c'l A A400.c7 Pi Y-i -------------- - 2ooc/ 13 GEORGIA FARM REPORT ----- 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 2 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. 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