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. STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG., SUITE 320 355 EAST HANCOC K AVE. ATHENS, GA 30601 PHONE 706-546-2236 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUEST ED