GEORGIA FARM REPORT
January 31, 2002 Volume 02-Number 02
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
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.