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 February 26, 2010 Volume 10-Number 02 Poultry Summary Pecans Livestock Slaughter Cattle Inventory & Calf Crop HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Goats Inventory Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks Annual Crop Summary & Values EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--JANUARY 1, 2009-2010 Item 2009 2010 --Thousands-- Chickens, Egg Type 36,665 Chickens, Broiler Type 630,209 Turkeys, All Breeds 29,664 [Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 38,929 632,926 27,499 % of Year Ago --Percent-106 100 93 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-- DECEMBER 2008-2009 January thru December Item 2008 2009 % of year ago 2008 2009 % of year ago Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/ --Thousands-- --Percent-- --Thousands-- --Percent-- Broiler Type 6,580 6,656 101 85,821 83,231 97 Egg Type 199 309 155 2,958 3,405 115 Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type Georgia 117,499 114,450 97 1,438,110 1,368,319 95 United States 779,304 778,372 100 9,455,917 9,086,142 96 Chicks Hatched- Egg Type United States Turkeys Poults Placed2/ 37,091 39,655 107 467,242 462,330 99 United States 23,179 22,108 95 88,561 85,257 96 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 DECEMBER 2008-20091/ Number of Layers Eggs per 100 Layers Total Eggs Produced 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 --Thousands-- --Number-- --Millions-- GEORGIA Hatching Table 8,662 9,677 2/ 8,542 9,225 2/ 1,940 2,301 1,967 2,404 167 168 224 223 Total Georgia 18,391 17,817 2,126 2,195 391 391 UNITED STATES Hatching 56,028 56,447 1,906 1,890 1,068 1,067 Table 284,274 283,435 2,357 2,386 6,701 6,763 Total U.S. 340,302 339,882 2,283 2,304 7,768 [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. 7,831 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER1/--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2009 Item Nov Dec % of Last Month --Thousands-- --Percent-- Young Chickens Georgia 93,260 98,989 106 United States 657,072 699,854 107 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 4,186 5,755 137 Heavy Type, U.S. 5,153 5,406 105 Total U.S. 9,339 11,161 120 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia --Percent-- 0.64 0.74 United States 0.82 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. 0.83 January to Date --Thousands-- 1,228,531 8,516,891 63,576 75,061 138,637 --Percent-- 0.71 0.88 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER--UNITED STATES,1/ DECEMBER 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 2,671.5 2,752.8 103 1,303 1,296 3,468,180 3,556,432 Calves 94.1 92.3 98 245 240 22,713 21,904 Hogs 10,144.9 9,832.9 97 270 270 2,739,561 2,653,968 Sheep & Lambs 230.9 235.3 102 134 136 30,876 [Results form the U.S. Livestock Slaughter release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 31,853 COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 30, 2009 Commodity Dec 31, 2008 Nov 30, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 % Dec of 2008 % of Nov 2009 Eggs, Frozen 22,638 --Thousand Pounds-21,158 24,347 --Percent-- 108 115 Meats, Red Beef, Frozen 1,078,474 492,637 936,835 430,913 927,938 429,715 86 99 87 100 Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled 555,642 1,163,579 266,624 482,816 898,313 376,698 474,845 884,912 387,012 85 98 76 99 145 103 Peanuts, In Shell 19,762 17,494 18,097 92 103 Pecans, Shelled 36,992 Pecans, In Shell 85,806 [Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report]. 27,722 48,866 28,837 88,586 78 104 103 181 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--JANUARY 15, 2010 Georgia United States Commodity Price per Unit Jan 2009 Dec 2009 Jan 15, 2010 Jan 2009 Dec 2009 Cotton /Lb 48.50 65.80 61.90 46.00 62.80 Cottonseed $/Ton 191.00 126.00 127.00 214.00 164.00 Peanuts, In Shell /Lb 23.20 19.10 20.00 23.90 21.50 Calves Beef Cattle1/ Cows2/ /Lb /Lb /Lb 92.10 59.40 48.40 92.80 55.70 46.10 95.00 59.60 50.40 106.00 80.10 42.30 105.00 78.60 43.50 Steers & Heifers /Lb 78.10 77.20 81.20 85.80 83.80 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ "Cows," "Steers and Heifers" combined. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. Jan 15, 2010 63.20 149.00 20.60 109.00 81.90 47.10 87.00 2 INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2008-2010 Index 2008 2009 1990-92=100 Dec Jan Dec Prices Received 135 139 135 Prices Paid Ratio1/ 179 180 179 75 77 75 [Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. 2010 Jan 137 183 75 STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END, UNITED STATES--20091/ Month Ending Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total3/ --Thousand Pounds-- Dec 3,038,106 590,381 49,476 785,207 3,872,789 [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 storage facilities. 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. ALL PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE PER POUND, VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 2007-2009 Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Production State 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 --1,000 Pounds-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- GA 150,000 70,000 85,000 1.060 1.440 1.320 159,300 101,020 112,400 US 387,305 194,080 [Results from the January 1 Pecan Inquiry]. 290,500 1.120 1.340 1.370 433,644 260,397 397,979 CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2009-20101/ Georgia United States Class 2009 2010 2010 as % of 2009 2009 2010 2010 as % of 2009 --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- Cattle and Calves 1,110 1,060 95 94,521 93,701 99 Cows and Heifers That Have Calved 610 600 98 41,045 40,456 99 Beef Cows 536 524 98 31,712 31,376 99 Milk Cows 74 76 103 9,333 9,081 97 Heifers 500 Pounds and Over 127 132 104 19,576 19,666 100 For Beef Cow Replacement 73 68 93 5,531 5,436 98 Expected to Calve For Milk Cow Replacement Expected to Calve Other Heifers 2/ 2/ 2/ 3,367 3,385 101 23 25 109 4,410 4,516 102 2/ 2/ 2/ 2,909 2,941 101 31 39 126 9,635 9,714 101 Steers 500 Pounds and Over 48 39 81 16,769 16,440 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over 35 29 83 2,184 2,190 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds 290 260 90 14,948 14,949 100 Cattle on Feed 3/ 3/ 3/ 13,856 13,642 98 2008 2009 2009 as % of 2008 2008 2009 2009 as % of 2008 Calf Crop 510 500 98 36,153 35,819 99 [Results from the Cattle Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT. ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2009-2010 State Angora 2009 2010 Milk 2009 2010 Meat and Other Goats 2009 2010 All Goats 2009 2010 GA 1/ 1/ 4,500 US 185,000 150,000 335,000 [Results from the Sheep and Goats Report]. 1/ Data not published. --Head-- 3,000 80,500 355,000 2,549,000 79,000 2,538,000 1/ 3,069,000 1/ 3,043,000 3 GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY, 2009 Crop Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Unit Production Unit Price Value of Production --1,000 Acres-- --1,000-- --Dollars-- --$1,000-- Corn, grain 420 370 140 Bu 51,800 3.60 186,480 Corn, silage 30 17.0 Ton 510 Cotton, lint 1,000.0 990.0 882 1/ 1,820.0 0.652 569,587 Cottonseed Ton 553 125.00 69,125 Hay 700 2.30 Ton 1,610 85.00 136,850 Oats 60 20 56.0 Bu 1,120 2.00 2,240 Peanuts 510 505 3,530 Lb 1,782,650 0.219 390,400 Rye 200 25 21.0 Bu 525 6.50 Sorghum, Grain2/ 55 40 53.0 Bu 2,120 5.40 3,413 6,411 Sorghum, Silage 12 11.0 Ton 132 Soybeans 470 450 36.0 Bu 16,200 9.50 153,900 Tobacco 14.0 2,000 Lb 28,000 1.700 47,600 Wheat 340 250 Blueberries5/ 10.5 Grapes3/4/ 1.4 Peaches3/4/ 10.5 42.0 4,100 3.21 3.05 Bu 10,500 4.30 Lb 43,000 1.290 Ton 4.5 1,480.00 Ton 32 930.00 45,150 55,600 6,645 27,890 Pecans Lb 85,000 1.320 112,400 Cabbage 6.9 6.3 300 Cwt 1,890 14.80 27,972 Cantaloups 5.2 5.0 275 Cwt 1,375 28.50 39,188 Cucumbers 11.5 10.0 250 Cwt 2,500 23.60 59,000 Onions 12.0 10.5 240 Cwt 2,520 32.90 82,908 Sweet Corn 26.0 25.0 130 Cwt 3,250 26.20 85,150 Tomatoes 4.6 4.5 280 Cwt 1,260 49.40 62,244 Watermelons 24.0 23.0 300 Cwt 6,900 9.80 67,620 Bell Pepper 3.7 3.5 280 Cwt 980 35.50 34,790 Squash 5.5 5.3 200 Cwt 1,060 28.20 29,892 Total 3,154.4 3,521.5 2,302,455.0 1/ Cotton yield pounds per acre; production 480 lb. bales. 2/ Price is per cwt. 3/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 4/ Yield based on total production. 5/ Yield based on utilized production. SPRING ONIONS--PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE ACRES FOR HARVEST,1/ GEORGIA AND TOTAL Planted Harvested For Harvest State 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 --Acres-- GA Total2/ 12,000 31,200 12,000 30,100 12,000 28,000 11,500 28,400 10,500 27,200 11,500 [Results from the Onions Acreage Intentions]. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Harvested acreage for 2010 will be published April 1, 2010.