GEORGIA FARM REPORT March 4, 1996 Volume 96-Number 05 b-6 fJ-400. C 7 F96L/.< 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 Vol. 96, No. 5 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 1 1 F e d e r a l l y I n s p e c t e d s l a u g h t e r d a t a a s c o l l e c t e d b y M e a t a n d P o u l t r y l n s p e c t l o n P r o g r a m C u r r e n t m o n t h d a t a e s t ~ m a t e db y Market News S e r v ~ c e 21 P r e l ~ m ~ n a r y 5 Vol. 96, No. 5 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 , commerci plus roas al tln s g t or st a o ges ck, . p l Fa us rmer shell sto ed ck pe on anu nt seXt w1e2i3h t basis. 21 I n c l u d e s shelled 7 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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