Georgia farm report, vol. 08, no. 11 (2008 November 28)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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November 28, 2008 Volume 08-Number 11

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts by States

Cotton by States Farm Labor

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

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

33,695

Chickens, Broiler Type

647,140

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,190

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

35,493 606,189
28,305

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
105 94 94

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2007-2008

January thru September

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,346

6,886

94

65,567

65,596

100

Egg Type

300

210

70

2,272

2,190

96

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

120,701

114,986

95

1,116,164

1,103,421

99

United States

782,152

756,565

97

7,198,624

7,216,108

100

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,175

2,034

94

20,034

19,162

96

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

35,327

36,428

103

337,679

354,234

105

United States

24,073

22,694

94

24,073

22,694

94

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 SEPTEMBER 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,665 9,433 2/

8,800 9,278 2/

1,904 2,129

1,875 2,122

184

165

203

199

Total Georgia

19,198

18,178

2,016

2,002

387

364

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,806

56,601

1,865

1,864

1,097

1,055

Table

282,178

277,773

2,231

2,261

6,296

6,281

Total U.S.

340,984

334,374

2,168

2,194

7,393

[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.

7,336

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2008

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

108,502

111,465

103

United States

743,519

752,894

101

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,577

5,204

93

Heavy Type, U.S.

7,446

7,755

104

Total U.S.

13,023

12,959

100

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.65

0.64

United States

0.90

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

0.89

January to Date --Thousands--
1,000,642 6,787,306
53,849 64,381 118,230
--Percent--
0.96 1.06

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ SEPTEMBER 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

2,664.6

2,889.0

108

1,290

1,298

3,426,021

3,736,935

Calves

56.0

87.5

156

284

251

15,734

21,755

Hogs

8,772.8

9,958.6

114

266

266

2,334,352

2,642,679

Sheep & Lambs

210.7

221.0

105

128

129

27,052

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

28,531

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2008

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Oct 2007

Sep 2008

Oct 15, 2008

Oct 2007

Sep 2008

Oct 15, 2008

Cotton Cottonseed2/

/Lb $/Ton

55.50 140.00

1/

1/

55.50

61.10

60.80

3/

220.00

153.00

253.00

237.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.20

21.80

19.90

21.40

21.10

19.80

Calves Beef Cattle4/
Cows5/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

110.00 62.90 46.00

96.50 67.70 56.00

89.00 61.00 51.60

123.00 90.90 46.60

113.00 94.40 54.50

108.00 88.60 49.20

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

93.00

87.50

77.60

96.60

99.30

93.80

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a

price. 4/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

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INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Index

2007

2008

1990-92=100

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

Prices Received

140

141

154

145

Prices Paid Ratio1/

162

163

191

188

87

86

81

77

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

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--

Sep

606,434

304,242

31,663

404,642

1,042,739

[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.

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2007 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST1/

Area Harvested2/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2007

Ind Nov 1, 2008

2007

Ind Nov 1, 2008

2007

Ind Nov 1, 2008

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain Cotton, Upland3/

Bu Bale

450 995.0

320

130

940.0

801

125

58,500

843

1,660.0

40,000 1,650.0

Hay, All Other

Ton

670

700

1.8

2.0

1,206

1,400

Peanuts

Lb

520

685

3,120

3,300

1,622,400

2,260,500

Soybeans for Beans Bu

285

410

30

30

8,550

12,300

Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs

18.5

16.5

2,150

2,200

39,775

36,300

Wheat, Winter

Bu

230

400

40

58

9,200

23,200

Apples4/

Lbs

1.3

4/

1,540

4/

2,000

12,000

Grapes4/

Tons

1.1

4/

2.64

4/

2.9

3.5

Peaches4/

Tons

12.0

4/

1.08

4/

13.0

35.0

Pecans6/

Lbs

7/

7/

7/

7/

150,000

70,000

[Results from the November Yield Survey]. 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released November 10, 2008. 2/ Harvested for principal use. 3/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 4/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2009 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2008 Preliminary Summary. 6/ Utilized production. 7/ Not available.

PEANUT PRODUCTION--NOVEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

Ind 2008

Ind 2008

Ind 2008

2008 as % of 2007

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs--

--Percent--

AL

191.0

3,300

630,300

157

FL

133.0

3,400

452,200

141

GA

685.0

3,300

2,260,500

139

SC

67.0

3,500

234,500

135

US

1,494.0

3,342

4,993,300

136

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

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ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production1/

2008 as % of 2007

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

--Percent--

AL

285.0

842

500.0

120

FL

65.0

812

110.0

95

GA

940.0

843

1,650.0

99

SC

134.0

860

240.0

150

TN

280.0

917

535.0

89

US

7,755.0

837

13,528.0

70

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales.