Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 06 (2007 June 29)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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June 29, 2007 Volume 07-Number 06

Poultry Summary Agricultural Prices

Poultry Slaughter Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS Livestock Slaughter Winter Wheat

Cold Storage Peach Production

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

Item

2006

2007

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

37,516

Chickens, Broiler Type

658,354

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,667

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

36,848 679,972
32,529

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

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, APRIL 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

6,593

6,692

102

28,023

27,913

100

Egg Type

254

274

108

938

1,021

109

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

122,591

126,528

103

485,707

498,040

103

United States

787,457

800,524

102

3,143,525

3,132,075

100

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,236

2,316

104

9,197

9,102

99

United States Turkey Poults Placed2/

35,435

39,704

112

142,808

153,933

108

United States

24,212

26,140

108

188,776

198,986

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 APRIL 2006-20071/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,711

9,678

1,854

1,881

180

182

10,025 2/

9,815 2/

2,163

2,199

219

218

Total Georgia

19,836

19,593

2,011

2,042

399

400

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,701

59,245

1,831

1,845

1,075

1,093

Table

289,942

284,580

2,231

2,228

6,468

6,341

Total U.S.

348,643

343,825

2,164

2,162

7,543

[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.

7,434

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--MARCH AND APRIL 2007

Item

Mar

Apr

% of Last Month

Young Chickens

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Georgia

107,320

105,144

98

United States Mature Chickens

726,260

713,870

98

Light Type, U.S.

4,992

4,745

95

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,922

5,777

98

Total U.S.

10,914

10,522

96

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.11

0.97

United States

1.22

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

1.14

January to Date --Thousands--
422,775 2,857,695
18,693 23,299 41,992
--Percent--
1.04 1.20

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ APRIL 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

2,608.6

2,701.6

104

1,240

1,235

3,222,245

3,324,260

Calves

47.7

56.9

119

361

347

17,156

19,674

Hogs

7,959.3

8,465.3

106

272

270

2,160,169

2,284,018

Sheep & Lambs

247.1

216.9

88

136

139

33,477

30,004

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

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, RETAIL WEIGHT1/

Per capita consumption, Retail Lb.

2005

--Pounds--

Beef

65.4

Pork

49.9

Broilers

85.6

Turkeys

16.7

Total Red Meat & Poultry

220.5

Eggs, Number

255.3

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, May 21, 2007, LDP-M-142, Economic Research Service, USDA.

2006
65.7 49.3 86.9 16.9 221.4 255.7

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, APRIL 30, 2006

Commodity

Apr 30, 2006

Mar 31, 2007

Apr 30, 2007

% of Apr 2006

% of Mar 2007

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

23,259

14,632

14,319

62

98

Meats, Red

979,105

942,228

956,850

98

102

Beef, Frozen

441,266

425,895

411,813

93

97

Pork, Frozen

520,022

494,761

521,967

100

105

Poultry, Frozen

1,272,729

951,637

969,247

76

102

Peanuts, Shelled

372,893

381,211

380,503

102

100

Peanuts, In Shell

17,288

20,961

15,682

91

75

Pecans, Shelled

37,545

35,362

39,280

105

111

Pecans, In Shell

164,427

99,022

75,389

46

76

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

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Commodity

Price per Unit

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MAY 15, 2007

Georgia

May 2006

Apr 2007

May 15, 2007 May 2006

United States Apr 2007

Cotton

/Lb

46.20

47.00

46.90

46.40

47.30

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

16.60

18.00

17.50

17.30

18.30

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

124.00 65.70 50.10

118.00 66.30 49.70

117.00 65.90 50.70

134.00 82.20 47.40

127.00 94.30 49.20

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

96.00

95.80

95.50

86.30

99.90

[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.

May 15, 2007
45.20 17.90 126.00 93.50 51.60 98.60

Index 1990-92=100

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007

2006

Apr

May

Apr

Prices Received

111

111

134

Prices Paid

148

149

157

Ratio1/

75

74

85

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

2007

May
138 158
87

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--

Apr

1,724,794

623,243

45,506

828,913

2,599,213

[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.

WINTER WHEAT--SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2006-20071/

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2006

Jun 1, 2007

2006

Jun 1, 2007

2006

Jun 1, 2007

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

AR

305

600

61.0

42.0

18,605

25,200

GA

120

250

49.0

40.0

5,880

10,000

KY

320

190

71.0

38.0

22,720

7,220

MS

73

300

59.0

59.0

4,307

17,700

NC

420

460

59.0

38.0

24,780

17,480

SC

123

135

50.0

30.0

6,150

4,050

TN

190

230

64.0

32.0

12,160

7,360

VA

155

175

68.0

61.0

10,540

10,675

US

31,117

37,222

41.7

43.2

1,298,081

1,609,679

1/ AL, FL, and LA state level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2006 Summary," to be released September 28, 2007.

3

State
CA All Clingstone1/ Freestone
GA SC Total

2005

PEACH TOTAL PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES 2006
--Tons--

869,000 484,000 385,000
40,000 75,000 984,000

712,000 359,000 353,000
41,000 60,000 813,000

Jun 1, 2007 Forecast
840,000 450,000 390,000
17,000 8,000
865,000

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