Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 08 (2005 August 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
August 31, 2005 Volume 05-Number 08

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

Cold Storage Agricultural Prices

HIGHLIGHTS
August 1 Crop Forecast Farm Labor

Peaches

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

Item

2004

2005

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

35,588

32,991

Chickens, Broiler Type

659,248

657,631

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,979

30,504

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

% of Year Ago --Percent--
93 100
98

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JUNE 2004-2005

January thru June

Item

2004

2005

% of year ago

2004

2005

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

6,890

7,109

103

41,848

42,503

102

Egg Type

212

184

87

1,522

1,361

89

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

119,136

120,743

101

711,484

721,347

101

United States

786,603

796,001

101

4,666,036

4,752,269

102

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

2,332

2,228

96

14,302

13,727

96

United States

37,508

34,537

92

217,944

223,945

103

Turkeys Poults Placed2/

U.S.

23,291

24,276

104

232,595

224,625

97

[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 JUNE 2004-20051/

Number of Layers

2004

2005

Eggs per 100 Layers

2004

2005

Total Eggs Produced

2004

2005

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching

8,999

9,143

1,878

Table

11,198

9,929

2,143

Total Georgia

20,197

19,072

2,025

UNITED STATES

Hatching

59,869

59,027

1,804

Table

282,966

282,325

2,194

Total U.S.

342,835

341,352

2,126

[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

1,892 2,175 2,040
1,855 2,213 2,151

169 240 409
1,080 6,209 7,289

173 216 389
1,095 6,247 7,342

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--MAY AND JUNE 2005

Item

May

Jun

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

107,914

109,014

101

United States

758,847

773,739

102

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

6,829

7,178

105

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,148

6,761

110

Total U.S.

12,977

13,939

107

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.73

0.67

United States

0.99

0.96

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

January to Date --Thousands--
625,045 4,404,407
39,770 35,557 75,327
--Percent--
0.90 1.04

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES1/, June 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

2,994.1

2,936.8

98

1,225

1,246

3,667,614

3,657,843

Calves

66.3

58.9

89

337

368

22,340

21,719

Hogs

8,505.4

8,553.6

101

264

268

2,246,201

2,295,652

Sheep & Lambs

231.6

222.9

96

134

138

31,090

30,667

[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, JUNE 30, 2005

Commodity

Jun 30, 2004

May 31, 2005

Jun 30, 2005

% of Jun 2004

% of May 2005

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

18,256

17,667

19,867

109

112

Meats, Red

797,871

848,511

850,554

107

100

Beef, Frozen

411,767

318,263

339,848

83

107

Pork, Frozen

373,007

512,696

491,738

132

96

Poultry, Frozen

1,373,065

1,133,742

1,195,050

87

105

Peanuts, Shelled

391,829

454,720

387,008

99

85

Peanuts, In Shell

36,971

48,551

43,701

118

90

Pecans, Shelled

37,341

35,909

37,406

100

104

Pecans, In Shell

102,426

82,509

63,275

62

77

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2005

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit

Jul 2004

Jun 2005

Jul 15, 2005

Jul 2004

Jun 2005

Jul 15, 2005

Cotton

/Lb

57.90

39.40

1/

53.80

44.00

2/
42.10

Calves Beef Cattle3/ Cows4/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

126.00 70.60 54.40

132.00 73.10 58.20

126.00 71.70 57.90

130.00 88.10 56.30

138.00 88.50 57.00

133.00 86.30 55.60

Steers & Heifers /Lb

102.00

102.00

98.60

91.40

91.90

89.60

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 3/ "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS, UNITED STATES

2004

2005

Jun

Jul

Jun

Jul

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

128

124

120

119

Prices Paid Ratio1/

135

135

95

92

140

140

86

85

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

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

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2004

2005

2004

Ind 2005

2004

Ind 2005

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/

Bu Bales

280 1,280.0

220 1,190.0

130.0 674

129.0 746

36,400 1,797.0

28,380 1,850.0

Hay, All

Tons

600

650

2.7

2.9

1,620

1,885

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs

610

770

3,000

3,100

1,830,000

2,387,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

Tobacco, All3/

Lbs

270 23,000

190 16,000

31.0 2,030

33.0 1,900

8,370 46,690

6,270 30,400

Wheat, Winter

Bu

190

160

52.0

52.0

8,550

8,320

Apples

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

12,000

13,000

Grapes

Tons

5/

5/

Peaches4/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

3.3

3.3

5/

5/

52,500

40,000

1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2006 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2005 Preliminary Summary.

State
AL FL GA SC US

PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 AND AUGUST 1, 2005 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

2004

2005

2004

2005

2003

2004

2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

199

219

2,800

3,000

508,750

557,200

657,000

130

165

2,800

2,900

345,000

364,000

478,500

610

770

3,000

3,100

1,863,000

1,830,000

2,387,000

33

62

3,400

3,300

57,800

112,200

204,600

1,394

1,612

3,057

3,190

4,144,150

4,261,700

5,142,100

ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 AND AUGUST 1, 2005 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

2004

2005

2004

2005

2003

2004

2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

AL

540.0

555.0

724

726

820.0

814.0

840.0

FL

87.0

85.0

601

548

117.0

109.0

97.0

GA

1,280.0

1,190.0

674

746

2,110.0

1,797.0

1,850.0

SC

214.0

258.0

875

800

326.0

390.0

430.0

US

13,057.0

13,657.0

855

748

18,255.2

23,250.7

21,291.0

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

HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 11-17, 2004, AND JULY 10-16, 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/

8.19

8.39

8.68

8.85

8.34

8.51

8.88

8.91

US3/

8.34

8.62

8.74

9.25

8.43

8.78

9.04

9.39

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 11-17, 2004, AND JULY 10-16, 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/

44

44

30

30

14

14

35.6

37.5

961

930

637

656

324

274

39.2

40.6

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.

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PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION BY TYPE, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2004 AND AUGUST 1, 2005 FORECAST

Total Production

State

2003

2004

--Million Pounds--

AL1/ AR1/ CA1/

4,500 4,450

14,000 4,500

Freestone Clingstone1/ CO1/ CT1/

413,000 536,000
10,500 750

436,000 539,000
13,000 850

GA1/ ID1/ IL1/ IN1/2/ KY1/ LA1/ MD1/ MA1/

55,000 6,500
10,250 1,700 900 800 4,250 1,500

52,500 9,000
10,600 1,200 800 850 4,100 960

MI MO1/

23,500 5,000

18,700 4,500

NJ NY1/ NC1/ OH1/ OK1/ OR1/

35,000 6,500 3,000 5,650 1,500 2,250

32,500 6,000 3,500 5,100 2,000 3,300

PA

36,500

23,000

SC

50,000

70,000

TN1/

1,750

1,950

TX1/

3,500

12,200

UT1/

4,500

5,000

VA1/

5,000

4,500

WA WV1/

19,500 6,250

21,500 6,000

US

1,259,500

1,307,110

1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005.

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FIELD OFFICE
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2005
11,500 4,300
410,000 530,000
12,000 800
40,000 6,000 6,500
550 500 4,200 1,050 15,000 1,500 32,500 5,300 6,000 2,000 4,000 2,800 20,500 70,000 1,900 10,000 2,750 4,700 22,000 5,500 1,233,850