Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 14 (2002 July 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

July 31, 2002 Volume 02-Number 14

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

July 1 Forecast

Vegetables

HIGHLIGHTS Fruit Summary

Milk Production

U.S. July 1 Cattle

WINTER WHEAT--AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested

2001

2002

Yield 2001

2002

Production

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

200

200

53.0

NC

470

480

39.0

SC

210

190

43.0

TN

340

330

54.0

US

31,295

29,764

43.5

40.0

10,600

8,000

44.0

18,330

21,120

38.0

9,030

7,220

46.0

18,360

15,180

39.6

1,361,479

1,178,320

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

Thousand Acres 500

Wheat Harvested Acreage and Yield Georgia
1993 - 2001 and 2002 Forecast

Bu per Acre 55

400 50
300 45
200
40 100

0

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Harvested Acres

Yield

35

2001

2002

FLUE-CURED TOBACCO--AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002

State

Harvested Acres

2001

2002

Yield per Acre

2001

2002

Production

2001

2002

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Lbs.--

FL

4,500

GA

26,100

NC

155,000

SC

32,000

VA

20,500

US

238,100

4,800 28,000 163,000 31,000 22,000 248,800

2,600 2,460 2,427 2,450 2,370 2,432

2,600 2,000 2,128 2,150 2,200 2,132

11,700 64,206 376,200 78,400 48,585 579,091

12,480 56,000 346,900 66,650 48,400 530,430

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 2001 AND 2002

State
AZ CA GA TX Total

Area Planted

2001

2002

--Acres--

3,100

3,600

5,700

5,500

14,500

14,700

15,200

16,200

38,500

40,000

Area Harvested

2001

2002

--Acres--

3,000

3,600

5,500

5,300

13,500

11,500

14,200

15,000

36,200

35,400

Yield per Acre

2001

2002

--Cwt.--

430

470

475

475

190

190

325

315

306

314

[Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry].

Production

2001

Ind 2002

--1,000 Cwt.--

1,290

1,692

2,613

2,518

2,565

2,185

4,615

4,725

11,083

11,120

Crop and State
SNAP BEANS GA MI NY VA

SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2001 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2002

Usual

Area

Area for

Harvest Harvested Harvest

Period

2001

2002

2002 as % of
2001

Crop and State

Usual

Area

Area for

Harvest Harvested Harvest

Period

2001

2002

--Acres--

--Percent--

--Acres--

CANTALOUP

Jul-Sep

2,500

2,300

92

CA

Jul-Sep

40,000 39,000

Jul-Oct

2,100

3,800

181

GA

Jul-Sep

1,700

2,100

Jul-Sep

11,400 12,000

105

SC

Jun-Sep

1,500

1,700

Jul-Sep

2,700

3,200

119

TX

Jul-Sep

6,000

6,400

2002 as % of
2001 --Percent--
98 124 113 107

TOTAL

18,700 21,300

114

TOTAL

49,200 49,200

100

CABBAGE

WATERMELON

GA

Jul-Sep

400

500

125

CA

Jul-Sep

9,500

9,200

97

MI

Jun-Nov

1,700

1,800

106

GA

Jul-Sep

22,000 20,000

91

NY

Jun-Sep

13,800 11,500

83

MS

Jun-Aug

2,500

2,700

108

SC

Jun-Sep

7,700

9,300

121

TX

Jul-Sep

22,000 25,000

114

TOTAL

15,900 13,800

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].

87

TOTAL

63,700 66,200

104

PEACHES--TOTAL PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES 2000-2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002

State
AL AR CA
All Clingstone Freestone

2000
14.0 18.0
1,855.0 1,064.0
791.0

2001 --Million Pounds--
23.0 12.0
1,727.0 952.0 775.0

2002
21.0 12.5
1,880.0 1,050.0
830.0

2002 as % of 2001 --Percent-91 104
109 110 107

GA

115.0

140.0

115.0

82

LA

1.2

1.4

1.5

107

NJ

65.0

75.0

65.0

87

NC

32.0

12.0

20.0

167

OK

14.0

12.0

6.0

50

PA

60.0

75.0

60.0

80

SC

150.0

100.0

160.0

160

TX

21.0

30.0

15.0

50

US

2,599.9

2,441.4

2,547.7

104

[Results from the Peach Inquiry].

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PEACHES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001

Bearing Acreage

Yield per Acre 1/

Total Production

Utilized Production

Price per Pound

Value of Utilized Production

State

2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Million Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

CA

All

67,200 67,800 27,600 25,500 1,855.0 1,727.0 1,808.0 1,677.0 0.139 0.147 251,609 246,743

Clingstone

28,200 28,800 37,700 33,100 1,064.0

952.0 1,017.0

902.0 0.125

0.122 127,125 110,044

Freestone

39,000 39,000 20,300 19,900 791.0

775.0 791.0

775.0 0.157

0.176 124,484 136,699

GA

17,000 15,000

6,760 9,330 115.0

140.0 110.0

125.0 0.379

0.280 41,703 35,033

NJ

8,000 8,000 8,130 9,380

65.0

75.0

58.0

70.0 0.427 0.405 24,774 28,350

SC

16,500 16,000

9,090 6,250 150.0

100.0 140.0

85.0 0.204 0.425 28,594 36,098

US

155,380 151,520 16,700 16,100 2,599.9 2,441.4 2,508.8 2,343.0 0.195 0.212 489,116 496,418

1/ Yield is based on total production.

APPLES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001

Bearing Acreage

Yield per Acre 1/

Total Production

Utilized Production

Price per Pound

Value of Utilized Production

State 2000 2001

2000 2001 2000 2001

2000

2001 2000 2001 2000

2001

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Million Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

CA

31,000 29,000 21,000 24,100 650.0

700.0

590.0

670.0 0.150 0.145

88,290

97,380

GA

1,200

1,200 11,700 7,500

14.0

9.0

13.0

8.9 0.188 0.230

2,443

2,051

MI

48,500 44,000 16,500 20,000 800.0

880.0

795.0

850.0 0.093 0.096

74,065

81,610

NY

55,000 55,000 18,100 18,200 995.0 1,000.0

935.0

940.0 0.117 0.119 109,075 111,860

NC

9,000

8,000 21,100 15,000 190.0

120.0

145.0

115.0 0.126 0.146

18,225

16,745

SC

1,700

1,600 11,800 3,750

20.0

6.0

16.0

2.0 0.129 0.187

2,064

373

WA 170,000 168,000 35,300 30,400 6,000.0 5,100.0 6,000.0 5,100.0 0.125 0.177 750,200 904,800

US 444,700 430,200 24,000 22,400 10,663.7 9,629.1 10,402.2 9,414.8 0.127 0.157 1,325,641 1,477,164

1/ Yield is based on total production which includes unharvested production and fruit harvested but not sold due to market conditions.

BLUEBERRIES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre 1/

Total Production

Utilized Production

Price per Pound

Value of Utilized Production

State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001

2000

2001

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

4,600 4,600 4,130 3,700 20,000 18,000 19,000 17,000

0.971

0.797

18,450

13,550

MI

16,700 17,400 3,710 4,430 62,000 77,000 62,000 77,000

0.889

0.666

55,140

51,315

NJ

7,500 7,400 4,530 5,000 35,000 38,000 34,000 37,000

1.060

0.990

36,100

36,730

NC

3,600 2,700 4,860 5,000 18,000 13,800 17,500 13,500

1.040

1.400

18,130

18,900

US

40,320 40,380 4,500 4,850 185,340 200,210 181,620 195,840

0.972

0.844

176,571

165,238

1/ Yield is based on utilized production.

GRAPES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001

State

Bearing Acreage

Yield per Acre 1/

Total Production

Utilized Production

Price per Ton

Value of Utilized Production

and Type 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000

2001

2000

2001 2000 2001

2000

2001

--Acres--

--Tons--

--Tons--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

CA

All Types 827,000 803,000 8.54 7.42 7,059,000 5,962,000 7,059,000 5,962,000 401.00 445.00 2,828,545 2,650,873

GA

1,200 1,100 2.92 2.91

3,500

3,200

3,200

3,200 1,230.00 1,050.00

3,920

3,370

NC

600

700 3.83 2.86

2,300

2,000

2,300

2,000 1,160.00 1,270.00

2,661

2,532

SC

400

2/ 1.30 2/

520

2/

480

2/ 669.00

2/

321

2/

US

946,450 930,400 8.12 7.04 7,687,970 6,552,520 7,687,330 6,551,380 403.00 446.00 3,096,436 2,921,299

1/ Yield is based on total production. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2001.

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MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2001-2002

Item

Unit

2001

2002

Percent

Milk Cows 1/

Thousand Head

9,114

9,147

100

Milk per Cow 2/

Pounds

4,683

4,805

103

Milk Production

Million Pounds

42,681

43,950

103

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

CATTLE AND CALVES--NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP--UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 2000-2002

Class

2000

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

Cattle and Calves

106,300

105,800

105,200

99

Cows and Heifers that have calved

43,200

43,000

42,900

100

Beef Cows

33,950

33,900

33,750

100

Milk Cows

9,250

9,100

9,150

101

Heifers 500 Pounds & Over

16,500

16,400

16,200

99

for Beef Cow Replacement

4,700

4,600

4,600

100

for Milk Cow Replacement

3,700

3,600

3,700

103

Other Heifers

8,100

8,200

7,900

96

Steers 500 Pounds and Over

14,300

14,600

14,500

99

Bulls 500 Pounds and Over

2,100

2,100

2,100

100

Calves under 500 Pounds

30,200

29,700

29,500

99

Calf Crop

38,631

38,280

38,400

100

Cattle on Feed

12,300

13,000

12,400

95

[Results from the Cattle Report].