Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 03 (2009 March 31)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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March 31, 2009 Volume 09-Number 03

Poultry Summary

Livestock Slaughter

Trout & Catfish Production Number of Farms

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage
Honey Production

Agricultural Prices Cotton Ginnings

Peanut Stocks Farm Labor

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

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

35,539

35,198

Chickens, Broiler Type

674,636

623,584

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,480

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

28,351

% of Year Ago --Percent--
99 92 90

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JANUARY 2008-2009

January thru January

Item

2008

2009

% of year ago

2008

2009

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,012

6,730

96

7,012

6,730

96

Egg Type

210

240

114

210

240

114

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

127,761

121,074

95

127,761

121,074

95

United States

821,866

778,401

95

821,866

778,401

95

Chicks Hatched - Egg Type

Georgia

2,357

2,194

93

2,357

2,194

93

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

40,167

38,083

95

40,167

38,083

95

United States

26,067

24,195

93

26,067

24,195

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 JANUARY 2008-20091/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,727 9,606 2/

8,774 9,479 2/

1,943 2,246

1,926 2,256

185

169

217

215

Total Georgia

19,175

18,303

2,096

2,098

402

384

UNITED STATES

Hatching

60,836

56,943

1,889

1,888

1,149

1,075

Table

283,901

284,003

2,289

2,321

6,498

6,592

Total U.S.

344,737

340,946

2,218

2,249

7,646

7,667

[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.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

ALL LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION: ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER, AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-20081/

State

Average Number of Layers

20073/

2008

Eggs per Layer2/

20073/

2008

Total Egg Production

20073/

2008

--Thousand--

GA

19,434

US4/

346,498

18,539 339,572

--Number--

247

247

263

266

--Million Eggs--

4,792

4,576

91,101

90,151

1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ Revised. 4/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY 2009

Item

Dec

Jan

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia United States

103,592

101,296

98

709,846

694,679

98

Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S.

5,527

5,238

95

5,949

5,793

97

11,476

11,031

96

Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States

--Percent--

0.79

0.90

1.00

1.03

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

January to Date --Thousands--
101,296 694,679
5,238 5,793 11,031
--Percent--
0.90 1.03

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JANUARY 2008-2008

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 Calves

2,898.4

2,718.4

94

71.5

84.7

119

1,291 269

1,306 245

3,728,444 18,985

3,537,601 20,463

Hogs

10,557.1

9,922.3

94

Sheep & Lambs

213.4

189.4

89

273

272

2,875,469

2,696,971

139

141

29,649

26,649

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

Species
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
1/ Preliminary.

NUMBER OF HEAD SLAUGHTERED--BY SPECIES, COMMERCIAL AND FARM, UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Total Commercial

2007

2008

2007

Farm1/

2008

Total Slaughter

2007

2008

34,264.1 758.1
109,171.6 2,693.8

34,364.9 956.6
116,451.9 2,555.5

150.2 36.8
105.9 85.0

--1,000 Head--
149.5 36.5
107.0 94.6

34,414.3 794.9
109,277.5 2,778.8

34,514.4 993.1
116,558.9 2,650.1

Commodity

SELECTED COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31, 2009

Jan 31, 2008

Dec 31, 20081/

Jan 31, 2009

% of Jan 2008

% of Dec 2008

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

12,007

22,638

21,925

183

97

Meats, Red2/

1,047,477

1,078,474

1,078,118

103

100

Beef, Frozen2/

450,782

492,637

454,743

101

92

Pork, Frozen2/

574,929

555,642

595,161

104

107

Poultry, Frozen3/

1,105,683

1,163,579

1,144,940

104

98

Peanuts, Shelled

279,796

266,624

303,542

108

114

Peanuts, In Shell

15,063

19,762

18,853

125

95

Pecans, Shelled4/

35,279

36,992

40,261

114

109

Pecans, In Shell4/

202,709

85,806

131,096

65

153

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. 1/ Revised. 2/ The 2008 revisions of boneless beef, total beef, pork hams, and total pork are the result of increased coverage of cold storage

facilities as well as updated plant information. Please refer to the Cold Storage 2008 Summary, published February 20, 2009, for all 2008 cold storage commodity estimates. 3/ Beginning

with January 31, 2009 estimates, an increase in duck inventory is the result of increased coverage of cold storage facilities. Updated historic reported duck data for 2008 are unavailable. Year to year relationships for duck and the total poultry category are impacted by this change. 4/ The 2008 revisions of shelled and in-shell pecans are the result of corrected data from cold

storage facilities. Please refer to the Cold Storage 2008 Summary, released February 20, 2009, for all 2008 cold storage commodity estimates.

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PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Feb 2008

Jan 2009

Feb 15, 2009

Feb 2008

Jan 2009

Cotton

/Lb

64.20

48.50

46.10

63.00

46.10

Cottonseed

$/Ton

156.00

191.00

189.00

175.00

214.00

Peanuts, In Shell /Lb

20.60

23.10

23.80

21.00

23.80

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

110.00 69.60 54.60

92.10 59.40 48.40

92.50 63.50 49.80

120.00 89.00 51.70

106.00 80.10 42.30

Steers & Heifers /Lb

92.00

78.10

78.90

94.30

85.80

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

Feb 15, 2009
43.60 213.00
25.30 105.00
80.20 44.30 85.40

Index 1990-92=100

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009

2008

2009

Jan

Feb

Jan

Feb

Prices Received

144

146

139

127

Prices Paid Ratio1/

169

171

175

173

85

85

79

73

[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--

Jan

3,251,152

509,686

51,190

677,882

3,980,224

[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.

TROUT--SALES OF FISH 12" OR LONGER, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Number Sold

20071/

2008

Pounds Sold

20071/

2008

Average Value per Pound

20071/

2008

Value of Sales

20071/

2008

--Thousand--

--Dollars--

--Thousand Dollars--

GA US3/

2/ 58,674

174 40,401

2/ 66,910

206 52,410

2/ 1.19

2.14

2/

441

1.38

79,523

72,432

Results from the Trout Survey]. 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

CATFISH--NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE, AND TOTAL SALES, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

State

Number of Operations

Jan 1, 2008

Jan 1, 2009

Water Surface Acres

Jan 1, 2008

Jan 1, 2009

Total Sales

20071/

2008

--Number--

--Acres--

--Thousand Dollars--

GA

2/

US

1,617

2/ 1,306

2/ 163,100

2/ 146,900

2/ 454,593

2/ 409,998

[Results from the Catfish Grower Survey]. 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 2006-2007

State

20071/

Number of Farms

2008

20071/

Land in Farms

--Number--

--Thousand Acres--

GA

47,900

US

2,204,950

47,800 2,200,000

10,300 921,460

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey]. 1/ Revised.

2008
10,400 919,900

NUMBER OF FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008

Economic Sales Class

State $1,000-$9,999

$10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999 $250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over

--Number--

GA

30,200

US

1,222,000

10,000 604,500

2,500 149,000

1,600 98,500

3,500 126,000

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].

Total
47,800 2,200,000

LAND IN FARMS: ECONOMIC SALES CLASS BY GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008

Economic Sales Class

State $1,000-$9,999

$10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999 $250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over

--1,000 Acres--

GA

3,200

US

106,700

2,350 225,300

1,000 151,300

950 143,500

2,900 293,100

[Results from the June Agricultural Survey].

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Total
10,400 919,900

COLONIES OF BEES: PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-20081/

Item

Georgia

Unit

20072/

2008

United States

20072/

2008

Honey Producing Colonies 1,000 Colonies

60

55

2,443

2,301

Yield per Colony

Pounds

58.0

71.0

60.7

69.9

Honey Production Stocks Dec 153/ Avg Price per Pound4/

1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Cents

3,480 522 119

3,905 312 149

148,341 52,635 107.7

160,861 50,445 141.0

Value of Honey Production 1,000 Dollars

4,141

5,818

159,763

226,814

[Results from the Bee and Honey Inquiry]. 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Revised. 3/ Stocks held by producers. 4/ Prices weighted by sales.

COTTON GINNINGS: RUNNING BALES GINNED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, BY CROP, SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEARS 2005-20081/

Crop and State

2005

2006

2007

All Cotton

AL

830,650

667,850

394,800

GA

2,099,800

2,267,000

1,617,000

SC

390,250

399,150

148,350

US

22,255,400

20,558,950

17,584,650

[Results from the Cotton Ginnings Report]. 1/ Excluding Linters.

2008
450,500 1,568,100
231,350 12,375,400

HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/

JANUARY 6-12, 2008 AND JANUARY 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/

8.47 9.67

--Dollars per Hour--

9.65

8.87

9.65

8.62

9.65

9.96

10.18

10.27

9.88

10.08

9.03 10.81

10.05 10.93

See footnotes below.

HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JANUARY 6-12, 2008 AND JANUARY 11-17, 2009

Expected to be Employed

Region

Number of Workers

2008

2009

150 Days or More

2008

2009

149 Days or Less

2008

2009

Number of Hours Worked

2008

2009

--1,000--

Southeast2/

29

30

22

US3/

594

595

506

--Hours per Week--

22

7

497

88

--1,000--

8

37.3

38.8

98

38.4

38.3

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