GEORGIA FARM REPORT
February 28, 2007 Volume 07-Number 02
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 - Annual & Monthly Pecans
HIGHLIGHTS
Livestock Slaughter
Cold Storage
Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop Goats Inventory
Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks Crops Values
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--JANUARY 1, 2006-2007, UNITED STATES
Item
2006
2007
% of Year Ago
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
35,547
Chickens, Broiler Type
660,613
Turkeys, All Breeds
29,773
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
34,383 652,471
31,177
--Percent--
97 99 105
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER 2005-2006
January thru December
Item
2005
2006
% of year ago
2005
2006
% of year ago
--Thousands--
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
--Percent-- --Thousands--
--Percent--
Broiler Type
7,112
7,196
101
85,130
85,898
101
Egg Type
247
205
83
2,845
2,804
99
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
122,618
127,185
104
1,436,529
1,480,970
103
United States
808,525
795,445
98
9,484,119
9,417,911
99
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,384
2,286
96
27,126
26,694
98
United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/
35,917
33,430
93
437,177
427,048
98
United States
23,673
23,615
100
89,670
95,119
106
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 DECEMBER 2005-20061/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA
Hatching Table
9,047
9,652
1,923
1,937
174
187
9,934 2/
10,039 2/
2,312
2,288
232
232
Total Georgia
19,081
19,791
2,128
2,117
406
419
UNITED STATES
Hatching
57,925
57,725
1,878
1,895
1,088
1,094
Table
290,620
290,383
2,306
2,301
6,703
6,683
Total U.S.
348,545
348,108
2,235
2,234
7,791
[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.
7,777
USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2006
Item
Nov
Dec
% of Last Month
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Young Chickens
Georgia
106,931
101,308
95
United States
715,712
676,558
95
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
3,663
4,167
114
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,498
5,698
88
Total U.S.
10,161
9,865
97
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.83
0.83
United States
1.07
1.13
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
January to Date --Thousands--
1,297,583 8,834,969
53,987 77,056 131,043
--Percent--
0.72 1.03
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ DECEMBER 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
2,667.1
2,609.1
98
1,280
1,297
3,415,148
3,382,844
Calves
60.0
68.1
113
371
346
22,259
23,557
Hogs
9,234.5
8,883.1
96
272
272
2,510,536
2,418,256
Sheep & Lambs
230.8
223.7
97
143
136
32,899
[Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
30,456
COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 31, 2006
Commodity
Dec 31, 2005
Nov 30, 2006
Dec 31, 2006
% of Dec 2005
% of Nov 2006
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent --
Eggs, Frozen
21,018
17,057
16,807
80
99
Meats, Red
884,373
989,693
930,355
105
94
Beef, Frozen
434,442
507,892
469,517
108
92
Pork, Frozen
428,529
462,077
440,006
103
95
Poultry, Frozen
1,134,544
911,936
985,955
87
108
Peanuts, Shelled
263,923
331,882
325,291
123
98
Peanuts, In Shell
21,670
17,412
17,024
79
98
Pecans, Shelled
17,020
27,662
27,802
163
101
Pecans, In Shell
98,287
42,779
91,775
93
215
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2007
Georgia
United States
Commodity
Price per Unit Jan 2006
Dec 2006
Dec 2006
Jan 2006
Dec 2006
Cotton
/Lb
50.70
51.00
50.20
48.60
49.30
Cottonseed
$/Ton
74.00
94.00
91.00
102.00
109.00
Peanuts, In Shell
/Lb
16.40
17.30
17.70
17.30
17.60
Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
130.00 65.60 47.60
109.00 59.20 46.80
107.00 59.00 47.90
141.00 95.10 47.30
115.00 83.60 42.20
Steers & Heifers
/Lb
102.00
83.30
81.40
102.00
89.30
[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.
Jan 15, 2007
49.50 117.00
17.80 115.00
85.00 43.80 90.30
2
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES
Index
2005
2006
1990-92=100
Dec
Jan
Dec
Prices Received
117
113
121
Prices Paid Ratio1/
144
148
150
81
76
81
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2007 Jan
124 152
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--
Dec
3,108,416
593,376
42,148
789,190
3,939,754
[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.
ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2004-2006
State
Utilized Production
2004
2005
2006
2004
Price per Pound 2005
2006
Value of Production
2004
2005
2006
--1,000 Pounds--
--Dollars--
--1,000 Dollars--
GA
45,000
80,000
40,000
1.730
1.270
1.570
78,060
101,440
62,960
US
185,800
280,250
[Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry].
188,900
1.760
1.450
1.590
326,924
406,920
301,242
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2006-20071/
Georgia
United States
Class
2006
2007
2007 as % of 2006
2006
2007
2007 as % of 2006
--1,000 Head--
--Percent--
--1,000 Head--
--Percent--
Cattle and Calves
1,180
1,170
99
96,702
97,003
100
Cows and Heifers That Have Calved
670
660
99
42,056
42,023
100
Beef Cows
592
585
99
32,994
32,894
100
Milk Cows
78
75
96
9,063
9,129
101
Heifers 500 Pounds and Over
135
134
99
19,984
20,086
101
For Beef Cow Replacement
82
77
94
5,904
5,877
100
Expected to Calve
2/
2/
2/
3,580
3,568
100
For Milk Cow Replacement
23
23
100
4,275
4,310
101
Expected to Calve
2/
2/
2/
2,896
2,842
98
Other Heifers
30
34
113
9,805
9,899
101
Steers 500 Pounds and Over
41
48
117
16,933
17,222
102
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over
34
33
97
2,263
2,215
98
Calves Under 500 Pounds
300
295
98
15,465
15,456
100
Cattle on Feed
3/
3/
3/
14,132
14,269
101
2005
2006
2006 as % of 2005
2005
2006
2006 as % of 2005
Calf Crop
550
540
98
37,575
37,567
100
[Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT.
ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2006-2007
State
Angora1/
2006
2007
Milk
2006
2007
Meat and Other Goats
2006
2007
All Goats1/
2006
2007
GA
2,500
US
260,000
238,000
290,000
[Results from the Sheep and Goats Report]. 1/ Data not published.
--Head--
3,000
95,000
296,000
2,287,000
95,000 2,400,000
2,837,000
2,934,000
3
GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2006
Crop
Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit Production
Unit Price Value of Production
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
--Dollars--
--$1,000--
Corn, grain
280
225
112
Bu
25,200
2.80
70,560
Corn, silage Cotton, lint1/
1,400
40 1,370
17
Ton
781
Lb
680 2,230
0.489
523,426
Cottonseed
Ton
744
93.00
69,192
Hay
650
1.8
Ton
1,170
65.00
76,050
Oats
70
30
53
Bu
1,590
1.90
3,021
Peanuts
580
575
2,750
Lb
1,581,250
0.171
270,394
Rye
230
Sorghum, Grain2/
40
25
26
Bu
650
4.00
26
45
Bu
1,170
4.50
2,600 2,948
Sorghum, Silage
11
11
Ton
121
Soybeans
155
140
25
Bu
3,500
6.00
21,000
Tobacco
17.0
1,770
Lb
30,090
1.440
43,330
Wheat
230
Apples3/4/
Blueberries5/
Grapes3/4/
Peaches3/4/
120
49
Bu
1.3
10,000
Lb
7.0
4,500
Lb
1.1
2.64
Ton
11.5
3.57
Ton
5,880 12,000 31,500
2.9 41,000
3.70 0.181 1.900 1,270.00 892.00
21,756 2,177
59,775 3,690
33,020
Pecans
Lb
40,000
1.570
62,960
Cabbage
11.0
10.0
265
Cwt
2,650
11.00
29,150
Cantaloups
7.0
6.8
150
Cwt
1,020
20.60
21,012
Cucumbers
18.0
16.0
185
Cwt
2,960
23.00
68,080
Onions
14.0
10.5
310
Cwt
3,255
25.20
82,026
Snap Beans
20.0
19.0
45
Cwt
855
39.00
33,345
Sweet Corn
32.0
31.0
110
Cwt
3,410
20.60
70,246
Tomatoes
6.2
6.0
360
Cwt
2,160
36.00
77,760
Watermelons
31.0
29.0
235
Cwt
6,815
8.00
54,520
Bell Pepper
4.6
4.2
270
Cwt
1,134
25.00
28,350
Squash
13.5
13.0
160
Cwt
2,080
24.00
49,920
Total
3,809.3
3,395.4
1,780,308
1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Price is per cwt. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized
production.
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