Georgia farm report, vol. 06, no. 09 (2006 September 29)

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
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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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