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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
January 28, 1992 Volume 92-Number 2
HIGHLIGHTS
1991 Crop Year In Review
Field Crops; Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
:.', Crop Values,
1992 Wheat and Rye Seedings
."
Grain and Hay Stocks
, Milk Production
,
1992 Onion Plantil!Q Intentions
Hogs and Pigs
~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (404)546-2236
GEORGIA'S 1991 CROP SUMMARY IThe 1991 crop year was one of the best in several years. Most field crops responded favorably to the above normal rainfall throughout the sprin~ and summer. Dry conditions during the fall allowed harvest to proceed with very few interruptions. This resulted In record breakin9 yields for corn, cotton, hay and sorghum grain. With the exception of tobacco and small grains, all field crop yields In 1991 Improved over the drought reduced yields of 1990.
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State
PECANS-BY STATES AND U.S., 1990-1991
Utilized Production
1990
1991
Price per Pound
1990
1991
-1,000 Pounds-
--Dollars--
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
0.912 0.980 1.250 0.967 1.150 0.938 1.290 1.530 1.060 0.913
1.050 1.150
1.060 1.010 1.450 0.904 1.110 0.850 0.850 1.790 0.888 0.820
0.840 1.080
20,250 205.000
17,700 245,500
1.300 1.210
1.570 1.160
Value of Utilized Production
1990
1991
--1,000 Dollars--
4,560
245 3,500 3,480 74,560
5.625 2,840 52,020
425 4,566
526 69,000
13,840
1,620 3,625 3,796 88,500
12.750 5,100 48,330 2,220 14,760 2,519 59,500
26,243 247.590
27,815 284,375
PEACHES-BY SELECTED STATES AND U.S.. 1990-1991
Total
Production
1990
1991
Utilized
Production
1990
1991
Price per
Poulid
1990
1991
-Million Pounds-
-Dollars-
12.0
16.0
12.0
16.0
.238
.213
600.0 130.0 45.0 76.0 110.0
610.0 150.0 115.0 100.0 310.0
600.0 123.0 37.5 76.0 95.0
610.0 140.0 108.0 90.0 240.0
.170
.132
.299
.241
.409
.253
.289
.201
.243
.177
1,012.0 2.233.2
1,030.0 2.672.3
955.0 2.139.6
970.0 2,491.8
.107
.109
.174
.158
AQRlCUlnJRAl STATISTlClAN AND CJEORliIA DEPARTMENT OF AGAlCUlTVAE
Value of
Utilized Production
1990
1991
-1,000 Dollars-
2,856
3.408
102,120 36,732 15,324 21,993 23,075
80,245 33,712 27,324 18,119 42,480
102,185 371,626
105,730 392,682
RECEIVED
JAN 3 1 1992
DOCUMENTS
UGA UBltARlES
State
Calif. Georgia North South Mich. N.Y. N.C. Pa. S.C. Wash. U.S.
I
APPLES-SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990 - 1991
Total
Production
1990
1991
Utilized
Production
1990
1991
Price per
Pound
1990
1991
-Million Pounds-
-Cents-
780.0 22.0 19.0 3.0
750.0 990.0 230.0 450.0
34.0 4,800.0 9,696.8
800.0 32.0 30.0 2.0
880.0 1,050.0
260.0 530.0 45.0 4,300.0 9,870.7
780.0 21.0 17.0 3.0
750.0 990.0 230.0 450.0
33.0 4,800.0 9,658.2
800.0
15.6
20.4
30.0
13.2
14.5
28.0
13.4
14.5
2.0
12.5
15.0
880.0
10.3
11.8
1,050.0
12.9
12.8
260.0
10.0
9.2
530.0
14.2
10.7
42.0
12.7
10.0
4,300.0
16.4
21.7
9,810.3
15.1
17.9
;.
~ ,If' Ji
.~ ;;
Value of
I
Utilized Production
1990
199
-1,000 Dollars-
121,700 2,778 2,403 375
77,500 127,810 22,932 63,708
4,203 784,950 1,456,896
163,2C 4,35 4,05 30
103,84 134,40
23,9~
56,71 4,20
933,10 1,754,02
State
Ga. N.C. S.C. U.S.
GRAPES-SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES 1990 - 1991
Total
Production
1990
1991
Utilized
Production
1990
1991
Price per
Ton
1990
1991
Value of
Utilized Production
1990
1991
-Tons-
-Dollars-
-1,000 Dollars-
2,900
3,200
2,900
3,000
777
811
2,252
2,432
1,500
2,200
1,500
2,200
533
506
800
1,114
400
700
380
570
803
530
305
302
5,659,900
5,450,900
5,659,780
5,450,270
295
296
1,670,468
1,614,935
l
State
Alabama Florida Georgia N. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee United States
1/ Revised.
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HAY STOCKS ON FARMS-SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990 - 1991 .
1990
May 1,
1/1991
1/1990
December 1,
--1,000 Tons--
216 126 292 244 130 840 27,089
124 55 148 182 68 651 27,023
934 375 855 768 228 2,767 104,873
1991
I 1,392 490 1,206 I
753 345 I 2,839 111,578
]
Crop
Corn for Grain Sorghum for Grain All Wheat Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for Nuts
Upland Cotton 1/
Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpotatoes Tobacco Oats Rye
1/ Yield in pounds.
Unit
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Tons Tons
Cw!.
Lbs. Bu. Bu.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1990 - 1991
Area Harvested
1990
1991
Yield per Acre
1990
1991
Production
1990
1991
-1,000 Acres-
66,952 9,089
69,283 56,512 1,809.5 11,504.5
68,842 9,820
57,693 57,951 2,007.5 12,601.8
61,407 89.5
733.3 5,945
375
62,575 77.5
761.1 4,796
396
118.5 63.1 39.5 34.1 1,991 632
2.39 141 2,218 60.1 27.1
108.6 59.0 34.3 34.3 2,463 653
2.45 148 2,181 50.6 24.6
-Thousands-
7,934,028
a 7,474,480
573,303
579,490
2,736,428
1,980,704
1,925,947
1,985,564
3,602,770
4,943,970
15,146.9
17,142.5t'
5,968.5
6,758.9
146,820
153,485
12,594
11,496
1,626,380
1,660,034
357,524
242,526
10,176
9,761
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GEORGIA'S 1991 CROP SUMMARY (Continued from Page 1)
The preliminary value of production for 17 principal crops in Georgia totaled $1.59 billion in 1991, up 26 percent from 1990. Peanuts continue as the most valuable crop in Georgia at $636 million. Because of the record breaking yield, cotton was the second most valuable crop in 1991, replacing tobacco, which fell to fourth place. Value of production estimates do not reflect the amount sold, cost of production, nor profit or loss. Estimates of cash receipts from marketings, production costs and net income will be available later.
PEANUTS
improved 20 bushels per acre. Acreage harvested for
The preliminary value of Georgia's 1991 peanut crop is estimated at a record high $636 million, an increase of 40 percent from 1990's drought reduced crop. The 1991 value does not include any payments from the GFA pool profits, if any. The preliminary average price farmers received for the 1991 crop was 28.3 cents per pound. The revised 1990 price, which includes GFA pool
payments, averaged 33.8 cents per pound. Georgia's production in 1991 totaled 2.25 billion pounds, 87.3 million above the previous record production of 2.16 billion pounds in 1984. The record production can be
grain totaled 50 thousand acres, up 10 thousand acres from 1990. This put production at 2.5 million bushels, more than double 1990. Preliminary prices averaged $2.20 per bushel for 1991, down 27 cents per busl1el from 1990. Value of production amounts to $5.50 million, compared with $2.96 million for the 1990 crop. Silage production totaled 455 thousand tons from 35.0 thousand acres harvested. This was an increase of 82 percent in production and 40 percent in acreage from 1990. Yield calculates to 13.0 tons per acre, up 30 percent from the 10.0 tons per acre a year earlier.
attributed to an increase from last year of 120 thousand acres harvested and an improved yield. Yield per
PECANS
harvested acre averaged 2,525 pounds in 1991, 775 Georgia's pecan production for 1991 totaled 80.0 million
pounds above last year's near disaster, but 850 pounds pounas, up 15.0 million pounds from the 1990 disaster,
below the record high in 1984. Dry conditions in the fall but 5.0 million pounds below 1989. After bright
made digging difficult, resulting in higher than normal prospects early in the growing season, production leU
harvesting losses.
because of diseases, insects and premature defoliation.
The lack of rain late in the season prevented nuts from
TOBACCO
filling properly. Prices are expected to average $1.11
Tobacco yields suffered because of the abundant rainfall. The frequent rains interfered with harvesting operations and produced a lighter weight leaf than in earlier years.
per pound. down 4 cents from 1990. This puts the value of the 1991 pecan crop at $88.5 million, and a new record high.
Yields for 1991 averaged only 2,020 pounds per acre,
PEACHES
395 pounds less than last year's record high and the
lowest since 1980. Acreage harvested also declined Peach producers enjoyed their best growing season in
from a year earlier to 40.0 thousand acres. This resulted several years in 1991, especially in the major growing
in a production of only 80.8 million pounds, down 22 area of central Georgia. Statewide, the 1991 crop
percent from 1990. Prices improved slightly from the totaled 150 million pounds, the largest production since
previous year, to $1.694 per pound. The value of the 1984. Utilized production, at 140 million pounds, was
1991 tobacco crop amounted to $137 million, nearly $38 the largest sinca 1976. Abundant rainfall throughout the
million less than the 1990 crop.
spring and summer produced fruit of good quality and
size. Prices averageCl 24.1 cents per pound for the 1991
HAY
crop, compared with 29.9 cents in 1990. Value of
production amounted to $33.7 million, down 8 percent Hay crops in Georgia averaged a record high 3.0 tons from last year's record value of $36.7 million. per acre in 1991, outdistancing the previous -high of 2.7
tons in 1989. Compared with last year's drought
APPLES
reduced crop, hay yields were a full ton per acre better than 1990. .Production, at 1.80 million tons, was 58 percent more than 1990 and reached an all time high. This surpassed the previous high of 1.62 million tons in 1989. The value of the 1991 hay crop was also a record
Apple production in 1991 totaled 32.0 million. pounds
fprroomduc2ti1o8n00amaocurnetsedotfo
bear 30.0
ing ag million
e trees. pounds.
Utilized Yield per
acre averaged 11,400 pounds, compared with 7,330
high $106 million, exceeding the previous high of $94.8 pounds in 1990. Value of production totaled $4.35
million in 1989. Prices farmers received for hay in 1991 million, 57 percent more than the $2.78 million in 1990. averaged $59.00 per ton down from $63.00 per ton in Prices averaged 14.5 cents per pound, about 10 percent
1990. Acreage harvested totaled 600 thousand acres, 5 higher than in 1990.
percent more than 1990, but the same as in 1989.
GRAPES
SOYBEANS
The value of Georgia's 1991 grape crop, at $2.43 million,
Soybean yield per acre rebounded from 1990 to average 27 bushels in 1991. This was nearly double 1990's yield and was only 1 bushel below the previous record yield in 1979. Acreage planted, at 600 thousand acres, was only
increased 8 percent from a year earlier. Utilized production totaled 3.0 thousand tons, up 3 percent from 1990. Prices farmers received averaged $811 per ton, compared with $777 per ton for 1990.
two-thirds of that planted a year earlier. HarvesteCl acreage totaled 590 thousand acres, compared with 700
ONIONS
thousand in 1990. Production amounted to 15.9 million bushels for Georgia, 63 percent more than 1990. Prices are expected to average $5.60 per bushel, compared with $5.74 In 1990. The value of the 1991 soybean crop
totals $89.2 million, 59 percent more than the 1990 crop.
Georgia's onion crop suffered from the excessive rain during April and May. Harvest was delayed because of wet soils and many onions rotted before they could be harvested. Production amounted to 660 thousand hundredweight, only 60 percent of 1990's production.
SORGHUM
Acreage harvested totaled 6 thousand acres out of 7 thousand planted. Prices averaged $31.50 per
Sorghum harvested for grain in 1991 averaged a record higti 50 bushels per acre, bettering the previous high of 48 bushels in 1985. Compared with 1990, sorghum yield
hundredweight, compared with $32.401n 1990. Value of
production, at $20.8 million, dropped 41 percent from a
year earlier.
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GEORGIA 1991 C OP VALUES
AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL CROP VALUE
Soybeans 6.. Peanuts 40..
Hay 7" Pecans 6.. Wheat 2..
Corn 9..
Cotton 14%
Other 6..
Peaches 2.. Tobacco 9%
Pie chart ~rcentages computed from crops included in table. Poultry and livestock income data will be available in May 1992.
GEORGIA WHEAT SEEDINGS DOWN FOR 1992
Georgia's winter wheat seedings for the 1992 crop are expected to total 400 thousand acres. This is 20 percent or 100 thousand acres less than the 1991 plantings. Seeding of the 1992 crop was slower than in prevIous years. On December 8th, the last weekly crop planting progress survey indicated wheat was 75 percent planted, compared with the 5 year average for that date of 85 percent
GEORGIA RYE PLANTINGS DOWN 9 PERCENT
Rye plantings for all purposes in Georgia for the 1992 crop should total 300 thousand acres, 9 percent less than the 330 thousand acres planted for the 1991 crop. Seeding of rye, which is mostly used for winter grazing in Georgia, was virtually complete by mid-December.
U.S. WHEAT PLANTING DOWN
Seeded area for harvest in 1992 is placed at 50.2 mill acres, down 2 percent from 1991. Seeding of the 1 crop got its start in some states last August.
September 1, about 2 percent of the acreage v
planted. As of December 1, 1991, completion read 98 percent. Most remaining acreage to be seeded ~ in California, Texas, and the southeast.
Soft red winter wheat, at 10.6 million acres, is dowl J:1ercent from last season. The Arkansas to 0 Crescent is also down 7 percent.
U.S. RYE SEEDINGS DOWN
Rye seeded for 1992 is expected to total 1.59 mill acres, down 5 percent from 1991. Area is down MinnE:sCJta but unchanged in Nebraska from last ye: The Dakota's seeded area increased from the previl year.
WINTER WHEAT AND RYE SEEDED-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1991-19921/
United States
Georgia
Item
1991
1992
1991
--1,000 Acres--
Winter Wheat Area Seeded
51,049
50,215
500
Rye Area Seeded
1,671
1,585
330
1/ Total area seeded lor all purposes.
4
1992
400 300_
GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY-1989, 1990, 1991
Crop
Year
Planted Harvested Yield per
Acres
Acres 1/
Acre
Unit
Production
Unit Price 2/
Value of Production
-1,000 Acres-
-1,000-
Dollars
$1,OOO's
Corn
1991
600
550
100
Bu.
55,000
2.65
145,75(1
1990
660
550
68
Bu.
37,400
2.77
103,598
1989
610
550
95
Bu.
52,250
2.63
137,418
Cotton Unt 3/
1991
430
425
813
Bale
720.0
.649
224,294
1990
355
350
555
Bale
405.0
.694
134,914
1989
265
260
631
Bale
342.0
.651
106,868
Cottonseed
1991
Ton
256.0
56.00
14,336
1990
Ton
144.0
127.00
18,288
1989
Ton
123.0
105.00
12,915
Hay 4/
1991
600
600
3.00
Ton
1,800
59.00
106,200
1990
570
570
2.00
Ton
1,140
63.00
71,820
1989
600
600
2.70
Ton
1,620
58.50
94,770
Oats
1991
95
60
50
Bu.
3,000
1.25
3,750
1990
65
40
56
Bu.
1989
90
70
59
Bu.
2,240
1.44
4,130
1.65
3,226 6,815
Peanuts
1991
900
890
2,525
Lb.
2,247,250
.283
635,972
1990
782
770
1,750
Lb.
1,347,500
.338
455,455
1989
690
685
2,700
Lb.
1,849,500
.274
506,763
Rye
1991
330
65
20
Bu.
1,300
2.50
3,250
1990
300
60
22
Bu.
1,320
2.30
3,036
1989
320
70
23
Bu.
1,610
2.26
3,639
Sorghum
1991
90
50
50
Bu.
2,500
2.20
5,500
1990
80
40
30
Bu.
1,200
2.47
2,964
1989
90
50
40
Bu.
2,000
2.58
5,160
Soybeans
1991
600
590
27
Bu.
15,930
5.60
89,208
1990
900
700
14
Bu.
9,800
5.74
56,252
1989
1,150
1,100
26
Bu.
28,600
5.61
160,446
Tobacco 4/
1991
40
40
2,020
Lb.
80,800
1.694
136,875
1990
43
43
2,415
Lb.
103,845
1.683
174,771
1989
40
40
2,180
Lb.
87,200
1.670
145,624
Wheat
1991
500
425
33
Bu.
14,025
2.45
34,361
1990
650
590
35
Bu.
20,650
3.02
62,363
1989
800
700
32
Bu.
22,400
3.70
82,880
Apples 5/
1991
2.8
11,400
Lb.
30,000
.145
4,350
1990
3.0
7,330
Lb.
21,000
.132
2,778
1989
3.5
7,140
Lb.
24,000
.140
3,348
Grapes 5/
1991
1.8
1.78
Ton
3.0
811.00
2,432
1990
1.7
1.71
Ton
2.9
777.00
2,252
1989
1.7
1.65
Ton
2.7
781.00
2,110
Onions
1991
7.0
6.0
110
Cwt.
660
31.50
20,790
1990
5.7
5.6
195
Cwt.
1,092
32.40
35,381
1989
4.8
4.7
135
Cwt.
635
27.20
17,272
Peaches 5/
1991
21
7,140
Lb.
140,000
.241
33,712
1990
20
6,500
Lb.
123,000
.299
36,732
1989
20
6,250
Lb.
115,000
.202
23,260
Pecans
1991
Lb.
80,000
1.110
88,500
1990
Lb.
65,000
1.150
74,560
1989
Lb.
85,000
.657
55,852
Snapbeans
1991 6/
for Processing
1990
2.8
2.7
2.20
Ton
5.94
254.00
1,508
1989
2.8
2.7
2.30
Ton
6.21
253.00
1,571
Sweetpotatoes
1991
4.0
3.8
200
Cwt.
760
12.00
9,120
1990
5.0
4.5
130
Cwt.
585
7.20
4,212
1989
5.0
4.8
170
Cwt.
816
14.90
12,158
Tomatoes
1991
3.0
2.6
305
Cwt.
793
42.50
33,703
Fresh Market
1990
3.5
3.5
250
Cwt.
875
23.60
20,650
1989
2.8
2.7
200
Cwt.
540
24.00
12,960
Total Above
1991
4,199
3,733
1,592,103
Crops
1990
4,422
3,754
1,264,760
1989
4,670.4
4,165.1
1,391,829
1/ Harvesled'/ol p.-in:ipl, _, .: Mar.;;IIl'll yua. awrage prices with no allowances or adjullmentslor commodities under Governmenlloan, commodlliMIorfenerl10 Ihe C.C.C., nor deficiency 0' dlsasler paymentl. 1991 prices are preli'lIi"ticj. 3/ Collon yield In poundl per acre; price In c,ntl per pound. 4/ HaNelled acr.. lu".I;:~led for planted acr... e/ Bearing age acreage and utilized production. 8/ Nol pubUlhed ror 1991 10 avoid discloslnlllndlvldual operations.
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CORN
The value of corn produced in 1991 amounted to $146 million, an increase of 41 percent from the drought damaged crop of 1990. This places corn as the 3rd most valuable crop in Georgia in 1991. The gain in value was solely attributed to a record breaking yield of 100 bushels per acre. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 550 thousand acres, unchanged from 1990 This resulted in a production of 55.0 million bushels, which is expected to average $2.65 per bushel. Corn silage production in 1991 totaled 600 thousand tons, from 40.0 thousand acres harvested. Yield averageD a record tying 15.0 tons per acre, 3 tons per acre more than in 1990.
COTTON
The value of total $224
cotton million,
Ii.lt a
produced in. 1991 is 66 percent Increase
efxrp~emct1e9d9t0~
This would be the highest valued cotton crop Since 191\
when the State proauced 1.66 millio!) bC!les from 4.71
million acres. total 720 tho
Georgia's 1991 usand bales fr
opmrod4u2c~tiotnhqISuseaxnpdectaecdrete~
harvested. This is the largest production SlnpC~ 1953 atnh~
the largest acreage harvested since 1972. rices for
1991 crop are expected to average 64.9 ce!)ts pe
pound. Yield is expected to average a rec~rd hlg.h 81
pounds per acre, 29 pounds above the prevIous FlIgh c
784 pounds in 1984.
Year
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED CORN-GEORGIA 1983-1991
Acres Harvested for Grain NonIrriaated Irriaated Total
Yield per Acre
Non-
Irrigated Irrigated
Total
NonIrrigated
Production Irrigated
-1,000-
-Bushels-
-1,000 Bushels-
580
155
735
64.3
115.0
75.0
37300
17825
765
220
985
71.1
120.0
82.0
54,370
26,400
740
235
975
66.2
140.0
84.0
49,000
32,900
520
210
730
37.0
110.0
58.0
19,240
23,100
430
180
610
68.9
120.0
84.0
29,640
21,600
340
160
500
35.6
118.0
62.0
12,120
18,880
375
175
550
81.0
125.0
95.0
21,875
21,875
375
175
550
43.7
120.0
68.0
16,400
21,000
390
160
550
85.6
135.0
100.0
33,400
21,600
Total
55125 80,770 81,900 42,340 51,240 31,000 52,250 37,400 55,000
GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT
ilk production in Georgia during October-December 1991 totaled 359 million pounds, 3 percent less than the comparable period a year earlier.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 104,000 head during the October-December quarter, 8 percent less than the same quarter the previous year.
Production per cow averaged 3,450 pounds during October-December, 160 pounds more than October-December 1990.
U.S. OCTOBER-DECEMBER MILK PRODUCTION
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 36. billion pounds, down slightly from thl October-December period last year. The averagl
l number of milk cows in the U.S. during tlli
October-December quarter was 9.95 million nead, 200,000 less than the same period last year.
Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows Ole
January 1, 1992, averaged 18.0 pounds, 0.4 pound mon
than on January 1, 1991.
!
1
The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cow
on January 1, 1992, averaged $7.69 per hundredweighl $0.15 less than the price on January 1, 1991.
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1990-1991
Georgia
United States
1991 as %
Item
Unit
1990
1991
of 1990
1990
1991
Milk Cows 1/
Thous.Head
113
104
92
Milk per Cow 2/
Pounds
3,290
3,450
105
Milk Production 2/
Mil.lbs.
372
359
97
1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers nol yellresh. 2J Excludes milk sucked by calves.
10,151 3,575 36,285
9,951 3,631 36,135
as H:I~l
~
of 1990
It
98
102
100
.tl
J
I
I
ONIONS-PLANTING INTENTIONS AND PROSPECTIVE AREA FOR HARVEST 1/, GEORGIA AND TOTAL
State
1990
Planted Area 1991
Spring:
/Viz. 2/
1,000
900
Calif. 2/
8,500
9,000
Ga. 2/
5,700
7,000
Tex.
14,100
13,100
Group Total
29,300 __ _
30,000 _._
11 Primarily fresh manc&t. 2!1992Planlir J :(11:;. .01
","n'l ,.Hhl.'i c t
puhli:.h&cJ Mar~h 6.
1992
Harvested Area
1990
1991
-Acres-
1,100 9,000 7,500 12,500 30,100
1,000
8,500
5.600 12,600 27,700_
900 8,000 6,000 11,800 26,700
For Harve'L 1992 6
1 1,
l!
,D..
12,000 C
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6
ONIONS-BY SEASON, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990 - 1991
1!
State and Season
Area Harvested
1990
1991
Yield per Acre 1990 1991
Production
1990
1991
Value per Cwt.
1990
1991
Total Value
1990
1991
/
(
~ Spring
-Acres-
-Cwt.-
-1,000 Cwt.-
-Dollars-
-1,000 Dollars-
Ariz.
1,000
900
475
490
475
441
Calif.
8,500
8,000
420
395
3,570
3,160
10.50 11.10
8.61 18.00
5,006 39,627
3,797 56,880
Ga.
5,600
6,000
195
110
1,092
660
32.40
31.50
35,381
20,790
Texas
12,600
11,800
200
240
2,520
2,832
17.00
19.10
42,840
54,091
Total
27,700
26,700
276
266
7,657
7,093
16.00
19.10
122,854 135,558
Summer
Non-Storage
N. Mex.
8,400
7,400
350
400
2,940
2,960
9.71
15.30
28,547
45,288
Texas
5,100
4,000
270
240
1,377
960
10.50
19.30
14,459
18,528
Wash.
1,200
900
340
330
408
297
12.60
23.90
5,141
7,098
Total
14,700
12,300
321
343
4,725
4,217
10.20
16.80
48,147
70,914
Storage 1/ 65,440
65,570
440
421
28,809
27,631
10.20
10.80
232,718 241,248
Calif.2/
30,500
30,000
380
375
11,590
11,250
7.49
7.39
85,067
81,303
Summer 110,640
107,870
408
400
45,124
43,098
9.39
10.50
365,932 393,465
U.S.
138,340
134,570
382
373
52,781
50,191
10.50
11.80
488,786 529,023
1/ Includeome quantltie. of .torage crop onion. harvested but not .old becau.e of .hrlnkege and wate. Include. CO,ID,MI,MN,NY,OH,OR,UT,WA,WI. 2/ Summer primarily
proc . . . lng.
State
TOMATOES-FOR FRESH MARKET, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990 - 1991
Area Harvested
1990
1991
Yield per Acre
1990
1991
Production
1990
1991
Value per Cwt.
1990
1991
Total Value
1990
1991
-Acres-
-Cwt.-
-1,000 Cwt.-
-Dollars-
-1,000 Dollars-
Ala.
2,800
2,800
140
150
392
420
24.00
20.00
9,408
8,400
Ark.
1,000
800
245
280
245
224
35.20
40.50
8,624
9,072
Calif.
38,000
38,000
255
240
9,690
9,120
28.20
25.00
273,258 228,000
Fla. 1/
50,800
46,200
300
350
15,240
16,170
27.20
36.90
414,528 596,673
Ga.
3,500
2,600
250
305
875
793
23.60
42.50
20,650
33,703
N.C.
1,400
1,600
215
170
301
272
19.00
16.90
5,719
4,597
S.C.
3,700
3,700
335
300
1,240
1,110
22.60
50.00
28,024
55,500
Tenn.
4,300
4,700
200
180
860
846
24.00
21.00
20,640
17,766
Va.
3,400
3,500
425
410
1,445
1,435
29.90
23.10
43,206
33,149
Other
States 2/ 25,390
25,730
135
120
3,421
3,018
29.00
34.50
99,336
103,974
U.S.
134,290
129,630
251
258
33,709
33,408
27.40
32.70
923,393 1,090,834
1/ E.cludes the following quantities not harvested or not marketed because of economic cond~ions; lBBO-FL, 1,300,000 cWl. 2/lncludes HI,IN,LA,MA,MD,MI,NJ,NY,OH,PA,TX.
HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP
GEORGIA 1990 - 1991
1991 as ~
1991 as %
Item
1990
1991
of 1990 Item
1990
1991
of 1990
Dec, 1 Inventory All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
-1,000 Head-
1,100 160 940
1,130 160 970
Percent
103 100 103
Sows Farrowing June-Aug. Sept.Nov. June-Nov.
-1,000 Head-
58
57
55
60
113
117
Percent
98 109 104
Market Hogs &Pigs
by Weight Groups
Under 60 Pounds
385
60-119 Pounds
255
120-179 Pounds
185
180 Pounds & Over
115
Sows Farrowing
Dec. 1/-Feb.
64
MarchMay
63
Dec.1/May
127
1/ December preceding year.
Pig Crop
Dec. 1/-Feb.
499
415
108
MarchMay
491
260
102
Dec.1/-May
990
180
97
115
100
June-Aug.
458
Sept.-NOV.
424
June-Nov.
882
60
94
64
102
Year
1,872
124
98
480
96
496
101
976
99
436
95
459
108
895
101
1,871
100
4
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Vol. 91, No.2
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS
~Ybean stocks in all positions on December 1, 1991, in Cmn stocks stored off the farm on December 1, 199
eorgia, totaled 15.5 million bushels, a 20 percent totaled 8.80 million bushels, 25 percent more tha
increase from December 1, 1990. Soybeans stored on Georgia farms on December 1, 1991, are estimated at 3.50 million bushels, an increase of 1.50 million bushels from a year earlier. Soybeans stored off farms on December 1, totaled 12.0 million bushels, up 10 percent
December 1, 1990. Sorghum grain in off farm positions amounted to 196 thousand bushels, compared with 233.0 thousan bushels stored off farms a year earlier.
from a year ago.
Wheat off farm stocks on December 1, 1991, are
estimated at 2.62 million bushels, 26 percent less than
Q.a1s off farm stocks on December 1, 1991, totaled 186 thousand bushels, 7 percent less than the 200 thousand bushels stored off farms a year ago.
the 3.56 million bushels stored off farms last year.
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-DECEMBER 1, 1990 - 1991
Grain
On Farms
Dec. 1,
Dec. 1,
1990
1991
Off Farms 1/
Dec. 1,
Dec. 1,
1990
1991
All Positions
Dec. 1,
Dec.1
1990
1991
Corn Wheat
--1,000 Bushels--
7,066 3,556
8,804 2,624
Soybeans Barley Grain Storage
2,000
3,500
10,895 13
11,996
Ca aci
110000
110000
60 120
60510
1/lncludes stocks at mills, elevalors, _rehouses, lermlnals and processors Nol published.
12,895 13
170120
15,496 *
170510
u.S. GRAIN STOCKS
.com stocks in all positions on December 1, 1991, totaled
6.54 billion bushels, 6 percent below a year earlier. Of the total stocks, 4.29 billion are stored on farms, 12 percent less than last year. Off-farm stocks, at 2.24 billion bushels, are up 9 percent from last year.
All ~ stocks in all positions December 1, 1991, totaled 1.44 billion bushels, down 24 percent from December 1, 1990. On-farm stocks are placed at 565 million bushels, down 26 percent from last December 1.
Off-farm stocks are 877 million bushels, down percent from last year.
tSootaylbeedan1s.78stboirleliodninbua~ll lpso,siutipon6spoenrcDenetcferommbeDre1c,e1m9b9~
1, 1990, holdings. On-farm stocks, at 810 millio bushels, were 7 percent above last December an accounted for 46 percent of total stocks. Off-fan holdings, at 9613 million bushels, were 4 percent above year earlier.
u.s. GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-DECEMBER 1, 1990 - 1991
Grain
On Farms
Dec. 1,
Dec. 1,
1990
1991
Off Farms 1/
Dec. 1,
Dec. 1,
1990
1991
All Positions
Dec. 1,
Dec. 1
1990
1991
--1,000 Bushels--
Corn Wheat
4,874,000 763,200
4,294,500 564,800
Soybeans Barley
754,000 176,400
810,000 195,300
Grain Storage
Caoacitv
12 400 000
12 170 000
1/lncludas stocks al mills, elevators, _rehoUles, termina's and processors.
2,066,289 1,145,062
929,963 129,327
9089300
2,243,248 877,323 968,381 133,877
8912970
6,940,289 1,908,262 1,683,963
305,727
21489300
6,537,741 1,442,12: 1,778,38
329,171
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'AfinuaJPouit,y Summary: Monthly Poulfry Summary
Shee~::
Catfish Production
.. Cattle Inventory .Calf Crop . :. Cattle on Feed : . Monthly Prices'
. :::;:::,iUYeStock Slaughter ,. : Catfish Processed=::: . (Peanut Stocks .;::: ' ': Co.ld Storag, . '. .
i:lRGIA'S 4.3 BILUON EGGS VIRTUALLY THE SAME; NUMBER OF LAYERS UP. 2 PERCENT
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT IN 1991; LAYER NUMBERS UP 1 PERCENT
ts produced in Georgia for the year ending November 1991, totaled 4.3 Dillion, virtually the same as the ,ber of eggs produced in 1990.
number of layers averaged 18.0 million in 1991, 2 2:ent more than the previous year. All layers in rgia produced an average 239 eggs per hen in 1991, n from the previous year's average of 245 eggs per 'r. Georgia ranked fourth in the Nation in 1991 In the 'rage number of layers and fifth in total egg
uction.
1 '\
The Nation's egg production during the year ending November 30, 1991, totaled 69.0 Dillion eggs, up 2 percent from last year's total of 67.9 billion eggs. Layer numbers during 1991 averaged 273 million layers, up 1 percent from 1990. The annual average production per layer on hand in 1991 was 252 eggs, up from the previous year's average of 251 eggs per layer. California led all states with an average number of layers totaling 29.0 million.
'YERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION, 20 SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990-19911/
Average Number of Layers
1990
1991
Egg per Layers 2/
1990
1991
Total Egg Production
1990
1991
-Thousands-
--Number-
-Million Eggs-
9,514
9,549
232
229
2,206
2,186
15,597
15,977
232
234
3,620
3,737
29,931
28,960
250
257
7,472
7,444
3,806
3,617
270
262
1.029
948
10,546
10,249
245
248
2,586
2,537
17,562
17,976
245
239
4,302
4,301
20,719
19,846
263
267
5,445
5,290
8,261
9,047
260
248
2,151
2,247
3,928
3,956
272
270
1,069
1,070
5,332
5,283
264
264
1,406
1,396
9,646
10,580
259
255
2,499
2,697
5,979
6,167
240
238
1,434
1,468
6,389
6,532
247
248
1,580
1,622
3,658
3,687
267
268
975
987
13,041
13,091
233
233
3,033
3,045
17,676
17,633
264
263
4,667
4,637
18,576
18,934
268
271
4,976
5,130
5,441
5,458
261
260
1,422
1,420
13,813
13,922
240
241
3,317
3,356
4,856
4,855
265
270
1,287
1,313
224.271
225,319
252
252
56,476
56,831
45.591
47,830
250
254
11,413
12,127
269.862
273,149
251
252
67,889
68,958
I- ""mel.. COY the period Dee. I, preYious year Ihru Nov, 30, 2/Total egg production divided by av..ag. number of Iay.~ on hand. 3/ Sum may "'RttCU r~~"
AGRICULTURAL STATISTlCIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FEB 1 j 1992
DOCUMENTS
UGA U"it.-JdES
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 1990-1991
Number of layers
During December
1990
1991
Eggs per 100
layers-December
1990
1991
-Thousands-
-Number-
6,578 11,539 18,117
6,898 11,565 18,463
1,870 2,226 2,097
1,856 2,251 2,102
35,458 190,714 226,172
36,806 192,377
229,183
1,844 2,209
2,152
1,874 2,211
2,157
41,492 230,958 272,450
43,816 235,182 278,998
1,853 2,211
2,156
1,880 2,204
2,153
Total Eggs Produc
During Decemb
1990
19
-Millions
123
1
257 380
~
654
{
4,213
4,
4,867
4,~
769
5,106
5,1
5,875
6.
Item
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 199~1991
Nov.
Nov.
% of year
Dec. 2
Jan. thru Nov.
%
YE
1990
1991
ago
1991
1990
1991
ac
Thousands
Thousands
Young Chickens
Georgia
67,186
60,174
90
65,220
738,116
757,103
United States
484,210
456,903
94
470,989
5,395,310
5,645,543
Mature Chickens
Ught T~pe, U.S. Heavy ype, U.S.
9,655 3,029
9,375 3,459
97
10,496
122,751
113,483
114
3,671
45,810
44,734
Total U.S.
12,684
12,834
101
14,167
168,563
158,218
Total All Types, Ga.
2,963
3,303
111
3,661
41,321
39,841
Percent Condemned
Young Chickens
Georgia
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
United States
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
tl Federally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poullry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 21 Preliminary.
Item
Chickens Egg Type Broiler Type Turkeys, All Breeds
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JANUARY 1, 1991-1992 UNITED STATES
1991
1992
-Thousands-
29,875 443,825
33,398
27,273 467,455
31.574
% of Year Ago
91 105 95
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1990-1991
Item
Dec.
1990
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
% of year ago
%
January thru December
yet
1990
1991
a.r
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Perc
Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1
Broiler Type
4,740
4,814
4,992
105
56,932
59,919
Egg Type
229
210
134
59
2,544
2,546
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
76,247
70,271
77,716
102
910,444
922,418
United States
547,473
507,988
569,738
104
6,314,594
6,570,095
Egg Type
Georgia
1,749
1,420
1,457
83
16,602
20,029
United States
31,335
30,329
32,735
103
398,961
417,624
Turkeys
Poults Placed U.S.
22,777
22,231
24,399
107
85,9082
89,8472
J!i'
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. 21 n
poults placed SeptemberDecember 19901991.
2
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
r Georgia red meat production totaled 36.2 million pounds Dduring December 1991, 2 percent more than November
1991 and 4 percent higher than December 1990.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION RISES
Commercial red meat production for the United States in 'December 1990, totaled 3.28 billion pounds, up 7 percent from last year. January-December red meat production, at 39.4 billion pounas, was up 2 percent from the previous year.
Beef production, at 1.78 billion pounds, was up 6 percent. Head kill totaled 2.56 million, up 4 percent. The average live weight increased 27 pounds to 1,172.
Pork production, at 1.44 billion pounds was up 8 percent. Hog kill totaled 7.93 million head, up 8 percent. The average live weight increased 2 pounds to 254.
~
I
Species
I
Georgia Cattle
Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1
Number Slau~ htered
uec.
December
'91 as % of
1990
1991
1990
Average
Live Weight
December
1990
1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-Pounds-
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
0.1
0.1
100
76
94
Total
Live Weight
December
1990
1991
-1,000 Pounds-
2./
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
9
10
United States
Cattle
2,453.3
2,562.3
104
1,145
1,172
2,808,655
Calves
139.9
133.7
96
307
348
42,902
Hogs
7,354.6
7,925.8
108
252
254
1,850,365
Sheep & Lambs
464.8
488.6
105
126
125
58,543
11 Includes slaughter undar Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.2/ Data not published to avoid disclosing Individual operations.
3,003,223
46,553 2,013,318
60,870
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATESl
December
1991 as %
[Kind
1990
1991
of 1990
Jan.-Dec. 2/
1990
1991
Million Pounds
Percent
Million Pounds
r~ef
~~
1,681 V
1,782
106
V
100
IPork tl-amb &Mutton
Total Red Meat
1,342 30
3.080
1,444
108
31
104
3.284
107
1 Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.
22,634 316
15,299 357
38.606
22,802 296
15,948
357
39.403
1991 as% of 1990
Percent
101 94 104 100 102
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
1990
1991
1990
1991
Average Price
Paid to Producers 1
1990
1991
Imports
of Catfish 2
1990
1991
--Thousand Pounds--
Dols. per Pound
Thous. Pounds
an.
~'eb. ar.
r. ay
une
uly
~. pI.
. v.
c.
33,066
32,206
33,066
32,206
.72
.69
115
355
31,884
33,036
64,950
65,242
.74
.69
553
344
33,120
35,951
98,070
101,193
.78
.69
322
93
30,980
31,205
129,050
132,398
.78
.69
48
641
31,542
31,322
160,592
163,720
.78
.66
618
184
28,967
31,588
189,559
195,308
.78
.65
342
484
29,540
32,720
219,099
228,028
.76
.63
406
723
31,108
32,912
250,207
260,940
.76
.60
362
621
27,566
33,244
2n,n3
294,184
.76
.59
619
80
29,211
35,400
306,984
329,584
.76
.58
33
974
27,913
31,114
334,897
360,698
.75
.57
381
93
25,538
30,172
360,435
390,870
.72
.53
226
1 Price for !Ish delivered to processing plant door. 21 Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.
3
Vol. 92-No. 3
GEORGIA CATTlE AND CALF INVENTORY UP 4 PERCENT
All cattle and calves on Georgia farms on January 1 1992, are estimated at 1,470,000 head, 4 percent more than a year earlier.
The current inventory of 790,000 cows that have calved is 3 percent more than on January 1 a year earlier. Beef cows totaled 685,000 head, 4 percent more than on January 1, 1991, but the number of milk cows decreased 7 percent from a year ago to 105,000 head.
Calves born during 1991 in Georgia totaled 670,000 head, unchanged from 1990.
Georgia's cattle on full feed for slaughter market are estimated at 18,000 head on hand January 1, 1992, an increase of 2,000 head from January 1, 1991.
Georgia's January 1, 1992, cattle inventory is valued at $794 million, 2 percent more than the January 1, 1991 value of $781 million. Value per head averaged $540, down 2 fercent from the per head value of $550 on January ,1991.
U.S. CATTlE INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT
All cattle and calves In the United States as of January
1992, totaled 100.1 million head, up 1 percent from t
revised 98.9 million on January 1, 1991, ar:'d. up percent from 98.2 million two years ago. ThiS IS t largest January 1 inventory since January 1, 1987.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.7 milli( were up 1 percent from the 43 4 million level of both Ii year and two years ago. Beef cows, at 33.8 million, w( 2 percent above botn January 1, 1991, and 1990. ~ cows, at 9.90 million, were 2 percent below both Janu, 1, 1991, and 1990.
The 1991 calf crop was estimated at 39.3 million, virtu, unchanged from 1990 and down 2 percent from 19 The estimated calf crop is down 2 percent from expected number published last July. Calves b( during the first half of the year were estimated at 7 percent of the annual total.
Class
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES,
JANUARY 1 1991 AND 1992
Georgia
I
1992 as %
1992 a
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 199
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-1,000 Head-
Perc
Cattle and Calves
1,420
1,470
104
98,896
100,110
101
Cows and Heifers that
have calved
no
Beef Cows
657
Milk Cows
113
790
103
43,427
43,738
101
685
104
33,271
33,834
102
105
93
10,156
9,904
98
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over
185
for Beef Cow Replacement
98
for Milk Cow Replacement
44
Other Heifers
43
194
105
18,182
18,624
102
104
106
5,605
5,747
103
44
100
4,220
4,200
100
46
107
8,357
8,6n
104
Steers 500 Pounds and Over Bulls 500 Pounds and Over Calves under 500 Pounds
Calf Crop
60 45 360
1990
670
69 47 370
1991
670
115 104 103
1991 as% of 1990
100
16,369 2,228 18,691
1990
39,249
16,750 2,280 18,718
1991
39,256
102 102 100
1991 as of 199
100
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY, VALUE, AND NUMBER OF OPERATIONS-1990, 1991, 1992
Specie
GEORGIA'
Cattl~ & Calves Hogs Chickens2,3 Total
Number of 1
Operations
1990
1991
-Number-
30,000 8,000
30,000 7,000
Number on Farms
January 1,
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
1,420 1,100 23,666
1,470 1,130 25,046
Value per Head
January 1,
1991
1992
-Dollars-
550.00 84.00
2.80
540.00 67.00 3.30
Total Value
January 1,
1991
1
-1,000 Dollars
781,000 92,400 66,265
939,665
UNITED STATES -1,000 Operations-
-Mil. Head-
-Dollars-
-Mil. Dollars-
Cattle & Calves
1,288.6
1,246.5
98.9
Hogs2
275.4
256.4
54.5
100.1 57.0
654.00 85.40
629.00 69.10
64,661.9 4,654.6
63,01 3,9
Sheep Chickens2,3
108.9
105.7
11.2
10.8
65.60
61.40
734.9
6
351.6
359.5
2.29
2.30
804.7
8
Total
70856.1
684
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 total value, December 1 previous year. Excludes commercial broilers.
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CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 6 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES
)Cattle and calves on feed January 1,1992, for slaughter market in the 13 states preparing quarterly estimates totaled 110.1 million head, down 6 percent from a year ago out 2 percent above January 1, 1990.
Ip Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 13 states during the October-December 1991 quarter totaled 7.09 million, down 4 percent from last year and 3 percent below Octooer-December 1989. Net placements of 6.78 million for October-December were down 4 percent from last year and down 3 percent from 1989.
lit bMarketings of fed cattle during the October-December 1991 quarter totaled 5.27 million, down fractionally from last vlyear and 1 percent below two years ago.
~iOther disappearance totaled 306,000 head compared to 347,000 in October-December 1990 and 293.000 in
October-December 1989.
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CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED-OCTOBER 1. 1990-1991-JANUARY 1.1991-1992
Total 13 States 1
Number
1991 as%
1990
1991
of 1990
Total 7 States'
Number
1990
1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-1,000 Head-
On Feed Oct. 1
9,062
8,620
95
Placed on Feed
Oct. l-Dec. 31 3
7,401
7,090
96
Fed Cattle Marketed
Oct. l-Dec. 31 3
5,289
5,267
100
Other Disappearance
Oct. l-Dec. 31 4
347
306
88
7,635 6,146 4,486
303
7,216 5,916 4,484
244
1991 as % of 1990 Percent
95
96
100
81
s
3
1992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
1992 as % of 1991
On Feed January 1
10,827
10,137
94
8.992
8,404
93
1/ AZ,CA,CO,IL,ID,IA,KS,MN,NB,OK,SD,TX,WA. 2/ AZ,CA,CO,IA,KS,NB,TX. 3/lncludes cattle placed on feed aNer beginning of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 4/lncludes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.
U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX DOWN
The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services. Interest, Taxes. and Farm Wage Rates was 188 (1977 = 100), down 1 point (0.5 percent) from October
i 991. The January index was unchanged from a year
earlier.
The Farm Production Index of goods and services for
January was 171, down 1 point (0.6 percent) from the
-previous quarter. Compared to a year earlier, the index
"~dfeeecdlienreldiv2esptoocinktspn(1c.e2s
percent). Lower January fuel and contributed most to the decrease
since October 1991. Feed prices were slightly higher.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The December unadiusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was 137.9 (1982-84 = 100), up 0.1 percent from November 1991. The December 1991 CPI-U level was 3.1 percent higher than the index in December 1990. This is the smallest annual increase since 1986 when the index rose 1.1 percent. All major expenditure groups contributed to the moderation. Nearly two-thirds of the deceleration in the overall index resulted from a sharp turnaround in petroleum-based energy prices.
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Oct.
Jan.
1991
1992
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Jan. 1991
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United States Oct. 1991
Cottonseed Meal, 41 %
Soybean Meal, 44% tSran 'Middlings 'Corn Meal Laying Feed ~roiler Grower !Curkey Grower I hick 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 Conct., 32%-36% :Stock Salt 'Molasses Uauid
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.
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
13.80 14.90 13.50 11.20 9.40 195.00 205.00 248.00 229.00 157.00 176.00 191.00 187.00 221.00 228.00 293.00 260.00 4.00 9.30
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
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
Jan. 1992
14.00 13.00 10.90 9.38 7.58 202.00 205.00 239.00 227.00 167.00 179.00 191.00 191.00 285.00 213.00 301.00 250.00 3.57 9.78
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SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT
All sheep and lamb inventory in t~~ United States on January 1, 1992, totaled. 10.9 million head,. down 3 percent from a year .e~rller. Stock sheep Inventory decreased to 9.04 million h.e~d on January 1, 1992, down 5 percent from 9.47 mlll.',?n last year. Ewes one year old and older, !it 7.18 million head, we.r~ down 3 percent. Ewe lamb Inventory to~aled 1.17 million head, down 13 percent from a year earlier.
Sheep and lambs on feed J!inuary.1, 1992, for
slaughter market in the 25 major feeding state~ tot,
1.81 million head, up 4 percent from a year earlier.
1991 lamb crop of 7.70 million head was de
fractionally from the 1990 lamb crop. The 1991 lamt
rate was t04 per 100 ewes one year old and older
hand January 1 1991 compared with 101 in 1990.
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SHEEP-NUMBER BY CLASSES AND LAMB CROP, UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 1990-1992
I
1990
1991
1992
1992/1
--1,000 Head--
Perc
All Sheep & Lambs 1/
11,363
11,200
10,850
97
On Feed
1,762
1,730
1,807
104
Stock Sheep
9,601
9,471
9,043
95
Lambs
Ewes
1,324
1,342
1,174
87.
Wethers and Rams
312
351
335
95
One Year Old & Older Ewes
Ewes
7,609
7,429
7,182
97.
Wethers and Rams
356
349
352
101
Lamb Crop
7,704.0
7,700.1
New Lamb Cro 2/
774
761
710
93
1/ New crop lambs are not included in all sheep and lambs inventory estimate in this report. 2J Includes all Iamb. born after September 30 previous year that are on hand January 1.
U.S. CATFISH SALES DOWN 13 PERCENT
Catfish growers in the 16 selected states had sales of 285 million dollars during 1991. These sales were down 13 percent from the 1990 total sales of 329 million dollars. Sales of stockers totaled 3.78 million dollars, down 46 percent from the 7.04 million dollars in sales during 1990. Sales of fingerlings and fry totaled 15.4 million dollars, down 10 percent from the 17.2 million dollars in sales during 1990. Sales of all food size fish totaled 264 million dollars, down 13 percent from last year's total of 305 million dollars. Direct sales to processors accounted for 93 percent of the total sales of food size fish.
The total number of operations on January 1, 1992, in the 16 selected states was 1,886, down 3 percent from the July 1, 1991, total of 1,943. The water surface acres being used for catfish production totaled 161 thousand acres, down 1 percent from the July 1, 1991, total of 16.1 thousand acres. Of the total acres, 4,240 are to be renovated during the period of January 1, 1992, to July 1,1992.
Operations had 1.50 million broodfish on hand January 1, 1992, up 12 percent from the 1.34 million hand January 1, 1991. All food size fish on hand tot 244 million on January 1, 1992, up 2 percent from 239 million fish on hana a year ago. Of the total num of food size fish 6.77 million were large food size (ov pounds per fish), 70.5 million were medium food siz 1/2 pounds to 3 pounds per fish), and 167 million small food size fish {3/4 pound to 1 1/2 pounds per fi Total number of stockers on hand January 1, 1992, 685 million, were up 66 percent from the previous y There were 1.12 billion fingerlings on hand Januar 1992, up 1 percent from tne 1.11 billion fingerlings hand January 1, 1991.
CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WATER SURFACE AND TOTAL SALES, SELECTED STATES AND U.S.
State
Total Number of Operations
Jul. 1,
Jan. 1,
1991
1992
Water Surface Acres
Jul. 1,
Jan. 1,
1991
1992
Total Sales
1990
1
-Number-
-Acres-
-Thousand Dollars-
Ala.
353
370
Ark.
202
205
Aa.
63
61
Kan.
1/
40
La.
225
221
Miss.
310
297
Mo.
125
125
N.C.
56
54
Okla.
80
80
S.C.
54
36
Tex.
202
169
Other 2/
273
228
Total
1,943
1,886
11 Included In Other. 2/lncludes CA,GA,IL,KY,TN.
18,700 20,700
1,200 1/
12,000 95,000
2,800
1,300 1,100 1,700
3,300 5,750 163,550
19,000 20,500
1,100
600 10,000 95,000
2,700 1,300 1,100 1,800 3,300 5,090 161,490
30,954
29,577 2,474 1/ 15,225
227,400 2,576 1,154 2,235
2,381 5,860
9,447 329,283
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED r
tlhe Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for Uanuary was 125 percent of the 1977 average, 4 points 1~3.1 percent) below the previous month and 29 points 11(18.8 percent) lower than the previous year. Lower nprices for corn, cotton, cottonseed, hogs, cows, steers and heifers, calves, other chickens and eggs were partially offset by higher prices for broilers. Soybeans and milk were unchanged.
u.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED FROM DECEMBER
The January All Farm Products Index of Prices Received was unchanged from December, at 137 percent of its January-December 1977 base. Decreases in the prices of eggs, hogs, and milk were offset by increases in the prices of tomatoes, wheat, and corn. The index was 7 points (4.9 percent) below a year earlier.
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PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-JANUARY 15,1992, WITH COMPARISONS
PBreicre
Jan.
Georgia
Dec.
Jan. 15,
Jan.
United States
Dec.
Jan. 15,
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5 Winter Wheat
7 Oats 1 Corn
Cotton
$/Bu.
2.60
$/Bu.
$/Bu.
2.96
Cts./Lb.
70.4
2.79 62.0
2.73 1 59.62
2.39 1.13 2.27 64.9
3.56 1.25 2.33 55.6
3.79 1 1.271 2.401 54.02
3 Cottonseed l.Tobacco
Soybeans
$fTon Cts./Lb. $/Bu.
130.00 5.56
54.00 5.47
51.00 5.47 1
122.00 179.0 5.71
79.00 180.0
5.45
71.00 176.02 5.51 1
Peanuts All Hay, Baled 1 I Milk COWS3,4
, Hogs
,1al Sows Barrows & Gilts
eBeef Cattle5
e Cows6
V( Steers & Heifers
sCaives
'"All Milk errurkeys 1
Cts./Lb. $fTon $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt' $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb.
47.0
1,110.00 47.50 41.00 48.80 61.00 51.30 79.20 94.60 13.00
23.2
37.60 27.70 38.90 51.20 48.40 70.60 80.30 15.50
*
1,120.00 36.00 1 26.40 1 36.60 1 51.70 1 47.60 1 68.00 1 78.80 1 15.507
42.3 77.90 1,100.00 50.00 41.20 50.70 76.60 49.00 81.80 98.00 11.70
33.9
25.1 68.40
38.60 27.90 39.40 67.40 45.80 71.50 87.60 13.80
40.9
*
69.00
1,090.00 36.601 25.60 1 37.301 67.801 45.70 1 72.50 1 86.70 1 13.607
37.4
YChickens
Excl. Broilers2
Cts./Lb.
11.5
15.4
09.3
Com'l Broiiers2,8
Cts./Lb.
29.0
27.5
28.0
30.9
29.0
30.0
Eggs, All 2,9
Cts./Doz.
89.0
81.8
66.5
79.1
71.8
58.2
Table 2
Cts./Doz.
73.6
62.1
44.7
73.6
63.9
48.6
Hatching2
Cts./Doz.
125.0
130.0
120.0
1/ Mid month. '2J First half of month. 3/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. 4/ Prices estimated quarterly. 5/ Cows, steers and heifers. 6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold lor slaughter. 7/ Preliminary. 8/ U.S. live weight equivalent price except for AR,PA,TX. 9/ Average of all egg old by farmers Including hatching eggold at retail. Insufficient sales.
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INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Dec.
Jan.
Dec.
1990
1991
1991
1<
i3Georgia
~Prices Received
11 All Commodities
151
154
129
Ie Crops
170
171
127
~ Uvestock & Products
137
141
131
IWnited States
I!Prices Received i!Prices Paid !lRatio 1
142 1872 76
144
137
188
1893
77
72
~1/ Ratio of Index 01 Prices Received to Ind.. of Prices Paid. 2/ October 1990 Prices Paid Index. 3/ October 1991 Prices Paid Index.
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-'Jan. 1992
125 126 125 137 188 73
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MOiill1
Endinq
1990 Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1990-1991 1/
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 3/
-1,000 Pounds-
2,157,126
448,196
30,722
596,101
2,783,949
1991
Jan.
1,691,736
492,614
39,132
655,177
2,386,045
Feb.
1,264,402
594,655
49,405
790,891
2,104,698
Mar.
836,964
659,880
60,273
877,640
1,774,877
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
25,772
455,937
567,004
Sept.
1,715,648
348,473
16,398
463,469
2,195,515
Oct.
3,580,711
483,811
32,542
643,469
4,256,722
Nov.
3,167,854
569,597
42,181
757,564
3,967,599
Dec.
3,379,648
657,714
51,344
874,760
4,305,752
1/ Excludetocka on farm Includes .tock. owned by or held lor account of CCC In commercial storage. Farmer stock on net weight basi. 2/ Includehelled edible grades, shelled oil.tock, and shelled ...d (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer .tock, plu. routing stock, plu. shelled peenut. 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~! 1991
Dec. 31, 1990
Nov. 30, 1991
Dec. 31, 1991
Percent of
Dec. 1990
Nov. 1991
-1.000 Pounds-
-Percent-
416,056
542,962
527,760
127
457,791
408,964
415,746
91
14,749
15,124
16,074
109
837,979
983,427
892,356
106
1,537,968
1,076.343
1,428,369
93
566,232
646,026
660,928
117
300,376
306,329
313,142
104
233,565
308,005
316,760
136
562,234
625,708
563,761
100
306,416
305.526
258,035
84
2,303,101
2,502,411
2,246,543
98
975,754
1,041,029
980,756
101
207,365
257,568
318,763
154
9,372
14.407
18,471
197
18,374
14,264
18,933
103
71,375
41,677
83,153
117
97 102 106 91 133 102 102 103 90 84 90 94 I
124 I
128 133 200
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HIGHUGHTS
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.Honey Production
.. Farm Labor
Cattle on Feed
Monthly Milk Production
Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses
GEORGIA HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN, PRICE UP 'loney production in 1991 from producers with 5 or nore hives totaled 4.3 million pounds, down 23 percent rom 1990. There were 102 thousand colonies roducing honey, down 8 percent from last year. Yield er colony averaged 42.0 pounds, down from 50.0 )ounds in 1990. -Producer honey stocks totaled 129 housand pounds on December 15, 1991. Prices for the 991 honey crop averaged 63.0 cents per pound, up 4.0 lents from the 1990 price of 59.0 cents per pound.
UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE oney production in 1991 from producers with five or ore colonies totaled 220 million pounds, up 11 percent om 1990. There were 3.20 million colonies producing oney in 1991, compared with 3.21 million in 1990. Yield per colony averaged 68.8 pounds, up 7.2 pounds rom the 61.6 pounds In 1990. Colonies that produced n more than one state were counted in each state and ,ields may be understated.
Producer honey stocks were 36.5 million pounds on December 15, 1991, up 17 percent from a year earlier.
Prices for the 1991 crop averaged 55.9 cents per pound, up 2.2 cents from the 1990 price of 53.7 cents per pound. Prices are based on retail sales by producers and sales to private processors and co-ops. At the U.S. level, prices for each color are derived by weighting state average prices by the state quantities sold. Prices increased for most types of honey in 1991 except for retail sales of winter white, extra white, white, all other honey area specialties. Government payments are excluaed from the honey prices published in this annual report.
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COLONIES OF BEES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES. 1990-1991 1
Georaia
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tern
1990
1991
1990
1991
lonies of Bees, 1,000 Colonies
111
102
3,210
Yield per Colony, Pounds
50
42
61.6
Honey Production, 1,000 Pounds
5,550
4,284
197,791
Stocks Dec. 15, 1,000 Pounds 2 Avg. Price per Pound, Dollars
333 0.590
129 0.630
31,060 .5373
Value of Honey Production, 1.000 Dollars
3,275
2.699
107,747
, Fo. proou.,..! wl1h !l or mnre colonies. 2 Stocks held by producers. Do.. "ot Include stocks under loan. 3 U.S. Price weighted by survey expanded sales.
3,200 68.8 220,105 36.451 .5593 124.266
AGRICULTURAL STATlSTlClAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
JANUARY WAGE RATES HIGHER
There were 121,000 people working on farms in the southeast during the week of. January 12-18, 1992
Self-emp'<,>yed farm operators accounTed for 69.000 of the total along with 15 000 unpaid. workers, and 37,00
workers hired directly by farm operators.
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T$F5ha.irs0m2raoltape~etwrJaaatsonruusaprp5ya.4idcF/t?ihenletdsirwfrhooirrmekdearswyoererakcree~riavsrel~ldenra.anvWearvoaergkraeegrwseapogafeid$5oo.f4n$3a6pn.0eh8rohpuoerulryrhbouaupsris3d3euarcirennngetdsth$fer5o.Jm6a9ntuhpeaerryJhao1n9uu9ra2cryosmu19rpv9ae1ryesdwuerWv~eit week. LIvestock workers earned $5.55 per hour compared with $5.42 a year earlier.
Self-emBIOY~d farm operators worked an average of 27.4 hours, compared to 24.3 hours in the comparable week i 1991. npald workers ~veraged 30.9 hours, 1.4 hours more than last year. Hired employees worked 36.9 hou compared to 32.7 hours In January of last year.
FARM WAGE RATES-JANUARY 12-18, 1992 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
State or 2 Reaion
All Hired Workers
Tvpe of Farm Worker
I I I Field
LiveStock
~uper-
visorv
other
I I Method of Pay
HOUrly
Piece Rate
Othe
Southeast Florida
Appalachian I
Appalachian " Delta Northeast I
Northeast" Lake Cornbelt I
Cornbelt" Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I
Mountain" Mountain "I Pacific California Hawaii
6.08 6.29 5.84
5.70 5.74
6.46 6.49
5.75 6.60
6.24 6.15 5.31 5.92 6.20 6.30 7.02 6.95 9.20
5.43 5.87
5.38 5.61
5.45 6.85 6.36 5.60
6.87 5.78 5.91 4.91 6.16 5.55 5.98 6.28 6.06 8.38
--Dollars per Hour--
5.55
9.65
7.71
5.69
6.00
10.65
8.15
5.93
5.52 5.40 5.13
9.07
3 3
3 3
5.24
5.46 5.67 5.24
5.00
10.46
8.97
6.36
5.22
11.31
6.57
6.39
4.76
9.33
7.83
5.44
5.69
8.29
6.59
6.43
5.98
7.65
6.17
5.80
5.77
7.90
6.19
5.93
4.95
7.54
6.87
5.02
5.61
7.34
5.69
5.66
5.57
8.85
3
5.17
5.77
3
7.94
6.14
7.63
10.74
7.62
6.26
7.00
12.95
9.10
6.10
3
14.87
3
8.40
3
6.
6.00
8.
3
6.!
3
5.
3
6.
3
6.
3
6.
3
6.
3
6.!
3
6.!
3
6.
3
5.
3
5.
3
6.
6.13
7.
6.83
8.
6.40
10.
3
12.
U.S.
6.37
5.99
5.62
10.01
7.39
5.97
6.19
7.
NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 12-18,1992, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
State or 2 Region
Southeast Florida Appalachian I Appalachian" Delta Northeast I Northeast" Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt" Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain" Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii
All Farm Workers
Thous.
121 114 111 169
98 88 113 257 243 194 189 256 67 50 55 110 200 14
SelfEmployed
Thot.:
1:3 32 74 126 65 41 57 156 167 146 131 173 40 28 13 62 42
3
~~~:-s
27.4 22.5 23.9 19.4 24.9 43.6 37.5 39.7 26.0 35.0 37.4 24.9 31.9 30.1 32.0 23.0 30.3
L~
Unpaid
Thous.
15 4 10 17 11 11 22 53 40 26 27 29 9 6 22 10 8 1
Hours
30.9 33.0 27.7 31.0 32.6 40.2 34.0 38.5 27.0 31.3 33.4 31.0 28.3 30.9 34.2 27.6 30.0 28.4
Hired
Thous.
37 78 27 26 22 36 34 48 36 22 31 54 18 16 20 38 150 10
Hours
36.9 36.0 33.4 36.9 32.7 40.6 39.3 37.4 36.5 37.9 38.7 38.4 42.5 41.3 41.5 35.8 41.8 37.8
Hired Workers Expected
tn hp.-
150 Days 1149 Da or More or Le
- Thousands-
33
50
2
18
21
18
32
28
42
30
18
27
43
17
15
17
27
1
113
3
9
U.S.
2,449
1,425
29.8
321
32.5
703
38.5
558
14
1 Excludes agricultural service workers. 2 Regions consist of the following: Northeast I: CT, ME. MA, IIH, NY. AI, Yr. Nor1heast It: DE. MD, NJ, PA. Appalachian I: NC. VA. Appalachi II: KY, TN, WV. Southeast: AL, GA, SC. Lake: MI. MN. WI. Corrl~elt I: IL, IN, OH. Cornbelt 11: lA, MO. Delta: AA, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, NO, SO. Southern Plains: OK, TX.
Mountain I: 10, MT, WY. Mountain 11: CO, NV, UT. Mountain 111: AZ, NM. Pacific: OA, WA. 31nsuHicient dat.
2
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,
i
7 STATES, JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1
r
Number
1992 as %
n
1991
1992
of 1991
--1,000 Head--
Percent
=eed Jan. 11
8,992
8,397
93
-:ed on feed during Jan.
1,721
1,565
91
~cattle marketed during Jan.
1,632
1,660
102
Ir)r disappearance during Jan.2
118
99
84
eed Feb. 11
8,963
8,203
92
11. and calves on leed are anlmalo lor slaughter market b.lng led a full rail on 01 grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcasothat will grade select or belter.
udH death looseo. movement Irom leedlots to pastures and shipments to other leedlots lor further laeding.
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COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, JANUARY 31,1992
~
~modity 5 1
Jan. 31, 1991
Dec. 31, 1991
-1,000 Pounds-
Jan. 31, 1992
Percent of
Jan. 1991
Dec. 1991
-Percent-
r
466,698
539,402
575,448
123
107
3'se, Natural
483,948
415,352
432,224
89
104
, Frozen
14,n1
16,262
18,931
128
116
, Frozen
760,661
896,854
805,391
106
90
Juices, Frozen
1,sn,094
1,304,583
1,592,389
95
122
iIIs,Red
~, Frozen
583,581 298,890
662,356
696,708
119
105
315,886
322,448
108
102
~, Frozen
247,006
311,144
337,067
136
108
try, Frozen
585,572
579,211
651,n2
111
113
~eys, Frozen
302,509
264,132
325,478
108
123
rKables, Frozen
2.109,261
2,243,853
2,037,544
97
91
toes, Frozen
997,371
970,012
995,430
100
103
luts, Shelled
241,892
318,717
408,300
169
128
lutS, In Shell
12,783
18,469
24,037
188
130
IflS, Shelled
19,056
18.943
20,286
106
107
Ifls.ln Shell
81.968
83,468
109.550
134
131
JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES)
< production in the 21 major states during January totaled 10.7 billion pounds. virtually unchanged from
lfuction in these same states in January 1991. December revised production at 10.4 billion pounds was slightly ~w December 1990.
I number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.31 million head, 205 thousand head less than January 11 and 17 thousand less than December 1991 .
.8.
g'lng the October-December period, the 21 major states produced 30.6 billion pounds of milk, 84.6 percent of the
5. production. If producers In the remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21
(es, the U.S. production would be 12.6 billion pounds for January 1992.
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6
6
6
4
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1991-1992
I Unit
I 21 States
-----1-99-1--------=-'-19.:::.9.:.::2==----....----p-e-r-ce-n-t
I Milk Cows on Farms1
PrOduction per eow'2
4!.M. ilk Production2
Thous. Head Pounds Mil. Lbs.
8,510 1,251 10,645
8,305
98
1,283
103
10,659
100
d.s dry cows. Excludes heile" not yet I,esh. 2 Excludes milk suoked by calve.
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REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES IN GEORGIA UP On October 1, 1991, there were 74 refrigerated warehouses in Georgia. Gross storage capacity amounted to 90,063,000 cubic feet, 9 percent above October 1, 1989, and 24 rercent above 1987. Georgia ranked nineth among al states in gross warehouse capacity, compared to eleventh in 1989.
GENERAL REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE CAPACITY UP 10 PERCENT
General refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totaled 2.20 billion gross cubic feet on October 1, 1991, an increase of 10 percent since the previous
surve was conducted two years ago. This was the 31
biennYal survey of refrigerated warehouses. The f
states with the (million cubic
largest gross ge.nera! war.ehouse. feet) were: California with .289,
c~aIpoar.
161; Washington, 144; 1 exas, 119; and WisconSin,
118.
Usable refrigerated space in general storages was 1 billion cubic feet, or 76 percent of the gross sp Us~ble freezer space was 77. percent of the us refrigerated space with the remaining 23 percent use coorer space. Convertible refrigerated space classified as usable freezer space.
NUMBER OF REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES AND REFRIGERATED SPACE GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 1991
Item
Refrigerated Warehouses 3
Public 1
Total
Public 1
T
--Number--
27
47
74
803
2,319
--1,000 Cu. Feet--
Gross Refrigerated Space
Usable Refrigerated Space Gross Cooler Space4,5 Usable Cooler Space4,e Gross Freezer Space5,7 Usable Freezer Space5,e
72,835 56,053 22,894 17,540 49,941 38,513
17,228 14,017 7,816 6,391 9,412 7,626
90,063 70,070 30,710 23,931 59,352 46,139
1,572,879 1,187,588
279,497 209,685 1,293,382 977,903
624,005
471,112
236,403
176,842
387,602
1,
294,270
1 Public General Storage: Refrigerated facilitie. maintained for lIorlng food for others at .pecihed rates per unit. 2 Private and Samiprivllle General Storages: Refrigerated facilrti.,
maintained by an operator to facll"ate hi. princlpel function a. a producar, processor, or manufacturer of food products. The space is used to store the owne~s products '!lthough' space may be ullld by othere at .pecified rate. per unit .tored. Working space, chili rooms, end curing rooms In meet storages are not included in the storage statistics. Refrig
Warehousa: Facllitia. artificially cooled to 50 degreas F. or Iowar, where food Is normally stor.d for 30 days or more. This do.. not Include warehouses operated by wholesale
distributors, grocery chain., or other bu.in..... that .tore food products 'e.. than 30 da~ Locker plants and refrigerated space operated by the Armed Services are excluded. 4
Cooler Sgace: Space thlll maintain. temperature. between 0 dagr... and 50 degrees F. Gros. Space: Total area under refrigeralion, measured from wall to wa~ and from lioor ceiling. Usable apace: Actual are. ud for Itoring commodities. Grosl space lesl an allowance for aill, posts, coils, and usual clearance for air mcwement. Freezer Space:
Space that maintain. temperature. at 0 degrees F. and lower.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Monthly PoultrY
L1vestocl( Slaughter .. Prices Received
Peanut Stocks
'.:'.
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 378 million eggs during January 1992, 1 percent more than January 1991. Production consisted of 244 million table eggs and 134 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-FEBRUARY 1, 1991-1992,
6---
UNITED STATES
19~1
1992
% of Year Ago
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.91 billion eggs During January 1992, up 1 percent from the 5.86 bmlon proDuced a year ago. Production included 5.08 billion table eggs and 832 million hatching eggs
:~ckens
9ileTry~yepe
32,245 443,784
30,256 464,529
94 105
'lrkeys, All Breeds 34,606
34.208
99
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1991-1992
RECEIVED
MAR 0 4 1992
DOCUMENTS UGA UBRARlES
Number of Layers
During January
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Eggs per 100
Layers-January
1991
1992
-Number-
Total Eggs Produced
During January
1991
1992
-Millions-
STATES ching Ie
~ITED120 Slates STATES Itching ~Ie tal U.S.
6,854 11,318 18,172
36,477 190,780 227,257
42,610 231,205 273,815
7,196 11,397 18,593
37,348 191,405 228,753
44,465 233,998 278,463
1,838 2,189 2,058
1,847 2,182 2,129
1,856 2,190 2,138
1,862 2,145 2,033
1,863 2,176 2,125
1,871 2,169 2.121
126 248 374
674 4,164 4,838
791 5,064 5,855
134 244 378
696 4,166 4,862
832 5,076 5,908
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1-DECEMBER 1990-1991-JANUARY 1992
% of
m
Dec.
Dec.
year
Jan. 2
Jan. thru Dec.
1~9O
1991
aQo
1992
1990
1991
Thousands
Thousands
lung Chickens
orgia
61,964
66,967
108
54,342
800,080
824,070
.ited Siaies
446,035
483,504
108
419,211
5,841,346
6,132,213
ure Chickens
ht Type, U.S.
9,294
10,691
115
10,670
132,048
124,175
avy Type, U.S.
3,246
3,884
120
3,383
49,056
48,618
tal U.S. I All Types, Ga.
12,540 3,073
14,575 3,744
116
14,053
181,104
172,793
122
3,515
44,394
43,585
cent Condemned
ng Chickens
rgia
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
Ited States
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.8
~erelly Inlpected slaughter data as collected by Meat and pounry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Marteet New. SelVlce. 2 Preliminary.
AGR:CULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
%of year ago
103 105
95 99 95 98
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1991-JA UARY 1991-1992
%c
Item
Jan.
Dec.
Jan.
yea
1991
1991
1992
age
-Thousands-
Perc
Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1
Broiler Type
4,594
4,992
4,995
10S
Egg Type
79
134
181
22S
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
76,949
77,716
79,132
10l
United States
543,886
569,738
575,158
1(){
Egg Type
Georgia
1,903
1,457
1,555
8:
United States
33,145
32,735
32,480
91
Turkeys
Poults Placed
U.S.
25,902
24,399
25,692
i 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 case of eggs.
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 36 2 million 'pol,lnds ,Quring January 1992, down 8 percent from JanuarY 1991.
US.. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial re'd meat production for the United States in January' 1992 ~totaled 3.62 billion pounds, up 6 percent from January 1991.
Beef production at 2.04 billion pounds was up 4 pem Head killed was 2.93 million. up 2 percent ano average live weight was 1,173 pounds. Pork production totaling 1.52 billion pounds, ~ percent more than last year. Hog kill at 8.34 n head increased 9 percent and the average live Y was 255 pounds.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1
Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
Number Siauc htered
Jan.
January
'92 as % of
1991
1992
1991
-1.000 Head-
Percent
2
2
-
2
2
-
2
2
-
0.1
0.1
100
Average
Live Weight
January
1991
1992
-Pounds-
2
2
2
2
2
2
87
99
Total Live Weigh
January 1991
-1.000 Poun
2 2 2
12
United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,883.4 153.1
7,652.3 507.9
2,926.7 131.1
8,343.3 483.8
102
1,144
86
318
109
251
95
128
1,173
3,298,110
3,
366
48,774
255
1,919,367
2,
128
64,775
Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. <: Data not published to alIOld disclosing individual operations.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1
January
Kind
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
pe
Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,970 31
1,396
33 3,429
2,039
28
1,524
31
3,622
......
Based on packers dress weights and excludes fll1m slaughter. <: Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED he Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for ebruary was 128 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points 1.6 percent) above the previous month bul 24 points 15.8 percent) below a year ago. Lower prices for corn, ~otton, and milk were offset by higher prices for hogs, beef cattle. calves, chickens, and table eggs. Soybeans. broilers and hatching eggs were unchanged.
u.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 4 POINTS
The February All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 4 points (2.9 percent) from January to 142 percent of its January-December 1977 average. Increases in the prices of cattle, hogs, wheat, and tomatoes were partially offset by lower prices for milk, eggs, cotton, and strawberries.
The Index was 2 points. 1.4 percent, below a year ago. Lower p'rices for hogs, cattle, and cotton were responsible for most of the decline from last year. Higher prices for wheat and milk were partially offsetting.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-FEBRUARY 15,1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity
Price
Ber nit
Feb. 1991
Georgia Jan. 1991
I
Feb. 15,
Feb.
1992
1991
United States
Jan.
Feb. 15,
1991
1992
~nterWheat
!Oals Corn
tlon tlonseed obacco Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Baled, ' Milk Cows 2,4
Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle, 5
CoWS,6
Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys, '
hickens Excl. Broilers 2 Com'l Broilers, 2,e Eggs, All, 2.9 Table 2 Hatching 2
$/Bu. $/Bu. $/Bu. Cts./Lb. $fTon $/Lb. $/Bu. Cts./Lb. $fTon $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.
2.88 75.8
5.72
49.30 42.50 SO.60 61.90 54.20 82.70 100.00 13.10
11.5 29.0 89.0 73.6 125.0
2.90 57.0 51.00
5.59 *
36.50 27.40 37.80 54.50 47.80 69.90 80.90 15.20
09.3 28.0 66.5 44.7 120.0
2.85' 52.~
5.59'
40.10' 30.00' 41.20' 58.00' 49.20' 74.40' 86.80' 14.807
13.3 28.0 69.8 45.0 120.0
2.42 1.13 2.32 67.9 134.00 1.890 5.65
77.80
52.20 42.80 52.90 77.00 51.30 81.10 104.00 11.70 34.4
29.9 67.7 60.1
3.55 1.31 2.40 51.6 71.00 1.760 5.54
69.00 1,090.00
36.40 27.10 37.50 68.90 46.70 72.60 88.30 13.50 37.4
30.0 58.2 48.6
3.98' 1.45' 2.4i 48.42 74.00
1.7W
5.53'
70.60
40.40' 30.60' 41.20' 72.70' 48.40' 77.20' 93.00' 13.207
35.3
29.9 54.3 43.3
" Mid month. 2/ First half 01 month. 3/ Animalold lor dairy herd replacement only. 4/ Price. estimated quarterly. 5/ Cows, steers and heilers. 6/ Bee' cows and cull dairy cows laid for slaughter. 7/ Preliminary. 8/ U.S. live weight equivalent price except lor AR,PA,TX. 9/ Average 01 all eggs sold by larmers Including hatching eggs sold at retail
Insufficient sales.
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Jan.
1977= 100
1991
Feb.
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
1992
f-Qeorgia
2r~,ces Received
All Commodities
154
Crops
171
I" Uvestock & Products
141
I United States
'rices Received
144
ices Paid
188
~,
77
/ Rallo vf Index 01 Prices Received by larmers 10 Index 01 Prices Paid.
152
126
128
172
127
126
136
126
130
1184842 77
138
142
-
--
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
:
.
.
.
;
188
::-'v:.
.
..
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
--_
.
:..
.
.
3
::1.87.86.
-
2/ January '99' Prices Paid Index. 3/ January 1992 Prices Paid Index.
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PEANUT STOCKS UP 63 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stocks in commercial storage on January 31, 1992, totaled 3.90 billion J>ounds of equivalent farmer st compared to 2.39 billion pounds last year. This total includes 2.88 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 949 million roundS of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 68.0 mil pounds. There were 719 million pounds 0 Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitfed stocks on hand as January 31, 1992. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 714 million pounds of which 680 million pounds were edible grades and 34.2 mil pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 153 million pounds; Runners, 484 mill pounds; and Spanish, 42.5 million pounds.
Month Endino
1991 Jan. Feb. Mar.
AfJr.
May June July Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2
Ro~sting ~\tock
lin Stielll -1,000 Pounds-
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total
1,691,736 1,264,402
836,964 491,398
215,928 66,243 41,559 85,295
1,715,648 3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
492,662 594,655 659,880 636,169
651,744 549,115 452,105 342,810 348,473 483,811 569,597 658,238
39,132
49,405 60,273 63,549 62,592 54,756 40,601 25,772
16,398 32,542 42,181 51,344
655,240 790,891 877,640 846,105
866,820 730,323 601,300 455,937 463,469 643,469 757,564 875,457
2,386 2,104 1,774
1,401 1,145
851 6aa 567 2,195 4,256,
3,967
4,3~
1992
Jan.
2,878,524
713,774
68,004
949,319
3,895
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HIGHLIGHTS Monthly PoultrY Monthly Livestock Slaughter Annua Livestock Siaugnter Milk Production Cattle on Feed
Catfish Cold Storage
Onions
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 351 million eggs during February 1992, up 4 percent from February 1991. Production consisted of 225 million table eggs and 126 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT
laying flocks in the United States produced 5.54 billion
eggs during February 1992, up 4 percent from a year
ago. Production consisted of 4.76 billion table eggs and
778 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1 JANUARY 1991-FEBRUARY 1992
Jan. 1991
Jan. 1992
Thousands
% of year
a0
Feb. 2 1992
Thousands
laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.55 billion eggs during February 1992, up 4 percent from a year ago. Production included 3.89 billion table eggs and 656 million hatching eggs.
ng Chickens
argia
70,081
72,275
103
80,383
ited States
524,756 545,143
104
477,516
ute Chickens
ht Tree, U.S.
10,942
13,218
121
10,466
a'3 ype, U.S.
4,117
4,315
105
4,234
t U.S.
15,059
17,596
117
14,700
al All Types, Ga. 3,642
4,323
119
4,352
cent Condemned
ngChickens
argia
1.3
1.4
ited States
2.1
2.0
ed.rllly inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspeclion ram. CURent month data e.timated by Marllet News Servic. 21 Preliminary.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-MARCH 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
32,812
32,503
99
Broiler Type
461,267
473,212
103
Turkeys, All Breeds 34,039
35,368
104
RECEIVED
MAR 27 1992
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-FEBRUARY 1991-1992
DOCUMENTS USA UBAARIES
Number of Layers
During February
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Eggs Rer 100
LayerS-Februarr
1991
992
-Number-
Total Eggs Produced
During February
1991
1992
-Millions-
6,869
11,352 18,221
7,119 11,144 18,263
1,674 1,949 1,844
1,770 2,021 1,922
115
126
221
225
336
351
36,871 190,103 226,974
37,366 190,467 227,833
1,689 1,976 1,930
1,755 2,042 1,996
623 3,757 4,380
656 3,891 4,547
43,022 231,036 274,058
44,414 233,675 278,089
1,694 1,979 1,934
1,751 2,038 1,992
729 4,573 5,302
778 4,762 5,540
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-FEBRUARY 1991-1992
%of
Item
Feb.
Jan.
Feb.
year
January thru February
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
P,
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1 Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Turkeys Poults Placed U.S.
4,929 139
71,282 497,143
1,826 34,757
25,348
4,995 181
79,132 575,158
1,555 32,480
25,692
4,674 273
74,855 531,268
1,472 31,922
25,524
95
9,523
9,669
196
218
454
105
148,231
153,987
107
1,041,029
1,106,426
81
3,729
3,027
92
67,902
64,402
101
137,1582
141,0633
Domest,c placements as reported by leding breeders include. e.peeted pullet replacement. from egg. sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pUllet chicks per 30 case 01 eggs. 2/ Turkey poult. placed September 199O-February 1991. 3/ Turkey poull. placed September 1991-February 1992.
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat ~roduction in Geor~a totaled 39.3 million pounds during February 1992, up percent from February 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
BeeftrOduction at 1.71 b'IlI'Ion ~ound s was up p Hea kill was 2.44 million, own 1 percent a average live weight was 1,173 pounds.
Pork production totalin~ 1.33 billion pounds was percent. Hog kill at 7.3 million head was up 10 P and the average live weight was 252 pounds.
Commercial red meatcfroduction for the United States in
6 Februar 1992, totale 3.09 billion pounds, up 5 percent
from Fe ruary 1991.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-UNITED STATES1,2
I
Species
Number Siauc htered
reb.
February
'92 as % of
1991
1992
1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
Average
Live Weight
February
1991
1992
-Pounds-
Total Live Weigh
February 1991
-1,000 PoUl~
United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,470.6 123.1
6,637.4 461.6
2,439.2 113.0
7,330.4 436.3
99
1,162
1,173
2,871,213
2
92
346
374
42,638
110
250
252
1,659,118
1
95
129
128
59,417
1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial .Iaughter, ..cludes farm slaughter. 2/ Uvestock .Iaughter for Georgia not published separately to avoid d Individual operations.
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Species
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheeo
ANNUAL COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-UNITED STATES, 1990 AND 1991
I.
oJ
Number
of
Head
1990
1991
United States
Average
Live
Weight
1990
1991
Total Live Weight
1990
-1,000-
-Pounds-
-1,000 Lbs.-
33,242.2 1,789.6
85,135.5 5653.7
32,689.2 1,436.4
88,169.1 5720.9
1,136 283 249 125
1,163 346 252 124
37,758,377
38J
507,328
21,230,117
22-
708.205
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1
January
19
Kind
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
F
Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,695
25 1,204
30 2,954
1/ Based on packers dress weights and e.cludes farm .Iaughter.
1,707
25
1,329 28
3,088
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FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES)
Milk production in tho 2'\ m~jnr 5tatos dllrin~ Febl uary totaled 10 2 billion pounds, 3 percent abuve the production in these same states in February 1991. January revised production at 10.7 billion pounds was slightly above January 1991.
Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,230 for February, 61 pounds more than February 1991. February 1992 was a leap year with 29 days.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.27 million head, 214 thousand head less than February 1991 and 26 thousand less than January 1992.
During the October-December period, the 21 major staets produced 30.6 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 12.0 billion pounds for February 1992.
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION FEBRUARY 1991-1992
21 States
Item
I I I Unit
1991
1992 Uercent
Milk Cows 1
Thous.
8,484
8,270
97
Production
per Cow 2
Pounds
1,169
1,230
105
Milk Production 2 Mil. Lbs.
9,922
10,171
103
l/lncludes dry cows, ..eludes helfe... nol yet fresh. 2/ Excludes mlfk sucked by calves.
CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 8 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
~.lCattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 states preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.16 million ,Ihead, down 8 percent from a year ago and 2 percent below March 1, 1990.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 states during February totaled 1.47 million, up 1 percent from last year and 6 percent above 1990. Net placements of 1.35 million for February were up 1 percent from last .year and 5 percent above 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.40 million, down 2 percent from fast year and 6 percent 'below two years ago. This is the lowest February
arketings sll1ce 1975.
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Other disa~pearance totaled 120,000 head compared to ,113,000 in February 1991 and 95,000 in February 1990.
GEORGIA SPRING ONION ACREAGE UP
On March 1, Georgia onion growers reported 7,800 acres expected for harvest, up 30 percent from last year's 6,000 acres harvested and 39 percent above the acreage harvested in 1990.
Abundant rains during the month of February slowed crop progress, halted spraying schedules, and attributed to disease problems. As of ~arch 9, the onion crop was rated fair to mostly good. Harvest is expected to begin in April.
ONIONS-SPRING SEASON BY STATES AND U.S. 1991-1992
State
Georgia Arizona California Texas Group Total
Acres Harvested
1991
Acres for Harvest
1992
-Acres-
6,000
900 8,000 11,800 26,700
7,800 900
10,000 14,300 33,000
COTTON GINNINGS: EQUIVALENT 480-POUND NET WEIGHT BALES GINNED, BY STATE AND U.S., CROP YEARS 1990-91
Crop and State
Equivalent 480-pouqd
Net Weight Bales
1990
1991
-Bales-
Upland AL 2
AZ
AR
CA FL2 GA KS
LA MS
M0 2
NM NC OK
SC TN TX VA
US American-Pima
US All Cotton
US
387,595 779,325 1,077,262 2,758,406
3
411,53
1,190,835 1,843,956
306,138 82,703
269,537 375,543 142,807 491,248 4,978,997
4
15,121,966
360,259
15,482,225
563,200 862,200 1,556,800 2,578,000
3
724,700
3
1,441,100 2,270,800
418,600 54,500 648,400 234,100 338,500 699,900 4,665,600
3
17,147,700
396,600
17,544,300
1/ Source: lBBo-Bureau of Censul. lBB1USDA-NASS. 2/ 1990 dela included American-Pima and Is Included In fhe US totall. 3/ Nol published 10 avoid dllclosing Individual gins. 4/ No gins operaled.
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, FEBRUARY 1 TO MARCH 1
Htem
1990
Number 1991
1992 as % of
1992
1990
1991
~~
f.br, Feed February 1 1
laced on Feed During February
8,526 1,383
--1,000 Head--
8,963 1,455
8,203 1,472
-- Percent-
96
92
106
101
d Cattle Marketed During February
her Disappearance During February 2
Feed March 1 1
_
1,495 95
8,319
1,431
113 __.. . ~.'..87:t
1,400 120
8,155
94
98
126
106
98
92
Callie and calval on feed are enlmall fer ,Iaughler marke' beln;) 10.1 full I : .,., 0, gr"ln or olher concenlral.. and are expecl.d 10 produce a carcass that will grade select or bener. Include. dealh losses, movement /rom feedlots to pa'lI,rn alld shlpmenls 10 other feedlols for lurther feeding.
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u.s. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS,
REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IM~ORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
--Thousand Pounds--
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
32.206 33.036 35.951 31.205
36.200 39.228
32.206 65.242 101.193 132,398
36,200 75,428
May
31.322
163,720
June July
31,588 32.720
195,308 228.028
Aug. Sept.
32.912 33,244
260.940 294.184
Oct. Nov. Dec.
35.400 31.114 30.172
329.584 360,698 390,870
11 Price for fish delivered to processing plant door. 21 Data fumished by U.S. Bureeu of Census.
Average Price
Paid to Producers 1
1991
1992
Dols. per Pound
.69
.53
.69
.56
.69
.69
.66
.65
.63
.60
.59
.58
.57
.53
Imports
of Catfisll?'
1991
19
Thous. Pound:
355 344
93 641 184 484 723 621
80
974
93 594
Commodity
Butter Cheese. Natural Eggs. Frozen Fruits. Frozen Fruit Juices. Frozen Meats. Red Beef. Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry. Frozen Tllrkeys. Frozen Vegetables. Frozen f'otatoes, Frozen Peanuts. Shelled Peanuts. In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans. In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 29,1992
Feb. 28, 1991
Jan. 31. 1992
-1.000 Pounds-
Feb. 29. 1992
Percent of
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1(
-Percent-
522.057
568.610
622.570
119
1Q
475,067
438,774
447,321
94
10
13,969 675.998
20,083
18.704
134
803.799
735.196
109
~
1.743,838
1,635,432
1.648.997
95
10
590,748 271.334
707.949
689.338
117
329,094
302.542
112
~
281.228
341.169
347,427
124
10
630.440
649.643
687.851
109
1Q
342,219
325.537
353.755
103
10
1,950,384
2.080.245
1.886.291
97
g
991.305
996.527
1.055.276
106
10
286.254
407.371
455.974
159
1
18.632
24.037
32.414
174
13
23.250 78.143
20.397
22.268
96
10
111.774
110.444
141
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HIGHLIGHTS Prospective Plantin~s Hog Inventory and Pig -Crop
Agricultural Prices "Peanut Stocks Grain Stocks
CORN, COTTON AND SOYBEAN ACREAGE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
PEANUTS TO DECLINE IN GEORGIA
!orgia farmers are planning increases in corn, cotton Id soyb~an acreage for 1992, but plan a sizeable Icrease In peanuts. A survey of grower's planting lentions during the first two weeKs of March also dicate that tobacco and sorghum plantings are 1 ected to increase from last year. Acres of hay and
1all grains are expected to decfine from 1991.
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PEANUTS DOWN 17 PERCENT
1~~ producers plan to decrease plantings for 1992 by 9~ut 150,000 acres from last year. If these plans hola 10 Ie, peanut plantings will total 750,000 acres, 17 percent 9 than 1991 and 4 percent less than 1990. This will be 9,8 first year to year acreage decline since 1987.
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COTTON UP 5 PERCENT
10E
1 t plantir:gs are expected to total 450,000 acres in
9 2, according to growers plans in early March. If
1 se plans are realized, cotton will be up 5 percent from
11 1 and up 27 percent from two years ago. This will be
1 largest acreage since 1972 when 461,000 acres were
1 nted.
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SOYBEAN ACREAGE UP 8 PERCENT
~ acreage in 1992 is expected to total 650 000 es. for Georgia, an increase of 8 percent from 1991, stili 28 percent below 1990.
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Planted Acreage
Intended 1992 as %
1990
1991
1992
of 1991
-Thousands-
Percent
660
600
750
125
355
430
450
105
570
600
550
92
65
95
75
79
782
900
750
83
80
90
100
111
900
600
650
108
5.0
4.0
4.0
100
43
40
43
108
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CORN ACREAGE UP'25 PERCENT
Corn recorded the largest percentage increase from last
year with a gai.n of 25 percent to 750,000 acres. If these plans materialize, corn acreage in Georgia will be the highest since 1986, when 900,000 acres were planted. As of March 29th, corn planting was 45 percent complete, 2 to 3 days behind normal progress.
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Farmers intend to plant 79.0 million acres of ~ for all
purposes in 1992, up 4 percent from last year and 7
percent above 1990. If realized, this would be the
largest acreage since 1985. Growers intend to plant
12.1 million acres of sor~hum for all purposes in 1992,
up 10 percent from 199. Producers plan to seed or
have seeded a total of 8.34 million acres of ~ for
1992, down 4 percent from the 8.65 million acres seeded
for .1991. Winter wheat planted area for 1992 is 50.3
million acres, off 1 percent from 1991. The current total
is fractionally higher than that published in the "Winter
W~ 9h9e2a, t.maanid~lyRyaes
Beedings" a result of
rae~pdoitrti,onraelleaacsreedagJeanrueacoryrd1e0d
In. qallfornla. S9ybean plantings are projected at 57.4
million acres thiS year, 3 percent below 1991 and if
realized, the lowest since 1976. Sweetpotato growers
Intend to plant 83.3 thousand acres of sweetpotatoes
this year, up 3 percent from last year but 11 percent
below 1990. Peanut producers intend to plant 1.86
million acres of peanuts this year, down 9 percent from
the 1991 planted area of 2.04 million acres and 1 percent
above the 1990 acreage. Area planted to all cation for
1992 is expected to total 13.5 million acres, 5 percent
below the 1991 plantings but 9 percent above the 1990
planted area. Tobacco growers intend to harvest
770,150 acres of tobacco in 1992. If these plans are
realized, the area harvested will exceed 1991 by 1
percent. This acreage would be the largest harves
since 1984.
1992 UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS
Crop
Planted Acres
Inten~ed
1991
1992
1992 as % of 1991
1,000 Acres
Percent
Corn Sorghum Oats Barley All Wheat Winter Soybeans Peanuts All Cotton Hay 2 Sweetpotatoes Tobacco 2
75,951 11,CJ14
8,654 8,941 69,906 51,049 59,060 2,042.2 14,143.8 62,575
80.8 761,080
79,007 12,112
8,337 8,310 70,077 50,306 57,415 1,864.5 13,488.5 60,720
83.3 770,150
104.0 110.0 96.3
92.9 100.2
98.5 97.2 91.3 95.4 97.0 103.1 101.2
lllnlended plantings in 1992 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Area harvesled.
AGR:CULT'!RAl STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 2 PERCENT
All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of March 1, 1992, are estimated at 1,130,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago and unchanged from Decemb~r 1, 1991. This IS the smallest March f inventory since 1986.
Breeding inventory at 155,000 head, was down 3 percent from both the previous year and December 1, 1991. Market hog inventory at 975,000 head, decreased 2
gercent from a year ago but increased 1 percent above ecember 1, 1991. The December-February 1992 pig crop was 432,000 head, 10 percent below a year. earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.45 compared with 8.00 last year.
Georgia producers intend to farrow 58,000 sows during the March-May 1992 quarter, 9 percent below the previous year. Farrowings for June-August 1992 are expected to total 54,000 sows, 5 percent below last year.
U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 6 PERCENT
U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 1992, was 56.1 million head. This was 6 percent above March 1991, and 10 percent above the March 1990 inventory.
8reeding inventory, at 7.17 million head, was up 3 percent from March 1, 1991, and 5 percent above March 1990.
Market hog inventory, at 48.9 million head, was 7 percent above March 1, 1991, and up 10 percent from March 1, 1990.
The December 1991-February 1992 U.S. pig crop 23.2 million head, 9 percent higher than 1991 and percent above the same period in 1990. Sows farrov during Uli!,; period totaled 2.89 million head, up ~ pen from fast year and 11 percent above a year earlier. I saved Rer litter was a record high 8.02 compared to . during December-February 1991.
U.S. producers intend to have 3.32 million sows far during the MarCh-May 1992 quarter, 1 percent hi~ than actual farrowings during the same p~riod l!'lst 1 and 6 percent above 1990. Farrowing intentions June-August 1992, at 3.08 million sows, are d( slightly from actual 1991 farrowings but up 7 pen from 1990.
16 STATE INVENTORY INCREASES 7 PERCENT
The 16 quarterly states, with an inventory of 51.3 mil on March 1, 1992, are up 7 percent from last year wa! percent above March 1, 1990. These 16 sta accounted for approximately 91 percent of the total I hog and pig inventory.
In the 16 quarterly states, the December 1991-Febr~
1992 pig crop was 21.1 million head, up 9 percent h
last year and up 15 percent from two years ago. Th
were 2.62 million sows that farrowed dur
December-February, up 7 percent from a year eat
and 12 percent more than during the same period
years ago. Sows farrowing during Deceml
1991-February 1992 in the 16 states averaged an
pigs per litter, a new record high. This compares
7.89 during the comparable period a year ago.
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HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1 1991 AND 1992
16 States
Georgia
Item
1992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
March 1 Inventory
All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding
Market
H08- Market
and Pig_
by Weight roups
Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds
120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over
-1,000 Head-
48,160 6,342
41,818
51,310 6,500
44,810
16,103 10,036 8,615 7,064
17,370 10,775 9,045 7,620
Percent
107 102 107
108 107 105 108
-1,000 Head-
1,150 IOU 990
1,130 155 975
420
395
260
265
200
205
110
110
Sow_ Farrowing December 2-February March-May
December 2_May
June-August September-November
June-November
2,445
2,620
107
60
2,990
3,0253
101
64
5,435
5,6454
104
124
2,817
2,8123
100
57
2,704
60
5,521
117
58 583 1164 543
Pig Crop
December 2-February
19,281
21,083
109
480
432
March-May
23,830
496
December 2_May
43,111
976
June-August
22,223
436
September-November
21,331
459
June-November
43,554
895
Pigs per Utter
-Number-
December 2-February March-May
December 2.May
June~August
7.89
8.05
7.97
7.93
7.89
102
8.00
7.75
7.87
7.65
September-November
7.89
7.65
June-November
7.89
7.65
11 GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,NC,NE,OH,PA,SD,TN,WI. 2/December preceding year. 31 Intentions. 41 Intentions for Ma,;;h-May.
-Number-
7.45
2
1992.~ of 1:1 Pero
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9
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1/ GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED UNCHANGED
d
FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH
~he Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for
~arch was 129 percent of the 1977 average, unchanged
7rom the previous month and 12 points (8.3 percent)
)elow a year ago. Lower prices for corn, cotton, )arrows and gilts, milk and table eggs were partially IrDffset by higher prices for soybeans, sows, cows, steers I nd heifers, calves, commercial broilers and other
y:hickens. Hatching eggs remained unchanged.
ro INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
c-
Feb.
Mar.
Feb.
Mar.
1977 == 100
1991
1991
1992
1992
r'1=~-r;icOeRsGRIeAcei.ve d
I All Commodities
152
156
129
129
a1 CropS
172
uveslock & Products 136
172 144
127
127
130
130
HITED STATES
lIrices Received :In~e~ Paid
110
144 188' 77
148 188' 79
142 1882 76
143 1883 76
"B' 0 of Index of Prices Received by farmers to Index 01 Pllces Paid. 2/ January '99'
ces Pa,d Index. 3/ January 1992 Prices Paid Index.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT
The March All Farm Products Index of Prices Received increased 1 point (0.7 percent) from February to 143 based on 1977 == 100. Increases in the prices of lettuce, tobacco, cattle, and corn were partially offset by lower prices for oranges, milk, wheat, and hogs.
After 7 consecutive months of price increases, March wheat prices declined from a month earlier. Corn and sorghum prices were up moderately from February while hay prices were down. The average soybean price also increased from a month earlier. Cattle prices Increased from February but hog prices were down. Milk continued its downward trend which began in January this year.
The index was 5 points, 3.4 percent, below a year ago. Lower prices for hogs, cattle, and eggs were responsible for most of the decfine from last year. Increases in the prices of wheat, milk, and corn were partially offsetting.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-MARCH 15, 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
ommodity
Price
Ber nit
Mar. 1991
Georgia
Feb.
Mar. 15,
Mar.
1992
1992
1991
United States
Feb.
Mar. 15,
1992
1992
$/Bu. $/Bu. $/Bu. Cts./Lb. $/Ton
$/Lb. $/Bu. $/Ton
$/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb.
2.95 76.9
5.82
49.80 44.90 50.10 63.20 52.80 82.90 101.00 12.70
2.94 53.3
5.69
39.10 29.40 40.50 58.60 49.00 71.60 85.00 15.10
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253.9.122'
5.81'
37.70' 31.00' 38.40' 58.50' 49.30' 72.40' 87.20' 14.705
2.52 1.16 2.39 68.9
175.5 5.76
80.50 51.50 45.70 51.80 78.50 52.50 82.50 106.00 11.40
37.6
3.85 1.44 2.47 49.6 74.00 175.0 5.59 70.60 39.80 31.10 40.70 72.50 49.30 76.20 92.80 12.90 35.3
3.74' 1.44' 24.95.302'
195.52 5.70' 70.1Q 38.80 33.50' 39.20' 73.20' 49.90' 76.90 ' 9142..96005' 37.0
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.
16.6 29.5 88.9 71.9 125.0
13.3 28.0 69.8 45.0 120.0
17.9 28.5 68.1 42.2 120.0
30.6 80.5 74.9
29.9
29.7
54.3
54.2
43.3
42.4
mOnth. 2/ First half of month. 3/ Cows, steers and heifers. 41 Beef cows and cull dairy cO\vs sold for slaughter. 5/ Preliminary. 6/ U.S. live weIght eqUivalent puce except for
p. . 7/ Average of all 899s sold by farmers InclUding hatching eggs sold at retail.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock In Shell
-1,000 Pounds-
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 3/
1,264,402 836,964 491,398 215,928 66,243 41,559 85,295
1,715,648 3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
594,655 659,880 636,169 651,744 549,115 452,105 342,810 348,473 483,811 569,597 658,238
49,405 60,273 63,549 62,592 54,756 40,601 25,772 16,398 32,542 42,181 51,344
790,891 877,640 846,105 866,820 730,323 601,300 455,937 463,469 643,469 757,564 875,457
2,104,698 1,774,877 1,401,052 1.145,340
851,322 683,460 567,004 2,195,515 4,256,722 3,967,599 4.306,449
2,878,524
713,617
68,004
949,111
3,895,639
:---....
2,236,682
784,936
88,015
1,043,965
3,368,662
eee ":kS On farms. InclUdes stocks owned by or held for accounl of
in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/lncludes shelled edible grades. shelled
"'led seed (unt,ealedj. 3/ Aclual farm", slock iJlus rcasling slock, plus shelled peanuts X '.33.
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GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS UP, WHEAT AND CORN DOWN
Soybean stocks in all positions on March 1, 1992, in Georgia, totaled 10.0 million bushels an increase of 4 percl from March 1, 1991. Soybeans stored on farms on March 1, are estimated at 1.50 million b'ushels unchanged fron year earlier. Soybeans stored off farms on March 1, amounted to 8.49 million bushels, a 4 percent increase fron year ago.
Whe.a1 stored off farms on March 1, 1992, is estimated at 1.77 million bushels, 596 thousand bushels less than Ma
1, 1991.
c.mn stocks held off the farm on March 1, totaled 6.65 million bushels, 9 percent less than at the same time a y
earlier.
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-MARCH 1, 1991 -1992
Grain
On Farms
Mar. 1,
Mar. 1,
1991
1992
Off Farms 1
Mar. 1,
Mar. 1,
1991
1992
--1,000 Bushels--
Corn Soybeans
*
1,500
*
1,500
Wheat Oats Sor hum
*
*
*
*
*
1/lncludes stocks at mills, elevatof'S, warehouses, terminals and processors.
7,316 8,136 2,362
177 153
1ll Not pUblished.
6,645 8,489 1,766
152 134
All Positions
Mar. 1,
Mar.
1991
199~
*
9,636
9,9
*
*
U.S. WHEAT AND SOYBEANS DOWN
All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 1992, totaled 886 million bushels, down 37 percent from March 1, 1991. This is the lowest March 1 stocks on record. Farm stocks are 276 million bushels, off 48 percent from last March 1. Off-farm stocks total 610 million bushels, down 29 percent from March 1991.
SObeans stored in all positions on March 1, 1992, totaled 1.18 billion bushels, 1 percent below holdings a year ear ier. On-farm stocks, at 505 million bushels, were 9 percent below last March and accounted tor 43 percent of the March 1, 1992, holdings. Off-farm stocks totaled 672 million bushels, 6 percent above last March.
c.mn stocks in all positions on March 1, 1992, totaled 4 56 billion bushels, 5 percent below a year earlier. Of the
total stocks, 2.61 billion bushels are stored on farms, 15 percent less than last year. Off-farm stocks, at 1.95 billion bushels, are up 13 percent from last year.
U.S. GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-MARCH 1 1991 - 1992
Grain
On Farms
Mar. 1,
Mar. 1,
1991
1992
Off Farms 1
Mar. 1,
Mar. 1,
1991
1992
All Positions
Mar. 1,
Mar.
1991
1992
--1,000 Bushels--
Corn Soybeans All Wheat
Oats Barley Sor hum
3,064,500 555,500 532,920
138,600 94,850 73780
2,610,200 505,000 275,550
98,150 102,000 54960
l/lncludes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.
1,724,474
634,619 863,336
90,659 116,062 259.099
1,948,719
671,711 610,168 75,708 116,628 196 251
4,788,974
1,190,119 1,396,256
229,259 210,912 332879
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HIGHLIGHTS
r. 92
Cattle Production and Income Hog Production and Income
Floriculture
Peanut Marketings
1991 Peanut Revisions
.lBS
Milk Production Vegetables
EORGIA CATILE CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 2 PERCENT
sh receipts from marketings of cattle and calves in orgia totaled $265.8 million in 1991. This is 2 percent er than the $272.5 million in 1990. Cattle prices , eraged $59.10 per cwt. in 1991 compared to $61.10 in t 90. Calves averaged $93.50 per cwt. in 1991, up from
1990 price of $89.00. Marketings in 1991 totaled 7.5 million pounds. down 2 percent from 396.1 million unds in 1990.
EORGIA HOG CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 12 PERCENT
e sh receipts for hogs and pigs in Georgia totaled
n 09.5 million for 1991, down 12 percent from the $238.2 'lIion for 1990. Marketings, at 434.1 million pounds, re 3 percent less than 1990. The average price fell 10 rcent to $47.90 per cwt.
U.S. CATILE CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 1 PERCENT
Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves declined 1 percent during 199f, a result of lower cattle prices despite increasecf marketings. For 1991, cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves totaled $39.6 billion compared with $39.9 billion in 1990.
All cattle and calf marketings during 1991 totaled 53.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 53.3 billion pounds in 1990. The U.S. annual average price for cattle, at $72.70 per 100 pounds live weight, was down from the 1990 price of $74.60. The calf price for 1991, at $98.00, was up from the 1990 price of $95.60.
U.S. HOG CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 4 PERCENT
Cash receipts for hogs and pigs were $11.1 billion during 1991, 4 percent below 1990. Marketings of 22.5 billion pounds during 1991 were 5 percent aoove 1990, while the U.S. annual average price per 100 pounds of live weight decreased from $53.70 in 1990 to $49.10 in 1991.
HOGS-PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1990-1991
Production
1
Marketings
2
-1,000 Pounds-
Average Price
~er100
ounds
Dollars
Value of Production 3
Cash Receipts
4
Value of Home Consum tion
1,000 Dollars
440,055 435,380
448,305 434,100
53.00 47.90
233,072 208,687
238,162 209,496
2,242 1,916
Gross Income
240,404 211,412
21,347.2
21,451.9
53.70
11,375.7
11,552.0
83.4
11,635.4
22,791.2
22,533.8
49.10
11,094.8
11,064.1
72.1
11,136.2
....nt .made 'or changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2J Excludes custom slaughter 'or use on farms where produced and Intertarm sales wtthin the State. 3/lncludes
0' III ..'.o.r hISher average price 0' State inshipments and outshipmants 0' feeder pigs. 4/ Receipts 'rom marhtings and sale 0' 'arm slaughter. Includes allowance 'or higher average Dutshlpments 'eeder pigs.
CATILE-PRODUCTION AND INCOME 1990-1991
Production
1
Marketings
2
-1,000 Pounds-
Average Price
per 100 Pounds
Cattle
Calves
-Oollars-
Value of Produc-
tion
Cash
Value of
Receipts Home Con- Gross
3
sum tion Income
----1,OOOOollars:----
382,470 388,680
396,050 387,530
61.10 59.10
89.00 93.50
264,664 267,743
272,524 265,818
3,525 2,966
276,049 268,784
40,386.1
53,315.9
74.60
95.60
30,228.6
39,943.9
450.2
40,394.0
41,412.5
53,829.0
72.70
98.00
30,550.7
39,632.1
422.6
40,054.6
0' an.,made 'or changes in inventory and 'or inshipments. 2J EJcl'Jdes c.ustom slaughter 'or use on 'arms where produced and intertarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts 'rom ~ 'arm slaughter.
AGRICULTURAL STATISnCIAN AND GEORG,A DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Milk production in Georgia during January-March totaled 418 million pounds, 1 percent more than the comparable period a year ago.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 104,000 head during the January-March 1992 quarter, 8,000 head less than January-March 1991.
Production per cow averaged 4,020 pounds during January-March, 340 pounds more than January-Marcfl 1991.
JANUARYMARCH MILK PRODUCTION The quarterly production of mill< for the U.S. was 3' billion pounds, 1_percent above the January-Ma period last year. The average number of milk cows the U.S. during the January-March quarter was 9 million head, 247 thousand less than the same per last year. Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on Apri
1992, averaged 18.1 pounds, 1 tenth of a pound m
than on April 1, 1991. The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows April 1, averaged $7.76 per hundredweight, $0.01 I than the April f, 1991, price.
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION~ANUARY-MARCH 1991-1992
Georgia
United States
lWZ as '10
Item
Unit
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
Milk Cows 1/
Thous.Head
112
104
93
Milk per Cow 2/
Pounds
3,680
4,020
109
Milk Production 2/
Mil. Lbs.
412
418
101
11 Includes dry cows, excludes heife'" not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.
10,101 3,705 37,425
9,854 3,851 37,949
1992 as of 199
98 104 101
GEORGIA FLORICULTURE
The wholesale value of sales for specified floriculture crops grown or finished by Georgia growers with sales of $100,000 or more totaled $30.9 million in 1991. This 4 percent increase in value of sales from 1990 is attributed to a 17 percent increase in potted flowering plants plus an 8 percent increase in foliage plants. Cut flowers decreased 12 percent from last year and bedding/garden plants dropped 2 percent.
U.S. FLORICULTURE
tg Growers reporting a gross value of sales of $1 00,()(I
more had an eqUivalent wholesale value of sales, 28 crops survey.ed in the 28 states, totaled $2.57 UI up 2 percent from 1990. Cut flowers decreas percent to $449 million. Potted flowering plants, VI at $671 million, increased 6 percent. FOliage,~ decreased 6 ercent to $446 million. Bedding valued at $89fmillion, increased 8 percent. The va cut cultivated greens, at $110 million, increaSl percent from 1990.
FLORICULTURE CROPS-VALUE OF SALES AT WHOLESALE, 1990-1991 SELECTED ITEMS AND TOTALS
Georgia
United States
Item
1990
1991
1990
--1,000 Dollars-
Cut Flowers
299
263
467,720
4411
~~~
~
Plants
7,905
9,287
632,691
g,"
Foliage Plants
~~m~
~
Use)
2,628
2,830
474,930
Bedding/Garden
_
Plants
18,950
18.531
829,103
-
Cut Cultivated Green. Total Value of
Reported Crops
2
29.782
2
30,911
106,584 2,511,028
11G _.... ~
1/ Equivalent wholesale value of all sales fo' all crops except Dotted loliage plant.; lor potted loliege, velue is based on net value of sales. 2/ Included in other states to"""'of Indlvldual operations.
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GEORGIA '51991 PEANUT CROP
linal estimates of Georgia's 1991 peanut crop show roduction totaled 2.23 l..lillion pounds, a 65 percent screase from 1990's production. Acreage planted and ':srvested were both up from the previous year at 900 . usand and 895 thousand acres, respectively. Yield Jr acre averaged 2,490 pounds, 740 pounds more than year earlier. Prices for 1991 averaged 28.3 cents per
und, compared with 1990 prices of 33.8 cents per lund.
U.S. PEANUT CROP
)
I anut production in crop year 1991 totaled a record
gh 4.93 billion pounds, a 37 percent increase from the ought stricken 1990 crop and 23 percent above the ~89 crop. Planted area, at 2.04 million acres, and
harvested area, at 2.02 million acres were both 11 percent above the 1990 levels. Planted acreage is the largest since 1951 and harvested is the largest since 1950. The yield averaged 2,444 pounds per harvested acre, 453 pounds higher than 1990 and 18 pounds above the 1989 yield.
Production in the southeastern states (AL,FL,GA,SC) totaled 3.18 billion pounds in 1991, up 59 percent from
1990. Planted area at 1.32 million acres was UP. 14
percent from 1990, while harvested area at 1.30 million acres was up 15 percent. Yields averaged 2,439 pounds per acre in this region, up 677 pounds from 1990. Florida and Georgia set production record highs.
FARM MARKETINGS OF PEANUTS FOR NUT5-BY STATES AND MONTHS 1991 CROP YEAR
te
Aug.
1991
2.2 3.7 3.3
c.
2.3
2.5
Sept. 1991
60.0 65.1 56.6 10.6
4.6 25.3 43.1
Oct.
Nov.
1991
1991
-Percent by Months-
35.6
2.0
29.1
2.1
36.8
3.1
71.5
14.1
59.9
24.8
59.4
11.7
44.6
7.8
Dec. 1991
0.2
0.2 1.8 7.9 2.3 1.6
Jan. 1992
2.0 0.5 1.3 0.4
1990
258.0 102.0 782.0 20.0 165.0 107.0
14.0 295.0
97.0 1,840.0
1990
1,510 2,480 1,750 2,500 2,900 2,220 2,230 1,850 3,195 1,991
1990
.271 .300 .338 .468 .349 .421 .398 .419 .331 .349
PEANUTS FOR NUT5- 1990-1991
Area Planted 1991
1990
--1,000 Acres--
278.0 126.0
900.0
22.7 162.0 110.0
14.5
330.0 96.0
2,039.2
256.0 94.0
no.o
20.0 164.0 106.0
13.5
289.0 97.0
1,809.5
Yield
1991
--Pounds-
1990
2,305 2,370 2,490 2,250 2,850 2,300 2,400 2,100 3,200 2,444
386,560 233,120 1,347,500
50,000 475,600 235,320
30,105 534,650 309,915
3,602,no
Price per Pound 1991 --Dollars-
1990
.294
104,758
.263
69,936
.283
455,455
.320
23,400
.274
165,984
.285
99,070
.297
11,982
.280
224,018
.283
102,582
.283
1,257,185
Area Harvested 1991
2n.O
118.0 895.0
22.7 162.0 106.0
14.0 325.0
96.0 2,015.7
Production
1991
--1,000 Pounds--
638,485 279,660 2,228,550
51,075 461,700 243,800
33,600 682,500 307,200 4,926,570
Value of Production 1991 --1,000 Dollars--
187,715 73,551 630,680 16,344 126,506 69,483
9,979 191,100 86,938 1,392,296
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SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVES BY CROP STATE AND TOTAl, SPRING SEASON 1992
Crop
Usual Harvest Period
Area for Harvest 1992
Crop
Usual Harvest Period
Snap Beans1 FL GA NJ SC Total
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun May-Jul May-Aug
Acres
9,300 4,000 1,000 1,700 16,000
Cantaloupe 1 AZ. CA GA TX Total
May-Jun May-Jun Apr-Jun Apr-Jun
Cabbage 1 FL GA NJ TX Total
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jun-Aug Apr-Jun
1/ Estimates relnstatad with the 1992 crop.
3,900 4,000 1,200 2,300 11,400
Watermelons1 AL AZ. CA FL GA TX Total
May-Jun Jun-Aug May-Jun Apr-Jul Apr-Jun Apr-Jun
Area fo Harves
1992
Acres
8,500 17,000 3,500 10,000 39,000
3,000 6,500 3,300 53,000 13,000 30,000 108,800
GEORGIA'S ONION PRODUCTION UP 107 PERCENT
Georgia onion production is forecast at 1.37 million cwt., more than double last year and 25 percent larger than two years ago. Harvest is projected from 7,800 acres, up 30 percent from last year. The average yield is forecast at 175 cwt. per acre, up sharply from last year's 110 cwt., but 20 cwt. short of two years ago. Georgia onions are in mostly good conditIon, altflOugh some fields are bothered by stem rot, seed pods, and fungus. Harvest is expected to begin the latter part of April.
U.S. SPRING ONION ACREAGE UP 20 PERCEN
Spring onions will be harvested from 32,000 acre 1992, up 20 percent from the I2revious year and percent above two years ago. The onion produc forecast in Texas dropped to 2.79 million cwt., percent below a month ago and down 1 percent f last year. Area for harvest, now estimated at 13, acres, fell 1,000 acres during March due to exces rainfall and weeds but is 13 percent above last year. average yield, forecast at 210 cwt. per acre, is dow cwt. from the March 1 forecast and 30 cwt. below year. Texas onions have been delayed by the weather and weed problems.
ONIONS-SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 1991 AND 1992
State
Harvested 1991
For Harvest 1992
-Acres-
Yield per Acre
1991
1992
-ewt.-
Arizona 1
900
900
490
California1
8,000
10,000
395
Georgia
6,000
7,800
110
175
Texas
11,800
13,300
240
210
Total
26,700
32,000
266
1/ First forecast will be pUblished June 8, 1992.
Production
1991
1
-l,OOOCwt.
441 3,160
660 2,832 7,093
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Peanut Stocks Cattle on Feed .. Catfish Processors '.' Cold Storage Catfish Grower Production
GEORGIA FARM REAL ESTATE VALUE DOWN 9 PERCENT
e value of Georgia's farmland and buildings averaged
2 per acre as of January 1, 1992. The value fell 9 rcent from the average of $995 per acre as of January
~991.
e average value per acre encompasses wide iations due to farm productivity, commodities uced and location within the State. Such factors as an pressures, demand for land for nonfarming poses, farms used primarily for residences ana ng urban economies all influenced the average value gncultural land in Georgia.
ms rented for cash averaged $26.40 per acre in 1992, 1 percent from 1991. Cropland rented for cash raged $29.70 per acre in 1992, up 6 percent from 1.
U.S. FARM REAL ESTATE VALUE UP 1 PERCENT
The per acre value of U.S. farm real estate gained 1 percent during 1991, the fifth consecutive increase since Its downward slide ended in 1987. On January 1 1992 the value of farmland and buildings averaged $6'85 per acre, 14 percent above the 198T low of $599 but 17 percent below the record $823 in 1982. Value increases recently leveled off, averaging only 1 to 2 percent annually during 1990 to 1992.
With inflation averaging 3.6 percent in 1991 the inflation-adjusted per acre value of U.S. farm real estate fell 3 percent below January 1991. Real values have trended lower since 1981, and are currently 49 percent below the 1981 peak.
~nqertainties loom in 1992 and beyond, including the timing and strength of economic recovery in all geographic areas and the consequent effects on interest and inflation rates. Because the export market represents the major opportunity for expanded demand for agricultural commodities, outcomes of current trade negotiations and economic conditions in importing countries are critical.
During 1991, regional per acre real estate values rose in six regions and declined in four. Strongest gains (3 percent) occurred in the Corn Belt and Appalactlia. The Northern Plains and Lake States have shown strong increases in recent years, but were held to gains of 1 to 2 percent in 1991, partly because of a 3-percent drop in North Dakota and unchanged values in Minnesota. Values averaged 1 percent higher in the Mountain region, with cnanges ranging from 10-percent declines in Colorado and Wyoming fo a 6-percent increase in Arizona.
Percent Change In Farm Real Estate Value Per Acre (Nominal Dollars): January 1, 1991 to January 1, 1992
u. s. 1
LIill 5 or more.
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RECEIVED
MAY 1 1 1992
DOCUMENTS UGA UBRARIES
AVERAGE PER ACRE VALUE OF FARMLAND AND BU1LlNGS. SELECTED STATES. 1986-1992 ' Pe.
State
Corn Belt: Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri
1986
-As of Februa~ 1-
1987
19 8
1989
-As of January 1 -
1990
1991
1992
Ch
1~
--Dollars--
Pe
972 1,136 1,167 1,232
873 648
900 1,097 1,061 1,149
786 604
1,003 1,199 1,158 1,262
947 640
1,100 1,262 1,244 1,383 1,101
673
1,096 1,204 1,244 1,389 1,102
679
1,129 1,217 1,275 1,433 1,157
689
1,158 1,249 1,303 1,500 1,178
689
Northern Plains: North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas
Appalachia: Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Tennessee
360 334 267 416 415
1,025 1,179
616 1,254
941 935
331 303 238 400 373
1,004 1,154
633 1,259
878 936
368 319 269 457 413
1,037 1,198
682 1,263
896 1,001
398 326 291 523 435
1,On
1,333 702
1,317 911
1,002
425 340 328 550 462
1,111 1,516
613 1,263
981 996
440 368 351 556 467
1,059 1,295
625 1,243
962 988
449 358 365 569 484
1,091 1,363
719 1,264
993 985
Southeast: South Carolina Georgia Aorida Alabama
Delta States: Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana
1,038 870 853'
1,537 803
880
n8 n9
1,191
1,055 792 889
1,605 786
757 685 724 921
1,130 871 920
1,790 800
781 697 761 940
1,194 939 998
1,887 822
797 713
n8
954
1,253 909
1,012 2,085
839
782 728 750 915
1,254 948 995
2,133 791
797 754
no
905
1,212 931 902
2,062 832
n1
738 724 905
48 States
640
599
632
661
1/ Value 01 farmland and building.In nominal dollar.
668
681
685
State
FARMS AND LAND RENTED FOR CASH: AVERAGE GROSS CASH RENT PER ACRE AND RENT AS A PERCENT OF VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 1989-1992 1
I 1989
--Rent per Acre----
1990
1991
1992
I 1989
--Rent to Value----
1990
1991
Farms: South Carolina Georgia Alabama
24.80 28.40 25.70
--Dollars--
21.10 23.80 28.40
21.10 26.10 23.20
19.80 26.40 24.90
--Percent--
3.1
3.2
2.7
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.0
4.8
3.9
Cropland:
South Carolina
26.00
23.20
22.30
21.70
3.1
3.6
3.0
Georgia
32.80
27.30
27.90
29.70
4.0
3.9
3.9
Aorida
114.10
105.00
126.10
101.50
3.1
2.0
3.6
Alabama
29.70
33.90
28.60
28.10
4.1
5.5
4.7
Pasture:
South Carolina
18.40
17.90
17.50
15.30
2.2
3.4
2.7
Georgia
21.00
19.50
19.90
19.70
2.4
3.1
3.3
Aorida Alabama
27.10
20.20
22.50
21.40
1.2
0.8
1.7
18.00
20.60
18.20
18.80
3.7
3.9
3.4 .....
1/ Cash rent a. a percent of per acre value.
2
,~
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
-.:The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for ir pril was 129 percent of the 1977 average, unchanged
rom the previous month, but 24 points (15.7 percent) ower than a year ago. Higher prtces for corn, cotton, eP0gs, and all eggs were offset by lower prices for wsoYbeans. beef cattle, calves, milk and other chickens. Broiler prices were unchanged.
U.S. APRIL PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM MARCH
rhe April All Farm Products Index of Prices Received Tloved down 1 point (0.7 percent) from March to 142
)ased on 1977 = 100. Price decreases in tomatoes,
'obacco, sweetcorn, and corn more than offset increases
'n hogs, potatoes, onions, and oranges.
rhe Index was 6 points, 4.1 percent, below April 1991. :attle, hogs, cotton, and peanut prices strongly :ontributed to the index decline. Higher wheat, milk, )nion. and apple prices were partially offsetting.
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977 = 100
Mar. 1991
Apr. 1991
Mar. 1992
Apr. 1992
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities
Crops Livestock & Products UNITED STATES Prices Received Price~ Paid Ratio
157 172 145
1184882 79
153
129
129
172
127
127
139
130
130
148
143
142
189
1893
191
78
76
74
1/ Ratio 0' Index 01 Prices Received by larmers to Index 01 Prices Paid. 2/ January 1991 Prices Paid Index. 3/ January '992 Prices Paid Index.
I ':ommodity
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-APRIL 15,1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Price per Unit
Apr. 1991
Georgia Mar. 1992
Apr. 15, 1992
Apr. 1991
United States Mar. 1992
Apr. 15, 1992
finterWheat lats lorn blton Dbacco oybeans
Hay, !3'ed'
IkCows
~~
Barrows & Gilts
ef~ltle4
:Ows ;~s &Heifers
Milk
rkeys'
hickens
-II'~~C:~,BIr~o'iiilelresr2s7
~china2
$/8u. S/8u. S/8u. Cts./Lb. $/Lb. $/8u. SlTon $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. S/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz.
g~:~g:;~:
2.97 77.5
5.74
1,030.00 49.30 47.00 49.70 64.50 55.00 83.40 103.00 12.60
7.6 28.0 82.6
l~g:g
2.93 53.4
5.72
37.70 30.90 38.50 59.80 48.60 73.70 86.70 14.60
17.9 28.5 68.1
1~:~
2.94' 55.~
5.46' 1,130.0
39.90' 354108...891000''' 748264...729000''' 14.406
8.5 28.5 69.9
l~~:g
2.59 1.16 2.42 69.5 186.0 5.77 87.30 1,090.00 50.90 46.60 51.20 78.00 52.80 82.00 109.00 11.30 37.6
30.7 66.7
56.5
3.77 1.44 2.49 49.9 195.5 5.67 70.10
38.90 32.90 39.40 72.90 49.40 76.50 94.10 12.50
37.0
29.7 54.2
42.4
3,67 ' 21..4339'' 52.Q2 162.02 5.61' 73.00 1,120.00 41.00' 33.60' 41.50' 73.00' 479476...988000~'' 12.40 36.8
29.4 54.5
42.9
~od month. 2/ First hall 0' mc.nlh. 3/ Animals sold lor dairy herd replacement only Prices published Jan. Apr., July, Oct. 4/ Cows, steers and he,lers. 5/ Beef CONS and cull dairy cows
r-'Ofllaughter. 6/ Preliminary. 7/ Entire month. U.S Ii'Je weight eqUivalent prices except lor AR,PA,TX. 8/ Avorage at all eg9s sold by larmelS including hatching eggs sold at rela'l.
CATFISH-INVENTORY NUMBER AND POUNDS APRIL 1992
bit.. =-~
Large Food Size
. :. N:.: :u:.:.:m:. :;b: :.:e: :.:r
--:...-P.:=:o.:=:un:.::d:::.:s~
Medium Food Size
. :. N:.: :u:.:.:m:.: b: :.:e: :.:r
..:..P..::o~u~n.:=:d~s
Small Food Size ...:.N.:..:u::.:.m.:...:..:::.be:::.:r~ _ _..:.P..:.o:.:u:.n:.:d::..s
-Number-
-Acres-
-1,000 Dollars-
Ill.
333
1.214
673
2,397
4,760 6,448
,...
120
2,100
3,100
8,577 11,'783 5,700
17,810 19,537 3.800
17,08f. 17,250 3,800
~ 1,625
5,607
25,504
45,188
82,667
78,007
~---.:..:..:3.,3.5:1...:....-_--_..1.1:,.9.1.8.:..:~------=.:3:9.,8.1:2..:.....-=------_7-1-,:2.4-8.--=-----_..:.1.2.3.,.8-1_4--_----:...1.1-6,143
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Vol. 92-No. 9
GEORGIA'S POULTRY INCOME DROPS FOR 1991 Georgia's value of production from poultry including commercial broilers, eggs and turkeys in 1991 totaled $ billion. This was down $47 million or 3 percent from 1990. Value of production of commercial broilers and chic at $1.13 billion, was 4 percent below 1990. The vah.:e of egg production rose slightly from 1990. The value of Georgia's commercial broilers produced during 1991 totaled $1.13 billion. This is a 3 percent dr value from 1990. The number of broilers produced, at 867 million, set a record high for the ninth consecutive exceeding the 1990 previous production high of 855 million birds. Pounds of broilers produced in 1991 totaled 3.82 billion, 1 percent more than the 3.76 billion pounds produc 1990. Average price per pound dropped 1.5 cents to 29.5 cents for 1991.
POULTRY PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION-GEORGIA 1990-1991 1
Number Produced 2
Pounds Produced 3
Price er Lb.
-Thousands-
Cents
Commer!lal
Broilers
1990
854,500
3,759,800
31.0
1991
867,300
3,816,120
29.5
Hatching
Egg Flocks
1990
7,121
55,040
15.9
1991
7,589
56,222
11.4
Table Egg Flocks
1990
7,079
24,480
6.6
1991
6,211
19.678
3.1
All Chickens Including Comm. Broilers
1990 1991
864,700 881.100
3,839,320 3.892,020
Turkeys
1990 1991
2,010
61,305
42.0
1,900
56,430
37.0
All Poultry Including Broilers, Eggs, Chickens, and Turkeys
1990 1991
1,490 1,443
11 The produc1ion year begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year, except turkeys basad on September 1 through August 31 hatch. 2J Number sold far chickens and number raisad lor turkeys. 31 Pounds sold lor chickens. 41 Value 01 sales lor chickens. 5/ Liveweight equivalent price.
BROILERS - Number & Value
OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 1986 - 1991
Millions 1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
o
1986
1987 _
1988
1989
Years
1990
Number 1::.1 Value
1991
EGG PRODUCTION & VALU
Hatching, Table and Total Eggs, Ga,
Millions 400
I I I 3001
:::1- '1-
1966
1987
_
Doten 1 ftbl .. Egg!'
! 1 Teta' Dozen EQgs
1986
1969
Years
1990
r: J 001.9n Hatchlf'O FQgs
~1~1 Dollar Value
1991
4
~ear
~Chlng Egg Flocks
~1990
991 'lble.fgg Flocks 2 1990 1991
IAiI Flocks
1990 991
EGG PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION-GEORGIA, 1990-1991 1
Average Number Layers
Eggs per Layer
Table
Eggs Produced Hatching
Thousands
Number
-Millions-
6,385 6,759
11,177 11,219
17,562 17,976
223
99
222
106
257
2,875
250
2,800
245
2,974
239
2,906
1,328 1,395
1,328 1,395
Price per Dozen
Value of Production
ear
Table
Hatching
Total
Table
HatchinCl
-Cents-
-Thousand Dollars--
Chlng Egg Flocks
!1991 able Egg Flocks 2 1990
1 Egg Flocks
61.9 57.3
61.9 57.3
123.0 129.0
.
1990
61.9
123.0
80.6
1991
57.3
129.0
80.8
5,107 5,062
153,409 138,762
ftiThe production year begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year. 2/lncludes both commercial and farm flocks.
135,542 150,839
135,542 150,839
Total
1,427 1,501 2,875 2,800 4,302 4,301
Total
140,649 155,901 148,302 133,700 288,951 289,601
U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 PERCENT
he April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Jervices, Interest. Taxes. and Farm Wage Rates was 191
1977 = 100), 2 points (1.1 percent) above both January
992 and Apri! 1991.
he Farm Production, Goods. and Services Ind3x for pril 1992, at 173. rose 2 points (1.2 rercent) since I8nuary. The Index declined 2 points (1. percent) from 'Pril 1991. Since last surveyed, prices were generally llgher for autos and trucks. feed. other machinery. bUilding and fencing materials, fuels. and agricultural chemicals. Lower prices for fertilizer and seed ~oderated the increase in the Index.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The March 1992 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) before seasonal adjustment rose
0.5 percent to 139.3 (1982 - 84 = 100) compared to a level of 138.6 in February. For the i 2-month period
ending in March, the overall Index increased 3.2 percent. The Energy Index decreased 0.1 percent from February and 0.8 percent from March 1991, following seasonal adjustment.
FEED-PRICES PAID, SOUTHEAST 1 AND UNITED ST.~TES, APRil 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
!commodity
Price per Unit
Southeast
Jan.
Apr.
1992
1992
United States
Apr.
Jan.
Apr.
1991
1992
1992
,Cottonseed Meal, 41 % Ioybean Meal, 44% bn
I:oIdmdlMinegasl
Eng Feed 'lerGrower
Urkey Grower
:hick Slarter
)airy Feed, 14% )airy Feed, 16% )airy Feed, 18% lIlry Feed, 20% lIlry Gonet., 32% log Feed, 14%18% log Gonet., 38%42% lief Cattle Gonet., 32%36% ltock Salt lIoIasses, liquid
UAl.,FL,GA. SC.
l
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. SfTon SfTon SfTon SfTon SfTon SfTon SfTon
SfTon SfTon
SfTon SfTon
SfTon S/50 Lbs. S/ewt.
13.80 14.90 13.50 11.20
9.40 195.00 205.00 248.00 229.00 157.00 176.00 191.00 187.00 221.00
228.00 293.00
260.00 4.00
9.30
13.70 K60 12.60 10.80 8.71) 19; .00 212.00 248.00 229.00 158.00 180.00 189.00 182.00 203.00 231.00 291.00 250.00 4.00 9.30
5
14.00 12.70 10.80
9.39 7.44
195.00 209.00 237.00 222.00 169.00 178.00
187.00 189.00 278.00
209.00 295.00
249.00 3.58
9.69
14.00 13.00 10.90 9.38 7.58 202.00 205.00 239.00 227.00
167.00 179.00 191.00
191.00 285.00 213.00
301.00 250.00
3.57 9.78
13.80 13.00 10.80 9.15 7.56 200.00 212.00 239.00 228.00 170.00 179.00 190.00 191.00 279.00 211.00 304.00 249.00 3.60 9.89
Vel. J2-No. 9
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-MARCH 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During March
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Eggs per 100
Layers-March
1991
1992
-Number-
6,805 11,316 18,121
7,010 10,838 17,848
1,925 2,207 2,103
1,926 2,418 2,129
36,816 188,210 225,026
37,336 190,525 227,861
1,917 2,221 2,172
1,907 2,231 2,178
43,065 229,331
272,396
44,432 233,799 278,231
1,915 2,217 2,169
1,897 2,219 2,167
........
Total Eggs ProduC! During March
1991
_11
-Millions-I
131
1
250
2l
381
706
1
4,181
4,a
4,887
4,
825
5,085
5,1
5,910
6,
1
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-MARCH 1991-1992
....,
% of
%c
Item
Mar.
Feb.
Mar.
year
January thru March
yec
1991
1992
1992
-Thousands-
ago Percent
1991
1992
-Thousands-
P~~
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Turkeys Poults Placed U.S.
4,951 279
81,864 571,113
2,163 36,842
25.784
4,674 273
74,855 531,268
1,472 31,922
25,524
5,234 186
81,332 585,905
2,663 36,329
27,779
106
37,708
40,103
67
2,666
2,322
99
230,095
235,319
103
1,619,646
1,692,331
123
5,892
5,690
99
105,214
100,731
108
162,8692
168,7772
1 Domestic placements as reponed by leading breeders includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 case of eggs. 21 Turkey poults placed September March.
_ _ _ _ _ _ COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER ' - F E B R U A R Y - M A R C H 1991-1992 I ..:::...::...:=::.:...:..::;,..:.:...:=...:.-..;::..:=...:::..:..:c..:....:......:.=...:.;:::....:::.:..;~_=___=__=::.:...:..::;,.:....:.:..:...~~..:...:.._:..~..:...::...=.=__
Item
Feb.
Feb.
%of year
Mar. 2
January thru Februa~
%
y
1991
1992
-Thousands-
ago Percent
1992
1991
199
-Thousands-
P:~
Young Chickens
Georgia United States Mature Chickens Ught T~pe, U.S. Heavy ype, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States
63,179 464,799
9,956 3,955 13,911 3,408
1.2 2.0
62,161 482,914
10,455 4,095
14.550 3,166
1.4 1.9
98
72,275
133,260
134,436
104
531,902
989,555
1,030,803
105
11,559
20,898
24,036
104
3,712
8,072
8,410
105
15,271
28,970
32,446
93
3,049
7,050
7,489
1.4
1.4
2.0
1.9
11 Federally Inspected slaughter data as coltacted by Meat and POUltry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 21 Preliminary.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-APRIL 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Percent
Chickens
Egg Type
34,383
32,008
\U
Broiler Type
465,236
477 ~ 4
10,~
Turkeys, All Breeds
1187
30,11:::
97
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 8 PERCE Georgia red meat production totaled 38.9 million po during March 1992, 8 percent more than February 1 and 5 percent more than March 1991.
(U.S. information on page
6
U.S. RED MEAr PRODUCTION HI5ES
~Ceoefmpmreordcuiacl tiroend
meat production for the United States totaled 3.38 billion pounds 10 totaled 1.85 billion pounds. This was up 8 percent from a year earlier.
percent above a Head kill totaled
year 2.67
earlier. million,
up 6 percent. The average live weight increased 4 pounds to 1,160. Pork production at 1.47 billion pounds was up
13 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.12 million head, up 13 percent from last year. The average live
weight increased 1 pound to 251.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1
March
1992 as %
January-March 2
1992 as %
Kind
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 1991
-Million Pounds-
Percent
Million Pounds
Percent
eeef Veal
r:b & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,720 25
1,300 36
3,081
1,849 27
1,467 32
3,376
108
5,384
5,595
104
109
81
80
99
113
3,900
4,320
111
90
98
92
93
110
9.464
10,087
107
'1 Based on packers dress weights and excludes farm slaught... 2/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES1
Species
1991
Number Slaughtered
ar.
March
'92 as % of
1992
1~1
-1,000 Head-
Percent
Average
Live Weight
March
1~1
19~
-Pounds-
lkIited States
Callie
Calves
Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,508.6 121.7
7,215.6 565.2
2,666.1 122.4
8,120.8 496.8
106
1,156
101
350
113
250
88
126
'/Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter. excludes farm slaughter.
1,160 382 251 129
Total
Live Weight
March
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
2,899,010 42,614
1,802,426 71,417
3,092,934 46,727
2,041,309 64,154
Commodity
Butter Oleese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red
Beef, Frozen
Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, MARCH 31,1992
Mar. 31, 1991
Feb. 29, 1992
Mar. 31, 1992
Percent of
Mar. 1991
Feb. 1992
555,537 492,421
14,087 635,202 1,814,966 602,197 276,941 288,980 663,256 370,000 1,810,684 1,043,841 319,317
25,537 25,534 70,841
-1,000 Pounds-
630,329 445,883
19,193 741,788 1,696,639 690,537 298,870 352,994 681,428 354,052 1,884,819 1,036,328 430,186
32,414 22,216 110,055
656,313 415,078
19,721 636,168 1,675,101 724,319 312,713 372,819 697,128 390,635 1,709,324 1,083,351 463,269
36,120 24,009 88,933
-Percent-
118
104
84
93
140
103
100
86
92
99
120
105
113
105
129
106
105
102
106
110
94
91
104
105
145
108
141
111
94
108
126
81
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1
Month Ending
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2
Roasting Stock (In Sliell)
Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts
Equivalent Total
3
1111
I:Mta.r. iJ~e
Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov. Dec.
1192
Jan.
Feb.
Mat.
836,964 491,398 215,928
66,243 41,559 85,295 1,715,648 3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
2,878,524 2,236,682 1,572,411
659,898 636,169 651,744 549,115 452,105 342,810 348,473 483,811 569,597 658,238
713,617 784,947 852,353
-1,000 Pounds-
60,273 63,549 62,592 54,756 40,601 25,772 16,398 32,542 42,181 51,344
68,004 88,028 96,516
877,664 846,105 866,820 730,323 601,300 455,937 463,469 643,469 757,564 875,457
949,111 1,043,980 1,133,629
1,774,901 1,401,052 1,145,340
851,322 683,460 567,004 2,195,515 4,256,722 3,967,599 4,306,449
3,895,639 3,368,690 2,802,556
I/Ekcludes stocks on farms. includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC In commercial storagoo. Farmer stock on net weight besls. 21 Includes shelled edible grad.s, shelled ooll1ock, and sholled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer ~:ock, p:us roosting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.
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Vol. 92-No. 9
CATTLE ~ FEED DOWN 10 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 13 states preparing quarterly estimates totaled 9.70 million hea down 10 percent from a year ago and 4 percent below April 1, 1990. The inventory included 6.33 million steers ar steer calves, 10 percent below a year ago. This group accounts for 65.3 percent of the total inventory. Heifers ar heifer calves accounted for 3.31 million head, 9 percent below a year ago. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 13 states during the January-March 1992 quarter totaled 5.39 millio down 5 percent from last year and 10 percent below January-March 1990. Net placements of 4.99 million f January-March was down 5 percent from last year and 11 percent from 1990. Marketings of fed cattle during the January-March 1992 quarter totaled 5.42 million, up 2 percent from last year but percent oelow two years ago. Cattle feeders expect to market 5.67 million head during the April-June quarter of 1992. This would be down percent from the second quarter marketings in 1991 and 5 percent below 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JANUARY 1-APRIL 1,1991 AND 1992
Total 13 States1
Total 7 States2
Number
1992 as %
Number
1992 as
Item
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 1991
--1,000 Head--
Percent
--1,000 Head--
Percen
On Feed Jan. 1
10,827
10,135*
94
8,992
8,397
93
Placed on Feed Jan. 1-Mar. 31 3
5,702
5,393
95
4,879
4,553
93
Fed Cattle Marketed
Jan. 1-Mar. 31 3
5,328
5,421
102
4,562
4,596
101
Other Disappearance
Jan. 1-Mar. 31~
462
404
87
368
336
91
On Feed Apr. 1
10,739
9,703
90
8,941
8,018
90
11 AZ,CA,CO,IL,ID,IA,KS,MN,NE,OK.SD,TX,WA. 21 AL,CA,CO,IA,KS,NE,TX. 31 Includes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 41 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding Revised.
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-'-'R=E.:...,.PO;::..;..F!T_ED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
Average Price
Paid to Producers 1
1991
1992
Imports
of Catfish 2
1991
19
--Thousand Pounds--
Dols. per Pound
Thous. Pound
Jan. Feb.
Mar. Apr. May
June July
Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
32,206 33,036 35,951 31,205 31,322 31,588 32,720 32,912 33,244 35,400 31,114 30,172
36,200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
132,398
.69
641
163,720
.66
184
195,308
.65
484
228,028
.63
723
260,940
.60
621
294,184
.59
80
329,584
.58
974
360,698
.57
93
390,870
.53
594
11 Price for fish delivered to processing plant door. 2/ Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.
I~rgia Farm Report ~SNN 0744-7280) is pUblished semimonthly by the Georgia AgricuKurai Statistics Service, Athens, Ga. 30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga. Subscript Ifee $10 per year except free to data contributo~. POSTMASTER: Send addr... changes to Georgia AgOcuKuraJ Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, "Burte 320, Athens, Ga. 30613-501
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GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
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HIGHLIGHTS Farm Labor Wheat Forecast
Onions Catfish Hay Stocks 199f Tobacco 1991 Cotton April Milk Production 1991 Milk Prod., Disp. & Income
APRil FARM WORKER NUMBERS UP
There were 136,000 people working on farms and ranches in the southeast during the week of April 12-18, 1992. Self-employed farm operators accounted for 69,000 of the total along with 20,000 unpaid workers and 47,000 workers hired directly by farm operators in April, 1992.
'e)tate or 2 ion
All Hired Workers
. utheast
lorida flpalachian I
palachian II Ita k>rtheast I Iortheast-ll
etke
:Ornbelt I rnbelt II rthern Plains uthern Plains Duntain I cuntain II puntain III cific .lifornia lwaii
~S4
5.22
4.53
5.42
4.94
3/
5.88
6.39
5.91
6.30
5.80
6.55
8.40
5.34
4.n
5.55
5.16
3/
5.78
5.11
4.90
5.21
4.98
3/
5.49
5.03
4.82
5.07
4.87
3/
5.44
6.40
6.22
5.26
6.41
3/
6.39
6.90
6.48
'5.54
6.6Z""
3/
7.31
5.92
6.19
5.16
5.71
3/
6.23
6.42
6.48
5.75
7.73
5.68
6.32
3/
6.63
5.74
5.37
5.58
7.89
5.44
5.37
3/
6.40
5.81
5.62
5.57
8.85
5.72
5.72
3/
5.89
5.37
4.84
5.13
9.72
7.12
5.01
3/
5.76
5.27
5.28
4.93
6.05
3/
5.39
3/
5.21
5.72
5.62
5.11
3/
3/
5.52
3/
6.02
5.51
4.97
5.49
3/
3/
5.12
3/
6.25
6.41
5.86
7.12
8.68
7.35
6.06
6.07
7.40
6.70
6.12
6.40
12.30
8.84
6.10
6.70
10.12
9.17
8.20
3/
3/
3/
8.24
3/
13.06
6.05
5.68
5.52
9.83
7.36
5.75
6.52
6.66
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NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK APRil 12-18,1992, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
Hired Workers
Expected
~
All
to be Emoloved
teiaonr 2
"f
Farm Workers
Thous.
SelfEmployed
Thous. Hours
Unpaid Thous. Hours
Hired Thous. Hours
150 Days 1149 Days or More or Less
- Thousands-
Iutheast rida
136
69
33.2
20
36.8
47
38.8
34
13
100
32
23.0
3
39.5
65
35.0
55
10
Ipalachian I
~ w:aChian II
141
78
31.5
187
129
24.7
16
34.1
25
28.2
47
38.5
28
19
33
35.3
19
14
rtheast I
112
63
35.5
12
34.1
37
49.3
29
8
104
47
45.9
12
36.6
45
39.0
37
8
rtheast II
121
e
lrnbelt I
l~rnrbenlt ern
II Plains Plains
untain I
untain II
~~nlll
Ifornia
lwaii
296 242
202 215 274
79 56 56 122 213 13
59
45.7
168
42.6
148
34.8
141
39.3
143
47.5
181
30.5
42
44.9
28
38.7
13
39.1
52
33.4
42
31.7
3
28.3
23
38.4
39
39.5
32
7
67
35.5
61
38.3
46
15
43
31.4
51
37.4
38
13
33
34.1
28
35.6
21
7
41
38.8
31
41.9
25
6
32
34.0
61
37.4
46
15
14
37.6
23
48.1
18
5
8
42.3
20
36.9
15
5
23
29.0
20
46.5
17
3
16
30.7
54
37.3
35
19
5
31.1
166
42.3
131
35
1
31.0
9
36.5
8
1
~
2669
1438
36.5
394
34.5
837
39.6
634
203
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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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GEORGIA WHEAT FORECAST
Georgia's first yield forecast for the 1992 wheat crop is set at 38 bustlels per acre. The expected yield IS 5 bushels per acre above 1991, but 5 bushels below the record yield established in 1981 and 1988. As of May 11, the condition of the crop was rated 1 percent excenent, 68 percent good, and 31 percent fair. Crop development has been oehind normal all spring due to cool, wet conditions. However, prospects continue favorable with limited disease and Hessian fly outbreaks. Acreage to be harvested for grain is expected to total 325 thousand acres, a 24 percent decline from the 425 thousand acres
harvested in 1991. Production Is forecast at 12.4 milli( bushels, 12 percent less than in 1991.
U.S. WHEAT
Winter wheat production for 1992 is forecast at 1.1 billion bushels, up 18 percent from 1991. Yields a expected to average 37.3 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from last season. Area for grain harvest placed at 43.3 million acres, up 10 percent from last yec May 1 conditions indicate tligher soft red winter al white wheat yields than last year. Hard red winter whe yields are slightly below 1991, largely due to low Montana and South Dakota yield prospects.
State
Ala. Ga. S.C. Other States U.S.
WINTER WHEAT, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1991-1992
Area Harvested
Ind.
1991
1992
Yield 1991
Ind. 1992
-1,000 Acres-
-Bushels-
110 425 275 38,586 39,396
95 325 270 42,631 43,321
25.0
40.0
33.0
38.0
31.0
39.0
34.9
37.3
34.8
37.3
I Production
Ind
1991
199
-1,000 Bushels-
2,750 14,025 8,525 1,346,882 1,372,182
3,8 12,3 10, 1,591, 1,618,01
ONIONS-SPRING SEASON BY STATES 1991 AND 1992
State
Harvested 1991
For Harvest 1992
-Acres-
Yield per Acre
1991
1992
--ewt.-
Arizona 1
900
900
490
California 1
8,000
10,000
395
Georgia
6,000
8,000
110
195
Texas
11,800
13,300
240
210
Group Total
26,700
32,200
266
1/ Flrsl forecast will be published June 8, 1992.
Production
1991
191,
-1,000 Cwt.-
441
3,160
660
1,51
2,832
2,7:
7,093
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
--Thousand Pounds--
Average Price
Paid to Producers 1
1991
1992
Dols. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 2
1991
1
Thous. Pounc
Jan.
32,206
36,200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
Feb.
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
Mar.
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
Apr.
31,205
41,177
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
1/ Prlca for fish daliwrad to procailing plant door. 21 Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.
State
HAY STOCKS ON FARMS-SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1989-1992
1989
December 1, 1990
1991
I
1990
May 1, 1991
1
--1,000 Tons--
Alabama Aorida Georgia N. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee Other States United States
1,232 383
1,199
859 310 2,904
94,307 101,194
934 375
855 768 228 2.767 98,946 104,873
1,392 490
1,206 753 345
2,839 104,553 111,578
216
124
126
55
292
148
244
182
130
68
840
651
25,241 27,089
25,795 27,023
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GEORGIA TOBACCO DOWN 22 PERCENT
U.s. TOBACCO
,orgia's 1991 tobacco production totaled 80,600,000 lunas, 22 percent less than 1990's production of 3,845,000 pounds. Acres harvested at 40,000, creased 7 percent from 1990. Yield per acre I reased 400 pounds to 2,015 from a year ago.
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U.S. tobacco production totaled 1.66 billion pounds in
1991, 2 percent more than in 1990 and 22 percent above the production two years ago. The increased production was a result of an increase in harvested acres for all
types except Flue-cured tobacco. Growers harvested 763,760 acres, 4 percent above 1990 and 13 percent
above 1989. Yield per acre averaged 2,178 pounds per
acre, compared with 2,218 last year, and 2,016 in 1989.
~ LL TOBACC~ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, BY STATES AND U.S., 1991 1
IfMarketing Year Avg.
Price per Pound
Value of
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
Received by Farmers Production
1991
1991
1991
1991
1991
Acres
Pounds
1,000 Pounds Dollars per Pound
1,000 Dollars
1,7SO 6,600 40,000 8,800 223,100 8,600
480
3,000 275,000 10,400
10,500 51,000 61,730 53,500
1,900 7,400
1,618 2,320 2,015 2,1SO 2,151 1,500 1,615 2,275
2,308
2,190 1,978 2,180
1,969
2,184
1,800 1,938
2,831 15,312 80,600 18,920 479,794 12,900
775 6,825 634,655 22,776 20,765 111,180 121,524 116,849
3,420
14,338
11.600
1.660
1.694 1.795
1.800
1.620 13.900 1.765 1.732 1.796 1.477 1.715
1.834
1.722 1.780 1.5SO
32,894 25,418
136,536
33,961 863,482
20,898
10,793 12,046
1,098,981
40,906 30,678 190,674 222,837 201,216
6,088
22,224
763,760
2,178
1,663,464
1.773
2,949,632
GEORGIA'S 1991 COTTON PRODUCTION
oorgia's 1991 cotton production totaled 722,000 bales
pounds net weight es produced in 1990
). 78 and t
percent above he largest prod
the ucti
o4n05s1i0n0c0e
3. The higher production was attributed to a 22
feent increase in harvested acreage at 427,000 acres
d a record breaking yield of 812 pounds per acre.
nted acreage was up 21 percent at 430,000 acres.
is left 3,000 acres abandoned due to unfavorable
ather.
U.S. COTTON PRODUCTION UP
cotton production in the United States totaled 17.6
Ilion bares in 1991, 14 percent above 1990. The rease was due to larger acreage and higher yields.
Upland cotton production, at 17.2 million bales, rose 14 percent above the 1990 level, and American-Pima production totaled 398,400 bales, up 11 percent from 1990.
The area planted to all cotton totaled 14.1 million acres, a 14 percent increase from 1990. Harvested area, at 13.0 million acres, was up 10 percent from the previous year. Abandonment during 1991 totaled 8 percent compared with 5 percent in f990. An October freeze in Texas forced producers to abandon 14 percent of their acreage. Yields for the U.S. averaged 652 pounds per acre, 18 pounds above 1990 and 38 pounds above the yields realized in 1989.
ALL COTTON-ACREAGE, YIELD PRODUCTION PRICE AND VALUE BY STATES U.S. 1991
Area Planted
1991 1
Area Harvested
19911
-1,000 Acres-
410.0 466.0 1,000.0 1,044.0 SO.O 430.0
2.0 875.0 1,245.8 332.0 88.6 460.0 440.0 211.0 620.0 6,360.0
17.7
405.0 462.0 980.0 1,041.0 49.0 427.0
1.8 820.0 1,230.6 327.0 84.4 457.0 380.0 210.0 610.0 5,457.0
17.7
Yield 1991 1
Pounds 655
1,125 772
1,242 719 812 347 828 888 630 466 672 303 786 552 419 765
Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales 2
1991 1
1,000 Bales 553.0
1,082.5 1,576.0 2,694.2
73.4 722.0
1.3 1,414.0 2,275.7
429.0 82.0 640.0 240.0 344.0 701.0 4,758.0 28.2
Price per Pound 1991 3
Dollars 0.560 0.668 0.574 0.677 0.554 0.601 0.530 0.529 0.552 0.605 0.666 0.593 0.490 0.604 0.538 0.548 0.593
Value of Production
1991
1,000 Dollars
148,646 347,208 434,220 875,638
19,519
208,283
331
359,043 603,036
124,582
26,208
182,170
56,448 99,732
181,026 1,252,454
8,027
14,052.1
12,959.5
652
led. be 2/ PrOduction ginned ""d 10 ginn.d. 3/ Average,;;-;"-P;i1i:1992-.- - - - - -
17,614.3
0.583
4,926,571
3
APRIL MILK PRODUCTION - 21 STATES
I
Milk production in the 21 major states during April totaled 10.9 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from productiol these same states in April 1991. March revised production at 11.1 billion pounds was virtuany the same as M 1991. Production per cow in the 21 major states averaged 1,320 for April, 23 pounds more than April 1991.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 major states was 8.26 million head, 158,000 head less than April 1991 .
4,000 less than March 1992. During the January-March period, the 21 major states produced 32.0 billion pound,
milk, 84.4 percent of the U.S. production. If producers in the remaining 29 states not surveyed monthly followed
same pattern as the 21 states, the U.S. production would be 12.9 billion pounds for April 1992.
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MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-APRIL 1991-1992
Item
i I Unit
1991
21 States 1992
perc;
No. Milk Cows on Farms 1
Thous.Head
Milk Production per Cow 2
Pounds
Total Milk Production 2
Mil lbs
11 Includes dl}' cows. Excludes heife", not yet fresh. 21 Excludes milk sucked by celves.
8,416 1,297 10!918
8,258
98
1,320
102
10,899
100,
GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1991
Milk production in Georiga rose slightly in 1991 to 1,447 million pounds. The rate per cow, at 13,523, was 550 pounds above 1990. The annual average number of cows at 107,000 head was 4 percent ress than the average in 1990. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 1991, at $199.1 million, was 12 percent below 1990. Producers received an average of $13.70 per hundred pounds of milk sold during 1991, compared to $15.80 per hundred in 1990.
U.S. MILK PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION, AND INCOME, 1991
Milk production increased slightly in 1991 to 149 billion pounds. The rate per cow at 14,867 pounds, was 222 pounds above 1990. The annual average number of
cows on farms at 9.99 million head was 137 th0u.sa less than the 1990 average.Cash receipts fr marketings of milk during 1991 at 18.1 billion doll was 10 percent below 1990. Producer returns avera $12.34 per hundredweight, $1.47 per hundredwe below the 1990 average. Marketings totaled 147 bi pounds, up slightly from 1990. MarKetings include wi milk and producer separated cream sord to plants dealers as well as milk sold directly to consumers.
An estimated 2.03 billion pounds of milk was used
farms where produced, 1 percent below 1990. C~
were fed 75 percent of this milk with the remai
consumed in producer households as milk, cream,
butte~
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MILK PRODUCTION AND INCOME, 1990-1991
Georgia
United States
Item
Unit
1990
I
1991
1990
I
No. Milk Cows 1 Milk Production per Cow Total Milk Production Cash Receipts
Thous.Head Pounds Mil.lbs. Mil. Dol.
111 12,973
1,440 227.4
107
10,127
13,523
14,645
1
1,447
148,313
14
199.1
20,194.6
lSi
Value of Home
Consumption 2
Mil. Dol.
.3
.3
73.9
Gross Income 3
Mil. Dol.
227.7
199.4
20,268.5
18.
11 Average number during year, excluding heife", not yet fresh. 2/ Valued at averaged returns per 100 pounds of milk In combined marketings of milk and cream. 31 Cash recelpll mar1<etings of milk and cream pius value of milk used for home consumption and producer churned butter.
I~eorgla Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is published semi-monthly by the Georgia Agricuhural Statistics service Alhens. Ga. 30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ga. SubsGl! If" SlO per year except free to data contributo",. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georgia Agricuhur81 Stalistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Surte 320, Athens, Ga. 306t:l-:II
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RECEIVED JUN 1 6 1992
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HIGHLIGHTS Wheat Production Peach Production Poult~ SummarY
Cattle on Feed Agricultural Prices
Cold Storage Livestock Slaughter
Onions Peanut Stocks
WHEAT YIELD UP rgia's 1992 wheat yield is forecast at 41 bushels per 'e as of June 1. This is up 3 bushels from the May 1, 12, forecast, and 8 bushels above last year's yield. As June 7th, only one-fourth of the wheat acreage had n harvested which is nearly 10 days behind normal ress. Yields from early harvested fields have been
to excellent.
DUCUMENTS
tempeYMJrI~~arch and April reduced peach
production in the State. Early varieties in all sections of the State were damaged, even in extreme south Georgia. Dry weather in May has caused some sizing problems. Harvest has been 1-2 weeks later than normal. As of June 7th, 26 percent of the crop had been harvested, compared with the 5-year average of 42 percent.
U.S. PEACHES
The first peach forecast for 1992 Is 2.53 billion pounds, 5 percent less than 1991, but 13 percent more than 1990. Production of the peach crop, excluding California's Clingstone crop, is forecast at 1.43 billion pounds, down 13 percent from 1991 but 17 percent more than 1990. A warm January and February caused South Carolina's crop to bloom earlier than normal. Production potential was reduced by several freezes which occurred In March and April. Freeze damage was minimal in the north AtlantiC Coast, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Coast States.
uction is now expected to total 13.3 Million bushels, ,ercent less than the 14.0 million bushels produced in 1. Harvested acreage is estimated at 325 thousand es, compared with 425 thousand acres harvested for in last year.
U.S. WINTER WHEAT DOWN 5 PERCENT
Inter wheat production is forecast at 1.54 billion hels, down 5 percent from the May 1 forecast, but 12 cent more than the 1991 crop. Fewer acres for grain pled with lower yields have caused the decline from month. Yields are now expected to average 35.9 hels per acre, 1.4 bushels less than the May forecast.
GEORGIA PEACH CROP DOWN
'orgia's 1992 peach crop is expected to total 130 Ilion pounds, 13 percent less than the 1991 crop of 150 lion pounds. Growers surveyed around June 1, 1992, dicate that several days of frost and freezing
PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1
State
Total Production 1/
Ind.
1990
1991
1992
1992 as % of 1991
-Million Pounds-
AL
12.0
16.0
13.0
81
AR
18.0
12.0
11.0
92
GA
130.0
150.0
130.0
87
~
4~
~o
a5
70
NC
10.0
35.0
12.0
34
OK
8.0
31.0
5.3
17
SC
110.0
310.0
150.0
48
TN
1,3
6.5
2.7
42
TX
24.0
32.0
27.0
84
VA
2.5
26.0
25.0
96
8 Southern States 2/ 287.8
560.5
347.2
62
U.S, Freestone
1,221.2
1,642.3 1.425.5
87
II Includes unhervested production end hervesled not sold (million pounds). U.S. excluding Calif. Clingstones. 1990-36.6; 1991-120.5. 2/ Al.AR.GA,LA,NC,SC,TN,VA.
WINTER WHEAT. SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1991-1992
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
June 1,
June 1,
June 1,
e
1991
1992
1991
1992
1991
1992
-1,000 Acres-
-Bushels~
-1,000 Bushels-
110
95
II
930
900
25
40
425
325
400
420
1/
190
160
250
260
480
470
275
270
320
310
1/
250
260
States
35,741
39,361
39,396
42,871
Im.' for current year earri.d forward from .ariler 'oreeall.
25.0
40.0
2,750
3,800
22.0
40.0
20,460
36,000
23.0
36.0
575
1,440
33.0
41.0
14,025
13,325
27.0
47.0
10,800
19,740
20.0
32.0
3,800
5,120
18.0
38.0
4,500
9,880
40.0
41.0
19,200
19,270
31.0
40.0
8,525
10,800
24.0
40.0
7,680
12,400
49.0
50.0
12.250
13,000
35.5
35.4
1,267,617
1,392,382
34.8
35.9
1,372,182
1,537,157
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN ANn GEORGIA nEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 351 million eggs during April 1992, down 1 percent from April 1991. Production consisted of 220 million table eggs and 131 million hatching eggs
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-MAY " 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
34,657
33,419
96
Broiler Type
471,503
482,725
102
Turkeys, All Breeds 38,689
37,247
96
Item
- COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUG TER 1/ MARCH-APRIL 1991-1992 Mar. %of Jan.-Mar. % of
1992 1991 (000) (%)
1992
(000)
1991 --1.,
(%) ~
Young Chickens
Georgia United States Mature Chickens
71,880 537,015
115 206,316 113 1,561,819
105 107
~
Ught T~, U.S.
11,343 112
Hea~ ~e, U.S.
3,806 100
Tota U..
15,149 109
Total All Types, Ga. 2,971 97
Percent Condemned
35,379 114 12,216 103
1
47,595 111 1 10,460 104
Young Chickens
Georgia
1.4
1.4
United States
1.8
1.9
1/ Federaltv Inspect.d .Iaughter data as coll.cted by Meat and pounry In.pectlon Program. Curr.nt month data .slimated by Market News Servic. 21 Preliminary
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-APRIL 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During April
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-April
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Number-
6,792 11,119 17,911
7,038
10,591 17,629
1,855 2,052 1,976
1,861 2,169 1,991
37,252
186,250 223,502
37,639
189,350 226,989
1,862 2,114 2,072
1,846
2,163 2,111
43,711
227,863 271,574
44,791
232,356 277,147
1,864
2,118 2,077
1,839
2,151 2,101
Total Eggs Prod~ During Aprl
1991 -Millions-
126 228 354
694 3,938 4,632
815 4,826 5,641
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-APRIL 1991-1992
Item
Apr. 1991
Mar. 1992
Apr. 1992
% of year aQO
January thru April
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Pe
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Turkeys Poults Placed U.S.
5,556 231
78,537 557,492
2,021 39,738
28,893
5,234 186
81,332 585,905
2,663 36,329
27,779
5,492 178
79,750 572,389
2,205 35,797
28,242
99
20,030
20,395
77
728
818
102
308,632
315,069
103
2,177,138
2,264,720
~
109
7,913
7,895
90
144,952
136,528
98
191,76221
197,0193/
1/ Domesllc placements cu. of egg. 21 Turkey
pasoureltp. opnieecdedbySleapdtienmg bberer e1d9e9r0s-AinpcrlIul1d9e9s1e.xp3e/ cTtuerdkepyulpleolurlelspplalcaecmedenSlsepfrtoemmbe.grg1s99s1o-ldApdruilri1n9g92th. e
preceding
month
althe
rale
of
125
pullel
chicks
per
30
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANC 7 STATES, APRIL 1 TO MAY " 1990-1992
Item
1990
Number 1991
1992
1992 as percent of
1990
1~
--1,000 Head--
-- Percent--
On Feed April 1 1/
8,483
8,941
8,008*
94
Placed on Feed During April
1,362
1,427
1,435
105
1
Fed Cattle Marketed During April
1,539
1,650
1,500
97
Other Disappearance During April 21
125
128
125
100
On Feed May 1 1/
8,181
8,590
7,818
96
1/ Cattle and calv on feed are animals for .Iaughter market being fed a full ration of grain or other concentrat and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select lJ/ 21 Include. d.ath 10...., movem.nt from fe.dlots to pastures and shipments 10 olh.r fdlots for furth.r fding_ R.vised basad on more complet. data.
2
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
e. Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for y was f31 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points (1.6 rcent) above the previous month but 24 points (15.5 rcent) below a year ago. Higher prices for corn, 'llon, soybeans, hogs and broilers were partially offset lower prices for beef cattle, calves, chickens and Ie eggs.
U.S. MAY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
e May All Farm Products Index of Prices Received mained unchanged from April at 141 percent based on 977 = 100. Price increases for hogs, milk, soybeans, nd broilers were offset by price decreases for pefruit, tomatoes, onions, and cattle.
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977=100
Apr.
May
Apr.
May
1991
1991
1992
1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
153
Crops
172
Uvestock & Products 139
155
129
131
172
128
129
141
129
132
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
148
Price~ Paid
189
Ratio
78
15,1 18l:7
141 191
141 191 3
80
74
74
'/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by farme" to Index of Prices Paid. 2J April '99' Prlcea Paid Index. 31 April '992 Prlcn Paid Index.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-MAY 15 1992 WITH COMPARISONS
Price
per
May
Unit
1991
Georgia Apr. 1992
May 15, 1992
May 1991
United States Apr. 1992
S/Bu.
S/Bu.
S/Bu. Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb.
S/Bu.
SlTon
S/Head
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
Cts./Lb.
2.48
-
2.95
75.8.
5.77
.
52.60 44.90 53.80 61.50 57.20 83.00 101.00 13.00
3.70
-
2.95 55.7
-
5.78
1,130.00 39."10 31.20 40.90 55.20 48.30 70.50 87.10 14.10
-
-
-
2.97'
58.6.2 6.03.1
-
44.80' 34.90' 46.20' 54.00' 47.70' 68.10' 80.90' 13.906
2.66 1.16 2.38 70.1
-
5.67 83.70
54.10 45.60 54.70 75.90 53.50 79.50 107.00 11.30 38.3
3.69 1.46 2.48 52.0 162.0 5.66 73.00 1,120.00 40.70 34.20 41.40 72.60 48.80 76.50 92.00 12.50 36.8
May 15, 1992
3.47' 1.41' 2.48' 51.if
5.89' 74.20
45.20' 37.50' 45.80' 72.20' 49.00' 76.10' 91.20' 12.806
37.6
Cts./Lb.
4.8
8.5
6.5
Cts./Lb.
30.0
28.5
30.5
31.1
29.4
31.7
Cts'/Doz.
80.2
69.9
69.2
59.3
54.5
51.7
Cts./Doz.
47.1
42.6
39.5
47.7
42.9
39.0
Cts./Doz.
140.0
125.0
125.0
Mid month. 21 First half of month. 3/ Animals sold for delry herd replacement only. Prices published Jan., Apr., July, Oct. 4/ Cows, steers and heifers. 5/8eef cows and cull dairy
sold for slaughter. 6/ Preliminary. 7/ Entire month. U.S. live weight equivalent prices except for AR,PA,TX. 8/ Average of all eggs sold by farmers including hatching eggs sold at
:er $8, Natural s, Frozen lits, Frozen I~ Juices, Frozen , Red If, Frozen , Frozen
1Itry, Frozen
urkeys, Frozen letables, Frozen Iloes, Frozen uls, Shelled ,uts, In Shell s,Shelied s,ln Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES. APRIL 30 1992
Apr. 30, 1991
Mar. 31, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
Apr. 30, 1992
Percent of
AD~1991
Ma~1992
-Percent-
620,491
655,683
700,955
113
107
510,262
448,968
448,621
88
100
12,953
19,746
18,878
146
96
566,702
634,051
583,615
103
92
1,971,898
1,688,611
1,876,332
95
111
644,331
725,422
712,468
111
98
265,583
313,745
308,221
116
98
340,043
372,239
362,075
106
97
707,580
700,289
752,496
106
107
408,462
393,288
430,635
105
109
1,669,925
1,716,314
1,599,933
96
93
1,050,447
1,082,656
1,074,471
102
99
301,204
463,267
483,827
161
104
27,532
36,119
41,724
152
116
27,709
27,657
30,175
109
109
56,238
88,542
73,697
131
83
3
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 38.0 million pounds during April 1992, up 3 percent from April 1991.
(,;OMMERCIAL REO MEAT P~?OUCTION. UNITED STATES
April
1992 a
Kind
1991
1992
of 19
-Million Pounds-
Perc
Beef
1,872
1,786
s
Veal
23
25
11
Pork
1,361
1,414
lC
Lamb &Mutton
29
33
1
Total Red Meat
3,285
3,259
11 Ba.ed on packer. dre weight. and exclude. ferm .Iaughter.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Species
1991
Number Slaughtered
Apr.
April
1992 as %
1992
of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
Average
Live Weight
April
1991
1992
-Pounds-
Cattle
Calves
Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,742.0 107.3
7,496.5 456.6
2,586.8 110.7
7,792.1 525.7
94
1,144
103
360
104
252
115
127
l/lnclud.s slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
1,154 390 252 123
Total
Live Weight
April
1991
1(
-1,000 Pounds-
3,137,870
2,911
38,642
~
1,889,244 57,803
1,96e
GEORGIA ONION CROP UP 155 PERCENT CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA UP.. TEXAS DOWN
Spring Onions by State
Harvested or for Harvest 1991 1992
Yield per Acre 1991 1992
Production 1991 1992
-Acres-
-Cwt.- -1,000 Cwt.-
Ga. Ariz. Calif. Tex. Total
6,000
8,000
110
900
1,100
490
8,000 10,000
395
11,800 13,300
240
26,700 32,400
266
210
660
1,680
490
441
539
410
3,160
4,100
210
2,832
2,793
281
7,093
9,112
U.S. STOCKS OF PEANyTS AT MONTH'S END 1
Class
Apr. Mar. ~ 1992 1992 19
-Million Pound!
Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2J Roasting Stock
Total FarmtM Stock EQuivalent
996 1,574 4
845
844 I
104
97
2,225 2,793 M
eee 11 Excludes stocks on farm . Includes stocks owned ~
for account of weight basis.
2J
Inclinudceosmomneelrlceidalesdtiobrlaeggersa.deFsa,rmsheerlls"t!~,~~
r sloCle and shelled seed luntreated). 31 Actual farmer 11-
roast ng stock, plus shel ed peanuts X 1.33.
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y 2,1992 :1lume 92-Number 12
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HIGHLIGHTS Planted and Harvested Acres
Cattle on Feed Hogs and Pigs Agricultural Pnces Cold Storage Grain StocRs Peanut Stocks Monthly PoultrY Livestocl< Slaughter
Catfish
PEANUT ACREAGE DOWN, CORN UP
ost of Georgia's major field crops show significant ins in acreage planted in 1992. Acreage planted to nuts, the State s number one cash crop, however, is wn 200,000 acres from 1991. Based on a growers rvey the first two weeks of June, estimates for corn ybeans, cotton and tobacco acreage in 1992 are up om 1991. Small grains planted last fall and winter ow moderate declines from a year earlier.
n t planted in Georgia in 1992 are estimated at 0,000 acres, down 200,000 from 1991 and down ,000 acres from the March planting intentions. This is
first year to year decline in planted acreage since 7. Harvested acreage is expected to total 695,000 res, also down 200,000 acres from last year.
plantings, at 750,000 acres, recorded the largest centage increase from last year with an increase of percent. This is the largest corn acreage since 1986 en 900,000 acres were planted. Corn to be harvested grain is expected to total 690,000 acres for 1992, also' 25 percent from the 550,000 acres harvested in 1991.
acreage for 1992 is estimated at 450,000 acres, ~ percent from the 430,000 acres planted a year ler. This is the same as the March planting intentions the largest cotton acreage in Georgia since 1972.
rcOYbean plantings are expected to total 650,000 acres or 1992, up 50,000 acres or 8 percent from 1991. As of June 28, about 84 percent of the soybeans had been planted, compared with normal planting progress for that date of about 90 percent. Acreage for harvest is projected at 640,000 acres, 8 percent more than in 1991.
Tobacco in Georgia is estimated at 43,000 acres for 1992, 8 percent above 1991's acreage of 40,000 acres and equal to 1990. The increase is in response to a 10 percent rise in effective quota. Tobacc.o harvest has been slower than normal because of a late developing crop. As of June 28, only 7 percent had been harvestea compared with 15 percent normally by that date.
Sorghum planted for all purposes is expected to total 90,000 acres for 1992, the same as in 1991. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 50,000 acres, also equal to last year.
YYb.ea1 harvested for grain totals 350,000 acres, up
25,000 acres from the previous forecast, but down 75,000 acres from 1991 's harvested acreage. Planted acreage for the 1992 crop amounted to 400,000 acres, 20 percent less than 1991.
~ planted in 19~2 totaled 80,000 acres, compared with 95,000 acres In 1991. Oats harvested for grain amounted to 55,000 acres, 5,000 less than 1991.
~ plantings amounted to 300,000 acres for 1992, 9 percent less than last year. Harvested acreage totals 65,000 acres, the same as 1991.
Ha[ acreage harvested in 1992 is expected to total 60 ,000 acres, up 50,000 acres from the March forecast, but equal to last year's acreage.
Continued on Page 2
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1991-1992
Acrea e
Yield
ar-
or
Unit
vested Harvest
1992
1991 1/ 19921/
1991
-Thousand Acres-
Production
n 1-
cated
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Bu.
500
400
425
350
Bu.
95
80
60
55
Bu.
330
300
65
65
33
41
50
2/
20
31
14,025 3,000 1,300
14,350
2/
31
Lbs.
40
43
2,015
2/
80,600
2/
Lbs.
21 71
61
7,140
61
150,000
130,000
Bu.
600
750
550
690
100
41
55,000
41
Bu.
600
650
590
640
27
41
15,930
~I
Lbs.
900
700
895
695
2,490
41
2,228,550
41
Bu.
90
90
50
50
50
41
2,500
4/
Bales
430
450
427
41
812
41
722
41
Ton
600
600
3.0
41
1,800
41
Cwt.
4.0
3.7
3.8
3.5
155
61
589
61
4Sg RECE1VEO onfor r.on.c,pal use. 2/ Released at 3:00 P.M.,.July 9. 31 Released at 3:00 P.M., October 8. 4/ Released at 3:00 P.M., August 12. 5/ Gonon yield on pounds por harvested acre, pound net we'ght bales. 61 Released on ttie Annuel Grop Summary. 7/ Bearing age acres.
AGRICUUJHAL 3TATI.,TI(;IAI J AND GEORG'/> DEPARTME ,. OF AGRICULTURE
JUt 0 9 1992
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES
U. S. PEANUT ACREAGE DOWN
Producers planted 1.78 million acres of peanuts this year, down 13 percent from the 1991 planted area of 2.04 m' acres and down 3 percent from the 1.84 million acres planted in 1990. All States except North Carolina, S Carolina, and Texas showed decreases in acreage from 1991. These three States are at the same level as last ye
Area for harvest is estimated at 1.75 million acres, 13 percent below last year. If realized, only North and S Carolina harvested acreages will equal the 1991 levels.
Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina) planted 1.07 million acres a 19 percent drop
1991 and a 7 percent decline from 1990. Plantings were delayed in Florida and Georgia due to dry soils and
temperatures which slowed early development as well. In Georgia, as of mid-June only 33 percent of the acr
was blooming compared with a normal 55 percent.
'
In the Virginia-North Carolina region, producers planted 256,000 acres of peanuts, 2,000 acres or 1 percent less in 1991 and 6,000 acres or 2 percent below the 1990 acreage. Planting was delayed slightly, but moisture temperature conditions have been mostly favorable during June.
The acreage planted in the southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) is estimated at 452,000 acres. This re plantings are down 2 percent from the 1991 crop but 7 percent above the 1990 level. Cool, wet weather over m the southwest caused some poor germination and replanting in isolated areas.
State
Alabama Florida Georgia New Mexico N. Carolina Oklahoma S. Carolina Texas Virginia
U.S.
PEANUT ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED, 1991-1992
Area Planted
1992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
Area Harvested
Ind.
1992
1992
cJ
-1,000 Acres-
Percent
-1,000 Acres-
P
278
240
86
277
239
126
115
91
118
107
900
700
78
895
695
22.7
22
97
22.7
22
162
162
100
162
162
110
100
91
106
98
14.5
14.5
100
14
14
330
330
100
325
320
96
94
98
96
94
2,039.2
1,777.5
87
2,015.7
1,751
CATILE ON FEED DOWN 9 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.83 million head on June 1, down 9 percent from a year ago and 1 percent below June 1, 1990.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during May totaled 1.72 million, down 3 percent from last year but up 8 percent from 1990. Net placements of 1.60 million for May were down 2 percent from last year but 11 percent above 1990.
CATILE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEE 7 STATES, MAY 1 TO JUNE 1
Number
Item
1991 1992
1,000 Head
On Feed May 1 1/
8,590
7,818
Placed on Feed During May
1,772
1,724
Fed Cattle Marketed During May
1,651
1,594
Other Disappearance During May 21
141
122
On Feed June 1 1/
8,570
7,826
.n 1/ Cattle and calve. on feed are
grain or other concentrates and
animals for slau are expected to
ghter market being produce a carcass
tfe~:d~:.;~
or better. 21 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pestU
to other feedlots for further feeding.
2
PLANTED ACREAGE - UNITED STATES HIGHUGHTS
ill planted for all purposes is estimated at 79.3 million res, up 4 percent from 1991 and the largest planted reage since 1985. Growers expect to narvest 72.2 mlon acres for grain, up 5 percent from last year. If rowers' expectations are realized, the acreage rvested for grain will be a record high 91.0 percent of !he planted acreage. The past three years, acreage for grain has Increased, while acreage for silage has emalned steady or declined. As of the week ending May !4th, 96 percent of the corn acreage had been pranteCl ompared with 83 percent in 1991 and a five-year average for the date of 89 percent. Early seedlngs were [dpeildaypedrobgyrewssetaws esaotihlseorrribeudt. growers were able to make
I
Somhum planted for all purposes in 1992 Is expected to ~4 million acres, up 12 percent from 1991. ,orghum for grain is estimated at 11.2 million acres, up 114 percent from last year. Planting of the 1992 crop has reached 83 percent completion in the 12 major producing States as of June 21.
~ planted last fall and this spring totaled 8.03 million acres, down 7 percent from 1991. This Is the least acreage planted to oats since estimates for planted acreage were first made in 1926. South Dakota has the rgest planted acreage with 900,000 acres, 5 percent berow 1991. Iowa witn 850,000 acres is 6 percent more lhan last year. North Dakota has 780,000 acres, down 18 ~rcent from last year and well below earlier intentions. Considerable acreage previously intended for oats was switched to spring wheat. Area to be harvested for grain is expected to total 4.80 million acres, virtually the same as last year. If realized, this would be the lowest harvested acreage since estimates were first made in 1866.
kde seedings last fall and this spring totaled 7.78
million acres, down 13 percent from last year. North Dakota continues to lead all States with 2.70 million acres seeded, down 7 percent from a year earlier. Acreage seeded declined from previously expected levels as some growers switched to spring wheat. The area to be harvested for grain is expected to total 7.29 mion acres, 13 percent less than a year earlier.
~ seeded area is estimated at 1.58 million acres, down 6 percent from 1991. Area for grain Is expected to total 391,000 acres, down 1 percent from last year. Most producing States are expecting to harvest areas for grain equal to or below the prevIous year. Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas have Increased grain acres from 1991.
Soybean growers planted or Intend to plant 59.0 million acres thiS year, virtually no change from 1991. Area to be harvested Is estimated at 58.0 million acres this year. Good planting conditions in some States allowed more acreage to be planted than expected. illinois farmers planted 400,000 acres more than last year. Indiana acreage was up 100,000 acres from a year earlier. Overan, growers in 14 States are planting more acreage tShtiasteyseaarretheasntimlaastti1n1g2nSotactheasnagreefrpolamnt1in9g91l.ess, and three
The United States planted area of all cotton for 1992 Is estimated at 13.6 million acres, 3 percent below the 1991 plantings. Upland cotton Is expected to total 13.3 million acres, oown 4 percent from last year. Growers Intend to increase their plantings of American-Pima cotton to 265,500 acres, a 6 percent increase from last year's amount. Ul?land growers In the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, MissiSSippi, Missouri, Tennessee) planted 4.21 million acres. ThiS total Is a 3 percent Increase from 1991 and up 17 percent from two years ago. During the planting season, all States in this region were ahead of their average planting pace. 1::I..a'l growers expect to harvest 60.2 million acres of hay 1n1992. This acreage is 4 percent below last year and 2 percent below 1990. Compared with last year, acreage IS down in 25 States, up in 14, and unchanged In 9 States. Planted area of sweetpotatoes is estimated at 84,000 acres this year, up 3 percent from last year but 10 percent below 1990. Acreage is the same as last year or down along the Atlantic Coast but higher in the Delta States ana California. Harvested area is forecast at 80,700 acres, 4 percent more than last year but 11 percent below 1990.
IArea planted for winter wheat in 1992 is placed at 51.1 million acres, up 2 percent from the "Prospective P1antin$ls" report released March 31, 1992. This acreage
i fractionally higher than 1991. Grain harvested area1s
now placed at 42.6 million acres, down 1 percent from
lIle June 1 forecast but up 8 percent from 1991.
The Nation's total area of tobacco for harvest In 1992. at an estimated 784,260 acres, Is 3 percent greater than a year ago and 7 percent more than 1990. The flue-cured acreage for harvest, at 407,600, Is 1 percent above last year. The burley area for harvest rose 4 percent from fast year to 325,500 acres.
UNITED STATES CROP ACREAGE-1991-1992
Area Planted for All Purposes
1992 as %
Crop
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
-1,000 Acres-
75,951
79,335
104
11,014
12,370
112
8,654
8,026
93
8,941
7,782
87
1,671
1,577
94
59,060
59,030
100
2,039.2
1,777.5
87
14,052.1.
13,576.5.
97.
81.2
84.0
103
69,906
72,327
103
HlNesled for principal use for each crop. I.e., grain, beans, nuls, etc.
68,842 9,820 4,796 8,413
396 57,951 2,015.7 12,959.5 62,575
n.8 763.8 57,693
3
Area Harvested 1/
Ind.
1992 as %
1992
of 1991
-1,000 Acres-
72,218
105
11,219
114
4,795
100
7,294
87
391
99
58,038
100
1,751.0
87
60,205
96
80.7
104
784.3
103
63,079
109
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GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 2 PERCENT All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of June 1, 1992, are estimated at 1,130,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago, but unchanged from March 1, 1992. Breeding inventory at 155,000 head was down 3 percent from a year ago, but unchanged from the previous quarter. Market hog Inventory at 975,000 head, decreased 2 percent from a year ago but was unchanged from March 1, 1992. The March-May 1992 pig crop was 479,000 head, 3 percent below a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.85 compared with 7.75 last year. Georgia producers intend to farrow 56,000 sows during the June-August 1992 quarter, 2 percent below the previous year. Farrowings for September-November 1992 are expected to total 58,000 sows, 3 percent below last year.
16 STATE INVENTORY INCREASES 6 PERCENT Inventory on hand June 1 In the 16 quarterly States totaled 54.1 million head, up 6 percent from last year and 10 percent above June 1,1990. The 16 states accounted for about 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig Inventory. The December-May pig crop in the 16 States was 45.9 million head, 6 percent above last year and up 11 percent from 1990. The March-May pig crop totaled 24.8 million head, 4 percent higher than the past year and up 9 percent from two years ago.
U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 5 PERCENT U.S. Inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 1992, was: 59.3 million /lead. This was 5 percent above last yea, and 10 percent above June 1, 1990. Breeding inventory, at 7.60 million head, was 1 percent above last year and 7 percent above two years ago. Market hog Inventory...l at 51.7 million head, was 6 percent above a year ago ana 10 percent above June 1. 1990. The December 1991-May 1992 U.S. pig crop was 50.4 million head, 6 percent more than last year and 11 percent above the same period two years ago. Sows farrowing during the six month period totaled 6.26 million, up 4 percent from last year and 9 percent above the same period in 1990. Pigs saved per fitter was 8.05, a new record high for the period. compared with 7.92
last year and 7.89 two years ago. The March-May U.S.
pig crop was 27.2 million heacf, 4 percent above a year earlier. U.S. hog producers intend to have 6.18 million sows farrow cfurlng the June-November period. a 2 percent Increase from the actual sows farrowed during the same period in 1991 and 8 percent above two years ago, Farrowlngs for June-August are expected to be up 1 percent lrom last year and September-November farrowlngs are expected to be 3 percent above a year earlier.
HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOWS fARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1 AND U.S. 1991-1992
Georgia
16 States
United States
Item
I
1992 as %
1992 as %
1992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991 1991
1992
of 1991 1991
1992 of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent -1,000 Head-
Percent -1,000 Head- Percent
JUNE 1 INvENTORY All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding Market
1,150 160 990
1,130
155 975
98
51,190
54,065
106
56,390
59,265
105
97
6,650
6,783
102
7,500
7,603
101
98
44,540
47,282
106
48,890
51,662
106
~~~ffl~SURl'GS
Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds
'80 Pounds & Over
430
420
270
265
190
190
100
100
98
18,880
19,667
104
98
11,245
11,856
105
100
8,071
8,847
110
100
6,344
6,912
109
20,750
21,547
104
12,375
12,996
105
8,821
9,607
109
6,944
7,512
108
SOWS FARROWING December 2/February MarchMay
December 2/May JuneAugust SeptemberNovember
JuneNovember
60
58
64
61
124
119
57 60
556834
117
1143
97
2,445
2,622
107
95
2,990
3,064
102
96 98
5,435 2,817
25,,6886~
105 101
97
2,704
2,785
103
97
5,521
5,641 3
102
2,711
3,285 5,996 3,097 2,969 6,066
2,892
107
3,364
102
6,2~
104
3,1 3
101
3,045
103
6,181 3
102
pIG CROP
December 2/-February
480
432
MarchMay
496
479
December 2/May
976
911
June-August
436
September-November
459
JuneNovember
895
90
19,281
21,102
109
21,325
23,202
109
97
23,830
24,759
104
26,142
27,159
104
93
43,111
45,861
106
47,467
50,361
106
22,223
24,432
21,331
23,427
43,554
47,859
PIGS PER LITTER December 2/-February MarchMay
December 2/May
JuneAugust September.November JuneNovember
-Number-
8,00
7.95
93
7.75
7.85
101
7.87
7.66
97
7.65
7.65
7.65
-Number-
7,89
8.05
102
7.97
8.08
101
7.93
8.05
102
7.89
7.89
7.89
l/GA,Il,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,NC,NE,OH,PA,SD,TN,WI. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Intention. 4/ !ntenllon. for September-November.
7.87 7.96 7.87 7.89 7.89 7.89
-Number-
8.02
102
8.07
104
8.02
102
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for
June was 134 percent of the 1977 average, 1 point above
the previous month but 19 points (12.3 percent) below
last year. hogs, calv
Hi es,
gher milk
prices for and othe
rwchheiactKl ecnosttowne,resopyabretaianlsly,
offset by lower prices for corn, cows, steers and heifers,
and table eggs. Broilers and hatching eggs prices were
unchanged.
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS
The June All Farm Products Index of Prices Received
moved down two points (1.4 percent) from May to 139
based on 1977 = 100. Price declines (or oranges, wheat,
mcailtktl,ehoagnsd,
peaches more tomatoes, and
than offset price strawberries.
increases
for
Most field crop prices in June were lower than May, particUlarly wheat prices as harvest of the 1992 crop
began. For livestock and livestock products, milk and hog prices were higher while cattle prices were off from May.
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977=100
May 1991
June 1991
May
June
1992
1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
153
Crops
169
Uvestock & Products 140
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
151
Pricel Paid
1892
~~
00
153
133
134
168
134
133
142
132
134
15~
141
139
189
191 3
191 3
00
~
~
'1 Rallo of Index of Price. Received by farmers to Index of Price. Paid. 2J Aprll'99'
Prlc.. Paid Index. 31 April '992 Prices PaJd Index.
Commodity
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-JUNE 15, 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Price
per Unit
June 1991
Georgia May 1992
June 15, 1992
June 1991
United States
May 1992
June 15, 1992
Winter Wheat Oals
S/Bu. S/Bu.
2.38.
3.20.
3.33'
.
2.55 1.08
3.55
3.33'
1.43
1.38'
Corn Colton
S/Bu.
2.83
3.03
2.88'
2.31
2.48
2.42'
Cts./Lb.
76.2
58.8
59.52
67.5
52.2
55.72
Soybeans All Hay, Baled'
S/Bu. SlTon
5.59
-
5.98
6.02'
-
-
5.56 74.50
5.87 74.20
5.82' 75.50
Hogs
S/Cwt.
53.40
43.50
45.00'
54.70
44.00
46.30'
Sows
S/Cwt.
43.10
33.00
34.10'
44.30
36.50
34.90'
Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle3 Cows4
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
54.50 63.00 56.70
44.50 55.60 49.40
46.20' 55.90' 48.60'
55.60 73.60 52.80
45.40 71.90 49.00
47.10' 71.00' 47.90'
Sleers & Heifers
S/Cwt.
82.80
71.70
71.30'
76.80
75.30
74.70'
Calves A1IMilk Turkeys' Chickens Excl. Broilers2 Com'l Broilers6 Eggs, Al12,7 Table 2 Hatching2
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts.lDoz. Cts.lDoz.
103.00 13.10
-
2.4 30.5 00.0 46.1 140.0
00.10 14.20
-
6.5 30.5 69.2 39.5 125.0
00.30'
14.70.5
10.9 30.5 69.9 38.5 125.0
106.00 11.40 38.7
31.5 59.1 47.7
89.60 12.90 37.6
31.7 51.7
;.
39.0
89.00' 13.205
37.4
31.6 53.0 40.7
e. . 1/Mld month. 21 Flr.1 half of monlh. 31 Cows, .1..,. and helfe... 41 f COWl and cull dal:/, cow. IOld fo, .Iaughter. 51 Preliminary. 61 Entire monlh. U.S. IIv_elghl equivalent price
..capt for AR,PA,TX. 71 Average 01 all egg. acid by farm... Including hatching egg. aold a relall.
Commodity
Bulter Cheese, Natural Egqs, Frozen FrUits, Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuls, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCK5-UNITED STATES, MAY 31,1992
May 31, 1991
Apr. 30, 1992
May 31, 1992
Percent of
May 1991
Apr. 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
-Percent-
646,714
701,666
732,397
113
104
512,120
449,684
468,052
91
104
13,511
18,815
19,187
142
102
549,813
581,958
612,828
111
105
1,913,323
1,846,821
1,839,302
96
100
611,379
706,845
693,826
113
98
234,723
302,055
304,655
130
101
333,333
362,597
344,889
103
95
745,539
753,689
806,765
108
107
453,414
430,202
487,825
108
113
1,504,886
1,597,045
1,508,971
100
94
1,169,503
1,on,589
1,140,857
98
106
332,215
483,825
481,715
145
100
29,725
41,724
44,no
151
107
29.917
30,268
31,242
104
103
43,892
74,440
60,347
137
81
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GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS
QQm stocks held off the farm on June 1, 1992, totaled 4.86 million bushels, 4 percent more than a year earlier. Soybean stocks stored on farms on June 1, are estimated at 700 thousand bushels, unchanged from a year ago
Stocks of soybeans stored off the farm were not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Old crop wheat stored off farms on June 1, amounted to 538 thousand bushels. Old crop oats stored off the farm are down 15 percent from a year ago to 64 thousand bushels.
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-JUNE 1, 1991-1992
Grain
On Farms
June 1,
June 1,
1991
1992
Barley (Old Crop)
Corn
*
*
Oats (Old Crop)
*
*
Rye (Old Crop)
8
*
Sorghum
*
*
Soybeans
700
700
Wheat (Old Croo\
*
*
1/lncludes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.
Off Farms 1/
June 1,
June 1,
1991
1992
--1,000 Bushels---
*
4,664
75
*
77 6,759
602
*
4,855
64
* * *
538
Not published to avoid disclosing Individual operations.
All Positions
June 1,
June 1,
1991
1992
* * * * *
7,459
*
U. S. GRAIN STOCKS-JUNE 1, 1991-1992
Grain
On Farms
June 1,
June 1,
1991
1992
Off Farms 1/
June 1,
June 1,
1991
1992
All Positions
June 1,
June1
1991
1992
--1,000 Bushels---
Barley (Old Crop)
48,990
Corn
1,755,000
Oats (Old Crop)
92,400
Rye (Old Crop) 2J
583
Sorghum
43,750
Soybeans
336,500
All Wheat (Old Crop) 341,210
45,140 1,517,500
61,000
*
34,140 279,000 144,605
86,392 1,236,957
78,831
*
178,250 387,022 524,706
84,893 1,221,072
65,708
*
76,247 416,671 327,666
135,382 2,991,957
171,231
*
222,000 723,522 865,916
1/lncludes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. 2J GA,MN,ND,SD only. Not published to avoid disclosing Individual oparatlons.
130,033 2,738,572
126,m,
110,387 695,671 472,271
Month Endinq
1991 May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1/
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 31
--1,000 Pounds--
215,928 66,243 41,559
85,295 1,715,648
3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
651,744 549,115 452,105 342,810 348,473 483,811 569,597 658,238
62,592 54,756
40,601 25,772 16,398 32,542 42,181
51,344
866,820 730,323 601,300 455,937
463,469 643,469 757,564
875,457
1,145,340 851,322
683,460 567,004 2,195,515 4,256,722 3,967,599
4,306,449
1992
Jan.
2,878,524
713,617
68,004
949,111
3,895,639
Feb.
2,236,682
784,947
88,028
1,043,980
3,368,690
Mar.
1,574,181
844,033
96,516
1,122,564
2,793,261
Apr.
998,360
845,453
104,264
1,124,452
2,227,076
May
621,836
820,929
100,526
1,091,836
1,814,198
eee 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of
In commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/lncludas shelled edible grades, sh'loc
oil stOCk, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stOCk, plus roasting stock, piUS shelled peanuts X 1.33.
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GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 347 million eggs during May 1992, 1 percent more than May 1991. Production consisted of 211 million table eggs and 136 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.91 billion eggs during May 1992, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.04 billion table eggs and EOO million hatching eggs.
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JUNE 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
ttem
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands--
Chickens
Egg Type
33,553
31,741
95
Bloiler Type
479,662
488,715
102
Turkeys, All Breeds 38,075
37,133
98
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Laying flocks In the 20 states produced 4.84 billion eggs during May 1992, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.12 billion table eggs and 724 million hatching eggs.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ APRil-MAY 1991-1992
April
Item
% of Jan.-Apr. % of May21
1992 1991 1992 1991 1992
(000) (%) (000) (%) (000)
Young Chickens
Georgia
69,845
United States
524,625
Mature Chickens
Light Type, U.S.
12,516
Heavy Type, U.S.
3,933
Total U.S.
16,449
Total All Type., a. 3,107
Percent Condemned
Young Chickens
Georgia
1.5
United States
1.7
98 276,161 100 2,087,533
102
47,895
111
16,149
104
64,044
76
13,567
1.4 1.9
103 69,849 105 511,620
111 10,578 105 4,451 109 15,029 96 3,248
1/ Federallv Inspected slaughter data as Program. Current month data estimated
cboylleMcatrekdetbNy _MseaSt earnvdiceP.ou2f/trPyrIenUsmpelncatiroy.n
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
20STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-MAY 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During May
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Eggs per 100
Layers-May
1991
1992
-Number-
6.865 10,868 17,733
6,993
10,348 17,341
1,908
1,938 1,929
1,945
2,043 2,001
Total EgQs Produced
DUring May
1991
1992
-Millions-
131
136
211
211
342
347
37,519
185,859 223,378
37,694
187,950 225,644
1,908 2,159
2,117
1,920 2,192 2,147
716 4,013 4,729
724 4,120 4,844
44,105 227,532 271,637
45,052 230,751 275,803
1,911
2,168 2,126
1,920 2,185 2,141
843 4,934
5,777
865 5,042
5.907
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-MAY 1991-1992
%~
%~
ttem
May
Apr.
May
year
January thru May
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
~0
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Pt?ced lklmeslic (U.S.)
Broiler Type
Egg Type Chicks Hatched
5,614 250
5,492 178
4,831
86
262
105
25,644 978
25,226
98
1,080
110
8Ioiler Type Georgia lkIited Slates E!lgT~e Giorgia lkIited States
Turkeys
81,301 586,307
2,008 38.118
79,750 572,389
2,205 35,797
83,202 595,802
2,196 38,330
102
389,933
398,271
102
102
2,763,445
2,860,522
104
109
9,921
10.091
102
101
183,070
174,858
96
PotJlts Placed U.S.
29.862
28,242
28,613
96
221,6242/
225,63~
102
I leading breeders Includes expected pullet replacements rrom eg9s sold during the preceding month at the rate or 125 pUllet chick. par 30 dozen case of 8ggS. 2/ Turkey poults
DiIc.d September 1990May 1991. 3/ Turkey poults placed Septemoe, 1991May 1992.
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 35.2 million pounds during May 1992, down 7 percent from May 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States In May 1992, totaled 3.24 billion pounds, down 2 percent from May 1991. Beef production at 1.90 billion pounds was down 2 percent.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION UNITED STATES 1/
May
1992 as%
Kind
1991
1992
of 1991
-Million Pounds-
Percent
Beef
1,947
1,899
98
Veal
23
25
109
Pork
1,291
1,287
100
Lamb & Mutton
30
25
83
Total Red Meat
3,291
3,235
98
11 Based on packe.. dr..s _Ights and e.cludes farm .Iaughter.
Species
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Number Slaughtered
May
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
May 1992 as %
of 1991
Percent
AveraQe
Live Weight
May
1991
1992
-Pounds-
Total
Live Weight
May
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
GeorgIa Hogs Sheep & Lambs
139.7 0.2
134.0 0.1
96
247
50
83
United States
Cattle
2,850.8
2,745.2
96
1,140
Calves
104.8
105.7
101
370
Hogs Sheep_~L~mbs
7,128.6 461.2
7,060.9 388.3
99
253
84
129
11 Includes slaughter under Federal Inspecllon and other commerclel slaughter...eludes farm slaughter.
244 73
1,150 400 254 127
34,456 15
3,249,795 38,739
1,806,066 59,294
32,700 7
3,157,538 42,283
1,790,064 49,492
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Imports
of Catfish 21
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Dols. per Pound
Thous. Pounds
Apr.
31,205
41,177
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
May
31,322
39,111
163,720
200,764
.66
.63
184
11 Price for fish delivered to Processing Plant door. 21 Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census.
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HIGHUGHTS July 1 Crop Forecast 1991 Pecan Summary 1991 Fruit Summary
Pasture
GEORGIA TOBACCO YIELD UP
The first yield forecast of Georgia's 1992 tobacco crop is estimated at 2,200 pounds per acre. This is based on a survey of growers contacted around July 1, and assumes normal growing and harvesting conditions for the remainder of fhe season. If this forecast holds true, the 1992 crop will produce 185 pounds per acre more than the lightweight crop of 1991. Harvested acreage is expected to totar 43,000 acres,l,. up 3.000 from last year, but equal to 1990's acreage. ,..roauction Is projected at 94.6 million pounds, an lncrease of 17 percent from 1991. With more normal temperatures during June, tobacco conditions improved from May. As orJuly 3, County Extension offiCials rated tobacco as 87 percent good to excellent and 13 percent fair. Harvest began in fate June, and as of July 5, was 14 percent complete. Normally, nearly one-quarter of the crop is harvested by July 5.
U.S. TOBACCO PRODUCTION DOWN
The first flue-cured tobacco production forecast for this season is 890 million pounds. 2 percent less than last year's output. Production is expected to be down in North Carolina where nearly two-thirds of flue-cured tobacco is produced. Yield per acre for all flue-cured is forecast at 2,185 pounds. 80 pounds below the 1991 average yield. Acres for harvest are up 1 percent from a year earlier.
FLUE CURED TOBACC~BYSTATES AND U.S., 1992
Harvested
Yield per
Production
State
Acres
Acre
(Thous. Lbs.)
FL
7,600
GA
43,000
NC
267,000
SC
52,000
VA
38,000
U.S.
407,600
2,675 2,200 2,180 2, 150 2,150 2,185
20,330 94,600 582,050
111,800 81,700 890,480
:~(> GEORGIA'S PEACH FORECAST STEADY
:~Orgia's 1992 peach crop is expected to total 130
million pounds, unchanged from the June 1 forecast, and 13 percent below 1991 's production. Several days of frost and freezing temperatures in March and April
reduced the size of fhis year's crop. Harvest, as of July 5, was 67 percent complete compared with normal progress for early July of 80 percent.
U.S. PEACH PRODUCTION DOWN
U.S. peach production is forecast at 2.51 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the June forecast and down 6 percent from 1991. Production of the freestone crop, excluding California clingstone peaches that are mostly canned, IS expected to total 1.41 billion pounds, down 1 percent from June 1 and down 14 percent from last year. Production in South Carolina is forecast at 145 million pounds, 3 percent less than the June 1 forecast and down 53 percent from last year's crop. Around 25 percent of the crop was harvested by the end of June, a little behind the 5-year average of 30 percent.
PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES, JULY 1
State
Total Production 1
Ind. 1992 as %
1990
1991
1992 of 1991
-Million Pounds-
AL
12.0
16.0
13.0
81
AR
18.0
12.0
12.0
100
GA
LA 2/
130.0
150.0
130.0
87
4.0
5.0
3.5
70
NC
10.0
35.0
12.0
34
OK 2/
8.0
31.0
5.3
17
SC
110.0
310.0
145.0
47
TX
24.0
32.0
27.0
84
8 Southern States 316.0
591.0
347.8
59
CA Freestone
600.0
610.0
640.0
105
U.S. Freestone
1,221.2
1,642.3
1,412.5
86
l/lnc!ud unharvested production and harvested not sold (million pounds). 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
State
AL FL GA NC SC TN U.S.
WINTER WHEAT-SELECTED STATES, 1991-1992
Area Harvested
Ind.
1991
1992
Yield 1991
Ind. 1992
-1.000 Acres--
110 25 425 480 275 320 39,396
95 25 350 555 270 310 42,550
-Bushels-
25.0
45.0
23.0
40.0
33.0
44.0
40.0
50.0
31.0
46.0
24.0
47.0
34.8
37.0
Production
Ind.
1991
1992
-1,000 Bushels--
2,750 575
14,025 19,200 8,525 7,680 1,372,182
4,275 1,000 15,400 27,750 12,420 14,570 1,573,901
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GEORGIA'S 1991 PECAN PRODUCTION UP 54 PERCENT
Georgia's 1991 pecan production totaled 100 million pounds, up 54 percent from 1990, and 18 percent higher than the 1989 crop. Georgia produced 33 percent of the national crop compared with 32 percent of the 1990 U.S. production. Average price was 99.9 cents per pound, compared with $1.15 per pound for 1990. Value of production totaled $99.9 million, 34 percent higher than a year ago and 79 percent more than the 1989 value.
RECORD WHEAT YIELD
As wheat harvest neared completion, the yield foreca was increased to a record high 44 bushels per acre. This is 3 bushels per acre more than than the June forecast, and breaks the 1988 previous high of 4;' bushels. Virtually the entire crop has been harvested with 98 percent combined by July 5. Acreage harvest for grain, at 350,000 acres, is down 18 percent from la year. production is estimated at 15.4 million bushels f, 1992, an increase of 10 percent from 1991.
U.S. PECAN PRODUCTION UP 46 PERCENT
The 1991 U.S. pecan crop totaled 299.0 million pounds, 46 percent more than the 1990 crop of 205.0 million pounds. Improved varieties accounted for 55 percent of the total crop as compared with 70 percent of the total in 1990 and 64 percent In 1989. Average price at $1.04 per p-ound was .17 cents per pouncf lower than 1990. Overall value of pecans rose 25 percent from 1990 to $309.5 million.
U.S. WHEAT PRODUCTION UP Winter wheat prod uction for 1992 is now forecast at 1.5 billion bushels, up 2 percent and 15 percent from June I and 1991, respectively. Yields are now expected Ie average 37.0 bushels per acre, up 1.1 bushels from thE June f forecast and 2.2 bushels higher than last season Area for grain is 42.6 million acres, up 8 percent frorr last year.
Variety & State
PECANS-BY STATES AND U.S., 1989-1991
Utilized Production
1989
1990
1991
Price per Pound
1989
1990
1991
-1,000 Pounds-
-Dollars-
Improved Varieties 1/
AL
13,000
AR CA
.
100 2,000
FL
4,000
GA
69,000
LA
2,500
MS
5,500
NM
29,000
NC
300
OK
1,000
SC
600
TX
34,000
U.S.
161,000
4,000 100
2,800 2,000
56,000 1,500 1,800
34,000 100 800 400
40,000 143,500
7,000 1,500 2,300 2,000 77,000 2.500
5,000 29,000
3,000 1,000
3,000 30,000 163,300
.500 .800 .902 .590 .700 .680 .660 1.030 .750 .982 .733 .900 .786
.970 1.020 1.250 1.100 1.190 1.200 1.400 1.530 1.250 1.140
1.090 1.250 1.280
.950 1.060 1.320 1.010 1.040
.800
.880 1.480
.950 1.300
.857 1.250 1.140
Value of Utilized Production
1989
1990
1991
-1,000 Dollars-
6,500 80
1,804 2,360 48,300 1,700
3,630 29,870
225 982 440 30,600 126,491
3,880 102
3,500 2,200 66,640 1,800 2,520 52,020
125 912 436 50,000 184,135
6,650 1,SOC 3,036 2,02t
80,ose 2,000 4,400
42,920 2,850 1,300 2,571
37,500 186,917
Native and Seedling
AL AR FL GA
LA
MS NC OK SC TX U.S.
9,000 900
3,000 16,000 11,500
3,000 400
8,000 400
21,000 73,200
1,000 150
1,600 9,000 4,500
400
300 4,200
100 20,000 41,250
11,000 1,500 1,500
23,000 24,500
2,500 2,500 16,000 2,500 30,000 115,000
.440 .550 .430 .472 .510 .470 .550 .591 .449 .650 .538
.680 .950 .800 .880 .850 .800 1.000 .870 .900 .950 .902
.800 .880 .870 .860 .730 .800 .850 .764 .812 .950 .835
3,960 495
1,290 7,552
5,865 1,410
220 4,728
180 13,650 39,350
680 143 1,280 7,920 3,825 320 300 3,654
90 19,000 37,212
8,800 1,320 1,305 19,780 17,885 2,000 2,125 12,224 2,030 28,500 95,969
All Pecans AL AR
CA FL
GA
LA
MS NM NC OK
SC TX OTHER STATES 21 U.S.
22,000 1,000 2,000 7,000
85,000 14,000
8,500 29,000
700 9,000 1,000 55,000 16,300 250,500
5,000 250
2,800 3,600 65,000 6,000 2,200 34,000
400 5,000
500 60,000 20,250 205,000
18,000 3,000 2,300 3,500
100,000 27,000 7,500 29,000 5,500 17,000 5,500 60,000 20,700
299,000
.475 .575 .902 .521 .657 .540 .593 1.030 .636 .634 .620 .805 .810 .715
.912 .980 1.250 .967 1.150 .938 1.290 1.530 1.060 .913 1.050 1.150 1.300 1.210
.858 .970 1.320 .950 .999 .736 .853 1.480 .905 .796 .837 1.100 1,290 1.04Q..._
10,460 575
1,804 3,650 55,852 7,565 5,040 29,870
445 5,710
620 44,250 13,199 179,040
1/ Budded, grafted. or topworkcd vb.lie!:e!i. 2/ AZ,il:S,MO,TN hel'e nC' h(eo~dowr, betwoen Improved v~rietles find fl81ive and ~ee<lling varieties.
2
4,560 245
3,500 3,480 74,560 5,625 2,840 52,020
425 4,566
526 69,000 26,243 247,590
15,450 2,910 3,036 3,325
99,860 19,885 6,400 42.920
4,975 13,524 4,601 66,000 26,638 30~2.~
GEORGIA PEACH PRODUCTION UP, VALUE DOWN
Utilized production of peaches in Georgia for 1991 totaled 140.0 million pounds, 14 percent above the 1990 crop. Average price per pound at 24.1 cents was 5.8 cents per pound less than the average price received in 1990. The value of the utilized production amounted to $33.7 million, 8 percent less than 1990's crop.
U.s. PEACH VALUE UP
The value of the U.S. peach crop, including clingstones, was $393 million, up 6 percent from the 1990 value of $372 million. Utilized production increased 16 percent to 2.49 billion pounds. Average price per pound, including clingstones, was 15.8 cents, 1.6 cents per pound less than the 1990 average price.
State
l1. GA NJ PA IC OTHER STATES
I~INGSTONES
US.
PEACHES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990-1991
Total
Production
1990
1991
Utilized
Production
1990
1991
Price per
Pound
1990
1991
-Million Pounds-
-Cents-
Value of
Utilized Production
1990
1991
-1,000 Dollars-
12.0 130.0 45.0 76.0 110.0 848.2
16.0 150.0 115.0 100.0 310.0 951.3
12.0 123.0 37.5 76.0 95.0 841.1
16.0 140.0 108.0 90.0 240.0 927.8
23.8
21.3
29.9
24.1
40.9
25.3
28.9
20.1
24.3
17.7
20.1
17.5
2,856 36,732 15,324 21,993 23.075 169,461
3,408 33,712 27,324 18,119 42,480 161,909
1,012.0 2,233.2
1,030.0 2,672.3
955.0 2,139.6
970.0 2,491.8
10.7
10.9
17.4
15.8
102,185 371,626
105,730 392,682
GEORGIA APPLE VALUE UP
U.S. APPLE VALUE UP
Georgia's apple value of utilized production for 1991 totaled $4.08 million, 47 percent higher than a year ago. Utilized production at 30.0 million pounds IS up 43 percent from 1990. Average price per pound at 13.6 cents is 0.4 cent above last year's average price.
The 1991 U.S. value of utilized production for apples totaled $1.78 billion, a 22 percent increase from the previous year. Utilized production increased 2 percent to 9.84 billion pounds. The average price per pound was 18.1 cents, compared with 15.1 cents per pound in 1990.
State
CA GA- TOTAL NORTH
~OUTH
MI NY NC PA
SC WA OTHER STATES U,S.
APPLES-COMMERCIAL CROP, GEORGIA AND SELECTED STATES, 1990-1991
Total
Production
1990
1991
Utilized
Production
1990
1991
-Million Pounds-
Price per
Pound
1990
1991
-Cents-
Value of
Utilized Production
1990
1991
-1,000 Dollars-
780.0 22.0 19.0 3.0
750.0 990.0 230.0 450.0
34.0 4,800.0 1,640.8 9,696.8
800.0 32.0 27.0 5.0
930.0 1,050.0
260.0 550.0
40.0 4,300.0 1,936.7 9,898.7
780.0 21.0 18.0 3.0
750.0 990.0 230.0 450.0
33.0 4,800,0 1,604.2 9,658.2
800.0 30.0 25.0 5.0
930.0 1,050.0
260.0 550.0
37.0 4,300.0 1,879.9 9,836.9
15.6
22.6
121,700
180,900
13.2
13.6
2,778
4,080
13.4
14.2
2,403
3,555
12.5
10.5
375
525
10.3
10.7
77,500
99,870
12.9
12.7
127,810
132,930
10.0
0.89
22,932
23,202
14.2
11.4
63,708
62,878
12.7
0.99
4,203
3,646
16.4
22.1
784,950
948,950
15.7
17.1
251,315
321,896
15.1
18.1
1,456,896
1,778,352
1991 GEORGIA GRAPE VALUE UP
Georgia's grape value of utilized production for 1991 totaled $2.43 million, an 8 percent increase over the previous year. Utilized production increased 100 tons to 3,000. The average price per ton for 1991 was $811, compared with $777 per ton a year ago.
1991 U.S. GRAPE VALUE UP
The value of all utilized production of grapes in the U.S. increased 4 percent in 1991 to $1.73 billion. Utilized production, at 5.56 million tons, was 2 percent less than the previous year. Average price per ton was $312, a $17 Increase from 1990.
GRAPES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1990-1991
Total
Utilized
Price per
Value of
Production
Production
Ton
Utilized Production
State
1990
1991
1990
1991
1990
1991
1990
1991
-Tons-
-Dollars-
-1,000 Dollars-
GA
2,900
3,200
2,900
3,000
777
811
2,252
2,432
NC
1,500
2,200
1,500
2,200
533
611
800
1,344
SC
400
700
380
570
803
530
305
302
JS
5,6~;~"y~__. _ ~~~!:i,900 _, 5.659,780
5,~~5..!..2?.9______ 295
312
1,670,468
1,731,731
3
GEORGIA'S APPLE CROP DOWN 22 PERCENT
Apple production in Georgia is estimated at 25.0 million pounds for 1992, a 22 percent decrease from the 32.0 million pounds produced in 1991. Cold temperatures in March and April damaged some varieties, while other varieties escaped damage.
U.S. APPLES
The first forecast of the 1992 apple crop, at 10.1 billion pounds, is 2 percent above last year's crop and 4 percent more than production in 1990. In the eastern States the forecast of 2.93 billion pounds is down 2 percent from a year ago. The larger prospects in New York and most of New England could not offset smaller production in the States from Georgia to New Jersey. A cold, wet spring and late freezes limited the crop in the south and central Atlantic States.
APPLES-COMMERCIAL, PRODUCTION, SE~ECTED STATES AND U.S., INDICATED 1992 1
State
Total Production
Ind. 1992
1992 as % of 1991
Million Pounds
Percent
GA
25.0
78
NY
1,100.0
105
NC
230.0
88
SC
45.0
113
TN
1~0
92
VA
370.0
88
WA
4,600.0
107
WV
190.0
95
Other States
3,487.0
97
U.S.
10,059.0
102
1/ln orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees.
U.S. PASTURE
The pasture and range feed condition on JUly 1 for the 48 contiguous States was 80 percent, 4 POints below July 1, 1991, but 2 points above the 1981-90 average. Conditions were above last year in 22 States, below last year in 23 States, and the same as last year in 3 States.
Nevada was the only State reporting pasture and range feed condition in the severe drouglit range. Very poor conditions were reported in the Pacific Northwest as well as in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1/
State
Average
1981-90
1991
1992
-Percent-
AL
71
92
91
FL
76
91
79
GA
65
91
89
NC
77
86
91
SC
66
89
85
TN
77
95
93
U.S.
78
84
80
1/ Good to excellent, 80 and over; poor 10 fair, 6579; very poor, 5064; severe drought, 35-049; extreme drought, under 35.
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HIGHLIGHTS
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Monthly Poultry Livestock Slaughter Farm Numbers & Land
in Farms
Peanut Stocks Cattle
Catfish Production Milk Production Cattle on Feed
Cold Storage Catfish Mink
Georgia's laying flocks produced 330 million eggs during June 1992, 2 percent more than June 1991. Production consisted of 199 million table eggs and 131 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
EGGS IN INCUBATORs-JULY 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
31,659
28,875
91
Broiler Type
460,519
483,602
105
Turkeys, All Breeds 37,777
37,263
99
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.69 billion
eggs curing June 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Production consisted of 4.86 billion table eggs and 823
million hatching eggs.
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20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.65 billion eggs during June 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production included 3.97 billion table eggs and 688 million hatching eggs.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT~UNE 1991-1992
% of
%of
Item
June
May
June
year
January thru June
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
ago
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chich Placed
Domes1ic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
4,852
4,831
5,170
107
30,496
30,396
100
Egg Type
179
262
225
126
1,157
1,305
113
Cliicka Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
79,785
83,202
81,814
103
469,718
480,085
102
Unitea States
571,064
595,802
583,422
102
3,334,509
3,443,944
103
E.Qg Type
Georgia
1,529
2,196
2,041
133
11,450
12,132
106
Unitea States
36,074
38,330
34,317
95
219,144
209,175
95
Turkey.
Poults Placed U.S.
28,156
28,613
28,789
102
249,7802
254,4213
102
1Domestic placements as reported by ledlng breede" includes expected pullet replecement.lrom eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate 01125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen cue 01 eg9'. 2/ Turkey poult. placed September 1990"",une 1991. 3/ Turkey poult. placed September 1991June f992.
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~UNE 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During June
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-June
1991
1992
-Thousands--
-Number-
6,889 10,618 17,507
6,986 10,200 17,186
1,829 1,869 1,851
1,875 1,953 1,920
Total Eggs Produced
During June
1991
1992
-Millions-
126
131
198
199
324
330
37,179 186,363 223,542
37,325 187,477 224,802
1,855 2,105 2,064
1,843 2,115 2,070
690 3,923 4,613
688 3,966
4,654
43,821 227,918 271,739
44,658 230,164 274,822
1,862 2,109 2,068
1,842 2,113 2,069
816
4,806 ___ ~622
823 4,864 5,687
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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% of
Item
May
May
year
June 2/
Jan. thru May
1991
1992
ago
1992
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young Chickens Georgia United States MIIture Chickens Ught Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens
74,993 545,419
12,142 4,259 16,401 4,317
69,333 527,918
10,355 4,393 14,748 3,167
92
74,239
342,516
345,494
97
539,005
2,529,041
2,618,384
85
11,109
55,137
57,985
103
4,591
19,692
20,542
90
15,700
74,829
78,527
73
3,557
18,492
16,734
Georgia
1.1
1.4
United States
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.4
1.9
1.8
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10, 104
1~
104
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Georgia red meat production totaled 37.2 million pounds during June 1992, 6 percent more than May 1992, and 1 percent more than June 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 12 PERCENT Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in June 1992 totaled 3.42 billion pounds, up 12 ~ercent from June 1991 January-June red meat prOduction, at 20.0 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from last year. eeef production. at 2.0 billion pounds, was up 9 percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.92 million, up 8 percent. pork production. at 1.3 billion pounds, was up 17 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.35 million head, up 17 percent fromlal year.
Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Number Slaughtered
June
1991
1992
.June
I 1992 as % of 1991
Average
Live Weight
June
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-Pounds-
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
0.1
0.2
200
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
2/
90
122
Total
Live Weight
June
1991
1991
-1,000 Pounds-
2/ 2/ 2/ 8
United Stat. .
Cattle Calves
2,708.9 92.3
2,922.7 107.6
108
1,150
1,159
3,115,093
117
356
394
32,865
Hogs
6,296.1
7,345.3
117
253
254
1,591,421
Sheep & Lambs
406.5
435.8
107
123
125
50,177
II Include. slaughter under Federal Inspactlon and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 21 Data not published to avoid disclosing Individual op...ations.
3,386.~~7t
1,~0II ""~
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/
I
June
I 1992 as % I
Jan.-June 2/
Kind
I 1991
I
1992
I of 1991
I 1991
I
1992
-Million Pounds-
Percent
-Million Pounds-
Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,874
20
1,140
~
3060
2,038 25
1,332 V
3,422
11 Based on packers dress weights and axclude.farm .Iaughl....
109
11,078
11,318
126
147
155
117
7,692
8,352
108
1~
177
112
19,099
20002
2
I 1992~
I
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GEORGIA'S NUMBER OF FARMS UNCHANGED
.... he number of farms in Georgia in 1992, is estimated at ~ l6,000, unchanged from last years estimate. Land in if ~rms totaled 1t.l million acres, he same as last ~ear, o out down 400,000 acres from 1990. The average farm .... 'ize in Georgia also remains unchanged from a year ago
~t 263 acres, compared with 260 acres in 1990.
1 he number of farms in the economic sales class of '1,000 to $9,999 increased from 26,200 farms in 1991, to 16,300 in 1992. Farms in the sales class $10,000 to ~9,999 totaled 13,000 in 1991, but decreased to 12,900
n 1992. Farms with sales of 100,000 + remained
Jnchanged from last year at 6,800.
U.S. FARM NUMBERS AND LAND I FARMS DECLINE SLOWS
ihe number of farms in the United States in 1992 is estimated at 2.096 million, down less than 1 percent :rom 1991. Total land in farms is 980 million acres, down .7 million acres from last year. The rate of decline in number of farms and land in farm acreage slowed while the average farm size increased from 467 acres in 1991 :0468 in f992.
Texas remains the State with the most farms, 1R1.0no, down 2,000 from a year earlier. Missouri is secona .... ;~h 107,000 farms, the same as last year, followed by Iowa with 102,000 farms, also unchanged from 1991. In addition to Texas, Ohio and Kansas experienced the largest decrease in farm numbers with each down 2,000 farms from a year earlier.
Seven States showed increases in numbers of farms: Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Washington up 1,000 each to 71,000, 88,000 and 38,000, respectively; Oregon up 500 to 37,500; and New Jersey, Maryland and Wyoming up 200 each to 8,500, 15,600, and 9,200, respectively. Twenty-eight States remained the same as a year ago, and the other fifteen States showed a decline from last year. Texas continued to lead the nation in land in farms, 130 million acres, down 1 million from 1991.
The number of farms in the economic sales ciass between $1,000 and $9,999 increased from 1.003 million in 1991 to 1.006 million in 1992. The increase in this class is due partially, to a return of city dwellers to suburban "ranchettes' and to an increase in specialty commodity farms in several States. Those with sales in the $10,000-$99,999 group decreased from 775,100 to 763,200. The $100,000 and over group declined from 327,060 to 326,340 farms.
NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE, 1986-1992 1/
Georgia
United States
Number
Land
ear
of Farms
in Farms
Thousands
Mil. Acres
Average Size
Acres
Number of Farms
Thousands
1986
49
13.3
1'987
48
13.0
1988
49
13.0
'989
48
12.6
'990
48
12.5
'991
46
12.1
'992
46
12.1
271
2,250
271
2,213
265
2,197
263
2,171
260
2,140
263
2,105
263
2,096
Afarm is any establishment from which S1,000 or more of agricultural producls were sold or would normally b. sold during the year.
Land in Farms
Mil. Acres
1,005.3 998.9 994.5 991.2 987.4 982.8 980.1
Average Size Acres
447 451 453 457 461 467 468
~r
-1-
l890
-'991
'992
,-
!'-
-Y..e..a;;r;.,..
$1,000$9,999
29,200 28,600 28,100 26,200 26,300
$1,000$9,999
2,400 2,300 2,500 2.400
-._-.._._- __2~400
NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS, 1988-1992
Georgia
Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999
-Number-
$100,000 +
$1,000$9,999
United States
Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999
-Number-
12,600 12,400 13,000 13,000 12,900
7,200 7,000 6,900 6,800 6,800
1,079,300 1,047,300 1,017,050 1,002,900 1.006,200
807.100 810,800 801,57C 775.100 763,200
$100,000 +
310,740 312,420 321.800 327,060 326,340
LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS, 1988-1992
Georgia
Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999
4,400
4,100
4,000
3,700
~~
$1,000-
$100,000 + I
$9,999
-Thousand Acres-
6,200 6,200 6.000 6000 ~o~,uC~u:...
111,943 103,673 98,820 98,496 ....::96~,8::::.:63::...._
United States
Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999
399,800 399,680 390,800 376.300 ___..:3:.:.7..:.0!.:...,7oo.::.::_
$100,000+
482,800 487,800 497,800 507,970 ..::.5..:..:12::!.:,5:..:oo-=--
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Vol. 92-No. 14
COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on June 30, 1992, were greater than the year earlier levels for eggs, butter, fruit, pOUltry, meat, and vegetables. Cooler items with stocks above those of the previous year included she~ eggs, vegetables, and nuts. Total red meat supplies in freezers declined 4 percent from last month but were 11 percent more than those on hand June 1991. Frozen pork stocks dropped 7 Rercent during the month but were 2 percent above the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 15 percent from last month but were 9 percent above 1991. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 13 percent from May and were 12 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken advanced 6 percent during the month and were 11 percent above 1991. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 18 percent from last montti and up 14 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 53 percent of capacity, 2 points below last month. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was 1 poin below last month and 4 points below last year.
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, JUNE 30,1992
Jun. 30, 1991
May 31, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
June 30, 1992
Percent of
June 1991
May 1992
-Percent-
662,716
734,059
768,164
116
105
521,493
459,084
463,009
89
101
14,241
18,907
21,190
149
112
590,601
613,736
666,235
113
109
1,690,390
1,852,929
1,675,973
99
90
599,115
692,189
665,403
111
96
247,130
303,546
299,237
121
99
312,254
344,879
319,911
102
93
814,439
808,358
916,195
112
113
503,057
486,775
574,912
114
118
1,483,732
1,507,794
1,502,834
101
100
1,213,532
1,137,328
1,127,199
93
99
283,398
481,714
469,327
166
97
23,278
44,770
39,247
169
88
29,594
30,605
32,666
110
107
34,329
60.731
44,400
129
73
PEANUT STOCKS UP 56 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 1.33 billion Rounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 851 millior pounds last year. This total includes 181 million pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 1.06 billion pounds of e~uivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 88.8 millior pounds. There were 445,000 pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of June 30 1992. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 797 million pounds of which 727 million pounds were edible grades and 70.3 miliiOl' pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were:' Virginias, 130 million pounds; Runners, 552 miliiOl pounds; and Spanish, 44.7 million pounds.
Month Ending
1991 June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1/
Farmer Stock
Roasting Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
(In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 31
--1,000 Pounds--
66,243 41,559
85,295 1,715,648 3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
549,115 452,105
342,810 348,473 483,811 569,597
658,238
54,756 40,601 25,772
16,398 32,542 42,181 51,344
730,323 601,300 455,937
463,469 643,469 757,564 875,457
851,322 683,460 567,004
2,195,515 4,256,722
3,967,599 4,306,449
1992 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2,878,524 2,236,682 1,574,181
998,360 621,100 181,431
713,617
784,947 844,033 845,453 820,930 797,482
68,004
88,028 96,516 104,264
100,526 88,754
949,111
1,043,980 1,122,564 1,124,452 1,091,837
1,060,651
3,895,639
3,368,690 2,793,261 2,227,076 1,813,463
1,330,836
eee 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of
In commercial storages. Farmer .tock on net weight basis. 2/lncludes shelled edible grade., .hel"
011 stOCk, and shelled .eed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stOCk, plus roasllng stOCk, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.
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U.S. SUMMER VEGETABLE ACREAGE UP 4 PERCENT The prospective area for harvest of 7 selected fresh market vegetables during the summer quarter is forecast at 297,520 acres. This is 4 percent above last year and 7 percent more than in 1990. Five new crops were reinstated to the summer program thiS year. They are snap beans, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, and bell peppers. Their combined acreage for harvest is 48,050 acres. The total area of the 12 selected fresh market vegetables to be harvested in the U.S. is 345,570 acres.
CANTALOUPES Summer acreage for harvest in the major states is estimated at 54,600 acres. Harvest in the San Joaquin Valley of California started around mid-June, two weeks ahead of normal. Excessive rain delayed planting and affected the crop in Texas.
WATERMELONS Summer acreage for harvest is estimated at 77,200 acres in 7 major states. Harvest of the Alabama crop Is underway. California's summer season started the week ending June 6 In the West Side District with good quality. In Georgl8, because of a cool and wet spring, the crop was planted late, and harvest did not begin until late June. The Mississippi crop, as of July 5, was 8 percent harvested compared with 13 percent in 1991. The crop was In fair to good condition, depending on the area and stage of maturity. Heavy rains in Texas have caused weed problems and ~arvest delays in many areas.
CABBAGE During the summer season, 19,450 acres are expected for harvest in the major fresh market states. Cool, wet weather delayed planting and development in Ohio. Harvesting is about 10 days later than last year, although it Is complete in many southern areas.
SNAP BEANS Summer acreage for harvest is estimated at 13,100 acres in 5 major states. Although precipitation and temperatures averaged slightly below normal for March through June in Maryland, the crop is in good condition.
SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST
I BY CROP. STATE AND TOTAL. SUMMER SEASON. 1992
Usual
Area for
Usual
Crop
Harvest
Harvest
Crop
Harvest
Period
1992
Period
Acres
Snap Beans 1/
GA MD MI NY
VA
Total
Jul-Sep JUI-Sep Jul-Oct Jul-Oct Jul-Sep
2,000 1,400 2,400 4,800 2,500 13,100
Cantaloupes 1/
CA GA
TX
Total
Jul-Oct JUI-Sep Jul-Sep
Cabbage 1/
GA
MI
NY
OH
WI Total
Jul-Sep Jun-Nov Jul-Oct Jun-Jul Aug-Oct
tl Estimates reinstated with the 1992 crop.
2,000 2,000 9,200
750 5,500 19,450
Watermelons 1/
AL AZ CA GA MS SC
TX
Total
Jul-Sep Aug-Oct Jun-Nov Jul-Sep Jul-Aug Jul-Sep Jul-Sep
5
Area for Harvest
1992 Acres
48,500 3,500 2,600
54,600
7,000 300
10,400 21,000
8,000 11,500 19,000 77.200
Vol. 92-No. 14
U.S. JULY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY UNCHANGE All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 1992, totaled 109.2 million head, unchanged from July 1, 1991, but up 2 percent from the 107.4 million two years ago.
CALF CROP UP 1 PERCENT The 1992 calf crop is expected to be 39.5 million head, up 1 percent from both 1991 and 1990. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 28.8 million, up slightly from both 1991 and 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP- UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 1990-1992
Class
1990
1991 -1,000 Head-
1992
1992 as % of 1991 Percent
Cattle and Calves
107,400
109,200
109.200
100
Cows and Heifers that
have calved
44,000
44,500
44,500
100
Beef Cows
33,900
34,500
34,650
100
Milk Cows
10,100
10,000
9,850
99
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over
16,400
17,000
16,900
99
for Beef Cow Replacement
5,100
5,300
5,700
108
for Milk Cow Replacement
4,200
4,200
4,200
100
Other Heifers
7,100
7,500
7,000
93
Steers 500 Pounds and Over
14,500
15,100
15,100
100
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over
2,200
2,200
2,200
100
Calves under 500 Pounds
30,300
30,400
30,500
100
Calf Cropl
39,249
39,256
39,500
101
1/ For the currenl year, the calf crop "the number of calves born bafore July 1,
U.S. CATFISH INVENTORY - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS DOWN 2 PERCENT The total number of operations on July 1, 1992, in the 16 selected states was 1,807, down 2 percent from the January 1,1992, total of 1,851.
WATER ACRES DOWN 2. PERCENT The water surface acres being used for catfish production in the 16 states totaled 158,440 acres, down 2 percent from
the January 1, 1992, total of 161,220 acres. Of the total acres, 3,570 acres are to be renovated during the period of July 1,1992, to December 31,1992. Of the total acres, 6,910 acres were being used to hold broodfisfl for breeding. An additional 1,600 acres are under construction or expected to be constructed and in use by January 1, 1993. During the January 1, 1992, through July 1, 1992, period, 2,420 acres were taken out of production.
FOOD SIZE INVENTORY DOWN 11 PERCENT Commercial catfish operations in the 16 selected states had 201 million food size fish on hand July 1, 1992, down 11 percent from the July 1, 1991, total of 227 million. Catfish producers had 1.39 million broodfish on hand July 1, 1992, down 9 percent from the 1.53 million on hand July 1, 1991. The number of stockers on hand on July 1, 1992, totaled 625 million fish, up 2 percent from the 642 million on hand July 1, 1991. Operators had 1.27 billion fingerlings and fry on hand July 1, 1992, down 18 percent from the 1.56 billion on hand July 1, 1991.
State
CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE
Operations
I
Jan. 1,
July 1,
1992
1992
Water Surface Jan. 1,
19921/
-Number-
-Acres-
July 1, 1992
Alabama
370
320
19,000
18,000
Arkansas
205
195
20,500
20,000
Florida
61
60
860
760
Illinois
34
35
Kentucky
50
45
460
450
Louisiana
175
150
10,000
10,000
Mississippi
297
304
95,000
95,000
Missouri
125
115
2,700
2,700
North Carolina
54
52
1,300
1,300
Oklahoma
80
80
1,100
1,100
South Carolina
36
81
1,700
1,600
Tennessee
30
45
390
560
Texas
Other States2l,31
Total
169 165
1,851
176
149
UN! _
3,300
4,910 161.220
2,900 4,070
l!i8J-:,4~40"___
tl WtAlt" Sl.Irfhce ......,ot'1 !:'. JSf.l,I ... , '. 199... ale re,,:seo, 21 ~.",. C/" ",n'" K~ :Ilci.,t.'e J II, 01;\.)1 -,' ,.:... '~ 1.1 I~ ~t r f>j.Jf ,a l ,..I, ~_ 3/ CA. Gf., I:", ~cd '<~ in(.llId~d n u1tf;,.1 ~I.jt ... ':ilalf!l ~IH'3C\; de,.s.
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GEORGIA QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT
Milk production In Georgia during April-June 1992 totaled 386 million pounds, 4 percent more than the comparable period a year ago. The average number of milk cows In Georgia during the April-June quarter was 101 thousand heacf, 7,000 less than the same period last year.
U.s. APRIL-JUNE MILK PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 39.0 billion pounds, 1 percent above the April-June period last year. The average number of mill< cows In the U.S. (juring the April-June quarter was 9.85 million head, 149 thousand less than the same period last year.
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--APRIL-JUNE 19911992
Georgia
United States
1992 as %
19928S%
~em
I Unit
I 1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 1991
Milk Cows 1/
Thous. Head
108
101
94
Milk per Cow 2J
Pounds
3,445
3,820
111
Milk Production 2J
Mil.lbs.
372
386
104
IlInclud.. dry COWl, ...Iudea helle" not yet f..ah. 2/ Excludea milk aucked by celv...
9,999 3,864 38,633
9,850
98
3,958
102
38,987
101
CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 6 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES
Cattle down
and calves on feed for 6 percent from a year
slaughter market in ago -but 1 percent
the 13 above
states July 1,
preparing quarterly estimates totaled 1990. The inventory included 5.74
m8.i8lli5onmislltieoenrsheaandaJ
steer calves, 7 percent below a year ago. This group accounts for 64.9 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and
heifer calves accounted for 3.04 million head, 6 percent below a year ago.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 13 states during the April-June 1992 quarter totaled 5.27 million, up 5 percent from both last year and April-June 1990. Net placements of 4.83 million for April-June were up 6 percent from last year and 4 percent above 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during the April-June 1992 quarter totaled 5.68 million, down 2 percent from last year, and 5 percent oelow two years ago.
Cattle feeders expect to market 5.72 million head during the July-September quarter of 1992. This would be down 4 percent from the third quarter marketings in 1991 and 1 percent below 1990.
I CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED APRIL1-JULY 1, 1991 AND 1992
Total 13 States
Total 7 States
Number
1992 as %
Number
1992 as %
~em
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-1,000 Head--
Percent
On Feed Apr. 1
10,739
9,693*
90
Placed on Feed
AfJr. 1..June 30 1/
5,006
5.273
105
Fed Cattle Marketed
AfJr. 1..June 30 1/
5,820
5,675
98
OIher Disappearance
AfJr. 1-June 30 2/
464
444
96
On Feed July 1
9,461
8,847
94
8,941
8,008
80
4,301
4,488
104
4,982
4,796
96
383
363
95
7,877
7,337
93
Marketings!!t July-Sept.
5,973
5,720
96
5,038
4,835
96
_tinea 1/lnclud.. c.ttle placed on feed alter beginning of quarter .nd marketed before .nd of quarter. 2/ Includea death 10..... movement f,om feedlolalo pu!utn and eIllpnleflla to oIher
fledlotl for further feeding. 3/ Total m.....tingilncludlng tho.. placed
an allowance for tho.. placed on feed alter July 1 and marketed before
on feed alter July September 30 fo'
c1u.rnredntmyaerakre.te*d
before September Revlaed.
30
fo'
p,evloua
yea..;
e.pected
lollIl
Includl"ll
7
Va. 92-No. 14
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Dais. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 21
1991
1992
Thous. Pounds
Jan. Feb. Mar.
Apr.
May
June July Aug.
Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec.
32,206
36,200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
231
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
201
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
243
31,205
41,1n
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
31,322
39,111
163,720
200,764
.66
.63
184
392
31,588
36,813
195,308
237,sn
.65
.61
484
32,720
228,028
.63
723
32,912
260,940
.60
621
33,244
294,184
.59
80
35,400
329,584
.58
974
31,114
360,698
.57
93
30,172
390,870
.53
594
1/ Price for flah delivered to proce..lng plant door. 2/ Oatafumlshed by U.S. Bureau of Census.
U.S. MINK PELT PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Mink pelt production in the United States in 1991 totaled 3.27 million pelts, down 3 percent from 1990. Wisconsin, the major mink producing State, produced 900,500 pelts. By color class, the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production follows: Standard - 54.3 percent; Ranch Wild - 11.9 percent; Gunmetal - 10.0 percent; Demi-buff - 8.1 percent; Mahogany - 6.6 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 9.1 percent. Mink pelts produced during the 1991 crop year were valued at $70.9 million, down 17 percent from $85.8 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 1991 crop year was $21.70, compared with $25.50 in 1990. Female mink bred to produce kits in 1992 totaled 781,100, down 11 percent from the previous year. Many min~ producers reported the mink price motivated them to "pelt out" and reduce or close out their mink operation. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 1992 by color class are: Standard - 49.9 percent; Ranch Wild - 14.1 percent; Mahogany - 10.2 percent; Demi-buff - 8.2 percent; Gunmetal - 7.8 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 9.8 percent. Thera were G82 mink tarms producing pelts in 1901, down 12 Qercent from a year ago. ~eading States were Utah with 16C farms, WisCGnsin with 143 farms, and Minnesota with 89. There were 77 mink farms which also raised fox in 1991 down 8 percent from the previous year.
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GEORGIA FARM REPORT
ugust 14, 1992 orume 92-Number 15
~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236
HIGHUGHTS August 1 Crop Forecast '. Agricunural Prices
AUGUST 1 CROP REPORT The first production forecast of Georgia's 1992 row crops shows a potential for above normal yields. Producers are expecting good yields for corn, soybeans and cotton, but lower fhan last year's high yields. Peanut and tobacco yields are expected to improve over 1991. Rainfall during July was less than normal, but showers and thunderstorms kept soil moisture levels adequate in most areas. Yield projections in this report are based on an August 1 survey of Georgia farmers, and assumes normal growing and harvesting conditions for the remainder of the season.
CORN Corn yields for 1992 are expected to average 95 bushels per acre, 5 bushels less than last year's record high 100 bushels. With harvested acreage up 140 thousand acres from last year, t>roduction Is expected to total 65.6 million busnels. This would be 19 percent more than 1991 and the largest production since 1985. Harvest of
this year's crop is off to a slow start, with only 7 percent
combined as of August 9. Last year, 29 percent had been harvested by tl1at date.
CaTION Cotton yields in Georgia are expected to average 723 pounds of lint per acre in 1992. This is 89 pounds or 11 percent less than 1991 's record high yield of 812 pounds. If this projection holds true, the 1992 yield would be the fourth nighest ever. Acreage harvested is expected to total 448 thousand acres, a 5 percent increase over 1991 and the largest harvested acreage since 1965. This puts potential production for 1992 at 675 thousand bales, down 7 percent from last year's 722 thousand bales, but still the second highest production since 1955.
SOYBEANS Soybean yield is projected to average 25 bushels per acre for 1992, 2 bustlels per acre less than in 1991. If these early season expectations are realized, production will total 16 million bushels, just slightly above last year's 15.9 million bushels. Final soybean yield will depend heavily on August and September weather conditions. Soybean development has been slow, with only 72 percent of the acreage blooming as of August 9. Normally, about 84 percent of the crop has reached or passed the blooming stage by that date. Acreage to be harvested is expected to total 640 thousand acres, an Increase of 8 percent from the 590 thousand acres harvested in 1991.
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GEORGIA ACREAGE. YIELD AND PRODUCTION. 1991-1992
Crop
Unit
1992
Acreaae
I
vesatre-d ItH-aorvrest I 1991 1/ 19921/ I
Yield 1991
Production
MI-
cated 1991 I 1992
-Thousand Acres-
-Thousands-
Corn
Bu.
600
750
550
690
100
95
55,000
65,550
Soybeans
Bu.
600
650
590
640
27
25
15,930
16,000
Peanuts
Lbs.
900
700
895
695
2,490
2,700
2,228,550
1,876,500
Sorghum
Bu.
90
90
50
50
50
50
2,500
2,500
Cotton 2
Bales
430
450
427
448
812
723
722
675
Hay, All
Tons
Sweetpotatoes
ewt.
4.0
3.7
600
600
3.8
3.5
3.0
3.0
155
3
1,800 589
1,800
3
Wheat
Bu.
500
400
425
350
33
44
14,025
15,400
Oats
Bu.
95
80
60
55
50
65
3.000
3,575
Rye
Bu.
330
300
65
65
20
4
1,300
4
Tobacco,
Type 14
Lbs.
40
43
2,015
2,200
80,600
94,600
Apples
Lbs.
.
-
2.8
5
11,400
5
32,000
25,000
Peaches
Lbs.
.
21
5
7,140
5
150,000
130.000
Grapes
Tons
1.8
5
1.78
5
3.2
3.4
REr. r: IVE0 1/ Halllestod fo' principal use 2/ COttOll yield in pounrls per halllested acre, production In bal~s. 31 Yield and produclion estimales will be 'elaooed in AnnJal Crop Summ~'r. 41
Roleased al 3:00 p.m. October 8 51 Acrea!J~ and y,eld estimates will ~e rOI.aoed in the flnnu,,1 C,op Summ",y.
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AUG 1 8 199,
DoCUMENTS "~A "RIARI
PEANUTS
Peanut production in Georgia for 1992 is forecast at almost 1.88 billion pounds or 938 thousand tons. This is 16 percent less than the 1991 record production of 2.23 billion pounds. The reduction is attributed to the 200 thousand acre decline in acreage for harvest to 695 thousand acres. Yield is expected to average 2,700 pounds per acre, 210 pounds per acre more than in 1991. This year's crop has remained in fair to mostly good condition, as showers have provided mostly adequate moisture.
TOBACCO
Tobacco yield for 1992 is forecast at 2,200 pounds per acre, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 185 pounds more than last year's yield. Acreage harvested IS expected to total 43 thousand acres, up 8 percent from 1991. This puts production for 1992 at 94.6 million pounds, 17 percent more than 1991's production.
..
SORGHUM
Sorghum harvested for grain is ex~ected to average
bushels per acre, equal to 1991 s record high yiel
Acreage IS also equal to last year at 50 thousand acre!
and production totals 2.5 million bushels.
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HAY
Hay yield is forecast at 3.0 tons per acre, the same the 1991 yield. Acreage is also the same as in 1991 600 thousand acres, which gives a production of 1 million tons.
GRAPES Grape production in Georgia for 1992 is forecast 3,400 tons, 6 percent more than last season, and 1
gercent more than 1990. Although many vines in no
Georgia were damaged by frosts, scattered show
have provided adequate moisture in most areas. La
year's grape crop was damaged by excessive rain.
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State
Alabama Aorida Georgia New Mexico N. Carolina Oklahoma S. Carolina Texas Virginia
I --=P....:E=.A..:.:.N.:..:U:.-:T~S_'_'_A..:.:.RE=.:-A,FORHARVEST, YIELD AND PRODUCTION
Area Harvested
Yield -
Production 1/
1991
1992
1991
1992
1990
1991
-1,000 Acres--
-Pounds-
-1,000 Pounds--
277.0 118.0 895.0 22.7 162.0 106.0
14.0 325.0
96.0
239.0 107.0 695.0
22.0 162.0 98.0
14.0 320.0
93.0
2,305 2,370 2,490 2,250 2,850 2,300 2,400 2,100 3,200
2,400 3,000 2,700 2,300 2,800 2,350 2,400 2,300 3,000
38G,560 233,120 1,347,500 50,000 475,600 235,320 30,105 534,650 309,915
638,485 279,660 2,228,550
51,075 461,700 243,800
33,600 682,500 307,200
u.s.
2,015.7
1,750.0
1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non'quota peanuts.
2,444
2,602
3,602,770
4,926,570
1992
573,600 321,000 1,876,500
SO,600 453,600 230,300 33,600 736,001 279,001
4,554,200
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1991-1992
Crop
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Ind.
Ind.
Unit
1991
1992
1991
1992
Production
Ind. Aug.
_1:...::9..::.9..:...1_ _
1~
-1,000 Acres-
-Thousands-
Corn for Grain
Bu.
Sorghum for Grain
Bu.
Oats
Bu.
Barley
Bu.
All Wheat
Bu.
68,842 9,820 4,796 8,413
57,693
72.223 12,319
4,795 7,294 63,069
108.6 59.0 50.6 55.2 34.3
121.3 67.7 57.6 54.1 37.0
7,474,480 579,490 242,526 464,495
1,980,704
8,762,()J: 833511
276,'$ 3g4,~
2,335,58'
Rye Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for Nuts Upland Cotton 21
Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpotatoes
Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Tons Tons
Cwt.
396 57,951 2,015.7 12,715.5
62,575 77.8
391 58,078 1,750.0 11,141.5
60,455 80.7
24.6 34.3 2,444 650
2.45 144
1/
35.8 2,602
690
2.43
3/
9,761 1,985,564 4,926,570
17,215.9 6,925.5 153,485 11,203
2,079~
4,554 I
16,02S,
6,~ 146,1
I
All Tobacco
Lbs.
763.8
782.5
2.178
2,129
1,663,464
Apples
Lbs.
9,898,700
Peaches
Lbs.
2,672,300
Grapes
Tons
5,555.9
1/ The first yielJ and production w,1I be released at 3:00 P.M., Octcber 8. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield and p:cduction~s1imateswill be released in the Annual Crop Summar,..
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Commodity
I I PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-JULY 15,1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Price
Georgia
United States
per
July
June
July 15,
July
June
Unit
1991
1992
1992
1991
1992
July 15, 1992
\\'Inter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Tobacco Soybeans Al Hay, Baled' Milk Cows 3 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle4 Cows5 Steers & Heifers Calves A1IMilk Turkeys' Chickens Exc!. Broilers2 Com" Broilers7 Eggs, AlI~,8 Table2 Hatching2
S/Bu. S/Bu. S/Bu. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. $/Bu. SITon SiHead
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
Cts./Lb.
CtsJLb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.
2.44
2.61 72.3 161.5 5.66
1070.00 53.40 39.60 54.20 60.80 52.10 80.40 98.70 13.60
5.5 31.5 77.6 55.6 140.0
3.27
2.99 60.4
5.89
44.40 34.40 45.70 53.30 46.70 69.40 80.20 14.80
10.9 30.5 69.9 38.5 125.0
- 3.26'
2.93' 63.02
-
5.71 1
1160.00 40.40' 31.90' 544146...339000''' 72.301 81.40' 15406
13.6 33.0 73.5 40.4 130.0
2.50 1.08 2.27 66.3 163.5 5.36 70.20 1090.00 54.20 41.20 55.40 71.60 50.50 74.70 103.00 11.80 39.1
J2.3 64.5 55.0
-
3.34 1.38 2.47 56.9
5.94 75.50
46.40 34.90 47.40 70.20 48.20 73.60 88.40 13.20
37.4
31.6 53.0 40.7
31..1385''
256.2.082'.
5.55'
71.80
1150.00
3431..1500''
44.10 71.00
' '
48.50'
74.40'
89.70' 13.408
32.8
33.8 52.3 39.9
hi -ago 1/ Mid ';onth. 21 First h..11 01 month. 3/
cows sold lor .'aught"r. el Prall",'na;y.
Animal. sold lor 7/ Entlra month.
dairy U.S.
hlivaerdwreeipghlet"aeqmuelvnat leonntlyp.riPcreic~eesxpcaulb'!lifsohreAdR,JP"nA.,,
fopr. TX.
July, Oct. 41 Cows, .teers and hellers. 51 eeel COWl and cul: dairy
Average ol"lIagg. sold I>y I"rma" Including hatching
sold III
111111.
INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1977=100
June 1991
July
June
199-1
1992
July 1992
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities
Crops Uvestock & Produets UNITED STATES
Prices Received Price~ Paid Ratio
154 168 143
15~ 189
80
152
132
133
164
134
126
143
13.,
138
148
140
137
189
191 3
192
78
73
71
II Ratio of Index 01 Price. Recelvad by larmars to Index 01 Prices Paid. 2J April '99' Prius Paid Index. 31 April '992 Pric.s Paid Ind"x.
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for July was 133 percent of the 1977 average, unchanged from the prevIous month but 19 points (12.5 percent) less than the previous year. Lower prices for wheat,
corn, soybeans and hogs were offset by higher prices
for cotton, beef cattle, calves, milk, chickens, broilers and all eggs.
U.S. JULY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 3 POINTS
The July All Farm Products Index of Prices Received moved down three points (2.1 percent) from June to 137
based on 1977 = 100. Price decreases for oranges,
hogs, corn, and soybeans more than offset price increases for potatoes: cattle, broilers and milk.
U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for July was 192 percent of its 1977 average. The Index was 1 point (0.5 percent) higher than Aprir and 3 points (1.6 percent) above July 1991.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The June 1992 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) before seasonal adjustment rose 0.4 percent to 140.2 (1982-84';" 1GO) compared to 139.7 in May. The April index was 139.5. For the 12-month penod ending in June, the overall index increased 3.1 percent.
,
FEED-PRICES PAID. SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES, JULY 1992, WITH-COMPARISONS
Price [
Commodity
[
1--------
per Unit
I Cottonseed Meal, 41%
Soybean Meal, 44% I Blan
I Middlings
I C~rn Meal
laying Feed Bloiler Grower , Turkey Grower
Chick Starter : Dairy Feed, 14%
Dairy Feed, 16%
5 Dairy Feed, 18% I Dairy Feed, 20%
~ Dairy Conet., 32% I Hog Feed, 14%-18%
a Hog Conct., 38%-42%
a Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36%
~ Stock Salt ~asses, Uguid
$/Cwt.
S/Cwt.
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
SITon SITon SITon
SITon SITon SITon
SITon SITon
SITon
SITon SITon
SITon S/50 Lbs.
S/Cwt.
11~.FL,GA.SC.
July 1991
13.60 15.20 12.00 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
Southeast Apr. 1992
13.70 14.60 12.60 10.80 8.70 191.00 212.00 248.00 229.00 158.00 180.00 189.00 182.00 203.00 231.00 291.00 250.00 4.00 9.30
July
~992
14.10 14.70 13.20 10.90 9.20 20100 211.00 258.00 227.00 163.00 - 179.00 183.00 182.00 210.00 237:00 292.00 269.00 4.10 9.80
July 1991
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
United States Apr. 1992
13.80 13.00 10.80 9.15 7.56 200.00 212.00 239.00 228.00 170.00 179.00 190.00 191.00 279.00 211.00 304.00 249.00 3.60 9.139
3
July 1992
13.90 13.20 l0.&> 8.99 7.56 201.00 211.00 244.00 228.00 170.00 178.00 187.00 191.00 282.00 206.00 302.00 250.00
3.63 10.1C
U.S. HIGHLIGHTS
The first forecast of the 1992 corn for grain crop is 8.76 billion bushels, 17 percent above last year's crop. The U.S. average yield per acre is forecast at a record high 121.3 busliels, up 12.7 bushels from last year's yierd. The area to be harvested for grain, at 72.2 million acres, is 5 percent above 1991 but virtually unchanged from the June acreage estimate.
The initial grain sorghum production forecast for 1992 is 834 million bushels, up 44 percent from 1991 and the highest level since 1986. Acres for grain, at 12.3 million, are up 10 percent from the mid-year acreage solely due to Texas growers planting sorghum on failed cotton acreage In the Plains. Sorghum yields are forecast at 67.7 Dushels per acre, equaling the second highest average on record and up 8.7 bushels from last year.
Production of oats is forecast at 276 million bushels, up 8 percent from last month and 14 percent above the 1991 crop. The expected yield per acre is forecast at 57.6 bushels, compared with last season's 50.6 bushels. Area harvested and to be harvested, at 4.80 million acres, is virtually the same as in 1991.
The last 1992 forecast of winter wheat production is 1.60 billion bushels, up 2 and 17 percent from July 1 and 1991, respectively. Yields are forecast at 37.6 Dushels per acre, up 0.6 bushels from last month and 2.8 bushels per acre better than a year ago. Harvested area is unchanged from July 1, at 4:[.6 million acres, up 8 percent from last season.
Peanut production is forecast at 4.55 billion pounds,
down 8 percent from last year's record high crop but 26
percent above the 1990 crop. Harvested area, estimated
at 1.75 million acres, is 13 percent below last year.
Yields are expected to average 2,602 pounds per acre,
158 pounds above last year and 611 pounds above the
1990 level. Production in the Southeastern States
(AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to down 12 percent from last
tyoetaalr's2.8le0veblil.lionExppoeucntdesaJ
acreage for harvest in the SOLJtlieast at 1.0G millien acres
is 19 percent below last year. Yields in the four state
area are expected to average 2,658 pounds per acre,
219 pounds above 1991.
largest shifts in acreage; both planted and harvested acreage increased by 170,000 acres from June. All cotton production is forecast at 16.5 million bales, down 6 percent from last year's production but 7 percent above the 1990 crop. Upland is expected to account for 16.0 million bales. Pima production, if realized, will total 508,000 bales, 28 percent above last year's production and the second highest production of record. Planted area, at 13.4 million acres, is down 5 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 11.4 million acres, down 12 percent from 1991. Yield is expected to average 696 pounds per acre, up 44 pounds from last year. All hay production is forecast at 147 million tons, a decrease of 4 percent from last year. The smaller production is the result of both lower yields and decreased acreage. Area for harvest, totaling 60.5 million acres, is down 3 percent from 1991. The forecasted average yield of 2.43 tons per acre compares with last year's average of 2.45 tons per acre. U.S. all tobacco production for 1992 is forecast at 1.67 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 1991. Harvested acres are estimated at 2 percent above the previous year. Yields are expected to average 2,129 pounds per acre, 49 pounds below 1991. Flue-cured production is expected to total 883 million pounds, 1 percent below the forecast a month ago and 3 percent less than a year ago. Yield per acre, at 2,167 pounds, is 98 pounds lighter than last year's average. Acres for harvest are 1 percent above a year earlier. The final p'roduction forecast for all peaches is forecast at 2.52 billion pounds, up fractionally from the July 1 forecast but down 6 percent from 1991. Production of the Freestone crop, excluding California's Clingstone peaches which are mostly canned, is expected to total 1.42 billion pounds, marginally above the July 1 forecast but 14 percent less than last year. The Nations' apple crop forecast was raised 1 percent from the July 1 figure to 10.2 billion pounds and is 3 percent above the 1991 crop.
The first soybean production forecast of 1992 is 2.08 billion bushels, up 5 percent frum 1991. Yield is expected to be a record high 35.8 bushels per acre, up 1.5 bushels from 1991. Growers have planted 59.1 million acres of soybeans, up 70,000 acres from the June acreage forecast. Area to be harvested, at 58.1 million acres, is up fractionally from last year and from June's forecast of 58.0 million acres. Texas had the
The production forecast for all grapes in the U.S. is 6.13 million tons, 10 percent more than last year and 8 percent greater than 1990. The production Increase is due primarily to a larger California raisin crop. The California al grape forecast is 5.60 million tons, 12 percent larger than last year's crop and an 8 percent Increase over 1990.
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VUIJuMEN1S
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HIGHLIGHTS
Labor Poultry Summary
Mushrooms Cattle on Feed Milk Production (21 States)
Cold Storage Uvestock Slaughter
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-AUGUST 1,1991-1992, UNITED STATES
ttem
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
29,772
25,440
86
Broiler Type
461,335
473,395
103
Turkeys, All Breeds 34,054
35,056
103
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT Georgia's 1992 laying flocks produced 340 million eggs during July 1992, 2 percent less than July 1991. Production consisted of 206 million table eggs and 134 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.90 billion eggs (juring July 1992, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.07 billion table eggs and ~34 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.83 billion eggs during July 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.13 billion table eggs and 698 million hatching eggs.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-JUNE 1991-1992
%~
%~
Item
July
June
July
year
January thru July
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
ago
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
4,667
5,170
5,431
116
35,163
35,827
102
Egg Type
213
225
237
111
1,370
1,542
113
ChICks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
BO,157
81,814
82,692
103
549,875
562,777
102
Unitea States
555,260
583,422
584,075
103
3,899,769
4,028,019
103
E99 Type
Georgls
1,382
2,041
1,964
142
12,832
14,096
110
Unitea States
33,589
34,317
32,031
95
252,733
241,206
95
Turkeys
Poults Placed U.S.
28,804
28,789
29,291
102
278,5842
283,7123
102
I Domeslic placement. as reported by leding breeders Includes ..pected pullet replacament. 'rom 89gs .old during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen 'lie of eggs. 2/ Tuncey pouh placed Septe'nber 19BOJuly 1981. 3/ Turkey poulis placed September 19B1""uly 19112.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
20STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JULY 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During July
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-July
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Number-
6,803 10,758 17.561
6,944 10,103 17,047
1,882
2.049 1,982
1,930 2,040 1,994
Total Eggs Produced
During July
1991
1992
-Millions-
128
134
220
206
348
340
36,604 186,925 223,529
37,014 187,364 224,376
1,885 2,192 2,142
1,885 2,205 2,153
690 4,099 4,789
698 4,133
4,831
43,260 228,310 271,570
44,284 230,025 274,309
1,897 2,187 2,140
1,883 2,204 2,151
821 4,993 5,814
834 5,069
5,903
AGRICULTURAL STATISTIC:AN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/~UNE -JULY 1991-1992
" :.:;.
% of
%0
Item
June 1991
June 1992
year
July 2/
ago
1992
Jan. thru June
1991
1992
~:
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young Chickens
Georgia
65,653
74,018
113
76,261
408,169
419,512
103
Unitea States
494,829
555,368
112
560,640
3,023,870
3,173,751
1~
Mature Chickens
Ught T~, U.S.
9,206
10,582
115
11,524
64,343
68,567
101
Hea~ fe, U.S.
4,242
4,543
107
4,343
23,934
25,085
1~
Tota U..
13,448
15,125
112
15,867
88,277
93,652
1~
Tota' All Types, Ga.
3,367
3,554
106
3,296
21,859
20,288
93
Percent Condemned
Young Chicken.
Georgia
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.4
Unitea States
1.7
1.5
1.9
1.8
1/ Federally Inlpected Ila"chler d'lta il. coliectO>d by Meat and Poultry Inlpection Program. Current month data e.:lmated by Market News Service. 2J Preliminary.
MUSHROOM PRODUCTION DOWN, VALUE CONTINUES TO INCREASE
U.S. total mushroom production decreased 1 percent during 1991-92 to 743 million pounds, but the value of the crop increased fractionally to $665 million. Growers receivea Slight~ higher prices for both fresh and processed mushrooms as price~ averaged 89.5 cents per pound, up 1.6 cents rom the previous season. Prices for mushrooms are what producers receive at tile point of first sale. Please refer to the footnote in the table below for furthl explanation. The number of growers decreased as many specialty growers went out of business due to difficli grOWing conditions and marketing problems.
Agaricus mushroom production totaled 739 million pounds, down 1 percent from the wevious season. Pennsylvani lea all States with 350 million pounds, slightly below last season. Pennsylvania sURcP ied 47~ercent of the AgaricUl mushrooms grown in the U.S. California ranKed second with production at 122 mil ion poun s, down 7 percent from last season's crop. This output represented 17 percent of all Agaricus production.
State and Year
GA
1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
AGARICUS MUSHROOMS-AREA, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES JULY 1 1989-JUNE 30 1992
First Filling
I I Area in Production
Second Filling
Additional Fillings
I Total
Production
Price per Pound 1/
Value
of Production
-1,000 Square Feet-
1,000 Lbs.
Dollars
1,000 Dols.
166
166
900
1,232
6,475
1.070
6,916
166
166
900
1,232
6,255
1.060
6,628
166
166
000
1,232
4,754
0.828
3,938
U.S.
1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
29,914 28,887 27,995
29,603 28,386 27,980
78,344 82,649 80,699
1S7,861 139,922 136,674
714,9~2
749,151
738,832
.902 .865 .877
644,738 647,915 648,003
1/ Price. for mUlhroom. are the average ~rlcel produce" receive at the point of IIrst lale, commonly rafarred 10 as lhe averaga prlca as sold. For e)(lmpla, WIn a glvan Itata pari of Ih. freah mUlhroom. arelold F.O.B. packed y ~owers, part are lold bulk to broka" or rapacke,., and .ome ara .old ratall at roadllde .'and the muehroom averaga prica .. aold I walghted averaga of the averaga price for 8&C method of Iale.
Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural EgQ8, Frozen FrUits Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen
vTeu~rekteaybsleF~roFzreonzen
Po atoes, f')zen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, JULY 30,1992
July 31, 1991
659,810 511,540
18,085 772,358 1,538,505 590,290 273,217 277,931 891,756 571,286 1,727,285 906,843 200,323
18,827 28,568 22,624
June 30, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
766,184 465,173
21,145 668,115 1,675,566 669,340 299,380 323,035 919,984 580,113 1,498,044 1,131,381 466,097
39,247 32,769 42,275
July 31, 1992
778,138 499,012
19,556 794,918 1,440,266 634,959 291,861 299,056 1,014,583 658,602 1,718,531 961,932 390,701
36,965 31,220 30,099
Percent of
July 1991
June 1992
-Percent-
118
102
98
107
108
92
103
119
94
86
108
95
107
97
108
93
114
110
115
114
99
115
106
85
195
84
196
94
109
95
133
71
MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION~ULY 1991-1992
Item
I Unit
I
1991
21 States
I
1992
I
Percent
No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/ Milk PrOduction per Cow 2/ Total Milk Production 2/
Thous. Head Pounds Mil. lJ:Is.
8,353 1,254 10,472
8,259 1,319 10,890
99 105 104
I
~
1I1ncludel dry COWl. Excluda. heifers not yat fra.h. 2/ Excludal milk lucked by calve.
2
_L..-
JULY WORKER NUMBERS DOWN 5 PERCENT
There were 155,000 people working on farms in the southeastern United States during the week of July 12-18, 1992, licompared to 164000 during the comparable week a year ago. Self-employed farm operators In 1992 accounted for
Ml,OOO of the total workers wong with 24,000 unpaid workers and 51,000 workers hired directly by farm operators.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.22 per hour during the July, 1992, survey week. This
rate was up 25 cents from a year earlier. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $4.90 per hour compared with $4.73
11
last July. Field workers earned
workers received an average $4.83 per hour, up 46 $5.45 per hour compared with $5.39 a year earlier.
cents
from
the
July,
1991, survey week.
livestock
Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 33.4 hours compared to 35.0 hours In the comparable week In 1991. Unpaid workers averaged 38.5 hours compared to 42.3 hours last year. Hired employees worked 38.2 hours compared to 36.1 hours in Jury of last year.
State or 2 R ion
FARM WAGE RATE~ULY 12-18, 1992, BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
All Hired Workers
Other
Southeast Rorida walachian I
walachian II Dtlta Northeast I Northeast II
IMe
Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II
Mountain III Pacific California
llIwaii
5.22
4.83
5.45
6.70
6.55
5.99
5.80
7.80
5.00
4.74
5.64
6.45
5.35
5.03
4.98
5.67
4.89
4.63
4.94
3
6.24
6.20
5.05
9.06
6.20
6.07
5.37
7.83
5.40
5.31
4.61
5.96
5.82
5.65
5.39
6.57
5.72
5.60
5.47
5.84
5.92
5.52
5.30
9.49
7.78
5.24
4.69
5.47
8.89
7.40
5.22
5.06
5.16
6.36
5.66
5.76
5.69
5.19
3
7.66
5.64
4.98
5.73
3
7.88
6.40
5.92
7.68
9.46
10.28
6.43
5.83
6.82
10.64
9.00
9.01
8.08
3
3
3
4.90
6.00
5.75
6.00
3
8.70
4.81
5.83
5.43
5.03
3
6.50
4.89
3
4.91
6.40
3
5.82
6.07
7.20
6.24
5.32
6.27
5.42
5.55
3
6.30
5.49
3
6.25
5.54
3
6.33
4.86
5.18
5.73
5.12
5.05
5.30
6.02
3
5.41
5.23
3
6.72
5.86
7.76
8.34
5.91
6.44
8.70
8.19
3
13.11
U.S. 4
5.82
5.47
5.48
9.03
7.57
5.56
6.31
6.37
II Excludes agricu~ural servlca worka.... 2/ ReJilons consist of the
~~nt~~'t~~, ~~~~~s~:J;,t~~ I~CCo~~~ iJi'. M~:J"'I~~lr~~~
following: Northeast I:
~Ii: l~ac9f~': 8w.'W:~t
CT. ME. MAbNH. N~
~~ ~,,~clen~':r~t:.
R~VT. Northe..t
4/ Ex~I~d~A'.tarn
IIP: DlaEin,sM: KDS,NNJ,t,AN.O,Acga. iaScohuitahnerI:nNPCla, iVnA,:.
~slachlan
lX.
State or 2 Region
NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JULY 12-18, 1992 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
All Farm Workers
SelfEmployed
Unpaid
Hired
Hired Workers Expected
to be EmDloved
150 Days 'J 149 Days or More or LeSs
Thous. Thous.
Hours
Thous. Hours Thous.
Hours
-Thousands--
Southeast
155
Aorida
67
~palachian I
184
=Iachian II
240
151
Northeast I
124
Northeast II
149
Lake
350
Combelt I
278
Combelt II
253
Northern Plains
252
Southern Plains
330
Mountain I
96
Mountain II
67
Mountain III
58
Pacific
153
CIlifornia
250
Hawaii
15
80
33.4
23
24.0
75
36.6
153
27.6
86
33.1
52
45.0
72
52.0
181
45.9
173
35.8
163
42.4
153
49.2
197
33.0
46
53.9
34
41.8
12
40.4
54
37.9
47
30.7
3
29.4
24
38.5
5
30.0
19
35.0
40
29.9
20
31.3
18
41.2
31
36.0
86
40.7
49
35.9
46
37.5
53
38.3
52
36.2
20
46.2
13
38.5
26
30.6
24
35.0
8
32.5
2
30.1
51
38.2
31
20
39
39.5
33
8
90
35.2
30
80
47
32.4
29
18
45
39.7
32
13
54
37.7
36
18
46
42.8
35
11
83
37.7
49
34
56
36.7
37
18
44
35.0
30
14
46
44.3
33
13
81
38.3
48
33
30
48.4
19
11
20
43.5
15
5
20
44.2
18
4
75
37.6
39
38
195
45.8
147
48
10
38.0
8
1
U.S. 3
3,172
1,604
39.0
536
36.7
1,032
39.9
868
384
II ExelUdawrlCullura, ,aMe. worke... I:KY, TN, . South. .,,: Al, GA, SC.
la2k/eR:e~l-I/t )MnsNc, oWnI,.lsCt oorfnthbeallfoI:lloIwl,l\I:p,.:ONHo.rtCheoarsntbI.:!Ct ITI:,
MEl.lAA, NH, NYARI, VT. Northeast II: DE, M~NJN PA. A'/G,Rehlan I: ~A. lA, O. Della: A ,LA, MS. Northam Plain,: ,E, NO, . Southam na:
~hIM
Mountain I: 10, Mr, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, U . Mountain III: AZ, NM. Peclflc: DR, WA. 3/ Excludes AK.
3
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 35.8 million pounds during July 1992, up 10 percent from July 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 6 PERCENT Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.44 billion pounds, 6 percent above a year earlier. Beef production totaled 2.02 bllllon pounds. This was up 1 percent from a year earlier. The head kill totaled 2.86 million, up 1 f.ercent. The average live weight increased 5 pounds to ,165.
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT P~?DUCTION, UNITED STATES
July
Kind
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
Beef
Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,996 22
1.207 28
3,252
2,015 24
1,374 27
3,441
11 Bued on pack.... dre.. weight. and e.clud" larm lIaughter.
1992 as Q of 199
Percen I
101 110 114 100 106
Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
;'-Jumber Siau
July
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
Percent
Average
Live Weight
July
1991
1992
-Pounds-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
121.5
14O.a
116
239
242
0.1
0.1
100
112
88
Total
Uve Weight
July
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
2 2
29.008 11
2 2
34,~
B
Unhed Stat.. Cattle Calves
2,844.5 110.5
2,859.7 108.8
101
1,160
1,165
3,298,800
98
339
384
37,462
Hogs
6,736.0
7.638.8
113
250
251
1,685,220
Sheep & Lambs
449.7
443.6
99
122
125
55,082
11 Includes Ilaughter under Federal In.pectlon and other commercial .Iaughter, e.clude. larm slaughter. 21 Data not publl.hed 10 avoid dl.clo.lng Individual operation.
3,331,104 41,761
1,915,714 55,436
CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 5 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed on August 1, 1992, for slaughter market in the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.00 million head, down 5 percent from a year ago but up fractionally from August 1, 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, JULY 1 TO AUGUSTt 1991-1992
Number 1992 as%
Item
1991
1992 of 1991
1,000 Head Percent
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during July totaled 1.43 million, up 8 percent from last year out 6 percent below 1990. Net placements of 1.35 million for July were up 9 percent from last year but 7 percent below 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.68 million, down 2 percent from last year and 5 percent below two years ago. This is the lowest July marketings since ~ 985. Uther disappearance totaled 85,000 head compared to 92,000 In July 1991, and 77,000 in July 1990.
On Feed July 1 1/
7,an
7.337
93
Placed on Feed During July
1,327
1,432
108
Fed Cattle Marketed During July
1,724
1,684
98
Other Disappearance During July 2/
92
85
92
On Feed August 1 1/
7,388
7,000
95
11 Cattle and calv" on leed ~re animal. for .Iaughter market being led a full ,atlon of
g:~~tr:r ~tS!rn"c~~~:~td~t:~ ~~~s~~ =~II~,g:""'I~~I~t~:'c::~~~ ~~Jl~~1;m':~~~
10 oth..-leedlot. 10' lurthar lee ding.
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eptember 14, 1992 'olume 92-Number 17
~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)54~2236
HIGHLIGHTS September 1 Crop Forecast
Peanut Stock. Peanut Forecast by Stat.. Pecan Forecast by State.
Catfish Agrlcunural PrIce.
Onion.
SEPTEMBER 1 CROP FORECAST
he September 1 Georgia Crop Report shows Jnchanged yield and producllon prospects from August I for corn, cotton, peanuts, and tobacco. Yield and production prospects for soybeans Increased during
,~ugust.
CORN YIELD STEADY
om yields are expected to average 95 bushels per acre, only 5 bushels below last year's record yield of 100 bushels per acre. If realized, this will tie 1'989 as the second highest yield on record. Production Is expected 10 total 65.6 m~lion bushels. up 19 percent from last year. Six hundred ninety thousand acres are expected 10 be harvested for grain. Crop development and harvest progress has been slow this year. As of September 6, only 54 percent had been harvested, compared with the average of 74 percent.
SOYBEAN YIELD UP
Soybean yield is now exp-ected to average 27 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from the August 1 forecast. Ample moisture supplies during pod setting was the
cause for the increased yield prospects. Production Is
expected to total 17.3 million bushels from 640 thousand
acres harvested. A production of this size, If realized,
will be up 8 percent from last year's 15.9 million bushel
crop. As With the other row crops, development has
been slow. As had dropped,
of September compared w
i6t hfivt heepearvceernatgoef
the leaves of twelve
percent.
COTTON PRODUCTION UNCHANGED
Cotton production prospects remain unchanged from
last month's forecast of 675 thousand bales. Yield, at
723 pounds per acre, Is 11 percent less than last year's
record of 812 true, the 1992
pyioeuldndwsurpbeer
acre. If yield projections hold the fourth highest ever. Acres
for harvest, at 448 thousand acres, are unchanged from
last month, 5 percent over 1991, and the largest
harvested acreage since 1965. In a year of Slow
maturing crops, only 26 percent of the crop had oren
bolls on September 6, compared with the average 0 46
percent.
TOBACCO YIELD STEADY
Tobacco yield Is forecast at 2,200 pounds per acre, the same as last month. This Is up 185 pounds per acre from last year's short crop. With harvested acres at 43 thousand, production Is expected to total 94.6 million pounds, up 17 percent from 1991. By the end of the first week OT September, only a small acreage remains to be harvested.
Peanuts and Pecans on Page 2
GEORGIA ACREAGE. YIELD AND PRODUCTION
1992. FORECAST
Acrea
anted for All
Crop
I Unit I
Purposes
1992 1991 I 19921/
cated 1992
er Acre 1991
Production
Indi-
cated 1992
I 1991
-Thousand Acres-
-Thousands-
Corn
Soybeans
Peanuts
Tobacco,
Type 14
Cotton2
Pecans
Onions Hay, A113 Sorghum3 Sweetpotatoes3
Wheaf Oats3 Rye3 Apples3 Peache.3 Grapes3
Bu.
Bu. Lbs.
Lbs. Bales Lbs.
Cwt.
Tons
Bu. Cwt. Bu. Bu. Bu.
Lbs. Lbs. Tons
750
600
690
650
eoo
640
700
900
695
.
43
450
430
448
8.2
7.0
7.7
-
600
90
90
50
3.7
4.0
3.5
400
500
350
80
es
55
300
-
330.
-
65
8 8
8
550
95
100
590
27
27
895
2,700
2,490
40
2,200
2,015
427
723
812
6.0
180
110
600
3.0
3.0
50
50
50
3.8
4
155
425
44
33
60
65
50
65
5
20
2.8
8
11,400
21
8
7,140
1.8
8
1.78
65,550 17,280 1,876,500
94,600 675
60,000 1,386 1,800 2,500
4
15,400 3,575
II
25,000 130,000
3.4
55,000 15.930 2,228,550
80,600
722 100,000
660
1,800 2,500
588
14,025 3.000 1,300 32,000 150,000
3.2
1/ Harv,"ted for principal u... 21 Colton yield In l!oundl pal ha",.,t.d acr., producflon in bal.l. 31 Eilimat brought forward from . .~I.. lorecall. 4/ Yield and produc:llon Hllmat.
RECF.' I VE0 will be r.I....d In the Annual Crop Sumnlary. 5/ Th. firal ylald and productIon for.c..t ...11 b. rel....d at 3:00 p.m., Oc1obar 8. 8/ Acrg. and yield aIllmat" will be releaaad In 0Ia
Annual Crop Summary.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEP 16 1992
UMENTS ~
GEORGIA PEANUT YIELD UNCHANGED
Peanuts are expected to average 2,700 pounds per acre unchanged from the August 1 forecast. This is a 210 pound rer acre increase from last year. Production is forecas at almost 1.88 billion pounCts or 938 thousand tons, down 16 percent from last year's record production of 2.23 billion pounds. The decr-ease in production from 1991 is due to the 200 thousand less acres planted. As of September 6, only 5 percent of the crop was dug, compared with the 19 percent average.
U.S. PEANUTS
Peanut production is forecast at 4.53 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the August 1 forecast and down 8 percent from last year's record high crop. Cool, wet conditions in August lowered expectations slightly. Harvested area, estimated at 1.75 million acres, IS f3 percent below last year. Yields are expected to average 2,588 pounds per harvested acre, down 14 pounds from last month but up 144 pounds from 1991.
Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.83 billion pounds. This lever represents a 1 percent increase from last month but is 11 percent below the 1991 crop. Yield for the 4-State area is expected to average 2,681 pounds per acre, 242 pounds more than last year. The low incidence of disease and insect probfems in Alabama points to improved yields indicated by 87 percent of the crop being rated in good to excellent condition.
The Texas crop is e ected to total 60.0 million pound unchanged from last season's produc~ion. Trees 1':I.the western half of the State are generally In go9d con~:htlo while trees In the eastern hart have been hit by disease
and insect problems. The New Mexico pecan crop b forecast at 29.0 million pounds, unch.anQed from laS!
year. A wet spring caused some poillnatlo!". problems but the crop is generally in good con.d!tlon. The Oklahoma pecan crop is forecast at 9.00 million pounds down 47 percent from last season. One reason for t~E reduced crop was a hard freeze across the State in
November 1991. California production is forecast at
2.90 million pounds, up 26 percent from last year. Thb season's crop is two to three weeks ahead of normal.
Class
Farmer Stock
U.S. STOCKS OF PEAtiYTS AT MONTH'S END
- July
June
July
1992
1992
1991
-MUlion Pounds-
119
183
42
Shelled Peanuts2
652
798
452
Roasting Stock
69
89
41
1/ Exclude. Itockl on !arm Include.ltockl owned by or held lor account 01 CCC Incommercial .torege. 21lnclud. . .helled edible gradehelled 011 .toc~k, and .helled leed (untreated). 31 Actu" tanner Itock. plu. roiltlng .tock. plUl .helleo peanuto X 1.31
Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 711 mimon pounds, down 3 percent from last month and down 8 percent from last year. Yield per harvested acre, at 2\800 pounds Is 180 pounds per acre below last year's flna average. August moisture, excessive at times, made disease control difficult. Disease pressure was reported across the entire region and the crop remains about two weeks behind normal for September 1.
GEORGIA PECAN CROP DOWN
Pecan production in Georgia is forecast at 60.0 million pounds for 1992, down 40 percent from last year's crop of 100 million pounds. If realized, this would be the shortest crop since 1976. Improved varieties are forecast at 50.0 million pounds, down 35 percent from last year. Seedlings are expected to total 10.0 million pounds, down 57 percent from 1991. Last year's weather conditions, disease, and insect pressure have contributed to this year's short crop.
U.S. PECANS
The September 1 forecast for the U.S. pecan crop is 205 million pounds (in-shell basis), down 31 percent fr~m last year's production and equal to the 1990 production level.
Most of the southeastern States show reduced pecan crops in 1992. Trees In Alabama, stressed by last season's large production along with disease and Insect problems are forecast to produce only 8.00 million pounds down 56 percent from last season. The North Carolina forecast is 2.00 million pounds, down 64 percent because of the large crop a year earlier. The South Carolina forecast is 1.00 million pounds, down 82 percent from last year's large crop. Rainy weather Cturing pollination along with a late spring freeze reduced this State's crop prospects. The Florioa crop, at 4.00 million pounds, is up 1;4 pe~cent from last season and the only State in the region With a better crop than a year ago.
SEPTEMBER 1 PEANUT FORECAST
State
Harvested
Ind. 1992
1,000 Acres
Yield Ind. 1992
Pounds
Production1 Ind. 1992 as' 1992 of 1991
1,000 Lbs.
Ala. Aa. Ga. N.Mex. N.C. Okla. S.C. Tex. Va. U. S.
239.0 107.0 695.0 22.0 161.0 98.0 14.0 320.0 93.0 1,749.0
2,500 3,000 2,700 2,300
2.800 2,200 2,400 2,250 2,800 2,588
597,500 321,000 1,876,500
50,600
450.800 215,600
33,600 720,000 260,400 4.526,000
1/ Eltlmata. comprl.ed 01 quota and non-quota paanut.
94 i 115 84 99 98 I 88 100 I 105
-85 I
92
SEPTEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST_
State
Improved 1
Ind. 1992
Seed-
IIi~.
1992
Total
Ind. 1992 as'
1992 of 199,.!..
-1,000 Pounds--
Ala. Ark. Calif. Aa. Ga. La. Miss. N.Mex.
N.C. Okla. S.C. Tex. Other States2 U.S.
6.000 1,000 2,900 2,500 50,000 1,000 1,500 29,000 1,200 1,000
600 40,000
136,700
2,000
- 500
1,500 10,000 4,000
- 500
800 8,000
400 20,000
47,700
8,000 1,500 2,900
4,000 60,000
5,000 2,000 29,000 2,000
9.000 1,000 60,000 20,600 205,000
44 50 126 114 60 19 2J 100 36 53 18
100
1;J
1/ Buddad graftad or topworked variatie. 21 AZ KS, t~O and TN. No breakdown between Improved variel.a. and native and seedling varietie. avallabla.
2
u.s. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS,
REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
PaAidvetroagPeroPdruicceers1
1991
1992
Ools. per Pound
Imports of Catflsh2
1991
1992
Thous. Pounds
June
31.588
36.813
195.308
237.5n
.65
.61
484
100
July
32,720
36,128
228.028
273.705
.63
.59
723
1/ Price for fllh delivered to P-..lng PI.,.,t door. 2J Data tumlehed by U.S. Bureau of Cenlul.
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for August was 134 percent of the 1977 average, 2 points
!1.5 percent) more than the previous month but 7 points
5.0 percent) less than the previous year. Higher prices or wheat, tobacco, hogs beef cattle, calves, milk, and broilers were partially offset by lower prices for corn, cotton, soybeans, other chickens, and table eggs.
U.S. AUGUST PRICES RECEIVED INDEX . DOWN 1 POINT
The August All Farm Products Index of Prices Received moved down 1 point (0.7 percent) from July to 137
based on 1977 = 100. Price decreases for corn, wheat,
oranges, and potatoes more than offset price Increases for lettuce, cattle, strawberries, and onions.
Commodity
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERs-AUGUST 15,1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Price per Unit
Georgia
Aug.
July
Aug. 15,
1991
1992
1992
United States
Aug.
July
1991
1992
Aug. 15, 1992
Winter Wheat
$/Bu.
2.65
Oats
$/Bu.
2.91
- 3.07'
2.72 1.09
3.12
2.89'
1.32
1.26'
Corn
Cotton Cottonseed 2 Tobacco Soybeans
SlBu. Cta./Lb.
$/Ton Cta./Lb. $/Bu.
2.63 63.9
174.5 5.76
2.81 60.5
140.0 5.56
2.40' 58.g2
165.52 5.35'
2.33 66.9 80.00 166.5 5.66
2.32 55.3
155.0 5.59
2.13'
55.02
104.OQ
160.OZ
5.34'
Peanuts All Hay, Baled' Milk Cows3 Hogs
Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle4 Cows5 Steers & Heifers
Calves
All Milk Turkeys,
Cta./Lb.
$/Ton
$/Head
SlCwt. S/Cwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. S/Cwt. SlCwt. S/Cwt. SlCwt. Cta./Lb.
29.7
50.40 38.10 51.00 59.90 51.50
n.60
90.10 14.00
1160.00 42.40 32.40 43.60 54.80 46.30 73.90
83.80 15.10
-
42.60' 33.00' 43.70' 55.60' 46.70' 75.30' 86.50' 15.508
29.7 71.50
51.20 39.60 52.20 68.80 49.60 71.30 98.30 12.40
40.1
71.80 1150.00
44.40 32.00 45.50 70.60 48.40 73.90 90.10 13.40 38.2
69.60.
44.30' 33.20' 45.30' 71.30' 49.10 t 74.50' 91.00' 13.508
37.9
~ Chickens
Excl. Broilers2
Cta./Lb.
9.2
13.6
9.6
Com'l Broilers7
Cta./Lb.
31.0
33.0
34.0
32.4
33.8
34.6
Eggs, A1128
Cta./Ooz.
75.0
73.5
72.7
63.0
52.3
53.4
Table2
Cta./Ooz.
53.4
40.4
39.4
53.6
39.9
41.1
Hatching2
eta.lDoz.
120.0
130.0
130.0
1/ Mid month. 2/ Firlt helf of month. 31"'nlmall IOId lor delry hlrd replacemlnt only. Prlcel publlohld J.,.,. ~pr., July. Oct. 4/ COWl. Itll,. and hllll,.. 5/ e.11 COWl and cull delry COWl .old for slaught... 8/ Prillminary. 7/ Entire month. U.S. 11.1 _",hI Iqulvalent prlc.. IXClpt for "'R, P.... TX. 8/ AVlrage 01 all Igg. lold by larml,. Including hatching egg. lold at
IItell.
1977= 100
INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
July 1991
A~.
1991
J~y
1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
152
Crops
164
141
132
142
124
Uvestock & Products
143
140
139
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
148
Price, Paid
189
~~
~
14
138
18n9"
1n92
,/ natio of Index 01 Pric.. Recaived by Farml.. to Index 01 PriCI' Paid. 2J July '991 Price. Paid Index. 3/ July '992 Price. Paid Index.
3
Aug. 1992
134 127 140 1193273 71
UNITED STATES HIGHUGHTS
Corn for grain production is forecast at 8.77 billion bushels, up slightly from last mpnth and 17 percent above the 1991 crop. The U.S. average yield per acre is forecast at 121.4 bushelshup 0.1 bustlel from last month and 12.8 bushels above t e 1991 average. For the week ending September 6, 11 percent of the crop was mature, compared with 44 percent last year and an average of 35 percent.
Soybean production is forecast at 2.08 billion bushels as of September 1, virtually unchanged from the August 1 forecast but 5 percent above 1991. Yield is estimated at 35.9 bushels per acre, 0.1 bushel above August 1 and 1.6 bushels above 1991. Yields were up sligtitly in most of the Delta States. Nebraska, Michigan, and Wisconsin yields decreased from last month.
All cotton production for 1992 is forecast at 15.9 million bales, down 4 percent from August and 9 percent below last year's production. Cool, wet weather during August continued to hamper boll development, which lowered yield expe-ctations. U.S. all tobacco production for 1992 is forecast at 1.70 billion J?ounds, compared with last year's production of 1.66 billion pounds. Area expected to be harvested totals 781,560 acres, 2 percent more than a year ago. An average yield of 2,171 pounds per acre is forecast compared with 2,178 pounds in 1991. Sorghum for grain production is forecast at 847 million busnels, up 2 percent from last month and up 46 percent from the 1991 crop. The U.S. yield per acre is expected to average 68.7 bushels, up 1.0 bushel from August 1 and 9.7 tiushels above last year.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTlON-1991-1992
Crop
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Ind.
Ind.
Ind. Sept. 1,
Unit
1992
1991
1992
1991
1992
1991
-1,000 Acres-
-Thousands-
Com for Grain
Sorghum for Grain
Oats Barley All Wheat Rye Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for NU\j} Upland Cotton Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpotatoes All Tobacco Apples
Peaches
Grapes
Bu.
Bu. Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu. Bu.
Lbs. Bales Tons Tons
Cwt.
Lbs. Lb8.
Lbs. Tons
72,223 12,319 4,795 7,294 63,069
391 58,078 1,749.0 10,946.5
60,455
80.7
781.~
" "
68.842 9.820 4,796 8.413
57,693 396
57,951
2,015.7 12.715.5
62.575 77.8
763.8 481.9
185.7 734.9
121.4
108.6
68.7
59.0
57.6
SO.6
58.9
55.2
38.~
34.3
24.6
35.9
34.3
2,588
2.444
678
650
.
2.~
2.45
144
2,171
2,178
20.500
"14.400
"7.77
8,769.865 846.8 276,381 429,423
2.407,427
1
2.084.527 4,526,000
15,460.4 6.138.5
146.7~
1.697,011 10.158,000 2.515,500
6,140.0
7,474,480 579.490 242.526 464.495
1.980.704 9.761
1,985,564
4.926,570 17,215.9 6.925.5
153,485 11.203
1,663,464 9,898,700
2.672,300 5,555.9
11 The IIrat yi.ld and p,oductlon will be ,.I ed al 3:00 P.M. Octob., 8. 21 Vi.lda in pound. 31 Vleld and production .ltlmlll.s will b. '.I....a In th. Annual Crop Summary. '" Ac,aege and yl.ld timat will be ral d In the Annual C,op Summary.
State
Harvested 1991 1992
-Acres-
ONIONS-SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 1991 AND 1992
Yield per Acre
1991
1992
Production
1991
1992
Value per Cwt.
1991
1992
-Cwt.-
-1,000 Cwt.-
-oollars-
Total Value 1991 1992
-1,000 Dollars-
Ga.
6,000
7,700
110
Ariz.
900
1,200
490
Calif.
8,000
9,000
395
Tex.
11,800
12,300
240
Total
26.700
30.200
266
180
660
1,386
31.50
25.40
20,790
35,204
520
441
624
8.61
8.92
3,797
5,563
420
3,160
3,780
18.00
11.70
56,880
44,226
210
2,832
2,583
19.10
19.90
54.091
51.402
277
7.093
8,373
19.10
16.30
135.558 136,395
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119 GEORGIA FARM REPORT
ctober 2, 1992 I)lume 92-Number 19
RECEIVED
~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236
UCT 0 5 1992
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HIGHUGHTS
:;',:::::::
Monthly Poult!'Y Uvestocl( Slaugtater
DocUMENTS
UGA UBItARIES
H99S and Plga
Grain Stocka
Agricultural Prices
~eanut Stocks
Trout
Cattle on Feed
Milk Production
Cold Storage
Catfish
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-SEPTEMBER 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
em
1991
1992 % of Year Ago
-Thousands--
!Chickens
Egg Type
31,060
27,777
89
Broiler Type
456,780
471,151
103
Turkeys, All Breeds 28,137
28,739
102
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 349 million eggs during August 1992, 3 percent less than August 1991. Production consisted of 217 million table eggs and 132 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks In the United States produced 5.91 billion eggs during August 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.08 billion table eggs and 825 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP SLIGHTLY
Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.84 billion eggs during August 1992, up slightly from a year ago. Production included 4.14 billion table eggs and 693 million hatching eggs.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-AUGUST 1991-1992
%cl
%cl
Item
Aug.
July
Aug.
year
January thru August
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
ago
-Thousands--
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type
Chicks Hatched Broiler Type
Georgia Unitea States E.Qg Type Georgia Unitea States Turkeys
Poults Placed U.S.
4,940 226
76,663 562,516
1,569 33,382
25.625
5,431 237
82,692 584,075
1,964 32,031
29,291
5,081 2n
81,479 573.047
1,690 28,224
25,546
103
37,994
39,270
103
123
2,406
2,483
103
106
626,538
644,256
103
102
4,462,285
4,601,066
103
108
14,401
15,786
110
85
286,115
269,430
94
3
100
304,r0g2
309,258
102
1Domestic placementl u reported by ledl"" breed... Includes expected pullet replacementllrom eggllOld during the preceding month althe rale 01125 pullet chlckl per 30 dozen cue 01 eggl. 2J Turkey poult. pieced Beplembar lHO-Aulluel 111l11. 3/ Turlley pounl placed Septemller 1991-Augult 1992.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-AUGUST 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During August
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-August
1991
1992
Total Eggs Produced
During August
1991
1992
-Thousands--
-Number-
-Millions--
6,n2 11,091 17,863
6,875 10,413 17,288
1,861 2,114 2,015
1,920 2,086 2,019
126
132
234
217
360
349
20STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
36,508 187,690 224,198
36,656 187,168 223,824
1,857 2,203 2,147
1,890 2,213 2,161
678 4,135 4,813
693 4,143
4,836
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
43,084 229,118 272,202
43,459 230,601 274,060
1,873 2,190 2,139
1,898 2,205 2,156
807 5,017
!iL824
825 5,084 5,909
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/--JlJNE-AUGUST 1991-1992
%d
Item
June
June
July
July
year
Aug. 2/
Jan. thru July
1991
1992
1991
1992
ago
1992
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young Chicken.
Georgia
65,653
74,018
74,525
72,173
97
71,962
482,694
491,685
UniteCl States
494,829
556,340
548,787
571,799
104
531,327
3,572,657
3,746,523
Mature Chicken.
Ught Tpe, U.S. Hea~ fe, U.S. Tota U..
9,206
10,582
9,928
11,429
115
4,242
4,543
4,340
5,187
120
13,448
15,125
14,268
16,616
116
9,933 4,127 14,060
74,271 28,274 102,545
79,996 30,272 110,268
Total All Type., Ga.
3,367
3,554
3,291
3,271
99
2,219
25,150
23,559
Percent Condemned
Young Chicken.
Georgia
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
UniteCl States
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.7
1/ Federally Inlpected Ilaughter data u collected by Meal and Poultry Inlpectlon Program. Current month data eallmaled by Market Newa Service. 2/ Preliminary.
%~
year ago
102 105 108 107 108 94
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia red meat production totaled 35.8 million pounds during August 1992, slightly more than JUly 1992 and 4 percent less than August 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT
Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in August 1992, totaled 3.41 billion pounds, down 1 percent from August 1991. January-August red meat production, at 26.8 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from last year.
Beef production, at 1.98 billion pounds, was down 5 percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.78 million, down 4 percent.
Pork production, at 1.38 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.68 million head, up 6 percent from last year.
Soecies
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Number Siau
Augu.
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
Average Live Weight
Augu.
1991
1992
-Pounds-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0.1
0.1
100
93
94
United Stat. .
Cattle
2,905.1
2,781.5
96
1,176
Calves
111.9
110.0
98
336
Hogs
7,278.6
7,681.8
106
250
Sheep & Lambs
458.0
418.3
91
119
l/lnclud.. Ilaughter under Federal Inlpectlon and other commercial Ilaughter, exclud.. farm Ilaughter.
1,178 371 249 122
Total
live Weight
August
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds--
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
3,415,857 37,588
1,816,921 54,621
3,277,164 40,822
1,915,116 51,023
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/
August
1992 as %
Kind
1991
1992
of 1991
-Million Pounds-
Percent
January-August 2/
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
Beef
2,077
2,015
95
Veal
22
24
108
Pork
1,299
1,374
106
Lamb & Mutton
27
25
92
Total Red Meat
3,425
3,441
99
1/ Bued on pecke.. dre.. _ightl and exclud.. farm Ilaughter.
15,151 191
10,198 237
25,778
15,313 203
11,104 230
26,849
2
1992 as % of 1991
Percent
101 106 109 97 104
GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT
16 STATE INVENTORY INCREASES 4 PERCENT
All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of September 1, 1992, are estimated at 1,130,000 head, up 1 percent from a year ago but unchanged from the previous quarter.
Breeding inventory at 155,000 head, was unchanged Irom both the previous year and previous quarter. Market hog inventory at 975,000 head, increased 1 percent from a year ago but was unchanged from June 1,1992.
The June-August 1992 pig crop was 450,000 head, 3 percent more than a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.75 compared with 7.65 last year.
Georgia producers intend to farrow 59,000 sows during the September-November 1992 quarter, 2 percent below the previous year. Farrowings for December 1992-February 1993 are expected to total 57,000 sows, 2 percent below last year.
The 16 quarterly States, with an inventory of 56.1 million head on September 1, 1992, were up 4 percent from last year and 10 percent above September 1, 1990. These 16 States accounted for approximately 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory.
In the 16 quarterly States, the June-August pig crop was
23.5 million head, up 6 percent from last year and UP. 14
percent from two years ago. There were 2.89 million sows that farrowed during June-August, up 2 percent from a year earlier.
Intentions in the 16 quarterly States for September-November sows farrowing are 2.80 million head, up 4 percent from the corresponding period last year and 9 percent above two years ago. December 1992-February 1993 intended farrowings, at 2.71 million head are up 3 percent from a year earlier and 11 percent more than In 1991.
U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 4 PERCENT
U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 1992, was 61.5 million head. This was 4 percent above last year and 10 percent above September 1, 1990.
Breeding inventory, at 7.41 million head, was up 2 percent from a year ago and 9 percent above September 1, 1990.
Market hog inventory, at 54.1 million head, increased 4 percent from a year ago and was up 10 percent from September 1, 1990.
The June-August 1992 U.S. pig crop was 25.8 million head,S percent more than last year and up 13 percent from the same period 1n 1990. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.17 million head, up 2 percent from last year and 10 percent above 1990. Pigs saved per Titter were a record high 8.13 compared to 7.89 during the same period in 1991.
U.S. Hog producers Intend to have 3.07 million sows farrow during the September-November quarter, 3 percent more
than the actual farrowings during the same period last year and 8 percent more than in 1990. Farrowlngs intended for December 1992-February 1993, at 2.98 million sows, are 3 percent above 1992 and up 10 percent from 1991.
I
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~INo gVs aa~nTl gOsBY
Kept for Breeding Market
HOGS AND PIG5-INVENTORY NUMBER, S0rfS FARROWING AND PIG CROP
GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES AND U.S. 1991 AND 1992
I
Georgia
16 States
United States
I
1992 as %
1992 as %
1992 as %
1991 1992 1993 of 1991 1991 1992 1993 of 1991 1991 1992 1993 of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent -1,000 Head-
Percent -1,000 Head- Percent
1,120 155 965
1,130 155 975
101
53,850 56,090
100
6,620 6,760
101
47,230 49,330
104
59,2SO 61,540
104
102
7,260 7,410
102
104
51,990 54,130
104
fAABKET HOGS AND PIGS
8UXntre'rC~ilPGouBnSfslPS
390
400
60-119 Pounds
2SO
250
120-179 Pounds
195
195
180 Pounds & Over
130
130
103
18,235 18,937
100
11,840 12,454
100
9,7SO 10,025
100
7,405 7,914
104
20,125 20,857
104
105
12,980 13,614
105
103
10,620 10,890
103
107
8,265 8,769
106
~WceSrn~eBr w:~8rreuary
March-May
December V-May June-August Septemoer-November June-November
60
58
5f!
97
64
61
95
124
119
96
57
60
~
102 98
117
117"
100
2,445
2,990 5,435
2,817 2,704 5,521
2,622 2,7063 107
3,064
102
5,686
105
2,88~
102
25,,8608394
104 103
2,711 2,892 2,981 3 107
3,285 3,364
102
5,996 6,256
104
3,097 3,16~
102
2,969 6,066
36,,0263844
103 103
~CceBrn~Per V-February
March-May December 2/-May
June-August Septemoer-November June-November
480 432
496
479
976
911
436
4SO
459
895
90
19,281 21,102
97
23,830 24,759
93
43,111 45,861
103
22,223 23,499
21,331
43,554
109
21,325 23,202
109
104
26,142 27,159
104
106
47,467 SO,361
106
106
24,432 25,753
105
23,427
47,859
~SeePmEbeBr ~~FEe~ruary
March-May
December V-May June-August Septemoer-November
June-November
-Number-
8.00 7.45 7.75 7.85 7.87 7.66
7.65 7.75
7.65 7.65
-Number-
93
7.89
8.05
101
7.97
8.08
97
7.93
8.07
101
7.89
8.14
7.89
7.89
-Number-
102
7.87
8.02
102
101
7.96
8.07
101
102
7.92
8.05
102
103
7.89
8.13
103
7.89
7.89
l/GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,NC,NE,OH,PA,SD,TN,WI. 2J December preceding year. 3/lntenllons. 4/ Actual farrowings for June-August plus Intention. for September-November.
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Vol. 92-No. 19
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS
Soybeans stored in all positions in Georgia on September 1, 1992, totaled 2.19 million bushels. This was 23 percent less than the 2.86 million bushels stored at that time a year earlier. Soybeans stored off the farm totaled 1.69 million bushels, 36 percent less than September 1, 1991. Soybeans stored on the farm on September 1, 1992 amounted to 500 thousand bushels, compared with 200 thousand bushels on September 1, 1991.
Old crop corn stocks in off farm facilities in Georgia totaled 1.81 million bushels on September 1, 1992. This is 12 percent less than the 2.05 million bushels stored off farms September 1, 1991.
Wheat stocks in off farm storage positions totaled 6.94 million bushels on September 1, 1992, compared with 4.46 million bushels stored off the farm a year earlier.
Old crop sorghum grain stored off the farm on September 1, 1992, in Georgia amounted to 28 thousand bushels, 38 percent less than the 45 thousand bushels in off farm positions a year ago.
Oats stored off the farm totaled 379 thousand bushels on September 1, 1992, 26 percent more than September 1, 1991.
Grain
I GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS AND CAPACITY-SEPTEMBER 1. 1991-1992
On Farms
Off Farms 1/
All Positions
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
1991
1992
1991
1992
1991
1992
Barley
Corn (Old Crop)
*
Oats
*
* *
Sorghum (Old Crop)
Soybeans
*
200
*
500
Wheat
*
*
1 / l n c l u d separat.ly.
1BI0octhklInact lmudlello'3
.I.vators, war.hou.... In U.S. total.
t.rmlnal.
and
procsor..
--1,000 Bushels--
6 2,047
301 45
2,655
4,460
*
1,810
379 28
1,687
6,944
6
* * *
2,855
*
* * * *
2,187
*
Off Farm. not publl.h.d to avoid dl.clOilng Individual op.ratlon.; On Farm. minor lIat.. not publl.h.d
U.S. GRAIN STOCKS
Old crop corn stored in all positions on September 1, 1992, is estimated at 1.10 billion bushels, down 28 percent from September 1, 1991. Of the total stocks, 606 million bushels are stored on farms, 12 percent less than last year. Off-farm stocks, at 495 million bushels, are down 40 percent from last year.
Old crop sorghum grain in all storage positions September 1, 1992, is estimated at 53.2 million bushels, down 63 percent from September 1, 1991. On-farm stocks total 18.8 million bushels, 15 percent less than a year ago. Off-farm stocks declined to 34.4 million bushels, down 71 percent from last September 1.
Barley stored in all positions on September 1, 1992, Is estimated at 415 million bushels, 6 percent below the stocks of September 1, 1991. Of the total barley stocks on hand, 259 million are stored on farms, 4 percent below a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 156 million, are 7 percent below last year.
Old crop soybeans stored in all positions on September 1, 1992, totaled 278 million bushels, 15 percent below holdings a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 105 million bushels, are down 11 percent from September 1, 1991. Off-farm stocks at 173 million, are down 18 percent from last year.
All wheat stocks on hand September 1, 1992, are estimated at 2.09 billion bushels, up 2 percent from last September 1. Of the total, 967 million bushels are stored on-farms, 17 percent more than last year. Off-farm stocks, at 1.12 billion bushels, are down 7 percent from a year ago.
Oats stocks stored in all positions on September 1, 1992, are 289 million bushels, 2 percent above a year earlier. Of the total oat stocks on hand, 194 million bushels are stored on farms, 12 percent above last year. Off-farm stocks totaled 94.5 million bushels, 14 percent below a year earlier.
U. S. GRAIN STOCKS-SEPTEMBER 1, 1991-1992
Grain
On Farms
\
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
1991
1992
Batley
Corn (Old Crop)
Oats
Sorghum
Soybeans
Wheat
271,000 691,200 173,600
22,150
118,400 828,000
259,000 605,500 194,400
18,840
105,000 966,900
l/lnclud. . .tock. at mill el.valoro. war.hou t.rmlnal. and proc.ssor.
Off Farms 1/
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
1991
1992
--1,000 Bushels--
168,952 830,045 110,487 120,435
210,642 1,212,719
156,297 494,971
94,520 34,352
173,437 1,123,029
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All Positions
Sept. 1,
Sept. 1,
1991
1992
439,952 1,521,245
284,087 142,585
329,042 2,040,719
415,297 1,100,471
288,920 53,192 278,437 2,089,929
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for September was 139 percent of the 1977 average, 4 points (3.0 percent) more than the previous month and 1 point (0.7 percent) more than the previous year. Higher prices for tobacco, milk, eggs and other chickens were
only partially offset by lower prices for wheat, corn, cotton. soybeans, hogs. cattle, calves and broilers.
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U.S. SEPTEMBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
The September All Farm Products Index of Prices Received was unchanged from August at 139 based on 1977 = 100. Price decreases for hogs, potatoes,
broilers, and onions offset Increases for eggs, tobacco, wheat, and tomatoes.
The All Farm Products Index was 8 points (5.4 percent) below September 1991. The year-to-year Index decline was driven primarily by the extreme change In orange prices from record high levels in 1991. Otherwise, price increases from a year ago for cattle, milk, lettuce, and wheat more than offset price decreases for hogs, cotton, corn, and lemons. Without the influence of orange prices, the All Farm Products Index would have been two points higher than a year ago.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-SEPTEMBER 15, 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity
Price per Unit
Sept. 1991
Georgia Aug. 1992
Sept. 15. 1992
Sept. 1991
United States Aug. 1992
Sept. 15, 1992
Winter Wheat
Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed 2 Tobacco
Soybeans Peanuts
All Hay, Baled' Hogs
Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle3 Cows4 Steers &Heifers Calves AlIMilk Turkeys ,
Chickens Excl. Broilers2 Com'l Broilers8 Eggs, All 2,7 Table 2 Hatchlng2
S/Bu. S/Bu. S/Bu. CtsJLb. SlTon CtsJLb. S/Bu. CtsJLb. SlTon S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt.
s/ewt.
CtsJLb.
CtsJLb. CtsJLb. CtsJDoz. CtsJDoz. CtsJDoz.
-
2.54 64.3
-
173.5 5.66
29.2.
45.10 37.60 45.60 57.20 50.90 75.60 87.90 14.60
-
7.3 31.0 74.0 52.2 120.0
3.00
2,29 59.7
170.0 5.43
41.90 31.60 42.90 6O.SO 46.00 75.00 84.10 15.50
-
9.6 34.0 72.7 39.4 130.0
2.79'
-
2.26'
59.Q.'!
184.Q'! 5.SO' 33.1 2
-
38.SO' 29.50' 39.SO' 55.90' 44.40' 73.201 81.10'
15.60.5
11.4 SO.5 77.7 49.3 lSO,O
2.92 1.12 2.33 64,8 67.00 178.5 5.64 29.3 68.10 46.40 38.20 47.00 68.70 48,90 71.60 96.20 12.80 40.2
32.1 61.4 51.5
2.99 1.23 2.15 53.8 104.00 165.5 5.40
69.60 43.90 33.40 44.70 71.80 48. SO 74.70 90.60 13.50 37.9
34.6 53.4 41.1
3.22' 1.33' 2.15' 52.1 2 90.00 182.52 5.32' 32.02 68.50 41.40' 31.70' 42.20' 71.90' 47.00' 75.20' 89.20' 13.605 37.1
31.8 59.5 48.9
1/ Mid month, 21 Flr.t hd 01 month. 31 Cowsteer. and heWers. 41 Beel cow. and cull dairy cow. sold lor slaughter. 51 Preliminary, 61 Entire month, U.S. live weight equivalent prices IKcepl for AR, PA, TX. 71 Average of all eggold by farmer, Including hatching eggold at retail.
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1977= 100
Aug. 1991
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Sept. 1991
Aug. 1992
Sept. 1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
141
Crops
142
Uvestock & Products
140
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
146
Price, Paid
1s92
Ratio
77
138
135
140
128
137
141
147
139
1sg2
1923
78
72
1/ Ratio of Index 01 prices received by larmer. to Index 01 price. paid. 21 July '99' price. paid Index brought lorward. 3/ July '992 price. paid Index brought forward.
139 144 135
139 1923
72
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Vol. 92-No. 19
PEANUT STOCKS UP 41 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 798 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 568 million pounds last year. This total includes 102 million pounds of actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 646 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 49.3 million pounds. There were 445,000 pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of August 31,1992.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 486 million pounds of which 445 million pounds were edible grades and 41.1 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 81.5 million pounds; Runners, 335 million pounds; and Spanish, 28.0 million pounds.
Commercial processors utilized 150 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during August. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 82.8 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 32.7 million pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 31.9 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 68.7 million pounds during the month.
Month Ending
1991 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1/
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2J
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 3/
--1,000 Pounds--
85,295 1,715,648
3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
343,225 349,098
484,370 570,617 659,161
25,n2 16,398
32,541 42,181 51,344
456,489 464,300
644,212 758,921 876,684
567,556 2,196,346 4,257,464 3,968,956 4,307,676
1992 Jan.
Feb. Mar.
fVJr.
May
June July Aug.
2,878,524 2,236,682 1,574,181
998,360 621,100 182,611 117,121 102,419
714,202 785,526 844,386 845,671 821,523 798,508 652,851 486,036
68,028
88,028 96,516 104,264 100,526 88,761 69,018 49,322
949,889
1,044,750 1,123,033 1,124,742 1,092,626 1,062,016
868,292 646,428
3,896,441 3,369,460 2,793,730 2,227,366 1,814,252 1,333,388 1,054,431
798,169
eee I' Exclud.. stocks on farml. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of
In commercial storages. Farmer Itock on net weight basil. 2/lncludellhelled edible gradel, Ihelled
011 stOCk, and shelled leed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stOCk, plul roasting stOCk, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.
15 STATE TROUT SALES DECREASE 4 PERCENT
Trout growers in the 15 selected States total value of sales was $67.0 million during the 12 month period from September 1, 1991, through August 31, 1992. This was a decrease of 4 percent from the $70.0 million in sales during the same period a year ago. Growers sold a total of 59.8 million pounds of trout valued at $61.2 million this year.
Foodsize trout sales totaled 56.3 million pounds during the period September 1, 1991, through August 31, 1992, down 4 percent from the 58.9 million pounds sold during the same period the previous year. The value of sales for the 1992 marketing year was $53.0 million, down 9 percent from the $58.3 million of food size sales during the 1991 marketing year. The average value per pound was $0.94 during 1992, down from the $0.99 per pound during 1991. The major outlet for food size trout sales was to processors with 71 percent of total live weight sales. Fee and recreational fishing establishments and live haulers followed with 16 and 4 percent, respectively.
Stocker trout sales totaled 8.52 million fish during September 1, 1991, through August 31, 1992, up 9 percent from the 7.82 million fish sold during the previous year. The total live weight pounds of stockers sold during 1992 was 3.29 million, up 15 percent from the 2.85 million pounds sold during 1991. The average value per pound was $2.05 during 1992, compared to $2.10 per pound during 1991. The total value of stocker sales was $6.74 million from September 1,1991, through August 31,1992, up 13 percent from the $5.99 million in sales during the previous year. The major sales outlet for stocker trout was to fee and recreational fishing establishments with 49 percent of total live weight sales, followed by 27 percent of sales to live haulers.
Sales of fingerlings during September 1, 1991, through August 31, 1992, totaled 10.1 million trout compared to 12.0 million trout during the previous year. Total pounds sold was the same for both years at 293 thousand pounds. The average value per pound was $4.82 during the 1992 marketing year, compared with $5.92 per pound in 1991. The total value of fingerling sales was $1.41 million, down 19 percent from last year's $1.74 million in sales.
Total losses of all trout were 49.2 million fish or 5.05 million pounds during September 1, 1991, through August 31, 1992. Of the total number lost, 84 percent were lost due to disease, followed by predators with 12 percent lost.
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CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 1 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7
States preparing monthly estimates totaled 6.97 million
head, down 1 percent from a year ago and down ~actionallyfrom September 1, 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.59 million, down 7 percent from last year and 6 percent below two years ago. This is the lowest August marketings since 1981.
'Iacements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States juring August totaled 1.64 million, up 12 percent from
ast year but 6 percent below 1990. Net placements of 1.56 million for August were also up 12 percent from last 'ear but 6 percent below 1990.
Other disappearance totaled 81,000 head compared to 67,000 in August 1991 and 82.000 in August 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, AUGUST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 1
Number
199~as % of
tern
1990
1991
1992
1990
1991
-1,000 Head-
-Percent-
In Feed August 1 1/
6,998
7,388
7,000
100
95
~aced on Feed During August
1,745
1,459
1,641
94
112
1d Cattle Marketed During August
1,686
1,716
1,592
94
93
~her Disappearance During August 21
82
67
81
99
121
In Feed September 1 1/
6,975
7,064
6,968
100
99
"Cattl. and catv on leed are animal. lor .Iaughter mallie' ~Ing led a lull rallon 01 grain or other concentrat and are .xpect.d to produc. a carca.. that'Wili grade .elect or better.
Include. d.ath 10...., mOlllment Irom leadloli to puture. and .hlpments to other f.edlot. lor lurther Idlng.
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AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION
~ilk production in the 21 major States during August totaled 10.8 billion pounds, 4 percent more than production in lhese same States in August 1991. July revised production at 10.9 billion pounds was 4 percent above July 1991.
roduction per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1,303 pounds for August, 64 pounds more than August 1991.
The number of cows on farms In the 21 major States was 8.27 million head. 90,000 head less than Al1gll~t 1991 but Nas 9,000 more than July 1992.
)uring the April-June period, the 21 major States produced 33.0 billion pounds of milk, 84.4 percent of the U.S. production. If producers in the remaining 29 States not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 States, !he U.S. production would be 12.8 billion pounds for August 1992.
tern
I I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-AUGUST 1991-1992 21 States
Unit
1991
1992
110. Milk Cows on Farms 1/ ~i1k Production per Cow 21 lotal Milk Production 2J
Thous. Head Pounds Mil. Lbs.
1/ Includ dry COWl. Exclud he~.11 not yet Ireah. 2/ Exclude. milk .uck.d by call1l.
8,358 1,239 10,352
7
8,268 1,303
10,773
Percent
99 105 104
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Commodity
Butter Cheese,Naturai Eggs, Frozen FrUita Frozen FruitJuices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkev.s Frozen Vegetable!" Frozen Polatoes, r-rozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, AUGUST 31,1992
Aug. 31, 1991
July 31, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
Aug. 31, 1992
Percent of
Aug. 1991
July 1992
-Percent-
629,445
780,613
744,049
118
95
494,152
497,092
487,330
99
98
16,320
19,475
20,303
124
104
833,214
803,061
880,762
106
110
1,347,464
1,453,945
1,293,586
96
89
5n,804
645,968
595,413
103
92
259,420
294,098
286,675
111
97
282,352
307,043
268,983
95
88
949,518
1,014,821
1,025,979
108
101
625,845
662,098
675,392
108
102
2,175,708
1,718,391
2,069,301
95
120
845,219
966,392
949,209
112
98
140,680
390,785
265,596
189
68
12,852
36,965
19,543
152
53
24,355 12,002
31,860
31,194
128
31,589
24,357
203
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U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
. 1992
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Ools. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 2/
1991
1992
Thous. Pounds
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
May
June
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
32,206
36,200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
237
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
201
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
243
31,205
41,ln
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
31,322
39,111
163,720
200,764
.66
.63
184
392
31,588
36,813
195,308
237,5n
.65
.61
484
100
32,720
36,128
228,028
273,705
.63
.59
723
~
32,912
37,958
260,940
311,663
.60
.58
621
33,244
294,184
.59
80
35,400
329,584
.58
974
31,114
360,698
.57
93
30,172
390,870
.53
594
11 Price for fllh delivered to proce..lng plant door. 21 Data furnllhed by U.S. Bureau of Cenlul.
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DOCUMENTS
HIGHUGHTS
"GA UBftARlfS
COTTON
October 1 Crop Production
Peanuts I:)y States
Cotton production, at 675 thousand bales, is unchanged
Pecans by States
from last month's forecast. If this projection holds true,
Chemical Use Survey Vegetables
production will be 7 percent below lasl year, but still the second highest since 1955. Yield is forecast at 723 pounds or 1,51 bales per acre, 89 pounds less than last
OCTOBER 1 CROP REPORT
year's record 812 pounds per acre. Acreage harvested IS expected to total 448 thousand acres, 21 thousand
The October 1 crop report shows an Increase In Georgia's corn yield from the previous month's forecast. Yields for other row crops are unchanged from earlier
acres more than in 1991. Growers are concerned about boll rot and stick tights, because of the above normal rainfall during September and early October.
forecasts.
SOYBEANS
CORN Corn yield in Georgia Is now expected to average 98 bushels per acre, 3bushels more than the September 1 forecast. This would be 2 bushels below the record high yield set last year. As harvest neared completion, yielas were turning out better than expected earlier in the year. Corn harvest was 85 percent comrlete as of October 4, about 2 weeks belilnd norma harvest progress. Production in 1992 Is expected to total 67.6 million bushels from 690 thousand acres harvested for grain. The crop is 23 percent larger than in 1991.
PEANUTS Peanut production for 1992 Is again forecast at 1.88 billion pounds, or 938 thousand tons for Georgia. This Is unchanged from earlier predictions and is f6 percent less ttian last year's record production. Cool temperatures slowed maturity and above normal rainfall during September delayed flarvesl. As of October 4, only two-thirds of the peanuts had been dug. Normally, 79 percent are dug by early October. Acreage harvested Is expected to total 695 thousand acres and yield 2,700 pounds per acre.
Soybean yield forecast remains at 27 bushels per acre, unchanged from September 1 and last year. Production is expected to total 17.3 million bushels from 640 thousand acres harvested. The production/ if realized, will be up 8 percent from last year's 15.9 million bushe crop. Harvest was just beginning in early October with about 2 percent complete as of October 4.
TOBACCO Tobacco production for 1992 is expected to total 94.6 million pounds, unchanged from earlier forecasts, but 17 percen larger than last year's short crop. Acreage harvested lotaled 43 thousand acres, with yie/os expected to average 2,200 pounds per acre. Harvest was completed around mid September and markets are expected to close mid October.
SMAUGRAINS End of season estimates for Georgia's 1992 small grain crops show record yields for wheal and oats. Georgia's wheat crop averaged 46 bushels per acre, 2 busllels more than expecteo earlier, and 3 bushels more than the 1988 previous record high yield. Production totaled 16.1
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GEORGIA ACREAGE. YIELD AND PRODUCTION
1992 FORECAST
Crop
Unit
IAcreaae
ves;ater-d
Hafrovrest
1991 1
1992 1
I 1991
I c1a0t0e1d1992
Production
I I cated
1991
1992
-Thousand Acres-
-Thousands-
Corn
Bu.
550
Soybeans
Bu.
590
Peanuts
Lbs.
895
1t Tobacco
Type
Lbs.
40
COtton
Bales
427
Pecans
Lbs.
Onions 3
Cwt.
8.0
Hay, All
Tons
600
Sorghum 3
Bu.
50
Sweetpotatoes 3
Cwt.
3.8
Wheat
Bu.
425
Oats
Bu.
60
Rye
Bu.
65
Apples 3
Lbs.
2.8
Peache\ 3
Lbs.
21
Grapes
Tons
1.8
690
100
640
27
695
2,490
43
2,015
448
812
-
7.7
110
600
3.0
50
50
3.5
155
350
33
55
50
6~
20
11,400
:
7,140
1.78
98 27 2,700
2,200 723 180
35.0ll
46
6217
5 5
55,000 15,930 2,228,550
80,600 722
100,000
660
1,800 2,500
589
14,025 3,000 1,300 32,000 150,000
3.2
57,620 17,280 1,878,500
94,llOO 575
60,000 1,388
1,800
2.509
18,100 3.885 1,580 25,000 130,000
3.4
1/ Harvesled lor principal u... 2/ Cotton yield In poundl per harvesled .cr., production In b.I... 3/ E.tlm.te. brought lorw.rd Irom .lI1l1er lor.cut. 4/ YI.1d and pllICIuctlon will b...I....d In the Annual Crop Summary. 5/ Acreagnd yl.1d .sllm.... will b. r.Id In the Annu.1 Crop Summ.ry.
AGRICULTURAl STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Production of corn for grain Is forecast at 8.94 billion bushels, up 2 percent from last month and 20 percent above the 1991 crop. If realized, this would be the largest corn crop ever produced. The U.S. average yield per acre Is forecast at a record high 123.8 bustlels, up 2.4 bushels from last month and 10.2 bushels above the 1991 average yield. Grain sorghum production Is forecast at 853 million bushels, up 1 percent from September 1 and up 47 percent from 1991. U.S. yields are forecast at 69.3 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushels from last month and 10.3 bushels better than 1991. Area for grain is unchanged from last month. Soybean production Is forecast at 2.11 billion bushel~ up 1 percent from the September 1 forecast and up 0 percent from 1991. The average yield is estimated at a record high 36.3 bushels fer acre, 0.4 bushels above the September 1 yield and 2. bushels above 1991. All cotton production Is forecast at 15.9 million bales! down slightly from September 1 and down 10 percen from las( year's production. Of the total, upland Is expected to account for 15.4 million bales, while Pima production accounts for the rest at 476 000 bales. Total area for harvest Is estimated at 11.2 mi1lion acres, down 14 percent from 1991. Yield Is expected to average 681 pounds per acre, 2 pounds berow the September 1 forecast tlut 29 pounds above last year. All hay production Is forecast at 149 million tons, an increase of 1 percent from the August 1 forecast but a decrease of 3 percent from 1991. Farmers report that they will harvest 60.4 million acres, 3 percent below last year's harvested acres. The forecasted average yield of
2.47 tons per acre Is up 0.04 tons from August 1 and 0.02 tons from 1991.
U.S. all tobacco r.roduCtion for 1992 Is forecast at 1.70
billion pounds, ractlonally above the September 1
forecas and 2 percent above last year's production.
Area expected to percent more than
be harvested totals a year ago. Yield Is
781,570 forecast
aactre2,s1,n2
pounds per acre, down 1 pound from 1991. Flue-cured
production Is expected to reach 893 million pounds,
(jown 2 percent from a year ago.
Production of oats in 1992 was estimated at 295 million bushels, 21 percent above the 1991 crop. Yield ~er harvested acre for grain averaged 65.6 bushels, 14.9 bushels above last year. Area narvested for grain, at 4.49 million acres, was down 7 percent from last year and is the smallest harvested acreage since estimates were first made In 1866.
All wheat production for 1992 was estimated at 2.46 billion bustlels, up 2 percent from September 1 and up 24 percent from 1991. Yields average(j 39.4 bushels per acre, eguallng the second highest average on record. The estimated yield was up 1.2 from Seplember 1 and was 5.1 bushers per acre better than last year. Area harvested for grain was 62.4 million acres, off 1 percent from the last forecast, but 8 percent above a year ago.
The 1992 rye production was estimated at 12.0 million bushels, up 22 percent from last year. The U.S. average
a yield was 29.4 I>ushels per acre up 4.8 bushels per acre
from 1991 and 2.3 From 199. Area harvested was 406,000 acres, up 3 percent from the previous year. Planted acres were estimated to total 1.58 million, down 5 percent from a year ago.
[
I Ind.
---I - ---- etlon
Ind.
Ind.
Crop
I Unit
1991
1992
1991
1992
1991
1992
-1,000 Acres-
-Thousands-
Corn for Grain Sorghum for Grain Oats 1 Barley 1 All Wheat 1 Rye 1 Soybeans for Beans 1 Peanuts for Nuts Upland Cotton 2 Cottonseed
All Hay Sweetpotatoes
All To~cco Apples Peache. 4
Pecans 4 Grapes
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu.
Lbs.
Bales
Tons
Tons
Cwt.
Lbs. Lbs. Lb..
Lb.. Tons
68,842 9,820 4,806 8,413 57,703 396
58,011 2,015.7 12,715.5
-
62,n5.785
763.8 481.9 185.7
734.9
72,223 12,319 4,492 7,309 62,407
406 58,078 1,749.0 10,946.5
60,405
80.7 781.\
5
5
108.6 59.0 SO.7 55.2 34.3 24.6
34.2 2,444
650
2.45 144
2,178 20,500 1.,400
7.n-
123.8 69.3 65.6 62.4 39.4 29.. 36.3 2,526 676
2.47
3
2,1n
5
5
5
7,474,480 579,490 243,451 464,326
1,981,139 9,761
1,986,539 .,926,570
17,215.9 6,925.5 153,485 11,203
1,663,464 9,898,700 2,672,300
299,000 5,555.9
8,938,175 853,294 294,604 456,348
2,458,831 11,952
2,108,187 4,417,700
15,409.4 6,115.5 148,93\
1,701,475 10,297,000 2,515,500
207,000 6,138.0
1/11111 revl.ed. 2/ YI.ld In pound. 3/ YI.1d and produc1lon tlmat will b. . .I....d In the Annual ClOP Summaty ., B.arlng aQ. ecr. 5/ A.cr."ll. lind yI.ld tlmat will be rel....d In the Annual Crop Summary.
(Continued from P_p 1)
GEORGIA SMALL GRAINS
million bushels In 1992 from 350 thousand acres harvested for grain. Oat yields were also up 2 bushels per acre from the earlier forecast to 67 bushels per acre. This Is 4 bushels above the previous record high yield of 63 bushels per acre obtained In 1988. Production totaled 3.69 million bushels in 1992, 23 percent greater (han the 1991 production. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 55 thousand acres). down 5 thousand acres from 1991. Rye in 1992, averaged 24 busheTs per acre, 4 bushels per acre more than In h:f91, but 3 bushels less than the 1988 record high yield. Rye production totaled 1.56 million bushels from 65 thousand acres harvested.
HAY
Georgia's hay production for 1992 Is expected to total 1.8 million tons, equal to last year's production. Yield Is forecast at 3.0 tons per acre, the same as last year's yield. Harvested acreage also equals 1991's total of 600 thousand acres.
2
U.S. PEANUT PRODUCTION
Peanut production is forecast at 4.42 billion p-ounds, down 2 percent from the September 1 forecast and down 10 percent from last year's record high crop. Continued cool, wet September weather reduced expectations In the southeast and the Virginia-North Carolina areas, while the southwestern area declined due to drying conditions. Harvested area remains unchanged from last month and is estimated at 1.75 million acres, 13 percent beTow last year. Yields are expected to average 2,526 pounds per harvested acre, down 62 pounds from last month but 82 pounds above 1991.
Production in the Southeastern States (AL,Fl:zGA,SC) Is expected to total 2.79 billion pounds. This level represents a 1 percent decrease from last month and a 1~ percent decrease from 1991. Yield for the 4-State area Is ex~ed to average 2,648 pounds per acre, 209 pounds more than last year. Excessive moisture in Florida and dry coridltlons In South Carolina account for the changes In crop expectations. As of September 27, peanut harvest was 35 ~rcent complete compared with 50 percent normally. Florida's harvest was also aelayed by wet weather. In Alabama, delays were less severe due to drier weather with 53 percent dug and 39 percent combined. South Carolina's harvest was near normal at 21 percent complete by the end of Septemtler.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF PEANUTS FOR NUTS-1991 AND OCTOBER 1, 1992 FORECAST
State
Alabama Rorida Georgia New Mexico N. Carolina Oklahoma S. Carolina Tlxas Virginia
Area Harvested
1991
1992
-1,000 Acre&--
m.o
239.0
118.0
107.0
895.0
.0
22.1
22.0
182.0
181.0
108.0 14.0 32S.0 gs.O
08.0 14.0 320.0 83.0
Yield
1991
Oct. 1, 1992
-Pounds--
2,305 2,370 2,490 2,250 2,850
2,300 2,400 2,100 3,200
2,500 2,700 2,700 2,300 2,700
2,200 2,200 2,100 2,100
Production 1
1991
1992
-1,000 Pound&-
838,485 279,660 2,228,550 51,015 481,100
243,800 33,600 882,500 307,200
S7,!500 288,900 1,878,!500
llO,800 434,700 215,800
30,800 872,000 251,100
U.S.
2,015.7
1,149.0
11 E.t1mat.. comprlMd of quota and non-quola peanull.
2,444
2,528
4,926,570
4,411,700
GEORGIA PECAN FORECAST UNCHANGED Pecan production In Georgia Is forecast at 60 million pounds for 1992, unchan~ed from last month's forecast. but 40 percen less than last year's production. This could be the lowest productiOn in Georgia since 1976. Improved varieties are expected fo totar 50 million pounds, 35 percent less than In 1991. Seedlings are forecast at only 10 million pounds, compared with 23 million pounds last year.
U.S. PECANS The October 1 forecast for the U.S. pecan crop Is 207 million pounds (In-shell basis), up 1 percent from the September 1 forecast but down 31.J)ercent from last year. State forecasts were unchanged from last month except for decreases in Florida and South Carolina and Increases In Alabama and Oklahoma. The Texas forecast remains unchanged at 60.0 million pounds. Improved varieties In the western half of the State are doing very well. New Mexico has experienced some problems associated with heat stress but crop quality remains gocxf and the forecast remains at 29.0 million pounds. The Alabama pecan forecast increased 1 mnllon j20unds to a fotal of 9.00 million 13 percent above last month. Large nut sizes and good quality are expected. The Florida forecast at 3.50 million pounds Is down 12 percent from rast month. The OKlahoma forecast is 11.0 million pounds, up 22 percent from Seplember 1. Fall and spring freezes have reduced this year's crop but growing conditrons this summer have ImprOVed crop prospects.
State
PECANS-UTlUZED PRODUCTION. 1990-1991 AND OCTOBER 1. 1992 FORECAST
Imoroved 1
Seedllna
Total
Oct. 1,
Oct. 1,
1990
1991
1992
1990
1991
1992
1990
1991
-Thousand Pounds-
AI.
4,000
7,000
6,000
1,000
11,000
3,000
5,000
18,000
AR
100
1,500
1,000
150
1,500
500
250
3,000
CA
2,800
2,300
2,900
2,800
2,300
FL
2.000
2,000
2,000
1,600
1,500
1,500
3,600
3,500
GA
56,000
n,OOO
50,000
9,000
23,000
10,000
65,000
100,000
LA
1,500
2,500
1,000
4,500
24,500
4,000
6,000
27,000
MS
1,800
5,000
1,500
400
2,500
500
2,200
7,500
NM
34,000
29,000
29.000
34,000
29,000
NC 2
100
3,000
1,200
300
2,500
800
400
5,500
OK
800
1,000
1,000
4,200
16,000
10,000
5,000
17,000
SC
400
3,000
300
100
2,500
200
500
5,500
TX
40,000
30,000
40,000
20,000
30,000
20,000
60,000
60,000
OTHER
STATES
2,3
20,250
20,700
U.S.
143,500
163,300
135,900
41,250 115,000
50,500
205,000
299,000
11 Budded. grafted, or topworklld v.,lelle. 2/ E.tlmate. lor current year carried forward Irom e.rller lorecast. 31 AZ,KS,MO,TN. No breakdown between varielle.....abIe.
3
OCt. 1, 1992
9,000 1,500 2,900 3.500 80,000 5,000 2.000 29,000 2.000 11,000 !500 80,000
20,800
2f11.OOO
GEORGIA INCLUDED IN USDA'S CHEMICAL USE SURVEY FOR VEGETABLES A major Vegetable Chemical Use Survey will soon begin in Georgia as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Data Program, according to Larry E. Snipes, State Statistician of the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Data will be collected to estimate levels of agricultural chemicals used on selected vegetable crops in Georgia. ''The primary goal of this important survey is to provide data to develop an agricultural cnemical use data base that is timely, detailed, and reliable," explained Snipes. Statistics are needed to assemble chemical use information to hel.e address both water quality and food satety--two issues of concern to the producer and consumer. The government s ability to respond to pesticide and food safety concerns and protect the public health is tied to this survey. Data collection will begin in October and continue through November. About 670 vegetable growers in Georgia will be asked to participate in the survey. Nationally, 1O,50(J growers will be contacted for information on 23 vegetable crops in 14 states for the 1992 crop year. Mr. Snipes emQtiasized that data collected will be treated confidentially and u~ed only in the summary of State and National totals. Participation of the selected growers is the key to prOViding high quality results. This is the third chemical use survey conducted. Last year a similar survey was successfully conducted among fruit growers. A final report of the vegetable chemical use data is scheduled for release in June 1993.
FAll VEGETABLE ACREAGE UP 1 PERCENT
The prospective area for harvest of 7 selected fresh market vegetables during the fall quarter is forecast at 120,500 acres, 1 percent above last year and 21 percent less than in 1990. Snap Beans fall acreage for harvest is estimated at 17,160 acres. New Jersey's growing conditions have been favorable with adequate soil moisture in most areas. Yield and quality look good. In north Florida..! harvest was underway. Central areas showed gooo growing progress. Planting was delayed in the Romestead area by Hurricane Andrew, but is now underway.
Cabbage acreage for harvest during the fall season, is estimated at 6,900 acres. In Texas, most growing areas needed rain except in the Rio Grande Valley. Lower prices reduced acreage in New Jersey, buf growing conditions were generally favorable. Planting in northern and central Florida started in mid-September. The crop was making good progress. Cantaloupe acreage for harvest is estimated at 3,000 acres. Whitefly infestation and control measures have reduced the desert acreage in California. Acreage in central Arizona was down as producers moved their plantings to the northwest corner of the State to escape whitefly problems.
Crop
FRESH MARKET SNAP BEANS AND CABBAGE, AREA FOR HARVEST
Usual
I BY CROP. STATE AND TOTAL FAll SEASON. 1992
Area for
Usual
Harvest
Harvest
Crop
Harvest
Period
1992
Period
Acres
Snap Beans 1/
FL GA MD NJ
SC VA Total
Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Aug-Oct Oct-Dec Sep-Oct
4,300 3,000
360 4,500 1,500 3,500 17.160
Cabbage 1/ FL GA NJ TX
Total
Nov-Dec Oct-Dec
Sep-Oct Aug-Nov
1/ Eatlm.... ralMlatad wl1h tha 1&82 crop.
Area for Harvest
1992 Acres
1,500 3,000 1,600
800
6.900
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October 28 1992 Volume 92-Number 21
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HIGHUGHTS
Monthly Poultry UvestocJ( Slaughter
Cattle on Feed Milk Production
Cold Storage
Catfish
REeEl VE0 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT NOV 0 2 1992 Georgia's laying flocks produced 351 million eggs during
September 1992, 1 percent less than September 1991. DOCUMENTS Production consisted of 225 million table eggs and 126 UGA LIBRARIES million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
EGGS IN INCUBATOR5-0CTOBER 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
31,671
28,861
91
Broiler Type
431,396
444,345
103
Turkeys, All Breeds 28,042
28,376
101
Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.75 billion e9.~s during September 1992, up 2 percent from the 5.65 billion produced a year ago. Production included 4.96 billion table eggs and 788 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks In the 20 states produced 4.70 billion eggs during September 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.04 billion table eggs and 663 million hatching eggs.
GEORGIA Hatching Table Tota~ Georg ia
20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States
UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-SEPTEMBER 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During Sept.
1991
1992
-Thousands-
Eggs per 100
Layers-Sept.
1991
1992
-Number-
Total Eggs Produced
During Sept.
1991
1992
-Millions-
6,724 11,245 17,969
6,&72 10,925 17,797
1,829 2,055 1,970
1,834 2,058 1,972
123
126
231
225
354
351
36,401 189,071 225,472
36,250 189,617 225,867
1,810 2,119 2,069
1,828 2,130 2,082
659 4,007 4,666
663 4,039 4,702
43,008 230,579 273,587
42,927 233,787 276,714
1,825 2,110 2,065
1,835 2,121 2,077
785 4,866 5,651
788 4,959 5,747
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1!-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1991-1992
%~
Item
Aug.
Aug.
year
Sept. 2/
Jan. thru Aug.
1991
1992
ago
1992
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young Chickens
Georgia
Unitea States Ma1ure Chickens Ught Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, G Percent Condemned
Young Chickens Georgia Unileu States
74,444 552,217
10,412 4,143 14,555 4,056
1.3 1.7
70,711 543,766
9,717 4,092 13,809 2,074
1.3 1.5
95
73,371
557,138
562,396
98
539,695
4,124,874
4,289,761
93
9,388
84,683
89,713
99
4,867
32,417
34,364
95
14,255
117,100
124,077
51
2,392
29,206
25,633
1.2
1.4
1.8
1.7
1/ Federally In.pected .Iaughter date a. collected by Meat and Poultry In.pectlon Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 2/ Preliminary.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
%~
year
_~o
101 104
106 106 106 88
., ~
GEORGIA BROILER AND EGG TYPE HATCH UP
The September hatch of broiler-type chicks at 78.2 million, was 5 percent more than a year earlier. EQg-type chicks hatched during September totaled 2.2 million, 47 percent more than the previous year.
u.s. BROILER-TYPE CHICKS HATCHED UP 3 PERCENT
Egg-type chicks hatched during September 1992 totaled 27.9 million, down 18 percent from September 1991. The September hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 554 million, was 3 percent above September last year.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-SEPTEMBER 1991-1992
%~
%~
Item
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
year
January thru Sept.
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
~0
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type Egg Type Clilcka Hatched
Broiler .Type Georgia Unitea States Egg Type Georgia Unitea States Turkey. Poults Placed U.S.
5,079 186
74,784 536,733
1,472 33,898 21,200
5,081 277
81,479 573,047
1,690 28,224 25,546
5,220 237
78,190 554,452
2,162 27,894 21,595
103
45,182
46,128
102
127
1,782
2,056
115
105
701,322
722,446
103
103
4,999,018
5,155,518
103
147
15,873
17,948
113
82
320,013
297,324
93
102
21,2002
21,5952
102
1 Domestic placamentl al reported by leding breeders Includ.. expected pullat replacementl from eggs laid during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chlckl per 30 dozen cale of "9gl. 2/ TU'1<ey pouMI placed September 199G-Augult 1991. 3/ Turkey poultl placed SeptemDer 1991-Augult 1992.
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia red meat production totared 37.1 million pounds during September 1992, 3 percent more than August 1992 and 7 percent more than September 1991.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION AT RECORD HIGH FOR SEPTEMBER
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 356 billion pounds, 8 percent above a year earlier.
Beef production totaled 2.00 billion pounds. This was up 3 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.81
million, up 4 percent. The average live weight increased 1 pound to 1,183.
Pork production at 1.51 billion pounds was up 15 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.41 million head, up 14 percent from last year. The average live weight remained the same at 251.
January-September red meat production was 30.4 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent while veal was up 5 percent, pork was up 10 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent.
Species
Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Number Slaughtered
~ept.
September
1992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991
Avera~e
Live Weight
September
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-Pounds-
2 2 2
2 2 2
2 2 2
2 2 2
0.1
0.1
100
72
89
United Stat Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,702.9 119.0
7,361.3 477.0
2,809.1 110.3
8,414.5 489.2
104
1,182
93
341
114
251
103
119
l/lncludea Ilaughter under Federal Inlpectlon and other commercial Ilaughter, exclud.. farm alaughter.
1,183 368 251 122
Total
Live Weight
September
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
2 2 2
8
9
3,195,768 40,600
1,844,392 56,659
3,323,179 40,585
2,112,427 59,806
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/
September
Kind
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
Beef
Veal
PorI< Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat
1,940 24
1,316 28
3,308
1,995 23
1,510 30
3,558
1/ B_d on pllCke.. dre.. _Ightl and excludel farm Ilaughter.
1992 as % of 1991
Percent
103 98 115 104 108
January-September 2/
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
17,091 215
11,514 266
29,086
17,308 226
12,614 259
30,407
2
1992 as % of 1991
Percent
101 105 110 97 105
CATTLE ON FEED UP 3 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 13 states preparing quarterly estimates totaled 8.92 million head, up 3 percent from a year ago but 2 percent below October 1, 1990. The inventory included 5.92 million steers and steer calves, 4 percent above a year ago. This group accounts for 66.4 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 2.92 million head, 2 percent above a year ago.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 13 states during the July-September 1992 quarter totaled 6.11 million, up 13 percent from last year but 4 percent below September 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during the July-September 1992 quarter totaled 5.77 million, down 3 percent from last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Other disappearance totaled 268,000 head compared to 282,000 in July-September 1991, and 261,000 In July-September 1990.
Cattle feeders expect to market 5.23 million head during the October-December quarter of 1992. This would be down 1 percent from the fourth quarter marketings In both 1991 and 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JULY 1-0CTOBER 1, 1991 AND 1992
Item
I Total 13 States
Number
f992 as %
1991
1992
of 1991
I I I
Total 7 States
Number
1991
1992
1992 as % of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
-1,000 Head-
Percent
IOn Feed July 1
9,461
8,&47
94
7,877
7,337
93
Placed on Feed
July 1-Sept. 30 1
5.414
6,107
113
4,612
5.252
114
Fed Cattle Marketed
July 1-Sept. 30 1
5,973
5,766
97
5.038
4.862
97
Other Disappearance
July 1-Sept. 30 2
282
268
95
235
232
99
On Feed Oct. 1
8,620
8.920
103
7.216
7,495
104
Marketings:!'
Oct.-Dec.
5,262
5,225
99
4.484
4.380
98
1/ Include. caltle placed on feed aile' beginning d quan_ and mllll<eted belore end of quaner. 2/ Include. death losse movement Irom leedlot. to pasture. and .hlpment. to othe, ludlot. 10' lunher I..dlng. 31 Total marlletlnllilnclUding tho.. placed on leed alter October 1 and marketed before December 31 lor prevlou. yea...; expected lolal markellng. ",eluding an allowance fo, tho.. placed on leiHl aile, Oclobe, 1 and mar1leted before December 31 10' current yeer.
GEORGIA JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP tPERCENT
Milk production in Georgia during the July-September quarter totaled 330 million pounds, 9 percent more than the comparable period a year ago.
The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 102,000 head during the July-September quarter, 2 percent less than the same quarter last year.
Production per cow averaged 3,235 pounds during JUly-September, 330 pounds more than July-September 1992.
U.S. JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT
The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 37.7 billion pounds, 4 percent above the July-September period rast year. The average number of milk cows In the U.S. during the July-September quarter was 9.85 million head, 94 thousand less than the same period last year.
Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on October 1,1992, averaged 17.4 pounds per cow, 1 tenth of a pound more than on October 1,1991.
The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows on October 1, averaged $7.65 per hundredweight, $0.15 less than the October 1, 1991 price.
PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JULY-SEPTEMBER 1991-1992
Georgia
I
United States
1992 a$ %
1992as%
Item
Unit
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
of 1991
Milk Cows 1/
Thou. Head
104
102
98
Milk per Cow 2J
Pound.
2.905
3.235
111
Milk Production 2J
Mil. Lb..
302
330
109
11 Include. dry cows. exclud.. helfe... nol yel f...h. 2/ ExduCS.. mMk ...'ked by calve.
3
9,940
3,645 36,255
9.846
99
3.830
105
3J]04
104
Commodity
Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, SEPTEMBER 30,1992
Sept. 3D, 1991
Aug. 31, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
Sept. 30. 1992
Percent of
Sept. 1991
Aug. 1992
-Percent-
597,206
732,278
619,273
104
85
477,946
488,040
464,578
97
95
16,466
20,174
19,910
121
99
860,644
880,955
937,018
109
106
1,225,121
1,321,994
1,186,121
97
90
592,766
595,614
613,396
103
103
276,708
288,932
276,899
100
96
280,546
266,675
295,772
105
111
1,003,104
1,020,954
1,101,412
110
108
667,216
672,730
740,227
111
110
2,592,826
2,079,484
2,358,696
91
113
985,533
948,703
947,356
96
100
133,233
267,001
208,183
156
78
5,274
19,543
11,930
226
61
20,176
31,188
25,352
126
81
5,718
24,060
17,489
306
73
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Dols. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 2/
1991
1992
Thous. Pounds
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
32,206
36,200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
237
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
201
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
243
31,205
41,177
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
31,322
39,111
163,720
200,764
.66
.63
184
392
31,588
36,813
195,308
237,577
.65
.61
484
100
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
32,720
36,128
228,028
273,705
.63
.59
723
344
32,912
37,958
260,940
311,663
.60
.58
621
169
33,244
37,857
294,184
349,520
.59
.59
80
35,400
329,584
.58
974
31,114
360,698
.57
93
30,172
390,870
.53
594
1/ Price lor II.h delivered to proc....lng plant door. 2/ Data furnl.hed by U.S. Bureau 01 Cen.u.
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HIGHUGHTS November 1 Crop Forecast
Peanut Stocks
DuCUMENTS
COTTON INCREASES
c UBWIES otton produc"tlon In Georg.la.IS expected to totaI
Agricultural Prices
735,000 net weight bales, an increase of 9 percent or
Peanuts by States
60,000 bales from the October 1 forecast. This is 2
Survey Announcement Catfish Production
percent above last year's production and the highest since 1953. As harvest advanced, yields were hIgher
NOVEMBER 1 CROP REPORT
than earlier expected. By November 8, 54 percent of the cotton had been picked, well behind last year and the
Production of Georgia's corn, cotton and tobacco crops is now expected to be above earlier forecasts. The November 1 crop report reduced the peanut harvested
acreage estimate but maintained the expected 2,700 pound yield. The soybean production forecast for 1992
average progress of 79 percent. Yield per acre is
projected to average 770 pounds of lint, up 47 pounds
from last month, but 42 pounds less than last year's
record high. Acreage for harvest at 458,000, is also up from last month's forecast.
IS unchanged.
TOBACCO PRODUCTION UP
CORN YIELD EQUALS RECORD
Corn yields in Georgia are expected to average 100
bushels per acre, 2 bushels more than last month's forecast and equal to the record high In 1991. As of November 8,98 percent of the corn had been harvested. Production now Is expected to total 69 million bushels, 25 percent more than the 55 million bushels produced in 1991. Acreage harvested for grain remains at 690.000 acres.
Tobacco production' In Georgia is estimated at 98.9 million pounds, 23 percent more than 1991's production, and 5 percent more than last month's estimate. This Increase is based on sales records from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Acreage harvested at 43,000 acres is unchanged from previous estimates. Yield per acre at 2,300 pounds is up 100 pounds from last month and 265 pounds per acre above last year's short crop.
SOYBEANS UNCHANGED
PEANUT PRODUCTION DOWN
Peanut production for Georgia In 1992 Is forecast at 1.82 bill ion pounds, 3 percent less than the October 1 lorecast, and 18 percent less than last year's production. The decreased production Is attributed to a 20,000 acre reduction In harvested acres. Acreage Is now expected to total 675,000 acres, 25 percent less than In 1991. Average yield Is unchanged from the previous forecast, at 2,700 pounds per acre.
Soybean production forecast remains unchanged from last month at 17.3 million bushels. This is 8 percent
more than last year's production of 15.9 million bushels. Yield Is expected to average 27 bushels per acre from 640,000 acres harvested. On November 8, harvest reached 42 percent complete, well behind last year's
progress of 65 percent and the 5 year average 60 percent.
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1991 AND NOVEMBER 1, 1992 FORECAST
Acreage
Yield per Acre
Production
Harvested
Ind. Nov. 1,
Ind. Nov. 1,
Crop
Unit
1991 1/
19921/
1991
1992
1991
1992
-1,000 Acres--
-Thousands-
Corn
Bu.
550
Soybeans
Bu.
590
Peanut~
Lbs.
895
Cotton
Bales
427
Tobacco
Typ~ 14
Lbs.
40
Hay
2
Tons
600
Sorghury
Bu.
50
Pecans
Lb..
Sweetp2otatoes 2 Cwt.
3.8
Whea.J
Bu.
425
Oats
Bu.
Rye 2 2
Bu.
60 65
Apples
Lbs.
2.8
Peache~ 2
Lbs.
21
Grapes
Tons
1.8
690
100
640
27
675
2,490
458
812
43
2,015
600
3.0
50
50
3.5
155
350
33
55
50
6~
20
11,400
5
7,140
5
1.78
100 27 2,700 770
2,300 3.0 50
4
46 67
2~
5 5
55,000 15,930 2,228,550
722
80,600 1,800 2,500
100,000 589
14,025 3,000 1,300 32,000 150,000
3.2
69,000 17,280 1,822,500
735
98,900 1,800
602,,0500<01
16,100 3,685 1,560 25,000 130,000
3.4
1/ H"",ested for principal use. 2/ Estlmat~s brought forward from earlier fe<ecut. 3/ Cotton yield In ""unds per hlllVested acre, production In bales. 3/ Estimates brought forward from earlier forecast. 4/ Yield and pi'oductlon estimates will be released ,n 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 137 percent of the 1977 average, 3 points 2.1 percent) less than the previous month but 1 point
10.7 percent) more than the previous year. Higher prices
or hogs, other chickens and broilers were only partially offset by lower prices for corn, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, beef cattle, calves, milk and eggs.
U.S. OCTOBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
1977 = 100. Price increases forO-tomatoes, grapefruit,
oranges, and wheat offset declines for corn, apples,
lettuce, and lemons. The All Farm Products Index was 4 points (2.8 percent) below October 1991. The
year-to-year index decline continues to be driven primarily by the extreme change in orange prices from
record high levels in 1991. Otherwise, price increases from a year ago for tomatoes, cattle, lettuce, and wheat
more than offset price decreases for corn, cotton, lemons, and soybeans. Without the influence of orange
prices, the All Farm Products Index would have been 1 point higher than a year ago.
The October All Farm Products Index of Prices Received was unchanged from September at 138 based on
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-OCTOBER 15 1992. WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity
Price
Ber nit
Georgia
United States
Oct.
Sept.
Oct. 15,
Oct.
Sept.
Oct. 15,
1991
1992
1992
1991
1992
1992
Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed2 Tobacco
Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Baled 1 Milk Cows 3
Hogs
SoW8 Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle4 Cows5 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeysl Chickens Excl. Broilers2 Com'l Broilers7 Eggs, A112,8 Tabie2 Hatching2
S/Bu. S/Bu. S/Bu. Cts./Lb. SITon Cts./Lb. S/Bu. Cts./Lb. SITon S/Head
S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
S/Cwt.
S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
S/Cwt.
S/Cwt. S/Cwt.
Cts./Lb.
Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz.
2.60 66.2 59.00
5.37 27.1
1120.00 42.90 36.20 43.50 53.30 47.8(1 73.10 86.70 15.20
15.4 30.0 76.7 52.6 130.0
3.09 1
2.22 60.0
183.0
31.7
38.50 30.80 39.30 59.50 44.50 76.20 82.50 16.10
11.4 30.5 n.7 49.3 130.0
-
2.161 53.62 92.00 178.02 5.171 29.82
1160.00 39.701 31.701 40.601 57.501 43.501 74.601 76.801 16.008
16.1 31.5 70.8 43.7 125.0
3.19 1.21 2.31 62.7 69.00 178.0 5.49 27.9 68.90 1100.00 43.60 35.80 44.20 70.40 47.30 74.30 93.90 13.50 37.0
31.0 62.0 52.0
3.24 1.28 2.15 52.6 90.00 182.5 5.35 31.3 68.50
41.90 32.10 42.60 71.70 47.00 75.50 87.40 13.50 37.1
31.8 59.5 48.9
3.3i 1.321 1.991 52.42 90.00 181.52 5.121 30.1 2 70.50 1150.00 42.601 3453..22001' 71.801 46.801 75.801 88.301 13.508 38.6
32.9 56.9 45.5
c1o/ wM~idsomldonfothr ..I2a/uFgihr.t:er~.alf8/oPf mI.lolmntihn.ar3y/.
Animal. sold for 7/ Entire month.
dairy U.S.
hliveer<wl reeigplhat ceeqmu~invtaleonntlyp. riPceriscees~cpeupbtlifsohreAdRJ,PanA.,TXA.pr.8,/JAuvlye,raOgcet.o
4/ Cows, f all eggs
.teers and heifers. 5/ Reef cows and cull dairy sold by farmer. Including hatching eggold at
reta,l.
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
1977= 100
1991
1991
1992
1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
138
136
140
137
Crops
140
137
143
138
Uvestock & Products
137
136
137
136
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
147
142
138
138
Price, Paid
18g2
189
1923
192
Ratio
78
75
72
72
1/ Ration of Index of prien received by farme'" to Index of price. paid. 2/ July 1991 price. paid Index brought forward. 3/ July 1992 prices paid Index brought forward.
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 1992 crop, 1993 wheat and rye seedings, hog and cattle inventory numbers, the sizr- of the current pig and calf crops, and the number of milk cows and mifk production.
Farmers will be co.,tacted either by mail, telephone or personal interview. If you are asked to participate in one of these surveys, yuur cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Individual data will 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 1993 Qroduction 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 1993.
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U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED
The October Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 192
(1977 = 100). unchanged from July 1992 but 3 points
(1.6 percent) greater than October 1991. Lower prices for feed grafns and mixed poultry and dairy feeds were the major contributors to the lower October index. Beef cattle concentrate and other hay prices were higher. Since last surveyed, prices were higher for most tractors and self-propelled machinery Items. Prices increased the most for combines and 110-129 horsepower tractors.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The September 1992 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was 141.3 (1982-84 = 100) compared to 140.9 in August. The July Index was 140.5. For the 12-month period ending in September, the overall index increased 3.0 percent.
FUELS: PRICES PAID, UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Oct.
July
Oct.
Item
1991
1992
1992
Dollars per Gallon
Gasoline 1/
Service Station, (Unleaded)
1.15
1.18
1.16
Bulk Delivery, (Leaded Regular)
1.16
1.21
1.19
Diesel Fuel, Bulk Delivery 2/
.851
.841
.862
L.P. Gas, Bulk Delivery 2/
.732
.692
.727
11 Include. federal, state and local cer gallon taxes. 2/ E~clud.. stat. road tax.s, but Includes state and local per gallon axes where applicable.
FEED-PRICES PAID. SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1992. WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity
Price
I~
Oct. 1991
Southeast July 1992
Oct. 1992
Oct. 1991
United States July 1992
Oct. 1992
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% Slock Salt Molasses, Uquid
11 AL,FL,GA,SC.
$JOwl. $JOwl. $JOwl. $JOwl. $JOwl. $lTon
$lTon $lTon
$lTon $lTon
$/Ton $/Ton
$lTon $/Ton
$lTon
$lTon
$lTon
$150 Lbs. $JOwl.
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
14.10 14.70 13.20 10.90 9.20 201.00 211.00 258.00 227.00 163.00 179.00 183.00 182.00 210.00 ,'37.00
292.00
269.00 4.10 9.80
14.50 14.80 13.00 10.60 9.00 200.00 202.00 271.00 235.00 156.00 192.00 186.00 182.00 226.00 236.00 295.00 259.00 4.00
9.30
13.40
13.40 10.60 9.10 7.49 199.00 208.00 241.00 225.00 166.00 176.00 185.00 1B8.00 287.00 214.00 312.00
248.00 3.58 9.70
13.90 13.20 10.80 8.99 7.56 201.00 211.00 244.00 228.00 170.00 178.00 187.00 191.00 282.00 206.00
302.00 250.00
3.63 10.10
14.50 12.90 10.70 8.90 7.25 196.00 203.00 242.00 227.00 166.00 1n.00 186.00 188.00 280.00 203.00 303.00 254.00 3.65 10.00
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weight Processed
Monthly
Cumulative
1991
1992
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Dols. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 2/
1991
1992
Thous.Pounds
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
32,206
36.200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
237
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
201
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
243
31,205
41,1n
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
31.322
39,111
163,720
200,764
.66
.63
184
392
31,588
36,813
195,308
237,5n
.65
.61
484
100
32,720
36.128
228,028
273,705
.63
.59
723
344
32,912
37,958
260,940
311,663
.60
.58
621
169
33,244
37,857
294,184
349.520
.59
.59
80
35,400
329,584
.58
974
31,114
360,698
.57
93
30,172
390,870
.53
594
11 Price for fi.h delivered to proceo.1nll plant door. 2/ Data lurnl.hod by U.S. Bureau 01 Con.u.
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U.S. PEANUTS
Peanut production is forecast at 4.38 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the October forecast and 11 percent below the 1991 record high crop. Late crop maturity and relatively unfavorable harvest conditions in early October combined to reduce production prospects in the Southeast and Virginia-North Carolina regions. Harvested area, at 1.73 million acres, is down 1 percent from October 1 and 14 percent below the 1991 level. Yields are expected to average 2,534 pounds per acre, 8 pounds above last month and 90 pounds above last year.
Production in the Southeastern States (AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 2.75 billion pounds, down 2 percent from October 1 and 13 percent below the 1991 crop. The yield for the 4-State area is expected to average 2,658 pounds per acre, 219 pounds above last year's level. Favorable harvest weather in Alabama helped farmers preserve yields and quality, while poor harvest conditions across Georgia and Florida in early October reduced expectations. Harvest was over 95 percent complete by the end of October in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The South Carolina harvest reached 76 percent completion by November 1.
State
Alabama Florida Georgia New Mexico N. Carolina Oklahoma S.Carolina Texas Virginia
PEANUTS FOR NUTS- ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION
Area Harvested
1991
1992
-1,000 Acres-
Yield
1991
Ind. 1992
-Pounds-
Production 1/
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
2n.0 118.0 895.0 22.7 162.0 106.0
14.0 325.0
96.0
239.0 107.0 675.0 22.0 160.0 98.0
14.0 320.0
93.0
2,305 2,370 2,490 2,250 2,850 2,300 2,400 2,100 3,200
2,700 2,350 2,700 2,400 2,550 2,200 2,300 2,200 2,650
638,485 279,660 2,228,550
51 ,075 461,700 243,800
33,600 682,500 307,200
645,300 251,450 1,822,500 52,BOO 408,000 215,600 32,200 704,000 246,450
U.S.
2,015.7
1,728.0
1/ E.timat.. comprl.ed 01 quota and non-quota peanut.
2,444
2,534
4,926,570
4,378,300
Month Ending
1991 Sept. Oct. Nov. Cae.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1/
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Shelled Peanuts
Total 3/
--1,000 Pounds--
1,715,648 3,580,711
3,167,854 3,379,648
349,098 484,370 570,617 659,161
16,398 32,541 42,181 51,344
464,300 644,212
758,921 876,684
2,196,346 4,257,464 3,968,956 4,307,676
'992 Jan. Feb.
Mar. ~r.
ay
June July Aug.
Sept.
2,878,524 2,236,682 , ,574,181
998,360 621,100
182,611 117,121
102,419 840,084
714,202
785,526 844,386 845,671 821,523
798,508 652,851 485,800
395,767
68,028
88,028 96,516 104,264 100,526 88,761
69,018 49,321 24,662
949,889
',044,750 1,123,033 1,124,742
1,092,626
1,062,016 868,292 646,114
526,370
3,896,441 3,369,460 2,793,730 2,227,366
1,814,252 1,333,388 1,054,431
797,854 1,391,116
1/ Exclude. Itockl on larm. Includn .tock. owned by or hold for account of CCC In commercial .torage. Farmer .tock on net weight ba.I. 2J Includehelled edible grade., .heUed oIll1ocl<, and .helled ...d (untreated). 3/ Actuallarmer .tock, plua roa.llng Itock, plu. sheUed peanut. X 1.33.
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HIGHLIGHTS
DOCUMENTS
Farm Labor
Poultry Summary
lIGA UBftARlES
Livestock SIau9hter
Milk Production
Catfish Processing
i..
Cattle on Feed
:' ..
Cold Storage
SOUTHEAST WAGE RATE UP
The average wage rate paid by farm operators in the Southeast during October 1992, was $5.64 compared to $5.35 a year earner.
compares with 130,000 people working during the October 1991 survey week. Self-employed farm operators accounted for 88,000 of the total, along with 16,000 unpaid and 42,000 workers hired directly by farm operators.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.64 per hour during the October 1992 survey week. This rate was up 29 cents from last year. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.66 per hour compared with $5.10 in October 1991. Field workers received an average of $5.08 per hour, up 21 cents from the October 1991 survey week. Livestock workers earned $5.38 per hour, which remained unchanged from a year ago.
There were 146,000 people working on farms In the Southeast during the week of October 11-17, 1992. This
FARM WAGE RATE5-0CTOBER 11-17. 1992. BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1
State or 2 Re ion
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
6.56 6.13 5.70 5.43 5.64 6.37 6.25 5.70 6.12 5.01 5.36 7.00 6.63 8.99
6.09
I"lelO
6.20 5.84 5.37 4.93 5.08 5.74 6.26 5.52 5.56 4.76 5.01 6.60 6.02 8.09
5.74
uvestock
5.38 5.20 5.72 5.09 5.38 6.55 4.88 5.43 6.04 5.43 5.20 6.95 6.sq
5.57
~.uper- I Ulner I
VISO
-Dollars per Hour-
10.29 9.26 8.12 8.40 10.93 10.30 9.68 7.13 10.7Q
8.42 10.18
10.~
7.08 8.18
7.0~
6.5~
7.09 7.20 5.71 6.90
6.6~
9.~
9.53
7.61
Hounv I t"lece I Uther
6.36
6.73
6.91
6.05
6.08
6.23
5.33
6.21
6.52
5.10
6.75
5.66
3
5.65
5.76
5.75
9.60
6.40
6.8~
5.66
5.62
5.87
5.94
3
6.55
5.06
3
4.89
5.13
3
5.67
6.65
3
8.51
5.91
7.61
8.80
8.05
12.21
5.83
6.69
6.57
NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE W~EK OCTOBER 11-17, 1992 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES
All
Farm Workers
SelfErn 0 ed
Unpaid
Hired
Thous. Thous.
Hours
Thous. Hours Thous.
Hours
Northeast I
116
49
41.9
Northeast II
149
71
45.0
Appalachian I
116
55
34.4
Appalachian II
218
140
26.0
SOutheast
146
88
27.6
Rorida
81
24
24.0
Lake
356
180
51.2
Cornbelt I
306
179
42.8
Cornbelt II
260
164
49.8
Delta
148
79
37.8
SOuthern Plains
282
192
29.2
Pacific
114
51
29.8
California
220
50
35.4
Hawaii
13
3
28.7
15
36.0
31
39.3
10
33.8
29
32.3
16
25.5
3
34.0
87
43.5
70
38.3
59
42.1
18
34.4
30
35.0
13
32.6
9
31.9
1
30.2
52
41.0
47
40.8
41
38.2
49
31.1
42
34.0
54
36.0
89
40.6
57
39.8
37
42.0
51
48.4
60
41.5
50
42.7
161
42.8
9
37.5
U.S. 4
2,950
1,574
39.6
484
38.3
892
41.4
600
292
wv: 1/ E.clud agricultural Nic. work.... 2/ R.glon. con.l.t 01 th.lollowlng: Northea.t I: CT, MEI.MA, NH, NY..RI, VT. North.ut II: DE, M9J_N.!, PA. Allpalachian I: NC, VA. Ap.palachlan
II: KY, TN,
South.alt: AL, GA, SC. Lak.: 1lI,.1 loiN, WI. Cornbelt I: IL, IN; OH. Cornb.lt II: lA, MO. Delta: AN, ~ MS. Northern Plain.: ""', NE, NO, SO. Southern Plain.: OK, TX.
Mountain I: 10, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, U . Mountain III: AZ., NM. Pacific: OR, WA. 31lnaultlcl.nt data. 4/ ~.clud. AK.
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--QCTOBER 1991-1992
1
Number of Layers
During October
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-October
1991
1992
Total Eggs Produced
During October
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Number-
-Millions-
6,573 11,572
18,145
6,873 11,296 18,169
1,917 2,155 2,067
1,906 2,192 2,086
126
131
249
248
375
379
36,185 190,834 227,019
42,916 232,767 275,683
36,290 192,387 228,677
42,978 237,202 280,180
1,890 2,185 2,138
1,903 2,183 2,139
1,882 2,206 2,155
1,889 2,197 2,150
684 4,170 4,854
817 5,081 5,898
683 4,245 4,928
I812
5,211 6,023
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-QCTOBER 1991-1992
%cl
%~
Item
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
year
January thru October
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
ago
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
4,931
5,220
5,407
110
38,302
39,659
104
Egg Type
255
237
237
93
2,440
2,524
103
Cfilcks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
73,130
78,190
n,522
106
n4,452
799,968
103
Unitea States
531,107
554,452
546,180
103
5,530,125
5,701,698
103
ElIg Type
Georgia Unitea States Turkeys
1,279 34,085
"
2,162 27,894
..-
1,961
31,937 -
153 94
17,152
- . 354,098
19,909
- . 329,261
116
93
Poults Placed U.S.
21,955
21,595
21,893
100
43,1552
43.4882
101
1 Dome.Uc placemant. a. reportad by ledlng breede" Includel expected pullet raplacamentl from eggl lold during the preceding month at the rata of 125 pullet chlckl per 30 dozen cua of eggl. 2/ Turkay pouK. placed September October.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER1991-1992
%cl
Item
Sept.
Sept.
year
Oct. 2/
Jan. thru Sept.
1991
1992
ago
1992
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young Chickens Georgia Unitea States Mature Chicken. Ught T~pe, U.S. Heavy T~e, U.S. Totar U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia Unitea States
66,461 497,366
9,740 4,330 14,070 3,736
1.2 1.6
73,641 546,935
9,343 4,841 14,184 2,436
1.2 1.5
111
73,038
623,599
636,037
110
541,714
4,622,240
4,837,889
96
9,453
94,424
99,126
112
4,692
36,747
39,205
101
14,145
131,171
138,331
65
2,834
32,942
28,069
1.2
1.4
1.8
1.7
1/ Federally Inlpected Ilaughter data al collected by Meat and Poultry Inlpectlon Program. Current month data ..Umated by Market Newo Service. 2/ Preliminary.
%~
year ago
102 105 105 107 105 85
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-NOVEMBER 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992
% of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
29,335
23,860
81
Broiler Type
418,410
430,332
103
Turkeys, All Breeds 28,769
27,872
97
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT Georgia red meat production totaled 38.5 million pounds during October 1992, 4 percent more than September 1992, but 4 percent less than October 1991.
(U.S. information on page 3.)
2
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION RISES
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.66 billion pounds, 1 percent below a year earlier. Beef production totaled 2.01 billion pounds. This was down 5 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.86 million, down 2 percent. The average live weight decreased 15 pounds to 1,180. Pork production at 1.59 billion pounds was at a record high, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.79 million head, up 3 percent from last year. The average live weight decreased 1 pound to 251.
I COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/
October
1992 as %
Jan.-Oct. 2J
Kind
I 1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
-MOlion Pounds-
Percent
-Million Pounds-
Beef
2,114
2,014
95
Veal
28
24
89
Pork
1,534
1,588
103
Lamb & Mutton
32
29
91
Total Red Meat
3,708
3,655
99
1/ Ba..d on packa.. d.... _Ight. and axcludaa farm .laughtar.
19,205 242
13,408
298 32,793
19,322 251
14,202
288 34,063
1992 as % of 1991
Percent
101 103 109 97 104
-....
Species:'
Georgi. Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
UVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
Number Slaughtered
UCI.
October
1992 as%
1991
1992
. of 1991
-1,000 Head-
Percent
AveraQe
Live Weight
October
1991
1992
-Pounds-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0.2
0.1
50
97
99
Total
Live Weight
October
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
2
2
2
2
2
2
18
11
United 5,.,"
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs
2,932.2 130.6
8,498.2 522.3
2,862.6 114.5
8,791.3 469.9
98
1,195
1,180
3,503,009
88
358
370
46,750
103
252
251
2,143,050
90
122
124
63,468
1/lnclucla. ataughtar unclar Fada'" Inapacllon and olIIar commercial "aughtar, axeluda. farm .'aughtar. 2/ Not publlshad to avoid dl.closlng Individual oparallonl.
3,379,126 42,416
2,209,850 58,457
I I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-CCTOBER 1991-1992 21 States
Item
Unit
1991
1992
Milk Cows 1/ Milk per Cow 2J
Thous.He~
Pounds
Milk Production 2J
Mil. Lb.
1/lnclud.. dry cows, axcludes haWa,. not yat fr.h. 21 Excludes milk suckad by calvas.
8,346 1,224 10,212
8,248 1,279 10,550
Percent
99 104 103
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weicht Processed
Monthly
1991
1992
I CumUlatIve
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Nov. Dec.
32,206 33,036 35,951 31,205 31,322 31,588 32,720 32,912 33,244
35,400 31,114 30,172
36,200 39,228 45,048 41,1n 39,111 36,813 36,128 37,958 37,857 39,212
32,206 65,242 101,193 132,398 163,720 195,308 228,028
260,940 294,184
329,584 360,698 390,870
36,200 75,428 120,476 161,653 200,764 237,5n 273,705 311,663 349,520 388,732
1/ Prica for IIlh dallvarad to proca.'ng plant door. 21 Data furnlshad by L'.S. Bureau of CanIUS.
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Dais. per Pound
.69
.53
.69
.56
.69
.60
.69
.63
.66
.63
.65
.61
.63
.59
.60
.58
.59
.59
.58
.61
.57
.53
Imports
of Catfish 2J
1991
1992
Thous.Pounds
355
237
344
201
93
243
641
233
184
392
484
100
723
344
621
169
80
307
974
93
594
3
CATTLE ON FEED UP 7 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.53 million head, up 7 percent from a year ago but down 2 percent from November 1, 1990.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during October totaled 2.61 million, up 3 percent from last year but 4 percent below 1990. Net placements of 2.53 million for October were up 3 percent from last year but 4 percent below 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.49 million, down 10 percent from last year and 7 percent below two years ago. This is the smallest October marketings since 1981.
Other disappearance totaled 76,000 head compared to 77,000 in October 1991 and 87,000 in October 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1
Number
1992 as % of
Item
1990
1991
1992
1990
1991
-1,000 Head-
-Percent-
On Feed October 1 1/
7,635
7,216
7,495
98
104
Placed on Feed During October
2,726
2,539
2,608
96
103
Fed Cattle Marketed During October
1,605
1,665
1,493
93
90
Other Disappearance During October 2/
87
77
76
87
99
On Feed November 1 1/
8,669
8,013
8,534
98
107
1/ Cattle end calve. on leed are animal. lor slaughter market being led a lull ration 01 grain or other concentrat.. and are expected to produce a carca.. that will grade ..Iect or better. 21lnclud.. deeth 10...., movement Irom leedlo.. to pastur.. and .hlpments to other reed lot. lor lurther leedlng.
Commodity
Butter Cheesa, 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,Shelied Pecans, In Shell
COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 31,1992
Oct. 31, 1991
Sept. 30, 1992
-1,000 Pounds-
Oct. 31, 1992
Percent of
Oct. 1991
Sept. 1992
-Percent-
567,124
630,711
559,987
99
89
429,335
470,928
449,056
105
95
16,728
19,990
19,810
118
99
1,035,356
935,303
1,073,467
104
115
1,068,774
1,187,615
1,130,443
106
95
633,479
613,331
635,662
100
104
298,152
275,206
289,153
97
105
299,662
297,273
306,942
102
103
990,535
1,096,419
1,066,782
108
97
653,039
734,402
710,519
109
97
2,648,618
2,408,558
2,528,717
95
105
1,098,134
949,133
1,068,020
97
113
196,358
212,469
244,668
125
115
10,707
10,885
11,691
109
107
19,892
25,819
20,795
105
81
9,577
16,903
16,666
174
99
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HIGHLIGHTS Cotton Forecast Pecan Forecast Prices Received Peanut Stocks
GEORGIA'S COTTON CROP SLIPS
Harvest of the State's 1992 ~ crop has been two to three weeks behind normal all season and weather conditions during much of November and early December continued to slow harvest. As a result of the adverse harvest conditions, yield prospects have declined to 744 pounds per acre compared to 770 pounds per acre on November 1. If the estimated yield of 744 pounds Is realized, the 1992 crop will still be the third highest yielding crop of record. Production is now estimated at 710,000 bales compared to 735,000 on November 1. The 1992 crop estimate compares with 722,000 bales produced in 1991 and Is the second largest cotton crop in almost 40 years.
Harvested acreage is expected to total 458,000 acres, 7 percent above last year and the largest harvested acreage since 1965. Harvest as of December 6 was 83 percent complete compared to the average of 97 percent. Frequent rains, cloudy damp days, wet fields and a late maturing crop have all contributed to the slowest harvest season 1n recent years. Concern is increasing over weather related quality and yield losses to unharvested fields.
GEORGIA'S PECAN PRODUCTION PLUMMETS
Georgia's 1992 p"e.c,an crop Is estimated at a disappointing 40 million pounds. This is sharply below the October forecast of 60 million pounds and the smallest crop since 1966. By comparison, the 1991 crop totaled 100 million pounds. Growers expected production to be off sharply from last year because of the extremely adverse conditions during 1991, but after harvest began many were surprised at the extent of the shortage.
Harvest progress is running behind last year but by December 6 was only a couple of days behind average. Growers have made good harvest progress despite wet weather and boggy spots in groves. Quality of the 1992 nuts harvested to date have been very good. Growers are concerned about quality loss to unharvested nuts from the frequent rains and damp weather. Improved varieties are estimated at 35 million pounds and seedling varieties at 5 million pounds.
RECEIVED
DEC t 7 1992
DOCUMENTS UGA UBIARlES
Crop
I I GEORGIA ACREAGE. YIELD AND PRODUCTION. 1991 AND DECEMBER 1. 1992 FORECAST
Acreage
Yield per Acre
Production
Unit
Planted
1991
1992
199H1 WVeste1d9921/
Ind. Nov. 1
1991
1992
Ind. Nov.
1991
1992
Corn2
Soybea~s2
Peanut~
Cotton
Tobacco Type 1i2 Hay, All Sorghum 2 Pecans
SweetPftatoes 2
'Mle8:l
O8ts Rye 2 2 Apples 2 Peache\ Grapes
Bu.
Bu. Lbs. Bales
Lbs. Tons Bu. Lbs. Cwt. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Lbs. Tons
-Thousand Acres-
600
750
550
690
600
650
590
640
900
895
675
430
427
458
40
43
600
600
90
90
50
50
4.0
3.7
3.8
3.5
500
400
425
350
95
80
60
55
330
300
65
6~
2.8
21
5
1.8
5
100 27 2,490 812
2,015 3.0 50 155 33 50 20
11,400 7,140
1.78
100 27 2,700 744
2,300 3.0 50
4
46 67 21
5 5
-Thousands-
55,000 15,930 2,228,550
722
69,000 17,280 1,822,500
710
SO,600 1,800
2,500 100,000
589 14,025 3,000
1,300 32,000 150,000
3.2
98,900 1,800
2,500
40,~
16,100 3,685
1,560 25,000 130,000
3.4
s. 11 Harv.sl.d for prlnc:lj!aI u... 21 Eallmal broughllorward Irom .arller IOf.CU" 31 Cotton yi.ld In pound. par harvested acr., production In bale. 41 Yield and production timat
will be ral....d In th. Annual Crop Summary. 5rAcr.. and yl.1d .sllmal will b. ral....ct In Ih. Annual Crop Summary.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
u.s. COTTON
The December 1 forecast of all kQllim production is 16.3 million bales, virtually unchanged from November 1 but down 8 percent from last year's production. Of the total, Upland is expected to account for 15.8 million bales, while Pima production will be 501,000 bales. Total area for harvest is estimated at 11.2 million acres, down 13 percent from 1991. Yield is expected to average 696 pounds per acre, 2 pounds above November and up 44 pounds from last year.
Upland cotton production in Texas and Oklahoma is forecast at 3.63 million bales, unchanged from November 1 but 27 percent below the 1991 production. November rainfall caused minimal harvest delays in this region and by December 6 in Texas 80 percent of the crop was harvested. In West Texas, boll weights are the third highest since 1982.
The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) expect to produce 6.46 million bales, 1 percent above both the November 1 forecast and 1991 production. Regional yields, at 747 pounds per harvested acre, are down 27 pounds from last year. Rainfall delayed some harvest activity but by December 6, all of the Mississippi and Louisiana crop was harvested and 99 percent was harvested In Arkansas. Missouri and T~n/lessee were 97 percent harvested. OL)jf!ctive yield surveys indicate boll weights are the second highest sillce 1982 for Louisiana, and are fourth and sixth highest for Arkansas and Mississippi, respectively. Normally, boll weights In the Delta change little from December 1 to final harvest.
Production in the Western States (Arizona, California, and New Mexico) is expected to total 3.53 million bales, up 1 percent from November 1 and up slightly from 1991. Yields In this region are expected to average 1,242 pounds per acre, 40 pounds above the 1991 yield and a new record high yield for California. Harvest was 99 percent complete in both Arizona and California. December 1 boll weight data indicate that the California crop has the fourth hiQhest weight of the last 10 years. Generally, minor weight changes occur between December 1 and final harvest.
The forecast In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina) puts production at 2.04 million bales, a 2 percent decrease from last month and 10 percent below 1991's
production. Yields in this region are expected to average 666 pounds per acre, 57 pounds below 1991. As of December 6, all of these States were behind the average harvesting face - especially in North Carolina where 71 percent 0 the crop was harvested compared with 95 percent average.
Ginnings totaled 12,598,900 running bales ginned prior to December 1, compared with 13,259,650 running bales for the same date last year and 12,428,045 running bales in 1990.
u.S. PECANS
The December 1 forecast for the U.S. ~ crop is 175 million pounds (in-shell basis), down 15 percent from the October 1 forecast and down 41 percent from last year. If realized, this year's crop would be the smallest since 1976. Many acres in the Southeast will not be harvested because yields are too low. The wet weather during 1991, coupled with the large crop, is generally thought to be the cause of this year's low Yields.
The Texas forecast of 55.0 million pounds, is down 8 percent from October 1. Volume on Improved varieties looks good but the Native crop is less than expected with some quality problems reported. The New Mexico forecast is unchanged at 29.0 million pounds. Harvest Is in full swing. Alabama's forecast is unchanged from last month at 9.00 million pounds. The Improved varieties forecast has been increased to 7.00 million pounds but the Native forecast has been decreased to 2.00 million pounds. The Arkansas forecast has been reduced 33 percent from last month to 1.00 million pounds. The crop was adversely affected by freezes in the fall of 1991 and the spring of 1992. California's forecast of 2.60 million pounds, is 10 percent less than October. Harvest is nearly complete with good quality reported. The Florida pecan forecast is 3.00 million pounds, down 14 percent from October. Quality of the pecans already harvested is good. Louisiana's forecast was reduced to 4.00 million pounds, 20 percent less than the October forecast. The trees simply did not set many nuts following last year's large crop. The Oklahoma forecast is off 18 percent, at 9.00 million pounds. Rainfall during the bloom period in the spring hurt the crop and some areas have had complete crop failures. South Carolina's forecast declined 40 percent to 300,000 pounds. South Carolina has experienced all the problems that have affected the other southeastern States.
State
AL
AR
CA FL GA LA MS NM NC 2
OK
SC
TX
1990
4,000 100
2,800 2.000
56.000
1,500 1,800 34,000
100 800 400 40,000
- - --
- - - - - - - ~ ~
~
~
- -- - - - -
-
- - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- -
Imoroved 1 1991
Ind. 1992
1990
Seedling
mao
1991 1992
-Thousand Pounds-
7,000 1,500
2.')",0
n2,o,0o0o0
2,500 5,000 29,000 3,000 1,000 3,000 30,000
7,000
500 2,600 2,000 35,000
500 800 29,000 1,200
500 ?CO 40,000
1,000 150
1,600 9.000 4,500
400
300 4,200
100 20,000
11,000 1,500
1.500 23,000 24,500
2,500
2.500 16,()()(I 2,500 30,000
2,000 500
1,000 5,000 3,500
200
800 8,500
100 15,000
1990
5,000
~50
2,800 3,600 65,000 6,000 2,200 34,000
400 5,000
500 60,000
Total
1991
18,000 3,000 2,300 3,500
100,000 27,000 7,500 29,000 5,500 17,000 5,500 60,000
OTHER STATES3
20,250
20,700
U.S.
143,500
163.300
119,300
41,250 115.000
36.600
205,000
299,000
II Budded, IIrafled. or topworlced varietl... 2/ estimate. lor current year carried forward Irom earlier lorecut. 31 AZ,KS.MO,TN. No breakdown between varletl.. avallable.
2
mo.
1992
9,000 1,000 2,600 3,000 40,000 4,000 1,000 29,000 2,000 9.000
300 55,000
19,100
175,000
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED
The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for November was 137 percent of the 1977 average. 1 point (0.7 percent) above the previous month. and 5 points (3.8 percent) more than a year ago. Higher prices for corn, soybeans, cows. calves. chickens. broilers and table eggs were only partially offset by lower prices for cotton, cottonseed. peanuts. hogs and milk. Steers and heifers and hatching eggs were unchanged.
U.S. NOVEMBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX OFF 2 POINTS
The November All Farm Products Index of Prices Received, at 137 based on 1977=100, was 2 points (1.4
....-\. .-..~""'...~~\.;.....:,
percent) below October. Price declines from October for cattle. tomatoes, grapefruit, and lettuce more than offset price gains for oranges. eggs, strawberries, and wheat.
The All Farm Products Index was also 2 points below November 1991. The year-to-year index decline was driven by price decreases from November 1991 for lettuce. corn, oranges, and milk. Price increases for cattle. tomatoes, hogs, and broilers were partially offsetting.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-NOVEMBER 15, 1992, WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity
Price per Unit
Georgia
United States
Nov.
Oct.
Nov. 15,
Nov.
Oct.
Nov. 15,
1991
1992
1992
1991
1992
1992
Winter Wheat
Oats
Corn Cotton Cottonseed2 Tobacco
Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, ~ed' Milk Cows Hogs Sows
Barrows & Gilts Beef ~tt1e Cows
Steers & Heifers
Calves All Milk Turkeys1
Chickens Excl. Broilers2 Com'l Brollers7 Eggs, ~12,8 Table Hatching2
SfBu.
$fBu. $/Bu. Cts./lb. $fTon Cta./lb. $/Bu.
Cts./Lb. $lTon $fHead $fCwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. SlCwt. SfCwt. Cta./lb.
Cta./lb. CtaJlb. Cta.lDoz. Cta./Doz. Cta./Doz.
2.70 6U 54.00
5.48 25.6
38.10 31.20 38.40 50.70 47.00 66.00 79.90 15.60
18.8 28.0 76.8 54.0 130.0
2.98
2.17 ;;C.l 92.00 178.0 5.31 29.9
1160.00 39.20 32.40 40.30 54.80 43.50 70.10 76.50 15.90
16.1 31.5 70.8 43.7 125.0
.
2.24' 53.62 85.00
-
5.39' 29.32
.
37.70' 30.10' 38.70' 55.60' 43.80' 70.10' 78.00' 15.608
18.5 32.0 76.8 54.2 125.0
3.38 1.25 2.29 60.9 71.00 182.0 5.48 24.6 69.10
38.00 30.70 38.50 67.90 45.00 72.40 90.20 13.90
37.0
29.5 62.7 53.0
3.29 1.31 2.04 52.7 90.00 182.0 5.26 29.9 70.50 1150.00 41.90 35.50 42.30 73.90 45.40 76.70 86.40 13.40 38.6
32.9 56.9 45.5
3.42' 1.32' 1.961 50.62 107.00
5.33' 27.g2
74.10.
40.90' 31.10' 41.60' 70.90' 43.80' 75.901 87.20' 13.308
39.0
33.2 64.9 55.1
'/ Mid month. 21 Firat hall 01 mon'h. 3/ COWl lold lor llaughtar. 1/ PraUmlnary.
Anlmall lold lor dairy hard 7/ EnUra month. U.S. II..
ralllacemant only. Prlcal welght aqul.alanl prlcel a
.pcuapbltillohradARJa,PnA.,,TAXp.r.8/JuAly.a, rOagcta.01/aCllOaWglg, lItlaoald..bayn'darhmeWa.....l.nc5lu/ dBi.n.gI
COWl and cull hatching eggl
dairy lold
at
..taU.
1977 = 100
INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Oct.
Nov.
Oct.
1991
1991
1992
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
136
Crops
137
Uvestock & Products
136
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
142
Price, Paid
189
Ratio
75
132
136
135
138
130
134
1~
139
1010
192
74
72
'/ Rallo olinda. 01 prlcal received by larmellio Inda. 01 prlcel paid. 21 Oct. 'llll' prlc.. paid Inda. broughtlorward. 3/ Oct. '992 prlcal paid Inda. broughtlorward.
3
Nov. 1992
137 137 137
131 19;.:-
71
u.s. PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 19 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 3.44 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 4.26 billion pounds last year. This total includes 2.74 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 670 million roundS of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 33.5 million pounds. There were 204 million pounds 0 Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of October 31, 1992.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 504 million pounds of which 474 million pounds were edible grades and 29.3 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 90.9 million pounds; Runners, 349 million pounds; and Spanish, 34.6 million pounds.
October millings totaled 479 million pounds. Millings by type were 131 million pounds of Virginias, 307 million pounds of Runners, and 41.1 million pounds of Spanish.
Month Ending
1991 Oct. Nov. Dec.
STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 1/
Farmer Stock
Shelled Peanuts 2/
Roasting Stock (In Shell)
Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts
Equivalent Total
3f
--1,000 Pounds--
3,580,711 3,167,854 3,379,648
484,370 570,617 659,161
32,541
42,181 51,344
644,212
758,921 876,684
4,257,464
3,968,956 4,307,676
1992 Jan.
Feb. Mar.
~ra.y June
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2,878,524 2,236,682 1,574,181
998,360 621,100 182,611 117,121 102,419
840,084 2,741,535
714,202 785,526 844,386 845,671 821,523 798,508 652,851 485,800 395,767 503,539
68,028 88,028 96,516 104,264 100,526 88,761 69,018 49,321 24,662 33,507
949,889 1,044,750 1,123,033 1,124,742
1,092,626 1,062,016
868,292 646,114 526,370 669,707
3,896,441 3,369,460 2,793,730 2,227,366 1,814,252
1,333,388 1,054,431
797,854 1,391,116 3,444,749
1/ Excludetock. on farm . Includetock. owned by or held for account of CCC In commercial .torage. Farmer stock on net weight ba.I. 21 Includehelled edible grade., .helled 011 .tock, and .helled ..ed (unlreated). 3/ Actual farmer .tock, plu, rOaltlng .tock, plu helled peanut. X 1.33.
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December 28, 1992 Volume 92-Number 25
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HIGHLIGHTS Poultry Summary LIvestock Siaughfer
Cattle on Feed Milk Production
Catfish Cold Storage
EGGS IN INCUBATORS-DECEMBER 1, 1991-1992, UNITED STATES
Item
1991
1992 % of Year Ago
-Thousands-
Chickens
Egg Type
31,083
30,039
97
Broiler Type
468,336
484,267
103
Turkeys,AlI Breeds 30,069
. 29,905
99
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
Georgia's laying flocks produced 379 million eggs during November 1992, up 2 percent from November 1991. Production consisted of 252 million table eggs and 127 million hatching eggs.
U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT
laying flocks in the U.S. produced 5.90 billion eggs during November 1992, up 2 percent from the 5.79 billion produced a year ago. Production Included 5.11 billion table eggs and 785 million hatching eggs.
20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Laying flocks in the 20 states producod 4.85 billion eggs during November 1992, up 2 percent from a year ago. Production included 4.19 billion table eggs and 665 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 1991-1992
Number of Layers
During Nov.
1991
1992
Eggs per 100
Layers-Nov.
1991
1992
Total Eg~s Produced
DUring Nov.
1991
1992
-Thousands-
-Number-
-Millions-
6,588 11,829 18,417
6,928 11,454
18,382
1,837 2,139 2,025
1,833 2,196 2,062
120
127
253
252
373
379
36,371 191,515 227,886
36,630 193,154 229,784
1,820 2,141 2,090
1,815 2,167 2,111
662 4,101
4,763
665 4,186
4,851
43,229 233,992 2n,221
43,386
236,994 280,380
1,829 2,136
2,088
1,809 2,157 2,103
791 4,998
5,789
785 5,111 5,896
RECEIVED
JAN 0 4 1993
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER l'-oCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1991-1992 IV\r........'Tn
UVVUml:.l1l..>
% of
UGA UBRARIES% of
Item
Oct.
Oct.
year
Nov. 2J
Jan. thru Oct.
year
1991
1992
ago_
1992
1991 __ . 1992
ago
-Thousands-
-Thousands-
Young ChIcken. Georgia
UniteCl States Mature Chicken. Ught Type, U.S. Heavy T~e, U.S. Tatar U.S. Total All Types, G Percent Condemned
Young Chickens
Georgia UniteCl States
73,982 560,063
9,741 4,712 14,453 3,352
1.3 1.6
72,502 544,655
9,297 4,490 13,787 2,864
1.2 1.5
98
65,123
697,581
708,539
102
97
4n,475
5,182,304
5,393,319
104
95
8,129
104,165
108,423
104
95
3,225
41,459
43,695
105
95
11,353
145,624
152,118
104
85
2,222
36,294
30,933
85
1.2
1.3
1.8
1.6
1/ Federally Inspected slaughter data as collected by Meet and Pouhry Inspection Program. Current month data estimated by Market News Service. 21 Preliminary.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP 6 PERCENT AND EGG TYPE HATCH UP
The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 74.6 million, was 6 percent more than a year earlier. EQg-type chicks hatched during November totaled 1.5 million, 5 percent more than the previous year.
U.S. BROILER HATCH UP AND EGG-TYPE HATCH DOWN
The November hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 525 million, was 3 percent above November last year. Egg-type chicks hatched during November 1992 totaled 26.5 million, 13 percent less than November 1991.
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-NOVEMBER 1991-1992
%of
%of
Item
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
year
January thru November
year
1991
1992
1992
ago
1991
1992
ago
-Thousands-
Percent
-Thousands-
Percent
Pullet Chicks Placed
Domestic (U.S.) 1/
Broiler Type
4,814
5,407
4,726
98
54,927
56,261
102
Egg Type
210
237
269
128
2,247
2,562
114
Chicks Hatched
BroUer Type
Georgia
70,293
n,522
74,559
106
844,745
874,527
104
Unitea States
511,732
546,180
524,546
103
6,041,857
6,226,244
103
EJlg Ty,pe
Georgia
1,420
1,961
1,493
105
18,572
21,400
115
Unitea States
30,400
31,937
26,547
87
384,498
355,808
93
Turkeys
Poultry Placed U.S.
22,231
21,893
22,123
100
65,38~
65,611 2
100
1 Reported by leading breede", Include. e.pected pullet replecement. from eggold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chick. per 30 dozen cue of egg. 2/ Turkey poun. placed SeptemDar-Novamber 199119112.
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP
Georgia commercial red meat production totaled 36.6 million pounds during November 1992, 3 percent more than November 1991 but 5 percent less than October 1992.
U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DROPS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.29 billion pounds, 1 percent below a year earlier. Beef production totaled 1.78 billion pounds.
This was down 2 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.56 million, down 1 percent. The average live
weight decreased 2 pounds to 1,177. Pork production, at 1.45 billion J?0unds was virtually the same as a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7.98 million head, up 1 percent from last year. The average live weight decreased 1
pound to 254. January-November red meat production was 37.3 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the
comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up slightly, while veal was up 2 percent,
pork was up 8 percent, and lamb and mutton was down
4 percent.
Species
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/
I"!Ilmnor -
November
1991
1992
-1,000 Head-
November 1992 as % of 1991
Percent
Average
UveWeight
November
1991
1992
-Pounds-
Total
Live Weight November
1991
1992
-1,000 Pounds-
Georgia
Cattle Calves
..
2 2
Hogs
2
2 2 2
.
2
.-
2 2
2 2 2
2 2 2
2 2 2
Sheep & Lambs
0.3
0.2
67
90
107
24
17
United Stat..
Cattle
2,578.4
2,557.8
99
Calves
128.4
112.6
88
Hogs
7,943.1
7,982.9
101
Sheep & Lambs
466.6
428.3
92
l/lncludaIaughter under Faderalln.paclion and othar commercial .Iaughter, IKcluda. fa'"
1,179 343
1,1n 359
3,040,940 44,040
255
254
2,029,312
123
125
57,329
olaughter. 21 Not publl.hed to avoid dllclollng Individual operation.
3,009,937 40,373
2,028,739 53,655
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES1/
November
1992 as %
January-Novembe~
Kind
1991
1992
of 1991
1991
1992
-Million Pounds-
Percent
-Million Pounds-
Beef
1,813
1,783
98
Veal
26
23
90
Pork
1,456
1,454
100
Lamb & Mutton
29
27
92
Total Red Meat
3,324
3,287
99
11 BMad on pack.... drell _ighl. and a.clud. farm lIaughter. 2/ Accumulated toeal. baNd on unroundad dalL
21,018 268
14,504
327 36,118
21,105 274
15,655
315 37,349
2
1992 as % of 1991
Percent
100 102 108 96 103
CATTLE ON FEED UP 5 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market In the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 8.88 million head on December 1, up 5 percent from a year ago but down 2 percent from December 1, 1990.
Placements of cattle and calves on feed In the 7 States during November totaled 1.87 million, down 3 percent from last year and 6 percent below 1990. Net
placements of 1.78 million for November were down 3 percent from last year and 6 percent below 1990.
Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.44 million, up 4 percent from last year but 6 percent below two years ago.
Other disappearance totaled 86,000 head compared to 77,000 in November 1991 and 95,000 in November 1990.
CATTLE AND CALVEs-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES. NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 1
Number
1992 as % of
Item
I 1990
1991
1992
1990
1991
-1,000 Head-
-Percent-
On Feed November 11/
8,669
8,013
8.534
98
107
Placed on Feed During November
1,987
1,917
1,865
94
97
Fed Cattle Marketed During November Other Disappearance During November 2J
1.522 95
1.3n76
1.437 86
94 91
104 112
On Feed December 1 1/
9,039
S,4n
8,876
98
105
II l/
Cattle and catv.. on leed are animal. lor .laughter market belnllled a lull ration of grain or Include. daath 10..... move....nt from leedlot. to putur.. and .hlpment. to olher reedlot.
lootrhleurrclhoenrcre.n.tdreint.g..
and
are
expected
to
produce
e
carca..
that
will
grade
llleet
or
better.
NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION
Milk production In the 21 major States during November totaled 10.3 billion pounds, 3 percent more than production in these same States in November 1991. October revised production at 10.6 billion pounds, was 3 percent above October 1991.
Production per cow In the 21 major States averaged 1,244 pounds for November, 52 pounds more tflan November 1991.
The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 8.26 million head, 73.000 head less than November 1991 but was 6,000 more than October 1992.
During the July-September period, the 21 major States produced 32.0 billion pounds of milk, 84.9 percent of the U.S. production. If producers in the remaining 29 States not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 States, the U.S. production would be 12.1 billion pounds for November 1992.
Item
I I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-NOVEMBER 1991-1992
Unit
21 States
1991
1992
Milk Cows 1/ Milk per Cow 2J Milk Production 2J
Thous. Head Pounds Mil. Lb.
II Include. dry COWl. exclude. helle.. not yet Ireoh. 2J Exclude. milk .ucked by calv...
8,329 1,192 9,926
8,256 1,244 10,273
Percent
99 104 103
U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1991-1992, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS
Month
Round Weicht Processed
Mommy
1991
1992
I \",umUiauve
1991
1992
-Thousand Pounds-
Average Price Paid
to Producers 1/
1991
1992
Dols. per Pound
Imports
of Catfish 2J
1991
1992
Thous.Pounds
Jan.
Feb.
Mar. Apr. May
June
July Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov. Dec.
32.206
36.200
32,206
36,200
.69
.53
355
237
33,036
39,228
65,242
75,428
.69
.56
344
201
35,951
45,048
101,193
120,476
.69
.60
93
243
31,205
41,1n
132,398
161,653
.69
.63
641
233
31,322
39,111
163.720
200.764
.66
.63
184
392
31,588
36,813
195,308
237,5n
.65
.61
484
100
32,720
36,128
228,028
273,705
.63
.59
723
344
32,912
37,958
260,940
311,663
.60
.58
621
169
33,244
37,857
294.184
349.520
.59
.59
80
307
35,400
39,212
329,584
388,732
.58
.61
974
187
31,114
35,073
360,698
423,805
.57
.62
93
30,172
390.870
.53
594
11 Price lor lI.h delivered to proce..1nll plant door. 2J Data lurnlohed by U.S. Bureau of c..,.u.
3
II~~n~nl~rlfllI11~mll~iilil~~II~llllll
3 2108 05357 0241
COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER 30,1992
~
r
Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 3D, 1992, were greater than a year earlier levels for
eggs, poultry, fruit, pork, and fruit juice. Cooler items with stocks above those of the previous year included apples,
peanuts, pecans, and cheese.
Total red meat supplies in freezers declined 2 percent from last month and were 4 percent less than those on hand
November 1991. Frozen pork stocks rose 4 percent during the month and were 3 percent above the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 91 percent from last month and were 2 percent above 1991.
Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 36 percent from October but were 6 percent above last year. Total stocks of
chicken increased slightly during the month and were 7 percent above 1991. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 55 percent from last month but up 5 p~rcent from last year.
Public cooler occupancy was at 59 percent of capacity, 4 points above last year. Public freezer occupancy at 68 percent was 5 p0ints below last month and 7 points below last year.
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, NOVEMBER 30,1992
Nov. 30, 1991
Oct. 31, 1992 -1,000 Pounds-
Nov. 30, 1992
Percent of
Nov. 1991
Oct. 1992
-Percent-
542,962
551,174
514,396
95
93
408,964
449,738
440,153
108
98
15,124
21,691
18,831
125
87
983,427
1,071,393
1,014,825
103
95
1,076,343
1,131,089
1,097,336
102
97
650,159
637,758
626,810
96
98
306,329
291,215
274,267
90
94
308,005
306,821
318,534
103
104
644,191
1,073,420
681,735
106
64
305,526
714,691
322,200
105
45
2,502,411
2,529,992
2,484,648
99
S8
1,045,187
1,072,468
1,038,844
99
97
257,596
244,812
272,129
106
111
14,407
12,843
19,656
136
153
14,264
20,950
15,667
110
75
41,667
15,854
22,872
55
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