United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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September 28, 2007 Volume 07-Number 09
Poultry Summary Onions
Livestock Slaughter September 1 Forecast
HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Peanuts
Agricultural Prices Cotton
Farm Income Tobacco
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES, AUGUST 1, 2006-2007
Item
2006
2007
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
30,776
Chickens, Broiler Type
661,365
Turkeys, All Breeds
30,843
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
33,713 675,750
33,539
% of Year Ago
--Percent--
110 102 109
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JULY 2006-2007
January thru June
Item
2006
2007
% of year ago
2006
2007
% of year ago
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Broiler Type
6,456
6,912
107
49,646
50,707
102
Egg Type
319
183
57
1,696
1,695
100
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
127,517
130,611
102
865,365
889,267
103
United States
801,537
820,865
102
5,545,851
5,600,745
101
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,195
2,164
99
15,927
15,694
99
United States Turkey Poults Placed2/
32,727
35,560
109
252,685
267,996
106
United States
26,058
27,158
104
266,475
279,592
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 JULY 2006-20071/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA
Hatching Table
9,602 9,399 2/
9,634 9,387 2/
1,948 2,200
1,951 2,171
187
188
209
206
Total Georgia
19,101
19,121
2,073
2,061
396
394
UNITED STATES
Hatching
57,364
59,134
1,909
1,924
1,095
1,138
Table
283,888
279,841
2,307
2,300
6,550
6,436
Total U.S.
341,252
338,975
2,240
2,234
7,645
[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.
7,574
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER,1/ JUNE AND JULY 2007
Item
Jun
Jul
% of Last Month
Young Chickens
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Georgia
108,199
114,859
106
United States Mature Chickens
741,444
756,289
102
Light Type, U.S.
5,036
4,509
90
Heavy Type, U.S.
6,826
6,926
101
Total U.S.
11,862
11,435
96
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.88
0.82
United States
1.05
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
1.08
January to Date --Thousands--
762,822 5,141,275
33,123 43,852 76,975
--Percent--
0.97 1.15
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JULY 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
2,834.0
2,901.6
102
1,273
1,269
3,598,226
3,672,121
Calves
57.9
62.6
108
325
289
18,674
17,910
Hogs
7,882.0
8,396.6
107
263
264
2,074,519
2,216,567
Sheep & Lambs
202.4
204.7
101
130
131
26,303
26,821
[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JULY 31, 2007
Commodity
Jul 30, 2006
Jun 31, 2007
Ju1 31, 2007
% of Ju1 2006
% of Jun 2007
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
23,596
17,411
17,475
74
100
Meats, Red
915,539
918,438
947,242
103
103
Beef, Frozen
479,218
429,078
467,479
98
109
Pork, Frozen
417,769
467,949
459,795
110
98
Poultry, Frozen
1,247,584
1,085,851
1,157,743
93
107
Peanuts, Shelled
302,316
331,355
324,442
107
98
Peanuts, In Shell
18,613
19,724
22,869
123
116
Pecans, Shelled
43,302
41,154
40,528
94
98
Pecans, In Shell
98,814
45,214
30,534
31
68
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
Commodity
Price per Unit
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2007
Georgia
Aug 2006
Jul 2007
Aug 15, 2007
Aug 2006
United States Jul 2007
Aug 15, 2007
Cotton
/Lb
39.70
44.80
44.40
45.80
46.50
44.90
Cottonseed
$/Ton
1/
2/
93.00
2/
Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb
17.10
18.30
17.80
17.00
18.70
18.00
Calves Beef Cattle3/
Cows4/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
121.00 64.40 46.90
119.00 67.30 51.00
119.00 68.30 52.00
136.00 87.20 46.80
127.00 89.20 51.40
129.00 90.50 51.50
Steers & Heifers /Lb
98.40
99.00
100.00
91.50
93.10
94.40
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Marketing year August-February. 2/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
Index 1990-92=100
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007
2006
Jul
Aug
Jul
Prices Received
117
119
141
Prices Paid
149
149
158
Ratio1/
79
80
89
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2
2007
Aug
139 158
88
NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 2002-20061/
State
2002
2003
2004
2005
--1,000 Dollars--
Alabama
1,147,402
1,587,448
2,136,667
2,063,282
Florida
2,237,967
2,128,718
2,774,272
3,303,160
Georgia
1,861,641
2,455,439
2,751,047
2,869,417
South Carolina
240,783
719,101
836,295
717,048
United States
40,099,393
59,656,080
85,944,079
77,128,312
1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. July 25, 2007
2006
1,579,848 2,340,426 2,387,596
722,213 59,005,486
ONIONS--SPRING SEASON,1/ BY STATES, 2006-2007
Area Planted
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Value per Cwt
State 2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
--Acres--
--Acres--
--Cwt--
--1,000 Cwt--
--Dollars--
AZ
1,000
1,200 1,000
1,200
490
450
490
540
9.00 12.00
CA
8,100
7,500 7,900
7,300
415
440
3,279
3,212
9.30 11.00
GA
14,000
12,500 10,500
12,000
310
270
3,255
3,240
25.20 35.90
TX
17,700
12,500 15,200
10,800
270
360
4,104
3,888
20.00 56.00
Total 40,800
33,700 34,600
31,300
322
[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh.
348
11,128
10,880
17.90 34.50
Total Value
2006
2007
--1,000 Dollars--
4,410
6,480
30,495
35,332
82,026 116,316
82,080 217,728
199,011 375,856
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2006
Ind Sep 1, 2007
2006
Ind Sep 1, 2007
2006
Ind Sep 1, 2007
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/
Bu Bales
225 1,370.0
480 1,010.0
112.0 818
120.0 808
25,200 2,334.0
57,600 1,700.0
Hay, All
Tons
650
600
1.80
1.70
1,170
1,020
Peanuts for Nuts
Lbs
575
520
2,750
2,900
1,581,250
1,508,000
Soybeans for Beans Bu
Tobacco 3/
Lbs
140 17.0
205
25.0
29.0
3,500
5,945
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/
10,000
4/
13,000.0
3,000.0
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.
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST
State
Area Harvested
2006
20071/
2006
Yield Aug 1, 2007
Sep 1, 2007
Production
2006
2007
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
AL
163.0
157.0
2,500
2,300
2,200
407,500
345,400
FL
120.0
115.0
2,500
2,800
2,700
300,000
310,500
GA
575.0
520.0
2,750
2,800
2,900
1,581,250
1,508,000
MS
16.0
18.0
3,000
3,100
3,100
48,000
55,800
NM
12.0
10.0
3,600
3,500
3,500
43,200
35,000
NC
84.0
92.0
3,200
3,000
2,300
268,800
211,600
OK
22.0
16.0
3,000
3,100
3,200
66,000
51,200
SC
56.0
56.0
3,100
3,100
2,800
173,600
156,800
TX
145.0
185.0
3,700
3,600
3,300
536,500
610,500
VA
16.0
21.0
3,100
2,800
2,400
49,600
50,400
US
1,209.0
1,190.0
2,874
2,909
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released August 10, 2007.
2,803
3,474,450
3,335,200
3
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production1/
State
2006
2007
2006
Aug 1, 2007
Sep 1, 2007
2006
2007
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales2/--
AL
560.0
390.0
579
652
578
675.0
470.0
AZ
195.0
181.0
1,402
1,365
1,367
569.4
515.5
AR
1,160.0
850.0
1,045
1,083
1,045
2,525.0
1,850.0
CA
557.0
451.0
1,263
1,381
1,394
1,466.0
1,310.0
FL
101.0
82.0
789
785
644
166.0
110.0
GA
1,370.0
1,010.0
818
792
808
2,334.0
1,700.0
KS
110.0
45.0
511
576
480
117.0
45.0
LA
630.0
325.0
946
946
960
1,241.0
650.0
MS
1,220.0
655.0
829
960
953
2,107.0
1,300.0
MO
496.0
389.0
953
941
925
985.0
750.0
NM
60.5
49.0
897
994
1,073
113.0
109.5
NC
865.0
495.0
713
682
611
1,285.0
630.0
OK
180.0
165.0
541
700
698
203.0
240.0
SC
298.0
178.0
697
650
485
433.0
180.0
TN
695.0
495.0
945
869
815
1,368.0
840.0
TX
4,130.0
4,724.0
679
624
715
5,845.0
7,040.0
VA
104.0
59.0
717
600
586
155.4
72.0
US
12,731.5
10,543.0
814
783
811
21,587.8
17,812.0
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales.
TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
State
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
--Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
FL
1,100
1/
2,600
1/
2,860
1/
GA
17,000
20,000
1,770
2,100
30,090
42,000
US
338,900
355,070
2,144
2,023
726,644
718,375
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2007.
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