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