Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 11 (2009 November 30)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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November 30, 2009 Volume 09-Number 11

Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter

Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast Peanuts by States

Cotton by States Farm Labor

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--OCTOBER 1, 2008-2009

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

36,372

Chickens, Broiler Type

603,887

Turkeys, All Breeds

28,679

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

36,226 585,793
25,950

% of Year Ago
--Percent-100 97 90

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--SEPTEMBER 2008-2009

January thru September

Item

2008

2009

% of year ago

2008

2009

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

6,886

6,719

98

65,173

62,058

95

Egg Type

210

212

101

2,169

2,521

116

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

114,986

113,624

99

1,103,484

1,040,100

94

United States

755,235

739,477

98

7,230,337

6,874,653

95

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

37,111

40,001

108

355,766

350,372

98

United States

22,515

21,007

93

22,515

21,007

93

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 SEPTEMBER 2008-20091/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

8,631 9,278 2/

8,591 8,535 2/

1,877 2,123

1,944 2,295

162

167

198

197

Total Georgia

17,959

17,176

2,005

2,119

360

364

UNITED STATES

Hatching

57,181

55,453

1,866

1,857

1,067

1,030

Table

277,308

278,160

2,262

2,280

6,272

6,341

Total U.S.

334,489

333,613

2,194

2,209

7,339

[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.

7,371

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2009

Item

Aug

Sep

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

101,773

103,091

101

United States

726,297

729,195

100

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,482

5,471

100

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,762

6,397

95

Total U.S.

12,244

11,868

97

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.60

0.62

United States

0.80

0.79

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

January to Date --Thousands--
933,570 6,435,697
48,558 57,650 106,208 --Percent--
0.73 0.90

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ SEPTEMBER 2008, 2009

Number Slaughtered

Average Live Weight

Total Live Weight

Species

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousand Head--

--Percent--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Pounds--

Cattle

2,889.4

2,814.4

97

1,297

1,311

3,737,069

3,676,548

Calves

87.4

81.2

93

251

244

21,683

19,646

Hogs

9,969.5

9,935.6

100

266

270

2,645,765

2,678,810

Sheep & Lambs

223.7

225.4

101

129

130

28,846

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

29,359

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--OCTOBER 15, 2009

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Oct 2008

Sep 2009

Oct 15, 2009

Oct 2008

Sep 2009

Oct 15, 2009

Cotton

/Lb

1/

1/

Cottonseed2/

$/Ton

220.00

3/

3/

58.80

55.00

1/

233.00

168.00

52.60 161.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.20

22.90

22.50

20.60

23.30

24.00

Calves Beef Cattle4/
Cows5/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

91.00 61.30 51.60

93.40 60.20 45.20

89.60 56.50 43.80

106.00 87.40 48.40

107.00 80.60 44.40

103.00 78.90 43.70

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

77.20

81.70

77.10

92.90

85.50

84.00

[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 4/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 5/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009

Index

2008

2009

1990-92=100

Sep

Oct

Sep

Oct

Prices Received

154

150

126

135

Prices Paid Ratio1/

190

187

175

175

81

80

72

77

[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--20091/

Month Ending

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Sep

859,154

569,638

44,072

757,619

1,660,845

[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.

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GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2008 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2009 FORECAST

Area Harvested1/

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Unit

2008

Ind Nov 1, 2009

2008

Ind Nov 1, 2009

2008

Ind Nov 1, 2009

--Thousand Acres--

--Thousands--

Corn for Grain Cotton, Upland2/

Bu Bale

310 920.0

350

140

990.0

835

140

43,400

873

1,600.0

49,000 1,800.0

Hay, All Other

Ton

720

690

2.20

2.50

1,584

1,725

Peanuts

Lb

685

500

3,400

3,500

2,329,000

1,750,000

Soybeans for Beans Bu

415

450

31

33

12,865

14,850

Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs

16.0

14.0

2,100

1,500

33,600

21,000

Wheat, Winter

Bu

400

250

56.0

42.0

22,400

10,500

Apples

Lbs

0.6

3/

20,000

3/

12,000

4/

Grapes

Tons

1.2

3/

2.92

3/

3.5

3.7

Peaches

Tons

9.5

3/

2.95

3/

28.0

3/

Pecans5/

Lbs

6/

6/

6/

6/

70,000

90,000

[Results from the November Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Bearing acres and yield released July 2010 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2009 Preliminary Summary. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2009. 5/ Utilized production, 6/ Not available.

PEANUT PRODUCTION--NOVEMBER 1, 2009 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

Production1/

State

Ind 2009

Ind 2009

Ind 2009

2009 as % of 2008

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Lbs--

--Percent--

AL

153.0

3,200

489,600

72

FL

105.0

3,000

315,000

70

GA

500.0

3,500

1,750,000

75

SC

47.0

2,800

131,600

50

US

1,082.0

3,353

3,627,600

70

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

ALL COTTON--NOVEMBER 1, 2009 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES

State

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Production1/

2009 as % of 2008

--1,000 Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Bales2/--

--Percent--

AL

250.0

710

370.0

79

FL

81.0

741

125.0

101

GA

990.0

873

1,800.0

113

SC

114.0

737

175.0

71

TN

280.0

926

540.0

102

US

7,732.2

776

12,496.0

98

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

HIRED WORKERS: ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES BY REGION AND UNITED STATES--2008 AND 2009

2008

2009

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

All Hired

Field

Field and Livestock

--Dollars per Hour--

Southeast1/

9.27

8.74

8.77

9.48

9.02

9.11

US2/

10.59

9.78

9.89

10.82

10.07

10.11

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

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HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 12-18, 2008, AND OCTOBER 11-17, 2009

Type of Hired Worker

Field

Livestock

Field and Livestock Wage Rates for All Hired Workers

Region

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

Southeast2/ US3/

9.04 10.05 4/

8.87 10.25

9.44 10.21 4/

--Dollars per Hour--

9.33 10.23

9.12 10.09 4/

9.00 10.24

9.52 10.70 4/

9.53 10.91

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ OCTOBER 12-18, 2008, AND OCTOBER 11-17, 2009

Expected to be Employed

Number of Workers

150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Number of Hours Worked

Region

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--1,000--

--Hours per Week--

Southeast2/

31

32

23

23

8

9

US3/

804 4/

807

577 4/

585

227

222

[Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK. 4/ Revised.

--1,000--

39.3 41.4 4/

35.0 39.0