Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 01 (2002 January 15)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

January 15, 2002 Volume 02-Number 01
Poultry Summary Hogs and Pigs

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

HIGHLIGHTS

Livestock Slaughter

Commercial Red Meat

Cold Storage

Agricultural Prices

Peanut Stocks

Item
Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds

EGGS IN INCUBATORS--DECEMBER 1, 2000-2001, UNITED STATES

2000

2001

--Thousands--

31,219

29,016

617,034

634,083

30,638

30,186

% of Year Ago --Percent--
93 103
99

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--NOVEMBER 2000-2001

Number of Layers

Nov 2000

Nov 2001

Eggs per 100 Layers

Nov 2000

Nov 2001

Total Eggs Produced

Nov 2000

Nov 2001

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

8,899

9,678

1,887

1,850

169

179

11,855

12,387

2,126

2,252

252

279

20,754

22,065

2,029

2,076

421

458

51,581 258,405 309,986

54,006 262,223 316,229

1,836 2,180 2,122

1,765 2,204 2,129

947 5,632 6,579

953 5,779 6,732

56,217 274,461 330,678

58,760 278,353 337,113

1,846 2,182 2,125

1,765 2,204 2,128

1,038 5,989 7,027

1,037 6,136 7,173

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--NOVEMBER 2000-2001

January thru November

Item

Nov 2000 Nov 2001 % of year ago

2000

2001

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

7,105

7,261

102

76,066

74,954

99

Egg Type

308

261

85

2,928

2,918

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

101,053

103,317

102

1,199,206

1,218,167

102

United States

675,038

695,711

103

8,053,468

8,132,213

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

1,841

1,997

108

21,149

22,627

107

United States

32,290

31,649

98

395,048

418,963

106

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

23,357

24,269

104

70,045 2/

71,105 3/

102

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.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--NOVEMBER 2000-2001

January thru November

Item

Nov 2000

Nov 2001 % of Year Ago

2000

2001

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

93,226

99,022

106

1,062,842 1,106,314

United States

662,168

660,016

100

7,630,209 7,717,918

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

7,158

6,967

97

87,407

83,791

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,599

5,029

90

66,468

62,598

Total U.S.

12,757

11,996

94

153,875

146,389

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

--Percent--

Georgia

1.08

0.83

1.46

1.11

United States

1.43

0.98

1.46

1.24

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
104 101
96 94 95

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--NOVEMBER 2000, 2001

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Species

2000

2001

2001 as% of 2000

2000

2001

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

Cattle

2,929.3

2,903.3

99

1,230

1,255

Calves

92.5

87.0

94

321

309

Hogs

8,756.8

8,715.7

100

265

269

Sheep & Lambs

297.0

287.0

97

138

138

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

Total Live Weight

2000

2001

--Thousand Pounds--

3,604,431 3,643,850

29,686

26,859

2,324,043 2,345,166

40,893

39,606

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/

January-November 2/

Kind

Nov 2000

Nov 2001

2001 as % of 2000

2000

2001

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

--Million Pounds--

Beef

2,169

2,201

101

24,779

23,991

Veal

18

16

90

198

178

Pork

1,714

1,733

101

17,349

17,467

Lamb & Mutton

20

20

97

211

204

Total Red Meat

3,921

3,969

101

42,537

41,841

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.

2001 as % of 2000 --Percent--
97 90 101 97 98

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END2000 - 2001 1/

Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

--Thousand Pounds--

2001

Aug

85,406

562,486

21,007

748,106

854,519

Sep

830,509

486,709

16,086

647,323

1,493,918

Oct

3,012,120

546,455

34,502

726,785

3,773,407

Nov

3,439,426

580,516

47,417

772,086

4,258,929

Dec

2002

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

HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY 1/ AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP, 2/ BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2000-2001

Breeding

Market

Total

Under 60 Lbs. 60-119 Lbs. 120-179 Lbs. 180 Lbs. and Over

State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001

--1000 Head--

AL

15

15

150

180

165

195

54

61

AR

110

100

575

470

685

570

210

220

FL

8

7

32

28

40

35

18

15

GA

55

50

325

260

380

310

120

102

LA

3

3

26

23

29

26

9

8

MS

28

28

287

257

315

285

55

59

NC

1,000 1,000 8,300 8,500 9,300 9,500 3,400 3,350

SC

25

30

265

290

290

320

75

75

TN

35

30

195

195

230

225

70

75

US

6,270 6,209 52,868 52,564 59,138 58,774 19,421 19,304

1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Weight groups may not add to Market Inventory due to rounding.

34

43

135

75

8

7

90

68

8

6

85

71

1,800 1,950

70

70

50

45

12,933 12,750

31 125
4 60
5 77 1,650 60 40 10,846

38 75
4 50
4 64 1,750 65 43 10,792

31 105
2 55
4 70 1,450 60 35 9,669

38 100
2 40
5 63 1,450 80 32 9,718

ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2000-2001 1/2/

State

2000

Sows Farrowing 2001
Number as % of 2000

Pigs Per Litter

2000

2001

2000

Pig Crop 2001
Number as % of 2000

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

AL

29.0

29.0

100

AR

221

213

96

FL

16.0

14.0

88

GA

102.0

96.0

94

LA

5.80

5.80

100

MS

51.5

59.5

116

NC

2,140

2,150

100

SC

53.0

55.0

104

TN

67.0

53.0

79

US

11,410

11,302

99

1/ December preceding year. 2/ May not add due to rounding.

--Number--

8.41

8.59

8.83

9.15

7.00

7.00

8.78

8.79

7.24

7.41

9.40

9.38

8.83

8.95

8.81

8.87

8.28

8.36

8.83

8.80

--1,000 Head--

244.0

249.0

1,951

1,948

112.00

98.00

896.0

844.0

42.00

43.00

484.0

558.0

18,887

19,245

467.0

488.0

555.0

443.0

100,748

99,473

--Percent--
102 100
88 94 102 115 102 104 80 99

Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Frozen Fruit Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 30, 2001

Nov 30, 2000

Oct 31, 2001

Nov 30, 2001

% of Nov 2000

% of Oct 2001

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent --

27,280

95,791

53,634

197

56

695,979

672,234

639,336

92

95

15,415

8,794

7,337

48

83

1,602,045

1,199,774

1,143,177

71

95

1,495,678

1,724,770

1,724,417

115

100

882,972

847,188

879,905

100

104

411,844

393,578

427,001

104

108

445,607

430,314

432,831

97

101

1,023,505

1,140,650

945,343

92

83

261,118

497,625

255,632

98

51

2,400,585

2,319,155

2,249,107

94

97

1,285,897

1,338,541

1,298,909

101

97

345,129

386,056

420,727

122

109

17,564

9,604

24,347

139

254

27,838

34,294

28,406

102

83

118,126

18,212

32,886

28

181

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PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--DECEMBER 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.

Hogs

$/Cwt.

Dec 2000
2.44 58.0 88.00
4/ 4.64 102.00 52.20 37.60 79.20 -

Nov 2001
29.9 80.00
19.9 86.60 47.30 35.80 68.60 -

Dec 15, 2001
35.8 1/ 62.00
14.9 94.00 48.40 35.70 72.10 -

Dec 2000
1.97 57.8 109.00 84.90 1.14 27.3 4.78 1.980 2.76 106.00 71.90 36.50 76.80 39.80

Nov 2001
1.85 29.5 91.00 97.10 1.82 21.1 4.16 1.975 2.81 96.40 63.90 35.80 67.80 35.00

Dec 15, 2001
1.92 29.8 1/ 91.00 93.70 1.77 18.9 4.13 1.960 2.84 100.00 64.20 35.60 68.30 33.60

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

-

-

-

40.30

35.30

34.00

Sows

$/Cwt.

-

-

-

30.70

28.30

25.00

All Milk 7/

$/Cwt.

-

-

-

13.00

14.40

13.60 8/

Chickens

Excl. Broilers

/Lbs.

6.1

8.2

8.1

-

-

-

Com'l Broilers 9/ /Lbs.

-

-

-

35.0

39.0

37.0

Eggs, All 2/10/

/Doz.

99.2

86.6

79.2

83.3

65.8

59.0

Table 2/

/Doz.

65.2

43.1

33.7

69.4

48.5

41.0

Hatching

/Doz.

150.0

150.0

150.0

-

-

-

Turkeys 2/9/

/Lbs.

-

-

-

40.5

44.3

38.5

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/ Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 8/ Preliminary. 9/ Live weight equivalent prices. 10/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

Nov 2000

Dec 2000

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

98

99

Prices Paid

121

122

Ratio 1/

81

81

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

Nov 2001
93 122
76

Dec 2001
93 122
76