Georgia farm report, vol. 08, no. 10 (2008 October 31)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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October 31, 2008 Volume 08-Number 10

Poultry Summary Pecans Milk Cows and Milk Production

HIGHLIGHTS Livestock Slaughter October 1 Crop Production Sheep and Lambs

Agricultural Prices Grain Stocks Goats

Peanut Stocks Vegetables

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--SEPTEMBER 1, 2007-2008

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

34,771

Chickens, Broiler Type

669,099

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,861

[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].

36,320 638,539
28,644

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
104 95 93

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, AUGUST 2007-2008

January thru August

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,792

8,031

103

58,221

59,044

101

Egg Type

278

279

100

1,972

1,980

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

127,754

122,197

96

995,463

988,435

99

United States

826,599

799,625

97

6,416,472

6,459,543

101

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,165

1,672

77

17,859

17,128

96

United States Turkey Poults Placed2/

36,930

36,301

98

302,352

317,806

105

United States

26,523

24,467

92

306,209

305,110

100

[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 AUGUST 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,626 9,464 2/

9,018 9,141 2/

1,953 2,143

1,941 2,197

188

175

205

203

Total Georgia

19,190

18,259

2,048

2,070

393

378

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,832

57,453

1,922

1,918

1,131

1,102

Table

281,819

277,607

2,293

2,322

6,463

6,445

Total U.S.

340,651

335,060

2,229

2,252

7,594

[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.

7,547

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER,1/ JULY AND AUGUST 2008

Item

Jul

Aug

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia

115,610

United States

785,435

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,941

Heavy Type, U.S.

7,887

Total U.S.

13,828

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.67

United States

0.94

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

108,502 743,511
5,577 7,446 13,023
0.65 0.90

--Percent--
94 95
94 94 94

January to Date --Thousands--
889,177 6,034,404
48,645 56,626 105,271
--Percent--
1.00 1.06

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ AUGUST 2007-2008

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

3,132.1

2,910.9

93

Calves

65.5

79.2

121

Hogs

9,394.5

9,267.6

99

Sheep & Lambs

228.1

200.7

88

1,279 268 263 129

1,284 245 261 132

3,993,828 17,435
2,470,996 29,314

3,726,689 19,135
2,415,430 26,507

[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Commodity

Price per Unit Sep 2007

Georgia Aug 2008

Sep 15, 2008

Sep 2007

United States Aug 2008

Sep 15, 2008

Cotton

/Lb

55.60

58.00

1/

52.00

58.50

64.60

Cottonseed

$/Ton

2/

1/

1/

137.00

1/

253.00

Peanuts, In-Shell

/Lb

18.10

1/

1/

18.60

18.90

17.80

Calves Beef Cattle3/
Cows4/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

116.00 66.80 48.50

98.00 70.10 57.90

99.00 69.70 57.80

126.00 93.10 49.30

116.00 96.10 57.40

116.00 94.90 56.00

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

98.00

91.00

90.00

98.30

100.00

99.50

[Results from the Monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Insufficient movement to establish a price. 2/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined.

4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

2007

Index 1990-92=100

Aug

Sep

Aug

Prices Received

139

140

156

Prices Paid Ratio1/

161

162

192

86

86

81

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

2008

Sep
154 194
79

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20081/

Month Ending

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Aug

123,790

411,443

48,767

547,219

719,776

[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.

State

PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY VARIETY, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2008 FORECAST

Improved Varieties1/

Native and Seedling

All Pecans

2008 as %2007

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

GA

68,000

2,000

70,000

47

US

171,300

32,760

204,060

53

[Results from the October 1 Pecan Inquiry] 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

2

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2007 AND OCTOBER 1, 2008 FORECAST

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2007

Ind Oct 1, 2008

2007

Ind Oct 1, 2008

2007

Ind Oct 1, 2008

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/

Bu Bales

450 995.0

320 940.0

130.0 801

130.0 812

58,500 1,660.00

41,600 1,590.00

Hay, All

Tons

670

700

1.80

2.00

1,206

1,400

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs

520

685

3,120

3,250

1,622,400

2,226,250

Soybeans for Beans Bu

Tobacco3/

Lbs

285 18.5

410

30.0

16.5

2,150

30.0 2,200

8,550 39,775

12,300 36,300

Wheat, Winter

Bu

230

400

40.0

58.0

9,200

23,200

Apples

Lbs

1.3

4/

1,540

4/

2,000

12,000

Grapes

Tons

1.1

4/

2.64

4/

2.9

3.5

Peaches

Tons

12.0

4/

1.08

4/

13.0

35.0

[Results from the October Yield Survey]. 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 2009 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2008 Preliminary Summary.

Commodity
OATS

SMALL GRAINS: AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2007-2008

Area Planted1/

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

70

65

30

25

56.0

69.0

1,680

1,725

RYE

230

200

40

40

21.0

30.0

840

1,200

WINTER WHEAT

360

480

230

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

400

40.0

56.0

9,200

22,400

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--SEPTEMBER 1, 2007-2008

Grain

On Farms

2007 Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

2008 Off Farms1/

--1,000 Bushels--

Barley (Old Crop)

105,600

83,095

188,695

127,070

80,369

Corn

460,100

843,547

1,303,647

499,950

1,124,200

Oats (Old Crop)

53,650

34,710

88,360

52,800

66,275

Sorghum

2,150

29,903

32,053

3,550

49,200

Soybeans

143,000

430,810

573,810

47,000

158,034

All Wheat (Old Crop)

495,000

1,221,927

1,716,927

635,000

1,221,576

[Results from the September Agricultural Survey and the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.

All Positions
207,439 1,624,150
119,075 52,750
205,034 1,856,576

SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA HARVESTED BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, FALL SEASON, 2007 AND FORECASTED AREA, 2008

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested Harvest

2007

2008

--Acres--

2008 as % of
2007
--Percent--

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested

Harvest

2007

2008

--Acres--

2008 as % of
2007
--Percent--

SNAP BEANS

CABBAGE

FL

Oct-Dec

10,300

8,500

83

FL

Oct-Dec

900

1,200

133

GA

Oct-Dec

5,300

4,800

91

GA

Oct-Dec

4,700

3,600

77

NJ

Sep-Oct

1,100

1,100

100

NJ

Sep-Nov

500

800

160

VA

Sep-Oct

1,800

1,800

100

TX

Sep-Nov

200

170

85

Total

18,500

16,200

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].

88

Total

6,300

5,770

92

3

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2007-2008

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2007

2008

Percent

2007

2008

Percent

Milk Cows1/

Thousand Head

77

75

97

Milk per Cow2/ Pounds

4,050

4,070

100

9,159

9,277

101

5,034

5,049

100

Milk Production Million Pounds

312

305

98

46,110

46,841

102

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

SHEEP AND LAMBS: NUMBER BY CLASS, UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 2006-2008

Class
All Sheep and Lambs Breeding Sheep and Lambs Replacement Lambs - Under One Year Old Ewes - One Year Old and Older Rams - One Year Old and Older Market

2006
7,770 4,635
670 3,780
185 3,135

2007 --1,000 Head--
7,600 4,540
645 3,710
185 3,060

2008
7,350 4,420
620 3,620
180 2,930

2008 as % of 2007 --Pct--
97 97 96 98 97 96

GOATS: NUMBER BY CLASS, UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 2007-2008

Total

Breeding

Market

Kid Crop1/

Item

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Head--

Angora

260,000

230,000

205,000

180,000

55,000

50,000

108,000

100,000

Milk Meat

335,000 3,000,000

350,000 3,150,000

285,000 2,200,000

295,000 2,330,000

50,000 800,000

55,000 820,000

220,000 1,610,000

230,000 1,700,000

All

3,595,000

3,730,000

2,690,000

2,805,000

905,000

925,000

1,938,000

2,030,000

1/ Kid Crop for 2007 refers to the actual kids born during 2007. Kid Crop for 2008 is the kids born alive between January 1 and June 30, 2008 plus the kids expected to be born July through December 2008.