Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 03 (2007 March 30)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
March 30, 2007 Volume 07-Number 03

USDA,NASS, GEORGIA
FIELD OFFICE
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Poultry Summary Catfish & Trout Production

Livestock Slaughter Land in Farms

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Honey Production

Agricultural Prices Cotton Ginnings

Peanut Stocks

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

Item

2006

2007

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds

33,497 660,973
30,077

36,993 649,148
31,125

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

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
110 98
103

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JANUARY 2006-2007

January thru January

Item

2006

2007

% of year ago

2006

2007

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

6,825

7,015

103

6,825

7,015

103

Egg Type

188

265

141

188

265

141

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

123,833

127,943

103

123,833

127,943

103

United States

804,073

797,066

99

804,073

797,066

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,389

2,291

96

2,389

2,291

96

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

35,422

36,926

104

35,422

36,926

104

United States

24,364

25,655

105

114,034

120,774

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 JANUARY 2006-20071/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

--Thousands--

9,639 9,923 2/ 19,662

9,692 10,089 2/ 19,881

58,905 290,772 349,677

58,227 288,895 347,122

--Number--

1,919 2,245 2,085

1,929 2,189 2,062

1,876 2,277 2,210

1,891 2,262 2,200

--Millions--

185

187

225

223

410

410

1,105 6,622 7,727

1,101 6,535 7,636

[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.

ALL LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION: ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER, AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006-20071/

Average Number of Layers

Eggs per Layer2/

Total Egg Production

State

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

--Thousand--

GA

19,737

US3/

343,792

19,469 346,078

--Number--

249

247

262

263

--Million Eggs--

4,906

4,811

90,027

90,877

1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.

USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--DECEMBER 2006 AND JANUARY 2007

Item

Dec

Jan

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

101,308

110,255

109

United States

679,262

748,998

110

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,167

4,634

111

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,698

6,094

107

Total U.S.

9,865

10,728

109

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.83

0.93

United States

1.13

1.16

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

January to Date --Thousands--
110,255 748,998
4,634 6,094 10,728
--Percent--
0.93 1.16

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JANUARY 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

2,641.7

2,798.5

106

1,285

1,290

3,381,501

3,596,162

Calves

55.5

74.3

134

355

324

19,525

23,858

Hogs

8,915.1

9,365.5

105

273

271

2,426,925

2,535,125

Sheep & Lambs

224.5

216.7

97

144

139

32,201

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

30,197

Species
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
1/ Preliminary.

NUMBER OF HEAD SLAUGHTERED--BY SPECIES, COMMERCIAL AND FARM, UNITED STATES, 2006

Total Commercial

Farm1/

Total Slaughter

33,698.3

--1,000 Head--
152.0

33,850.3

711.3

37.0

748.3

104,736.6

108.0

104,844.6

2,698.5

69.0

2,767.5

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31, 2007

Commodity

Jan 31, 2006

Dec 31, 2006

Jan 31, 2007

% of Jan 2006

% of Dec 2006

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent --

Eggs, Frozen

22,452

16,478

17,139

76

104

Meats, Red

1,012,368

946,617

973,566

96

103

Beef, Frozen

465,882

482,079

465,099

100

96

Pork, Frozen

527,677

442,501

486,191

92

110

Poultry, Frozen

1,184,813

973,555

999,907

84

103

Peanuts, Shelled

288,819

322,659

321,419

111

100

Peanuts, In Shell

17,904

17,023

9,899

55

58

Pecans, Shelled

23,489

27,812

34,663

148

125

Pecans, In Shell

199,611

91,594

112,890

57

123

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Feb 2006

Jan 2007

Feb 15, 2007

Feb 2006

Jan 2007

Cotton

/Lb

49.10

51.40

49.20

48.90

49.70

Cottonseed

$/Ton

72.00

91.00

93.00

99.00

120.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

16.70

17.70

16.70

18.60

17.80

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

134.00 70.00 51.50

107.00 59.80 49.20

110.00 62.60 50.80

143.00 92.40 49.50

115.00 84.30 44.40

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

103.00

81.30

83.70

97.60

89.80

[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.

2

Feb 15, 2007
48.90 125.00
17.90 115.00
85.80 46.50 90.70

Index 1990-92=100

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2006

Jan

Feb

Jan

Prices Received

113

113

124

Prices Paid Ratio1/

148

147

152

76

77

82

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

2007

Feb
127 153
83

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--

Jan

2,792,480

629,838

40,352

837,685

3,670,517

[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.

TROUT--SALES OF FISH 12" OR LONGER, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Number Sold

20051/

2006

Pounds Sold

20051/

2006

Average Value per Pound

20051/

2006

--Thousand--

--Dollars--

GA

450

240

500

250

1.66

2.32

US2/

55,513

49,229

59,714

61,534

1.05

1.10

Results from the Trout Survey]. 1/ Revised. 2/ 20 State total. Due to disclosure, the sum of individual States may not equal the total.

Value of Sales

20051/

2006

--Thousand Dollars--

830

580

62,660

67,745

CATFISH--NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE, AND TOTAL SALES, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

State

Number of Operations

Jan 1, 2006

Jan 1, 2007

Water Surface Acres

Jan 1, 2006

Jan 1, 2007

Total Sales

20051/

2006

--Number--

--Acres--

--Thousand Dollars--

GA US2/

60 1,035

60 1,023

1,300 170,370

1,100 162,700

2,066 482,295

2,019 480,820

[Results from the Catfish Grower Survey]. 1/ Revised. 2/ 11 State total.

NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 2005-2006

Number of Farms

Land in Farms

State

2005

2006

2005

--Number--

--Thousand Acres--

GA

49,000

US

2,098,690

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].

49,000 2,089,790

10,500 933,210

2006
10,800 932,430

NUMBER OF FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006

Economic Sales Class

State $1,000-$9,999

$10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999 $250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over

--Number--

GA

31,200

11,100

2,100

2,000

2,600

US

1,153,910

597,350

166,220

90,960

81,350

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].

Total
49,000 2,089,790

LAND IN FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006

Economic Sales Class

State $1,000-$9,999

$10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999 $250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over

--1,000 Acres--

GA

3,400

2,800

1,100

1,000

2,500

US

114,685

258,890

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].

191,350

154,080

213,425

3

Total
10,800 932,430

COLONIES OF BEES: PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2005-20061/

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2005

2006

2005

2006

Honey Producing Colonies 1,000 Colonies

59

63

2,413

2,392

Yield per Colony

Pounds

49.0

74.0

72.4

64.7

Honey Production Stocks Dec 152/ Avg Price per Pound3/

1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Cents

2,891 434 89

4,662 746 116

174,818 62,478 91.8

154,846 60,528 104.2

Value of Honey Production 1,000 Dollars

2,573

5,408

160,428

161,314

[Results from the Bee and Honey Inquiry]. 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Prices weighted by sales.

COTTON GINNINGS: RUNNING BALES GINNED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, BY CROP, SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEARS 2003-20061/

Crop and State

2003

2004

2005

All Cotton

AL

798,250

797,100

830,650

GA

2,037,050

1,749,150

2,099,800

SC

309,900

368,500

390,250

US

17,601,100

21,249,400

22,255,400

[Results from the Cotton Ginnings Report]. 1/ Excluding Linters.

2006
668,250 2,267,750
399,150 20,589,600

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