GEORGIA FARM REPORT July 29, 2005 Volume 05-Number 07 Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices Peanuts HIGHLIGHTS GA Planted & Harvested Acres US Grain Stocks 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 July 1 Forecast Vegetables Milk Production EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--JUNE 1, 2004-2005 Item 2004 2005 Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds 34,678 661,255 29,910 --Thousands-- 33,179 667,473 30,160 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. % of Year Ago --Percent-- 96 101 101 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MAY 2004-2005 January thru May Item 2004 2005 % of year ago 2004 2005 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ Broiler Type 7,590 7,783 103 34,958 35,394 101 Egg Type 157 190 121 1,310 1,177 90 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 121,611 123,890 102 592,348 600,604 101 United States 810,484 823,406 102 3,879,433 3,956,268 102 Chicks Hatched - Egg Type Georgia 2,377 2,315 97 11,970 11,499 96 United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/ 38,347 37,449 98 180,436 189,408 105 United States 23,692 23,714 100 209,304 200,349 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 MAY 2004-20051/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching 9,028 9,209 1,927 1,944 174 179 Table 11,078 9,971 2,185 2,186 242 218 Total Georgia 20,106 19,180 2,069 2,070 416 397 UNITED STATES Hatching 60,163 59,697 1,862 1,898 1,120 1,133 Table 282,623 282,493 2,262 2,276 6,393 6,430 Total U.S. 342,786 342,190 2,192 2,210 7,513 7,563 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--APRIL AND MAY 2005 Item Apr May % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 100,761 107,405 107 United States 714,619 758,338 106 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 7,103 6,829 96 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,909 6,148 104 Total U.S. 13,012 12,977 100 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.75 0.73 United States 0.99 1.00 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. January to Date --Thousands-- 515,522 3,630,159 32,592 28,796 61,388 --Percent-- 0.94 1.06 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES1/--MAY 2004-2005 Number Slaughtered Average Live Weight Total Live Weight State 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 2004 2005 2004 2005 --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Pounds-- Cattle 2,836.1 2,792.1 98 1,204 1,224 3,415,402 3,416,695 Calf 64.7 58.5 90 354 376 22,911 21,980 Hog 7,578.6 8,030.2 106 266 270 2,016,047 2,167,449 Sheep & Lambs 188.7 208.0 110 138 143 26,098 29,639 [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--JUNE 15, 2005 Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Jun 2004 May 2005 Jun 15, 2005 Jun 2004 May 2005 Jun 15, 2005 Cotton /Lb 58.90 39.50 1/ 39.50 59.90 42.00 40.70 1/ Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb 19.70 2/ 3/ 20.30 17.80 17.80 Calves Cattle, All Beef 4/ Cows5/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 122.00 69.20 53.30 135.00 74.70 58.50 134.00 73.00 57.60 125.00 89.80 53.70 141.00 92.40 58.50 140.00 89.50 57.30 Steers & Heifers /Lb 100.00 106.00 103.00 93.80 96.40 93.10 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 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--2004-2005 2004 May Jun UNITED STATES (1990-92 =100) Prices Received 129 128 Prices Paid Ratio1/ 135 135 96 95 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. May 120 139 86 2005 Jun 120 139 86 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-- May 990,830 688,727 92,026 916,007 1,998,863 [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 AREA PLANTED AND FORECAST HARVESTED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2005 Georgia United States Area Planted Area Harvested Area Planted Area Harvested Crop 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Thousand Acres-- Corn 335 260 280 220 80,930 81,592 73,632 74,368 Cotton, Upland 1,290 1,200 1,280 1/ 13,659 14,026 13,057 1/ Hay, All Oats2/ 600 650 61,916 61,723 90 80 25 25 4,085 4,342 1,792 1,976 Peanuts Rye2/ 620 780 610 770 1,430 1,649 1,394 1,612 250 270 25 20 1,380 1,440 320 323 Sorghum 45 50 25 30 7,486 7,013 6,517 6,030 Soybeans 280 200 270 190 75,208 73,303 73,958 72,384 Tobacco 23 16 408,040 316,860 Wheat, Winter2/ 330 320 190 160 43,350 41,408 34,462 34,271 1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2005 in the August Crop Production report. 2/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE 1, 2004-2005 2004 Grain On Farms Off Farms1/ All Positions On Farms --1,000 Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) 28,320 91,988 120,308 41,100 Corn 1,540,000 1,430,140 2,970,140 2,462,300 Oats (Old Crop) 27,500 37,348 64,848 25,350 Sorghum 7,650 72,944 80,594 16,000 Soybeans 110,000 300,604 410,604 356,100 All Wheat (Old Crop) 131,880 414,559 546,439 161,275 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2005 Off Farms1/ 87,604 1,857,657 32,613 88,369 343,544 378,566 All Positions 128,704 4,319,957 57,963 104,369 699,644 539,841 WINTER WHEAT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2005 Area Harvested Yield Production State 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 190 160 45.0 52.0 8,550 8,320 US 34,462 34,271 43.5 44.5 1,499,434 1,525,302 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. TYPE 14 TOBACCO: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2005 Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Production State 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Thousand Lbs-- GA 23,000 16,000 2,030 1,900 46,690 30,400 US 27,000 18,800 2,092 1,989 56,490 37,400 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2005 State 2003 2004 2005 2005 as % of 2004 --Tons-- --Percent-- GA 55,000 52,500 40,000 76 US 1,259,500 1,307,110 1,240,350 95 [Results from the Peach Inquiry]. 3 ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, GEORGIA AND TOTAL, 2004 AND 2005 Area Planted Area Harvested Yield per Acre State 2004 2005 2004 2004 2004 2005 --Acres-- --Acres-- --Cwt-- GA 16,500 13,500 14,500 11,000 260 240 Total 39,900 38,800 35,700 34,600 337 314 [Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry]. Production 2004 Ind 2005 --1,000 Cwt-- 3,770 2,640 12,031 10,875 Crop and State SNAP BEANS GA MI NY VA SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2004 AND FORECASTED AREA, 2005 Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2004 Area for Harvest 2005 2005 as % of 2004 Crop and State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2004 Area for Harvest 2005 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- CANTALOUP Jun-Sep 2,500 3,000 120 CA Jul-Sep 36,200 35,000 Jul-Oct 4,100 4,300 105 GA Jun-Sep 2,000 1,900 Jun-Oct 7,600 7,500 99 SC Jun-Sep 1,100 1,100 Jul-Sep 3,000 2,600 87 TX Jul-Sep 4,000 3,200 2005 as % of 2004 --Percent-- 97 95 100 80 Total 17,200 17,400 101 Total 43,300 41,200 95 CABBAGE GA MI NY Jun-Sep Jun-Nov Jun-Sep 700 1,600 10,600 900 1,700 10,200 WATERMELON 129 CA Jul-Sep 106 GA Jun-Sep 96 MS Jun-Sep SC Jun-Sep TX Jul-Sep 10,000 9,000 90 23,000 20,000 87 2,700 2,900 107 7,000 6,500 93 13,000 15,700 121 Total 12,900 12,800 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. 99 Total 55,700 54,100 97 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2004-2005 Georgia United States Item Unit 2004 2005 Percent 2004 2005 Percent Milk Cows1/ Thousand Head 84 82 98 9,001 9,035 100 Milk per Cow2/ Pounds 4,550 4,660 102 4,869 5,051 104 Milk Production Million Pounds 382 382 100 43,824 45,633 104 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 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