GEORGIA FARM REPORT

December 30, 2004 Volume 04-Number 12

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Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Peanut Stocks

Pecans

HIGHLIGHTS

Agricultural Prices

December 1 Crop Forecast

Cotton Ginnings

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--NOVEMBER 1, 2003-2004

Item

2003

2004

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

29,088

37,001

Chickens, Broiler Type

587,923

607,594

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,650

27,385

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].

% of Year Ago --Percent--
127 103
96

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 2003-2004

January thru October

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,312

6,587

104

68,210

70,046

103

Egg Type

310

268

86

2,633

2,657

101

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

113,151

116,221

103

1,142,731

1,190,327

104

United States

734,961

757,530

103

7,592,024

7,807,118

103

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,360

2,397

102

23,980

23,780

99

United States

34,812

35,971

103

352,183

362,041

103

Turkeys Poults Placed 2/

United States

22,805

20,806

91

44,976

42,074

94

[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and them 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/ Accumulated turkey poults placed are September 1 to current month.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--OCTOBER 2003-2004

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

8,962

8,996

1,930

1,912

173

172

Table

11,238

11,327

2,305

2,322

259

263

Total Georgia

20,200

20,323

2,139

2,140

432

435

30 STATES 1/

Hatching

52,617

53,233

1,853

1,852

975

986

Table

260,424

268,668

2,294

2,295

5,973

6,167

Total 30 States

313,041

321,901

2,220

2,222

6,948

7,154

UNITED STATES 1/

Hatching

57,195

58,236

1,850

1,861

1,058

1,084

Table

278,138

285,958

2,294

2,294

6,381

6,559

Total U.S.

335,333

344,194

2,218

2,221

7,439

7,643

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ 2003 revised.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2004

Item

Sep

Oct

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

108,574

103,636

95

United States

753,919

730,381

97

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,155

5,922

96

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,565

6,213

95

Total U.S.

12,720

12,135

95

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.90

0.83

United States

1.06

1.08

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

January to Date --Thousands--
1,044,811 7,332,981
60,593 59,478 120,071
--Percent--
0.92 1.08

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--OCTOBER 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

3,009.5

2,745.7

91

1,231

1,267

3,704,306 3,479,458

Calves

87.2

62.5

72

308

330

26,881

20,645

Hogs

9,649.2

8,970.2

93

267

267

2,578,610 2,392,890

Sheep & Lambs

265.1

241.4

91

134

134

35,626

32,418

[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--NOVEMBER 15, 2004

Georgia

Nov 2003

Oct 2004

Nov 15, 2004

Nov 2003

United States Oct 2004 Nov 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

61.90

47.10

43.20 1/

63.00

49.50

47.10 1/

Cottonseed

$/Ton

95.00

88.00

85.00

120.00

107.00

104.00

Peanuts, In Shell 2/ /Lb

18.70

19.10

21.10

18.40

20.30

21.60

Calves

/Lb

102.00

120.00

122.00

111.00

126.00

124.00

Beef Cattle 3/

/Lb

58.10

66.00

65.20

93.40

86.10

84.20

Cows 5/

/Lb

45.40

50.90

50.50

47.70

49.90

48.60

Steers & Heifers /Lb

84.00

95.30

95.10

99.90

91.00

89.10

[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/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2003

Oct

Nov

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

113

116

Prices Paid

129

129

Ratio 1/

88

90

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

Oct
113 135
84

2004

Nov
114 134
85

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GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2003 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2003

Ind Dec 1, 2004

2003

Ind Dec 1, 2004

2003

Ind Dec 1, 2004

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

285

280

129

130

36,765

36,400

Hay, All Other

Ton

600

580

3.00

3.00

1,800

1,740

Wheat, Winter

Bu

230

200

46.0

46.0

10,580

9,200

Peanuts

Lb

540.0

610.0

3,450

3,000

1,863,000

1,830,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

180

260

33.0

30.0

5,940

7,800

Cotton, Upland 1/

Bale

1,290.0

1,260.0

785

686

2,110.0

1,800.0

Tobacco, Type 14

Lb

27.0

24.0

2,200

1,950

59,400

46,800

Apples 2/

Lb

3/

3/

3/

3/

13,000

14,000

Grapes 2/

Ton

3/

3/

3/

3/

3.1

2.8

Peaches 2/

Lb

3/

3/

3/

3/

110,000

110,000

Pecans

Lb

4/

4/

4/

4/

75,000

40,000

Data are the latest estimates available. 1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Summary, January 2005. 4/ Not available.

ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2004, FORECAST BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S.

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Ind. Production 1/

2004 as % of 2003

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Bales 2/--

--Percent--

AL

535.0

754

840.0

102

GA

1,260.0

686

1,800.0

85

SC

218.0

815

370.0

113

TN

540.0

862

970.0

109

US

13,223.0

828

22,815.0

125

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.

Type and State

All

AL

GA

SC

TN

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2003-2004

2003

2004

622,900

654,150

1,422,900

1,399,200

209,600

295,750

739,350

815,250

13,465,900

14,722,150

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--

Oct

1,737,916

393,088

26,544

522,807

2,287,267

[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.

3

Crop and State
Improved Varieties 1/ AL AZ AR 2/ CA 2/ FL 2/ GA LA MS 2/ NM NC 2/ OK SC 2/ TX

PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY CROP, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2003 AND FORECAST DECEMBER 1, 2004

Utilized Production

2002

2003

--1,000 Pounds--

4,000 16,000
1,200 3,800
500 42,000
2,000 2,100 36,000 1,500 1,500
120 20,000

7,000 22,500
1,400 3,700
500 60,000
4,000 4,800 55,000 2,200 1,500 3,300 37,000

2004
950 13,000
1,300 3,400
200 35,000
2,000 700
37,000 600
4,000 1,500 28,000

US

130,720

202,900

127,650

Native & Seedling AL AR 2/ FL 2/ GA KS 2/ LA MS 2/ NC 2/ OK SC 2/ TX

1,000 500 900
3,000 2,900 4,000
900 400 8,500
80 20,000

1,000 2,400 1,600 15,000 2,000 16,000 2,200
300 4,500 1,200 33,000

50 900 300 5,000 2,500 6,000 300 100 22,000 500 12,000

US

42,180

79,200

49,650

All Pecans AL AZ AR 2/ CA 2/ FL 2/ GA KS 2/ LA MS 2/ NM NC 2/ OK SC 2/ TX

5,000 16,000
1,700 3,800 1,400 45,000 2,900 6,000 3,000 36,000 1,900 10,000
200 40,000

8,000 22,500
3,800 3,700 2,100 75,000 2,000 20,000 7,000 55,000 2,500 6,000 4,500 70,000

1,000 13,000
2,200 3,400
500 40,000
2,500 8,000 1,000 37,000
700 26,000
2,000 40,000

US

172,900

282,100

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.

177,300