Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 11 (2002 June 14)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

June 14, 2002 Volume 02-Number 11

Cold Storage

Poultry Summary

HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural Prices

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Livestock Slaughter

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--APRIL 2001-2002

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

GEORGIA Hatching

--Thousands--

9,511

9,551

--Number--
1,850

1,832

--Millions--

176

175

Table

11,992

10,887

2,143

2,204

257

240

Total Georgia

21,503

20,438

2,014

2,031

433

415

30 STATES 1/

Hatching

54,886

56,003

1,811

1,789

994

1,002

Table

261,354

258,228

2,164

2,183

5,657

5,637

Total 30 States

316,240

314,231

2,103

2,113

6,651

6,639

UNITED STATES 1/ Hatching

59,632

60,768

1,816

1,790

1,083

1,088

Table

277,507

275,027

2,168

2,179

6,016

5,993

Total U.S.

337,139

335,795

2,106

2,109

7,099

7,081

[Results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report"]. 1/ 2001 Revised.

EGGS IN INCUBATORS--MAY 1, 2001-2002, UNITED STATES

Item

2001

2002

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

36,554

35,952

Chickens, Broiler Type

644,654

649,526

Turkeys, All Breeds

32,672

32,211

[Results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report"].

% of Year Ago --Percent--
98 101
99

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--APRIL 2001-2002

January thru April

Item

2001

2002

% of year ago

2001

2002

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,398

6,814

107

26,583

27,524

104

Egg Type

311

295

95

1,045

1,007

96

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

111,382

111,894

100

435,903

443,877

102

United States

755,455

764,982

101

2,955,131

3,033,569

103

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,213

2,149

97

8,728

8,808

101

United States

42,768

38,212

89

158,283

144,788

91

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

25,858

26,010

101

194,735 2/

197,169 3/

101

[Results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report" and the "Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report"]. 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-April 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-April 2002.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--APRIL 2001-2002

January thru April

Item

2001

2002 % of Year Ago

2001

2002

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

95,722

106,245

111

383,216

403,158

United States

675,819

730,368

108

2,714,698

2,811,443

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

7,434

9,629

130

31,977

36,008

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,607

5,858

104

22,099

22,510

Total U.S.

13,041

15,487

119

54,076

58,518

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

--Percent--

Georgia

1.56

1.01

1.39

0.93

United States

1.52

1.05

1.46

1.09

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
105 104
113 102 108

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, APRIL 30, 2002

Commodity

Apr 30, 2001

Mar 31, 2002

Apr 30, 2002

% of Apr 2001

% of Mar 2002

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Butter

112,318

145,735

198,206

176

136

Cheese, Natural

711,765

730,635

751,755

106

103

Eggs, Frozen

15,884

11,670

10,125

64

87

Frozen Fruit

1,121,215

862,119

788,276

70

91

Fruit Juices, Frozen

2,202,790

2,107,594

2,182,654

99

104

Meats, Red

771,405

962,718

995,544

129

103

Beef, Frozen

315,344

412,398

407,493

129

99

Pork, Frozen

432,604

530,862

565,365

131

106

Poultry, Frozen

1,053,109

1,270,510

1,370,295

130

108

Turkeys, Frozen

392,606

456,305

512,038

130

112

Vegetables, Frozen

1,455,832

1,692,706

1,553,270

107

92

Potatoes, Frozen

1,280,403

1,271,979

1,210,775

95

95

Peanuts, Shelled

516,285

562,626

577,965

112

103

Peanuts, In Shell

20,063

17,361

20,143

100

116

Pecans, Shelled

52,558

45,795

47,520

90

104

Pecans, In Shell

121,101

181,333

165,844

137

91

[Results form the Monthly Cold Storage Report].

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/, APRIL 2001-2002

January-April2/

Class

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

Beef

1,939

2,194

113

Veal

15.2

16.1

106

Pork

1,533

1,673

109

Lamb & Mutton

20.2

19.1

95

Total Red Meat

3,507

3,902

111

8,121

8,570

106

65.1

62.3

96

6,338

6,451

102

80.1

76.7

96

14,604

15,161

104

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES, APRIL 2001-2002 1/

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2001

2002

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,714.0

2,948.0

109

Calves

74.3

82.0

110

Hogs

7,837.4

8,427.6

108

Sheep & Lambs

290.8

278.3

96

1,186 340 265 140

1,227 327 267 138

3,218,029 25,254
2,073,307 40,613

3,618,324 26,790
2,253,829 38,352

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

2

POULTRY UTILIZATION AND CARCASS WEIGHT 1/

Commodity and Year

Exports

Ending Stocks

--Million Pounds--

Broilers

1999

4,919

796

2000

5,392

798

2001

6,186

712

Other Chicken

1999

393

8

2000

224

9

2001

182

8

Turkey

1999

379

254

2000

444

241

2001

488

241

Total Poultry

1999

5,691

1,058

2000

6,060

1,048

2001

6,856

961

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, May 2002 LDP-M-94, Economic Research Service.

Total Disappearance
24,469 24,281 24,755
162 307 337
4,903 4,903 4,996
29,534 30,031 30,087

Per Capita Consumption Carcass Weight --Pounds--
87.7 87.9 86.6
1.0 1.0 1.0
17.6 17.4 17.5
105.8 106.3 105.2

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, RETAIL WEIGHT 1/

Per capita consumption, Retail Lb.

2000

Beef Pork Broilers Turkeys
Total Red Meat & Poultry Eggs, Number

67.7 51.2 75.5 17.4 214.7 251.8

--Pounds--

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, April 2002 LDP-M-94, Economic Research Service.

2001
66.2 50.2 74.7 17.5 211.4 252.3

U. S. PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Broilers, Beef and Pork - Retail Weight
1994 - 2001

Pounds, Retail Weight 80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Year

1999

2000

Broilers Beef Pork

2001

3

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MAY 15, 2002 WITH COMPARISONS

Georgia

United States

Commodity
Corn Cotton Hay, All, Baled 2/ Oats Soybeans Winter Wheat Calves Beef Cattle 4/ Cows 5/ Steers & Heifers Milk Cows 6/ Hogs

Price per Unit
$/Bu $/Lb $/Ton $/Bu $/Bu $/Bu $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt. $/Cwt $/Head $/Cwt

May 2001
2.31 4.92
101.00 56.20 42.90 82.00 -

Apr 2002
2.79
91.10 51.70 40.60 72.20 -

May 15, 2002
2.65 1/
88.40 50.90 40.50 71.20 -

May 2001
1.82 4.09 107.00 1.28 4.33 2.93 111.00 73.60 43.70 77.40
50.40

Apr 2002
1.91 2.93 99.90 1.98 4.47 2.75 100.00 67.20 40.10 70.60 1,710.00 31.80

May 15, 2002
1.97 2.75 1/ 102.00 2.02 4.62 2.72 98.90 66.10 40.20 69.30
34.50

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt

-

-

-

51.20

32.10

35.00

Sows

$/Cwt

-

-

-

38.70

25.20

23.80

All Milk 7/

$/Cwt

-

-

-

15.50

12.50

12.30 8/

Chickens

Excl. Broilers

/Lbs

8.1

8.5

8.3

-

-

-

Com'l Broilers 9/ /Lbs

-

-

-

40.0

30.0

32.0

Eggs, All 2/10/

/Doz

85.4

79.7

80.0

55.2

51.9

50.5

Table 2/

/Doz

35.3

30.6

29.0

36.5

32.1

29.7

Hatching

/Doz

150.0

150.0

150.0

-

-

-

Turkeys 2/9/

/Lbs

-

-

-

38.2

32.6

35.5

[Results from the monthly "Prices Received by Farmers"]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 4/ "Cows" and "Steers" and "Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 6/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available Jan., Apr., July, Oct. 7/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling and subsidies. 8/ Mid-month price. 9/ Live weight equivalent price to producers, includes growers and contractors combined. 10/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and table eggs sold at retail.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2001-2002

2001

Apr

May

Apr

UNITED STATES (1990-92 =100)

Prices Received

106

108

95

Prices Paid

124

124

123

Ratio 1/

85

87

77

[Results from the monthly "Prices Received by Farmers"]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

2002

May
98 123
80