GEORGIA FARM REPORT August 16, 2002 Volume 02-Number 15 Monthly Poultry Summary Agricultural Chemicals HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Poultry Slaughter 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 Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices EGGS IN INCUBATORS--JULY 1, 2000-2001, UNITED STATES Item 2000 2001 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds 35,636 633,824 33,116 32,712 641,331 33,074 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 92 101 100 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JUNE 2001-2002 January thru June Item 2001 2002 % of year ago 2001 2002 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 6,822 7,206 106 40,522 42,327 104 Egg Type 261 221 85 1,621 1,547 95 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 113,664 114,428 101 666,210 675,229 101 United States 766,534 776,397 101 4,507,369 4,608,281 102 Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia 2,209 2,130 96 13,158 13,130 100 United States 40,806 35,292 86 241,725 219,024 91 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 26,121 24,409 93 247,538 2/ 247,129 3/ 100 [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-June 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-June 2002. GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING JUNE 2001-2002 Number of Layers 2001 2002 Eggs per 100 Layers 2001 2002 Total Eggs Produced 2001 2002 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- 9,330 9,718 1,865 1,842 174 179 11,162 10,255 1,953 2,087 218 214 20,492 19,973 1,913 1,968 392 393 30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States 54,958 257,231 312,189 55,412 258,227 313,639 1,812 2,158 2,097 1,805 2,193 2,124 996 5,552 6,548 1,000 5,663 6,663 UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. 59,697 273,223 332,920 60,402 274,623 335,025 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1,818 2,162 2,100 1,803 2,194 2,124 1,085 5,907 6,992 1,089 6,026 7,115 USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JUNE 2001-2002 Item Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. 2001 2002 --Thousands-- 100,581 709,053 97,988 678,252 7,676 5,846 13,522 7,273 6,032 13,305 % of Year Ago --Percent-- January thru June 2001 2002 --Thousands-- 97 590,097 609,311 96 4,179,391 4,252,689 95 47,152 51,623 103 34,168 34,706 98 81,320 86,329 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States --Percent-- 0.93 0.78 1.18 0.94 --Percent-- 1.26 0.89 1.39 1.05 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 103 102 109 102 106 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/, JUNE 2001-2002 January thru June Kind 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 2/ 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 2/ --Million Pounds-- --Percent-- Beef 2,269 2,303 101 12,684 13,209 104 Veal 15.6 14.6 94 96.6 92.3 96 Pork 1,458 1,480 102 9,351 9,578 102 Lamb & Mutton 16.3 15.1 92 113.2 111.3 98 Total Red Meat 3,759 3,812 101 22,245 22,991 103 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, June 2001-2002 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 3,120.2 3,063.2 98 1,198 1,236 3,737,989 3,785,218 Calves 77.4 75.9 98 333 319 25,739 24,214 Hogs 7,484.2 7,535.7 101 263 265 1,969,364 1,996,956 Sheep & Lambs 232.8 229.7 99 141 131 32,734 30,109 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 2002 Commodity Jun 30, 2001 May 31, 2002 Jun 30, 2002 % of Jun 2001 % of May 2002 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- Butter 153,486 226,849 244,364 159 108 Cheese, Natural 739,152 783,328 786,503 106 100 Eggs, Frozen 14,390 11,094 12,788 89 115 Frozen Fruit 1,046,360 783,685 891,275 85 114 Fruit Juices, Frozen 2,351,354 2,273,668 2,230,204 95 98 Meats, Red 742,173 969,371 909,597 123 94 Beef, Frozen 340,786 403,154 396,448 116 98 Pork, Frozen 374,109 543,529 489,949 131 90 Poultry, Frozen 1,205,495 1,422,459 1,514,150 126 106 Turkeys, Frozen 506,691 578,912 651,801 129 113 Vegetables, Frozen 1,388,356 1,377,502 1,352,733 97 98 Potatoes, Frozen 1,354,975 1,182,445 1,223,605 90 103 Peanuts, Shelled 618,220 560,447 531,862 86 95 Peanuts, In Shell 23,366 26,301 32,916 141 125 Pecans, Shelled 51,972 49,857 52,970 102 106 Pecans, In Shell 77,265 135,285 117,853 153 87 [Results from the Monthly Cold Storage Report]. 2 Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Diuron Glyphosate Hexazinone Oryzalin Sethoxydim Simazine Blueberries: Agricultural Chemical Applications, Georgia, 2001 1/2/ Area Applied Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year --Percent-- --Number-- --Pounds per Acre-- 33 1.1 0.89 1.02 63 1.5 0.75 1.15 5 1.0 0.54 0.54 21 1.4 1.37 1.93 12 1.3 0.11 0.14 34 1.3 1.09 1.48 Total Applied --1,000 Lbs-- 1.5 3.3 0.1 1.9 0.1 2.3 Insecticides Diazinon Malathion Spinosad 29 1.7 0.67 1.14 1.5 53 2.2 0.90 2.02 5.0 6 1.1 0.06 0.07 3/ Fungicides Benomyl 75 2.1 0.49 1.03 3.6 Captan 74 2.2 2.29 5.07 17.3 Fenbuconazole 57 1.6 0.09 0.14 0.4 Triforine 17 1.4 0.26 0.37 0.3 1/ Agricultural Chemical Usage: 2001 Fruit Summary, released August 2, 2002. 2/ Bearing acres in 2001 for Georgia were 4,600 acres. 3/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Glyphosate Paraquat Simazine Area Applied --Percent-- Peaches: Agricultural Chemical Applications, Georgia, 2001 1/2/ Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year --Number-- --Pounds per Acre-- 79 1.7 0.26 0.47 57 1.1 0.25 0.29 72 1.0 1.36 1.38 Total Applied --1,000 Lbs-- 5.6 2.5 14.8 Insecticides Carbaryl 23 Chlorpyrifos 19 Endosulfan 3 Malathion * Petroleum distillate 17 Phosmet 97 1.4 1.88 2.67 9.3 1.1 0.87 1.01 2.9 3.2 0.41 1.30 0.6 3.4 1.48 5.12 3/ 1.0 8.37 8.52 21.9 6.7 1.04 7.00 101.6 Fungicides Benomyl 8 1.5 0.45 0.72 0.8 Captan 34 1.3 1.93 2.61 13.1 Chlorothalonil 65 1.0 2.05 2.11 20.5 Fenbuconazole 8 1.1 0.09 0.11 0.1 Propiconazole 83 1.4 0.11 0.17 2.1 Sulfur 99 5.9 6.34 37.90 561.9 Ziram 17 1.2 2.66 3.27 8.2 1/ Agricultural Chemical Usage: 2001 Fruit Summary, released August 2, 2002. * Area applied is less than one percent. 2/ Bearing acres in 2001 for Georgia were 15,000 acres. 3/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. 3 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2002 WITH COMPARISONS Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Jul 2001 Jun 2002 Jul 15, 2002 Jul 2001 Jun 2002 Jul 15, 2002 Corn $/Bu 2.37 - - 1.87 1.97 2.07 Cotton $/Lb 49.10 30.10 29.80 1/ 38.90 34.90 32.10 1/ Cottonseed $/Ton - - - - - - Hay, All, Baled 2/ Oats $/Ton $/Bu - - - 96.30 95.80 93.60 - - - 1.33 1.95 1.79 Soybeans $/Bu - - - 4.79 4.88 5.50 Tobacco $/Lb - - - 1.865 - - Wheat, Winter $/Bu - - - 2.61 2.91 3.18 Calves $/Cwt 97.90 84.00 83.30 108.00 94.80 93.20 Beef Cattle 3/ $/Cwt 55.10 49.80 47.80 71.80 64.10 63.30 Cows 4/ $/Cwt 41.60 41.00 37.30 42.90 39.30 37.70 Steers & Heifers $/Cwt 80.10 66.90 67.20 75.00 67.00 66.10 Milk Cows 5/ $/Head - - - 1,590.00 - 1,670.00 Hogs $/Cwt - - - 51.70 35.80 38.20 Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt - - - 52.30 36.60 39.10 Sows All Milk 6/ $/Cwt $/Cwt - - - 40.80 21.10 20.40 - - - 16.20 11.60 11.20 7/ Chickens Excl. Broilers /Lbs 8.1 8.3 8.1 - - - Com'l Broilers 8/ /Lbs - - - 42.0 33.0 31.0 Eggs, All 2/9/ /Doz 81.8 90.0 86.8 54.0 63.2 57.6 Table 2/ /Doz 31.7 41.4 34.0 35.4 44.5 38.1 Hatching /Doz 150.0 150.0 150.0 - - - Turkeys 2/8/ /Lbs - - - 38.5 36.9 38.3 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ "Cows" and "Steers" and "Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct. 6/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 7/ Preliminary. 8/ Live weight equivalent price to producers, includes growers and contractors combined. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and table eggs sold at retail. INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES 2001 Jun Jul Jun UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100) Prices Received 107 108 98 Prices Paid 124 124 123 Ratio 1/ 86 87 80 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2002 Jul 100 123 81