Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 13 (2002 July 12)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

July 12, 2002 Volume 02-Number 13
GA Planted & Harvested Acres Livestock Slaughter

HIGHLIGHTS US Grain Stocks Monthly Poultry

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Peanuts Agricultural Prices

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2001-2002

Crop

Area Harvested 1/

Yield per Acre

Unit

2001

Ind 2002

2001

Ind 2002

Production

2001

Ind 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn

Bu

220

280

134.0

2/

29,480

2/

Cotton 3/

Bale

1,480

2/

709

2/

2,200

2/

Hay, All

Ton

650

600

3.0

2/

1,950

2/

Oats

Bu

35

27

65

4/

2,275

4/

Peanuts

Lbs

514

548

3,300

2/

1,689,600

2/

Rye

Bu

35

45

25

4/

875

4/

Sorghum

Bu

25

30

48.0

2/

1,200

2/

Soybeans

Bu

155

145

27.0

2/

4,185

2/

Tobacco

Lbs

26.1

28.0

2,430

2/

64,395

2/

Wheat

Bu

200

200

53

2/

10,600

2/

1/ Harvested for principal use. Forecasted for 2002. 2/ Will be released August 12, 2002, in "Crop Production." 3/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre; production in 480 pound net weight bales. 4/ Will be released September 30, 2002, in "Small Grains Summary."

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE 1, 2001-2002

Grain

On Farms

2001 Off Farms 1/

All Positions

On Farms

--1,000 Bushels--

Barley (Old Crop) Corn Oats (Old Crop) Sorghum Soybeans All Wheat (Old Crop)

28,850 2,230,800
32,050 19,000 365,000 197,270

77,409 1,693,158
40,677 57,411 343,180 678,912

106,259 3,923,958
72,727 76,411 708,180 876,182

23,210 2,020,600
28,650 17,300 301,200 211,830

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and process

2002 Off Farms 1/
69,631 1,573,385
34,537 88,524 382,573 560,075

All Positions
92,841 3,593,985
63,187 105,824 683,773 771,905

UPLAND COTTON: AREA PLANTED AND AREA HARVESTED, SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002

State

2001

Area Planted

2002

Area Harvested 1/ 2001

--1,000 Acres--

AL

610.0

580.0

605.0

CA

630.0

460.0

625.0

FL

125.0

110.0

124.0

GA

1,490.0

1,500.0

1,480.0

MS

1,620.0

1,180.0

1,600.0

NC

970.0

980.0

965.0

SC

300.0

300.0

296.0

TN

620.0

580.0

615.0

TX

6,000.0

5,800.0

4,250.0

VA

105.0

98.0

104.0

US

15,498.5

1,415.0

13,559.5

1/ 2002 estimates to be released August 12, 2002 in the August Crop Production report.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PEANUTS: AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED BY SELECTED STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002

Area Planted

Area Harvested

State

2001

2002

2001

2002 1/

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000 Acres--

AL

200.0

200.0

199.0

199.0

FL

90.0

100.0

82.0

92.0

GA

515.0

550.0

514.0

548.0

NM

22.2

23.0

22.2

23.0

NC

123.0

100.0

122.5

100.0

OK

80.0

70.0

77.0

65.0

SC

11.0

11.0

10.2

10.5

TX

425.0

350.0

310.0

310.0

VA

75.0

65.0

75.0

65.0

US

1,541.2

1,469.0

1,411.9

1,412.5

1/ Forecasted.

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2001-2002 1/

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

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

--Thousand Pounds--

2001 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

85,406 830,509 3,012,120 3,439,426 3,237,636
2,900,706 2,527,600 2,158,661 1,717,665
979,732

562,486 486,709 546,455 580,262 624,975
706,884 765,488 832,436 838,290 809,875

21,007 16,086 34,502 47,226 47,305
50,990 60,831 61,993 62,839 68,004

748,106 647,323 726,785 771,748 831,217
940,156 1,018,099 1,107,140 1,114,926 1,077,134

854,519 1,493,918 3,773,407 4,258,400 4,116,158
3,891,852 3,606,530 3,327,794 2,895,430 2,124,870

[Results from the Peanut Stocks and Processing Report]. 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.

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

Item

2001

2002

--Thousands--

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

37,646 653,056
34,066

33,314 659,320
32,332

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

% of Year Ago
--Percent-88 101 95

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING MAY 2001-2002

Number of Layers

2001

2002

Eggs per 100 Layers

2001

2002

Total Eggs Produced

2001

2002

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

9,472 11,285 20,757
55,204 259,306 314,510
59,947 275,212 335,159

9,669 10,299 19,968
55,997 257,195 313,192
61,050 273,312 334,362

1,911 2,065 1,995
1,873 2,217 2,157
1,878 2,222 2,160

1,913 2,214 2,068
1,861 2,245 2,176
1,859 2,242 2,172

181 233 414
1,034 5,750 6,784
1,126 6,114 7,240

185 228 413
1,042 5,774 6,816
1,135 6,127 7,262

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

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POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MAY 2001-2002

January thru May

Item

2001

2002

% of year ago

2001

2002

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type Egg Type

7,117 315

7,597 319

107

33,700

35,121

104

101

1,360

1,326

98

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia United States

116,643 785,704

116,924 798,315

100

552,546

560,801

101

102

3,740,835

3,831,884

102

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,221

2,192

99

10,949

11,000

100

United States

42,636

38,944

91

200,919

183,732

91

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

26,682

25,599

96

221,417 2/

222,768 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-May 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-May 2002.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--MAY 2001-2002

January thru May

Item

2001

2002

% of Year Ago

2001

2002

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens Georgia United States

106,300 755,640

108,165 758,571

102

489,516

511,323

100

3,470,338

3,571,884

Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S.

7,499

8,340

111

39,476

44,349

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,223

6,164

99

Total U.S.

13,722

14,504

106

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.07

0.81

United States

1.32

0.98

28,322

28,674

67,798

73,023

--Percent--

1.32

0.91

1.43

1.07

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
104 103
112 101 108

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

January thru June 2/

Class

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

Beef

2,294

2,336

102

10,415

10,907

105

Veal

16

15.4

97

81

77.7

96

Pork

1,555

1,647

106

7,893

8,098

103

Lamb & Mutton

16.8

19.5

116

96.9

96.2

99

Total Red Meat

3,882

4,018

104

18,486

19,179

104

[Results from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report and State-administered Non-Federally Inspected Slaughter Plants]. 1/ Based on packers' dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.

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

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

State

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2001

2002

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

Cattle

3,199.8

3,146.5

98

1,184

1,223

3,787,266

3,848,261

Calf

78.6

77.8

99

335

330

26,346

25,679

Hog

7,958.6

8,326.2

105

264

267

2,100,387

2,219,387

Sheep & Lambs

238.9

284.1

119

141

138

33,784

39,252

[Results from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report and State-administered Non-Federally Inspected Slaughter Plants]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

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

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Jun 2001

May 2002 Jun 15, 2002 Jun 2001

May 2002 Jun 15, 2002

Corn

$/Bu

2.28

-

-

1.76

1.93

1.94

Cotton

$/Lb

47.60

26.40

28.10

39.20

28.60

30.30 1/

Hay,All, Baled 2/

$/Ton

-

-

-

95.80

102.00

95.80

Oats

$/Bu

-

-

-

1.38

1.99

1.90

Soybeans

$/Bu

3/

-

-

4.46

4.64

4.79

Winter Wheat

$/Bu

-

-

-

2.68

2.73

2.86

Calves

$/Cwt

103.00

88.10

84.10

110.00

98.50

94.90

Cattle, All Beef 4/

$/Cwt

58.10

51.00

49.20

73.60

65.20

63.00

Cows 5/

$/Cwt

44.60

41.10

40.00

44.70

39.90

38.70

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt

84.30

70.20

67.10

77.00

68.20

65.80

Hogs, All

$/Cwt

-

-

-

52.20

33.10

34.50

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt

-

-

-

53.00

33.50

35.20

Sows

$/Cwt

-

-

-

40.20

23.40

21.60

Milk, All 6/

$/Cwt

-

-

-

16.20

12.20

11.90 7/

Chickens

Excl. Broilers 2/

/Lbs

8.0

8.3

8.3

-

-

-

Com'l Broilers 8/

/Lbs

-

-

-

41.0

32.0

33.0

Eggs, All 2/9/

/Doz

84.2

80.0

90.0

55.0

50.5

63.3

Table 2/

/Doz

31.6

29.0

41.4

36.2

29.7

44.5

Hatching 2/

/Doz

150.0

150.0

150.0

-

-

-

Turkeys 2/

/Lbs

-

-

-

38.3

35.5

36.9

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 4/Cows, steers, and heifers. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 6/ Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 7/ Preliminary. 8/ Entire month. Live weight equivalent price. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail.

INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES--2000-2001

2001

May

Jun

May

UNITED STATES (1990-92 =100)

Prices Received

108

107

97

Prices Paid

124

124

123

Ratio 1/

87

86

79

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

2002

Jun
98 123
80