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 August 28, 2009 Volume 09-Number 08 Poultry Summary Peanut Stocks Livestock Slaughter Farm Labor HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage August 1 Forecast Agricultural Prices Farm Production Expenditures Summary EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--JULY 1, 2008-2009 Item 2008 2009 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 33,455 Chickens, Broiler Type 655,708 Turkeys, All Breeds 32,814 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 32,353 631,336 29,810 % of Year Ago --Percent-- 97 96 91 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JUNE 2008-2009 January thru June Item 2008 2009 % of year ago 2008 2009 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 7,154 7,038 98 44,128 41,878 95 Egg Type 231 321 139 1,436 1,676 117 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 122,474 114,913 94 743,004 693,454 93 United States 805,793 770,970 96 4,870,861 4,575,965 94 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type United States Turkey Poults Placed2/ 40,928 43,453 106 245,827 236,929 96 United States 25,557 24,174 95 254,250 229,725 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 JUNE 2008-20091/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 9,306 9,046 2/ 8,591 8,782 2/ 1,881 2,111 1,886 2,185 175 162 192 193 Total Georgia 18,402 17,423 1,994 2,038 367 355 UNITED STATES Hatching 59,834 56,954 1,845 1,858 1,104 1,058 Table 278,830 276,243 2,246 2,275 6,262 6,285 Total U.S. 338,664 333,197 2,175 2,204 7,367 [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. 7,343 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/-- MAY AND JUNE 2009 Item May Jun % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 101,450 105,538 104 United States 693,017 737,427 106 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 5,692 6,200 109 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,883 6,552 111 Total U.S. 11,575 12,752 110 Percent Condemned Young Chickens --Percent-- Georgia United States 0.63 0.63 0.86 0.86 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. January to Date --Thousands-- 623,414 4,232,108 32,053 37,281 69,334 --Percent-- 0.78 0.94 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JUNE 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 2,956.6 2,981.0 101 1,261 1,269 3,718,140 3,772,109 Calves 75.3 77.2 102 267 251 19,832 19,222 Hogs 8,883.1 9,180.9 103 266 269 2,358,556 2,470,317 Sheep & Lambs 192.4 203.0 106 137 137 26,240 [Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 27,737 COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 2009 Commodity Jun 30, 2008 May 31, 2009 Jun 30, 2009 % of Jun 2008 % of May 2009 --Thousand Pounds-- --Percent-- Eggs, Frozen 16,139 21,714 21,595 134 99 Meats, Red 983,778 1,030,083 1,043,714 106 101 Beef, Frozen 428,118 417,875 434,568 102 104 Pork, Frozen 530,123 584,544 578,792 109 99 Poultry, Frozen 1,333,153 1,232,643 1,259,998 95 102 Peanuts, Shelled 318,268 323,425 339,122 107 105 Peanuts, In Shell 19,731 29,841 27,787 141 93 Pecans, Shelled 51,250 45,585 44,874 88 98 Pecans, In Shell 154,915 77,667 59,456 38 77 [Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--2008-2009 Georgia United States Entire Month Preliminary Entire Month Commodity Price per Unit Jul 2008 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Jul 2008 Jun 2009 Cotton /Lb 66.90 47.30 48.80 66.20 46.40 Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 20.50 24.00 24.10 21.10 24.70 Calves Beef Cattle1/ Cows2/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 97.00 69.70 58.30 96.30 62.10 49.70 94.70 63.50 50.40 114.00 95.00 56.50 110.00 80.40 45.70 Steers & Heifers /Lb 89.00 86.10 85.70 99.60 85.00 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. Preliminary Jul 2009 45.80 24.80 109.00 81.40 48.30 85.70 Index 1990-92=100 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2009 2008 2009 Jun Jul Jun Jul Prices Received 158 159 134 130 Prices Paid 187 191 177 176 Ratio1/ 84 83 76 74 [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-- Jun 1,652,732 546,300 68,244 726,579 2,447,555 [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. 2 HIRED WORKERS: WAGE RATES FOR TYPE OF WORKER AND ALL HIRED WORKERS BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 6-12, 2008, AND JULY 12-18, 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/ See footnotes below. 8.56 9.66 8.92 10.04 --Dollars per Hour-- 8.27 8.84 8.50 8.90 9.98 10.03 9.74 10.04 9.00 10.34 9.27 10.64 HIRED WORKERS: NUMBER AND HOURS WORKED BY REGION AND UNITED STATES1/ JULY 6-12, 2008 AND JULY 12-18, 2009 Expected to be Employed Number of Workers 150 Days or More 149 Days or Less Number of Hours Worked Region 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 --1,000-- --Hours per Week-- Southeast2/ 41 40 29 28 12 12 US3/ 828 875 585 611 243 264 [Results from the Agricultural Labor Survey]. 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Southeast: AL, GA, SC. 3/ Excludes AK. --1,000-- 36.6 37.4 40.5 39.8 GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2008 AND AUGUST 1, 2009 FORECAST Area Harvested1/ Yield per Acre Production Crop Unit 2008 2009 2008 Ind 2009 2008 Ind 2009 --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/ Bu Bales 310 920.0 380 970.0 140.0 835 148.0 841 43,400 1,600.0 56,240 1,700.0 Hay, All Tons 720 690 2.2 2.5 1,584 1,725 Peanuts for Nuts Lbs 685 455 3,400 3,300 2,329,000 1,501,500 Soybeans for Beans Bu 415 Tobacco 3/ Lbs 16 480 30.0 32.0 12,450 15,360 14 2,100 1,700 33,600 23,800 Wheat, Winter Bu 400 270 56.0 43.0 22,400 11,610 Apples Lbs 0.6 4/ 20,000 4/ 12,000 4/ Grapes Tons 1.2 5/ 2.92 5/ 3.5 3.7 Peaches Tons 9.5 5/ 2.95 5/ 28.0 35.0 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2009. 5/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2009 in Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2008 Preliminary Summary. State AL FL GA SC US PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008 AND AUGUST 1, 2009 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield Production 2008 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Pounds-- 193 168 3,300 3,300 400,350 636,900 554,400 140 110 3,200 3,100 321,300 448,000 341,000 685 455 3,400 3,300 1,622,400 2,329,000 1,501,500 68 52 3,900 3,400 173,600 265,200 176,800 1,507 1,068 3,416 3,301 3,672,250 5,147,900 3,525,800 ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2008 AND AUGUST 1, 2009 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield Production1/ State 2008 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 --1,000 Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Bales2/-- AL 286.0 248.0 787 794 416.0 469.0 410.0 FL 65.0 63.0 916 724 116.0 124.0 95.0 GA 920.0 970.0 835 841 1,660.0 1,600.0 1,700.0 SC 134.0 135.0 881 715 160.0 246.0 201.0 US 7,568.7 7,765.2 813 816 19,206.9 12,815.3 13,207.0 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales. 3 GEORGIA FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES: FARMS REPORTING, AVERAGE PER FARM, AND TOTAL 2007-2008 Farms Reporting1/ Average per Farm2/ Total Expenditures Expenditure 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 Total Farm Production Expenditures3/ Livestock, Poultry & Related Expenses4/ --Percent-- 100.0 100.0 20.3 17.4 --Dollars-- 120,668 123,640 10,856 11,297 --Million Dollars- 5,780 5,910 520 540 Feed Farm Services5/ Rent6/ Agricultural Chemicals7/ Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners7/ 64.8 55.8 31,315 33,891 1,500 1,620 95.0 94.5 15,240 14,017 730 670 30.9 22.2 3,967 3,766 190 180 55.7 45.8 5,428 4,812 260 230 61.8 63.3 7,516 8,159 360 390 Interest 32.3 32.0 5,428 4,812 260 230 Taxes (Real Estate & Property) 100.0 100.0 3,340 3,556 160 170 Labor 32.7 29.4 10,230 11,088 490 530 Fuels Farm Supplies & Repairs8/ Farm Improvements & Construction9/ 92.7 84.0 7,307 7,113 350 340 90.5 86.0 5,637 5,439 270 260 46.5 57.3 4,175 4,603 200 220 Tractors and Self-Propelled Farm Machinery 19.3 20.9 2,923 2,720 140 130 Other Farm Machinery Seeds & Plants10/ 19.2 22.8 835 1,046 40 50 32.7 37.1 5,010 5,649 240 270 Trucks & Autos 19.2 23.7 1,461 1,674 70 80 Miscellaneous Capital Expenditures11/ 16.2 15.8 0 0 0 0 [Results from the Farm Production Expenditures Summary, August 2007 - 2008 ARMS III Survey]. 1/ Number of farms reporting item divided by total number of farms. 2/ Total expenditures divided by total number of farms. Items may not sum to total due to rounding. 3/ Includes landlord and contractor share of farm production expenses. Totals may not add due to rounding. 4/ Includes purchases and leasing of livestock and poultry. Edit procedures have been upgraded over the last three years to better identify cattle farm records where not all livestock are owned. These `custom feeding' operations are now correctly recorded as production contracts, resulting in increased livestock purchases for contractors. 5/ Includes all crop custom work, veterinary custom services, transportation costs, marketing charges, insurance, leasing of machinery and equipment, general and miscellaneous business expenses, and utilities. 6/ Includes public and private grazing fees. 7/ Includes material and application costs. 8/ Includes bedding and litter, marketing containers, power farm shop equipment, oils and lubricants, miscellaneous non-capital equipment and supplies, repairs and maintenance of livestock and poultry equipment, and capital equipment for livestock and poultry. 9/ Includes all expenditures related to new construction or repairs of buildings, fences, operator dwelling (if dwelling is owned by operation), and any improvements to physical structures of land. 10/ Excludes bedding plants, nursery stock, and seed purchased for resale. Includes seed treatment. 11/ A zero in this line-item denotes less than 5 million dollars. Average value derived from expenditure rounding to zero will also be zero. Miscellaneous Capital Expense was estimated for the first time in 2005. In 2006, Miscellaneous Capital Expenses was added as a separate line-item to the publication. Summary inconsistencies with version five (Core) questionnaires dictated that Miscellaneous Expense be summarized with General Business Expense and rolled up into the Farms Services line-item.