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

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

January 31, 2002 Volume 02-Number 02

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2001 Crop Summary Fruit, Nuts and Vegetable Production and Values 2001 Onion Planting Intentions

HIGHLIGHTS 2001 Wheat and Rye Seedings Milk Production

Grain Stocks Hay Stocks

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 1999, 2000, 2001

Crop

Year

Planted Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

Unit

--1,000 Acres--

Corn, grain

2001

265

220

134

Bu

2000

360

240

107

Bu

1999

350

300

103

Bu

Corn, silage

2001

40

18

Ton

2000

45

15

Ton

1999

45

13

Ton

Cotton, lint 1/

2001

1,500

1,490

709

Bale

2000

1,500

1,350

591

Bale

1999

1,470

1,300

579

Bale

Cottonseed

2001

Ton

2000

Ton

1999

Ton

Hay 2/

2001

650

650

3.0

Ton

2000

650

650

2.4

Ton

1999

600

600

2.5

Ton

Oats

2001

100

35

65

Bu

2000

70

35

72

Bu

1999

60

25

55

Bu

Peanuts

2001

515

512

3,300

Lb

2000

494

492

2,700

Lb

1999

546

544

2,575

Lb

Rye

2001

300

35

25

Bu

2000

230

45

26

Bu

1999

230

50

21

Bu

Sorghum, Grain 2001

50

25

48

Bu

2000

55

30

45

Bu

1999

50

30

45

Bu

Sorghum, Silage 2001

20

10

Ton

2000

15

9

Ton

1999

15

10

Ton

Soybeans

2001

165

155

27

Bu

2000

170

140

24

Bu

1999

220

190

19

Bu

Tobacco 2/

2001

26.5

26.5

2,430

Lb

2000

31

31

2,220

Lb

1999

33

33

1,940

Lb

Wheat

2001

300

200

53

Bu

2000

300

200

54

Bu

1999

300

225

43

Bu

Sweetpotatoes 2001

0.5

0.4

100

Cwt

2000

0.6

0.5

140

Cwt

1999

0.7

0.6

100

Cwt

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales; price in cents per pound. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres.

Production --1,000--
29,480 25,680 30,900
720 675 585 2,200 1,663 1,567 750 563 546 1,950 1,560 1,500 2,275 2,520 1,375 1,689,600 1,328,400 1,400,800 875 1,170 1,050 1,200 1,350 1,350 200 135 150 4,185 3,360 3,610 64,395 68,820 64,020 10,600 10,800 9,675
40 70 60

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

CORN--IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED, GEORGIA 1995-2001, ACRES, YIELD AND PRODUCTION

Acres Harvested for Grain

Yield per Acre

Production

Non-Irrigated Irrigated Total Non-Irrigated Irrigated Total Non-Irrigated Irrigated

--1,000--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

270

80

350

76.7

135.0

90.0

20,700

10,800

345

180

525

68.4

146.0

95.0

23,600

26,275

300

150

450

85.0

145.0

105.0

25,500

21,750

90

175

265

26.7

115.0

85.0

2,400

20,125

160

140

300

66.3

145.0

103.0

10,600

20,300

100

140

240

48.2

149.0

107.0

4,820

20,860

100

120

220

92.0

169.0

134.0

9,200

20,280

Total
31,500 49,875 47,250 22,525 30,900 25,680 29,480

ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST 1/, GEORGIA AND TOTAL

Season & State

2000

Planted 2001

2002

Harvested

2000

2001

For Harvest 2002

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Acres--

SPRING

AZ 2/

3,300

3,100

3,400

3,200

3,000

CA 2/

7,200

5,700

5,300

7,100

5,500

GA

15,000

14,500

14,000

12,400

13,500

13,500

TX

15,900

15,200

15,000

13,500

14,200

14,500

Total 2/

41,400

38,500

37,700

36,200

36,200

1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ 2002 - harvested acreage published April 5, 2002.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2000-2001

2000

2001

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

All Positions

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

*

7,750

*

*

9,162

Wheat

*

3,541

*

*

2,906

Soybeans

*

*

*

*

*

Barley

*

*

*

Oats

*

241

*

*

134

Sorghum

*

*

*

*

*

Storage Capacity

80,000

46,525

126,525

75,000

46,350

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

All Positions
* * * * * * 121,350

UNITED STATES GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2000-2001

2000

2001

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms

All Positions

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

5,550,000

2,979,634

8,529,634

5,275,000

2,989,257

Wheat

623,420

1,182,705

1,806,125

517,890

1,105,485

Soybeans

1,217,000

1,022,991

2,239,991

1,240,000

1,035,713

Barley

111,500

117,369

228,869

92,400

102,589

Oats

86,900

57,237

144,137

58,100

56,120

Sorghum

74,300

187,681

261,981

72,400

240,937

Storage Capacity

11,195,000

8,348,996

19,543,996

11,175,000

8,419,880

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.

2

All Positions
8,264,257 1,623,375 2,275,713
194,989 114,220 313,337 19,594,880

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2000-2001 1/

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

Crop

Unit 2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

Corn for Grain 2/

Bu

Hay, All

Ton

Alfalfa

Ton

All Other

Ton

Oats

Bu

Rye

Bu

Sorghum for Grain 2/ Bu

Wheat, All

Bu

Winter

Bu

Durum

Bu

Other Spring

Bu

Cottonseed 3/

Ton

Peanuts

Lb

Soybeans for Beans Bu

Cotton, All

Bale

Upland

Bale

Amer-Pima

Bale

Tobacco

Lb

Sweet Potatoes

Cwt

79,551.0
4,477.0 1,329.0 9,195.0 62,629.0 43,393.0 3,937.0 15,299.0
1,536.8 74,266.0 15,517.2 15,347.0
170.2
98.0

75,752.0
4,403.0 1,328.0 10,252.0 59,617.0 41,078.0 2,910.0 15,629.0
1,543.0 74,105.0 15,787.8 15,527.0
260.8
97.9

72,440.0 59,854.0 23,077.0 36,777.0
2,329.0 296.0
7,726.0 53,133.0 35,072.0
3,572.0 14,489.0
1,336.0 72,408.0 13,053.0 12,884.0
169.0 472.4
94.9

68,808.0 63,511.0 23,812.0 39,699.0
1,905.0 255.0
8,584.0 48,653.0 31,295.0
2,789.0 14,569.0
1,400.5 73,000.0 13,810.0 13,551.0
259.0 432.6
93.5

136.9 2.54 3.48 1.95 64.2 28.3 60.9 42.0 44.7 30.7 38.4
2,444 38.1 632 4/ 626 4/
1,105 4/ 2,229
145

138.2 2.47 3.37 1.93 61.3 27.3 59.9 40.2 43.5 30.0 35.2
3,027 39.6 698 4/ 687 4/
1,257 4/ 2,314
154

9,915,051.0 151,921.0 80,347.0 71,574.0 149,545.0 8,386.0 470,526.0
2,232,460.0 1,566,023.0
109,805.0 556,632.0
6,435.6 3,265,505 2,757,810.0
17,188.3 16,799.2
389.1 1,052,998.0
13,794.0

9,506,840 156,703 80,266 76,437 116,856 6,971 514,524
1,957,643 1,361,479
83,556 512,608 7,533.0 4,239,450 2,890,572 20,084.0 19,406.0
678.0 1,000,936
14,355

1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Yield is not estimated. 4/ Yield based on pounds.

State
AL FL GA KY NC SC TN VA US

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 2000-2001

May 1, 2000

May 1, 2001

December 1, 2000

--1,000 Tons--

--1,000 Tons--

202 80
240 577 255
88 607 257 28,817

100 25
190 1,439
277 100 804 745 21,106

1,000 450 950
5,316 1,300
518 3,405 2,900 105,582

December 1, 2001
2,100 510
1,599 4,214 1,215
448 4,140 2,384 110,510

State
AL FL GA KY NC SC TN VA US

WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Crop Year

2000

2001

--1,000 Acres--

140 13
300 670 720 200 550 240 43,393

170 10
300 550 680 220 500 200 41,078

2002
150 9
350 550 600 200 430 230 41,031

PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2000-2001

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2000

2001

2001 as % of 2000

2000

2001 2001 as % of 2000

Milk Cows 1/

Thous. Head

86

85

99

9,211

9,098

99

Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds

3,918

3,920

103

4,416

4,481

101

Milk Production Mil. Lbs.

337

342

101

40,678

40,764

100

1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT
Enumerators from the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will be contacting a sample of producers to set up appointments to carry-out personal interviews to complete the Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS) from February through May, 2002. Results from this important study are used by Federal Reserve Banks, Department of Commerce, and others because it is the best information available on the economic health of rural America. Results help determine disaster relief and funding for direct payments. This study will also provide the most current snapshot of the economic health of American agriculture while Congress finalizes the Farm Bill.
During this same time period will be a special Tri-State Peanut Cost of Production Survey. The purpose of the survey is to determine the cost of production for the 2001 peanut crop within certain parameters such as location, farm size, and production practices. This project is funded by the National Peanut Board through the Southeast Peanut Research Initiative and will be conducted in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The data will be used to evaluate peanut competitiveness in the Southeast and provide representative information for cost analyses.
All information collected for the ARMS and Tri-State Peanut Cost of Production Survey is governed by strict confidentiality laws and is NOT DISCLOSED TO ANY OUTSIDE SOURCE. Also, please take the time to use your records so the most accurate data are available and the time needed to complete the surveys are at a minimum.