Georgia farm report, vol. 96, no. 05 (1996 March 4)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

March 4, 1996 Volume 96-Number 05

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

GEORGIA HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN BUT PRICES UP

Georgia's honey production in 1995 from producers with 5 or more hives totaled 4.3 million pounds, down
clo4 l opneirec es npt r o d u c i n g h o nTehye,red owwe rne 1700 t h o u s a n d colonies from last year. Yield per colony averaged 62 oounds. d o w n 2 ~ e r c e n ftr o m 1994. Producer honev stocks totaled 260 thousand pounds on Decembk 15, 1995. prices for 1995 honey crop averaged 69.0 cents Per p o u n d 1UP 12.0 cents from t h e 19g4 p r i c e O f 57.0 cents per pound.

UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN

PERCENT BUT "ONE'

UP 22 PERCENT

Honey production in 1995 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 210 million pounds, down 3 percent from 1994. There were 2.65 million colonies

producing honey in 1995, compared with 2.77 million in 1994. Yield per colony averaged 79.5 pounds, up 1.1 pounds from the 78.4 pounds in 1994. Colonies which produced in more than one State were counted in each State and yields per colony may be understated. Producer honey stocks were 42.2 m i l l i o n p o u n d s o n ~ e c e m b e r15, 1995, d o w n 29 percent from a year earlier.
Prices for the 1995 crop averaged 64.4 cents per
pound, up 22 percent from the 1994 price of 52.8 cents per pound. Prices are based on retail sales by ~ r 0 d u c e r - sa n d s a l e s t o ~ r i v a t e~ r o c e s s o r sa n d co-ops. At the U.S. level, prices fdr each color are derived by weighting State average prices by the State auantities sold. Prices were hiaher for all color classes in 1995

COLONIES OF BEES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1994-1995 I'

Georgia

United States

Item

1994

1995

1994

1995

Honey Producing Colonies, 1,000 Colonies

80

Yield per Colony, Pounds

63

Honey Production, 1,000 Pounds

5,040

Stocks Dec. 15, 1,000 Pounds 21

958

Avg. Price per Pound, Dollars

0.570

Value of Honey Production, 1,000 Dollars

2,873

2,995 -

114,665

135,521

1 1 For p r o d k c e r s with 5 or ! i s o r e c o l o n i e s . 21 S t o c k s heii! b y p r o d i l c t - s . D o e s no: : n c l u d e s:ocks ~ . : : d r lio a n . 31 U.S. p r i c e w e i g h t e d b y survey e x p a n d e d s a l e s .

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES IN GEORGIA DOWN
On October 1, 1995, there were 66 refrigerated warehouses in Georgia compared to 71 in 1993. Gross refrigerated storage capacity amounted to 78,402,000 cubic feet, 12 percent below October 1, 1993. Georgia ranked tenth among all states in gross refrigerated capacity compared to ninth in 1993.
U.S. GENERAL REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE C A P A C I N UP 3 PERCENT
General refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totaled 2.42 billion gross cubic feet on October I,1995, an increase o f 3 percent since the previous survey was conducted two years ago. This was the 38th biennial survey of refrigerated warehouses. The five States with the largest gross general warehouse capacity (million cubic feet) were: California with 312; Florida, 174; Washington, 170; Texas, 133; and Wisconsin with 122.
Usable refrigerated space in general storages was 1.89 billion cubic feet, or 78 percent of the gross space. Usable freezer space was 78 percent of the

usable refrigerated space with the remaining 22 percent used as cooler space. Convertible refrigerated space was classified as usable freezer space.
Public general warehouse capacity totaled 1.74 billion gross cubic feet in 1995, accounting for 72 percent of the general storage. Public general storage capacity has increased 57 percent in the last ten years.
Private and semiprivate general warehouse c a p a c i t y totaled 675 million gross cubic feet, or 28 percent of the general gross refrigerated space. Private and semiprivate general storage capacity has increased 15 percent since 10 years ago.
Apple and pear storage totaled 671 million gross cubic feet, up 6 percent since October 1, 1993. Controlled atmosphere (CA) capacity totaled 144.1 million bushels, up 10 percent from 1993. The State of Washington had 79 percent of the CA total capacity.

Gross Refrigerated Storage Capacity
by Principal Storage Activity, U.S., 1977-95
Million C u b ~ cFeet

1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995

Year

-
-

General

Storage

IAppleiPear

Storage

NUMBER OF REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES AND REFRIGERATED SPACE GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1,1995

Georgia

United States

Item

Private &

Private &

Public "

Semiprivate 2/

Total

Public "

Semiprivate 2/

Total

Refrigerated Warehouses

26

40

66

745

688

1433

--I ,000 Cubic Feet--

Gross Refrigerated Space

62,446

15,956

78.402

1,741,585

674,649

2,416,234

Usable Refrigerated Space

49,262

13,473

62,734

1,368.704

522,040

1,890,745

Gross Cooler Space 3141

21,834

6,630

28,464

297,562

252,927

550,488

Usable Cooler Space 3151

16,782

5,516

22,298

230,651

192,534

423,184

Gross Freezer Space 4161

40.61 3

9,325

49,938

1,444,023

421.722

1,865,746

Usable Freezer Space 4'51

32,480

7.957

40,437

1,138,054

329,506

1,467,560

-

- -

11 P u b l l c G e n e r a l S t o r a g e s R e f r ~ e r a t e d f a c l l l t l e s m a ~ n t a ~ n ef odr s t o r l n g f o o d f o r o t h e r s at s p e c t f t e d r a t e s per u n l t 21 Prlvate a n d S e m l p r l v a t e G e n e r a l S t o r a g e s Refrigerated f a c ~ l t t l e sm a l n t a l n e d % y a n o p e r a t o r t o f a c l l ~ t a t eh ~ psr l n c l p a l f u n c t l o n a s a p r o d u c e r p r o c e s s o r o r m a n u f a c t u r e r o f f o o d p r o d u c t s T h e s p a c e IS used t o s t o r e t h e o w n e r s D r o d u c t s a l t h o u a h s o m e s o a c e m a v b e used b v o t h e r s a t s o e c ~ f ~ erda t e s oer u n l t s t o r e d W o r k ~ n osDace chill r o o m s a n d c u r l n o r o o m s I n
m e a t s t o r a a e s a r e n o t i n c l u d e d I n t h g s t o r a a e d t a t ~ s t ~ c 3s1' C o o l e r S o a c e S o a c e t h a t m a f n t a l n s t e m o e r a t u r e s betwee: d a n d 5 0 d e a r e e s p a h r e n h e l t - 41 Gross

S p a c e - Tots1 a r e a u n d e r r e f r l g e r a t l o n m e a s k r e d f r o m w a l l t o w a l l a n d f r o m f l o o r t o c e ~ l l n 51 Usab1.e S p a c e A c t u a l area u s e d for s i o r t n c o m m o d i t i e s . Gross

s p a c e l e s s a n a l l o w a n c e for a i s l e s , i o s t s , c o i l s , b l o w e r s , etc 61 Freezer S p a c e . S p a c e ?hat maintains t e m p e r a t u r e s a t 0 d e g r e e s ~ a h r e n f e iot r lower.

COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS--JANUARY 31,1996
Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on January 31, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, turkeys, and vegetables. Cooler stocks of pecans and fresh pears were higher than a year earlier.
Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 4 percent from December, but were down 7 percent from January 1995. Frozen pork stocks were 15 percent above last month, but 2 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 2 percent from lasi month and were 26 percent below last year's level.
Total frozen poultry supplies increased 21 percent from last month and were 31 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 17 percent during the month and were 45 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 30 percent from last month and were up 13 percent from last year.
Public cooler occupancy was at 49 percent of capacity, 2 points below a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 67 percent was unchanged from last month, but was up one point from last year.

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,'~helled Pecans, In Shell

COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31,1996

Jan. 31, 1995

Dec. 31, 1995
-1,000 Pounds-

Jan. 31, 1996

Percent of

Jan. 1995

Dec. 1995

- Percent-

89,900

18,628

25,325

28

136

449,701

41 2,062

437,418

97

106

19,508

13,779

15,575

80

113

1, I 19,635

1,166,576

1,055,862

94

91

2,267,890

1,569,321

1,759.641

78

112

838,671

749,676

781,238

93

104

420,323

389,626

368,561

88

95

389,467

334,780

383,486

98

115

774,630

841,929

1,018,008

131

121

312,853

271.332

353.700

113

130

2,060,675

2,390,428

2,143.080

104

90

1, I 56,011

1, I23,744

1,125,184

97

100

41 0,584

244,009

269,309

66

110

32.217

17,608

13.81 1

43

78

20,089

23,116

30,055

150

130

111,924

104,133

153,056

137

147

UNITED STATES JANUARY MlLK PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY

Milk production in the 22 major States during January totaled 11.3 billion pounds, slightly below production
in these same States in January 1995. December revised production, at 11.1 billion pounds was slightly less than December 1994. Production per c o w in the 22 major States averaged 1,402 pounds for January, 2 pounds below January 1995. The n u m b e r of c o w s on farms in the 22 major States was 8.03 million head, 20,000 head less than January 1995 and 8,000 head less than December 1995. D u r i n g t h e October-December
period, the 22 major States produced 32.7 billion pounds of milk, 86.3 percent o f the U.S. production. If the remaining 28 States not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 22 States, the U.S. production would be 13.0 billion pounds for January 1996.

MlLK COWS AND MlLK PRODUCTlON4ANUARY 1995-1996

77 States

Item

Unit

1995

1996

Percent

No. Milk Cows o n F a r m s I' Milk Production per Cow 21 Total Milk P r o d u c t ~ o n

Thous. Head Pounds MII L b s

8,046 1 404 11,296

I/I n c l u d e s dry cows, e x c l u d e s h e ~ f e r sn o t yet fresh 21 E x c l u d e s m ~ l ksucked by c a l v e s

3

8,026 1,402 11.250

100 100 100
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity lndex for February was 146 Percent o f the 1977 average, UP 1 point (.7 percent) from the previous month and 16 points (12.3 percent) more than a Year ago. Price gains from January for corn, cotton1 cottonseed, soybeans, barrows and gilts, steers and heifers, calves and hatching eggs more than offset price declines for sows, cows, other chickens, broilers and table eggs. Milk was unchanged.

compared with livestock commodities resulted in a decline in the All Farm Products Index.
Compared with February 1995, the All Farm Products lndex was 9 points (9.3 percent) higher. Higher year over year prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, and hogs more than offset lower prices for cattle, calves, and most vegetable crops.

U.S. FEBRUARY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RETREATS 2 POINTS

The All Farm Products lndex of Prices Received in February was 106 based on 1990-92= 100, down 2
points (1.9 percent) from January. Price gains from January for corn, hogs, oranges, and wheat more than offset price declines for lettuce, broilers, cattle, and milk. However, the seasonal changes in the mix of commodities farmers sell affected the overall index

level. Lower seasonal marketings of relatively higher

priced crops (e.g.

wheat, and

INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Jan. 1995

Feb. 1995

Jan. 1996

Feb. 1996

(1977=

PricesReceived

AII Commodities

129

130

I45

I46

Crops

123

125

149

151

Livestock& Products 133

134

142

142

UN1TEDSTATES(1990-92=100)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l 98 ~ ~ ~ 97 i ~ e108 d

106

108

108

112

113

Ratio

91

90

96

94

11 P r l c e s a i d i n d e x e s ( 1 9 9 0 - 9 2 = 100) p u b l ~ s h e dm o n t h l y b e g i n n i n g January 1 9 9 6 l n d k x e s f o r 1 9 9 5 were c o n s t r u c t e d f o r h ~ s t o r i c acl o m p a r i s o n 21 Ratto of Index of prlces recetved by farmers to Index of prlces pald

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--FEBRUARY 15,1996, WITH COMPARlSONS

Price Per Unit

Feb. 1995

Georgia Jan. 1996

Feb. 15, 1996

Feb. 1995

United States Jan. 1996

Feb. 15, 1996

Winter M e a t Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts, ln-shell" All Hay, ~ a l e d ~ ' Milk cows4/ Hogs
Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef cattle5/ cows6/ Steers & Heifers Calves
All ilk^'
~urke~s~' Chickens
Excl. ~ r o i l e r s ~ ' Com'l ~ r o i l e r s ~ l Eggs, ~ 1 1 ~ ' ~ ~ '
~atacbchl ien^~^'l

$/Bu. $10~. $iBu. Cts./Lb. $/Ton $/Lb. $10~. Cts./Lb. $/Ton $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $ICwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $iCwt. Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts.lDoz. Cts./Doz. Cts.lDoz.

3.58
2.69 83.1 70.00
5.37
37.60 28.80 38.60 51,80 42.00 66.50 76.60 14.60
13.0 32.0 75.8 45.3 130.0

4.01 77.3 91 .OO
6.91
1.080.00 40.80 32 10 41.80 35.90 31.20 44.50 48.80 16.10
9.7 37.0 89.4 66.7 130.0

4.20 78.6 123.00
7.28
44.30 31.90 45.70 36.30 31.10 45.20 49.40 16.108/
9.2 36.0 89.7 65.0 132.0

3.62 1.22 2.23 80.2 70.00 1.965 5.40
83.60
39.10 29.1 0 39.80 68.80 41.50 72.10 86.90 12.60 37.2
32.6 61.6 50.3

4.80 1.93 3.09 76.8 98.00 1.895 6.78 29.8 81.70 1,060.00 42.30 31.60 43.00 59.1 0 32.00 62.60 61.80 14.00 40.9
37.4 79.8 70.2

5.08 1.89 3.33 76.7" 120.00 2.065" 6.90
81.20
46.10 33.40 46.90 58.00 32.1 0 61.20 59.90 13.80~' 42.0
35.3 76.5 66.3

11 Based o n s a l e s d u r ~ n gt h e f i r s t h a l f o f t h e m o n t h . 21 I n c l u d e s a d d ~ t ~ o n laola n p e a n u t s a t l o a n value 31 M l d - m o n t h p r i c e 41 A n l m a l s s o l d f o r d a ~ r yh e r d r e p l a c e m e n t o n l y . P r l c e s pub!tshed J a n . , Apr., J u l y , Oct. 51 Cows. steers a n d h e l f e ~ s . 61 B e e f c o w s a n d c u l l datry c o w s s o l d for s l a u g h t e r . 71 B e f o r e d e d u c t i o n f o r h a u l t n g a n d g o v e r n m e n t w ~ t h h o l d ~ n gI.n c l u d e s q u a l l t y q u a n t l t y , a n d o t h e r p r e m t u m s E x c l u d e s h a u l l n g s u b s ~ d ~ e s81 P r e l ~ m ~ n a r y9 / E n t i r e m o n t h . U S l i v e w e i g h t e q u i v a l e n t p r t c e s e x c e p t AR, TX 101 Average of a l l e g g s s o l d b y f a r m e r s ~ n c l u d l n gh a t c h ~ n ge g g s a n d e g g s s o l d at r e t a i l

GEORGIA'S JANUARY EGG PRODUCTION UP FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
The State's laying flocks produced 382 million eggs during January 1996, 2 percent more than the 375 million produced in January 1995. January production included 229 million table eggs, slightly less than last year, and 153 million hatching eggs, 6 percent more than last year.
U.S. JANUARY EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
U.S. egg production totaled 6.41 billion during January 1996, up 1 percent from the 6.37 billion produced January 1995. Production included 5.43 billion table eggs and 978 million hatching egg type, ofwhich 919 million were broiler-type and 59.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during January 1996 averaged 300 million, up slightly from the average number of layers during January 1995. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,140 eggs, compared with 2,130 in January 1995.

30 STATE EGG PRODUCTION
Laying flocks in the 30 major egg production States produced 6.07 billion eggs during January, up 1 percent from January 1995. The average number of layers during January, at 283 million, was up slightly from the year earlier.

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

Item

1995

1996 % of Year Ago

Thousands

Chickens

Egg Type

28,653

31,514

110

Broiler Type

536,954

566,333

105

Turkeys, All Breeds

35,095

36,466

104

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
30 STATES Hatching Table Total 30 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTlON4ANUARY 1995-1996

Number of Layers

During January

1995

1996

Eggs per 100

Layers-January

1995

1996

Total Eggs Produced

During January

1995

1996

48,865 233,587 282,452
52,216 246,868 299,084

53,291 246,222 299,513

1,823 2,194 2,130

1,835 2,207 2,140

952 5,417 6,369

978 5,433 6.41 1

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER "-DECEMBER-JANUARY I994-1 996

% of

% of

Item

Dec.

Dec.

year

an.^'

January thru December

year

1994

1995

ago

1996

1994

1995

ago

-Thousands-

Thousands

--Thousands-

Young Chickens

Georgla

78,900

79,910

101

91,556

949,363

995,058

105

Unlted States

581,276

574,559

99

61 4,779

7,071,569

7,368,748

104

Mature Chickens

L ~ g hTt ype, U S

9,378

7,833

84

9,651

110,565

100,065

91

Heavy Type, U S

4,856

4,155

86

5,287

57,462

59,282

103

Total U S

14,234

1 1,988

84

14.938

168,026

159,349

95

Percent Condemned

-Percent-

-Percent-

Young Chlckens

Georg~a

17

17

16

17

U n ~ t e dStates

18

17

16

17

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GEORGIA BROILER AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP
The January hatch of broiler-type chickens in Georgia at 104.7 million was 9 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during January totaled 2.1 million, 17 percent above a year ago.

U.S. EGG-TYPE CHICKS HATCHED UP SLIGHTLY
Egg-type chicks hatched during January totaled 31.5 million, up slightly from January 1995. Eggs in incubators totaled 31.5 million on February 1, 1996, up 10 percent from a year ago.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENTAANUARY 1995-1996

% of

Item

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

year

1995

1995

1996

ago

--Thousands-

Percent

Pullet Chicks Pljlced
Domestic (U.S.)
Broiler Type

5,748

Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type
Georgia United States

236
96,026 661.389

Egg Type Georgia

United States

Turkeys

Poults Placed

U.S.

27,038

25,130

27,482

102

1 1 Domestlc p l a c e m e n t s a s reported by l e a d ~ n gbreeders ~ n c l u d e sexpected pullet replacements from e g g s sold during t h e preceding month at t h e rate of 1 2 5 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs.

UNITED STATES CATFISH PROCESSING DOWN 1 PERCENT
Farm-raised catfish processed during January totaled 38.5 million pounds round weight, down 1 percent from January 1995. The average price paid to producers was 77 cents per pound for January 1996, one cent below both last month and a year ago.
Net pounds of processed fish sold during January totaled 20.3 million pounds, an increase of 6 percent from the comparable month in 1995. Sales of fresh fish, at 8.21 million pounds, were up 13 percent from January 1995 and represented 40 percent o f total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 12.1 million pounds, were up 2 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 60 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 25 percent of the total, fillets accounted for 54 percent, and the remaining 21 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products.
Freshwater catfish imports during November 1995 totaled 35 thousand pounds, down sharply from the 491 thousand pounds imported the previous year. Sixty percent of imports were from Brazil and the remaining 40 percent came from Guyana. No exports were reported for November 1995. December data were not available at time of this release. If available they will be included in the release on March 23, 1996. Import and export data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Census.

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1 995-1996, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1995

1996

1995

1996

I Average Price Pa'd to Producers 1

1995

1996

Imports

of Catfish

1994

1995

-Thousand Pounds-

Dols. per Pound

Thousand Pounds

Jan.
Feb. Mar. APr. May June July
Aug .
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

38,807

38;475

38,807

38,475

0.78

0.77

535

61

38,515

77,322

0.79

102

49

42,200

119,522

0.79

163

172

36,588

156,110

0.79

57

181

37,030

193,140

0.79

459

384

36,047

229,187

0.79

362

203

35,800

264,987

0.79

26 1

294

38,827

303,814

0.79

342

245

37,634

341,448

0.78

322

402

39,456

380,904

0.78

200

21 9

34.1 19 31 ;863

415.023 446[886

3.75 0.78

491

35

192

31

11 Price o f fish delivered,to t h e processing p l a n t door. Price includes char e s for a n y s~::tces provlded by t h e processing plant,, such as ~rsnong.andrsauiing but d o e s n o t include an adjustments based o n year-end settlements. 21 ~ a t a y u r n i s h e dby !J.S. Bureau of Census. 31 D a t a n o t available a t publication tsme, d u $ to Government fur~ougK.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION SETS JANUARY RECORD
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion pounds during January. This production was up 7 percent from last year and 5 percent above the previous record high for January set in 1992. Beef production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 10 percent from last year and slightly above the previous record high for January set in 1976. Head kill totaled 3.12 million, up 9 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from last year at 1,193 pounds. Veal production totaled 30.0 million pounds. This production was up 11 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 143,800, up 16 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 24 pounds to 359 pounds. Pork production, at 1.55 billion pounds was up 3 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above the previous January record set in 1992. Hog kill totaled 8.29 million head, up 2 percent above January 1995. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year of 257 pounds.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION--UNITED STATES I'

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

Jan. 1996 as % of

Kind

1995

1995

1996

Jan. 1995

Dec. 1995

-Million Pounds-

-Percent-

Beef

2,009

1,992'

2,211

110

111

Veal

Pork

Lamb & Mutton

Total Red Meat

' - ~ e v i s e d I / Rased on packers' dressed welghts and excludes farm slaughtel

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-UNITED STATES "

Species

Number Slaughtered

January

1995

1996

-Thousand Head-

Jan. 1996 as %
of 1995
Percent

Average

Live Weight

January

1995

1996

-Pounds-

United States Cattle Calves Hoas sheep & Lambs

386 0'

363.2

94

127

126

Revlsed I/I n c l u d e s s l a u g h t e r u n d e r F e d e r a l I n s p e c t i o n a n d o t h e r commercial s l a u g h t e r e x c l u d e s f a r m s l a u g h t e r

Total

Live Weight

January

1995

1996

-Thousand Pounds-

49,033'

451627

PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 14 PERCENT FROM LASTYEAR

Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.49 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 2.88 billion pounds last year. This total includes 1.79 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 659 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 39.7 million pounds. There were 525 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand
as of January 31, 1996.

Shelled peanut stocks totaled 495 million pounds of which 474 million pounds were edible grades and 21.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 136 million pounds; Runners, 310 million pounds; and Spanish, 27.5 million pounds.

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1995-1996 l'

Month Ending

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent 3,

Shelled Peanuts

Total

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

1,924,144 1,535,028 1,056,034
751,298

673,487 739,361 81 7,235 819,238

-1,000 Pounds-
63.380 84,536 87,722 97,585

895,738 983,350 1,086,923 1,089,587

2,883,262 2,602,914
2,230,679 1,938,470

May June July Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec. 1998 Jan.

41 2,159 150,143 48,574 17,850 933,403 2.1 19,319 2,322,192 2,100,073
'r,77o7,,2c -o4z

840,552 857,214 81 1,002 667,132 537,06? 483,274 448,703 469,748
495,36Z

97,161 84,609 70,620 53,871 35,0633 34,772 37,797 40,230
39,732

1,117,941 1,140,095 7,078,633
887,286 714,291 642,754 596,775 624,765
658,831

1,627,261 1,374,847 1,197,827
959,007 1,682,757 2,796,845
2,956,764 2,765,068
2,486,544

11 Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC In e d i b l e g r a d e s , s h e l l e d 011 s t o c k . a n d s h e l l e d s e e d ( u n t r e a t e d ) . 31 A c t u a l f a r m e r s t o c k ,

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Vol. 96, No. 5

C A l T l E ON FEED IN HISTORIC 7 MONTHLY STATES UP 2 PERCENT
Cattle on feed February 1, 1996, in the historic 7 monthly States for feedlots with capacity o f 1,000 or more head totaled 8.30 million, u p 2 percent from both the previous year and two years ago. Placements in feedlots during January totaled 1.37 million, 16 percent below 1995 and 3 percent below 1994. Marketings during January totaled 1.68 million, up 13 percent from a year ago and 14 percent above 1994. Other disappearance during January was 49,000 head, 17 percent below last year and 6 percent below 1994.

CATTLE AND CALVES--NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,

7 STATES, FEBRUARY 1,1994-1996

Number

-

--

1996 as % of

Item

1994

1995

1996

1994

1995

-1,000 Head-

Percent

On Feed Jan. 1 " Placed on Feed During Jan. Fed Cattle Marketed During Jan. Other Disappearance During Jan. On Feed Feb. 1 "

8,256

8,031

8,667

105

108

1,416

1,631

1,367

97

84

1,481

1,484

1,681

114

113

52

59

49

94

83

8,139

8,119

8.304

102

102

11 Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 21 I n c l u d e s death losses, movement f r o m feedlots to pastures and shipments t o other f e e d l o t s for further feeding.

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY, VALUE, AND NUMBER OF OPERATIONS-1

Specie

Number of

Operations

1994

1995

Number on Farms

January 1

1995

1996

Value per Head

January 1

1995

1996

GEORGIA
Cattle# Calves Hogs Chickens 21" Total

Number

28,000 5,200

29,000 4,200

1,000 Head

1,560
1,020 25,762

1,550
930 26,802

Dollars

'550

425

53

71

2.90

3.10

994,1995,1996

Total Value

January 1

1995

1996

1,000 Dollars

'858,000
54,060 74,710 986,770

658,750 66,030 83,086
807,866

1,000 Operations

Mil. Head

Dollars

Mil. Dollars

UNITED STATES Cattle# Calves Hogs Sheep Chickens 21" Total

1,213.7 208.0 '87.2

I,212.1 182.7 82.1

102.8 60.0 '8.9 383.8

103.8 60.2
8.5 384.2

61 5 53.20 74.70
2.35

502 70.70 86.50
2.38

63,156.5 '3,191.7
*663.4 900.1
67,911.7

52,159.8 4,256.5 731.4 91 6.2
58,063.9

11 An operation i s any place havin one or m o r e of the s ecieg on hand a t any time d u r i n g t h e year. 21 Number on farms, average value a n d t o t a l value, December 1 prevlous year. 31 ~ x c ? u d e sc o m m e r c ~ abl rolfers. Revised.

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