Georgia farm report, vol. 03, no. 09 (2003 September 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

September 30, 2003 Volume 03-Number 09

Poultry Summary Agricultural Prices

HIGHLIGHTS

Livestock Slaughter

Cold Storage

September 1 Crop Forecast

Peanuts

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Farm Income Onions

Cotton Tobacco

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

Item

2002

2003

% of Year Ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Chickens, Egg Type

32,832

30,710

94

Chickens, Broiler Type

644,725

640,775

99

Turkeys, All Breeds

32,236

32,232

100

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 2002, 2003

January thru July

Item

2002

2003

% of year ago

2002

2003

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

6,602

7,071

107

48,533

47,408

98

Egg Type

282

226

80

1,829

1,820

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

117,389

118,582

101

792,543

795,231

100

United States

781,707

777,341

99

5,394,093

5,334,270

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,194

2,407

110

15,324

16,820

110

United States

35,573

35,593

100

254,637

247,887

97

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

25,646

25,182

98

272,949 2/

269,222 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-May 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2001-May 2002.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--JULY 2002, 2003

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

Number of Layers

2002

2003

--Thousands--

9,516 10,608 20,124

9,284 11,053 20,337

54,608 259,340 313,948

53,864 255,483 309,347

59,426 276,072 335,498

58,637 273,065 331,702

Eggs per 100 Layers

2002

2003

--Number--

1,902 2,036 1,973

1,874 2,226 2,065

1,861 2,261 2,191

1,853 2,294 2,217

1,858 2,261 2,190

1,850 2,291 2,214

Total Eggs Produced

2002

2003

--Millions--

181

174

216

246

397

420

1,016 5,864 6,880

998 5,860 6,858

1,104 6,243 7,347

1,085 6,257 7,343

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. * 2002 revised.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JUNE AND JULY 2003

Item

Jun

Jul

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

100,878

108,260

107

United States

706,647

761,780

108

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,440

5,605

87

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,304

6,943

110

Total U.S.

12,744

12,548

98

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.65

0.74

United States

0.94

0.85

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

January to Date --Thousands--
712,604 4,945,662
49,545 41,916 91,461 --Percent--
0.71 0.95

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--JULY 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

3,187.7

3,285.3

103

1,248

1,225

3,978,539 4,024,014

Calves

95.8

84.9

89

291

288

27,862

24,486

Hogs

8,068.3

8,101.9

100

260

262

2,101,546 2,125,365

Sheep & Lambs

259.0

239.2

92

126

131

32,712

31,236

[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, JULY 31, 2003

Commodity

Jul 31, 2002

Jun 30, 2003

Jul 31, 2003

% of Jul 2002

% of Jun 2003

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

12,943

17,951

18,525

143

103

Meats, Red

912,606

842,487

820,493

90

97

Beef, Frozen

416,534

371,477

370,772

89

100

Pork, Frozen

472,184

455,012

433,581

92

95

Poultry, Frozen

1,582,593

1,378,343

1,392,326

88

101

Peanuts, Shelled

458,404

400,397

379,283

83

95

Peanuts, In Shell

30,661

23,047

22,447

73

97

Pecans, Shelled

53,939

43,258

38,273

71

88

Pecans, In Shell

104,570

47,296

28,925

28

61

[Results form the Monthly Cold Storage Report].

Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2003

Aug 2002

Georgia Jul 2003

Aug 15, 2003 Aug 2002

United States Jul 2003 Aug 15, 2003

Cotton

/Lb

28.50

45.70

43.70 1/

33.00

46.10

44.00 1/

Calves

/Lb

82.90

96.30

97.00

94.90

103.00

105.00

Beef Cattle 2/

/Lb

47.00

54.60

55.30

64.40

75.80

78.50

Cows 3/

/Lb

36.40

42.30

42.30

36.40

44.90

44.80

Steers & Heifers /Lb

66.60

78.40

79.30

67.30

78.80

81.70

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Cows, steers and heifers. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2002

Jul

Aug

Jul

UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100)

Prices Received

99

Prices Paid

123

Ratio 1/

80

100

105

124

127

81

83

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

2003

Aug
108 127
85

2

NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 1998-2002

State

1998

1999

2000

2001

--1,000 Dollars--

Alabama

1,199,463

1,443,044

1,150,761

1,661,139

Florida

2,606,494

2,723,733

2,529,485

2,497,364

Georgia

1,943,183

2,134,177

1,997,976

2,360,033

South Carolina

329,005

433,555

574,328

697,007

United States

46,212,753

46,840,798

47,809,182

50,560,295

1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov

2002
1,199,561 2,667,272 1,698,536
177,908 35,323,130

ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 2002 AND 2003

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Value per Cwt

State 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Cwt--

--1,000 Cwt--

--Dollars--

AZ 1/

1,600 1,500

1,500

1,500

460

500

690

750

8.35

9.90

CA

6,400 6,700

6,200

6,500

460

480

2,852 3,120

14.20

22.90

GA

14,700 14,000

11,500 12,500

125

175

1,438 2,188

32.20

34.30

TX

16,200 13,000

15,000 11,000

315

320

4,725 3,520

21.40

38.10

Total

38,900 35,200

34,200 31,500

284

304

9,705 9,578

20.00

30.10

[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Includes a small amount of processing.

Total Value

2002 2003

--1,000 Dollars--

5,762

7,425

40,498 71,448

46,304 75,048

101,115 134,112

193,679 288,033

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-2002, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 FORECAST

Area Harvested 1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2002

Ind Sep 1, 2003

2002

Ind Sep 1, 2003

2002

Ind Sep 1, 2003

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn

Bu

290

330

115.0

135.0

33,350

44,550

Cotton 2/

Bales

1,360.0

1,290.0

557

733

1,578

1,970

Hay, All 3/

Tons

650

630

2.60

3.00

1,690

1,890

Peanuts

Lbs

505.0

535.0

2,600

3,200

1,313,000

1,712,000

Soybeans

Bu

140

170

21.0

33.0

2,940

5,610

Tobacco, All 4/

Lbs

26,500

29,000

2,100

2,200

55,650

63,800

Wheat, All 3/

Bu

200

230

41.0

44.0

8,200

10,120

Apples 3/

Lbs

1.20

5/

8,330

5/

10,000

11,000

Grapes 3/

Tons

1.10

5/

2.55

5/

2,800

3,200

Peaches 3/

Lbs

14.0

5/

7,140

5/

100,000

125,000

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Bearing age acreage. Bearing age acres and yield estimates released January 2003 in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts January 2004 Preliminary Summary.

State
AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA

PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2002

2003

2002

Aug 1, 2003

Sep 1, 2003

2002

2003

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

185.0

189.0

2,050

2,900

2,900

379,250

548,100

86.0

107.0

2,300

2,700

2,900

197,800

310,300

505.0

535.0

2,600

3,200

3,200

1,313,000

1,712,000

18.0

17.0

3,000

2,900

2,900

54,000

49,300

100.0

100.0

2,100

2,900

2,900

210,000

290,000

57.0

38.0

2,800

2,900

2,900

159,600

110,200

8.7

18.0

2,200

3,200

3,200

19,140

57,600

280.0

240.0

3,100

3,400

3,400

868,000

816,000

57.0

33.0

2,100

2,700

2,800

119,700

92,400

US

1,296.7

1,277.0

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

2,561

3,102

3,121

3,320,490

3,985,900

3

State
AL AZ AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2002

2003

2002

Aug 1, 2003 Sep 1, 2003

2002

2003

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales 2/--

540.0

510.0

507

652

706

570.0

750.0

221.2

211.9

1,368

1,313

1,313

630.3

579.5

920.0

925.0

871

787

804

1,669.0

1,550.0

686.0

694.0

1,444

1,273

1,293

2,063.3

1,870.0

1,360.0

1,290.0

557

744

733

1,578.0

1,970.0

495.0

520.0

717

667

738

739.0

800.0

1,150.0

1,100.0

808

807

851

1,935.0

1,950.0

368.0

390.0

796

726

689

610.0

560.0

57.1

48.0

844

860

860

100.4

86.0

920.0

770.0

421

630

623

806.0

1,000.0

180.0

170.0

557

452

452

209.0

160.0

200.0

217.0

314

725

719

131.0

325.0

530.0

535.0

741

664

709

818.0

790.0

4,518.3

4,519.5

540

472

440

5,082.3

4,140.0

98.0

85.0

465

717

734

95.0

130.0

Other States 3/

183.0

207.0

452

629

645

172.3

278.0

US

12,426.6

12,192.4

665

667

667

17,208.6

16,938.5

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual state level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2003 Summary."

TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2002

2003

2002

2003

2002

2003

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

FL

4,600

4,000

2,600

2,500

11,960

10,000

GA

26,500

29,000

2,100

2,200

55,650

63,800

US

428,660

413,710

2,055

2,008

880,734

830,771

[Results from the September Yield Survey].