GEORGIA FARM REPORT July 12, 2002 Volume 02-Number 13 GA Planted & Harvested Acres Livestock Slaughter HIGHLIGHTS US Grain Stocks Monthly Poultry 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 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]. 2 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. 3 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