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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
November 17, 2000 Volume 00-Number 21
November 1 Crop Forecast
Poultry Summary
HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural Prices
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GEORGIA\
AGRICULTURAL\ STATISTICS SERVICE \,
Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga
Livestock Slaughter
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1999 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2000 FORECAST
Area Harvested 11
Yield per Acre
Production
Cro
Unit
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn
Bu.
300
340
103
103
30,900
35,020
Soybeans Oats21 Wheat21 Rye 21 Peanuts Cotton 31 All Hay21 Sweetpotatoes21
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Tons Cwt.
190 25 225 50 544 1,300 600 0.6
180 35 200 45 507 1,300 600 0.6
19 55.0
43 21.0 2,575 579
2.5 100
24 72.0
54 26.0 2,800 594
2.2 4/
3,610 1,375 9,675 1,050 1,400,800 1,567 1,500
60
4,320 2,520 10,800 1,170 1,419,600 1,610 1,320
41
Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs.
33
Onions21
Cwt.
14.5
Apples2151
Lbs.
1.3
Peaches 2151
Lbs.
18
Grapes2151
Tons
1.2
Pecans21
Lbs.
71
30
1,940
2,310
64,020
69,300
10
190
255
2,755
2,550
61
9,230
61
12,000
13,000
61
6, 110
61
110,000
105,000
61
2.75
61
3.3
3.4
71
71
71
120,000
80,000
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Current year estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 3/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 bales. 4/ Yield and production estimates will be releasecf in Annual Crop Summary. 5/ Bearing age acreage. 61 Acreage and yield estimates will be released in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2001. 7/ Not available.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1999 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2000 FORECAST
Area Harvested 1'
Yield per Acre
Production
Cro
Unit
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
1999
Ind Nov 1, 2000
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn
Bu.
70,537
73,009
133.8
137.7
9,437,337
10,053,942
Sorghum
Bu.
8,544
7,665
69.7
60.4
595,166
463,251
Soybeans
Bu.
72,446
73,024
36.6
38.0
2,653,758
2,777,036
Oats
Bu.
2,453
2,324
59.6
64.2
146,193
149, 195
All Wheat
Bu.
53,823
53,028
42.7
41.9
2,299,010
2,223,440
Rye
Bu.
383
302
28.8
28.5
11,038
8,619
Barley
Bu.
4,734
5,201
59.2
61.1
280,292
317,865
Peanuts All Cotton21
Lbs. Bales
1.436.0 13,424.9
1.395.5 13,519.0
2,667 607
2,517 622
3,829,490 16,968.0
3,512,800 17,509.8
Cottonseed
Tons
6,353.5
6,558.2
All Hay
Tons
63,160
61,591
2.52
2.48
159,007
152,651
Sweetpotatoes Cwt.
83.1
93.3
147
31
12,234
3/
All Tobacco
Lbs.
647.2
492.3
1,997
2,289
1,292,692
1,126,698
Apples 41
Lbs.
461,500
51
22,900
51
10,579.6
10,677.1
Peaches
4 '
Lbs.
157,380
51
16,000
51
2,525.4
2,677.1
Grapes41
Tons
904,710
51
6.89
51
6,230.4
7,487.1
Pecans
Lbs.
61
61
6/
6/
406,100
216, 100
1/Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds ~er harvested acre, production in bales. 3/ Yield and production estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summary. 41 Bearing age acres. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2001. 6/ Not available.
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER11-SEPTEMBER 1999-2000
Item
Sep 1999
Sep 2000
% of Year Ago
January thru September
1999
2000
% of Year Ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia United States Mature Chickens
96,617 682.486
86,724 637,308
90
883,306
857,809
97
93
6,128,975
6,238,331
102
Light Type, U.S.
7.449
6,896
93
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,231
5,378
86
Total U.S.
13,680
12,274
90
Percent Condemned
81,395
73,223
90
52,607
53,832
102
134,002
127,055
95
Young Chickens
--Percent--
--Percent--
Georgia United States
1.4
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.5
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-SEPTEMBER 1999-2000
Number of Layers
Sep 1999
Sep 2000
Eggs per 100 Layers
Sep 1999
Sep 2000
Total Eggs Produced
Sep 1999
Sep 2000
--Thousands--
--Number--
-Millions--
9,255
8,690
1,902
1,899
176
165
11.434
11,669
2,116
2,040
242
238
20,689
20,359
2,020
1,979
418
403
53,777 249,269 303,046
52,109 253,282 305,391
1,817 2,194 2,127
1,810 2,156 2,097
977 5.468 6.445
943 5.461 6.404
58,258 264,136 322 394
56,645 268,832 325 477
1,825 2,195 2 128
1,825 2,159 2 101
1,063 5,797 6 860
1,034 5,803 6 837
Item
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)11
Broiler Type Egg Type
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-SEPTEMBER 1999-2000
Se 1999 Au 2000 Se 2000 --Thousands--
January thru September
1999
2000
--Thousands--
% of ear a o
--Percent--
6,870
7,288
6,469
94
227
275
277
122
64,663 2,223
62,267
96
2,528
114
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
104, 109
United States
700,016
107,355 739,931
104,162 704.901
100
992,461
987,823
100
101
6,593,063
6,658,122
101
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
1,811
1,955
2,220
123
t7,607
17,392
99
United States
39,287
34,317
36,290
92
345,947
326,949
95
Turkeys Poults Placed
21
U.S.
21,794
24,807 *
23, 158
106
296,733
1/ Domestic placements as r~orted by leading breeders includes exRected ~ullet rep,lacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen cases of eggs. 21 urkey poults placed September 1999- ugust 000. Revised.
2
Item
Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds Revised.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS--OCTOBER 1, 1999-2000, UNITED STATES
1999
2000
--Thousands--
35,308 587,577
28, 178.
31,890 586,587
30,061
% of Year Ago
-Percent--
90 100 107
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES
Sep 1999
Oct 1999
UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)
Prices Received Prices Paid Ratio"
96
91
115
116
83
78
1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
Sep 2000
98 120 82
Oct 2000
92 121 79
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2000 WITH COMPARISONS
Georgia
United States
Com mod it Winter Wheat Oats
Price er Unit $/Bu. $/Bu.
Oct 1999
Se 2000
Oct 15, 2000
Oct 1999 2.47 1.06
Se 2000 2.37 0.941
Oct 15, 2000 2.66 1.03
Com Cotton Cottonseed Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts, ln-Shell21 All Hay, Baled31 Milk Cows41 Hogs
Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle51 Cows 61 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk71 Turkeys31 Chickens Exel. Broilers31 Com'I Broilers9' Eggs, All31101 Table 31 Hatching31
$/Bu. Cts./Lb. $/Ton $/Lb. $/Bu. /Lb. $/Ton $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. /Lb.
/Lb. /Lb. /Doz. /Doz. /Doz.
2.16 47.70 71.00 1.745 4.63 26.70
1,450.00 33.40 25.70 34.20 43.70 31.90 67.60 81.60 17.50
11.00 34.00 80.60 31.40 150.00
2.03 45.00 1.840
4.53 28.50
50.30 37.20 75.60 92.80
4.70 85.40 40.40 150.00
2.03 46.70 88.00 1.750 4.69 27.40
1,450.00
49.40 35.80 74.60 92.60
4.40
92.10 52.00 150.00
1.69 46.30 79.00 1.820
4.47 25.40 76.10 1,380.00 34.20 25.20 34.80 66.20 33.80 70.10 91.90 14.90 45.30
34.30 52.70 32.90
1.61 50.60 93.00 1.830
4.57 27.70 82.70
41.50 33.40 42.10 65.30 37.20 68.60 103.00 12.80 44.50
1.74
1/
52.50 104.00
11
1.810 4.36 26.50 85.20 1,350.00 42.60 34.90 43.20 66.00 35.70 69.80 103.00
Bl
12.60 45.90
39.00 60.30 41.80
33.00 68.50 51.70
1/ Based on ~ales duri~ the first half of the month. 21 Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 3/ Mid-moQth ~ice. 4/ Animals sd:ld for dairri herd replacement only. Prices Rublis ed Jan., pr., July, Oct. 5/ Cows, steers and heifers. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for s aug ter. 71 Before de uction for aulin}i! and government withholi:ting. lncl.udes gualityl ~antity, and other premiums. E~cludes hauling subsidies. 8/ Preliminary. 9/ Entire month. Live weight equivalent price. 10/ verage of all eggs
sold by farmers including ha c 1ng eggs and eggs sold at retail.
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COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES11
September
January-September21
Kind
1999
2000
2000 as % of 1999
1999
2000
--Million Pounds--
--Percent--
--Million Pounds--
Beef
2,275
2,275
100
19,863
20,264
Veal
20
17
82
166
161
Pork
1,618
1,552
96
14, 168
13,896
Lamb & Mutton
19
17
90
178
172
Total Red Meat
3,932
3,861
98
34,376
34,493
1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
2000 as % of 1999 --Percent--
102 97 98 97
100
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES1', SEPTEMBER 1999-2000
Number Slaughtered
Average Live Weight
Total Live Weight
Species
1999
2000
2000 as % of 1999
1999
2000
1999
2000
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
3,099.0
3,034.5
98
1,210
1,231
3,750,968
3,734,301
Calves
119.8
93.3
78
280
293
33,585
27,390
Hogs
8,641.4
8,117.9
94
255
259
2,207,612
2, 101,892
Sheep & Lambs
307.6
269.1
87
127
130
39,084
35,056
1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
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