Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 01 (2005 January 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

January 31, 2005 Volume 05-Number 01

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter Cold Storage

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks Hogs and Pigs

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HIGHLIGHTS
2005 Onion Planting Intentions Grain Stocks Hay Stocks

2005 Wheat Seedings 2004 Annual Crop Summary Milk Production

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

Item

2003

2004

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

32,660

35,902

Chickens, Broiler Type

638,154

644,675

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,392

27,749

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
110 101
98

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--NOVEMBER 2003-2004

January thru November

Item

2003

2004

% of year ago

2003

2004

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,946

7,008

101

75,156

77,054

103

Egg Type

319

225

71

2,952

2,882

98

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

106,271

111,514

105

1,249,002

1,301,841

104

United States

707,627

730,789

103

8,299,651

8,537,907

103

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

1,728

2,035

118

25,708

25,815

100

United States

30,241

38,421

127

382,424

400,462

105

Turkeys Poults Placed 2/

United States

22,155

22,232

100

67,131

64,306

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/ Accumulated turkey poults placed are September 1 to current month.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING NOVEMBER 2003-2004 1/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

8,983

8,831

1,848

1,846

166

163

Table

11,516

11,248

2,223

2,285

256

257

Total Georgia

20,499

20,079

2,059

2,092

422

420

30 STATES

Hatching

52,751

52,707

1,786

1,797

942

947

Table

262,978

268,523

2,241

2,246

5,893

6,030

Total 30 States

315,729

321,230

2,165

2,172

6,835

6,978

UNITED STATES

Hatching

57,379

57,698

1,786

1,801

1,025

1,039

Table

280,904

285,779

2,243

2,245

6,301

6,416

Total U.S.

338,283

343,477

2,166

2,170

7,326

7,455

[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ May not add due to rounding.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004

Item

Oct

Nov

% of Last Month

January thru November

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

103,636

99,988

96

1,144,799

United States

728,524

707,640

97

8,038,764

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,922

5,705

96

66,298

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,213

5,683

91

65,161

Total U.S.

12,135

11,388

94

131,459

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

--Percent--

Georgia

0.83

0.75

0.90

United States

1.08

1.03

1.07

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

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES 1/--NOVEMBER 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

2,433.5

2,541.0

104

1,236

1,271

3,008,512 3,228,842

Calves

78.1

68.0

87

322

336

25,110

22,843

Hogs

8,597.4

8,963.6

104

269

270

2,316,151 2,416,669

Sheep & Lambs

236.1

242.1

103

138

136

32,538

32,934

[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, NOVEMBER 30, 2004

Commodity

Nov 30, 2003

Oct 31, 2004

Nov 30, 2004

% of Nov 2003

% of Oct 2004

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent --

Eggs, Frozen

14,909

17,877

17,235

116

96

Meats, Red

828,066

892,946

900,016

109

101

Beef, Frozen

373,770

452,589

455,939

122

101

Pork, Frozen

438,940

426,775

431,104

98

101

Poultry, Frozen

921,767

1,280,993

1,063,586

115

83

Peanuts, Shelled

192,444

230,565

251,465

131

109

Peanuts, In Shell

14,972

11,176

15,108

101

135

Pecans, Shelled

16,347

20,077

19,106

117

95

Pecans, In Shell

50,627

27,460

47,990

95

175

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--DECEMBER 15, 2004

Georgia

Dec 2003

Nov 2004 Dec 15, 2004 Dec 2003

United States Nov 2004 Dec 15, 2004

Cotton

/Lb

62.50

43.20

42.90 1/

63.30

44.40

41.00 1/

Cottonseed

$/Ton

96.00

85.00

84.00

127.00

104.00

111.00

Peanuts, In Shell /Lb

19.0

19.9

19.4

19.6

20.2

22.6

Calves

/Lb

106.00

121.00

118.00

112.00

124.00

121.00

Beef Cattle 2/

/Lb

61.60

65.30

64.60

90.40

85.10

86.80

Cows 3/

/Lb

49.40

50.50

50.00

49.20

48.90

48.70

Steers & Heifers /Lb

85.30

95.20

93.00

95.60

90.20

91.90

[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

Nov

Dec

Nov

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

116

114

115

Prices Paid

129

129

134

Ratio 1/

90

88

86

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

2004

Dec
112 134
84

2

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--

Nov

1,929,038

430,223

36,677

572,197

2,537,912

[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.

HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2003-2004

Breeding

Market

Total

Under 60 Lbs 60-119 Lbs

120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs and Over

State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

--1000 Head--

GA

48

42

247

233

295

275

114

98

56

55

42

43

35

37

US

6,009 5,969 54,434 54,531 60,444 60,501 19,778 19,636 13,238 13,439 11,109 11,286 10,311 10,171

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report].

ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2003-2004 1/

Sows Farrowing

Pigs

Pig Crop

2004

Per Litter

2004

State

2003

Number as % of 2003

2003

2004

2003

Number as % of 2003

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Number--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

GA

96.0

91.0

95

8.81

8.75

846.0

796.0

94

US

11,429

11,445

100

8.88

8.94

101,490

102,305

101

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 1/ December preceding year.

SPRING ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST, 1/ GEORGIA AND TOTAL

Planted

Harvested

For Harvest

State

2003

2004

2005

2003

2004

2005

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Acres--

GA

14,000

16,500

15,000

12,500

14,500

14,500

Total 2/

36,000

39,900

40,300

32,500

35,700

[Results from the Onions Acreage Intentions]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Harvested acreage for 2004 will be published April , 2005.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2003-2004

2003

2004

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

All Positions

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

All Positions

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

*

6,603

*

*

8,658

*

Wheat

*

*

*

*

*

*

Oats

*

33

*

*

61

*

Storage Capacity

75,000

45,000

120,000

75,000

43,000

118,000

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey and Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004

December 1

May 1

State

2003

2004

2003

--1,000 Tons--

--1,000 Tons--

GA

1,494

1,345

230

US

111,027

114,294

22,013

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

2004
342 25,947

WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEAR 2003-2005

State

2003

GA

380

US

45,384

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

2004 --1,000 Acres--
330 43,350

2005
290 41,567

3

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2003, 2004

Crop

Year

Planted Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

--1,000 Acres--

Corn, grain

2004

335

280

130

2003

340

290

129

Corn, silage

2004

45

16

2003

45

17

Cotton, lint

2004

1,290

1,280

675

2003

1,300

1,290

785

Cottonseed

2004

2003

Hay

2004

600 2/

600

2.7

2003

600 2/

600

3.0

Oats

2004

90

25

50

2003

100

30

56

Peanuts

2004

620

610

3,000

2003

545

540

3,450

Rye

2004

250

25

24

2003

270

50

16

Sorghum, Grain 2004

45

25

47

2003

55

38

47

Sorghum, Silage 2004

15

10

2003

15

12

Soybeans

2004

280

270

31

2003

190

180

33

Tobacco

2004

23.0 2/

23.0

2,030

2003

27.0 2/

27.0

2,200

Wheat

2004

330

190

45

2003

380

230

46

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres.

Unit
Bu Bu Ton Ton 1/ 1/ Ton Ton Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu Bu Bu Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu

Production --1,000--
36,400 37,410
720 765 1,800 2,110 621 732 1,620 1,800 1,250 1,680 1,830,000 1,863,000 600 800 1,175 1,786 150 180 8,370 5,940 46,690 59,400 8,550 10,580

PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2003-2004

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2003

2004

2004 as % of 2003

2003

2004

2004 as % of 2003

Milk Cows 1/

Thous Head

84

84

100

9,011

9,018

100

Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds

4,012

3,976

99

4,609

4,646

101

Milk Production Mil Lbs

337

334

99

41,532

41,895

101

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