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 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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