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

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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August 29, 2008 Volume 08-Number 08

Poultry Summary Peanut Stocks

Livestock Slaughter Farm Labor

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage August 1 Forecast

Agricultural Prices Farm Production Expenditures Summary

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

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

32,904

Chickens, Broiler Type

665,958

Turkeys, All Breeds

33,258

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

35,922 657,943
32,815

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
109 99 99

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JUNE 2007-2008

January thru June

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,799

7,772

100

43,795

44,494

102

Egg Type

300

231

77

1,511

1,457

96

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

125,317

122,423

98

740,093

742,941

100

United States

808,329

806,202

100

4,770,890

4,853,363

102

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,163

2,092

97

13,530

13,631

101

United States Turkey Poults Placed2/

40,641

42,538

105

229,470

243,576

106

United States

26,282

25,681

98

252,428

254,216

101

[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 JUNE 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,752 9,247 2/

9,505 9,046 2/

1,887 2,129

1,873 2,110

184

178

199

193

Total Georgia

19,099

18,651

2,005

1,989

383

371

UNITED STATES

Hatching

59,664

59,309

1,865

1,846

1,113

1,095

Table

280,573

279,229

2,234

2,245

6,268

6,270

Total U.S.

340,237

338,538

2,169

2,176

7,380

[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.

7,366

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- MAY AND JUNE 2008

Item

Apr

May

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

112,547

110,035

98

United States

761,980

747,663

98

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S.

6,320

6,192

98

7,380

7,385

100

Total U.S.

13,700

13,577

99

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.92

0.81

United States

1.00

0.97

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

January to Date --Thousands--
665,065 4,505,981
37,090 41,272 78,362
--Percent--
1.12 1.11

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JUNE 2007-2008

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

2007

2008

2007

2008

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

--Thousand Head--

3,076.5

2,955.5

61.3

75.4

8,297.2

8,884.7

200.6

192.4

--Percent--
96 123 107
96

--Pounds--

1,250

1,261

307

266

267

266

137

137

--Thousand Pounds--

3,833,514

3,716,859

18,664

19,833

2,210,482

2,358,949

27,412

26,279

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

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 2008

Commodity

Jun 30, 2007

May 31, 2008

Jun 30, 2008

% of Jun 2007

% of May 2008

Eggs, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell

17,411 919,683 430,323 467,949 1,100,147 337,598
19,802 41,154 45,214

--Thousand Pounds--
12,443 1,005,889
413,855 567,339 1,279,987 324,145
23,096 46,709 181,163

16,236 975,312 431,075 518,913 1,333,128 318,278
19,731 46,523 158,474

--Percent--

93

130

106

97

100

104

111

91

121

104

94

98

100

85

113

100

350

87

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JULY 15, 2008

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Jul 2007

Jun 2008

Jul 15, 2008

Jul 2007

Jun 2008

Cotton

/Lb

43.20

57.90

56.70

45.20

60.40

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

18.30

20.10

19.70

18.70

20.10

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/ Steers & Heifers

/Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb

119.00 66.80 51.00 99.00

98.00 67.70 59.00 88.00

96.00 68.20 59.00 87.00

126.00 89.00 51.50 93.00

118.00 92.00 54.30 96.40

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

Jul 15, 2008
60.30 20.00 115.00 95.70 56.40 100.00

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Index

2007

2008

1990-92=100

Jun

Jul

Jun

Jul

Prices Received

137

139

158

161

Prices Paid Ratio1/

161

162

189

191

85

86

84

84

[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--

Jun

587,912

510,607

66,121

679,107

1,333,140

[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.

2

HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 8-14, 2007, AND JULY 6-12, 2008

Type of Hired Worker

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock

Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

Southeast2/ US3/

8.57 9.24

8.56 9.66

--Dollars per Hour--

8.52

8.27

8.55

8.50

9.73

9.98

9.37

9.74

9.12

9.00

9.99

10.34

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 8-14, 2007 AND JULY 6-12, 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

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

Southeast2/

31

41

22

29

9

12

US3/

843

828

596

585

247

243

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

--1,000--

36.3

36.6

41.4

40.5

GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2006 AND AUGUST 1, 2007 FORECAST

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2007

2008

2007

Ind 2008

2007

Ind 2008

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/

Bu Bales

450 995.0

320 890.0

130.0 801

140.0 809

58,500 1,660.0

44,800 1,500.0

Hay, All

Tons

670

700

1.80

2.10

1,206

1,470

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs

520

640

3,150

3,100

1,638,000

1,984,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

Tobacco 3/

Lbs

275 18,500

405 16,000

30.0 2,150

30.0 2,450

8,250 39,775

12,150 39,200

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

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 2008 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2007 Preliminary Summary.

State
AL FL GA SC US

PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2006-2007 AND AUGUST 1, 2008 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

2007

2008

2007

2008

2006

2007

2008

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

157

216

2,600

2,700

407,500

408,200

583,200

119

110

2,700

3,200

300,000

321,300

352,000

520

640

3,150

3,100

1,598,500

1,638,000

1,984,000

56

62

3,100

3,200

168,000

173,600

198,400

1,195

1,426

3,130

3,151

3,464,250

3,740,650

4,493,400

ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES,

2006-2007 AND AUGUST 1, 2008 FORECAST

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

2007

2008

2007

2008

2006

2007

2008

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

AL

385.0

300.0

519

701

675.0

416.0

438.0

FL

81.0

70.0

687

734

166.0

116.0

107.0

GA

995.0

890.0

801

809

2,334.0

1,660.0

1,500.0

SC

158.0

118.0

486

651

433.0

160.0

160.0

US

10,489.1

7,848.9

879

842

21,587.8

19,206.9

13,766.8

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

3

GEORGIA FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES: FARMS REPORTING, AVERAGE PER FARM, AND TOTAL 2006-2007

Farms Reporting

Average per Farm

Total Expenditures

Expenditure

2006

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

Total Farm Production Expenditures1/ Livestock, Poultry & Related Expenses2/

--Percent--

100.0

100.0

33.2

19.8

--Dollars--

104,490

115,158

10,204

10,105

--Million Dollars-

5,120

5,470

500

480

Feed Farm Services3/ Rent4/ Agricultural Chemicals5/ Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners5/

73.8

64.5

28,571

29,474

1,400

1,400

95.3

95.0

14,286

14,737

700

700

24.5

31.0

3,673

4,000

180

190

41.8

55.5

4,694

5,474

230

260

77.2

62.0

5,714

7,789

280

370

Interest

27.2

32.1

4,082

5,474

200

260

Taxes (Real Estate & Property)

100.0

100.0

2,653

3,368

130

160

Labor

32.0

32.0

7,755

8,421

380

400

Fuels Farm Supplies & Repairs6/ Farm Improvements & Construction7/

76.1

92.6

5,306

6,737

260

320

73.1

90.4

4,694

5,263

230

250

50.2

46.2

3,469

4,211

170

200

Tractors and Self-Propelled Farm Machinery

21.7

19.2

2,245

3,158

110

150

Other Farm Machinery Seeds & Plants8/

32.4

19.1

1,020

842

50

40

44.9

32.5

4,898

4,842

240

230

Trucks & Autos

17.9

18.9

1,224

1,263

60

60

Miscellaneous Capital Expenditures9/

14.7

16.0

0

0

0

0

[Results from the Farm Production Expenditures Summary, August 2008 - 2007 ARMS III Survey]. 1/ Includes landlord and contractor share of farm production expenses. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes purchases and leasing of livestock and poultry. Edit procedures have been upgraded over the last three years to better identify cattle farm records where not all livestock are owned. These `custom feeding' operations are now correctly recorded as production contracts, resulting in increased livestock purchases for contractors. 3/ Includes all crop custom work, veterinary custom services, transportation costs, marketing charges, insurance, leasing of machinery and equipment, general and miscellaneous business expenses, and utilities. 4/ Includes public and private grazing fees. 5/ Includes material and application costs. 6/ Includes bedding and litter, marketing containers, power farm shop equipment, oils and lubricants, miscellaneous non-capital equipment and supplies, repairs and maintenance of livestock and poultry equipment, and capital equipment for livestock and poultry. 7/ Includes all expenditures related to new construction or repairs of buildings, fences, operator dwelling (if dwelling is owned by operation), and any improvements to physical structures of land. 8/ Excludes bedding plants, nursery stock, and seed purchased for resale. Includes seed treatment. 9/ A zero in this line-item denotes less than 5 million dollars. Average value derived from expenditure rounding to zero will also be zero. Miscellaneous Capital Expense was estimated for the first time in 2005. In 2006, Miscellaneous Capital Expenses was added as a separate line-item to the publication. Summary inconsistencies with version five (Core) questionnaires dictated that Miscellaneous Expense be summarized with General Business Expense and rolled up into the Farms Services line-item.