GEORGIA FARM REPORT
April 30, 2002 Volume 02-Number 08
2001 Peanut Revisions Chicken &Turkey Hatchery Capacity
HIGHLIGHTS Peanut Marketings Grain Stocks
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Vegetables Farms by Size
Onions Milk Production
PEANUTS FOR NUTS--2000-2001 1/
Area Planted Area Harvested
Yield
Production
Price per Pound 2/ Value of Production 2/
State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000
2001
2000 2001
2000
2001
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
--Dollars--
--1,000 Dollars--
AL
190.0
200.0
182.0
199.0 1,490
2,675 271,180
532,325
0.266
0.242
72,134
128,823
FL
94.0
90.0
86.0
82.0 2,485
3,050 213,710
250,100
0.300
0.215
64,113
53,772
GA
494.0
515.0
492.0
514.0 2,700
3,330 1,328,400 1,711,620
0.286
0.227
379,922
388,538
NM
27.3
22.2
26.0
22.2 2,115
3,020
54,990
67,044
0.320
0.275
17,597
18,437
NC
123.0
123.0
123.0
122.5 2,750
2,910 338,250
356,475
0.273
0.248
92,342
88,406
OK
97.0
80.0
67.0
77.0 1,800
2,570 120,600
197,890
0.293
0.274
35,336
54,222
SC
10.5
11.0
10.0
10.2 2,950
3,000
29,500
30,600
0.254
0.257
7,493
7,864
TX
425.0
425.0
275.0
310.0 2,540
2,890 685,800
895,900
0.246
0.226
171,831
202,473
VA
76.0
75.0
75.0
75.0 2,805
3,130 210,375
234,750
0.263
0.251
55,329
58,922
US 1,536.8 1,541.2 1,336.0 1,411.9 2,444
3,029 3,265,505 4,276,704
0.274
0.234
896,097 1,001,457
1/ 2001 Revised. 2/ 1Includes government payments for loan peanuts, and marketing association payments for pool peanuts in years when there are pool profits. Pool profits for the 2001 crop if any, will be reflected in "Crop Values" published in February 2003. 3/ Preliminary pending final administrative data.
FARM MARKETINGS OF PEANUTS FOR NUTS--BY STATES AND MONTHS, 2000 AND 2001 CROP YEARS
State and Crop Year
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan 1/
2000 Crop
--Percent--
AL
19.6
57.4
20.5
2.3
0.2
FL GA NC TX VA US 2001 Crop AL FL GA NC TX VA US
34.8
26.7
38.0
0.4
0.1
16.3
56.7
26.3
0.6
0.1
3.1
83.5
7.3
2.8
3.3
5.2
37.3
52.7
4.8
6.0
76.6
10.7
3.9
2.8
13.2
54.7
29.3
2.2
0.6
37.4
47.2
13.1
2.2
0.1
45.2
43.5
9.4
1.8
0.1
54.8
20.3
23.2
1.0
0.7
4.3
72.7
15.3
3.1
4.6
0.7
1.4
52.1
35.9
2.5
7.4
3.8
78.6
12.9
2.3
2.4
0.2
32.3
40.6
22.6
1.8
2.5
1/ January of the following year.
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA HARVESTED BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SPRING SEASON, 2001 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2002
Crop and State
Usual Harvest Period
Area Harvested
2001
Area for Harvest
2002
2002 as % of
2001
Crop and State
Usual Harvest Period
Area Harvested
2001
Area for Harvest
2002
--Acres--
--Percent--
--Acres--
SNAP BEANS
CANTALOUPS
FL
Apr-Jun
13,000
13,000
100
AZ
Apr-Jun
10,000
10,200
GA
Apr-Jun
9,000
9,500
106
CA
Apr-Jun
12,500
12,000
NJ
Jun-Jul
1,500
1,500
100
GA
Apr-Jun
3,600
3,600
TX
Apr-Jun
5,200
4,200
TOTAL
23,500
24,000
102
TOTAL
31,300
30,000
2002 as % of
2001 --Percent--
102 96
100 81
96
CABBAGE FL GA NJ TX
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun May-Aug Apr-Jun
5,000 4,200 1,000 1,000
WATERMELONS
5,500
110
AZ
May-Jul
5,500
5,000
91
3,400
81
CA
Apr-Jun.
3,000
3,200
107
1,100
110
FL
Apr-Jun.
24,000
23,000
96
600
60
TX
Apr-Jun
18,000
17,000
94
TOTAL
11,200
10,600
[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].
95
TOTAL
50,500
48,200
95
ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATE, 2001 AND FORECAST 2002 1/
State
Harvested 2001
For Harvest 2002
Yield for Acre
2001
2002
Production
2001
2002
--Acres--
--Cwt.--
--1,000 Cwt.--
AZ 2/
3,000
3,600
430
1,290
CA 2/
5,500
5,300
475
2,613
GA
13,500
14,000
190
210
2,565
2,940
TX
14,200
15,600
325
300
4,615
4,680
Total
36,200
38,500
306
11,083
[Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage and Yield Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ First forecast will be published July 10, 2002.
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2001-2002
2001
2002
Grain
On Farms
Off Farms 1/
All Positions
On Farms
Off Farms 1/
All Positions
--1,000 Bushels--
Corn Wheat Soybeans Barley
*
6,879
*
2,212
*
*
*
*
*
6,810
*
*
*
1,840
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Oats
*
149
*
*
62
*
Sorghum
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Results from the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2001-2002
2001
Grain
On Farms
Off Farms 1/
All Positions
On Farms
--1,000 Bushels--
Corn
3,600,000
2,442,999
6,042,999
3,355,000
Wheat
384,750
953,648
1,338,398
338,500
Soybeans
780,000
623,908
1,403,908
687,000
Barley
58,600
103,544
162,144
46,000
Oats
55,800
54,128
109,928
39,800
Sorghum
40,100
127,027
167,127
38,100
[Results from the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.
2002 Off Farms 1/
2,441,473 872,223 648,976 95,742 52,997 156,151
All Positions
5,796,473 1,210,723 1,335,976
141,742 92,797
194,251
2
Economic Sales Class
$1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $20,000 $40,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 +
$2,499 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $39,999 $99,999 $249,999 $499,999
Total
PERCENT OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS AND AVERAGE SIZE FARM: BY ECONOMIC SALES CLASS, UNITED STATES, 1999-2001
Percent of Total
Average Size Farm
Farms
Land
(Acres)
1999
27.2
4.5
72
15.0
4.4
127
12.3
5.1
179
10.2
6.0
254
8.5
7.5
381
10.9
16.9
670
9.2
23.3
1,095
3.7
13.3
1,552
3.0
19.0
2,737
100.0
100.0
432
$1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $20,000 $40,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 +
$2,499 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $39,999 $99,999 $249,999 $499,999
Total
26.8 15.1 12.1 10.2
9.0 10.7
9.3 3.8 3.0
100.0
4.4 4.2 4.9 5.6 8.6 16.1 22.8 13.9 19.5
100.0
2000
71 121 176 238 415 653 1,064 1,588 2,822
434
$1,000 -
$2,499
25.3
$2,500 -
$4,999
15.3
$5,000 -
$9,999
13.4
$10,000 -
$24,999
12.5
$25,000 -
$49,999
8.7
$50,000 -
$99,999
8.6
$100,000 - $249,999
8.9
$250,000 - $499,999
4.1
$500,000 - $999,999
2.0
$1,000,000 +
1.2
Total
100.0
[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].
4.1 4.1 5.2 7.7 8.5 12.9 22.7 14.1 11.1 9.6
100.0
2001
71 117 169 269 426 654 1,113 1,500 2,421 3,490
436
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JANUARY-MARCH 2001-2002
Georgia
United States 1/
Item
Unit
2001
2002
2002 as % of 2001
2001
2002
2002 as % of 2001
Milk Cows 2/
Thous. Head
86
85
99
9,143
9,105
100
Milk per Cow 3/ Pounds
4,510
4,645
103
4,514
4,643
103
Milk Production Mil. Lbs.
388
395
102
41,267
42,271
102
[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.
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CHICKEN AND TURKEY HATCHERIES: NUMBER AND INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2001 AND 2002 1/
Hatcheries
Incubator Egg Capacity
Geographic Region 2/
2001
2002
2001
2002
--Number--
--1,000--
Chicken Hatcheries
North Atlantic
25
24
24,803
26,986
E North Central
26
25
26,063
25,399
W North Central
40
39
47,779
47,572
South Atlantic
93
94
305,230
305,888
South Central
116
117
416,737
426,358
West
23
23
41,683
42,479
US
323
322
862,295
874,682
E North Central W North Central N & S Atlantic South Central West
Turkey Hatcheries
10
10
5,495
5,673
22
22
16,953
17,004
23
22
15,545
15,601
4
4
3,978
3,277
7
7
6,299
6,324
US
66
65
48,270
47,879
1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacity are included. 2/ Regional Listing: North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY.