GEORGIA FARM REPORT
September 29, 2006 Volume 06-Number 09
Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter
Cold Storage Agricultural Prices
HIGHLIGHTS
Farm Income Onions
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/
September 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts
Cotton Tobacco
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--AUGUST 1, 2005, 2006
Item
2005
2006
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
36,630
31,378
Chickens, Broiler Type
664,087
660,130
Turkeys, All Breeds
30,399
30,700
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
% of Year Ago --Percent--
86 99 101
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 2005, 2006
January thru July
Item
2005
2006
% of year ago
2005
2006
% of year ago
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
Broiler Type
6,657
6,456
97
49,160
49,646
101
Egg Type
242
320
132
1,594
1,669
105
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
121,744
127,517
105
843,210
865,040
103
United States
808,382
800,132
99
5,567,659
5,540,181
100
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,258
2,195
97
15,985
15,927
100
United States
34,897
33,224
95
261,191
253,862
97
Turkeys Poults Placed2/
United States
24,533
25,575
104
249,274
262,576
105
[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 JULY 2005, 20061/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA Hatching Table
9,043 2/
9,776
9,070 2/
9,399
2,268 1,946
1,951 2,200
176
177
224
209
Total Georgia
18,919
18,569
2,114
2,079
400
386
UNITED STATES Hatching
58,608
56,830
1,911
1,909
1,120
1,085
Table
279,965
284,217
2,302
2,307
6,444
6,558
Total U.S.
338,573
341,047
2,234
2,241
7,563
7,643
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Table egg layers in flocks.
USDA, NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--JUNE AND JULY 2006
Item
Jun
Jul
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
111,404
106,654
96
United States
763,878
716,477
94
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
4,503
3,721
83
Heavy Type, U.S.
7,162
6,121
85
Total U.S.
11,665
9,842
84
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.68
0.64
United States
0.93
0.91
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
750,202 5,161,984
33,368 44,856 78,224
--Percent--
0.68 0.98
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES1/--JULY 2005, 2006
Species
2005
Number Slaughtered
2006
2006 as% of 2005
Average Live Weight
2005
2006
Total Live Weight
2005
2006
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
2,717.5
2,834.3
104
1,254
1,272
3,406,482
3,604,618
Calves
58.6
57.9
99
350
340
20,549
19,663
Hogs
7,662.2
7,884.8
103
264
265
2,025,470
2,090,113
Sheep & Lambs
199.9
202.1
101
134
131
26,801
26,465
[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, 2006
Commodity
Jul 31, 2005
Jun 30, 2006
Jul 31, 2006
% of Jul 2005
% of Jun 2006
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
19,611
22,062
23,611
120
107
Meats, Red
855,856
865,053
897,053
105
104
Beef, Frozen
385,246
436,792
466,801
121
107
Pork, Frozen
447,984
408,351
411,652
92
101
Poultry, Frozen
1,243,594
1,294,864
1,271,825
102
98
Peanuts, Shelled
294,224
316,637
302,317
103
95
Peanuts, In Shell
28,153
27,374
18,612
66
68
Pecans, Shelled
34,207
42,887
43,394
127
101
Pecans, In Shell
42,461
127,754
102,450
241
80
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2006
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Aug 2005
Jul 2006
Aug 15, 2006
Aug 2005
Jul 2006
Aug 15, 2006
Cotton
/Lb
38.90
45.50
1/
45.70
42.10
47.10
1/
47.20
Cottonseed
$/Ton
2/
2/
3/
102.00
93.00
Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb
15.50
16.70
17.00
17.00
17.00
16.90
Calves Beef Cattle4/ Cows5/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
123.00 68.50 52.80
119.00 63.00 45.40
120.00 64.00 46.50
133.00 84.40 51.40
136.00 86.10 46.60
134.00 87.70 46.90
Steers & Heifers /Lb
98.90
97.10
98.00
87.70
90.40
91.80
[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 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
2005
1990-92=100
Jul
Aug
Jul
Prices Received
116
116
117
Prices Paid Ratio1/
141
141
148
82
82
79
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2
2006
Aug
120 148
81
NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 2001-20051/
State
2001
2002
2003
2004
--1,000 Dollars--
Alabama
1,658,842
1,173,892
1,608,675
2,058,952
Florida
2,499,718
2,249,014
2,137,312
2,752,177
Georgia
2,578,398
1,934,936
2,472,121
2,728,641
South Carolina
724,270
224,998
728,493
814,173
United States
55,613,438
40,226,946
60,446,547
85,399,964
1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 2006
2005
1,923,818 3,217,376 2,536,329
731,905 73,833,886
ONIONS--SPRING SEASON,1/ BY STATES, 2005 AND 2006
Area Planted
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Value per Cwt
State 2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Acres--
--Acres--
--Cwt--
--1,000 Cwt--
--Dollars--
AZ
2,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
460
490
920
490
10.20
9.00
CA
7,500
8,000
7,300
7,700
475
450
3,468
3,465
12.40
9.30
GA
13,500
14,000
10,500
10,500
210
310
2,205
3,255
29.70
25.20
TX
17,000
17,700
15,500
15,300
300
400
4,650
6,120
29.70
20.00
Total
40,000
40,700
35,300
34,500
318
386 11,243 13,330
22.80
18.10
[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh.
Total Value
2005
2006
--1,000 Dollars--
9,384
4,410
43,003
32,225
65,489
82,026
138,105
122,400
255,981
241,061
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-2005, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2005
Ind Sep 1, 2006
2005
Ind Sep 1, 2006
2005
Ind Sep 1, 2006
--Thousand Acres--
--Thousands--
Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/
Bu Bales
230 1,210.0
240 1,330.0
129.0 849
104.0 614
29,670 2,140.0
24,960 1,700.0
Hay, All
Tons
550
600
3.00
2.30
1,650
1,380
Peanuts for Nuts
Lbs
750
575
2,870
2,500
2,152,500
1,437,500
Soybeans for Beans Bu
Tobacco, All3/
Lbs
175 16.0
150 18.0
26.0 1,735
24.0 1,950
4,550 27,760
3,600 35,100
Wheat, Winter
Bu
140
130
52.0
45.0
7,280
5,850
Apples
Lbs
5/
5/
5/
5/
14,000
12,000
Grapes
Tons
5/
5/
Peaches4/
Tons
5/
5/
5/
5/
3.5
3.3
5/
5/
40.0
42.0
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2007 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2006 Preliminary Summary.
State
AL FL GA MS2/ NM NC OK SC TX VA
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2005 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
2005
20061/
2005
Aug 1, 2006
Sep 1, 2006
2005
2006
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
223.0
158.0
2,750
1,900
1,900
613,250
300,200
152.0
120.0
2,700
2,300
2,300
410,400
276,000
750.0
575.0
2,870
2,500
2,500
2,152,500
1,437,500
14.0
15.0
3,200
3,000
3,000
44,800
45,000
19.0
16.0
3,300
3,400
3,500
62,700
56,000
96.0
85.0
3,000
3,300
3,300
288,000
280,500
33.0
22.0
3,200
3,000
2,800
105,600
61,600
60.0
56.0
2,800
3,100
3,100
168,000
173,600
260.0
150.0
3,500
3,500
3,500
910,000
525,000
22.0
16.0
3,000
3,100
2,950
66,000
47,200
US
1,629.0
1,213.0
2,960
1/ Updated from "Acreage" released on June 30, 2006. Estimates began in 2005.
2,645
2,640
4,821,250
3,202,600
3
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2005 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production1/
State
2005
2006
2005
Aug 1, 2006
Sep 1, 2006
2005
2006
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales2/--
AL
545.0
535.0
747
430
449
848.0
500.0
AZ
233.1
215.0
1,281
1,308
1,324
622.0
593.0
AR
1,040.0
1,160.0
1,016
1,032
1,034
2,202.0
2,500.0
CA
657.0
557.0
1,186
1,305
1,271
1,623.0
1,475.0
FL
85.0
104.0
762
531
462
135.0
100.0
GA
1,210.0
1,330.0
849
632
614
2,140.0
1,700.0
KS
66.0
110.0
638
581
567
87.7
130.0
LA
600.0
620.0
878
886
890
1,098.0
1,150.0
MS
1,200.0
1,210.0
859
840
793
2,147.0
2,000.0
MO
438.0
500.0
947
1,030
1,032
864.0
1,075.0
NM
62.5
63.0
998
937
1,006
130.0
132.0
NC
810.0
865.0
852
867
832
1,437.0
1,500.0
OK
240.0
220.0
716
571
415
358.0
190.0
SC
265.0
298.0
743
660
693
410.0
430.0
TN
635.0
695.0
848
863
863
1,122.0
1,250.0
TX
5,624.0
4,230.0
724
587
620
8,483.5
5,460.0
VA
92.0
104.0
955
892
738
183.0
160.0
US
13,802.6
12,816.0
831
765
762
23,890.2
20,345.0
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales.
State
FL GA US
TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2005 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
2,500
1,100
2,200
2,400
5,500
2,640
16,000
18,000
1,735
1,950
27,760
35,100
298,080
334,150
2,171
2,224
647,278
743,098
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