Georgia farm report, vol. 08, no. 05 (2008 May 30)

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
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May 30, 2008 Volume 08-Number 05

Poultry Summary-Monthly & Annual Wheat Forecast Tobacco

HIGHLIGHTS

Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices

Hay Stocks

Cotton

Milk Production & Income Livestock Production & Income

Farm Labor Cottonseed

Peanut Stocks Cotton Ginnings

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

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

38,226

Chickens, Broiler Type

668,290

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,662

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

37,624 673,687
31,855

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
98 101 101

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MARCH 2007-2008

January thru March

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,135

7,090

99

21,221

21,638

102

Egg Type

316

245

78

746

735

99

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

125,524

127,686

102

362,048

373,970

103

United States

809,346

832,899

103

2,327,495

2,425,962

104

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,356

2,342

99

6,786

6,874

101

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

38,561

39,547

103

111,495

117,263

105

United States

26,433

26,221

99

172,846

175,440

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 MARCH 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

--Thousands--

9,659 10,021 2/ 19,780

9,785 9,452 2/ 19,337

59,863 288,338 348,201

60,348 281,692 342,040

--Number--

1,936 2,361 2,154

1,932 2,272 2,100

1,894 2,314 2,242

1,904 2,317 2,244

--Millions--

187

189

239

217

426

406

1,134 6,672 7,806

1,149 6,526 7,675

[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.

POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2002-20071/

2002

2003

2004

2005

--Thousand Dollars--

Commercial Broilers

1,935,750

2,142,850

2,857,580

2,903,532

Mature Chickens,

Hatching Egg Flocks

10,329

7,713

8,154

12,044

Table Egg Flocks

93

93

14

10

All Chickens,

Including Commercial Broilers

1,946,172

2,150,656

2,865,748

2,915,586

Eggs

355,968

395,769

394,120

347,680

All Poultry

2,302,140

2,546,425

3,259,868

3,263,266

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Revised.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

20062/
2,543,688
8,918 11
2,552,617 368,736
2,921,353

2007
3,187,848
9,178 13
3,197,039 437,491
3,634,530

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2008

Item

Feb

Mar

% of Last Month

Young Chickens

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Georgia

105,034

106,576

101

United States Mature Chickens

713,136

725,872

102

Light Type, U.S.

5,356

6,319

118

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,445

6,465

100

Total U.S.

11,801

12,784

108

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

1.37

1.36

United States

1.20

1.22

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

January to Date --Thousands--
327,745 2,224,900
18,007 19,547 37,554
--Percent--
1.30 1.19

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ MARCH 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

2,793.0

2,730.9

98

Calves

70.7

70.8

100

Hogs

9,201.7

9,661.6

105

Sheep & Lambs

279.5

230.9

83

1,260 321 270 140

1,276 273 271 139

3,505,279 22,560
2,485,278 39,139

3,473,012 19,075
2,616,784 32,122

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

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- APRIL 15, 2008

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Apr 2007

Mar 2008

Apr 15, 2008

Apr 2007

Mar 2008

Apr 15, 2008

Cotton Peanuts, In Shell Calves Beef Cattle2/
Cows3/ Steers & Heifers

/Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb

45.30 18.00 118.00 66.30 49.70 95.80

59.70 19.30 106.00 67.40 53.00 88.00

56.40 19.50 101.00 64.20 53.00 84.00

46.30 18.30 125.00 93.70 49.20 99.80

60.50 20.70 119.00 87.70 51.20 92.70

60.00 20.10 115.00 85.10 49.90 90.10

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Marketing year August-February. 2/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Index

2007

2008

1990-92=100

Mar

Apr

Mar

Prices Received

131

133

146

Prices Paid Ratio1/

159

160

178

82

83

82

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

Apr
144 181
80

FEED--PRICES PAID, APRIL 2006-2008

Southeast1/

Commodity

Price per Unit

2006

2007

2008

Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44% Corn Meal Broiler Grower Chick Starter Laying Feed Dairy Conct., 32-38% Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36%

$/Cwt $/Cwt $/Cwt $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton

17.10 20.50 12.60 216.00 227.00 216.00 219.00 321.00

18.20 22.00 15.60 271.00 277.00 254.00 218.00 354.00

23.80 28.70 17.20 342.00 382.00 358.00 419.00 419.00

[Results from Prices Paid by Farmers]. 1/ Southeast: AL, FL, GA, and SC.

2006
18.20 16.90 10.10 255.00 273.00 240.00 341.00 336.00

United States
2007
20.00 18.20 12.30 306.00 327.00 278.00 378.00 370.00

2008
23.00 23.40 13.70 387.00 416.00 371.00 469.00 433.00

HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ APRIL 8-14, 2007, AND APRIL 8-14, 2008

Field

Type of Hired Worker Livestock

Field and Livestock

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

Southeast2/ US3/

8.00 9.35

See footnotes below.

8.93 9.65

--Dollars per Hour--

9.04

8.81

8.20

8.90

9.59

10.32

9.42

9.87

8.83 10.20

9.66 10.60

2

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ APRIL 8-14, 2007, AND APRIL 8-14, 2008

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Number of Hours Worked

Region

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

Southeast2/ US3/

--1,000--

33

25

736

700

--Hours per Week--

25

19

8

6

593

563

143

137

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK.

--1,000--

37.4

37.2

40.7

41.0

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--

Mar

1,514,476

557,141

63,672

740,998

2,319,146

[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.

Area Harvested

State

2007

2008

--1000 Acres--

GA

230

US

35,952

350 40,162

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

WINTER WHEAT, 2007-2008

Yield

2007

2008

--Bushels--

40.0

54.0

42.2

44.3

Production

2007

2008

--1,000 Bushels--

9,200

18,900

1,515,989

1,777,532

State

2005

GA

1,350

US

105,205

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

Dec 1 2006
878 96,555

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 2005-2008

2007

2006

--1,000 Tons--

1,013

198

103,986

21,345

May 1 2007
82 15,013

2008
145 21,593

State
GA US

Planted
1,030.0 10,827.2

UPLAND COTTON--ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2007

Harvested

Yield

Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales--

995.0

801

10,489.1

879

1,660.0 19,206.9

COTTONSEED--PRODUCTION AND FARM DISPOSITION, 2007

State

Production

Farm Disposition Sales to Oil Mills

Other1/

Seed for Planting2/

--1,000 Tons--

GA

487.0

262.0

225.0

5.0

US

6,588.7

3,635.1

2,953.1

63.0

1/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, loss, and other uses. 2/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Planting seed from previous year's crop.

Type and State

Upland GA

All

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2006-2007

2006

2007

2,358,150 21,576,800

1,672,200 19,198,700

ALL TOBACCO--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION 20071/

State

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

18,500

2,150

39,775

1.530

60,856

US

356,000

2,191

779,899

1.686 2/

1,310,900 2/

1/ Revised. 2/ Price and value for 2007 exclude Southern MD Belt tobacco to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Includes estimated 2007 value of production for CT and MA, CT Valley Shade-grown. Used 2006 CT and MA, CT Valley Shade-grown price to compute the 2007 value of production.

3

MILK--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 20061/-20072/

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2006

2007

2006

2007

Number of Milk Cows3/

Thous Head

77

77

9,112

9,158

Milk Production per Cow

Pounds

18,234

18,169

19,951

20,267

Total Milk Production

Mil Lbs

1,404

1,399

181,796

185,602

Cash Receipts

Mil Dol

Value of Home Consumption4/ Mil Dol

Gross Income5/

Mil Dol

201.0 0.1
201.2

281.6 0.2
281.8

23,404.6 20.6
23,425.2

35,425.0 30.1
35,455.2

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Revised. 2/ May not add due to rounding. 3/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 4/ Valued at averaged returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.

CATTLE--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2006-2007

Production1/

Average Price per 100 Pounds

Marketings2/

Cattle

Calves

Value of Production

Cash Receipts3/

Value of Home Consumption

Gross Income

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

20064/

GA

361,027

390,945

64.20

122.00

282,376

309,067

4,101

313,168

US

41,906,384

54,556,812

87.20

133.00

35,555,125

48,974,296

448,664

49,422,960

2007

GA

337,608

396,120

64.70

114.00

261,954

305,984

4,128

310,112

US

41,495,528

54,762,586

89.90

119.00

36,066,735

49,721,883

439,747

50,161,630

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2007 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 4/ Revised.

HOGS--PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 2006-2007

Production1/

Marketings2/

Average Price per 100 Pounds

Value of Production3/

Cash Receipts3/4/

Value of Home Consumption

Gross Income

20065/

--Thousand Pounds--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

GA

125,083

132,444

46.10

60,835

65,929

457

66,386

US

28,149,483

29,177,441

46.00

12,702,125

14,090,575

31,344

14,121,919

2007

GA

106,346

105,931

46.90

52,744

54,334

459

54,793

US

29,567,131

30,262,685

46.60

13,467,996

14,785,505

32,103

14,817,608

[Results published in the Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2007 Summary]. 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 4/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 5/ Revised.