United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service GEORGIA FARM REPORT Cooperating with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office Stephens Federal Building 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 (706)546-2416 FAX www.nass.usda.gov 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]. 2 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 STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG., SUITE 320 355 EAST HANCOC K AVE. 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