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.