GEORGIA FARM REPORT December 31, 2003 Volume 03-Number 12 December 1 Crop Forecast Commercial Red Meat Production HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary Agricultural Prices 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 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 2 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. 3 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