GEORGIA FARM REPORT January 8, 1991 Volume 91-Number 1 HIGHLIGHTS PEANUT STOCKS DECEMBER 1 PIG CROP AGRICULTURAL PRICES GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 8 PERCENT All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of December 1, 1990, are estimated at 1,100,000 head, down 8 percent from a year ago and 4 percent below September 1, 1990. RECE'VEO JAN 1 1 1991 s UGA liBRA ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 Intentions in the 16 quarterly states totaled 2.38 million sows to farrow during December 1990-February 1991 This is 1 percent above the actual farrowings during the same period a year earlier The March-May 1991 intentions, at 2.79 million sows, are 3 percent below the March-May 1990 quarter U.S. INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT Breeding inventory at 160,000 was 3 percent below last yoar but unchanged from September 1, 1990. Market hog Inventory at 940,000 head, decreased 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below September 1, 1990. The September-November 1990 pig crop was 424,000 head, 11 percent below a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7 70 compared with 7.90 last year Georgia producers intend to farrow 60,000 sows during the December 1990-February 1991 quarter, 6 percent below the actual sows farrowed during the same quarter in 1990. Farrowing for March-May 1991 are expected to total 63,000 head, unchanged from last year 16 QUARTERLY STATES UP 1 PERCENT The 16 quarterly states with 49.7 million head on December 1, 1990, are up 1 percent from a year earlier and down 2 percent from December 1, 1988. These 16 states account for slightly more than 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory. In the 16 quarterly states, the June-August 1990 pig crop totaled 20.6 million head, 2 percent below the same quarter in 1989. For the September-November period, the pig crop of 20.0 head was 2 percent above the same period last year U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs is estimated at 54.6 million head on December 1, 1990. This is 1 percent above December 1, 1989, but 2 percent below the September 1, 1990, inventory which was revised downward by 360 thousand head. Breeding hog inventory, at 6.87 million, is virtually unchanged from last year but 3 percent below two years ago. Market hog inventory, at 477 million, is 2 percent above a year ago but 1 percent below two years ago. The U.S. pig crop for 1990 totaled 90.1 million head, 2 percent below 1989 and 3 percent below the 1988 pig crop. December 1989-May 1990 pig crop, estimated at 45.3 million head, is 4 percent below a year earlier and 3 percent below the comparable period in 1988. June-November 1990 pig crop, estimated at 44.8 million head, is slightly below last year and 3 percent below the June-November 1988 pig crop. U.S. hog producers intend to have 5.71 million sows farrow during the December 1990-May 1991 period, 1 percent below the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. (See Hog Tables on Pages 2 and 3) Month Ending 1989 Nov. Dec. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1989-1990 1/ Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Snell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ -1,000 Pounds- 2,638,720 2,367,196 452,367 497,903 38,481 40,009 601,648 662,211 3,278,849 3,069,416 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 fVJr. 656,275 689,026 65,690 933,266 916,405 2,132,376 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. 36,711 280,435 21,813 372,979 431,503 Sept. 1,194,960 228,830 9,652 304,344 1,508,956 Oct. 2,380,871 313,491 23,194 416,943 2,821,008 Nov. 2,455,345 375,825 25,615 499,847 2,980,807 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. I"cludes stocks owned by or held for account of cec In commercial storag... Farmatatock on net weight basis. 2J Includes shelled edible grades, shelled 011 stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Aelual 'armer slock, plus roaating stOCk, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33. AGRICULTURAl STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPAFlTt.lENT OF AGRICULTURE HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG CROP, GEORGIA, 1985-1990 Item MARCH 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding Market Market Hogs and Pigs by Weight Groyps Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over 1,150 160 990 401 271 204 114 JUNE 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 1,200 165 1,035 450 285 190 110 ~EPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 1,200 Kept for Breeding 165 Market 1,035 Market Hogs and Pigs by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 450 60-119 Pounds 280 120-179 Pounds 190 180 Pounds & Over 115 PECEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 1,150 Kept for Breeding 160 Market 990 Market Hogs and Pigs by weight Groyps Under 60 Pounds 425 60-119 Pounds 265 120-179 Pounds 190 180 Pounds & Over 110 SOWS FARROWING December 1/-February 60 70 130 66 64 130 1986 1,100 145 955 385 260 195 115 1,075 150 925 385 265 170 105 1,075 155 920 410 240 170 100 1,100 160 940 410 255 170 105 55 57 112 60 58 118 1,150 165 985 405 265 205 110 1,125 165 960 400 265 185 110 1,175 165 1,010 445 255 195 115 1,175 160 1,015 420 270 200 125 59 62 121 62 60 122 1,150 165 985 405 270 200 110 1,175 170 1,005 430 265 195 115 1,250 175 1,075 470 285 195 125 1,210 165 1,045 420 280 205 140 60 68 128 69 63 132 1990 1,175 165 1,010 405 270 210 125 1,200 170 1,030 445 275 200 110 1,250 170 1,080 470 290 195 125 1,200 165 1,035 425 280 200 130 62 70 132 64 60 124 1,220 165 1,055 435 275 220 125 1,150 160 990 420 270 195 105 1,150 160 990 420 260 185 125 1,100 160 940 385 255 185 115 64 63 127 58 55 113 1989 -Percent- 104 100 104 107 107 107 104 102 102 107 110 105 114 114 100 102 98 96 97 94 94 103 99 96 105 98 94 102 102 98 105 100 98 95 91 95 98 92 92 97 91 94 98 92 92 94 89 89 102 91 90 95 95 95 109 100 100 94 91 92 100 97 97 93 90 91 92 92 91 94 91 91 93 90 93 92 82 88 108 107 103 102 93 90 105 99 96 94 84 91 92 87 92 93 86 91 , 'YV"' December 1/-February 432 410 431 456 471 499 116 109 106 March-May 518 433 465 510 539 491 106 96 91 December 1/-May 950 843 896 966 1,010 990 110 102 98 June-August 482 444 471 518 506 458 97 88 91 September-November 467 444 462 460 474 424 92 92 89 June-November 949 888 933 978 980 882 95 90 90 Georgia FARROWING INTENTIONS 1991 I 1988 1991 as % of 1989 1990 1,000 Head -Percent- December 1/-February 60 100 March-May 63 93 December 1/-May 123 96 1/ December preceding year. 2/ GA,IL,IN,IO,KS,MN,MO,NB,NC,OH. 97 94 90 100 93 97 2 -- - 10 Quarterly States 2/ I 1991 1988 1991 as % of 1989 1990 1,000 Head -Percent- 2,047 96 97 101 2,400 93 93 98 4,447 94 95 99 HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG CROP, 10 QUARTERLY STATES 1/, 1985-1990 Item I I I 19~ I 1985 I 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990 as % of 11987 I 1988 I 1989 MARCH 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 39,680 38,255 38,520 41,470 41,655 40,190 104 97 96 Kept for Breeding 5,220 4,948 5,250 5,555 5,445 5,245 100 94 96 Market 34,460 33,307 33,270 35,915 36,210 34,945 105 97 97 JUNE 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 41,650 38,075 40,955 44,065 44,020 42,630 104 97 97 Kept for Breeding 5,397 4,885 5,340 5,630 5,550 5,405 101 96 97 Market 36,253 33,190 35,615 38,435 38,470 37,225 105 97 97 SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 41,820 39,635 43,150 45,000 45,050 44,120 102 Kept for Breeding 5,377 4,905 5,310 5,460 5,320 5,300 100 Market 36,443 34,730 37,840 39,540 39,730 38,820 103 98 98 97 100 98 98 DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 41,100 39,730 42,675 43,210 42,200 43,000 101 100 102 Kept for Breeding 5,253 5,125 5,435 5,335 5,275 5,262 97 99 100 Market 35,847 34,605 37,240 37,875 36,925 37,738 101 100 102 Market Hogs and Pigs Under 60 Pounds 13,646 13,120 14,020 13,955 13,450 14,125 101 101 105 60-119 Pounds 9,240 8,825 9,410 9,747 9,602 9,713 103 100 101 120-179 Pounds 7,367 7,135 7,555 7,898 7,609 7,640 101 97 100 180 Pounds & Over 5,594 5,525 6,255 6,275 6,264 6,260 100 100 100 SOWS FARROWING December 1/February 1,955 1,866 1,934 2,123 2,114 2,028 105 March-May 2,420 2,172 2,374 2,588 2,585 2,458 104 December 1/-May 4,375 4,038 4,308 4,711 4,699 4,486 104 June-August 2,191 2,087 2,284 2,358 2,309 2,236 98 September-November 2,266 2,115 2,261 2,301 2,195 2,223 98 June-November 4,457 4,202 4,545 4,659 4,504 4,459 98 96 96 95 95 95 95 95 97 97 101 96 99 pIG CROP December 1/-February 14,690 14,277 14,985 16,496 16,481 15,870 106 March-May 18,762 16,964 18,782 20,252 20,348 19,576 104 December V-May 33,452 31,241 33,767 36,748 36,829 35,446 105 June-August 16,941 16,264 17,692 18,000 18,049 17,684 100 September-November 17,262 16,460 17,496 17,520 16,929 17,342 99 June-November 34,203 32,724 35,188 35,520 34,978 35,026 100 96 96 97 96 96 96 98 98 99 102 99 100 HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG CROP, UNITED STATES. 1989-1990 1990 as % 1990 as % Item 1989 1990 of 1989 Item 1989 1990 of 1989 -1,000 Head- -1,000 Head- Dec, 1 Inyentory All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market 53,821 6,862 46,959 54,562 6,872 47,690 Sows Farrowing 101 June-Aug. 2,977 100 Sept.-Nov. 2,798 102 June-Nov. 5,775 2,879 97 2,819 101 5,698 99 Market Hogs & Pigs Under 60 Pounds 60- 119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over Sows Farrowing Dec. 1/-Feb. March-May Dec. 1/-May 1/ December preceding year. 17,195 12,183 9,673 7,908 2,723 3,318 6,041 17,881 12,224 9,679 7,906 2,600 3,142 5,742 Pig Crop 104 Dec. 1/-Feb. 100 March-May 100 Dec.1/-May 100 June-Aug. Sept.-NOV. I June-Nov. 95 95 95 I Year 21,168 26,070 47,238 23,192 21,644 44,836 92,074 20,349 96 24,958 96 45,307 96 22,737 98 22,044 102 44,780 100 90,087 98 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for December was 148 percent of the 1977 average, 1 point (0.7 percent) above the previous month and 15 points (11.3 percent) above a year ago. Higher prices for corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, beef cattle, calves, broilers and table eggs were partially offset by lower prices for cottonseed, hogs. milk, and chickens. U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT The December All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 1 point (0.7 percent) from November to 145 percent of Its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of milk, hogs, and lettuce were partially offset by higher prices for cattle, peanuts, and eggs. The All Farm Products Index was 4 points (2.7 percent) below a year ago. Lower milk and wheat prices were the, major contributors to the decline. Higher prices for cattle, peanuts, lettuce, and apples were partially offsetting. INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977 = 100 Nov. 1989 Dec. 1989 Nov. 1990 Dec. 1990 Georgia Prices Received All Commodities 133 133 147* 148 Crops 123 123 159* 160 Uvestock & Products 140 141 138 138 United States Prices Received 147 149 146 145 Prices Paid 1/178 1/178 2/188 2/188 I Ratio 3/ 83 84 78 77 1/ Oct. 1989 Prices Paid Index. 2/ Oct. 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Pald, Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates. Revised. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-DECEMBER 15, 1990, WITH COMPARISONS Price Georgia I United States Ber nit Dec. 1989 Nov. 1990 Dec. 15, 1990 Dec. 1989 Nov. 1990 Dec. 15. 1990 Winter Wheat $/Bu. 3.78 * * 3.94 2.38 2.38 Oats $/Bu. - - 1.53 1,16 1.10 Corn $/Bu. 2.85 2.64 2.75 2.27 2.17 2.18 Cotton Cts./Lb. 65.6 68.3 1/68.5 61.9 68.2 1/67.3 Cottonseed 2/ Tobacco $fTon Cts./Lb. 100.00 - 124.00 - 115.00 - 121.00 167.4 126.00 174.0 127.00 3/183,5 Soybeans $/Bu. 5.53 5.71 5.72 5.64 5.78 5.74 Peanuts All Hay, Baled, 2/ Cts./Lb. $fTon 21.4 - 44.3. 1/46.2 28.2 83.10 40.1 81.50 1/47.7 80.70 Hogs $/Cwt. 48.10 49.50 46.60 48.20 50.20 47.60 Sows $/Cwt. 36.30 43.90 36.90 38.50 44.20 37.90 Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt. 48.50 49.90 47.10 49.10 50.70 48.50 Beef Cattle, 4/ $/Cwt. 56.10 55.60 60.60 71.00 75.30 77.60 Cows, 5/ $/Cwt. 50.40 49.00 50.70 49.30 47.90 49.00 Steers & Heifers $/Cwt. 69.10 77.30 80.80 75.90 81.20 82.90 Calves All Milk Turkeys, 2/ $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb. 77.50 17.10 - 86.40 15.10. 90.80 3/13.20 - . . 89.10 16.00 39.3 93.90 12.80 43.0 97.20 3/12.20 35.6 Chickens Cts./Lb. 14.8 2/16.2 11.7 Com'l Broilers, 6/ Cts./Lb. 27.0 26.5 3/27.0 28.6 28.2 3/28.8 Eggs, All, 7/ Cts./Doz. 91.1 2/86.8 88.8 82.8 2/72.9 76.5 Table Cts./Doz. 72.7 2/65.2 69.0 77.6 2/66.2 70.3 Hatching Cts./Doz. 125.0 2/135.0 135.0 1/ First half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ 'Co~' and stee.. and heffa..' combined with allowance where nece..ary for slaughter bulls. 5/lncludes dairy cows sold for slaughter. 81 Llveweight equivalent price for Gaorgla. 7/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers Including hatching eggs sold at retall Insufficient sales. Georgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) Is pUblished semi-monthly by tha Georgia Agrlcunural StatlltlciSeMce,'Athens,Ga.'30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga. Subscription fee $10 per yaar except treato data contributors. POSTMASTER: Send addre.. chang.. to Georgia Agrlcunur81 Statistics service, Stephens Federal Building, SUite 320, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 042P01 13 00000 95-257209520 . 404/542-0663 00 9108 UNIV OF GEORGIA DOCUMENTS SECT LIBRARY ~ ATHENS GA 30602 GEORGIA FARM REPORT February 6, 1991 Volume 91-Number 3 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 ,C7 HIGHLIGHTS Annual Poultry Summary Monthly Poultry Summary Sheep Catfish Production Cattle Inventory Calf Crop Cattle on Feed Monthly Prices Livestock Slaughter Catfish Processed Peanut Stocks Cold Storage RECEIVED FEB 0 7 1991 ~ GEORGIA'S 4.3 BILLION EGGS UP 2 PERCENT; NUMBER OF LAYERS VIRTUALLY THE SAME DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT IN 1990 LAYER NUMBERS UP SLIGHTLY Eggs produced in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 1990, totaled 4.3 billion, 2 percent more than the 4.2 billion eggs produced in 1989. The number of layers averaged 17.6 million in 1990, virtually the same as the number of layers the previous year. All layers in Georgia produced an average 245 eggs per hen in 1990, up from the previous year's average of 241 eggs per layer. Georgia ranked fifth in the Nation in 1990 in the average number of layers and fifth in total egg production. The Nation's egg production during the year ending November 30, 1990, totaled 67.8 billion eggs, up 1 percent from last year's total of 67.3 billion eggs. Layer numbers during 1990 averaged 270 million layers, up slightly from 1989. The annual average production per layer on hand in 1990 was 252 eggs, up from the previous year's average of 250 eggs per layer. California led all states with an average number of layers totaling 29.9 million. LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION, 20 SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1989-19901/ State Average Number of Layers 1989 1990 Egg per Layers 2/ 1989 1990 Total Egg Production 1989 1990 -Thousands- -Number- -Million Eggs- Ala. 9,459 9,514 231 232 2,183 2,206 Ark. 14,455 15,597 232 232 3,352 3,620 Calif. 30,073 29,931 243 250 7,317 7,472 Conn. 3,711 3,n6 252 271 934 1,023 Aa. 10,788 10,546 244 245 2,628 2,586 GA. 17,563 17,562 241 245 4,233 4,302 Ind. 21,164 20,719 261 263 5,529 5,445 Iowa 8,505 8,261 252 260 2,140 2,151 Maine 4,324 3,926 264 272 1,140 1,069 Mich. 5,666 5,328 257 264 1,454 1,404 Minn. 8,740 9,646 256 259 2,236 2,499 Miss. 5,354 5,979 241 240 1,289 1,434 Mo. 6,181 6,389 240 247 1,485 1,580 N.Y. 3,973 3,658 268 267 1,063 975 N.C. 13,871 12,849 239 232 3,312 2,986 Ohio 16,832 17,676 259 264 4,367 4,667 Pa. 19,535 18,576 268 268 5,232 4,976 S.C. 5,114 5,441 262 261 1,342 1,422 Tex. 13,673 13,813 242 240 3,304 3,317 Wash. 4,804 4,856 270 20 States 22~,785 224,033 250 265 1,299 252 55,839 1,287 56,421 OtherStates 45,562 45,646 251 250 11,419 11,411 U.S.3/ 269,347 269,679 250 252 67,258 67,832 II Annual estimates cover Ihe period Dec. 1, previous year Ihru Nov. 30. 21 Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 31 Sum may not add 10 U.S. total duelo rounding. 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-DECEMBER 1989-1990 Number of Lay.ers During December 1989 1990 EggSB:r 100 Layers- ecember 1989 1990 -Thousands- -Number- Total E9~ Produce< During ecember 1989 199( -Millions- 6,168 6,578 1,864 1,870 114 1; 11,839 11,539 2,201 2,226 2: 18,007 18,117 2,083 2,097 3l 34,514 191,040 225.554 35.425 190,331 225,756 1,831 2,190 2,136 1,843 632 II 2,208 4,185 4,2 2,151 4.817 4,8' 39,827 231,163 270,990 41,462 230,565 272,027 1,842 2,181 2,131 1,852 734 7 2,206 5,043 5,0 2,152 5,777 5,8 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1989-1990 Item Nov. 1989 %of %1 Nov. year Dec. 2/ Jan. thru Nov. ye 1990 ago 1990 1989 1990 ag Thousands Thousands Young Chickens Georgia 60,330 66,468 110 62,385 704,255 735,245 1( United States 447,309 469,794 105 441,471 5,032,144 5,380,549 1( Mature Chickens Ught Type, U.S. 9,158 9,278 101 9,200 121,650 122,660 1( Heavy Type, U.S. 3,883 3,016 78 2,973 44,674 45,513 1( Total U.S. 13,041 12,294 94 12,173 166,324 168,173 1( Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned 3,501 2,963 85 3,108 40,051 41,368 1( Young Chickens Georgia 1.4 1.1 United States 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.7 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and POUltry Inspection Program. Current month data estimaled by Market News Service. 2l Preliminary. r Item Chickens Egg Type Bioiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds EGGS IN INCUBATORs-JANUARY 1,1990-1991, UNITED STATES 1990 1001 -Thousands- 29,499 427,318 32,486 29,875 443,825 33,300 % of Year Ago 101 104 103 Item POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1989-1990 Dec. 1989 Nov. 1990 Dec. 1990 % of year ago January thru December 1989 1990 -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- %c yea ag Perc! Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type 4,422 147 4,714 171 4,740 107 229 156 53,001 2,653 56,932 1~ 2,476 '" Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 76,536 69,233 76,251 100 874,447 910,485 10 United States 522.093 490,178 547,067 105 5,944,349 6.300,640 1() Egg TYJ;le Georgia 1,168 1,367 1,749 150 14,843 16,602 11 United States 29,284 29,991 31,050 106 383,678 400,758 10 Turkeys Poultry Placed U.S. 21 511 21 629 22777 106 2/82313 2/85565 lQ 1/ Reported by leading breeders, includes expected pUllet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Tu poults placed SeptemberDecember 19891990. 2 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Georgia red meat production totaled 34.9 million pounds during December 1990, 2 percent less than November 1990, but 20 percent higher than December 1989. The number of cattle slaughtered in Georgia during December was 20,800 head, an increase of 30 percent from December 1989. Calves slaughtered totaled 1,000 head, 100 head more than the previous year. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States in December 1990, totaled 3.08 billion pounds, down 3 percent from last year. January-December red meat production, at 38.6 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from the previous year. Beef production, at 1.68 billion pounds, was down 8 percent. Head kill totaled 2.45 million, down 9 percent. The average live weight decreased 6 pounds to 1,145. Pork production, at 1.34 billion pounds was up 4 percent. Hog kill totaled 7.35 million head, up 2 percent. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 252. Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs S~eep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER l/-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Number Slau~ htered Dec. December '90 as % of 1989 1990 1989 Average Live Weight December 1989 1990 -1,000 Head- Percent -Pounds- 16.0 20.8 130 930 950 0.9 1.0 111 338 404 21 2/ 21 2/ 0.1 0.1 100 99 76 Total Live Weight December 1989 1990 -1,000 Pounds- 14,854 309 2/ 6 19,771 395 2/ 9 United States Cattle 2,679.6 2,451.3 91 1,151 1,145 3,084,657 Calves 172.3 141.5 82 243 307 41,892 Hogs 7,233.0 7,353.5 102 249 252 1,803,034 Sheep & Lambs 469.3 464.5 99 128 126 60,195 11 Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes tarm slaughter. 2/ Data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2,806,979 43,496 1,850,027 58,482 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1 December 1990 as % Kind 1989 1990 of 1989 Jan.-Dec. 2/ 1989 1990 -Million Pounds- Percent Bf'ef 1,827 1,680 92 Veal 25 28 112 Pork 1,288 1,342 104 Lamb & Mutton 31 30 97 Total Red Meat 3,171 3,079 97 1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on un rounded data. -Million Pounds- 22,975 344 15,757 342 39,418 22,618 319 15,292 358 38,586 1990 as % of 1989 Percent 98 93 97 105 98 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 1 Paid to Producers 1989 1990 Imports of Catfish 2 1989 1990 --Thousand Pounds-- Jan. 26,948 33,066 26,948 33,066 Ff'b. 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 May June 28,892 27,598 31,542 28,967 141,167 168,765 160,592 189,559 July 27,827 29,540 296,592 219,099 Aug. 28,371 31,108 224,963 250,207 Sept. 30,366 27,566 255,329 277,773 Oct. 31,670 29,211 286,999 306,984 Nov. 29,096 27,913 316,095 334,897 ~c. 25.805 25.538 341,900 360,435 , / Poces paid to producers for fISh deli......r.d to processing plant. 21 Data furni..,ed by U S. Bureau of Census. 3 Dols. per Pound .78 .73 .78 .75 .77 .78 .76 .79 .76 .79 .75 .79 .71 .79 .68 .79 .65 .78 .64 .78 .64 .77 .68 .73 Thous. Pounds 588 115 117 553 795 322 417 48 952 618 584 6/342 689 406 422 362 756 619 414 33 66 381 1,024 GA. CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT All cattle and calves on Georgia farms on January 1, 1991, are estimated at 1,420,000 head, 1 percent more than a year earlier. The current inventory of 770,000 cows that have calved is 2 percent more than on January 1, a year earlier. Beef cows total 657,000 head, 2 percent more than on January 1, 1990, and the number of milk cows increased 4 percent "from a year ago to 113,000 head. . Calves born during 1990 in Georgia totaled 670,000 head, unchanged from the 1989 calf crop. G e i G $ v 5 1 U.S. INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 1991, totaled 99.4 million head, up 1 percent from the revised 98.2 million on January 1, 1990, and up 1 percent from the revised 98.1 million two years ago. This continues the recent upward trend in cattle inventories showing the second January increase since 1982. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.8 million, were up 1 percent from both the 43.4 million a year ago and the 43.3 million of two years ago. Beef cows, at 33.6 million, were 1 percent above January 1, 1990, and 2 percent above two years ago. Milk cows, at 10.2 million, were virtually unchanged from January 1, 1990, but 1 percent I C:Iass 1990 -- -._-- .... Georgia 1991 C ttle & Calves -1,000 Head- 1,400 1,420 Cows & Heifers that ve calved 755 no lef Cows 646 657 Ik Cows .. 109 ~ 113 H ifers 500 Lbs. & Over 180 185 ,r Beef Cow Replacements 98 98 ,r Milk Cow Replacements 40 44 her Heifers 42 43 -- . - _.- 1991 as % of 1990 Percent 101 102 102 104 103 100 110 102 United States 1990 1991 -1,000 Head- 98,162 99,436 I 1991 as % of 1990 Percent 101 43,353 33,200 10,153 17,673 5,418 4,227 8,028 43,n9 33,620 10,159 18,162 5,585 4,194 8,383 101 .. 101 100 103 103 99 104 S lers 500 Lbs. & Over B lis 500 Lbs. & Over C Ives under 500 Lbs. C_If Cro 63 45 357 1989 670 60 45 360 1990 670 95 100 101 1990 as % of 1989 100 15,911 2,195 19,031 1989 40,102 16,548 2,228 18,720 1990 39,879 104 101 98 1990 as % of 1989 99 I I LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY, VALUE, AND NUMBER OF OPERATIONS-1989, 1990, 1991 I i Number of Number on Farms Value per Head Total Value Operations 1/ January 1, January 1, January 1, Specie 1989 1990 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 -Number- -1,000 Head- -Dollars- -1,000 Dollars- I GEORGIA C Ittle & Calves 32,000 30,000 1,400 1,420 525.00 550.00 735,000 781,000 H )gs 2/ 9,000 8,800 1,200 1,100 72.00 84.00 86,400 92,400 C lickens 2/3/ 26,280 23,666 2.70 2.80 70,956 66,265 T Ital 892,356 939,665 UNITED STATES -1,000 Operations- -Mil. Head- -Dollars- -Mil. Dollars- C Ittle & Calves 1,323.3 1,288.6 98.2 99.4 614.00 653.00 60,285.4 64,900.2 H >9s 2/ 306.2 278.0 53.8 54.6 79.10 85.40 4.255.5 4,657.4 S leep Clickens 2/3/ 111.1 109.7 11.4 356.2 11.2 351.8 79.30 2.16 65.60 2.29 901.5 nO.8 734.9 805.8 TAal 66,213.2 71,098.3 1/ An operation is any place having one or more of the species on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Number on farms. average value and tolal value, December 1 previous year. 3/ E (eludes commercial broilers. 4 CATILE ON FEED UP 10 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed January 1, 1991, for slaughter market in the 13 quarterly states totaled 10.9 million head, up 10 percent from January 1, 1990, and 13 percent above 1989. This is the largest January number on feed since 1979. Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the October-December 1990 quarter totaled 7.45 million, up 2 percent from 1989 and 12 percent above 1988. Other disappearance of 347 thousand head leaves net placements at 7.10 million. Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during October-December totaled 5.25 million, 2 percent below 1989 and 4 percent below the same period in 1988. CATILE AND CALVES ON FEED-OCTOBER 1. 1989-199o--JANUARY 1.1990-1991 Total 13 States 1/ Total 7 States 2/ Number 1990 as % Number 1990 as % Item 1989 1990 of 1989 1989 1990 of 1989 -1,000 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/ 8,276 7,306 5,346 293 9,092 7,446 5,254 347 110 6,958 102 6,190 98 4,521 118 249 7,670 110 6,236 101 4,466 99 303 122 1990 1991 as% 1991 of 1990 1990 1991 as % 1991 of 1990 On Feed Jan. 1 9,943 10,937 110 8,378 9,137 109 '1 AZ,CA,CO,IL,ID,IA,KS,MN,NB,OK,SD,TX.WA. 21 AZ,CA,CO,IA,KS,NB,TX. 3/lnclud.. cattle placed on feed after beginning or quarter end marketed before end of quarter. 41 Include. death 101les, movement from feedlots to pasture. and shipment. to other feedlot. for further feeding. U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 187 (1977 = 100), unchanged from October 1990. The January index was 6 points (3.3 percent) above a year earlier. The Farm Production Index of Goods and Services for January was 173, down 1 point (0.6 percent) from the previous quarter. Compared to a year earlier, the index was 4 points (2.4 percent) higher. Lower January fuel prices contributed most to the decrease since October 1990. Feeder livestock and feed prices were generally lower. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The December Unadjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was 133.8 (1982-84= 100), unchanged from November 1990. The December 1990 CPI-U level was 6.1 percent higher than the index in December 1989. The energy index, which slowed in November after advancing sharply in the preceding 3 months, declined 0.4 percent in December. December gasoline prices fell 0.3 percent despite an increase in the federal excise tax from 9 to 14 cents a gallon on December 1,1990. FEED-PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1991, WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Price per Unit Southeast Oct. Jan. 1990 1991 Jan. 1990 United States Oct. 1990 Jan. 1991 Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44% Bran Middlings Corn Meal Laying Feed Broiler Grower Turkey Grower Chick Starter Dairy Feed, 14% Dairy Feed, 16% Dairy Feed, 18% Dairy Feed, 20% Dairy Conet., 32% Hog Feed, 14%-18% Hog Conet., 38%-42% Beef Cattle Conet., 32%-36% Stock Salt Molasses, Uquid 11 AL,FL.GA,SC. $/Cw1. $/Cw1. $/Cw1. $/Cw1. $/Cw1. $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $fTon $/50 Lbs. $/Cw1. 14.90 15.80 12.60 10.90 9.10 198.00 205.00 261.00 208.00 175.00 185.00 205.00 178.00 233.00 233.00 315.00 264.00 3.90 8.80 14.30 14.50 12.90 11.70 8.90 201.00 205.00 252.00 217.00 169.00 187.00 198.00 182.00 228.00 234.00 296.00 266.00 3.90 9.20 5 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 14.90 13.10 10.70 9.35 7.39 199.00 210.00 237.00 215.00 169.00 181.00 190,00 189.00 282.00 211.00 302.00 251.00 3.53 9.42 14.60 12.50 10.70 9.35 7.37 198.00 211.00 235.00 217.00 170.00 179.00 187.00 189.00 275.00 211.00 294.00 249.00 3.57 9.44 ALL SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 1991 totaled 11.2 million head, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Stock sheep inventory decreased to 9.47 million head on January 1, 1991, down 1 percent from 9.60 million last year. Ewes one year old and older, at 7.43 million head, was down 2 percent. Ewe lamb inventory totaled 1.34 million head, up 1 percent from a year earlier. Sheep and lambs on feed January 1, 1991, for the slaughter market in the 25 major feeding states totaled 1.73 million head, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The 1990 lamb crop of 7.70 million head decreased slightly from the 1989 lamb crop. The 1990 lambing rate was 101 per 100 ewes one year old and older on hand January 1, 1990, compared with 107 in 1989. SHEEP-NUMBER BY CLASSES AND LAMB CROP, UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 1989-1991 Class 1989 1990 --1,000 Head-- 1991 1991/90 Percent All Sheep & Lambs 1/ 10,858 11,363 11,200 99 On Feed 1,646 1,762 1,730 98 Stock Sheep 9,212 9,601 9,471 99 Lambs Ewes 1,344 1,324 1,342 101 Wethers and Rams 346 312 351 113 One Year Old & Older Ewes Ewes 7,187 7,609 7,429 98 Wethers and Rams 334 356 349 98 New Lamb Crop 2/ 821 774 761 98 Lamb Crop 7,725 7,704 1/ New crop lambs are not Included in all sheep and lambs inventory estimate in this report. 2/lncludes all lambs born after September 30 previous year that are on hand January 1. U.S. CATFISH SALES UP 20 PERCENT Catfish growers in the 17 selected states had sales of 323 million dollars during 1990. These sales were up 20 percent from the 1989 total sales of 270 million dollars. Sales of stockers, fingerlings and fry from hatchery operations totaled 22.9 million dollars, up 26 percent from the 18.3 million dollars in sales during 1989. Sales of food size fish and stockers from grower operations totaled 300 million dollars, up 19 percent from last year's total of 251 million dollars. Direct sales to processors accounted for 92 percent of the total sales of food size fish. The total number of operations on January 1, 1991, in the 17 selected states was 1,818. down 1 percent from the July 1, 1990, total of 1,840. The number of hatcheries on January 1, 1991, totaled 550, down 2 percent from the 562 hatcheries on July 1, 1990. The number of grower operations totaled 1,644, down 1 percent from the July 1, 1990, total of 1,654. The water surface acres being used for catfish production totaled 162 thousand acres, up 3 percent from the July 1, 1990, total of 157 thousand acres. Hatchery operations had 1.34 million broodfish on hand on January 1, 1991. Hatcheries had 91.6 million stocks on hand on January 1, 1991. The number of fingerlings in hatcheries on January 1, 1991, was 553 million. Grower operations had 239 million food size fish on hand on January 1, 1991. Of the total number of food size fish, 5.59 million were lar~e food size (over 3 pounds per fish), 66.6 million were medium food size ( 1 1/2 pounds to 3 pounds pel fish) and 167 million were small food size fish (3/4 pound to 1 1/2 pounds per fish). The number of stockers on hand on January 1, 1991 totaled 321 million fish. Grower operations had 557 million fingerlings on hand on January 1, 1991. CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE AND TOTAL SALES State Total Number of Operations July 1, Jan. 1, 1990 1991 -Number- Water Surfaces 1/ July 1, Jan. 1, 1990 1991 -Acres- Total Sales-All Size July 1, Jan. 1 1990 1991 -1,000 Dollars- Ala. 370 350 17,900 18,600 23,811 24,062 Ark. 214 206 19,000 20,500 22,752 29,571 Fla. 75 47 1,100 1,200 1,808 2,47~ III. 32 53 500 450 2/ 2 Ky. 53 45 420 400 2/ 2 La. 200 200 11,500 11,500 12,531 15,22! Miss. 322 308 93,000 94,000 192,804 227,4OC Mo. 125 125 2,800 2,700 2,041 2,57 N.C. 48 50 1,000 1,100 883 1,m Okla. 85 85 1,100 1,300 966 2,23! S.C. 37 29 1,200 1,450 244 2,38 Tenn. Tex. 32 28 380 380 2/ 2 97 145 3,000 3,640 1,136 5,997 Other 3/150 3/147 3/4,320 3/4,680 4/10,740 4/10,lH Total 1,840 1,818 157,220 161,900 269,716 323,2g 1/ Water .urface acres for July 1, 1990 are revised. 21 Data not published separately to avoid disclOSing individual operations, Data included with other statu. 3/lncludes CA,GA,ID,KS. 4/lnclude. CA,GA,ID,ll,KS,KY,TN, 6 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for January was 154 percent of the 1977 average, 3 points (2.0 percent) above the previous month and 19 points (14.1 percent) higher than the previous year. Higher prices for cotton, cottonseed, hogs, broilers and table eggs were partially offset by lower prices for corn, soybeans, cows, steers and heifers, calves, milk, other chickens and hatching eggs. u.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT The January All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 1 point (0.7 percent) from last month to 144 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Increases In the prices of hogs, broilers, and eggs were partially offset by lower prices for soybeans, milk, and tomatoes. The index was 10 points (6.5 percent) below a year ago. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-JANUARY 15,1991, WITH COMPARISONS Price Georgia I United States Ber nit Jan. 1990 Dec. 1990 Jan. 15. 1991 Jan. 1990 Dec. 1990 Jan. 15, 1991 Winter Wheat $/Bu. 3,77 * * 3.87 2.39 2.30 Oats $/Bu. 1.47 1.18 1.12 Corn $/Bu. 2.97 2.78 2.77 2.31 2.22 2.22 Cotton Cts./Lb. 62.9 69.0 1/70.6 60.2 65.9 1/63.9 Cottonseed 21 $fTon 110.00 115,00 130.00 120.00 118.00 130.00 Tobacco Cts./Lb. 169.7 175.0 3/177.5 Soybeans $/Bu. 5.54 5.59 5.38 5.65 5.72 5.48 Peanuts Cts./Lb. 52.8 24.6 43.6 1/44.8 All Hay, Baled, 2/ $fTon 84.90 80.70 82.00 Milk Cows, 4/51 $/Head 1,140.00 1,110.00 1,120.00 1,100.00 Hogs $/Cwt. 46.50 46.20 48.00 47.30 47.80 49.30 Sows $/Cwt. 37.80 38.50 39.50 41.20 40.10 41.00 Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt. 47.10 46.60 48.50 47.90 48.40 50.00 Beef Cattle, 61 $/Cwt. 57.60 58.80 61.10 73.70 76.10 76.00 Cows, 71 $/Cwt. 49.80 51.90 51.40 50.00 49.70 48.80 Steers & Heifers $/Cwt. 71.70 78.20 75.60 78.80 81.30 81.40 Calves $/Cwt. 80,30 92,80 91.90 91.00 96.80 96.30 All Milk $/Cwt. 17.70 13.00 3/12.80 15.70 11.90 3/11.70 Turkeys,2/ Cts./Lb. 35.9 35.6 33.9 Chickens Cts./Lb. 17.4 2/11.7 11.5 Com'l Broilers, 81 Cts./Lb, 28.0 27.0 3/29.0 30.7 28,8 3/30.9 Eggs, All, 91 Cts./Doz. 96.1 2/88.8 89.0 83.8 2/76.5 79.1 Table Cts./Doz. 80.2 2/69.0 73.6 78.8 2/70.3 73,6 Hatching Cts./Doz. 140.0 2/135.0 125.0 11 First half of month. 21 Midmonth price. 31 Entire month. 41 Animals sold lor dairy herd replacement only. 5/ Prices estimated quarterly. 61 'Cows' and 'steers and heifers' combined with allowance where necessary lor slaughter bulls. 71 Includes dairy cows sold lor slaughter. 8/ Liveweight equivalent price lor Georgia, 9/ Average 01 all eggs sold by larme~ Including hetching eggs sold at reteil Insufficient sales. 1977= 100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Dec. 1989 Jan. 1989 Dec. 1990 Georgia Prices Received All Commodities 133 135 151 Crops 123 122 170 Uvestock & Products 141 145 127 Ur.ited States Prices Received 149 154 143 Prices Paid 1/178 181 2/187 Ratio 31 84 85 76 1/0el. 1989 Prices Peid Inde. 2/ Oct. 1990 Prices Paid Inde. 3/ Ratio of Inde. 01 Prices Received to Inde. 01 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and F81m Wage Rates. 7 Jan. 1990 154 170 141 144 187 77 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 Total 3/ -1,000 Pounds- 1989 Dec. 2,370,245 502,543 41,982 668,382 3,080,609 1990 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July AU9 Sept. Oct. 1,914,179 1,473,417 1,134,619 656,275 276,968 84,172 28,395 36,711 1,194,776 2,380,871 549,208 660,237 701,704 689,026 679,521 619,897 469,966 288,795 233,073 313,491 47,592 58,749 64,491 65,690 64,417 56,334 40,719 21,920 9,814 23,194 730,447 " 878,115 933,266 916,405 903,763 824,463 625,055 384,097 309,987 416,943 2,692,218 2,410,281 2,132,376 1,638,370 1,245,148 964,969 694,169 442,728 1,514,577 2,821,008 Nov. 2,455,347 375,778 25,630 499,785 2,980,762 Dec. 2,157,126 449,235 29,410 597,483 2,784,019 l' Excludes stocks on fanns. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial 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. 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, DECEMBER 31,1990 Dec. 31, 1989 Nov. 30, 1990 Dec. 31, 1990 Percent of Dec. 1989 Nov. 1990 -1,000 Pounds- -Percent- 256,221 404,537 411,947 161 102 328,030 437,255 459,024 140 105 13,558 17,163 14,044 104 82 805,228 864,466 818,643 102 95 1,175,956 1,299,115 1,538,826 131 118 535,520 534,977 574,575 107 107 251,650 277,174 307,204 122 111 255,791 221,471 234,064 92 106 468,691 582,341 567,617 121 97 235,939 338,399 310,237 131 92 1,956,785 2,457,661 2,307,343 118 94 917,349 997,630 970,593 106 97 241,255 140,394 200,133 83 143 19,609 6,170 9,647 49 156 20,234 11,673 14,265 71 122 60,156 114256 47,573 79 423 GeOrgla Farm Report (ISNN fee 5'0 per year except free 01704d4a-7ta28co0)ntIrsibpuutobrliss.hePdOsSeTmMiA-mSToEnRth:lysbeyntdheadGdereo.rg.iachaAnggrlecsuntourGaleSotragtiiastAicgsriSceurnvulcreal Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. Second class poslage paid at Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, SUIte 320, Athens, Athens, Ga. Ga. SUbscription 306135099. I \ ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 J42POl 13 00000 95-257209520 404/542-0663 00 9108 UN I V OF C.EORG I A OCUMENTS SECT LIBRARY ATHENS GA 30602 ", I. C'I 5L GEORGIA FARM REPORT ~8tuH.\~l-lf.Jrtt1r 4 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS -'----- SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Honey Production U.S. Planting Intentions Farm Labor Cattle on Feed . Catfish Processing Monthly Milk Production Revised 1990 Pecans in Cold Storage RECE\'JEO t\~R () 5 \99\ UDGO~ClU\tB/l~N~R1\SS u.S. HONEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE UP JANUARY PLANTING INTENTIONS Honey production in 1990 from producers with 5 or more hives, totaled 196 million pounds, up 11 percent from 1989. There were 3.19 million colonies producing honey, down 7 percent from 1989. Yield per colony avera~ed 61.5 pounds, up from the unusually low 51.4 pounds In 1989. Colonies that produced in more than one state were counted in each state, and yields may be understated at the state level. Producer honey stocks were 30.7 million pounds on December 15, 1990. Weather conditions for honey production were highly variable between regions in 1990. Bee populations were reduced significantly in some areas due to adverse weather, disease and mite infestations. Prices for the 1990 crop averaged 52.8 cents per pound, up 3 cents from the 1989 price of 49.8 cents per pound. Prices are based on retail sales by producers and sales to private processors and co-ops. Government payments are excluded from the honey prices published in this annual report. A special survey conducted during the last two weeks of January indicated that U.S. farmers intend to plant more corn, sorghum, soybeans, cotton, barley, oats, rice, and sunflowers and less wheat in 1991 than in 1990. A sample of farmers and ranchers throughout the Nation was telephoned and asked their 1991 planting intentions. for selected crops. Nearly 19,000 operators surveyed in the September and December 1990 Agriculture Surveys were recontacted for this earlier-than-normal planting intentions report. Less than a tenth of the survey respondents across the United States were still undecided about their intentions to plant. About one fourth of the survey respondents that participated in the farm program in 1990 are still undecided if they will participate in 1991. A large portion of all farmers surveyed indicated they did not understand major provisions of the 1991 farm program. Only United States planting intentions are provided in this report. The January survey sample was not designed to obtain regional or State estimates. However, both State and National estimates will be available from the March Prospective Plantings to be published March 28, 1991. Actual 1991 plantings may vary from these reported intentions because of the effects of weather, availability of production inputs, changes in marketing conditions prior to planting, indications from this report, and farmers and ranchers finaliZing their decisions about participating in the 1991 Farm Program. COLONIES OF BEES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1989-1990 I Georgia I United States Item I 1989 I 1990 I 1/1989 I 1990 Colonies of Bees, 1,000 Colonies 116 111 3,443 3,188 Yield Per Colony, Pounds 27 50 51.4 61.5 Honey Production, 3,132 5,550 176,957 196,035 1,000 Pounds Stocks Dec. 15, 1,000 Pounds 2/ 125 333 32,542 30,746 Avg. Price per Pound, 0.560 0.580 3/0.498 3/0.528 Dollars Value of Honey Production, 1,754 3,219 89,418 105,033 1,000 Dollars 11 Revid. 2J Do.. nol Include .tock. under loan. 31 Weighted by reported .ale. ACRES PLANTED AND INTENDED TO BE PLANTED, UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1991 Crop 1989 1990 Intended 1991 as % 1991 1/ of 1990 -1,000 Acres- Percent Corn 72,221 74,171 n.5OO 104 Sorghum 12,642 10,535 12,500 119 Oats 2/ 6,882 5,940 6,800 114 Barley 9,125 8,201 9,100 111 All Wheat 76,615 n,286 68,618 89 Winter 55,091 56,998 3/51,018 90 Durum 3,791 3,565 3,600 101 Other Spring 17,733 16,723 14,000 84 Rice 2,731 2,887 4/2.950 102 Soybeans 60,820 57,795 58,500 101 All Cotton 10,587 12,429 14,700 118 Sunflowers 5/ 1,840 1,905 2,600 136 11 Acres planted or intended to ba planted. 2J 1989 and 1990 acre. h""'ested lor grein, 1991 planted lor grain halVe.t. 3/ Carried lorward Irom January winter wheat and rye ...dlng. report. 41 The 1991 rice program wa. announced January 30 alter the .ulV&Y wu completed. 5/lnclud.. both oil and nonoil varletie. in KS, MN, NO, SO, and TX. AGAICULnJRAL STATISTlCIAN ANO GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTlJRE JANUARY FARM WAGES AVERAGED $5.54 PER HOUR IN THE SOUTHEAST There were 119,000 people working on farms in the southeast during the week of January 6-12, 1991. Self-employe farm operators accounted for 69,000 of the total, along with 12,000 unpaid workers, and 38,000 workers hired direct! by farm operators. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.54 per hour during the January 1991 survey week. This rate was up 63 cents from a year earlier. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.02 per hour compared with $4.4S last January. Field workers received an average of $5.10 per hour, up $1 from the January 1990 survey week. Livestoc workers earned $5.42 compared with $5.02 per hour a year earlier. Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 24.3 hours, 1.2 hours more than the comparable week in 1990 Unpaid workers averaged 29.5 hours, 3.4 hours less than last year. Hired employees worked 32.7 hours, 4.6 hours lesl than last January. State or Re ion 2/ Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Corn belt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii U.S. All Hired Workers 5.54 6.34 5.25 5.41 5.31 5.78 5.31 5.30 6.28 5.55 5.46 5.20 5.38 5.70 5.77 6.72 6.78 8.56 6.00 Field 5.10 5.80 5.35 4.61 5.45 6.18 5.45 6.14 5.92 4.78 5.44 4.55 5.03 5.09 5.09 6.08 5.88 7.72 5.69 --Dollars per Hour-- 5.42 9.91 7.80 5.50 10.97 9.76 4.86 7.15 3/ 5.29 8.55 7.91 4.57 9.02 3/ 4.94 8.40 3/ 4.76 9.00 6.20 4.84 6.94 6.50 5.06 8.16 6.23 5.71 9.14 5.31 5.29 7.47 3/ 4.94 8.26 6.78 5.02 6.66 3/ 5.46 7.74 5.18 5.15 8.31 3/ 6.53 10.35 6.71 6.80 11.60 8.98 3/ 14.58 3/ 5.32 9.17 7.58 Hourly 5.02 5.69 4.89 4.99 4.63 5.78 5.57 5.53 5.88 5.39 5.44 4.89 5.26 5.46 5.21 6.28 5.93 7.97 5.62 6.52 5.90 76..9~ 3/ 5.7 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 615.9 5.7 4. 3/ 5. 3/ 6. 3/ 5. 3/ 3/ 3/ 5;:. ~ 3/ 6. 3/ 6.3 3/ 7.5 6.58 9.~ 3/ 12. 6.31 6. NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 6-12,1991 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ State or Re ion 2/ All Farm Workers Thous. SelfEm 10 ed Thous. Hours Unpaid Thous. Hours Hired Thous. Hours -Thousands Southeast 119 Florida 100 Appalachian I 96 Appalachian II 183 Delta 92 Northeast I 85 Northeast II 122 Lake 265 Cornbelt I 233 Cornbelt II 195 Northern Plains 206 Southern Plains 281 Mountain I 63 Mountain II 46 Mountain 1/1 50 Pacific 78 California 219 Hawaii 13 69 24.3 26 18.6 59 24.2 132 20.4 57 24.3 39 41.8 61 43.3 153 40.9 162 28.9 145 34.9 138 35.9 190 23.8 38 36.0 25 32.3 12 28.3 42 25.9 50 33.0 3 32.1 12 29.5 38 32.7 31 6 27.6 68 36.0 44 24 13 32.3 24 37.0 21 15 31.4 36 32.2 23 13 28.7 22 36.3 20 10 35.3 36 39.5 31 29 35.7 32 34.5 25 58 32.9 54 40.0 42 31 27.2 40 36.9 36 27 34.6 23 36.3 18 39 35.7 29 39.9 24 32 29.0 59 32.7 42 1 9 35.2 16 43.1 15 1 6 30.8 15 43.8 13 25 36.6 13 46.4 11 2 6 30.2 30 38.7 23 7 32.2 162 41.5 123 3 1 30.7 9 38.3 8 U.S. 2446 1401 30.5 339 32.5 706 37.9 550 1 11 Excludes agricultural service workers. 21 Regions consist of the following: Northeast I: CT. ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT. Northeast II: DE, MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian I: NC, VA. Appalach' II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake:MI, MN, WI. Corn belt I: IL, IN, OH. Corn be II II: lA, MO. Dena: AR, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, NO, SO. Southern Plains: OK, TX. Mountain I: 10, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain III: AZ. NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 31 Insufficient data. 2 CAITLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 7 PERCENT Cattle and calves on feed February 1, 1991, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 9.10 million head, up 7 percent from a year ago and 14 percent above February 1, 1989. This is the largest February number on feed since 1974. Marketings of fed cattle during January totaled 1.71 million, up 4 percent from last year and 2 percent above two years ago. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during January totaled 1.79 million, down 6 percent from last year but 5 percent above January 1989. Net placements of 1.67 million for January was down 7 percent from last year but 4 percent above 1989. Other disappearance totaled 118 thousand head compared to 114 thousand in January 1990 and 104 thousand in January 1989. CAITLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1 Number 1991 as % Item 1990 1991 of 1990 --1,000 Head-- Percent On Feed Jan. 1 1/ 8,378 9,137 109 Placed on Feed During Jan. 1,906 1,791 94 Fed Cattle Marketed During Jan. 1,644 1,707 104 Other Disappearance During Jan. 2/ 114 118 104 0.' Feed Feb. 1 1/ 8,526 9,103 107 11 CetUe end celve. on feed are animal. for .Ieughter market being fed e full relion of grain or other concentrate. and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 21 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipment. to other feedlot. for further feeding. U.s. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-199G-1991, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1990 1991 1990 1991 Average Price 1 Paid to Producers 1990 1991 Imports of Catfish 2 1989 1990 --Thousand Pounds-- Dols. per Pound Thous. Pounds January 33,066 32,206 33,066 32,206 .73 February 31,884 64,950 .75 March 33,120 98,070 .78 April 30,980 129,050 .79 May 31,542 160,592 .79 June 28,967 189,559 .79 July 29,5~0 219,099 .79 August 31,108 250,207 .79 September 27,566 2n,n3 .78 October 29,211 306,984 .78 November 27,913 334,897 .n December 25,538 360,435 3/.74 11 Prtces peid to producers for fish delivered to proce.sing plent. 21 Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 31 Revised. .72 588 115 117 553 795 322 417 48 952 618 584 342 689 406 422 362 756 619 414 33 66 381 1,024 226 JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES) Milk production in the 21 major states during January totaled 10.7 billion pounds, 3 percent above production in these same states in January 1990. December revised production, at 10.5 billion pounds, was 4 percent above December 1989. Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,252 pounds for January, 35 pounds more than January 1990. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.51 million head, 36 thousand less than December 1990 and 25 thousand head less than January 1990. During the October-December period, the 21 major states produced 30.7 billion pounds of milk, 84.6 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 12.6 billion pounds for January 1991. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1990-1991 I I 21 States Item Unit 1990 I 1991 I Percent No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/ Thous. Head Milk Production per Cow '2/ Pounds Total Milk Production 2/ Mil. Lbs. 11 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet tresh. 21 Excludes milk sucked by calves. 8,536 1,217 10,389 3 8,511 99 1,252 103 10,657 103 REVISED 1990 PECAN COLD STORAGE STOCKS The shelled and in-shell pecan figures below have been revised substantially from those published during the 199 calendar year. With industry help, several pecan cold storage facilities were added to the list. Monthly data for 1991 were collected from these firms and used in revising the previously pUblished figures. Therefore, the 1990 data ar comparable to figures that will be published in the 1991 cold storage reports, but are not comparable to 1989 and earliE years. REVISED PECAN STOCKS IN COLD STORAGE BY REGIONS AND U.S. END OF MONTH 1990 Commodity and Month Nuts Pecans-Shelled January February March ~ril ay June July August September October November December Pecans-In Shell January February March ~ril ay June July August September October November December New EnQland Middle Atlantic West North Central All Warehouses t:~st Nortn Central & East South South Atlantic Central -1,000 Pounds-- West South Central & Mountain Pacific U.S. Total 91 196 12,964 1,726 11,670 502 27,14 96 194 14,661 2,293 13,211 794 31,24 94 222 14,958 2,662 14,464 1,045 33,44 120 120 200 18,306 180 17,131 2,908 3,123 14,852 15,791 966 853 3377,'1T~ 121 209 17,086 3,006 17,176 577 38,17 107 180 18,961 2,518 17,091 504 39,36 69 262 16,471 1,916 15,413 369 34;SC 106 334 13,683 1,132 14,267 387 29;$C 88 150 9,042 382 9,462 326 19,45 67 201 7,146 496 7,278 390 15,57 63 153 9,726 375 7,655 402 18,37 12 42,386 9,586 66,623 7 118,61 19 38,114 10,275 74,575 6 122,9 19 31,523 7,767 65,844 5 105,1 19 24,974 6,140 57,587 5 88,7 19 16,243 3,425 42,166 3 61,8 62 19 12,355 2,682 34,211 3 49,3 21 7,217 2,243 25,942 2 35,4 26 20 3,337 2,058 17,221 61 22,7 12 595 1,365 10,536 7 12,51 2- 3,968 6,290 752 1,311 4,618 12,940 86 94 209',61~ 6 20841 3176 46978 374 7137 Commodity Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Fruit Juices, Froz13n Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozer Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans,Shelled Pecans, In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES JANUARY 31,1991 Jan. 31, 1990 Dec. 31, 1990 -1,000 Pounds-- Jan. 31, 1991 Percent of Jan. 1990 Dec. 1990 -Percent- 269,700 416,056 467,037 173 112 358,369 457,791 472,027 132 103 14,174 14,749 15,024 106 102 727,891 837,979 749,219 103 89 1,338,294 1,537,968 1,702,751 127 111 562,950 566,232 588,550 105 104 259,844 300,376 302,221 116 101 272,491 233,565 248,319 91 106 504,867 562,234 552,145 109 98 268,365 306,416 301,129 112 98 1,778,136 2,303,101 2,106,940 118 91 932,728 975,754 993,268 106 102 278,001 207,365 243,627 88 117 21,425 9,372 12,783 60 136 27,149 18,374 18,952 70 103 118,614 71,375 82,333 69 115 I~eorgia Farm Report ~SNN 0744-7280) is published semi-monthly by the Georgia AgricuHural Statislics Service, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga. SubsCripllon Ilee $10 per year except free to data contribu1ors. POSTMASTER: send address changes to G8Ol9ia AgriCUHUrlU Stalislics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 411B 00000 95-257209520 404/542-0663 00 UNIV OF GEORGIA DOCUMENTS SECT LIBRARY ATHENS GA 30602 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS. GA. 30613 ..... ~~ ====G=E=O=R=G=IA==F=A=R=M==R=E=P=O=R=T==== rC:1 March 4, 1991 ;Volume 91-Number 5 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Prices Received Peanut Stocks GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 374 million eggs during January 1991, 1 percent more than January 1990. Production consisted of 248 million table eggs and 126 million hatching eggs. EGGS IN INCUBATORS-FEBRUARY 1,1990-1991, UNITED STATES 1990 1991 % of Year Ago -Thousands- 31,694 32,245 102 425,118 443,784 104 34,639 34,606 100 U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.81 billion eggs during January 1991, up 2 percent from the 5.70 billion produced a year ago. Production included 5.02 billion table eggs and 791 million hatching eggs. RECEIVED EORGIA ~latching ~'able 'otal Georgia OSTATES latching able otal 20 States INITED STATES latching .ble otal U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1990-1991 Number of Layers During January 1990 1991 Eggs per 100 Layers~anuary 1990 1991 -Thousands- -Number- 6,400 11,794 18,194 6,854 11,318 18,172 1,845 2,151 2,045 1,838 2,189 2,058 MAR 0 5 1991 DOCUMENTS UGA UBRARIES Total Eggs Produced DUring January 1990 1991 -Millions- 118 126 254 248 372 374 35,693 190,668 226,361 36,597 190,082 226,679 1,812 2,149 2,098 1,838 2,182 2,127 643 4,105 4,748 673 4,149 4,822 41,000 230,668 271,668 42,834 230,263 273,097 1,812 2,149 2,098 1,846 2,180 2,127 743 4,959 5,702 791 5,020 5,811 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-DECEMBER 1989-199o-JANUARY 1991 em %of Dec. Dec. year Jan. 2/ Jan. thru Dec. 1989 1990 ago 1991 1989 1990 Thousands Thousands DUn{l Chickens leorgia rnlted States lature Chickens :ht Type, U.S. r avy Type, U.S. ,otal U.S. DtaI All Types, Ga. Ilrcent Condemned :lUng Chickens 61,769 467,175 11,294 4,144 15,438 3,862 61,634 442,116 9,294 3,246 12,540 3,073 100 69,351 766,024 796,879 95 516,332 5,499,319 5,836,524 82 10,891 132,945 132,345 78 3,838 48,818 48,759 81 14,729 181,763 181,104 80 3,728 43,913 44,441 Ieorntrgia 1.5 1.2 I ed States 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.7 Flderally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poullry Inspection progrem. Current month deta a.timated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary. AGRICULnlAAL S'rAnSrICIA~' AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE % of year ago 104 106 100 100 100 101 ~~~~~ POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 199o-JANUARY 1990-1991 Jan. Dec. Jan. % of Item 1990 1990 1991 year ago -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 4,587 4,740 4,594 100 E~g Type 149 229 79 53 Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 74,834 76,251 76,949 103 United States 516,289 547,067 543,886 105 Egg TYl?e Georgia 1,227 1,749 1,903 155 Unitea States 32,048 31,050 33,145 103 Turkeys Poultry Placed U.S. 24,702 22,777 25,902 105 l' Domestic placements as reported by leading breeders, includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 39.2 million pounds during January 1991, up 20 percent from January 1990. The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during January 1991 was 22.6 thousand, up 16 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 23.1 million pounds with an average live weight of 1,022 pounds per head. U.s. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production for the United States in January 1991 totaled 3.43 billion pounds, up 2 percent from January 1990. Beef production at 1.97 billion pounds was up 2 percent. Head killed was 2.88 million, up 1 percent and the average live weight was 1,143 pounds. Pork production totaling 1.40 billion pounds, was 2 percent more than last year. Hog kill at 7.65 million head Increased slightly and the average live weight was 251 pounds. Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1 Number Siau January 1990 1991 an. '91 as % of 1990 Average Live Weight January 1990 1991 -1,000 Head- Percent -Pounds- 19.4 22.6 116 919 1,022 1.2 0.9 75 358 430 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 0.1 0.1 100 89 87 Total Live Weight January 1990 1991 -1,000 Pounds- 17,807 445 2/ 6 23,123 405 2J 12 United Stat.. Cattle 2,853.0 2,880.8 101 1,144 1,143 3,263,940 Calves 179.7 154.1 86 252 317 45,327 Hogs 7.618.5 7,652.0 100 249 251 1,897,954 Sheep & Lambs 489.6 508.4 104 129 127 63,168 1'lnclud.. slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, exclud.. farm slaughter. 2J Dala not pUblished to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3,292,106 48,823 1,921,215 64,783 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1 January Kind 1990 1991 -Million Pounds- Beef Veal 1.932 27 Pork 1,363 Lamb & Mutton 32 Total R"Ct Meat 3.355 1( Basad on PKUI1I dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 1.966 31 1,397 33 3,426 2 1991 as% of 1990 Percent 102 114 102 102 102 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED I The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for february was 153 percent of the 1977 average, 1 point (.06 percent) below the previous month but 17 points (13.5 percent) above a year ago. Lower prices for corn, milk, other chickens, broilers and eggs were offset by higher prices for cotton, soybeans, hogs, beef cattle and calves. U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT The February All Farm Products Index of Prices Received Idecreased 1 point (0.7 percent) from January to 144 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of eggs, lettuce, oranges, and onions were partially offset by higher prices for cattle, tomatoes, sweet corn, and hogs. The Index was 7 points (4.6 percent) below a year ago. Cattle and hog prices increased moderately from January. Steers and heifers, cows, and calf prices were all at record high levels. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-FEBRUARY 15, 1991, WITH COMPARISONS Price Ber nit Feb. 1990 Georgia Jan. 1991 I Feb. 15, 1991 Feb. 1990 United States Jan. 1991 Feb. 15, 1991 Winter 'Nheat S/Bu. ,. 3.63 2.39 2.40 Oats S/Bu. 1.43 1.13 1.16 Corn S/Bu. 2.87 2.92 2.78 2.32 2.27 2.27 Cotton Cts./Lb. 64.3 70.6 1/75.8 61.0 64.2 1/66.8 Cottonseed 2/ SfTon 114.00 130.00 140.00 117.00 130.00 108.00 Tobacco Soybeans Cts./Lb. S/Bu. 5.60 5.56 5.57 183.2 5.56 177.5 5.72 3/172.0 5.60 Peanuts Cts./Lb. 39.7 All Hay, Baled, 2/ SfTon - - 85.70 82.00 80.40 Hogs S/Cwt. 47.20 47.50 50.20 48.20 50.00 51.00 Sows S/Cwt. 38.20 41.00 44.70 41.70 41.20 42.70 Barrows & Gilts S/Cwt. 47.60 48.80 50.40 48.60 50.70 51.70 Beef Cattle, 41 S/Cwt. 65.10 61.00 69.40 74.60 76.60 77.30 Cows, 51 S/Cw!. 53.50 51.30 52.80 52.40 49.00 50.40 Steers & Heifers S/Cwt. 75.10 79.20 80.90 78.50 81.80 82.10 Calves S/Cw!. 87.30 94.60 98.90 95.80 98.00 102.00 All Milk Turkeys,2/ Chickens Com'l Broilers, 61 S/Cwt. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. 17.10 13.6 30.5 13.00 2/11.5 29.0 3/12.90 - .095 3/28.0 14.40 33.7 33.5 11.70 33.9. 30.9 3/11.60 34.4. 3/29.9 Eggs, All, 71 Cts./Doz. 83.4 2/89.0 77.7 70.4 2/79.1 67.7 Table Cts./Doz. 59.1 2/73.6 56.5 63.1 2/73.6 60.1 Hatching Cts./Doz. 140.0 2/125.0 125.0 " Firsl hall of monlh. 21 Midmonlh price. 31 Entire monlh. 41 'Cows' end 'l1ee" end heife,,' combined wilh ellowence where necelSery for .Iaughter buill. 51 Include. dairy COWl soid for slaughler. 61 Uvewelghl equivalent price for Georgia. 71 Averege of all eggold by farme" including hatching eggllold at retall. Inlufficlenl lalH. INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. 1977=100 1990 1990 1991 1991 Georgia Prices Received All Commodities 135 136 154 Crops 122 122 171 Uvestock & Products 145 147 141 United States Prices Received 154 151 145 Prices Paid 181 1/181 187 Ratio 3/ 85 83 78 11 Jan. 1990-Prie.. -Paid Inde. 21 Jan. 1991 Prlcel Paid Inde. 3/ Rallo of Inde. of Price. Received to Inde. of PriceI Paid, InlerHI, T.... and Farm Wage Rat.... R""id. 153 171 139 144 2/187 77 3 PEANUT STOCKS Peanut stocks in commercial storage on January 31, 1991, totaled 2.39 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock. This total includes 1.69 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 655 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 39.1 million pounds. There were 246 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of January 31, 1991. Shelled peanut stocks on January 31, 1991, totaled 493 million pounds of which 449 million pounds were edible grades and 43.5 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 145 million pounds; Runners, 263 million pounds; and Spanish, 41.6 million pounds. Month Ending 1990 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. De-c. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-199G-1991 1/ Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Snell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ -1,000 Pounds- 1,917,170 1,473,417 1,134,619 656,275 276,968 84,172 28,395 36,711 1,194,776 2,380,871 2,455,347 2,157,126 553,287 660,237 701,704 689,026 679,521 619,897 469,966 288,795 233,073 313,491 375,778 448,182 49,020 58,749 64,491 65,690 64,417 56,334 40,719 21,920 9,814 23,194 25,638 30,706 735,872 878,115 933,266 916,405 903,763 824,463 625,055 384,097 309,987 416,943 499,785 596,082 2,702,062 2,410,281 2,132,376 1,638,370 1,245,148 964,969 694,169 442,728 1,514,577 2,821,008 2,980,770 2,783,914 1991 Jan. 1,691,736 492,654 39,123 655,230 2,386,089 eee 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. includes stocks owned by or held for account of in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 21 Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stOCk, plus roasling stOCk, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33. Georgia Farm Report (ISNN 07447280fls 'publishe<:f...mI:monthly by the Georgia Agrlcuijural Slatislics Service, Athens, Ga. 306135099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga.SUbsc'rTptlon fee $10 per year except free to d::ta contributo~. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georgia AgricuijUflll Slatlstlcs service, Slephens Federal Building, "SUite 320, Athens, Ga. 306135099. ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS . SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 042F 01 13 404/ 00000 542-0 69635-257200095290108 UNIV OF GEORGIA DOCUMENTS SECT LIBRARY ATHENS GA 30602 GEORGIA FARM REPORT ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE March 27, 1991 Volume 91-Number 6 ECEIVED A/)R-(f-t--'991'--- Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 r-----:-H-:-IG::-:.,H-O-:L~IG=-H:-:cT=S:------" Monthly Poultry Monthly Livestocit Slaughter Annua Livestock Slaughter Milk Production Cattle on Feed Catfish Cold Storage O()CUMENI~ f.:A"8R4RI ' GEOHGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY Georgia's laying flocks produced 3336 million eggs during February 1991, slightly less than February 1990. Production consisted of 221 million table eggs and 115 million hatching eggs. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.28 billion eggs during February 1991, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 4.56 billion table eggs and 727 million hatching eggs. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 JANUARY 199O-FEBRUARY 1991 % of Item Jan. Jan. year Feb. 2 1990 1991 ago 1991 Thousands Thousands Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens 64,709 475,071 72,104 529,790 111 62,991 112 462,252 Ught Type, U.S. Heavy Type. U.S. 11,500 11,217 98 3,835 3,951 103 9,925 3,726 Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. 15,335 15,168 99 3,417 3,842 112 13,651 3,492 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.5 1.3 United States 1.9 2.0 1/ Federally inspecled slaughler dala as collecled by Meal and Poultry Inspection Program. Current month dala estimaled by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.37 billion eggs during February 1991, up 1 percent from a year a~o. Production included 3.75 billion table eggs and 622 million hatching eggs. EGGS IN INCUBATORS-MARCH 1, 1990-1991, UNITED STATES Item 1990 1991 % of Year Ago -Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 33,239 32,812 99 Broiler Type 438,728 461,267 105 Turkeys, All Breeds 34,429 34,039 99 GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Tntal U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-FEBRUARY 1990-1991 Number of Layers During February 1990 1991 Eggs Rer 100 Layers-February 1990 1991 -Thousands- -Number- 6,483 11,699 18,182 6,869 11,352 18,221 1,681 1,946 1,853 1,674 1,949 1,844 Total Eggs Produced During February 1990 1991 -Millions- 109 115 228 221 337 336 36,085 190,678 226,763 37,137 189,538 226,675 1,676 1,942 1,900 1,674 1,975 1,927 605 3,704 4,309 622 3,745 4,367 41,388 230,498 271,886 43,258 230,250 273,508 1,674 1,940 1,899 1,680 1,979 1,931 693 4,472 5,165 727 4,557 5,284 AGRICULTURAl STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-FEBRUARY 1990-1991 Feb. Jan. Feb. %of January thru February %01 Item 1990 1991 1991 year ago 1990 1991 year 8. -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percer Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type E~g Type Chicks Hatched 4,340 167 4,594 79 4,929 114 139 83 8,927 316 9,523 107 218 69 Broiler Type Georgia Unitea States Egg Typ,e Georgia United States Turkeys 68,884 76,949 71,282 103 472,853 543,886 497,143 105 1,353 32,248 1,903 33,145 1,826 135 34,757 108 143,718 989,142 2,580 64,296 148,231 103 1,041,029 105 3,729 145 67,902 1()E Poultry Placed U.S. 24,870 25,902 25,348 102 21131,885 3/136,815 104 1/ Reported by leading braeders, includes expected pUllet replecements from eggs .old during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chick. per 30 dozen ca.e of eggs. 2/ lUll poult. placad September 1989-February 1990. 3/ Turkey poult. placad Saptember 1990-February 1991. GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 34.3 million pounds during February 1991, up 10 percent from February 1990. The number of cattle slaughtered by commercial plants in Georgia during February 1991 was 20.1 thousand, up 10 percent from a year earlier. The total live weight was 21.3 million pounds with an average live weight of 1,060 pounds per head. U.s. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States February 1991 totaled 2.95 billion pounds, down 1 perCE from February 1990. Beef production at 1.69 billion pounds was down percent. Head kill was 2.47 million, down 1 percent a the average live weight was 1,163 pounds. Pork production totaling 1.20 billion pounds was doW! percent. Hog kill at 6.64 million head was down 3 pera and the average live weight was 250 pounds. Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1 Number Slau~ htered Feb. February '91 as % of 1990 1991 1990 Average Live Weight February 1990 1991 -1,000 Head- Percent -Pounds- 18.2 20.1 110 956 1,060 0.9 0.9 100 382 414 2/ 21 2/ 21 0.1 0.1 100 97 80 Total Live Weight February 1990 19 -1,000 Pounds- 17,420 21, 334 2/ 8 United States Cattle 2,501.1 2,469.4 99 1,141 1,163 2,854,300 Calves 148.1 124.6 84 267 348 39,529 Hogs 6,810.1 6,636.6 97 248 250 1,686,005 Sheep & Lambs 441.1 461.1 105 131 129 57,684 l/lncludes slaughter undar Fedarallnspec1ion and other commercial .Iauphta" exclud.. farm slaughta,. 21 Data not publi.had to avoid di.clo.lng individual operalion. 2,870 43. 1,658i 5! COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1 February Kind 1990 1991 -Million Pounds- Beef 1,706 ~~ ~ Pork 1,213 Lamb & Mutton 29 Total Red Meat 2,971 1/ Ba.ed on packers dress weighlt and exclude. farm slaughter. 1,694 26 1,204 30 2,954 2 1991 as % of 1990 Percent 99 110 99 104 99 - FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES) Milk production in the 21 major states during February totaled 9.96 billion pounds, 2 percent above production in these same states in February 1990. January revised production at 10.7 billion pounds, was 3 percent above January 1990. Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,174 pounds for February, 33 pounds more than February 1990. The n'lmber of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.49 million head, 22 thousand less than January 1991 and 35 thousand head less than February 1990. During the October-December period, the 21 major states produced 30.7 billion pounds of milk, 84.6 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 February 1991. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION FEBRUARY 1990-1991 21 States Item Unit 1990 1991 Percent Milk Cows 1/ Thous. 8,523 8,488 100 Production perCow2/ Pounds 1,141 1,174 103 Milk Production 2/ Mil. Lbs. 9,722 9,962 102 '/includ.. dry c~. E.clud.. helle... not yel frelh. 21 E.cludel milk lucked by calv.l. GEORGIA SPRING ONION ACREAGE UP Georgia onion growers on March 1 reported acres expected for harvest at 7,000, up 25 percent from last year's 5,600 acres harvested and 49 percent above the acreage harvested in 1989. On March 1, most onions were in good condition. A cold snap in mid-February caused only minor damage. The wind accompanying the cold weather also caused minor foliage damage from blowing sand. Growers have battled disease problems brought on by damp and wet weather durin~ much of the winter. Most growers were able to keep diseases under control. Harvest is expected to begin about mid-April. State Georgia Arizona California Texas Group Total ONIONS-SPRING SEASON BY STATES AND U.S. 1990-1991 Acres Acres Harvested for Harvest 1990 1991 -Acres- 5,600 1,100 8,500 12,600 27,800 7,000 900 8,000 12,800 28,700 CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES UP 8 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Cattle and calves on feed March 1, 1991, for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.97 million head, up 8 percent from a year ago and 13 percent above March 1, 1989. This is the largest March number on feed since 1974. Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.48 million, down 1 percent from last year and 3 percent below two years ago. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during February totaled 1.47 million, up 6 percent from last year but 9 percent below February 1989. Net placements of 1.35 million for February were up 5 percent from last year but 10 percent below 1989. Other disappearance totaled 113 thousand head compared to 95 thousand in February 1990 and 115 thousand in February 1989. CATTLE AND CALVEs-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, FEBRUARY 1 TO MARCH 1 Number 1991 as % Item 1990 1991 of 1990 1,000 Head Percent On Feed Feb. 1 1/ 8,526 9,103 107 Placed on Feed during Feb. 1,388 1,465 106 Fed Cattle Marketed During Feb. 1,500 1,481 99 Other Disappearance During Feb. 2/ 95 113 119 On Feed Mar. 1 1/ 8,319 8,974 108 II Caltle and calv.s on Id ar. animals for slaughter market being led a lull rallon 01 grain or olher concentrat.1 and are ..p.eI.d to produce a carcasslhal will grad. select or b.lt.r. 2/ Includel d.ath 105lel, mo....m.nllrom fe.dlols to pallur.s and Ihlpm.nll to oth.r leedloll lor lurther I..dlng. Species ANNUAL COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1990 Number of Head 1,000 Georgia verage Live Weiaht ounds I 1,000 Lbs. 1,000 United States verage Live Weiaht 1"'0undS Cattle 245.6 967 Calves 12.8 378 Hogs 1/ 1/ Sheep 1.5 89 11 Not publilh.d 10 avoid disclosing Individual operalionl. 237,483 4,836 1/ 135 33,242.2 1,789.6 85,135.5 5,653.7 1,136 283 249 125 Total Live Weiaht f;OOO LOS. 37,758,377 507,328 21,230,117 708,205 3 u.s. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-199O-1991, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1990 1991 1990 1991 Average Price 1 Paid to Producers 1990 1991 Imports of Catfish 2 1990 19 --Thousand Pounds-- Dols. per Pound Thous. Poundl Jan. Feb. 33,066 31,&84 32,206 33,066 32,206 .73 .72 33,036 64,950 65,242 .75 .71 115 553 ,; Mar. 33,120 98,070 .78 322 Apr. 30,980 129,050 .79 48 May 31,542 160,592 .79 618 I June 28,967 189,559 .79 342 July Aug. 29,540 31,108 219,099 .79 250,207 .79 406 362 I Sept 27,566 277,773 .78 619 Oct. 29,211 306,984 .78 :-13 N')v. 27,913 Dec. 25,538 334,897 .77 360.435 .74 381 226 I 1/ Prices paid to producers for fish delivered 10 processing plant. 2J Data lurnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. 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 P6cans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 28,1991 Feb. 28, 1990 Jan. 31, 1991 Feb. 28, 1991 Percent of Feb. 1990 Jan. 19 -1,000 Pounds- -Percent- 293,811 470,763 526,883 179 11 374,909 473,850 453,068 121 9 15,175 14,771 14,049 93 9 661,952 760,661 687,710 104 9 1,511,865 1,677,094 1,850,520 122 1 604,157 584,932 606,213 100 10 267,649 298,890 272,575 102 9 303,918 248,314 292,545 96 It 519,292 551,075 607,989 117 1 276,285 301,060 342,483 124 1 1,588,909 2,106,072 1,949,498 123 g 993,842 993,091 988,926 100 10 326,673 241,892 287,625 88 11 25,597 12,783 18,632 73 14 31,249 122,989 19,056 23,413 75 12 81,968 80,423 65 g ll3eorgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is pUblished semi-monthly by the Georgia Agricunural Statistics Service, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georgia AgricunuraJ Stalistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, SUIte 320, Athens, Ga. 30613-SG ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal BUilding Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2235 0~ 4':~1p01 4 13 00 04/54 000 2-06 q.C~' -'~:I~C'7~':O1O091-:9j210 63 08 UNIV OF GEORGIA DOCUMENTS SECT L~BRARY ATHENS GA 3060~ SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID A ATHENS, GA. 3061 I /, GEORGIA FARM REPORT April 2, 1991 Volume 91-Number 7 RECEIVED APR 0 3 1991 DOCUMENTS IIGA UBiARIES GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL -------- STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Prospective Plantings Hog Inventory and Pig Crop Agricultural Prices Peanut Stocks Grain Stocks conON AND PEANUT PLANTINGS EXPECTED TO INCREASE Georgia farmers plan to significantly increase acreage planted to cotton and peanufs for 1991. Other crops with expected acreage increases from last year are hay, oats and sorghum. The survey results indicate planned declines in soybean and corn acres for 1991. Wheat sown last fall and winter is down considerably from plantings a year earlier. Sweetpotatoes and tobacco acreages are also expected to drop below the 1990 levels. COrrON UP 13 PERCENT Cotton producers plan to increase plantings by 13 percent to 400 thousand acres. If these plans hOld true, this will be the second year in a row tnat cotton acreage has increased and WIll be Georgia's largest planted acreage since 1974. The 1990 crop, which fotaled 355 thousand acres, was 90 thousand acres above 1989. PEANUTS UP 5 PERCENT Peanut plantings are expected to total 820 thousand acres In 1991, up 5 percent or 38 thousand acres from last year. This is also the second consecutive year with a significant Increase In acreage planted. Acres planted In 1990 were 92 thousand above 1989. If 1991 intentions are realized, this will be the largest peanut acreage in Georgia since 1950. SOYBEAN ACREAGE DOWN 22 PERCENT Soybean acreage in 1991 is expected to drop by 22 percent from last year to 700 thousand acres. If these planting intentions materialize, this would be the smallest acreage since 1971, and the second consecutive year of reduced soybean acreage. CORN ACREAGE DECREASES 9 PERCENT Corn plantings in Georgia for 1991 are expected to total 600 thousand acres, down 9 percent or 60 thousand acres from 1990 and down 10 thousand acres from 1989. As of March 24, corn planting was only 16 percent complete, compared with 50 percent at this time last year, and 40 percent for the 5 year average. UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Corn growers intend to plant 76.1 million acres of corn for aTrPurposes In 1991, up 3 percent from last year and 5 percent above 1989. Soybean producers intend to plant 57.1 million acres in 1991, 1 percent below 1990 plantings and, if realized, the lowest U.S. planted area since 1976. Sor~um growers intend to ~Iant 11.1 million acres of ~or urn for all purposes in 1991 J"up 6 percent from 1990. growers Intend to plant 8. (1 milnon acres of barley n 19 1, ul16 percent from the 8.20 million acres seedea last year. Q.a1 farmers intend to seed a total of 9.52 million acres of oats for 1991, down 9 percent from 1990. If realized, this planted acreage would be a record low. ~interwheat seedings are estimated at 51.0 million acres, ow\"' 10 pe~cent from 1990, but up fractionally from the prevIous estimate. All ,cQ11QD. prospective plantings for 1991 totaled 14.0 million acres, 13 lJercent above 1990 an~~~:~~rone-third :f higher than 1989's planted area. intentions total 1.90 million acres for 19 1, up plaerncteinn~ from last year and a 14 percent increase from 1989. Farmers expect to cut 61.4 million acres of haY. in 1991 compared with 61.6 million In 1990 and 63~iIlion in 1989. Growers Intend to harvest 756 thousand acres of Wbacco in 1991. If these plans materialize, the area arvested will exceed 1990 by 4 percent and 1989 by 12 percent. 1991 UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1991 GEORGIA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS Planted Acreage Crop 1989 Intended 1991as % 1990 1991 of 1990 -Thousands- Percent Corn, All 610 660 600 91 Cotton 265 355 400 113 Hay, All 1/ 600 570 600 105 Oats 2/ 90 65 90 138 Peanuts 690 782 820 105 Sorghum, All 90 80 95 119 Soybeans 1,150 900 700 78 Sweetpotatoes 5.0 5.0 4.5 90 Tobacco 1/ 40 43 41 95 Wheat 2/ 800 650 550 85 1/ Acre. heNelled. 2J Inctud.. acreage planted pNcedlnll'all. Planted Acres Crop Intended 1991 1/ 1,000 Acres 1991 as % of 1990 Percent Corn 76,124 102.6 Sorghum 11,140 105.7 Oats 9,518 91.3 Barley 8,705 106.1 All Wheat 69,022 89.3 Winter 51,033 89.5 Soybeans 57,115 98.8 Peanuts 1,895.0 ~ 103.2 All Cotton 13,991.5 112.6 Hay 2/ 61,408 99.8 Sweetpotatoes 84.8 89.7 Tobacco 2/ 756.2 103.6 1/lntended plantlnga in 1891 u indicated by rapor1a hom farm.,.. 2J Area haNe.ted. AGRlCULnJRAl. STATlS11ClAN AND GEORGIA OEPAFmENf OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 6 PERCENT Inventory of all hogs and pigs on Georgia farms on March 1, 1991, IS estimated at 1,150 000 heas. 366 376 103 38,626 38.728 100 Ulnclude. dry COW" uclude. heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk .ucked by calve. CATTLE ON FEED IN 13 STATES UP 8 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 13 states preparing quarterly estimates totaled 9.43 million head, up 8 percent from a year ago and 9 percent above July 1, 1989. This is the largest July number on feed since 1978. The inventory included 6.16 million steers and steer calves, 10 percent above a year ago. This group accounts for 65.4 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.22 million head, 4 percent above a year ago. Placements of cattle and calves on feed during the April-June quarter totaled 4.89 million, down 4 percent from last year and 6 percent below June 1989. Net placements of 4.43 million for April-June was down 6 percent from last year and 8percent below 1989. Marketings of fed cattle during the April-June quarter totaled 5.87 million, down 2 percent from last year and 3 percent below two years ago. Other disappearance totaled 464 thousand head compared to 400 thousand in 1990 and 410 thousand in 1989. Cattle feeders expect to market 6.04 million head during the July-September quarter of 1991. This would be up 5 percent Irom the third quarter marketings in 1990 and 3 percent above 1989. CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED APRIL 1-JULY 1, 1990 AND 1991 I Total 13 States I Number 1991 as % Total 7 States Number 1991 as % ~em 1990 1991 of 1990 1990 1991 of 1990 --1,000 Head-- Percent On Feed Apr. 1 Aaced on Feed 10,063 10,869 108 8,483 9,056 107 1;]1. 1June 30 1/ Fed Cattle Marketed 5.086 4.890 96 4,324 4,196 97 1;]r. 1June 30 1/ 5,988 5,869 98 5,149 5,022 98 Other Disappearance 1;]r. 1June 30 21 On Feed July 1 Marketings, 400 8,761 464 9,426 116 348 108 7,310 383 110 7,847 107 ~1y.Sept. 3/ 5.741 6,044 105 4,861 5,145 106 I/lnclude. cattle placed on feed aNer beginning or quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 2/lnclude. death loe., movement from feedlot. to pa.tures and .hipment. to other 'oIdlot. for further feeding. 3/ Total martlics seIVice, Slephens Federal BUildIng. SUlle 320, illens, Gil Athens, Ga. SubSCrlplion 306135099. _"-- ,GEOHGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 042F01 13 00000 95-25720 520 404/542-0663 00 9203 UGA LIBRARIES SUSAN TUGGLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT ,HENS GA 30602 '1 ," I , '" ; /', GEORGIA FARM REPORT 1-------------ftECEIVEO November 14, 1991 Volume 91-Number 22 NOV 1 8 1991 DuCUMENIS UGA UBltARlES ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast Peanut Stocks Agricultural Prices Peanuts by States Survey Announcement Catfish Production LARGEST COTTON CROP SINCE 1955 Georgia's .c..o.t1QD. producers are in the midst of harvesting an excellent cotton crop, according to the November 1 crop forecast. The 1991 production forecast of 690 thousand bales is the largest since 1955. The expected yield per acre at 779 pounds is second to the record yield of 784 pounds per acre obtained in 1984. The 425 thousand acres for harvest is the most since 1972. Favorable growing conditions with limited insect and disease pressure contributed to the crop size. Harvesting was slowed by a record peanut production, but October weather conditions were ideal. As of November 3, harvest was 62 percent complete, 8 percent behind the 5-year average progress. PEANUT PRODUCTION A RECORD HIGH ~ production, at 2.25 billion pounds, is expected to be 67 percent above 1990's production of 1.35 billion pounds. The production forecast is unchanged from a month earlier and represents a record high production for Georgia. The yield forecast remains at 2,600 pounds per acre, 850 pounds per acre more than a year ago. SOYBEANS UNCHANGED The soybean yield forecast for the State held steady at 26 bushels per acre, 12 bushels above last year. Georgia's production is estimated at 16.1 million bushels, 64 percent more than last year. Acreage harvested is expected to total 620 thousand acres, an 11 percent decrease from 1990. Harvest was 40 percent complete on November 3, just slightly behind last year and the 5 year average. TOBACCO YIELD UP Final sales records for tobacco marketinj;ls indicate a total crop of 82.0 million pounds. This IS unchanged from last month's production forecast, but a decrease of 21 percent from a year ago. Yield per acre was increased 50 pounds from last month's estimate to 2,050 pounds, but IS 365 less than the 1990 yield. Acreage harvested was lowered from last month to 40 thousand acres, 3 thousand acres less than last year. CORN FORECAST UNCHANGED The 1991 kQffi production forecast remains at 55.0 million bushels, 47 percent above 1990. A record high 100 bushels per acre is forecast from 550 thousand acres harvested for grain. Crop I Unit I 1990 1991 I 1990 arves 1/ 1991 1/ I 1990 -1,000 Acres- Corn Soybeans Bu. 660 600 550 550 68 100 37,400 55,000 Bu. 900 650 700 620 14 26 9,800 16,1':0 Peanuts Sorghum 2/ Cotton 3/ Hay 2/ Pecans 2/ Sweetpotatoes 2/ Lbs. Bu. Bales Tons Lbs. Cwt. 782 870 770 865 1,750 2,600 1,347,500 2,249,000 80 95 40 60 30 45 1,200 2,700 - 355 430 - 350 425 570 570 - 555 779 -2.0 -3.0 405 1,140 65,000 690 1,710 95,000 5.0 4.0 4.5 3.8 130 4/ 585 4/ Wheat 2/ Oats 2/ Bu. 650 500 590 425 35 33 20,650 14,025 Bu. 65 95 40 60 56 50 2,240 3,000 Rye2/ Tobacco, Type 14 Apples 2/ Peaches 2/ Grapes 2/ Bu. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons 300-- - 330 . 60 43 3.0 .- .- 20 1.7 65 22 20 40 2,415 2,050 5/ 7,330 5/ 5/ 6,500 5/ 5/ 1.71 5/ 1,320 103,845 22,000 130,000 2.9 1,300 82,000 35,000 150,000 3.2 1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Estimates brought forward from earUer surveys. 3/ Cotton yield In pounds and production In bales. 4/ Yield and production estimates will be released In the Annual Crop Summary. 5/ Acreage and yield estimates will be released In the Annual Crop Summary. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for October was 136 percent of the 1977 average, 1 point (0.7 percent) below the previous monttl, and 6 points (4.2 percent) less than a year agb.. Ldwer I prices for soybeans, peanuts, hogs, beef cattle, calves and broilers were only partially offset by higher prices'for eggs; corn, milk and other chickens. NTS The October All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 7 points (4.7 percent) from September to 141 percent of its January-December 1977 average. A sharp decline in orange prices, to more normal levels as harvest of the new Florida crop progresses, accounted for 6 points of the decline. Decreases in the prices of oranges, hogs, soybeans and apples were partially offset by higher prices for grapefruit, wheat, milk and cattle. The index was 5 points (3.4 percent) below a year ago. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-OCTOBER 15, 1991, WITH COMPARISONS PBr~e Oct. G~~~.ia-----~ct~~;- I Oct. Un~~~t~tates nit 1990 1991 1991 1990 1991 Oct. 15, 1991 Winter Wheat $/Bu. 2.42 2.96 3.19 Oats $/Bu. 1.14 1.12 1.19 Corn Cotton $/Bu. 2.60 2.54 2.59 2.19 2.34 2.29 Cts./Lb. 68.2 1/65.4 67.7 65.2 1/62.4 Cottonseed 2/ Tobacco $!Ton Cts./Lb. 130.00 170.5 174.0 59.00 122.00 171.5 68.00 178.5 66.00 3/178.0 Soybeans Peanuts $/Bu. 5.85 5.66 5.34 5.87 5.64 5.33 Cts./Lb. 34.7 29.2 1/28.4 34.0 29.3 1/29.2 All Hay, Baled, 2/ Milk Cows, 4/5/ $!Ton $/Head 1,230.00 1,120.00 85.60 1,200.00 68.10 68.80 1,100.00 Hogs $/Cwt. 55.10 45.10 43.60 56.80 46.40 44.40 Sows $/Cwt. 45.00 37.60 35.90 48.10 38.20 36.60 Barrows & Gilts $/Cwt. 55.50 45.60 44.00 57.60 47.00 45.00 Beef Cattle, 6/ $/Cwt. 59.20 57.20 55.60 75.50 68.60 69.40 Cows, 7/ Steers & Heifers $/Cwt. $/Cwt. 48.90 74.70 50.90 75.60 47.80 73.70 49.80 80.20 48.90 71.60 47.30 73.10 Calves All Milk $/Cwt. $/Cwt. 84.10 16.20 87.90 14.20 83.30 3/14.70 92.80 13.10 96.10 12.80 93.90 3/13.20 Turkeys, 2/ Chickens Cts./Lb. 42.5 40.2 38.9 Excl. Broilers Cts./Lb. 11.1 2/7.9 13.4 Com'l Broilers, 8/ Cts./Lb. 27.0 Eggs, All, 9/ Cts./Doz. 86.2 31.0 2/74.2 3/30.5 n.5 28.4 32.1 3/31.1 73.0 2/63.0 63.8 Table Cts./Doz. 64.2 2/52.6 52.5 65.4 2/54.5 55.3 Hatching Cts./Doz. 135.0 2/120.0 130.0 1/ First half of month. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Entire month. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. 5/ Prices esUmated quarterly. 6/ 'Cows' and 'steers and heifers' combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 7/lnclude. dairy cows sold for slaughter. 6/ Ll\I8welght eqUivalent price for Georgia. 9/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers Including hatching eggs .old at retail. 1977 = 100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Sept. Oct. Sept. 1990 1990 1991 Georgia Prices Received All Commodities 144 142 137* Crops 142 144 136* Uvestock & Products 145 141 137 United States Prices Received 148 146 148 Prices Paid 2/184 187 3/189 Ratio 1/ 80 78 78 1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received to Index of Prices Paid. 2/ July 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ July 1991 Prices Paid Index Revised. Oct. 1991 136 134 137 141 189 75 SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will contact most Georgia farmers during November through mid-January to obtain end-of-year data on crops and livestock. Several major surveys will be conducted to obtain individual farm information on acreage and production for 1991 crop, 1992 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 mirk 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 win be kept strictly confidential and used only to develop county, State and National estimates. The estimates obtained from these surveys will provide unbiased information to farmers to aid in making their 1992 Rroduction 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 1992. 2 U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED The October Index of Prices Paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes and farm wage rates was 189 (1977=100), unchanged from July 1991 but 2 points (1.1 I,percent) greater than October 1990. Lower October leeder Ifvestock and fertilizer prices were offset by higher leed, tractor, and self-propelled machinery costs. Feeder cattle and calves contributed most to the decline in feeder livestock prices since July. Since last surveyed, prices for tractors, combines and mixed poultry feeds had the greatest upward impact on the Index. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The September 1991 consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was 137.2 (1982-84 = 100) compared to 136.6 in August. The July index was 136.2. For the 12-month period ending in September, the overall index increased 3.4 percent. FUELS: PRICES PAID..,UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1991, WIT" COMPARISONS Oct. July Oct. Item 1990 1991 1991 Dollars per Gallon Gasoline 1/ Service Station, (Unleaded) 1.38 1.15 1.15 Bulk Delivery, (Leaded Regular) 1.41 1.16 1.16 Diesel Fuel, Bulk Delivery 2J 1.22 .773 .851 L.P. Gas, Bulk Delivery 2J .942 .677 .732 11 Include. federal, .Iate and local per gallon taxe. 2 IExclud.. atat. road tax.., but Includetate and local per gallon lax where appllcabl FEED-PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1991, WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Price per Unit Southeast July Oct. 1991 1991 Oct. 1990 United States July Oct. 1991 1991 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 Gonet., 32% Hog Feed, 14%-18% Hog Gonet., 38%-42% Beef Cattle Gonet., 32%-36% Stock Salt Molasses, Uguid 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. 13.60 15.20 12.90 10.30 9.60 171.00 195.00 245.00 218.00 176.00 177.00 184.00 178.00 224.00 231.00 288.00 244.00 3.90 9.90 14.00 15.40 13.50 10.90 9.50 192.00 204.00 248.00 226.00 151.00 181.00 187.00 179.00 226.00 233.00 304.00 239.00 3.90 8.90 14.90 13.10 10.70 9.35 7.39 199.00 210.00 237.00 215.00 169.00 181.00 190.00 189.00 282.00 211.00 302.00 251.00 3.53 9.42 13.80 12.70 10.60 9.01 7.38 189.00 202.00 227.00 218.00 165.00 172.00 183.00 183.00 274.00 203.00 297.00 245.00 3.58 9.73 13.40 13.40 10.60 9.10 7.49 199.00 208.00 241.00 225.00 166.00 176.00 185.00 188.00 287.00 214.00 312.00 248.00 3.58 9.70 II~ U.S. FARM-RAISED CAM'"RToFl=uIpnSon::HJ R,v-I1Tv)_e9l=:l9gnGLm.R..-n"1V"_9oM9c1eA,sJsQOeURd~APNRTOITCYEPSRSOOCRESSASNEDD AND PRICES PAID U.S. IMPORTS Average Price TO PRODUCERS, Imports Month Monthly Cumulative Paid to Producers 1 of Catfish 2 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 III --Thousand Pounds-- Dols. per Pound Thous. Pounds Jan. 33,066 32,206 33,066 32,206 .72 .69 115 355 Feb. 31,884 33,036 64,950 65,242 .74 .69 553 344 Mar. 33,120 35,951 98,070 101,193 .78 .69 322 93 Apr. 30,980 31,205 129,050 132,398 .78 .69 48 641 May 31,542 31,322 160,592 163,720 .78 .66 618 184 June 28,967 31,588 189,559 195,308 .78 .65 342 484 July 29,540 32,720 219,099 228,028 .76 .63 406 723 Aug. 31,108 32,912 250,207 260,940 .76 .60 362 621 Sept. 27,566 33,244 277,773 294,184 .76 .59 619 Oct. 29,211 306,984 .76 33 Nov. 27,913 334,897 .75 381 Dec. 25,538 360,435 .72 226 II Price for fish delivered 10 proceing plant door. 21 Data furni.hed by U.S. Bureau 01 Cen.u. 3 u.s. PEANUTS The November 1 production forecast remains a record high 4.94 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the October 1 forecast and up 37 percent from last year. Favorable digging conditions offset much of the impact of dry weather on yields. Harvested area, estimated at 1.96 million acres, is 9 percent above last year. Yields are expected to average 2,517 pounds per acre, up 4 pounds from last month and up 526 pounds from 1990. Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 3.22 billion pounds. Production is 1 percent below October 1 but up 61 percent from 1990. The yield for the 4-state area is expected to average 2,562 pounds per acre, 800 pounds more than last year's drought stricken yield. In Alabama, dry October weather made digging difficult and resulted in lower yields from last month. In both Alabama and Georgia, declining soil moisture allowed harvest to advance rapidly. State AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA PEANUTS FOR NUTS-ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION Area Harvested Ind. 1990 1991 Yield Ind. 1990 1991 1989 Production 1/ Ind. 1990 1991 -1,000 Acres- -Pounds- -1,000 Pounds- 256.0 94.0 770.0 20.0 164.0 106.0 13.5 289.0 97.0 288.0 92.0 865.0 25.0 164.0 110.0 13.5 310.0 96.0 1,510 2,480 1,750 2,500 2,900 2,220 2,230 1,850 3,195 2,400 2,700 2,600 2,200 2,950 2,300 2,600 2,000 3,200 537,750 214,890 1,849,500 43,680 370,120 210,700 32,500 484,700 246,155 386,560 233,120 1,347,500 50,000 475,600 235,320 30,105 534,650 309,915 691,200 248,400 2,249,000 55,000 483,800 253,000 35,100 620,000 307,200 U.S. 1,809.5 1,963.5 11 Estlmatas comprised ot quota and nonquota peanuts. 1,991 2,517 3,989,995 3,602,770 4,942,700 Month Ending STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-199G-1991 1/ Roasting Stock farmer Stock Equivalent Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ -1,000 Pounds- 1990 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1,194,n6 2,380,871 2,455,347 2,157,126 232,963 313,491 375,n8 448,182 9,844 23,194 25,638 30,706 309,841 416,943 499,785 596,082 1,514,461 2,821,008, 2,980,770 2,783,914 1991 Jan. 1,691,736 492,614 39,132 655,1n 2,386,045 Feb. 1,264,402 594,655 49,405 790,891 2,104,698 Mar. 836,964 659,880 60,273 8n,64O 1,n4,8n Apr. 491,398 636,169 63,549 846,105 1,401,052 May 215,928 651,744 62,592 866,820 1,145,340 June 66,243 549,115 54,756 730,323 851,322 July 41,559 452,105 40,601 601,300 683,460 Aug. 85,295 342,810 25,n2 455,937 567,004 Sept. 1,734,504 348,925 16,207 464,070 2,214,781 '1 Excludes stocks on tarms. Includes stocks owned by or held tor account ot CCC In commercial .torage. Farmer stock on net weight basi. 21 Includes .helled edible grades, shelled oil stOCk, and .helled teed (untreated). 31 Actual tarmer stOCk, plu. roasting .tock, plus .helled peanute X 1.33. Georgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) Is published eam-j.-monthly by the Georgia Agricunural Statl.tic. Service, Athens, Cia. 30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga. Subscription tee $\0 per year except tree to data contributors. POSTMASTER: send addre.. change. to Georgia Agricunur81 Statistic. Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal BUilding Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 042501 13 00000 95-257209520 404/542-0663 00 9208 IJGA LIBRARIES SUSAN TUGGLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT ATHENS GA 30602 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 GEORGIA FARM REPORT I November 27, 1991 :Volume 91-Number 23 RECEIVEO DEC 0 2 1991 DoCUMENTS UGA UBItARlES ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Farm Labor Poultry Summary Livestock Siaughfer Milk Production Catfish Processing Cattle on Feed Cold Storage NUMBER OF FARM WORKERS UP There were 130,000 people working on the southeast's farms during the week of October 6-12, 1991, up 15,000 from the comparable week a year ago. Self-employed farm operators accounted for 73,000 of the total, along with 18,000 unpaid workers, and 39,000 workers hired directly by farm operators. Farm operators in the southeast paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.35 per hour during the October 1991, survey week. This rate was up 19 cents from a year ago. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.10 per hour compared with $5.15 paid last October. Field workers received an average of $4.87 per hour, down 10 cents from the October 1990 survey week. Livestock workers earned $5.38 compared with $4.63 per hour a year earlier. Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 31.0 hours, 3.7 hours more than the comparable week in 1990. Unpaid workers averaged 29.8 hours, 3 hours above last year. Hired employees worked 38.0 hours compared to 37.8 hours in October of last year. FARM WAGE RATE5-0CTOBER 6-12. 1991, BY STATE OR SELECTED REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ State or Region 2/ Northeast I Northeast II Appalachian I Appalachian II Southeast Florida Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta Southern Plains Pacific California Hawaii U.S.4/ All Hired Workers 6.32 6.08 5.43 5.39 5.35 6.37 5.52 5.79 5.41 4.73 5.31 6.56 6.32 9.15 5.88 Field 6.29 5.81 5.33 5.11 4.87 5.78 5.86 5.66 5.27 4.58 4.97 6.33 5.82 8.37 5.67 Other --Dollars per Hour-- 5.13 8.78 9.32 5.10 9.35 7.38 5.26 7.37 3/ 5.28 3/ 3/ 5.38 8.91 5.80 5.88 10.45 8.05 4.52 6.48 6.37 5.44 6.68 6.57 4.91 3/ 5.90 5.41 3/ 3/ 5.19 8.38 3/ 6.45 9.11 8.56 7.31 11.00 9.27 3/ 14.21 3/ 5.32 8.50 7.32 Hour1y 6.39 5.76 5.32 5.37 5.10 5.85 5.88 5.83 5.21 4.67 5.00 6.11 5.89 8.32 5.70 Other 6.63 6.06 6.47 6.23 3/ 5.89 3/ 5.34 3/ 5.63 5.85 9.13 6.37 4.63 5.98 5.68 3/ 5.66 3/ 4.94 3/ 5.76 6.78 8.28 6.40 9.05 3/ 3/ 6.54 6.11 NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OCTOBER 6-12, 1991 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ Northeast I Northeast II Appalachian I Appalachian II Southeast Florida Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Delta Southern Plains Pacific California Hawaii All Farm Workers Thous. 114 141 144 191 130 87 359 311 239 134 289 159 246 15 SelfEm 10 ed Thous. 46 61 67 132 73 24 183 . 175 150 70 181 56 41 4 Hours 45.3 46.2 35.4 27.0 31.0 27.4 53.5 44.0 54.3 35.8 34.3 31.9 29.7 28.7 Unpaid Thous. 13 27 19 23 18 3 92 66 55 17 48 14 14 1 Hours 37.5 37.5 34.2 28.8 29.8 31.2 41.2 37.4 44.6 33.3 34.9 36.5 31.2 35.1 Hired Thous. 55 53 58 36 39 60 84 70 34 47 60 89 191 10 Hours 39.7 40.1 38.4 33.6 38.0 32.5 38.9 46.1 45.0 50.8 38.6 43.3 43.8 35.4 U.S. 4/ 3,002 1,491 41.9 515 38.0 996 42.2 652 344 1/ Exclude. agricultural service worke,.. 2/ Region. con.l.t of the following: Northea.ll: CT, ME, MA. NH, NY, Al, VT. Northeall II: DE, MO, NJ, PA. Appalachian I: NC, VA. Appalachian II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: Al., GA, SC. Lake: MI, MN, WI. Cornbelt I: Il., IN, OH. Cornbelt II: lA, MO. Dena: AR, LA, MS. Northem Plains: KS, NE, NO, SO. Southarn Plains: OK, TX. Mountain I: 10, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, UT. Mountain III: flZ., NM. PacWlc: OR, WA. 3/ln.ufflclant data. 4/ Exclude. AK. AGRICULTURAl STATlSTlClAN 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 1990-1991 Number of Layers During Octooer 1990 1991 Eggs per 100 Layers-October 1990 1991 -Tbousar'/ds---. -Number- 6,372 11,207 17,579 ." I ~1.1i'" ?r III!: ... 6,573 11,572 18,145 1,883 2,151 2,054 1,917 2,155 2,067 Total Eggs Produced During October 1990 1991 -Millions- 120 126 241 249 361 375 34,379 189,375 223,754 36,314 190,688 227,002 1,896 2,194 2,148 1,883 2,183 2,136 652 4,155 4,807 684 4,164 4,848 40,224 229,375 269,599 42,786 232,736 275,522 1,899 2,189 2,145 1,902 2,173 2,131 764 5,021 5,785 814 5,058 5,872 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-OCTOBER 1990-1991 %~ %cl Item Oct. Se!Jt. Oct. year January thru October year 1990 1991 1991 ago 1990 1991. ~go -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched 4,880 155 5,079 186 4,931 101 255 165 36,382 2,630 38,302 105 2,440 93 Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Turkeys 74,370 74,749 73,130 98 764,964 774,431 101 510,830 532,761 527,502 103 5,276,642 5,492,369 104 942 31,926 1,472 33,949 1,279 136 33,715 106 13,486 337,577 17,152 127 354,560 105 Poultry Placed U.S. 21,517 21,128 22,089 103 2/41,260 2/43,217 105 1/ Reported by leading breeders, Includes expected pullet replacementslrom eggs sold during tha preceding month at the rate 01 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Turkeypoults placed SeptemberOctober. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1990-1991 %~ %ct Item Sept. Sept. year Oct. 2/ Jan. thru Sept. year 1990 1991 ago 1991 1990 19~L _ _ ~o Thousands Thousands Young Chickens Georgia 61,258 66,461 108 90,372 598,342 623,279 104 United States 449,691 495,939 110 549,003 4,365,811 4.635.865 106 Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. 9,101 9,399 103 10,108 102,785 94,367 92 Heavy Type. U.S. 4,161 4,330 104 4,333 38,364 36,514 95 Total U.S. 13,262 13,729 104 14,441 141,149 130,881 93 Total All Types, Ga. 2,972 3,735 126 3,098 36,189 33,736 93 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 United States 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1/ Federally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and pounrY Inspection Program. Current month data .stlmated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary. EGGS IN INCUBATOR8-NOVEMBER 1, 1990-1991, UNITED STATES Item 1990 1991 % of Year Ago -Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 27,504 29,473 107 Broiler Type 397,906 416,147 105 Turkeys, All Breeds 28,891 28,739 99 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Georgia red meat production totaled 40.2 million pounds during October 1991, 17 percent more than septemberl 1991, and 2 percent more than October 1990. I (U.S. information on page 3) 2 U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION RISES Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.71 billion pounds, 6 percent above a year earlier. Beef production totaled 2.12 billion pounds. This was up 3 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.93 million, down 1 percent. The average live weight increased 46 pounds to 1,195. Pork production at 1.53 billion pounds was up 10 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.50 million head, up 10 percent from last year. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 252. COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES l October 1991 as % Kind 1990 1991 of 1990 Jan.-Oct. 2/ 1990 1991 Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Beef 2,044 2,115 103 19,111 Veal 31 27 89 261 Pork 1,392 1,534 110 12,584 Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat 32 3,498 32 101 3,708 106 297 __ ~253 1/ Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 19,206 242 13,047 298 32,794 1991 as % of 1990 Percent 100 93 104 100 102 Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1 Number Siauc htered uct. October '91 as % of 1990 1991 1990 Average Live Weight October 1990 1991 -1,000 Head- Percent -Pounds- 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 0.2 0.2 100 82 97 Total Live Weight October 1990 1991 -1,000 Pounds- 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 16 18 United States Cattle 2,963.2 2,933.3 99 1,149 1,195 3,404,885 Calves 162.6 130.6 80 301 355 49,007 Hogs 7,757.0 8,497.9 110 249 252 1,933,817 Sheep & Lambs 508.4 522.6 103 124 121 62,994 l/lncludes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not pUblished to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3,504,831 46,389 2,143,532 63,495 ] I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-OCTOBER 1990-1991 21 Slales Item Unit 1990 I 1991 Milk Cows 1/ Thous. Head Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds Milk Production 2/ Mil. Lbs. l/lncludes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 8,516 1,200 10,223 8,367 1,219 10,198 I Percent 98 102 100 U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1990-1991, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Round Weight Processed- Average Price - ---~mports Month Monthly Cumulative Paid to Producers 1 of Catfish 2 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 1990 1991 --Thousand Pounds-- 0015. per Pound Jan. 33,066 32,206 33,066 32,206 .72 .69 Feb. 31,884 33,036 64,950 65,242 .74 .69 Mar. 33,120 35,951 98,070 101,193 .78 .69 Apr. 30,980 31,205 129,050 132,398 .78 .69 May 31,542 31,322 160,592 163,720 .78 .66 June 28,967 31,588 189,559 195,308 .78 .65 July 29,540 32,720 219,099 228,028 .76 .63 Aug. Sept. 31,108 27,566 32,912 250,207 260,940 .76 .60 33,244 2n,n3 294,184 .76 .59 Oct. 29,211 35,400 306,984 329,584 .76 .58 Nov. 27,913 334,897 .75 Dec. 25,538 360,435 .72 1/1990 and 1991 revised. Price for fish delivered to processing plant door. 2/ Data fumlshed by U.S. Bureau of Census. 3/ Not available. Thous. Pounds 115 355 553 344 322 93 48 641 618 184 342 484 406 723 362 621 619 3/ 33 381 226 3 CAlTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES DOWN 9 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.94 million head, down 9 percent from a year ago but up slightly from November 1, 1989. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during October totaled 2.48 million, down 10 percent from last year, and 7 percent below October 1989. Net placements of 2.40 million for October were down 10 percent from last year and down 7 percent from 1989. Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.62 million, up 1 percent from last year but 1 percent below two years ago. Other disappearance totaled 77,000 head compared to 87,000 in October 1990 and 71,000 in October 1989. CAlTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1 Number 1991 as % of Item 1989 1990 1991 1989 1990 --1,000 Head-- --Percent-- OnFeedOctoberll/ 6,958 7,670 7,156 103 93 Placed on Feed During October 2,652 2,751 2,479 93 90 Fed Catlle Marketed During October 1,628 1,605 1,615 99 101 Other Disappearance During October 2/ 71 87 n 108 89 On Feed November 1 1/ 7,911 8,729 7,943 100 91 1/ Caltl. and calv on Id .rnlm.I.lor .Iaught.r mark.t b.lng f.d a lull ration 01 gr.ln or oth.r conc.ntr.tnd .r. . .peet.d to produc c.rca.s that will gr.d. s.l.ct or b.lter. 21lnclud death 10..... movem.nt Irom Idlot.to pa.turnd .hlpm.nt. to oth.r fdlot. for furth.r fdlng. Commodity Butler 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 31,1991 Oct. 31, 1990 Sept. 30, 1991 Oct. 31, 1991 Percent of Oct. 1990 Sept. 1991 -1,000 Pounds- -Percent- 413,575 590,265 561,624 136 95 445,423 4n,946 425,676 96 89 16,794 16,466 16,973 101 103 953,208 .. 871,583 1,027,893 108 1,228,951 1,229,986 1,054,006 86 118 86 536,701 591,271 627,150 117 106 267,416 276,708 296,349 111 107 231,8n 281,309 299,087 129 106 861,840 982,052 959,920 111 98 625,116 667,216 645,891 103 97 2,586,733 2,592,826 2,671,311 103 103 995,646 1,021,318 1,147,963 115 112 111,480 133,233 199,860 179 150 4,680 5,274 11,236 240 213 19,450 20,176 19,889 102 99 9,426 5,718 9,566 101 167 IG.orgl. Farm R.port (ISNN 0744~7280jlSpubllsh.d ml-monthly by the Georgia AgifcuriuralSi.fl.tlc'-serAc. Atti.n Ga:-306135099.- S.cond clas. post.ge paid at Ath.ns. Ga. Subscription f $fO per yr c.pt Iree to d.t. contributors. POSTMASTER: S.nd addr... chang" to Georgi. Agrlcullural Statl.tlco SelVic., St.ph.n. F.d.ral Building, SUIt. 320. Ath.ns. Ga. 30613-5099. ~ EORGIA GRICULTURAL TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 042101 13 00000 95-257200095290208 UGA LIBRARIES SUSAN TUGGLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT ATHENS GA 30602 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 OD.C1 't GEORGIA FARM REPORT December 13,1991 Volume 91-Number 24 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Cotton Forecast Pecan Forecast Prices Received Peanut Stocks :~ RECORD BREAKING YIELD FORECAST FOR GEORGIA'S COTTON CROP Harvest of the 1991 .c..o.t.t.on crop is winding down and producers are enthusiastic over this year's outstanding crop. Yield per acre is estimated at a record breaking 791 pounds. This is 7 pounds per acre higher than the prevIous record set in 1984. Production is now forecast at 700 thousand bales, 10 thousand bales more than the November 1 forecast, and the largest production since 1955. Acreage harvested is expected to total 425 thousand acres, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 21 percent more than last year's harvested acreage. As of December 8, 98 percent of the crop had been picked, compared to the 5-year average of 95 percent. The cotton forecast is based trimarily on the cotton ginnings report of cotton ginne to December 1 and the additional ginnings expected for the remainder of the season. PECAN PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia's ~ production for 1991 is forecast at 80 million pounds. This is a 16 percent decrease from the October forecast and down 35 million pounds from the September 1 forecast. The quality of nuts and yields for this year's crop have been extremely disappointing. The excessive spnng and summer rains made insects and diseases difficult to control. The lack of rain late in the season prevented nuts from filling properly. Improved varieties are estimated at 65 million pounds, and seedling varieties at 15 million pounds. Harvest progress through December 8 was 89 percent complete, compared with the 5-year average of 82 percent. RECEIVED DEC J 6 1991 DOCUMENTS UGA lIRRARIES 1991 FORECAST I I I anted Harvested I I I I Ind. uec. 1, Production Ina. uec. " Crop Unit 1990 1991 1990 1/ 1991 1/ 1990 1991 1990 1991 -1,000 Acres- - Thousands- Corn 2/ Bu. 660 600 550 550 68 100 37,400 55,000 Soybeans2/ Peanuts 2/ Bu. Lbs. 900 650 782 870 7n0o0 620 14 26 865 1,750 2,600 9,800 1,347,500 16,120 2,249,000 Sorghum 2/ Bu. 80 95 40 60 30 45 1,200 2,700 Cotton 3/ Bales 355 430 350 425 555 791 405 700 Hay, All 2/ Tons 570 570 2.0 3.0 1,140 1,710 Pecans Lbs. 65,000 80,000 Sweetpotatoes 2/ Cwt. 5.0 4.0 4.5 3.8 130 4/ 585 4/ Wheat 2/ Bu. 650 500 590 425 35 33 20,650 14,025 Oats 2/ Bu. 65 95 40 60 56 50 2,240 3,000 Rye 2/ Bu. 300 330 60 65 22 20 1,320 1,300 Tobacco, Type 142/ Lbs. 43 40 2,415 2,050 103,845 82,000 Apples, All 2/ Lbs. 3.0 5/ 7,330 5/ 22,000 35,000 Peaches 2/ Lbs. 20 5/ 6,500 5/ 130,000 150,000 Grapes 2/ Tons 1.7 5/ 1.71 5/ 2.9 3.2 11 HarVesled for principal use. 21 Estimates brought forward from earlier surveys. 31 Colton yieid in pounds and production in bales. 41 Yield and production estimates will be released In the Annual Crop Summary. 51 Acreage and yield estimates will be released In the Annual Crop Summary. . AGRICULTURAL STATlSnclAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. COTTON The December 1 forecast of all CQllim production is 18.0 million bales, down 1 percent from the November 1 forecast but up 16 percent from last year's production. Of the total, upland is expected to account for 17.6 million bales, while Pima production will be 414,100 bales. Total area for harvest is estimated at 13.3 million acres, up 14 percent from 1990. Yield is expected to average 648 pounds per acre, 1 pound below November and up 14 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production in Texas and Oklahoma is forecast at 5.55 million bales, 9 percent below November 1 but 4 percent above the 1990 production. Freezing temperatures in late October damaged large bolls that were not fully opened, which lowered yield prospects. The Delta States (AK,LA,MS,MO,TN) expect to produce 6.32 million bales, 4 percent above the November 1 forecast and up 28 percent from 1990. Good harvest weather allowed producers to continue fieldwork. Yields are higher than anticipated earlier In Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri. Louisiana's production is a record high level. As of December 1, the harvest in all of these states was virtually complete. Production In the Western States (AR,CA,NM) is expected to total 3.43 million bales, up 2 percent from November 1 but down 6 percent from 1990. The yields in this region are expected to average 1,203 pounds per acre, 40 pounds above the 1990 yield. The forecast in the Southeastern States (AL,GA,NC,SC) puts production at 2.20 million bales, a 3 percent Increase from last month and 85 percent above the 1990 production. Yields In this region are expected to average 697 pounds per acre, up 170 pounds from last year due to the dry conditions that prevailed during 1990. Harvest continued almost uninterrupted during the month and generally, crop expectations exceeded early season expectations. Ginnings totaled 13,275,100 running bales ginned prior to December 1, compared with 12,428,045 running bales for the same date last year and 10,352,900 running bales in 1989. The December 1 production forecast for the U.S. ~ crop is 246 million pounds (in-shell basis), 9 percent less than the October 1 forecast but 20 percent above last year's production. Alabama's forecast, at 13.0 million pounds, is unchanged from October 1. Quality was only fair due to problems with scab and aphids. California's forecast of 2.50 million pounds is down 11 percent from October 1. Excessive heat in October caused the nuts to shrivel and reduced quality. Florida's crop is forecast at 4.20 million pounds, unchanged from October. Louisiana's forecast IS 15.0 million pounds, unchanged from October. As of December 1, the pecan harvest was 72 percent complete. MissiSSippi expects to harvest 6.00 million pounds of pecans, down 14 percent from the October 1 forecast. Lack of rainfall during the late summer kept nuts from filling. New Mexico pecans are forecast at 27.0 million pounds, down 7 percent from October. A late spring freeze reduced yields more than earlier anticipated: Oklahoma's crop is forecast at 18.0 million pounds, up 20 percent from October. Loss due to Insects and disease was not as bad as expected while nut quality was average this year. The South Carolina forecast remains unchanged from October 1 at 3.00 million pounds. Nut quality was reduced by scab problems. Texas is forecasting a crop of 55.0 million pounds, down 15 percent from October. Production was reduced by excessive moisture as well as an early freeze. The "other states" forecast of 17.7 million pounds is down 3 percent from October 1. Arizona, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee are included in this production forecast. :~,'-_ ~.~.~ ~t~!!. DECEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST Improved 1/ Seedling Total State Inel. Ina. Incl. 1989 1990 1991 1989 1990 1991 1989 1990 1991 -Thousand Pounds- AL AR CA FL GA LA MS NM NC2/ OK SC TX 13,000 100 2,000 4,000 69,000 2,500 5,500 29,000 300 1,000 600 34,000 4,000 100 2,800 2,000 56,000 1,500 1,800 34,000 100 800 400 40,000 10,000 1,200 2,500 2,300 65,000 3,000 4,000 27,000 1,100 2,000 1,900 25,000 9,000 900 3,000 16,000 11,500 3,000 400 8,000 400 21,000 1,000 150 1,600 9,000 4,500 400 300 4,200 100 20,000 3,000 400 1,900 15,000 12,000 2,000 1,400 16,000 1,100 30,000 22,000 1,000 2,000 7,000 85,000 14,000 8,500 29,000 700 9,000 1,000 55,000 5,000 250 2,800 3,600 65,000 6,000 2,200 34,000 400 5,000 500 60,000 13,000 1,600 2,500 4,200 80,000 15,000 6,000 27,000 2,500 18,000 3,000 55,000 OTHER STATES 2/3/ 16,300 20,250 17,700 U.S. 161,000 143,500 145,000 73,200 41,250 82,800 250,500 205,000 245,500 1/ Budded, grafted, or topwor1ted verlell. 21 Esllmale. lor CUrTent y..r carried lorward Irom earller Ioreca.t. 3/ AZ,KS,MO,TN. No breakdown bet_en varielles available. 2 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for November was 130 percent of the 1977 average, 4 points 3.0 percent) below the previous month, and 16 points 11.0 percent) less than the previous year. Lower prices Jor cotton, peanuts, hogs. steers and heifers, calves, broilers and table eggs were partially offset by higher r:>rices for soybeans, cows, milk and other chickens. Corn was unchanged. U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS The November All Farm Products Index of Prices Received decreased 2 points (1.4 percent) from October to 141 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Decreases in the prices of oranges, hogs, and cattle were partially offset by higher prices for lettuce, tomatoes, and strawberries. Compared with last month, prices of grains and oilseeds were mixed. Wheat continued to increase in price while the average price of rice was unchanged. The corn price was slightly lower but sorghum grain and barley prices posted moderate gains. Hay prices increased. Prices for soybeans and peanuts were lower than a month earlier. Prices of most fruits declined while most vegetables were up sharply. Hog prices dropped off sharply from October and cattle and calf prices were down moderately. The Index was 6 points (4.1 percent) below a year ago. Lower cattle, hog, and egg prices were responsible for most of the decline from last year. Higher prices for wheat, milk, and lettuce were partially offsetting. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-NOVEMBER 15, 1991, WITH COMPARISONS Price Georgia I United States Ber nit Nov. 1990 Oct. 1991 Nov. 15, 1991 Nov. 1990 Oct. 1991 Nov. 15, 1991 Winter 'Wheat $/Bu. 2.38 3.25 3.32 Oats $/Bu. 1.16 1.24 1.20 Corn $/Bu. 2.64 2.60 2.60 2.16 2.30 2.29 Cotton Cottonseed 2/ Cts./Lb. $fTon 68.3 124.00 66.2 59.00 1/66.0 54.00 68.4 126.00 62.5 66.00 1/62.4 78.00 Tobacco Soybeans Cts./Lb. 174.0 178.0 3/168.5 $/Bu. 5.71 5.37 5.42 5.n 5.49 5.42 Peanuts Cts./Lb. 44.3 All Hay, Baled, 2/ $fTon 27.0 1/25.1 39.9 81.40 28.1 68.80 1/26.5 69.10 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle, 41 $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. 49.60 43.90 49.90 55.60 42.90 36.20 43.50 53.30 37.90 27.50 38.70 53.10 50.20 44.20 50.70 75.30 43.60 35.80 44.20 70.40 38.20 30.00 38.90 69.60 Cows, 51 $/Cwt. 49.00 47.80 47.90 47.90 47.30 44.40 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. 77.30 86.40 15.40 73.10 86.70 14.90 69.50 82.70 6/15.40 81.20 93.80 12.70 74.30 93.90 13.40 74.00 90.00 6/13.70 Turkeys, 2/ Chickens Cts./Lb. 42.3 38.9 40.0 Excl. Broilers Cts./Lb. 14.9 2/13.4 17.3 Com'l Broilers, 71 Cts./Lb. 26.5 30.5 3/28.0 27.9 31.1 3/29.6 Eggs, All, 81 Cts./Doz. 85.9 2/77.5 75.7 73.1 2/63.8 64.0 Table Cts./Doz. 65.1 2/52.5 51.3 65.9 2/55.3 55.0 Hatching Cts'/Doz. 135.0 2/130.0 130.0 1/ First half of month. 21 Mldmonlh price. 31 Entire month. 41 'Cows' and slee", and heifers' combined wllh allowance where necessary for slaughter bull. 51 Includes dairy cows ,old for slaughter. 61 Preliminary. 71 L1vewelght equlvalenl price for Georgia. 81 Average of ell eggold by farme'" Including hatching eggs sold at relall. 81 Preliminary. 1977=100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Oct. Nov. Oct. 1990 1990 1991 Georgia Prices Received All Commodities 142 146 134 Crops 144 159 132 Uvestock & Products 141 136 136 United States Prices Received 146 147 143 Prices Paid 187 1/187 189 Ratio 31 78 79 76 1/0clober 1990 Price. Paid Inde. 21 Oclober \991 Price. Paid Inde. 31 Ratio of Inde. of Prlc.. Received to Inde. of Prlc.. Paid. 3 Nov. 1991 130 129 130 141 2/189 75 AVERAGE CHARGES FOR SAW-GINNED UPLAND COTTON, AVERAGE CHARGES FOR SELECTED MARKETING SERVICES, AND RELATED INFORMATION, BY SELECTED STATES, 1990-1991 SEASON Item Unit U.S. AL AZ. AR CA GA LA MS MO NC TN TX Bales ginned 1/ Active gins 2/ Average volume per 9.in (running bales) Glnnln~ and Thous. 15,038 No. 1,533 No. 9,810 375 72 5,208 954 90 10,600 1,063 2,727 122 138 8,713 19,761 400 59 6,780 1,179 80 14,737 1,799 192 9,370 300 48 6,250 262 39 6,718 485 70 6,929 4,903 494 9,925 wrapflng charges: Dol. 43.68 34.78 41.95 37.63 46.32 41.59 36.84 38.20 40.61 47.81 34.06 48.47 Tota charge per 480 lb. net-wt. bale 3/ Weight of seed cotton per 480 lb. net-wt. bale Machine-picked Lbs. Machine-stripped Lbs. Machine-scrapped Lbs. Cotton ginned from: 1,468 2,187 1,854 4/ 1,473 1,466 1,496 1,950 4/ 1,430 5/ 4/ 1,492 4/ 1,436 1,461 2,195 1,575 1,925 Trailers Pet. Modules Pet. Charges for warehousing and related services: 6/ 43 49 32 67 25 52 64 54 55 97 87 30 57 51 68 33 75 48 38 46 45 3 13 70 Charge per bale for receiving Dol. 2.60 3.04 2.88 1.50 2.85 3.46 3.11 1.98 2.90 3.12 2.59 Charge per bale per month for Dol. 1.77 1.69 1.97 1.89 1.85 1.60 2.02 1.96 1.84 1.34 1.90 1.55 Insured storage Charge per bale Dol. 7.62 6.85 5.75 7.75 6.25 for compressing 7.70 8.50 7.75 8.25 8.35 to universal density Charge per bale for outhandlina Dol. 5.62 5.30 4.82 7.93 5.11 4.71 7.85 8.16 7.81 2.48 8.04 4.19 - - zero. 1/ Based on report of June 1, 1991, by Bureau of the Census. and includes both AmerlcanPima and upland cotton. Excluded are 26,000 bales ginned in FL and KS. 21 Based on Bureau of Census Information; excludes two active gins In FL and one in KS. 3/lncludes bagging and ties, drying of seed cotton, lint cleaning, and in.urance, but doe. nol reflect any patronage dividends, rebates, transportation to warehouses, Industry organization dues, or cotton clalling fees. 4/ Seed cotton u.ually not weighed. 51 No data available. 61 Based on published t81lffs. Month Ending 1990 Oct. Nov. Dec. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1990-1991 1/ Roasting Stock Farmer Stock Equivalent Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ -1,000 Pounds- 2,380,871 2,455,347 2,157,126 313,456 375,778 448,182 23,233 25,638 30,706 416,896 499,785 596,082 2,821,000 2,980,770 2,783,914 1991 Jan. 1,691,736 492,614 39,132 655,177 2,386,045 Feb. 1,264.402 594.655 49.405 Mar. 838,964 659,880 60,273 ~r. 491,398 638.169 63,549 May 215,928 651,744 62,592 790,891 877,640 846,105 866,820 2,104,698 1,774,877 1,401,052 1,145,340 June 66,243 549,115 54,756 730.323 851,322 July 41,559 452,105 40,601 601,300 683,460 Aug. 85,295 342,810 25,772 455,937 567,004 Sept. Oct. 1,715.648 3,531,611 348,473 485,131 16,398 32,590 463,469 645,224 2,195,515 4,209,425 1/ Excludes stock. on farm. Includes .tock. owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer .tock on net weIght basi. 2/lncludes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled .eed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock. plus roasting stOCk, plus .helled peanut. X 1.33. Georgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is publi.hed semi-monthly bythe Georgia Agricultural Statl.tlc. Service, Athens, Ga. 306135099. Second clas. postage paid al Athens. Ga. Subscrlpllon fee $10 per ye81except free to dala contributors. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georgia Agricultura Statl.tlcs Service, Stephens Federal Building, SUite 320, Athens. Ga. 30613-5099. ~ EORGIA GRICUlTURAl TATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 042Z01 13 00000 95-257200095290208 UGA LIBRARIES SUSAN TUGGLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT ATHENS GA 30602 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA. 30613 "~(). . ~ '" ' ,. GEORGIA FARM REPORT December 30, 1991 Volume 91-Number 25 RECEIVED JAM 01 1992 DOCUM~NTS -.. _'- GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERViCE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary Livestock Siaughfer Cattle on Feerl Milk Production Catfish Cold Storage GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 373 million eggs during November 1991, up 4 percent from November 1990. Production consisted of 253 million table eggs and 120 million hatching eggs. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT EGGS IN INCUBATORS-DECEMBER 1,1990-1991, UNITED STATES Item 1990 1991 % of Year Ago -Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 30,272 30,981 102 Broiler Type 449,528 465,445 104 Turkeys, All Breeds 29,666 29,780 100 Laying flocks in the U.S. produced 5.80 billion eggs during November 1991, up 2 percent from the 5.69 billion produced a year ago. Production included 5.01 billion table eggs and 791 million hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.77 billion eggs during November 1991, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.11 billion table eggs and 662 million hatching eggs. 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-NOVEMBER 1990-1991 Number of Layers During November 1990 1991 Eggs ~er 100 Layers- ovember 1990 1991 -Thousands- -Number- Total Eggs Produced During November 1990 1991 -Millions- 6,311 11,499 17,810 6,588 11,829 18,417 1,822 2,127 2,021 1,837 2,139 2,025 115 120 245 253 360 373 34,435 190,407 224,842 36,376 191,932 228,308 1,815 2,153 2,102 1,819 2,139 2,089 625 4,101 4,726 662 4,107 4,769 40,376 230,586 270,962 43,261 234,721 277,982 1,820 2,148 2,099 1,828 2,135 2,087 735 4,954 5,689 791 5,011 5,802 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-0CTOBER-NOVEMBER 1990-1991 % of Item Oct. Oct. year Nov. 2/ Jan. thru Oct. 1990 1991 ago 1991 1990 1991 Thousands Thousands Young Chickens Georgia 72,588 73,650 101 62,817 670,930 696,929 United States 545,288 557,717 102 455,434 4,911,099 5,188,588 Mature Chickens Ught Type, U.S. 10,312 9,740 94 9,713 113,098 104,108 Heavy Type, U.S. 4,417 4,761 108 3,450 42,781 41,275 Total U.S. 14,729 14,501 98 13,163 155,879 145,383 Total All Types, Ga. 3,358 3,397 101 3,236 33,358 36,538 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 United States 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by ~I~aiand Poullry In spec lion Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGtA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE % of year ago 104 106 92 96 93 35 GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP 1 PERCENT AND EGG TYPE HATCH UP The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 70.3 million, was 1 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during November totaled 1.4 mnllOn, 4 percent more than the previous year. 1 1) i ; U.S. BROILER HATCI-r'A H UP Egg-type chicks hatched during November 1991 totaled 30.3 million, 1 percent more than November 1990. The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 508 million, was 4 percent above Novemoer last year. POULTRY HATCHING '10 PLACEMENT-NOVEMBER 1990-1991 Item Nov. Oct. . Nov. %cl year January thru November %cl year 1990 1991 1991 ago 1990 1991 ago -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched 4,714 171 4,931 255 4,814 102 210 123 52,192 2,247 54,927 105 2,247 100 Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Txpe 69,233 66,084 70,271 101 834,197 844,702 101 490,479 527,502 507,988 104 5,767,121 6,000,357 104 Georgia United States Turkeys 1,367 30,049 1,279 33,715 1,420 104 30,329 101 14,853 367,626 18,572 125 384,889 105 Poultry Placed U.S. 21,871 22,089 22,231 102 2/63,181 2/65.448 104 11 Reported by leading breeders, includes expected pUllet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pUllet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ TUrl