Georgia farm report, vol. 04, no. 06 (2004 June 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

June 30, 2004 Volume 04-Number 06
Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Cold Storage Agricultural Prices

HIGHLIGHTS
Peanut Stocks Winter Wheat

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Peach Production Floriculture

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

Item

2003

2004

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

35,229

34,122

Chickens, Broiler Type

646,415

660,615

Turkeys, All Breeds

32,053

29,716

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

% of Year Ago --Percent-97 102 93

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--APRIL 2003-2004

January thru April

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,735

6,402

95

26,701

27,368

102

Egg Type

280

311

111

1,034

1,161

112

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

112,814

115,136

102

442,277

469,906

106

United States

760,638

774,452

102

2,988,215

3,067,507

103

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,429

2,362

97

9,608

9,593

100

United States

37,804

37,514

99

138,610

142,472

103

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

24,938

24,667

99

193,507 2/

185,615 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 2001-April 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-April 2003.

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

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,403

9,068

1,829

1,842

172

167

Table

11,113

11,165

2,223

2,185

247

244

Total Georgia

20,516

20,233

2,042

2,031

419

411

30 STATES 1/

Hatching

55,272

54,354

1,802

1,801

996

979

Table

260,270

264,531

2,195

2,221

5,712

5,874

Total 30 States

315,542

318,885

2,126

2,149

6,708

6,853

UNITED STATES 1/

Hatching

60,196

59,382

1,801

1,797

1,084

1,067

Table

277,986

282,532

2,195

2,221

6,103

6,276

Total U.S.

338,182

341,914

2,125

2,148

7,187

7,343

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

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--MARCH AND APRIL 2004

Item

Mar

Apr

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

106,673

104,575

98

United States

767,646

729,331

95

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,148

6,131

100

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,500

5,945

91

Total U.S.

12,648

12,076

95

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.19

0.90

United States

1.12

1.08

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

January to Date --Thousands--
411,631 2,867,362
23,366 22,438 45,804 --Percent--
0.98 1.11

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES, APRIL 2003-2004 1/

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2003

2004

2004 as % of 2032

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,966.1

2,698.5

91

1,209

1,200

3,586,024

3,238,123

Calves

79.1

70.7

89

336

329

26,617

23,295

Hogs

8,341.9

8,652.3

104

268

268

2,234,847

2,315,187

Sheep & Lambs

297.3

256.0

86

131

136

39,015

34,711

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, RETAIL WEIGHT 1/

Per capita consumption, Retail Lb.

2002

--Pounds--

Beef

67.6

Pork

51.5

Broilers

80.5

Turkeys

17.7

Total Red Meat & Poultry

220.5

Eggs, Number

255.5

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, May 2004 LDP-M-119, Economic Research Service, USDA

2003
65.0 51.9 81.5 17.4 219.0 254.7

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, APRIL 30, 2004

Commodity

Apr 30, 2003

Mar 31, 2004

Apr 30, 2004

% of Apr 2003

% of Mar 2004

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

15,743

19,247

20,929

133

109

Meats, Red

926,776

885,846

887,427

96

100

Beef, Frozen

389,653

416,772

421,855

108

101

Pork, Frozen

519,993

453,834

451,548

87

99

Poultry, Frozen

1,311,524

1,110,545

1,183,849

90

107

Peanuts, Shelled

341,006

333,671

370,441

109

111

Peanuts, In Shell

17,274

20,575

17,207

100

84

Pecans, Shelled

41,771

32,692

33,206

79

102

Pecans, In Shell

74,625

169,860

149,000

200

88

[Results from the Monthly Cold Storage Report].

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Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MAY 15, 2004

Georgia

May 2003

Apr 2004 May 15, 2004 May 2003

United States Apr 2004 May 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

44.20

60.50

60.90 1/

45.90

61.20

61.20 1/

Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb

2/

2/

2/

19.60

20.10

21.00

Calves

/Lb

91.30

114.00

118.00

100.00

117.00

122.00

Beef Cattle 3/

/Lb

51.70

63.70

65.70

75.50

84.80

88.40

Cows 4/

/Lb

40.20

48.30

50.80

42.40

50.50

52.40

Steers & Heifers /Lb

73.90

91.00

94.60

79.60

88.90

92.60

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Prices not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2003-2004

2003

Apr

May

Apr

UNITED STATES (1990-92 =100)

Prices Received

101

105

125

Prices Paid

128

127

133

Ratio 1/

79

83

94

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

2004

May
132 134
99

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--

Apr

804,920

636,132

68,511

846,056

1,719,487

[Results from the Peanuts 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.

WINTER WHEAT--SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 1/

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2003

Jun 1, 2004

2003

Jun 1, 2004

2003

Jun 1, 2004

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

AR

570

630

50.0

51.0

28,500

32,130

GA

230

200

46.0

43.0

10,580

8,600

KY

330

350

62.0

62.0

20,460

21,700

MS

125

205

49.0

51.0

6,125

10,455

NC

410

480

36.0

47.0

14,760

22,560

SC

185

180

39.0

44.0

7,215

7,920

TN

270

270

50.0

53.0

13,500

14,310

VA

160

155

46.0

63.0

7,360

9,765

US

36,541

35,082

46.7

43.6

1,707,069

1,530,742

1/ AL, FL, and LA state level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2003 Summary," to be released September 30, 2004.

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PEACH TOTAL PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES

State

2002

2003

--Million Pounds--

CA--All

1,920.0

1,870.0

Clingstone 1/

1,124.0

1,072.0

Freestone

796.0

798.0

GA

90.0

120.0

SC

160.0

100.0

Total

2,170.0

2,090.0

[Results from the June Peach Inquiry]. 1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions.

Jun 1, 2004 Forecast
1,950.0 1,150.0
800.0 100.0 140.0 2,190.0

FLORICULTURE CROPS--WHOLESALE VALUE OF SALES BY CATEGORY FOR OPERATIONS WITH $100,000+ SALES FOR GEORGIA--2000-2003

Category

2000

2001

2002

2003

--1,000 Dollars--

Potted Flowering Plants

9,090

8,459

8,529

8,056

Foliage Plants (Indoor or Patio Use)

1,812

3,308

3,420

3,486

Bedding/Garden Plants 1/

49,132

50,621

56,344

51,309

[Results from the Commercial Floriculture Survey]. 1/ Includes Annual Bedding Plants and Herbaceous Perennials.