Georgia farm report, vol. 06, no. 11 (2006 November 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
November 30, 2006 Volume 06-Number 11

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

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts by States

Cotton by States Farm Labor

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--OCTOBER 1, 2005-2006

Item

2005

2006

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

33,782

Chickens, Broiler Type

631,849

Turkeys, All Breeds

26,538

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

35,152 632,413
29,800

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
104 100 112

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2005-2006

January thru September

Item

2005

2006

% of year ago

2005

2006

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent-- --Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,132

7,063

99

63,776

64,340

101

Egg Type

375

243

65

2,230

2,165

97

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

117,952

122,507

104

1,082,909

1,114,784

103

United States

771,146

771,719

100

7,151,279

7,121,184

100

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,272

2,290

101

20,568

20,286

99

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

33,623

36,845

110

333,514

325,599

98

United States

22,747

23,249

102

22,747

23,249

102

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 SEPTEMBER 2005-20061/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,076

9,099

1,917

1,879

174

171

9,768 2/

9,607 2/

2,128

2,194

210

213

Total Georgia

18,944

18,806

2,027

2,042

384

384

UNITED STATES

Hatching

57,816

56,241

1,851

1,849

1,070

1,040

Table

283,098

286,365

2,218

2,228

6,279

6,379

Total U.S.

340,914

342,606

2,155

2,165

7,348

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Table egg layers in flocks 30,000 and above.

7,419

USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2006

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

117,583

105,768

90

United States

793,371

711,232

90

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,329

4,020

93

Heavy Type, U.S.

7,242

5,956

82

Total U.S.

11,571

9,976

86

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.73

0.71

United States

1.05

1.01

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

January to Date --Thousands--
973,516 6,666,948
41,717 58,054 99,771
--Percent--
0.70 1.01

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ SEPTEMBER 2005, 2006

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2005

2006

2006 as % of 2005

2005

2006

2005

2006

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,775.9

2,765.7

100

1,275

1,282

3,538,313

3,546,240

Calves

60.7

57.5

95

363

365

22,022

20,987

Hogs

8,871.1

8,833.0

100

265

266

2,348,822

2,351,899

Sheep & Lambs

231.1

219.1

95

135

129

31,088

[Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

28,233

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2006

Georgia

United States

Commodity
Cotton Cottonseed3/

Price per Unit
/Lb $/Ton

Oct 2005
51.60 75.00

Sep 2006
1/ 94.00

Oct 15, 2006
1/ 93.00

Oct 2005
48.50 89.10

Sep 2006
47.30 99.10

Oct 15, 2006
45.90 2/ 97.70

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

17.40

17.00

17.00

17.40

17.30

17.40

Calves Beef Cattle6/
Cows7/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

122.00 63.20 45.50

124.00 63.80 45.80

115.00 61.00 45.00

135.00 90.40 46.60

135.00 90.80 47.10

131.00 89.10 46.00

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

97.50

98.60

92.10

96.10

95.80

94.40

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/Based on sales during first half of the month. 3/ Marketing

year August-February. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 5/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2005-2006

Index

2005

2006

1990-92=100

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

UNITED STATES

Prices Received

116

111

119

117

Prices Paid

142

144

146

146

Ratio1/

82

77

82

80

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

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20061/

Month Ending

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Sep

994,686

570,990

40,932

759,417

1,795,035

[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.

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GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2005 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2005

Ind Nov 1, 2006

2005

Ind Nov 1, 2006

2005

Ind Nov 1, 2006

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain

Bu

230

230

129

Cotton, Upland2/

Bale

1,210.0

1,330.0

849

114

29,670

26,220

668

2,140

1,850

Hay, All Other

Ton

550

600

3

2.3

1,650

1,380

Peanuts

Lb

750

575

2,840

2,650

2,130,000

1,523,750

Soybeans for Beans Bu

175

150

26

24

4,550

3,600

Tobacco, Type 14

Lbs

16

18

1,735

1,900

27,760

34,200

Wheat, Winter

Bu

140

120

52

49

7,280

5,880

Apples3/4/

Lbs

5/

5/

5/

5/

14,000

12,000

Grapes3/4/

Tons

5/

5/

5/

5/

3.5

3.3

Peaches3/4/

Tons

5/

5/

5/

5/

40.0

42.0

Pecans3/

Lbs

6/

6/

6/

6/

80,000 7/

45,000 7/

1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Bearing age

Acreage. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, January 2007. 6/ Not available. 7/ Utilized production.

PEANUT PRODUCTION--NOVEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

Ind 2006

Ind 2006

Ind 2006

2006 as % of 2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs--

--Percent--

AL

158.0

2,100

331,800

54

FL

120.0

2,400

288,000

70

GA

575.0

2,650

1,523,750

72

SC

56.0

3,000

168,000

100

US

1,213.0

2,780

3,372,150

69

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production1/

2006 as % of 2005

State

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

--Percent--

AL

535.0

538

600.0

71

GA

1,330.0

668

1,850.0

86

SC

298.0

741

460.0

112

TN

695.0

877

1,270.0

113

US

12,816.0

798

21,299.0

89

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

HIRED WORKERS: ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES IN GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--2005 AND 2006

2005

2006

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

All Hired

Field

--Dollars per Hour--

GA

8.99

8.35

8.51

9.20

8.57

US1/

9.51

8.70

8.84

9.87

9.06

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes AK.

Field and Livestock
8.63 9.15

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HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 9-15, 2005, AND OCTOBER 8-14, 2006

Type of Hired Worker

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast2/

8.51

8.76

8.86

8.65

8.60

8.72

9.05

9.10

US3/
See footnotes below.

8.90

9.25

9.15

9.41

8.96

9.29

9.61

9.95

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 9-15, 2005, AND OCTOBER 8-14, 2006

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Number of Hours Worked

Region

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

--1,000--

Southeast2/

37

29

29

24

8

5

37.0

39.1

US3/

842

797

621

592

221

205

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

42.0

41.6

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