Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 21 (2002 November 15)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

November 15, 2002 Volume 02-Number 21
Peanut Stocks Poultry Summary

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HIGHLIGHTS

Agricultural Prices

Livestock Slaughter

Census Announcement

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

447,016

520,396

45,055

692,127

1,184,198

Sep

582,400

381,290

30,764

507,116

1,120,280

Oct

Nov

Dec

2003

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

[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.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2002

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

January thru September

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

109,843

99,324

90

927,582

United States

758,120

686,022

90

6,459,860

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

7,724

7,512

97

74,897

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,991

6,327

91

54,631

Total U.S.

14,715

13,839

94

129,528

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

--Percent--

Georgia

0.73

0.74

0.84

United States

0.88

0.87

1.00

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--OCTOBER 1, 2001-2002

Item

2001

2002

Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds

31,868 615,142
29,903

--Thousands--

30,842 591,313
29,134

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

% of Year Ago --Percent-97 96 97

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--SEPTEMBER 2001-2002

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,395

9,257

1,820

1,847

171

171

Table

11,729

10,980

2,106

2,158

247

237

Total Georgia

21,124

20,237

1,979

2,016

418

408

30 STATES

Hatching

53,524

53,190

1,803

1,803

965

959

Table

260,799

262,623

2,161

2,181

5,637

5,727

Total 30 States

314,323

315,813

2,100

2,117

6,602

6,687 1/

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,205

57,855

1,806

1,806

1,051

1,045

Table

276,815

279,296

2,165

2,184

5,993

6,099

Total U.S.

335,020

337,151

2,103

2,119

7,044

7,145 1/

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ May not add due to rounding.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2001-2002

January thru September

Item

2001

2002

% of year ago

2001

2002

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

6,647

6,691

101

60,989

63,069

103

Egg Type

219

259

118

2,431

2,309

95

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

109,741

110,611

101

1,002,689

1,019,078

102

United States

738,355

741,140

100

6,786,723

6,910,645

102

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,158

2,248

104

19,105

19,830

104

United States

36,916

35,391

96

352,259

325,510

92

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

22,414

22,670

101

22,414 2/

22,670 3/

101

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg 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 2001-August 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-August 2003.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES 1/, September 2001, 2002

January-September 2/

Kind

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

Beef

2,121

2,201

104

19,407

20,307

105

Veal

14.9

16.3

109

144.4

142.0

98

Pork

1,513

1,638

108

13,899

14,410

104

Lamb & Mutton

16.4

17.6

108

165.3

161.8

98

Total Red Meat

3,666

3,873

106

33,616

35,020

104

[Results form 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.

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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, SEPTEMBER 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

2,808.1

2,864.8

102

1,240

1,264

3,482,194

3,619,859

Calves

78.8

88.8

113

314

303

24,712

26,936

Hogs

7,812.4

8,505.8

109

262

260

2,045,995

2,215,646

Sheep & Lambs

244.3

276.2

113

135

128

32,999

35,337

[Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2002 WITH COMPARISONS

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit

Corn

$/Bu

Cotton

$/Lb

Cottonseed

$/Ton

Hay, All, Baled 2/ $/Ton

Oats

$/Bu

Peanuts, In Shell 3/ $/Lb

Soybeans

$/Bu

Tobacco

$/Lb

Winter Wheat

$/Bu

Calves

$/Cwt

Beef Cattle 5/

$/Cwt

Cows 6/

$/Cwt

Steers & Heifers $/Cwt

Milk Cows 7/

$/Head

Hogs

$/Cwt

Oct 2001 -
43.30 69.00
21.2 4/ 1.915 89.30 48.20 36.00 70.80 -

Sep 2002 -
38.90 -
17.9 4/
1.885 -
82.80 46.00 34.50 68.30
-

Oct 15, 2002 -
41.40 1/ 79.00
18.1 4/ 1.880 83.00 46.10 34.20 68.10 -

Oct 2001 1.84 30.70 85.00 98.00 1.64 22.8 4.09 1.905 2.82 99.70 66.50 37.60 70.10
1,700.00 40.20

Sep 2002 2.47 35.20 95.00 95.50 1.80 17.8 5.39 1.815 4.14 92.00 64.80 34.90 68.00 26.70

Oct 15, 2002 2.36 36.50 1/
100.00 94.50 1.89 18.2 5.16 1.850 4.41 91.10 64.10 33.70 67.80
1,420.00 31.90

Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt

-

-

-

40.60

27.20

32.60

Sows

$/Cwt

-

-

-

33.10

15.10

19.80

All Milk 8/

$/Cwt

-

-

-

15.60

11.60

11.90 9/

Chickens

Excl. Broilers

/Lbs

8.0

8.2

8.1

-

-

-

Com'l Broilers 10/ /Lbs

-

41.0

30.0

28.0

Eggs, All 2/11/

/Doz

83.2

85.6

82.0

59.9

57.9

54.0

Table 2/

/Doz

38.6

35.7

33.0

43.1

39.0

34.8

Hatching

/Doz

150.0

150.0

150.0

-

-

-

Turkeys 2/10/

/Lbs

-

-

-

44.2

36.9

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/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 5/ Cows, steers and heifers. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 7/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published Jan., Apr., July, Oct. 8/ Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 9/ Preliminary. 10/ Live weight equivalent prices. 11/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2001

2002

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

106

94

99

95

Prices Paid

124

123

125

123

Ratio 1/

85

76

79

76

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

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