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 July 31, 2007 Volume 07-Number 07 HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices US Grain Stocks July 1 Forecast Peanut Stocks Pecans Vegetables Planted & Harvested Acres Milk Production EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES, JUNE 1, 2006-2007 Item 2006 2007 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 36,520 Chickens, Broiler Type 661,322 Turkeys, All Breeds 31,724 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 39,990 680,815 32,459 % of Year Ago --Percent-- 110 103 102 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, MAY 2006-2007 January thru May Item 2006 2007 % of year ago 2006 2007 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 7,531 7,746 103 35,554 35,659 100 Egg Type 241 192 80 2,871 2,889 101 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 127,988 132,300 103 613,695 630,340 103 United States 812,137 837,386 103 3,955,662 3,969,461 100 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 2,326 2,265 97 11,523 11,367 99 United States Turkey Poults Placed2/ 39,744 38,498 97 182,552 192,431 105 United States 25,639 27,238 106 214,415 226,124 105 [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 MAY 2006-20071/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 9,647 9,892 2/ 9,749 9,397 2/ 1,938 2,212 1,949 2,169 187 190 221 206 Total Georgia 19,639 19,246 2,077 2,058 408 396 UNITED STATES Hatching 58,422 59,379 1,912 1,913 1,117 1,136 Table 286,801 281,326 2,273 2,292 6,520 6,449 Total U.S. 345,223 340,705 2,212 2,226 7,637 [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. 7,584 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- APRIL AND MAY 2007 Item Apr May % of Last Month Young Chickens --Thousands-- --Percent-- Georgia 105,144 117,016 111 United States Mature Chickens 715,399 783,953 110 Light Type, U.S. 4,745 4,885 103 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,777 6,801 118 Total U.S. 10,522 11,686 111 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.97 0.93 United States 1.14 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 1.09 January to Date --Thousands-- 539,791 3,643,177 23,578 30,100 53,678 --Percent-- 1.02 1.18 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ MAY 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 3,039.1 3,051.0 100 1,244 1,232 3,768,689 3,747,840 Calves 56.9 59.0 104 372 349 21,051 20,485 Hogs 8,536.5 8,760.0 103 270 269 2,306,430 2,352,965 Sheep & Lambs 225.6 218.2 97 142 142 32,055 30,949 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commodity Price per Unit PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JUNE 15, 2007 Georgia Jun 2006 May 2007 Jun 15, 2007 Jun 2006 United States May 2007 Cotton /Lb 46.40 45.20 45.20 47.40 44.80 Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 16.50 17.50 17.70 17.00 17.90 Calves Beef Cattle1/ Cows2/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 122.00 64.90 48.00 116.00 65.70 50.30 114.00 64.30 49.00 135.00 84.00 46.80 126.00 93.20 51.60 Steers & Heifers /Lb 97.80 95.50 94.00 88.20 98.10 [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. Jun 15, 2007 45.10 18.10 125.00 89.70 50.00 94.00 Index 1990-92=100 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007 2006 2007 May Jun May Jun Prices Received 111 118 138 141 Prices Paid 149 149 157 156 Ratio1/ 74 79 88 90 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 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-- May 1,374,464 597,240 50,152 794,329 2,218,945 [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. U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE 1, 2006-2007 Grain On Farms 2006 Off Farms1/ All Positions On Farms --1,000 Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) 30,770 77,161 107,931 14,580 Corn 2,350,500 2,011,199 4,361,699 1,826,600 Oats (Old Crop) 25,190 27,376 52,566 18,400 Sorghum 12,650 102,213 114,863 5,380 Soybeans 495,500 495,199 990,699 500,000 All Wheat (Old Crop) 111,010 460,180 571,190 73,190 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2 2007 Off Farms1/ 54,350 1,707,101 32,784 69,498 591,085 382,503 All Positions 68,930 3,533,701 51,184 74,878 1,091,085 455,693 AREA PLANTED AND FORECAST HARVESTED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006-2007 Georgia United States Area Planted Area Harvested Area Planted Area Harvested Crop 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 --Thousand Acres-- Corn 280 530 225 480 78,327 92,888 70,648 85,418 Cotton, Upland 1,400 1,050 1,370 1/ 14,948 10,760 12,408 1/ Oats 70 60 30 30 4,168 3,860 1,576 1,612 Hay, All 650 600 60,807 61,789 Peanuts Rye2/ 580.0 230 520.0 230 575.0 25 515.0 30 1,243.0 1,396 1,187.0 1,354 1,209.0 274 1,158.0 306 Sorghum 40 55 26 30 6,522 7,765 4,937 6,698 Soybeans 155 220 140 205 75,522 64,081 74,602 63,285 Tobacco 17 20 339 356 Wheat, Winter2/ 230 400 120 250 40,575 45,136 31,117 37,588 1/ Estimates to be released August 10, 2007 in the "Crop Production" report. 2/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. WINTER WHEAT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2007 Area Harvested Yield Production State 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 120 250 49.0 38.0 5,880 9,500 US 31,117 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. 37,588 41.7 41.6 1,298,081 1,561,907 TOBACCO: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2007 State Harvested Acres 2006 2007 Yield per Acre 2006 2007 Production 2006 2007 --Acres-- GA 17,000 20,000 US 213,100 224,000 1,770 2,095 --Pounds-- 2,000 2,126 --Thousand Lbs-- 30,090 40,000 446,510 476,300 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2005-2006 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2007 State 2005 2006 2007 2007 as % of 2006 --Tons-- --Percent-- GA 40,000 41,000 13,000 32 US 1,184,550 1,010,120 1,026,845 102 [Results from the Peach Inquiry]. PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY VARIETY, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2005-2006 Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Production Variety and State 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Improved Varieties1/ --Thousand Pounds-- --Dollars-- --Thousand Dollars- GA 72,000 36,000 1.320 1.640 95,040 59,040 US 228,700 151,130 1.540 1.720 351,353 260,694 Native and Seedling GA 8,000 6,000 0.800 1.210 6,400 7,260 US 51,550 55,170 1.080 1.090 55,567 59,949 All Pecans GA 80,000 42,000 1.270 1.580 101,440 66,300 US 280,250 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 206,300 1.450 1.550 406,920 320,643 3 ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, GEORGIA AND TOTAL, 2005 AND 2006 Area Planted Area Harvested Yield per Acre State 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 GA Total --Acres-- 14,000 12,500 40,800 33,900 --Acres-- 10,500 12,000 34,600 31,500 --Cwt-- 310 300 322 355 [Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry]. Production 2006 2007 --1,000 Cwt-- 3,255 11,128 3,600 11,178 SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2006 AND FORECASTED AREA, 2007 Crop and State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2006 Area for Harvest 2007 2007 as % of 2006 Crop and State Usual Harvest Period Area Harvested 2006 Area for Harvest 2007 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- SNAP BEANS CANTALOUP GA Jun-Sep 3,800 3,800 100 CA Jul-Sep 33,200 33,200 MI Jul-Oct 3,600 3,800 106 GA Jun-Sep 2,200 1,800 NY Jul-Oct 10,300 8,900 86 SC Jun-Oct 1,100 1,100 VA Jul-Sep 3,200 3,200 100 TX Jul-Sep 2,600 2,200 2007 as % of 2006 --Percent-- 100 82 100 85 Total 20,900 19,700 94 Total 39,100 38,300 98 WATERMELON CABBAGE GA Jul-Sep 1,000 700 70 CA Jul-Sep 11,300 12,100 107 MI Jun-Nov 1,800 1,700 94 GA Jul-Sep 29,000 38,000 131 NY Jun-Dec 10,500 12,300 117 MS Jun-Sep 3,100 2,900 94 SC May-Aug 7,500 7,000 93 TX Jul-Sep 12,500 11,600 93 Total 13,300 14,700 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. 111 Total 63,400 71,600 113 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2006-2007 Georgia United States Item Unit 2006 2007 Percent 2006 2007 Percent Milk Cows1/ Thousand Head 77 77 100 Milk per Cow2/ Pounds 4,975 5,040 101 9,128 9,126 100 5,141 5,198 101 Milk Production Million Pounds 383 388 101 46,930 47,435 101 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 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