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 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.