Georgia farm report, vol. 09, no. 07 (2009 July 31)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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July 31, 2009 Volume 09-Number 07

Poultry Summary July 1 Forecast

HIGHLIGHTS

Livestock Slaughter Agricultural Prices US Grain Stocks

Peanut Stocks

Pecans

Vegetables

Planted & Harvested Acres Milk Production

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

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

37,666

Chickens, Broiler Type

673,711

Turkeys, All Breeds

31,854

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

36,360 634,425
29,227

% of Year Ago
--Percent--
97 94 92

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, MAY 2008-2009

January thru May

Item

2008

2009

% of year ago

2008

2009

% of year ago

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

--Thousands--

--Percent--

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Broiler Type

8,217

7,402

90

36,974

34,690

94

Egg Type

227

275

121

1,205

1,355

124

Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type

Georgia

125,611

116,763

93

620,530

578,541

93

United States

825,323

786,471

95

4,065,068

3,804,995

94

Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

United States Turkey Poults Placed2/

41,826

37,774

90

204,899

193,476

94

United States

27,084

22,828

84

228,693

205,404

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 MAY 2008-20091/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

9,462 8,931 2/

8,548 8,888 2/

1,913 2,194

1,930 2,282

181

165

197

204

Total Georgia

18,443

17,486

2,050

2,110

378

369

UNITED STATES

Hatching

60,794

57,126

1,900

1,912

1,155

1,092

Table

279,322

279,573

2,294

2,327

6,409

6,505

Total U.S.

340,116

336,699

2,224

2,256

7,564

[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.

7,597

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- APRIL AND MAY 2009

Item

Apr

--Thousands--

Young Chickens

Georgia United States Mature Chickens

108,451 722,083

Light Type, U.S.

5,296

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,752

Total U.S.

12,048

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.76

United States

0.89

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

May
101,450 692,939
5,692 5,883 11,575
0.63 0.86

% of Last Month --Percent--
94 96
107 87 96

January to Date --Thousands--
517,876 3,494,603
25,853 30,729 56,582
--Percent--
0.81 0.96

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ MAY 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

3,139.6

2,849.6

91

Calves

71.0

65.1

92

Hogs

9,062.1

8,451.0

93

Sheep & Lambs

206.8

184.7

89

1,251 275 268 146

1,264 268 271 141

3,916,559 19,356
2,426,311 29,993

3,589,969 17,297
2,291,361 25,950

[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--2008-2009

Georgia

United States

Entire Month

Preliminary

Entire Month

Commodity

Price per Unit Jun 2008

May 2009

Jun 2009

Jun 2008

May 2009

Cotton

/Lb

65.90

46.40

45.80

64.00

46.40

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.10

24.00

25.10

20.10

24.70

Calves Beef Cattle1/
Cows2/ Steers & Heifers

/Lb /Lb /Lb /Lb

98.00 68.90 59.00 88.00

100.00 64.40 52.00 88.50

97.30 61.30 48.30 86.40

118.00 91.90 54.40 96.50

112.00 83.20 49.10 87.80

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

Preliminary
Jun 2009
44.40 25.40 111.00 80.80 45.50 85.40

INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009

Index

2008

2009

1990-92=100

May

Jun

May

Jun

Prices Received

152

158

130

135

Prices Paid Ratio1/

184

187

178

179

83

84

73

75

[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--

May

2,013,706

507,248

75,466

674,640

2,763,812

[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.

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--JUNE 1, 2008-2009

Grain

On Farms

2008 Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

Barley (Old Crop) Corn Oats (Old Crop) Sorghum Soybeans

9,950 1,970,900
16,100 7,000
226,600

58,273 2,057,117
50,674 94,019 449,543

--1,000 Bushels--

68,223

27,010

4,028,017

2,205,400

66,774

17,480

101,019

11,800

676,143

226,300

All Wheat (Old Crop)

25,635

280,183

305,818

140,745

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors.

2

2009 Off Farms1/
61,560 2,060,153
66,656 89,064 370,744 526,299

All Positions
88,570 4,265,553
84,136 100,864 597,044 667,044

AREA PLANTED AND FORECAST HARVESTED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008-2009

Georgia

United States

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Crop

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousand Acres--

Corn

370

450

310

380

85,982

87,035

78,640

80,107

Cotton, Upland

940.0

980.0

920.0

1/

9,297.0

8,905.0

7,400.0

1/

Hay, All

720

690

60,062

60,177

Oats

65

70

25

30

3,217

3,158

1,395

1,426

Peanuts Rye2/

690.0 200

460.0 170

685.0 40

455.0 25

1,534.0 1,260

1,096.0 1,257

1,507.0 269

1,068.0 278

Sorghum

60

55

44

40

8,284

6,960

7,271

5,968

Soybeans

430

500

415

480

75,718

77,483

74,641

76,547

Tobacco

Wheat, Winter2/

480

16.0

14.0

370

400

270

46,281

1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2009 in the "Crop Production" report. 2/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.

43,448

354,490 39,614

343,650 34,787

WINTER WHEAT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2009

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--1,000 Acres--

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

GA

400

270

56.0

43.0

22,400

11,610

US

39,614

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

34,787

47.2

43.8

1,867,903

1,524,771

TOBACCO: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2009

State

Harvested Acres

2008

2009

Yield per Acre

2008

2009

Production

2008

2009

--Acres--

GA

16,000

14,000

US

223,000

214,500

2,100 2,239

--Pounds--

1,700 2,178

--Thousand Lbs--

33,600

23,800

499,220

467,175

[Results from the July Yield Survey].

PEACHES: TOTAL PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008 AND FORECAST JULY 1, 2009

State

2007

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

--Tons--

--Percent--

GA

13,000

28,000

35,000

125

US

1,127,150

1,133,310

1,071,040

95

[Results from the Peach Inquiry].

PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY VARIETY,

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008

Utilized Production

Price per Pound

Value of Production

Variety and State
Improved Varieties1/

2007

2008

--Thousand Pounds--

2007

2008

--Dollars--

2007

2008

--Thousand Dollars-

GA

135,000

66,000

1.100

1.470

148,500

97,020

US

303,462

166,660

1.230

1.420

373,131

236,300

Native and Seedling

GA

15,000

4,000

0.720

1.000

10,800

4,000

US All Pecans

83,843

27,230

0.722

0.878

60,513

23,898

GA

150,000

70,000

1.060

1.440

159,300

101,020

US

387,305

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

193,890

1.120

1.340

433,644

260,198

3

ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, GEORGIA AND TOTAL, 2008 AND 2009

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

State

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Acres--

GA

12,000

12,000

11,500

Total

31,200

30,100

28,400

[Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry].

--Acres--
10,500 27,000

--Cwt--

320

250

338

358

Production

2008

2009

--1,000 Cwt--

3,680

2,625

9,603

9,653

SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2008 AND FORECASTED AREA, 2009

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested Harvest

2008

2009

--Acres--

2009 as % of
2008
--Percent--

Crop and State

Usual Harvest Period

Area

Area for

Harvested

Harvest

2008

2009

--Acres--

SNAP BEANS

CANTALOUP

GA

Jul-Sep

3,700

3,800

103

CA

Jul-Sep

25,000

25,000

MI

Jul-Oct

2,800

2,900

104

GA

Jun-Sep

1,000

1,700

NY

Jun-Oct

6,600

6,800

103

SC

Jun-Sep

1,100

1,200

VA

Jul-Sep

2,200

3,300

150

TX

Jul-Sep

1,100

1,000

2009 as % of
2008 --Percent--
100 170 109
91

Total

15,300

16,800

110

Total

28,200

28,900

102

WATERMELON

CABBAGE

GA

Jun-Sep

300

300

100

CA

Jul-Sep

9,000

9,000

100

MI

Jun-Nov

2,400

2,500

104

GA

Jun-Sep

21,000

20,000

95

NY

Jun-Dec

9,900

9,000

91

MS

Jun-Sep

2,600

2,600

100

SC

Jun-Sep

6,500

7,000

108

TX

Jul-Sep

10,100

10,200

101

Total

12,600

11,800

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].

94

Total

49,200

48,800

99

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2008-2009

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2008

2009

Percent

2008

2009

Percent

Milk Cows1/

Thousand Head

77

77

100

Milk per Cow2/ Pounds

4,730

4,895

103

9,315

9,262

99

5,236

5,272

101

Milk Production Million Pounds

364

377

104

48,774

48,826

100

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.