GEORGIA FARM REPORT
December 29, 2006 Volume 06-Number 12
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 Pecans
HIGHLIGHTS
Livestock Slaughter
Agricultural Prices
December 1 Crop Forecast
Cotton Ginning
Peanut Stocks
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--NOVEMBER 1, 2005-2006
Item
2005
2006
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
33,721
Chickens, Broiler Type
623,102
Turkeys, All Breeds
27,446
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
32,762 608,412
29,895
% of Year Ago
--Percent--
97 98 109
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--OCTOBER 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
6,944
6,744
97
70,720
71,084
101
Egg Type
188
223
119
2,418
2,393
99
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
119,293
123,370
103
1,202,202
1,238,154
103
United States
776,449
771,822
99
7,927,728
7,893,006
100
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,371
2,319
98
22,939
22,605
99
United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/
35,461
36,271
102
368,975
361,870
98
United States
21,400
24,706
115
44,147
48,061
109
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
8,965
9,083
1,979
1,960
177
178
10,016 2/
9,609 2/
2,337
2,256
234
219
Total Georgia
19,081
18,792
2,168
2,113
411
397
UNITED STATES
Hatching
57,611
55,937
1,916
1,908
1,104
1,067
Table
285,212
287,839
2,300
2,294
6,561
6,604
Total U.S.
342,823
343,776
2,236
2,231
7,665
[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.
7,671
USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2006
Item
Sep
Oct
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
105,768
115,828
110
United States
712,263
774,492
109
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
4,020
4,440
110
Heavy Type, U.S.
5,956
6,806
114
Total U.S.
9,976
11,246
113
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.71
0.73
United States
1.01
1.00
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
1,089,344 7,442,471
46,157 64,860 111,017
--Percent--
0.70 1.01
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ OCTOBER 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
2679.2
2855.5
107
1,280
1,288
3,428,297
3,678,846
Calves
56.4
63.5
113
370
362
20,894
23,032
Hogs
9118.1
9636.2
106
269
269
2,449,676
2,596,678
Sheep & Lambs
228.2
236.0
103
138
132
31,403
[Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
31,062
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--NOVEMBER 15, 2006
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Nov 2005
Oct 2006
Nov 15, 2006
Nov 2005
Oct 2006
Nov 15, 2006
Cotton Cottonseed1/
/Lb $/Ton
50.20 74.00
51.00 93.00
53.00 93.00
48.50 95.60
46.10 97.70
46.60 108.00
Peanuts, In Shell
/Lb
17.20
17.10
16.80
17.50
17.20
17.20
Calves Beef Cattle2/
Cows3/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
122.00 62.40 45.10
113.00 61.20 45.80
109.00 57.50 44.30
137.00 90.80 45.90
127.00 88.50 45.90
119.00 84.40 43.70
Steers & Heifers
/Lb
97.60
91.20
84.30
97.10
94.00
90.00
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Marketing year August-February. 2/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2005-2006
Index
2005
1990-92=100
Oct
Nov
Oct
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
111
112
116
Prices Paid
144
142
146
Ratio1/
77
79
79
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2006
Nov
121 146
83
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--
Oct
2,381,910
587,059
37,467
780,788
3,200,165
[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
PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY CROP, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2005 AND FORECAST DECEMBER 1, 2006
Utilized Production
Crop and State
2004
2005
2006
Improved Varieties1/
--1,000 Pounds--
AL
1,000
3,200
5,100
AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/
14,000 1,000 3,500 400
22,000 1,100 3,900 300
15,000 850
3,200 400
GA
42,000
72,000
36,000
LA MS2/ MO2/3/
2,500 700
1,000 800 200
4,000 2,000
150
NM NC2/
39,000 70
65,000 1,650
46,000 1,000
OK SC2/
6,000 800
6,000 1,500
5,000 1,000
TX
28,000
50,000
25,000
US
138,970
228,650
144,700
Native & Seedling
AL AR2/ FL2/
GA KS2/
LA MS2/ MO2/3/ NC2/
OK SC2/
TX
US
100 700 100 3,000 1,800 6,500 300
30 22,000
300 12,000 46,830
800 1,200
700 8,000 3,200 4,000
200 2,400
350 15,000
700 15,000 51,550
900 750 500 4,000 2,000 15,000 500 1,350 200 9,000 500 11,000 45,700
All Pecans
AL
1,100
4,000
AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/
14,000 1,700 3,500 500
22,000 2,300 3,900 1,000
GA
45,000
KS2/
1,800
80,000 3,200
LA MS2/ MO2/3/
9,000 1,000
5,000 1,000 2,600
NM NC2/
39,000 100
65,000 2,000
OK SC2/
28,000 1,100
21,000 2,200
TX
40,000
65,000
US
185,800
280,200
1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 3/ Estimates began in 2005.
6,000 15,000
1,600 3,200
900 40,000
2,000 19,000
2,500 1,500 46,000 1,200 14,000 1,500 36,000 190,400
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2005 AND DECEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2005
Ind Dec 1, 2006
2005
Ind Dec 1, 2006
2005
Ind Dec 1, 2006
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn for Grain
Bu
230
230
129
Cotton, Upland1/
Bale
1,210.0
1,330.0
849
114
29,670
765
2,140.0
26,220 2,120.0
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 Lb
16
18
1,735
1,900
27,760
34,200
Wheat, Winter
Bu
Apples2/
Lb
Grapes2/
Ton
Peaches2/
Ton
Pecans
Lb
140 1.3 1.1 11.5
4/
120
52
3/
10,800
3/
3.18
3/
3.48
4/
4/
49
7,280
5,880
3/
14,000
12,000
3/
3.5
3.3
3/
40
42
4/
80,000 5/
45,000
Data are the latest estimates available. 1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 lb. net weight bales. 2/ Bearing age acres. 3/ Acreage and yield estimates will be
released in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Summary, January 2007. 4/ Not available. 5/ Utilized production.
3
State
ALL COTTON-DECEMBER 1, 2006, FORECAST BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S.
Acres for Harvest
Yield
Ind Production1/
2006 as % of 2005
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Bales2/--
--Percent--
AL
535.0
538
600.0
0.71
GA
1330.0
765
2120.0
0.99
SC
298.0
693
430.0
1.05
TN
695.0
905
1310.0
1.17
US
12816.0
798
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.
21297.0
0.89
Crop and State
All Cotton AL GA SC TN US
COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2005-2006
2005
2006
650,150 1,409,400
258,600 967,000 15,991,200
531,450 1,462,150
260,500 1,013,700 15,141,600
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