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- Georgia farm report, vol. 03, no. 08 (2003 Aug 29)
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United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
August 29, 2003 Volume 03-Number 08
Poultry Summary August 1 Crop Forecast
Cold Storage Farm Labor
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
HIGHLIGHTS Livestock Slaughter Peaches
Agricultural Prices
EGGS IN INCUBATORS--JULY 1, 2002-2003, UNITED STATES
Item
2002
2003
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds
32,043 641,663
32,445
32,295 636,633
32,003
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
% of Year Ago --Percent-101 99 99
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JUNE 2002-2003
January thru June
Item
2002
2003
% of year ago
2002
2003
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
7,206
6,748
94
41,931
40,337
96
Egg Type
221
305
138
1,547
1,594
103
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
114,422
116,903
102
675,154
676,649
100
United States
776,332
774,680
100
4,612,386
4,556,929
99
Chicks Hatched - Egg Type
Georgia
2,130
2,376
112
13,130
14,413
110
United States
35,136
36,344
103
219,064
212,294
97
Turkeys Poults Placed
U.S.
24,409
25,448
104
247,303 2/
244,066 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-June 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-June 2003.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING JUNE 2002-2003
Number of Layers
2002
2003
Eggs per 100 Layers
2002
2003
Total Eggs Produced
2002
2003
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
9,718
9,458
1,842
1,819
179
172
10,255
11,096
2,087
2,118
214
235
19,973
20,554
1,968
1,980
393
407
30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States
55,401 258,385 313,786
54,819 255,253 310,072
1,805 2,194 2,125
1,800 2,190 2,121
1,000 5,668 6,668
987 5,591 6,578
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
60,391 275,021 335,412
59,654 272,763 332,417
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].
1,803 2,195 2,125
1,802 2,192 2,122
1,089 6,037 7,126
1,075 5,978 7,053
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--MAY AND JUNE 2003
Item
May
Jun
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
103,578
101,019
98
United States
725,355
704,782
97
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
7,164
6,440
90
Heavy Type, U.S.
5,929
6,298
106
Total U.S.
13,093
12,738
97
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.66
0.65
United States
0.91
0.93
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
604,485 4,182,017
43,940 34,967 78,907 --Percent--
0.71 0.96
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, June 2002-2003
Species
2002
Number Slaughtered
2003
2003 as % of 2002
Average Live Weight
2002
2003
Total Live Weight
2002
2003
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
3,062.2
3,248.6
106
Calves
76.1
74.0
97
Hogs
7,531.2
7,747.4
103
Sheep & Lambs
230.6
228.9
99
1,236 319 265 131
1,217 336 266 132
3,784,155 24,286
1,995,607 30,192
3,954,977 24,859
2,058,604 30,313
[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, JUNE 30, 2003
Commodity
Jun 30, 2002
May 31, 2003
Jun 30, 2003
% of Jun 2002
% of May 2003
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
12,720
17,699
17,954
141
101
Meats, Red
918,037
901,508
845,059
92
94
Beef, Frozen
396,869
385,122
371,676
94
97
Pork, Frozen
497,817
499,719
457,385
92
92
Poultry, Frozen
1,506,300
1,352,075
1,378,624
92
102
Peanuts, Shelled
531,862
399,320
411,085
77
103
Peanuts, In Shell
34,401
22,296
22,425
65
101
Pecans, Shelled
52,955
42,360
42,926
81
101
Pecans, In Shell
120,484
58,277
48,577
40
83
[Results from the Monthly Cold Storage Report].
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2003
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Jul 2002
Jun 2003
Jul 15, 2003
Jul 2002
Jun 2003 Jul 15, 2003
Cotton
/Lb
Calves
/Lb
Beef Cattle 2/
/Lb
25.50 84.50 47.80
44.80 94.00 52.90
47.90 1/ 95.80 54.00
35.30 95.20 63.70
45.30 102.00
74.90
46.90 1/ 103.00
74.30
Cows 3/
/Lb
37.40
41.20
41.90
37.40
42.00
44.30
Steers & Heifers /Lb
67.90
75.60
77.50
66.50
78.70
77.60
[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ "Cows" and "Steers" and "Heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES
2002
Jun
Jul
Jun
UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)
Prices Received
97
99
107
Prices Paid
123
123
128
Ratio 1/
79
80
84
[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2
2003
Jul
104 127
82
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2002 AND AUGUST 1, 2003 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2002
2003
2002
Ind 2003
2002
Ind 2003
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
Corn for Grain
Bu
290
330
115
140
33,350
46,200
Cotton, All 2/
Bales
1,360
1,290
557
744
1,578
2,000
Hay, All
Tons
650
630
2.6
3.0
1,690
1,890
Peanuts for Nuts Lbs
505
535
2,600
3,200
1,313,000 3/
1,712,000
Soybeans for Beans Bu
140
170
21
33
2,940
5,610
Tobacco, All 4/
Lbs
26.5
29.0
2,100
2,200
55,650
63,800
Wheat, Winter
Bu
200
230
41
44
8,200
10,120
Apples
Lbs
6/
6/
6/
6/
10,000
11,000
Grapes
Tons
6/
6/
6/
6/
2.8
3.2
Peaches 5/
Lbs
6/
6/
6/
6/
100,000
125,000
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Estimate includes quota and non-quota peanuts. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 6/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2004 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2003 Preliminary Summary.
State
AL FL GA SC US
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 AND AUGUST 1, 2003 FORECAST
Area Harvested
2002
2003
Yield
2002
2003
2001
Production 2002
2003
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
185.0 86.0
505.0 8.7
1,296.7
189.0 107.0 535.0
18.0 1,277.0
2,050 2,300 2,600 2,200 2,561
2,900 2,700 3,200 3,200 3,102
532,325 250,100 1,711,620
30,600 4,276,704
379,250 197,800 1,313,000
19,140 3,320,490
548,100 288,900 1,712,000
57,600 3,961,200
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY TYPE, SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 AND AUGUST 1, 2003 FORECAST
State
Area Harvested
2002
2003
Yield
2002
2003
2001
Production 1/ 2002
2003
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales 2/--
AL
540.0
FL
115.0
GA
1,360.0
SC
200.0
US
12,426.6
545.0 99.0
1,290.0 245.0
12,302.4
507
652
920.0
570.0
740.0
401
621
158.0
96.0
128.0
557
744
2,220.0
1,578.0
2,000.0
314
725
423.0
131.0
370.0
665
667
20,302.8
17,208.6
17,103.5
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales.
FARM WAGE RATES--JULY 7-13, 2002 AND JULY 6-12, 2003, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/
Field
Livestock
Field and Livestock
All Hired--Wage Rates
Region 2/
2002
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003
--Dollars per hour--
Southeast
7.11
7.55
8.90
7.87
7.50
7.61
8.01
8.08
US 3/
7.90
8.18
8.38
8.62
8.02
8.28
8.57
8.88
See footnotes below.
NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 7-13, 2002 AND JULY 6-12, 2003, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/
Hired Workers
Hired Workers Expected to be Employed
Hired Workers
Number
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Hours Worked
Region 2/
2002
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003
--Thousands--
--Thousands--
--Hours per Week--
Southeast
34
35
22
21
12
14
33.7
37.2
US 3/
1,006
953
723
678
283
275
40.0
40.0
1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ Southeast region: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.
3
State
AL 1/ AR 1/ CA 1/
All Clingstone Freestone CO 1/ CT 1/ GA 1/ ID 1/ IL 1/ IN 1/ KY 1/ LA 1/ MD 1/ MA 1/ MI MO 1/ NJ NY 1/ NC 1/ OH 1/ OK 1/ OR 1/ PA SC TN 1/ TX 1/ UT 1/ VA 1/ WA WV 1/
PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION BY TYPE, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2001-2002 AND FORECASTED AUGUST 1, 2003
Total Production
2001
2002
--Million Pounds--
23.0
21.0
12.0
10.0
1,727.0 952.0 775.0 18.0 1.9 140.0 13.0 17.8 3.0 1.8 1.4 8.8 2.2 42.0 9.0 75.0 12.5 3.5 11.2 12.0 6.5 75.0 100.0 3.7 30.0 9.0 8.0 55.0 11.0
1,920.0 1,124.0
796.0 19.0 1.3
100.0 13.0 17.2 3.1 1.2 1.5 7.0 2.3 14.0 13.0 62.0 10.0 10.0 9.4 7.0 7.9 60.0
160.0 4.0
12.0 6.5 7.0
66.0 10.0
US
2,433.3
1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.
2,575.4
2003
11.0 18.0
1,920.0 1,150.0
770.0 20.0 2.0
125.0 13.0 18.7 3.4 2.0 2.5 10.5 2.3 52.0 9.5 75.0 12.5 9.0 10.2 9.0 8.0 70.0
110.0 3.5
10.0 10.0
8.0 60.0 13.0
2,618.1