Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 18 (2002 September 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

September 30, 2002 Volume 02-Number 18
September 1 Crop Forecast Cotton

HIGHLIGHTS Peanuts Tobacco

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
Onions Hogs & Pigs

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-2001, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 FORECAST

Area Harvested 1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn

Bu

220

280

134

130

29,480

36,400

Cotton 2/

Bales

1,480

1,430

720

688

2,220

2,050

Hay, All 3/

Tons

650

600

3.0

3.0

1,950

1,800

Peanuts

Lbs

514

518

3,330

3,000

1,711,620

1,554,000

Soybeans

Bu

155

145

27

24

4,185

3,480

Tobacco, All 4/

Lbs

26

28

2,460

1,950

64,206

54,600

Wheat, All 3/

Bu

200

200

53

40

10,600

8,000

Apples 3/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

9,000

10,000

Grapes 3/

Tons

5/

5/

5/

5/

3.2

3.6

Peaches 3/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

140,000

115,000

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Bearing age acreage. Bearing age acres and yield estimates released January 2003 in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts January 2002 Preliminary Summary.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION--2001 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

2001

Ind Sep 1, 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Barley

Bu

4,289

4,499

58.2

55.9

249,590

251,700

Corn

Bu

68,808

70,541

138.2

125.4

9,506,840

8,848,529

Cotton, All 1/

Bales 13,827.7

12,891.4

705

675

20,302.8

18,134.0

Cottonseed

Tons

-

-

-

-

7,452.2

6,738.0

Hay, All 2/

Tons

63,511

64,709

2.47

2.36

156,703

152,616

Oats 2/

Bu

1,905

2,633

61.3

54.2

116,856

142,580

Peanuts

Lbs

1,411.9

1,360.5

3,029

2,808

4,276,704

3,820,950

Rye 2/

Bu

255

275

27.3

3/

6,971

3/

Sorghum

Bu

8,584

7,528

59.9

51.0

514,524

384,254

Soybeans

Bu

73,000

71,799

39.6

37.0

2,890,572

2,655,819

Sweetpotatoes

Cwt

93.5

91.8

156

4/

14,565

4/

Tobacco, All

Lbs

432.4

435.5

2,293

2,037

991,519

886,973

Wheat, All

Bu

48,653.0

47,628.0

40.2

35.4

1,957,643

1,686,306

Apples 2/

Lbs

-

-

-

-

9,629.1

9,205.6

Grapes 2/

Tons

-

-

-

-

6,552.5

7,097.3

Peaches 2/

Lbs

-

-

-

-

2,441.4

2,531.7

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 3/ The first yield and production estimates will be released at 8:30 a.m. September 30. 4/ Yield and production estimates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary, January 2003.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Thousand Acres 700 600 500 400 300 200 100
0 1994 1995

PEANUTS Acreage and Production
Georgia, 1994-2001

Billion Pounds 2.00

1.75

1.50

1.25 1.00

0.75

0.50

1996

1997

1998

1999 2000

0.25
0.00 2001

Acres Harvested

Production

State
AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA

PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2001 AND FORECASTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2002

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2001

2002

2001

Aug 1, 2002

Sep 1, 2002

2001

2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

199.0

199.0

2,675

2,500

2,400

532,325

477,600

82.0

92.0

3,050

2,600

2,900

250,100

266,800

514.0

518.0

3,330

3,000

3,000

1,711,620

1,554,000

22.2

23.0

3,020

2,500

2,500

67,044

57,500

122.5

100.0

2,910

2,800

2,300

356,475

230,000

77.0

60.0

2,570

2,700

2,800

197,890

168,000

10.2

10.5

3,000

2,600

2,100

30,600

22,050

310.0

300.0

2,890

3,100

3,000

895,900

900,000

75.0

58.0

3,130

2,900

2,500

234,750

145,000

US

1,411.9

1,360.5

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

3,029

2,885

2,808

4,276,704

3,820,950

2

State
AZ 1/ CA GA TX

Area Planted

2001 2002

--Acres--

3,100

1,600

5,700

5,500

14,500 14,700

15,200 16,200

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

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Value per Cwt

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

--Acres--

--Cwt--

--1,000 Cwt--

--Dollars--

3,000

1,500

430

460

1,290

690

8.00

8.37

5,500

5,300

475

485

2,613 2,571

13.50

14.20

13,500 11,500

190

125

2,565 1,438

27.50

32.20

14,200 15,000

325

315

4,615 4,725

18.50

21.40

Total Value

2001 2002

--1,000 Dollars--

10,320

5,775

35,276 36,508

70,538 46,304

85,378 101,115

Total 38,500 38,000

36,200 33,300

306

283 11,083

[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Includes a small amount of processing.

9,424

18.20

20.10 201,512 189,702

State
AL AZ AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2001 AND FORECASTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2002

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2001

2002

2001

Aug 1, 2002 Sep 1, 2002

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

605.0

585.0

--Pounds--

730

665

--1,000 Bales2/--

665

920.0

810.0

297.5

239.4

1,137

1,191

1,231

704.5

614.0

1,065.0

930.0

826

742

841

1,833.0

1,630.0

864.0

686.0

1,338

1,343

1,336

2,409.0

1,910.0

1,480.0

1,430.0

720

738

688

2,220.0

2,050.0

855.0

500.0

580

632

672

1,034.0

700.0

1,600.0

1,170.0

719

759

759

2,396.0

1,850.0

400.0

385.0

834

773

798

695.0

640.0

70.2

63.0

920

907

869

134.5

114.0

965.0

975.0

832

738

665

1,673.0

1,350.0

185.0

190.0

511

531

480

197.0

190.0

296.0

286.0

686

504

503

423.0

300.0

615.0

560.0

763

651

660

978.0

770.0

4,266.5

4,618.0

483

497

503

4,296.4

4,841.0

104.0

100.0

929

768

576

201.3

120.0

Other States 3/

159.5

174.0

566

676

676

188.1

245.0

US

13,827.7

12,891.4

705

675

675

20,302.8

18,134.0

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual state level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary."

TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY CLASS, TYPE, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2001 AND FORECASTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2002

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

Type 14, GA-FL Belt

FL

4,500

4,800

2,600

2,800

11,700

13,440

GA

26,100

28,000

2,460

1,950

64,206

54,600

US

30,600

32,800

2,481

2,074

75,906

68,040

[Results from the September Yield Survey].

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Month
Dec 1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

MONTHLY FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2001-2002

Sows Farrowing

Pigs per Litter

Pig Crop

2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

--1,000 Head--

--Number--

--1,000 Head--

901

924

8.66

8.66

7,803

8,005

906

943

8.71

8.71

7,887

8,214

941

965

8.79

8.80

8,273

8,492

959

978

8.87

8.80

8,503

8,605

953

973

8.90

8.83

8,481

8,595

958

982

8.90

8.81

8,525

8,651

963

976

8.85

8.87

8,526

8,657

961

980

8.87

8.85

8,522

8,675

954

8.90

8,491

966

8.78

8,481

963

8.85

8,523

960

8.84

8,488

Total 2/

11,385

8.83

[Results from the monthly Hog Report]. 1/ Dec preceding year. 2/ Monthly values may not add to totals due to rounding.

100,503

MONTHLY SOWS AND GILTS: INVENTORY AND NUMBER BRED, UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2001-2002

Inventory 1st of Month

Bred during Month

2001

2002

2001

2002

Month

Number

as % of 2001

Number

as % of 2001

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

Dec 1/

6,090

6,031

99

1,185

1,189

100

Jan

6,030

6,022

100

1,169

1,190

102

Feb

6,031

6,020

100

1,142

1,158

101

Mar

6,053

6,075

100

1,175

1,181

101

Apr

5,987

5,980

100

1,170

1,176

101

May

5,974

5,985

100

1,165

1,190

102

Jun

6,001

6,030

100

1,197

1,192

100

Jul

5,955

5,975

100

1,155

1,160

100

Aug

5,955

5,950

100

1,133

Sep

5,975

1,171

Oct

5,990

1,197

Nov

5,968

1,200

[Results from the monthly Hog Report]. 1/ Dec preceding year.