Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 10 (2005 October 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
October 31, 2005 Volume 05-Number 10

USDA-NASS GEORGIA
FIELD OFFICE
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/

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS October 1 Crop Production Grain Stocks

Vegetables Milk Cows and Milk Production

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--SEPTEMBER 1, 2004-2005

Item

2004

2005

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

32,711

32,491

Chickens, Broiler Type

654,587

652,451

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,288

28,008

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
99 100
99

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--AUGUST 2004, 2005

January thru August

Item

2004

2005

% of year ago

2004

2005

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,280

7,484

103

55,816

56,644

101

Egg Type

318

261

82

2,062

1,864

90

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

123,260

121,747

99

957,656

964,838

101

United States

810,285

811,678

100

6,282,979

6,371,601

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,414

2,311

96

19,044

18,296

96

United States

36,854

38,953

106

289,717

298,208

103

Turkeys Poults Placed2/

United States

23,674

23,637

100

281,282

272,819

97

[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 AUGUST 2004-20051/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

9,036

9,132

1,915

1,938

173

177

Table

11,018

9,717

2,224

2,171

245

211

Total Georgia

20,054

18,849

2,084

2,058

418

388

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,923

58,368

1,858

1,891

1,095

1,104

Table

284,060

282,402

2,268

2,287

6,443

6,459

Total U.S.

342,983

340,770

2,198

2,219

7,538

7,562

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--JULY AND AUGUST 2005

Item

Jul

Aug

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

102,314

112,976

110

United States

718,609

792,884

110

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,540

6,153

111

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,190

6,919

112

Total U.S.

11,730

13,072

111

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.66

0.65

United States

0.92

0.90

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 2/ Preliminary.

January to Date --Thousands--
2/
840,335 5,915,900
51,463 48,666 100,129
--Percent--
0.84 1.01

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ AUGUST 2004, 2005

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2004

2005

2005 as % of 2004

2004

2005

2004

2005

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,820.5

2,990.1

106

1,252

1,267

3,530,871

3,788,210

Calves

72.7

65.6

90

322

347

23,431

22,755

Hogs

8,721.9

8,982.7

103

262

263

2,287,070

2,358,233

Sheep & Lambs

233.0

229.3

98

130

134

30,190

30,664

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Sep 2004

Aug 2005

Sep 15, 2005

Sep 2004

Aug 2005

Sep 15, 2005

Cotton

/Lb

47.20

39.70

1/

49.30

42.10

2/
47.40

Cottonseed

$/Ton

3/

3/

3/

89.00

102.00

96.00

Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb

19.00

16.60

1/

19.20

16.90

17.60

Calves Beef Cattle4/ Cows5/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

123.00 69.50 54.70

123.00 68.50 52.80

124.00 67.60 51.00

128.00 85.90 53.10

131.00 84.50 51.30

133.00 87.50 50.40

Steers & Heifers /Lb

98.20

98.90

99.80

89.50

87.80

91.30

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Based on sales for the fist 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, 2004-2005

2004

Aug

Sep

UNITED STATES (1990-92=100)

Prices Received

120

116

Prices Paid Ratio1/

135

135

89

86

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

Aug
117 141
83

2005

Sep
116 142
82

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20051/

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Month Ending

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Aug

452,312

451,849

56,622

600,959

1,109,893

[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.

PEANUTS: GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2005 FORECAST

State

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Lbs--

GA

750.0

3,000

2,250,000

US

1,607.0

3,061

4,919,300

[Results from the October Yield Survey].

2005 as % of 2004 --Percent--
124 115

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GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2004 AND OCTOBER 1, 2005 FORECAST

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2004

Ind Oct 1, 2005

2004

Ind Oct 1, 2005

2004

Ind Oct 1, 2005

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn

Bu

280

230

130

Cotton2/

Bales

1,280

1,210

674

127

36,400

762

1,797

29,210 1,920

Hay

Tons

600

650

2.7

2.8

1,620

1,820

Peanuts

Lbs

610

750

2,980

3,000

1,817,800

2,250,000

Soybeans

Bu

270

170

31

26

8,370

4,420

Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs

23.0

16.0

2,030

1,700

46,690

27,200

Wheat

Bu

190

140

45

Apples3/4/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

Grapes3/4/

Tons

5/

5/

5/

Peaches3/4/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

Pecans

Lbs

6/

6/

6/

52

8,550

7,280

5/

12,000

13,000

5/

3.3

3.3

5/

52,500

40,000

7/

7/

6/

45,000

90,000

1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Bearing age Acreage. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2006. 6/ Not available. 7/ Utilized production.

PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY VARIETY, GEORGIA, AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2005 FORECAST

State

Improved Varieties1/

Native & Seedling

All Pecans

2005 as % of 2004

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

GA

80,000

10,000

90,000

200

US

231,700

57,000

288,700

155

[Results from the October 1 Pecan Inquiry]. 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

ALL COTTON: GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2005 FORECAST

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield per Acre

Ind Production1/

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

GA

1,210.0

762

1,920.0

US

13,673.0

797

22,717.0

[Results from the October Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.

2005 as % of 2004 --Percent--
107 98

WINTER WHEAT: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2005

Area Planted1/

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

State

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

330

280

190

140

45.0

52.0

8,550

7,280

US

43,350

40,320

34,462

33,680

43.5

44.4

1,499,434

1,493,769

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

RYE: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2005

Area Planted1/

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

State

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

250

270

25

30

24.0

27.0

600

810

US

1,380

1,433

300

279

27.5

27.0

8,255

7,537

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

OATS: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2005

Area Planted1/

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

State

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

90

75

25

20

50.0

60.0

1,250

1,200

US

4,085

4,240

1,787

1,823

64.7

63.1

115,695

115,002

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

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U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--SEPTEMBER 1, 2004-2005

2004

2005

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

Off Farms1/

--1,000 Bushels--

Barley (Old Crop)

175,300

114,777

290,077

137,400

113,911

Corn

438,000

520,091

958,091

820,500

1,291,734

Oats (Old Crop)

74,300

41,458

115,758

71,200

41,843

Sorghum

3,700

29,849

33,549

5,900

51,107

Soybeans

29,400

83,014

112,414

99,700

155,807

Wheat, All (Old Crop)

790,600

1,147,807

1,938,407

719,360

1,199,274

[Results from the September Agricultural Survey and the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.

All Positions
251,311 2,112,234
113,043 57,007
255,507 1,918,634

FRESH MARKET SNAP BEANS AND CABBAGE, AREA FOR HARVEST, FALL SEASON, 2004-2005

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested Harvest

2004

2005

--Acres--

2005 as % of
2004 --Percent--

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested Harvest

2004

2005

--Acres--

SNAP BEANS FL

Oct-Dec

9,800

10,000

CABBAGE

102

FL1/

Oct-Dec

1,000

1,100

GA

Oct-Dec

5,000

5,000

100

GA

Oct-Dec

4,800

4,700

NJ

Sep-Oct

1600

1,700

106

NJ

Sep-Nov

500

500

VA

Sep-Oct

1,600

2,100

131

TX

Sep-Nov

200

200

Total

18,000

18,800

104

Total

6,500

6,500

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. 1/ 2004 revised.

2005 as % of
2004 --Percent--
110 98
100 100 100

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2004-2005

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2004

2005

2005 as % of 2004

2004

2005

2005 as % of 2004

Milk Cows1/ Milk per Cow2/

Thous Head Pounds

84 3,800

81 3,815

96

9,027

9,054

100

100

4,679

4,862

104

Milk Production Mil Lbs

319

309

97

42,239

44,024

104

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

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