- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 07 (2002 April 12)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
- Contributor to Resource:
- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Field Office
- Date of Original:
- 2002-04-12
- Subject:
- Agricultural productivity--Georgia--Statistics
Crop yields--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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- Began in 1975?; ceased with vol. 10, no. 02 (Feb. 26, 2010).
"Agricultural statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture."
Numbering began again with Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 14, 2000).
Vols. for Aug. 31, 2005- issued by: USDA-NASS Georgia Field Office.
Description based on: Vol. 94, no, 1 (Jan. 4, 1994); title from caption.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 10, no. 02 (Feb. 26, 2010). - External Identifiers:
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
April 12, 2002 Volume 02-Number 07
Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga
Prospective Plantings Peanut Stocks
HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary
Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices
2002 GEORGIA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS*
Planted Acreage
Crop
2000
2001
Intended 2002 1/
2002 as % of 2001
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Corn, All
360
265
330
125
Cotton
1,500
1,500
1,500
100
Hay, All 2/
650
650
650
100
Oats 3/
70
100
80
80
Peanuts
494
515
500
97
Sorghum, All
55
50
55
110
Soybeans
170
165
200
121
Sweet Potatoes
0.6
0.5
3/
3/
Tobacco 2/
31
26.5
28
106
Wheat 4/
300
300
350
117
* Release based on results from the "March 1 Agricultural Survey." 1/ Intended plantings in 2002 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Area harvested 2000, 2001; intended for harvest 2002. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2002. 4/ Includes acreage planted preceding fall.
GEORGIA CORN, COTTON, PEANUT AND SOYBEANS
Acres Planted, 1993-2001 and Intended 2002
Thousand Acres 1,600
1,200
800
400
0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Corn Cotton Peanut Soybeans
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
2002 UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS*
Crop
2000
Planted Acreage 2001
Intended 2002 1/
2002 as % of 2001
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Barley
5,864
4,967
5,078
102
Corn
79,551
75,752
79,047
104
Cotton, All
15,517.2
15,787.8
14,770.5
94
Hay, All 2/
59,854
63,511
63,743
100
Oats
4,477
4,403
5,129
116
Peanuts
1,537
1,543
1,465
95
Sorghum
9,195
10,252
9,015
88
Soybeans
74,266
74,105
72,966
98
Sweet Potatoes
98.0
97.9
95.6
98
Tobacco, All 2/
472.4
432.6
429.4
99
Wheat, All
62,629
59,617
59,004
99
Wheat, Winter
43,393
41,078
41,076
100
* Release based on results from the "March 1 Agricultural Survey." 1/ Intended plantings in 2002 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Area harvested 2000, 2001; intended for harvest 2002.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2001-2002* 1/
Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 3/
--Thousand Pounds--
2001 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
85,406 830,509 3,012,120 3,439,426 3,237,636
2,900,706 2,527,600
562,486 486,709 546,455 580,262 624,975
706,884 765,997
21,007 16,086 34,502 47,226 47,305
50,990 60,831
748,106 647,323 726,785 771,748 831,217
940,156 1,018,776
854,519 1,493,918 3,773,407 4,258,400 4,116,158
3,891,852 3,607,207
* Release based on 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.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS--MARCH 1, 2001-2002, UNITED STATES*
Item
2001
2002
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds
35,521 627,218
31,805
32,833 649,723
32,596
* Release based on results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report."
% of Year Ago --Percent--
92 104 102
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--FEBRUARY 2001-2002*
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2001
2002
2001
2002
2001
2002
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 30 STATES 1/ Hatching Table Total 30 States UNITED STATES 1/ Hatching Table Total U.S.
--Thousands--
9,209 11,540 20,749
9,368 11,560 20,928
54,586 260,153 314,739
54,982 261,188 316,170
59,301 276,512 335,813
59,707 277,189 336,896
--Number--
1,727 1,906 1,827
1,995 1,696 1,943
1,698 1,995 1,943
1,697 1,920 1,821
2,006 1,650 1,944
1,653 2,009 1,946
--Millions--
159
159
220
222
379
381
926 5,189 6,115
907 5,239 6,146
1,007 5,517 6,524
987 5,570 6,557
* Release based on results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report." 1/ 2001 revised.
2
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--FEBRUARY 2001-2002*
January thru February
Item
2001
2002
% of year ago
2001
2002
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
6,748
7,275
108
13,433
13,935
104
Egg Type
232
247
106
485
475
98
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
99,836
102,976
103
210,156
217,057
103
United States
670,498
702,576
105
1,404,387
1,478,245
105
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
1,874
2,157
115
4,056
4,388
108
United States
38,198
34,326
90
76,174
69,859
92
Turkeys Poults Placed
United States
23,775
24,266
102
142,729 2/
145,771 3/
102
* Release based on results from the "Monthly Chicken and Egg Report" and the "Monthly Turkey Hatchery 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 2000-February 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-February 2002.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--FEBRUARY 2001-2002
January thru February
Item
2001
2002 % of Year Ago
2001
2002
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
Young Chickens
Georgia
89,693
94,077
105
188,234
199,014
United States
627,380
652,787
104
1,338,063 1,390,597
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
7,485
8,188
109
15,864
17,997
Heavy Type, U.S.
5,249
5,200
99
10,869
11,169
Total U.S.
12,734
13,388
105
26,733
29,166
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
--Percent--
Georgia
1.25
0.90
1.31
0.90
United States
1.41
1.10
1.44
1.10
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
% of Year Ago --Percent--
106 104
113 103 109
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES* 1/--FEBRUARY 2001-2002
Species
2001
Number Slaughtered
2002
2002 as % of 2001
Average Live Weight
2001
2002
Total Live Weight
2001
2002
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
2,580.4
2,614.8
101
1,217
1,255
3,139,330
3,281,868
Calves
78.8
73.0
93
328
326
25,889
23,837
Hogs
7,604.2
7,500.0
99
264
267
2,005,167
1,999,833
Sheep & Lambs
245.4
256.1
104
143
138
35,197
35,323
* Release based on results from the "Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report" and "State-administered Non-Federally Inspected Slaughter Plants." 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES* 1/
February
January-February 2/
Kind
2001
2002
2002 as % of 2001
2001
2002
2002 as % of 2001
--Million Pounds--
--Percent--
--Million Pounds--
--Percent--
Beef
1,881
1,987
106
Veal
16
14
92
Pork
1,486
1,482
100
Lamb & Mutton
17
18
101
Total Red Meat
3,400
3,501
103
4,086
4,317
106
33
31
93
3,178
3,198
101
36
35
97
7,335
7,582
103
* Release based on results from the "Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report" and "State-administered Non-Federally Inspected Slaughter Plants." 1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
3
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MARCH 15, 2002 WITH COMPARISONS*
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Mar 2001
Feb 2002 Mar 15, 2002 Mar 2001
Feb 2002 Mar 15, 2002
Corn Cotton Cottonseed Hay, All, Baled 2/ Oats
$/Bu. /Lb. $/Ton $/Ton $/Bu.
2.57
-
-
1.96
1.93
1.92
50.8
29.7
28.0 1/
41.1
28.7
28.4 1/
-
-
-
102.00
-
-
-
-
90.10
90.40
91.40
-
-
-
1.24
1.91
1.97
Peanuts, In Shell 3/ $/Lb.
-
-
-
27.3
10.7
18.9
Soybeans Tobacco Winter Wheat Calves Beef Cattle 4/ Cows 5/
$/Bu. $/Lb. $/Bu. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt.
4.15 -
104.00 59.10 42.00
97.00 52.90 40.30
97.10 56.60 42.50
4.39 1.720
2.85 112.00
76.00 42.30
4.21 1.875
2.75 105.00
69.90 40.60
4.39 1.390
2.76 104.00
71.60 42.40
Steers & Heifers $/Cwt.
84.80
76.40
77.70
80.50
73.60
75.30
Hogs
$/Cwt.
-
-
-
45.90
38.50
36.30
Barrows & Gilts Sows
$/Cwt. $/Cwt.
-
-
-
46.50
39.00
36.60
-
-
-
34.70
27.80
30.10
All Milk 6/
$/Cwt.
-
-
-
13.90
13.10
12.70 7/
Chickens Excl. Broilers Com'l Broilers 8/ Eggs, All 2/9/ Table 2/ Hatching
/Lbs. /Lbs. /Doz. /Doz. /Doz.
7.7
8.3
8.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
40.0
34.0
32.0
90.5
82.2
92.0
69.1
55.9
68.5
50.5
32.9
50.5
51.8
36.6
51.5
150.0
150.0
150.0
-
-
-
Turkeys 2/8/
/Lbs.
-
-
-
37.1
34.1
32.9
* Release based on 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/ Cows, steers and heifers. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 6/ Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 7/ Preliminary. 8/ Live weight equivalent prices. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail.
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES*
Feb 2001
Mar 2001
Feb 2002
UNITED STATES (1990-92=100)
Prices Received
100
104
99
Prices Paid
124
124
122
Ratio 1/
81
84
81
* Release based on results from the monthly "Prices Received by Farmers." 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
Mar 2002
106 122
87