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 April 30, 2009 Volume 09-Number 04 Poultry Summary Vegetables Agricultural Prices Onions HIGHLIGHTS Livestock Slaughter Grain Stocks Peanut Stocks Milk Production Prospective Plantings EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--MARCH 1, 2008-2009 Item 2008 2009 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 36,531 37,166 Chickens, Broiler Type 679,081 634,244 Turkeys, All Breeds 32,005 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 28,232 % of Year Ago --Percent-- 102 93 88 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--FEBRUARY 2008-2009 January thru February Item 2008 2009 % of year ago 2008 2009 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 7,536 7,215 96 14,548 14,357 99 Egg Type 280 256 91 490 496 101 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 118,523 108,645 92 246,284 229,719 93 United States 771,197 700,913 91 1,593,063 1,479,314 93 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type Georgia 2,175 2,087 96 4,532 4,281 94 United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/ 37,549 36,861 98 77,716 74,944 96 United States 25,011 22,192 89 149,219 134,884 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 FEBRUARY 2008-20091/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 9,829 9,513 2/ 8,804 9,360 2/ 1,811 2,081 1,738 2,062 Total Georgia 19,163 18,214 1,946 1,905 UNITED STATES Hatching 61,086 57,405 1,768 1,716 Table 282,213 283,347 2,138 2,085 Total U.S. 343,299 340,752 2,072 2,023 [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. 174 199 373 1,080 6,034 7,114 153 194 347 985 5,907 6,893 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2009 Item Jan Feb % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 101,269 694,758 5,238 97,220 96 657,218 95 4,459 85 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,793 5,700 98 Total U.S. 11,031 10,159 92 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia 0.90 United States 1.03 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 0.89 1.03 January to Date --Thousands-- 198,489 1,351,976 9,697 11,493 21,190 --Percent-- 0.90 1.03 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ FEBRUARY 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 2,642.7 2,527.3 96 1,285 1,310 3,382,701 3,299,293 Calves 69.1 74.1 107 272 257 18,616 18,749 Hogs 9,377.4 8,913.2 95 271 272 2,534,860 2,418,807 Sheep & Lambs 211.6 180.1 85 142 142 30,084 25,527 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MARCH 15, 2009 Commodity Price per Unit Mar 2008 Georgia Feb 2009 Mar 15, 2009 Mar 2008 United States Feb 2009 Mar 15, 2009 Cotton Cottonseed Peanuts, In Shell Calves Beef Cattle2/ Cows3/ /Lb $/Ton /Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb 66.20 1/ 19.30 106.00 66.60 53.50 45.60 189.00 24.00 91.90 60.00 47.90 51.60 1/ 24.50 91.30 58.80 46.20 63.00 1/ 20.70 118.00 87.80 51.50 41.60 213.00 25.30 105.00 78.80 43.90 40.90 1/ 25.60 104.00 78.50 44.00 Steers & Heifers /Lb 88.00 78.20 79.30 92.90 83.80 83.50 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Marketing year August-February. 2/"Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009 Index 2008 1990-92=100 Feb Mar Feb Prices Received 146 Prices Paid 171 Ratio1/ 85 146 126 174 174 84 72 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2 2009 Mar 126 174 72 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20091/ Month Ending Farmer Stocks Shelled Peanuts2/ Farmer Stock Equivalent Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Feb 2,942,346 551,596 66,555 733,623 3,742,524 [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. 2009 GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acreage Crop 2008 Georgia Intended 20091/ 2009 as % of 2008 2008 United States Intended 20091/ 2009 as % of 2008 --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Corn, All 370 350 95 85,982 84,986 99 Cotton 940 940 100 9,470 8,812 93 Hay, All2/ 720 650 90 60,062 60,297 100 Oats3/ 65 70 108 3,217 3,400 106 Peanuts 690 500 72 1,534 1,124 73 Sorghum, All 60 55 92 8,284 6,960 84 Soybeans 430 400 93 75,718 76,024 100 Tobacco2/ 16.0 15.0 94 354,190 353,200 100 Wheat3/ 480 340 71 63,147 58,638 93 [Results from the March 1 Agricultural Survey]. 1/ Intended plantings in 2009 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Area harvested 2008; intended for harvest 2009. 3/ Includes acreage planted preceding fall. SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA HARVESTED BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SPRING SEASON, 2008 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2009 Crop Usual Area Area for 2009 Crop Usual Area Area for 2009 and Harvest Harvested Harvest as % of and Harvest Harvested Harvest as % of State Period 2008 2009 2008 State Period 2008 2009 2008 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- --Percent-- SNAP BEANS CANTALOUP FL Apr-Jun 11,200 10,700 96 AZ May- Jul 11,900 10,500 88 GA Apr-Jun 7,800 8,000 103 CA Apr-Jun 10,000 10,000 100 NJ Jun-Aug 1,500 1,600 107 GA Apr-Jun 3,500 3,700 106 TX Apr-Jun 700 800 114 TOTAL 20,500 20,300 99 TOTAL 26,100 25,000 96 CABBAGE WATERMELONS FL Apr-Jun 2,990 2,700 90 CA Apr-Jun 2,300 2,000 87 GA Apr-Jun 3,200 2,400 75 FL Apr-Jul 26,100 25,800 99 NJ May-Aug 1,000 1,000 100 TX Apr-Jun 9,400 9,500 101 TX Apr-Jun 600 500 83 TOTAL 7,790 6,600 85 TOTAL 37,800 37,300 99 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATE, 2007 AND FORECAST 20091/ Harvested For Harvest Yield for Acre Production State 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 --Acres-- --Cwt-- --1,000 Cwt-- GA 11,500 11,000 320 290 Total 28,400 27,400 338 2/ [Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage and Yield Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Published July 10, 2009. 3,680 9,603 2009 3,190 2/ 3 GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2008-2009 Grain On Farms 2008 Off Farms1/ All Positions On Farms 2009 Off Farms1/ All Positions --1,000 Bushels-- Corn * 8,656 * * 5,902 * Oats * 34 * * 75 * [Results from the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--MARCH 1, 2007-2008 Grain On Farms 2007 Off Farms1/ All Positions On Farms --1,000 Bushels-- Barley 28,270 82,154 110,424 44,060 Corn 3,780,000 3,078,722 6,858,722 4,085,000 Oats 31,000 47,988 78,988 30,000 Sorghum 26,100 159,808 185,908 32,200 Soybeans 593,000 840,982 1,433,982 656,500 Wheat 91,990 617,280 709,270 280,200 [Results from the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 2008 Off Farms1/ 83,895 2,873,397 65,364 176,593 645,106 756,372 All Positions 127,955 6,958,397 95,364 208,793 1,301,606 1,036,572 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JANUARY-MARCH 2008-2009 Georgia United States1/ Item Unit 2008 2009 2009 as % of 2008 2008 2009 2009 as % of 2008 Milk Cows2/ Milk per Cow3/ Thous Head Pounds 77 4,690 76 4,945 99 9,286 9,297 100 114 5,127 5,088 99 Milk Production Mil Lbs 361 376 104 47,610 47,304 99 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.