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 2 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. 3 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.