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