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