Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 02 (2007 February 28)

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

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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

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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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