Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 11 (2005 November 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
November 30, 2005 Volume 05-Number 11

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 November 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts by States

Cotton by States Farm Labor

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

Item

2004

2005

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

33,475

31,844

Chickens, Broiler Type

617,612

631,739

Turkeys, All Breeds

26,744

26,747

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
95 102 100

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2004-2005

January thru September

Item

2004

2005

% of year ago

2004

2005

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,758

7,132

92

63,574

63,776

100

Egg Type

205

375

183

2,267

2,239

99

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

117,943

117,952

100

1,075,599

1,082,790

101

United States

769,934

769,771

100

7,052,913

7,141,372

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,339

2,272

97

21,383

20,568

96

United States

36,631

33,788

92

326,348

331,996

102

Turkeys Poults Placed2/

United States

21,268

22,735

107

21,268

22,735

107

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg 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 are placed September 1 to current month.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--SEPTEMBER 2004-2005

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,060

9,141

1,854

1,914

168

175

1/

1/

11,120

9,768

2,166

2,128

243

210

Total Georgia

20,280

19,009

2,027

2,025

411

385

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,847

57,848

1,806

1,851

1,063

1,071

Table Total U.S.

285,271 344,118

284,534 342,382

2,202 2,134

2,217 2,155

6,282 7,344

6,309
2/
7,379

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Table eggs layers in flocks 30,000 and above. 2/ May not add due to rounding.

USDA, NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2005

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

112,976

107,591

95

United States

793,031

750,054

95

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,153

5,410

88

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,919

6,113

88

Total U.S.

13,072

11,523

88

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.65

0.62

United States

0.90

0.91

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

January to Date --Thousands--
947,926 6,666,101
56,873 54,779 111,652
--Percent--
0.81 1.00

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ SEPTEMBER 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

2,737.1

2,777.6

101

1,265

1,276

3,463,716

3,543,498

Calves

67.3

60.7

90

320

363

21,546

22,035

Hogs

8,999.2

8,869.9

99

265

265

2,387,426

2,349,204

Sheep & Lambs

243.9

231.3

95

133

135

32,370

31,136

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

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2005

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Oct 2004

Sep 2005

Oct 15, 2005

Oct 2004

Sep 2005

Oct 15, 2005

Cotton Cottonseed3/

/Lb $/Ton

52.60 88.00

2/

1/

52.90

50.60

44.30

4/

75.00

107.00

96.00

2/
46.90 89.40

Peanuts, In Shell /Lb

19.10

17.30

17.30

20.10

17.40

17.60

Calves Beef Cattle6/ Cows7/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

120.00 65.70 50.90

123.00 66.50 49.80

123.00 63.20 45.70

126.00 86.50 49.80

133.00 88.20 49.80

132.00 90.80 47.70

Steers & Heifers /Lb

94.30

98.80

97.20

91.10

92.30

96.00

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/Based on sales during first half of the month. 3/ Marketing year August-February. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 5/ I"Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

Index

2004

2005

1990-92=100

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

Prices Received

116

114

117

110

Prices Paid Ratio1/

135

136

142

143

86

84

82

77

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

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--

Sep

1,460,614

400,744

47,426

532,990

2,041,030

[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.

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

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2004

Ind Nov 1, 2005

2004

Ind Nov 1, 2005

2004

Ind Nov 1, 2005

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

280

230

130

127

36,400

29,210

Hay, All Other

Ton

600

650

2.7

2.8

1,620

1,820

Wheat, Winter

Bu

190

160

45

52

8,550

8,320

Peanuts

Lb

610

750

2,980

2,800

1,817,800

2,100,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

Cotton, Upland1/

Bale

270 1,280

170

31

1,210

674

28

8,370

4,760

793

1,797

2,000

Tobacco, Type 14 Apples2/ Grapes2/ Peaches2/

Lbs Lbs Tons Tons

23.0 3/ 3/ 3/

16.0

2,030

3/

3/

3/

3/

3/

3/

1,700 3/ 3/ 3/

46,690 12,000
3.3 52.5

27,200 13,000
3.3 40.0

Pecans

Lbs

4/

4/

4/

4/

45,000

90,000

1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Summary, January 2006. 4/ Not available.

PEANUT PRODUCTION--NOVEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

Ind 2005

Ind 2005

Ind 2005

2005 as % of 2004

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs.--

--Percent--

AL

223.0

2,500

557,500

100

FL

145.0

2,600

377,000

104

GA

750.0

2,800

2,100,000

116

SC

59.0

2,800

165,200

147

US

1,607.0

2,898

4,657,700

109

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production1/

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

AL

545.0

766

870.0

GA

1,210.0

793

2,000.0

SC

263.0

785

430.0

TN

635.0

862

1,140.0

US

13,673.0

813

23,161.0

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.

2005 as % of 2004 --Percent--
107 111 110 116 100

HIRED WORKERS: ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES IN GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--2004 AND 2005

2004

2005

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

--Dollars per Hour--

GA US1/

9.10 9.23

8.52

8.51

8.45

8.56

8.99

8.34

8.50

9.50

8.69

8.83

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes AK.

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HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 10-16, 2004, AND OCTOBER 9-15, 2005

Type of Hired Worker

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast2/

8.01

8.51

8.08

8.86

8.03

8.60

8.56

9.05

US3/

8.62

8.90

8.91

9.14

8.69

8.96

9.32

9.61

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 10-16, 2004, AND OCTOBER 9-15, 2005

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Number of Hours Worked

Region

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

--1,000--

Southeast2/ US3/

31

37

25

29

6

8

38.1

37.0

851

840

606

620

245

220

40.5

42.0

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.

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