Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 22 (2002 November 29)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

November 29, 2002 Volume 02-Number 22
November 1 Crop Forecast

HIGHLIGHTS Peanuts by States

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Cotton by States

Farm Labor

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2001 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2002 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

220

280

134

125

29,480

35,000

Hay, All Other

Ton

650

600

3.0

2.8

1,950

1,680

Wheat, Winter

Bu

200

200

53

40

10,600

8,000

Peanuts

Lb

514

518

3,330

2,600

1,711,620

1,346,800

Soybeans for Beans Bu

155

145

26

23

4,030

3,335

Cotton, Upland 1/ Bale

1,480

1,430

720

604

2,220

1,800

Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs

26

27

2,460

2,050

64,206

55,350

Apples 2/

Lbs

3/

3/

3/

3/

9,000

10,000

Grapes 2/

Ton

3/

3/

3/

3/

3.2

3.6

Peaches 2/

Lbs

3/

3/

3/

3/

140,000

115,000

Pecans

Lbs

4/

4/

4/

4/

111,000

50,000

1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Summary, January 2003. 4/ Not available.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2001 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2002 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

2001

Ind Nov 1, 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

68,808.0

70,541.0

138.2

127.6

9,506,840

9,003,364

Hay, All

Ton 63,511.0

64,709.0

2.47

2.32

156,703

150,447

Alfalfa

Ton 23,812.0

24,134.0

3.37

3.09

80,266

74,655

All Other

Ton 39,699.0

40,575.0

1.93

1.87

76,437

75,792

Sorghum for Grain Bu

8,584.0

7,528.0

59.9

50.7

514,524

381,499

Wheat, All

Bu

48,633.0

45,817.0

40.2

35.3

1,957,043

1,616,441

Winter

Bu

31,295.0

29,651.0

43.5

38.5

1,361,479

1,142,802

Durum

Bu

2,789.0

2,703.0

30.0

29.4

83,556

79,450

Other Spring

Bu

14,549.0

13,463.0

35.2

29.3

512,008

394,189

Peanuts

Lb

1,411.9

1,360.5

3,029

2,579

4,276,704

3,508,650

Soybeans for Beans Bu

72,975.0

71,799.0

39.6

37.5

2,890,682

2,689,691

Cotton, All 1/

Bale 13,827.7

12,861.4

705

665

20,302.8

17,815.0

Upland 1/

Bale 13,559.5

12,620.0

694

653

19,602.4

17,180.0

Amer-Pima 1/

Bale

268.2

241.4

1,254

1,263

700.4

635.0

Tobacco

Lbs

432.4

434.3

2,933

2,040

991,519

886,020

Apples 3/

Lbs

4/

4/

4/

4/

9,629.1

8,910.6

Grapes 3/

Ton

4/

4/

4/

4/

6,552.5

7,269.3

Peaches 3/

Lbs

4/

4/

4/

4/

2,441.40

2,531.70

Pecans

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

338,500

201,700

1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Yield and production estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summary. 3/ Bearing age acres. 4/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2003. 5/ Not available.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NOVEMBER 1 PEANUT PRODUCTION FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Area Harvested Ind 2002

Yield Ind 2002

Production 1/ Ind 2002

2002 as % of 2001

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs.--

--Percent--

AL

199.0

FL

92.0

GA

518.0

NM

23.0

NC

100.0

OK

60.0

SC

10.5

TX

300.0

VA

58.0

US

1,360.5

2,300

457,700

86

2,500

230,000

92

2,600

1,346,800

79

2,800

64,400

96

2,200

220,000

62

2,800

168,000

85

2,300

24,150

79

2,900

870,000

97

2,200

127,600

54

2,579

3,508,650

82

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

PEANUTS - Acreage and Production, Georgia, 1995-2001 and 2002 Forecast

Thousand Acres 700

Billion Pounds 2.5

600 2.0
500

400

1.5

300

1.0

200 0.5
100

0 1995

1996

1997

1998 1999 Year

2000

2001

0.0 2002

Acres Harvested

Production

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2002 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production 1/

2002 as % of 2001

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales 2/--

--Percent--

AL AZ AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA Other States 3/

585.0 239.4 930.0 686.0 1,430.0 500.0 1,170.0 385.0
63.0 945.0 190.0 286.0 560.0 4,618.0 100.0 174.0

615

750.0

82

1,231

614.0

87

841

1,630.0

89

1,399

2,000.0

83

604

1,800.0

81

720

750.0

73

821

2,000.0

83

798

640.0

92

869

114.0

85

483

950.0

57

455

180.0

91

302

180.0

43

651

760.0

78

534

5,137.0

120

480

100.0

50

579

210.0

112

US

12,861.4

665

17,815.0

88

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."

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COTTON - Acreage and Production, Georgia, 1995-2001 and 2002 Forecast

Thousand Acres 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000
800 600 400 200
0 1995 1996

1997

1998 1999 Year

2000

Thousand Bales 2,400 2,000 1,600 1,200 800 400 0
2001 2002

Acres Harvested

Production

FARM WAGE RATES--OCTOBER 7-13, 2001, AND OCTOBER 6-12, 2002, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

Wage Rates

Type of Hired Worker

for All Hired Workers

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock

State or Region 2/ 2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

2001

2002

Northeast I Northeast II Appalachian I Appalachian II Southeast FL Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific CA HI US 4/

--Dollars per Hour--

8.79

9.36

8.24

9.16

7.50

7.97

9.29

7.21

8.61

7.33

8.26

8.21

7.52

7.57

8.57

7.59

7.50

7.04

7.13

7.77

8.07

8.18

7.61

7.30

7.28

8.84

8.67

7.70

7.50

8.00

9.21

9.73

9.14

9.28

8.59

9.53

8.90

8.84

8.49

9.29

8.78

8.81

8.06

8.69

9.26

7.13

7.77

6.83

7.12

7.37

8.68

9.32

8.37

9.01

8.46

8.01

7.57

7.16

7.05

7.97

7.72

8.13

6.99

7.84

7.70

8.08

8.79

7.65

8.31

8.09

7.85

8.25

6.87

7.07

8.13

9.70

9.47

9.34

8.91

9.87

8.57

9.35

7.91

8.51

9.56

10.78

11.02

9.32

9.25

3/

8.59

8.93

8.01

8.30

8.39

7.70

8.03

8.76

8.17

7.24

8.51

8.00

7.80

7.70

7.46

7.33

7.21

8.25

7.56

7.56

8.60

7.74

7.72

9.11

8.97

9.21

8.89

8.91

8.54

8.30

8.52

8.59

7.72

6.91

7.27

9.03

8.40

9.02

7.32

7.52

7.18

7.95

7.31

7.89

8.79

7.78

8.50

8.24

7.25

7.42

9.36

9.39

8.99

9.42

8.04

8.62

3/

9.39

9.32

8.44

8.09

8.33

See footnotes below.

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NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OCTOBER 7-13, 2001, AND OCTOBER 6-12, 2002, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

State or Region 2/

Hired Workers

Number

Hours Worked

2001

2002

2001

2002

Expected to be Employed

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

2001

2002

2001

2002

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

--1,000--

Northeast I Northeast II Appalachian I Appalachian II Southeast FL Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific CA HI US 4/

48

50

45

41

40

42

29

36

37

33

51

57

74

64

57

42

41

25

43

38

41

34

68

58

27

30

21

16

17

19

89

77

255

265

8

8

991

935

40.7

41.2

35

36

44.2

36.4

35

34

35.2

33.1

24

25

38.8

30.3

17

17

38.1

36.4

27

21

41.8

38.9

44

51

40.7

34.7

42

41

36.2

38.7

43

25

34.4

34.7

25

13

43.0

38.9

31

29

41.0

43.8

26

25

40.0

41.7

54

46

42.4

45.1

20

21

43.5

35.7

13

10

46.6

45.7

14

16

39.4

39.2

51

46

46.7

45.5

200

218

37.6

37.9

7

7

41.7

40.4

708

681

13

14

10

7

16

17

12

19

10

12

7

6

32

23

14

17

16

12

12

9

15

9

14

12

7

9

8

6

3

3

38

31

55

47

1

1

283

254

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Regions consist of the following -- Northeast I: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian I: NC, VA. Appalachian II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake: MI, MN, WI. Cornbelt I: IL, IN, OH. Cornbelt II: IA, MO. Delta: AR, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD. Southern Plains: OK, TX. Mountain I: ID, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain III: AZ, NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 3/ Insufficient data. 4/ Excludes AK.

ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES FOR HIRED WORKERS IN GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--2001 AND 2002

2001

2002

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

--Dollars per Hour--

GA

8.42

7.96

7.87

8.53

8.00

8.06

US 1/

8.45

7.78

7.86

8.80

8.11

8.17

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes AK.