Georgia farm report, vol. 05, no. 09 (2005 September 30)

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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