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