Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 12 (2005 December 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
December 30, 2005 Volume 05-Number 12

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 Peanut Stocks

Livestock Slaughter Pecans

HIGHLIGHTS

Agricultural Prices

December 1 Crop Forecast

Cotton Ginnings

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

Item

2004

2005

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

37,354

33,081

Chickens, Broiler Type

607,801

623,938

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,275

27,135

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
89 103
96

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 2004-2005

January thru October

Item

2004

2005

% of year ago

2004

2005

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,457

6,944

108

70,031

70,720

101

Egg Type

268

189

71

2,535

2,428

96

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

115,525

119,293

103

1,191,124

1,202,083

101

United States

756,895

776,333

103

7,809,808

7,917,705

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,397

2,371

99

23,780

22,939

96

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

34,866

35,367

101

361,214

367,363

102

United States

20,806

21,416

103

42,074

44,163

105

[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and them 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--OCTOBER 2004-20051/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

8,996

8,965

1,912

1,974

172

177

Table

2/

2/

11,227

10,016

2,322

2,343

263

237

Total Georgia

20,323

19,081

2,140

2,170

435

414

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,629

57,593

1,859

1,917

1,090

1,104

Table

286,427

286,450

2,293

2,304

6,569

6,599

Total U.S.

345,056

344,043

2,220

2,239

7,659

7,703

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

USDA, NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2005

Item

Sep

Oct

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

107,591

104,729

97

United States

750,054

744,580

99

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,410

4,998

92

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,113

6,200

101

Total U.S.

11,523

11,198

97

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.62

0.62

United States

0.91

0.87

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

January to Date --Thousands--
1,025,655 7,410,681
61,871 60,979 122,850
--Percent--
0.79 0.98

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES1/--OCTOBER 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

2,745.9

2,677.9

98

1,267

1,280

3,478,639

3,428,477

Calves

62.5

56.4

90

330

371

20,607

20,912

Hogs

8,969.7

9,117.1

102

267

269

2,395,671

2,449,543

Sheep & Lambs

241.3

228.5

95

135

138

32,465

31,420

[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--NOVEMBER 15, 2005

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Nov 2004

Oct 2005

Nov 15, 2005

Nov 2004

Oct 2005

Nov 15, 2005

Cotton

/Lb

44.80

51.60

1/
49.80

43.20

48.50

1/
48.20

Cottonseed Peanuts, In Shell2/

$/Ton /Lb

83.00 19.90

75.00 17.40

74.00 17.20

104.00 20.30

89.40 17.50

92.60 17.10

Calves Beef Cattle3/ Cows5/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

122.00 65.30 50.50

122.00 63.20 45.50

122.00 62.40 45.10

123.00 85.40 48.70

134.00 91.10 46.60

132.00 91.60 45.80

Steers & Heifers /Lb

95.20

97.50

97.60

90.20

96.60

97.40

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

Index

2004

1990-92=100

Oct

Nov

Oct

Prices Received

114

115

111

Prices Paid Ratio1/

136

135

144

84

85

77

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

2

2005

Nov
113 143
79

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

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2004

Ind Dec 1, 2005

2004

Ind Dec 1, 2005

2004

Ind Dec 1, 2005

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

280

230

130

Cotton, Upland1/

Bale

1,280.0

1,210.0

674

127

36,400

29,210

853

1,797.0

2,150.0

Hay, All Other

Ton

600

650

2.70

2.80

1,620

1,820

Peanuts

Lb

610.0

750.0

2,980

3,000

1,817,800

2,250,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

270

170

31.0

28.0

8,370

4,760

Tobacco, Type 14

Lb

23.0

16.0

2,030

1,700

46,690

27,200

Wheat, Winter

Bu

190

Apples2/

Lb

3/

Grapes2/

Ton

3/

Peaches2/

Ton

3/

140

45.0

3/

3/

3/

3/

3/

3/

52.0

8,550

7,280

3/

12,000

13,000

3/

3.3

3.3

3/

52.5

40.0

Pecans

Lb

4/

4/

4/

4/

45,000

60,000

Data are the latest estimates available. 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.

ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2005, FORECAST BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S.

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Ind Production1/

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Bales2/--

AL

545.0

766

870.0

GA

1,210.0

853

2,150.0

SC

263.0

785

430.0

TN

635.0

862

1,140.0

US

13,673.0

832

23,703.0

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

2005 as % of 2004 --Percent--
107 120 110 116 102

Type and State

All

AL

GA

SC

TN

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2004-2005

2004

2005

654,150

651,300

1,397,600

1,409,400

295,850

258,550

811,300

967,900

14,754,450

16,057,100

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--

Oct

2,872,070

410,283

47,557

545,676

3,465,303

[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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PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY CROP, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 AND FORECAST DECEMBER 1, 2005

Utilized Production

Crop and State

2003

2004

2005

--1,000 Pounds--

Improved Varieties 1
AL
AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/
GA
LA MS2/ MO2/3/
NM NC2/
OK SC2/
TX
US

7,000 22,500
1,400 3,700
500 60,000
4,000 4,800
55,000 2,200 1,500 3,300
37,000 202,900

1,000 14,000
1,000 3,500
400 42,000
2,500 700
39,000 70
6,000 800
28,000 138,970

3,200 21,000
1,600 3,900
500 50,000
1,000 700 300
62,000 1,600 2,000 2,000
50,000 199,800

Native & Seedling
AL AR2/ FL2/
GA KS2/
LA MS2/ MO2/3/ NC2/
OK SC2/
TX
US

1,000 2,400 1,600 15,000 2,000 16,000 2,200
300 4,500 1,200 33,000 79,200

100 700 100 3,000 1,800 6,500 300
30 22,000
300 12,000 46,830

800 1,400
900 10,000
3,100 3,000
100 1,200
400 14,000
500 15,000 50,400

All Pecans

AL
AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/
GA KS2/
LA MS2/ MO2/3/
NM NC2/
OK SC2/
TX
US

8,000 22,500
3,800 3,700 2,100 75,000 2,000 20,000 7,000
55,000 2,500 6,000 4,500
70,000 282,100

1,100 14,000
1,700 3,500
500 45,000
1,800 9,000 1,000
39,000 100
28,000 1,100
40,000 185,800

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 3/ Estimates began in 2005.

4,000 21,000
3,000 3,900 1,400 60,000 3,100 4,000
800 1,500 62,000 2,000 16,000 2,500 65,000 250,200

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