Georgia farm report, vol. 03, no. 02 (2003 February 28)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

February 28, 2003 Volume 03-Number 02

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

Cattle and Calf Inventory Annual & Monthly Poultry Summary

HIGHLIGHTS

Calf Crop

Farm Labor

Cold Storage Crops Values

Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices

Pecans Peanut Stocks

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

Item

2002

2003

--Thousands--

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

31,499 638,208
32,126

30,117 623,171
30,906

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
96 98 96

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING DECEMBER 2001-2002

Number of Layers

2001

2002

Eggs per 100 Layers

2001

2002

Total Eggs Produced

2001

2002

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

9,377 12,112 21,489
54,158 263,683 317,841
58,910 280,195 339,105

9,130 10,875 20,005
52,759 262,621 315,380
57,447 279,951 337,398

1,909 2,188 2,066
1,824 2,264 2,189
1,827 2,264 2,188

1,895 2,363 2,149
1,835 2,257 2,186
1,833 2,260 2,187

179 265 444
988 5,970 6,958
1,076 6,343 7,420

173 257 430
968 5,927 6,895
1,053 6,326 7,380

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER 2001-2002

January thru December

Item

2001

2002

% of year ago

2001

2002

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic Broiler Type Egg Type
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia United States
Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia United States
Turkeys Poults Placed United States

6,577 206
113,555 769,731
2,269 31,657
24,499

6,475 187
110,347 753,633
2,319 32,153
24,188

98

81,531

82,747

101

91

3,048

2,905

95

97

1,331,800

1,337,318

100

98

9,006,556

9,074,612

101

102

25,494

25,924

102

102

451,813

420,785

93

99

95,267 2/

94,656 3/

99

[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-December 2001. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-December 2002.

ALL LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION: ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER, AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 1/

State

Average Number of Layers

2001

2002

Eggs per Layer 2/

2001

2002

Total Egg Production

2001

2002

--Thousand--

--Number--

--Million Eggs--

GA US 3/

20,994

20,452

242

335,012

337,202

256

243

5,086

4,961

257

85,745

86,698

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.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2002

Item

Nov

Dec

% of Last Month

January thru December

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens Georgia United States
Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S.
Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States

94,917 647,424

99,047 658,447

6,012 5,813 11,825
--Percent-0.73 0.90

7,150 5,874 13,024
0.75 0.96

104

1,234,434

102

8,537,451

119

96,448

101

73,304

110

169,752

--Percent--

0.81

0.97

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

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES, 1/ DECEMBER 2001-2002

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2001

2002

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,779.3

2,772.0

100

Calves

84.6

98.3

116

Hogs

8,419.1

8,658.4

103

Sheep & Lambs

279.6

278.5

100

1,256 309 268 138

1,265 305 268 133

3,489,696 26,144
2,255,194 38,643

3,506,477 29,971
2,316,548 37,117

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

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 31, 2002

Commodity

Dec 31, 2001

Nov 30, 2002

Dec 31, 2002

% of Dec 2001

% of Nov 2002

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen, Total

13,710

11,199

13,686

100

122

Meats, Red

946,805

997,688

1,014,693

107

102

Beef, Frozen, Total

460,737

512,567

527,386

114

103

Pork, Frozen, Total

464,959

463,942

468,947

101

101

Poultry, Frozen

967,207

1,142,313

1,112,424

115

97

Peanuts, Shelled

448,628

260,687

277,918

62

107

Peanuts, In Shell

16,268

13,589

11,826

73

87

Pecans, Shelled

28,310

35,114

36,519

129

104

Pecans, In Shell

106,868

42,369

81,302

76

192

[Results from the Monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2003 WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity

Price per Unit Jan 2002

Georgia Dec 2002

Jan 15, 2003

United States

Jan 2002

Dec 2002 Jan 15, 2003

Corn

$/Bu

-

-

-

1.97

2.32

2.27

Cotton

/Lb

27.90

45.60

44.70 1/

27.30

42.10

43.20 1/

Cottonseed

$/Ton

64.00

76.00

79.00

96.00

101.00

105.00

Peanuts, In Shell 2/ $/Lb

3/

16.60

3/

13.50

17.60

17.40

Calves

$/Cwt

95.10

85.60

88.10

102.00

94.70

95.50

Beef Cattle 4/

$/Cwt

49.40

46.20

46.80

67.10

70.50

72.60

Cows 5/

$/Cwt

37.80

34.20

35.20

38.00

34.60

35.50

Steers & Heifers $/Cwt

72.90

69.40

70.50

71.20

75.10

77.60

[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

2001 Dec

2002

Jan

Dec

UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100)

Prices Received

93

95

98

Prices Paid

122

122

126

Ratio 1/

76

78

78

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

2003 Jan
99 126
79

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STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, CROP--2002 1/

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Month Ending Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Dec

1,755,260

461,862

38,305

614,276

2,407,841

[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 storage facilities. 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.

FARM WAGE RATES--JANUARY 06-12, 2002, AND JANUARY 12-18, 2003, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

Region 2/

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

2002

2003

Field

2002

2003

Type of Hired Worker

Livestock

2002

2003

Field and Livestock

2002

2003

Southeast US 3/

--Dollars per Hour--

8.08

8.87

7.56

7.50

7.61

8.96

7.58

8.12

8.97

9.32

8.25

8.29

8.20

8.91

8.23

8.50

See footnotes below.

NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 06-12, 2002, AND JANUARY 12-18, 2003, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

Region 2/

Hired Workers

Number

Hours Worked

2002

2003

2002

2003

Expected to be Employed

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

2002

2003

2002

2003

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

--1,000--

Southeast US 3/

25

24

35.7

35.6

21

707

724

38.5

37.8

584

22

4

2

609

123

115

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.

ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

State

Utilized Production

2000

2001

2002

Price per Pound

2000

2001

2002

Value of Production

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

80,000

110,000

45,000

1.180

0.612

US

209,850

338,500

178,400

1.140

0.594

1.000 0.949

94,650 238,768

67,350 201,101

44,853 169,299

[Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry].

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2002-2003 1/

Georgia

United States

Class

2002

2003 2003 as % of 2002

2002

2003 2003 as % of 2002

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

Cattle and Calves Cows and Heifers That Have Calved
Beef Cows Milk Cows Heifers 500 Pounds and Over For Beef Cow Replacement
Expected to Calve For Milk Cow Replacement
Expected to Calve Other Heifers Steers 500 Pounds and Over Bulls 500 Pounds and Over Calves Under 500 Pounds Cattle on Feed

1,240 680 594 86
87 2/ 29 2/ 30 40 39 335 3

1,290 710 625 85
90 2/ 29 2/ 36 50 40 335 3

104

96,704

96,106

99

104

42,229

42,099

100

105

33,118

32,947

99

99

9,112

9,152

100

19,678

19,601

100

103

5,561

5,608

101

2/

3,425

3,535

103

100

4,060

4,104

101

2/

2,798

2,822

101

120

10,057

9,890

98

125

16,790

16,590

99

103

2,244

2,253

100

100

15,763

15,563

99

100

13,860

12,916

93

2001

2002 2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002 2002 as % of 2001

Calf Crop

580

600

103

38,280

38,193

100

[Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. Replacement heifers expected to calve during the year.

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GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2002

Crop

Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit Production

Unit Price Value of Production

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

--Dollars--

--$1,000--

Corn, grain Corn, silage Cotton, lint 1/ Cottonseed Hay 2/ Oats Peanuts Rye Sorghum, Grain Sorghum, Silage Soybeans Tobacco 2/ Wheat Apples 3/4/ Blueberries 5/ Grapes 3/4/ Peaches 3/4/ Pecans Cabbage Cantaloupes

340
1,450
650 90
510 260
55
160 26.5 350
9.0 5.9

290 40
1,360
650 25
505 45 30 20
140 26.5 200
1.2 4.5 1.1 15.0
8.0 5.7

115 16
582
2.6 60 2,600 16 43 13 21 2,100 41 8,330 3,780 2.55 7,330
295 220

Bu

33,350

Ton

640

Lb

1,650

Ton

564

Ton

1,690

Bu

1,500

Lb

1,313,000

Bu

720

Bu

1,290

Ton

260

Bu

2,940

Lb

55,650

Bu

8,200

Lb

9,900

Lb

17,000

Ton

2.8

Lb

110,000

Lb

45,000

Cwt

2,360

Cwt

1,254

2.65
0.446 78.00 57.00
2.10 0.175
6.00 4.30
5.35 1.845
2.50 0.180 1.020 1,060.00 0.385 1.000 13.00 15.00

88,378
353,232 43,992 96,330 3,150
229,775 4,320 3,106
15,729 102,674
20,500 1,779
17,420 2,936
39,276 44,853 30,680 18,810

Cucumbers

16.0

14.6

200

Cwt

2,920

11.30

32,996

Onions

14.7

11.5

125

Cwt

1,438

32.20

46,304

Snap Beans Sweet Corn Tomatoes Watermelons Carrots 6/ Bell Pepper 6/ Squash 6/ Total

19.0 26.0
2.6 23.0
4.8 2.7 9.1 4,024.3

17.5 25.0
2.5 20.0
4.7 2.6 8.6 3,474.0

43

Cwt

753

125

Cwt

3,125

300

Cwt

750

255

Cwt

5,100

300

Cwt

1,410

200

Cwt

520

165

Cwt

1,428

32.00 14.00 20.00
5.80 12.00 20.00 31.00

24,096 43,750 15,000 29,580 16,920 10,400 44,268 1,380,254

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized production. 6/ Estimates began in 2000.