G1A :'14-DO.C7 Pi F J. 2 coo/ :J./ GEORGIA FARM REPORT November 17, 2000 Volume 00-Number 21 November 1 Crop Forecast Poultry Summary HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural Prices .-----:' 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. 3 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. 3n1VJ\ 3Ll\lll ~3d'V'd SM3N "660S-I090 VD 'suaq1v 'aAV '1000UEH 1su3 'OZ <>1ms 'l!U!PIIn8 1u1op;i,i su;iqda1s '<>O!AJOS SO!IS!lIS 11m1no!lllV VD '.U!Od3~ W1!Vd Ol s;ilJueqo SSS '.Jl[lV !U P!Ud ;illu1sod s1eoipo!J<>d 66QS-1090 VD 'suaq1v '"<>AV l!OOOUEH 1s3 ';io1AJas so11s11e1s 11m1no!lllV VD <>qi ,\q AllJluow -1w;is poqs11qnd s1 (OSZL-vvl NSSI) .l~Od~ Y-l~Vd ~090 '119~03~ 'SN3Hl'1 "3/\'V' )f::>O::>NVH 1S'13 SS OZ 3llnS "9018 1'1~303=:1 SN3Hd31S