GEORGIA FARM REPORT March 31, 2003 Volume 03-Number 03 Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Cold Storage Agricultural Prices HIGHLIGHTS Peanut Stocks Catfish & Trout Production 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 Land in Farms Honey Production Cotton Ginnings EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--FEBRUARY 1, 2002-2003 Item Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds 2002 32,025 637,582 31,890 --Thousands-- 2003 27,540 629,525 30,697 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-86 99 96 NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING JANUARY 2002-2003 Number of Layers 2002 2003 Eggs per 100 Layers 2002 2003 Total Eggs Produced 2002 2003 GEORGIA --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- Hatching 9,397 9,107 1,884 1,889 177 172 Table 11,994 10,776 2,026 2,246 243 242 Total Georgia 21,391 19,883 1,963 2,082 420 414 30 STATES Hatching 54,158 52,889 1,824 1,834 988 970 Table 263,683 262,556 2,264 2,257 5,970 5,926 Total 30 States 317,841 315,445 2,189 2,186 6,958 6,896 UNITED STATES 1/ Hatching 59,606 58,813 1,834 1,840 1,093 1,082 Table 279,360 279,309 2,209 2,239 6,170 6,254 Total U.S. 338,966 338,122 2,143 2,170 7,264 7,337 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may add due to rounding. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JANUARY 2002-2003 January thru January Item 2002 2003 % of year ago 2002 2003 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 6,660 6,269 94 6,660 6,269 94 Egg Type 228 198 87 228 198 87 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 114,081 110,320 98 114,081 111,320 98 United States 775,669 759,773 98 775,669 759,773 98 Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia 2,231 2,500 112 2,231 2,500 112 United States 35,533 33,499 94 35,533 33,499 94 Turkeys Poults Placed United States 25,880 25,381 98 121,147 2/ 119,826 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 2002-December 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2003-December 2003. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--DECEMBER 2002 AND JANUARY 2003 Item Dec Jan % of Last Month January to Date --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- Young Chickens Georgia 100,186 106,893 107 106,893 United States 737,844 718,216 97 718,216 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 9,813 8,184 83 8,184 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,972 6,138 103 6,138 Total U.S. 15,785 14,322 91 14,332 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia --Percent-- 0.75 0.76 --Percent-0.76 United States 0.96 1.04 1.04 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, JANUARY 2002-2003 Number Slaughtered Average Live Weight Species 2002 2003 2003 as % of 2002 2002 2003 --Thousand Head-- --Percent-- --Pounds-- Cattle 3,055.8 3,007.0 98 1,260 1,268 Calves 87.4 93.8 107 321 317 Hogs 8,657.8 8,787.5 101 268 268 Sheep & Lambs 254.9 238.8 94 140 133 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Total Live Weight 2002 2003 --Thousand Pounds-- 3,851,455 3,814,300 28,089 29,774 2,317,054 2,353,492 35,642 31,856 NUMBER OF HEAD SLAUGHTERED--BY SPECIES, COMMERCIAL AND FARM, UNITED STATES, 2002 Species Total Commercial Farm 1/ Total Slaughter --1,000 Head-- Cattle 35,734.6 153.0 35,887.6 Calves 1,045.4 37.0 1,082.4 Hogs 100,262.6 115.0 100,377.6 Sheep 3,286.3 64.5 3,350.8 1/ Preliminary. Commodity Eggs, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell SELECTED COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31, 2003 Jan 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 Jan 31, 2003 % of Jan 2002 % of Dec 2002 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- 13,135 13,525 15,361 117 114 982,574 1,011,471 1,022,880 104 101 455,451 524,641 490,166 108 93 503,882 468,501 512,816 102 109 1,058,097 1,107,529 1,165,499 107 105 485,040 275,060 278,492 57 101 16,492 13,878 12,251 74 88 33,545 35,135 37,120 111 106 176,352 76,241 99,297 56 130 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--FEBRUARY 15, 2003 WITH COMPARISONS Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Feb 2002 Jan 2003 Feb 15, 2003 Feb 2002 Jan 2003 Feb 15, 2003 Corn $/Bu - - - 1.93 2.33 2.35 Cotton /Lb 28.40 43.30 45.40 1/ 28.00 44.00 44.80 1/ Cottonseed $/Ton 63.00 79.00 - 104.00 105.00 111.00 Peanuts, In Shell 2/ $/Lb - 3/ 3/ 10.7 19.1 22.8 Calves $/Cwt 97.00 88.90 90.30 105.00 96.80 97.60 Beef Cattle 4/ $/Cwt 53.30 48.00 50.30 70.00 73.20 74.60 Cows 5/ $/Cwt 40.30 36.80 38.10 40.60 36.90 38.10 Steers & Heifers $/Cwt 76.40 70.80 72.10 73.50 77.80 78.90 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the 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" and "Steers" and "Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 2 INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES 2002 Jan Feb Jan UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100) Prices Received 95 99 99 Prices Paid 122 123 127 Ratio 1/ 78 80 78 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2003 Feb 99 127 78 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2003 1/ Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Jan 1,491,134 505,983 44,493 672,957 2,208,584 [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 storages. 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. TROUT--SALES OF FISH 12" OR LONGER, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Number Sold 2001 1/ 2002 Pounds Sold 2001 1/ 2002 Average Value per Pound 2001 1/ 2002 --Thousand-- --Dollars-- GA 265 160 265 215 1.99 2.46 US 54,521 50,231 56,878 54,451 1.13 1.07 [Results from the Trout Survey]. 1/ Revised. Value of Sales 2001 1/ 2002 --Thousand Dollars-- 527 529 64,396 58,334 CATFISH--NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE, AND TOTAL SALES, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES State Number of Operations Jan 1, 2002 1/ Jan 1, 2003 Water Surface Acres Jan 1, 2002 1/ Jan 1, 2003 Total Sales 2001 1/ 2002 --Number-- --Acres-- --Thousand Dollars-- GA 50 43 1,220 960 2,577 1,411 US 1,236 1,155 196,760 186,745 443,681 409,828 [Results from the Catfish Grower Survey]. 1/ Revised. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 2000-2002 State 2000 Number of Farms 2001 2002 2000 Land in Farms 2001 --Number-- --Thousand Acres-- GA 50,000 50,000 50,000 11,100 11,000 US 2,172,280 2,155,680 2,158,090 943,090 941,310 [Results from the June Agricultural Survey]. 2002 11,000 941,480 NUMBER OF FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2002 Economic Sales Class $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 - $249,999 $250,000 - $499,999 $500,000 & Over --Number-- GA 33,000 10,500 3,500 1,500 1,500 US 1,172,770 637,160 189,870 89,244 69,046 [Results from the June Agricultural Survey]. Total 50,000 2,158,090 LAND IN FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2002 Economic Sales Class $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 - $249,999 $250,000 - $499,999 $500,000 & Over --1,000 Acres-- GA 2,800 US 124,735 2,600 274,100 1,800 220,885 1,300 151,495 2,500 170,265 [Results from the June Agricultural Survey]. Total 11,000 941,480 3 COLONIES OF BEES: PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 1/ Georgia United States Item Unit 2001 2002 2001 2002 Honey Producing Colonies 1,000 Colonies 55 50 2,506 2,524 Yield per Colony Pounds 57.0 52.0 74.0 67.8 Honey Production 1,000 Pounds 3,135 2,600 185,461 171,140 Stocks Dec. 15 1,000 Pounds 2/ 188 52 64,556 39,047 Avg. Price per Pound Dollars 3/ 0.700 1.100 0.704 1.286 Value of Honey Production 1,000 Dollars 2,195 2,860 132,225 221,638 [Results from the Bee and Honey Inquiry]. 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales. COTTON GINNINGS: RUNNING BALES GINNED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, BY CROP, SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEARS 1999-2002 1/ Crop and State 1999 2000 2001 All Cotton AL 620,350 531,500 901,450 GA 1,522,700 1,620,000 2,152,850 SC 264,650 357,300 403,550 US 16,467,700 16,627,250 19,532,450 [Results from the Cotton Ginnings Report]. 1/ Excluding Linters. 2002 565,200 1,545,250 125,500 16,589,350