GEORGIA FARM REPORT August 30, 2002 Volume 02-Number 16 August 1 Crop Forecast HIGHLIGHTS Farm Labor 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 Cash Receipts GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2000 AND AUGUST 1, 2002 FORECAST Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2001 2002 2001 Ind 2002 2001 Ind 2002 --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- Corn for Grain Bu 220 280 134 130 29,480 36,400 Cotton, All 2/ Bales 1,480 1,430 720 738 2,220 2,200 Hay, All Tons 650 600 3.0 3.0 1,950 1,800 Peanuts for Nuts Lbs 514 548 3,330 3,000 1,711,620 3/ 1,644,000 Soybeans for Beans Bu 155 145 27 26 4,185 3,770 Tobacco, All 4/ Lbs 26.1 28 2,460 1,950 64,206 54,600 Wheat, All Bu 200 200 53 40 10,600 8,000 Apples Lbs 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 9,000 10,000 Grapes Tons 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 3.2 3.6 Peaches 5/ Lbs 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 140,000 115,000 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Estimate includes quota and non-quota peanuts. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 6/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2003 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2002 Preliminary Summary. UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2000 AND AUGUST 1, 2002 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2001 Ind 2002 2001 Ind 2002 2001 Ind 2002 --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- Barley Bu 4,289 4,499 59.0 55.9 249,590 251,700 Corn for Grain Bu 68,808 71,001 138.2 125.2 9,506,840 8,886,009 Cotton, All 1/ Bales 13,827.7 13,112.4 705 675 20,302.8 18,439.0 Cottonseed Tons - - - - 7,452 6,840 Hay, All Tons 39,699 40,575 1.93 1.92 76,437 77,976 Oats Bu 1,905 2,633 61.3 54.2 116,856 142,580 Peanuts for Nuts Lbs 1,411.9 1,425.5 3,029 2,885 4,276,704 2/ 4,112,200 Rye Bu 255 275 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ Sorghum for Grain Bu 8,584 7,548 59.9 50.3 514,524 379,509 Soybeans for Beans Bu 73,000 72,029 39.6 36.5 2,890,572 2,628,387 Tobacco, All Lbs 432.4 435.5 2,293 2,117 991,519 921,829 Wheat, All Bu 48,653 47,628 40.2 35.4 1,957,643 1,686,306 Apples Lbs 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 9,629,100 9,205,600 Grapes Tons 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 6,552.5 7,097.3 Peaches Lbs 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 2,441,400 2,531,700 1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 2/ Estimate includes quota and non-quota peanuts. 3/ Released at 8:30 a.m., September 30. 4/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2003 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2002 Preliminary Summary. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE State AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA US PEANUTS--AREA HARVESTED, YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2001 AND FORECASTED AUGUST 1, 2002 Area Harvested 2001 2002 Yield 2001 2002 2000 Production 2001 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Pounds-- 199.0 82.0 514.0 22.2 122.5 77.0 10.2 310.0 75.0 1,411.9 199.0 92.0 548.0 23.0 100.0 65.0 10.5 330.0 58.0 1,425.5 2,675 3,050 3,330 3,020 2,910 2,570 3,000 2,890 3,130 3,029 2,500 2,600 3,000 2,500 2,800 2,700 2,600 3,100 2,900 2,885 271,180 213,710 1,328,400 54,990 338,250 120,600 29,500 698,500 210,375 3,265,505 532,325 250,100 1,711,620 67,044 356,475 197,890 30,600 895,900 234,750 4,276,704 2002 497,500 239,200 1,644,000 57,500 280,000 175,500 27,300 1,023,000 168,200 4,112,200 ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY TYPE, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2001 AND FORECASTED AUGUST 1, 2002 State Area Harvested 2001 2002 Yield 2001 2002 2000 Production 1/ 2001 2002 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Bales 2/-- AL 605.0 AZ 297.5 AR 1,065.0 CA 864.0 FL 124.0 GA 1,480.0 KS 35.5 LA 855.0 MS 1,600.0 MO 400.0 NM 70.2 NC 965.0 OK 185.0 SC 296.0 TN 615.0 TX 4,266.5 VA 104.0 US 13,827.7 585.0 239.4 970.0 686.0 119.0 1,430.0 55.0 570.0 1,170.0 385.0 63.0 975.0 190.0 295.0 560.0 4,720.0 100.0 13,112.4 730 1,137 826 1,338 612 720 407 580 719 834 920 832 511 686 763 483 929 705 665 1,191 742 1,343 706 738 611 632 759 773 907 738 531 504 651 497 768 675 543.0 798.2 1,425.0 2,556.3 106.0 1,663.0 22.2 911.0 1,711.0 540.0 105.6 1,429.0 152.0 379.0 710.0 3,971.0 166.0 17,188.3 920.0 704.5 1,833.0 2,409.0 158.0 2,220.0 30.1 1,034.0 2,396.0 695.0 134.5 1,673.0 197.0 423.0 978.0 4,296.4 201.3 20,302.8 810.0 594.0 1,500.0 1,920.0 175.0 2,200.0 70.0 750.0 1,850.0 620.0 119.0 1,500.0 210.0 310.0 760.0 4,891.0 160.0 18,439.0 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales. Thousand Acres and Bales 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1994 1995 COTTON Acreage and Production Georgia 1994-2001 1996 1997 1998 Year 1999 Acres Harvested Production 2000 2001 2 FARM WAGE RATES--JULY 8-14, 2001 AND JULY 7-13, 2002, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ State or Field Livestock Field and Livestock All Hired--Wage Rates Region 2/ 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 --Dollars per hour-- Northeast I 8.12 8.41 7.19 7.90 7.79 8.25 8.26 9.12 Northeast II 7.41 7.87 7.85 7.18 7.50 7.74 8.23 8.35 Appalachian I 7.22 7.61 7.89 7.91 7.39 7.68 7.79 8.32 Appalachian II 6.77 7.22 7.34 7.64 7.04 7.36 7.29 7.75 Southeast 7.19 7.11 7.50 8.90 7.26 7.50 7.69 8.01 Florida 7.50 7.25 7.65 7.80 7.53 7.38 8.65 8.48 Lake 8.21 7.84 7.66 7.85 8.00 7.84 8.38 8.33 Cornbelt I 7.65 8.08 8.13 9.07 7.75 8.36 8.66 9.13 Cornbelt II 7.80 8.42 8.08 10.72 7.94 8.94 8.10 9.20 Delta 6.63 6.70 6.47 7.10 6.60 6.80 6.93 7.07 Northern Plains 7.96 8.32 7.98 8.57 7.97 8.41 8.24 8.72 Southern Plains 6.58 7.06 7.23 7.23 6.85 7.14 7.23 7.53 Mountain I 7.08 7.12 7.73 7.74 7.37 7.42 7.61 7.62 Mountain II 7.36 7.23 8.05 7.35 7.64 7.27 8.28 7.82 Mountain III 7.00 7.15 8.52 8.11 7.46 7.43 8.12 8.03 Pacific 8.41 8.32 9.40 10.65 8.50 8.86 8.88 9.36 California 7.97 8.24 9.49 9.80 8.10 8.39 8.76 9.04 Hawaii 9.55 9.65 3/ 3/ 9.60 9.67 11.21 11.29 US 4/ 7.70 7.91 7.89 8.37 7.75 8.02 8.29 8.60 See footnotes below. NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 8-14, 2001 AND JULY 7-13, 2002, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ Hired Workers Hired Workers Expected to be Employed Hired Workers State or Number 150 Days or More 149 Days or Less Hours Worked Region 2/ 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 --Thousands-- --Thousands-- --Hours per Week-- Northeast I 52 44 37 30 15 14 39.9 37.8 Northeast II 50 46 35 33 15 13 40.5 42.5 Appalachian I 62 60 36 39 26 21 36.7 36.5 Appalachian II 39 32 21 16 18 16 30.9 29.6 Southeast 32 34 22 22 10 12 35.7 33.7 Florida 48 43 43 38 5 5 40.8 37.5 Lake 76 62 46 44 30 18 36.9 34.7 Cornbelt I 69 54 44 33 25 21 31.0 31.7 Cornbelt II 29 30 18 18 11 12 35.7 32.1 Delta 37 37 27 26 10 11 41.6 36.9 Northern Plains 38 39 28 28 10 11 41.7 41.8 Southern Plains 85 74 62 55 23 19 38.3 39.7 Mountain I 34 30 24 22 10 8 46.0 48.3 Mountain II 24 19 19 13 5 6 47.0 41.6 Mountain III 18 17 15 14 3 3 47.7 42.8 Pacific 97 98 47 56 50 42 40.1 39.0 California 242 240 192 190 50 50 44.3 45.7 Hawaii 7 7 6 6 1 1 38.3 38.0 US 4/ 1,039 966 722 683 317 283 39.9 39.7 1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ Regions consist of the following: Northeast I: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian I: NC, VA. Appalachian II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake: MI, MN, WI. Cornbelt I: IL, IN, OH. Cornbelt II: IA, MO. Delta: AR, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD. Southern Plains: OK, TX. Mountain I: ID, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain III: AZ, NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 3/ Insufficient data. 4/ Excludes AK. 3 Selected Commodity POULTRY Commercial Broilers Other Chickens Eggs Turkeys Other Poultry Total Poultry & Eggs CASH RECEIPTS, BY SELECTED COMMODITIES, GEORGIA, 1997-2001 1/2/ 1997 1998 1999 2000 --Thousand Dollars-- 2,276,890 17,112 358,941 2,591 16,740 2,672,274 2,386,382 18,443 375,907 21,500 2,802,232 2,293,445 17,080 379,142 22,000 2,711,667 2,029,005 21,086 369,913 24,000 2,444,004 2001 2,432,237 11,484 367,887 24,000 2,835,608 CROPS Rye Wheat Corn Hay Oats Grain, Sorghum Cotton Cotton Lint, All Cottonseed Tobacco Peanuts Soybeans Vegetables Peaches Pecans All Other Fruits & Nuts Greenhouse, Nursery & Turf All Other Crops Total Crops 3,090 51,394 116,387 43,782 1,707 2,055 725,512 673,361 52,151 158,409 404,150 52,060 429,422 35,235 83,201 14,601 215,828 14,396 2,351,229 2,568 28,176 60,762 41,706 1,042 1,281 523,706 482,234 41,472 153,863 458,031 31,432 384,705 22,440 48,950 12,573 226,901 14,478 2,012,614 2,690 23,162 55,479 37,894 944 1,035 430,777 401,032 29,745 107,958 381,018 12,713 422,319 39,171 96,300 18,099 251,320 16,503 1,897,382 3,121 24,287 51,711 26,214 2,384 1,791 449,552 413,072 36,481 150,200 379,922 19,829 436,233 41,703 94,650 28,513 265,859 15,486 1,991,455 2,319 28,052 51,700 28,934 2,396 2,100 570,335 531,714 38,621 110,648 388,538 16,954 372,252 35,033 67,350 24,171 259,141 15,297 1,975,220 LIVESTOCK Cattle and Calves Hogs Dairy Products Aquaculture All Other Livestock Total Livestock & Dairy Products 335,213 127,292 220,360 1,514 34,274 718,653 261,725 65,321 236,550 1,959 32,467 598,022 276,049 74,056 229,600 1,813 35,391 616,909 333,478 103,676 183,180 2,247 40,485 663,067 347,677 88,182 225,780 3,112 39,373 704,124 Total Cash Receipts from Crops, Livestock & Poultry 5,742,156 5,412,868 5,225,958 5,098,526 5,514,952 Government Payments 109,156 178,490 361,827 380,057 427,261 Total Cash Receipts & Government Payments 5,851,312 5,591,358 5,587,785 5,478,583 5,942,213 1/ USDA estimates and publishes individual cash receipt values only for major commodities and major producing States. The U.S. receipts for individual commodities, computed as the sum of the reported States, may understate the value of sales for some commodities, with the balance included in the appropriate category labeled "other" or "miscellaneous." The degree of underestimation in some of the minor commodities can be substantial. 2/ May not add due to rounding.