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November 30, 2000 Volume 00-Number 22

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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

Farm Labor

Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS Peanuts by States

Cotton by States

FARM WAGE RATES--OCTOBER 10-16 1999 AND OCTOBER 8-14 2000 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES11

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

State or Reaion2'

1999

2000

Field

1999

2000

Tvoe of Hired Worker

I I Livestock

1999

2000

Field and Livestock

1999

2000

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain Ill Pacific California Hawaii US4' See footnotes below.

6.99 8.05 7.48 6.94 6.59 8.46 7.55 8.64 8.27 8.17 7.83 7.24 7.36 7.23 7.12 8.35 7.86 10.88 7.83

7.28 8.72 7.65 7.03 7.06 9.11 8.04 9.05 8.39 7.90 8.41 7.59 7.80 7.82 7.52 9.24 8.44 10.73 8.29

6.63

6.89

7.10

7.02

6.78

6.93

7.05

8.00

7.00

7.30

7.04

7.86

6.88

7.21

7.45

7.56

7.03

7.28

6.01

6.40

7.14

7.03

6.43

6.57

6.14

6.76

7.02

7.13

6.28

6.82

8.21

8.77

7.58

7.98

7.99

8.62

7.22

7.44

6.60

6.67

7.00

7.26

8.42

8.40

7.71

8.35

8.18

8.39

7.65

8.07

7.17

7.86

7.57

8.03

7.85

7.41

7.86

8.19

7.85

7.72

7.59

8.21

7.54

8.23

7.58

8.22

6.48

6.71

7.29

7.30

6.74

6.95

7.06

7.39

7.40

8.10

7.17

7.64

6.79

7.29

7.00

7.71

6.90

7.44

6.51

6.71

7.40

7.73

6.69

6.96

8.02

8.79

7.89

9.00

8.00

8.81

7.25

7.70

8.03

8.65

7.30

7.79

9.21

9.05

3/

3/

9.24

9.07

7.31

7.74

7.43

7.84

7.33

7.76

NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OCTOBER 10-16, 1999 AND OCTOBER 8-14, 2000, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES11

State or Reaion21

Hired Workers

I Number

1999

2000

Hours Worked

1999

2000

Exoected to be Emoloved

150 Days or More

1999

2000

I 149 Days or Less

1999

2000

--1000--

--Hours--

--1000--

Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II

31

33

35.6

35.1

21

58

50

38.8

38.9

47

43

40

37.8

36.2

30

31

33

32.7

37.8

14

41

42

44.7

45.0

27

44

50

39.7

41.4

31

37

45

39.5

41.7

29

72

71

38.9

40.2

49

65

56

35.8

39.7

41

26

31

43.1

37.3

18

22

10

11

43

11

7

23

13

17

16

17

17

31

14

11

32

13

18

33

8

12

49

23

22

35

24

21

20

8

11

Northern Plains

56

33

54.2

54.4

41

Southern Plains

52

61

e 39.2

37.3

39

Mountain I

30

34

47.1

39.4

19

Mountain II

25

24

46.5

40.9

20

Mountain Ill

22

21

44.9

43.6

19

Pacific

87

78

41.5

42.3

42

California

261

242

46.7

43.2

171

Hawaii

US

4 '

8

8

36.9

35.8

7

989

952

42.5

41.2

665

24

15

9

49

13

12

22

11

12

16

5

8

18

3

3

38

45

40

184

90

58

7

1

1

662

324

290

1/ Excludes apricultural service workers. 2/ Reji1ions consist of the following Northeast I: CT, M'b MA, NH, RI, VT. Northeast II: DEMMDt-fJhPA. Appalachian I: NC, VA.

ASpouptahlaecrnhiPanlaiIn:s:KYOKT,NtxW. VM. oSuonutathineaI:stI:DA, LMTG, WYS.C.MLoaukneta: inMIli:

MCNO,WNI.V,CUoTrn. bMelotuI:ntIaL,inINIll:OAHZ. ,

ornbelt II: IA, MO. Delta: NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 3/

AR, LA, S. ort ern Plains: KS, Insufficient data. 41 Excludes AK.

NE, ND, SD. *Revised.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES FOR HIRED WORKERS IN GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--1999 AND 2000

Year

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

1999

--Dollars--

Georgia

7.14

6.63

6.84

U.S.

7.77

7.19

7.22

2000

Georgia

7.71

7.26

7.24

U.S.

8.10

7.50

7.54

Hired Workers Annual Average Wage Rates Georgia, 1993-2000

Dollars/Hour 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00
1993 1994

1995 1996 1997 1998 Year
II All El Field ~ Field & Livestock

1999

2000

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-2000 -2001 1'

Month Endin Farmer Stocks

Shelled

Peanuts

2 '

Roastin Stock In Shell

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total

3 '

--Thousand Pounds--

2000

Aug

69,710

609,762

37,259

810,983

917,952

Sep

405,072

450,662

26, 167

599,380

1,030,619

Oct

1,931,468

466,131

33,538

619,954

2,584,960

Nov

Dec

2001

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus Shelled peanuts x 1.33.

2

State

NOVEMBER 1 PEANUT PRODUCTION FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested Ind 2000

Yield Ind 2000

Production

1 '

Ind 2000

2000 as % of 1999

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

AL

195.0

1,350

FL

80.0

2,450

GA

507.0

NM

22.0

NC

125.0

OK

80.0

SC

11.5

TX

300.0

VA

75.0

us

1,395.5

2,800 2,600 2,900 1,950 3,000 2,700 2,850 2,517

--Thousand Lbs.--
263,250 196,000 1,419,600
57,200 362,500 156,000
34,500 810,000 213,750 3,512,800

--Percent--
59 75 101 93 121 82 136 87 98 92

11 Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

PEANUTS - Acreage and Production, Georgia, 1993-1999 and 2000 Forecast

Thousand Acres 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100
0 1993 1994

1995 1996 1997 1998

Year
m Acres Harvested -

Production

Billion Pounds 2.5 2.0 1.5
1.0 0.5 0.0 1999 2000

State
AL
AZ
AR CA
GA
LA
MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA Other States3'
us

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2000 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Acres for Harvest

I

Yield

I

Production

1 '

I 2000 as % of 1999

--1 000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1000 Bales2'--

--Percent--

540.0 285.0 950.0 909.0 1,300.0 700.0 1,280.0 400.0
91.0 930.0 200.0 310.0 570.0 4,816.0 109.0 129.0

489

550.0

88

1,264

750.3

102

738

1,460.0

102

1,278

2,420.0

111

594

1,610.0

103

638

930.0

103

656

1,750.0

101

660

550.0

117

731

138.5

116

748

1,450.0

178

444

185.0

128

604

390.0

139

606

720.0

121

431

4,327.0

85

722

164.0

115

428

115.0

85

13,519.0

622

17,509.8

103

11 Production ginned and to be ginned. 21 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Othe States include FL and KS.

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