GEORGIA FARM REPORT April 29, 2005 Volume 05-Number 04 Poultry Summary Prospective Plantings Chicken Hatchery Capacity Vegetables HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural Prices Onions Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov W ebsite: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga Livestock Slaughter Grain Stocks Peanut Stocks Milk Production EGGS IN INCUBATORS--MARCH 1, 2004-2005, UNITED STATES Item 2004 2005 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 34,263 34,706 Chickens, Broiler Type 647,596 658,866 Turkeys, All Breeds 29,613 27,880 [Results from the m onthly Chicken and Egg Report and the m onthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 101 102 94 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--FEBRUARY 2004-2005 January thru February Item 2004 2005 % of year ago 2004 2005 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 7,340 7,205 98 14,151 13,494 95 Egg Type 285 208 73 449 365 81 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 113,447 111,770 99 233,341 235,489 101 United States 727,936 731,274 100 1,501,906 1,527,300 102 Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia 2,327 2,167 93 4,846 4,494 93 United States 32,078 32,910 103 67,428 69,671 103 Turkeys Poults Placed 2/ United States 22,905 21,321 93 136,733 129,719 95 [Results from the m onthly Chicken and Egg Report and the m onthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 1/ Dom estic placem ents as reported by leading breeders includes expected pullet replacem ents from eggs sold during the preceding m onth at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Accum ulated turkey poults placed are Septem ber 1 to current m onth. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING FEBRUARY 2004-2005 1/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching 9,182 9,324 1,753 1,748 161 163 Table 11,385 11,634 2,090 2,011 238 234 Total Georgia 20,567 20,958 1,940 1,894 399 397 UNITED STATES Hatching 59,300 59,550 1,698 1,703 1,007 1,014 Table 280,347 289,424 2,103 2,037 5,895 5,895 Total U.S. 339,647 348,974 2,032 1,980 6,901 6,908 [Results from the m onthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals m ay not add due to rounding. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CHICKEN HATCHERIES: NUMBER AND INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY BY REGION AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2004 AND 2005 1/ Hatcheries Incubator Egg Capacity Geographic Region 2/ 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Number-- --1,000-- North Atlantic 25 29 23,025 27,346 E North Central 26 23 22,320 23,234 W North Central 33 32 51,522 51,712 South Atlantic 90 89 293,982 293,098 South Central 117 117 429,207 437,570 West 25 24 44,607 44,330 US 316 314 864,663 877,290 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the num ber of eggs the m achines can hold in a controlled environm ent favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacities are included. 2/ R egional Listing: North A tlantic: C T , M E, M A, N H , N J, N Y, P A , R I, V T. East N orth C entral: IL, IN , MI, O H , W I. W est N orth C entral: IA , K S, MN , MO , N E, N D , S D. South A tlantic: DE , FL, GA , MD , NC , SC , VA , W V. South C entral: AL, AR , KY, LA, MS, OK , TN , TX. W est: AK, AZ, CA , CO , HI, ID , MT, NM , NV , OR , UT , W A, W Y. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2005 Item Jan Feb % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 100,811 96,135 95 United States 711,739 675,731 95 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 5,833 5,489 94 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,254 5,318 101 Total U.S. 11,087 10,807 97 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.80 0.86 United States 1.10 1.12 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . January to Date --Thousands-- 196,946 1,387,470 11,322 10,572 21,894 --Percent-- 0.83 1.11 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES 1/--FEBRUARY 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 2,429.4 2,341.2 96 1,233 1,254 2,993,963 2,936,554 Calves 71.5 61.9 87 336 328 24,011 20,291 Hogs 7,887.4 8,103.8 103 268 270 2,112,505 2,187,417 Sheep & Lambs 212.35 215.0 101 139 140 29,601 30,125 [R esults from the U .S. Livestock Slaughter R elease]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other com m ercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commodity Price per Unit PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MARCH 15, 2004 Georgia Mar 2004 Feb 2005 Mar 15, 2005 Mar 2004 United States Feb 2005 Mar 15, 2005 Cotton /Lb 61.00 40.50 42.00 1/ 61.60 39.00 42.20 1/ Cottonseed $/Ton 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 112.00 3/ Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 17.20 18.50 4/ 18.60 18.60 18.60 Calves /Lb 113.00 125.00 131.00 115.00 128.00 132.00 Beef Cattle 5/ /Lb 63.70 68.60 72.60 83.70 89.00 91.90 Cows 6/ /Lb 47.10 53.20 55.10 46.50 52.40 53.60 Steers & Heifers /Lb 88.60 95.90 98.90 88.00 93.30 96.30 [R esults from the m onthly Prices R eceived by Farm ers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the m onth. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 4/ Prices not published to avoid disclosure of individual firm s. 5/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" com bined. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 2 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES 2004 Feb Mar UNITED STATES (1990-92=100) Prices Received 116 121 Prices Paid Ratio1 / 131 132 89 92 [Results from the m onthly Prices Received by Farm ers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farm ers to index of prices paid. Feb 114 135 84 2005 Mar 118 135 87 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--2005 1/ Farmer Stock Equivalent Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Feb 1,900,894 669,530 57,936 890,475 2,849,305 [R esults from the P eanut Stocks and Processing R eport]. 1/ Excludes stocks on farm s. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of C C C in com m ercial storages. Farm er stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farm er stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts x 1.33. 2004 GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acreage Georgia United States Crop 2004 Intended 2005 1/ 2005 as % of 2004 2004 Intended 2005 1/ 2005 as % of 2004 --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Corn, All Cotton Hay, All 2/ Oats 3/ Peanuts Sorghum, All Soybeans Tobacco 2/ Wheat 3/ 335 1,290 600 90 620 45 280 23.0 330 270 81 80,930 81,413 101 1,200 93 13,658.6 13,815.0 101 600 100 61,916 62,940 102 100 111 4,085 4,267 104 750 121 1,430 1,597 112 55 122 7,486 7,400 99 220 79 75,208 73,910 98 19.0 83 409.1 319.9 78 350 106 59,674 58,592 98 [R esults from the March 1 Agricultural Survey]. 1/ Intended plantings in 2005 as indicated by reports from farm ers. 2/ Area harvested 2004; intended for harvest 2005. 3/ Includes acreage planted preceding fall. Crop and State SNAP BEANS FL GA NJ TOTAL SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA HARVESTED BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SPRING SEASON, 2004 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2005 Usual Harvest Period Area Area for Harvested Harvest 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 Crop and State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2004 Area for Harvest 2005 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- CANTALOUP Apr-Jun 11,400 11,500 101 AZ Apr-Jun 12,500 13,500 Apr-Jun 9,500 8,900 94 CA Apr-Jun 11,500 11,500 Jun-Aug 1,500 1,700 113 GA Apr-Jun 4,600 3,700 TX Apr-Jun 3,500 2,000 22,400 22,100 99 TOTAL 32,100 30,700 2005 as % of 2004 --Percent-- 108 100 80 57 96 CABBAGE WATERMELONS FL Apr-Jun 1,800 1,800 100 CA Apr-Jun 3,500 3,300 94 GA Apr-Jun 4,500 4,000 89 FL Apr-Jul 25,000 26,000 104 NJ May-Aug 1,000 1,000 100 TX Apr-Jun 14,500 15,000 103 TX Apr-Jun 900 900 100 TOTAL 8,200 7,700 94 TOTAL 43,000 44,300 103 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATE, 2004 AND FORECAST 2005 1/ State Harvested 2004 For Harvest 2005 Yield for Acre 2004 2005 Production 2004 2005 --Acres-- --Cwt-- --1,000 Cwt-- GA Total 14,500 13,500 260 35,700 37,100 337 215 3,770 2/ 12,031 2,903 2/ [R esults from the G eorgia Onions, Acreage and Yield Inquiry]. 1/ Prim arily fresh m arket. 2/ Published July 8, 2005. 3 GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2004-2005 2004 2005 Grain On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions --1,000 Bushels-- Corn * 6,287 * * 5,356 * Oats * 85 * * 78 * Wheat * * * * * * [R esults from the G rain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at m ills, elevators, warehouses, term inals and processors. * Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2004-2005 2004 Grain On Farms Off Farms 1/ All Positions On Farms --1,000 Bushels-- Barley 51,700 101,186 152,886 79,680 Corn 3,030,000 2,241,459 5,271,459 4,137,000 Oats 45,600 49,414 95,014 43,500 Sorghum 21,000 137,652 158,652 33,400 Soybeans 355,900 549,947 905,847 795,000 Wheat 257,890 762,727 1,020,617 304,710 [R esults from the G rain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at m ills, elevators, warehouses, term inals and processors. 2005 Off Farms 1/ 111,001 2,616,738 39,026 169,989 585,974 676,304 All Positions 190,681 6,753,738 82,526 203,389 1,380,974 981,014 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JANUARY-MARCH 2004-2005 Georgia United States 1/ Item Unit 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 Milk Cows 2/ Thous Head 84 83 99 8,993 8,995 100 Milk per Cow 3/ Pounds 4,540 4,540 100 4,755 4,807 101 Milk Production Mil Lbs 381 377 99 42,759 43,238 101 [R esults from the Milk Production R eport]. 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes m ilk sucked by calves.