GEORGIA FARM REPORT May 28, 2004 Volume 04-Number 05 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 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.