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. 3 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. STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG., SUITE 320 355 EAST HANCOC K AVE. 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