Georgia farm report, vol. 10, no. 01 (2010 January 30)

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
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January 30, 2010 Volume 10-Number 01

Poultry Summary Peanut Stocks Hay Stocks

Livestock Slaughter Hogs and Pigs Wheat Seedings

HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Onion Planting Intentions Annual Crop Summary

Agricultural Prices Grain Stocks Milk Production

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

Item

2008

2009

--Thousands--

Chickens, Egg Type

34,949

Chickens, Broiler Type

629,840

Turkeys, All Breeds

27,754

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

39,025 625,039
25,759

% of Year Ago --Percent--
112 99 93

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- NOVEMBER 2008-2009

January thru November

Item

2008

2009

% of year ago

2008

2009

% of year ago

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ Broiler Type Egg Type
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia

--Thousands--

7,026 317

7,262 290

103,868

103,592

--Percent--
103 91
100

--Thousands--

79,241 2,759

76,575 3,096

1,320,611

1,253,869

--Percent--
97 112
95

United States Chicks Hatched- Egg Type

705,312

704,208

100

8,676,613

8,307,770

96

United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/

34,187

34,897

102

430,151

422,675

98

United States

20,702

21,061

102

65,382

63,149

97

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 NOVEMBER 2008-20091/

Number of Layers

Eggs per 100 Layers

Total Eggs Produced

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

--Thousands--

--Number--

--Millions--

GEORGIA

Hatching Table

8,614 9,503 2/

8,495 9,084 2/

1,892 2,272

1,907 2,376

163

162

217

217

Total Georgia

18,167

17,629

2,092

2,150

380

379

UNITED STATES

Hatching

56,215

55,680

1,857

1,844

1,044

1,027

Table

281,780

281,629

2,288

2,315

6,446

6,521

Total U.S.

337,995

337,309

2,216

2,238

7,490

[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.

7,549

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2009

Item

Oct

Nov

% of Last Month

--Thousands--

--Percent--

Young Chickens

Georgia

102,712

93,260

91

United States

724,043

652,403

90

Mature Chickens

Light Type, U.S.

5,077

4,186

82

Heavy Type, U.S.

6,852

5,153

75

Total U.S.

11,929

9,339

78

Percent Condemned Young Chickens

--Percent--

Georgia

0.63

0.64

United States

0.79

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

0.82

January to Date --Thousands--
1,129,542 7,812,368
57,821 69,655 127,476
--Percent--
0.71 0.88

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ NOVEMBER 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

2,516.3

2,599.3

103

1,302

1,298

3,265,015

3,362,620

Calves

81.1

81.2

100

240

246

19,171

19,748

Hogs

9,323.1

9,460.5

101

271

272

2,524,035

2,572,608

Sheep & Lambs

192.5

219.2

114

134

131

25,689

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

28,733

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Commodity

Nov 30, 2008

Oct 31, 2009

Nov 30, 2009

% of Nov 2008

% of Oct 2009

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

Eggs, Frozen

21,261

22,912

21,099

99

92

Meats, Red

1,037,826

968,358

941,070

91

97

Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen

481,564 526,680

427,716 516,300

430,761 487,202

89

101

93

94

Poultry, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled

1,173,430 242,894

1,150,696 368,515

893,163 378,279

76

78

156

103

Peanuts, In Shell

17,305

18,094

17,494

101

97

Pecans, Shelled

44,352

29,258

27,672

62

95

Pecans, In Shell

55,487

[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].

22,504

46,939

85

209

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-- DECEMBER 15, 2009

Georgia

United States

Commodity

Price per Unit Dec 2008

Nov 2009

Dec 15, 2009

Dec 2008

Nov 2009

Dec 15, 2009

Cotton Cottonseed1/

/Lb $/Ton

65.90 193.00

65.70 123.00

65.50 126.00

53.30 220.00

58.50 159.00

58.20 164.00

Peanuts, In Shell

/Lb

20.70

18.60

19.40

21.70

21.80

20.90

Calves Beef Cattle2/
Cows3/

/Lb /Lb /Lb

82.60 53.40 45.40

93.20 57.30 43.10

92.50 55.50 45.00

98.90 79.70 40.20

105.00 79.60 41.70

105.00 78.20 42.90

Steers & Heifers

/Lb

69.70

76.90

76.90

85.70

85.40

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

Nov

Dec

Nov

Prices Received

142

135

136

Prices Paid

182

178

177

Ratio1/

78

76

77

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

2009

Dec
136 177
77

2

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--

Nov

3,147,324

593,155

52,695

788,896

3,988,915

[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.

HOGS AND PIGS: BREEDING, MARKET, AND TOTAL INVENTORY AND INVENTORY NUMBER BY WEIGHT GROUP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 1, 2008-2009

Breeding

Market

Total

Under 50 Lbs

50-119 Lbs

120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs and Over

State 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

--1000 Head--

GA

37

32

198

178

235

210

74

74

50

43

40

30

34

31

US

6,062

5,850 61,087 59,957 67,148 65,807

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report].

19,428 19,085

17,396 17,062

12,731 12,529

11,533

11,282

ANNUAL FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2008-20091/

State

2008

Sows Farrowing 2009 Number 2009 as % of 2008

Pigs Per Litter

2008

2009

2008

Pig Crop 2009 Number

--1,000 Head--

--Percent--

--Number--

GA

71.0

67.0

94

9.08

9.30

US

12,225

11,969

98

9.41

9.62

[Results from the December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report]. 1/ December preceding year.

--1,000 Head--

645.0

623.0

115,030

115,174

2009 as % of 2008
--Percent--
97 100

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2008-2009

Grain

On Farms

2008 Off Farms1/

All Positions

On Farms

2009 Off Farms1/

All Positions

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

*

7,399

*

*

6,585

*

Oats

*

80

*

*

73

*

Storage Capacity

65,000

43,000

108,000

65,000

43,500

108,500

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey and Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. *Not published to avoid disclosing

individual operations.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2008-2009

December 1

May 1

State

2008

2009

2008

GA

1,319

--1,000 Tons--

1,374

145

US

103,658

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

107,222

21,585

2009
238 22,065

WINTER WHEAT: AREA SEEDED, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, CROP YEAR 2008-2010

State

2008

2009

2010

--1,000 Acres--

GA

480

340

200

US

46,307

[Results from the December Agricultural Survey].

43,311

37,097

3

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2008-2009

Crop

Year

Planted Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre

--1,000 Acres--

Corn, grain

2009

420

370

140.0

2008

370

310

140.0

Corn, silage

2009

30

17.0

2008

45

18.0

Cotton, lint

2009

1,000.0

990.0

882

2008

940.0

920.0

835

Cottonseed

2009

2008

Hay

2009

700

2.30

2008

720

2.20

Oats

2009

60

20

56.0

2008

65

25

69.0

Peanuts

2009

510

505

3,530

2008

690

685

3,400

Rye

2009

200

25

21.0

2008

200

40

30.0

Sorghum, Grain

2009

55

40

53.0

2008

60

44

45.0

Sorghum, Silage

2009

12

11.0

2008

12

14.0

Soybeans

2009

470

450

36.0

2008

430

415

31.0

Tobacco

2009

14.0

2,000

2008

16.0

2,100

Wheat

2009

340

250

42.0

2008

480

1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales.

400

56.0

Unit
Bu Bu Ton Ton 1/ 1/ Ton Ton Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu Bu Bu Ton Ton Bu Bu Lb Lb Bu Bu

Production --1,000--
51,800 43,400
510 810 1,820.0 1,600.0 553 508 1,610 1,584 1,120 1,725 1,782,650 2,329,000 525 1,200 2,120 1,980 132 168 16,200 12,865 28,000 33,600 10,500 22,400

PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008-2009

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

2008

2009

2009 as % of 2008

Milk Cows1/

Thous Head

75

76

101

Milk per Cow2/ Pounds

4,300

4,220

98

9,330

9,087

97

5,008

5,089

102

Milk Production Mil Lbs

325

321

99

46,727

46,240

99

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