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United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
August 31, 2004 Volume 04-Number 08
Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter
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
Cold Storage Agricultural Prices
HIGHLIGHTS
August 1 Crop Forecast Farm Labor
Peaches
EGGS IN INCUBATORS--JULY 1, 2003-2004, UNITED STATES
Item
2003
2004
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
32,098
36,065
Chickens, Broiler Type
636,346
658,968
Turkeys, All Breeds
32,021
30,200
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
% of Year Ago --Percent--
112 104
94
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JUNE 2003-2004
January thru June
Item
2003
2004
% of year ago
2003
2004
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
6,748
6,727
100
40,772
41,587
102
Egg Type
309
212
69
1,632
1,628
100
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
117,076
118,842
102
677,184
709,993
105
United States
774,679
785,844
101
4,555,707
4,663,076
102
Chicks Hatched - Egg Type
Georgia
2,376
2,332
98
14,413
14,302
99
United States
36,602
38,066
104
212,843
219,169
103
Turkeys Poults Placed
U.S.
25,422
23,480
92
244,040 2/
232,786 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-June 2002. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 2002-June 2003.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING JUNE 2003-2004
Number of Layers
2003
2004
Eggs per 100 Layers
2003
2004
Total Eggs Produced
2003
2004
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
9,458
8,999
1,819
1,878
172
169
11,096
11,198
2,118
2,143
235
240
20,554
20,197
1,980
2,025
407
409
30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States
54,857 257,585 312,442
54,434 264,954 319,388
1,803 2,190 2,122
1,799 2,194 2,127
989 5,641 6,630
979 5,813 6,793
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
59,692 275,097 334,789
59,464 282,669 342,133
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].
1,804 2,191 2,122
1,803 2,193 2,126
1,077 6,028 7,105
1,072 6,200 7,273
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--MAY AND JUNE 2004
Item
May
Jun
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
99,446
106,183
107
United States
714,731
752,508
105
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
6,112
6,304
103
Heavy Type, U.S.
5,479
6,099
111
Total U.S.
11,591
12,403
107
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.84
0.95
United States
1.00
1.08
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
617,260 4,336,233
35,782 34,016 69,798
--Percent--
0.95 1.09
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/, June 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
3,252.6
2,994.6
92
1,217
1,225
3,959,951
3,667,668
Calves
74.0
66.4
90
336
338
24,902
22,437
Hogs
7,764.2
8,504.4
110
266
264
2,063,846
2,243,747
Sheep & Lambs
229.4
230.9
101
132
134
30,397
30,989
[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 2004
Commodity
Jun 30, 2003
May 31, 2004
Jun 30, 2004
% of Jun 2003
% of May 2004
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
17,951
20,554
18,431
103
90
Meats, Red
847,487
835,321
803,383
95
96
Beef, Frozen
371,477
402,823
411,000
111
102
Pork, Frozen
460,012
418,903
379,293
82
91
Poultry, Frozen
1,377,586
1,242,013
1,345,618
98
108
Peanuts, Shelled
400,397
395,852
399,968
100
101
Peanuts, In Shell
23,047
27,286
36,971
160
135
Pecans, Shelled
43,258
36,349
37,173
86
102
Pecans, In Shell
47,296
121,339
99,110
210
82
[Results from the Monthly Cold Storage Report].
Commodity
Price per Unit
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2004
Georgia
Jul 2003
Jun 2004
Jul 15, 2004
Jul 2003
United States Jun 2004 Jul 15, 2004
Cotton
/Lb
46.10
59.80
59.80 1/
46.30
60.50
59.30 1/
Calves
/Lb
96.30
122.00
126.00
102.00
125.00
128.00
Beef Cattle 2/
/Lb
54.60
69.20
71.30
75.80
89.50
87.50
Cows 3/
/Lb
42.30
53.30
55.50
44.90
53.60
55.90
Steers & Heifers /Lb
78.40
100.00
102.00
78.90
93.50
91.10
[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES
2003
Jun
Jul
Jun
UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)
Prices Received
107
105
128
Prices Paid
127
127
134
Ratio 1/
84
83
96
[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2
2004
Jul
122 134
91
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2003 AND AUGUST 1, 2004 FORECAST
Area Harvested 1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2003
2004
2003
Ind 2004
2003
Ind 2004
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
Corn for Grain
Bu
285
280
129.0
125.0
36,765
35,000
Cotton, All 2/
Bales
1,290
1,300
785
738
2,110
2,000
Hay, All
Tons
600
580
3.0
2.6
1,800
1,508
Peanuts for Nuts
Lbs
540
575
3,450
3,300
1,863,000
1,897,500
Soybeans for Beans Bu
180
240
33
29
5,940
6,960
Tobacco, All 3/
Lbs
27.0
24.0
2,200
2,000
59,400
48,000
Wheat, Winter
Bu
230
200
46
46
10,580
9,200
Apples
Lbs
5/
5/
5/
5/
13,000
14,000
Grapes
Tons
5/
5/
5/
5/
3.1
2.8
Peaches 4/
Lbs
5/
5/
5/
5/
110,000
110,000
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2005 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2004 Preliminary Summary.
State
AL FL GA SC US
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2003 AND AUGUST 1, 2004 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
2003
2004
2003
2004
2002
2003
2004
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
185
195
2,750
2,900
379,800
508,750
565,500
115
120
3,000
3,100
197,800
345,000
372,000
540
575
3,450
3,300
1,313,000
1,863,000
1,897,500
17
28
3,400
3,100
19,140
57,800
86,800
1,312
1,351
3,159
3,198
3,321,040
4,144,150
4,320,200
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2003 AND AUGUST 1, 2004 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production 1/
State
2003
2004
2003
2004
2002
2003
2004
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales 2/--
AL
510.0
545.0
772
749
570.0
820.0
850.0
FL
92.0
103.0
610
597
96.0
117.0
128.0
GA
1,290.0
1,300.0
785
738
1,578.0
2,110.0
2,000.0
SC
218.0
218.0
718
731
131.0
326.0
332.0
US
12,003.4
13,317.0
730
727
17,208.6
18,255.2
20,183.0
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales.
FARM WAGE RATES--JULY 6-12, 2003, AND JULY 11-17, 2004, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/
Type of Hired Worker
Wage Rates for All Hired Workers
Field
Livestock
Field and Livestock
Region
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
--Dollars per Hour--
Southeast 2/
8.08
8.88
7.55
8.19
7.87
8.68
7.61
8.34
US 3/
8.88
9.10
8.17
8.42
8.57
8.75
8.26
8.50
See footnotes below.
NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JULY 6-12, 2003, AND JULY 11-17, 2004, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/
Hired Workers
Expected to be Employed
Number
Hours Worked
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Region
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
--1,000--
--Hours per Week--
--1,000--
Southeast 2/
35
44
37.2
35.6
21
30
14
14
US 3/
943
953
39.8
39.3
680
637
263
316
[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.
3
State
AL 1/ AR 1/ CA
Clingstone 1/ Freestone 1/ CO 1/ CT 1/ GA 1/ ID 1/ IL 1/ IN 1/ KY 1/ LA 1/ MD 1/ MA 1/ MI MO 1/ NJ NY 1/ NC 1/ OH 1/ OK 1/ OR 1/ PA SC TN 1/ TX 1/ UT 1/ VA 1/
WA WV 1/
PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION BY TYPE, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2003 AND AUGUST 1, 2004 FORECAST
Total Production
2002
2003
--Million Pounds--
22.5
9.0
6.1
8.9
1,124.0 796.0 19.0 1.3 90.0 13.0 17.2 3.1 1.2 1.5 7.0 2.3 14.0 8.0 62.0 10.0 10.0 9.4 4.0 7.9 60.0 160.0 4.0 12.0 6.5 7.0
46.0 10.0
1,072.0 826.0 21.0 1.5 110.0 13.0 20.5 3.4 1.8 1.6 8.5 3.0 47.0 10.0 70.0 13.0 6.0 11.3 3.0 4.5 73.0 100.0 3.5 7.0 9.0 10.0
39.0 12.5
US
2,535.0
1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.
2,519.0
2004
31.0 10.0
1,150.0 780.0 22.0 1.3 110.0 14.0 22.0 2.4 1.6 1.1 8.8 1.8 41.0 11.0 65.0 11.0 9.0 7.4 3.3 7.7 52.0 140.0 3.5 25.0 9.5 10.0 35.0 12.0
2,598.4