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 December 31, 2009 Volume 09-Number 12 Poultry Summary Pecans HIGHLIGHTS Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices December 1 Crop Forecast Cotton Ginnings Peanut Stocks EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--NOVEMBER 1, 2008-2009 Item 2008 2009 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 33,806 Chickens, Broiler Type 585,110 Turkeys, All Breeds 27,490 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 34,774 576,843 26,010 % of Year Ago --Percent-103 99 95 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- OCTOBER 2008-2009 January thru October Item 2008 2009 % of year ago 2008 2009 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 7,042 7,017 100 72,215 69,466 95 Egg Type 273 241 88 2,442 2,770 113 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 113,259 110,177 97 1,216,743 1,150,277 95 United States 740,964 728,909 98 7,971,301 7,603,562 95 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/ 40,198 37,406 93 395,964 387,778 98 United States 22,165 21,245 96 44,680 42,088 94 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 OCTOBER 2008-20091/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 8,634 9,324 2/ 8,526 8,587 2/ 1,957 2,283 1,970 2,420 169 168 214 209 Total Georgia 18,008 17,163 2,127 2,197 383 377 UNITED STATES Hatching 56,720 55,237 1,918 1,919 1,088 1,060 Table 278,217 280,437 2,350 2,365 6,538 6,633 Total U.S. 334,937 335,674 2,277 2,292 7,625 [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. 7,692 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2009 Item Sep Oct % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 103,091 102,446 99 United States 729,420 723,391 99 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 5,471 5,077 93 Heavy Type, U.S. 6,397 6,852 107 Total U.S. 11,868 11,929 101 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.62 0.63 United States 0.79 0.79 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. January to Date --Thousands-- 1,035,819 7,159,313 53,635 64,502 118,137 --Percent-- 0.72 0.89 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ OCTOBER 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 2,989.1 2,885.6 97 1,303 1,312 3,882,244 3,772,461 Calves 95.6 83.6 87 244 249 23,003 20,594 Hogs 10,746.1 10,319.4 96 269 272 2,892,531 2,800,158 Sheep & Lambs 225.3 218.8 97 133 131 29,903 [Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 28,624 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- NOVEMBER 15, 2009 Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Nov 2008 Oct 2009 Nov 15, 2009 Nov 2008 Oct 2009 Nov 15, 2009 Cotton Cottonseed2/ /Lb $/Ton 1/ 188.00 61.50 1/ 62.80 123.00 54.80 221.00 56.70 161.00 57.90 159.00 Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 20.40 20.70 18.20 20.10 23.80 22.50 Calves Beef Cattle3/ Cows4/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 89.00 59.20 47.60 90.60 56.50 44.30 93.10 57.70 43.50 105.00 84.30 43.10 104.00 79.20 43.60 105.00 79.80 42.00 Steers & Heifers /Lb 75.30 76.50 77.20 90.90 84.40 85.60 [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. 3 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009 Index 2008 1990-92=100 Oct Nov Oct Prices Received 150 142 134 Prices Paid Ratio1/ 187 182 176 80 78 76 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2009 Nov 134 176 76 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-- Oct 2,013,266 573,830 43,312 763,194 2,819,772 [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 PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY CROP, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008 AND FORECAST DECEMBER 1, 2009 Crop and State 2007 2008 2009 Improved Varieties1/ AL AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/ GA LA MS2/ MO2/ NM NC2/ OK SC2/ TX US 10,000 23,000 1,500 4,400 1,700 135,000 3,000 2,200 2 74,000 160 3,000 1,500 44,000 303,462 --1,000 Pounds-- 7,400 17,500 1,000 3,750 1,400 66,000 1,000 900 110 43,000 600 1,000 3,000 20,000 166,660 8,600 24,000 1,500 3,800 1,800 82,000 2,500 2,000 250 76,000 6,000 3,300 40,000 251,750 Native & Seedling AL AR2/ FL2/ GA KS2/ LA MS2/ MO2/ NC2/ OK SC2/ TX US 2,000 800 200 15,000 500 11,000 800 3 40 27,000 500 26,000 83,843 600 500 300 4,000 1,900 4,000 600 830 100 4,000 400 10,000 27,230 1,400 800 300 3,000 1,700 5,500 500 1,550 14,000 700 20,000 49,450 All Pecans AL AZ AR2/ CA2/ FL2/ GA KS2/ LA MS2/ MO2/ NM NC2/ OK SC2/ TX US 12,000 23,000 2,300 4,400 1,900 150,000 500 14,000 3,000 5 74,000 200 30,000 2,000 70,000 387,305 8,000 17,500 1,500 3,750 1,700 70,000 1,900 5,000 1,500 940 43,000 700 5,000 3,400 30,000 193,890 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 10,000 24,000 2,300 3,800 2,100 85,000 1,700 8,000 2,500 1,800 76,000 20,000 4,000 60,000 301,200 GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 2008 AND DECEMBER 1, 2009 FORECAST Crop Area Harvested1/ Yield per Acre Production Unit 2008 Ind Dec 1, 2009 2008 Ind Dec 1, 2009 2008 Ind Dec 1, 2009 Corn for Grain Cotton, Upland2/ Bu Bale Hay, All Other Ton Peanuts Lb Soybeans for Beans Bu Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs Wheat, Winter Apples4/ Grapes4/ Peaches4/ Pecans6/ Bu Lbs Tons Tons Lbs --Thousand Acres-- 310 350 920.0 990.0 720 690 685 500 415 450 16.0 14.0 400 250 .6 3/ 1.2 3/ 9.5 3/ 6/ 6/ 140 835 2.20 3,400 31 2,100 56.0 20,000 2.92 2.95 6/ 140 907 2.50 3,500 33 1,500 42.0 3/ 3/ 3/ 6/ --Thousands-- 43,400 49,000 1,600.0 1,870.0 1,584 1,725 2,329,000 1,750,000 12,865 14,850 33,600 21,000 22,400 10,500 12,000 4/ 3.5 3.7 28.0 3/ 70,000 85,000 [Results from the December Yield Survey]. 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 net weight bales. 3/ Bearing acres and yield released July 2010 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2009 Summary. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2009. 5/ Utilized production. 6/ Not available. 3 ALL COTTON-- DECEMBER 1, 2009 FORECAST BY STATES AND UNITED STATES State Acres for Harvest --1,000 Acres-- Yield --Pounds-- Production1/ --1,000 Bales2/-- 2009 as % of 2008 --Percent-- AL 250.0 710 370.0 79 GA 990.0 907 1,870.0 117 SC 114.0 842 200.0 81 TN 280.0 891 520.0 98 US 7,732.2 782 12,592.0 98 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales. Crop and State All Cotton AL GA SC TN US COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2008-2009 2008 2009 364,950 1,079,050 177,700 518,100 8,927,600 192,950 901,850 154,050 380,800 7,873,550