GEORGIA FARM REPORT October 18, 2002 Volume 02-Number 19 October 1 Crop Production 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 HIGHLIGHTS Peanut Stocks Grain Stocks Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices Monthly Poultry GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2001 AND OCTOBER 1, 2002 FORECAST Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 --Thousand Acres-- --Thousands-- Corn Bu 220 280 134 125 29,480 35,000 Cotton 2/ Bales 1,480 1,430 720 621 2,220 1,850 Hay, All Tons 650 600 3.0 2.8 1,950 1,680 Peanuts Lbs 514 518 3,330 2,800 1,711,620 1,450,400 Soybeans Bu 155 145 26 24 4,030 3,480 Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs 26.1 27.0 2,460 2,050 64,206 55,350 Wheat 3/ Bu 200 200 53 41 10,600 8,200 Apples 3/4/ Lbs 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 9,000 10,000 Grapes 3/4/ Tons 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 3.2 3.6 Peaches 3/4/ Lbs 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 140,000 115,000 Pecans Lbs 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 110,000 7/ 50,000 7/ 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Bearing age Acreage. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2003. 6/ Not available. 7/ Utilized production. UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2001 AND OCTOBER 1, 2002 FORECAST Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 2001 Ind Oct 1, 2002 --Thousand Acres-- --Thousands-- Barley Bu 4,289.0 4,135.0 58.2 54.9 249,420 226,873 Corn Cotton, All 2/ Cottonseed Hay, All Other Oats Peanuts Rye Sorghum Soybeans Sweetpotatoes Tobacco, All Wheat, All Apples 4/ Grapes 4/ Peaches 4/ Pecans Bu Bales Tons Tons Bu Lbs Bu Bu Bu Cwt Lbs Bu Lbs Tons Lbs Lbs 68,808.0 13,827.7 39,699.0 1,905.0 1,411.9 255.0 8,584.0 72,975.0 93.5 432.4 48,633.0 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 70,541.0 12,861.4 40,575.0 2,098.0 1,360.5 286.0 7,528.0 71,799.0 91.8 434.3 46,022.0 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 138.2 705.0 1.93 61.4 3,029.0 27.3 59.9 39.6 3/ 2,293 40.2 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 127.2 674.0 1.87 56.8 2,757.0 24.4 51.4 37.0 3/ 2,040 35.3 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 9,506,840 20,302.8 7,452.2 76,437 117,024 4,276,704 6,971 514,524 2,890,682 3/ 991,591 1,957,043 9,629,100 6,552.5 2,441.4 338,500 7/ 8,969,836 18,070.0 6,736.0 75,792 119,132 3,751,200 6,985 387,249 2,653,798 3/ 886,020 1,624,636 8,910,600 7,269.3 2,531.7 201,700 7/ 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in bales. 3/ Yield and production estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summary. 4/ Bearing age acres. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2003. 6/ Not available. 7/ Utilized production. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2002-2003 1/ Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --Thousand Pounds-- 2002 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 447,016 520,624 45,423 692,430 1,184,869 [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. GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--SEPTEMBER 1, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Grain On Farms Off Farms 1/ Total All Positions On Farms Off Farms 1/ Total All Positions --Thousand Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) * * Corn (Old Crop) * 3,455 * Oats * 222 * Sorghum (Old Crop) * * * Soybeans * * * Wheat * 4,718 * * * * 3,653 * * 83 * * * * * * * * * * [Results from the September Agricultural Survey and the Grains Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--SEPTEMBER 1, 2001-2002 Item 2001 2002 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 33,108 32,617 Chickens, Broiler Type 637,879 633,617 Turkeys, All Breeds 30,009 29,484 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-99 99 98 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--AUGUST 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 7,494 7,449 99 54,342 56,378 104 Egg Type 251 221 88 2,212 2,050 93 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 112,894 115,849 103 892,948 908,467 102 United States 771,550 779,803 101 6,048,368 6,169,505 102 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 1,523 2,258 148 16,947 17,582 104 United States 34,978 35,877 103 315,343 290,119 92 Turkeys Poults Placed United States 25,032 24,725 99 299,634 2/ 297,674 3/ 99 [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. 2 GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING AUGUST 2001-2002 Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- 9,141 9,301 1,904 1,914 174 178 11,370 10,704 2,216 2,149 252 230 20,511 20,005 2,077 2,039 426 408 30 STATES 1/ Hatching Table Total 30 States 53,594 258,250 311,844 54,077 260,660 314,737 1,853 2,232 2,166 1,862 2,258 2,190 993 5,763 6,756 1,007 5,886 6,893 UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. 58,376 274,424 332,800 58,784 277,240 336,024 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ 2001 revised. 1,855 2,237 2,170 1,859 2,258 2,189 1,083 6,138 7,221 1,093 6,261 7,354 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JULY AND AUGUST 2002 Item Jul Aug % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 109,104 110,509 101 United States 755,229 752,774 100 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 8,038 7,770 97 Heavy Type, U.S. 6,607 6,977 106 Total U.S. 14,645 14,747 101 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.76 0.73 United States 0.92 0.88 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 2/ Preliminary. January thru August --Thousands-- 828,924 2/ 5,768,492 67,431 48,290 115,721 --Percent-- 0.85 1.01 Kind Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/, AUGUST 2001, 2002 January-August 2/ 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 2001 2002 --Million Pounds-- --Percent-- --Million Pounds-- 2,425 2,470 102 17,286 18,106 17.2 16.7 97 129.5 125.7 1,600 1,637 102 12,386 12,772 18.7 16.6 89 148.9 144.2 4,061 4,140 102 29,950 31,147 2002 as % of 2001 --Percent-105 97 103 97 104 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, AUGUST 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 3,239.4 3,213.3 99 1,228 1,259 3,976,718 4,045,025 Calves 94.2 96.0 102 303 288 28,511 27,667 Hogs 8,374.7 8,544.2 102 258 259 2,159,367 2,211,934 Sheep & Lambs 273.4 264.6 97 137 126 37,477 33,351 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 3 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Corn Cotton Cottonseed Hay, All, Baled 2/ Oats Soybeans Tobacco Winter Wheat Calves Beef Cattle 4/ Cows 5/ Steers & Heifers Hogs Price per Unit $/Bu $/Lb $/Ton $/Ton $/Bu $/Bu $/Lb $/Bu $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt Sep 2001 2.18 50.10 3/ 1.900 94.40 53.30 41.50 76.20 - Georgia Aug 2002 28.50 3/ 1.845 82.90 47.00 36.40 66.60 - Sep 15, 2002 - 29.80 1/ 80 3/ 1.890 - 82.20 45.60 34.90 66.50 - Sep 2001 1.91 38.50 85.00 99.00 1.39 4.53 1.885 2.81 107.00 69.00 40.80 72.10 45.20 United States Aug 2002 2.38 33.00 93.70 1.68 5.53 1.805 3.63 94.40 64.30 36.40 67.10 31.90 Sep 15, 2002 2.56 32.50 1/ 95.00 95.50 1.75 5.54 1.805 4.00 93.00 64.60 35.40 67.60 26.50 Barrows & Gilts Sows All Milk 6/ Chickens Excl. Broilers 8/ Com'l Broilers 8/ Eggs, All 2/9/ Table 2/ Hatching 2/ Turkeys 2/8/ $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt /Lbs /Lbs /Doz /Doz /Doz /Lbs - 8.1 80.9 33.0 150.0 - - 8.2 - 90.7 41.0 150.0 - - 8.2 85.5 35.7 150.0 - 45.80 34.80 17.10 43.0 55.5 37.7 40.5 32.50 18.90 11.30 29.0 62.2 43.9 37.9 27.10 15.20 11.50 7/ 30.0 57.9 39.0 36.9 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during 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/ Live weight equivalent price to producers, includes growers and contractors combined. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail. INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 2001 Aug Sep Aug UNITED STATES (1990-92=100) Prices Received 110 106 100 Prices Paid 124 124 124 Ratio 1/ 89 85 81 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2002 Sep 99 125 79