United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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August 31, 2007 Volume 07-Number 08
HIGHLIGHTS
Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter
Cold Storage
August 1 Forecast Farm Production Expenditures Summary
Agricultural Prices
Farm Labor
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 2006-2007
Item
2006
2007
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
31,485
Chickens, Broiler Type
650,487
Turkeys, All Breeds
32,248
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
33,382 667,719
33,274
% of Year Ago
--Percent--
106 103 103
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JUNE 2006-2007
January thru June
Item
2006
2007
% of year ago
2006
2007
% of year ago
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ Broiler Type Egg Type
--Thousands--
7,636 198
7,554 300
--Percent--
99 152
--Thousands--
43,190 1,377
43,550 1,512
--Percent--
101 110
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia United States
124,153
128,316
103
737,848
758,656
103
788,652
810,419
103
4,744,314
4,779,880
101
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,209
2,163
98
13,732
13,530
99
United States
37,406
40,005
107
219,958
232,436
106
Turkey Poults Placed2/
United States
26,002
26,504
102
240,417
252,661
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 JUNE 2006-20071/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA
Hatching Table
9,576 9,431 2/
9,752 9,247 2/
1,880 2,151
1,887 2,129
180
184
205
199
Total Georgia
19,107
19,099
2,015
2,005
385
383
UNITED STATES
Hatching
57,751
59,895
1,846
1,867
1,066
1,118
Table
284,934
279,436
2,224
2,234
6,336
6,243
Total U.S.
342,685
339,331
2,160
2,169
7,401
[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.
7,360
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- MAY AND JUNE 2007
Item
Apr
May
% of Last Month
Young Chickens
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Georgia
116,989
108,199
92
United States Mature Chickens
784,318
739,851
94
Light Type, U.S.
4,885
5,036
103
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,801
6,826
100
Total U.S.
11,686
11,862
102
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.93
0.88
United States
1.09
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
1.05
January to Date --Thousands--
647,963 4,383,393
28,614 36,926 65,540
--Percent--
.99 1.16
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JUNE 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
3,159.4
3,076.6
97
1,264
1,250
3,981,738
3,833,829
Calves
58.6
61.1
104
353
308
20,540
18,663
Hogs
8,343.1
8,297.1
99
267
267
2,223,316
2,210,457
Sheep & Lambs
211.5
200.4
95
135
137
28,557
[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
27,404
COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 2007
Commodity
Jun 30, 2006
May 31, 2007
Jun 30, 2007
% of Jun 2006
% of May 2007
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
22,063
15,165
17,546
80
116
Meats, Red
880,873
924,575
922,688
105
100
Beef, Frozen
449,112
410,357
431,344
96
105
Pork, Frozen
412,622
491,950
470,100
114
96
Poultry, Frozen
1,294,864
1,011,458
1,098,127
85
109
Peanuts, Shelled
316,637
363,952
327,416
103
90
Peanuts, In Shell
27,374
17,433
20,073
73
115
Pecans, Shelled
42,887
40,909
41,637
97
102
Pecans, In Shell
125,796
56,666
44,688
36
79
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
Commodity
Price per Unit
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2007
Georgia
Jul 2006
Jun 2007
Jul 15, 2007
Jul 2006
United States Jun 2007
Cotton
/Lb
45.50
45.90
45.50
46.80
46.40
Peanuts, In Shell
/Lb
16.70
17.80
18.30
17.00
18.10
Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
119.00 63.00 45.40
114.00 64.60 49.20
118.00 66.40 50.50
137.00 85.80 46.40
125.00 89.10 50.10
Steers & Heifers
/Lb
97.10
94.40
97.20
90.00
93.30
[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.
Jul 15, 2007
46.80 18.30 125.00 90.30 51.40 94.30
Index 1990-92=100
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007
2006
2007
Jun
Jul
Jun
Jul
Prices Received
118
117
139
142
Prices Paid
149
149
158
158
Ratio1/
79
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.
2
HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 9-15, 2006, AND JULY 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
Southeast2/ US3/
8.21 8.93
8.57 9.31
--Dollars per Hour--
8.05
8.52
8.18
8.55
9.49
9.80
9.07
9.44
8.68
9.12
9.72
10.08
See footnotes below.
HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 9-15, 2006 AND JULY 8-14, 2007
Expected to be Employed
Number of Workers
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Number of Hours Worked
Region
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
--1,000--
--Hours per Week--
Southeast2/
41
33
30
25
11
8
US3/
876
736
630
593
246
143
[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.
--1,000--
38.3
37.4
41.0
40.7
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2006 AND AUGUST 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2006
2007
2006
Ind 2007
2006
Ind 2007
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/
Bu Bales
225 1,370.0
480 1,000.0
112.0 818
115.0 792
25,200 2,334.0
55,200 1,650.0
Hay, All
Tons
650
600
1.80
1.70
1,170
1,020
Peanuts for Nuts
Lbs
575
515
2,750
2,800
1,581,250
1,442,000
Soybeans for Beans Bu
Tobacco 3/
Lbs
140 17.0
205
25.0
30.0
3,500
6,150
20.0
1,770
2,100
30,090
42,000
Wheat, Winter
Bu
120
250
49.0
38.0
5,880
9,500
Apples
Lbs
1.3
4/
10,800
4/
13,000
3,000
Grapes
Tons
1.1
4/
2.64
4/
2.9
3.1
Peaches
Tons
11.5
4/
3.57
4/
41.0
13.0
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2008 in
Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2007 Preliminary Summary.
State
AL FL GA SC US
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2005-2006 AND AUGUST 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
2006
2007
2006
2007
2005
2006
2007
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
163
147
2,500
2,300
613,250
407,500
338,100
120
100
2,500
2,800
410,400
300,000
280,000
575
515
2,750
2,800
2,130,000
1,581,250
1,442,000
56
52
3,100
3,100
168,000
173,600
161,200
1,209
1,158
2,874
2,909
4,869,860
3,474,450
3,368,700
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES,
2005-2006 AND AUGUST 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production1/
State
2006
2007
2006
2007
2005
2006
2007
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales2/--
AL
560.0
390.0
579
652
848.0
675.0
530.0
FL
101.0
104.0
789
785
135.0
166.0
170.0
GA
1,370.0
1,000.0
818
792
2,140.0
2,334.0
1,650.0
SC
298.0
198.0
697
650
410.0
433.0
268.0
US
12,731.5
10,636.0
814
783
23,890.2
21,587.8
17,345.5
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales.
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GEORGIA FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES: FARMS REPORTING, AVERAGE PER FARM, AND TOTAL 2005-2006
Farms Reporting
Average per Farm
Total Expenditures
Expenditure
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
--Percent--
--Dollars--
--Million Dollars-
Total Farm Production Expenditures
100.0
100.0
94,082
99,796
4,610
4,890
Livestock, Poultry & Related Expenses
18.5
33.0
8,980
9,796
440
480
Feed
58.9
73.8
23,469
28,571
1,150
1,400
Farm Services
93.5
95.3
12,245
13,061
600
640
Rent
29.5
25.0
3,061
3,265
150
160
Agricultural Chemicals
37.3
42.1
5,102
4,490
250
220
Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners
62.2
77.5
5,510
5,714
270
280
Interest
25.8
27.5
3,673
4,082
180
200
Taxes (Real Estate & Property)
100.0
100.0
2,245
2,449
110
120
Labor
28.4
32.2
8,163
7,551
400
370
Fuels
90.3
76.4
4,286
4,694
210
230
Farm Supplies & Repairs
84.9
73.4
4,490
4,694
220
230
Farm Improvements & Construction
45.6
50.1
3,673
3,061
180
150
Tractors and Self-Propelled Farm Machinery
22.3
22.1
2,449
2,041
120
100
Other Farm Machinery
22.6
32.3
816
1,224
40
60
Seeds & Plants
39.4
45.1
3,878
3,878
190
190
Trucks & Autos
27.1
18.0
1,837
1,224
90
60
Miscellaneous Capital Expenditures
20.6
14.9
204
0
10
0
[Results from the Farm Production Expenditures Summary, August 2007 - 2006 ARMS III Survey].
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