Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 02 (2009 February 27)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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February 27, 2009 Volume 09-Number 02

Poultry Summary Pecans

Livestock Slaughter Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Goats Inventory

Agricultural Prices

Peanut Stocks

Annual Crop Summary & Values

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

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

35,828

Chickens, Broiler Type

677,028

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,601

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

36,665 630,209
29,664

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
102 93 94

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- DECEMBER 2007-2008

January thru December

Item

2007

2008

% of year ago

2007

2008

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,248

6,580

91

87,391

86,041

98

Egg Type

245

199

81

2,982

2,979

100

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

125,585

117,499

94

1,480,806

1,438,023

97

United States

821,281

779,160

95

9,574,784

9,442,976

99

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,105

2,090

99

26,283

25,434

97

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

35,866

36,393

101

446,109

467,232

105

United States

24,091

23,020

96

98,141

88,402

90

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 DECEMBER 2007-20081/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,626 9,586 2/

8,662 9,677 2/

1,943 2,323

1,940 2,301

187

168

225

225

Total Georgia

19,312

18,439

2,133

2,131

412

393

UNITED STATES

Hatching

59,399

55,952

1,901

1,907

1,129

1,067

Table

285,566

285,005

2,330

2,355

6,654

6,712

Total U.S.

344,965

340,957

2,256

2,281

7,784

[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.

7,778

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2008

Item

Nov

Dec

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

92,865

103,592

112

United States

639,120

709,846

111

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,439

5,527

125

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,135

5,949

97

Total U.S.

10,574

11,476

109

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.75

0.79

United States

0.94

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

1.00

January to Date --Thousands--
1,310,571 8,915,326
69,672 84,384 154,056
--Percent--
0.91 1.05

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ DECEMBER 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

2,647.9

2,671.3

101

1,302

1,303

3,434,170

3,467,891

Calves

61.0

94.1

154

288

245

17,371

22,708

Hogs

9,689.9

10,144.6

105

272

270

2,632,754

2,739,463

Sheep & Lambs

229.0

230.8

101

135

134

30,860

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

30,861

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

Commodity

Dec 31, 2007

Nov 30, 2008

Dec 31, 2008

% Dec of 2007

% of Nov 2008

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

14,652

21,261

22,763

155

107

Meats, Red

961,556

1,017,271

1,061,137

110

104

Beef, Frozen

482,509

474,926

481,741

100

101

Pork, Frozen

458,665

512,763

549,021

120

107

Poultry, Frozen

1,007,260

1,173,430

1,164,059

116

99

Peanuts, Shelled

251,651

242,894

266,625

106

110

Peanuts, In Shell

12,006

17,305

19,762

165

114

Pecans, Shelled

23,952

41,000

37,809

158

92

Pecans, In Shell

113,933

58,838

90,691

80

154

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2009

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Jan 2008

Dec 2008

Jan 15, 2009

Jan 2008

Dec 2008

Cotton

/Lb

63.70

64.80

54.60

61.50

51.90

Cottonseed

$/Ton

153.00

193.00

191.00

170.00

220.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.70

20.70

22.90

21.60

21.70

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

103.00 62.20 48.30

82.60 53.70 45.40

92.00 59.40 47.70

117.00 87.30 46.30

100.00 79.80 40.40

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

86.00

69.70

79.20

93.40

85.60

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

Jan 15, 2009
47.40 214.00
23.30 105.00
80.50 42.20 86.30

2

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2009

Index

2007

2008

1990-92=100

Dec

Jan

Dec

Prices Received

135

144

135

Prices Paid Ratio1/

175

169

175

77

85

77

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

2009 Jan
137 175
78

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20081/

Month Ending

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Dec

3,591,838

461,885

54,123

614,307

4,260,268

[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 storage facilities. 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.

ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2006-2008

Utilized Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

State

2006

2007

2008

2006

2007

2008

2006

2007

2008

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

42,000

150,000

67,000

1.580

1.060

1.500

66,300

159,300

100,750

US

207,300

387,305

[Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry].

191,080

1.560

1.120

1.410

322,493

433,644

269,985

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2008-20091/

Georgia

United States

Class

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

Cattle and Calves

1,130

1,110

98

96,035

94,491

98

Cows and Heifers That Have Calved

630

610

97

41,692

41,005

98

Beef Cows

553

536

97

32,435

31,671

98

Milk Cows

77

74

96

9,257

9,333

101

Heifers 500 Pounds and Over

130

127

98

19,854

19,586

99

For Beef Cow Replacement

75

73

97

5,647

5,526

98

Expected to Calve For Milk Cow Replacement

2/

2/

2/

3,414

3,357

98

22

23

105

4,415

4,410

100

Expected to Calve Other Heifers

2/

2/

2/

2,923

2,909

100

33

31

94

9,793

9,650

99

Steers 500 Pounds and Over

46

48

104

17,163

16,774

98

Bulls 500 Pounds and Over

34

35

103

2,207

2,184

99

Calves Under 500 Pounds

290

290

100

15,118

14,943

99

Cattle on Feed

3/

3/

3/

14,827

13,851

93

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

2007

2008

2008 as % of 2007

Calf Crop

530

500

94

36,759

36,113

98

[Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT.

ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2008-2009

State

Angora

2008

2009

Milk

2008

2009

Meat and Other Goats

2008

2009

All Goats

2008

2009

GA

1/

1/

4,000

US

205,000

185,000

323,000

[Results from the Sheep and Goats Report]. 1/ Data not published.

--Head--

4,500

79,000

335,000

2,590,000

80,300 2,550,000

1/ 3,118,000

1/ 3,070,000

3

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2008

Crop

Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit

Production

Unit Price Value of Production

--1,000 Acres--

--1,000--

--Dollars--

--$1,000--

Corn, grain

370

310

140

Bu

43,400

4.60

199,640

Corn, silage

45

18.0

Ton

810

Cotton, lint

940.0

920.0

840

1/

1,610.0

0.635

490,728

Cottonseed

Ton

503

195.00

98,085

Hay

720

2.20

Ton

1,584

94.00

148,896

Oats

65

25

69.0

Bu

1,725

2.65

4,571

Peanuts

690

685

3,400

Lb

2,329,000

0.204

475,116

Rye

200

40

30.0

Bu

1,200

7.00

Sorghum, Grain2/

60

44

45.0

Bu

1,980

6.50

8,400 7,207

Sorghum, Silage

12

14.0

Ton

168

Soybeans

430

415

30.0

Bu

12,450

9.20

114,540

Tobacco

16.0

2,100

Lb

33,600

1.700

57,120

Wheat

480

Apples3/4/

Blueberries5/

Grapes3/4/

Peaches3/4/

400

56.0

Bu

22,400

6.00

0.6

20,000

Lb

12,000

0.373

9.5

4,320

Lb

41,000

1.710

1.2

2.92

Ton

3.5

1,130.00

9.5

2.95

Ton

28

773.00

134,400 4,470
70,180 3,950
19,326

Pecans

Lb

67,000

1.500

100,750

Cabbage

6.6

6.5

320

Cwt

2,080

12.40

25,792

Cantaloups

4.6

4.5

275

Cwt

1,238

20.60

25,503

Cucumbers

11.0

10.5

195

Cwt

2,048

32.60

66,765

Onions

12.0

11.5

320

Cwt

3,680

29.50

108,560

Sweet Corn

25.0

23.0

170

Cwt

3,910

20.90

81,719

Tomatoes

4.3

4.2

200

Cwt

840

32.20

27,048

Watermelons

22.0

21.0

280

Cwt

5,880

8.90

52,332

Bell Pepper

3.5

3.4

180

Cwt

612

33.50

20,502

Squash

5.2

5.0

100

Cwt

500

28.50

14,250

Total

3,329.2

3,761.8

2,359,850.0

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Price is per cwt. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production.

5/ Yield based on utilized production.