Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 01 (2007 January 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
January 31, 2007 Volume 07-Number 01

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 Livestock Slaughter Cold Storage

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks Hogs and Pigs

HIGHLIGHTS 2006 Onion Planting Intentions Grain Stocks Hay Stocks

2006 Wheat Seedings 2005 Annual Crop Summary Milk Production

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES-- DECEMBER 1, 2005-2006, UNITED STATES

Item

2005

2006

% of Year Ago

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

34,247

Chickens, Broiler Type

660,019

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,477

[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].

34,240 652,019
28,300

--Percent--
100 99 99

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--NOVEMBER 2005-2006

January thru November

Item

2005

2006

% of year ago

2005

2006

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent-- --Thousands--

--Percent--

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/

Broiler Type

7,298

7,448

102

78,018

78,532

101

Egg Type

180

206

114

2,598

2,599

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

111,709

115,631

104

1,313,911

1,353,785

103

United States

747,866

729,460

98

8,675,594

8,622,466

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

1,803

1,803

100

24,742

24,408

99

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

32,285

31,748

98

401,260

393,618

98

United States

21,850

23,432

107

65,997

71,493

108

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 NOVEMBER 2005-20061/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

8,914

9,025

1,873

1,895

167

171

9,824 2/

9,711 2/

2,328

2,263

231

222

Total Georgia

18,838

18,836

2,113

2,086

398

393

UNITED STATES

Hatching

57,618

56,479

1,831

1,829

1,055

1,033

Table

288,256

289,217

2,241

2,244

6,459

6,489

Total U.S.

345,874

345,696

2,172

2,176

7,514

[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.

7,522

USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2006

Item

Oct

Nov

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

115,828

106,796

92

United States

774,720

712,255

92

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,440

3,663

83

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,806

6,498

95

Total U.S.

11,246

10,161

90

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.73

0.83

United States

1.00

1.07

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

January to Date --Thousands--
1,196,140 8,154,954
49,820 71,358 121,178
--Percent--
0.71 1.02

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/--NOVEMBER 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

2668.1

2841.2

106

1,284

1,291

3,426,680

3,668,805

Calves

56.4

66.8

118

365

351

20,595

23,432

Hogs

9133.2

9367.6

103

272

273

2,483,833

2,552,774

Sheep & Lambs

224.6

223.8

100

140

137

31,545

[Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

30,627

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 30, 2006

Commodity

Nov 30, 2005

Oct 31, 2006

Nov 30, 2006

% of Nov 2005

% of Oct 2006

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent --

Eggs, Frozen

17,601

16,262

17,095

97

105

Meats, Red

888,210

964,643

986,915

111

102

Beef, Frozen

429,894

475,563

503,214

117

106

Pork, Frozen

437,406

470,691

464,175

106

99

Poultry, Frozen

1,074,168

1,128,712

907,200

84

80

Peanuts, Shelled

236,963

342,146

330,877

140

97

Peanuts, In Shell

19,294

15,658

17,412

90

111

Pecans, Shelled

13,303

34,306

26,852

202

78

Pecans, In Shell

21,066

36,409

43,714

208

120

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- DECEMBER 15, 2006

Commodity

Price per Unit Dec 2005

Georgia Nov 2006

Dec 15, 2006

Dec 2005

United States Nov 2006

Cotton

/Lb

50.10

51.90

51.20

48.00

47.60

Cottonseed

$/Ton

74.00

93.00

94.00

97.40

108.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

16.90

16.80

17.30

17.40

17.20

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

125.00 64.70 46.60

109.00 58.40 45.80

108.00 59.20 46.00

137.00 93.30 47.10

118.00 84.70 43.40

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

99.80

83.90

84.70

99.60

90.20

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

Dec 15, 2006
47.90 109.00
17.80 115.00
83.70 42.90 89.20

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

Index

2005

1990-92=100

Nov

Dec

Nov

Prices Received

112

115

120

Prices Paid

142

143

146

Ratio1/

79

80

82

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

2

2006

Dec
121 148
82

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--

Nov

3,268,444

607,482

39,928

807,951

4,116,323

[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.

HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP,

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2005-2006

Breeding

Market

Total

Under 60 Lbs

60-119 Lbs

120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs and Over

State 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

--1000 Head--

GA

43

38

227

207

270

245

97

96

51

46

40

35

39

30

US

6,011 6,088 55,438 56,061 61,449 62,149 20,055 20,334 13,524 13,603 11,293 11,544 10,567 10,580

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report].

ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2005-20061/

Sows Farrowing

Pigs Per Litter

Pig Crop

State

2005 2006 Number 2006 as % of 2005

2005

2006

2005

2006 Number

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Number--

--1,000 Head--

GA

84.0

US

11,535

83.0 11,590

99

8.81

8.90

740.0

739.0

100

9.01

9.10

103,965

105,423

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 1/ December preceding year.

2006 as % of 2005
--Percent--
100 101

SPRING ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST,1/ GEORGIA AND TOTAL

Planted

Harvested

For Harvest

State

2004

2005

2006

2004

2005

2006

--Acres--

--Acres--

--Acres--

GA

13,500

14,000

13,500

10,500

10,500

13,000

Total2/

40,700

40,800

34,600

36,000

34,600

[Results from the Onions Acreage Intentions]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Harvested acreage for 2006 will be published April , 2007.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2005-2006

2005

2006

Grain

On Farms

Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

Off Farms1/

All Positions

Corn Oats Wheat

--1,000 Bushels--

*

7,548

*

*

6,937

*

*

88

*

*

79

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Storage Capacity

70,000

65,000

135,000

42,000

43,000

85,000

Results from the December Agricultural Survey and Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2005-2006

December 1

May 1

State

2005

2006

2005

GA

1,350

US

105,205

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

--1,000 Tons--

878 96,397

292 27,758

--1,000 Tons--

2006

198 21,345

WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEAR 2005-2007

State

2005

2006

2007

--1,000 Acres--

GA

280

230

300

US

40,433

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

40,575

44,089

3

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2005, 2006

Crop

Year

Planted Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

--1,000 Acres--

Corn, grain

2006

280

225

112

2005

270

230

129

Corn, silage

2006

40

17

2005

35

19

Cotton, lint

2006

1,400

1,370

781

2005

1,220

1,210

849

Cottonseed

2006

2005

Hay

2006

650

1.8

2005

550

3

Oats

2006

70

30

53

2005

75

20

60

Peanuts

2006

580

575

2,750

2005

755

750

2,840

Rye

2006

230

25

26

2005

270

30

27

Sorghum, Grain 2006

40

26

45

2005

40

27

50

Sorghum, Silage 2006

11

11

2005

10

13

Soybeans

2006

155

140

25

2005

180

175

26

Tobacco

2006

17

1,770

2005

16

1,735

Wheat

2006

230

120

49

2005

280

140

52

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales.

Unit
Bu Bu Ton Ton 1/ 1/ Ton Ton Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu Bu Bu Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu

Production --1,000--
25,200 29,670
680 665 2,230 2,140 744 736 1,170 1,650 1,590 1,200 1,581,250 2,130,000 650 810 1,170 1,350 121 130 3,500 4,550 30,090 27,760 5,880 7,280

PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2005-2006

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2005

2006

2006 as % of 2005

2005

2006

2006 as % of 2005

Milk Cows1/

1,000 Head

79

75

95

Milk per Cow2/

Pounds

4,140

4,400

106

9,060

9,116

101

4,821

4,897

102

Milk Production Mil Lbs

327

330

101

43,674

44,639

102

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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