GEORGIA FARM REPORT October 29, 2004 Volume 04-Number 10 Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks 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 October 1 Crop Production Grain Stocks Vegetables Milk Cows and Milk Production EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--SEPTEMBER 1, 2003-2004 Item 2003 2004 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 32,163 32,539 Chickens, Broiler Type 632,686 654,351 Turkeys, All Breeds 28,404 28,308 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 101 103 100 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--AUGUST 2003, 2004 January thru August Item 2003 2004 % of year ago 2003 2004 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 7,401 7,280 98 55,244 55,701 101 Egg Type 188 313 166 2,050 2,184 107 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 119,959 123,259 103 916,138 956,164 104 United States 784,037 809,820 103 6,117,582 6,279,723 103 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 2,429 2,414 99 19,249 19,044 99 United States 33,199 36,024 109 281,608 289,320 103 Turkeys Poults Placed United States 24,036 23,654 98 293,406 2/ 281,524 3/ 96 [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-May 2003. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2003-May 2004. GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING AUGUST 2003-2004 Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- 9,172 9,036 1,886 1,915 173 173 11,058 11,018 2,279 2,224 252 245 20,230 20,054 2,101 2,084 425 418 30 STATES 1/ Hatching Table Total 30 States 53,029 258,920 311,949 53,456 266,049 319,505 1,848 2,277 2,204 1,858 2,268 2,220 980 5,895 6,875 993 6,035 7,029 UNITED STATES Hatching 57,804 58,524 Table 276,528 283,515 Total U.S. 334,332 342,039 [Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ 2003 revised. 1,851 2,277 2,203 1,859 2,267 2,197 1,070 6,296 7,367 1,088 6,427 7,515 USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JULY AND AUGUST 2004 Item Jul Aug % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 106,733 108,460 102 United States 742,666 770,555 104 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 6,346 6,388 101 Heavy Type, U.S. 6,178 6,506 105 Total U.S. 12,524 12,894 103 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.88 0.88 United States 1.04 1.06 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 2/ Preliminary. January to Date --Thousands-- 832,093 2/ 5,848,580 48,516 46,700 95,216 --Percent-- 0.92 1.08 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES, 1/ AUGUST 2003, 2004 Number Slaughtered Average Live Weight Total Live Weight Species 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 2003 2004 2003 2004 --Thousand Head-- --Percent-- --Pounds-- --Thousand Pounds-- Cattle 3,138.8 2,819.3 90 1,225 1,252 3,846,377 3,529,724 Calves 79.6 72.8 91 294 320 23,432 23,293 Hogs 8,057.9 8,719.8 108 260 262 2,098,465 2,283,391 Sheep & Lambs 241.6 232.6 96 129 129 31,262 30,109 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commodity Price per Unit PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 Georgia Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 15, 2004 Sep 2003 United States Aug 2004 Sep 15, 2004 Cotton /Lb 57.40 58.00 1/ 55.70 53.70 47.20 2/ Cottonseed $/Ton 1/ 57.50 1/ 100.00 99.00 89.00 Calves /Lb 98.60 124.00 124.00 109.00 131.00 129.00 Beef Cattle 3/ /Lb 54.90 70.50 70.00 84.90 88.90 86.30 Cows 4/ /Lb 41.10 54.30 54.00 44.80 54.70 52.80 Steers & Heifers /Lb 81.70 102.00 101.00 89.30 92.50 89.80 [Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 2/ Based on sales for the fist half of the month. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 2003 Aug Sep Aug UNITED STATES (1990-92=100) Prices Received 109 111 120 Prices Paid 127 128 134 Ratio 1/ 86 87 90 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2004 Sep 114 133 86 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2004 1/ Farmer Stock Equivalent Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Aug 67,228 465,995 39,558 619,773 726,559 [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. PEANUTS: GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2004 FORECAST State Area Harvested Yield Production --Thousand Acres-- --Pounds-- --Thousand Lbs-- GA 610.0 3,000 1,830,000 US 1,388.0 2,972 4,125,400 [Results from the October Yield Survey]. 2004 as % of 2003 --Percent-- 98 100 2 GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2003 AND OCTOBER 1, 2004 FORECAST Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2003 Ind Oct 1, 2004 2003 Ind Oct 1, 2004 2003 Ind Oct 1, 2004 --Thousand Acres-- --Thousands-- Corn Bu 285 280 129 130 36,765 36,400 Cotton 2/ Bales 1,290 1,260 785 667 2,110 1,750 Hay Tons 600 580 3.0 3.0 1,800 1,740 Peanuts Lbs 540 610 3,450 3,000 1,863,000 1,830,000 Soybeans Bu 180 260 33 30 5,940 7,800 Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs 27.0 24.0 2,200 1950 59,400 46,800 Wheat Bu 230 190 46 45 10,580 8,550 Apples 3/ 4/ Lbs 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 13,000 14,000 Grapes 3/ 4/ Tons 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 3.1 2.8 Peaches 3/ 4/ Lbs 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 110,000 110,000 Pecans Lbs 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 75,000 7/ 40,000 7/ 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Bearing age Acreage. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2005. 6/ Not available. 7/ Utilized production. PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY VARIETY, GEORGIA, AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2004 FORECAST State Improved Varieties 1/ Native & Seedling All Pecans 2004 as % of 2003 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- GA 35,000 5,000 40,000 53 US 129,650 59,650 189,300 67 [Results from the October 1 Pecan Inquiry]. 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. ALL COTTON: GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2004 FORECAST State Acres for Harvest Yield per Acre Ind Production 1/ 2004 as % of 2003 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Bales 2/-- --Percent-- GA 1,260.0 667 1,750.0 83 US 13,223.0 782 21,545.0 118 [Results from the October Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales. WINTER WHEAT: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 Area Planted 1/ Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 380 330 230 190 46.0 45.0 10,580 8,550 US 45,384 43,350 36,753 34,462 46.7 43.5 1,716,721 1,499,434 1/ Includes area planted preceding fall. RYE: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 Area Planted 1/ Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 270 250 50 25 16.0 24.0 800 600 US 1,348 1,380 319 320 27.1 26.9 8,634 8,615 1/ Includes area planted preceding fall. OATS: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 Area Planted 1/ Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 100 90 30 25 56.0 50.0 1,680 1,250 US 4,597 4,085 2,220 1,807 65.0 64.5 144,383 116,505 1/ Includes area planted preceding fall. 3 U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--SEPTEMBER 1, 2003-2004 2003 2004 Grain On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions --1,000 Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) 141,900 99,730 241,630 176,500 115,305 291,805 Corn 484,900 601,773 1,086,673 438,000 519,672 957,672 Oats (Old Crop) 82,100 49,637 131,737 74,800 41,454 116,254 Sorghum 4,500 38,530 43,030 3,700 29,855 33,555 Soybeans 58,000 120,329 178,329 29,400 83,089 112,489 Wheat, All (Old Crop) 687,320 1,351,652 2,038,972 795,600 1,146,115 1,941,715 [Results from the September Agricultural Survey and the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. FRESH MARKET SNAP BEANS AND CABBAGE, AREA FOR HARVEST, FALL SEASON, 2003-2004 Crop and State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2003 Area for 2004 Crop Harvest as % of 2003 and 2004 State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2003 Area for Harvest 2004 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- SNAP BEANS CABBAGE FL Oct-Dec 10,000 10,000 100 FL Oct-Dec 500 500 GA Oct-Dec 5,000 5,000 100 GA Oct-Dec 4,700 4,200 NJ Sep-Oct 900 1,600 178 NJ Sep-Nov 400 500 VA Sep-Oct 1,900 1,600 84 TX Sep-Nov 900 1,500 Total 17,800 18,200 102 Total 6,500 6,700 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. 2004 as % of 2003 --Percent-- 100 89 125 167 103 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2003-2004 Georgia United States Item Unit 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 Milk Cows 1/ Thous Head 85 84 99 9,073 9,033 100 Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds 3,755 3,800 101 4,601 4,671 102 Milk Production Mil Lbs 319 319 100 41,746 42,194 101 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.