Georgia farm report, vol. 04, no. 09 (2004 September 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

September 30, 2004 Volume 04-Number 09

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Cold Storage Agricultural Prices

HIGHLIGHTS
Farm Income Onions

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September 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts

Cotton Tobacco

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

Item

2003

2004

% of Year Ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Chickens, Egg Type

30,716

31,098

101

Chickens, Broiler Type

641,502

662,905

103

Turkeys, All Breeds

32,519

30,603

92

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

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 2003, 2004

January thru July

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,071

6,834

97

47,843

48,421

101

Egg Type

230

243

106

1,862

1,871

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

118,995

122,912

103

796,179

832,905

105

United States

777,838

806,827

104

5,333,545

5,469,903

103

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,407

2,328

97

16,820

16,630

99

United States

35,566

34,127

96

248,409

253,296

102

Turkeys Poults Placed

United States

25,330

25,275

100

269,370 2/

257,870 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--JULY 2003, 2004

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,284

9,011

1,874

1,931

174

174

Table

11,053

11,065

2,226

2,268

246

251

Total Georgia

20,337

20,076

2,065

2,117

420

425

30 STATES* Hatching Table Total 30 States

53,923 257,901 311,824

53,805 265,480 319,285

1,853 2,293 2,217

1,859 2,280 2,209

999 5,914 6,913

1,000 6,052 7,053

UNITED STATES* Hatching Table Total U.S.

58,696 275,483 334,179

58,844 283,053 341,897

1,850 2,293 2,215

1,861 2,278 2,207

1,086 6,316 7,403

1,095 6,449 7,544

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

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JUNE AND JULY 2004

Item

Jun

Jul

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

105,823

106,733

101

United States

751,634

742,483

99

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,304

5,994

95

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,099

6,178

101

Total U.S.

12,403

12,172

98

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.95

0.88

United States

1.09

1.04

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

January to Date --Thousands--
723,633 5,077,842
41,776 40,194 81,970
--Percent--
0.94 1.08

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

Species

2003

Number Slaughtered

2004

2004 as% of 2003

Average Live Weight

2003

2004

Total Live Weight

2003

2004

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

3,290.2

2,787.3

85

1,225

1,239

4,030,318 3,452,850

Calves

84.9

69.0

81

289

325

24,488

22,418

Hogs

8,116.1

8,094.8

100

262

262

2,129,775 2,120,793

Sheep & Lambs

239.8

220.8

92

131

128

31,303

28,330

[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, JULY 31, 2004

Commodity

Jul 31, 2003

Jun 30, 2004

Jul 31, 2004

% of Jul 2003

% of Jun 2004

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

18,570

18,256

16,726

90

92

Meats, Red

825,019

804,023

808,053

98

101

Beef, Frozen

368,248

411,267

422,818

115

103

Pork, Frozen

440,654

379,659

370,874

84

98

Poultry, Frozen

1,363,167

1,353,258

1,320,430

97

98

Peanuts, Shelled

367,363

391,829

398,109

108

102

Peanuts, In Shell

24,235

36,971

28,199

116

76

Pecans, Shelled

37,841

37,341

37,870

100

101

Pecans, In Shell

28,847

102,426

78,658

273

77

[Results form the Monthly Cold Storage Report].

Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2004

Georgia

Aug 2003

Jul 2004

Aug 15, 2004 Aug 2003

United States Jul 2004 Aug 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

29.20

58.50

57.50 1/

46.30

54.50

52.50 1/

Calves

/Lb

96.40

126.00

126.00

106.00

131.00

131.00

Beef Cattle 2/

/Lb

54.70

71.30

71.00

79.30

88.50

88.10

Cows 3/

/Lb

41.60

54.40

54.00

44.50

56.30

55.50

Steers & Heifers /Lb

79.00

104.00

104.00

82.90

91.80

91.50

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ "Cows," "Steers and heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2003

Jul

Aug

Jul

UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100)

Prices Received

105

109

124

Prices Paid

127

127

134

Ratio 1/

83

86

93

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

2

2004

Aug
120 135
89

NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 1999-2003

State

1999

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Dollars--

Alabama

1,410,383

1,194,894

1,593,630

1,106,473

Florida

2,723,743

2,627,172

2,457,608

2,428,226

Georgia

2,133,913

2,010,096

2,456,100

1,829,585

South Carolina

424,716

547,041

673,745

163,488

United States

47,063,325

47,897,280

50,617,193

37,276,535

1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov

2003
1,604,440 1,831,021 2,971,056
680,602 59,228,677

ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, 1/ BY STATES, 2003 AND 2004

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Value per Cwt

State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Cwt--

--1,000 Cwt--

--Dollars--

AZ

1,500 1,600

1,500

1,600

500

500

750

800

9.89

8.80

CA

6,400

6,900

6,200

6,700

490

495

3,038 3,317

22.90

15.10

GA

14,000 16,500

12,500 14,500

175

260

2,188 3,770

34.30

23.50

TX

12,800 14,500

11,000 12,500

320

280

3,520 3,500

38.10

22.60

Total

34,700 39,500

31,200 35,300

304

323

9,496 11,387

30.10

19.70

[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh.

Total Value

2003 2004

--1,000 Dollars--

7,418

7,040

69,570 50,087

75,048 88,595

134,112 79,100

286,148 224,822

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-2003, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 FORECAST

Area Harvested 1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2003

Ind Sep 1, 2004

2003

Ind Sep 1, 2004

2003

Ind Sep 1, 2004

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn

Bu

285

280

129.0

130.0

36,765

36,400

Cotton 2/

Bales

1,290.0

1,260.0

785

762

2,110.0

2,000.0

Hay, All 3/

Tons

600

580

3.00

2.60

1,800

1,508

Peanuts

Lbs

540.0

610.0

3,450

3,300

1,863,000

2,013,000

Soybeans

Bu

180

240

33.0

30.0

5,940

7,200

Tobacco, All 4/

Lbs

27,000

24,000

2,200

1,900

59,400

45,600

Wheat, All 3/

Bu

230

200

46.0

46.0

10,580

9,200

Apples 3/

Lbs

1.20

5/

10,800

5/

13,000

14,000

Grapes 3/

Tons

1.10

5/

2.82

5/

3,100

2,800

Peaches 3/

Lbs

12.0

5/

9,170

5/

110,000

110,000

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Bearing age acreage. Bearing age acres and yield estimates released January 2003 in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts January 2005 Preliminary Summary.

State
AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA
US

PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2003 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

2003

2004

2003

Aug 1, 2004

Sep 1, 2004

2003

2004

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

185.0

195.0

2,750

2,900

2,800

508,750

546,000

115.0

135.0

3,000

3,100

3,100

345,000

418,500

540.0

610.0

3,450

3,300

3,300

1,863,000

2,013,000

17.0

16.0

2,700

3,000

3,000

45,900

48,000

100.0

105.0

3,200

3,200

3,200

320,000

336,000

35.0

32.0

2,800

3,000

3,200

98,000

102,400

17.0

33.0

3,400

3,100

3,100

57,800

102,300

270.0

235.0

3,000

3,300

3,300

810,000

775,500

33.0

32.0

2,900

3,100

3,100

95,700

99,200

1,312.0

1,393.0

3,159

3,198

3,188

4,144,150

4,440,900

3

State
AL AZ AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2003 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2003

2004

2003

Aug 1, 2004 Sep 1, 2004

2003

2004

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales 2/--

510.0

545.0

772

749

749

820.0

850.0

215.4

239.0

1,236

1,280

1,317

554.6

656.0

945.0

920.0

916

877

903

1,804.0

1,730.0

694.0

776.0

1,290

1,416

1,447

1,865.5

2,340.0

1,290.0

1,260.0

785

738

762

2,110.0

2,000.0

510.0

490.0

967

637

637

1,027.0

650.0

1,090.0

1,080.0

934

800

800

2,120.0

1,800.0

390.0

385.0

862

849

823

700.0

660.0

44.0

75.0

908

946

934

83.2

146.0

770.0

725.0

646

728

742

1,037.0

1,120.0

170.0

195.0

616

645

645

218.0

262.0

218.0

218.0

718

731

731

326.0

332.0

530.0

540.0

806

833

827

890.0

930.0

4,370.0

5,520.0

480

552

612

4,374.0

7,043.0

85.0

81.0

674

877

836

119.4

141.0

Other States 3/

172.0

174.0

576

681

648

206.5

235.0

US

12,003.4

13,223.0

730

727

758

18,255.2

20,895.0

[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual state level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2004 Summary."

TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2003 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

FL

4,400

4,000

2,500

2,600

11,000

10,400

GA

27,000

24,000

2,200

1,900

59,400

45,600

US

411,150

413,550

1,952

2,134

802,654

882,568

[Results from the September Yield Survey].