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December 19, 2000 Volume 00-Number 23

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

December 1 Crop Forecast Commercial Red Meat Production

HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Agricultural Prices

Livestock Slaughter

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1999, AND DECEMBER 1, 2000 FORECAST11

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Cro

Unit

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Com for Grain

Bu.

300

340

Oats

Bu.

25

35

103

103

30,900

35,020

55

72

1,375

2,520

Soybeans for Beans Bu.

190

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs.

544

All Tobacco21

Lbs.

33

180

19

24

3,610

4,320

507

2,575

2,800

1,400,800

1,419,600

30

1,940

2,310

64,020

69,300

All Wheat

All Hay

Rye

Cotton

3 '

Sweetpotatoes

Ap

p

l

e

s

5 '

P e a c h e s 51

Grapes51

Pecans

Bu. Tons Bu. Bales Cwt. Lbs. Lbs. Tons Lbs.

225 600
50 1,300
0.6 1.3 18 1.2
71

200 600
45 1,300
0.6 61 61 61 71

43 2.5 21 579 100 9,230 6,110 2.8
71

54

9,675

10,800

2.2

1,500

1,320

26

1,050

1,170

594

1,567

1,610

4/

60

4/

61

12,000

13,000

61

110,000

~05,000

61

3.3

3.4

71

120,000

80,000

1/Data are the latest available, either from current reP.Qrt or from previous reports. Current Year Estimates are for the full 2000 crop?Jear. 21 Type 14. 3/ CottXn yield in pqunds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound bales. '4/ Yield and Rroduction estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summary. I Bearing age acres. 6/ creage and yield estimates will be released in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2001. 71 Not Available.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION-1999 AND DECEMBER 1, 2000 FORECAST11

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Cro

Unit

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

1999

Ind Dec 1, 2000

--Thousand Acres-

-Thousands-

Corn for Grain

Bu.

70,537

73,009

133.8

137.7

9,437,337

10,053,942

Sorghum for Grain Oats Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for Nuts All Tobacco All Wheat All Hay Rye All Cotton21 Cottonseed

Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Lbs. Bu. Tons Bu. Bales Tons

8,544 2,453 72,446 1,436.0 647.2 53,823 63,160
383 13,424.9

7,665 2,324 73,024 1,395.5 492.3 53,028 61,591
302 13,499.0

69.7 59.6 36.6 2,667 1,997 42.7 2.52 28.8 607

60.4 64.2 38.0 2,517 2,289 41.9 2.48 28.5 622

595,166 146,193 2,653,758 3,829,490 1,292,692 2,299,010 159,077
11,038 16,968.0
6,354.0

463,251 149,195 2,777,036 3,512,800 1, 1 2 6 , 6 9 8 2,223,440 152,651
8,619 17,398.8
6,558.0

Barley

Bu.

4,734

5,201

59.2

61.1

280,292

317,865

Sweet potatoes Apples'' Peaches4' Grapes" Pecans

Cwt. Lbs. Lbs. Tons Lbs.

83.1 461,500 157,380 904,710
6/

93.3 5/ 51 51 6/

147 22,900 16,000
6.89 61

3/

12,234

3/

5/

10,579.6

10,677.1

51

2,525.4

2,677.1

5/

6,230.4

7,487.1

61

406, 100

209,300

1/ Data are the latest available, either from current report or fr9m ~reviQ.US reP!JrtS. Current Year Estimates are for the full 2000 crop year. 21 Cotton yield in ppunds per harvested acreilfroduction in bales. 3/ Yield and production estima es will be released in Annual Crop Summary. 4/ Bearing age acres. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in e Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2001. 6/ Not Available.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

State
AL AZ. AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2000, FORECAST BY STATES AND U.S.

Acres for Harvest --Thousand Acres--

Yield --Pounds--

Ind.

Pr

od

u

c

t

i

on

1 '

--Thousand Bales21--

540.0

489

550.0

285.0

1,264

750.3

950.0

743

1,470.0

909.0

1,352

2,560.0

1,300.0

594

1,610.0

700.0

627

915.0

1,280.0

649

1,730.0

400.0

648

540.0

91.0

731

138.5

930.0

748

1,450.0

200.0

420

175.0

290.0

629

380.0

570.0

606

720.0

4,816.0

412

4, 131.0

109.0

722

164.0

2000 as % of 1999
--Percent-88
102 103 117 103 102 100 114 116 178 122 135 121
81 115

us

13,499.0

619

17,398.8

103

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from previous forecast.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 1999-2000

Item

Oct 1999

see 2000

Oct 2000 % of Year Asa

January thru October

1999

2000

% of Year Asa

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic & (U.S.)11

Broiler Type

7, 121

6,469

6,694

94

71,784

68,961

96

Egg Type

277

277

283

102

2,500

2,811

112

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

105,417

104, 162

107,333

102

1,097,878

1,095, 156

100

United States

697,434

704,901

711,012

102

7,290,497

7,369,134

101

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

2,044

2,220

1,916

94

19,651

19,308

98

United States

39,044

36,290

35,231

90

384,991

362, 180

94

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

22,313

23,016

23,697

106

21

3/

44, 107

46,713

106

1/ Domestic placements as reported bY. leading breeders include e'3'ected P.Ullet reP.lacements from eigs sold during thecrcreceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 21 Turkey poults placed September 1999- ctober1999. 31 Turkey poults pla ed September 20 0-0ctober 2000. Revised.

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-OCTOBER 1999-2000

Number of Layers

1999

2000

Eggs per 100 Layers

1999

2000

Total Eggs Produced

1999

2000

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

9,258

8,776

1,998

1,983

185

174

11, 773

11,860

2,217

2,074

261

246

21,031

20,636

2,121

2,035

446

420

53,514 252,232 305,746

51,673 255,263 306,936

1,878 2,255 2,189

1,883 2,226 2,168

1,005 5,689 6,694

973 5,682 6,655

57,951 267,321 325,272

56,217 270,928 327,145

1,884 2,259 2,192

1,900 2,229 2,172

1,092 6,039 7,131

1,068 6,038 7,106

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COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER11--0CTOBER 1999-2000

Item

Oct 1999

Oct 2000 % of Year Ago

Young Chickens

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Georgia United States Mature Chickens

94,396

93, 108

99

667,154

699,749

105

Light Type, U.S.1

7,506

6,896

92

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,601

5,889

89

Total U.S.

14,107

12,785

91

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.6

1.5

United States

1.5

1.3

1/Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

January thru October

1999

2000

--Thousands--

977,702 6,796, 128

950,917 6,939, 130

88,901

80,266

59,208 148, 109

59,721 139,987

--Percent--

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

% of Year Ago --Percent--
97 102
90 101 95

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES11--0CTOBER 1999, 2000

s ecies
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

Number Slaughtered

1999

2000

2000 as% of 1999

--Thousand Head--

--P.ercent--

3,094.2

3,141.5

102

104.6

97.1

93

8,943.2

8,881.1

99

304.9

278.7

91

Average Live Weight

1999

2000

--Pounds--

1,214 298 259 130

1,231 311 262 134

1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

Total Live Weight

1999

2000

-Thousand Pounds--

3,754,963 3,867,280

31,114

30,241

2,316,042 2,328,946

39,769

37,306

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES11

Kind
Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton
Total Red Meat

Oct 1999

Oct 2000

--Million Pounds--

2,265

2,345

19

18

1,698

1,715

20

18

4,001

4,097

2000 as % of 1999 --Percent-104 98 101 94 102

January-October21

1999

2000

-Million Pounds--

22,128

22,609

185

180

15,866

15,611

198

190

38,376

38,590

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 96 101

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

Oct 1999

Nov 1999

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100) Prices Received Prices Paid Ratio 11

91

93

116

116

78

80

1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

3

Oct2000
93 121 77

Nov 2000
97 121 80

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-NOVEMBER 15, 2000 WITH COMPARISONS

Georgia

United States

Com modit

Nov 1999

Oct 2000

Nov 15, 2000

Nov 1999

Oct 2000 Nov 15, 2000

Winter Wheat

2.42

2.63

2.61

Oats

1.12

1.12

1.05

Corn Cotton

$/Bu. /Lb.

2.27

1.90

45.2

57.9

2.06

1.70

1.74

1.83

11

60.0

44.3

55.9

11
58.2

Cottonseed

$/Ton

73.00

88.00

87.00

94.00

104.00

108.00

Tobacco

$/Lb.

1.665

1.750

1.740

1.830

1.815

1.775

Soybeans Peanuts, ln-Shell21 All Hay, Baled31 Milk Cows41

$/Bu. /Lb. $/Ton $/Head

4.49

4.31

27.0

27.2

4.39

4.45

4.45

23.7

24.1

26.5

74.70

85.20

1,350.00

4.51 24.0 85.00

Hogs

$/Cwt.

31.60

33.40

41.40

35.90

Sows Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt. $/Cwt.

26.60 32.20

24.10 33.80

33.70 41.80

28.00 36.30

Beef Cattle51 Cows61 Steers & Heifers
Calves All Milk71 Turkeys31 Chickens

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. /Lbs.

42.80 32.10 67.90 82.50 17.50

49.60 36.00 74.80 93.00

51.00 36.60 77.80 99.00

66.20 33.60 70.90 93.00 14.40 45.3

66.70 36.20 70.50 102.00 12.50 45.9

69.50 36.90 74.30 106.00
81
12.20
47.0

Exel. Broilers31

/Lbs.

11.0

4.4

5.1

Com'! Broilers"' Eggs, All31101
Table31 H a t c h i n ! l 31

/Lbs. /Doz. /Doz. ~/Doz.

38.0 88.5 46.9 150.0

90.4 49.1 150.0

38.0

33.0

38.0

94.9

66.0

68.5

74.0

55.9

49.0

51.7

58.4

150.0

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