe r price s fo r orange s, le tt uce, soybe ans, cott o n and mi lk . The inde x was 15 po int s above a ye ar ago . I Commod It v Wi nt er Wheat Oat s Cor n Cot to n Cotto nseed 21 Soybeans Pe anuts Sweetpot at oes AI I Hay , ba le d, 21 Mi Ik Cows , 31 4/- Hogs -- Sow s Bar r ows & G I Its Beef Cat t Ie , 51 Cows 61 - Steers & He i fers Ca Ive s All Mi lk Tur ke ys 21 Ch Icke ns- PR ICES RECEIVED BY FARMER S, Pr ice pe r Geo r qla Ja n. De c . Un it szsu, 19.8.,3 1983 $/Bu . $/B u. 2. 75 3 .68 alb . 51. 7 67.8 $/Ton 66 .00 186 .00 $/Bu. 5. 56 7.62 C/lb . 24 . 3 20.5 $/Cwt. 8.00 2/1 5 . 90 $lT o n $/Head 1060 . 00 $/C wt . 54. 20 42 .60 $/Cwt . 46 .1 0 33 . 70 :t/Cwt . 55 . 50 43 .9 0 $/Cwt. 47 . 20 39.50 $/C wt . 37. 40 33 . 50 $/Cwt . 54.70 49 . 70 $/C wt . 55 . 30 54 . 30 $/Cwt . 14 . 70 14. 00 a l b. JANUARY 15 J a n. 15 , 1984.., 3 . 72 1/ 65 . 7 - 186 . 00 7.67 11* '-6.20 850. 00 46 . 00 37. 70 47 .50 43. 90 35 .20 52. 60 55. 40 7/ 14 . 70 1984 WITH COMPAR ISONS Un It e d State s Ja n. Dec . Jan . I 5, 1983 3 .60 1983 3.43 198 4 3.39 1. 46 1.73 1.76 2.36 3. 15 3.15 56 .0 67 . 3 1/ 63 . 9 87.00 169 .00 -17 1 .00 5 .56 7.74 7.49 26 .6 25 . 9 1/27 . 1 8 . 78 2/1 3 .90 16 . 50 70.50 77 . 90 80 . 00 1050 . 00 8 70 . 00 55 .30 44 . 20 47 . 30 48 . 30 36.30 41 .40 56 .30 45 .60 48 . 20 54.30 54 . 20 56.50 37.00 33 .80 34 . 10 59. 00 60. 80 63 .2 0 62 .4 0 60 . 60 61.40 13 .80 13 . 80 7 /1 3.70 31. 9 45 . 4 46 .6 Exc l . Broi le r s i/lb . 11. 0 2/30.0 34 .5 Com ' l Bro i le rs 81 i lLb . 24.0 33 .5 7 / 36. 0 25 .8 33 .7 713 6 .9 Eggs , Al l 91 aDoz . 63 .0 2/100.0 - 113. 0 52 .6 2183.4 96 . I Tab le - i lDo z . 47. 8 - 2/ 89. 3 10 5 . 0 46 . 2 2/79. 3 92 .8 Hatch in a Doz. 120 . 0 2/ 140 . 0 140. 0 11 Fi rs t ha l f o f mont h. 2 Mi d-month pr ice . 31 An imal s so l d for dai ry he rd repl ac ement o n l y . ~ Price s e s t imated quar terl y . 51 "Cows " and " s t ee rs and heife r s" comb i ned with allowance wher e neces sary fo r s l aug hter bul Is . lSI Inc ludes da iry cows sol d fo r sl augh ter. 71 Ent ir e mont h. SI Li ve we i ght equiv a le nt pr ic e for Georg i a. ::! Aver age of al l eg gs so l d by f armer s i nc lud i ng l1at c h l ng eg gs so l d at re t ail. * Ins uf f ic ie nr sal es. 6 U.S PRICES PAID INDEXUP 1 POINT The Index of prices paid by far mers fo r commodities and services, Interest, taxes an d fa rm wage r ates for Ja nuary 1984 was 164 percent o f the 1977 base. The Index wa s up 1 point from December and 6 points above Jan uary 1983. The an nua I updat Ing of t he Indexes for farm services and cash rent, interest o n the f arm rea I estate debt and f arm rea I estate taxes cau sed most of the Inc rease from a mo nth ear l ler , CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The December unadj usted consumer pr Ice Inde x for all urban consumers (CPI-U) at 303.5 (1967=100) was 0.1 percent higher t ha n In November and 3 .8 percent above December 1982." On a seasona I Iy adj usted bas Is , the CP I-U was 0.3 percent above November. The other goods a nd se r v ice s i ndex registered a 0.6 pe r ce nt Increase foll owed by medical care with a 0.5 percent Increase. The food and beverage Index and t he transportation Index both Increased 0.3 percent . The hous Ing and enterta i nment Inde xes increased 0 . 2 percent and 0.1 percent , respectively. Commod Ity PRICES PAI D BY FARMERS , JANUARY 15, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Price pe r Ja n. 15, Unit $/Ton 1983 181 .00 $/Ton 181.00 $/Ton 215.00 $/Cwt. 10 .50 $/Cwt. 14.00 Dec. 15, 1983 205 .00 219 .00 29 7 . 0 0 11.90 16.80 $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/T on $/T o n $ /To n 11. 50 13.50 13.00 9.90 9.30 8.20 185 .00 172 .00 191.00 13 . 00 16.00 15 . 00 12.00 10 . 5 0 10 . 0 0 215.00 215.00 245.00 13 . 5 0 16.50 15. 50 11. 50 11.00 9 .90 220.00 215 .00 240. 00 11. 60 13.50 13 .10 9.77 9.37 7.13 202 . 00 186.00 207. 00 13.40 16.00 15 .60 10.60 10.10 8.74 240 .00 219. 00 244.00 13 . 9 0 16.30 15 . 6 0 10.70 10.30 8. 81 24 3 . 0 0 219 .00 246 . 00 3.3 2.6 2. 8 3.0 12.4 23 .4 14 . 0 15.0 1. 37 1. 58 1.35 1.34 10.5 5.7 7.6 8.8 1 Pounds of br o i le r grower eq ua l in val ue to lb . broiler live wei ght . 2 Bush e ls of cor n e qual in value t o 100 lbs . of hog I ive weight. 3/ Pounds of 16% dairy feed equal in va lue t o 1 l b. whole mil k. ~ Pounds of layi ng fe ed equal !In value t o 1 dozen eggs . 1977 100 Georgia INDEX NUMBERS--GEORG IA AND UNITED STATES December 1982 January 1983 December 1983 Ja nuary 1984 Pri ces Received AI I Commod I ti es 120 12 1 139 * 146 Cr ops 124 124 134* 135 Livestoc k & Produc t s 117 119 143 135 Un Ited St ates Pr ices Rece ived 127 128 140 143 Prices Paid 1/ 157 158 163* 164 Rat io 2/ 81 81 86* 87 1/ Mid-Iro nt h index inclUdin g inter es t , taxes and farm wage rate s. 2/ Rati o of Inde x of Pr lees Ffeceived to Index of Pri c es Pa id , Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rate s . * Revised. 7 rn r XH -0 LP rn ;.J 7 ) J:> H Al ::;.-< III Z -! 1; . 0 J:> +' IV n X0 "U I \I .f' ;oO f-' H+'VJ 3: 11 ' 1":" ZNO - l o,J) ,::;> 10 19R4 ACREAGE INTENTIONS A sample of Georgia farmer s is cu rren t ly be ing sur veyed to obtai n ea rly ind ic ation s o f p l ant i ng p l ans for 1984 spr I ng seeded crop s. Resu I ts of th i s survey for Geo r g i a and the Un i t e d States wi I I be r eleased o n Februar y 16 , 1984 and wi I I be incl ude d i n t he next issue o f t he Georgia Farm Report . Th i s survey sh o ul d ai d f arme rs i n the i r dec i s- i on making . Actual p l anted ac reage wi I I prob ab ly d i ffe r from t his i nt en tion re po rt due to t he ch anging ec onomic s itu ation an d r eac- t io n to the inte nt i ons t o p la nt r epo r t. AGRIClILTURAL EXPORT FACTS11 *F ar m export s ac cou nt f or abo ut o ne- f i ft h o f t otal U. S. ex po r t ea r nin gs . * FAS est i mat e s U. S. agr i c u lrur e I ex po r t s f or f i scal 1983 at $3 4 . 8 b ill i on , and agr icu ltura l Imports from o t he r nati o ns at $16.4 bi II i o n . Th is g ives the United s t at e s a net agri cultura l trade surplu s of an esti mat ed $18 .4 b ill ion . * U. S. fa rm product ion far ex ceed s domest ic nee ds , whic h means t hat Ame r i c an fa r mers gr eat I y depen d on export mar ket s. T he crop produc t i o n of about 1 o f ev ery 3 ac res har vested i n the Un i ted Stat e s i s so I d abr o ad . -Today , lout of every 6 fa rmworke rs depend s on exports for a job . - Agricultural expo r t s acco unt f or one- fifth of U. S. f ar m i ncome. * The Un ited States exports more than th reefifths of I t s wheat prod uct ion, he I f of its soybean s and r i ce , and more than o ne-third of Its c or n and co t t on. - I n f I see I 1982, t he Un i ted St ate s prov i ded w -0 :> <:->-l w nearly 90 percen t of the world 's soy bea n ex po r t s ; about 55 percen t o f coars e grain exports; more than 4 5 pe r cent of wheat ex - ports; and 2 2 percent of ri ce exports. "E ve r v dollar' s worth o f U.S. f arm exports gener ates an addit ional $1 . 05 I n economi c ac tivi ty I n ot her ar e as such as t r ansp or t ert ion, wareh o us I ng, f in ane I ng , and produc t Ion o f suppl i es sol d t o f armers. 1/ Forei gn Agr icu ltur al Service. 8 \' GEORGIA FARM GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ephens Federal Bl dg . Fe br uar y 17, 1984 'te 320 ~hens , Georgia 30613 2hone: (404) 546-2236 GFR- 84- Vo l ume 4 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - DO - fi"k ::l j"tS llIGlILIGHTS UGA L1BRJl,R1ES Prospective Plantings Milk Production- Cat tle on Feed Turkey Hatchery P LANTI NG INTENTIO NS CHEC KE D COTTO N ACRE S UP 38 PER CENT A su rv ey o f t h e pl a n t i n g i n ten ti o n . o f Geo r g i a f a r mer s was conduct e d a b o ut Fe b r ua r y 1. T h e s u r v ey sho ws s ome dram a t ic ch a nge s a re e x p e c t ed for 198 4 pl ant ing s . Sh ar pl y h i gher pl an t i n g lev e l s ar e i n d i ca te d f o r cor n . c o t t o n a n d s o r g h u m f r o m the l ow 198 3 PIK lev e l s. Mod e s t acreage incre a s es ar e pl a n n e d f o r 8 0yb ean s and o a ts, b u t dec l i ne s are i nd i c a t e d f o r pean uts , t ob a c co and ha y. Re b o un d i ng f rom t he ac reage r e du c t ion s f o r l a s t yea r ' s PI K p rog r a m, Geor gia ' s co tt o n p rod u c e r s e x p e c t t o expa n d t h e i r p l a nt i n g s t o 16 5, 0 00 a c r e s , a 3 8 perce n t in c rease f r o m l a s t y e ar ' s rec o r d l o w 1 2 0, 0 0 0 a cr e s . Cur r e n t p lan t in g ex p ect at ion s a l so ex ceed th e 1 9 82 pla nt i n g s of 163 ,000 a c r es b y ab o u t 1 p e r c e n t . SO RG HUM UP TO 19 82 LE VE L C O ~N UP 3 3 P~~C ~NT So rgh u p l a n t i n g s would h ave t o increa s e 69 p e r c e n t t o get b a c k to Ge o rg i a ' s 19 82 If Ge o rgia growe r s fo l low th ro u g h o n t hei r l e vel , a n d t ha t 's ex ac t l y wh a t g ro we r. ear l y plan t i ng plan s fo r 1 9 84 , cor n indicat ed t h e y i n t end t o d o i n 198 4. acr e ag e will cli.b 3 3 per c ent abo ve t he T ot al plantin g s o f 2 0 0,000 acre s a re 198 3 l eve l to to tal 1, 100,000 a c r es. Las t i ndicat ed, c o mp a r e d with 1 18,0 0 0 a cre s i n year'. corn p la ntin&_, at 830,000 acres, 1983, a n d 2 00 ,000 acr e s in 198 2 . estab l ish ed a re cord low for since records be&an in 1866 . p l a n t i n g in t e n t i o n s are also above the 1 98 2 corn planting s acree. th e Stat e The 1 9 8 4 2 2 percent of 900,000 Continued on Page 2 **************** * Survey Exp l anat io n - Page 4 * * *** *~* * ** * * ** ** 1984 GEORGI A PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acrea ell Indicated 1984 all % Cro 1982 1983 1984 of 1983 Thousandll Percent Corn, All 900 830 1,100 133 Oatil 1/ 160 155 180 116 Cotton 163 120 165 138 Sorghum, All 200 118 200 169 Soybeanll 2,700 2 ,100 2,200 105 Peanuts 475 567 550 97 Hay, Al l 2/ 500 500 490 98 Tobacc o 2/ 50 45 40 89 Sweetpota toell 6.5 6.0 6.0 "10 0 1/ Include ll acreage planted p r e c e d i n g fall. 2/ Acreage harvested. Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agriculture SOyaEANS UP 5 PERCENT SFR-8 4- Vo I. 4 PL ANNED PEANUT ACREAGE DOWN Crower. reported a 5 percent 1ncrea ae 1n Peanut grower. 1n Georgia cur rently plan expected soybean plantings . If realized~'~~.~OM.plant 550,000 acres in 1984, a 3 planted acreage would total 2. 1 ~ i l l i o n pent reduction from the 1983 level. At acres, up 100 thousand acrea from the 2 . 1 the time of the survey mu c h uncertainty million acres planted laat year. The exiated among growers aa to the actual estimated 1984 plantinga are 19 pez~.~ acreage that will be pl ant ed. The below the 1982 record high plantinga of atrength of the export market and th e 2.7 million acrea. availability of favorable contracts are OATS 16 PERCENT HIGHER . .~,,~. ~~. .o of th e factors that may influence the reage actually aeeded. Oat aeedinga last fall and Winter , plua those intended for apring plantings are expected to total 180 ,000 acres, up 16 percent from the 155,000 acres planted laat year. Many of the ~all and winter planted oat a we r e dam aged or killed by the record cold tem p er atu res in Dece mb er. TOBA CCO DROPS II PERCENT Tobacc o a h o wed t he large st perc e n t age drop o f al l crop a s u r v e y e d wi t h a n elev e n perc e n t cutb a c k i n int end e d a c rea for h a rv es t i n 1984 . T h i s wou ld redu c e tob a c co ac r e a g e t o 4 0 , 0 0 0 a c r ea , t h e low e st l ev e l Binc e 1932 . The Co op e r o ti ve Ext e n e 10 n S e r v ice reports t o b a c co be ds are cu r ren t ly i n f a ir c o n d i t i o n . L ES S HAY ACREAGE Ha y pr o du c e r s ind ic ate t h e y p lan to re d uc e a cr e a t h ey will c ut b y about 2 perc e nt . T h i s wou l d l o we r hay a c r e a g e t o 490 , 0 00 ac r e s c o mp a r ed wit h 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 l as t yea r. UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Corn growers intend to plant 81 .8 million acres in 1984, up 36 pe rcent from last year , but virtually the same as 1982. So ybean prospective pl antings , at 65 .2 million acres, are up 3 pe rcent f r o m 1 9 8 3 but down 9 percent from 1982. Sorghum i n t en d e d for all pu r p os es , at 14 .8 mil lio n a c res, i s u p 26 p e r cen t f r om a ye ar ea rlie r b u t 8 pe r c en t b elow 1982 . Ba r l e y in t e n ded a cre a g e for 1 9 84 i s 1 0 .6 mi ll i o n ac re a , d o wn l e a a t h an o n e- h alf of 1 perc e n t f r o m 1 9 8 3 b u t u p 10 pe r ce n t f r o m 19 8 2 . Al l c o t to n p ro a p e ct ive p l an ti ngo t o t al 10 . 8 mi l l i on a crea, up 35 p e r ce n t fr o m 1 9 8 3 b u t 5 p e r c e n t b e l o w 1 9 8 2. P e a n u t pro d u c e r o i n t e n d t o pl an t 1.41 mil li on a cre a, u n c h a n ge d fr om 19 83 but 8 per cen t a b ov e 1982 . Al l tobac c o gr o wers i n t e n d t o ha r ves t 7 94 th ou s a n d a c r e s in 19 8 4 , 1 percent ab o v e 1 98 3 b ut 12 p e r c e n t b e lo w 1 9 8 2- 1 9 8 4 UN I T ED S T AT E S P RO S PEC T IV E PL AN TIN G S P l an t e d Acre s I nd icat e d 198 4 C ro p 1982 1 983 1984 I I 19 8 3 - -Th ou san d s - - Pe r c en t Al l Co rn 81 , 779 6 0,194 8 1, 766 13 5.8 Al l S orgh u m 16 , 138 11, 7 8 2 1 4 ,816 125. 8 Oa t . 1 4, 26b 20,308 1 3,6 1 6 67 . 0 Bar l e y 9,6 3 4 10 , 606 1 0,5 6 5 99. 6 A l l Whe at 87 ,4 2 7 76 , 817 8 2 , 60 7 10 7 . 5 Wint er 66,SOl 6 2,S03 64 ,920 103 .9 Duru m 4 , 3 50 2,565 3 ,850 1 50. 1 Other Spri ng 16 , S76 11,749 13,83 7 117 . 8 Soybe ans 71 ,530 63 , 480 65 , 240 102.8 Peanu ts 1,309.4 1 ,411 .0 1 , 4 1 1.0 100 .0 S unf lowers 4 ,8 1 5 3 , 10 5 3 , 375 108 .7 All Co t ton 11 , 339 . 9 7,960 .6 10, 759 .1 13S . 2 Hay 21 60,679 60,461 6 2 ,5 3 5 103.4 Sw e et pot a toes 1 14 .7 102 .8 106. 1 10 3 . 2 Tobacco 21 907 .8 783 .8 794 .4 101. 4 1/Intended plant ings in 1984 as i n d i c a t e d by report s from far mers, except for winter wheat seedings which were published Dec. 22, 1983 in the "Small Grains" report. 2/Area harvested. 2 CATTLE ON F EED IN 7 STAT E S DOWN 2 PE RCENT FR OM A YEAR EARLI ER Cattl e and c a l v e s on f p. e d F e bruary I, 1984, for slaugh ter mark et i n th e i stat es p repari ng monthly e s t i ma t es t ota l ed 7 .92 million head, down 2 p er - c e n t from a y ear ago b ut 1 2 per c ent a b ov e F ebru a r y I , 1 9 8 2 . Market i ngs of f ed c a t t le during J a n u a r y t ota led 1 . 5 7 m iL'l f o n , dO \o1 n 4 percent f r o m 1 9 8 3 but 3 p er cent ab o ve 1 9 8 2 . Pl a cements o f c a t t l e a nd c al ves o n f e ed dur i ng Ja nu ar y w e r e 1 .5 7 milli on, 5 per cent more than last yea r anrJ 7 p erc e nt gre at er than January 1982 . Net place me n t s o f 1. 48 milli on ar e 9 p er cent mo re t h a n l ast ye a r a n d 8 pe rcen t abo v e Ja n uar y 19 82 . CATTLE AND CAL VES ON FEED , JANVARY I 1984 as x It e m On Feed J an. 1/ Placed on Feed during Jan . 198 3 1984 I . ODD He ad 8, 3 I 6 8 , 00 6 I ,49 4 1 . 56 6 o f 1983 96 105 Fed Cattle !1ar k eted during J an. I ,62 8 I , 5 6 9 96 Other Di sap pea r - a n ce dur ing J an. 2 / 130 86 66 On F eed Feb. i ] 8, 052 7 , 9 17 98 11 Ca t t le a n d ca lv e s on feed a re a n i ma ls f or s la ughte r mark et being fed a full r ati on of grai n o r o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t e s and are ex pec t ed t o pr odu c e a carcas s that w i l l gr ade goo d o r be t t e r~ 2 1 In clud es dea t h l o sse s. mov em ent fro m f eedl ots t o p a s t u r e s a n d s hipmen t s t o o t h e r fee d l o t s fo r fu r t he r f eed i n g. O t her dis a p p e ar a rl e e t ot a l e d 8 6 tho u s a nd h e ad c o mp a r ed wi th 13 0 t h ou sand d uri ng Ja n u a ry 1 983 an d 81 t ho u sa n d tw o years ago . GA. MILK P RODUCT I ON DOWN 6% Ge o rg ia's d eiry herd s pro d u c e d e s t i ma t e d 1 2 0 milli on p o u n d a o f d u rin g J a n u a r y 198 4 , 6 p e rcent l es s las t yea r a n d 4 p e r c ent belo w 1 9 8 2. an mil k t h an Mi lk c ows on Ge o rgia' s d air y f arms a ver aged 12 7 ,0 00 he ad , 3 ,000 b elo w J an u a r y a ye a r ago a nd 4 ,0 0 0 l e s e t ha n J a n u a ry 1982 . Mi lk produ ction p er c o w av erage d 9 4 5 po u n d s f or J anu ary , c ompa re d t o 9 80 pound s l ast y e ar a n d 95 5 po u nds i n Janu a ry 1982 . GA . 1 9 83 ANNUAL MI LK PR ODUCTI ON DOWN 1% Ge or g i a 's ann u al milk p r o d u c t i o n t o ta led 1, 3 95 ~ il l i on p o u nd s in 1 9 8 3, 1 7 mi l l i o n pou nds less than 1982 . Mi lk co ws on Ge org i a dair y farm s in 1 9 8 3 averaged 12 9, 0 00 head, c o mpare d to 130,00 0 h e ad i n 1 982 . P ro d u c t ion p er c ow a vera ge d 10,8 14 in 19 83, 4 8 p ounds le ss than the ave r a g e productio n in 1 9 8 2 . U .S. J ANUARY MIL K PRODUCTION Mi l k pr o ducti o n d urin g Ja n ua ry 1 9 84 t ota l e d 1 1 . 5 bill i on pou nd s, Vi rtuall y u ncha ng e d f r om the pr eviou s ye a r. Ja nua ry p r o d uc tio n pe r 1 ,03 9 p ounds, 3 p o unds e a r li e r a n d 31 p oun d n 1 98 2. cow a bove a b ov e a vera ge d a ye a r Januar y T o ta l .i l k c o ws av erage d 1 1 .1 mi l l i o n hea d , Vi r tual ly u nc h anged f r o .. th e pr e v io us ye a r . U .S. 1 983 MIL K PR ODUCTION A REC ORD HI GH Milk p ro du cti o n dur ing 198 3 to t a l e d a rec or d hig h 1 4 0 billio n p o unds , 3 perce n t mo re tha n the p r e v iou s r ec o rd hig h o f 13 6 bi llion po u n d s s e t in 19 8 2. Out p ut p er c o w in 1 983 , a t 12 . 6 t housa n d pou n d s, was al s o a re c o r d h i g h 278 pounds abo v e t h e pr e viou s r eco rd s e t in 1982 . Th e an nual ave r ag e n um b e r o f cows was 11 .1 milli on head , 1 pe r c e n t ab ove the 1 98 2 average o f 11 .0 million h ead. DAI RY PRO DUCTI ON, J ANUARY 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 4 Ge orgia Ite .. Un i t 1 983 1984 No. Mi lk Cows on Farms Thous . Hea d 1 30 127 Mi lk P ro d uc t ion per Co w Po u nd .. 980 94 5 T otal Milk Pr o ducti o n Mil. Lbs. 127 1 20 Ann ual Milk Pr o ducti o n 1 / Mil. Lbs . I , 412 1 ,3 95 I / To t al s p ert ain to a n nu al pr o du c ti o n, 1982 and 19 8 3. Un i t e d 1983 1I ,075 1,036 11,4 7 3 13 5 ,8 02 States 198 4 11,064 1 , 039 11, 490 13 9,968 3 1 '; f - X~~ L Jq 0 AJ_ H ::1 -'. 000< ", C.) l.> "C'"' .[.'.o.J. [ ...; ..... ,J , fl , X u "U ..... .,1 r- ;;ry .::J I - , 1..'" ~, , I i"....0 Z NO - I..:.: L:> 10 U , t.....AW -I CC J.>; "";I "\oJ \il \-1) I N ,'oJ -.j 0~ c . -." 0 ...... , ,J .... C '-' V ************** **** * The February I, 1984 Prospective * * Plantings report is based on * * voluntary responses from about * * 40,000 growers nationwide. * * Questlonnairea were mail ed about * * Januar y 25 with most questionnaires * * r eturned f o r t a b u l a t i o n by Februa ry * * 3. * * * * The r e po r t is int ended to ass i s t * * growers in formulat ing th e i r * * acreage plans for 198 4 . Actua l * * acreage p la nt ed ma y v a ry fro m t h a t * * in d ic ate d be c a us e o f t h e e ff ects o f * * weather ~ a v a il a b il i t y of p ro d u c t io n * * inputs, c h a n g es in e x pec te d pr ic es * * f o r 1 9 84 c r ops , a n d t h i s r e p ort . * ********* ****** > ""': U1 o-l O t'l :tI'l: "o-'l0O ~~ S t ' l lo '" C> "l;"1>dt:">"- ..... 0 ..... '" 0 :>- <...:,' o-l EGGS IN INCU8ATORS FE8RUARY The turkey egg. in incubators on February I, 1984, totaled 19.9 mi llion, 3 percent below the 20.6 .iliion a year earlier. POULTS PLACED DURING JANUARY The 13.7 .11110n poult. placed during January in the United States were 1 percent less than placemen ts a year ago. -_.------- - - ---- ---1 IThe Cor,rg iil r,1m R" por t ( ISStJ-0744-72aO) 'S l p ut, l l s neo semi -e norrr b l v by the Ge o r g Ia Cr op I ' Repo r t i n ~ Ser v i c e . St ep he ns Fodera l Bu l l c!- ; i nq , Athen s , Ga. 30613 , Ldrr y E. Sn ipe s , ' S ta T i s t ic i a ~- l n -C h a rg o , Seco nd C fe s s po s t e qe I pi'3!d ;, t At ae ns , Ga . Sub sc r l pt i o n t e o Sl C ! pe r ve er e xce pt t r ail t o da ta con t r i buror s , j Subsc r l pt io n Inf ormat ion J va i t eb Ie fran: Ga o q ; I a Cr o p Rep c r t i n9 Ser v i ce t St ep ne rvs If ederal Bu l f d l nq , Su l r e 32 0 , ~. 1' he n 5 , GA J 1306 13 Te1ep roO ne: (404 ) 546-2236 . .__ 4 \\ ~~ GEORGIA .-A1./ bQ .(,1PJ iIII F'L - FARM REPORT: Jo,~4/3-(P Mar ch 6 , 1984 GFR-84 -Vo I ume 5 - - - ,GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVIC E Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgi a 30613 Phone: ( 404 ) 546-2236 HI6H...IGHTS POOI...1RY SUMMt\Ry AOUaLTlRAl. PRICES 'ear Jan. thru Dec. year 1963 1983 199" ag o --Thousanos -- 1982 1983 aDO --Thous ands-- Fu l let Chicks Placed ~:rn e s t ic (U ,S. ) :I Br oi ier hp e 311 69 3,590 3,202 101 39 ,833 36,068 9b ::99 Tyo e 188 228 194 103 3,765 3,307 66 Chi ck s :-lat ched Br ai ler Ty pe Gears ia ::,692 : 4,344 54,847 95 645,168 60 ,201 100 Un ited States 382 ,665 374,960 370,016 97 4,"45 ,583 4,448,772 100 t.:: T>' pe Ge orgia 2,020 2,6~B 3,727 185 32 ,018 2411 90 76 Un it ed States 33 ,324 34,229 36 ,947 111 444 ,420 41 0,321 92 Fou lts Placed U,3. 13 ,775 12,573 13 ,669 99 2/551189 2/54,508 99 1/ REPort ed by leading Dreede rs , includes expec ted pul let rep lac ements fromeggs so ld du r ing the prece ding mo nth at the rat e of 125 ou l let : hids pe r 30 doze n case of eggs. 2/Turkey poults placed Sept. 1983-Jan. 1984. The Georgi . F.r~ Report (IS SN-D 74.-7280) Is pUbli s hed semi -mont hly by the Georgi. Cr ap Repo rting Ser v ic e, St ephen s Feder. I BuI ld i ng , At he ns , Ga . 30613, l.r ry E. Snipes. St a tlstlc l .n In Charg e. S&Cond c l. s s POs t oge pold . t At he ns . GA. Subsc ri pt ion fee SIO per yee r exc*p t free to dete c ont ri buto rs. Subs cr ipt ion Inf or MOtlon . v. l la ble fr~ : Georg ie Cr op Reporting Serv ice. St ep hens Fede r a l Bulld l nQ, Sui te 320, At hens, GA. 30613 Tel ephone : (404 ) '46-2236. 2 FARM INPUT DEMAND TO INCREASE 1/ WORLDOILSEEDSITUATION 1/ ;3 rmdemand for fert i i izers, pest lclaes, machinery, ana ene rgy i s exp ected ta r ise s ignif ican t ly th is year ) pr imar i i y bscause of :ncreases ' n cIante d acreage result ins froma sca:ec-down PIKand ot he r acreage reduct ion prog ram s and reiat ively +avorac:e crop pri ces . Purchased input pr ices are i ikely t o ri se mod est ly: 6 t o 8 percent tor fert i Iizers i percer.t for pe stic ides; ma ch inery 5 to 8 pe rcent ; and energy 1 to 2 pe rcent . Sup pl ies of most :t ems are exp ected to be adequat e, Fert i I i ze r use in 198LL wi j i be ~ p substa nt iai iy art er t he large drop last year. Total plant nut r : snt consumet i on is l ike!y t o be 20 eercent greater t han last year !s ievel and may s l ight ly exce ed t otal 1982 use. Nit rogen con sumpt ion for t he current CrOp year is expected to be abo ut 11 mi I i ion t ons, up 20 percent over 1983. Po t as ~ use s ho ~ i d be up about 22 percent t o 5.9 mi i i i on tons ana pho sphat e use should r ise 18 percent to LL .9 mi ! i ion t ons. Su ppl ies of a! i fer t l I izer materi al s should be adequat e. r arm cest ic ide use is ex pect ed t o r ise In 1984 In response to increases in f ield CrOC acreage. As gregate use Is projected to cl imb 15 ;>erce nt Dr mO re and reach Dr SI Ight Iy exceed 1982 i eveis. Pest icide suee l i as should be ame!e wit h large inventory carryo ve rs from last ye ar and excess orodu ct ion caeacit y in tne indust ry. Fa rm machinery sales are l ikely to increase t his year , pO SS IOly 10 eercsnt or mo re , fOl lowi ng a st eady 4-year dec l ine. Un it sales of many mach inery it ems in 1983 were hal f the 1979 !evel s . PetroieUII sueeI Ies are exoe ct ed to De aci e q ~ a t e for t he 1984 cr~D season, ~ i t ~ oniy m~d e st or ice cha nges ant icieat ed. Gas oi i ne er i css aav cr ae about 5 cs nt s a ga l ion, w~ i i e di ese ' ue i pr ices are 'i kely to r ise abo ut 3 cents . 1/ Ec onomic Resea rch Se rvice, ~ . S . Department of Agr icu ltur e . 105-3, Feb ruary 1984. Wor ld oi lseed ercdu ct ion rose to 165.6 mi l l ion met r ic tons , 300,000 tons mor e than last mo nth's aS5essmen t . ~a jD r aDjUStme nts were made in seve ra l accounts. Argent ine soybe an out;> ut was raised t o 5.0 mi ! I ion t OT' S, based on cnnt i nuins excel lent growins condit ions in the major produc ing res ions of that count ry. Arge nt ine sunf !owe rs eed orodu ct ion was upeed to 2.7 mi l I ion tons . Wo r i d rapeseec outpu t also Increased, wi th t he ent ire exe an s lon OCCUrr i ng in India. These increases more than off set the 300 ,000-t on reduct ion : n USSR sunf iowe r seed output , Est imat es ci scr id 0 i !seed t rad e were ad justed ucward only s l ight iy t his mo nt h, \I: ; t h a 200 ,OOO-to n increase ' 1' soybean exc arts fr om Argent ina ( ioca! marketi ng year bas is) offset t ln: a 200 ;000-ton decrease in U.S. sunf lowerseed exports. Ihe only ot he r s ign if icant chan ges in the tr ade a : cc ~ n t s were for pean uts , and a s ~ I rt i ng of sou rces ror some sunf i owerseec imo orts . Est i mated Br azi i ian ana Argen t ine exeor tS of ;> eanut s are increased Sl ;9ht ty in respon se to expanded output and reduc ed supply now expected fromAfr ica. Ar gent ina has made sales of sunf iowe rseed ta Mex ico, Ita ly, and Portuga l , :aptu r ins what were ear i isr exeected t o be sa i es fr omthe Un it ed St at es. The wor i d 0 i Iseed crush account shawed on Iy a s i ig~ t ove ral l expans ion! whi ch lIias ke d several int ernal changes . Es t ima ted soybean crush ~ a s raised s l ight iy, wit :' the? increase occurr ing on ly in Ar gent ina. Su nf low erseed cr usb wi ; ! be lower in t he So viet Union than orevicus iy est ima ted, bu t U.S. crush was ra ised t his m8nth. The "ed~ct io n in Sa viet crush wi I! not t ran s i ate to increased Sov i st sunf lowerseed oi i :m;>ort s ; the Sov iet s are more I ikely t o compensa te for t his lass with impor t ed ,soybea n 0 i !. 11 r are:9" Agr i cu Iture CI rcu i ar, Fore ign Agr icult ure: Se rv;ce, U.S. O e e a rt~ ent of Agr Icult ure, FOP 2-a~ . 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED GFR-84- Vo I. 5 U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX OOUN 2 POINTS Averag e pr ices rece ived by Geor: ia farmer s at rnlc February were mixed from t he ave rage ot january 1994. The commoditi es that regist ered a gain ;n or ice fr om t he previous month were ca lve s , bee f cattl e, sweetpo tatoesl ~ at chin9 eggs , cow s , cot t on, broi lers and sows . Mi Ik an d cottonseed ~ er e unchanged from the previous month. (orn, soybe ans, hogs a n ~ t ab le egg s were commodit ies ave raging below a m ont ~ age. Th e Georgia Pr ices Receivee Ai I (ommec i t v index for February wa s 145 percent of t he 1977 avera:e , 1 po int be:ow last month but 20 coints abD ve 12st year . The February ai ! farm oroduct s index of pri ces rece ived by far~ers decreased 2 points f rom january to 142 percent of it s January-December 1977 average . Lower pr ices for soybeans, COrn , sorghum , wheat , hogs , t ur keys an d eggs were par t ial ly offset by higher pr ices for cottonse ed, tomat oes, ri ce, catt le and broi iers. PRICES RECEIVEDBY FARMERS , FEBRUARY 15, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Price Gearqia United States De r Fe b. Jan. Feb. 15, Feb . Jan. Feb. 15, CCModi tv Un it 1983 1964 1964 1963 1984 1984 Winter Wh eat S/Bu. 2.60 S/Bu. * * 3.64 3.44 3.29 1.48 1.82 1.76 S/Bu . 2.94 3.76 3.71 2.56 3.16 3.06 Cot ten Ct ./Lb. 55 .2 65 .1 1/66.8 57 .7 62 .7 1/64.2 Cot ton seed 21 $lTon 70 .00 186 .00 186 .00 84 .00 171. 00 172 .00 Soybea ns S/Bu . 5.74 7.67 7. 11 5.66 7.85 7.02 Peanu t s Suee tpotatoes Ct./Lb . $I Cwt. 8.08 * 2/16 .20 1/* 17 .60 *9.29 29 .2 2/ 16 .50 1/* 18 .60 AI ! ~2Y ' ~a le G 21 SlTan 73 .50 80.00 81. 20 Hi Ik C01;! S 3/41 $ / Hea~ 65 0. 00 870.00 ;-kc: s S/Clti t . 5:. 40 47 .50 44. 40 56.10 48 .50 45.10 SOIJ!S S/ ewt . 50 .00 39 .70 40 .00 51 .70 42 .90 41 .70 32" O1;!= & Gi It s $ / C~t . 56. 1 ~ 49.00 ~S .2 Q 56. 70 49 .30 45 .60 Beef Ca ttl e 51 S/ Cli't . 50.60 43 .30 47 .00 57. 10 57 .10 57 .70 [ou s 61 S/ C_t . 39.80 34. 30 37.00 41.40 35 .00 38 .40 Steers & Hei t ers SIC::: : . 57.00 53 .40 55.20 60 .80 63.90 63.40 Caives S/C w:. 59 , 10 53 .10 59.0 0 66.50 60.90 63 .40 Al l Mi i k S/Cltt . 14 .40 14.70 7/14. 70 13.80 13.60 7/13.50 T~, k ey s 21 Ct./L b. 32 .8 46 .6 41.3 Ch icke ns t xc iud ins Broi lers Ct ./Lb. 14.5 2/34 .5 29 .5 Com ll Broi lers al [t./Lb . 26.5 36 .0 7/ 36.5 27.7 36.9 7/37.4 Egss, All 91 CUOcz . 62.2 2/1 13 .0 106.0 51;,,7 2/96. 1 92. 9 Tao ie Ct. / Dez. 51.6 2/ 105.0 95.5 48.6 2/92.8 68 .8 Ha::h in: [t . /Dez . 100 .0 2/1 40 .0 150 .0 11 Firs t half ot mont h. 21 Mid-month price. 31 Animals so ld for da iry herd replacement only. 41 Prices est imated quarter iy. 51 Cow s and "st eers and hei fers comb ined wi th al iowance where necessary for siaughte r nu / Is. 61 Includes dairy co ws sold lor s laus hter. 71 Ent ire mont h. 81 Livewe ight equiva lent pr ice for Geor gia. * 91 Averag e of al I eggs so ld by farmers inc ludins hatching eggs sold at reta i I. Insuff icient saies. 4 U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX DOWN 1 POINT T~ e Februar y Index at Prices Pa id by F a r~ e r s Tor Ccmmoci it !es and Se rvices, Int erest , Taxes and Farm Wage Rat es was 165 percent at it s 1977 base. Th e ' noex was UP 1 po int tr am January and 6 po ints tr ama year ear ! ier . CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX Th e January un adjust ed Consuler Pr ice Index for a i i urban consu me rs (CPI-U ) at 305 .2 (1967=100) was 0.6 percent higher than in DeceMber and 4.1 percent abo ve J a~ u ary 1983 . On a seasona l ly adjuste c ~ a s is , , ~ e CFI -U wa s 0.6 per: erot above Decemb er . PRI CES PAI DBYFARMERS, FEBRUARY 15, 1984 WITH COMPAR ISONS Pr ice Ge or Qia Unit ed States Der Feb. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15, Feb . 15, Jan. 15, Feb . 15, Commod!t v Un it 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 Dairy Feed 16Y. $/Ton 174.00 21 5.00 205.00 177. 00 205 .00 201.00 Da iry Feed 181. S/To n 173 .00 21 5.00 210.00 185.00 22 0. 00 213.00 Dair y Conct . 321. SlTon 215.00 285.00 285.00 265 .00 300.00 286 .00 Ho g Feed 141.-181. $/ClIt . 10 .50 12.50 12 .50 10 .40 12 .00 11.80 Hog Ce nc t . 381.-421. $/C llit. 14 .00 17 .00 16 .50 14 .90 16 .80 16 .10 Bee t Cat t le Conct. 321.-36Y. $/ Clli t . 11. SO 13.50 13. 50 11.90 13 .90 13 .40 Cottonseed Meal 411. $/ClI t . 13.50 16 .50 16 .50 13.50 16 .30 16.00 Soybean Meal 441. $/ClIt. 13 .00 15 .50 14.50 13 .20 15 .60 14 .80 Br an $/Cllt . 11.00 11. 50 12 .00 9.76 10 .70 10.80 Middl ings S/ClIt . 9.50 11.00 10.50 9.28 10.30 10.30 Corn Meal $/ClI t . 8.00 9.90 10 .00 7.27 8.81 8.83 8roi Ier Gr ow er $/ Ton 185 .00 220 .00 215.00 206.00 243.00 243 .00 Lay ing Feed $/Ton 163.00 215.00 215.00 188. 00 219 .00 217 .00 Ch ick Sta rter SlTo n 191. 00 240.00 240.00 210.00 246. 00 243.00 Bro i ler-Feed Rat io II Lb s. 2.9 3.3 3.4 2.7 3.0 3.1 Hog- Cern Rat io 21 Bu. 18 .8 12 .6 12 .0 21.9 15. 3 14.7 Mi ik-Feed Rat io 31 L~ s. 1.66 1.37 1.43 1.56 1.33 1.34 Egg-Feed Rat io 41 Lb s. 7.6 10 .5 10.0 5.8 8.8 8.6 II Pound s at bro i ler grolle r equa l in value to 1 lb. b-oi ler I i ve weight. 21 Bushels at co rn equal in value te 100 Ib s. of hog I ive weigh t. 31 Pounds of 161. dairy feed equa l in value t o 1 lb. IlIhoIe 1:1 i lk. 41 Pounds of lay ing teed equa l in va lue to 1 do z. eggs . 1977=100 INDEXNU~BE RS- -GEORGI A AND UN ITEDSTATES January 1983 Feb ruary 1983 January 1984 February 1984 GeorQ ia ?r ices Rec eived AII Conod i ti es i21 125 ere;s 12L 12 b 11 9 124 14b 145 135 134 156* 154 Jni t ed States "r ices Ke: eived 125 132 F~ ; : :s Paid 1/ 158 159 14 4* 1L2 lbL 165 ~a t i : 21 51 83 88* 3b lI M !c -m ~ nt h index includinc: interest ' tax es and i are liI ase rates. 2/ Rat io of index at Pr ices Rec eived to Index of * ?r ;C25 Paic, Interest , Taxes an~ Fc r~ Wa5e Rates. Re vised . 5 GFR-8 4- Vo l . 5 COLD STORAGE HIGHLI GHTS, JANUARY 31, 1984 percent above the orevious year. Stock s of pork bel ! ies ~ e r e dOllln 9 oercent from iast mont h but F ~ 02e n stacks in r e f~ i 3 er a t e ci ~ ar e ~ c ~ s e s : n January 31 sere sreat er t han year ear i ; e- i eve i s uere 11 3 oercent abo ve the 1983 hoidings . for :lcrk., ~ ;:.; it SI beef , ; ~d but t s r . C: : 1e" :: er.; s :c: a! frozen pou ltr y supe i i as were :.;nchan sec Tr am with st ock: abo ve tnose 01 t he ~ re v ! ~ "s vear December 1983 but were 15 pe rcent be iow iast yea" . in:i uded natura! : ne ese, and ~ ' e sh fr uits, Ict a] st ocks of chick ens cec!!neo 1 percent durin:: t he month and ~ er e 14 percent be low 1983. To t a l Tota l red meat s in freezers increasec 2 ~ c - ~ c e+ from December 1983 and were 21 oercent more t han oounds of t urke Ys ;n freezers were UP 1 oe rcent t he January 1983 hoidinss , ~ r Gze n oorr S to: ~ s :~ 8 P p eci 2 =er: ent ~u r ;n ~ : he mont h ~ ut ~ e ~ e 31 year , COLDSTORAGE STOCKS , UNITEDSTATES, JANUARY 31, 1984 Jan. 31, Dec, 31 , Jan . 31, Perc ent af C o n cd i~ v 198 3 1983 1 98~ Jan. 1953 Dec. 1983 1,000 Pounds Pe rcent Butter ~ B 5,44 5 499,372 494,283 102 99 Chee se, N a ~ u r a l Eggs, Frazer. 1 , 015 , ~ 8 3 L 2 0 6 , 3Q~ 1.178,0 93 116 98 28,054 11 ,081 10 ,619 38 96 Fruits , Frczen 546,320 644 ,705 616 ,304 113 96 Fru i ~ Juices, Fro zen 1,368 ,282 92 4,856 1,08818 17 80 118 Meats , Red 573 ,363 679 ,337 69 1,373 121 102 3ee ! , Fro zen 303,077 325 ,033 338 ,085 112 104 Pork, Frozen 22 4d5 3 300,570 293,749 131 98 Poult ry, Fro ze n 326,9a 280,605 279 ,914 85 100 Turk eys, Fraze n Vesetabies, Frozen Potatoes , Fro zen 193 ,832 161 .753 163,490 84 101 1,812d 40 1,882 ,496 1,678, 373 93 89 800, lH 772 .962 754,895 94 98 Peanut s, She l led 34 7,739 299,918 330 .189 95 110 Peanut s, In Sh el l 42,435 1 8 ,5 ~5 21,500 51 11 6 Pecans, SheIIEd Pe cans , In Shel l 24,076 20 ,160 22 ,285 93 111 90,210 5 8, 6~6 94,233 104 161 GEORG IA RED MEATPRODUCTION UP U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Co m m e ~ : ; a : red ~ e at or cdu c ~ ic 0 !n GeJr; ie 39.1 !Iii ! ! :: :-: :J : t.: r.::: : :2; i :1 s Jar: :.: ary : 95~ . -' ,:"".:.s . s 7 percent "CrE t han janu ary last year , Co mme -c ial red meat produc t ion fer t he Unit ec St at es du r ins january 1984 tot aled 3.22 bi II ion pou nd s, 2 percent more thar. january 1983 . The number of cat t ie s laug htered ~ y camme- c ia : Beef product ion tot aIed 1.91 bi i i ion pou nds , piants in Geo rg ia dur ing janua ry was 20: 400 . ThiS percent less than a year ago. Live weisht was 3,600 ~ e ad more : han a year ago , averaged 1,066 pounds oer head, comoare: to !as: Jan uary;s 1,077 Dou ne s oe - head. There werE 177,500 ~ e a d of hoss s ! a Us ~:ErE: " Sears ia : s : o ~ m e r : ia ! ~ ia nt ; :n ~ an u = r y . ! hi S ' : 9,300 QOr e t han t he ~ re v io u s y e a ~ l s 169,200 heac. PC :'K e-c cuct ion dur i n; t he rn ~ r:! ; ; tat a !ec' 1. 23 0- erevi cus Janu ary. ~v e r a ge : .ve Ul e i s~: t hE ~ c~ t h was 242 ~o und s , como are: to 244 Doune s du r ing january 1963 . 6 Sce c ies Geo rgia Catt Ie Calves Hogs Shee p ~ Lambs GEORG IA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCKSLAUGHTER1/ Number Average Slaughte r Live We ight January -January 1983 1984 1983 1984 1,000 Head Pound s 16.8 1.4 169 .2 ZD .4 1.2 177 .5 .1 91 1 902 340 357 232 229 84 Tota l Live Weigh t Janu ary 1953 1984 1,000 Pou nds 15,319 471 39 ,314 18, 41 J 420 40,574 4 Un ited StatEs MiI. Head Pound s Hi I . Pounds Catt le 3.1 3.1 1,077 1,066 3,298.2 3,313.7 Calves Hogs Sheep &Lambs .2 .3 6.7 7.2 .5 .6 237 240 244 242 113 113 57.8 1,625.t. 59 .0 66 .6 1,738. 62.3 1/ Inc lude s slaughter und er Fede ra l inspect ion and ather com me rcial slaug hter , exc ludes tarm s laughter . COMMERC IAL REDMEAT AND LARDPRODUCTION: UNiTED STATES WITHCO~PARISON5 1/ Kind January 1953 Janua ry 1984 r. of Year Ago -- Hi I I ian raunds- - Bee f 1,927 1,913 99 VeaI 3t. 39 115 Po rk 1, 159 1,234 106 ~ a~b a ~i M~ t t ~ n 30 31 103 Tot al Re d Mea t 3,151 3,218 102 Lard 2/ 'n: 79 107 1/ Basec on packers dress WEigh t s anG Exc ludes farm slaughter . 2/ Prel i ei na-v lard product ion includes ~ e r.d er e c ?C i K rat. U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORT FOR~CAST HOL DS AT$37.5 BILLION 1/ t X?C rt unit va lU ES may 2 V E~ a ~2 a b o ~ t a t ent h highe r , l ed by steeper CO rn a o ~ s0ycean pr ices . The v=lue : 7 ~ . : . =s ri: ur:ui c! = X~D i:5 in +;5[ 21 198L is fcre:,: st at S37.S Ji : ; ;: nJ !.! !l: ha r; :e ~ 7: Gt Last year ' s U.S. drousht and acreage reduct ion programs a c: c ~ n t f ~ r thE !ucrease . So ybea n pri ces are est imat ed to ~ e _u ~ almost one-t hird, earn pr ices up one-f ift n, and uh eat pr ices up s l ight ly. However, much pr ice un cert aint y re"ains, and t: ns ) as iaw er S~ I O ~ = ~ : : G7 s: y ~e o ~: a ~ c ~ r G : J : : : ~ c~ e ~ h2 ~ cff se: i ~ : ~ ~ = s e c ::;~3= ; r2in, ~~ ~ a : ) yi elds or Sopthe .- r. Hemi schE!"' E : r2 :11 end oi l sss:' Cr8?5 ane the size s f : ~E u . ~ . =~ r i ttS ? i2nt inss e i l l at fe:: : pr i:!?: : ~ ,..; ~ : : ~ e se:~ ;1 ci M2! f or t he year . 1/ OUTLOOK f ~ r ~ . S . Agr icult ural Expo rts, ~:o ncffi ic Re SEar ch Se rviCE and Fore ign Agr icul t ural Ser vice , U.S. D e :J 2 r ~ ;n e ii : : ~ Asr i :: :.: i : !.: r 2J reb . 21 , 1984 . 7 U.S. FARM INCOME STATISTICS 11 --_.._._----------- -- -1-97-4 -- - -1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 s Bi I . 1980 1981 1982 1983F 1984;: Rece iots Cash ~ e :::E ,::; : C"~;lS ?I .1 ...... . ~5 .E ~ 9 .0 4B .6 53 .7 63.2 72 .7 73 .1 74.4 71 to 73 74 t e 76 l i vest cr i ~i.3 4] .1 46.3 47.6 59 .2 68.6 67 .5 69.2 70 .2 69 to 71 6e t o 72 :: t al 12 .4 88 .9 95 .4 96 .2 112 .9 131. 8 140.5 1~ 2 .3 144 .6 141 te 143 144 te 148 Ot her C as ~ income 31 i.4 1.8 1.8 3.0 4.3 2.9 2.9 3.9 5.6 10 to 12 9 te 13 Ict a I Cash i ncc ae 93.8 90.7 97.1 99.2 117 .2 134.7 143 .4 146.2 150 .1 152 te 154 155 to 159 Nc ~~ o r. e y i ": o ~e 4/ ~ eal i zee Gress income 6.1 99 .9 ~' .c-. 7.3 8.4 9.2 10.7 12.1 13.3 13 .9 13 to 15 13 t o 15 97 .2 104.4 107 .6 126 .4 145. u 155 .5 159.4 IbU 166 to 1ba 169 to 173 Value oi irventcry Chs . -1. 6 3.4 -1.5 I.; .8 ~. 9 -5.3 7.6 -1.9 -6 to - 10 6 t o 10 Tet.i Gress ! n c c~ e 98.3 100 .6 102 .9 i08.7 127.2 150.4 150.1 167.1 162.2 lS7 to 159 177 te 181 Tctel excenses I ct el Ijet r a r ~ Inc:,e 71.0 75 .0 82.7 88 .9 99 .5 118 .1 128 .6 137 .0 140.1 135 to 137 145 to 149 27.3 25 .6 20 .1 19 .8 27.7 3?3 21 .5 30 .1 22.1 22 to 24 29 to 34 1/ A: r : c ~ i t u r a i O~ t iD o k, E c c n e ~ i: Re searCh Se rvice , U. S. De car t ment of A5 r i: ult ure, Jan. l;:eo. 1 98~ . 2/ Incl ud es net CCC loans . 3/ I ~ L ~ ~ e ~ .. : ] ~a~ ~ i ~ e hire and custom~ ork , f ar~ r e: re2~ i c n 2 ! i n c : ~ e anc d j~e:t s ~ v e r ~ ~ 2 nt ~ a yrne~~5. 4/ !~cu t E d 5ross renta l value of far m dw~ f 1i r. s= aj;C vai us :Jf hom e ::nS iJlfict i an. F=r orecas: . co Georgia ~ c ro p Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 0&13 0 42 80 1 1 3 0 00 0 0 2 5-22 70 75 02 0 4 04 / 22 3-1 8 29 00 84 05 - A E X P ~R I ME N T STA LIB RA RY EXP ERIM ENT GA 302 12 SECOND -CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS , GA 30613 ~\ GEO RGIA ~~ ~r c h 21 , 19 84 GFR-84-V oiume 6 HIGHLIGB't'S Hogs Pigs K:ll.k Production C>A AltDD ,'-1- f\ F.).... ' 19 ~Ll/.~ -;2.1 GEORGIA n 7 \ :" . CROP REPORTI NG SERVI CE R ~ G E I VED stephens Feder al t e 320 Bldg . t hens , Georgia 30013 I~ ~ R 2 1 20 05 L hone : ( 404) 546-2236 n CUME ITS UGA LIBRARIES Cattle on Feed Peaaut St:ocka 10 STATE HOG AND PI G IN VENTORY DOw~ 57. GA . HOG AND P I G I N ~ ENTO RY RECORD LOW I n v e n to ry of a l l ho g s a nd pi g s o n Hog s a n d pig s on Ge o r gi a f a r ms o n Ma rc h 1 , 198 4 , t ot a l e d 1,1 9 0 , 0 0 0 h e a d , the sm a l l es t inv e nto r y on r ec o r d d at i n g ba ck t o 192 6 . Th is i s 8 pe r c e nt bel ow t he prev i ou s r e c o r d l ow o f 1 , 290, 0 00 set j u s t l a s t y ear , and 9 perc e n t l e s s t h a n De c em ber 1 , 19 8 3 . Hogs k e pt f o r br eed - i ng, at 170 ,000 h ead , ar e 8 p e rc e n t b e l o w Ma rc h a y ea r ag o, a nd 2 p e r cen t l e ss t han t h e p r e v i ous l ow o f 174,00 0 h ead o n Mar c h 1 , 19 8 2. Mar k et ho gs t o t a led 1,020 ,000 , 8 pe rc e n t l ess t han a year e a r l ae r , Th e De c em b e r 1983 - F ebr u ary 198 4 p i g cr o p, a t 43 4 , 0 0 0 , is d o wn 7 per ce nt from l a st y e ar . Du rin g t he De c embe r-F eb r u a r y q uar t er 6 2, 0 0 0 s o ws f a r r ow e d , a decr e a s e o f 9 p e r c ent f rom a v e ar ago . Th e a ver a g e l i t t e r s i z e of 7 . 00 p i g s pe r litter , is u p from t he 6 . 90 p igs s a ve d d u ri ng th e wi nt e r q~ar~ er la s t ye a r . Duri n g Ma r.ch -Ha y of 19 8 4 , Ge o r g ia fa rm er s i nt end t o h a v e 7 5, 0 00 sow s f a rr ow . I f t hei r int entions a r e r eali zed , f a r r o wi ngs will b e do wn 7 p e r cent fr om the spring quart e r of a year a go . Al s o, 68 ,0 0 0 s ow s a re e xp ect ed t o f a rr o w J u n e - Au gu s t o f 198 4 , 6 perce n t le s s th a n th e a ctua l n umb e r t h a t f a r r owe d during th e same p e r i o d of 1983 . Ma r c h ;, 1984, i n t he 10 st ate s co nduc t - in g q u a r t e r l y h o g s u rv e y s , i s es t i ma t e d a t 3 9 . 5 mi l lio n h e a d, 5 p e r ce n t b e l o w l as t Ha r c h a nd th e lo west Ma r c h i n v en- t o r y s i n c e 1976. Br e e d in g i nven tor y, a t 5 . 3 5 mi l l i o n h ead , is 10 perc e n t les s tha n a yea r a g o . Thi s is t he l o we s t Mar c h b reedin g h e rd sin c e 1 9 73 wh e n e s ti ma t e s f o r t h e s e co mpa ra b le 10 s t at es b e c am e avai l ab l e . Mar k e t h og s , a t 3 4 .2 mi l l i o n h e a d , was 5 p e r cen t be l o w l as t y e a r. Th e De c em b er J9 8 3 - F e bru a r y 1 9 8 4 pi g c r o p was 1 3. 5 mil lio n h e a d, 13 p e r c e n t l e s s than la st ye a r . Th e r e were 1 . 8 6 mi l l i o n s ow s t h a t fa r r ow e d d u r ing th e q ua r t e r, d o wn 1 1 p e r c e nt f r o m a yea r a go. Sow f ar rowi n g s a v e r a g e d 7 .26 pigs p er l i t t e r c om p a red wit h 7. 4 4 l a s t y e a r. Hog prod uc ers i n the 10 qua r te r l y sta t e s i n te nd t o f ar row 2 . 4 8 mi l l ion s ow s du r i ng Mar c h - May o f t his y e ar . This is 1 1 pe rcen t less than a ct u al f ar r owi ng s dur in g t he c o mp a r a b l e pe ri od i n 19 8 3. Fa r r ow i n g int e nt ion s f o r Ju n e -A u g u s t a r e 2 . 10 mi l l i o n h e a d , 13 per c ent b e l o w t h e same pe riod l a st y e a r . I f these i nten tion s a r e r e al i z e d, th is wil l be th e lo we s t J u n e - Au g u s t fa r r o wi n g s s in ce 197 5 . Agricult:ural St a tist:iclan and Geor gia Depart.en t of Agricult:ure GFR-84 - Vo l.6 HOGS AND PI GS : NmlBER ON FARM S , SOWS FARROWI NG AN D P I G CROP GEORGI A AND 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/ , 19 8 3 AND 198 4 - ; ;j"'S t t~~ Geo r Qi a 1 9~ a s ;( I t em 1983 19 84 1 , 000. of J983 Pe rce n t 198 3 1984 1, 000 He ad Nu mb e r on Fa rm s-Marc h All Hog s a n d P igs 41, 84 0 39 , 540 9':> 1 , 290 1 ,190 Kep t f or Breedi n g 5,9 28 90 184 170 Ma rke t 35 ,9 12 3 4 , 18 7 95 1 ,1 06 1, 0 20 19 84 a s :::: of 1983 Pe r c ent 92 92 92 Mar k e t Hog s an d P i gs ~eigh t Groups Un d e r 60 Pou n d s 60 -1 19 Po u nd s 1 20 - 179 Pound s 18 0 Po u nd s [, Ove r 1 3, 6 72 12, 02 6 94 8, 9 79 8 ,5 10 97 7 ,6 97 7 , 77 4 99 5 , 564 5,877 103 44 8 411 92 30 5 270 89 2 31 2 14 93 12 2 12 5 10 2 So ws Fa rr o.,ing Dece mber 2 /- Fe b rua r y Marc h-May Dec e mbe r 2/ - Ma)' J u ne - Au gus t Se p te mb e r - No v e mbe r June-November 2 , 090 1 , 8 64 89 2 ,768 3/ 2 , 47 5 89 4 , 8 58 4/ 4,339 89 2 ,400 3/ 2 , 098 87 2 , 370 4 , 770 68 62 91 81 3 /75 93 14 9 4/ 13 7 92 72 3 / 68 94 70 14 2 ~p De c ember 2 / - Fe b r u a r y 15,5 43 13 , 536 87 Mar ch-May 2 1,063 De c e mb er 2 / -~ja y 36 , 60 6 J un e-Aug u s t 17 , 6 75 Se pt e mb e r- Nov e mber 1 7 , ;,J) Jun e- No v e mb er 35, 28 6 469 43 4 93 583 1 ,052 5 11 504 1 , 0 15 Pi g s pe r Lit te r Nu mb e r De c emb e r 2 /-F eb r u a ry 7 .4 4 !'1 a r c h - ~ a y 7 .61 Dec emb er 2/ - Ma y 7 .5 4 J u n e - Aug us t 7 .3 6 Se p t e mbe r - Nove mb e r 7. 43 Ju n e - No v e mbe r 7 .4 0 1 / G A ,I L , I N , I A . KS , M~ , MO . N B , N C . O H. 2 / De c e mb e r Febr u a r y pl us i. n t ent i o ns fo r Mar c:h -Na y . prec e di ng y ea r~ Numb e r 6 . 90 7 . 00 10 1 7 . 20 7 . 06 7. )0 7. 20 7 . 15 3 / I nt e nt i o ns . 4 / De c e mb e r - The Geo r g ie For.. Repor t (I SSN-0 7H -7280 1 Is publis hed ~,,", I - mon t h . 1 by the Geor glo Cr Oll Report ing Serv i ce , St e ph" ns Fedore l Bu ild i ng, Atha ns, Go . 306 13 . Ler r y E. Sn i pe s , St ot l . t lcl en In Cha r ge . Sec o nd c le s s pos toga po ld e t Athe ns . GA. SUbsc r I pt ion t S10 pe r y"" r 8XC8Ilt t r ... to dete c ont r i butors . Subsc r i pt io n Inf or "",t lo n ev e l l eb Ie tr Clll : Geo rg i a Cr Oll Report i ng Serv i ce . St"llh ans Fed e ro l Bu II~ lnQ. Su ite 320 At hen s GA. 306 13 Te l eo ho n.. : (4 04) 546-2236 . 2 GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT U. S. MILK PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Georgia 's dairy herds produ ced an e st im ated 113 mi l lion po unds of milk during February 198 4, 3 perc ent les s Milk production dur ing February 1984 to ta l e d 10.9 b illion po und s , 2 percent mor e than Februar y 1983 and 5 pe r c e n t than last ye a r and 7 percent below Feb- above February 1982. The e xt r a day in ruary 1982 . Feb ruary 1984 inc r ea s e s r at e per cow and Milk averaged February cows on Georgia 's dair y farms 124,000 head, 5,000 less than a yea r ago and 6,000 below t o ta l milk production about 3 . 5 pe r c e n t . February product i on per cow averaged 995 pounds, 26 pound s above a year February 1982. Milk production per cow earlier. av e r a g e d 915 po u n ds for February, c o m- To t a l milk c ow s av e r ag e d 11. 0 mil- pa red to 900 pound s las t yea r and 930 l ion head , 1 pe r cen t l e ss than a year po u n d s in Febr uar y 19 8 2. earl ier . DAIRY PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1983 ~ 198 4 Geo r g i a United States It em Uni t 198 3 1984 1983 1984 No . Mi l k Cow s o n Farms Thou s. He a d 129 12 4 11 ,0 72 10 ,958 Mi l k Prod uctio n p er Co w Po un d s 900 9 15 9 69 995 Tota l Milk Pr o d u c t io n Mil. Lbs . 1 16 113 10,7 25 10 , 9 05 CATTLE ON FEE D IN 7 STATES DOWN 1 PERCENT Ca t tl e a n d c alves o n fe ed March f o r sl aught er ma r k et in t h e 7 state s preparing mo nth l y est ima t e s to tal ed 7.5 2 million head , down 1 pe rcen t f r om a year ag o b ut 9 percent above March I , 19 8 2. Mar k e t i n g s o f fed c a t t l e du ring Fe brua ry t otaled 1. 62 mill i o n, up 9 percent from l a s t yea r a nd 15 percent abov e Fe br u ary 1 98 2 . Pl a c eme n t s of c a t t le a nd calv e s o n f e e d d ur i n g Febr uary we r e 1 .30 mil l i o n , 12 pe rc en t a bo ve l ast ye ar bu t 1 perc e nt below Fe b ru a ry 1982. Net p lac emen ts o f 1 . 2 2 mi llion we re u p 17 p e rcent f rom la st ye a r but d o wn 1 per c e n t f rom Febr uary 19 8 2 . Ot he r d i sappea r a n c e to t al e d 82 thousa n d c omp ar e d with 1 21 tho us and d uri n g Fe bruary 19 83 and 93 thousand two y ea rs ag o . CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED, MARCH 1 1984 as 7. o f I tem 198 3 19 84 19 83 1,000 Head On Feed Feb . 1 1 / 8, 052 7,917 98 Pl a ced on Feed duri ng Feb. 1,164 1 ,301 112 Fed Cat t le Mark et ed d uring Feb. 1 , 49 1 1 ,62 1 109 Oth e r Disa p p ear- a nce du r i ng Feb. 2 / 12 1 82 68 On Fe e d Mar.l 1/ 7, 6 04 7 ,515 99 1/ Cat t l e and c a l v e s on fe e d a r e animals f o r s l aug hte r market be ing f e d a f u ll rat ion o f gra in or othe r concent ra t es a nd are ex pected t o p r o d u ce a c a r c a ss that wi l l g rad e good or bet t er. 2 / I n c l u d e s d eath lo ss e s , mo vem en t from feedlot s to pas tures a nd s hipments t o ot her f e e dl ot s f or f urther f eeding . Spec ie s Cat t le Ca lves Hog s ANNUA L COMMERCIAL LIVES TOCK SLAUGHTER , GEO RGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1983 GEORGIA UNITED STATES Number Ave ra ge Total Numbe r Ave rag e Total of Liv e Live of Live Li ve Head We ight Wei g h t Hea d Weight We i ght 1 .000 Pound s 1,000 Lbs . 1, 000 Po unds 1 , 000 Lbs . 216. 5 906 196,180 36 ,6 48.9 1 ,0 71 39,2 47 ,5 90 19 . 2 337 6,45 2 3,076.7 2 37 729, 472 2, 163.3 230 498,499 87,584.3 2 43 21, 28 4,616 3 J ANUARY PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 9 PERCENT Pe anut stock s in commerci a l storag e on J a n ua r y 3 1 , 1984, to t a l e d 2 . 30 bi l l ion po u n ds o f e qu i v a l e n t f a r me r stoc k , 9 pe r c e n ~ l e s s t h a n t h e amo un t o n hand y e a r e a r l i e r . Augu st 198 3-January 198 4 mi l l i n g s t ota led 1.6 6 bi l li on poun d s , up 2 per ce nt fr om t h e s ame pe riod a y ear ago . Commerci al pro cessor s u tili zed 66 6 mil lion pounds o f she l l e d edib le g rade peanuts d ur i n g Aug u s t- J a n u a r y , c ompar ed with 662 mil lion pounds a yea r earl ier . J U. S . VISIBLE SUPP LY OF PEANUTS AT MONTH' S END 11 Jan. Ju l y Jan . Cl a ss 1983 1983 1984 21 Farmers Stoc k 1 ,60 7 51 1, 50 7 She ll ed Peanuts 31 628 557 563 Ro a sti ng St ock 41 89 72 49 To t a l 51 2 ,53 1 86 4 2 ,30 4 1/ Exc ludes stocks on f ar ms. Includes stoc ks owned by or he l d fo r account of CCC i n commer c ia l s tor ages . 2/ Pr e l iminar y. 3/ Inclu des s he l led edibl e and s he l led a ll stock . 4/ Cle aned and unshe l led . 5/ Act ual fa r mers stoc k, p lus roas t i ng st ock , pl us s he l le d pea nuts X 1. 33 . GEORGI A BROILER HATCH DOWN Br o i l e r t y pe c h i c ks h atc h e d in Ge o r g i a for 19 8 3 wa s s l i gh tly less t h an t h e 6 4 5. 2 million h a t ch ed i n 19 8 2 . Ha t c h o f broiler t y p e c h i c k s in t h e 19 s t a t e s wa s 4 .32 billion s l igh t ly mor e t h a n t he 1982 t o t a l o f ~.~1 bi l l i o n. ANNUA L HATCHERY PRODUCTION , GA. AND 19 STATES , 198 3 Tvpe Ge or g i a 19 S ta te s 11 Tho u s a nd s Egg Chicks Ha t c h e d 24 .656 406 , 935 Br oi l e r Ch i c k s Hatc h ed 64 3 , 2 2 9 4 , 3 24. 56 5 Chi c ks Pl a ced 2 1 6 48. 76 8 4 , 19 0, 28 3 Eg g s Se t 2 1 7 7 1, 8 54 5.182 , 8 53 Turke ys Poults Placed 3/ 182, 22 2 1/ Ni ne tee n pri nc ipa l bro i le r s t ates- - AL, AR, C A , D E , F L ,GA ,L A , ~JO ,MO ,MS , NC ,OR , PA , S C , T N,TX ,VA , WA, WV . 2/ Inc l ude s week s e ndi ng Nov . 20 , 1982Nov . 12 , 1983 . 3/ at pub l i s he d t o avo i d dls~I osu re of I ndi v idua l ope r ati o ns . 4 Apr I I 3 , 1984 GFR- 84-Vo l ume 7 Hi.gblights PouIt ry S1DRary Lives tock Sl aughter Agri cuItural Prices ORGIA CROP RE PO RT I NG SERVICE ephens Federal Bldg . te 320 thens, Georgia 30613 !~2R 2 i 20 05 Phone: (404 ) 546-2236 DO . M _5 UGA LIBRARIES We ekly Hatc hery Production 1983 Prelt.inary Cash Rece i pts Cold Storage GEORGI A LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCT ION DOWN Georgia 's l a y ing f l o c k s produced 3 59 mil lion eggs dur ing Fe bruary 19 8 4 or 7 perc ent le s s t han a year ago . Th is is the l o we st Fe bruary e g g p ro du c ti on since 196 6 . Pro du ction i n c l u d~s 2 67 mi l li on t abl e o r commerc ia l t y pe e gg s a n d 9 2 mi llion ha tchi n g egg s . The a verag e n umbe r o f layer s in Ge o r g i a duri n g Feb rua r y 1984 wa s 18 . 7 8 mi l li o n, 8 perc en t les s t ha n a year a g o . The 18 . 78 mi lli on c onsis t ed o f 13. 7 1 milli on for table egg s and 5 . 0 7 mi ll i on f or hatching eggs. Eg g s lai d pe r 100 l a y e r s du ring Februar y ave rage d 1, 9 12 compared to 1,905 a year a go . Febr uary 1984 c on s i s ted of 29 days c ompa r e d wi t h 28 d a y s a y e a r a g o. u. s. LAYER NUMBERS AND EGG PRODUCTI ON DOWN Th e Na t i on 's lav i n g flock s prod uced 5 . 33 b i l lion e gg s during Fe brua r y 198 4 , a bo u t t he same as pr oduc ed a year ear li e r . The Februar y egg product ion i nc luded 4 .8 b i l l i o n t a b l e e gg s a n d 554 million ha tching e gg F e br uarv egg produ c t ion per 100 l ave r s averaged 1,925 egg s c ompared wit h 1:899 eggs a year e arlier . Fe b ruary 1984 consis ted o f 29 days c ompared with 28 d ay s a yea r ago . Th e tota l n u ber o f l aye rs d u ri n g Febru ary 1984 wa s 2 7 6.8 million , 2 per cent l e s s than t he 281.9 mil lion a ye ar earl ier. Georgia Hatch ing Other Total Georgia Total u.s. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1984 No . Layers o n Hand-Feb . 198 3 1984 Thous and s 5,22 5 15.145 20 . 370 281 ,874 5 ,066 13. 714 18.780 276,781 1,758 1,952 1,905 1,899 1 ,807 1 ,946 1.91 2 1. 925 92 296 388 5,353 92 267 359 5,328 EGGS IN INCUBATORS. MARCH 1984. UNITED STATES Item 198 2 1983 1984 7. of Year Ago ---Thousands--- Chickens Egg Type 39.529 32,17 5 40, 110 125 Broiler Type 317.1 8 7 322,898 323.716 100 Tu rkeys 22.840 22.919 22.360 98 Agricu1tura l Sta t i stician and Georgia Depart:aent of AgricuIture GFR-84-Vol. 7 GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP S. BROILER HATCH UP The February hatch of broiler t pe ch i c ks , at 52.5 mill ion, was 4 perc l es s than the prev iou s mon th b u t 4 perc ent mor e t h an a year earl ier when Feb r ua r y cons is ted of 28 days . The Febr ua r y hatch of broi ler type ch icks , a t 3 56 . 4 mil lion, was 4 pe rc en t less t han l a st month but 2 percent more an a year earl ier . This is the l arge st February b r o i l e r t y pe hatch o f r ecord. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT- - FEBRUARY 1984 Duri ng 4 of 4 of Item Fe b. 1983 Jan . 198 4 Fe b . 198 4 year ago Jan . t hr u Fe b. 19 8 3 198 4 ye ar a go - - Tho u s and s - - - - Thou s a nd s -- Pu l l e t Chic ks P l a ced Dome s t i c ( U.S .) II Br o i l er Ty pe Egg Ty pe 3, 310 19 9 3, 202 194 2 . 97 7 90 20 9 10 5 6 , 479 3 87 6, 179 95 40 3 10 4 Chic k s Ha tc h e d Br oi l er Ty pe Ge o rg ia 50, 329 54,847 52,520 10 4 10 6, 221 107, 367 10 1 Uni te d St at e s 3 48. 287 370 , 0 16 356 , 38 6 102 730 ,89 1 72 6 ,4 10 99 Egg Type Geo rg i a 1, 90 3 3 , 727 3 , 942 207 3 ,923 7 , 669 19 5 Un it e d Sta t es 32 , 9 56 36 , 947 3 7 , 69 9 1 14 6 5 , 58 6 74, 504 114 Tur kevs Pou lts Plac e d u. S. 15 , 18 5 13 . 669 15 ,3 16 10 1 2/7 0 ,494 2/ 70 ,087 99 II Re po r ted b y lea d ing b ree d er s, inc l ude s e xp ec t ed pu l let r e p lac e me n t s f r om egg s s ol d d u r i n g the pre c e d i n g mon t h at t he ra te o f 12 5 pulle t c h i c k s pe r 30 d o z e n case of e ggs. 2/Turkey poultg pl a c ed Se p t . 1983-Fe b. 1984 . COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER II. FEBRUARY 19 8 4 :~ o f /. o f I t em Fe b . Jan. Fe b . yea r J a n . thru Feb. yea r 19 83 1984 1984 ago 19 8 3 198 4 ago - Tho us an ds- - - - Tho u s a nds - - - Yo ung Ch ick en s Georg i a 45 , 605 49, 4 45 47, 11 8 10 3 9 3 , 3 2 5 96, 56 3 103 Uni t e d St a tes 312,466 3 38 , 0 9 9 32 2 ,1 3 0 10 3 6 52,7 18 660 ,2 29 10 1 Ma t u r e Chickens Li ~h t Type U. S . 1 1 , 9 48 10 , 0 5 4 9 , 57 2 80 27 .665 19 . 626 71 He avy Ty pe U. S . 2,758 2 , 646 3 , 112 11J 6, 004 5,758 96 Tota l U. S . 14. 706 12 . 700 12, 684 86 33 , 6 6 9 2 5 , 38 4 75 To t al Al l Ty pes , Ga . 2 , 919 2, 88 7 2 , 9 10 100 6 ,900 5 ,797 84 Pe r c e n t Co n d e mn e d Yo ung Chi c k ens Georgia 1. 6 10 8 Unit e d Stat e s 1. 6 99 II Federa ll y i n s pe ct e d sla ug h te r data as c o l lec t e d by Me a t a nd Po ul t ry I n s pe ct i o n P ro g ram . Cur r en t mo n th d ata es t i mate d by Mar ket News Se rvic e. i n.. G<>o r g l. Fa r m Repo rt ( I SS'~-0144-12 80) I s published s _ l- nr:>nthly by th e Georg i. Cr op Report ing Ser . lc o, St o pne ns Feder al Bui l d i ng , Ath e ns , Ge . 306 1', L.r ry E. Snipes , St . t l s t lc l a n In Charge. Sec o nd c le s s po st age pi ,a;=-------l-----~U~:n:..i:t:.e.:d~:::S..=t:a;=te=s----- per Mar . 15, Feb . I S, Ma r . 15, Mar. I S , Feb . I S, Mar. 15. Commod i t y Un i t 19 83 19 8 4 1984 1983 1984 198 4 Dai ry Feed 167. S/Ton 178 . 00 20 5. 00 21 5 .00 17 5 .00 20 1 .00 19 9.00 Dair y Fe e d 18 7- S / To n 186 .00 2 10 . 00 220 . 00 18 4 . 00 21 3.00 210. 00 Dairy Cone t . 32 7. S/ Ton 22 5 .00 285 . 00 2 65 .00 26 4 . 00 286 .00 283. 00 Hog Fe ed 14 7.-18 7. S/Cwt. 11. 00 12 . 50 12 .5 0 10. 30 11.80 11.80 Hog Co n e t . 38 7.- 4 21. S/ Cwt . 14.50 16 . 50 17 . 00 14 .9 0 16.1 0 16 . 00 Bee f Cattle Co n e t . 32 i.-3 6 i. S / Cwt . 12 .00 13 . 50 14 . 00 11 .70 13 .40 13 . 40 Co t ton s e ed Mea l 4 11. S/ Cwt . 13. 00 16. 50 16. 00 13 . 60 16. 00 15 .90 Soybean Meal 44 1. S/Cwt . 13. 50 14 . 50 14 .50 13.2 0 14 . 80 14. 50 Bran S/ Cwt. 11. 00 12.00 11. 00 9 . 73 10 . 80 10. 60 ~i d dl i n g s S/Cwt . 8.90 10 . 50 9. 90 9 . 29 10 . 30 10.20 Corn Mea l S/Cw t . 8 . 20 10 . 00 10. 00 7. 42 8.8 3 8. 79 Bro i l e r Gr o wer S/Ton 195 . 00 215 . 00 20 5 . 00 2 10 . 00 243 .00 2 42 .00 Layi ng Feed S/To n 17 5.00 21 5 . 00 2 10 .00 18 9 . 00 2 17 . 00 214 .00 Ch i e k St a r t er S/Ton 193 . 00 240 . 00 240. 00 212 . 00 243. 00 2 39 . 00 Br oi le r -Fe e d Ra t io 1/ Lbs . 2 .5 3. 4 3 .6 2 .4 3. 1 3. 1 Ho g- Corn Ra ti o 2/ Bu. 15 .9 12 . 0 11. 4 18 .6 14 .6 13 . 8 Mi l k -Feed Ra t io 31 Lbs . 1. 62 1 . 42 1. 34 1.55 1. 33 1 .33 Egg- Fe e d Ratio ~ I Lb s. 8. 5 10 . 0 9.4 6.2 8.6 7. 4 1/ Pounds o f bro il er g rower e qu a l i n va l ue t o 1 l b . bro i l e r l i ve wei ght . 2 / Bu s h e l s of corn e qu al in va l ue t o 10 0 Ibs . o f h o g live we i ght . 3/ Pound s o f 16% da i r y f eed equal in va l ue to 1 lb . wh ol e milk . 41 Po un ds o f l a y i ng fee d equal i n value t o 1 do z . e gg s . 1977 -1 00 Geo rg i a I NDEX NUMBERS--GEORGI A AND UNITED STATES February 1983 Ma r c h 198 3 Fe brua rv 198 4 Pr i c e s Rec e ived All Commo d i t i e s 1 25 Cr o p s 12 6 Lives t ock & Prod ucts 12 4 Unit ed States 126 146* 12 7 13 5* 125 1 55* Pr ice s Received 132 13 4 144* Price s Pa id II 159 15 9 16 5 Ratio 2/ 83 84 87* I/Mid-month ind e x i n c lud ing i n t e r e s t , taxes a nd f a rm wage ra tes. 21 Rat io o f Pr i ces Re c e i ved t o I nd ex of Pri ces Pa i d, I n te r est, Taxe s and Farm Wage Rat es. 5 Mar ch 19 84 144 135 151 146 166 88 i ndex of * Re vi sed. Wee k En d i ng 198 3 Jan . 1 8 15 22 29 Feb. 5 12 19 26 Har. 5 12 19 26 Apr. 2 9 16 23 30 Hay 7 14 21 28 J une 4 11 18 25 July 2 9 16 23 30 Aug. 6 13 20 27 Sept . 3 10 17 24 Oct. I 8 15 22 29 Nov . 5 12 19 26 Dec . 3 10 17 24 31 TOTAL Egg s Set 15,326 15,130 15,247 14,890 15,030 15,266 15 , 388 15,266 15,520 15, 636 15,611 15,538 14 , 80 1 15 ,53 2 15 , 393 15 ,530 15, 328 14,758 15 , 88 1 15, 265 15, 363 15 , 310 15,344 15 ,372 15,006 14,651 14,693 15, 440 14,664 15,112 14,841 1 5, 0 13 14 , 877 14 ,44 7 14 ,194 14 ,034 13,163 13, 05 6 14, 263 14,652 14,603 12 ,367 12,399 13 , 9 51 14,195 14 , 973 14 ,584 14 , 70 9 15 , 0 44 14,930 14 ,534 1 5 , 13 1 14 , 943 786,194 ["0 Tota l Hatche d 12 . 6 65 12 ,411 12,736 12 , 73 5 12,550 12 , 760 12,260 12, 535 12,725 12 , 92 9 12,900 13, 115 13,2 0 8 13 , 193 13 ,100 12 , 53 6 12 , 902 12,7 98 13, 2 41 13 , 0 20 12,447 12 , 8 6 6 12 , 92 1 13 ,0 14 12, 973 13,049 13,007 12,85 7 12,235 11,862 12,722 12 ,339 12,474 11 , 9 2 5 11, 8 68 12 ,099 11 ,793 11 , 6 31 1 1 , 2 64 10,82 3 10,58 3 11 ,725 12 ,0 21 12,307 10 , 217 10,15 7 11,440 11,70 I 12 ,435 11,987 12,169 12,438 12 , 41 5 65 4, 083 12, 40 5 12, 21 1 12 , 4 74 12 , 469 12,323 12,52 3 11 , 990 12 , 236 12 , 459 12 , 688 12, 675 12 , 8 3 0 12,896 12 , 853 12,7 9 9 12 ,2 35 12, 592 12,563 12 ,994 12 , 76 1 12 ,13 1 12, 611 12, 6 60 12 , 6 75 12, 615 12, 7 18 12 , 769 12 ,71 6 11 ,985 11,620 12, 4 43 12 , 0 82 12,18 1 11 , 662 11, 607 11,824 11, 510 11 ,283 11, 075 10 , 543 10, 336 11, 480 11, 719 11, 989 9,989 9,980 11, 122 11,508 12 ,280 11,734 11 , 920 12 , 161 12,236 64 0, 140 8 77 77 3 864 8 86 8 59 929 872 80 7 9 19 873 9 47 944 92 9 1, 200 988 85 6 872 8 15 91 8 903 86 1 1, 000 1 , 0 99 8 46 908 900 951 1,0 16 8 91 6 19 1 , 131 8 29 833 78 6 8 46 725 915 746 666 890 7 18 717 683 681 6 69 9 13 798 73 4 8 45 94 1 780 800 930 45 .700 6 4 28 4 81 470 448 462 452 4 98 4 62 496 466 50 5 506 4 72 393 42 2 4 07 43 3 419 4 34 445 452 426 404 4 10 45 1 496 468 458 497 5 16 487 351 5 45 486 389 4 18 505 463 515 465 489 508 472 566 53 5 572 535 498 24,982 GFR-84-Vol. 7 12 , 7 75 12,467 12,856 12,802 12,735 13,024 12,381 12, 573 12 ,930 13 ,099 13, 170 13 ,2 7 6 13 ,36 3 13 ,55 7 13,32 1 12,586 12 ,958 12 ,906 13,519 13,2 42 12,585 13,178 13,340 13 ,087 13,078 13 ,166 13,294 13,328 12 , 466 11 ,788 13,078 12, 443 12,556 11,951 11,937 12, 062 12,074 11 , 48 4 11 ,255 1 1,04 4 10,636 11,692 11,939 12,155 10,193 10,404 11,412 11,770 12, 559 12, 140 12,128 12,426 12,668 660 , 856 Eggs Se t 629 7 51 475 66 1 536 579 5 99 48 9 3 41 359 3 94 393 469 625 489 44 4 5 24 349 530 634 557 829 843 869 540 765 534 839 443 609 509 467 472 714 650 715 606 565 58 4 867 771 213 398 587 583 870 562 678 884 79 7 1,071 1,036 969 32,666 e Chic ks Pl aced 292 507 293 5 13 551 399 5 54 4 49 48 3 462 42 6 295 282 335 336 423 579 418 364 427 362 4 17 522 459 650 643 656 426 619 420 715 343 495 387 339 342 513 505 548 488 455 481 711 599 184 298 477 463 670 436 559 717 619 24 ,906 GEORGIA 1983 CASH RECEIPTS UP Th e forecast estima te of 1983 Georgia c a s h rece ipts from producers sales o f a gr icu l t ura l products is 2 percent above 1982, exclud i ng government payments. This 1983 cash receipt estimate i s s l ight l y bel ow t he record h igh set i n 1981. Of th e commodit y groups, onl y p ou ltry and e ggs we r e at a re c o r d h igh l e v e l . Thi s moved t he l i v e stoc k produ c t s gr oup ing to a r ecor d h i gh but t he crops grou ping wa s wel l b eh i n d bot h 19 81 a n d 1982. Commodi t y g r oups a bove 1982 i n c a sh r ece i pt s include d dai ry prod uct s, pou l try a nd eggs , feed grain s, o i l crops a nd vegetable s . Pre limina ry 1983 c a sh re c e i p t s f r om the s a le of f a rm products includ ing g o v e r nme n t paym e nts t o fa r me r s wi ll be a va i l a bl e i n the fa l l of 1984 . Go v e r nment pavmen t s a re ex p e c t ed t o b e ab o v e 19 8 2 due-t o P I K a n d othe r com mod ity p r o gr a ms. CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARMI NG, 1980 - 1983 1/ Comm od ~ty Ge orgia On~ted St at e s Gr ou ps 1980 1 9 81 19 82 1983F 19 80 198 1 198 2 1983F ( 00 0 ) (000 ) Mea t Ani mal s 37 9 503 490 48 7 40 , 8 55 39, 779 40,963 . 40 , 149 Dai r y Produc t s 18 8 20 2 :WI 202 16 ,5 87 18 ,1 2 8 18 , 3 54 18,5 7 2 Po u lt ry [, Egg s 929 1, 020 953 1,0 51 8,949 9 ,676 9, 2 92 10 , 2 10 Misc e l l ane o u s Li vestock 14 14 16 14 1, 404 1 ,6 19 1,589 1,337 Li vest ock [, Produc t s 1 , 51 0 1 , 739 1 , 6 60 1 , 754 67,7 95 69 ,2 02 70, 198 70,268 Food Gr a i ns 63 145 160 12 3 10 ,386 11 ,616 1 1 , 516 9 ,908 Feed Gr a in s 133 130 10 4 13 9 18 ,318 17,14 7 18 , 2 2 6 17,14 5 Cotton 43 52 82 51 4,4 78 4,5 15 4, 884 4,845 To bac co 15 4 19 1 189 16 4 2,67 3 3 ,250 3,3 42 2 ,7 54 Oil Crops 48 8 668 651 66 6 15,49 7 13 , 8 6 8 13,82 6 13 ,36 6 Ve ge t a b l es 123 138 150 154 7,28 5 8.451 8,08 9 8 ,011 Fru its 6< Nuts 104 87 95 95 6 , 5 32 6,617 6, 6 69 6, 010 All Oth er Cro ps III 11 7 11 9 119 7,537 7,607 7 ,801 7,634 Cro ps 1 ,219 1 ,5 28 1,550 1 , 511 72,706 73, 071 74, 3 53 69, 674 All Commodi ti es 2 ,729 3,267 3 , 210 3, 26 5 140,501 142,273 144 551 139 941 1/ Exclude s Government paym ents . F- Forecast, pr el i mi na r y cash receipt s wil f be avaifable fall 1 98 4 . u. S . CASH RECEIPTS TO RI SE IN 19 8 4 1 / The USDA Ec o n o mic Research Se r vi c e pred ic t s t ha t cash recei pt s will advance 3 t o 5 pe r cen t in 19 84, fo ll OWi ng t h e s mal l dec line i n 19 8 3. The ri se wil l ma i n l y refl ect h igh er c o mmodity pri ce s . Crop rece ipts a re f or e c as t to ri se 5 t o 7 perc ent; a 5 to 7 pe r c e n t increase in pr ice s rece ived should outweigh a s l ight de c line in expect ed mar keting s . Assuming an abs e n ce o f we a t her ex t r e me s d ur i ng the growing s e ason , crop out put could rebound to n ear th e s t ron g 198 1 a n d 19 8 2 l e vel s. Such o ut p ut woul d li ke ly resu lt i n consi derab ly hi gh e r mar ke ting s du ri ng t h e last ha lf o f 198 4 t ha n a ye ar earlie r , and wo uld n e a rly offset the dro ught reduction i n first-hal f vo l ume. Cu rren t p r o spe c t s i nd i c a t e that far m in- c ome wi ll likel y b e more e v e n l y dist ri- buted a mong commodity li n e s and regi ons of t h e c o untry t han dur ing 1983 , when the dr ough t c aus ed unusual inc ome d is parities. Net far m i ncome, which i n cludes c a s h a n d n on-c ash income a nd e xp e ns es, is foreca st a t $ 31 to $ 3 6 bil - l i o n , u p fr om the $2 0 to $2 2 b i llion es ti mated f o r 1983 . Higher commoditv pr i ces , delay ed disbur sements fr om the 198 3 PIK p rog r a m, and a g re a t e r va lue o f c r op inv e n tories wi ll of fse t s teeper f arm p r o ducti o n co sts . 1/ Eco n omi c Re sear ch Se r vi c e . 7 Commo d i t y Bu tter Ch eese, Na tu r a l Eg g s , Frozen Fr ui ts , Froze n Frui t Juices, Frozen Mea t s , Red Bee f , Fr ozen Po rk , Fr o z e n Poult r y, Frozen Turkeys , Frozen Veg e t abl e s , Frozen Potatoes , Frozen Peanu ts , Sh el l e d Peanu t s , In Sh e ll Pecans , Shelled Pecan s , In Sh el l COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UNITED STATES, Feb . 29 , J a n. 3 1, 1983 19M 4 1 ,000 Po un d s 522,0 33 510 ,638 1, 088 , 186 1, 20 2 , 2 16 25 ,70 2 10,972 482,8 53 6 16, 46 7 1,380,238 1 ,088,224 576 ,269 692,899 307,045 338 , 014 215 ,823 295,1 14 312,637 2 76 ,6 4 6 187 , 68 8 16 1,4 67 1,64 5,5 8 7 1,676 ,2 98 879 ,8 90 754 ,803 380 ,700 309,582 53, 713 22,194 25, 269 22 , 0 54 94 ,767 94,5 69 F EBRUA RY 29, Feb . 29, 19 84 528 ,4 47 1,217 ,486 11, 734 53 6 , 68 9 1 ,309, 0 06 70 3 , 7 50 328, 268 311, 481 253 ,915 147, 05 9 1, 449,622 785 ,271 316,61 6 21,255 26,2 3 6 1 12 , 40 9 1984 Percent of Feb. 1983 Jan. 1984 Pe r c e n t 101 103 112 10 1 46 10 7 111 87 95 120 122 102 10 7 97 14 4 106 81 92 78 91 88 86 89 104 83 102 40 96 104 119 119 119 en Geor gia ~crop Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athe ns. Geo rgia J 061 ) SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 ~4ZF01 1 3 OOa DJ l5 -22 7 J 75 020 404 /221 -1 329 00 340 5 ., 4 EX P ~R IM~ NT S T ~ L l i'R.1 R Y -:: X r' E R H, :: ~n GA 3 02 12 GA- ' C EO RGIA P, 400(,1 GEORGIA PI - - -- I ~ CROP FARM REPO F:L Jo,'8~/4-13 REPORT I NG SERVI CE '"'1 REeEl V ED stephens Federal Bldg. SUite 320 Apr I I 13 , 1984 2 I Iii \. p ~ i) t\ J_ ?nOI:; ~. ~ v Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: ( 404 ) 546-2236 GFR-84 -Vofume 8 oocu v'i r.NrS BIGHLICHrS UGA LIBRARIES Livestock Inventory & Value Ga. Egg Production & I n c OIlIe Cattle & Calf Prod., Disp. & Inco-e Peanut Production Ga . Br o iler I nCOBe & Production Food & Agricultur e Council s Ga . Pou.1try Cash Receipts - GEORGI A LIV ESTOCK A~ D POULTRY I~VE~TORY VALUE S DROP SHAR PLY Th e va lue o f li vestock (ex cl ud ing s heep and lambs ) and poult ry ( e xcluding c ommerc ial bro ilers) on Geor g i a f a r ms o n Jan ua ry I, 198 4 , was $6 70 . 7 mi ll i on , a dec rease o f 19 pe r cent f r om 19 8 3 . Hogs cont r ib uted most t o the d ecline with a 43 pe r c en t d r o p in t otal va l ue f r om the previous year . U~ ITE D STATES I~VENTORY VALUES DROP 6 7. The val ue o f al l lives t o ck and poult r y ( e x c l udi n g b ro i le r s ) on the Nat i o n ' s f a r ms o n J a nuary I, 19 8 4 , was $49. 8 bil l i on , 6 pe rcent l e ss t h a n a ye ar ago . Hog s were 3 2 perce n t below J a n u a r y 1 . 1983, a s the drop i n ave rage va l ue pe r hea d mo r e t ha n of fs e t the increas e in i nv e nt ory. LIVESTOCK A~D PO ~LTR Y ISV ENTORY AND VALUE NL~BE R OF F A R~ S , S L~B E R OS FAR~S ASD VALU E OF LIVE STOCK ASD POULTRY, J AS UARY 1 , 1982 , 1983 , 198 4 Xo . o f Farms 1/ Xo . on Fa r ms Averag e Val ue Tot a l Va lue Spec i e 19 82 1983 1983 1 9 84 1983 1984 198 3 198 .. Xumbe r 1 , 000 Head Dolla rs 1 ,000 Dol l a r s GEORGIA Cat tle So Ca lv es Hogs 2/ Chic kens 2/ Tu rk e y Breeder Hen s 21 TOTA L 40,000 16 ,000 38, 000 14 ,600 1 , 875 1 , 40 0 28 ,5 64 58 1, 72 5 1 ,31 0 25, 525 60 3 4 5.00 89 .00 2 . 00 20 . 00 315 . 00 54 .50 2. 15 17 .00 646,875 12 4, 600 5 7, 128 1 , 160 829, 763 54 3 , 3 7 5 71, 395 54 ,8 79 1, 020 6 70,6 6 9 t:XITED STATES 1 , 00 0 Fa r ms :-fill ion He a d Do l l ars Mi ll ion Dol la r s Cattl e & Ca lves 1.6 11.0 1 , 5 8~>' 2 113.2 114 . 0 40 6 .00 396 .00 46,769 .2 45, 119.3 Hog s 2/ 482 .2 466.4 53.9 55 . 8 90.00 58.90 4 ,852.9 3 ,288.8 Sheep 128.1 126.5 12 . 0 11. 4 51. 80 52.10 622.5 59 4.5 Chi ckens 2/ 378 .6 364. 6 1. 85 1.96 701. 5 7 16 .2 Turk e y Br e ed e r I Hen s 2/ I TOTAL 3. 4 3 .2 14 . 60 17.59 50.1 55.5 52,996.2 49,7 74.3 1/ An ope rat ion is any place hav ing o ne or more of the spec ies on hand at any time during the y ear . 2 / Number on far1ll5. averag e val u e and total va l ue , December 1 prev1o u. year . i Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agriculture GFR-84-Vol.B ~.S. CATTLE CASH RECEIPTS DECLI~E During 1983 , lower cattle marketings and ~ower annual average prices for cattle led to a 4 percent decline in cash receipts froDl .198.. Fo r 198 3 , cash r e ce ip ts fr om the s ale o f cattle and calves t o tal ed 528.7 bill ion compar e d wit h 529.9 bil li on i n 1982 . All c a tt le ma rke t i n g s d ur i n g 198 ~ 53. 5 b i ll i on pounds in 1982. The 100 pounds l i ve weight was down 2 $61.70 was up 3 percen t . .0 bil lion poun d s, d own 3 percent from pric e fo r c a t t l e at $55.50 per Th e ca l f pri c e f o r 198 3, a t CATTLE: PRODCCTIO ~ A~ D I ~COME 198 2 - 198 3 Average Price Val ue Val ue o f Pr oduct i on Ma r ket i n g s pe r 100 Pound s of Ca s h Home Cat tle Ca l ves Produc tion Rece ipts Consumpti on --1,000 Po un ds -- --Dol1ars- - - - 1,000 Dollar s-- Gro ss I n c o me Ga . 19 82 1983 439, 680 417 ,870 505,130 525 , 920 46.00 46. 00 53 . 10 54. 60 2 12 ,1 59 203 , 729 242 ,359 25 4 ,4 10 4, 788 5, 58 0 24 7 ,14 7 259,990 u. s . 198 2 1 9 83 --Mil l ion Po un ds -- 40 , 972 . 5 40,383.7 53,459 .3 5 1 , 98 4 .5 56. 70 55.50 59 .80 61 . 70 22 , i 61 . 2 22,073 .7 --- - Mi IIi o n Do1lars---- 29 ,906. 2 28,693.9 57 6 .0 55 4.0 30 , 482 . 1 29,2 48.0 u . S. HOG AND PIG CASH RECE IPTS DOWN 8 PERCENT Cas h r e c e i p t s fo r ho g s and pi g s wa s 5 9 .71 billion d u r ing 1983 , an 8 pe rc en t decline f r om the 198 2 reco rd high l e v e l . Ma r k e t i n g s of 20. 7 b il li o n pound s du rin g 19 8 3 were 3 pe rc e n t more th a n i n 198 2. The i n c r e a s e d mar k et i ngs were more than o f f s e t by a dec l ine i n the u. S. annual a ve r a g e p r i c e per 10 0 pounds o f li ve weight f rom 552.30 i n 198 2 to $ 4 6 . 8 0 i n 19 8 3 . HOGS : P RO DUCT I O~ AND INCOME 1982-198 3 Value Va l ue o f Produ c t io n Market i ngs Ave ra g e Pri c e of Ca sh Ho me pe r 10 0 Pounds Pr od u c t i on Receipts Cons umpti on - - 1 , 000 Pounds-- -- Oolla rs - - - - - 1 , 0 0 0 Ooll a r s --- Gross I n c ome Ga. 19 8 2 198 3 469 ,130 47 3,5 8 6 476 , 660 47 8, 21 8 51.90 45.90 2 41 , 0 2 5 21 4 ,8 48 24 7 ,4 83 219 , 602 7, 640 5 , 06 7 15 5 , 123 224,6 69 U.S . 198 2 19 8 3 --Mi l l ion Pound s-- - - - Mill i on Dol1 ar s -- - 19,446 .3 2 1,000 .4 20 ,0 16. 4 20,68 1. 7 52. 30 46. 80 10 ,186.2 9,808 . 4 10 , 586. 5 9 , 714 .1 177. 9 116 .7 The Goorq l o For.. Report (I SSN-0 744- 7280l Is pub llsl>ed ...1-/lIOnth l y by t he Georgl o Crop Repo rting Servi ce , St ephens Federol Buil d ing, Athens, Go. 30613, L. rry E. Sni pes, Stottstlcl.n In Ch.rge . Seco nd c los s oostoge po ld ot At hens, GA . SUbscription f.... S10 per yo.r except fr ee to det. cont ri but or s . Subscription In/orme t lon ovollobl e frOOl : Geo rgl o Crop Ropor tlng Se r v ice , St ..phens Foderol Build i ng, Su ite 320, At hens GA . 3061 3 Telephone : (404) 546- 2236. 2 10 , 7 64 . 3 9 , 830. 8 GEORGIA COMMERCIAL BROILER INCOME RECORD HIGH Gross income earned by Georgia's commercial broiler producers totaled $676.7 mil lion in 1983. This was 11 percen t above 1982 a nd 7 percent greater than t he previous r ecord high gross income set in 1981. Numbe r of broilers at 626.6 million wa s al s o a record h i gh . Numbers produced t o t a l e d 610. 7 mi l li o n in 1982 and 614 .7 mi l l i o n i n 198 1 . Price per pound averaged 27.0 cents for 1983 which equaled the record high price set in 1980. In 1982 price per pound averaged 25 .0 cents and 26.5 cents in 1981 . Per C8plta ConeumptkJn of Poultry,' U.s. Pounda of poullty 7ll 50 1o1 11110 n o 1971 73 75 77 81 PRODUCTION &GROSS INCOME OF GEORGIA BROILERS SELECTED YEARS 1960-1983 11 - - Year 800- Value WOOl - - - Number WOO l 1960 171.206 320.250 111111111111111 VIII ue , Do llars rOO I AQRICUl.TVRI! COUNC\l.S (P'AC8) In end . . . Ie a local FAC In a l - ' ell countIM. The llete FAC8 _ c:ompoeed of ....,.,. of U.I. DepeI1menl of Agric:ufture ~ In the SteIN; the local FAC8 _ compoeed of USDA egency IMdere In .,. counlleL Tah_e aFAeCn8docooounnftlIMMte10UhSeDlpAmKetlIlvettUJMSDIAn pog __ ..mclent and man ...poM to Iocel people and local condltIonL FACTS IF~CC F.J" (1_ -1__1- Arl<-'- eo.dIJ The FAC8 ere open 10 lcSua, augg.alloM, Of concerna Irom any ctttz.l Of group. The FAC8 he lp the Sectetary of Agrlcultu,. and S _ GovemonI kMp Informed ebout the COMOfN of local peop le for lhe purpoM of Improvlng' - USDA progrema. The ' ACa a,. ccmmilled 10 advancInllthe apeelal goala of the Department 'If - Agrlcultun, auch aa : , - BeIng prwpe red 10 . .alI I In food end egrlcultu,. ..-getlClM. Informi ng _ Amaricana aut .,. nalu,. of U.S. egrlcultura end Ita c:ontrtbutlon to the hN/lh end IIlMM of peopIL ~tering and IINIelIftg nnI deve lopmenl to _ queL'ty In nnI Ule and ~ In.,. nnl - - ,. Acfyenclng -.ld ........ _ _ conMrntJon end _ ~ coonSlnelecl action willi ... ~ MClor, ~ IIIl1MernrnerI, end other orvenbatIona. eom.ct -.,y IoaIII .. ~ oflIoe III __ USDA ~ lot __ 1ntonMIIol. ~1ervtDe Ex-.Ion IervtDe Sol Coi_ NIIon . . . . Food end NolCrlIoolIervtDe EconomIc "--dI . . . . ~ ....... 1ervtDe F.".,. Home AIMIIl . . . Aa.nrI&icb"'CEla .Ada, , Food lletety end InepedIon IervtDe ,..... Crcp" -CorpcInIIIn 81.........,.,.., AnInwI end .............. ~ IervtDe AgrIcuIIanI Coi_1AiIIIIoIt IervtDe The FAC8 wort! wtth S_ and tcx.I ofIIcIel.. _ I t y Otpnlzatlone, lnete deper1, te of egrlculture. other llate egenc: end wtlIl other ,....., ~ on food end egrk:&l!tln rnetten. - En ourtng lhat e ll larm end .-.nch operalora a,. . . .,. of USDA programa a nd how they wort!. co Georgia ~crop Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 061 J SECOND- CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS , GA 30613 9 4 2FO l 1 3 OOJ OO 2 5- 2 2 7 0 750 2 0 40 4 /2 2 9-1 8 29 J O H40 5 E X0 ERIr''1 f. rH S T A lI 3R.\R . t X:;.1 E :: I ": E\J T G.n. 3021 2 ~. GEORGIA FARM EPO Gf\ AI../DO (,1 PI F2. I q'84/'-1-;)/0 GEORGIA CROP REPO RTIN G SERVIC E hens Federal Bldg. Apr I I 26, 1984 S .. e 320 1 ns , Georgia 30613 ne : (404) 546-2236 GFR- 84- Vo l ume 9 EGEIVED HIGHLIGHTS Grain Stocks Poultry ~ry 0 hi 1 rnj ~"!', .ni'J, --I fl (~.~ I Jh Cattle on Feed Co1d Storage Li.vestock S1augbter Crop Progress H:l.1k Production GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS DOWN 3 6 %, CORN DOWN 3 47. So ybe a n s t o cks in a l l po si tion s on Apr i l I, 1984 in Geor g i a to ta l e d 15 ,617 ,000 bu s he l s , 36 pe rcen t l e s s than the 24,525 ,00 0 bu she l s on hand Apri l I, 1983. Al l of t h e decrea s e came fr om s o ybea ns stored o n fa rm s at 2 ,1 0 0,000 b us he l s , c ompa r e d t o 1 1,4 75,00 0 bus h e l s on farms l a st ye a r . Of f - f arm s toc k s tota l e d 13 ,5 17,000 bu s hel, up 4 percent f r o a ye ar ago . Stocks of corn stored in a ll positions totaled 18,528 ,000 bushels, 34 percent less than a year ago. Corn on farms amounted to 11,576,000, down 46 percent from last year, while off-farm stored corn increased 4 percent to 6,952,000 bushels. St o c ks of wh e a t i n a ll pos i ti ons total e d 3, 49 5, 000 bu s hel s , d own 15 pe r c ent from the 4,1 13 , 000 a year e arl ier. Whea t st ored o n f a r ms to t a l ed 1 , 499,000 bus hel s , down 3 2 p e rce n t b u t o f f - f a r m s tock s a mo u n t e d t o 1, 996 ,00 0 b u she ls , an i ncrea s e of 4 perc ent . Gr a i n s org h um st o r ed in a ll position s t o t a led 6 98 ,000 bushels , 44 percen t l e s s than last year . Of f far storage at 669 ,00 0 b u shel s wa s 4 4 per cent be low l a s t 1 yea r . Sorghum s to r ed o n - farms s howed a dro p of 41 percent f rom 49,000 bu s h e l s a year ago to 29 ,000 bushels this year. Oats stored in a ll positions tot aled '7 11 , 0 0 0 bushels, down 48 percent from the 1,371,000 bushels last year. GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--APRIL 1~ 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Grain 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 1,000 Bushels - Corn 21,475 11,576 6,660 6,952 28,135 18,528 Oats 714 519 657 192 1,371 711 Barley Wheat * 2,198 * 1, 499 * 1,915 * 1,996 * 4,113 * 3,495 Sorghum 1 , 19 1 669 49 29 1,240 698 Soybeans 11,475 2, 100 13,050 13,517 24 525 15,617 T7 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals ana processors. * ~ot published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Agricultural Statistician and Georg:l.a D1epart.ent of Agricul.ture u. s . CORN AND SOYBEAN STOCKS DOWN SHARPLY Corn st o r e d i n a ll positi on s on April I, 1984 is es timated a t 3 . 26 bi llion bushels , 48 per cen t less t han las t year !s . rec o r d high 6 .2 ~ bill ion bu she ls. Of t he tot al corn on hand Apri l I, 1984, 6 pe rcent, or 1. 94 bil lion bushels was s t o r e d on fa r ms. This is 55 perc ent less than t he April 1 f a r m s t ocks a ye a r ago. ~f f-farm sto c ks , at 1.31 bi l l ion b ushe ls, we re d own 3 3 perc ent f r om l as t yea r' s l evel. GFR-84-Vol . 9 off 13 perce n t f r o a year a g o . ' Off-fa~m stocks, a t 981 mi l l i o n bushels, we r e d own r percent f r om April 1 l ast y ear . Soybeans i n all po s i t ion s on April I , 198 4 to t a l e d 7~3 mi ll io n b us hel s, down 36 per c e nt f rom Apri l 1 a year ago and 28 p e rce n t less t han Apr il I , 19 8 2 . Fa r m st ocks o f 33 9 mil li on bu shels , were 50 pe r c e nt bel ow Apr i l I , 19 83 . Off-f a r m st o c k s t otaled 414 mi l l ion bushe ls , down 18 p e r c e n t f r o m Apri l 1 a y ear e a r l i e r . Al l wheat s t o re d in a l l positions on April I , 1984 totaled 1.75 bil l i o n bushels , 7 perc en t less t ha n l a s t year ' s r e c or d hi gh 1.88 bi l l i on bushe l s . Farm s t o c ks amo u nt e d to 77 2 mi l l i o n bu s h e l s, St o ck s of othe r gr ain s wer e: Gr a i n s or ghum 4 6 5 mil l ion b u s h e l s , down 2 5 pe r c e n t ; o a ts 26 9 mi l li on .b u s h e l s , d own 19 percent ; and barl e y 273 mil lion bushel s, down 8 pe r c e nt f r o m a yea r a go . u. s. GRAI N STOCKS- - APRIL I, 19 B4 WITH COMPAR I SONS Grain Corn Oa ts 3arle v Wheat' Sorghum So vbe a n s 1/ Includes 2/ Ap r i I I, i nd icates a 1 ,000 Bu she l s 4 ,2 9 2 1,944 1, 955 1, 31 4 6, 247 3,258 274 2 27 60 42 3 34 269 198 174 98 10 0 297 273 BB6 772 991 9B 1 1 ,B 77 1 ,753 149 B7 471 378 62 0 465 674 339 50 3 4 14 1 ,177 2/753 s tock s a t mi l l s , e l e v a t o r s, wareho u s es, t erminals a n d p r o ce s sors. 19 B4 soy b e an s t o c k s e s tima te com pa r e d wit h Septemb er - Marc h usage la rge r th a n nor ma l imb~lance . COLD 'STORAGE STOCKS, UNITED STATES , MARCH 3 1 , Ma r . 31, F eb. 29 , Mar . 3 1 , C01llJllOd i t y 198 3 19 84 1984 1. 00 0 Po unds But t er 52 9 .050 532, 499 ~27 . 1 42 Chee.e, Natu ra l 1 , 117, 892 1,21 9, 808 1 . 220, 8 15 Eggs, Frozen 23 , 076 11 ,3 6 1 11, 907 FrUi ts, Fro z en 430 ,269 534, ~ 1l 478 ,349 Fruit Jui ce., Fr ozen 1,326. 00 5 1, 3 0 9, 8~2 1 ,386,~51 Meat s, Red ~86 .3 44 70 7.66 5 736,50 5 Be e f , Fro zen 299, 075 332, 460 326,888 Por k, Fr o z e n 234. 744 3 1 1 , 70~ 348,456 Po ultry , Fro z e n 32 5 .7 17 2~ O, 746 259. 831 Tur ke y. , Fro zen 185 , 328 145, 767 14 9 , 39 8 Ve g e t a bl e , Fro z e n 1 , 439 . 141 1 ,4 64 , 7~7 1,306,1 02 Po ta toe . , Froz en 911, 88 9 783 , 90 5 827 ,780 Pe anut s, Sh e lled 399.398 316.5 65 332, 88 1 Pe a nu t s, In Shell ~8 .099 2 1 , 25 ~ 2 4. ~ 3 ~ Pe c a n s , Shelled 29 . 753 26 , 537 30. 696 Peca n I n She l l 8 2, 2 67 11 5 , 40 9 11 7 , 923 2 1984 Percent of Ma r . 1983 Feb . 1984 Pe r cent 100 99 10 9 100 52 105 I II 89 10 5 10 6 126 10 4 109 98 148 11 2 80 10 4 81 10 2 91 89 91 10 6 83 1 0~ 42 115 103 1 16 143 102 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN FROM LAST YEAR The State's laying flock. produced 385 mi l l i on eggs during March 1984, down 9 percent from last year. March production included 282 million table eggs and 103 million hatching eggs. The average number of all layers for March wa s 18.7 million, 6 percent less than a year ago. Th e total cons isted of 13.5 million layers f o r ta ble e gg s and 5 .2 mi ll i on for hatch ing e gg s . Eggs laid per 100 lay er s du ring Ma rch a verag e d 2, 0 60 co.pa red with 2,1 26 f or the previous year. All l a y e r s on Apr i l I, 198 4 , to taled 18.6 mil l ion, d own 6 percent f r om 19 . 7 million a y e a r ago. Th e rate of l ay on April I , 1984, f or a l l layers averaged 66 . 9 eggs per 100 layers compare d wi th 68.2 on April 1,1 983. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION AND LAYER NUMBERS DOWN The Nation's laying flocks produced 5. 80 billion eggs during March 1984 , down 2 percent from the 5.93 billion produced a year ago. Production i nc l uded 5.19 billion of table or commercial type eggs and 611 ~illion hatching eggs. The total number of layers during March ave r aged 278 million , down fra ctionally from the 279 million a year ago . Mar ch egg production per 100 layers f o r t he tota l laying floc k wa s 2 ,085 eggs comp ared with 2,127 eggs f or March 1983. All laye r s on April 1, 1984 , totaled 279 mi llion, up 1 percent from 2 77 million a year earlier . Rate of lay on April I , 1984, for al l layers a ve rage d 67.6 eggs per 10 0 l aye r s , c ompa r e d wit h 68.7 on April I, 1983 . Georgia Hatching Other Total Ge orgia Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION , MARCH 19 8 4 No . La y e r s on Eggs per 100 To t a l Eggs Produced Hand-Mar .. Layers-Mar. During Mar. 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 1984 Thousands Number Millions 5.192 14.656 19.848 2 78 . 65 4 5.158 13.527 18.685 278.146 1.975 2.179 2.12 6 2 ,127 2.003 2.083 2.060 2 . 0 85 103 319 422 5,928 10 3 282 385 5.7 98 Item Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys EGGS IN INCUBATORS, APRIL 1984, UNITED STATES 1983 1984 ~ of Year Ago - Tho u s a nd s - - - 33.294 42.415 127 325,579 333.384 102 26.537 25.161 95 The G>rg I a Far.. Repor t (I SSN-0744-7280) I s pub II shed s.... I-OIOnthl y by the Georg I a Cr op Report 1119 Service, Stephens Federal Building . Athens, Ga. J06I3. Larry Eo Snipes, St . t l st l c l an In Charge. Second class postage pa id at Athens, GA. Subscription fee S10 per year IlXC8llt fr. . to data co ntri butor s . Subs cription Informati o n av ai labl e fr om: Georgi a Crop Report ing Ser v i c e, Step he ns Fed eral Bu l l d t nq. Sui t e J20 At hens . GA. J06U Tel epho ne : ( 404) '46-22:)6. 3 GA. BROILER HATCH DOWN, EGG HATCH UP GFR-84-Vo'. 9 u.s. BROILER HATCH DOWN , EGG HATCH UP The Ma r c h hatch of b ro iler-type c h i c k s at 57. 7 illion wa s slightly le s s tha n a year e arlier. Egg-type chicks hat c he d during March totaled 4.8 mil l ion , an i nc rease of 200 percent f rom a yea r ago. The March 1984 hatch of br o ile r - t ype c hi ck s at 3 9 8 milli on, was down frac t i o n a l l y fr om a yea r earl i e r . Eg g ty pe c h i c k s ha t c h e d during Ma r c h 198 4 tota l ed 45. 1 illion, a n inc r ea se of 15 percent f r om a year ago. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT- -MARCH 1984 During 7. of % of Item Mar. Feb. Ma r. year Jan. thru Mar . year 1983 1984 19 84 ago 19 8 3 1984 ago - - Th o u s a n ds - - --Thousands-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic ( U. S. ) 1 / Broiler Type 3 , 299 2 , 977 3, 451 10 5 9 ,778 9 , 630 98 Egg Type 2 12 209 29 5 139 599 698 117 Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 57 ,874 52 , 520 57,698 100 164 ,095 16 5 , 0 65 101 Uni t e d S t ate s 3 9 9 , 7 48 3 56 , 38 6 397 , 9 42 10 0 1, 130 ,63 9 1 , 124 , 3 72 99 Eg g Ty p e Ge o r gi a 1, 572 3 , 942 4 , 8 01 30 5 5 ,495 12 , 470 227 Unit ed Sta t es 39,281 3 7,699 45 , 136 1 15 104, 8 67 119 , 6 40 1 14 Tu r ke y s Po u lt Pl a c e d U. S . ' 18 , 8 2 2 15 , 316 18 , 286 97 2/89, 316 2 /8 8,3 73 99 1/ Reported b y l e a d i n g br eed e r s , i n c l ud e s e xpec ted pu llet r e p l a c e men t s fr o m e g g s s old during t h e pre c eding mon t h at t h e rat e o f 12 5 pu l l e t chi c ks per 30 d o z e n ca se o f egg s . 2/Turke y pou l ts placed Sep t. 1983-Ma r . 1984. COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 / , HARCH 19 84 7. o f 7. o f I t em Mar . Fe b . 19 8 3 1984 - - - Thousand s- Mar . 19 84 yea r ago Jan. t h r u Ma r. 1983 19 8 4 - - -Thous and s - ye ar ago Yo u ng Ch icken s Geo rg i a Un i t e d S tat es 53,5 38 3 68 , 25 0 47 , 527 3 19 . 908 51,9 57 357,847 97 14 7 ,2 3 3 14 8, 92 9 10 1 9 7 1 ,0 2 2 , 18 2 1 , 0 17 , 4 4 2 100 Mat u r e Chicke ns Ligh t Ty pe U. S . 15 , 650 9 , 687 11, 735 75 43, 315 Heavy Ty pe U.S . 3 , 420 3 ,022 2 , 655 78 9 , 593 To t a l u .S . 19, 070 12 , 709 14 ,3 90 75 52 ,908 To t al Al l Ty p e s , Ga . 4, 18 9 2 ,768 2 ,7 42 65 11 , 1 28 31 , 7 98 73 8 ,323 8 7 40,1 2 1 76 8, 397 75 Pe r cent Co nd e mned Youn g Chi cke ns Geo r g ia 1 .4 93 2/1 . 5 10 0 United S tates 1. 5 88 2/ 1 .5 88 1 / Fe d e r a l l y i n spe c t ed sl a ugh t e r da t a as c ol l e c t e d by Me a t a n d Pou l t r y Ins pec tion Pr o gr a m. Cu rr en t month d a ta estimated by Market News Servi c e . 2 / J an u a r y -F e b r u a r y cond e mn a t i o n s . 4 GEORGIA'S RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Georgia's red meat production totaled 4 1 . 9 million pounds during March 1984, 2 percen t abo ve March 1983 a nd 12 percent above t he previous month. The number of cattle s laughtered by commercial plants in Georgia duri ng March 1984 was 21, 000 head o r 2 , 400 h ead mo r e than March 1983 and 1,900 more t ha n the 19,100 head slaughtered t he previous month. Calves slaughtered dur ing Ma r c h totaled 1,600 head, 300 head more than the previous month but 300 head less than March 1983. There were 192 ,100 head of hogs slaughtered in Ge orgia 's commercial plants during March 1984. This was 3,100 head ore than March 1983 and 22 ,300 more than the previ ous month. UNITED STATES RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production for the United States in March 1984 totaled 3 .35 billion pounds, up 2 percent from March 1983. January-March red meat production, at 9.66 bil lion pounds, was up 5 percent from l ast year. Beef production , at 1.94 billion pounds was up 2 percent. Head ki ll, at 3 .09 million, was up 4 percent, while average live weight decreased 7 pounds to 1,072. Veal production, at 40 million pounds, increased 8 percent. Calf slaughter of 285 t hous a nd head was up 7 percent, but average live weight decreased 1 pound t o 237. Pork production tot aled 1.34 billion pounds, up 3 percent . The 7 .80 mill ion head killed was up 3 percent , howeve r, the average live weight declined 1 pound to 24 0. Spec i e s Georg ia Ca tt l e Cal ves Ho gs She e p & Lambs GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Numbe r Slaughtered Average 198 4 Jan. - Mar. : Li ve Wei g ht March as i. of ' 84 a s i. of March 1983 198 4 1983 1983 : 1983 198 4 1, 000 Head Percen t Perc ent Pound s Tot al Live Weight Ma rc h 1983 19 84 1, 000 Po und s 18. 6 21.0 1 13 1.9 1. 6 84 18 9.0 192 . 1 102 1 19 9 17 895 17 ,102 18 , 8 15 100 3 48 34 0 646 53 3 105 232 231 43 , 897 44 ,295 United States Cattl e 2 , 979 .6 3, 090. 1 104 10 5 1 ,07 9 1, 07 2 3 , 21 5 , 5 15 3 ,3 13 ,9 15 Ca l v e s 266 .8 285.0 10 7 11 2 238 23 7 63 , 572 67 ,435 Hogs 7 , 58 3 . 3 7 , 80 2. 5 103 108 24 1 24 0 1 , 826 ,042 1, 870,6 78 Shee p & Lalllbs 633. 5 600. 5 95 106 11 5 116 72,938 69 , 382 1/ Inc ludes slaught er unde r Feder al I n s pec ti on and other comme r ci a l slaught e r , e xc l ude s f a rm slaug hter . COMMERCI AL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTI ON: UNI TED STATES WI TH COMPARISONS 1 / Ma r c h 1984 a s 7. Jan. -Ma r. 2 / 198 4 as 7. Kind 198 3 1984 of 1983 : 1983 198 4 of 1983 Mi llion Pound s Percen t Million Po unds Percent Beef 1,892 1 ,937 10 2 5, 526 5 , 709 10 3 Ve a l 37 40 108 10 3 1 16 11 3 Po rk 1 ,303 1 , 338 10 3 3, 484 3 , 737 10 7 La mb & Mu t t o n 36 35 97 93 98 105 To ta l Red Meat 3, 2 69 3,350 10 2 9 ,206 9,659 10 5 Lard 3/ 84 86 102 2 25 239 10 6 1/ Bas ed o n packers dress weights and e x cl ud es fa r m sl au g ht er . 2 / Acc umu l a ted total s bas ed o n unround ed data . 3 / Prel im inary lard produc tion inc l ud e s r e n d e r e d por k f at . 5 FOOD PRIC ES IN 198 3 AND 1984 1/ Last year. a coabination of greater livestock production. limited increases in food processing and distribution costs. and weak consumer demand led to the smallest increase in food prices in 16 years--only 2.1 percent. The forecast for 1984. in contrast. indicates that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is likely to rise 4 to 7 percent. 1983--A SMALL RISE IN FOOD PRICES GFR-84-Vol . 9 two-thirds of the retail price of the market basket. smaller increases play a major role in holding down food prices. The portion of disposable personal income allocated to food in the third quarter of 1983 was 15 .9 percent. down slightly from the 16 perce nt share reported in the previous quarter. In 1983. the portion of DPI allocated for food averaged 16 .0 percent. 1/ National Food Review. Winter 1984. In 1983 . the f arm va lue of food decl ined an average o f 2 t o 3 percent bel ow 1982 , the f i rst d ecreas e i n 20 y e a r s . Th is resu lted i n part because record c rop produc t i on . par tic ularly of graina. i n J98 1 and 1982 created surpluses and l owered f a r m price s. Feed grain pri ce decline s encour aged i nc reased l i ves t ock produc- tion l a st year, result i ng in larger supplies o f meat and lower prices . CHANGES I N FOOD PRI CE I NDICATORS . u. s . 198 1 THROUGH 19 81 1982 1983P Consumer Price I ndexes Percent All food 7.9 4.0 2.1 Food away from h ome 9 .0 5. 3 4.4 1984 19 8 4F 4-7 4-7 We a k d ome s ti c and foreign demand f u r t h e r dampened far. price s . A worldwide recession discouraged farm pr oduct sales here and abroad . Furthermore, the strong u.s. dollar overseas meant higher prices for u.s. products relative to other e xpor t i ng countries, forcing the loss of some f oreign markets to c ompetitors. Fo od a t home 7.3 Meat. p ou l t ry a nd fish 4.1 Me ats 3 .6 Beef a nd veal .9 Pork 9.3 Poultry 4.1 Fish and seafood 8.3 Eggs 8.3 Dairy products 7. 1 Fats and oils 10.7 Fruits and vegetables 12.0 Sugar and sweets 7.9 Cereals and bakery products 10.0 Nonalcoholic beverages 4.2 P preliminary. F forecast. 3.4 4 .0 4.8 1. 4 12 .9 -1.8 3.6 -2 .8 1.4 -2 .8 5.5 -.2 4.5 2.8 1.1 - .7 -1.1 -1.5 -.9 1.2 1.2 4.7 1.2 1 .3 .3 1.9 3.2 1. 9 3-6 3-6 3-6 2-5 5-8 5-8 1-4 15-20 0-3 5-8 5-8 3-6 4-7 2- 5 While the farm value of f ood declined in 1983. marketing costs increased by only 3 percent. less than half as much as 2 years ago and below 1982's increase o f 5. 1 percent. Since marketing costs account for about Ca tegory MARKET BASKET Re la t i v e wei ht 1979 Retail cost 100 Farm value 33 Far.-to-retail price spread 67 P prel.iminary. F 6 11. 7 7.2 10.7 5.5 12.3 8 .3 forecast. Percent 7.7 3.8 2.8 1.0 10 .5 5.1 ear 1983P 1984F 1.1 3-6 -2.3 4-7 3.0 2-5 GEORGIA'S MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT U.S. MILK PRODUCTION Georgia's dairy herds produced 128 million pounds of milk during March 1984 , 3 ' percent less than las t yea r and 5 percent below March 1982. Mi lk cows on Georgia 's da i r y farms d uri ng Ma r c h ave r aged 124,000 head, 4 percent l e s s t han a year ago a nd 5 percent below March 198 2 . Production per cow averaged 1 ,030 pounds , 5 pounds above last year, but the same a s March 1982. Milk production during March totaled 11.7 billion pounds , 3 percent les8 than March 1983 but v irtually unchanged from March 1982. Accumulated milk production during the first quarter of 1984 totaled 34 .1 blllion pounds , fract ionally below the comparable period in 1983. Production per cow averaged 1 ,078 pounds during March, 8 pounds less than March 1983 but 13 pounds more than March 1982. The total number o f mi l k cows averaged 10.9 million head du ring March, 68 thousand less than the Fe br ua r y a ve r age . I t em No . Milk Cows o n Farms Mi l k Pr o d u c t i o n per Cow Total Mi lk Pr oduction DAIRY PRODUCTION, MARCH 1983-1984 Georgia Uni t 1983 1984 Thous . Head 129 124 Pounds 1,025 1, 030 Mi l. Lbs. 132 128 Uni t e d S t a t es 19 8 3 1984 11 ,090 10,890 1 , 086 1,078 12, 049 11 , 7 41 CATTLE ON FEED UP 2 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Cattle and c a l ve s on feed Apr i l 1 for the slaughter marke t in t h e 13 q ua rt er ly st at es total ed 9 .34 mi l lion head, up 2 percent fr om a y e a r e arl ier a n d u p 6 percent f rom 1982 . Ma r k e t i n g s of f ed c a tt l e for slaught e r duri ng the J anua r y - Ma rc h quar ter t o ta l e d 5 .71 mill ion head, up less than one-hal f o f 1 percent f rom last year and 5 perc ent more t han the c o mpa r a b l e 1982 quart er . Placements o f ca t t le a nd ca l ve s i nto An unu suall y co ld January a nd a c loUdy, feedlots during the J anuary-Mar ch 1984 c oo l , and wet March complicated ca t tl e quarter t o t a l e d 5. 5 1 mi l l i o n h ead, u p 10 f eeding i n co r n be l t and plains s tates pe r c ent f r om the same quarter las t year, a n d limited wei g h t gain s . Muddy fee dl o t s but 1 percent below t he first quar t er o f have r educed placement s and res ul ted in 19 82. Other d isap p eara n c e t ot a led 365 docka g e f o r e x c e ssively mudd y c at tl e i n thousand lea v i ng ne t placements of 5.15 some a r e a s . mi ll i on hea d . CATTLE ON CALVES ON FEED To ta l 13 States To tal 7 S ta t es Numbe r 1984 as % Number 1984 a s % I t e lll 1983 198 4 of 19 8 3 19 83 1984 of 19 8 3 1,000 Head Percent 1, 000 Head Percent On Fe ed Jan . 1 10,271 9,908 96 8,3 16 8 , 006 96 Plac ed on Feed Jan. I-Ma r . 3 1 1/ 5,027 5,511 110 4,062 4, 631 1 14 Fe d Cattle Marketed J an . I-M ar. 3 1 1/ 5 ,694 5,71 4 100 4,722 4 , 784 10 1 Ot h e r Di sappearance J a n. I -Mar . 31 2 / 451 365 81 388 285 73 On Feed Apr . 1 9 , 153 9 ,340 102 7 ,2 68 7,568 10 4 Mar k e ti n g s Apr.-June 3/ 5 , 527 4/ 5 , 690 10 3 3/4,6 18 4 /4 , 745 103 1/ I n cludeo c a t t l e p laced on feed afte r beginn i ng o f qu arte r a nd mar k e ted befo re end o f Qua r ter. 2/ I n clude s de a th 10Roes, movement f r om f e edlo t s t o past ure a n d s hi pme n t s to o t h e r f e edlot s f or f ur the r f e edi ng. 3 / Total ma r ke ti n g s i n c l udi ng t h o se placed on fee d a f t e r Apri l 1 and ma r k e t e d be fo r e Jun e 30. 4/ Ex pect ed t o t a l ma rketings includ i ng n allowanc e for tho s e placed o n f e e d a f te r April 1 a nd marketed be f ore Jun e 30 . 7 ltl r- XH -U l ~ r T1 ~(J ....J "..- H Al ~ ..< r!i _.: .1 \J ..... i ll +'- -0 0 '''' H .j:' \J-J =-~ If1 N t::. ZNO -1 ,,-, 0 i c- V1 ......C -1 '::0 ;;. r-J1'-' -D \J1 ,'I-' r'ol --I 0":'0 --1 \To o --e N ~o o \JI NATI ONA L AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY APRIL 16 TO 22 , 198 4 Highl i g ht s : La nd p rep a r a t i on a n d pl ant ing progres s wa s p ushed further b e h ind s chedu l e by mo de r a te to h eavy s h owe r s from t he centra l plains t h rough much o f t h e e as te rn half of the Nati on . Co l d er than normal t e mpe r a t u r e s retarded growth a nd development o f c r o p s and pastures t h rou g h much of thi s re g i o n . Soi l .cistur e supp l ies were ade qua t e to surplus , except from port ions of Ca l i f o r n i a to we s t Te x a s wher e dry l a nd s u ppl ies were short. Farmers generally had 2 to 4 d a y s suitable for f ieldwork. e xce pt in portions o f t he eastern c orn be lt whe re less than 1 day wa s a v ailab le. Winter wheat c onti nue d i n mo s tly f a i r to good condi tion. St and were i n the heading sta ge a c r oss the s outh. Corn plant ing was 2 percent finished in t he 17 ma jo r p rodu c ing stat es . 3 po i nt s be h ind normal. Cot ton was 22 percent planted in t he 14 major pr od uc ing states, 1 po int beh i nd a v e r a g e . Sorghum plant ing wa s 2 0 percent co plete. trailing t he 2 1 pe rcen t progress for last year and the average . Peanut planting ranged from 5 percent finished in Texas to 11 pe rcent c o p l e t e in Georgia. Tobacco tra n splant i ng in t he southeast ranged fro 5 per cent comp l ete in North Carol ina to virtually c o plete i n F l o r i d a . Peaches were bl oomi ng a s fa r north a s New Jer sey. CRO P PROGRESS FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 2 2 , 1984 S tat e Col o. Ga. Ill. I nd. Iowa Kans . AVf ' Corn Pe rcent Planted 1984 198 3 1 1 82 o o o 72 o o o 84 2 o o 1 2 10 Ky. Mich. Minn. Mo. Nebr. N. C. Ohio Pa. S. Oak. Va. Wi s . 3 o 2 o 11 o o 1 o o o o o 12 o 13 20 n o 2 5 o o oo 2 o 18 o 12 o 28 o 17 States 2 2 5 These 17 States produced 90 percent of the 1983 corn crop. 8 \' GEO RGIA GA A'-I oo .<.:1PI RGIA CR OP FL FARM REPORT lq rJ I 0 - V ' L) -t f'..'. L>LU I -' ro vn I ~ N 0 r.......: 00 ' .J vi 0 w: J \l10 ,e;, 111 GEORGIA PEACH CROP UP 55 PERCENT Ge o rgia 's 19 8 4 peach c ro p esc aped d amag e fr o m spring ~reezes that sha rp l y redu ced p roduc t ion 1n e a ch of the previ ous two yea r s. As a r e su lt, Geo rg ia pr o duc ti on i s expe cte d to ue 155 mi llion pounds , a 55 percent inc rease over the freezedamaged 1983 crop. The 1984 forecas t, as of May I, covers total peach production, including that part o f the c r o p produced but not pa c ke d and s h i pped . 9 SOUTHERN STATES PEACH CROP UP 164 7. The f irst forecast in nine Southern States for 1984 is 783 million pounds , over two and a half times last year's crop and almost double 1982. An inc rease from 1983 is expect ed for all sou thern states except Texas where ra in is need ed. Hail , high winds and l e a f cur l have pre- sented problems in parts o f the s o u th e ast. ~ i n ter damage wa s g e n er a l l y light . The southeast escaped fre e ze damage. Fa rmers a r e cur rent l y t hinning, and anticipat ing a more normal produc t i on than t he free z e-damag ed crop s o f the past tw o yea r s . PEACH PRODUCTION SOUTHERN STATESp 198 2 - 1984 Sta t e 19 8 2 srrrrss Pounds Ala . 15.0 14. 0 19.0 Ar k. Ga. . 32 .0 120. 30 .0 10 0. 0 35.0 155.0 La. 5. 0 6.0 7.0 Mi s s . 4.0 4.0 6. 0 N.C. 2. 0 12 .0 45. 0 Okla . 9.0 9.0 13.0 S.C . 210 .0 95. 0 480 .0 Tex . 16.0 27. 0 23. 0 9 Southern States 413. 0 29 7. 0 783. 0 17 Include s unha r vested p r oduc t i on a nd harvest ed no t so ld (m i l lion pounds) : 9 Southern States , 1982-24 .0, 1983-28 . 0 . GEORG I A HAY STOCKS VERY LOW Georgia 's May hay stocks, at onl y 70 , 0 0 0 t o n s , are 77 percent below l as t yea r's May 1 s t o c k s o f 3 00,000 tons . Last year 's stocks were r ecord high while this yea r's l evel is the lowes t since 1960 . Di sappea ranc e sinc e J anuary 1, 1984 was 570 ,000 ton G. May 1 h ay s toc k s on U. S . f a rms to ta l ed 20.6 mi ll ion to n s , 29 pe rce n t l e ss tha n the May 1, 1983 s t o c k s. Di sappea r a nc e fr om J anua r y 1 th r o u g h April total e d 70.2 million ton s i n 19 8 4 c ompared with 77 .6 million tons dur ing the comparable peri od last year . 4 C,A \CEORGIA ~tO.C1 GEORGI~ROP FARM May 30, 1984 REPORt FJ.~:~L4)5-3D -~ - - . .7~ ~ REPORT I NG SERVICE L R - eElVE stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 . --S~ . . . . . . . Athens, Georgia 30013 APR 2 1 20 05 Phone: (404) 546-2236 GFR-84-Vol ume 11 DOCu ME':. ~S HIGHLIGHTS UGA LIBRARIES Poultry Sm-ary Milk Production, Disposition & Inco.e Cattle on Feed Turkey Eggs in Incubators Milk Production (Monthly) Cold Storage Livestock Slaughter Livestock Cash Receipts Layers & Egg Production Faraland Values GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP u .s. BROILER HATCH UP 2 PERCENT The April hatch of broiler type chicks . at 57.0 .illion, was 1 percent Ie than last month but 3 percent .are than last year. The April 1984 hatch of broiler-type chi ck. . at 395 .illion. was 2 percent above a year earlier. There were 334 .ill ion eggs i n incubators o n May I, 1984, up 4 percent from a year earlier. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--APRIL 1984 During % of % of Apr. Mar . Apr. year Jan. thru Apr. year 1983 1984 1984 aso 1983 1984 ago --Thousands-- --Thou.and.-- Pullet Chick. Placed Do_.Uc (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 3.143 3.451 4.012 128 12.921 13.642 106 Egg Type 349 311 309 89 948 1,023 108 Chick. Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 55,109 57.698 56.985 103 219.204 222.050 101 United State. 388.781 397.942 394,842 102 1.519.420 1,519,194 100 Egg Type Georgia 1,852 4,801 4,505 243 7,347 16.975 231 United State. 36.663 45,136 47,227 129 141.530 166,867 118 Turkey. Poult. Placed U.s. 19.764 18.286 19.088 97 2/109,080 2/107,461 99 ,II Reported by leading breeder., include. expected pullet replaceaent. fro. egg. sold during the preceding aonth at the rate of 125 pullet.chick. per 30 dozen ca.e of egg 2/Turkey poult. placed Sept. 1983-Apr. 1984. Agricnl.taral Sutf.stician and Georp. Depart.eut of Api.co.lture GFR-84-V o I. 11 COMMERCII\L POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 / , APRIL 1984 7. of 7. of Item Apr. Mar. Apr. yea r Jan . thru Apr . y e ar 1983 1984 1984 a go 1983 1984 ago - Th o u s a n ds- - - -Thousands- Young Chickens Ge o r g i a 50,889 50, 870 48, 23 9 95 198 ,1 22 196 ,08 1 99 Un i t e d States 345,740 348,611 337., 8 9 8 1 ,3 67 , 9 2 3 1 , 350,113 99 Mature Chickens Light Type U.S . 14,654 11,541 11,627 79 57,970 43,491 75 Heavy Type U.S. 2,844 2,595 2,692 95 12,437 10,955 88 Total U.S. 17 ,498 14,136 14 ,319 82 70,407 54,446 77 Total All Types, Ga. 3,619 2,569 3, 25 1 90 14,747 11,475 78 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.4 93 2 / 1. 4 93 Un i ted States 1 .5 94 2/1.5 94 1/ Federall y inspected slaught er data as collec t ed by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Curr ent mon t h dat a e s t im a ted by Mar k e t Ne ws Ser v i ce. 2/ January-March c o n d e mna t i o n s. G~ . FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES DECLINE Ge o r g i a ' s average va lue per acr e o f farmland and bui ldings o n Apr il I , 198 4 , at $80 1 pe r a c r e, was 2 percen t be l ow 198 3 . This is the t h ird year in a r ow that l a n d values have dropped a n d marks the lowes t estimated ave r a ge per a c r e va l u e inc e Fe b r u a r y I, 1979. However, the rate of decline i s dimini s hing , ha ving dropped 8 perc e n t fr o m 19 81 t o 1982, 3 pe rcent .from 1982 t o 1983 and only 2 pe r c e nt f r om 198 3 t o 1984 . U.S. FARMLAND VALUES DECLI NED SLIGfITLY I N 1983 On Apri l I, the va lue o f farm land and bUi ldings averaged $739 a n acre . Average values ranged from a low of $ 16 5 an acre in Wyo ing to $3 ,148 in New Jersey. Inc reases we r e greatest in Penn sy lvan i a a n d Te xa s at 8 and 9 perce nt, respect i vely . Th e l a r g e s t declines occurred i n I o wa and Ne bras ka a t 11 and 12 p ercent. La st yea r 's I-pe r c e n t d e c l ine i n f a r ml a n d value s, coupled wi t h a 4 . 8- pe r c en t rise i n t h e Co n s umer Pri c e Inde x , i mpli e s a 5. 8- pe r c e n t drop in the real value of U. S . f armlan d . Farmland val ue s ha ve dec l i ned i n real t erms e ach year since 19 8 1. The decline in U.S. farmland value s slowed appr ec i a b ly in t he year ending April I, 1984. State 1976 S. C. 515 Ga. 507 F l a . 763 Ala . 425 48 States 39 7 FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES , U.S. & SELECTED STATES : AVERAGE VALUE PER ACRE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, FEB. 1 , 19 76- 8 1 ; AND APRIL I , 1982-84 1/ 1977 1978 1979 1980 198 1 1982 Do l l a r s 600 653 773 879 930 91 8 581 685 777 868 915 842 861 981 1 ,1 49 1,352 1 , 507 1 , 432 477 527 639 7 92 93 5 922 474 53 1 628 725 79 5 78 9 19 83 8 63 8 17 1 , 4 61 87 6 743 19 84 8 46 80 1 1, 490 8 58 739 The Geo rgie Fer.. Report (ISSN-Q 744-7280 ) Is pub t l shed s .... l- ront h l y by the Georgi e Crop Reporting Se r vice , Stophens Federe l Bu ild ing, Athens , Ge . 30613, Le r ry E. Snipes, Stet l stlclen In Charge. Sec ond c ra s s postege P8ld et At hens , GA . Subscription fee S10 per yeer ex cept free to dete c o nt r i but o rs . Subscr iption Inf orm8 tlon eve lleble f rom : Georg ie Crop Reporting Service. Stephens Fed e r el Building Su ite 320 At hens GA . 306 13 T"leo ho ne : (40 4 ) 546-2236 2 CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 2 PERCENT Cattle and calves on f eed May 1 for the slaughter market in the 7 s t ates preparing monthly estimates totaled 7. 38 million he ad , up 2 percent from a year ago and 4 pe rcent more than May I , 1982. ~arketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.52 million, a 4 percent increase from last year and 8 percent above April two years ago. Placements of cattl e and c a lve s on feed i n the 7 states during April total~d 1.52 million, 3 percent below hoth l ast ye a r and 1982. Net placements of 1.33 mil lion f o r April are down 6 percent from last year and 9 percent from 1982. Other disappearance totaled 184 thousand c o mpa r e d with 143 thousand during April 1983 and 109 thousand two years a go . CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETED, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, APRIL 1 TO MAY 1 1984 as % Item 1983 1984 of 1983 1,000 Head 7,~68 104 1,~15 97 April 1,523 104 April 2/ 184 129 7 376 102 mar et e ng to produce a carcass that wi l l grade good or better. 2/ Includes d eath losses, movement f rom f eedl o ts to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. GEORGI A ' S MI LK PRODUCTION DOWN 5 PERCENT u . S . MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT Georg ia 's dairy herds produced 118 million pound s of milk during April 1984 , 5 percent less than l a s t year, and 8 perc e n t below March. Milk cows on Georgi a's dairy farms during April averaged 122,000 head, 5 percent less than a year ago and 2 percent below last month. Production per cow averaged' 970 pounds for the month, 10 pounds above last year. Milk production dur ing April t o t a l ed 11. 7 bill ion p o u n d s , 2 percent l ess than Apr il 1983 and down 1 percent f rom March. Accumulated milk product ion during the first 4 months of -19 8 4 totaled 45.8 billion pounds, 1 percent below the comparable period in 1983. Production per cow averaged 1,075 pounds during April, four pounds less than April 1983. Item No. Milk Cows on Farms ~ ilk Produ ct ion per Cow Total Milk Production The total number of milk cows averaged 10.9 million head during April, 34 thousand less than March 1984 and 238 thousand less than April a year earlier. DAIRY PRODUCTION, APRIL 1983-1984 Georgia Unit 198 3 1984 Thous. Head 129 122 Pounds 960 970 Mil. Lb s . 124 118 3 Un i t e d States 1983 1984 11 ,09 4 10,856 1, 079 1,075 11,966 11,674 ,GEORGI A RED MEAT PRODUCTION Georgia's red meat production totaled 37,523 million pounds during April 1984, up 6 percent from April 1983. Th e January-April 1984 red meat production of 155,844 million pounds was 3 percen t mor e than the 151,280 million pound s p r o d uced during the comparable period of 1983 . The number of cattle slaughtered by com mercial plants in Georgia dur ing Apr il was 19 , 900 head, an increase o f 1, 800 head from April 1983. Calves slaughtered in April totaled 1,300 head, the same number as in April 1983. There were 170,600 hogs slaughtered in Georgia's c ommercial plants during April 1984. Th is amounted to 14,400 head less than were slaughtered during Apr il 1983. U.s. RED MEAT PRODUCT IO N GFR-84-V ol. 11 Commercial red meat production for the United States i n April 1984, totaled 3.08 billion pounds , up 1 pe r c e n t from Apr il 1983. J a n uar y- Ap r i l red me a t production , at 12 . 7 bil lion pounds, wa s u p 4 pe rce n t from las t year . Beef production, at 1.78 b il lion po unds, was u p 3 p e rc e n t . Head kil l wa s 2 . 85 mi llion, up 4 percent , wh i le average li ve weigh t de c line d 2 pbunds t o 1,067. Veal production, at 36 million pounds, i n c r e a s e d 13 percent. Calf s l aughter of 249 thousand head was up 11 perc ent and average live weight increased 2 pounds to 246. Pork production t otaled 1.23 billion pounds, down 2 percent. The 7.16 million head killed was down 2 percent, while average live weight remained unchanged at 242. ' Species Georg ia Catt l e Calves Hogs Sheep & La mb s GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Number Slaughtered Average 1984 Jan . -Apr. : Live Weight April as 7. of '84 a s 7. of April 1983 1984 1983 1983 : 1983 1984 1,000 Head Perc e nt Percent Po unds Total Live Weight April 1983 198 4 1 ,000 Pou nds 18.1 19.9 11 0 1.3 1. 3 10 0 185 .0 17 0 .6 92 1 117 916 906 16 ,585 17, 979 98 333 343 42 9 438 10 2 232 230 42, 95 8 39 , 191 200 101 6 United Stat e s Catt le 2 ,755.5 2, 8 54 . 3 Calve s 223.6 248 .6 Hogs 7 ,297.8 7 , 160. 6 Shee p & Lambs 523.5 6 15 .7 1/ Incl udes sl aughter u nd e r Fe dera l farm s laughter . 10 4 10 5 1 ,069 1, 0 67 2, 945 , 33 6 3 , 0 46 ,439 III I II 244 24 6 54 ,663 61,090 , 98 105 242 242 1 ,768, 79 7 1 , 73 4 ,298 1 18 109 115 112 60 ,384 68 ,730 I nspec t ion and o the r commerc ia l s l augh te r , e xc l ud es COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UN ITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1/ April 1984 as 7. Jan . -Apr. 2/ 1984 as % Kind 1983 1934 of 1983 : 1983 1984 o f 1983 Mi l li o n Pounds Pe rcent Million Pounds Percent Beef 1,727 1, 77 6 103 7,253 7,485 103 Veal 32 36 113 135 152 113 Pork 1 ,262 1,233 98 4,746 4,970 105 Lamb 6r Mutton 30 34 113 123 132 107 Total Red Meat 3 ,051 3,079 101 12,257 12,738 104 Lard 3/ 81 79 98 306 319 104 1/ Based on packers dress weight s a nd excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 3/ Preliminary lard production includes rendered pork fat . 4 GEORGIA LAYER AND EGG PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia' s laying f locks produced 368 mi l l i o n eggs during April 1984. 7 percent le s s t h a n produced d u r i ng April 1983. Pro d uct ion cons i t e d of 266 mi l lion tabl e o r co.-ercial t y pe egg and 10 2 million hotching eggs. The average number of l a ye rs i n Georgia d u r i n g April 1984 was 18 .5 mil lion. 6 percent l e s s than April 1983. The 18. 5 million consisted of about 13.3 million for t a b l e eggs and 5 .2 mil lion layers fo r hatching eggs. Eggs laid per 100 layers during April 19 84 ave raged 1 , 9 9 0 compared to 2.016 for Apr il 1983. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION AND LAYER NUMBERS UP The Nation's laying flock s produced 5 . 6 4. billion e g g s during Ap r i l 1984, up fractionally from the 5 .62 bi llion pr oduc e d a year ago. Production included 5 . 05 billion o f table or co ercial type egg s and 597 mi llion hatching eggs . The to tal number of layers duri ng April average d 27 8 million, 1 percent abo ve the 275 mi llion a y ear ago . Apr i l production per 100 layers for the total l a ying flock wa B 2.030 e ggs compared with 2.04 5 eggs for April 1983. All layer s on Hay 1. 1984. totaled 277 mill i on, up 1 percent f r om the 273 million a year earlier. The 277 million layers consisted of 24 5 i l l i o n for table or co. .ercial type eggs a nd 3 1.4 mill ion for hatching eggs . Rate of lay on Hay 1. 1984, for a l l layers a ve r a ge d 67.7 eggs per 10 0 laye rs, co pared wi t h 67.3 o n Ha y 1 , 1983. Georg ia Hatching Other Total Georgia Total U.S. Item Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PROD UCTION, APRI L 198 4 No . Layers on Eg gs pe r 100 To t a l Egg s Prod u c e d Ha n d - Ap r . Layers-Apr. Dur i ng Apr. 198 3 1984 1983 198 4 1983 198 4 Thousands Number Mi l l i ons 5,245 14, 3 46 19 , 591 274,963 5,223 13,274 18,497 2.77,981 1,887 2,064 2,016 2,045 1,947 2,004 1,990 2,030 99 29 6 395 5, 622 102 2 66 368 5,644 EGGS IN INCUBATORS, MAY 1984, UNITED STATES 1983 1984 /. of Year Ago ---Thousands--- 33,539 43,799 131 320,184 333,984 104 26,896 27,125 101 5 GA. ANNUAL MILK PRODUCTION AND CASH RECEI PTS Ge o r gia's annua l milk production t ot a l e d 1.395 mill ion pounds dur ing 1983. 17 mi l l i on pounds less than the 1982 p roduct ion. The average number o f mi l k cow o n Georgia farms in 1983 was 129.000 he ad. 1.000 l e ss than the a ve r a ge i n 1982. Milk production per cow averaged 10 .814 pounds , compared to 10 , 862 pounds in 1982 . Cash receipts f rom marketings of al l mil k t o t a l e d $200. 1 mil lion in 1983 , compared to $200 .9 mi l li o n in 1982 . Pr od u c e r s received a n av e r age of $1 4 .50 per hund r e d pounds of mi lk so ld dur ing 19 83. GFR-84-Vol . 1j Ca sh rece i p ts from marke ti ng s o f milk a nd cream duri ng 1983 were a l s o at a reco rd hig h $18 . 8 bill ion. 3 pe rcent above 19 8 2 . Pr oducer re t urns a ve r a ged $13 .67 pe r hund r e d we igh t. 2 cen ts b e l ow the 1982 average . Marketi n g s to t al ed 138 b i l l ion pounds milk e qui va l ent. 3 percent a bove 1982 . Mar k eti n g s i ncl u de . whole milk a n d produce r -sepa r ated c r eam sold to plants and dealers a s well as milk sold di r ectly to consumers. An estimat ed 2.35 billion pounds of milk were used on f a rms where produced. abo ut the same a s i n 1982. Calves were f ed 64 percent of t h i s milk wi t h the rema inder being consumed in producer households a s f luid milk. cream and butter. U.S . 1983 MI LK PRODUCTI ON AND CASH RECEIPTS A r e c o rd h igh 140 bi l l ion po und s of mi lk wa s p r o d u c e d du ring 1983, 3 per c e nt more than the prev ious recor d output i n 1982 . Th is r e c o r d ou t put i s at tri buted to a recor d 12 . 587 pound rate pe r cow . 278 pounds a bove t he previous year ' s r ecord h igh . Th e a n nua l average number of cows was 11 . 1 mill ion hea d , 1 pe r ce n t above the 198 2 a ve r age of 1 1.0 mill i o n head. MILK PRODUCTI ON AND INCOME . 198 2-198 3 Item No. MIlk Cows on Farms Mil k Pr odu c t i o n per Cow Total Mi l k Production Cash Receipts Value of Home Consumption Gross Inco_ Unit Thous. He a d Pounds Mi l. Lbs. Mil. Dols . Mil. Dols . Mil. 00115. 130 10 . 8 6 2 1. 4 12 200.9 1.0 201.9 1983 129 10 . 8 14 1.395 200 .1 .9 201.9 United States 1982 1983 11,033 11 120 12.309 12 , 587 135.802 139.968 17.985.1 18.529.7 115.8 115 .1 18. 388 .6 18.922.6 ANNUAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF GRAIN AND OTHER CONCENTRATES FED TO MILK COWS GEORGIA AND U.S 1982 AND 1983 11 Annual Average Annual Average Value of Feed Value State and Year Annual Feed per per Cwt . Total Cwt. of Milk 1 .000 - - Poun s - - - - - Dollars Tons Georgia 1983 377 5.840 54 8.90 4.81 1982 395 6.080 56 8.34 4.67 United States 1983 30.229 5.440 43.2 7.88 3.40 1982 17 Estimates 29 661 for afl places 5{;380 were milk 43.7 produced. eIther for 7. 45 sale or for 3 .26 home use. 6 TURKEY EGGS IN INCUBATORS, MAY I , U.S. Turk e y e g g in incuba t ors o n May I , 19 8 4 , t otal ed 27.1 mil l i on, 1 percent above t h e 26. 9 mill i on a year earli e r . The West Nor th Ce ntral ge o g r a phi c d i v is i on had the mos t e g g s i n i n c u bat ors on Ma y I , 1984 , a t 10 . 4 mi l l i on , a 9 p e r c e n t i ncrease f r om a year ear l i e r. The South Atlantic was second with 6.1 mi llion, a dec reas e of ~ percent fr om a yea r earl ier. POULTS PLACED DURING APRIL, U.S. Th e 19 .1 mi l l i o n poul ts placed during Apri l 198 4 in t h e Uni ted Stat es we r e 3 percent bel ow the p l a c eme nts during the s ame mon th a year ago. The West North Central geogra ph i c divis ion placed the largest number of poults, which at, 7.0 . i ll i on, wa s a 3 percent decrease from April a year ago. The South Atlantic division was s econd with 4.4 million, 2 percent bel ow a year ago. Geograph ic Div i sion N. At l a n ti c E. N. Central W. N. Cen tra l S . At lan ti c S . Ce ntr a l We st ALL TURKEYS Eggs in Incubators 1984 May 1 11 as /. o f 1983 198 4 1983 Thousands Percent 946 745 79 2,922 2,807 96 9,512 10 ,359 10 9 6, 429 6 , 0 77 95 2,3 18 2,359 10 2 4,7 69 4 , 778 100 Poults Pl a ced During Ap r . 21 1983 19 84 Thous and s 670 560 2 , 128 1 , 997 7 , 21 6 6 , 973 4 ,554 4,441 1, 8 20 1,869 3,376 3 ,248 1984 as /. of 1983 Percent 84 94 97 98 103 96 u. s . 26, 8 96 27, 12 5 10 1 19,764 19,088 97 11 Breakdo wn by br e e d s n o t shown to avoi d d isclo s u r e o f i n d i v idua l op e r a tions. 21 Ex c lud e s expo rt ed p o u lt s. COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UN ITED STATES, APRIL 30 , Apr. 30, Mar . 31 , Apr . 30 , Commodi ty 1983 1984 1 9 84 1,000 Pounds But t e r 555, 716 529,332 53 1 ,18 1 Cheese, Natural 1,132,326 1,217,438 1,171 , 596 Egg s , Frozen 22 , 481 11, 999 1 2 , 2 28 Fru its, Frozen 387,310 479,933 444,0 15 Fru it Juices , Frozen 1,553,412 1,396,187 1, 408, 036 Meats, Red 607,636 738,1 38 775,332 Beef, Fr o z e n 27 7 ,334 325,704 324,989 Pork , Frozen 272,717 350,727 388,263 Poultry, Frozen 333,307 259,684 263,929 Turkeys , Frozen 192,271 149,358 141,876 Vegetables , Frozen 1,314,861 1,311,003 1,232,891 Potatoes, Frozen 957,969 827,579 803,063 Peanuts, Shelled 434,230 332,868 333,140 Peanuts , In Shell 48,981 24,535 21 ,645 Pecans, Shelled 29,824 30 ,711 34,222 Pecans, In Shell 74,4 74 117,856 103,873 1984 Percent of Apr. 1983 Mar . 1984 Percen t 96 100 10 3 96 54 102 11 5 93 91 101 128 10 5 117 100 142 III 79 102 74 95 94 94 84 97 77 100 44 88 115 III 139 88 7 J I l l ( ) (. , (.; XHl=-;r,. l=' l.o \,.. ) N r" rrJ .xJ "j r : 1 'n r ~ l,, ') A- ~ _':"<. G -f :;l <0 I ; ""t:' ...-. ~- r ( I " r "71. -.)" <0. _ t...,J ~ : , . ..... -i D;: ...... .. . 1 : 11 r J -.> l . j e: r' } , .:.' . ".J - -t Q.) t..) .~.J I "=' VI . '-' t ...., - H """ ;..- ..:,..;aWl (l) \ .'1 I N W 0 '" i-v u 'o 0 -.1 rJ \J; 0 UJ , .... ,~="- c > 'J ! GEORGIA'S 1983 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY CASH RECEIPTS UP 2 PERCENT The sale of livestock, poultry and associated products brought Georgia farmers Sl.67 billion in 1983, up 2 percent from the Sl.64 billion in 1982. Other chickens had the largest change from a year earlier with an increase of 14 percent to Sl~.9 million. Commercial broilers again lead the way in cash receipts with S676.7 million, an increase of 11 percent from the previous year. Cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves were up 5 percent to S2~4 .4 million. Hogs had the largest decline in cash receipts from a year ago, at S219.6 million, a drop of 11 percent from the S247.~ million in 1982. Eggs were down 7 percent from last year with cash receipts totaling $278.7 million and turkeys were off 5 percent to S278.7 million . Milk and cream cash receipts were down fractionally to S200~1 million GA. LIVESTOCK & POULTRY CASH RECEIPTS 1/ Item 1982 1983 Thousand Dollars Hogs 247,483 219,602 Cattle & Calves 242,359 254,410 Milk & Cream 200,880 200,100 Commercial Broilers 610,73~ 676,675 Other Chickens 13,859 15,850 Turkeys 25,492 24,110 Eggs 300,104 278,734 TOTAL 1,640,912 1,669,481 1/ The fiscal year for hogs, commercial broilers, other chickens and eggs ends Nov. 30. Others are on calendar year basis. Total does not include products or species not in the Federal Estimating program. 8 \~ ' GEORGIA FARM REPOR C:>A Ayoo.ct PI ~.L J'lg~/h-/~ J' ItJ t 1 lSB4 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Stephens Federal Bldg. S"Uite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 June 12,1984 Phone: ( 404 ) 546-2236 GFR-84-Volume 12 - - - - - - - f{ [ GE I HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat Peaches Agricu1tura1 Prices DOCU M E 'TS UGA LIBRARIES GEORGIA ~lE A T PROD UCTION UP GEORGIA PEACH PROSPECTS I Based on conditions as of June 1, the 1984 I Georgia wheat crop is est im at ed a t 35. 0 milli on bushels, unchanged from the May 1 Ifo rec a s t but 5 percent or 1:7 million bushels more than the 1983 crop. Grain : harvest is expected from 1.0 million acres with an a verage yield of 35 bushels per i a c r e . For c o mp a r i s o n , l ast year's harvested acres were slightl y less at 980 thousand acres. Yield was 34 bushels per acre for the 1983 crop . Har vesting progress through June 10 reached 57 per- c e n t compl et ion wh ich is slightly ahead of last year's 52 percent for the same date, but behind the 5-year average of 64 per- cent. The June forecast of Ge orgia's 198 4 oeach c r o o is placed at 15 0 million pounds. A crop of this size would be 50 .mi l l i o n pounds above t h e 1983 total production, but 5 million pounds below the May I, 198 4 forecast. Harvest t hrough June 10 was 28 percent comple te compa red with 25 per c ent last year. Har v e st will likely continue later this year than last since' the north Georgia crop was lost to freez e-damage last year. **See table on page 4.** U. S. PEACH CROP SOARS U. S. WnnER WHEAT CROP DOWN SLIGHTLY The June 1 winter wheat production forecast for the un ited States is 1.97 b illion bushels, down 1 percent from the 1.99 billion bushels of the previous year. Acreage for harvest is expected to be up 8 percent f r om last year. The expected I yield is 38. 2 bushels per acre, down 3.6 bushels f r om last year's record high yield. The Un i t e d States peach crop f or 198 4 is forec ast a t 2.53 bi llion pounds, 4 1 per c ent a bove the weathe r d amag ed 1 . 7 9 bill ion pounds 198 3 c ro p . Freestone pro- duct i on i s up 35 per cent, wh il e Cl ingstones a r e up 53 perc ent. Production from the nine southern peach states is now forecast at 758 million pounds, up 155 percent from the 1983 crop, but 3 percent less than was forecast a month ago. Much of that reduction was due to hail damage. State Area 1983 1,000 Acres WHEAT, SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1, 1983-1984 'held E'roducE~on 1983 Ind. 1984 1983 Ind. 1984 Bushels 1,000 Bushels Ala. 460 Ga. 980 N.C. 1/ 480 ., S. C. 375 Tenn . 640 ..i 425 1,000 650 395 600 33.0 34.0 34.0 28.0 33.0 34.0 35 .0 38.0 36.0 35.0 15,180 33,320 16,320 10,500 21,120 14,450 35,000 24,700 14,220 21,000 , U. S . 47,686 51,583 41.8 38.2 1,993,888 1,972,776 . 17 Estimates for current y~ar carried forward from earlier forecast. i:1 Agrl.cu1t:ara1 Statf.stf.c:I.an and Georg:f.a Deparment of Agrlcu1ture GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED GFR-84 -Vo I. 12 U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS Georgia farmers saw a decline from April to mid-May for all livestock commod ities and products. Soybeans and cotton showed the only increases among the crop commodit ies. The Georgia Prices Received All Comodity Index for May was 135 percent of the 1977 average, 6 percent below last month but 7 percent above a year ago. The May All Farm Products Inde x of Prices Received by farmers decreased 2 points (1 .4 ercent) from April to 144 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Lower prices for eggs, cattle, onions, omatoes and milk were partially offset by higher prices for oranges, soybeans and cotton. The index was 7 points (5.1 percent) above a year ago . PRICES RECEIVED MAY 15 Pric e Per Commod it Unit 1nter eat ~ u. Oats S / Bu . 1. 54 1.82 1. 88 Corn S/Bu. 3. 51 3.83 3. 82 3.03 3 . 32 3.36 Cotton Ct./Lb. 58 . 4 68.5 1/72.0 3 .6 68.1 1/74 .5 Sovbeans S/Bu . 5.91 7 .93 8 . 50 6 .06 7.82 8 .24 Sweet potatoes S / Cwt. 8 . 50 2/1 7.50 12.70 7 .43 2 /20. 40 23.50 Al l Hay, Baled 2/ S/ Ton 83.90 82.5 0 84.90 Milk Cows , 3 /4 / S / He a d 850 .00 9 10.00 Hogs S / Cwt . 4 5 . 10 45 .70 45 . 20 45. 90 4 7.5U 4 / .~O Sows S / Cwt . 39. i 0 40.70 40 . 40 4 1 .00 44 . 10 43 . 30 Bar r o ws Eo Gil t s S / Cwt . 4 6 . 30 46 .60 46 .00 46 . 60 47 . 90 48.30 Be e f Cat t l e 5/ S/ C,,' t. 48 .70 48 .1 0 4 6 . 40 59 . 90 60 .1 0 58.10 Co ws 6 / S/Cwt . 4 1 . 10 41 .30 40. 70 4 1. 90 4 0.8 0 40 . 20 Ste er s Eo Hei fers S / Cwt . 54 .50 52 ..80 5 1. 00 63.60 6 4.6 0 62.30 C" lves S / Cwt. 56 . 90 53. 30 5 ] . 10 6 6 . 20 62. 30 6 1. 60 All Milk S/ Cl.'t. 14 . 20 14.20 7/14. 10 1 3 . 30 13. 10 7/12 . 90 Tu r kevs 2/ Ct ./Lb. 35. 0 43 . 3 42.7 Chic k en s , Exclu d i n g Bro i l ers 13 .5 2/20. 5 Co m'l Br o i l e r s 8 / 2 5 .5 3 4. 0 26.4 34 . 8 7 /3 3 . 5 Eg g s , Al l 9 / 69. 3 2/109 .0 60 .8 2 / 91 . 4 68. 9 Tab le 57 .i 2 /98 .4 55. 0 2/8 7 . 4 62 . 3 Ha tc h i n T F i rs t na r or mon t 110 . 0 2/1 40 . 0 M1d -m o n tn p ric e . me n t o nly. 4 / Pr i c e s est im at e d qu art e rly . 5/ c o mbi ned' wi th all owance where nec e ss ary f o r sl a u ghter bulls. 6 / I n c l u d e s dair y c o ws sold for slau g hter. 7 / En tire mon th. 8/ Li ve wei g h t e q u i v al e n t pr ice for Georgia. 9/ Ave rage of a ll eggs sold by f ar me r s i n c l u d i n g hatching eggs sold at reta il. * I n s uffi c i en t sales. INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977=100 April 1983 May 1983 _ _-=-A:,op;.,;r;.,;1';.,1;=--=-1=-9.::.8....;4 ~:M::.a.yl..-=1-.9..8:.4.-=-'-_ Georgia Prices Received All Commod ities 124 126 144 135 Crops 130 13 0 136 136 Livestock Eo Pr oduct s 119 122 150 135 United States Prices Received 136 137 146 14 4 Prices Paid 1/ 160 161 166 166 Ratio 2/ 85 85 88 87 I/Mid-month index includi ng interest, taxes and f a r m wage rates . 2/ Ratio of index of Pr ices Received to Index of Price s Paid, Interest, Ta>;es and Farm Wage Rates . 2 u.s. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The May Index of Prices Pa id by Farmers for Commodities and Services , Interest , Taxes and Farm Wage Rates was 166 percent of i t s 1977 base. The index was unchanged from April but 5 points (3.1 percent) above Maya year earlier. The April unad justed consumer price i n d e x f o r all urban consumers (CP I- U) a t 308.8 (1967 al00) was 0 .5 percent higher than i n March and 4.5 percent above April 1983. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was 0 .5 percent above March. The enter- t ainment index increased 0.8 percent. Both the housing and transportation i n- dexes were u p 0.6 percent. The med i cal care index i n c r e a s e d 0.5 percent and t he other goods and services i nd exe s in- c reased 0 . 4 percent . The food and beverages i n d e x was un c h a n ge d but the appare l and upkeep i nd e x e s decreased 0. 1 percent . PRI CES PAI D BY FARMERS MAY 15 198 4 WITH COMPARISONS Price Geor i a United State s pe r May 15 , Ap r. 1 5 May 15 : Ma y 15 , Apr . 1 5 , May 15 , Co mmo di t y Unit 1983 198 4 198 4 1983 19 84 198 4 Dairy Feed 1 67. S/Ton 188 . 00 2 10.00 200 .00 18 4. 0 0 199 .00 19 7 . 0 0 Da ir y Fee d 18 7. S/Ton 19 1 . 00 2 15 .00 205 .00 19 7 . 0 0 21 2 . 0 0 20 7 .00 Dair y Conct. 3 2i: S/ To n 2 35 . 00 255.00 265.00 277 . 00 283 .0 0 283 .00 Hog Feed 14 7.-18 7. S/ Cwt . 11. 50 12.50 12.00 11 . 10 11.70 11 .50 Hog Co nc t . 387. -427. S/Cwt . 15 .00 16 .00 16 . 60 15 .40 15.90 15. 60 Be ef Ca t tl e Conc t . 32 7.-36 7. S / Cwt. 11.50 13 . 0 0 13.50 12 .20 13.10 12 .70 Co t t o n s e e d Me al 41 7. S/ Cwt . 13 . 50 16.00 17.00 14.00 16 .0 0 15 .80 Soybean Mea l 44 7. S / Cwt. 14. 00 13. 50 14. 00 13.70 14.50 14 .20 Bran S / Cwt. 11. 00 10. 50 11.50 9.87 10.50 10 .40 Mid dli ngs S / C wt . 10 . 00 9 . 20 10.00 9 .47 10.1 0 9 . 99 Cor n Mea l S/Cw t . 9 . 30 9 .80 9 .90 8 .04 8.92 8. 8 7 Broi ler Gr owe r S/ To n 197 .00 2 15.00 24 0.00 220. 00 24 6 . 0 0 24 6 .00 Layi ng Feed S/ To n 175.00 210 .00 225 . 00 202.00 21 4 .00 2 14 .00 Chick Star t e r S/Ton 200.00 245 .00 235 . 00 223 .00 241 .00 233 .00 Br oil er -Fee d Ra ti o 1/ Lb s. 2.6 3 .2 2 .6 2.4 2.8 2.7 Hog - Corn Rat io 2/ Bu . 12 .8 11 . 8 11. 8 15 .1 14 .3 14.2 Milk-Feed Rati o 3/ Lbs. 1.5 1 1.35 1.41 1.45 1 .32 1 .31 Egg-Fe e d Ra t io 4/ Lb s. 7. 9 10 .4 7.6 6 .0 8.5 6. 4 1/ Po uh d s o f broiler g rowe r e q u a l in value to 1 lb . b r o i ler l i v e weigh t . 2/ Bush el s o f corn e q ua l i n val ue to 10 0 lbs. of h o g l i ve weight . 3 / Po un d s of 16 7. dair y fee d eq ua l i n value to 1 lb . whole mi lk . 4 / Po u n d s of la y ing f eed e q ual i n valu e t o 1 do~ . eggs . I t em Un i t Mar. Fee d e r s and St oc k e rs Cat t le and Ca lve s Cwt . 6 6. 50 66. 0 0 Pigs 1/ cve . 112. 00 94.00 Bro ile r Ch i ck s Per 10 0 16 . 80 16.80 Egg-Type Chi cks Pe r 100 50.20 50 . 90 Turke v Poults Ea ch .90 6 .94 1 17 Ba s ed on dat a de r i v e d from re po rt s f rom fa rm ers Price s Pa i d f o r Feeder Pigs. * Re v ised. .3 May 58. 50 92.50 17 . 2 0 50.50 .9 40 .. < _ ,. "r ;:. J Jt -;: .. " ... _.' j ....<. . -'I ~ ...I'- t,; ~..... '<. r -r ,-' .... t - I ... ' r- .~ , ,.J I I ' I ... J?l ~ l} ..IV " t- I <.:~ v . --., ..J (, 1 ~ "J l ~ ~ \J I ...... ,~ ) .-. \.. > ",en '-')Ot'l ::cenn t'l.-,)O .tJi~s t ' l nl ~~r; Hen t:l en ' ...w0>- a-.-,) w PEACH PROD UCT I O:\.,..l- SELECT ED STATES L-J C:\E 1 -. - -totarPr oCfiJ;":-ETon -IT - - :;-i..a -LC-----~j_g8 2 l g-ID---Yna :-T~ - - Mill ion Pound s - Ala. Ark . G a. .. La . 2/ ~l iss . 2/ N. C. Ok l a . 2 / S .C . 15 . 0 32. 0 120 .0 5.0 4.0 2. 0 9.0 21 0. 0 14 . 0 30 . 0 100 .0 6.0 4.0 12. 0 9 .0 95.0 19. 0 35 . 0 150 . 0 7 .C 6. 0 4 5 .(, 13 .C 460 .C Te x as 16 .0 27 .0 23. 0 9 Sou thern Sta te s 4 13 .0 297.0 758 .0 Cal ifornia Fr e estone 4 15 . 0 Cl ings tone 1 , 102 . 0 43 5 .0 6 19. 0 440. 0 9 50. 0 U. S . Fr e e st on e 1 , 19 1. 5 1 , 170. 7 1,5 7 7. 0 Al l Pe a c h e s 2, 293 .5 1 , 789 . 7 2, 52 7. C 17 In c lud e s un n a r vested p r o duc t i o n ana har v est e d not sold ( mi l l io n pou nds ) : Uni te d St at es , ex c l u di n g Cal i f or n i a c l i ngs tones , 1982 -24 .7 , 198 3-3 7.5. 2/ Es t i ma te fo r c u r r e n t vea r ca rr ied fo r ward f r o m earlier forecast. FI VE YEAR REVISIO NS SCHEDULED The USDA's Stat i stical Reporting Servi ce (SRS) will issue a s er ies o f sta t ist i c al bu l l e ti n s containi ng a n y ne ce ssary r e v i s i o n s in i t s c u r r e nt e s ti ma t e s f or t he vears 197 9- 8 3 . SRS will use data fr om' the 1982 Census o f Agriculture and other che ck da t a sources i n its rev iew of 197 9 -83 es t i ma te s . Th e a gency r e gu lar l y r ev iews i t s current est imates and i s s u e s bulletins after a Ce nsus o f Ag ri c u l t u r e i s c o mp l e t e d . The a p pro x i ma t e release dates f o r the bulletins are : 198 4 June 15 , F ield Crops June 2 1, Stocks o f Grai n s June 28, Sweetpotatoes Dec . 18, Hogs (, Pigs 1985 Jan. 11 , Fru its a nd Nut s Jan. 18, She ep (, Goats Jan. 25, Cattle Jan. 28, Ch i ckens and Eggs Feb. 12, Milk Production June 6, Vegetables The Georg ia Farm Repo r t ( ISSN-Q 744- 7280 1 I s pu blis hed semi-mont hl y by t he Georg ia Cr op Repo rt i ng Ser v ice, St ephens Federal Bu l l d- I i ng , Athe ns , Ga. ~O6 13, Lar ry E. Sn ip es, I Stat i st i c l an-I n-Charge, Seco nd Cl as s pos t age pa i d at Athe ns , Ga. Subsc r ipti o n f ee SI O per year ex c ept f r ee tc data c on t r I butors , SUbscr ipt i on Info r mation avail ab l e f r om: Geo r gi a Crop Repo rt ing Ser v i c e , Stephen s Feder al Buil d i ng , Sui te 320, Athe ns , GA 3061 3 Tel ephono : ( 404 ) 546-2236. 4 \' GA GEORGIA Pt.YOD.t,7 . P\ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING FARM REPORT FI ':LH?-~ )lo-).{P I '98 ' S ERV ICE ~ phens Federal Bldg. L Stlite 320 5r'" 5 Athens, Georgia 30013 June 26, 1984 ~ ? h_~~ Pone: (404) 546-2236 _ GFR-_ 84-13_ _ _ _ . [ GEl D HIGHLIGHTS Grain .Stocks Poultry S..-ary Hog & Pig Inventory Livestock S1aughter S r. --;.'0 '/ : - ... [ 1 \ hJ '-J~ "(',~..'. l~1 - DOCUM E i1-S UGA LIBRARIES Catt1e on Feed Killt Production Co1d Storage GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS DOWN 25 PERCENT; CORN STOCKS DOWN 54 PERCENT Soybean stocks in a ll positions on June I, 1984 in Georgia totaled 10.9 million bushel s, 25 percent less than the 14 .6 mill ion bushels on hand June I, 1983, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. All of the decrease occurred in on f arm stocks at 1,024, 000 bushels. On farm stocks were down 85 percent from the June 1, 1983 level. Off-farm stocks totaled 9,880,000 bushels, up 30 percent f r om a year ago. Corn stored in all positions on June I, 1984 totaled 9,473,000 bushels, less than one half of last year's level of 20,651,000 bushels. Of the total corn on hand June 1, 1984, 58 percent or 5,513,000, bushels were stored on farms. Old crop wheat stocks in all pos it ions on J une I, 1984 totaled 1,673,000 bushels, 20 percent more than the 1,392,000 bushels in storage a year earl ier . Stocks of grain sorghum on farms at 251,000 bushels were down 45 percent and all .oa t s in storage at 510,000 bushels were 30 percent below the June 1, 1983 level. GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE I, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions Grain 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 1984 Corn 14,548 Oats, Old Crop 439 Barley, Old Crop Wheat, Old Crop 904 Rye, Old Crop 29 Sorghum 454 Soybeans 6,980 5,513 415 774 103 251 1,024 1,000 Bushels - 6,103 3,960 288 95 * * 488 899 * * * * 7,600 9,880 20.651 727 * 1.392 * * 14,580 9.473 510 * 1.673 * * 10,904 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Agrleu1mra1 SbltisU.clan and Georgia Depart.ent of Agrleu1mre Gf"R-84-!3 u.s. FEED GRAINS, SOYBEANS, AND WHEAT Soybean stocks in all positions on June BELOW LAST YEAR I, 1984 totaled 456 million bushels, down 42 percent from a year ago, and 29 Nationally, corn stored in all posit ions percent below June I, 1982. Farm stocks on June I, 1984 totaled 2.14 billion . 164 million bushels were down 61 per- bushels, 57 percent less than last yer's cent from June I, 1983. Off-farm stocks record high level of 4.92 billion totaled 292 million bushels, down 20 bushels. Of the total corn on hand June percent from June 1 a year ago. I, 1984, 57 percent or 1.21 bil jbl ~W-~. bushels was stored on farms. Farm socks Stocks of other grains were: grain were 61 percent lower than June I, 1983 sorghum , 367,196 busnels, down 31 percent farm stocks. Off-farm stocks, at _~~ 9 Bi~",. .d oats, 181,056 bushels, down 18 million bushels were down 49 percent percent. last year's level. Old crop wheat stored in all positions on June I, 1984 totaled 1.39 billion bushels, down 8 percent from the 1.52 billion bushels on hand June 1 a year ago, but 20 percent more than two years ago. u. S. GRAIN STOCKS--J UNE I, 198 4 WITII COMPARISONS On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions Gra in 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 198 4 - Million Bushe ls Corn 3,093.5 1,210.6 1,830.4 926.5 4,923.9 2 , 137 .1 Oats, Old Crop 181.2 151.3 38.7 29.8 219.8 18 1.1 Barley, Old Crop 136.8 116.8 79.9 72.0 216.7 188. 8 Wheat, Old Crop Rye, Old Crop 2 / 668.9 3.2 591.7 6.5 846 .1 * 802. 7 * 1 ,515 .1 1,394.3 * * Sorghum 96.0 60.3 433.1 306.9 529.1 367.2 Soybeans 424.7 164.4 366.0 292.1 790.6 456.5 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 2/ Four State Total: Ga, Minn., N.D.,S.D . * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ MAY 198 4 Item May 1983 April 1984 May 1984 i. of year ago Jan. thru May 1983 1984 i. of year ago Young Ch ickens - - Thousands - - Thousands - - Georgia United States Mature Chickens 53,168 49 , 203 53,927 101 251,290 250,972 100 364,275 340,071 375 , 275 103 1,732,199 1,730,373 100 Light Type U.S. 9,755 11,053 13,292 136 67,725 56,244 83 Heavy Type U.S . Total U.S. 3,764 13,519 2,772 13,825 2,863 76 16,155 119 16,201 83 ,926 13,898 86 70,142 84 Total All Types, Ga. 2,792 2,830 3, 491 12 5 17,539 14,545 83 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.4 100 2/1.4 93 United States 1 .4 93 2/1 .5 94 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated b y Market News Service . 2/ January - April condemnations . 2 GA . BROILER HATCH UP FROM 1983 The May hatch of br oiler type chicks at 58.3 million was 2 percent more t h a n last ye ar a n d 2 percent more t han last month . U.S . BROILER HATCH UP FROM A YEAR AGO Nationally, the May h atch of broiler type chicks at 40 9 million was up 3 percent from May 19 83 and u p 4 percent fro m last month. POULTRY HATCHI NG AND PLACEMENT- -MAY 1984 Dur ing :r. of :r. o f I t em May Ap r. Ma y year Jan . t hr u Ma y year 19 83 1984 1984 ago 1983 198 4 ago - -Thousand s - - - - Tho usands-- Pul l et Chicks Pl aced Domest ic (U.S. ) 1/ Br o i l e r Type 3 ,5 41 4, 01 2 3 ,520 99 16 , 46 2 17 , 16 2 10 4 Egg Ty p e 382 309 437 11 4 1, 330 1 ,460 110 Ch ick s Ha t c h e d Bro i l e r Type Geo r g i a 57,117 56,985 58 , 32 1 102 276, 3 21 280 , 37 1 10 1 Unit ed Sta t e s 395, 46 0 3 94, 8 4 2 408, 567 103 1 ,914 ,880 1, 927, 76 1 101 Egg Ty pe Ge o rgia 1, 7 94 4, 50 5 4 , 795 267 9,1 4 1 21 , 7 70 23 8 Uni ted Sta t e s 38 ,330 47 , 2 2 2 48 , 78 1 12 7 17 9 , 8 60 21 5, 64 8 1 20 Tu r keys Po ults Plac e d U.S . 20 , 8 85 19 ,088 21 ,1 29 10 1 2/1 29, 96 5 2/ 128 ,590 99 1/ Reported b y l eading breede r s, includ e s e xpect ed p ullet r ep lacement s f r o m e gg s s ol d during the p re ced i ng mont h at t he ra t e o f 12 5 pu l le t c hi c k s per 30 d o z e n cas e of eggs. 2/Tu r k ey pou l t s p l a c e d Se p t . 19 83 - May 198 4. I tem Chic k e n s Eg g Type Br oi l e r Type Turkeys EGGS I N I NCUBATORS , J UNE 1984, UNI TED STATES 1983 1984 i. of Yea r Ago ---Thousands- -- 33 ,88 7 43 , 27 9 128 3 17,621 335 , 492 106 27,651 27, 087 98 Ge orgia Hat ch i n g Ot her To t al Georg ia To t a l U. S . NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION , MAY 1984 No . Layers on Eggs per 100 Total Eggs Produced Hand-May Layers-May Duri ng May 1983 1984 1983 198 4 19 8 3 198 4 Thousands Number Mi l l i ons 5,088 13 , 956 19 , 04 4 2 72,244 5,259 13,090 18 , 34 9 276,319 1,956 2,117 2,074 2,097 3 1,987 2 , 0 12 2,000 2,077 100 295 395 5,710 10 4 263 367 5,738 GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 4 PERCENT Inventory of all hogs and pigs on Georgia farms on June I, 1984, totaled 1,350,000 head, 4 percent less than a year ago. This is the lowest June 1 inventory since 1965, but is 12 percent above March I, 1984 . Hogs kept for breeding totaled 210,000 head, slightly less than the 211,000 kept for breeding last year. Market hog inventory, at 1 , 140 , 000 head is 4 percent less than a year ago but 10 percent more than the previous quarter. The Decembe r 198 3 - Ma y 198 4 pig crop totaled 1,016, 00 0 head, 3 percent less than l a st year. So ws f a r rowi ng du ring th is 6 month per iod , a t 143 ,000 , a r e 4 percent less than t he c o mpar a b l e pe riod last ye a r. Pigs saved per litter average d 7 .10 c o mpa r e d with 7. 0 6 las t year. The December-February pig c rop, at 462,000 head , is down 1 per c ent and the March-May to ta l of 554, 000 head is down 5 percent f r om t he year earl i e r per iod. Georgia prod ucers intend to have 72, 000 sows t o far row June-August. If t h e s e intentions are rea lized, farrowings will be t he same a s t he comparabl e quarter a year a go. Dur ing Septembe r-November, 7 0, 0 0 0 s o ws ar e expect e d to fa rr ow, a l s o the same as the ac tual farrowings the previous year. GFR-B4-13 u.S. INVENTORY DOWN 9 PERCENT Inventory of all hogs and pigs in the u.S. on June 1 is estimated at 52.0 mil- l ion head. This is 9 percent below a year ago and the lowest June 1 inventory since 1975. Breeding inventory, at 7.34 million head, was 9 percent less than a year ago and 1 percent below two years ago. Market hog inventory, at 44. 7 million head, was 9 percent below a yea r ago but about the s ame as two years ago. The December 1983-May 1984 pig crop was 4 1 . 5 million head, an 11 per cent de creas e fr om t h e co rres ponding period last y ea r b ut 1 pe rc ent a b ov e two years ago . So ws f a r r owi n g dur i ng this 6 mont hs pe riod, a t 5.56 mil lion , we r e 1 1 percent l e s s than t he comparable pe riod last year. Pigs saved per li tter was 7 .46 compared with 7 . 52 l ast year and 7. 34 two ye ars ago. u . S . pr o d uce rs i n t end to ha v e 5.61 mi lli on sows f arr o w durin g t he J u ne-No v e mb e r period , a dec rease o f 9 pe r c e nt from the same period i n 1983 and 3 pe r cent below 1982 . The Georgi a Farm Report ( ISSN-Q744-7 280) Is pub l ished semi-monthly by the Georgia Crop Reporting Ser vi ce, Stephans Federal Bui ld i ng, Athens, Ga. 30613, Larry E. Snipes , Statistician In Charge. Second c lass postege paid at At hens, GA. Subscription tee SIO per year except tree to data contributors. Subscription Inf ormation avai lable t rom : Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Stephens Federa l BulldlnQ, Suite 320, Athens, GA. 30613 Teleollone: (404) 546-2236. 4 Item HOGS AND PIGS: NUMBER ON FARMS, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP U.S., GEORGIA AND 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/, 1983 AND 1984 United States 10 States Georgia 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 1984 (000) (000) (000) Number on Farms-June All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breed ing Market Hogs 57,450 8,074 49,376 52,030 7,335 44,695 45,250 6,224 39,026 41,330 5,735 35,595 1,400 211 1,189 1,350 210 1,140 Market Hogs and Pigs by Weight Groups Un d e r 60 Pounds 21,855 18,997 17,335 15,197 530 502 60 -119 Pounds 11 ,915 11,224 9,415 9 ,024 32 4 308 120-179 Pounds 8 ,764 7,981 6,864 6 ,231 224 216 180 Pounds & Over 6,842 6,493 5,412 5,143 111 114 Sows Farrowing Dec e mber 2/-February March-May December 2/-May J une-August September-November June-November 2,742 3,480 6,221 3,149 2 ,992 6,140 2,501 3,062 5,563 3/5,609 2,090 2,768 4,858 2,400 2,370 4,770 1 ,926 2,462 4,388 3/2,209 3/2,200 3/4,409 68 66 81 77 149 143 72 3/72 70 3/70 1 42 3/142 Pig Crop December 2/-February March-May December 2/-May June-August September-November June-November 20,365 26,400 46 ,765 23,178 22,301 45,479 18,272 23,206 41,478 4/41 ,500 15,543 21,063 36,606 17,675 17,611 35,286 13,988 18,677 32,665 469 583 1,052 511 504 1,015 462 554 1,016 Pigs per Litter Number Numb e r Number December 2/-February 7.43 7.31 7.44 7.26 6.90 7 .00 Ma r c h - Ma y 7.59 7.58 7 .61 7.59 7.20 7.20 December 2/-May 7.52 7.46 7.5 4 7 .44 7.06 7.10 June-August 7.36 7.36 7.10 September-November 7.45 7.43 7.20 June-November 7.41 4/7.40 7 .40 7.15 1/ GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,MN,MO,NB,NC,OH. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Intentions. 4/ Average number of pigs per litter with allowance for trend used to compute indicated June-November pig crop. 5 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCT I ON UP Georg ia's red meat prod u c ti o n to tal ed 4 0 .9 milli o n pounds dur ing May 19 84 , up 6 perc e n t fr om May 1983. The Ja nu ary -May 19 8 4 red meat prod u cti o n o f 196 .8 million pounds was 4 percent more t ha n the 189 .7 mi lli o n p o u n ds prod u ced dur ing the comparab le per iod of 1983 . The number of c at tle sl augh t e r ed by comme rc ia l p lants i n Geo r g i a d u r ing May was 22 , 2 0 0 h e a d , an i n c r ea s e o f 3 , 60 0 he ad f r o m May 19 83. Calves slaught er e d in May t o t a l e d 1 , 20 0 he ad, the same a s May 19 83 . T here we re 18 4 ,200 ho gs s laught er ed in Georgia's c ommercial p lan t s d ur ing May 198 4 . Th i s wa s 7 ,60 0 head more t h an wa s sl a u g h t e red d u r i n g May 1983. U. S . RED MEAT PRODUCTIO N GFR-B4-13 Co mme r c i a l red meat p r o duc ti on f or the Un i t e d S t ate s i n Ma y 1984 t o t aled 3.41 bi ll i on po u nds , u p 8 pe rc ent fr o m May 1983 . J anuary-Ma y r ed me at p r oduction, a t 16 . 1 b i l l ion po und s , wa s u p 5 pe rcent from last year. Bee f produ ct i on, a t 2.06 bil lion po unds , u a s up 1 1 p e r c e n t . Head kil l wa s 3 .3 0 mil l ion , u p 12 perc e n t, whi l e aver ag e live wei ght dec line d 3 pounds t o 1 , 063. Vea l pr o d u cti o n , at 39 mi lli o n pou n ds , incre a sed 22 percent. Cal f slaug h t e r o f 255 th ou sand h ead wa s u p 19 pe rc e n t a nd ave rage l ive weight i ncre ased 3 po und s to 25 7. Po r k pr oduction to t a led 1.28 bi ll i on po u n d s , up 3 p er cent . The 7.37 million head ki l le d wa s up 3 p er cent , howe ve r, th e a v e r ag e l i v e we ight remained uncha nge d a t 245. Sp e c ie s Ge org ia Ca tt le Cal ves Ho gs She e p . Lambs GEORGIA AND UNI TED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Numbe r S lau g h t e red Ave r a g e 19 84 J an .-Ma y : Liv e We i g h t May as i. o f '8 4 a s i. of May 198 3 198 4 1983 198 3 :198 3 1984 1,000 Head Perc e nt Pe r c e n t Pound s To tal Li ve Wei gh t May 1983 198 4 1,000 Po un ds 18 .6 22 .2 1 19 1. 2 1. 2 10 0 176 .6 184.2 104 1 1 17 913 9 14 16 , 990 20 , 311 99 33 5 32 4 40 8 394 10 2 23 1 231 40 , 777 42 , 606 1 50 84 8 Uni t e d S t a te s Ca t t l e 2 ,9 56 .7 3 ,3 0 0.1 Calv e s 214 . 0 25 4 .7 Hogs 7 , 117 . 9 7 , 365. 7 Sheep . Lamb s 526. 8 573 . 6 1/ Includes slaughter unde r Fede r a l farm s l aught er . 112 119 10 3 10 9 Ins pec t i on 10 6 I ,0 6~ 1 , 063 3,151, 3 30 3 , 50 8 ,3 20 113 254 257 5 4 , 40 3 65, 386 10 5 245 24 5 1 ,744 ,4 42 1 ,80 1 ,0 56 10 9 11 3 1 10 59 , 6 4 2 63 , 00 0 a nd ot he r commer ci a l s l aughter, e x cludes COMMER CIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCT I ON: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1 / Kind 198 3 Million Bee f Vea l Pork 1, 8 59 32 1, 243 Lamb . Mu tton 30 Tot al Re d Mea t 3 ,163 La rd 3/ 79 1/ Ba sed on pa cker s dr e ss we i ght s and excl udes farm s l au g h t e r . 2/ Ac cum u l a te d t o t al s based on un r o u n d e d dat a . 3 / Pr e li minary l a r d prod u cti o n i nclude s re n d e red po r k f at. 6 CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN FRACTIONALLY Cattle and calves on feed June for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.32 million head, dow n fractionally from the 7.33 million head on hand a year ago, and 1 percent below June I, 1982. Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 1.64 million, a 4 percent increase from last year and up 16 percent from May tw o years ag~. Placements of cattle and calves on feed during May totaled 1.80 million, a 2 percent decrease from last May and 3 percent less t han May 1982. Net placement of 1.58 million for May were 6 percent below May 1983 and 8 percent below two years ago. CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETED, AND OTHER DISAPPERANCE, 7 STATES, MAY 1 TO JUNE 1 1984 as 7. of Item 1983 1984 1983 1,000 Head On Feed May 1 11 7,221 7,376 102 Placed on Feed during May 1,838 1,798 98 Fed Cattle Marketed during Mav 1, 57 8 1,637 104 Ot h e r Disappearance during May 21 150 219 146 On Feed June 1 11 7,331 7,318 100 GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT U.S. MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT Georgia dairy herds produced 115 million pounds of milk during May 1984, 3 percent less than April and 7 percent less than May 1983. Less milk per cow and fewer milk cows accounted for the decrease. Milk c ows o n Georgia 's dairy farms during May averaged 12 0,000 head, down 2,000 head from April 1984 and 8,000 head from May 1983. Production per cow averaged 960 pounds for the month, 10 pounds less than the previous month and the previ ous year. Milk production during May 1984 totaled 12 .3 billion pounds, 5 percent more than April 1984 but 3 percent below May 1983. Production per cow averaged 1,132 pounds during May 1984, 6 pound s less than May 19 83. The total number of milk cows averaged 10.9 million head during May, down 5,000 head from April 1984 and 2 percent below May 1983. DAIRY PRODUCTION, MAY 1983-1984 Georgia United States Item Unit 1983 1984 Percent 1983 1984 Percent Milk Cows 1/ Thous . Head 128 120 94 11,107 10,851 98 Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds 970 960 99 1,138 1 ,132 99 Milk Production 2/ Mil. Lbs. 124 115 93 12,642 12 ,283 97 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh . 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 7 ~ COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UNITED STATES, MAY 31, 1984 I ~ ~ Commodity E ~ Butter May 31, 1983 576,078 Apr. 30, 1984 1,000 Pounds 532,356 May 31, 1984 535,257 Cheese, Natural 1,138,101 1,182,416 1,205,261 Eggs, Frozen 21,200 12,674 12,721 Fruits, Frozen 356,225 444,440 387,386 Fruit Juices, Frozen 1,775,181 1,374,694 1,429,556 Meats, Red 619,240 777,537 810,858 Beef, Frozen 265,162 324,578 304,332 Pork, Frozen 293,001 390,403 439,467 Poultry, Frozen 345,323 265,004 301,600 Turkeys, Frozen 210,463 142,224 181,006 Vegetables, Frozen 1 ,183,092 1,226,398 1,096,147 Potatoes, Frozen 986,649 808,168 842,051 Peanuts, Shelled 438,795 333,497 342,129 Peanuts, In Shell 48,811 21,697 23,375 Pecans, Shelled 32,496 34,207 35,317 Pecans, In Shel l 58,377 103,951 88,577 Percent of May 1983 Apr. 1984 Percent 93 101 106 102 60 100 109 87 81 104 131 104 115 94 150 113 87 114 86 127 93 89 85 104 78 103 48 108 109 103 152 85 ro Georgia ~c ro p Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 061 3 53 OK 1 3 0 00 00 25 -22 7 07502 0 4 0 4 /22 8-7 23 8 00 A EXPERIME NT ST CA :-: OLE L E D F O ~ O Ll d RARY EXPER IMEN T GA 302 12 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 I, GA GEORGIA AYDD .C.3- Pi GEORGIA CROP FARM June 29, 1984 REPORT .~--* F~ REPORTING i /qS5o/b~~ SERVICE li1 ephens Federal Bldg. te 320 a ft..... nv' :'~ A hens, Georgia 30013 one: ( 404 ) 546-2236 GFR-84-Vo lume 14 - - -- R[!G EP/ ED ----- HIGHLIGHTS Acres P1anted & Harvested Georgia & U.S. Peanut Acres P1anted & Harves ted Georgia & Se1ected States Percent of Soybeans Doub1e Cropped Se1ected States GEORGIA CROP ACRES REPORTED Georgia farmers have indicated some major shifts in crop acareages f r om last year . These changes were revealed by surveys conduc ted during late May and ear l y J u n e. Some of the current increases appear large due to substantial reductions last year under the Payment In Kind proRram. CORN UP 30 PERCENT Corn acres planted, at 1 ,080,000, are 30 percent above the 830,000 acres in 1983, and 20 percent above the 1982 plantings. Corn acres for harvest as grain, at 930,000, are 27 percent above last year and 14 percent above the 1982 crop. As of June 24, the c r op was slightly behind average development for the date, but was far ahead of last year 's progress. Condition of the crop has declined since the f irst week of June due primarily to moisture shortages. ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED, GEORGIA, 1983 AND 19 84 Planted Acres Harvested Acres 11 Crop Indicated 19841 Indicated 1984/ 1983 1984 1983 1983 198 4 1983 1,000 Acres Percent 1,000 Acres Percent Corn 830 1,080 130 735 930 127 Sorghum 118 180 153 68 110 162 Oats 155 125 81 85 65 76 Wheat 1,060 1,000 94 910 880 97 Rye 400 430 108 70 80 114 Soybeans 2,000 2 ,050 103 1,950 1,950 100 Peanuts 567 624 110 562 620 110 Cotton 120 200 167 115 2/ Hay 500 470 94 Sweetpota Loes 6.0 7.0 117 5.8 6.8 117 Tobacco, Ty pe 14 44 39 89 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop. Corn, sorghum and small grains are "For Grain" only. 21 Harvested acres will be issued August 10, 1984 . Agr.lcul.tural StaU.stic:lan and Georgia Depart.ent of Agrlcul.t:ure GEORGIA COTTON UP SHARPLY GFR-84-Vo'. 14 GEORGIA SORGHUM JUMPS 53 PERCENT Rebound ing from last year's PIK induced Sorghum ac res planted and to b e planted reduction , Georgia's cotton plantings are are est i mated at 180,000, up 53 percen t estimated at 200,000 acres , " up 67 perce 'Wnt~~~from last y e a r ' s PIK-reduc e d p lan t i n g s from last year. Acres for ha rve st will of 1 18 , 0 0 0 acres. The sharp i n' :re a s e for be surveyed about August 1 a 1984 d i d not r a i s e sorgh um a c r e s t o t he est imate re l e a s e d on Augus t 10 , pr e -PIK leve l of t he 198 2 plantings of Cotton p lant ing started l a t e and made 2 0 0, 0 0 0 a c r e s , however. Approx i mat e l y very slow progress throughout th n e - h alf o f t h ~ curr e n t cr op wa s s eeded planting s e a s on due to wea the r-rel at e d at th e t im e of th e s urv ey . problems . At th e e nd of t he t h ird we e k in June , a muc h s mal ler p ercen t age o f the crop had r eached t he fru iting s t age than GEORGIA PEANUT ACREAGE CLI MBS 10 PERCENT u sual and c o n d i t i o n rat i ng s wer e weake r due to d ry s o il s . Acreage of p eanu t s , Geo r gia' s le a d i ng c ash c r o p , i s e s t i mat e d a t 62 4, 00 0 ac r e s , a 10 per cent i n c r e a s e o ve r l a s t year ' s TOBACCO OFF 11 PERCENT I ~ GEORGI A pla nti n g s. Acres f o r h arves t , a t 62 0,00 0 a c res, a re also es timated a t 10 pe rcent Toba c co a c re s for h a r ve s t in Geor g i a is abo v e t h e 19 8 3 harves ted a c r es . est imated at 39 ,000 acr e s , a d rop of II percent f rom las t yea r ' s 44,000 acre s . Peanu t p l anti ng b e g a n at a nor ma l da te Thi s is the sma llest to bac co acreage f o r bu t q Uic kl y f el l behind normal progress Georg i a s in ce 19 32 . Th e d e cl ine fo llows du e to we athe r pr obl ems. Pl a n t i ng very clos e ly the reduc tion in poundage pr ogre s s t r a iled no rma l prog r ess fo r the quota f o r the State. Tr ansplantin g r ema ind e r o f t h e plan t ing s eason . As a prog r es s was ve r y s l ow thi s yea r due to r e su lt of the l at e p l a n t i ngs a nd weat he r prob lems . Ha r v e s t h a d a l a t e su bseque n t we a th er pr ob lems, crop star t a lso . Thro ugh J u ne 2 4 , 19 8 4 , a bo u t de v e lo pment i s behind n o r mal. Ov e ra ll 7 per c ent of t he crop had been harves t e d , c o n di t i on o f th e cro p s howed a mode ra te wel l behind t he 5-yea r ave r age pr ogress . we a ke n i n g d u r i n g the t h i r d week of J une, but i s st i l l most l y good t o fa ir. A PEANUT ACRES PLANTED 6. HARVESTED, MAJOR STATES 1982-1984 Area Pl a nted '""Ai~ea arvested St a t e Alabama Fl orida Ge o r g i a New Mexico North Carol ina Okl ahoma South Carolina Texas Virginia 198 2 179.0 59.0 475 .0 10.4 152 . 0 88 .0 12 . 0 240.0 96 .0 198 3 182.0 69 .0 567 .0 11.0 150 .0 93.0 13 .0 23 0.0 96.0 198 4 1982 1, 000 Acres 220.0 177.0 85.0 51.0 624 .0 4 72 . 0 13 .0 10 . 4 156.0 149 . 0 100.0 86. 0 14.0 12. 0 235. 0 225.0 99.0 95. 0 1983 180.0 60.0 562.0 11. 0 147.0 91.0 12.5 215.0 95 .0 I nd . 1984 218 .0 76 . 0 62 0.0 13 .0 153.0 98 .0 14.0 225 .0 99.0 United States 1,311. 4 1,41 1. 0 1,546. 0 2 1 ,277 .4 1,373 .5 1,516.0 WH EAT ACRES DOWN U. S. CORN AND SOYBEAN PLANTINGS UP Wheat harve sted f or grain i ~ e s t i ma t e d at 880 , 000 ac r es, 3 percen t be low the 91 0 , 0 0 0 acres h arve st e d la s t yea r and the small est ha rves ted acreage i n four years. Acres p l a nt e d, a t 1 , 000 . 000, are down 6 percen t from t he 1,060, 000 a cres pl an ted in 1983. On J une 24, ha rve s t p rogr e ss a t 89 pe rc ent complete , wa s t h e same as last ye a r bu t slight ly be hi nd ave r a ge. HAY BELOW 1983 Hay fa rm e r s a gai n rev i s e d p l ans d ownwa rd and now intend t o harves t only 470,000 ac r es . Th is c omp a r e s wi t h t h e 50 0 , 0 0 0 ac r es harve s t ed last year and t he Feb r ua r y i n t enti ons of 490 , 000 a c res. Condi t i o n o f hay c r o p s was 2 2 pe r cent g ood, 47 pe rc e nt f air, and 2 6 pe rcen t poo r at th e end o f t h e t h i rd we e k of June. Co r n planted fo r all pu . po s e s is es timated at 79 . 9 mill ion a cres, up 33 pe rcent from l a s t y e ar , when p lanted a creage was the l o we s t since re cords bega n, but down 2 pe rc e n t f r om the 198 2 plan tings. Growers e x pe c t to harvest 7 1 .6 mi l l ion a c re s for g rain , u p 39 pe rcent f r o m 1983 b ut d own 2 p e rcent fr o m 1982. So r ghum p lant e d for all pu rpo s e s i s estimated a t 16 . 2 mi l l i o n acres, an increa se of 38 p e rcent f r om 1983 and u p 9 perc ent f rom the Febr ua rv i n ten t i on s . Gr owe r s ex pect to har v e st - 14 . 6 mill ion acre s f or gr a i n , u p 4 9 pe rc en t f r om l ast year. Cott o n ac r e age pl an ted i s e sti ma t e d a t 11 . 3 milli on a cr e s, 43 pe r c e n t mor e t ha n last year and vi r tu a l l y the s a me a s t he 1982 plan ted a cres . sor bean a rea planted i s e stima ted a t 68 . 0 mi li on acr e s, u p 8 percen t f r om a year earlie r bu t 4 percent less than 1982 . Oat see di n gs for t he 19 84 c rop tot ale d 12~mi l lion a cr e s, a 40 per ce nt d e crea s e f r om 19 83 , but o n l y 12 p e r c e n t be l ow 1982 . Acr e a ge f o r g r a in h a rv e s t at 8 . 1 mi l l ion acres i s 11 pe r ~ e n t bel ow 1983 . OTHEI< CROPS Oats harvested f or grain a r e e xpe cted t o t ot a l 6 5 , 0 0 0 acres , 24 p e r c e nt less t h a n the 85 , 000 a c r e s har ve s t e d last yea r . ~ ha r v e s t ed fo r grain is e s ti mated a t 8 0 , 0 0 0 ac re s, 14 percent ab o v e th e 70 , 0 0 0 a c r e s harve st ed i n 1983 . Swee tpo tato acre a g e planted, at 7,000 , i s 1 ,000 acres more t ha n las t ye a r . Har vested a c r e a ge at 6,800 acres i s a l s o 1 , 000 acr e s more t han 198 3 . Ha v product i on is expec t ed f rom 62 .3 mi l li o n a cre s, 4 p e r c e nt abov e 198 3 an d 1982. All tobac co produce rs e x p e ct t o harves t 798 thousand a c r e s , 1 pe r c en t mor e th a n 19 83 bu t 13 pe rcent below 1 98 2. Fl ue c ured t o bacc o a c r e a ge is es timated a t 363 thous a n d a cre s , d own 3 per c e nt f rom 19 8 3 . sw eetfota to plant ed acr eag e i s e sti ma te d a t 1 1 th o usand ac re s, 5 per cent g r e ate r tha n 1983 but 7 pe r c ent less th a n 19 8 2. Pe an ut g r owe rs ha ve again i nc rea sed p lant ed a c r e a ge . The 1984 esti ma t e d a cr es p lan te d to tal ed 1 . 5 5 milli on, 10 perc en t a bove las t ye a r a nd 18 perc e n t a b ove 1982 . UN I TED STATES JUNE ACREAGE SUMMARY, SELECTED CROPS Area Pl a n t e d fo r All Purposes Ar ea Harves t ed 1{ 198 4/ Ind . Cr op 1 9 83 198 4 1983 1983 19 84 1 , 000 Acre s Pe rcent 1, 000 Acr e s All Co rn 60, 177 79 ,940 132 .8 51 , 443 71, 55 4 All Sorghum 11 ,695 16, 194 138 . 5 9, 836 14, 6 19 Oat s 20 ,290 12,229 60.3 9.0 76 8,095 Win te r Wheat 62 ,1 05 6 3 , 82 9 10 2 . 8 47,5 84 51, 147 Rye 2 , 707 2,956 109 .2 89 6 958 Soy b e a n s 63 ,139 68,02 5 10 7 .7 61 ,815 66 ,7 33 Pe a n u t s 1,41 1.0 1, 546. 0 109 .6 1 ,373.5 1,51 6. 0 Upland Co t ton 7,883 . 3 11 ,25 2.0 142.7 7 , 304. 8 All Hay 59 , 697 62 ,251 Swe etpo t a t o e s 10 5 . 3 110.7 10 5.1 10 2.4 107 . 9 Tobacco 789.0 797. 6 1/ Harves ted for principal use o f each crop, t , e. , gr a i n , beans. nut s, etc . 3 1984/ 198 3 Pe rcen t 139 .1 148 . 6 89 .2 107 . 5 106.9 108 .0 11 0 . 4 10 4 . 3 105.4 101 .1 c- r "1 rt , .' 1 ;": ' .. ,-.. "'- ..,..., I v C . r~ \' c SOYBEAN PLANTINGS UP Soybean plantings at 2,050 ,000 acres a re 3 percent above the 2,000,000 acres planted last rear. Acres for harvest are estimated at , 950 , 000 , the same as last year but we ll below the record 2,35 0 ,000 acres harvested in 1982. Wet soils and below normal temperatures c o mb i n e d to slow early season plantings. Planting progress continued behind a ve r age the entire spring with dry soils the main reason for the late spring delay. Rainfall in many areas on June 20 and after provided needed moisture for seeding soybean s f o l l owi n g small g rains . Additional moistu re is needed before planting can be completed. Condition of the emerged portion of the crop is currently rated as mostly fair to good PERCENT OF SOYBEAN ACREAGE PLANTED FOLLOWING ANOTHER CROP, SELECTED STATES 1/ 1980-1984 STATE 1980 1981 1982 1983 19H4 Ala. 15 26 37 18 21 Ark. 18 33 35 33 25 Del. 36 45 43 44 31 Fla. 16 16 50 42 49 Ga. 38 52 59 40 31 Ill. 3 7 4 6 5 Ind. 3 4 5 3 6 Kans. 24 24 12 11 19 Ky. 18 35 33 35 34 La. 1 5 16 8 9 Md. 24 43 47 41 38 Miss. 6 12 25 18 15 Mo. 13 19 16 15 14 N.J . 32 32 29 19 23 N.C. 24 35 37 31 32 Ohio 0 1 1 2 (I Okla. 20 45 52 27 39 Pa. 9 10 17 9 7 S.C. 15 36 44 32 32 Tenn. 24 34 32 29 27 Tex. 9 14 18 3 3 Va. 37 51 43 46 38 U.S. 9 15 16 12 11 17 Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent offical esti- mates of the Crop Reporting Board but pro- vide raw data as obtained from survey re- spondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. The Georg ia Farm Repo r t (ISSN-0744-7280) I s pub l lshad SOl:\I-mon t h ly by the Geo rgi a Crop Report Ing Servi c e , Step hens Fede r a l Bull dIn g , Athens, Ga. 306 D, Lar ry E. Sn ipes , Stet lst lcl an-ln,.Char g e , Secon d Cla ss pos t age pa i d at Athe ns , Ga. SUbs cri pt i o n f ee S10 per year ex cept free to da t a contr I butors. Subscr I pt Io n i nformat Ion ave l I ab Ie fran: Geor gia Cr cp Repor t i ng Ser v i c e , Stephens Federal Bu l r d l nq , Su i t e 320, Athens, GA 3061 Tel e han: 4 4 4- 4 \' GEORGIA _ ... --- FARM REPORT J u Iy 12, 1984 GFR-84-15 R' J BIGllLIGIlTS : July 1 Crop Forecast DOCUM ENTS UGA LI BRARIES Initial 1984 Tobacco Forecast Agricu1tural Prices GEORGIA TOBACCO CROP DOWN 13 PERCE NT ; SMALLEST SINCE 1957 The first for e cast of Georgia's 1984 tobacco c r o p places e xpected production a t 83.9 mill ion pounds, a 13 percent decline from last ye a r ' s 96.4 mil lion pound c r o p . The 1984 tobac co c r o p is expected to be the smallest Georgia product ion s ince 1957. Growers are expected to harve st 39 .00 0 acres this year c o mpared with 44 , 0 0 0 acres last year. Yi e l d p rospects , at 2,150 pounds per acre , are 40 pound s below last ye a r ' s yiel d . The crop got off to a s low s tart and harvesting progress, at 16 percent, is much slower than a verage. 1983 Pecan Kstt-ates Initial 1984 App1e Forecast Georgia's 1984 o a t crop was h a rvested from an estimatea- 65,00 0 ac res , and vielded 59 bushels per acre . Tot a l product ion, a t 3 .8 4 mill ion bushels. is off 26 perc ent from last y e a r . A 24 percent drop i n a cre s harvested and a lowe r yield bo t h c o nt r i but ed t o t h e d e cline . ~ Y~ p ro d u c tion i n Georg i a f o r 1 9 84 , at 1 . , 6 mi ll ion b us hels , is 20 per cen t abo ve the pr o du ct ion in both 1 9 81 and 1982. ~o st of the i n c r e a s e c a me fr o m a 14 o er- c e n t incre a s e i n a c r e s h ar vested, whic h total ed 80 , 000 for 1984 . Also contr ibuting wa s a one bushel i ncr ease in a ver a g e y ield , wh ich i s 2 2 bu sh els p e r acre f o r the current ye a r . Se e pa ge s 3 a n d 6. Crop Unit GEORG IA ACREAGE AND PRODLCT IO N 1983 A~D 198 4 Acrea2e 'fie d per Ac re Pl ant ed For All Har- For Indi- Purposes vested Ha r v e s t ca t ed 198 4 1983 1/ 1984 1/ 19 8 3 1984 ---Thousand Acres- -- Prod uctlon Indi- cated 1983 1984 --ThousandS - Wheat Bu. 1,000 910 Oats Bu. 125 85 Rye Bu. 430 70 Tobacco. Type 14 Lbs. 44 Apples, All Commercial Lb s . Peaches Lb s . Corn Bu. 1,080 735 Soybeans Pe~nuts Bu. Lbs. 2.050 624 1.950 562 Sorghum Grain Bu . 180 68 Cotton 3/ Bales 200 115 Hay, All Ton 50 0 Sweet otatoes Cwt. 5 .8 arveste or prlnclpa use. re leased at 3 :00 P.M., August 10 . product ion in bales. 880 34. 0 35.0 30,940 30,800 65 61. 0 59.0 5,185 3 ,835 80 21.0 22.0 1 ,470 1,760 39 2.190 2,150 96,360 83,850 20,000 . 100.000 75.0 2/ 55,125 21 .0 2/ 40.950 2, 790 2/ 1,567,980 41 .0 2/ 2,788 4 67 2/ 112 2 .00 2/ 1.000 125 2/ 725 an pro uctlon orecast Wl in pounds per harvested acre, 45,000 150,000 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ e qrlcul.t ara1 St:atlaticlan and Georpa Deparmeat of Ap'icu1t:.re CNI TED STATES HIGHLIGHTS GFR-84-15 Winter wheat product ion i s fore c ast a t 1. 02 b ill i on bu shels, u p 2 per c en t from Na t i o n ' s ~~~ c r o p is forecast at bil l i o n po u~ , 1 perce n t l e ss t han las t ye ar ' s 1.99 bill ion bushe l s, a nd als o 2 perc ent above t h e Jun e I, 1984 t yea r, b u t 1 pe r c e nt more tha n 1982. Sta te estima t es ar e on page 6. forecast. Har vesting progre5s sl ightl y mor e than o n e-hal f c o mp l e, Peach product ion is estimated at 2.50 which i s sl ight ly ahead o f the 5- year OTTTIon poun ds , down 1 percent from the ~ ve r a ge f o r th e s ame date. J une 1 fore c a s t but u p 40 perc ent f r om ~lc.". l ast y ear. Th e Frees ton e c r o p , whic h Barlev produ c tion is fore cast a t a rec o r d ex clude s Ca l i f o r n i a c l i n g s t o n e peaches high t23 mill ion bush els, up 2 3 percent that a r e mos tly c a nn e d, i s expe c t e d to from the pre v ious re co rd -high 1983 c r o p. tota l 1 .55 b illion pound s, down 2 percent Th e e s t i ma ted yield of 5 4 . 8 b us h e l s p e r from the June 1 fore cast but 33 perc en t a cre i s 2.5 bushels h igher than the 1983 more than l ast ye a r . yield . F lue-cur e d toba cco (t y pes 11 t hrough 14) Oat production is f o recast at 455 milli on oushe ls , 5 percent less t han l a s t year a nd 23 percent below the 1982 nronuctfon . Yield fo r t h e c u r r e n t y e a r is' e st i ma t e d at 56.2 bushel s per a cr~ , up 3.6 bu shel s f ro m las t y ear. Ho weve r, t h e i ncr eased yi el d wa s mo r e th an off set bv t h e 1 1 perc ent dec l ine in ha rve s ted "ac res to producti on IS expec te d t o total 7 91 mill i on pounds , 4 perc e n t bel ow l as t vear a n d 2 1 p e rcen t bel ow 19 82 . Thi s would plac e flue -cur ed pr oduction a t i ts lowe s t le v el s i n ce 1943. P roduc tion is d ow n i n all stat es, e x c e p t Vi r gini a . Yi eld is f o recas t at 1, 99 7 pound s pe r acr e , 7 pounds b e low 1983 . 8.09 millio n . ~ produc t i o n i s f o re cas t a t 29 .9 mfTli o n bu sh els, 10 p er cen t mor e than 19 8 3 . Area f or ha r ve s t , a t 958, 0 00 a cres, is up 7 pe r cen t f r om 1983 . Av erage yield, a t 3 1 . 2 bushel s pe r acr e, is almo st 1 bu shel above the 1983 c r o p . . eX I TED STATES ACREAGE A~ D PRODUCTI ON 19 8 3 AND 1984 Ar ea Harve s te a 11ela Per Acre Produc 10n Ind 1 - ~n d1 - I nd icated ca ted c a ted Jul y I , Cron Ln it 1983 198 4 19 83 1984 19 8 3 198 4 I,U UU Ac re s - -Thousands-- Win t er Whea t Bu. 47 , 5 8 ':' 51 , 109 " 1. 8 39 . 6 1 , 988 ,304 2,021 ,91 8 Oa t s Bu . 9, 0 76 8 ,088 52~ 6 56 .2 4n , l33 45 4, 7 4 7 Rve Bu. 896 958 30 . 3 3 1.2 27,116 2 9 , 90 3 Bar 1e v Bu. 9 , 727 11 ,364 52 .3 54 .8 50 8, 3 44 622,7 46 Toba c co, F l u e - Lbs . 40 9 .8 396 .0 2 ,004 1,997 8 21,288 790 , 740 c u r e d , Typ es 1 1- 14 Ap ple s , Lb s . 8 , 3 14 ,500 8 , 199, 500 Commer c ia l Pe ac h es Lb s . 1,789, 700 2, 502, 500 Corn , For Bu. 51 , 443 7 1 , 5 54 8 1. 0 1/ 4 , 16 6 ,108 1/ Gr ain Soybean s , B.... 61 ,3 15 .,.,., LvvL , ~ ..J .J 25.3 1/ 1 ,5 6 6, 6 84 1/ Fo r Bean s Peanut s Lbs. 1,373 .5 1 ,5 16 .0 2 ,399 1/ 3, 295 , 530 1/ Sorghum Grain Bu. 9,836 14, 619 48 .7 1/ " 7 9 , 23 1 1/ [ p l a n a Cotton Bal es 7 , 30" . 8 1/ 504 1/ 7 , 676 .7 1/ All Ha v To n 59 ,6 97 62, 251 2.36 1/ 140 , 734 1/ 17 Th e f i rs t yl eld a na p r o auc t l o n r oreca s t Wl] l be r el e as ed at 3 :0 0 P.M. , Aug u s t 10. The Georg ie Fer~ Repo rt ( ISSN-D 744- 7280 ) Is pub l ished s~l-monthly by t he Georg ie Crop Repor ting Ser vi ce , Step hens Fede r el Bui ld i ng. Athens . Ge . 30613, larry E. Snipes. Stat istic ian In Charge. Seco nd cl e s s postege pai d at Athe ns, GA. Subscript ion tee SIO per yea r except tree to dete contri but or s. Subsc ripti on Intor mat lon evelleb le tr~ : Georg ia Crop Reporting Serv ice, Stephens Feder al Bul ldlnq, Su i te 320 Athens GA. 30613 Telephone: (404) 546-2236. 2 GEORGIA PEACHES UP The July forecast of Georgia peach production, at 150 million pounds , is 50 percent larger than last year's freeze- reduced crop. The current forecast is unchanged f rom June 1. This estimate covers total production, i n c l ud i n g unhar- v e s t e d production and any harvested but not sold . Harvest of the current c ron rea ched 70 percent c o mp l e t i o n as of Jul~ 8, 1984, compared with 77 per cent on th~ same date last year and a 5-year av e rag e fo r that dat e of 74 percent. SOUTHERN STATES PEACH CROP CP SHARPLY Peach production in the nine southern states i s fore ca st at 7 41 million p o u n d s, u p 149 per.ce n t fro m las t vea r 's free zeravage d cr op o f o nl y 297 ~ i llion oound s . Th e curren t f o r e c ast i s 2 percent le s s t h an wa s tor ecaste d for J u n e I , lY ~ 4. r rospc~ t s i ~p~G ve d i~ A l ao~~u ~~ t det e r i orated in South Ca r oli na . Th e mai n cau ses fo r th e d e c lin e in So u th Ca ro lina were hail , and th e fa ilu re o f so me peaches to si z e p rope rly due t o imprope r thinning a n d h ot, dry weat h er. PEACH PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES, JULY 1 State !h 11 ion Pounds Ark. Ga. La.2/ Mis s.2/ N.C. Okla.2/ S.C. Te x. 15.0 32 .0 120.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 9.0 210.0 16.0 1 4 ..0 30.0 100.0 6.0 4.0 12.0 9 .0 95. 0 27.0 :22.0 35.0 150 .0 7 .0 6.0 45.0 13.0 10 100. 0 23.0 9 Southern States 4 13. 0 297. 0 7 10'1 .0 Ca l. Freestone 4 15.0 435 . 0 4 40 . 0 Cal. Cling- st one 3/ 1,1 02.0 6 19.0 950. 0 U.S. Fr ees t on e 1 ,191.5 1, 170 . 7 1,552. 5 All Peach es 2 , 29 3 .5 1 , 7 89 . 7 2 ,502 .5 ! J Inc l ude s unhar ve sted produc t lon a na har- ve s t e d n ot s old ( mi l l i o n po un ds): U. S . , ex c l u di ng Ca lif . Cling ston e peac hes , 198 2- 24. 7 ' 1983-3 7 .5. 2/ Est im a t es f o r c ur r e n t vear'carri ed forw ard fr om e a rl i e r f or e- ~ a s t . 3/ Ca l i f . Clings tone i s ove r th e s c ale t onn a g e an d i nc l ude s c lllis a nd c an nerv di v er si ons ( mil li on po und s): 1982-1 59 .0. GEORGIA WHE AT OFF SLIGHTLY Wh e at p ro d uc t i on i n Georgia is e stimat e d a t 30 .8 mill i o n b u shels , of f les s tha n 1 p e rc ent fro m t h e 30 .9 mil l io n bus he l s produ c e d i n 19 8 3. A 3 pe r cen t d e cl ine in ac res for h ar v est, f ro m 91 0,0 0 0 acre s las t yea r t o 88 0, 0 0 0 th is y e a r, wa s a l most o ff s e t b y a on e bu sh el inc rease in yield . Yie ld is es t i mated at 35 .0 ~ u s he ls pe r ac re . Stat e Ala bama Georgia Mi s s i s s i p p i North Carolina So uth Carolina Tennessee United St a t e s a WINTER WHEAT, SE LECTED STATES J ULY 1 , 1983-19810 Ar e a Har v e sted Yiel Product ion Indi cated Indicated Indicated 1983 198 4 19 8 3 1984 1983 198 4 460 380 33.0 34.0 l S,l80 12,920 910 880 34 .0 35.0 30,940 30 ,800 600 640 34 . 0 38 .0 20,400 24,320 470 600 34 .0 40 . 0 15,980 24 , 000 375 380 28.0 37.0 10,500 14,060 60 0 520 33.0 38.0 19,800 19,760 47 , 584 51,109 41.8 3 39.6 1,988,304 2 , 021,918 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED Average prices received by Georgia farmers at mid-June were mixed compared to ~ay 19 84 prices. Commodities registering a gain in price from the previous month were corn, barrows and gilts, and commercial broilers. Milk orices remained unchanged but prices for cotton, soybeans, sows, beef cattle, calves, and all eggs 'a v e r a ge d below a month ago. The Georgia Prices Index for June was Received Al 134 percent l o f Ctohmem o1d9i7t v~ average, 2 points below last month but 8 points above last year. GfR- 84-15 U. S . PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT The June All Farm Products Index of Prices Recei ved by far mers decreased 1 point (0.7 p ercent) fr o m Mav t o 143 percent of its January-December 1~77 average. Lower prices for cattle, sovbeans, e 33s, wheat, and milk we r e partially offse t by higher prices for oranges, hogs, lettuce, lemons, and potatoes. The Index was 10 points (7.5 percent) above a year ago . .. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS J r NE 15 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Commodi t v Price per t:n i t June 1983 GeorRia May 1984 June 15, 1984 June 1983 United States May June IS, 19 8 4 1984 Winter Wheat Oats S/Bu. 3/3u. -- -- -- 3.39 1. 51 3.57 1.84 3.36 1. 93 Corn S/Bu. 3.53 3.88 3 .94 3.04 3.34 3.36 Cotton Ct./Lb. 66.5 72 .7 1/ 70.4 62.6 73.6 1/72.4 Soybeans Sweet potatoes All Hay, bal ed 2/ S/Bu. S/Cwt. S/Ton 6--.03 8.26 2/12 -.70 8--. 06 5.90 12 . 50 75.30 8.12 2/23.50 84.90 7.65 12 .5 0 78.70 Hogs S/Cwt . 44 .20 46 . 20 47.30 43.90 47 .20 48.40 Sows S/Cwt . 34.50 40.90 38.40 35.70 42.60 41.10 Barrows it Gilts S/Cwt. 46.10 47.00 48.70 45.30 47.70 49 .40 Beef Cattle 3/ ,S/ Cwt . 47 .3 0 45.90 45.20 58 .30 58.60 56.50 Cows 4/ S/ Cwt. 40 .70 41.10 40 . 90 41 . 20 39.50 39.60 Steers it Heifers S/Cwt. 53. 00 49 .80 48.80 62 .20 62.60 60.60 Calves S/Cwt. 55 . 70 52 .40 50.80 64.30 60.80 58.90 All Milk Turkevs 2/ S/ Cwt . Ct ./Lb. 14. 20 - 14.3 0 - 5/14 .30 - 13 .20 36 .5 13.00 5/12.80 42.7 42. 5 Chickens, Exc luding Br o i l e r s Ct./Lb. 12. 5 2/17.0 10.0 - - - Com'l Broilers 6/ Ct ./Lb. 27 . 0 31.0 5/31.5 28.5 33 .5 5/33.2 Eggs, All 7/ Ct ./Doz. 65 .9 2/85.6 75.2 2/58. 7 2/68.9 61.0 Table Hatch i n)!, Ct ./Doz. 2/56.9 2/68.3 Ct . / Do z. 9(, . 0 2 / 1J3 . 0 57 .5 1~5 .G 2/53. 4 - 2/62.3 - 53.8 - 1/ First halt ot month. _ I Mid-month price. 31 'Cows a n d steers a nd he 1fers como ined with all owance where neces sa ry f o r slaughter bu lls. 4/ In cludes dairy c ows sold for slaughte r. 5/ En tire mon th. 6/ Liveweight equivalent price for Georgia. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by far mers including hatching eggs sold at retail. 197/=100 I~DEX ~UMBERS--GEORGIA A ~D UNI TED STATES Mav 1983 June 1983 Mav 1984 June 1984 Ge orgia Prices Re c e i v ed All Commodities 126 126 136* 134 Crops 122 121 137* 137 Livestock it Products 130 132 135 131 United States Prices Received 136 133 144 143 Prices Paid 1/ 161 161 166 166 P..=tio '2./ 8t. 83 87 86 1/Mi d-mon t h i ndex incl ud Jng interest , taxes a n d f arm wage r a t es . 2/ Ra tio of index of Prices Received t o Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes a nd Farm Wage Races . *Revised. 4 ~.S. PRICES PAI D I~DEX L~CHA~GED The Index of Prices Pa id ~v Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Fa rm Wage Rates for June was 166 percent o f its 1977 base. The Index was un changed fr om Mayas price increases since Ma r c h for farm machinerv were offset by lower pr ic es f or feed,' replacement livestock, and building material s. Compared with a year earlier, the Index was up 5 poin~s (3.1 percent). CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The Mav unadjusted c o n su me r p r i c e index for ali urban c o n s u me r s (CPI- V) at 309.7 (1967 2100) was 0 . 3 percent higher than i n Ap r i l and 4.2 percent above ~av 1983. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was 0 .2 percent above April . The transportation and med ical care indexes increased 0.5 percent. The other good s and serv ices index i nc r e a s e d 0 . 3 percent fo ll o we d b y t h e h o us ing i n d e x wi t h a 0 . 2 percent inc r e a s e . Th e apparel and upkeep i ndex i nc r e a s e d 0 .1 per c en t, but the f o od and beverages and entertainment i nd e x e s decreased 0.2 and 0. 1 p e r cent , respectively. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS J UNE 15 198 4 WI TH CO1MPARISONS Commod itv Pr ice pe r Uni t J u n e 15 , 1983 Geor2 ia Ma y 15, June 15, 1984 1984 June 15, 1983 Un i t e d States May 15 , June 15, 1984 1984 Dair y Fe ed 16 /. S/Ton 185.00 200 . 00 190 .00 18 4.00 197.00 195.00 Da iry Feed 18 4 S/Ton 18 7. 0 0 205.00 196.00 193.00 207. 00 205. 00 Da ir y Con ct . 32 /. S/ Ton 235 .00 265 .00 255. 00 2 71 .00 283. 00 27 7. 0 0 Hog Feed 14/. -18 /. S / Cwt . 11. 00 12 .00 12.00 10 .90 11. 50 11. 30 Ho g Conct . 38:4- 4 2/. S/ Cwt . 15.00 16 . 60 15 .50 15 .20 15 . 60 15.30 Bee f Ca ttl e Conct. 32/.- 364 S / Cwt . 12 .00 13.50 14.00 11 .90 12 . 70 12.60 I Cottons eed Meal 4 17. S/ Cwt . Soybean Meal 4 4 4 S / Cwt . 13 .0 0 D . 50 17 .00 14 . 00 16.50 14. 00 13.90 D. 50 15.80 i 4 . 20 15.40 13.60 Br a n S/Cwt. 11.00 11 .5 0 11 .50 9.8 5 10 .40 10. 40 Middlings S /Cw t. 10 . 00 10 .00 10.50 9. 49 9.99 9. 83 Co r n Meal S/ Cwt . 9. 00 9.90 10. 50 8 . 12 8 .87 8.96 Broil er Growe r S/ Ton 190 .00 240 . 00 245. 00 2 17 .00 24 6 .00 243. 00 Lay ing Feed S/ Ton 17 9 .00 2 2 5.00 20 5 .00 20 1 . 0 0 2 14 .0 0 212 . 00 Chic k Starter S/ Ton 200.00 23 5 .00 220. 0 0 222. 00 23 3.00 2 29. 00 Broiler-Feed Ratio 1/ Lb s . 2.8 2 .6 2.6 2.6 2. 7 2 .7 Hog-Corn Ratio 2/ Bu. 12 . 5 11. 9 12. 0 14 . 4 14 . 1 14 . 4 Mil k-F eed Rat io 3/ Los. 1. 54 1. 43 1. 51 1. 43 I. 32 1. 3 1 ERR- Fe e d Rat i o 4 / Lbs . 7 .4 7.6 7.3 5. 8 6. 4 5. 8 1/ Pounds o f bro il er g rowe r eq u a l i n v a l ue to 1 lb. bro iler l i v e we ig ht . 2/ Bushe ls o f co r n equal i n v alue to 10 0 l b s . o f h o g liv e we ig ht. 3/ Po unds of 16 Z dairy fee d e qu a l in v al ue t o 1 l b . who le mi l k. 4 / Po un ds o f laying feed e q u a l in v a l ue to 1 do z. eggs . State Georgi a Ill ino is Indiana Iowa Kansas FEEDER PIGS : PRICES Dollars per Cwt. 66.00 94. 00 99.00 97 .00 95.00 PAID, BY STATES, MAY 1984 State Do llars per Cwt. Minnesota 102.00 ~issouri 85.00 Ne b r a s k a 101.00 :-.Iorth Carolina 84.00 Ohio 80.00 5 GEORGIA APP LES REBOUND F ollow i n g t wo v e ars o f f r e e ze d amag e , Ge o rgia ' s 198 4" apple p r o du ct i on is eX De c t ed t o r e tur n to a le ve l more in lin e with pre-freeze yea r s and eq u a l t o ~h e r e cord h i gh pr odu cti on o f 1 9 8 1. The f irst fo r e ca st f or the 19 84 cro p p r e d i c t s a t otal p r o duc t ion of 4 5 mill ion pounds , up 1 2 5 pe r ce nt fr om l ast y e ar and triple th e 19 82 c r OD. So me Dol l ina tio n Dro bl e ms wer e en co u nter ed bv the 19 8 4 cro p"d u e t o frequ ent r ai ns . Ap p r ox i ma t e ly 2 7 mil l ion pounds a re e xpec ted from North Georg ia , with the r ema in ing 18 mill ion from t he South . Se e i n se t f o r delineat ion o f " :-Iorth Ge orgia " a n d " So u t h Ge orgia " a pp le a rea s. U.S. APPL E CROP SMA LLER Th e Natio n ' s ap p 1p. c ro p : a t 8.20 bi ll i o n pound s, i s forecas t 1 p er c ent lowe r than l as t vear's 8 .31 b i l l i on pound s. Eastern stat e s c o l l e c t i ve l y a r e o f f 2 perc e n t . Ce n tr a l sta tes a r e e x pe c t ed to be up 7 p e r c e nt. We s te r n s tates ar e f orec as t 3 per c e n t lo wer d u e to poor we a t h e r cond i tion s during pol lination. GFR-84-15 \ ( ~------ APP LES , CO~E R CIAL ST ATE Georgia ~ew York Nor t h Ca ro li n a Sou t h Ca r ol i n a Tenne ssee Vi rg i ni a Wa sh in g t o n West Vi rgi n ia 1/ , PRODCCT I O ~ , SELE CTED STATES A~ D UNIT ED STATES, TOTAL 2/ PRODUCT I OK om. 198 2 19 83 198 4 MIL LI ON P O C~DS 15. 0 20 . 0 45.0 1, 130.0 1 , 100 . 0 1,0 40.0 170 . 0 4 15. 0 37 5 .0 6.0 18. 0 40.0 4.5 8 .5 9.0 500. 0 455 . 0 480 .0 2 , 6 15. 0 3 ,000 .0 2,900 .0 230 .0 2 10. 0 22 5 . 0 198 2-1 98 4 I:-ID . 1 9 8 4 AS /. OF 1983 "__,, J- 95 90 222 106 10 5 97 107 Ot he r Stat es 3 / 3 , 4 4 4.5 3,088 .0 3 ,085.5 100 C.S . 8, 115. 0 8,3 14.5 8 ,199.5 99 1/ In o rch ar ds ot 100 o r mo re b ea ri ng a g e t r e e s . 2/ Includes unha r v e s t ed production and ha r vest e d n ot s old ( mi l l io n po unds) : Un i t e d St ate s 1982 -1 3 . 8 , 198 3 - 2 1 . 1 . 3/ In cl u d e s AR, CA, CO, CT , DE, lA , 1 0 , IL , IN , KS , KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN , MO , NH, NJ , NM, OH, OR , PA, RI, UT, VT , WI. 19 8 3 MI~K PRODCCTION Mi n k pel t pr o d u ct i o n in t h e Un i t e d States in 1983 t ot a l ed 4. 1 1 mill i o n pelts, co mpa r e d to 4 . 0 9 mill i on pel ts in 19 8 2 . Mi nk pel t s p r o d u ce d in Georgia i n 198 3 t ota led 5 4,200 , co mpared to 4 4,800 i n 1982 . wisc o n s i n , t he l e a d in g mi n k s ta t e , p r o du c e d 1 . 17 mi l l i on pe l ts i n 1983 . Mi n k f emal es br e d t o prod u ce kit s i n 19 8 4 i n th e Un i t e d S t ates to tal ed 1 . 1 1 mil lion, c o mpa red to 1.13 mill i o n bred to p rod uc e k i ts i n 198 3. Fema l e s b red t o prod uce k it s i n 198 4 in Ge orgia a mou n te d t o 11,200 , c o mp a r e d to 16 ,300 b r e d f o r 198 3 p r od ucti on. Na tio na lly, there were 1 , 0 6 7 mi nk far ms pr o ducing pe lts in 198 3 . Le a d ing st at es we re Wi s c ons in wi th 2 52 f a r ms , Minnesota wi th 148 far ms , an d Ut a h wi t h 1 45 . Min k pelts s ol d d ur i ng t h e 19 8 3 c ro p vear in the Un i t e d Stat e s we re v a lu e d a t $ 120. 1 mill i o n. The a verage pr ic e per pel t f o r t he 1983 c r o p ye a r was $ 2 9 . 20 , compared with $2 8.90 in 1982 and $ 32.20 in 19 81. 6 PECANS, l'TILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES & UNITED STATES, 1981-1983 Variety & State Utilized Production 1/ 1981 1982 1983 1,000 Pounds Price Per Pound 1981 1982 1983 Cents Value of Utilized Prod. 1981 1982 1983 1,000 Dollars IMPROVED VARI ETI ES 21 Ala. 21 ,0 00 14,000 Ark. 1,25 0 300 Fla. 2 ,000 2,000 Ga. 96,000 105,000 La. 4,500 2,500 Miss. 5,500 3,000 ~. Hex. 20,000 25,000 N.C. 2,000 900 Okla. 2,500 300 S.C. 4,800 1,200 Tex. 15.000 14,000 17,000 1,75 0 1,500 85,000 3 , 000 5,500 29,000 500 1 ,000 1 , 000 22,000 c.s. 174,550 168,200 167,250 64.0 58.7 67 . 0 59.0 65 .0 60 .0 86.0 60.0 66.5 62.4 77.0 64. 7 71.3 108.0 61.0 66.5 70.0 87.0 83.0 65.0 137.0 79 .5 95.4 72.4 52.0 85.0 70.3 66.0 65.0 65.0 73.0 75.0 86.0 84.6 77 .0 67.7 13 , 440 734 1,340 56,640 2,925 3 ,300 17 ,200 1,200 1,663 2,995 11,550 9,982 324 1,220 69,825 1,750 2,610 20,750 585 411 ~54 13,356 112 ,987 121,767 &,&40 1 , 4 88 1,055 56,100 , 1,950 3,575 21,170 375 860 846 16,940 113,199 :-JATIVE & SEEDLING Ala . 13 ,000 Ark. 4 ,250 Fla. 3 ,000 Ga. 2 4,000 La. 19,500 Hiss. 3,000 !'<.c . 2,200 Okla. 44,500 S.c. 4,100 Tex . 47.000 9,000 20 0 2,5 00 20 ,000 7,500 1.000 1,000 1,700 1 ,000 3.000 7,000 750 1.900 15.000 19,000 2,500 1,100 7,000 500 48.000 46 .0 44. 5 45. 0 43. 0 39.0 45.0 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 38.0 50 .0 46 .5 45.0 39.0 41.0 50.0 43. 0 50.7 46 .4 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 3,450 420 500 969 602 1,671 \l.S. 164,550 46,900 102,750 43.7 49.5 44.0 71,855 23,198 ALL PECANS Ala. 34,000 Ark. 5,500 Fla. 5,000 Ga. 120,000 La . 24,000 Hiss. 8 , 50 0 N. Hex. x , c. 20, 000 4,200 Okla. 47,000 s.c . 8.900 Tex. 62,000 23,000 500 4,500 125,000 10,000 4,000 25,0 00 1,900 2,000 2 ,200 17,000 24,000 2,500 3,400 100,000 22,000 8 , 000 29,000 1, 600 8 , 000 1 ,500 70,000 57 .1 47.7 53.8 55.8 43.9 54.7 86. 0 52.1 45.7 54.8 52.0 62 .6 ' 8:1.2 55.4 63.7 52.0 75.8 83 .0 5r . 1 69.0 70 .7 88.4 47 .9 74.5 57.0 62.9 42 .5 57.5 73.0 57 .8 48.4 73.3 56.0 19,420 2,625 2,690 66,960 10,530 4.650 17,200 2,190 21 ,466 4.881 32,230 14,401 416 2,495 79,625 5,200 3.0 30 20 ,75 0 1 , 0 85 1,380 1,556 15 ,027 U.S. 339,100 215 , 100 270,000 54.5 67.4 58.7 184 ,842 144, 965 1/ In-shell basis. 2/ Budded, grafted, or top worked varieties. 2 ,660 375 884 6,750 7, 410 1, 025 550 3.010 254 22,272 45,190 11 ,500 1,863 1,939 62,850 9,360 4 , 600 2 1.170 925 3, 870 1,100 39,212 15 8,389 7 I II (, .....) XHl'=> P ~ '0 ~ 1:1 r"-' m o cirn -n up r X ,-' H "XJ rn -0 ..... -"- ' 1\ +- In .z. r f H"" AJ O ''.~.,., 4 0 ='= ' - nt tlf"-J O O ZN O ;:t:J-4W"""" o 10 Vt -.,J 0 .~, N P .... w /'-' CO \11 1 N l .>J N -l ''-I 00 ..... o -l N , 11 o 001 '-1 VlO :.::" \ 11 GFR-84-15 GEORGIA RE~AI~S ~UMBER 1 IN PECANS In 1983 , Georgia again led the nation in pecan production with a 100 million pound crop. Georgia's 1983 production accounted for 37 percent of all pecans grown in the United States surpassing the next largest pecan producing state b y 30 million pounds. Georgia's 198 3 crop was down 20 percent, or 25 million pounds, from the year earlier crop and 20 million pounds, or 17 percent below the 1981 crop. The 1983 crop registered the smallest product ion s ince the shor t 197 9 crop. An end-of-se ason survey of growers, shellers and buyers revealed that the crop was 5 percent or 5 mill ion pounds smaller than had been forecast during the growing and harvesting s eason. The average pr i ce received by producers for Georgia's 1983 crop was 62.9 cents per pound, .8 cent less t ha n the 1982 average price, but up 7.1 cents f r om that rec eived for the 1981 c r o p . Overall value of the 1983 c r o p totaled $62.9 million, 21 per cent below the pr e vious year and 6 percent below t he 1981 crop. 19 8 3 U. S. PECAN CROP UP 26 PERCENT The 1983 Un i t e d States pecan c r o p totaled 270 million pounds, 26 percent more than the 1982 crop, but well below the 339. 1 million pounds produced in 198 1. I mp r ov e d va r i e t i e s accounted for 62 per- cent of the total pounds. w0 > The average price received by producers a...-. o-l w for the 1983 crop was 58.7 cents per pound, down 8.7 cents from the 1982 price, but up 4 . 2 cents from the 1981 price. Even with the price falling from the previous year, the overall value of the 1983 crop rose 9 percent to $ 158 million due to the increase in production. Please see page 7 of this publication for estimates of individual 8 states. GA GEORGIA AI-laD .'-'9PI GEORGIA CROP l R~~~2E:'200~ FARM ~'l~L/17-.21 :In' m'PERtMf N REPORTING SERVICE REPOFt I St phens Federal Bldg. te 320 At ens, Georgia 30613 July 27,1984 one: (404) 546-2236 GFR-84-Volume 16 - - - -- - - - -- - -- - - - DOCUM EN'r s UGA LIBRARIES - HIGHLIGHTS: Cattle Inventory Livestock S1augbter Hil.k Production Cattle on Feed. Cold Stor a ge Pou1try Su-.ary Fara Production Expendit ure s Vegetables JULY 1 ALL CATTLE AND CALVES IN VENTORY DOWN 1 PERCENT Al l c attle a nd c al v es on hand in t h e Uni t ed Stat es on Ju ly 1 . 1984. are es ti mated at 122 million head. down 1 percent from July 1 a yea r ago and 2 per cent below July 1. 1982. Cows and heifers that have calved . at 49 . 0 million. are down pe r c en t f r om 198 3 and 2 percent below July 1 two years ago. The 1984 calf crop is expected to be 43.4 million . down 2 percent f rom both 1982 an d 1983. Calves born during the first half of the year (January through J une) a r e estimated at 30.6 million, down 2 percent from the first half in 1983. is report provi es .S. estimates 0 mi -year catt classes. I nd i v i dua l states are not available. inventor CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, UNITED STATES JULY 1. 1982-1984 1984 as i:: Class 198 2 1983 1984 of 1983 1,000 Head Percent Cattle and Calves 124 ,140 123.540 121.950 99 Cows and Heifers that have Calved 49 ,990 49 . 600 48,950 99 Beef Cows 38.970 38 .480 38 .100 99 Milk Cows 1 1 . 0 20 11.120 10,850 98 Heifers 500 Pounds and Over 18 .550 18.570 18,600 100 For Beef Cow Replacement 6,120 5.800 5,600 97 For Milk Cow Replacement 4.780 4.880 4.950 101 Other Heifers 7,650 7,890 8,050 102 Steers 500 Pounds and Over 16,340 16,840 16.400 97 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over 2 .610 2,560 2,500 98 Calves under 500 Pounds 36,650 35.970 35.500 99 Calf Crop 1/ 44,420 44,093 43,400 98 1/ For the current year, the calf crop is the number of calves born before July 1 plus the number expected to be born on and after July 1. Agricultural Statistician and Georgia epart:.ent of Agricult:ure GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 9 PERCENT GFR-84-Vol . 16 U.s. MI LK PRODUCT I ON DOWN 4 PERCENT Milk p roduct ion during Ju n e i n Ge org i a Mi l k prod ucti o n during J u n e t o t a l e d 11 . 8 to t a l e d 102 million pounds , 1 1 p ercent b i l l ion po unds , 4 p e r c e nt be l o w June less tha n the previous month and 9 pe r - 19 8 3. cent below la st y ea r. Ac c umu l at ed milk~. .. . produ ction during th e Ap ril-J u n e 198 4 Ac c umulat e d mi l k produ c tion du ring t h e q uarter tota l e d 335 mi l lion po und s, 7 p ercent less than the comparable pe sec ond qu a r ter o f 1984 tot aled 35 . 8 b i l l ion pound s, 3 perce n t below the in 1983 . c o mpar a ble pe riod i n 1983 . Th e numbe r of milk cows o n Ge org ia far ms averaged 120, 000 hea d dur i ng J un e, t s ame as l a s t mo n t h , bu t 7 per c en t below June 1983 . Product ion pe r c ow a v e r a ged 85 0 pounds dur i ng June , 20 pound s less than J une 1983. Pr od uc t ion per c ow averaged 1 ,09 1 po unds d uring Ju n e, 13 po u n d s b e l o w Jun e 1983 . Th e tot al n u mb e r o f mi l k cows aver a g e d 10.8 mi l l ion he a d , d u r i n g June, 3 t h o usand le s s t h a n th e May ave rag e . DAIR Y PRODUCTI ON , JUNE 1983- 198 4 Geo rgia Un i te d Stat e s It em Un i t 1983 1984 Pe rcent 1983 1984 Perce nt Mil k Cows I I Tho u s . He a d 129 120 93 1 1 , 116 10,848 98 Mi l k per Cow 21 Po u n ds 870 8 50 98 1 ,104 1 ,091 99 Mi lk Pro duc tion 2 1 Mil. Lb s . lI 2 102 91 12,273 II , 832 96 II Incl u des dry c o ws , e xc lude s he i fer s no t yet fre sh. 2 1 Exc ludes milk s u c k e d b y calves. CATT LE ON FE ED DOWN 4 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Ca ttle a nd c a lve s on fe ed Ju l y I , 19 8 4 , f o r slaugh ter ma rk e t in t h e 13 q u ar t e r l y sta t es t ot aled 8 . 70 mi l l ion h ead, 4 p e r cen t below l a s t yea r a nd 3 perc en t l es s than two year s a go . Ma r ke tings o f fed ca t tle fo r s l aught er du r i n g Ap r i l- June t o ta l ed 5 .6 3 mi l l i o n , u p 2 p erc en t fr om t h e same qu art er la s t ye a r , and 8 perce nt a bo ve the s ame quarter i n 1982. Pl a c e me nts of c at t l e a n d c a lve s o n f e e d d u r i n g t h e Ap r il - J u n e q ua rt e r t o t a l e d 5.57 mi l li on , 5 per c ent be low t h e same qu ar ter on e ye a r ago , a nd 4 pe rcen t ~e l ow t h e comp a r a bl e p eri o d i n 1982 . Ot her d is a ppearanc e of 582 thou s a nd head l e a ve s ne t pl a c e me n t s a t 4. 99 mill i o n . Catt l e fe ed er s ex pec t to ma rk e t 6.00 mil l ion he ad d ur ing t he J u l y - S e p t e mb e r qu a rt e r of 19 8 4 . This wo u l d be 2 percen t g r e ate r t h a n th e t h i r d q u a r t e r ma rke ti n g s in 19 8 3, and 4 pe r cen t a b o v e 19 8 2 . CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER, Pl. ACEMENTS , MARKETED AND OTHER DI SAPPEARANCE APRI L 1 TO J ULY 1 To tal 13 St a tes To t a l 7 S ta tes Nu m b e r 198 4 a s 7- Numb e r 198 4 as 7- I t em 19 83 19 8 4 o f 1983 19 8 3 198 4 of 198 3 1 .00 0 Head Perce nt 1, 0 00 Head Pe r cen t On Feed April 1 9, 1S 3 9 ,3 40 10 2 7,268 7,S 68 10 4 Pl a c ed on Fe e d Ap r . I - J une 30 1/ 5,894 5,5 7 2 95 4,9 9 9 4, 768 95 Fe d Cat tle Mar k eted Ap r . I - J u ne 30 1 / 5,527 5,6 30 102 4 ,6 18 4 , 714 10 2 Ot h e r Di s a p pe a r a n c e Apr . I - Ju ne 3 0 2 / 4 S0 582 1 29 371 497 134 On Fe e d July 1 9, 070 8 ,700 96 7,278 7 ,125 98 Marketi ngs Jul y-Sep t . 3 / S, 89 1 4/5, 995 102 3/4,830 4/4,980 103 1/ Includes cattle pl a c e d on fee d af t er beg inning of quar ter and marke ted be fo r e e nd of quart er . 2/ Includes death l osses , movement from feedlot s to pastures and s hipment s to other f eedlots for fu rther feeding . 3/ Total marketings includ ing those pl a c ed on feed a fter July 1 and markete d b e fo r e Sept . 30 . 4/ Expec t ed t o tal ma r keti n g s in cluding an all o wa nce for t ho se p l a c e d o n feed after July 1 a n d ma rket ed b e f or e Sept. 30. 2 FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDI TURES FOR THE SOUTHE AST REG IO N DOWN F. .d Farm product i on expendi t ur es in 1983 tot aled $7.0 bi lli on for the Southeast reg ion , 6. 6 per cent belo w the $7. 5 billion in 1982 . In compari son, expendit ur es for t he U.S . in crea sed to SHdI . Plana . F. rlllizer & ChemICAl. $131. 3 billion , 0. 2 perc ent above 1982. The Sou t heast accounted for 5. 4 perce nt of th e U. S. t ota l . Reduced expendi t ur es for live st ock & poul t ry and fe r t iliz er & soi l condi t i oner s were the ma jor contribu t ors t o t he AulOi. rrueh, TraclO" & M ach.,~e f '( F ~r m S. Motor Supp lin decrease. The average expenditure for f armer s in th e Southeast was $38, 912 L iw u oc lt & Poul try some $16,546 l ess t han t he U. S. and $1,002 below t he 1982 aver age fo r thi s re gion . However , t he r egio nal aver age expenditur e per fa rm was hi gher than the U. S. fo r f ert iliz er & soil conditioners , chemical s and wages & contr act l abor. Feed was the largest expense item fo r t he Sout heast r egi on accounting for 17 percent of t he tot al. Wa ges & cont r act l abor r epr esented 14 percent wh ile farm services includ ing rent accounted for 12 per cent of th e tot al. In the So ut heast , 15 percent of the f arms had sa l es great er than $100,000. They accounted fo r 76 percent of the expenses . The f arms with s ale s between $20, 000-$1 00,000 had 15 per cent of the expenses and 21 per cent of t he f arms. The re mai ning 9 perc ent of the t ot al expendit ures fo r the r egion came from 64 percent of the f arms wi th sal es of les s than $20, 000. SOUTHEAST REGIO N 1/ EXPE NDITURES FOR SEL ECTED ITEMS BY VALU E OF SALES, 1983 SE LECTED ITEMS UN DE R $20,000 $20, 000 TO $100 ,000 $100,000+ 1, 000 DOLLARS FARM SE RVI CES 76, 616 141, 386 614, 644 FEED LI VESTOCK &POULTRY &OTHER RELATED 58, 816 94, 461 1,038, 77 8 EXPEr.iES 42,79 0 37,9 21 380, 121 INTEREST WAGES &CO NTR ACT LABOR FUELS &ENERGY FERTILIZER , LIME &SOIL CONDITIONERS FARM&MOTOR SUPPLIES BU ILDING, FE NCING, FARM &LAND 57,690 32,958 66,953 80, 652 53, 123 113,2 48 120, 343 94, 042 134,361 61, 75 7 448,106 843,663 350,026 455,139 325,946 IMPROVEME NTS TRACTORS &SELF-PROPE LLE D MACHINERY OTHER FARM MACHINERY &EQUIPMENT 50, 990 9,324 13,910 19,455 50,4 10 18,581 126,210 105, 342 67,4 67 SEEDS AND PLANTS PURCHASED AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TAXES AUTOS , TRUCK S, &OTHER MOTOR VE HI CLES 21,930 15, 222 39, 91 2 53, 675 51 ,036 54,874 25, 170 28, 837 179,848 249 ,412 70,802 66,345 ---- -- ------------- ------- -- ----------------- --- -- ------------ ----- --------- -- -- --------- - 1/ INCL UD ES : AL, FL, GA, AND SC . 3 COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen s tocks in refrigerated wa re h ou s e s o n June 30 were greater than year e arlie r le vels for pork and beef. Cooler it e ms with s t oc k s above those o f the pre vious year included fresh f ruits, evapo r ated and condensed milk and natural chee se . GFR-84-Vol. 16 To t al r e d me a t s in fr eezers declined 5 perc e n t f r om May 1984 but were 3 1 percent mor e than the May 1983 ho ld ings . F r ozen por k s t o c k s dropped 7 percent du ring the mon th but we re 45 percent above the previous year. Stocks of pork bell i es we re down 10 perc ent from l a s t mo n t h b u t wer e 81 p e r c e n t abov e th e 1983 hold ings. COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UNITED STATES, June 30, Ma y 3 1 , Commodity 1983 198 4 1,000 Pounds Butter 589,648 538,489 Cheese , Natural 1,162, 441 1,207,993 Eggs, Frozen 21,137 12,836 Fru its, Frozen 470 ,464 406 ,500 Fruit Juices, Frozen 1,666,288 1,462 ,403 Meats, Red 595 ,468 818 ,851 Beef, Frozen 253,960 312,801 Pork, Frozen 280 ,449 437,718 Poultry, Frozen 405 , 60 1 301 , 777 Turkey s, Frozen 2 55,736 18 0 , 93 5 Vegetables , Frozen 1,188,081 1 ,093,388 Potatoes, Frozen 1,015 ,273 843 ,309 Pe a n u t s Shelled 412,137 3 42 ,99 7 Peanut s In Shell 4 1 , 22 1 23 ,506 Pecans Shelled 3 4,921 35,40 1 Pecans In Shell 47, 595 88,7 60 Almonds Shelled 87 ,258 Almonds In Shell 4,585 Filberts Shelled 3,758 Filberts In Shell 32 3 En glish Walnuts Shelled 19 , 417 English Walnu ts In Shell 47,967 Other Tree Nuts Shelled 10,979 Ot h e r Tre e Nuts In Shell 57 ,09 6 55,837 JUNE 30, 19 84 June 30, Percent of 19 84 June 1983 May 19 84 Percent 511,725 87 95 1, 184,918 102 98 14,497 69 113 455 , 123 97 112 1 ,339,878 80 92 778,352 131 95 303,921 120 97 406,425 145 93 352, 997 87 117 226,603 89 125 1,080,721 91 99 835,321 82 99 308 ,0 77 75 90 17 , 18 3 42 73 35 ,611 10 2 101 75,774 159 85 4 1, 139 47 1 ,378 30 1,380 37 431 133 19,501 100 39,892 83 10,139 92 43 ,130 76 77 The Geo r g i . Form Repo rt ( ISSN- 07 44- 72BO) Is published s.... l-monthly by the Georgi . Crop Report ing Service, St.phens Feder.1 Building, Athens, G 30613, Lorry E. Snipes, Stet lstlcl an In Charge . Second c l es s postoge pa ld e t Athe ns, GA. Subs cript ion fee S10 per yeer except free to dete contributors. SUbscription In formation ove lleble frOM: Georgie Cr op Reporting Service, Stephens Federo l Bu l Id l nq Suite 320 Athens GA . 30613 Teleohone : (404) 546-2236. 4 GEORGI A LAYER AN D EGG PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia's laying f l o c k s p r o duced 3 44 million eggs duri ng J une 1984. 9 percent l e s s than pr oduce d during J une 1983 . Produc t ion con s isted o f 245 mill ion tabl e o r comme rci al t ype eggs a n d 99 mill ion hatchi ng e ggs. The a ve r a g e number of layers in Georg ia during June 1984 was 18.2 million. 2 percent less than June 1983. The 18.2 milli on consisted of about 13.0 million f o r table eggs and 5.2 million layers for ha tching eggs. Eggs la id per 100 layers during June 1984 averaged 1.887 compared with 2 .014 for June 1983. UNITED STATES EGG PRODUCTION DOWN The n a tion' s l a yi ng fl o ck s prod uc ed 5 . 52 billion e ggs dur ing Jun e 1984 . down fra c - t ional l y from the 5. 53 bi l l i on produced a yea r ago . Produc t ion i n c l uded 4. 93 bi l li o n o f t abl e or c omme r ci al t y pe eggs a n d 588 mill i on ha tc h i n g eggs . Th e to t al number of l ayers dur i ng June ave r a ge d 277 million. 2 p e r c ent a b ove t h e 271 mill ion a year ago. June e gg product ion per 100 layers for the total laying flock was 1.996 eggs compared wi t h 2.943 eggs for June 1983 . All layers on Jul y 1. 1984. t o tale d 277 million. up 3 percent from the 270 million a ye ar earlier . The 277 million layers consisted of 2 46 million f or t a b le or commercial type e g g s and 30.8 million f o r hatching eggs. Rate of l ay on July 1 . 1984. for all layers averaged 66 .9 eggs per 100 layers. compared with 68 .2 on J ul y 1.1983. Georgia Hatching Other Total Georgia Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION, JULY 19 8 4 No . Layers on Eggs per 100 To ta l Eg gs Pr od uc e d Hand-June Layers-June Du r i n g Jun e 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 198 4 Thousands Number Mill ions 4.910 13.762 18.672 270.718 5 .212 13.014 18.226 276.571 1.920 2.046 2.014 2.043 1.893 1.884 1.887 1.996 94 282 376 5.530 99 245 344 5,521 Item Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys EGGS IN INCUBATORS. JULY 1984, UNITED STATES 1983 1984 i. of Year Ago ---Thousands--- 28,122 35,091 125 306.556 324.198 106 26.836 24,798 92 5 GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP GFR-84-Vo l . 16 UN ITED STATES BROI LER- HATCH UP The J une 19 84 hatc h o f b roiler type c hi c ks a t 57.3 mil l ion was 3 p er c e n t abo ve t h e 55. 7 mi l lion rec orded f or a y ea r earl i e r . Whe n c omp ared to May of 19 8 4 , the h a t c h wa s d own 2 percent. The Janu ary t h r u June 198 4 h a tch was 337,5 37 , 2 pe rce nt mo r e tha n t he s a me p er i od la s t year . The J une 1984 hat c h of broil e r - t ype chi ck s , at 3 97 mill ion, wa s up 4 perc e n t fr o m a year ago . There we re 3 24 mill ion eggs i n incubato rs on J uly I, 1984 , up 6 per cen t from a ye a r a go. POULTRY HATCHIN G AND PLACEMENT--J UN E 19 84 Du ri ng Z of Z of It em June May June yea r Jan. t h ru J une yea r 1983 198 4 198 4 ago 19 83 1984 ago - - Th o us a n d s-- --Thousands-- Pulle t Ch ic ks Pl ac e d Domest i c (U.S. ) 1/ Broi l er Type 3 , 147 3 ,5 20 3,399 108 19,609 20 .561 10 5 Eg g T yp e 4 35 437 42 4 97 1 , 765 1 , 884 10 7 Ch i cks Ha t c h ed Broiler Type Ge o rgi a 55 , 7 01 58, 32 1 57 ,2 66 10 3 332 , 022 337. 637 102 llni te d S ta tes 382,1 8 9 40 8. 567 3 97, 0 7 1 10 4 2,297 , 0 6 9 2. 324 , 83 2 10 1 Eg g Type Georgia 2,518 4 , 795 4 ,378 174 11,659 26, 148 22 4 Uni ted St a tes 3 7. 487 48, 78 1 46, 5 16 124 2 17 , 34 7 26 2 .16 4 121 Tu r keys Po u lt s Plac ed U.S . 21,02 7 21 , 12 9 20 , 449 97 2/150 ,992 2/149, 039 99 1/ Re port e d by lead i ng b r eeder s , inc ludes ~xp e c ted p u ll et repl aceme n ts from e g g s sold d u rin g the p re c e di n g mo n t h a t t he r a t e o f 12 5 pull e t chi ck s per 3 0 d oz en c ase of eggs . 2/Turke y pou lt s pl aced Sep tember-June. I tem Young Chickens June 1983 COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ JUNE 198 4 Z of May June yea r J an . thru J une 1984 1984 ago 1983 1984 Thous ands - - Tho us a nds - - Z of ye a r ago Georg i a Uni t e d States Ma ture Ch i cken s 54,587 3 73 , 732 52.4 43 5 1 , 93 2 37 6.380 3 66, 4 19 95 305,8 77 301. 38 0 99 98 2.105 ,9 31 2. 100 . 80 6 100 Li ght Ty pe U.S . 11 . 142 13 .165 13 .870 124 He av y Typ e U.S . 3,656 2.8 79 3 ,15 5 86 To ta l U.S. 14 .7 98 16 .044 17 ,0 2 5 1 15 Tota l All Type s , Ga. 3.070 3.063 3.375 11 0 Percent Cond e mned 78 .86 7 19.85 7 98 ,7 24 20 .6 09 70,624 90 17,069 86 87,69 3 89 17. 49 2 85 Young Ch i ckens Georgia 1.3 1.3 2/ 1.5 2/1. 4 United Stat e s 1. 4 1. 4 2/ 1.6 2/1.5 11 Federa ll y i n s pe c t e d slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poul tr y I ns pe c ti o n Program . :u rrent month data estimated by Market News Serv ice . 2/ January - May c o nd e mn a t i o n s . 6 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Geo rg i a red meat produc t i o n tot aled 33 .2 million pounds du ring J u n e 19 84 , down 19 pe r c ent fr om May 1 9 8 4 a nd 16 p e r c en t f r om June 198 3 . The Janua ry -June r e d me a t p r o d u c t i o n tot a led 230 . 0 mil li o n pounds , sli g ht l y mo r e t han t he s a me per iod last y e a r . T he n u mb e r o f c a tt l e slau g htered b y c o mme rc i a l p l a n t s in Ge orgia d ur ing Ju ne wa s 20 , 200 he ad , a dec reas e of 2 ,000 fr o m the previ o u s mo n th but a n i n cr e a s e of 2 ,600 h ead fro m th e s a me p e r i o d la s t y e ar . Ca l ves s l a ugh t e r e d i n June to tale d 90 0 head, down 300 h e a d f r om t he p r e v iou s mont h a n d 1 , 0 0 0 head from Ju n e p r eviou s ye a r . Th ere we r e 149,70 0 ho g s s l a u g h t e r e d in Ge or g i a ' g comme rc i al plan ts d u r i n g June 198 4 . Thi s wa s 3 4,5 0 0 h ead l e ss tha n t h e p r e v i o u s mon th a n d 37 , 500 head l e s s t h a n J une 198 3 . UNITED STATES RED ME AT PRODUCTION DOWN Commerc i al r ed mea t prod ucti o n for th e Un i t ed S tates in Ju n e 1984 t o taled 3 . 2 0 b i l lion po u n ds, down 3 p e rc e n t from June 198 3. January-June red mea t prod ucti on , a t 19 . 4 b i l lion po unds , i s up 3 pe r c e n t fro m la s t y ear . Th e 19 84 a c cumul a t ed prod uc t ion percent changes by i ndividual c o mpo n e nt s we r e: b e e f , up 4 pe r c e n t; v e a l, up 13 pe rc ent ; pork , u p 2 p er c ent; lamb a nd mut ton , up 5 per cent. Be e f prod uc ti o n, a t 1. 98 bil l i o n pounds, wa s up 1 pe rc e n t . He ad k i l l wa s 3. 19 mi l l i o n , up 2 p e r c e nt , however , t he average li ve we i ght declined 2 pou n d s t o 1 ,0 59 . Ve a l prod u ction , a t 38 mi l l i o n po un d s wa s up 12 pe r cent . Cal f s la ug h t er of 242 t housand h e a d was u p 4 per c e n t and a v e r a g e live we i ght i n crea sed 19 po u nd s t o 264. Po r k produc t i on , to t aled 1.16 bi ll ion po un ds , down 9 p e rc e nt. The 6.59 mi lli on h e ad kil led wa s a l so d o wn 9 p e r c en t, wh i l e t h e a v er a ge li v e we ig ht in~ rca s ed 1 po und to 2 47 . Species Geo r g i a Ca t t l e Ca l v e s Hogs Sh eep Ii. La mbs GEORGI A AND UNIT ED STATES LIV ESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1 / Number Slaughter ed Ave rag e 19 8 4 J a n. - June : Li ve Weight June as I. o f '8 4 as I. of June 1983 198 4 1983 19 83 : 1983 19 84 1, 000 Head Percent Pe r c e nt Po und s To ta l Li v e Weigh t June 19 83 198 4 1, 000 Pounds 17 .6 20.2 115 1. 9 .9 47 18 7 .2 14 9 . 7 80 .1 .1 10 0 117 9 15 8 78 16 , 08 2 17, 767 87 325 3 18 63 1 300 98 22 9 22 7 42 , 87 9 33, 916 13 3 91 10 8 11 9 Uni t e d St ates Ca t tle 3 , 138 . 9 3 , 18 7 . 0 Ca l ve s 231. 6 24 2 .0 Hogs 7 , 250 .6 6.594.2 Sh e e p & Lamb s 525 . 5 516.6 1/ I nc l udes s laught er under Fede r a l f arm s la ug h t er . 102 10 4 91 98 I n spec tion 10 5 1 ,061 1,0 59 3 , 330 , 0 30 3 , 3 76 , 0 0 6 I II 245 2 64 56 ,7 3 1 63 ,838 102 2 46 24 7 1 , 78 3, 6 15 1 ,62 7, 930 10 7 1 12 10 7 58,77 5 55 , 408 a n d other c ommerci a l slaug hter , e xc lud es COMMERCI AL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION : UNITED STATES WITH COMPARIS ONS 1/ June 1984 as ? Januar y - June 27 1984 as ? Ki nd 1983 198 4 o f 1983 1983 1984 of 1983 Million Po unds Perc ent Milli on Po un ds Percent Beef 1,970 1,984 101 11,082 11,527 104 Ve a l 34 38 112 201 228 113 Pork 1,266 1,156 91 7,255 7, 407 102 Lamb & Mutton 29 27 93 182 19 1 105 Total Red Meat 3,299 3,204 97 18 , 7 19 19,352 103 Lard 3/ 79 72 91 464 473 102 17 Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 3/ Preliminary lard production includes rendered pork fat. 7 JANUARY-JUNE FRESH MARKET VEGETABLE PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT The 1984 January-June production of 7 fresh market vegetables in major producing states is estimated at 70.1 million cwt. compared with the 67.0 million cwt . produced in the same period of 1983. Harvested acres for the 7 crops is estima ted at 310 thousand acres, 1 percent above January-June last year. January-June production was above l a s t I, year for broccoli, cauliflower, celery and lettuce. Production was below a year a g o for car rots, s we e t corn a nd tomatoe s . VEGETABLES, PROSPECTIVE AREA FOR HAR VEST, SUMMER QUARTER 1/, U.S. AREA FOR HARVEST CROP 1982 1983 1984 Acres Winter 134,300 145,300 149, 400 Spring 166,600 161,700 170,950 Summer Broccoli 21 18,600 19,200 17,900 Carrots 21 25,400 23,800 25,300 Cauli- flower 21 14,200 13 ,900 13,800 Celery 21 8,430 8,030 9 ,120 Sweet Corn 99, 800 10 4,200 106,900 Lettuce 46,400 47,500 44,800 Tomatoes 52,200 51,900 53,600 Total 7 Vegetables 26 5,030 26 8,530 271,420 11 July, Aug. and Sept. 21 Includes total for fresh market & procesing uses. FRES H MARKET VEGETABLE ACRES UP 1 PERCENT Prospective acreage for harvest of 7 fresh market vegetables during the summer quarter (July, August and September 1984) in major producing states is estimated at 27 1 thousand acres, 1 percent above a year ago. The vegetables included are broccoli, carrots , c auliflower, celery, sweet corn, lettuce and tomatoes. 8 II GA r GEORGIA Al..IOD .C-,. PI FARM REPORT ;~~;-;~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ephens Federal Bldg . 'te 320 Augu st 14, 1984 RE CEI ED A hens , Geor gia 30613 21' LIE ' RY P one: (404 ) 546- 2236 GFR-84- Volume 17 '2 20 05 1 L:. 0 Q t i ~ . J _ HIGHLIGHTS : DOCUM ENT S August 1 Cro p Fo recast UGA LIBRARiES Agri cu1t ura1 Prices F Numbers & Land In Farms Wheat Si tuati on CROP PROSPECTS GOOD Yi e ld pro spec ts fo r Ge o r g i a ' s spr i n g planted crops are gene r al l y t he be t s ince 198 2. The Aug u st 1 s u r v ey ind i c a t e d very f a vor abl e pro spec t s due inly to f r equent ra i n and mod e r a t e te perat u res d uring J u l y . The a bove no r aal J u ly r a i nfal l of f s et mos t o f t h e ef f e c t s o f v ery d ry weat her i n J une e xcept for uch of t h e ear ly p l ant ed corn . Ma n y weather s tations had r e co rd . o r nea r r e cord, ra i n fal l t otals for the mon th of J uly a n d t hat he lped boost both pa s ture and hay c rop s , but suitab l e hayi n g weather wa s scarce . CORN YIELD TIES RECORD Yi e ld prospec t f o r Geo r g i a ' s 198 4 c o r n c r o p are for ecast t 85 bu s he l s per acre , equa l t he previou r ecor d hi gh y ield se t in 198 2. Consi derab le dry land corn in c ent r a l a nd sout he r n areas s u f f e red y i e l d reduction duri ng the J une dr ought . Howe ve r , these l ower y ie ld s were e xpected t o be of f s e t by irrigat ed f ields a nd o t h e r la t e r pl ant e d dr y l a nd corn. Re po r t s i ndi c a te so e pheno e oal yiel d s a re i n pro spe ct . Product ion fro t he 93 0 ,000 acres expected t o be ha r ve sted f or g rain should tot al 79.1 milli o n bus h el s , u p 43 per c en t from la t yea r 's PI K reduced crop. (Contin ued on Page 2) Crop Un i t Corn Sorghum Cotton 2/ Hay, All Soybeans Peanuts Sweet potatoes Tobacco, Type 14 Apples, All Commercial 3/ Peaches 3/ Grapes Wheat 3/ Oats 3/ Re 3 arveste 3/ Estimates Bu. Bu. Bales Tons Bu. Lbs. Cwt. Lbs. GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 198 3 AND 1984 crea e ae e r ere ro uc 10n Indi- Indi- Fo r cat ed cated Harves t Aug. 1 , Aug. 1 , 1984 1/ 1983 1984 1984 cres-- ousan s-- 930 75 .0 85.0 55,125 79,050 11 0 41. 0 45 . 0 2,788 4,950 19 5 467 554 112 225 470 2 .00 2.40 1,000 1,128 1,950 2 1.0 27 . 0 40,950 52,650 636 2 ,790 3,300 1,567,980 2 , 098 , 800 6 .8 125 130 725 884 39 2,190 2,200 96,360 85,800 45,000 150,000 2.9 30,800 3,835 1 760 of Agricn1ture (Continued from Pege 1) RECORD PEANUT PRODUCTION FOR GEORGIA GFR-84-Vo'. 17 TOBACCO CROP DOWN 11 PERCENT Ge o r g i a ' s August 1 tobacco product ion Peanut production fro the Na t i on ' s f o r eca s t , at 85.8 mi l l i o n pounds, is up 2 l eading peanu t State is e xpect e d to total ~.~~~cent fro t h e J u l y 1 f o rec a st b u t 2 .10 bi l l ion pounds , a n incre ase o f 34 sti l l 11 percent below t he 198 3 produc - percent fro l as t year' s crop and a re- ti on a Th i f o rec a st mar k o the l o we s t c ord h i g h for Georgia. Th e s e a product i on in 27 ye r s. The c u r r e n t firs t yie l d est i ma t e is 3 , 300 pou n d per yiel d for eca s t, t 2, 200 pounds per a c re , a c re , wh i c h is 510 pou nd s h i g he r t h a n i s 10 po und s mor e t han 1983 , bu t mor e las t year and 5 pounds a bove the previ ou han off set by reduced a c r e a ge. Acre t o rec ord hi gh y i e ld set i n 19 7 5. An e t i - be harves ted , a t 39 , 000 are of f 5 , 000 mated 6 36, 0 0 0 ac r e s a r e e x pe c t e d t o be from l a s t yea r . Fr equen t r a i n s have harves t e d thi s ye a r , 13 percent a bove a d e l aye d h ar v e s t wi t h o nl y 51 perc e nt of ye ar ago . the cro p pu l l e d b y Aug u st 5, c o mpa r e d GEORGIA SOYBEAN CROP UP 29 PERCENT wi t h a n orma l pr o g r ess of 71 p ercen t . Georgia' s s o y bean c r o p i s expe c ted to t o t a l 52 .7 i l l i o n bu s he l s , an i ncrea e o f 29 percen t f rO ll1 l a s t ye a r ' c r o p . Thi s i nc r ea e i t he resu lt of A 29 pe r c e nt j u p i n y ield f r o 21 b ushe l s per acre last year t o the e sti .at ed 27 b u she ls per acre t h i s yea r. An esti ted 1 , 95 0 , 000 a c re a r e expe c t e d t o be harvested in 1984, unc hange d f r o l a s t year ' s ha rve sted ac r e s . GRAIN SORGHUM TO SET RECORD YIELD COTTON PRODUCTI ON UP SHARPLY Ge o r gi ' s c otton g rowe r s are e x pect e d t o h arv e s t the Dec ond be st y i e ld in the St a t e 's his t o r y . At 5 54 poun d s p e r ac r e , yie l d wo ul d be 16 pe rc e n t ove r l a s t yea r 's 467 pound , bu t s ti l l f a r s ho r t of the r e co rd 714 pou nd s se t i n 198 2 . Co tton pr oduct ion i s forec t at 225 , 000 b l e s, more tha n dou b le I st yea r 's 1 12 ,000 b l ea . Co tt o n h arve t i p l a n n ed f ro 19 5 , 0 0 0 c re c o p r e d with 11 5 , 000 l a s t year , a 70 per cen t ju. p . Grain s o r ghum i n 1984 io expected to pr oduc e 4. 9 5 i l l ion bus h e ls fr o 110 ,000 ha r vested a cre s , for an est i a t e d r e cord y ie ld of 45 bushels per a cre . The pr ev i o u s re c o r d yi el d wa s 4 3 bush e l s pe r acre set in 1976. HAY VOLUME UP 13 PERCENT De p i t e a reduct ion in a cr es to b e harves t ed , e xpe c t e d pr oduc t i on o f ha y i s 1.1 3 il l i on tons, a 13 percent inc rease f r om l a s t ye ar' s 1 mi lli o n t o ns . A t o t a l o f 47 0 t hou sand a c r e s are exp ec t e d t o be ha r ves t ed , a 6 percent r educ t i o n from last year . A yield of 2. 4 t on s per a c r e i s fo r e c a s t , c o mpa r e d wi t h 2.0 tons i n 1983. The Geor g i a Farm Repo r t (I SSN-0 744-7280 ) I s pub l ished semi -mon t hly oy the Georg ia Cr op Repo rt Ing Ser v I ce , Step hen s Fed era I Bu I I dI ng , Athens, Ge, 30613 , Lar r y E. Sni pe s , STat l sTi ci an-l n-Ch ar ge , Seco nd Cl as s pos tag e pai d at Athe ns , Ga . Subsc r i pT i on f ee SI O per ye ar except f r ee t c data co nt r I but o r s , Subsc r ip tion i n f o r mat i o n ava i labl e frar. : Georgi a Cr op Repo r t i ng Serv i ce , Stephe ns Fede ra l Bu il d i ng , Su i te 320, Athen s , GA 30613 Telephon e : (4 04 ) 546-2236. 2 UNIT ED STATES HIGHLIGHTS, AUGUST I, 1984 All wheat produc tion is forecast at 2.53 b illion bu s he l s , 4 percent more than 1983. Winter wheat production is plac ed at 2 .05 b ill ion bushels, up 3 percent from 1983. Othe r spring wh e a t prod u c t ion is forecast at 386 million bushels , up 8 percent. Durum wheat i s forec ast at 97. 1 million bushels, up 33 percent f rom the 1983 crop . Food ~rain production (wheat, rice , rye) is expected to t o tal 75 . 7 million metri c tons in 1984, up 7 pe r c ent f rom a year ago. Co rn f o r grain produc t ion i s forecas t at 7.67 billion bushel s, 84 percent above last year's drought-stricken c r o p. Fee d grain produc tion (corn, s orghum , oats and barley) i s expected t o total 235 million metric t on s , up 73 percent from a ye a r earl i er. Soybean production forec~st a t 2.04 billion bu s h e l s is 30 percent larg er than 1983 but 7 percent smaller than 1982. Hay production is forecast at a record hi gh 153 million tons, up 9 percent from 1983 and 3 percen t a bove t he previous record production set i n 1982. Pasture . and range feed cond i tion on August 1 averaged 75 percent, 1 poin t below a year ago. All cotton production forecast at 12 . 6 million bales, i s 62 percent above the 1983 production. All tobacco produc tion is forecast at 1.68 billion pounds, 18 percent below the 1.43 billion pounds prod uc ed in 1983. Peanut p r o d u c t ion is es t i mat e d at a recor d high 4. 25 billion pounds, 2 9 percent above l a st year . UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1983 AND 1984 Area Harvested Yield per Acre Produc t ion Indi- I nd i- I nd icated ca t ed ca ted Aug . 1 , Crop Un it 19 83 1984 1983 1 9 84 1983 1984 1,000 Acres Thou sands Corn for Grain Bu. 51, 443 71 , 064 81.0 10 7 . 9 4 , 166 , 10 8 7,667,721 Sorg hum for Gra in Bu. 9 ,836 14,209 48.7 57 .8 47 9,2 3 1 820,8 82 Oa ts Bu. 9, 076 8,088 52 .6 56. 3 47 7 , 13 3 455,190 Bar le y Bu . 9,727 11,359 52 .3 52.9 508 ,34 4 601 , 0 52 Al l Whea t Bu. 6 1,390 66 ,194 39 .4 38.2 2 ,4 19 , 824 2,527 ,834 Rye Bu . 896 953 30 .3 31. 7 27 , 116 30, 184 Soybe an s for Beans Bu. 61,815 66,833 25. 3 30.5 1 ,566 ,684 2,035,370 Peanuts f o r Nuts Lbs . 1 ,373.5 1 , 530 . 0 2,399 2 ,7 78 3,295,5 30 4,249,950 Upl a n d Cot ton 11 Bal es 7,304.8 10,276.3 504 582 7 ,676 . 7 12,461.1 Co tt ons e e d Tons 3 ,076 5 , 022 All Hay Tons 59 ,6 97 62 ,251 2. 36 2. 46 140,734 153,356 Swe e t p o t a t o e s C"" t . 102.4 105. 9 118 12 1 12,083 12, 825 Tobacco Lb s . 789.0 796.9 1, 8 11 2,113 1 , 428 , 48 3 1 , 683 , 626 Apples, Com'l Lbs . 8, 314,5 00 8,333,500 Peaches Lbs. 1 , 789 , 700 2,546,000 Grapes Tons 5,494.2 5,406.1 Walnuts (Calif.) Tons 199.0 210 .0 11 Yield in pounds. 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED Th e Jul y Al l Co mmodi t y Ind e x of Pr i c e s Re c e i v e d by Georgia f a rm e r s at 13 4 p erce nt of t he 19 77 a ve rage , wa s u nc hang e d from t h e p r e v i ou s mo nth b ut th e i n dex wa s 7 po in t s above a yea r ago. Com p ar e d wi th" a month e a r l ier , p ric es wer e u nchanged for ca lves and all mi lk , lower f o r wh ea t, corn, so y be a ns, c o ws and all eggs . Hi g h e r p r i c e s we re re c ord e d fo r sows, b arr o ws and g i l t s , ste e r s a n d heifers a n d c o mmer c i a l b r o il e r s. GFR-84-Vo I. 17 u.s. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT The Jul v Al l Farm Products I nde x of Price s Re c ei v ed b y Farmer s de creased 1 point f r om June to 143 percent o f its Janua r y- De c ember 19 77 averag e. T he i n d ex was 1 2 po int s ab ove a ve a r ago . Com p a r ed wi t h a mo nt h e a rli er , - pr ices were lowe r f o r s o y b ea n s, wh e at, p eac hes, h a y a nd grap e f r u it. Part ial l y o f fs et t i n g wer e h i gh er pr i ces for h ogs , or a nges, bro il e rs, a pples and milk. PRI CES RECEI VED BY FARMERS J ULY 15 1984 WITH COHPARISONS Pr i c e Geor"i a Un it ed S t a t e s per Ju ly J une July 15 , J uly J une Ju l y 15 , Co mmod i tv Uni t 198 3 1984 198 4 198 3 198 4 198 4 Wi n t er Wh e a t S/Bu. 3. 16 3 .22 3 . II 3.2 9 3 .36 3. 27 Oat s S/ Bu . 1. 46 1. 80 1 . 77 Corn S/ Bu . 3 . 45 3. 94 3.69 3.1 3 3. 37 3 .32 Cott on Ct ./Lb. 6 1.4 6 7.1 69. 5 1/ 67.7 So yb e a ns S / Bu . 6 . 45 8 .00 6. 77 6 .2 7 7 .99 6.81 Sweet po tatoes S / Cwt. 9 . 00 9 . 4 6 2 /1 2. 50 14. 10 All Ha y, b al e d 2 / S/ Ton 72. 70 7 8.7 0 71 .80 Mi lk Co ws , 3 / 4 / S/Head 1, 040. 00 885 .00 1 , 0 60 .00 91 0. 00 Ho g s So ws S /C", t. s/ cv e . 41. 90 3 1 .30 48 . 60 38 . 10 52 . 20 40.9 0 43 .4 0 3 3 . 90 49. 00 42. 10 52 .2 0 43. 70 Barro,,", s Eo Gil ts S /C,,t . 43.80 50.50 54 . 10 45 .40 50. 10 53 .60 Beef Ca t t l e 5 / S/Cw t. 44 .2 0 43. 00 43 .60 55.80 57 .60 5 7.4 0 Cows 6/ S/ C"' t . 39.30 38 .5 0 37.1 0 39.50 3 9 . 10 38. 20 S teer s [. H,"if er5 SleW'::: . 50. 30 !.ti .7 D 50. 00 5'] . 90 61. 50 52 .50 C::I ': c :; _ S /Cto.~ ~ 52. 80 1! 9 . /~ 0 49 .40 60.30 59 . 20 59 .20 All Milk S/ Cwt . 14 . 30 14 .20 7/14.20 13.20 12 .80 7/12 .90 Turke ys 2/ Ct. /Lb. 34. 3 42 .5 44 . 0 Ch i c k e n s, Exc l uding Br o il ers Ct . /Lb. 14 . 0 2/ 10 .0 7 .0 Com 'l Br o ilers 8/ Ct ./ Lb. 29.5 31 .5 7/34 .6 30. 9 33 .2 7/3 5 . 5 Eg g s, Al l 9/ Ct./ Do z 64 . 6 2/75.2 70 . 4 57 .7 2/ 61 . 0 59 .9 Tab l e Ct . / Doz 55 . 6 2/5 7 .5 57 .6 51. 8 2/ 53.8 52. 8 Ha tching Ct./Do z. 105 . 0 2/ 125. 0 10 5. 0 1 / F i r s t h alf o f mo nth. 2/ Mid -mon th pri ce . 3/ Ani mals so l d for dair y h er d r e pl a c e me n t o nly . 4 / Pri ce s e s t i ma t e d q ua r ter ly . 5/ "Cows " a n d " st e er s a n d h e if er s" c omb i n e d wi t h a ll owanc e wh e r e n e c ess a r y for s l au g ht er bul ls. 6/ Inc lud e s d ai ry c ows so l d f o r sl au g h t e r . 7 / Entire month. 8/ Li v ew ei gh t equiva len t pri c e f or Geo rg ia . 9/ Avera ge o f a ll eggs sold b y fa r mer s i nc l u d i ng h a t ch ing eggs so l d a t r et a il. * Insuffi cient s al es . FUELS : PRI CES PAID , UNIT ED ST ATES , J ULY 1984, WITH COM PARIS ONS 1983 198 4 It em Jul v Jun e Jul v Dollars per Gallon Gasoline, Service Stat ion, (Unleaded) 1/ 1.26 1.21 1.20 Gasoline, Bulk Deliver y, (Le ad ed Re gular ) 1/ 1.22 1.17 1 .15 Diesel Fuel, Bulk Delivery 2/ 3/ .989 1.01 1.00 L.P. Gas, Bulk Deliverv 2/ 3/ . 772 .754 .7 47 1/ Includes federal, st ate and loc al per gallon ta xes. 2/ Ex clude s st ate r o a d t a x e s. 3/ Includes state and local per gallon taxes where appli cable. 4 U.S . PR I CES P AID I NDEX UNCHANGE D Th e Index of Pri ces Pai d by Farmers f or Commodities, Services, Intere st , Ta xes , and Farm Wage Rates for July was 166 percent of its 1977 base. The index was unchanged from June but it was 6 points above a yea r earlier. Pr i ce increase s sinc e Jun e for f eed e r cattle and calves were offs et by lower feed and f u e l pr i ces. CONS UMER PRICE I NDEX The J u ne un adjust ed con s ume r pr i ce i n d ex fo r all urban c o n s u me r s ( CPI- U) a t 31 0 . 7 (1 9 6 7 = 100 ) was 0.3 p er c ent higher than in Ma y a n d 4.2 p ercent above June 1983 . On a seas onal ly ad jus t e d basis, t he CP I - U was 0 .2 percen t a bove May. The transportation index was down 0 .2 percent refl ecting lower gas oline prices and sm a ller incre ases in used car prices . The appare l a n d upkeep index was 0 .3 p erc ent lower. Offs etting were i nc rea s e s in the other goods and se r v ice s component, u p 0. 7 perc ent; the medi cal c a re and e n t e r t a i n me n t c o mp o n e n t s . each 0 . 5 percent higher; and the housing i n dex up 0 . 2 percent . The 0 .1 percent i ncrease in foo d and beverages i ndex , due largel y to higher fresh f r ui t and vegetabl e pr ic es, wa s the f i rs t i nc r e a se i n this co mp o ne n t s i nce Febr u ar y . PRI CES PAI D BY FARMERS, J ULY I S, 19 8 4 WITH COMPARISON S Pri ce LI ...G...:e;=o~:r:.g=.i.:a::..- __=_ _"U_~ni..t::..e::.:d::....._=Sc::t:.a.::.t.:e:..:s::...._ _ per July 15, J u n e IS, Ju I Y 15 . : July 15 . Jun e I S, J u l y IS, Commodi t y Unit 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 Dair y Fe e d 16 % S/Ton 186 .00 19 0.0 0 187. 00 182.00 195.00 192 . 00 Dairy Fee d 18 7. S/ Ton 194.00 196 . 00 19 2 . 00 193. 00 205 .00 197 . 00 Dair y Con c t . 32 7. S/ Ton 245.00 25 5.00 250 . 00 269.00 277 .00 266.00 Hog Fe ed 14 7.-18 7. S/ Cwt . 11 . 50 12. 0' ) 11.90 10. 90 11.30 I I . 10 Hog Conc t . 387.- 4 27. S / Cwt . 15 .00 15.5 0 15 .0 0 15 .00 15 .3 0 14.5 0 Be e f Cattl e Conct. 32 i:: -36 i:: S/Cwt. 12 . 50 14 . 00 14. 00 12 . 00 12. 60 12 . 40 Co t to nsee d Meal 4 1% S/Cwt . 13. 0 0 16 . 50 16. 0 0 14 . 0 0 15 . 40 15 . 20 So y be a n Mea l 4 4 % S/Cwt . 13. 50 14 . 00 13 . 0 0 13.50 13 .6 0 13 .00 Bran S/Cwt. 11. 00 11.50 12. 00 9.80 10.4 0 10. 20 Mi ddlin g s S/ Cwt . 10. 00 10.50 10. 50 9. 41 9.83 9 .52 Co rn Mea l S/ Cwt . 9 .40 10.5 0 10 . 50 8.16 8 . 96 8 .87 Br oil er Growe r S/ Ton 200 . 00 245. 00 255. 00 2 17. 00 243 .00 23 3 .00 Laying Fe e d S/Ton 19 5. 0 0 20 5. 00 215. 0 0 202 .00 2 12 .00 209 . 00 Chick S ta r te r S/To n 2 25 . 0 0 220 .00 230 .00 222 .00 229 .00 23 5 .00 Br oiler-Fe ed Rati o 1/ Lb s . 3.0 2. 6 2. 7 2 .8 2. 7 3.0 Hog-Corn Ra ti o 2 / Bu. 12 .1 12 . 3 14.1 13 .9 14.5 15 . 7 Milk-Fe ed Ratio 3/ Lbs . 1.54 1 .51 1. 52 1.4 5 1.31 1. 3 4 Egg-Fe ed Ra t i o 4/ Lbs. 0 .6 7 .~ 0.) )./ 5. 0 5. / 1/ Po und s o f broil er gr o we r equal in v a l ue t o 1 lb . br o il e r l i v e weigh t . 2 / Bushe l s of c or n e q ua l in va l ue to 10 0 Ib s . of hog li v e we igh t . 3/ Pou n ds o f 16 % dair y f e ed eq ua l i n v a lue t o 1 lb. whol e mil k . 4 / Pounds o f la ying f e e d e qu al i n v a l u e to 1 d o z. eggs . _ _ __ _ _ _ __ I ND E X ~ ! !:-1 REll. S - -G EORGI A A1_!) U.:.Nc.I::...;T;--E=D=-::-=S:..T.;f-'A"'T7r,:E"'S'--- T ~tii} .J u n e i'1-if3 J u ly 19B3 Ju ne 19,34 r.:..,....,.,---rrr"lr.',...-J u ly [ 9 84 l;co rgiil P rice s Re c e i v e d Al l Commoditi es 126 1 '_) ~ I 134 13 4 Crops 132 133 1J 7 13 3 Li v e st ock & Pr oduct s 121 122 131 13 5 United S t a t es P r ices Ke ce i v e d 13 3 13 1 14 4* 143 Pr ic e s Paid 1/ 1 61 160 ItG 1 66 Ra ti o TIMid - 2.' mon th-:--:-I::\-d:Te::-x:-:--,i---:-lcc---l-.-u--d-,.~i-.n..g:':;8..:3:~l\tej- \.~s tJ t axes 8~ a nd r a r iu ~ ."3. ge 87* r a t es . - 2/ Ra t io 0: 86 in d e }.. 01 P r ices Re c e i v e d t o Inde x of ~ri c e 5 Pa id, I n=eres t , Tax e s and Farm wage Rat es. .. Revis ed. 5 Prices Received by Farmers ,U S D;.o.:.:I1.:..:.:r,~p:.:':.;.r...:b...:u~. 10 8 '----, GFR-84-Vot. 17 Doll.,. pl r cwt . 100~---------------------, Wh."a t ._ ._.- ."'\. / .;r-._._ . .. / ---.._. -........../ 2 C~rn , ,,1. ,,,1,,1,,1,, 1,,1 .. 19 8 0 19 6 1 19B 2 19 63 1984 4, 000 GEORGI A FARMS DI SAPPEAR The d ownward spir al of t h e n umber o f Georgia fa r ms c on tinue s wi t h t he disappea r ance o f 7 perc e n t , or 4.0 00 o f it's 1983 f a r ms . Wi t h 5 1, 000 f a rms o perating i n 19 8 4 , t h e de cl ine was dou b l e t h e 2. 00 0 fa r ms lost in the pre v iou s yea r . Land in f a r m i s also de c l i n ing , but a t a slowe r pac e , indi c a ti n g t he c on solida t ing and s hifti ng of lan d a mo ng fa rms . La nd used for a g r i c u l t u r a l pu r poses d ec line d b y 1 perc e nt t o 13 . 5 mill ion a c res . The a v e ra ge Ge o r g i a farm inc re ased i n s i z e fro m 24 9 a cr es in 19 8 3 t o 265 a c r e s in 198 4. 19 80 19 B1 15183 FEWER U. S . FARMS Th e n umb e r o f f a r ms i n t h e Unit e d Stat es i n 198 4 is e st imate d at 2. 33 mill ion , down 2 pe r cent from t he 2 .37 mill ion i n 1983 and down 4 per c ent from the 2 . 43 mi l l i o n in 1979 . Th e n u mber o f f a r ms gradually decl ined dur ing t he 1975- 79 pe r iod . showed a s light i ncrease in 1980 and 198 1 , then de clined between 1 and 2 perc ent pe r y ear f r om 198 2 to 198 4. Tota l land in fa rm s f o r 1984 i s 1 .020 mi ll i o n ac r es . down fr a c ti o n a lly f r o m a yea r e ar lier but de c r e asing 2 percent fr om 19 79 . Land in f a r ms ha s d e c lined e very year since reaching i ts pe a k a t 1.206 mi ll ion a cr es in 1954. The a ve r a g e si z e o f fa r ms i n c r e ased ' f r om 428 ac re s in 197 9 t o 437 ac r e s in 1984 . Yea r 19 79 1980 19 8 1 198 2 1983 1984 NUMBER OF FARMS. LAND IN FARMS Geor R. i a Number La n d Ave r a g e of Fa r ms in Farms S ize Thou san ds Mi l. Acre s Ac re s 59 15. 0 25 4 59 15 . 0 2 54 60 14 . 5 242 57 14 . 0 246 55 13. 7 249 51 13 . 5 26 5 AND AVERAGE SIZE . 19 7 9 - 198 4 Un i t e d S t a te s Nu mber Lan d Av e ra ge o f Fa r ms in Fa r ms Si ze Thous ands Mil. Ac res Acre s 2 ,432 1,042 . 0 4 28 2 ,4 33 1.038. 9 427 2 .434 1,034 . 2 42 5 2,401 1, 027 . 8 4 28 2, 370 1,024. 2 432 2 , 333 1 , 019. 5 437 PERCENT OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLAS S UNITED ST ATES 198 0- 19 8 4 Economic Class Pe r c e n t o f Tota l Farms Gross Value of Sales 1980 19 8 1 198 2 198 3 $ I , OOO- S9 , OOO 49 . 3 50 . 8 51. 3 50 . 2 S1 0 , OOO- S9 9 ,99 9 39. 1 37 . 0 35. 8 36 .6 SI00,OOO+ 11. 6 12 . 2 12. 9 13.2 TOTAL 100 .0 100.0 100.0 100.0 6 1984 50.5 35. 6 13.9 100.0 U.S. ONIONS STEADY Production of &umme r , non- storage onions is fo r e c a &t a t 3.38 mi l l i o n c wt . , vir tually the same a s las t yea r, a nd 6 pe rc e nt below two ye ar s a g o .' Area for ha rve s t remains at 11. 2 thousand ac r e s , but i down 100 ac res f r o l a s t year . The average yiel d is pred i cted at 30 2 c wt. per a cre, a lit t le better tha n >a c h of t h e l a t two yea r s. Two o f t h e t h r e e producing sta t e. h ave lowe r p r o s p e c t than a month a go . In the Texas H ig~ Plai n , ha rve s ting of t r a n&p l anted o n10n contin u es . Qua l i ty i s gener a l ly good , however, s i ze s are s mall er t ha n no r mal . Direct seeded on i ons are showing good izing in irriga ted fields. Harvest of direc t s e eded o nions shou l d begin s oo n. Harvest con ti nues i n the Tra n s - Pe c o s a rea , bu t i s c o plet e in t he Pr esidio a r e a . Qual i t y and y i e ld are good . In New Mexico, harves t o f the Grand variety, which account. for about 40 percent of the c ro p, is cONplete . Mid- summer Hy b r i d vari et ie s are currently be ing ha r ves t e d , wi t h Swe e t Sp an i sh ha r - ve s t inc rea i n g d ail y. F i e l d s r elll8 i ning t o be ha r ves t e d are i n good to excellent c o nd i t i o n . In Wa s hi n g t o n , harvesting of t he f all-see ded crop i l most o ve r . Growers sho uld star t h rve sting spr i ng- seeded onions around August 8 . U. S . SNAP BEAN PROCE SSING UP 9 PERCENT Co n t r a c t e d pr oduct ion for proc essing s nap bean s in 1984 i fo r e c a t at 608 t housand t on , a gain of 9 pe rcent ove r last year. Ar ea fo r harvest is s et at 197 t ho u s and ac r es , up 6 percent fr om l as t year. The ave r a ge yi eld i s expec ted t o reach 3.09 t ons per acre, up . 11 tons from las t year. Mo st majo r states expect l arger crop s than last year , wi th the exc e p ti o n of Arkan a s , Wa h ingt on, and Wi scon i n. U.S. WHEAT STOCKS TO BUI LD SLIGHTLY 1/ Al t h o ugh to t al 19 84 program en ro l l me n t was s malle r t h an in 19 83, i t inc rea e d a f t e r progra m mod i fi c at i on s, and ros e to 6 1 percent from the e a r li er 53 pe rcen t o f the t o t al whea tl and bas e . To ta l 19 84 wheat prod uction i s f o r e c a st at 2 .55 b il l i o n b u shel s , up 5 perc en t f r o m 198 3 , but 262 mi llion und e r 198 2 ' s a l l-time h igh. The he i g h t ened o ut put , wh en added to nea r - r ec o rd car ry in st oc ks , means f urt her b u il d i ng o f U.S. s toc k s, g i v en e x pe c t e d d ec l ines in d o mestic u s e a nd e xpo rt s . On the dome st i c si d e , h eavy wheat use fo r lives t o ck feed may c ont inue i n to t h e a u e r, but s l a c ke n therea fte r i f the 190 4 corn ha r vest r eaches o r exceeds t he for eca st 7 . 8 b i l l i on b u s hels . U. S . wh e a t expo rts f or 19 84/85 wi l l likely e n c ount er the sa e f ac tors that red uced sh i pments fo r t he last 2 year s : larger uppl i e s i n f ore i gn expo rti ng na ti on s, a gg r essive ma r ke t ing by t h e s e nations , anot h er r e c ord wor ld wh e a t h a rvest, c on t i n ued fin anci al c o nstraint s in many marke t s , t h e im p a c t o f a s t rong do l lar , a nd pr ic es be ing suppor t ed by the l oan rate for a t l east par t o f t he season. On ba l ance , tot a l 1985 / 8 5 U.S . whe a t d i s ap pea r a nc e ma y n o t e x cee d t he e xpec ted cro p , cau s i ng y ea r end s toc k s (Ma y 31 , 198 5 ) t o r ise sli g htly . I/ Sour ce : Wh e a t Outlook and S itu ati on Report, June 198 4 , ERS . THE WHEAT SITUATION AT A GLANCE ALL WHEAT: UNITED STATES SUPPLY AND DISApPEARANCE 1/ Yea r beginni n g 1981 1982 1983 1984 June 1 Es timated Projected Million BU!lh~ls Beg i n n i ng st o cks 989 1, 164 1 , 541 1, 392 Production 2 , 799 2, 81 2 2 ,425 2,5 50 + 19 0 I mpor ts 3 8 3 3 Su p p ly , t o t a l 3,79 1 3 , 98 4 3 , 969 3,945 + 190 Domest i c Fo o d Seed Feed 2/ Domest ic , total Exports Di s a p pe a r a n c e, total Ending s t ocks 602 112 142 856 I , 771 2,627 1,164 616 97 221 934 1, 509 2,443 1 ,54 1 625 10 2 425 1,152 1, 425 2,577 1 ,392 630 95 400 1, 125 1, 350 2,475 1 , 470 ++++ 5 5 75 80 +++ 150 175 17 5 1/ Includes flour and products in wheat equivalent. use . 7 2/ Residual, approximates fe ed i ' l ("'\ 0 0 X H l>l> ~ ""':IU1 :Q m :;oom "'Tl ;>OJ I>r x 0 H ;Qm -U ~ 3: -< mc- rn r ;l:J O ~ z nJH ~ W -i 0 ::'::' Il r ll N O OZ NO :V -i (;O 0 o 10 V. -.l O C'I ...... N l> P WN (XlV! I N W N a -.I N CC ~ C .... " 0 "CIJ \J C C I. >'"Cl OO o-iOt'l :::00 0 .~ ~ OO c) t'll 0 c)'"Clt'" > H OO ...., tloo 0> .a.......-,. o-i GEORGIA WHEAT VARIETIES SURVEYED Coker 7 9 7 was the most popula r 1984 wheat var iet y planted in Georgia, account ing f o r 3 1. 8 percent of the total a creage s eede d . Howe v e r, F l o r i da 3 01 was t he mo s t f requ e n tly r e por t ed var i ety wi t h 2 7. 8 pe r c ent o f the f a rm s r eport ing havi ng pl an t ed F l o r i d a 301 . Cok er 79 7 wa s second a s the mo s t f requen tly repor t e d va r i e t y and F lo r i d a 30 1 was s e c o n d in t o t a l a c r e age wit h 2 7 .4 percent of the r epor ted ac r es . Th e s e two va ri e t ies accounted f or ove r half o f the a c r e s a n d nu mber o f fa rms repor t i n g . I n a d is t a nt t h i rd plac e f or both acreage and f r e qu enc y wa s Co k e r 7 47 ~ith 10 . 5 pe rc ent o f the acrea ge an d 10 . 7 per cen t o f t h e wh e a t f a rms . A sampl e o f Geo r g i a 's whe a t g r owe r s wa s s u r v e yed abo u t Ma y I , 198 4 , t o d e te r mi n e whic h v a r i e tie s had b e e n s ele ct e d fo r plan t ing t he 198 4 crop . The s urvey cove r e d a s imp l e r a n d o m s amp l e o f k n own wh e a t pro duc ers a nd ma k e s n o st a teme n t o r cl a im o f s tat i s t ica l ac c urac y . WH EAT VARI ET I ES , GEORGIA, 1984 CROP Percent Indicated Pe r c e n t Va r i e t y of Ac res Acres of Farms Planted Planted Reporti ng Coker 797 31.8 318 ,000 23.3 Florida 301 27 . 4 274,000 27 .8 Coke r 7 47 10.5 105 ,000 10.7 Coker 762 10.0 100, 000 8.1 Coker 916 2.8 28,000 4.2 Omega 78 2.3 23,000 3. 5 McNa ir 100 3 2.0 20,000 3 .0 Hunter 1.9 19,000 1.6 Georgia 1123 1.5 15,000 1. 9 Stacy 1. 4 14,000 1.6 Mc Na i r 1813 1.3 13,000 1.6 Othe r Kn own Va r i e t i e s 11 2 .7 27 ,000 4.8 Variety Unknown 4.4 44,000 7 .9 TOTAL 100.0 1, 000 , 000 10 0.0 11 All less than 1 percent of reported acres. 8 \GEORGIA FARM Augus t 28, 1984 GFR- 84- Vo I ume I ~ Gf\ A~()D ,t.1 PI F.2- I ~~y/8 -d-ca _ GeORGIA CROP -=" REPORT I NG Cif ephens Federal Bldg. uwrr 2 WB? te 320 thens, Georgia 30613 hone: (404 ) 546-2236 REC EI VEO: .-.- 2.15c.1.:.:1.':.9:.:Y.:.=.- - - - -__ HIGHLIGHTS Fara Labor & Wages Pou1try Sua.ary APH 2 1 2005 DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES FARM LABOR PAY RAT E UP 18 CE~TS During t h e s u r v e y we ek o f J ul y 8 - 1 4 , 19 8 4 , Georgi a h i re d f arm work er s wer e pa i d an a ver a g e h o u rl y wa g e of $3 . 41 . This c o mp a r e s with $ 3. 2 3 p aid during the co r r e s po n d i n g surve y week of July, 19 83, a n inc re ase o f 18 cents , Al l farm workers i n Ge orgi a number e d 8 0 , 0 0 0 fo r t h e surve y week . This i s down Co1d Storage Milk Production 2. per c e nt fr om th e 82, 0 0 0 wo r k e r s f o r t h e we e k of J u ly 10 - 17, 19 8 3 . Th e av er a ge we e kl y h o u r s wo r ked b y hir e d wo rk ers w ~ re u p f r om 2 9.7 in 198 3 t o 33 .0 i n 1984 . We e k l y hours worked by th e s el f - em pl o y e d , a t 4 1 . 8 h ours, wer e d own f rom l a st yea r 's 46.0 a v e r q ge h ours , whi l e unpaid wo r ke rs wo r ke d 4 4 . 0 h our s durin g t h e s u rv ey we ek t h is y e a r co mpa re d with 41.2 h our s l ast ye ar . St a te a n d Re gi o n Ark a n s a s Flori da Ce o r g La Lo u i s i a n a Mi ssissipp i ~. Ca ro l i na So u t he a s t 2 / -= RATE S~U---L'Yt'vpe8-o1r4,p1-il-9j:m84woS...E!.:TLeElC'"TsE-D -ST-A- TES, REGIONS At-iD U>: I TED STATES Methoa--'of-Pa \' 1/ F 1 cla Liv e Sto c k Su n er vI sor v Oth er Hour lv . Pi e ce Ra t e Ot h e r - - "b o l l .:l r s ner Hour - - - - 3 . 62 4.40 5 . 14 3 .90 3 .95 3/ 3 . 96 4 . 09 4 . 20 7 .1 4 5 .69 4.5 1 3/ 5 . 18 3. 0 7 3 .79 3/ 3.61 3 .47 3/ 3.34 3.89 4.08 6 . 30 4 .37 4.10 3/ 4 .78 3.32 3.42 3/ 3.45 3 .46 3/ 3. 65 3 .40 3 .4 2 4.19 3.88 3/ 5 . 89 3 . 70 4 .0 5 3 .-4 7 3 .72 3/ 3. 1 1 4 .2 6 3.84 ;';o r t h e a s t 3 . 58 3 .27 5.63 4 .78 3 .78 4 .07 3 .55 t-iorth Central 3.77 3 . 53 6 . 16 4.13 3 .89 3 .82 3.7 9 Pl ains 3.93 4 .24 6. 11 4.43 4 . 18 5.86 4 . 25 In termou n tai n 3.63 4. 18 5 . 85 3.85 3.81 4. 24 4.00 Pac i f ic 4 .7 5 4.8 5 (, .8 8 5 . 55 4 .84 5 .64 5 .76 C. S . (49 Sts .) 3.9 3 3 .93 6 .2 8 4.4 5 4 .12 4.60 4 . 17 V Zx clunes ag r lcult ura l s e r v i c c work e rs. 27 L1stcd ~a te s p l us Ala . , S.C . and Tenn . 3/ In s u f f i c i en t data for t h is category . Dat a i n c lud e d i n all h ir ed fa rm workers a n d in region and U.S . wage rates . Agrleultural St:atf.stf.c:lan aDd Georgf.a Depart:.ent of Agricu1t:ure St ate a nd ~~ o n GFR-84-Vol . 116 \,IO RKERS O ~ FAR:-1S Al l Fa r m Wor ke r s i / BY ST ATE . REGI ON AND UNI T ED STAT ES , Self Eml'l oved ; "Nilmh e r : of lJnaid : Wor k ers - nou sands - - JULY H1red 8 -14J 1984 Expected t o be Empl oved hO Davs 149 Davs o r :-1ore or Less Ar k . F l a. Ga . La ~ Y1is s . :\ . C . -7/ 1.-, 38 20 12 21 15 6 46 38 6 8 80 28 9 43 17 26 37 57 163 .1, 7. -43'" 18 1I 24 14 25 95 19 7 10 76 Southeast 2 / 71 0 26 2 3 38 146 192 Ill. Ind . I o "'.a Kv . Mi ch . ~li n n , Mo . Ohio Wis. 1 ':'0 69 26 45 12 33 91 50 18 23 8 15 186 90 48 ':' 8 11 37 9G 52 21 23 12 11 12 2 50 29 43 11 32 208 14 7 90 79 7 :) ,',-.., 43 21 26 9 22 17 120 54 27 39 17 22- 170 64 60 46 28 18 No r t h Ce n t ra l 1, 280 :'98 34 6 33 6 12 9 207 x. v. Pa . Va. 10:' 34 25 46 27 19 107 3:' 38 34 20 14 68 37 12 19 6 13 No rth e a st 3/ ':'38 1 57 111. 170 98 72 Kans . 98 5I 24 23 7 16 Ne b r . 102 44 ?_ -/ 31 16 15 Te x . 22 0 10 1) 30 90 50 40 Plai ns 4/ 63 6 28 4 1 :'7 195 97 98 A~" i z . Col o . I da ho 29. 5 3. s 11 15 11 4 50 51 22 ?_ 1. 15 13 7 7 23 8 6 15 In te r - 238 86 67 85 47 38 mou n t a i n 5/ Ca l i f . 273 55 12 2 06 119 87 Ha"". 16 2.4 1.6 12 10 2 Ore8 81 23 11 47 15 32 Wa sh . 78 20 12 46 i7 29 Pa c i f ic ':'48 10 0.4 36 . 6 311 161 1 50 C.S . (49 S t a tes ) 3 , 75 0 1 .487 .4 8 2] .6 1.4 3 5 678 7 :'7 TiEx c 1 ude s ag rI c u l tu r a l serv i c e 1No rk el" s. 2 / Li st ed S ta tes p lus 7 iT a . S . C . and Tenn. 3/ Lis t en St a tes plus Co n n . Del.. Main e, ~ln . ~lass ., ~ . H . , ;-l.J ., R .I., Vt., and W. Va. 4/ L isted S t a te s p lus N. Da k . Ok La ,. , a n d S . Dak . 5/ L isted Stat es plus Mont . Nev . , N. He x. ~ e t a h , and Wyo. 2 GO RG:: .:\ 3 RO 1 !-ER E.\ TC : ! rr T :-: ::- .J u Ly 1 9 S ~ h a tch o f b r o i l e r t ype ;- :,:i L: ;{ S :l ~ :.. 7 .0 m i L l f o n wa s 1 p c r c e u t, ab o ve t i,e 55 .2 milli o n ~ e c o ~ d e d 3 v ~ ~: - ~~ ~- ~ i c ; ~ b i i t s Li g h t Ly l e s s t h a n r e c o r d e d i. n .]t; n ~ 1 9 ,<:. ;.. . ~h e .La n u a r y t h r o ug h ";l: : y :--. :~ :. . :'! ~ ';,.".::!s 3 9 ':' , &6 ~ , :::0 0 ~ p e r c e n t ~ 0 1- e ~ :~.~_Hl : ~ ~ e s~ nl C per i o d 1 3 s t ye a r . ~ . S . BROILER HATCH UP 4 PERCENT Th e J u l v 1984 hatch o f broiler -t ype c h i ck s , at 3 93 million, wa s 4 p e rce nt g re a t e r t h a n " du ring J u ly la st yea r. As o f Augu s t 1 th er e wer e 328 milli o n e g 8 s i n incubat or s, 6 percent more than a year e a r l ier . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..P:...O:::.:U::.:L::..T::..:Rc:.l:... _H~" T C H I NG A!\'D PL ACEMENT - - JULY 19 84 Du ring :.~ :; o f I tem Ju lv 1 9 8~ Ju n e J u ly y e a :~ Jan . t hru Ju1v - - Th1o9u8 4s and s _ _ 1 9::8.4::::~----.::a:cug.:o::.-----=-.:.1..9::8:--3=-:T-"h"co-u--s-a-n.:a1.s9.~~-:.-.4::...- yea r =acg:::o...._ _ Pul let Ch ic ks Placed Do me s t i c ( U . s--:)"l-Y-- Br o i l er Tv pe ~,48 5 Egg T yp e ' 36 7 3, 399 424 3,1 3 ) 126 35 9 98 22, 0 9 4 2,132 2 3 ,696 107 2,243 10 ) Ch ic k s !l at che d P,r oi r e r TvpeGe o r g i a Un i ted Sta tes , 160 ) 7 ,2 66 57,0 28 10 3 38 7 , 18 2 3 94 , 6 6 5 10 2 37 7 ,988 3 9 7 ,07 1 3 9 3 , 3 2 7 104 2,67 ) ,0)7 2 , 718 ,159 10 2 Egg Type Geo r g i a Un i t e d State s ') 4 1 7 30: )0 4 ,378 4 6 ,51 6 3 , 14 0 130 37 ,84 1 J 24 14 , 076 247,877 29 ,2 88 208 300 ,005 121 Tu rk ev s Po ult s Plac e d LS . 17 Repo l- te d by 19 le ading '-~5 r~e ~ e2~ 0 4 ,, 9 i n clud es 18, 7 )1\ expe c t ed 9r>8U_IG~:t! /1r7~0a22c)ement2s/1t62r-o1":7'~m97e-g-g-s-~:"9"9""' s old d u r in g th e p r eced in g mo n th a t t h e r at e o f 125 pu Ll e r; ch i cks per 3 0 d o z e n case o f eggs . 2/T ur k e y poults pla c e d Se pt em b er-J uly. It em Chi ckens Egg Type Broile r T y p e Turkevs . EGG S I N INC UBATORS , AUG UST 1984 , ~N I T E D STATES 198 3 19 8 4 % o f Year Ago ---Thou s and s--- 27 ,628 30 ,888 1 12 3 0 7, 81 6 327 ,740 10 6 1.0 2 1:...0=-- -C1:..7:...,J.5-::4-.:7..:-. 102 XU ~BER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRO DUC T I O~ , J ULY 1984 Ko . Laye rs o n Eg gs per 10 0 Tot al Eg gs Produ ced Ha n d - J u 1 y ..:L.:.:.'l=.v.-..:.c:..r:: s - J u~'y"-- ::.D..l::l:.:r:...i..=.n:.:sg.2.-.J:::..u.:~l .1.y _ 198 3 19 8 4 19 8 3 1984 19 8 3 198 4 Thou sand s Numb er ~li llion s GC0 1-g i a Hi1 t c h i n g 4 , 893 5 , 099 1 ,9 34 1 ,947 95 99 Othe r 13 ,44 3 13 ,270 2,0 37 1,98 9 274 264 Tot al Ge o r g i a 18 ,33 6 18 ,3 6 9 2,01 2 1, 976 369 363 To t a l L. S . 269, 73 2 275 , 5 75 2, 0 9 6 2 ,08 3 5, 6 5" 5 , 739 The Georg i. F. r .. Report lI SSN- 0744- 7280) Is published .... I-lIIOnthly by t he Georgi. Crop Reporting Serv ice, Stephens Fed. r . 1 Bui ld ing, Athens , G 30613, lorry E. Snipes, Sto tl stl c l.n In Chorgo. Second c loss post.go pa id . t At hens, GA. SUbscription fee S10 per yeor except fr_ to cleto contr ibutors. Subscr ipt ion Info r ...t lon .volleb le fre- : Georgie Crop Reporting Serv ice, Stephens Federo l Bul ld lnQ, Sui te 320 At hens GA. J06 13 Teleahane : (4~ ) 546-2236 3 GFR-84-Vo I If Cm-e-1ERCI AL POljLTRY SLAuGHTER 1/ , J ULY 1 9 8 4 ,.., of I. of It em Jul y J une 198 3 198 4 - - - Thou sa nd s - Jul y 198 4 yea r a go Jan . th ru July 1983 19 84 - - - Thou s a nd s- year a go Young Ch icken s Geor gia 47,97 3 50 , 264 52 , 789 110 3 53 , 8 50 3 52, 50 1 100 Un i te d Sta tes 332,128 3 6 1 ,3 01 36 9 ,598 1 1 1 2 ,438 ,060 2,476 , 178 10 2 ~l ature Ch ic ke ns Ligh t Type U.S . 10, 8 1 (I 13, 14 8 12 , 594 1 17 8 9 ,679 82 ,88 9 92 He a v y Typ e U.S . 2,61 I) 3,3 37 2 ,8 48 109 22 ,46 7 20 , 099 89 To t a I C.S . 13, 4 20 J 6, 48 5 1 5 ) 4~2 J 15 112,146 10 2 , 9 8 8 92 To tal All Ty pe s, Ga . 2, 8 4 2 3 ,34 3 3, 0 62 108 23,451 20 ,522 88 -P -~-_r._c-p-n t- -Co -nd-e-m-n e-d Yo u n g Ch i c k e ns Gco rgia 1~ 3 : .3 2/1. 4 2/1 .4 Cn i t e d S t a t es i .4 1. 4 2/1 . 5 2/1 .4 1 / Fe d e rally in s p e c ted s l a u g h te r d a t a a s c o l l e c t e d h y ~ eat and Poultry Inspec tion P r o gr am . Curr ent month da ta e s t i ma t e d b y Ma rk et Ne ws Ser vi ce . 2/ J a n u a r y-Ju n e co n d e mn a t i o n s . Wha t a Dollar Sp ent on Foo d Paid for in 1983 ~~ en yo u s ?e ~ d ~ doll ar o n f oe d n: t he s e p e r~ a= k 2t o r r e s t au r an t , t.:h,] ~ do e s y o u r i;:cne:: p a y f o r ? The c ha rt b e !c~ S ~~~~ S t ~ ~ : ~ ~ 1933 , 2 7 C~ ~ = ~ ~c n : ~~ck : 0 t he f a rme r , 33 cen t s pai d f e r l .Jb o:- co s ts , and t he r ~ na i n i n g 40 c e n ~ s c o ve re d ~ ,] ~ y o t h e r ~a ,:"k et ing c o s c s -- f: o ~ pil ck~g i n~ t o pr of i t . . ~ . t n l ,~ . " ~ ~. 3l ~ , 8 2 11 0 "..,, J~ l ~ 1: , _lt l FI.'~ :: \~ ... ~ ~"\: ~ ll ~. " ~ "' \ Y 2 27e 33c Be 5c 4C 4C 9c Fa rm Va iue Market ing om If'ch.;ces rooc at home and away hom ~orr.e Ctle~ C05 :5 Ir:C;UCe properly ta xes and .nsurar-ce. account.nq aoc profe ssIona l services aromoi -oo. bac -jeCts . ana many rn.sce uaneous ue-ns 1983 prehmlnary 4 CATT L E ON FEED IN 7 ST AT E S D O~N PERCENT Ca t tle and c a lves o n fee d Aug us t for sl au ghter marke t i n t h e 7 s tates p repari ng mon thl y est imat e s t ot al e d 6. 8 1 mi l l io n h e ad, down 1 p er c e n t f rom a v ea r ago and f r ac ti o n a ll y below Au gust' I , 198 2 . ~ ark et inBs of fed ca t t le d ur in g Ju ly t ot al e d 1 . 55 mi l l io n , 4 per ce nt ab ove l a st ye ar a n d 5 p e rc e n t mo re t h an J u ly two ye a r s ago . P l a c e me n t s o f cat t le a nd ca lves on f ee d i n t h e 7 s ta tes during J u l y t ot al e d 1. 32 mi l l i o n , u p 13 oe r cen t from l a st v ear and 10 p er c e n t ab o ~ e J u l y 19 82 . ~ e t p l ac e ments o f 1. 24 mi ll io n f o r .Ju l v a re 15 pe rc e n t above l ast year and up 9 percent f rom two yea rs a go . Othe r disa ppea ranc e total e d 84 thou s and h e ad, co moa re d wit h 9 4 t h ou s and d u r i ng .rui 19 8 3 ' an d 68 thous a n d dur i ng Ju l y 1982. . CAT T LE A~:D CAL VE S : :-:C:--IBE R 0 :\ FE ED , P LAC E ~l EN T S , ~I A F. KETED, AND OTHER DIS APPEARANCE, _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 7_"s-~T..A:..'_T''_E'::cS:..,.L_J..:.U._LY 1 T O _A_U_G.;...U"-' 'S'-~T____'I'__ __n'nl"" 7:__::_::;___Oi:' 1984 as % I tem 198 3 19 8 4 l ,u OO Hea d o f 1983 On Fe e d, .Iu l v 11 / 7 ,278 7,1 25 98 Pl a c e d on Fe e d dur ing July 1, 174 1, 323 1 13 Fed Cattl e Mark eted during J u l v 1,49 7 1,553 104 Oth e r Disa ppe a ra nce d ur in g .Ju l Y 2/ 94 84 89 On F e ed Au g u s t 1 1 / 6 861 6, 81 1 99 1/ CaLtle a n d ca lv e s o n f eed a r c an i ma ls t or s la u g h te r ma r ke t b ein g fe d a full r a t i o n o f g ra in or o t h e r c oncen t r a te s a nd ar e e x pec t e d t o produc e a c a rc a s s that wi l l p., ra d e good o r be t ter . 2/ I n clu des dea t h Lo s s e s , mo v e ment f r o m fe e d lo t s t o pas t ur es a nd s hipme n ts t o o t he r fe e d l o ts f o r f u r t h e r f eeding . . GEORG I A MI LK PR ODlJCTI O" DOW:\ 1 3 P ERC E:- ..: : 11 v 1 9 8 4 r e o mo a t p r o d u c t i on t o t a I e d ::(,] . 9 m iLl Lo n p o u n d s . "!" ~ ~ e n u mb c r o f (";I t. L l e s l n u g h t c r c d hy c o mme r c i a l pla n ts in Geo l- ~ ia c u ri n e .I u l y '..; () S 19 ~ 200 hC :l C1 ~ 2. 1\ in cr C(l s e o f 2 , BOO h e a d f r om Jul y t h e p r e vi o u s y(~.1r . Ca lv es fi} :i ~':8h tcre!: : i ~ , Y~j1 v t.o :.: ::.; r ,: ~ ,'1 0 (l heild, Th c rl~ \..- ( : ~- P. : 4 3 ~ () O CI h o e s s ;~Jt i ~ h t e l .; d in c o mrnc r I c a l. p lan ts a c r o s s L ! H ~ SLa Le d u r i ri g .Lu l y 1Y84 . This wa s 2() ,{~ O() h e a d l e s s th a n ti le s a m," p c r Lo d l a s t yea t- . Cornmcrc ia l ' r e d mea t p~ o d u ~ t i o n fo r t il e L n i t. c d St at es i n .Iu l v i9 8 ~ t o t a Le d 3.04 b :'11 i on p o u u d s , u p "i p e t-ce n t f r orn J u l y 19 8 3 . .Ja nua r v -e.J u l v r e d mo a t, p r od uc t t o ri , 3t 2~ .4 b i l l io~ pou~ds , is up " 3 p e rc e n: f rnm1 a s t yea r . C {)m:r:~ rc -i.:.1 1 r- e d m e a ; pr oduc t i on i n c l ud e s s laugh te r in Fe ue r nI ly !:1 sp e cted a:ld o t h e r plan ts, b u t e x cl u d e s a nima ls sl a ug ilterc cl on fa r ms . Bc pf !lroductjon, ~! t 1 .94 b i J.lio n pC) lJ!\ ds , wa s u p 7 percen t. Head kill wa s 3.1 3 rni Ll L o n , up 9 per c ent ; th(~ a ve r a g e Li v e we i g ht wa s 1 , 0 5 5 pounds p e r h ead . Vea l :l ro d lJc t i on l a L 39 mi ll i o n pou n d s , ....a s up 18 p er c ent . C ~lf s laug h t e r of 2 7 5 t!\ousa nd head ~ a s :J Il ]6 per cent an eanu t s :'bs. 6 '+0 56 2 636 ~ t 790 3,300 1 . 5 6 7 . 9 8 0 ~.09 8. 800 Swe e':. po tat oes Cwt . 7 ..0 5.8 6.8 1 25 130 725 884 Tobacco , :-:v pe 1 4 !"':'s .. ~:A 4 ... 39 a , 19O ~ )2 0 0 96 , 36 0 1\5 ,800 Pe ca n s Lo s . 100 ,000 130, 000 Ap pl e s . ...1 1 Co mme rci al 31 Lb s . 20 , 000 45, 000 Peaches 31 Los. 100, 000 150 ,000 Grapes 31 Ton s 2. 5 2. 9 Whea l: 31 B:;. 1,00 ') 9iO 880 34.0 35. 0 30 , 94 0 30,800 Oa t s 31 Bu. 12 5 85 65 61. 0 59.0 5 .1 85 3 .835 Ry e 3/ Bu. 430 70 80 2 1. 0 2 2 .0 1, 470 1,760 Sor~hum 3 / Bu. 180 68 11 0 41.0 45. 0 ~ ,78 8 4. 9 50 Hay, All 31 Tons ~A 500 4 70 2. 00 2. 40 1, 000 1 , 128 II Harv es ted f o r princi pal use. ~I Co tt o n y ield i n pound s a n d produ c t ion i n bales. 31 Es ti mat e s b rought for ward f r o m e a r l i e r s urveys. Ap-f.cu1tural Statistlclan and Georg1.a Depart:.ent of qrlcu1mre -ClFR-84-Yo'. 19 c . S . HIGHLIGHTS, SEPTEMBER I, 1984 All wheat production is forecast at 2.57 billion bushels, 6 percent above 1983 but ~ for grain production is forec ast a t 7 percent below the 1982 total. Winter 7.55 bill ion bushels, down 2 perce nt fr om wheat production is placed at 2 .04 the August 1 forecast but 81 per cent billion bushels, up 2 percent from l ast above last y ear's drought-str icken c r o p . - .. .~e~ar . Other spring wheat p roduction is A crop of th is s ize is 8 percen t be l ow ecast at 430 million bushels, 20 the record high crop of 198 2. percent more t ha n 1983 . Durum wheat is s e t at 105 ~illion bushels, 4 4 percen t SorghuI.~in product ion i s fo r e c a s t at 817 million b~ s h e l s, down one - ha lf of a bo ve last ye a r ' s cro p . percent f r o m Augu s t 1 but u p 70 from las t yea r . ood ra in production (wheat, r ice , a nd r y e ) now t ot als 7 6 . 9 million metr i c ton s i n 1984 , up 8 percent from last y e ar. Feed g ra in pr oduc tion ( c orn , sorghum, o a t s, a nd b a r l e y co mb in e d) is expect e d t o t ot al 2 3 3 mi l l ion me t r i c t on s, up 71 percen t f r o m 19 8 3 but d o wn 7 p er cent f ro m All cotton pro ducti on is fore cast a t 13 . 3 milli o n bal e s , 7 1 pe r cent above las t yea r a n d 11 per c en t more th an t h e 1 982 1982 . p roduc tion. So y be a n prod uc ti o n is fore c as t a t 2 . 0 3 bi l l i o n bUShel s , 2 9 pe r c e n t large r t han th e 1 9 83 c r o p b ut 7 p er cent s ma l ler t han 198 2 . All t o bacc o p r od u c tion i s f o r ecast a t 1 .7 4 b i ll i on pound s, 2 2 pe r c e n t above th e 1 .41 b i l l i on po un ds produced in 1983 and 3 percen t above t h e Augu s t 1 fo r e c ast . Pecan p r od u c t i on i s expec ted to t ota l Peanut prod uct i o n i s e s t i mat ed at a 25 0 . 9 mi l l i o n p ound s , down 7 perc ent fr om r e c o r d high 4. 2 5 billion pounds , 29 the 198 2 crop of 27 0 .0 mil li on pounds . percen t above 198 3 a n d u p f rac t ion a lly .- . . _. - .. fr o m las t mon t h . . . PRO D UC~T O~ 19 83 A ~ D 1984 Area Harve s t ed Yi e l d Der Acre Product i on Indi- Ind i- Ind icat ed ca t e d c a ted Sept . 1 , Cro o t:n i t 19 8 3 198 4 198 3 1984 198 3 198 4 1 ,0 0 0 Ac re s Thousands Co r n fo r Gra in Bu. 5 1 , 443 7 1 , 06 4 81. 0 10 6 . 3 ", 166 , 10 8 7 ,'; 51 , 9 9 1 Sor ghum for Gra i n Bu . 9, 836 14 ,2 0 9 48. 7 57.5 479,23 : 816,982 Oats Bu . 9 ,076 8,088 52.6 58 .4 4 77 , 13 3 4 72, .. 6 0 Ba rl e y Bu. 9, 727 11 ,2 2 9 52 .3 53.9 508,34 4 6 05 , 70 0 All Whea t Bu. 6 1,390 66 , 19 4 39. 4 38 . 8 2, 419,82 4 2 , 57 1,060 Rye 1/ Bt..: . 896 953 30.3 31. 7 27,116 30,184 So ybe an s f o r Beans Bu. 6 1,815 66,8 33 25.3 30 .3 1 ,5 66 , 684 2 ,027,56 5 Pe a nu t s f or Nu t s L~ s. 1, 3 73. 5 1 , 528 . 0 2,399 2, 784 3,295,530 4 . 2 54 . 250 [ p la ne Co t t on 2/ Bal es 7 ,304 . 8 10, 2 86 . 3 504 6 14 7 , 676 . 7 13,168 . 1 Cottonseed Ton s 3,076 5,302 Sweetpotatoes Cwt . 10 2.4 105 . 9 11 8 125 12 , 083 13,279 Tobacco Lbs. 789 . 0 796. 9 1,8 11 2 ,179 1 ,4 28 ,48 3 1 , 7 3 6 , 1 20 All Hay 1/ Tons 5 9 , 6 97 62,25 1 2 .36 2 .46 140,734 153,356 Grapes Ton s 5 , 49 4 .2 5 , 031.1 Ap p l e s , Com '1 1/ Lbs. 8 ,314,500 8,333,500 Pecans Lbs . 270,000 250 ,900 Walnuts (Calif.) lons 199.0 225.0 1/ EstimateS carried forward f r o m ear ~ier :orec~;~. 2/ Yiel~ ~ n pouncs. 2 GEORGIA ?ECA~S CP 30 PERCE~T The f i r s t fo r ec a s t o f Ge o r g ia 's 198 4 pec an crop pegs p r o d u c t io n a t 1 30 mill i o n pound s . Thi s i s 30 mill ion pound s a bov e la st ye ar' s we a ther r e d u c ed c rop and t h e s e cond l a r ge st c r o p of re c o r d . Th e i o r e ~ ca s t c o n s i s t s o f 1 10 mil l ion poun ds of improved var ie ties an d 2 0 mil lion po un ds o f s e e d lings . Soil mo is t~ re was p lentif ul in most g rove s duri ng July a nd August and condi ti on o f t he t r ee s on September 1 was hig h. ~ i mb b re a k a g e ha s been a minor problem bu t heavy weev i l pop ~ l ations h a ve n e ces s ita te d a c t i v e s pr a y p r o g rams f o r control . Xut sheddi ng h as b e e n repo rte d a b o v e n ormal i n a f e w va r ieti e s f r om s o me areas . U.S . PECA~S D~ The season's first forecast for the 1984 U.S . pecan crop i s 2 5 1 million pounds , i n- s h e l l basis, 7 percent l e s s than last yea r' s c r o p but 17 perce nt above 198 2 . About 74 per cent o f th e c r o p is expected to be from i mproved v a r i e t i e s compared with 62 pe rcent in 19 8 3, and 78 p e r c e n t in 1982 . The pe c an c rop i n Alabama i s fo re c as t at 2 0 . 0 mil l i o n po un d s, 17 pe rcen t b elow l a s t yea r. Lo uisiana exp e c ts a c r op o f 8.0 mi l li o n pounds, 64 per cent less tha n l a s t year. The Oklahoma pr o duc t i o n f o r e c a s t is 20 . 0 million pound s compare d with 8 . 0 mi llion pounds i n 19 8 3. Th e Texas cro p fore c a s t is 2 5.0 mil lion pounds , 64 per ce n t sma l l er than last ye a r. Ne w Me x i c o ' s f orec ast i s 2 7 . 0 mi l l ion pou n d s , 7 p er cent be l ow l a st yea r . St a te 1982 .~ l a . 14,0 0 0 Ark . 300 Fl a. 2 , 000 Ga . 105, 000 La . 2, 500 :1i s s. 3,00 0 ~ . ~ ex . 25, 0 0 0 N.C. 900 Okla . 30 0 S. C. 1,2 0 0 Tex. 14 ,000 - PECAN PROD UCTIO N 1 98~ 198 3 AND 19 84 I mnr o ve d 1I Se e d Lt nz Ind. Ind . 198 3 19 8 4 198 2 1983 1984 - - Thou s a nd Pound s- - 17 ,000 14, 00 0 9,0 0 0 7, 000 6,0 0 0 1 ,75 O 1 , 400 200 750 6 00 1 ,500 2, 200 2, 500 1,90 0 2 ,800 8 5,00 0 1 10 , 0 0 0 20 , 0 0 0 15, 0 00 20, 0 00 3, 000 1 , 500 7 ,500 19, 000 6 , 500 5 , 500 3,50 0 1, 000 2 , 500 1,500 29,000 27,000 50 0 1,700 I , 000 1,1 00 1 , 200 1, 000 2, 000 1 , 700 7 , 000 18 ,000 1, 000 3 , 600 1 ,000 500 2 , 400 22,000 20,000 3,000 48 ,000 5, 000 198 2 23, 000 500 4 ,5 00 12 5,000 10, 000 4 , 000 25, 000 1,900 2 , 000 2,2 00 17,000 Total 198 3 24 , 000 2, 500 3,400 100, 000 22, 000 8, 000 29, 000 1 ,600 8,000 1,500 70,000 Ind . 198 4 20 , 0 00 2,000 5,000 130, 000 8,000 5 ,000 27,000 2, 900 20,000 6,000 25,000 U. S . 168 ,200 16 7,2 50 186 ,9 0 0 4 6 , 9 00 102,75 0 I I Budded , graf ted or t o p wo r k eri v arieties . 6 4, 0 0 0 215, 10 0 27 0,0 00 2 50 , 90 0 The Georq la Farm Report (I SSN-0 744-7260 ) I s pub I I She d s emi-mont h Iy by the Geo r g l e Crop Repo rt Ing Ser v ic e . Step hens Fe de r al BUi l di ng , ...t hen s, Ga . 306 13, Larry E. Snipes , St atisti ci a n In Cna r qe , Second cl a s s postage paid at ...thens, GA . Sub s c r I pt ion fee S IO pe r ye llr except f r e e t o data ' co nt r I bu r o r s , Sub s cr Ipt Ion I nformat Io n ev a l Ieb Ie f ran : Georg l a Crop Re po r t Ing Se rv Ice , Step he ns Fed e r a l Bull dln a Su i te 320 M he ns G.... 306D Telenhon e : (404) 546-2236. 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The August All Commodity I n dex of Pr i c es Received by Georg ia farme rs at 12 5 pe r cent of the January-Dec ember 1977 3verage wa s do~~ 8 point s fr o m last mon t h a n d 5 points bel o w Augus t 1983 . Compa r e d wi th July , pr ices were lower f or corn , soybean s , ba r rows and gilts , st eers and h e i f e r s , comme rci a l broilers, a n d t a b l e eggs; hi gh e r f or wh eat , sows, cows , calves, other c hi c k e n s and all eggs . GRF~VoI. 19 U. S. PR ICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED The Aug u s t All F a r m Prod ucts Index of Prices Rec eived by Farmers wa s unchanged f r om J u ly a t 144 percent of its J a n ua r yDe c e mb e r 1977 average. The ind e x was 5 po i n t s (3 . 6 percent) above a year a go. Hi g h e r p r ices fo r oranges, lettuc e , t o ma t o es , milk and tobacco we r e of fset b y lowe r pr i ce s fo r cattle, corn, s o ybeans , b r oiler s and h og s . PRICES RECEI VED BY FAR~R S , AUGUST IS , 1984 WITH CO~PARISONS Price Geo rgia United St a te s pe r Aug. J uly Aug . 15 , Aug . July Au g . 15 , Co mmod i ty Un i t 198 3 19 84 19 84 198 3 1984 198 4 Winte r Whea t S/Bu . 3 .69 3 . 16 3 .1 7 3 . 48 3 . 26 3.3 1 Oat s S/ Bu. 1. 45 1. 71 1.67 Co r n S/Bu . 3. 57 3. 49 3.16 3.35 3. 30 3 . 13 Cotton Ct./Lb. 64 .5 * 1/ * 67. 0 68 . 2 1/68 . 1 Co t t ons e ed 2 / S/Ton 14 3 . 0 0 115.00 To bacco Ct . / Lb . 17 4 .3 3/1 8 4.0 169 .7 3/175 . 0 So yb e a ns S/Bu. 7 . 68 6 . 86 6 .34 7 .57 6. 95 6 . 46 Swe et po t a to e s S/ Cwt . 10 . 40 2/- 16. 20 12 .00 2 /1 4 . 10 13 .90 Al l Hay , b a l e d 2 / S/Ton 72 . 60 7 1.80 7 1. 70 Mi l k Cows, 4 / 5/ S/He a d 885. 00 910.00 Hogs S/ Cwt . 45 .70 51. 50 49. 80 46 . 70 52.00 50 . 60 S o ws S / Cwt . 34 . 40 40 . 9 0 4 1 . 20 36 .70 42.90 42 . 7 0 Barro ws [, Gilt s S/ Cwt . 47 . 40 53.00 51. 30 48 . 90 53. 70 52. 30 Bee f Ca t tle 6/ S/Cwt . 40 . 50 42 . 0 0 42 .90 54. 20 57. 60 5 6. 10 Cows 7/ S / Cwt . 35. 20 37. 00 38 .1 0 37 . 70 37.80 38. 10 Ste e rs [, He if e r s S/ Cwt . 47.20 49. 30 48 .8 0 58.1 0 62.30 61 .00 Calves S/Cwt . 50 . 40 52 . 0 0 5 3 . 00 57 .40 58 .50 58 . 10 All Mi lk S/Cwt . 14 . 50 14. 10 3/1 4.10 13.30 12 . 90 3/13 . 10 Turkeys 2/ Ct./Lb . 35 . 2 44. 0 45. 2 Chick e ns, Ex cl ud ing Broilers Ct ./Lb . 18. 5 2/ 7 . 0 15 .0 Co m' l Broile r s 8/ Ct./Lb. 30.5 34. 6 3 / 28 .0 3 2.0 35.5 3/30 . 6 Eggs, All 9/ Ct ./Do z 74 .2 2/ 70 . 4 71 .0 63 . 1 2/5 9. 9 58. 6 Table Ct . / Do z 63. 2 2/57. 6 54 . 7 57 . 8 . ' 2 / 5 2 . 8 51.5 Hatchi ng Ct ./Do z. 11 0~0 2/1 0 5. 0 12 0 . 0 -. 1/ F i rst h alf of mo n t h. 2 / Mid-mo n t h price. 3 / En ti r e mo n th . 4 / An i mal s sol d fo r da i r y herd repl a cement only. 5 / Pr ices estimated qu arter l y. 6 / "C ows " a n d " s t e e r s a n d he i f e r s " c ombined with allowance wh e r e n e c e s s a r y for sl aughter bulls . 7 / Incl u d e s dair y c ows sold f o r slaughter . 8/ Liveweight equ ivalent pri c e f o r Georgia. 9 / Avera ge o f all eggs sold by f armers including hatching eggs sold at retail . * I n s u f f i c i ent sales. 4 U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP FROM A YEAR AGO CONS~~R PRI CE I NDEX The August Index of Pr ices Paid by Farme rs fo r Commodit ies a n d Se r v ice s , Int eres t, Taxes a n d Fa rm Wag e Rat es wa s 165 percent o f i ts 197 7 ba se . Th e i ndex wa s un c h a n ged fr om Ju l y bu t 4 points ( 2 . 5 pe r c ent ) abo v e a y e a r e ar l ier . Compa r e d with Jul y, the pr oduct i on inde x o f i n put pr ic e s wa s down 1 point t o 155 . Thi s was a d ec li n e of 0.6 percent. Compar ed wi t h a year earlier , t h e i nd e x was 2 po i n t s ( 1 . 3 pe r c e n t ) h igher . Lower f e ed a nd f u el pri c e s we r e o nly part i al l y o ffset by the higher prices f o r replacement l ivestock . The July unadjus ted consumer price i nd e x f or al l urban c onsume r s ( CPI-U) i n c r e ased 0 . 3 percent from J une to 3 11.7 ( IQ 6 7- 10 0 ) . The i n d e x was 4 . 1 percent a bo v e July 19 8 3 . On a s ea s onal Iv adj u sted ba sis , t h e CP I -U rose 0 .2 pe r: cen t f r o J une . For t h e s eco n d mo nth in a r ow, t he tra nsportati on i ndex decl i ned ref lecting l ower pri c e s for used a utos a nd ga s oline. The ind ex was down 0 .3 percent. The inde x for other good s and s e r vices e xh i bit ed t h e largest increase , up 0.9 percent . Ot h er increases were: medical c a r e , up 0.6 percent; apparel & upkeep, housing, and entertainment, all up 0.5 percent. The food and beverages i n d e x was up 0.3 perc ent. PRICES PAID BY FML~ERS , AUGUST 15, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Pr i ce pe r --:-::--_G~e::o.r:g:_i.a:..c.~'------:_:.._...:..---__:__=_U~~n:.i::t.e.:d:...S..t.a:~t:e:.s=.:::..:=.--_-_AU~ . 15, J u ly IS , Aug . 15,: Aug. IS , J u l y I S, Aug. 15, Commod it v l.:n i t 1983 19 84 1984 198 3 198 4 1984 Dairy Feed 16% S/Ton 200 .00 18 7.00 18 1.00 189.00 19 2 .00 188.00 Da ir y Fe ed 18 i. S/Ton 200. 00 192 . 00 189.00 203.00 19 7 . 0 0 19 4 . 0 0 Dairy Conc t . 32 i. S/ Ton 245.00 250 .00 240.00 280.00 266.00 260 . 00 Hog Feed 14i. - 18 i. S/Cwt. 11.50 11.90 11 . 40 11 . 60 11 . 10 10.90 Hog Conc t. 387.- 4 2i. S/ Cwt . 15 . 50 15 . 00 14 . 50 16 .1 0 14. 50 14. 20 Bee f Cattl e Conc t . 3 27. - 367. S/Cwt . 13 . 00 ~ 4 . 00 12 .50 12 . 20 12 .40 12.10 Cot t ons eed Me a l 41i. S/ Cwt . 14 . 50 16 .00 16 .00 14 . 50 15 .20 15.00 Soy bean Me a l 44% S/ Cwt . 14 . 50 13 . 00 13 . 50 14 . 70 13 . 00 12. 60 Br a n S/Cwt. 11 .00 12 . 00 11. 50 9. 80 10 .20 10.20 Midd l ings S/Cwt . 11 .00 10 . 50 1 1 .00 9 . 48 9. 52 9.5 6 Corn Meal S/ Cwt . 9. 80 10. 50 10. 50 8 . 55 8. 87 8 .70 Br oil er Grower S/Ton 210 . 00 255. 00 24 5.00 22 8 .00 233.00 225. 00 La y ing Feed $/Ton 200 .00 2 15.00 19 5 .00 208. 00 209 . 00 20 2 . 00 Ch i c k St ar t e r S/ Ton 22 5 . 0 0 230. 00 2 25 . 0 0 235 . 00 235. 00 223 .00 Br oiler- Fe ed Rat io 1/ Lbs . 2.9 2. 7 2.3 2 .8 3 .0 2.7 Hog-C orn Ra ti o 2/ Bu . 12 .8 14 . 8 15. 8 13 .9 15 .8 16. 2 Milk-Feed Ra t i o 3/ Lb s . 1. 45 1 . 51 1 .56 1 . 41 1 . 34 1. 39 Egg - Fe e d Ra ti o 4/ Lbs. 7. 4 6. 5 7.3 6.1 5. 7 5. 8 1/ Pound s o f bro iler growe r eq ua l i n va l ue t o 1 lb. bro ile r li ve we i ght. 2/ Bus he l s o f corn equa l in val ue to 100 l b s . o f hog l ive we i gh t . 3/ Pound s of 16% da i r y f e ed e qua l i n va lue to 1 lb . whole mil k . 4 / Pounds o f laying fe e d eq ual in value t o doz . e ggs . 1977- 10 0 ISDEX NUMBERS- -GEORGI A AND UN ITED STATES Jul v 1983 August 1983 Ju ly 1984 August 19 84 127 130 133 132 122 129 133* 125 131 * 12 5 134* 125 131 139 144 160 161 16 5 82 86 87 I / Mi d - mont h i nd e x including i n t e r e s t , taxes and farm wa ge r ates . 2/ Ratio of index of Pri c e s Rece ived t o Index of Prices Paid, Inter est, Taxe s and Farm Wa ge Rates. * Revised. 5 1983 FARM INCOME AND CASH RECEIPTS Georgia farmers' gross farm income for 1983 totaled 33.68 bi llion. 1 perce nt above 1982. Farm product ion e x penses decreased 2 percent to 32 . 93 b il l ion. However. ne t farm income fell 8 percent to 3600.3 million due to the un u s u~ l l y large n et reduct ion in t h e change i n far m inventories. Farmers - equit y al so f e l l and at the beginning o f 198 4 was at t he lowes t l eve l s in ce 197 8. Total c ash re c e ip t s f r o m f a rm ma r ketings and g o vernment p a y me nt s ros e 1 p e rc ent from 1982 t o $ 3.39 b i l lion . Th e i ncre a s e was du e e n t i re l y to gov ernmen t pa y me n ts o f 5 52 . 2 mi llion wh ic h was n e a rl v 3 tim e s t h e 19 8 2 l ev el. Li v est o c k . l ive st ock products and poultry accounted f o r 50 . 3 p e r c e nt of t h e 19 8 3 cash rec e ip ts whi le c r o p s a ccount e d for 4 7 . 3 . Go v ernment pa vme nts c o mpr i s ed 2.4 per cent of th e 1983 t ota l . Co mmer cial b r o i l e r s g r os sed a re co rd 5676 .7 mi l li o n o r 20 perc e n t o f t he tot al to again r a nk a s th e lea d i ng gr oss s al es far m e n t e r p r i se in Geo r g i a . ~-Yol. 19 Eggs were the fourth most important in total rece ipts with 8.2 percent of the total or S278.7 mill ion. Following c l o s e l v in f i f t h place was c a t t l e and c a l ve s' at 7.5 percent of the total o r S254 .4 million. Sal es from br o ilers ~nd c a t t l e and calves in 1983 were we l l above 1982. Egg receipts i n 1983 were o f f sha rply f r o m 1982 fall ing to the lowes t leve l since 1975. Crop s a l e s to tal ed SI .60 b il li o n in 198 3, d o wn 2 p e r c e n t f r om 1982. Ca sh re ce ip ts fr om t he s a le of c r op s compr ised 4 7.3 pe r c e n t o f th e total. Peanu t s moved ba ck ahead o f sov beans a s t he s ales l e ader wi th 3 3 67 . 7" mi l l i o n o r 10 .8 p e r c e nt of t he t o t a l . Receipts f r om s oy b ea n s fel l sha r p ly fr om t he r e c o rd 198 2 l e v e l t o t a li ng 5 298 . 2 million a nd a ccount ing fo r 8.8 p e r cent o f t h e t o ta l . De sp ite t he s h a r p d ecrease, soybean s s t i l l ranked t hi r d a mon g al l c o mmo d i t i e s . Go v er n ment pa y me n t s . at 58 2 . 2 mi l l i on o r 2 .4 p erc e n t of the t o t a l . we r e 280 p e r c e n t a bo v e 198 2. FAR~ CASH RECEI PTS AXD GO VER~~ENT PAYMENTS FOR GEO RGIA. 198 1- 19 8 3 1981 198 2 1983 1/ CROPS Cor ll Co tt o n , Total Co t t o n Li n t Co t to ns eed P f;"A. nllt s Soybeans Tobacco Wheat ? " :leh " s Pecan s Ot h e r Frll i t s a nd Nu t s Tr u c k Cr op s Fo r e s t Pr oduc ts All Other Cr o p s To t;,l Cro p s LIVESTOC K Ho g s Cat t le and Cal ves rJ",i ry Produc ts Commercial Broilers Ot h er Ch i c k e n s Tll rk", ys Ee e s Oth "'r To t a l Live s t o c k ;,nd Prod u ct s Government Payments To tal Cn s.!' R e=.:c=-('=.-.:.i.o.:pc::tc::s'-- I / Preliminary. 1 1 2 .~ 1 9 45 , 75 3 4 1 , 897 3,8 36 436, 79 6 2 32 ,63 2 190 , 8 48 14 1, 7 71 14 ,4 79 63,11 9 6, 37 0 113,89 2 57 .13 5 11 7 , 99 6 1 ,53 5,3 10 28 9,5 4 3 2 13,1 78 20 2,2 72 6 3 5,2 79 14 , 2 14 25 ,484 1 4 4.938 24 , 0 12 1.748 ,920 38, 05 5 ...3::..,.L3::.2=J2c:,::2"O8::':5'-- 6 94,522 78, 574 74 , 6 68 3 , 90 6 352 , ')'; 9 35 2,6 99 18 9 ,1 19 15 5 ,461 21 , 9 9 1 67 ,7 9 9 4, 80 2 133 , 64 5 5 (, , 700 13 ', ,806 1. 644 . 677 247 , 483 242 ,359 20 0,880 610 ,7 35 13, 638 25 ,49 2 100 , 10 4 32, 467 1, 673,158 29,342 -=:.3.L:,::3..4..:.7:..,.1..L7.::7..:.~ 1 2 4 . 9 69 7 7,10 3 70 ,1 62 6, 941 167 ,693 298 ,1 8 2 16 4. 06 4 120,2 65 24 . 166 66 ,13 4 5 ,129 14 0 , 199 69.706 146,921 I ,604.531 219.602 2 54 , 4 10 200.100 676,675 15, 556 24, 1 10 278,7 34 36 ,38 1 1, 70 5 . 568 82,240 ..3:::,..3Jc9=:.2.=L,:3:..3=.9.: _ DISTIlIaUTIOR 0 .. GEORGIA ,.AIlM CASH UC&IPTS. 1'83 :t of Total Lv.tk. Prod. SI.705.6 50.3 Crop. 1.604.5 47.3 Gov't Pats. 82.2 2.4 Total 3.392.3 100 . 0 FARM I XCO ~E AXD EXPE~ S E S, GEORGIA , 19 81 -1983 1/ ITEM 1 981 198 2 1983 ~i1l ion Doll a r s Cas h Re c e ipts from Far m Mar k et i ng s 3,28 4.2 3 ,31 7 . 8 3 , 310 . 1 Gove rnmen t Payments 38.1 29 .3 82.2 Total Ca s h Rec e i pt s 3 , 3 22 . 3 3 ,347. 1 3 ,392.3 Xo n- ~ oney I n c o me 273.6 264 . 6 260. 4 Oth e r Fa rm Income 3 1 .7 32 .9 2 5 .9 Realized Gr o s s Farm Income 3 , 627 . 6 3 ,6 4 4 . 7 3 , 67 8 . 7 Far m Production Expenses 3,111.8 3, 002. 3 2 , 9 28 .3 Rea l i z e d Xe t Farm Income 5 15.8 64 2 .4 750 . 4 Xe t Chang e i n Fa r m In ve nt o r ie s +62 .7 + 7.8 - 150 . 1 Total Xet Farm I n c o me 578.5 6 30 .2 600 . 3 Realize d Gr o s s In come pe r Fa rm 2 / 60, 460 6 3,9 4 2 66,886 Real i ze d ~et Income per Far m 2 / 8 , 597 11,270 13 , 644 1 / Some items ma y no t add to totals due to rounding . 2/ Dollars, rather than mi ll i o n dollars . 7 rn \,- ) ~ l Q X HP P ::- \J c o ;V ,"-.> rn Al o rr-. on '..J ~ r :..:o<, .::l l -i ;'.} rn "'0 .... ,:: -< : 11 .. - m r "o L I .P -i u -i LJ? ' .1 .1 1C"JO OZ NO ,',J -1 lJU (;) I V , -..,jO Cl -i r", p ~"" W N rtl Ul I N I")') 1"'oJ o -.l N 00 .... 0 -./ N Vl o (,O N Vl O o \Jl Continued from Page 1 SOYBEA~S I;P 29 P E R C E ~ T Indi cations as of September 1 po inted to a soybean y i e ld of 27 bushels per a c r e , 6 bushe ls bett er than last year . Acres f o r harves t are estimated a t 1.95 mi l l ion, t h e same as l a s t year . Product ion i s esti ma t e d a t 5 2 .7 mi llion bushels , u p 2 9 pe r c en t f rom last year' s d ry weather r educed crop. Cr o p d evelopme n t i s slightl y behind normal. Decreased so i l mo is ture sinc e early Septemb e r ha s c au sed c onc e r n fo r much o f the ac r e a g e i n t he c r i t i ca l b loomi ng a n d pod se t t i n g s t a ge . CORN AND TOBACCO UNCHANGED Yi el d and p ro d uc t ion f o r eca s t s r e ma i n t he s a me a s t h e Augu s t 1 f o r e c a s t f o r bot h c orn and tob a c c o . An a v e rage o f 8 5 bushe ls ' per a c r e i s e xpec ted for corn i nd ica ting a tota l produc tion of 79 . 1 mi l lion b u s h el s , up 43 pe r c e n t from l a st vear's PIK reduced c r o p . A lit t le over half of the c r op had b een h a r v e s t p. d o n Se p t emb er 1 . Tobacco produ c tion i s agai n f o re cas t at 85 . 8 mil l i o n po unds , a n 11 perc en t dr o p f r om las t yea r . Al l o f t h e d ecre a se i s a c c ounted f or bv the 1984 red uct i on in acr eage t o 39,boo a c r e s . Thi s ye ar ' s y i e l d , at 2 , 200 pound s per a cre , i s sl ight ly h i gher tha n las t ye a r . COTTON PRODUCTION DOUBLES Co tton p roduc t ion is f or e c a s t a t 22 5 , 0 0 0 bales , more tha n doub l e last yea r ' s crop. An av e r a ~ e y ie ld of 554 pounds pe r ac r e , t he State s s e cond best e ver, i s f ore c a s t from the 19 5, 000 a cres f or ha rves t . Dev e l o pme n t i s beh ind last year a n d f ar beh ind normal. PEAN UT PRODUCTION RECORD HI GH Yi e ld prospects fo r peanut s are agai n est ima ted a t a r e cord 3, 300 POUDd s per a c r e . . The y i e l d al o n g wi th a 13 pe rc en t increase i n acres for harves t , at 6 36,000, gives a f or e c a st production of a record 2.1 bi ll ion pounds. White mold and some we e d y fields are causi ng some conc e r n . Harvest got underway the last few d a ys of Au g u s t and is currently r unni ng sli gh t l y beh ind last year's pace and muc h s l ower than the normal pace. Pea k harves t act ivity is expected the l ast two we eks of September wi th the large , crop and short op t imum harvest period expected to severely test ha r ve s t i ng and handl ing facilities. 8 GEORGIA GA 'A'-10 0 c Pl . . ~ .. .~ ~ ORGIA CROP FARM REPORT F:L l'lld~/9-~ 4 REPORTING SERVICE st phens Federal Bldg. REC EIV ED "SUite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 September 25, 1984 P, PR 2 1 Z005 Phone: (404) 546-2236 GFR-84-Volume 20 DOCUM NTS BIGllLICHrS: UGA LIBRARIES Septeeer 1 Bog l: Pig Inventory Hilk Product i on Soybean & Peanut Stocks Livestock Slaugh t er Kont h1y Poo.ltry Co1d Storage Catt1e on Feed GA'S HOG AND PI G I NVENTORY DOWN 8 PERCENT Hog s nd p i g s on Ge o r g ia fa r B to t a l e d 1. 200 . 000 as of Septemb er 1 . 198 4 . This is 8 percent bel ow t he Sept e ber 1 . 1983 i n ve n t o r y and 11 per c e n t be l ow t he previous qua r t er , aaking t his t he s malles t invento ry on record . ~a t i ng back t o 19 26 . Ho g s kep t f o r b~eeding at 180. 000 are down 5 pe r c ent from a ye ar e a r lie r and market hogs a t 1.020 .000 a r e down 8 percent . Co par ed to June 1 o f thi s year . a rket ho g s a re down 1 1 pe r cent and b reeding stoc k down 14 percent . The J une- Augus t 198 4 pig c r op t o ta led 497.000 head . a d e c l ine of 3 percent fr om a year a go . Sows f a r r owi ng to t a l e d 70.000 during t he J un e - Aug u s t per i o d , 3 percent be low a r e ar ago . The avera g e li tt e r s i z e of 7. 0 is unchange d f r om the saae pe riod o f 1983. Geo rg ia f a r .ers int end to ha ve 68. 0 0 0 sows far r ow during September-November. If these intentions are r eal i zed, far rowings will be down 3 percen t from the same period of l ast year. Presen t l y . i ntentions are f o r 64.000 o ws to farrow during December 1984-February 19 8 5 , which would be a decrease of 3 percen t f rom the actual farrowings of the comparabl e quarter ~ year earlier. 10 QUARTERLY STATES DOWN 7 PERCENT I nventory of all hogs and pig s on Septe be r I , 1984. i n t he 10 states c o ndu c ting quarter ly hog s ur ve y s i E esti t ed at 42.8 .i11 i on head , 7 pe r c e n t below las t Septe ber 1 but 3 per c en t morE than Se pt e mbe r I, 1982 . Bree di ng i nvent ory t 5. 52 i 11 i on h e a d, was 5 perc ent less t h a n c yea r a go . and 1 pe r c e nt be l o~ two year ~ ear 1 i e r . Mar k e t ho g invent o r y , at 3 7 . 3 mi l l ion he a d, wa s 7 pe rcent be 10~ l a s t year, but 3 per c ent mor e t h a n 19 8 2 . The June-Aug ust 1984 p i g cro p was 16 .~ mi l l i on he ad , 4 per cen t bel ow las t year bu t 4 per cent a bove t wo y ear s a go. Th erE were 2 .23 i l1 i o n sows th~t far roweo duri ng June-Aug u st , a dec r ease o f i percent f r om a yea r ago b u t 1 percent ac r e t han t he S8 e pe r iod tw o ye r s a g o . Sows far ~ owing during J un e-August 198 1 ave rag e d 7 . 60 p igs per l itte r comparee with 7 . 36 l ast year a nd 7 .39 during thE c ompar a ble pe r iod two ye ar s a go. Hog produc e r s i n the 10 q uar t erly sta tel int end to f a r r o w 2. 2 6 million BOWS durin~ Sept embe r -Novembe r of this year. This it 5 percent f ewer than during the co parable period in 1983, and 4 percent fewer than two years ago. Farrowing intentions for December 1984February 1985 are 1.91 million head, I percent below a year earlier and 9 percent below t wo years earlier. Agrieul.tural Statistician and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agricu1t:ure GFR-84-Vol. 20 I tem HOGS AND PIGS : NUMBER ON FARMS , SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA and 10 qUARTERLY ~TE S II , SELECTED YEARS 10 Sta t e s : Geo rg ia 198 4 a s % 198 3 1984 ...... 98 3 19 8 1 1982 1983 1984 1, 000 Head Pe r c ent - - 1 . 0 00 Head - - 1984 a s % of 1983 Percent Numbe r on Farms-Sept. Al l Hog s a nd Pigs 45 , 880 42 , 780 Kept fo r Br e e d i ng 5,8 29 5, 51 5 95 Mar k e t 40 , 05 1 37, 265 93 1 ,700 1. 380 1 ,300 1 ,200 92 250 2 10 190 180 95 1,450 1, 170 1, 110 1. 0 20 92 Ma r k e t Hog s a nd Pigs by Wei gh t Grou ps Under 60 Po und s 15 ',804 14, 85 7 94 60 -119 Pou nd s 10,1 69 9, 348 92 120-179 Po und s 8, 303 7,608 92 180 Po unds & Ove r 5 ,775 5, 452 94 638 B8 494 4 49 91 33 8 289 2 94 27 4 93 28 7 20 5 200 18 5 93 187 138 122 112 92 Sows Farrowing December 2/-Febr ua r y 2,090 1 , 926 92 March-May 2.768 2,462 89 Decembe r 2 / - May 4.858 4, 388 90 Jun e -August 2 ,400 2, 225 93 September-Nove ber 2 ,370 3/2 ,261 95 J une-Novembe r 4,770 4/4 . 486 94 100 69 68 66 97 88 76 81 77 95 188 145 149 143 96 88 77 72 70 97 69 72 70 3/ 68 97 1 57 14 9 142 4/1 38 97 Pi g Cr o p Dece er 2/ -Febr uary 15,543 13. 988 90 March- May 21,063 18 ,67 7 89 De c e lllb e r 2/-May 36, 606 32, 66 5 89 June-Augus t 17 , 6 7 5 16, 901 96 ~ e p t emb e r -No vemb er 17. 611 June-Npve ber 35,286 725 476 469 46 2 99 629 551 58 3 5 54 95 1,354 1 ,027 1 , 0 52 1.016 97 638 54 7 5 11 4 97 97 490 511 50 4 1, 128 1 ,058 1, 015 Pi gs Per Li tter Numbe r December 2/ -Fe brua r y 7. 44 7. 26 98 Mar ch-May 7 . 61 7. 59 10 0 Decembe r 2/ - Ma y 7.54 7 . 44 99 June-A ug ust 7.36 7 . 60 103 Sep t e mbe r-Nove mber 7. 43 J une-Novem ber 7.40 - - Number - - 7 . 25 6.90 6 .90 7. 00 101 7 .15 7.25 7 .20 7.20 10 0 7 .20 7. 0 8 7.06 7 . 10 101 7 .25 7 . 10 7 .1 0 7.1 0 100 7.10 7 .1 0 7 .20 7 .1 8 7 . 10 7. 15 Farrowing I nt ent ions 1984 1985 as % 198 5 of 1984 1984 1985 a ll % 1985 of 1984 Dec e mbe r 2/-February 1 ,926 1 ,909 99 66 64 97 I I GA , IL. I N. IA . KS , MH , MO, NE, NC. OH. 21 Dec e mbe r pr eced ing year. 31 I n t enti o n s . 41 Ac t ual f arrowings for J une- Aug us t p i u ll inten ti o n s f or Sept e mb er-Novemb e r . 2 GA SEPTEMBER 1 HOG AND PIG INVENTORY Z.f . , - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - , 1.1 1.1 )o ~ 11:. U OC 1:1:':0: 1.2 ~i M~ 0.1 O.S O.t o.a Ill" UII lila 1l1li3 111M r.:.a ~ . U WI. O ~ IIAiIIT GEORGI A SOYBEAN STOCKS St ocks o f soy beans i n Ge o r g i a st o r e d of f t he farm were not publ ished sepa rate l y t o a void d i s clo i ng i ndi v idual ope r a tion s . On- far stocks in Geor gia t o t a led 4 10 ,00 0 b us h els c o mpa r e d t o 1 , 2 6 9 ,00 0 b ushel o o n Se p t e mbe r I , 1983. u. S. SOYBEAN STOCKS DOWN 49 PERCENT Th e September I, 1984 carryover of old crop s o ybe a n . into the 1984-85 marketing ye a r t o t a l e d 17~ million bushels, 49 pe rce nt belo w last ye a r a nd 31 percent be low SepteBber I, 198 2 . So y beans stored on -fa r m tota l 68 .3 i l lion b u s hel s, down 42 percent fr om both l ast ye a r and Sept emb e r I , 1982 . On- far m s tocks a c counte d fo r 39 perc ent o f the s oybean s s tored in a l l pos i t ions . Of f - f arm s t o c ks, at 107 million bu she l s were down ~3 . percent fro l a s t ye a r and 22 perc e n t be l ow t wo years a go. Th e d i f f e re~c e be twe en t he d e r ive d Se p t e mb e r 1 ' B t ock ~ l e v e l of 1 20 million b ushels and the o ff ic ia l USDA s toc k s e s t i mat e o f 17 5 il l i o n bushe l s based on Se p t e mbe r I , 198 4 st o c k e s ur ve y d ata, i n d i c a t e s t h e curr e n t 19 8 3 produc t ion estima t e of 1. 6 b i l l i o n bu s he l s may be l ow by 3-4 percent . Re vi s i o n s for t h e 1983 Nat i o nal a nd S t a t e pro d uction es timat es wi l l b e pu b l i s h e d in the Oc tober II , 198 4 , Cro p Pr oduct ion Repor t. Da te 198 2 J an . Apr . June Sep . UNI TED STATES SOYBEAN STOCKS (OLD CROP) On - Fa rm. Off-Fa r ... 11 1, 000 Bushel s 88 2, 826 56 5 ,79 2 354,097 117,749 727 , 47 8 460 ,128 292 ,268 136 ,732 Total Al l Po.itions 1,610 ,304 1, 025 . 920 64 6,365 254,481 1983 Jan. Apr. J une Sep . 1, 008, 13 9 643, 134 424 ,658 118 ,574 754 , 560 504 ,529 365,966 226,060 1 , 762, 699 1 ,1 47,663 79 0 , 6 24 344 , 634 1984 Jan. 593,237 670,724 1,263 ,961 Apr . 33 3,636 415,765 749 ,401 June 164,382 292,085 456,467 Sep. 1 68,274 106,524 174,798 1/ Includes stocks at mills , elevators, warehouses , terminals , and processors. 3 GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP 7 PERCENT GfR-84-Vol. 20 U.S. BROILER HATCH UP 6 PERCENT The August hatch of broiler type chick. in Georgia, at 57.6 _1l110n was 7 percent more than that for August 1983. There were 46.2 _illion eggs in 1ncubators on September I, up 8 percent fro_ . a year earlier. Nationally, the August 1984 hatch of broiler type chicks totaled 394 million, 6 percent more than August 1983. There were 319 million eggs in incubators on Sept ember I, up 7 percent f rom a year earl ier . POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEHENT--AUGUST 1984 During % of % of Item Aug . July Aug. year Jan. thru Aug. year 1983 198 4 1984 ago 1983 1984 ago - -Thousands-- --Thousands-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S .) 11 Broiler Typ e 3,347 3, 075 92 25 ,441 26,771 105 Egg Type 220 283 129 2 ,352 2,526 107 Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 57,028 107 440, 933 452,314 103 Uni ted S t a te s 3 93,32 7 10 6 3 , 04 7 , 303 3 , 112,632 10 2 Egg Type Georgia 1,710 3, 140 2 , 571 150 15 , 786 3 1, 85 9 20 2 United St ate 30 ,92 9 3 7 ,841 3 5 , 096 113 27 8, 80 6 33 5, 10 1 120 Turke ys Pou lt s Placed U.S. 12,5 78 18 , 758 13,507 10 7 2/182 , 803 99 11 Reported by lead i ng br e e de r s , i n clude s expected pullet re p lace ents fro eggs s ol d du ring the preceding mont h at the rate of 125 pullet chi cks per 30 dozen cas e of eggs. 2/ Turkey pou l t s placed Septembe r-Augus t . Item Chi c kens Eg g Ty pe Broi l e r Type Tur k e ys - - -Thousands - - - 29 ,632 29,294 99 299 ,2 16 3 19,086 107 11 , 12 5 12 , 4 18 11 2 NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTIO N, AUGUST 198 4 No . Lay e r s o n Eggs per 100 To ta l Eg g s Pr o d uc e d Ha n d-Au . Laye r S- AU. Du r ing AU. Georgia Hatching Other To t a l Georgia Total U.S . 4,989 12 .966 17,955 270,343 5, 097 13 .735 18 ,832 275 .986 1,872 2 .0 15 1,972 2,08 4 1 , 9 10 2.068 2.023 2,08 5 93 261 354 5. 63 5 97 284 381 5,753 The Geo rgia Fo r'" Rep or t ( ISSN-074 4- 72BO) Is published seml - rronthly by t ho Geor g ia Cr op Repo rting Sen Ice , Stepne ns Fed eral Bu i ld i ng , Athen s , Ge. 30613, Le r ry E, Snipes, Statistician In Charge . Second cl as s postege pe l d a t Ath en s , GA. Sub scription tee S10 per yeer 9XClljlt tree to dete c ontr i butors . Su bs c ri pt io n Int ormetlon avelleb le trom : Ge o r g i e Crop Reporting Service, Stephens Federa l Bu ll d lno . Suite 320, At he ns , GA. 30613 Te l e pho ne : (4 04) 546-2236. 4 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/, AUGUST 1984 % of % of Aug. July Aug. year Jan. thru Aug. year 1983 1984 1984 ago 1983 1984 aso - - -Thousanda- - - -Thousands- - - Young Chickena Georgia 56.212 50,043 57.228 102 410.062 406.983 99 United States 380,313 35 8 ,992 38 7 ,7 45 102 2.818,373 2,860 ,198 101 Mature Chickens Light Type U.S. 11 ,784 12.519 14.052 119 101,463 . 97,917 97 Heavy Type U.S. 2,853 2 . 836 2, 88 6 101 25 .320 22.973 91 Total U.S. 14.637 15 .355 16, 93 8 1 16 126 . 78 3 120 .890 95 Total All Types , Ga. 2,730 3,034 3, 443 126 26 . 181 23 .926 91 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.3 1.4 2/ 1. 4 2/1.4 United States 1.4 1.4 2/ 1.5 2/1.4 1 / Fed e r a l l y inspected slaughter data a s co llec ted by Meat and Poul t ry I n s p e c t i on Progra m. Curr e n t month data estima t ed by Mar k et News Serv ice. 2 / J a n u ary-July condemnations. J ULY PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 29 PERCENT U. S. peanut s t ocks i n comme r c i a l s t o rag e on July 31 , 1984 , t ota led 61 1 milli o n po u nd s of equi valent f armer s t o ck. 2 9 percen t l ess t ha n t he amount on hand a year ear l i e r. Th is t o t a l i nclude s 8 . 76 mi l lion po unds of ac t u al fa r mer s t ock co pa red wi t h 5 1 . 4 mi l l i o n pounds o n h a nd a year ago . Sh e lled pean u t s on h and t o t a l e d 579 il l ion poun ds o f e q u i va lent f armer s t o ck . compar e d with 741 mil l i on pound s o n h a nd a y ear ago . Roa stin g s t o c k to t al e d 23 . 3 mi l 11 0n pounds , down 68 percen t f ro the 7 1. 8 Mi l110n pounds o n hand a ye a r a go . There we re n o Commod i t y Cr e di t Cooperat ion unc o itt e d s t oc k o n hand a s of J u ly 3 1 , 19 8 4 . She l l ed pe anut s t oc ks on Jul y 31, 1984, tota l e d 436 i l 1 i on pounds o f which 402 mil l i o n pounds we r e ed i ble gra d e s and 3 3 . 1 il110n poun d s were oil s t oc k . Ed i ble g r ade s t ock by ty pe we re Vi rg i n i a , 8 7.2 mi l l i o n po u nd s ; Runn e r s, 28 9 mi ll i on po und s ; and Spanish , 26.7 mi lli o n po un ds. UNITED STATES STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPEC rF IED PRODUCTS AT THE END OF J ANUARY AND J ULY, 198 3-84 1/ Per i od Fa r mer She lled Roa s t ing Far e r Stock EqUi va l ent Ending Stock Pe a nuts Stoc k She l l ed To t a l 2/ (In Shell ) Peanuts 3/ 1, 000 Pounds J anuary 1983 1.607,022 62 7 ,612 88 ,870 834,724 2,530,6 16 1984 1,50 7, 18 7 562,786 48,688 748.505 2,30 4, 380 July 1983 51,440 557,063 71 ,799 740 .894 86 4.133 1984 8,758 435,512 23,322 579,231 611,311 1/ Excludes st oc k s on f arms . Includes stocks owned by or held fo r a ccount o f CCC in c o-.erc1al storages. Far.er stock on net weight basis. 2 / Includ es s he l l e d edible and shelled oil stock. 3/ Actual farmer stock. plus r oa s t i ng stock. plus shelled peanuts X 1.33. 5 CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 1 PERCENT GFR-84-Vol. 20 Cattle and calves on feed September 1 for slaughter ..rket 1n the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 6.7~ million head. up 1 percent from a year ago but 1 percent less than Sept ember 1. 1982. Marketing s of fed cat t le d u r ing Augu s t totaled 1 . 67 million . 1 per c e n t a bo v e l a s t yea r bu t 1 percent less t han Au gu st two ye ars ago . Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during August totaled 1.67 million. up ~ percent from last year but 4 percent less than the same mon t h in 1982. Net plac e me nts of 1. 60 mi l l i o n head d uri ng Augu s t were 7 percent more than last year but 4 per c e n t less t han tw o year s ago . Ot h er d i s a ppe a r anc e t ot a l e d 6 1 thou sand hea d c o . pared wi th 88 tho usand dur i ng Aug u st 1983 a n d 6 1 thousand d ur i n g Au gu st 1982 . CATTLE AND CALVES : NUMBER ON FEED. PLACEMENTS . MARKETED. AND OTIJER DIS APPEARANCE. 7 STATES. AUG UST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 1 1984 a % Item 1983 1984 of 19 8 3 1. 00 0 Head On Feed . Augu s t 1 1/ 6 . 861 6. 8 11 99 Pl ac ed on Feed during August 1.582 1. 665 10~ Fed Cattl e Mar ke t ed during August 1.651 1. 668 101 Ot h e r Di s a p pe a r a nc e during August 2 / 88 61 69 On Feed Se pt e be r 1 1/ 6 . 70 4 6 . 747 10 1 1/ Cat t l e a nd c alves on fee d are ani a ls fo r r ket being fed a full r at ion of grain or other conc e n t r a t e s and are expected to produce a carca s that will grade good o r better . 2/ I ncl udes dea t h los ses. movement f rOM feedl ots to pastures and s hip~en t8 t o other feedlot s for furthe r feeding. GEORGI A MILK PRODUCTI ON U. s. MILK PRODUCTION Geo r g i a da iry herds prod uce d 9 2 ill i on po u nds of milk d u ri ng Aug u s t 198 4. d o wn 12 percent from l ast year but up 1 pe r c ent from l a t mon th. The n umbe r of mi l k c ows on Georgia 's f a r s d ur ing August ave raged 117. 000 head. 9 perce nt l ess tha n a year a go and equal ing t he previous month' s count . Production per cow averaged 790 pound 4 percent be l ow last ye a r and 1 perce nt above last month. Milk producti on d ur ing Au g u s t 1984 totaled 11.2 bill ion pounds . 4 per cent les s than August 19 8 3. Product ion per cow a veraged 1. 038 po unds during Aug u s t 1984 . 13 po un d s below August 1983 . The tot al number of ilk cows a vera g ed 10 . 8 il lion head during August . 3 pe r c en t less t han a year earlier.. DAIRY PRODUCTION. AUGUST 198 3- 1984 Geo rgi a United States Item Unit 1983 1984 Percent : 1983 1984 Percent Milk Cows 1/ Thous. Head 128 117 91 11.129 10. 833 97 Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds 820 790 96 1.051 1.038 99 Milk Production 2/ Mi l. Lbs . 10~ 92 88 11.692 11 .243 96 1/ Includes dry cows. excludes heifers not ye t fresh ~ 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 6 GEORGI A RED HEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia red meat production t otaled 31.7 million pounds during August 1984. an i n crea s e of 20 perc e nt fr om the s a e period last year. The January-August 1984 red .eat produc tion t o t a l e d 293. 6 million pounds . a decr ease of 3 pe r c en t from l a t year. The n UDb e r of cat t l e s l a ghtcred b y co erc ial plants in Georg i a during Aug u t wa s 20 . 7 0 0 h e a d . a n i n c rea se o f 400 head f ro the pr e v i ous year . Calves slaught e r e d i n Au gu s t t otaled 1. 8 0 0 h e ad . down 300 h e a d f rom a yea r a g o . There were 136 .800 hogs s l a ugh t e r ed in c ommerc i a l pl ant s ac ros s t h e S t a t e during Au g us t 198 4 . Th is amo unted to 48.20 0 hea d less t han l a st year . U.S . RED MEAT PRODUCTION Commer c i a l red meat production in the United States for August 19 84 t otaled 3. 36 billion pounds. January-August a ccumu l a t e d red meat production totaled 25 . 8 billion pounds. u p 2 percent from l a st year. Commer c ial red .eat pcoduc t Lon .Lnciudes slaughter in Fe de ral ly i nspected and oth e r plants . but exc l ud e s ani ~l s l augh t e red on faras. Be e f pro duction dur i n g August t o t a l ed 2.1 1 bi l l ion po unds . Total h ea d killed nu ber~d 3.39 il l ion and live weight averaged 1 . 060 pounds per head . Veal producti on waD 4 4 mi l lion pounds . Cal f olaug h t e r of 314 t ho u s a n d head a v era g e d 233 pounds l ive we ight. Pork produc tion tot ale d 1.18 b i ll i on pounds. Hogs ki l led tot a led 6 .84 mi l li o n head. wi t h an a vera g e li v e weig h t of 2 42 pounds. Spec i e s Geo r g i a Catt l e Ca l ve e Hog s Shee p & La bs GEORGI A AND UN I TED STATES LI VESTOCK SLAUGHTER 11 Nu be r Slaught e r ed Ave rage 1984 J an . -Au gust: Live We igh t Aug ust as % of '84 a s % of August 198 3 1984 1983 1983 198 3 1984 1,000 Hea d Pe rce nt Percen t Pou nd s Tota l Li ve Weig h t Au g u .. t 198 3 1984 1.000 Po unds 20. 3 20 .7 102 2. 1 1. 8 86 185 . 0 136. 8 74 1 115 90 0 90 1 18 .264 18 , 6 18 84 328 342 6 76 6 20 94 226 228 41, 792 31 , 193 150 93 7 Un i t e d States Cattle 3 , 368 .9 3 ,394. 3 Calve s 28 6 . 1 31 3.6 Hogs 7, 311.2 6,844.2 She e p & Lambs 608.3 583 .0 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal f arm slaughter. 10 1 10 5 1 . 06 4 1 , 0 60 3 , 585, 083 3 , 599. 3 17 110 1 12 230 233 65.83 1 73, 163 94 100 241 24 2 1, 763 , 167 1 . 6 56 , 574 96 105 11 0 108 67 ,081 62, 728 Ins pec t ion and other cOlllDlercial slaugh t e r. e xcl ud es COMMERCIAL RED HEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 11 Aug us t 1984 as % Jan. -August 2/ 1984 as % Kind 1983 1984 of 1983 1983 198 4 of 1983 Hillion Pounds Percent Hillion Pounds Percent Beef 2,118 2 . 111 100 15 .006 15 ,574 104 Vea l 39 44 113 273 311 114 Pork 1.250 1,175 94 9,639 9, 622 100 Lalllb & Hutton 33 31 94 243 249 102 To t al Red Heat 3.440 3,360 98 25,161 25.756 102 Lard 31 81 76 94 617 614 100 11 Based on packers dress weights and excludes farlll slaughter. 2/ Accumul ated total. based on un rounded data. 31 Preli inary lard produc tion includes rendered pork fat . 7 ~nln CTORAGE STOCKS , UNITED STATES, August 3 1. July 31, CollllftOd ity 1963 1964 1,000 Pound Butter 56 1 . 6 16 46 9, 595 Cheese. Natural 1 . 231 ,396 1.165,51 5 Eggs. Frozen 19 ,030 17 , 53 4 Fruits , Frozen 609 , 272 587 . 796 Fruit Juices, Fr o zen 1,252, 956 1. 138 . 0 13 Meats, Red 54 3 . 3 4 1 7 13 , 8 33 Beef. Fr o zen 267 . 37 9 301 .663 Po r k , Fro z e n 2 14, 069 345 ,008 Poul t ry, Frozen 53 2 , 308 418, 368 Turkeys , Fr o zen 384. 304 278 .246 Vegetables , Fr ozen 1.764 ,2 14 1.314,7 13 Potatoes, Frozen 603, 806 626, 831 Peanuts, Shel l ed 258 , 550 225 , 462 Peanuts, In Shell 26 , 464 13 ,463 Pecans , Shell e d 30 ,481 35 , 277 Pecan s . I n Shell 29 . 36 /3 69, 552 460.111 1.146, 198 16 . 738 70 4, 540 1 , 061. 772 627 ,833 290 , 20 8 270 , 0 23 474 , 106 3 28, 0 70 1, 735 , 338 512 ,206 124 . 465 7 ,1 8 6 30 , 360 54.47 3 Pe rcent of Aug u st 1983 July 1984 Percent 79 94 93 97 88 95 116 120 65 93 1 16 88 10 9 96 126 78 89 113 85 118 96 132 85 82 48 55 27 53 10 0 86 185 78 ex> Georgia ~crop Reporting Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athen s, Georgia J 06 13 SECOND- CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 0 4 2 H0 1 1 3 00 0 00 2 5 - 22 70 7502 0 04 / 2 23 -723 8 00 8505 GA EXPc RIM: Ni STA C A ~ O LE L E O ;= O ~ D LI 3 RARY EXP ERI ME NT SA 30 2 12 I GEORG IA FARM REP October 12, 1984 GFR-84-Vo I ume 21 CPt ~4o~~ ~ ~r\'-~- PfIIC~j~~/JD-n- GEORGIA ~ CROP REP ORT ING SER VI CE \ stephens Feder al Bldg . '\ _~c ~~~~~~thtenes 3, 2G0eor gia 30613 Phone : (404 ) 546-2236 ",G I E HIGtLIGHTS f.;,\ r'"'' R\ n~ 1A . "inUO :rJ OcrOBER 1 CRoP FORECAST AGR ICULTURAL. PRICES COCUrJk8"l S PEANUT foRECAST BY STATE UGA UBRARIES PECAN FoRECAST BY STATES 1983 SwEETPOTATO REv ISIONS FALL VEGETABLES DRY WEATHER HURTS The peri od o f d r y weather t ha t st re t c h e d ba~ k th r o u g h Septembe r into p a r t o f Aug u s t c a us e d late ma t u r ing crop s , l i k e so ybe ans, t o suf f e r y i eld loss. Pa stur e s also d e clined r a p i d ly . Ot he r c r o p s tha t ma tu r e e a r l i e r s h owe d li ttl e c hange i n prospe cts. The Sta te r e ma i n s in n eed of r a in despi te limited r e l i e f i n ear ly Oc tob e r . ( Co nti nue d on page 2) GEORGIA ACREAGE AN D PRODUCT ION 1983 AND 198 4 AcreaRe Yie ld Der Acre Produc tion Planted Indi - Indi- Crop Unit for all Har- For cated cated Purposes ves ted Harvest Oct. 1, Oct. 1, 1984 1983 11 1984 11 1983 1984 1983 1984 --Thousand Acres-- --Thousands-- Corn Bu. 1,080 735 930 75.0 85.0 55,12 5 79,050 Cotton 21 Bales 200 115 185 467 584 112 225 Soybeans Bu . 2,050 2,000 1,950 21.0 21.0 42 , 000 40,950 Peanuts Lbs. 640 562 636 2 ,790 3 ,300 1,567,980 2,098,800 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 7.0 5.8 6.8 125 120 725 8 16 Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs. NA 44 39 2,190 2,250 96,360 87,750 Hay, All Tons NA 500 470 2. 00 2 .90 1,000 1,363 Pecans Lbs. 100,000 125, 000 Apples, All Commercial 31 Lbs. 20,000 45, 000 Peaches 31 Lbs. 100,000 15 0 , 0 0 0 Grapes 31 To ns 2 .5 2. 9 Whea t 31 Bu . 1,000 910 880 34.0 35 .0 30,940 30 , 800 Oata 31 Bu. 12> 85 65 61.0 59 . 0 5,185 3,835 Rye 31 Bu. 430 70 80 21 .0 22.0 1,470 1,760 Sorghum 31 Bu. 180 68 110 41 .0 45 .0 2,788 4,950 11 Harvested for principal use. 21 Cotton y ie ld in pounds and production in bales. 31 Estimates brought forward from earlier su rveys. NA - Not available. Agrlcu1tura1 Stati.stidan and Georgia Depart:.ent of Agricn1t:ure (Continued from page 1) CORN UP 4 3 PERCENT GFR-84-Vol. 21 Ge o r g i a ' s 198 4 co rn crop conti n ues to b e fo recasted a t 79 .1 million b u s he l s , u p 4 3 SOYBEAN PROSPECTS FALTER e n t fr o m the P I K- r e d u ced 19 8 3 c rop . t e d a c r e s is u p 27 pe rcent , to The f o recas t of Georg i a 's s o ybean 0 ac re s . Yiel d i s a ls o f o rec a s t pro s pect s fe l l 6 bus he l s per ac r e l a st year , by 10 bu h e l o per a c re Se pt emb e r 1 to Octobe r I , a n d i s rec ord- t y ing 85 bus hel s pe r acre . expected t o avera g e 2 1 bushe ls pe r a c r e . Abou t 9 3 pe r cen t of t h e c r op h a d b e e n Thi s l owers a n t i c ipated product i on t o ha r ves ted on October 7 , sl i ght ly ahead o f 4 1.0 mi ll ion b u s hel s , a 22 p e rcen t;lJrapi ,.,,~.~r age for t hat d a t e. f r om l as t mo n th ' s f o recas t , a nd 2 pe r c en t be low l a st ye a r 's c r o p . The d ry weat her d u r i n g Aug us t a n d Se p t e mbe r hur t " d o u b l e - RECORD PEANUT YIELD AND PRODUCTI ON cr op ped" bean s muc h wo r s e t h a n t he " f u l l - s ea son " be a ns. Harve st i ng progr e ss, thr ough October 7 , i s about e qual t o t he 5-y ear averag e at 6 pe r cen t c o mp l e t e . Th e d r y we a t h~r i n Aug us t and Se p t e mbe r t h a t hu r t some o t h er cro p s was ve r y f a v o r a b l e f or peanut h a rv e s t . Ha r v e s t i n g l o ss e s we r e r e d u c e d f or mo s t grower s, b ut some ar e expe ~ i encing de la y s d u e t o s o i ls n ow b e i n g t o o h ard t o r i s k d i g g i n g . Th e Oc t o be r 1 yi e l d f or e ca s t of 3, 30 0 pound s per a cre is unc ha nge d from t he reco r d h i g h f o r ecast B mont h ago. Re cord p r oduc t ion i s a l so f o re cas t a t 2 . 10 COTTON ACRES CHANGED b i l l ion pound s , 34 pe r c e n t g rea t er t han l ast year' s produc ti on o f 1. 57 billion Cott on p r o d uct ion wa s agai n i n d ic a t e d at pounds. Thr ough Oc t o b e r 7 , 87 percent of t he leve l of t h e p r ev i o u s mo n t h' s t he a c r e a g e ha d been dug a nd 75 per c e n t fo r e c a s t of 2 2 5 ,000 bales . Th i s i s mor e h a d b e e n th r eshe d . Bo th we re ahe ad of than doub le Georgia's out put l a st y e ar . last ye a r a nd a v e r a ge. Ch e ck d at a th a t rece n t ly became ava il a ble shows le ss cotton a c re s f or har ves t t han was p reViou sl y thought . Ac r e s f o r TOBACCO ESTIMATE RAI SED h arve st f or 19 84 we r e l owe r e d 10 , 000 a c r e s t o 18 5 , 000 ac r es. The indica t ed y i e l d i s 584 pounds pe r acre , second only t o t he r e cord yi eld o f 71 4 po u n d s fr o m t h e 198 2 c rop . Onl y 15 pe r c en t of the c r o p was p icked, th r oug h Oc t o be r 7 , which was l e s s t h a n h a l f o f the u s u a l progre s s f o r t ha t da te . Sale s r eco r d s t h at c ove red mos t of the 19 8 4 t obacco crop market ing s i nd ic at e t h a t Ge o rgia ' s tobac co cr o p is a bo u t 2 pe r c en t mo r th n wa s f o r eca s t e a r l i e r , but i s st i l l 9 perc e n t less t ha n l a s t year . The Oct o ber 1 est im at e shows 3 9 , 0 0 0 a cre s h a r v e s t ed , y i el ding 2 , 25 0 pounds pe r acre fo r a t o ta l produc t i on of 87. 8 mi llion pound s . RECORD HA Y YI ELD Much o f Ge o rg ia ' s 198 4 hay crop wa s ma d e prior t o t h e Aug u s t - Se p t e mber d r o ugh t. Condi t ions we r e v e r y f avo ra bl e f o r hay produc t ion d u r ing s p r i n g and mu c h o f t h e summe r. As a r e s u l t, y i e l d i s es t i ma ted a t a r e c o r d 2 . 9 tons p er a cr e . Th i s h a s mo re t h an offs et the 6 pe rc ent decli n e i n har ve st ed ac r e s , t o 470 , 000 a c res , a nd l ift e d to ta l produc t i on to 1. 3 6 mi l l i o n t o n s , a l so a r ecord a nd 36 per c e n t mor e than l as t year . ThO Geor g ie Fer m Report ( ISSN - 0 744-72 80 ) Is pub lished seml-ll'Onth ly by t he Georg ie Crop Repor ti ng Se rv i ce , St e phe ns Fede r e l Sui Idl ng, Athe ns, Ge. 30613, Le rry E. Sn ipes , St etlstl cl en In C he~ e. Seco nd c le s s pos t ege pe Id e t At hens, G..... Subscr Ipt Ion te e SI0 per yoe r except t r ee to det e co ntr ib uto rs. Subscr i pt ion In formetlon eve lle b le tr om : Georgie Cr op Repor t i ng Ser v ic e , Stephe ns Foderel Sui Idlng , Su ite 320, ....thens , G.... . 30613 Tel ephone: (404) 546-22 36. 2 UNIT ED STATES HIGHL I GHTS, OCTOBER I, 19 8 4 Corn f o r g r a i n pr oduc t i on is f orec ast a t i:)U bi ll ion bu she l s, down 1 percen t fr om Se p t e mbe r I, bu t up 80 pe r c ent from las t year' s drought - str icken crop . A c r o p o f this s ize i s 9 pe r cent below the reco rd hi gh c ro p of 19 82. Sorghum grain produc t i on is forecas t a t 8 0 7 milli o n b ushels , down 1 perc e n t from Se ptembe r I , but u p 68 p e r c e n t from l ast year . Feed g rain product ion ( c o rn , sorghum, oat s and barley combin e d) is expe c t e d to t ota l 2 31 mil l ion me t ri c tons, up 70 pe rc en t f r om 1983 b ut d o wn 8 pe rcent f r o m 198 2 . SOy be a n pr o d u c t i o n is f orec as t a t h i l ion bus he ls, 3 pe r c e n t less Sept emb e r I , 21 percen t a b ove las t but 10 p erc ent below 198 2 . 1. 97 t han year Oi lseed pr o d u c t i o n (so ybeans, co t ton seed , p eanut s, f l a x s e e d a n d s u nflower combined) i s expec ted t o t ota l 62.3 million metric tons, up 23 perc ent from last y ear. Food grain produc t i on ( wheat, ri c e and ry e ) now tot al s 77 . 1 mil l i o n me tri c ton s f o r 19 84, up 9 percen t from l a s t y ear . All c ot t o n produc tion is f ore c a s t a t 13 .3 mi l l i o n ba l e s , 71 p ercent abo v e la st yea r a n d 11 p e r c e n t mor e t han 19 82 production. Peanu t product ion i s f orec a s t at a reco rd high 4.30 b ill i on pounds, 3 1 percent abov e 198 3 and 1 p e r c e n t a b o ve t h e Se p t e mb e r 1 fo re c a st . Hat pro d ucti on i s fo recas t at 154 .1 mi li on t o n s , 9 pe r c ent more th a n las t year ' s 140 . 7 mi l lion t o ns . All Tobac co produ c t i o n is f or e c a s t at 1 .7 4 bill ion pounds , up 22 p erc e nt from t h e 198 3 crop . Pecan produc t ion is f orecast a t 250 .4 iiiITITon pound s , . d own l e ss t ha n percent from th e Septembe r est i ma t e, a nd 7 p e r c e n t b elow the 2 7 0 . 0 mill i o n po un ds p r o d uced in 19 8 3. - - -- UN I TED STA.T_""-S -AC.. REAGE AND PRODUCTI ON , 198 3 AND 1984 Ar e a Harv e sted Yiel d er Acre Producti on Indi - Indi - I nd i ca ted c a t ed cat ed Oct. 1 , Cr o p Unit 19 83 1984 191\3 1984 198 3 198 4 1 ,000 Acres Thousands Co rn f or Gra in Bu . 51, 443 71,064 81.0 10 5 . 5 4 , 166 , 10 8 7 ,497 , 831 Sorghum for Grain Bu. 9 ,836 14 ,209 48.7 56 .8 479,2 31 806,6 32 All Wheat Bu . 61 ,390 66 ,1 94 3 9 .4 38. 8 2 , 419 , 824 2 , 570 ,300 Soybeans for Beans 1/ Bu . 62,525 66 ,833 26.2 29 .5 1,6 53,7 7 2 1,9 71,700 Peanuts f or Nuts Lbs. 1,373.5 1, 528 . 0 2,399 2 ,81 7 3 ,295 ,5 30 4 ,304,550 Upland Cotton 2/ Bal es 7 , 30 4 . 8 10, 19 1 . 3 50 4 620 7, 676. 7 13,160.1 Cottonseed Tons 3,076 5,296 All Hay Tons 59,697 62,251 2.36 2. 47 140,734 154,051 Sweet pota toes Cwt. 102.4 10 5 . 9 118 124 12, 083 13,090 Tobacco Lbs. 789.0 797 .3 1,811 2,179 1,428, 483 1,737,668 Apples, Com'l Lbs . 8 ,314,500 8,233,500 Grapes Tons 5,494 .2 5,019 .1 Pecans Lbs. 270,000 250,400 Oats Bu. 9,076 8,088 52.6 58. 4 47 7,1 33 472,460 Ry e Bu . 896 953 30.3 31.7 27,116 30,184 Almonds (C a l if . ) Lbs. 240,000 520,000 Walnuts (Calif. ) Tons 199.0 225.0 1/ 1983 revised. 2/ Yield i n pounds. 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED Average pr ices received by Georg i a farmers at mid-September for most crop and livestock commodities were genera lly below the previous month. Prices received f o r wheat, corn, soybeans, sweetpotatoes, barrows and g il ts , cows, steers and heifers, c a l ve s and other chickens s h o we d a dec rease from last month. Tobacco, milk, broilers and eggs we re the only commodi ti es to i ncrease in price from August . The Georgia Prices Received All Commodi ty Index for September was 131 perc e nt of t h e 19 77 average , 7 points above last month a nd 4 points above a year ago . The increase i n the index is the r e sult of the i t ems showing an i nc rease in p ri c e carry ing a large r percentage of the weight than the items showing a decrease. GFR-84-Vol. 21 PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 4 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED The September All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers decreased 4 points fro m Aug u s t to 139 percent of its Januar y - De c ember 1977 average. Lower prices f or potatoes, hogs, cattl e , oranges , soybeans and corn were partiall y offset by higher pr ices for milk . tobacco, peaches, broilers and apples. The Se ptember i n d e x wa s 3 points above a yea r ago . PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS SEPTEMBER 15 198 4 WI TH COMPARISONS Price G e o n~ i a Un i t e d States per Sept . Aug. Sept . 15 , Se pt . Aug . Sept. 15 , Commodi ty Un i t 1983 1984 1984 1983 19 84 1984 Winter Whe a t S/Bu . 3 .83 3 .22 3. 12 3.58 3.34 3 .38 Oats S/Bu. 1. 55 1. 67 1.65 Corn $/Bu. 3 .60 3.09 3. 00 3.32 3.12 3.00 Cotton Ct. /Lb. 64.5 59.0 1/* 63.1 67.2 1/ 67. 0 Cottonseed 2/ $/Ton 147.00 115. 00 131.00 Tobacco Ct./Lb. 195.6 184. 0 3/1 90.0 189 . 3 175 .0 3/188 .0 Soybeans $/Bu. 7.8 2 6.5 5 6.25 8.28 6.50 6.03 Peanuts Ct. /Lb. 24. 4 1/27 .8 24 .8 27.3 1/27 .6 Sweet potatoes $/Cwt. 13.60 2/ 16 .20 12.50 11.00 2/13.90 11.30 All Hay, baled 2/ S/Ton 75 .40 71.70 71.90 Hog s S/Cwt. 42.50 49 .00 45.80 44.10 50.40 46.60 Sows S/Cwt. 36.90 41.20 41.50 38.50 42.70 41.20 Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt . 43.40 50. 10 46.60 45.20 51.90 47.60 Beef Catt le 4/ $/Cwt. 39.70 42.70 42. 10 52.30 56 .60 55.00 Cows 5/ $/Cwt. 35.60 36.10 33.20 36.00 37.30 35.50 Steers & Heifers $/Cwt. 45 .90 49 . 80 49 . 30 56.20 61.30 60.10 Calves S/Cwt. 48.60 51.50 49.70 56.10 59.10 57.80 All Milk S/Cwt. 14.50 14.30 3/14.60 13.50 13 .10 3/13.40 Turke ys 2/ Ct. /Lb. 39.5 45 .2 46.6 Chi ckens, Excluding Broilers Ct./Lb. 20.5 2/15.0 14.5 Com'l Broilers 6/ Ct./Lb. 30.5 28.0 3/31.0 32.8 30.6 3/32.1 Eggs, All 7/ Ct ./Doz 77.0 2/7 1.0 73.0 65.6 2/58.6 58.4 Table Ct./Doz 66.6 2/5 4.7 54 .8 60.6 2/51. 5 51.0 Hat ch ing Ct./Doz. 110.0 2/120.0 120 . 0 1/ First half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where nec e s sary for slaughter bulls. 5/ Incl udes dairy cows sold fo r slaughter. 6/ Liveweight equ ivalent price f o r Georgia. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers includ ing hatching eggs sold at retail. * Insufficient sales. 4 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The August unadjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent from July to 313.0 (1967-100). The index was 4.2 percent above August 1983. On a seasonal ly adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent above July. Both t he food and beverages and housing indexes we re up 0. 6 percent, accounting for a bout three- fourths o f the August increase. Increases were also realized for: apparel and upkeep, 0.9; entertainment, 0.5; other goods and services, 0.4; and medical care, 0.3 percent. The transportation i nde x was unchanged f r om July as declines in fuel prices were offset by price increases f o r new cars. PRICES PAID The September Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, I n t er e s t , Taxes and Farm Wa g e Rates was 165 percent of its 1977 ba s e . The index wa s unchanged from Aug ust but 3 points higher than a year ear lier. PRI CES PAID BY FARMERS SEPTEMBER 15, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS Price Geor ia United States per Sept. IS, Aug. IS, Sept. 15, : Sept. 15, Aug. 15, Sept. 15 , Commod it Uni t 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 Dairy Feed 167- S/Ton 205.00 181.00 184.00 198.00 188.00 187.00 Dairy Feed 187- S/Ton 210.00 189.00 185.00 214.00 194 . 00 190.00 Dairy Conct . 327- S/Ton 250.00 240.00 230.00 296.00 260.00 253 .00 Hog Feed 147.-187- S/Cwt. 12 .50 11.40 11.00 12.10 10.90 10.70 Hog Conct. 387.-427- S/Cwt . 17. 00 14.50 14.00 17.20 14 . 20 13.80 Beef Cattle Conc t . 327.-367. S/Cwt. 13.50 12.50 12.50 12.90 12.10 12.00 Cottonseed Meal 41% S/Cwt. 15.50 16.00 15.50 15.30 15.00 14.90 Soybean Meal 4 4% S/Cwt. 16.00 13.50 13.50 15.70 12.60 12.30 Bran S/Cwt. 11.00 11.50 11.00 10.00 10 .20 10 .20 Middlings S/Cwt. 9.90 11.00 10.50 9.64 9.56 9.50 Corn Meal S/Cwt. 9.80 10.50 9.80 8.87 8 .70 8.50 Broiler Grower S/Ton 220.00 245.00 255.00 240.00 225.00 221.00 Laying Feed S/Ton 200.00 195 .00 192.00 218.00 202.00 198.00 Chick Starter S/Ton 250 .00 225.00 245.00 248.00 223.00 224.00 Broiler-Feed Ratio 1/ Lb s , 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 Hog-Corn Ratio 2/ Bu. 11.8 15.9 15 .3 13.3 16.2 15.5 Milk-Feed Ratio 3/ Lbs. 1.41 1.58 1.59 1.36 1.39 1.43 Egg-Feed Ratio 4/ Lb s , 7.7 7.3 7.6 6 .0 5.8 5.9 1/ Pounds of broiler grower equal in va l ue to 1 lb. broiler live weight . 2/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. of hog l ive weight. 3/ Pound3 of 16% dairy f eed equal in value to I lb. whole milk. 4/ Pounds of laying feed equal in value to I doz. eggs. 1917=-100 Georgia Prices Received A INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA ugust 1983 September 1A9N8D~~U~'NAIT~EuD~gS~TuA7sT~EtS~I~9n8rS.e4prte-m--b~e~r~~1~9~8~4~T All Commodities 130 135 124* 131 Crops 132 139 124* 134 Livestock & Products 129 131 125 129 United States Prices Received 139 136 143* 139 Prices Paid 1/ 161 162 165 165 Ratio 2/ 86 84 87 84 1/Mid-month index including interest, taxes and farm wage rate~, 2/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received * Revised. to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates. 5 1983 UN I TE D STATES SWE ET POTATO CROP SMALLER GFR- 84- Vo l . 21 Swe e t pot ato p roduc t ion in th e United Sta t e s t o t a l e d 12 .1 mi ll i o n c wt . i n 19 8 3 , d own 19 pe rcent from 1982, and 6 pe r c e n t be l ow 198 1 . Area ha r ve s ted, a t 10 2 t housand a c re s , declined 11 per cen t wh i le yiel d s a v e r a g e d 118 c wt . per acre, d o wn 9 per cen t fr om 1982 . The 198 3 v a lu e of p r o d uc ti o n , at $165 mil li o n, jumped 3 9 perc en t from 19 8 2 . Th e av e r a g e pr i ce of $ 13. 60 pe r c wt. c o mpares with $ 8 . 0 3 i n 1982. SWEETPOTATOES : ACRES. 1982 YI ELD AND PRODUCTI ON, BY STATES, 1982 AND 198 3 ~l.::.9::8:.:3::. Yie ld Cwt . _ Production 1 , 0 0 0 Cwt . 105 515 19 5 1 , 7 16 125 725 95 2 ,280 16 5 182 95 447 90 2 16 120 4 ,440 1 15 4 60 80 112 120 8 52 1 15 138 1 18 12,083 State '. I SWEETPOTATOES : PRODUCTI ON, FARM DISPO SITION, SEASOII AVERAGE PRIC E RECEIVE D BY FARMERS AND VALU E" BY STATES 1 48 1 CRO P Fa r m Dis po sition To t al Use d o n Fa r m Whe r e Gr own Value o f Pr od- Used Fo r Se e d , Shri nka ge So l d Prod- Sal es uc t i on for Feed and a nd ' dpeere uct i on Seed Hou s e hol d Los s Cwt . Use 1 . 0 00 Cwt . Hollar s 1,000 Dol lar s Al a. 515 24 32 10 4 73 13.30 6, 8 50 6,2 91 Ca lif . 1 ,7 1 6 45 51 137 1 , 528 13. 60 2 3,3 38 20 ,78 1 Ga . 72 5 42 80 20 625 16 .40 11,890 10,250 La. 2 , 280 192 187 68 2 , 025 7 . 05 16,074 14,276 Md . 182 7 10 7 165 10.50 1 ,91 1 1,7 33 Mi s s . 447 55 58 31 358 12.50 5,588 4,47 5 N.J . 216 16 11 23 182 15.40 3,326 2 ,803 N.C. 4 ,440 527 577 222 3,6 41 15.70 69 ,708 57,164 S. C. 4 60 40 50 20 390 17.50 8 .050 6,825 Tenn . I 12 13 23 5 84 14 . 20 1 , 590 1,193 Te x. 8 52 91 88 9 755 18 . 40 15, 6 77 13,892 Va. 138 10 9 12 1 17 9.15 1 , 26 3 1,07 1 U.S. 12,083 1,062 1 ,176 56 4 1'0,343 ' 13 . 6 0 165,265 140,754 6 U.S. AND GEORGIA PEANUTS RECORD HI GH U.S. pe a nu t production i s for e ca s t a t a r e c o r d high 4 .30 billi o n po und s , 31 percent a bov e 1983 and 1 percen t above the Septembe r 1 fo r e c as t . Yield is expec t ed to ave rag e a record h i gh 2 , 8 17 pound pe r ac r e , 418 po und s above 19 8 3 and 33 pounds above l ast mOt t h 's for eca st. If t his yield is r eal ized, i t wi ll Bu r ps s the re c o rd high y ie l d of 2 , 6 9 3 po unds pe r a cre se t i n 1 98 2 . Bo th production and yield a re up f r om 198 3 in a ll St te s , e xce p t Te xas . PEANUTS FOR NUTS Har - vested Yield Production I nd. Ind . Ind. 198 4 as Sta t e 1984 19 8 4 1984 ? of 19 8 3 1 , 0 0 0 Po und s 1 ,000 Ac r e s Po unds Al a. 2 18. 0 2 , 95 0 64 3, 100 14 2 Fl a . 76.0 3 , 200 243 ,200 146 Ga . 636. 0 3, 300 2 ,098,800 134 !'lew Mex . 1/ 13 .0 2 , 50 0 32 , 50 0 12 7 N. C. 154.0 2,900 446 , 600 140 Ok l a . 9 5 .0 2 ,000 190 , 000 108 S.C. 14 .0 2 , 60 0 36, 400 14 6 Tex. 22 5 .0 1 , 500 337 ,500 93 Va. 97 . 0 2,850 276 , 4 50 139 U.S. 1 , 5 28. 0 2,81 7 4 , 304 , 5 50 13 1 1/ Est imates for cur r ent ye a r c a r r i e d fo r war d fr o m ea r l i er fo rec a st. Sou the aste r n growers (Ala., F la ., Ga . , S.C .) expect t heir product i on to t o t a l 3. 0 2 bil li on pound s , 36 per cent a bove t he previous year . Produc t ion i n t h i s a r ea is up 1 percent f rom t he September 1 fo r e c a s t . Yi e l d f o r the 4- S t a t e a r e a is expe c ted t o averag e 3 , 201 poun d s p e r a c r e , 48 2 poun d s above 198 3 . Yi e ld is up 43 pound s fr o m Se pt embe r 1. Pro d u ction in Geo r gia i s set at 2.10 billi o n pou nds , u nc h a n g ed fr o m Se ptemb er I, bu t 34 percen t a bove 198 3 . Yield per ac r e a t 3, 300 po u n d s compares wi t h 2,7 9 0 pound s i n 19 8 3 . Bo th yie ld and produc ti on, a s curren t ly f or e ca s t , a r e n e w re c o r d s for Ge orgi a. The c r o p i s in mo s tly g o od t o fair con dit ion wit h ha rve s t slightly ahe ad o f no rmal. U.S. PECANS DOWN 7 PERCENT GA. UP 25 PERCENT The Octobe r 1 f or e c as t for the 1984 U. S . pecan c r o p i. 250 mi ll i o n pounds (in- sh~ 11 basis) , Virt u a ll y u n c ha ng ed fr om th e Sep te mb e r 1 f or e c a ~ t , bu t d own 7 perc ent f r om l a st y ear ' s c r o p . Abou t 7 2 pe r c en t of t he crop i5 expected t o be produ ced fr om im pr o v e d va riet ies , com pa r e d with 62 p e r c e n t i mpr o v e d last ye a r a n d 78 perc e n t impr oved i n 19 8 2. Ge o rg ia 's c r o p , whi c h will c o n t ri b u t e ha lf of the Nat i on's output thi s vear , is n ow f o r e c a s t a t 12 5 mil li on po un ds . Tha t i s 5 mill i on po un ds o r 4 pe r cent , les s than was pre dict e d a month ago, bu t i s s t i l l 2 5 per c en t mor e t ha n la s t v e ar ' s p roduction . ~u c h o f t h e b lame f or th e we ake ned pros pec t s was given t o t h e ve ry d r y weat h e r in Se p t e mb e r a nd the latte r part of Aug us t . A 5 mi ll i o n poun d a d d i t i o n t o OkJah omR ' s Dec a n fo reca st of f set Ge or g i a 's d e c l i n e i n the Na t i ona l t o t a l s . Okl ahoma e xpects a c r o p of 25 mi llion po un ds compa r e d wi t h B mi ll i on l a s t yea r . Al a bama' s forec ast , a t 18 mi l l ion pound s is 2 5 per c e n t bel ow l a s t vear . Th e Te xa s fo r e c as t , a t 25 mi ll ion ~ ounds compar es wi t h 70 mi lli o n po und s l a5 t ye ar , a drop o f 64 perc e nt. New Me xi c o' s c r o p is forec a s t at 27 mi l l ion po u nd s , 7 pe r c e nt b e low 1983 . Lo u i s iana ' s c rop i s expect ed to t ot a l 10 mi l li on pound s c o mpar e d wi th 22 mil li o n la st y e a r . PECA~ PRODUCTI ON I m- prove d Se e d- Total State 1/ Ind . 1984 lin2 Ind . 1984 T Ind. 1984 a s 1984 % of 1983 Thousand Po u n d s Al a . 13 ,000 5 ,000 18, 000 75 Ar k . 1, 400 60 0 2 ,000 80 Fl a. 2 , 20 0 2,800 5, 0 0 0 147 Ga. 10 5 ,000 20 ,00 0 12 5 , 00 0 125 La. 2,000 8 , 000 10 , 00 0 45 Mi s s . 3 ,500 1 , 500 5 , 000 63 N. Me x. 27 , 000 N.C . 2/ 1,700 1, 200 27, 000 93 2, 90 0 18 1 Okla . S . C. 2 ,000 23 , 000 3 ,300 2, 200 25,000 313 5 , 50 0 3 67 Te x . 20 , 000 5, 000 25, 000 36 U. S . 181,1 00 69 , 300 250,400 93 1/ Budded, g raf t ed or t opworked va ri e- t i e s. 2 / Esti mat e s for c u r r e n t year c a r r i ed fo rward fr om ear lier forecast . 7 ,n r c c. . X H )::> l:> ~ "tl CP .o '" rI1AJOm " ;Q~r X 0 H Al r11 \) f-O 3: -< nt~ rrt r ::IJo .... :2: I H~ LU -i 03: ' 1Irll'VC) ZNO 7J - i l .> L U N 00 VI I N UJ /'.j o ..... N 00 f-O O -J r" VI o OON Vl O .::> VI FALL QUARTER FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AREA UP 3 PERCENT The pros pect i ve a r e a for harvest of 7 f res h mar k e t v e ge table s in ma jor produc ing s t a t es du ri ng t he fall qu a rter ( October, Nov e mber a n d De c e mber o f 19 84 ), is es ti mate d a t 15 4 t hous and a cr e s , 3 perc e n t mor e tha n t h e area harv est ed dur i ng the f al l quart e r o f 1983. Pro j ected product ion du r i n g the s econd ha l f of 1984 for these 7 crops , base d on the a verage yie l d fo r the last three yea rs , i s 82.9 mill ion c wt . Th e 7 cr o p s i nclude d i n t his group are broc coli, c a r rot s, ca u lifl o wer , cele r y, swe e t c orn, l e t tuce , and t omatoes. Th e h o neydew me l on are a for h a r v es t in the f a l l qua r t er o f 198 4 i s es t im a t ed a t 2, 600 a cres, 24 percent l ess t han i n 198 3 . Pr ojected prod u c t ion du r ing Ju lyDecember , based on the a verage yield fo r the la st th re e year s, i s 3.07 mi l li o n cwt ., a 2 perce nt dec r ease f r om t he same pe ri od i n 1983 . Su mme r st o r age oni o n s are f o r ecast at 21. 2 mil l ion c wt ., u p 10 pe r cent fr o m l a s t ye a r and 3 perce nt a bo ve 1982 . Spr ing onion planting i nt en t i on s for 1985 harv es t i n Texas are es t im ated at 2 0 . 0 tho us and a cr e s, d own 3 p e rc e n t fro m 19 8 4 p l a nted a c reag e . Toma toe s fo r pr oces sing are e x pe c t e d t o total 7.64 million tons, a jump of 1 1 percent f r om l a st ye a r a nd 2 perc ent above the September 1 f o r e c a st . u . S. PROJECTED P ROD UCTI ON ~ J ULY-DEC EMBER Crop I 198/;~~~!:~~:~~ed 1984 1/ Jan.-June 67,743 71,004 Jul y-Dec. Br o c col i 2/ 4, 05 1 4,23 9 Ca rrots 2/ 10,843 11,6 19 Cauli- flower 2/ 2,903 2,948 Cele ry 2/ 8,983 9,855 Swe e t Corn 8,381 8,605 Le t t u ce 34,102 31,166 To ma toes 14,570 14,475 Tota l 7 Ve g e t a b l e s 83,833 82,907 Honeydew Me l o n s 3,148 3,071 Tota l July-De c . 86,98 1 85 978 17 Based on a three ye ar (1981 -A3) a v erage yield per acre. 2/ Includes total f o r fresh market and processing uses. 8 GEORGIA r:GA F:2.. GEORGIA -.IT I CROP REPORTING FARM REPOF l~gVJt>~t1 SERVICE RECEI _EDstephens Federal Bldg. I SI ' T -II. Suite 320 APR21 20 05 Athens, Georgia 30613 October 24, 1984 GFR-84-Volume 22 Phone: (404) 546-2236 DOCUM ENTS UGA LIBRARIES HIGHLlUD..Li:J Grain Stocks Co1d Storage Catfish Proc::essing Catt1e on Feed Livestock Slaughter 111ft Production Hontb1y Pou1try Cotton Situation GEORGIA CORN STOCKS 43 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO Stocks of old crop corn (1983 and earlier year' s crops) stored i n all positions on October 1 , 1984, i n Georgia, tota led 2,866 ,000 b u s h e l s , down 43 percent f r om the 5,059,000 bushels on hand a ye a r earlier. Corn stored on farms amounted to 2,756,000 bushels, 34 percent less than last year. Corn stocks held in offfarm positions to taled 110,000 bushels , 88 percent less than the 902,000 bushels stored a year ago . Stocks of wheat in all positions totaled 6,987,000 bushels, a decrease of 23 percent from the 9,022,000 bushels on hand last year. On- farm stocks totaled 4,004,000 bushels, down 8 percent and wheat stored off the farm amounted to 2,983,000 bushels, 36 percent below a year ago . Oats stor ed i n al l positions a t 2 , 418 , 000 bushels, were down 15 percent from the 2,853,000 bushels on hand October 1, 1983. Farm stocks amounted to 2,109,000 bushels, 5 percent less than last year, while oats ~ald off-farm were 50 percen t less at 309,000 bushels. Barley stored in all positions totaled 60,000 bushels, almost 2 1/2 times the level of a year ago. Stocks of old crop grain sorghum stored on farms amounted to 139,000 bushels, compared to 284,000 bushels held on farm last year. GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--OCTOBER I, 1984 WITH COMPARISONS On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions Grain 1983 1984 1983 1984 1983 1984 -1,000 Bushels - Corn, Old Crop 4,157 2,756 902 110 5,059 2,866 Oats 2,230 2,109 623 309 2,853 2,418 Barley 25 60 25 60 Wheat 4,332 Sorghum, Old Crop 284 4,004 139 4,690 * 2,983 9,022 * 6,987 139 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * Included in unallocated to avoid disclosing individual operations. Agricultural Statistician and Georgla Departamt of Agriculture GFR-84-Vol. 22 U.S. CORN STOCKS LOWEST SINCE 1976 stored in 'all positions on October 4, totaled 474 million bushels, Old crop corn in a ll pos itions on October ercent from October I, 1983. I, 1984 , totaled 722 mi llion b us h e ls, 77 percent below the r ecord h igh Oc tober 1 .c_ ~ ~_ l e y sto red i n all positions o n Octobe r stocks of l ast year . I, 1984 , tot aled 583 million bushels , 13 percen t mor e t h a n on October 1 a year a g o Of the t o t a l corn stocks on October I, '~'-~~1~. 1 8 perc e nt gr e ater than on t h e same 1984, 48 percent, or 347 mi l l i o n bushels d a te in 19 82 . were stored on the farm and 52 pe rcent , or 375 million bushels, were st ore d off Al l whea t st ored i n all positions on the farm. Both t he on-farm a n d off - f a rm October I, 1984 t ot a l e d 2 .72 b illion stocks are down 77 percent from October 1 bush els, 8 percen t less than the 2.96 a year ago. billion bushels stored on October 1 a year ago. Farm stocks of 1.20 billion Old crop s o r ghu m in al l posit ions on bus hel s acco unted for 44 percen t of t he October I, 1984, totaled 25 0 mil lion bushe ls , d own 38 pe r cent f rom a y ear t o t a l . Wh e a t s tored of f-farms totaled 1. 52 b il l i on bushels. Farm stock s a r e 3 ear l i er a nd 16 pe r c ent lowe r than Oc t o be r pe r c e nt b elow Octob e r 1. 1983. whi le of f - I, 1982 . Farm s tocks to t al e d 37. 2 far m s toc ks a re d own 1 1 pe rc ent f r o m l a s t mill i o n b us h e ls , 38 per c e nt l e s s t han a yea r. y e ar earl ie r. Off-f a r m ho lding s , a t 2 13 mil l ion bushe ls we r e down 37 pe rcent f rom a year e a r l i e r . u. s. GRAIN ST OCKS- -OCTOBER 1 . 19 84 WITH COMPARIS ONS On Farms Of f Farms 1/ All Posit ions Grain 19 8 3 198 4 19 8 3 198 4 1983 1984 Mill i o n Bu s h els Corn . Old Crop 1 , 5 10 .4 346.9 1 ,609 .5 375 . 4 3 .1 19.9 722. 3 Oa ts 426 . 1 397 . 6 79 .1 76 .6 505 . 2 4 74 . 2 Barl ey 3 43 .9 41 0 . 9 171. 6 172.5 515.5 583 .5 Whe at 1 ,2 35 . 9 1 , 20 0 .0 1 , 7 19 .3 1, 5 23.8 2, 9 55 . 2 2 , 7 2 3 ~ 8 So r ghu m, Old Crop 59. 9 37 .2 3 40 .3 21 2 .8 " 400 .2 25 0 .0 1/ Inc lud eo s toc ks at mi lls , e l evato rs , wa r e ho u s e s , t ermina l s a n d p roc e s s o r s . CATFISH PROCESSING UP 8 PERCENT Domest ic p r odu cti o n of f arm-ra is ed catfish d u r i ng Se ptembe r to t a led 12. 2 million poun ds ro und we ight , a n i n crea s e of 8 percent from Se pt e mbe r 198 3 . The September ave r age pr i c e paid to growe r s was 69 cen ts per pound, 5 c en ts above Se ptember l a s t yea r . Net pounds of pr oc es s ed f i s h so ld du r ing Se p t ember t ot al e d 6. 56 mi l l i on po u nd s , an i n cr ea se of 11 perc en t from the c o mparabl e mo nt h in 19 8 3 . Ice pack sal es we r e 48 pe r c en t of t he total amoun t s o ld . The Septembe r a ve rag e price s re cei v ed by p roc e ssors f or wh o l e f ish we r e $ 1 .60 per pound f o r ice pack a nd $ 1.66 for f rozen f i sh. The Geo rg i. Fe r-m Re po r t (I SSN- 0744 - 7280 ) Is publis hed s emi- mont h l y by t he Geo r g i . Cr op Re po rti ng Se rv ic e , St e phen s Fode ra l BUi ld i ng , At ho ns , Ga , 306 13 , Lar r y E, Snl po s , St a ti stic i a n In Charge . Sec o nd c la ss posta ge pa id a t At he ns, GA . Subs c r i pti o n t e e SI D per ye a r ox cep t f ree t o da ta c on t ributors. Subscr i pt io n Inf ormat ion a va i lab le t rom : Georg i. Crop Repo rt i ng Se r v ice, Stephons Fed e r a l Bu l l d l nq, Su ite 32 0 Athe ns GA . 30613 Tel eo hon e : ( 40 4 ) 54 6-2236 . 2 GEORGI A RED MEAT PRODuCTIO N U.S . REO MEAT PRODUCTION Georgia red meat produ cti on totaled 2 7.9 million p ound s d ur ing S e ptem ber 1984, down 30 p e r cent f r om Se p t e mb e r 1983 . The Janua r y -S e p t embe r r ed mea t p r o d u c t i o n totaled 32 1. 5 mill ion pound s, 6 pe r cent l e s s t h a n t he c ompa ra b le pe r i od o f 19 8 3 . Ca t t l e sl a ug h t e re d by commer c ia l pl ants i n Ge o r g i a dur ing Se pt ember to taled 18, 30 0 h ead , a dec r ea se o f 1 ,300 head fro m the pre vi o u s yen r. Ca l v e s s l aught er e d in Se pt e mb e r t ota led 1,500 h e ad , down 100 head f r om a year ago . There we re 119 ,6 00 hogs sla ug h t e red in c o mme r c i a l pl an t s ac r o s s the S t a te d ur i n g Sept e mber 1 9 8 4 . Th is a mounte d to 66. 200 head l e ss t h a n la st year . Co mm e r ci a l re d meat prod u c t ion f o r the un i ted States i n Sep te mb er 19 8 4 to t aled 3 .1 1 bi ll ion p o u n d s . down 9 pe r cen t f r o m Se ptemb e r 19 8 3. Janu a ~ y -S e p t e mb er re d me a t p r o d uc t i o n , at 28.9 b ill io n pound s i s u p I p e rc e n t f r o m l a st y e a r . Bee f pr o d u ction, at 1 . 9 0 b i l l i o n p o unds was down 9 pe rcent . He a d k i ll was 3 .04 million, down B pe rc e n t , a nd av e rage l i v e we i g ht dec l i ned I p o u n d to 1066 . Ve al p r od u ct io n, at 3 9 mi ll i on p o u n ds wa s u p 3 percen t . Cal f s l a ug h t e r o f 2 6 7 thousand head was d ow n 6 p e r c e n t , b u t a ver a ge l ive we i g h t i nc r e a s e d 10 p o unds to 2 4 1 . Pork product ion , to t a led 1 . 14 billion pound s , down 11 perc e n t . The 6.65 milli on head ki lled wa s do wn 11 percen t. howeve r , ave rage l i ve wei g h t increas ed 2 pounds t o 24 2 . Spec i es Ge o r gia Cat t le Calve s flog s Sheep [, La mb s GEORGIA AN D UN I TED STATES l.I VESTOCK Sl.AUGHTER 1/ Number Sl a u gh t ered Av e r ag e 19 8 4 J an . - Se pt . Li v e We ight Se pt . as 7. o f ' 8 4 a s /. o f Sept. 19 8 3 19 8 4 1 9 83 19 8 3 19 8 3 19 84 1 , 000 !lead Pe r cen t Pe r c ent Po unds Total Li ve Weigh t Sept . 198 3 19 8 4 1,000 Po unds 19 . 6 18 . 3 93 1.6 1.5 94 18 5 . 8 119 .6 64 .I .1 100 112 898 890 17 , 565 16, 3 17 85 334 340 532 5 13 90 229 232 42 ,5 20 2 7 , 7 35 150 96 108 5 10 I:ni t e d S t a t es Ca tt le 3, 312. 6 3 , 0 38. 8 Ca l v e s 282 .8 266. 9 Ho gs 7,4 9 9 . 0 6 , 64 6 . 2 She e p [, Lamb s 6 17 .0 547. 2 1/ In cl u d e s s la ug h t er u nde r Fe d er al fa r m sl augh t e r. 92 103 1. 06 7 1, 066 3 . 5 3 5 , 0 2 2 3 , 239,357 94 109 23 1 241 6 5 , 34 4 64 ,243 89 99 24 0 242 1 ,8 0 0 . 48 9 1 ,6 07 ,1 21 89 10 3 109 107 67 , 0 58 58 ,554 I n sp e ct ion a n d o t h e r c omme rci a l slaugh te r , exc l u d e s COMMERCIAL RED MEAT ANn l.ARD PRODUCT I ON: l.'NITED !;TATES WITH COM PARI SONS 1/ Sep t emb e r 1984 as ;~ Ja n . - Se p temb e r 2/ 198 4 a s x Ki nd 1983 198 4 o f 1983 1')8 3 1984 o f 1983 Mill io n Po unds Pe r c e nt Mi Ili on Po un ds Pe r cen t Be e f 2, 029 1,903 91 17 , 09 6 17 ,4 77 10 2 Ve a l 38 39 10 3 311 35 0 1 13 Pork 1 , 273 1,1 39 89 10, 913 10 , 7 6 1 99 l. amb [, ~ut t o n 33 29 88 2i6 27 8 101 To t al Re d Mea t 3, 4 35 3 , 111 91 28 ,596 28, 866 101 La r d 3/ 84 74 88 701 688 98 1/ Ra sed o n pac k e r s dr ess weigh ts and exclud e s f arm s la u ghte r . 2/ Ac cumul ated to tal s ba s e d o n un r oun ded d at a . 3 / Pre li mi n a r y l a rd prod u ction i n c l u de s r ender ed po r k fa t . 3 GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP 8 PERCENT GFR-84-Vo I. 22 U.S. BROILER HATCH UP 5 PERCENT The September hatch of broiler-type chicks i n Ge orgia, at 53.1 million, was 8 percent more than that for Septemb er 1983 . The 505 million broil er-type chi cks hatched Januar y-September was 3 percent more than the same period last year . Na t i o n a l l y , the September 1984 hatch of bro il er-type chi cks, at 362 million, was 5 p'ercent more than September 1983. The 3 , 4 75 million hatched dur ing JanuarySeptember was 2 percent above the same period last year. POULTRY HATCIlI NG AND PLACEMF.NT--SEPTEMBER 1984 /. of /. of Item Sept. Aug. Sept. Jan. thru Sept . year 1983 1984 198 4 1983 1984 aRO - - Thou s a nd s - - - - Thous a nd s - - Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S .) 1/ Broiler Type 2,897 3 , 07 5 3,078 106 28,338 29,849 105 Egg Type 176 283 323 18 4 2.528 2,849 113 Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 49 , 153 57,649 53,062 10 8 490 , 086 505 ,3 76 103 Un i t e d States 343,63 4 394,4 73 362, 083 1O; 3.390,93 7 3,474,715 102 Eg g Type Ge o r g i a 2 ,131 2,571 1 , 919 90 17,917 3 3,778 189 Uni ted States 31,796 35 , 096 32,565 102 310 ,602 367,666 118 Turke vs Po ult s Placed 13 . 5 . 8 ,08 6 1 3~0 7 8, 7 93 109 2/8 , 086 2/8, 79 3 109 1/ Re port e d b y l eadi ng breed ers, i nc lud e s ex pec t e d p ull.et replacements from eggs s ol d during th e pr e c edin g month a t th e r at e of 125 pu ll et ch ic k s per 30 d oz en cas e of e g g s . 2/Turk e y po ul ts pla c ed Se pt. 19 84 . Item Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys EGGS IN INCUBATORS, OCTOBER 1984, UNITED STATES 198 3 19 84 /. of Year Ago ---Thousands --- 29,648 27, 580 93 286,354 306,702 107 12 , 214 13,312 109 Georgia Hatching Other Total Georp,ia Total U. S . XUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION SEPTEMBER 1984 Eggs per 10 0 Lavers-Se t . Total Eggs Produced Durin Se t. 1983 1984 19 8 3 19 84 1983 1984 Thous ands :II umbe r Millions 4,960 12 ,969 17,929 271 ,629 5 ,05 8 13,83 1 18,889 279,364 1,803 2 ,007 1,947 2, 0 25 4 1,7 82 2,052 1,980 2,010 89 260 349 5..zl01 90 284 374 5,616 I COMMERC IAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ SEPTEMBER 1984 Sept . Aug. Sept. 7. of year Jan. thru Sept . 7. of year It em 1983 1984 198 4 a20 198 3 1984 allo - - -Thousands- -Thous a n cis- Yo u n g Chickens Georg ia 50 .038 56 , 7 4 0 5 1 . 0 35 102 4 60, 100 457. 530 99 United States 3 49,9 47 392, 372 350.25 0 10 0 3. 168.322 3 .2 2 2 .262 102 Ma t u r e Ch ickens Li gh t Ty pe u.S. 11,28 7 13 , 978 12, 40 1 110 112,751 110.27 4 98 Heav y T ype U.S . 3 ,03 2 2 .956 3.074 101 28 ,35 2 26.117 92 Total U.S . 14,319 16,934 15 , 4 7 5 108 141 ,103 136 ,391 97 Tota l Al l Type s. Ga. 2,738 3 . 487 3 .250 119 28, 9 19 27. 220 94 Percent Condemned Young Ch ic k e n s Georgia 1.3 1.5 2/ 1.4 2/ 1 .4 Un ited States 1 .4 1.5 2/ 1.5 2/ 1. 5 1/ Feder al ly inspe cted slaughte r data as c o l le c t e d by Me a t and Poultry Inspect ion Program. Cu rr e n t month dat a estimated by Ma rke t New s Serv ic e . 2/ January-August 1984 c o n demnati o n s . . COLD STORAGE HIGH LIGH TS, S EP TE:-lBER 3D, 1 984 Froz en st o c k s in re f r ige rated wa reho uses on September 30, 1984 were g reater t h an vear earlier l e ve l s for po r k, beef, a nd f r uits . Coole r i tems with s t oc k s ab ove t hose of t he pr evious vear i nc luded fres h vege t abl es . ~ Tota l red meats in freezer s incre a s e d 2 per cen t f r om Aug u s t 198 4 a nd we re 20 p e r ce n t mo re t han t he Sep tembe r 1 983 holdings. Frozen pork stock s d r o pp e d 5 per c ent dur ing the mon th b u t were 22 pe r c e n t above t h e pr e v i ou s year . St o c k s o f pork bellies we r e d o wn 48 p er ce nt fro m l a s t month bu t we re 4 4 percen t a bo v e t h e 1983 h ol d ing s. To t a l fro zen poult r y sup pl ies inc r e as e d 10 pe rcent from Augu st 1 9 8 4 b u t were 9 percen t be low l a s t year. To t a l s t ocks o f c hic kens d e cl i n e d 7 percent du ring th e mon th a n d wer e 8 pelc e~ ~ b e l ow 19 S 3 . Tota l poun d s of tur k e y s in fre ezers were up 18 p e r c en t fro m la s t mo n t h bu t do wn 9 p c~ccnt f~o~ !~st y ca~. Commodi tv Butte r Cheese, Na tural Eggs, F r o z e n Fru it s , Frozen Frui t Juices, Frozen Me at s, Re d Beef , Frozen Pork , Fr o ze n Poult ry , Frozen Turkeys. Fro ze n Vege table s , Frozen Po ta t oe s , Frozen Peanu ts . Shell ed Peanu ts, I n She l l Pecan s . Shel l ed Pecans, I n Sh e l l COLD STORAGE STOCKS Se pt . 30. 1983 UNITED STATES , SEPTEMBER 30 , Aug. 31 , Sept. 30 , 198 4 1984 1,000 Po unds 552, 263 1 , 248,2 45 46 2 , 7 16 1, 147,647 430 .404 1,112, 924 16, 432 16 , 5i5 16. 106 625,1 72 7 15 , 8 19 70 1.282 1 ,089, 689 1, 065 ,859 9 13,866 53 5, 30 7 268,2 10 209,9 53 57 8 .0 14 432 ,185 627 , 626 290,045 269 , 483 476 . 096 331,007 64 1 ,928 317,05 5 :!5611 :2 52 5 , 3 9 7 3 9 1. 17 7 2.053 ,201 637,16 7 190, 285 18 ,892 2 4. 46 3 21, 167 1, 755 , 657 5 16,5 29 124 ,626 7 ,2 5 ':' 30, 3 36 54,473 2.0 34 ,41 7 635, 512 111, 463 7 .062 26 , 63 3 40 ,372 5 198 4 Perce,nt of Se t , 1983 Au Percen t 78 93 89 97 98 97 112 98 84 86 12 0 102 1 18 109 122 95 91 110 91 1 18 99 1 16 10 0 123 59 89 37 97 10 9 88 19 1 74 1984 CATT LE ON FEED UP 6 PERCENT GFR-84-Vol. 22 Cattle and c alve s on f e e d Oc tob e r I, 1 984 , f or slaughter mar ket in t h e 13 quar terly states , t o t a l e d 9 .0 0 mi l l i o n h e .. d, 6 p er c ent more th a n la s t ye .. r and 2 percent a bove 1982. Pl ac e men t s o f c a t t l e a n d c a l v e s o n f e e d du r i ng t he July-September quart er to tal ed 6 . 2 4 mil l i o n , 12 p e r ce nt more t h an th e same q uar te r a vear a g o and 7 perc e n t ab ove t h e comp a r a b l e pe ri o d i n 19 8 2 . The c a ttl e on fee d i nven to r v i ncl ud e d 5 .61 mill ion st e e r s and s teer c a l v e s, u p 3 pe r c e n t f r om l a s t yea r . Thi s g r o u p r epr e sen ted 62 pe rce n t of t he t o t a l Oct oh e r I n umb er o n f e ed , 2 p er ce nt a ge p o in t s l e s s t h a n i n 1983 . He if e r s a n d h~ i f er c a l ves acc o u n t e d for 3 .3 6 millio n , u p 12 percen t f rom l a s t year . Ca t t l e f ee de r s ex p ec t to mar k e t 5 . 70 mi l li o n head d u rin R the Oc t ob e r - De cemb e r q u a r t e r o f 198 4 . Th i s wo u l d b e 5 per c e nt mor e t han th e f ou r t h qu art er mark et in g fl in 198 3 and 6 per c en t abo ve 198 2 . 19 83 AND 19 8 4 To ta l 7 S t a t es 2/ Nu mb e r 198 4 as 7- I tem 198 3 198 4 of 19 8 3 1 , 0 0 0 He a d Pe r cen t On Fe e d J uly 1 7 , 278 7 , 125 98 P l .. ce d on Fe ed J ul . 4 ,7 56 5 , 253 I 10 Fe d Ca t tle Mar k e t e d 4 , 8 30 4 , 710 98 Se pt. 30 3 / Other Oi s a p pe a r a ric e .Jul. 1- 297 268 90 253 2 26 89 Sept . 30 4 / On Fee d Oc t . J 8, 4 65 9 , 000 J06 6, 95 1 7 , 442 10 7 1/ AZ., CA. , CO. , I L . , r n , , LA. ,K S. ,M~ . ,:\B. , OK. , S . D. , TX. , WA. 2 / AZ . CA. , CO. , I A. ,K S. ,NB . , TX. 3 / In clude s ca t t le p la c e d O Il feed af te r b e g in ning of q lla rt er a n d ma r k e t e d b ef o r e e n d o f q u a r t e r. 4 / I nc l udes d e ath loss es , mov e men t fr o m f ee d l o t s t o p a s ture s an d s hipmen ts t o o t he r f e ed l o t s f or fur ther f eed i ng. GEORGI A MI LK PROOUCT IO S Geo r g ia da i ry h e r d s p r o dll c ed 93 mi l l i o n p o u n ds o f mi l k d u r in g S ep t e mb er 1984. <:low n 7 pe r c e n t f r o m l as t y e a r bu t up p er c e nt fro m l ast mon th . Th e numb e r o f m! lk cows on Ge o r g i .. ' s farm fl du r i n g S e p t e mb e r a ve r ag ed 1 18 , 00 0 h e a d , 8 p" r ,en l l es s t h a n a ye a r p "'" "\) 'J) ;';l r-.l ru xi cam 'Tl AJPr X 0 H;Qrn-o ~ .:>:: -< In"" rn r , O f-' Z i I H -1 .f' W --i 03: ...... IlrllNO O ZNO .Q -I w o o 10 Vl CJ C) -I N P J > l..JN (Xl Vl I N l ..J N o -.j N 00 ..... O -.j r", Vl o co r" VlO o Vl SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT The Georg ia Cr o p Re porti n g Servi c e wil l c o nt a ct tho u s a n d s o f Ge org i a f ar me r s d ur ing th e n ex t f ew we e ks t o obta i n e n d o f - year data on crops and live s tock. Se veral majo r surveys wil l be conduc t ed t o obtain ind iv idual fa rm information on acreage a nd pr od uc t i on f o r 198 4 crops, 1985 wheat and rye s e edings , hog and c a t tle inventory numbers, and the size of the current pig and calf c r o ps. Farmers will be c on t ac t ed either by mail, telephone or personal i n t e r v i e w. If you a re asked to part icipate i n one of these surveys, your c oo pe r a ti on in completing the ques tionnaire will be g reatly ap p reciated. As with all of our surveys, individual data will be he ld i n co n f i de nc e and only used in developing county, Stat e and National estimates. The estimates obtained from these surveys wi l l pr o v i de unbiased information to f a r me rs to aid i n mak ing their 198 5 production plans. State and National est im ates will be i n c l u d e d in future issues of the "Georgia Farm Report" . 8 GEO RGIA FARM REPORT GA [140D.L 7- PI F:J-.I 1~l64JJl-l~ GEORGIA CROP REPOR TI NG SERV ICE ECEI VED Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Geor gia 30013 No vember 14, 1984 GFR-84- Vo l ume 23 Phone : (404 ) 546-2236 DOC rr,;; -: _. - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - UGA LIBRARIES HIGHLIGHTS: Nove r 1 Crop Fo r e cast Agricul t ural Prices Peanut s by States Georgia No vellber 1 Pecan For e cas t Land Rent, Sele c t e d Sta t es Forwar d Con t r a cting of Co t t on DRY OCTOBER AI DS HAR VEST Weat h e r dur i ng Oc t obe r. altho ugh e x t r e me ly d r y , wa s ve r y f a vor a b le f or ha rvest ing late s easo n row c rops . Unus uall y h igh y ie l d s a r e b e i n g re p ort e d f or most c r op s , e x c e p t soy bean s. wh i c h we r e a d v e r s e l y a f fe c t e d b y t he l a t e s u mmer and e ar ly f a l l dr o u g h t . The r e s u l t s of t h e No vemb er 1 surve y, a lon g with mar k et i n g r ec ords th a t h a ve b e c o me a va ila b l e , ind icat e y ie lds fo r s e ve r n l c r o ps that either tie o r e xceed pr evi o L 9 r ec ord y ie ld ( Co n t i n u e d on page 2 ) GEORGI A ACREAGE AND PRODUCT ION" 19 8 3 AND 1984 Ac r e a Re Yiel d pe r Ac r e Product i on Pla n t ed Indi - Ind i - Crop Un it for al l Ha r - Fo r c~ ted ca ted Pu r po s es vested Har ve s t No v . 1 , No v . 1 , 1984 1983 1/ 1984 1/ 1983 19 8 4 1983 1984 --Thousand Ac res-- - - Thousand s -- Corn Bu. 1, 080 735 930 75.0 8 5 .0 55 , 12 5 79 ,050 Cotton 2/ Ba les 200 115 180 467 72 0 112 270 Soybeat\s Bu. 2,050 2,000 1, 950 21. 0 21.0 42,000 40,950 Peanuts Lbs. 640 562 636 2,790 3,400 1,567,980 2,162,400 . Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs . NA 44 39 2,190 2, 2')0 96,360 85,800 Sweetpotatoes 3/ Cwt. 7.0 5.8 6 .8 125 120 725 816 Hay, All 3/ Tons NA 500 470 2 .00 2.90 1 ,000 1,363 Pecans Lbs. 100,000 115,000 Apples. All Commercial 3/ Lbs. 20.000 45.000 Peaches 31 Lbs. 100 ,000 150,000 Grapes 3/ Tons 2.5 2.9 Wheat 3/ Bu. 1,000 910 880 34 .0 35.0 30,940 30,800 Oat s 31 Bu. 125 85 65 61.0 59 .0 5.185 3,835 Rye 3/ Bu. 430 70 80 21.0 22.0 1 .470 1,760 Sorghum 31 Bu. 180 68 110 41.0 45. 0 2 ,788 4,950 11 Harvested f o r principal use. 2/ Cotton yi e l d in pounds and production in bales. 31 Estiaates b rought forward from earlier ~urveys. NA - Not available . Agrleu1tural Stat::1stic:1an and Georgia Depart:8ent: of Agri.cu1ture COTTON YI ELD TOPS RECORD Ge o r gia's 1984 c o tt o n c r o p pr omis e s t o be the bes t y ielding crop t he St at e ha s e ve r p rod u c e d . Th e Nov embe r 1 y i e ld f or e c as t , a t 720 po und s pe r ac r e , is up 136 po und s from l a s t mont h 's f o r e c a s t a nd 253 pound s be tt e r than t h e 1983 y i e l d . Produc t ion i s e x p ec t ed t o r ea c h 2 70, 0 0 0 b a l e s , 14 1 perc en t a bove last yea r 's cro p . Thro ugh Nov e mbe r 4, abo u t t wo- t hir d s o f t he c r o p had be e n p ic k e d , sl i g h t l y sl owe r t han u sual progr ess . CORN YIELD T I ES RECORD Georgia's corn y ield wa s a g a i n indi c a t e d a t a record- tieing as bushel s per a c r e , equa l ing t he mar k s e t b y t h e 198 2 c r o p . Th e c u r r e n t y i e ld i s 10 b us h e l s a bo v e last ye a r 's yie l d . The good yie l d , coupled wi th a n i ncre a s e i n a c r e a g e f oll owi n g l a~ t yea r ' s PI K pro g r am . r a i s e s expec te d p r o d u c t i o n to 7 9. 1 mi l l i o n bushe l s , an inc r e a s e o f 43 perce n t 'a bo ve t h e 19 8 3 c r o p . As o f Novemb e r 4, a bo u t 2 perc e nt o f the cro p wa s y e t t o be harve s t e d . TOBACCO OFF 11 PERCENT Th e 19 8 4 tobac co c rop . at 85 . 8 mil li on pounds, is down 2 p e r c e nt f r o m las t mont h 's f ore cast and 1 1 perc e n t be l ow l a s y e a r . Yi e l d. at 2 , 20 0 po und s p e r a c r e , compares wi t h l ast y e a r ' s 2.1 90 p ound . Ac r e s h a rves t ed . at 39 . 000 , is ~ , OOO a c r e s l e ss tha n the 44.000 i, -r ve s t e d in 1983. GFR-84-Vol. 23 SOYBEAN FORECAST UNCHANGED Ge orgi a ' s so v bean produc t i o n i s ag ain f o r e c a s t at 41 .0 mi l l ion b u s h e l s , d o wn 2 per c ent from l ast ye a r. A y i e l d of 2 1 bu s h e l s pe r acre, t h e same a s l a s t yea r , is a n ti c i p a t e d fr om t he h a r v est of 1 .9 j million a c r e s . Ha r v e s t i n g p r o g ress, throu gh Novem b e r 4, a t 46 p e r c en t c o mp l e t e wa s ahe a d o f the pre vi o u s y e a r 's 38 per c e n t an d t h e 5-ye a r av e r a g e o f 44 pe rc e nt . Dry we a t h er du ri n g Au g u s t and Se p t e mb e r c a u s e d a 6 bus h e l d r op i n y i el d f rom t he Se ptember I f orecast to t he October I f ore c a s t . Ea r l y p lan t ed soybean s t hat have al ready be e n harves ted h a v e re po r t edly y i e l d ed bett er tha n wa s e x pec t ed , wh i l e man y d oubl e - cropped b e a n s we r e y ie ld i ng poo rly. RECORD PEANUT CRO P Ge o r g i a 's pean u t pr o d u c t i o n forecast. a s of Novembe r I, at 2. 1~ bi lli on po u n ds , i s 3 p e r c e n t h i g h e r t h a n l ast month 's f o r e - ca t and es t a b li s hes a r e co r d h igh l evel o f p r o du c t ion . Th e r e cor .d pr o ducti on can be a t t r i bu t e d t o 'a c omb i n a t i o n o f a reco rd h igh y ield o f 3 .400 pounds pe r a c r e, and a 13 pe r c e n t increa se in a c r eag e . The c~r r en t y i e l d i s 10 0 poun d s highe r than wa s foreca st a month ago and B who p p i n g 6 10 p ounds pe r a c r e h igh e r than l a s t yea r 's y i e l d . Ha rves t i s vir tua lly c ompl e t e b u t SOMe i nspecting a n d ma r k et i n g rema i ns . PEANUTS FOR NUTS Are a Ha r v e s t e d Yi e l d Produc t ion Sta te I 1983 Ind . 1984 I 198 3 Ind . 198 4 I 198 3 Ind . 19 8 4 1,000 Ac r e s Pounds 1 , 000 Fo un ds Al a . 180 . 0 21 8 . 0 2 ,5 25 2,9 50 454 , 500 64 3 , 100 Fl a . 60 .0 76 . 0 2 , 78 0 3,200 166, 8 00 243 , 20 0 Ga . 562. 0 636.0 2, 790 3 , 40 0 1,56 7 , 980 2 , 162 , 400 N. He x . 1/ 11.0 13.0 2, 330 2, 500 25 , 63 0 32 ,500 N. C. 147 . 0 15 4 . 0 2 , 16 5 2 , 900 3 18 ,25 5 446 , 600 Ok l a . 91. 0 95.0 1, 940 2 , 10 0 176 , 540 199 ,5 00 5. C . 12 . 5 14 .0 2 , 00 0 2 ,600 25 ,000 36 , 400 Tex . 215 . 0 22 5 .0 1 , 68 5 1 , 600 362,2 75 3 60 , 00 0 Va . 95. 0 97.0 2 ,0 90 2 , 900 198 , 550 281 ,300 U.S . 1 ,3 73.5 1 , 528. 0 2 , 39 9 2 , 883 3,295 , 530 4 , 405 , 000 11 Es t i mate s for c ur r e n t yea r c a rr ied fo rwa r d f r om e a r l i e r fo r e c a s t. The Geo r g i " Fo r m Repo r t (I SSN-0 74 4- 7280 l Is oub l I s hed semi-mo nt h l y by the Georg i a Cr op Re port i ng Se r v ice , Ste ph ens Fede r " 1 Build i ng , Athe ns, Go. 306 13 , Lor ry E. Sn i pe s , St a tisti ci an I n Cho r go . Second c t e s s pos t age pa id a t .~ t h " n s , GA. SUbscript io n fee S10 ocr ye a r except t ree t o do t o c o nt r i but o r s . Su bsc r i ption Info rmot lo n avo l l " b le t r om: Georgl o Cr op Repor t in g Se rv ice, Ste ph e ns Fe de r "' Bu llc l nq , Suite 320 , Ath o ns , GA . 306 13 Te t e nhone r ( 404 ) 546- 22 36 . 2 u.s. HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER I , 1984 Corn for g rain product ion i s forecast at 7 .53 billion bushels, up fract ionally from October 1 and up 8 1 percent from last ye a r ' s drought-stricken crop . A c rop of this s ize i 5 9 percent below the record high crop o f 1982. Sor ghum g r a i n production i s forecast at 8 13 mill ion bushels, up 1 percent from Oc tob e r , 1 and 70 percent above last year. Fe ed ~ra in pr od uction (co rn, sorghum, oat s and barley combined ) is expected to to ta l 232 million metr ic tons, up 71 percent f r om last year but 7 percent below the record high production in 198 2 . Soybean production i s forec ast at 1 . 90 billion bus he ls , 4 per c ent less than Octobe r I , 13 percen t b e l o w 19 8 2 b u t 16 percent above l a st ye a r . Cotton production is forecast at mill ion bales, 71 percent above l a s t and 11 percent -mo r e than production . 13.3 yea r 1982 Peanut production is for ecast at a record high 4 .4 1 billion pounds, 34 percent a bov e 1983. Product ion i s up 2 percent from the October 1 forecast. All tobacco product ion is forecast at 1.74 billion pound9 , 22 percent above 1983, but down f r actionally from the October 1 foreca st. UNI TED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTI ON 1983 AND 198 4 Are a Harvested Yie ld per Acr e Pr oduc t i on Ind i - Indi - I nd i c t e d cated ca t ed Nov . 1 , Cr op Un i t 1983 198 4 1983 19 84 1983 198 4 1,000 Ac res Tho u sand s Cor n f or Gra i n Bu. 51 ,44 3 7 1 , 0 64 8 1. 0 10 5.9 4 , 166 ,1 08 7, 527, 206 So rghum f or Gr a i n Bu . 9, 836 14 ,209 48 . 7 57. 3 479 , 231 8 13,4 72 All Wheat 1/ Bu . 6 1, 390 66 , 19 4 39. 4 38. 8 2 ,4 19 , 8 24 2 ,570 , 300 So ybea ns for Be ans Bu . 62 ,525 66 , 833 26. 2 28.5 1 , 63 5 , 772 1 , 901 ,5 6 5 Peanuts f or Nuts Lbs. 1,373 .5 1 ,5 28 . 0 2 , 399 2 , 88 3 3 , 29 5 , 530 . 4 , 40 5 , 00 0 Upl a nd Cot ton 1/ 2/ Ba l e s 7 , 30 4. 8 10, 31 6 . 3 50 4 6 12 7, 676 .7 13 , 160 .1 Cot tonseed Ton s 3 ,0 76 5,303 Al l Hay 1/ Ton s 59, 697 62, 251 2. 36 2.47 140 , 734 154,0 51 Swee t po t a t o e s 1/ Cwt . 10 2 .4 105 .9 118 124 12 , 083 13,090 Tob a cco Lbs . 789. 0 797. 4 1,811 2 ,179 1, 428,483 1 ,737,668 Appl e s , Com'l 1/ Lbs . 8,31 4,500 8 ,233 ,500 Pe a c hes 1/ Lbs . 1 , 789 ,700 2,546 ,000 Gr apes 1/ Tons 5 ,494.2 5,019.1 Pecans 1/ Lb s . 270, 000 3/240, 400 Oat s 1/ Bu. 9, 076 8 ,088 52 .6 58 . 4 477, 133 472.460 Rye 1/ Bu. 896 953 30.3 31.7 27 , 11 6 30 ,184 Al mo nd s (Calif . )I/ Lbs. 240 , 000 520,000 Wa l n u t s (Calif.)I/ Ton s 199.0 225 .0 1/ Es timates carr i e d f orward fr om earli e r f orec as t . 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Revised. 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED Average prices r e ceived b y Ge orgia farmers at mid-October for most c rop and livestock commod ities were g e n e r a ll y below the prev ious month . Pri c e s received for wheat . corn. toba cco . soybeans . peanu t s. hogs. broi l e rs , and table egg s showed a d ecrease f rom l ast month . Co tton , sweetpotatoes , beef cattle. calves. milk. other chickens and hatching eggs were items that increased in price from September. The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for October was 121 percent of the 1977 average. 8 points below last mont h and 9 point~ below a yea r ago. GFR-84-Vo l . 23 U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POIN T The Oc to b e r All Farm P roduc ts I ndex o f Pri c e s Rec ei v e d by Farme r s d e c r e as e d 1 po i n t f rom Se ptember t o 138 pe r cen t o f i t s J a nua r y-December 1977 a ve rage . Lower pr i c e s for cattle. hogs, corn . broi l ers , and eggs wer e part ial ly off s et b y hig h er p r i ce s f o r oranges. grapef ruit. mi l k , let tuce , a n d strawbe r ries . The I ndex wa s 4 poin t s above a ye a r ago. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OC,O BER 15 , 19 84 WITH COMPARISONS Price Gear i a United S t ate s per Oct. Sept. Oct . 15, Oct. Sept . Oc t , 15, Commoditv Unit 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 Winter Wheat S/Bu. 3.88 3.30 3 . 15 3.52 3 .38 3.38 Oa ts S/Bu . 1.62 1.67 1.62 Corn S/Bu. 3 .7 1 2. 91 2 .76 3.15 2.90 2.72 ::: o t t o n Ct./Lb . 65 . 7 58.5 1/6 1. 0 63 .1 64. 6 1/ 65. 0 :::ottonseed 2/ S/Ton 194 . 00 98 .50 16 6.00 131 . 00 10 1 . 00 Tobac c o Ct ./Lb . 19 0.0 3/1 77 . 5 174. 4 188 .0 3/1 8 4 . 5 50ybeans S/BlI . 7.71 6.5 8 6 . 46 7.96 6 . 09 6. 04 Peanuts Ct./Lb. 22.9 26.0 1/24. 0 23.6 26 .3 1/2 5 .6 Sw(" .. tpotatoes S/ Cwt. 11 . 60 2/12 .50 13.00 9.91 2/1 1.30 11. 20 All Hay , baled 2 / S/ To n 78.50 71 .90 71. 60 Milk Cows, 4 /5 / S/Head 950 .00 895 .00 '16 0 . 0 0 890 . 00 HORS S/Cwt. 38.80 44 .80 41. 90 40 . 40 46 .30 43 .20 Sows S/Cwt. 33 . 60 39 .50 37. 50 35.70 40 . 20 38.60 Barrows & Gilts S/Cwt. 39 .90 45. 80 42. 70 41.40 47.10 43 .80 Beef Ca t t l e 6 / S/Cwt. 37.40 38 .80 39.00 51.70 55 .70 54.30 Cows 7 / S/Cwt. 33 .40 33 . 30 33 .70 34. 40 3 4.9 0 3 5 .20 Steers & Hei f e r s S/Cwt. 44.30 46. 00 45.50 56 .60 60.30 59 . 40 Calves S/ Cwt. 47 . 60 46. 30 47. 50 57. 20 56.60 58. 40 .\' 11 Mi lk S/ Cwt. 14 . 70 14 .40 3/1 4. 70 13 .80 13.60 3/1 3.90 Turkeys 2/ Ct./ Lb . 39 .9 46 . 6 51. 1 Chickens, Excluding Broil ers Ct./ Lb. 2 4. 0 2/1 4.5 18 .0 Com'l Broilers 8/ Ct./Lb. 28.0 31.0 3/27 .5 29 . 7 32 . 1 3/29.5 ERgs , All 9/ Ct./Doz 79.1 2/73.0 67 .5 68 .1 2/ 58. 4 55.3 Table Ct ./Doz 69 . 3 2/54 .8 49.9 63.7 2/51.0 47.8 Hatching Ct./Doz . 110. 0 2/120 .0 13 0 . 0 1/ First half of mon th . 2/ Mid-mon th pri c e . 3 / En ti r e mon th . 4 / Anima l s s o ld f or da iry herd r e p lac e me n t o nl y . 5/ Pri ce s e s ti ma ted q uarterl y . 6 / " Cows " and " s t ee r s and h e if e r s" co~ bined with allowa n ce where ne c e s s a r y fo r slaught er b u l l s. 7 / Includes d a iry cows s o l d for s l a ug h t e r . 8/ Li veweigh t e qUival e n t price fo r Geor g ia. 9/ Average o f all eggs so ld by farmers including hatching eggs s o l d at retail. 4 u.s . PRICES PAID INDEX DOWN 1 POINT Th e Oc to b er Index of Prices Pa i d by Fa rm e r s for Co mmod it ie s a nd Servi c e s , I n te re s t, Taxes and Farm Wag e Ra t es wa s 16 4 p er c e n t of i ts 197 7 ba s e . Th e ind ex was down 1 po i nt f rom Sep t e mbe r but 3 p o in ts (1 .9 percen t) h ighe r th a n a y ea~ earl i er. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The September unadjuste d consumer price ind e x for all urban con sumer s (CPI-U) incre a s e d 0. 5 percen t f r o m Au gu st t o 314 .5 (1 967- 100 ) . Th e index was 4 . 2 p e rce nt abo v e Se ptemb e r 19 83 . On a sea s o na l ly a dj u s t e d ha s i s , the CP I- U rose 0.4 perc e n t from Aug u t . All componen t s i nc r eas ed e xcept t he f ood a nd beve rages i n d e x wh ich post ed a 0 . 1 per c e nt de cli n e. Th e appar e l a n d u pkee p i ndex s howed the largest i ncre ase fo r the seco n d consecut i v e mon t h , up 0. 6 per c e n t. The t r a n s po r t a t i on index was u p 0.5 pe rcent . Hous ing , en t e r t a i nment, a n d o the r good s and s erv ices ind e xe s a l l i nc reased 0 . 4 p e rcen t a n d the med i c al c a r e i nde~ inc r e ase d 0. 3 percent . PRICES PAID BY FARMERS OCTOBER 15 198 4 WITH COMPARISONS Price Ge or ia Uni t e d St t e e per Oct. IS, Se pt. I S, Oct. IS , : Oct. IS , Sept. I S, Oc t . I S , Commodi t Unit 1983 1984 1984 1983 198 4 19 84 Dairy Fe e d 164 SITon 2 10. 00 184.00 175 .00 199 . 00 18 4 .00 179 .00 Dairy Fe ed 184 S/Ton 2 15 .00 185 . 00 178 . 00 2 16. 00 19 0 . 0 0 18 5 . 0 0 Dair y Conct. 324 S/Ton 280. 00 230 .00 210 .00 293 .00 253 . 00 246. 00 Hog Fe e d 14%- 18 % S/Cvt. 12 . 50 11 .00 10 . 80 12.00 10 .70 10 .2 0 Hog Conc t. 38%-42% S/Cwt . 17.00 14. 00 14.00 16 . 90 13 . 80 13 .5 0 Beef cattle Conct . 32 %-3 6% S/ Cv t . 13. 00 12. 50 13 . 0 0 12. 80 12 .00 11 .5 0 Cot ton s eed Me 1 4 1% S/ Cv t . 15 . 50 15.50 13.50 15 . 80 14.90 14.20 S oyb ~ an Heal 4 4% S/Cv t . 15 . 50 13 . 50 12 . 50 15. 80 12 .30 11 .80 Bran S/Cv t. _ 1 1 . 50 11. 00 11.00 10 .2 0 10.20 10 . 00 Mi dd ling s S/Cvt . 10. 50 10. 50 11. 00 9 .7 6 9. 50 9 .46 Corn Hea l S/Cvt . 9.90 9 . 80 9 .60 8 .84 8 .50 8.15 Bro i l er Gr ower SI Ton 220 . 00 2 55 . 00 25 0.00 237 .00 22 1 .00 221. 00 Laying Feed S/Ton 210.00 192 .00 185 .00 218.00 198 .00 194 . 00 Chick St a rte r S/Ton 250. 00 24 5. 0 0 2 25 .00 245. 00 224 . 00 220 . 00 Bro i l e r- Feed Rati o I I Lb 2. 5 2 .4 2 .2 2. 5 2.9 2. 7 Hog -C orn Ratio 21 Bu. 10 .5 15.4 15. 2 12. 8 16 . 0* 15 . 9 Mi lk-Feed Ra t i o 31 Lbs . 1. 40 1 .57 1 .68 1.39 1 .48* 1. 55 Egg - Fe ed Ra ti o 4/ Lb s . 7 .5 7. 6 7 .3 6. 2 5.9 5. 7 I I Pounds of bro i l er g r ower e q ual in val ue to 1 lb. broi l er live weigh t. 21 Bushe ls of c o r n e q ua l i n va l ue to 10 0 l bs . of hog live wei gh t. 31 Poun ds of 16% dai r y feed equa l i n va lue to 1 lb. whole mil k. 41 Po und s o f la y i ng f e e d equal in va lue t o 1 doz . eggs . * Revi s ed . IN DEX NUMBERS- - GEORGI A AND UNITE D STATES 1977-100 Septe ber 1983 October 1983 Sep tember 1984 October 1984 Ge org i a Pr i ceu Re c e ived Al l Co di tie s 135 130 129* 121 Cro p . 139 139 13 2 * 124 Live. tock & Products 131 123 127* 1 19 Un ited S ta t e . Price. Received 136 134 139 138 Prices Pai d 1/ 162 161 165 16 4 Ratio 2/ 84 83 84 84 17Rid-.anth index inc l Udi ng i n te r e s t , taxes a n d fa r m wa ge rate s . 21 Ratio of I nde x o f P* r ic Re e v . i Re c aed. ei v e d to Inde x of Pr i ce s Paid, Inte r e s t, Taxes a nd Fa rm Wage Ra t ~ s . 5 GEORGI A PECAN S RES URVEYED A No ve mbe r 1 sur vey of Georg ia's peca n growers s u pports a current pr oduct i on fo recast of 1 15 million pounds . The Geor g i a Cr op Report ing Ser v i ce s a vs this is 10 milli on pou nd s less than wa s fore ca s t o n Oc to b e r I, bu t 1 5 pe r c ent ab o ve the 19 8 1 c r o p o f 10 0 mi l l io n po unds. The Novemher fo r eca s t is ba sed o n summarized r epo r t s f r o m 3 19 Ge orgi a pecan prod u cers. The s pec ia l unsche d u led Nov e mbe r \ surv ey wa s p r om pt ed by an e xtende d p e r iod of drv we a th e r t h a t stre tched fr om l at e - Au gus t t h r o u g h October in ma jo r pec a n p r o duc ti o n a r e a s of t he St at e . This e xtended drought whi ch fo l lowed a r e c o rd we t Ju ly r e s ult ed in a re por t e d l y lar g er tl .a n normal tr ee dr o p o f i mmat ure nut s , in s ec t d ama g e a n d p rob abl y lower t h an n o rm a l meat y ie lds. GFR-84-Vol. 23 Th e s e n e g a tive fa c to r s were offset h y a l ar g e nu t s et l a s t spr ing and a c o n t i n u ing ex pa n sion i n bear ing sur face, due mo s t l y t o yo ung t rees c o ming i n t o production . A revi ew o f t h e Cr o p Rep o rt i n g Se rv i ce's Octo ber 1 fo r e cast f or Georgia pecans b ack to 197 0 s hows th r ee ye a r s when the f o re c as t wa s abo v e t h e final estimate; e i gh t years when it wa s b e low the final es t ima t e; a nd three ve ar s when i t equaled t h e fina l esti ma te : For th e 1 4 yea r period, t he Oc t o b e r 1 fore cast ave raged 4 perc ent l ess t han t he f i na l produc ti on est i ma t e. Co mpa ri son s ar e not av a ilable f o r Nov e mb er 1 si nce a s urve y i s n orma lly no t condu ct ed i n Nov em b er. Plea s e s e e th e t ahle b el ow fo r c o mpari s o n s of i ndi vi d ua l month's f o rec a s t wi th the f i nal es tima te. GEORGIA PECAN PRODUCTION COMPA RISONS OF MONTH LY FORECAST WITH F I NA L EST I MATES , 19 7 0 - 198 3 Se p t e mbe r Oc t o be r 1. : 1. 1. :f o l10w1ng J Ul y Year : \ , 000 I bs , : o f Fina l I ,000 1b s , :of Fi na l 1 , 000 lbs . : of Fina l 1 , 000 l bs. 19 71) 48 , 000 89 48 ,000 89 45, UOO \97\ 87 ,000 97 87, 000 97 87,000 19 7 2 57 , 000 119 55 ,000 1 15 52 , 000 197 3 85 ,0 0 0 85 90,000 90 8 6 ,000 19 74 55 ,000 95 58 , 000 100 58 , 000 \ 975 80 , 000 10 7 75 , 000 10 0 75 , 0 0 0 1976 50,00 0 96 50, 000 96 50, 000 J9 77 60 ,0 00 68 70 , 000 80 75 ,0 0 0 19 / 8 110 ,000 82 105 ,000 78 10 5 , 0 0 0 E 79 65 , 0 0 0 10 0 70,000 108 65 , 0 0 0 \ 9 \0 95, 000 91 100 , 000 95 105 ,00 0 1') <\ 1 115 , 000 96 120 , 000 10 0 12 0 , 000 198 2 1 10, 000 88 1 10 , 0 00 88 lO S , 0 00 1 ') ID 110, 000 1 10 110 ,000 1 10 10 5 ,000 Ave ra g e : 95 96 Over 3 '3 Und e r 10 .Q Eve n 1 J ~ E CAN PRODUCT ION , SELECTE D STATES AND U. S . , 198 2, 19 83 , AND OCTOBER 1 , 19 8 4 FORECAST Ind1cated 19 8 4 ;tat e 198 2 1983 Oc t . 1 Nov . 1 ,0 00 Po unds \1 1 Pe c an s Ala b am a 23 , 0 0 0 Arkan s as 500 Florida 4,5 00 Geo r gi a 125, 000 Lou i si a na 10 ,00 0 Mis s i ssi p p i 4, 000 New Me x i c o 25 , 000 North Ca r o li na 1 ,900 Oklahoma 2 , 000 South Carol ina 2 , 200 Texas 17,000 Un ited States 21 5 , 10 0 17 Es t i ma t e s for current year c a r r i ed r e s u rve yed. 24 ,000 2, 500 3,40 0 10 0 ,000 22 ,000 8 , 000 29 , 000 1,600 8 ,000 1,500 70 ,000 270 , 000 18 , 000 2 ,000 5 ,000 125 ,000 10, 000 5 , 000 27 ,000 1/ 2 , 900 25,000 5, 500 25.000 250 .400 f.ore c ast. ". ". * 11 5 . 0 0 0 *** * * * * 240 ,400 " No t 6 AVERAGE Stat e So uthe as t South Car o l ina Georgia Al a b a ma Nor the ast Ve r mont Mas s achuse tts New York Ne w J e r s e v Pennsyl va n i a De laware Ma r y l and Lake S t a tes Mi c h i g a n Wi sc o n s in Min ne sota Cor n Be l t Ohio Indiana Ill i no is Io wa Mi.ssour i No r t he r n Pl a i n s Nor t h Dako t a So u t h Da k o t a Neb ras k a No n i r r iRa t ed Irriga t e d Ka n sa s Nonirr i g a t e d Ir rigat e d Ap p a l a c h i a n Vi r g i ni a No r t h Ca r o l i n a Ke n t u c k y Tenn es s ee De lt a S t a t e s ~ i s s i s s ipp i Ar kan s as Sou the r n Pl a i n s Ok l a homa No n i r r ip,a t e d Ir r i ga t e d Texa s Non i r r i ga ted Ir r i a t e d ase on 26.60 3 .9 3 1.10 4 .3 28. 80 4.2 47.60 1. 7 40 . 30 2 .7 6 1. 70 3. 8 56.90 3.3 55.90 4. 9 58.70 6 .2 70.20 6. 1 77 . 80 5 .4 98 . 90 6. 2 114 . 10 5. 8 10 5. 80 6 .5 5 1 .10 6 .7 2 8 . 50 6. 4 22 . 70 6 .6 28 .50 3 .0 40 . 60 4.0 49 .50 5. 1 40 . 20 4. 7 39 .50 4 .6 43.10 4. 8 rom c r o p repor t e r s . 28 .80 32. 60 35. 40 25 .60 36 .80 34 .10 48 .80 40 .40 61 .6 0 54.7 0 60 . 80 60 . 60 73 . 50 83 .00 104 . 00 119 .50 11 6 . 50 67 . 80 34 .40 31 . 30 52 . 00 10 4 . 90 33 . 8 0 63 . 80 37 .50 46 . 80 58.40 48. 10 46 . 80 51 . 20 31. 50 48 .10 3 .8 4 .4 4.6 4. 4 2.6 6. 7 1.7 2 .7 3.6 2 .9 5. 1 5. 9 6.3 5.6 6.3 5. 9 6 .7 7. 4 6.8 7.0 7. 4 8 .2 5. 7 7.8 3. 5 3 .6 5. 3 5 .2 4. 8 4 .9 4. 1 4 .9 17.00 20 . 0 0 8 . 20 15. 00 16 . 70 24 .00 22 . 40 29 .20 36. 40 43 . 60 40 . 70 25. 80 9 .30 9 . 00 13 . 10 13. 10 18 . 50 22 . 00 26 . 50 23 .80 15 . 70 17 . 10 11. 50 8. 30 2 .9 3 .1 3.2 3 .3 1. 7 5. 1 4.8 3.e 4 .2 5 .3 5.4 5. 1 4 .8 5. 1 5. 9 4. 0 2 .5 2 .7 3. 5 3. 1 2. 9 2.8 2. 5 1.4 a t a. ,..., FORWARD CONTRACT I NG OF UPLAND COTTON BY GROWERS, AS OF NOVEMBER I , CROPS OF 1975-1984 N AND ACR F.S FOR HARVEST, 1984 CROP 1/ Cotton Crops o Stat e > I "d" Ala ba ma 2 / 19 7 5 19 76 1977 197 8 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 - - - - Percen t - - - - - 4 68 9 15 23 32 6 13 24 26 CO aI:: ou, Ge o r g f a North Car ol ina So u t h Car ol ina 1 33 1 0 13 . 0 0 15. 80 14 . 2(' 13 . 50 So y b e a n ~e a l 4 4% S/ Cwt . 16 .00 12.50 12 .00 15 .8 0 11 . 8 0 11 .60 Br a n S / Cwt . 12. 00 11.00 1 1. SO 10 . 30 10.0 0 9.98 :-1 i d d lin gs '>/ Cwt . 10. 50 11. 00 10 . 50 9 .98 9. 46 9. 5 1 Co rn Mea l S/ Cwt . 9. 90 9 .60 9 . 20 8. 91 8 . 15 7 .88 Rro i l p r Grow pr l. ay i n e Fe ed S/ Ton S / To n 210 .00 215 .00 250 .00 18 5 . 0 0 250 .00 18 3 .00 2 43 . 00 2 2 0.00 22 1 . 0 0 194 .00 220.00 190. 00 e l>i .:k S t a r t f' r ; / To n 250 . 00 2 25 . 0 0 2 25 . 0 0 250 .00 22 0.00 21 9 .00 Bro i 1f? r-Fef?d Rati o 1/ Lbs. 1. 1 2 .2 2 .3 2.8 2. 7 2. 8 Hog -Corn Ra t i o 2/ Bu. 9 .9 14.7 15 . 7 11.8 16 . '> 18.2 ~ i J k- F eed Ra tio 3 / Lb s . 1. 35 1 . 70 1. 75 1. 36 1. 56 I. 59 ~gfL-F~_ed Ra tio 4/ Lbs . 8. 2 7.3 7 .7 6. 9 5 .7 6.5 1/ Pounds of b roi le r g r owe r e qual in v al ue t o 1 1b. bro i le r live weigh t . 2/ Bushe ls o f c o rn <>'1" '11 i n v alue to 100 lbs. of ho g liv e we ight . 3 / Pounds of 16 % dairy f e ed e qu a l in value to 1 1b . who le mil k. 4/ Pounds of l a yi n g f e ed e qua l in v a l ue t o 1 do z. eggs. " C1e')oi7r g= j i lal.O -'-J'~DEX K 1j~ R ERS - - GE ORG J A A K D L'_N_' r_T_E_D_-,S--,-TA_~T;..;::E:.;:S.......~-=- _ O (" t~-.E~ ~ ~ ~mber 1 9 R1 O::to be r 19 8 4 " ----- ;:.~-'=-':..:;..-"-_'___ __:'_-_''::.o...v...=e.m.:.:.:bc:e.::.r.:::..:__..1:...9;:..8:::.4:::.._ P r i cF' s R p.c e l v P c: .1\ 11 Co mmon it i e s 110 Cr ops 139 L iv f' s Lo ("k .s. Pr o d u ct s 121 ln : tpn Sta tes 136 121 140 123* 112 1 19 rTi cl?s Rpc e iv pd P r i I:~S Paid j.' __. ~ :!..::i.:)_ ~.L : /~id - m()n ~ h i n d e x 1 ]4 i 61 _2,3 i n c l ud i ng i n t e r e s t , tax e s 13 5 16 2 A3 and f a r m wag e 138 164 84 rates. 2/ Rat i o of ! 'r': I '~s Rp ce lvp d to In d e x of Pri ces Pain , Inter est) Ta xes And Farm Wag e Rate s . 5 120 1 15 124 i 3i 164 R4 Index of * Re vised. r.EORGIA FERTILIZER CO~S~MPTIO~ ~P 21 ~ Georgia ferti lizer c ons u mp ti o n f o r th e ye a r e n o r ng June 30, 1984, totaled 1,91 4,583 tons , an increase of 2 1 perc e n t from last y e a r ' s 1 , 577 , Ql1 tons. Fertilizer mixtur es amount ed to 1, 058,65 1 tons , up 16 p e r c e n t trom 198 3. Dire c t applic ation materials totaled 668,571 tons of prima ry n utr i ents and 18 7, 361 tons of s eco nda ry and micronut r ien t s. -:-O TAL F !'::R TE..I ZER C O~ S L~ ?T IO:-; I;P 20 :~ Fertilizer consumption in the ~ .S. and Pu e r t o Rico during the year ended June 3 D, 198 4, tota led 50.2 million t o n s , u p 20 percent from the 41.8 mill ion t o ns consumed during the 1982-8 3 ye a r. ?rimary nutri ent cont ent ( n i t r oge n , phosphate, and potash ) was 21.9 mi l l i o n GFR-84-Vol. 24 tons, up 21 percent from a year earlier. Ki t r o g e n c o n s ump t i o n increased 22 perce nt to 11.1 million tons; phosphate usage , a t 4 . 9 million tons ~ and potash con sumpt ion, at 5.8 mil lion tons, were u p 19 and 20 pe r c e nt, re spectively. Th e f ive leading State s in order o f total consumption and the change in consumption f r om t he year ended June 30, 1984 were: Illinois , up 29 percent; Ca li forn ia, u p 23 percent; Iowa, up 42 percent; Texas, up 22 p er cent ; and Indiana, up 18 pe r c ent: . Fertilizer consumption represents all commercial fertilizer tonnage sold or shipped for farm and non-farm use as fe rt il i zer. Ma t e ri a l s u sed in the man ufa cture o f r egistered mi x e s o r for use i n other fertilizers are excluded. PLAN'T NUTRIEN ,. CON5UMPT! ON Mi l. Tons of Prod uct 25 Nitrogen 1 : J 20 15 Pot tlsh :0 5 o 1975 1976 1977 1976 1979 1960 1981 1982 1983 198 4 Yetlr EndIng June 30 6 GA. RED ~EAT PRODUCTIO~ u.s. RED ~EAT PRGD UCTIO~ Georgia red me at p r o d u c t io n totaled 35. 4 million pounds during Oc t o b e r 1984, down 13 per cent f r o m Oct ob er 19 8 3 . The Ja nua ry -O c t o b e r red me a t pr o ductio n tot aled 3 56.9 mil li on p o un d s, 7 perc e n t less than the c o mp a r a ble p er iod o f 19 8 3 . Ca t tle s l aught e red b y commer ci al plan t s in Georgia d u rin g Oc t o b e r to ta l e d 23,2 0 0 ~e ad , an in c rea s e o f 2, 6 0 0 h e a d fro m the pre v ious year. Cal ves s laugh t e r e d in Oc tob e r to ta l e d 1,5 0 0 h ead , abollt th e s ame as a year ago. Th er e wer e 1 51,6 0 0 hogs sl aught er e d i n c o mme r c i a l plan t s a c r o s s t h e S t at e dur ing Oc t o b e r 198 4 . Th i s amounte d to 3 8, 3 0 0 h e ad l e ss than l a st year . Commercial red meat production for the Un i t e d States in October 1984 totaled 3.67 billion pounds, up 4 percent from October 1983 . January-October r ed meat production , at 32.5 bi l lion pounds. was up 1 percent f r om last year. Beef production. at 2.18 billion pounds, was u p 6 p e rc e n t . Head k ill was 3. 48 mil- lion, up 6 per ~ent. and average live weigh t i nc r e a s ed 2 pou nd s to 1,072 . Veal production. at 4 5 mill ion po u n d s wa s u p 10 percent . Calf sl aughter of 308 thousand head was up 6 pe rcent and average live weight wa s u p 9 pounds to 248. Pork product ion t o tal e d 1. 41 billion poundS , u p 2 pe r cent. The 8.15 mi llion head k illed was u p 1 percent, however. ave ra ge li v e wei g h t wa s up 1 pound to 244. Sp ecie ,; Ge o r gi a Ca t tl e Ca l ve s Hogs Sh ee p Ii. Lambs GEO RGIA AND mU TED STATES LI VESTOCK SLAUGHTER I I Numb e r Slaug ht e r ed Ave r a g e 198 4 J an.- Oc '.: . Li v e Wei g h t Oc t o be r as 7. of ' 8 4 as I. of Oct ober 198 3 1984 19 8 3 1 9 83 198 3 1984 I, 0 0 0 Head Per cent Perc ent Po u n d s 20.6 23. 2 1 13 I .5 1. 5 100 189. 9 )') I. (, 80 .I .1 100 112 88 5 81\3 87 3 45 35 1 89 23 0 234 140 103 111 Tot al Live Wei g h t Oc t o b e r 19 83 198 4 1. 000 Po unds 18 , 2 4 7 502 43 ,65 0 7 20.506 539 35 ,5 20 10 rn i ted Stat e,; Ca t t le 3 ,2 77 .7 3 , 4 7 5. 9 Cal ve s 289 . 8 30 7 .5 Hogs 8 , 0 85 .6 8,1 50. 3 Sheep Ii. Lamb s 600. 6 60 7 .6 1/ Includes sl auRht er und er Fede ra l farm slaughter. 10 6 10 4 1 , 07 0 1 , 07 2 3 ,507 , 90 1 3 .7 2 5 , 90 9 J 06 10 9 239 248 69. 381 76.2 11 101 99 243 2 4 4 1 , 9 6 4, 7 56 1,988,943 ! oi !03 109 11 0 65 . 6 18 66.996 Inspe c t ion and o t he r commerci al sl augh t er, excludes COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1/ October 1984 as 7. Jan.-October 2/ 1984 as 7. Kind 1983 198 4 of 1983 1983 1984 of 1983 Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Percent Be e f 2, 062 2,181 106 19,157 19,658 103 Veal 41 45 110 352 396 113 Pork 1,188 1,411 102 1 2 . 3 01 J 2 , 172 99 Lamb Ii. Mutton 32 33 103 309 311 101 Total Red Meat 3 ,5 23 3,67 0 104 32,J19 32,536 101 Lard 3/ 90 90 100 791 778 98 JI Bas ed on packer,; dr e,;,; weip,hts a nd p xcludes farm slaughter . 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 3/ Preliminary lard prod uction includes rendered pork fat. 7 I' GEORGIA FARM REPO December 11. 1984 GA P.400.C t- PI F~ }qg'-J1/~- II GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE " RECEI E[J stephens Federal Bldg. S" uite 320 f.\ PR 2 1 2005 Athens, Georgia 30613 ?hone : ( 404 ) 546-2236 GFR- 84-Vo lu me 25 DOCUM EN'r s -HIG-HL-IGH- TS:- -- - - - -- -- - UGA LIBRARIES Cotton and Pecan Forecasts COTTON CROP UP Reinstatement o f Reports Changes in Re l ease Schechl.es The December 1 forecast of Geo r gia's 1984 cotton crop. at 275 .000 bales, is up PECAN FORECAST UNCHANGED 5 , 0 0 0 bales from November 1 . and 163, 000 bal es. o r 146 percent, larger than l a s t The Decemb e r 1 f o r e cas t o f Geo r g i a ' g 198 4 y ear's crop. Abo ut 96 percen t of the c rop had bee n picked b y Decembe r 9 , ver y pecan p r o d uc tion , at 1 15 mi l lion po u n d s , c lose t o a vera g e pr ogres s f or that dat e. i s unchanged f r om the spe c i al November 1 The De cember 1 yie ld fore cast , at 733 sur vey . Th e cu r rent fo recast is 15 pounda per acre , is 13 pounds above the mi l l i o n p o und s . o r 15 pe r c ent . l ar g e r Nov e mb e r 1 projected yi eld a nd 19 pound s t han last - yea r 's crop . Ha rv es ti ng above the previous reco rd s et i n 1982 . progress on December 9 stood a t 79 Th e c u r r e n t foreca st is 266 pounds per p ercent comp le t e. compared wit h 82 ac r e better than th e 19 83 y ie ld. percent f o r the 5-year ave r a ge f o r that date . GEORGI A ACREAGE AN D PRODUCTIO N 1983 AND 1984 --XCreaRe ~~eJ.a e r Ac r e t' r o a uc t l o n Planted I nd ~ Indi - Crop 1/ Un i t for all Ha r - Fo r ca ted ca ted Pu rpo s es ve sted Har ves t Dec . I , De c. I , 198 4 1983 2/ 1984 2/ 19 83 1984 19 83 1984 - -1. ousana Ac res -- - -T oUlla no ll-- Pec an s Lbs. 100.000 In , OOO Co tton 3 / Bal e s 200 115 18 0 467 733 112 2H Co r n Bu . 1, 080 73 5 930 75.0 85 . 0 5 5 , 12 5 79,050 Soybeans Bu . 2 ,0 50 2,000 1 , 950 21. 0 21.0 42 , 000 40 .950 Pe a nu t s Lbs. 64 0 562 636 2, 790 3,400 1, 567 , 980 2.162 . 400 To bac c o, Type 14 Lbs. NA 44 39 2.1 90 2,200 96 ,360 85, 800 Sweet pota toe s Cwt . 7.0 5. 8 6 .8 125 120 725 816 I Hay, All Ton ll NA 500 47 0 2. 00 2. 90 1 ,000 1.363 Apples, All Comme r cial Lb s . 20,000 45 , 000 Peac hes Lb s . 100,000 150 . 000 Gr ape s To n s 2.5 2.9 \lh e at Bu . 1 ,000 91 0 880 3 4 .0 35 .0 30 ,940 30 ,800 Oa t il Bu. 125 85 65 61.0 59 .0 5.185 3 ,835 ferRye Bu. 43 0 70 80 2 1.0 22 .0 1 , 470 1 ,760 ~ ehcuranns a nd co t Btoun resur vey1e8d0 fO I Dece68m=o-e=-r:--I",,-~a1T1l T0l -=o-t=h=-e::-:r::4-:c1:"r.:0o~=-p=--.~:::sc=4t""5~ 1r.n'0a=t-r-~::-:s:,.....b.,=ro~u2g.!7ih:-8ito-8=-,f.-o=r==w.,a.r..d.4.:1t+9:r=a5m0:- earl ier s ur veys . 2/ Harvested f or pri ncipal use . 3/ Cot t on yi e l d i n pounds and pr oduction in ba le s. NA - Not availabl e. Agrl.cultural Statist i cian and Geor gia Depart:.ent: of Agricu1ture UNITED STATES PECAN PRODUCTI ON GFR-84-Vo l. 25 Th e Nation 's p e can pr o d u c ti o n o n December 1 is f or ec as t at 2 2 8 .7 mi ll i on pounds . Th i s is d own 9 p e r cen t from th e Oct o b e r 1 f o r e c a s t nd is 15 p e rc e n t be l o w the 1983 c r op . Th e t otal p r oduc tion f ore c a st con si s t s o f 1 .2 mi ll ion pou n d s o f imp r o v ed v a r i e t i e s a n d 6 3. 5 mil li o n p ounds of nati ve and s eed l ing p e c ans . On Oc t obe r 3 1, 1984 , c o ld s t o r ag e hold ings i n t h e U. S . ~ ta 0 . 1 mi lli on pounds of she lled pecan s and 27. 4 mil l i o n poun ds of in- shel l p e c a n . Stat e All Pec ans Al a . Ark . Fla . Ga . La . Miss . N. Me x . N. C. 1/ Ok l a . s . C. Tex . U. S . 1/ Estimates fo r cur r ent 1982 ---1 ,00 0 Pound s--- 23,000 50 0 4, 50 0 125 , 000 10 ,00 0 4 ,00 0 2 5, 000 1 ,900 2, 000 2 ,20 0 17 , 0 00 2 15,100 year carri ed forw rd 24 , 000 2,5 00 3 , 400 100, 000 22 , 000 8 ,000 29, 000 1,60 0 8 ,00 0 1 , 500 70 , 0 00 2 70, 00 0 from e arl ier fo recast . MONTHLY PEANUT STOCKS AND PROCESS I NG REPORT REI NSTATED Ind . 19 8 4 13 . 000 1, 800 5. 0 00 1 15 ,000 8 .000 5 ,000 24 .000 2 , 900 2 <+ ,000 5 , 000 25 , 0 00 228 , 700 Th e U.s . Depa r t men t o f Ag r i c u l tu r e ' s St a ti s t i cal Re po r t i ng Se r vi c e (S RS ) wi l l r e i n state fo ur c r op e s ti mati ng pr o g r a ms t ha t we r e d i s c n t i nu e d o r c u r t a i l e d i n 198 2. Agen c y a d minist r at or Wi l l i a m E. Ki ble r said tha t 198 5 f u nd i n g l e g i 3 l a t i o n r e q u ir e s h i s agency t o a gai n i s s ue estimates on pe a n u t stocks a nd proc e s s i ng , floricul tur e , a s pa r a g u s , a n d c ucumbe r s f o r p ick l e s . SRS wi l l is sue t h e Pe a n u t S t o c k s and Pr o ce ssing re po r t s mo n th l y in 19 8 5 . Proc essi ng da t a f o r t h e Aug u st 198 4-J a n u a r y 19 8 5 pe r iod a n d pe a n u t s t o c k s in c o mme rc i a l storag e on Jan u a r y 3 1 wi l l be r e l e as e d o n Friday , Mar ch 1 . Th e firs t mon th l y re po r t , whi c h Ni l l inc l ude st o c k s a s o f Fe b r ua r y 28, a l s o wi l l be r el e a s e d o n Friday , Mar c h 1 . SRS wi ll releas e i t s a nn ual F lo r i cu l t ur e Cr op s re port, wit h e s t i ma te s of 198 4 product ion and p r od uc e r s ' in t ent i o n s f o r 19 8 5, a t 3 p . m. , Fr i day, Mar c h 1 5. Ki b l e r said his a g e n c y wi l l c oll ect dat a dur i n g J an u a r y a nd Feb r u a ry . The a genc y will i n c l ud e final 198 4 d a ta on a spa rag us and c uc umb e r s fo r p i c k l e s in a special Ve g e t a b l e report to be releas e d on Th u r s d a y, Fe b r u a r y 28 . There a f t e r , SRS will publish estimates for these produc ts in it s regular Ve g e t a b l es r e po r t s . Highlights from these report s will be included in the firs t issue of the Georg ia Farm Report follOWing the release date. The data can also be obtained by calling the Georgia Crop Reporting Service after 3:30 p.m. on the release date. 2 USDA ANNOUNCES I MPROVEMENTS IN STATIST I CAL AND ECONOMIC REPORTI NG PROCEDURES Se cr etary of Ag r i cu l t u r e J o h n R . Bl o c k has announ c e d t wo a c t i o n s t o imp r o v e the c rop a n d l ives t o ck s tat i s ti c a l and e c o n o mi c r e po r t s i s s u e d by t he U.s. De pa r t me n t o f Agr i c ulture . " I n r e s pon s e t o use r s ' c onc erns a bou t the qua l i t y and time l i ne ss o f t he se r e port s , USDA wi l l f o r m a n ou t s i d e r e v i ew pan el of r ecog n iz e d e x pe rts i n s t a t i s t i c a l meth o d o l o g y a n d e c onomi c ana l ys is , " Bl o c k s a i d. The 12 - me mb e r p n el, t o be n a me d b y De c embe r 1 7, wi l l i n c l ud e r e pr e s e n ta t i v e s f r o m unive r si t i e s , a g r i b u s i ne ss, commod i ty or f a r m o r gani z a t ions and similar gr oups . Bl o c k s a id t he pa ne l wi l l f o c us o n revi e wi n g t h e sta t i sti cal me t h o do logy u sed f o r cr op an d live s toc k e s t i ma t e s a n d USDA's e c o nomi c a n al y s is and o ut look wo r k . "Th e ou t si d e r e v i e w g ro u p wi ll ma ke fin al r e commendatio n s t o me r e g a r d ing th e pro cedu r e s u s e d in ob t ai n i n g , s ummari z i n g a n d int er p r e ting data by Ma y I," h e s ai d . Bl o c k a l s o sa i d t h a t b e g i nn i n g i n J an ua r y , USDA wi l l im p l e me n t a ne w s ys tem f o r r e l e a s i n g ma j o r s t a t i s t ic a l a n d economi c re po r t s . Thi s i s in r espon s e t o s ome f armer s ' c oncerns t hat the c ur r e n t s y stem--whic h r e l e a ses t he s e r e ports a t vari ous ti me s t h r o u g h o u t e a c h mont h-- h as c reat e d c onfu s ion e n d u n c e r t a i n t y i n ma rket s . Ac c o r d i n g t o Bl o ck , all mo n th ly r e por ts deal ing wi t h d o me s t i c a nd wo r l d crop pr od u c ti o n , s toc ks o f U.s . cr o p s , a n d worldwide s u p p l y and d e ma n d e st im a te s wil l be i s sued o n t he same day dur i ng t he se c o n d wee k o f each mon th . St atis t i c a l Re port ing Se r v ic e r e p o r t s - -i n c l ud i ng Catt le o n Fe e d , Ho g s a nd Pi gs , Ca t t l e Inv e n t or y, Co l d Storage , and Li ve s t o c k S l a u g h t e r--wi l l be i ssued o n t h e s ame day d ur ing t h e th i r d we e k of the mo n t h . " Th i s n e w sy s t e m wi l l s t re a ml i n e t he fl ow o f ma rke t - s e nsiti v e inf o r ma t i o n and t h e r e fo r e lim i t pote nt ia l d i s r u pti o n s t o c o mmo d it y ma rkets ," Bl o ck s a i d . CALENDAR OF SE LECTED CROP REPORTI NG BOARD REPORTS FOR DECEMBER, J ANUARY AND FEBRUARY Cro p Production Ca t t l e on Feed - Dec. 10 - Dec. 14 Milk Produc tion Cold Storage Sma ll Gr ain See d i ng s "" - Dec . 19 - Dec . 20 Hogs & Pigs " II Livestoc k S l a ugh t e r - Dec. 21 - Eggs , Ch i ck e ns . Turke ys II II Ag ricul tur a l Pr i ces - Dec. 31 Crop Product ion - Jan. 11 Nonci t r us F ru i t & Nuts Milk Produc t ion Lives t ock Slaughter - J a n . 14 - J an . 17 - Jan . 25 Crop Produ cti on, An n u al "" Cat tl e on Feed "" Co l d S torage II " - Laye r s & Egg Prod . , Annual Jan . 28 Cr o p Val u e s - J an . 30 Ag r i c ultural Pr ic e s Prospect ive Plant ings - J a n . 31 - Feb. 15 3 Crop UNITED STATES ACREAG E AND PRODUCTION , Are a a r ve s te e I n c1 l.- ca ted Un i t 1983 1984 1983 1, UUl Ac res 1983 AND 198 4 e r Acre I nOl cated 198 4 Pr o uc t l on I nOlc a t e O Dec. 1, 1983 1984 Thousa nOs 896 953 30. 3 3 1.7 27 ,11 6 30,184 240, 000 ~ 2 0 , OOO 19 9 .0 22 5 .0 ore l;ast . - e: : B III Co. 1 .. Q.l O VIc( ~ g'::; ~ ~ C) re-o u - c...... ::J .- , ,., 0 OL..c -t ~ - 0. .. ~ CD ~ 2. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -;; l/l c 'L.. !: Vl l 8 ' O I.. ~ lI) o +- 'O +- ;!. ~ ~ ~:;: ~ 0" < t Ixf z~ ~ u a. U ~ ~ .. I,..'U L:!O O ~ +-Jl 55 ~ ~tO~~ , ss t o .. g ~ln ~ ~ :' -- >-IlC> U .cv Vl lD ::J C "v V' R~t;~ s. . ~ j ;~ ~ ~~ .. ~ <3;: ~~ ..~ ~ l ~j~ ~. ~ ~~r ~~' E; ~ ~ ~ = l! I: uI,C VHn ~llJ +-Q) Is published se mi-mont h ly by t he Georgia Cr op Reporting Ser vice, St ephe ns Fede r a l Bu i ld ing , Athe ns , Ga . 306 13, Larry E. Snipes, Statist ician In Charge. Second c la ss DOs t age pa id at At he ns, GA . Subscription fe e SI O per yeer except fr ee to data cont r ibutors . SUbscr i pt ion Inf o r mat io n avai la bl e fr om: Georg ia Crop Reporting Servi c e, Stephens Federa l Bu lld i na . Su ite 320, Athen s , GA. 306 13 Tel epho ne : (404 ) 546 -2236 . 2 ? OULTRY IIATCHI :-lG AND Pl. ACEMENT- -NOVEM BER 19 84 1. o f I tem Nov. 1983 Oc t . 1984 Nov . 19 84 year ago J a n . th r u No v . 198 3 198 4 -Thou sands- - - Thous a nds- - Pul l e t Ch i ck s P lace d Domes tic ( U.S . ) 17 Br oi l e r Ty p e 3 ,126 3 ,0 63 2,94 3 94 34 , 478 3 5 , 85 5 Eg g Type 232 241 203 88 3 ,0 79 3,29 5 Chic k s Ha tc hed Broil er Ty pe Ge o rgia 47,6 1}) ;3, 701 50,816 107 588,885 60 9 ,893 Uni ted State s 33 5 , 92 8 367 ,3 97 35 6 , 59 4 106 4,072,1 18 4, 19 8 ,706 Egg Type Geo rgia 1,752 1,42 1 1,569 90 22,038 36,768 Un i t e d St at e s 29 ,639 31 , 382 30,062 101 372,584 42 9,11 0 Tur ke ys Poults Pl a c ed U.S . 10 , 9 6 9 10 , 74 1 11 .7;7 10 7 2/28 ,2 57 2/ 3 1 ,2 9 1 1. of year ago 10 4 107 104 10 3 167 11 5 111 Georgia :Ia t c h i n g Ot her -:-o tnl Ge or ~ia Tot a l U. S . ~UkB E R OF LAYERS AN D EGG PRODUCTION . ~ O V EMR ER 1984 No. Laye r s o n Eg gs per 10 0 To tal Eg gs Produ ce d :iand- Nov. Lav e r s - No v . Duri n ~ Nov . 198 3 19 8 4 1983 198 4 19 8 3 1984 Th o usands ~umbe r ~il l ions 4 , 8 60 13 ,66 7 18, 52 7 277 ,1 60 5,17 8 13,i27 18 , 905 284 ,12 9 1 ,827 2,046 1,9 9 2 2,00 8 1, 800 2 ,103 2 , 0 21 2 ,020 89 280 369 5 , 56 6 93 289 382 5 ,740 COMM ERCI AL POIlLTRY SLAUGHTER 1 / , NOVEMBER 1984 Y- of Y- of I tem Nov. Oct. No v . yea r J a n . thru Nov. year 19 83 1984 i9 84 ago -Tho u s a nd s- 1983 1984 ago - Thousand s- - - Yo u n g Chicken s (; p o r~i ;1 44 , 10 9 48,199 48,4 80 1 10 547 , 8 18 54 6,760 10 0 Uni t e d Sta tes 309,77 3 388,879 326,005 105 3,819,626 3 , 934 ,3 50 10 3 ~a tll rp Ch ic k e ns Li p, h t T y nr- U. S . s , 139 15, 962 ]1, 792 129 134,0 3 2 137,803 103 Hpavy Type U.S. 2,12 4 1 , 175 2,3 68 111 33 ,603 31 ,4 82 94 Total Il. S . j 1 ,263 19, 13 7 14 , 160 126 167, 635 169, 285 101 To t a l All Type s , Ga. 2,567 3, 8 63 2 ,999 117 34,006 33 , 87 3 10 0 Pe r cent Co n d e mn pd You n~ Ch i c k e n s (;e o r p'ia 1. 2 1.4 2/1 . 4 2/1.4 Un i ted State s 1. 4 1. 5 2/1.5 2/1 .5 il F pd er a lly inspected slau~hte r data as c o l l e c t e d by Meat and Po ult ry I n s pec ti o n Pr o g ra m. Curren t mon th da ta esti mated b y Marke t New s Ser v i c e . 2 / Ja n u a ry - Oc t. roncipmnations . 3 GFR- 84- Vol. 26 ------r---~.:!..0. __(;_S:...-:A..N.-.D-- P! GS : 1:11 VE)liTO RY , S Ol.' S F i\R R01.' 1 NC , Gear t a A N lJ r T I tem MARCil 1 INVENTORY Al l lIoes & Pip,s Ke p t for Breeding Market Market Hogs and Pigs by wei~ht Cro u p s lln n e r () Pounrls 60-119 Pounds i 20- i 79 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over J UNE 1 INVENTORY All Hoes and Pigs Kept for Breed in g Market Market Hogs and Pi gs by Weight Groups Un d e r 0 Pou nds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over SEPTEMBER 1 I NVENTORY All Hogs and Pi~s Ke p t f o r Br e ed ing :-1 a r k e t Market Hogs and Pig s bv Weight Gr o up s Un d e r 0 Po u nd s 60 - 11 9 Pounds 120-1 79 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over DECEMBER 1 I NVENTORY Al l Hog s a n d P i g s Ke p t f or Br e edi n g Ma r k e t Market Hogs and Pigs bv wei~ht Grou~ Un d e r 0 Po u n d s 60-11 9 Pounds 120- 179 Pounds 180 Po unds & Ov er SOWS FARROWING De c e mb e r 2/-Febr u ar y Mar ch-Ma y De c e m be~ 2/ -Ma v June-Augus t . September-November June-November PIG CROP De c ember 2/-Februar y March-May December 2/-Mav June-August . September-November June-November II Ga , Ill, I n d . , Iowa, i ,8 10 312 1 , 498 68 5 4 01 2 :>=)" 157 2,180 3 53 1,825 8 59 476 330 16 0 2, 2 50 333 1 , 9 17 8 82 48 1 155 19 9 2 ,360 342 2, 0 18 842 56 1 389 224 1 10 120 230 125 120 2 45 737 8 62 1,599 878 854 1 , 73 2 Kans., 2 , 1')0 12 7 1 ,82 3 767 v51)06 190 2 ,180 32 7 i ,8 ') 3 826 51 9 343 165 2, 100 30 5 1 , 79 5 78 1 449 359 20 6 2, 2 50 3 50 1 , 900 783 498 39 5 2 24 115 120 235 115 120 235 8 17 864 1 ,681 794 798 1, 59 2 1 , 900 300 1 , 600 688 440 1 01 1 71 1,65 0 231 1 ,4 19 603 396 25 3 16 7 1,7 0 0 25 0 1 ,450 6 38 338 287 187 1 ,5 20 20 4 1, 3 16 526 375 250 16 5 i OO 88 i 88 88 7 f> 16 6 725 6 34 1,3 59 638 554 1 , 19 2 1 , 3 ")0 190 1 ,160 464 125 22 6 14') 1 , 390 215 1 , 17') 502 315 218 140 1 , 400 2 15 1 , 18 5 5 31 293 22 1 140 1 ,4 50 220 1 ,230 529 351 221 129 74 76 15 0 80 78 158 511 5 55 1 , 0 66 568 55 4 1~ 12 2 1 , 1 50 200 1 , 150 466 317 2 3 :) 13 2 1 ,400 215 1,18 5 52 9 320 213 123 1 ,350 20 0 1 , 15 0 512 30 5 207 126 1, 3 50 19 5 1 , 1 ') 5 49 1 3 12 219 133 75 81 15 6 74 72 146 5 18 58 3 1 ,10 1 525 51 8 1, 0 43 i ,2 50 69 180 58 1 ,070 71 431 63 289 72 221 Hi 12 7 81 1 ,320 61 200 56 1 , 120 61 493 57 302 63 202 61 123 77 1, 25 0 56 180 54 1,07 0 56 471 53 288 60 19 3 54 1 18 59 1 , 200 'i l 1 63 48 1, 0 37 51 442 52 285 51 193 50 1 17 52 66 60 77 64 143 62 72 58 68 57 140 57 462 63 554 64 1 ,016 64 511 58 4 83 57 9 94 57 Dec em her p re 4 GEORGIA COMMERCIAL RED HEAT PRODUCTION GFR-84- Vo l. 26 U. s. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Geo rgia red meat p roducti on total ed 31 .9 mil l i o n po und s d u r i n g ~ov e ber 19 84, down 21 p e r ce n t f rom Nov e mber 19 83 . The Janu a r y- No vem b er red mea t pro rlu cti on total ed 38 8.8 mil l i on pound s , 8 p er ce nt le ss th an th e c o mp a r a b l e pe r i o d of 1983 . Commercial red meat production f o r t h e Un i t e d S l a te s in Nov ember 1984 to t a l e d 3 . 12 b i ll i o n pou nds, d o wn 4 perce nt fro m ~ov e m ber 198 3 . Ja nu arv-Novembe r re d me at product ion , a t 35.9 b ii l i on po unds , i s u p I percen t fr om l a s t year . Commerci a l r e d me a t produ c t ion includes sl aug hter in Fed e ra l ly i n spec t e d a nd o t h e r plan t s , bu t e x c lud e s a n i ma l s sl au gh t e red o n fa r ms . Sopcies GcOr~ i a Ca t t e Cal ves flog s She e p (, La mbs GEORGIA AND UNI TED STATES LI VESTOCK Sl.AUGHTER II Nu mo e r Slaug h t e r e d Ave r a ~ e 1984 J an .- ~ov . Live We i ght Nove mber as Z o f ' 84 as % o f Nove mbe r j <)8 3 198 4 1983 19 113 19 83 1984 I , QOO Head Percen t Pe rce n t Pou nas 19 . 0 21 .7 1 14 1.4 1. 5 10 7 189 .3 13 3 .7 71 .I .I 100 I 12 8 98 8 73 89 350 356 88 232 235 160 96 1 14 To ta l Live We i ght No ve mber 1983 19 84 1, 0 00 Pounds 17,05 2 47 8 43 , 8 28 6 18 ,98 4' 528 31 , 386 8 States 3,079 .2 29 4 . 3 8 ,436.0 528. 2 3,084 .5 298 . 4 7 ,5 99.5 540 .2 100 103 i , 07 7 1 ,07 2 3, 3 17,71 8 3 ,30 5,869 10 1 108 229 24 2 67,308 72 ,125 90 98 246 246 2,073 , 70 8 1,868, 40 11 10 2 10 3 III 113 58 ,629 60,98 4 n s pe c t i on a na o toer c omme r c I a l sl a u ~ ht er , exc l ud es ,!OGS A~ D P I GS : ::-iVE:-;TORY NUM BER, DECEMBER 1 , SOWS FARROWING AND PI" CROP UNI T ED STATES, 1983 - 1984 1984 1984 Item 1983 19 8 4 as Z of I t em 1983 1984 a s Z of \983 1983 1, 000 Head I , 000 Head ::lec . j I n v e n t o r v Sows Farr o win g AI l Hogs <. Pig s 56 ,6 9 4 '> 4,0 43 95 June-Aug . 3,174 2,95 5 93 Ke:J t fo r a reedjn ~ 7 , 1 91 6,93 0 94 Se pt . - Nov . 3,00 3 2,9 01 97 Ma ;' ke t 49,303 47,11 3 96 J u n e - Nov . 6 , 17 6 5 , 85 6 95 ~ a rket Hog s <. Pigs Pig Cro p bv wei~ht Groups De c. II -Feb . 20,87 7 18,735 90 IJnCier 0 Po u n d s 19, 028 18 . 0 3 5 95 :-la r c h - Ma v 26, ')]2 23 ,587 1\9 6 0 - 1 19 pOlJnds 12 ,626 12, 0 2 1 9') Dec. I I - Ma y 47 ,40 9 42 , 3 22 89 120 - 17 9 Pound s 9,985 9 , 605 96 18 0 Pound s & Ove r 7 ,664 7 ,4 52 97 Jun e- Aug . 23 ,3 6 1 22 ,346 96 Sep t . -Nov. 22 , 3 85 2 1, 80 8 97 So ws Farr o wing J une -Nov . 45 ,7 46 44 , 154 97 Dec . il Feb . 2,808 2 , 560 91 Mar ch- Md v 3,49 4 3 ,12 6 89 Year 93, 15 5 8 6,476 93 Dec . l/-Mav 6,3 01 5 . 6 1'16 90 I 7 Decemoer pr e ced I ng ye a r . EGGS IN INC UBATORS, DECEMBE R 1984 , U.S . It em 1983 19 8 4 Z of Yr . Ago Chic k ens --TholJsano s - - Egg Type 30 , 280 25,4 75 84 Broiler Type 309,7 9 1 330 , 4 14 107 Turke vs 1 '> , 13 2 i5 , 602 103 6 U. S . EGG PRODUCTI ON UP Egg prod uc tion f o r Nov e mb e r tot aled 5 .7 4 bil l ion a nd included 5 . 18 b ill i on t able o r commercia l ty pe e g g s a n d 55 9 mil lion hatchi ng eggs . Al l l a yer s on Dec e mbe r 1, 198 4 , total e d 286 milli on, 3 perc en t g re a t er tha n the 27 8 mill ion a ye a r ago . La v e r s on De c em b er I consi sted o f 254 mil lion f o r t a b l e e g g s and 32 .0 mi ll i on l a y~r s f or hat ch ing t ype e ggs . Rate of l a y on De ce mbe r 1 f o r a ll la y er s av e r a ged 67 .7 eg gs p e r 10 0 layer s, com pare d with 67 .4 a yea r e a r l i e r . GEORGIA WHEAT PLANTINGS SHRINK Fall and winter seedings of wheat in Georp,ia for the 1985 c r o p a r e estimated at 850,000 acres . The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, wh ich prepared and issued the e stimate, says this is a 15 percent, or 150,000 s r r e drop f r om the acreage planted to wheat for the 1984 crop. The 1984 crop produced 31,150,000 bushels, an increase of less than 1 percent over the 1983 crop. An average yield of 35 bushels per acre was obtained in 1984 from the 890,000 acres harvested for grain. The 1983 yield was 34 bushels per acre. u.S. WINTER WHEAT SEEDINGS DIP Nationally, winter wheat plantings f o r the 1985 crop are estimated at 57.6 million acres, down 9 percent from the 63.4 million acres seeded last year. This is the smallest acreage since 1979. RYE ACREAGE IN GEORGIA EXPANDS Seedings of rye i n Georgia for all purposes this fall and winter are estimated a t 450, 000 acres, or 5 percent mo r e than th e 4 30 , 0 00 a cres planted last y e a r . Of the 430,000 acres planted for the 1984 cro p, Georgia farmers harvested 80,000 acres f or grain, obtaining an average yield of 22 bushels per acre, for a total production of 1,760,000 bushels. Acres harvested in 198 4 was 10,000 acres above 1983. Yield was up 1 bushel per acre and production was up 20 percent. U.S. RYE ACRES OFF 14 PERCENT The Nati on' s 1985 ry e c ro p plantinBs this f all and winter will total 2.56 million acres, down 14 percent from the previous year's plantings. These seedings include rye planted for winter grazinp" grain production , and all o ther purposes. WINTER WH EAT RYE AND OATS UNITED STATES AND GEORGI A Tt e m United States 1984 1985 Ge o r i a 1984 WI NTER WHEAT Area Seeded (1,000 Acres ) Ha r ves ted Acr es ( 1 , 0 0 0 Acr e s) Yield pe r Harv. Ac re (Bu .) 6 3 , 41 9 5 1,5 13 40 . 0 57 ,5 99 1 , 000 8 90 35. 0 Produ ction ( 1, 0 00 Bu.) 2,060,64 6 31,1 50 Ar e a Se e ded as I. of Pr e v o Yr . 102 . 1 90.8 94 .3 19 8 5 85 0 85.0 RYE Ar e a Se eded (1,000 Acr es) Harvested Acres (1,000 Acres) Yi eld per Harvested Acre (Bu.) Production (1,000 Bu.) Area Seeded as 7. of Prevo Yr. 2 ,97 1 98l 33 . 0 32,392 109.8 2 ,55 5 86 .0 4 30 80 22 . 0 1, 760 10 7 . 5 450 104.7 OATS lIar vesterl Acres (1,000 Acres) Yield per Harvested Acre (Bu.) Production (1,000 Bu.) 8,123 58.1 471,921 60 55.0 3,300 HOGS AND PIGS: FARROWING IN-,-T:;...E:;...N:.:..T~IO..:..N:.:...:;,.S _ Georgia 10 States II United States Farrowing Intentions 21 1984 1985 1984 1985 19M 1985 - - - 1,000 Head - December 3/-February 66 60 1,964 1,940 2,560 Ma1" ch-Mav 77 68 2 ,48l 2,353 3,126 December 3/-Mav l4 3 II GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,NC,OIl . 128 4,445 4,293 21 Actual farrowings for 1984. 5 1686 5 1393 31 December pre ceding year. 7 Commodi ty .. OLD STORAGE STOCKS, November 30, 198 3 Butt er Cheese , Natural Eggs, Fr o z e n Fru its, Frozen Fruit Jui c e s, Frozen Meats , Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables , Froz en Potatoe s, Frozen Peanuts, Sh e lled Peanu ts , In Sh ell Pe cans, Shelled Pe cans, In Shell 506 ,710 1,214,800 13,398 658, 296 886 ,877 667,57 4 316 ,023 295,193 375,967 2 51 , 56 0 '2 , 0 53 ,4 48 817,350 2 59,18 2 14 ,520 14 , 4 78 1_5_19 31 UNI TED STATES , Octob e r 3 1 , 198 4 1 , 000 Pounds 3 74 ,276 1,078, 411 17, 9 21 771, 430 87 3 , 4 54 6 74, 9 32 325,9 6 3 275, 589 553, 932 4 15,431 2 ,0 7 0 , 68 1 8 21 , 3 4 4 214 , 347 15 , 292 20 ,124 27,4 46 NO VEMB ER 3 0 , 198 4 Nov ember 30, Pe r cen t o f 1984 Nov . 19 8 3 Oct. 19 8 4 Pe r c e n t 333 ,997 66 89 1 , 0 2 7 , 9 52 85 95 16 ,307 12 2 91 7 34 ,017 1 12 95 86 9 , 75 6 98 100 70 0 , 6 5 4 10 5 10 4 345, 493 10 9 106 282 ,569 96 103 33 2 , 5 14 88 60 200,442 80 48 1,997,232 97 96 88 1, 76 1 108 107 2 68 ,9 4 5 10 4 125 22 ,555 1 55 147 18,502 12 8 92 36 ,6 56 230 134 co Georgia ~crop Report ing Service Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens , Georgia J 0613 SECOND- CLA:> :; POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS , GA 30613 042RO l 13 00000 25-2 27 075 020 404 / 22 3-72 3 8 00 3 50 5 GA EX PERIMENT ST4 CA ROLE U: D.=ORD Ll i3RAR Y ~ X?~ R I~=N T G~ 3 02 12