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- Georgia Government Publications
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- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Georgia farm report, vol. 06, no. 02 (2006 February 28)
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
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- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Field Office
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- 2006-02-28
- Subject:
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Crop yields--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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"Agricultural statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture."
Numbering began again with Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 14, 2000).
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
February 28, 2006 Volume 06-Number 02
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 - Annual & Monthly Livestock Slaughter
HIGHLIGHTS
Cold Storage
Peanut Stocks
Agricultural Prices Farm Labor
Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop Goats Inventory
Pecans
Crops Values
EGGS IN INCUBATORS--JANUARY 1, 2005-2006, UNITED STATES
Item
2005
2006
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
34,456
35,547
Chickens, Broiler Type
650,680
660,613
Turkeys, All Breeds
27,994
29,631
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
% of Year Ago --Percent--
103 102 106
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER 2004-2005
January thru December
Item
2004
2005
% of year ago
2004
2005
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
Broiler Type
6,772
7,112
105
83,931
85,130
101
Egg Type
235
248
106
2,995
2,857
95
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
121,845
122,618
101
1,423,757
1,436,410
101
United States
793,090
807,848
102
9,333,251
9,472,888
101
Chicks Hatched - Egg Type
Georgia
2,302
2,384
104
28,117
27,126
96
United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/
37,332
36,224
97
437,304
436,339
100
United States
22,230
23,672
106
86,536
89,669
104
[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 DECEMBER 2004-20051/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA
Hatching Table
9,032
9,082
1,915
1,927
173
175
2/
2/
10,091
9,974
2,380
2,313
264
233
Total Georgia
20,123
19,156
2,172
2,130
437
408
UNITED STATES
Hatching
58,487
57,934
1,855
1,880
1,085
1,089
Table
287,473
290,366
2,311
2,308
6,643
6,702
Total U.S.
345,960
348,300
2,234
2,237
7,728
7,791
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Table egg layers in flocks 30,00 and above.
USDA, NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2005
Item
Nov
Dec
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens Georgia United States
101,922
104,801
103
717,875
721,659
101
Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S.
5,467
5,735
105
5,840
6,092
104
11,307
11,827
105
Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States
--Percent--
0.66
0.68
0.91
1.02
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January thru December --Thousands--
1,259,378 8,850,215
73,073 72,911 145,984
--Percent--
0.77 0.98
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ DECEMBER 2004-2005
Number Slaughtered
Average Live Weight
Total Live Weight
Species
2004
2005
2005 as % of 2004
2004
2005
2004
2005
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
2,690.3
2,665.9
99
Calves
74.6
60.1
81
Hogs
9,249.9
9,233.3
100
Sheep & Lambs
242.1
231.0
95
1,268 334 270 140
1,281 370 272 143
3,410,332 24,883
2,496,228 33,816
3,413,978 22,249
2,510,190 32,931
[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, DECEMBER 31, 2005
Commodity
Dec 31, 2004
Nov 30, 2005
Dec 31, 2005
% of Dec 2004
% of Nov 2005
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen, Total
19,112
17,601
21,019
110
119
Meats, Red
979,037
888,195
883,806
90
100
Beef, Frozen, Total
484,276
429,824
433,768
90
101
Pork, Frozen, Total
482,852
437,461
427,709
89
98
Poultry, Frozen
1,005,200
1,074,744
1,124,944
112
105
Peanuts, Shelled
300,480
236,963
265,615
88
112
Peanuts, In Shell
15,700
19,294
17,772
113
92
Pecans, Shelled
16,971
13,303
17,253
102
130
Pecans, In Shell
95,581
21,066
83,376
87
396
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2006
Commodity
Price per Unit Jan 2005
Georgia Dec 2005
Jan 15, 2006
Jan 2005
United States
Dec 2005
Jan 15, 2006
Cotton Cottonseed Peanuts, In Shell2/ Calves Beef Cattle4/ Cows5/ Steers & Heifers
/Lb $/Ton /Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb
40.10 91.00 17.90 120.00 65.30 51.30 93.80
50.10 74.00 16.90 125.00 64.70 46.60 99.80
1/
51.00 74.00 17.30 128.00 65.50 47.50 102.00
38.50 114.00
18.90 125.00
89.40 50.50 94.40
47.90 95.10 17.70 134.00 93.60 47.20 99.90
1/
49.60 102.00
17.60 137.00
94.40 46.50 101.00
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Based on sales during first half of the month. 2/ Includes additional loan peanuts at loan value. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 4/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES
Index
2004
2005
1990-92=100
Dec
Jan
Prices Received Prices Paid Ratio1/
111
111
134
137
83
81
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
Dec
115 143
80
2006 Jan
112 145
77
2
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20051/
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Month Ending Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts2/
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Shelled Peanuts
Total3/
--Thousand Pounds--
Dec
3,701,572
451,322
50,041
600,258
4,351,871
[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 storage facilities. 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.
HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JANUARY 9-15, 2005, AND JANUARY 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/
8.74
8.77
8.77
8.85
8.75
8.51
8.41
9.45
US3/
9.15
9.25
9.25
9.25
9.19
8.78
9.78
10.11
See footnotes below.
HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JANUARY 9-15, 2005, AND JANUARY 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/ US3/
24
28
20
23
589
616
494
513
4
5
35.3
34.5
95
103
37.0
38.2
[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.
ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2003-2005
Utilized Production
Price per Pound
Value of Production
State
2003
2004
2005
2003
2004
2005
2003
2004
2005
--1,000 Pounds--
--Dollars--
--1,000 Dollars--
GA
75,000
45,000
70,000
0.928
1.730
1.230
69,600
78,060
86,000
US
282,100
185,800
259,600
0.984
1.760
1.540
277,629
326,924
400,441
[Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry].
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2005-20061/
Georgia
United States
Class
2005
2006
2006 as % of 2005
2005
2006
2006 as % of 2005
--1,000 Head--
--Percent--
--1,000 Head--
--Percent--
Cattle and Calves
1,210
1,180
98
95,438
97,102
102
Cows and Heifers That Have Calved
680
670
99
41,920
42,311
101
Beef Cows
596
592
99
32,915
33,253
101
Milk Cows
84
78
93
9,005
9,058
101
Heifers 500 Pounds and Over
141
135
96
19,573
19,978
102
For Beef Cow Replacement
82
82
100
5,691
5,905
104
Expected to Calve
2/
2/
2/
3,496
3,574
102
For Milk Cow Replacement
24
23
96
4,118
4,278
104
Expected to Calve
2/
2/
2/
2,815
2,890
103
Other Heifers
35
30
86
9,763
9,795
100
Steers 500 Pounds and Over
49
41
84
16,476
16,923
103
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over
35
34
97
2,219
2,263
102
Calves Under 500 Pounds
305
300
98
15,250
15,626
102
Cattle on Feed
3/
3/
3/
13,745
14,132
103
2004
2005
2005 as % of 2004
2004
2005
2005 as % of 2004
Calf Crop
560
550
98
37,505
37,780
101
[Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT.
3
ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2005-20061/
Angora
Milk
Meat and Other Goats
All Goats
State
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Head--
GA
1,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
88,500
95,000
91,500
98,000
US
280,000
278,000
285,000
288,000
2,150,000
2,260,000
2,715,000
2,826,000
1/ Estimates began in 2005.
GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2005
Crop
Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit
Production
Unit Price Value of Production
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
--Dollars--
--$1,000--
Corn, grain
270
230
129
Bu
29,670
2.15
63,791
Corn, silage Cotton, lint1/
1,220
35.0 1,210
19
Ton
665
853
Lb
2,150
0.491
506,712
Cottonseed
Hay2/
550
Ton
718
74.00
53,132
550
3.0
Ton
1,650
59.00
97,350
Oats
75.0
20.0
60
Bu
1,200
1.60
1,920
Peanuts
755
750
2,870
Lb
2,152,500
0.171
368,078
Rye
270
30.0
27
Bu
810
4.00
3,240
Sorghum, Grain
40.0
27.0
50
Bu
1,350
3.07
2,321
Sorghum, Silage
10.0
13
Ton
130
Soybeans Tobacco2/
180 16.0
175
26
Bu
4,550
5.50
16.0
1,735
Lb
27,760
1.435
25,025 39,836
Wheat
280
Apples3/4/
Blueberries5/
Grapes3/4/
Peaches3/4/
140
52
Bu
7,280
2.95
1.3
10,800
Lb
14,000
0.236
6.0
4,330
Lb
26,000
1.220
1.1
3.18
Ton
3.5
1,390.00
11.5
3.48
Ton
40,000
743.00
21,476 3,310
31,820 4,850
27,476
Pecans
Lb
70,000
1.230
86,000
Cabbage
12.0
10.0
280
Cwt
2,800
11.00
30,800
Cantaloupes
6.7
6.3
135
Cwt
851
17.90
15,233
Cucumbers
17.0
16.0
175
Cwt
2,800
23.90
66,920
Onions
13.5
10.5
210
Cwt
2,205
29.70
65,489
Snap Beans
18.5
17.5
40
Cwt
700
35.20
24,640
Sweet Corn
30.0
29.0
125
Cwt
3,625
21.90
79,388
Tomatoes
6.5
6.3
340
Cwt
2,142
35.00
74,970
Watermelons
28.0
25.0
210
Cwt
5,250
7.90
41,475
Bell Pepper
4.0
3.6
190
Cwt
684
30.00
20,520
Squash
14.0
13.0
105
Cwt
1,365
29.60
40,404
Total
3,826.2
3,355.1
1,796,176
1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized production.
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