GEORGIA FARM REPORT February 28, 2005 Volume 05-Number 02 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 - Annual & Monthly Livestock Slaughter HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Peanut Stocks Agricultural Prices Farm Labor Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop Crops Values Pecans EGGS IN INCUBATORS--JANUARY 1, 2004-2005, UNITED STATES Item 2004 2005 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 31,655 34,437 Chickens, Broiler Type 637,048 650,680 Turkeys, All Breeds 28,394 28,199 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 109 102 99 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER 2003-2004 January thru December Item 2003 2004 % of year ago 2003 2004 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 6,978 6,075 87 82,134 83,129 101 Egg Type 246 235 96 3,198 3,117 97 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 119,326 121,845 102 1,368,328 1,423,686 104 United States 780,094 793,047 102 9,079,745 9,330,954 103 Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia 2,123 2,302 108 27,831 28,117 101 United States 33,645 37,035 110 416,069 437,497 105 Turkeys Poults Placed 2/ United States 23,424 22,197 95 90,555 86,503 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 DECEMBER 2003-2004 Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching 9,041 8,932 1,880 1,914 170 171 Table 11,631 11,091 2,261 2,389 263 265 Total Georgia 20,672 20,023 2,095 2,177 433 436 30 STATES 1/ UNITED STATES Hatching 57,497 58,203 1,835 1,856 1,055 1,080 Table 280,746 286,330 2,303 2,312 6,466 6,619 Total U.S. 338,243 344,533 2,223 2,235 7,520 7,699 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Publication of 30 States aggregate data discontinued in January 2005. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2004 Item Nov Dec % of Last Month January thru December --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States 101,471 708,218 5,705 5,738 11,443 --Percent-- 0.76 1.03 106,096 722,753 6,140 6,119 12,259 0.93 1.12 105 1,252,378 102 8,762,095 108 72,438 107 71,335 107 143,773 --Percent-- 0.91 1.08 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES, 1/ DECEMBER 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 2,675.3 2,690.5 101 Calves 97.4 74.7 77 Hogs 9,361.0 9,250.1 99 Sheep & Lambs 261.9 242.4 93 1,244 322 269 137 1,268 334 270 140 3,329,388 31,413 2,518,208 35,952 3,410,781 24,932 2,496,511 33,846 [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, DECEMBER 31, 2004 Commodity Dec 31, 2003 Nov 30, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 % of Dec 2003 % of Nov 2004 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- Eggs, Frozen, Total 18,036 17,324 19,583 109 113 Meats, Red 878,958 912,602 974,878 111 107 Beef, Frozen, Total 395,084 463,297 479,584 121 104 Pork, Frozen, Total 470,656 436,332 483,643 103 111 Poultry, Frozen 966,703 1,064,635 1,018,686 105 96 Peanuts, Shelled 221,475 249,983 307,579 139 123 Peanuts, In Shell 17,074 15,136 15,699 92 104 Pecans, Shelled 17,992 18,515 18,531 103 100 Pecans, In Shell 141,037 48,476 93,657 66 193 [Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. Commodity Price per Unit PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2005 Jan 2004 Georgia Dec 2004 Jan 15, 2005 Jan 2004 United States Dec 2004 Jan 15, 2005 Cotton /Lb 62.70 42.60 42.60 1/ 62.20 40.70 39.40 1/ Cottonseed $/Ton 101.00 84.00 91.00 126.00 111.00 112.00 Peanuts, In Shell 2/ /Lb 20.30 18.00 18.20 20.60 18.30 18.60 Calves /Lb 103.00 118.00 119.00 110.00 122.00 123.00 Beef Cattle 4/ /Lb 59.50 64.90 64.00 80.90 86.80 89.10 Cows 5/ /Lb 48.30 50.40 50.20 46.10 48.70 50.00 Steers & Heifers /Lb 82.20 93.00 92.00 85.40 91.80 94.20 [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/ 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 2003 Dec 2004 Jan Dec UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100) Prices Received 114 112 111 Prices Paid 129 130 133 Ratio 1/ 88 86 83 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2005 Jan 110 134 82 2 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, CROP--2004 1/ Farmer Stock Equivalent Month Ending Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Dec 1,737,366 482,572 40,216 641,821 2,419,403 [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 storage facilities. 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. FARM WAGE RATES--JANUARY 11-17, 2004, AND JANUARY 9-15, 2005, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ Type of Hired Worker Wage Rates for All Hired Workers Field Livestock Field and Livestock Region 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Dollars per Hour-- Southeast 2/ 8.10 8.41 7.67 7.96 7.61 7.25 7.65 7.71 US 3/ 9.41 9.81 8.39 8.73 8.83 9.19 8.55 8.91 See footnotes below. NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 11-17, 2004, AND JANUARY 9-15, 2005, BY REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ Region Hired Workers Number 2004 2005 Hours Worked 2004 2005 Expected to be Employed 150 Days or More 2004 2005 149 Days or Less 2004 2005 --1,000-- --Hours per Week-- --1,000-- Southeast 2/ US 3/ 27 24 35.5 35.3 21 20 6 4 662 574 38.1 36.8 549 478 113 96 [Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK. ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2002-2004 Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Production State 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 --1,000 Pounds-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- GA 45,000 75,000 45,000 1.000 0.928 1.700 44,880 69,600 76,350 US 172,900 282,100 181,000 0.955 0.984 1.670 165,033 277,629 301,421 [Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry]. CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2004-2005 1/ Georgia United States Class 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- Cattle and Calves 1,250 1,210 97 94,888 95,848 101 Cows and Heifers That Have Calved 700 680 97 41,851 42,060 101 Beef Cows 616 596 97 32,861 33,055 101 Milk Cows 84 84 100 8,990 9,005 100 Heifers 500 Pounds and Over 141 141 100 19,345 19,673 102 For Beef Cow Replacement 85 82 96 5,518 5,746 104 Expected to Calve 2/ 2/ 2/ 3,493 3,586 103 For Milk Cow Replacement 26 24 92 4,020 4,133 103 Expected to Calve 2/ 2/ 2/ 2,761 2,830 103 Other Heifers 30 35 117 9,806 9,793 100 Steers 500 Pounds and Over 40 49 123 16,277 16,511 101 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over 39 35 90 2,206 2,219 101 Calves Under 500 Pounds 330 305 92 15,210 15,385 101 Cattle on Feed 3/ 3/ 3/ 13,813 13,749 100 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 Calf Crop 580 560 97 37,903 37,625 99 [Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ GA included in Other States beginning in 2004, which impacts 2004 as a percent of 2003. 3 State Angora GA 1,000 US 274,000 1/ Estimates began in 2005. Angora Goats, Milk Goats, Meat and Other Goats and Total: Number by Class, State and United States, January 1, 2005 1/ Milk Meat and Other Goats --Head-- 2,000 77,000 283,500 1,965,000 All Goats 80,000 2,522,500 GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2004 Crop Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit Production Unit Price Value of Production --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- --Dollars-- --$1,000-- Corn, grain 335 280 130 Bu 36,400 2.20 80,080 Corn, silage 45 16 Ton 720 Cotton, lint 1/ 1,290 1,280 675 Lb 1,800 0.470 406,080 Cottonseed Ton 621 84.50 52,475 Hay 2/ 600 600 2.7 Ton 1,620 55.00 89,100 Oats 90 25 50 Bu 1,250 1.70 2,125 Peanuts 620 610 3,000 Lb 1,830,000 0.190 347,700 Rye 250 25 24 Bu 600 4.00 2,400 Sorghum, Grain 45 25 47 Bu 1,175 2.02 2,369 Sorghum, Silage 15 10 Ton 150 Soybeans 280 270 31 Bu 8,370 5.30 44,361 Tobacco 2/ 23.0 2,030 Lb 46,690 1.835 85,676 Wheat 330 190 45 Bu 8,550 3.45 29,498 Apples 3/ 4/ 1.2 10,000 Lb 12,000 0.228 2,740 Blueberries 5/ 4.8 4,380 Lb 21,000 1.130 23,770 Grapes 3/ 4/ 1.1 3.00 Ton 3.3 1,160.00 3,724 Peaches 3/ 4/ 12.0 4.38 Ton 52,500 667.00 33,017 Pecans Lb 45,000 1.700 76,350 Cabbage 12.0 10.0 250 Cwt 2,500 11.00 27,500 Cantaloupes 7.2 6.6 150 Cwt 990 19.00 18,810 Cucumbers 15.0 14.0 140 Cwt 1,960 16.60 32,536 Onions 16.5 14.5 260 Cwt 3,770 23.50 88,595 Snap Beans 20.0 17.0 53 Cwt 901 28.00 25,228 Sweet Corn 28.0 27.0 135 Cwt 3,645 12.80 46,656 Tomatoes 6.0 5.8 170 Cwt 986 45.00 44,370 Watermelons 30.0 23.0 165 Cwt 3,395 7.00 26,565 Bell Pepper 6/ 4.0 3.9 170 Cwt 663 30.00 19,890 Squash 6/ 12.0 10.0 115 Cwt 1,150 29.00 33,350 Total 3,990.7 3,538.9 1,644,965 1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized production. 6/ Estimates began in 2000.