Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 03 (2002 February 15)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

February 15, 2001 Volume 02-Number 03
Cattle and Calf Inventory Annual & Monthly Poultry Summary

HIGHLIGHTS Calf Crop Cold Storage

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Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2001-2002 1/

Georgia

United States

Class

2001

2002 2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002 2002 as % of 2001

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

Cattle and Calves

1,270

1,240

98

97,277

96,704

99

Cows and Heifers That Have Calved

700

680

Beef Cows

614

594

Milk Cows

86

86

97

42,580

42,209

99

97

33,397

33,100

99

100

9,183

9,110

99

Heifers 500 Pounds and Over For Beef Cow Replacement Expected to Calve For Milk Cow Replacement Expected to Calve Other Heifers

78

87

2/

2/

31

29

2/

2/

31

30

19,776

19,678

100

112

5,588

5,561

100

2/

3,337

3,452

103

94

4,057

4,060

100

2/

2,696

2,724

101

97

10,131

10,057

99

Steers 500 Pounds and Over Bulls 500 Pounds and Over Calves Under 500 Pounds

46

40

39

39

345

335

90

16,441

16,800

102

100

2,274

2,244

99

97

16,206

15,773

97

Cattle on Feed

3

2000

Calf Crop

580

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available.

3 2001
580

100 2001 as % of 2000
100

14,201 2000 38,631

13,860 2001 38,280

98 2001 as % of 2000
99

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Species

Dec 2000 Dec 2001 Dec 2001 as % of 2000 Dec 2000

Dec 2001

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

Cattle

2,716.9

2,779.4

102

1,224

1,255

Calves

91.6

84.3

92

319

309

Hogs

8,076.2

8,418.7

104

265

268

Sheep & Lambs

299.6

279.1

93

140

138

1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

Total Live Weight

Dec 2000 Dec 2001

--Thousand Pounds--

3,326,073

3,489,285

29,234

26,055

2,137,477

2,254,943

41,928

38,595

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

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

2001

2002

--Thousands--

32,922

31,449

610,712

638,208

31,668

32,172

% of Year Ago --Percent-93 105 102

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ALL LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION: ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER, AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2001 1/

Average Number of Layers

Eggs per Layer 2/

Total Egg Production

State

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

--Thousand--

--Number--

--Million Eggs--

AL

10,413

10,371

228

228

2,371

2,359

AR

15,340

14,892

232

228

3,559

3,397

CA

24,056

23,432

262

256

6,293

5,996

CO

3,671

3,569

269

268

988

955

CT

3,129

3,151

276

280

863

883

FL

10,480

10,751

259

255

2,716

2,736

GA

20,816

20,994

246

242

5,114

5,087

HI

604

587

237

220

142.9

129.4

IL

3,549

3,294

266

270

944

888

IN

22,708

22,958

269

262

6,098

6,025

IA

28,098

32,539

269

267

7,554

8,676

ME

4,225

4,076

269

270

1,135

1,100

MD

3,245

3,183

260

273

845

870

MI

6,238

6,475

259

257

1,617

1,667

MN

12,581

12,141

260

256

3,271

3,112

MS

6,709

6,704

236

231

1,581

1,550

MO

6,141

6,880

263

260

1,614

1,789

NE

11,909

11,650

252

258

2,999

3,001

NY

3,974

4,127

280

277

1,113

1,143

NC

11,243

11,134

222

228

2,501

2,534

OH

31,129

30,157

262

262

8,163

7,900

OK

4,007

4,019

232

230

931

926

OR

2,976

2,958

271

277

805

818

PA

23,275

24,376

271

271

6,309

6,609

SC

4,974

5,585

250

254

1,245

1,416

SD

2,185

2,307

265

250

580

577

TX

17,423

18,743

254

253

4,423

4,734

VA

3,463

3,396

238

226

824

766

WA

4,836

4,996

270

268

1,306

1,337

WI

4,456

4,568

275

270

1,225

1,235

30 States

307,854

314,014

257

256

79,132

80,217

20 Other States

20,132

20,882

261

259

5,251

5,405

US 3/

327,985

334,897

257

256

84,386

85,616

1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING DECEMBER 2000-2001

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

8,938

9,377

1,944

1,909

175

179

11,837

12,112

2,229

2,188

263

265

20,775

21,489

2,112

2,066

438

444

52,562 258,709 311,271

53,937 263,556 317,493

1,883 2,253 2,191

1,821 2,264 2,189

990 5,829 6,819

982 5,968 6,950

57,180 275,079 332,259

58,695 279,818 338,513

1,887 2,257 2,193

1,823 2,264 2,187

1,079 6,208 7,287

1,070 6,334 7,404

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COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--DECEMBER 2000-2001

January thru December

Item

Dec 2000

Dec 2001 % of Year Ago

2000

2001

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

88,430

91,089

103

1,151,272 1,197,403

United States

630,905

644,907

102

8,261,114 8,371,359

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,733

7,767

115

94,140

91,815

Heavy Type, U.S.

4,419

5,218

118

70,887

67,816

Total U.S.

11,152

12,985

116

165,027

159,631

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

--Percent--

Georgia

1.23

0.82

1.44

1.09

United States

1.43

1.03

1.46

1.23

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

% of Year Ago --Percent--
104 101
98 96 97

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER 2000-2001

January thru December

Item

Dec 2000 Dec 2001 % of year ago

2000

2001

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,429

6,577

102

82,495

81,531

99

Egg Type

245

206

84

3,173

3,124

98

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

110,410

113,555

103

1,306,616

1,331,722

102

United States

738,664

769,419

104

8,792,132

8,901,632

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,133

2,269

106

23,282

24,896

107

United States

34,690

31,504

91

429,738

450,467

105

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

23,297

24,883

107

93,342 2/

95,945 3/

103

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 2000-December 2000. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-December 2001.

Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Frozen Fruit Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 31, 2001

Dec 31, 2000

Nov 30, 2001

Dec 31, 2001

% of Dec 2000

% of Nov 2001

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

24,115

53,916

52,590

218

98

707,811

633,849

655,672

93

103

14,971

7,334

7,534

50

103

1,568,648

1,143,284

1,106,305

71

97

1,675,930

1,726,374

1,861,948

111

108

836,204

879,118

940,069

112

107

401,724

426,010

460,032

115

108

411,475

432,482

458,942

112

106

1,051,247

951,222

975,564

93

103

241,284

259,729

251,702

104

97

2,201,842

2,254,280

2,153,232

98

96

1,189,663

1,297,373

1,256,149

106

97

382,240

421,106

455,212

119

108

19,766

24,347

17,153

87

70

32,422

29,336

28,993

89

99

166,628

32,886

92,236

55

280

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

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Jan 2001

Dec 2001

Jan 15, 2002

Jan 2001

Dec 2001 Jan 15, 2002

Corn Cotton Cottonseed Hay, All, Baled 2/ Oats

$/Bu. /Lb. $/Ton $/Ton $/Bu.

2.54 55.3 92.00
-

35.3 62.00
-

30.1 1/ 64.00
-

1.98 52.1 111.00 85.20 1.21

1.98 32.2 91.00 93.70 1.90

1.98 29.0 1/ 94.00 93.00 1.84

Peanuts, In Shell 3/ $/Lb.

4/

15.4

4/

31.4

19.7

17.6

Soybeans Tobacco Winter Wheat Calves Beef Cattle 5/ Cows 6/

$/Bu. $/Lb. $/Bu. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt.

4.44 -
102.00 53.10 38.70

4/ -
93.80 48.90 36.30

4/ -
95.30 49.70 37.20

4.68 1.995
2.77 108.00
74.80 39.00

4.20 1.960
2.79 100.00
64.60 36.00

4.27 1.935
2.89 100.00
66.60 37.10

Steers & Heifers $/Cwt.

79.80

72.20

73.00

79.30

68.60

70.50

Milk Cows 7/ Hogs

$/Head $/Cwt.

-

-

-

1,320.00

-

1,610.00

-

-

-

37.20

33.30

36.50

Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt.

-

-

-

37.60

33.80

37.00

Sows

$/Cwt.

-

-

-

31.20

25.10

26.60

All Milk 8/ Chickens Excl. Broilers Com'l Broilers 10/ Eggs, All 2/11/ Table 2/

$/Cwt.
/Lbs. /Lbs. /Doz. /Doz.

-

-

-

13.20

13.40

13.30 9/

7.1

8.1

8.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

34.0

37.0

37.0

88.7

78.5

87.6

67.2

59.0

62.3

47.9

33.7

45.4

50.3

41.0

45.0

Hatching

/Doz.

150.0

150.0

150.0

-

-

-

Turkeys 2/10/

/Lbs.

-

-

-

36.6

38.5

34.1

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

Dec 2000

Jan 2001

UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100)

Prices Received

99

96

Prices Paid

122

125

Ratio 1/

81

77

1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

Dec 2001
95 122
78

Jan 2002
96 121
79