Georgia farm report, vol. 03, no. 12 (2003 December 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

December 31, 2003 Volume 03-Number 12
December 1 Crop Forecast Commercial Red Meat Production

HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary Agricultural Prices

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Livestock Slaughter Survey Announcement

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--NOVEMBER 1, 2002-2003

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

2002
29,935 574,140
30,385

--Thousands--

2003
29,466 588,046
29,832

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

% of Year Ago --Percent-98 102 98

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 2002-2003

January thru October

Item

2002

2003

% of year ago

2002

2003

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,265

6,485

104

68,923

67,948

99

Egg Type

186

306

165

2,513

2,579

103

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

107,333

113,040

105

1,126,295

1,141,120

101

United States

720,564

734,801

102

7,635,073

7,591,437

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

1,920

2,360

123

21,750

23,980

110

United States

32,149

34,999

109

358,201

351,842

98

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

23,811

22,879

96

46,481 2/

45,050 3/

97

[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 2001-October 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-October 2003.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--OCTOBER 2002-2003

Number of Layers

2002

2003

Eggs per 100 Layers

2002

2003

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2003

GEORGIA

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

Hatching

9,251

8,962

1,935

1,930

179

173

Table

11,079

11,238

2,247

2,305

249

259

Total Georgia

20,330

20,200

2,105

2,139

428

432

30 STATES 1/

Hatching

52,858

52,601

1,856

1,852

981

974

Table

263,885

258,343

2,257

2,294

5,957

5,926

Total 30 States

316,743

310,944

2,190

2,219

6,938

6,900

UNITED STATES 1/

Hatching

57,402

57,179

1,859

1,849

1,067

1,057

Table

280,757

276,072

2,260

2,295

6,345

6,335

Total U.S.

338,159

333,251

2,192

2,218

7,412

7,392

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ 2002 revised.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2003

Item

Sep

Oct

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

108,755

114,255

105

United States

729,180

777,869

107

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,037

6,022

120

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,998

6,271

105

Total U.S.

11,035

12,293

111

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.62

0.73

United States

0.84

0.85

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

January to Date --Thousands--
925,906 7,176,599
66,356 60,373 126,729 --Percent--
0.70 0.92

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--OCTOBER 2002, 2003

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2002

2003

2003 as% of 2002

2002

2003

2002

2003

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

3,266.6

3,002.6

92

1,270

1,231

4,148,453 3,695,836

Calves

100.9

87.5

87

308

308

31,033

26,973

Hogs

9,403.6

9,638.7

103

264

267

2,482,798 2,575,859

Sheep & Lambs

300.6

265.5

88

132

135

39,617

35,706

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--NOVEMBER 15, 2003

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Nov 2002

Oct 2003 Nov 15, 2003 Nov 2002

Oct 2003 Nov 15, 2003

Cotton

/Lb

46.30

60.80

60.80 1/

43.00

68.00

64.10 1/

Cottonseed

$/Ton

78.00

94.00

95.00

100.00

104.00

121.00

Peanuts, In Shell 2/ /Lb

17.10

18.00

3/

18.00

18.50

18.90

Calves

/Lb

84.30

101.00

102.00

91.90

113.00

112.00

Beef Cattle 4/

/Lb

44.50

55.50

57.10

67.30

92.00

93.20

Cows 5/

/Lb

32.70

41.60

43.90

33.00

44.90

46.70

Steers & Heifers /Lb

68.30

82.50

83.80

71.90

97.80

99.70

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 4/ Cows, steers and heifers. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2002

Oct

Nov

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

95

97

Prices Paid

125

125

Ratio 1/

76

78

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

Oct
113 130
87

2003

Nov
117 130
90

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ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2003, FORECAST BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S.

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Ind. Production 1/

2003 as % of 2002

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Bales 2/--

--Percent--

AL

510.0

772

820.0

144

GA

1,290.0

800

2,150.0

136

SC

217.0

730

330.0

252

TN

535.0

772

860.0

105

US

12,107.4

722

18,215.0

106

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2002 AND DECEMBER 1, 2003 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2002

Ind Dec 1, 2003

2002

Ind Dec 1, 2003

2002

Ind Dec 1, 2003

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

290

310

115

135

33,350

41,850

Hay, All Other

Ton

650

630

2.60

2.70

1,690

1,701

Wheat, Winter

Bu

200

230

41.0

46.0

8,200

10,580

Peanuts

Lb

505.0

535.0

2,600

3,400

1,313,000

1,819,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

140

180

21.0

33.0

2,940

5,940

Cotton, Upland 1/ Bale

1,360.0

1,290.0

557

800

1,578.0

2,150.0

Tobacco, Type 14 Lb

26.5

29.0

2,100

2,200

55,650

63,800

Apples 2/

Lb

1.2

3/

8,330

3/

10,000

11,000

Grapes 2/

Ton

1.1

3/

2.55

3/

2.8

3.2

Peaches 2/

Lb

14

3/

7,140

3/

100,000

125,000

Pecans

Lb

4/

4/

4/

3/

45,000

60,000

Data are the latest estimates available. 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 2004. 4/ Not available.

Chilling Hours

October 1 - December 15, 2003

SITE
ALAPAHA ALMA ATTAPULGUS BLAIRSVILLE BYRON PINE MOUNTAIN DAHLONEGA DIXIE DUBLIN ELBERTON FORT VALLEY GAINESVILLE GRIFFIN HOMERVILLE McRAE NAHUNTA PLAINS STATESBORO TIFTON VALDOSTA VIDALIA

2003 - 2003
227 214 215 661 340 393 489 201 333 408 319 396 392 211 353 224 308 266 208 163 240

2002 - 2002
N/A 280 250 693 425 500 589 241 371 N/A 421 577 479 309 N/A 293 402 316 276 216 293

2001 - 2001
N/A 116
77 582 143 247 N/A
61 220 N/A 115 312 207 N/A N/A N/A 132 159
59 56 90

WATKINSVILLE

420

503

237

* Information obtained from the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network www.georgiaweather.net. For comments or questions, E -mail: Gerrit Hoogenboom. N/A = Not available.

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UPCOMING SURVEYS FOR 2004 January
Commercial Floriculture Survey Farm Labor Survey Milk Production Cattle Survey Catfish Survey Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Nursery and Christmas Tree Production Survey
February ARMS Phase III
March Quarterly Hog Survey Crops/Stocks Survey Off Farm Grain Stocks