Georgia farm report, vol. 04, no. 07 (2004 July 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

July 30, 2004 Volume 04-Number 07

Poultry Summary

Agricultural Prices

Livestock Slaughter Peanuts

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HIGHLIGHTS
GA Planted & Harvested Acres US Grain Stocks

July 1 Forecast Vegetables

Milk Production

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

Item

2003

2004

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds

33,634 652,394
33,026

34,395 660,095
29,805

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

% of Year Ago --Percent-102 101 90

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MAY 2003-2004

January thru May

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,323

7,492

102

34,024

34,860

102

Egg Type

289

255

88

1,323

1,416

107

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

117,831

121,245

103

560,108

591,151

106

United States

792,813

809,725

102

3,781,028

3,877,232

103

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

2,429

2,377

98

12,037

11,970

99

United States

37,631

38,631

103

176,241

181,103

103

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

25,111

23,551

94

218,618 2/

209,165 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.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING MAY 2003-2004

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,464

9,028

1,881

1,927

178

174

Table

11,089

11,078

2,254

2,185

250

242

Total Georgia

20,553

20,106

2,082

2,069

428

416

30 STATES 1/

Hatching

55,428

54,665

1,865

1,859

1,034

1,016

Table

258,350

264,575

2,246

2,262

5,803

5,986

Total 30 States

313,778

319,240

2,179

2,193

6,837

7,002

UNITED STATES 1/

Hatching

60,341

59,752

1,868

1,863

1,127

1,113

Table

275,823

282,333

2,248

2,262

6,200

6,386

Total U.S.

336,164

342,085

2,180

2,192

7,327

7,499

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

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--APRIL AND MAY 2004

Item

Apr

May

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

104,575

99,382

95

United States

730,963

714,660

98

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,131

6,112

100

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,945

5,479

92

Total U.S.

12,076

11,591

96

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.90

0.84

United States

1.08

1.00

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

January to Date --Thousands--
511,013 3,583,654
29,478 27,917 57,395 --Percent--
0.95 1.09

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

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

State

2002

2003

2003 as % of 2002

2002

2003

2002

2003

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

Cattle

3,247.6

2,836.2

87

1,208

1,204

3,921,750

3,415,563

Calf

76.4

64.9

85

343

355

26,219

23,059

Hog

7,815.8

7,578.7

97

267

266

2,090,599

2,014,254

Sheep & Lambs

222.2

188.5

85

137

138

30,517

26,049

[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--JUNE 15, 2004

Georgia

Jun 2003

May 2004 Jun 15, 2004 Jun 2003

United States May 2004 Jun 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

1/

61.10

61.60 2/

45.50

60.60

60.60 2/

Peanuts, In-Shell

/Lb

3/

18.60

3/

17.70

20.00

20.80

Calves

/Lb

94.00

118.00

120.00

101.00

121.00

124.00

Cattle, All Beef 4/

/Lb

52.90

66.10

68.00

74.90

88.40

89.40

Cows 5/

/Lb

41.20

51.20

52.20

41.90

52.40

52.90

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

75.60

95.10

98.70

78.60

92.60

93.30

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 4/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES--2003-2004

2003

May

Jun

May

UNITED STATES (1990-92 =100)

Prices Received

105

107

129

Prices Paid

127

128

134

Ratio 1/

83

84

96

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

2004

Jun
129 135
96

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--

May

597,488

648,425

73,940

862,405

1,533,833

[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.

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AREA PLANTED AND FORECAST HARVESTED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004

Georgia

United States

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Crop

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousand Acres--

Corn

340

330

285

265

78,736

80,968

71,139

73,362

Cotton, Upland

1,300

1,330

1,290

1/

13,301

13,700

11,826

1/

Hay, All

600

580

63,342

61,589

Oats 2/

100

80

30

25

4,601

4,220

2,224

1,938

Peanuts

545

580

540

575

1,344

1,386

1,312

1,351

Rye 2/

270

230

50

30

1,368

1,330

339

343

Sorghum

55

45

38

25

9,420

8,099

7,798

6,916

Soybeans

190

250

180

230

73,404

74,809

72,321

73,655

Tobacco

27

24

411

414

Wheat, Winter 2/

380

330

230

200

44,945

43,450

36,541

34,825

1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2004 in the August Crop Production report. 2/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE 1, 2003-2004

2003

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

All Positions

On Farms

--1,000 Bushels--

Barley (Old Crop)

14,860

54,480

69,340

28,320

Corn

1,620,200

1,364,718

2,984,918

1,540,000

Oats (Old Crop)

20,600

29,233

49,833

27,500

Sorghum

11,150

70,744

81,894

7,650

Soybeans

272,500

329,862

602,362

110,000

All Wheat (Old Crop)

132,110

359,306

491,416

131,880

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.

2004 Off Farms 1/
91,991 1,429,685
37,232 72,516 299,560 414,123

All Positions
120,311 2,969,685
64,732 80,166 409,560 546,003

WINTER WHEAT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2004

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

230

200

46.0

46.0

10,580

9,200

US

36,541

34,825

46.7

42.2

1,707,069

1,469,735

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

TYPE 14 TOBACCO: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2004

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

Production

State

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Lbs--

GA,

27,000

24,000

2,200

2,050

59,400

49,200

US

31,400

28,000

2,242

2,136

70,400

59,800

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2003 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2004

State

2002

2003

2004

2004 as % of 2003

--Million Pounds--

--Percent--

GA

90.0

110.0

110.0

100

US

2,535.0

2,519.0

2,612.4

104

[Results from the Peach Inquiry].

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ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, GEORGIA AND TOTAL, 2003 AND 2004

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

State

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Cwt--

GA

14,000

16,500

12,500

14,500

175

260

Total

34,700

39,500

31,200

35,300

304

316

[Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry].

Production

2003

Ind 2004

--1,000 Cwt--

2,188

3,770

9,496

11,149

Crop and State
SNAP BEANS GA MI NY VA

SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2003 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2004

Usual

Area

Area for

Harvest Harvested Harvest

Period

2003

2004

2004 as % of
2003

Crop and State

Usual

Area

Area for

Harvest Harvested Harvest

Period

2003

2004

--Acres--

--Percent--

--Acres--

CANTALOUP

Jun-Sep

2,500

2,500

100

CA

Jul-Sep

34,700 36,500

Jul-Oct

4,000

4,200

105

GA

Jun-Sep

1,800

2,000

Jun-Oct

9,800

9,100

93

SC

Jun-Sep

1,200

1,400

Jul-Sep

2,900

3,000

103

TX

Jul-Sep

4,700

4,700

2004 as % of
2003 --Percent--
105 111 117 100

Total

19,200 18,800

98

Total

42,400 44,600

105

CABBAGE

WATERMELON

GA

Jun-Sep

700

700

100

CA

Jul-Sep

9,300

9,600

103

MI

Jun-Nov

1,800

1,500

83

GA

Jun-Sep

25,000 27,000

108

NY

Jun-Sep

9,800

9,400

96

MS

Jun-Sep

3,000

3,000

100

SC

Jun-Sep

7,000

7,000

100

TX

Jul-Sep

19,000 17,000

89

Total

12,300 11,600

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].

94

Total

63,300 63,600

100

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2003-2004

Item

Unit

2003

2004

Percent

Milk Cows 1/

Thousand Head

9,109

8,997

99

Milk per Cow 2/

Pounds

4,827

4,857

101

Milk Production

Million Pounds

43,965

43,702

99

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.