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 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.