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. 2 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. 3 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. USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG., SUITE 320 355 EAST HANCOCK AVE. ATHENS, GA 30601 PHONE 706-546-2236 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FARM REPORT (ISSN 744-7280) is published monthly by the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601-5099. Periodicals postage paid at Athens, GA, and additional mailing offices. 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