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
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.