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 January 31, 2008 Volume 08-Number 01 Poultry Summary Peanut Stocks Hay Stocks Livestock Slaughter Hogs and Pigs Wheat Seedings HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Onion Planting Intentions Annual Crop Summary Agricultural Prices Grain Stocks Milk Production EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--DECEMBER 1, 2006-2007 Item 2006 2007 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 33,693 Chickens, Broiler Type 653,931 Turkeys, All Breeds 29,307 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 35,915 677,805 30,329 % of Year Ago --Percent-- 107 104 103 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- NOVEMBER 2006-2007 January thru November Item 2006 2007 % of year ago 2006 2007 % of year ago --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ Broiler Type 7,618 7,438 98 78,702 80,140 102 Egg Type 206 281 136 2,668 2,738 103 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 115,631 120,012 104 1,354,115 1,388,826 103 United States 729,946 761,402 104 8,631,027 8,770,461 102 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 1,803 1,993 111 24,408 24,178 99 United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/ 31,554 33,986 108 392,885 409,857 104 United States 23,792 25,077 105 72,217 74,367 103 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 NOVEMBER 2006-20071/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 9,581 9,711 2/ 9,618 9,592 2/ 1,889 2,263 1,903 2,260 181 183 222 219 Total Georgia 19,392 19,310 2,078 2,082 403 402 UNITED STATES Hatching 57,033 58,827 1,829 1,853 1,043 1,090 Table 289,903 284,078 2,244 2,260 6,506 6,420 Total U.S. 346,936 342,905 2,176 2,190 7,549 [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. 7,511 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2007 Item Oct Nov % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 119,608 107,067 90 United States 811,386 722,861 89 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 4,781 4,502 94 Heavy Type, U.S. 7,390 6,212 84 Total U.S. 12,171 10,714 88 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.70 0.81 United States 0.95 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 0.99 January to Date --Thousands-- 1,215,582 8,183,960 51,250 70,388 121,638 --Percent-- 0.89 1.09 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ NOVEMBER 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 2,842.4 2,831.2 100 1,295 1,304 3,666,824 3,677,910 Calves 66.6 58.9 88 327 291 21,623 16,891 Hogs 9,364.9 10,050.7 107 272 272 2,542,375 2,735,130 Sheep & Lambs 224.2 236.7 106 137 136 30,744 [Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 32,193 COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 30, 2007 Commodity Nov 30, 2006 Oct 31, 2007 Nov 30, 2007 % of Nov 2006 % of Oct 2007 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- Eggs, Frozen 17,057 17,556 15,825 93 90 Meats, Red 1,009,877 1,001,778 966,209 96 96 Beef, Frozen 520,325 486,604 470,333 90 97 Pork, Frozen 468,476 494,751 477,436 102 97 Poultry, Frozen 911,936 1,088,912 919,252 101 84 Peanuts, Shelled 331,882 247,369 243,589 73 98 Peanuts, In Shell 17,412 13,867 14,024 81 101 Pecans, Shelled 27,662 19,238 19,968 72 104 Pecans, In Shell 42,779 18,505 53,824 126 291 [Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- DECEMBER 15, 2007 Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Dec 2006 Nov 2007 Dec 15, 2007 Dec 2006 Nov 2007 Dec 15, 2007 Cotton Cottonseed2/ /Lb $/Ton 50.60 94.00 58.20 148.00 58.40 148.00 49.00 120.00 57.00 160.00 57.20 171.00 Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 17.30 21.70 20.30 17.60 21.70 20.90 Calves Beef Cattle3/ Cows4/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 109.00 59.20 46.80 107.00 58.50 44.00 106.00 59.00 44.10 116.00 83.10 42.20 119.00 89.70 43.90 119.00 89.10 44.10 Steers & Heifers /Lb 83.30 88.00 88.00 89.00 95.90 95.50 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2007 Index 2006 1990-92=100 Nov Dec Nov Prices Received 119 120 146 Prices Paid Ratio1/ 148 149 161 80 81 91 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2 2007 Dec 151 162 93 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20071/ Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Nov 2,821,004 408,916 35,669 543,858 3,400,531 [Results from the Peanut Stocks and Processing Report]. 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts x 1.33. HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2006-2007 Breeding Market Total Under 60 Lbs 60-119 Lbs 120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs and Over State 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 --1000 Head-- GA 38 40 207 225 245 265 96 94 46 51 35 41 30 39 US 6,087 6,157 56,402 58,953 62,490 65,110 [Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 20,462 21,364 13,928 14,459 11,275 11,737 10,738 11,394 ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2006-20071/ Sows Farrowing Pigs Per Litter Pig Crop State 2006 2007 Number 2007 as % of 2006 2006 2007 2006 2007 Number --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- --Number-- --1,000 Head-- GA 83.0 75.0 90 US 11,629 11,960 103 8.90 8.91 739.0 668.0 9.08 9.19 105,618 109,937 [Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 1/ December preceding year. 2007 as % of 2006 --Percent-- 90 104 SPRING ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST,1/ GEORGIA AND TOTAL Planted Harvested State 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 --Acres-- GA Total2/ 14,000 40,800 12,500 33,800 12,000 32,000 10,500 34,600 12,000 31,000 [Results from the Onions Acreage Intentions]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Harvested acreage for 2007 will be published April 3, 2008. For Harvest 2007 11,500 GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2006-2007 Grain On Farms 2006 Off Farms1/ All Positions On Farms 2007 Off Farms1/ All Positions --1,000 Bushels-- Corn * 7,364 * * 11,620 * Oats * 85 * * 44 * Wheat * * * * * * Storage Capacity 70,000 42,000 112,000 70,000 42,500 112,500 [Results from the December Agricultural Survey and Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006-2007 December 1 May 1 State 2006 2007 2006 GA 878 US 96,555 [Results from the December Agricultural Survey]. 1,013 103,986 --1,000 Tons-- 198 21,345 2007 82 15,013 WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEAR 2006-2008 State 2006 2007 2008 --1,000 Acres-- GA 230 360 480 US 40,575 44,987 46,610 [Results from the December Agricultural Survey]. 3 GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2006, 2007 Crop Year Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit --1,000 Acres-- Corn, grain 2007 510 450 130 Bu 2006 280 225 112 Bu Corn, silage 2007 40 18 Ton 2006 40 17 Ton Cotton, lint 2007 1,030 995 796 1/ 2006 1,400 1,370 818 1/ Cottonseed 2007 Ton 2006 Ton Hay 2007 670 1.8 Ton 2006 650 1.8 Ton Oats 2007 70 30 56 Bu 2006 70 30 53 Bu Peanuts 2007 530 520 3,150 Lb 2006 580 575 2,780 Lb Rye 2007 230 40 21 Bu 2006 230 25 26 Bu Sorghum, Grain 2007 65 45 46 Bu 2006 40 26 45 Bu Sorghum, Silage 2007 17 13 Ton 2006 11 11 Ton Soybeans 2007 285 275 30 Bu 2006 155 140 25 Bu Tobacco 2007 18.5 2,150 Lb 2006 17.0 1,770 Lb Wheat 2007 360 230 40 Bu 2006 230 120 49 Bu 1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. Production --1,000-- 58,500 25,200 720 680 1,650 2,334 524 699 1,206 1,170 1,680 1,590 1,638,000 1,598,500 840 650 2,070 1,170 221 121 8,250 3,500 39,775 30,090 9,200 5,880 PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2006-2007 Georgia United States Item Milk Cows1/ Milk per Cow2/ Unit Thous Head Pounds 2006 75 4,400 2007 77 4,130 2007 as % of 2006 103 94 2006 9,115 4,894 2007 9,195 5,008 2007 as % of 2006 101 102 Milk Production Mil Lbs 330 318 96 44,611 46,045 103 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.