Georgia farm report, vol. 07, no. 09 (2007 September 28)

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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