Georgia farm report, 1989

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HIGHLIG HTS De c emb er 1 P i g Crop Ag r i cu l t u r a l P r i c e s

GEORG IA HOG I NVENTORY UP 3 PER CENT

Inv e n t o ry o f a l l hog s a nd p i g~ o n G~o rgi a

f arms on De ce mber I , 1 9 8 8 , 1S e st l mat e d

at 1 ,210,0 0 0 h e ad, 3 ~er ce n t mo r e than a

yea r e a r l i e r .

Th 1S is t h e se co nd

c onsecu ti v e increas e in De cembe r 1

i nve n t o r y followi ng s eve n c onsecut i v e

years o f d e c l ining i nve n t o r y .

Hogs ke n t f or bree d ing t otaled 165,00 0

h ead, ~ percent more th an De c e mb er 1 a

year ago .

Mark et ing inven tory , at

1,045 , 0 0 0 , i s 3 per c e n t more than the

previous year .

The Se p t e mbe r- Nove mb e r 1988 pig c ro p is es t i mate d a t 460 , 000, slight l y l e s s t ha n a ye ar ag o. Sows fa r r o wing du r i n g this p e r i o d t o t a led 63 , 0 00 he ad , 5 p e r c e nt mor e tha n the pr ev ious y ea r . P ig s s a ved pe r l i t ter a v e r a g e d 7. 3 0, c o mpared wi th 7 . 7 0 f or the s a me period a ye ar e a r l i er . Georgia pr od u c er s i n t e n d t o h a v e 6 5 , 0 00 s ows f a rrow d uri n g Dec e mb er 1988 -F ebruar y 1989 . If t hese 1ntenti ons a r e r ea l i z ed,

farrowings will be 8 percent more than

the 60,000 farrowings during December

1987-February 1988 .

Producers

are

e xpecting 68,000 sows to farrow during

March-May 1989, unchanged from a year

earlier.

10 QUARTERLY STATES UP SLIGHTLY

The 10 quarterly states, with 43. 0 million head o n December I , 1988 , were up sl ightly from a ye a r ear lier and up B p e r cen t from December 1 , 1986.

I n t he 10 qua r t e r l y s tat es, t he

June - Augu st 1 9 8 8 p ig crop tota led ] 8 ~ 0

mil lio n head , 2 pe rcen t a b ove the same

~ ua rt e r a year ea rl i e r.

For t he

~ e ptember-No vembe r p e riod , the pi g c ro p

o f 17 . 2 mi l l io n h ead was 2 pe rcen t b e l ow

the s a me p e r io d i n 198 7.

I n t e n t i ons in t he 10 quarte r l y s t a tes cota l ed 2. 1 2 mil l i on s o ws t o farr ow i u r i n g De c e mbe r 1 9 8 8 - F e b r u a r y 1 9 8 9 . Thi s i s u nchanged fr om a ctua l farrowings dur i ng th e s a me peri od a y e ar e a rlier. The Mar c h - May 1 98 9 i nt ent i ons, at 2 . 4 3 mi l l i o n, a re 6 per ce n t be low t h e March-May 19 88 quart er.

U.S . I NVENTOR7 UP 1 PERCENT U. S . i nv e n to r y of a l l ho g s a nd pigs wa s es t i mat e d a t 55. 3 mi l l i o n head o n Decembe r 1 , 198 8. Th i s was 1 p e rcen t a bo ve a y e a r ago and 9 perce nt a bo v e Decembe r 1, 19 8 6. Breed i ng hog i nventory , at 7 .0 4 mil li on , was 2 per c ent below last year . Mar ke t hog inv e n t ory , at 48 .3 mi l l i o n , was 2 percent a bove a ye a r a g o. The U.S . p i g cro~ fo r 198 8 to t al e d 9 2.6 mi ll i o n head, 5 per cent above 19 87 a n d 12 percent above the 19 86 p l g c r op. Decem be r 19 8 7 - May 19 88 pi g c rop , e s t i mated a t 4 6 .8 mi l l ion head , was up 8 perc en t f r om a ye a r e a r l i e r . Jun e - Nove mb e r 19 88 p i g c rop, est i ma ted a t 45.7 mill i on head , wa s 2 pe rcen t a bove l a s t y ea r . A t otal of 6.00 mil li on sows farrowed dur i ng J une- Novem be r 198 8, 3 per c e nt above a y ea r earlier. Th e litter size during this pe riod averaged 7. 62. U.S . hog produce rs i n t e nd to have 5 .91 mill ion sows farrow during the December 1988-May 198 9 perlod , 2 percent below the actual farrowings during the s a me period a ye ar ago.

Item

HO GS AND P IG S : IN VENTORY NUMBER , DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP

UNI TED STATES , 19 87-19 68

19 87

I 1988

1988 as % of
1987

IItem

De c. 1 Inv e n t o r y

AlI HO~S & P19S

54 ,620

55 ,299

101

Kept o r Breeding

7 ,153

7,040

98

Market

47,467

4 8,259

102

Mar k e t H O~S & Pig s

by we1~h Groups

Onder 0 Pounds

17,764

17 ,875

101

60-119 Pounds

11 , 979

12,39 9

10 ~

120-179 Pounds

9,702

10,O H i

J03

180 Pounds & Over

8 ,022

7 , 969

99

Sows Farrowing

Dec . 1 7 Fe b .

2 ,517

2 , 726

108

March -May

3,043

3,299

108

Dec . l~ - Ma y

5,5 6 0

6 ,02 5

108

17 De cem er p reced1ng ye a r.

I So ws Farro wing J une - Au g .

I Sep t. - Nov . June-Nov .

II lPi)5eLc~. Or~-Feb .

I;

Marc h-May Dec. l / -May

I June-Aug, Sep t .- Nov .

I
I

J u ne- No v .

Ye a r

2,957 2 , 857 5,8 14
19,442 23,914 43, 35 6 22 ,905 22 , 0 66 44,99 1 8 8 , 347

3 ,078 2,924 6,002
21,077 25,757 46 , 834 23,454 22 , 278 45 , 732 9 2,566

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORG IA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1988 as % of
198 7
104 102 103
108 108 108 102 101 102 10 5

HOGS AND PIGS:
Item
MARCH 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

INVENTORY, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG GCROP GEORGIA, 1983-1988

- I I

1988 as % 0 f

I I 1985

1986

19~1 1988 1985 I 19-?~!.l.:L

1,000 Head - - - - -

1,350

1,250

1,150

1,055

1,150

1,125

98 107

98

200

180

160

145

165

160 100 110

97

1,150

1,070

990

910

985

965

97 106

98

466

433

401

365

405

400 100 110

99

317

289

271

249

265

260

96 104

98

235

221

204

187

205

195

96 104

95

132

127

114

109

110

110

96 101 100

JUNE 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & Pigs
Kept for Breeding
Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
~eight Groups Under 60 Pounds
60-119 Pounds
120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

1,400 215
1,185
529 320 213 123

1,320 200
1,120
493 302 202 123

1,200 165
1,035
450 285 190 110

1,025 145 880
380 245 160
95

1,125 165 960
400 265 185 110

1,175

98 115 104

170 103 117 103

1,005

97 114 105

430

96 113 108

265

93 108 100

195 103 122 105

115 105 121 105

SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups
Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

1,350 200
1,150
512 305 207 126

1,250 180
1,070
471 288 193 118

1,200 165
1,035
450 280 190 115

1,025 145 880
375 235 165 105

1,175 165
1,010
445 255 195 115

1,250 104 122 106 175 106 121 106
1.075 104 122 106
470 104 125 106 285 102 121 112 195 103 118 100 125 109 119 109

DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & Pigs
Kept for Breeding
Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups
Under 60 Pounds
60-119 Pounds
120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

1,350 195
1,155
491 312 219 133

1,200 163
1,037
442 285 193 117

1,150 165 985
420 265 190 110

1,100 150 950
410 255 175 110

1,175 160
1,015
420 270 200 125

1,210 105 110 103 165 100 110 103
1.045 106 110 103
420 100 102 100 280 106 110 104 205 108 117 103 140 127 127 112

SOWS FARROWING

December II-February

75

66

60

52

59

60 100 115 102

March-May

81

77

70

56

62

68

97 121 110

December 1/-May

156

143

130

108

121

128

98 119 106

June-August

74

72

66

52

62

70 106 135 11 3

September-November

72

68

83

58

60

63

76 109 105

June-November

146

140

129

110

122

133 103 121 109

PIG CROP

December II-February

518

462

432

387

431

456 106 118 106

March-May

583

554

518

426

465

510

98 120 110

December 1/-May

1,101

1,016

950

813

896

966 102 119 108

June-August

525

511

482

385

471

525 109 136 111

September-November

518

483

460

444

462

460 100 104 100

June-November

1,043

994

942

829

933

985 105 119 106

GEORGIA FARROWING INTENTIONS
December 1 /-February March-May
December 1/-May II December preceding year.

1989
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as
8

%
7_1

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125 110 108

121 110 100

123 110 19-!_

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HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY, SOWS

Item

I 1983

1984

MARCH 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & Pigs
Kept for Breeding
Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60 -119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

42,250 6,011
36,239
13,822 9,048 7,759 5,610

40,070 5,446
34 ,624
12,437 8,561 7,769 5,85 '/

JUNE 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

45 ,645 6,263
39,382
17,509 9,481 6,929 5,463

41,915 5,771
36,144
15,437 9,187 6,361 5,159

SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & P ig6 Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over

46,030 5 ,839
40,191
15,877 10,195
8,305 5,814

43,180 5,550
37,630
14,957 9,209 7,835 5,629

DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs & Pigs
Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds Or Over

44,150 5,638
38,512
14,808 9,892 7,899 5,913

42,420 5,348
37 ,072
14,231 9,502 7,606 5 ,733

SOWS FARROWING December 2/-February March-May December 2 /-May ,Tune-Augus t September-November .T u n e - N o v e m b e r

2,154 2,782 4 ,9 36 2 ,422 2,377 4,799

1,964 2,4 8 1 4,445
2 ,2~ 9
2, 316 4,575

PIG CROP December 2/-February March-Hay December 2/-May June-August
September~November
June-November

16,040 21,194 37,234 17,836 17,663 35,499

14,288 18,814 33,102 17,158 17,420 34,578

I 1985

1986

1,000 Head

I I 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/, 1983-1988 1988 as % of

! 1987

1988

1985 1986 I 1987

39,680 38,210 38,520 41,345 104 108 107

5,220

4,948

5,240

5,520 106 112 105

34,460 33,262 33,280 35,825 104 108 108

12,701 12,350 12,666 13,875 109 112 110

8,427

8,046

7,984

8,530 101 106 107

7,580

7,276

7,152

7,435

98 102 104

5,752

5,590

5,478

5.985 104 107 109

41,650 38,025 40,955 44,065 106 116 108

5,397

4,870

5 ,340

5,630 104 116 105

36,253 33,155 35,615 38 ,435 106 116 108

15,168 13,845 15,430 16.415 108 119 106

9,100

8,315

8,760

9,515 105 114 109

6,545

6,190

6,440

7,000 107 113 109

5,440

4,OO f.

4,985

5,505 101 115 110

41,820 39,585 43,150 45,000 J 08 114 104

5,377

4,895

5,310

5.460 102 112 103

36,443 34,690 37,840 39,540 108 114 104

14,630 13,970 14,885 15,135 10 3 108 102

8,820

8,385

9,320

9,885 112 118 106

7,406

6,970

7,800

8,230 111 118 106

5,587

5,365

5,835

6,290 113 117 108

41,100 39,690 42,995 43,010 105 108 100

5,258

5,110

5,510

5,315 101 104

96

35,842 34,580 37,485 37,695 105 109 101

13,641 13,105 14,085 13,795 101 105

98

9,240

8,815

9,470

9,747 105 111 103

7,367

7,135

7,630

7,898 107 111 104

5,594

5,525

6,300

6 ,255 112 113

99

1,955 2,420 4, 375 2 ,191 2,265 4,456

1,863 2,171 4, 0 34 2 , 074 2,115 4,189

1.924 2 , :~64
4,288 2,284 2,266 4,550

2.123 109 114 110 2.578 107 119 109 4. '101 1 07 11'1 110 2,359 108 114 103 2,256 100 107 100 4 ,615 104 110 101

14,690 18,762 33,452 16,941 17,255 34,196

14,254 16,957 31,211 16, 164 16,460 32,624

14,920 18,704 33,624 17,692 17,572 35,264

16,489 20,175 36,664 18,007 17,177 35 ,184

112 116 111

106 119 108

110 117 109

106 111 102

100 104

98

103 108 100

1989 as % of

3

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED

U.S. PR ICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT

The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for December was 129 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points (1.5 percent) below the previous month , but 12 points (10.3 percent) above a year ago. Lower prices for corn, cotton, cottonseed, peanuts, sows, other chickens and table eggs were partially offset by higher prices for soybeans, barrows and gilts, beef cattle, calves, milk, and bro~lers. Hatching eggs were unchanged from the previous month .

The December All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by farmers increased 1 point (0.7 percent ) from November to 145 percent of i~s Janua r y-December a verage. Higher prices for hogs , lettuce , o ranges , and cattle were part~ally off set by lower prices for tomatoes , turkeys , swe e t cor n, and strawberries. The ~ndex wa s 18 points (14 percent) above a year ago.

Commodity

PRICES RECE IVED BY FARMERS, DE CEMBER 1 5 1988

pP re~r c e

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Unit

1988

Winter Wheat

$/Bu.

2 .82

2 .65

Oats

$/Bu.

1. 76

Corn

$/Bu.

2.19

3.04

2 .99

1. 72

Cotton

Ct. /Lb .

63.9

54 .6

1/53 .0

64 .6

Cottonseed 2/

$ /Ton

92.00

133.00

132 .00

85.00

Tobacco

Ct./Lb .

157 . 0

Soybeans

$/Bu.

5 . 74

7. 34

7.45

5. 6 3

Peanuts

Ct./Lb.

26. 3

21. 4

1/17 . 4

2 6. 2

All Hay, baled 2/

$/ Ton

64 . 70

Hogs

$/ Cwt.

39 . 20

3 6.00

38.80

40.3 0

Sows Barrows



Gi lts

$/ Cwt. $ / Cwt .

30.40 39.70

26 . 70 36.50

26. 50 39.60

31.1 0 4 1.00

Beef Cat tle 4/

$ /Cwt .

52.50

53.80

55.90

62 . 20

Cows Stee

r

5/ s



Hei

f ers

$ / C wt . $/Cwt.

44 . 20 64. 50

44 . 5 0 67. 30

45 .80 70.50

45 .10 66 . 60

Calves

$/ Cwt

75.50

79 . 70

8 2.90

83 .00

All Mi lk

$/Cwt :

14. 30

14. 60

3/ 15 . 00

1 2 .70

Turkeys 2/

Ct ./Lb.

38 .4

Chickens

Ct. /Lb .

4 .0

2 /20 .8

Com'l Bro i l e r s 6/ Ct . / Lb .

2 2. 0

32 .5

24 .6

EggS Tab

i

e

Al

l

7/

Ct./Doz. Ct ./Doz.

61 . 3 37 .1

2/66 .9 2/47 . 2

48.6 38.8

Ha t c h i n

Ct . Doz . 13 0.0 2 120 .0

1 a r s a 0 ma n .

~ -man p r i ce .

n a r e man .

o ws

hei f ers" combi ned wi t h a llowa nce where nec e s sa ry for slaughter bu l ls .

cows so l d for s l aughter . 6 / Li vewei 9 ht equ i valent p r ice t or Geor gia .

eggs so l d by f armers including hatch ~ng eggs so l d at r e tai l.

3 .85 2.42 2 .5 1 56 .7 125 . 0 0 162 .0 7 .4 3 25. 6 87. 50 36 .2 0 27 . 00 37.00 66.70 44.70 73 . 20 87 . 80 13.40 4 7. 6 3 5 .0 2/59. 4 2 /51. 9

3 .89 2.3 0 2 .54 1/ 56 . 1 124 .00 3/162. 0 7 . 48 1/ 24 . 7 89 .90 40 .50 28.40 4 1 .60 67.30 45 . 30 73 . 50 88.50 3/13 .50 37.6 3 / 35 .5 59 . 7 52 . 4

I NDEX 1977=100

NUMB ERS--G1_E-=O~:R.G:~:.:I~:.A7;:. ;_1ALN..D._=~-U=-~.:~:N-:.=-Ii_TE1D

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Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

121

117

131

129

Cro ps

12 4

121

128

121

Lvstk . & Produc t s

119

11 3

133*

135

United States

Pri c e s Re c e i v ed

132

1 27

144

14 5

Pr ices Pa id

1/ 165 1/1 6 5 2/174 2/174

Ratio 3/

80

77

83

83

1 7 Oct . 1981 Pri c e s Pa id Index . 27 Oct. 19 8 8 pr~ c e s

Pa id I ndex . 3/ Ratio o f I ndex of Pr ic es Received t o

Index of Pr i c e s Pa id, Inter est, Ta xe s a nd Fa r m Wage

Rates. Revi s ed.

he Georgia Farm Report (ISSN-07 44-7280 ) is publishe mi-m onthly by the Georgia ~ r1cu ltura l Statistics Service tephens Federal Building, A!hens, Ga. 30613, larry E. Snipes te Statistician. Second class postage paid at A!hens, Ga. bscrlption fee $10 per year except free to data contributors. bscription inform tion availabl from Georg ia Agricult ura tistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320, Athens . 30613. Telephone (404)540-2235.

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Annu al Crop Production

. Pecan Summary

Co tt on Produc tio n

Winter Wheat & Rye Seed ings

F r uit Summa r y

Milk Production

Hay Sto c k s

Grain Stocks

GEORGIA' S 1 9 8 8 CROP YI ELDS ABOVE 1 987 Yi e l d s p e r a c r e f or mos t o f Geo rg i a ' s 1988 cr op s were h .ig h e r th an i n 1987 . The e xc e p t i o ns were c o rn , c o t ton , a nd s o r g hum whicn p r oduc ed lowe r y ie lds in 19 8 8 . Rainfa ll in 19 88 d r o p p e d be low n orma l f o r th e 5 t h c onse c u t ive y e a r . Howeve r , f rom Aug us t th r oug h Nove mb e r , man y majo r cro p p r od uc i n g a r e as o f Ge o r g ia re ce ~ve d near no r ma l p r e ci p it a t i on. Th i s late s ummer mo is tur e i mprov e d y i elds for many c r ops , espe ci a l l y i n s outh Ge org ia.

GEORGIA COTTON YIE LD DOWN 15 PERCENT

Georg ia's cot ton y iel d in 19 88 ave rag 3d

56 4 pounds of lint per a cre, down 90

pounds pe r acre from 1987 .

Planted

acre a ge wa s up 40 per c e n t to 350,000

a c res , bu t onl y 315 ,00 0 a c r e s we r e

h a rve s t e d . Th e a ba nd o nme n t of 35 , 0 0 0

ac res r ef l e ct s the dam a ge o c c ur r ing f r om

i nsec ts

and

unf a vora bl e

we a t he r .

Pr o d uc ti o n is es t i mated at 37 0 , 000 b a les,

9 pe r cent above 19 87 .

Cr o p

Un it

GEORGIA AC REAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1987 AND 19 88

crea e

! YIel d e--r-Ac r e

an e

f or al l
p u r~o ses
1 8 8__

II

Har vest ed _1.9_8 7

198 7

Ind i c at e d 198 8

- - Th o u silna

Wh e a t

Bu .

5 75

460

Oat::>

Bu .

80

30

Rye

Bu .

350

70

To b<:l c co .

Type 14

Lbs.

38

32

Corn

Bu.

600

6 10

Soy beans

Bu .

930

780

Peanu ts

Lbs .

690

630

Sorghum Gr a in

Bu.

85

60

Hay . All

To n

600

S1w7e

e t potatoe s Harv e sted

fo

r

Cwt . prlncl pal

5. 5 use .

5.2

500

31

43

45

55

63

70

22

27

38

2. 25 5

2 . 260

500

84

62

900

20

25

6 85

2 ,500

2 , 650

40

40

35

5 70

2 .2

2.2

5.2

1 50

150

14 . 26 0 1.650 1 , 5 40
72 . 160 51 , 2 4 0 15 , 600 1 , 575 . 000
2 ,400 1 , 320
780

Indi cat e d 1988 s-21,500 2-; 83 5 1, 89 0 8 5.8 8 0 3 1 .000 22 ,500 1,815 ,2 50 1 , 400 1 , 25 4
78 0

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Co r n fo r Gr a il1

Bu .

5 9,2 0 8

5 8 . 1 6 4 11 9 . 4

ti4 . ti

1 ,07 2 ,013

~ . 9 2 1, 1 9 1

So rgh u m f o r Gr a in Bu .

10 ,60 4

9 , 052

69 . 7

63 .8

7 39, 249

5 7 7,55 :

All Wh e at

Bu .

5 5, 960

53 , 174

37 .7

34.1

2 , 10 7,480

1 , 8 1 1 , 26 1

So y b eans f o r Be a n s Bu .

56 ,977

5 7 , 3 83

33 .7

26 .8

1 ,922,7 62

1 ,53 8 ,66 6-

Peanuts f o r Nut s

Lb s .

1,5 46 .4

1 , 61 7 . 6 2 ,3 4 1

2 , 480

3, 6 19 , 440

4,01 1 , 07 0

Co t to nsee d

To n s

5 , 769

6 , 05 4

Al l Ha y

Tons

60,74 8

6 5 , 5 59

2.46

1. 93

149,3 0 2

126 , 81 7

Sweetpot a t o e s

Cwt .

93 . 3

89.1

129

133

12,06 4

11,83 2

Tobacco

Lbs .

587.1

631.7 2,028

2,1 34

1,190 ,6 7 4

1 ,348, 1 24

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Al a . F la. Ga . N. C . S .C. Te n n . Other U.S .

Sta t es

335 .0 29.5
250. 0 96 . 0
120 .0 440.0 8 , 9 9 8. 8

Upl and

10,269.3

U. S. P i rna

137 . 9

U.S. Total 10 ,407.2

375 :0 3 3. 0
350 .0 126 .0 1 45 . 0 54 0 . 0 10 , 7 4 1. 0
12 ,310.0 1 87 . 4
12,497.4

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3 33 . 0

355 .0

29 .0

29 .0

24 5.0

3 15.0

95 . 0

1 2 4. 0

119 . 0

14 2.0

4 35. 0

535.0

8, 64 2. 7 10,203 .9

oun s

572

5 14

646

4 97

662

56 4

4 95

5 11

428

500

700

5 29

714

633

1,
397.0 39. 0
338 . 0 98 . 0
106 .0 63 4 .0 12,863.3

a es 27
380 .0 30 .0
370 .0 1 32.0 148.0 5 90.0 13,457.3

9,898.7 11,703 .9

1 36 . 6

186 .9

10 ,035.3 11 8 90.8

702 1 , 000
706

620 14,475 .3 15,107.3

8 69

284.6

338.2

623 14 ,75 9.9 15 ,445.5

GEORGIA PEACH PRODUCTION AND VALUE

U.S.

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PEACH PROD UCT ION AND VALUE

Ut ilized peach production i n 19 8 8 increased 35 percent t o 132 mi l lion pounds. Va lue of u t i l i z ed product io n a t $26.5 mill ion , rose 49 percent f rom the previous ye a r .

U.s . peach produc t i on i n 19 88 tota led 2.62 b i ll i on pounds , o f which 2.46 b i l l io n pounds were uti l iz ed . This was 9 p er c ent a bove t h e p r evious y e a r . Th e val ue of t he uti li z ed product ion of the U.S . peach c rop to taled $3 95 million.

Sta te

To t a l Producti on

Ala .

10.0

Ga .

100 .0

N.J .

80 .0

Pa ,

85.0

S.C.

3 50 .0

Other States 845 .8

Calif .

Cl ingstone 9 2 0.0

U.S .

2, 3 90 .8

~
24. 0 140.0
8 5 .0 85.0 3 4 0 ..0 930 .7
1, 0 15. 0 2,61 9. 7

PEACHES

Util ized Production

oun s 10 . 0 98 .0 7 6 .0 85 .0
3 0 0.0 829.2

22 . 0 1 32 . 0
8 0.0 80 .0 290. 0 9 10. 0

8 5 0. 0 2 , 24 8 .2

945 .0 2,459. 0

Pri ce pe r Pouna

23 .6 18 . 1 22 . 7 17. 5 1 4 .9 16 .0

en s 20 . 2 2 0.1 24.4 19 . 6 18 . 5 1 8.2

10 . 6 L'!._2

11. 6 1 6.1

a ue 0

Ut i l i z e d

Product i o n

~
ars

2 ,360

4 ,444

17 , 7 5 8

26,498

1 7,2 8 4

19,5 24

1 4 ,916

1 5,704

4 4,79 0

53 ,592

1 32 ,9 94

165 , 783

90 , 100 3 2 0 , 20 2

1 09,620
3 95 , 1 6 ~

GEORGI A APPLES DOWN 1 5 PERCENT

U. S. APP LES

Ut il i zed pr od u ct i on o f Georg i a app l e s fo r 1988 to taled 3 4 .0 mi ll ion pound s , down 15 p e r cent fr om l as t year . Average pric e pe r pound at 12 .8 c e n t s increase d 1 . 5 cents f rom 1987.

U.S . co mmercia l app l e pr odu c t i o n to t al e d 8 .90 b i ll ion pounds in 1 988, 17 p e r c e nt l e s s t h a n the p r e v ious ye a r. Of t h e total production , 8 .8 1 bil l ion pounds we r e ut i l i zed , 1 6 per c en t l ess than in
1987.

State

Total Product ion

Cal if . Georgia
No r t h Sout h Total Mi c h . N.Y. N. C. Pa. S . C. Wash. Other States U.S .

6 50 . 0 47 . 0 3 .0 50 .0
1,050 .0 880. 0 390. 0 4 60.0 45 .0
5 ,000 .0 2,2 23. 6 10,74 8.6

33. 0 2 .0
35 .0 800 .0 890.0 375 .0 500 .0
40. 0 3 , 700.0 2, 00 7 . 5 8, 8 97 .5

GEORGIA GRAPE VALUE DOWN

APPLES Utilized Produc tion

38 .0 2 .0
40.0 1, 0 50 . 0
880 . 0 390 .0 4 60. 0
39. 0 4, 800 . 0 2 , 1 42.8 10,4 51.8

5 50 .0 32 . 0 2. 0 34. 0
800. 0 870 . 0 37 5. 0 500 .0
38 . 0 3,700.0 1 ,944. 0 8 ,81 1. 0

Pr ice e r Pound

ents-

11. 1

15 .6

11 .5 7 .5
11.3 7 .6 9.2 6. 4 9 .0 8.4 7.3

12 .9 11.2 12 . 8 10.0
9.9 7. 3 9.7 12 .2 15.9

1 1.7 8 .7

15. 1 13 . 8

U.S . GRAPE VALUE UP

72 , 670 4,370 150 4, 520
7 9,860 80, 560 25,11 0 41 ,201
3 , 29 1 34 8 , 000 25 1 ,741 90 6,353

ars 85 ,800
4,128 224
4,3 52 80, 00 0 8 6 ,130 27 , 3 75 48,5 00
4 , 636 588 ,3 00 293 ,944 1, 2 19 , 0 3 7

The value of Georgia's grape c rop at $2.28 million dec l i n ed 3 pe r cen t fr om las t y e a r . Th o u g h uti l i z ed pr od u cti o n dropped 200 tons , average price per ton inc r e a s e d to $ 91 1, c ompare d wi t h $870 p er ton i n 1987 .

U.S . p roduct ion o f gr ap e s dur i ng 1 9 8 8 wa s 5 .74 mil li on to ns , u p 9 perce n t fr on 1 9 87 . Th e va lue of uti l ize d p roduct ior o f g rapes i ncrea s ed s lightly from 198 7 t c $ 1 . 3 6 b il l i on. Avera ge price per t or f e l l $ 2 1 fr om 1 98 7 t o $ 23 8 per ton .

State Ga . N.C . S . C. U.S.
State

To t a l Produc ti on 2, 7 00 1 ,800 7).) 0 5, 26 3 , 95 0

GRAPES

Util i z ed Produ c t i on

ons 2 , 700 1 , 800 700
5,2 50 ,450

2, 5 00 3 ,2 0 0
600 5, 74 4 ,15 0

Pr ice e r t on

oars

87 0

911

36 0

330

J44

368

259

238

Value of Uti li zed Produc t i on

2,3 50 6 48 241
1 ,361. 87 2

o ars 2 , 27 8 1 , 057 221
1, 3 6 4 , 55 9

HAY ST OCKS ON FARMS, SELECTED STATES A~ND~~U~ .S~ .~~1~98~7 ~A~ ND~1~ 98~ 8

I

1981 Mal' 1

198~

I

Decem3er 1 1 81

__ 1988:

Alabama Florida Georg ia N. Ca rol ina S. Carol ina Tennessee United States

168 101 135
69 46 251 32,418

132 80
238 102
90 370 27,353 2

1,250 479
1 ,003 486 338
2 ,485 119 ,845

1 ,125 47 4 953 614 378
2,056 90,887_

GEORGIA P ECAN VALUE UP 1 2 PE RCENT
The va l ue of Georg ia's pe c a n c rop rose 12 percent in 19 88 to $69 .7 mi l li on. Though productio n at 110 mil l ion p oun ds wa s down 4 percent, a v e rage p r ice f o r pecans a t 63. 3 cents p e r p ound inc rea s e d 17 percent from 19 87 's p r ice.

U.S. PECAN VALUE 19 P ERCENT HIGHER
The U.S. pecan crop valued at $165 mill ion increased 19 percent from the $139 mi llion value of last year's crop. A 6 percent increase in production to 262.2 million pounds c ou p l e d with an 11 percent climb in p r i c e pe r pound attributed to t h e j u mp in val u e.

s tate

Al a . Ar k. Fla . Ga . La. Miss. N. Mex . N.C. Ok l a. S . C.
'I' e x .
!l: S.

25,000 1 , 300 5 , 500
115 , 000 19 ,000 12, 000 2 5 , 0 00 2 , 000 1 <:, 0 0 0 3 , 40 0
4 ;'~ ,OO O
2 G'.~ , ~ ~:l2._ .

oun s 11,000 3, 000 5,800
110,000 30 , 000 13 ,000 26 , 000 3 , 500
2 7 . 0 00
4 . 500
43 .000
278 , 800

Pr Ice
38.0 61 . 4 68 . 1 54 .0 39 . 9 52. 7 65.0
5 '1. '.1 4 1 . 1\
GU . 2 58. 6 53 .1

s 57 .2 66.6 51.1 63. 3 38. 4 65 . 5
62 . 0
[)~ . 3
:3 ~1 . G
G'Z . 3
71.4 59 . 2

9 ,488 798
3,744 62 ,150
7 , 590 6,37. 8
16 .250
1 , 140 4,973 2,048 24,600 139 ,109

ars 6 ,292 1,998 2 ,96 2 69,650 11.520 8,5 16 16,12 0 2 ,0 74 10,700 3 ,030 30 ,700 164 ,962

GEUfWI A ' 5 WHEAT S EEDI NGS FOR 1 98 9 UP 2 2 PERCE NT
Georgia ' s fal l s eed i ngs o f wheat f or the 19 8 9 c r op ar e e s t imat e d at 700 ,000 ac r e s , u p 22 p ercent fr om 1988. Thi s i s the second y ea r i n a r ow a c r eage ha s i ncreased af t er 5 consecutiv e yea r s o f dec lining a c reage .
Un i ted St a t e s wi n t e r whe at s e e d i n g s fo r 19 89 are e s t i ma te d at 54 .5 mil lion a cres, up 12 percent f r om 1988.

GEORGI A RYE PLANTINGS DOWN 9 PERCE NT
Rye p l ant ings for all purposes i n Georgia f or t h e 1989 crop are ~s ti ma ted at 320 ,000 acres , 9 percent l e s s t han i n 19 88 . Thi s is the smallest acreage of rye since 1972.
Rye a rea seeded f or al l purpos es in the Un i t e d Statp. s is place rl ~t 2.22 million acres, down 9 percent from 1988.

WI NTER WHEAT AND RYE , UN I TED STATES AND GEORGI A

Unit e d States

Gear i a

Item

1 9 88

1989

1988

- - - - 1,000 Acres

Wi n ter Wh e at Ar ea Seede d 4 8 , 8 0 0

5 4 ,456

575

1989 700

2, 444

2,217

350

GEORG I A Q UA R T ~ R L Y MILK ? R O D U C TI O ~ UP 5 P ERCENT

U.S. QUART ERLY MILK PR ODUC TI ON UP 2 P ERCENT

Milk pr o duct i on ~n Ge or g i a du r i ng Oct o b e r -D e cemb e r 1 988 t ot al e d 3 0 5 mill i on pound s , 5 p e r c e n t mo re t h a n ~ he compara b l e p e ri od a y e a r e a r l i e r .

Th e n u mbe r of mi l k c o ws o n Ge o rgi a f ar ms

aver aged

104 , 00 0 he a d d u r i ng t h e

Oc t obe r - De c e mbe r qua r t er , 4 pe r ce nt mor e

than t h e s axe q uar t e r t h e p rev i ous y ear.

P roduc ~ i o n c e r c o w ave rac e d 2 , 9 3 0 pounds du r ing Oct o b~ r -D ecember , 3 0 pou nd s mo~ e t h a n Octo ber -D ecember 1 98 7 .

The Oc t o b e r - De c emb e r p rod ucti on o f mi lk f o r th e U . S . was 3 5 .4 bil lion p our.d s , 2 perce n t a b ov e Oct obe r -De cemb e r 1987 .
The ave ra ge num b e r of cows i n t he U . S . d u r i ng th e Oct o b e r - De c e mbe r qua r t er wa s 10.2 mi l l i on h ead , 1 pe rcent b e ~ o w Oc t o b er -De cember 1 9 87.
Gr a i n and o t h e r con c en t r a t es f ed ~o mi l k cows o n January 1, 19 8 9 , a v e r a g ed 17 . 1 p ound s, 0 .1 of a pound les s t han Janua r y 1, 1988 .

MILK COWS AND MI LK-..:P:...:.R:..O:::.D::::,.:U:,.:c:.cT::..co:!..O:::..:..:.N..L,--=:.=.::=== :.:-= = O:":'::=.:..-.:::..1:::9..;=8-7:...--:-1=-9= 8=8-

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Thous . Head

198 7 100

Percen t 1 04

United Sta t es

1987

198 8

Percen t

10,291 10,214

99

Milk per Cow 2 /

Po u n d s

2 ,900

101

3,375 3, 471

103

Milk Pr oduction 2 /

Mi l. Lbs.

290

10 5

34 ,737 35,449

102

1 / Includes dry c ows , excl ude s heif ers not y e t

2 / Ex c l u d e s milk suc ked by calves.

3

GEORGIA SOYBEAN AND WHEAT S TOCKS UP
Soybeans stored i n a l l posit ions t otal ed 20.1 mi llion b u shel s on De c e mber 1, 1 9 8 8. Th i s i s a 21 percent inc r e a se from t he 16.6 mi llion bus hel s on h and De ce mber 1 , 1987. Farm sto c ks at ~ .O mi l l i o n bush e ls rose 4 percent from l a s t yea r ' s 4 . 8 mi llion bushel s, and off- f a r m s tocks ro se 27 per cent f r om the p r e v i ous y e a r t o 1 5 .1 mi llion b u s h e l s .
St o c k s o f whea t i n a l l pos it io n s o n De cemb e r 1, 1 9 8 8, t o t a l e d 4 . 7 mi ll i on bus he l s, 29 p er c e nt mo r e tha n t h e 3 .6 million bus h els s t or e d o n De cembe r 1 ,

1 9 87 . Wh e a t s to r e d on ~a r ms i n c r ea sed 5 0 pe r cen t . t o 900 t hou s a i .d bu s hel s a nd of f- f a r m wh e at s toc ks a t 3 . 8 mi l li on bushels i s 25 perce n t h i g her than a yea r ago .

Co rn stored o f f- f arms on Dec emb er 1, 19 8 8

tota led 10 . 2 mi l l i o n bus he ls, 4 7 p erce n t

less t ha n the 19 .3 milli on bu s he l s stored

a y e a r earl ie r . Cap acit y o f o n -f ar m

g r ain st or ag e i n Ge orgi a to tal e d 1 2 0

mi 11 ion bus he ls on De c e mb e r 1, 198 8 ,

unchanged

f r o m De c e mber 1 , 1 9 8 7 .

Of f- f a r m grai n storage capaci t y t otale d

6 3 . 8 mi l l i o n b u s h e ls, 3 p e r c e n t le ss t ha n

Dec e mber 1, 19 87.

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U . S . CORN, WHEAT AND SOYBEAN ST OCKS DOWN

Corn s t or ed in a l l p o s it ions o n Dec emb e r

1, 198 8 is es tima t e d a t 7 . 0 7 bi l l ion

bushels , 28 percent l e s s than a y e a r

earlier .

Of the t ota l stoc ks, 4. 28

bi l lion bus he l s wer e store d on-fa r ms a nd

2 . 79

billion bushe l s were s t o r e d

off -farms .

Whea t stor ed in a ll pos i tio n s o n De c e mber 1, 1988 is e st ima t e d at 1.71 bi l l i on bushels, down 3 2 percen t fr om De cemb er 1, 19 87. Fa r m st ocks t o t a l 614 mi ll i o n bushe ls, and off-farm stocks totaled 1 .10 billion bushe ls .

Soybeans sto r e d in al l pos it ions on December 1, 19 88 tot al e d 1 . 3 7 b i l li on bushe ls, 2 2 p e r ce n t less t ha n o n De c e mb e r 1, 1 9 87 . Far m stoc ks t o t a l e d 65 0 mil l io n bushels, d own 25 p e r c e n t f ro m last December 1. Of f-fa r m s tocks , at 7 17 milli on bushels, were 19 percent below De ce mbe r 1 , 1 9 8 7 .
Ca p a c i t y of t h e United S tates on- f a r m grain storage to taled 13 . 3 bi llion bushels on December 1 , 1988 , 2 percen t be low a y e a r a go. Capac ity of of f- farm commerc i al grai n stor a ge t o t al e d 9 . 6 1 billion bushe ls in the Uni t e d Sta t es on De cember 1 , 1988, pract ica ll y un c ha ng e d f r o m De c e mb e r 1, 198 7 .

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GE O RGIA

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STATISTICS

SERVICE

STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG

SUITE 320

ATHEN S,GEORGIA 30E

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GEO RGIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal BUilding

Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613
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HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Crop Summary

December 1 Hog Inventory and Pig Crop

Winter Wheat and Rye

Irrigated and Non-irrigated Corn

ANNUAL CROP PRODUCTION AND .VALUES VALUE OF GEORG I A'S 1988 CROPS UP 16 PERCENT

The c omb ined v a l u e o f Georgi a 's ma j or c r o p s t o ta l e d $ 1. 2 9 b il lio n f or 1 9 8 8 , an inc r e ase of $174 mi l l i o n or 16 pe r c e n t f rom t h e value o f t h e s a me c r o p s pr oduc ed in 1 9 8 7 . One maj or . fac tor cont r i b u t i n g t o the i n c r eas e wa s subs t a n t i J pr od u c t i o n improvemen t f or most c r op s . The oat c r op ha d t h e l a r ges t pe r cent a ge inc r eas e in pr o duction a t 72 per cent., follo wed by wh e at at 5 1 p erc ent ; s o y b e a n s , 4 4 pe r c e n t ; a nd peaches, 35 percent more than the p r ev i o u s y e ar. P r ic es we r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y higher for many crops in 198 8. Only c o t ton, pean u t , tobacco and
tomato prices dec lined from 198 7 .

I t should be noted that the value of production e s t imates d o no t reflec t the amo unt sold, cost o f production, n or p r of i t o r los s . The agg re g ate value o f p rodu c t i o n r e p r e s e n t s on ly the 16 c r ops i n t h e off icia l e st ima te s pr o g ram. Estimat e s of cash rece ipts from marketings, p roduc t ion costs and n et income wi l l
be availabl e at a lat er date.

VALU E OF PEANUTS UP 6 PERCENT

TOBACC O VALUE UP 19 PERCENT

The v a l u e of Georg ia 's peanut cr op

p r o d uced in 1988 inc reased 6 per cent f r o m

19 8 7 t o $483 million. Peanut s c ont inue

as t h e most v a luable ~= c 9 i~ Georgia,

c ontribut i ng 37 p er c ent o f t h e ove ra l l

value of th e ma jor cr ops est im ate d i n

Ge o rgi a .

Peanut produc ti o n i n 198 8

i nc r eased 15 percent from t he previ ous

y e ar , bu t average p ri c e s de c lined to 25 .6

ce nts pe r pound.

Howev e r ,

t hi s

p r eli mi na r y peanut p r i ce esti mate do e s

not inc l ude a ny payment s f rom t he 198 8

c r o p GFA p o o l pr ofit s .

Toba cco v a l ue of produ c t io n i n c re a s e d 19 p e r c ent t o a lmos t $ 140 mi l li on in 1988 . Howe v e r , becaus e of the b i g j ump i n s oybean value, t obacco fe ll t o " 3rd p lace " i n Ge o r gi a ' s rank o f c r o p v a l u e s . The inc r e a s e i n value of tobac co i s attr i buted mo s t ly to a 19 perce nt i n c r e a se in p r oducti o n , a s p ric es in 19 8 8 aver aged fra c tional ly l e s s than i n 1987 . Ac reag e ha rve s t e d wa s a lso up 19 p er cen t to 38 ,000 a cr e s and y i e l d increas ed 5 pounds per acr e t o 2 ,260 pounds pe r a c r e.

SOYBEAN VA LUE J UMP S 9 3 PERCENT

CORN VALUE DOWN 1 8 PERCEN T

The v a lue o f Georgi a ' s 19 8 8 s oy bea n c r o p is est imated a t $1 69 million , ne a r ly t Wi c e t h e value of last y e a r ' s cr op . Increases in acreage , yi e l d, produc tion and price all contributed to the higher va l ue. With the l a r ge , i ncrea s e , soybeans became the second most val ua b l e crop in Georgia . Soybean prices are expect ed to average $7.50 per bushel for the 1 98 8 crop, $1.89 bushel above 1987 and the highest since 1983 .

Th e value of Geor g ia's 1988 corn crop d r o p p e d 18 percent f r om 1987 t o $94 .6 million . Decreases in acr eage harvested for grain and average yield per acre dropped production to 31 .0 million bushels , 40 percent below the 1987 production. Prices are expected to average $3.05 per bushel for the 1988
crop, 80 cents per bushel more than in
1987. (Continued on Page 4)

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SlT1111ARY , 1986, 1987, 1988

Yield per

Cro

Acre

Producti on

1,000 Acres

1,000

Dollars

$l ,OOO's

Corn

1988

600

500

1987

680

610

1986

900

730

62

Bu.

84

Bu.

58

Bu .

31,000 51 ,240 4 2,340

3. 0 5 2.25 1.93

94 ,550 115,2 90
81, 716

Cotton Lint 3/

1988

350

315

564

Bale

1987

250

245

662

Bale

1986

225

195

455

Bale

370 .0 338 . 0 185 .0

4 / .5 35 . 6 18 . 5 83

95,016 100 ,264
51,77 0

Cottonseed Hay 5 /

1988 1987 1986

1988

570

1987

600

1986

530

Ton Ton Ton

570

2 .20

Ta'n

600

2.20

Ton

530

1. 70

Ton

1 29 .9 12 2 . 0
64 .0
1,254 1,3 20
9 01

129 .00 85 .00 91 .00
64 .00 62 .0 0 73 . 0 0

16 , 757 10,3 7 0
5,824
8 0,2'56 81,84 0 65, 77 3

Oats

1988

80

45

63

Bu .

1987

55

30

55

Bu .

1986

60

35

39

Bu .

2 , 835 1,650 1 ,3 65

1. 75 1. 64 1. 25

4,961 2 ,7 0 6 l, 70 b

Peanuts

1988

690

1987

635

1986

675

685

2,650

Lb.

1,81 5,250

6/ .2(,1)

630

2,500

Lb .

1,575 ,000

. 28 8

665

2,455

Lb.

1, 632,575

.2 91

4 f!2,8 C,7 4 !;3 , 60 0 475, 079

Rye

1988

350

70

27

Bu .

1,890

2.50

4,725

1987

380

70

22

Bu.

1,540

1. 79

2,757

1986

425

85

21

Bu .

1,785

1. 80

3,21 3

Sorghum

1988

85

40

35

Bu .

1987

110

60

40

Bu .

1986

155

82

33

Bu.

1,400 2,400 2,706

2 .55 1. 52 1. 32

3 ,5 70 3,648 3,57 2

Soybeans

1988

930

900

1987

830

780

1986

1,220

820

25

Bu .

20

Bu.

17

Bu.

22,500 15,600 13,940

7.50 5 .61 4.75

168,750 87 ,51 6 66, 215

Sweetpotatoes

1988

5 .5

5 .2

150

Cwt.

1987

5.5

5 .2

150

Cwt .

1986

6 .0

5 .8

130

Cwt.

780

19.60

7 80

12 .70

754

12 .70

15,288 9 ,906 9,5 76

Tobac do 5 /

1988

38

1987

32

1986

31

38

2,260

Lb.

32

2,255

Lb.

31

2,190

Lb.

85 ,880 72,1 60 67,890

1 .627 1 .630 1. 58 1

139 ,727 117 ,621 107 ,3 34

Wheat

198 8

575

500

1987

550

460

1986

640

550

43

Bu .

31

Bu .

28

Bu .

21, 50 0 14 ,260 15,40 0

3.20 2 .46 2 . 48

68 ,800 35 .0 80 38 , 192

Apples 7 /

1988 1987 1986

4 .0

8,750

Lb.

4 .0

12,500

Lb .

4 .0

7,500

Lb .

34,000 40,0 0 0 29,000

. 128 . 1 13 . 160

4, 3:' 2 4 , 5 20 4,64 b

Grapes 7 /

1988 1987 1986

Ton

2 .5

911. 00

2 ,2 7 8

Ton

2 .7

8'/0 .00

2, 35 0

Ton

".l . 0

79 2 ,00

1,58 3

Peaches 7 /

1988 1987 1986

19

7,370

Lb.

19

5 ,260

Lb .

18

5 ,830

Lb .

13 2 , 0 0 0 98 ,000
1 01.000

.2 0 1 .181 . 197

26,498 17,7 58 19 ,89 2

Pecans 7 /

1988 1987 1986

Lb.

110,000

.6 33

Lb .

115,000

. 540

Lb .

1 2 0,000

. 68 2

69,65 0 6 2 , 150 81 ,8 0 0

Tomatoes

1988

3.0

2.9

180

Cwt .

1987

3 .0

2.9

110

Cwt .

1986

3 .3

2 .7

100

Cwt .

522

22 .3 0

319

25 .20

270

19 . 70

11 ,641 8 ,0 39 5 , 319

Total Above Crops

1988 1987 1986

4,276 .5 4 ,130 .5 4,870 .3

3 ,694.1 3,548 .1 3,753 .5

1, 28 9 ,67 6 1,115,4 15 1,0 23,210

1/ Harvested for principle use . 2 / Marketing year average prices with n o all owances o r adjustme n ts f or c ommodi t i e s under Government loan , commodities forfeited to the C.C .C ., nor defi cie n cy o r disa ster payme n ts . 3 / Co t ton y i eld in pounds per acre; price in cents per pound . 4 / Average pri ce t o J a nu a ry I, 1 98 9 . 5 / Har ves te d a c re s s ubst itu t ed for planted acres. 6 / Preliminary marketing year average price with no all owan ce for GFA p o ol p a y men ts . 7 / Be a ri ng acreage, utilized production .

2

GE ORGIA 1988 CROP VALUES AS A PERCENTi\GE OF TOTAL CROP VALUE

Peaches 2 . 1%



Pie chart percentages computed from crops included





in table. Poultry and livestock income da ta will be available in April 1989 .





HOGS A:'l~
Item
Dec . 1 Inventory All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market

P IGS :
198 7
1,175 160
1,015

I N V ~ NT CRY NllMSER , D~CEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING

~_.
I
! 1988
I
!

GE_ORGIA, 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 8

1988

as % of 1987

I Item

1,000 Head

Sows Farrowing

1,210

103

June-Aug.

165

103

Sept.-Nov.

1, 045

103

June-Nov.

AND PIG CROP

1987

1988

1,000 Head

62

70

60

63

122

133

1988 as % of
1987
113 105 109

Market Hogs & Pigs

by Weight Groups

Under 60 Pounds

420

60-119 Pounds

2 70

120-179 Pounds

200

180 Pounds & Over

125

Sows Farrowing

De c . I I - Fe b.

59

March-May

62

Dec . II-May

121

I I De c e mb e r pre c ed ing year.

42 0

100

280

104

205

103

140

112

60

102

68

11 0

128

106

Pig Crop Dec . I I-Feb. March-May Dec. I I-May
June-Aug . Sept .-Nov .
June -N ov .
Year

431

456

106

465

510

110

896

966

108

471

525

111

462

460

100

933

985

106

1,82 9

1,95 1

107

3

COTTON LINT VA LUE DROPPED

The value of Georgia's 1988 cotton crop,

at $95.0 million, decreased 5 percent

from the 1987 value. Harvested acres

increased 29 percent or 70,000 acres to

315,000 acres. Yield per acre at 564

pounds declined 98 pourids from the 1987

yield per acre. Although yield per acre

declined, the larger acreage harvested

boosted production to 370 ,000 bales, a 9

percent increase from 1987.

Average

price per pound dropped 8.3 cents to 53.5

cents. Cotton's 1988 value of production

is 84 percent above the 1986 value.

HAY VALUE DOWN 2 PERCENT
The total value of all hay produced i n Georgia during 1988 was $80 .3 million, a 2 percent decline from 1987. Production declined 5 percent to 1 .25 million tons . Yield was unchanged at 2~2 tons per acre . Harveste4 acres dropped 5 percent to 570,000 acres. Average price for hay was $64 per ton, up $2 per ton from the 1987 price.

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE, UNITED STATES AND GEORGIA
I U. S . I Geo r g ia

Item

1989 . 1989

WINTER WHEAT Area Se e d e d ( 1, 0 0 0 Acres)

'

54 , 456

700

Area Se e d e d as % of

Prev i ous Ye a r

11 2 .0 12 2 .0

RYE Ar ea Se e d e d ( 1,0 0 0 Acres ) Area Se e d e d a s % of
Pr ev i ous Year

2 ,217 91. 0

3 20 9 1.0

1

ar epor

ub lis h d s elli -li onthly by t h Georg ia'

gri c u l t u r a l S ta ti s t i c s S . r v i ~ . ~ St ph e n s

f ede ral Buil d i ng. At he ns . Ga. 300 13 . La rr

~ . Sn i p s \ St at e Sta t ist i c i an. Se cond class

~ o s t a g e pald a t Athe ns . Ga. Subs c r i p t i on fe

~ 10 pe r ye ar e xc opt f r e e t o da t

~o nt r ibut or s .

Subs c r i p t i on in fo r lla tion

~ vai l .b le

f r o.:

Geor g 1.

Agr icult ural

S t a t ist i c s Se r vic e , St ph e ns Fede r . l

18uild i ng . Sui te 3 2 0~ At hen s , Ga . 3 0 6 13 .

ho : 404 54 6-2 "',,6 .

Year
19 82 19 83 1984 198 5 1986 19 87 1988

Ac r es Ha r ves t e d f o r No n I rriaate d Ir:-i o a t ed

645

170

580

155

7 65

220

740

235

5 20

21 0

4 30

180

340

160

815 '7 3 5 98 5 975 73 0
61 0 SOC

AND ~IO N I RRI G".TED CO RN, GEORGI A , 19 8 2-1 988

I

Yi el d Oe :- Ac re

!

Nc n -

I r ria a t ed

To tcal

! r r i a~ed

70 . 5 64 .3 71. 1 66 . 2 :31 .0 68 .9 3 5 .5

14 0 .0 115 . 0 1 2 0.0 140 . 0 110.0 120.0 11 8, 0

85 . 0 75 . 0 82 .0 84 .0 58 .0 8L O 62.0

45 , 475 37 , 300 54 , 370 49 . 0 00 1 9 . 24 0 29 .640 1 2 . 1 20

hoduct ion
!r ri atce d
23 . 800 1'7 .8 25 2 6 , 40 0 3 2 , 900 23.100 21. 600 18,880

To tc a l
69 , 275 55. 1 25 80 ,770 81 , 90 0 42 , 340 51 , 24 0 31,00 0

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HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Poultry Summary

Monthly Prices

Monthly Po ultry Summary

Livestock Slaughter

Sheep

Catfish Slaughter

Catfish Production

Peanut Stocks

Cattle

Cold Storage

Cattle on Feed

GEORG IA EGG PRODU CT I ON DOWN 4 PERCENT AN D U . S . EGG PRODUCTI ON UNCHANGED AND LAYER

LAY ER NUMEm n S DOW N :3 PEP.CENT

NUMBERS DOWN 1 PE RCENT

Eggs p rod u ced i ll Ge orgi a f or the yea r end in g No v emb er 3 0 , 1 9 8 8 , t o t al e d 4 .3 b i l l i on , 4 pe rcent less than the 4 .5 b il l i on e ggs prod u c e d in 198 7 .
Th e num b e r o f layers ave r aged 1 7 . 8 mi lli o n i n 1 9 8 8 , 3 percent less t h an t h e 18 . 4 mi l l i o n l a ye r s th e previ o us y ea r . Al l l a y e r s in Geor g i a pr oduced a n a ver age 241 eggs p er hen in 1 9 8 8 , compa red t o 24 3 eggs pe r hen i n 1 9 87 . Ge o r gia r ank ed f ourth i n the Nation i n 1988 in the a verage number o f l a y e r s and f if th i n to tal e gg p r oduc ti on .

Eg g p rodu c tion d ur ing t h e yea r end in g November 30 , 19 8 8, t o taled 69 . 5 billi on eggs . The 1988 p ro ducti o n wa s u nc hanged fr o m t he 19 8 7 p rodu ct ion o f 69 . 5 bill ion e ggs.
Layer n umb e r s d u ring 19 88 a vera ged 277 million, d o wn 1 p er c ent f r o m 1 98 7 . The annual a verage produc t i on per layer on hand i n 1 988 was 251 e ggs , up f rom the 2 48 eggs in 1987 . Ca l ifo rnia led all states with an a ver age numb e r o f layer s tota l i ng 3 1.5 mi l l ion .

LAYERS AND
State

Ala .

11,01 8

11 , 0 0 2

236

23 6

2,6 05

2 , 596

Ark .

16 ,08 4

1 5 ,7 78

2 41

240

3 , 8 74

3 , 78 4

Ca l i f .

33 , 376

3 1, 4 67

240

245

8, 02 3

7, 7 18

Co n n .

4 , 90 1

4 , 37 3

245

256

1, 200

1,1 21

Fla.

10 , 3 76

11,121

2 47

2 48

2,5 68

2,758

Ga .

18 ,40 7

17, 82 2

2 43

2 41

4 ,4 7 6

4,294

Ind .

22,178

21 ,43 5

259

263

5,750

5 ,644

I owa

6, 175

7,759

248

255

1,5 34

1,979

t-la i n e

4,80 9

4,880

276

266

1, 327

1 ,300

Mi c h .

6,6 28

6 , 079

250

255

1,65 6

1,55 3

Minn .

9,1 75

9, 005

2 47

250

2 ,2 63

2,250

Miss .

5, 27 2

5,17 0

239

242

1 ,25 9

1, 251

Mo .

6,280

6 ,1 45

243

248

1,525

1 ,526

N.Y .

4, 36 7

3 ,8 78

255

261

1 ,115

1,013

N.C.

13,886

14, 281

234

238

3 ,251

3,396

Oh io

16 ,662

17 ,12 9

261

261

4 ,3 5 1

4,47 7

Pa .

18 ,2 66

19,758

266

268

4,853

5,30 2

S .C .

6 , 305

5,500

25 4

260

1 ,604

1 ,43 2

Tex .

14 , 347

13,901

239

242

3 ,424

3,363

Wash. 20

5 ,0 16

5 , 00 8

260

265

1,303

1,327

States 233,5 28 Other

231 ,491

2 48

251

57,9 6 1

58,084

States

47 ,03 6

45, 559

246

250

11,570

11 ,392

U.S . 3 / 28 0 , 564

277 ,0 50

2 48

251

69 531

69 476

T7 Annua l est ~m ate s cover the pe r ~od Dec . 1, prev~ous Kear thru Nov. 30. 2 7 Total

6g~ product ion divi ded b y av e r age number o f layers on and. 3 / Sum may not add to

. . total due to rou nd ing.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Hatching Table Total Georgia

5,9B7 12,820 18,807

Hatching

32,653

Table

206,637

Total 20 State s 239,290

Hatching Table Total U.S.

37,298 248,427 285,725

6 ,188 11,908 18,096 32,747 195,819 2 28,5 66 37,908 23 5 ,40 6 273,314

GEORGIA

1,826

1 ~' 7 9 8

2,198

2,220

2,079

2,072

20 STATES

1,83 8

1 ,82 9

2,168

2,188

2,1 23

2 , 137

UNITED STATES

1,845

1,839

2,157

2 , 178

2,116

2,131

109 282 391 600 4,479 5,079 688 5,359 6,047

599 4,285 4,884
697 5,127 5,824

POULTRY

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1987-1988

% of

Item

ayge9 E ]

Dec. 2/ 1988

bjan.
81

thIru

Nov.
1988

year ago

ousanas=

Young Chickens

Georg~a

51 ,445

55,649

108

59,564

642,573

649,294 101

United States

376,553

398,128

106 423,737 4,552,927 4,700,158 103

Mature Chickens

L~ght Type U. S .

n,389

10,576

93

13,131

139,999

134,263

96

Heavy Type U.S.

2,626

2,730

104

3,156

38,799

39,586 102

Total O.S.

14,015

13,306

95

16,287

178,798

173,849

97

Total All Types, Ga. 2,915

2 , 990

103

3,856

34,765

36,452 105

Percent Condemned

Young Ch~ckens

Georgia

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

17UnFietedde

St ral

ate ly

s
~nspected

1.9 slaughter

1 .9 data as

collected

by

Meat

and

1.8 Poultry

1 .8
Inspect~on

Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Se r v i c e. 2/ Preliminary.

Item Chickens
Egg Type Br o i l e r Type Turkeys

28, 706 383,960
2 8 ,993

23 , 043 398,192
30, 058

% or 'lear Ago
80 104 104

Item

,POULTRY
I Dec. . 19 87

Pullet C
UOImest~c

hick (U.

s S

P .)

lace 17

d'

cYo~ler Type

4,117

Egg Type

296

3,596 164

4,150

101

178

60

48,268 3,209

47,309

98

2,588

81

Ch~cks Hatched

Bro ~ 1 e"r-TVPeGeorgia

67,283

64,262

72,671

108

792,013

823,22 2

10 4

United States

469,720 437,079

487,540

104 5,379,22 8 5,5 88,651

104

Egg Type Georg~a United States

1 ,104 31,242

1,025 29,219

754 27 ,041

68 87

24,548 427,785

16,199 366,097

66 86

Turkeys

Poults Placed U. S .
17 Reported by

l

e

a

dl

19 ng

,

956 bre

e

d

1 ers

8, ~ ln1cTuaes2-0e-,x0p3e0ctea-p1u0r0ret-2r..eL~9la, 4c3e7me

nts

2

17 0 , trom

5

7eg2~g==s-1-~0~2 -

sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet ch~cks per 30 dozen case

of eggs . 2/ TurKey poults placed September-December 1987-1988 .

he Georgia Farm Repo rt(I~SN'()7447280) Is pu blis hed serni-monthty by the GeoraiaAgricultural Statistics Service, Stephens Federal BUilding, Athens,Ga. 30613 rry E. Snipes, State Statistician . Second class postag e paJd at Ath ens, Ga. SubSCription fee $10 per year except free to data contributors. Subscription intormatlo
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ALL SHE EP AND LAMB I NVENTORY All s h e e p a nd l a mb inv e nt or y i n t h e Un ited Sta t es on J a nu a r y 1,. 19 8 9 , t ot a l e d 10 . 8 mi l li o n h ead , nea rl y t h e s a me as a y ear earlier . ~ t o c k s ~e eP .l~y en~ory increas e d to 9 . 1 9 mi llion . head o n Janu a r y 1 , 19~ 9 , . u p 1 pe rcen t r ro m 9. ~4 m l1~ lo n l a s t y e a r . 2we s one y e ar o l a a n d o l de r, at 7 .17 ml1 1 l o n he ad , was ne a r ly the s a me a s a y e a r ear l i er. Ewe ~ am b i nv e n t o rv t ot aled 1 . 34 mi l l i o n h e a d , UP 4 per c e nt . Sh eep and lam bs o n fe e d J anu ar y 1 , 19 8 9 for t h e s l aui ht er ma r k e t in ~h~ 25 ma j o r fee d i ng sta tes totaled 1 . 6 1 milli o n he a d, down 2 pe r c e nt ~ r o m a y e ar ea r lier . Th e 1 9 8 8 l a mb crop o f 7.12 mi lli on h ead d e c re a sed 1 oerce n t fr o m t he 1 987 lamb c r op . Breed lng ewes o n e y e a r o l d and o l d e r on Janua ry 1 , 1988 we r e u p 4 p e r c e n t f rom the p revious y e a r . Th e ~9 8 ~ l a mb ing ra te was 99 p er 100 ewe s one y e a r o l d and o l d e r o n ha nd at t he b eg lnnlng of t h e l amb i n g y e a r comp ared wi th 10 4 i n 198 7 .

f lass

SHE EP: NUMBER BY CLASSES AND LAMB CROP, UNITED STATES

J ANUARY I, 1987-1989

1987

I

1988

1989

1,000 Head

1 989/88 Perc ent

All Sheep & Lambs 1 /

10,334

10 ,784

1 0,8 02

100

On Fe ed

1,508

1, 644

1 ,613

98

stock She e p

8,826

9,14 0

9 , 189

1 01

Lamb s

Ewes

1, 296

1,28 2

1 ,3 38

104

Wethers & Rams

363

3 32

345

1 04

On e Year Old & Older

Ewes

6, 847

7,192

7,173

100

Wethers & Rams

320

335

333

99

New Crop Lambs 2/

845

854

821

97

Lamb Crop

7,189.7

7,123.1

1/ New crop lambs are not included in all sheep and lambs inventory estimates in this

report. 2/ Includes all lambs born after Sept . 30 previous year that are on hand Jan .

1.

GEORGIA CATF ISH PRODUCT I ON

Product ion operat ions had 43,000 large

fish (over 3 pounds ); 638,000 food s ize;

290 ,000

stockers and 2 .9 mi l l i o n

fingerlings on January 1, 19 89 .

Geor9ia producers reported losses of 3 .7 mililon fish in 1988. The causes of these losses were: disease, 17 percent ; oxygen depletion, 10 percent; blrds , 11 percent; predators, 1 percent, and other reasons 61 pe r c e n t .

U. S . CATFISH PRODUCTION

Catfish growers in the 17 sel ected states had sales of $28 5 million during 1988 . Value of sales f rom hatchery operations totaled $19 .5 million while the value of

sales , from production units totaled $265 mill ion. Total sa les for 19 8 7 were $243 million for the same 17 states.

/

, Pr oduc t i on operations had 3.77 million

/ large fish (over 3 pounds ) ; 147 million

food size fish (3 ;4 pound to 3 pounds);

261 million stockers and 516 million

fingerlings .

Hatchery operations had

1.35 million broodfish, S5.0 million

s t o c ke r s , and 365 million fingerlings on

hand January 1 , 1989.

Pr od u c ing u nit s had 36 . 5 mi ll i on pound s o f food s i z e fish i n the inventory be i ng held for "off-flavor".

JY8 I I - r ----.--.C:::A.:.:T'-=:F....,IO;-pS~eHr: a NflUoM-iBi-sE- R -O- F -O-P~ ERI A- -T-I- -O-N- WSa,~WerA- T-SE-Ru.rSFaUcReFACE~ ANo D TOt ~T:AfJL.-SS-AaTLeEs-S=-".A...,I~Ir--,...S-::l-=z::-::e==---

State

r;- - - -- T - Tf ~ ~91,

Jy ~l,

J!~~ l)Y~r~g

- l)-~~ ~ ~g - --

--mrmt5 e r

------- Acres

1, aUU-n-bTl.-a.-fs - - -

Ala.

352

352

12,490

13 ,466

14,224

19 ,354

Ark.

194

176

15 ,000

16 ,000

19,521

22,350

Calif .

91

80

2,836

3,112

5,774

7 ,110

Fla.

70

66

620

845

1,575

1,439

Ill .

20

24

452

500

506

203

Kans.

31

34

473

470

754

1 , 308

Ky .

70

60

600

400

1,609

1,395

La.

116

150

5,720

8,000

5 ,752

10,185

Miss.

356

345

83,000

88,000

178,474

210,505

Mo.

200

200

2,500

2,700

1 ,239

1,926

N.C .

36

70

463

581

274

377

Okla .

151

1 00

1,428

1,400

6,155

4,385

S .C.

11

12

165

100

53

40

Tenn .

35

37

384

36 7

1,159

63 6

Tex.

173

148

1, 936

1,6 56

3 , 313

1,401

Other 1/

81

68

1,9 03

1,802

2,355

2,1 6 3

1T7ot

al Inc

l

1 udes

,

987 GA ,lO

-~n

1,922 1988 and

1989 13t~o1a7v0o~ d

139, 399 dlscl osure

of

~n2d4~2vl,7d3u7al op2e84ra7~7- 7 ~-

3

GEORGIA CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY DOWN 1 PERCENT

Al l cattle and c a Lve-s on Georg ia far ms on January 1, 1989, a r e est imat e d at 1,500, 000 head, 1 percent l e s s than a year e a r l i e r .

The current inventor consists of 804,000 cows that have calved, 1,000 head less than on hand January 1 , 1988. Beef cows tota l ed 700,000 head, down slightly but the number o f milk cows increased 2 percent from a year pgo to 104,000 head.

Calves born during' 1988 in Georgia

tota led 7 10, 000 head, 3 percent less t n a n

1987. Georgia cattle on f u l l feed f or

the slaughter market are estimated a t

15,000 head on hand January 1, 1989, an

increase of 3, 000 . head from January 1,

19 8 8.

;';' .

The total va lue of Georgia cattle on hand Januar y 1, 19 89, amounted to $765.0 million, 13 perc en t more than the $676.4 mill ion on January 1 , 1988 . Average value per head was $510 compared with $445 a year ear lier .

Vol. 89-No . 4 U.S . CATTLE INVENTORY DOWN FRACTIONALLY All' cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1 , 1989, totaled 99.5 million head, down fractional ly from January 1, 1988, and 2 percent below the 102 m~llion two years ago. This slowed the recent downward trend in cattle inventories that began six years ago and was the second consecutive inventory below 100 million since 196 1. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.9 million, were up 1 percent from 43.4 million a year ago, but down 1 percent from 44.3 million two years ago. This was the first increase in all cows and heifers that have calved following 6 consecutive years of decline. Beef cows , at 33.7 mill~on, were 2 percent above January 1, 1988, but fractionally below 2 years ago . Milk cows, at 10 .2 million, were . l ' "p e r c e n t below January 1 , 1988, 3' percent below two years ago and the lowest inventory since 1872. All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter , at 11.2 million head, were down 3 percent from a year earlier . The 1988 calf crop was estimated at 40.9 million, up 2 percent from 1987, but down 1 percent from 1986. The estimated calf crop is up 2 percent from the expected number publ~shed last July. Calves born during the first ha lf of the year were estimated at 71.9 percent of the annual total .

CATTLE AND CALVES : NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP , GEORG IA AND UNI TED STATES.

- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -,,.---- - -- -.J:::A..:.::;N.G;"U;OeA0 Rr '=Yg:-=l-a1='-',--=-1=9'-=8 8 AND ~ 1989

Un1 ted sta tes

00

I 1o

1~89 a s

0,

! 1989 a s %

Clas..

1"'-9::::..,~8 9

P~r~ ~ ~~

191-~mJ O k e a~9?-~-

P~r 2_~~:_~-

Ca tt le & Cal v es Cows & Hei f e r s tha t have ca lved Beef Cows Milk Co ws He ife rs 500 Lbs. & Over For Beef Cow Replacements For Mi l k Cow Replacements Other Heifers Steers 500 Lbs. & Over Bu lls 500 Lbs. & Over Calves und e r 500 Lbs.
Calf Crop

1 , 520
805 70 3 10 2 200 105
38 57 75 50 390 1987 730

1, 500
804 700 104 195 105
40 50 74 50 377
I 1988
710

99

100 100 102

98 100 105
88

99

100

97

I as .l~tltl

~

of 1987

97

99 , 524
43 ,411 33 ,112 10,298 17,148
5,227 4,116 7,805 15,7 32 2,163 21 070 1987 40 086

99, 484

100

43, 8 87

1 01

33, 6 69

10 2

10, 217

99

17 , 331

10 1

5 ,505

105

4 , 199

102

7,627

98

15,798

100

2,221

103

20 248

96

I I 1988

a s .l~Hjtl

:I>

of 1987

40,872

102

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Specie

GEORGIA

Cattle & Calves
Hogs 2 / Ch1ckens 2 /3 / TOTAL

34,000 8 , 600

33,000 9,100

1,520 1 ,175 25,995

1,500 1 ,210 23,587

445 .00 64.50 2.45

UNITED STATES

1 , 000 Operations

Mi llion

Cattle & Cal ves 1 , 40 8 . 1 1, 3 70 . 6

99 .5

Hogs 2/

33 1. 6

333 .5

54.6

Sheep

114 . 8

115 . 5

10 .8

Chickens 2 /3 /

377 . 7

TOTAL

17 An operat1on 1S any place hav1ng one or more of

ye a r. 2/ Number on farms, a verage value a nd t o t a l

commercial bro i lers.

4

510 .00 57.00 2.60

676,400 75,788 63,688
815 , 876

ue
1
1989 ars 765,000 68, 970 61,326 895,296

CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 4 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES cattle and calves on feed January 1, 1989, for slaughter market in the 13 quarterly states totaled 9.41 million nead, down 4 percent from January 1, 1988 but 2 percent above 1987. Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the October-December 1988 quarter totaled 6.65 million, down 1 per~ent from

last year and 2 percent beloW the

comparable period in 1986.

ether

disappearance of 347 thousand head leaves

net placements at 6.30 million.

Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during October-December totaled 5.49 million, 2 percent below 1987 but 2 percent above the same period in 1986 . .

CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED OCTOBER 1 1987 -88 - JANUARY 1 1988-89

Total 13 States 1

f

Total 7 States

_ __ ___ Number -- ----- -1 1988 as % -- - - -.N.Ymb e r

1988 as %

Item

1987

1988

of 1987 1 1987

1988 . of 1987

1,000 Head

Percent

1,000 Head

Percent

On Feed Oct. 1

8,992

8 ,591

96

7,535

7,144

95

Placed on Feed Oct . 1 -

December 31 3 1

6,718

6,650

99

5,583

5,556

100

Fed Cattle Marketed

Oct. 1-Dec . 31 3 1

5,603

5,486

98

4,745

4,629

98

Other Disappearance

Oct. 1-Dec. 31 41

338

347

103

307

306

100

1989 as %

1989 as %

1988

1989

of 1988

1988

1989

of 1988

On Feed Jan . 1

9 769

9 408

96

8 066

7 765

96

11 AZ,CA,CO,IL,ID,IA,KS,MN,NB ,OK,SD ,TX ,WA . 21 AZ,CA,CO,IA,KS,NB ,TX . 31 Includes

cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed before end of quarter.

41 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other

feedlots for further feeding .

U.S. PRICES PAID INDE X UP 2 POINTS The January Index of Pr ices Paid for Commodi ties and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 175 (1977=100), up two po~nts from October 1988. Compared with a year earlier , the index was up 10 points (6 .1 percent). The Farm Production Goods and Services Index f o r January was 163 (1977=100), up 1 point (0.6 percent) f r om October 1988 . The index was 11 points (7.2 percent) above last year 's January index. Higher feeder livestock prices contributed the most to the October-January increase.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

The December Unadjusted Consumer Price

Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was

120.5 (1982-84=100), up slightly from

November 1988. The CPI-U advanced 4 .4

percent for the 12-month period ending in

December 1988.

Energy costs showed

little change in 1988 after rebounding

from the effects of the 1986 oil glut .

Food prices rose 5.2 percent, the most

since 1980. This reflects, in part, the

adverse summer weather. The November

unadjusted CPI-U was 120.3 and the

October index was 120.2.

FEED: PRI CES PAID, SOUTHEAST 11 AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 989 , WITH COMPARISONS

Commodit y

:

Pr ice

I

per

!

Uni t

lr---O--c-St:.o=u-=t=h' -e~a=Js:at:n-:.=---+--_=J_a_~n~.=U-.noI' i=t.e:dO:.c.St:.t:art=e-I-s-::J-a--n.

! 1988

1~83

1988 _ 1988--.l_--,,-1,9,8-,9~_

Cottonseed Meal , 41%

S/Cwt.

16.60

16.40

Soybean Meal , 44%

S/Cwt.

19.10

18.40

Bran

S/Cwt.

12.90

13.10

Middlings

S/Cwt.

11.30

11.80

Corn Meal

S/Cwt.

9.50

9.50

Laying Feed

SITon

246.00 224.00

Broiler Grower

S/Ton

266.00 255.00

Turkey Grower

S/Ton

277.00 280 .00

Chiek Starter

SITon

303.00 281 .00

Dairy Feed, 14%

S/Ton

161 .00 167 .00

Dairy Feed, 16%

S/Ton

191.00 195 .00

Dai ry Feed, 18%

S/Ton

202.00 215.00

Dairy Feed, 20%

SITon

208 .00 208 .00

Dairy Conet., 32%

S/Ton

225.00 223 .00

Hog Feed, 14%-18%

SITon

247.00 249 .00

Hog Conct., 38%-42%

S/ Ton

380.00 371.00

Beef Cattle Conct.,

32%-36% 21

S/ ':'o n

271. 00 254.00

Stock Salt 21

5 0 Lb s.

3.90

3.80

Mo las s e s, Liquid

S/Cwt.

9 .80

9 .40

1/ AL,FL, GA, SC. 21 Pr ic e pr e v i o u s l y publi she d in Cwt .

5

14.00 13 .90
9 .16 8.36 5.88 176.00 195.00 226.00 197.00 153 .00 166 .00 178 .00 185 .00 276 .00 189.00 312.00
239.00 3.27 8 .85

15.50 17.00 10 .60
9.60 7.75 222.00 255.00 266 .00 258.00 185.00 197 .00 207.00 212.00 319.00 226.00 371.00
266 .00 3.33 9.34

15.70 16.60 10.80
9.73 7 .59 215.00 246 .00 260.00 244.00 183.00 196.00 209.00 211.00 319.00 220 .00 362 .00
273 .00 3.34 9 .15

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTI ON DOWN
Geo rgi a -r e d mea t produc t io n tot a led 26.9 mill i o n pounds du r i ng Dec ember 19 8 8 , 4 p ercent less t han Novembe r 1988, and 2 pe rcent l e s s t han December 198 7.
The number o f cattle sl a u gh t er e d in Georgia dur ing De c embe r wa s 1 5 ,9 0 0 he ad, a decrease of 9 per ce n t f r om December 1987. Calves s laughtered t o t al e d 1,100 head , 7 0 0 head mor e than t h e pr e vi ous year .
There were 107 ,400 hogs slaughtered in Georgia during December, 200 head less than December 1987 .

Vo l. 89-No . 4 U.S . RED MEAT PRODUCTI ON DOWN 1 PERC ENT

Comme rc ia l red meat p roduc t io n f or the

Uni ted Sta t es in Decemb er 19 8 8 t otaled

3 .3 6 billi on p ounds, d own 1 perc ent fr om

De c emb e r 1987. J anuary- De c emb er r e d meat

produc t ion , a t 39.8 billi on p ou n d s wa s up

3 p er c en t fr om l a st ye ar .

-

Be ef p r odu ct i on , a t 1 . 8 7 bi ll ion pounds wa s down 3 p er c ent. He a d kill t otal ed 2 .77 mi ll i on , down 4 pe r c e nt fr om las t y e a r . Th e a v e rage live wei ght inc rea s ed 18 pounds to 1,141 .

Pork production, at 1.42 billion pounds was up 2 percent. Hog kill totaled 7.94 million head , up 2 percent. The average live we i g h t increased 2 pounds to 251.

S ecies CGeaottr1ei a Calves Hogs
Sheep & Lambs
United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

17.3

15.9

91

.4

1.1

275

107 .6

107 .4

100

.1

.1

100

oun s

902

914

379

353

245

239

110

105

oa Live Weight
December

ounas '-

15 , 629 157
26,315
10

14,554 385
25 ,619 10

2,898.7 2 ,774.2

96

1,123 1,141 3,256,450 3,165 , 131

252.0

210 .0

83

240

255

60 ,5 10

53,446

7,813.1 7,941 .8

102

249

251 1, 9 4 7, 4 34 1 ,989,882

45 1.0

459 .6

102

123

125

55,438

57,451

under Federal Inspect~on and other commerc~al slaughter , excludes

Kind

Month

~

U.S . FARM-RAISED CATFISH, 1987-1988

QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS

REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U S IMPORTS

Average Price

Round Weight Processed

Paid to

Monthlv
1987 I 1988

I Cumulative I 1987 I 1988

Producers 1/
1987 l 1988

- - Thousand Pounds

Dols. per Pound

Imports of
Catf ish 2/
1987 I 19 8 8
Thous. Pounds

Jan.

20,988 26,018 20,988 26,018

. 60

.68

583

451

Feb .

22,163 27 ,786 43,151 53,804

.57

.72

1 ,241

508

Mar .

27,583 28,179 70,734 81,983

.59

.75

256

577

Apr .

26,781 20 ,805 97,515 102,788

.65

. 75

1,012

217

May

21,623 20,351 119,138 . 123,139

.69

. 75

688

1,015

June

19,581 22,839 138 ,719 145,978

.64

. 78

301

_ 26

July

21 ,638 23,687 160,357 169,665

.61

. 80

624

724

Aug .

24,403 26,941 184 ,760 196,606

. 60

.80

570

414

Sept.

26,577 24,611 211,337 221,217

.60

. 79

622

669

Oct.

27,920 26 ,221 239,257 247 ,438

. 61

.79

642

674

Nov .

20,684 25,037 259,941 272,475

.62

.78

76

388

Dec.

20,555 22,634 280,496 295,109

.64

.78

464

1/ Prices paid to producers for fish delivered to processing plant. 2/ Data

furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

6

GE ORGI A PRI CES RECEI VED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for January was 134 percent of the 1977 average, 5 points ( 3 . 9 percent) above the previous mon th and 13 points ( 10.7 percent ) above t he previous ye a r . Hi ghe r pri ces we r e r ecorded f or co t to n , soybeans, hogs , be ef c a t t l e , calves, milk, chickens, broilers and eggs. Corn was the only commodity with price below December .

U. S . PRICES RECEIVE D I NDEX UP 2 POI NTS
The January All Farm Products Index of prices received by farmers increased 2 points ( 1 . 4 percent) from December to 147 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Higher prices for cattle , hogs, t omat o e s, and whe a t were partially offset by lower prices for strawberries, grapefruit, peanuts, and oranges. The index was 16 points (12 percent) above a year ago.

-

-_.- --------

.---I P

R

I

C-EPS

r

RECEIVED i ce I

Commodity

per Un i t

Jan. 198 8

15, 1989 WITH COMPARISONS

i

United States

Jan. 15,

Jan.

Dec.

Jan. 15 ,

1 989

1988

19 8 8

1989

Winter Wheat

S/Bu.

2 .81

*

*

2.72

3. 95

4.09

Oats

S/B u.

1. 79

2.46

2.4 3

Corn

S/Bu .

2 .36

3.14

3 .10

1. 77

2. 53

2 .58

Cot ton

Ct . /Lb .

61 .0

5 3.2

1 /5 3. 6

61.7

55 . 3

1/ 5 4 .2

Cottonseed 2/

S/Ton

99.00

137.00

9 2. 0 0

124 .00

11 6.00

Tobacco

Ct. /Lb.

150 .9

16 2. 0

Soybeans

S/Bu.

5 .93

7.47

7.69

5.73

7.53

7.64

Peanuts All Hay , baled 2 /

Ct. /Lb . S/Ton

16.6

*

22 .9 62.80

24.6 89 .90

1 /20.4 9 1. 20

Mi lk Cows , 4 /5 /

S/Head 1 ,0 10 .00

1 ,080 .00

970.00

1,000 .00

Hogs

S/Cwt .

41 .40

39 .40

41 .50

43 .00

39.70

41.70

Sows
Barrows Gil ts

S/Cwt. S/Cwt.

31.70 42 .10

26.50 40.10

31 .60 42.00

33.00 43 .90

28.20 40.70

32 .30 42 .50

Beef Cattle 6/

$/Cwt.

60.10

56.10

57.60

65.40

67 .20

69 .30

Cows 7 /
Steers Heifers

$ /Cwt . $ /Cwt.

47.00 71.10

44.80 71.30

46.40 73.10

46 .40 69 .10

45 .70 73.10

46.60 75.10

Calves

$ /Cwt.

81 .70

80.50

81.80

88 .20

88.60

92 .60

All Milk

S/Cwt.

14.30

14.80

3 /15.00

12.50

13 .50 3 /13 .40

Turkeys 2/

Ct. /Lb.

31.8

37 .6

35.4

Chickens

Ct. /Lb.

4 .4

2 /12.9

15 .4

Com'l Broilers 8 / Ct . /Lb.

24 .5

33 .5

3 /34. 0

27.1

35.5

3 /35.3

Eggs, All 9 /

Ct./Doz.

6 2 .1

2 /66.3

81 .1

49 .3

2 /59.7

63 . 7

Table

Ct . /Doz.

38.3

2/46 .4

55. 6

39.7

2 /52 .4

56 .1

Hatching

Ct . /Doz. 130.0 2 / 120.0

150 .0

1 / First ha lf of month. 2 / Mid-month price. 3 / Entire month. 4 / Animals sold for dairy

herd replacement onl y. 5 / Prices est imated quarter ly . 6 / " Co ws" and "steers and hei fers "

combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 7 / Includes dairy cows sold

for slaughter. 8/ Liveweight equivalent price for Georgia. 9 / Average of all eggs sold
by farmers i n cl Udi n g hatching eggs so ld at reta il . * Insufficient sales.

1977= 1 O~O~

..l-

I INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Dec. 1~98~7

Jan . -.-L_--1-9'8~8=

.

I
.I.L

-_

Dec. _~1~9::8:8"-_

_-

-

-

'_

_-

Jan . 1 9 8 9 =--:::"::";: :

'

-_

_

t>eOrg~a

Pr~ces Received

All Commodities

117

121

129

134

Crops

121

122

121

121

Lvstk. & Products

11 3

121

136 *

144

United States

Pr~ces Rece~ved

127

13 1

145

147

Prices Paid

1/ 164

165

2/173

175

Ra t i 0 3 /

77

79

84

84

II

I n

d

Ra t

Oct. e x of es.

1981 Pr~ces
*PRriecVeissedR.ec

Pa~a-rnde x.
eived to Inde

x

21 o

f

Oct Pr

. i

c

19
es

8

8
P

Pr~ces
aid, In

t

Pa~d
eres

t

Index . , Taxes

31 Rat.lo and Farm

of Wage

7

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AN D SPEL:IF IE D PR O[I UC TS N~' w :i"l'r a: ':; i~UU , __!, 'JG.L:J:~_EiJ!. ,J i _, I Farmer- - - - ' -- ' Sh e l l e d - --- r------R(~a-; ;1,~ (r ig '-" ' - "" Far mer Stock

' __'

".

Month

Stocks

Peanuts

I

St ock,

Shelled

Endin

2

I

In Shell

Peanuts

1, 0 0 0 Pounds - - - -

1987

Dec .

2,241,70f

536,871

30 ,833

714 ,038

2 ,986,576

1988

Jan .

1,801 ,937

552,006

36,63 8

7 3 4, 1 68

2,572,743

Feb .

1,469 ,683

4 /650,874

53,540

865,66 2

2,388 ,885

Mar .

985,345

720,898

62,222

958 ,794

2,006 ,361

Apr.

619,645

725,796

60 ,444

965,309

1,645,398

May

293,919

746,486

59,757

992,826

1,346,502

June

51,680

710,386

53,804

944,813

1,050,297

July

4,622

588,426

46,029

782,607

833,258

Aug .

1,382

426,188

33,147

566,830

601,359

Sept.

592,859

351,792

20,219

467,883

1,080,961

Oct.

2 ,532,50S

407,485

29,785

541,955

3,104,249

Nov .

2,693,398'

461,966

33,747

614,415

3,341,560

Dec .

2,575,096

519,~58

40,549

691,012

3,306,657

1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in

commercial storages . Farmer stock on net we ight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible g rade s ,

shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated) . 3/ Actual farmer s tock, plus roast ing

roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1 .33 . 4 / Beginning in Feb ., shelled edible grades

include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis usi ng c onv e r s i on

factors of 1 .08 and 1 .1 2 respectively .

COLD STORAGE STOCKS, UNITED STATES DECEMBER 31, 1988

Commodi ty

I Dec . 31, 1987

Nov. 30, 198 8

Dec . 31, 1 988

1 ,000 Pounds

Bu t t er

14 3,212

226 , 312

213,386

Che ese , Nat u r a l

457 , 124

3 64, 6 60

380,21 6

Eggs , Frozen

17,274

17, 94 8

19,783

Fruits , Frozen

855,19 2

1 ,011,8 21

938, 295

Frui t J ui c es , Fr ozen

987,863

989,750

1 ,15 7 ,95 0

Meats, Red

623,108

704 ,01 9

704,08 3

Beef, Frozen

288,65 1

300,469

305 ,359

Pork , Frozen

285,471

363,703

357,380

Po ultry , Frozen

501,497

510 , 300

456 ,973

Turkeys, Frozen

282 , 442

304 ,342

252,428

Vegetables, Frozen

2,098,3 96

1,833,895

1,677 ,708

Potatoes , Frozen

88 2,560

1,046, 27 6

988 , 730

Peanuts, Shelled

3 27,458

286,341

324,049

Peanuts , In Shell

16, 463

15,876

18,032

Pecans, Shelled

23,168

16,883

21,305

Pecans, In Shell

64,737

26, 357

83,950

Percent of

Dec 19 87 Nov . 1 98 L

Perc en t

149

94

83

104

115

110

1 10

93

11 7

117

113

10 0

106

102

125

98

91

90

89

83

80

91

112

94

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110

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DOCUMENTS

UGA LIBRARIES

GEORGIA HO NEY PRODUCTI ON AND PRICE UP

u.s. HO NEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE DOWN

Ho ne y p r od u c t io n in 1988 fr om p roduce rs wi th 5 o r more hi ves t o t aled 4 .7 mill ion pound s, u p 3 per c ent fro m 19 8 7. The r e we r e 115 thous and col onies p roduc i ng honey , down 4 percent f r om l a st y ear. Yi eld per co lony average d 4 1 . 0 pounds , up f r om 38 .0 pou nds i n 19 87. Producer ho n e y stocks totaled 283 t hou sand pounds on December 15 . P r ices f o r the 1988 hone y c r op a v e r a g e d 55 . 0 c e n t s p er pound, up 1.0 cen t s from the 19 8 7 p r i c e of 54.0 cent s per pound.

Ho ney product io n i n 1988 from p r o d u c e r s with 5 or more h ives to taled 212 mill ion pounds , down 7 percent from 1987 . There we r e 3 .2 million colon ies producing t he honey, d own s l ight l y from 19 8 7 . Colo n i e s that p roduced honey i n mo r e than one s t a te we r e cou nted in e ac h stat e , a nd yiel ds may be und e rst at ed . Yiel d per c olony a v e r a g ed 6 6 . 4 p ound s, d own from 71.1 pou n ds i n 19 87 . S to cks we r e 3 1 .2 million pounds o n Decembe r 15 . Some sta tes ha d e xce l le n t produc tion wh i l e product ion in o t her states s uffered f r om drough t a nd disease.

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DRONE BEE

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Pr ices for the 1988 honey crop averaged

50. 1 cents per pound , down 0 .2 cents from

t he 1987 price o f 50.3 cents per pound .

Prices are based on sales to private

processors and co-ops, and on retail

sales by producers.

All government

payments and loans are excluded from the

honey prices published in this report .

Item

COLONIES OF BEES, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1987-1988

Gear

United

1 1987

1988

Colonies of Bees,

1 ,000 Colonies

120

115

3,190

Yield per Colony ,

Pounds

38

41

7 1.1

Honey Produc tion,

1 , 000 Pounds

4 ,560

4,715

226 ,782

Stocks Dec . 15 ,

1,000 Pounds

502

Avg. Price Per Pound ,

283

32 ,987

Dollars

0 .540

0 .550

3/0.503

Va lue of Hone y

Production , 1,000

Dollars

2, 4 62

2,593

113,730

1/ ReVised . 2/ Preliminary. 3 / Weighted by reported sales.

AGRICULTURALSTATISTICIANAND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

3 ,186 66 .4
211,511 31 ,172
3/0.501
107 ,161

FARM WAGES AVERAGED $ 5 . 2 0 FOR JANUARY I N THE SOUTHEAST
There were 103,000 farm workers in the southeast region during the week of January 8-14, 1989. Self-employed farm workers accounted f6r 55 ,000 of the total, along with 12,000 unpaid workers, and 36,000 workers were hired directly by farm operators.

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hour. Fie l d wo r k e r s r ecei ved an average $4.41 per hour, while livestock workers earned $5.19. Supervisors were paid $8.31 per hour and other workers earned $5.09.
Self-employed farm operators wo r k e d a n average of 29 .9 hours dur ing the week. Unpaid workers averaged 35 .7 hours and hired employees wo r k e d 34.3 hours.

Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.20 per hour during the January 1989, survey week . Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.11 per

RATES, JANUARY 8-14,

I All Hired

Field

Wor kers I

Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Nor theast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii

5.20 6.04 5. 29 4.74 4.62 5.15 5.19 4 .63 5 .43 ' 5 .68 5 .46 '
4 .94 4 .87 5.16 5.04 6.12 6.22 8 .03

4 .41 5.66 4 .59 4.33 4.48 5 .75 5.12 4 .49 5.12 5.62 6 .21 4 .15 5.82 4.64 4 .68 5.50 5.70 7 .57

U.S.

5 .51

5 .33

5.19 4.77 4. 92 4 .71 4 .03 4 .52 4.13 4.21 4 .79 5.30 4.94 4 .85 4 .43 4.92 4.57 6 .04 5.80
3/
4 .83

8.49

Other
per Hour 5.09 7.08 6.25 6 .06 3/ 5.81 6 .59 5 .93 5.38 3/ 6 .16 5.21 3/ 5.98 6 .78 6.56 8.28 7.52
6 .47

Hourl y
5 .11 4.86 4 .52 4 .50 4 .05 5.2 2 5.32 4.94 4.90 5.03 5 .39 4 .45 4.86 5.01 4.77 5 .43 5 .64 7.58
5 .14

5 . 20 7.21
3/ 5 .59
3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6.97 6 .65 3/
6 .76

Other
5 . 30 7 .2 7 6 .1 4 5.07 5 .40 5 .02 5.05 4.31 6 .30 6 .59 5.52 5 .38 4 .87 5.33 5 .42 7 .20 7.49 10.27
5.84

Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II '
Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 8-14, 198 9

All Farm Workers

BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1 /

I
I
I Unpaid

I

Hired

i
i

Hired Workers

I E:.~,=-<; t e d to be Emp)o y'-e d

, 1 5 0 Days [149 Da ys

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Thou-

Thou- Hours Thou- Hours Thou- Hours

- - Th o u s a n ds - -

sands

sands

sands

sands

103

55

29.9

12

35 .7

36

34 .3

28

8

93

20 ' 2 5 . 0

3

35 . 2

70

38 .8

54

16

74

46

25 .0

7

30.1

21

31.6

17

4

14 9

100

24.7

18

32.7

31

37.3

20

11

108

72

25 .5

9

28.8

27

36 .0

24

3

85

34

47 .4

14

36 .1

37

41.4

29

8

125

62

39.5

28

29.5

35

39 .2

27

8

255

147

4 3.9

55

33 .7

53

36 .6

44

9

227

144

31.0

32

30.7

51

38.3

39

12

187

131

34 .6

29

35.9

27

30 .7

20

7

190

131

37 .6

35

36.4

24

42.4

20

4

242 '

158

29.3

35

27.6

49

33. 9

36

13

74

49

27.0

12

30.8

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43 . 2

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1

52

26

34 .2

7

23 .2

19

40.9

16

3

46

11

27 .0

22

35.1

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46 .9

12

1

84 '

46

26.9

8

38 .1

30

38.4

23

7

216

50

34 .3

10

36 .3

156

38 .9

113

43

12

2

24.8

1

31 .9

9

37 .7

8

1

U.S.

2,322

1,284

32 . 8

337

32.8

701

37 .9

542

159

1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Regions consist of the following : Northeast I : CT,

ME,MA,NH,NY,RI ,VT. Northeast II : DE,MD,NJ,PA . Appalachian I : NC,VA . Appalach ian II : KY,TN,WV.

Southeast : AL,GA,SC. Lake : MI,MN,WI ; Cornbel t I:IL,IN,OH; Cornbelt II :IA,MO; Delta: AR,LA,MS.

Northern Plains : KS,NE,ND,SD . Southern Plains: OK,TX . Mountain I : ID ,MT,WY . Mountain II: CO,

NV,UT . Mountain III : AZ,NM . Pacific : OR,WA . 3 / Insufficient data .

2

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 2 PERCENT
cattle and calves on feed Febr ua ry 1 , 19 89 for slaughter marke t in t he 7 states prepar i ng mont hl y est imates t ota led 7.70 million head , down 2 percent f r om a y e ar ago but u p 5 percent fro m Fe brua r y 1 , 1987 .
Ma rketing s o f fe d c a t t le during J anuary to ta led 1 . 67 milli on , 5 p e rce n t b e l ow last year a n d 7 p er c en t below Januar y t wo years ago .

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during January totaled 1.71 million, up 3 percent from last year and u p 8 percent f r om January 1987. Net placements of 1.61 million for January are 3 percent above last year and 10 percent above 1987 .
Ot h e r di s a p p ear an ce tota led 1 0 4 thousand head, c ompared wi th 106 thous and during January 1988 and 127 thousand dur i ng January 1987.

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMB ER ON FEED, PLAC EMENTS, MARKETINGS , AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,

7 STATES , JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1

1989 as %

1988

1989

of 1988

On Feed, Januar y 1 1/

9 ,066

7,765

96

Pl a c e d on Fe ed dur ing January

1,663

1,711

103

Fed Cattle Ma rke t ed dur ing Janua ~y

1 ,7 54

1,672

95

other Disappearance dur ing January 2/

106

104

98

On Feed Feb r uary 1 1/

7,869

7,700

98

1/ Cattle and cal ves on feed a r e ani mals f ~~ slaughter market being fed a full

rat ion of grain or other concentrates and a re expec ted to produce a carcass that

wi l l grade se lec t o r b e tte r. 2/ I ncl udes 1 e a t h losses , movement from feedlots to

pastu re s a nd sh ipme n ts to o the r feedlots f o r f urther fe e d i ng.

Month

U.S. FARM -RAISED CATFISH, 1987-1989

QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS

REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U S IMPORTS

Average Price

Round Weiqht Processed

Paid to

Monthl v

I Cumulative

Producers 1/

1 9 8 8 i 1989 I 19 8 8 I 198 9

1988 I 1989

- - Thousand Pounds

Dols . per Pound

Imports
of Catfish 2 /
1987 I 19 8 8
Thous. Pounds

Jan.

26,0 18

Feb.

27,7 8 6

Ma r.

28,179

Ap r .

20,8 05

May

20,35 1

J une

22,839

J Ul y

2 3, 6 8 7

Aug.

26, 9 41

Sept .

24 ,611

Oct.

26, 221

Nov.

25 ,037

~ec.

22,63 4

1/ Prices paid to

furnished by U.S .

26 ,948

26,018

53,80 4

81 ,983

102,788

123,139

145,978

169,665

196 , 606

221, 2 17

24 7 ,4 3 8

272 ,475

295 , 109

p rodu c ers f or fish

Bur e a u of Census .

26,948
delivered 3

. 68

.78

.72

. 75

.75

.75

.78

. 80

. 80

.79

. 79

. 78

.78

to processing

583 1,241
256 1 ,012
688 301 624 570 622 642
76 464 plant. 2/

451 50 8 577 217 1,015
26 724 414 669 674 388 182 Data

JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES)
Milk production in the 21 selected states totaled 10 .5 billion pounds, 3 percent above production in these same states in January 1988 . Production per cow in the 21 selected states ~veraged 1 ,220 pounds for January, 43 pounds more than January 1988.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 selected states was 8 :58 million head, 5 thousand head above December 1988, but 90 thousand head below January 1988.

During the October-December 1988 period, I

the 21 selected states produced 85.0

percent of the U.S. production.

If

producers in the remaining 29 states not

surveyed February 1 followed the same

production pattern as the 21 states, then

the U.S. production would be 12.3 billion '

pounds for January .

MILK COWS AND MILK

1988
8,667
1,177 10 205 yet resh.

U.s. LIVESTOCK OUTLOOK FOR 1989 1/

CATTLE - U.S. beef production likely will decline 7 percent in 1989, to the lowest level since 1980. The biggest impact on total beef supplies should come from sharply reduced fed cattle slaughter.

DAIRY

Milk production in early 1989

will be near a year earlier . If feed

prices decline next summer, output is

likely to strengthen.

HOGS - Commercial pork production likely will rise above 1988 in the first half of the year, .bu t fall below in the second half . For the year, production may show little change from 1988.

POULTRY AND EGGS

Broi ler and turkey

production are forecast to continue

rising in 1989, based on expectations of

positive net returns . Egg production i s

expected to keep declining as producers

continue adjusting to we a k e n i n g demand

and negative net returns . Broiler pr ices

will decline slightly , while turkey and

table egg prices rise.

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture output will

expand modestly in 1989 . New facilities

should increase catfish output by 3.5

percent, with supplies remaining tight.

1/ Agricultural Outlook , January-February 1989, Economic Research Service, USDA.

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HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Prices Received Cold Storage Peanut Stocks

U. S . EGG PROD UCTIO N DOWN 5 P ERCENT
Laying floc k s i n t h e Unit e d States produced 5 . 72 bill i on eggs du r i ng January 19 89 , d own 5 p e rcen t from the 6.0 3 b il l i on produced a yea r ago. Production i nc l ud ed 5.02 billion table eggs and 703 million hatching eggs .

GEORGIA EGG PRODUC TIO N DOWN 4 PERCENT

Georgia ' s layi ng fl o c ks pr odu c ed 369

mi lli on egg s du r i ng J anua ry 19 8 9 , 4

per ce n t

les s

t ha n J anua ry 1988.

Produc ti on c onsi s t e d o f 258 mi llio n table

eggs and 111 million ha tching eggs.

20 STATE EGG PROD UCTIO N DOW N 5 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4 .79 billion eggs during January 1989, down 5 percent from a year ago. Production included 4 .19 billion table eggs and 604 million hatching eggs .

NUMBER

Hatching Table Total Georgia

6,15 8 12 , 640 18,798

Hatching

33 ,407

Table

205,57 7

Total 20 States 238,984

Hatching Table Total U.S.

38,195 247,280 285,475

6 ,000 1 1, 8 4 2 17,842 32,684 194,141 226,825 37,837 233,696 271,533

GEORGIA

1 ,835

1 ,857

2,161

2,179

2,053

2,068

20 STATES

1,850

1,848

2,161

2,158

2,117

2,113

UNITED STATES

1,856

1,858

2,152

2,147

2,113

2,107

113 273 386 618 4,442 5,060 709 5,322 6,031

111 258 369 604 4,189 4,793 703 5,018 5,721

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 /, DECEMBER

Item

I Dec. 1988

% of I

year Jan. 21

aa

1989

s --

Young Chickens

Georg~a
United States Mature Chickens

57,642 419,496

58,310 407,047

101

64,034

700,215

707,604 101

97 460 ,566 4,972 ,423 5,109,125 103

L~ght Type U.S.

15,938

Heavy Type U.S .

3,188

Total 0.5.

19,126

~Teortcael ntA

ll Types, Condemned

Ga

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4 ,063

12 ,864 3,1 15
15 ,979 3,866

81

13,082

98

4 ,372

84

17,454

95

4,355

155,938 41 ,987
197,925 38,828

147,293

94

42,701 102

189,994

96

40,318 104

oung Ch~ckens

VGeorgia UnEi'teedderSatlalytes~nspected

1.6 2.0 slaughter

1.6 2.0 data as

rogram. Current month data estimated by

collected by Meat and Market News Service.

1.5

1.6

1 .8

1.8

Poultry Inspect~on

21 Prel iminary .

25,213 375, 190
30,802

25,668 399 ,558
32,558

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIANAND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

% of Year A99102 106 106

GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP, EGG-T YPE DOWN
The January hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 71.7 million, was 6 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during January total~d 0.8 million, 41 percent less than the~previous year.

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U.S. BROIL ER HATCH UP , EGG ~TY'P E HATCH

DOWN

Egg-type chicks hatched during January 1989 totaled 26.6 million, 10 percent less than January 1988. The January hatc~o~_ broiler-type chicks , at 481 mi llion, ' was 4 percent above January last year.

POULTRY HATCHIN G AND PLACEMENT--DECEMBER

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Domesl~c TO.S.) 1/

Bro~ er 'type

3 ,389

4,150

3,820

113

Egg Type

145

178

142

98

Ch~cks Hatched

Br o ~ l e r Type

Georgia

67,759

72,671

71,659

106

United States

464 ,527

487,540

481,284

104

Egg TYI?e

Georg~a

1,377

754

8 07

59

United States

29 ,472

27,041

26,614

90

Turkeys

Pou l t s Placed

U.S .

22,307

20,030

23,149

104

1/ Reported by lead~ng breeders, ~ncludes expected pullet reI?lacements from egg -s- -

s o l d during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet ch~cks per 30 dozen case

of eggs.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP

Commercial red meat product ion in Georgia totaled 27.4 mi llIon p ounds dur Ing January 1989 , up 6 percent from January 1988.

Commercial red meat production for t he United States i n January 1989 t otaled 3 .27 b ill ion pounds, up 1 percent from January 1988.

The number of ca tt le slaughtered by com merc ia l p lants in Georg ia d ur i ng January 1989 was 17 . 7 thousand, up 5 percent from a year earl ier . The t o t a l live we ig ht was 1 6 . 3 mil l ion oounds wi t h an average li ve weig ht o f 92 ~ pounds per head. There were 103.4 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia 's commerc ial plants during January . This is 7 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 24 .7 mill~on pounds with an average live weight of 239 pounds per head .

Beef production at 1 . 90 billion pounds was down 3 percent. Head killed was 2.79 mi l lion, down 5 percent and the average live weight was 1,147 pounds. Pork production tota l i ng 1 . 31 b ill i on pounds, was 5 percent mo r e than l a s t year . Hog kill at 7 . 3 3 mi l l ion h e a d lncreased 5 percent and the a verage live weight was 249 pounds.

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Cal ves

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52 ,697

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COMMERCIAL

RED MEAT AND LARD PROD UC TION:

January

1988

I

M~Il~on Pounds

1,946

32

1,244

24

3,245

73

ress we~g s

rendered por k

2

UNITED
1989

STATES WITH COMPARISONS I I

-
-- -- -.J

1o9Sf 9 19as8 8 %

Pe rce n t

97

100

105

113

101

105

ami na r y arc

GE ORGIA PRI CES RECE I VED
~ h e Georgia P r i c es Rec eived h l l Co mmo d i~y ; nde x for February wa s 13 3 per c e n: o ~ t he i97 7 averag e , 2 points (O. ? perce nt ) bel oW the p r e vious month , bu t 12 points ( 9 . 9 percen t ) above a yea r ago . Lower pri ces for corn , c o t t on , c ot t ons e ed , ~ o ybeans, bar r ows and g i l t s , b r o i l e r s, a nd tab le egg s we r e par tia l l y o ff s e t by higher pr i c es f o r sows, bee f cat tle , ca l v e s and o th e r ch i ckens . Hat c h i ng e ggs and mil k pri ces were u nc hang e d fr om t he previous mont h.

U. S. PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX DOWN 1 POINT
The February All Farm Products I nde x o f Pr ices Received by farmers de c r ea s e d 1 po int (0.7 percent ) from January to 148 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Lower prices for soybeans, lettuce, milk, and corn were partially offset by higher prices for tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes, and hay. The index was 18 points (14 percent) above a year ago .

commo dity

Winter Wh e at

S / Bu .

*

*

*

2 .75

4 .03

4 . 03

Oats

S / Bu .

1.8 4

2 .5 2

2. 33

Co r n

S / Bu .

2 .3 9

3 . 36

3 . 18

1.83

2 .60

2.5 4

Cotton

Ct . /Lb .

55 .0

:,3 . 9

1 / 5 3. 3

!)"/ . 0

sa , 9

1/ 53 . 1

Cotto nseed 21

SITon

102 .00

137 . 00

125 . 00

'1'/.0 0

1 11'; . 00

106 .00

To b acc o

Ct . /Lb.

H I. O

~ !j (J . 0

3i 15 2 . 5

Soybe ans
Peanuts
All Ha y, ba led 21

S/Bn . Ct. /Lb . S/ Ton

6 . 20

7. 65

7.0 f*

5 .96 64 . 60

7 . f.~ tj
. r i :~
91 .2 0

7 .2 3 9 3 .70

Mi l k Cows , 4 / 5 /

S /Hea d

1,000 .00

Ho g s

S/Cwt .

43 . 70

39. 40

39.2 0

45 . 80

40 . 90

40 . 00

S o ws

S/ Cwt .

3 4.5 0

29 .9 0

31 . 2 C

3 5.2 0

32 .1 0

33 .20

Barrows & Gi l ts

S /Cwt.

44.3 0

40. 5 0

39 .80

46. 70

4 1. 80

40.7 0

Beef Catt le 6 /

S/Cwt .

64 .60

59 . 20

61 .9 0

6 7.4 0

70 .60

70.7 0

Cows 71

S / Cwt .

4 8. 0 0

47 .40

4 9.. 30

48. 70

47 .50

49 . 50

Steers & He if ers Ca lves

S /Cwt. S/Cwt.

73.80 85 .50

73.90
86 . i o

7 4 .50 88.8 0

71 .40
9~. 6 0

75 .90 92 .80

75. 80 93 .90

All Mi l k

S / Cwt .

14. 10

15 .10

3 /15 .1 0

1::' . 3 0

13. 4 0

3 / 1 3. 1 0

Tu r k eys 21

Ct . /Lb .

:Z 9 . 0

3':) . 4

38 .3

Ch i cke n s

Ct . / Lb .

4 .3

2 /15 .4

19 .9

Com' l Br o i lers 8 / Ct. /Lb .

23 . C

3 4 .0

3 /33. 0

25 .7

35 .3

3 ':35.~

Egg s , Al l 9 /

Ct . /D o =.

52 .1

2 / S1.1

77 .9

46.9

2 / 63 . 9

Tabl e

Ct . j Doz .

34. 4

2 /55. 6

49 . 9

37. 6

2/5 6. 2

53.7

Ha tc hing

Ct . /Do z . 100 .0 2 /150 . 0

15 0 . C__~__~ _

I I First h alf of mon t h. 2 / Mi d - mont h pri ce . 31 En t ire ~on th . 41 An imals s e l d f or d a i r y

h e r d replace me nt onl y. 5 1 Pr ices es ti mated quart er ly. 6 / "Cows" and "st ee rs and he if er s "

combined with allowan ce wh e r e ne ces s a r y f or slaughter b u l l s . 7 / In c l ude s d a i ry c o ws so ld

for slaughter . 81 Li veweigh t equ iva lent pr i ce f o r Ge or g i a. 91 Average 0 f a l l egg s sol d

by farmers inc lUd i n g ha tching eggs sold at re tail . * Insufficient sa l es.

INDEX NUMBE Jan.

RSI--GEO

RGIA Feb.

AND

UN ITED

STATES Jan.

Fe o .

1977=10C
l;eorg~a

1988

I

1988

1989

198 9

Pr~ces Received

All Commodi ties

Crops

ULn~ytset kd.

& Products
States

1 21 122 12 1

121 125 117

135 * 123* 144

P'r~ces Rece~ved Pr~ces Pa id 'Ratio 3 /
,~a n. 1988 P r l ce s

Fa l d

131 16 5
79 I nde x.

2;

J an .

130 1 /165
79 1989 Pr l ces

149 175
85 Pa~d I ndex .

1 33 12 1 14 3 148 2 /1 75
85 3 / Ratl o 0 ::

nd Rat

e e

x s

.

of

*PRr iecveisse

Re d.

c

e

i

ve

d

to

Ind ex o f

Prices Pa id,

Inte rest,

Taxe s

and Farm Wag e

vhare,~GaEbe.loeSrgnfrioiapmeFsaG,rSmetoaRrtgeei,apSotAarg1t in(sI.tScicSuiN~anu-Qr.a7Sl 4Se4cta7otn2is8dtOicc)slaisSsspeluvpboiclsiest.ahgSee1deppsaehriednnia-smt FAoetnhdteehnriaysl,bBGyuatih.ldeSinuGgbe,soScrnguipiatteioA3ng2rf0iec.euAl$ttu1h0reanlpsSe, rtGaytaies.ati3crs0ex6Sc1ee3rp.vtiTcferee.leeSpttoehpodnhaeetan(sc4o0Fn4et)d5rie4br6uatl2oBr2sU3.6ildS. iunbgs.cArltphetlonns.iGnfao.rm3Ga6ti103'1~I
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Commodity

COLD STORAGE STOCKS,
I Jan . 31, 1988

Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen 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

157,333 453,827
18,293 790 ,159 1,224,147 664 ,637 316,354 291,453 489,094 261,800 1,886 ,081 898 ,192 363,192
20,542 26 ,266 98,574

246 ,209 394,104 -- 19 , 3 8 6 834,339 1,386,726 746,795 317,657 379 ,007 453,679 257,016 1,480,415 894,050 350,005
19 ,348 ' 25 , 368 112,384

198b

Month Endinq

1988

Jan .

1,801 ,807

551 ,778

37,157

7 3 3 ,865

2,57 2,82 9

Feb.

1 ,469 ,683

4 /650,8~4

53 ,540

865 ,662

2, 388,885

Mar .

985 ,345

720,898

62,222

958 ,794

2,006,36 1

Apr.

619,645

725 ,796

60 ,444

965 ,309

1,645,398

May

293,919

746,486

59,757

992 ,826

1,346,502

June

51,680

710,386

53,804

944,813

1,050,297

July

4,622

588,426

46,029

782,607

833,258

Aug .

1,382

426,188

33,147

566,830

601,359

Sept .

592,859

351,792

20,219

467,883

1,080 ,961

Oct.

2 ,532,509

407,485

29,785

54 1 ,955

3,104,249

Nov.

2,693,398

461,966

33,747

614,415

3 ,341,560

Dec.

2,562,630

518,271

40,447

689,300

3,292,377

1989

Jan.

2,226,881

562,625

50,218

748,291

3 ,025,390

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. 4 / Beginning in Feb., shelled edible grades include

blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of

1 .08 and 1.12 respectively.

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HI GHLIG HTS Mo n t h ly Poultr y

~ ilJlrg~R IESJ .S . EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 8 PERCENT

Month l y Livesto c k Slaught er Annua l Livestock Sl a ughter Mil k P r o d u c t i o n cat t l e on Fe e d

La y i n g fl ocks i n the Un it e d S t a t e s produc ed 5. 17 b illi on eggs du ring Feb r u ar y 19 89 , d own 8 p e r c e n t from t he 5. 65 billion produc e d a year ago.

catfish

Cold St o r age

20 STATE EGG PRODUCT I ON DOWN 9 PERCENT

GEORGIA EGG PRODU CTI ON DOWN 7 PERCENT

Geo r gia 's la yi n g f locks prod uced 3 36

mi llion e g gs during Fe b ru ar y 1989 , 7

percent

les s than Fe br ua r y 1988.

Producti o n co nsist ed o f 233 mi ll i o n table

eggs a nd 10 3 mi ll i o n ha t c hing egg s.

La y i n g f lo~k s i n t h e 20 sta t es produce d 4 .3 1 bi l lion eggs du r i ng February 1989 , down 9 per cen t from a year ago . Producti on inc luded 3.7 5 b ill ion tabl e e g g s a nd 5 6 1 mi llion hatch ing e ggs .

GEORGIA

Hat ching

6,000

5, 9 60

1 , 789

1 ,722

10 7

103

Table

12 ,701

11 ,816

2 , 0 07

1,974

255

23;3

Total Ge o rgia

18 ,70 1

17, 776

1,936

1,890

362

336

Hat ching

33,096

Table

2 04,6 04

To t a l 2 0 S tates 23 7,700

3 3,09 4 193,409 226, 503

20 STATES

1,768

1,6 95

2, 0 33

1,938

1 , 9 96

1 , 9 02

58 5 4, 159 4 ,7 4 4

56 1 3 ,74 8 4, 309

Ha t c h i ng Ta b l e To t a l U .S .

38 , 049 24 5 , 8 1 8 28 3 ,867

3 8 ,4 38 23 3 , 43 6 27 1, 8 7 4

UN ITE D ST ATE S

1 , 769

1, 6 9 6

2 , 02 6

1 , 937

1,99 1

1,9 03

673 4 , 980 5,653

652 4 , 5 21 5 ,173

It em

I ,; -eo:-v -- COMMERCIA L POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 / , J ANUARY 1988 -198 9 - FEBRUARY 1 989

i~~8

J

l'~-~ ;- - I

%----of- - -
yea r a~o

1989

~u san d s

-

n ous afiCIS

Youn g Chic ke ns

Geo r gia

54 , 8 7 7

61 ,05 3

111

55, 9 24

United States

410 ,2 7 1

43 2, 065

105

3 78 ,4 6 1

Mat ur e Chi ckens

Light Ty p e, U.S .

13,574

11 , 916

88

11,320

He avy Type, U.S.

3 ,82 3

3,999

105

3, 39 4

To ta l O.S.

17 , 39 7

1 5 , 9 15

91

14, 714

To t a l All Ty pes, Ga.

3,446

4 , 15 6

121

3,391

Percent Cond emned

Yo u n g Ch i c kens

Georgia

1.9

1. 7

United States

2 .4

2.1

rp7 E'ederal ly lnspe cted slaugh ter da ta as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspectlon

rogram. Current month da ta estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary .

Item

EGGS I N INCUBATORS , MA RCH I , 198 8-1989 UNITED STATES

ChiCkens

Thousands

Egg Type BrOiler Type Lurkeys, All Breeds

31,213 393,442
32,123

26,394 411 ,051
33 , 869

% of Year Ago . 85 104 105

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP, EGG-TYPE DOWN

The February hatch of broiler-type

chicks, at 66 .3 million, was ' 5 percent

more than a year earlier .

Egg-type

chicks hatched during February totaled

1.0 million, 45 percent less than the

previous year.

U.S. BROILER HATCH UP, EGG-TYPE HATCIi DOWN
Egg-type chicks hatched during February 1989 totaled 27.2 million; 4 percent less than February 1988. The ' February hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 443 million, was 3 percent above February last year.

Item

POULTRY Feb . 1988
17
4,038 159

3,820 142

PLACEMENT--FEBRUARY 1988-1989

Feb. 1989

J of
year a0

Jan . thru Feb.

r9S

I 19S9

nousandS--

3,963

98

199

125

7,427 .3 0 4

7,783 341

% of ~ year ago 105 112

62,958 71,659

66,288 105

431,724 481,284

442,816

103

1,773

807

968

55

28,468 26,614

27,191

96

130,717 896,251
3,150 57,940

137,947 106

924,100

103

1,775

56

53,805

93

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 27.0 mill~on pounds dur~ng February 1989, up 10 percent from February 1988. The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during February r989 was 13.9 thousand, down 19 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 13.5 million pounds with an average live weight of 97~ pounds per head. There were 110.9 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during February. This is 23 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 26.6 million pounds with an average live weight of 240 pounds per head.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States in February 1989 totalec 3.00 billion pounds, down 2 percent frot February 1988. Beef production at 1.74 billion poun& was down 5 percent. Head kill was 2.~ million, down 7 percent and the avera~ live weight was 1,132 pounds. Pork production totaling 1.20 billim pounds was up 2 percent. Hog kill ~ 6.79 million head increased 2 percent am the average live weight was 247 pounds.

S ecies
& Lambs States

17 .1 0.9
90.2 0.1

13.9 1.5
110.9 0 .1

81

923

974

15,814

13,504

167

329

367

303

553

123

241

240

21,789

26,575

100

97

102

6

7

1,118 1,132

257

263

247

247

124

126

er commerc~a

2,908,725 47,459
1,677,823 563

Kind

~ I -- COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1 /_

'e brUa r y

rg-g-g-a~

I.

1988

I

1989

.

of 1988

Percent

Beef

1,829

1,744

95

Veal

32

28

88

Pork

1,184

1,204

102

Lamb &. Mut-ton

26

27

104

Total Red Meat

3,071

3,003

98

Lard 2/

73

71

dress we~ghts and exclUdes farm slaughter.

27 Prel~m~na9r7y la~

rendered pork fat.

2

5peci es
cattle calves Hogs l1eep

ANNUAL COMMERCIAL LIVESTO CK , SLAUGHT~~R GEO-_R._ GI- A - A- ND-- U- N-I- TE- D-S-T- A-T-E- S ~ 1988

I

Georaia

United States

Number

Average

Total

Number

Average

Total

of \ Head

Li ve Weiaht

I Live Weiaht

of Head

Live Weicht

Live Weiaht

1,000

Pounds

1 ,000 Lbs.

1,000

Pounds

1,000 Lbs.

203 .4

924

187,999

35,078 .9

1,120

39,293,886

15.8

381

6,015

2',505 .8

258

646,286

1,195.7

240

286,656

87,794.6

249

21,838,367

1.0

102

98

5,293.0

124

653,710

FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES)

Milk production in the 21 selected states during February totaled 9.83 billion pounds, virtually the same as February
1988.

Production per cow in the 21 selected

states

averaged 1,148 pounds for

February, 13 pounds more than February

1988.

The number of cows on farms in the 21 selected states was 8.56 million head, 15 thousand less than January 1989 and 95 thousand head below February 1988.

During .the October-December 1988 period,

the 21 selected states produced 85.1

percent of the U.S. production.

If

producers in the remairiing 29 states not

surveyed March 1 followed the same

production pattern as the 21 states, then

the U.S. production would be 11.5 billion

pounds for February.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1988-1989

I tern

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No. Milk Cows on Farms 1 /

Tho~s. Head

8,657

8,562

99

Milk Production per Cow 2 /

Pounds

1,135

1,148

101

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

9,822

9,830

100

1/ Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves .

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 1 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and cal ves on feed March 1, 1989, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.66 million head, up 1 percent from a year ago and up 7 percent from March 1, 1987.
Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1 .51 million , down 2 percent from last year but up 2 percent from two years ago.

year and up 10 percent from February 1987. This is the largest number of February placements since 1972, when the 7 state series began. Net placements of 1.47 million for February are 17 percent above last year and 10 percent above 1987.
Other disappearance totaled 115 thousand h e'a d , compared to 126 thousand during February 1988 and 105 thousand during February 1987.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during February totaled 1.59 million, up 15 percent from last

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

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1989

of 1988

1,000 Head

On Feed, February 1 1 /

7,869

7;700

98

Placed on Feed during February

1,379

1,585

115

Fed Cattle Marketed during February

1,535

1,509

98

Other Disappearance during February 2/

126

115

91

On Feed March 1 1 /

7,587

7,661

101

1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full

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Wlll grade select or better. 2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to

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26,0 18 27,78 6 28, 1 79 20 ,805 20, 3 5 1 22,8 3 9 23 ,68 7 26 ,9 4 1 24, 6 11 26, 2 2 1 25,03 7 22,6 3 4

I mp o r ts of
Ca t f i s h 2 / 1 9 8 8 I 1 g-g-gThou s . Pou n Qs~

26 , 948

2 6 ,0 18

28 ,55 9

53 ,80 4

81,9 8 3

102, 78 8

123,139

145,97 8

169 ,6 65

196 , 60 6

22 1 ,2 17

247 ,43 8

27 2 ,4 75

295 ,1 0 9

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26, 94 8 5 5, 507
de I ~ v e r e d

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.7 8

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. 78

. 75

.75

.75

.78

. 80

. 80

. 79

.79

. 78

.78

to process ~ ng

451 50 8 577 217 1 ,015
26 724 41 4 669 6 74 388 182
plant. 2/

5 88 Da t a

Co mmo d i t

COLD STORAG E STOCK S Feb . 29,
1988

Bu tter Ch e e s e, Nat u r al Eg g s, Frozen Fr u i t s , Froz e n Frui t Jui ces, Fr oz e n Meat s, Red
Be ef, F ro zen Pork, Froze n Poultry , Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vege tab les , Frozen Po t ato es , Frozen Peanuts , Shel led Pea nuts, In Sh e l l Pecans, Shelled Pecans , In She ll

198,8 51 4 4 8 , 3 43
18,321 72 7,3 51 1,391,454 689 ,474 325 ,3 57 308,162 54 8,95 6 321 ,515 1 ,684,048 977 ,70 7 404 , 65 3
23,940 30, 121 107,6 56

UN ITE D STATES FEBRUA RY 28 19 8 9

I J a n . 31, 1 989

Feb . 28 , 1989

1,000 Pounds

246 ,64 4

3 11, 814

395,265

403,724

1 9,669

19 ,435

834 , 477

747,527

1,4 19 , 6 5 2

1 , 650,8 90

7 44, 979

760 ,582

3 15, 137

312 ,2 0 8

3 8 0, 5 11

395 , 88 6

462 , 307

452,112

26 2,54 2

26 4 ,962

1 , 475 , 678

1, 3 2 8 , 6 8 6

927,447

95 0 , 9 17

34 9 ,9 84

365, 7 45

19 , 30 0

24,236

25 , 3 6 8

31 ,704

11 2 ,384

117 , 529

Perc e nt o f

Feb . 1988 Jan . 198 9

Pe r cent

1 57

126

90

10 2

106

99

1 03

90

119

116

110

102

96

99

128

104

82

98

82

1 01

79

90

97

1 03

90

1 05

101

126

105

125

109

105

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DOCUMENTS

HIGHLIGHTS prospective Plantings

UGA LIBRARIES

Hog Inventory and Pig Crop

Agricultural Prices

Peanut Stocks

TOBACCO UP 8 PERCENT Tobacco growers are planning an increase of 3,000 acres or 8 percent, to 41,000 acres for 1989. Th~s is in response to an effective quota increase of 9 percent .

Grain Stocks

WHEAT UP 39 PERCENT

CROP PLANTINGS TO INCREASE IN 1989

Georgia farmers plan to

increase

plantings for several major crops in

1989, according to

a

March

1

survey. Acreage increases are planned

for soybeans, corn, t obacco , sorghum,

oats, and hay . Wh e a t a c re age seeded last

fall was also up significantl y. Ac reag e

planted to cotton a nd pea nuts is expec ted

to be down in 19 8 9 .

SOYBEAN ACREAG E UP 29 PERCENT

Soybean pr o du c e r s a r e plann i n g t o increase a c reage about 29 percen t fr om 1988 . I f thes e i n t e n t i o ns mat e r ia li ze , 1 , 200, 000 acres wil l be p l a n t ed , t he la rg e s t ac r e a g e s inc e 19 8 6 .

PEANUTS DOWN 2 PERCENT

Geo rg i a farme rs, as of Ma rc h 1, pl a n to plant 675 ,000 a c r e s of peanuts , a d rop o f 2 percent or 15, 000 acres fr om the 690 ,000 ac r es plan t ed i n 19 88 .

Acreage seeded to wheat, at 800,000 acres, is up 39 percent from the 1988 crop . This acreage ~s also 100,000 acres above the December 1, 1988 forecast, and the largest acreage since 1985.

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

Corn growers intend to plant 73.3 million

acres i n 1989, up 8 percent from last

year. Soybean planting intentions , at

61.7 million acres , are 5 percent above

1988. Sorghum producers intend to plant

11 . 8 mill~on acres this year, up 1 4

percent fr om 1988.

All

co tton

p r o s pect i v e pl ant ings for 1 9 89 t o t a l 1 1 . 0

mi l l ~ on a cre s , d own 1 2 pe rcent fr o m 1 9 8 8

p l ant e d acr es . Wi n t e r wh eat se eded a cres

are e s ti mat e d at 54.7 mi lli o n a cr es, u p

12 perc e nt f r om l a s t y ear. Pe a nut

p l an t~ng int e n tio ns total 1 . 6 4 mi l l ion

acr e s f or 19 89 , down 1 per cen t f r o m 198 8.

To ba cc o growe rs e xpec t to ha r vest 7 13

thousand a c r es o f a l l classes and t ypes

i n 1 98 9 . This e xceeds 19 88 b y 1 3 pe rc en t

and is 2 1 percen t g reat er t han 19 87 .

COTTON DOWN 1 4 PERCE NT

C9tt9n. prospec ti ve p lant i n g s s h ow a s~gn~f~cant d ro p o f 14 pe rc ent fro m last year to 300,000 a c res . Parti c i pati on in government p rograms a nd a weake r mar ke t outlook are so me of the r e a s o n s f o r th e planned reduction .

Crop

CORN ACREAGE UP 3 PERC ENT Corn plantings are expec ted to t o t a l 620,000 acres, an increase of 20,000 acres or 3 percent from 198 8 .

Cro Corn, All Cotton Hay, All 1/ Oats, 2/ Peanuts Sorghum, All SOYbeans Sweetpotatoes Tobacco 1/ Wheat 2 1/ Acreage

1989
1987
680 250 600
55 635 110 830 5.5
32 550

GEORGIA HOG I NVE NTORY UP 4 PERCENT

10 STATES INV ENTORY DOWN SLIGHT LY

Inventory of al l ho gs a n d pigs on Ge o r g i a farms o n Marc h 1 , 1 9 8 9, i s es t i ma t e d at 1,175 ,000 head, 4 p e rc e n t mor e t h a n a year ea rlier. Th i s i s the large s t Mar c h 1 inventory since 1984, but 3 5,000 head below the December 1, 19 88 level .
Hogs kept for breeding totaled 160,000 head, the same as March 1 a year ago. Marketing inventory, at 1,015,000, is 5 percent more than the previous year.
The December 1988-February 1989 pig crop is estimated at 471,000, 3 percent above a year ago. Sows far~owing during this period totaled 62,000 head, 3 percent more than the previous year. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.60, the same as a year earlier. Georgia producers intend to have 65,000 sows farrow during March-May 1989. If these intentions are realized, farrowings will be 4 percent less than the 68,000 farrowings during March-May 1988 . Producers are expecting 62,000 sows to farrow during June-August 1989, 11 percent below a year earlier.

The 10 quarte r l y s t a tes, wit h 41. 3 million head on Ma rch 1 , 19 8 9, were down s l igh t l y from a y ear ear l i e r . Thes e 10 s t a t es acc oun t f or a pproximately 79 pe r c en t o f the tot a l U. S . ~ og and pi g inventory, whil e the 16 maJo r s t a t es account for ne a r ly 92 p ercent o f the U.S. inventory.
The December 1988-February 1989 pig crop totaled 16.3 mi 11 ion head, 1 percent below the same period a year earlier. There were 2.09 million sows farrowed during the quarter, a decrease of 1 percent from last year. Sows farrowing averaged 7.79 pigs per litter, a new record high for the December-February period, co~pared with 7.77 last year and 7.75 two years ago. Excellent weather conditions during the period were credited for the high litter rates.
Intentions in the 10 quarterly states totaled 2 .45 million sows to farrow during March-May 1989. This is down 5 percent from actual farrowings last year . The June-August 1989 intentions, at 2 .26 million, are 4 percent below the June-August 1988 period.

U.S. HOG AND PIG INVENTORY UP SLIGHTLY

U.S . inventory of all hogs and pigs was e stimated at 5 2.5 mill io n hea d on March 1,

1989. The U .S . p ig crop for December 1988-February 1 9 8 9 totaled 20.8 mi l l i on h ead, :

perc to

ent have

be

low 3.19

1988 mi

1l ibount

7 percent above t he 1987 p ~g crop. U.S . h og p r o d u cers intenc so ws fa rrow d ur ing the March- May 198 9 p e r i o a , 3 p e rce n t b e l a.

t he act ual farro win9s a y ea r ago. F a rr ow~ng i n t e n t i ons f or t he J u n e - Augus t 1989

period o f 2.94 mi l l~ on s o ws, i s 4 pe rcen t below t he actua l f a r rowi ngs a year e arlier .

HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PI G CROP

_ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ A --.-_....::GE~::0:r7R.rG='_I;r AND 10 UART ERLY STATES 1 19 88 AN D 198.-::9;-:-=:

_

- I tem

lO S fat e:.::s'--_ _.,.-..,...,...."..,.,r-==---.",.-_ --1I-

--;-_--:::..e::=o-=r'--"'-:I:.:a;::.-,-~ 9~

I 1988 of 1988 ----------------L----"-='.:::..~rrn-c~:-;:;..:=: -......L-~~~~--...!---=--=:"';:-O::'i ."..,.r'-r:=-'~=-.l---;:;-;~ e rcent

March 1 Inventor y -XI I Hogs and PIgS
Kept f or Breeding Market

41,345 41 ,255

100

5,5 20

5 , 380

97

35,825 35 , 8 75

100

1,125

1 ,175

10 4

160

160

100

96 5

1 , 01 5

10 5

Mar ket H O~ S and Pi gs by WeI~h Gro ups Onder 0 Pou nds 60-119 Pounds 120- 179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over

13,875 13,680

99

8 ,530

8 ,598

101

7 ,435

7,4 75

101

5,985

6 ,122

102

40 0

405

101

26 0

270

104

195

21 5

110

110

1 25

114

p Sows Farrowin December 2/ebruary March-May December 2/-May June-August September-November June-November

2,1 23

2 , 094

99

2,578 3/2 , 449

95

4,701 4/4,543

97

2,359 3/2,263

96

2 ,261

4,620

60

62

103

68

3/65

96

128

4/1 27

99

70

3/62

89

63

133

Pig Crop December 2/-Fe br uary March-May . December 2/-May June-August September-Nove mbe r June-November

16 ,4 89 16 , 321

99

20 ,175

36,6 64

18 ,007

17 , 216

35,223

4 56

471

10 3

5 10

966

525

460

985

Pigs Per Li tter

Number

Number

December 2/ Februar y

7 .7 7

~g-

100

7 . 60

1. 60

100

March-May

7.8 3

7 . 50

December 2/ -May

7 . 80

7. 55

June-August

7. 63

7 . 50

September-November

7 .61

7 .30

June-November

7 . 62

7 .41

1/ GA , IL, IN, l A, RS , MN , MU, NB, NC, OR . 2/ Dece mbe r p re c e d Ing ye a r . 37 Intent Ions.

4 / Intent ions for March-May.

2

GEORG I A PRIC ES RECE IVE D
The Geo r g i a P r i c es Re c e i v e d All Commod ity Index fo r March wa s 1 3 8 p er cent o f the 1977 average, 4 points (3 .0 percent) above th e previous mo n th and 15 points ( 12 . 2 perce n t ) a bove a year ago . Higher prices for . cot ton , soybeans , s ows, calves, o the r chi ckens and t a ble eggs were onl y pa rt ial l y offse t by lowe r prices for corn, barrows and gilts , beef cattle and milk. Prices for broilers and hatching eggs were unchanged.

U.S . PRI CES RECE I VED INDEX UP 1 POINT

The Ma r c h All F arm Products Ind ex o f

Prices Re ceived b y f armers i n cr eas e d 1

point (0 . 7 percen t ) from February to 149

percent o f it s J a nuary -December 19 7 7

avera ge . Increases in t he price of eggs,

b roi le r s, wh eat , a n d pota toes we r e

partial ly offse t by lower p rices for

tomatoes ,

o ranges,

milk,

and

strawberries. The index was 19 points

(15 percent) above a year ago .

15, 1989 WITH

commod i t y

Mar. 1 5 ,
198 9

Ma r . 15,
19 89

Winter Wheat

S/Bu.

*

*

*

2 .71

4.05

4.17

Oats

S/Bu .

1. 78

2.46

2 .30

Corn

S/Bu.

2 . 35

3. 20

3.03

1. 86

2 .58

2.61

cotton

Ct. /Lb.

5 7 .1

53 .3

1 /54.6

57.9

52 .9

1 /55.5

Cottonseed 2 /

S/Ton

106.00

Tobacco

Ct. /Lb.

119.4

15 2.5

soybeans

S/Bu.

6 .16

7.25

7.31

6 .05

7 .41

7.57

All Hay, baled 2/

S/Ton

67 .20

93 .70

98.10

Hogs

S/Cwt .

40.90

40.80

40.50

42.20

40.40

39 .80

Sows

S/Cwt.

31. 50

30.20

31 .60

33.90

33.50

33.80

Barrows & Gilts

S/Cwt.

41.40

41.40

41.20

42.90

41. 00

40.30

Beef Cattle 4 /

S/Cwt.

60.00

64.50

61.50

68.30

71.50

71.20

Cows 5 /

S/Cwt .

47 . 80

49.90

49. 80

48.90

49. 80

48.50

Steers & He ifers

S/C wt .

7 1. 80

7 4 .70

73 . 10

7 2 .50

75. 40

75.80

Calves

S/ Cwt.

90.50

89 . 70

9 4.00

93.50

95.90

96.40

All Milk

S/ Cwt .

13 .60

15 .20

3 /1 5.10

11 . 9 0

13. 10 3 / 12 .80

Turkeys 2 /

Ct. /Lb.

28.2

3 8 .3

40.0

Chickens

Ct . / Lb .

5.1

2 / 19.9

27 . 5

Com'l Bro ilers 6 / Ct . /L b.

25 .0

3 3 .0

3 / 33 .0

27 .5

35.2

3/ 38 .7

Eggs , All 7 /

Ct . /Doz .

62 .1

2/ 7 7 .9

9 6.7

50 .8

2/6 2 .1

80. 1

Table

Ct . /Doz.

37.6

2/4 9 . 9

7 4.9

41. 2

2/5 3. 7

74. 5

Hatching

Ct . /Doz. 1 2 5 . 0 2 /150 .0

150.0

1/ Firs t ha lf of month . 2 / Mid-m on t h price . 3 / En t i r e month . 4 / "Cows" a nd " st eers and

he ifers" c o mbi n ed wi t h al lowan c e where ne c e s s a r y fo r slaughter bu l l s. 5 / Include s dairy

cows so ld f or sl a ugh t e r . 6 / Li veweight equivalent price for Ga . 7 / Aver a ge of all e ggs

sold by far mer s includ i ng hatching eggs sold at re t a i l. * Ins u f f i ci ent sales .

INDEX NUMBE RS--G EORG I A AND UNITED STATES

I Mar .

Fe b .

Ma r .

~977=100 I 1988

19 8 9 .. 1989

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

123

134 *

138

Crops

125

121

121

Lvstk. Products

122

144 *

152

United States

Prices Received

130

14 8

149

Prices Paid

1 /165

2/ 175

2/ 175

Ratio 3/

79

85

85

1/ Jan. 1988 Prices Paid Index . 2 / J an. 19 8 9

Prices Paid I ndex . 3/ Rati o of Index of Pr ices

Received to I nd e x of Prices Pa i d , I n te r e st ,

Tax e s and Farm Wage Rates. Revi sed .

U.S .

Class

Feb .

Farmer Stock

Shelled

Peanuts 2/

660

565

650

Roasting Stock

51

50

53

Total Farmer

Stock Equiv-

a len t 3 /

2 , 661 3,0 29 2 ,387

1 / Excludes stocks on far ms . Includes

s tocks owned by or held f or account o f

CCC in commerc ia l st o rage s . 2 / Inc ludes

shelled ed ible a nd s hel led o il stock.

3/ Actua l f armer s t oc k, p l US r o a s t ing

stock, pl us (shell ed peanuts X 1.33 ) .

he Georgi a Farm Repo rt.(ISSN-Q744-72 801is publ ished sem i-mont hly by the Georgi aAgricu ltu ral Statistics Service, Steph ens Fed eral Buil d ing . Athens,Ga. 306.13 rry E. Snipe s, State Statistician. Sec ond class postage paid at Athe ns, Ga . Sub scriptio n tee $ 10 pe r year exce pt free to data contributors. Sub s-cnphon Intor rnatic
vaiJable from Geo rg ia Agri cu"urai Statistics Service , Stephen s Fed eral Building , Suite 320, Athen s, Ga. 3061 3. Telep ho ne (404)546-2236.
3

GEORGI A SOYBEAN AND WH EAT STOCKS UP Stocks of s oy be a ns in a l l pos i tions on Ma r c h 1, 198 9, to t a l e d 14 .9 mi l l i o n bushels, 22 pe r c e n t more t ha n on March I , 1988. So ybeans s to r e d o n - f a r ms on March I, amounted to 2 .5 0 mi ll i o n bu s hels, d own 17 percent from t he pr e vious year. Soybeans stored of f-f a rms totaled 12 . 4 million b~she ls, u p 34 perc en t fro m a year earl~er. Georgia's wheat s tocks in all positions on March I, 1989, are estimated at 3 .34

mil li on bus he l s , UD 23 perc e nt from t he)

2.7 1 mi l l i on bushe l s - on ha nd Marc h 1

198 8 . Wheat 3 . 04 mil l ion

s t ored bushe ls,

off 26

-

f

a r ms perc

e

n

to
t

t

amlo

el:'~~

t han Mar ch I , s to cks a mounted

l t

a o

s

t 3

y 00

e

ar . tho

Onusand

f

a

r m whe bushei

a s

t

t he s a me as a y e a r e a r li e r .

'f

Corn 1989,

stored off i n Geo rgi a ,

the f a r m on is estimated

Mar c h at 8

518

million bushe ls , 47 percent l e s s t h an t he

16 .1 million bushels on hand Ma r ch 1

1988 .

'

IX GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS- -MARCH I, 1988 AN~D~1~9~8~9~

~

On Farms

r

Off Farms

All Positions

___

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

Mar . 1 ,

Mar. 1, I Mar. 1,

Grain

1988

1989

1988

1989

19 88

198 9

- - -1,000 Bushels - - -

Corn

*

.*

16,088

8,576

*

*

Soybeans

3,000

2,500

9,2 33

12 ,381

12,233

1 4 , 8 81

Wheat

300

300

2,414

3,040

2,714

3 , 340

* Minor states not published separately but are included in U.S . total. 1 /

Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors .

U.S. CORN, SOYBEAN AND WHEAT STOCKS DOWN

U.S . corn stored in all posi t ions on

March 1, 1989, i s estimated at 5 .20

billion bushels . Of the total stocks ,

3.02 billion bushe ls were

stored

on-farms. Off-farm stocks totaled 2 . 18

b illion bushels . ' . The

December

1988-February

198 9

indica ted

d isappea rance bas ed o ~ s~pp l y and Mar ch 1

s tocks was 1. 8 7 b~ll~on bus he l s , 13

percent below t he d i sappe a r a nce o f 2 .1 4

b i ll ion

bushe ls

dur i ng

Dec e mb e r

1987-Februar y 1988.

Whe a t i n al l s to rage pos it ions March 1,

1989 , is estima t e d a t 1.2 2 billi on

bushels , down 37 percen t f rom Ma rch 1 ,

1988 .

Farm s~ocks , at 45 7 milli on

bushels, a re o ff 39 perc ent f r om last

M~rch 1 . Off- far m stocks total 7 63

million bushels, 35 percent less than c y e a r ago. The indicated d Ls app ea r anc, from all positions fo r t he quar ter endim March I , 1989, is 49 0 mi l l i o n bus hels' down 15 percent fr om the c ompa r abj] per~od last year . Soybeans stored in al l p o si t i ons o n Mard 1, 1989, tota led 890 million bushe l s d own 22 p er c ent from the 1 .1 5 billi~ bus h e l s in st orage on Ma r c h I , 19 88. Farm stoc k s , at 4 1 5 mi l l io n bushels , we n d own 2 5 per cent fr om t h e Ma r c h I, 198 8 t ota l o r 5 52 million bus h els. Off - f a r' st o cks wer e estimated a t 4 7 5 m illi ~ b ushe ls , down 20 p e r c e n t fr o m the 59: mi l l i o n bushels on Mar ch 1, 19 88 .

UNITED STATES GRAIN STOCKS- - MARCH 1 1 9 8 8 AND 19 8 9

On Farms

Of f Fa rm s 1/

All Positi ons

Gra in

I Mar . 1, 1988

Mar. 1 , 1989

I Ma r. 1, 1988

Ma r . I, 19 89

I Mar. 1, 198 8

Mar . 1 , 1989

- - -1,000 Bushels - - -

Corn

4,421 ,000 3,021,000 3,21 4,590 2 , 183, 605 7 ,635 ,5 90 5,20 4,605

Soybeans

551,500

415,000

594 ,620

475 ,2 46 1 , 14 6,1 20

890 ,2 46

Wheat

748,000

457,000 1,175,536

763,263 1,923 ,53 6 1 ,220, 26 3

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators , warehouses , terminals and processors .

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STATISTICS SERVICE

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Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS cattle Production & Income Hog Production & Income Floriculture Peanut Market ings peanut Product ion & Value of Production Milk Production
GE ORGI A CATTLE CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 4 PERCENT
Cash receipt s from marketings of ca tt l e and calves i n Geo rgia t ot a le d $ 28 0 . 3 million in 1988. Th i s is 4 pe rce n t l ess than the $291 .8 mil lion in 1987 , a s higher prices did not offse t a decrease in marketings. Cattle averaged $57 .80 per cwt . in 1988 and calves a veraged $83.40 per cwt. Market ings in 1988 totaled 430.4 million pounds, down 16 percent from 1987.

five leading states in cattle and

~ es cash receipts were

Texas,

Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado , and Iowa.

These five states accounted for 48.0

percent . of the total U.S. cattle and

calves cash receipts during 1988.

GE ORGI A HOG CASH RECZIPT S DOWN 16 PERCENT

Cash r e ce ipt s for hogs a nd pigs in

Geor g i a to t dl ed $ 17 8 . 3 mi ll i on f or 1988,

down 16 per c e n t fr om t h e $2 11 .6 million

fo r 1387. This i s the lowe s t leve l for

hog

cash

recei p ts

s ince

19 77.

Market ings , at 429 .4 million pounds , was

6 percent more t han 19 8 7 . Th e a ve rage

pr ice fel l 2 1 percent to $4 1 .5 0 per cwt.

Th i s is the lowes t averag e price since

1980.

U.S. HOG CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 10 PERCENT

U:S. CATTLE CASH RECEIPTS UP 9 PERCENT
Cash receipts from marketings . of cattle and calves increased during 1988, as higher prices more than offset a decrease in marketings . For 1988 , cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves totaled $36 .3 billion compared with $33 .4 billion in 1987.
All cattle and calves marketings during 1988 totaled 53 .9 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the 54.4 billion pounds in 1987. The U.S. annual price for cattle at $66.60 per 100 pounds live weight was up 9 percent from 1987. The calf ' price for 1988, at $89 .20, was up 14 percent.

Cash receipts for hogs and pigs in the U.S. were $9 .2 billion during 1988, 10 percent below 1987. Market ings of 21.6 billion pounds during 1988 were 9 percent above 1987, while the U.S. annual average price per 100 pounds of live weight decreased 17 percent from $51.20 in 1987 to $42.30 in 1988.
The five leading states in cash receipts from hogs and pigs are Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, and Nebraska. These five states accounted for 60.5 percent of the total U.S. hogs and pigs cash receipts during 1988.
(Continued on Page 2 )

Ga . 19 87 1988

Mar k e Ct A- TTLE : APveRrODaUgeCTPIrOTNc~Ae= ND::"'II-"N;~CV~OaM:,l-Eu!-,e=,-L-o~ 19f 8~7 ~ - 1= 988:C:O--a---s..,h---r-7:""""--=-----,~-r-------

ings

per 100 Pounds

Produc-

Rece i pts

Gross

2

Cat tle : Calves

tion

3

Income

Pounds --

-- Dollars --

- - 1,000

394,180 396 , 230

514,030 430, 400

51 .10 57.80

71 .70 83.4 0

2 28,6 9 0 2 59 , 7 69

291 , 787 2 80,280

3 , 479 3 ,904

295,2 66 284 ,184

U. S .

--Mi l l ion Pounds- -

-- Dolla r s --

- - - Mill i on Dol lars - -

19 8 7 40,327.0

54,44 9.5

61.30

78 .20 24 ,6 60 .2

33,4 43.7

474 .6

33 ,91 8 . 3

1288 40 ,897 .9

53,897 .5

66. 60

89.20 27 ,42 6. 0

3 6,2 85 . 5

485 . 0

36 , 7 77. q _

1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventor y and fo r inshipments. 2 / Excludes custom slaugh t er ~or use on farms where produced and inter farm sales within the State. 3 / Receipts f r o m marke t -

lngs and sale of farm slaughter.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Ga . 1987 19 8 8

Produc -

I HOGS :
Mar k e t -

tion 11

i ngs

'I

2/

--1 , 000 Pounds '--

412 ,970 435,648

4 04 ~}, 3 8 4 2 9 ;"4 2 8

52 . 30 4 1 .5 0

- - -.-- - - - --

213 , 5 4 4 179,8 54

2 11,614 178 , 266

1 , 86 8 1 , 560

2 1 3 ,4 8 2 17 9 , 8 2 6

- - Mil lio n Po und s --

Dolla rs

- - - Mi llion Dollar s - -

U.S .

1987 20 , 408 . 2

19,94 3.1

51 .2 0

10 ,4 24 .3

10 ,288 .5

87 . 3

10 ,3 75 . 7

198 8 21,630 .0

21,642 .6

42 . 30

9,1 28 .1

9 ~~6

79 . 0

9 ,292 .~

11 Adjus tments made for 'cha nges in inventory and f or ins h i pmen ts . 2 1 Exclud e s cus to m slaug ht er

for u se o n far ms wh er e p r o du c e d and interf ar m sales withi n the State. 31 I n c l u d e s allowanc e far

h i g he r a verage p r i c e of st at e ins h i pme n ts a n d o u t s h i p me n t s o f feeder p i g s . 41 Rece ipt s f rom

marketing s a n d s ale of fa rm s laugh t e r . Includ e s a l lowance for hi g h e r average p ri ce o f state

ou t s hi pme nt s o f f e eder pigs .

GEORGIA FLORICULT URE
Th e whol es a l e v alue of f lo ricul tu re items s u rveyed in Georgi a fo r 1988 t otaled $2 3. 4 million , down 1 4 percent f rom 1 98 7 . Individual va l u es included tota l cut flowers, down 1 1 percent at $4 8 2 t housa nd ; total po t ted flower i ng plan t s , $ 7. 1 0 mil l i on , d o wn 2 6 perce nt ; to ta l fo l i ag e at $ 2.8 2 mil l i on , down 41 percent; and t o t a l bedding plants, up 5 percent, at $12 . 98 million.
U. S . FLORI CU LTURE TOTALED $ 2. 2 4 BILLION
Th e equi va len t wholesal e value of a ll sales for the 28 crops surveyed in the 2 8 sta tes tota led $ 2.2 4 bil lion , down 2

per cent from 19 8 7. Cut fl o we r s and cu~

cu l tiva ted greens had inc rea s ed wholesale

v al u e s whil e p otted f l o we r i n g plants,

f o l i age p l a nts a nd bedd i ng p lan t s

decreased in v a l u e s .

Cut f l owers

increased 3 percent in value to $452

million. Po tted flowering plants, v a l u ed

at $494 milli on, decreased 3 percent .

Fol iage pla nts decreased 7 perc ent i r.

value to $477 mi l l ion. Bedd i ng plan t s ,

valued at $724 mi llion, decreased

per cent. The v a l u e of cut c ult i vat ed

greens, at $ 89 .6 million, increased 1

percent f rom 19 8 7 .

Cut Flowers Po tted Flower ing
Plant s Foliag e Pl a nts Bedding ?l an-:: s Cut Culti vated Gree ns Total Value of
Reporte d Cr ops

54 4 9 , 543 4 ,77 3
12 , 3 ~t 2
27,2 0 2

48 2 7 , 102 2,82 3 12, 97 5
23 , 382

511,1 69 515,3 32 7 39, 0 0'1
88, 4 71
2, 293 , 44 9

452,4 7 9
4 91 , 2 3 1 476 , 967
7 24 , 2 5 6
89, 5 64

FARM MARK ETIN GS OF

Sta t e

1 Au g .

Ala.

Fla .

Ga .

N.C.

Okla.

Tex .

1.5

Va.

r- I P E A N U ~S F OR NUTS , BY ST ATES AND MON THS,

I Se n t.

Oct.

Ng ,'IJ_'

I

Pe r c e n t by Months

2 7. 6

64 .9

6.6

24 . 1

70 . 1

5. 3

23. 9

68 .1

7. 2

1.1

5 7. 7

26 .8

1.1

57 .7

2 6. 8

5 .6

32.1

5 4. 8

.3

47.0

2 8.6

1988 De c .
.7 .2 .6 8.3 8.3 5.5 11 . 7

CROP
I

YE A R _
J aJl:.,
.2 .3 .2 6.1 6 .1 .5 12. 4

U .S.

.2

16 .6

1 8.1

3 .3

~

GEORGI A ' S 1988 P EANU T CRO P
~ l na l p r o d u c t i o n of Geo r g i a' s 19 8 8 pe a n ut ~ rcp t o t a l s 1 . 30 b i l l i on pounds , a n Inc r e a s e o f 14 percen t f rom 19 87 ' s ~r o d u c tion : Thi s i s the fi r s t p rod u ction i nc r e a s e 1n 3 years and t he large st c r op s ince the 1. 9 2 b i lli o n pounds p r o d u c e d in 198 5 .
Harv e s t ed a c re a g e in 1 9 8 8 i n Ge o r gia total ed 685 thou sand ac r e s , up 9 per c e n t f r om the 63 0 thousand acres har vested in 19 87 . Pea n u t plan t ings in 1 9 8 8 we r e 690 t housa nd ac res , a lso up 9 percent from 19 8 7.
The final yi e ld p e r acr e f o r Georgia ' s 198 8 crop a ver a g e d 2,630 po u nd s per a cre , compare d wit h 1 9 8 7 's yi eld o f 2 , 5 00 pounds . Georgi a 's 19 88 y ie ld i s 74 5 pounds per acr e below the re c ord h igh yi e l d of 3 ,3 75 pound s per ac re i n 19 8 4.

Th e pre l i mi n ary ave rage pr i c e f o r the 1988 cro p is 26 . 6 c e n t s pe r pound , 2 . 2 ce n ts be l ow 1 98 7 . Th i s pre l iminar y pr i c e , however , does not i nc l ud e a ny payment s from the GFA p o o l p rofits , i f a ny .
U. S . P EANUT CROP
Peanu t p rod u c t i o n i n c rop year 1988 t ota led 3 .98 b i ll ion pound s , 10 perc ent above t he 1987 c rop and 8 percent abov e 1 9 8 6 . Grower s p l a nt e d 1 . 66 mi lli on a cres a n d har ve s t e d 1 . 6 3 mil li on a cres . Pl a nted a rea i ncr e as e d 6 pe r c e nt f r om 19 87 and har v e s t e d a r e a was u p 5 pe rcen t. Yi el d av e r a ged 2,445 p ound s ~er ac r e, an i ncrea se of 10 6 p oun d s fro m the p revious y ear and a 38 p ound in c r e a se fr om 19 8 6 .
Produc tion in t he s out heastern s tates ( AL, FL , GA , SC) t otal ed 2 . 62 b i llion pounds in 1 98 8 , a 15 p e r c ent increase f r om 1 98 7.

Sta te
Al a. Fla . Ga . N. Mex . N. C. Ok la. S .C . Te x . Va.
U.S.
Al a. Fl a. Ga . N. Me x . N.C . Ok l a . S.C. Tex . Va .

._- ---=r=-- -- - - - -,

PE-A-N- UTS

Area Pl an t e d

1987---.

1988

I

Area Har v e s t e d

198 -.- -- 7

- ~- L~ 8 ~_ , _

1, 000 Acres

22 1. 0

23 7 . 0

220.0

23 6 .0

91.0

98 .0

8 3 .0

90 .0

63 5.0

690.0

630.0

685.0

12. 4

13 .4

1 2 .4

13 . 4

150 .0

155. 0

148 .0

15 3. 0

100. 0

99.0

99.0

97 . 0

13.0

13 .0

13 . 0

13. 0

254 . 0

260. 0

25 2 . 0

25 0.0

91. 0

9 2 .0

90. 0

91. 0

"

1 567 . 4
1987
2 , 11 5 2,60 0 2, 500 2,700 2,650 2 ,250 2 ,400 1 ,750 2 ,7 00

Yie l d I
Pounds

1 657 .4
1988
2 , 380 2, 540 2,63 0 2 ,2 80 2 , 745 2,320 2,470 1 ,670 2 ,900

1 54 7. 4

1 628 .4

I

Produc t ion

I

19 87

T

1988

1 , 0 0 0 Pounds

4 6 5,3 0 0

5 61 ,68 0

215 ,800

2 28 ,6 00

1 , 5 75 , 000

1 ,801 , 5 50

33 ,4 80

3 0, 552

392,2 00

419,985

222 ,7 50

225 ,040

31,200

3 2 , 110

441,00 0

417,5 00

24 3,000

263,900

U. S.
Alao Fl a o Ga . N Mex . N. C. okla . S .C. Tex . Va .
.5 .
!

2 339

P r i c e De r

1 987

I

Cen t s

29.0

27 .0

28 .8

31. 0

28 . 6

25 .8

30.7

27 . 0

27 . 8

2,445 Pound
1988
27.6 25 .9 26.6 29.1 28 .4 27 .4 29. 9 26 . 8 26 .0

28 .0

26 . 9 3

3 ,619 ,730

3,98 0 ,917

I

Va lu e of P r o d u ct i o n

I

1987

I

1988

1, 0 0 0 Do l l a r s

13 4 ,937

155, 024

58 ,2 6 6

59 ,207

453,600

479 ,21 2

10, 37 9

8,891

11 2 ,1 6 9

119,27 6

57 ,470

61,6 6 J.

9,578

9 ,60 1

119 ,0 70

111 , 8 9 0

6 '1 , 5 54

68, 614

1 , 0 23, 0 23

1, 0 7~.!i.-

GEORGIA QUARTERLY MIL K PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT

Milk production in Georgia during January-March totaled 345 million pounds, 3 percent more than ~he comparable period a year ago .

The number of milk cows on Georgia farms

averaged 104,000 head during

the

January-March quarter last year.

Production per cow averaged 3,320 pounds during January-March, 35 pounds more than January-March 1988.

r

U .S. JANUARY-MARCH MILK PRODUCTION

"

The quarterly production of milk for the

U.S. was 36.6 bilYion pounds, 1 percent

above January-March 1988. The averagel

number of cows in the U. S. during the ,

January-March quarter was 10.2 millionl

head, 1 percent below January-March 1988,

and

was

down

slightly

fro~

October-December 1, 1988.

Grain and other concentrates fed to mil~ cows on April 1 , 1989, averaged 17.7 pounds, 0.2 pounds more than April 1, 1988. The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows on April 1, 1989, averaged $8.36 per hundredweight , $1.24 per hundredweight more than April 1, 1988 value.

Item Milk Cows 1/

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, JANUARY-MARCH 1988-1989

T-~nit

]=:ii~8

Thous . Head

102

Georgia

United States

1989 104

percentl 1988 I 1989

102

10,286 10,169

Pe9rce9-nC"-

Milk per Cow 2/

Pounds

3,285

3,320

101

3,519 3,600

102

Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs .

335

345

103

36,197 36 ,610

101

1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves .

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STATISTICS

SERVICE

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-- GEORGIA FARM REPOFllciiviil MAY 11 1989

April 27, 1989 Volume 89 -Number 10

DOCUM ENTS UGA LIBRARIES

~'"
,4>.""

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613

Phone : (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter cattle on Feed
catfish cold Storage

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT

Georgia's l a y i ng flocks produced 374

"mi l l i o n eggs during March 1989, 2 percent

"l es s than March 1988.

Production

"cons i s t e d of 258 million table eggs and

116 million hatching eggs .

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.77 billion eggs during March 1989, down 4 percent from the 6.03 billion produced a year ago. Production included 5.04 billion table eggs and 7 39 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 5 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4 .81 billion eggs during March 1989, down 5 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.18 billion table eggs and 637 million hatching eggs.

_ _ _ _ _ _----,--..:.:N:.::U:.:-M~B::..::E:..:R~OF LAYERS AND EGG PROD UCT I ON h1:&-RC H;--:=-.Tr:~:::_T_=__t;.-_;;.=-::;--T>-;=r.7

No '. of Layers ; E g g S p e r-1UU - -

I--_ _-...--,....:;;D-;:rur ing Mar .

19 8 8

I 1-g-g-g-_

--------'----.=..:::...~ousands-

r9. Laye=r..:::s~-rM..=;a=-=-r-,f'-,,-,.,.,......_t-_--.,-.:;:;
S-g- ,c--=- "r.u"';-;m;~e=r--= : ..:::... ::::...=.. -..I...- ---= ...:::....: =-=.., ~-,- ~=

Hatching Table Total Georgia

5,824 12,501 18,325

Hatching

32,369

Table

202,219

Total 20 States 234,588

. Hatching Table Total U.S.

37,435 242,918 280,353

6,023 11,726 17,749
33,541 191,270 224,811
38,916 231,083 269,999

GEORGIA

1,947

1,925

2,158

2,204

2,090

2,107

20 STATES

1,909

1,899

2,196

2,183

2,156

2,140

UNITED STATES

1,907

1,899

2,189

2,179

2,151

2,139

113 270 383
618 4,440 5,058
714 5,317 6,031

116 258 374
637 4,175 4,812
739 5,035 5,774

1988-1989

Item

Mar. 2/ 1989

Feb .
1989

Young Chickens

Georg~a

55,563

57,923

104

65,993

110,440

118,976 108

United States

410,645

397,960

97 441,596

820,917

837,316 102

Mature Chickens

LH~9ht Type O. S .

14,130

11,408

81

12,918

27,705

23,545

85

eavy Type U.S.

4,355

3,588

82

3 ,391

8,178

7,587

93

Total O.S.

18,485

14,996

81

16,309

35,883

31,132

87

~Teortcael nAt lCl oTndyepmens,ed Ga. 3,853

3,824

99

3,552

7,980

7,299

91

Oung Ch~ckens

Georgia

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.7

17United Fede

State rally

s~nspected

2 .1 slaughter

2.0 data as

collected

by

Meat

and

2.2 poultry

2 .0
Inspect~on

rogram. Current month data estimated by Market News Serv~ce. 2/ Preliminary.

T l:e emm~

-EE~G,~G~S~I~N~INCUBATORS,

I

~8E '

APRIL 1,
I

1

9

8

8

-

1

9

89 UN~I~T~E~D~S~T~A~T.~E~S~_

19~,_' -

~

_~ ~%~ ~ o~t=~ -Y- ~e.aLr~r~A~ r go=~- __-_

Chickens

TfiousandS-- - - ,

Egg Type

~Brrkoe~ilse,r

Type All Breeds

31,856 39363,,681575 .

32 ,436 415 ,989
35,5~4

102

105

~ 1 0::6.~

___

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Item

POULTRY HATC HI NG AND_?LA_C_EME~T_- -;;~~Bg_H 1 9..8:::..8:: '--1''-9':...8:::..9: "--

Ma r . ! Feb .

I Mar. ! ye~r

Ja n . thru Mar .

--".-_~
1 ye ~ r

1988

1989

- Thousands

Pul le t Ch i c ks P l a c e d

1989 ! ago

L 1988 - l 1 9'crg - - l a g o - -=-"T1io u s a n O:S=-":: --' - - ----

rromesj Ic f O. s . ) 17
Br OI e r y p e Egg TYEe Ch I Cks Hat ched

4 ,538 20 8

3 , 96 3 199

4 ,3 9 6

97

21 5

103

11 ,9 65 51 2

1 2, 179

10 2

5 56

109

BrO I l er Ty pe

Geo rg ia Uni ted S ta t e s Eg g Typ e

70, 6 1 2 4 83. 3 53

66,288 44 2 ,81 6

74.9 3 7 5 0 2,4 6 6

10 6

202 . 153

2 12,8 84

104 1 ,38 4,49 9 1 ,4 2 6 , 5 6 6

10 5 10 3

GeorgI a Uni t ed Sta tes Turkeys

1 , 603

968

1, 5 4 8

97

35, 615

27,191

3 2 ,7 23

92

4 ,75 3 93 ,3 2 2

3,323

70

86 , 528

93

Poults Placed

1U7 .

S. Re

p

a

r

tee

by

25,101

23 , 675

26 ,892

leadIng breede rs, Includes expe c t e d

10 7 2 (139 ,95 3 2 (14 5 , 1 19 p Ul l e t replaceme n t s fr om eggs

104

s o l d du r i n g th e p rece di ng mo n t h a t the rate of 1 25 pulle t Ch I Cks pe r 30 doz e n c a s e

o f eggs . 2 ( Tu r ke y p oults p laced September-Ma r ch 1988 - 1 9 8 9 .

GEORGI A RED MEA T PRODUCT I ON UP
Co mme r c i al red meat p r odu c t i on i n Ge o r g ia t ot a l e d 3 2 . 6 mil l i on p o u n ds duri n g Marc h 198 9, up 19 pe r c e n t from Mar c h 19 8 8 .
The num ber o f ca t t l e s l augh t e r ed b y com mer c i a l pl ants in Geor gia d u r i n g March 198 9 wa s 18.4 tho usa nd, down 2 pp.rc e n t f r om a yea r ear l ie r. The t o t a l li v e weight wa s 1 8.2 milli o n p o u n d s wi t h an a ver ag e live we i g h t of 9 9 3 po und s pe r head .
There we re 128 . 5 tho usand hea d o f hog s s l augh t e r e d i n Ge o r g ia's c o mmer c i al p lan ts duri n g Ma r c h . Th is i s 29 per c ent more t h a n t h e sam e p eri od las t y ear. The t o t a l li v e wei ght was 3 0 . 9 mi l l i o n p ounds with an averag e l iv e we igh t of 2 4 0 po unds per head .

U.S. RED MEAT P RO DUC T I ON DO WN
Comme rc ia l red mea t pr odu c t i o n for t he Uni t ed S t a tes in Ma rch 1989 t otaled 3. 33 billion pou n d s , d o wn 1 p e r c e n t fro m . Ma rc h 1988.
Be ef produ c t i on a t 1 .89 b il lio n pounds was down 2 pe rce nt. He ad k il l was 2. 82 mil li o n , down 3 p erc en t and the a ver a ge l i v e weight was 1 ,125 pounds.
Por k product ion t otal ing 1 . 3 7 bi lli on p oun d s wa s u p 1 p e r ce n t . Hog k ill a t 7. 7 6 mi ll i o n h ead incr eased 1 p er cen t a nd the average li v e weight was 247 pound s.

Sp e c ies
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep &: Lamb s

GEORG I A AND UNI TED STAT ES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1 (

Numb er Sl a ugh t e r e d

Av erage

Mar.

Li v e We igh t

Ma r c h

'89 as % o f

Ma r ch

1988 i 1989

1988

1988 : 1989

1, 000 Head

Per cent

Pounds

18 .8

18 . 4

98

2 .1

1. 8

86

99 . 6

128.5

1 29

0.0

0. 1

921

993

35 7

368

242

24 0

o

91

Tot al

Live We i gh t

Mar ch

198 8

I 19 89

1 , 0 00 Pounds

17 , 348 76 5
24 , 14 4
o

1 8,2 24 674
30,89 1
8

United States

Ca ttle

2 ,8 96 . 2 2 , 822. 1

97

1 , 1 1 7 1,1 2 5 3 , 2 3 4 , 8 89 3 , 1 75 , 0 71

Ca lves

223 . 1

19 9. 9

90

2 48

260

55 ,399

5 1,9 14

Hog s

7 , 692 .2 7,7 63 . 3

101

247

2 47 1 ,8 97,834 1, 9 16, 5 46

Sheep &: La mbs

5 48 . 1

519 . 4

95

128

125

70 ,096

65 , 116 _

1( Includes s laugh t er u nder Fe der a l Inspec t io n and other c ommer c i a l slaugh t e r , ex c l u d e s

farm sla ugh t e r.

1989 1, 8 8 9
31 1, 3 7 3
33 3, 326
82 arm Slaughter .
2

CATTLE

ON FE ED I.J'P. 3 ?ER CE~T

QUARTERLY STATES

ca t t l e and c al v e s on feed Apri l l , 1989 , - o ~ sla u g h t er i n the 13 quart e r ly sta t e s ~r o t a l e d 9 . 68 m l' ~1 ~1 l. on .nea d , u p 3 per c en t f r o m Ap r i l 1, 19 88 , arid 10 p er c e n t above
19 8 7 .
The ca t t l e on feed inv entory in c lud e d 6 . 19 mi l l i o n steers and s t ee r cal v es , 1 pe r ce n t a bov e l a s t yea r and 8 p ercen t ~b ov e 1 9 8 7 . Th i s gr o u p r e p r e se n t e d 64 pe r c e n t of the t o t a l Ap r il numb er on fe ed, c ompared to 6 5 percent for both
ast y ear and 1987. He i f e r s a n d heif er ca l ve s accounted for 3.45 million, up 6 perc ent f r o m a y ear ago and u p 13 percent fr om 198 7 .

P l a cemen ts o f ca ttl e a nd ca l ves o n f e ed

d u r i ng January- Mar ch qua r te r tota l e d 6.21

mi llion, up 7 percent from last y e a r a nd

9 percent a bove the c omparab l e pe r iod i n

198 7.

Oth e r di s a p pear anc e o f 3 44

t hou s a nd head leaves net plac ements at

5 .87 mill ion.

Marketings of fed c a t tle for s l augh ter

d u r i ng January- March

totaled

5 . 60

milli on , 4 pe r c e nt l e s s than 1988 a nd 3

perce n t below t he s am e pe riod in 1987.

Ca t t l e f e e d e r s e xpect t o ma rke t 6 . 0 9 million hea d d u r ing t h e April-June quar t e r of 19 89. Th i s wou ld be 4 p ercent mo re than t he second quarter mark eting s in 1988 and 8 percent above 19 87 .

_-------..Co:'-A'-~T:...T;::...L;:"-'ETI_'A'"'"'N'-"D~=C A:.L:::.V.:c..E:::..S:"T=oO:::.;N~ taF:l:--E==".E:1:::.D:3:::-=-JS.:.At=Na=U.t:A.e-'Rs-=Y':...1,-;1=-<...~AN:..:.D.:r~A~ PR=IL~

-"1:..,...L-=1-=9:..8.::.8:~A~ND=_=-1=9-8""-9=~_=__;__--Total 7 States 2/

Number

I 1989 as %

Number

1989 as %

I tem

1988

19 89

1,000 Head

o f 1988 Percent

1988

1989

1,000 He ad

of 1988 Percent

On Feed J an. 1

9 ,769

9, 40 8

96

8 ,066

7, 765

96

Pla c ed on Fe ed Jan . 1 -

Ma r c h 31 3 /

5, 824

6,2 12

107

4, 890

5, 271

108

Fed Ca t tle Ma rketed

J a n. 1-Mar . 31 3 /

5 ,823

5,598

96

4,872

4 ,730

97

Othe r Disap pe a r a nc e

J an . 1-Mar . 31 4 /

385

344

89

338

29 4

87

On Fe ed Apr. l '

9 , 385

9,678

10 3

7 ,74 6

8, 0 12

103

1 / AZ ,CA,CO ,I L , I D, LA, KS , MN, NB ,O K , SD , TX, WA. 2 / AZ, CA, CO, IA ,K S ,NB, TX. 3 / Includ e s

ca t t l e p l a c e d o n feed af t e r b egi nning of quar t e r a nd market e d before end of qu a rt e r.

4/ Includes d eath losses , moveme n t f rom f eed l o t s t o pastures and shipmen t s t o o t he r

feedlo t s for f ur the r f eed i ng .

U. S . FARM-RAI S ED CATF IS H, 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 8 9

QUANTIT Y PROCESSED AND P R ICES P AI D TO PRODUCERS

__________________~R~E~P~O~R~T:...;:E~D~B~Y~~M~A~~JO.R PR OCE S S ORS AND U .S. IMPORTS

Average Price

Round We ight Pro c es s e d

Paid to

Mo n t h

Mon thl y

i Cumulative

Prod ucers 1/

1 988

1989 I 1988

1989

1988 I 1989

- - Th o u s a n d Pounds

Dol s . per Pound

Impor ts
of
Ca tfish 2 /
1 988 i 19 8 9
Thous. Poun ds

Jan .

26, 018

Feb .

27 , 7 86

Ma r .

28 ,179

Ap r .

20,805

Ma y

20 ,35 1

Jun e

22,83 9

J Ul y

23 ,68 7

Aug .

26,9 4 1

Se p t .

2 4 ,611

_ Oc t .

26,221

-lov .

25 ,037

.~c .

22 ,634

/ Pr i c e s paid t o

f u r n i s h e d b y U.S .

26,948

2 6,018

28 , 5 59

53,804

2 9, 458

8 1 ,983

102 , 7 88

1 23,1 39

145 ,97 8

1 6 9, 6 6 5

196,606

221,217

2 47 , 4 3 8

272,47 5

295 , 10 9

p r o duce rs f or f ish

Bu reau of Census.

26 ,948 55, 5 07 84 , 965
d e l i v ered

. 68

.78

.72

. 78

.7 5

.7 7

.75

.7 5

.78

.80

. 80

. 79

. 79

. 78

.7 8

to processing

451 508 577 217 1,0 15
26 724 414 669 6 74 388 182 plant. 2 /

588 1 17
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COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS

Frozen stocks in refrigerated warehouses

on March 31, 1989, were greater than year

earlier levels for butter,

juice

concentrates , pork , frozen fruits, and

frozen eggs. Cooler items with stocks

above those of the previous year included

dried and evaporated fruits, and fresh

vegetables.

Total red meats in freezers decreased 2 percent from Februry but were 5 percent more than those on March 31, 1988. Frozen pork stocks rose less than 1

"
percent during the month but were 15 percent above the previous year. Stocks , of pork bellies were up 9 percent frorn last month and were 48 percent above 1988.
Total frozen poultry supplies increased ' less than 1 percent from February but were 21 . percent below last year . Total stocks of chickens declined 2 percent during the month and were 23 percent below 1988 . Total pounds of turkeys in freezers was up 2 percent from last month but down 21 percent from last year .

Commodit

COLD STORAGE STOCKS Mar. 31, 1988

Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs , Frozen Fruits , Frozen 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

221,115 443,800
14,104 631,512 1,354,748 716,571 313,182 345,842 580,392 339,006 1,479,938 965,112 444,839
31,494 38,584 91,886

UNITED STATES MARCH 31, 1 9 8 9

Feb . 28,

Mar. 31 ,

1989

1989

1,000 Pounds

314 ,411

342,645

402 ,317

397,719

18,988

14,784

759,278

671,422

1,643,051

1,634,379

762 ,177

749,512

313,355

296,110

396,931

397,242

455,145

455,639

263,114

267 ,294

1,318,569

1,174,130

944,319

951,319

362,121

411,331

23,945

26,542

31,823

30,151

121,531

116,993

Percent of

Mar. 1.988 Feb. 1989

Percent

155

109

90

99

105

78

106

88

121

99

105

98

95

94

115

100

79

100

79

102

79

89

99

101

92

114

84

111

78

95

127

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STATISTICS SERVICE

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Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS Ga. Poultry Production and Value Ga. Egg Production and Value Ga. Bro iler Production and Va lue
Agricultura l Prices

POULTRY INCOME UP FOR 1988

year

commerc ial Broilers 5/
1984 1985 1986 19 8 7 1988

63 6, 785 67 7 , 22 4 697 , 364 733 ,4 17 772 , 8 25

Hatching EY~8poCkS
1985 1986 1987 1988

6 , 97 3 6 , 943 6, 43 5 6 , 805 6 ,8 04

Other Egg Flocks
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

11 ,37 8 10 ,5 78 10 ,065
9 , 265 1 0, 396

All Chickens Including Comm. Broi lers
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

655, 136 69 4, 745 713,864 749,487 790 ,025

Turkeys 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

2, 582 2,631 2,426 2,432 2,400

All Poultry Including aBnrodTiluerrks,eyEs ggs, Chickens ,
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

2 , 6 10,8 19 2,844 , 341 2 , 92 8,929 3 ,1 5 3 , 69 3 3 ,400 ,4 30
55 ,4 93 54,4 17 51,727 53,7 60 5J,753 43 ,602 40 ,196 37 ,373 33 ,018 35 ,687 2,709,9 14 2,938 ,954 3 ,018 ,029 3,240,4 71 3 ,489,870 72,038 74,720 67,928 67 ,366 70,800
-

32.0 28 . 0 3 2. 5 26 .5 31. 5 26. 2 2 1.0 16 .5 13 . 3 12.3 14.0 12 . 7 10.5
8.6 7.8
48 .0 47 .0 47.0 33.0 42 .0
-

835,4 62 796 ,415 951 ,902 835,72 9 1,071 ,135
14,5 6 6 11,452
8,546 7 ,150 6 ,607 6,1 25 5,105 3,933 2,8 2 9 2 ,784
856,153 812,972 964,381 845,708 1 ,080,526
34 ,578 35,119 31,926 22,231 29,736 1,212,113 1,083,601 1,259,705 1,123,071
1~340,707

GPEEROCREGNIAT BROILER VALUE OF PRODUCTION UP 28

The va~ue of production of Georgia 's rommerc1al broilers totaled $1.1 billion 1 ~ 8 71 9 8 8. This is 28 percent more than in
and 13 per cent a oove 19 8 6 .

~1I l~umber of broilers produced at 772 .8

m~i~eIvl1~1~u00omUnnbSeb~hw1iragdps hsro.

a o d

f u

reco 7 33
ced

r . i

d 4 n

high, break ing the mil li o n in 1987 . 19 8 6 totaled 697 .4

The number of pounds produced in 1988 totaled 3.40 billion, 8 percent more than the 3.15 bill ion pounds produced in 1987. Price per pound averaged 31 .5 cents for 1988 . compared with 26.5 cents in 1987. In 1986, price per pound averaged 32.5 cents and 28.0 cents in 1985.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS
SELECTED YEARS 1960-1988 1/
THOUSANDS

1200000 1000000
8 0 0 0 00

YEAR
1960 1970 1980 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

VALUE (000)
171,20 6 196,987 588 ,82 0 676 ,67 5
835,462 796,415 95 1,90 2 835,72 9 107 1, 135

NUMBER (000)
320 ,2 50 453 ,88 6 573,899 626,5 5 1 636,785 677,22 4 697,3 64 733 .417 772.825

60000 0

400 000

200000

o
1960 1970 1980 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

~ VALUE

YEAR

6SSJ NUMBER

1/ The prod uct ion y ea r IS Dec, 1 - Nov. 3 0 .

Ye a r

GEORG I A

Hatch i ng Egg Floc ks 19 84 198 5 19 86 1987 1988
Tabl e Egg Floc ks 3 / 198 4 1985 1986 1987 1988
All F lo cks 198 4 198 5 19 86 5 / 1987 1988

ozen

VALUE OF Eg g s per
Layers
No.
22 7 22 5 22 3 222 224 245 25 1 25 2 253 249 240 243 2 43 243 241

Table _ _ _2L/ -----=-'-=----=ii

74 83 86 92 100 3, 31 5 3, 0 9 0 3,0 87 3 ,166 2,979

1 ,079 1 , 109 1,14 5 1, 2 18 1, 215

Year

Tab le

Tota l

Tabl e

Tota l

Hatching

I~~/locks

72.3

13 0. 0

1985

47.7

118.4

1986

51.1

134 . 4

198 7

44.0

133 . 7

1988

40 .9

12 4 . 0

Table Egg

Flocks 3 /

1 984

72 .3

1985

47.7

1986

51.1

19 87

44. 0

1988

40.9

All Eg g

Fl OCKS

198 4

7 2 .3

130 . 0

198 5

4 7 .7

118 .4

1986

51. 1

13 4 .4

1987

44.0

13 3 . 7

1988

40 .9

1 2 4. 0

ry-Tfie pr o d uctI on ye ar begIns Dece mbe r

y e a r . 2 / .Eggs s o Ld p r ior t o 1 98 5. 3 /

Cas h rece Ipts prIor to 1 985 .

4 ,45 8 3,299 3 , 6 62 3,373 3, 408

116 , 892 109 ,3 83 12 8 , 2 8 1 13 5 , 672 12 5 ,5 0 3

121 , 350 112 , 6 82 13 1 ,943 139,045 1 28,911

199, 60 1 1 22,828 13 1 , 45 5 116,087 101,534

199 , 601 122 , 828 1 31,455 116,087 1 01,534

8 6.2 66 . 0

204 ,059 1 26, 1 27

116 , 892 109 , 3 8 3

320, 951 23 5 ,51 0

73 . 2

1 35 , 11 7

12 8 , 2 8 1

2 63 , 3 98

68 .4

1 19 ,4 60

135, 6 7 2

255, 1 32

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GEORGI A PRIC ES RECEIV E8
The Georg i a Pr ic es Receive d All Co mmodity Inde x for Apr i l was 13 4 pe r cent o f t h e 19 77 a ve ra ge, 3 points ( 2 . 2 pe r c en t) be l ow the p r e v i ous mon th b u t 13 po i n ts ( 10.7 pe rcen t) h igher than a year ago . Lower prices for c o r~, s o y b e a ns , hogs , be ef c att l e , calves, mi lk , chi cke n s a n d a l l eggs we r e o nl y partially o f f s e t by hi g h e r p rices fo r cot t o n, mi l k c ows a nd broi lers .

U.S. PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX DOW N 3 POINTS
The April All Farm Products Index of Pri c e s Re c e ived decreased 3 points (2.0 percent ) from March to 146 percent of its Jan uary - December 1977 a verage . Decreases i n t he pr i ces o f catt le , eggs , hogs , soy beans, and l ettuc e were part iall y offset by h i ghe r pr ices f or tomatoes, ora nges, and pot a toe s . The ind ex wa s 16 po in t s ( 12 percent ) a bove a ye a r ago .

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RECEIV ED BY FARM ERS , r-f ce- -- :- =:~_:~~~~~ , - 9- ~O

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19 89 I

198 9

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FIE LD CROP S

Wi n ter Whea t
Oats Corn

S/ Bu. S / Bu. S/Bu.

*
2.4 9

*
3 . 13

*
3 .04

2 . 75 1. 8 2 1. 88

4 .08 2 . 40 2.5 9

4.0 3 2 .1 3 2.54

Cotton

Ct . / Lb.

5 8. 7

55.8

1/57 .3

59. 9

5 6. 3

1 /59.0

Tobacco

Ct. /Lb .

1 24 . 9

3 /162. 5

Soybeans

S/ Bu.

6.6 9

7. 38

7 . 18

6 . 39

7 .5 1

7 . 14

All Hay, ba led 2 /

S/Ton

7 1 . 40

98.1 0

104.00

LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS

Milk Cows, 4 /5 /

S/ Head 1 , 060 .00

1, 0 80 . 0 0

1 ,0 20 . 00

1 ,030.00

Hogs

S/Cw t:.

40 . 60

39. 9 0

35 . 40

4 1. 9 0

39 .3 0

36.30

Sows

S/ Cwt .

3 2 . 50

3 1. 60

29.0 0

34 .40

3 3.20

30.90

Bar rows & Gi lt s

S / Cwt.

41. 00

40 .30

35 . 7 0

42 . 40

39.8 0

3 6 .80

Bee f Cat t le 6 /

S / Cwt.

62. 10

58. 70

57.7 0

69 .00

7 2. 0 0

70 .1 0

Cows 7 1

S/ Cwt .

51 .00

49 . 20

47 .00

49. 40

47 .90

47 . 0 0

Steers & He ife rs

S/ Cwt .

72 . 40

7 1 .60

68.00

73.4 0

77 .1 0

7 5. 20

Ca l v e s

S/ Cwt.

9 0 .00

8 6 . 00

78 .80

93 .20

94.00

90.70

All Mi l k

S / Cw t .

13. 70

14. 70

3/1 4 . 4 0

11 .60

12.70 3 / 1 2 .40

Tu r k eys 2 /

Ct. / Lb.

28 .4

40 .0

42.3

Chickens

Ct. / Lb .

5.8

2 / 27 .5

27.3

Com'l Broile rs 8 / Ct . / Lb.

26 .0

3 3. 0

3 / 37 .5

28 .3

38.7

3 /3 8. 9

Eggs, All 9 /

Ct . /Do z .

53.5

2 /96 . 7

75.9

45. 7

2/ 80 . 1

65 .3

Table

Ct . /Doz .

3 2.2

2 /74 . 9

55. 9

35. 8

2/74.5

58 .1

Hatching

Ct . /D o z . 105.0 2 / 1 5 0.0

12 5 .0

1/ Firs t half of mon th . 2 / Mid-month price . 3 / Entire month. 4 / An imals sold for dairy

he r d replacement only. 5 / Prices estimated quar t erly . 6/ "Cows" a nd "steers and heifers"

combined with al lowance wher e n e ces s a ry for sl aug h t e r bu ll s. 7 1 In cludes da ir y c ows so l d

for slaughter. 8 / Exclud es br oi ler s . 9 / Li vewe i g h t equivale n t pric e fo r Geor gia .

Insufficient sales .

--Apr-.- INDEX NUMB ERS -- GEORGIA -M~r -.--

AN- D-

U-N'-I

T-E-D--MS aTAr ~TE-.

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Ap r .

19 77 =100 _ _ _ _ __ _ .~_ _19 8 8
ge o r g .,ia ..
? ri c e~-R ec eiv ed

19 88

1989

All Co mmodi t ies

123

Cr ops

125

Lv stk . & Produc ts

122

Qn i t e d State s

P~SR e c e i ve d

1 30

121 ~
122 120 *
1 30

13 7 "' 121 15 0 *
149

Pr i c e s Pa id

1 / 165

1 68

2 /17 5

Ra ti
1/

~ o 3~

-/ 1988

Pri ce s -P'aid

79 Ind ex.

2/

Jan .

77 1989 Pr i c es

Paid

85 Index .

:nd e x of Pr ices Re ce ived to I n d e x of Pr ices Paid , I n ter es t, Taxes
Kat e s . * Revised .

.._. -'- . L9_?~ __
13 4
121
145
146 177
82 3 / Rati o of a n d Farm v.lage

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U.S. PRICES PAID I NDEX UP 2 POI NTS

The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Ser v i c e s, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 177 (1977=100), 2 poi nts (1 .1 percent) above January 1989 and 9 po ints (5.4 percent ) above April 1988.

The Farm Production, Goods, and Services

index for April 1989, at 165, rose 2

points (1 .2 percent) since January.

Compared with a year earlier, the index

was up 10 points (6.5 percent). April

prices

were

higher

for

fuels,

fertilizers, chemicals, seeds, autos and

trucks, and machinery . Lower prices for

f e e d er cattle a n d calve s a n d f e eq mo d e r a t e d t he inde x increase .

CONSUME R P RI CE I NDE X

The March 1989 Consumer Price Index f or

all urban consumers ( CP I - U) before

seasonal

adjustment

was

122.3

(1982-84=100) compared to 121.6 in

February. The January index was 121.1 .

For the 12 month period ending in March ,

the overall index i n c r e a s e d 5 .0 percent .

The March motor fuel index component rose

1.5 percent from February and 5.2 percent

from last year.

FEED : PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAS1'.---.U_ _ANJ:L.!.!NIJE D __ S T AT ~_~~_?B-.-I ~_1..2_q ~J ~lTH _ C O-.tl_PAR I S Q ~l_?

I Commodi ty
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Cottonseed Meal, 41 %

$ /Cwt.

Soybean Meal , 44 %

$ /Cwt.

Bran

$ /Cwt.

Middlings

$/Cwt .

Corn Meal

$/Cwt.

Laying Feed

$/Ton

Broiler Grower

$ /Ton

Turkey Grower

$ /Ton

Chick Starter

$/Ton

Dairy Feed, 14%

$/Ton

Dairy Feed, 16%

$/Ton

Dairy Feed, 18%

$ /Ton

Dai ry Feed, 20%

$ /Ton

Dairy Conct., 32%

$ /Ton

Hog Feed, 14%-18%

$/Ton

Hog Conet ., 38%-42%

$/Ton

Beef Cattle Conct.,

32%-36% 3 /

$/Ton

Stock Salt 3/

50 Lbs.

Mol~sses, Liquid

$ /Cwt.

1/ AL,FL,GA,SC. 2/ Insufficient data .

16 .4 0 18.40 13.10 11.80
9.50 224.00 255.00 280.00 281.00 167.00 195.00 215.00 208.00 223 .00 249.00 371.00

16.20 16.7 0 13.10 11.50
9.00 218.00 256 .00 260.00 279.00 164.00 188.00 202 .00 19 9 . 0 0
2/ 249 .00 353.00

13.70 13 .7 0
9.54 8 .42 6 .12 176.00 181.00 214.00 189.00 155.00 166 .00 178.00 18 6.0 0 277.00 190 .00 308.00

15.70 16.60 10.80
9.73 7.59 215.00 246.00 260.00 244 .00 183.00 196.00 209 .00 211. 00 31 9.0 0 220.00 362.00

254 .00 282.00

232.00 27 3.00

3.80

3 .80

3 .28

3.34

9.40

8.7 0

8.89

9.15

3 /Priee preViousl y published in Cwt .

15. 7 15.
11. 0
9. 7 .~
211. 0 240. C 254. C 242. C 180 .C 192 .C 204. C 207 .C 309. C
223. C
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271. C
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Phone : (404)546-2236

. HIGHLIGHTS Land Values

DOCUM ENT$ECO ND CONSECUTIVE INCREASE IN U.S.
UGA LlBRARI~~MLAND VALUES

e 1988 Mi l k P rod. , Di sp. & I n c ome

U.S . far mland value s r os e a n average of 6

.t 1988 To bac c o

pe rcen t f r om February 1988 t o Fe b r u a r y

1988 Co tto n Hay Stock s

19 89 , f o l l owing a 3-percent i n c r e a s e a y e ar e ar l i e r. Th e February 1989 value of $597 per acre was the second consecutive

Peanut Stocks

ye a r ly increase after 5 years of

Wheat Fore cast Survey Annou nc e ments
r

d e c li n ing va l ue s . Howeve r , the 1989 va l u e was s t i ll 27 percen t below the r e co r d $823 in 1982.

~ G E O RG I A FARMLAND VALUE 9 PERCENT

The va l ue of Georg i a's far mland and 7bu i l di ng s a v e r a g e d $ 943 pe r a c r e as of EFeb r u a r y 1 , 19 89 . Th e va lue increas e d 9 ope r c e n t f rom the a ve r a ge o f $8 65 pe r acre Eon February 1, 1988 .

3The ave rag e valu e per acre e ncom~ ass es

Cwi de variat io ns due t o f a rm p roduc tl v i t y,

ccommod i t i e s produ c e d and l o c a ti on withl n

ct he State. Such f a ct o r s as urban

pressures ,

dem a nd

for

land for

Cnon-farming

pur poses.

fa rm s

us ed

.Cpr i ma r i l y f or re s idenc e s and strong urban

Oe conomi e s all inf lue n c e d the a verage

:cva l u e of agricultu r a l land i n Georg i a .

.CCa s h rents increased for the second .Cconsecutive year . Farms rented for cash ca ve r aged $28.40 per acre in 1989. ue 6 'c pe r c e n t from 1988. Cropland rented tor . cash averaged $32.80 per acre in 1989, up
7 percent from 1988 .

Several factors contributed to the inc rease in values. Net cash income to f armer s and ranchers i n 1988 near l y ma t c hed t h e 19 8 7 record level . Ris ing prices he l ped boost receipts from crops to the h i ghest level i n 3 years. Federal drought assistance payments also provided relief to blunt the short-term impact of the drought. Higher cattle prices helped e xpand cash r ece lpts from l ive s t o ck to record levels in 1988.

Cash rents for cropland in 1989 tend to

be higher the Corn

in most Belt

States and De

i

especially in ta States. Rent

increases in these regions probably

result from much higher corn and soybean

prices compared with 1988 levels. The

ratio of cash rents to land values was

unchanged or slightly lower for most

States , except western States where rents

increased proportionately more than

cropland values .

C

Percent Change In Farmland Value Per Acre, February 1988-89

9
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o

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u.s. 6

0 5 or more

-5

~ 1 10 4
Do 10-5

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AVERAGE PER ACRE VALUE OF FARM LAND AND BUILDINGS , 48 STATES AND SELECTED STATES , 1983 -1989 1 /

State

As ?f April 1

As of Fe b r ua r y 1

1983 i 1984

1985

19 8 6 ; 1987

1988

1989

- Dol l ars -

Corn Belt:

1, 48 2 1,41 4 1 , 0 5 5

903

81 5

888

981

Ohio

1,504 1 , 444 1 ,12 6 1, 0 1 3

942

991 1 , 0 5 1

I ndiana

1, 61 0 1 ,59 4 1 ,2 5 9 1, 0 5 8

93 1

983 1 , 0 6 1

I l linois

1, 8 37 1 , 800 1 ,314 1 , 143 1 ,0 40 1,1 14 1, 2 2 5

Iowa

1, 6 84 1, 4 99 1 ,0 64

8 41

74 8

890 1 , 0 41

Mi ssou ri

856

85 6

65 9

606

5 5 2,

572

6 06

Northern

Plains :

528

499

383

323

286

30 6

333

North Dakot a

4 39

4 39

360

317

282

292

30 1

South Dako t a

3 48

338

25 0

21 5

178

187

204

Nebras ka

7 01

61 7

444

36 4

335

366

4 21

Ka nsas

60 1

583

4 66

387

34 0

368

39 0

Appal achia:

1,08 2 1, 0 90 1, 0 0 5

983

951

9 72 1 , 02 8

Vi r gini a

1,12 5 1,1 14 1 ,09 1 1 , 1 46 1 , 1 11 1 , 14 3 1, 2 9 2

Wes t Virg inia

688

66 7

55 4

53 7

5 27

54 2

569

No r th Ca ro l ina

1, 3 14 1 , 380 1 ,242 1 ,130 1, 0 9 6 1 , 0 62 1,1 2 6

Ke ntucky

1 , 0 4 9 1 , 007

9 06

870

791

786

8 10

Tennes see

1, 014 1, 04 4

982

99 2 1,012 1, 1 0 4 1,1 2 6

Southe a s t :

1 ,095 1, 09 4 1,04 2

999 1, 0 00 1 ,056 1,1 27

South Carol i na

946

927

899

87 2

794

874

9 53

Geo rg i a

9 29

91 0

865

822

846

865

94 3

Fl or ida

1,576 1, 6 08 1 , 5 27 1 ,435 1,464 1 ,596 1 ,692

Al aba ma

826

809

769

761

731

73 1

760

De lta States:

1,039 1,040

946

797

666

66 5

683

Missis s i pp i

89 4

939

835

752

65 4

658

6 78

Arkans a s

972

933

849

705

63 4

64 5

6 64

Lo u i s i a n a

1, 351 1 , 3 5 1 1,2 5 6 1 ,005

73 4

708

722

48 St a t e s

788

7 82

6 79

59 5

547

564

597

1/ Cu r r e n t doll a rs .

Percent chan g e 198 8- 89 Percent
10 6 8
10 17
6
9 3 9 15 6 6 13 5 6 3 2 7 9 9 6
4
3 3 3 2 6

GEORGIA MILK CASH RECEIPTS
Cash recei pts from marketing o f all milk t ota l ed $17 5.9 million in 1988, compared to $ 16 3 . 3 million in 1987. Producers r e cei ve d an av erage of $14.30 per hundred pounds o f milk sold d u r i n g 1988, c omp ar e d t o $14.20 per hundred in 1987.
U.S. MIL~ CASH RECEIPTS
Cash r e c.: e i p t s f rom markt~ings o f . il' during 1988 , at $17 ."7 il.';'o~, 'as v t r t ua l Lv un changed from both 1 87 <'L'" 198 6. Producer r e t u rns averaged $:2 3~

per hundredwei g h t , 29 cent s be l ow t t 1987 average . Marketings to t a led 14 b i l l ion p ounds, 2 percent above 198: Market ings include whole milk ~ produ cer-separated c r e am sold to plan: and dealers as well as mil k sold dir ec t : to consumers.

An es timated 2 . 24 bil"on pounds of mL

were u s ed o n far~s h,e produced ,

percent below 1987. : ~V_S were fed

percent of t h i s m : , ..:. .' t r.e ain I

co. sumed in roduce

s,~ncl s as .i U

c eam, and butter.

_I_t_e_m

_

No. Mi l k Cows 1/

Milk P r oduc t i o n per Cow

Total Milk Producti on

MIL_K YBODJ:1~],:::Q~~P :::N CQ.t1I~_L-J~8? 19_8_E'

Uni t

.
.

Georgi~

_

~2.lL

~?_~

_ _ United States
_ ~~-7-~.=--"'==X~a

Thous. Head

99

104

v,..J29

10 2 .

Pounds

11,717

11,875

, 30~

1 2 1:

Mil . Lb s

1 ,160

1 .~35

~ ~,o5"'"

145,": 2"

Cash Receipts

Mil. Dol.

163 . 3

175.9

7 709.4

17,669 :

Va lue o f Home

Co n sumption 2/ Gr o ss Income 3/

Mil. Do l. Mil. Dol.

.6 163.9

.3 176.2

84.3 17,7 9 3 . 7

78 .: 17,747~

1/ Ave r age n umber during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2 / Valued at averag

retur ns pe r 10 0 pounds o f mi lk in c ombined mar ket ings of milk and cream. 3/ Cash

recei p t s fro m marke tings o f mil k and cream plus val u ~ of mi lk used for h ome c on-

sumption and producer c hu r ned butter.

2

$ORGIA TOBAC CO CROP UP 19 P ERC ENT

U.S. TOBACCO UP 15 PERCENT

~o r gi a ' s 1 9 88 t o ba c co c rop a t 85 ,8 80 ,000 unds, i s 19 percent a bov e last year' s
'2, 1 60,000 pound crop. Th e 19 8 8 crop is ~e larges t s i nce 1 9 83 . Ac r e s h a rv e st e d ~e est imated at 3 8, 0 00 , a n i n cr e a s e of , percent from 1987. Yi e l d pe r ac re ftcreased 5 pounds from a year earlier to ., 26 0 pounds and the second h ighest yield ~ record. The record high yield of :, 28 0 pounds per acre was set in 1985.

Product ion of all tobacco totaled 1.37 b i llion pounds for 1988, 15 percent above t he 1 9 87 output. I ncreased production of flue-cured , bur ley , dark fire -cured, and dark air-cured types was only partially of fset by decreases for cigar types. The higher production from a year earl ier was the combined result of both more acreage and higher y ields. Area harvested, at 835 thousand acres, was up 3 percent from 1987. Average yield, at 2,158 pounds per acre, was 130 pounds above the previous year's average.

-- - - - - -- -- - --.,.- -- -Are ~-- H ar ve Si:ed----IJ~~~--~ y -~;~{_yd- U-- m- - -- --: -----P r-odu~c t-~: -o-n- -

state

I 1987

I 1988

I 1987

I

1988 :j

1987

i 1988

----

Acres

Pounds

1,000 Pounds

,onn .

1,800

1,810

1 ,509

1 ,641

2,716

2,971

Fla .

5,600

6,400

2 ,465

2,680

13 ,804

17,152

Ga.

32,000

38 ,000

2 ,255

2,260

72 ,160

85,880

Ind.

5,400

5,500

2,050

1 ,990

11 ,070

10,945

~.

148,300

158,000

2,056

2,247

304 ,845

355,024

~.

11 ,700

10,000

1,140

1,290

13,338

12 ,900

Mas s

520

5 20

1 , 256

1 , 47 5

653

767

Mo .

1 ,700

2 , 100

2 ,070

2,100

3,519

4,410

r.c ,

224,900

249,900

2 ,075

2 ,211

466 ,592

552,627

)l1io

7 ,350

7 ,820

1 ,639

1 ,854

12,044

14 ,497

~.

11 ,000

9, 500

1 , 882

1,913

20,700

18, 175

S.C.

42,000

45 ,000

2,240

2,225

94 ,080

100 ,125

~nn .

49 ,440

48,520

1,766

1,920

87 ,291

93, 142

~.

39,430

46 ,710

1,950

1 ,973

76 ,900

92,17 1

~ . Va .

1,800

1 , 700

1 ,440

1,600

2 ,592

2 ,720

Us.

4 ,200

3 ,600

1 ,993

1,967

8,370

7 ,080

J. S .

587 ,140

1/ 1988 Revised.

635,080

2,028

2,158

1,190,674

1,370,592

State
Con ri Fla. 3a . Ind. ~y . Kd. Mas s . Ko.
r.c ,
Ohi o ?a.
S.e.
lenn .
lao
( Va . is.

1< TOBACCO BY STATES

Marketing Year Average Price

I

per Pound Received by Farmers

I

1987

I

1988

Dollars per Pound

7.467

11.700

1.641

1.648

1.630

1 .627

1 .549

1.599

1.563

1.637

1.249

1.605

11.300

16 .500

1.568

1.548

1.579

1.611

1 .543

1.598

0 .770

1.130

1.607

1 .614

1.551

1 .705

1.524

1.594

1 .465

1.525

1.000

1 .250

Value of Production

1987

1988

1,000 Dollars - -

20,28 1

34,808

22,652

28,266

117 ,621

139 ,727

17,147

17,501

476,362

581,064

16,659

20,705

7,390

12,653

5,518

6,827

73,6,690

890,140

18,578

23,165

15,940

20,546

151,187

161,602

135 ,421

158,762

117,166

146,900

3 ,797

4,148

8,370

8 ,850

~--:':-
./ 1988 Re v ised.

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3

GEORGIA'S 1988 COTTON PRODUCTION Georgia's 1988 cotton production totaled 370,000 bales (480 pounas net weight), 9 percent more than the 338,000 bales produced in 1987. The 1988 crop tied t h e 1985 crop as the largest crop since 19 7 4 when 419,000 bales were produced. The higher production was attributed to a 29 percent increase in ha r v e s t e d acreage at 315,000 acres. Yield per harvested acre averaged 564 pounds, aown 98 pounds per acre from 1987. Planted acreage was up 40 percent from 1987 to 350,000 ac res. This leaves 35,000 acres abandoned because of damage f rom i n s e cts and unfavorable weather .

Vol . 89- No. 12

G .S. COTTON PRODUCTION

Uni t ed States cotton produ c ti on to ta led

~5.4
1ncre s ince

million bales in ase over 1987 and
1981 when 15.6

19 t he mi l

8 l

8 i

i
o

a ar n

4 ges bal

pe t es

rcent wc ~~~

mpirolld~uocned.

Upland bales of t

h

account e total

ed 19

8

f 8

or crop

15 and

Amer1can-Pima 334 thousand bales. The

Ameri can-Pima crop set a n ew reco r d h i g h

17 percent above t he p r e v ious record in

1987.

Planted area of a l l co t ton , a t 12 5

mi l l i o n acres , was 20 pe rcen t above 1987

Ha r v e s t e d area , at 11 .9 million a cre s'

~a s 19 percent abo v e 1987. Abandonment

1n 1988 was 4. ~ perc ent of the p l an t ed

area compared w1 t h 3 .6 perc e n t t he

previous yea r.

Yi e lds a verag e d 619

pounds from

t

per he

har 1987

vested record

ac re yie

i

d

d

o wn of

87 706

pou nds p ounds

p~r acre, but 67 pounds above the 1986

Y1eld.

ALL COTTON: ACREAGE AND YIELD,

Area Planted

State

1987

1/ 1 9 8 8

- - - 1,000

Ala.

335.0

390.0

Ariz .

381.0

478.0

Ark .

555.0

695.0

Calif .

1,150.9

1,351.8

Fla.

29.5

33 .0

Ga .

250.0

350.0

Kans .

1.0

1.0

La.

605 .0

735.0

Miss.

1,020.0

1,230 .0

Mo.

190 .0

240.0

N. Mex.

80.0

94.8

N.C .

96.0

126.0

Okla.

420.0

460.0

S.C.

120.0

145.0

Tenn.

440.0

535.0

Tex.

4,732.0

5,642.0

Va.

1.8

3.2

SELECTED STATES AND UN ITED

I

Area - Ha-rvested .

i 19 J .. Acres - -

333.0

375.0

379.8

477.0

550.0

675.0

1,140.9

1,336.8

29.0

29.0

245.0

315.0

.9

.9

600.0

645 .0

1,010.0

1,190.0

189.0

237.0

75.9

86 .8

95.0

124.0

400.0

435.0

119.0

142.0

435.0

530 .0

4,431.0

5,341.5

1.8

' 3.. 2

STATES~7-1 9 8 8

I

YieICl -- -

1987
572 1,342

- 1 1~8 8
Pounds 486
1 ,113

786 1,258

742 1,015

646

566

662

564

480

373

782

705

829

736

838

620

680

694

495

515

415

334

428

473

700

529

508

475

373

510

U.S.

10,407.2

12,509.8

10,035.3

11,943.2

706

619

ALL COTTON : PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE , SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 1987-1988 .

Production in 480-Lb.

State

Net Weight Bales 2(

1987

I 1/1988

Price per Pound

1987

i 3 (1988

Value of ProductiQ!!.-

1987

1 (1988

1,000 Bales

- -Cents- -

1,000 Dollars

Ala.

397.0

380 .0

64.8

52.9

123,483

96,490

Ariz.

1,062.0

1,106.0

73.4

68 .7

374 ,071

364,625

Ark.

901.0

1,044.0

63 .5

53.0

274,625

265,594

Calif .

2,991.2

2,827 .2

69.6

63.6

999,663

862,537

Fla.

39.0

34 .2

63.0

52.0

11,794

8,536

Ga.

338.0

370.0

61.8

54.3

100,264

96,437

Kans.

.9

.7

58.4

46.2

252

155

La . Miss .

977 .0
1,745.0

948.0 1,825.0

63 .2 63.6

53.1 51.6

296,383 532,714

241 ,626 452,016

Mo. N. Mex.

330.0 107.6

306.0 125.5

66.0 72 .6

53.3 73.1

104,544 37,519

78 ,287 44,038

N.C.

98.0

133 .0

62.0

54.0

29,165

34 ,474

Okla.

346 .0

303.0

58.4

46.2

96,991

67 ,193

S.C.

106.0

140.0

59.1

53.6

30,070

36,019

Tenn.

634.0

584.0

63 .0

53.0

191 ,722

148,570

Tex. Va.

4,685.8 1.4

5,281.5 3.4

60.1 62 .0

51.5 54.0

1 ,351,340 417

1 ,304 ,872 881

U.S.

14 , 759 . 9

15 , 411. 5

64 . 3 .

1/ Revised. 2( Production ginned and to be g i nned .

4

--:5~5~.~5__~.?J?_5 , 0 1 7_ _~_I ].M..l.11Q3( Average t o Ap ril 1 , 198 9.

SORGI A PASTURE CONDITIONS

eorg i a 's p a stures as o f May 1 , 1989,

r e rated 8 3 percent of normal , or in

~od to excellent condition.

Thi s

omp a r e s wi t h last y e ar's r ating o f 82

erc e n t and a verage of 74 pe r cent .

,5 . PASTURE CONDI TI ON

he pa s t u r e and range feed co nd i t i o n on y 1 f or the 4 8 contiguous s tates was 6 8 ~r c e n t , 5 p oints be low May 1 l a s t y e a r ~d 1 1 points below the 1978 -8 7 avera ge ~r the date. Condi tions we re mor e :av o r a b l e t han l a st y ea r in 22 sta te s , es s f avorable i n 2 4 states, a n d ~chang ed i n 2 s t at e s .

nd i tio ns e as t of the Mississip pi Ri ver, ~cept f or Wi s c onsi n, were poo r t o f a i r ~ good to e xce llent, wit h most states i n ~e good to e xcellen t range. On t h e west ~ast, California, I da ho , Oregon, and ~shington were in the good to e xcellent
:ange.

Fr o m No r t h Dakota to Texas conditions

we re i n the severe drought and very poor

ranges.

This reflects t he lack o f

moisture dur ing the wi n te r and spr i ng

months

in

t he s e sta tes.

Four

sta t es-- Kansas, Ne b raska , New Mexico , a nd

North Dakota a re s t arti ng t he season wi t h

severe drought c ondit i ons.

U.S . APRI L WEATHER SUMMARY

A stall e d fronta l syst em during the la t ter part of the month was res po n s i b l e fo r severe weather bu t b rought much needed r a i n ove r the spr i n g wh eat r e g i o ns o f the no r t he r n pla ins, a c ross t he corn belt , and to the mid-Atlant ic coast. At the s a me ti me, hot, dry conditions preva i l ed over the hard red winter wheat in the central and southern plains. Showe rs and thunderstorms brought soak ing rains int o the southeast and along the Atlantic seaboard throughout the month , while dry weather dominated much of the remainder of the nation. The west remained abnormally warm.

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1

Average

Average

State

1978-87

1988

1989

State

1978-87

1988

1989

- - Percent

- - Percent

lla.

74

82

81

Nev .

86

64

74

lri:?; .

84

94

75

N.H.

93

85

90

lrk .

84

85

75

N.J .

84

79

78

:alif .

89

63

82

N. Mex.

74

74

45

:010 .

77

86

50

N.Y.

84

79

74

:onn.

90

70

90

N.C.

83

84

90

Del. '

83

88

101

N. Dak.

70

54

43

Fla.

75

74

71

Ohio

86

83

87

~.

74

82

83

Okla.

78

88

63

Ida ho

88

75

83

Oreg .

89

79

92

Ill.

84

81

80

Pa .

84

74

72

Ind .

86

83

84

R.I.

Iowa

81

69

52

S.C.

93

80

90

76

81

86

tans. (y .
r.a.
lIaine lid .
!lass.
"leh. "l nn .
Il1s s .

82

84

47

S. Oak .

84

84

89

Tenn.

78

85

85

Tex .

92

85

85

Utah

81

83

100

Vt .

91

80

85

Va .

88

83

80

Wa s h .

81

62

61

W. Va .

81

89

82

Wi s .

76

53

54

84

81

91

65

59

60

86

83

64

93

85

80

84

84

85

87

81

92

78

77

74

79

66

52

80

75

65

Wy o .

82

81

59

nt. ~.

77

67

73

81

77

49

U.S .

79

73

68

3I5I Gaod to exc e l le n t , 80 and ov e r ; poor to f a i r , 65-7 9; very poor, 50-64; seve re d rought,

-49; ext r e me drough t , u nd er 35.

5

GEORGIA HAY STOCKS UP
Georgia 's May 1, 1989, hay stocks, at 314,000 tons, are up 32 percent from last year's total of 238,000 tons. These stocks are equivalent to 25.0 percent Qf the 1988 hay production . In 1988, stocks represented 18.0 percent of the previous crop.

U.S . HAY STOCKS

Vol. 89-No. 12

Hay stocks on farms as of May 1 totaled
17.6 million tons , 36 percent below the
May 1 level a year ago and 46 percen t
less than the May 1, 1987 quantity held
The smaller stocks this year reflect last
year's drought reduced hay crop. May 1 1989 stocks represent 13.9 percent of th~ hay produced in 1988. A year earlier stocks represented 18.3 percent of th~ previous crop.

State

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS SELECTED STATES

December 1

1986

1987

1988

I 1987

- - 1,000 Tons - -

1986-1989 Ma 1 1988

Ala. Ark. Fla. Ga. Ky. La. Miss. N.C. S.C. Tenn. Va. Other States U.S.

1,008 1,537
460 631 3,050 562 1,067 401 279 1,925 1,303 109,511 121,734

1,250 1,290
479 1,003 3,893
799 1,354
486 338 2,485 1,954 104,514 119,845

1,125 1,337
474 953 3,286 624 1,170 614 378 2,056 1,776 77 ,094 90,887

168 486 101 135 574 102 232
69 46 251 190 30,064 32,418

132 482
80 238 727
97 285 102
90 370 344 24,406 27,353

1989
285 468 117 314 535 107 234 112 116 347 400 14,592 17,627

U.S. PEANUT STOCKS

Peanut stocks in commercial storage on March 31, 1989, totaled 2.24 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock. This total includes 1.25 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 933

million pounds of equivalent farmer

stock.

Roasting stock totaled 57.3

million pounds. There were 149 million

pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stock on hand as of March 31, 1989 .
Shelled peanut stocks on March 31, 1989 , totaled 702 million pounds of which 656 million pounds were edible grades and 45.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were Virginia's, 124 million pounds; Runners, 474 million pounds; and Spanish, 57.8 million pounds.

Month

OF PEANUTS armer
Stocks

I PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END oas ~ng

I

Stock

Ending

! (In Shell)

1,000 Pounds

1988

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct . Nov. Dec .

985,345 619,645 293,919
51,680 4,622 1,382
592 ,859
2 ,532 ,50~
2,693,398 2,562,630

720,986 725,796 746,486 710,386 588,426 426,188 351,792 407,485 461,966 518,271

62,249 60,444 59,757 53 ,804 46,029 33,147 20,219 29,785 33,747, 40,447

958,911 965,309 992,826 944,813 782,607 566,830 467,883 541 ,955 614,415 689,300

2,006,505 1,645 ,398 1,346,502 1,050 ,297
833,258 601,359
1,080,961 3,104,249 3,341 ,560 3, 292 ,377

1989

Jan.

2,226,881

565,136

50,175

751,631

3 ,028,687

Feb.

1,733,943

660,160

51,479

878,013

2 ,663 ,435

Mar.

1,249,612

701,818

57,291

933,418

2,240,321__

1/ Excludes stocks on farms . Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC i n

commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades ,

shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (unt reated) . 3/ Actual farmer stock , p lus r oa sting

stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

6

GEORGI A' S WHEAT YIELDS BELOW LAST YEAR
The May 1 , 19 89 y i e l d f ore c a st o f Georgia ' s 1 9 8 9 whea t c rop is set a t 34 bus he l s pe r a c r e . Condi tions a r o u n d May 1 i nd i ca t e t he drop of 9 bushe l s per acre from last year's record t ying y i e ld of 43 bus he l s per acre. Yi elds in many a rea s hav e be e n r educ e d by he s sian f l y , p owd e r y mil d e w, cold d amage , r u s t a nd aph ids .
Acr e a g e to be harves t ed f or g rain i s expe c t e d t o tota l 68 0 ,00 0 acre s , a j u mp of 36 percent f r om t he 500,00 0 harvested in 19 8 8 . Total whe a t pr od u c t i on f o r Geor g i a in 1989 is e x pected to total 23 . 1 mi l l i o n bus h e l s , u p 8 p erc e n t fr om last yea r .
U.S . WI NTER WHEAT
Nat i on a l l y , winter wheat pr oducti on is foreca s t a t 1. 43 billion bus he l s as o f May 1, 19 89 . This is down 8 percent from

the 1.56 billion bushel s p r oduc ed i n 1988 and i s the l owe st produ c t ion l e v el since 19 78 . Harvested a rea, at 41 . 0 million acres, i s up 3 percent fr om las t year . However , t he c u r r e n t har v e st e d-t o -pl anted r a ti o o f 7 5 . 0 p ercent is the lowest since the 19 51 ratio o f 7 1 . 4 percent . Yield prospects a re f or an average of 34.9 bus he ls pe r a cre, d own 4 .3 bushe l s f r om last seas on . Thi s wou l d be t he lowest average yie l d since 197 8 .

Cond i t ions p o i n t to lower yie lds t han

l a s t s eason in the centr al and souther n

plains , the southeast a nd along the

pa c i f ic coast states. Harvested acreage

leve l s are above 19 8 8 wi t h a f p.w

e x ce p ti o ns , .mo s t

notably, Ka nsas,

Montana , New Mexic o ,

Texa s,

a nd

Washi ng t on .

St a t e

Al a .

Ar i z .

Ar k .

Calif .

Co lo.

De l .

Fla.

Ga.

Ida ho

Ill.

,

Ind . I owa

Kans.

Ky.

La.

Md .

Mich.

Mi n n .

Mi s s .

o.

ant.

br.

v.

J.

Hex . Y.

C.

Dak.

("
I

a

.cIa.

g.

cS

C. Dak .

nn.

T x.

t. U:Ja a. h

Wash. c W. Va
Wis . .

Wyo .

I: Q.. S.

Area Harves t ed

I nd .

1989

,

cre s

200

240

35

24

1,07 0

1,300

46 0

570

2,300

2,10 0

63

68

55

65

500

680

770

790

1,2 50

1,550

70 0

820

35

60

9,500

9,200

380

45 0

270

310

170

20 3

620

640

60

120

450

435

1,550

1,900

2,100

1,500

2,OOC

2,150

7

6

31

31

290

185

90

115

480

630

130

70

920

, , 200

4, JC'

400

660

750

170

210

305

440

1,270

1,400

430

420

3,200

2,900

155

155

200

230

1,750

1,300

9

11

125

180

225

21 7

39,785

41 , 025

43.0 98 . 0 53.0 83.0 33.0 52.0 37 .0 43. 0 66 .0 54 .0 50.0 30. 0 3 4.0 54 .0 41.0 53 .0 42.0 24.0 46.0 50.0 19.0 36.0 80.0 45.C 24.0 55.u 50.0 13.0 50.0 36.0 71.0 53.0 46.0 17.0 50.0 28.0 36.0 52.0 62 .0 4 6 .0 4 0 .0 22.0 39.2
7

WHEAT Ind. 1989
s 38 .0
100. 0 4 7.0 81.0 32 . 0 54.0 35.0 34. 0 68 . 0 55.0 54.0 35 .0 22 .0 5 2. 0 41.0 5 3 .0 45.0 31.0 40.0 47.0 20.0 33.0 85.0 44.0 22.0 57.0 48.0 20.0 53.0 26.0 68.0 53.0 42.0 23.0 42.0 21. 0 38.0 50.0 53.0 4 5.0 49.0 24 .0 34 .9

Productlon

Ind .

1989

,

us e ls

8 ,600

9, 1 20

3 , 43 0

2,400

56 , 710

61 ,100

38,180

46 ,170

75 ,900

67,200

3 ,276

3,672

2 ,035

2 ,27 5

21 , 500

23,120

50 ,820

53,720

67,500

85,250

35,000

44,280

1 ,050

2,10 0

32 3 ,00 0

20 2 ,400

20,52 0

2 3 ,4 00

1 1, 0 70

1 2,710

9, 0 10

10,75 9

26,040

28,800

1,440

3,720

20,700

17,400

77,500

89,300

39:900

30,000

72,000

70,950

560

510

1,395

1,36

6,960

4,070

4,950

6,555

24,000

30,240

1,690

1,400

46,000

63,600

172,800

140,400

46,860

51,000

9,010

11,130

14,030

18,480

21,590

32,200

21,500

17,640

89,600

60,900

5,580

5,890

10,400

11,500

108,500

68,900

414

495

5 ,000

8 ,8 20

4,950

5,208

1,560,970 1,430,148

CROP AND LIVESTOCK SURVEYS SCHEDULED

Farmers throughout Georgia will be asked

to participate in a nation-wide survey

during late May and early June.

Inf ormation obtained }? the survey will

be used to develop es~imates of 1989 crop

acreages and mid-year livestock numbers.

All

individual

information

is

confidential and used only i n developi ng

official National and State estimates .

This survey is important in making

accurate crop and livest oc k es t i mates ,

which provide a basi s for an orderl y

mar keting s ystem . An o rde r ly mar k e ting

system is essent i a l t o all invol ved in

agricultu re . Farme r . .. c o opera ti o n on t h e

survey is t he key t o devel oping accurate

estimates .

Representat ives

f r om

the

Geo rg ia

Agr icul t ural Stat ist ics Se r vice will

int erview a c r o s s s e c tion of fa r mers b y

mai l , telephone or pers o na l v is it .

National and State estimat es will be

published by USDA's Agricultural

Statistics Board and includ ed in future

issues of the "Georgia Far m Repo rt " . A

report on 1989 crop acreages wi l l be

available on July 12, i nc l ud i ng estimates

of yield and product ion f or smal l grains

and tobacco . Estimates of hog and pig

numbers wi l l be released on June 3 0 , and

cattle numbers on July 28 .

NASS RELEASE SCHEDULE

Highlights o f each repor t will be i ncluded in future i ssues o f t he Georg ia Farm Report.

June 9 June 12 June 16
J u ne 21 June 2 2
June 28 June 29 June 30
J u ly 5
J u ly 10
July 1 2
July 14
Jul y 20
JUl y 2 1
JUly 25
July 28
July 31

Vegetables-Annual Crop Production Milk Production Cattle on Feed Ca t f is h Sl a u g h te r Co l d St orage Lives t ock Slaughter Pe a nu t Stocks Agricultural Pr ices Grai n St o c ks Hogs a nd P igs Farm Produc t ion
Expenditur es Nonc it ru8 Fru it s
and Nuts Crop Produc t i on Milk Pr odu c t i on Mink
Ca t f i s h Sl a u g h t e r Ca t t le on Feed Livestock Slaughter Co ld S to r a g e Eggs, Ch ick e n s , a n d
Tu r key s Peanut St ocks Ca tt le
Agricul t u r a l Prices
Catf ish Product ion

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HIGHLIGH TS poultry Summa r y April Mi l k P ro d u c t io n ca t t l e on Feed Farm Labo r Livestock Sl a ugh t e r

Received

Athens , Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

MAY 26 1989
U.S . EG G PRODUCTIO N DOWN 3 PERCENT
DOCUMEN TS Lay ing f l o c ks in the Un it e d States
UGA L1 BRARIE" p roduced 5.55 b il l:' on eggs du r i ng Apr i l
1989 , down 3 percent f rom the 5.75 billion produced a year ago . Pr oduct i on included 4 . 8 3 b illion t a b l e eggs and 7 21 million hat c hing eggs .

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTI ON DOWN 4 PERCENT

Georgia 's laying fl o c k s p roduc e d 35 8

~illion eggs d u ring Ap r i l 19 8 9 , 4 per c e nt

more than Apr il 19 8 8.

Produc t ion

consisted of 24 6 mil lion table eggs and

112 million hatch i ng e g g s.

Laying f l ocks i n the 20 s tates produced 4 .62 b i l l i on eggs during April 1989 down 4 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.00 billion table eggs and 622 million hatching eggs .
Continued on Page 2

Hatching Table To t al Geo rgia

5 , 7 91 11 , 863 17 , 654

Hatching

3 2, 30 3

Table

199,41 9

Total 20 States 23 1 ,7 2 2

Hatching Table Total U. S.

3 7 ,391 239 , 882 277,273

6 , 0 11 11,668 17,679 3 3,306 18 9 , 4 23 22 2 , 7 29 3 8,6 43 228 ,837 267,480

GEORGIA

1,890

1,869

1,992

2 ,1 1 2

1,954

2,025

20 STATES

1 ,876

1,868

2,103

2 , 113

2,071

2,076

UNITED STATES

1,875

1,866

2,103

2,1 09

2, 07 2

2,074

109 236 345 606 4 , 194 4,800 701 5,044 5, 7 45

112 246 358 622 4 ,002 4,62 4 721 4,826 5 ,547

MARCH-APRIL

Item

I A~r98. 9 2/

Young Chickens

Georg~a

62 ,478

67,527 108 61,638

172 ,918

186,503 108

Uni ted States

445,895

462,615

104 443 ,971 1,266,812 1,306,946 103

Mature Chickens

LH~9ht Type U . S .

15 , 312

13,599

89 11,361

43,017

37,758 88

eavy Type U.S.

4,019

3,542

88

3,430

12,197

11,129 91

Total O.S.

19,33 1

17,1 41

89

14,791

55,214

48,887 89

Total All Types, Ga. 3,77 2

3,666

97

2,547

11,752

10,965 93

tercent Condemned

Oung Ch~ckens

Georgia

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.7

17UnFietdede raSltlaytes~ ns pe c t e d

2.0 slaughter

2.0 data as

c ol lected

by

Meat

a nd

2.2 Poultry

2.0
Inspect~on

r ogr am. Current mont h da ta est imated by Ma r k e t News Service . 2/ Pr e l i mi n a r y.

nem

EGGS I N INCUBATORS, MAY 1 , 19 8 8-1 9 89 UN I TED STATES

Chickens

Egg Type

~Brkr oeiyl se,r

Type A 1 Breeds

31 ,231 395,2 71
33 , 379

32 , 9 34 425 , 547
36,463

AGRICULTURALSTATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

% of Year Ago 105 108 109

It em

A1~r8.8
17
3,831 " 233 69 , 46 2 464 ,386 1 ,723 3 4 ,749

HATCHING

4,396 215
74, 9 37 50 2 , 466
1 , 548 32 , 7 23

4 ,1 95 2 49
73 , 0 21 49 3, 50 3
1,4 6 1 3 5 , 9 42

1988-1989 Jan. thru s--

110

15 ,7 96

16, 374

10 4

107

7 45

805

108

105

27 1,615

28 5, 9 0 5

105

10 6 1,848,885 1 ,920 , 069

104

85

6,476

4 ,784

74

10 3

128, 071

122,4 7 0

96

104 r om e g g s dozen case poults place d

APRIL MILK PRODUCTION - 21 STATES
Milk production in the 21 selected states totaled 10.8 billion pounds, 2 percent above production in these same states for April 1988.
Production p er cow in the 21 selected s t a t e s averaged 1,263 pounds , 33 pounds more t h a n April 198 8.

Th e number of c ows o n f a rms i n t h e 21 selected states wa s 8.5 4 mill io n head , 9 thousand less than March 1989 and 89 thousand less than April 1988 .
During the January-Mar ch period the 21 selected states produced 85 .1 percent of the U.S. production. If the producers in the remaining 29 stat es not surveyed on April 1 f ollowed the same pattern as the 21 states, the U.S. production would be 12.7 billion pounds for April 1989.

________________________~M~ILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, APRIL 1988-1989

I t em

I--=U,...n--:i--:t------,------:-:-::1:9-8:8=----,.---"-~2:1:::S1.:9t:8~a=9t.:e:s"-----...----::P=-e--rc-e-n,-t -I

No. Mi l k Cows on Farms 1/

Th ous . Head

8 ,624

8 ,535

99

Mi l k Pr oducti on per Cow 2/ Pounds

1,230

1,263

103

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

10,605

10,780

102

1/ Includes dry cows . Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 4 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed May 1, 1989, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.85 million head, up 4 percent from a year ago and up 8 percent from May 1, ' 1 9 8 7 .
Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.57 million, down 2 percent from last year but up 2 percent from two years ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during April totaled 1.53 million, up 1 percent from last year but down 9 percent from April 1987. Net placements of 1.41 mill ion for April are 2 percent above last year but down 9 percent below 1987.
Other disappearance totaled 129 thousand head, compared to 139 thousand for the last two years.

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMB ER ON FEED, PLACEMENT S , MARKETINGS , AND OTHER DI SAPPEARANCE ,

7 STATES, APRI L 1 TO MAY 1

1989 as %

Item

1988

1989

o f 1988_

1,000 Head

On Feed, Apr il 1 1 /

7 , 746

8 ,0 12

103

Placed on Fe e d dur ing Apr i l

1 ,521

1,534

1 01

Fed Catt le Marke ted d u r ing Apr il

1,609

1 ,570

98

Othe r Disa ppea ran c e du r i n g April 2/

139

129

,On Fe e d May 1 1 /

7, 51 9

7 ,8 47

1 / Cattle and c a l v e s on fe e d ar e animals f or slaughter market bei ng f ed a fu l l

-9 3
104

ration o f grain or othe r concent ra t es a nd are e xpected t o produce a carca s s that

will grade sele c t or bet te r . 2/ Inc l ude s dea t h l os s e s , movement fr om fee d l o t s to

pastures a nd s h i pme n t s t o o t h er fee d l o t s fo r f u r t h e r f e e d i ng .

2

~~RRMILWIANGESTHUEPSO1U4 TCHEEANSTTS PER HOUR FROM LAST

~artmos

t

al in

of the

114 ,000 sout heast

persons worked on region during the

W~emkparoefs

April 9- 15 , 1 9 89 . wi t h 100 , 000 workers

Th is number during t he

~omparable week in 1988. Th e work f orc e

waS comp r is e d o f 52 ,000 s e l f - e mp l o y e d

fa r m ope ra t o rs , 11 ,00 0 unpaid worker s,

and 5 1 ,000 workers hired dir ectl y by farm

operators.

The a ll h ired f arm worke r wa g e ra te

averaged $4 . 37 pe r hou r , up 14 cents f r om

~ouyrelaYr

ea rlier . Wo r ke rs basis ear ned $4 .30

pa i d per

on an worker

compar ed with $4. 32 last Apr i l. Wa g e

rates for field and livestock workers were $4 .10 and $4.22, respectively. During April, 1988 , field workers made $3.90 while livestock workers averaged $4.31 per hour.

During the current

survey

week,

self-emp loyed persons worked an average

of th

e

32. 7 hour s com parab

i

e

0.8 fewe week

r i

n

hours 1988 .

than ~n Unpa id

wo rker s, who wo r k e d 15 hours or more

d ur i n g t h e we e k , put in 33 .3 hours

com p ar ed wi t h 30.6 h ou r s a yea r e ar lier .

Hi r ed worker s s pe n t an aver a ge o f 33 . 5

h ou r s doing agricultural work, u p 1.4

hours fro m Apr~l o f last year .

_ _ _F~A~RM WAGE RAT E~ , APRI ,L 9-15, 19 8 9 , BY STATES OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1 /

J A~~r~~~:d t-----F=:-i:e-..l..d,....,:---.-~T~c..<~'-~e'=~o~f FLarm~~W~~o r~;k._erJ ._~~h:

I_

~:_~r~~__MTe tIh~~d ~oef =oPJa~_y_

_~__ Ot h e r__

s out he a s t Florida Appalachian I APpalachian I I
Delta Northeast I Northeas t I I
Lake cornbel t I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I - Mountain II - Mountain III _ Pacific
California Hawaii

4 . 37 5.74 4 .71 4 . 76 3 .96 5 .23 5.52 4. 53 5.40 5 .02 5.31 4.96 4 .35 5 .04
5.33 5 .52 6 . 48 8.13

4 . 10 5 . 30 4 . 25 4. 21 3.9 5 5 .62 5.37 4. 80 5.05 4. 50 5.13 4 .46
4.44 4 . 60 4.82 5.15 5.96 7.7 1

4 .22 5 .0 2 4. 41 4 .76 3. 49 4. 28
4 .77 4.03 5.06 5.38 4.88 4 .78
3.74
4 .61 5.03 5.86 6.40
3/

Dollar s pe r " our

6 .90

6 .6 2

8.82

7 .35

8 .35

3/

8 .64

5.99

5 .61

3/

7.8 4

3/

8 .01

7.17

7.14

3/

7 .99

3/

7.55

3/

7 .23

3/

7.30

3/

5.40

3/

6.40

3/

7.44

7.19

8 .47

6.07

10 .40

8.50

11 .84

7.66

4 . 30 5.16 4 . 38 4. 70 3.81 5 .45 5.47 4 .99 5.03 4.67 5.12 4.79 4.64 5 .11 4.63 5.13 5.64 7.53

4.4 7 6. 16 4. 33
3/ 3/ 3/ 6.12 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6.24 7.92 3/

4. 52 6 .71 5.37 4.97 . 4 . 44
4 .94 5.51 4.07 5.98 5 .67 5.51 5.07 4.19 4.92 6 .71 7.06 8 .62 10.81

l. u.s.

5 .35

5 . 14

4. 71

7 .99

7.26

5.06

7.31

5.54

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK APRIL 9-15 , 1989 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNIT ED STArES 1 /

All Farm Wo r k e rs

i
' Un p a i d
I

I

II

Hired

Thou-

Thou-

Thou- Hours Thou- Hours

sands

s ands

sands

sands

Southeast

11 4

52

32.7

11

33.3

51

33.5

37

14

Florida

74

19

25.8

4

28.7

51

34.3

40

11

d Appalachian I

96

49

28 .6

15

27.8

32

35.4

21

11

Appalachian II
e De l ta

165 129

10 8

28 . 6

74

36.8

24

32 .0

14 3 7 . 1

33

37 .2

41

46 .6

18 34

15 7

Northeast I

92

36

53.6

15

35.9

41

41.0

32

9

Northeast II

1 32

64

43 .1

35

35 .5

33

41.4

29

4

Lake

28 4

161

49 . 0

65

34 .6

58

35.3

45

13

Cornbelt I

249

152

36.9

41

34 .3

56

36.9

41

15

Cornbelt II

214

137

46 . 2

39

33 .4

38

35 .4

29

9

Northern Pla i ns __ SOuthern Pla i n s

23 2 258

13 9

5 0.7

163

30 . 8

51

37.4

37

30 .6

42 43. 6

58

39.7

36 45

6
13

j Mountain I

Mountain ..., ~OUn t a i n

II
III

PaCif i c

Ca li f or n i a Hawa ii

86 64 50 128 227 13

46

44 . 4

15

36 .6

25

49. 8

18

28

46 .7

10

34. 2

26

4 8.7

20

12

28 .8

23

30.2

15

48 . 6

13

60

34.8

11

36.4

57

38 .1

36

52

34 .6

12

37 .6

163

44.5

117

2

30. 2

1

24. 6

10

37 .6

9

7 6 2 21 46 1

!1L1.hE.xcl d

2 , 607

1,354

39 .6

423

34 . 1

830

40 . 2

620

210

--~E MA U. e s ag r iC Ul t u r a l s ervi ce workers. 2 / Regi o ns c o n s i st of t h e f ol l owi n g : Northe ast I : CT ,

SO~ t h, NH,NY ,R I , VT. North e a s t II : DE,MD,N J,PA . Appa l ac hian I: HC , VA. Ap pal a c h i a n I I : KY, TN,WV.

Nort h e a s t : AL, GA,Se . La k e : MI,MN,WI; Cornb e l t I: IL , I N, OH; Co r n belt I I :IA, MO; Del t a : AR, LA ,MS . . V ,UT~ rn Pl a i n s : KS , HE , ND,SD . Southern Pl ains : OK,TX. Mou n t a i n I: I D, MT,WY . Mount ain II: CO,

Moun t a i n I II: AZ , NM . Pacifi c: OR, WA . 3 / I n s u f f ic i e n t d a t a .

3

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCT IO N UP Commercial red meat production in Geo rgi a totaled 28.4 million pounds during Apri l 1989, up 12 percent from April 1988. The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during April 1989 was 15.3 thousand , down 6 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 14.8 million pounds wi t h an average live weight of 96B pounds per head. There were 114 .6 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Geo rg ia's comme rcia l plants during Apr i l . Thi s i s 17 pe r cent more than the same period l a s t year. The total live weight was 27 . 6 mi l l ~ on pounds with an average live we i g h t of 241 pounds per head.

U. S . RED MEAT PRODUCTI ON DOWN Comme rc i a l red me at producti on for t he Un ited States in April 19 89 totaled 3 .13 billion pounds, down 1 pe rcent f rom Apr i l 1988. Beef production a t 1 .76 bi l l i on pounds was down 5 percent . He a d k il l e d was 2.6~ mi l l i on , 5 pe rcent less tha n last ye a r and the ave rage li ve we i g h t wa s 1 , 115 pounds. Pork production t otal i ng 1.32 bi l l ion pounds ( was up 5 pe rcent. Hog kill a t 7.3 8 m~ l l i on he a d increased 4 perc ent and th e aver ag e li v e weight was 2 50 p ounds .

S ecies Georyia Catt e Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

16.3 1.0
98.1 0 .0

15.3 1.0
114.6 0.1

94 100
117o

2,782.8 2,644.3

95

176.6

157 .6

89

7,091.2 7,379.7

104

404 .6

408.9

101

under Federal I nspect~on a nd

951 389 241
o
1,106 265 249 126

968

15,48 2

360

403

241 99

2 3 , 6 5 o1

1,115 286 250 126

3,076 ,738 46,869
1,762 ,985 51 ,143

14 , 819 346
27,624 8
2,947,228 45,112
1,846,309 51,66 4

Kind

STATES

1 ,841

28

1,263

26

3,158

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Volume 89-Number 14 HIGHLIGHTS

DOCUMENTS

peach Production

sweetpotatoes

U.S.

peach production,

including

Wheat Production

California clingstone crop, is forecast

Agricultural Prices

at 2.37 billion pounds, 9 percent less

peanut Stocks

than last year and 1 percent less than

cold Storage

1987. The nine southern states expect t o

produce 496 million pounde , 19 percent

less than last year's crop. The

California clingstone crop, at 1.02

GEORGIA'S PEACH CROP DOWN

billion pounds, is fractionally more than

a year ago.

Georgia's 1989 peach production is

forecast at 125 mi 1110n pounds, 11

percent below the 1988 crop. Growers

surveyed around June 1 indicated that

some varieties in south Georgia were

wiped out by freeze damage and other

varieties received inadequate chill hours

to produce a crop . Growers in the

central and northern parts of the State

are expecting nearly a full crop.

Harvest as of June 4 was slightly ahead

of normal at 30 percent complete.

State
Alabama Arkansas Georgia LOUisiana Mississippi N. Carolina Oklahoma S. Carolina Texas

PEACH PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1

Total Production 1

Indicated

1987

1988

1989

Million Pounds

10.0

24 .0

15.0

1.4

20.0

2 .0

100.0

140.0

125.0

.6

6.0

1.5

.5

4.0

1.0

25 .0

36.0

15 .0

4.0

26.0

12.0

350.0

340 .0

310 .0

6.0

18.0

14 .0

1989 as % of 1988
63 10 89 25 25 42 46 91 78

9 Southern

497.5

614.0

495.5

81

States

California

Freestone

511 .0

523.0

510.0

98

Clingstone 2/

920.0

1,015.0

1,020.0

100

United States

tuFreestone Peaches

1,470.8 2,390.8

1,604.7 2,619.7

1,351.6 2,371.6

84 91

S~a~ncIUdes unharvested production and harvested not sold (million pounds) : United

eli es, excluding California clingstones , 1987-43 .7, 1988-46 .7. 2/ California

(Miygsitone is over the scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions

1 on pounds) : 1987-70.0 ; 1988-70.0 .

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GEORGIA SWEETPOTATO CROP UP
Sweetpotato production in Georgia for 1988 totaled 832,000 cwt ., up 7 percent from the 1987 crop. Yield per acre averaged 160 cwt. from the 5,200 acres harvested.

U.S. SWEETPOTATOES
The 1988 U.S . s weet potato produc tion totaled 1 1.5 million cwt., 5 percent less than 1987. Yield averaged 128 cwt. per acre from ~9,800 acres harvested.

State

Ala. Calif . Ga. La. Md . Miss. N.J . N.C. S.C. Tenn. Tex. Va.

6.8 6.6 5 .5 20.0
.8 5.0 2.0 36 .0 4 .5
.8 7.7 1.0

U.S.

96 .7

1/ Revised.

7 .0 .7 . 1 5 .5 18. 0
.9 4 .0 2.4 35 .0 4.0
.8 7.8 1.0
93 .5

AREA YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY STATES

Area Harvested

Yield

1987

1 1988

Acres - -

1987 1 1988
Cwt.

198 7 AND 1988

Product ion

1987

1 1988

1,000 Cwt.

6.7 6.6 5 .2 19.0
.8 4 .5 2.0 35.0 4.5
.8 7.3
.9

6.8 7.1 5.2 17 .0
.9 3.5 2.3 34 .0 3 .9
.8 7.4
.9

110

115

737

782

205

170

1,353

1,207

150

160

780

832

130

145

2,470

2,465

140

150

112

135

110

100

495

350

120

75

240

173

130

130

4,550

4,420

90

100

405

390

110

90

88

72

100

70

730

518

115

125

104

113

93.3

89 .8

129

128 12,064

11,457

GEORGIA'S WHEAT YIELD DECLINES
Georgia's 1989 wheat crop is expected to yield 32 bushels per acre. This June 1 forecast is 2 bushels per acre below the May 1 forecast and 11 bushels below the record tying 43 bushel yield per acre harvested in 1988. Many fields in the State have been heavily infested with Hessian flies, powdery mildew , rust and aphids .
The 1989 Georgia wheat crop is expected to total 21.8 million bushels, up 1 percent from last year's 21.5 mil lion bushels. Acreage harvested for g rain is expected to total 680 ,000 acres , a jump

of 36 percent from the 500,000 acres harvested in 1988. As of June 4, about 51 percent of the wheat acreage intendec for grain had been harvested .

U.S. WHEAT

Winter wheat production in the Unitec

States is forecast a t 1 .41 bil lim

bushels, down 2 percent fr om las t montt

and 10 percent from 1988. Yields are no.

expected to average 34.5 bushels per

acre , down . 4 bushel f r om last month.

Harvested area at 40. 8 million acres

compares

with 39.8 mill i o n acr~

harvested last ye a r .

State

WI NTER WHE AT,

Area Harvested

June 1,

1988

I

1989

1, 000 Acres

SELECTED STATES,

I

Yield

i i 1988

I

Bushe ls

1988-1989
June 1,
1989

Product ion

June!

19 88

I 1989

1, 0 0 0 Bus hel s

Ala . Ark. Fla. 1/ Ga . Ky . La . 1/ Miss. N.C. S. C. Tenn . Va. Ot he r St a t e s U.S. 1/ Estima tes

200 1, 0 70
55 500 380 2 70 450 480 305 430 200 3 5 , 44 5 39 , 78 5
f or current

240 1 , 300
65 680 450 310 435 630 440 420 230 35 , 625 4 0, 8 25
year carr i ed

43.0 53 . 0 37 .0 43. 0 5 4. 0 4 1. 0 46 . 0 50 .0 46 .0 50 .0 52 . 0 38 . 1 39.2
f orward from
2

35 .0

8,600

44 .0

56, 710

3 5.0

2 ,035

32. 0

2 1, 50 0

5 2.0

20 , 520

4 1. 0

11 ,070

38 .0

20 ,700

4 3. 0

2 4 ,000

4 2. 0

14 , 030

42 .0

21 ,500

50 . 0

10 ,400

33 . 4

1 , 3 49 ,9 0 5

3 4 .5

1 , 560 , 970

earl ier f or ecas t.

8 , 400
57 , 200
2, 275
21 , 7 60
23 , 400 1 2 , 7 10 16, 5 30
2 7, 0 ge
18 .4 S0 1 7 , 640 1 1, 500 1 ,19 0 , 9 13 1 ,40 7 , ~

GIc>oRGIA PRIC. ES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Rece ived Al l Commodity Index for May was 141 pe rcent o f the 197 7 verage, 6 points (4.4 percent ) above the 3revious month and 11 points (8 .5 Percent) above a year ago. Higher prices tor corn, cotton, soybeans, hogs, beef attIe, calves, and broilers were only CartiallY offset by lower prices for . ~ilk, other chickens and table eggs. . Hatching egg prices were unchanged.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 4 POINTS
The May All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by farmers increased 4 points (2.7 percent) from Apri~ to 151 percent of its January-December 1977 average.

Increases in the prices of hogs, oranges, potatoes, broilers, and tomatoes were partially offset by lower prices for sweet corn, eggs , lettuce, and soybeans. The i ndex was 17 points (13 percent) above a year ago.
Broilers, potato and tomato prices were at record levels in May. Hogs increased sharply from last month. Demand for oranges was strong, sending the average price for all oranges to the highest levels since November of 1987. May cattle prices continued close to April levels. Wheat and corn prices were up slightly while soybeans were down from a month earlier.

commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY

I Price

!

per Unit

May 1988

15 , 1989 WITH COMPARISONS

United States

May

May 15,

1988

1989

FIELD CROPS

Winter Wheat Oats

S/Bu.

3.05

*

S/Bu.

3.75

2.90 1. 84

4.13 2.24

4 .06 2.11

. Cor n

$ /Bu.

2.33

3 .01

3.09

1.94

2.56

2.58

Cotton

Ct./Lb.

60.3

57 .7

1/59.1

58.3

58.9

1/57.7

Tobacco

Ct ./Lb ,

160 .5

Soybeans

S/Bu.

7.07

7.11

7.21

6.98

7.29

7.15

All Hay , ba 1 ed 2/

$/Ton

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

81.10

104.00

104.00

Milk Cows, 4/5/

S/Head

1,030 .00

Hogs

S/Cwt.

45.60

37.30

44 .80

46.30

36.90

42.70

Sows
Barrows Gilts

S/Cwt. S /Cwt.

34.20 46.40

30 .90 37.70

32.40 45.50

36 .30 47.10

30.90 37.50

32.70 43.50

Beef Cattle 6 /

S/Cwt.

58.50

57 .70

58.90

69 .30

70.00

70.10

Cows 7/
I Steers Heifers

S/Cwt . S/Cwt.

49.00 70.80

48.40 68.50

49.80 69.10

47.90 73.80

47.10 75.30

47.00 75.50

Calves

S/Cwt.

86.60

81.70

82 .70

93.40

90.50

89.30

All Milk

S/Cwt.

13 .60

14 . 10

3 /13.90

11.40

12.30 3 /12.20

Turkeys 2/

Ct./Lb .

29.8

42 .3

43.4

Chickens

Ct./Lb.

4. 1

2 /27.3

16.5

Com 'l Broilers 8/ ct./Lb .

32.0

37 .5

3/44.0

33 .7

38 .9

3/45.2

Eggs, All 9 /

Ct . /Doz .

60 .2

2/75.9

74.3

44.0

2/65.3

62.0

Table

Ct . /Doz.

3 1.3

2/55 .9

53 .6

33.0

2 /58.1

54.3

Hatching

Ct. /Doz . 125 .0 2 /125.0

125 . 0

1/ First half o f mont h . 2 / Mid-month pr ice. 3/ Entire month . 4/ Animals sold for dairy

herd replacement onl y . 5/ Prices estimated quarterly . 6/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers"

combined with allowanc e where ne c e s s a r y for slaughter bulls. 7/ Includes dairy cows sold

for slaughter. 8/ Exc l ude s b r o i l e r s . 9 / Li v e we ight e qu i v al e nt p rice f or Georgia .

InSUfficient sales.

~77=100 ~orgia

INDEX NUMBERS-- GEORGIA AND UNIT ED STATES

Apr i l

May

I

April

19 88

1988

:

1989

May 1989

Prices Rece i ved

All Commod i ti es

121

130*

135*

14 1

Crops

12 2

127

120 *

121

Lvstk. & Produc t s

1 20

132*

146*

157

llil1t e d St at e s

Pr i c e s Re c e i v e d

130

134

14 7

151

Pr i c e s Pa i d

168

1/ 168

17 7

2/1 7 7

~i o 3/

77

80

83

85

~ / Apr. 19 8 8 P ri c e s Pa id Index. 2/ Ap r . 1 989 Pr i c e s Pa i d I ndex. 3 / Ra ti o of

Rnde x o f P r i ces Rp ~ i ved to Index of Prices Pai d, I nt ere st , Taxes a n d Farm Wa g e

ates. * Rev ise d .

3

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OF PEANUTS armer
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1988

Apr.

619,645

725,796

60,444

965,309

1,b45,398

May

293,919

746,486

59,757

992,826

1,346,502

June

51,680

710,386

53,804

944,813

1,050,297

July

4,622

588,426

46,029

782,607

833,258

Aug.

1,382

426,188

33,147

566,830

601,359

Sept.

592,859

351,792

20,219

467,883

1,080,961

Oct.

2,532,509

407,485

29,785

541,955

3,104,249

Nov.

2,693,398

461,966

33,747

614,415

3,341,560

Dec.

2,562,630

518,271

40,447

689,300

3,292,377

1989

Jan.

2,226,881

565,136

50,175

751,631

3,028,687

Feb.

1,733,943

660,160

51,479

878,013

2,663,435

Mar.

1,258,506

703,137

57,291

935,172

2,250,969

Apr.

880,493

709,879

59,171

944,139

1,883,803

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.

Commodity

COLD STORAGE STOCKS

I.

Apr. 30, 1988

Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen 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

240,404 451,876
17,333 589,461 1,406,239 759,402 305,015 397,252 614,763 370,732 1,353,418 950,724 478,651
30,157 38,434 79,658

UNITED STATES
II Mar. 31, 1989

APRIL 30 1989 Apr . 30, 1989

1,000 Pounds

341,946

377,330

394,686

409,306

14,790

15,330

667,111

601,650

1,638,655

1,772,380

748,985

765,622

298,327

275,489

394,464 457,611

435,467 488,512

269,243

298,700

1,162,996

1,068,441

947,256

971,845

411,331

429,692

26,542

29,763

30,146

34,134

116,993

107,099

Percent of

A r. 1988 Mar~~

Percent

157

110

91

104

88

104

102

90

126

108

101

102

90

92

110

110

79

107

81

111

79

92

102

103

90

104

99

112

89

113

134

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HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter
Milk Production
cattle on Feed
catfish cold storage

DOCU MENTS UGA liBRARIES

GEORGIA'S EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT Geor gia 's laying flocks produced 357 millIon eggs during May 1989, 5 percent more than May 1988. Production consisted of 242 million table eggs and 115 million ~ hatching eggs.

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.68 billion eggs during May 1989 down 3 percent from the 5.83 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4.94 billion table eggs and 748 million hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.70 billion eggs during May 1989 , down 3 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.06 billion table eggs and 640 million hatching eggs .
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NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION! MAY 1988-1989 No. of Layers During May

housands

GEORGIA

Hatching

5 ,891

5,980

1,910

1,928

113

Table

11,658

11,680

1, 959

2, 07 4

22 8

Total Georgia

17,549

17,660

1,943

2,022

341

Hatching

32,443

Table

196 ,663

Total 20 States 229,106

33,258 188,110 221 ,368

20 STATES

1,960

1,924

2,145

2 ,158

2,119

2,123

636 4,218 4,854

Hatching Table Total U. S.

37 ,584 236,939 274,523

38,773 227,907 266,680

UNITED STATES

1,956

1,929

2,150

2,165

2,123

2,131

735 5,094 5,829

115 2 42 357 640 4,060 4,700 748 4,935 5,683

SLAUGHTER Ill: APRIL-MAY 1988-1989

Item

i %0

A1~r8.9

year a0

j

M19ax9 21

Jan.

% or year a0

s --

Young Chickens

Georg~a

58,285

58,134

100

69 ,842

231,203

244,637 106

United Sta tes ~ture Chickens

416 , 787 416 ,88 1 100 488,725 1,683,599 1,727,150 103

Ight Type O. S

15, 034

10,324

69

11,900

58 ,052

48,128 83

Heavy Type U. S .

3 ,105

3 ,865

124

4 ,008

15, 302

14 ,994 98

Total U.S.

18 , 139

14,189

78

15 ,908

73,354

63,122

86

~Trotcael ntAlCl oTndyepmesne, dGa. 3 ,427

2,954

86

3,578

15 ,179

13,919 92

Oung Ch~ckens

Georgia

1.6

1 .7

1. 8

1.7

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1.9 slaughter

1 .8 data as

collected

by

Meat

and

2.1 Poultry

2.0 Inspection

rogram . Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 21 Preliminary.

I EGGS IN INCUBATORS , JUNE 1, 1988-1989, UNITED STATE~S~

1988

I

1989

ChiCkens

--Thousands--

Egg Type

32,998

32,465

BrOiler Type
~eY9, All Breeds

399,~87
34,023

~30,067
38,501

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1988-1989
Jan . thru

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198 d

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Thous a nd s - -

y%eoarr -
ago

4 , 19 7 23 9
:,.. ";

4,195 2 49

4 , 439

106

13 1

55

19, 993 984

20 ,8 1 3

104

9 36

95

72,151

73, 021

75, 768

105

343,766

361,673

105

487,027 49 3 , 50 3

5 22,896

107 2,335 ,912 2, 44 2 , 9 6 5

105

1 ,285 35,984

1,461 35,942

1,280

100

38,254

106

7,76 1 164,055

6 ,064 160, 7 2 4

78 98

2 200 132

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GEORG IA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 31 .4 million pounds during May 1989, up 23 p ercent from May 1988.
Th e n umb er of c a t t l e sl aughtered by comme rcial p lan t s in Georgia d u r i ng May 1988 was 15.5 thousand, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 14.6 million pounds with an average live weight of 947 pounds per head.
There were 130.0 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commerc ial plants during May. This is 33 percent more t ha n the same period last year. The total live weight was 31.7 million pounds with an average live weight of 244 pounds per head.

U.S . RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production for the United States in May 1989 totaled 3.40 billion pounds, up 6 percent from May
1988.
Beef p r oduction at 2. 00 billion pounds was up 4 percent. Head killed was 3.02 million, up 4 percent from last year and the average live weight was 1,105 pounds .
Pork production totaling 1 .34 billion pounds , was up 9 percent. Hogs killed at 7.48 million head increased 9 percent and t he average l i v e we igh t was 251 pounds.

Species CGaeottryeia Calves Hogs Sheep & La mbs

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES LIVE STOCK SLAUGHTER 1

Number Sl a u htered

I Average

ay

Live We ~ g ht

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1 , 0 0 0 Re a d

Pe r c ent

Pounds

16.2

15 .5

96

1. 3

1. 4

108

98 . 0

130. 0

1 33

0.1

0.1

100

927

947

42 4

3 23

2 40

244

117

95

Unit e d St a t e s

Ca tt l e

2,908.5 3 , 0 24 . 2

10 4

Calves

17 9.1

163. 1

91

Hogs

6 . 884. 0 7 ,480.0

109

Sh e e p & La mb s

42 7 . 4

447 . 3

105

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f a r m s l augh t e r .

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I Mar I COMMERCIAL RED MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTIO N: UN ITED STATES WI TH COMPARI SONS 1 / -'

1989 as %

1988

1989

of 1988

M~ll ~ o n Po u nds

Per c ent

104

97

109

10 4

1 06

10 8

l ml n a r y ~a r

2

. ~y MI LK PRODUCTI ON- 2 1 STATES
Milk produc t io n in t h e 21 se lect ed stat es . totaled 11 . 1 bill ion pounds . virtually
unc hang ed fr om produc ti on i n these s ame sta t e s f or May 1988 .
productio n per c ow in the 2 1 state s ave r a ged 1. 304 p ound s, 22 p ounds mor e than May 19 8 8.

The numb e r of cows en far ms in the 2 1 s t ate s wa s 8. 5 2 m~ l li on h e a d, 19 t housand l e ss than Apri l 19 89 , and 1 15 thousand l ess tha n May 19 88 .
Dur ing the J anu a ry -Mar ch p e ri od t he 21 s e l ec t ed sta t e s p rod uced 85 . 1 percent of t he U.S. production. If the producers in the re mai n i n g 29 sta tes no t surveyed on June 1 followed the same pattern as the 21 states, the U. S. production would be 13.0 bil lion pounds for May 1989.

MIL K COWS AND MILK PROD UCTION, MAY 1988-1989

ii

1988

21 States

Percent

8,63 1

99

1 ,282

102

11,064

100

fresh .

sucked by calves.

n t
:l
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 3 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed June I, 1989, for slaughter marke t in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7 .56 million head, down 3 percent from a year ago and slightly l ower t han June I, 1987.
_ Marketings of fed catt le during May totaled 1.75 mill i o n, u p 1 p e rc ~nt fr om l as t year a nd up 15 perc ent f rom two
- yea r s ago. This i s the l a r g es t number of May marketi ngs si n c e 1 9 7 2 .

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during May totaled 1.62 mil l ion, down 25 percent from last year and down 18 percent from May 1987. This is the lowest May placement total since 1981. Net placements of 1.46 million for May is 28 percent below last year and down 21 percent below 1987.
Other disappearance totaled 164 thousand h e a d compared to 141 thousand i n May 19 8 8 and 14 3 thousand i n May 19 87.

CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS , MARKETING S , AND OTHER DI SAPPEARANCE,

7 STATES , MAY 1 TO JUNE 1

19 89 a s %

li em

198 8

1989

of 1988

1,000 Hea d

On Feed, May 1 1/

7 , 51 9

7,847

104

Pl a ced on Feed dur i ng Ma y

2 , 165

1, 619

75

Fed Cattle Ma rket ed du ri ng May

1 , 724

1 , 747

10 1

-' Ot he r Dis a p p e a r a n c e duri ng May 2 /

14 1

164

116

Q!L Fe ed J u n e 1 1/

7,81 9

7 ,555

97

1/ Cat tl e a nd c a l v e s o n feed are animals for slaughter marke t be i ng f e d a fu ll

rat i on o f grain or othe r concentrates and are expected t o produce a carca ss tha t

wi l l grad e select or b e tt e r. 2/ Includes death losse s, moveme nt fr om f e e dl o t s t o

pas t u r e s a nd shipments to other feedlots for further fe e ding .

he Geor gia Farm Repo rt (ISSN0744-7280 j is pub lished sem i-m o nthly by the GeorgraAgncultural Statistics Service . Stepneus Federal Bu ilding . Athens, Ga . 3O13 ;uri E. Snipes, State Statist ic ian. Second class post ag e pai d at Athens . Ga. Subscri ptio n fee S1Cr-er year exce pt free to data contributors . Subscription lnfor m atio vallabl e Iro m Geo rgia Ag ricu~ural Statist ics Service, Stephe ns Fede ral Buila in g. Su ile 320. Athen s, Ga 3O13. Telephon e (404)546 2236.
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Month

U. ~ . ~ ARM 'RA[ s~n CATF ISH, 19 8 8 - 1 9 8 9

QUANTITY PROC ES S ED AND PRICE S PAID TO PRODUCERS

REPORTED

BY MAJO R

P ROCES S ORS ._ -

AN D U.S . Average

PI Mr Pa cO eR TS.~

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PPrao diduc etors 1

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Jan.

26,018

Feb.

27,786

Mar.

28,179

Apr .

20,805

May

20,351

June

22,839

July

23 ,687

Aug .

26,941

se~t.

24,611

Dc .

26,22 1

Nov.

25,037

Dec.

22,634

17 Pr~ces EaId to

furnished y U.S.

26,948

26 ,0 18 26, 948

28 ,559

53,804 55, 50 7

29,458

8 1,983 8 4 ,965

27 ,310 102,788 112 ,275

28,892 123 ,139 141,167

145,978

169 ,665

196 ,606

221,217

247,438

.27 2 , 475

295 ,109

Er6ducers for fI s h del I vered

ureau of Ce n s u s .

. 68

. 78

.72

. 78

.75

. 77

.75

.76

.75

. 76

.78

.80

.80

.79

. 79

.78

.1.8

to process ~ ng

451 508 577 217 1 , 015
26 724 414 669 674 388 182 plan t. 27

588 11 7 79 5 4 17 Da ta

Commodi t

COLD STORAGE STOCKS May 31, 1 9 88

Butter Cheese , Natural Eggs , Frozen Fruits , Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes , Frozen P"e a n u t s , Shelled Pe a nu t s , In Shell Pe c a ns , Shelled Pecans, I n She ll

280 , 540 460 , 117
20 , 306 550 , 515 1,556,778 721,205 275 ,118 388 ,559 630,605 410 , 121 1 ,278,499 963 ,920 511, 958
24,362 40 ,092 63 ,091

UNI TED STATES Ap r. 30 , 1989
1,000 Pounds 379,118 405 , 137 15 ,437 606,108
1, 77 5 , 7 7 1 767 ,070 273 ,159 438 ,391 488,470 298, 549
1, 06 7 , 751 969 ,854 429,649 29,763 34 ,182 10 5 , 541

MAY 3 1 198 9 May 3 1 , 1989
438,302 420 ,911 . .16 ,149 575,915 1,890 ,248 735,342 243 ,536 432 ,043 565,974 356 , 763 1 ,002,199 986,215 439 ,956
30,109 33 ,117 83,943

_.. - .-
Per c e n t of

19 8 8 A r. 198 9

Percent

156

116

91

104

80

10 5

105

95

121

106

10 2

96

89

89

111

99

90

116

87

119

78

94

102

102

86

102

124

101

83

97

133

80

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Received

July 6, 1989 Volume 89-Number 16

JUl 11 1989

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GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS Hogs and Pigs

DOCOMEN1S
UGA UBRAR\l$S' INVENTORY DOWN SLIGHTLY

Agricultural Prices

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on

Grain Stocks

June 1, 1989, was estimated at 55.5

peanut Stocks

million head. This was 1 percent below a

year ago. Breeding inventory, at 7.33

GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY UP 2 PERCENT

million head, was 3 percent below last year. Market hog inventory, at 48.2

Inventory of all hogs and pigs on Georgia farms on June 1, 1989, is estimated at 1,200,000 head, 2 percent more than a year earlier. These numbers are the results of a June probability survey of Georgia farmers conducted by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

million head, was 1 percent below a year ago. The December 1988-May 1989 U.S. pig crop was 46.5 million head, 1 percent below last year. Sows farrowing during this 6 month period, at 5.95 million, were 1 percent less than the previous year. Pigs saved per litter was 7.82, a new record high for the period, compared

Hogs kept for breeding totaled 185,000 with 7.77 last year.

head, 9 percent above June 1988, and 16 percent more than the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 1,015,000 head,
is 1 percent above last year and
unchanged from the previous quarter.

U.S. hog producers intend to farrow 6.03 million sows during the June-November period, a slight increase from the actual sows farrowed during 1988. Farrowings for the June-August period, at 3.05 million,

(Continued on Page 2)

are expected to be 1 percent below last year.

Item

HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 10 UARTERLY STATES 1 1988 AND 1989

June 1 Inventory All Bogs and P~gs Kept for Breeding Market

44,065

43,690

99

5,630

5,560

99

38,435

38,130

99

1,175

1,200

102

170

185

109

1,005

1,015

101

ByMarket HO~S and Pigs weI~h Groups nder 0 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over

16,415

16,055

98

9,515

9.525

100

7,000

6,990

100

5,505

5,560

101

430

440

102

265

270

102

195

195

100

115

110

96

Sows Farrowin~ December 2/- ebruary March-May
December 2/-May June-August September-November
June-November

2,123

2,109

99

2,578

2,535

98

4,701

4,644

99

2,359 3/2,359

100

2,271 3/2,304

101

4,630 3/4,663

101

60

62

103

68

70

103

128

132

103

70

3/74

106

63

3/69

110

133

3/143

108

fJg Crop
uecember 2/-February March-May
December 2/-May June-August September-November
June-November

16,489 16,439

100

20,175

19,900

99

36,664 36,339

99

18,007

17,295

35,302

456

471

103

510

539

106

966

1,010

105

525

460

985

Pigs Per Li tter -nMecember 2/ February

7.77

-N-u--mr:bne-r

100

Number

7.60

1.60

100

arch-May

7.83

7.85

100

7.50

7.70

103

JDecember 2/-May

7.80

7.82

100

7.55

7.65

101

sUne-August

7.63

7.50

jPtember-November

7.62

7.30

rrune-November

7.62

7.41

GA,IL,IN.IA,KS,MN,MO,NB,NC,OH, 27 December preced~ng year. 37 IntentIons.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORG I A PRIC ES RECEI VED I NDEX

The Geo rg ia P r ice s Re c e i v e d All Commod i ty

I n d ex f o r June wa s 1 39 'p e r c e n t of the

19 77 a v e r age , 2 po i n t s ( 1. 4 percent ) l e ss

t han (6 . 9

the pe

r

prev cent

ious mon ) above

t

h a

r

bu year

t

ag

9 o

.

points Lowe r

pri ces f o r were only

soyb par

eans tia l

i

m
y"

ilk, of f

s

e

and t

b

y

broile r highe

s r

pr ices for wheat c or n , cotton , hogs

be e f catt le , ca i ve s , other chicke ns and

tab l e egg s. Hatch i ng e g g p ric e was

un change d.

U. S . PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 3 POINTS

Th e J u ne Al l Farm Prod u c t s I n dex o f Pr ic es Re c e i v ed by f armer s dec r e a s e d 3 po ints ( 2. 0 pe r c en t) f r o m May t o 1 4 6

p e r c e n t o f its January-December 19'

average. Decreas es in t he price s

tomato es, c a ttle, wheat, and corn ~e'

partially offse t by h i gher prices f~

l ettuce, h o gs , lemons , ana strawber r 1e

The index was 7 points (5 .0 per ce~

above a year ago .

'

The Jun e hog ' pric e was at the h i ghee

level si n ce August last year. Mos t ;

the increa se over las t montn was caus~

by stron g ba r row a n d gil t p r ic es . Cat t i

and cal f p r i ce s were mixed. Al l g rain ana o i l s e ed pri ces decrea s ed

ffe~'

May. Whe a t p ri ces were down wh i le t~

ri ce pr ice i nc r ea s ed slight ly . Lo~

bro i ler p r i ce s more than o f fs e t s l i~

increa s e s f or eggs and turkeys.



PRICES RECE I VED BY Prlce per Uni t

JUNE 15 , 198 9 WITH COMPAR ISONS UnI ted St a t e s

Wi nter Wh ea t

S/Bu .

3 . 24

3. 43

Oa ts

S/Bu .

Co rn

$ / Bu .

3 . 07

3 .03

Cott on

Ct . / Lb .

60.6

58 .6

Soybe ans

$/Bu.

8 . 14

6 .88

All Hay , ba l ed 2/

$/Ton

LI VESTOCK & PRODUCTS

Hog s

S/Cwt .

46.5 0

42 . 00

Sows

S/Cw t.

32.00

30 .00

Barrows & Gi lt s

S/C wt.

47 .60

42 . 70

Beef Cat t l e 4/

S/Cw t .

50 . 70

57 .60

Cows Stee

5 rs

/



He i f e r s

S/Cwt. S / C wt .

43.60 65.80

48.4 0 68.90

Ca l v e s

S/ Cwt .

75 . 40

81 . 70

Al l Mil k

$ / Cw t.

13 .70

14. 20

Turkeys 2/

Ct. / Lb .

Chickens 6 /

Ct ./Lb.

4. 1

Com' l Br oil e r s 7/ Ct. /Lb.

33 .5

Eggs , All

Ct ./Doz. 55 .5

Ta b l e

Ct. / Doz . 3 5 . 4

Hatchin

Ct. Doz .

lrs a a

.

1

he ifers" combi n e d wi th allowan ce

ne c essary

cows sol d f or s laughte r . 6 / Exc l udes bro i l ers.

INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGI A AND UNITED STATES

Ma y

J une

I

May

1 9 77=10 0

19 88

198 8

,

1989

Ge orgla

P rlces Re c e i ved

Al l Commodities

130

130

1 41

Cr o ps

127

13 3

121

Lv s t k. & Products

132

12 8

15 6*

Uni ted State s

P rice s Rece l v e d

14 9

Pr ices Paid

2/1 77

Rati o 3

pro

r

I ndex Rates.

o

f

*

Pric e s Revis

Re ed .

ceived

of

June 1989
139 12 0 154

GEORGIA HO G INVENTORY CONT I NUED

10 STATES DOWN 1 PERCENT

The De c e mb e r 19 88-Ma y 19 89 p i g crop is estimat e d a t 1, 010,000 head, 5 percent more t ha n the comparable perioa the previous year . Sows farrowing during this 6 mon t h period, at 132 ,000 head , i nc r e a s e d 3 pe r c e n t from the same period a year ago. Pigs saved pe r litter ave raged 7.65 compared to l as t year's 7. 5 5 . Th e Decembe r - February pig c rop i s e s t imat e d at 471 ,000, up 3 per c ent and t he Mar c h - May pig c rop at 539,000 head i nc rease d 6 percent f rom t he previous year .

Geo r g i a producers i n t e n d to have 74 , 000

sows fa r r ow during June thr ough Augus t .

I f these intentions are r e al i z e d ,

f a r rowi n g s will b e 6 p ercent mo re t h a n

J une-August

1988.

Dur i ng

Sept embe r - Nov e mb e r , 69 ,0 00 sows a r e

e xpected t o fa r row , 10 percent mor e t h an

the actual farrowings a year e a rli e r.

The 10 quart erly states, wi th 43. million head on June 1 , 1989, were down percent f r om last year.

In the 10 quarterly states

th

De c emb er -May pig crop was 36.3 mill i~

h e a d, 1 percent below last yea r. TI'

Ma r c h - Ma y pig crop at 19.9 mi lli on h e.

wa s 1 p ercen t bel ow last year . The 1

ma i o r states March-May p ig c rop of 23.

mi l l i o n head wa s 2 pe r c en t below l as

year .

Intentions in the 10 quarterly states fc

June-Novembe r are 4 .66 millio n head, u~

per c ent f rom the correspondi ng perl C

last

yea r .

June-August

in te n de

fa rrowi n g s , a t 2 . 3 6 mi l l i o n h e a d j

u nchanged f r om the com p a r a bl e quart er J

19 8 8 , whi le Sept e mber- Nov embe r i nte n de

farrowings, at 2.30 mill ion h e a d, a re U

1 percent from last year .

2

GEORGI A SOYBEAN STOCKS AND WHEAT STOCKS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR
Ge org i a ' s s to c k s o f soyb ean s in al l os i t i ons on J une 1 , 1989 , t ota l ed 6. 61
;1 11i o n bushels. Th is i s 3 percen t less t han t h e 6.83 mi l l i on b u shels on h a n d June 1, 1 9 8 8. Soy be ans stored on farms on June 1, a mou n t ed t o 70 0 tho u s a n d bus he l s , down 30 p e r c e nt from a year ear l i e r . Soybe a ns stored off the farm total e d 5 . 9 1 million bushels , c ompared with 5 . 8 3 million bushels on hand June 1,
1988 .
stock s o f o ld c rop whea t st o r ed in al l pos i t i o n s June 1, 19 89, in Ge o rgi a , are es t i ma t e d a t 8 91 thousand bus h els, 24

percent less than the 1 . 17 mil l ion bushels o n ha nd J une 1, 1 9 8 8. Old cr op wheat s t ored off f ar ms to taled 791 thousand bushels , 26 perc ent less than a year e a r l i e r . Stocks o f old cro p wheat on farms amounted to 10 0 thou s a nd bushels , the same as June 1 , 1988.
Co rn s tored off the farm on June 1, 1989 , totaled 4.75 million bushe l s, o nly 45 per cent of t h e 10 . 6 million bushe ls on ha nd a year earl ier.
Off f arm barley stoc ks in Ge orgia on June 1 , 1989, amounted to 11 thousand bushels .

Gra i n

*

11

*

*

'"

III

'"

151

6,8'"30

6,6'" 11

1 17 3

891

an processors.

"On

U. S. CORN, WHEAT AND SOYBEAN STOCKS BELOW A YEAR AGO
Corn st o r e d i n a l l posi tions o n June 1, 198 9 is e s t i ma ted a t 3. 4 2 bill io n bus he l s , d own 41 pe rce nt fr om June 1, 19 8 8. Of t he to tal stoc k s , 2 .02 bil lion bushe l s wer e st o red on-f a r ms . Of f - fa r m stocks t o t a l e d 1 . 40 bi l lio n bu s he l s .
Old crop whe a t in all positi ons J une 1 , 1989 i s 6 9 4 mi l l i on bushels, down 4 5 percent from last June 1 and the lowest car ryove r level sinc e 1976 . Farm stocks , a t 2 8 3 million bus hels , a~e down 46 pe rcent f rom June 1, 1988. Of f- f a r m s tocks a r e 44 percent less t ha n a y ear ago a t 41 1 mi ll io n bushels.

Soybeans sto r ed i n a ll positions on June

1 , 1989, to t a l e d 4 6 5 mi llion b us h e l s , 29

p e r c ent be l ow a y ear earlier a nd 44

p e rcent lowe r than June 1 , 198 7. Th i s

stocks level is the lowe s t June 1 total

s ince 1 9 7 7. Fa rm s tocks, at 22 9 mill ion

b us he ls , a r e d own 2 5 per c e n t fro m June 1,

19 88.

Of f - f a rm s to cks t otal ed 236

mi l l i on bus h e l s , 3 3 pe r c e n t be l ow l a s t

June 1 .

Ol d c r o p oat st o cks i n al l st o r a ge posit i o ns on Jun e 1, 1989, to t a l e d 98.3 mil lion bushe l s , down 12 percent from June 1, 1988. On-farms stocks total ed 59 .9 mi llion bushels , down 22 p e r cent from June 1, 1988. Off- far m stocks at 38. 4 mi llion bushels were up 9 pe rc e n t fr om J une 1 , 198 8.

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Q.!:.a in

I On Fa r ms

June 1,

June 1,

1988

: 1989

June 1, 1988

All Posit i ons

J une 1 , I June 1 ,

1988

I 1989

- 1,000 Bushels

Barley (O l d Crop) 19 3, 1 0 3

Cor n

3 , 241 ,000

128 ,107 2 ,022 ,000

128,107

8 4 , 599

2, 594 , 542 1, 39 7,030

321,210 5 ,835 , 54 2

196,820 3,419 ,03 0

Oats (Old Crop)

76,900

59 ,930

35,129

38 , 40 4

112 , 029

98 , 3 34

RYe ( Ol d Crop) 2 / SOr ghum
SOYbe a ns ~at ( Ol d Crop ) 1/ In c l Ud e s sto c k s MN, NO, SO o n l y .

5 ,500

2,330

7 ,975

1 0,3 0 5

105 , 900

85, 200

70 1 ,9 45

473,309

807,845

558,509

303,900

22 9 , 2 0 0

351 ,382

235 , 611

655,282

4 64 ,81 1

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he Georgia Far m Report.(ISSN-0 744 -72801 is pu blish"; sem i-mon thly by the Goo rs ia ,A.gricultu,al Statistic s Servic e, Stepho ns Federal Buildmq, Ath en s, Ga . 306' 3 rryE. Sni pes , State Statistici an. Sec o nd class post age pai d at Athens, Ga. Sub script ton fee $ 10 pe r y ea r except free to da ta co ntrib uto rs. Su bsc npti on info rm atio vailabl e fro m Georg i" AgriCU~ lI raJ Stat 'otics Service, Sta phe"s Fede ral Bu ild in g , Suite 320 , Athe ns, Ga. 3061 3 . h lopho ne (404) 546-2'l36 .
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MAY PEANUT STOCKS

Peanut stocks in commercial storage on May 31, 1989, totaled 1.46 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock. This total includes 433 million pounds of actual
farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 961

million pounds of equivalent farmer

stock.

Roasting stock totaled 60.2

million pounds. There were no Commodity

Credit Corporat ion uncommi tted s tocks on hand as of May 31, 1989.
Shelled peanut stocks on May 31, 1989 totaled 723 million pounds of which 645 million pounds were edible grades and 78.1 million pounds were oil stocks . Edible grade stocks by type were : Virginias, 107 million pounds ; Runners
503 million pounds; and Spanish, 35.5
million pounds .

_ _ _ _----'S~TOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS

Month End in

I
!

Farmer Stocks'

Shelled Peanu'ts

I

2

i

END, 1988-1989 1/

I
;

Farmer Stock Eguivalent
Shelled i Total -

Peanuts I

3

1988

May

293,919

746,477

60,139

992,814

1,346 ,872

June

51,680

110,386

53,804

944,813

1,050,297

July

4,622

588,426

46,029

782,607

833,258

Aug.

1,382

426,188

33,147

566,830

601,359

Sept.

592,859

351,792

20,219

467,883

1,080,961

Oct.

2 ,532,509

401 ,485

29,785

541,955

3,104,249

Nov.

2 ,693,398

461,966

33,747

614,415

3,341,560

Dec.

2,562,630.. .

518 ,271

40,447

689,300

3 ,292,377

1989

Jan .

2,226,881

565,136

50,115

751,631

3,028,687

Feb.

1 ,733,943

660 ,160

51,479

878 ,013

2,663 ,435

Mar.

1,258,506

703,137

57,291

935,172

2,250,969

Apr.

813,761

115,440

59,187

951,535

1,824,489

May

433,286

722,918

60,234

961,481

~,455,001

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.

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July 14, 1989 Volu~e 89-Number 17

JUL 11 1989
DOCUM ENTS
UGA UBRAR\ES

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GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS

SERVICE

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613

Phone : (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS Planted and Harvested Acres July 1 Crop Forecast 1988 Fruit Summary 1988 Pecan Summary
1989 CROP ACREAGES INC REASE

Acreages of most of Ge org ia's crops planted f or 19 89 are ab o ve 198 8 . A June 1 survey indi cates signifi cant increas es in acreages of s oybe a ns , sorghum and tobacco, and more moderate gains for peanuts and corn . Wh e a t a nd oats p lan ted last fall were also u p c ons i de r a b l y . The only crops showing a decline in acreage from last year are cotton , rye and sweetpotatoes.

Yield and production forecasts for most 1989 row crops will b e published August
10, 198 9.

SOYBEANS UP 29 PERCENT

Soybean plant ings i n Georgia are expected

to total 1,200,000 a cres for 1989, a 29

percent jump from l a s t year 's 930,000

acres. Th is, howe ver , is still the

third lowest acre age since 1 976 . As of

JUly 9, soybean planting wa s 92 percent

complete, the same as last year.

Harvested acres are pro jected

at

1,150,000 acres, 28 percent above 1988. June and July rains have boosted conditions of the crop to 95 percent in the good to excellent category .

PEANUT ACREAGE

Peanuts planted in Georgia are estimated

at 700,000 acres, 1 percent or 10,000

acres more than last year. This is also

25,000 acres above the March planting

intentions.

Acreage

harvested

is

expected to total 695,000 acres, up 1

percent from the 685,000 acres harvested

in 1988. This would be the largest

peanut acreage harvested since 1950.

Peanuts are in good to excellent

condition and development is a little

ahead of average.

COTTON ACREAGE DECLINES

Cotton acreage in Georgia is estimated at
300,000 acres planted, a drop of 14 percent from last year 's 350,000 acres planted. Participation in government programs and weather problems last year are the major reasons for the reduction. Acreage of this size would still be 50,000 acres more than the 1987 crop . The crop condition is good to excellent.

(Continued on Page 2)

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION 19 88

Ac r e a e

Yield

Produ ct ion

Cr op

Unit

Harves t ed 198 8 1/

1988

Ind i-

I

I 1 9 8 8

ca t ed 19 89

--Thousand Ac r es - -

Wheat

Bu.

575

800

500

700

Oats

Bu .

80

90

45

70

Rye

Bu.

3 50

320

70

70

14 Tobacco Type

Lbs .

38

41

APPles , All

43 63 27
2,260

30 57 3/
2,300

--Thousands--

2 1, 500

21 , 0 0 0

2 ,835

3,990

1 ,890

3/

85,880

94 ,300

Commercial

Lbs.

4

3 .5

8,250

8,570

33,000

30,000

Peaches

Lbs.

19

19

7,370

6 ,580

140,000

125,000

Corn

Bu.

600

610

500

550

62

2/

31 ,000

2/

SOYbeans

Bu.

930

1,200

900

1 ,150

25

2/

22 ,500

2/

Peanuts

Lbs.

690

700

685

695

2,630

2/ 1 ,801,550

2/

Sorghum

Bu.

85

100

40

50

35

2/

1,400

2/

Cotton 4 /

Bales

350

300

315

2/

564

2/

370

2/

Hay, All

Ton

570

~etPotatoes Cwt.

5 .5

5.0

5.2

600 4.8

2 .2

2/

1,254

160

5/

832

2/ 5/

pi Harves ted for p rincipal use . 2/ The f irst yield and product ion forecast will be released at 3:00

:2 . oM., August 10. 3/ The first yield and production forecast will be released at 3 :00 P .M. , October

t~tober

4/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre , production in bales . 5 / Yield and produc-

on est~mates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary .

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIADEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

V;o l . 8 9 -No . 17

CORN ACREAGE UP 2 PERCENT
Georgia's corn p lant ings t o t a l 610,000 acres, a n i nc r ea s e of 2 percent from a year ear l ier , but 10,000 a cres less than the in tended acreage in March of this yea r . Co rn to be harvested f or g ra in i s e xpec ted to tota l 550 ,000 acres , .10 percent more than last ye a r' s drought damaged crop.
Ra infall has been p le ntifu l since planting was completed and the crop has flour ished as a result . The crop was i n good to excellent condit ion as of July 7th. Development is slightly ahead of last year but behind ~verage.
SWEETPOTATO ACREAGE DOWN
Sweetpotatoes planted in Georgia for 1989 are estimated at 5 ,000 acres, 9 percent or 500 acres less than a year ago. Harvested acreage dec lined 8 percent to 4 ,800 acres.
SORGHUM ACREAGE UP 18 PERCENT

As o f July 9t h, 94 p e r cent of the cr~
h ad been planted. Crop cond i t ion was good to excellent .

OAT AC REAGE CLIMBS 5 6 PERCENT

Oa t s harv.ested fo r gr a i n a r e est ima t e d q' 70, 00 0 ac res, 5 6 pe r c e n t above the 45 ,O~

acres harve s t e d i n 1988 , and the highes

s ince 198 3. Yie ld is forecast a t S

bushels pe r ac re, c omp a r e d wi t h l a s:

yea r 's record high 63 bushels pe r acre

Oats planted in Georg ia for the 1989 cr; tota led 90 ,000 ac res, up 13 percent fr~

1988. By Jul y 9 th , harvest was near i ~ comple tion a fter being slowed by rai~

that began, , in early June.

.

HAY ACREAGE UP 5 PERCENT

Hay acreage for 1989 is expected to tota'
600,000 acres , 5 pe rcent more t h a n 19 88' Hay crops were in good to excelle~ condition during t h e f i rst week of J Uly
Baling had been delayed several weeks ~ wet weather.

Sorghum acreage for 1989 is est imated at 100,000 acres, 18 percent above the 85,000 acres p lanted in 1988 . Sorghum to be harvested for grain is expected to to ta l 50,000 acres, an i nc rease of 25 percent f r om last year.

St a t e
Al a . Fl a. Ga. N. Mex . N. C . Ok l a . S . C. Te x . Va .
U. S.

1988
237. 0 98.0
69 0 . 0 13 .4
155 .0 99 . 0 13 .0
260 .0 92 .0
1,657.4

PEANUT ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED 1988 1989

Area Planted

Area Harvested

I 1989

1989 a s %

I of 1988

19 88

- - - 1 ,00 0 Ac r e s

I I Ind . 1 98 9

1989 as ~ o f 19 88

245 .0

103

236 . 0

24 4.0

103

100 . 0

102

90.0

92 . 0

10 2

700 .0

101

685.0

695 .0

10 1

15.0

112

13 . 4

15 .0

112

155 .0

100

153.0

153 .0

100

95. 0

96

97 .0

93.0

96

14 .0

108

13. 0

14 . 0

108

260.0

100

250 .0

2 53 .0

10 1

93 .0

1 01

91. 0

92 . 0

101

1,677 .0

1 01

1,6 28 . 4

1,65 1.0

-- 10 1

he Geo rgia Farm Repo rt.(ISSN-Q744-7280) is publ ished semi-monthly by the Georgia Agricuhural Statistics Service, Stephens Fede ral Bu ild ing, Athens, Ga. 306 13 rry E. Snipes, State.Statisticien . Seco~d class P?"t age paid at Athen s, Ga. SUbscnption fee $ 10 per year except free to data con tribu to rs. SUbscriptio n inf ormatio
vailable from Georg ia Agncu hural Statistics Service, S1ephens Federal Build ing , SUite 320, Athens, Ga. 30613 . Teleph on e (404)546-2236.
2

tlNITED STATES HI GHL I GHTS

Corn planted f or a ll pur po s e s is

~mated at 72 . 8 mil li o n ac res , up 8

percent f rom l a s t yea r, but 1 percent

below Marc h i n t e nti ons. Gr owers e x p ect

to harvest 65.8 milli on acr e s for gr ain,

13

percent

above

last

year.

~hum plan t e d for a ll pur poses i s

expected to tota l 11 .9 mil l i o n a cres, u p

15 percent f ro m 1988. Sorg hum fo r gr ai n

is est im a te d a t 10 .6 million ac res , an 1 8

percent i nc r e a s e ove r last

year .

The first forecast of 1989 oat production

indicates a crop of 388 million bushels,

up 77 percent from last year's drought

reduced crop. Yields are expected to

average 52.6 bushels per acre, 13.5

bushels more than last year.

Oats

planted la~t fall and this spring totaled

12.1 million acres, down 13 percent from

1988. Area to be harvested for grain is

expected to total 7.37 million acres, 32

percent more than last year.

Rye area seeded is estimated at 2.08 million acres and area harvested f o r grain is 517 t hou s a nd acres . Both acreages are down 15 percent from 1988 and both are at record low levels.

Acreage planted to soybeans in 1989 is

estimated at 61.3 mi l l i o n , up 4 percent

from last year and 6 percent higher than

1987 . The June 1 estimate is 1 percent

below the March prospective plantings.

Soybean plantings in the south central

states totaled 12.1 million acres, 9

percent above last year .

Acreage

increases were recorded in 7 out of 8

states in the region.

Pe a nu t s plant ed area for 1989 i s

e st i mated a ~ 1. 68 million acres, up 1

pe r ce n t f r om a year ago. This is the

l a rge s t acreage planted s ince 1958 when

1. 73 mil l ion acres were p lanted. Area

f or h a r v est is est imated at 1 .6 5 million

ac res ; 1 percen t above last year. I f

r ealize d, this would be the largest

h~rvested area s ince 195 5 when 1 .67

ml l i i o n

acres

were

ha r vested .

Ha y growers are expected to h a r v e s t 62.9 million a c r e s of hay during 1989. This is 4 percent less than the 65.6 mil lion acres harvested last year but 4 percent more than the 60.7 million acres cut 2 years ago. The area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures combined is estimated at 25.5 million acres, 4 percent lower than in 1988 . .Compared with 1987, tha acreage is virtually the same. All other hay acreage harvested is expected to total 37.4 million acres, down 4 percent from the 1988 crop but up 6 percent from the area harvested 2 years ago.

United States planted area of all cotton for 1989 is expected to total 10.5 million acres , down 16 percent from 1988 and down 5 percent from March 1 prospective plantings. Upland cotton area is estimated at 10.2 million acres and American-Pima area is estimated at 336 thousand acres . This is the third consecutive year of record planted American-Pima acreage.

Sweetpotato growers have planted 93.6 thousand acres of sweetpotatoes for harvest in 1989, slightly more than last year but 3 percent less than two years ago. Area for harvest is estimated at 90.6 thousand acres, up 1 percent from 1988, but 3 percent below 19 87.

Cro
Cor n Sorghum Oats Barley Rye Soybeans Peanuts Cotton, Upland All Hay ~eetpotatoes 1/ Harvested for

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, PLANTED AND HARVESTED. 1 988 1989

Area Planted

Area

for All Purposes

Harvested 1

! 1989 as %

1988

1989

I of 19 88

19 88

I nd . 1989

1,000 Acr e s

1,000 Acres

67 , 6 19

7 2,790

108

58 , 164

65,844

10 ,3 58

11 , 94 5

115

9 , 0 52

10 ,640

13 , 927

12 , 142

87

5,590

7,374

9 ,67 6

9,283

96

7,535

8,662

2,444

2 ,08 2

85

607

517

58,8 70

61,325

104

57,383

60,19 3

1 ,657. 4

1,677.0

101

1,628.4

1,651.0

12 ,509 .8

10 ,510.5

84

11,943.2

65,559

62,918

93.5

9 3.6

100

89.8

90.6

pr incipal us e of each crop, i .e. , grain, beans, nuts, etc .

3

1989 as % of 198 8
113 118 132 115
85 105 101
96 101

GEORGI A' S 1989 APPLE CROP DOWN

U. S . APPLES UP 5 PERC ENT

Georg i a ' s July 1, 19 89 , ap pl e producti on

is fo re c as t at 30. 0 mil li o n pounds, 3

~9i 8l 81

i

o

n c

r

pou op .

nds

or 9 percent les s than the Seve ra l va r ie t i es we re

damaged by a n early Apr il fr e e ze. Ha il

also d a ma g e d s o me g r o ves i n a ma j o r

product ion area . As o f J u ly 9th, t he

apple c rop wa s ra ted fair to good .

Th e Nat ion 's a pp l e cr op , fo r eca s t a t 9 . 69 b il l i on p ound s, is 6 pe rce n t more than las t year ' s c rop but 10 per c ent les s than t he r e cord 1987 crop.
The No rt h Ca rolina crop is s po t t y . Frost a n d fr eez e damage, comb ined wi t h hail, l ower e d Vi r g i n i a ' s potential .

- APPLES, COMMERC I AL 1 / PROD UC TI ON SELECTED STATES AND UN ITED STATES 19 8 7- 1 9 8 9 Production

state

To ta l 21

1987

! 1988

l

I nd .

I

1989

I

1989 as % of 1988

-

- Milli on Pounds

Ga .

50 . 0

33 . 0

30 . 0

91

N.Y .

880.0

910.0

950.0

104

N.C.

390.0

350 .0

200.0

57

S.C .

45 .0

38.0

36 .0

95

Tenn.

15 . 0

12 . 5

11 . 5

92

Va .

481 . 0

425 . 0

390 . 0

92

Wash.

5,000.0

3,900.0

4,500 .0

115

W. v.

180 .0

215.0

160.0

74

other States 3/ 3,707.6

3,274.0

3,417.0

104

United States 10,748.6

9,157.5

9,694 .5

106

1/ In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees. 2/ Includes unharvested production

and harvested not sold (million pounds): United States 1987-296.8, 1988-49 .6. 3/ In

eludes AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,IA,ID,IL,IN,IO,KS,KY,MA ,MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,NH,NJ,NM,OH,OR,PA,RI,

UT, VT,WI .

State
Calif . Georgia
North South Total Mich. N.Y. N.C. Pa. S.C. Wash. Other States U.S.

APP LES COMM ER I AL CROP GEORGIA AND SELE CTED STATES 1987-1988

I

Value of

Total

Utilized

Product ion

Production

1987

I 1988

1987

I 1988

- - Million Pounds - -

I, Price per Pound 1987 I 1988 Cents

Utilized

Production

198 7

I 1988

1,000 Dollars

650.0

630.0

650.0

630.0

1 1.1

18 .7

72,0 70

117,750

47.0 3.0
50.0 1,050.0
880.0 390 .0 460.0
45 .0 5 ,000.0

3 1.0 2.0
33. 0 830.0 910 .0 350 .0 5 20 .0
38 .0 3, 90 0. 0

38.0 2.0
40.0 1 ,050.0
880 .0 390 .0 460.0
39 .0 4 , 800 . 0

30 .0 2 .0
32.0 830 .0 910.0 350 .0 520.0
36 .0 3,900 .0

11.5 7.0
11. 3 7.6 9 .2 6 .4 9.0 8 .4 7.3

13.3 10 . 5 13.1
8.8 10.8
8.0 9 .6 12 .1 12.7

4 ,370 150
4,520 79 ,8 60 80,560 25,110 41,201
3,2 91 348 ,000

3,990 210
4 ,200 72,960 98,325 27,855 49,934
4,365 493,650

2,223 .6 10, 748 . 6

1, 9 46. 5 9 ,15 7 . 5

2 , 142.8 10,451. 8

1, 8 99 . 9 9 , 107 . 9

11.7 8 .7

14 .6 12.6

25 1, 74 1

277, 540

906,353 1 ,14 6, 5 79

1988 GEORGI A GRAP E VALUE DOWN

Georg i a ' s gra pe value of util i z e d

produc t i on f or 198 8 totaled $ 2.28

~ill i on , 3 p e rc e n t lowe r tha n the

previ ous year .

Utilized production

droppe d 200 to n s t o 2 ,50 0 . Th e average

price per ' t on for 1988 was $91 1 , com pared

With $8 70 per t on 'a y e a r a go.

198 8 U.S . GRAPE VALUE UP

Th e v a lue o f all u ti liz e d pr oducti on of

g r a p e s in the U.S . c l i mbed 11 pe r c e n t in

1988 , to $1 .50 b i l l i o n .

Uti l ized

p r o d u c t i o n , a t 5 . 98 mil l ion to n s , wa s 14

pe r c e n t h i gher t ha n the pr evious ye a r .

Av e r ag e p r i ce pe r to n wa s $ 251 , a

decreas e of $8 f r om 1987.

GRAPES , PRODUCTI ON, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCT ION, SELECTED STAT ES AND U.S. , 19 87- 198 8

State

Ga. N.C. S .C
.\k2:

2 , 700 1 ,800
700 5 ,263,950

2,500 3,3 00
500 5,9 85 ,950

2 ,700 1, 80 0
700 5 ,2 50, 450

2 ,500 3,200
500 5 ,984,350

8 70 3 60 344 259

5

2, 356 6 48 241
1, 358 ,052

GEORGIA'S 1988 PECAN PRODUC TION DOWN
Georgia's 1988 pecan production tota led 110 million pounds, down 4 percent fr om 1987, and 8 percent lower than the 19 86 crop. Georgia produced 36 percent o f the national crop comp~red with 44 pe rc e nt of the 1987 U.S. production.
Average price per pound was 59.9 cents , compared with 54.0 cents per pound for 1987. Value of production totaled $65 .9 million, 6 percent higher than a year ago, but 19 percent less than the 1986 value.

Vo l. S - No . 17
U. S. PECAN PRODUCTI ON UP
The 1988 U.S . pecan c rop total ed 308 .C mi llion pounds , 1 7 p e rc e nt more t h an tnt 1 9 8 7 c~op of 262. 2 ffii l li o n p ou nds I mp r o v e d va ri e t ies accou nted fo r ~ percent : o f the tot a l c rop as compar~ with 69 percent of the t o t a l in 19 8 7 , a~ 67 percent in 1986.
Average price per pound a t 5 4.1 cents w~ 1.0 cent per pound h i ghe r than 1 9 87' Overall value of pecans rose 20 pe r c en; from 1987 at $166.5 million.

PECANS, UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND

Variety &

Util ized Product ion

I

State

1986

1 987

1988

1986

1,000 Pounds

Improved Varieties 1/

Ala.

9,600

13,750

6,000

.880

Ark .

9 00

800

1 ,900

.880

Fla.

3,100

3 ,100

3,400

. 672

Ga.

100 ,000 100,000

95,000

. 7 15

La.

4,000

2 ,500

4,500

.7 00

Miss.

4 ,500

8 ,000

6,500

.915

N. Mex . 27 ,000

25,000

26,000

.9 10

N.C.

1,800

1,200

3,500

. 700

Okla.

1,500

1,000

2,500

. 965

S.C.

3,250

2 ,300

4,000

.645

Tex.

27,000

22 ,000

30,000

. 950

U.S.

182,650 179,650 185,300

. 793

Native and Seedling

Ala.

6,400

11,250

Ark .

300

500

Fla.

2,400

2 ,400

Ga.

20 ,000

15,000

La.

26,000

16,500

Miss.

3 ,000

4,000

N.C.

2,200

8 00

Okla .

13,500

11,000

S.C.

3 ,250

1,100

Tex.

13 ,000

20 ,000

4,000 1 , 100 2,600 15 ,000 17,500 3,500 2,00 0 44 ,500 2,500 30 ,000

. 670 .610 . 495 .515 .580 .617 . 500 .590 . 455 .65 0

U.S .

90,050

82,550 122,700

. 576

All Pecans

Ala .

16 ,000

Ark .

1,200

Fla .

5,500

Ga .

120,000

La .

30,000

Miss .

7,500

N. Mex . 27 ,000

N.C .

4,000

Okla .

15,000

S .C .

6,500

Tex .

40,000

25,000 1 ,300 5,500
115,000 19 ,000 12,000 25,000 2 ,000 12,000 3,400 42 ,000

10,000 3,000 6,000
110,000 22,000 10, 000 26,000 5 ,500 47,000 6,500 60,000

.796 .813 .595 .682 . 596 .796 .910 .590 .628 .550 . 853

U.S.

272,700 262 ,200 308,000

.721

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

6

.420 .760 .720 . 560 . 660 .589 . 650 .650 .793 .675 . 800
.601
.330 . 380 . 630 .410 .360 .404 . 4 50 .380 .450 .350
.377
.380 . 614 .681 . 540 .399 . 527 .650 . 570 . 414 .602 .586
.531

.580 .550 . 610 .624 . 410 .550 .670 .680 .646 . 614 .650
. 626

8,448 792
2,083 7 1 ,500
2 ,800 4 ,1 18 24 ,570 1 ,260 1 ,4 48 2,096 25 ,650
144 ,765

5,775 608
2 ,232 56,000
1, 650 4 ,712 16 ,250
780 793 1 ,553 17 , 600
107,953

3 ,480 1,045 2,014 5 9 ,280 1, 845 3 ,575 17, 4 20 2,380 1 ,615 2,456 19 ,500
116,070

. 410 .370 .370 . 438 .380 . 370 .50 0 .422 . 458 . 400
.411

4,288 183
1 ,188 10,300 15,080
1,851 1,100 7,965 1 ,479 8 ,450
51,884

3,713 190
1,512 6,150 5,940 1,616
360 4 ,180
495 7,00 0
31,156

1,640 407 962
6,570 6,650 1 ,295 1,000 18,779 1,145 1 2 , 000
50,448

.51 2 . 484 .506 . 599 .386 .48 7 .670 .615 . 434 .554 . 525
.541

12 ,736 975
3, 271 81 , 80 0 17 , 880
5,969 24,570
2,360 9 ,413 3 ,575 34,100
196,649

9 ,488 798
3 ,744 62, 150
7 ,590 6 ,328 16,250 1,140 4,973 2,048 24,600
139,109

5, 120 1 ,452 3 ,036 65,850 8,495 4 ,870 17,420 3 ,380 20 ,394 3,601 31,500
166 ,5J!

WHEAT ACREAGE UP, YI ELD DECLI NES
~heat harv e sted for gr ain in Georg ia ~ed 700 ,000 acres, 40 pe r c ent o r 200 , 0 0 0 a cr es more t han h arves te d in 198 8. Th is i s al s o 20 ,000 a c r es more than last mont h 's ' e s t i ma t e . Yi e ld p e r acre is e xpected to a verage 30 bushels per acre, 2 bushel s l ess t ha n l a s t ~onth' ~ forecast and 13 bushels below last year's yield .

U.S . WINTER WHEAT

Win ter whe a t production is f o r e c a s t at

1.46 billion bushels as of July 1, 1989 .

This i s down 6 percent from last year's

product~on, but up 4 percent f r o m the

June 1 forecast . Increased area for

g rain caused the rise from June 1 as

yield

prospects

actually decli ned

s lightly . Yields are now e xpected to

average 34.4 bushels per acre, down 4.8

bushels from last year and off 0 .1

bushels from June 1 . Acreage for grain

is now placed at 42.5 million acres , up 7

percent from last season. Seeded area is

estimated at 55.2 mill ion acres , up 13

percent from 1988.

state Ala. Ark. Fla . Ga. Ky .
La.
Miss . N.C. s .C. Tenn. Va. Other States U.S . 17 Est~mates

Area
1988 200
1,070 55
500 380 270 450 480 30 5 430 200 35,445 39 ,785

SELECTED STATES 1988-1989

2 30

43.0

35 .0

8,606

1 ,350

53. 0

44 .0

56,710

65

37 .0

36 .0

2,035

700

43 .0

30.0

21 ,500

490

54 .0

52 .0

20,520

360

41.0

31 .0

11,070

460

46.0

36 .0

20,700

630

50.0

38 .0

24,000

440

46.0

41.0

14,030

450

50 .0

42.0

21,500

275

52 .0

47.0

10 ,400

37 , 040

38 .1

33.6

1 ,349,905

42, 490 year carr ~ed

39 .2 f orwa r d from

earl~e3r4

.4 fo

rec

1 as

t

560,9 .

7

0

n. 1989 es 8 ,050 59 ,400 2,340 21,000 25 ,480 11,160 16,560 23,940 18,040 18,900 12,925 1 ,244,1 29 1, 461,924

TOBACCO ACREAGE UP, RECORD YI ELD

U.S . TOBACCO ACREAGE UP 11 P ERCENT

Tobacco acreage f o r harvest is estimated at 41,000 acres f or 19 89 , u p 8 percen t from 1988 . Th is is i n r es po nse t o an effective quo t a increase of 9 perce n t. The first y ield f o r e c a s t f o r Georg ia i s 2,300 pounds per acr e , 40 pou nds a bove last year's yie ld, a nd a record high . Product ion , at t his a c r e a g e and yield, would to t a l 9 4 . 3 milli on pounds , 1 0 percent mor e t h an last year 's production of 85.9 mi l li o n poun d s .

U.S. al l tobacco area for harvest i n 1989, of 704 thousand acres is 11 percent greater than a year ago and 20 percent above the area harvested two years ago .

The fl ue -cured area for harvest, at 403

t housand acres, is 10 percent larger than

last year . North Carolina with about

two- t hirds of the acreage i s up 10

per c ent from 1 9 8 8 .

Production of

fl ue -cured tobacco is expected t o tota l

8 71 mi lli o n pounds, 7 pe rcent more tha n

in 1 988 . Produc t io n i s up f r om a yea r

ago in all 5 produc ing states .

Sta te

Co n n .

Fla .

Ga.

I nd.

MK~.

Mass .

Mo .

N.C .

Ohio

Pa r

S.C.

VTae

nn .

.

WW.isV. a .

~.

19 87
1 ,800 5,600 3 2 ,000 5 , 400 1 48 ,300 11,7 00
52 0 1 , 700 224 , 9 0 0 7,3 50 11 , 0 00 42,0 00 49, 440 39,43 0 1,800 4,2 0 0
587,1 40

T O BAC_~Q.-RreaS T ~arJr:~v-etssi~e ~L-: 1989

J 1988

Ind. 1989

Acres

1,810

1 ,8 30

6,40 0

7,00 0

38 ,000

4 1,000

5 , 500

6,1 0 0

15 8 , 0 00

182,2 0 0

10 , 000

8,500

5 20

4 90

2,1 00

2,4 0 0

249 ,9 0 0

2 74,5 0 0

7 , 8 20

9,000

9 ,5 0 0

9 , 500

4 5, 000

50 ,000

48 , 520

5 2 , 760

46 , 7 1 0

5 2 ,010

1, 700

1,800

3 , 600

4, 80 0

635, 080 7

7 03,89 0

198 9 a s % of 19 8 8
101 109 108 111 115
85 94 114 110 115 100 111 10 9 11 1 106 133
111

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION
The pasture and range feed condition on July 1, for the 48 contiguous states was 77 percent , 3 points above June 1 . The July 1, 1988 condition was 46 percent and the 1978-87 average is 83 percent. Conditions were better than last month in 26 states, below last month in 15 states and unchanged in 7 states.

Onl y th r e e states , Neb ras ka , Ne w Mexi c o

and Utah, condition

repor te in the

d

pas tu severe

r

e

dar on du grhat n g er

a

nfegee~:

All states east of the Mississippi Rive;

were in the poor to fair range or better

with most in the good to excellent range '

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1

Average

Average

State

1978-87

1988 Percent

1989

State

1978-87

1988

1989

- - Percent - -

Ala.

76

28

93

Nev.

86

60

68

Ariz.

75

80

54

N.H.

95

78

93

Ark.

86

27

93

N.J.

83

52

92

Calif .

88

68

79

N. Mex.

81

77

41

Colo.

84

78

68

N.Y .

88

59

91

Conn.

88

76

89

N.C .

79

61

94

Del.

82

63

75

N. Dak.

81

23

67

Fla.

77

72

75

Ohio

88

29

93

Ga.

71

34

92

Okla.

88

51

90

Idaho

88

56

79

Oreg.

89

86

91

Ill.

85

26

78

Pa.

88

52

89

Ind.

87

20

90

R. I.

93

80

90

Iowa

87

27

62

S.C.

70

43

87

Kans .

88

50

73

S. Dak.

82

46

52

Ky.

87

28

96

Tenn.

83

24

99

La.

81

46

92

Tex.

76

47

72

Maine

91

80

93

Utah

87

67

46

Md.

82

75

85

Vt.

92

69

90

Mass.

91

78

93

Va.

83

74

97

Mich.

85

25

95

Wash.

84

78

93

Minn.

86

29

72

W. Va.

86

45

92

Miss.

82

26

96

Wis.

85

29

79

Mo.

85

25

78

Wyo .

87

58

71

Mont.

81

45

94

Nebr.

87

58

43

U.S.

83

46

77

1/ Good to excellent, 80 and over; poor to fair, 65-79 ; very poor, 50-64; severe d r o uqh;

35-49; extreme drought, under 35.

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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG
SUITE 320 ATHENS,GEORGIA 30613

SECOND - CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613

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ST AT I ST IC S SERVICE

Steph ens Federal Build ing

JUL 311989

Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613

Jul y 28, 1989 Vo l u me 8 9- Numbe r 18
HIGHL I GHTS Mont h l y Poultry Livestock Sl a ught e r Milk Production cattle on Feed cold Storage catfish Mink

DOCUMENTS,

Phone: (404)546-2236

UGA liBRARIES

..

U. S . EGG PRODUCTI ON DOWN 2 PERCENT

Laying f l o cks in the Un ited S t a t e s p roduc e d 5 . 48 bi llion eggs dur ing J une 1989 d own 2 percent f r o m the 5 .57 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4.76 b ill lon table eggs and 723 million hatching eggs .

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTI ON UP 4 PERCENT

Georgia's lay ing f l ocks produced 337

mi l l l o n eggs dur i ng June 19 8 9 , 4 pe rc~nt

more

than June 1988 .

Proauc tlon

consisted of 227 mi l l i o n tabl e eggs and

110 mil lion ha tc h ing eggs .

Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.53 b illion eggs during J une 1989, down 2 percent from a year ago . Production included 3 .91 billion table eggs and 618 million hatching eggs.
(Continued on Page 2 )

Hatchin g Table Total Ge o r g i a

5,946 11 ,168 17 , 114

Hatching

3 2,223

Table

19 3, 609

Total 20 Sta t e s 2 25, 8 3 2

Hatching Table Total U. S .

37,404 233 , 656 271,0 6 0

Item

J une

19 88

5,882 11 , 431 17, 313 33,143 187 , 522 220,6 65 38, 64 5 227, 266 2 65 , 911

GEORGIA

1, 8 30

1, 8 75

1,923

1, 98 9

1, 89 3

1 , 947

2 0 STATE S

1 , 893

1 , 865

2 , 075

2 ,084

2 , 049

2,05 1

UNIT ED STATES

1 , 887

1 , 8 71

2 ,080

2,093

2,053

2,060

1 09 215 324 610 4 , 017 4, 62 7 70 6 4 , 860 5,566

HATCHI NG

June 1989

1988-1989

110 227 3 37 618 3 ,90 8 4,5 26 723 4 , 756 5,4 7 9

3,8 18 367
69 ,812 47 3 , 78 2
1, 54 6 33 , 04 9

4,4 39 13 1
75,7 68 522,896
1 , 280 38,2 54

4 ,330 256
73 , 686 509, 837
1 , 315 34, 707

113

23,811

2 5,1 43

106

70

1 ,3 51

1 , 192

88

106

4 13,5 7 8

43 5, 3 59 10 5

10 8 2,8 09,69 4 2, 952, 802

105

85

9,30 7

7, 379

79

105

19 7 , 104

195 ,431

99

2 229 230 106 s rom eggs 30 dozen case

~m
Chi ckens

EGGS IN
i

Egg Type

~ BrOeiyl se r,

Type A 1 Breeds

INC UBA TORS, 1 88 23 , 8 19
390,454 32 , 509

J ULY

1,

I

1988

-

19

89 1

98

UN 9

I

TED

Tho u s and s

27 , 949 419, 727
37 ,38 6

STATES I

AGRIC ULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPART MENT O F AGRICULTURE

% of Ye a r Ag o 11 7 107 115

Item

June 2 / 19 89

Young Ch i c kens

Georg~ a
United St ates Mature Chicke ns

6 1 ,922 437 ,41 8

69, 190 482 , 283

11 2

67 , 61 8

110' 47 9,119

29 3,125 2 , 121 ,0 18

31 3, 8 27 2,2 13 , 388

107 104

Light Ty p e u .S .

14 , 107

Heavy Ty pe U. S.

3, 938

To tal 0. 5 .

1B , 045

Total All Type s , Ga . 4 , 0 3 3

Percent Condemned

1 1,868

84

10, 774

4 , 313

110

4, 39 9

1 6 , 1 81

90

15, 173

4 ,1 0 9

10 2

3, 22 1

72 ,159 19 , 24 0 91 , 39 9 19, 21 2

6 0 ,2 01 19 ,307

83 100

79 , 508 18, 0 28

87 94

Young Ch~ckens

Georgia

1. 5

1 .5

1.7

1.7

United States

1.7

1 .7

2 .0

1 .9

17 Federa lly ~nspected s lau g h t e r data as collected by Meat and Pou l try I nspect~o n

Program. Current month data estimated by Marke t News Service. 2 / Prel iminary .

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia red meat production totaled 29.4 million pounds during June 1989, 7 percent less than May 1 9 8 9 but 13 percent more than June 1988 .
The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during June was 14,100 head, a decrease of 20 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,100 head, down 100 head from June the previous year .
There were 122,900 hogs slaughtered in Georgia during June , 24 ,100 head more than June 1988.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Commercial red meat production for t~ United States in June 1989, totaled 3.34 billion pounds, up 1 percent from June 1988 . January-June red meat producti~ at 19.5 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds was nearly the same as last year . He~ kill totaled 3.03 million, down . percent .
Pork production , at 1 .27 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.08 million head, ~ increase of 3 percent.

S e cies
Geor~ia
Ca tt e Calv e s Hogs Shee p & Lambs Un i t e d State s Cat tle Cal v e s Ho gs S h e e p & La mb s

GEORGIA

AND urn

eUr NITEaDu

of

17. 7

14 .1

80

1. 2

1 .1

92

98. 8

1 2 2. 9

12 4

0 .1

0 .1

100

3,067 .7 3 , 025 .3

99

211.8

167 . 3

79

6 ,9 0 2.2 7, 07 9.3

10 3

42 7 . 7

437.1

102

un der Federal Inspectl 0n a nd

oun s

930

943

4 10

305

238

24 0

102

93

oa Live Weight
June

16 , 439 4 94
23 , 534 8

1 3, 328 3 29
29 ,4 69 7

1 ,1 0 5 265 25 0 124

1 , 116 283 2 50 11 9

3,389, 8 37 5 6,1 8 7
1 , 723,5 6 7 52,96 9

3, 37 5 ,7 8 2 47 , 319
1, 7 7 1, 12 7 52 ,007_

Ki nd

COMME RCIAL

GEO RG I A QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTI ON UP 5 P ERCENT
Mil k p ro duc tio n in Ge o r g i a du ri ng Ap r i l - J u n e to t a l e d 335 mill i o n po unds, 5 pe r ce n t mor e t han the c omparab l e pe r i o d a yea r ago .

U.S . APRI L- J UNE MILK PRODUCTI ON
The quar te rly p r od u c t i o n of milk f o r t :U.S. was 38.0 b i l l ion pounds, up sl i ghtfr om Apr il -June 198 8.
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2

MILK COWS AND MI LK PRODUCTI ON APRIL JU NE 1988 19 8 9

Item
IIi lie
lIille

Cows 1/ pe r Cow

2/

I Unit

I I

Thous . Head

Pounds

1988 1 04
3 ,060

Geo raia

I 19 89 I Per c ent

105

10 1

3 ,190

10 4

I

Unit ed Sta t e s

I 19 88 I 19 89 I Perce n t

10 , 24 4 10, 11 0

99

3 ,697 3,7 63

102

lIille Produc t i on 2/

Mil. Lbs .

318

335

105

37,871 38,044

100

U Inc l ud e s d r y cows, excludes h eif ers no t y e t fr esh . 2/ Excl ud es mi l le s u c lee d by ca lves.

CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 6 PERCENT IN 1 3 QUARTERLY STATES
ca t t l e and ca l ves o n feed J u l y 1, 1 9 8 9 , for s lau g h t e r ma r k e t i n the 13 quart er l y states to taled 8 . 4 6 milli on h e a d, down 6 percent from Ju l y 1 , 1988, and d own 2 percent from 1987 .
placements o f catt le a nd cal ves on f eed during t he Ap r il-June 1 9 8 9 q u a rte r totaled 5 .18 mil l io n , down 12 per c e nt from the comparab le period i n b o t h 19 8 8 and 1987. Th is i s the sm all e st seco nd

quart er placement s sinc e 1 975 . Other d i sa p p eara n ce of 41 5 t h ousand h e a d l e a v e s net p l a c e ments at 4 . 7 6 mi lli on , c o mpar ed with 5 . 48 i n 198 8 .
Ma rke ting s o f f e d c at tl e f o r sl augh te r during April -June totaled 5 .99 million, 2 percent above 1988 and 7 percent above the same period in 1987.
Cattle feeders expect to market 6.04 million head dur ing the July-September quarter of 1989. This would be down 2 percent from the third quarter marketings in 1988 and fractionally above 1987.

CAT TLE AND CALVES ON FE ED APRIL I- JU LY 1 1988 AND 1989

Item

I Total 1 3 Sta tes 1/

Number

1989 as %

1988

1989

of 1988

To t al 7 Sta tes 2 /

I Number

1988

1989

1989 as % of 1988

1,000 Head

Percent

1,000 Head

Percent

On Feed Apr . 1

9 ,385

9 ,678

103

7, 746

8 ,012

103

Placed on Feed Apr . 1 -

June 30 1/

5,893

5 , 177

88

5,063

4,421

87

Fed Cattle Marketed

Apr. I-June 30 1/

5,8 59

5,985

102

5,030

5,068

101

Other Disappearance

Apr. I-June 30 2/

41 8

415

99

348

355

1 02

On Feed July 1

9, 0 01

8 , 455

94

7,431

7,010

94

Marketings ,

July-Sept . 3/

6 , 171

6,03 8

98

5, 167

5,075

98

1/ Includ es catt le place d on f eed a f ter beginning o f qu a r t e r and marketed be fo re

end o f quar te r. 2/ Inc l u d e s d eath loss e s, mo v eme nt f r o m feedl ots t o pasture s a n d

shipme nts to othe r f e e d l o t s f or furth er fe e ding . 3 / Tota l ma r k e t i ng s i ncludi n g thos e

placed on f e ed af t e r July 1 a n d ma r k e t e d before Sept e mber 3 0 f or p r e v iou s yea r s ;

expect ed t otal market ings i nclud i ng a n allowance f or those p l a c ed on fe ed a fte r July

1 a nd mar k e t e d before September 3 0 for c u rrent y e ar.

Commod i tv
But t er Chees e , Nat u r a l Eggs , Froz e n Fru i t s , Fr oz e n Fr Ui t J u i c e s . Frozen Meats , Red Bee f , Fro z en Por k , Froz e n POUlt r y , Frozen Tur keys , Froz en Veget ab l e s , Froz en Potato es , Froz en Peanut s , Shelled Peanut s , In Shell Pecans , She l l ed ~ans , In She l l

COLD STORAGE STOCKS UNITED STATES JUNE 30

I I J une 30 , 1988

Ma y 31 , 1989

I J une 30 , 1989

1, 000 Pounds

293, 350

438,349

463 ,622

480,927

423, 115

431, 94 8

25,333

16 , 185

14 , 880

668,799

574,2 88

615,215

1 ,640,470

1,851,015

1 ,790,970

670,739

73 4,9 89

685,620

248, 41 6

244,1 05

239, 892

362,766

431,25 6

385,132

667,772

55 1 ,925

65 4 , 888

456 , 791

355, 645

453, 069

1 ,258 ,687

1 , 002 , 194

1,021,559

1, 000,771

986 ,66 1

961,852

526 ,373

439, 383

429 ,624

18 , 379

30 , 138

25 , 220

40,510

35, 344

38 , 031

47 , 848

84, 419

66 , 16 1

3

19 89

I Pe rcen t of J u ne 1988 Mav 1989

Percent

1 58

106

90

10 2

59

92

92

107

109

97

102

93

97

98

106

89

98

119

99

127

81

102

96

97

82

98

137

84

94

10 8

138

78

Mon th

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May ' June July Aug. Sept. Oct O; Nov. Dec.

26, 018 27,7 8 6 28,179 20 , 805 20,351 22,839 23,687 26,941 24,611 26,221 25,037 22,634

26 ,948 28 ,55 9 29 ,4 5 8 27 , 3 10 28 ,892 27 ,598

26 ,0 18 5 3 , 8 04 81 ,983 102,788 123,139 145,978 169,665 196,606 221,217 247,438 272,475 295,109

26 ,948

.68

55 , 507

. 72

8 4,965

. 75

11 2,27 5

.75

14 1 ,1 67

.75

168,765

.78

.78

451

. 78

508

. 77

517

.76

217

. 76

1 , 015

. 75

26

5 88 1 17 1 95 4 17 952

.80

724

.80

414

.79

669

.19

674

.78

388

.78

182

27 del~vered to process~ng plant.

Data-

U.S . MINK PELT PRODUCTION UP 8 PERCENT
Mink pelt production in the United States in 1988 totaled 4.45 million pelts, up 8 percent from 1987. Wisconsin, the major mink producing state, produced 1.12 million pelts.
By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production was: standard, 43.8 percent; demi-buff, 11.7 percent; mahogany, 11.6 percent; ranch wild, 11 .0 percent ; gunmetal, 6.7 'pe r c e n t ; pastel, 4.2 percent and white, 2.2 percent . The remaining color classes accounted for 8.8 percent .
Mink pelts sold during the 1988 crop year were valued at $143 .8 million dollars, down 19 percent from t h e $177.2 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 1988 crop year was $32.30, compared with $4 3 .00 i n 1987 and $4 1.30 in 1986.

Female mink bred to produce kits in 1985

totaled 1.12 million, up fractional~

from 1988. Females bred for the thre!

major color classes are: standard, 585

thousand; ranch wild, 132 thousand and

demi-buff, 113 thousand. Females bred h

the leading states are: Wisconsin, 30,

thousand;

Utah, 225 thousand and

Minnesota, 132 thousand.

Percent of total females bred to produc!

ki ts in 1989 by color class are:

standard, 48.7 percent; ranch wild, 11 .0

percent;

demi-buff ,

9.4

percent;

mahogany, 8.2 percent; gunmetal, 7.4

percent; pastel, 3.5 percent; a~

violet-type, 3.1 percent . The remaining

color classes accounted for 8.7 percent.

There were 1 ,027 mink farms producing pelts in 1988, unchanged fro m a year ago, Leading states we re Wisconsi n with 209 farms , Utah wi th 1 75 far ms, and Minne s o t a with 142.

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STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal BUilding

Suite 320

Athens. Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS catfish cattle Peanut Stocks Agricultural Prices
GEORGIA CATFISH PRODUCTION

U.S. CATFISH PRODUCTION

There were 601 hatchery operations in the

U.S. on July 1, 1989. These hatcheries

had 8,300 acres used exclusively for

broodfish.

U.S. hatchery inventory

included 1,468,000 broodfish; 76,442,000

stockers; and 909,010,000 fingerling/fry.

There were 27 hatchery operations in

Georgia on July 1, 1989.

These

hatcheries had 218 acres used exclusively

for broodfish.

Hatchery inventory

totaled 24,000 broodfish;

137,000

stockers; and 8,859,000 fingerling/fry.

There were 47 production operations on July 1, 1989. Inventory included 39,000 large food size (over 3 pounds); 96,000 medium food size (1 1/2 to 3 pounds); 449,000 small food size (3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds); and 11,064,000 fingerling/fry.

There were 1,615 grower operations on

July 1, 1989 .

Inventory included

2,681,000 large foodsize (over 3

pounds); 28,756,000 medium food size (1

1/2 to 3 pounds); 109,236,000 small food

size (3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds); 292,591,000

stockers ; and 590,525,000 fingerling/fry.

From January 1 to June 30, 1989, growers of catfish in the U.S. reported losses at 98,293,000 fish.

CATFISH: NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE 1

o erations

Water Surface

State

Jan. 1,

July 1,

Jan. 1,

July 1,

1989

1989

1989

1989

Acres

Ala.

352

356

13,466

14,275

Ark.

176

225

,1 6 , 0 0 0

17,200

Calif.

80

68

3,112

2,740

Fla.

66

62

845

719

Ga .

65

64

2/

1 , 44~

Idaho

3

10

3/

3/

Ill.

24

34

500

450

Kans.

30

28

470

404

Ky.

60

50

400

420

La .

150

180

8 , 000

8 , 000

Miss.

345

314

88,000

88,000

Mo.

200

150

2,700

2 & 600

N.C.

36

34

581

668

Okla.

90

75

1,400

1 : 100

S.C.

12

13

100

380

Tenn.

31

31

294

2/

Tex.

148

136

1 , 656

1 , 636

Other 3/

1,802

357

!gtal

1,868

1,830

139,326

140,392

1/ Operations and water surface acres for January 1, 1989 are revised.

2/ Data not published individually to avoid disclosing individual

operations. 3/ Idaho included in other states.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. ALL CATTLE AND CALVES I NVENTORY VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED
All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1 , 1989 , totaled 108 .6 million head, virtually unchanged from July 1 , 1988 , but 1 percent below the 109.5 million two years ago . This stops the seven year trend of a declining cattle inventory.

CALF CROP

The 1989 calf crop i s expected to be 40

million, down fract ionally from 1 9 8 8 , bI'I-

. up 2 perce
during the estimated a

n t

t

fi 29

from rst .3 m

1987 half il l ion

. ,

of do

Cal the wn

vsye lseiagrhboat lr~

from a year ago, but up 2 percent fr '

1987.

0

Class

CATTLE AND CALVES : NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP , UNITED STATES

J ULY 1, 1987-1989

198 7

I 1988

I

1989

1989 as~ % of 19 8!!

1,000 Head

Percent

Cattle and Calves

109,500

108,500

108,600

10 0

Cows a nd Heifers t h a t

have Ca lved :

4 4 , 400

44,300

4 4,300

100

Bee f Cows

3 4 ,000

34,050

34 , 200

100

Milk Cows

10,4 00

10 ,250

10 ,1 00

99

Heife rs 500 Pounds and Ove r 17,000

16 ,500

16 ,700

101

For Bee f Cow Replaceme n t

4 , 800

4 ,800

5 ,00 0

104

For Mi lk Cow Rep laceme n t

4 , 600

4,400

4,5 00

10 2

Ot he r Hei f e r s

7, 6 00

7 ,300

7,200

99

S t ee r s 500 Pounds and Over

14 ,800

14 ,50 0

14,500

100

Bull s 5 0 0 Pounds and Over

2 ,2 00

2 ,200

2 , 200

100

Ca l v e s Und e r 500 Poun d s

3 1,100

3 1 , 000

30,900

100

Calf Crop 1 /

40,0 8 6

4 0, 8 7 2

40 , 700

100

1 / For the cu r r e n t year, t he calf crop i s the number o f c a l ves born befor e July 1

p l u s t h e n u mb e r e x p e c t e d t o be born on a n d after July 1 .

Month Endina

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECI F I ED PRODUCTS AT MONTH ' S END

Fa r me r

Shell ed

Roa s t i n g

I Stocks

Peanuts 2/

Stock l I n She l l )

- - 1 ,000 Pounds

1988- 1989 1 /

I Farme r S t ock Equ i v a len:

Shel led

To t a l

Peanuts

3/

1988 June Jul y Au g . Sept ,
Oc t . Nov . Dec.

51 ,680 4 ,622 1 , 382
59 2,859 2 ,532 ,509 2, 693 , 39 8 2 ,562 , 630

71 0 , 49 5 588, 426 4 26 ,188 3 5 1 ,79 2 4 0 7 ,48 5 46 1,966 518 , 271

54 , 289 4 6 , 0 29 33, 147 20 219 29,7 8 5 33,747 4 0 ,447

944,95 8 7 8 2, 60 7 5 6 6, 83 0 467,88 3 54 1,955 6 14 ,415 68 9 ,300

1,050 ,9 27 8 3 3 , 258 601 ,359
1,080 ,961 3 , 1 0 4 , 249 3 ,3 41,5 60 3, 29 2 ,377

1989 Jan .

2 , 226 ,88 1

565 , 136

50 , 1 7 5

75 1, 631

3 , 0 2 8 , 68 7

Fe b.

1,73 3 ,94 3

6 60,160

51 , 47 9

878, 0 1 3

2 , 6 6 3 , 43 5

Mar.

1 ,258,506

7 03,137

57 ,291

9 3 5 , 172

2, 250, 969

Apr. May J une

813,767 4 24, 290 11 0 ,1 19

715 , 440 719 , 213 69 6,566

59,18 7 60,745 60 ,566

951, 535 956,55 3 926 ,433

1,8 2 4 , 48 9 1 , 4 4 1 ,588 l, 097, ~

1 / Ex c l ud es stocks on farms. Inc ludes stocks owned by o r held for account of CCC in

c ommerc i al st orage s . Farmer st o c k o n net weight basi s. 2/ Includes shelled e di b l e grade:

she l l e d oil stock, and shell e d seed ( u n t r e at e d) . 3 / Actual farmer stock, plus roa s t i n g

s tock , plus shel l ed peanuts X 1 .33.

2

GBORGIA PRICES RECEIVED

The Georgia Prices Received All

commodity Index for July was 138 percent

of the 1977 average, 2 points (1.4

percent) less than the previous month and

5 points (3.5 percent) less than the

previous year. Lower prices for wheat,

corn,

chickens and broilers were

partially offset by higher prices for

cotton, soybeans, hogs, cattle, calves,

JlIilk and eggs.

U. S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
The July All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by farmers decreased 1 point (0.7 percent) from June to 146 percent of its January-December 1977 average . Decreases in the prices of oranges, broilers, soybeans, and corn were partially offset by higher prices for potatoes, cotton, tomatoes, and hogs. The index. was 4 points (2.8 percent) above a year ago. Prices of cattle, potatoes, milk, and lettuce contributed most to the increase over a year ago.

15 19 8 9 WITH COMPAR ISONS

United States

commod i t y

Ju l y 15 ,

July

June

July 15,

1989

19 8 8

1989

1989

FIELD CROPS

Winter Wheat

S/Bu.

3. 45

3.82

3 .40

3 .39

3.84

3.77

Oats Corn

S/Bu . S/Bu .

3.02

3 .05

3 .04

2.86 2.72

1. 82 2 .52

1. 65 2.43

Cotton

Ct . /Lb .

58. 5

59 .2

1/60 . 0

59.5

58.8

1 /62.5

Soybea ns

S / Bu .

9. 55

7 .04

7 . 07

8 .50

7.06

6 .75

All Hay , baled 2/

S/Ton

82.30

94 .80

85. 40

LIVESTOCK & PRO DUCTS

Milk Cows 4/5 /

S/Head 1, 030. 00

1,090 .00

975.00

1 ,030 .00

Hogs

S/ Cwt.

43.2 0

45 . 70

46.1 0

44 . 1 0

45. 10

46 . 00

Sows

S/Cwt.

30.60

3 2 .20

33.50

30 .40

33. 40

33. 80

Bar rows & Gilts

S / Cwt .

44.1 0

46 . 40

46 . 80

45 . 80

46 .40

47.30

Bee f Ca t t l e 6/

S/Cwt .

52. 20

59 .70

61 .50

63.2 0

67 .60

67.60

Cows 7/

S / Cwt .

44 . 00

50 . 10

51.30

44 . 8 0

47. 70

49 .1 0

Stee r s & Heife r s

S/Cwt .

67 . 70

72. 20

76 .20

67 .3 0

71 .90

71. 50

Calves

S / Cwt .

83 . 10

87 . 70

88 . 30

87. 70

94.2 0

95 .0 0

Al l Mi l k

S / Cwt.

13. 60

14. 30

3 / 14 .4 0

11. 40

12 .30 3 / 12 . 40

Turke ys 2/

Ct . /Lb .

40.4

44 .0

41. 5

Chi c k e n s

Ct ./Lb .

13 . 5

2/ 19 . 0

14 . 2

Com' l Broilers 8/ Ct . /L b .

44. 0

4 1.0

3/ 37 .5

41. 5

42 . 6

3/ 39 . 1

Egg s , Al l 9/

Ct. /Doz .

7 4.2

2/75.7

77 .6

58 .3

2/ 63.3

64 . 0

Ta b l e

Ct./Doz.

5 1.5

2/54.6

55 .1

49.5

2/ 55. 6

56.6

Ha tc h i n g

Ct. /Do z. 1 25 . 0 2 / 125.0

130 . 0

1/ Fi r s t half bf mont h . 2/ Mi d - mont h p r i c e . 3/ Enti re mont h . 4 / Animal s s ol d for d a i r y

herd replacement onl y. 5 / Pr ices estimated quar t er ly . 6/ " Co ws " a n d " steers and h eifers "

co mb i n e d wit h a l lowa n c e wh ere neces s a r y for sl aug h ter b ull s. 7 / Inc l u d es dair y cows sold

fo r sl a u g h t e r . 8/ Exclude s broiler s. 9/ Livewe i ght equival e n t p r ic e fo r Georgi a.

19 7 7 = 1 0 0

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNI TED STATES

June

i

July

June

1988

1988

1989

July 1989

130

143

133

134

128

150

140*

138

121*

1 21

155*

151

~~~ ee xs . of.PRriect_epsseRd.eceived

139

142

147

1/ 168

172

2/ 177

83

83

83

I n d ex . 27 Apr. 1989 Pric e s PaId I n d ex .

to Index of Prices Paid, I n t e r e s t , Ta x e s

3

146 178
82 37 Ratio of and Farm Wage

U.S . PRIC ES PAI D I NDEX UP 1 POINT
The Jul y Index of Pr ices Pa id f or Commodities and Services, Interest , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 178 (1977=100), 1 point (0.6 percent ) above Apr il 1989, and 6 points (3.5 percent) above July 1988.
The Farm Production Goods and Services index for July 1989 , at 165, was unchanged from April. Compared with a year earl ier , the index was up 6 points (3 .8 percent). Higher July prices for feeder livestock, fuels, and building and fencing materials were offset by lower feed costs .

CONSUMER PRI CE INDE X

.

I

Th e Jun.e 1 9 8 9 Consumer P r a ce I n d e x fOl' 1

a ll ur b an c o n sume r s ( CP I -U) befol:'e

seasonal

adjus tm en t

wa s

124. 1

(1982 -84=100) compared to 1 2 3. 8 i n May

The April Index was 123.1. For th~

12-month per iod ending in June, the l

overall index increased 5 .2 percent Gasoline prices were up 18.3 per cent fl:'O~

June 1988, but declined 0 .5 percent frob

May 1989 .

FEED : PRICES PAID Commodity

SOUTHEAST 1 / AND UN ITED STATES JUL Y 1989

Price

Southeast

I per Un it

I July
19 88

Jul y
198 9

WITH COMPARISONS

Unit ed States

I Ju ly

Apr .

1988 I 1989

JUly 1989

Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44%
Bran Middlings Corn Meal Laying Feed Broiler Grower Turkey Grower Chick Starter Dairy Feed, 14% Dairy Feed , 16% Dairy Feed, 18% Dairy Feed, 20% Dairy Conet., 32% Hog Feed , 14%-18% Hog ,Conet . , 38%-42% Beef Cattle Conet .,
32%-36% 3/ Stock Salt 3/ Molasses, Liquid 1/ AL ,FL,GA,SC. Revised .

$ /Cwt . $ /Cwt . $ /Cwt . $ /Cwt. $ /Cwt. $/Ton $/Ton $ /Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton
$/Ton 50 -L b a . $/Cwt .

17.00 19 .30 11 .80 11 .20
9 .60 271. 00 216.00 296. 00 313 .00 157.00 195 .00 233 .00 218 .00 227 .00 259.00 404.00
282.00 3 .80 8.30

15. 90 17 .90 13 .60 11 .10
9 .10 218 .00 250 .00 261. 00 262 .00 158.00 183.00 200 .00 192 .00 250.00 239 .00 349 .00
257.00 3 .80 9.40

16 .00 18.00 10 .20
9.20 7.84 237.00 248.00 270 .00 266 .00 182 .00 199.00 215.00 220 .00 331 .00 244.00 390.00
274.00 3 .. 31 9 .19

15.70 15 .60 11 .00
9 .68 7 .37 211.00 240.00 250 .00* 242 .00 180 .00 192.00 204.00 207.00 309.00 223.00 344 .00
271.00 3 .38 9 .26

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15 .10 15.60 10.90
9 .08
I 7 .53
209 .00 236 . 00 251 . 00 243. 00 172 . 00 184.00 194. 00 198 . 00 310 . 00 220. 00 346. 00
263 .00 3.39
9.16

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~,.

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS

SERVICE

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ReGeived I~ U G (l ~ 1989
D(;)CUN/ ENf
UGA LIBRARIES

042F0 1 1 3 000 0 0 95 -2 5 72 09520

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT R~;~I\!fJ
Imtt'n '~8~

August 14, 1989 Volume 89-Number 20

(;}~eu M~NTS UGA LIBRARIES

t 'lI""
..",,'!>'

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS

SERVICE

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

Athens. Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS August 1 Crop Forecast Farm Numbers & Land in Farms
GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION FORECAST
The first forecast of Georgia's 1989 crops shows record breaking yields for corn, soybeans, tobacco, sorghum and hay. All field crops, with the exception of small grains, are expected to yield higher than 1988. Above normal rainfall and mild temperatures during June and July have produced the best yield potential in several years. These forecasts are based on a survey of Georgia farmers contacted around August 1, and assume normal growing conditions for the remainder of the year .
RECORD CORN YIELD
Corn yields for 1989 are expected to average 100 bushels per acre, 15 bushels per acre above the previous record high in 1982, and 38 bushels above last year. Grain production is expected to total 55.0 million bushels from 550 thousand acres harvested. By August 6, about 7 percent of the corn acreage had been combined .

SOYBEAN PRODUCTION JUMPS 53 PERCENT

Soybean yield is forecast at 30 bushels per acre. This is 5 bushels per acre more than last year and breaks the previous record high of 28 bushels per acre in 1979. Planted acreage for 1989 totals 1.20 million acres, 29 percent above last year, but still the third lowest planted acreage since 1976. SOYbean production is expected to to tal 34.5 million bushels from 1.15 million acres harvested. Production of this size would be 53 percent more than 1988 .

PEANUTS UP 20 PERCENT

Peanut production for 1989 is expected to

total 2.15 billion pounds for Georgia , 20

percent more than the 1988 crop. Yield

is forecast at 3,100 pounds per acre,

compared with last year's yield of 2,630

pounds, and the record yield of 3,375

pounds in 1984.

Although growing

conditions for peanuts have been near

ideal, there are concerns about a higher

incidence of diseases this year.

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION 1988 AND 1989

Crop

Unit

IAcreaae

Planted for all

Har-

Purposes

vested

1988 r 1989

1988 1/

For
I Harvest 1989 1/

Yield oer Acre

Indi-

cated

1988

1989

Production

1988

I Indicated 1989

Corn
SOYbeans Peanuts Sorghum
Cotton 2/ !lay, All
Sweetpotatoes ilhea t Oats Rye
14 TObacco
Type
APPles, All

Bu. Bu. Lbs . Bu. Bales Tons Cwt. Bu. Bu. Bu .
Lbs .

- Thousand Acres--

600

610

500

550

930

1,200

900

1,150

690

700

685

695

85

100

40

50

350

300

315

295

570

600

5.5

5.0

5.2

4.8

575

800

500

700

80

90

45

70

350

320

70

70

38

41

62 25 2,630 35 564 2.20 160 43 63 27
2,260

100 30
3,100 50
683 2.7
3/ 30 57 4/
2,300

--Thousands--

31,000

55,000

22,500

34,500

1,801,550 2,154,500

1,400

2.,500

370

420

1,254

1,620

832

3/

21,500

21,000

2,835

3~990

1,890

4/

85,880

94,300

~P31C//eeOaYHclishliamerasv;ee;rc;si;ta;el;d;;-f;o~r~TLL~p=obb~nsrs:.is.-n;c-:i:p-a::l -;u-s-e=:. -:-2=-/--C--o-t;t;o-n;-~y1;1.i:7e94-l:d:-:i-n=-.p!o-3u;-n1.~59d:s-:-p-e-r~--h87-1,,a-23.r-57v4-00;7e-s~t~e"d""86"a,,-55-c87;r-00e-,-=-p-r-o--1d-34u-30-c:,,t00-i2~o00.:50n02..i.n-~b-:1a-32l-e05-s;,,00-.2200..800.~

and eld and production estimates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary. 4/ The first yield

production forecast will be released at 3:00 P.M., October 12.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COTTO N UP 1 4 PERCENT

Cotton yield per acre is forecast at 683 pounds , 119 pounds per acre above las t year . Gr owe rs expect to harvest 295 thousand acres, 6 pe r c e n t less than last year's 315 thousand acres. Production would total 420 thousand bales, 14 percent more than last year and the highest lint production since 1965.

RECORD TOBACCO YIELD

To bacco yield is forecast at a record

high 2,300- pounds per acre, unchanged

from last month's forecast . Th is record

yield is 40 pounds above last year and 20

pounds above the previous high in 1985.

Acreage harvested is expected ~o total

41.0 thousand acres, 8 percent more than

198 8.

Production would t otal 94.3

million pounds, up 10 percent from last

year .

GRAIN SORGHUM RECORD YIELD

Grain sorghum, at 50 bushels per acre , is a l so expected t o produced a record high yi eld . This would be 15 bushels above last year and 2 bushels above the

previous high yield in 1985 . Acreag

harvested for grain is forecast thousand acres, 25 percent more

at than

50 la'

eO

year. Grain production would total 2;t

million bushels, 79 p ercent above thO

1988 crop .

e

HAY YIELD AND PRODUCTION RECORD

Hay production for 1989 is forecast at a

record high 1.62 million tons, 29 percent

more than last year. Yield per acre is

also e xpe c t ed to establish a rec ord hi gh

2.7 tons per acre, .1 t on above the

previous high in 1979. Harvested acreage

is estimated at 600 thousand acres

compared

with 570 thousand acre~

harvested in 1988.

WHEAT AND OATS UNCHANGED

Wheat and oat yields are unchanged frol last month's forecast at 30 and 57 bushels per acre, respectively. Wheat production totals 21.0 million bushels compared with 21.5 million bushels in 1988. Oat production, at 3.99 million b ushels, is 41 percent above last year .

PEANUTS FOR NUTS

Area Harvested

Yield

Ind.

Ind .

State

1988

1989

1988

1989

1,000 Acres

Pounds

Ala .

236.0

244 .0

2 ,380

2,700

Fla .

90 .0

92.0

2,540

2,700

Ga.

685.0

695.0

2,630

3,100

N. Mex .

13 .4

15.0

2 ,280

2,300

N. C.

153 .0

153.0

2,745

2 ,950

Okla.

97.0

93 .0

2,32 0

2,300

S. C.

13.0

14.0

2,470

2,700

Tex.

250 .0

253.0

1,670

1 ,750

Va .

91.0

92.0

2 ;900

3,100

U.S.

1,628 .4

1,651.0

2,445

2 ,742

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

1

Ind .

1988

198 9

1,000 Pounds

561,680

658,800

228,600

248,400

1,801 ,550

2, 15 4 , 50 0

30 ,552

34 ,500

419,985

451,350

225,040

213,900

32,110

37,800

417,500

442,750

263 ,900

285,200

3,980, 917

4 , 5 27 ,20 0

UNI TED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1988 AND 1989

Area Ha rve st e d I Yield er Ac r e

Produc t ion

Ind i-

Indi-

Indicated

cated

cated

Aug . 1 ,

Cr o

Unit

1988

1989

1988

1989

1988

1989

1,000 Ac res

Thousand s

Corn for Grain

Bu.

58 ,164

65,154

84.6

112.8

4,9 2 1 ,191

7 ,348,155

Sorghum f o r Grai n

Bu.

9,052

10,520

63 .8

63.1

577 ,551

644,1 18

Oats

Bu.

5,590

7,280

39.1

52.3

218,77 3

380,690

Barley

Bu.

7,535

8,562

38.6

45.8

290,505

392,141

All Wheat

Bu.

53,174

62 ,67 7

34.1

32 . 6

1,811,261

2,044,128

Rye

Bu .

607

517

24.8

1/

15 ,047

1/

Soybeans for Beans

Bu.

57,383

59,073

26.8

32 .3

1,538,666

1,905,300

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs.

1,628.4

1,651.0 2,445

2,742

3,980 ,917

4,527,200

Upland Cotton 2/

Bales 11,754 .1

9,204.1

616

584

15 ,077.3

11,197 .4

Cottonseed

Tons

6,061.8

4,615.2

All Hay

Tons

65,559

62,918

1.93

2.31

126,817

145,172

Sweetpotatoes

Cwt.

89 .8

90 .6

128

3/

11,457

3/

All Tobacco

Lbs.

634.1

703.9 2,160

2,102

1 ,369,662

1,479 ,489

Apples, Coml'l

Lbs .

9,157,500

9,731,500

Peaches

Lbs.

2,619 ,700

2,275,000

Gr a p e s

Tons

5,986.0

5,891 .3~

1/ The first yield and production will be released at 3 :00 P.M., October 12 . 2/ Yield in poundS'

3/ Yield and production estimates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary.

2

u.s. HI GHLIGHTS - AUGUS T 1, 1 989
Corn for Gr ain : The first fore cas t of ~ 1989 cor n f or grain crop is 7. 35 billion bushe l s, 4 9 percent a bove l as t ear's drought reduced crop a nd 4 percent
~bove the 1 98 7 production.
The U.S. average yield per acre is forecast at 112.8 bushels per acre, up 26. 2 bushe ls from last year's yield of 84. 6 bushels but 6.6 bushels below the record high of 119 .4 bushels produced in 1967. Yields in the leading states and bushel changes from l a s t year are: Iowa 110, up 26; Illinois 124 , up 51; Nebraska 116, down 6 ; Minnesota 115 , up 41; Indiana 123 , up 40; Ohio 115, up 30; and Wisconsin 110, up 43 .
The area to be harvested for grain is forecast at 65 .2 million acres, up 12 percent from 1988 but 1 percent less than the July forecas t .
sorghum for Grain: The first forecast of 1989 gra~n sorghum produc tio n is 664 mi l l i on bushels, up 15 percent f r om 1988. Area for harvest as grain is 10.5 million acres, up 16 percent from last year, but off 1 percent from the 1989 mid-year acreage estimate.

Soybeans: Production is forecast at 1.91 billion bushels, 24 percent above last year but 1 percent below 198 7 . Yield is forecast at 32.3 bushels per acre, 5.5 bushels higher than 1988 and the fourth highest of record. Planted acreage was revised to 60.5 million acres, a 1 percent decrease from July. Harvested acreage was lowered 2 percent from July to 59.1 million acres. Acreage revisions were necessary to reflect planting intentions not realized in the Delta.

Cotton :

All cotton production is

forecast at 11.8 million bales, down 23

percent from last year's production, and

20 percent below the 1987 crop. Of the

total, upland is expected to account for

11.2 million bales while American-Pima

production will reach a record high 636

thousand bales .

Planted area, at 10.5 million acres, is down 16 percent from last year and growers expect to harvest 9.54 million acres, down 20 percent from 1988. Yield is expected to average 595 pounds per acre, 24 pounds below last year.

Jats: Total product ion is forecast at

361 million bushels , down 2 percent from

last mon t h, bu t 74 percent ab o v e the

drought reduced c rop of 19 88 .

The All Hay : Production is forecast at 145

expected y ie l d per acre is fo r ecas t a t million tons, an increase of 14 percent

52.3 bus hels compared wi th l a st season 's from last year. The largest production

average o f 3 9 . 1 bushe ls. Ar e a harve s t e d ref lects higher yields which are only

and to b e harvested at 7 . 2 8 million partially being offset by lower acreage .

acres, is up 30 percent fr om l a s t year's Area for harvest, totaling 62 .9 million

5.59 mil lion acres.

acres, is down 4 percent from 1988. The

forecast average yield of 2.31 tons per

Winter Wheat: Produc t ion is fo r e cast at acre compares with last year's drought

1.47 bil l io n bushel s as of Aug u s t 1, reduced average of 1.93 tons per acre .

1989 . This is up fractionally f rom Jul y

1 but 6 perce n t less tha n 1988. Area f or

gr a i n is 41. 9 mi l li o n acres, d own 1

percent fr om l a st month but up 5 perc ent

from last ye a r. Th e for e c a st e d yi eld for

August 1, 1989 i s 35.0 bushe l s p er a cre , To b acco: U.S. all tobacco production is

up 0.6 bushe l s f r om Ju ly b u t down 4 . 2 ~ushels f rom 1988 .

forec a st at 1 .48 billion pounds, 8

percent above 1988.

The

higher

production from a year ago is the resul t

~nuts : Product ion i s forec as t a t a record 4.5 3 bil lion pounds, up 14 perc e nt
! r om last y e a r and 25 percen t abo v e 1987 . Sar Ves t e d area, es t i ma t e d at 1.65 ~illio n

of increased acreage. Yield is expected to average 2,102 pounds per acre , compared wi t h 2 ,160 last year . Area for
ha rvest i s up 11 percent from last year.

~cres , i s u p 1 pe r c en t from l as t y e a r and ,he larges t acreage for h a rve s t s in ce
: 955 whe n 1.67 mil l i on a c r es were ~arVested. Yi e l d is e x pected t o a ver age ,742 pounds per har vested acre , up 297

Fl ue-cured produc t ion i s expected to total 874 mill ion pounds, 7 percent more than a year ago and fractionally above the forecast a month ago . Yield per acre , at 2,169 pounds, is 50 pounds lower

. rOUnds from 1988 and 40 3 pounds from t~~ 7 . If real ized, this would be the lrd largest yield on recor d.

than last year's average yield . Area for harvest is 10 percent greater than in 1988 .

3

GEORG IA NUMBER OF FARMS DOWN

U.S . FARM NUMBERS DECLI NE FROM 1988

The number of f a r ms in Georg ia is es timated a t 48,000 for 19 8 9 , down 1, 00 0 farms from 1988, but the same number as 1987 . Land i n farms total 12.6 million acre s, down 4 00 thousand acres fr om 1988 . The a v e r a g e size farm in Ge orgia is 263 acres, compared with 265 acres in 1988, and 271 i n 1987.

Th e n u mb e r o f fa r ms in the United S t a tes in 198J is est imated a t 2 . 17 million d own 1 per c e n t f r om t he 2. 20 milli on i~ 1988 . Tot al land in f ar ms f or 198 9 is 99 1 mi lli on a cr e s, down frac ti o n a l l y f r om 198 8 . S inc e t h e n u mber o f fa r ms ha s dec lined at a faster ra te than l a nd i n
f a rms, the ave r a ge si z e o f f a rms inc reased f r om 45 3 ac r e s in 1988 to 4 56 a cres in 1989.

Year

NUMBER OF FARMS,

Gear i a

Number

Land

of Farms

i n Farms

Thousands

Mi l. Acr es

LAND IN FARMS
Average Size Acre s

.Z\ ND AVERAGE SIZE, 19 87 - 19 8 ~_

Un i t ed States

Numbe r

Land

of Fa r ms

in Fa r ms

Tho u sands

Mi l. Acres

___
Av e ra g e Size Ac r e s

19 85 198 6 1987 19 88 1 989
Yea r

50

13 . 5

270

2 , 275

1 ,01 4 .4

446

49

13. 3

2 71

2 , 21 2

1,007 .6

456

48

13 .0

271

2 ,2 13

99 8.9

4 51

49

13 .0

265

2 , 197

994 . 5

453

48

12 .6

263

2 ,17 3

99 1.5

456

$1 , 000$9 999

. NUMB ER O~ FARMS BY ECONOMIC

Ge o r q i a

Gr o s s Value of Sa l e s

I $10 , 000 $99 9 9 9

I

-- Number --

$ 100 , 000+

CLASS 19 8 7 -1989

Unit ed States

Gr o s s Value o f Sa l e s

$ 1 , 000 $9 999

I I $1 0 , 0 00, '$9 9 999 -- Numb er - -

$1 0 0 , 0 0 0+

1987 1988 1989

29,200 29 , 200 28 600

11,900 12,600 12 400

6 ,900 7,200 7 000

1,120 ,5 00 1, 079,300 1 052 0 00

79 2,74 0 80 7 , 100 8 12 4 00

299 , 720 3 10 ,7 40 308 520

Year

$1 ,000$9 999

LAND I N FARMS BY ECONOMI C CLASS 1 9 87 -1 9 89

Georq ia

Un i ted S ta te s

Gross Value of Sa l e s

Gross Val u e o f Sa le s

I $10 ,000 599 999

I $100 ,000+

$ 1,00059 999

I I $10,000 , 599 999

$ 100 ,000+

Thousand Ac res

1987 1988 1989

2 , 700 2,4 00 2 ,300

4, 100 4 ,400 4,1 00

6 , 200 6, 200 6, 200

120 , 5 80 111,943 106,893

404, 929 399 , 8 00 404,380

473 ,414 482, 800 480,200

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT

August 24, 1989 Volume 89---Number 21

Received
SEP 0 1 1989

5. .,;";"

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

Athens, Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

[)06M\1JlW&1E AND EXPENSES
UGA LIBRARIES

1988 HIGHLIGHTS
Georgia farmers' cash income for 1988 rose 10 percent to $3.9 billion despite a late spring through early summer drought. The increase was due to stronger prices for most crops and larger crops as well as strong prices and increased volume of broilers. Receipts from farm marketing rose $420.5 million or 13 percent and other farm inco me excluding government payments rose $5.2 million or 3 percent.
Georgia farmers' gross farm income for 1988 rose 9 percent to $4.1 billion. Gross farm income includes non-cash income and inventory adjustments. Value of farm inventories fell $18.5 million in 1988 compared to an increase of $2 million in 1987. Farm prod uction expenses rose 7 percent in 1988 to $2.74 billion. Net farm income for 1988 was a record high $1.37 billion, up 13 perc ent from 1987.
1988 CASH RECEIPTS
Georgia farm products sold during 1988 includin g govern ment payments and far m forest prod ucts generated cash receipts of $3.81 billion, 10 percent more than the $3.46 billion for 1987. Crops accounted for 40.3 percent of total, up from 37.6 perce nt in 1987. Poultry account ed for 35.3 percent of the tota l and livestock and livestock prod ucts sales accounted for 17.5 percent.
Crop cash receipts totaled $1.53 billion in 1988, up 18 percent fro m 1987. Peanut receipts valued at $486 million accounted for 12.8 percent of the to tal cash receipts . Soybean receipts, at $154 million jumped 94 percent from 1987 and accounted for 4.1 percent of the total cash receipts. Tobacco cash receipts, at $140 million, were up 20 percent and corn cash receipts rose 35 percent.
Poultry cash receipts in 1988 totaled a record high $1.34 billion , up 19 percent from 1987. Broiler sales at $1.07 billion or 28.1 percent of the total again ranked as the leading commodity for gross sales in Georgia. Eggs are still in fourth place among all commodities

with cash receipts of $230 million, but down 10 percent from 1987.
Livestock cash receipts in 1988 totaled $666 million, down 5 percent from 1987. Cattle and calves receipts valued at $280 million, were down 4 percent from 1987. Hog receipts at $178 million fell 16 percent from 1987. Dairy product sales at $176 million were up 7 percent from 1987.
Farm forest products and government payments at $88 and $174 million , respect ively, accounted for 6.9 percent of the total.
1988 FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES
Farm prod uction expend itures totaled $2.74 billion for Georgia in 1988, up 7 percent from the $2.56 billion in 1987 . Expenditures we re higher for all ma jor categories except livestock and po ultry purchases and interest. Outlay fo r livestock and poultry purchased showed the largest decrease, down 19 percent from 1987. Interest expenditures were 3 percent below a year earlier.
Feed, the largest 1988 expenditure category at $721.8 million accounted for 26 percent of Georgia production expenses . This level was 24 percent above 1987.
Expenditures for other major items above 1987 were seed at $62.6 million , up 4 percent; fertilizer and lime, $148.9 million, up 20 percent; pesticides $122.9 million, up 3 percent; fuel and oil $90.6 million, up 2 percent; electricity $38.6 million, up 8 percent; capital consumption $307.9 million, up 3 percent; wages $191.6 million, up 4 percent. Business taxes at $73.7 million were 2 percent above last year while repair and maintenance expenses at $127.8 million were 8 percent above 1987 and other miscellaneous expenses at $269.9 million were 4 percent above last year.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN ANDGEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FARM CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS POR GEORGIA 1984-1988

Item

1-984

1985

19 8 6

- - - Thousand Dollars - - -

CROPS

Corn

138 ,909

160,911

86,761

Cotton, Total

67,215

102 ,287

55 ,508

Cotton Lint

58 ,387

96,665

51 ,271

Cottonseed

8,828

5,622

4 ,237

Peanuts

622,080

472 ,645

475,079

Soybeans

279 ,052

186,999

95,039

Tobacco

155 ,450

139 ,924

107 ,522

Wheat

95,062

71 ,539

38,777

Peaches

19 ,885

20,439

19,892

Pecans

66,400

56 ,760

81,800

Other Pruits and Nuts

10,587

9 ,450

11,759

Truck Crops

134,517

133,358

160 ,637

All Other Crops

180,943

187 ,403

189,105

Total Crops

1 ,770,100

1,541,715

1 ,321,879

LIVESTOCK Hogs Cattle and Calves Dairy Products Other Total Livestock

217 ,458 193,125 183 ,960
315 ,034 630,577

196,360 224 ,365 181 ,890
34 ,935 637 ,550

193,637 215 ,341 173 ,750
38,309 621,037

POULTRY
Comaercial Broilers Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Other
Total Pou ltry

835,462 20,314 34,578
320,95 1 6,433
1,217,738

796,415 16 ,557 35 ,1 19
2 35 ,5 10 6 ,497
1,090 ,098

951 ,902 12,474 31,926
263 ,398 2 ,902
1,262 ,602

Total Crop and Live-

stock and Poultry

Cash Receiptll

3,618 ,415

Pa r. Forellt Products 2/

99,500

Government Payaentll

79 ,286

Total Ca s h Recei ts

3 797 201

1/ Preli.inary. 2/ Includes far. lIales only .

3,269,363 95 ,512 7 1,163
3 436 038

3 ,205 ,518 85 ,688
116,107 3 407 313

1987
62,252 98,598 90,947
7 ,651 456 ,750
79,5 13 117,000
32 ,621 17,758 62,150 12 , 590 165,019 194 ,654 1 ,298 ,905
211,614 291 ,787 163,300
31,450 698,151
835,729 9 ,979
22, 231 255 ,132
3,707 1,126,778
3 ,123,834 86 ,300
245 ,200 3 455 334

1 1988
83 , 794 .11 1 , 571
99,27$ 12 ,291 486,4 19 154,421 140,493 60 ,779 26,498 65 ,850 14,592 169,35$ 219,663 1 ,533 ,43$
178,261 280 ,28 0 175 ,89 0
31 ,88 1 666 ,322
1 ,071,13$ 9,391
29 ,73 1 230 ,44 1
3,9 1$ 1 ,344,622
3,54 4 , 379
1 10
17848,' 000 3 8 06 479

FARM CASH RECEIPTS - Distribution, Georgia, 1988

Crops
Farm Forest Prod
Gov't Pmts Oth PIty/Lvst
Livestock

Poultry 2

CROPS 40 .3 % I2QI 2 .9 " Cotton
_ 2 .8 " Frtits & r-tlts
E2I 3.7 " Tobacco 2 .2 "eom
tS=sl 4. 1 " Soybeans
[]]l 12 . 8 " Peaoots
D 4 .4" Truck Crops D 7 .4 " other Crops
POULTRY 35 .3 % [2] 28 . 1 " Broilers D 6 .0"Egga
LIVESTOCK 17 .5 %
o 7. 4 " Cattle/Calves
o 4 .7" Hogs & PIgs
_ 4 .6 " Dary ProdJcts
D 2.0 " OTH PLTVILVST
oOTHER4 .R6E"CGEIoPvT'tSPm6t.s9 %
cs::.J 2 .3 " Farm Forest Prod

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENS ES : GEORGIA , 198.-1988 11

,rt.e."J.D-

1984

- - 1985

19 86

-

- Million Dol lars

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT EXPENSES Farm Or igin
Feed Li ves toc k
Seed Manutactur ed Inputs
Fertil ize r and Lime Pestic ides
Fuel and Oil
Elect ric ity
other Repa ir and Maintenance Other Miscellaneous 21

1.800 .0 883 .5 681 .7 132.9 68.8 505 .3 206.1 124 .2 10&2.5 32 .5 411.3 109 .9 301 .4

1.725.2 85. 0 642 .7 lU .5 66 .9 488 .8 195.1 130 .1 131 .3 32 .3 382.3 114.6 267 .8

1 .529 .8 770& .7 562.3 153 .0 59 .6 388 . 146 .9 116.8 95 .5 29 .2 366 .6 117 .9 248 .8

CAPITAL CONSUMPTION

388 .7

359 .1

330 .7

BUSINESS TAXES

61.3

69 .9

71.1

INTEREST Real Estate
Konreal Estate

50 . 3 257 .2 247.1

419 .3 229.7 189 .6

383 .6 212.3 171.3

WAGES TO HIRED LABOR Cash Wages 3 1
Perquisi t es

166.5 156 .9
9.6

167 .9 159.3
8.7

169 .3 161.9
7 .4

IfET RENT TO NONOPERATOR LANDLORDS

126.9

100.3

73 .7

198 7
1 .582 .9 838. 3 580 .1 198. 2 60 .1 367 .7 123 . 7 119 .5 88.6 35 .9 376 .9 118.3 258.6
299.0
72 .0
326.5 175.5 151 .0
185.1 176.1
9.0
93 .4

1988
1 .743 .1 9U . 721.8 159 .9 62 . 6 401. 1 148 .9 122.9 90.6 38 .6 397.7 127.8 269 .9
307.9
73.7
316 .3 174.0 142.4
191.6 182.9
8.7
107 .0

TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 41

3.047 .7

1/ Some i telllS may no t add to to t a l s due t o r oundi ng.

aarket l ng charges. and othe r mi scel l aneous expenses.

payments . 4 1 Inc l udes operator dwe llings.

2.841 .7

2.558 .1

2 ,558.9

2 ,739.7

21 Includes expenses to r lIIachine hire/customwork .

3/ Includes contract labor and Social Security

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

M~fion Donars

Georgia, 1984- 1988

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500 1000

... .. . ...

500

a

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

Year 3

D ProdJct Expense
~ Capital
G Taxes
~ hterest
[2] Hired Labor
~ Rent to Landlords

Item

FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES: GEORGIA, 1984-1988 1/

1984

1985

1986

1987

- - Million Dollars - - - -

Cash Income Farm Marketings Crops Livestock and Poultry Government Payments Other Farm Income Machine hire/customwork Other Farm-related Income 2/
Non-cash Income 3/ Value of Home Consumption Rental Value of Dwellings 3/ Operator Dwellings Hired Laborers Dwellings
Value of Inventory Adjustment Gross Farm Income 3/ Farm Production Expenses Net Farm Income

3,880 .9 3,618 .4 1,770.1 1,848 .3
79.3 183 .2
9.1 174.1 267.8
14 .6 253.2 250.2
3.0 28.8 4,177.4 3 ,047 .7 1,129 .7

3 ,535.4 3,269 .4 1,541.7 1,727 .6
71. 2 194.9
12.5 182.3 242.0
11. 2 230.9 228.2
2.6 -35.5 3,741.9 2,841.7 900 .2

3,502 .2
3,20~.5
1,321.9 1,883.6
116.1 180.6
8.1 172 .5 229.2
11.3 218 .1 215 .7
2.4 -100 .6 3,631. 0 2,558.1 1,072 .9

3,538.4 3,123.8 1,298 .9 1,824.9
245 .2 169 .3
12.5 156.8 232 .9
9.4 223.5 221.1
2.4 2.0 3,773.3 2,558.9 1,214.4

3,892.9 3,544.4 1 ,533.4 2,010 .9
174 .0 174 .5
11.1 163.4 236.1
9 .6 226 .5 224.3
2.3 -18 .5 4,110.5 2,739.7 1,370 .9

- - - - - -Dollars- -

Gross Income per Farm

81,920

74,838

74,102

78,610

83 ,888

Net Income per Farm

22,151

18 ,004

21,896

25,300

27,978

1/ Some items may not add to totals due to rounding . 2/ Includes forest product sales, recreationa~

income and other farm business-related income . 3/ Includes operator household income .

Georgi a Farm Report QSSN-0744-7280)I. publ l _ oeml mon thly by the Geor~ la Agricu~ural Statlallco Service, Stephen s Federal Build ing, Athe ns, Ga. 30613 E. Snipes. State Statistician. Second class postage paid at Athen., Ga. Subsc nption fee $10 per year c.pt free to data contributors. Subscription informat io v able from Georgia Agricu~urat Statlallco Service, Stephen s Federal Building, Suli. 320, Athens , Ga. 30613. Telephone (404)546-2236.

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

~"'I>
""t>.'"

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Rae ;V d

Stephens Federal Building

Suite 320

August 30, 1989

SEP 0 1. 1989

Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

Volume 89-Number 22

HIGHLIGHTS poultry Summary

DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT

cattle on Feed

Livestock Slaughter

Laying flocks in the United States

Milk Production (21 States) Catfish
Farm Labor & Wages

produced 5.63 billion eggs during July 1989, down 2 percent from the 5.72

Peanut Stocks

billion produced a year ago. Production

Revisions to Mushrooms Cold Storage

1988

Peanuts

in

Cold

Storage

included 4.89 billion million hatching eggs .

table

eggs

and

738

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT

Georgia's laying flocks produced 347

million eggs during July 1989, 4 percent

more

than July 1988.

Production

consisted of 233 million table eggs and

114 million hatching eggs.

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.65 billion eggs during July 1989, down 2 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.02 billion table eggs and 631 million hatching eggs.

GEORGIA

Hatchin g

5 , 73 5

5 , 83 4

1,944

1,947

111

114

Table

10 ,87 4

11, 19 4

2,040

2,083

222

233

Total Geo rgia

16,609

17,028

2,005

2,038

333

347

~SI~ing

1~;~~~

Total 20 States 224,782

32 690 187;122 2 19 ,812

20 STATES

1,936

1,930

2,144

2,146

2,115

2,114

609 4,145 4,754

4,0613! 4,646

Hatching Table Total U. S.

36,637 233 ,283 269,920

38,115 226,787 264,902

UNITED STATES

1,932

1,936

2,149

2,155

2,120

2,123

708 5,013 5,721

738 4,887 5,625

COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 JUNE-JULY 1988-1989

Item

I I June

June

ye~r July 2/

Jan. thru June

198T8 housands198 9

a~ --'----'l~9~8:::..:9~__=_~~ci:~~=~____=~=-=------'---==-='---

Young Chickens

Georg~a

63,272

United States

~ture

Hre~

gh
av ot

t
y a

l

CTyhpi cekeOn. ss.
Type U. S. O.S.

449, 229 13,157 4,500 17,657

~TroctaelntA

ll Co

Types, n d e mn e

d

Ga.

3,520

66,388 482,752
10,316 4,695
15,011 3,313

105 61,985

356,397

380,215 107

107 444,621 2 ,570,247 2,701,480 105

78

10,584

104

3,828

85 14,412

94

3,190

85,317 23,740 109,057 22,732

70,517 83 24,002 101 94,519 87 21 ,341 94

Oung Ch~ckens

VGeorgia

United State Federally

s~nspected

1.6 1.6 slaughter

1.4 1.6 data as

collected

by

Meat

and

1.7 1.9 Poultry

1.6 1.8
Inspect~on

rogram. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

I
Chickens Egg Type BrOiler Type ~eys, All Breeds

1988

I

1989

I

--Thousands--

24,359 392,893
26,061

28,472 419,034
31,615

AGRICULTURAL STATIS"iICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

% of Year Ago
117 107 121

GEORGIA BROILER AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP
The July hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 75.1 million, was 5 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during July totaled 1.1 million , 27 percent more than the previous year.

u.s. BROILER AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP
Egg-type chicks hatched during JUly 1989 totaled 30.2 million, 21 percent mor~ than July 1988. The July hatch of
broiler-type chicks, at 512 million, was
8 percent above July last year.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--JULY 1988- 1989

Item Pullet Chicks Placed

July 1988

June 1989
--Thousands --

July 1989

% of year aao

Jan. thru Julv

1988

I 1989

--Thousands--

% of-
- year
aao

Domestic (U .S.) 1/

Broiler Type

3,611

4,330

3,950 109

27,422

29,093 106

Egg Type Chicks Hatched

250

2/284

270 108

1,601

2/1,494

93

Broiler Type

Georgia

71,497 73,686

75,056 105

485,075

510,415 105

United States Egg Type

473,394 509,837 511 ,774 108 3 ,283,088 3,464,576 106

Georgia

862

1,315

1,091 127

10,169

8,470

83

United States Turkeys

24 ,876 34,707

30,175 121

221,980

225,606 102

Poults Placed

U.S.

23,677 29 ,098

26,510 112 3/239,982 4/255,740 107

1/ 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/ Revised. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 1987-July 1988 . 4/ Turkey poults placed September 1988-July 1989.

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Ca~tle and calves on feed August 1 , 1989, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly est imates totaled 6.57 mi llion head , down 4 percent from a year ago and 2 percent be low August 1, 1987.
Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1 .69 million, down 4 percent from last year and 1 percent below two years ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed

in the 7 states during July totaled 1.31

million, up 5 percent from last year and

3 percent above Jul y 1987.

Net

placements of 1.25 million for July is 5

percent above last year and 4 percent

above 1987 :

Other disappearance totaled 63.0 thousand head compared to 62.0 thousand in July 1988 and 71.0 thousand in July 1987 .

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

Item

1 STATES, JULY 1 TO AUGUST 1 1988

1989

1989 as ~
of 1988

1,000 Head

On Feed, July 1 1/

7,431

7,010

94

Placed on Feed during July

1,246

1,311

105

Fed Cattle Marketed during July

1,760

1,690

Other Disappearance during July 2/

62

63

On .Feed August 1 1/

6,855

6,568

1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full

96
- 102 96

ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that

will grade select or better. 2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to

pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

2

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
commerc ial r e d meat produc t io n i n Georg ia totaled 2 6 .4 million pounds du r ing Jul y 1989, up 18 pe r c ent from July 1 988.
The number o f cattle slaughtered by commerc ial pla n t s in Georg ia dur ing J u l y 1989, was 13 . 8 thousand , down 1 0 percen t from a year earlier. The total l ive weight was 13.0 million pounds with an average l i ve we ight of 942 pounds per head.
There were 109.2 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Geo rgia 's commercial plants dur i ng J uly. This is 25 percent more than the same per iod l a s t year. The live weight was 25.7 million pounds with an average live weight o f 236 pounds per head .

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCT ION
Commercial red meat production for the United States in j uly 1 9 8 9 totaled 3.05 billion pounds , down 4 percent from July 1988. Beef production, at 1.89 billion pounds was down 5 percent from a year earlie r. Head kill totaled 2 .79 mi ll ion , down 6 percen t from July l a s t year . The average live weight i n c r e a s ed 11 pounds to 1 ,124.
Pork production, at 1 .1 1 bill ion pounds was down 2 percent . Hog ki ll totaled 6 .29 million head, down 1 percent. The average l ive weight decreased 3 pounds to
246 .

Spec i e s
Georgia Ca ttle Calve s
Hog s
Shee p & Lambs

GEORGIA AND UNIT ED STATES LI VESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1 /

Number Slauq htered

Ave r a g e

July

Live Weight

Jul y

' 89 as % of

July

1988 I 1989

198 8

19 88 I 1989

1,00 0 Head

Per c e n t

Pounds

15.4

13. 8

90

1.1

1.2

109

87 . 1

109.2

125

0.1

0.1

100

914

942

398

351

237

236

97

98

Total

L ive We ight

July

198 8

I 1989

1 ,000 Po unds

14 , 107 42 9
20 ,616 8

1 3,009 4 32
25 ,7 42 8

United St ates Cattle Ca l ve s
Hog s
Sheep & La mb s 1/ Inc l ud e s sl augh t e r far m slaugh te r.

2, 982.7 2,794 .2

94

2 15 . 1

174 .0

81

6 , 3 66. 0 6, 294.9

99

405. 0

412. 6

102

un der Fe d eral I nspecti on and

1 ,1 13 1 ,1 24 3, 3 18 , 4 9 2 3,139 ,92 7

244

257

52 ,374

4 4, 794

249

246 1 , 583, 0 2 4 1 , 5 5 1 , 6 1 1

121

119

48 ,809

49, 130

ot her commercial slaughter, excludes

COMMERC IAL RED MEAT PRODUC TI ON: UNITED

Ki nd

J uly
1988

198 9

1989 a s % o f 1988

Mi lli on Pounds

Pe r c e n t

Beef Veal

1, 982

1, 889

95

31

27

87

?or k

1 ,133

1,107

98

Lamb & Mutton

24

25

104

~tal Red Meat ~/ Based on packe rs

3,171
dress

3, 04 7
weights and e xcludes

96
farm

2/

ased on unrounded data.

1/ 1989 a s % of 1988 Pe rc e n t 98
92
103
10 2
100
totals

e Georg ia Farm Repo rt (ISSN-Q744' 7280) Is pub lished saml mont hly by the Georgia Agricu~u ral S1atlstics Service, S1ephens Federa l Build in g, Athens, Ga. 306 13
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veilable from Georgia Ag ricu~ur..1S1111lsllcs Service, S1ephens Fod eral Bu!ldlng. Sune 320, Athens, Ga. 30613. Telep hone (404)546-2236.
3

Vol . 89-No . 22

JULY MILK PRODUCTION-21 STATES

Milk production in the 21 major states

during July totaled 10.3 billion pounds,

2 percent below production in these same

states in July 1988.

June revised

production, at 10.4 billion pounds, was 1

percent below June 1988.

Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,213 pounds for July, 9 pounds
below July 1988.

The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.50 million head, 104 thousand head below July 1988 and 4 thousand head below June 1989 .

During the April-June period the 21 major

states produced 32.3 billion pounds Of

milk,

85.1 percent of . the U.S.

production.

If producers in the

remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly

followed the same pattern as the 21

states, the U.S. production would be 12.1

billion pounds for July 1989.

________________________~MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, JULY 1988-1989

Item

I--U-n-::-i-t---------r-1-9-8-8----r----=-21:..S1.9t.8a.9te.;s=~=----,-P-e-r-c:e:n:t-:-:--

No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/

Thous. Head

8,601

8,497

99

Milk Production per Cow 2/ Pounds

1,222

1,213

99

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

10,514

10,310

98

1/ Includes dry cows . Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

CATFISH PROCESSING UP 17 PERCENT
Farm-raised catfish processed during July totaled 27.8 million pounds round weight, up 17 percent from July 1988.
The July average price paid to growers was 71 cents per pound, 9 cents below the same month last year.
Net pounds of processed fish sold during July totaled 14.6 million pounds, 23 percent above the comparable month in 1988. Sales of whole fish represented 35 percent of the total and fillets accounted for 46 percent. The remaining

19 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. Ice pack sales were 48 percent of the total amount sold.
The July average prices received by processors for whole fish were $1.50 per pound for ice pack and $1.68 for frozen fish.
Freshwater catfish imports during June totaled 584 thousand pounds, 84 percent of which were from Brazil. Imports were significantly above the amount imported a year earlier . Import data were compiled by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

________- r
Month

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH, 1988-1989 QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS ~R~E=P-O- RTED BY --MAJOR PROCESSORS ANDveUra.gSe. PIrMTPcO-RT~S~r-__-.mr~~,_--
Pa~d to Producers 1

Jan.

26,018 26,948

26,018 26,948

.68

.78

Feb.

27,786 28,559

53,804 55,507

.72

.78

Mar.

28,179 29,458

81,983 84,965

.75

.77

Apr.

20,805 27,310 102,788 112,275

.75

.76

May

20,351 28,892 123,139 141,167

.75

.76

June

22,839 27,598 145,978 168,765

.78

.75

July

23,687 27,827 169,665 196,592

.80

.71

Aug.

26,941

196,606

.80

Sept.

24,611

221,217

.79

Oct.

26,221

247,438

.79

Nov.

25,037

272,475

.78

17Dec .

22,634

295,109

.78

Pr~ces pa~d to producers for f~sh del~vered to process~ng

furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

4

SOUTHEAST REGION FARM PAY RATE AND NUMBER
OF WORKERS INCREASE

he average hourly wage rate for all

T~eirgeidon

farm workers in (AL,GA,SC) during

the the

southeast survey week

~fatJeul

y w

9-15, as th

i

1989, rteen

was $4.50. The wage cents more than the

urvey week in April. However, the rate

1ncreased 26 cents from the corresponding

~eek of a year ago.

The number of all farm workers employed in the southeast region increased 56 ercent from 114,000 workers during the Kpril 1989, survey to 178,000 workers for July. Hired workers expected to work 149 daYs or less during ~he year increased 129 percent while hired workers expected to work 150 days or more increased only 3 percent.

Hired workers worked an average of 31.4

hours during the survey week, down 6

percent from the 33.5 hours worked in

April.

Self-employed farm operators

worked an average of 27.8 hours, down 15

percent from the last survey. Unpaid

workers averaged 40.5 hours, 22 percent

above the April survey.

U.S. NUMBER OF WORKERS AND WAGE RATES INCREASE

There were 3.80 million people working on

the Nation's farms and ranches during the

week of July 9-15, 1989. This number was

up 8 percent from the 3.52 million

workers during the comparable week in

1988.

Self-employed farm operators

accounted for 1.63 million of the total,

along with 623,000 unpaid workers, and

1.20 million workers hired directly by

farm operators. Agricultural service

employees made up the remaining 351,000

workers.

Farm operators paid their hired workers an average rate of $5.23 per hour during the July 1989 survey week. This rate was up 33 cents from a year earlier. Workers paid on an hourly oasis earned $5.08 per hour compared wlth $4.72 last JUly. Field workers received an average of $4.96 per hour, up 33 cents from the July 1988 week. Livestock workers earned $4.7~ compared with $4.50 per hour a year earller.

Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 41.7 hours, 2.7 hours less than the comparable week in 1988. Unpaid workers averaged 38.4 hours 1.1 hours above last year. Hired employees worked 39.6 hours compared with 37.4 hours last July.

Southeast Florida Appalachian I AP~alachian II De ta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbel t I Cornbel t II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii
U.S.

RATES JULY All Hired
Workers 4.50 5.53 4.30 4.69 4.33 5.11 5 .27 4.57 4.84 5.19 5.13 4.94 4.69 4.47 4 .94 5.18 6.42 8.64 5.23

4.24 4.88 4.03 4 .43 4 .14 5.19 5 .00 4.37 4.53 5.20 5.10 4.47 4.67 4.03 4.13 4.71 5.90 8.02 4.96

4.50 5.21 4.58 4.69 4 .10 4.33 4 .46 4.21 5 .17 4.85 4 .53 4 .88 4.28 4.81 4.63 6.02 6 .58
3/ 4.79

7.98

our 3/ 7.59 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6 .75 3/ 3/ 5.12 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 6.87 8.48 9.07 8.51 7.53

4.07 4.89 4.08 4.65 4.02 5.35 5.20 4.77 4.58 4.99 4.89 4.79 4.70 4.91 4.52 5.04 5.95 7.98 5.08

6.69 5 .73
3/ 3/ 4.66 4 .71 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 8 .48 3/ 6.39 3.25 3/ 4.59 7.65 3/ 6 .08

er
4.92 7.55 5.07 4.84 4 .98 4.71 5.55 4.08 5.52 5.50 4.66 5.18 4.41 4.11 5.69 6.26 9.19 11. 52 5.49

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JULY 9-15, 1989 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1

ou-

ou- ours

Southeast Plorida

AAPpalachian I

DePplatal a c h i a n I I

~N~orrtthheeaasstt ....ke

I II

C~oorrnnbbeell

t t

I II

sOrthern Plains ..~uthern Plains 'lUUntain I

~l4U0nutnataiinn

II III

aCific

CllaaWl1afHo r n i a

sands

sands

27 .8

21

40.5

70

31.4

38

32

26.3

2

32.0

47

39.7

39

8

33 .7

22

35 .3

71

37.2

29

42

27.4

36

28.7

48

32.5

24

24

29.6

15

30.1

57

38.1

36

21

55.4

26

47.0

57

43.8

40

17

44.1

39

37.1

60

39.3

44

16

53 .7

100

40.2

107

39 .3

49

58

41.5

81

35.3

72

34 .8

37

35

43 .B

57

36.2

61

27.0

24

37

55.0

76

41.1

66

36.0

25

41

38.5

43

39 .7

63

44.8

49

14

54 .9

25

44.9

33

49 .5

20

13

57.6

22

36 .4

30

48.6

23

7

46.6

24

44 .6

18

52.9

15

3

32 .5

21

42.8

96

41.7

40

56

39 .3

12

32 .4

230

44.0

153

77

32.9

1

27.5

11

38.6

10

1

U. S "S2Ou1Mtr~xhcc:eTNiiuHrrt.e;~-sY;;,-=aR";Ig<,'r"V=I.Tc.,.u..-'Ni3u~o4~r4ra-t'hi-8e-s-a-e=s=rt=V=-:II"~Ic1~:e6'.fDw,2Eo~8r,,M==:e:D~r4,s~N1,.-J,.,.P...A!.7...,.,..Ae.,grp--l-p.o~6an~2l~s3a~=c=-c.h..oi;3an~8n~s.:-l;sI4~=:"1~1~N09~7C!.i..V..A,,,e.",,,"--A0,3~9.p~6phO;a:W-l;aI-cn;-gh=i-: a.,n--o~6Ir~I9~:5e~=Ka~~sY--,T:-N-;,W:::5V~0.~2, _ _ orthe~S . AL,GA,SC . Lake: MI,MN,WI; Cornbelt I :lL,IN,OH ; Cornbe t II:IA,MO; Delta : AR,LA,MS.

~ UT nMPlains : KS,NE,ND,SD. Southern Plains: OK,TX. Mountain I: ID,MT ,WY. Mountain II: CO,

, . ountain III: AZ,NM. Pacific : OR,WA. 3/ Insufficient data.

5

Vol. B9-No. 22

JULY PEANUT STOCKS

Peanut stocks in commercial storage on July 31, 1989, totaled 830 million pounds of' equivalent farmer stock. This total includes 51.2 million pounds of actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanu't;s on hand totaled 730

million pounds of equivalent farmer

stock.

Roasting stock totaled 49.0

million pounds. There were no Commodity
Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on
hand as of July 31, 1989 .
Shelled peanut stocks on July 31, 1989
totaled 549 million pounds of which 504
million pounds were edible grades and 44.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were. Virginias, 78.5 million pounds; Runners' 401 million pounds; and Spanish, 24.7 million pounds.

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END 1988-1989 1/

Month Endina

Farmer Stocks

Shelled Peanuts
2/

Roasting Stock
(In Shell)

I Farmer Stock Eauivalent

Shelled

Total --

Peanuts

3/

1,000 Pounds

1988

July

4,622

588,426

46,029

782,607

833,258

Aug.

2,256

426,356

33,383

567,053

602,692

Sept.

598,495

356,670

20,673

474,371

1,093,539

Oct .

2,541,125

408,745

29,901

543,631

3,114 ,657

Nov .

2,699,466

463,521

33,866

616,483

3,349,815

Dec.

2,568,264

521,901

40,564

694,128

3,302,956

1989

Jan.

2,231,319

566,121

50,276

752,941

3,034,536

Feb.

1,750,347

658,414

55,282

875,691

2,681,320

Mar.

1,265,686

705,266

57,362

938,004

2,261,052

Apr.

820,667

718,486

59,273

955,586

1,835,526

May

429,464

721,069

60,811

959,022

1,449,297

June

110,777

700,824

60,190

932,096

1,103,063

July

51,248

548,600

49,033

729,638

829,919

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.

Month

PE ANUT STOCKS IN COLD STORAGE, UNITED STATES, 1988 REVI SED

Shelled Peanuts

In-Shell Peanuts_

1,000 Pounds

January February March April May June July August September October November December

347,501 382,535 421,366 449,560 477,793 486,242 427,830 329,883 245,108 236,657 262,403 298,025
6

20,542 23,940 31,610 30,383 24,713 19,082 15,577 10,646
5,182 10,860
- 15,941
18,220

1988- 8 9 MUSHROOM PRODUCTION AND VALUE CONTINUE TO RISE
U.S. total mushroom production continued to increase during 1988-89, jumping 6 ercent to almost 673 million pounds. ~his production includes the conventional button mushrooms (Agaricus) and also the xotics (Shiitake, Oyster, and all other :xotic varieties). The value of the all .ushroom crop, at $616 million, was 9 percent higher than the previous season. Growers received an average of 91.6 cents per pound, up 2.6 cents from the previous season.
Agaricus production totaled 667 million pounds, up 6 percent from the previous season. Pennsylvania, the leading State, with 44 percent of the U.s. Agaricus crop, grew 294 million pounds in 1988-89.

Agaricus production in the eastern states accounted for 58 percent of the U.S. total production; central states, 12 percent; and western states, 30 percent.
The value of the 1988-89 Agaricus crop was $595 million. Growers received an average of 89.1 cents per pound.
Volume of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Oyster, and all other exotics) in 1988-89 totaled 5.49 million pounds , 10 percent above the 1987-88 volume . Virtually all specialty mushrooms are sold fresh . The value of the 1988-89 specialty mushroom crop was $21.9 million, down 3 percent from the previous year.

AGARICUS MUSHROOMS -- AREA PRODUCTION PRICE AND VALUE

3tate and Year

I I I First
Fillinq

Area in Production
Second Addi tional Fillinq Fillinqs

Total

I Calif.

1,000 Square Feet

I 1987-88

3,984

3,972

13,859

1988-89

3,598

3,590

15 , 5 28

Del. 1987-88 1988-89
Ga.

560

544

578

478

471

481

1987-88 1988-89 Ind.

166

166

879

166

166

879

1987-88 1988-89 Md .

320

320

1,590

320

320

1 ,590

1987-88 1988-89 Mich.

22 1

195

246

20 5

205

254

1987-88 1988-89
H.y.

1,079 1,105

1,079 1 ,105

2, 121 2,288

"I 1987-88 . 1988-89
Ohio

275

305

192

360

360

244

I 1987-88 1988-89 :'e g.

636

636

1,303

636

636

1,673

1987-88
1988-89 Pa ,

989 1 ,005

989 1,005

2,464 2 ,879

1987-88 1988-89 Oth. Sts. 1/

17 ,722 16,905

17,245 16 ,472

25,495 26,665

1987-88 1988-89 U.S.

4 ,485 5,364

4,489 3 ,65 4

21 ,423 21 ,664

1987-88

30 ,437

29 ,940

70 , 150

-L988- 89

30, 14 2

27,98 4

7 4,145

1/ CO,CT,FL , I L ,IA, KS ,NJ,OK, SC,T N,T X,UT , WA, WI.

7

21,815 22,716
1,682 1,430
1,211 1,211
2,230 2,230
662 664
4,279 4,498
772 964
2,575 2,945
4,442 4,889
60,462 60,042
30,397 30 ,682
130,527 132 ,271

JULY 1 1987 TO JUNE 30 1989

Price

Value

Prod-

per

of

uction Pound Production

1,000

1,000

Pounds Dollars

Dollars

112,580 127,478

. 979 1.000

110,189 127,802

5,831 4,933

.640 .718

3,732 3,540

4,914 6,501

1.080 1.070

5,310 6 ,940

13,108 13,141

1 .020 1 .040

13,368 13,660

2,058 2,056

.790 .769

1,625 1 ,582

23 ,359 22,512

.887 . 918

20,719 20,675

1,818 2,610

. 727 .847

1,321 2,211

11,065 13,336

.952 .943

10,531 12,570

20,722 21,292

. 824 .927

17,071 19,748

284,783 294,070

.720 .736

205,100 216,436

151 ,581 159 ,438

1 .020 1.060

155,334 169 ,386

631,819 667,367

. 861 . 891

544,300 594,5 50

COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS, JULY 31, 1989

Frozen stocks in refrigerated warehouses

on July 31, 1989, were greater than year

earlier

levels for butter, juice

concentrates, pork, and turkeys. Cooler

items with stocks above those of the

previous year included fresh vegetables,

fresh fruits, and dried and evaporated

fruits.

Total red meats in freezers declined 4 percent from June 30 and were 2 percent less than those on July 31, 1988 . Frozen pork stocks dropped 9 percent during the

month but were 3 percent above t~ previous year. Stocks of pork bel11~
were down 25 percent from last month bUt were 31 percent above 1988.

Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5

percent from June 30, but were 3 percent

less than a year ago . Total stocks Of

chickens declined month and were

4
11

percent percent

during below

198thae

Total pounds of turkeys in freezers wa;

up 9 percent from last month but nea~l

the same as a year earlier.

Y

Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen 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 STOCKS, UNI'!'ED STATES, JULY 31,

July 31,

.Tu n e 30,

July 31,

1988

198<3

1989

1 , 000 p<)unds

295,767

464,:1. 62

461,018

496,053

429 ,1569

438,197

22,861

15,(l52

16,345

873,115

621,J33

730,790

1,453 ,718

1 ,792,:1. 0 3

1,618,827

670 ,705

686,:3 92

657,363

269 ,614

241 ,1314

249,289

337,211

383,~05

347,204

711,913

657, .0148

687,323

496 ,152

454,1508

493,738

1,337,218

1,023,:H9

1,244,811

882,537

961,!i28

737 ,937

427,830

392 ,601

337,419

15,577

25 ,~13

20 ,821

35,123

38,6 6 3

35,903

39,295

63,686

54,210

1989 Percent of
- July 1988 June 1989
- Percent

156

99

88

102

71

109

84

118

111

90

98

96

92

103

103

91

97

105

100

109

93

122

84

77

79

86

134

83

102

93

138

85

l l. GEORGIA FARM REPORT
Recei ve d

August 30, 1989 Volume S9--Number 23

SEP 0 1 1989

5~
,.,.."".

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE

Stephens Federal BUilding

Suite 320

Athens. Georgia 30613

Phone: (404)546-2236

FARM COSTS AND n~EY-1988 SUMMARY, GEORGIA

. A RARIES
Average net cash farm income of Georgia farm operators

FIgure 1--G aorgla farm fInane'I81 position

increased by $12,800 over 1987 to $35,400 which was

highest in the region and nearly twice the U.S. average in 1988. An estimated 38 percent of farms were in a favorable financial position, up slightly from last year, although 8 points below the U.S. value. The share of vulnerable farms increased from 5 to 6 percent.

80.------------------------,
P

8
r

110 ..........

c

8n 40

Despite higher average net cash farm income, the share of Georgia farms with positive net cash farm income was identical to 1987 at 46 percent. Nonfarm income earned by farm households rose to $39,600 which was over $10,000 higher than the U.S. average.
Improvements were also evident in farm operators balance sheets. The average debt/asset ratio dropped from 0.16 in

t
o ao
f
20
f
a
r 10
m o

1987 to 0.14 in 1988. It was still the highest ratio in the

Southeast region, but only slightly higher than the U.S.

average. In addition, average net worth rose by $10,000.

Table 1--Financial Perf~ of Southeast States, 1988

A farm;s fi;'anciarcohditi8& ",~~ m;~slJl'edbyjoinWc6nsii:leririg thEl nef

::~v~f;~s:~:{:~tvJW:~'fJlo6;.:bi?~~:J,~a~~ht~:~~~!~~~~:dat~. Alabama

low lowdebfare regarded as f8VOiilbIe:, <while those .wrth negatNe income
and debt are conSidere<:tii1a.fu8igi08I inCOinepOsi!ion?ThoseWitl,
positive.lhcome .andhighdebt llr~ chaiactenzed.as.rri8rgifilil~..

Florida Georgia

and those withbothnegativelnc?fri~andliighdebtare~ < > Southeast

u.S.

Marginal Marginal Favorable Income Solvency

Percent of farms

39

55

0

40

53

4

38

48

8

Vulnerable
6 4 6

40

51

4

5

46

40

7

7

Table 2--Selected average operating and financial characteristics, 1988

Acres operated 1/
Crop sales + Net CCC loans + Livestock sales + Other farm income
=Gross cash farm income
- Total operating expenses
=Net cash farm income

GA
310
25,700 200
57,300 9,700 92,900 57,500 35,400

AL
190
6,100 400
26,800 3,100 36,400 21,700 14,700

FL
Acres per farm
220
Dollars per farm
81,200 -1,800 25,700 4,700 109,800 94,600 15,200

Southeast
230
28,300 -100
33,200 5,400 66,800 47,400 19,400

Nonfarm income

39,600

20,900

47,000

32,400

Net worth Debt/asset

288,900 0 .14

186,200 0.09

544,700 Ratio
0.06

287,800 0.09

1/ Defined as acres owned plus acres rented (excl uding AUH land) minus land rented to others .

u.S.
470
26,200 -900
38,100 9,000 n,400 55,000 17,400
28,900
311,300
0.13

All farms

Table 3- -Average operat ing and financial characteristics for Georgia fa ... by i ~ and debt/asset ratio position, 19158

Favorable
38

Ma r g i n a l income
48

Marginal solvency
Percent
8

Vulnerable 6

Economic c lass : Sales above $250,000 Sales $40,000-$250,000 Sales below $40,000

69

6

19

6

48

24

26

2

34

57

3

6

Type of farm: Vegetable , fruit, nurse ry Other cr ops Beef, hog, sheep Other livestock and poult ry
Operating : Acres owned Ac res operated
Operator age
Financi a l: Crop sa le s + Net CCC Loans + Livestock saLes + Other farm income
=Gross cash farm income
- Cash operating expenses
=Net cas h fa rm income

69 55 22 45
280 330
54
37,300 100
101,600 17,400 156,400 71,500 84,900

29 24 72 26
250 300
55
9,000 0
7,100 1,900 18,000 27,900 -9, 900

d
12 2 29
Acres per fa rm
120 270
Years
40
Dollars per farm
59,900 1,400
168,800 22,600 252,700 152,900 99,800

d
9 4 0
100 220
44
36,700 1,100 12,000 4,500
54,300 67,400 - 13,100

Nonf arm income

23, 700

59,1 00

14, 700

17,700

TotaL assets TotaL debt
Rat i os: Debt/asset Return on ass et s Cash expenses / gross income Int er est/gross inc ome

392,500 39,900
0. 10 .06 .46 .03

321, 900 24, 000
0. 07 -.02 1. 55 . 12

275,500 157,600
Ra t io
0.57 .13 .61 .05

142, 900 103,500
0.72 - .0 7 1. 24
. 17

All farms
100
100 100 100
100 100 100 100
240 310
53
25,700 200
57,300 9,700 92,900 57,500 35,400
39, 600
334 , 900 46, 000
0.14 . 03 . 62 .0 5

Financial performance varied directly with farm size as measured by gross sales. The share of farms in a favorable financial position ranged from 69 percent for farms with sales above $250,000 to only 34 perce nt of farms with gross sales under $40,000. Farms in the two largest economic classes were more likely to have high debt than were smaller farms, while farms in the smallest economic class were more inclined to have negative net cash farm income. These small farms are normally regarded as part-time farming operations that are more dependen t on off farm sources of income.
Among farm types, the highest percentage of favorable farms were for farm that specialized in the produ ction of vegetables, fruits, nursery or greenhouse produ cts. Nearly thre e out of four bee f, hog or sheep farms had negative income suggesting that these operations had the greatest financial difficulties in 1988 when compared with other farm types.
2

Geor gia farms averaged 310 acres, 20 acres more than last year. Farm operators owned 77 percent of total acres operated. The average age of Georgia farm operators in 1988 was 53 years. Acres operated, land ten ure, and operator age varied by financial status. Margina lly solvent farms were run by the youngest opera tors and rented the largest portion of total land operated. The largest acreage ope rated was for favorable farms, while the oldest operato rs were in the margina l income category.
Marginally solvent farms had the highest net cash farm income and return on assets when compa red to farms in oth er financial cate gories. This suggests tha t high debt can be successfully managed to provide an adequate return to the farm business. The cash deficit of both marginal income and vulnerable farms was offset by nonfarm earni ngs.

Figure 2-Regional Farm Production Expenditures by Farm Type

c~p FAj:;MS (SOUTHEAST) PERCENT OF TOTAL F....R.A CXJTl.AY
LIV5"TtXJIi:~
0.311
FEEIl 1 .111 INTBIOST TAXES
8.""
F\.B.' LlSl lCANT. 1.911

LIVESTOCK FArJ.CS (SOUTHEAST)
PERc:eIT OF TOTAL F....~ WTLAY
..IHrEREeT .. TAXEB

_ _ Ical 13 .=-

.... 0TlR ElCPENGE5 ~
TIUXS AlJIOS
1. "

Farm production expenditures in the Southeast region totaled $7.8 billion in 1988, up 2.0 percent from 1987, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), USDA In comparison, Uni ted States production expenditures were $118.4 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from a year ear lier. Increased regional outlays for livestock and poultry, labor, fertilizer, agricultural chemicals and sprays, fue ls, farm supplies, and farm and land improvements were partially offset by expense decreases in major items.

Expenditures by livestock farms at $4.0 billions were 51 percent of the total regional expense compared to 57 percent in 1987. Nearly two-thirds of the livestock farm expenses were for feed (35 percent), livestock & poultry (17 percent), and farm services (13 percent). Crop farm expenditures totaled $3.8 billion, 49 percent of the regional expenses. Major expenses on crop farms were labor (25 percent), combined fertilizer/agricultural chemicals/seed (24 percent), and farm services (19 percent).

Table 4--selected prodJction expenditures by type of fa,.., 1988

Southeast (AL, FL, GA AND SC)

Crop f ar ms

Livestock

All Farms

farms

Region

U.S.

1,000 Dollars

Total farm production expendit ure s
Livestock &poul try
Feed
Farm services
Ag. chem ica ls &spr ays
Ferti l izer Interest
Taxes (property &real esta te)
Labor
Fuels & lubr icants
Farm suppl i es
Building &fenc ing Farm &land improvements
Total farm machinery Seeds
TrUCks &autos
-Other unal located expenses

3,780,249
18,876 61, 117 71 9,895 306, 461 374, 145 210,401 95,062 934,718 179,213 137,780 65,481 52,394 284,558 235,286 58,060 46,803

3,976,019
658,334 1,390 , 252
535, 523 34,90 1 152,748 185,501 83,828 286,665 111, 475 51,011 93,291 15,473 268,363 32,142 63,113 13,398

7,756,268
6n,210 1,451,369 1,255,418
341,362 526,893 395, 902 178,890 1,221,383 290,688 188,791 158,n2 67, 867 552,921 267,428 121,173 60, 201

118,361,751
13,607,228 17,914 ,533 24,630 ,395 3,858,857 6,957,661 8,365 ,499 3, 927,991 10,224,049 4,450,295 2,249,336 2,226,172
943,058 11,501,269 3,692,164 2,058,496 1,754,751

3

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In this report...

Average net cash farm income of Georgia farm operators increased by $12,800 over 1987 to $35,400 which was highest in the region and nearly twice the U.S. average in 1988, according to this report which summarizes the latest information from the Farm Costs and Returns Survey (FCRS). The FCRS was conducted by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service as part of a national survey during February and March 1989. Over 26,000 farmers and ranchers were contacted nationwide. Individuals surveyed were chosen from a list of farm operators supplemented with producers living inside randomly selected geographical areas to ensure representation of all farms which selI or normalIy sell at least $1,000 of agricultural products.
NASS production expenditure data in table 4 differ from the Economic Research Service (ERS) total cash operating expense estimates. In tables 1 through 3 the ERS estimates consider only cash expenses necessary for the annual operation of the farm business. Contractual expenses for producing the agricultural commodity on the farm are included in the farm business expense. In general, NASS total farm production expenditures exceed the operator's cash expenses by the amount of landlord expenses and capital purchases.
For additional information...

Requests for additional information should be directed to the State Statistician in your local Agricultural Statistical Service office. Other publications on farm economic data will be available later this year.

...... '"'

lib

4

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
:

september 14, 1989 Volume 89- Number 24
HIGHLIGHTS september 1 Crop Forecast Peanut Forecast by States Pecan Forecast by States Agricultural Prices

SEPTEMBER 1 CROP FORECASi

~he Septemb er 1 crop r e p o rt s ho ws lower

yield and produc tion prospec ts from

Augus t 1 f or peanuts. so ybeans and

tobacco . Drier conditions and increased

insect po pu lations during August reduced

"he out l o o k for so yb eans .

Peanu t

;rospects dec lined .slightly because .of

aisease problems. Ylel d and productlon

forecas ts of o ther c rops r e ma in unchang ed

from Augus t 1 .

?ECAN PROD UCTIO N DOWN

Pecan p r odu c t i o n in Georg ia is fo recast at 95 . 0 mi ll i on pou n ds t o r 19 89 , d own 14 percent f rom last- ye ar . Be c a u s e o f ra i n and damp co n di ti on s d u r i n g J un e and J u l y, scab ha s b e e n a ma j o r pr o b le m. I mpro yed vari etie s a re fo r e cast a t 8 1. 0 mlll l on oounds and seedling s a r e e xp ected to tota l 14 .0 mi llion pounds .

SOYB EAN YI ELD DROPS Soy~e an y ie l d d r o p o e d 2 bushe l s f r o m l as t ~or. t h to 28 b u shel s p e r a c r e. Th i s i s 3 bushels per a c r e - a bove last yea r . Produc t i on is now e xp e c t e d to total 32. 2 ~ i l l i o n b us h el s f r 6 m 1 . 15 mi l l io n a c r e s harvest ed .

Peanuts are expected to average 3,000 pounds per acre, down 100 pounds from the August 1 forecast . In addition to leafspot and white mold, spotted tomato wilt virus is a concern to many producers. The average yield is 370 pounds more than last year, but 375 pounds less than the record hiqh in 1984. Production is expected to total 2 .09 bil~ion pounds, up 16 percent from last year.

COTTON UNCHANGED

Cotton product ion is expected to total 420 thousand bales, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 14 percent above last year. Yield is expectea to average 683 pounds per acre, 11~ pounds more than last year. Growers plan to harvest 295 thousand acres, 6 percent less than in 1988.

TOBACCO YIELD OFF

Tobacco yield is forecast at 2 ,250 pounds, 50 pounds l e s s t han the August
a forecast. Freauent rains d ur ing June and
July produced lighter l e af t han ear li e r expected . Produc t lon i s now fo recast a t 92.3 mi llion pounds , 7 percent more tha n last ye a r . Harves ted acreage totals 41 t housand acres, up 8 p ercent fr o m 19 88 .

CORN YI ELD RECORD HIGH

Corn yields are expected t o a verage a

record high 10 0 busfiels per acre, 15

bushels above the previous record set in

1982. This is 38 bushels per acre a b ove

ml alsl

tll.o

ny

eba

ru.s

h

ePlsr

ofdruocmt

i

on
b50

s

h

ot u hol du

satnodt

a

l

a

c5r5e.0s

harvested.

Cr op

:or n Soybe a n s reanu t s 7obacco ,

Bu .

60 0

Bu .

930

Lbs.

690

2i Type 14 .
:Ot t o n

Lbs .

38

Ba les

350

300

3 15

oay . All 3 1

Tons

570

SOr ghum 3 1 S~e e t pot at o e s

Bu. Cwt.

85 5 .5

100 5 .0

40 5.2

;b, eat 31

Bu .

575

800

500

=at s 3/
~Ye
recans

Bu .

80

90

45

Bu.

350

320

70

Lbs.

APPles, All

~COllU!lercial 3/

Lbs.

:eaches 3/

Lbs.

q a es 3

Tons

I, Harveste or pr i nc i pa

Cotton

;' Estimates brought forward from earlier f o r e ca s t . ;n the Annual Crop Summary . 51 The f irst yield and .ctober 12 .

550 1.150
69 5
41 295 600
50 4.8 700
70 70

62 25 2.6 3 0
2. 260 5 64
2.2 35
1 60 43 63 27

100 28
3.000
2 . 250 683 2.7 50
41
30 57 5/

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

85 ,8 80 370
1 . 254 1 .400
83 2 21,500
2 ,835 1 ,8 9 0 110,000

55.0 0 0 32 ,'200 2.085. 000
92.25 0 420
1.620 2 ,500
41
21,000 3.990
51
95.000
30.000 125,000
2.8

U.S. PEANUT PRODUCTI ON
Peanut production i s forecast at a record high 4.44 billion pounds, up 11 percent from last year, but down 2 percent from the August 1 for ecast. Harvested area, estimated at 1.65 million acres, i~ the largest acreage for harvest since 1955 and is up 1 percent from last year. Yie l d i s e x p e c t ed to average 2,6 88 pounds per harvested a cre, up 243 p ounds from 1988 but down 54 pounds from last month . If realized, this would be the fourth largest yield on record.

~

~he southwest crop p r o du c t i ~ n ( NM,OK,TX ~s expected to total 71 3 m ~llion Pou nds )

up 6 percent from las t ye ar a nd up
percent from Augus t 1. Yields at'~

e xpected to average 1,975 pounds Pet

acre, 107 pounds above last year 's yield

Growing conditions were varied i n Tex~

during the season. In Oklahoma recot"

high yi elds are expected as a result the favorable growing conditi ons.

OQf

Production in the southeastern states (AL ,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 3.01 billion pounds, up 15 percent from 1988 but down 3 percent from August 1. Yield for the 4-state area is expected to average 2,876 pounds per acre, 314 pounds greater than last year. Rainfall was not abundant in this region during August which lowered expectations on yields, and insects and disease problems are causing some concern for the crop.
The Virginia-North Carolina area production is forecast at 717 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year but down 3 percent from the August 1 forecast. Yield per harvested acre , at 2,93 7 pounds, is 134 pounds above last year's yield. Yield prospects declined during the month, as heavy rains in portions of Virginia damaged fields , and the wet season created more disease problems than usual in North Carolina.

SEPTEMB ER 1 PEANUT FORECAST Ha r -

--..

State

ves ted Yi el d

Ind .

Ind.

1989

1989

1 ,000 Pounds

I' Produ ct ion 1/
Ind . 89 ast

1989 1 ,000

of ..~

Acres

Pounds

Ala .

244.0 2,600 6 34,400 113

Fla.

92.0 2,700

248,400 109

Ga.

695 .0 3,000 2,085,000 116

N. Mex. 2/ 15.0 2,300

34 ,500 113

N.C.

153 .0 2,900 443,700 106

Okla.

93.0 2 ,400 223,200 99

S.C.

14.0 2,700

37 ,800 118

Tex .

253.0 1,800 455,400 109

Va .

91.0 3 ,000

273 ,000 103

U.S.

1,650 .0 2,688 4,435,400 111

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-

quota peanuts . 2/ Estimates for current

year carried forward from ear I ier forecas t.

U.S. PECANS

Th e initial f orecast for the pecan crop in the 12 estimating states is 246 million pounds, in-shell basis , 20 percent below last year's product ion and 6 percent under the 1987 crop.

Th e Ala bama forecast i s 20 . 0 mi ll i o n pounds , double last yea r 's produc t i on. Above normal rainfall during June and July provided ample mois t u re fo r a good nut crop, bu t increased t he influx o f scab disease . Those growers who haven 't sprayed their trees will probably suffer substantial losses because of this disease .

The Texas pe c a n crop forecast is for 50.0

mi llio n po u n d s , down 17 percent from 1 9 8 8

p r od u c ~ o n . Cr o p progress has v a ri e d

widely acr o s s t h e State. A dr y summer

and a late spr i ng freeze in some areas

will affect this year 's crop. Improved

varieties that are irrigated are in good

c ondition across the State .

Harvest

should begin soon in s outh Texas.

I SEPTEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUC TIO N FO RE CAST

Im-

I proved Seed -

Total

1/

li na

Sta te
Ala . Ar k .

I Ind.

Ind.

1989 , 19 8 9

I I Ind.
i 1989

'8 9 a s % of 188

Thousand Po u nds 12,000 8,000 20 , 000

I

95 0

55 0

1, 500

Ca l if . 1 , 700

1,700

Fla.

3,4 00 2,60 0

6,0 0 0

Ga.

8 1 ,00 0 14,000 95 ,00 0

La.

2,500 12,500 15,000

Miss.

6 , 500 3,500 10,000

N. Mex . 29,000

29,000

N.C .

1,100

900

2,000

Okla.

2,000 10,000 12,000

S.C .

2 ,200 1,400

3 , 60 0

Tex.

25,000 25 ,0 00 50,00 0

U. S . 1 6 7 , 3 50 78 , 4 50 245 , 8 0 0

1/ Budde d, gra fted or topworked

ties .

2

GEOR GI A PRl CES RECEIVED
The Georgia Pr ic e s Re ce i ve d Al l Commo d i ty Index for Augus t was 135 pe r ce n t o f the 1977 a ve r a g e , 1 poi nt ( 0 .7 pe rcent) l ess tha n t he p r e vi o u s mont h and 4 po i nts ( 2 . 9 perce nt ) l e s s than the previous yea r. Lower p r i ce s f o r wheat , corn , soybeans, cal v e s and b r o i l e r s were partia l l y o ffset by high e r p ric es fo r cott on , hogs, beef catt le , mi lk , chickens and eggs .
U.S . PRICES RECEI VED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS
The August All Farm Products Index of Prices Recei ved decreased 2 points (1.4 percent ) f r om July to 144 percent of its JanuarY-Q ec e mb e r 1 9 7 7 avera g e . Decreases in the prices of soybeans , corn, lettuce, and potatoes were partially offset by

higher prices for cattle, apples, eggs, and grapefruit. The All Farm Products Index was the same as last year. Compared with a year ago, oilseeds and feed grain prices showed the greatest decreases while meat animals and milk had the largest increases.
A 90 cents per bushel decline in the price of soybeans from July to August was the largest month to month decline since June-July 1984. Corn and sorghum prices were down but the average barley price was up . Wheat moved up in price after four months of small declines. Hog and beef cattle prices increased from July, but the average calf price was down slightly.

Commod it y

Aug . 15,

1989

FIELD CROPS

Winter Wheat

$/Bu.

3.52

3.72

3.61

3.51

3.78

3.88

Oats

$/Bu .

2.54

1. 53

1.38

Corn

$/Bu .

3.00

2.89

2.53

2.65

2.47

2.29

Cotton

Ct. /Lb.

55.3

60 .9

1 /62.2

53 .9

60. 6

1 /64.3

Tobacco

Ct. /Lb.

3 /161 .5

148.8

3 /159.5

Soybeans

$/Bu .

8. 29

6.98

6 .09

8.33

6 .8 3

5.9 3

All Hay, baled 2 /

$/Ton

LIVESTOC K PRODUCT S

8 2. 10

85.40

82. 80

Mil k Cows 4 / 5 /

$/Head

1 ,09 0 . 0 0

1 , 03 0. 0 0

Hogs

$ /Cwt .

43 .90

45 . 30

46.4 0

44.70

45. 90

46. 10

Sows

$/Cwt .

32 . 40

32.30

33.20

3 2 .80

33 .60

35.1 0

Barrows & Gi l t s

$/C wt .

44.60

46.1 0

47 .1 0

46.2 0

4 7 .40

4 7 . 40

Beef Ca t ~l e 6 /

$/Cwt.

56 .30

58 .60

59 . 10

65.90

68 .00

69.60

Cows 7 /
Stee rs Heif ers

$/Cwt. $/Cwt .

4 7 .90 71 . 70

49.40 74.00

49.60 74.50

46.30 69.90

48.20 71.70

49 .50 73.50

Calves

$/Cwt .

85 .40

87.70

87 .30

91.00

94.7 0

94.50

All Milk

$/Cwt .

14 . 10

14.30

3 /14.40

11.80

12.60 3 /12 .90

Turkeys 2/

Ct. /Lb.

42 .0

41.5

41.3

Chickens 8 /

Ct. /Lb.

2 2.8

2/14 .2

22.1

Com 'l Broil ers

Ct. /Lb .

42 .0

37.5

3 /35.5

42 .3

39.1

3 /36.1

Eggs, All 9 /

Ct. /Doz .

65.2

2/77.6

82.8

58.1

2 /64.0

71. 0

Table

Ct. /Doz.

46 .5

2 /55.1

61.6

50.1

2 /56.6

64.2

Hatchi ng

Ct. /Doz . 1 1 0 .0 2 / 1 30.0

130.0

1/ Firs t ha l f of month . 2 / Mid-mon t h pr ic e . 3 / Enti r e mo n t h. 4 / Animals s o l d f or da ir y

herd r e p l ac e me n t on ly . 5 / Pri c e s estimat ed quarterl y . 6 / "Cows " a nd "s te ers a nd h e i f e rs "

combi ne d wi t h al l owa n c e wher e neces s ar y fo r slaugh ter bu l l s. 7/ I nc ludes dai r y cows so l d

for s l a ugh t e r . 8 / Exc lude s br oil e r s. 9 / Live we igh t equival e n t p r i ce f or Geo r gi a .

1977 =10 0

LI NDEX NUMBERS- - GEORGI A AND UNI TED STATES {~ff--- A~~~~-t- --T---- ~~~ ~ _

Augu s t 19 89

Geo r a i a

Pric e s Re cei ve d

Al l Co mm o di ti e s

14 2

139

13 6 -;:

135

Crops

13 4

124

120 *

115

Lvs t k. & Pr o d uct s

148

1 50

14 9 *

1 50

Uni te d S t a t e s

Prices Re c e i v e d

14 2

1 44

146

14 4

Prices Paid

17 2

1/17 2

17 8

2 /17 8

Ratio 3/

83

84

82

81

1/ July ;1 988 Prices Paid Inde x. 2 / July 1989 Prices Pai d Index. 3 / Ratio of

Index o f Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage
Rates. * Revised.

3

UNITED STATES HI GH LIGHTS

Production o f corn for g ra in i s f or e ca st at 7.32 billion bushe ls, down sl ight l y from last month but 49 percent above 1988 . The U.S. average yield per acre is forecast at 112.4 Bushels, down 0.4 bushel from last month but up 27 .8 bushels from last year's drought reduced yield .

Sorghum for grain product ion is forecast

at 659 mill ion bushels , down 1 percent

from August 1 but up 14 percent f r om

1988. Area for grain is 10.5 million

acres, unchanged from last month and up

16 percent from last year.

Yield

expectations have dipped from last month,

ma1nly due to a 5 bushel per acre drop in

Nebraska . The a verage U.S . y ield is now

forecast at 62.6 bushe ls per acre, off

0.5 bushel from August 1 and 1 .2 bushels

from 19B?

Soybean production is forecas t at 1.89 billion bushels, 1 percent below August 1 but 23 percent above 1988 . Yield is forecast at 32 .0 bushels per acre , down 0 .3 of a bushel from August 1 but 5.2 bushels above last year. If realized,

this yield will be t he 5th r ecord. Area fo r harvest is 59 . 1 mil li o n ac r es , unchanged 1 b u t 3 pe r cent a bove 19 88 .

highest forecast

~~

fr om AugUSt

All cott million year's

on productio bales, down production

n 20 an

is f or e ca percent
d 17 per

st a from cent

t

be1lla2~' ~

19 the 1987 crop . Of the total, Upl
production is expected t o account

Wd

11.6 mil lion bales wh ile production will reach a

r

American ecord hig

hP6i ~~r

thousand harvest

bales .

Growers expect

9.54 mi ll ion acres, down

2t 0

percent average

from 1988 . 618 pounds

Yield is per acre,

expe only

c1tedpounto~

below last y e a r but up 23 pounds fro m

August .

U.S. all tobacco product ion for 1989 is

forecas t at 1 .49 bill ion pounds , 9

percent above 1988 and up 1 percent from

last month's forecast.

The highe r

production from a year ago is resulting

from 11 percent more ac res for h a r v e s t

Yield i s expected to average per acre, off 30 pounds from

2 11a3s0t

pounds year

Flue-cured production is expected to

reach 873 million pounds, up 1 percent

from a year ago .

Cro

Corn f o r Gra i n

Sorghum f o r Gra i n

Oa t s

"

Barley

Al l Whea t

Rye

Soy beans f o r Be ans

Pe anu ts fo r Nut s

Upland Cot ton 3/

Cottons e ed

All Hay

Swee tpotatoes

All Toba cco

Apples , Com' l

Peaches

G r a ~ es

Bu. Bu . Bu . Bu . Bu. Bu . Bu. Lbs . Ba l es Tons Tons Cw t . Lb s . Lbs . Lbs . Tons

STATreEaS AaCrRvEeAsG"EtJe~A~N~D~~=t!i~~~~~~=~=1=9=8:9 ::E~~~;W~:;;;:::J

---rnaT-

cat ed

19 89

ousan s

5 8 , 164

6 5 ,1 54

8 4.6

11 2 . 4

4 , 9 2 1 , 191

7 , 32 1 , 005

9,05 2

10 ,5 20

6 3 .8

6 2.6

577,5 51

658,858

5,590

7 ,280

39 .1

1 / 5 2 .3

218,773

1/380,690

7,535

8,562

3 8. 6

46 .9

290 ,505

401 ,147

53, 174

62 , 677

34.1

3 2 .9

1 ,811 ,26 1

2 ,064,407

60 7

517

24. 8

2/

15 ,047

2/

5 7, 383

59,073

26. 8

3 2.0

1 ,538 ,666

1 ,889 ,265

1 ,6 28.4

1 ,650.0 2, 44 5

2,688

3,980,917

4,435, 400

11, 754.1

9 , 204 .1

61 6

607

15,07 7 . 3

11 ,647 .4

6 ,061 .8

4 ,615.2

65 ,559

6 2,91 8

1. 93

1 /2 .31

126 , 817

1/ 145 , 172

89 .8

90 .6

128

4/

11,4 57

4/

634 .1

701 .4 2,160

2 , 130

1, 3 6 9 , 6 6 2

1 ,494 ,194

9 ,1 57 ,500 1 /9 ,731 ,500

2,619,700 1 /2,275, 000

-

5,986 .0

5(888 . 3

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september 28, 1989 Volume 89-Number 25

HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Milk Pvoduction Cattle on Feed
catfish Cold Storage

RECE\VEO SEP Z 9 1989
ouCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT

Georgia' s laying flocks produced 340

million eggs during August 19 8 9, 2

percent

less

than

Augus t 1988.

Production consisted of 227 million table

eggs and.113 mill i on hatc h ing eggs.

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U.S . EGG PROD UCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT
Laying flocks i n t he United States produced 5 .59 billion eggs during August 1989, down 3 percent from the 5.75 billion produced a year ago. Product ion included 4.86 billion table eggs and 727 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4 .62 billion eggs during Augus t 1989 , down 4 percent from a year ago. Produc tion included 4.00 billion table eggs and 618 mil lion hatchi ng eggs.

NUMB ER OF LAYERS AND
No. 9 Lay er s

I _

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_

_

_

_--'-r ' _-_

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Aug. T9 8 9

~fiou sand s

EGG PRODUCTION i

AUGUST 1988-1989

Total Eggs Produced

Duri n~ Aug.

1 9 8 8 sn

1 1989
aorrs

GEORGIA

Hatching

5,673

5 ,87 6

1 , 934

1,928

1 10

113

Tab l e

11,186

11, 100

2,111

2,049

236

227

To ta l Georgia

16,859

16,976

2,05 2

2,003

34 6

340

Hatch i ng

31 ,278

Table

194,912

Total 20 S ta tes 2 26, 190

32,673 187,048 21 9 ,721

20 STATES

1, 91 2

1 , 8 91

2,148

2 ,13 8

2 , 115

2,101

598 4,18 7 4 ,785

618 3 ,999 4 ,617

Hat ch i ng Tab le To t a l U .S.

3 6,474 23 4 ,956 271,4 30

UN ITED S TATES

38, 192

1,90 5

1 , 904

227 ,7 34

2,150

2, 136

26~_L~2 6_ _ __?_,. 1 1 7

2,102

695 5 ,05 1 5,74 6

727 4 ,864 5, 591

l' i S9d _________.

=C=O~M~M E R C I A~ POULTRY SLAUGH TER 1 /( JU LY-AUGUST 1 9 8 8- 1 9 8 9

~--~

Item

:I Jul y

I

I % or

, J u l y : year

Aug. 2 / --

l~an. thru J U1

~~~

___ __ _ __ _ _ _ --"'-_---=-:1988 i 1989 Th ousands

a g o , .--1-9 89

I'I'hou sa8n"S-a-s-: r- - rg_ .-

a0

Young Chi c kens

Georgla

57,564

62,26 1

108

72 , 246

41 3,961

442 ,4 76 107

United States

404 , 976

43 9 ,831

10 9 51 5,862 2,97 5 ,223 3,143 ,8 92 10 6

Ma t ure Chi ckens

Llght Type 0.5 .

8 ,6 01

10 ,19 3

119

11 ,2 4 6

93 ,918

80 , 711 86

Heavy Type U. S.

3 ,201

4, 199

13 1

4 , 155

26 , 941

28 ,2 01 10 5

To ta l 0 .5.

11 , 802

14, 392

1 22

1 5 , 4 01

120,859

108, 91 2 90

Tota l Al l Types , Ga . 2 , 6 27

3,6 9 5

1 41

3 , 474

25 , 3 59

25 , 0 3 6

99

Pe rcen t Co nd emn ed

Young Ch I c kens---

Georgia

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

Uni ted States

1.6

1. 7

1. 9

1.8

17 Federally Inspected s laught e r data as col lec ted by Meat a nd Poul tr y InspectIo n

Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Pre l im inar y.

Item
Chickens Egg Type Broi ler Ty pe
Turkeys ( All Breeds

28,7 12 39 2 ,1 35
21,80 7

-- Thousands - -
2g,5 98 417 , 38 9
?...'L.~6~

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% o f Year Ag o
103 10 6 __1_2'7~~_ _

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July j
I 19 89 _. I

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Tnousa na s

- Tn ousanas

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Pulle t Chicks Placed

nDroo~l~ Tt er~. ypse . L1..L. Egg Type
ChICks Ha tched

4 ,04 8 199

3 , 9 50 270

4 ,52 6

11 2

166

83

31 , 4 70 1 ,800

3 3 ,6 19

107

1 , 660

92

BrciTTe0 ype-

GeorgIa Un it ed States Egg Type

7 1 ,2 56

7 5 ,056

74 ,377

1 04

5 56 ,33 1

58 4,79 2

10 5

479,734 511 , 774

509 , 29 1

106 3,762,822 3, 973,867

106

GeorgIa

1, 25 6

1 , 0 91

1,339

107

11 ,4 25

9,809

86

United States

27,8 3 8

30,175

3 2, 3 7 3

116

249, 8 18

25 7 ,9 79

103

Turkeys

Poults Placed

1U7

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S.
Re

por

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ed

by

19 leadIng

,

458

26

breeders,

,

510 Includes

23
e

from , 003

118 2 /259 r 440 ..lL 278 , 743

xpect-ea-pUQle~replac ements

eggs

107 --

sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet ChICks per 30 dozen case

of eggs.' 2/ Turkey poults placed September-August 1988-1989.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 31.6 million pounds during August 1989, up 23 percent from August 19 8 8.
The number of cattle slaughtered b y commerci~l plants in Georgia during August 1989 was 17.1 thousand, up 8 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 16.3 million pounds with an average live weight of 951 pounds per head .
There were 128.5 thousand head o f hogs slaughtered in Georgia 's commerc ial plants during August. This is 25 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 30.3 million pounds with an average live weight of 23 6 pounds per head.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Commercial red meat production for the United States in August 1989 totaled 3.48 billion pounds, down 1 percent from August 1988 .
Beef production at 2.09 billion pounds was down 3 percent. Head killed was 3 .05 million, down 5 percent from last year and the average live weight was 1,141 pounds.
Pork production t o t a l i ng 1.33 bi ll ion pounds, was up 4 percent . Ho g ki ll a t 7.59 mil lion head increased 4 percen t and the average live weight was 246 pounds .

GEORGIA AND UN ITED STATES LI VES TOCK SLAUGHTER 1t.

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Li ve We I gh t

'rc t a i Live Wei ght

I AU d u s t

r -r ; ooo -'1-_-=1-=9'-1i8r8,~,0....0.,.<!

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9

'89 as % of Pe19r ci3 e8n t - -

Aug . 1-988 Pound19s89- -

Aug u s t

88

! Po un1c9 s8''.:J-

-

gea ~ ne!-~ Ca l ves Hogs S heep & La mb s

15. 9

17. 1

10 8

1.2

1.1

92

102 . 6

128 .5

125

0.1

0 .1

10 0

882

951

1 4 , 0 -1 4

402

307

46 6

237

236

24 ,344

99

109

7

16,2 8 1 347
30,292 16

United States

Cattle

3,207 . 0 3 , 045 . 1

95

1, 1 23 1 , 141 3 ,60 1,60 8 3,47 5, 97 1

Cal ves

234 . 5

194. 6

83

2 48

2 52

58 , 168

48, 9 65

Hogs

7 ,292.4 7,586 . 6

104

24 6

24 6 1 , 79 5,3 50 1 ,86 6 , 0 63

ISThe

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InCludes

bs slaugn

t

er

461 .5

494 . 1

10 7

under E'ederal InspectI on and

o ther

11 9

1 18

55,016

5 8 , 25 9

c ommerc Ia l s l a u g hte r, e xcluaes

farm slaughter.

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1

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. --. _ .[

1;~9 1~~ 8 %

Kind

1988

1989

Million Pounds

Percent

Beef

2,162

2,091

97

Veal

35

29

83

Pork

1,282

1,333

104

Lamb & Mutton

28

29

104

Total Red Meat

3,507

3,48 2

99

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter.

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~UGUST MI LK PRODUCTI ON - 2 1 STATES
Milk produ c t io n in t h e 2 1 ma jo r st at e s during August t ota l ed 10 .1 bi lli on pounds , 2 perc e nt below p roduc tion i n these same sta tes in August 1 988. J u ly revised pr oduc t i o n, at 10 .3 b il l ion pounds, wa s 2 perce n t below J u l y 1988 .
product i o n pe r c o w in the 21 maj or s ta tes averaged 1, 1 9 0 pound s f o r Au gust, 6 pounds be low Au g u st 19 88.

Th e number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.49 million head , 103 t housand head below August 1988 a nd 4 t hous a nd head below Jul y 1989 .

During t h e April-June period th e 21 major

states produced 32.3 billion pounds of

mil k, 85.1 percent of the

U.S .

production.

I f producers in the

re mai n i ng 29 sta tes not surveyed monthly

followed the sa me pattern as the 21

states, the U. S. production would be 11.9

billion pounds for August 1989.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, AUGUST 1988-1989

21 Sta te s

No .Item Mi l k ~ows on Farms 1/

Uni t Thous. Head

19 8 8 8,5 96

1989 8 , 493

Percen t 99

Milk P roduc t ion per Cow 2/

Po unds

1 ,196

1, 190

99

Total Mil k Produc tion 2/

Mil . Lbs .

10,2 82

10,106

98

1/ Incl ud e s dry cows . Exc l u d es he ife r s not y et f r e sh . 2/ Exc l udes mi l k suc k ed b y calves .

CATTL E ON FE ED I N 7 STATES DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR

Cat tle and c a l v e s on feed Se p t e mb e r ' 1 ,

198 9, fo r s l a u gh t e r ma r ket in "the 7

sta t es prepa ring mon t hl y

es ti ma t e s

to t a l e d 6 . 4 3 milli on h ead , down 4 per cent

fr om a yea r ago and 6 percent below

Sep t e mb e r 1 , 1987 .

Mark et ing s o f fe d ca tt le d u r i n g August total ed 1 .6 8 mill ion, do wn 5 percent from
Il a s t year and 2 per c e n t b el ow two y ea r s ago .
I

Placements of catt le a nd calves on feed in the 7 sta tes du r i ng August tota led 1.6 2 mil l i on , d own 3 per cent from las t y ea ~ and 16 p er c en t b el o w August 1 9 8 7 . Net p laceme nts o f 1.5 4 mi l l ion tor August is 3 percent be l ow l as t year and 17 percent below 1987 .
Ot h e r d i s a p p e a r a n c e totaled 76 thousand head compared to 66 thousand in August 198 8 a nd 68 thousand in August 1987.

CATTLE AND CALV ES : NUMB ER ON FEE8 , PLACEM ENTS, MARKETI NGS , AND O T~ ER DISAPPEARANCE,

_ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _---=7-.--=S::..:.:.T...A:...:~ T E2-, A UGUST 1 T O S;PTE.MB ER ~1

-:-::-...,---_ _ --:-

1989 as %

item

1988

1989

of 198 8

1, 000 Head

On Feed, Aug . 11 /

6,855

6,56 8

96

Placed on Feed during Aug.

1,660

1 ,618

97

Fed Cattle Marketed during Aug.

1,760

1 ,679

95

Other Disappearance during Aug . 2 /

66

76

115

Qn Fe ed Se p t. 1 1/

6,689

6,431

96

1/ Cat tl e a nd c a l ve s on f eed are animals for sl aughter market being fed a fu ll

ra t io n of g r a i n or other concentrates and are expected to prod u ce a c arcass that

Wi ll gr a de sel ect o r better. 2 / Include s d e a t h l o s s es, movement from f eedl ots t o

Pastures a nd s hipments to other feedlots f or further feeding .

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U . S . FARM-RAIS ED CATFISH 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 8 9
QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PR ICES PAID TO PRODUCERS
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Producers 1

Jan.

26,018

Feb.

27,786

Mar.

28,179

Apr.

20,805

May

20,351

June

22 ,839

July

23 ,687

Aug .

26,941

Osec~t. .

24,611 26,221

Nov .

25,037

Dec.

22,634

17 Pr~ces ~a~d to

furnished y U.S .

26,948

26,018 26,948

.68

.78

451

28,559

53,804 55,507

.72

.78

508

29,458

81,983 84,965

.75

. 77

577

27,310 102,788 112,275

.75

.76

217

28,892 123,139 141,167

. 75

.76

1,015

27,598 145,978 168 ,765

. 78

. 75

26

27,827 169,665 196,592

.80

.71

724

28,371 196,606 224,963

.80

. 68

414

221,217

.79

669

247,438

.79

674

272,475

.78

388

295,109

. 78

182

27 ~roducers for f~sh del~vered to plant . process~ng

ureau of Census.

588 117 795 417 952 584 689 Data -

COLD STORAGE STOCKS UNITED STATES AUGUST 31

Aug. 31 ,

July 3 1,

Aug. 3 1 ,

Commod it

1988

1 9 89

1989

1,000 Pounds

Butter

294,447

460,997

439 ,657

Cheese, Natural

46 0,782

427,01 6

418,399

Eggs , Fr<;>zen

24 ,520

16 ,460

14,919

Fruits , Frozen

982 ,315

72 2,46 6

838, 128

Frui t Juices, Fr o z e n

1 , 258, 711

1 ,608 ,24 6

1 ,3 77, 33 0

Meats, Red

633, 9 23

65 4, 3 9 1

57 6 , 769

Beef , Frozen

294 ,904

249 , 20 2

2 4 1,035

Pork , Frozen

286 , 965

345, 014

28 1,078

Poul try, Frozen

735,294

685 ,57 6

767 ,795

Turkeys, Frozen

55 1 ,886

4 96, 74 8

5 73, 332

Vegetables , Frozen

1, 673 , 60 7

1, 24 5, 23 3

1 , 56 1 , 9 1 5

Potatoes, Frozen

834 ,9 7 4

739 ,8 9 9

6 11 ,48 6

Peanuts, Shelled

329,883

334,173

220,827

Peanuts, In Shell

10,646

20 ,9 06

21 ,0 13

Pecans , Shelled

33 ,500

3 6,142

31 , 6 25

Pecans, In Shell

28 , 7 4 3

54 , 22 3

34 ,1 4 8

1989

Percen t

149

95

91

98

61

91

85

116

109

86

91

88

82

97

98

81

104

1 12

104

11 5

93

12 5

73

83

67

66

1 97

10 1

94

88

119

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HIGHLI GHTS

Hogs and Pigs

DOCUMENTS

Agricultural Prices Grain Stocks

UGA LlBRARIE~ .s . INVENTORY UP SLIGHTLY

Trout Production

Pe a n u t Stocks

Inventory o f all hogs and pigs in the U. S. on Se p t e mb e r 1, 19 89, is estimated

at 58 .4 mill~on head . This is s ligh tly

above September 1, 1988 .

GEORGI A HOG INVENTORY UP 4 PERCENT

Breeding inventory at 7.02 million head

All hogs and pi9 s o n Georg ia far ms a s of is down 3 percent from September 1, 1988.

september 1 , 1'989 , ar e estima t ed at Market hog inventory at 51 .4 milli on head

1,300, 000 head , up 4 pe r cent f rom a y ea r is 1 percent above September 1, 1988 .

earlier a nd up 8 pe r c e n t from J une 1.

This is t he l a r ge s t September 1 i nventory The June-August 1989 U.S. pig crop was

since 1982.

23.8 million head , 1 percent above 198 8 .

Sows farrowing during this period totaled

Breedi 6 per

ng ce

n

invent or t above

Yi

a

at st

18 5 , 0 0 0 h ead , wa s x e ar bu t u nc ha ng ed

3 . 0 4 mi l li o n nead, 1 per c e nt be low a y e a r earl i er . Pigs s aved per lit t e r was 7. 80

from June 1 , 19 89 . MarK e t h og i nve nt o r y c o mp a r e d to 7 . 62 d u ri n g t he s ame p eri od

at 1, 115, 000 he ad , increa sed 4 oe r cent in 1988.

from a year a go a nd 10 p e r c ent f rom June

1, 1989 .

U. S . hog produ c ers i n t e nde d t o have 2.90

million

s ows

far row

during the

The Jun e-Au g u s t 198 9 p i g crop was 5 5 3 ,0 0 0 Se p t e mb e r - Nove mb e r qua rte r , 1 p erc ent

hea d , 5 o e r ce nt a b o v e a y e a r ear l ier . l e ss than the a ct u a l farro wi n g i n t e n t i o n s

Sows far r owi ng du r i n g this 3-mont h p eri od duri n g the s ame period l ast year b ut 1

a t 70, 00 0 we re u nc ha n g e d from the pe rcent abov e 1987 . U.S . farrowi ngs f or

prev i o u s y ear. P i g s s a v ed p e r litte r the De c e mb e r 19 8 9- Fe b ru a r y 1990 guar te r,

av e r a g e d 7. 90 , a new re c o r d h i g h , at 2 .68 mil lio n s o ws i s v ~ r tu a ll y

comp a r e d with 7 . 50 l a st y e a r .

unchanged from 1989 and 2 per cent below

t h e 19 88 p e riod .

(con t i nu ed on page 2 ) .

HOGS AN D P I GS : I N V~ NT ORY NUM BER , SOWS FARROWING AND PI G CROP

H~m

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0 ,- . :> 0 0

Pe r ce n t

Percen t

S-AepTtremn obge'sr- a1naItn'Tv egnSt 2.I.Y 45 ,00 0 45 , 8 00

102

1 ,2 50 1, 300

104

~~?~eE or Breed i n g

3:~g g

5, 385 40 ,4 15

99 10 2

6 1 , 77 55

185
1 , 115

1100 46

oMyarkwe et

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HOtS 'r

a n d P ULs Gr' 'o u.2:f -

Onder 0 Pounds

15 , 135 15 , 500

1 02

47 0

50 0

1 011

60-119 Po unds 120 - 1 79 Pound s

9,8 85 8 , 230

9 ,9 40 8 ,4 85

10:

285

305

103

195

19 0

10n7

'" 18 0 Pound s Ove r

6 ,290

6 ,4 90

103

1 25

1 20

96

Sows Farr o wi ng;

-D'e cemDe~ - ZT=~ebru ary

2, 12 3

2 ,109 3 / 2 , 141

10 2

60

62

3 /6 4

103

March -May

2 , 57 8

2,575

100

68

70

103

December 2/-May

4 , 70 1

4 ,68 4

100

1 28

132

103

June -August

2, 359

2 ,3 80

101

70

70

10 0

Se p t e mb e r - No v e mb e r

2,2 71 3 / 2,2 7 8

100

3 /6 3

65

103

June-Nqvember

4 , 630 4/4 ,6 58

101

4 /1 33

1 35

10 2

Pi g Cr o p

December 2 /-February 1 6,4 89 1 6 ,43 9

100

456

471

10 3

March-May

20 ,17 5 20 ,256

100

510

539

10 6

December 2/-May

3 6,664 36 , 69 5

100

966

101 0

1 05

June-August

18,007 18 , 60 4

103

525

5 53

105

Se ptember -November

17,295

460

June-November

35 , 302

985

t.igs Pe r Li tter De c em be r 2 / Februar y

7.77

-
7

.

7

Number 9 - --

March-May

7.83

7 .87

Dec e mb e r 2 / -May

7.80

7 .83

J un e - Au g u s t

7 .63

7 .82

rSe p tember-November

7.62

June-November

7 .62

GA, IL, IN, .A, KS , MN , MO , No , NC, OH. 2 /

a rrowings for June-August p lus intentions for

100

7.60

101

7 .50

100

7 .55

102

7.50

7.30

7 .41

Decemper precedIng year .

Se ptember-November.

- - Number 7 .6~ 7. 70 7 .65 7.90
37 IntentIons .

100 103 1 01 105
47 Actual

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEO RG IA HOG INVENTORY CO NTIN UED Ge org i a ~r oduce r s in t e nd to fa r r ow 65 ,000 sows d u r~ ng the Se o te mbe r-Nove mb e r 1 9 8 9 qua r te r , a 3 ~ e r c e r.t in crease f rom th e ac t u a l sows ~ a r rowed duri ng 19 8 8 . Farrowi ng s f or De cemb e r 198 9-Fe b r ua r y 19 9 0 , are e xpec t e d t o tota l 64 , 0 0 0 head, 3 perc ent abov e the yea r earlier farrowings.

THE 1 0 QUARTERLY STATES I NVENTORY UP 2 PERCE NT

Inventory o f al l hogs and p igs on

September 1 198 9 , a n the 10 qua r t e rly

estimating states is estimated a t 45 .8

million head , 2 percent above last ye a r.

This is 6 percent h igher than September

1, 1987, and the l a rg e s t Sept e mbe;- 1

inventory

since

1 ~8 3 :

B r ee9 ~ng

inventor y, at 5.39 m~ll~on h e a d, l S 1

percent oelow a year ago, but 1 p e rcent

above two years ea;-l i~r. Ma rk e t . hog

inventory, at 40.4 m~ll ~on h e a d, lS 2

percent above las t year, 7 percent higher

than 1987 and t he largest September 1

market hog inventory since 198 1.

The 10 s ta te June-August 1989 pi g crop was 18.6 mi l l ion h e a d, 3 p e r cent a bo ve last y e ar and 5 p er c en t mor e t h an t wo y e a r s ago. The re were 2 .38 mil l i o n s o ws that f arr owe d du ri n g June-August, u p 1 percent from a y e a r ear l ier and 4 perc ent more than the s a me period t wo y e a r s ago . Sows farrowing d u r i ng June-August 1989 averaged a record hlgh of 7 .82 pigs per litter compared wi t h 7. 63 f a st ye~ r a nd 7.75 d u r i n g th e c ompar ao l e pe r l od t wo y e a r s ago .

~ o g pr o d uce r~ in ~he 1 0.gu~r t e rly st a te s ln~end t o na v e 2 . 2 8 m l~llon s o ws far r o w du ring Se p t e mber -Nove mbe r of thi s yea r . Fa rr owi ng int enti ons f or th e De c e mbe r 1989 -Fe b r u ary 1990 quar t e r are 2 . 14 mi ll i on h e a d , 2 pe r c e n t abo ve a y e ar a g o and 1 pe r cen t a bo v e t wo year s ea r lie r . '

U. S . PRI CES RECEI VED I NDEX DOWN 1 POI NT

The Sep te mb e;- a l l ~ a r m p ro~u cts i~dex o t

prices rece ~ v ed aecr easea 1 pO ln t ( 0 . 7

~ erce n t ) from Au g u s t to 1 4 3 percen t o f

lts

Janu ary -D e cemb e r 1 9 7 7 a ve r age .

Decreases i n t h e pr ice s of cattle , hogs ,

pota to e s , and toma t o es we r e part ia lly

of f s e t by h i g he r pri c e s for .o r a nges ,

milk , l e t t u c e , a nd aopl es . The lndex wa s

a lso 1 oo i n t ( 0 . 7 percent ) b elow a year

a go . Comp ared wi t h a y e ar e arlier, l owe r

p r ic es f o r so Ybeans , c orn, tomatoe s , and

oa ts mo re tna n o f fse t hi g h er p ri c e s f o r

mil k , c o tton , pota t oe s and e ggs.

GEORG IA PR I CES R~ CEI VED INDEX UP The Ge or g i a Pri ~ e s Re c e ive d Al l Commo di ty Ind e x f or Seo t e mbe r was 1 43 per ce n t o t t h e 19 7 7 av e r a ge , 1 point . ( .7 p e r c e n t l fr om Augu s t a nd 2 p o i n t ~ ( 1 . 4 ~ e r c e Qt a b o v e 9 y ea r a g n . H ~gh e r p r I c e s t o r c o r n , c o t t on , t obac c o , peanu t s , sows , c ows , st eers and h e i f e r s , mi l k a n d t a b l e egg s we r e part ia ll y. off set by ~ ower orl ces fo r wheat , oa rr ows a n d gl l t s . ca l ve s a nd other ch i cke n s . Br o i le rs and hatch ing eggs were unc ha ng e d .

-----p_---U"'-'~_'_~=J-_=t._e_]~~jL_.~~~fl:~~_=n.89 _l-=f~~ t~} ~-: .- ._~-~-~~_.:-L_~ ~J~ 8-;: ~~.~ PRI CES R;ECE IVED BY FARMERS , SlW'I:~!iBER 15 . 19 8~ _ ~~I_ COMF:tili1.~.o.~s.s t-t-------_. ._

Commod i t y
T'TIc--r.,..,.,. ..............--

10 ,

FI ELD CROPS

WOiant st e r Wheat Co r n Cot t on Co tt ons e e d 2 / Tob ac co

S /Bu.
S/Bu . S/ Bu . Ct . /Lb . S/ Ton Ct . /Lb .

3 .56 3 .00 49. 1 12 8 . 00

3 .62 2. 4 5 6 4 .9 163 .5

3 . 49 2 .52 1 /66.6 3 /177 . 0

3 .6 7 2. 57 2 .60 51 . 9 106 .00 168 . 6

3 .80 1.4 6 2 . 2b 61.1 161 .0

3 . 89 1 .35 2 . 29 1; 6 1 . 4 97 . 0 0 3 / 1 73 . 5

Soybeans Peanu t s All Hay, baled 2 / LIVESTOCK & PRO DUC TS

S/B u . Ct . / Lb . S/Ton

29 . 1

27.7

6 .07 1 / 28.5

7 .93 29 .0 85 . 1 0

6.0 1 2 8 .3 82 .80

5 . 89 1 /2 8 . 8
8 5.00

Hogs Sows Ba r r ows & Gilts
Bee f Cat tl e 4 /

S/Cwt . S/ Cwt . S/Cwt. S/ Cwt .

39 . 50 29 .8 0 40 . 1 0 58 .00

45 .20 32. 5 0 45 . 90 59. 8 0

41 . 80 33 . 9 0 42 . 20 59 . 30

40. 7 0 3 1.50 41 . 60 6 7 .20

45 .70 34 .90 '17 .0 0 6 9.70

42. 6 0 3 6 . 10 43 . 4 0 6 7 .50

Cows 5 / Steers & Heife rs Calv e s Al l Milk Turkeys 2 / Ch ickens 6 /

S/Cw t . S/ Cw t . S/ Cw t. S/ Cw t. Ct . / Lb . Ct . /L b.

48 . 00 70 . 00 86 .20 1 4 .40
21 .5

5 0. 0 0 74 .4 0 8 5 . 20 1 4 . 90 2 / 2 2 .1

5 0 . 10 7 3 .1 0 8 2 .70 3 /15 . 30
15 .5

4 6 .1 0 71 . 70 89 . 50 1 2. 40
45 . 4

49 .00 7 3.9 0
94 . 20
13 . 20 4 1 . :3

4 9. 00 71 .4 0 9 1. 4 0 3/13. 7 0
::"J :3

Com ' l Broil e r s 7 / Ct . / Lb.

39 . 0

35 .5

3 / 35.5

39 . 1

36 . 1

3 i3 1 .1

Eggs , All 8 /

Ct . /Doz .

7 2 .4

2 /82. 8

83 .5

63. 5

2 / 7 1 .C

. 71 . 0

Table

Ct . /Do z.

53 . 6

2/ 61 . 6

62 . 6

56 .0

2/ 64 . 2

64 . 4

Ha t cl}j ng

C"!" l.po z,: __) 2.0--Q.._ 2.LJ 1 0. . 0

~30 -,0

.

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.

.

tt

:rr-Flr s"t" hal f o f mo n t n . '2 T M~a- mon lli p r a c e . "3( Em ~ re montn . 4 / "Cow" a n (j-'~ s 1;"c e r ~ and h"' lt e r s

comb i ne d wi t h a l lowan c e wh e~e nec e ssa ry . f o r ~l a ug h te~ bu ll s . 5 1 I~ cl u~~s d a ~ r y cows s o l d f o r

slaug hter. 6 / Exc l ud es brO I le rs . 7 / L~ ve weIg h t e q u ~ v al e n t prI c e t o r { , ,,, o r g ~ d . Bj Ave r a g e o t

a l l eggs sol d by farmer s in c l ud ing ha t ch ing e ggs s o l d a t r e t aI l .

1977-100 Georgla Prlces Received
All Commodit ies Crops
Lvstk. & Products
United States Prlces Rece~ved Prices Pa id Ratio 3/

Sept e moe r 1 989

13 9

141

124

133

150

148

14 2 *

143

131 *

136

150

148

144

144

144

143

172

1 /172

2 /178

2/178

84

84

81

80

Inde x . 27 July 19 89 Prlces Pald Inde x. 37 Ratlo of

to Index of Prlces Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage

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j c: ORG :1 A GR A:1N ST U CKS
~hed t stocks s t ored in aiL p o s i t i o n s on se p t e mb e r 1, 1 9 <1 9 , i n Ge o r qi a , t o t ai e d ~ , 8 3 mi lli on b ushels , 3 4 perc en t l es s tha n the 7 . 2 9 milli on bus h el s o n ha nd a "ear e ar l i e r. Of th e t o t a l s toc ks , 4 .33 ; i lli o n bushe l s we r e sto red o ff - fa r ms , down 27 percent fr o m Sep te mber 1, 1 98 8, Nhea t h e ld o n - fa r ms Sep te mbe r 1, 1 9 89, amoun t e d t o 5 0 0 t h o u sa nd b u s h e l s , compared wi th 1 .40 mi ll i o n bus hel s on- f a rm s Sep t e mb e r 1 , 1 9 8 8 .

S t oc ks o f old c r o p soy b e ans in Georgia on

Sep tem ber 1 , 1989, to tale d 1 .0 3 mi 1 1 ion

bu she l s . Of t hi s t o t al 6 3 0 th o u s a n d we re

he l d in o ff - f arm s t o r a g e f a c il i t i e s a nd

400 thous a nd bus hels were

s t ored

on- far ms .

Cor n f r o m th e 19 8 8 a n d ea r lier c r op y e a r s stored o f f - f a r ms a mou nt ed t o 2 .36 mil l i o n bus h el s .

GEORGIA GRAI N S TOCKS--S EP TEMBER 1 , 1 9 8 8 AND 1 9 8 9

On Fa r ms

Off Farms 1(

Al l Po si t i o n s

Sept. 1 , Sept . 1 ,

Sept. 1, Sept. 1,

Sept. 1, Sept. I,

g.ain

1 988

19 8 9

1988

1989

1988

1989

- - -1,000 Bushels -

Icor n soybeans

*

*

200

400

*

2,363

*

630

*

*

*

1,030

~eat

1 ,4 00

500

5 ,888

4,325

7 ,288

4 , 825

1/ Includes st o c ks at mill s, eleva t or s, wa rehouses, terminals and proc es so rs .

f " Of f Fa rms" n ot publi shed to avo i d d i s closur e o f i n d i v i d u al opera t io n s ; " On

Farms " mi nor s ta t es no t pub li she d separ a t ely . Bo th i nclude d i n U . S. to t al s .

U.S. GRAI N STOCKS
101d cr op c o rn stor ed i n all posi ti ons o n Sep t emb e r I, 1989 , i s e st ima te d a t 1.9 3 bi l l ion bu shel s . Of the t ota l s t ocks , 968 mi l l i o n bu s h e l s we r e st o r ed on -fa rm s . Of f -farm s t o cks tot al ed 9 6 3 mil lio n bus h els . Th e ind i c ated d i s a pp e a r a n c e fro m all posi tio n s for the J u n e -A u gus t qua r te r i s 1 . 49 bi l li o n bus h el s, d o wn 6 perce n t f r o m the s a me q u ar ter a s l a s t yea r.
Ol d crop so y bea ns s tore d i n a ll pos i ti o ns tot a l ed 18 2 mi llion bus h e l s o n Se p t emb er 1. Thi s ca rryo ver i s 4 0 per c e n t be l o w a year a g o, 58 percen t b e low Septembe r 1 , 1987, a n d t h e lowe st Se p t e mb e r 1 ho ld ings since 1 9 8 4 . On- f a r m s torage to tal e d 8 7.3 ~ il l i o n bushel s, d own 17 perc e nt f r om

Se p t e mb e r 1, 1 9 8 8 , and a c c o u n t e d f or 4 8

per ce n t of soybeans s t o r e d in a l l

pos i t i ons .

Off-fa rm s t ocks, a t 94 .7

mi ll i on bushe l s, a r e 5 2 p er c e n t b el ow

l a s t September ho ldi ng s .

Al l wh e a t i n a ll s t o r a g e p o sit i ons on Sep te mber 1 , 19 8 9 , i s e s t i ma t e d at 1 . 9 1 bil l i on bus h e l s , down 1 5 pe rc en t fr om September 1, 198 8 . Of th e t ot a l s to c ks , 8 2 2 mi lli on bus he ls were s t o r ed on- fa r ms. Th i s i s up 3 p ercent f rom a y ea r a g o . Of f-fa rm s tocks total 1 .0 9 bil l ion bushe ls , 25 percent l ess t han las t September 1 . The ind icated d isappe a r a nc e fr om al l pos i t ions fo r the quar t er e nd i ng Septem ber I , 1 9 8 9, is 8 5 1 mi l l i o n bushe l s , up 4 pe r cen t fr om t h e compara b le period in 1 98 8.

UNITED STATES GRAI N STOCKS- - SEPTEMBER I, 19 88 AND 1 9 89

On Farms

Off Farms 1 (

All Posit ions

Sept. 1, Sept . 1 ,

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1 , Sept, 1,

~ain

2( 1988

1989

2( 1988

1989

2( 1988

1989

-1,000 Bushels

Corn

2,002,800

967 ,500 2,256 ,286

962,865 4,259,086 1,930,365

Soybeans

105,050

87,320

197,426

94,709

302,476

182,029

!:llieat

798,000

822,000 1,455,552 1,088,852 2,253,552 1,910,852

1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors . 2( Revised.

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RESULTS OF TROUT GROWE RS SURVEY
Trou t grower s in 15 sel e cted s tate s so l d a to tal of 5 9 . 7 mi lli o n pound s of tro ut v a l u ed at $69.2 milli on duri ng the 12 mon th p eri od b e gi n ning S e pte mber 1, 19 8 8 and ending Aug u st 31 , 1989 . Foodsize t rout s a les accounted f o r 9 4 percent of the total pounds sold . In add i tion, 314 mill i on t r ou t e ggs were s o l d , va lued a t $3 .45 mill ion.

Food3i z e troct sales totaled 56 . 1 milli on
~~~~dS ~~~~~~h lh:Ug~: ~i od3 1 ~ eP t ~~~~~ ~~
fr act ionally from t he 56. 0 million pounds sold d u r ing the same pe ri o d the p r e v ious ye ar. The v a l u e of sa les wa s $61. 1 million, up 5 pe rcent from the $5 7 . 9 mi l lion of f o ods ize s ales o f l a st y e a r . Av erag e v alue per p ound was $1 . 09 comp a r e d to $1 .03 per pound last y e a r . Th e ma jor outl et for fo odsiz e t rou t sa l es wa s to processors with 56 percen t ot t otal liveweight sales.

Mo n t h Endina

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIF I ED PRODU CTS AT MONTH'S END

I Farmer
Stocks

Shel led Peanuts

Roasting Stock

I 2 /

( I n She ll )

19 88 -1989 1 /

Farme r S tock Equivalent -

She lled

To tal -

Pe a nuts

3/

1 , 0 00 Pou nds

1988

Aug .

2 , 256

43 0,3 5 4

33 ,383

572 ,371

608 ,01 0

Sept .

59 8 , 49 5

356,670

20,673

474,3 71

1,093,5 39

Oct.

2 , 5 4 1 , 1 25

408 ,745

29, 901

543,631

3,114 , 657

Nov.

2,699,46 6

~63 , 521

33,86 6

616,4 83

3,349 ,8 15

De c .

2 , 568 ,2 64

52 1,90 1

40,564

694 ,128

3 ,3 02 ,956

1989

Jan .

2,231,3 19

566, 12 1

50 , 27 6

75 2,9 41

3,03 4 ,5 36

Fe b .

1, 750 r347

658 ,414

55 ,282

8 7 5, 691

2 , 681,3 20

Mar.

1 ,2 65, 686

70 5, 266

57 , 362

938 ,004

2, 261 , 0 52

Ap r.

820 ,66 7

718,48 6

59,273

955 , 586

1 , 835 , 526

Ma y

429 ,464

721,0 69

60 , 8 11

9 59,022

1, 449,29 7

Jun e

110 ,777

700,8 24

60 , 190

9 3 2,096

1 ,1 03 , 0 63

July

51 ,24 8

54 8 ,600

49 , 033

729 ,63 8

829 , 919

Aug .

27 ,568

3 49,454

33, 895

46 4, 774

526 ,237

1 / Exclude s st ocks on f ar ms . I nc l u des stocks own e d by or h e l d for account of CCC in

c o mmercia l s to rag e s . Farme r stock on n e t we i gh t b a sis . 2 / I n c l ude s s h e lled edi ble grade s ,

she lle d oil st oc k , and s h el l e d seed ( u ntrea t e d ). 3 / Act ual f a r me r s to c k , p lus r oas ti ng

stock , p lus s he l l e d peanu ts X 1.33 .

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PEANUT YI ELD DECREASES

o c t o b e r 1 Cr op P roductl <tJGA LIBRARIES

Pe anut yi e ld f o r 198 9 is fo r ec a s t a t 2950

Pe a n u t s by States Pe c a ns by Sta tes

po unds p e r a cr e , d own 5 0 p o u n d s from the Septembe r 1 f or e cas t , bu t 3 20 p o u nd s pe r a c re mor e than las t x e a r. Ha r ves ted

Pa s t u r e Co nd i t io n

a c re ag e is now ex~e c t e G t o tota l 69 0 t h ou s a nd acres . ThIS is 5 thousand acres

l e s s than las t mon th 's a cr e a ge forec ast,

but 5 thousand more t h a n h ar vested last

GE ORGI A CRO P FORECAST

ye a r . Product ion is e x pe c ted to to ta l 2. 04 bi ll ion p ounds , 13 per c e n t more than

The October 1 c r op pro du c tio n f ore cast l a st y ea r 's production of 1 . 8 0 bi llio n f o r Geo r g i a sho ws a d ro D f r o m t h e pounds.

s e p t e mb e r 1 fo r e c a s t f o r mos t f i eld cro p s . Lower produc ti on is fore cas t f or COTTON PRODUCT ION DROPS

soy be a ns , p ea nu t s , c ot ton , a nd tobac c o ; howe v e r t h e s e c rop s a r e expected t o exc e e d iast ye ar . HIghe r than pre v ious l y expe c t e d pr oduct ion is f o r e c a s t f o r whe a t , oa ts and ha y, and t h e s e cro p s ar e a l s o expe c ted to t ot al mor e than a y e a r ago .

Cotton product i on i s fore c as t a t 390 t housand ba l es , a d rop of 30 t hous a nd bales from l a st mon t h's fo recast but 20 t housand ba les more t ha n l a s t y e a r . Th e decline in product ion is the result of a drop of 20 thousand acres for ha rve st . Cotton har v e s ted i s now expected t o total

SOYBEAN PROSPECTS DECLINE

275,000 a c r es f or 1989 , 13 pe r c ent less than i n 19 8 8. Yi el d p e r a c r e is exp ect ed

Geo r g i a ' s soyb e an pro d u ct i on f o r 198 9 i s to averag e ? 81 p ound s o f lint pe r ac r e ,

f o r e c a s t at 31 .1 mi l lio n bushe l s , down 4 c omp ared wlth 5 64 p o u n d s p er a cre last pe r c e n t f r o m las t mont h , b ut 38 p er ce n t year.

core than 198 8 . Yi eld p er acre is ex pe c t e d to a ve r a g e 2 7 bus h els pe r ac r e ,

TOBACCO ACREAG E REDUC ED

1 bu s h e l bel ow l a s t month and 3 bus hels

be l ow the i niti al August 1 f o r e c as t . Dr y

co nd i t i o n s

in

the

centra l

and

so u t h we s t e r n pa r ts of the S tate a nd

di f f i cu l t y contro lling insec ts a re the

ma j o r reaso n s f o r t he l o wer yie ld

pr o s p e c t s . However, yield o f th i s s i z e

1S on l y 1 bushel under t h e reco rd y iel d

se t i n 19 7 9. Acreage ha rv e sted i s

ex pe c t e d t o tota l 1 .15 million a c re s , 2 8

Tobac c o a c r eage harv e sted is also r ed uce d

fr om e a rl ier f o recast s to 40 thousand

a c r e s , do wn 1 t h o usa n d acr es fr o m

Se pt emb e r 1 .

Yield p e r a cre i s

unchange d f rom Sept e mb e r at 2 2 5 0 p ounds

per ac r e. Th is put s producti o n for 1 9 8 9

~t 90.0 mil li o n po und s, down 2 pe rce n t

rrom l a s t mon t h ' s f o r eca s t , bu t 5 per c en t

more than l a s t y e a r .

pe r c e n t a bove las t y ea r a n d u n c h ana e d

from ear l i e r pred ic t ions .

-

Cr op 1 /

I I --+---__ GE ORG I A AC !,EA G :~ I E L D AND PRODU CTI ON, 19 8 8 AND OCTO BER 1 ! 19 8 9 FORE CAST

Acr ea g e

Yi e ld pe r Acre

P;;du q t i on

Uni t

,

Har -

i
!

Fo r

i

Indi -

I

cated I

Ind i cat ed

ve s ted ! Har ves t

Oct . 1,

Oct . 1 ,

1 9 8 8 1 / ---l-! ~8 9 1 /

1988

19 89 ._ _.~ _19-.?_.?

19 8 9

- -Thous and Acres- -

Thousands - -

Corn , f or Gr a i n

Bu .

500

5 50

62

10 0

31 , 0 0 0

55,00 0

Soybe a n s

Bu .

900

1,150

25

27

2 2 ,5 00

3 1,050

Pean u t s

Lbs.

685

69 0

2,630

2 ,950 1,801. 55 0

2,03 5,50 0

Sorg hum, f or gra i n 2 / Bu .

40

50

35

50

1 , 400

2 , 500

Cotton 3/

Bales

3 15

275

564

68 1

37 0

390

Hay , All Peca ns

Tons

570

600

2 .2

2 .9

1,254

1 ,7 40

Lbs .

1 10,000

95,000

Swee tpo t a t oe s 2 /

Cwt .

5.2

4 .8

160

Whea t

Bu .

50 0

700

43

Oats

Bu .

45

70

63

Rye

Bu.

70

70

27

Tobacco,

4/

832

32

2 1,500

59

2, 8 35

23

1 ,8 90

4/ 2 2, 400
4 , 130 1,610

Type 14

Lbs .

38

40

2,260

2,250

85,880

90 ,000

Apples , All 2 /

Lbs .

4

8 , 250

33 ,00 0

30 ,000

Peac hes 2 /

Lbs.

19

7,370

140,000

125 ,000

.Q.!:apes 2 /

To ns

1. 7

1 . 47

2.5

. 2.8

1/ Harves ted f or p r inci pa l use. 2 / Est imates br ought f o rwa rd f r om earli e r surveys. 3 /

Cotton y ield in poun ds a nd p roducti on in bales. 4 / Yie l d and produc ti on e s t i mates wi l l be

released in the Annu a l Crop Summary.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U. S . HIG HLIGHTS--OC TOBER 1 , 198 9

Pr oduct ion o f c o r n f or gra i n i s foreca st: at 7.45 billIon bus~s-, - up 2 p er c ent f r o m l a s t mo nt h an d 5 1 per c e n t ab ove t h e d r oug h t r e du c ed crop o f 19 88 . The U.S . a verage y i e l d per a c r e i s f or e ca s t. at 114. 4 b ush e ls , up 2 b us he Ls vf r om ... a s t month a n d 29 . 8 bu s he l s a b o ~e last ye~r. : h e cr OD : s b e:ng h a rv estea a'C, a ~~owe; ~a~e t h a n no rm al due 'to ~he _ate~ess ~ r ~he c rOD In some s t a t e s . Bv O c ~ o D e r ~ ~ :.:; i,Jerce!Dt of the c :::: o P . had be: . . ria r ve s r e c :n ~he 19 maj or procuclng sta,es comparee w~~h 34 p e rcent l ast y e a r and the average of 2 2 perc e n t .

Soybe ans oroduc tion is fo r ecast: at : . 93 ~ :lllon bus he l s , up 2 percen~ from :ne Seot e mber 1 fore cast: a nd ~4 per cen: a bove : 9 8 8 . Ave r a g e yi eld is e s t i ~a t e d . a t ~2. 6 ~us he l s pe r a c r e , UP 0 .6 ousnels =rom Sep t e mb e r 1 a n d 5 . 7 bus he ls above 1938. ~arve s t pr ogr e ss ed t ~ 18 pe r c ~ n ~ comple!e ~v Octo b e r 3 2 DOl n t s b ehlnc norma~. : ndi a n a , Ne b r aska : a n d Oh i o were beh i nd nor ma l ha rvest progre ss , whil e I owa wa s wel l a h e a d of n ormal .

A... l c o t ton p r odu ctio n i s f o r ecas t a t 1 2.0 mi l lI on Dales , down 22 perc e nt from l a st v e a r ' s p r od u c ti o n . Of t he tot a. , u pl a n d
I s expect:ed to a c count : or .1 1. 3 .mil l i on
~a l e s whil e Pima produc t1on wI l l b e a re c o r d hi g h 6 6 7 thousand ba l e s . To t a l a rea f or harves t is e stima ted a t 9.55 milli o n acr e s, d o wn 20 percent fr om 1 9 8 8. Yi e l d i s e xpec ted to a ve~ag e 603 po und~ per a cre , 1 6 pou n d s bel ow l as t yea r a n a Gown 1 5 p o und s fr o m Sep t ember 1.

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S a

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sac

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p r od u nds, mon t h

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s ce
8

f n

orec 'C l perc

as t ess ent

g re at er t h an th e 1988 t:o t a l. Of t he

t obe cco

produc i ng

s t a t es , .ou t Look

de c l i ne d f r om September 1 In 6 , lmprov ea

i n 5 , and was u n c h ang ed i n th~ ~emaInd e~.

Th e l arger p r o d uc t i o n e x pe c t e a I n 19 8 9 ~ s

t he r e su l t o f i n c r e as e d a c r e a g e whic h 1S

~p aver rt

aLga

eL l

v
y

i

o ff eld

se of

t

2 c1 v~2

lcc: Gwuenrd ~v

i

e Ld s
pe r

,

~ Tc hr ~e

e xpec t e d i s 38 oound s " less t han l a s t

y e a r . Ar ea for h arv est i s 1 0 per c e n t

g~e a t er tha n a y e ar e ar l i er .

Produc tion of a l l hav i s f orecast a t 150

mi ll i on t o n s. Th is---i s 4 per c ent mor e

~han ex~ected August 1 and 19 p e r c e nt

above th e cr~an'Ci~y produced in 1988.

A~ ea narves{ec:s expested to total 62.?

~~llicn a c~es, a ciecrease af 4 pe~ cent

=~om

a Y E a ~ age.

Av e r a g e yie ld : s

foreca s'C a~ 2.4 0 :ons o e r a cre ~c mpared

wit:h l ast year ;s dr ought r e du c e d y ield of

1. 9 3 'Cons per ac re .

Sorgh~~ prcd~c~ion is forec ast a t 65 7 ~l.i~on ~ u s n e ~ s, down ~rac~ i o n al~ y :rom Se ptemoer : b~t ~c 14 ~ercent from :988 . Area for cra:n:s unchanged fro m ~ he ~revious fo~ecas~ at :8.5 million a~res. ~hi s lev e} :s UP 16 pe rce nt f =om las t y e a r. Average yield ?rc~pests a!e . f9 r ~2 .4 bushels oer acre , dcwn 0 .2 ousn~! S fr o m Seo t e mber 1 a nd 1.4 bushels l e s s
t:h a n ':'n~ 1 9 8 8 .

A ~ l whea t cr o d uctio n f o r :98 9 i s e s t i maTea-a t 2~ 04 b i ll ion bus h el s , off 1 per c en~ f r om t he Septemb er 1 f orecas t bu t up 13 pe r c ent fro m 1 9 8 8. A r ~ a h a ryes~ed f o r gr ai n i s p lac ed a t 0 2 . 1 ml l l 10n a cr e s , 1 p e r c en~ l e s s th e S ep tembe r 1 f o r e c a s t ., UP 17 pe rcent fro m las t y e ar . Yi el d s aver a g ed 32 . 9 bus h e ls pe r acr e t his y e ar , unchanged fr om September 1 but 1 . 2 bushels pe r acre les s than the 1 9 88 aver a ge .

Production of oat s i n 1 9 8 9 i s es t i ma ted at 371 million busne ls , 69 per c ent above th e droug ht: r e du c e d cr opof 198 8 b u t 1 pe r c e nt b e low ~ he 198 7 cron . The a r e a ha r ve s t e d a t 6. 8 3 mil l ion acres is u p 22 p e r c e n t fr o m la st y e ar . Th e y i eld f o r gra i n a v e r a g e d 54 . 3 bus he l s per a c r e, uE 15 . 1 bushels from l a st ye a r' s yi eld or 39 .2 bu s hel s .

UNI ED STATES

PRODU CTIO N. 198 8 AND 1 9 89 .

_

Ar e a

Yi e l d pe ~ Ac r e ~

Pr o d u c t i o~r~..

_

I nd i - i

I ndicat e d

Cr o p

Uni t

198 8

ca t ed 1 9 8.",8_ --,-_ 1 9 8 9

_ ~~_R

Sept . 1,

l

..:':19-::_8 9 _

1 , 0 0 0 Ac r e s

Tho u s a nd s

Co r n f or Gr ai n

Bu .

58 ,1 64

65 ,1 0 9

84 .6

1 14 . 4

4 ,9 21, 1 9 1

7, 4 4 8 , 87 5

So rghum for Gr a i n

Bu .

9, 0 5 2

10, 5 20

63 . 8

6 2.4

5 7 7.5 5 1

656 , 718

All Whe at

Bu.

53,174

6 2 . 08 1

34 . 1

3 2 .9

1 , 8 1 1, 4 3 6

2 , 04 1 ,38 4

So yb e a n s f or Be ans

Bu .

5 7 ,483

59 ,073

2 6 .9

32.6

1, 547, 54 1

1 , 926, 385

Pe a nu t s f o r Nut s

Lbs.

1,6 28 . 4

1, 64 5. 0 2 ,4 45

2, 6 39

3, 980 . 9 17

4 ,4 3 1 .850

Up l a nd Cotto n 3 /

Ba l e s 1 1 , 9 4 3 . 2

9 , 545.6

6 19

60 3

15,4 11. 5

11, 9 91.4

Co t t o ns eed

To ns

6 , 06 2

4 , 677

Al l Hay

To n s

6 5 , 559

62, H 3

1. 93

2 . 40

126 ,81 7

150, 497

Swe e t p o t ato e s

c wt.

8 9. 8

90 .6

128

4/

11 ,457

4/

To b a c c o

Lb s .

5 3 4 .1

69 5 .5 2 ,1 6 0

2,1 22

1 , 369 , 662

1 ,4 78 , 1 22

App l e s , Com ' l

Lb s.

9 .1 5 7 , 50 0

9 , 6 26 , 50 0

Gr a p e s

T o~s

5 ,9 8 6. 0

5 , 8 7 9. 3

Pecans

Lb s .

308 ,00 0

240,4 0 0

Oats 1/

Bu .

5,59 0

6 ,82 7

39 . 2

54 . 3

218 , 8 5 3

37 0,693

Ry e 1 /

Bu.

607

48 3

24. 2

28 . 2

1 5,047

13 , 6 10_

1 / 1988 re v ised . 2 / Yi el d i n P o u n ds . 3 / I n c ludes s e t as i d e and co n s e rva t i on re s e rve a c r e s t ha t

were r eleased fo r h ay ing a n d h a r v est e d f o r h a y . 4 / Yie ld and p r odu ct ion est ima t e s will be

rele a s e d in the A~nual Cro p Su mma r y .

2

~ .S . P E ;NU T. ?R ODUC ~I Q N

pea n u t

p rod ~c tion i s fO l'eccl st a t 4.3~

ji l l i o n pounds , u p 9 persen~ : rom last

1ea r but down 2 pe= ce ::t from the

se p t e mb e r 1 r o r e c e s r . : ~.. ': 5 pro d u c t i o r.

: e v e l ~5 th e s ec ond la~~~~t C ~Q P ~Q r th e

~ . S . Har ves te d a r e a e.'Sc:':7.a7~eci. a.t ::. . 65 , i : ion acr e s , i s tte ~arJes ~ a~eage f~r

;1a r' ~'/ e s t s i::: c ~ : 9:5 and':8 U'.) 1 p e r c e n t

~~ o m l a st year .

Y _e:~:'3 expected ~c

av e r a g e 2 , 6 39 po unds ~e r harvest ed acre.

~p 1 9 4 p ounds tro m : 9 3 8 ~ut dow~ 49

?ou n d s fr o m l as t mo~t~.

Produ c t ion i n the 5D1l t h '9a s t e r n s t a t e s

( Al a b a ma , Fl orlda, Ge c r gi a, and s o u t n

Ca r olina ) is ex p ~ ct~c to tc ta l 2.91

bi llio n pou n d s , u p 1 1 per cent fr om 1988

but d o wn 3 per cent f r om Sept em be r 1 .

Yi e l d f o~ the f o ur - state area i s e x pe ct ed

to a verag~ 2, 8 0 7 p o u n d s p e r acre, 245

pound s g r ea t e r than last y e a r. In South

C arolin~, t h e e f fec~s of h ur ric a n e Hugo

i nt e rru~t e d

h arvestlng and d a mage d

ma chi ce r y , equipme nt , and b Ul l d i n g s .

_

;:_).1.01: _i '- .~.~ P.~"FiEA~ _c_ _? RODt~S':'

_YTs ~E!~t~':;::'?_ ~_Cl!t

L_ ~ ~il A _ A N ~~] O !> E ~ 1 9 8~ E O R Eg,~ ~:r

_

--.- -- -Ar-e-a- Ha ::-vestt'::ncc . - - - - --

-. --

-- Yi e ld - ~--- : n d~

:

?r o du c t io:i. 1 / - - - - --- - r; ~

~a ".: e - . -----": -9 8 8

~9~1

1,000 Acre s

~~8. .

1 9 89

? ounds

:988

1989

1,000 Pounds

.~ l a .

236.0

2 44 . 0

2,380

2, 500

561, 6 80

610 , 000

?'la .

90.0

92 . 0

2,540

2, 600

22 8 , 60 0

239 , 20 0

Ga.
s. Me x. 2 /

5 85 . 0 13.4

6 9 0.0 15 . 0

2 , 6 30 2,28 0

2,9 50 2, 300

1, 8 0 1 , 5 50 30, 55 2

2 , 035 , 500 34 , 500

N. C.

153 . 0

153 . 0

2,7 45

2, 8 50

4 19 ,9 85

43 6 , 0 5 0

Okl a .

97 .0

9 3. 0

2 ,32 0

2, 400

2 2 5, 0 40

2 23 , 200

S. C .

13 .0

l4.0

2,470

2. 500

3 2 ,l10

3 5 , 000

: ex .
v .

2 50.0 9 1.0

25 3.0 91 .0

1 ,670 2 ,900

1, 800 3, 0 00

4 17,50 0 263 ,900

455 ,' 00 273 , 000

:J. S .

----'1'-',~6'_'28. 4

1.645 .0

2,44_5

2_, 6 3 9

3, 9 80, 9 17

4 ,3 4 1 , 85 0

1/ Es t~ma t es c omp ri s ed of quota and no n-q u ota peanuts.

2/ Estimates fo r cur ren t y e a r carried forward from ear l ie r f o recas t .

GE ORGI A PECAN PRODUCTION UNCH ANG ED
?ec a n pro duc t i o n in Georg i a i s e stimated at 9 5 milli o n po u nd s for 1989, unchanged fr om las t month , but down 1 4 p erc e nt from las t y ear 's crop of 110 mil lion pounds. I mp r o v e d v a r i e t i e s a re f o re c a st aL 81 . 0 mi l l i o n p o und s , 15 p erc ent le s s t ha n las t ye a r . S e e d l i n g s a re e x p e c ted to t ot al 14 . 0 mil l ion p ounds , do wn 7 pe rce nt f r om ) 198 8 .

U. S . PECAN PRODUCT ION DOWN
Th e Oc t ober 1 fo reca st for t h e p e c a n crop i n t h e 12 e S Li ma t i n g states is 240 mi l l i on p o und s , in- shell b a s i s , 22 percen t be low l a st y e a r' s p r oduc t i on and 8 g ercent l e s s than the 198 7 crop .

Al a . Ark . Ca l if . 2 / Fl a. Ga. La . Mi ss . N. Me x.
N. C . 3 / Okl a.
S . C.
Tex .

13 ,750 80 0
3, 100 100 , 000
2 , 500 8,0 00 25 , 000 1 ,200 1,000 2,300 22,00 0

6 , 000 1,900 2,000 3 , 400 9 5.000 4 ,5 0 0 6 ,50 0 26, 0 00 3 , 500 2 , 500 4 , 000 3 0, 000

12 .000 950
1 ,700 2,900 81 ,000 2 ,00 0 5, 5 0 0 29 ,00 0 1,100 10 ,000
800 25 , 00

:1,2 50 500
2 . 400 15 , 000 :6 .50G
4 ,00 0
800 1 1 ,000
1 ,100 20 .000

4 , OOQ 1 . 100
2 , 60 0 :5 ,00 0 1 7 ,5 0 0
3 , 50 0
2 .000 44 ,50 0
2, 500 30, 00 0

8 ,00 0 55b
2 , 100 14 , 000 1 1 , 0 00
3, 500
90 0 2 , 000
40 0 25.000

25 , 000 1 ,3 0 0
5 , 50 0 115,000
19 , 000 1 2, 0 0 0 25 .0 00
2 ,000 12 ,000
3 , 400 42 ,00 0

10 ,000 3. 000 2 , 000 6 . 0 00
11 0,0 00 2 2 ,00 0 10 . 000 26 . 000 5 ,500 47 ,00 0 6 , 500 60,000

20 .000 1,50 0 1 , 70C 5 , 000
9 5, 000 13 , 000 10 , 000 29,0 00
2 ,000 1 2 ,000
1,20 0 50 , 0 0 0

U.S . 4 /

17 9 ,65 0 18 5 , 30Q_ ~_7~_ L950

82 ,5 50 1 2 2 , 7 0 0 6 7, 4 50 262 ,200 308,000 2 4 0,400

1/ Budded , g r afted o r topwcrked vari eties . 2 / Es t i ma t e s bega n wi t h t h e 1 9 88 crop.

3 / Esti mates fer c u r r e n t y e a r car rie d f orwar d f r om e ar l ier f o r e c a st. 4 / Ca l i f o r n i a i ncl ud e d

i n 19 88 and 19 89 .

m;;~hC Geo ~g 'a Farm Report (ISSN0 744-72SOj IS pUblisho;d serni -mo nthly by the Geo rg.a Ag rrcu ltur al Statrstcs Service, Step hens Fed eral Buudmq , Athe ns , Ga . 306 13
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PASTURE AND RANG E FEE D CONDI TI ON

Geo r gi a 's p a s ture c o n d i t i o n on Oc t o b e r 1 ,

1 9 8 9 , was 8 1 p e r c e nt of n o r ma l , 10

pe r c e ntag e po i n ts a bov e 19 8 8 and 18

po ints above the 19 7 8 - 8 7 a verage for the

da t e .

Du r ing Sept emb e r , cond i t i o n s

i mproved i n 27 st a t es, d ec l ined in 18

s t a tes . a nd remained unchange d i n 3

s t a tes .

All s t a t e s east o f t he

Mi s s i ss i pp i r ive r r e ma ined i n t he P OOt

t o fa i r o r g ood to e xc el le n t r a n g es . Al l

o f t he s ou t he as t e r n s t a t es ex c e p t f or

Florida a nd Te n n e s s e e, ha c c ond i t ions

below la s t mon t h . Only North Dako t a a nd

Ut a h we r e in t he sever e drought r a n ge .

PASTURB AND RANGE

Ave rage

St ate

197 8- 87

198 8

1 989

- - Pe r c e n t

Al a.

68

74

76

Ar i z .

78

92

55

Ar k .

67

56

85

Ca li f .

84

66

76

Co l o.

77

71

71

Co nn .

77

74

93

De l .

67

62

89

Fl a .

81

78

85

Ga .

63

71

81

I da ho

82

37

71

I l l.

75

58

82

I nd .

77

62

91

I owa

81

52

72

Ka ns .

74

58

84

Ky.

74

82

94

La.

75

73

81

Ma i ne

81

89

90

Md.

69

78

84

Ma s s .

82

89

94

Mic h .

83

72

88

Min n .

82

50

65

Mis s.

72

72

83

Mo .

73

63

87

Mo n t .

73

32

89

Ne b r .

78

67

55

1/ Good to e x c e l lent , 8 0 a nd o ver ; po or t o

35- 49 ; e x t r e me d r ough t, unde r 35.

FEED CONDITION 1
State
Nev . N. H. N.J . N. Me x . N. Y. N. C. N. Da k. Ohi o Ok la. Or e g . Pa .
R . I.
S . C. S . Da k. Tenn. Tex . Ut a h Vt. Va . Wa s h . W. Va. Wis . Wy o .
U. S . f air , 65 -79; very

82 86 72 82 82
72
71 77 69 84 74 84 64 76
73 64
84 85 78 78 16 87 82
75 poor , 50-64;

56 91 83 99
75
82
26 75
60 64 68 90 14 39 75 50
53
88 77 67
65 45
49
60
sever e

63
98 96
62
72 90 48 86 94 82 80
95
83 50
95
56 48 91 96 82 92 72
63
74 d rought ,

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las t year . Yi eld p e r acre dr opped 50 po unds f r om las t month to 2 ,2 0 0 p ounds, a nd i s 60 pounds less than the 1988 yie l d. Acreage harvested t otals 40 thousan d a c r e s , 2 t h ous and acres mor e t han las t year .

GO TTON FORECAST UNCHANGED

CORN FORECAST STABLE

Ga t t o n prod uctio n i n Ge orgi a in 1989 i s exp e c t e d t o t ot al 390 t h ous a n d bal e s , unc h a ng e d fr om las t mon th , but 20 t hou s a n d bales mo r e than 1988 . Harv e st e d acr e a g e i s es timat e d a t 27 5 thous a nd ac r e s , dow n 13 pe rc e n t f r om las t y ear . Yi e l d i s expec t e d to aver ag e 6 8 1 p o u nd s lof li nt p e r a cr e , un c ha nged f r om l as t oon t h , b u t 11 7 poun d s mo r e than l as t yea r . As o f November 5, a b o u t 5 9 per cen t of the c rop had been pi cke d .

SOYBEAN YI ELD STEADY

The Nov e mbe r 1 so ybean yiel d fo r ecas t is

Ials o un c hanged fr om Oc t o b e r 1 a t 2 7
bus h e ls p e r acre, but 2 bushels per ac re abo v e l a st year . Ge or ~ i a ' s p r o d u cti on i s

es t i ma t e d at 3 1 . 1 m~lli on b us he ls, 38

oe r c e n t mor e than l a s t y e a r . Ac r eag e

ha r v e s ted i s expec ted t o total 1 .1 5

oi l l ion a c re s, a n ~ncr e a s e o f 28 percen t

from 198 8 .

Ha r v e s t wa s 32 pe rce nt

comp l e t e on No v emb er 5 , abou t a we e k

behLnd no r ma l.

TOBACCO FORECAST DECLI NES

Sal e s reco rds o f t he 1 9 8 9 t oba c c o c rop

indicate p r odu c tion is l e s s

t han

pre v io u s l y expe cted .

Producti on i s

es t i ma t e d a t 8 8 .0 mi l l i o n p ound s , 2

mill ion p o u nd s less than t h e Octobe r 1

es t i ma t e , bu t 2 . 12 mil li o n p ou n d s a b ove

Th e 1 98 9 corn pr oduct io n fo rec as t r e ma ins a t 55 . 0 mi l l i on bu she l s , 77 p er cen t a bove 19 8 8 . A r ec o rd hi gh 100 b ushe ls pe r acre is f o r e ca st f r om 550 t hous a nd a cres harves ted f or grain .

PEANU T YIELD LOWERED

Y i e l d p r o jections of t he Sta t e ' s peanu t

c rop aecl ined fr om l a st mo n th to 2 ,80 0

pounds per a cre . This is a drop o f 150

pound s per a c r e from the October 1

fo r e ca s t , but i s 170 pounds per a cre

ab ove the 1988 yield. Mos t o f the

r e d u c t i on resu lt ed fr om h e a vy r a ins and

cloudy , d amp condit i ons du ri n g the l a st

we e k o f Se ptember. Ha r ves t was a t a

stan d s ti ll fo r over a wee k i n many a r e a s

o f t h e p e a nu t belt . Fi e lds tha t we r e

mat u r e when the rai ns s t a r ted , su ff ered

s igni fica nt y i e l d l osses .

Ha rve s t ing

l o s s e s al so o ccurred on f i e l ds tha t were

dug , bu t n ot y e t threshed when the r a i n s

began . Harve st e d acreag e is a ls o down

f r om l ast mon t h ' s f orecas t t o 6 85

t h ousand a cr e s. Th is is 5 t h o u s a nd a cres

l e s s than the Oc tobe r 1 forecast , and

equal s l a s t year ' s ha r ves ted ac reage .

Produc t i o n i s n ow e x pect e d t o t ot al 1.9 2

bil l i on pounds , 6 percen t less tha n last

mon th , bu t 6 percen t mo r e than l a s t year .

At the e nd of Octobe r , peanu t ha r ves t was

nea rly complete.

Cro p 1 /

1 ::1 GEORGIA ACREAGE

YI ELD AND PRODUCTI ON ,

Ac r eag e

Har -

I
I For

I v e s t e d
1 98 8 1 /

Harves t 1989 1 /

1988 AND NOVEMBE R 1 ,

Yie ld ~ er Acr e

I ndi-

cated

Nov. 1 ,

19 88

19 89

198 9

FORECAST

Producti on

I ndi -

cated

No v. 1 ,

1 988

19~

-- Thous a n d Ac r e s - -

-- Thousa nd s - -

Corn , f or Gr ai n

Bu .

500

550

62

100

31 ,000

55 ,000

Soybe a ns

Bu .

900

1,150

25

27

22,500

31 ,050

Peanut s

Lb s .

685

685

2,630

2,800 1 ,801,550

1,918,000

~rghum , f o r g r a i n 2 / Bu .

40

50

35

50

1 ,400

2,500

Cotton 3 /

Ba les

31 5

275

564

681

370

390

Hay , All 2 /

To ns

5 70

600

2.2

2 .9

1 ,254

1,740

Pec ans 2 /

Lbs .

110 ,000

95 ,000

Sweetpota toes 2/

Cwt.

4.5

4.8

160

4/

720

4/

~eat 2 /

Bu .

500

700

43

32

21,500

22 ,400

Oats 2/

Bu .

45

70

63

59

2,835

4 ,130

Rye 2/

Bu.

70

70

27

23

1 ,890

1,610

Toba c c o, Type 14 2 / Lbs.

38

40

2,260

2,200

85,880

88,000

App l e s , All 2 /

Lbs .

4

8,250

33 ,000

30 ,000

Peaches 2/

Lbs .

19

7 ,370

140,000

125 , 000

~apes 2 /

Tons

1.7

1 . 47

2.5

2.8

1/ Harvested for principal use. 2 / Est imates brough t forward from earlier surveys . 3 /

Co t t o n y i e l d i n pounds and production in bales . 4/ Yield and production estimates wil l be

A':R~~UL~:=;;;TISTICIAN I,"l eas ed in the Annual

AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE

UPLAND COTTON GINNING CHARGES,

HARVESTING PRACTICES,

AND SELECTED MARKETING COSTS ,

____________~ 1 9 8 8 - 8 9 SEASON 11

Item

Uni t

Ga.

U. S .

Active Gins

Number

64 1 ,645

Ginning Charges 21 SIBale

43.06 45.14

Harvesting Method

Machine-Picked

Percent

100

72

Machine-Stripped Percent

0

28

Machine-Scrapped Percent

0

31

Ginned from Trailers Modules

Percent

58

47

Percent

42

53

Warehousing Charges

Receiving

SIBale

2.92

Storage (Insured) S/Bale/Mo. 1.54

Outhandling

SIBale

4.53

2.70 1. 61 5.37

11 ERS Staff Report AGES 89-50, based on report by Bureau of Census for saw-ginned upland cotton. 21 Per 480-lb. net weight

bale, includes bagging and ties. 31 Less

than 0.5 percent.

SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Georgia Agricultural Service will contact thousands

St of

aGteiosrt igci~

farmers

during

November

through

mid-January to obtain end-of-year data on

crops and livestock. Several major

surveys will be conducted to obtain

indiv~dual farm information on acreage

and production for 1989 crops, 1990 wheat

and rye seedings, hog and cattle

inventory numbers the size of the

current pig and caif crops and the number

of milk cows and milk production .

Farmers will be contacted either by mail telephone or personal interview. If you are asked to participate in one of these surveys, your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Individual data w~ll be kept strictly confidential and used only to develop county, State and National estimates.

The estimates obtained from these surveys will provide unbiased information to farmers to aid in making their 1990 production ~lans. State and National estimates w~ll be included in future issues of the "Georgia Farm Re~ort" . County level estimates will be ava~lable in the spring of 1990.

U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED

The October Index of Prices Paid for

Commodities and Services, Interest,

Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 178

(1977=100)i this leve

unchanged from July 1989. was 5 points (2.9 percent)

above a year earlier.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The September seasonally unadjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was 125.0 (1982-84=100) compared to 124.6 in August. The July index was 124.4. For the 12-month period ending in September, the CPI-U increased 4.3 percent. The unadjusted index for food increased a modest 0.2 percent from August to September. The transportation index declined 0.5 percent, reflecting a drop in gasoline and vehicle prices.

FEED: PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAST 11 AND

Price

Commodity

per

Unit

Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44% Bran Middlings Corn Meal Laying Feed
Broiler Grower Turkey Grower Chick Starter Dairy Feed, 14% Dairy Feed, 16% Dairy Feed, 18% Dairy Feed, 20% Dairy Conct., 32% Hog Feed, 14%-18% Hog Conct., 38%-42% Beef Cattle Conct.,
32%-36% Stock Salt Molasses, Liquid 11 AL,FL,GA,SC.

S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt . S/Ton SITon SITon SITon SITon SITon SITon S/Ton S/Ton SITon SITon
S/Ton 50 Lbs. S/Cwt.

Oct . 1988
16.60 19 .10 12 .90 11.30
9.50 246.00 266.00 277.00 303.00 161. 00 191. 00 202.00 208.00 225.00 247.00 380.00
271.00 3 .90 9 .80

i Oct. 1989
15.90 16.80 13.10 11.00
9.00 200 .00 231.00 254.00 228.00 142.00 177.00 190.00 188.00 255.00 237.00 341. 00
258.00 3 .90 9.80

1989, WITH CO~P ~R~_Q.~:..::S=--- _

I I United States

Oct .

July

Oct.

1988

1989. 1989_.

15.50 17.00 10.60
9.60 7.75 222 .00 255.00 266.00 258.00 185 .00 197 .00 207.00 212.00 319.00 226.00 371 .00

15.10 15.60 10.90
9.08 7.53 209.00 236 .00 251.00 243.00 172.00 184.00 194.00 198 .00 310.00 220 .00 346.00

15.20 14.70 10.80
9.21 7 .02 200.00 223 .00 243.00 230.00 168.00 182.00 191.00 196 .00 296.00 212 .00 327 .00

266.00 3.33 9.34

263.00 3 .39 9 .16

263 .00 3.44 9.30

e Geo rg!a Farm Reporl (ISSN-Q7447280) Is publ ished semi-monthly by the Georgia Agricur1ural Statistic. Service, Stephens Federal Build ing , Athens , Ga. 30613 rryE. Snipes, State Statisl iclan. Second class postage paid al Athens , Ga. SUbscnption fee S10 per year except free to data contributors. Subscr iption informatio vailable from Georgia Agricur1ural Stati.tics Service, Stephen. Federal Bu ild ing, Surte 320, Athens, Ga. 30613 . Telephone (404)546 -2236 .
2

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Rece ived All Commodity Index for October was 135 percent of the 1977 average, 7 points (4 . 9 percent) below the pre vious month , but 2 p o in t s (1.5 pe r c ent) higher than a ye a r ago . tower p rices for wh e a t, tobacco , soybeans, peanuts , beef cattle, cal ves , broi lers , a nd eggs we re pa r t i al l y o f fset by h igher p rices for co r n , co t ton , h ogs , mllk and other chickens.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT Th~ Octobe~ All Farm Products Inde~ of Prlces Recelved by farmers lncreased 1 point (0.7 percent) from September to 144 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Increases in the prices of hogs, milk, lettuce , and tomatoes were partially offset by lower prices for broilers, soybeans, cattle, and corn. The index was also 1 point (0.7 percent ) above a y e a r ago.

U _------P~RICES REr Ci Ec-Ie-VE-Dr' -=B~ Y ..FE.!A.~ RM~ER~SL., ....:~~~~~~15.,L-1~9~ 8 9:- -!W.~IT~ H r~~~~~.-;---=--~-------

Commodity

per Unit

Oct .
1988

Oct. 15, 198 9

Oct. 15 , 1989

FIELD CROPS

Winter Wheat

S/Bu .

oats

S/Bu.

Corn

S/Bu.

Cotton

Ct./Lb .

Cottonseed 2/

S/Ton

Tobacco

Ct./Lb.

Soybeans

S/Bu.

Peanuts

Ct./Lb.

All Hay, baled 2/

S/Ton

LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS

Milk Cows, 4/5/

S/Head

Hogs

S/Cwt .

Sows

S/Cwt .

Barrows & Gilts

S/Cwt.

Beef Cattle 6/

S/Cwt .

Cows 7/

S/Cwt.

Steers & Heifers

S/Cwt .

Calves

S/Cwt.

All Milk

S/Cwt.

Turkeys 2/

Ct./Lb.

2.85 53.9 127.00 166.8 7.47 26.3
1,060.00 38.70 29 .00 39.30 58.30 46.50 69.30 80.40 14 .60

3 .56
2.46 66 .4
175 .5 6 .20 27.5

3.30
2.50 1/68.2
99.00 3/161.0
5 .40 1/26.5

43.20 34.80 43.70 59.70 49 .80 73.50 81.00 15.20

1,110 .00 46.50 37.80 47 .00 59.60 49.00 72.50 78.00
3 /15.80

3.80 2 .56 2.58 55.1 119.00 168.6 7 .53 26.9 86.80
980.00 38.70 30.20 39.50 67 .00 44.60 72.60 87.80 13 .00 48.4

3.85 1. 38 2.27 63 .8 97.00 173 .5 5 .70 27.7 85.00

3.90 1. 40 2.20 1/64.1 94.00 3/169.5 5.28 1/27.6 85.70

43.40 36.10 44.10 68.20 49 .60 71.90 91 .10 14.00
37 .3

1,050.00 46 .80 40.10 47.50 67.40 47 .80 71.80 90.20
3/14.50 38 .5

Chickens 8 / Com'l Broilers 9/
Eggs, All Table

Ct ./Lb. Ct./Lb . Ct ./Doz. Ct./Doz.

21.0 33.5 67.5 47 .8

2/15.5 35 .5
2/83.5 2/62 .6

20.5 3/29.0
81.8 62.4

35.7 58.7 50.6

37.1 2/71.0 2/64.4

3/30.6 71. 3 64.2

Hatching

Ct ./Doz. 120.0 2/130.0

125.0

1/ First half of month. 2/ Mid-month price . 3/ Entire month. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd

replacement only. 5/ Prices estimated quarterly. 6/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined

with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 7/ Includes dairy cows sold for slaughter.

8/ Excludes broilers. 9/ Liveweight equivalent price for Georgia.

Item

I FUELS: PRICES PAID, UNITED_S~T~A~T:E~S~=O=1C9~8T9~O=WBI=TEHrRC~O~M~P~A~R~IS~O~N~S~~~~~__~_

i

October

July

October

1988

1989

!

1989

Dollars per Gallon

Gasoline 11

Service Station, (Unleaded)

.948

1.12

1. 05

Bulk Delivery, (Leaded Regular)

.940

1.13

1. 07

Diesel Fuel, Bulk Delivery 21

.686

.736

.801

L.p. Gas, Bulk Delivery 21

.566

.580

.576

./ Includes federal , state and local per gallon taxes. 21 Excludes state road taxes,

t includes state and local per gallon taxes where applicable.

I I ________________________~I~N~DEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

September

October -

Septemoe:.::r:------,---....-::::-O=-c=t=o-=b-=e-r

1977=100

1988

.

1988

.

1989

1989

treorgla

PrTces Received

All Commodities

141

133

142*

135

Crops

133

128

134*

129

ULnvist

tk ed

.

& Prod
States

uct

s

148

137

149 *

140

P""rTCesR"eceIVed

144

143

143

144

Prices Paid

1/172

173

2/178

178

~ Ral tioy31 1988

Prlces

Pald

84 Index.

2/

July

83 1989 Prlces

Pald

80 Index .

81 3/ Ratlo of

l ndex Ra t e s .

o

f

*PRriecveiss

Rec ed.

eive

d

to

Index

of

Prlces

Paid,

Interest,

Taxes

and

Farm Wage

3

U.S . PEANUTS

Produc t ion i s forecast a t 4 .1 3 billion

pounds, up 4 percent f r o m l a s t y e a r but

down 5 percent from the Oc tobe r 1

f or ecas t .

This

produc tion

level

represents the second l a r ge s t crop of

record. Harves ted area, estimated a t

1.64 mil l ion acres, is the l a r g e st

a c r ea g e f o r ha r v e st s ince 19 5 5 and is u p

1 percen t from l a st yea r. Yi e ld i s

expected to average 2 ,52 3 pounds per

harves ted acre , up 7 8 pounds f r om 1988

bu t d own 116 p o u nd s fr om last mo n t h .

Product i on in t he sou t h e as ter n states

(AL, FL, GA, SC) i s e x p e c t e d to to t a l 2 .78

bi lli on pounds, up 6 perc ent fr om 19 8 8

but down 5 perce n t f rom Oct o b er 1. Yield

f or t he 4 state area is e x pe c t ed t o

averag e 2, 684 pound s per ac re , 12 2 pounds

g reater than last y e a r. Wet wea ther

e ar lie r dur i ng t he y ear reduced y ields

more than previous l y thought i n Ge o r g i a .

Al aba ma had t h e s a me co ndi ti ons , in

addition to a n ear ly fr ost and white

mold problems .

.

The

Virginia-North

Ca ro lina

a rea

production is forecast at 648 mi l l ion

p o u n d s, down 5 p er c ent f r om las t y ea r and

down 9 percen t f rom t he Octobe r 1

forecast. Yield pe r h a rv e s t e d ac r e , at

2 ,669 pounds , is 134 pounds b el ow l a s t

year's yie ld. I n North Caro l ina , ha r vest

began ate a nd wet we a ther d a ma g ed t h Os e

peanuts t h at we r e d ug , but n ot t h r es h e d

In Virgi n i a , s ha t t ering o f the nu t s

during harves t l owered yields.

The sout hwes t c rop producti on ( NM, OK ,TX) i s expec t e d t o t otal 708 million pounds , u p 5 pe rce n t f rom l as t year but down 1 p erc e nt f rom Oc to b e r 1. Yields a r e expe ct ed to a ve rage 1 , 9 6 2 pounds per a cre , 94 pounds a bove last year ' s y i e ld . In Te x as , harvest act ivit y inc rea s ed af te r a n Oc t ober frost. Ma ny f iel ds i n the c ros s t i mb e r s and cen t ral p or ti o n s of the S ta te s u ffe r e d f r o s t dam age.

rea

=

State

Al a. Fla. Ga . N . Mex. 2 / N. C. Okla . S. C. Te x . Va . U.S .
17 Est~mat es
2 / Est ima t es

Mon t h Ending

STOCKS OF PEANUTS

I.

F a r mer Stocks

1988

Se pt .

598 ,4 9 5

359 ,670

20, 6 73

47 8,361

1 , 097 , 529

Oct .

2 , 54 1 ,125

408 ,745

29 , 90 1

5 43 ,631

3 ,114, 65 7

Nov.

2, 69 9,466

463 ,5 21

33, 8 66

616 ,483

3 , 34 9 ,8 15

Dec.

2,5 68,264

52 1,90 1

40 ,56 4

69 4,1 28

3 , 302 , 956

19 89

J a n.

2 ,231 ,3 19

566 ,121

50,276

752,94 1

3 ,03 4,53 6

Feb.

1,750,347

658 ,414

55 ,282

875,691

2 , 681 ,3 20

Mar.

1,265 ,686

705,266

57 ,362

9 38,004

2, 26 1,052

Apr.

820 ,667

718,486

59 ,273

955 ,586

1 ,835,5 2 6

Ma y

429 ,464

721,069

60,811

959 ,022

1, 449,29 7

June

110 ,77 7

700,8 24

60 , 190

9 32 ,096

1, 103,063

July

51 ,248

548,600

49,033

729,638

829,919

Aug.

27,5 68

349,415

33 ,910

46 4,72 2

526 ,200

Sept.
17 Excludes

1,567,027
stocks on fa rms.

32 9 985
Includes stocks

18,771
owned by or

he ld

for

43 8,8 80
a ccount o f

eee2,0~2n4 ,67 8

commercial storages. Farmer stock on ne t weight basis. 2/ I ncludes shel led edibl e grades ,

shel led oil stocK, and shelled seed ( un t r e a t ed) . 3 / Actua l f a r me r s to ck , p lus roast Ing

stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

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November 29 , 1989 Volume 89-Number 30

DuCUMENIS
UGA LIBRARIES

~ GEORGIA IASGTARTICISUTLICTUSRAL SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens. Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS

Farm Labor

Catfish Process ing

poul t r y Summa r y

Cat t l e on Feed

Lives toc k S l a ugh te r

Co ld S t o r a ge

Mi lk Produc t i o n

FARM LABOR PAY RATE DOWN BUT NUMB ER OF WORKERS UP I N THE SOUTHEAST REGI ON Hired f a r m wo r k e r s i n t h e s o u t h e a s t
Ir eg i On ( AL,G A, SC) we re pai d an a v erage
hourl y wa g e of $ 4. 2 8 du r i ng the s u r ve y week of October 8 -14 , 1989 . I n July , 198 9 , the comparable wa g e rate wa s $ 4 .5 0 pe r h our a n d Oct obe r , 1988 , was $4. 4 2 p er hou r . The numb er of all fa rm workers d e creas e d seasona l l y 17 pe rc e n t, f .r o m 178, 0 0 0 i n Ju l y , 1 989, t o 1 48,000 in Oc tobe r , b~t

was 14 percent above the 130,000 workers recorded in October, 1988. Those hired workers expected to work 149 days or less during the year, accounted for most of the Jul y to October decrease. There were 32 ,000 part-time workers in July; 15,000 during October, 1989; and 19,000 in October a year ago .

Hired workers averaged 38.4 hours worked

during the survey week, up 22 percent

from t he 31.4 hours worked in Ju l y a nd up

10 pe rcent f r om the 34. 8 hours worked

October , 1988.

Self-emploved

f arm

operators worked an average of30 .3 hours

for the week, up 9 percent fro m Ju l y but

22 percent below October a y e a r ago.

Un paId work er s pu t i n an av erage of 3 4 . 4

h o u r s, d own 15 perc ent from July and 1 2

percent below the October, 1988 average .

,

sRtea

tioe

n

or 2

Northeast I Northeast II I APpa l a c h i a n I Appalachian II Sout he ast Flor ida Lake Cornbe lt I Cornbe lt II Delta Nort he rn Pla ins Southern Plains Mountain I Mountai n II Mountai n III Pacific Califor nia Hawaii

RATES , OC TOBER 8-14 , I
All Hi red Worke rs

5.48 5 .05 4.67 4.56 4. 28 5.6 1 4 .98 5.06 5 .13 4 .11 5 .54 5 .08 4.71 4.79 5.32 6.21 6.40 8 .53

5.90 5 .10 4 .45 4. 21 4 .07 4. 92 5 .24 4.9 3 4.91 4.06 5.6 3 4 .7 4 4.6 9 4 .2 1 4.82 6.09 5.76 7 .77

4 .39 4.04 4 .57 4 .33 4 .20 5 .45 4.1 2 4 .8 1 4.8 2 3.83 4 . 63 4.75 4.2 1 4 .50 4 .34 6.08 6.44
3/

AND
our 6 . 86 5.64
3/ 3/ 5.97 7 .21 5.83 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 5.15 4.29 3/ 7.52 3/ 8.85 8.95

5 .76 5.37 4 .58 4 .42 4 .23 4 .93 5.12 5 .15 4 .96 3.96 5 .88 4.79 4.77 4 .38 4 .80 5.55 5 .89 7.84

5.39 6 .50
3/ 3/ 3/ 5 .41 6 .01 4 .35 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4 .96 3/ 3/ 7.53 7.10 7.15

U. S . Nor theast I Nor theas t II Appalachi an I Appalachian II Sou t heast Flor ida Lake Cornbel t I Cornbel t II Del ta Northern Pla ins Sou thern Plains Mounta i n I Mountain II Mountain III Pac if i c California Hawai i

--- --, 5 .42

5 .22

4 .76

8 .44

7.05

5 .23

6.68

NU MBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WOR KED FOR THE WEE K OCTOBER 8-14. 1989 , BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
Al l

Farm

Se lf-

Unpa id

Wor k ers

E m plo~ed

OU .:.

Thou- ou rs

ou-

ou-

sands

sa nds

sands

sands

1 19

44

48 .6

20

36.6

55

38.9

38

136

64

4 2.3

29

34. 6

43

41.6

34

129

74

35 . 7

14

28 .9

41

36.4

22

228

150

25 . 8

32

35 .8

46

32 .6

20

148

84

30.3

18

34.4

46

38 .4

31

79

18

33.3

4

37 . 0

57

37 .9

51

370

1 93

55 .7

99

43 . 3

78

42.0

39

32 2

19 3

48 .2

72

41 .0

57

42 .1

33

252

144

52.4

57

46.4

51

35.9

18

14 9

78

3 2.2

16

34 .3

55

50 .5

38

254

150

53.8

65

44.7

39

53.8

21

263

157

33 .6

40

38 .4

66

39.4

53

85

40

49.5

17

42.0

28

54.7

15

54

25

48 . 2

9

33.7

20

45.9

16

53

11

43.5

24

39.5

18

48.7

15

158

63

30.9

15

33.4

80

41.0

33

263

53

38.0

17

38 .6

193

45.4

127

14

3

33.5

1

27 .6

10

38.3

9

er 4.90 4.28 4 .86 4 .85 4 .32 8 . 38 4 .50 4.95 5 .76 4 .4 0 4 .7 1 5.48 4.56 5 .07 5 .99 6.68 8 .71 11. 68 5 .61
11 9
19 26 15
6 39 24 33 17 18 13 13
4 3 41 66 1

TU7.sE. xcludes

3.016
agrIcultural

1 .544

42.5

serVlce workers . 2/

549 Reglons

40 .2 ccnslst

983 of the

42.3 followlng :

613 Nortneast

I:

370
Cr,

ME,MA.NH,NY,RI.VT . Northeas t II : DE .MD,NJ ,PA. Appalachian I: NC,VA. Appalachlan II : KY.TN,WV .

Southeast: AL.GA.SC. Lake : MI,MN,WI ; Cornbelt I:IL,IN,OH; Cornbelt II :IA,MO ; Delta : AR,LA,MS.

Nor t h e r n Plain s : KS . NE , ND. SD. Southern Plains: OK,TX . Mounta in I : ID,MT,WY. Mountain II : CO,

INV.UT.

Mountain III : AZ,NM . Pacifi c: OR. WA. 3/ Insufficient d at a. AGRICULTURALSTATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Hatching Table Total Georgia

5,730 12,193 17,923

Hatching

31,355

Table

199,106

Total 20 States 230,461

Hatching Table Total U.S .

36,475 239,079 275,554

6,046 11,545 17,591 32,831 189,120 221,951 38,351 . 230,372 268,723

GEORGIA

1,903

1 ,879

2,139

2,065

2,064

2,001

20 STATES

1 ,888

1,858

2,156

2,145

2,119

2,103

UNITED STATES

1,886

1,875

2,152

2,140

2,117

2,102

109 261 370 592 4,292 4,884 688 5,145 5,833

-
114 238 352 610 4,057 4,667 719 4,930 5,649

POULTRY

1988-1989

Item

Oct.

Oct.

Jan . thru Oct.

% of year

1988

1989

a0

Pullet Chicks Placed

s --

Domest~c TU .S.) 1/

Bro~ler Type Egg Type Ch~cks Hatched

4,131 212

4 ,345 318

4 ,354

105

184

87

39,563 2,246

42,318

107

2,162

96

Bro~ler Type

Georgia United States Egg Type

66,917

71,303

71,658

107

690,801

727,753

105

456,819 484,030

483 ,728

106 4,674,824 4,941,625

106

Georg~a
United States Turkeys

1,544 31,007

1,276 32,710

1,431

93

33,269

107

14,385 311,743

12,516

87

323,958

104

Poults Placed

U.S. 1/ Reported

by

l

e

a

d

i

16,
ng

821
bre

e

d

e

19
rs,

,

8~8n5cludes2e0x, 1p3e5c t F e o1 2d0~ ~ p ~ ur2~e/ p3ll2na,lc5re4.m6ee~ntt~s ~2~~r~4o0~m,~0~e2~g0~g~s~ ~ ~1 2~3~ ~ - - -

sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet of eggs. 2/ Turkey poults placed September-October.

ch~cks

per

30

dozen

case

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 . SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1988-1989

I i Item
_________

___________--'-_

Sept . Jna
_-:19B 8
"TliOusan

ss1e-~ p--t. ~ veir

Oct . 2 / -' -- ~Jan . thru
1 9 8 9 9g-g-- I ousan-ds

Sept.
1 ;j 8 9

l~ ~ayeaoO~

Young Chickens

Georg~a

62,247

63,116

101

66,184

542,607

576,341 106

United States

440,987

452,174

103 480,462 3,886,803 4,114,968 106

Mature Chickens

L~ght Type U .S . HT~aovtval TOyp.Se . U.S .

9,119
d:~g~

10,777

118

10,810

1 ~ : 026981

H~

144 : 91 F2

1 5 113,593

143

:

97 90

102,361

90

13368: 85~~

107 94

Total All Types , Ga. 3,286

3 ,854

117

3,331

31,923

32,140 101

Percent Condemned

Younq Ch~ckens

Georg~a

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

United States

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1/ Federally ~nspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Pcultry ~nspect~on

Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service . 2/ Prel iminary.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Georgia red meat production totaled 33.7 mill~on pounds dur~ng October 1989, 10 percent more than September 1989 and 19 percent more than October 1988 . The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during October was 18,100 head ; a decrease of 1 percent from last year . Calves slaughtered totaled 1,600 head, down 200 head from October the previous year. There were 138,100 hogs slaughtered in Georgia during October, 29,900 head more than October 1988.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED

Commercial red meat production for the United States in October 1989 totaled 3.52 billion pounds, nearly the same as last year. January-October red meat product~on, at 32.8 b~llion pounds, was down 1 percent from last year .

Beef production, was up 2 percent

at 2.04 billion from last year.

pounds Hea

d,

kill totaled 2.96 million, nearly the

same as last year.

Pork production, at 1.42 billion pounds i was down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog k~ll totaled 8.03 million head, a decrease of 1 percent.

2

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: UNITED

October

1989 as %

Kind

1988

I 1989

of 1988

1988

Million Pounds

Percent

Mi l l i o n

Beef

2,007

2,041

102

19,677

Veal

34

31

91

322

Pork

1,443

1,421

98

12,734

Lamb & Mutton

28

30

107

273

Total Red Meat

3,511

3,524

100

33,006

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/

based on unrounded data.

1/ 1989 as % of 1988 Percent 98 90
102 103
99 totals

Species Georyia Catt e Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

~ GEORGIA

AuNmDb e Ur N;IT:EaDUS~TchAeTr Ee dS

LIVESTOCK
I

S. LAvAeUraG<H->TgE;'R;e~1~/'--.-----.,..I-o;=t;a~,l ..,------

Oct.

L~ve We~ght

Live Weight

Oct0 b e r

I 89 as % 0 f I----or..,.....,.ri'0rc:.-t"-i0r'b=cen;-r,.,..,...,

t---.,-,-r...-...---- ~O_=_cr't-o=-b'=e-=r-,rrr,.,..,...--

19~8 ~ 19

. 1988

, 0 Rea

ercen

oun s

18.3

18.1

99

1.8

1.6

89

108.2

138.1

128

0 .1

0.1

100

933

939

17,072

406

320

742

239

239

25,879

99

92

14

17,023 519
33,030 10

2,965.7 2,963 .9

100

1 ,135 1,151 3,367,008 3,412,832

206.2

198.4

96

274

265

56,520

52,549

8,096.2 8,031.7

99

250

248 2,025,176 1,991,532

452.1

483 .6

107

122

123

55,186

59,629

under Federal l nspect~on and other commerc~al slaughter, excludes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~M~I~L~K COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, OCTOBER 1988-1989=--

_

I tern
No. Milk Cows on Farms 1 /

21 States

G

T

:=.i. =.t_----:::------=-_
hous. Head

-

-

-

'

E

- 1- 9 - 8 8,591

8

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

=

-

=

-8-1,=94'89-c9=.."::-:'2=----'-='-------.=--P=-~-e"-'r--9c'=-9e--n'-=t------

Milk Production per Cow 2/

Pounds

1,179

1,169

99

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

10,125

9,926

98

1/ Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH, 1988-1989 QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS
REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

ht Processed

Cumulative

1988

1989

Pounds

1988

1989

Dols . per Pound

Jan.

26,018 26,948

26,018 26,948

.68

.78

451

588

Feb.

27,786 28,559

53 ,804 55,507

. 72

.78

508

117

Mar.

28,179 29,458

81 ,983 84,965

.75

.77

577

795

Apr.

20,805 27,310 102,788 112,275

. 75

.76

217

417

May

20,351 28,892 123,139 141,167

.75

.76

1,015

952

June

22,839 27,598 145,978 168,765

.78

.75

26

584

July

23 ,687 27,827 169,665 196,592

.80

.71

724

689

Aug.

26,941 28,371 196,606 224,963

.80

.68

414

422

Sept.

24,611 30,366 221,217 255,329

.79

.65

669

756

Oct.

26 ,221 31,670 247,438 286,999

.79

.64

674

Nov.

25 ,037

272,475

.78

388

Dec.

22,634

295,109

.78

182

1/ Prices paid to producers for fish delivered to processing plant. 2/ Data

furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

a Georg ia Farm Report OSSN-07447280) is published semi-monthly by the GeorlliaAgricu"ural Statistics Service, Stephen s Federal Build ing, Athens, Ga. 30613 E. Snipe s, State Statislician. Second class poslage paid at Athens , Ga. Subscnption fee $ 10 per year except free to data cont ributors . Subscription informal io
vailable from Georg ia Agricu"ural Statistics Service, Stephan s Federal Build ing, Su"e 320, Athens , Ga. 30613 . Telephone (404)546-2236 .
3

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 3 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR

Cattle and calves on feed November 1,

1989, for slaughter market in the 7

states

preparing monthly estimates

totaled 7.73 million head, down 3 pe~cent

from a year ago and 8 percent below

November 1, 1987.

Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.63 million , up 2 percent from last year but 4 percent be low two years ago.

Placements of cattle and c a l ve s on feed in the 7 states during October totaled 2.68 million, up 8 percent from last year and 3 percent above October 1987. Net placements of 2.61 million for October is 9 percent above last year and 3 percent above 1987 . Other disapoearance totaled 71 thousand head comparea to 84 thousand in October 1988 and 85 thousand i n October 1987.

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

7 STATES , OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1

1989 as % -

Item

1989

of 1988 _

1,000 Head

On Feed, Oct. 1 1/

7,144

6 ,748

94

Placed on Feed during Oct .

2 ,475

2,682

108

Fed Catt le Marketed during Oct .

1,601

1 ,628

102

Other Di s a p p e a r a n c e during Oct. 2 /

84

71

85

On Feed Nov. 11 /

7,934

7,731

97

1 / Cattle and calves on feed are an i ma l s f or sl aughter mar ke t bei ng f e d a full

ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a c ar c a ss that

will grade select or better. 2/ Includes death losses, movemen t f r om f e e d l ot s to

pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

Commod it

COLD STORAGE STOC KS Oct. 31 ,
1988

Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen ~ F rui ts , Frozen . Fruit Juices, Frozen . Me a t s , Red .. Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen 'Pou Ltr-y , Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables , Frozen Potatoes , Frozen Peanuts , Shel l e d Peanuts, I n She ll Pecans, Shelled Pecans , In Shell

237,330 400,693
20,015 1,106,050 1 ,056,658
663,970 296,485. 320,792 781,214 583 ,306 1 ,933 ,669 1 , 047, 505 236, 657
1 0,86 0 21 ,8 84 13,293

UNITED STATES Sept. 30 ,
1989
1,000 Pounds
407,563 367,190
14,379 863 ,928 1,239,653 558 ,966 231,748 280,027 768,994 569,283 1, 979, 055 734 ,230 15 8,427
16,242 27,552 34,91 7

OCTOBER 31 Oct. 3 1,
1989
369,434 341,650
15,876 955,138 1,106,273 535,413 222,778 272,055 780,920 573 , 51 6 2,160,629 880,913 186, 0 07
20 ,336 23,128 12,845

19 89

Percent of

Oct . 1988 Se t. 19 89

Percent

156

91

85

93

79

110

86

111

105

89

81

96

75

96

85

97

100

102

98

101

112

109

84

120

79

117

187

125

106

84

97

37

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS _____ SERVICE

December 14, 1989 Volume 89-Number 31

RECEIVED
DEC 1 , 19S9

Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS Cotton Forecast Pecan Forecast Prices Received Peanut Stocks

DOCUMENTS
UGA LIBRARIES

COTTON PRODUCTION DOWN 5 PERC ENT

Georgia's cotton production is currently
Ifo r e c a s t at 370 thousand bales, down 20
thousand bales from the production expected a month ago, but the same production as last year. This forecast is based primarily on the Census Bureau's survey of cotton gins ginnings to December 1, and additional ginnings expected for the remainder of the season.

Acreage harvested is expected to total 275 thousand acres, the same as last month's forecast, but 13 percent less than last year's harvested acreage. Yield calculates to 646 pounds of lint per acre, compared with 564 pounds per acre last year. Through December 10, cotton harvest was about 97 percent complete, slightly ahead of the 5-year average.

PECAN PRODUCTION PROSPECTS DROP

Georgia's pecan production for 1989, i s

forecast at 80 million pounds, a drop of

15 million pounds from the October 1

estimate and 30 million pounds less than

the 1988 crop. As harvest progressed, it

became apparent yield and quality would

. not

reach

earlier

expectations .

Excessive rain during June and July

prevented growers from spraying, and

diseases were widespread. These diseases

lowered quantity and quality more than

most expected. The reduction is all in

the improved varieties, at 66 million

pounds. Seedling varieties are unchanged

from the previous forecast, at 14 million

pounds. Through December 10, about 88

percent of the pecan crop had been

harvested, compared with 80 percent last

year and the 5-year average of 82

percent.

_ __ ._ _ ~G E O R G IA ACREAGE J I ELQ ANI) 8.? PROD_UCUQ _N--<--1..?_~?~~D-'p_ECEMBER .J._~ FOREC~S.-,T=--

_

- - - - --- --

Acreaae

Yield per p'c:re

_P r o ~u c t i o n!.--

_

Crop 1/

Unit

Har -

For

vested

Harvest

----------~----....L---=--1=9-T8h8ou1s/ and

1989 1 / Acres --

.l.-?8 8

Indicated Dec . 1, 19 89

I I n d i .cated

Dec . I,

19 8 8

.!..:9:~8!..9.:~_

- - Thousands- -

Corn, for Gr ain 2 / Soybeans 2/ Peanuts 2/

Bu . Bu. Lbs.

500

550

900

1,150

685

685

62 25 2,630

10 0 27
2,800

31,000 22,500 1,801,550

55,000 31,050 1,918,000

Sorghum, for grain 2/ Bu.

40

50

35

50

1,400

2,500

Cotton 3 /

Bales

315

275

56 4

646

3 70

370

Hay, All 2 /

Tons

570

600

2.2

2 .9

1 ,254

1 ,740

Pecans

Lbs.

110 ,000

80,000

Sweetpotatoes 2/ Wheat 2/ Oats 2/ Rye 2 / Tobacco, Type 14 2 / Apples, All 2/

Cwt. Bu . Bu . Bu . Lbs. Lbs .

4.5

4.8

160

4/

720

4/

500

700

43

32

21,500

22,400

45

70

63

59

2,835

4,130

70

70

27

23

1,890

1,610

38

40

2,260

2,200

85,880

88,000

4

8,250

33,000

30,000

Peaches 2/

Lbs.

19

7,370

140,000

125,000

Qrapes 2/

Tons

1.7

1.47

2.5

2.8

1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Estimates brought forward from earlier surveys. 3/ Cotton yield in pounds and production in bales . 4/ Yield and production estimates will be

released in the Annual Crop Summary.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. PECANS

The De c e mber 1 forecas t f o r the pec an c~oP . in the 12 e~t i matin~ s ta t e ~ i s 204 mi Ll i c n pounds, an sheL. ba s i s , 15 percent below the October 1 forecast and 34 percent less than last year's production .

The Georgia for e c ast is 80.0 mi ll ion

pou nd s , 1 6 pe r ce nt le s s t ha n th e Oc t o b e r

1 forecast and 27 ~ercent be l o w the

pr ev io us y e a r ' s pr odu c ~ io n. Harvest wa s

about 80 percent complete by the

beg i nning of December, several days head

of average .

Growers compla~ned of

dr9Pping quality during the month due to

st~nk bugs, earlier dJ.sease infestations

and above normal temperatures the first

half of the mont h co mbined wi t h showers

the l a s t ha l f of the mo nt h . Shell ers are

re~o r t ing many empty and light weight

nu .. s.

Alabama's fo recast of 16.0 million pounds is 60 percent above the low 1988 cro~. 2uality ~s reported poor. Louisiana s ~orecast is 13.0 mlllion pounds, 41 percent below the 1988 production. Several factors including l a t e spring freezes, excessive rain , drought stress and fungus contr ibuted to a smaller p~od~ct~on.for this . y e a r ' s crop . The M1SS1SS1PPl crop ~s placed at 7.50 million pounds, 25 percent below last year.

New Mexico pecans are forecast at 27.0 million pounds, 4 percent above last season . Harvest is ~n full swing in New Mexico, with excellent harvest conditions prevailing statewide. Many orchards have fin ished harvest early. Quality ha s been reported to be very good . Oklahoma's crop is forecast at 5.00 million pounds, an 89 percent decrease from last year's large crop . Quality is poor. Texas is forecast ing 45 .0 m~llion ~ounds, down 25 percent from 1988 produc~ion. Harvest was over half complete by December 1. The crop varied widely across the State. A co mb~nation of a la te freeze in the spring, and hot, dry weather during the summer affected the crop in many areas.

U.S. COTTON The December 1 forecast of all cotton production is 12.1 million bales , down 22 percent from l a s t year's production, and virtuall y u nchanged from the November 1

forecast.

Of the tot al, upland i s

e x~ e ct ed t o ac co unt for 11.4 mi ll i o n

ba~ es wh i l e P ima product ion wi l l b e a

r ecord high 654 t h o u s a nd b al e s. Tot al

area for harvest is es timat ed at 9 .53

mil lion a cres, down 20 percent fro m 198 8 .

Yie ld is expected to average 608 pounds

per , a cre ~ 11 p o un d s below l a st ye a r b ut

up ~ pound from November 1.

Upl a nd ' c o t t o n prod uc t i o n in Texas and Ok la ho ma is f o r e cas t a t 2 . 9 9 mi llion bales, 46 percent below 1988 and 4 percent le s s than Novemb er 1 . In bo th states, a l ate Octobe r fr eez e c aused more damage to the crop than earlier expected. Cotton harvest made good progress in t he Plains and cou ld be complet ed ahead of normal du e to favorabl e weather . By December 3 , harvest wa s 8 9 percent complet e in Texas, compar ed w~ th 7 5 percent l a st year, and the average o f 60 percent .

The De lta States iAR,LA,MS , MO,TN) e xpec t

to produc e 4.02 mi lion ba.es, do wn 15

percent from last year but up 5 percent

from November 1 . Good harvest weather

allowed producers to continue field work .

Yields are

higher

than

earlier

antic ipated.

As of December 3, the

harvest in Arkansas was 99 percent

complete , Mississippi wa s 9 8 percent

complete and Louisiana had completed the

harvest in November.

Production in the Western States (AZ,CA,NM) is expected to total 3.34 mi llion bales, down 12 percent from 1988. The yields in this region are expected to average 1,190 pounds per acre, 152 pounds above the 1988 yield. The Ari zona and California crops remain in good to excellent condit~on. Cotton harvest in central California neared completion. Quality was reported to be excellent i n the southern areas.

The forecast in the Southeastern States

(AL,GA ,NC,SC) puts production at 1.05

million bales , 3 percent above the 1988

production. Yields in this region are

expected to average 600 pounds per acre,

up from the 514 pounds realized last

year.

Favorable weather with low

humidity late in the season, allowed the

top bolls to mature. Harvest continued

almost uninterrupted , and more than one

trip through fields was possible.

State

1987

DECEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST

I l!1P.r oved_.!..L
I~~ Ind. 1989

1987

] seed~ Ind.

[ 1988

1989

1987

- - - Thousand Pounds

Total I
1988

I nd .
~ ~..?_9_ _

Ala . Ark . Calif . 2 / FGala. . La . Miss. N. Mex. N.C. 3 / Okla. S .C.
Tex .

13 ,750 800
3,100 100,000
2,500 8,000 25 ,000 1 ,200 1,000 2 ,300 22,000

6 ,000 1 ,900 2 ,000 3,400 95 ,000 4,500 6 ,500
26,000 3,500 2 ,500
4 ,000
30,000

12 ,800 300
1,700 2,500 66,000 2,000 6 ,000
27,000 1 ,100 500
700
25,000

11 ,250 500
2,400 15 ,000 16,500
4,000
800 11 ,000
1,100 20 ,000

4 ,000 1,100
2,600 15 ,000 17,500
3,500
2,000 44,500
2 ,500 30,000

3,200 500
2,000 14 ,000 11,000
1 ,500
900 4,500
300 20,000

25,000 1, 30 0
5,500 115,000
19,000 12 ,000 25,000
2 ,000 12 ,000
3,400 42 ,000

10, 000 3 ,000 2 ,000 6 ,000
110,000 22,000 10 ,000
26 ,000 5 ,500
47 ,000
6 ,5 00
60,000

16 ,000 800
1 ,700 4,500 80 ,000 13,000 7,500
27,000 2,000 5 ,000
1,000
45,000

U.S II

B. ua4a/:ec

: - 1-:7;-9r {,;:6.:: 5: 0,;~ ::;--

o1J8.' 5 t

300
o pwo r

145
ked

,600
var t

e

t

82,550
ae s . 21

E1s2t2 ~,7m0a0tes

57,900 262 ,200 30 8 , 0 0 0
began wlth the 1988 crop.

203 ,500

3 / Esti m a ~ ~ ~ Z J ~ ~ u r r e n t yea r carried f o r ward f r om e arlier for eca s t . 4/ California incl uded

in 1988 and ~ 9 8 9 .

2

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for November was 134 percent of the 1977 average , unchanged from the previous month, but 5 points (3 .9 percent) higher than a year ago. Lower prices for peanuts, hogs, calves, cows and chickens were offset by higher prices for wheat, corn, soybeans , steers and heifers , milk and eggs. Broiler price was unchanged.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 2 POINTS

The November All Farm Products Index of

Prices Received increased 2 points (1 .4

percent) from October to 147 percent of

its January-December 1977 average.

Increases in the prices of strawberries,

milk, eggs, and celery were partially

offset by lower prices for hogs ,

grapefruit, apples, and lemons.

The

index was 3 points (2.1 percent) above a

year ago. Prices for milk, hogs, cattle,

and eggs were the major contributors to

the increase over a year earlier, but

lower prices for soybeans, corn, and

broilers were partially offsetting.

Commodity

FIELD CROPS

Winter vlheat

S/Bu .

3 .38

3.39

3 .85

3 .85

3.89

Oats

S /B u.

2 .41

1 .47

1.39

Corn

$/Bu.

3.04

2.54

2.59

2.51

2.22

2 .25

Cotton

Ct. /Lb .

54 .9

64.8

1/66.2

57.5

66.0

1/66.3

Cottonseed 2/

S/Ton

133.00

99.00

112.00

124.00

94.00

1 11 .00

Tobac co

Ct . /Lb.

161 .0

161 .8

169.5 3 /166 .5

Soybeans

S/Bu .

7.34

5 .61

5.65

7.43

5.55

5.62

Peanuts

Ct . /Lb.

21.4

25.7

1/22.7

25 .6

26 .7

1/25 .5

All Hay, baled 2/

$/Ton

87.60

85 .70

83.60

LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS

Hogs

S/Cwt.

36 .00

46.20

43.90

36.20

46.30

44.30

Sows

S/Cwt .

26 .70

37.00

32.80

27 .00

39 .20

35.60

Barrows & Gilts

$ /Cwt.

36.50

46.70

44.50

37.00

47.30

45 .00

Beef Cattle 4/

$ /Cwt.

53.80

57.40

57.60

66 .70

68.70

69.40

Cows 5 /

$ /Cwt.

44.50

47.70

47 .20

44.60

47.20

45.80

Steers & Heifers

S/Cwt.

67 .30

71 .10

72.00

73 .10

73.50

74.80

Calves

$/Cwt .

79.70

77.80

76.60

87.80

88. 10

87.30

All Milk

$ /Cwt.

15.10

15.90

3/16.60

13.40

14.70 3/15.20

Turkeys 2/

Ct . /Lb.

47.9

38 .5

40.9

Chickens 6/

Ct ./Lb .

21.5

2/20 .5

19.4

Com'l Broilers 7 / Ct. /Lb.

33.0

29.0

3/29.0

34.8

30.6

3 /29.8

Eggs, All

Ct ./Doz.

66.4

2/81.8

88 .3

59 .5

2/71 .3

78 .6

Table

Ct./Doz.

46 .3

2/62.4

72 .5

51.7

2/64.2

72.8

Hatching

Ct./Doz. 120 .0 2/125 .0

125 .0

1/ First half of month. 2 / Mid-month price . 3/ Entire month . 4/ " Co ws " and "steers and

heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 5 / Includes da iry cows

sold for slaughter. 6/ Excludes broilers. 7 / Liveweight equivalent price for Georgia.

1977=100

INDEX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

October

November

October-~ November

1988

1988

1989 ~'--_-=-=1-9'=8:9'-__

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

133

129

134*

134

Crops

128

122

128*

124

Lvstk. & Products

139

134

139*

141

!!.nited States

Prices Received

143

144

145

147

Prices Paid

173

1/173

178

2/178

R.atio 3/

83

83

81

83

1/ Oct. 1988 Prices Paid Index. 2/ Oct. 1989 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of

Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage
Rates. * Revised.

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U.S. PEANUT STOCKS

Pe anut st ocks in commerc ial sto r a g e on October 31 , 1 98 9, totaled 3 . 17 billion
pounds o f e q uivalen t f armer stock . This total includes 2.62 billion pounds of a ctual far mer s t o ck .

Shelled pe anuts on hand totaled 513

mil lion p ounds o f e q u i va l e n t fa r mer

stock .

Roast ing stock to t aled 3 2.7

mi ll ion po u n ds . There wer e 195 mil lion

pounds of Commodity Cred it Corporat ion

uncommitt ed stocks on hand as of October

31, 1989.

Shelled p eanu t stocks on Octobe r 3 1 , 198 9 , tota led 386 mill ion pounds of wh ic h 366 mi ll ion pounds were edibl e grades and 19.9 mill ion pounds were oil stocks . Edible grade stocks by type were : Virginias , 66.9 million pounds ; Runners , 271 mi l li o n pounds; and Spanish, 27.8 million pounds .

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Equi v al ent Total
3 I'

1988

Oct.

2 ,550 ,639

411,470

30.28 8

547 ,255

3 , 128 ,18 2

Nov.

2,699 ,46 6

463,52 1

3 3,8 66

6 16 , 48 3

3 ,349 , 81 5

Dec.

2,568 ,264

521,90 1

40 ,564

694.128

3 ,302.956

1989

Jan.

2,231,319

566,121

50,276

752,941

3 ,034,536

Feb.

1,750,347

658,414

55,282

875,691

2,681,32 0

Mar.

1,265,686

705 ,266

57,362

938,004

2,261,052

Apr.

820,667

718,486

59,273

955 ,586

1,835,52 6

May

429,454

721,069

60.811

959,0 22

1,449,297

June

110 , 777

700,824

60 ,190

932,09 6

1,103,063

July

51 ,248

548 ,600

49,033

729,638

829,919

Aug.

27,568

349,415

33,910

464,722

526,200

Sept.

1,567,027

330,293

18,767

439,290

2,025,084

Oct.

2,622,540

385,933

32,714

513,291

3,168,545

1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of eee 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 roast ing

stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1 .33.

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December 28, 1989 Vol ume 8 9 - Number 32
HI GHLI GHTS Poult r y Summary Cattle on Feed Milk Production Catfish Livestock Slaughter Cold Storage

RECEIVED
JAN 0 3 1990
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

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U.S. EGG PRODUC TION DOWN 3 PERCENT
Laying f locks in the United States produced 5.54 billion eggs during November 1989 , down 3 percent from the 5.69 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4 .83 billion table eggs and 706 million hatching eggs.

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT

Georgia's laying flocks produced 357

million eggs during November 1989, 2

percent

less than Nov ember 1988.

Production consisted of 246 million table

eggs and 111 million hatching eggs .

Laying flocks in the 29 states produced 4.61 billion eggs during November 1989, down 4 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.00 bill ion table eggs and 603 million hatching eggs .

Hatching Table Total Georgia

6,002 11,997 17,999

Hatching

32,024

Table

198,840

Total 20 States 230,864

Hatching Table Total U.S.

37,162 238,650 275,812

6,109 11,845 17,954 33,435 189,960 223,395 38,860 230,235 269,095

GEORGIA

1,773

1,815

2,142

2,076

2,017

1,988

20 STATES

1,802

1,803

2,114

2,107

2,070

2,061

UNITED STATES

1,806

1,817

2,105

2,099

2,064

2,058

106 257 363 577 4,203 4,780 671 5,023 5,694

111 246 357 603 4,002 4,605 706 4,833 5,539

1988-1989

Item

Nov . 2/ 1989

Young Chickens

Georg~a

61,033

63,293 104 61,637

603,640

639,634 106

United States

433,998

463,398

107 442,913 4 ,320 ,802 4,578,366 106

Mature Chickens

L~ght Type U.S .

10,136

10,222 101

8,925

123,730

112,583 91

Heavy Type U.S .

3,688

3,937 107

3,623

37,685

40,462 107

Total O.S.

13,824

14,159 102 12,548

161,415

153,045 95

Total All Types , Ga . 3 ,158

3,729 118

3,050

35,081

35,869 102

Percent Condemned

Young Ch~ckens

Georgia

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1U7 nFietedde

State rally

s
~nspected

1.7 slaughter

1.9 data as

cOllec~ea by

Meat

and

1.8 Poultry

1.8
Inspect~on

Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

Item

EGGS IN INCUBATORS, DECEMBER I, 1988 -1989 9 UNITED STATES

Thousands

Chickens

Egg Type

25,728

28,570

Broiler Type

403 ,447

428,415

Turkey_s, All Bre=e-=d-=s'--

-=2.5;:,:5.6J_0=~

=2..8L.,.8::7:.4~'__

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN A."lD GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

% of Year Ago

111

106

___1_1=3~~

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CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 2 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR

Cat tle a nd c al ves on f e ed Decembe r 1,

19 3 9 , fo r sla ug h t er ma rket i n th e 7

states

prepar ing mont h l y esti mates

total e d 8.13 mill ion head , up 2 per c ent

from a year ago but 3 percent be l ow

Dec ember 1 , 1987.

Marketings of fed cattle during November to taled 1.50 million , fractionall y below l a s t y ear but 1 percent above two years ago.

',1~DI~.i'~'. ,
Placements of cattle and calves on fe ed

in th e 7 stat es d uri ng Novemb er totaled

1.99 million, up 18 percent from l as t

yea r and 22 p e rcent abo ve Nov e mb er 1 98 7.

Th i s i s t h e larg est November placeme nt

to tal si nc e 19 7 7 , a nd the result of

c a t t l e mov ing into f e edlots rat h e r t h a n

going onto wheat

pastur es .

Ne t

p lacements o f 1 . 90 million for November

is 20 pe rcent a bove l ast y ear and 24

percent abov e 198 7 .

Ot he r d isappearance tot aled 91 . 0 thousand head compared to 107 thousand i n November 198 8 and 103 thousand in Novemb er 1987.

. . ---. --- -./ CATTLE AND CALVES : NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS , AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, ________________7 STATES, NOVEMBE R 1 TO DECEMBER 1 -- -- ~:~-8-- - -- --- 1- -- -------.-----:1-~ 989 -a--s-=%

Item

1989

of 1988

1,000 Head

On Feed, Nov. 11 /

7,934

7,731

97

Placed on Feed during Nov .

1,680

1,986

118

Fed Cattle Marketed during Nov.

1 ,507

1 ,500

100

Other Disappearance during Nov . 2 /

107

91

85

On Feed Dec. 1 1/

8,0~0

J0.~ 2 6

1 0~2

_

1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a fu l l

ration of grain or o ther concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that

will grade select or better . 2 / Includes death losses, movemen t from feed lots to

pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding .

NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION-21 STATES
Milk production in the 21 major states during November totaled 9.69 bi l lion pounds, 1 percent below produc tion in these s ame states in November 1 988 . October revised product ion, at 9. 9 2 b illion pounds, was 2 percent be low October 1988 .
Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,138 pounds for November , 2 pounds less than November 1988.

Th e number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.51 million head, 76 thousand head less than November 1988 but 21 thousand head more than October 1989.

During the Jul y-September period , the 21

major states produced 30.2 billion pounds

of mi lk , 8 4 . 9 percent of the U.S.

production.

If producers in the

remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly

followed the same pattern as the 21

states , the U.S. production would be 11 .4

billion pounds for November 1989.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION , NOVEMBER

I t em

I Uni t

i------1-,9-8-8=-=--=-------r----=~~~=----.,------=P:-e--r-c-e--n-:t--

No . Milk Cows on Farms 1 /

Thous. Head

8 ,591

99

Milk Production per Cow 2 /

Pounds

1 , 179

99

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

10,125

98

1/ Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 / Excludes milk sucked by calves.

Month Oct. Nov .

26,221 31,670 247,438 286,999 25,037 29,096 272,475 316 095

Imports
26 of
Catfish ~ 198

.79

.64

67 4

414

.78

.64

388

to process~ng plant. 2/ Data

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COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS -NOVEMBER 30, 1989
Frozen stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, vegetables, chickens , and j uice c oncentrates . The only cooler item with stocks above the previous year was fresh vegetables .
Total red meats in freezers increased 2 percent from October 31 but were 22 percent less than those on November 30, 1988. Frozen pork stocks rose 2 percent

du ring the month but were 22 percent be low the previous year . St ocks of pork bellies we r e up 72 percent from last month but were 26 percent below 1988.
Total fr ozen poultry decreased 38 percent f r om Oct ober 31 and was 5 percent below last year. Total stoc ks of chicken adva nc ed 11 perce n t d u r i n g the mon t h a nd we r e 11 p erc e nt ab ove 1988 . Total pou nds of turke ys in fre e zer s we r e d own 55 perc e n t from las t mon th and down 15 percent from last year.

COLD STORAGE STOCKS UNITED STATES

Nov. 30,

Oct. 31 ,

Commodit

1988

1989

1 ,000 Pounds

Butter

226,176

370,425

Cheese, Natural

366,695

327,220

Eg gs , Fr ozen

17,934

14,906

Fruits, Frozen

1,003,333

943,189

Fruit Juices, Frozen

991,096

1,140,504

Meats , Red

701,486

541,094

Beef, Frozen

300,407

224 ,029

Pork, Frozen

361,305

275,469

Poultry, Frozen

509,700

776,183

Turkeys, Frozen

303,530

571,805

Vegetabl es, Fr ozen

1 , 836,251

2,1 55 ,318

Potatoes, Frozen

1,044,422

878 , 746

Peanuts, Shelled

262,403

185,980

Peanuts, In Shell

15,941

20,336

Pecans, Shelled

16,961

23,185

Pecans, In Shell

26,393

13,262

NOVEMBER 30 Nov. 3 0 , 1989
291,824 315 ,506
13,32 7 904 ,350 1,100 ,810 549,611 232 ,664 280 ,905 484,498 259 , 333 2, 065 ,762 937,524 206,274
38 ,050 18,259 22,369

:.J UNIVERSITY OF GEOR GIA LIBRAR IES
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3 210 8 05357 0217

1989

Percent of

Nov. 1988 Oct. 1989

Percent

129

79

86

96

74

89

90

96

111

97

78

102

77

104

78

102

95

62

85

45

112

96

90

107

79

111

239

187

108

79

85

169

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