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 STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG., SUITE 320 355 EAST HANCOC K AVE. 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