GEORGIA FARM REPORT
September 30, 2005 Volume 05-Number 09
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
Farm Income Onions
September 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts
Cotton Tobacco
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--AUGUST 1, 2004, 2005
Item
2004
2005
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
31,522
35,305
Chickens, Broiler Type
663,491
662,712
Turkeys, All Breeds
30,603
30,245
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
% of Year Ago --Percent--
112 100
99
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 2004, 2005
January thru July
Item
2004
2005
% of year ago
2004
2005
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
Broiler Type
6,688
6,657
100
48,536
49,160
101
Egg Type
222
242
109
1,744
1,603
92
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
122,912
121,744
99
834,396
843,091
101
United States
806,658
807,654
100
5,472,694
5,559,923
102
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,328
2,258
97
16,630
15,985
96
United States
34,919
35,310
101
252,863
259,255
103
Turkeys Poults Placed2/
United States
25,013
24,504
98
257,608
249,153
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--JULY 2004, 2005
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
2004
2005
2004
2005
--Thousands--
--Number--
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
9,011 11,065 20,076
9,043 9,876 18,919
1,931 2,268 2,117
1,946 2,268 2,114
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
59,252 283,227 342,479
58,587 281,597 340,184
1,860 2,279 2,207
1,912 2,287 2,222
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report].
Total Eggs Produced
2004
2005
--Millions--
174
176
251
224
425
400
1,102 6,455 7,557
1,120 6,441 7,560
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--JUNE AND JULY 2005
Item
Jun
Jul
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
109,014
102,314
94
United States
773,739
718,609
93
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
7,178
5,540
77
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,761
6,190
92
Total U.S.
13,939
11,730
84
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.67
0.66
United States
0.96
0.92
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
727,359 5,123,016
45,310 41,747 87,057
--Percent--
0.86 1.02
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES1/--JULY 2004, 2005
Species
2004
Number Slaughtered
2005
2005 as% of 2004
Average Live Weight
2004
2005
Total Live Weight
2004
2005
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
2,787.2
2,718.4
98
1,239
1,254
3,454,091
3,410,124
Calves
68.8
58.6
85
324
350
22,316
20,537
Hogs
8,095.8
7,662.0
95
262
264
2,123,485
2,025,963
Sheep & Lambs
220.9
200.8
91
128
134
28,378
26,881
[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, JULY 31, 2005
Commodity
Jul 31, 2004
Jun 30, 2005
Jul 31, 2005
% of Jul 2004
% of Jun 2005
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
16,720
19,681
19,632
117
100
Meats, Red
807,671
851,816
847,659
105
100
Beef, Frozen
427,047
342,191
380,372
89
111
Pork, Frozen
366,812
492,566
445,578
121
90
Poultry, Frozen
1,330,851
1,200,362
1,213,210
91
101
Peanuts, Shelled
399,079
387,007
285,978
72
74
Peanuts, In Shell
28,304
43,701
26,738
94
61
Pecans, Shelled
37,660
34,336
34,182
91
100
Pecans, In Shell
79,895
61,713
42,163
53
68
[Results form the monthly Cold Storage Report].
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2005
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Aug 2004
Jul 2005
Aug 15, 2005
Aug 2004
Jul 2005
Aug 15, 2005
Cotton
/Lb
43.60
40.80
1/
40.10
53.70
43.20
1/
40.80
Cottonseed
$/Ton
2/
3/
2/
99.00
102.00
Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb
3/
15.50
16.90
19.00
16.00
17.30
Calves Beef Cattle4/ Cows5/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
127.00 70.80 54.20
122.00 67.90 52.80
123.00 68.50 53.00
131.00 87.70 54.70
132.00 85.30 53.80
131.00 84.70 51.90
Steers & Heifers /Lb
103.00
97.10
98.50
91.00
88.40
88.00
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ Insufficient movement 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
Jul
Aug
Jul
UNITED STATES (1990-92 = 100)
Prices Received
124
120
118
Prices Paid Ratio1/
135
135
141
92
89
84
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2005
Aug
117 141
83
2
NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 2000-2004
State
2000
2001
2002
2003
--1,000 Dollars--
Alabama
1,199,589
1,582,181
1,087,733
1,685,255
Florida
2,645,770
2,467,919
2,199,863
2,062,740
Georgia
2,047,814
2,496,900
1,840,388
2,468,192
South Carolina
566,510
700,547
192,906
673,265
United States
48,866,430
51,547,977
36,575,822
59,499,801
1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 16, 2005
2004
2,034,116 2,373,158 2,844,610
772,536 82,539,641
ONIONS--SPRING SEASON,1/ BY STATES, 2004 AND 2005
Area Planted
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Value per Cwt
State 2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
--Acres--
--Acres--
--Cwt--
--1,000 Cwt--
--Dollars--
AZ
1,600
2,300
1,600
2,300
500
500
800
1,150
8.80
8.40
CA
7,300
7,500
7,100
7,300
505
460
3,586
3,358
15.10
18.50
GA
16,500
13,500
14,500
10,500
260
210
3,770
2,205
23.50
29.70
TX
14,500
15,500
12,500
14,000
310
275
3,875
3,850
22.60
29.70
Total
39,900
38,800
35,700
34,100
337
310 12,031 10,563
19.70
23.80
[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh.
Total Value
2004
2005
--1,000 Dollars--
7,040
9,660
54,149
62,123
88,595
65,489
87,575
114,345
237,359
251,617
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-2004, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2004
Ind Sep 1, 2005
2004
Ind Sep 1, 2005
2004
Ind Sep 1, 2005
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn Cotton2/ Hay, All3/
Bu Bales Tons
280 1,280.0
600
220 1,210.0
650
130.0 674 2.70
125.0 762 2.90
36,400 1,797.0
1,620
27,500 1,920.0
1,885
Peanuts
Lbs
610.0
750.0
3,000
3,100
1,830,000
2,325,000
Soybeans Tobacco, All4/ Wheat, All3/ Apples3/ Grapes3/ Peaches3/
Bu Lbs Bu Lbs Tons Tons
270 23,000
190 1.20 1.10 12.0
190 16,000
160 5/ 5/ 5/
31.0 2,030
45.0 10,000
3.00 4.38
32.0 1,700
52.0 5/ 5/ 5/
8,370 46,690
8,550 12,000
3,300 52.5
6,080 27,200
8,320 13,000
3,300 40.0
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Type 14. 5/ Bearing age acreage. Bearing age acres and yield estimates released January 2006 in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts January 2005 Preliminary Summary.
State
AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
2004
20051/
2004
Aug 1, 2005
Sep 1, 2005
2004
2005
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
199.0
223.0
2,800
3,000
2,800
557,200
624,400
130.0
145.0
2,800
2,900
2,900
364,000
420,500
610.0
750.0
3,000
3,100
3,100
1,830,000
2,325,000
17.0
19.0
3,500
3,600
3,200
59,500
60,800
105.0
96.0
3,400
3,300
3,200
357,000
307,200
33.0
33.0
3,100
3,100
3,200
102,300
105,600
33.0
59.0
3,400
3,300
3,300
112,200
194,700
235.0
260.0
3,300
3,800
3,500
775,500
910,000
32.0
22.0
3,250
2,800
2,800
104,000
61,600
US
1,394.0
1,607.0
1/ Updated from "Acreage" released on June 30, 2005.
3,057
3,190
3,117
4,261,700
5,009,800
3
State
AL AZ AR CA FL GA KS LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production1/
2004
2005
2004
Aug 1, 2005
Sep 1, 2005
2004
2005
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales2/--
540.0
545.0
724
726
722
814.0
820.0
241.0
243.0
1,451
1,399
1,399
728.6
708.0
900.0
1,040.0
1,114
984
937
2,089.0
2,030.0
771.0
659.0
1,540
1,328
1,333
2,473.0
1,830.0
87.0
85.0
601
548
548
109.0
97.0
1,280.0
1,210.0
674
746
762
1,797.0
1,920.0
80.0
70.0
424
549
555
70.7
81.0
490.0
600.0
867
814
920
885.0
1,150.0
1,100.0
1,180.0
1,024
928
895
2,346.0
2,200.0
378.0
435.0
1,054
892
850
830.0
770.0
74.5
62.0
850
864
898
132.0
116.0
725.0
810.0
900
805
800
1,360.0
1,350.0
200.0
220.0
727
633
698
303.0
320.0
214.0
263.0
875
800
757
390.0
415.0
525.0
635.0
900
852
831
984.0
1,100.0
5,370.5
5,524.0
695
534
630
7,778.0
7,245.0
81.0
92.0
956
699
678
161.4
130.0
US
13,057.0
13,673.0
855
748
782
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales.
23,250.7
22,282.0
TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
State
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
--Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
FL
4,000
2,800
2,450
2,400
9,800
6,720
GA
23,000
16,000
2,030
1,700
46,690
27,200
US
408,040
307,010
2,155
2,099
879,227
644,278
[Results from the September Yield Survey].
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