- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Georgia farm report, vol. 01, no. 23 (2001 December 19)
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
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- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Field Office
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- 2001-12-19
- Subject:
- Agricultural productivity--Georgia--Statistics
Crop yields--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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"Agricultural statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture."
Numbering began again with Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 14, 2000).
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
December 19, 2001 Volume 01-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, 2000 AND DECEMBER 1, 2001 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn for Grain
Bu
300
220
107
123
32,100
27,060
Hay, All
Ton
650
650
2.40
3.30
1,560
2,145
All Other
Ton
650
650
2.40
3.30
1,560
2,145
Wheat, All
Bu
200
200
54.0
53.0
10,800
10,600
Winter
Bu
200
200
54.0
53.0
10,800
10,600
Peanuts
Lb
492.0
477.0
2,700
3,350
1,328,400
1,597,950
Soybeans for Beans Bu
140
160
24.0
28.0
3,360
4,480
Cotton, All 1/
Bale
1,350.0
1,490.0
591
709
1,663.0
2,200.0
Upland 1/
Bale
1,350.0
1,490.0
591
709
1,663.0
2,200.0
Tobacco, Type 14 Lb
31.0
27.0
2,220
2,400
68,820
64,800
Apples 2/
Lb
1.2
3/
11,700
3/
14,000
9,000
Grapes 2/
Ton
1.2
3/
2.92
3/
3.5
3.2
Peaches 2/
Lb
17
3/
6,760
3/
115,000
135,000
Pecans
Lb
4/
4/
4/
3/
80,000
95,000
1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Summary, January 2002. 4/ Not available.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2000 AND DECEMBER 1, 2001 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
2000
Ind Dec 1, 2001
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn for Grain
Bu
72,732.0
69,191.0
137.1
138.0
9,968,358
9,545,513
Hay, All
Ton 59,854.0
63,833.0
2.54
2.54
152,183
162,303
Alfalfa
Ton 23,077.0
23,750.0
3.48
3.44
80,347
81,628
All Other
Ton 36,777.0
40,083.0
1.95
2.01
71,836
80,675
Sorghum for Grain Bu
7,723.0
8,777.0
60.9
61.2
470,070
536,755
Wheat, All
Bu
53,133.0
48,653.0
42.0
40.2
2,232,460
1,957,643
Winter
Bu
35,072.0
31,295.0
44.7
43.5
1,566,023
1,361,479
Durum
Bu
3,572.0
2,789.0
30.7
30.0
109,805
83,556
Other Spring
Bu
14,489.0
14,569.0
38.4
35.2
556,632
512,608
Peanuts
Lb
1,336.0
1,390.5
2,444
2,990
3,265,505
4,157,400
Soybeans for Beans Bu
72,408.0
74,137.0
38.1
39.4
2,757,810
2,922,914
Cotton, All 1/
Bale 13,053.0
13,939.5
632
691
17,188.3
20,064.0
Upland 1/
Bale 12,884.0
13,699.0
626
681
16,799.2
19,436.0
Amer-Pima 1/
Bale
169.0
240.5
1,105
1,253
389.1
628.0
Tobacco
Lb
472.4
443.1
2,229
2,355
1,052,998
1,043,642
Apples 2/
Lb
447.3
3/
23,800
3/
10,648,700
9,560,400
Grapes 2/
Ton
946.5
3/
8.09
3/
7,658.0
6,471.9
Peaches 2/
Lb
155.8
3/
16,700
3/
2,599,800
2,537,300
Pecans
Lb
4/
4/
4/
4/
209,850
318,300
1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2002. 4/ 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 Other States 3/
ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2001, FORECAST BY STATES AND U.S.
Acres for Harvest
Yield
Ind. Production 1/
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Bales 2/--
605.0
706
890.0
285.5
1,253
745.0
1,080.0
811
1,825.0
864.0
1,344
2,420.0
1,490.0
709
2,200.0
855.0
578
1,030.0
1,630.0
727
2,470.0
395.0
863
710.0
77.0
810
130.0
975.0
763
1,550.0
200.0
504
210.0
296.0
665
410.0
605.0
762
960.0
4,317.0
460
4,133.0
104.0
854
185.0
161.0
584
196.0
2001 as % of 2000 --Percent--
164 93
128 95
132 113 144 131 123 108 138 108 135 104 111 153
US
13,939.5
691
20,064.0
117
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2001 Summary."
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 2000-2001
January thru October
Item
Oct 2000
Oct 2001 % of year ago
2000
2001
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
6,694
6,704
100
68,961
67,693
98
Egg Type
241
158
66
2,620
2,657
101
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
107,385
112,239
105
1,095,153
1,114,850
102
United States
711,278
739,733
104
7,378,430
7,436,502
101
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
1,916
2,123
111
19,308
20,630
107
United States
36,077
36,501
101
362,758
387,314
107
Turkeys Poults Placed
United States
23,672
23,833
101
46,688 2/
46,241 3/
99
1/ Domestic placements as reported by leading breeders includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Turkey poults placed September 2000-October 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-October 2002.
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 2000-2001
Number of Layers
Oct 2000
Oct 2001
Eggs per 100 Layers
Oct 2000
Oct 2001
Total Eggs Produced
Oct 2000
Oct 2001
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
8,776
9,791
1,983
1,879
174
184
11,860
12,105
2,074
2,214
246
268
20,636
21,896
2,035
2,064
420
452
51,596 256,374 307,970
54,004 261,734 315,738
1,884 2,226 2,169
1,850 2,249 2,181
972 5,707 6,679
999 5,886 6,885
56,139 272,039 328,178
58,691 277,654 336,345
1,901 2,229 2,173
1,852 2,248 2,179
1,067 6,063 7,130
1,087 6,242 7,329
2
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--OCTOBER 2000-2001
January thru October
Item
Oct 2000
Oct 2001 % of Year Ago
2000
2001
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
Young Chickens
Georgia
95,706
112,306
117
969,616 1,007,292
United States
706,499
769,741
109
6,968,041 7,059,064
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
6,896
8,285
120
80,249
76,806
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,259
6,142
98
60,869
57,569
Total U.S.
13,155
14,427
110
141,118
134,375
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
--Percent--
Georgia
1.49
1.06
1.50
1.14
United States
1.34
1.00
1.46
1.27
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
% of Year Ago --Percent--
104 101
96 95 95
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--OCTOBER 2000, 2001
Number Slaughtered
Average Live Weight
Species
2000
2001
2001 as% of 2000
2000
2001
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
Cattle
3,141.4
3,160.8
101
1,231
1,247
Calves
97.1
93.7
97
312
317
Hogs
8,882.1
9,330.0
105
262
267
Sheep & Lambs
278.7
288.5
103
134
137
1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
Total Live Weight
2000
2001
--Thousand Pounds--
3,867,204 3,942,113
30,252
29,722
2,331,502 2,487,615
37,349
39,630
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/
January-October 2/
Kind
Oct 2000
Oct 2001
2001 as % of 2000
2000
2001
--Million Pounds--
--Percent--
--Million Pounds--
Beef
2,345
2,388
102
22,610
21,790
Veal
18
18
98
180
162
Pork
1,717
1,838
107
15,636
15,735
Lamb & Mutton
18
20
106
191
185
Total Red Meat
4,099
4,263
104
38,616
37,872
1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
2001 as % of 2000 --Percent--
96 90 101 97 98
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES
Oct 2000
Nov 2000
UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)
Prices Received
93
98
Prices Paid
121
121
Ratio 1/
77
81
1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
3
Oct 2001
94 123
76
Nov 2001
93 122
76
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--NOVEMBER 15, 2001 WITH COMPARISONS
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit
Corn
$/Bu.
Cotton
/Lb.
Cottonseed
$/Ton
Hay, All, Baled 2/ $/Ton
Oats
$/Bu.
Peanuts, In Shell 3/ $/Lb.
Soybeans
$/Bu.
Tobacco
$/Lb.
Winter Wheat
$/Bu.
Calves
$/Cwt.
Beef Cattle 5/
$/Cwt.
Cows 6/
$/Cwt.
Steers & Heifers $/Cwt.
Milk Cows 7/
$/Head
Hogs
$/Cwt.
Nov 2000
2.26 58.9 87.00
27.7 4.39 1.750 99.10 51.00 36.60 77.80 -
Oct 2001
44.9 70.00
21.2 4/ 1.915 89.30 48.20 36.00 70.80 -
Nov 15, 2001
36.5 1/ 69.00
20.6 4/ 85.10 46.70 35.40 67.60 -
Nov 2000
1.86 58.0 108.00 84.00 1.22 26.1 4.45 1.950 2.70 106.00 69.10 36.60 73.80
36.80
Oct 2001
1.84 34.5 85.00 99.40 1.65 22.8 4.09 1.905 2.81 99.20 66.60 37.50 70.20 1,700.00 40.50
Nov 15, 2001
1.85 30.7 1/ 91.00 97.10 1.59 20.4 4.18 1.980 2.90 96.20 62.80 35.30 66.60
34.90
Barrows & Gilts
$/Cwt.
-
-
-
37.20
40.90
35.20
Sows
$/Cwt.
-
-
-
28.40
33.20
29.10
All Milk 8/
$/Cwt.
-
-
-
12.60
15.70
14.30 9/
Chickens
Excl. Broilers
/Lbs.
5.1
8.0
8.2
-
-
-
Com'l Broilers 10/ /Lbs.
-
-
-
38.0
41.0
39.0
Eggs, All 2/11/
/Doz.
93.7
84.2
86.6
72.0
62.6
65.8
Table 2/
/Doz.
55.9
38.6
43.1
57.3
44.6
48.5
Hatching
/Doz.
150.0
150.0
150.0
-
-
-
Turkeys 2/10/
/Lbs.
-
-
-
47.1
44.0
44.3
1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Mid month price. 3/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 5/ Cows, steers and heifers. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 7/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published Jan., Apr., July, Oct. 8/ Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 9/ Preliminary. 10/ Live weight equivalent prices. 11/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail.