Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 08 (2007 August 31)

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.

3

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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