Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 11 (2007 November 30)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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November 30, 2007 Volume 07-Number 11

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts by States

Cotton by States Farm Labor

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--OCTOBER 1, 2006-2007

Item

2006

2007

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

32,886

Chickens, Broiler Type

631,225

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,043

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

33,438 646,974
30,190

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
102 102 100

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2006-2007

January thru September

Item

2006

2007

% of year ago

2006

2007

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,063

7,327

104

64,340

65,732

102

Egg Type

260

300

115

2,240

2,273

101

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

122,512

123,642

101

1,115,114

1,143,855

103

United States

772,258

784,155

102

7,128,139

7,213,688

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,290

2,175

95

20,286

20,034

99

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

36,873

35,270

96

325,169

340,104

105

United States

23,534

24,219

103

23,534

24,219

103

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 SEPTEMBER 2006-20071/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,666 9,607 2/

9,665 9,433 2/

1,883 2,194

1,904 2,129

182

184

213

203

Total Georgia

19,373

19,198

2,039

2,016

395

387

UNITED STATES

Hatching

56,816

58,806

1,850

1,865

1,051

1,097

Table

286,331

281,035

2,228

2,232

6,379

6,273

Total U.S.

343,147

339,841

2,165

2,169

7,430

[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.

7,370

USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2007

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

118,845

107,240

90

United States

799,513

707,668

89

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,017

3,827

76

Heavy Type, U.S.

7,405

5,529

75

Total U.S.

12,422

9,356

75

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.76

0.72

United States

1.02

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

0.96

January to Date --Thousands--
988,907 6,649,444
41,967 56,786 98,753
--Percent--
0.92 1.11

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ SEPTEMBER 2006, 2007

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2006

2007

2007 as % of 2006

2006

2007

2006

2007

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,766.6

2,665.0

96

1,285

1,290

3,542,417

3,426,441

Calves

57.6

56.0

97

351

283

20,075

15,728

Hogs

8,832.7

8,774.4

99

266

266

2,348,584

2,334,741

Sheep & Lambs

219.1

210.6

96

129

129

28,320

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

27,045

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2007

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Oct 2006

Sep 2007

Oct 15, 2007

Oct 2006

Sep 2007

Oct 15, 2007

Cotton Cottonseed2/

/Lb $/Ton

51.60 93.00

55.60 2/

55.40 140.00

45.90 97.80

52.00 137.00

53.20 153.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

17.10

18.20

19.20

17.20

18.60

20.60

Calves Beef Cattle3/
Cows4/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

113.00 61.20 45.80

116.00 65.30 48.50

111.00 63.20 47.30

128.00 88.20 46.00

127.00 92.90 49.10

125.00 90.80 46.80

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

91.20

98.00

94.00

93.70

98.10

96.70

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007

Index

2006

2007

1990-92=100

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

Prices Received

119

115

141

142

Prices Paid Ratio1/

149

148

159

159

80

78

89

89

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

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20071/

Month Ending

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Sep

431,540

461,767

30,384

614,150

1,076,074

[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.

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GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2006 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST1/

Area Harvested2/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2006

Ind Nov 1, 2007

2006

Ind Nov 1, 2007

2006

Ind Nov 1, 2007

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain Cotton, Upland3/

Bu Bale

225 1,370.0

470 1,010.0

112.0 818

118.0 784

25,200 2,334.0

55,460 1,650.0

Hay, All Other

Ton

650

600

1.80

1.70

1,170

1,020

Peanuts

Lb

575.0

520.0

2,780

3,050

1,598,500

1,586,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

140

265

25.0

30.0

3,500

7,950

Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs

17.0

20.0

1,770

2,000

30,090

40,000

Wheat, Winter

Bu

120

230

49.0

40.0

5,880

9,200

Apples4/

Lbs

1.3

5/

10,000

5/

13,000.0

3,000.0

Grapes4/

Tons

1.1

5/

2.64

5/

2.9

3.1

Peaches4/

Tons

11.5

5/

3.57

5/

41.0

13.0

Pecans6/

Lbs

7/

7/

7/

7/

42,000

100,000

[Results from the November Yield Survey]. 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released November 9, 2007. 2/ Harvested for principal use. 3/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 4/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2008 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2007 Preliminary Summary. 6/ Utilized production. 7/ Not available.

PEANUT PRODUCTION--NOVEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

Ind 2007

Ind 2007

Ind 2007

2006 as % of 2005

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs--

--Percent--

AL

157.0

2,400

376,800

92

FL

115.0

2,500

287,500

96

GA

520.0

3,050

1,586,000

99

SC

56.0

2,900

162,400

97

US

1,190.0

2,913

3,466,400

100

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production1/

2007 as % of 2006

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

--Percent--

AL

390.0

492

400.0

59

FL

82.0

585

100.0

60

GA

1,010.0

784

1,650.0

71

SC

178.0

378

140.0

32

TN

495.0

601

620.0

45

US

10,543.0

859

18,861.5

87

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.

HIRED WORKERS: ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES BY REGION AND UNITED STATES--2006 AND 2007

2006

2007

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast1/

9.05

8.48

8.51

9.15

US2/

9.87

9.06

9.15

10.21

8.50

8.53

9.40

9.49

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 2/ Excludes AK.

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HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 8-14, 2006, AND OCTOBER 7-13, 2007

Type of Hired Worker

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

Southeast2/ US3/

8.76 9.26 4/

8.53 9.62

8.65 9.42 4/

--Dollars per Hour--

8.33 9.98

8.72 9.30 4/

8.47 9.72

9.10 9.96 4/

9.08 10.33

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 8-14, 2006, AND OCTOBER 7-13, 2007

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Number of Hours Worked

Region

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

Southeast2/

29

28

24

21

5

7

US3/

800 4/

806

595 4/

590

205

216

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK. 4/ Revised.

--1,000--

39.1 41.9 4/

37.1 42.1