Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 01 (2009 January 30)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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January 30, 2009 Volume 09-Number 01

Poultry Summary Peanut Stocks Hay Stocks

Livestock Slaughter Hogs and Pigs Wheat Seedings

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Onion Planting Intentions Annual Crop Summary

Agricultural Prices Grain Stocks Milk Production

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

Item

2007

2008

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

35,753

Chickens, Broiler Type

677,856

Turkeys, All Breeds

30,231

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

34,820 629,093
27,312

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
97 93 90

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- NOVEMBER 2007-2008

January thru November

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

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

Broiler Type

7,606

7,221

95

80,143

79,656

99

Egg Type

281

317

113

2,737

2,780

102

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

117,165

103,844

89

1,355,221

1,320,524

97

United States

760,033

705,587

93

8,753,503

8,663,816

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

1,993

1,892

95

24,178

23,344

97

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

36,232

36,607

101

410,243

430,839

105

United States

24,755

21,272

86

74,050

65,952

89

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 NOVEMBER 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,618 9,592 2/

8,660 9,503 2/

1,903 2,260

941 1,155

183

164

219

218

Total Georgia

19,275

18,263

2,082

2,092

402

382

UNITED STATES

Hatching

58,833

55,931

1,853

1,861

1,090

1,041

Table

285,396

282,995

2,260

2,287

6,451

6,472

Total U.S.

344,229

338,926

2,191

2,217

7,542

[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.

7,513

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2008

Item

Oct

Nov

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

113,472

92,865

82

United States

778,136

638,830

82

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,857

4,439

76

Heavy Type, U.S.

7,919

6,135

77

Total U.S.

13,776

10,574

77

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.67

0.75

United States

0.89

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

0.94

January to Date --Thousands--
1,206,979 8,205,190
64,145 78,435 142,580
--Percent--
0.92 1.06

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ NOVEMBER 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

2,830.7

2,519.0

89

1,304

1,302

3,677,465

3,267,744

Calves

58.9

81.4

138

291

240

16,919

19,313

Hogs

10,049.2

9,325.0

93

272

271

2,734,844

2,524,617

Sheep & Lambs

236.7

193.7

82

136

133

32,168

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

25,802

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

Commodity

Nov 30, 2007

Oct 31, 2008

Nov 30, 2008

% of Nov 2007

% of Oct 2008

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

15,184

22,358

21,404

141

96

Meats, Red

968,357

1,004,641

1,020,665

105

102

Beef, Frozen

475,307

465,063

474,320

100

102

Pork, Frozen

474,571

510,827

517,235

109

101

Poultry, Frozen

930,762

1,367,688

1,190,392

128

87

Peanuts, Shelled

250,598

208,643

238,380

95

114

Peanuts, In Shell

8,975

16,570

17,305

193

104

Pecans, Shelled

19,761

47,817

40,394

204

84

Pecans, In Shell

57,307

43,321

56,310

98

130

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- DECEMBER 15, 2008

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Dec 2007

Nov 2008

Dec 15, 2008

Dec 2007

Nov 2008

Dec 15, 2008

Cotton Cottonseed2/

/Lb $/Ton

62.40 148.00

1/ 188.00

1/ 193.00

59.60 169.00

53.10 223.00

53.90 220.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.70

20.40

21.70

21.30

20.10

21.50

Calves Beef Cattle3/
Cows4/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

106.00 59.60 45.00

89.00 59.20 47.60

82.00 53.40 45.10

120.00 89.20 45.00

106.00 84.90 43.10

101.00 79.90 39.80

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

88.00

75.30

69.60

95.30

91.00

85.70

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers"

combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Index

2007

1990-92=100

Nov

Dec

Nov

Prices Received

141

142

141

Prices Paid Ratio1/

165

166

181

85

86

78

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

2

2008

Dec
133 177
75

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--

Nov

3,578,444

420,416

49,290

559,153

4,186,887

[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.

HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2007-2008

Breeding

Market

Total

Under 60 Lbs

60-119 Lbs

120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs and Over

State 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

--1000 Head--

GA

40

37

225

193

265

230

94

84

51

38

41

37

39

34

US

6,233

6,081 61,944 60,627 68,177 66,708

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report].

22,545 21,297

15,173 15,096

12,658 12,716

11,569

11,518

ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2007-20081/

State

2007

Sows Farrowing 2008 Number 2008 as % of 2007

Pigs Per Litter

2007

2008

2007

Pig Crop 2008 Number

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Number--

GA

75.0

71.0

95

8.91

9.08

US

12,247

12,190

100

9.22

9.41

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 1/ December preceding year.

--1,000 Head--

668.0

645.0

112,874

114,704

2008 as % of 2007
--Percent--
97 102

SPRING ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST,1/ GEORGIA AND TOTAL

Planted

Harvested

For Harvest

State

2007

2008

2009

2007

2008

2009

--Acres--

GA Total2/

12,500 33,000

12,000 31,200

11,500 30,300

12,000 30,200

11,500 28,400

11,000

[Results from the Onions Acreage Intentions]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Harvested acreage for 2008 will be published April 3, 2009.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2007-2008

Grain

On Farms

2007 Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

2008 Off Farms1/

All Positions

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

*

11,620

*

*

7,399

*

Oats

*

44

*

*

80

*

Storage Capacity

65,000

42,500

107,500

65,000

43,000

108,000

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey and Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing

individual operations.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

December 1

May 1

State

2007

2008

2007

GA

1,013

US

104,089

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

1,319 103,658

--1,000 Tons--

82 14,990

2008
145 21,585

WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEAR 2007-2009

State

2007

2008

2009

--1,000 Acres--

GA

360

480

340

US

45,012

46,281

42,098

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

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GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2007-2008

Crop

Year

Planted Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

Unit

--1,000 Acres--

Corn, grain

2008

370

310

140.0

Bu

2007

510

450

127.0

Bu

Corn, silage

2008

45

18.0

Ton

2007

40

18.0

Ton

Cotton, lint

2008

940.0

920.0

840

1/

2007

1,030.0

995.0

801

1/

Cottonseed

2008

Ton

2007

Ton

Hay

2008

720

2.20

Ton

2007

670

1.90

Ton

Oats

2008

65

25

69.0

Bu

2007

70

30

56.0

Bu

Peanuts

2008

690

685

3,400

Lb

2007

530

520

3,120

Lb

Rye

2008

200

40

30.0

Bu

2007

230

40

20.0

Bu

Sorghum, Grain

2008

60

44

45.0

Bu

2007

65

45

46.0

Bu

Sorghum, Silage

2008

12

14.0

Ton

2007

12

12.0

Ton

Soybeans

2008

430

415

30.0

Bu

2007

295

285

30.0

Bu

Tobacco

2008

16.0

2,100

Lb

2007

18.5

2,150

Lb

Wheat

2008

480

400

56.0

Bu

2007

360

230

40.0

Bu

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales.

Production --1,000--
43,400 57,150
810 720 1,610.0 1,660.0 503 487 1,584 1,273 1,725 1,680 2,329,000 1,622,400 1,200 800 1,980 2,070 168 144 12,450 8,550 33,600 39,775 22,400 9,200

PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007-2008

Georgia

United States

Item
Milk Cows1/ Milk per Cow2/

Unit
Thous Head Pounds

2007
77 4,130

2008
75 4,330

2008 as % of 2007
97 105

2007
9,198 5,003

2008
9,283 5,024

2008 as % of 2007
101 100

Milk Production Mil Lbs

318

325

102

46,015

46,640

101

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.