Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 05 (2009 May 29)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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May 29, 2009 Volume 09-Number 05

Poultry Summary Hay Stocks

Livestock Slaughter Cotton

HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural Prices
Cottonseed

Peanut Stocks Cotton Ginnings

Wheat Forecast Tobacco

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

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

37,624

37,629

Chickens, Broiler Type

673,687

624,921

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,886

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

29,593

% of Year Ago --Percent--
100 93 93

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--MARCH 2008-2009

January thru March

Item

2008

2009

% of year ago

2008

2009

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

7,090

6,678

94

21,638

21,035

97

Egg Type

245

277

113

735

773

105

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

127,686

119,397

94

373,970

349,116

93

United States

832,899

783,348

94

2,425,962

2,262,662

93

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

Georgia

2,342

2,371

101

6,874

6,652

97

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

39,547

40,137

101

117,263

115,081

98

United States

26,369

23,921

91

175,588

158,692

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 MARCH 2008-20091/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,785 9,452 2/

8,782 9,216 2/

1,932 2,272

958 1,168

184

169

216

222

Total Georgia

19,043

18,048

2,101

2,166

400

391

UNITED STATES

Hatching

60,835

57,383

1,905

1,905

1,159

1,093

Table

281,182

283,068

2,318

2,343

6,517

6,632

Total U.S.

342,017

340,451

2,244

2,269

7,675

7,724

[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.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2009

Item

Feb

Mar

% of Last Month

Young Chickens

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Georgia

97,220

109,486

113

United States

657,218

726,974

111

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

4,459

5,168

116

Heavy Type, U.S.

5,700

6,601

116

Total U.S.

10,159

11,769

116

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.89

0.89

United States

1.04

0.96

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

January to Date --Thousands--
307,975 2,078,950
14,865 18,094 32,959
--Percent--
0.89 1.01

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ MARCH 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

2,728.3

2,730.1

100

1,276

1,305

3,469,413

3,550,136

Calves

71.0

79.8

112

273

263

19,177

20,784

Hogs

9,660.6

9,652.8

100

271

272

2,615,373

2,622,851

Sheep & Lambs

230.6

222.0

96

139

143

32,059

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

31,764

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--2008-2009 Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit

Entire Month

Apr 2008

Mar 2009

Preliminary Apr 2009

Entire Month

Apr 2008

Mar 2009

Cotton

/Lb

65.20

43.10

44.80

65.50

41.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

19.70

24.50

23.60

20.00

25.40

Calves

/Lb

100.00

93.20

96.30

116.00

107.00

Beef Cattle1/

/Lb

66.20

60.20

62.90

86.80

79.00

Cows2/

/Lb

54.50

47.40

50.50

50.70

44.60

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

86.00

81.20

84.10

91.80

84.00

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

Preliminary Apr 2009
42.80 25.50 109.00 82.80 47.50 87.70

Index

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009 2008

2009

1990-92=100

Mar

Apr

Mar

Apr

Prices Received

146

146

126

131

Prices Paid

174

179

178

178

Ratio1/

84

82

71

74

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

2

FEED--PRICES PAID, APRIL 2007-2008, MARCH 2009 Southeast1/

Commodity

Price per Unit Apr 2007

Apr 2008

Mar 2009

Apr 2007

Cottonseed Meal, 41%

$/Cwt

18.20

23.80

23.30

20.00

Soybean Meal, 44%

$/Cwt

22.00

28.70

27.80

18.20

Corn Meal

$/Cwt

15.60

17.20

16.20

12.30

Broiler Grower

$/Ton

271.00

342.00

455.00

306.00

Chick Starter

$/Ton

277.00

382.00

498.00

327.00

Laying Feed

$/Ton

254.00

358.00

365.00

278.00

Dairy Conct., 32-38%

$/Ton

218.00

419.00

422.00

378.00

Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36% $/Ton

354.00

[Results from Prices Paid by Farmers]. 1/ Southeast: AL, FL, GA, and SC.

419.00

439.00

370.00

United States Apr 2008
23.00 23.40 13.70 387.00 416.00 371.00 469.00 433.00

Mar 2009
25.60 23.20 13.40 464.00 501.00 391.00 458.00 488.00

Month Ending

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20091/

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--Thousand Pounds--

Mar

2,591,092

552,951

72,504

735,425

3,399,021

[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.

Area Harvested

State

2008

2009

--1000 Acres--

GA

400

240

US

39,614

33,995

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

WINTER WHEAT, 2008-2009

Yield

2008

2009

--Bushels--

56.0

50.0

47.2

44.2

Production

2008

2009

--1,000 Bushels--

22,400

12,000

1,867,903

1,502,074

State

2006

Dec 1 2007

GA

878

US

96,400

[Results based on the May Yield Survey].

1,013 104,089

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 2006-2009

2008

2007

--1,000 Tons--

1,319 103,658

82 14,990

May 1 2008
145 21,585

2009
238 22,065

State
GA US

Planted
940.0 9,297.0

UPLAND COTTON--ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2008

Harvested

Yield

Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales

--1,000 Acres--

920.0 7,400.0

--Pounds--
835 803

--1,000 Bales--
1,660.0 12,384.5

COTTONSEED--PRODUCTION AND FARM DISPOSITION, 2008

State

Production

Farm Disposition Sales to Oil Mills

Other1/

Seed for Planting2/

--1,000 Tons--

GA

508.0

361.0

147.0

4.7

US

4,300.3

2,526.5

1,773.8

59.0

1/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, loss, and other uses. 2/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Planting seed from previous year's crop.

3

Type and State

Upland GA

All

US

COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND BALES GINNED, CROP YEARS 2007-2008

2007

2008

1,672,200

1,620,450

19,198,700

12,832,600

ALL TOBACCO--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION 20081/

State

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--1,000 Pounds--

--Dollars--

--1,000 Dollars--

GA

16,000

2,100

33,600

1.700

57,120

US

354,490

2,258

800,504

1.861 2/

1,482,437 2/

1/ Revised. 2/ Price and value for 2008 exclude Southern MD Belt tobacco to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Includes estimated 2008 value of production for CT and MA,

CT Valley Shade-grown. Used 2007 CT and MA, CT Valley Shade-grown price to compute the 2008 value of production.