Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 05 (2007 May 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
May 31, 2007 Volume 07-Number 05

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-Monthly & Annual Peanut Stocks Cottonseed Livestock Production & Income

HIGHLIGHTS

Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices

Wheat Forecast

Hay Stocks

Cotton Ginnings

Tobacco

Farm Labor Cotton Milk Production & Income

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

Item

2006

2007

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type Chickens, Broiler Type

35,672 660,060

39,493 666,950

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,189

31,470

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

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
111 101 104

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MARCH 2006-2007

January thru March

Item

2006

2007

% of year ago

2006

2007

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,012

6,660

95

21,430

20,746

97

Egg Type

261

316

121

684

747

109

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

126,415

128,847

102

363,116

371,512

102

United States

817,842

810,732

99

2,356,068

2,331,551

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,393

2,356

98

6,961

6,786

97

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

38,805

40,537

104

107,373

114,229

106

United States

25,230

26,630

106

164,564

173,043

105

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 MARCH 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--

9,743 9,897 2/ 19,740

9,659 10,021 2/ 19,780

59,030 291,440 350,470

59,242 287,195 346,437

--Number--

1,919 2,291 2,107

1,936 2,361 2,154

1,884 2,310 2,238

1,896 2,314 2,243

--Millions--

169

167

204

205

373

372

1,112 6,732 7,843

1,123 6,646 7,769

[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.

POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2001-20061/

2001

2002

2003

2004

Commercial Broilers Mature Chickens,
Hatching Egg Flocks Table Egg Flocks All Chickens, Including Commercial Broilers Eggs All Poultry

2,432,235
11,380 104
2,443,719 367,887
2,811,606

1,935,750
10,329 93
1,946,172 355,968
2,302,140

--Thousand Dollars--

2,142,850

2,857,580

7,713 93

8,154 14

2,150,656 395,769
2,546,425

2,865,748 394,120
3,259,868

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year.

20052/
2,903,532
12,044 10
2,915,586 347,680
3,263,266

2006
2,731,022
8,918 11
2,739,951 368,736
3,108,687

USDA, NASS, COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2007

Item

Feb

Mar

% of Last Month

Young Chickens

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Georgia

100,056

107,320

107

United States Mature Chickens

667,643

726,260

109

Light Type, U.S.

4,322

4,992

116

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,506

5,922

108

Total U.S.

9,828

10,914

111

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.14

1.11

United States

1.29

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

1.22

January to Date --Thousands--
317,631 2,143,825
13,948 17,522 31,470
--Percent--
1.06 1.22

Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--APRIL 15, 2007

Georgia

Apr 2006

Mar 2007

Apr 15, 2007

Apr 2006

United States Mar 2007

Cotton

/Lb

47.80

47.90

47.40

48.50

47.40

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

16.80

17.50

18.30

17.40

17.80

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

123.00 66.40 50.80

116.00 65.90 48.60

119.00 66.00 48.80

137.00 84.80 48.40

124.00 92.00 47.20

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

94.20

91.80

96.70

89.20

97.70

[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.

Apr 15, 2007
47.60 18.50 126.00 94.60 48.80 100.00

Index 1990-92=100

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES

2006

2007

Mar

Apr

Mar

Apr

Prices Received

113

111

134

135

Prices Paid

147

148

155

157

Ratio1/

77

75

86

86

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

Commodity

Price per Unit

FEED--PRICES PAID, APRIL 2007

Southeast1/

2005

2006

2007

Cottonseed Meal, 41%

$/Cwt

15.80

17.10

18.20

Soybean Meal, 44%

$/Cwt

20.40

20.50

22.00

Corn Meal

$/Cwt

11.50

12.60

15.60

Broiler Grower

$/Ton

195.00

216.00

271.00

Chick Starter

$/Ton

227.00

227.00

277.00

Laying Feed

$/Ton

221.00

216.00

254.00

Dairy Conct., 32-38%

$/Ton

239.00

219.00

218.00

Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36% $/Ton

358.00

[Results from Prices Paid by Farmers]. 1/ Southeast: AL, FL, GA, and SC.

321.00

354.00

2005
17.20 16.10
9.57 237.00 268.00 226.00 331.00 316.00

United States 2006
18.20 16.90 10.10 255.00 273.00 240.00 341.00 336.00

2007
20.00 18.20 12.30 306.00 327.00 278.00 378.00 370.00

HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/

APRIL 9-15, 2006, AND APRIL 8-14, 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

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast2/

8.49

8.00

8.68

9.04

8.55

8.20

US3/

8.95

9.35

9.31

9.55

9.06

9.41

See footnotes below.

9.19 9.78

8.83 10.17

2

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ APRIL 9-15, 2006, AND APRIL 8-14, 2007

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Region

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

Southeast2/ US3/

--1,000--

31

33

720

720

--Hours per Week--

24

25

7

8

581

580

139

140

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

Number of Hours Worked

2006

2007

--1,000--

36.5

37.4

40.8

40.6

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--

Mar

2,042,672

607,715

54,281

808,261

2,905,214

[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.

Area Harvested

State

2006

2007

--1000 Acres--

GA

120

250

US

31,117

37,172

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

WINTER WHEAT, 2006-2007

Yield

2006

2007

--Bushels--

49.0

40.0

41.7

43.5

Production

2006

2007

--1,000 Bushels--

5,880

10,000

1,298,081

1,615,613

State

2004

GA

1,345

US

114,516

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

Dec 1 2005
1,350 105,205

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 2004-2007

2006

2005

--1,000 Tons--

878

292

96,397

27,758

May 1 2006
198 21,345

2007
82 14,988

State
GA US

Planted
1,400.0 15,274.0

UPLAND COTTON--ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2006

Harvested

Yield

Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales--

1,370.0

818

2,334.0

12,731.5

814

21,587.8

COTTONSEED--PRODUCTION AND FARM DISPOSITION, 2006

State

Production

Farm Disposition Sales to Oil Mills

Other1/

Seed for Planting2/

--1,000 Tons--

GA

699.0

447.0

252.0

5.8

US

7,347.9

3,608.3

3,739.6

72.8

1/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, loss, and other uses. 2/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Planting seed from previous year's crop.

Type and State

Upland GA

All

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2005-2006

2005

2006

2,099,800 22,255,400

2,267,750 20,589,600

ALL TOBACCO--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION 20061/

State

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

17,000

US

338,900

1,770 2,144

30,090 726,644

1.440 1.668 2/

43,330 1,211,904 2/

1/ Revised. 2/ Includes estimated 2006 value of production for CT and MA type 61. Used 2005 CT and MA type 61 price to compute the 2006 value of production.

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MILK--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 20051/-20062/

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2005

2006

2005

2006

Number of Milk Cows3/

Thous Head

81

77

9,043

9,112

Milk Production per Cow

Pounds

17,259

18,234

19,565

19,951

Total Milk Production

Mil Lbs

1,398

1,404

176,929

181,798

Cash Receipts

Mil Dol

Value of Home Consumption4/ Mil Dol

Gross Income5/

Mil Dol

221.8 0.2
221.9

201.0 0.1
201.2

26,697.6 23.8
27,721.4

23,422.0 20.2
23,442.2

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Revised. 2/ May not add due to rounding. 3/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 4/ Valued at averaged returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.

CATTLE--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2005-2006

Production1/

Average Price per 100 Pounds

Marketings2/

Cattle

Calves

Value of Production

Cash Receipts3/

Value of Home Consumption

Gross Income

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

20055/

GA

382,103

432,135

68.60

125.00

315,397

357,433

4,547

361,980

US

41,448,342

53,161,063

89.70

135.00

36,628,658

49,295,310

459,077

49,754,387

2006

GA

361,027

390,945

63.90

122.00

281,506

308,196

4,089

312,285

US

42,102,317

54,739,022

87.20

133.00

35,740,774

49,148,364

448,739

49,597,103

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2005 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 5/ Revised.

HOGS--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2005-2006

Production1/

Marketings2/

Average Price per 100 Pounds

Value of Production3/

Cash Receipts3/4/

Value of Home Consumption

Gross Income

20055/

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

GA

148,470

151,826

52.00

78,254

82,267

520

82,787

US

27,416,074

28,378,188

50.20

13,606,780

14,992,406

34,761

15,027,167

2006

GA

125,083

132,444

46.10

60,835

65,929

457

66,386

US

28,140,468

29,171,884

46.00

12,703,842

14,085,346

31,374

14,116,720

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2005 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 4/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 5/ Revised.

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