Georgia farm report, vol. 04, no. 05 (2004 May 28)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

May 28, 2004 Volume 04-Number 05

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Poultry Summary-Monthly & Annual Livestock Slaughter Hay Stocks Milk Production & Income

HIGHLIGHTS

Peanut Stocks

Cottonseed

Wheat Forecast

Cotton Ginnings

Tobacco

Farm Labor

Livestock Production & Income Agricultural Prices Cotton

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

Item

2003

2004

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

34,880

33,872

Chickens, Broiler Type

638,507

652,526

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,951

30,338

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

% of Year Ago --Percent-97 102 95

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MARCH 2003-2004

January thru March

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,038

6,815

97

19,966

20,966

105

Egg Type

319

401

126

754

850

113

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

115,864

121,429

105

329,463

354,770

108

United States

774,354

791,149

102

2,227,577

2,293,055

103

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

2,450

2,385

97

7,179

7,231

101

United States

36,775

37,530

102

100,806

104,958

104

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

24,902

23,908

96

168,569 2/

160,641 3/

95

[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-October 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-October 2003.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--DURING MARCH 2003-2004 1/2/

Number of Layers

2003

2004

Eggs per 100 Layers

2003

2004

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,347

9,123

1,862

1,885

174

172

Table

11,387

11,387

2,275

2,275

259

259

Total Georgia

20,734

20,510

2,088

2,101

433

431

30 STATES

Hatching

55,082

54,228

1,850

1,840

1,019

998

Table

262,072

263,713

2,254

2,287

5,907

6,030

Total 30 States

317,154

317,941

2,184

2,210

6,926

7,028

UNITED STATES

Hatching

59,976

59,171

1,847

1,837

1,108

1,087

Table

279,909

281,664

2,256

2,288

6,316

6,444

Total U.S.

339,885

340,835

2,184

2,209

7,424

7,530

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ 2003 Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 1998-2003 1/

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

--Thousand Dollars--

Commercial Broilers

2,386,382

2,293,445

2,029,005

2,432,235

1,935,750

Mature Chickens,

Hatching Egg Flocks

18,106

16,940

20,898

11,380

10,329

Table Egg Flocks

337

140

188

104

93

All Chickens,

Including Commercial Broilers

2,404,825

2,310,525

2,050,091

2,443,719

1,946,172

Eggs

375,907

379,142

369,913

367,887

355,968

Turkeys 2/

All Poultry

2,780,732

2,689,667

2,420,004

2,811,606

2,302,140

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year, except turkeys based on Sep 1 - Aug 31 hatch. 2/ Discontinued in 1998.

2003
2,142,850
7,713 93
2,150,656 395,769
2,546,425

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2004

Item

Feb

Mar

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

96,228

106,673

111

United States

647,799

766,867

118

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,249

6,148

117

Heavy Type, U.S.

4,506

6,500

144

Total U.S.

9,755

12,648

130

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.10

1.20

United States

1.32

1.12

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

January to Date --Thousands--
307,056 2,137,252
17,235 16,493 33,728 --Percent--
1.01 1.12

Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--APRIL 15, 2004

Apr 2003

Georgia Mar 2004

Apr 15, 2004

Apr 2003

United States Mar 2004 Apr 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb

Calves

/Lb

Beef Cattle 3/

/Lb

Cows 4/

/Lb

Steers & Heifers /Lb

44.10 2/
92.70 51.80 39.90 73.90

62.20 17.20 113.00 63.70 47.10 88.60

62.50 1/ 2/
114.00 62.50 47.60 89.00

45.40 18.40 98.90 74.50 40.20 78.80

59.40 18.50 115.00 83.40 46.60 87.90

59.50 1/ 17.60 116.00 85.30 49.00 89.70

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 3/ "Cows" and "Steers" and "Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES

2003

Mar

Apr

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100) Prices Received Prices Paid Ratio 1/

99

101

128

128

77

79

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

Mar
121 133
91

2004

Apr
124 133
93

Commodity

Price per Unit

FEED--PRICES PAID, APRIL 2004

2002

Southeast 2003

2004

Cottonseed Meal, 41%

$/Cwt

14.70

Soybean Meal, 44%

$/Cwt

16.90

Corn Meal

$/Cwt

9.33

Broiler Grower

$/Ton

158.00

Chick Starter

$/Ton

206.00

Laying Feed

$/Ton

199.00

Dairy Conct., 32-38%

$/Ton

238.00

Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36% $/Ton

277.00

[Results from Prices Paid by Farmers]. 1/ Southeast: AL, FL, GA, and SC.

15.10 16.90 10.20 191.00 195.00 176.00 237.00 290.00

17.00 22.10 11.10 246.00 273.00 227.00 280.00 274.00

2

2002
15.80 13.50
8.06 259.00 240.00 225.00 298.00 277.00

United States 2003
16.60 14.50
9.90 234.00 241.00 232.00 311.00 290.00

2004
18.40 19.60
9.84 278.00 299.00 249.00 381.00 342.00

FARM WAGE RATES--APRIL 6-12, 2003, AND APRIL 11-17, 2004, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

Type of Hired Worker

Region

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

2003

2004

Field

2003

2004

Livestock

2003

2004

Field and Livestock

2003

2004

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast 2/

8.71

US 3/

9.16

8.42

7.58

7.88

8.78

8.71

8.07

8.12

9.22

8.40

8.46

8.75

8.95

8.49

8.58

See footnotes below.

NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK APRIL 6-12, 2003, AND APRIL 6-12, 2004, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

Region

Hired Workers

Number

Hours Worked

2003

2004

2003

2004

Expected to be Employed

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

2003

2004

2003

2004

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

--1,000--

Southeast 2/ US 3/

27

37

37.0

37.1

781

825

40.1

40.7

21

27

6

10

619

648

162

177

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END--2004 1/

Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Mar

1,052,320

614,710

69,229

817,564

1,939,113

[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.

State

Area Harvested

2003

2004

--1000 Acres--

GA

230

US

36,541

200 35,082

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

WINTER WHEAT, 2003-2004

2003

Yield

2004

--Bushels--

46.0

40.0

46.7

44.2

Production

2003

2004

--1,000 Bushels--

10,580 1,707,069

8,000 1,550,395

State

2001

GA

1,599

US

110,384

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 2001-2004

December 1

2002

2003

2002

--1,000 Tons--

1,295 102,978

1,494 110,752

350 22,458

May 1 2003
230 22,013

2004
342 25,865

State
GA US

UPLAND COTTON--ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2003

Planted

Harvested

Yield

Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales--

1,300.0

1,290.0

785

13,301.0

11,826.0

723

2,110.0 17,822.9

COTTONSEED--PRODUCTION AND FARM DISPOSITION, 2003

State

Production

Farm Disposition

Sales to Oil Mills

Other 1/

Seed for Planting 2/

--1,000 Tons--

GA

732.0

405.0

US

6,664.6

3,383.6

327.0 3,281.0

16.0 143.9

1/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, loss, and other uses. 2/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Planting seed from previous year's crop.

Type and State

Upland GA

All

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2002-2003

2002

2003

1,595,400

2,106,050

17,205,450

18,240,800

3

ALL TOBACCO--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION 2003 1/

State

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

27,000

US

411,150

2,200 1,952

59,400 802,654

1.855 1.961 2/

110,187 1,574,232 2/

1/ 2002 and 2003 revised. 2/ Includes estimated 2003 value of production for CT and MA type 61. Used 2002 CT and MA type 61 price to compute the 2003 value of production.

MILK--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2002 1/-2003 2/

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2002

2003

2002

2003

Number of Milk Cows 3/ Milk Production per Cow Total Milk Production Cash Receipts Value of Home Consumption 4/ Gross Income 5/

Thous Head Pounds Mil Lbs Mil Dol Mil Dol Mil Dol

85 17,294
1,470 192.7
0.1 192.9

85 16,988
1,444 192.0
0.1 192.2

9,139 18,608 170,063 20,582.2
19.8 20,602.1

9,084 18,749 170,312 21,227.7
19.3 21,247.0

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ 2001 revised. 2/ May not add due to rounding. 3/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 4/ Valued at averaged returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.

CATTLE--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2002-2003

Average Price per 100 Pounds Value of

Cash Value of Home

Production 1/ Marketings 2/

Cattle

Calves

Production Receipts 3/ Consumption

Gross Income

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

2002 5/

GA

465,041

US

42,384,722

2003

GA

448,139

US

42,243,717

455,090 56,072,764
519,990 56,765,518

53.60 49.20
53.60 79.70

95.80 87.00
95.80 102.00

263,097 27,083,342
283,067 32,167,511

264,214 38,048,819
328,798 45,094,883

3,139 334,880
3,626 370,533

267,353 38,383,699
332,424 45,465,416

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2002 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 5/ 2002 revised.

HOGS--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2003

Average Price

Value of

Production 1/ Marketings 2/ per 100 Pounds Production 3/

Cash Receipts 3/4/

Value of Home Consumption

Gross Income

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

2002 GA US

161,852 26,274,153

163,081 27,309,263

33.20 33.40

57,188 8,690,923

58,824 9,602,109

345 25,525

59,169 9,627,634

2003 GA US

155,543 26,333,873

169,916 27,216,546

36.40 37.20

58,505 9,729,171

68,834 10,629,006

369 27,444

69,203 10,656,450

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2002 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 4/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 5/ 2002 revised.