Georgia farm report, vol. 08, no. 02 (2008 February 29)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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February 29, 2008 Volume 08-Number 02

Poultry Summary Pecans

Livestock Slaughter Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Goats Inventory

Agricultural Prices

Peanut Stocks

Annual Crop Summary & Values

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

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

34,383

Chickens, Broiler Type

652,507

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,114

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

35,828 677,028
31,539

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
104 104 101

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- DECEMBER 2006-2007

January thru December

Item

2006

2007

% of year ago

2006

2007

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,176

6,749

94

85,878

86,889

101

Egg Type

205

245

120

2,873

2,983

104

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

127,168

128,705

101

1,481,283

1,517,531

102

United States

796,523

823,327

103

9,427,550

9,593,788

102

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,286

2,105

92

26,694

26,283

98

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

33,183

35,543

107

426,068

445,400

105

United States

23,879

24,096

101

96,096

98,141

102

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 DECEMBER 2006-20071/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,652 10,039 2/

9,626 9,586 2/

1,937 2,288

1,943 2,323

187

187

232

225

Total Georgia

19,791

19,312

2,117

2,133

419

412

UNITED STATES

Hatching

57,721

59,381

1,895

1,901

1,094

1,129

Table

290,377

284,708

2,301

2,330

6,683

6,633

Total U.S.

348,098

344,089

2,234

2,256

7,777

[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.

7,763

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2007

Item

Nov

Dec

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

107,067

103,150

96

United States

725,835

700,055

96

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,502

5,339

119

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,212

5,448

88

Total U.S.

10,714

10,787

101

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.81

0.88

United States

1.00

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

1.06

January to Date --Thousands--
1,318,732 8,886,989
56,589 75,836 132,425
--Percent--
0.89 1.08

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ DECEMBER 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

2,612.5

2,645.3

101

1,300

1,302

3,385,204

3,430,848

Calves

68.4

61.0

89

324

289

21,944

17,391

Hogs

8,882.8

9,691.3

109

271

272

2,402,254

2,633,077

Sheep & Lambs

226.9

229.1

101

136

135

30,762

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

30,826

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 30, 2007

Commodity

Dec 31, 2006

Nov 30, 2007

Dec 31, 2007

% Dec of 2006

% of Nov 2007

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

16,478

15,184

14,272

87

94

Meats, Red

13,706,302

14,758,643

13,972,149

102

95

Beef, Frozen

482,079

473,477

482,802

100

102

Pork, Frozen

442,501

474,289

464,261

105

98

Poultry, Frozen

973,555

904,763

986,863

101

109

Peanuts, Shelled

322,659

243,350

243,035

75

100

Peanuts, In Shell

17,023

13,997

14,447

85

103

Pecans, Shelled

27,812

19,761

23,874

86

121

Pecans, In Shell

91,594

57,307

110,372

121

193

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2008

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Jan 2007

Dec 2007

Jan 15, 2008

Jan 2007

Dec 2007

Cotton

/Lb

51.00

61.10

61.20

49.40

59.20

Cottonseed

$/Ton

91.00

148.00

153.00

121.00

171.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

17.70

20.80

21.20

17.80

21.30

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

107.00 59.80 49.20

106.00 59.60 45.00

102.00 59.00 46.20

115.00 84.30 44.40

118.00 88.90 44.90

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

81.30

88.00

85.00

89.80

95.10

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

Jan 15, 2008
61.40 171.00
22.00 116.00
89.40 46.20 95.20

2

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2006-2008

Index

2006

2007

1990-92=100

Dec

Dec

Jan

Prices Received

120

123

144

Prices Paid Ratio1/

151

155

165

79

79

87

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

2008 Jan
150 168
89

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--

Dec

2,614,656

403,590

48,769

536,775

3,200,200

[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.

ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2005-2007

State

Utilized Production

2005

2006

2007

Price per Pound

2005

2006

2007

Value of Production

2005

2006

2007

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

80,000

42,000

125,000

1.270

1.580

1.030

101,440

66,300

128,500

US

280,250

206,300

[Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry].

349,155

1.450

1.550

1.080

406,920

320,643

376,063

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2007-20081/

Georgia

United States

Class

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

Cattle and Calves

1,170

1,130

97

97,003

96,669

100

Cows and Heifers That Have Calved

660

630

95

42,023

41,777

99

Beef Cows

585

553

95

32,891

32,553

99

Milk Cows

75

77

103

9,132

9,224

101

Heifers 500 Pounds and Over

134

130

97

20,086

20,003

100

For Beef Cow Replacement

77

75

96

5,877

5,670

96

Expected to Calve

2/

2/

2/

3,568

3,420

96

For Milk Cow Replacement

23

22

96

4,310

4,457

103

Expected to Calve

2/

2/

2/

2,837

2,928

103

Other Heifers

34

33

97

9,899

9,876

100

Steers 500 Pounds and Over

48

46

96

17,222

17,305

100

Bulls 500 Pounds and Over

33

34

103

2,215

2,207

100

Calves Under 500 Pounds

295

290

98

15,456

15,378

99

Cattle on Feed

3/

3/

3/

14,269

14,317

100

2006

2007

2007 as % of 2006

2006

2007

2007 as % of 2006

Calf Crop

540

530

98

37,519

37,361

100

[Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT.

ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2007-2008

State

Angora

2007

2008

Milk

2007

2008

Meat and Other Goats

2007

2008

All Goats

2007

2008

GA

1/

1/

3,000

US

238,000

210,000

294,000

[Results from the Sheep and Goats Report]. 1/ Data not published.

--Head--

4,000

95,000

305,000

2,402,000

100,000 2,500,000

1/ 2,934,000

1/ 3,015,000

3

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2007

Crop

Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit

Production

Unit Price Value of Production

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

--Dollars--

--$1,000--

Corn, grain

510

450

130

Bu

58,500

3.85

225,225

Corn, silage

40

18

Ton

720

Cotton, lint

1,030

995

796

1/

1,650

0.506

400,752

Cottonseed

Ton

524

148.00

77,552

Hay

670

1.80

Ton

1,206

75.00

90,450

Oats

70

30

56

Bu

1,680

2.25

3,780

Peanuts

530

520

3,150

Lb

1,638,000

0.198

324,324

Rye

230

40

Sorghum, Grain2/

65

45

21

Bu

46

Bu

840

6.00

2,070

6.50

5,040 7,535

Sorghum, Silage

17

13

Ton

221

Soybeans

285

275

30

Bu

8,250

9.75

80,438

Tobacco

18.5

2,150

Lb

39,775

1.530

60,856

Wheat

360

230

Apples3/4/

1.3

Blueberries5/

4.5

Grapes3/4/

1.1

Peaches3/4/

12.0

40

Bu

9,200

5.70

1,540

Lb

2,000

0.500

2,000

Lb

9,000

2.540

2.64

Ton

2.9

1,200.00

1.08

Ton

12

819.00

52,440 1,000
22,860 3,477 9,830

Pecans

Lb

125,000

1.030

128,500

Cabbage

9.5

9.0

320

Cwt

2,880

13.00

37,440

Cantaloups

7.0

6.8

290

Cwt

1,972

12.70

25,044

Cucumbers

14.0

12.0

200

Cwt

2,400

26.40

63,360

Onions

12.5

12.0

270

Cwt

3,240

35.90

116,316

Snap Beans

19.0

17.0

40

Cwt

680

31.60

21,488

Sweet Corn

34.0

33.0

125

Cwt

4,125

17.50

72,188

Tomatoes

6.0

6.0

360

Cwt

2,160

29.00

62,640

Watermelons

39.0

37.0

280

Cwt

10,360

7.90

81,844

Bell Pepper

4.3

4.1

280

Cwt

1,148

35.00

40,180

Squash

10.5

10.0

115

Cwt

1,150

35.00

40,250

Total

3,235.8

3,496.3

2,054,809.0

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Price is per cwt. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized production.