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 September 30, 2008 Volume 08-Number 09 Poultry Summary Onions Livestock Slaughter September 1 Forecast HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Peanuts Agricultural Prices Cotton Farm Income Tobacco EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--AUGUST 1, 2007-2008 Item 2007 2008 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 32,441 Chickens, Broiler Type 674,016 Turkeys, All Breeds 33,457 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 33,040 650,798 31,883 % of Year Ago --Percent-- 102 97 95 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JULY 2007-2008 January thru July Item 2007 2008 % of year ago 2007 2008 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 6,634 7,065 106 50,429 51,314 102 Egg Type 183 244 133 1,694 1,701 100 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 127,616 123,297 97 867,709 866,238 100 United States 818,983 806,555 98 5,589,873 5,659,918 101 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 2,164 1,825 84 15,694 15,456 98 United States Turkey Poults Placed2/ 35,952 37,929 105 265,422 281,505 106 United States 27,258 26,793 98 279,686 280,885 100 [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 JULY 2007-20081/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 9,634 9,387 2/ 9,307 9,086 2/ 1,951 2,171 1,956 2,177 188 182 206 200 Total Georgia 19,121 18,493 2,061 2,066 394 382 UNITED STATES Hatching 59,155 58,281 1,924 1,913 1,138 1,115 Table 280,880 277,820 2,300 2,335 6,461 6,486 Total U.S. 340,035 336,101 2,235 2,262 7,599 [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. 7,601 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER,1/ JUNE AND JULY 2008 Item Jun Jul % of Last Month Young Chickens --Thousands-- --Percent-- Georgia 110,035 115,610 105 United States Mature Chickens 747,140 785,338 105 Light Type, U.S. 6,229 5,941 95 Heavy Type, U.S. 7,406 7,887 106 Total U.S. 13,635 13,828 101 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.81 0.67 United States 0.97 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 0.94 January to Date --Thousands-- 780,675 5,290,796 43,068 49,180 92,248 --Percent-- 1.05 1.08 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JULY 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 2,903.1 3,064.0 106 1,269 1,273 3,673,852 3,888,150 Calves 62.5 87.9 141 289 243 17,883 21,052 Hogs 8,399.0 9,465.2 113 264 262 2,217,224 2,480,080 Sheep & Lambs 206.0 207.8 101 131 132 26,985 27,411 [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, JULY 31, 2008 Commodity Jul 30, 2007 Jun 31, 2008 Ju1 31, 2008 % of Jul 2007 % of Jun 2008 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- Eggs, Frozen 17,495 16,139 19,886 114 123 Meats, Red 943,491 963,948 940,722 100 98 Beef, Frozen 467,733 421,222 424,064 91 101 Pork, Frozen 455,854 517,189 492,227 108 95 Poultry, Frozen 1,178,316 1,333,153 1,368,160 116 103 Peanuts, Shelled 327,967 318,268 271,818 83 85 Peanuts, In Shell 17,651 19,731 18,228 103 92 Pecans, Shelled 40,515 46,492 45,837 113 99 Pecans, In Shell 30,534 158,474 128,632 421 81 [Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. Commodity Price per Unit PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2008 Georgia Aug 2007 Jul 2008 Aug 15, 2008 Aug 2007 United States Jul 2008 Aug 15, 2008 Cotton /Lb 44.30 57.90 57.90 44.90 59.30 59.40 Cottonseed $/Ton 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb 17.80 20.50 20.00 18.00 21.10 20.10 Calves Beef Cattle3/ Cows4/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 118.00 69.10 51.00 97.00 68.40 58.30 99.00 69.20 57.00 127.00 91.40 51.50 115.00 95.10 56.40 114.00 96.10 57.60 Steers & Heifers /Lb 100.00 89.00 90.00 95.70 99.60 100.00 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. Index 1990-92=100 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008 2007 Jul Aug Jul Prices Received 139 139 159 Prices Paid 162 162 192 Ratio1/ 86 86 83 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2 2008 Aug 155 194 80 NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 2003-20071/ State 2003 2004 2005 2006 --1,000 Dollars-- Alabama 1,592,424 2,142,101 2,249,394 1,391,164 Florida 2,161,437 2,769,800 3,319,096 2,298,834 Georgia 2,495,259 2,756,133 2,917,364 2,039,515 South Carolina 710,430 835,823 794,895 604,119 United States 60,461,571 85,801,003 79,335,213 57,598,067 1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 28, 2008 2007 1,428,211 1,882,058 2,616,808 530,919 86,035,331 ONIONS--SPRING SEASON,1/ BY STATES, 2007-2008 Area Planted Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production Value per Cwt State 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 --Acres-- --Acres-- --Cwt-- --1,000 Cwt-- --Dollars-- AZ 1,200 1,500 1,200 1,500 450 440 540 660 12.00 8.30 CA 7,600 6,700 7,400 6,500 450 440 3,330 2,860 11.00 12.80 GA 12,500 12,000 12,000 11,500 270 320 3,240 3,680 35.90 29.50 TX 12,500 11,000 10,400 9,500 300 400 3,120 3,800 56.00 30.30 Total 33,800 31,200 31,000 29,000 330 [Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh. 379 10,230 11,000 32.70 24.20 Total Value 2007 2008 --1,000 Dollars-- 6,480 5,478 36,630 36,608 116,316 108,560 174,720 115,140 334,146 265,786 GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST Area Harvested1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2007 Ind Sep 1, 2008 2007 Ind Sep 1, 2008 2007 Ind Sep 1, 2008 --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/ Bu Bales 450 995.0 320 940.0 130.0 801 135.0 797 58,500 1,660.0 43,200 1,560.0 Hay, All Tons 670 700 1.80 2.10 1,206 1,470 Peanuts for Nuts Lbs 520 685 3,150 3,150 1,638,000 2,157,750 Soybeans for Beans Bu Tobacco 3/ Lbs 275 18.5 405 30.0 30.0 8,250 12,150 16.5 2,150 2,350 39,775 38,775 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 2009 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2008 Preliminary Summary. PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST State Area Harvested 2007 20081/ 2007 Yield Aug 1, 2008 Sep 1, 2008 Production 2007 2008 --Thousand Acres-- --Pounds-- --Thousand Pounds-- AL 157.0 191.0 2,600 2,700 3,000 408,200 573,000 FL 119.0 133.0 2,700 3,200 3,100 321,300 412,300 GA 520.0 685.0 3,150 3,100 3,150 1,638,000 2,157,750 MS 18.0 21.0 3,300 3,200 3,300 59,400 69,300 NM 10.0 8.0 3,500 3,500 3,500 35,000 28,000 NC 90.0 98.0 2,800 2,900 2,900 252,000 284,200 OK 17.0 18.0 3,400 2,800 3,800 57,800 68,400 SC 56.0 67.0 3,100 3,200 3,400 173,600 227,800 TX 187.0 250.0 3,950 3,800 3,500 738,650 875,000 VA 21.0 23.0 2,700 2,900 2,900 56,700 66,700 US 1,195.0 1,494.0 3,130 3,151 [Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released August 12, 2008. 3,188 3,740,650 4,762,450 3 ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield Production1/ State 2007 2008 2007 Aug 1, 2008 Sep 1, 2008 2007 2008 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Bales2/-- AL 385.0 285.0 519 701 714 416.0 424.0 AZ 170.5 129.0 1,460 1,457 1,421 518.6 382.0 AR 850.0 640.0 1,071 1,113 1,125 1,896.0 1,500.0 CA 451.0 268.0 1,536 1,407 1,451 1,443.0 810.0 FL 81.0 65.0 687 734 738 116.0 100.0 GA 995.0 940.0 801 809 797 1,660.0 1,560.0 KS 43.0 28.0 639 603 617 57.2 36.0 LA 330.0 285.0 1,017 909 775 699.0 460.0 MS 655.0 360.0 966 934 1,027 1,318.0 770.0 MO 379.0 307.0 968 963 969 764.0 620.0 NM 43.6 37.0 1,070 1,036 973 97.2 75.0 NC 490.0 438.0 767 786 789 783.0 720.0 OK 165.0 155.0 817 819 898 281.0 290.0 SC 158.0 134.0 486 651 688 160.0 192.0 TN 510.0 280.0 565 765 806 600.0 470.0 TX 4,724.0 3,415.0 843 735 749 8,296.0 5,332.0 VA 59.0 64.0 829 833 788 101.9 105.0 US 10,489.1 7,830.0 879 842 849 19,206.9 13,846.0 [Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales. TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield Production State 2007 2008 2007 Aug 1, 2008 Sep 1, 2008 2007 2008 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Pounds-- GA 18,500 16,500 US 356,000 356,040 [Results from the September Yield Survey]. 2,150 2,191 2,450 2,271 2,350 2,289 39,775 779,899 38,775 814,907