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 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. 2 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]. 3 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.