Georgia farm report [1990]

GEORGIA

GEORGIA FARM REPORT

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

RECEIVED

SERVICE Stephens Federal Building

January 5, 1990 Volume 90- No. 1
HIGHLIGHTS December 1 Pig Crop

JAN 0 8 1990
DOCUMENTS
UGA liBRARIES

Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

10 QUARTERLY STATES DOWN 2 PERCENT

Agricultural Prices
GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 1 PERCENT Inventory of all hogs and pigs on G~orgia farms on Decemb er 1, 1989 , ~s est~ma ted at 1 ,200,000 head , 1 percent less than a year earlier. Hogs kept for breeding totaled 170,000 head, 3 percent more than December 1, 1988. Market inventory , a t 1,030,000, is 1 percent less than the previous year. The September-November 1989 pig crop is estimated at 474,000, 3 percent more than a year ago. Sows farrowing during this per~od totaled 60,000 head, 5 percent less than the previous year. Pigs sa~ed per litter averaged 7.90, compared w~th 7.30 for the same peri od a year earlier. Georgia producers intend to have 65,000 sows farrow during December 1989-February 1990 , 5 percent more than the 62,000 farrowed during December 1988-February 1989. Producers are expecting 68,000 sows to farrow during March-May 1990, 3 percent less than a year earlier.

The 10 quarterly states, with 42.2 million head on December 1, 1989, are down 2 percent from a year earlier and down 1 percent from December 1, 1987. These 10 states account for approximately 78 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory.

In the 10 quarterly "states, the

June-August 1989 pig crop totaled 18.2

million head, 1 percent above the same

quarter

in

1988.

For

the

September-November period, the pig crop

of 16.9 million head was 4 percent below

the same period last year.

Intentions in the 10 quarterly states totaled 2.08 million sows to farrow during December 1989-February 1990 . This is down 1 percent from actual farrowings during the same period a year earlier. The March-May 1990 intentions, at 2.43 million sowsA are 6 percent below the March- May 19~9 quarter.

U.S . INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs is estimated at 53.9 million head on December 1 , 1989. This is 3 percent below a year ago and 1 percent below December 1, 1987. Breeding hog invento r y, at 6.87 million, ia 3 percent below last year and 3 percent below two years ago . Market hog inventory, at 47.0 million, is 3 percent below a year ago and 1 percent below two years ago. The U.S. pig crop for 1989 totaled 91.9 million head, 1 percent below 1988 and 4 percent above t he 1987 pig crop. December 1988-May 1989 plg crop, estimated at ,7.0 mill i on head, was slightly down from a year earlier and 8 percent above the comparable period in 1987. J une-November 1989 pig crop, estimatea at 44.9 million heaa , was 2 percent below last year, and slightly below the June-November 1987 pig crop. A total of 5.78 million sows farro wed dur~ng June-November 1989, 4 percent less than a year earlier and 1 percent below the June-November 1987 perioa. The litter size during this period averaged a record high 7.76 . U.S. hog producers intend to have 5.77 million sows farrow during the December 1989-May 1990 period, 4 percent below the actual farrowings a year earlier.

HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY NUMBER, DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP UNITED STATES 1988-1989

Item

1988

1 , 000 Rea

Dec. 1 Inven to r y

Sows Farrowing

All Hogs & Pigs

55, 469

53, 852

97

June Aug .

3,072

2,991

97

Kept for Breeding 7, 054

6,86 8

97

.. Sept. - Nov.

2,964

2,786

94

Market

48,41 5

46, 983

97

June - Nov.

6,036

5, 777

96

Market Ho~ s & Pigs

by On

Wel~
der

o h

Groups Pounds

13, 0 11

17,195

95

60- 119 Pounds

12 , 39 4

12, 185

98

120- 179 Pounds

10,0 2 5

9 ,680

97

180 Pounds & Over

7, 984

7 ,923

99

Sows Farrowing

Dec. 1/ Feb.

2,723

2,71C

100

March-May

3,307

3,304

100

Dec. 1 '-May

6,030

6,014

100

1/ December precedlng year .

Pig Crol? Dec. 1, Feb. March- May Dec. 1 /- May June-Aug. Sept. - Nov. June-Nov. Year

21,061 21,068

100

25,822 25,964

101

46,833 47,032

100

23,414 23 , 303

100

22,586 21,549

95

46,000 44,852

98

92,883 91,884

99

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Item

HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY, sows FARROWING, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA, 1984 - 1989

I I I I I I
I 1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

I 1989 as % of
I 1989 1986 I 1987 I 1988

1,000 Head - - - - -

MARCH 1 INVENTORY

All Hogs &: Pigs

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,175 107 102 102

Kept for Breeding

180

160

145

165

165

160 110

97

')7

Market

1,070

990

955

985

985

1,015 106 103 103

Market Hogs &: Pigs

by Weight Grouf2s

Under 60 Pounds

433

401

385

405

405

405 105 100 100

60-119 Pounds

289

271

260

265

270

270 104 102 100

120-179 Pounds

221

204

195

205

200

215 110 105 108

180 Pounds &: Over

127

114

115

110

110

125 109 114 114

JUNE 1 INVENTORY
All Hogs &: Pigs
Kept for Breeding
Market
Market Hogs &: Pigs
by Weight GroUf2S
Under 60 Pounds
60 - 119 Pounds
120-179 Pounds
180 Pounds &: Over

1,320
200 1. 120 .

1,200 165
1,035

493

450

302

285

202

190

123

110

1,075 150 925
385 265 170 105

1,125 165 960
400 265 185 110

1,175 170
1,005
430 265 195 115

1,200 112 107 102 185 123 112 109
1,015 110 106 101

440 114 110 102

270 102 102 102

195 115 105 100

110 105 100

96

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

1,250 180
1,070
471 288 193 118

1,200 165
1,035
450 280 190 115

1,075 155 920
410 240 170 100

1,175 165
1,010
445 255 195 115

1,250 175
1,075
470 285 195 125

1,250 116 106 100

170 110 103

97

1,080 117 107 100

470 115 106 100 290 121 114 102 195 115 100 100 125 125 109 100

DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs &: Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
Market Hogs &: Pigs
by Weight Grouf2s Under 60 Pounds 60 - 119 Pounds
120- 179 Pounds
180 Pounds &: Over

1,200 175
1,025
440 280 190 115

1,150 160 990
425 265 190 110

1 , 100 160 940
410 255 170 105

1,175 160
1,015
420 270 200 125

1,210 165
1 , 045
420 280 205 140

1,200 109 102

99

170 106 106 103

1,030 110 101

99

420 102 100 100

280 110 104 100

200 118 100

98

130 124 104

93

SOWS FARROWING

December 1/-February

66

60

55

59

60

62 113 105 103

March- May

11

: ?o

57

62

68

10 123 113

97

December 1/ - May June-August

143

130

112

121

128

132 118 109 103

72

. 66

60

62

69

64 107 103

93

September- November

68

64

58

60

63

60 103 100

95

June-November

140

130

118

122

131

124 105 10 2

95

PIG CROP

December 1/-February

462

432

410

431

456

471 115 109 103

March-May

554

518

433

465

510

539 124 116 106

December 1/-May

1,016

950

843

896

966

1,010 120 113 105

June-August

511

.82

444

471

518

506 114 107

98

September- November

483

467

444

462

460

474 107 103 103

J u ne - November

994

949

888

933

978

980 110 105 100

OEORO.JA_ FARR WINO INTENTIONS
Dec e mber 1/ - February Marc h - May
Dec embe r 1L - May 1/ December preceding year.

CTI23DI
65 68 133

1990 as % of

1987 110

198e I
108

1?~
105

-

110 100

97

110 104__ _1 00_ _

2

--~H~O~G~S~A~N~D~P~I~G~S~:~~~~~~~~r-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~U~ AR. TERLY STATES 1/, 1984 - 198~ 1989 as % of
~I~t~em~----------------~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~1~986 T--198711988

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

40,070 5,446
34,624
12 , 437 8,561 7,769 5,857

39,680 5,220
34,460
12 , 701 8,427 7,580 5,752

38,255 4,948
33,307
12,370 8,057 7,284 5,596

38,520 5,250
33,270
12,666 7,984 7,152 5,468

41,470 5,555
35,915
13,930 8,580 7,420 5,985

41,655 5, 440
36,215
13,865 8,678 7,550 6,122

109 108 100

110 104

98

109 109 101

112 109 100 108 109 101 104 106 102 109 112 102

JUNE 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept tor Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60 - 119 Pounds 120- 179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over
SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept tor Breeding Market
Market Hogs & Pigs
by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60 - 119 Pounds 120- 179 Pounds
180 Pounds & Over
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
SOWS FARROWING December 2/ - February March - May December 2/ - May June-August September- November June - November
PIG CROP December 2/ - February March - May Decemb r 2/ - May June - August September- November June - Novembe r

&1,915 5,771
36,144
15,437 9,187 6,361 5 , 159
43,180 5,550
37,630
14.957 9,209 7,835 5,629
42,420 5 , 360
37,060
14,229 9,497 7,603 5,731
1,964 2,481 4,445 2 , 259 2 , 316 4,575
14,288 18,814 33,102 17, 158 17,420 34,578

41,650 5,39 7
36,2 53
15,168 91 100 6,545 5,440
41,820 5,377
36,443
14,630 8,820 7,406 5,587
41,100 5,253
35,847
13,646 9,240 7,367 5,594
1,955 2,420 4,375 2 , 191 2,266 4,4 57
14 .690 18 , 762 33, 45 2 16 ,9 41 17, 26 2 34 , 20 3

38,075 4,885
33,190

40,955 5,340
35,615

13,845 8,330 6,200 4,815

15,430 8,760 6,440 4,985

39,635 4,905
34,730

43,150 5,310
37,840

14,025 8,380 6,970 5,355

14,885 9,320 7,800 5 , 835

39,730 5,125
34,605

42,675 5,435
37,240

13,120 8,825 7,135 5,525

14,020 9,410 7,555 6,255

1,866 2,172 4,038 2,087 2,115 4,202

1,934 2,374 4 , 308 2,284 2 , 261 4,545

14.271 16,, 9 64 31, 241 16 " 64 16 . 460 32. 724

14.985 18,782 33 , 767 17,692 17,496 35. 188

44,065 5,630
38,435
16,428 9,510 6,995 5,502
45,000 5,460
39,540
15,095 9,885 8,270 6,290
43 , 210 5,335
37,875
13,955 9,747 7,898 6,275
2,12 3 2,588 4,711 2,358 2,301 4,659
16,496 20,252 36,748 18,000 17 , 520 35,520

44,020 5,565
38,455
16,310 9,595 6,990 5,560
45,200 5,335
39,865
15,085 9,885 8,465 6 , 430
42,200 5,280
36,920
13,445 9,602 7,609 6 , 264
2,109 2,580 4,689 2,324 2,190 4. 514
16,441 20,309 36,750 18,167 16,890
I 35,057

116 107 100

114 104

99

116 108 100

118 106

99

115 110 101

113 109 100

115 112 101

114 105 100

109 100

98

115 105 101

108 101 100 118 1-06 100 121 109 102 120 110 102

106

99

98

103

97

99

107

99

97

102

96

96

109 102

99

107 101

96

113 100 100

113 109

99

119 109 . 100

116 109 100

111 102

99

104

97

95

107

99

97

115 110 100

120 108 100

118 109 100

112 103 101

103

97

96

107 100

99

1990 as _% _o_f_ -

Decembe March- May
December 2/-Ma~---------------------1/ Ga., Ill., Ind ., Iowa, Ka n s . , Minn. , Mo.,

ebr., N.C., Ohio.

3

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED

The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity

Index for December was 134 percent of the

1977 average, 1 point (.8 percent) the previous mon~h and 9 ~oints

ab1o1v.2e

percent) above a year ago. H~gher pr ces

for corn, barrows and gilts, beef cattle,

calves, milk and eggs were partially

offset by lower pr~ces for cotton,

cottonseed,

soybeans,

sows, other

chickens, and broilers.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT

The December All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 1 point (0.7 percent) from November to 148 percent of

its January-December 1977 average. Increases in the prices of hogs, cattle, milk, and eggs were partially offset by lower prices for lettuce, oranges, cotton, and broilers. The index was 3 points (2.1 percent} above a year ago. Higher prices for m~lk, hogs, cattle, and eggs were also the major contributors to the increases over a year earlier, but lower prices for soybeans, lettuce, corn, and broilers were partially offsetting. The December 1989 all milk ~rice is at a record high. The all hog pr~ce is at the highest level since October of 1987.

.....
Wheat 2/

r~ce
per Unit ~//BBuu.. $/Bu. Ct./Lb. $/Ton Ct./Lb. $/Bu. Ct./Lb. $/Ton

3.14 53.5 132 . 00 7 . 47 16.6

rC/Cwwtt.. /Cwt. /Cwt.
r c/ Cwwtt.. /Cwt.
$/Cwt. Ct. /Lb. Ct./Lb. 7/ Ct./Lb. Ct./Doz. Ct./Doz.

39.40 26.50 40.10 56.10 44.80 71.30 80.50 15.20
12.9 33.5 66.3 46.4

2.62 64.7 112.00 5.57 21.6
44.40 35.50 44.80 55.10 47.50 68.60 77.90 16.50 2/19.4
29.0 2/88.3 2/72.5

2.71 1/64.1 100.00
5.54
48 . 30 34.90 49.00 59.00 51.00 71.10 78.20 3/17.30
14.8 3/27.0
91.1 17.2

3.94 2 . 47 2.53 55.3 122.00 162.3 7.53 24.6 89.60 39.70 28.20 40.70 67.20 45.70 73.10 88.60 13.50 38.3 35.5 59.7 52.4

3.84 1. 48 2.24 65.8 111.00 166.5 5.64 26.7 83.60 45.00 36.80 45 . 70 69.80 46.80 75.80 86.70 15.50 40.9 29.8 2/78.6 2/72.8

3.93 1.46 2.26 1/62.7 125.00 3/167.0 5.63 1/28.7 84.20 48.90 37.90 49.80 71.00 48.70 76.70 86.90 3/15.90 39.6 3/28.6 82.8 77.6
cows

INDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

1977=100 Georg1a

Nov. 1 Dec. 1 Nov. 1 Dec.

I 1988

1988

1989

1989

Pr~ces Received

All Commodities

129

125

133*

134

Crops

122

110

122*

123

Lvstk . & Products 134

136

141

142

Uni t ed States

Pr1ces Rece1ved

144

145

147

148

Prices Paid Ratio 3/

1/173 83

1/173 84

2/178 83

2/178 83

1/ Oct. 1988 Pr1ces Pa1d lnaex. 2/ Oct. 1989

Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices

Received to Index of Prices Taxes and Farm Wage Rates.

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
January 26, 1990 Volume 90-Number 2
HIGHLIGHTS 1989 Crop Year in Review Field Crops, Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables Crop Values 1990 Wheat and Rye Seedings

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236
RECEI VED

Grain and Hay Stocks Milk Production Hogs and Pigs

FEB 0 1 1990
DUCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

1989 GEORGIA CROP YEAR IN REVIEW
Georgia's field crops responded favorably to above normal rainfall and moderate temperatures in 1989. As a result, most crop yields improved from 1988. Corn and hay set new record high yields in 1989.

The only field crops that failed to improve yields from 1988 were wheat, oats, rye and tobacco. These crops

were hurt by insects and diseases and too much rain during the early summer. Although most crops in 1989

were better than 1988, many did not live up to earlier expectations. Diseases and insects caused yield

reductions later in the growing season, especially to peanuts and soybeans.

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PECANS-BY STATES AND U.S. , 1988-1989

State

Utilized Production

1988

1989

Price per Pound

1988

1989

- 1 ,000 Pounds-

--Dollars--

Ala.

10,000

16,000

0.512

Ark.

3,000

800

0.484

Calif. 1/

2,000

1,700

0.700

A a.

6,000

4,500

0.506

Ga.

110,000

80,000

La.

22,000

13,000

0.599 0.386

Miss.

10,000

7,500

0.487

N. Mex.

26,000

27,000

0.670

N.C.

5,500

700

0 .615

Okla.

47,000

5,000

0.434

S.C.

6,500

1,000

0.554

Tex .

60,000

45,000

0.525

Other

States 2/
u.s.

308000

15,400 217600

0.54 1

t / Estimates began wi th the t988 crop. 2/ AZ., KS, and TN begi nning with the t989 crop.

0.460 0 .580 0.867 0.504 0.658 0.455 0.822 0.9 10 0.714 0.568 0.654 0.744
0.738 0.688

Value of Utilized Production

1988

1989

--1 ,000 Dollars- -

5,120 1,452 1,400 3,036 65,850 8,495 4,870 17,420 3,380 20,394 3,601 31 ,500

7,360 464
1,474 2,270 52,640 5,920 6,168 24,570
500 2,840
654 33,500

166 518

11 ,365 149 725

State
Ala . Ca li f . Freestone Ga. N.J . Pa . S.C. Calif. Clingstone
u.s.

PEACHES-BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1 1988-1989

Total

Production

1988

1989

Utilized

Production

1988

1989

Price per

Pound

1988

1989

- Million Pounds-

- Dollars-

24.0

15.0

22.0

14.0

0.202

0.246

523.0 140.0 85.0 80.0 340.0

524.0 125.0 70.0 65.0 270 .0

523.0 132.0 80.0 75.0 290.0

524.0 115.0 65.0 65.0 235.0

0.152 0.201 0.244 0.196 0.185

0.152 0.202 0.346 0.258 0.200

1,017.0 2,614.0

992.0 2,333.3

943.0 2,448.5

927.0 2,210.4

0.104 0.156

0.106 0.163

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

- 1 ,000 Dollars- ~

4,444

3,444

79,600 26,498 19,524 14,678 53,592

79,904 23,260 22,512 16,799 46,974

98,072 382,127

98,262
360,3n

State
Calif. Georgia North South Total Mich. N.Y. N.C. Pa. S.C. Wash .
u.s.

APPLEs-SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1988 AND 1989

Total

Production

1988

1989

Utilized

Production

1988

1989

Price per

Pound

1988

1989

-Million Pounds-

-Cents-

630.0

650.0

630.0

650.0

18.7

14.8

31.0 2.0 33.0 830.0 910.0 350.0 520.0 38.0 3,900.0 9,131.0

28.0 2.0
30.0 1,000.0
960.0 220.0 340.0
35.0 5,000.0
10,006.8

30.0 2.0 32.0
830.0 910.0 350.0 520.0
36.0 3,900.0 9,081.4

27.0

13.3

13.1

2.0

10.5

7.3

29.0

13.1

12.7

1,000.0

8.8

8.7

960.0

10.8

8.4

220.0

8.0

9.1

340.0

9.2

9.8

33.0

12.1

12.1

5,000.0

13.0

9.6

9.945.8

12.7

10.5

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

-1,000 Dollars-

117,750

96,200

3,990 210
4,200 72,960 98,325 27,855 47,642
4,365
505,050
1.150.387

3,537 146
3,683 87,000 80,640 20,020 33,320
3,993 480,000 1,048,925

State
Ga. N.C. S.C .
u.s.

GRAPES-SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 1988 AND 1989

Total

Production

1988

1989

Utilized

Production

1988

1989

Price per

Pound

1988

1989

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

2,500 3,300
500 6,033,700

-Tons-

2,800 1,700

2,500 3,200

300 51895,850

500 610321100

2,700 1,700
200 518951050

-Dollars-

911

781

330

406

394

810

266

290

-1,000 Dollars-

2,278 1,057
197

2,110 690 162

116031295

1?11?10

State
Alabama Florida Georgia N. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee United States

HAY STOCKS ON FARMs-SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1988 AND 1989

1988

May 1,

1989

1988

December 1' 1989

132 69 238 112 94 378 27,074

--1,000 Tons--

285

1,125

104

421

314

953

112

614

116

378

350

2,075

17,507

90,312

1,232 383
1,1 99
859 310 2,904 101 '158

Cro(;!
Corn for Grain Sorghum for Grain All Wheat Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for Nuts Upland Cotton 1/ Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpotatoes Tobacco Oats Rye
1/ Yield in pounds.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1988 AND 1989

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Unit

1988

1989

1988

1989

Production

1988

1989

-1 ,000 Acres-

-Thousands-

Bu. Bu . Bu. Bu . Lbs . Bales Tons Tons Cwt Lbs. Bu . Bu.

58,250 9,042 53,189 57,373 1,628.4 11 ,759.1
65,055 85.5
634.0 5,533
595

64,781 11 ,153 62,149 59,388 1,638.5 9,119.8
63,395 85.7
688.6 6,874
479

84.6 63.8 34.1 27.0 2,445 615
1.94 128 2,160 39.3 24.7

116.2 55.4 32.8 32.4 2,460 609
2.29 134 2,054 54.4 28.1

4,928,681 576,686
1,812,201 1,548,841 3,980,917
15,o n .3 6,062
126,010 10,945
1,369,500 217,600 14,689

7,527,152 617,860
2,035,818 1,926,806 4,030,050
11,570.3 4,766
145,445 11 ,497
1,414,179 313.n8 13,482

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1989 CROP YEAR IN REVIEW, (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) The preliminary value of productio for 1 principal Georgia crops increased 4 percent in 1989. The $1 .35 billion value is the highest aggregate otal value for these 17 crops since 1984. Tlie increased value resulted from higher producfion from eleven crops and higher prices for eight crops. The aggregate value for 19 crops including onions and processing snapbeans which were publislied for the first time 1n 'ffi89, totals $1.37 billion. These value of production estimates do not reflect the amount sold, cost of P,roduction, nor profit or loss. Estimates of cash receipts from marketings, production costs and net income will be available at a later date.

PEANUTS The preliminary value of Georgia's 1989 peanut crop is estimated at $494 million, Z percent less than the value of the peanut crop produced in 1988. The 1989 value, however does not include any payments from the GFA pool profits. Peanuts continue as the most valuable crop in Georgia, contributing at least 36 percent of the aggregate value of the 19 major crops. The average P-rice received for the 1989 crop, excluding GFA payments was 26.7 cents per pound. The 1988 price, including GFA po9l profits, averaged. 28:0 cents per pound. Georg1a's peanut procfuct1on 1n 1989, at 1.85 billion poundsd increased 3 percent from the 1.80 billion poun s produced in 1988. Acreage harvested was unchanged from 1988 at 685,0<JO acres, but yield per acre was up 70 pounds to 2,700.

SORGHUM Sorghum harvested for grain in 1989 is valued at $4.o4 million, a jump of 47 percent from the value of the 1988 crop. Contributing most to the increase was a 43 percent increase in production to 2.0 million bushels. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 50 thousand acres, up 25 percent from 1988. Yield per acre also improved from 1988 to average 40 bushe~s.J an increase of 5 bushels per acre. Price is expectea to average 7 cents more than in 1988 at $2.32 per bushel.
PECANS The value of Georgia's 1989 pecan crop dropped 20 percent from 198trto $52.6 million. Production at 80 million pounds, fell 27 percent from 1988, but the average price at 65.8 cents per pound rose 10 percent from the 1988 price.

SOYBEANS Georgia's 1989 soybean crop is valued at nearl~ $159 million, a drQP of 3 percent from the value ol the 1988 crop. Soybeans are the second most valuable crop in Georgia. The price received by farmers is expected to average $5.55 per bushel for the 1989 crop, compared with $7.30 per bushel received in 1988. Production in 1989 totaled 28.6 million bushels, 27 percent more than a year earlier. Acreage harvested in 1989, at 1.10 million acres, was up 22 percent from 1988. Yield per acre averaged 26 bushels in 1989, 1 bushel per acre more than in 1988.
TOBACCO Tobacco value of production increased 4 percent to $145 million in 1989. This increase is a result of a 1 percent rise in production to 87.0 million pounds and a 4.3 cents gain in price to $1.67 per pound. Acreage harvested in 1989 totaled 40 thousand acres, up 5 percent from 1988. Yield per acre in 1989 dropped 85 pounds from 1988 to 2,175 per acre. HAY The total value of all hay produced in Georgia during 1989 was almost $94.0 million, a 21 percenf increase from 1988. This increase was the result of a 29 percent gain in production from the year before to 1.62 mill1on tons. Yield averaged a record high 2. 7 tons per acre from 600 thousand acres harvested. Average price per ton dropped $4.00 from 1988 to $58.0<J per ton.

PEACHES The value of Georgia's 1989 utilized peach production declined f2 percent from 1988 to $23.3 million. This decline was the result of a 13 percent drop in utilized production from 1988 to 115 million pounds. Geo,rg1a's average price increased slightly from the prev1ous year to ~0 . 2 cents per pouncr:
APPLES Georgia commercial apple production totaled 30.0 million pounds in 1989, 9 percent less than 1988. Of the total production, 29.0 million pounds wereutilized, 9 percent less than the previous year. The average price dropped to 12.7 cents per pound, comparecfwith 13.1 cents per pound in 1988.
GRAPES The value of Georgia's 1989 grape croP. at $2.11 million declined 7 percent from the previous year. Utilized production increased 200 tons, buf the average rrice per ton dropped to $781 compared with $"91 per ton in 1988.
ONIONS The value of the 1989 Georgia Sweet Vidalia Onion cro_p totaled $17.3 million. Production amounted to 635 thousand hundredweight from 4,700 acres harvested. Prices farmers received for the 1989 onion crop averaged $27.20 per hundredweight. The Federal Estimating program for Georgia began with the 1989 crop.

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GEORGIA 1989 CROP VALUES AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL CROP VALUE Peaches 1. 7%

Pie chart percentages computed from crops included in table. Poultry and livestock income data will be available in April 1990.

GEORGIA'S 1990 WHEAT SEEDINGS DOWN 12 PERCENT
Seeding of winter wheat in Georgia for the 1990 crop is estimated at 700 thousand acres. This is 12 percent or 100 thousand acres less than the 1989 plantings. Seeding of the 1990 crop was slower than in previous years. On December 1Oth, the last weekly crop planting progress survey, wheat was 80 percent planted, compared with the 5 year average for that date of 84 percent. Seeding has continued slow during recent weeks because of wet soils.
GEORGIA RYE PLANTINGS UP 3 PERCENT
Rye plantings for all purposes in Georgia for the 1990 crop are estimated at 330 thousand acres, 3 percent more than the 320 thousand acres planted for the 1989 crop. This is the first acreage increase

in 5 years. Seeding of rye, which is mostly used for winter grazing in Georgia was virtually complete by mid-December.
U.S. WHEAT PLANTINGS UP
Winter wheat area seeded for 1990 is expected to tota157.0 million acres, up 3 percent from 1989. This would be the largest winter wheat area since the 1985 crop.
U.S. RYE SEEDINGS DOWN
Rye seeded area for 1990 is placed at 1.86 million acres, down 8 percent from 1989. This is a new record low seeded area. Acreage is down in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Area is up in Georgia and Michigan.

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE SEEDED-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1989-19901/

United States

Georgia

item

1989

1990

1989

--1,000 Acres--

Winter Wheat Area Seeded

55,091

56,972

800

Rye Area Seeded

2,014

1,862

320

1/ Total area seeded for all purposes.

4

1990
700 330

Cro~

Year

Corn Cotton Lint 3/ Cottonseed Hay4/ Oats Peanuts Rye Sorghum Soybeans Tobacco 4/ Wheat Apples 6/ Grapes 6/ Onions Peaches 6/
Pecans Snap beans for Processing Sweet potatoes Tomatoes, Fresh Mkt.

1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987
1989
1989 1988 1987
1989 1988 1987

GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY-1987, 1988, 1989

Planted Acres

Harvested Yield per Acres 1/ Acre Unit

Production

-1,000 Acres-

610

550

600

500

680

610

-1,000-

95

Bu.

62

Bu.

84

Bu.

52,250 31 ,000 51 ,240

270

265

634

Bale

350

315

564

Bale

250

245

662

Bale

350.0 370.0 338.0

Ton

123.6

Ton

129.0

Ton

122.0

600 570 600
90 80 55
690 690 635
320 350 380
90 85 110
1,150 930 830

600 570 600
70 45 30
685 685 630
70 70 70
50 40 60
1,100 900 780

2.70 2.20 2.20
59 63 55
2,700 2,630 2,500
23 27 22
40 35 40
26 25 21

Ton Ton Ton
Bu . Bu. Bu.
Lb. Lb. Lb.
Bu. . Bu. Bu.
Bu . Bu. Bu.
Bu. Bu. Bu.

1,620 1,254 1,320
4,130 2,835 1,650
1,849,500 1,801 ,550 1,575,000
1,610 1,890 1,540
2,000 1,400 2,400
28,600 22,500 16,380

40

40

2,175

Lb.

38

38

2,260

Lb.

32

32

2,255

Lb.

800

700

32

Bu.

575

500

43

Bu.

550

460

31

Bu.

3.5

8 ,570

Lb.

4.0

8 ,250

Lb.

4.0

12,500

Lb.

87,000 85,880 72,160
22,400 21,500 14,260
29,000 32,000 40,000

1.7

1.65

Ton

2.7

1.7

1.47

Ton

2.5

1.7

1.59

Ton

2.7

4.8

4.7

135

Cwt.

635

20

6,250

Lb.

19

7,370

Lb.

19

5,260

Lb .

115,000 132,000 98,000

Lb.

80,000

Lb.

110,000

Lb.

115,000

2.8

2.7

2.30

Ton

6.21

Unit Price 2/
Dollars
2.55 3.02 2.25
.646 .552 .618
104.00 131 .00 85.00
58.00 62.00 62.00
1.65 1.81 1.64
5/.267 .280 .288
2.20 2.61 1.79
2.32 2.25 1.52
5.55 7.30 5.61
1.670 1.627 1.630
3.70 3.21 2.46
.127 .131 .113
781 .00 911.00 870.00
27.20
.202 .201 .181
.658 .599 .540
253.00

5.0

4.8

180

Cwt.

4.8

4.5

160

Cwt.

4.5

4.2

150

Cwt.

2.8

2.7

200

Cwt.

3.0

2.9

180

Cwt.

3.0

2.9

110

Cwt.

864

15.60

720

15.00

630

12.70

540

24.00

522

22.30

319

25.20

Value of Production
$1,000'5
133,238 93,620 115,290
108,528 98,035 100,264
12,854 16,899 10,370
93,960 77,748 81,840
6,815 5,131 2,706
493,817 504,434 453,600
3,542 4,933 2,757
4,640 3,150 3,648
158,730 164,250 91,892
145,290 139,727 117,621
82,880 69,015 35,080
3,683 4,200 4,520
2,110 2,278 2,350
17,272
23,260 26,498 17,758
52,640 65,850 62,150
1,571
13,478 10,800 8,001
12,960 11,641 8,039

Total Above

1989

4,675.4

4,170.1

1,371 ,268

Crops

1988

4,275.8

3,695.1

1,298,209

1987

4129.5

3548.8

1117886

1/ Harvested for principle use. 2/ Marketing year average prices with no allowances or adjustments for commodities under Government loan, commod~ i es forfeited to the

C.C.C., nor deficiency or d isaster payments. 1989 prices are preliminary. 3/ Cotton yield In pounds per acre; price In cents per pound . 4/ Harwsted acres substituted for

planted acres. 5/ No allowance for GFA pool payments. 6/ Bearing acreage and utilized production.

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CORN The value of the 1989 corn crop at $133 million, registered the second largest percentage increase from the previous year. Corn value of production jumped 42 percent from 1988 because of a 69 percent increase in production. Corn yield in 1989 averaged a record high 95 bushels per acre, 33 bushels above the drought damaged crop of 1988. Acreage harvested for grain in 1989 was up 50 thousand acres to 550 thousand. Prices for the 1989 crop are expected to average $2.55 per bushel, a drop of 47 cents per bushel from 1988. Irrigated area harvested for grain totaled 175,000 acres, 9 percent above 1988. Irrigated yield at 125 bushels per acre was 7 bushels above 1988. Total production from irrigated acres amounted to 30.4 million bushels, 61 percent above 1988.

COTTON
The value of production of lint cotton in 1989 is expected to total nearly $109 million, an increase of 11 percent from the value of the 1988 crop. This increased value is expected despite a 5 percent drop in production to 350 thousand bales. The price is projected to average 64.6 cents per pound, compared with 55.2 cents for 1988 cotton. Acreage harvested in 1989 totaled 265 thousand acres, 16 percent less than the 315 thousand acres harvested in 1988. Cotton yield per acre, estimated at 634 pounds, compares favorably with the 564 pounds produced per acre in 1988.

Year
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED CORN-GEORGIA, 1982-1989

Acres Harvested for Grain NonIrrigated Irrigated Total

Yield per Acre

Non-

lrriaated lrriaated

Total

Production Nonlrriaated lrriaated

Total

-1,00Q--

-Bushels-

-1,000 Bushels-

645

170

815

70.5

140.0

85.0

45,475

23,800

69,275

580

155

735

64.3

115.0

75.0

37,300

17,825

55,1 25

765

220

985

71.1

120.0

82.0

54,370

26,400

ao,no

740

235

975

66.2

140.0

84 .0

49,000

32,900

81 ,900

520

210

730

37.0

110.0

58.0

19,240

23,100

42,340

430

180

610

68.9

120.0

84.0

29,640

21,600

51,240

340

160

500

35.6

118.0

62.0

12,120

18,880

31 ,000

375

175

550

81 .0

125.0

95.0

21 ,875

30,375

52,250

GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 7 PERCENT
Milk production in Georgia during October-December 1989 totaled 332 million pounds, 7 percent more than the comparable period a year earlier.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 109,000 head during the October-December quarter, 5 percent more than the same quarter the previous year.
Production per cow averaged 3,045 pounds during October-December, 65 pounds more than October-December 1988.

U.S. QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 35.2 billion pounds, 1 percent below October-December 1988.
The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the October-December quarter was 10.1 million head, virtually unchanged from July-September 1989, but 1 percent less than October-December 1988.
Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on January 1, 1990 averaged 17.9 pounds, 0 .8 pounds less than January 1, 1989.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1988-1989

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

1988

1989

Percent

1988

1989 Percent

Milk Cows 1/

Thous. Head

104

109

Milk per Cow 21

Pounds

2,980

3,045

Milk Production 21

Mil. Lbs.

310

332

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

105

10,208

102

3 ,471

107

35,434

10,130

99

3,476

100

35,208

99

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ONIONS-BY SEASON, SELECTED STATES AND U.S ., 1988 AND 1989

State and Season

Area Harvested

1988

1989

Acres

Yield per Acre

1988

1989

Cwt.

Production

1988

1989

1,000 Cwt.

Value per Cwt.
1988 1989
Dollars

Total Value

1988

1989

1,ooo Dollars

Spring

Ariz.

1,200

1,000

375

440

450

440

7.55

8.90

3,398

3,916

Calif.

8,500

7,700

390

400

3,315

3,080

9.71

11 .30

32,189

34,804

Ga. 1/

4,700

135

635

27.20

17,272

Texas

14,000

15,000

230

215

3,220

3,225 12.00

10.70

38,640

34,508

Total

23,700

28,400

295

260

6,985

7,380 10.60

12.30

74,227

90,500

Summer

Non-Storage

N. Mex.

6,400

6,600

430

400

2,752

2,640

8.52

14.80

23,447

39,072

Texas

4,100

4,000

210

260

861

1,040 11 .40

18.30

9,815

19,032

Wash .

1,600

1,500

400

350

640

525 10.70

17.80

6,848

9,345

Total

12,100

12,100

351

348

4,253

4,205

9.43

16.00

40,110

67,449

Storage 2/

64,350

62,840

386

395

24,866

24,809 11 .50

10.50 240,063

211 ,290

Calif. 3/

32,000

30,000

380

380

12,160

11 ,400

6.13

7.85

71 ,893

87,028

Summer

108,450 104,940

381

385

41,279

40,414

9.55

10.30 352,066

365,767

u.s.

132,150 133,340

365

358

48,264

47,794

9.72

10.70 426,293

456,267

1/ Es1ima1es beg in with 1989 crop. 2/ Includes some quantities of storage crop onions harveated but not oold because of shrinkage and waste. lncludea CO, 10, Ml, MN, NY, OH, OR, UT, WA, WI. 31 Summer primarily processing .

State

TOMATOES-FOR FRESH MARKET, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1988 AND 1989

Area Harvested

1988

1989

Yield per Acre

1988

1989

Production

1988

1989

Value per Cwt.

1988

1989

Total Value

1988

1989

Acres

Cwt.

1,000 Cwt.

Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Ala.

3,100

2,700

115

Ark.

1,100

1,000

290

Calif.

37,500

38,400

245

Ra.

58,000

60,200

325

Ga.

2,900

2,700

180

N.C.

1,400

1,300

150

S.C.

3,700

3,600

400

Tenn .

4,600

4,300

180

Va.

3,000

3,000

420

Other

States 1/

25,700

24,740

115

u.s.

141 ,000 141,940

255

1/lncludes HI,IN,LA,MA,MD,MI,NJ,NY,OH,PA,TX.

120

357

324 19.00

22.50

6,783

7,290

140

319

140 43.50

35.40

13,877

4,956

270

9,188

10,368 29.90

23.90 274,721

247,795

305

18,850

18,361 25.20

38.20 475,020

701,390

200

522

540 22.30

24.00

11,641

12,960

190

210

247 20.70

15.40

4,347

3,804

390

1,480

1,404 18.20

17.70

26,936

24,851

140

828

602 28.00

25.00

23,184

15,050

365

1,260

1,095 32.10

36.40

40,446

39,858

134

2,967

3,310 30.90

29.60

91 ,687

97,837

256

35,981

36,391 26.90

31.80 968,642 1,155,791

HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG CROP,
GEORGIA, 1988-1989

Item

1988

1989

1989 as% of1988

Item

1988

1989

1989 as% of 1988

De~ , l ID~~DIQO All Hogs &Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
Mi!r~~ll::!29li & ~igll
b~ W~igh! QrQ!.!Qli Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over

-1,000 Head-

1,210 165
1,045

1,200 170
1,030

420

420

280

280

205

200

140

130

So~n Ei!rrQwiog

Dec. 1/-Feb.

60

62

March-May

68

70

Dec. 1/-Ma

128

132

1/ December preceding year.

-1,000 Head-

Sow:~ Eam1wiog

99

June-Aug .

69

64

93

103

Sept.-Nov.

63

60

95

99

June-Nov.

132

124

94

Pig CrQp

Dec. 1/-Feb.

456

471

103

100

March-May

510

539

106

100

Dec. 1/-May

966

1,010

105

98

93

J u n e-Aug .

518

506

98

Sept.-Nov.

460

474

103

June-Nov.

978

980

100

103

97

Year

1,944

1,990

102

103

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GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS DOWN

Soybean stocks in all positions on December 1, 1989, in Georgia, totaled 18.2 million bushels, a decIine of 9 percent from December 1, 1988. Soybeans stored on Georgia farms on December 1, 1989, are estimated at 5.50 million bushels, an increase of a half million bushels from a year earlier. Soybeans stored off farms on December 1, totaled 12.7 million bushels, a drop of 15 percent from a year ago.

~ stored in all positions on December 1, 1989, is estimated at 2.39 million bushels, 49 percent less than December 1, 1988.
.Q.Qm stocks stored off the farm on December 1, 1989, totaled 7.76 million bushels, 24 percent less than December 1, 1988.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY- DECEMBER 1, 1988 AND 1989

Grain/ Capacity

On Farms

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

Off Farms 1/

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

All Positions

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

- -1,000 Bushels--

Corn Wheat

*

*

10,222

7,760

900

300

3,814

2,091

Soybeans Barley Grain Storage

5,000
*

5,500
*

15,073 56

12,739 15

Capacity

120,000

110,000

63 ,840

1/ Inclu des stocks at mills, elevato rs, warehou ses, term inals, and processors. * Not published.

61 ,000

*
4,714 20,073
*
183,840

*
2,391 18,239
*
171 ,000

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS

CQrn stored in all positions on December 1, 1989 is
estimated at 7.08 billion bushels, virtually the same as on December 1, 1988. Farm stocks totaled 4. 70 billion bushels, 10 percent more than last December. Off-farm stocks totaled 2.38 billion bushels, down 15 percent from last year.
All_ wheat stocks in all positions December 1, 1989 totaled 1.42 billion bushels, down 17 percent from December 1, 1988. Farm stocks are 582 million

bushels, off 6 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks are estimated at 836 million bushels, down 24 percent from December 1988.
Soybeans stored in all positions on December 1, 1989 totaled 1.61 billion bushels, 18 percent above December 1, 1988. Farm stocks, at 793 million bushels, were 22 percent above a year earl ier. Off-farm stocks, at 817 million bushels were 14 percent above December 1, 1988.

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-DECEMBER 1, 1988 AND 1989

Grain/ Capacity

On Farms

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

Off Farms 1/

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

All Positions

Dec. 1,

Dec. 1,

1988

1989

- - 1,000 Bushels--

Corn .Wheat

4,280,200 620,000

4,698,800 582,000

2,791 ,367 1,095,902

2,380,268 835,532

Soybeans Barley Grain Storage

650,000 182,470

793,400 187,940

716,812 189,648

817,051 165,213

Capacity

13,300,000

12,800,000

9,606,050

1/ lncludes stoc ks at mills, elevators, warehouses, term inals and processors.

9,387,990

7,071 ,567 1,715,902 1,366,812
372,118
22,906,050

7,079,068 1,417,532 1,610,451
353,153
22,187,990

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DOCUMENTS

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HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Poultry Summary Cattle Inventory

Livestock Slaughter

Monthly Poultry Summary Calf Crop

Catfish Processed

Sheep

Cattle on Feed

Peanut Stocks

Catfish Production

Monthly Prices

Cold Storage

GEORGIA'S 4.2 BILLION EGGS DOWN 1 PERCENT NUMBER OF LAYERS ALSO DOWN
Eggs produced in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 1989, totaled 4.2 billion, 1 percent less than the 4.3 billion eggs produced in 1988.
The number of layers averaged 17.6 million in 1989, 1 percent less than the 17.8 million layers the previous year. All layers in Georgia produced an average 241 eggs per hen in 1989, unchanged from 1988. Georgia ranked fourth in the Nation in 1989 in the average number of layers and fifth in total egg production.

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT IN 1989 LAYER NUMBERS DOWN 3 PERCENT
The Nation's egg production during the year ending November 1989, totaled 67.1 billion eggs, down 4 percent from last year's total of 69.7 billion eggs. Layer numbers during 1989 averaged 269 million layers, down 3 percent from 1988. The annual average production per layer on hand in 1989 was 250 eggs, down from the previous year's average of 251 eggs per layer. California led all states with an average number of layers totaling 30.1 million.

LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION, 20 SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1988-19891/

State

Average Number of Layers

1988

1989

Eggs per Layers 2/

1988

1989

Total Egg Production

1988

1989

-Thousands-

-Number-

-Million Eggs-

Ala.

11,002

9,458

236

231

2,596

2,184

Ark.

15,n 8

14,455

240

232

3,784

3,352

Calif.

31 ,467

30,073

245

243

7,718

7,317

Conn .

4,3n

3,712

256

252

1,122

935

Aa .

11,121

10,662

248

244

2,758

2,602

GA.

17,822

17,563

241

241

4,294

4,233

Ind.

21 ,435

21 ,165

263

261

' 5,644

5,529

Iowa

8,073

8,505

255

252

2,058

2,140

Maine

4,880

4,303

266

264

1,300

1,138

Mich.

6,079

5,665

255

257

1,553

1,454

Minn .

9,005

8,740

250

256

2,250

2,236

Miss.

5,170

5,354

242

241

1,251

1,289

Mo.

6,145

6,180

248

240

1,526

1,485

N.Y.

3,878

3,973

261

268

1,013

1,063

N.C.

14,281

13,871

238

239

3,396

3,312

Ohio

17,129

16,7 n

261

259

4 ,4 n

4,353

Pa.

19,813

19,535

268

268

5,317

5,232

S.C.

5,500

5,114

260

262

1,432

1,342

Tex.

13,901

13,673

242

242

3,363

3,304

Wash .

5,008

4,805

265

270

1,327

1,299

20 States

231,864

223,583

251

250

58,179

55,799

Other States

45,917

45,161

250

250

11,476

11 ,301

u.s . 3/

2n,781

268,744

251

250

69,655

67,100

1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec. 1, previous year thru Nov. 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ Sum may not add to U.S. total due to round1ng .

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Hatching Table Total Georgia
Hatching Table Totai 2 0 S tates
Hatching Table Total US

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-DECEMBER 1988-1989

Number of Layers

During December

1988

1989

Eggs per 100

Layers-December

1988

1989

-Thousands--

6,188 11,908 18,096

6,168 11 ,839 18,007

32,747
.195,665
228 412

34,301
.191,()62
225363

37,953 235,603 273 558

39,562 230,948 270 510

-Number-

GEORGIA
1,798 2,220 2,072

1,864 2,201 2,088

20 STATES 1,829
.2,188
2137

1,840
.2,191
2137

UNITED STATES
1,836 2,179 2132

1,848 2,178 2129

Total Eggs Produced

During December

1988

1989

-Millions--

111

11!

264

~

375

371

599

63

.4,282
4881

.4,18
4 8f

697

73

5,134

5,02

5831

518

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1988-1989

%of

Item

Nov.

Nov.

year

Dec. 2/

Jan. thru Nov.

1988

1989

ago

1989

1988

1989

-Thousands-

-Thousands-

Young Chickens

Georgia

57,895

60,330

104

59,606

661 ,535

699,964

United States

415,678

446,268

107

432,184

4,736,480

5,031 ,102

Mature Chickens

Ught Type U.S.

11 ,092

9,158

83

10,945

134,822

121 ,741

Heavy Type U.S.

3,012

3,786

126

3,567

40,697

44,248

Total U.S.

14,104

12,944

92

14,512

175,519

165,989

Total All Types, Ga.

3,272

3,501

107

3,185

38,353

39,370

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.6

1.4

Ucit!!d Stat!!s

1 Q

1 B

1/ Federally lnopected olaughter deta ao collected by Meat and Poultry lnopectlon Program. Current month data eotlmeted by Market -

1.6 1 B

a1.6
1

Setvlce. 21 Preliminary.

%!
ya
ag
10 10 I 10 I 10
-

Item
Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Tyrk!!ys

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JANUARY 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

1989

1990

-Thousands--

23,043
389,062
30058

29,499 426,714
32486

I
%ofYear~
128 110
lOll

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1988-1989

%of

%~

Item

Dec.

Nov.

Dec.

year

Jan. thru Dec.

yea

1988

1989

1989

ago

1988

1989

ag

-Thousands--

-Thousands

Eull!!t Qbi!<h~ Ela!<!!d Dom!!~i!< (U.S.lll Broiler Type

4,150

3,940

4,092

99

47,309

50,350

1(

Egg Type Qbi!<h~ !::lat!<b!!!:l

178

220

147

83

2,588

2,529

I

Broiler Type

Georgia

73,100 .

69,499

76,568

105

828,507

873,820

1(

United States

488,248

469,318

521,413

107

5,601,039

.. 5,932,356

1(

Egg Type

Georgia

754

1,164

1,168

155

16,139

14,848

I

United States

27,181

29,938

29,317

108

368,349

383,213

1

Turkeys

Poults Placed

..lLS,

20.444

20.700

21752

106

2f71.403

2/82.472

11

1/ Reported by laeding breedera, lneludH expected pullet replaeementa from egg oold duri ng lha preceding month altha rata of 125 pullet ehlek1 per 30 dozen e - of egg1. 21 Turll

I poot::P,:: poults placed Seplember Deeembar 11188-1989.

The Georgia Farm Report QSSN-()744-7280) Is published Nmi-monlhly by the Gaorgla AgrieuHural Stallslics Servk:a, Stephen~ Federal Building, Athens, Ga. 30813, ~E. Snlpeo, ~~

Statiotielan. Second elau

paid at Athens, Ga. Subeeripllon lee S10 per year exeaptlrM to data contribulorl. Subeeripllon Informalion _ .labia from Georgia AgneuHural Stallsl'

SeiViea Stephens Federal Bui 11a. SuHe 320 Athens Ga. 30813. Taleohona -404546-2238.

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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN

Georgia red meat production totaled 29.2 million pounds during December 1989, 9 percent less than November 1989, but 9 percent higher than December 1988.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during December was 16,000 head, an increase of 1 percent from December 1988. Calves slaughtered totaled 900 head, 200 head less than the previous year.
There were 124,100 hogs slaughtered in Georgia during December, 16 percent higher than December 1988.

Commercial red meat production for the United States In December 1989, totaled 3.17 billion pounds, down 6 percent from last year. January-December red meat production, at 39.4 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from the previous year.
Beef production, at 1.83 billion pounds was down 2 percent. Head kill totaled 2.68 million, down 3 percent. The average live weight Increased 10 pounds to 1,151.
Pork production, at 1.29 billion pounds was down 10 percent. Hog kill totaled 7.24 million head, down 9 percent. The average live weight decreased 2 pounds to 249.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Species

Number Slaughtered

uec.

December

'89as% of

1988

1989

1988

Average

Live Weight

December

1988

1989

-1 ,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

Georgia

Cattle

15.9

16.0

101

914

Calves

1.1

.9

82

353

Hogs

107.4

124.1

116

239

Sheep & Lambs

.1

.1

100

105

United States

Cattle

2 ,n 3.9

2,681 .0

97

1,141

Calves

210.6

172.3

82

255

Hogs

7,945.5

7 ,2 3 6.4

91

251

SheeE! & lambs

459.7

469.6

102

125

1/lncludet slaughler under Federal Inspection and olhar commercial slaughler, exclud.. farm slaughler.

930 338 240 99
1,151 243 249 128

Total

Live Weight

December

1988

1989

-1,000 Pounds-

14,554 385
25,637 10
3,164,765 53,620
1,990,610 571463

14,854 309
29,755 6
3 ,0 8 5,968 41 ,897
1,803,567 601226

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES WITH COMPARISONS 1/

December

1989as%

Jan.-Dec. 2/

Kind

1988

1989

of1988

1988

1989

-Million Pounds--

Percent

Beef

1,872

1,828

98

Veal

32

25

78

Pork

1,425

1,288

90

Lamb & Mutton

29

31

107

Total Red Meat

3358

3172

94

1/ Bued on pacMrs dress welghla and excludes farm slaughler. 21 Accumulaled 1o1als based on unrounded data.

-Million Pounds--

23,425 386
15,623 329
39763

22,974 344
15,758 341
39416

1989as% of 1988
Percent
98 89 101 104 99

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1988-1989, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1988

1989

1988

1989

Average Price Paid

to Producers 1/

1988

1989

Imports

of Catfish 2/

1988

1989

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

26,018 27,786 28,179 20,805 20,351 22,839 23,687 26,941 24,611 26,221 25,037 22,634

--Thousand Pounds-

26,948 28,559 29,458 27,310 28,892 27,598 27,827 28,371 30,366 31 ,670 29,096 25,805

26,018 53,804 81 ,983 102,788 123,139 145,978 169,665 196,606 221 ,217 247,438 272,475 295,109

26,948 55,507 84,965 112,275 141 ,167 168,765 196,592 224,963 255,329 286,999 316,095 341 ,900

Dols. per Pound

.68

.78

.72

.78

.75

.n

.75

.76

.75

.76

.78

.75

.80

.71

.80

.68

.79

.65

.79

.64

.78

.64

.78

.68

Thous. Pounds

451

588

508

117

sn

795

217

417

1,015

952

26

584

724

689

414

422

669

756

674

414

388

66

182

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GEORGIA CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT
.All cattle and calves on Georgia farms on January 1, 1990, are estimated at 1,450,000 head, 3 percent less than a year earlier. The current inventory consists of 780,000 cows that have calved, 3 percent less than the previous year. Beef cows totaled 671,000 head, 4 percent less than January 1, 1989, but the number of milk cows increased 5 percent from a year ago to 109,000 head.
Calves born during 1989 in Georgia totaled 670,000 head, down 6 percent from the 1988 calf crop. Georgia cattle on full feed for the slaughter market are estimated at 13,000 head, on hand January 1, 1990, a decrease of 2,000 head from January 1, 1989.
The total value of Georgia cattle on hand January 1, 1990, amounted to $775.8 million, 1 percent more than the $765.0 million on January 1, 1989. Average value per head was $535 compared with $51 0 a year earlier.

U.S. INVENTORY UP SUGHTLY
All cattle and calves In the United States as of January 1, 1990, totaled 99.3 million h~ad, up slightly from the 99.2 million on January 1, 1989, but down fractionally from the 99.6 million two years ago. This reversed the recent downward trend In cattle inventories and shows the first January 1 yearly Increase since 1982.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.9 million, were up fractionally from 43.7 million a year ago, and up 1 percent from 43.5 million two years ago. This was the second consecutive increase in all cows and heifers that have calved following 6 consecutive years of decline.
The 1989 calf crop was estimated at 40.1 million, down 1 percent from 1988, and virtually unchanged from 1987. The estimated calf crop is down 1 percent from the expected number published last July. Calves born during the first half of the year were estimated at 72.5 percent of the annual total.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES JANUARY 1, 1989AND 1990

Class

1989

Georgia 1990

1990 as% of 1989

1989

United States

1990 as%

1990

1989

- 1 ,000 Head-

Percent

- 1 ,000 Head-

Percent

cattle & Calves

1,500

Cows & Heifers that

have calved

804

~efCows

700

Milk Cows

104

He.ifers 500 Lbs. & Over

195

For Beef Cow Replacements 105

For Milk Cow Replacements 40

Other Heifers

50

Steers 500 Lbs. & Over

74

Bulls 500 Lbs. & Over

50

Calves under 500 Lbs.

3n

1,450
780 671 109
190 103 42 45
65 48 367

97

99,180

99,337

100

97

43,727

43,854

100

96

33,515

33,705

101

105

10,212

10,149

99

97

17,407

17,858

103

98

5 ,4 n

5,474

100

105

4,205

4,291

102

90

7,725

8,093

105

88

15,679

16,067

102

96

2,215

2,211

100

97

20,152

19,348

96

1988

1989

1989 as% of1988

1988

1989

1989 as% of1988

Calf Crof!

710

670

94

40,588

40,142

99

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY, VALUE, AND NUMBER OF OPERATIONS-1988, 1989, 1990

Specie

Number of

Operations 1I

1988

1989

Number on Farms

January 1,

1989

1990

Value per Head

January 1,

1989

1990

Total Value '1
January 1, s

1989

~990 3

GEORGIA

-Number-

-1,000 Head-

-Dollars-

-1 ,000 Dollars:l

Cattle & Calves
Hogs 2J
Chickens 2/3/ Total

33,000 9,100

32,000 9,000

UNITED STATES -1,000 Operations-

1,500 1,210 23,587 ..

1,450 1,200 26,280

-Mil. Head-

510.00 57.00 2.60

535.00 72.00 2.70

-Dollars-

765,000 68,970 61 ,326
895,296
-Mil. Dollars-

Cattle & Calves

1,355. 7

1,326.8

99.2

99.3

607.00

641 .00

60,234.2

Hogs 2J

326.6

309.7

55.5

53.9

66.30

79.10

3,6n.8

Sheep

113.4

111 .0

10.9

11 .4

82.80

87.80

899.5

Chickens 2/3/

356.1

355.8

2.04

2.16

726.4

769.

~ - -~ -~ 1/ An operation is any place having one or more of the species on hand at any time during the year. 2J Number on farms, -raga value and total value, December 1 previous year. 31

Excludes commercial broilers.

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CATTLE ON FEED UP 3 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES )
Cattle and calves on feed January 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 13 quarterly states totaled 9.94 million head, up 3 percent from January 1, 1989, but down 2 percent from 1988.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the October-December 1989 quarter totaled 7.32 million, up 10 percent from 1988 and 7 percent above 1987. Other disappearance of 293 thousand head leaves net placements at 7.03 million, compared with 6.30 million in 1988.
Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during October-December totaled 5.36 million, 2 percent below 1988 and 5 percent below the same period in 1987.

CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEE~CTOBER 1, 1988-1989---JANUARY 1, 1989-1990

Total13 States 1/

Total 7 States 2/

Number

1989as%

Number

1989as%

Item

1988

1989

of 1988

1988

1989

of1988

-1 ,ooo Head-

Percent

-1 ,000 Head-

Percent

On Feed Oct. 1
Placed on Feed
Oct. 1-Dec. 31 3/
Fed Cattle Marketed
Oct. 1-Dec. 31 3/
Other Disappearance
Oct. 1-Dec. 31 4/

8,85 1 6,655 5,466
352

8,276 7,321 5,361
293

94

7,404

6,958

94

110

5,561

6,205

112

98

4,609

4,536

98

83

311

249

80

1989

1990

1990 as% of1989

1989

1990

1990as% of 1989

On Feed Jan. 1

9688

9943

103

8045

8378

104

t/ AZ,CA,CO,IL,ID,IA,KS,MN ,NB,OK,SD,TX,WA. 2/ AZ,CA,CO,IA,KS,NB,TX. 3/lncludes cattle placed on f"d efler beginning of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. /Includes

daalh lo11e1, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 2 POINTS

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

The January Index of Prices Paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and farm wage rates was 180 (1977 = 100), up 2 points from October 1989. Compared with a year earlier, the index was up 5 points (2.9 percent) .
The Farm Production Index of goods and services tor
January was 168 (1977 = 100) , up 3 points (1 .8 percent)
from October 1989. The index was 4 points (2.4 percent) above last year's January index. Fuel and feeder livestock prices contributed most to the increase since October.

The December Unadjusted Consumer Price Index for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) was 126.1 (1982-84 = 100), up
slightly from November 1989. The CPI-U advanced 4.6 percentforthe 12-month period ending in December 1989. The slight acceleration in the overall CPI-U for 1989 was primarily the result of increases in petroleum-based energy products. Energy costs, which declined slightly in
November, were unchanged in December as a drop in gasoline prices was offset by increases in prices for household fuels. The November unadjusted CPI-U was
125.9 and the October index was 125.6.

FEED-PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1990, WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity

Price per Unit

Southeast

Oct.

Jan.

1989

1990

Jan. 1989

United States Oct. 1989

Jan. 1990

Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44% Bran Middlings
Corn Meal Laying Feed
Broiler Grower Turkey Grower
Chick Starter
Dairy Feed, 14% iry Feed, 16% ry Feed, 18% 'ry Feed, 20% ry Conct., 32%
Feed, 14%-18% Conct., 38%-42%
f Cattle Conct., 32%-36%
k Salt

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/50 Lbs. /Cwt.

15.90 16.80 13.10 11 .00 9.00 200.00 231 .00 254.00 228.00 142.00 1n.oo 190.00 188.00 255.00 237.00 341 .00 258.00 3.90 9.80

15.60 16.30 13.10 11.30 9.00 202.00 230.00 253.00 224.00 156.00 189.00 207.00 192.00 246.00 236.00 323.00 281 .00 3.90 9.90

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

15.20 14.70 10.80 9.21 7.02 200.00 223.00 243.00 230.00 168.00 182.00 191 .00 196.00 296.00 212.00 327.00 263.00 3.44 9.30

15.00 13.50 10.90 9.70 7.24 199.00 224.00 239.00 227.00 171.00 186.00 196.00 198.00 283.00 211.00 311 .00 262.00 3.42 ' 9.29

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AU SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

All sheep and lamb inventory In the United States on January 1, 1990, totaled 11.4 million head, up 5 percent from year earlier. The value of sheep and lambs on hand totaled $998 million, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Stock shee mventory increased to 9.65 million head on January 1, 1990, up 5 percent from 9.21 million last year. Ewes one yec old and older, at 7.65 million head, were up 6 percent. Ewe lamb Inventory totaled 1.34 million head, nearly the sam
as a year earlier.

Sheep and lambs on feed January 1, 1990 for the slaughter market in the 25 major feeding states totaled 1.72 milllo head, up 4 percent from a year earlier. The 1989 lamb crop of 7.74 million head Increased 7 percent from 1988. Th 1989 lambing rate was 108 per 100 ewes one year old and older on hand January 1, 1989, compared with 98 In 1988.

SHEEP-NUMBER BY CLASSES AND LAMB CROP, UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 1988-1990

Class

1988

1989

1990

1990/89

-1,000 Head-

Percent

All Sheep & Lambs 1/

10,945

10,858

11 ,368

105

On Feed

1,581

1,646

1,717

104

Stock Sheep

9,364

9,212

9,651

105

Lambs

Ewes

1,323

1,344

1,338

100

Wethers and Rams

352

346

309

89

One Year Old & Older Ewes

Ewes

7,348

7,187

7,649

106

Wethers and Rams

342

334

356

107

New Crop Lambs 2/

854

820

773

94

Lamb Crop

7.206.1

7.739.0

1/ N- crop lambs are not Included In all sheep and lamba ln..nta<y timate In this repofl. 2/ lncludea alllamba born alter September 30 prevloua year thai .,. on hand January t .

GEORGIA CATFISH PRODUCTION
Production operations had 60,000 large food size fish (over 3 pounds); 282,000 medium food size fish ( 1 1/2 to 3 pounds); 452,000 small food size fish (3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds); 254,000 stockers, and 829,000 fingerlings on January 1, 1990.
Georgia producers reported losses of 1.1 million fish in 1989. The causes of these losses were: oxygen depietion-47 percent; dlsease-7 percent; birds-5 percent; winterkill-2 percent; predators-1 percent and other causes-38 percent.

U.S. CATFISH PRODUCTION
Catfish growers In the 17 selected states had sales of $27. million during 1989, down 4 percent from the $283 mllllor In 1988. Value of sales from hatchery operations totala $23.3 million while the value of sales from production un~ totaled $250 million.
Production operations had 7.43 million large food size fli (over 3 pounds); 52.0 million medium food size fish {11f, to 3 pounds); 119.3 million small food size fish (3/4 to I 1/2 pounds); 299.3 million stockers, and 495.7 mlllia fingerlings on January 1, 1990. Hatchery operations hi 1.45 million brood fish; 63.8 million stockers and 468.1 million fingerlings on January 1, 1990.
Producing units had 39.3 million pounds of food size tiS In the Inventory being held for "off-flavor''.

CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE AND TOTAL SALES

State

Total Number of Operations

July 1,

Jan. 1,

1989

1990

Water Surfaces 1/

July 1,

Jan. 1,

1989

1990

Total Sales-All Size

During

Durl11

1988

1989

-Number-

-Acres-

-1 ,000 Dollars-

Ala.

356

362

14,300

17,550

19,337

23,81

Ark.

225

204

17,200

17,900

22,321

22,75

Calif.

68

64

2,750

2,650

7,033

5,84

Fla.

62

50

720

670

1,439

1,II

GA.

64

69

1,450

1,600

1,152

1,01

Ill.

34 .

29

450

450

202

14

la.

180

180

8,000

8,500

10,185

10,115

Miss.

314

319

88,000

91,000

2/

l

Mo.

150

150

2,600

2,650

1,903

2,04

N.C.

51

56

670

930

377

81

Okla.

90

95

1,400

1,500

3,011

98

S.C.

2/

2/

380

750

2/

l

Tenn.

31

29

290

280

2/

l

Tex.

136

116

1,650

2,300

2/

l

Other

3/101

3/90

900

1,240

4/216,214

4/203,01

Total

1.862

1.813

140.760

149.970

283.174

273.01:

1/ Water surface ac:rea for July 1, t989 are revised. 2/ Da not published aeparately to wold dlclanglndlvldual operallona. Data inc:luded wtlh olher atea. 3/lnclud ID,KS,KY, AND SC. 4/lnc:lud ID,KS,KY,MS,SC,TN, and TX.

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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for January was 135 percent of the 1977 average, 3 points (2.3 percent) above the previous month but unchanged from the previous year. Higher prices for wheat, corn, cotton, cottonseed, sows, calves, milk, other chickens, broilers and eggs were partially offset by lower prices for soybeans, barrows and gilts, cows, steers and heifers.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 4 POINTS
The January All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 4 points (2.7 percent) from December to 153 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Increases in the prices of tomatoes, lettuce, and broilers were partially offset by lower prices for soybeans, strawberries, and oranges. The index was 4 points (2.7 percent above a year ago.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-JANUARY 15, 1990, WITH COMPARISONS

Price
~~

Jan. 1989

Georgia Dec. 1989

Jan. 15, 1990

Jan. 1989

United States Dec. 1989

Jan. 15, 1990

Winter Wheat

$/ Bu .

*

3.78

3.97

4.03

3 .94

3.91

Oats

$/Bu .

2 .5 2

1.53

1.40

Corn

$/Bu.

3.36

2 .8 5

2 .8 9

2.60

2 .2 7

2.26

Cotton

Ct./lb.

53.9

65.6

1/66.1

54.7

61 .4

1/60.2

Cottonseed 2/

$/Ton

137.00

100.00

110.00

118.00

124.00

126.00

Tobacco

Ct./lb.

164.0

167.0

3/167.5

Soybeans

$/Bu.

7 .65

5 .53

5.48

7.69

5 .6 4

5.52

Peanuts

Ct./lb.

*

20.0

*

27.8

28.1

1/32.0

All Hay, baled, 2/

$/Ton

89.50

84.20

85.00

Milk Cows, 4/5/

$/Head

1,080.00

1,140.00

1,000.00

1,120.00

Hogs

$/Cwt.

39.40

48.10

46.90

40.90

48.20

46.90

Sows

$/Cwt.

29.90

36.30

38.60

32.10

38.50

40.50

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

40.50

48.50

47.20

41 .80

49.10

47.50

Beef Cattle , 6/

$/Cwt.

59.20

56.10

56.80

70.60

71 .00

71.60

Cows, 7/ Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt. $/Cwt.

47.40 73.90

50.40 69.10

50.30 69.00

47.50 75.90

49.30 75.90

49.30
n .oo

Calves

$/Cwt.

86.10

n.50

78.10

92.80

89.10

90.20

All Milk

$/Cwt.

15.10

17.10

3/17.90

13.40

16.10

3/16.10

Turkeys, 2/

Ct./lb.

35.4

39.6

35.9

Chickens, 8/

Ct./Lb.

15.4

2/14.8

17.4

Com1 Broilers 9/

Ct./Lb.

34.0

27.0

3/28.0

35.3

28.6

3/30.7

Eggs, All

Ct./DOZ.

81.1

2/91 .1

96.1

63.9

2/82.8

83.8

Table

Ct./Doz.

55.6

2/n.2

80.2

56.2

2/n.6

78.8

Hatching

Ct./Doz.

150.0

2/125.0

140.0

1/ Filii hall ol month. 21 Midmonth price. 31 Entire month. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. 5I Prices estimated quarterly. et 'Cow.' and 'ateers and heifers' combined
wtth allowance where necesoary for alaughter bulla. 7/lncludes dairy cows sold for alaughter. 8/ Exclud.. brollera. 9/llv-lght equlvelent price for Georgia. lnaufflclent aalea.

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

December 1988

January 1989

December 1989

January 1990

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

125

135

132*

135

Crops

110

123

121*

122

Uvestock & Products

136

144

141*

145

United States

Prices Received

144

149

149

153

Prices Paid

1/173

175

2/178

180

Ratio 31

83

85

84

85

t/ October 1988 Prices Paid Index. 21 October 1989 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio ollndex of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxea and Farm Wage Rates. Revised.

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Month Ending

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1988-19891/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Roastln~ Stock (InS ell}

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 31

-1,000 Pounds-

1988 Dec.

2,590,200

526,368

41 ,616

700,069

1989

Jan .

2,231 ,319

566,121

50,276

752,941

Feb.

1,750,347

658,414

55,282

875,691

2,681 ,

Mar.

1,265,686

705,266

57,362

938,004

2,261 ,CX

Apr.

820,667

718,486

59,273

955,586

1,835,5:

May

429,464

721 ,069

60,811

959,022

1,449,21

June

110,777

700,824

60,190

932,096

1 , 103.~

July

51 ,248

548,600

49,033

729,638

829,91

Aug.

27,568

349,415

33,910

464,722

526,21

Sept.

1,567,027

330,293

18,767

439,290

2,025,(1

Oct.

2,600,860

385,901

32,865

513,248

3,146,91

Nov.

2,633,466

449,264

37,113

597,521

3,268,1(

Dec.

2,367,196

498,161

40,240

662,554

3,069,91

1/ Exclu des stocks o n farms. lncludea stocks owned by or held for account of CCC In commercial atoragea. Farmer stock on net -lght basil. 2/ Include ahelled edible grad, lhel~ oil stock, and shelled seed (untreeted) . 3/ Actual farmer stock, plua roasting stock, plus ahelled peanuts X 1.33.

Com mod it
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 STOCK$-UNITED STATES DECEMBER 31 1989

Dec. 31, 1988

Nov. 30, 1989

Dec. 31 , 1989

Dec.

Percent 1988

of

Nov.

1~

-1,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

214,687

294,133

248,259

116

388,114

328,397

322,324

83

19,639

13,290

13,974

71

939,089

909,258

803,157

86

1,128,418

1,109,205

1,186,935

105

716,425

555,113

529,428

74

317,462

236,907

246,169

78

357,887

280,892

257,361

72

451,267

4n,943

467,979

104

249,749

258,001

234,305

94

1,671 ,706

2,080,193

1,970,269

118

988,688

937,836

915,527

93

298,025

206,273

238,894

80

18,220

38,026

45,514

250

21 ,072

16,958

19,366

92

83,937

22,819

56,434

67

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bruary 22, 1990 lume 90-Number 4
HIGHLIGHTS Honey Production
Farm Labor Cattle on Feed Catfish Processing Monthly Milk Production Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses

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EORGIA HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN, PRICES UP
oney production in 1989 from producers with 5 or more es totaled 3.1 million pounds, down 34 percent from 88. There were 116 thousand colonies producing ney, up 1 percent from last year. Yield per colony eraged 27.0 pounds, down from 41 .0 pounds in 1988. oducer honey stocks totaled 125 thousand pounds on cember 15. Prices for the 1989 honey crop averaged .0 cents per pound, up 2.0 cents from the 1988 price of .0 cents per pound.

U.S. HONEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE DOWN
Honey production in 1989 from producers with 5 or more hives totaled 169 million pounds, down 21 percent from 1988. There were 3.3 million colonies producing the honey, up 3 percent from 1988. Colonies that produced honey in more than one state were counted in each state, and yields may be understated. Yield per colony averaged 51.1 pounds, down from 66.3 pounds in 1988. Stocks were 31.1 million pounds on December 15. Adverse conditions were encountered in most states and included wet weather, dry weather, disease and mite infestation.

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Prices for the 1989 honey crop averaged 48.4 cents per pound, down 1.6 cents from the 1988 price of 50.0 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.

QUEEN

DRONE BEE WORKER

COLONIES OF BEES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1988-1989

Georgia

1/1988

2/1989

United States

1/1988

2/1989

onies of Bees, 1,000 Colonies

115

ld per Colony, Pounds

41

ney Production, 1,000 Pounds

4,715

ks Dec. 15, 1,000 Pounds 3/

283

. Price per Pound, Dollars

0.540

ue of Honey Production, 1,000 Dollars

2,546

Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Does not include stocks under loan. 4/ Weighted by report ed sales.

116 27 3,132 125 0.560 1,754

3,219 66.3
214,135 31,786 4/0.500 108,046

3,311 51 .1
169,274 31 ,1 07 . 4/0.484 84,606

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

JANUARY FARM WAGES AVERAGED $4.91 PER HOUR IN THE SOUTHEAST
There were 136,000 people working on farms in the southeast during the week of January 7-13, 1990. Self-emplo\ farm operators accounted for 81,000 of the total, along with 12,000 unpaid workers, and 43,000 workers hired dir by farm operators.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $4.91 per hour during the January 1990 survey week. T rate was down 29 cents from a year earlier. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $4.48 per hour compared ~ $5.11 last January. Field workers received an average of $4.10 per hour down 31 cents from the January 1989 we livestock workers earned $5.02 compared with $5.19 per hour a year earlier.
Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 23.1 hours, 6.8 hours less than the comparable week in 1 Unpaid workers averaged 32.9 hours, 2.8 hours less than last January.

State or Re ion 2/

FARM WAGE RATEs-JANUARY 7-13, 1990, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/
All Hired Workers

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 Ill Pacific California Hawaii
u.s .

4.91

4.10

5.02

10.23

6.04

4.48

3/

5.94

5.19

5.57

10.66

9.00

5.20

6.21

4.75

4.44

4.54

6.62

3/

4.56

3/

4.79

4.19

4.61

8.33

6.58

4.40

5.67

5.18

4.91

4.22

8.07

3/

4.58

8.43

5 .5 8

6.04

4.32

8.00

8 .0 9

5.60

3/

4.59

4.66

3 .9 3

6.95

6.35

5.10

3/

5.33

6.65

4.48

8.30

8.33

5.65

3/

5.64

5.45

4.86

7.86

6 .5 4

5.34

3/

5.61

5.14

5.24

8.61

3/

4.97

3/

5 .8 9

5.30

5.72

8.01

6.21

5.64

3/

5.25

4.56

4.69

9.23

6.17

4.54

3/

4.91

5 .04

4.68

5.71

4.70

4.94

3/

5.40

4.90

5.16

7.01

3/

4.74

3/

5.51

4.96

5.20

8.92

7.87

4.99

3/

6.69

6.09

6.44

9 .8 2

7.54

6.16

7.14

6.57

5.73

6.60

11.25

9.28

5.79

6.65

8.50

7.72

3/

13.57

8.72

7.n

7.26

570

534

499

913

742

530

663

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 7-13, 1990

.

BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

State or Region 2/

All Farm Workers

SelfEmployed

Unpaid

Hired

Hired Workers ExJ>ected
to be EmProve 15Q Days j149Da or More or les

Thous. Thous. Hours

Thous. Hours

Thous. Hours

-Thousands-

Southeast

136

81

23.1

12

32.9

43

37.3

37

Florida

85

19

30.9

6

34.6

60

35.1

50

I

Appalachian I

108

71

25.4

13

30.1

24

39.3

20

Appalachian II

197

142

22,0

16

28.7

39

31 .6

24

I!

Delta

114

71

22.0

11

31 .8

32

35.7

28

Northeast I

97

42

39.7

14

39.3

41

40.4

35

Northeast II

106

54

38.7

21

34.3

31

43.1

24

Lake

275

165

41.8

59

35.8

51

35.8

46

Oornbelt 1

222

156

29.5

32

30.1

34

32.8

28

Cornbelt 11

187

142

36.1

Northern Plains

191

134

34.4

24

31 .6

28

33.9

21

32.5

17

29

41 .4

23

0

Southern Plains

250

170

27.1

32

27.2

48

40.4

39

'

Mountain I

59

35

32.3

9

29.3

15

42.6

13

Mountainll

41

19

38.7

5

33.1

17

38.6

14

Mountain Ill

49

11

33.7

24

29.3

14

46.4

12

L

Pacific

108

65

21.4

7

29.4

36

37.8

28

1

California Hawaii
u s

205

51

28.7

12

2

33.5

2 442

1.430

30.6

8

36.7

1

31 .0

322

32.3

146

39.3

107

3

9

37.8

8

t

690

37,9

553

1:t

1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Regions consist of the following: Northeast 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, AI, VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian 1: NC, ,VA. Appala'*'\j

II : KY, TN , WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake: Ml, MN, WI. Corn belt 1: IL, IN, OH. Cornbelt II: lA, MO. Delta: AR, LA, MS. Northern Platns: KS, NE, NO, SO. Southern Pla~ns: OK, TX.

Mountain 1: 10, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain Ill : AZ, NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 3/lnsullicient datL

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CATILE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 7 PERCENT

Cattle and calves on feed February 1, 1990, for slaughter market In the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.53 million head , up 7 percent from a year ago and 4 percent above February 1, 1988. This is the largest February on feed total since 1979. Marketings of fed cattle during January totaled 1.63 million, down 3 percent from last year and 7 percent below two years ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during January totaled 1.90 million, up 11 percent from last year and 14 percent above January 1988. This Is the second largest placement total In January for the 7 states. Net placements of 1.78 million for January is 11 percent above last year and 14 percent above 1988. Other disappearance totaled 114 thousand head compared to 104 thousand in January 1989 and 106 thousand In January 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1

Item .

1989

Number

1990

1990as% of 1989

- 1 ,000 Head-

Percent

On Feed Jan. 1 1/

8,045

8,378

104

Placed on Feed During Jan.

1,706

1,896

111

Fed Cattle Marketed During Jan.

1,6 n

1,634

97

1 Other Disappearance During Jan. 2/

104

114

110

On Feed Feb. 1 1/

7,970

8,526

107

1/ Canle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full rati on of grain or other concentrates and axpacted to produce a carcass thai will grade 1alact or batter.
21 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlot for further r..dlng.

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS,
REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Average Price Paid

to Producers 1/

1989

1990

Imports

of Catfish 2/

1988

1989

--Thousand Pounds-

Jan.

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

Feb.

28,559

55,507

Mar.

29,458

84 ,965

Apr.

27,310

112,275

May

28,892

141 ,167

June

27 ,598

168,765

July

27,827

196,592

Aug .

28,371

224,963

Sept.

30,366

255,329

Oct.

31 ,670

286,999

Nov.

29,096

316,095

Dec.

25,805

341 ,900

1/ Prices paid lo prod ucers for fish delivered to proces sing plant. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

Dols. per Pound

.78

.73

.78
.n

.76

.76

.75

.71

.68

.65

.64

.64

.68

Thous. Pounds

451

588

508

117

5n

795

217

417

1,015

952

26

584

724

689

414

422

669

756

674

414

388

66

182

1,024

JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION {21 STATES)
Milk production in the 21 major states during January totaled 10.4 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the production
In these same states in January 1989. December revised production, at 1o.o billion pounds, was 2 percent below
December 1988.Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,222 pounds for January, 5 pounds above January 1989.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.54 million head, 54 thousand head below January 1989 and 9 thousand head below December 1989. During the October-December 1989 period the 21 major states produced 84.7 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 12.3 billion pounds for January 1990.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1989-1990

21 States

Item

I Unit

1989

1990

No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/

Thous. Head

Milk Production per Cow 2/

Pounds

Total Milk Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

1/ lncludes dry cows. E cludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Ecludes milk sucked by calves.

8,589 1,217 10,453

8,535 1,222 10,431

3

Percent
99 100 100

REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES IN GEORGIA
On October 1, 1989, there were 66 refrigerated warehouses in Georgia. Gross storage capacity amounted to 82,376,000 cubic feet, 13 percent above October 1, 1987 and 34 percent above 1985. Georgia ranked eleventh among all states in gross warehouse capacity, down one state from 1987.
REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES IN THE U.S.
Refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totaled 2.57 billion gross cubic feet on October 1, 1989, an increase of 4 percent since October 1, 1987. This was the

35th biennial survey of refrigerated warehouses. The five states with the largest gross warehouse capacity were: Washington with 468 million cubic feet; California, 290 million cubic feet ; Florida, 144 million cubic feet; Oregon, 132 million cubic feet; and New York with 124 million cubi feet.
Usable refrigerated space was 1.96 billion cubic feet, or 7 percent of the gross space. Usable freezer space was 58 percent of the usable refrigerated space and the remaining 43 percent was primarily used as cooler space.
Convertible refrigerated space was classified by Its
primary use.

NUMBER OF REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES AND REFRIGERATED SPACE GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 1989

Item

Public 1/

Total

Public 1/

Total*

Refrigerated Warehouses 3/

- - N u m b e r--

25

41

66

762

2,379

3,141

--1,000 Cu. Feet--

Gross Refrigerated Space

66,022

16,354

82,376

1,413,846

1,157,552

2 ,571,397

Usable Refrigerated Space

51,009

12,942

63,951

1,067,853

894,897

1,962,75)

Gross Cooler Space 4/

23,030

6,708

29,738

282,850

782,261

1,065,112

Usable Cooler Space 4/

18,215

5 ,447

23,662

2 1 3,9 n

614,593

828,571

Gross Freezer Space 5I

42,992

9,646

52,638

1,130,995

375,290

1,506,286

Usable Freezer Space 5/

32,795

7 ,494

40,289

853,876

280,304

1,134,171

Totals may not add due to rounding. t/ Public General Storage: Refrigerated facitHies maintained for storing food for others at apec:Wied rates per unit. 21 Private and Semiprivate General Storages: Refrigerated faeltHies maintained by an operator to facltHate his principal function as a producer, processor, or manufacturer o1 food products. The space Is used
primarily for the storage of the owner's products although In some Instances It mey be used by others at specified rates par unit stored. Working space, chill rooms, .,d curing rooms ill
meat storages are not Included In the storage statistics. 3/ Refrigerated Warehouse: Facilities artWiclalty cooled to !50 degr- F. or lower, where food Is normally stored for 30 days or more. This does not Include warehouses operated by wholesale distributors, grocery chains, or other buslne.... that store food products less than 30 days. Locker plants and refrigerated space operated by the Armed Services are excluded. 4/ Cooler Space: Space that maintains temperatures be-n 0 degr- and !50 degrees F. 5/ Freezer Spaoe: Space that maintains temperatures at o degrees F. and lower. Gross Space: Total area under refrigeration, meuured from walt to walt .,d from floor to ceiling. Usable Space: Space uaabla" storing eommodltles, excluding aisles, posts, colts, and usual clearance for air movement.

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GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT

HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Prices Received Cold Storage Peanut Stocks

Georgia's laying flocks produced 372 million eggs during January 1990, 1 percent more than January 1989. Production consisted of 254 million table eggs and 118 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.67 billion eggs during January 1990, down 1 percent from the 5.74 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4.93 billion table eggs and 740 million hatching eggs.

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
20STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U,S,

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During January

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-January

1989

1990

-Thousands-

-Number-

6,000 11 ,842 17,842

6,400 11,794 18,194

1,857 2,179 2 ,068

1,845 2,151 2,045

32,684 194,141 226,825

35,445 190,621 226,066

1,848 2,158 2,113

1,800 2,152 2 ,097

37,964 233,866 271 830

40,874 230,415 27 1,289

1,852 2,153 2,111

1,810 2,140 2.09()

Total Eggs Produced

During January

1989

1990

-Millions-

111

118

258

254

369

372

604 4,189 4,793

638 4,1 03 4,741

703 5,036 5739

740 4,930 5,670

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-DECEMBER 1988-1989-JANUARY 1990

%of

Item

Dec.

Dec.

year

Jan. 2/

Jan. thru Dec.

1988

1989

ago

1990

1988

1989

-Thousands-

Percent

YOUNG CHICKENS

Georgia

58,640

61,769

105

United States

422,229

467,175

111

MATURE CHICKENS

Ught Type U.S.

13,444

11 ,294

84

Heavy Type U.S.

3,365

4,131

123

Total U.S.

16,809

15,425

92

Total All Types, Ga.

4 ,072

3,862

95

PERCENT CONDEMNED

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.6

1.5

Unjted States

20

20

1/ Federally Inspected slaughter deta as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program .

67,341 488,168
12,080 3,672 15,752 3,214

-Thousands-

720,175 5,1 58,710
148,268 44,062 192,330 42,425

761,733 5,499,319
133,371 48,379 181 ,750 43,232

1.6

1.6

1 8

1 8

%of year ago
P~rcent
106 107
90 110 94 102

Item
CHICKENS Egg Type Broiler Type TURKEYS

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-FEBRUARY 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

1989

1990

-Thousands-

25,668
399,558 32558

31,694 425,118 34639

%of Year Ago
Percent
123 106 106

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1989-JANUARY 1989-1989

Item

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

1989

1989

1990

-Thousands--

Pera

PULLET CHICKS PLACED

United States 1/

Broiler Type

3,820

4,092

4,238

11

Egg Type

142

147

149

10

CHICKS HATCHED

Broiler Type

Georgia

71 ,659

76,568

74,834

10

United States

481,284

521 ,413

516,289

10

Egg Type

Georgia

807

1,168

1,2ZT

United States

26,614

29,317

32,048

TURKEYS

Poults Placed

14

1 7

4

1/ Domeslic placemenls as reported by leading breeders, inchJdeo expected pullet replacements from eggs lk>ld during the preceding month .t the rale ot 125 pullet chicks per30

case of eggs.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 32.5 million pounds during January 1990, up 19 percent from January 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during January 1990 was 19.4 thousand, up 10 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 17.8 million pounds with an average live weight of 920 pounds per head.
There were 129.2 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during January. This is 25 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 31 .1 million pounds with an average live weight of 241 pounds per head.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production for the United Stall January 1990 totaled 3.35 billion pounds, up 3 percent January 1989.
Beef production at 1.93 billion pounds was up 2 perc Head killed was 2.85 million, up 2 percent and the a live weight was 1,146 pounds.
Pork production totaling 1.36 billion pounds, was 4 more than last year. Hog kill at 7.61 million head incr81 4 percent and the average live weight was 249 pound&

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

s ecies

Number Slaughtered

an.

January

'90as% of

1989

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

January

1989

1990

GEORGIA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

-1,000 Head-

17.7 1.5
103.4 0.2

19.4 1.2
129.2 0.1

Percent
110 80 125
50

-Pounds-

923

920

354

353

239

241

117

85

UNITED STATES

Cattle

2,793.5

2,851 .4

102

1,148

Calves

202.6

181 .2

89

264

Hogs

7 ,3 16.2

7,605.0

104

249

Sheee & Lambs

427.7

489.4

114

126

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

1,146 253 249 129

Total

Live Weight

January

1989

II

-1,000 Pounds-

16,310

17

545

24,672

3\

19

3,205,597 53,424
1,821,854 531867

3,267, ~
1,892,
!1

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/

January

Kind

1989

1990

Beef

1,899

Veal

32

Pork

1,307

Lamb & Mutton

27

Total Red Meat

3265

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter.

-Million Pounds-2

1,932 27
1,359 32
3350

1990 81 of 1!X
Pera
11 I 11 11 10

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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for February was 135 percent of the 1977 average, the same as the previous month and 1 point (1 percent) above a year ago. Higher prices for winter wheat, cottonseed, hogs, sows, barrows and gilts, beef cattle, cows, steers and heifers, calves, milk, and broilers were offset by lower prices for corn, soybeans, other chickens, all eggs, and table eggs. Prices for hatching eggs remained the same.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
The February All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 1 point (0.6 percent) from January to 153 percent of Its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of milk, eggs, lettuce, and wheat were partially offset by higher prices for cattle, broilers, and tomatoes. The Index was 4 points (2.7 percent) above a year ago.

Com-modity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-FEBRUARY 15, 1990, WITH COMPARISONS

PBreicre nit

Feb. 1989

Georgia Jan. 1990

Feb. 15, 1990

Feb. 1989

United States Jan. 1990

Feb. 15, 1990

Winter Wheat

$/Bu .

*

3.n

~

4.04

3.87

3.65

Oats

$/Bu .

2.46

1.47

1.35

Corn

$/Bu .

3.20

2.97

2.87

2.59

2.31

2.27

Cotton

Ct./Lb.

53.3

62.9

1/64.2

52.8

59.8

1/61 .7

Cottonseed 2/

$/Ton

110.00

114.00

126.00

125.00

Tobacco

Ct./Lb.

187.0

167.0

3/168.0

Soybeans

$/Bu .

7.25

5.54

5.45

7.41

5.65

5.51

All Hay, baled, 21

$/Ton

91.80

85.00

85.60

Hogs

$/Cwt.

40.80

46.50

47.10

40.40

47.30

48.20

Sows

$/Cwt.

30.20

37.80

37.90

33.50

41.20

41 .10

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

41 .40

47.10

47.60

41 .00

47.90

48.90

Beef Cattle, 4/

$/Cwt.

64.50

57.60

60.90

71 .60

73.70

74.60

Cows, 5I

$/Cwt.

49.90

49.80

53.80

49.80

50.00

51 .90

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt.

74.70

71 .70

74.10

75.50

78.80

79.20

Calves

$/Cwt.

89.70

80.30

87.10

95.90

91 .00

95.70

All Milk

$/Cwt.

15.20

17.70

3/17.90

13.10

15.70

3/14.90

Turkeys, 2/

Ct./Lb.

38.3

35.9

33.7

Chickens

Ct ./Lb .

19.9

2/17.4

13.6

Com1 Broilers 6/

Ct./Lb.

33.0

Eggs, All7/

Ct./Doz.

n .9

28.0 2/96.1

3/30.5 83.4

35.2 62.1

30.7 2/83.8

3/33.5 70.4

Table

Ct./Doz.

49.9

2/80.2

59.1

53.7

2/78.8

63.1

Hatching

Ct./Doz.

150.0

2/140.0

140.0

1/ Filii hall ot month. 21 Mid-month p<ice. 31 Entire month. / 'Cows' and 'steers and heifers' com bined with aiiCWW~ce where nec:eaoary lor slaughter bulla. 5I Includes dairy cows aold lor slaughter. 8/ Llv-lght equivalent price lor Ga. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers Including hatching eggs aold at retail. * lnaullicientoalea.

19n=100

INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

January 1989

February 1989

January 1990

February 1990

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

135

134

135

Crops

123

121

122

Uvestock & Products

144

144

145

United States

Prices Received

150

149

154

Prices Paid

175

1/175

180

Ratio 31

86

85

86

1/ January 1989 Prices Paid Index. 21 January 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Rat io o f inde x of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates.

135 121 146
153 2/180
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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 STOCK8-UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31, 1990

Jan. 31, 1989

Dec. 31, 1989

Jan. 31, 1990

Percent of

Jan. 1989

Dec. 191

-1 ,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

246,644

256,221

261 ,000

106

10

395,265

325,865

358,447

91

11

19,669

13,558

14,145

72

1

834,4n

805,228

720,701

86

I

1,419,652

1,180,559

1,339,760

94

11

744,979

536,001

573,758

n

10

315,137

251,650

265,184

84

10

380,511

256,272

276,916

73

10

462,307

469,267

510,522

110

10

262,542

236,515

268,127

102

11

1,475,678

1,956,785

1 ,761,141

119

I

927,447

917,349

931,250

100

10

349,984

241 ,255

270,296

n

11

19,300

19,609

21,425

111

10

25,368

20,234

21,242

84

10

112,384

60,156

79,903

71

13

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Month Ending
1989 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Farmer Stock
2,247,431 1,750,347 1,265,686
820,667 429,464 110,777 51,248
27,568 1,567,027 2,600,860 2,633,466 2,367,196

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

-1,000 Pounds-

571,738 658,414 705,266 718,486 721,069 700,824 548,600 349,415 330,293
385,901 449,264 497,903

52,146 55,282 57,362 59,273 60,811 60,190 49,033 33,910 18,767
32,865 37,113 40,009

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total :

760,412 875,691 938,004 955,586 959,022 932,096 729,638 464,722 439,290
513,248 597,521 662,211

2, 3,148J~ 3,268,'
3,oea,li

1~

~

Jan.

1,914,567

547,046

47,488

727,571

2,689J G

1/ Excludes stocks on )arms. Includes stocka owned by or held lor account of CCC In commerclalatorage~. Farmer llock on net -lght baala. 2/lncludea ahelled edible gradea, ~

oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roalllng stock, plua ahelled peanuta X 1.33.

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UGDAOCLUIMBREANRTSIES GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP SLIGHTLY

Georgia's laying flocks produced 337 million eggs during February 1990, slightly more than February 1989. Production consisted of 228 million table eggs and 109 million hatching eggs.

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY

Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.16 billion eggs during February 1990, down slightly from a year ago. Production consisted of 4.47 billion table eggs and 682 million hatching eggs.

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 JANUARY 1989-FEBRUARY 1990

Jan. 1989

Jan. 1990

%of year a o

Feb. 2 1990

Thousands

Thousands

61 ,498

63,559

103

439,673 472,349

107

12,219

11 ,432

94

4,029

3,835

95

16,248

15,267

94

4,156

3,417

82

59,754 432,190
10,393 4,225 14,618 3,189

1.7

1.5

2.1

1.9

I Federally Inspected slaughter data u eollec:ted by Meat and Poultry Inspection

r1111. Current month d a tlmated by Marl<et News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.30 billion eggs during February 1990, down slightly from a year ago. Production included 3.70 billion table eggs and 591 million hatching eggs.

EGGS IN INCUBATORs-MARCH 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

Item

1989

1990

%of Year Ago

-Thousands-

Chickens

Egg Type

26,394

33,239

126

Broiler Type

411 ,051

438,728

107

Turkeys, All Breeds 33,869

34,429

102

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-FEBRUARY 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During February

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-February

1989

1990

-Thousands-

- N u m b e r -

Total Eggs Produced

During February

1989

1990

-Millions-

5,960

6,483

1,722

1,681

103

109

11 ,816

11,699

1,974

1,946

233

228

17,776

18,182

1,890

1,853

336

337

33,104 193,409 226,513

35,901 190,628 226,529

1,698 1,938 1,903

1,646 1,943 1,896

562 3,748 4,310

591 3,704 4,295

38,420 232,986 271 ,406

41 ,360 230,478 271,838

1,697 1,936 1,902

1,649 1,941 1,896

652 4,511 5 ,163

682 4,473 5,155

AGRICULTURAL STATlSTlCIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-FEBRUARY 1989-1990

%of

%o

Item

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

year

January thru February yea

1989

1990

1990

ago

1989

1990

a~

-Thousands--

Percent

-Thousands--

Perce

Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1

Broiler Type

3,963

4,238

4,077

103

7,783

8,315

Egg Type

199

149

167

84

341

316

Chicks HMchecl

Broiler Type

Georgia

66,288

74,834

68,884

104

137,947

143,718

United States

442,816

516,289

472,853

107

924,100

989,142

Egg Type

Georgia

968

1,227

1,353

140

1,775

2,580

United States

27,191

32,048

32,248

119

53,805

64,296

Turkeys

Poults Placed
u.s.

23,675

24,702

24,870

105

118.~

132,0443

1/ Reported by leading brHdera, lnetud eJ<peeted pullel replacements from eggs aold during the preceding month at the rata of 125 pullet ehlclla par 30 dozen cua of eggs. 2/TI pou~s placed Saptambar 1988-Fabruary 1988. 3/ Turllay poul1a placed Saplambar 1989-Fabruary 1980.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN

Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 31.2 million pounds during February 1990, up 13 percent from February 1989.

Commercial red meat production for the United State February 1990 totaled 2.97 billion pounds, down 1 perc from February 1989.

The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during February 1990 was 18.2 thousand, up 31 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 17.0 million pounds with an average live weight of 934 pounds per head.
There were 124.1 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during February. This is 9 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 29.8 million pounds with an average live weight of 240 pounds per head.

Beef production at 1.71 billion pounds was dowr percent. Head kill was 2.50 million, down 3 percent I the average live weight was 1,146 pounds.
Pork production totaling 1.22 billion pounds was ~ , percent. Hog kill at 6.82 million head increased slig and the average live weight was 248 pounds.

UVESTOCK SLAUGHTE~EORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Species

Number Slau~ htered

reo.

February

'90 as% of

1989

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

February

1989

1990

Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

-1,000 Head-

13.9 1.5
114.1 0.1

18.2 0.9 124.1 0.1

Percent
131 60 109 100

-Pounds-

975

934

367

382

239

240

102

97

United States

Cattle

2,568.0

2,502.0

97

1,133

Calves

180.7

150.2

83

263

Hogs

6,796.8

6,820.1

100

247

Sheep & Lambs

424.5

440.9

104

126

1/lncludes slaughter under Faderallnspactlon and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

1,146 266 248 130

Total

Live Weight

February

1989

1l

-1,000 Pounds- n t\

13,588 553
27,272 7
2,908,704 47,462
1,679,216 53,547

17 p
21d h:
c2,867 J 1,681
57

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

February

Kind

1989

1990

Beef

1,744

Veal

28

Pork

1,205

Lamb & Mutton

27

Total Red Meat

3,004

1/ Basad on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter.

-Million Pounds--

1,705 24
1,215 29
2,973

2

1990as of 19 I
Perc-
wI'ec..
'He
ISh

FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES)
Milk production in the 21 major states during February totaled 9.81 billion pounds, 1 percent above production in these same states In February 1989. January revised production, at 10.5 billion pounds, was virtually unchanged from January 1989.
Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,150 pounds for February, 17 pounds more than February 1989.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.53 million head, 8 thousand head less than January 1990 and 35 thousand head less than February 1989.
During the October-December period, the 21 major states produced 29.6 billion pounds of milk, 84.7 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 11.6 billion pounds for February 1990.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION FEBRUARY 1989-1990

I

21 States

Item

Unit

I I 1989 1990 Percent

Mlk Cows on Farms 1 Production per Cow 2
Milk Production 2

Thous. Pounds Mil. Lbs.

8 ,5 6 4

8 ,5 2 9

100

1,133

1,150

102

9,699

9,810

101

1/lncludet dry COWl. Exclude helfera not yetlrelh. 21 Exclude milk tucked by celv81.

GEORGIA VIDAUA ONION ACREAGE UP
Georgia onion growers have reported that they expect to harvest 5,500 acres of Vidalia onions this spring. This represents a 17 percent increase from the 4,700 acres harvested In 1989. The first yield and production forecast for the 1990 crop will be released on April 9, 1990.
The for harvest acreage of spring onions from the four spring onion states (AR,CA,GA,TX) Is expected to total 28,270 acres, down fractionally from last year.

ONION$-SPRING SEASON BY STATES AND U.S. 1989-1990

State

Acres Harvested
1989

Acres for Harvest
1990

Georgia Arizona California Texas Group Total

-Acres-
4,700 1,000 7,700 15,000 28,400

5,500
no
8,500 13,500 28,270

CATILE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 5 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed March 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.32 million head, up 5 percent from a year ago and 5 percent above March 1, 1988. This Is the largest March on feed total in the 7 states since 1974.
Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.52 million, down 1 percent from last year and 2 percent below two years ago.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during February totaled 1.40 million, down 13 percent from last year but 2 percent above February 1988. Net placements of 1.31 million for February are 13 percent below last year but 4 percent above 1988.

Other disappearance totaled 95 thousand head compared to 115 thousand in February 1989 and 126 thousand in February 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVE8-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, FEBRUARY 1 TO MARCH 1

Number 1990 as%

Item

1989 1990 of 1989

1,000 Head Percent

On Feed Feb. 1 1

7,970

8,526

107

Placed on Feed During Feb.

1,610

1,403

87

Fed Cattle Marketed During Feb.

1,534

1,515

99

Other Disappearance During Feb. 2

115

95

83

On Feed Mar. 1 1

7,931

8,319

105

1/ Cattle and calve on feed are animal lor alaughter market being led a full ration of grain or other concentrelea and are expected to produce a carcaiS that will grade telect or better. 21 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipment to other feedloll lor further feeding.

Species
Cattle c.lves Hogs Sheep

ANNUAL COMMERCIAL UVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1989

otal Live Wei ht

United States Average Live Wei ht

1,000

Pounds

1,000 Lbs.

Pounds

193.7

949

15.4

339

183,869 5 ,239

33,917.2 2,172.3

1,134 265

1,478.4

239

353,609

88,691 .5

248

1.4

102

138

5,464.8

124

3

0
Live Wei ht
1,000 Lbs.
38,466,658
574,913
22,026,822
6n,001

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Average Price Paid to Producers 1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish 2

1989

19

--Thousand Pounds-

Jan .

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

Feb.

28,559

31 ,884

55,507

64,950

Mar.

29,458

Apr.

27,310

84,965 112,275

May June

28,892 27,598

141 ,167 168,765

July

27,827

296,592

Aug.

28,371

224,963

Sept.

30,366

255,329

Oct.

31 ,670

286,999

Nov.

29,096

316,095

Dec.

25,805

341 ,900

1/ Prices paid 1o producers lor fish delivered to processing plant. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureeu of Census.

Dols. per Pound

.78

.73

.78

.75

.n

.76

.76

.75

.71

.68

.65 .64

.64

.68

Theus. Pound!
588 117 795 417 952 584 689 422 756 414 66 1,024

Com mod it~
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-UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 28, 1990

Feb. 28, 1989

Jan. 31, 1990

Feb. 28, 1990

Percent of

Feb. 1989

Jan. 1

314,411 404,416
18,988 759,278 1,647,862 758,727 313,355 393,481 455,145 263,114 1,318,569 944,319 338,913 23,945 33,915 130,650

-1 ,000 Pounds-
262,010 360,136
14,174 727,891 1,335,904 564,650 260,844 272,391 503,634 267,132 1,764,727 932,728 270,717 21 ,425 20,950 80,767

285,n3 378,763
15,132 666,279 1,488,569 610,083 269,844 307,169 512,943 272,042 1,582,643 999,271 319,302 25,597 23,935 81 ,352

J -Percent-
91

94

10

80

10

88

9

90

H

80

1d

86

78 113 103

il

120

~

106

1

94

1

107

1

71

1

62

1,

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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

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PEANUTS UP 1 PERCENT

Peanut producers are responding to an increase in quota pounds by planning to plant 700,000 acres, an Increase of 1 percent from 1989. If these planting intentions are met, this would be the most acreage planted since 1951.

CORN ACREAGE DECREASES 2 PERCENT

CROP PLANTINGS VARIABLE
Georgia farmers plan a substantial increase in cotton acreage along with a sharp decrease in soybean acreage. Cotton plantings are expected to climb 30 percent above 1989and soybean acreage is expected to drop 22 percent from last year. Wheat seedings last fall and winter are also down considerably from a year earlier, 19 percent less than the 1989 crop.
COTTON UP 30 PERCENT
Georgia cotton producers plan to increase cotton plantings by 30 percent to 350 thousand acres. If these plans are carried out, this would equal the acreage of the 1988 crop. A strong market outlook and less set-aside requirements for the government program are the main reasons for the planned increase.
SOYBEAN ACREAGE DOWN 22 PERCENT
Soybean acreage is expected to decline by 22 percent from the 1989 crop to 900 thousand acres. If these Intentions materialize, this would be the first acreage reduction in Georgia in the past 2 years.

Corn plantings are expected to total 600,000 acres, a decrease of 2 percent from 1989. Acreage seeded to wheat, at 650,000 acres, is down 19 percent from the 1989 crop.Tobacco growers are planning an Increase of 2,000 acres or 5 percent to 42,000 acres for 1990.
UNITED STATES HIGHUGHTS
Corn growers intend to plant 74.8 million acres in 1990, up 4 percent from last year. Soybean growers intend to plant 59.4 million acres in 1990, 2 percent below 1989. Sorghum growers intend to plant 11.5 million acres this year, down 9 percent from 1989. Oat producers expect to seed 11.0 million acres this year, down 9 percent from 1989. Harvested acreage is estimated at 6.35 million acres, down 8 percent from 1989. Winter wheat seeded acres are estimated at 57.2 million acres, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hay producers plan to harvest 62.0 million acres this year, 2 percent less than last year and 5 percent below 1988. All cotton prospective plantings for 1990 total 12.4 million acres, 17 percent above 1989, but 1 percent below 1988. Peanut planting intentions total 1.71 million acres for 1990, up 3 percent from both the 1989 and 19881evels. The largest acreage increase is in the southwest region. Tobacco growers expect to harvest 731 thousand acres in 1990, up 6 percent from 1989 and 15 percent greater than 1988.

1990 GEORGIA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acreage

Intended

Cro~

1988

1989 1990

-Thousands-

Com, All

600

610

600

Cotton

350

270

350

Hay, All1/

570

600

600

Oats2/

80

90

70

Peanuts

690

690

700

Sor~m,AII

85

90

80

So ns

930

1,150

900

Sweetpotatoes 4.8

5.0

5.5

Tobacco 1/

38

40

42

Whgm'lJ..

575

800

650

1/ Ac-e- hAIYftted. 2/lncludea ac,.age planted preceding fall.

1990 as% of1989
Percent
98 130 100 78 101 89 78 110 105 e1

1990 UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acres

Cro~

Intended 1990 1/

1990 as% of1989

1,000 Acres

Percent

Com

74,804

103.5

Sorghum

11,451

90.6

Oats

10,997

91.0

Barley

8,888

96.9

All Wheat

77,556

101.2

Winter

57,206

103.8

Soybeans

59,425

97.9

Peanuts

1,714.0

102.9

All Cotton

12,387.5

117.3

Hay2/

62,016

97.8

Sweetpotatoes

93.1

104.7

TQba~~Q2l

7~Q.830

106.1

1/lntended planting In 1990 aa Indicated by ,.porta from larmera. 21 Area harveated.

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GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY UP 4 PERCENT
Inventory of all hogs and pigs on Georgia farms on March 1, 1990, is estimated at 1,220,000 head, 4 percent more than a year earlier. This Is the largest March 1, Inventory since 1984, and 20,000 head above the December 1, 1989 level.
Hogs kept for breeding totaled 170,000 head, 6 percent more than March 1, a year ago. Marketing Inventory, at 1,050,000, is 3 percent more than the previous year.
The December 1989-February 1990 pig crop Is estimated at 499,000, 6 percent above a year ago. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 64,000 head, 3 percent more than the previous year. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.80 compared to 7.60 a year earlier. Georgia producers intend to have 70,000 sows farrow during March-May 1990. If these Intentions are realized, farrowlngs will be the same as the farrowings during March-May 1989. Producers are expecting 72,000 sows to farrow during June-August 1990, 13 percent above a year earlier.
U.S. INVENTORY DOWN 2 PERCENT
Inventory of all hogs and pigs in the U.S. on March 1, 1990, is estimated at 51.7 million head. This Is down 2 percent from a year ago. Breeding hog Inventory, at 6.81 million head, is 4 percent below last year. Market hog inventory, at 44.9 million head, is 2 percent below a year ago.

The December 1989-February 1990 U.S. pig crop was
million head, 4 percent below the comparable peri both 1989 and 1988.
A total of 2.59 million sows farrowed during Deca 1989-February 1990, 4 percent below a year earlier, percent below 2 years ago. Pigs saved per litter was a new record high, compared to the last two years d and 7.73.
U.S. hog producers intend to farrow 3.19 million t during the March-May 1990 period, a decrease percent from the actual farrowings a year ago.
Farrowing intentions for the June-August 1990 peri 2.91 million sows are 3 percent below the a1 farrowings a year earlier.
16 STATES INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT
The 16 quarterly states, with 47.2 million head on N 1, 1990, were down 3 percent from a year earlier. T 16 states account for approximately 91 percent of the U.S. hog and pig Inventory.
In the 16 quarterly states, the December 1989-Fe 1990 pig crop totaled 18.4 million head, 4 percent b
the same period a year earlier. There were 2.35 rl sows farrowed during the quarter, a decrease of 5 pa
from last year. Sows farrowing averaged 7.84 pi!J litter during December-February period, compared 7.791ast year.

HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1/, 1989 AND 1990

16 States

Georgia

Item

1990as%

1989

1990

of 1989

1989

1990

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

-1,000 Head-

48,535 6,456
42,079

47,220 6,209
41 ,011

16,114 10,084 8,783 7,098

15,457 9,848 8,698 7,008

Percent
97 96 97
96 98 99 99

-1,000 Head-

1,175 160
1,015

1,220 170
1,050

405

430

270

275

215

220

125

125

Sows Farrowing

December 2/-February

2,464

2,347

95

62

64

March-May

3,013

312,912

97

70

3170

December 2/-May

5,4n

4/5,259

96

132

4/134

June-August

2,716

312,642

97

64

3172

September-November

2,541

60

June-November

5,257

124

Pig Crop December 2/-February March-May December 2/-May June-August September-November June-November

19,192 23,713 42,905 21,197 19,610 40,807

18,389

96

471

539

1,010

506

474

980

Pigs Per Utter

December 2/-February

7.79

March-May

7.87

December 2/-May

7.83

June-August

7.80

September-November

7.72

June-November

7.76

1/ GA, ll, IN, lA, KS, KY, Ml, MN, MO, NB, NC, OH, PA, SO, TN, WI.

-Number-

7.84

101

7.60

7.70

7.65

7.90

7.90

7.90

21 December preceding y. .r. 3/lntentiona. 4/lntenliona lor March-May.

499
-Number7 .8 0

2

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PI

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for March was 142 percent of the 1977 average, 6 points (4.4 percent) above the previous month and 5 points (3.7 percent) above a year ago. Higher prices for cotton, soybeans, hogs, cattle, calves, chickens, broilers and eggs were only partially offset by lower prices for corn and
mllk.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 2 POINTS
The March All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 2 points {1.3 percent) from February to 154 percent of Its January-December 1977 average. lncreses In the prices of hogs, eggs, cattle, and potatoes were partially offset by lower prices for tomatoes, milk, and wheat. The Index was 4 points (2.7 percent) above a year ago.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMER8-MARCH 151 19901 WITH COMPARISONS

Price
~~

Mar. 1989

Georgia Feb. 1990

Mar. 15, 1990

Mar. 1989

United States
Feb. 1990

Mar. 15, 1990

Wlntet' Wheat

$/Bu.

*

*

*

4 .0 8

3 .6 3

3.45

Oats

$/Bu.

2.41

1.43

1.39

Com

$/Bu.

3 .1 3

2.87

2 .8 4

2.60

2 .3 2

2 .3 4

Cotton

Cts./L.b.

55.8

64.3

1/66.7

55.6

60.6

1/62.4

Cottonseed 21

$/Ton

114.00

125.00

Tobacco

Cts./L.b.

168.0

Soybeans

$/Bu.

7 .3 8

5.60

5.62

7 .51

5.57

5.58

All Hay, Baled, 21

$/Ton

96.90

85.60

88.50

Hogs

$/Cwt.

39.90

47.20

51.80

39.30

48.20

52.00

Sows

$/Cwt.

31.60

38.20

43.50

33.20

41 .70

45.20

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

40.30

47.60

52.20

39.80

48.60

52.50

8Hf Cattle, 4/

$/Cwt.

58.70

65.10

63.80

72.00

74.60

75.40

Cows, 51

$/Cwt.

49.20

53.50

53.60

47.90

52.40

53.30

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt.

71 .60

75.10

76.80

77.10

78.50

79.70

Calves

$/Cwt.

86.00

87.30

92.40

94.00

96.00

98.30

All Milk

$/Cwt.

14.70

17.10

3/16.10

12.70

14.40

3/13.80

Turkeys, 21

Cts./L.b.

40.0

33.7

37.2

Chickens

Cts./L.b.

27.5

2/13.6

20.0

Com1 Broilers, 61

Cts./L.b.

33.0

30.5

3/35.0

38.7

33.5

3/36.4

Eggs, All, 7/

Cts./Doz.

96.7

2/83.4

90.9

80.1

2/70.4

79.3

Table

Cts./Doz.

74.9

2/59.1

69.9

74.5

2/63.1

73.1

Hatching

Cts./Doz.

150.0

2/140.0

140.0

1/ Filii hall ol month. 21 Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ 'Cowa' and 'atMrs and heifers' combined with allowance where - r y for alaughter builL 5/lncludaa dairy c..- aold far llaughtar. 81 Ll-lght equivalent price for Ga. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmera Including halchlng aggo aold at retail. lnaufllclant aales.

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

19n=100

Feb. 1989

Mar. 1989

Feb. 1990

Mar. 1990

Georg..

Prieta Received

All Commoditiea

134

137

136*

142

Crops

121

121

122*

122

Uvestock & Products 144

150

147*

158

Unlledat.t. .

Prieta Received

149

150

152

154

Prieta Paid

1/175

1/175

2/180

2/180

Ratio 31

85

86

84

86

II Jan~8811 Pric11 Paid Index. 2/ January 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Rallo of Index crl Pricaa elvad to Index of Prices Paid, lnterell, Taxes and Farm Wage Ratea. Aavtaed.

U.S. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AT MONTH'S END 1/

Class

Feb. 1990

Jan. 1990

-Million Pounds-

Feb. 1989

Farmer Stock

1,473

1,914

1,762

Shelled Peanuts 21

660

549

664

Roasting Stock

59

48

57

Tota1 Farmer Stock Equivalent 31

2,410

2 ,6 9 2

2,703

1/ Excludea atocka on farma. lncludaa llockl owned by or held for account of CCC In
commercial lloragea. 2/ lnclud ahalled edible, shelled oil stock, and shelled aaed
(untreated). 3/ Actual farmer llock, plua roasting stock, plus (shelled peanuts X 1.33).

3

GEORGIA SOYBEAN AND WHEAT STOCKS DOWN

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I

Stocks of soybeans in all positions on March 1, 1990, totaled 13.2 million bushels, 11 percent less than on Ma 1989. Soybeans stored on-farms on March 1, amounted to 3.50 million bushels, up 40 percent from the previous

Soybeans stored off-farms totaled 9.70 million bushels, down 22 percent from a year earlier.

Georgia's off-farm wheat stocks totaled 1.20 million bushels, 61 percent less than March 1, last year. Cmn
off-farms on March 1, 1990, in Georgia, is estimated at 5.74 million bushels, 33 percent less than the 8.58 million b
on hand March 1, 1989. Qam stored off-farms on March 1, 1990, totaled 345,000 bushels.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-MARCH 1, 1989 AND 1990

Grain

On Farms

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

1989

1990

Off Farms 1/

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

1989

1990

All Positions

Mar. 1,

Ma

1989

19

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn Soybeans

*
2,500

*
3,500

8,576 12,381

Wheat

300

*

3,040

Oats

*

*

*

1/lncludea atocka at milia, elevatora, warehouaea, termlnall and proce11011. Not publllhed Mperately.

5,740 9,700 1,195
345

U.S. CORN, WHEAT DOWN, SOYBEANS UP



14,881

131

3,340

*

I

.c.om. stored in all positions on March 1, 1990, is estimated at 4.81 billion bushels, down 8 percent from March 1, I
Of the total stocks, 2.91 billion bushels were stored on-farms and off-farm stocks totaled 1.90 billion bushels. December 1989-February 1990 Indicated disappearance, based on supply and March 1 stocks, was 2.27 billion b~
21 percent above the disappearance of 1.87 billion bushels during December 1988-February 1989.

All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 1990, totaled 944 million bushels, down 23 percent from March 1, Farm stocks are 381 million bushels, down 18 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks are placed at 563 million bill down 26 percent from March 1, 1989. The indicated disappearance from all positions for the quarter ending MaJ 1990, is 479 million bushels, off 2 percent from the disappearance for the same quarter last year.
Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 1990, totaled 1.06 billion bushels, 19 percent above March 1, 1989 h~ On-farm stocks totaled 536 million bushels, up 29 percent from the previous March 1. Off-farm holdings, at 520 ni bushels, were 9 percent above March 1, 1989.

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-MARCH 1, 1989AND 1990

Grain

On Farms

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

1989

1990

Off Farms 1/

Mar. 1,

Mar. 1,

1989

1990

All Positions

Mar. 1,

~

1989

~

--1,000 Bushels--

Corn

3,021,000

2,910,500

Soybeans

415,000

535,800

Wheat

463,000

381,000

1/lncludea atockl at m111a, elevatora, -rehouHI, terminal and proc:euora.

2,182,926 475,246 764,711

1,902,199 519,705 563,428

5,203,926

4,8 ~

890,246

1 ,~

1,227,711

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U.S. CATTLE CASH RECEIPTS UP 1 PERCENT

Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves increased during 1989, as higher prices more than offset a decrease In marketings. For 1989, cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves totaled $36.7 billion compared with $36.2 billion In 1988.

GEORGIA CATTLE CASH RECEIPTS UP SLIGHTLY
sh receipts from marketings of cattle and calves in eorgla totaled $281.1 million in 1989. This is slightly her than the $219.8 million in 1988 as higher prices for Ule offset a decrease In marketings. Cattle prices eraged $58.90 per cwt. in 1989 compared to $57.80 in 988. Calves averaged $83.40 per cwt. in 1989, changed from 1988. Marketings in 1989 totaled 429.4 llllon pounds, down slightly.
GEORGIA HOG CASH RECEIPTS UP 1 PERCENT
sh receipts for hogs and pigs in Georgia totaled $187.1 Ullon for 1989, up 1 percent from the $184.8 million for 988. Marketings, at 440.0 million pounds were 1 percent
than 1988. The average price rose 2 percent to 2.50.

All cattle and calf marketings during 1989 totaled 52.4 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 53.8 billion pounds in 1988. The U.S. annual average price for cattle at $69.50 per 100 pounds live weight was up from the 1988 price of $66.60. The calf price for 1989, at $90.80, was up from the 1988 price of $89.20. The five leading states in cattle and calves cash receipts were Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Iowa. These five states accounted for 48.2 percent of the total U.S. cattle and calves cash receipts during 1989.
U.S. HOG CASH RECEIPTS UP 2 PERCENT
Cash receipts for hogs and pigs were $9.43 billion during 1989, 2 percent above 1988. Marketings of 22.1 billion pounds during 1989 were 2 percent above 1988, while the U.S. annual average price per 100 pounds of live weight increased slightly from $42.30 in 1988 to $42.50 in 1989. The five leading states in cash receipts for hogs and pigs are Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Indiana. These five states accounted for 59.8 percent of the total U.S. hogs and pigs cash receipts during 1989.

CATTLE-PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1988-1989

Produc-
t~~n

Market-
i~?s

Average Price

per 100 Pounds

Cattle

Calves

Value of Produc-
tion

Cash

Value of

Receipts Home Con-

3/

sum tion

Gross Income

-1,000 Pounds-

-Dollars--

------1,000 Dollars------

396,530 368,290

429,590 429,360

57.80 58.90

83.40 83.40

259,932 244,620

279,822 281,130

4,525 4,666

284,347 285,796

-Million Pounds-

-Dollars--

-- -- - -Million Dollars- - - ---

40,617.6

53,761.7

66.60

89.20

27,247.1

36,201 .5

481.6

36,683.1

40,051.1

52,449.8

69.50

90.80

27,892.9

36,675.9

447.1

37,123.0

Adjustments made lor changes In Inventory end lor inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter lor u on farms where produced end lnterlarm ..,.. within the Stille. 31 Reeejpts from ngs and sale of farm slaughter.

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HOGs-PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1988-1989

Production
1/

Market-
i~?s

Average Price
~er100
ounds

Value of
Production 3/

Cash Rec:rts

Value of Home Con-
sum~tion

Gross Income

-1,000 Pounds-

Dollars

------1,000 Dollars------

Ga.

1988

451,436

445,216

41.50

186,406

184,818

1,560

186,378

1989

440,440

440,040

42.50

186,921

187,064

1,998

189,062

u.s.

-Million Pounds-

Dollars

- - - ---Million Dollars- - - - - -

1988

21 ,669.6

21,626.2

42.30

9,145.5

9,206.5

76.9

9,283.5

1989

21,849.7

22,078.6

42.50

9,254.6

9,426.3

71.2

9,497.5

1/ Adjustments made for changes In lnwntory and lor lnthlpments. 2/ Excludet custom slaughter forUM on farms where produced and lnterfarm sales wbhln the State. 3/lncludu allowance for higher average price of State lnshlpmenll and outshlpments ol feeder plga. 4/ Recelptt from marketings and sale of farm alaughter. lnclud81 allowance for higher avo
price of State outshlpmenta of Ieeder pigs.

GEORGIA FLORICULTURE
Georgia's wholesale value of floriculture crops for 1989 totaled $31.9 million, up 18 percent from 1988. Individual items included cut flowers, down 19 percent at $391 thousand; potted flowering plants, $7.98 million, up 5 percent; foliage at $3.37 million, down 1 percent; and bedding plants up 30 percent, at $20.12 million.

U.S. FLORICULTURE
The equivalent wholesale value of all sales for the 28 cro surveyed in the 28 states totaled $2.43 billion, up 6 per~ from 1988. All ma,or groups except foliage plants Increased wholesa e values. Cut flowers increas percent In value to $469 million. Potted flowering pia valued at $522 million, increased 3 percent. Foliage pi decreased 1 percent in value to $476 million. Bedd plants, valued at $867 million, increased 15 percent.

FLORICULTURE CROPs-VALUE OF SALES AT WHOLESALE, 1988-1989, SELECTED ITEMS AND TOTALS

Georgia

United States

Item

1988

1989

1988

19J

- - 1 ,000 Dollars--

Cut Rowers

482

391

457,854

469,00

Potted Aowering Plants

7,632

7,980

507,731

522,4

Foliage Plants

3,399

3,372

481,631

476,~

Bedding Plants

15,436

20,115

755,261

867,4(

Cut Cultivated Greens

90,761

98 .~

Total Value of Reported Crops

26,949

31,858

2,293,238

2,434,01

State
Ala. A a. Ga. N.C. Tex. Va.
u.s.

FARM MARKETINGS OF PEANUTS FOR NUTs-BY STATES AND MONTHS 1989 CROP YEAR

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

-Percent by Months-

3.9

65.1

28.6

2.2

0.2

5.9

66.7

25.8

1.5

0.1

0.5

61.3

35.7

2.4

0.1

1.6

73.5

20.4

1.7

0.5

6 .0

40.2

41 .1

12.2

0.5

79.2

9.6

7.6

1.2

48.3

40.3

8 .0

1.8

2

GEORGIA 1989 PEANUT CROP
rgia's 1989 peanut crop totaled 1.85 billion pounds, up percent from 1988's production. Peanut planting and rvested acreages were unchanged from last year at 690 usand and 685 thousand acres respectively. Yield per re averaged 2, 700 pounds per acre, 70 pounds more n a year earlier.
erage price for the 1989 crop is 27.4 cents per pound, mpared with 1989's average price of 28.0 cents.

U.S. PEANUT CROP
Peanut production In crop year 1989 totaled 3.99 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the 1988 production, and 10 percent above 1987. Planted area, at 1.67 million acres, was up slightly from 1988. Harvested area, at 1.64 million acres, increased 1 percent from the previous year. Yield averaged 2,427 pounds per harvested acre, a decrease of 18 pounds from the previous year but up 90 pounds from 1987.
Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) totaled 2.63 billion pounds in 1989, virtually unchanged from 1988. Area planted was unchanged and harvested area was down slightly from 1988. Yield averaged 2,574 pounds per acre in this region, 12 pounds above the previous year's yield.

1988

Area Planted

237.0 98.0
690.0 13.4
155.0 99.0 13.0 260.0 92.0

PEANUTS

1989
240.0 95.0
690.0 18.2
153.0 99.0 13.0 265.0 92.0

- 1 ,000 Acres--

1988
236.0 90.0
685.0 13.4
153.0 97.0 13.0 250.0 91.0

Area Harvested

1989
239.0 87.0
685.0 18.2
152.0 98.0 12.5 262.0 91.0

1,657.4

1,665.2

1,628.4

1,644.7

1988

Yield

1989

-Pounds-

2,380

2,250

2,540

2,470

2,630

2,700

2,280

2,400

2,745

2,435

2,320

2,150

2,470

2,600

1,670

1,850

2,900

2,705

.s.

2,445

2,426

Price per Pound 1988
-Dollars-

1989

.295

.285

.269

.260

.280

.274

.291

.280

.282

.292

.274

.288

.299

.330

.268

.282

.277

.303

s.

.279

.279

1988
561,680 228,600 1,801,550
30,552 419,985 225,040 32,110 417,500 263,900

Production

1989

-1,000 Pounds-

537,750

214,890

1,849,500

43,680

370,120

210,700

32,500

484,700

246,155

3,980,917

3,989,995

Value of Production 1988

1989

- 1 ,000 Dollars--

165,696

153,259

61,493

55,871

504,434

506,763

8,891

12,230

118,436

108,075

61,661

60,682

9,601

10,725

111,890

136,685

73,100

74,585

1,115,202

1,118,875

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GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 9 PERCENT
Milk production in Georgia during January-March totaled 380 million pounds, 9 percent more than the comparable period a year ago.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 110,000 head during the January-March 1990 quarter, 6,000 head more than January-March 1989.
Production per cow averaged 3,455 pounds during January-March, 90 pounds more than January-March 1989.

U.S. JANUARY-MARCH MILK PRODUCTION
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 36J billion pounds, 1 percent above January-March 1989.
The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during ttl January-March quarter was 10.1 million head, 31 thousar1 head less than January-March 1989.
Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on April 1
1990, averaged 18.1 pounds, 0.4 pounds more than a
April 1, 1989.
The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows a
April 1, 1990, averaged $8.00 per hundredweight, $0.! per hundredweight less than the April 1, 1989 value.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JANUARY-MARCH 1989-1990

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

1989

1990

Percent

1989

1990

Milk Cows 1/

Thous. Head

104

110

106

Milk per Cow 2/

Pounds

3 ,365

3 ,455

103

Milk Production 2/

Mil. L.bs.

350

380

109

1/ lncludea dry cows, clud heifers not yet freoh. 21 Eelud81 milk oucked by calveo.

10,164 3,586 36,445

10,133 3,642 36,899

I
I
Percen
100 102 101

State

Harvested 1989

ONIONS-SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 1989 AND 1990

For Harvest 1990

Yield per Acre

1989

1990

-Acres-

-Cwt.-

Arizona 1/

1,000

770

440

California 1/

7 ,7 0 0

8,500

400

Georgia

4,700

5,500

135

190

Texas

15,000

13,500

215

200

Total

28,400

28,270

260

1/ First forecast will be published June 8.

Production

1989

1~

-1,000 Cwt.-

440 3,080
635 3,225 7,380

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
lly3, 1990 orume 90-Number 9

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 376 million eggs during March 1990, 1 percent more than March 1989. Production consisted of 253 million table eggs and 123 million hatching eggs.

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-APRIL 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

1989

1990

%ofYearA o

-Thousands--

32,721

34,648

106

449,442

108

36,383

38,557

106

Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.83 billion eggs during March 1990, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.05 billion table eggs and 782 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.87 billion eggs during March 1990, up 1 percent from a year aQo. Production included 4.19 billion table eggs and 683 million hatching eggs.

COMMERCIAL POULmY SLAUGHTER 1/-FEBRUARY-MARCH 1989-1990

Feb .. 1989

Feb. 1990

%of

year

Mar. 2/

a o

1990

Jan. thru Feb.

1989

1990

Thousands

Thousands

%of year a o

58,443

58,793

101

66,686

119,941

122,352

102

404,658

442,056

109

476,889

844,331

917,982

109

11,819

10,454

88

11,269

24,039

21 ,954

91

3,677

4,837

132

3,819

7,706

8,672

113

15,496

15,291

99

15,088

31,745

30,626

96

3,824

3 ,959

104

3,314

7,980

7,376

92

1.8

1.5

1.7

1.5

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.9

Ftc*ally Inspected slaughter data u collected by Meat and PouHry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-MARCH 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During March

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-March

1989

1990

-Thousands--

-Number-

Total Eggs Produced

During March

1989

1990

-Millions--

6,023

6 ,421

1,925

1,916

116

123

11,726

11 ,435

2 ,2 0 4

2,213

258

253

17,749

17,856

2,107

2,106

374

376

33,576 191,270 224,846

35,642 190,909 226,551

1,900 2,183 2,141

1,916 2,195 2,151

638 4,175
4,813

683 4,190
4,873

0111 u.s.

38,925 230,n2 269,697

41 ,146 230,726 271,872

1,899 2,1n 2,137

1,901 2,190 2,146

AGRICULTURAl STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

739 5,025 5,764

782 5,052 5,834

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-MARCH 1989-1990

%of

%d

Item

Mar.

Feb.

Mar.

year

January thru March

yea

1989

1990

1900

ago

1989

1990

8!1!!

-Thousands--

Percent

-Thousands--

Perea

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type

4,396 215

4,077 167

4,487

102

217

101

12,179 556

12,802

1G

533

I

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type Georgia United States

74,937

68,884

77,926

104

503,506

472,853

543,088

108

213,660 1,430,231

221,644

1D

1,532,230

1a

Egg Type ..:,eorgia United States

1,548 32,577

1,353 32,248

1,852

120

36,407

112

3,323 86,599

4,432

1!

100,703

1

Turkeys

Poultry Placed
u.s.

26,959

24,870

27,286

101

2/145,387

3/159,171

10

1/ Reported by leading breede,., Includes expected pullet replacements from egga aold during the preceding month at the rate d 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen caeo olegga. 21 T"' poults placed September t988March 1888. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 1988-March 1990.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN

Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 33.5 million pounds during March 1990, up 3 percent from March 1989.

Commercial red meat production for the United States March 1990, totaled 3.26 billion pounds, down 2 perct from March 1989.

The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during March 1990 was 20.4 thousand, up 11 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 19.0 million pounds with an average live weight of 932 pounds per head.
There were 131.0 thousand head of hogs slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during March. This is 2 percent more than the same period last year. The total live weight was 31 4 million pounds with an average live weight of 240 pounds per head.

Beef production at 1.87 billion pounds was down percent. Head kill was 2.76 million, down 2 percent 1 the average live weight was 1,133 pounds.
Pork production totaling 1.33 billion pounds was do\W percent. Hog kill totaled 7.45 million head, down percent, and the average live weight was 248 pounds.

Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/

1989

Number Slau~ htered

Mar.

March

'90as% of

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

March

1989

1990

-1,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

18.4

20.4

111

993

932

1.8

0.8

44

368

425

128.5

131 .0

102

240

240

0.1

0.1

100

91

96

Total

Live Weight

March

1989

191

-1 ,000 Pounds-

18,224

18,1 :

674

,

30,891

31 J

8

United States

Cattle

2,818.7

2,764.0

98

1,125

Calves

200.0

170.9

85

260

Hogs

7,763.0

7,453.8

96

247

Sheep & Lambs

519.6

492.7

95

129

1/lncludes llaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial llaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

1,133 270 248 129

3,170,933 51 ,929
1,916,650 67,002

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/

March

Kind

1989

1990

Beef

1,887

Veal

31

Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat

1,373 34
3,325

1/ Baaed on packers dress weights and axcludealarm slaughter.

-Million Pounds-

1,870 28
1,328 32
3,257

2

3, 131 ~ 46,1
1,849J
63.l
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(
1990
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
~he Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for ~ril was 136 percent of the 1977 average, 6 points (4.2 [percent) below the previous month, but 1 point (0. 7 jpercent) higher than a year ago . Lower prices for !loybeans, milk, chickens, broilers and all eggs were only !Partially offset by higher prices for cotton, hogs, milk cows, beef cattle, and calves. Corn price was unchanged ~om last month.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT
The April All Farm Products Index of Prices Received Increased 1 point (0.7 percent) from March to 151 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Increases in the prices of oranges, corn, potatoes, and cattle were partially offset by lower prices for tomatoes, milk, eggs, and broilers.The index was 3 points (2.0 percent) above a year ago. Higher hog, cattle, and milk prices were the major contributors to the increases over a year ago. Tomatoes, wheat, and soybeans were partially offsetting.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-APRIL 15, 1990, WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity
WnterWheat
Oats
~ ~
Tobacco

PBreicre nit
$/Bu. $/Bu. $/Bu. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb.

Apr. 1989
..
-
3.01
57.7
-

Georgia Mar. 1990
.
-
2.91
64.8
-

Apr. 15, 1990
..
-
2.91
1/66.0
-

Apr. 1989
4.13 2.24 2.56 58.7 160.5

United States

Mar.

Af~5,

1990

3.52
1.39 2.37 64.1
-

3.53 1.37 2.52 1/64.8 3/170.0

Soybeans
1M Hay, Baled, 21
lllk Cows, 4/5/

$/Bu. $(Ton $/Head

7. 11
-
1,080.00

5.62
-

5. 61
-
1,1 40.00

7. 29 101.00 1,040.00

5.65
88.50
-

5.62 91.60 1,140.00

Hogs

$/Cwt.

37.30

50.60

53.50

36.90

51 .30

52.90

Sows

$/Cwt.

30.90

43.90

48.30

30.90

45.70

48.70

Barrows &Gilts

$/Cwt.

37.70

51.10

53.80

37.50

51.70

53.20

Beef Cattle, 6/

$/Cwt.

57.70

63.30

63.60

70.1 0

74.20

75.00

Cows, 7/

$/Cwt.

48. 40

53.20

52.50

47.10

52.90

52.40

Sleers &Heifers

$/Cwt.

68.50

n.10

78.40

75.30

78.00

9.20

Calves

$/Cwt.

81.70

92.30

92.70

90.40

99.10

102.00

M Milk Turkeys, 21 Olickens

$/Cwt. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb.

14.10
-
27.3

16.30
-
2120.0

3/1 4.60
-
10.1

12.40
42.0
-

13.70
37.2
-

3/13.10
37.0
-

Com1 Broilers, 8/

Cts./Lb.

37.5

35.0

3/31 .5

39.1

36.4

3/33.2

Eggs, All, 9/

Cts./Doz.

75.9

2/90.9

80.3

66.1

2/79.3

71.4

Table Hatching

Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.

55.9 125.0

2169.9 2 / 140.0

62.4 120.0

58.0

2/73.1

64.2

-

-

-

~,..hill d month. 2/ Mid-month price. 31 Entire month. 4/ Animals sold lor dairy herd replacement only. 5I Prices estimated quarterly. 81 'Cows' and 'steers and heffers' combined ~owanco whore necessary lor slaughter bulls. 7/lncludes dairy cows sold lor slaughter. 8/ Ll-ight equivalent price lor Georgia. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers
lng hatching eggs sold at retail. lnsulllclent sales.

INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Mar. 1989

Apr. 1989

Mar. 1990

Apr. 1990

~ia ~ Received

~ Commodities

137

135

142

136

()opt

121

120

122

122

LMstock & Products

150

146

157*

147

~ States

~ Received

150

148

150

151

~Paid

1/175

177

2/181

183

!latJo31

86

84

83

83

IIJinuary t989 Prices Paid lndeK. 2/ January 1990 Prices Paid lndeK. 3/ Ratio ollndeK of Prices Received to lndeK of Prices Paid, Interest, TaKes and Farm Wage Rates. Revised.

3

POULTRY INCOME UP FOR 1989
Georgia's value of production from poultry including commercial broilers, eggs and turkeys in 1989 totaled $1 .57 blllc This was $234 million or 17 percent more than last year. Value of production of commercial broilers and chicken~ $1 .3 billion, was 17 percent above 1988. Value of production of eggs increased 24 percent from 1988.

Commercial rollers 5/ 1984
1985 1986
1987 1988 1989

POULTRY PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION-GEORGIA, 1984-19891/

Number Produced 2/

Pounds Produced 3/

Price per Lb.

-Thousands--

Cents

Valued Production
1,000 Dei

636,785 6n,224 697,364 733,417 n2,825 811,964

2,610,819 2,844,341 2,928,929 3,153,693 3,400,430 3,572,642

32.0

835,46!

28.0

796,41!

32.5

951,!D

26.5

835,73

31 .5

1,071 ,1!

35.0

1,250,42

Hatching Egg Flocks
1984 1985 1986 198r 1988 1989

7,148 6,943 6 ,4 3 5 6 ,8 0 5 7,145 7,248

56,884 54,417 51,727 53,760 54,952 54,959

25.6

14,54

21 .0

11,451

16.5

8,54

13.3

7,11

12.2

6,701

22.0

12,11

Table Egg Flocks 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

11 ,663 10,578 10,065 9,265 10,055 5,852

44,695 40,196 37,373 33,018 34,458 19,711

14.0

6,2l!

12.7

u

10.5

3,91

8.6

2,83

7 .8

2,11

14.3

2,81

All Chickens Including Comm. Broilers
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Turkeys 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

655,136 694,745 713,864 749,487 790,025 825,064
2 ,5 8 2 2,631 2,426 2,432 2,400 1,900

2,709,914 2,938,954 3,018,029 3,240,471 3,489,870 3,647,312
72,038 74,720 67,928 67,366 70,800 54,150

856,21 812,911 964,1 845,711 1,080,51 1,265,1
j

48.0

34,511

47.0

35,11

47.0

31,91

33.0

22,23

42.0

29,73

43.0

23,3

All Pouhry Including

Broilers, Eggs, Chickens, and Turkeys

~

1984

1,212,24

1985 1986

1,083,11., 1,259,711

1987 1988

1,123,01' 1,340,711

1989

1 574 311

1/ The production year begins Oeeember 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year, exeept turkeys baled on September 1 through August 31 hatch. 21 Number sold for chickens and number raised for turkeys. 3/ Pounds sold for chickens. 4/ Value ol safes for chickens. 5I llvewelght equivalent prlee.

GEORGIA BROILER VALUE OF PRODUCTION UP 17 PERCENT

The value of production of Georgia's commercial broilers totaled $1 .3 billion in 1989. This is 17 percent more than in 1988 and 50 percent more than 1987.
The number of broilers produced, at 812.0 million, was a record high, breaking the previous high of 772.8 million in 1988. The number produced in 1987 totaled 733.4 million broilers.

The number of pounds produced in 1989 totaled

billion, 5 percent more than the 3.40 billion po

produced in 1988.

1

1

Price per pound averaged 35.0 cents for 1989, com ~

.. with 31.5 cents in 1988. In 1987, price per pound ave 1

26.5 cents and 32.5 cents in 1986.

~

4

Thousands

1400000 v. .

1200000

1950

1980

1970

1000000

1980

1984

19815

800000

1986 1987

1988

1988
600000

BROILERS - Number and Value of Production, Georgia, Selected Years. 1950-1989

1\Unber (000)
82,892
320,2150
453,888 573.899
e83n8-2.72846
897.364 733.417 n2S26 811.964

..mVeka
171.208 196.987 588,820
835.482 7'96.415 951,902
835.729 1.071135 1,250,42S

400000

200000

0

1950 1960 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1::::::::1 NlllW

Years

1 Vakle

Year
Hllchlng Egg Flocks 11184 1i85 1886 1987 1988 1989 Tillie Egg Flocks 3/ 11184 111115 1886 1987 1988 1989 Al flocb 11184 1i85 1886 1987 1988 1989

EGG PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION-GEORGIA, 1984-19891/

Average Number La ers

Eggs per la er

Table

Eggs Produced 2/
Hatchin

Thousands

Number

-Millions-

5,093 5,300 5,507 5,897 5,873 5,985
13,532 12,326 12,239 12,510 11 ,949 11 ,578
18,625 17,626 17,746 18,407 17,822 17 563

227

74

225

83

223

86

222

92

224

93

224

95

245

3,320

251

3 ,0 9 0

252

3,087

253

3,166

249

2,979

250

2 ,8 9 4

240

3,389

243

3,173

243

3,173

243

3,258

241

3,072

241

2989

1,079 1,109 1,145 1,218 1,222 1,244
1,079 1,109 1,145 1,218 1,222 1 244

Total
1,154 1,192 1,231 1,310 1,315 1,339
3,320 3,090 3,087 3,166 2,979 2,894
4,474 4,282 4,318 4,476 4,294 4233

Price per Dozen

Value of Production 4/

Year

Table

Hatchin

Total

Table

Hatchin

Total

-Cents-

-Thousand Dollars-

Hllchlng Egg Flocks

1984

72.3

130.0

4,458

116,892

121 ,350

1i85

47.7

118.4

3,299

109,383

112,682

1886

51.1

134.4

3,662

128,281

131 ,943

1987

44.0

133.7

3,373

135,672

139,045

1988

40.9

124.0

3,170

125,741

128,911

1989

59.8

132.0

4,734

136,n6

141,510

Tillie Egg Flocks 3/

11184

72.3

200,032

200,032

1i85

47.7

122,828

122,828

1886

51 .1

131,455

131,455

1987

44.0

116,087

116,087

1988

40.9

101 ,534

101,534

1989

59.8

144,218

144,218

Egg flocks

11184

72.3

130.0

86.2

204,059

116,892

321 ,382

1i85

47.7

118.4

66.0

126,127

109,383

235,510

1886

51 .1

134.4

73.2

135,117

128,281

263,398

1987

44.0

133.7

68.4

119,460

135,672

255,132

1988

40.9

124.0

64.4

104,704

125,741

230,445

1989

59.8

132.0

81.0

148,952

136 n6

285 728

ti The production year begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year. 21 Egga sold prior to 1985. 3/lnciudea both commercial and farm "oeks. t Cash

Mllpta prior to 198!1.

5

U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 2 POINTS
The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 183 (1977 = 100), 2 points (1.1 percent) above January 1990 and 6 points (3.4 percent) above April 1989.
The Farm Prod u~tion, Goods, and Services Index 1990, at 169, rose 1 point (0.6 percent) since January. The index was up 3 points.(1.8 percent) from April 1989. Since last surveyed , prices were generally higher for feeder livestock, autos and trucks, tractors, other machinery, agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, farm and motor supplies, ht ,;lding and fencing, and feed . Lower prices for fuels and
argy, and seed moderated the increase in the index.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The March 1990 Consumer Pri ce Index for all ur consumers (CPI-U) before seasonal adjustment rose
percent to 128.7 (1982-84 = 100) compared to a level
128.0 in February. For the 12-month period ending March, the overall index increased 5.2 percent.

FEED-PRICES PAID SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES APRIL 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity

Price per Unit

Southeast

Jan.

Apr.

1990

1990

Apr. 1989

United States Jan. 1990

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, U uid
1/ AL,FL,GA,SC.

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/50 lbs. $/Cwt.

15.60 16.30 13.10 11.30
9.00 202.00 230.00 253.00 224.00 156.00 189.00 207.00 192.00 246.00 236.00 323.00 281.00
3.90 9 .90

14.70 14.80 12 .9 0 10 .8 0
8 .8 0 195.00 215.00 249.00 220.00 160.00 171 .00 200.00 188.00 235.00 234.00 294.00 262.00
3.80 10.10

15.70 15.60 11.00
9 .6 8 7.37 21 1.00 240.00 254.00 242.00 180.00 192.00 204.00 207.00 309.00 223.00 344.00 271.00 3.38 9 .26

15 .0 0 13.50 10 .90
9.70 7. 2 4 199.00 224.00 239.00 227.00 171 .00 186.00 196.00 198.00 283.00 211.00 311.00 262.00 3 .4 2 9.29

Month Ending

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Roasting Stock (In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3

-1,000 Pounds-

1989

Mar.

1,271,098

712,535

59,817

947,672

Apr.

820,667

718,486

59,273

955,586

May

429,464

721 ,069

60,811

959,022

June

110,777

700,824

60,190

932,096

July

51 ,248

548,600

49,033

729,638

Aug.

27,568

349,415

33,910

464,722

Sept.
Oct. Nov.

1,567,027 2,600,860 2,633,466

330,293 385,901 449,264

18,767 32,865 37,113

439,290 513,248 597,521

Dec. 1990

2 ,3 6 7, 196

497,903

40,009

662,211

Jan.

1,914,179

549,208

47,592

730,447

2,

Feb.

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

878,1 15

2,410

Mar.

1,097,649

726,410

64,458

966,125

2,128

1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC In commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis . 2J Includes shelled edible grades, shill

oH stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

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CATTLE ON FEED UP 1 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES

Cattle and calves on feed April 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 13 quarterly states totaled 10.1 million head, up 1percent from April 1, 1989, and 4 percent above ,1988. This Is the highest April cattle on feed number since 1978.
The cattle on feed inventory included 6.44 million steers and steer calves, 2 percent above last year and 2 percent above 1988. This group represented 64 percent of the total April number on feed, compared to 64 percent last year and 65 percent in 1988. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.56 million, 1 percent above last year and 6 percent above 1988.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the January-March 1990 quarter totaled 6.09 million, down 2 percent from 1989, but 5 percent above 1988. Other disappearance of 385 thousand head leaves net placements at 5.70 million.
Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during January-March totaled 5.58 million, 1 percent below 1989 and 5 percent below the same period in 1988.
Cattle feeders expect to market 6.09 million head during the April-June quarter of 1990. This would be 1 percent above the second quarter marketings in 1989 and 4 percent above 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED-JANUARY 1, AND APRIL 1, 1989-1990

Total 13 States 1/

Total 7 States 2/

Number

1990 as%

Number

1990 as %

bern

1989

1990

of1989

1989

1990

of 1989

-1,000 Head-

Percent

-1 ,000 Head-

Percent

On Feed Jan. 1

9,688

9,943

103

8,045

8,378

104

Pllced on Feed

Jill. 1-Mar. 31 3/

6,232

6,088

98

5 ,291

5,201

98

Fed Cattle Marketed

Jill. 1-Mar. 31 3/

5,658

5,583

99

4,790

4,767

100

Qher Disappearance

Jill. 1-Mar. 31 4/

344

385

112

294

329

112

On Feed Apr. 1

9,918

10,063

101

8,252

8 ,483

103

t/AZ,CA,CO,Il,ID,IA,KS,MN ,NB,OK,SD,TX,WA_ '21 AZ,CA,CO,IA,KS,NB,TX. 3/ lncludes cattle placed on lead alter beginning oA quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 4/lncludes ...., loiNs, mowment from feedlots to pastures and shipment. to ot her feedlot for further feeding.

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

~h

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Average Price

Paid to Producers 1I

1989

1990

Imports

of Catfish 2/

1989

1990

--Thousand Pounds-

Jill.

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

Feb.

28,559

31,884

55,507

64,950

...Mlr.
May

29,458 27,310 28,892 27,598

33,120

84,965 112,275 141 ,167 168,765

98,070

.uy

27,827

296,592

~-

28,371

8ept.

30,366

224,963 255,329

Oct.

31 ,670

286,999

Nov.

29,096

316,095

Dec.

25,805

341,900

IIPrien paid to producert for fish delivered to proc81aing plant. 2/ Data lurniohad by U.S. Buraau oA Census.

Dols. per Pound

.78

.73

.78

.75

.77

.78

.76

.76

.75

.71

.68

.65

.64

.64

.68

Thous.Pounds

588

115

117

553

795

417

952

584

689

422

756

414

66

1,024

7

COLD STORAGE HIGHUGHTS
Frozen stocks in refrigerated warehouses on March 31, 1990, were greater than the year earlier levels for chic vegetables, turkeys, eggs, and potatoes. Cooler items with stocks above those of the previous year included shell and cheese.
Total red meats in freezers declined 2 percent from last month and were 20 percent less than those on March 31,1 Frozen pork stocks dropped 5 percent during the month and were 25 percent below the previous year. Stocks of bellies were up 14 percent from last month, but were 24 percent below 1989.
Total frozen poultry supplies increased 12 percent from February 1990 and were 25 percent above last year. Total st of chickens advanced 8 percent during the month and were 40 percent above 1989. Total pounds of turkeys in fr was up 15 percent from last month and up 18 percent from last year.

Com mod"
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-UNITED STATES, MARCH 31, 1990

Mar. 31, 1989

Feb. 28, 1990
-1,000 Pounds-

Mar. 31, 1990

Percent of

Mar. 1989

Feb. I

-Percent-

341 ,946

285,083

320,486

94

396,616

374,909

398,445

100

14,790

15,175

16,675

113

668,600

661,684

614,374

92

1,638,823

1,476,089

1,545,824

94

747,504

609,557

596,615

80

298,850

268,649

271,591

91

392,788

308,318

293,066

75

457,951

512,n4

573,498

125

269,243

276,285

317,257

118

1,161,640

1,587,925

1,444,200

124

947,256

995,641

1,043,087

110

389,016

319,302

343,955

88

26,542

25,597

28,670

108

32,118

23,900

25,928

81

125,263

81 ,366

69,023

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lNCREASE IN U.S. FARMLAND VALUES MODERATES

U.S. farmland values rose 4 percent from February 1, 1989, to an average $693 per acre on January 1, 1990. Although below the 6 percent gain in 1988, last year's rise was the third straight increase. Nonetheless, the January 1990 value remained 16 percent below the record $823 per acre In 1982. After adjusting for inflation of nearlr 5 percent in 1989, the real value of farmland per acre fel slightly from
a year earlier, and was 42 percent below the inflation-adjusted high of 1980.

GEORGIA FARMLAND VALUE UP 5 PERCENT
value of Georgia's farmland and buildings averaged 1,053 per acre as of January 1, 1990. The value increased percent from the average of $1 ,003 per acre as of bruary 1, 1989.

ra~tors usually considered important to farmland values

1nd1cated farmland values should have increased strongly

in 1989. Net farm income (the net value of the current

year's production, which accounts for the value of all

production whether sold or not) was record high in 1989.

Net cash income, while 7 percent below the 1988 record

was still the third highest ever.

'

average value per acre encompasses wide variations ue to farm productivity, commodities produced and
tlon within the State. Such factors as urban pressures nd for land for non-farming purposes farms used
marlly for residences and strong urban e'conomies all uenced the average value of agricultural land in eorgla.
sh rents decreased after two years of increases. Farms
ed for cash averaged $23.80 per acre in 1990, down 16 rcent from 1989. Cropland rented for cash averaged 7.30 per acre in 1990, down 17 percent from 1989.

Lower prices for corn and soybeans In 1989 apparently put downward pressure on some cash rents, while record cattle prices helped support higher pasture rents. Although 1990 cash rents for cropland are generally higher in the Corn Belt States and Minnesota the 1989-90 increases were more moderate than those' reported for a year earlier. Rents tended to be lower in the Appalachia,
Southeast, and Delta States regions where soybeans are a major cash crop. Cash rents for pasture generally moved higher, except In Appalachia and the Southeast.

Percent Changtt In Farmland Value Per Acre: February 1, 1989 to January 1, 1990

us. 4
[Js 011001e
~1 to4
Do to -15

AGRICULTURAL STATISTlCIAN AND GEORGIA DEPAR'l'MENT OF AGRICULTURE

RECEIVED
MAY 2 1 1990
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

State

AVERAGE PER ACRE VALUE OF FARMLAND AND BUILDINGS SELECTED STATES., 1983-19901/

-As of April1-

1984

1985

1986

-As of February 1 -

1987

1988

1989

As of Pert
~ January 1 1990

Corn Belt:
Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri

1,449 1,500 1,647 1,645 1,518
875

1,108 1,215 1,344 1,381 1,091
689

972 1,136 1,167 1,232
873 648

--Dollars--
900 1,097 1,061 1,149
786 604

1,003 1,199 1,158 1,262
947 640

1,107 1,271 1,251 1,388 1,108
678

Pen

1,129

1,258

I

1,288

I

1,416

I

1,130

I

706

4

Northern Plains:

518

412

360

331

368

401

435

I

North Dakota

447

373

334

303

319

329

348

I

South Dakota

363

289

267

238

269

293

337

15

Nebraska

645

485

416

400

457

526

562

1

Kansas

597

488

415

373

413

438

473

I

Appalachia: Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Tennessee
Southeast: South Carolina Georgia Aorida Alabama
Delta States: Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana

1,107 1,125
698 1,429 1,034 1,024
1,105 926 921
1,645 824
1,074 950 964
1,430

1,035 1,112
607 1,331
955 944
1,068 898 886
1,599 797
1,012 855 907
1,407

1,025 1,179
616 1,254
941 935
1,038 870 853
1,537 803
880 778 779 1,191

1,004 1,154
633 1,259
878 936
1,055 792 889
1,605 786
757 685 724 921

1,037 1,198
682 1,263
896 1,001
1,130 871 920
1,790 800
781 697 761 940

1,095 1,354
716 1,339
923 1,021
1,202 949
1,003 1,897
832
803 718 784 959

1,171

T

1,597

11

652

~

1,325

I

1,034

11

1,052

I

1,296 949
1,053

::

2,125

It

882
808

' ~

754

I

776

I

940

~

48 States

801

713

640

599

632

667

693

4

1/ Currant dollars. Revised 1984-89 w.luaa t..nch markad to values from the 1987 Census of Agricunure. Details In 'Agricultural Resources. Agricultural Land Values and MarkMI

SKuatlon and Outlook Report published In lata June.

State

FARMS AND LAND RENTED FOR CASH: AVERAGE GROSS CASH RENT PER ACRE AND RENT AS A PERCENT OF VALUE SELECTED STATES 198~1990 1/

I 1986

--Rent per Acre--

1987

1988

1989

I 1990

1986

--Rent to Value-1987 1988 1989

FARMS
South Carolina Georgia Alabama

22.10 25.40 24.60

--Dollars--

19.80 25.00 23.80

21.50 26.80 29.30

24.80 28.40 25.70

21.10 23.80 28.40

--Percent--

2 .8

2 .8

2 .6

3.1

3.9

3 .2

3 .5

3.3

3.7

3 .8

4.9

4.0

CROPLAND
South Carolina Georgia Aorida Alabama

25.10 27.80 94.60 29.70

22.40 26.20 99.20 28.50

23.00 30.70 106.90 30.40

26.00 32.80 114.10 29.70

23.20
27.30
*
33.90

2.9

3.2

2.9

3.1

3 .2

-3.9

4.2

4.0

2.6

3.1

3 .0

3.1

4 .3

4.4

4.8

4.1

PASTURE

South Carolina

16.10

15.60

17.60

18.40

Georgia

19.40

19.20

20.80

21.00

Aorida

20.60

32.30

25.20

27.10

Alabama

17.10

17.10

18.60

18.00

Insufficient Information. 1/ Current dollars. Estimated cuh rent aa a percent of par acre value.

2

17.90 19.50 20.20 20.60

2 .4

2 .3

2 .2

2.2

3.2

2 .9

2 .9

2.4

1.2

1.5

0.9

1.2

3 .3

3.5

3 .8

3.7

. ~

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GEORGIA'S WHEAT YIELD UP 3 BUSHELS
The May 1, 1990, yield forecast of Georgia's wheat crop Is set at 35 bushels per acre, 3 bushels per acre more than
last year. Acreage harvested for grain is expected to total 590,000 acres, a 16 percent decline from the 700,000 acres harvested in 1989. Production is expected to total 20.7 mDiion bushels, down 8 percent from a year ago.

U.S. WINTER WHEAT
Winter wheat production in the U.S. is forecast at 2.09 billion bushels as of May 1, 1990. This Is up 44 percent from the 1.45 billion bushels produced In 1989, and, if realized, will be the highest production level since the record crop of 1981. Area for grain, at 50.8 rnllion acres, is up 23 percent from last season's drought and winter kill reduced level. Yield prospects are forecast at 41.1 bushels per acre, up 6.0 bushels from last year. This would be the second highest average on record.

State
Ala. Ark. Ra. Ga. Ky.
.L.a.. ..
N.C. S.C. Tenn.
Oilier States
u.s.

WINTER WHEAT1 SELECTED STATES AND U.S.1 1989-1990

Area Harvested

Ind.

1989

1990

Yield 1989

Ind. 1990

-1,000 Acres---

220 1,200
65 700 450 350 450 630 435 450

230 1,380
40 590 500 410 520 570 450 450

36,519

45,696

41 ,469

50,836

-Bushels---

30.0

35.0

44.0

43.0

29.0

34.0

32.0

35.0

50.0

41.0

31.0

34.0

34.0

35.0

34.0

41.0

41 .0

36.0

42.0

39.0

34.6

41.4

35.1

41 .1

Production

Ind.

1989

1990

-1,o6o Bushels---

6,600 52,800
1,885 22,400 . 22,500
10,850 15,300 21 ,420 17,835 18,900

8,050 59,340
1,360 20,650 20,500 13,940 18,200 23,370 16,200 17,550

1,263,352

1,892,454

1,453,842

2,091 ,614

GEORGIA'S ONION PRODUCTION UP
Georgia growers expect to produce 1.20 million cwt. of onions this year, nearly double the 635 thousand cwt. produced last year. Acreage for harvest is set at 5,700 acres, up 21 percent from last year. The average yield Is forecast at 210 cwt. per acre. Harvest is nearing the halfway point on an excellent crop.

SPRING ONION PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT
Production of spring onions in Texas and Georgia combined for a drop of 4 percent from last year. Acreage for harvest In the two states is set at 18.3 thousand this year, down 7 percent from a year ago.
Texas production is down 22 percent from a year ago. Harvested acreage should total 12.6 thousand acres, a drop of 16 percent from last year. The average yield declined somewhat. Rio Grande Valley harvest is nearing it's end with a few growers finished. Harvest is underway in Laredo and just starting in the San-Antonio Winter Garden area. Heavy rainfall has caused some problems.

Harvested

For Harvest

State

1989

1990

Ariz. 1/

-Acres---

1,000

no

Cllif. 1/

7,700

8,500

01.

4,700

5,700

Texu

15,000

12,600

TOIII

28,400

II Filii llncut will be published June 8.

27,570

Yield per Acre

1989

1990

--Cwt.-

440

400

135

210

215

200

260

3

Production

1989

1990

-1,000 Cwt.-

440

3,080

635

1,197

3,225

2,520

7,380

GEORGIA TOBACCO UP 2 PERCENT
Georgia's 1989 tobacco production totaled 87,200,000 pounds, 2 percent above 1988's production of 85,880,000 pounds. Acres harvested at 40,000 increased 5 percent from 1988. Yield per acre decreased 80 pounds to 2, 180 from a year ago.

U.S. TOBACCO
Production of all tobacco in 1989 totaled 1.37 pounds, nearly the same as in 1988. Growers harv
680 thousand acres in 1989, up 7 percent from a
earlier. Yields averaged 2,016 pounds per acre, com with 2,160 last year.

ALL TOBACCO-ACREAGE YIELD PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY STATES AND U.S. 1981

State

Area Harvested 1989

Yield 1989

Production 1989

Marketing Year Avg. Price perPound
Received by Farmers 1989

Connecticut Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Missouri North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Acres
1,730 6,700 40,000 6,100 178,050 8,500
480 2 ,5 0 0 266,700 9,100 9 ,5 0 0 48,000 45,500 49,590 1,450 5,700

Pounds
1,614 2,650 2,180 2,170 2 ,059 1,250 1,554 2,180 2,029 1,750 1,887 2,160 1,754 1,892 1,300 1,998

1,000 Pounds
2,793 17,755 87,200 13,237 366,551 10,625
746 5 ,4 5 0 541,056 15,925 17,925 103,680 79,820 93,814 1,885 11 ,391

Dollars per Pound
14.100 1.676 1.670 1.673 1.684 1.698 16.800 1.625 1.675 1.673 1.378 1.663 1.731 1.678 1.652 1.500

1,000

United States 1/ Reviled.

679,600

2,016

1,369,853

1.708

GEORGIA'S 1989 COTTON PRODUCTION

U.S. COTTON PRODUCTION DOWN

Georgia's 1989 cotton production totaled 342,000 bales (480 pounds net weight), 8 percent less than the 370,000 bales produced in 1988. The lower production was attributed to a 14 percent decrease in harvested acreage at 260,000 acres. Yield per harvested acre averaged 631 pounds, 67 pounds more per acre than last year. Planted acreage was down 24 percent at 265,000 acres. This leaves 5,000 acres abandoned due to unfavorable weather.

All cotton production in the United States totaled million bales in 1989, 21 percent below the 1 production. This large decrease was due to both as acreage and reduced yields.
The area planted to all cotton totaled 10.6 million ac
15 percent decrease from 1988. Harvested area, at
million acres, was down 20 percent from 1 Abandonment during 1989 totaled 16.4 percent com with 4.5 percent the previous year. Yields averaged
pounds per acre, down 5 pounds from 1988 and do
pounds from the record yields realized in 1987.

State

Area Planted 19891/

Area Harvested 19891/

PRODUCTION PRICE AND VALUE BY STATES U.S. 1989

Yield 19891/

Production in 480-Lb.
Net Weight Bales 2/
19891/

Price per Pound
1989 3/

-1,000 Acres--

Pounds

1,000 Bales

Dollars

1,000

Ala. Ariz. Ark. Calif. Fla. Ge. Kans.
L.a.
Miss.
Mo.
N.Mex. N.C. Okla. S.C. Tenn . Tex. Va.

328.0 485.0 610.0 1,068.0
25.5 265.0
1.5 645.0 1,051 .6 214.0 91.3 112.0 370.0 120.0 465.0 4,732.0
2 .7

322.0 483.5 595.0 1,057.9
25.0 260.0
0 .4 620.0 1,021 .1 209.0
85.2 110.0 340.0 118.0 460.0 3,828.0
2.6

571 1,118
687 1,226
557 631 240 672 731 618 701 615 244 626 497 376 498

383.0 1,126.0
851 .0 2,701.2
29.0 342.0
0 .2 868.0 1,556.0 269.0 124.5 141 .0 173.0 154.0 476.0 2,999.0
2 .7

0.632 0.785 0 .6 2 7 0 .7 0 8 0 .6 5 0 0 .6 4 8 0.570 0.636 0.613 0 .6 4 7 0 .8 0 7 0.627 0 .5 7 0 0.655 0 .6 2 6 0 .6 0 8 0 .6 2 7

u.s.

10,586.6

9 ,537.7

614

1/ Revised. 2/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 3/ Average to April 1, 1990.

4

12,195.6

0 .656

3,840,

FARM WAGES AVERAGED $4.90 FOR APRIL
Atotal of 160,000 persons worked on farms in the southeast during the week of April 8-14, 1990. The work force was
prised of 85,000 self-employed farm operators, 14,000 unpaid workers, and 61 ,000 workers hired directly by farm rators.

The all hired farm worker wage rate for the April 1990 survey week averaged $4.90 per hour, up 53 cents from a year
ea~ler. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $4.69 per hour compared with $4.30 last April. Wage rates for field and
livestock workers were $4.31 and $5.02 respectively. During April, 1989, field workers made $4.10 while livestock workers averaged $4.22 per hour.

During the current survey week, self-employed persons worked an average of 27.3 hours, 5.4 fewer hours than in the
comparable week in 1989. Unpaid workers, who worked 15 hours or more during the week, put in 34.2 hours compared with 33.3 hours a year earlier. Hired workers spent an average of 35.8 hours doing agricultural work, up 2.3 hours from April of last year.

State or
Region2/

FARM WAGE RATES-APRIL 8-14, 1990, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

All Hired Workers

Field

Type of Farm Worker

Live-

Super-

Stock

visory

Other

Method of Pay

Hourly

Piece Other

Rate

Southeast Florida
~ian I ~ian II
Delta Northeast I Northeast II IJb C'Almbelt I C'Almbelt II Nol1hern Plains Southern Plains Mountain 1 Mountain II Mountain Ill
ia
Hawaii

--Dollars per Hour--

4.90

4.31

5.02

10.01

3/

4.69

3/

5.58

5.91

5.44

4.79

10.29

8.21

5.32

6.77

7.19

4.76

4.47

4.54

9.79

3/

4.39

3/

5.69

4.64

4.33

4.48

8.24

3/

4.55

3/

4.87

4.52

4.53

4.02

7.01

3/

4.59

3/

4.43

5.56

5.75

4.94

7.57

7.63

5.58

3/

5.52

5.49

5.45

3.85

8.59

7.11

5.37

3/

5.70

5.38

5.38

4.84

7.74

7.30

5.08

3/

5.74

5.56

4.65

5.21

9.72

6.97

4.86

3/

7.25

5.10

5.22

4.77

6.42

5.55

5.22

3/

4.87

5.39

5.34

4.74

8.41

6.46

5.55

4.81

5.27

5.12

4.74

4.87

7.27

5.89

4.91

3/

5.39

4.84

5.00

4.34

6.48

3/

5.10

3/

4.62

5.40

5.28

4.93

7.75

3/

5.39

3/

5.36

5.23

4.74

4.88

7.75

6.61

4.85

5.85

5.68

5.79

5.28

6.40

8.36

3/

5.50

6.20

6.69

6.45

5.71

6.50

10.75

9.32

5.71

7.33

8.75

8.65

7.98

3/

12.98

8.36

8.00

3/

12.01

u.s.

5.54

5.20

4.94

8.94

7.40

5.23

6.76

6.05

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK APRIL 8-14, 1990 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

State or
!!!gion2/

All Farm Workers

Self-
Em~oyed

Unpaid

Hired

Hired Workers
ExJJected to be Em~lo~ed 150 Days 1 9 ays or More or Less

Southeast

Thous.
160 76 122 210 137 102 128 294 275 215 223 266 74 54 50 145 218 12

Thous.
85 16 68 150 75 44 64 168 168 145 149 170 38 25 11 69 54 2

Hours
27.3 26.5 33.4 21.7 26.2 46.0 41 .2 46.6 34.4 40.7 47.4 29.1 52.5 45.6 36.0 29.6 32.3 33.5

Thous.
14 3 16 26 12 19 28 62 51 33 43 40 15 7 23 20 14 1

Hours
34.2 31 .5 30.0 30.6 32.6 34.8 32.6 38.2 29.0 34.3 35.3 28.7 41.2 31 .4 32.3 28.2 32.7 31 .0

Thous.
61 57 38 34 50 39 36 64 56 37 31 56 21 22 16 56 150 9

Hours
35.8 36.5 35.5 34.9 38.1 38.2 39.7 37.8 37.1 31 .1 46.0 43.4 49.4 43.0 50.8 41 .2 43.8 37.8

-Thousands-

44

17

50

7

23

15

22

12

42

8

30

9

30

6

47

17

41

15

25

12

25

6

48

8

15

6

18

4

14

2

35

21

120

30

8

1

u.s.

2,761

1,501

35.8

427

33.0

833

39.8

637

196

:VElcludH ~gricuhural oenrice workers. 2/ Reglono consist of the following: Northeast 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, AI, VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian 1: NC, VA. Appalachian t iC\', TN, WV. Southeast: Al, GA, SC. Lake: Ml, MN, WI. CornbeH 1: IL, IN, OH. CornbeH II: lA, MO. Delta: AA, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, NO, SO. Southern Plalno: OK, TX.

IDunllln 1: 10, MT, W'f. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain Ill: AZ, NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 3/lnsulflclent data.

5

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CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 1 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed May 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled million head, up 1 percent from a year ago and 4 percent above May 1, 1988. This is the largest May on feed tm the 7 states since 1974.
Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.55 million, down 2 .percent from last year and 3 percent below two '
ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during April totaled 1.38 million, down 11 percent from last and 9 percen below April 1988. This is the smallest number placed in April since 1980. Net placements of 1.25 rri
for April is 12 percent below last year and 9 percent below 1988.

Other disappearance totaled 125 thousand head compared to 124 thousand in April 1989 and 139 thousand in 1988.

CA ITLE AND CALVEs-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANC~ 7 STATES APRIL 1 TO MAY 1

Item

1989

Number

1990

1o90f0~~

-1,000 Head-

Para

- _On F~ April 1 1/

Placed~~

.. F8ecroorifl9-Ap{il -~-

8,252 1,539

8,483 1,3 n

111 I

Fed Cattle Marketed During April

1,580

1,554

I

Other Di~pearance During April 2/

124

125

101

On Feed May 11/

8,087

8,181

101

1/ Cattle ar d calv on feed are anlmala for slaughter man.t being fed a full ration d grain or other coneentrat and are expecled to produce a carcaaathat will g rade M lacl or~ 2/ lncludea dealh loss, movement from feedlots to putur and shipments to other feedlots lor further feed ing.

GEORGIA HAY STOCKS DOWN
Georgia's May 1, 1990, hay stocks, at 292,000 tons, are down 7 percent from last year's May 1 total of 314,000 These stocks are equivalent to 18.0 percent of the 1989 hay production. In 1989, stocks represented 25.0 perce the previous year's crop.
U.S. HAY STOCKS
Hay stocks on farms totaled 27.1 million tons on May 1, 1990. This is 55 percent more than on hand a year earl~ nearly the same as the holdings on May 1, 1988. The low stocks of a year ago reflected the small drought reduced of 1988 while the 1989 hay crop was of a more usual size. Disappearance of hay during the December 1, 1989-M 1990 p~triod totaled 74.1 million tons. This compares with 72.8 million tons during the same period a year earlier.

State
Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi N. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee Virginia
Other States
United States

HAY STOCKS ON FARM8-SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1987-1990

1987

December 1, 1988

1989

I

1988

May 1, 1989

--1,000 Tons--

1,250 1,290
413 1,003 3,955
799 1,359
536 353 2,536 1,845
103,254
118,593

1,125 1,337
421 953 3,2n 624 1,170 614 378 2,075 1,802
76,536
90,312

1,232 1,560
383 1,199 4,676
601 1,248
859 310 2,904 2,180
84,006
101,158

132 482 69 238 739 97 286 112 94 378 324
24,123
27,074

285 468 104 314 534 107 234 112 116 350 405

14,478

211

17,507

271

6

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APRIL MILK PRODUCTION- 21 STATES
Ml kproduction in the 21 major states during April totaled 10.8 billion pounds, 1 percent above production in these same atates in April 1989. March revised production, at 11.0 billion pounds, was 2 percent above March 1989.

Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,274 pounds for April, 19 pounds above April1989. The number

of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.51 million head, 2 thousand head below March 1990 and 16 thousand

head below April 1989.



During the January-March period, the 21 major states produced 31 .3 billion pounds of milk, 84.8 percent of the U.S.
production. If producers in t-he remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 states,
the U.S. production would be 12.8 billion pounds for April 1990.

bern

No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/

Thous.Head

8,524

lllc Production per Cow 2J

Pounds

1,255

Tolll Milk Production 2J

Mil. Lbs.

10,696

Vlncludn <try cow.. Excludes helfera not yet fresh. 21 Excludes milk sucked by Clllvea.

8,508 1,274 10,841

Percent
100 102 101

GEORGIA MILK: 1989 PRODUCTION AND INCOME
Milk production in Georgia rose 6 percent in 1989 to 1,303 mUiion pounds. The rate per cow, at 12,178, was 303 pounds above 1988. The annual average number of cows 81107,000 head was 3 percent more tha the average in 1988.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 1989, at $196.3 million, was 12 percent above 1988. Producers received an average of $15.10 per hundred pounds of milk
sold during 1989, compared to $14.30 per hundred in
1988.
U.S. MILK: 1989 PRODUCTION AND INCOME
MUk production declined 1 percent in 1989 to 144 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 14,244 was 99 pounds above 1988. The annual average number of cows at 10.1 million head was 1 percent less than the average in 1988.

Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 1989 at $19.4 billion, was 10 percent above 1988. Producer returns averaged $13.65 per hundredweight, $1 .31 above the 1988 average. Marketings totaled 142 billion pounds, 1 percent below 1988. Marketings include whole milk and producer-separated cream sold to plants and dealers as well as milk sold directly to consumers.
An estimated 2.10 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 6 percent below 1988. Calves were fed 72 percent of this milk with the remainder consumed in producer households as milk, cream, and butter.

MILK PRODUCTION AND INCOME1 1988-1989 Georgia

United States

~

Unit

1988

1989

1988

1989

:r.o.Milk Cows 1/

Thous. Head

104

107

10,262

10,127

Ia Production per Cow

Pounds

11,875

12,178

14,145

14,244

TOIII Milk Production

Mil. Lbs.

1,235

1,303

145,152

144,252

Cllh Receipts
f\1llut of Horne

Mil. Dol.

175.9

196.3

17,641.4

19,402.8

Canlumption 21

Mil. Dol.

.3

.2

78.5

80.3

v- . &aea lncome3/

Mil. Dol.

176.2

196.5

17,719.9

19,483.1

number during yr, excluding heilera not yet fresh. 2/ Valued at averaged returns per 100 pounds ot milk In combined marketings of milk and cream. 3/ Cuh recelpla from

...,..lnga of milk and cream plus value of milk used lor horne consumption and producer chumed buHer.

7

CROP AND UVESTOCK SURVEYS SCHEDULED
Farmers throughout Georgia will be asked to participate in a nation-wide survey during late May and early June. Information obtained in the survey will be used to develop estimates of 1990 crop acreages and mid-year livestock numbers. All individual information is confidential and sed only in developing official National and State estimat es. This survey is important in making accurate crop ....nd livestock estimates, which provide the basis for an o rderly marketing system. An orderly marketing system is essential to all involved in agriculture. Farmer cooperation on the survey is the key to developing accurate estimates.
Representatives from the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will interview a cross section of farmers by mail, telephone or personal visit. National and State estimates will be published by USDA's Agricultural Statistics Board and included in future issues of the "Georgia Farm Report". A report on 1990 crop acreages and grain stocks will be available on June 28, two weeks earlier than last year. Estimates of hog and pig numbers will be released on June 29. Cattle numbers will be available on July 27.

NASS RELEASE SCHEDULE
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Catfish Slaughter Cold Storage
Livestock Slaughter Eggs, Chickens and Turkeys
Peanut Stocks
Crop Acreage Gram Stocks
HOQS and Pigs Agncultural Prices - Monthly Agricultural Prices - Annual

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July 30 July 31

Farm Production Expenditures Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts
Crop Production Milk Production
Vegetables Catfish Slaughter Cattle on Feed
Cold Storage
Livestock Slaughter Mink
Eggs, Chickens and Turkeys Peanut Stocks
Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop Number Farms and Land in Farms Agricultural Prices Catfish Production

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Olume 90-Number 11

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JUN 1 5 1990

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

WHEAT YIELD UP
rgia's 1990 wheat yield is forecast at 36 bushels per eas of June 1. This IS up 1 bushel from t he May 1, 1990,
stand 4 bushels above last year's yield. As of June Oth, over three-fourths of the wfleat acreage had been rvested which is about equal to normal harvest
ress. Yields and test weights have been better than ted earlier.
uction is now expected to total 21 .2 million bushels, rcent less than the 22.4 million bushels produced in . Harvested acreage totals 590 t housand acres, pared with 700 thousand acres harvested for grain last r.
U.S. WHEAT
ter wheat production as of June 1, is forecast at 2.09 ion bushels. This is down less than 5 million bushels
last month but still 44 percent higher than in 1989. sare now expected to average 41 .2 bushels per acre, 0.1 bushel from May 1.
GEORGIA PEACH CROP UP
Ia's 1990 peach crop is expected to total130 million s, 4 percent above the 1989 crop of 125 million s. Growers surveyed around June 1, 1990, indicate northern third of the State suffered heavy freeze

damage , while the major production areas of central and south Georgia escaped the freeze. Some orchards in central Georgia received hail damage in late Aj:>ril. Harvest has been 2-3 weeks earlier than normal. As of June 1Oth, 59 percent of the crop had been harvested, compared with 37 percent for the 5-year average.
U.S. PEACHES
Peach production, including California's clingstone crop, is forecast at 2.13 billion pounds, 9 percent less than last year and 19 percent below 1988. Freestone production is forecast at 1.13 billion pounds, down 16 percent from 1989 and 30 percent less than 1988. The California clingstone crop, at 1.00 billion pounds, is 1 percent more than a year ago. Heavy rains in late May did not cause major damage to the California peach crop. .

PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1

Total Production 1

State

Ind. 1990 as%

1988

1989 1990 of 1989

-Million Pounds-

Ala.

24 .0

15.0

12.0

80

Ark.

20.0

2 .5

18.0

720

Calif.

523.0

524.0

530.0

101

Ga.

140.0

125.0

130.0

104

La.

6 .0

1.4

4.5

321

Miss.

4.0

1.0

21

N.C.

36.0

12.0

8.0

fJ7

Ok.

26.0

25.0

8.0

32

S.C.

340.0

270.0

100.0

37

Tex.

18.0

14.0

24.0

171

9 Southern States

614.0

465.9

304.5

65

U.S. Freestone

1,597.0

1,341 .3 1,125.8

84

1/ lncludes unharvested production and harveated not sold (million pounda). U.S. exclud ing Calif. clingstones, 198891 .~. 1 989~7. 9. 2/ Eatlmatea dlacontl nued.

WINTER WHEAT SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1989-1990

Area Harvested

June 1,

1989

1990

Yield 1989

June 1, 1990

Production

June 1,

1989

1990

-1,000 Acres-

220

230

1,200

1,300

65

40

700

590

450

500

350

410

450

520

630

570

435

450

450

450

275

275

36,244

45,321

41,469

50.656

lot current yr carried forward from earlier forecut.

-Bushels-

30.0

35.0

44.0

39.0

29.0

34.0

32.0

36.0

50.0

40.0

31 .0

34.0

34.0

35.0

34.0

45.0

41 .0

36.0

42.0

38.0

46.0

49.0

34.5

26.5

35.1

41 .2

AGRICULTURAl STATISTlCIAN ANO GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

-1,000 Bushels-

6,600 52,800
1,885 22,400 22,500 10,850 15,300 21 ,420 17,835 18,900 12,650 1,250,702 1,453,842

8,050 50,700
1,360 21 ,240 20,000 13,940 18,200 25,650 16,200 17,100 13,475 1,883,319 2,089,234

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UNCHANGED
Georgia's laying flocks produced 358 million eggs during April 1990, unchanged from April 1989. Production consisted of 236 million table eggs and 122 million hatching eggs.
' ,, r,l ;-. ~-

EGGS IN INCUBATORs-MAY 1, -1989-1990, UNITED STATES

Item

1989

1990

%ofYearAgo

-Thousands-

Chickens

Egg Trrv

33,666

34,594

103

Broiler Y'JJe

426,801

447,171

105

Turkeys, I Breeds 36,864

38,781

105

-

March

Item

%of Jan.-Mar. %of ~

1990 1989 1990 1989 1

(000) (%) (000) (%) (00

Young Chickens

Georgia United States

70,012 505,516

102 192,364 108 1,412,480

~ 102
108

Mature Chickens

Ught Type, U.S.

11,586 85

32,825 87 13J

Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S.

4,199 119 15,785 92

1~ 12,871 114
45,696 93

Total All Types, Ga. 3,556 97

10,932 94 3J

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.4

1.5

United States

1.8

1.8

1/ Federall~ lnapec:ted alaughter data aa collected by Meat and Poult~ lnapec:llon Program. urrent month data eatlmated by Market New. Servtee. 2/ rellmlnary.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-APRIL 1989-1990

-

Number of laY,ers DuringApnl

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-April

1989

1990

-Thousands-

-Number-

Total Eg~s Pr~.ua

DunngApril

1989

1!1

-Millions-

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
20STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

6 ,011 11,668 17,679
33,356 189,423 222,n9
38,759 228,923 267,682

6,468 11,071 17,539
36,126 189,591 225,717
41,705 229,133 270,838

1,869 2,112 2,025
1,868 2,113 2,076
1,865 2,112 2,076

1,886 2,136 2,041
1,863 2,127 2,085
1,849 2,122 2,080

112 246 358

623

4,002 4,625

~

723

4,834 5,557

~

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-APRIL 1989-1990

Item

A~r. 189

Mar. 1990

%of

f~

year aao

January thru April

1989

1990

:%a

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Pera

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

4,195

4,487

4,209

100

16,374

17,011

1

Egg Type

253

217

173

68

809

706

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type Georgia United States

73,028

n,926

n,255

106

494,911

543,088

535,827

108

286,688 1,925,142

298,899 2,068,057

:

Egg Type

Georgia

1,461

1,852

1,912

131

4,784

6,344

~

United States

36,133

36,407

37,207

103

122,732

137,910

I

Turkeys

Poultry Placed
u.s.

25,973

27,286

28,904

111

2/171,360

3/188,075

I

1/ Reported by leading breedera, includes expected pullet replacements from eggaoold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen cue of eggs. 2/Tul poults placed September 1988-Aprll1989. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 1988-Aprll1990.

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to reducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Gatfish

2

1989

11

--Thousand Pounds-

Jan.

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

Feb.

28,559

31,884

55,507

64,950

Mar.

29,458

33,120

84,965

98,070

Apr.

27,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

1/ Prices paid to producera for fish delivered to proc-lng plant. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of CenauL

2

Dols. per Pound

.78

.73

.78

.75

.n

.78

.76

.79

Theus. Pouro
588 117
795 417

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for ywas 138 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points (1.5
nt) above the previous month, but 2 points (1.4 nt) below a year ago. Higher prices for corn, cotton,
ns, hogs, beef cattle, calves, and broilers were only Iaiiy offset by lower prices for milk, other chickens and eeggs. Hatching eggs were unchanged.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 3 POINTS
May All Farm Products Index of Prices Received eased 3 points (2.0 percent) from April to 154 percent
Its Jan.-Dec. 1977 average. Prices increased for hogs,
, hay, broilers, and lettuce. The all hog price was the ond highest of record, exceeded only by the $62.1 0
cwt. average in August of 1986.

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

1977=100

Apr. 1989

1M9 ~

Apr. 1990

1~

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

135

140

136

138

Crops

120

121

123*

124

Uvestock & Products 146

155

146*

149

United States

Prices Received

148

149

151

154

Prices Paid

1n

111n

183

2/183

Ratio 3/

84

84

83

84

1/ Aprll1989 Prices Paid Index. 21 April 1990 Prien Paid Index. 3/ Rallo of Index of Prien Raeelved to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxn and Fann Wage Rates. Rallioed.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-MAY 15 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

Price

Georgia

United States

~~

May 1989

~CJo

~~5,

1M9 ~

~~

1Ma~5,

$/Bu.

3.43

*

*

4.00

3 .5 0

3.36

$/Bu.

2.13

1.44

1.44

$/Bu.

3 .0 3

2.92

3.07

2.58

2.51

2.66

Cts./l.b.

58.6

67.9

1/70.6

58.3

65.0

1/66.3

$/Bu.

6.88

5.90

5 .9 2

7.20

5 .8 2

5.92

$/Ton

103.00

91.60

101.00

$/Cwt.

42.00

53.00

60.40

41 .60

53.80

60.50

$/Cwt.

30.00

45.90

47.10

32.70

48.70

51 .60

$/Cwt.

42.70

53.40

61.30

42.60

54.20

61.20

$/Cwt.

57.60

61 .30

65.00

68.80

74.60

74.30

$/Cwt.

48.40

53.20

55.10

47.10

52.70

53.20

$/Cwt.

68.90

n .10

79.90

74.00

79.00

78.70

$/Cwt.

81.70

93.00

95.20

91.10

100.40

102.30

$/Cwt.

14.20

15.00

3/14.80

12.30

13.40

3/13.20

Cts./L.b.

43.6

37.0

38.2

Cts./l.b.

16.8

2/10.1

8 .9

Cts./l.b.

43.0

31 .5

3/33.5

44.6

33.2

3/35.2

Cts./DOZ.

74.7

2/80.3

70.4

62.6

2/71.4

60.2

Cts./DOZ.

53.2

2/62.4

47.1

54.1

2/64.2

51 .2

Cts./DOZ.

125.0

2/120.0

120.0

IIIII ol month. 21 Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ Animals sold for dairy hard replacement only. 5I Prices estimated quarterly. 6/ 'Cowl' and 'stHro and heifero' combined ~where naceosary for slaughter bulio. 7/lncludes dairy cows sold for olaughter. 8/ L'-lght equivalent price for GeorgiL 9/ Average of ali aggo oold by farmero Including
eggo oold at retail. Insufficient sales.

, Frozen , Frozen
, Frozen , Frozen lllllllbles, Frozen , Frozen
, Shelled
,In Shell
,Shelled
,In Shell

Apr. 30, 1989
3n,175 412,098
15,330 602,129 1,711,060 763,744 275,429 432,441 488,512 298,700 1,068,674 968,664 404,304
29,763 36,299 114,542

Mar. 31, 1990
-1 ,000 Pounds-
318,799 395,760
16,781 608,995 1,567,632 637,507 308,293 297,060 575,363 318,n4 1,445,147 1,041,183 347,763
28,713 26,226 75,9n
3

Apr. 30, 1990
348,053 405,212
17,301 567,516 1,635,957 653,025 295,537 320,797 618,438 352,947 1,386,288 1,058,971 373,387 31,028 29,927 66,142

1990

Percent of

A r. 1989

Mar. 1990

-Percent-

92

109

98

102

113

103

94

93

96

104

86

102

107

96

74

108

127

107

118

111

130

96

109

102

92

107

104

108

82

114

58

87

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 30.8 million pounds during April 1990, up 8 percent from April 1989.
Cattle slaughter in Georgia duringApril1990 totaled 18.9 thousand head and averaged 963 pounds per head, liveweight. Hog slaughter totaled 117.9 thousand head and averaged 241 pounds per head, liveweight.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT P~ODUCTION-UNI STATES

April

Kind

1989

1990

-Million Pounds-

Beef

1,756

1,747

Veal

27

23

Pork

1,322

1,247

Lamb & Mutton

26

31

111

Total Red Meat

3,131

3,047

1/Baaed on packers drno -lghlo end excludeolarm olaughter.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Species

1989

Number Slau~ htered

Apr.

April 1990 .

'90 as% of 1989

Average

Live Weight

April

1989

1990

Georgi
Cattle
Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

-1,000 Head-

15.3 1.0
114.7 0.1

18.9 1.1
117.9 0.1

Percent
124 110 103 100

-Pounds-

968

963

360

419

241

241

99

102

United Stat. .

Cattle

2,644.0

2,617.8

99

1,115

Calves

157.5

132.5

84

286

Hogs

7,382.7

6,958.6

94

250

Sheep & Lambs

409.1

487.2

119

126

1/lncludn olaughter under Federal lnopec:tlon and other commercial olaughter, excludnlerm liaughter.

1,114 275 249 124

J

Total I

Live Weight

April

1989

1~

-1,000 Pounds-

14,819

18;

346

27,647

28;

8

2,946,885

2,915.

45,099

38;

1,847,174

1,735;

51,696

8Ji

Spring Onions by State
Ga.
k iz. Cal if. Tex. Total

GEORGIA ONION CROP UP 89 PERCENT TEXAS AND ARIZONA DOWNj CALIFORNIA UP

Harvested or

for Harvest

1989

1990

Yield

per Acre

1989

1990

Production 1989 1990

-Acres-

-Cwt.-

-1,000 Cwt.-

4,700

5,700

135

1,000

no

440

7,700

8,500

400

15,000

12,600

215

28,400

27,570

260

210

635

1,197

500

440

385

420

3,080

3,570

200

3,225

2,520

278

7,380

7,672

U.S. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AT MONTH'S END 1/

Class

1~

Mar. 1990

1~

-Million Pounds-

Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock Total Farmer Stock

656 1,135

690

702

~

66

64

Equivalent 3/

1,639 2,1 32 1.4

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STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

HIGHLIGHTS . Hogs and Pigs

...
. .)<

Cold Storage Agricultural Prices

/>

. ) . Grain Stocks : ..

/' ' . Peanut Stocks .< >i Planted and Harvested Acres .

Cattle on Feed

.. Monthly Poultry .

LivestociC Slaughter

Catfish

The March-May 1990 pig crop is estimated at 507,000 head, 6 percent below a year ago. Sows farrowing duri ng this period totaled 65,000 head, 7 percent less than the previous year. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.80, unchanged from last year.
Georgia producers intend to farrow 64,000 sows during the June-August 1990 quarter and 60,000 sows during September-November 1990, unchanged from the actual number of sows farrowed during these quarters last year.

GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY UNCHANGED
and pigs on Georgia farms on June 1, 1990, is ted at 1,200,000 head, unchanged from last year, 2percent below March 1, 1990. Breeding inventory, 175,000 head, was 5 percent below last year, but 3 nt above March 1, 1990. Market hog inventory at ,000 head increased 1 percent from a year ago, but cent below March 1, 1990.

16 STATES HOG INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT
The 16 quarterly states, with 49.7 million head on June 1, 1990, were down 3 percent from a year earlier. The 16 states account for approximately 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory. The March-May 1990 pig crop totaled 22.8 million head , 4 percent below a year earlier. Sows farrowed during the quarter decreased 5 percent from last yea r. Sows averaged 7.95 pigs per litter during the March-May period, compared with 7.87 last year.
U. S. Hog Inventory Narrative on Page 5

HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP

GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES AND U.S. 1/ 1989 AND 1990

1989

Georgia 1990 as%
1990 of 1989

1989

16 States 1990 as%
1990 of 1989

1989

United States 1990 as%
1990 of 1989

1,000 Head

Percent

1,000 Head

Percent

1,000 Head

Percent

1,200

1,200

100

51,1 20

49,660

97

55,880

54,360

97

185

175

95

6 ,530

6 ,380

98

7,330

7,1 80

98

1,015

1,025

101

44, 590

43,280

97

48,550

47,180

97

440

420

95

18 ,982

18,330

97

20,682

19,990

97

270

290

107

11,085

10,795

97

12,085

11,795

98

195

205

105

8,1 00

7 ,845

97

8,780

8 ,535

97

110

11 0

100

6 ,423

6 ,310

98

7,003

6 ,860

98

62

64

103

2,464

2,331

95

70

65

93

3,013

2,872

95

132

129

98

5 ,4 n

5,203

95

64

3/64

100

2,716

3/2,707

100

60

4/60

100

2,541

4/2,590

102

124

3/124

100

5,257

3/5,297

101

2,710

2,571

95

3,304

3,150

95

6 ,014

5,721

95

2,991

3/2 ,9 n

100

2,786

3/2,840

102

5 ,7 n

3/5,817

101

471

499

106

19,192

18,257

95

21,068

20,129

96

539

507

94

23,713

22,843

96

25,964

25,039

96

1,010

1,006

100

42,905

41,100

96

47,032

45,168

96

506

21 ,197

23,303

474

19,610

21 ,549

980

40,807

44,852

-Number-

-Number-

-Number-

7.60

7.80

103

7.79

7.83

101

7.n

7.83

101

7.70

7.80

101

7.87

7.95

101

7.86

7.95

101

7.65

7.80

102

7 .83

7.90

101

7.82

7.90

101

7.90

7.80

7.79

7.90

7.72

7.74

7.90

7.76

7.76

IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,NC,NE,OH,PA,SD,TN ,WI. 2/ December preceding yeM. 3/lntentions. 4/lntentions lor September-November.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for June was 137 percent of the 1977 average, unchanged from the previous month, but 3 points (2.1 percent) below last year. Lower prices for wheat, soybeans, hogs, steers and heifers, calves, and broilers were only partially offset by higher prices for corn, cows, milk, other chickens and eggs.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS
The June All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 2 points (1.3 percent) from May to 152 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of oranges, wheat, hay, and soybeans were partially offset by higher prices for tomatoes, corn, eggs, and grapefruit.
Cattle, calf, hog, and lamb prices were lower than earlier but eggs and milk were higher. Wheat, oilseeds, and barley were lower while corn and sorghum increased in price from May.

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STA

1977= 100

May 1989

June 1989

May 1990

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

140

140

137*

Crops

121

121

124

Uvestock & Products 155

154

147*

United States

Prices Received

149

148

154

Prices Paid

111n

111n

21183

Ratio 3/

84

84

84

1/ Aprll1981l Pricee Paid Index. 2/ April 1990 Price Paid lndax. 3/ Rallo of Index a! Price Recelvad to Index of Prlcea Paid, lntereat, Taxe1 and Farm Wage Ret"-

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMER~UNE 15 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

BerPrice nit

June 1989

Georgia May 1990

June 15, 1990

June 1989

United States

May

June

1990

1

Winter Wheat

$/Bu .

3.82

3.04

2.99

3.84

3.33

Oats

$/Bu.

1.82

1.48

Corn

$/Bu.

3.05

3.09

3.1 3

2.52

2.62

Cotton

Cts./Lb.

59.2

71.4

57.2

65.4

Soybeans

$/Bu .

7.04

5.88

5.73

7.05

5.96

All Hay, Baled, 21

$/Ton

93.30

101.00

Hogs

$/Cwt.

45.70

59.60

57.50

45.10

61.20

Sows

$/Cwt.

32.20

49.40

48.90

33.40

52.80

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

46.40

60.30

58.10

46.40

62.00

Beef Cattle, 4/

$/Cwt.

59.70

61 .00

62.20

67.60

74.40

Cows, 5/

$/Cwt.

50.10

54.90

55.10

47.70

53.50

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt.

72.20

75.20

74.30

71.90

78.30

Calves

$/Cwt.

87.70

94.20

93.80

94.10

101 .00

All Milk

$/Cwt.

14.30

15.10

3/15.40

12.40

13.50

Turkeys, 21

Cts./Lb.

43.8

38.2

Chickens

Cts./Lb.

14.9

218.9

9.7

Com'l Broilers, 6/

Cts./Lb.

40.5

33.5

3/33.0

42.2

35.2

Eggs, All, 7/

Cts./Doz.

76.6

2/70.4

74.3

63.9

2160.2

Table

Cts./Doz.

55.6

2147.1

51 .8

55.5

2151.2

Hatch in

Cts./Doz.

125.0

21120.0

120.0

1/ First half of month. 2/ Mldmonth price. 3/ Entire month. 4/'Cows' and 'steera and heifers' combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 5/lncludes dairy for slaughter. 8/ Llv-lght equivalent price for Georgia. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers Including hatching eggs sold at retail.

Commodit

May31, 1989

Apr. 30, 1990
-1,000 Pounds-

May31, 1990

1990

Percent of

Ma 1989

A r. 1

-Percent-

Butter

438,349

349,109

390,608

89

Cheese, Natural

424,939

410,9n

431,402

102

Eggs, Frozen

16,185

17,292

17,017

105

Fruits, Frozen

574,288

590,979

661,595

115

Fruit Juices, Frozen

1,892,744

1,632,315

1,583,175

84

Meats, Red

731,870

651,149

627,025

86

Beef, Frozen

244,105

295,5n

267,210

109

Pork, Frozen

428,137

318,887

321 ,249

75

Poultry, Frozen

551,925

622,593

6 n,624

123

Turkeys, Frozen

355,645

354,403

407,986

115

Vegetables, Frozen

1,002,194

1,392,161

1,298,055

130

Potatoes, Frozen

986,661

1,058,912

1,056,832

107

Peanuts, Shelled

410,691

373,387

385,860

94

Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled

30,138 37,434

31,028

27,890

93

29,876

28,880

n

Pecans, In Shell

90,373

66,166

46,637

52

2

CORN STOCKS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR
ks of kQID stored off farms In Georgia on June 1, 1990, totaled 4.20 million bushels, 12 percent less than a year
ler.
stocks stored on farms on June 1, 1990, amounted to 1.20 million bushels, compared with 700 thousand els stored on farms June 1, a year ago. Stocks of soybeans stored off the farm were not published to avoid osure of individual operations.
Ff11WOW.grain stored off farms on June 1, amounted to 31 thousand bushels, compared with 28 thousand bushels on a year earlier. Oats stored off the farm were down 9 percent from a year ago to 157 thousand bushels.
stocks held on the farm totaled 10 t housand bushels, compared with 100 thousand bushels on farms a year earlier. farm rye stocks were not published.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-JUNE 1, 1989 AND 1990

On Farms

Off Farms 1/

All Positions

Graln

June 1,

June 1,

June 1,

June 1,

June 1,

June 1,

1989

1990

1989

1990

1989

1990

- - 1 ,000 Bushels--

llrtey (Old Crop)

11

*

11

*

Cam

*

*

4,753

4,201

*

*

Oats (Old Crop)

*

*

173

157

*

*

~(OdCrop)

100

10

51

*

151

*

~hum

*

*

28

31

*

*

700

1,200

5,911

*

6 ,611

*

100

*

791

*

891

*

Mcludotslocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. Not publlohed to avoid dlseloolng Individual operallono.

UNITED STATES GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-JUNE 1 1989 AND 1990

On Farms

June 1,

June 1,

1989

1990

Off Farms 1/

June 1,

June 1,

1989

1990

All Positions

June 1,

June 1,

1989

1990

- - 1 ,ooo Bushels--

84,519

48,590

111 .an

112,385

196,396

2,022,000

1,619,500

1,397,302

1,219,866

3,419,302

59,930

82,850

38,404

74,590

98,334

2,330

970

7,992

*

10,322

85,200

44,500

473,768

288,151

558,968

229,200

255,300

235,311

340,614

464,511

289,000

212,500

412,626

322,348

701,626

lndudMstocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 2/ GA, MN, NO, SO only. Not publlohed to avoid disclosing Individual operatlono.

160,975 2 ,8 3 9,3 6 6
157,440
*
332,651 595,914 534,848

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

429,464 110,777 51,248 27,568 1,567,027 2 ,6 0 0,8 6 0 2,633,466 2,367,196

728,354 700,824 548,600 349,415 330,293 385,901 449,264 497,903

61,789 60,190 49,033 33,910 18,767 32,865 37,113 40,009

968,711 932,096 729,638 464,722 439,290 513,248 597,521 662,211

1,459,964 1,103,063
829,919 526,200 2,025,084 3,146,973 3,268,100 3,069,416

1,914,179

549,208

47,592

730,447

2,692,218

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

878,115

2,410,281

1,134,619

701,704

64,491

933,266

2,132,376

656,275

689,026

65,690

916,405

1,638,370

274,730

679,518

64,417

903,759

1,242,906

stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held lor account of CCC In commercial otoragea. Farmer otock on nat -ight baslo. 2/lncludeo lhelled edible gradao, ohelled 110ck,111d shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer otock, plus roaotlng otock, pluo ohalled peanuto X 1.33.

3

1990 CROP PLANTINGS UP FOR MOST GEORGIA CROPS

Many of Georgia's 1990 row crop acreages are up significantly from 1989. A survey conducted around June 1, indicates that Georgia's corn and cotton plantings are well above last year, while tobacco and peanuts show more moderate increases. Soybeans and sorghum are the only row crops with planted acreages down from last year. Soybeans fell 20 percent from 1989 and sorghum planted for all purposes is down 11 percent. Weather conditions during .June have been unfavorable for crop development and rain is urgently needed in virtually all areas of the State. Yield and production forecasts for most 1990 row crops will be published August 9, 1990. The initial yield and production forecast for tobacco will be published July 12, 1990.
COTTON plantings, at 340 thousand acres, show the largest percentage increase from a year ago. Acreage of this size would be 28 percent above 1989 and the 2nd highest since 1974 when 423 thousand acres were planted. In 1988, 350 thousand acres of cotton were planted. Cotton development was about equal to normal but June weather was generally not favorable for cotton. Condition ratings on June 1 showed about three-fourths of the crop in good to excellent condition. By June 22, only 61 percent of the crop was rated good.
CORN planted in 1990 in Georgia totals 660 thousand acres, up 8 percent from 1989. This is 60 thousand acres more than the intended acreage estimated in March of this year. About 610 thousand acres ara-expected to be harvested for grain, 11 percent more than a year earlier. Dryland corn has suffered the most from the hot and dry June weather. On June 1, corn prospects were at a high level with 26 percent of the crop rated fair, 70 percent good and 4 percent excellent. By June 22, outlook for dryland corn had plunged and the State's crop (dryland and irrigated) was rated 15 percent poor, 49 percent fair and 32 percent good.

PEANUT producers planted an estimated 710,000 acr peanuts for 1990, 3 percent more than 1989 and 10 tho~ acres more than intended in March of this year. Ac harvested is expected to total 705 thousand acres. This be the largest harvested peanut acreage since 1
Development of the peanut crop at the end of June was sl ahead of normal. The dry, hot June did not stress pean
much as some of the other row crops. Condition ratings June 22 were only slightly below those on June 1.
TOBACCO acreage in Georgia for 1990 totals 42 th acres, an increase of 5 percent from 1989. This is in res~ to a 5 percent increase in the effective poundage quota marks the fourth straight year tobacco acreage has incr
and is the largest acreage since 1984. Harvest got off
faster than normal start in early June and by June 22 percent complete compared to the normal of 7 percent. dry weather has provided favorable harvest conditions. June 22, condition of the tobacco crop was down slightly June 1.
SOYBEAN plantings are expected to total 920 thousa~ for 1990, a drop of 230 thousand acres from the 1.15 acres planted last year. The 1990 plantings are 20 pe less than 1989, but are 2 percent more than the 900 t acres expected in March of this year. Harvested acrea~
expected to total 880 thousand acres, 20 percent less d
1989. Soybean plantings through June 24 were slightlyah
of normal despite the dry soils and development was ri
normal. The emerged fields were under stress 1 germination problems were reported. On June 22, condl rating fell mostly in the poor and fair categories.
Continued on Page 5

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1989 AND 1990

Acreage

Yield per Acre

Production

Crop

Planted for all

Har-

For

lndi-

lnd~

Unit

Purposes

vested Harvest

cated

cated

1989 1990

19891/ 1990 1/ 1989

1990

1989

1990

-Thousand Acres-

--Thousands--

Wheat

Bu .

800

650

700

590

32

313

22,400

21,240

Oats

Bu.

90

65

70

40

59

2/

4,130

2J

Rye

Bu.

320

300

70

60

23

3/

1,610

3/

Tobacco ,

Type 14

Lbs.

Peaches

Lbs.

Corn

Bu.

-

-

40

-

-

20

610

660

550

42

2,175

2/

20

6,250

6,500

610

95

4/

87,000 125,000 52,250

2J 130,1XXl
41

Soybeans

Bu.

1,150

920

1,100

880

26

4/

28,600

41

Peanuts

Lbs.

690

710

685

705

2,700

4/

1,849,500

41

Sorghum

Bu.

90

80

50

40

40

4/

2,000

41

Cotton 5/ Hay, All

Bales Ton

265

340

260

4/

634

4/

-

-

600

570

2.7

4/

350

41

1,620

41

Sweetpotatoes

Cwt.

5 .0

5.0

4.8

4.7

170

6/

816

6/

1/ Harvested lor principal UM. 21 Released at 3:00P.M., July 12. 3/ Released at 3:00P.M., October 11 . 41 Rele&Md el 3:00P.M., August 9. 5/ Cohon yield In pounds per harvetllod acre, production In bales. 81 Released In the Annual Crop Summary.

4

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GHUM planted for all purposes is estimated at 80 nd acres, 11 percent less than the 90 thousand acres
in 1989. About 40 thousand acres or half the swill be harvested for grain. Fifty thousand acres of
um were harvested for grain last year.

OATS planted for all purposes in 1990 are estimated at 65 thousand acres, 28 percent less than a year earlier, and 5 thousand less than the March 1990 estimate. Oats harvested for grain totals 40 thousand acres in 1990, compared with 70 thousand acres in 1989.

EAT harvested for grain totaled 590 thousand acres, 16 less than the 700 thousand acres harvested in 1989. acreage last fall and winter totaled 650 thousand
,compared with 800 thousand acres for 1989. The dry, June weather has been near ideal for the wheat harvest. June 24, harvest was 97 percent complete compared to percent last year and the average of 95 percent.

HAY acreage harvested in 1990 is expected to total 570 thousand acres, 5 percent below the 600 thousand acres harvested last year.
RYE plantings totaled 300 thousand acres for 1990, 6 percent less than 1989, and 30 thousand acres less than the previous estimate for 1990. Harvested acreage totals 60 thousand acres In 1990, compared with 70 thousand a year earlier.

PEANUT ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED 1989-1990

1989

Area Planted 1990

1990 as% of 1989

1989

Area Harvested

Ind.

1990 as%

1990

of1989

-1,000 Acres-

240

240

100

95

100

105

690

710

103

18.2

20

110

153

165

108

99

110

111

13

14

108

265

280

106

92

95

103

-1 ,000 Acres-

239

239

100

87

92

106

685

705

103

18.2

20

110

152

163

107

98

108

110

12.5 262

. 13.5
270

108 103

91

95

104

1,665.2

1,734

104

1,644.7

1,705.5

104

UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND 1990

Area Planted for all Purposes

1990 as%

1989

1990

of1989

1989

Area Harvested 1I

Ind.

1990as%

1990

of 1989

-1,000 Acres-

-1 ,000 Acres-

72,296

74,574

103

12,642

10,735

85

12,080

10,420

86

9,175

8,277

90

2,014

1,690

84

60,670

58,045

95

1,665.2

1,734.0

104

10,209.7

12,181.5

119

toes

89.5

94.5

106

td for principal use for each crop, I.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc .

64,781 11,153 6,874 8,303
479 59,388 1,644.7 9,166.0 63,395
86

67,116

104

9,450

85

6,237

91

7,746

93

433

90

56,913

96

1,705.5

104

61,734

97

91.7

107

U.S. HOG AND PIG INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT

S.lnventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 1990, is ted at 54.4 million head. This is 3 percent below last year and June 1, 1988.
lng inventory, at 7.18 million head, is 2 percent below
year and 5 percent below two years ago. Market hog
ory, at 47.2 million head, is 3 percent below a year and 3 percent below June 1, 1988.
December 1989-May 1990 U.S. pig crop was 45.2 head, 4 percent below last year and 4 percent the same period in 1988. Sows farrowing during
6month period, at 5.7 million head, were 5 percent
lhan both last year and 1988. Pigs saved per litter

was 7.90, a new record high for the period, compared with 7.82 last year and 7. 77 two years ago. The March-May U.S. pig crop was 25.0 million head, 4 percent below a year earlier.
U.S. hog producers intend to have 5.82 million sows farrow during the June-November period, a 1 percent increase from the actual sows farrowed during 1989, but 4 percent below two years ago. Farrowings for the June-August period are expected to be slightly below last year while September-November farrowings are expected to be 2 percent above a year earlier.

5

PLANTED ACREAGE REPORT-UNITED STATES HIGHUGHTS

Corn planted for all purposes in 1990 is estimated at 74.6
million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 67.1 million acres for grain, 4 percent above last year. If realized, this would be 90 percent of the planted acreage.
Sorghum area planted for all purposes for 1990 is
expected to total 1o.7 million acres. Sorghum for grain is
estimated at 9.45 million acres. Both totals are down 15 percent from 1989.
Q.ats. planted last fall and this spring totaled 10.4 million
acres, down 14-percent from 1989. Iowa has the largest planted acreage, with 1.30 million acres, 250 thousand acres less than iast year. All major states are showing
sharp reductions from last rear. Area to be harvested for
grain is expected to tota 6.24 million acres, down 9 percent from last year.
All wheat seeded area for 1990 is estimated at 77.3 million acres, up 1 percent from 1989. Area for grain Is expected to total 70.0 million acres, up 13 percent from last year. This would be the largest harvested acreage since 1982.
~seeded area is estimated at 1.69 million acres for 1990, down 16 percent from 1989:- Area for grain is expected to total 433 thousand acres, down 10 percent from last year. Both acreages are at record low levels.
Peanut producers planted 1:'/3 million acres of peanuts for 1990, up 4 percent from the 1989 planted area of 1.67 million acres and up 5 percent from the 1.66 million acres planted in 1988. This total is the largest planted acreage since 1957 when 1.78 million acres were planted. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.71 million acres, 4 percent above last year. If realized, this year's harvest would be the largest harvested area since 1951 when 1.98 million acres were harvested.
Southeastern growers (AL,FL,GA,SC) planted 1.06 million acres. This acreage represents a 3 percent climb from both 1989 and 1988. Plantings were 98 percent complete as of June 3 and the crop was in good condition, but Georgia's crop began showing some stress due to hot, dry weather.

Soybean acreage planted is estimated at 58.0 m
acres in 1990, 4 percent below last year. Twenty planted or intend to plant less acreage this year thai 1989. Six states showed increases in plantings and states showed no change from 1989.
In the Atlantic Region, all states were below previous plantings. Georgia plantings are down 230 tho acres, North Carolina Is down 200 thousand acres, South Carolina Is down 180 thousand acres. Ma plantings are down 65 thousand acres and Delaware is 55 thousand acres.
Planted area of all cotton for 1990 is estimated at 1 million acres, 17 percent above the 1989 plantings, unchanged from the March 1 prospective planti Upland acreage is expected to total12.2 million acres, 19 percent from last year. Growers intend to reduce plantings of American-Pima cotton to 237 thousand a a 37 percent decrease from last year' s record acreage of 374 thousand acres.
1::fa growers are expected to harvest 61.7 million acr
hay during 1990. This is 3 percent less than the million acres harvested last year and 5 percent less the 65.1 million acres cut 2 years ago. Acreage is from last year in 28 states, but is up in 17 and uncha in 3.
Sweetpotato growers have planted or will plant thousand acres of sweetpotatoes for harvest in 1990, 6 percent from the last two years. Harvest is antic! from 91.7 thousand acres, up 7 percent from 1989 1988.
All tobacco area for harvest in 1990, of 725 tho acres, is 7 percent greater than a year ago and 14 pe above the area harvested two years ago. The area flue-cured, burley, dark fire-cured, and most of the types are above 1989 but Maryland type is below year's level. The flue-cured acreage for harvest, at thousand acres, is 6 percent larger than last year. Carolina, with about two-thirds of the acreage, is percent from 1989.

CAITLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 1 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed June 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.87 million head, up 1 percent from a year ago but 3 percent below June 1, 1988.
Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 1.80 million, up 3 percent from last year and 4 percent alSove two years ago. This is the largest May total since the 7 state series began in 1972.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during May totaled 1.63 million, up fractionally over last year but 25 percent below the record high of May 1988. Net placements of 1.48 million for May is 2 percent above last year but 27 percent below 1988.
Other disappearance totaled 150 thousand head compared to 164 thousand in May 1989 and 146 thousand in May 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVE5-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES MAY 1 TO JUNE 1

Number 1990as

Item

1989 1990 of 1

1,000 Head Pe

On Feed May 1 1/

8,087

8,181

101

Placed on Feed During May

1,624

1,632

100

Fed Cattle Marketed During May

1,752

1,796

103

Other Disappearance During May 2/

164

150

91

On Feed June 1 1/

7,795

7,867

101

1/ Ca111e and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full ratlcntl grain or other concentralea and are expected to produce a cercus that will grldt or be11er. 2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and ah to OCher feedlots for further fMdlng .

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GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 360 million eggs during May 1990, f percent more than May 1989. Production consisted of 233 million table eggs and 127 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks In the United States produced 5.77 billion @Qgs during May 1990, up 1 percent from a year ago. PrOduction cons1sted of 4.95 billion table eggs and 817 mDIIon hatching eggs.

EGGS IN INCUBATORs-JUNE 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

bm

1989

1990 %of Year Ago

-Thousands--

Qllckena

&~orilerrrv~
Turke~, I Breeds

32,179 431,848 37,940

30,892 453,323 40,456

96 105 107

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks In the 20 states produced 4.77 billion eggs during May 1990, up 1 percent from a vear ago. Production mcluded 4.07 billion table eggs and 705 million hatching eggs.

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 11 APRIL-MAY 1989-1990

Item

April %of

Jan.-Apr. %of May 21

1990 1989 1990 1989 1990

(000) (%) (000) (%) (000)

Young Chickens Georg ia United States

63,396 109 255,760 104 66,920 466,384 111 1,878,864 108 485,073

Mature Chickens
ught rrve u.s.
Heavy ype, U.S.
Total U.S.
Total All Types, Ga.

13,302 126 3,629 94 16,931 118 4,664 158

46,128 96 16,500 109 62,628 99 15,596 107

12,273 4,153 16,426 3,974

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.5

1.5

United States

1.9

1.9

1/ Federally Inspected alaughter data aa collected by Meat and Pou~ry Inspection Program. Current month data eotimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

GEORGIA lkthing Tlble 0111 Georgia

IJmTES

' '

Hatching

lble

Olaf 20 States

~DSTATES

Hatching

~TOllbalfeu.s.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-MAY 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During May

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

layers-May

1989

1990

-Thousands-

-Number-

5,980

6,499

1,928

1,954

11,680

10,786

2,074

2,164

17,660

17,285

2,022

2,083

33,308

36,388

1,924

1,937

188,440

187,313

2,159

2,171

221,748

223,701

2,124

2,133

38,no

42,002

1,929

1,945

227,949

227,972

2,165

2,170

266,719

269,974

2,131

2,135

Total Eggs Produced

Dunng May

1989

1990

-Millions-

115

127

242

233

357

360

641

705

4,068

4j{)66

4,709

4,n1

748

817

4,936

4,948

5,684

5,765

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-MAY 1989-1990

%of

%of

~

May 1989

~J'Jo

May

year

1990

ago

January thru M~

year

1989

1

ago

-Thousands--

Percent

-Thousands--

Percent

~Chicks Placed

~(U.S.)1/

hiler Type

4,535

4,592

5,089

112

21,737

23,532

108

Egg Type

131

173

202

154

1,017

908

89

aib"Hatched

~Type

Giorgia

75,no

n,236

80,261

106

362,458

379,160

105

lkll1ed States

524,170

535,827

553,689

106

2,449,312

2,621,746

107

~

1,280

1,912

1,338

105

6,064

7,682

127

LNied States

38,513

37,207

37,706

98

161,245

175,616

109

~Aaced

u.s.

28,369

28,904

29,036

102

2/199,729

3/217,111

109

liubplaced Vflltlortld by leading breeders, Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 12!1 pullet chicks per 30 dozen ease of eggs. 2/ Turtcey Seplamber 1988-May 1989. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 1989-May 1990.

7

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 32.1 million pounds during May 1990, up 2 percent from May 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during May 1990 was. 20.2 thousand , up 30 percent from a year earlier.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Commercial red meat production for the United States in May 1990, totaled 3.32 billion pounds, down 2 percent from May 1989.
Beef production at 2.01 billion pounds was up fractionally.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT P~ODUCTION UNITED STATES

May

1990as'

Kind

1989

1990

of 1989

-Million Pounds-

Percert

Beef

1,999

2 ,0 0 7

100

Veal

29

26

~

Pork

1,341

1,256

94

Lamb & Mutton

28

31

111

Total Red Meat

3 ,397

3,320

98

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Species

1989

Number Slau~ htered

May

May

'90 as% of

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

May

1989

1990

- 1,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

Georgia

Cattle

15.5

20.2

130

947

937

Calves

1.4

0 .9

64

323

382

Hogs

130.1

122.6

94

243

241

Sheep & Lambs

0.1

0.2

200

95

93

United States

Cattle

3,025.3

2 ,9 8 9 .4

99

1,105

Calves

163.2

142.3

87

294

Hogs

7,480.3

6,975.6

93

251

Sheep & Lambs

447.7

478.4

107

125

1/ lnctudes sl aughter under Federal Inspecti on and other comme rc ial slaughte r, excludes farm slaughter.

1,110 289 250 127

Total

Live Weight

May

1989

1900

-1 ,000 Pounds-

14 ,6 3 9 440
3 1,671 13
3,341,948 47,920
1,874,330 5 5,8 n

18,941 l'll
29,531
"
3,317,974 41,1!1
1,746,111 60,9!E

Month

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS, 1989-1990

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to roducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Gatfish

2

1989

1900

--Thousand Pounds--

Apr.

27,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

May

28,892

31,542

141,167

160,592

1/ Prices paid to producers lor fish delivered to processing plant. 2/ Data furn ished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

Dols. per Pound

.76

.79

.76

.79

Theus. Pounds

417

t

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GEORGIA PEACH FORECAST UNCHANGED

GEORGIA TOBACCO UP
Georgia's 1990 tobacco crop Is expected to yield 2,200 pounds per acre. This Is 20 pounds per acre above the 1989 yield, but 60 pounds less than 1988. Much of Georgia's tobacco crop Is Irrigated which has helped offset lie very hot and dry conditions of June. As of July 6, the crop was rated 51 percent fair, 39 percent good and 7 percent excellent. The other 3 percent was In very poor condition. The dry weather durmg June allowed harvest
advance about a week ahead of normal. Through July , 29 percent of the tobacco has been harvested, mpared with 21 percent for the 5-year average. rvested acreage Is expect~d to total 42 thousand acres,
5 percent from 1989. If the yield forecast holds true, uctlon will total 92.4 million pounds, 6 percent more nlast year.

Georgia's peach crop for 1990 Is still forecast at 130 million pounds, unchanged from the June 1 forecast, but 4 percent above 1989. This year's harvest continues ahead of normal with about 88 percent of the crop picked as of July 8. Normal progress for early July Is about 80 percent.
U. S. PEACH PRODUCTION DOWN
U. S. peach production Is forecast at 2.12 billion pounds, down fractionally from the June 1 forecast and down 9 percent from 1989. The freestone crop, which excludes California Clingstone peaches that are mostly canned, Is expected to total1.12 billion pounds, down 1 percent from June 1 and 17 percent less than last year.
Production In South Carolina Is forecast at 90.0 million pounds, 10 percent less than the June 1 forecast and 67 percent less than the 1989 crop. The effects of earlier freeze damage became more apparent during the month. Fruit that was thought to be sound in early June Is now showing damage. Isolated hail storms and extremely hot dry weather also reduced prospects.

U.S. TOBACCO PRODUCTION UP
season's first flue-cured production forecast of 856 lion pounds is 6 percent more than last year's output.
uction Is up in 4 of the 5 flue-cured producin~ states. d per acre, at 2,058 pounds, falls short of t e 1989
ge yield by 11 pounds. Acreage for harvest Is 6 ent greater than a year earlier.

FLUE CURED TOBACCO-BY STATES AND U.S. 1990

Harvested

Pounds

Produc- 1990 Prod.

tion

as%of

Acres

rc:e

hous. Lbs. 1989

7,000

2,600

18,200

103

42,000

2,200

92,400

106

277,000

2,056

569,500

108

51 ,000

2,000

102,000

98

39,000

1,900

74,100

103

416,000

2,058

856,200

106

PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES1 JULY 1

Total Production 1/

State

Ind. 1990 as%

1988

1989 1990 of1989

-Million Pounds-

Ala

24.0

15.0

12.0

80

Ark.

20.0

2.5

18.0

720

Ga.

140.0

125.0

130.0

104

La. 2/

6.0

1.4

4.5

321

Miss.

4.0

1.0

31

N.C.

36.0

12.0

10.0

83

Ok. 2J

26.0

25.0

8.0

32

S .C .

340.0

270.0

90.0

33

Tex.

18.0

14.0

24.0

171

9 Southern States

614.0

465.9

296.5

64

Calif. Freestone

523.0

524.0

530.0

101

U.S. Freestone

1,597.0

1,341.3

1,119.3

83

1/lncludao unharveoted production and harvaotad not oold (million poundo) . 21 Eotlmataa for currant year carried to.-rd from aarilar forecut. 3/ Eotlmatao dlocontlnuad.

WINTER WHEAT-SELECTED STATES 1989-1990

Area Harvested

Ind.

1989

1990

Yield 1989

Ind. 1990

--1,000 Acres-

220 65
700
630 435 450 41,469

200 60
590 550 385 490 50,102

-Bushels-

30.0

30.0

29.0

34.0

32.0

36.0

34.0

43.0

41.0

38.0

42.0

34.0

35.1

40.6

Production 1989

Ind. 1990

-1,000
6,600 1,885 22,400 21,420 17,835 18,900 1,453,842

Bushels-
6,000 2,040 21,240 23.650 14,630 16,660 2,035,087

AGRICULTUFW. STAT1STICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA-'S 1989 PECAN PRODUCTION DOWN
Georgia's 1989 pecan production totaled 85 million pounds, down 23 percent from 1988, and 26 percent lower than the 1987 crop. Georgia produced 34 percent of the national crop compared with 36 percent of the 1988 U.S. production. Average price per pound was 65.7 cents, compared with 59.9 cents per pound for 1988. Value of production totaled $55.9 million, 15 percent lower than a year ago and 10 percent less than the 1987 val ue.

1990 vlflr!l'IIUJM~'I.tl
Georgia's winter wheat yield is set at 36 bushels peraa unchanged from June 1, but 4 bushels per acre more 1989. Production is expected to total 21.2 million bu from 590 thousand acres harvested for grain. compares with 700 thousand acres harvested last with a production of 22.4 million bushels. Wheat ha was completed in late June

U.S. PECAN PRODUCTION DOWN
The 1989 U.S. pecan crop totaled 250.5 million pounds, 19 percent less than the 1988 crop of 308.2 million pounds. Improved varieties accounted for 64 percent of the total crop as compared with 60 percent of the total in 1988 and 69 percent in 1987. Average price per pound at 71.5 cents was 17.4 cents per pound higher than 1988. Overall value of pecans rose 7 percent from 1988 at $179.0 million.

U. S. WINTER WHEAT
Winter wheat production is forecast at 2.04 billion bus up 40 percent from 1989, but down 3 percent from theJ 1 forecast. Yields are now expected to average bushels per acre, up 5.5 bushels from last year, but off bushels from June 1. Acreage for grain is 50.1 m acres, up 21 percent from last season.

Variety & State

PECAN$-BY STATES AND U.S.1 1987-1989

Utilized Production

1987

1988

1989

Price per Pound

1987

1988

1989

- 1,000 Pounds-

- -Dollars--

Improved Varieties 1/

Ala.

13,750

6,000

13,000

.420

Ark.

800

1,900

100

.760

Calif. 2J

2,200

2 ,000

A a.

3,100

3,400

4,000

.720

Ga.

100,000

95,000

69,000

.560

La.

2 ,5 0 0

4,500

2,500

.660

Miss.

8 ,000

6,500

5,500

.589

N. Mex.

25,000

26,000

29,000

.650

N.C.

1,200

3,500

300

.650

Okla.

1,000

2,500

1,000

.793

S.C.

2,300

4 ,000

600

.675

Tex.

22,000

30,000

34,000

.800

.580

.500

.550

.800

.700

.902

.610

.590

.624

.700

.410

.680

.550

.660

.670

1.030

.680

.750

.646

.982

.614

.733

.650

.900

u.s.

179,650

185,500

161,000

.601

.626

.786

Native and Seedling

Ala.

11,250

4,000

9,000

.330

.410

.440

Ark .

500

1,100

900

.380

.370

.550

A a.

2,400

2,600

3,000

.630

.370

.430

Ga.

15,000

15,000

16,000

.410

.438

.472

La.

16,500

17,500

11,500

.360

.380

.510

Miss.

4,000

3 ,500

3,000

.404

.370

.470

N.C.

800

2,000

400

.450

.500

.550

Okla.

11 ,000

44,500

8 ,000

.380

.422

.591

S.C.

1,100

2,500

400

.450

.458

.449

Tex

20,000

30,000

21 ,000

.350

.400

.650

u.s.

82,550

122,700

73,200

.3n

.411

.538

Value of Utilized Product~

1987

1988

1

--1,000 Dollars--

5,n5 608
2,232 56,000
1,650 4 ,7 1 2 16,250
780 793 1,553 17,600
107,953

3,480 1,045 1,540 2,074 59,280 1,845 3,575 17,420 2 ,3 8 0 1,615 2 ,4 5 6 19,500
116,210

3 ,7 1 3 190
1,512 6,150 5 ,9 4 0 1,616
360 4,180
495 7 ,000 31 ,156

1,640 407 962
6 ,5 7 0 6 ,650 1,295 1,000 18 ,n 9 1,145 12,000 50,448

All Pecans

Ala.

25,000

10,000

22,000

.380

.512

.475

9 ,488

5,1 20

Ark .
Calif. 2J

1,300

3,000

1,000

.614

.484

.575

2,200

2,000

.700

.902

798

1,452

1,540

A a.

5,500

6,000

7,000

.681

.506

.521

3,744

3,036

Ga.

115,000

110,000

85,000

.540

.599

.657

62,150

65,850

La.

19,000

22,000

14,000

.399

.386

.540

7 ,5 9 0

8,495

Miss.

12,000

10,000

8,500

.527

.487

.593

6 ,3 2 8

4,870

N.Mex.

25,000

26,000

29,000

.650

.670

1.030

16,250

17,420

N.C. Okla.

2,000

5,500

700

.570

.615

.636

1,140

3,380

12,000

47,000

9,000

.414

.434

.634

4,973

20,394

S.C.

3,400

6,500

1,000

.602

.554

.620

2,048

3,601

Tex.

42,000

60,000

55,000

.586

.525

.805

24,600

31,500

Oth Sts 3/

16,300

.809

u.s.

262,200

308,200

250,500

.531

.541

.715

139,109

166,658

1

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 2/ Estimates began w~h the 1988 crop. 31 Az., Ks., Mo. and Tn. beginning w~h the 1989 crop. No breakdown be~en improved va native and seedling varieties available.

2

--

GEORGIA PEACH VALUE DOWN
llzed production of peaches in Georgia for 1989 totaled 15.0 million pounds, 13 percent below the 1988 crop. ~~rage price per pound at 20.2 cents was 0.1 cent per ~ more than the average price received in 1988. The b ofthe utilized production amounted to $23.3 million, percent less than 1988's crop.

U.S. PEACH VALUE DOWN
The value of the U.S. peach crop, Including clingstones, was $360 million, down 6 percent from the 1988 value of $382 million. Utilized production decreased 10 percent to 2.21 billion pounds. Average price per pound, including clingstones, was 16.3 cents, 0.7 cent per pound more than the 1988 average price.

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PEACHEs-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1988-1989

Total

Production

1988

1989

Utilized

Production

1988

1989

Price per

Pound

1988

1989

24.0 140.0 85.0 80.0 340.0 928.0

- Million Pounds-

15.0

22.0

125.0

132.0

70.0

80 .0

65.0

75.0

270.0

290.0

796.3

906.5

14.0 11 5.0 65.0 65.0 235.0 789.4

--Cents-

20.2

24.6

20. 1

20.2

24.4

34.6

19.6

25.8

18.5

20.0

18.2

18.9

1017.0

992.0

943.0

927.0

10.4

10.6

2614.0

2,333.3

2,448.5

2,2 10 .4

15.6

16.3

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

-1,000 Dollars-

4,444

3,444

26,498

23,260

19,524

22,512

14,678

16,799

53,592

46,974

165,319

149,126

98,072 382,127

98,262 360,3 n

GEORGIA APPLE VALUE DOWN
leorgia's apple value of utilized production for 1989 ~ed $3.35 million, 20 percent lower than a year ago. l ized production at 24.0 million pounds is down 25 ~entfrom 1988. Average price per pound at 14.0 cents 0.9 cent above last year's average price.

U.S. APPLE VALUE DOWN
Th e 1989 U.S. value of utilized production for apples totaled $1 .01 billion, a 12 percent decline f rom the previous year. Utilized production increased 9 percent to 9.92 bill ion pounds. The average price per pound was 10.2 cents, compared with 12.7 cents per pound in 1988.

llate
~~
Iiiith South Total ~l
~~.
~ States
iS.

APPLEs-cOMMERCIAL CROP, GEORGIA AND SELECTED STATES, 1988-1989

Total

Production

1988

1989

Utilized

Production

1988

1989

Price per

Pound

1988

1989

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

- Million Pounds-

-Cents-

-1,000 Dollars-

630.0

675.0

630.0

675.0

18.7

15.0

117,750

101 ,023

31 .0

23.0

30.0

22.0

13.3

14.3

3,990

3,148

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

10.5

10.0

210

200

33.0

25 .0

32.0

24.0

13.1

14.0

4,200

3,348

830 .0

950 .0

830.0

950.0

8.8

8.2

72,960

78,080

910.0

960.0

9 10.0

960.0

10.8

10.4

98,325

99,960

350.0

220.0

350.0

220.0

8.0

8.8

27,855

19,380

520.0

320.0

520.0

320.0

9.2

10.7

47,642

34,160

38.0

35.0

36.0

33.0

12.1

12.0

4,365

3,975

3,900.0

5,000.0

3,900.0

5,000.0

13.0

8.7

505,050

436,000

1,920.0

1,780.6

1,873.4

1,738.2

14.5

13.3

272 ,240

231,299

9,131 .0

9,965.6

9,081 .4

9,920.2

12.7

10.2

1,150,387

1,007,225

1989 GEORG IA GRAPE VALUE DOWN

1989 U.S. GRAPE VALUE UP

lieorgia's grape value of utilized production for 1989 kltaled $2.11 mill ion, 7 percent lower than the previous ~r. Utilized production increased 200 tons to 2,700. "" average price per ton for 1989 was $781 compared ~til $911 per ton a year ago.

The value of all utilized prod uction of grapes in the U.S. climbed 14 pe rc ent in 1989 to $1 .83 billion. Utilized production, at 5.93 million tons, was 2 percent less than the previ ous year. Average price per ton was $309, an increase of $43 from 1988.

GRAPEs-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 1988-1989

Total

Utilized

Price per

Production

Production

Ton

~

1988

1989

1988

1989

1988

1989

Value of

Utilized Production

1988

1989

l C.

2,500 3,300

-Tons-

2,800 1,700

2,500 3,200

2,700 1,700

tc.

500

300

500

200

u.s.

6,033,700

5 ,930 ,850

6,032,100

5 ,930 ,050

-Dollars-

911

781

330

406

394

810

266

309

-1,000
2,278 1,057
197 1,603,295

Dollars-
2,110 690 162
1,831,951

3

GEORGIA APPLE CROP STEADY
Apple production In Georgia Is estimated at 25.0 mUIIon pounds for 1990, which If realized, will equal the 1989 production.
U.S. APPLES
The nation's apple crop forecast, at 9.84 billion pounds, Is down 1 percent from last year's crop, but 8 percent more than the 1988 crop.
The forecast for the eastern states, at 2.48 billion pounds, Is up 4 percent from last year. The forecast Is for less production than last year In Maryland, VIrginia, and South Carolina while production Is expected to be generally higher from Pennsylvania through New England. A late freeze, In the Mid-Atlantic states, was the cause for the reduced production prospects.

APPLES, COMMERCIAL, PRODUCTION, SELE STATES AND UNITED STATES INDICATED 1990

State

Total Production

Ind. 1990

1990 as% d1

MUiion Pounds

Percert

Ga.

25.0

100

N.Y.

990.0

103

N.C.

230.0

105

S.C.

30.0

88

Tenn.

SI.O

78

Va.

210.0

65

Wash.

5,000.0

100

W.Va.

125.0

1(

Other States

3,222.0

98

United States

9,841.0

99

1," orc:hn al 100 or rnor beartng .,....

U.S. PASTURE
The pasture and range feed condition on July 1, for the 48 contiguous states, was 76 percent, 4 points below June 1. The July 1, 1989 condition was 77 percent and the 1979-88 average Is 80 percent. Conditions were better than last month In 22 states, below last month In 25 states and unchanged In one state.
Pasture and range feed conditions were better than last year In 22 states, below last year In 24 states, and unchanged In 2 states. Arizona, California, and Georgia reported pasture and ranpe feed condition In the severe drought range. Twenty mne states reported condition In the good to excellent range.

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1/

State

Average
1979-1 gas

1989

-Percent-

Ala.

71

93

Aa.

76

75

Ga.

67

92

N.C.

77

94

S.C.

67

87

Tenn .

77

99

u.s.

80

77

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
st2, 1990 me90-Number 14

HIGHLIGHTS

hly Poultry ock Slaughter Numbers & Land In Farms
uHural Prices utStocks

Catfish Production Milk Production Cattle on Feed
Cold Storage
Catfish Mink

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JULY 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

1989

1990

%of Year A o

-Thousands-

27,562

27 ,302

99

42 1,964

439 ,201

104

37,735

38 ,379

102

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 343 million eggs during June 1990, 2 percent more than June 1989. Production consisted of 224 million table eggs and 119 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.54 billion eggs during June 1990, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 4.76 billion table eggs and 779 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.57 billion eggs during June 1990, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production incl uded 3.90 billion table eggs and 669 million hatching eggs.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-JUNE 1989-1990

June 1989

May 1990

June 1990

%of year a o

January thru June

1989

1990

-Thousands-

Percent

- Thousands-

%of year a o Percent

4,528 284

5,089
202

5,134

113

242

85

26,265 1,301

28,666

109

1,150

88

73,686

80,261

79,388

108

436 ,144

458,548

105

510,554

553,689

540 ,923

106

2,959,866

3,162,669

107

1,315

1,338

1,137

86

34,708

37,706

34, 499

99

7 ,379 195,953

8 ,819

120

210,115

107

29 ,039

29,036

29,196

101

2/ 228 ,768

3/246,307

108

by leading breeders, includes expected pullet replacem ents from eggs sold d uring the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen ease of eggs. 21 Turkey

pllctd September 1988.June 1989. 3/ Turkey poults placed September 1988-June 1990.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JUNE 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During June

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-June

1989

1990

-Thousands-

-Number-

5,882 11 ,431 17,313

6 ,398 10,628 17,026

1,875 1,989 1,947

1,860 2,103 2,015

33,198 188,262 221,460

35,899 185,383 221 ,282

1,868 2,083 2,051

1,864 2,106 2,067

38,682 227,896 266 ,578

41 ,472 225,944 267,416

1,874 2,090 2,059

1,878 2,108 2,072

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Total Eggs Produced

Dunng June

1989

1990

-Millions-

110

119

227

224

337

343

620 3,922 4,542

669 3 ,904 4,573

725 4,763 5,488

779 4,762 5,541

198~ COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-MAY-JUNE

%of

%d

Item

May

May

year

June 2/

Jan. thru May

yea

1989

1990

ago

1990

1989

1990

8!!!

Thousands

Thousands

Young Chickens

Georgia United States Mature Chickens

69,778 486,634

71,695 510,591

103

74 ,448

316,509

327,455

111

105

527 ,343

2,218,732

2,391 ,327

111

Ught Type, U.S.

11 ,868

13,158

111

12,800

60,083

59,605

I

Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S.

4,313 16,181

4,544 17,702

105

5 ,072

19,426

21,044

111

109

17,872

79,509

80,649

101

Total All Types, Ga.

4,109

4,712

115

3,910

18,709

20,308

111

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Gt-> rg i a

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.4

Ur tted States

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.8

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . Current month data estimated by Marl<et News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN
Georgia red meat production totaled 28.6 million pounds during June 1990, 11 percent less than May 1990 and 5 percent less than June 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during June was 18,300 head, an increase of 30 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,300 head, up 200 head from June the previous year.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 5 PERCENT
Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in June 1~ totaled 3.17 billion pounds. down 5 percent from Jill 1989. January-June red meat production, at 19.1 billia pounds, was down 2 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 1.98 billion pounds, was down : percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.93 million, dow 3 percent.

There were 108,800 hogs slaughtered in Georgia during June, 18,900 head less than June 1989.

Pork production, at 1.14 billion pounds, was down I percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 6.3 million head, a decrease of 11 percent.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Species

1989

Number Slau~ htered

June

June

'90 as% of

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

June

1989

1990

Total

Live Weight

June

1989

19!11

Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

-1.000 Head-

14.1 1.1
127.7 0.1

18.3 1.3
108.8 0.1

Percent
130 118 85 100

-Pounds-

943

990

305

349

239

239

93

97

-1,000 Pounds-

13,328

18,15

329

4S

30,503

25,9&

7

u

United States

Cattle Calves

3 ,024.4 167.2

2,934.4 136.6

97

1'116

82

283

Hogs

7,080.9

6 ,322.4

89

250

Sheep & Lambs

437.3

440.3

101

119

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

1'117 291 252 125

3 ,374 ,893 47,305
1,771,245 52,026

3,2n,54 39,78
1,590,23
55,011

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

June

1990 as%

Jan.-June 2/

Kind

1989

1990

of 1989

1989

1990

-Million Pounds-

Percent

-Million Pounds-

Beef

2,022

1,979

98

Veal

29

25

86

Pork

1,266

1,142

90

Lamb & Mutton

26

28

108

Total Red Meat

3,342

3,174

95

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.

11 ,307 175
7,813 169
19,464

11 ,239 152
7,549 182
19,123

1990asl of1989
Percerf
99 87 97 108 98

GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 8 PERCENT
Milk production in Georgia during April-June totaled 363 million pounds, 8 percent more than the comparable period a year ago.

U.S. APRIL-JUNE MILK PRODUCTION
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 38J billion pounds, 2 percent above the April-June period las year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. du~ the April-June quarter was 10.1 million head, 8 thousa11 head above the same period last year.
(Continued on Page

2

GEORGIA NUMBER OF FARMS UP
"' number of farms in Georgia is estimated at 49,000 for
IDJ, up 2 percent or 1,000 farms from last year. Land in
lmstotaled 12.5 million acres, down 100,000 acres from
189. The average farm size in Georgia is 255 acres, .-npared with 263 acres in 1989, and 265 in 1988.
"" number of farms in the economic sales class of $1 ,000 1$9,999 increased from 28,600 farms in 1989 to 28,800
1990. Farms in the sales class $10,000 to $99,999
IDled 12,400 in 1989, and increased to 13,300 in 1990.
frms with sales of $100,000 + decreased from 7,000 in
1189 to 6,900 in 1990.
U.S. FARM NUMBERS AND LAND DECLINE SLIGHTLY
~ number of farms in the United States is estimated at 14milllon, down 1 percentfrom 1989. Total land in farms 988 million acres, fractionally below last year. Since the jlnber of farms has declined faster than land in farms, the ~ge farm size increased from 457 acres in 1989 to 461 .

Texas retained its position as the state with the most farms, 186,000, unchanged from a year earlier. Next is Missouri, 108,000, down 1,000, followed by Iowa, 104,000, off 1,000. The sharpest drops came in Illinois, Indiana, and North Carolina, each down 3,000.
Four states showed increases in number of farms: California up 1,000 to 85,000; Georgia up 1,000 to 49,000; North Dakota up 500 to 34,000; and Utah increased 200 to 13,200. Fifteen states held steady with a year earlier, and the remaining 31 had decreases.
Texas also had the most land in farms, 132,000 million acres, unchanged from 1989.
The number of farms In the economic sales class between $1 ,000 and $9,999 fell from 1.048 million in 1989 to 1.019 million in 1990. Those with sales In the $10,000-$99,999 group decreased from 812,900 to 806,200. The $100,000 and over group increased from 309,720 to 317,700.

NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS AND AVERAGE SIZE, 1985-1990 1/

rw

Number of Farms

G~~ia
in Farms

Average Size

Number of Farms

United States Land
in Farms

Thousands

Mil. Acres

Acres

Thousands

50

13.5

270

2,293

: =

49 48 49

13.3 13.0 13.0

271

2,250

271

2,213

265

2,197

48

12.6

263

2,171

=...,It 49

12.5

255

2,143

any establishment from wh ich $ t ,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold duri ng the year.

Mil. Acres
1,012.1 1,005.3
998.9 994.5 991 .2 987.7

Average Size
Acres
441 447 451 453 457 461

NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS, 1987-1990

Georgia

Gross Value of Sales

$1,000-

~

$9,999

$10,000$99,999

$100,000+

$1,000$9,999

United States

Gross Value of Sales

~,000-

,999

$100,000+

: :

29,200 29,200 28,600 28,800

-Number-
11 ,900 12,600 12,400 13,300

6 ,900 7,200 7 ,000 6 ,900

1,120,500 1,079,300 1,047,900 1,019,250

- Number-
792,740 807,100 812,900 806,200

299,720 310,740 309,720 317,700

LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS, 1987-1990

Georgia

United States

Gross Value of Sales

Gross Value of Sales



11 ,0009,999

$10,000$99,999

$100,000+

$1 ,000$9,999

$10,000$99,999

$100,000+

-Thousand Acres-

~

2,700 2,400

~

2,300 2,400

4,1 00 4,400 4,100 4,100

6,200 6 ,200 6 ,200 6,000

120,580 111,943 105,973 100,921

404,929 399,800 404,180 397,700

473,414 482,800 481 ,000 489,100

3

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for July was 139 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points (1 .5 percent) more than the previous month and 5 points (3 .7 percent) more than the previous year. Lower prices for corn, sows, beef cattle, cows, steers and heifers, calves, chickens, all eggs, table, and hatching eggs were offset by higher prices for winter wheat, hogs, barrows and gilts, all milk and commercial broilers.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
The July All Farm Products Index of Prices Received WI unchanged from June , at 151 percent of ~ January-December 1977 average. Lettuce, apples, 11 milk increased in price while cattle, wheat, and eggs wa lower.
The Index was 4 points (2. 7 percent) above a year a~ Higher hog, cattle, and milk prices contributed to 6 increase over a year earlier while wheat, soybeans, 811 potatoes were lower.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-JULY 15, 1990, WITH COMPARISONS

BerPrice nit

Ju~ 19 9

Georgia June 1990

J~~5,

July 1989

United States

June

July 1~

1990

1990

Wi nter Wheat

$/ Bu .

3.72

3 .00

3.03

3 .7 8

3 .0 2

2.ll

Oats

$/Bu.

-

-

-

1.53

1.34

12

Corn Cotton Soybeans
All Hay, Baled , 21 Milk Cows, 4/5/

$/ Bu . Cts ./Lb . $/Bu. $/Ton $/Head

2.89
60.9
6.98
-
1,090.00

3 .12

3 .0 8

2.47

-

-

59.5

-

-

6 .8 3

-

-

84.40

-

1,200.00

1,030.00

2.63 62.3 5 .8 8 87.80
-

2.11 1/63]
5.1 85.1 1,160.!1

Hogs

$/Cwt.

45.30

60 .60

60.80

45.90

60.10

60.1

Sows

$/ Cwt .

32.30

47 .60

45.20

33.60

51 .00

47.1

Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle, 6/ Cows, 7/ Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt.

46.10 58.60 49.40 74.00

60.90 63.40 54 .8 0 78.40

61.30 60.70 52.30 75.60

47.40 68.00 48.30 71.70

61.30 74.40

6n1..1

53.90
n .so

5753...1

Calves

$/Cwt.

87.70

90.50

87.70

94.60

98.10

97.1

All Milk
Turkeys, 21
Chickens

$/Cwt. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb.

14.30
-
14.7

15.40
-
219.7

- 3/15.90 6 .9

12.60 41.2
-

13.80

3114.1

38.2
-

3U

Com 'I Broilers, 8/ Eggs, All , 9/

Cts./Lb. Cts ./Doz .

37.5
n .1

33.0 2/74.3

3/37.0 62.5

38.7

34.1

W.l

64.9

2162.7

551

Table Hatch ing

Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.

54.7 130.0

2151 .8 21120.0

44.8 100.0

56.7

2154.2

46J

-

-

1/ First hall of month. 2/ Midmonth price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ Animals so ld l or dairy herd replacement only. '5/ Prices estimated quarterly. 6/ 'Cows' and ' steers and heifers ' combilll w~h allo-nce where nece ssary for slaughter bulls. 7/lncludes dairy cows sold for slaughter. 8/ Live -lght equivalent price for Georgia. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers lndudllf hatching eggss sold at ret ail.

1977 = 100

INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

June 1989

July 1989

June 1990

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

140

134

137

1~

Crops

121

114

124

124

Uvestock & Products

154

149

148

150

United States

Prices Received

148

147

151

151

Prices Paid

111n

178

21183

184

Ratio 3/

84

83

83

82

1/ April 1989 Prices Paid Index. 2/ April 1990 Pri ces Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates.

4

:~

U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT
July Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and ces, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 184 =100), 1 point (0.5 percent) above April1990 and 6 Is {3.4 percent) above July 1989.
Farm Production Index of Goods and Services for July , at 170, was up 1 point (0.6 percent~ from April. pared with a year ear\ier, the index was up 4 points 4percent) . Since last surveyed in April, higher prices feeder cattle and calves, corn and commercial feeds, gasolines were partially offset by lower costs for erpigs, diesel fuel , alfalfa hay, and building materials.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The June 1990 consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) before seasonal adjustment was 129.9
(1982-84 =100) compared to 129.2 in May. The April
index was 128.9. For the 12-month period ending in June, the overall index increased 4.7 percent. Gasoline prices jumped 2.5 percent in June 1990, after falling 1.6 percent
<n May 1990.

FEED-PRICES PAID SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES JULY 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

Price per Unit

Southeast

Apr.

July

1990

1990

July 1989

United States Apr. 1990

Grower Grower Starter Feed, 14% Feed, 16% Feed , 18% Feed, 20% Conct., 32% Ftld, 14%-18%
Conct., 38%-42% Cattle Conct., 32%-36% Salt

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/50 Lbs. $/Cwt.

14.70 14.80 12.90 10.80 8.80 195.00 215 .00 249 .00 220.00 160.00 171 .00 200.00 188.00 235 .00 234 .00 294 .0 0 262 .00 3 .80 10.10

15.00 15.00 13.00 11 .10 9.10 202.00 216.00 258.00 232.00 176.00 163.00 204.00 188.00 238.00 235.00 299.00 265.00 3 .9 0 9 .5 0

15.10 15.60 10.90 9 .0 8 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 .3 9 9.16

14.50 12.70 10.80 9 .47 7.30 195.00 217.00 239.00 223.00 171 .00 181 .00 190.00 191 .00 273.00 211 .00 296.00 250.00 3.47 9 .4 3

July 1990
14.70 14.00 10.80 9 .65 7 .62 206.00 221.00 240.00 234.00 175.00 181 .00 192.00 191 .00 283.00 216.00 303.00 250.00 3.52 9.49

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

- 1,000 Pounds-

110,777 51 ,248 27,568 1,567,027 2 ,600 ,8 6 0 2 ,633 ,466 2 ,3 6 7 ,196

705,938 548,600 349,415 330,293 385,901 449,264 497,903

60,418 49,033 33,910 18,767 32,865 37,113 40,009

938,898 729,638 464,722 439,290 513,248 597,521 662,211

1,110,093 829,919 526,200
2 ,025,084 3 ,146,973 3 ,268, 100 3,069,416

1,914 ,179

549,208

47,592

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

1,134,619

701,704

64,491

656,275

689 ,026

65,690

276,968

679 ,521

64,417

84,172

618 ,213

56,357

stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held fo r account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net lnd ohelled seed (untreated). 31 Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

730,447

2 ,692,218

878,115

2,410,281

933,266

2,132,376

916,405

1,638,370

903,763

1 ,245,148

822,223

962,752

ight basis. 2J Includes shelled edible gradeo, ohelled

5

U.S. ALL CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED
AU cattle and calves in the U.S. as of July 1, 1990, totaled 108.9 million head, virtually unchanged from the July 1 level of both a year ago and two years ago. This is the seco nd consecutive year that the inventory level has shown a small increase in number.

CALF CROP DOWN FRACTIONALLY
The 1990 calf crop is expected to be 40.0 million, dew
fractionally from 1989 and 1 percent below 1988. Calvi
born during the first half of the year are estimated at 2~ million, down 1 percent from a year ago and 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP-UNITED STATES JULY 1, 1988-1990

Class

1988

1989

1990

1990as %of 191

- 1,000 Head-

Cattle & Calves

108,500

108,600

108,900

Cows & Heifers that have calved Beef Cows Milk Cows

44,300 34,050 10,250

44,300 34,200 10,100

44,400 34,300 10,100

Heifers 500 Lbs. & Over For Beef Cow Replacements For Milk Cow Replacements Other Heifers

16,500 4,800 4,400 7,300

16,700 5,000 4,500 7 ,200

16,800 5,200 4,300 7 ,3 0 0

Steers 500 Lbs. & Over Bulls 500 Lbs. & Over Calves under 500 Lbs.

14,500 2,200
31 ,000

14,500 2,200
30,900

14,700 2,200
30,800

Calf Crop 1/

40,588

40,142

40,000

1/ For the current year, the call crop is the number of calves born before July 1 plus the number expected to be born on and after July 1.

Percent
100
100 100 100
101 104 96 101
101 100 100
100

GEORGIA CATFISH PRODUCTION
There were 26 hatchery operations in Georgia on July 1, 1990. These hatcheries had 130 acres used exclusively for broodfish. Hatchery inventory totaled 18,000 broodfish and 10,479,000 fingerling/fry.
There were 41 production operations on July 1, 1990. Inventory included 39,000 large food size (over 3 lbs.); 187,000 medium food size ( 1 1/2 to 31bs.); 235,000 small fo~d size (3/4 to 1 1/2 lbs.); and 2,895,000 fingerling/fry.

U.S. CATFISH PRODUCTION
There were 562 hatchery operations in the U.S. on JW! 1,1990. These hatcheries had 7,120 acres usel exclusivelyfor broodfish. U.S . hatchery invento~ included 1,440,000 broodfish; 43,963,000 stockers; an 1,032,112,000 fingerling/fry.
There were 1,654 grower operations on July 1, 1900 Inventory included 2,638,000 large foodsize (over 3 lbs.) 32,917,000 medium food size (1 1/2 to 31bs.); 162,928,01i small food size (3/4 to 1 1/2 lbs.); 413,227,000 stocker$ and 700,329,000 fingerling/fry.
From January 1 to June 30, 1990, growers of catfish in the
U.S. reported losses of 139,513,000 fish.

State

CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE 1/

Jan. 1, 1990

Operations

~~1,

Water Surface Jan. 1,
1990

~~1,

-Number-

-Acres-

Alabama

362

370

17,550

17,900

Arkansas

204

214

17,900

19,000

Aorida

70

75

900

1,100

Georgia

69

54

1,600

1,400

Illinois

29

32

450

500

Kentucky

45

53

21

2/

Louisiana

200

210

10,000

11,500

Mississippi

319

322

91 ,000

93,000

Missouri

150

125

2,650

2,800

North Carolina

54

48

1,000

1,100

Oklahoma

95

85

1,500

1,100

South Carolina

21

37

750

1,400

Tennessee

34

32

340

350

Texas

116

97

2,300

3,000

Other

3/109

3/96

3/3,750

3/3,340

Total

1 856

1850

151 690

157 490

1/ Operat ions and water surface acres lor January 1, 1990 are revised . 2/ Data not published to avoid d isclosing individual operations. Data Included with other states. 3/ CA, 10, andKS

included in other states.

6

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MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-APRIL-JUNE 1989-1990

Unit

I 1989

Georgia 1990

Percent

1989

United States 1990

~Cows 1/

Thous. Head

105

110

105

~per Cow 2/

Pounds

3,135

3,300

105

~Production 2/

Mil. Lbs.

335

363

108

~ dry cows, eludes heifers not yet fresh . 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

10,116 3,727
37,702

10,124 3,807
38,542

Percent
100 102 102

CATTLE ON FEED UP 1 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES

~eand calves on feed July 1, 1990, for slaughter market lhe 13 quarterly states totaled 8.76 million head, up 1 jrcent from July 1, 1989, but 6 percent below 1988.
lie cattle on feed inventory included 5.63 million steers Ill steer calves, 3 percent above last year but 6 percent ~ 1988. This group represented 64 percent of the total ~ number on feed, compared to 63 percent last year and percent in 1988. Heifers and heifer calves accounted J3.09 million, 3 percent below last year and 6 percent ~ 1988.
~ements of cattle and calves on feed during the ~-June 1990 quarter totaled 5.11 million, down 2

percent from 1989 and 14 percent below 1988. This is the lowest April-June placement total since 1975. Other disappearance of 400 thousand head leaves net placements at 4.71 million.
Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during April-June totaled 6.01 million, slightly below 1989 but 2 percent above the same period in 1988.
Cattle feeders expect to market 5.96 million head during the July-September quarter of 1990. This would be up 1 percent from the third quarter marketings in 1989 but 5 percent below 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED APRIL 1-JULY 1 1989 AND 1990

Total13 States 1/

Total 7 States 2/

Number

1990 as%

Number

1990 as%

~

1989

1990

of 1989

1989

1990

of 1989

-1,000 Head-

Percent

-1,000 Head-

Percent

~fttd Apr. 1

9 ,918

10,063

101

8,252

8,483

103

lalf on Feed

tp.1-June 30 1I

5,212

5,111

98

4,456

4,349

98

~Ca!Ue Marketed

lll- 1-June 30 1/

6,040

6,013

100

5,123

5,174

101

lk Disappearance

IJ.1.June 30 2/

410

400

98

350

348

99

Feed July 1

8,680

8 ,761

101

7 ,235

7,310

101

l*tings,

Itt-SePt- 3/

5,896

5,960

101

4 ,9 7 3

5,005

101

~ ~c-laor flurtthleerpflaeceeddinogn.

feed alter beginning of quarter and 3/ Total marketings including those

markeled before end of quarter. 2/lncludes death losses, movement from feed lots to pastures and shipments to other placed on feed alter July 1 and marketed before September 30 for previous years; epected total marketings including

.....,.. lor those placed on feed alter July 1 and marketed before September 30 for current year.

lmmoditv
..
IIese, Natural
~~'. Frozen ~ Frozen - ~ices, Frozen ~.Red
~. Frozen
Frozen
~. Frozen
~. Frozen ~les, Frozen
~.Frozen
ihrts, Shelled
~.In Shell ~.Shelled ~.In Shell

COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1990

June 30, 1989

May 31, 1990

June 30, 1990

Percent of

June 1989

May 1990

-1,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

464,145

392,234

411,394

89

105

431,933

432,126

461 ,636

107

107

15,052

16,848

17,938

119

106

608 ,829

583,678

651 ,493

107

112

1,835,089

1,586,218

1,534,996

84

97

683 ,520

632,760

593,842

87

94

241 ,814

272,038

258,112

107

95

380,100

322,688

294,059

n

91

657,979

666,141

745 ,552

113

112

454 ,608

405,601

482,925

106

119

1,022,314

1,310,415

1,393,233

136

106

961,528

1,061 ,270

973,086

101

92

392 ,401

385,921

364,485

93

94

25,213

27,890

24,516

97

88

40,904

28,879

29,317

72

102

68 ,202

46,637

38,2n

56

82

7

Month

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS 1989-1990

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

"1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to roducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish

2

1989

199

- -Thousand Pounds--

Jan.

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

Feb .

28,559

31,884

55,507

64 ,950

Mar.

29,458

33,120

84 ,965

98,070

Ap r.

27,310

30 ,980

112,275

129,050

May

28,892

31 ,542

141 ,167

160,592

June

27,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

July

27,827

296 ,592

Aug .

28,371

224,963

Sept.

30,366

255,329

Oct.

31 ,670

286,999

Nov.

29,096

316 ,095

Dec.

25,805

341 ,900

t / Prices paid to producers for fish delivered to processing plan1. 2/ Oala furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

Dols. per Pound

.78

.73

.78

.75

.77

.78

.76

.79

.76

.79

.75

.79

.71

.68

.65

.64

.64

.68

Thous. Pounds

588

1

117

lll

795

32l

4 17

4

952

6U

584

689

422

756

414

66

1,024

U. S. MINK PELT PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT

Min k pelt production in the United States in 1989 totaled 4.60 million pelts, up 3 percent from 1988. Wisconsin, the major mink producing state, produced 1.16 million pelts.
By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production was: Standard - 46 percent; Ranch Wild12.7 percent; Mahogany - 11 .5 percent; Demi-buff - 9.6 percent; and Gunmetal - 6.8 percent. The remai ning color cla sses accounted for 13.4 percent.
Min k pelts sold during the 1989 crop year were valued at $118.7 million, down 17 percent from $143.8 mill ion a year ago. The average price per pelt for th e 1989 crop year was $25.80, compared with $32.30 in 1988 and $43.00 in 1987.

Female mink bred to produce kits in 1990 totaled 92 thousand , down 23 percent from 1989. Many min producers reported the low mink price motivated theml "pelt out" and reduce or close out their mink operation.
Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 1990 b color class are: Standard -54.7 percent; Ranch Wild -10 percent; Demi-buff - 7.9 percent; Gunmetal - 7.8 percerl; and Mahogany - 5.6 percent. The remaining color classe1 accounted for 13.5 percent.
There were 952 mink farms producing pelts in 1989, do111: 7 percent from a year ago. Leading states were Wisconsi with 204 farms, Utah with 175 farms and Minnesota wit 119.

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AUG 1 6 1990
OuCUMENTS

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: {404)546-2236

GEORGIA AUGUST 1 FORECAST
rgia's 1990 row crop yields as of August 1, are ted to fall below the favorable yields of 1989. Very
and dry weather during June and most of July severely ed corn, cotton, soybeans and peanuts. Tobacco, is mostly irrigated, is the only row crop with yield pects above 198S.
CORN YIELD DROPS
yields in Georgia were hit especially hard by the hot
dry conditions during June. Yields for 1990 are
ted to average 65 bushels per harvested acre, pared with last year's record high 95 bushels per acre.
acreage intended for grain is too poor to harvest. ge harvested for grain is now expected to total 600
sand acres, 10 thousand acres less than the previous
ate, but 50 thousand acres more than in 1989. The ed production of 39 million bushels is 25 percent than last year's 52.3 million bushel crop.

SOYBEAN YIELD DOWN 5 BUSHELS
Soybeans are expected<to average 21 bushels per acre, 5 bushels per acre less than In 1989. Because of the extended dry weather In June and July, many acres of. double crop soybeans were planted late or not planted at all. Planted acreage Is now estimated at 900 thousand acres, 22 percent less than In 1989 and 20 thousand acres less than the June estimate. Acreage to be. harvested Is expected to total 860 thousand acres, down 20 thousand acres from June and down 240 thousanq acres from the 1989 harvested acreage.
PEANUT PRODUCTION DOWN
Peanut yield, forecast at 2,500 pounds per acre, is 200 pounds per acre less than In 1989. If this projection holds true, production will total 1.76 billion pounds, 5 percent less than the 1.85 billion pounds produced last year. Acreage for harvest at 705 thousand acres is unchanged f rom earlier estimates, but Is 3 percent more than harvested in 1989 and the largest acreage since 1950. Worm Infestations have been more prevalent than in other years and tomato spotted wilt virus is on the increase.

Unit

Iatoes

Bu. Bu . Lbs. Bu . Bales Tons Cwt. Bu. Bu . Bu.

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION 1989 AN D 1990

Acreage

Yield per Acre

Production

Planted for all Purposes
1989 1990

Har- Har. & to be

vested Harvested

1989 1/ 1990 1/

1989

lndi-
cated 1990

1989

lndicated 1990

- Thousa~~ Acres-

--Thousands--

6 10

660

550

1,150

900

1,100

690

710

685

90

80

50

265

340

260

600

5.0

5.0

4.8

800

650

700

90

65

70

320

300

70

600

95

65

860

26

21

705

2,700

2,500

40

40

36

320

631

525

570

2.7

2.3

4.7

170

3/

590

32

36

40

59

60

60

23

4/

52,250 28,600 1,849,500
2,000 342
1,620 81 6
22,400 4,130 1, 6 10

39 ,000 18,060 1,762,500 1,440
350 1,311
3/ 21 ,240 2,400
4/

Lbs.

40

42

2,180

2,200

87,200

92,400

Lbs.

3.5

7,140

25,000

25,000

Lbs.

20

6,250

125,000

130,000

Tons

1.7

1.65

2.8

3.0

ltll'<ostod for principal use. 2/ Cotton yi eld in pounds per ha,.,..,sted acre, production in bales. 31 Yield and production estimates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary. 4/ llrsl jitld and producti on forecast will be re leased at 3:00 P.M. October 11.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COTTON YIELDS FALL
Cotton yields in Georgia are expected to average 525 pounds of lint per acre, down 106 pounds per acre from last year. Many areas have received only widely scattered showers since early June. Beet army worm infestations are severe in several areas. Farmers are now expecting to harvest 320 thousand acres from the 340 thousand acres planted in 1990. Planted acreage in 1989 amounted to 265 thousand acres and 260 thousand acres were harvested. Production for 1990 is expected to total 350 thousand bales, 2 perc ent more than the 342 thousand bales prod uced in 1989.
TOBACCO YIELD ABOVE 1989
Tu acco is forecast to yield 2,200 pounds per acre, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 20 pounds per acre above 1989. Acreage for harvest, at 42 thousand acres, is 5 percent more than in 1989. If these projections hold true, the production of 92.4 million pounds will be 6 percent above last year's 87.2 million pound crop. As of August 5th, about 63 percent of the crop had been harvested , slightly behind the 5-year average.

. ~ORGHUM YIELD DOWN 4 ~USHELS
Sorghum harvested for grain Is expected to average bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from last year's yi Acreage to be harvested for grain, forecast at 40 thou acres, is down 10 thousand acres from 1989. Sorgh grain production for Georgia Is expected to total 1. million bushels, 28 percent less than the 2.0 mUI bushels produced last year.
HAY YIELD DECLINES
Hay yields are forecast at 2.3 tons per acre, compared last year's record high yield of 2.7 tons per acre. yield for 1990 will depend to a large extent on gr conditions during the late summer and early fall. Acr harvested for hay Is estimated at 570 thousand acres, thousand acres less than In 1989.
GRAPE PRODUCTION UP 7 PERCENT
The production of all grapes in Georgia is forecast at 3, tons, 7 percent above last season and 20 percent than the 1988 crop. Growing conditions were favo for grapes. The sub-soil moisture was good due to a normal winter rains.

State
Alabama Aorida Georgia New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Texas Virginia
United States

PEANUTs-ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION

Area Harvested

Ind.

1989

1990

Yield 1989

Ind. 1990

-1 ,000 Acres-

-Pounds-

239.0 87.0 685.0 18.2 152.0 98.0 12.5 262.0 91 .0

239.0 92.0
705.0 20.0 163.0 108.0 13.5
270.0 95.0

2,250 2,470 2,700 2,400 2,435 2,150 2,600 1,850 2,705

2,600 2,700 2,500 2,400 2,700 2,300 2,200 1,900 2,800

1,644.7

1,705.5

2,426

2,449

Production

Ind.

1989

1900

-1,000 Pounds-

537,750 214,890 1,849,500
43,680 370,120 210,700
32,500 484,700 246,155

621 ,401 248,401 1,762,51 Q 440,111 248,4(11 29,7al 513,!XII 266,!XII

3,989,995

4,1n,511

UNITED STATES ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND 1990

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Ind.

Ind.

Ind .~

Cro

Unit

1989

1990

1989

1990

1989

1900

-1,000 Acres-

-Thousands-

Corn for Grain

Bu.

64,781

66,706

116.2

117.7

7,527,152

Sorghum for Grain

Bu.

11,153

9,260

55.4

59.1

617,860

Oats

Bu.

6,874

6,187

54.4

59.0

373.n8

Barley

Bu.

8,303

7,746

48.6

52.0

403,443

All Wheat

Bu.

62,149

69,886

32.8

38.7

2,035,818

2,

Rye

Bu.

479

433

28.1

1/

13,482

SoybeansforBeans

Bu.

59,388

56,553

32.4

32.5

1,926,806

Peanuts for Nuts

L.bs.

1,644.7

1,705.5

2,426

2,449

3,989,995

Upland Cotton 21

Bales

9,166.0

11 ,236.8

602

616

11 ,503.9

Cottonseed

Tons

4,676.9

All Hay

Tons

63,395

61,734

2.29

2.40

145,445

Sweetpotatoes

Cwt.

86.0

91.7

132

3/

11,358

All Tobacco

Lbs.

678.4

725.2

2,016

2,102

1,367,331

Apples

Lbs.

9,965,600

Peaches

Lbs.

2,333,300

Grapes

Tons

5,930,850

1/ The first yield and production will be released at 3:00P.M., October 11 . 2/ Yield In pounds. 3/ Yield and production eotlmat.. will be relea~ed In the Annual Crop Summary.

2

NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DOWN
ewere 158,000 people working on farms in the southeast during the week of July 8-14, 1990. This number was 11 percent from the 178,000 workers during the comparable week In 1989. Self-employed farm operators nted for 83,000 of the total, along with 13,000 unpaid workers, and 62,000 workers hired directly by the farm tors.
operators paid their workers an average rate of $4.45 per hour during the July, 1990, survey week. This rate was 5 cents from a year earlier. Workers paid an hourly wage earned $4.24 compared with $4.07 last July. Field ers received an average of $4.10 per hour, down 14 cents from the July, 1989, week. Livestock workers earned .05 compared with $4.50 per hour a year earlier.
-employed operators worked an average of 29.3 hours, 1.5 hours less than the comparable week In 1989. Unpaid ers averaged 35.5 hours, 5.0 hours below last year. Hired employees worked 33.5 hours compared with 31.4 hours July.

FARM WAGE RATEs-JULY 8-14 1990 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

All Hired Workers

Field

Type of Farm Worker

Live-

Super-

Stock

vi so

Other

Method of Pay

Hourly

Piece Other

Rate

- -Dollars per Hour--

4.45

4.1 0

5.05

7.43

31

4.24

3/

5.39

5.87

5.32

5.59

9.77

7.98

5.48

5.51

6.82

4.60

4.40

4.87

6.48

3/

4.36

5.41

5.14

4.98

4.75

4.82

8.28

31

4.85

31

5.25

4.59

4.41

4.30

8.27

31

4.28

5.01

5.06

I

5.36

5.38

4.65

7.48

7.43

5.60

31

4.95

II

5.42

5.20

4.65

7.97

6.89

5.34

6.44

5.39

4.96

5.06

4.26

6.91

7.36

4.95

6.19

4.84

5.49

5.18

4.93

7.19

6.10

5.28

31

5.79

4.86

4.49

4.81

6.09

3/

4.69

31

5.18

5.17

5.05

5.29

3/

31

5.24

3/

5.02

4.61

4.32

4.26

7.36

31

4.29

3/

5.18

4.67

4.58

4.83

31

31

4.98

31

4.58

5.00

4.71

4.95

7.50

31

4.73

31

5.48

5.13

4.51

5.16

7.94

31

4.79

31

5.96

5.51

5.25

6.33

9.19

31

5.16

5.96

7.42

6.18

5.68

6.64

10.84

31

5.52

7.52

9.33

8.64

7.97

3/

13.18

31

8.08

31

11 .45

5.30

5.05

4.90

7.93

7.32

5.06

6.13

5.75

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JULY 8-14, 1990 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

All Farm Workers

SelfEm lo ed

Unpaid

Hired

Hired Workers ExRected
to be Em.go~ed 150 Days 1 9 ays or More or Less

Thous. Thous. Hours

Thous. Hours

Thous. Hours

-Thousands-

158

83

29.3

13

35.5

62

33.5

31

31

66

24

25.2

6

31 .2

36

37.3

29

7

171

78

33.8

19

35.1

74

34.8

26

48

211

142

26.2

31

30.9

38

29.7

16

22

138

74

35.6

19

33.9

45

41.0

35

10

119

46

49.7

18

39.4

55

40.1

41

14

160

71

38.2

37

40.8

52

41 .5

38

14

415

194

54 .3

105

43.4

116

32.8

53

63

331

190

36.7

74

33.8

67

34.3

41

26

256

158

45.4

51

37.8

47

35.5

23

24

286

156

58.1

79

42.9

51

47.7

27

24

306

189

33.8

48

34.4

69

44.6

46

23

94

48

51.4

17

44.6

29

45.1

21

8

73

27

56.8

17

37.8

29

49.2

20

9

54

10

41 .6

25

36.1

19

48.7

16

3

200

59

37.2

26

34.7

115

41 .8

33

82

282

72

31 .6

19

27.4

191

45.4

144

47

15

3

29.2

1

33.7

11

37.1

10

1

3,335

1,624

40.7

605

37.9

1106

39.9

650

456

agricultural service workers. 21 Regions consist of the following : Northaast i: CT,ME,MA,NH,NY,RI,VT. Northaast II: OE,MD,NJ,PA. Appalachian 1: NC, VA. Appalachian II:

,lN,WY. Southeast: ALGA,SC. Lake: MI,MN,WI CombeH 1: IL,iN,OH. Cornbellll: iA,MO. DeHa: AR,LA,MS. Northam Plains: KS,NE,NO,SD. Southern Plains: OK,TX. Mountain 1:

,WY. Mountain II: CO,NV,UT. Mountain Ill: AZ,NM. PacWic: OR,WA. 3/lnsuflicient data.

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U.S. HIGHUGHTS- AUGUST 1, 1910

Corn for Grain: The first forecast of the 1990 corn for grain crop Is 7.85 billion bushels, 4 percent above last year's CC9P and 59 percent above the drought reduced production of 1988. The U.S. average yield per acre Is forecast at 117.7 bushels per acre, up 1.5 bushels from last year's yield and 33.1 bushels above the 1988 yield.
The area to be harvested for grain, at 66.7 million acres, is up 3 percent from 1989 f>ut down 1 percent from the June acreage estimate. Dry conditions in the southeastern states have reduced yields In most areas from the record levels of 1989. Late plantings in the Corn BP=t have been offset by excellent growing conditions during July.
Sorghum for Grain: The first production forecast of sorghum for grain for 1990 is 547 million bushels, down 11 percent from 1989. Area for harvest as grain Is 9.26 million acres, down 17 percent from last year and down 2 percent from the 1990 mid-year acreage estimate.

57.7 million acres, 1 percent below the June a estimate and 5 percent below 1989~ Area for harvest, 56.6 million acres, Is 1 percent below the June acr and 5 percent lower than last year. Planted a adjustments were made In Missouri, Arkanaa Mississippi, and Georgia to reflect earlier Intentions did not get planted. Many fields In Iowa suffered flooding and will not be harvested..
Cotton: All cotton production Is forecast at 14.9 mil bales, up 22 percent from last year's production, bit percent below the 1988 crop. Of the total, Upland expected to account for 14.4 million bales, while P production will total 440 thousand bales, well below year's record high Pima production.
Planted area, at 12.3 million acres, Is up 16 percent last year. Growers expect to harvest 11.5 million a up 20 percent from 1989. Yield Is expected to average pounds per acre, 8 pounds above last year.

~: Production of oats is forecast at 365 million bushels, down 2 percent from both last month and the 1989 crop. The expected yield per acre is forecast at 59.0 bushels, compared with last season's average of 54.4 bushels. Area harvested and to be harvested, at 6.19 million acres, is down 10 percent from last year's 6.87 million acres.
Winter Wheat: Production is forecast at 2.05 billion bushels, up 41 percent from 1989 and up 1 percent from July 1. Yields are forecast at 41.0 bushels per acre, up 5.9 bushels from last year and up 0.4 of a bushel from July 1. Area for grain is 50.1 million acres, unchanged from July 1 but up 21 percent from 1989.
Peanuts: Production is forecast at 4.18 billion pounds, up 5 percent from both last year and 1988. Harvested area, estimated at 1.71 million acres, is up 4 percent from last year, and is the largest acreage for harvest since 1951 when 1.98 million acres were harvested. Yield is~xpected to average 2,449 pounds per harvested acre, 23 pounds above 1989 and 4 pounds higher than 1988.
Soybeans: Production is forecast at 1.84 billion bushels, 5 percent below last year but 19 percent above 1988. Yield is expectedto average 32.5 bushels per acre, up 0.1 of a bushel from 1989. Planted acreage is now estimated at

All Hay: Production Is forecast at 148 million tons, increase of 2 percent from last year. Higher yields, offset by lower acreage, are resulting in the larger crop. Area for harvest, totaling 61.7 million acres, Is 3 percent from 1989. The forecasted average yield of 2. tons per acre compares with last year's average of tons per acre.
Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 1990 Is for at 1.52 billion pounds, 11 percent above 1989. The h production Is a result of both Increased acreage higher yields. Yields are expected to average 2,1 pounds per acre, compared with 2,0161ast year. Area harvest is up 7 percent from last year.
Flue-cured production Is expected to total 872 ml pounds, 8 percent more than a year ago and 2 pe above the forecast a month ago. Yield per acre, at 2, pounds, Is 26 pounds more than last year's average Area for harvest is 6 percent greater than in 1989.
Grapes: The production for all grapes in the United S is 5.50 million tons, 7 percent below last season and percent less than the 1988 crop.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Poultry Summary

Mushrooms

....

Cattle on Feed

Milk Production (21 States)

Peanut Stocks

Cold Storage

Livestock Slaughter

Catfish

EGGS IN INCUBATORs-AUGUST 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

1989

1990

% ofYearA o

- T h o usand s -

28,546

28,601

100

4 19,920

440,948

105

31 655

35058

111

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 351 million eggs during July 1990, 1 percent more than July 1989. Production consisted of 230 million table eggs and 121 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5. 72 billion eggs during July 1990, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 4.93 billion table eggs and 796 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying fl ocks in the 20 states produced 4. 72 billion eggs dur ing July 1990, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.04 billio table eggs and 684 million hatching eggs.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-JULY 1989-1990

July 1989

June 1990

%of

1J~

year a o

January thru July

1989

1990

- Thousands-

Percent

- Thousands-

%of year a o
Percent

4, 205 270

5,134 242

4,438

106

321

119

30,470 1,571

33,104

109

1,471

94

75,056

79,388

79,3 17

106

5 11,200

537,865

105

513,035

540,923

541 ,028

105

3 ,472 ,901

3,703,697

107

1,091 2 9 ,814

1, 137 34,499

888

81

31 ,696

106

8 ,470 225,767

9,707

115

241 ,8 11

107

26329

29196

29030

110

2/255 097

3/275 337

108

illpoMd by leading breeders, includes expected p ullet replacements from eggs sold d uring th e preceding month at th e rat e of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen c ase of eggs. 2/ Turkey

placed September 1988.Ju ly 1989. 3/ Turkey poults placed Septem ber 1989-Ju ly 1990.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JULY 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During Ju!y

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

lliyers-July

1989

1990

--Thousands-

-Number-

Total Eggs Produced

Dunng July

1989

1990

-Millions-

5,834

6 ,307

1,947

1,919

114

121

11 ,194

10,547

2 ,0 8 3

2,182

233

230

17,028

16,854

2,038

2 ,0 8 3

347

351

32,750 187,937 220,687

35,421 184,859 220,280

1,930 2,145 2,113

1,931 2,185 2,145

632 4, 032 4,664

684 4,040 4,724

38,200 227,837 266,037

40,919 225,305 266,224

1,937 2,148 2,117

1,945 2,187 2,150

740
4, 893 5633

796 4,928 5 724

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COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUG HTER 1/-JUNE-JULY 1989-1990

%of

Item

June 1989

June 1990

year a o

~~/

Jan. thru June

1989

1990

Thousands

Thousands

Young Chickens

Georgia

3/

3/

67,786

3/

3/

United States

485,333

481 ,826

99

493,41 8

2,704,066

2,873,853

Mature Chickens

Ught Type, U.S.

10,316

11,620

113

11,455

70,399

71,226

Heavy Type, U.S.

4 ,6 9 5

4,686

100

4,203

24,121

25,730

Total U.S.

15,011

16,306

109

15,658

94,520

96,956

Total All Types, Ga.

3/

3/

3,856

3/

3/

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

G gia

3/

3/

3/

3/

lJ .1ted States

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Current month date estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Data not av

Will be published In next month's report.

1989-90 MU HROOM PRODUCTION A D VALUE CONTINUE UPWARD TREND
U.S. total mushroom production continued to increase during 1989-90, jumping 7 percent to almost 721 million pou This production Includes the conventional button mushrooms (Agaricus) and also special ies (Shiitake, Oyster, and
other specialty varieties) . The value of the all mushroom crop, at $667 million, was 8 percent higher than the pre
season. Growers received an average of 92.5 cents per pound, up 0.7 cents from the previous season.
Agaricus production totaled 715 million pounds, up 7 percent from the previous season. Pennsylvania, the leadingS with 46 percent of the U.S. Agaricus crop, grew 332 million pounds in 1989-90. The value of the 1989-90 Agaricus was $645 million, 8 percent above the 1988-89 season. Growers received an average of 90.2 cents per pound. value of the 1989-90 specialty crop was $22.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous year.

State and Year

AGARICUS MUSHROOMs-AREA, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES JULY 1 1987-JUNE 30 1990

First Fill in

Area in Production

Second

Addit ional

Fill in

Fillin s

Total

Production

Price per Pound 1/

Value of
Produ

- 1,000 Square Feet

1,000 Lbs.

Dollars

1,000

CA
1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
GA
1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
Ml
1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
PA
1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
u.s.

3,984 3 ,651 4,216
166 166
308
1,079 1,105 1,025
17,722 16,905 17,954

3 ,9 7 2 3 ,6 4 3 4,216
166 166
308
1,079 1,105 1,025
17,245 16,472 17,678

13,859 15,742 15,305
879 879 616
2,121 2,288 1,960
25,495 26,665 29,277

21 ,81 5 23,036 23,737
1,211 1,211 1,232
4,279 4,498 4,010
60,462 60,042 64,909

112,580 129,054 132,998
4,914 6 ,501 6 ,475
23,359 22,512 19,408
284,783 294 ,0 7 0 332,449

.979 1.000
.960
1.080 1.070 1.070
.887 .918 1.020
.720 .736 .771

110,11 129,457 127,701
5,310 6,940 6,916
20,719 20,675 19,756
205,100 216,4! 256,225

1987-88

30,437

29,940

70,150

130,527

631 ,819

.86 1

544,300

1988-89

30,028

27,870

74,761

132,659

667 ,7 5 9

.893

596,338

1989-90

31 ,859

29 ,7 2 2

76,286

137,867

715,010

.902

644,754

1/ Prices for mushrooms are th e average p rices producers receive at the point of first sal e, commo nly referred to as the average pri ce as sold. For example, tf in a given state part of .. fresh mushrooms are sold F.O .B. packed by growers , part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at ro adside stands, the mushroom average price as sold iu weighted average of the average price lor each method of sale.

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CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 4 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
ttle and calves on feed August 1, 1990, for slaughter mrket in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates t otaled .00 million head, up 4 percent from a year ago but 2 ~rcent below August 1, 1988.
Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.75 million, up 3percent from last year but 2 percent below two years ago.
acements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states uring July totaled 1.52 million, up 18 percent from last ar and 22 percent above July 1988. Net placements of 1.44 million for July were 18 percent above last year and 1percent above 1988.
Other disappearance totaled 77 thousand head compared 1063 thousand in July 1989 and 62 thousand in July 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, JULY 1 TO AUGUST 1

Number 1990 as%

Item

1989 1990 of1989

1,000 Head Percent

On Feed July 1 1/

7 ,235

7 ,310

101

Placed on Feed During July

1,29 1

1,520

118

Fed Cattle Marketed During July

1,700

1,750

103

Other Disappearance During July 21

63

77

122

On Feed August 1 1/

6 ,763

7,003

104

1/ Cale and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being led a lull ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carc ass that will grade select or beer. 2/ Include death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to
other feedlots for further feeding.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JULY 1989-1 990 21 States

Unit

1989

1990

Thous.Head Pounds Mil. Lbs.

,491 1, 199 10,183

8 ,508 1,258 10,702

Percent
100 105 105

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

-1,000 Pounds-

51, 248 27,568 1,567,027 2,600,860 2,633,466 2,367,196

558,076 349,415 330,293 385 ,901 449,264 497,903

49,262 33,910 18,767 32,865 37,113 40,009

742,241 464,722 439,290 5 13,248 597 ,52 1 662,211

842,751 526,200 2,025,084 3,146,973 3 ,268 ,100 3,069,41 6

1,914,179

549 ,208

47,592

730,447

2,692,2 18

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

878,115

2,410,281

1' 134,619

701 ,704

64,491

933,266

2,132,376

656,275

689,026

65,690

916,405

1,638,370

276 ,968

679,521

64,417

903,763

1,245,148

84 ,172

619,897

56,334

824,463

964,969

28395

469 966

40719

625 055

694 169

&cllldes stocks on farms . Includes stocks owned by o r held lor account of CCC in comm ercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ lncludes shelled ed ible grades, shelled

llock, and shelled seed (untreated) . 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roast ing stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

COLD STORAGE STOCK$-UNITED STATES, JULY 31, 1990

July 31 , 1989

June 30, 1990

July 31, 1990

Percent of

Jul 1989

June 1990

-1 ,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

461,333

417,196

417,633

91

100

430,364

460,525

482,073

112

105

16,460

18,064

17,087

104

95

722,248

653,189

779,264

108

119

1,650,781

1,509,354

1,392,743

84

92

651,966

591,573

563,479

86

95

249,202

257,513

266,118

107

103

342,589

292,603

255,339

75

87

685,713

760,481

799,333

117

105

496,885

489,315

532,739

107

109

1,245,233

1,406 ,623

1,734,835

139

123

739,899

977,585

765 ,175

103

78

334 ,173

364,696

286,690

86

79

20,906

24,522

17,083

82

70

38 ,316

29,301

30,256

79

103

58,1 06

38 ,277

27,964

48

73

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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 29.9 million pounds during July 1990, up 11 percent from July 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during July 1990 was 20.0 thousand, up 45 percent from a year earlier.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production for the United States in July 1990, totaled 3. 10 billion pounds, up 2 percent from Jt ' 1989.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PrODUCTION UNITED STATES

July

1990 as~

Kind

1989

1990

of 1989

-Million Pounds-

Percent

Beef

1,888

1,939

103

Veal

27

26

96

Pork

1,108

1,102

99

lamb & Mutton

25

28

11 2

Total Red Meat

3,048

3,095

102

1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter.

b t. cf production at 1.94 billion pounds was up 3 percent.

-
Species
Geo rgi a Cattle Calves Hogs
Sheep & lambs

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

1989

Number Slaughtered

I July

July '90 as% of

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

July

1989

1990

--,:--1,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

13.8

20.0

145

942

942

1.2

1.5

125

351

374

113.1

11 0.4

98

235

240

0.1

0.1

100

98

88

Total

Live Weight

July

1989

199)

-1 ,000 Pounds-

13,009

18,811

432

541

26,615

26,53

8

1Z

United States

Cattle

2,794 .1

2,851 .6

102

1,123

Calves

174.2

144.2

83

258

Hogs

6,301 .3

6,153.5

98

246

Sheep & Lambs

414.7

447.1

108

119

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal inspectio n and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

1,125 284 249 122

3,1 38,918 44,959
1,552,807 49,360

3,208,9111 40,811
1,530,411 54,61

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to roducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish

2

1989

1~

--Thousand Pounds--

June

27,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

July

27827

29540

196 592

219 099

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.

Dols. per Pound

.75

.79

.71

.79

Thous. Pounds

584

1,91

689

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DOCUMENTS
UGA UBRARIES

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
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Septe rtf~i ~~L6~~P.T,orecast Peanut Forecast Wc States

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Pecan forecast b States .



.~gncultural P aces

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; Onions .

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SEPTEMBER 1 CROP FORECAST
September 1 crop report reflects lower yields and uction estimates for virtually all crops due to inued hot, dry conditions and heavy insect pressure.
the row crops, only tobacco which is mostly irrigated
yield prospects above last month and last year.
PEANUT YIELD LOWER
uts are expected to average 1,900 pounds per acre, 600 pounds from the August 1 forecast and 800 ds below last year. Drought and above normal ratures during much of the growing season reduced I development of the crop. Heavy infestations of ts have been widespread in many peanut fields. uction is now expected to total 1.41 billion pounds, percent less than the August 1 forecast and 24 percent than a year ago. As of September 9th, 11 percent of lorecast 740,000 acres for harvest had been threshed.
TOBACCO YIELD UP
ceo yield is forecast at 2,250 pounds, 50 pounds per more than the August forecast, and 70 pounds more
ayear ago. Production is now forecast at 96.8 million
s, 11 percent more than last year and the largest since 1982. Harvested acreage totals 43 thousand , up 8 percent from a year earlier.

PECAN CROP DOWN
Pecan production in Georgia is forecast at 80 million pound s for 1990, down 6 percent from last year's crop of 85 million pounds. A late spring freeze caught many pecan trees in full bloom, resulting in a light nut set. Continued hot and dry weather during the summer has caused a heavy nut drop. Improved varieties are forecast at 65 million pounds, 6 percent less than last year. Seedlings are expected to total 15 million pounds, also down 6 percent from 1989.
COTTON PRODUCTION LOWER
Cotton is expected to total 300 thousand bales, down 14 percent from last month, and 12 percent less than 1989. Yield is expected to average 450 pounds per acre, 181 pounds less than last year's yield. Growers expect to harvest 320 thousand acres, 23 percent more than in 1989. Above normal temperatures, below normal rainfall and insect infestations all contributed to lower yield prospects.
CORN YIELD DROPS
Corn yields are expected to average 62 bushels per acre, 3 bushels per acre less than last month, and 33 bushels per acre less than 1989. Production is expected to total 36.3 million bushels from 585 thousand acres harvested . On September 9th, harvest was 82 percent complete, well ahead of last year and average.
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION DOWN
Soybean yield forecast dropped 2 bushels from last month to 19 bushels per acre. If realized, this would be the lowest yield since 1986. Production is now expected to total 16.3 million bushels from 860 thousand acres harvested.

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 1 1990 FORECAST

Acreage

Yield per Acre

Production

Unit
Bu. Bu.
Lbs.

Planted for all Purposes
1989 1990

Harvested 1989 1/

For Harvest 1990 1/

-Thousand Acres-

610

660

550

585

1,150

900

1,100

860

690

685

740

1989
95 26 2,700

lndicated 1990
62 19 1,900

1989

lndicated 1990

-Thousands-

52,250 28,600 1,849,500

36,270 16,340 1,406,000

Lbs.

40

43

2,180

2,250

87,200

96,750

Bales

265

340

260

320

631

450

342

300

Lbs.

85,000

80,000

Cwt.

4.8

5 .7

4.7

5.6

135

195

635

1,092

Tons

600

570

2.7

2 .3

1,620

1,311

Bu.

90

80

50

40

40

36

2,000

1,440

Cwt.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

170

4/

816

4/

Bu .

800

650

700

590

32

36

22,400

21,240

Bu.

90

65

70

40

59

60

4,130

2,400

Bu.

320

300

70

60

23

5/

1,610

5I

Lbs.

3.5

7,140

25,000

25,000

Lbs.

20

6,250

125,000

130,000

Tons

1.7

1.65

2.8

3 .0

for p<lncipal use. 2J Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Yield and production eotimates

ltllieuod In the Annual Crop Summary. 5/ The first yield and production forecast will be released at 3:00P.M., October 11.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. PEANUTS
Production is forecast at 3.56 billion pounds, down 11 percent from last year and down 15 percent from the August 1 forecast. Harvested area, estimated at 1.74 million acres, 6 percent above last year, is the largest acreage for harvest since 1951 .
Yields are expected to average 2,043 pounds per harvested acre, down 383 pounds from 1989 and down 406 pounds from last month.
Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 2.04 billion pounds, down 23 percent from 1989 and 24 percent below the August 1 forecast. Yield for the 4-state area is expected to average 1,877 pounds per acre, 697 pounds less than last year. High temJ?eratures and sparse rainfall during August sigmficantly lowered expected yields.
The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 709 million pounds, up 15 percent from last year, and virtually unchanged from the August 1 forecast. Yield per harv~st~d acre, at 2,737 po~nds , is 201 pounds above last years y1eld . North Carolina s crop rece1ved adequate rain during the month. Disease problems are occurring in both states.
The southwest peanut crop (NM,OK,TX) is expected to total 813 million pounds, up 10 percent from last year and virtually unchanged from the 809 million pounds forecast on August 1. Yields are expected to average 2,044 pounds per acre, 90 pounds above last year's yield. Development of the Oklahoma crop was aided by recent hot temperatures . Peanut harvest continued in early central Texas fields . Some dryland fields were wilting due to extreme heat and dry cond itions.
U.S. PECANS
The September 1 forecast for the U.S. pecan crop is 221 million pounds (in-shell basis), 12 percent below last year's production and 28 percent under the 1988 crop.
The Alabama forecast is 10.0 million pounds, 55 percent less than last year's production. Drought conditions during August, combined with 1990 bein g the low prod ucing year in the alternate bearing cycle, are the main contributors for the drastic drop.

from last season. Production- in eastern ew Mexico
expected to be above last. year's weather reduced c The North Carolina crop forecast is for 1.00 million pou a 43 percent increase from last season's freeze red crop. This year's production was again hurt by a spnng freeze during bloom plus above normal drop drought conditions during June and early Ju
Oklahoma's forecast is 5.00 million pounds, 56 percert last season's crop. A hard December freeze and h May rains during pollination attributed to this I production. The South Carolina forecast is 1.10 mUl pounds, up 10 percent from last year's extremely low Spring freeze during bloom reduced nut set, while
summer weather caused excessive nut droppage. Texas pecan forecast is 60.0 million pounds, up 9 per from the 1989 production. Hot and dry weather cond~
have caused an above normal drop to the native seedling crop; however, irrigated improved varieties good. Insect problems were low during the spring, were increasing by summer. The "other states" forecaSI 17.9 million pounds is 10 percent higher than last sea Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee are included' this production forecast. Arizona has experienced weather conditions. This is also the "high" year of alternate bearing cycle for most Arizona pecan tr Kansas experienced a December freeze that cau considerable damage to trees.

State
Ala. Fla. Ga. N.Mex. N.C. Okla. S.C. Tex.
Vua.s. .

SEPTEMBER 1 PEANUT FORECAST

Har-
vested Ind.
1990

Yield Ind. 1990

Production 1/

Ind. 1990 as

1990

of1989

1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Lbs.

239.0

1,700 406,300

76

92.0

2,100 193,200

00

740.0

1,900 1,406,000

76

20.0

2,600

52,000

119

163.0

2,700 440,100

119

108.0

2,300 248,400

118

13.5

2,200

29,700

91

270.0

1,900 513,000

106

96.0

2,800 268,800

109

1,741 .5

2,043 3,557,500

89

1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

Arkansas expects to produce 400 thousand pounds, only 40 percent of last year's t0tal. The crop was plagued by too ~~c h ~ain in April and May followed by hot, dry cond1t1ons 1n August and early September. California production is forecast at 3.00 million pounds, 50 percent ab<?v~ lastJear. T~e crop _is in good condition with harvest ant1c1pate to begm by mid-October. The Florida crop, at
3.60 million pound s, is 49 percent below last year's production. The crop was hurt by dry weather 1n the panhandle and northern peninsula. A spring freeze also caused poor nut set. The pecan forecast for Louisiana is 5.00 million pounds, down 64 percent from the 1989 crop. This expected production is the lowest since 1984. Late ~pring fre~zes hurt trees duri ng bloom and problems from msects, d1sease, and dry weather have contributed to the poor prospects. The Mississippi crop is forecast at 4.00 million pounds, 53 percent below last season. An April
freeze, along with subsequent frosts, greatly damaged this
year's crop. The current drought has further damaged any potential crop that was not killed by the freeze.
Disease and insect problems are also prevalent. New Mexico's forecast is 30.0 million pounds, up 3 percent

SEPTEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST

State

lmproved 1/
Ind .
1990

Seed-
lIin"9. 1990

Total Ind.
1990

-Thousand Pounds-

1990 as
of1 989

Ala.

6,000

4,000

10,000

45

Ark.

50

350

400

40

Calif.

3,000

3,000

150

Fla.

2,100

1,500

3,600

51

Ga.

65,000 15,000

80,000

94

La.

1,500

3,500

5,000

36

Miss.

2,500

1,500

4,000

47

N. Mex.

30,000

30,000

103

N.C.

500

500

1,000

143

Okla.

800

4,200

5,000

56

S.C.

700

400

1,100

110

Tex.

41,000 19,000

60,000

109

Ou.tsh.er States 153,150

49,950

17,900 221,000

110 88

t/ Budded, grafted or topworked varieties .

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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
lie Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for
llgust was 134 percent of the 1977 average, 4 points (2.9 llfcent) less than the previous month and 9 points (6.3 ~ent) less than the previous year. Lower prices for ~t. corn, barrows and gilts, and broilers were partially jf_set by higher prices for cotton, sows, beef cattle, calves, ~k. chickens and eggs.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS
!nl August All Farm Products Index of Prices Received
~eased 2 points (1.3 percent) from July to 150 percent 11 bJanuary-December 1977 averaQe. Lower prices for ~ grapefruit, and corn were partially offset by higher

prices for cattle, eggs, and milk. The beef cattle price, at $75.40 per cwt., was a record high. The milk price was a record for August.
Barrows and ~ilts, sheep, and lamb prices were lower than a month earlier but beef cattle, calves, and sows were higher. Wheat and feed grain prices were lower while soybean prices increased from July.
The All Farm Products Index was 5 points (3.4 percent) above a year ago. Higher cattle, hog, milk, and corn prices were the major contributors to the increase over August 1989. Wheat, broiler, and egg prices were lower.

Pmmodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-AUGUST 15_1_ 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

PBreicre nit

Au~. 19 9

Georgia July 1990

Aug. 15, 1990

Au~ . 19 9

United States

i~

A~~s .

jlder Wheat

$/Bu .

3.62

3.06

2.52

3 .8 0

r.

$/Bu .

-

-

-

1.47

Qm

$/Bu .

2.45

2.88

2.75

2.27

2.78

2.59

1.15

1.09

2.62

2.46

l'.llllon l'.llllonseed 2/ labM:co lt,teans Jwuts I Hay, Baled, 2/

Cts./Lb . $/Ton Cts./Lb. $/Bu. Cts./Lb . $/Ton

66.0
-
170.5
-
28.1
-

69.0
-

1/71.6
-

-

3/ 160.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

60.2 99.00 162.0
6 .07 28.4 8 1.90

62.9
-
-
5 .9 7
-
85.60

1/65.0 123.00
3/157.5
6.00
-
84.40

19

$/Cwt.

45.20

60 .30

56 .40

45.60

60.80

56.00

Sows

$/Cwt.

32.50

48.00

48.50

34 .90

47.50

48.80

lllrows & Gi Its

$/Cwt.

45.90

60.70

56.70

47.00

62.20

56.90

IIIII Cattie, 4/

$/Cwt.

59.80

62.70

63.10

69.70

73.60

75.40

Cows, 5I

$/Cwt.

50.00

52.00

52.50

49.00

52.80

54.10

Slllrs &Heifers

$/Cwt.

74.40

n.90

79.60

73.90

76.60

78.80

eMs
II Milk
lllceys,2/
Dickens

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb . Cts./Lb .

85.20 14.90
-
20.6

89.40
15.90
-
2/6.9

92.60 3/16.40
-
9.4

94 .20 13.20 40.8
-

96.50 14.10 38.4
-

98.50 3/14.40
39.9
-

fn1 Broilers, 6/

Cts./Lb.

35.5

37.0

3/31 .0

35.7

36.9

3/33.2

!ggs, All ' 7/

Cts./Doz.

84.0

2/62.5

71.2

71 .6

2/55.6

65.6

Tillie litching

Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz .

63.5 130.0

2/44.8 2/100.0

57.6 100.0

64.5

2/46.6

58.2

-

-

-

~Filii half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 31 Entire month. 4/ 'Cows' and 'steers and heifers' combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 5/lncludes dairy cows sold

lrtllughler. 6/ Ltv-eight equivalent price for Georgia. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs sold at retail.

1977 =100

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

July 1989

Aug. 1989

July 1990

&largia

Jllices Received

MCommodities

134

143

138*

Q-ops

114

134

122*

lioutock & Products

149

150

150

llliled States

flices Received

147

145

152

flices Paid

178

1/ 178

184

Rllio 3/

83

81

83

IV.Juli 1989 Prices Paid lndeK. 21 July 1990 Prices Paid lndeK. 3/ Ratio of lnde of Prices Rece ived to lnde of Prices Paid. Inte rest, Tu es and Farm Wage Rates. Revised.

Aug. 1oo-0
134 121 144
150 2/184
82

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UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. corn for grain production, as of September 1, is forecast at 8.12 billion busliels, up 3 P-ercent from last month and 8 percent above the 1989 crop. The U.S. average yield per acre 1s forecast at a record high 121 .7 bushels, up 4 bushels from last month and 5.5 bushels above the 1989 yield. Above normal temperatures the last of August accelerated development, but progress still lagged normal in most major states. U.S. soybean production is forecast at 1.83 billion bushels, down 5 percent from last year and essentially unchanged from August 1. Yield is estimated at 32.4 bushels per acre, unChanged from 1989 and 0.1 of a bushel below last month. By monlhs end, approximately 90 percent of the soybean acreage was setting pods and 13 P.ercent was dropping leaves, 3 and 6 percent behind normal respectively. U.S. sorghum for grain production is forecast at 572 million bushels, down 7 percent from 1989 but up 5 percent from August 1. The U.S. average yield is forecast at 61.8 bushels

bushels per acre, up 6.4 bushels from last season and up bushels from August 1. As of September 2, the crop was percent headed and 46 percent of the acreage was tu color. U.S. all cotton production is forecast at 14.7 million down 1 percent from August, but up 21 percent from 1 Prospects improved in Texas and Oklahoma, but declined ' all other regions, especially the southeast. U.S. all tobacco production for 1990 is forecast to be 1 billion pound~ up 2 percent from last month and 13 !)er above 1989. '>ince August 1, the outlook improved in 9 ci 16 P.roducing states and declined in 3 states. The h'
proauction from a year ago is the combined result a
percent increase in acreage for harvest and higher Yield per acre is expected to average 2,127 pounas per up 25 pounds from the August 1 forecast and 111 above last year's average.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND 1990

Area Harvested

Yield per Acre

Production

Ind.

Ind.

lnd.Sep.l

Cro

Unit

1989

1990

1980

1990

1989

1990

-1 ,000 Acres-

-Thousands-

Corn for Grain

Bu .

64,781

66,691

116.2

121 .7

7,527,1 52

8,118,117

Sorghum for Grain

Bu .

11,153

9,260

55.4

61 .8

617,860

572,1

Oats

Bu .

6,874

6,187

54.4

59.0

373,778

365,!1

Barley

Bu .

8,303

7,746

48.6

52.9

403,443

409,411

All Wheat Rye

Bu .

62,149

69,886

32.8

Bu .

479

433

28.1

39.4

2,035,818

2,755,411

1/

13,482

V

Soybeans for Beans

Bu .

59,388

56,553

32.4

32.4

1,926,806

1,834,81

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs.

1,644.7

1,741 .5

2,426

2,043

3,989,995

3,557,91

Upland Cotton 2/

Bales

9,166.0

11,236.8

602

611

11 ,503.9

14,297J

Cottonseed

Tons

4,676.9

5,7l1Z

All Hay

Tons

63,395

61,734

2.29

2.40

145,445

148,461

Sweetpotatoes

Cwt.

86.0

91 .7

132

3/

11,358

l

All Tobacco

Lbs .

678.4

727 .6

2,016

2,1 27

1,367,331

1,547,34

Appl es

Lbs.

9,965,600

9,703,1X

Peaches

Lbs.

2,333,300

2, 121,3

Grapes

Tons

5,930,850

5,478,4&1

1/ The first yield and production will be released at 3:00 P.M ., October 11 . 21 Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield and production est imates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary.

State
Ga.
Ariz. Calif. Texas Total

Harvested 1989 1990

- A c re s - ..

4,700 1,000 7,700 15,000 28400

5,600 770
8,500 12,600 27 470

ONIONs-SPRING SEASON BY STATES 1989 AND 1990

Yield per Acre

1989

1990

Production

1989

1990

Value per Cwt.

1989

1990

-Cwt.-

- 1,000 Cwt.-

- Dollars-

135

195

635

1,092

27.20

29.80

440

505

440

389

8.90

11 .90

400

420

3,080

3,570

11.30

11 .10

215

200

3,225

2,520

10.70

17.00

260

276

.7,380

7,571

12.30

15.80

Total Value 1989 199J

-1 ,000 Dollars-

17,272 3,916 34,804 34,508 90500

32,51 4,61 39,671 42,M 1196.1

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1989 GEORGIA FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES

HIGHLIGHTS
's 1989 cash farm income increased to $4.2 billion, 8 above 1988 and a new record high. The increase was partially to increased crop production. Also, contributing the increase was a record high broiler production which for a record high price. Egg prices were the highest in years. Receipts from farm marketings increased $299 or 8 percent from 1988. Other farm income, excluding ......,..,..,.,"nt payments, rose $5.0 million or 4 percent.

Cash receipts from livestock and products totaled $693 million in 1989, up 3 percent. Cattle and calves receipts at $281 million were up 5 percent from 1988 and accounted for 6.8 percent. Hog receipts at $187 million rose 1 percent from last year. Dairy products accounted for $196 million, a 12 percent increase from 1988.
Farm forest products and government payments at $88.3 million and $173 million, respectively, accounted for 6.3 percent of the total. In 1988, farm forest products and government payments accounted for 6.8 percent of the total.

farmers' gross farm income for 1989 rose 9 percent billion. Gross farm income includes cash income,
income, and inventory adjustments. A positive farm adjustment of $41.2 million compares to a negative million adjustment in 1988. Farm production expenses $3.12 billion were $238.8 million or 8 percent above 1988 the highest since 1984. Net farm income for 1989 was a $1.22 billion, up 10 percent from 1988.
CASH RECEIPTS-1989

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES-1989
Farm production expenditures totaled $3.12 billion in 1989, up 8 percent from the $2.88 billion spent in 1988. The 1989 farm production expenditures were the highest since 1984 when farmers' expenditures totaled $3.16 billion. Expenditures increased for all major categories except interest. Interest cost was at the lowest level for any year during the 1980's and down 1 percent from 1988.

ia farm products sold during 1989 including .....,"""''"n' payments and farm forest products generated
receipts of $4.13 billion, 8 percent above the $3.83 billion Crops accounted for 38.7 percent of the total, down percent in 1988. Poultry accounted for 38.2 percent
the total and livestock and livestock products accounted
16.8 percent.
cash receipts tot:aled $1.60 billion in 1989, up 3 percent 1988. Peanuts accounted for 12.0 percent of the total receipts from receipts of $494 million. Soybean receipts
million rose 1 percent and accounted for 3.8 percent total cash receipts. Tobacco receipts, at $146 million, 5 percent above 1988. Corn receipts increased 28
and accounted for 2.2 percent.
1989 poultry cash receipts at $1.58 billion, increased 17 from 1988. Broiler receipts totaled $1.25 billion,
.._~ant~inn 30.3 percent of total cash receipts. Broilers Mlttuttut~u to rank as Georgia's leading gross sales iiooMn.v~ ;~,. Eggs advanced one position to third place
all commodities with receipts of $286 million or 6.9 of the total cash receipts.

Feed, at $962.2 million, was again the largest expenditure category and accounted for 30.9 percent of Georgia's production expenses. Feed expenditures increased 8 percent from 1988.
Expenditures that increased in 1989 included livestock and poultry at $174 million, up 9 percent; seed at $76.3 million, up 14 percent; fertilizer and lime at $178 million, up 12 percent; pesticides $135 million, up 29 percent; fuel and oil at $105 million, up 8 percent; repairs and maintenance at $138 million, up 13 percent; other miscellaneous at $32.7 million, up 14 percent; capital consumption at $278 million, up 4 percent. Property taxes increased 16 percent to $69.6 million, wages to hired labor was up 6 percent to $203 million, and net rent to non-operator landlords increased 1 percent to $119 million in 1989. Electricity expenses declined 6 percent to $36.5 million.
REC EIV ED
SEP 2 0 1990
DuClJMENIS
UGA UBRARIES

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FARM CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS-GEORGIA, 1982-1989

Item

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

--Thousand Dollars-

CROPS

Corn Cotton, Total
Cotton Unt Cottonseed Peanuts Soybeans Tobacco Wheat Peaches Pecans Other Fruits and Nuts Truck Crops All Other Crops Total Crops

99,126 60,333 56,685
3,648 351,852 336,817 189,119 144,933
12,709 n,236
6,018 135,385 137,605 1,551 ,133

72,701 64,112 57,708
6,404 372,593 284,860 173,974 109,016
22,565 60,887
6,767 138,564 150,250 1,456,289

138,909 67,215 58,387
8,828 622,080 279,052 155,450
95,062 ' 19,885 66,400 10,587 134,517 180,943 1,n o ,1oo

160,911 102,287 96,665
5,622 472,645 186,999 139,924
71 ,539 20,439 56,760
9,450 133,358 1,878,403 1,541 ,715

86,116 58,910 54,673
4,237 475,079 102,332 107,5'22
38,780 19,892 81,800 11,759 160,637 189,094 1,331,921

76,349 92,849 85,198
7,651 456,750
84,445 117,000 32,650
17,758 62.,150 12,590 163,632 208,658 1,324,831

71,946 111,884 99,588
12,296 504,434 157,686 138,841
60,827 26,498 65,850 14,052 164,790 236,955 1,553,763

LIVESTOCK
Hogs Cattle and Calves Dairy Products Other Total Uvestock

253,809 239,474 200,880
31,665 725,828

228,787 254,410 200,100
35,149 718,446

217,458 193,125 183,960 36,034 630,5n

197,079 224,365 181 ,890
34,935 638,269

203,975 215,341 174,445
38 ,3 0 9 632 ,070

211 ,614 291,787 163,300
31 ,450 698,1 51

184,818 279,822 175,890
30,623 671 ,153

POULTRY
Commercial Broilers Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Other Total Poultry

610,735 13,638 25,492
299,656 2,441
951 ,962

676,675 15,556 24,110
278,734 2,795
997,870

835,462 20,824 34,578
321 ,382 6 ,433
1,218,679

796,415 16,557 35,119
235,510 6 ,497
1,090,098

951 ,902 12,474 31 ,926
263,398 2 ,9 0 2
1,262,602

835 ,729 9 ,979
22,231 255,132
3 ,707 1,126,n 8

1,071 '135 9 ,391
29,736 230,445
3 ,915 1,3 4 4 ,6 2 2

Total Crop and Livestock

and Poultry Cash

Receipts

3,228 ,923

3 ,172,605

3 ,619 ,356

3 ,270,082

3,226,593

3,149,760 3,569,538

Farm Forest Products 2/ 82,700

94 ,706

99,500

95,512

85,688

86,300

88,100

Government Payments 29,342

Total Cash Recei~ts

3 ,340,965

1/ Preliminary. 2/lncludes farm sales only.

79,479 3 ,3 4 6,790

79,286 3 ,798 ,142

71 ,163 3,436,757

116,107 3 ,428,388

245,184 3,481 ,244

173,962 3,831 ,600

FARM CASH RECEIPTS - Distribution, Georgia, 1989

1/191
92,11 110,11 100,81
9.
493,811 158,11 146,221 77,11 23,11 52,81
9,5
177,11 258,831 1,598,141
187,11 281,1 1
692:1
1,250,421 14,111 23,11 285, 3,
1,577
3,86U11
88.31
173,11.1
4,129,931

Farm Forest Prod
Gov't Pmts Oth Pity/Lvst
Livestock

Polltry

CROPS 38. 7 % ES2J 2 . 7 '1. Cotton

D 2 . 1 'l. Fnits & Nuts

D 3 . 5 'l. Tobacco

~ 2.2 'l. Corn

3. 8 'l. Soybeans

IZJ 12 .0 '1. Pearuts

D 4. 3 '1. Truck Crops

lS2l 8 . 1 , other Crops

POll..TRY 38. 2 % r2J 30 . 3 '1. Broilers

D 6.9 'l. Eggs

LIVESTOCK 16. 8 % ISJ 6 . 8 '1. Cattle/Calves

D 4.5 'l. Hogs & Pigs

4. 8 'l. DU)' ProciJcts

0

1 . 7 'l. OTH PlTY/LVST

OTHER RECEIPTS 6. 3 % 0 4 . 2 '1. Govl Pmts

IYl 2 . 1 '1. Farm Forest Prod

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~_MEDIATE PRODUCT fXPENSES

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSEs-Georgia, 1982-1989 1/

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

--Million Dollars--

1,764.9 1,787.9 1,922.9 1,719.4 1,667.9 1,727.9

1988 1,923.8

1989 2,132..6

~.Origin
Fted
liestock
~liuedfactured Inputs
FrtUizer and Ume Plstlck:les Fuel and Oil
=ric~
tir and Maintenance r Miscellaneous 2/

857.8 660.5 134.0
63.3
516.3 218.5 111.6 155.6
30.7 390.7 116.5 274.2

917.0 733.5 129.6
23.9 458.5 184.6
98.9 144.3 30.7 412.4
116.1 296.2

976.4
775.2 132.9 68.2 516.0 221.2 117.6 144.4 32.9 430.6 116.7
313.9

874.6 666.6 144.7
63.3 453.3 188.2 106.6 127.7
30.9 391.6 114.3 277.3

889.7 672.0 152.9
64.8 405.3 165.9 104.2 104.8
30.3 372.9 113.7 259.3

938.3
673.6
198.1
66.6
393.9 152.4 106.6 97.5
37.5
395.6 118.5
277.2

1,113.5
887.5
159.2
66.8
401.1 160.0 104.9 97.4
38.8
409.2 122.3
286.8

1,212.7
962.2 174.2 76.3 455.2 178.4 135.2 105.1
36.5 464.7 137.9 326.8

ltfAL CONSUMPTION

418.9

411 .6

367.3

325.8

286.6

265.0

268.1

278.4

..,ERTY TAXES
~EST Real Estate tblreal Estate

62.5
542.8 248.8 294.1

69.7
525.9 256.6 269.3

61.3
504.3 257.2 247.1

69.9
418.5 229.7 188.8

71.1
386.0 212.3 173.7

93.9
327.0 175.5 151.5

60.0
317.2 174.0 143.2

69.6
314.7 172.0 142.8

~ES TO HIRED LABOR Cash Wages 3/ Prquisites

173.1 163.7
9.4

166.9
157.9 9.1

166.5 156.9
9.6

167.9 159.3
8.7

169.3 161.9
7.4

185.1 176.1
9.0

191.6 182.9
8.7

203.1 195.2
7.9

~RENT TO NONOPERATOR

lANDLORDS

103.6

~~L PRODUCTION EXPENSES 4/

3,065.8

103.7

138.1

112.1

83.6

96.2

117.7

118.9

3,065.7 3,160.5 2,813.7 2,664.6 2,695.1 2,878.4 3,117.2

~.Homo may not add to totals due to roundin g. 2/ Includes expenses of machine hire/customwork, marketing charges, and other miscellaneous expenses . 3/lncludes contract l!rllld Soei.J SecurHy payments. 4/lncludes operator dwellings.

FARM BALANCE SHEET-Georgia, December 31, 1982-1989 1/

In

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

~

--Million Dollars--

Real Estate

~ock and Poultry

khinery and Motor Vehicles

Dops 2/

.

Plrchased Inputs

lblsehold Goods & Equipment

lwestments in Co-ops

OO!er Financial Assets

TOTAL

13,006 834
1,632 277 NA 468 749 461
17,426

12,622
673 1,607
214 NA 478 814 470 16,877

11,968
686 1,523
219 37
455
866 479
16,233

11 ,515
638 1,493
166 18
522 900 509 15,760

11,821 679
1,472
108 28 537
968 597 16,208

11,960
816 1,456
148 43 615 1,052 633 16,723

.T

Real Estate 3/ lblreal Estate 4/ TOTAL

2,478 2,485 4,963

2,474 2,294 4,768

2,369 2,071
4,440

2,225
1,829 4,054

2,003 1,620 3,623

1,977
1,545 3,521

1988
13,036 896
1,517 160 36 692
1,132 680
18,150
1,848 1,503 3,351

1989
13,268 934
1,547 200 27 773
1,218 661
18,628
1,707 1,358 3,065

~lTV

12,464 12,110 11,793 11,706 12,585 13,202 14,798 15,563

~edRatios

Debt-to-Equity

39.8

Debt-to-Asset

28.5

Net Farm Income-to-Debt 5/

12.4

-Percent-

39.4

37.6

34.6

28.8

26.7

22.6

19.7

28.3

27.4

25.7

22.4

21.1

18.5

16.5

9.9

18.8

18.3

21 .3

26.2

32.4

38.1

l laldot operatO< households. 21 All crops held on farms Including value above loan rates for crops held under CCC. 3/lncludes CCC storage and drymg facilities loans. 4/lncludes to Institutional lenders and to noninstutional or mlocellaneous lenders. These crops are included as assets. 5/ Total debt in this ratio is an average for the year.

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FARM INCOME AND EXPENSEs-Georgia, 1982-1989 1/

Item

1982

1983

1984 1985

1986

1987

1988 1981

--Million Dollars-

Cash Income

3,388.6 3,387.1 3,840.1 3,481.6 3,460.3 3,513.4 3,862.5 4,1

Farm Marketings

3,228.9 3,172.6 3,619.4 3,270.1 3,226.6 3,149.8 3,569.5 3,868.5

Crops

1,551.1 1,456.3 1,770.1 1,541 .7 1,331 .9 1,324.8 1,553.8 1,51.1

Livestock and Poultry

1,677.8 1,716.3 1,849.3 1,728.4 1,894.7 1,824.9 2,015.8 2,210.4

Government Payments

29.3

79.5

79.3

71.2

116.1

245.2

174.0 173.1

Other Farm Income

130.5

135.0

141.5

140.4

117.6

118.4

119.0 124J

Machine hire/customwork

10.3

7.5

9.2

13.1

8.7

13.6

12.1

14J

Other Farm-related Income 2/ 120.2

127.5

132.3

127.3

108.9

104.8

106.9 11.1

Non-cash Income 3/

280.3

271.4

158.1

144.3

124.6

133.4

135.8 1321

Value of Home Consumption

19.7

17.9

14.6

11.2

11.4

9.4

10.2

9J

Rental Value of Dwellings 3/

260.6

253.5

143.5

133.2

113.2

124.1

125.6

Operator Dwellings

257.5

250.5

137.4

127.1

107.7

118.6

120.2 117

Hired Laborers Dwellings

3.1

3.0

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.4

5.5

5I

Value of Inventory Adjustment

15.1

-111.6

29.2

-36.0 -104.4

-14.4

-7.6

41

Gross Farm Income 3/

3,684.2 3,546.8 4,027.4 3,589.9 3,480.5 3,632.4 3,990.7 4,3:l4

Farm Production Expenses

3,065.8 3,065.7 3,160.5 2,813.7 2,664.6 2,695.1 2,878.4 3,117J

Net Farm Income

618.5

481.1

866.9

776.2

815.9

937.3 1'112.3 1,222.1

--Dollars--

Gross Income per Farm

64,635 64,487 78,969 71,798 71,031 75,675 81,443 90.~

Net Income per Farm

10,851

8,747 16,998 15,524 16,651 19,527 22,700 25,

1/ Some Items may not add to totals due to rounding . 2/lncludes forest product oeles, recreational income and other farm businessrelated income. 3/ Includes operator houooholl Income.

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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

October 3, 1990 Volume 90-Number 19

RECEIVE D OCT 0 5 1990

Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

DOGIJMENTS 0GA UBRARIES

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GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 358 million eggs during August 1990, 5 percent more than August 1989. Production consisted of 237 million table eggs and 121 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks In the United States produced 5.71 billion eggs during August 1990, up 2 percent from a year ago.

EGGS IN INCUBATORs-SEPTEMBER 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

Production consisted of 4.92 billion table eggs and 787 million hatching eggs.

1989

1990 %of Year Ago

20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT

- Thousands--

Olickens
(Qg Type taller Tv Tllkeys,W, Breeds

29,922 416,213
27,787

3 1,286 436,949
29,039

Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.76 billion eggs

d uring August 1990 , up 3 percent from a year a~o.

Production incl uded 4.08 billion table eggs and 676 million

105

hatching eggs.

105

105

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-AUGUST 1989-1990

%of

%of

lem

Au~ 19

1J~

f~

year ago

January thru Au~ust

year

1989

990

ago

- Thousands-

Percent

- Thousands--

Percent

Met Chicks Placed

llomntlc (U.S.) 1/

~ler Type

4,807

4,438

4,604

96

35,277

37,708

107

E;g Type

166

321

279

168

1,737

1,750

101

Clicb Hatched

toler Type

=...Georgia
Lnted States Lniled States

74,377

79,317

78,736

106

585,577

616,601

105

5 10 ,272

541 ,028

540,814

106

3,983,1 73

4,244,511

107

1,339 32,817

888 31 ,696

1,495

112

33,039

101

9 ,809 258,584

11 ,202

114

274,850

106

fdry Placed
u.s.

23 ,002

29 ,030

25,631

111

2/278 ,099

3/300,968

108

Vlllportod by leading breede~ ;inc l udes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the precading month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks pe r 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Turkey

ldl pletod September 1988-August 1989. 3/Turkey poults placed September 1989-Aug ust 1990.

IEORGIA tithing Tillie Total Georgia

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-AUGUST 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During August

1989

1990

Eggs per 100

Layers-August

1989

1990

-Thousands--

-Number-

5 ,8 7 6
11 '100 16,976

6,366 10,695 17,061

1,928 2,049 2,003

1,901 2,217
2,098

Total Eggs Produced

Dunng August

1989

1990

-Millions--

113

121

227

237

340

358

I STATES tithing
Tillie
10111 20 States

32,736 187,893 220,629

35,102 186,559 221 ,661

1,891 2,137 2,101

1,926 2,189 2,147

619 4,016 4,635

676 4,083 4,759

IITED STATES
~i ng
Tillie
Total U.S.

38,150 228,035 266185

40,755 226,064 266 819

1,903 2,137 2103

1,931 2,178 2140

726 4,872
5598

787 4,924 5 711

AGRICULWRAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULWRE

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-JUNE-AUGUST 1989-1990

%of

Item

June 1989

June 1990

1J9u~

1J~

year ago

~~2/

Jan. thru Jul~

1989

1

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Young Chickens

Georgia

67,602

66,754

62,261

67,410

108

75,003

446,372

461 ,619

United States

485,333

488,841

441,554

485,592

110

537,561

3,145,621

3,367,764

Mature Chickens

Ught Type, U.S.

10,316

11 ,804

10,194

10,734

105

12,083

80,593

82,145

Heavy Type, U.S.

4,695

4,686

4,199

4,252

101

4,329

28,320

29,982

Total U.S.

15,011

16,490

14,393

14,986

104

16,412

108,913

112,127

Total All Types, Ga.

3,313

4,338

3,695

3,911

106

3,781

25,717

28,557

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.6

1.4

United States

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1/ Federally lnopec:tad olaughter data u collected by Meat and Poultry lnopecllon Program. Current month data eotlmatad by Market N - Servlea. 21 Preliminary.

%d Y881 8!1!! Perced
103 107
1~
111 103 111

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia red meat production totaled 35.1 million pounds during August 1990, 17 percent more than July 1990 and 11 percent more than August 1989.
The number of cattle slaUQhtered in Georgia during August was 22,800 head, an mcrease of 33 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,100 head, the same as last year.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT
Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in Aug11
1990, totaled 3.43 billion pounds, down 2 percent ff11
August 1989. January-August red meat production, 1
25.6 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 2.06 billion pounds, was down percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.98 million,dow 2 percent.
Pork production, at 1.31 billion pounds, was down percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.3 million head, a decrease of 4 percent.

Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Number Slauc htered

Aug.

August

'90as% of

1989

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

August

1989

1990

-1,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

17.1

22.8

133

951

984

1.1

1.1

100

307

355

21

21

21

21

21

0.1

0.1

100

109

74

Total

Live Weight

August

1989

1991

-1,000 Pounds-

16,281

22,411

347
21

~

16

United States

Cattle

3,047.0

2,982.8

98

1,142

1,144

3,478,221

Calves

194.7

152.0

78

252

291

48,968

Hogs

7,587.5

7,300.9

96

246

248

1,866,232

Sheep & Lambs

494.4

482.4

98

118

122

58,303

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other eommereial olaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 21 Data not publiohed to avoid disclosing Individual operatlono.

3,411 ~
44,11
1,812.31
58.11

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

August

1990as%

Kind

1989

1990

of1989

January-August 2/

1989

1990

-Million Pounds-

Percent

Beef

2,092

2,062

99

Veal

29

28

97

Pork

1,333

1,309

98

Lamb & Mutton

29

30

103

Total Red Meat

3,483

3,428

98

1/ Baoed on paekerw dress - ights and exeludes larm slaughter. 21 Aeeumu lated totals based on unrounded data.

-Million Pounds-

15,287 232
10,254 223
25,996

15,240 206
9,960 239
25,646

2

-

1990asl of 191
Perced
100 89 97 107 99

GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 5 PERCENT
ntory of all hogs and pigs on Georgia farms on ember 1, 1990, Is estimated at 1,190,000 head, 5 nt less than a year earlier. This is the smallest ember 1 inventory since 1987, but 20,000 head above June 1, 1990 level.
kept for breeding totaled 170,000 head, unchan~ed a year ago. Marketing inventory, at 1,020,000 1s 6 ent below the previous year.
June-August 1990 pig crop Is estimated at 458,000--9 nt below a year ago. Sows farrowing during this totaled 58,000 head, 9 percent below the previous . Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.90, the same as a earlier. Georgia producers Intend to have 62,000 farrow during September-November 1990. If these

intentions are realized, farrowings will be 3 percent above September-November 1989. Producers are expecting 65,000 sows to farrow during December 1990-February 1991--2 percent above a year earlier.
16 STATES HOG INVENTORY DOWN 2 PERCENT
The 16 quarterly states with 51.2 million head on September 1, 1990, were down 2 percent from a year earlier. The 16 states account for approximately 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig mventory. The June-August 1990 pig crop totaled 20.8 million head, 2 percent below a year earlier. Sows farrowed during the quarter decreased 3 percent from last year. Sows averaged 7.89 pigs per litter during the June-August period, compared with 7.80 last year.

U.S. INVENTORY DOWN
ntory of all hogs and pigs in the U.S. on September 1, 1990, is estimated at 56.3 million head. This estimate is 2 nt below September 1, 1989, b!Jt 4 percent above the June 1, 1990 inventory which was revised downward by 240 sand head.

ing Inventory at 6.86 million head is down slightly from September 1, 1989, and down 4 percent from June 1, 1990. et hog inventory at 49.4 million head is 3 percent below Sepember 1, 1989, but 5 percent above June 1, 199q.

June-August 1990 U.S. pig crop was 22.9 million head, 2 percent less than 1989. Sows farrowing during this period
ed 2.91 million head, 3 percent below a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter was 7.88 compared to 7.79 during the period in 1989.

.hog producers intend to have 2.85 million sows farrow during the September-November quarter, 2 percent more the actual farrowings during the same period last year but 4 percent below 1988.

.farrowing intentions for the December 1990-February 1991 quarter, at 2.63 million sows, is 2 percent above 1990 down 3 percent from the 1989 period.

HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1/ AND U.S. 1989 1990 AND 1991

Georgia

16 States

United States

1990 as%

1990 as%

1990 as%

1989 1990 1991 of1989 1989 1990 1991 of 1989 1989 1990 1991 of 1989

-1 ,000 Head- Percent

-1,000 Head- Percent -1,000 Head- Percent

1,250 170
1,080

1,190 170
1,020

95

52,395 51,200

98 57,595 56,300

98

100

6,267 6,257

100

6,867 6,857

100

94

46,128 44,943

97 50,728 49,443

97

470

425

90

17,433 17,248

99 19,233 19,048

99

290

280

97

11,570 11 ,216

97 12,570 12,316

98

195

190

97

9,715 9,407

97 10,615 10,207

96

125

125

100

7,410 7,072

95

8,310 7,872

95

62

64 3/65 103

70

63

90

132

127

96

64

58

91

60 3/62

103

124 4/120

97

2,464 2,331 3/2,405 95

3,013 2,862

95

5,477 5,193

95

2,716 2,640

97

2,541 3/2,614

103

5,257 4/5,254

100

2,7 10 3,304 6 ,014 2, 99 1 2,786 5 ,7 n

2,571 3 ,13 7
5 ,708 2,910
3/2,854 4/5 ,764

3/2,625 95 95 95 97 102 100

471

499

106

19,192 18,257

95 21,068 20,129

96

539

49 1

91

23,713 22,763

96 25,964 24,936

96

1,010

990

98

42,905 41 ,020

96 47,032 45,065

96

506

458

91

21'197 20,833

98 23,303 22,939

98

474

19,610

21,549

980

40,807

44,852

- Number-

-Number-

-Number-

7.60 7.80 7.70 7.80

103

7.79

7.83

101

7.77

7.83

101

101

7.87

7.95

101

7.86

7.95

101

7.65 7.80

102

7.83

7.90

101

7.82

7.90

101

7.90 7.90

100

7.80

7.89

101

7.79

7.88

101

7.90

7.72

7.74

7.90

7.76

7.76

IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,NC,NE,OH,PA,SD,TN,WI. 2J December preceding year. 3/lntentions. 4/ Actuallarrowing lor JunAugust plus intentions lor September-November.

3

GEORGIA CORN STOCKS DOWN
Stocks of corn stored off Georgia farms on Septmeber 1, 1990, totaled 1.76 million bushels, 26 percent less than lhl 2.36 million bushels stored off farms on September 1, 1989.
Soybeans stored on Georgia farms on September 1, 1990, amounted to 800 thousand bushels, double the 400 thousa~~: bushels held on farms a year earlier. Soybeans stored in off farm facilities were not published to avoid disclosure !I individual operations.
Wheat stocks in off farm storage positions in Georgia totaled 4.91 million bushels, 14 percent more than the 4.33 million bushels stored a year ago.
Barley stocks stored off the farm on Septmber 1, 1990, amounted to 23.0 thousand bushels and oat stocks totaled 381 thousand bushels.

GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 AND 1990

Grain

On Farms

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1,

1989

1990

Off Farms 1/

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1,

1989

1990

--1,000 Bushels-

All Positions

Sept. 1,

Sept .1,

1989

1900

Barley

42

23

42

23

Corn (Old Crop)

*

*

2,363

1,760

*

Oats

*

*

*

389

*

Soybeans

400

800

630

*

1,030

Wheat

500

*

4 ,3 2 5

4 ,9 1 0

4,825

t/ lncludes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 'Off Farms' not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations; 'On Farms' minor states noC

published separately. Both Included In U.S. totals.

UNITED STATES STOCKS
Old crop corn stored In all positions on September 1, 1990, Is estimated at 1.34 billion bushels, down 30 percent fr11 September 1, 1989. Of the total stocks, 755 million bushels are stored on-farms, down 22 percent from a year earlll Off-farm stocks, at 590 million bushels, are down 39 percent from last year.
Old crop sorg hum in all positions on September 1, 1990, is estimated at 220 million bushels, down 50 percent from1 year ago. Of the total, 189 million bushels were stored off-farms.
Barley stored in all positions on September 1, 1990, is estimated at 411 million bushels, down 1 percent from Septemll 1, 1989. Of the total barley stocks on hand, 258 million are stored on farms, 2 percent above a year earlier. 0111811 stocks, at 152 million, are 7 percent below last year.
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions totaled 239 million bushels on September 1, 31 percent above holdingsay~ ago, but 21 percent below September 1, 1988. On-farm stocks, at 86.0 million bushels, are 2 percent below'September and accounted for 36 percent of stocks in all positions on September 1, 1990. Off-farm holdings totaled 1 million bushels, 62 percent above September 1, 1989.
All wheat stored on September 1, 1990, is estimated at 2.40 billion bushels, up 25 percent from September 1, 198 On-farm stocks total 995 million bushels, up 20 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.41 billion bushels, a up 30 percent from last year.
Oat stocks in all positions on September 1, 1990, totaled 353 million bushels. Of the total stocks, 236 million bush8 are stored on-farms. Off-farm stocks totaled 117 million bushels.

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 AND 1990

Grain

On Farms

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1,

1989

1990

Off Farms 1/

Sept. 1,

Sept. 1,

1989

1990

All Positions

Sept. 1,

Sept.. t.

1989

1900

--1,000 Bushels-

Barley

253,350

258,400

Corn (Old Crop)

967,500

754,800

Oats

235,500

Sorghum

47,800

30,300

Soybeans

87,320

86,000

Wheat

832,000

995,000

t/lncludea stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.

163,598 962,928
391 ,712 94,709 1,085,246

152,453 589,689 117,009 189,459 153,139 1,406,9n

416,948 1,930,428
439,512 182,029 1,917,246

410,11 1,344,41
352,SI 219,71 239,11 2,401,971

4

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED

The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for

!eptember was 144 percent of the 1977 average, 5 points

6percent) more than the previous month and 3 points

[

1 percent) tobacco,

more than soybeans,

the previous year. Higher prices peanuts, milk, broilers, cows and

eggs were only partially offset by lower prices for corn,

cotton, hogs, steers and heifers, calves and other

chickens.

U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 3 POINTS

The September All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 3 points (2.0 percent) from August to
148 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in corn, hogs, potatoes, and cattle prices more lhan offset higher prices for apples, tobacco, broilers, and
eggs.

Milk prices were at a record high for September. After reaching record high levels in August 1990, cattle prices were down slightly in September. September hog prices were off sharply from August. The 25 cents per bushel drop in the corn price from August to September was the largest month to month decrease since a 28 cent decline during the same two months in 1986. Wheat declined 10 cents in September after dropping 21 cents In August, 29 cents in July, and 32 cents in June.
The Index was 5 points (3.5 percent) above a year aQO. Higher cattle, hog, and soybean prices were the maJor contributors to the increase over September 1989. Lower wheat, orange, and barley prices were partially offsetting.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-SEPTEMBER 151 19901 WITH COMPARISONS

PBreicre nit

Se~. 19

Georgia
t~

1 I Se~15,

Se~t. 19 9

United States

~~

Sept. 15, 1990

MnterWheat

$/Bu .

3.56

*

*

3.85

2.58

2.51

r.ts

$/Bu .

1.38

1.06

1.07

Can

$/Bu .

2.46

2.n

2.66

2.29

2.51

2.26

C4tton

Cts./Lb.

66.4

73.5

1/68.6

63.9

64.6

1/65.2

C4ttonseed 21

$/Ton

99.00

123.00

118.00

Tobacco

Cts./Lb.

175.4

162.5

3/1n.5

173.2

159.5

3/173.0

Sotjbeans

$/Bu.

6.20

6.14

6.17

5.70

6.1 3

6.13

I'Nnuts

Cts ./Lb .

28.2

25.6

1/31 .5

28.2

26.5

1/30.1

II Hay, Baled , 21

$/Ton

84.70

84.40

85.70

ltiga

$/Cwt.

43.20

56.10

53.70

43.40

55.90

52.60

Sows

$/Cwt.

34.80

46.90

43.70

36.10

48.00

44 .50

illrrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

43.70

56.50

54.20

44.10

56.70

53.60

lllefCattle, 4/

$/Cwt.

59.70

66.60

63.80

68.20

76.10

75.50

Cows, 5I Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt. $/Cwt.

49.80 73 .50

52.60 79.1 0

52.90
n .20

49.60 71 .90

53.50 79.20

53.00 78.50

('Alves

$/Cwt.

81 .00

91 .10

86.80

91.10

99.20

98.20

II Milk

$/Cwt.

15.20

16.50

3/1 6.70

14.00

14.30

3/14.40

lllkeys, 2/

Cts./Lb.

36.4

39.9

40.6

Olickens

Cts./Lb.

16.1

219.4

6.9

Com1 Broilers, 6/

Cts./Lb.

34.0

31 .0

3/33.5

36.1

33.2

3/35.2

Eggs, All, 7/

Cts./Doz.

83.1

2/71 .2

72.1

71 .2

2165.6

68.5

Tlble

Cts ./Doz .

62.5

2157.6

58.9

64.2

2158.2

61 .6

Hatching

Cts./Doz .

130.0

21100.0

100.0

t/Filll half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ ' Cows' and ' steers and heifers' combined wHh allo-nce where necessary for slaughter bulls. 5I Includes dairy cows sold luilughter. 6/llwwelght equivalent price for Georgia. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers Including hatch ing eggs sold at retail. Insufficient sales.

19n=100

INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Aug. 198"9

Sept. 1989

Aug. 1900

Georgia

Frices Received

MCommodities

143

141

139*

O'ops

134

135

131*

livestock & Products

150

146

145*

~States

Frices Received

145

143

151

Frices Paid

1/178

1/178

21184

llllio3/

81

80

82

UJult t989 Prices Paid Index. 2/ July 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid , Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Retes. Revised.

144 141 147
148 21184
80

5

AUGUST PEANUT STOCKS
Peanut stocks in commercial storage on August 31, 1990, totaled 431 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Th~ total includes 36.7 million pounds of actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 373 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 21 .8 million pounds. There were 805 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of August 31, 1990.
Shelled peanut stocks on August 31, 1990, totaled 280 million pounds of which 272 million pounds were edible grades and 8.69 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 61 .2 million pounds; Runners, 192 million pounds; and Spanish, 18.5 million pounds.

Month Ending
1989 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec .

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Roastin~ Stock {InS ell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

-1,000 Pounds-

24,650 1,567,027 2,600,860 2,633,466 2,367,196

352,688 330,293 385,901 449,264 497,903

34,026 18,767 32,865 37,113 40,009

469,075 439,290 513,248 597,521 662,211

527,751 2,025,1* 3,146,973 3,268,100 3,069,416

1990

Jan.

1,914,1 79

549,208

47,592

730,447

2,692,218

Feb.

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

878,115

2,410,281

Mar.

1,134,619

701 ,704

64,491

933,266

2,132,376

AfJr.

656,275

689,026

65,690

916,405

1,638,310

May

276,968

679,521

64,417

903,763

1,245,148

June

84,172

619,897

56,334

824,463

964,969

July

28,395

469,966

40,719

625,055

694,169

Aug .

36,711

280,342

21 ,814

372,855

431 ,381

1/ Ecludeo s1e<:ks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net -ight basis. 2/lncludeo shelled edible grades, shollod oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting ste<:k, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

15 STATE TROUT SALES INCREASE 7 PERCENT
Trout growers in 15 selected states had a total value of fish and egg sales of $76.9 million during the 12-month period from September 1, 1989 through August 31, 1990. This was an increase of 7 percent from the $71.7 million in sales during the same period a year earlier. Growers sold a total of 59.9 million pounds of trout valued at $72.6 million this
year. Foodsize trout sales accounted for 95 percent of the total pounds sold . In addition, 349 million trout eggs were
sold , valued at $4.31 million.
Foodsize trout sales totaled 56.8 million pounds during the period September 1, 1989 through August 31 , 1990, up 2 percent from the 55.5 million pounds sold during the same period the previous year. The value of sales for 1990 was
$64.5 million, up 7 percent from the $60.0 million of food size sales during September 1, 1988 through August 31, 1989. The average value per pound was $1.14 during 1990, up from the $1.08 per pound during 1989. The major outlet for food size trout sales was to processors with 58 percent of the total being live weight sales. Fee and recreational fishing establishments and restaurant and retail outlets followed at 14 percent each, respectively.
The total value of stocker sales was $6.31 million from September 1, 1989 through August 31 , 1990, down 7 percent
from the $6.78 million in sales during the previous year. The total value of fingerling sales was $1.84 million, up 25 percent from last year's $1.46 million in sales. The total value of trout egg sales during 1990 was $4.31 million, up25
percent from the $3.45 million in egg sales duirng the previous year.
Total losses of all trout was 44.5 million fish or 7.15 million pounds during September 1, 1989 through August 31, 1990. Of the total number lost, 72 percent were lost due to disease.
6

-

CATILE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 5 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR

~eand calves on feed September 1, 1990, for slaughter iket in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled ~ million head, up 5 percent from a year ago and 1 jcent above September 1, 1988.
irketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.67 million, rtm 2 percent from last year and 7 percent below two
ars ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during August totaled 1.74 million, up 6 percent from last year and 5 percent above August 1988. Net placements of 1.65 million for August was 6 percent above last year and 4 percent above 1988.
Other disappearance totaled 82 thousand head compared to 76 thousand in August 1989 and 66 thousand in August 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, .7 STATES AUGUST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 1

Number

1990 as%

1990 as%

In

1988

1989

1990

of 1988

of 1989

- 1 ,000 Head-

Percent

Fted August 1 1/

7,140

6,763

7 ,0 0 3

98

104

lllld on Feed During August

1,660

1,638

1,735

105

106

~ Cattle Marketed During August

1,790

1,694

1,666

93

98

~ [Xaappearance During August 21

66

76

82

124

108

Fted September 1 1/

6 ,944

6 ,631

6,990

101

105

l:llll and c:aNM on feed are animlll lor llaughter market being led a lull ration of grain or other concentratn and are expected to produce a carca.. that will grade Mlec:t or better. ~ death lo..e, mowment from leedlol to pMturn and ~ i pment to other leedlol lor further r..dlng.

AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION ~k production in the 21 major states during August totaled 10.5 billion pounds, 4 percent above the production in these
june states in August 1989. July revised production, at 10.7 billion pounds, was 5 percent above July 1989.
lroduction per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,232 pounds for August, 48 pounds more than August 1989.
!he number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.53 million head, 19 thousand head more than August 1989
~ 16 thousand head more than July 1990.
!urJng the April-June period, the 21 major states produced 32.8 billion pounds of milk, 85.0 percent of the U.S. ~uction. If producers in the remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 states, !18 U.S. production would be 12.4 billion pounds for August 1990.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-AUGUST 1989-1990

21 States

Unit

1989

I

1990

'!-Milk Cows on Farms 1/
Ia Production per Cow 21

Thous. Head Pounds

~ Milk Production 21

Mil. L.bs.

ftcludel dry cows. Excludes heifers nol yet fresh . 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.

8,508 1,184 10,074

7

8 ,527 1,232 10,505

I

Percent

100 104 104

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-UNITED STATES1 AUGUST 31 1 1990

Aug. 31, 1989

July 31, 1990

Aug. 31, 1990

Percent of

Aug. 1989

Jul~ 199

-1 ,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

439,697

418,110

423,291

96

101

419,751

480,091

471 ,283

112

98

15,037

17,089

17,228

115

101

842,375

790,847

857,994

102

108

1,378,720

1,394,264

1,256,826

91

90

576,325

565,940

510,026

88

90

242,415

266,360

246,685

102

93

277,931

256,435

222,473

80

87

767,576

810,800

844,056

110

104

574,297

541,669

591 ,579

103

100

1,578,852

1,736,605

2,055,384

130

118

611 ,328

769,268

689,589

113

90

219,037

286,690

174,465

80

61

21 ,023

17,083

6 ,676

32

39

33,804

30,256

25,446

75

84

44,023

27,966

18,116

41

65

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to reducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish

2

1989

1900

--Thousand Pounds--

Dots. per Pound

Jan .

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

.78

.73

Feb.

28,559

31 ,884

55,507

64,950

.78

.75

Mar.

29,458

33,120

84,965

98,070

.77

.78

Apr.

27,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

.76

.79

May

28,892

31,542

141 ,167

160,592

.76

.79

June

27,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

.75

.79

July

27,827

29,540

296,592

219,099

.71

.79

Aug .

28,371

31 ,108

224,963

250,207

.68

.79

Sept.

30,366

255,329

.65

Oct.

31 ,670

286,999

.64

Nov.

29,096

316,095

.64

Dec.

25805

341 900

.68

1/ Prices paid to producers for fish delivered to processi ng plant. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 31 Corrected report.

Thous. Pounds
588 117 795 417 952 584 689 422 756 414 66 1 024

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GEORGIA FARM REPORT

ober 15, 1990 me 9~Number 20

RECEIVED OCT 1 7 ,990

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GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236

GEORGIA CROP FORECAST
October 1 crop production forecast for Georgia shows decline from the September 1 forecast for some field
. A continuation of the summer long drought, above rmal temperatures and insect pressure during ember further reduced prospects for some of the later ested row crops. Lower production Is forecast for
ns, peanuts, wheat, and oats. Corn and cotton uctlon Is unchanged and higher production is
ed for tobacco and pecans.
'
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION DOWN
gia's soybean production for 1990 is forecast at 12.5 bushels, down 24 percent from last month and 56
nt less than 1989. If realized, this would b& the t production since 1972. Yield per acre Is expected average 15 bushels per acre, 4 bushels below last h and 6 bushel~ below the initial August 1 forecast. age harvested 1s expected to total 830 thousand , 25 percent below last year and 3 percent, or 30 sand acres, less than last month.

PEANUT YIELD DROPS
Peanut yield is forecast at 1,700 pounds per acre, down 200 pounds from the September 1 forecast and 1,000 pounds per acre less than last year. Harvested acreage is unchanged at 740 thousand acres. Production is expected to tota11 .26 billion pounds, 32 percent below last year's production of 1.85 billion pounds.
TOBACCO YIELD INCREASES
Tobacco production Is expected to increase 2 percent from last month to 98.9 million pounds. Yield per acre is forecast at 2,300 pounds, 50 pounds more than the September 1 forecast. The forecast yield if realized will be a record yield for the State. Acreage harvested at 43 thousand acres, is unchanged from September 1. '
COTTON UNCHANGED
Cotton Is also estimated at the same level as the September 1 forecast. Production is expected to total 300 thousand bales, 42 thousand bales less than 1989. Yield per acre Is forecast at 450 pounds of lint per acre. Harvested acreage is expected to total 320 thousand acres.

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND OCTOBER 1 1990 FORECAST

or

Harvest

Indicated

Indicated

Unit

1990 1/

1989

1990

1989

1990

-1 ,000 Acres-

-Thousands-

Bu.

550

Bu.

1,100

Lbs.

685

585

95

62

52,250

36,270

830

26

15

28,600

12,450

740

2,700

1,700

1,849,500

1,258,000

~~~s

::

43

2,180

2,300

87,200

98,900

Lbs.

320

631

450

342

300

~~

~

5.6

135

195

85'~

~::

Bu

50

570

2.7

2.0

1,620

1,140

.

40

40

36

2,000

1,440

Cwt.

4.8

4.7

170

4/

816

4/

BBuu.. ~

77000
;o

590
s4o0

32 59
23

35 56

242,410300

220,,264500

22

1,610

1,320

Lbs.

~

7,140

25,000

25,000

To~~

.

6,250

125,000

130,000

for pri c:lpal

. 1.7

-

1.65

-

2.8

3.0

II~ In ,';,. Ann'!:c%,.C:':;:~~ in pounds per harvested acre, production In bales. 31 &tomales brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Yield and production estimates

AGRICULTURAL STATISTlCIAN AHO GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRCULTURE

U.S. HIGHUGHTS .

U. S. production of corn Is forecast to be 8.02 billion bushels, down 1 percent from last month but 7 percent above the 1989 crop. The U.S. average yield per acre is forecast at a record high 120.3 bushels, down 1.4 bushels from the September 1 forecast but 4.1 bushels above the 1989 average yield.
Production of grain sorghum Is forecast at 562 million bushels, down 2 percent from September 1 and off 9 percent from 1989. The U.S. average yield is forecast at 60.7 bushels per acre, a decline of 1.1 bushels since last month, but 5.3 bushels above last year.
Soybean production is forecast at 1.82 billion bushels, down 5 percent from 1989 and 1 percent oelow the September 1, 1990 forecast. Yield is estimated at 32.3 bushels per acre, unchanged from last year but 0.1 of a bushel below September 1, 1990. Area for harvest, at 56.5 million acres Is 5 percent below last year and less than 1 percent below the September 1, 1990 forecast.

The produCtion of all bay is forecast at 151 million tons,2 percent more than expected on August 1, and 4 percert above the quantity produced a year ago. Area harvested is expected to total 61.7 million acres, a decrease of 3 percent from 1989. Average yield is forecast at 2.45 tons per acre compared with last year's yield of 2.29 tons per acre.
Flue-cured tobacco production is expected to reach 906 million pounds, 2 percent above last month's forecast and up 12 percent from a year ago. Yield per acre, at 2,169 pounds, is up 100 pounds from last year's average yield. Acres for harvest are up 7 percent from 1989.
Production of .QI.la. in 1990 is estimated at 358 million bushels, 4 percent below the 1989 crop. The yield for grain averaged 60.2 bushels per acre, up 5.9 bushels from last year. The area harvested at 5.96 million acres is down 13 percent from last year. Seeded area totaled 10.4 million acres in 1990, down 14 percent from 1989.

peanut production is forecast at 3.36 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the September 1 forecast and down 16 percent from last year. This production level is the smallest crop since the 1983 crop of 3.30 billion pounds. Harvested area, at 1.75 million acres, is the largest acreage for harvest since 1951, and is up 7 percent from last year. Yield , at 1,917 pounds per harvested acre, the lowest since 1980, is down 126 pounds from last month and down 509 pounds from 1989.
All cotton production i$ forecast at 14.5 million bales, down 1 percent from SeP.~.ember 1, but up 19 percent from last year. Of the total, upland is expected to account for 14.1 million bales, while pima production accounts for the rest at 422 thousand bales. Total area for harvest is estimated at 11.5 million acres, up 20 percent from 1989. Yield is expected to average 609 pounds per acre, 7 pounds below the September 1 forecast and 5 pounds below last year.

Production of winter wheat is estimated at 2.04 billion bushels, up 40 percent from 1989, but off 1 percent from the August 1, 1990 forecast. Growers averaged 40.7 bushels per acre, a 5.7 bushelsfer acre increase from the 1989 estimate but down 0.3 o a bushel from August 1. This is the second highest average yield on record. Area for harvest is estimated at 50.0 million acres, up 20 percert from last year.
The 1990 t:n production is estimated at 10.1 million
bushels, down 26 percent from 1989 to a new record low. Area for grain is 373 thousand acres, off 23 percent from last year. Seeded area is estimated at a total of 1.63 million acres, down 19 percent from 1989. Both acreage levels are new record lows. The U.S. average yield Is 27.1 bushels per acre, down 1.1 bushels per acre from lasl season.

UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND 1990 FORECAST

Crop

Area Harvested

Unit

I 1989

11:0

Yield per Acre
1989 I 11~

Production

1989

I

Ina. UCI.I,
1990

-1,000 Acres-

-Thousands-

Corn for Grain

Bu.

Sorghum for Grain

Bu.

Oats 1/

Bu.

Barley 1/

Bu.

All Wheat 1/

Bu.

Av1' 1/

Bu.

Soybeansfor8eans1/ Bu.

Peanuts for Nuts

Lbs.

64,781 11,153
6,882 8,313 62,189
484 59,538 1,644.7

66,691 9 ,260 5,955 7,594
69,353 373
56,523 1,752.5

116.2 55.4 54.3 48.6 32.7 28.2 32.3
2,426

120.3 60.7 60.2 55.2 39.6 27.1 32.3
1,917

7,527,152 617,860 373,587 404,203
2,036,618 13,647
1,923,666 3,989,995

8,021,697
561,~
358,288
418,921 2,743,624
10,008 1,823,462
3,359,lXI

Upland Cotton 2/
Cottonseed

Bales Tons

9,166.0
-

11,246.8
-

602
-

603

11,503.9

-

4 ,6 7 6.9

14,127.9 5,733.2

All Hay Sweetpotatoes

Tons
Cwt.

63,395 86.0

61,734 91 .7

2.29 132

2.45
31

145,445 11,358

151,457
31

All Tobacco Apples Pecans Grapes

Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons

678.4
-

727.5
-

2,016
-

2,166
-

1/18118 rw!Md. 2/ Yield In poul'!da. 31 Yield and ptOductlon niiiMin will be rele.eclln the Annuel Crop SummafY.

1,367,331 9,965.6 250,500 5,930.9

1,575,Q
9,472.0 237,100 5,460.5

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U.S. PEANUT PRODUCTION

1~eanut production Is forecast at 3.36 billion pounds, down 1~percent from the September 1 forecast and down 16 ~rcent from last year. This production level Is the ;~nest crop since the 1983 crop of 3.30 billion pounds. Harvested area, at 1.75 million acres, Is the largest ,a~csrteyaegaer.foYr ihealdr,veast t1s,9in1c7ep1o9u5n1d,sanpderIshaurpve7spteedrcaecnrtef,rothme bwest since 1980, is down 126 pounds from last month and down 509 pounds from 1989.
Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 1.86 billion pounds, 9 percent less than last month and down 30 percent from 1989. Yield for the

4-state area is expected to average 1,694 pounds per acre, 880 pounds less than last year. Dry conditions continued during September In this region, eliminating any hope of Improved yields. Harvest proceeded but, In some areas, the dry soil became so hard that digging stopped. As of Septmber 30, Georgia's digqings were 77 percent
complete with 64 percent combmed, compared with five year averages of 66 percent dug and 52 percent combined. The Alabama crop was 86 perent dug, 32 points ahead of the five year average.

I l J U.S. ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF 'PEANUTS FOR NUT$-1989 AND OCTOBER h 1990 FORECAST

~te

Area Harvested

1989

Ind. 1990

Yield

1989

Ind. 1990

Production 1/

1989

Ind. 1990

-1 ,000 Acres-

-Pounds-

-1 ,000 Pounds-

239.0

250.0

2 ,250

1,500

537,750

375,000

87.0

92.0

2,470

2,100

214,890

193,200

~

685.0

740.0

2,700

1,700

1,849,500

1,258,000

~

18.2 152.0

20.0 163.0

2,400 2,435

2,600 2 ,700

43,680 370,120

52,000 440,100

~ ~

98.0 12.5 262.0

108.0 13.5
270.0

2,1 50 2,600 1,850

2 ,250 2,200 1,850

210,700 32,500 484,700

243,000 29,700
~ .500

~

91.0

96.0

2,705

2,800

246,155

268,800

~s.

1,644.7

1,752.5

~ EIIimat" compriaed of quota and non-quota peanuta.

2 ,426

1,917

3 ,989 ,995

3,359,300

GEORGIA PECAN PRODUCTION UP
Pean production is now estimated at 90.0 million pounds IJr 1990, 13 percent more than the September 1 forecast, lid 6 percent greater than last year's crop of 85 million !X)Unds. Improved varieties are forecast at 74.0 million !X)Unds, 7 percent higher than last year. Seedlings are expected to total 16.0 million pounds, unchanged from 1989. Nut quality, from irrigated orchards, is expected to IJe good. However, nut size is expected to be small because of dry conditions. Harvest began in late !eptember.

U.S. PECAN PRODUCTION DOWN
The October 1 forecast for the U.S. pecan crop is 237 million pounds (in-shell basis) , 5 percent below last year's production. Texas is forecasting 65.0 million pounds, up 8 percent from last month. Harvest was underway by late September in south Texas. The improved crop looks good this year, while a varied native crop is reported.

OCTOBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST

Improved 1/

!tate

In~:

1988

1989

1990

Seedling

1988

1989

1~

1988

-Thousand Pounds-

M.

6,000

Ml

1,900

rA

2,200

R.

3 ,4 0 0

!)\

95,000

..1A
liS

4,500 6 ,5 0 0 26,000

t 2J

3,500

(J(

2 ,5 0 0

~

4 ,0 0 0 30,000

13,000 100
2,000 4 ,0 0 0 69,000 2,500 5 ,5 0 0 29,000
300 1,000
600 34,000

5 ,000
50 3 ,000 2 ,100 74,000 1,500 2 ,5 0 0 31,000
700 1,000
800 45,000

4,000 1,100
2 ,600 15,000 17,500 3 ,5 0 0
2,000 44,500
2,500 30,000

9,000 900
3,000 16,000 11 ,500 3 ,0 0 0
400 8,000
400 21 ,000

3 ,000 350
1,500 16,000 3 ,5 0 0
1,500
800 5,500
400 20,000

10,000 3 ,000 2 ,200 6 ,000 110,000 22,000 10,000 26,000 5 ,5 0 0 47,000 6 ,5 0 0 60,000

Total
1989
22,000 1,000 2 ,000 7 ,0 0 0
85,000 14,000 8,500 29,000
700 9,000 1,000 55,000

Inet. 1990
8,000 400
3,000 3,600 90,000 5,000 4,000 31 ,000 1,500 6 ,500 1,200 65,000

OIHER

STATES

2/31

16,300

17,900

........,... u.s.

185,500

161 ,000

166,650

122,700

73,200

52,550

308,200

250,500

237,100

ludcltd, grafted, or lopwortcad vwM!Ift. 2/ Ellimalal for current year carried forward from eerlier for- . 31 AZ,KS,MO,and TN be$1inning wtlh 11188 crop. No brealldown ~

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PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION
The pasture and range feed condition on October 1, for the 48 contiguous states, was 70 percent of normal, down 4 points from October 1, 1989 and 4 points below the 1979-88 average for the date. Conditions were better than last year In 17 states and below last year In 31 states. California fell in the extreme drought range. Alabama, Georgia, and North Dakota were In the severe drought range.

State

Average 1979-88

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1/

1989

1990

State

Average 1979-88

-Percent-

AL

69

76

40

NV

79

PZ.

80

55

81

NH

88

AR

66

85

59

NJ

72

CA

81

61

33

NM

85

co

79

71

75

NY

81

CT

76

93

91

NC

72

DE

65

89

86

NO

65

FL

81

85

72

OH

76

GA

65

81

45

OK

70

ID

n

71

61

OR

81

IL

74

82

79

PA

72

IN

74

91

92

Rl

84

lA

n

72

82

sc

65

KS

74

84

71

so

72

KY

74

94

87

TN

73

LA

74

81

73

TX

63

ME

85

90

86

UT

82

MD

69

84

80

VT

86

MA

82

94

89

VA

78

Ml

82

88

96

WA

75

MN

78

65

75

wv

73

MS

72

83

55

WI

82

MO

72

87

72

WY

78

MT

67

89

72

NE

n

55

65

us

74

1/ Good to excellent, 80 and 011er; poor to lair 85-79; very poor, 50-84; _ , . drought, 36-49; extreme drought, under 35.

1989
-Percent-
63 98 96 62 72 90 48 86 94 82 80 95 83 50 95 56 48 91 96 82 92 72 63
74

1990
61 88 93
n
81 62 45 100 68 fiT 91 90 65 59 64 70 51 87 83 88
as as
88
70

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October 26, 1990 olume 90-Number 21

RECEIVED
OCT 3 0 1990
DOCUMENTS UGA LI8RARIU

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone (404)546-2236

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 6 PERCENT

Georgia's laying flocks produced 351 million eggs during September 1990, 6 percent more than September 1989. Production consisted of 233 million table eggs and 118 million hatching eggs.

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-OCTOBER 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

tern

1989

1990

%of Year Ago

-Thousands--

~en

Egg Type

29,409

28,865

98

~ler Type

394,611

413,208

105

Tllkeys, All Breeds 27,551

27,621

100

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.53 billion eg~s during September 1990, up 2 percent from the 5.44 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4.78 billion table eggs and 751 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.62 billion eggs during September 1990, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production included 3.97 b111ion table eggs and 644 million hatching eggs.

IEORGIA 'itching Tlble Total Georgia
Ill STATES lllching llble lolal20 States
!lilTED STATES illching Table !Dial U.S.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-SEPTEMBER 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During September

1989

1990

Eggs~er 100

Layers- eptember

1989

1990

-Thousands-

-Number-

Total Eg%s Produced

During eptember

1989

1990

-Millions--

5 ,921

6,442

1,839

1,832

109

118

111185

10,958

1,986

2,124

222

233

17,106

17,400

1,935

2,017

331

351

32,742 188,750 221,492

34,966 188,030 222,996

1,808 2,075 2,036

1,842 2,112 2,070

592 3 ,9 1 7 4,509

644 3,972 4,616

38,131 228,917 267048

40,640 227,417 268,056

1,823 2,072 2 ,0 3 7

1,848 2,101 2,062

695 4,744 5,439

751 4,777 5 ,528

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1989-1990

%of

~

Au~ . 19 9

~~

year

Sept. 2/

aoo

1990

Jan. thru Aug.

1989

1990

Thousands

Thousands

~ .Chicken
Georgia

70,747

74,174

105

68,086

517,119

535,793

ll1iled States

517,485

539,695

104

469,180

3,663,107

3,913,263

llllure Chicken

lijrt Type, U.S.

10,871

11,487

106

10,185

91,465

93,685

liavy Type, U.S.

4,033

4,220

105

4,373

32,353

34,202

Tolal U.S.

14,904

15,707

105

14,558

123,818

127,887

Ioiii All Types, Ga.

3,250

3,736

115

3,253

28,967

32,293

r.c.nt Condemned

~.Chicken

Georgia

1.5

1.1

1.6

1.3

lnled States

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

'Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTlClAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

%of year aoo
104 107
102 106 103 111

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1 ."'1'.,... . . . . . .,.,.. .,... ..... . .

GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP, EGG TYPE HATCH UP

U.S. BROILER AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP

The September hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 74.0

million, was 4 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type

chicks hatched during September totaled 1.3 mnllon, 6

percent more than the previous year.
:

.
,J

!

-

Egg-type chicks hatched during September 1990 totaled 32.7 million, slightly less than September 1989. The
September hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 509 million,was
5 percent above September last year.

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-SEPTEMBER 1989-1990

Item

Sept.

1989

%of year ago

%~

January thru September year

1989

1990

ago

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Percert

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

4,587

4,604

4,890

107

39,864

42,598

107

Egg Type

318

279

171

54

2,055

1,921

93

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type

Georgia

71,373

78,723

74,030

104

656,950

690,631

105

United States

485,067

540,814

508,575

105

4,468,240

4,753,086

105

Egg Type

Georgta

1 ,2fi7

1,495

1,342

106

11,076

12,544

113

United States

32,850

33,039

32,724

100

291,434

307,574

105

Turkeys

Poultry Placed
u.s.

19.900

25.631

19.705

99

2119.900

2119,705

99

1/ Reported by leading breeders, lncludee expected pullet replac:ementelrom egge aold during the preceding month at the rate ol12!1 pullet ch ick per 30 dozen cue of eggs. 2/ T""r

poults placed September 1989 1980.

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 6 PERCENT
Georgia red meat production totaled 32.4 million pounds during September 1990, 8 percent less than August 1990, but 6 percent more than September 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during September was 20,400 head, an increase of 22 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,000 head, down 200 head from September the previous year.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 7 PERCENT

percent from September 1989. January-September red meat production, at 28.7 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 1.81 billion pounds, was down 5
percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.61 million, down 6 percent from last year.
Pork production, at 1.23 billion pounds, was down 9 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 6.9J million head, a decrease of 10 percent.

Commercial red meat production for the United States in September 1990 totaled 3.09 billion pounds, down 7

Species

UVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Number Slau!; htered

sept.

September

'90as% of

1989

1990

1989

Ave~e

Live eight

September

1989

1990

Total

Live Weight

September

1989

1900

Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs

-1 ,000 Head-

16.7

20.4

1.2

1.0

21

21

0.1

0.1

Percent
122 83
21
100

-Pounds-

942

975

319

366

21

21

101

78

-1,000 Pounds-

15,765

19,9211

393

313

21

21

12

1

United States

Cattle

2,n3.8

2,614.5

94

1,150

1,146

3,190,930

Calves

179.2

137.8

n

261

295

46,724

Hogs

7,678.3

6,895.8

90

246

247

1,886,361

Sheep & Lambs

456.0

439.1

96

120

122

54,534

1/lncludee slaughter under Federallnopec11on and other commercial slaughter, exclude farm slaughter. 2/ Data not publllhed to llYOid d lecloling Individual operation..

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

2,995,665 40,637
1,702,393 53,486

September

1990as%

Kind

1989

1990

of1989

January-September 2/

1989

1990

1990as \ of 1989

-Million Pounds-

Beef

1,913

1,813

95

Veal

28

26

93

Pork

1,349

1,228

91

Lamb & Mutton

27

27

100

Total Red Meat

3,317

3,093

93

1/ Bued on packers dre11 - lghte and exclude farm elaughter. 2/ Accumulated total baled on unrounded data.

17,200
260 11 ,603
251 29,313

17,053 232
11 ' 187 266
28,739

Percert
99 89 96 106 96

2

- .

~

CATTLE ON FEED UP 10 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed October 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 13 quarterly states totaled 9.10 million head, up 10 percent from October 1, 1989, and 3 percent above 1988.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the July-September 1990 quarter totaled 6.34 million, up 11 percent from 1989 and 5 percent above 1988. Other disappearance of 261 thousand head leaves net placements at 6.08 million.
Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during July-September totaled 5.74 milton, 3 percent below 1989 and 8 percent below the same period In 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JULY 1-0CTOBER 1 1989 AND 1990

Total13 States 1/

Total 7 States 2/

Number

1~as%

Number

1990 as%

ttem

1989

1990

of1989

1989

1990

of1989

-1,000 Head-

Percent

())Feed July 1

8,680

8,761

101

7,235

7,310

101

Placed on Feed

.klly 1-Sept. 30 1/

5,719

6,343

111

4,882

5,469

112

Fed Cattle Marketed

.klly 1-Sept. 30 1/

5,896

5,741

97

4,973

4,861

98

OOler Disappearance

.klly 1-Sept. 30 21 ())Feed Oct. 1

227 8,276

261 9,102

115

186

238

128

110

6,958

7,680

110

Marketings,

~.-Dec. 3/

5,361

5 ,495

102

4,536

4,648

102

1/ lndud ellltla placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed before and of quarter. 2/ineludas death loaMs. m011amant from f"diots to paatur" and shipments to other doll lor further feeding. 3/ Total marketings including thoaa placed on feed alter July 1 and matketed before September 30 lor previous years; axpaelad total marketings including an
llowanea lor tho placed on feed attar July 1 and marketed befo,. September 30 lor eurrenl year.

GEORGIA JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 13 PERCENT
Milk production In Georgia during the July-September quarter totaled 320 million pounds, 13 percent more than !he comparable period a year ago.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 112,000 head during the July-September quarter, 4 percent more than the same quarter last year.
Production per cow averaged 2,860 pounds during July-September, 230 pounds more than July-September 1989.

U.S. JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 36.7 billion pounds, 4 percent above the July-September period last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the July-September quarter was 10.1 million head, 26 thousand head below the same period last year.
Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on October 1, 1990, averaged 17.1 pounds, 0.2 of a pound above October 1, 1989.
The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows on October 1, averaged $8.04 per hundredweight, $0.04 below the October 1, 1989 price.

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION~ULY-SEPTEMBER 1989-1990

Georgia

United States

lern

Unit

1989

1990

Percent

1989

1990

lllk Cows 1/

Thous. Head

108

112

104

lillk perCow 21

Pounds

2,630

2,860

108

lllk Production 21

Mil. Lbs.

284

320

113

Vlncludas dry cows. excludes heifers not yet fresh . 2/ &eludes milk sucked by calves.

10,101 3,484 35,188

10,075 3,644 36,711

3

Percent
100 105 104

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-UNITED STATES, SEPTEMBER 30, 1990

Sept. 30, 1989

Aug. 31, 1990

Sept. 30, 1990

Percent of

Sept. 1989

Aug. 1900

-1,000 Pounds-

-Percent-

407,878

423,945

408,155

100

96

370,183

471,270

452,372

122

96

14,379

17,130

16,684

116

97

859,530

856,611

862,128

100

101

1,240,121

1,298,326

1,193,262

96

92

557,003

507,382

507,378

91

100

231,816

240,491

243,604

105

101

277,996

224,746

225,137

81

100

768,994

846,147

847,737

110

100

569,283

593,134

617,035

108

104

1,979,305

2,062,712

2,545,431

129

123

734,230

688,130

848,583

116

123

158,427

174,465

114,399

72

66

11,934

6 ,676

2,101

18

31

29,1 34

25,570

22,942

79

90

28,782

18,200

9,187

32

50

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Avera~e Price Paid to roducers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish 2

1989

1900

--Thousand Pounds--

Dols. per Pound

Thous. Pounds

Jan.

26,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

.78

Feb .

28,559

31,884

55,507

64,950

.78

Mar.

29,458

33,120

84,965

98,070

.77

Apr.

27,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

.76

May

28,892

31 ,542

141,167

160,592

.76

June

27,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

.75

July

27,8Zl

29,540

296,592

219,099

.71

Aug .

28,371

31,108

224,963

250,207

.68

Sept.

30,366

27,566

255,329

277,773

.65

Oct.

31,670

286,999

.64

Nov.

29,096

316,095

.64

Dec .

25805

341 900

.68

1/ Price s paid to producers lor fish delivered to processing plant. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

.73

588

115

.75

117

553

.78

795

322

.79

417

48

.79

952

618

.79

584

61342

.79

689

~

.79

422

362

.78

756

414

66

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DOCUMENTS UGA LI BRARIES

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SOYBEAN PRODUCTION DROPS
The November 1 Crop Report shows Georgia's 1990 soybean production significantly below the October 1 forecast. As soybean harvest advanced, damage from this year's drought became more apparent.
Production is now expected to total only 10.4 million bushels, adrop of 16 percent from last month. Compared with last year, production would be almost two-thirds less than 1989. Yield 1s expected to average 13 bushels per acre, 2 bushels below last month's expected yield and exactly one-half the yield of 1989. This would be the lowest yield since 1980. Soybean prospects are so poor in some areas that expected abandonment has been increased. Harvested acres are now forecasts at 800 thousand, 30 thousand acres less than last monfi1 and 300 thousand acres less than last year. As of November 4th, about 42 percent of the soybeans had been harvested, compared with 43 percent for that date for the five year average.
PEANUT PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT
Peanut production is estimated at 1.29 billion pounds, 30 percent below last year, but up 3 percent from last month. The increase is attributedto a 3 percent rise in harvested acres to 760 thousand. Planted acreage is revised to 780 thousand acres, based on the ASCS total farm acreage report. This is a 13 percent increase from last year's planted acreage. Abandonment, at 20 thousand acres, is the highest since the

23 thousand acres in 1965. Yield per harvested acre is unchanged from last month at 1,700 pounds and is the lowest yield since 1966.
COTTONFORECASTIMPROVED
Cotton production is expected to total 350 thousand bales, up 17 percent or 50 thousand bales from last month'sforecast and up 2 percent from last year. Planted acreage totals 350 thousand acres, 10 thousand more than tfle previous estimate and 32 percent or 85 thousand acres more than 1989. Harvested acres are also up from last month's estimate at 340 thousand acres. This is 6 percent above the October 1 estimate and 31 percent above 1989. Yields have improved slightly from last month's forecast to 494 pounds of lint per acre, up 44 pounds from October 1. The 1989 crop averaged 631 pounds per acre. Harvest on November 4th was 84 percent complete.
TOBACCO YIELD AND PRODUCTION HIGHER
Based on sales records, Georgia's tobacco production is adjusted upward 2 percent to just over 100 million pounds. Th1s is 15 percent above last year's production and the highest since 1982. Harvested acres are estimated at 43 thousand, unchanged from earlier projections and 3 thousand acres more than 1989. Yield per acre calculates to 2,335 pounds, up 35 pounds from the October estimate and the highest of record.
CORN FORECAST UNCHANGED
Corn production forecast remains at 36.3 million bushels unchanged from last month, but 31 percent less than last year's record yield crop. Yield is expected to average 62 bushels per acre from 585 thousand acres harvested for grain.

GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1989 AND NOVEMBER 1 1990 FORECAST

Cro

Unit

1989

1989 -Thousands-

Corn

Bu.

610

660

550

585

95

62

52,250

36,270

Soybeans Peanuts
Sorghum 21

Bu . Lbs. Bu .

1,150

900

690

780

90

80

1,100 685 50

800

26

13

760

2,700

1,700

40

40

36

28,600 1,849,500
2 ,0 0 0

10,400 1,292,000
1,440

Cotton 3/
Hay 21 Pecans 21
Sweetpotatoes 2/

Bales Tons Lbs.
Cwt .

265

350

5.0

5.0

260

340

631

494

600

570

2.7

2 .0

4.8

4.7

170

4/

342 1,620 85,000
816

350 1,140 90 ,000
4/

Wheat 2/
Oats 21

Bu .

800

650

700

590

32

35

22,400

20,650

Bu .

90

65

70

40

59

56

4,130

2,240

fllye21

Bu .

320

300

70

60

23

22

1,610

1,320

Tobacco,

Type 14
Apples 21 Peaches 21

Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.

40

43

2,180

2,335

87,200

100,405

3 .5

7,140

25 ,000

25,000

20

6 ,250

125,000

130,000

Grapes 2/

Tons

1.7

1.65

2 .8

3.0

!/ Harvested for pri nc ipal use . 2/ Estimates brought forward from earlier surveys. 3/ CoHen yield in pounds and production in bales . 4/ Yield and production estimates will be released inthe Annual Crop Summary.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 4 POINTS
The October Index of Prices Paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and farm wage rates was 188
(1977 = 100), up 4 points (2.2 percent) from July 1990 and
accounted for the largest quarterly index increase since January 1982. This level was 10 points (5.6 percent) above a year earlier. Prices for all fuel items were up sharply from July. Higher diesel fuel, bulk delivered regular gasoline, and service station unleaded gasoline prices impacted the index the most. Prices for diesel fuel increased 48 cents per gallon, bulk delivered gasoline 31 cents, and service station unleaded gasoline 30 cents per gallon during the quarter.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The September seasonally unadjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was 132.7 (1982-84 = 100) compared to 131.6 in August. The July index was 130.4. For the 12-month period ending in September, the CPI-U Increased 6.2 percent. The unadjusted Index for gasoline jumped 25.9 percent from August to September and contributed most to the rise.

FUELS: PRICES PAIDHUNITED STATES OCTOBER 1990, WIT COMPARISONS

Item

Oct. 1989

July 1990

~

Gasoline 1/

I Dollars per Gallon

Service Station, (Unleaded)

1.05

1.08

1.!

Bulk Delivery, (Leaded Regular)

1.07

1.10

1.4

Diesel Fuel , Bulk Delivery 2/

.801

.740

1.22

L.P. Gas, Bulk Delivery 2/

.576

.653

.941

1/lncludes federal, state and loc al per gallon taxes. 2/ Excludes state road taxes, boA includes stale and local par gallon taxes where applicable.

FEED-PRICES PAID SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1990 WITH COMPARISONS

Commodity

Price per Unit

Southeast

July

Oct.

1990

1990

Oct. 1989

United States

July

Oci

1990

1900

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, Uquid 1/ AL,FL,GA,SC.

$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/Ton $/50 Lbs. $/Cwt.

15.00 15.00 13.00 11 .10 9.10 202.00 216.00 258.00 232.00 176.00 163.00 204.00 188.00 238.00 235.00 299.00 265.00 3.90 9.50

14.90 15.80 12.60 10.90 9.10 198.00 205.00 26 1.00 208.00 175.00 185.00 205.00 178.00 233.00 233.00 315.00 264.00 3.90 8.80

15.20 14.70 10.80 9 .21 7 .0 2 200.00 223.00 243.00 230.00 168.00 182.00 191 .00 196.00 296.00 212.00 327.00 263.00 3.44 9 .30

14.70

14.1

13.20

13.10

10.80

10.JU

9.65

9l

7.62

7l

206.00

199.QI

221 .00

210.111

240.00

237.QI

234.00

215.111

175.00

169.111

181 .00

181.111

192.00

190.111

191.00

189.111

283.00

282.111

216 .0 0

211.111

303.00

302.111

250.00

251 .111

3.52

3.53

9.49

9.42

SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT
The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will contact most Georgia farmers during November thrOUQh mid-January1u obtain end-of-year data on crops and livestock. Several major surveys will be conducted to obta1n individual farm information on acreage and production for 1990 crop, 1991 wheat and rye seedings, hog and cattle inventory numbers: the size of the current pig and calf 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 will be kept strictly confidential and used onlyto develop county, State and National estimates.
The estimates obtained from these suveys will provide unbiased information to farmers to aid in making their 1991 production plans. State and National estimates will be included in future issues of the "Georgia Farm Report". County level estimates will be available in the spring and summer of 1991 .
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GEORGJA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for October was 142 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points (1 .4 percent) below the previous month, but 8 points (6.0 percent) higher than a year ago. Lower prices for corn, tobacco, beef cattle, calves, milk, and broilers were only partially offset by higher prices for cotton, soybeans, peanuts, hogs, chickens and eggs.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
The October All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 1 point (0. 7 percent) from September to 147 percent of Its January-Decem Jer 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of broilers, milk, corn, and apples were partially offset by higher prices for hogs, tomatoes, strawberries, and eggs.

Prices of most food and feed grains were down from September. Oats, rice, and durum wheat countered the trend with price increases. Soybean and sunflower prices decreased while peanut prices increased. The October all hog price increased moderately over September while the all cattle price was up slightly. The steer and heifer price was at a record high for October. Broiler pricesruecreased sharply from September due partially to large supplies and weaker seasonal demand.
The index was 2 points (1.4 percent) above a year ago. Higher cattle, hog, lettuce, and soybean prices were the major contributors to the increase over October 1989. Lower wheat, milk, and orange prices were partially offsetting.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMER5-0CTOBER 151 19901 WITH COMPARISONS

Price

Geor~ia

United States

aenrit

Oct.
1989

~~-

I Oct. 15,
1990

Oct.
1989

~~

Oct. 15,
1990

Winter Wheat

$/Bu.

3.38

2.90

*

3.85

2.48

2.39

Oats

$/Bu.

1.47

1.08

1.16

Corn

$/Bu .

2.54

2.67

2.65

2.22

2.32

2.15

Cotton

Cts./Lb.

64.8

66.5

1/67.0

65.8

65.0

1/66.9

Cottonseed 2/

${Ton

99.00

130.00

95.00

118.00

113.00

Tobacco

Cts./Lb.

159.6

1 n.5

3/170.5

169.1

173.5

3/172.0

Soybealls

$/Bu.

5.61

6.00

6.02

5.54

5.99

5.90

Peanuts

Cts./Lb.

26.4

32.6

1/34.4

27.7

32.2

1/32.8

All Hay, Baled, 2/

${Ton

85.10

85.70

86.00

Milk Cows, 4/5/

$/Head

1,110.00

1,230.00

1,060.00

1,200.00

Hogs

$/Cwt.

46.20

52.80

55.00

46.60

54.30

56.90

Sows

$/Cwt.

37.00

42.90

44.30

39.20

45.70

48.40

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

46.70

53.20

55.60

47.30

55.10

57.80

Beef Cattle, 61

$/Cwt.

57.40

59.70

59.50

68.70

75.00

75.10

Cows, 7/

$/Cwt.

47.70

51 .50

48.40

47.20

52.20

50.70

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt.

71 .10

74.90

74.80

73.50

78.80

79.30

Calves

$/Cwt.

n.80

87.80

85.20

88.10

95.50

95.60

All Milk

$/Cwt.

15.80

16.50

3/16.20

14.80

14.20

3/13.60

Turkeys, 2/

Cts./Lb.

38.2

40.6

42.2

Chickens

Cts./Lb .

20.4

2/6.9

9.0

Com'l Broilers, 8/

Cts./Lb .

29.0

33.5

3/27.0

30.2

35.2

3/29.0

Eggs, All, 9/

Cts./Doz.

82.0

2/72.1

86.6

71.6

2/68.5

73.5

Table

Cts./Doz.

64.9

2/58.9

63.8

64.2

2/61 .6

66.5

Hatching

Cts./Doz.

125.0

2/100.0

135.0

I/ First half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacemen t only. 5/ Prices estimated quarterly. 6/ 'Cows' and ' steers and heifers' combined

with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 7/ lncludes dairy cows sold for slaughter. 8/ Uve-lght equivalent price for Georgia. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs sold at retail. Insufficient sales.

INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Sept.
.;.:.1977:..;._=_;,1~00~_ _ __ _ ..:..;1989

Oct.
1989

Sept.
1990

Georg ia

Priess Received

All Commodities

141

134

144

Crops

135

128

142*

Uvestock & Products

146

139

145*

l))ited States

Prices Received

143

145

148

Prices Paid

1/178

178

2/184

Patio 3/

80

81

80

!/July 1989 Prices Paid Index. 2/ July 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices Receilltld to Index of Prices Paid , ln1erest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rate s. Revised .

3

Oct.
1990
142 143 142
147 188 78

U.S. PEANUTS

Production is forecast at 3.45 billion pounds, up 3 percent from October 1 but down 13 percent from last year.
Harvested area, estimated at 1.77 million acres, is the largest acrea9e for harvest since 1951 and is up 8 percent from 1989.
Yield IS expected to average 1,949 pounds per harvested
acre, 32 pounds above last month's expectations but down 477 pounds from 1989. Prolonged dry weather throughout the s~ason in the southeastern states continued to keep yield prospects below the previous year.

4-state area are expected to average 1,719 pounds per acre
855 pounds less than last year. The low rainfall and hid
temperatures in Georgia, as well as infestations of spkfe
mites, corn earworms, corstalk borers, and armyworms
reduced the state average yield 1,000 pounds from 1989 Alabama had the same weather conditions, and the yleldl
there are expected to avera11e 750 pounds below last year
Digging and threshing activities exceeded the average paa
in this region.

Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) is The Va.-N.C. peanut production is forecast at 743 millia expected to total 1.92 billion pounds, up 3 percent from last pounds, up 5 percent from October and up 21 percent Iron month but down 27' percent from last year. Yields for the 1989. Yield per harvested acre, at 2,869 pounds, is 33:
pounds above last year.
PEANUTS-ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION

State

Area Harvested

Ind.

1989

1990

Yield 1989

Ind. 1990

1988

Production 1/

Ind.

1989

1900

-1 ,000 Acres.,-

- P o u n d s: -

-1 ,000 Pounds-

AL FL GA NM NC OK
sc
TX
VA
u.s.

239 .0 87.0
685 .0 18.2
152.0 98 .0 12.5 262.0 91 .0 1,644.7

250.0 92.0
760.0 20.0 163.0 108.0 13.5
270.0 96.0
1,772.5

2,250 2,470 2,700 2,400 2,435 2,150 2,600 . 1,850 2,705 2,426

1,500 2,400 1,700 2,600 2,850 2,250 2,200 1,850 2,900 1,949

561 ,680 228,600 1,801 ,550
30 ,552 419,985 225,040
32,110 417,500 263,900 3,980,917

537,750 214,890 1,849,500
43,680 370,120 210 ,700
32,500 484,700 246,155 3,989,995

375,a 220,1m 1,292,a
52,a 464,550 243,a 29,700 499,500 278,400 3,454,950

1/ Esti mates comprised o f quota and non-quota peanuto.

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Month Ending

Farmer Stock

Shelled PeanUts 2/

Roasting Stock (In Snell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total 3/

- 1 ,000 Pounds-

1989 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec .

1,565,684 2,600,860 . 2,633,466 2,367,196

331 ,707 385,901 449,264 497,903

18,837 32,865 37,113 40,009

441 ,1 70 513,248 597,52 1 662,211

2,025,691 3,146,97l 3,268,1([
3,069,41!

1990

Jan .

1,914 ,179

549 ,208

47 ,592

730,447

2,692;11

Feb .

1,473,417

660,237

58 ,749

878,115

2,410,281

Mar.

1,134,619

701,704

64,491

933,266

2,132,31!

ft.Pr.

656,275

689,026

65,690

916,405

1,638,311

May

276,968

679,521

64,417

903 ,763

1 ,245, 1~

June

84 ,172

619,897

56,334

824,463

964,9!1

July

28 ,395

469,966

40,719

625,055

694,15

Aug .

3g,711

280,435

21 ,813

372 ,979

431 ,51!

Sept.

1;194,960

228 ,830

9,652

304,344

1,508,951

1/ Exc ludes stocks on farms . Includes st ocks owned b y or held for accoun t of CCC in .commerci al sto r~Jges . Farmer stock o n net we ig ht basis. 2/ ln clud es shelled edible grades, shollol oil stoc k, an d shell ed seed (unt reated). 3{ Actu al farm er stock, plu s roasti ng stock, pi <~. shelled peanuts X 1.33.

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The "all hired" farm worker wage rate for October, 1990, averaged $5.16 per hour, up 88 cents from a year earlier.
Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.15 compared with $4.23 in October, 1989. Wage rates for field and livestock
workers were $4.97 and $4.63 , respectively.

NUMBER WORKERS DOWN, WAGE RATES UP
Atotal of 115,000 persons worked on the southeast region farms during the week of October 7-13, 1990. The work force was comprised of 75,000 self-employed farm operators, 12,000 unpaid workers and 28,000 workers hired d1rectly by farm operators.

During the current survey week, self-employed persons worked an average of 27.3 hours, 3.0 fewer hours than in the comparable week in 1989. Unpaid workers, who worked 15 hours or more during the week, put in 26.8 hours compared with 34.4 hours a year earlier. Hired workers spent an average of 37.8 hours domg agricultural work, down 0.6 hour from
October of last year.

FARM WAGE RATES-OCTOBER 7-13, 1990, BY STATE OR SELECTED REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

State or Re ion 2/
Northeast I Northeast II Appalachian I Appalachian II Southeast Aorida Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta Southern Plains Pacific California
Hu.asw. aii

All Hired Workers
5.58 5.51 4 .7 3 4 .9 4 5 .16 6 .2 8 5 .2 5 5 .6 8 5 .15 4 .5 9 5 .0 4 6.44 6 .27 8.64 5 .64

Field
6.17 5.45 4.59 4.43 4 .97 5 .68 5 .21 5.29 4 .78 4 .3 3 4.74 6 .3 7 5.67 8 .0 2 5.41

Other

--Dollars per Hour--

4.50

7.05

3/

5.83

4.54

8 .20

5.69

5 .6 2

4 .3 9

7 .3 9

3/

4 .6 8

4.79

7.69

6.94

4.61

4.63

8.94

3/

5.15

5.48

10.35

8.98

5 .7 6

4 .61

7.29

7.13

5.52

5.16

7.74

6.59

5.49

5.20

7.10

3/

5.20

4.66

7 .8 6

3/

4.29

4.78

7 .65

6 .5 0

4.72

5.87

9 .05

6.28

5 .8 6

6 .50

10.30

8.80

5 .6 9

3/

13.54

3/

8 .0 4

5.00

8.52

7.14

5.44

er

7 .3 4

4.85

6 .5 2

5.08

3/

4.88

3/

5.41

6.68

4 .82

6.14

7 .92

5.94

4.65

3/

6.05

3/

5 .05

3/

5.47

3/

5.44

6 .8 3

7.85

7 .3 6

8.62

3/

11 .40

6 .8 3

5.84

NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OCTOBER 7-13, 1990, BY STATE OR SELECTED REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/

State or Region 2/

All Farm Workers

SelfEmployed

Unpaid

Hired

Hired Workers Expected
to be Employed
1ou uays 1149 Days or More or Less

Theus. Theus. Hours

Theus. Hours

Thous. Hours

-Thousands-

Northeast I

112

44

42.9

16

39.2

52

39.9

36

16

Northeast II

139

66

3 9 .6

31

40.3

42

41 .0

32

10

Appalachian I

131

69

35.2

20

3 5 .3

42

36.4

28

14

Appalachian II Southeast

231

145

27.1

115

75

27.3

36

30.2

12

26 .8

50

30.0

24

26

28

37.8

21

7

Aorida

76

24

24 .0

4

32.5

48

36.7

45

3

Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta

335

177

53.3

326

201

39.0

262

156

48.6

130

71

35.4

81

42.0

64

36.2

65

37.5

16

34.9

77

37.8

46

31

61

37.3

40

21

41

41 .8

27

14

43

45.7

32

11

Southern Plains

300

187

33.5

48

31 .3

65

41 .7

51

14

Pacific

138

52

31 .0

13

31 .2

73

42.5

35

38

California Hawaii
u.s.

257

62

30.0

14

3

32.9

3022

1 559

40.0

9

42 .0

1

29.9

528

37.5

186

43.2

141

45

10

38.8

9

1

935

41 .3

648

287

1/ Excl udes agricullu ral service workers. 2/ Regions con sist of the fo llowing: Northeast 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, AI , VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian 1: NC, VA. Appalachian II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake: Ml, MN, WI. Cornbell l: IL, IN, OH. Corn belt II: lA, MO. De~a: AA, L.(, MS. Southern Plains: OK, TX. Pacffic: OR,WA. 3/ Insufficient data.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

...........-....
... ,.. ....

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-OCTOBER 1989-1990

N~~~~ 8fc~~~~s

1989

1990

-Thousands-

L..Eagvgesrs~-6~,,...1...~.~..,...

1989

1990

-Number-

Togt~ ~gg._Produced
urina 1rrnru:>r

1989

1900

-Millions-

6,046 11,545 17,591

6,372 11,207 17,579

1,879 2,065 2 ,001

1,883 2,151 2,054

114

120

238

241

352

361

32,898 190,085 222,983

34,413 189,899 224,312

1,857 2,145 2,102

1,895 2,191 2,145

611

652

4,on

4,1&1

4 ,6 8 8

4,812

38,236 230,145 268,381

. . 39,997
229,6n
269 ,674

1,875 2,143 2,104

1,903 2,178 2,137

717

761

4,931

5,003

5 648

5764

POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-OCTOBER 1989-1990

%of

%of

Item

Oct. 1989

Se~ . 19

Oct.

year

1990

ago

January thru October

1989

1990

aygeaor

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Percert

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type

4,707

4,890

4,880

104

44,571

47,478

107

Egg Type

189

171

155

82

2 ,244

2,076

93

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type

Georgia

71 ,544

74,030

74,370

104

728,494

765,001

105

United States

484,375

508,575

510,309

105

G 4,952,615

5,263,395

1ai

E~g Ty~e eorgta
United States Turkeys

1,431 33,298

1,}.f2 32,724

..

. 942
32,143

'

66 :97

.. .. 1?,50? ..

13.486

1~

324,732 . ;

339,717

105

Poultry Placed
u.s.

20169

19705

I

21 454

106

. 2!40 069

2/!$.1 159

103

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 do~en case of eggs. 2/Turllf

poults placed September-October.

.

'

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1989-1990

%of

%a

Item

Se&t. 19 9

SeB6. 19

year ago

Oct. 2/ 1990

Jan. thru Sept.

1989

1990

ye~
ago

Thousands

Thousands

Young Chickens

Georgia

63 ,118

60,642

96

67,525

580 ,237

596,435

103

United States

452 ,721

445,936

99

519,743

4 , 115,828

4,361,302

1~

Mature Chickens

Ught Type, U.S.

10,777

8,989

83

9 ,889

102,242

102,674

100

Heavy Type, U.S.

4 ,291

4,114

96

4,212

36,644

38,316

105

Total U.S.

15,068

13,103

87

14,101

138,886

140,990

102

Total All Types, Ga.

3 ,854

2,860

74

3 ,3 1 9

32,821

35,153

107

Percent Condemned

Young Chickens

Georgia

1.7

1.2

1.6

1.3

United States

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.7

1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as colle cted by Meat and Pou~ry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.

EGGS IN INCUBATOR5-NOVEMBER 1, 1989-1990,

UNITED STATES

Item

I 1989

1990

% of Year Ago

-Thousands-

Chickens

Egg Type

27,867

27,755

100

Broiler Type

388,178

396,785

102

Turkeys, All Breeds 27,189

28,724

106

GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 17 PERCENT
Georgia red meat production totaled 39.5 million pounds during October 1990, 22 percent more than September 1990, and 17 percent more than October 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during October was 23,900 head, an increase of 32 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,200 head, down 400 head from October last year.

(U .S. information on page 3) 2

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT

Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in October 1990, totaled 3.49 billion pounds, down 1 percent from last year. January-October red meat production, at 32.2 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from last year.

Beef production at 2.04 billion pounds, was up' fractionally from last year. Head kill totaled 2.96 million, down slightly.

Pork production, at 1.39 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.74 million head, a decrease of 4 percent.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

October

1990 as%

Kind

1989

1990

of1989

Jan.- Oct. 2/

1989

1990

1990 as% of 1989

Million Pounds

Percent

Beef

2,041

2 ,0 4 2

100

Veal

31

31

100

Pork

1,421

1,389

98

Lamb & Mutton

30

32

107

Total Red Meat

3 ,524

3 ,493

99

1/ Based on pac kers dress we ights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumu lated totals based on unrounded data.

Million Pounds

19,241

19,095

291 13,024

263 12,576

281 32,837

298 32,232

Percent
99 90 97 106
98

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Species

Number Slau~ htered

uct.

October

'90 as% of

1989

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

October

1989

1990

Total

Live Weight

October

1989

1990

. -'--1,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

-1 ,000 Pounds-

Georgia

Cattle

18.1

Calves

1.6

Hogs

21

Sheep & Lambs

0 .1

United States

23.9

132

1.2

75

21

... 0.2

,. 200

939

969

320

365

21

21

.. .92

82

17,023
519
21
10

Cattle Calves Hogs
Sheee & Lambs

2 ,964 . 1 198.4
8,032.1 483.9

2,960.0 161.6
7,738 .5 507.1

100
81'
96 ~
105

1,151 265 ' 248 123

1,.149

3,413,051

301

..

52,536



249 124

1,991,588 59,674

I/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 21 Data not published to avoid d isclosing individual operations.

23,115 436
21
16
3,402,544 48,560
1,929,412 62,893

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-OCTOBER 1989-1990

Item

I Untt

I 21 States
r--------1-9-89------~---------1-9-90--------~-----P-e-rc_e_n_t _

No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/

Thous.Head

Milk Production per Cow 21

Pounds

Total Milk Production 21

Mil. Lbs.

1/ Includes dry cows. Exclu des heifers not y el fresh . 2/ Exc ludes milk sucked by calves.

8,510 1,161 9,878

8,541

100

1,199

103

10,238

104

. . U.S. FARM- RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U S IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

1989

1990

I

L;umulatlve

1989

1990

Average Price Paid to Producers

1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish 2

1989

1990

- - -Thousand Pound s- -

Jan.

26 ,948

33 ,066

26,948

33,066

Feb.

28 ,5 5 9

31 ,884

55,507

64,950

Mar.

29 ,458

33,120

84,965

98,070

Apr.

27 ,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

May

28 ,892

31,542

141,167

1()0,592

June

27 ,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

July

27,827

29,540

296,592

219,099

Aug .

28,371

31 ,108

224,963

250,207

Sept.

3 0 ,366

27,566

255,329

277,773

Oct.

31 ,670

29,211

286,999

306,984

Nov.

29,096

316,095

Dec.

25 805

341 900

I/ Prices paid to producers lor fish delivered to processing plant. 21 Data furn ished by U.S. Bureau of Census .

Dais. per Pound

.78

.73

.78

.75

.77

.78

.76

.79

.76

.79

.75

.79

.71

.79

.68

.79

.65

.78

.64

.78

.64

.68

Thous. Pounds

588 117 795 417 952 584 689 422 756 414 66 1 024

115 553 322
48 618 6/342 406 362 619

3

CATILE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 10 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Cattle and calves on feed November 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.74 million head, up 10 percent from a year ago and 7 percent above November 1, 1988. This is the largest November number on feed since 1978.
Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.61 million, down 1 percent from last year but 2 percent above two years ago.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during October totaled 2.75 million, up 4 percent from last year and 12 percent above October 1988. Net placements of 2.66 million for October were 3 percent above last year and 13 percent above 1988.
Other disappearance totaled 87 thousand head compared to 71 thousand in October 1989 and 84 thousand in October 1988.

CATILE AND CALVE$-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1

Number

1990 as%

1990 as%

Item

1988

1989

1990

of 1988

of 1989

--1,000 Head--

Percent

On Feed October 1 1/

7,404

6,958

7,680

104

110

Placed on Feed During October

2,450

2,652

2,751

112

104

Fed Cattle Marketed During October

1,576

1,628

1,605

102

99

Other Disappearance During October 21

84

71

87

104

123

On Feed November 1 1/

8,194

7,911

8,739

107

110

be"" 1/ Cattle and calveo on feed are animals for slaughter marl<et being led a full ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade oelect or

2/lncludes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

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-UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 31, 1990

Oct. 31, 1989

Sept. 30, 1990
-1,000 Pounds-

Oct. 31, 1990

Percent of

Oct. 1989

Sept. 1900

-Percent-

370,566

408,598

408,777

110

100

331,377

456,504

444,422

134

97

14,906

16,556

16,763

112

101

943,189

864,468

894,514

95

103

1,139,896

1,194,800

1,226,236

108

103

538,240

507,467

542,722

101

107

220,661

243,029

269,036

122

111

275,842

225,803

236,246

86

105

776,122

851,753

. 866,104

112

102

571,805

620,368

626,026

109

101

2,155,482

2,534,006

2,562,864

119

101

878,746

852,547

997,829

114

117

187,377

114,228

108,762

58

95

16,046

2,163

5,065

32

234

24,460

22,934

14,595

60

64

18,387

9,463

9,204

50

97

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Prices Received

Peanut Stocks

COTTON PRODUCTION UP 9 PERCENT
Georgia's 1990 cotton production is now estimated at 380 thousand bales compared to the November 1 forecast of 350 thousand bales and the 1989 production of 342 thousand bales. The December 1 estimate is based primarily on the Census Bureau's survey of cotton ginnings to December 1 and the .additional ginnings expected for the remainder of the season.
Acreage harvested is expected to total 345 thousand acres, up 5,000 from last month. Last year, 260 thousand acres were harvested ~rt Georgia. Yield is now expected to average 529 pounds of lint per acre and compares with 631 pounds per acre iri 1989. Harvest on December 2 was 97 percent complete Gompared to the five year average of 92 percent. Cotton harvest got off to a fast start and ran a week or more ahead of average all season.

PECAN PRODUCTION DROPS Pecan production for Georgia's 1990 crop at 70 million pounds, is 20 million pounds below the October 1 f orecast and 15 million pounds below last year's crop. Quality has been a bright spot but yields have been very disappointing. Many reasons have been offered for this year's low production such as an early spring freeze, di sease, condition of trees following the 1989 crop, predators, insects, drought and heat. A crop of this size would be the smallest since 1979.
Improved varieties are estimated at 60 million pounds and seedling varieties at 10 million pounds. Harvest progress through December 9 was 91 percent, well ahead of the average of 83 percent.
RECEIVED DEC 1 7 1990
DOCU MENTS
UGA LIBRARIES

GEORGIA

ACREAGE' YIELD AND
Acreage

PRODUCTION 1989 AND DECEMBER Yield per Acre

1 '

1990

FORECAST Production

Har-

For

Indicated

Indicated

Crop

Unit

vested

Harvest

December 1,

December 1,

1989 1/

1990 1/

1989

1990

1989

1990

-Thousand Acres-

-Thousands-

I

Corn 2/

Bu .

550

585

95

62

52,250

36,270

Soybeans 2/

Bu .

1,100

800

26

13

28,600

10,400

Peanuts 2/

Lbs.

685

760

2 ,7 0 0

1,700

1,849,500

1,292,000

Sorghum 2/

Bu .

50

40

40

36

2 ,0 0 0

1,440

Cotton 3/

Bales

260

345

631

529

342

380

Hay, All 2/

Tons

600

570

2.7

2 .0

1,620

1,140

Pecans

Lbs.

85,000

70,000

Sweetpotatoes 2/

Cwt.

4.8

4.7

170

4/

816

4/

Wheat 2/

Bu.

700

590

32

35

22,400

20,650

Oat> 2/

Bu .

70

40

59

56

4,130

2 ,240

Plfe2/

Bu .

70

60

23

22

1,610

1,320

Tobacco, Type 14 2/ Lbs.

40

43

2,180

2,335

87,200

100,405

Apples, All 2/

Lbs.

3.5

7,140

25,000

25,000

Peaches 2/

Lbs.

20

6 ,250

125,000

130,000

Grapes 2/

Tons

1.7

1.65

2 .8

3.0

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
oAnnual Crop Summary .

AC.RICU\.TI IRfd . STJI.TISTICI.A.N AND GEORGIA DEPARTM EtH OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. PECANS
The December 1 forecast for the U.S. pecan crop is 216 million pounds (in-shell basis), 9 percent less than the October 1 forecast and 14 percent below last year's production.
Alabama's forecast is 6.00 million pounds, 25 percent under the October forecast and 73 percent below the previous year's harvest. Late-season drought, heavy aphid pressure, foliage disease, and being the down year in the alternate bearing cycle contributed to this low production. California's production of 3.00 million pounds is unchanged from October 1 but 50 percent above last year. Quality and size are good. Harvest is about 70 percent complete. Florida's crop is expected to total 4.60 million pounds, 28 percent above the October forecast but 34 percent below last season. Louisiana's forecast is 5.00 million pounds, unchanged from October, but 64 percent below 1989 production. Mississippi expects 4.00 million pounds, the same as on October 1, but 53 percent below last season. This decrease was caused mostly from freezes during December 1989 and April 1990. Quality is excellent. New Mexico pecans are forecast at 31.0 million pounds, unchanged from October 1, but 7 percent above last year. Quality is good . Oklahoma's crop is forecast at 6.50 million pounds, the same as October's forecast but 28 percent below last season. Texas is forecasting 65.0 million pounds, unchan!;)ed from October but 18 percent above last year's production . Harvest is behind normal because of wet conditions. Quality problems are being encountered in many areas. The "other states" (AZ,KS,MO,TN) forecast of 17.9 million pounds remains unchanged from October but is 1Q percent higher than last season.
U.S. COTTON

area for harvest is estimated at 11 .5 million acres, up 21 percent from 1989. Yield is expected to average 641 pounds per acre, 19 pounds above November and up 27 pounds from last year.
Upland cotton production in Texas and Oklahoma is forecast at 5.15 million bales, 4 percent above November 1, and 69 percent above the 1989 production. Cotton harvest made good progress in the plains, although hampered during November by rains, high humidity, and morning dew. Yields and grades in the High Plains were reported good to excellent. By December 2, harvest was 73 percent complete in Texas, compared with the average of 66 percent.
The Delta States (AR,LA,MI,MO,TN) expect to produce 4.95 million bales, 3 percent above the November 1 forecast and up 23 percent from 1989. Good harvest weather allowed producers to continue field work. Yields are higher than anticipated earlier in Arkansas , Mississippi, and Missouri. Louisiana's production is a record high level. As of December 2, the harvest in all of these states was virtually complete.
Production in the Western States (AZ,CA,NM) is expected to total 3.68 million bales, up 3 percent from November 1 and up 9 percent from 1989. The yields in this region are expected to average 1,232 pounds per acre, 12 pounds above the 1989 yield.
The forecast in the Southeastern States (AL,GA,NC,SC) puts production at 1.19 million bales, a 4 percent increase from last month and 16 percent above the 1989 production. Yields in this region are expected to average 519 pounds per acre, down 85 pounds from last year due to dry conditions that prevailed during the season. Harvest continued almost uninterrupted during the month.

The December 1 forecast of all cotton production is 15.4 million bales, up 3 percent from the November 1 forecast and up 26 percent from last year's production. Of the total, Upland is expected to account for 15.0 million bales while Pima production will be 386 thousand bales. Total

Bureau of Census reports 12,436,067 running bales ginned prior to December 1, compared with 10,352,900
running bales for the same date last year and 11,698,470 running bales in 1988.

State
AL AR CA FL GA LA MS NM NC2/ OK
sc
TX

1988
6 ,000 1,900 2,200 3 ,400 95 ,000 4,500 6,500 26,000 3,500 2,500 4,000 30,000

lmproved 1/
1989
13,000 100
2,000 4,000 69,000 2,500 5 ,500 29,000
300 1,000
600 34,000

DECEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST

ma. 1990

1988

Seedling 1989

Ina. 1990

1988

-Thousand Pounds-

5,000 250
3,000 2,700 60,000 1,500 2,500 31,000
700 1,000
700 50,000

4,000 1,100
2,600 15,000 17,500
3,500
2,000 44,500
2,500 30,000

9,000 900
3,000 16,000 11,500
3 ,000
400 8,000
400 21,000

1,000 150
1,900 10,000
3,500 1,500
800 5,500
300 15,000

10,000 3 ,000 2,200 6 ,000 110,000 22,000 10,000 26 ,000 5,500 47,000 6,500 60,000

Total
1989
22,000 1,000 2,000 7 ,000
85 ,000 14,000
8 ,500 29,000
700 9,000 1,000 55,000

Ina:--
1990
6,000 400
3,000 4,600 70,000 5,000 4,000 31,000 1,500 6,500 1,000 65,000

OTHER STATES 2/3/

16,300

17,900

u.s.

185,500

161,000

158,350

122,700

73,200

39,650

308,200

250,500

215,900

1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. 21 Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecat . 3/ AZ,KS,MO,and TN beginning with 1989 crop. No breakdown between varieties available .

2

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for November was 143 perce nt of the 1977 average , unchanged from the previous month, but 10 points (7.5 percent) higher than a year ago. Higher prices for corn , peanuts, steers and heifers, calves, chicken s, and table eggs were offset by lower prices for cott onseed , soybeans, hogs, cows, milk, and broilers. Cotton was unch an ged.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
The November All Farm Products Index of Prices Received de cr eased 1 point (0. 7 percent) from October to 145 perc ent of its January-December 19 77 ave rag e. Decreases in th e prices of hogs, mil k, soybeans, and corn were partially offset by higher prices for oranges, lettuce, and strawberri es.

Steers and heifer prices were at an ail tirne record high, up 1 percent from the previous record of $80.20 a month earlier. Peanut prices were at the highest level since January 1981 . Hog prices moved up in October but dropped off sharply in November. Milk moved to the lowest level since July of 1989. The November soybean price was at the lowest level since November of 1987 while the all wheat price was the lowest since August of 1987. The corn price continued a downward trend which began in July.
The All Farm Products Index was 2 points (1.4 percent) below a year ago. Lower milk, wheat, and corn prices were th e major contributors to the decline from November 1989. Higher prices for cattle, lettuce, and hogs were partially offsetting.

Commodity

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-NOVEMBER 151 19901 WITH COMPARISONS

Price

Georgia

United States

a enrit

Nov. 1989

Oct. 1990

I Nov. 15, 1990

Nov. 1989

Oct. 1990

Nov. 15, 1990

Winter Wh eat

$/ Bu.

*

*

*

3 .8 4

2.42

2.36

Oats

$/ Bu .

1.48

1.14

1.11

Corn

$/ Bu .

2 .62

2.60

2.65

2 .24

2 .19

2.10

Cotton

Cts./Lb .

64 .9

68 .2

1/68. 2

65.6

67.5

1/68 .3

Cotton seed 2/

$/Ton

112.00

130.00

124.00

11 1.00

113.00

126.00

Tobacco

Cts./Lb .

170.5

167 .0

17 1.5

3/173.5

Soybeans

$/ Bu .

5.57

5.85

5.58

5 .66

5 .8 7

5.5 1

Peanuts

Cts./Lb .

22.6

34.7

1/3 8 .6

26 .9

34. 0

1/ 38 .5

All Hay, Baled , 2/

$/Ton

83. 60

86.00

8 1.50

Hog s

$ /Cwt .

44.40

5 5 .0 0

49 .70

45.00

56.80

49.70

Sows

$/Cwt.

3 5 .50

45.00

43 .00

36 .8 0

48 .10

44.70

Barrows & Gilts

$/Cwt.

44 .80

5 5 .50

50 .00

45 .70

57. 60

50 .20

Beef Cattle, 4/

$/ Cwt .

5 5 .10

5 9 .20

58.10

69.80

75 .50

75.70

Cows, 5/

$/ Cwt .

47 .50

48 .90

48 .20

46 .80

49.80

47.50

Steers & Heifers

$/Cwt.

68 .60

74.70

75.00

75 .8 0

80.20

81.00

Cal ves

$/ Cwt .

77.90

84.10

86.50

8 6 .70

92.80

92 .80

All Milk

$/ Cwt .

16.40

16.00

3/ 15.40

15.60

13.20

3/ 12.80

Turkeys, 21

Cts./Lb .

40.7

42.2

43.0

Ch ickens

Cts . /Lb .

21 .8

2/9.0

16.2

Com 'l Broilers, 6/

Cts./Lb.

28 .0

27.0

3/ 26 .5

29.4

29.0

3/28 .2

Eggs, All , 7/

Cts./Doz .

88.2

2/86.6

8 6 .8

79.2

2/73.5

72.9

Tab le

Cts ./Do z.

73.3

2/63 .8

65 .2

73.1

2/66 .5

66.2

Hatchi n9

Cts ./Doz .

125.0

2/ 135.0

135.0

1/ First half of month . 2/ Mid month price. 3/ Entire month . 4/ 'Cows' and ' steers and heifers' combined Y.ith allowance where n ecessary for slaughter bulls . 5/ Inc ludes dairy cows sold for slaughter. 6/ Liveweight equivalent price for Georg ia. 7/ Average of all egg s so ld by far mers including hatc hing eggs sold at retail. Insufficient sales.

1977= 100

INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Oct. 1989

Nov. 1989

Oct. 1990

Georgia

Prices Received

All Commodities

134

133

143*

Crops

128

123

144*

Uvestock & Products

139

140

142

United States

Prices Received

145

147

146

Prices Paid

178

1/ 178

188

Ratio 3/

81

83

78

1/ July 1989 Price s Paid Index. 2/ July 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid , Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates. Revised.

Nov. 1990
143 149 138
145 2/188
77

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U.S. PEANUT STOCKS
Peanut stocks in commercial storage on October 31, 1990, totaled 2. 79 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock. This total includes 2.35 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 412 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 23.2 million pounds. There were 342 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of October 31 , 1990.
Shelled peanut stocks on October 31, 1990, totaled 310 million pounds of which 283 million pounds were edible grades and 26.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 85.4 million pounds; Runners, 172 million pounds; and Spanish, 25.9 million pounds .

Month Ending

STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/

Farmer Stock

Shelled Peanuts 2/

Roastin~ Stock {InS ell}

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

-1 ,000 Pounds-

1989 Oct. Nov. Dec.

2,605,066 2 ,633 ,466 2,367,196

388,229 449,264 497,903

34,121 37,113 40,009

516,345 597,521 662,211

3,155,532 3,268,100 3,069 ,4 16

1990

Jan .

1,914,179

549,208

47,592

730,447

2,692,218

Feb.

1,473,417

660,237

58,749

878,115

2,410,281

Mar.

1,134,619

701 ,704

64,491

933,266

2,1 32,376

Apr .

656,275

689,026

65,690

916,405

1,638,370

May

276,968

679,521

64,417

903,763

1,245,148

June

84,172

619,897

56,334

824,463

964,969

July

28,395

469,966

40,719

625,055

694,169

Aug.

36,711

288,795

21,920

384 ,097

442,728

Sept.

1,194,n6

233,073

9,814

309,987

1,514,5n

Oct.

2,354,507

309,944

23196

412,226

2,789,929

1/ Excludes s1ocks on farms . Includes s1ocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commerci al storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ lncludes 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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. HIGHLIGHTS
Poultry Summar-Y Livestock Slaughter Cattle on Feed
Milk Production Catfish
Cold Stora e

EGGS IN INCUBATORS-DECEMBER 1, 1989-1990, UNITED STATES

Item

1989

1990

% of Year Ago

- -Thousands-

Chickens

Egg Type

28 ,051

30,306

108

Broiler Type

429,708

449 ,524

105

Turkeys, All Breeds 29,153

3 0 ,066

103

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION SAME AS LAST YEAR
Georgia's laying flocks produced 357 million eggs during November 1990, the same as November 1989. Production consisted of 242 million table eggs and 115 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the U.S. produced 5.71 billion eggs during November 1990, up 3 percent from the 5.56 billion produced a year ago . Production included 4.98 billion table eggs and 733 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states prod.uced 4.75 billion eggs during November 1990, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.12 billion table eggs and 623 million hatching eggs.

GEORG IA Hatching Table Total Georg ia
20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.

NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-NOVEMBER 1989-1990

Number of Layers

During November

1989

1990

Eggs ~er 100

Layers- ovember

1989

1990

-Thousands-

- N u mber-

Total Eg~ Produced

During ovember

1989

1990

-Millions-

6 ,109

6 ,311

1,815

1,822

111

115

11 ,845

11 ,485

2,076

2,109

246

242

17,954

17,796

1,988

2,006

357

357

3 3 ,6 1 3 191,179 224 ,7 9 2

34,336 192,203 226,539

1,800 2,105 2,060

1,814 2,145 2 ,0 9 5

605 4,025 4 ,630

623 4,122 4,745

38,872
231 '170 270 ,042

40 ,273 232 ,674 272 ,947

1,811
2,099 2 ,057

1,820 2,140 2 ,093

704 4,852 5,556

733 4,979 5,712

Item
Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Ught Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States

COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-0CTOBER-NOVEMBER 1989-1990

Oct. 1989

Oct. 1990

%of year ago

Nov. 2/
1990

Jan. thru Oct.

1989

1990

Thousands

Thousands

63,688 469,005
10,249 4,147 14,396 3,729

72,342 540 ,7 2 0
10,207 4,1 81 14,388 3,252

114

65 ,889

643,925

668,777

115

471,225

4 ,584 ,8 3 4

4,906 ,532

100

9,322

112,492

113,040

101

3,041

40,791

42,497

100

12,363

153,283

155,537

87

3,010

36,550

38,405

1.4

1.1

1.9

1.6

%of year ago
104 107
100 104 101 105

AGRICIJLTURJII. STATi STICIAN AND GEORGIA OFPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

JAN 0 3 1991
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

GEORGIA BROILER HATCH DOWN SLIGHTLY AND EGG TYPE HATCH UP
The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 69.2 million; was slightly less than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during November totaled 1.4 million, 17 percent more than the previous year.

U.S. BROILER HATCH AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP
Egg-type chicks hatched during November 1990 totaled 30.0 million, 1 percent more than November 1989. The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 490 million, was 4 percent above November last year.

POULTRY' HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-NOVEMBER 1989-1990

%of

%of

Item

Nov.

Oct.

Nov.

year

January thru November year

1989

1990

1990

ago

1989

1990

ago

-Thousands-

Percent

-Thousands-

Percent

Pullet Chicks Placed

Domestic (U.S.) 1/

Broiler Type Egg Type

4,008 262

4,880 155

4,714

118

171

65

48,579 2,506

52,192

107

2 ,247

90

Chicks Hatched

Broiler Type

Georgia

69,417

74 ,370

69,233

100

797,911

834 ,234

105

United States
E~g Type
eorgta
United States

469,641

510,309

490,178

104

5,422 ,256

5,753,573

106

1,168 29,662

942 32,143

1,367

117

29,991

101

13,675 354 ,394

14,853

109

369,708

104

Turkeys

'Poultry Placed
u.s.

20733

21 454

21 629

104

2/60 802

2/62 788

103

1/ Reported by leading breeders, Inclu des a.pected pullet replacement s from eggs sold during the preced ing month at th e rate of 125 pullet chi cks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/Turl<oy pouHs placed September-November 1989-1990.

GA. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 11 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Georgia red meat production totaled 35.8 million pounds during November 1990, 9 percent less than October 1990 but 11 percent more than November 1989.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Ga. during November was 22,300 head, an increase of 30 percent from last year. Calves slaughtered totaled 800 head , down 200 head from November the previous year.

U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in November 1990, totaled 3.28 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 1989. January-November red meat production, at 35.5 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 1.84 biliion pounds was down 3 percent from 1989. Head kill totaled 2.70 million, down 3 percent.

Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs
Sheep & Lambs

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1

Number Slau~ htered

Nov.

November

'90 as% of

1989

1990

1989

Average

Live Weight

November

1989

1990

-1 ,000 Head-

Percent

-Pounds-

17.1

22 .3

130

937

1,006

1.0

0.8

80

341

386

2/

2/

2/

2/

2/

0 .2

0.3

150

105

95

Total

Live Weight

November

1989

1990

-1 ,000 Pounds-

16,029
353
2/
23

22,393 321 2/ 27

United States

Cattle

2 ,784 .6

2,701 .0

97

1,153

1,144

3,211,920

Calves

182.3

154.7

85

256

294

46,694

Hogs

8,039.3

7,536.4

94

251

253

2 ,016 ,329

Sheep & Lambs

480.7

480.5

100

127

125

60 ,920

1/lncludes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, a.cludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not published to avoid disclo si ng individual operations.

3,090,170 45,412
1,904,560 59,852

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1

November

1990 as%

Kind

1S89

1990

of 1989

Jan.-Nov. 2/

1989

1990

1990 as% of 1989

Million Pounds

Percent

Million Pounds

Beef

1,906

1,842

97

Veal

28

29

104

Pork

1,446

1,374

95

Lamb & Mutton

31

30

97

Total Red Meat

3,411

3,275

96

1/ Based on packers dress - ights and excludes farm alaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.

21,147 319
14,470 312
36,248

20,937 292
13,950 328
35 ,507

2

Percent
99 92 96 105 98

CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 10 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR

Cattle and calves on feed December 1, 1990, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 9.14 million head, up 10 percent from a year ago and 11 percent above December 1, 1988. Th1s is the largest December number on feed since 1978.
Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.51 million, up 1 percent from last year but fractionally below two years ago.

Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during November totaled 2.01 million, up slightly from last year's record high number and 19 percent above November 1988. Net placements of 1.91 million for November were fractionally above last year and 21 percent above 1988.
Other disappearance totaled 95 thousand head compared to 91 thousand in November 1989 and 112 thousand in November 1988.

CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 1

1990 as%

Item

1989

1990

of 1989

-1,000 Head-

Percent

On Feed November 1 1/

7,911

8 ,739

110

Placed on Feed During November

2,001

2,007

100

Fed Cattle Marketed During November

1,490

1,512

101

Other Disappearance During November 21

91

95

104

On Feed December 1 1/

8 ,331

9 ,139

110

1/ Catlle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a full ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to prod u ce a carcass th at will grade select or bett er. 2/ lncludes death losses, movement from feedlots to past ures and shipments to other feed lots for further feeding .

NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION

Milk production in the 21 major states during November totaled 10.0 billion pounds, 4 percent above production in these same states in November 1989. October revised production, at 10.2 billion pounds, was 4 percent above October 1989.
Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,171 pounds for November, 39 pounds more than November 1989.

The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.55 million head, 12 thousand more than October 1990 and 23 thousand head more than November 1989.
During the July-September period , the 21 major states produced 31.2 billion pounds of milk, 85.0 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 11.8 billion pounds for November 1990.

Item

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-NOVEMBER 1989-1990

21 States

I

Un~

I~--------1-9-89-------,---------1-9_9_0______________P_e-rc_e_n_t _

No . Milk Cows on Farms 1/

Thous. Head

Milk Production per Cow 21

Pounds

Total Milk Production 21

Mil. Lbs.

1/lncludes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fre sh. 21 Excludes milk sucked by calve s.

8,531 1,132 9 ,654

8 ,554

100

1,171

103

10,021

104

U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1989-1990, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS

Month

Round Weight Processed

Monthly

Cumulative

1989

1990

1989

1990

Average Price Paid to Producers 1

1989

1990

Imports of Catfish

2

1989

1990

--Thousand Pounds--

Dols. per Pound

Thous. Pounds

Jan .

26 ,948

33,066

26,948

33,066

.78

Feb .

28 ,559

31,884

55,507

64,950

.78

Mar.

29,458

33,120

84,965

98,070

.77

Apr.

27,310

30,980

112,275

129,050

.76

May

28,892

31 ,542

141 ,167

160,592

.76

June

27,598

28,967

168,765

189,559

.75

July

27,827

29,540

296,592

219,099

.71

Aug.

28,371

31 ,108

224 ,963

250,207

.68

Sept.

30,366

27,566

255,329

277,773

.65

Oc.t.

31 ,670

29,211

286,999

306,984

.64

Nov.

29,096

27,913

316,095

334,897

.64

Dec .

25805

341 900

.68

1/ Prices paid to producers for f ish delivered to processing plant. 21 Data furn ished by U.S. Bureau of Census.

.73

588

.75

117

.78

795

.79

417

.79

952

.79

584

.79

689

.79

422

.78

756

.78

414

.77

66

1 024

115 553 322
48 618 6/342 406 362 619 33

3

Il ~~U!i~lifl~lllii~Il~iU~ll~llll
3 2108 05357 0225

COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS- NOVEMBER 30, 1990

Frozen stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, 1990, were greater than the year earlier levels for butter, eggs, turkey, vegetables, concentrated juices, beef, chicken, and potatoes. Cooler items with stocks above those of the previous year included fresh vegetables, natural cheese, and apples.

Total red meat supplies in freezers were virtually unchanged from last month, but were 3 percent less than those on hand November 1989. Frozen pork stocks dropped 4 percent during the month and were 20 percent below the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were up drastically from last month but were 64 percent below 1989.

Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 32 percent from October 1990, but were 22 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken advanced 6 percent during the month and were 14 percent above 1989. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 46 percent from last month but up 29 percent from last year.

Commod it~
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 Pt.>cans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell

COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 30, 1990

Nov. 30, 1989

Oct. 31, 1990

Nov. 30, 1990

Percent of

Nov. 1989

Oct. 1990

- 1,000 Pounds-

- Percent-

294 , 133

411 ,284

401,610

137

98

330 ,643

444,009

424,888

129

96

13,374

16,794

17,248

129

103

907,815

912,744

840,565

93

92

1,111 ,228

1,231 ,309

" 1,300,076

117

106

554,203

536,701

536,399

97

100

237,644

267,416

278,112

117

104

279,245

231 ,877

222,086

80

96

478,798

859,649

584,344

122

68

258 ,562

622,925

334 ,209

129

54

2 ,081,035

2 ,576,733

2,451 ,766

118

95

937,990

995,646

999,464

107

100

206 ,273

108,791

140,677

68

129

16,284

4,680

6 ,256

38

134

18,005

14,553

11 ,599

64

80

25,693

8,464

11 ,161

43

132

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