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GEORGIA FARM REPORT

June 13,1996 Volume 96-Number 11

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236

February and March caused disastrous losses in the '96 crop. Most varieties were totally wiped out and
others were severely damaged. Harvest as of June 9 was 44 percent complete, compared with 43 percent last year and 39 percent for the five year average.

GEORGIA WHEAT YIELD UP A BUSHEL
The June 1 Georgia wheat yield is forecast at 45 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel per acre from the May 1 forecast. This is 7 bushels more than the 1995 yield of 38 bushels per acre. The higher yield prospects resulted from mostly favorable weather in May.
Wheat harvest began at the end of May, which was about a week later than normal. Harvest progress had reached 60 percent complete as of June 9, which was a few days ahead of the 58 percent average. Progress at the same time last year was 84 percent complete.
Georgia's wheat production for the 1996 crop is expected to total 15.8 million bushels, 38 percent above last year's production. Acreage harvested for grain is expected to total 350,000 acres, up 17 percent from the 300,000 acres harvested in 1995.

U.S. PEACHES
The 1996 peach crop in California, Georgia, and South Carolina is forecast at 1.65 billion pounds, down 5 percent from last year and 25 percent below the 1994 crop. Peach production, excluding the California Clingstone crop, is projected at 648 million pounds, 26 percent below last year and 39 percent below 1994. If expectations are realized, South Carolina and Georgia would see the smallest peach crops since 1955. As of June 1, growers projected a 90 to 95 percent crop loss in the two-state area.
South Carolina's peach crop, forecast at 20.0 million pounds, is down 91 percent from last year's production of 215 million pounds. Late freezes in March and April nearly wiped out the entire peach crop. Early varieties froze out. Pockets of late maturing varieties have a few peaches but fruit quality is questionable.

U.S. WINTER WHEAT UP FRACTIONALLY
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.37 billion bushels. This is up slightly from May 1, but down 11 percent from 1995. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 36.1 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushels per acre from the last forecast, but 1.6 bushels per acre less than last year. Grain area totals 37.9 million acres, unchanged from May 1.
GEORGIA'S PEACH PRODUCTlON DOWN 95 PERCENT
Georgia's 1996 peach production is forecast at 7.5 million pounds, 95 percent below the 160.0 million pounds produced in 1995. Freezing temperatures in

PEACH PRODUCTION4ELECTED STATES, JUNE 1

State

Total Production

1994

1995" 1996 Forecast

-Million Pounds-

sc
TOTAL ABOVE
CA - CLINGSTONE
TOTAL

634.0 175.0 250.0 1,059.0 1,130.0
2,189.0

502.0 160.0 21 5.0 877.0
865.0 1,742.0

620.0 7.5
20.0 647.5
1,000.0 1,647.5

11 1995 revised. 21 C A Clingstone i s o v e r - t h e - s c a l e t o n n a g e a n d i n c l u d e s cullsand cannery diversions.

WINTER WHEAT--SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1995-1996

State

Area Harvested

June 1,

1995

1996

Yield 1995

June 1, 1996

Production

June 1,

1995

1996

A~LP I I
G A

-1,000
80
1,000 12
300

Acres-
80 1,200
10 350

-Bushels-

36.0

39.0

47.0

48.0

32.0

35.0

38.0

45.0

-1,000
2,880 47,000
384 11,400

Bushels-
3,120 57,600
350 15,750

El/
M S N C SC TN VA 'I US

48600 165
640 280 340
275 40,993

415100 21 0
590 260 400
255 37,946

11 Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier fcrecast.

3563..00 38.0
44.0 32.0 47.0
64.0 37.7

3540..00 41 .O
47.0 45.0 44.0
52.0 36.1

224,,838800 6,270
28,160 8,960 15,980
17,600 1,547,311

232,,570400 8,610
27,730 11,700 17,600
13,260 1,369,861

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIANAND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 381 million eggs during April 1996, up 3 percent from April 1995. Production consisted of 228 million table eggs and 153 million hatching eggs.

COMMERClAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER APRIL 1995-1996

Apr. Apr. % o f

Item

1995 1996 1995

Thousands

Thous.

EGGS IN INCUBATORS--MAY 1,1995-1996, UNITED STATES

Item

1995

1996 % of Year Ago

Thousands

Young Chickens
GUneiotergdiaStates Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S.
Total U.S.

74,630 86,786 116

350,917 110

564,327 629,045 111 2,509,107 105

9,613 4,776 14,389

8,797 92

5,535 14.332

1l o16o

32,797 89 22,267 114 55,064 97

Chickens
Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds

33,229 563,712
37,323

33,053 567,484
37,026

Percent Condemned

Percent

99

Young Chickens

101

Georg~a

1.8

1.7

99

United States

1.8

1.8

Percent
1.7 1.8

11 Federal1 Inspected slaughter d a t a a s collected b y M e a t a n d Poultry Inspection 6rogram

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION--APRIL 1995-1996

Number of Layers

puring April

1995

1996

Eggs per 100

Layers-April

1995

1996

Total Eggs Produced

During April

1995

1996

Thousands

Number

Millions

GEORGIA Hatching Table Totai Georgia

30 STATES Hatching
Table Total 30 States

49,014
230,022 279,036

UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

52,481 242,812 295,293

53,006 244,158 297,164

1,789 2,157 2,092

1,807 2,166 2,102

939 5,238 6,177

958 5,288 6,246

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--APRIL 1995-1996

% of

% of

Item

Apr.

Mar.

Apr.

year

January thru April

year

1995

1996

1996

ago

1995

1996

ago

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Percent

Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (u.s.)"

Broiler Type

6,320

6,374

6,442

102

23,675

24,270

103

Egg Type

31 7

31 7

252

79

1,160

978

84

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type

Georgia

96,551

104,541

100,159

104

376,266

406,241

108

United States

644,150

689.71 9

665,443

103

2,605,832

2,687,606

103

Egg Type Georgia United States
Turkeys Poults Placed
U.S.

1,687 35,020
26,711

2,362 37,687
27,949

2,040

121

35,553

102

6,990 136,161

8,431

121

139,439

102

29,693

111

205,918"

" 210,261

102

?995- arch 11 Dornest~cplacements as reported by l e a d ~ n gbreeders Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold d u r ~ n gthe p r e c e d ~ n month at the rate of 125

pullet chlcks per 3 0 dozen case of eggs 21 Turkey poults placed September 1994-March 1995 31Turkey poults placed September

1996

CAlTLE AND CALVES--NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS, 7 STATES, MAY 1,1994-1996

State

1994

Number 1995

1996

1996 a s % o f

1994

1995

On Feed Apr. 1 " Placed on Feed During Apr.
" Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr.
Other Disappearance During Apr. On Feed May 1 "

7,960 1,310 1,430
68 7,772

-Thousand Head-
8,328 1,403 1,437
61 8,233

8,286 1,150 1,613
65 7,758

-Percent-

104

99

88

82

113

112

96

107

100

94

11 Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full ratlon of grain pr other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 21 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures a n d s h ~ p m e n t sto other feedlots for further f e e d i n g .

2

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity lndex for May was 149 percent o f the 1977 average, up 3 points (2.1 percent) from April and 19 points (14.6 percent) more than a year ago. Price gains from April for corn, hogs, cows, milk and broilers more than offset price declines for steers and heifers, other chickens and table eggs. Hatching eggs were unchanged.
U.S. MAY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 4 POINTS

one point of the four point increase in the overall index.
Compared with May 1995, the All Farm Products lndex was 12 points (12 percent) higher. Price increases from May 1995 for corn, hogs, wheat, and milk more than offset price decreases for lettuce, cattle, strawberries, and calves.
INDEX NUMBER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Apr. May Apr. May

The All Farm Products lndex of Prices Received in May was a record 112 based on 1990-92= 100, up 4
points (3.7 percent) from April. Price gains from April for corn, hogs, broilers, and wheat more than offset price declines for tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, and
carrots. The seasonal changes in the mix of commodities farmers sell also affect the overall index
level. The mixture o f commodities sold in May indicates relatively more wheat, fruits, and vegetables and less milk and meat animals resulting in an upward
influence on the index. These changes contributed

GEORGIA (1977= 100)

Prices Received

All Commodities

130

130

146

149

Crops

128

128

154

157

Livestock & Products

131

131

139

142

UNITED STATES (1990-92= 100)

Prices Received

99

100

108

112

Prices Paid 'I

109

109

114

115

Ratio 21

91

92

95

97

11 Prices aid i n d e x e s 1990-92= 100) p u b l t s h e d m o n t h l y b e g i n n i n g January 1996. lncfexe? f o r l 9 9 $ were c o n s t r u c t e d f o r h l s t o r ~ q acl o m p a r t s o n . 21 Ratlo of Index of prlces recelved by farmers to Index of prtces patd.

PRICES RECEIVED BY F A R M E R S A A Y 15,1996 WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity

Price Per Unit

May 1995

Georgia Apr. 1996

May 15, 1996

May 1995

United States
Apr. 1996

May 15, 1996

Wlnter Wheat

$/Bu.

Oats

$/Bu.

Corn

$/Bu.

Cotton

Cts.lLb.

Tobacco

$/Lb.

Soybeans

$/Bu.

All Hay, ~ a $ d ~ $/Ton

Milk Cows

$/Head

Hogs

$/Cwt.

Sows

$/Cwt .

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

Beef cattle4/

$/Cwt.

cows5/

$/Cwt.

Steers & Heifers

$ICwt.

Calves

$/Cwt .

All ~ i l k ~ l

$/Cwt .

~urke~s~

Cts.lLb.

Chickens

Excl. ~ r o i l e r s ~

Cts.lLb.

Com'l ~roilers"

Cts.lLb.

Eggs, ~ l l ~ Cts~.lDoz~.

aatbclec^h'in^^

Cts./Doz. Cts.lDoz.

3.36
2.86
5.64
36.60 28.30 37.50 44.20 37.60 57.60 69.80 14.20
9.1 32.5 76.3 38.5 131.0

4.64 85.0
1, I30.00 47.70 35.00 49.1 0 33.20 29.30 40.30 43.70 15.10
9.6 35.0 90.2 66.7 132.0

5.10
52.60 37.20 54.30 33.50. 30.50 39.90 41.40 15.20~~
9.2 37.5 82.8 53.6 132.0

3.65 1.41 2.42 76.2
5.56 91.60
37.10 28.50 37.50 60.80 36.80 63.60 77.00 12.30 38.4
31.9 56.7 43.4

5.39 2.14 3.85 79.6 1.605 7.43 90.30 1,070.00 49.70 36.20 50.60 54.80 29.40 58.10 55.20 13.90 41.9
34.6 77.0 67.0

5.89 2.26 4.26 78.8"
7.67 97.10
57.20 41.00 58.30 55.50 31.20 58.60 54.20 14.00" 43.1
37.1 69.7 58.0

I 1 Based o n s a l e s durin,g t h e f i r s t h a l f o f t h e m o n t h . 21 M i d - m o n t h r i c e . 31 Antmals s o l d f o r d a i r y h e r d r e p l a c e m e n t o n l y . P r i c e s p u b l i s h e d Jan. Apr. July Oct.
air' 41 Cows steers a n d h e i ers 51 Beef c o w s a n d c u l l d a i r c o w s s o l d eor,slaughter. 61 B e f o r e d e d u c t i o n f o r , h a u l i n g a n d g o v e r n m e n t m t h n o l d i n g . ~ A c ~ u d kq su i l ~ t
quantity: a n d o t h e r p r e m i u m s . E x c l u d e s h a u l l n g substd)les. 71 Prel!mlnary 81 E n t ~ r em o n t h . U.S. l ~ v e w e t g h tequivalent p r l c e s e x c e p t AR, TX. 91 Average o f e g g s s o l d b y f a r m e r s l n c l u d ~ n gh a t c h l n g e g g s a n d e g g s s o l d a t retall.

Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Frozen Fruit Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell

COLD STORAGE S T O C K S 4 N I T E D STATES, APRIL 30,1996

Apr. 30, 1995

Mar. 31, 1996

Apr. 30, 1996

Percent of

Apr. 1995

Mar. 1996

79,087 466,076
17,333 861,461 2,546,846 852,739 392,176 422,311 992,631 466,151 1,586,519 1,138,001 510,818 58,531 29,306 81,772

-ThousandsPounds-
48,704 490,855
12,378 821,507 1,879,022 729,269 347,284 352,858 1, I47,849 445,363 1,712,266
1,166,407 293,529 23,154 41,849 125,166

39,123 521,191
2 1,767 738,476 2,030,626 749,171 340,067 381,348 1,203,321
512,643 1,558 762
1,101,137 335,711 25,276
46,031 107,327

-Percent-

49

80

112

106

68

95

86

90

80

108

88

103

87

98

90

108

121

105

110

115

98

91

97

94

66

114

43

109

157

110

131

86

3

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN

Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 35.8 million pounds during April 1996, down 2
percent from April 1995.

U.S. RED MEAT AND BEEF PRODUCTION SETS RECORD HIGH FOR APRIL

Commercial red meat production for the United

States totaled a record high 3.69 billion pounds

during

This production was percent

the previous record high set in April 1986.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION UNITED STATES "

April

1996 as %

Kind

1995

1996

of 1995

-Million Pounds-

Percent

Beef

1,854

2,153

116

Veal

22

28

128

1,404

1,484

106

~~~,,g,Mutton

27

25

93

TotalRed Meat

3,308

3,691

112

11 Based o n packers dress werghts a n d e x c l u d e s f a r m slaughter

Species

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER4NITED STATES

Number Slaughtered

April

1995

1996

Apr. 1996 as %
of 1995

Average

Live Weight

April

1995

1996

-Thousand Head-

Percent

Pounds

Cattle

Calves

Hoas

sheep & Lambs

440.6

392.6

89

125

11 l n c l u d e s slaughter u n d e r Federal I n s p e c t i o n a n d other c o m m e r c ~ asl laughter, e x c l u d e s f a r m slaughter.

131

Total

Live Weight

April

1995

1996

-Thousand Pounds-

' 55[274

' 51;403

SWEETPOTATOES-GEORGIA, ALABl+MA AND UNITED STATES, 1994-1995

State

Harvested 1994 1995

Yield pei~it-e 1994 1995

Production 1994 1995

-1,000 Acres-

-cwt.-

-1,000 cWt.--

AL G A
TOTAL

4.2 2.4 82.8

4.1 2.4 83.6

190

165

150

170

798

677

360

408

162

154

13,395 12,906

11 1995 Revised

U.S. STOCKS OF PEAYYTS AT MONTH'S END

Class

Am.

Mar.

AD^.

1996 1996

1995

-Million Pounds-

Farmer Stock
Shelled
Peanuts Roasting Stock Total Farrne~~Stock Equivalent

677
589 64
1,524

1.040
565 64
1,855

751
81 9 98
1,938

11 E x c l u d e s stocks o n farms. I n c l u d e s stocks owned b y or held for account of CCC In commercial storages. Farmer s t o c k o n n e t weight basis. 21 I n c l u d e s shelled e d i b l e rades. shelled o i l stock a n d shelled seed (untreated 31 ~ c ? u a l farmer stock, p~;ls roasting stock, p l u s s h e l l e d ' p e a n u t s X 1.33.

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