00 ,e 7 GEORGIA FARM REPORT January 5 1993 Volume 93-Number 01 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: {706}546-2236 GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 3 PERCENT All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of December 1, 1992 are estimated at 1,100,000 head, down 3 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below September 1. Breeding inventory at 155,000 head was down 3 percent from both the previous year and previous quarter. Market hog invent ory at 945,000 head , decreased 3 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below September 1,1992. The September-November 1992 pig crop was 433,000 head, 6 percent below a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.60 compared with 7.65 last year. Georgia producers intend to farrow 59,000 sows during the December 1992-February 1993 quarter, 2 percent below the previous year . Farrowings for March-May 1993 are expected to total 61 ,000 sows, 5 percent below the previous year. U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 4 PERCENT U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 1992, was 59.8 million head . This was 4 percent above December 1991 but 3 percent below the September 1, 1992 inventory. U.S. producers intend to have 3.00 million sows farrow during the December 1992-February 1993 quarter, 3 percent more than the actual farrowings dur ing the same period last year and 10 percent above 1991. Intended farrowings for March-May 1993 at 3.40 million sows, are 1 percent above 1992 and up 3 percent from the 1991 period . The number of operations with hogs totaled 249,500 during 1992, down 2 percent from last year and 9 percent below 1990. Places with 500 or more hogs on hand accounted for 12 percent of the operations and 69 percent of the inventory. 16 QUARTERLY STATES INCREASE 4 PERCENT The 16 quarterly states, with an inventory of 54.7 million on December 1, 1992, were up 4 percent from last year and 10 percent above December 1, 1990. These 16 states accounted for approximately 91 percent of the U.S. hog and pig inventory. In the 16 quarterly states, the September-November pig crop was 22.5 million head, up 6 percent from last year and up 12 percent from two years ago . There were 2.80 million sows that farrowed during September-November, up 4 percent from a year earlier and 9 percent above the same period two years ago . Sows farrowing during September-November 1992 in the 16 states averaged 8.05 pigs per litter, a new record high, compared with 7.89 last year and 7.81 during the comparable period in 1990. Breeding inventory, at 7.41 mill ion head was up 2 percent from December 1, 1991, but virtually unchanged from September 1, 1992. Market hog inventory, at 52.4 million head was 4 percent above December 1, 1991, but 3 percent below September 1, 1992. RECE\VED J At~ , , '993 HD:;O~.CUUM8~EN~ 1f?SW~ (See Hog Tables on Pages 2 and 3) STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1991-1992 11 Month Ending 1991 Nov. Dec. Farmer Stock 3,167,854 3,379,648 Roasting Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ (In Shell) --1,000 Pounds-- 570,617 659,161 42,181 51,344 Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 31 758,921 876,684 3,968,956 4,307,676 1992 Jan. Feb. Mar. ~y June July Aug. Sept OCt. Nov. 2,878,524 2,236,682 1,574,181 998,360 621,100 182,611 117,121 102,419 938,462 2,741,535 2 ,955,885 714 ,202 785 ,526 8 4 4 ,386 845,671 821 ,523 798,508 652,851 485 ,800 392,188 503,547 537,569 68,028 88,028 96,516 104,264 100,526 88,761 69,018 49,321 24,675 34,794 44,543 949,889 1,044,750 1,123,033 1,124,742 1,092,626 1,062,016 868,292 646,114 521,610 669,718 741 ,567 3,896,441 3,369,460 2,793,730 2,227,366 1,814,252 1,333,388 1,054,431 797,854 1,484,747 3,446,047 3,741,995 :," :::C-; on not :.!I~g~'t~!.:~~~;,!a'd"'( ... . .....w un clu,c:~) . rea .... t3"1cAkc.tuowalnef.a::rtmb.y. .<.;.'oh~e"l."pfOilil aceoum of . retlng Itock, In comm....cl.1 norag... Farme. plu. chelled pea,, ':'. X 1.33. stc.k weight basi 21lndudehelled ed iblellrade., .hened AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIA.'l ,AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Item MARCH 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market Market Hogs & Pigs by weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120179 Pounds 180 Pounds & Over JUNE 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breeding Market Market Hogs & Pics by Weicht Groyps Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179Pounds 180 Pounds & Over 1,150 165 985 405 265 205 110 1,125 165 960 400 265 185 110 SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs 1,175 Kept for Breed ing 165 Market 1,010 Market Hogs & Pigs by weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 445 60-119 Pounds 255 120-179Pounds 195 180 Pounds & Over 115 DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs & Pigs Kept for Breed ing Market Market Hogs & Pigs by Wejght Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-1 19 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds &Over 1,175 160 1,015 420 270 200 125 SOWS FAR~OWING December-February 59 March -May 62 December 1.May 121 June-August 62 September-November 60 June-November 122 pIG CROP December I.February 431 March-May 465 December 1. May 896 June-August 471 September-November 462 June -November 933 1,150 165 985 405 270 200 110 1,175 170 1,005 430 265 195 115 1,250 175 1,075 470 285 195 125 1,210 165 1,045 420 280 205 140 60 68 128 69 63 132 456 510. 966 518 460 978 1,175 165 1,010 405 270 210 125 1,200 170 1,030 445 275 200 110 1,250 170 1,080 470 290 195 125 1,200 165 1,035 425 280 200 130 62 70 132 64 60 124 471 539 1,010 506 474 980 1,220 165 1,055 435 275 220 125 1,150 160 990 420 270 195 105 1,150 160 990 420 260 185 125 1,100 160 940 385 255 185 115 64 63 127 58 55 113 499 491 990 458 424 882 1989 1,170 1,160 99 165 160 97 1,005 1,000 99 425 405 100 265 270 100 205 210 100 110 115 92 1,170 1,160 97 165 160 94 1,005 1,000 97 435 430 97 275 270 98 190 195 98 105 105 95 1,150 1,160 93 160 160 94 990 1,000 93 410 415 88 255 255 88 195 195 100 130 135 108 1,130 1,100 92 160 155 94 970 945 91 415 385 91 260 255 91 180 190 95 115 115 88 62 60 97 66 64 91 128 124 94 60 61 95 60 57 95 120 118 95 496 447 95 512 502 93 1,008 949 94 459 473 93 459 433 91 918 906 92 --. 95 99 97 97 95 100 93 95 98 102 95 102 92 105 101 99 100 97 101 100 102 99 100 98 100 103 100 100 101 101 100 100 101 101 99 101 98 100 105 100 108 104 100 97 97 97 101 97 100 93 100 98 103 106 100 100 94 97 102 97 101 97 105 102 104 95 104 98 90 90 102 98 96 94 103 103 102 94 103 99 FARROWING INTENTIONS I 1993 1,000 Head Georaia 1993 as % of 1990 1991 -Percent- December I-February March-May December 1.May 59 92 95 61 97 92 120 94 94 11 Decem ber preceding yeaJ. 21 GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,MN ,MO,N E,NC,OH. 2 1992 98 95 97 1993 10 Quarterlv States 2 I 1993 as % of 1990 1991 1,000 Head -Percent- 2,405 119 113 2,725 111 105 5,130 114 109 1992 105 102 103 Item MARCH 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding Market 38,520 5,250 33 ,270 JUNE 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding Market 40,955 5 ,340 35,615 SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 43 ,150 Kept for Breeding 5,310 Market 37,840 DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY All Hogs and Pigs 42 ,675 Kept for Breeding 5,435 Market 37 ,240 Market Hogs and Pigs by weight Groyps Under 60 Pounds 14,020 60-119 Pounds 9,410 120-179 Pounds 7 ,555 180 Pounds & Over 6 ,255 SOWS EARROW1NG December l/-February March-May December l /-May June -August September-November June-November 1,934 2,374 4 ,308 2,284 2 ,261 4 ,545 pIG CROP Decembe r 1/-February March-May December l/-May June -August September-November June-November 14 ,9 85 18,782 33 ,767 17,692 17,496 35 ,188 41 ,470 5,555 35,915 44,065 5,630 38,435 45 ,000 5,460 39 ,540 43 ,210 5,335 37 ,875 13,955 9 ,747 7,898 6,275 2,123 2,588 4,711 2,358 2,301 4,659 16,496 20 ,252 36 ,748 18,000 17,520 35,520 41,655 ' 5,44!f 36 ,210 44 ,020 5 ,550 38,470 . 45 ,050 5,320 39,730 42 ,200 5,275 36 ,925 13,450 9 ,602 7,609 6 ,264 2 ,114 2 ,585 4 ,699 2 ,309 2,195 4,504 16,481 20 ,348 36 ,829 18,049 16 ,929 34 ,978 40,190 5,245 34 ,945 42,630 5,405 37 ,225 44,120 5,300 38,820 42 ,900 5 ,257 37 ,643 14,105 9,693 7 ,600 6,245 2 ,028 2,458 4,486 2 ,236 2,238 4,474 15,870 19,576 35 ,446 17,684 17,459 35, 143 42,010 5 ,455 36 ,555 44,540 5,725 38 ,8 15 47 ,080 5,680 41,400 45 ,735 5 ,610 40 ,125 14,855 10 ,325 8 ,255 6,690 2,131 2,588 4 ,719 2 ,449 2,348 4,797 16,786 20 ,648 37,43 4 19,345 18,551 37,896 44 ,800 5,555 39 ,245 47;255 5,845 41,410 49 ,175 5 ,840 43 ,335 47,940 5 ,800 42 ,140 15,790 10,740 8 ,635 6 ,975 2 ,296 2,663 4 ,959 2,521 2 ,458 4,979 18,532 21 ,570 40,102 20 ,559 19,829 40,388 1989 .108 102 108 . 107 105 108 109 110 109 114 110 114 117 112 113 111 109 103 106 109 112 111 112 106 109 114 117 115 111 106 112 111 108 111 111 110 112 112 110 112 112 111 114 112 113 108 111 113 110 111 117 110 113 116 114 115 107 102 107 106 102 107 104 103 105 105 103 105 106 104 105 104 108 103 105 103 105 104 110 104 107 106 107 107 HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, DECEMBER 1, SOWS FARROWING, AND PIG CROP, UNITED STATES 1991-1992 Item Dec, 1 Inyentory All Hogs & Pigs . Kept for Breeding Market 1991 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- 57,684 7 ,254 50 ,430 59 ,815 7,408 52 ,408 1992 as % of 1991 Item Sows Farrowing 104 June-A ug . 102 Sept.-Nov. 104 June-Nov . 1991 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- 3,105 2 ,969 6 ,074 3,182 3 ,069 6,251 1992 as % of 1991 102 103 103 Market Hogs & Pigs Pig Crop by weight Groyps Dec. l /-Feb. 21,349 23 ,320 109 Under 60 Pounds 18,678 19,594 105 March-May 26 ,158 27,257 104 60-119 Pounds 12 ,969 13,326 103 Dec. l /-May 47 ,507 50 ,577 106 120-179 Pounds 10,382 10,780 104 180 Pounds & Over 8 ,402 8 ,708 104 June -Aug. 24 ,499 25 ,915 106 Sows Farrowing Dec. l /-Feb. March -May Dec.l/-May Sept.-Nov. 23 ,427 24 ,697 105 June-Nov. 47,926 50 ,612 106 2,714 2,900 107 3,287 3 ,375 103 Year 95 ,433 101 ,189 106 6,001 6 ,275 105 11December preceding year . 3 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for December was 130 percent of the 1977 average , 7 points (5.1 percent) below the previous month, and 1 point (0.8 percent) less than a year ago. Lower prices for peanuts, steers and heifers , calves, milk, other chickens, broilers, and table eggs were only partially offset by higher prices for corn, cotton, cottonseed, soybeans, hogs and cows . Hatching eggs were unchanged. U.S. DECEMBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 2 POINTS The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in December was 138 based on 1977 = 100, 2 points (1.5 percent) above November. Price gains from November for lettuce, cattle, hogs, and soybeans more than offset price declines for oranges, milk, broilers, and peanuts . The All Farm Products Index was 1 po int (0.7 percent) above December 1991. The year-to-year index rise was dr iven by price increases for cattle , lettuce, tomatoes, and hogs. Price decreases for oranges , corn , milk, and eggs were partially offsetting. INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977=100 Nov. 1991 Dec. 1991 Nov. 1992 Dec. 1992 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities Crops Uvestock &Products UNITED STATES Prices Received Price~ Paid Ratio 132 135 130 1 3~ 18 74 131 132 131 137 1892 72 137 130 138 126 136 134 136 1923 1193283 71 72 1/ Ralio of Index of pr ices received by farmers to Index of prices paid. 2/ Oct . 1991 prices paid Inde x brought forward . 3/ Oct. 1992 prices pe id index brought forward. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-DECEMBER 15, 1992, WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Price per Untt Dec. 1991 Georgia Nov. 1992 Dec. 15, 1992 Dec. 1991 United States Nov. 1992 Dec. 15, 1992 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed2 Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Hogs Baled ' Sows Barrows ~Gilts Beef Cattle Cows4 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys ' Chickens Excl. Broilers2 Com'l Br9i1ers8 Eggs, A112, Table2 Hatching 2 $/Bu . $/Bu . $/Bu . Cts./Lb. $fTon Cts./Lb. $/Bu. Cts./Lb . $fTon $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . Cts./Lb . Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. Cts./Doz . Cts./Doz . Cts./Doz . 2.79 62 .0 54.00 5.47 23 .2 37.60 27.70 38 .90 51 .20 48.40 70.60 80.30 15.50 15.4 27.5 81.8 62.1 130.0 2.96 2.19 54.3 85 .00 5.40 29.5 37.00 30.60 38.20 53.30 44.00 70.00 80.00 15.40 18.5 32.0 76 .8 54.2 125.0 - 524.3.852' 90.00 5.45 20.7 2' - 39.70 t 56344n1590515....7...86036200000005'''''' 12.4 30 .5 74.7 53.1 125.0 3.56 1.25 2.33 55.7 74.00 180.5 5.45 25 .2 68 .90 38.60 27.90 39.40 67.40 45.80 71 .50 87.60 13.80 38 .1 29.0 71.8 63 .9 3.31 1.36 1.98 51.0 107.00 183.0 5 .36 28 .2 74 .10 40.90 32 .20 41 .50 70 .20 44 .60 75.60 86.50 13.10 39.0 33.2 64 .9 55.1 32510...340.48412''' 107.~ 182.5 52.54.672' 73.80 42.101 31.60 42.80 1' 71.40' 78416852....179500005''' 39.2 31.3 64.4 55.5 1/ Mid month . 2/ First han of month. 3/ Cows, stee.. and heners . 4/ Beaf cows and cull dairy cows sold fo r slaughter. 5/ Prelim inary. 6/ Entire month. U.S. live weigh t equ ivalent prices except fo r AR,PA,lX. 7/ Average 01 all egg 1 IOld by farme .. Including hatch ing eggl IOld at retail . eorgla Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) 10 pub lished semi-mon thly by the Georgia Agricultural Statistic. Service, Athens, GA 30613-5099. Second c1as. postage paid al Athen., GA. SUbscription fee 10 par year except tr. . to data con tributors. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georgia Ag ricu~u ral Statl.tlcs Service, Stephens Federal Building , Suffe 320, Athens, GA 306 13-5099. ~GEORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 C42Z (;1 1 3 (:0000 95-257209520 00 9 '308 UGA LI BRAR1ES SUS,..~.N TUG GLE. GD'jFF:N 1'lENT DD CUr-iE NT S Il:= ;" T ATHENS SA 30 60 2 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 DO . C.? . -. ....- . - -' -:- ... 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GEORGIA'S 4.3 BILLION EGGS UP 1 PERCENT; NUMBER OF LAYERS SUGHTLY LESS Eggs produced in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 1992, totaled 4.3 Dillion, 1 percent more than the number of eggs produced in 199 1. The number of layers averaged 17.9 mill ion in 19 92, slightly less than the previou s year. All layers in Georgia produced an avera~e 242 eggs per hen in 1992, up from the previous year s average of 239 eggs per layer. Georgia ranked fifth In the Nation In 1992 in the average number of layers and fifth in tot al egg production. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT IN 1992'; LAYER NUMBERS UP 1 PERCENT The Nation's egg production during the year ending November 3D, 1992, totaled 70 .5 Dillion eggs , up 2 percent from last year's total of 69 .2 billion eggs. Layer numbers during 1992 averaged 27 8 million layers, up 1 percent from 1991. The annual average product ion per layer on hand in 1992 was 254 eggs, up fr om th e previous year's average of 252 eggs per layer. California led all states with an average number of layer s totalin g 27 .7 million. _. LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS, EGGS PER LAYER AND TOTAL EGG PRODUCTION 20 SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1991-1992 1 State I Average Number of Layers . 1991 1992 Eggs per Layers2 199 1 1992 Total Egg Production 1991 1992 -Thousands- - Number- -Million Eggs- AL 10,456 10.780 231 233 2,417 2,512 AR 15,9n 15,438 234 233 3,737 3,601 CA 28.960 27,681 257 253 7,444 7,007 CT 3.617 3.612 262 260 947 940 FL 10,249 9,422 248 248 2,537 2,341 GA 17,976 17,892 239 242 4,301 4,326 IN 19.846 20,049 2fi7 260 5,290 5.207 IA 9,047 11,122 248 261 2,247 2,902 ME 3,956 3,935 270 274 1,070 1,078 MI 5,283 5,322 264 263 1,396 1,398 MN 10,580 10,808 255 260 2,697 2,805 MS 6,167 5.841 240 241 1,478 1,408 MO 6,532 6,404 248 246 1,622 1,575 NY 3,687 3,818 268 272 987 1,040 NC 13,091 13,014 233 233 3,045 3.026 OH 17,633 18,480 263 272 4,637 5,021 PA 18,934 20,158 271 273 5,130 5,513 SC 5,458 5,596 260 259 1,420 1,447 TX 13,922 14,041 241 247 3,356 3,462 WA 4,855 4,804 270 272 1,313 1,305 20 States 226,226 228.217 252 254 57,071 57,914 Other States 48,061 49,602 252 254 12,125 12.614 U.S. 3 274,287 2n.819 252 254 69.196 70,528 0' 1/ Annual mimet. cover tha period Dec. 1, previoul year thru Nov. 30. 2l Total egg production divided by ...raga number laye.. on hand. 3/ Sum may not edd to U.S. total dua to REeEl VE0 round" 9 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FE B_ t 2 1993 I~UMENTS uaft UBW1ES i.:CC::S INCUBATORS-JANUJi.RY 1, 199 2-1993, UNITED STATES . Coo' 1992 1993 - Thousands- % of Year Ago (. .r .n.. c."k> '1ype 27,273 29,109 107 Broiler Type 467 ,45 5 479,641 103 Turkeys, All Breeds 3 1,574 32,734 104 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Georg ia's laying flocks produced 394 million eggs du ring December Production 1co99n2si1stuepd 2 of percent from December 1991. 261 million tab le eggs and 133 million hatching eggs . U.S. EGG PRODUCTION U.1P1 1 PERCENT Laying fl ocks in the U.S. produced 6.09 billi on eg g ~ during Dece mb er 1992, up 1 percent from th e 6.0< billion prod uced a year ago . Product ion included 5.2) billion tabl e eggs and 818 milli on hatc hing eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 5.01 billion eggl during December 1992, up 1 percent from a year ago Production included 4.32 bill ion table eggs and o9f million hatching eggs. GEORGIA Hatch ing Table Total Georg ia 20 STATES Hatch ing Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-DECEMBER 1991-1992 Number of Layers During Dec. 1991 1992 Eggs per 100 Layers-Dec. 1991 1992 Total Eggs Produced During Dec. 1991 1992 -Thousands- - Number- -Millions- 6,898 11,565 18,463 7,101 11,475 18,582 1,857 2,25 1 2,102 1,887 2,272 2,120 128 133 260 26 1 388 394 36 ,861 193,182 230 ,043 37 ,314 193,024 230,338 1,874 2,211 2,158 1,865 2,235 2,175 691 4,273 4,964 696 4,315 5,011 43,817 236 ,2 11 280 ,028 44,117 236,959 281 ,076 1,880 2,206 2,155 1,654 2,224 2,165 824 5,211 6,035 818 5,270 6,088 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1991-1992 Item Nov. Nov. %of year Dec. 2 Jan. thru Nov. 1991 1992 aqo 1992 1991 1992 -Thousands- -Thousands- Young Chi ckens Georg ia 62,536 64,769 104 61,056 760 ,117 n3 ,308 Unitea States 464,121 482,682 104 447,699 5,646,424 5 ,874 ,409 Mature Chickens Ught Tpe, Hea:1 fe ,Uu.S..s. 9,375 3,505 7,425 79 3,101 88 9,172 3,018 113,540 44,964 115,848 46,796 Tota U. . 12,880 10,526 82 12,191 158,504 162,644 Total All Types, Ga. 3,349 1,851 55 2,495 39 ,643 32 ,784 Percent Condemned Young Ch ickens Georgia 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 United States 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 11Federally inspected slaug hte r d al a as collect ed by Meat and Pou ltry Inspection Prog ram . Current mo nth dat a estima ted by Ma r1 both Ame rican -Pima an d upland co tto n. E.clud.. ba lel ginn.d in FL,K S,VA. 21 B....d on BUfl l of Ce noul lnform ation; . .dud . Uvee act iv. gi nl ln FL, on. In KS, and one in VA. 3/ lncJud. 1 b~ing and tie s~ dry,,~ 01 s..d cotton. lint cl .an i n~ . and inou ran ce bu t doeo not r. f1, ~~!.~~~"~?~~nn~~b~te~ugff~:3~::;ii'~ to war.h ou.... ind ultry organizati on du ... or co on cl a..ing .eo. Le. . than 0. 5 perc.nt. 51 ..d co tton u oua ly not wei g hed. I Month Ending 1991 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 3 - -1,000 Pounds - 3 ,379, 648 659, 16 1 51,344 876,684 4,307 ,676 1992 Ja n . Feb . Mar. Apr . May J une Jul y Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2.878,524 2.236,682 1,574,181 998 ,360 62 1.100 182,61 1 117 ,121 102 ,4 19 938 ,462 2,741,535 2,955 ,885 2,660,247 714 ,202 785, 526 844,386 84 5, 671 821 ,523 79 8,508 652,851 48 5,800 392,188 503,547 557 ,547 656 ,929 68,0 28 88. 028 96, 516 104,2 64 100,5 26 88,76 1 69 ,018 49,321 24.675 34, 7 94 44, 5 58 48 ,093 949 ,889 1,044 ,750 1,123 ,033 1,124,74 2 1,092 ,62 6 1,06 2,0 16 8 68, 29 2 646,11 4 521 ,6 10 669 ,718 741 ,538 873 ,7 16 3,896,44 1 3 ,369 ,460 2 ,793,730 2 ,227 ,366 1.8 14,252 1,333,388 1,054 ,43 1 797 ,854 1,484 ,747 3,446 ,047 3,741 ,981 3,582 ,056 11E. cJu deo . tock. o n farml. Includel I l ock. own ed by o r he ld fo r account of CCC i n com m ercial I torages. Farm .r I tock on n.t weigh t bas il. 21 lncl udel I he ll.d edible grad .., silt o il I toc k, and I halled ..ed (untreal ed). 31 Actu al farm er Itock, plul routing Itock, plus she ll ed peanuts X 1.33. eorgia Farm RepOl1 QSNN 0744-72JlO1 is pub lished semi-m onthly by the Georgia Agricunural Statistics Service, Athens, GA 306 13-5099 . Second class postage paid at Athe ns, GAo Subscripliol 10 per yearelCC8p1 tree to data contribut ors. POSTMASTER: Send addr ... chang" to Georgia Agricunu raJSlalislicI Service, Stepheno Federal Build ing, Su,le 320, Alhen s, GA 30613-5099 . ~GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 04 2:;::01 13 00 000 95 - 25 720 9 5 2 (J UGA LH< RARJES 00 9308 SUSAN TUGGLE GOVERN MEN T ATHENS GA DOC 30 UME 602 NTS~ DEPT SECOND -CLAS! POSTAGE PAID ATHENS, GA 3()l I GEORGIA FARM REPORT February 23, 1993 Volume 93-Number 04 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 GEORGIA HONEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE UP Honey production in 1992 from producers with 5 or more hives totaled 4.7 million pounds , up 9 percent from 1991 . There were 85 thousand colonies producing honey, down 17 percent from last year. Yield per colony averaged 55.0 pounds, up from 42.0 pounds in 1991. Producer honey stocks totaled 701 thousand pounds on December 15, 1992. Prices for the 1992 honey crop averaged 66.0 cents per pound , up 3.0 cents from the 1991 price of 63.0 cents per pound. U.S. HONEY PRODUCTION AND PRICE Honey production in 1992 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 221 million pounds , up 1 percent from 1991 . There were 3.03 million colonies producing honey in 1992, compared with 3.18 million in 1991 . Yield per colony averaged 72.8 pounds, up 3.9 pounds from the 68.9 pounds in 1991. Colonies that produced in more than one State were counted in each State and yields may be understated. Producer honey stocks were 38.9 million pounds on December 15, 1992, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Prices for the 1992 crop averaged 55.8 cents per pound , up slightly from the 1991 price of 55.6 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 wei~hting State average prices by the State quantit ies sold. Uovernment payments are excluded from the honey prices published in this report. Higher prices received for extra light amber .honey resulted in the slightly higher price for all honey In 1992. GEORGIA FARMERS TO BE ASKED ABOUT 1992 COSTS AND RETURNS The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will contact more than 50er operators between February 22 and March 31, 1993, to help establish facts and figures about 1992 farm income and expenses. This seemingly small number of Georgia producers was statistically selected to represent the State's entire 46,000 farmers. Similar surveys will be conducted nationwide involving about 21,000 farmers, roughly 1 percent for all U.S. producers, representing all sizes and types of operations. The annual U.S. Department of Agriculture undertaking monitors the financial well-being of America's biggesl business, agriculture. Survey results are usee by farmers and their organizations, agribusiness managers, economists, and policy makers to set farm program price and income supports, as a gUide to marketing orders and parity prices , to determine farm credit and disaster needs, and many other factors affecting agriculture. Information from individual farmers in this official USDA Farm Costs and Returns Survey is protected by law from any disclosure whatsoever. Facts and figures are simply combined with similar material from other producers to form state and regional summaries which become the basis for national indications and totals. The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service office will be able to provide each surveyed farmer that provides complete data with a special analysis to compare their farm with a summary of similar farms. REeEl VE0 FEB 2 5 1993 DOCUMENTS UGA UBRARIES COLONIES OF BEES-PRODUCTION PRICE AND VALUE GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1991-1992 1 Georgia United States Item 1991 1992 1991 1992 Colonies of Bees, 1,000 Colonies 102 85 3,181 Yield per Colony, Pounds 42 55 68.9 Honey Production, 1,000 Pounds 4,284 4,675 219,171 Stocks Dec. 15, 1,000 Pounds 3/ 129 701 36,231 Avg. Price per Pound, Dollars 0.630 0.660 0.5ss3 Value of Honey Production, 1,000 Dollars 2,699 3,806 121,859 11 For producer. with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. Does no t include sto cks under loan . 31U.S. price weighted by .urvey expanded . a1e. 3,030 72.8 220,584 38,933 0.5583 . 123,086 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST WORKERS UP There were 125,000 wo rkers on farmers in the southeast during the week of January 10-16, 1993. This co mpares wi: 121,000 workers during the Jan uary 1992, survey week. Self-employed farm operators account ed for 80,000 of t~ total, along with 12,000 unpaid workers. and 33,000 work ers hired dir ectly by farm operato rs. Farm operators paid the ir hired rat e was down 45 cents from a work ers an year earlier . average of $5.63 Wor kers paid on per an hour during ho urly basis the January 1993, survey week. earned $5.23 per hour compared Twhr. $5.69 in January 1992. Field wor kers received an average of $5.59 per hour , up 16 cents from January 0 last yea Livestock workers earned $4.77 per hour co mpared with $5.55 a year earlier. FARM WAGE RATES-JANUARY 10-16 1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1 State or 2 Re ion All Hired Workers Southeast Florida Appalach ian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mounta in I Mountain II Moun tain III Pacific Californ ia Hawaii 5 .63 5 .59 rr 3 6.52 5.23 5 .55 6~ 6.25 5.59 6.30 10.90 8.95 5.63 5.76 9.: 6.07 5.66 5 .75 9.02 3 5.78 3 6.: 5.57 5 .64 5.01 8.20 3 5.22 3 6.1 5.87 5.66 5.21 8.86 6.01 5.62 3 6.: 7.29 7.24 5.59 11.82 8.56 6.97 3 7.( 5 .92 6.13 5 .17 9.41 8.30 5 .98 3 5.1 6.09 6.76 5.32 7.67 7.08 6.40 3 5.1 6.71 6.87 5.75 9.83 8.05 6 .55 3 6.! 6.40 6.15 5.96 3 3 5 .89 3 6~ 6.76 6.90 6 .24 3 7.48 6.19 3 7: 5.58 5 .14 4.99 8.99 5 .73 5.16 6.05 5.! 6.46 6.86 5 .95 7.79 5.98 6 .09 3 6~ 6.12 6.40 5.43 7.14 7.54 6 .20 6.37 5 .32 6 .48 10.15 7.95 s.rr 3 3 "6:, 7.29 6.37 6 .72 10.59 9.21 6 .61 7.00 6.71 5 .89 6 .50 11.74 8.86 6 .03 5 .90 IS.! 9.44 8 .32 3 3 3 8.50 3 121 U.S. 6.40 6.02 5 .64 9.97 7.68 5.99 5.93 71 11Excludes ~rlc u ltural service wo r1H. Com be CT, " II: MEIJ,MA, NH, NYARI, VT. Northeast II: D ~ , M?< NiJ lA, O. Dell a: A ,LA, MS. No rthern Pla ins: S, PA, A'?rcalac hian I: NC, VA. E, NO, D. So uthe rn Pla ins : A ~a l aChit 0 TX. Mo unta in I: 10, MT, WY. Moun tain II: CO, NV, U . Mo un tain III: AZ , NM. Pacif ic: OR, WA. NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK JANUARY 10-16,1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1 State or 2 Reaion All Farm Workers Thous. SelfEmployed Thous. Hours Unpaid Thous. Hours Hired Thous. Hours Hired Workers Ex~ected to be mployed 150 uays 1149 ual or More or Les -Thousands- Southeast 125 80 23.5 12 28.7 33 32.9 23 10 Florida 85 25 21.0 6 31 .0 54 38.0 45 9 Appa lachian I 95 65 23.4 5 33.2 25 36 .5 19 6 Appa lachian II 176 134 19.6 13 31.4 29 35.3 22 7 Delta Northeast I 107 70 22.7 13 28.5 24 32.6 19 5 87 41 41.0 11 33 .3 35 39.2 31 4 Northeast II 113 59 40.8 26 33 .9 28 40.3 23 5 Lake 273 Cornbe lt I 226 Cornbelt II 199 Northern Plains 19 1 Southe rn Plains 261 Mountain I 57 Mountain II 42 Mounta in III 45 Pacific 88 Californ ia 165 Hawaii 13 165 38.2 159 27.5 151 33.7 138 35.4 182 24.5 33 35.4 21 35 .6 9 27.3 48 20.3 41 27.3 3 28.9 63 34.9 45 40.0 37 S 28 33.6 39 39 .0 34 5 28 31.2 20 34.1 17 3 30 33.3 23 39.4 19 4 25 34 .0 54 39 .1 44 10 7 28.6 17 42.8 16 1 8 3 1.4 13 43.8 12 1 23 3 1.5 13 42.6 12 1 10 29.3 30 35 .8 ?6 4 4 30.0 120 36.5 84 36 1 33 .1 9 38 .2 8 1 - U.S. 2,348 1,424 29 .3 313 32 .6 6 11 37 .7 491 120 11 Exclu d e~ric ullural servi ce wo rkers. 2/ Re,;jions cons ist of the fO IlOWi~: North east I: CT, II: KY, TN, . So uthe ast : Al , GA, SC, lake: ~ MN, WI. Co rnbell l: Il, I , OH. Cornbe ltll: ME, MA lA, MO. ,DNeHll,aN: AYI1,RLI,AV,TM. SN. oNrtohrethaestrnII:PDlaEin, sM: ~SN, ~ PA. Appalach ia n I: NC, VA. E, NO, SO. Sout h ern Plai ns: A~a laChi' 0 TX. Mountain I: 10, MT, WY. Mountain II: CO, NV, U . Mo untain III: AZ , NM . Pac ific: OR, WA. 31Insufficien t da ta. 2 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 34.6 million pounds dur ing Janua ry 1993, down 12 percent fro m January 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DROPS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.31 billion pounds during January. This production is 9 percent below a year earlier. Beef production totaled 1.82 billion pounds. This was 1 percent below the record low set in 1949. Head kill totaled 2.67 million, down 9 percent. The average live weight decreased 9 pounds to 1,164. Pork producnon at 1.44 billion pounds was down 6 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7.83 million head, down 6 percent from last year. The average live weig~t decreased 1 pound to 254 pounds. Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Number Slaughtered January 1992 1993 I -1,000 Head- Jan. 1993 as % of 1992 Percent AveraQe Live Weight January 1992 1993 -Pounds- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Total Live Weight January 1992 1993 -1,000 Pounds- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,927.9 131.1 8,345.5 483.7 2,668.9 104.0 7,832.1 392.8 91 1,173 1,164 3,434,297 79 366 365 48,024 94 255 254 2,126,049 81 128 128 61,926 1/ln<:ludes slaughter u nder Fede rlll Inspectio n and other commercilll slaug hte r, exc ludes l arm slau gh ter. 21 Nol pub lished to avoid disclo sing indi vidulll operations . 3,105,766 37,946 1,987,256 50,302 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/ Kind 1992 January 1993 -Million Pounds- Beef ~ Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat 2,039 ~ 1,525 31 3,623 1,823 ~ 1,435 25 3,306 11 Based on peekers dress weighls and excludes farm slaughler. 21 Accumulaled totals based on unrounded dala. 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 89 78 94 80 91 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, JANUARY 31,1993 Jan. 31, 1992 565,399 440,879 20,083 761,856 1,635,432 707,949 329,094 341,169 320,924 325,537 2,080,245 996,527 407,371 24,037 20,397 111,774 Dec. 31, 1992 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 447,716 461,975 17,159 888,394 1,306,652 615,120 272,767 314,525 377,843 271,721 2,300,040 963,167 324,459 20,688 18,668 74,000 Jan. 31, 1993 490,549 473,862 16,904 829,342 1,667,175 597,865 282,737 282,358 376,408 314,115 2,161,606 966,550 373,385 25,475 19,202 88,455 Percent of Jan. 1992 Dec. 1992 -Percent- 87 110 107 103 84 99 109 93 102 128 84 97 86 104 83 90 117 100 96 116 104 94 97 100 92 115 106 123 94 103 79 120 3 CATILE ON FEED UP 11 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 9.07 million head up 11 percent from a year ago and up 1 percent from February 1, 1991 . This is the largest February 1 cattle on feed I number since 1974. I Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during January totaled 1.61 million, up 3 percent from last year but 6 percent below 1991. Net placements of 1.48 million for January was up 1 percent from last year but 8 percent below 1991. CATILE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1, 1992-1993 Number 1993 as % of Item 1992 1993 1992 -1,000 Head- -Percent- On Feed January 1 1/ 8,397 9 .073 108 Placed on Feed During January 1,565 1.61 1 103 Fed Cattle Marketed During January 1,660 1,489 90 Other Disappearance During January 2J 99 130 131 On Feed February 1 1/ 8,203 9 .065 111 1/ 2/ Caltl Includ nd calv on I death 101 d are an imal. for .Iaughter market b.lng I.d a full mov.m.nt from fdlolS to pa.ture. and .hlpm.nt. ration of to other rgradlnlootr. othar ecncentrat for lurther I.edlng . and are expecled 10 produce a carcass Ihat will gra d. . .teet or better . JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 21 major States during January totaled 10.8 billion pounds, 1 percent more than production in' these same States in January 1992. December revised production at 10.7 bi lion pounds was 2 percent above December 1991 . Production per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1.315 pounds for January, 24 pounds more than January 1992. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 8.22 million head, 79 ,000 head less than January 1992 and 28,000 less than December 1992. During the October-December period, the 21 major States produced 31.4 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, the U.S. production would be 12.8 billion pounds for January 1993. I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JANUARY 1992-1993 21 States Item 9Pw2 No. Milk Cows on Farms1 Milk Production per Total Milk Production Thous. Head Pounds Mil. Lbs. l/lnclud dry COWl. Excludes h.lf.rs not yet fresh. 2/ Exclud.s milk sucked by calva s. 8,298 1,291 10,715 8,219 1,315 10,804 Percent 99 102 101 eorgla Farm Report ~SNN 0744-7280) Is publ ished semi-monlhly by the Georgia Agricu ttural Statistics Service, Athens , GA 306 13-5099. Second class postage paid at Alhen s, GA. Subscription fee 10 per year .xcept Irea to dala conlritiutors . POSTMASTER: Send address chang es to Georg ia Agricuttu ral Stalistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suile 320 , Athen s, GA 30613-5099 . ~GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATt1ENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706}546-2236 13 00000 95-257 20952 0 00 9303 UG A LI BRARIES SUSAN TUG GLE GOVERNMENT DOCUME NTS DEPT ATHENS GA 3060 2 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID Ai ATHENS, GA 30613 GE.ORGIA BROILER AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP The Jan uary hatch of broiler-type chicks at 83.4 million was 5 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatch ed during January totaled 2.3 million, 49 percent more than a year ago . U.s. BROILER AND EGG-TYPE CHICKS HATCH UP Egg-type chicks hatched during January totaled 33 mllllon , up 3 percent from January 1992. The Janua 1993 hatch of bro iler-type chicks, at 588 million, was .... . percent above January of the previous year. . ., ~ ..~ -4 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-DECEMBER 1992-JANUARY 1992-1993 % of Item Jan. Dec. Jan. year 1992 1992 1993 ago_ -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broi ler Type 4,995 5,005 5,664 113 Egg Type 181 176 193 107 Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 79,132 83,619 83,420 105 United States 575,158 587,096 587,901 102 E.Qg Type Georgia 1,555 1,628 2,316 149 United States 32,480 29,507 33,368 103 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 25,692 24,071 24,680 96 11 Dom estic placemen t. as re po rted by lea ding b reed ers incl ud e. exp ected pu llet replacement s fro m eg g. sol d du ring the p rec ed ing month at the rat e o f 12 5 p u lle t ch ic ks pe r 30 dOll case o f eg gs . CATFISH PROCESSING UP 11 PERCENT Farm raised catfish processed du ring January totaled 40.3 million pounds round weight, up 11 percent from Ja nu 1992. Net pounds of processed fish sold during January total ed 20.3 million pound s, an increase of 8 perc ent from t com parable mont h in 1992. Sales of whole fish repr esented 30 percent of the total and fill ets accounted for percent. The remaining 20 percent w ere mostly steaks, nugg ets, and value added products. Ice pack sales were percent of t he total amo unt sold. The January average prices received by proce ssors for whole fish were $1.35 per pound for ice pack and $1.62 ' frozen fish. Freshwater catfish imports during December totaled 491 t housand pounds, down 17 percent from the 594 t housa pounds the previous year. Seventy-six per cent of the import s were from Brazil. Export s t otaled 2.04 thousa pounds for December, all of which were to Mexico. Imp ort and export data w ere co mp iled by the U.S. Bureau of I Census. . U.S. FARM-RAISE D CATFISH- 1992-1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulat ive 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Dols. per Pound Imports of Catfish 21 1991 19 Thous. Pound: Jan . Feb . Mar . Apr. May J une Ju ly Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov . Dec. 36,200 40,327 36,200 40,327 .53 .63 355 39,228 75,428 .56 344 45,048 120,476 .60 93 41,177 161,653 .63 641 39,111 200,764 .63 184 36,813 237,577 .6 1 484 36,128 273,705 .59 723 37,958 31 1,663 .58 621 37,857 349,520 .59 80 39,212 388,732 .61 974 35,073 423,805 .62 93 33,562 457,367 .63 594 11 Price for fish del ivered to proc essing pla nt door. 21 Da ta furn ish ed by U.S . Bure au of Cens us. 2 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for February was 134 percent of the 1977 average , 2 points (1.5 percent) above the previous month and 3 polnts (2.3 percent) more than a year ago. Higher prices for wheat, corn cottonseed, soybeans, hogs, cows, steers and heifers calves and broilers were partially offset by lower prices 'for cotton, milk , other chickens and table eggs. Prices for hatching eggs were unchanged. FEBRUARY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in February was 139 based on 1977 = 100, the same as January. Price gains from January for hogs, cattle, tsowmeaetot ecso, rmnilk,acnaarroctes,learnyd offset eggs . price declines for The All Farm Products Index was down 4 points (2.8 percent) from February 1992. Price decreases for tomatoes, oranges, corn, and wheat more than offset price increases for cattle, celery, hogs , and eggs. Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-FEBRUARY 15 1993 WITH COMPARISONS Price per Unit Feb. 1992 Georgia Jan. 1993 Feb. 15, 1993 Feb. 1992 United States Jan. 1993 Feb. 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed 21 Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Baled 11 Milk Cows31 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle41 Cows5/ Steers &Heifers Calves All Milk $/Bu . $/Bu . $/Bu . Cts./Lb . $/Ton Cts./Lb . $/Bu . Cts./Lb. $/Ton $/Head $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . 2.94 53.3 5.69 39 .10 29.40 40 .50 58 .60 49 .00 71 .60 85 .00 15.10 3.06 2.30 55.9 88 .00 5.58 1,140 .00 38.40 30.70 39 .80 63 .30 46 .60 77.30 85.60 14.70 3.20 11 2.40 11 55 .721 100.00 41 .90 11 3 1.7011 43.40 11 60 .90 11 48.00 11 80 .20 11 89 .60 11 14.2061 3 .85 1.44 2.46 49.8 72 .00 191 .0 5.59 71 .10 40 .20 31.10 40 .80 72 .50 49 .30 76.20 92 .80 12.90 3.47 1.41 2.03 52 .7 112 .00 180.0 5 .58 29.4 75 .10 1,130 .00 41.40 31.40 42 .00 74 .20 48 .00 78 .70 93 .20 12.50 3.3611 1.4011 2.0211 52.~ 116.00 188.521 5.5011 77 .70 43.6011 33 .00 11 44.20 ' 1 75 .10 11 48 .50 11 79.40 11 93 .90 11 12.3061 Turkeys" Cts./Lb. 35 .3 35 .9 34.8 Chickens Excl. Broilers21 Com 'l Broilers 71 Eggs, AlI2l,8/ Table21 Hatching 21 Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb . Cts ./Doz. Cts./Doz . Cts./Doz . 13.7 28 .0 69.8 45 .0 120.0 15.8 30 .0 72.6 50.8 120.0 14.9 30.5 73 .1 50.4 120.0 29 .9 31 .5 31.8 54.3 63 .7 61.5 43 .3 53 .9 5 1.4 11 Mid month. 21First half of month. 31Anim als sold for d ai ~ he rd re pla cem ent onl y- Prices pub lish ed J an., Af.r., J uly , Oct. 41 Cows, steers an d h eif ers. 51 Bee f cows an d cu ll dai'J ~,:\~" O l d for slaug hte r. 61 Prel im inary. 71 Entir e mo nth . U. . live weight eq uivalen pri ces exce pt for AR,PA,T . 61Ave rag e of all eggs so ld by farmer s in cl udin g hat ch ing egg s sol at INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977= 100 Jan. 1992 Feb. 1992 Jan. 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities 129 Crops 132 Uvestock & Products 126 IJNITED STATES 131 132 132 129 130 135 Prices Received 139 Prices Paid Ratio 11 190 n 143 139 19021 193 n 72 11 Ratio of in dex of price s rec eived by far m ers to in dex of pr ices paid . 21 Jan . 1992 pri ces pa id i ndex bro ug ht forward. 31 Jan. 1993 pri ce s pa id i nde x brou ght fo rward . 3 Feb. 1993 134 130 137 139 19331 72 PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 13 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 3.41 billion pounds of equivalent farmer sto ck, comp ared to 3.90 billion pounds last year. Thi s total incl udes 2.37 billion poun ds of actua l farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 984 mill ion pounds of equiva lent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 52.0 million pounds. There were 340 million pounds of Commod ity Credit Corporation uncommitfed stocks on hand as of January 31 , 1993. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 740 million pounds of which 719 million pounds were edible grades and 20.8 millio n pounds were oil stoc ks. Edible grade sto cks by type were: Virg inias, 155 million pounds; Runners , 496 million pounds; and Span ish, 68.6 million po und s. Month Ending 1992 Ja n . Feb. Mar . Apr. May Jun e Jul y Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov . Dec . STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1/ Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stoc k (In Shell) - -1,000 Pounds - - Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3 2,878 ,524 2,236 ,682 1,574 ,181 998 ,360 62 1,100 182 ,6 1 1 117,1 21 102 ,4 19 938 ,462 2,741 ,535 2,955 ,885 2,659,719 714 ,202 785 ,526 84 4 ,386 845 ,671 821 ,523 798,508 652 ,851 485,800 3 92 ,188 503 ,547 557 ,547 652 ,697 68,028 88 ,028 96,516 104 ,264 100 ,526 88 ,76 1 69 ,0 18 49,321 24 ,675 34 ,794 44 ,558 47 ,801 949 ,889 1,044 ,750 1,123 ,033 1,124 ,742 1,092 ,626 1,062,016 868 ,292 64 6 , 114 52 1,610 669 ,718 74 1,538 868 ,087 3,896 ,441 3 ,369 ,460 2 ,793 ,730 2,227,366 1,814 ,252 1,333 ,388 1,054,431 797 ,854 1,484 ,74 7 3 ,446 ,047 3 ,74 1,981 3,575 ,607 1993 Jan . 2,37 1,73 1 739 ,956 51 ,989 984 ,141 3 ,407 ,861 1/ Ex cludes stocks on fa rms . Inc ludes slo c ks owned by or he ld for accou nt of CCC in co m me rci a l slorage s. Far m e r sl oc k on n el we ighl bas is. 2/ ln clud es sh ell e d ed ible grades she lled oil stock, and shelled see d (untreated) . 3/ Actual farmer slo c k, plus roasling stock, p lus she lled peanuts X 1.33 . ' eorg ia Farm Report pSNN 0744 7280 ) Is pUblished semimo nth ly by the Geo rgia Agr icu ltural Stal isl ics Service , Athens , GA 306 13509 9. Secon d class pos tage pa id at Alhens GA. Subscr ipli on fee 10 per year except free to dala contr ibu tors. POSTMASTER: Send add ress chang es to Georg ia Agr icultural Statistics Service, Steph ens Feder al Build ing, Suile 320 , Athens, GA 30613-5099. ~GEORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 13 00000 9 5 -25 720 9 5 2 () 00 9308 UGA L I BRARI ES SGUOSVAENRNTMUEGNGTLED Q~YM NT o~ DEP T ATH ENS GA ~ 000 c SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 GEORGIA FARM REPORT March 25, 1993 Volume 93-Number 06 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS . ... < Monthly Poultry . Monthly Livestock sfauqhter .:Ann ual Liv estock Slaugh ter .. Milk Production . . Cattle on Feed .. Catfish . Cold Stora$Je Cotton Ginnmgs Item COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ JANUARY199~FEBRUARY1993 Jan. 1992 Jan. 1993 % of year ago Feb. 2/ 1993 Thousands Thousands Young Chickens Georgia 70 ,853 69,522 98 United States 540 ,888 540 ,579 100 Mature Chickens Ught Type, U.S. 13,329 10,610 80 Heavy Type, U.S. 4 ,265 4 ,186 98 Total U.S. 17,594 14,796 84 Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.4 1.5 United States 2 .0 1.6 67 ,360 490 ,681 9,378 4,174 13,552 1/ Federally ins pected . Iaughter data a. collected by Meat and Pou ltry Inspection Program. Curren t month data estimated by Market News Service . 2/ Prelim inary. GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT Georg ia's laying flocks produced 344 million eggs during February 1993, down 2 percent from February 1992. Production consis ted of 219 million table eggs and 125 million hatching eggs. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.42 billio n eggs (luring February 1993, down 3 percent from a year ago . Production consisted of 4.66 billion tab le eggs and 704 million hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 states produced 4.43 billion eggs during February 1993, down 3 percent from a year ago. Production included 3.79 billion table eggs and 645 million hatching eggs. EGGS IN INCUBATORS-MARCH 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago - Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 32 ,503 35 ,615 110 Broiler Type 473,212 496 ,938 105 Turkeys, All Breeds 35,368 34,072 96 GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. RECEtVED MAR 2 6 1993 DOCUMENTS NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-FEBRUARY 1992-1993 UGA UBIARIES Number of Layers During February 1992 1993 -Thousands- Eggs per 100 Layers-February 1992 1993 -Number- Total Eggs Produced During February 1992 1993 -Millions- 7 ,119 11,144 18,263 7 ,3 13 11,238 18 ,55 1 1,770 2 ,02 1 1,922 1,709 1,949 1,854 126 125 225 2 19 351 344 37,476 191 ,389 228 ,865 38 ,415 192,833 231 ,248 1,753 2 ,042 1,995 1,679 1,965 1,917 657 3 ,910 4 ,567 645 3,789 4,434 44,42 7 234,800 279 ,227 45,522 236 ,302 281 ,824 1,748 2 ,037 1,991 1,678 1,971 1,924 777 4 ,784 5 ,561 764 4,657 5,421 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ~~':r:"" . . . ~ . .,-;:. . POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-FEBRUARY't99~':1993 e % of % of Item Feb. Jan. Feb. year January thru February year 1992 1993 -Thous'ands- 1993 ago Percent 1992 1993 -Thousands- --ago Percent Pulle t Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 4,674 5,664 4,549 97 9,669 10,213 106 Egg Type 273 193 119 44 454 312 69 Ctiicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 74,855 83,420 76,681 102 153,987 160,101 104 United States 531,268 587,901 536,422 101 1,106,426 1,124,323 102 Egg Type GUneiotergaiaStates 1,472 31,922 2,316 33,368 2,239 152 33,673 105 3,027 64,402 4,555 150 67,041 104 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 25,524 24,680 25,276 99 140,9982 139,6383 99 1/ Do mesUc placements as reported by leading b reed ers In cl ud es expected pu ll et rep lac ements from eggs sold dur ing the p reced ing month at the rate of 125 p u llel ch icks p er 30 do z;;; case of egg I . 21 Turkey pou lts pl aced Septembe r 199 1Fe bruary 1992. 3/ Turkey pou lts placed Septemoer 1992 Feb ruary 1993 . GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production in Georgia totaled 34.2 million pounds during February 1993, down 5 percent from February 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DROPS Commercial red meat prod uction fo r the United States in Feb ruar y 1993, t otal ed 3.01 bil lio n pound s, do w n 2 percent from February 1992. . Beef prod uc tio n at 1.68 billion pounds was down : percent. Head kill was 2.47 million, up 1 percent and th! average live weight was 1,156 pounds. Pork production totaling 1.29 billio n pounds was down : percent. Hog ki ll at 7 .09 mil lion head was down : percent and the average live weight was 252 pounds. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER- UNITED STATES 1/ Species Number Slaughtered Feb. February 1992 1993 I 1993 as % of 1992 Average Live Weight February 1992 1993 - 1,000 Head - Percent - Pounds - United St ates Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,440.4 113.2 7,332.2 437.0 2,465.5 98.9 7,092 .1 395.0 101 1,173 87 374 97 252 90 128 1/lncludes sla ug hter u nd er Fed eral In spe ctio n and oth er comm erc ial slaught er, exclud es farm slaug hter. 1,156 373 252 129 Total Live Weight February 1992 1993 -1,000 Pounds- 2,862,736 42,324 1,850 ,5 12 55,923 2,849,02 36,87 1,787,66 50,82 Species Catt le Calves Hogs Sheep ANNUAL COM MERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-U NITED STATES 1991 AND 1992 Number ~ Head 1991 1992 1991 Average L~ Weight 1992 1991 Total Live Weight 1992 - 1 ,000- 32,689.6 1,436.4 88,169.1 5,720.9 32,873.7 1,37 1.2 94,888.5 5,496.4 -Pounds- 1,163 346 252 124 1,169 376 252 125 -1,000 Lbs.- 38,028,781 497,287 22,199 ,866 710,857 38,416,961 515,6S; 23,951,70! 688.78f COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/ February Kind 1992 1993 -Million Pounds- Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat 1,708 25 1,329 28 3,089 1/ Based on peek ers dress we ig ht s and exclud es farm slau ghte r. 1,6n 21 1,290 25 3,013 2 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 98 87 97 89 98 FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION (21 STATES) Milk production in the 21 major States during February totaled 10.0 billion pounds , 2 p~rcent less than production in these same States In February 1992 (February 1992 had 29 days). January revised production at 10.8 billion pounds was sliglitly above January 1992. Production per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1 218 pounds for February, 20 pounds less Ulan February 1992. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 820 million head, 74,000 head less than February 1992 and 11,000 less than January 1993. During the October-December period, the 21 major States produced 31.4 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, the U.S. production would be 11.8 billion pounds for February 1993. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION FEBRUARY 1992-1993 21 States Item Unit 1992 1993 Percent Milk Cows 1/ Thous.Head 8,278 8,204 99 Produc t ion per Cow 2/ Pound 1,238 1,218 98 Milk Production 2/ Mil. Lbs. 10,251 9,996 98 11 In clu des dry co ws, exc lud es heifers not yet fresh. 21 Exclu de s milk sucked by calves. COTTON GINNINGS: RUNNING BALES AND EQUIVALENT 480-POUND NET WEIGHT BALES GINNED, BY STATE AND U.S. CROP YEARS 1991-1992 Crop and State Running Bales Ginned by Crop Year 1991 1992 Equivalent 480-pound Net Weight Bales 1991 1992 Upland AL AZ AA CA FL 1/ GA 542,500 839,050 1,528,250 2,498,950 701,550 595,750 671,200 1,645,500 2,755,100 78,000 721,950 KS 1/2/ LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN 1,422,100 2,215,800 414,500 53 ,900 633 ,550 231,300 328,450 689,400 1,295,750 2,074,000 530,100 42,050 460,700 202,750 212,400 812,650 TX 4,573,850 3,165,350 VA 1/ 24,600 US Arner-Plrna 16,760,950 15,287,850 US A1ICotton 385,200 493,400 US 17,146,150 15,781,250 11 Not pUbli shed to avoi d di:.:.}:.{:.>=:,:=H. FIGarHmL.ILGaHbToSr :=:/. ::::..'.:.:: :. .....H..... . .. : I.t~.:I:Y.t.~~~~l~:~~g:~~~~~t.;:;.,\/:i: :. C': . :' A pn l MlIk Produclion . } . 1 :;1: : ( :=1 992 M l l k Prod~ ; D isp;l & l n come ... .. .. .. . .. .... >::.:..::::::::::.:...:::.:<.:i:..:.::}:.:::.::.: .-:.:.:..:.::::::....... APRIL FARM WORKER NUMBERS DOWN ;\a~hn1e3ci~~~e~~i~~ririh~u,;"~ui~~g~~aC~!t~eg3&:l;ir~9l~~~;~akg~!~~~Ik:o,;~f~~~~ir:W7~u1~~1rn.~P, for 69,000 of the total along with 14,000 unpaid workers Aanpdril 3199.9030.0 workers hired directly by farm operators in FARM WAGE RATES-APRIL 11-17 1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ Stat~ or 2 Re Ion All Hired Workers w.T e of Farm Worker u~~ stock viso Method of Pa ~~ er Rate I 1 Southeast ; Rorida Appalachian I Appalachian II Delta Northeast I Northeastll - Lake Combeltl Combeltll o Northem Plains .::: Southem Plains d:Mountain I Mountain II 1Mountain III Pacific California Hawaii 5.70 6.64 5.88 5.93 5.59 6.96 6 .58 5.95 6 .79 6 .10 6 .17 5 .71 5 .76 5 .96 5.79 7.36 6.56 9.53 5.54 6.25 5.26 5.99 5 .12 6.78 6.54 6.74 6.82 5.81 5.93 4.95 5.67 5.44 5.20 6.72 5.93 8.46 5.07 5.50 5.59 4.97 5 .32 5 .28 5 .32 5 .12 5.97 5.82 6 .08 5.21 5.43 5.~ 7 .93 6.3J -Dollars per Hour- 31 31 11.25 31 8 .0~ 31 31 8.35 5.57 11.47 9 .~ 9.77 8 .57 6.28 9 .0~ 7 .1~ 8 .01 7 .59 6.~ 7.45 11.11 11 .20 15.18 5.70 6.49 7.~ 31 9.54 9.4~ 5 .75 6.10 5.37 5.84 5.14 7.06 6.34 6.07 6.88 5.86 5 .87 5.34 5 .67 5.47 5.24 6.99 6 .07 8 .57 31 6.~ 31 31 31 7.9l 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 5 .6~ 5.60 9.45 6.~ 6.64 6.83 6.66 5.74 6.76 6.55 6.51 6 .~ 6.~ 9.88 9.4~ U.S. 6.37 6 .04 5 .65 9.36 7.68 6.10 6.40 6.97 NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK APRIL 11-17, 1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ s. State or Region 2 All Farm Workers SelfEmployed Unpaid Hired Hired Workers . ~ected to be rnploved 10u uays 1149 uays or More or Less Thous. Thous. Hours Thous. Hours Thous. Hours -Thousands- 5Southeast Aorida , Appalachian I )f~~achian II 122 90 112 197 119 Northeast I 93 Nlaokretheastll 128 289 Cornbeltl Cornbeltll 259 199 Northern Plains 213 SoMouthern Plains untain I Mountain II Mopuntain III acific California HaWaii 288 72 48 56 123 240 12 69 32.2 25 23 .0 65 29 .9 145 23 .0 68 30 .0 38 48 .6 65 44 .6 171 40.5 171 28 .4 145 36 .7 137 47.3 190 31 .0 40 44 .0 27 40 .7 11 37.5 53 28 .7 45 30 .5 3 30 .2 14 35.0 39 35.3 28 11 4 33 .5 61 39 .0 54 7 11 33 .0 36 37 .0 25 11 22 28 .6 30 32 .9 20 10 14 28 .4 37 36.8 31 6 12 38.4 43 39.4 33 10 26 36.4 37 43.4 29 8 64 35 .5 54 37.9 43 11 40 30 .9 48 36.1 38 10 28 35.0 26 33.4 21 5 37 38 .0 39 41.0 31 8 34 29.9 64 36.7 47 17 9 40 .8 23 49.2 19 4 7 28.7 14 44 .3 12 2 23 33.0 22 47 .4 19 3 11 33 .1 59 41.4 41 18 7 36 .0 188 40 .9 160 28 1 29 .9 8 38 .5 7 1 ~. 2,660 1,468 34 .5 364 33 .8 828 39 .3 658 170 .: KYc~~e~ricuhuraJ service workers. 2/ Regions cons ist of the following: Northeast I: CT, ME,.MA, NH, NY..RI, VT. Northeast II: DE, Ml?J N~, PA. Appelachian I: NC, VA. ~p'palaehlan Mouritain'I'IO' .~outheas t: AL, GA, ,mT, WY. Mountain SC. Lake: II: CO, NV, ~J, U I. MN, WI. Combeh Mounta in III: AZ, J: IL, NM. IN; OH. Pacific: Corn bolt OR, WA. II: lA, MO. Oolla: AM 3/lnluffielent data. ,~/~~cMluSd. oNloArtKh.orn Plains: II.S,NE, NO, SO. Southern Plains: OK, TX. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA'S 1993 WHEAT FORECAST Georgia 's first yield forecast for the 1993 wheat crop is set at 38 busliels per acre. The expected yield IS 8 bushels per acre below the record yield established in 1992. As of May' 7, the condition of the crop was rated 43 percent gooa, 51 percent fair and 6 percent poor. Crop development has been behind last year's late crop and far behind average all spring due to cool, wet conditions. However, prospects continue generally favorable with limited disease and Hessian fly outbreaks. Acreage to be harvested for grain is expected to total 340 thousand acres , a 3 percent decline from the 350 thousand acres harvested ' in 1992. Production i forecast at 12.9 million bushels, 20 percent less than f 1992. U.S. 1993 WINTER WHEAT FORECAST Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.81 billio bushels, up 13 percent from 1992. Based on May conditions, yield prospects average 40.8 bushels p! acre, up 2.5 bushels from last year. Area for harvest a grain is forecast at 44.3 million acres , up 6 percent frOt 1992. Conditions are generally good but the crop is lat developing. WINTER WHEAT-SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1992-1993 State AL GA SC Area Harvested Ind. 1992 1993 -1,000 Acres- 95 100 350 340 275 270 Yield 1992 Ind. 1993 -Bushels- 44 .0 42 .0 46.0 38.0 47 .0 40.0 Production Ind. 1992 1993 -1,000 Bushels- 4,180 16,100 12,925 4,20: 12,sa 10,8Q u.s. 41 ,893 44 ,307 38 .3 40 .8 1,606,534 1,807,~ State AL FL GA NC SC TN US HAY STOCKS ON FARMS-SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1990-1993 1990 December 1, 1991 1992 1991 May 1, 1992 -1,000 Tons- 934 375 855 768 228 2,767 104,873 1,392 490 1,206 753 345 2,839 111,404 1,252 753 1,007 728 234 2,945 105 ,874 124 55 148 182 68 651 27 ,023 229 41 324 212 108 653 28,599 1~ 14C 2~ 14! 41 4& 21,151 GEORGIA 1992 TOBACCO REVISIONS Georgia 's 1992 tobacco production totaled 100,980,000 pounds , 25 pe rcent more than 1991's production of 80,600,000 pounds. Acres harvested at 44 ,000 increased 10 percent from 1991. Yield per acre increased 280 pounds to 2,295 from a year ago . U.S. 1992 TOBACCO U.S. tobacco production totaled 1.72 billion pounds 1992. This represents a 3 percent increase from 19: and is the largest crop since 1984, when farme prod uced 1.73 bill ion pounds. The increase production was the result of an increase in harvest. acres. Growers harvested 784,720 acres, 3 perce more than in 1991 . Yield per acre averaged 2,1! po unds , compared to 2,179 pounds in 1991. ALL TOBACCO-ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, BY STATES AND U S 1992 1 State Area Harvested 1992 Acres Yield 1992 Pounds Product ion 1992 1,000 Pounds Marketing Year Avg. Price per Pound Received by Farmers 1992 Dollars per Pound Value of ProductiO' 1992 1,000 Doll! CT 1,450 FL 7 ,500 GA 44,000 IN 9 ,000 KY 234 ,700 MD 9,700 MA 370 MO 1,700 NC 270 ,200 OH 10,400 PA 10,800 SC 5 2 ,000 TN 72,200 VA 51 ,100 VN 2 ,100 WI 7 ,500 1,600 2 ,6 10 2,295 2,100 2,234 1,230 1,832 1,940 2,257 2,100 1,930 2 ,160 2 ,030 2 ,181 1,725 1,7 12 2 ,320 19, 575 1 0 0, 9 80 18,900 524 ,378 11,931 678 3 ,298 609 ,873 2 1,840 20 ,840 112 ,320 146,556 111,459 3 ,623 12,837 9 .875 1.628 1.692 1.822 1.830 1.676 10 .300 1.77 2 1.736 1.819 1.137 1.699 1.848 1.767 1.802 1.486 22,911 31,868 170,858 34,436 959 ,722 19,996 6 ,982 5,844 1,058,495 39,727 23 ,692 190 ,832 270 ,869 196,999 6 ,529 19,070 U.S. 11 Revised. 7841 20 2 j194 1,72 1,408 1.777 3,058,83.Q 2 corros GEORGIA~S , 1992 PRODUCTION REVISIONS Georgia's 1992 cotton production totaled 744,000 bales (480 pounds net we ight) 3 percent above the 722,000 bales produced in 1991 and the largest production since 1953. The highe r prod uction was attributed to a 7 percent increase in harvested acreage at 456 ,000 acres and a yield of 783 pounds per acre. Planted acreage was up 7 percent at 460,000 acres. The preliminary 1992 marketing year average price rece ived by farmers for lint was 55.6 cents per pound, 4.4 cents below 1991. The value of lint for the 1992 crop totaled $198 .6 million, down $9.4 million from 1991 . Value of cottonseed for the 1992 crop totaled $23 .2 million, up $8.8 mill ion from 1991. All cotton value of production for the 1992 crop totaled $221.8 million. u.s.corros All cotton production in the United States totaled 16.2 million bales in 1992. That output, 8 percent below 1991 production, becomes the sixth largest production. Upland cotton production , at 15.7 minion bales , was 9 percent below the 1991 l ev e l. American -Pima production, totaling 508,300 bales, up 28 percent from 1991 , represents the second largest production on record . The area planted to all cotton totaled 13.2 million acres, down 6 percent from 1991 . Harvested area , at 11.1 million acres, was down 14 percent from the previous year. Yields for the U.S. averaged 699 pounds per acre, the second highest yield on record and 47 pounds above 1991. The preliminary 1992 marketing year average price received by farmers for lint was 54.6 cents per pound , down 3.5 cents from 1991. The value of lint for the 1992 crop t otaled $4.25 billion, down 14 percent from 1991. Value of cottonseed for the 1992 crop totaled $607 million, up 23 percent from the prev ious year. Georgia Cotton and Cottonseed Value of Production Selected Years--1970- 1992 MIl. Dol. 250,..--------------------, 200 . 150 100 50 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 Year s I_ I Cottonseed 0 Cotton Lint - Totals UPLAND COnON- ACREAGE YIELD PRODUCTION PRICE AND VALUE-, BY STATES-, US 1992 State AL AZ AR CA FL GA KS LS MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA Area P lante~1 1992 Area Harvest.rP 1992 - 1 ,000 Acres- 415.0 325.0 1,000. 0 1,000.0 50.0 460.0 2.5 890.0 1,350.0 335.0 55.0 380.0 370.0 197.0 625.0 5,500.0 22.1 408.0 323.0 980.0 995.0 49.5 456.0 0.8 870.0 1,345.0 328.0 37.0 377.0 335.0 192.0 615.0 3,550.0 21 .8 Yield 1992 11 Pounds 731 1,077 823 1,359 701 783 120 71 7 761 792 616 596 301 565 651 441 621 Production in 480-Lb. Net Weight Bales 2/ 19921/ 1,000 Bales 621 .0 725.0 1,681 .0 2,817.0 72.3 744.0 0.2 1,299.0 2,131 .0 541 .0 47.5 468.0 210.0 226.0 834.0 3,265.0 28.2 Price per Poun~1 1992 Dollars 0.557 0.541 0.553 0.605 0.561 0.556 0.500 0.515 0.509 0.526 0.587 0.574 0.464 0.563 0.526 0.491 0.553 Value of Product ion 1992 1,000 Dollars 166,031 188,268 446,205 818,057 19,469 198,559 48 321,113 520,646 136,592 13,384 128,943 46,771 61 ,074 210,568 769,495 7,485 U.S. 12,976.6 10,883.1 693 1/ Revised . 2/ Produ ct io n gin ned and to be ginn ed . 3/ Avera ge to Ap ri l 1, 1993 . 15,710.2 0.535 4,052,708 conONSEED : PRODUCTION, FARM DISPOSITION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES 19921/ State Production 1992 Farm Disposition sates 10 umer Oil Mills 2/ 1992 1992 Used for Planting 3/ 1993 - - - - - - - 1 ,000 T o n s - - - - - - - Price per Ton 1992 --Dollars- Value of Production 1992 -1 ,000 Dollars- AL 224.0 GA 261.0 Nc 171 .0 SC 80.0 TN 332.0 ,\LS. 6,230 .1 73.0 66.0 57.0 50.0 296.0 3,920.2 151 .0 195.0 114.0 30.0 36.0 2,309.9 4.9 6.5 3.5 1.4 6.4 168.2 82.50 89.00 92.00 89.50 86.00 97.00 18,480 23,229 15,732 7,160 28,552 606,876 11Prelim i nary. 2/l nclude s p lanting see d, fee d, exp o rts, inter-fa rm sales , shri nka ge , lo ss and othe r uses . 3/l nc lu de d i n "oth er" fa rm dis position. Pla nting see d from previo us years' crops . 3 APRIL MILK PRODUCTION - 21 STATES Milk production in the 21 major States during April totaled 11.0 billion pounds, 1 percent more than production in these same States in April 1992. March revised production at 11 .1 billion pounds was slightly below March 1992. Production per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1,344 pounds for April, 30 pounds more than April 1992. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 8.16 million head, 97,000 head less than April 1992 and 20000 less than March 1993. During the January-March period , the 21 major States produced 31.8 billion pounds of milk, 84.2 percent of the U.S. production. If producers in the remaining 29 States not surveyed monthly foflowad the same pattern as the 21 States, the U.S. production would be 13.0 billion pounds for April 1993. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-APRIL 1992-1993 Item Unit I 1992 211s:~es No. Milk Cows on Farms 1/ Milk Production per Cow 2J Total Milk Production 2J Thous . Head Pounds Mil. Lbs. 11 Include. dry cows. Exc lude. t>eifeB not yet fre.h. 2J Exclude. mi lk . ucked by calves . 8,255 1,314 10,850 8,158 1,344 10,967 ~ Percent 99 102 101 ANNUAL MILK PRODUCTION AND INCOME-1992 GEORGIA Milk production in Georgia rose 5 percent in 1992 to 1,518 million pounds. 'The rate per cow at 14,882 pounds was 1,359 pounds above 1991. The annual average number of cows at 102,000 head was 5 percent less than the average in 1991. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 1992, at $229.9 million , was 15 percent above 1991. Producers received an average of $15.10 per hundred pounds of milk sold during 1992 compared to $13.70 per hund red pounds in 1991. UNITED STATES Milk product ion increased 2 percent in 1992 to 152 billion pounds. The rate per cow at 15,423 pounds, was 563 pounds above 1991. The annual average number of cows on farms at 9.84 million head, was f53 thousand less than the 1991 average . Cash receipts from wmaasrk1e0tinpgesrceonf tmaiblkovdeur1i9n9g1.19P9r2odautc1e9r .r8etburilnlisonavdeorallagresoJ $13 .25 per hundredweight $0.89 per hundredweight above the 1991 average. Marketings totaled 150 billion pounds , 2 percent above 1991. Marketings include whole milk and producer separated cream sold to plants and dealers as well as milk sold directly to consumers. MILK PRODUCTION AND INCOME-1991-1992 Gear ia Unit States Item Unit 1991 1992 1991 1992 No. Milk Cows 1/ Milk Production per Cow Total Milk Production Cash Receipts Value of Home Consumption 2J Gross Income 3/ Thous .Head Pounds Mil. Lbs. Mil. Dol. Mil. Dol. Mil. Dol. 107 13,523 1,447 199.1 .3 199.4 102 14,882 1,518 229.9 .1 230.0 9,992 14,860 148,4n 18,097.9 63.8 18,161.7 9,839 15,423 151,747 19,848.0 63.4 19,911.4 11 Average n u m ber dur in g yea r, exc lUding he ifers no t yet tresh. 21 Valued at averag ed ret urns per 100pounds of milk in comb ined marketings of m ilk end cream. 31 Ca.h rece ipt. from marl H, E.N.. S GA DD~~C"~"Ubl~'T11\E~':1NT r;:l DEP T --I --1/ GEORGIA FARM REPORT June 11, 1993 Volume 93-Number 11 RECEIVED JUN 1 6 1993 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 . HIGHLIGHTS .. Wheat Prcductlon Peach Production . ... . PoultlYSummarY . .. Cattle on Feed : < Agricult ural Prices . .'Cold Storage . Uvestock Slaughter Sweetpotatoes .:. Peamit Stocks buctlMEtHS UGA UBIAR1ES varieties in central Georgia were also damaged from the storm. Peach development was a week to 10 days behind normal throughout the spring. Dry weather during late May and early June is causing some concern about fruit size. Harvest began late this year and on June 6 was only 18 percent complete compared to the 5year average of 32 percent. Last year , 26 percent of the crop was harvested by June 7. U.S. PEACHES GEORGIA WHEAT YIELD FORECAST UNCHANGED As of June 1, Georgia's 1993 wheat yield is forecast at 38 bushels per acre. This is unchanged from the May 1, 1993, forecast but 8 bushels below lhe 1992 record nigh yield. Harvest began in the earliest fields the week of May 17 and has run about a week behind normal since. Harvest was 21 percent complete as of June 6. The dry and hot weather during early June has been ideal for harvesting wheat. Production is expected to total 12.9 million bushels , 20 percent less than 1992. Harvested acreage is estimated at 340 thousand acres, down 3 percent from 1992 and the smallest harvested acreage since 1979. U.S. WINTER WHEAT UP 1 PERCENT Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.82 billion bushels as of June 1, 1993. This is up 1 percent from the May 1 forecast and up 14 percent from the 1992 crop. Area for grain harvest is unchanged from May 1 at 44.3 million acres . Yields are expected to average 41.2 bushels per acre, up 0.4 bushel from May 1 and 2.9 bushels per acre higher than last year. GEORGIA PEACH CROP LARGER THAN IN 1992 Georgia 's 1993 peach crop is expected to total 145 million crop of p1o9u9n2d. sML.1o2st percent above the 130 million pound early and some mid season varieties in south Georgia were lost due to the cold and wind from the mid-March "Blizzard of '93." Some early season The first peach forecast for the 1993 U.S. crop is 2.70 billion pounds, 2 percent more than 1992 and fractionally above 1991. Production of the peach crop, excluding California's clingstone crop which is mostly canned, is forecast at 1.73" billion pounds, 17 percent more than 1992 and 4 percent more than 1991. Harvest of California's freestone crop was delayed by rainfall in the northern and central parts of the State. South Carolina producers expect good quality and production. There was some freeze cfamage in March in the upper part of the State. The crop is rater than normal in much of the northern part of the country. PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES, JUNE 1 State Total Production 1/ Ind. 1993 as % 1991 1992 1993 of 1992 -Million Pounds- AL 16.0 13.0 17.0 131 AR 12.0 12.0 22.0 183 GA 150.0 130.0 145.0 112 LA 5.0 4.0 3.5 88 NC 35.0 12.0 40.0 333 OK 31.0 5.0 20.0 400 SC 310 .0 170.0 360 .0 212 TN 6.5 4.2 11.0 262 TX 32 .0 27.0 25.0 93 VA 26.0 25.0 27.0 108 8 Sout~rn States 560 .5 370 .2 625.5 169 U.S. Freestone 1,656.0 1,475 .5 1,729 .1 117 11 Incl ud es unh arvested production and harvested no t sol d (million po und s) U.S;.r_ excluding CA c ling ston e peach es, 1991120.1 , 1992-11 3.2. 21 AL,AR,GA,LA,NC,,,,-,, TN ,VA. WINTER WHEAT, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1992-1993 State Area Harvested June 1, 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Acres- AL AR FL1/ GA KY LA1/ MS NC SC TN VAll Other 95 100 850 1,000 20 30 350 340 420 500 170 110 250 210 555 560 275 270 280 350 265 255 States J:! 38,363 41,893 40 ,582 44,307 11 Estimates lor current year carried forward from earlier lorecast 1992 Yield June 1, 1993 -Bushels- 44.0 37 .0 46.0 38 .0 42.0 37.0 46.0 38 .0 55 .0 48 .0 36 .0 30 .0 42 .0 35 .0 50 .0 44.0 47.0 35 .0 48.0 39 .0 57.0 53 .0 37 .5 41.2 38 .3 41.2 Production June 1, 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Bushels- 4,180 39 ,100 840 16,100 23 ,100 6 ,120 10,500 27 ,750 12,925 13,440 15,105 3 ,700 38 ,000 1,110 12,920 24,000 3 ,300 7 ,350 24,640 9,450 13,650 13,515 1,437 ,374 1,606,534 1,672,427 1,824,062 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT Georg ia's laying flocks produced 364 million eggs during April 1993, up 3 percent from April 1992. Production consisted of 234 million table eggs and 130 million hatching eggs . EGGS IN INCUBATORS-MAY 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago -Thousands- Chic kens Egg Type 33 ,633 35 ,277 105 Broiler Type 484,585 507 ,388 105 Turkeys. All Breeds 37 .270 35 ,695 96 , .. ": Item COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ MARCH-APRil 1992-1993 Mar. % of Jan.-Apr. % of -Apr. 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993< (000) (%) (000) (%) (000) Young Chickens Geo rg ia 75.067 104 282 .805 102 71,45; United States 573,434 107 2,169 ,119 104 555,91\ Mature Chickens Ught Type , U.S. 9.746 86 41 ,094 86 11,36; Heavy Type , U.S. 4.014 105 16,379 102 4,0St Total U.S. 13,760 91 57,4 73 90 15,45: Total All Typ es, Ga. 2.564 86 * Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georg ia 1.5 1.4 United States 1.6 1.6 1/ Fed.''' I~ in , pe cl ed 'laughte, Clata . , co llo cl ed b~ .....1 .nd POUIt~ In,poctio n ~~~~~&rnab le~rr.nt month da ta .stlmated by M ark et ews Se rvice . 21 r.,iminary. 01,11 GEORG IA Hatch ing Tab l e Total Georgia 20 STATES Hat chi n g Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hat chin g Tabl e Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-APRil 1992-1993 Number of Layers During April 1992 1993 Eggs per 100 Layers-April 1992 1993 -Thousands- -Number - 7 ,038 10,591 17.629 7,422 10 ,996 18,4 18 1.861 2,073 1,991 1.752 2 ,12 4 1,976 - Total Eggs Produced During April 1992 1993 - M ill i o n s - 131 130 220 234 351 364 37 ,749 190 .080 227 ,829 39 ,078 191 ,735 230 ,813 1,843 2,163 2,111 1.804 2,134 2,078 696 4,113 4 ,809 705 4,091 4,796 44 .844 233 .240 278 .084 46 ,384 234 ,796 281 ,180 1,841 2,149 2.099 1,80 2 2.138 2.082 826 5 .0 12 5 .838 83E 5,01S 5,855 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-APRil 1992-1993 %of %01 Item Apr. Mar. Apr. year January thru April year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percer. Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 5,492 5,678 5 ,531 101 20 ,395 21 ,422 10! Egg Type 178 268 251 141 818 831 101 Cli icks Hatched Broiler Type Georg ia 79 ,750 85,205 80 ,367 101 315 ,098 325 ,673 100 Unitea States 573,530 6 11,942 590 ,408 103 2,27 1,079 2,326 ,673 101 E.Qg Typ e Georgia 2,205 2,567 2.702 123 7. 8 95 9 ,82 4 124 Unitea States 35 ,774 37 ,280 37 ,24 1 104 136 ,717 141 ,562 10.: Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 27 ,824 27,303 27 ,858 100 196,0962 194. 71 33 ~ 1/ Domeslic p lac em en ts as , e p ort ed by lead in g b reede rs in cl u d es expected pull et , eo lacemenls from eQg o ld d uring th e p reeed ,ng month at th e rate o f 125 p u llet ch ickS pe r 30 do Z" case of egg s. 2/ Turk ey pou lts plac ed Sept embe r 199 1A pril 1992 . 3/ Turk ey pou lts pla c ed Sep tem b er r992-Apr iI1 99 3 . CATIlE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE , 7 STATES, APRil 1 TO MAY 1, 1991-1993 Number 1993 as % of Item 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 _ - 1 ,000 Head- -Percent- On Feed April 1 1/ Placed on Feed During April Fed Cattle Marketed During April Other Disappear~nce During April 21 On Feed May 1 1 8 ,941 8,008 8 ,711 97 1,427 1,425 1,316 92 1,650 1,490 1,552 94 128 125 126 98 8,590 7 ,818 8 ,349 97 109 92 104 101 107 .- 1/ Cattle an d ca tves o n feed a re an imals fo r sl au g ht er m arket being ted a full ratio n of g ra in or other concentra tes and are expected to prod uce a carca ss t hat will g rade .elect or beU" 2J Incl u des dea th lo sses , movement fro m feedlors to pa stur es and Sh ipments 10 othe r feedlot s tor f urther feec m g . 2 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for May was 138 percent of the 1977 average , unchanged from the previous month but 3 points (2.2 percent) above a year ago. Higher prices for cotton, soybeans, hogs, beef cattle, milk and broilers were partially offset bY lower prices for calves , chickens and table eggs. corn and hatching egg prices were unchanged. U.S. MAY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX STEADY The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in May' was 146 based on 1977 = 100, unchanged from April 1993. Price increases from May 1992 for cattle , tomatoes , potatoes, and eggs more than offset price decreases for oranges, corn, wheat and apples. INDEX NUMBERs-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977 = 100 Apr. 1992 May 1992 Apr. 1993 May 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities 132 Crops 133 Uvestock & Products 131 UNITED STATES Prices Received 141 Price~ Paid 191 Ratio I 74 135 138 138 134 131 131 136 143 144 141 19121 146 197 146 I 19f1 74 74 74 1/ Rat io of Ind ex of pr ice. received by fa rm ers to ind ex o f price s paid. 21Apr. 1992 pnces pa id in d ex brought lorward . 31 Ap r. 1993 pr icel pa id in dex brought forward . Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--MAY 15, 1993, WITH COMPARISONS Price per Unit May 1992 Georgia Apr. 1993 May 15, 1993 May 1992 United States Apr. 1993 May 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Tobacco Soybeans All Hay, Baled11 Milk Cows 3/ Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef C'.attle41 Cows51 Steers &Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys 11 Chickens Exc!. Broilers21 ECggosm, 'Al1B12r1oei)ers71 Table21 Hatching 21 S/Bu. S/Bu. S/Bu. Cts./Lb. Cts./Lb. S/Bu. SfTon 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. 3.20 3 .03 58 .8 5.98 43 .50 33 .80 44 .50 55.60 49.40 71 .70 80.10 14.40 7.7 33 .0 69.3 37 .5 125.0 2.51 57 .1 5 .81 1140.00 44.20 38.00 45.00 60 .90 48 .50 78.00 89 .70 14.00 13.1 33 .0 79 .0 60 .8 120 .0 2.51' 1 58.721 44 .90' 1 36.40 ' 1 45 .80' 1 61 .001/ 49 .60 11 78 .80' 1 88.40' 1 14.3081 11.5 35.5 70 .6 46 .0 120 .0 3.50 1.43 2 .49 53 .2 5.87 74.70 45 .10 36.50 45 .60 71.90 49.00 75 .30 89 .60 12.80 37.7 32 .6 51.3 38 .5 3.20 1.44 2 .16 54 .3 157 .5 5 .73 83 .80 1150.00 45 .50 39.00 45 .90 n.40 48 .70 81 .80 99 .80 12.60 37 .7 33 .2 69 .3 57 .1 5.7911 86.30 35.7 62.9 48.6 11 Mid mon th. 21 First half of m o nt h . 3/ An imals so ld for da i~ herd repla cem e nt only- Prices published .Jan. Ai r. .July. Oc t. 41 COWl. I teers and he ifers . 51 Bee t COWl and cu ll dai:r ~=."old for llaughter. 81 Preliminary. 71 En llre month. U lIVe weight equ ivalen prlCel excepl fo r AR,PA, T . 81 Average 01 all eggllold by ta rm erl i ncl Udi n g hatching egg I 101 at 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 ~cans. In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, APRIL 30,1993 Apr. 30, 1992 . Mar. 31 , 1993 -1,000 Pounds- Apr. 30, 1993 Percent of Apr. 1992 Mar. 1993 -Percent- 678 ,673 524,971 560 ,923 83 107 449 ,684 459,984 449,527 100 98 18,815 15,064 14,189 75 94 554 ,263 744,820 691,248 125 93 1,843 ,706 1,822 ,625 2,023,210 110 111 706 ,845 651,658 691 ,586 98 106 302 ,055 293 ,901 278 ,865 92 95 362,597 329 ,228 378,186 104 115 320 ,594 372 ,744 403,858 126 108 430 ,202 359 ,163 421,56 1 98 117 1,597,045 1,753,848 1,649,786 103 94 1,On,589 1,049,n9 906 ,428 84 86 483 ,825 471,728 510,268 105 108 41 ,724 46 .444 50.608 12 1 109 30 ,268 22,947 22 ,384 74 98 74,440 75 ,085 61,357 82 82 3 GEO GIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production in Georgia tota led 36.5 million pound s during Apr il 1993, down :i\ percent from Apr il 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Com merc ial red meat production for th e United States totaled 3.30 billion pounds during April. This production is 1 percent above a year earlier. COMMERCI~~I~~g ~,.E:;E~~?DUCTION , Kind April 1992 1993 -Million Pounds- Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat 1,787 25 1,414 33 3,259 1,782 22 1,465 30 3 ,299 1/ B ased o n pa cker s d ress we ights and exc ludes farm slau ghter. 100 87 104 92 101..... Species LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-UNITED STATES 1/ Number Slauohtered April 1992 1993 - 1,000 Head- April 1993 as % of 1992 Percent Average Live Weight April 1992 1993 -Pounds- United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lamb s 2,587 .2 110 .8 7,792 .0 526 .1 2,680 .9 98 .1 8 ,001.5 48 1.6 104 1,154 89 390 103 252 92 123 11 Inc ludes slaughter u nd er Fe deral Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm sl aughter. 1,125 386 254 126 Total . Live Weight April 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 2,985 ,422 43 ,188 1,967 ,095 6 4,909 3,016 ,501 37 ,~ 2 ,03 1,41; 60,65 SWEETPOTATOES-BY STATES AND UNITED STATES, 1991 -1992 1/ State Harvested 1991 1992 -1,000 Acres- Yield per Acre 1991 1992 -Cwt.- Product ion 1991 1992 - 1 ,000 Cwt.- AL 4.7 4. 9 145 165 682 809 CA 8.2 9 .0 185 205 1,5 17 1,845 GA 3.8 3 .2 155 180 589 576 LA 16.0 16.0 150 170 2 ,400 2,720 MD 0.3 0 .3 120 80 36 24 MS 3 .5 4.0 1,40 130 490 520 NJ 1.9 1.9 120 130 228 247 NC 30 .0 35 .0 135 120 4,050 4 ,200 SC 2.9 2.0 95 105 276 210 TX 5 .5 5 .5 140 140 770 770 VA 1.0 0 .6 165 140 165 84 TOTAL rts 82.4 144 146 11,203 12,005 1/ Revised. Class Apr. Mar. Apr. 1993 1993 1992 -Million Pounds- Farme r Stock Shelled 2/ Peanuts Roasting Stock Total Farme5/Stock Equivalent 894 968 100 2,282 1,390 946 91 2 ,739 998 845 104 2,227 eee 1/ Exclu de s stocks on larms. Includ es stocks own ed by o r held for acc ount of in comm erc ial sto rages . Farm er stoc k on 1"1I ~~~~~~lf:~ss e~dl(~~~~::t:~t I 31 A~i~iJ ;r,~:rS' t~~I,I~1u~i1 stoo roast ing stock, pi us shelled p eanut s X 1.33. eorgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is pu blished semi-monthly by the Georg ia Agricu ltural Statistics Service, Athens, GA 30613-5099. Second class postage paid at Athens , GA. Subscrip tion" 10 per yeal except Iree to data cont ributors. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georg ia Agricu ural Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suile 320, Athe ns, GA 306135099. GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL ------STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS , GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID A' ATHENS , GA 3061 ~42:Z~1 1'3 ~~000 """" 95-2572 09520 00 9'308 I}G A L1BR AR1 ES SGUOSVAERNNMTUEGNGTLEDQ CU M ~N T S DEPT ATHENS GA ~ 0b0~ .... GEORGIA FARM REPORT ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Ste phens Federal Building Suite 32 0 ~u~lyu2m,e 1993 93-Number 12 Athens, Georgia 306 13 Phon e: (706)546-2236 - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - -- - - -- - - - -- - - .... HIGHLIGHTS .. Planted and Harvested Acres . Catt le on Feed . . Hogs and Pigs Agricultural Pnces .:. Cold Storage .r: Grain Sto cks .: RECEI VED . Peanut Stoc ks . J Ul 0 7 1993 .... Monthly PoultrY . ...U "estoclC Slaugtiter .> ::.:.. Catfish ... . . Milk Prod uction DUCUMENTS USA UBRARIES COTTON ACREAGE UP 22 PERCENT, PEANUTS UNCHANGED Most of Georgia's 1993 row crops show a decline in planted acres fr om last year. Based on a survey of growers the fir st tw o weeks of Jun ehacreages planted to corn, soybeans, tobacc o, and sorg um are all less than in 1992. Cotton acre age, however, is up 22 percent fro m last year, and peanut acreage is the same as in 1992. Wheat and rye ac res pla nted last fall and winter are unchanged from 1992. Oats were down slightl y from 1992, while hay acreage expec ted to be harvested is up from last year. Peanut acreage this year is estimated at 675,000 acres the same as last year's planted acr eage and the March planting intentions. This is 225,000 acre s less than th e 1991 acreage and 107,000 acres less than three years ago. Acreage harvested fo r 1993 is expected to total 670,000 acres, down 3,000 acr es from last year. At the end of June, crop devel opme nt was sli ghtl y behind average with 82 percent of the cro p rated fair or lower. Cotton produ cers planted an estimat ed 560,000 acres for 1993, 22 percent or 100,000 acres more than in 1992. This is 20,000 acres above the March planting intentions, and more than double the acreage of just four years ago. This wou ld be the largest acreage in Georgia since 1965. Corn plantin gs t otal ed 650,000 acres, 13 percen t or 100,000 acres less than in 1992. Acreage of this size is 50,000 acres more than was planted in 1991 , but 10,000 acres less than three years ago. Corn to be harvested for grain is expected to total 580,000 acres , 16 percent less than last year, but 5 percent or 3(}.000 acres more than 1991. This year's crop has been nurt by the hot, dry weath er in June. Some of the dryland corn that was in th e crit ical pollinating stage has been abandoned. Soybean plantings in 1993 are expected to total 600,000 acres , down 8 percent from 1992. This is unchanged from th e planting intentions report in March of this year and also equals the 1991 planted acreage. As of June 27, 1993, about 81 percent of the soybeans had been planted, compared with normal planting progress of 85 percent by that date. Planting has been slow because of dry topsoil cond itions . Tobacco growers als o red uc ed acreage in 1993 to 42 ,0 00 acres, 5 perc ent l ess than in 1992. This is unch anged from the March planting intentions survey, but is 2,1)00 acres more tha n in 1991. At th e end of June, tobacc o harvest wa s just gett ing unde rwa y, with 3 percent harvested as of Jun e 27, 1993. Sorg hum planted for all purposes in 1993 is expected to total 80 000 acres, 80 percent of last year' s 100,000 acres. This is the same acr eage indicated in the planting intentions report in March, but is 10,000 acres less than planted two years ago. As of June 27, about 84 percent of the sorgtlum had been planted, comp ared with 91 percent norma lly .pl~nt ed . by that dat e. Sorghum to be harvested for grain IS estimated at 45,000 acres, 10,000 acres or 18 percent less than last year. Wheat harvested for grain totaled 360,000 acres in 1993, 3 percent more th an in 1992. This is 6 percent more than t he 340,000 acres forecasted earlier th is year. Planted acreage amou nted to 400,000 acres , equal to 1992's planted acreage. Continued on page 2' GEORGIA ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION. 1992-1993 Acreaae Yield ner Acre Producti on Planted for All Har- For lndl- Indi- Crop Unit Purposes vested Harvest cated cated 1992 1993 1992 1/ 1993 11 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Acres- - Thousands- Wheat Bu. 400 400 350 360 46 Oats ~e Bu. 80 75 55 55 67 Bu. 300 300 65 65 24 Tobacco Lbs. Peaches Lbs. 44 2171 4& 2,295 6,190 Corn Bu. 750 650 690 580 100 Soybeans Bu. 650 600 640 590 29 Peanuts Sorg h~ Cotton Lbs. 675 675 673 670 2,705 Bu. 100 80 55 Bales 460 560 456 4~ 48 783 Hay, All ~ee tpotatoes Ton Cwt. 3.4 580 600 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 180 3~ 16,100 12 ,9~ 3,685 3/ 1,560 3/ 21 100,980 21 6/ 41 130,000 69,000 145,002 41 18,560 41 41 1,820,465 41 41 41 2,640 744 41 41 41 61 1,624 576 41 6/ ~~~e~ed ~o r p'rinc igal use . 2/ Re l ~ased at 3:0 0 P.M ., July 12. 31 Released at 3:00 P.M., October 12. 41Released at 3:00 P.M., Au gust 11. 5/ Co tton yie ld in pounds per harvested , r uct ion In 43 pound net weigh t bal es, 6/ Rele asee in the Annual Crop Su mm ary. 71Bearing ag e acres. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORG!A. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Hay acreage to be harvested in 1993 is expected to total 600,000 acres , up 3 percent from 1992. This is up 5 percent from the March int entions report, and equals the acreage harvested In 1991. Dry weather has fqrced some cattle producers to feed hay t o cattle on pastures. More acres will be needed to make up fo r th e heavier tha n expected usage and pote ntially lower hay yields. Oats planted for 1993 totaled 75,000 ac res, down 6 percent from both 1992 and the March intentions. Oats harvested for grain amo unted t o 55,000 ac res, the same as In 1992. Rye plantings totaled 300,000 acres for 1993, equal to 1992, but 40,000 acres less than an earli er forecast. RYe harvested for grain amounted to 65,000 acr es, the same as last year. PLANTED ACREA GE - UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Corn plante d for all purposes is estimated at 74.3 million acres, down 6 percent from 1992. Growers exp ect to harvest 67.3 million acres for gra in, down 7 percent from last year. Most of th e reduct ion in corn ac reage can be attributed to th e inc rease fro m 5 percent to 10 percent of the acreage reduction program of the 1993 feed grain program. -Wet fields du ring late May, also caused some growers to switch to soybeans. Corn plantings were 93 percent complete as of June 6th, compared with a 93 percent average . Sorgh um planted fo r all purposes in 1993 is estim ated at 11.0 million acre s, down 17 percent fro m 1992. Ac res for grain harvest are placed at 10.1 mill ion acr es, also down 17 percent from l ast year. Oats planted last fall and this sprin g totaled 8.06 million ac res, up 1 percent fr om 1992. Acreage seeded in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota is abov e last year as corn growers will seed oats on corn (ARP) acreage. Growers Intend to harvest 4.15 million acr es for grain in 1993, d ow n 8 p erc ent fro m th e 4.49 mill ion acres harvested in 1992. This continues the downward trend for oats harvested for grain and if realized, would be the l owest har vest ed acreage since est imate s w ere first made in 1866. All wh eat seed ed acr eage for 1993 is estimated at 72.1 milli on acres, down slightly fro m 1992. Area for grain harvest is 64.2 million acres, up 3 perc ent from last year. Winter wheat growers seeded 51.9 million acres of win ter wheat, up 2 percent from 1992 and up 1 percent from the previously pub lished estim ate. Grain area is now estimated at 44.4 million acres, up fractionally from the June 1 estimate and 6 per cent higher than last year. Rye plan ted area is estimat ed at 1.49 million ac res, down 6 percent fro m 1992. If realized, this would be the lowest pla nted area on reco rd. Area for grain at 408,000 acr es IS expect ed t o be 2,000 ac res more t han last season . Soybean growers planted or intend to plant 61.6 million acres in 1993, up 4 percent from 1992 plantings. Area to be harvested is estim ated at 60.5 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Wet soil and coo l spring weather caused some farmers to plant soybeans instead of corn acro ss the midwest. Planting progress by May 30 in the 19 major states w as 45 percent complete, 16 po ints behind th e five-year average. By Jun e 20, 83 perce nt of the soyb ean acreage was planted, 6 points behind the average. Soybean co ndit ion in late June was rated as mostly good to fair. Planted area of all cotton for 1993 is estimated at 13.6 million ac res, 3 percent ab ov e 1992 pla ntings but 3 p er c ent b elo w the 1991 area . Up land c ott on is exp ected to total 13.5 million acres, up 4 per cent from last year. Growers int end t o d ecrea se plantings of American-Pima cott on to 197,000 acre s, a 25 percent d ecr ease fr o m last year. In the southeast (AL,GA,NC,SC), producers plant ed 1.59 million acres/ up 9 percent from 1992. A 22 percent inc rease in Georg ia IS the largest ju mp of all states. Seventy-nine perce nt of North Carolin a' s cotton was rated in good co ndition in early, .J u n e. The ot her sta t es w er e m ostly in fair cond ition. Hay growers expect to harvest 60.2 milli on acres of hay in 1993. This ac reage is 1 percent above last year but 4 perc ent below 1991. The ar ea of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for hay is estimated at 23.9 million acres, 1 perc ent bel ow t he 199 2 t otal of 24.2 mill io n acres. Acreage of all othe r hay harvested is estimat ed at 36.3 million ac res, a 2 percent increase from 1992. Planted area of sw eetpot atoes in 1993 is estimated at 84,300 acres, d ow n 2 pe rc ent from last year but 4 perc ent ab ove 1991. Inc reased acr eag es in- So uth Carolina, Mississipp i, and Texas w ere not enou gh to offset decreases in th e rest of th e count ry. Harvested area is forecast at 81,000 acres, 2 percent less than last year but 4 perce nt above 1991 . The Nation's total area of tobacco for harvest in 1993 is estimated at 745,650 acres. This is 5 percent sma1ler t h a n a y ear ago and 2 p erc ent l e s s th an 199 1. Flue -c u r ed a crea g e at 399 ,500 acres , is virtua lly unchanged from 1992. Burley acr eage at 298,000 acr es, dropped 10 perce nt from a year ago. UNITED STATES CROP ACREAGE- 1992-1993 Cro p Area Planted for All Purposes 1993 as % 1992 1993 of 1992 - 1 ,000 Acres- 1992 Corn 79 ,325 74 ,259 94 Sor g h u m Oal s Barley 13 ,277 10 ,99 5 83 7,961 8 .064 101 7 ,802 7,941 102 Rye 1,582 1,493 94 Soy beans 59 ,330 61,575 104 Peanut s 1,689 .6 1,677 .0 99 All Colt on 13 ,240.0 13 ,649. 5 103 All Hay Sweel polaloes 85.9 All Tobacco 8 4 .3 98 All Wheal 72,262 72, 137 100 1/ Harvested for princi pa l use fo r each crop. i.e ., gr ain . beans, nuts, e tc. 72 ,144 12,150 4,492 7,309 406 58 ,383 1,67 2.1 11,143.3 59,597 82.4 784. 7 62 ,407 2 Area Harvested 1/ Ind. 1993 as % 1993 of 1992 - 1 ,000 Acres- 67, 265 93 10 ,071 83 4,153 92 7 ,539 103 408 100 60 ,473 104 1,6 54 .5 99 60 ,165 101 81.0 98 745 .7 95 64 ,234 103 GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 9 PERCENT All hogs and pigs on Georgia farms as of June 1, 1993, are estimated af 1,060,000 heac;ll down 9 percent from a year ago and 4 percent below March 1, 1993. Breeding Inventory at 150,000 head was down 6 percent from a y~ar ago and down 3 percent from the previous quarter. Markef hog inventory at 910,000 head, decreased 9 percent from a year ago and 4 percent below March 1, 1993. The March-May 1993 pig crop totaled 439,000 head , 2 percent below a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 7.90 compared w ith 7.85 last year. Georgia p'roducers intend to farrow 60 ,000 sows during the ~une-August 1993 quarter, 2 percent below the previous year. Farrowings for September-November 1993 are expected to total 56,000 sows, also 2 percent below last year. 16 STATE INVENTORY INCREASES 1 PERCENT The 16 quarterly States, with an inventory of 54.5 million head on June 1, 1993, are up 1 percent from last year and 6 percent above June 1, 1991. These 16 states accounted for approximately 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory. In the 16 quarterly States, the December-May pig crop was 46.0 million tiead , virtually unchanged from a year ago but up 7 percent from 1991. The March-May pig crop totaled 24.6 million head , 1 percent lower than last year but up 3 percent from two years ago . U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 1993, is estimated at 59.7 million head . This is a 1 percent increase from last year and 6 percent above June 1, 1991. Breeding inventory, at 7.45 million head , is 2 percent below last year and 1 percent below two years ago . Market hog inventory, at 52.2 mill ion head , was 1 percent above a year ago and 7 percent above June 1, 1991. The December 1992-May 1993 U.S. pig crop was 50.7 mill ion head , slightly mo re than last year and 7 percent above the same period in 1991. Sows .furrowing during the six month period totaled 6.24 million, Clown 1 percent from last year but 4 percent above the same period in 1991. Pigs saved per litter was 8.13, a new record high for the period, and compares with 8.06 last year and 7.92 two years go . The March-May U.S. pig crop' was 27.0 million head, 1 percent below a year earner. U.S. hog producers intend to have 6.19 million sows farrow curing the June-November period , a slight increase from lhe actual sows farrowed during the same period in 1992 and 2 percent above two years ago . Farrowings for June-August are expected to be virtually unchanged from last year, while September-November farn;>wings are expected to be 1 percent above a year earlier. Item June 1 Inventory All Hogs and Pigs Keptfor Breeding Market HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER , SOWS fARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1 AND U.S.. 1992-1993 Georgia 1992 1993 -1,000 Head- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 16 States 1992 1993 -1,000 Head- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent United States 1993 as % 1992 1993 of 1992 -1 ,000 Head- Percent 1,160 160 1,000 1,060 150 910 91 54,095 54,490 94 6 ,788 6,665 91 47 ,307 47 ,825 101 59 ,295 59,690 101 98 7,608 7 ,445 98 101 5 1,687 52,245 101 Market Hogs and Pigs by Weight Groups Under60 Pounds 430 375 60-119 Pounds 270 245 120-179 Pounds 195 190 180 Pounds & Over 105 100 87 19,677 19,446 99 91 11,861 11,950 101 97 8,852 9,150 103 95 6 ,917 7,279 105 Sows Farrowing December 2/-February 60 57 March-May 64 57 December 2/-May 124 114 June-August 61 60 September-November 57 56 June-November 118 116 95 2 ,631 2,627 100 89 3,039 3,030 100 92 5,700 5,657 99 98 2,874 2,871 100 98 2,739 2,762 101 98 5,613 5,633 100 Pig Crop December 2/-February 447 439 March-May 502 450 December 2/-May 949 889 June-August 450 98 21 ,181 2 1,416 10 1 90 24 ,802 24 ,550 99 94 45 ,983 45 ,966 100 23 ,401 September-November 433 22 ,048 June-November Pigs per Utter 883 -Number- 45,449 -Number- December 2/-February 7.45 7 .70 103 8.05 8.15 101 March.May 7.85 7 .90 10 1 8 .08 8.10 100 December 2/-May 7.65 7 .80 102 8 .07 8.13 101 June.August 7.75 8.14 September-November 7.60 ~une-November 7.68 8 .05 8. 10 1/ GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN ,MO ,NC ,NE,OH ,PA,SD ,TN,WI. 2/December pre ced ing yell!. 3/lntentions . 4/lntenlions for Sept-Nov . 21 ,557 13,001 9,612 7 ,517 2,900 3,375 6,275 3 ,162 3,009 6,171 23 ,320 27 ,257 50 ,577 25 ,751 24 ,2 19 49 ,970 8.04 8 .08 8.06 8.14 8.05 8.10 21 ,366 99 13,100 101 9 ,920 103 7 ,859 105 2 ,907 100 3,330 99 6,237 99 3,161 100 3 ,027 101 6 ,188 100 23 ,674 102 27 ,037 99 50 ,711 100 -Number- 8.14 101 8.12 100 8 .13 101 3 Vol. 93-No. 12 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Receiv ed All Co mm odity Index for June was 138 percent of t he 1977 average , unchanged from t he prev ious month and 6 poin ts (4.5 percent) more than a year ago . Higher pri ces for w heat, barro ws and gilts, milk, ot her chick ens and table egg s were offset by rower pr ic es for corn , cotto n, soybeans, sows , cow s, calves and broilers. Steers and l1eifers and hatch ing eggs wer e uncha nged. U.S. JUNE PRICES RECEIVED INDEX FALLS 3 POINTS The All Farm Produ cts Index of Prices Received in June w as 14 1 based on 19 77 = 100 , d ow n 3 po ints (2 . 1 percent) from May 1993. Price decli nes from May for to matoes, cattle, on ions , and w heat mor e t han offs et price gains for lemon s, hogs, milk and eg gs. Compared w ith Jun e 1992, t he June All Farm Prod uct s Index was 1 po int (0.7 percent) hig her. Price increases fro m June 1992 for cattle, eggs, potatoes and tomatoes more than offset pr ice dec reases for corn, wheat , apples and grapefruit. INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977 = 100 May 1992 June 1992 May 1993 June 1993 G EO R G IA Prices Received All Commod itie s 135 132 138 138 Cro p s 134 126 13 1 130 Uvestock & Prod ucts 136 136 143 145 UNITED STATES Prices Received Prices Paid Rati o 11 141 19 121 74 140 19 121 73 144 19731 73 141 19731 72 11Rat io o f in dex of p rice s rece ived by fa rme rs 10 in d ex of p rices pa id. 21 Apr. 199 2 prices paid In de x bro ught fo rward . 37 Apr. 1993 p ric es p aid i nd e x b rought forw ard . PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-JU NE 15, 1993 WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Pric e per Unit Ju ne 1992 Georg ia May 1993 June 15, 1993 June 1992 United States May 1993 June 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Soy b eans All Hay, Baled 11 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle 3/ Cows41 Steers & Heif ers Calves All Milk Tu rkeys 11 Chickens Exc!. Broilers21 Com 'l Broilers61 Eggs, A1121,71 Table 21 Hatch ing21 $/ Bu. $/ Bu. $/ Bu. Cts ./Lb . $/ Bu. SfTon S/ Cwt . S/Cwt . S/Cwt . S/Cwt. S/Cwt . S/ Cwt . $/Cwt . S/Cwt. Cts./Lb . Ct s./ Lb . Ct s ./Lb . Cts./Doz. Cts./ Doz. Cts ./Doz. 3.27 2.99 60 .4 5.89 44.4 0 34 .44 45.70 54.60 46 .70 73 .80 80 .20 14 .8 0 10.9 31 .5 72.4 4 1.5 125 .0 2.58 2 .52 57 .4 5 .86 45.60 37 .30 46 .50 60 .60 49 .60 77.BO 88 .10 14.30 11.5 35.5 70.6 46 .0 120 .0 2 .64 11 3476..62001111 75447799....44B30O00111l111I 87 .50 15 .40 11 51 12.7 35.0 76.3 5 2 .1 120.0 3.36 1.38 2.47 58 .0 5.9 4 74. 50 46 .70 34 .90 47.70 70.20 48 .20 73.60 88 .50 13.20 37 .7 3 1.9 53 .0 40.7 3.03 1.51 2.13 53.2 5.81 86 .30 47 .00 38.00 47 .60 76.90 50 .00 80 .80 100 .00 13.00 38.4 35.7 62.9 48.6 21..73681111 2.00 11 53.121 5 .6411 BO.50 48 .30 11 36.90 11 49.10' 1 75.50' 1 7508..17001111 9193..02005111 37.3 34.4 65.4 51.5 11 Mid month . 21 First half of month. 31Co ws, ste ers an d hei fers. 41Bee f cows an d cu ll d airy cow s so ld fo r sla ug hte r. 51 Preli min ary. 61 Entire month . U.S. live weigh t eq ui vale nt pric es ex ce pt for AR,PA,IX. 71 Avera g e of all eggs so ld by farm ers in clu ding hatchi ng eggs so ld at retail . Commo dity 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,Shelied Pecans, In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, MAY 31, 1993 May 31 , 1992 Apr. 30, 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- May 31, 1993 Percent of May 1992 April 1993 -Percent- 7 12,569 565,173 59 1,40 1 83 105 455 ,866 4 54,4 83 479,000 105 105 18 ,907 14,319 15 ,51 0 82 108 589 ,386 690 ,272 663 ,224 113 96 1,8 4 1,514 2,018,4 82 2,09 1,501 114 104 69 2 ,189 698 ,035 680 ,80 1 98 98 303 ,546 282 ,817 269 ,514 89 95 344 ,879 378 ,377 372 ,322 108 98 3 18,371 397,57 1 387,473 122 97 486,775 424,395 476,155 98 112 1,507 ,794 1,661 ,04 6 1,500 ,532 100 90 1,137 ,328 9 12,697 979 ,088 86 107 481 ,714 510 ,175 522 ,613 108 102 44 ,770 50 ,597 57 ,658 129 114 30 ,605 22 ,373 24 ,282 79 109 60 ,731 61 ,358 49,445 81 81 4 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT Georgia's layin g flocks produced 365 million eggs during ~1aY 1993, 5 percent mor e tha n May 1992. Produc tio n ' onsisted of 225 mi lli on table eggs and 140 milli on ~atch ing eggs . U.S. MAY EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT US. egg production t otaled 6.00 billion du ring ~ ay 1993 up 1 p er c ent fr o m a yea r ag o. Pr odu ct io n included 5.12 billion table eggs, 817 milli on bro iler-type hatching egg s, and 64.0 million egg -type hatching eggs . 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying fl ock s in th e 20 major egg pro duct ion States roduced 4.91 billi on eggs during May, up 1 percent from the 4.86 billi on pro duced a year ago . Th e numb er of layers during May averaged 230 minion head, up 2 percent from a year ago . COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/ APRil -MAY 1992-1993 April Jan.-Apr. May Item % of % of 1993 1992 1993 1992 19932/ (000) (%) (000) (%) (000) Young Chi ck ens Georgia United States Mature Chicke ns 71,459 555,919 102 282,805 106 2,169,119 102 86,669 104 571,338 Ught Type , U.S. 11,369 91 Heavy Type, U.S. 4,086 104 Total U.S. 15,455 94 Percent Cond emn ed 4 1,07 6 86 16,379 102 57 ,473 90 11,492 4,768 16,260 Yo ung Ch ickens Georgi a 1.3 1.3 Unit ed States 1.5 1. 1/ Fe derally in sp ected slaughter da ta as co llected by Meat a nd ~oull ry In sp ecti o n Progr am . Curr ent month d ata estimated by Ma rket New s Serv ice. 2/ Preliminary. EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JUNE 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago - Thousands- Chi ckens Egg Type 3 1,5 17 32,628 104 Broiler Typ e 490,1 27 51 5 ,68 3 105 Turkeys, All Breeds 36 ,858 36 ,185 98 GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georg ia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-MAY 1992-1993 Number of Layers During May 1992 1993 -Thousands- Eggs per 100 Layers-May 1992 1993 - Number- 6 ,993 10 ,348 17,341 7,329 10,7 57 18,086 1,945 2,043 2,00 1 1,910 2,096 2,018 Total EQgs Produced DUring May 1992 1993 - Millions- 136 140 211 225 347 365 37 ,804 188,437 226 ,241 38,997 190,963 229,960 1,920 2,192 2,147 1,910 2,181 2,135 726 4,132 4,858 745 4,164 4,909 44,954 231,331 276 ,285 46,142 234,273 280,415 1,919 2,186 2,142 1,909 2,184 2,139 863 5 ,0 56 5 ,919 881 5,117 5,998 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT- MAY 1992-1993 % of % of Item May April May year January thru May year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago - T h ou sands- Percent - Thousands- Percent PDoUllet Chicks Place d BrorT)lleesrtTicyp(Ue.S.) 1/ ~EI9l.l9cTksypHea t c h e d ~Groi l e r Typ e 4 ,83 1 262 5,53 1 25 1 5,944 123 275 105 25 ,22 6 1,080 27 ,366 108 1,106 102 eorgla ~nited States :g9 Type 83,202 80 ,367 86,938 104 398 ,300 412,6 11 104 597 ,998 590 ,408 624 ,3 10 104 2 ,869 ,077 2,950 ,983 103 Georg ia 2,196 2 ,702 2,832 129 10,091 12,656 125 TUUnritkeeaysStates 38 ,479 37,241 37 ,052 96 175,196 178,614 102 Poults Placed ..\!&. 28 ,492 27 ,858 27,125 95 134,806 132,242 98 :~Domest iC plac em en ts as re po rte d by lea d ing br eed ers in cl ud es ex pe cte d pull et replacements from eggs sol d du ring the p rece d ing mon th at th e rate of 125 p u lle t ch icks per 30 d ozen 'of 'ggs . 5 Vol. 93-No. 12 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production in Georg ia totaled 32.7 million pounds du ring May 1993, down 7 percent from May 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States in May 1993, totaled 3.21 billion pounds, down 1 percent from May 1992. Beef prod ucti on at 1.86 billion po und s was down 2 percent. COMMERCI~~I~~g ~i:;E~9?DUCTION , Kind May 1992 1993 -Million Pounds- Beef Veal Pork Lamb & Mutton Total Red Meat 1,900 25 1,287 25 3,236 1,857 20 1,309 27 3,212 1/ B ased o n pa ckers dress weights and excludes far m slau gh ter . Perc;; 98 79 102 109 99 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Species G e o r g ia Sheep & Lambs May 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Head- 0.1 0.1 May 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 100 -Pounds- 73 102 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,746.2 105,7 7,063.1 388 .2 2,774.8 84.6 7,145.3 410.9 101 1,150 80 400 101 254 106 127 l/ lnclu des slau g hte r u n d er Fede ral Insp ecti o n a nd o ther comme rcial sla u g hte r, excl udes farm sla ug hte r. 1,123 400 254 132 Total Live Weight May 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 7 6 3,158,646 42,261 1,790 ,543 49,468 3,117,427 33,815 1,814,760 54,049 U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1992-1993, QUANTllY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1992 1993 199 2 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Dols. per Pound Imports of Catfish 2/ 1992 1993 Thous. Pounds Ap r. 4 1, 177 39 ,920 161,653 164,045 .63 .71 233 328 May 39,111 37 ,030 200,764 201 ,075 .63 .72 392 1/ Price fo r fish del ivered to Proce ssing Plant do o r. 2/ Data furn ished by U.S . Bu reau of Census. CATILE ON FEED UP 7 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 States prepar ing monthly estimates totaled 8.35 million head, up 7 percent from a year ago but down 3 percent from 1991. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during May totaled 1.79 million, up 4 percent from last year and 1 fercent above two years ago . Net placements 0 1.65 million for May were up 3 percent from last year and 1 percent above two years ago. CATILE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, MAY 1 TO JUNE 1 Number 1993 as % Item 1992 1993 of 1992 1,000 Head Percent On Feed May 1 1/ 7,818 8,349 107 Placed on Feed During May 1,724 1,786 104 Fed Cattle Marketed During May 1,594 1,646 103 Other Disappearapce During May 2/ 122 136 111 On Feed June 1 1 7,826 8,353 107 1/ Cattl e and ca lve. on l eed are an ima ls fo r sla ughter mar ket be ing fed a lull ration of grain or other concentrate s an d are expect ed to produce a ca rcass that will grade sele ct or better . 21 Include s death lo sses, movement from fee dlots to pastures and" shipm ents to oth er feedlot. l or further feed ing . 6 GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS SoybeanS stored on farms on June 1, 1993 are estimated at 800 thousand bushels. This is 14 percent more than the 700 thousand bushels .s~o red on farms a year earlier. Stocks of soybeans stored off the farm were not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. corn stocks held in off farm pos itions on June 1, 1993, totaled 6.55 million bushels , 35 percent more than the 4.85 million on hand June 1, 1992. GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS-JUNE 1, 1992-1993 Grain On Farms June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 Off Farms 1/ June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 - - 1 ,000 Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) * corn * Oats (Old Crop) * * * * 4 ,855 * 64 * 6,551 84 Sorghum * * * * Soybeans 700 800 * * 'Mleat (Old Crop) * * 538 * 1/lnelud es sto cks at m ills, elev at ors , war eh ouses. terminals and pro cesso rs. Not p u blis hed to avoid dis clos ing ln dividual o pe rat io n s. All Positions June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 * * * * * * * * * * * U. S. GRAIN STOCKS-JUNE 1, 1992-1993 Grain On Farms June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 Off Farms 1/ June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 - ,- 1,000 Bushels-- Barley (Old Crop) 45 ,140 CO rn 1,517,500 Oats (Old Crop) 61 ,000 Rye (Old Crop)21 290 Sorghum 34,140 Soybeans 27 9 ,000 All Wheat (Old Crop) 144 ,605 68 ,220 2,216 ,500 66,130 520 58,205 31 9 ,800 183,820 83,4 57 1,221,05 1 66 ,721 1,224 76,247 41 6 ,671 327 ,248 83 ,475 1,492,9 19 47 ,005 1,035 206 ,328 363 ,563 345 ,182 1/Includes stock s at m ills, elevat ors, wa reho uses , term in als and proc esso rs. 2/ MN,ND,SD on ly . All Positions June 1, June 1, 1992 1993 128 ,597 2 ,738 ,551 127,72 1 1,5 14 110 ,387 695,67 1 471 ,853 151 ,695 3,709 ,419 113, 135 1,555 264,533 683,363 529,002 Month ~ding 1992 May June JUly Aug. Sept. OCt. Nov. Dec. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1/ Farmer Stoc k Shelled Peanuts 2 Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3 --1 ,000 Pounds-- 621,100 182,611 117,121 102,419 938 ,462 2,741 ,535 2 ,955 ,885 2,659 ,719 821,523 798 ,508 652 ,851 485 ,800 392 ,188 503 ,547 557 ,547 652 ,697 100,526 88 ,761 69,018 49,32 1 24 ,675 34,794 44 ,558 47,801 1,092,626 1,062 ,016 868 ,292 646 ,114 521 ,610 669 ,718 741 ,538 868 ,087 1,814 ,252 1,333 ,388 1,054 ,431 797,854 1,484 ,747 3 ,446 ,047 3 ,741 ,981 3,575,607 1993 Jan. Feb. Mar. ADr. ~ 2,371 ,731 1,937,551 1,389 ,958 887 ,758 544 ,246 730 ,043 841 ,434 946 ,057 968,408 954 ,154 51 ,931 70 ,724 90 ,626 100 ,126 106 ,595 970 ,957 1, 119 , 10 7 1,258 ,256 1,287 ,983 1,269 ,025 3,394 ,619 3,127,382 2 ,738 ,840 2,275 ,867 1,919 ,866 eee ~/I ExclUdes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of in commerc ial storages. Fa rmer stock on net we ight bas is. 21Includes shelled edible grad .., shell ed , SloCk, and shelled seed (untreated) . 31 Actual far mer stock, p lus roasting stock, plus shell ed peanuts X 1.33 . 7 Vol. 93-No . 12 UNITED STATES PEANUT ACREAGE DOWN Pean ut producers planted 1.68 milli on ac res of peanuts this year, down 1 percent from t he 1992 planted area of 1.69 million acres and 18 per cent below 1991. Texas decl ined by 8,000 acres, th e largest d ecrea se of any State , whi le the New Mexico and South Carol ina planted acr eages exceed 1992 levels slightly . Area for harvest is estima t ed at 1.65 milli on acres, down 1 percent from the 1992 level of 1.67 mill ion acres. Sout heast gro w ers (AL,FL,GA,SC) planted 1.01 million acres, slightly less than last year. Planting was completed by the nor mal dates but relati vely' hot, dry conditions since have put t he crop under early stress across much of th e region. Prod ucers had to begin irrigation where available , to maintain crop deve lop ment. ' In t he Virginia-North Carolina reg ion, producer s planted 245 acre s, 1 perc ent less th an in 1992. Planti ng was comp leted on or ahead of nor mal and th e cro p was nearly al1r0a0t ed in good con ditio n as of mid-June. The acreag e planted in th e Sout hwest (NM,OK,TX) is estimated at 423,000 acre s, 1 percent below the 1992 level. State Alabama Florida Georgia New Mexico N. Carolina Oklahom a S. Carolina Texas Virgini a u.s. 1/ For eca sted . PEANUT ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED, 1992-1993 Area Planted 1992 1993 - 1,000 Acres- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 1992 - Area Harvested 1I9n9d3' 11 1,000 Acres- 237.0 88 .0 675 .0 2 1.1 153.0 100 .0 13 .5 308 .0 94 .0 235.0 85 .0 675 .0 23 .0 152. 0 100.0 14.0 300 .0 93 .0 99 23 6 .0 97 80 .0 100 673 .0 109 21 .1 99 153 .0 100 98.0 10 4 13.0 97 30 5 .0 99 93 .0 234 .0 77 .0 67 0 .0 23 .0 152.0 98 .0 13 .5 295.0 9 2 .0 1,689 .6 1,677 .0 99 1,672 .1 1 ,654. 5 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 99 96 100 109 99 95 104 97 99 99 MAY MILK PRODUCTION Milk pro duct ion in t he 21 major States during May to taled 11.4 billion pou nds, 1 percent mor e than production in t hese same States in May 1992. April revised prod uct ion at 11.0 billion pounds was 1 perc ent above April 1992. Production per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1,400 pounds for May, 33 pounds more t han May 1992. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 8.1 4 million head, 106,000 head less than May 1992 and 9,000 less tha n Apr il 1993. Item No. Milk Cows on Farms 11 Milk Product ion per Cow21 Total Milk Production21 Thous. Head Pounds Mil. Lbs. 1/1 ncludas dry cows . Exclu de s heifers not yet fresh. 21 Exc lud es milk su cked by calves. 8,250 1,367 11,280 8,144 1,400 11,404 Percent 99 102 10 1 eo rgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-728 0) is published semi-mo nthly by the Geo rgia Agr icu" ural Slatisti cs Service. Athen s, GA 306 13-5099. Seco nd class po stag e pa id at Athens. GA. Subscriptio n fet 10 pe r ye ar exce pt 'r ee to data con trib utors . POSTMASTER: Send ad dress changes to Geo rgia Ag ricu" ural Statistics Service, Slephe ns Fed eral Build ing, Suile 320, Athens, GA 306 13-5099 . GEORGIA .IASTGARTICISUTLICTUSRAL __----J_ SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 306 13 PHONE: (706)546-22 36 SECON D-CLASS POSTAG E PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 0 422 0 1 13 0000 0 9 5 - 2 57 2 09 52111 00 9308 UGA L IBRARIES S US AN TUGGLE GOVE RNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT AT HENS GA 306 02 ... ...... _ M2"'Bld'. ~ ,'" GEORGlp.. FARM REPORT July 14, 1993 vorume 93-Number 13 REt ,. 1YE O JUL 1 6 1993 lJU~UWll;.l~l;) lIGA liBRARIES ~GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS July 1 Crop Forecast 1992 Pecan Summary 1992 Fruit Summary GEORGIA'S 1993 TOBACCO FORECAST The first yield forecast of Georgia's 1993 tobacco crop is estimated at 2,100 pounds per acre. This is based on a survey of growers contacted around July 1 and assumes normal growing and harvesting conditions for the rema inder of the season. If this forecast holds true the 1993 crop will average 195 pounds per acre less than last year . Cool, dry weather during April and May and hot a':'9 dry.ccnditlonsdurjnq June slowed development. Conditions Improved significantly dUring the first week of July, as the tobacco bell received it 's first beneficial rains in several yv.eeks.. As. of July 2, the crop was in fair to good condition With eight percent harvested. Acreage is expected t o total 42,000 ac res for 1993, down 2,000 acres from 1992 . U.S. TOBACCO - 1993 The firs t flue-c ured toba c co production forecast for this season is 867 million pounds, 4 percent less t han last year's out put, Production [s expected to be down in North Caro lina, where two-t hird s of flue -cured tobacco is produced . Yield per acre for all flue-cured is forecasted at 2 169 pounds 88 pounds below the 1992 average yield. Acres for harvest are virtually unchanged from a '{ear earlier. Unseasonably hot , dry weather in North Carolina called for heavy' irrig ati o n. Dry conditions across the southeast have been a major concern It has caused some field s to bloom pre-maturely. The c'rop has been cons idered as being in fair to good cond ition with harvest active in many areas. FLUE CURED TOBACCO-BY STATES AND U.S., JULY 1, 1993 State Harvested Acres Yield per Ac re Production (Thous. Lbs.) FL GA NC SC VA US Types 11-14 7,500 42,000 261,000 52,000 37,000 399 ,500 2,150 2,100 2,220 2,000 2,150 2,169 16,125 88,200 578 ,800 104,000 79,550 866,675 GEORGIA PEACH FORECAST - 1993 P~ach production for 1993 is expected to total 145 million pounds, 12 percent above the 130 million pounds picked last year. This is unchanged from the June 1, 1993 forecas!" but is 5 million pounds less than two years ago. Early season varieties we~e hurt by cold temperatures in March. Dry weather in May and June has caused some sizing problems, but the quality of peaches harvested so far has been good . As of Jury 4 harvest was about two-thirds complete, slightly beliind normal harvest progress. U.S. PEACH PRODUCTION - 1993 U.S..peach production is forecast at 2.88 billion pounds, fractionally more than the June 1 forecast and 8 percent more than .1992. Production of the crop , excluding California clingstone peaches that IS mostly canned is expected to tolal 1.74 billion pounds, up 1 percent from June 1 and 18 percent more than last y~a.r's production. South Carolina s production, at 360 million pou nds , is unchanged from the June 1 forecast but more than double 1992 's production. Prospects continue to surpass earlier expectations even w ith the unseasonably hot and dry wea ther. New Je rsey 's fruit is sizing weir. Harvest of California's freestone crop is in full swing with approximately 45 percent of the crop picked. PEACH PRODUCTION-SELECTED STATES , JULY 1,1991-1993 State Total Production 1/ Ind . 1991 1992 1993 1993 as % of 1992 -Million Pounds- AL 16.0 13.0 17.0 131 AR 12.0 12.0 22.0 183 ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ G~ 150.0 130.0 145.0 112 LA 5.0 4.0 3.5 88 NJ 115.0 85.0 95.0 112 ONKC21 35.0 12.0 38.0 317 31.0 5.0 20.0 400 PA 100.0 90.0 90.0 100 SSJ 310.0 170.0 360.0 212 TX 31 32.0 27.0 25.0 93 CA Clingstone 1,030.0 1,183.0 1,140.0 96 US Total 2,686.0 2,658.5 2,878.1 108 l /lnclud es unharve sted production and ha rvested no t so ld {million pound s. 2J Estimates for current ye~r earned forward from ea rlie r forecast. 3/ CA Clingstone is over the scale \~"e~~:.~d Includes culls and canne ry d ivers ions {million pounds}: 199 1-80 .0; WINTER WHEAT-AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES, 1992 AND JULY 1,1993 State AL FL GA Nc SC TN h!.S Area Harvested Ind. 1992 1993 -1,000 Acres- 95 100 20 25 350 360 555 560 275 270 280 360 41,893 44,380 1992 Yield Ind. 1993 -Bushels- 44.0 42.0 46.0 50.0 47.0 48.0 34.0 33.0 40.0 44.0 37.0 39.0 38.3 41.0 Production 1992 Ind. 1993 -1,000 Bushels-- 4,180 840 16,100 27,750 12,925 13,440 3,400 825 14,400 24,640 9,990 14,040 1,606,534 1,821,345 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA'S 1992 PECAN PRODUCTION SMALLEST IN 28 YEARS Georgia's 1992 pecan produ ction totaled only 30 mllllon pounds 30 percent of 1991 , and t he smallest product ion since 1964 . Geor gia produced only 18 percent of th e national cro p compared wit h 33 percent of th e 199 1 U.S. production . Average p ric e was $ 1 .5 0 pe r pound compared with 99 .9 cent s per pound for 1991 . Value of production to taled only $45 .1 million, 55 percent less than a year earlie r and 40 percent less than th e 1990 value. 1992 U.S. PECAN PRODUCTION DOWN 44 PERCENT The 1992 U.S. pecan cro p tot aled 166 million pou nds , 44 percent less th an th e 1991 crop of 299 million pound s. Imp roved varieties ac co unted fo r 63 percent of th e total crop as com pared with 55 perc ent of the total in 1991 and 70 percent in 1990 . Av erage pr ice at $1.45 per pound was 41 cents per pound mor e tha n 1991. Overall value of pecans fell 22 percent from 1991 to $2 40 million. GEORGIA'S 1993 WHEAT YIELD UP Wheat harvest was nearly co mplete by Jul y 4, with only a few scattered field s remaining. Yields turned out better t han earlier projected , and th e state average is now ex pect ed to average 40 bushels per acre. This is 2 bu shels mo re than the June 1 forecast, but 6 bushels per a c re l es s t han l a st y ea r's r ec o rd hig h. Ac rea ge harvested totaled 360 ,000 acres, 20 ,00 0 more than the June fo recast , and 10 ,000 acre s more th an last year. Product ion at 14 .4 million bushels is 11 percent less than last year. U.S. WHEAT PRODUCTION All wheat production for 1993 is forecast at 2 .60 billion bu shels, up 6 percent from 1992 . Area for grain is 64 .2 mill ion ac res, up 3 per cent from last year. The 1993 yield is forecast at a recor d high 40 .5 bushels per ac re, up 1.1 bushels per acres from last season. Wi nt er whea t product ion is f orecast at 1 .82 bi ll ion bushels, do wn slightly fr om the June 1 forecast but 13 percent above 1992 . Yields are exp ected to average 41 .0 bus hels per ac re, down 0.2 bushels from June 1. Area for grain is 44.4 millio n acres , up 6 perc ent from last year. PECANS-BY STATES AND U.S., 1990-199 2 Variety & Utilized Productio n State 1990 199 1 19 9 2 - 1,000 Pounds- Improved Vari eties v AL 4,000 AR 100 CA 2,800 FL 2 ,000 GA 56 ,000 LA 1,500 MS 1,800 NM 34,000 NC 100 OK 800 SC 400 TX 40 ,000 U.S. 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 2,000 100 2,600 1,700 26 ,000 200 500 30 ,000 1,000 500 200 40,000 104 ,800 Price per Pound 1990 19 9 1 1992 - -Dollars- .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 1.360 1.430 1.600 1.700 1.530 1.600 1.700 1.640 1.250 1.500 1.350 1.550 1.570 Value of Utilized Production 1990 199 1 1992 - 1 ,000 Dollars- 3 ,880 102 3 ,500 2 ,200 66 ,640 1,800 2,520 52,020 125 91 2 436 50 ,000 18 4 ,13 5 6,650 1,590 3 ,036 2 ,020 80 ,080 2 ,000 4,4 00 49,920 2,850 1,300 2 ,571 37 ,500 186,9 17 2,720 143 4,160 2,890 39 ,780 320 850 49 ,200 1,250 750 270 62,000 164 ,333 Nat ive and Seedling AL 1,000 AR 150 FL 1,600 GA 9,000 LA 4,500 MS 400 NC 300 OK 4,200 SC 100 TX . 20,000 U.S. 41 ,250 11,000 1,500 1,500 23 ,000 24 ,500 2,500 2 ,500 16,000 2 ,500 30 ,000 115,000 2,000 1,200 800 4,000 800 200 1,500 8,500 100 22,000 41 ,100 .680 .800 1.030 68 0 8, 800 2,060 .950 .880 1.190 143 1,3 20 1,428 .800 .870 1.100 1,280 1,305 880 .880 .860 1.320 7, 920 19,780 5,280 .850 .730 1.000 3 ,825 17 ,885 800 .800 .800 1.050 32 0 2,000 210 1.000 .850 1.050 300 2,125 1,575 .870 .76 4 1.08 0 3,654 12,224 9,180 .900 .81 2 .8 10 90 2 ,030 81 .950 .950 1.150 19,000 28 ,500 25,300 .902 .835 1.140 37 ,21 2 95 ,96 9 46,794 All Pecans AL 5,000 AR 250 CA 2,800 FL 3 ,600 GA 65 ,000 LA 6,000 MS 2,200 NM 34 ,000 NC 400 OK 5,000 SC 500 TX 60,000 OTHER STATES 2J 20,250 U.S. 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 4,000 1,300 2,600 2,500 30 ,000 1,000 700 30 ,000 2,500 9,000 300 62 ,000 20 ,100 166 ,000 .9 12 .980 1.250 .967 1.150 .938 1.290 1.530 1.060 .9 13 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 1.040 1.200 1.210 1.600 1.5 10 1.500 1.120 1.5 10 1.640 1.130 1.100 1.170 1.410 1.450 1.450 4,560 24 5 3 ,500 3 ,48 0 74, 560 5,625 2,840 52,020 425 4,566 52 6 69,000 26,243 2 47 ,590 1/ Budd ed, gr aft ed , or to pworked varieties. 2/ AZ ,KS,MO,TN have no breakdown b etw een im proved varie ties and nat lve an d see dling va rie ties . 2 15 ,450 2 ,9 10 3 ,036 3 ,325 99 ,860 19 ,88 5 6,400 42,920 4,975 13,524 4,601 66 ,000 26 ,638 309 ,524 4,780 1,57 1 4,160 3 ,770 45,060 1,120 1,060 49,200 2,825 9,930 35 1 87 ,300 29 ,235 240,362.- I GEORGIA'S 1992 PEACH PRODUCTION utliz ed production of peaches in Georgia f or 1992 totaled 118.0 million pounds, 16 percent less t han 1991. Average pric e per po und at 22.6 cents was 1.5 cents per ~futhnea less t han the average received In utilized produ ction amounted to 1991. $26.7 The val million, ue 21 percent less tha n 1991' s crop. U.S. PEACHES - 1992 The value of the U.S. peach crop, including clingstones, was $373 million, down 5 percent from the 1991 value of $394 million. Utilized production was down 1 percent fr om 1991 to 2.48 billion pounds. Average price per po und, inclu ding clingstones, was 15.0 cents, .7 cent per pound less than the 1'991 average price. - -State AGIA. -TOTAL North central South NJ PA SC CCALINGSTONES US PEACHES- PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1991-1992 Total Production 1991 1992 Utilized Product ion 1991 1992 -Million Pounds- 16.0 150 .0 9 .0 125 .0 16.0 115 .0 100 .0 310 .0 13.0 130. 0 .5 108 .0 21.5 85 .0 90 .0 170.0 16.0 140 .0 8.0 120 .0 12.0 108.0 90 .0 240.0 12 .0 118 .0 .5 99 .0 18.5 80 .0 90 .0 95 .0 Price per Pound 1991 1992 - Cents- 21 .3 31.3 24.1 22 .6 25 .3 31 .9 20 .1 22.3 17.7 20.8 1,030.0 1,183.0 970 .0 1,117.0 10.9 10.8 2 ,686 .0 2 ,658 .5 2,505.9 2,479.3 15.7 15.0 Value of Utilized Production 1991 1992 - 1,000 Dollars- 3 ,408 33 ,712 3 ,756 26,714 27 ,324 18,119 42,480 105 ,730 394 ,180 25 ,500 20,071 19,7 15 120,636 372,787 GEORGIA'S 1992 APPLE CROP The value of util ized production of Georg ia's 1992 apple crop, totaled $4.49 million, 10 percent nigher than the previous y ear . Utilized product ion at 24.0 mill ion pounds is down 20 percent from 1991. Average pri ce per pound at 18.7 cents is 5.1 cents above 1991' s average price . U.S. APPLE CROP - 1992 The 1992 U.S. value of utilized product ion of apples totaled $1.42 billion, 18 percent less than th e prevIous year. Utilized production increased 10 per cen to 10.6 billion pounds. The average price per po und was 13.4 cents , compared with 17.9 cents per pou nd in 1991. State CA GA- TOTAL North South MI NY NC PA SC WA US APPLES- COMMERCIAL CROP, GEORGIA AND SELECTED STATES, 199 1-1992 Total Prod ucti on 1991 1992 Utilized Production 1991 1992 - Million Pounds- Price per Pound 1991 1992 -Cents- Value of Utilized Production 1991 1992 -1,000 Dollars- BOO.O 8 40 .0 BOO.O 840 .0 21.0 32 .0 25 .0 30 .0 24 .0 13.6 30 .0 23 .0 28 .0 23.0 13 .6 2.0 2.0 2 .0 1.0 13.5 880 .0 1,080 .0 880 .0 1,050.0 10.9 1,050 .0 1,170 .0 1,050.0 1,170.0 12.7 260 .0 240 .0 260 .0 240 .0 8.9 470.0 500 .0 470. 0 500.0 10.2 40 .0 60.0 37. 0 58 .0 9.9 4,300. 0 4,800 .0 4, 300. 0 4, 800. 0 22 .0 9,728 .7 10, 7 19 .5 9 ,658 .8 10, 61 4.3 17.9 20.3 18.7 18.7 18.7 8.5 9.9 7 .5 8.6 12.9 14.8 . 13.4 167,950 4 ,080 3 ,810 270 96,320 132,930 23 ,20 2 48,078 3 ,646 946,900 1,733 ,133 170,160 4,488 4,301 187 89 ,500 116,090 17,880 43,060 7,502 709,200 1,421,768 GEORGIA'S 1992 GRAPE PRODUCTION The value of Georgia's utilized grape production for 1992 totaled $2.63 mill1on , an 8 perc ent incr ease ove r the previous year. Utili zed prod uct ion increased 100 to ns to 3,100. The average price per ton for 1992 was $848 compared with $811 per to n In 1991. U.S. GRAPES - 1992 The value of all utilized production of grapes in the U.S. incr eased 5 percent in 1992 to $1.83 billion. Utilized prod uct ion, at 6.03 million to ns, was 9 perce nt greater than the previous year. Average pri ce per ton was $303, a $9 decrease from 1991. ~te GA NC Sc ~ US ~- GRAPES-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 1991 -1992 Total Production 1991 1992 Utilized Production 1991 1992 - Tons - 3 ,200 3,400 3,000 3,100 2,200 1,300 2,200 1,300 700 500 570 350 5 ,555,900 6,051,650 5,555,270 6,032,200 ....::.!,;=.::..::.:~ _~.=.=..:~=--_--===-=-- _~:.c=.::=::,::"" Price per Ton 1991 1992 Value of Utilized Production 1991 1992 -Dollars- -1,000 Dollars- 811 848 2,432 2,630 611 780 1,344 1,0 14 530 1,070 302 376 3: ,1,;,2: , --:;,;:'::""-__ _ _ 303 1,735 ,675 --,-,c:..::.::~=-- .1..,:8..:2.:5:;,=2:7:5..::- GEORGIA'S 1993 APPLE CROP UP 40 PERCENT Apple production in Georgia is estimated at 35 million pounds for 1993, a 40 percent increase from 1992 . Growers contacted around July 1, indicated this could be their best apple crop in several years. If the projection holds true, production will be the highest since 1987, when production totaled 50 million pounds. 1993 U.S. APPLE CROP The first forecast of the 1993 apple crop is 10.8 billion pou nds, 1 percent above last year 's crop and 11 percent more than 1991. In the eastern states; production of 3.11 billion pounds is up 3 percent rr orn a year ago . Increases in Georgia, New Jersey, North Caro lina , Pennsylvania , and Virginia offset decreased prospects in the Northern Atlantic Coast States . Last year s large New El}Qland crop limited this year 's bloom, set, and size. There was some winter damage reported in northernmost areas. The New York crop' is late but thinning was successful and the crop is generally excellent. The Virginia and West Virginia growing seasons have been good . Pollination was excellent ana fruit set was good lhough not as heavy as last year. Good fruit size is expected to make up for smaller quantities. Frui t size for this time of year is above average . APPLES-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, SE~ECTED _ _ _ STATES AND U.S., I N D I C A T E D 1993 1 ---=~.:....:....::=-=-::....:..:...:=....=...:..;=..:.z....:..:....:.=...:...;=..:....:-=--=-=---.:..::....::...::.... __ State Total Production Ind. 1993 1993 as % of 1992/1 Million Pounds Percent -- GA 35.0 NY 1,050.0 NC 380 .0 PA 550.0 SC 60.0 TN 15,5 VA 380 .0 WA 4,700.0 wv 225.0 US 10,800 ,0 1/ In orch ard s o f '00 o r m o re b ea ring ag e tr ees. 140 90 158 110 100 119 103 98 - 100 101 GEORGIA'S 1993 OATS Oats are expected t o average 55 bushels per acre for th e 1993 crop 12 bushels or 18 percent less than 1992's record high. Acreage harvested for grain is estimated at 55,000 acres, unchang ed from 1992. Dry weather during t he f ir st part of Jun e pr ovide d exce ll en t ha rv es1 conditions for oats. Production is exp ected to total 3.03 million bushels, 18 percent less than the 3.69 milli on bushels produced in 1992. U.S. OATS - 1993 Total 1993 U. S. oat product ion is forecast at 263 million bushels, down 11 perc ent from last year. The forecasted yield per acre of 63.3 bushels 'IS down 2.3 bushels from fast season's 65.6 bushels. Area harvested and to be harvested , at 4.15 million acres, is dow n 8 percent from the 1992 harvested acreage of 4.49 million acres. OATS- AREA HA RVESTED, YIELD AND PRO DUC TION SELECTED STATES AND U.S. 1992 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 1993 State Area Harvested 1992 1993 1,000 Acres Yield 1992 1993 Bushels Prod uction 1992 1~ 1,000 Bushels AL 25 30 60.0 63 ,0 1,500 1,89; GA 55 55 67.0 55 .0 3,685 3,02S IL 130 100 61.0 68 .0 7,930 6,eo: IA 375 375 67 ,0 68 .0 25,125 25,50: MI 120 135 70.0 68.0 8,400 9,1& MN 500 500 70 .0 65.0 35,000 32,50: NC 50 30 60.0 60 .0 3,000 1,eo: SC 35 30 63.0 55 ,0 2,205 1,6& TX 130 150 44 ,0 50 .0 5,720 7,50: US 4,492 4,153 65,6 63.3 294,604 262,86C eorg ia Farm Report (ISNN 0744 -728 0) is published semi-mo nth ly by the Geo rgi a Ag ricu" ural Statistics Service, Athens. GA 306 13-509 9. Secon d class po slag e pa id at Athens , GA, S u bscriptl on l~ 10 per year except free to da ta co ntributors, POSTMASTER: Send addre ss ch ang es to Geo rgia Ag ricu" ural Statistics Service. Stephe ns Fed eral BUild ing, Suil e 320 , Ath ens, GA 306 13-5099 . GEORGIA IA G RIC U L TURA L STATISTICS ----'- SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID Al ATHENS, GA 3061' o 04 2 2: 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 !l\0 9~1 -25 7 2 !l\ 95 20 III 93 0 3 UG A LI BRARIE S SUSAN TUGGLE GO VERNMENT DOCUMENT S DEPT AT HENS GA 3 0 6 0 2 ,r c1 GEORGIA FARM REPORT July 30, 1993 Vorume 93-Number 14 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTIC S SERVICE -"-----"- Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Vegetables Monthly poultl)' LIvestock Slaughter Farm Numbers & Land in Farms .: ' . Peanut Stocks Cattle .Catfish Production Milk Production Cattle on Feed . Cold Storage Catfish . Mink EGGS IN INCUBATORS-JULY 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES . , L ; ,'I"tem 1992, 1993. , %.of Year Ago .-Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 28 ,598 30 ,259 106 Broiler Type 484 ,629 503,065 104 Turkeys, All Breeds 37,701 35 ,987 95 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT Georg ia's laying flocks produced 348 million eggs dur ing June 1993, 5 percent more than June 1992. Production consisted of 212 million table eggs and 136 million hatching eggs. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT U.S . egg production totaled 5.80 billion duri ng June 1993, up 2 percent from the 5.69 billion producecf a year ago . Production included 4.96 billion table eggs, 787 million broiler-type hatching eggs, and 60 .IT million e,gg-type hatchm.g eggs. ~O .STATE EGG ~RODUG:nON W~2 .PERCEN.T : Laying flocks in the 20 major egg production States produced 4.75 billion eggs (juring June, up 2 percent from the 4.67 bill ion produced a year ago . Production included 4.03 billion tab le eggs ana 718 mill ion hatching eggs . POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-JUNE 1992-1993 % of % of Item June May June year January thru June year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 5,170 5,944 5,568 108 30 ,396 32,934 108 Egg Type 225 275 267 119 1,305 1,373 105 Chicks Hatched BroilerType Georg ia 81 ,814 86,938 85,792 105 480,114 498,403 104 United States 584 ,534 624,310 610,701 104 3 ,453,6 11 3,561,684 103 EJlg Typ e Georg ia 2,041 2,832 2,039 100 12,132 14,695 121 United States 34,571 37,052 35,078 101 209,767 213 ,692 102 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 28,648 27,125 27 ,618 96 253 ,23621 249 ,45631 99 11Dom estic plac eme nts as re po rted by leadin g b reed er s in clu d es expected pu lle l replaceme nts from eggs so ld dur ing Ih e p rec edin g mon th all he rale of 125 p u llel chi cks per 30 doz en case of eggs. 21Turkey pou lts pla c ed Septe mber 199 1-June 1992 . 31Tu rkey po ults place d Se ptem be r f1l92 June1993. GEORGIA Hatch ing Table Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JUNE 1992-1993 Number of Layers During June 1992 1993 Eggs per 100 Layers-June 1992 1993 -Thousands- -Number- 6,986 10,200 17,186 7,156 10,688 17,844 1,875 1,953 1,920 1,901 1,986 1,950 Total Eggs Produced During June 1992 1993 -Millions- 131 136 199 212 330 348 37,435 187,967 225 ,402 38,296 191,119 22 9,4 15 1,843 2,114 2,070 1,875 2,110 2,071 690 3,975 4,665 7 18 4,033 4,751 44,524 230 ,87 1 275 ,395 45,356 234 ,505 279,861 1,846 2,110 2,067 1,867 2,1 13 2,074 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 822 4,87 1 5,693 AU G0 2 1993 uucU MENTS \f~P llBR.:\RIE~ COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-MAY-JUNE 1992-1993 %of Item May May year June 2/ Jan. thru May 1992 1993 a0 1993 1992 1993 -Thousands- -Thousands- Young Chickens Georg ia United States Mature Chickens Ught Type , U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, GA Percent Conde mned Young Chickens Georg ia United States 69 ,338 527 ,918 10,391 4,393 14,784 3,168 1.4 1.6 68,140 533 ,504 9,743 4,717 14,460 2,590 1.3 1.4 98 77 ,097 346 ,463 350 ,945 101 562,775 2,619 ,931 2,704,173 94 10,074 107 5,089 98 15 1,643 82 2,93 1 58 ,033 20 ,494 78 ,527 NA 51,163 21 ,126 72,289 NA 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.6 1/ Federally ins p ect ed slaugh ter dat a as coll ec t ed by M eal a nd Po ultry Ins pection Prog ram . Cu rr ent month da ta est imated by Mar ket News Servi ce . 2/ Pro Hminary. % 01 year a0 101 103 88 103 92 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia red meat production totaled 34.2 million pounds during June 1993, 5 percent more than May 1993 but c percent less than June 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION SETS JUNE RECORD HIGH Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.48 billion pounds during June . This production was( percent above the record high for June set a year earlier. Beef production totaled 2.05 billion pounds. This was up 1 percent from June 1992. Head kill totaled 3.01 million , u~ 3 percent from a year ago. Pork pro duction at 1.3 8 billion pou nds was up 3 percent from the record high set in June 1992. Hog kill totaled 7.51 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Species Georg ia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Number Slaughtered June .: 1992 1993 I - 1 ,000 Head- June 1993 as % of 1992 Percent AveraQ e Live Weight June 1992 1993 - Pounds- 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 2l 0 .2 0.1 50 122 130 Total Live Weight June 19 9 2 1993 - 1,000 Pounds- 2l 2l 2l 20 12 United Stat es Cattl e Calves Hogs Sheep & Lamb s 2,924.3 107.6 7,347.1 436.1 3,013.0 93.8 7,506.7 477 .9 103 1,159 1,143 3,388,509 87 394 410 42 ,392 102 254 255 1,863,786 110 125 130 54,375 1/ lnclu des slau ghl er un der Federal Inspe ction and oth er co mm erc ial slau ghter, excl udes farm slau gh ter. 2l Data not published to avoid di sc losing indi vid ual ope ratio ns . 3,445,047 38,47 1,9 15,8B 62,@ COMME RCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-U NITED STATES 1/ Kind June 19 9 2 1993 -Million Pounds- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent Jan.-June 2/ 1992 1993 -Million Pounds - Beef 2,039 2 ,05 1 101 Veal 25 22 89 Pork 1,332 1,377 103 Lamb & Mutt on 27 31 114 Total Red Meat 3,423 3,48 0 102 11,323 155 8,354 177 20,008 1/ Based on pa ck ers dress w eight s a nd ex cl u d es farm sla u gh t er. 2J Acc um ulat ed t ot als a nd perc en tag es bas ed on unro u nded da ta . 11,048 133 8,357 170 19,707 2 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 98 86 100 96 98. - GEORGIA FARM NUMBERS DECLINE The number of farms In Georgia on June 1, 1993, is estimated at 45,000, down 1,000 farms from last year. Land in farms totals 12.1 million acres, the same as last yea r and 1991. The average farm size In Georgia in 1993 IS 269 acres , up 6 acres from a year ago and 1991. The number of farms in economic sales class of $1 ,000 to $9,999 d ec reased f ro m 26,300 farms in 1992, t o 25,000 in 1993. Farms with sales of $10,000 to $99,999 totaled 13,100 in 1993, up 200 farms fro m 1992. Farms with sales of $100,000 + w ere up 100 from last year at 6,900. U.S. FARM NUMBERS AND LAND IN FARMS CONTINUE TO DECLINE The number of farm s in the United States in 1993 is estimated at 2.068 million , down 1 percent from 1992. Total land in farms is acres from last year. 978 million The rate oaf cdreecs j down ine in 1.8 million numb er of farms followed Hie hist orical trend while the land in farm s declined marginally. The average farm size increased from 468 ac res in 1992 to 473 in 1993. Texas remains th e State with the most farms at 185,000, up 2,000 from a year earlier. Missouri is second with 106,000 farms, down 1,000 from last year, followed by Iow a with 100 ,000 fa rms , down 2 ,000 from 1992 . Califo rn ia experienced t he largest decrease in far m num bers, down 4,000 from the previous year. Four States showed increases in numbers of farms: Alabama, Mlsslssippi, Texas , and Wyoming rose t o 47,000, 39,000, 185,000, and 9,300, respectivefy. Fifteen States remained the same as a year ago, and the other thirty-one States showed a decline from last year. Texas continued to lead the nation in land in farms with 130 million acres, unchanged from 1992. The number of farms in the economic sales class between $1,000 and $9\999 decreased from 1.006 million in 1992 to 997,300 In 1993. Those with sales in the $10,000-$99,999 group decreased from 762,700 to 731,440. The $100;000 and over group increased from 325,440 to 339,500 farms . Estimates for the number of farms and land in farms refer to June 1. A farm is defined as "any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold. or would normally be sold during the year." NUMBE R OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE, JUNE 1, 1986-1993 1/ Georgia United States Number Land Year of Farms in Farms Thousands Mil. Acres Average Size Acres Number of Farms Thousands Land in Farms Mil. Acres 1986 49 13 .3 1987 48 13.0 1988 49 13.0 1989 48 12.6 1990 48 12.5 1991 46 12.1 1992 46 12.1 1993 45 12.1 271 2 ,250 271 2,213 265 2,197 263 2 , 17 1 260 2,140 263 2 ,105 263 2 ,09 4 269 2,068 1/ A fa rm is any est ab lishme nt fro m w hich S1,000 or mo re of agric ul tu ra l prod uct s wer e so ld or wo uld no rmal ly be so ld during the year. 1,00 5 .3 998.9 994 .5 991 .2 987 .4 982 .8 980 .0 978 .2 Average Size Acres 447 451 453 457 46 1 467 468 473 Yea r 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 $1,000$9,999 29,200 28 ,600 28 ,100 26 ,200 26 ,300 25 ,000 NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 1988-1993 Georgia United States Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99.999 - Number - 12,600 12,400 13 ,000 13. 000 12,900 13 ,100 $1 00.000 + 7,200 7,000 6,900 6,800 6 ,800 6,900 $1,000$9,999 1,079,300 1,047 ,300 1,0 17 ,050 1,()()2,9OO 1,005,700 997 ,300 Gross Value of Sales $1 0,000$99,999 - Number - 80 7 ,100 8 10,800 80 1,570 775,100 76 2,700 7 3 1,44 0 $100,000 + 3 10, 740 3 12 ,420 32 1,800 327,06 0 325 ,440 339,500 Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 ~93 $1 ,000$9,999 2,400 2,300 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,500 LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS, 1988-1993 Georgia Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999 4,4 00 4,100 4 ,000 3 ,700 3,700 3,700 $100,000+ $1 ,000$9,999 -Thousand Acres- 6,200 6,200 6,000 6,000 6 ,000 5 ,900 111,943 103,673 98 ,820 98,496 96 ,963 94 ,853 United States Gross Value of Sales $10,000$99,999 399 ,800 399 ,680 390 ,800 376,300 370,500 351 ,250 $100,000+ 482 ,800 487 ,800 497,800 507,970 512,500 532 ,050 3 Vol. 93, No. 14 U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on June 30 1993 were greater than the year earlier levels for chIcken 'orange Ju ice, pork , and fr uit. Cooler items with stocks above tho se OT the previous year included app les, peanuts, and natu ral cheese. Total red meat supp lies in freezers declin ed 1 percent from last month b ut we re virt ua lly unchan ged from stocks on hand Ju ne 1992. Frozen por k sto cks dro pped 5 percent during the mo nth but w ere 11 percent above th e previous year. Stocks of por k belli es wer e down 11 perce nt from last mont h and wer e 10 per cent below 1992. Total froz en poultry supplies inc reased 12 percent from May and were 5 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken adva nced 4 percent duri ng the mo nth and were 20 pe rcen t above 1992. Tot al po und s of t urkey in freezers wer e up 18 percent from last mont h but down 4 percent fro m last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 57 percent of cap acity unc hang ed from a year ago . Public freezer occu pancy at 60 percent was 1 point b elow last month and 5 points below last year. Commodity Butter Cheese , Nat ural Egg s, Frozen Fruits , Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef , Frozen Pork , Frozen Poult ry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetab les, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In She ll Pecans, She lled Pecans, In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS- UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1 9 ~~,-- _ Jun. 3D, 1992 May 31 , 1993 - 1,000 Pounds- June 3D, 1993 Percent of June 1992 May 1993 -Percent- 746 ,994 582,319 578 ,683 77 99 465 ,173 480 ,456 518 ,848 112 108 21 ,145 15,485 14,223 67 92 648 ,08 1 661 ,577 703,169 109 106 1,6 8 2 ,01 6 2,062 ,268 1,952,4 18 116 95 665 ,340 670 ,270 665 ,929 100 99 299 ,380 260 ,354 271 ,301 91 104 319 ,035 372 ,691 355 ,273 111 95 919 ,984 865,766 968,420 105 112 580,113 473,970 557 ,899 96 118 1,498 ,044 1,499,880 1,414 ,537 94 94 1,131 ,381 979,5 45 992 ,008 88 101 466 ,097 522 ,613 607 ,354 130 116 39 ,247 57 ,658 5 1,273 13 1 89 32 ,769 24 ,263 24 ,645 75 102 42 ,275 49,445 33 ,760 80 68 PEANUT STOCKS UP 20 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stoc ks in comme rcial storage total ed 1.59 bill io n pounds of equivalent farmer stoc k, compared to 1.33 billion pounds last year. Thi s total includes 228 milli on pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 1.28 billion pounds of equ ivalent farmer stoc k. Roasting stoc k totaled 88.6 million pounds. There were no Commod ity Credit Corp oration uncommitted stock s on hand as oTJune 30, 1993. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 961 million po unds of whi ch 91 6 million pounds were edible grades and 45.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible gr ade stocks by ty pe were: Virginias, 134 milli on pounds; Runners, 71 6 million pounds; and Spanish, 66.2 millio n po unds . Month Ending 1992 June July Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov . Dec . STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1 Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2 Roasting Stock (In Shell) - - 1,000 Pounds- - Farmer Stock Equivalent 3 Shelled Peanuts Total 182,6 11 117 ,12 1 102,4 19 93 8,462 2,74 1,535 2,955 ,885 2,659,7 19 798 ,508 652 .851 485,800 392, 188 503 ,547 557,547 652 ,697 88,7 61 69, 018 49,32 1 24, 675 34,794 44, 558 47 ,80 1 1,062,0 16 868 ,292 6 46 ,114 521 ,610 669,7 18 741 ,538 868 ,087 1,333 ,388 1,0 54 ,43 1 7 97 ,854 1,484 ,7 47 3 ,446 ,047 3,74 1.981 3,575,60 7 1993 Jan . Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 2,37 1,731 1,9 37 ,551 1,389 ,958 887 ,758 544 ,246 227,7 82 730 ,043 84 1,43 4 946,057 968,408 954,0 43 961 ,285 5 1,93 1 70, 7 2 4 90 ,626 100,1 26 106,590 88,638 970, 957 1,1 19 ,107 1,258 ,256 1,287,983 1,2 68 ,877 1,278,509 3 ,394 ,6 19 3 , 127,382 2,738,840 2 ,2 75,86 7 1,9 19 ,713 1,594,292 eee 1/ Excludes stocks o n fa rm s. Inclu d es stocks owned by or h eld for accou nt of in co m merciai storage s. Farm er stock on net wei ght b asis. 2/ lnc lud es she lle d ed ible grades, sh elled oil stoc k, and sh elled seed (untreated) . 3/ Actua l far m er stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanut s X 1.33. 4 U.S. SUMMER FRESH VEGETABLES UP 3 PERCENT ih e pro spec tive ar ea fo r harvest of 12 selected fresh market vegetables during the sum mer quarter is fore cast at 335,050 acres, up 3 pe rcent fr om last year. Acre age is unchanged or up for an vegetables exc ept celery, sweet ~oerlna'n head harv lettu est is ce , and 146,600 t omat oes. Area estimated ac res, do wn 4 perce nt from for last year. A 10 percent decline in the waterm elon acr eage offset incre ased hon eydew and cantaloupe ac reage. Sum mer cant alou pe acreage for harvest is esti mated at 56,600 ac res, up 3 percen t from last year. The California harv est b egan in the southe rn regi ons of th e central valley. Cool weat her d elay ed harv est by one to two w eeks. Fields are curre ntly in good condition) alth oug h w eath er related effec ts on yield and qualit y, If any, are cur rently undet ermined . A very hot and dr y late spring resulted in a decline in the acr eag e planted in Georgia. summer fresh ma rket snap bea n ac reage for harvest is forecast at 12,400 acres, up 4 percent fr om last year. In Georg ia, a c re a g e wa s up d es p it e ho t, d ry spri ng condifions. In Michigan, early growth was slowed by cool, wet co nditions. Recent warm weather pus hed cro p developmen t close r to normal. COOl" wet co nd itions a~se ltahyreede plant ing weeks. in some areas of New York Recent war m weather raised by as much hopes for a later summer crop. Fresh market cabbage ac reage for harvest is forecast at 19,800 acres , up ?4 percent from last year . Early in the season , excess ive wetness cau sed some d isease problems to the crop in Michigan. However, harvest has begun and good quality and yields w ere reported . Hot , dry cond itions discouraged producers from planting more acreage in Georgia. Summer acreage for wate rm el o n harvest is fo recast at 71,100 acr es, off 10 perc ent fr om last yea r. In Alabama, prod uc ers were hopeful t he virus tha t cau sed melons to burst or rot on the vine will not occur to t he 1993 crop. Harvest beg an in Californ ia aft er a slight delay caused by coo l waatfier. The fields are in good cond ition and harvest should progress nor mally. "ln Mississ ippi , coo l, we t cond it ions hindered planting anp dry w eat her hindered growth. Hot , dry conditions distouraged some producers from planting watermelons in South Carolina . Rain was needed to boost their cro p prospects. Crop Snap Bean s GA MD MI NY VA Total Cabbage GA MI NY OH WI Total SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST , BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL SUMMER SEASON, 1992-1993 Usual Harvest Period Jul-Sep JUI-Sep Jul -Oct Jul -Oct Jul-Sep Harvested 1992 Area for Harvest 1993 --Acres-- 2,000 1,400 2,300 3,700 2,500 11,900 2,100 1,600 2,400 4,000 2,300 12,400 Crop Usual Harvest Period Cantaloupes CA GA TX Tota l Jul-Sep Jul-Sep Jul-Sep Harvested 1992 Area for Harvest 1993 - -Acres-- 50,000 3,500 1,500 55,000 52,000 2,500 2,100 56,600 Jul- Sep Jun-N ov Jul-Oct Jul-Sep Aug-Oct 2,000 2,000 8,000 1,400 2,600 16,000 1,600 2,000 9,200 1,200 5,800 19,800 Waterme lons AL CA GA MS SC TX Total Jul-Sep Jul-Sep Jul-Oct Jul-Aua JUI-Sep Jul-Sep 4,400 11,500 27,000 7,200 11,500 17,000 78,600 5,600 12,500 21,000 6,500 10,500 15,000 71,100 U.S. SPRING ONIONS Production of the spring onion cro p is indicated at 7.66 mill ion cwt , dow n 7 percent fr om last year but up 8 perc ent trom 1991. Yield, at 254 cwt per acre , was off 10 cwt fro m last year. Area harvested , at 30,100 acres, was off 4 percent fro m 1992. The Georg ia crop reco vered from the Marc h blizzard exc epti onally w ell. Quality was excellent dEue to a late harvest and fUlly mature d crop. Yield s were var ied b ut generally bett er than expec ted earlier in the year. xcessive rains du ring harvest, in the Laredo area of Texas, lowered quality of th eir cro p. ~t e t\Z. CA GA . TX I.9.!.al ONIONS-SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 1992 AND 1993 Planted 1992 1993 - Acr es- Harvested 1992 1993 - A cr es- Yield per Acre 1992 1993 - Cwt.- 1,300 10,000 8,200 15,500 35,000 1,400 8,000 8,700. 14,400 32,500 1,200 9,000 7,700 13,300 31 ,200 1,300 7,000 8,300 13,500 30,100 375 460 400 400 180 180 205 21 0 264 254 5 Product ion 1992 1993 - 1,000 Cwt.- 450 3,600 1,386 2,793 8,229 598 2,800 1,494 2,768 7,660 Vol. 93, No. 14 U.S. J ULY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 1993, totaled 110.6 mill ion head, up 1 percent from July 1, 1992, and up 1 percent from the 109 million two years ago. CALF CROP UP 2 PERCENT The 1993 calf crop is expected to be 40.1 million"" up 2 percent from 1992 and 3 percent above 1991 . valves born during th e fir st half of th e year are estimated at 29.0 milli on, up 1 percent from 1992 and 1991. CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBE R BY CLASS AND CALF CROP-U NITED STATES, JULY 1, 199 1-1993 Class 1991 1992 - 1,000 Head- 1993 I 1993 as % of 1992 Percent- Cattle and Calves 109,000 109,200 110,600 101 Cows and Heifers that have calved 44,400 44,400 45,200 102 Beef Cows 34,400 34,550 35,400 102 Milk Cows 10,000 9,850 9,800 99 Heifers 500 Pound s &Over 16,900 17,000 17,200 101 for Beef Cow Replacem ent 5,300 5,700 5,800 102 for Milk Cow Replacem ent 4,200 4,200 4,100 98 Other Heifers 7 ,400 7,100 7,300 103 Steers 500 Pounds and Over 15,100 15,100 15,200 101 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over 2,200 2,200 2,200 100 Calves under 500 Pounds 30,400 30,500 30,800 101 Calf Crop 39,026 39,335 40,100 102 U.S. CATFISH INVENTORY - NUMB ER OF OPERATIONS DOWN 5 PERCENT The total numb er of operat ion s on July 1, 1993 , in th e 15 selected States was 1,451, down 5 perc ent from th e January 1, 1993, total of 1,527 . FOODSIZE INVENTORY DOWN 13 PERCENT Commerc ial catfish pro ducers had 174 million foodsize fish on hand July 1, 1993, down 13 percent from th e July 1. 1992, tot al of 201 million . Of the total number of foodsize fish, 3.62 million were large foodsize (over 3 pounds per fish), 32.0 millio n were medium fo od size (1 1/2 to 3 Rounds per fish) and 139 million were small fo odsize fish (3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds per fish). Catfish producers had 1.42 milli on broodfish on hand July 1, 1993, up 2 percent fro m th e 1.39 million on hand July 1, 1992. The number of sto ckers on hand July 1, 1993, totaled 595 m illion fish, down 9 percent from the 655 million on hand July 1, 180 pounds to 750 poun ds per 1 000 1992 fish) . Of and 3th12e .8t otmailllinounmwbeerreosfmstaollcksteorScke2r8s2 .(4ovmerill6io0npwoeurned large stockers (over s to 180 po unds per 1,000 fish). Operators had 1.26 billion fin gerlings and fry (60 pounds per 1,000 fish and less) on hand July 1, 1993. down 1 percent from the 1.27 billion on hand Jury 1, 1992. WATER ACRES DOWN 1 PERCENT The water surface acres being used for catfis h production totaled 149,440 acres, down 1 perc ent from the January 1,1 1993, total of 151,06 0 acres . Of th e total acres, 4,1 00 acre s are to be renovated during the period from Jul y 1, 1993 to December 3 1, 1993. Acres used to hold bro od ish for breeding amount ed to 6,160 . An additional 3,280 acres are under construction or expect ed to be const ructed and in use by January 1, 1994. During th e January 1, 1993 through July 1, 1993 , period , 3,170 acres were taken out of producti on. State CATFISH-NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE Jan. 1, 1993 Operations July 1, 1993 \y Water Surface Jan. 1993 -Number- - Acres - July 1, 1993 Alabama 300 260 Arkansas 160 150 California 52 50 Florida 55 50 Kentucky 40 40 Louisiana 115 90 Missi!!sippi 275 276 Missouri 105 105 North Carolina 45 46 Oklaho ma 70 65 South Carolina 41 41 Tennessee 41 39 Texas 143 149 Other States 2J 85 90 Total 1,527 1,451 11 Water surface acres for January 1, 1993, are revised . 21GA and KS included in other states number of operations. 18,400 19,700 2,200 770 330 . 9,000 91,000 2,600 1,200 900 1,500 480 1,400 1,580 151,060 17,500 18,000 2,500 600 340 8,500 91,000 2,700 1,200 800 1,500 630 1,700 1,670 149,440. . - 6 GEORGIA . QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Milk production in Georgia during April-June 1993 totaled 400 million pounds, 2 percent more than the comparabl~ period Ii yea~ ago. The .average number of milk cows In Georgia dUring the April -June quarter was 100 thousand head, 1,000 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 39.6 billion poupds, 1 percent above the April-June period last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the April-June quarter was 9.74 million head, 103 thousand less than the same period last year. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-APRIL-JUNE 1992-1993 Georgia United States 1993 as % 1993 as % Item Unit 1992 1993 of 1992 1992 1993 of 1992 Milk Cows 1 / Thous.Head 101 100 99 Milk per Cow21 Pounds 3,880 4,000 103 Milk Production21 Mil . Lbs. 392 400 102 l/lncludes dry cows, excludes he ifers nol yel Iresh . 2/ Excludes m ilk sucked by calves . 9,841 3,971 39,On 9,738 99 4,064 102 39 ,573 101 CATTLE ON FEED UP 7 PERCENT IN 13 QUARTERLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 13 States preparing quarterly estimates totaled 9.49 million head, yp 7 percent from a year ago and fractionally above July 1, 1991. This is the highest July 1 inventory since 1978. The inventory included 6.0omillion steers ana steer calves , 5 percent above a year ago . This group accounts for 63.7 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.37 million tiead, 11 percent above a year ago . Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 13 States during the April-June 1993 quarter totaled 5.28 million, fractionally above last year and 6 percent above April-June 1991. Net placements of 4.82 million for April -June were fractionally below last year but up 6 percent from 1991. Marketings of fed cattle during the April -June 1993 quarter totaled 5.78 million, up 2 percent from last year but 1 percent 6elow two years ago. . Cattle feeders expect to market 5.95 million head during the July-September quarter of 1993. This would be up 3 percent from the third quarter marketings in 1992 but frac1ionally below 1991. CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED APRIL 1-JULY 1 1992 AND 1993 Total 13 States Total 7 States Number 1993 as % Number 1993 as % Item 1992 1993 of 1992 1992 1993 of 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- Percent - 1 ,000 Head- Percent On Feed Apr. 1 9,693 10,452 108 8,008 8,701 109 Placed on Feed Apr. l -Jun . 301/ 5,273 5,284 100 4,488 4,507 100 Fed Cattle Marketed Apr. l -Jun. 30 1/ 5,675 5,783 102 4,796 4,921 103 Other Disappearance Apr. l -Jun . 3021 444 460 104 363 364 100 On Feed Jul. 1 Marketin~s 8,847 9,493 107 7,337 7,923 108 iul-Sep. / 5,766 5,950 103 4,862 5,060 104 l /l ncludes cattl e placed on feed after beg innin g of qu arte r and ma rketed be fore en d o f qua rter. 2/ lnc lu des d eal h loss es, movemenl fr om feedlois 10 p astu res and shipm ents to other f. edlols for furth er feedi ng. 3/ Total marketin gs i nclu din g Ih ose placed on feed after Ju ly 1 an d marketed befo re Sept embe r 30 for previo u s ye ars; expec ted lo tal mar ketings incl udi ng an allowanc e fo r those placea on feed after July 1 and markele d befo re Septe mber 30 for curr ent year. 7 Vol. 93, No. 14 U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1 992-1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJ OR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Ools. per Pound - Imports of Catfish 1992 2! 1993 I I Thous. Pounds Jan . Feb . Mar . Apr. May June Ju ly Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 36 ,200 40 ,327 36 ,200 40 ,327 .53 .63 237 118 39 ,228 40 ,277 75 ,428 80 ,60 4 .56 .67 201 183 45 ,048 43 ,521 120,4 76 124 ,125 .60 .70 243 127 41 ,177 39,920 161 ,653 164,04 5 .63 .7 1 233 328 39 ,111 37 ,030 200 ,764 201,075 .63 .72 392 204 36 ,813 35 ,496 237 ,577 236 ,571 .61 .7 2 100 36,128 273 ,705 .59 344 37 ,958 311,663 .58 169 37 ,857 349,~20 .5 9 307 39 ,212 35,073 - . 388,732 4 2 3, 80 5 .6 1 .62 187 23 33 ,562 457,367 .63 491 1/ Pric e for fish d elivered to p ro c essin g plant door. Pric e inc ludes ch arg es for any swervi ces provid ed by the pro cessi ng plant , suc h as seini ng an d h auling . 2/ Data furn ish ed by U.S. Bureau of Censu s. . '. . . ., ...."'.. U. S. MINK PELT PRODUCTiON 'DOWN 11 PERCENT Mink pelt production in the United States in 1992 totaled 2 .89 million pelts , down 11 percent from 1991 . Wisconsin , the major mink producing State, produced 696,500 pelts . By color class the number of pelts as a percent of the total U.S. production follows : Standard - 46.0 percent ; Mahogany - 15.6 percent~ Ranch Wild - 15.2 percent; Gunmetar - 7.6 percent; uem i-buff - 7.5 percen t. The remaining color classes accounted for 8.1 percent. Mink pelts produced during the 1992 crop' year were valued at $71.8 million, up slightly from $71.6 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 1992 crop year was $24.80, compared with $21.90 in 1991. Female mink bred to produce kits in 1993 totaled 705,700, down 10 percent from the prev ious year. Many mink producers rep.orted the mink price mot ivated them to "p elt out" and reduce or close out their mink operation. Percent of total females bred to produce kits in 1993 by color class are: Standard - 50.9 percent Ranch Wild 13.0 percent; Mahogany - 12.7 percent; Gunmetal - 8.9 percent; Oemi-buff - 6.2 percent. The remaining color classes accounted for 8.3 percent. There were 571 mink fa rms producing pelts in 1992, down 16 percent from a year ago. Lead ing States were Utah witti 150 farms , Wisconsin with 1g farms , and Minnesota with 72. There were 57 mink farms which also raised fox in 1992, down 26 percent from the previous year . eorgia Farm Repo rt (ISNN 0744-7280) is published sem i-mon thly by the Georgia Agricultu ral Statistics Service, Athe ns, GA 30613-5099. Second class po stage paid al Athens, GA. Subscription til 10 per year except free to data contribu tors. POSTMASTER: Send address cha nges to Georgia Agric ultu ral Statistic s Service, Stephe ns Feder al Bu ilding , Suile 320, Alhens, GA 306 13-5099. GEORGIA A GRICULTURA L STATISTICS _,"-_ SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 3061l 042201 13 0 ~ 0 0 0 9 5 - 2 572~9520 00 (j'30B UG ;', LJ BRARIES SUS AN TUGGLE GOVERNM EN T DOCUMENTS DEP T ATHENS GA 3 0602 GEORGIA FARM REPORT ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building AUgust 13, 1993 Vorume 93-Number 15 Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 ----------------------------------------------- ..HIGHLIGHTS .August 1 Crop Forecast .. Agricultural Prices AUGUST CROP REPORT IThe first estimates of Georgia's 1993 row crops show the damaging effects of this year's drought. Hot, dry conditions during June and JUly severely stressed most crops to the point where abandonment is expected to be above 1991 and 1992. Corn, peanut and soybean acreages to be harvested are all now below June forecasts. Yields per harvested acre are also expected to average much less than the excellent yields of 1992. These projections are based on a survey of Georgia farmers contacted around August 1, and assumes normal growing and harvesting conditions for the remainder of the season . CORN The 1993 corn crop was especially hard hit by the drought and extremely hot weather. Grain production is expected to total 35.f million bushels , just over half the 1992 production of 69.0 million bushels. This decrease is the result of a 35 percent reduction in yield and a 22 percent decline in acreage harvested for grain . Yield per harvested acre is forecast at 65 bushels , compared with a record tying 100 bushels per acre in 1992. Acreage harvested for grain is now expected to total 540,000 acres, 150,000 acres less than last year, and 40,000 acres less than the earlier estimate in June of this year. Harvest of this year's crop was just getting underway at the beginning of August, with 2 percent combined as of August 8. PEANUTS Georgia's 1993 peanut yield, forecast at 2,400 Rounds per harvested acre, is 305 pounds less than in 1992. If this projection holds true, production will total almost 1.60 billion pounds, 12 percent less than -last year's 1.82 billion 80unds. Acreage harvested is expected to total 665,00 acres, from 675,000 acres planted. This reflects the severe stress many of the dryland peanuts have been under for most of the year. Last year harvested acreage amounted to 673,000 acres from total plantings of 675,000 acres . As of August 6, peanut conditions were 25 percent poor or very poor, 56 percent fair and 19 percent good. COTTON Cotton in Georgia is expected to average 611 pounds of lint per harvested acre, 172 pounds per acre less than last year. In extreme south Georgia, where showers have been more timely, cotton is in Detter condition than in the central and northern parts of the State. In drier areas, some of the dryland cotton is not expected to be harvested. Statewide, harvested acreage is forecast at 550,000 acres, 21 percent or 94,000 acres more than 1992. Cotton planted in 1993 totaled 560,000 acres, up 100 000 acres or 22 percent from 1992. Cotton production is forecast at 700,000 bales (480 Ibs. net wt.), 44,000 bales below the 1992 production. As of August ~, cotton was rated at 28 percent poor or very poor , 54 percent fair, and 18 percent good to excellent. RECE VE0 r Continued on Page 2 AUG 1 6 1993 ~l,;UMtNIS UBIARJES GEORGIA-ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1992-1993 Acreaae Yield oer Acre Production Crop Planted for All Har- For Indi- Unit Purposes vested Harvest cated 1992 1993 19921/ 19931/ 1992 1993 1992 I Indicated 1993 -Thousand Acres- -Thousands- Corn Bu. 750 650 690 540 100 65 69,000 35,100 Soybeans Bu. 650 600 640 570 29 19 18,560 10,830 Peanuts Lbs. 675 675 673 665 2,705 2,400 1,820,465 1,596,000 Sorghum Cotton 21 Hay, All Bu 100 80 55 45 48 38 Baies 460 560 456 550 783 611 Tons 580 600 . 2.8 2 .~ 2,640 744 1,624 1,710 700 1 ,2~ Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 180 576 Wheat Bu. 400 400 350 360 46 40 Oats !:lYe Bu. 80 75 55 55 67 5,j; Bu. 300 300 65 65 24 TObacco, Type 14 Lbs. 44 4~ 2,295 2,~ 16,100 3,685 1,560 100,980 14,400 3,02~ 92,400 Apples Lbs. PGeaches Lbs. 2.7 21 9,260 ~ 6,190 5/ 25,000 35,000 5/ 130,000 145,0000 -!,apes Tons 1.7 2.00 3.4 3. 11 HllIVest.d rer princ ipal use 2/ Colton yield in pounds per harvested acre, produclion In bales . 3/ Yield and production estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summary. 4/ Rel....d at 3:00 p.m., Oct: 12. 5/ Acre.ge and yie ld astim.tn will be released in tha Annu.1 Crop Summary. . ' AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUlTURE SOYBE ANS Soy beans are exp ect ed t o av era g e 19 bu shel s per harvest ed acr e, down 10 bushels per ac re fr om fast year's record high. Becau se of the extended hot , dry weather, and problems with late plantil]gs , some of the soybea ns may not b e harv est ed. To t al harveste d acreage is p rojected at 570, 000 acr es, down 70,000 acres l rom fast year and down 20\000 acr es from th e pr ev io us es t i mat e in J une . If tn ese ea rly season projectlons are realized, production will t otal 10.8 millio n bushels, 42 perc ent less than 1992's pro duction of 18.6 million bushels. Final soybean yield and acr es harvested will depend heavily on August and September weather condit ions. As 01 Augusl 8, only 28 percent of the soybeans had begu n to set pods. Norm ally , abo ut 40 percent of th e soybea ns are setti ng pods by that date. TOBACCO Tobacco is exp ect ed to average 2\200 pounds per acre, up 100 pou nds from last mont n' s f or ec ast, b ut 95 pounds less than last year 's yield. Acreag e for harvest is forecast at 42,000 acres , 5 percent less than 1992. This puts prod uct ion fo r 1993 at 92. 4 mill ion pounds , 8 percent less than the 101 milli on pou nds pro duced last year. SORGHU M Sorgh um harvested for grain is expected to average 38 bushels per acre, down 10 bushels per ac re from last year. Acre age to IS 10,000 acre s be harvested for grain, less than in 19"9 2. at So 4rg5nt OuOmO ac res g rai n pro ducti on is expect ed to total 1.71 million bushels, only 65 percent of last year's 2.64 million bushels. HAY Hay yields are for ecast at 2.1 tons per acre, comp ared with fast year' s yield of 2.8 tons per acr e. This is based on norm al growing conditions for th e remainder of the year, whi ch wil l provide fo r fall cuttings. So far, most farmers have been limited to only one cutti ng. Acreage harvested is estimat ed at 600,0"00 ac res, 20,000 more than in 1992. Pro du ct ion is forecast at 1.26 million tons--down 22 perc ent from 1992. GRAPES Georgi a's grap e production for 1993 is forecast at 3,000 tons, down 12 percen t from the 3,400 tons produced in 1992. Althou gh last year's crop was hurt by excessive rains, dry weat her in June and July has reduc ed the pro spe cts of th is year's harvest. PEANUTS- State AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA I Area Harvested 1992 1993 - 1,000 Acres- 236.0 80.0 673.0 2 1. 1 153.0 98.0 13.0 305.0 93.0 234.0 77.0 665.0 23.0 152.0 98.0 13.5 295.0 92.0 us 1,672.1 1,649.5 . 1/ Estim at es co m p rised o f quota an d non-qu ota peanut s. I I AREA FOR HARVEST YIELD AND PRODUCTION Yield Production 1/ 1992 1993 1991 1992 - Pounds- - 1 ,000 Pounds- 2,505 2,530 2,705 2,760 2,660 2,4 10 2,500 2,230 2,755 2,100 2,800 2,400 2,750 2,500 2,450 1,700 2,200 2,700 638,485 279,660 2,228,550 5 1,075 461,700 243,800 33,600 682.500 307,200 591,180 202,400 1,820,465 58,236 406,980 236, 180 32,500 680, 150 256,215 2,562 2,368 4.926,570 4 ,284,306 1993 491,400 215,600 1,596,000 63,250 380 ,000 240,100 22,950 649,000 248,400 3,906,700 UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION-1992-1993 Crop Area Harvested Ind. Unit 1992 1993 - 1,000 Acres- Yield per Acre Ind. 1992 1993 Production Ind. Aug. 1, 1992 1993 - Thousands - Corn for Grain Bu. 72.144 63,970 13 1.4 116.0 9,478,9 14 7,423,142 Sorgh um for Grain Bu. 12,150 9,748 72.8 65.9 884 ,0 10 642,369 Oats Bu. 4,492 4, 114 65.6 60.7 294,604 249,830 Barley Bu. 7,309 7,539 62.4 6 1.9 456,348 466,721 All Wheat Bu . 62,407 63,934 39.4 40.0 2,458,830 2,555,555 Rye Bu . 406 408 29.4 1/ 11,952 1/ Soybeans for Beans Bu. 58,383 56,343 37.6 33.8 2,196,504 1,902,023 Peanuts for Nuts Lbs. ' 1,672. 1 1,649.5 2,562 2,368 4 ,284,306 3 ,906,700 Upland Cotton 2/ Bales 10,883.1 13,123.3 693 664 15,7 10 .2 18,143:5 Cotto nseed Tons .. - - - - 6,230.1 7,210.7 All Hay Tons 59,597 60,095 2.50 2.51 149,141 150,783 Sweetpot atoes Cwt . 82.4 81.0 146 3/ 12,005 3/ All Tobacco Lbs. 784.7 745.4 2,194 2,075 1,721,598 1,546,331 Apples Lbs. - . ". 10,719,500 10,789,000 Peaches Lbs. - - - - 2,658,500 1. " \ . '2,769.100 Grapes Tons - - - 6,051.7 5,629!.,. l iThe first yield and production will be rel eased at .3: 00' p. m :, Oclo b~ .~ 2.~,2f.Yle,ld ) n pounds; af ')''-!d a nd pr<>:ductic'". e st im ~te. will b"' 1.elea. ed in the Ann ua l Crop Summary. 2 ,- commodity PRICES RECErVED BY FARMERS-JULY 15, 1993 WITH COMPARISONS Price per Unit July 1992 Georgia June 1993 July 15, 1993 July 1992 United States June 1993 July 15, 1993 IWi nter Wheat Ioats corn cotton TobaccO SOybe an s AMllilkHaCyo,wBsa3l1ed 11 Hogs Sows Barrows & p ilt s Beef Catt le4 Cows51 Steers & Heife rs calves All Milk Turkeys 11 $/Bu . $/Bu . $/ Bu. Cts ./Lb. $/ Lb. $/ Bu. $lTon $/ Head $/Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt . Cts./Lb . 2 .91 2.8 1 60.5 1.400 5.56 1,160.00 42.40 32 .40 43.60 54.80 46.30 73.90 83.80 15.30 2.56 2.51 55.3 6.03 46.80 37.20 47 .60 59.40 49.50 77 .80 87.60 15.20 1,190.00 44 .30 11 36 .00 1/ 45.20 11 58 .00 1/ 48 .6011 78 .90 11 88.00 11 15.6061 3.13 1.32 2.33 56.3 1.565 5.59 69 .90 1,150.00 44 .60 32.00 45.80 70.60 48.40 73.90 90.10 13.40 37 .9 2.71 1.43 2.09 53.0 5.90 80 .50 48.20 36 .90 49.00 74.70 50.40 n.60 99.00 13.10 37.7 6 .8211 n .20 1,170.00 46.00 11 34 .6011 46.9011 72 .9011 50.6011 75.501/ 97.80 11 13.0061 38.9 Chickens Excl. Broil ers21 Com 'l Brollers" Eggs, AJI 2I81 Table21 Hatchi ng 21 Cts./Lb . Cts./Lb . Cts ./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts ./ Do z. 11.2 34.0 72.7 39.4 130.0 12.7 35.0 76 .3 52.1 120.0 11.0 35.5 73 .2 46.7 120.0 34.1 52.0 39.8 34.4 65.4 51 .5 35.0 57.6 47.0 1/ Mid mo nth . 21 First half o f mo nth. 31 An imals sold fo r dai ry he rd repl ace m ent o nly . Prices published J an . Apr., J uly, Oc t. 41 Cows . steers an d heif e rs. 51 Be ef cows an d c ull dai ry cows so ld fo r slaug hter. 61 Pre lim i na ry . 71 En tir e mo nt h. U.S. live weight eq uivale nt p rices except fo r AR,PA,'rX . 81 Ave rage o f all eg g s sold by ta rmer s Inc lud ing hat chi ng egg s so ld at reta il . INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1977= 100 June 1992 July 1992 June 1993 July 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received All Com m od iti es Crops Livestock & Produ cts UNITED STATES Prices Received Pri~e~laid RatiO 134 131 136 14:9 19 1 73 132 139 138 122 129 129 140 146 145 138 14~ 140 192 197 197 72 71 71 1/ Ratio of in dex of p rice s received by fa nme rs to in d ex of p rice s pa id . 21 Ap r. 1992 prices p aid in dex brought forward . 31 Ap r. 1993 prices pai d ind ex br ought forw a rd . GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Com modi ty Index for July was 138 perc ent of the 1977 average, down 1 point (0.1 percent) from the prev ious mont h but 6 point s (4.5 percent) above a year ago . Higher prices for wheat, corn, steers and heifers, calves, milk and broilers were offset by lower prices for co tt on, hog s, cows, other ch ic k e n s a nd t a b l e eg gs . Hat c hi n g eg gs wer e unchan g ed . U.S. JULY PRICES RECEIVED INDEX STEADY The All Farm Produ cts Index of Price s Received in July was 140 based on 1977 = 100, unchanged from Jun e 1993. Pri c e gains fro m June for soy5eans, lett uce, pot atoes, and co rn offset pri ce declines for cattle , hogs, eggs, and wheat. U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers fo r Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for July was 197 percent of its 1977 average. Ttie index was unchanged from Apr il but 5 points (2.6 percen t) above July 1992. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The J un e 1992 Co nsume r Pric e Ind ex fo r all urban co nsumers (CPI-U) before seaso nal adjustment rose 0.1 percent to i 44.4 (1982-84 = 100) compared to 144.2 in May. For the 12- month pe rio d end lnq in June , th e ove rall index increased 3 perce nt. The seasonally unadju sted fuel ind ex rose 4.9 percen t from April and 3.4 percent from May. FEED-P RICES PAID SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES JULY 1993. WITH COMPARISONS Com mod it y Price per Unit July 1992 Southeast Apr. 1993 July 1993 July 1992 United States Apr. 1993 Cottonseed Meal, 41% Soybean Meal, 44% Bran Middlings Corn Meal Laying Feed Broiler Grower Turkey Growe r Chick Starte r Dairy Feed , 14% Dairy Feed , 16% Dairy Feed , 18% Dairy Feed , 20% Dairy Conct. , 32% Hog Feed, 14%-18% Hog Conct. , 38%-42% Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36% Stock Salt ~Iasses , Liqu id 11 AL,FL.GA ,SC . $/Cwt . $/ Cwt . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt . S/ Cwt. SlTon SlT on SITon SITon SITo n SIT o n $lTon $ITon SlTon $lTon $lTon $lTon S/50 Lbs . $/Cwt. 14.10 14.70 13.20 10.90 9.20 20 1.00 2 11.00 258.00 227.00 163.00 179.00 183.00 182 .00 210 .00 237 .00 292 .00 269 .00 4.10 9.80 14.70 15.20 12.90 8.80 202.00 205.00 274.00 216.00 152.00 20 1.00 195.00 177.00 236 .00 236 .00 313 .00 268.00 3.80 9.60 3 14.80 15.80 13.10 9.30 193.00 196.00 271.00 2 19.00 155.00 188.00 193.00 176.00 252 .00 235 .00 317 .00 261.00 3.90 9.90 13.90 13.20 10.80 7 .56 20 1.00 2 11.00 244.00 228.00 170.00 178.00 187.00 191.00 282 .00 206.00 302 .00 250 .00 ', 3.63 10.10 14.60 13.20 10.90 7 . 18 20 1.00 209.00 248,00 224 .00 167 .00 179.00 184.00 187 .00 285.00 198.00 305 .00 261.00 3.57 10.30 July 1993 14.90 13.90 10.90 7.27 201.00 204.00 248.00 228.00 169.00 179.00 183.00 186.00 298.00 206.00 324 .00 264.00 3.58 10.70 U.S. AUGUST 1 CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS Corn production is forecast at 7.42 billion bushels" down 22 percent from the record high prod uction or 1992. Based on August 1 conditions, yielos are expected to average 116.0- bushels per acre , Clown 15.4 bushels from the record high yield of last year. Planted acreage of all corn is estimated at 73 .7 million acres, down 600 000 acres from the June "Acreage" estimate, as a result of the excessive rains and llooding in the Midwest. Harvested acreage is estimated at 64.0 million acres,S percent below (he June "Acreage" estimate and 11 percent below the .1992 harvested acreage. All cotton production for 1993 is forecast at 18.5 million bales, the second largest crop on record and 14 percent above the 1992 output. Yields are expected to average 668 pounds per harvested acre, down 31 pounds from a year ago . The first soybean production forecast of the 1993 crop is 1.90 billion bushels , down 13 fercent from the previous year and 4 percent below 199 . Yield is expected to be 33 .8 bushels per acre, down 3 .8 bushels from 1992. Area to be harvested, at 56 .3 million acres, is down 4.1 million acres from June and 2.0 million acres from last year. Winter wheat final 1993 production forecast is 1.79 billion bushels , off 2 percent from the July 1 forecast but 11 percent more than in 1992. Yields are 40 .5 bushels per acre , down a half bushel from last month . Area for grain is 44 .2 million acres, off slightly from the previous forecast but up 5 percent from 1992. Kansas lost e10a0cn10l0o0sta5c0re,0s0f0roamcrelas.st month . Missouri and Nebraska Peanut production is forecast at 3.91 billion pounds down 9 percent from last year's crop and 21 percent below the record high 1991 crop. Harvested area estimated at 1.65 million acres , is 1 percent below last year. Yields are expected to average 2 ,368 pounds per acre , 194 pounds below last year and 76 pounds below the 1991 level. Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama , Florida, Geor,gia , and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.33 billion pounds, down 12 percent from last year's level. Expected acreage for harvest in the Southeast, at 989,500 acres , is 1 percent below last year. Yields in the four-State area are expected to average 2,351 pounds per acre, 290 pounds below the 1992 revel. All Hay production is forecast at 151 mill ion tons , an increase of 1 percent from 1992. Area for harvest totaling 60.1 million acres , is virtually unchanged from the June "Acreage" report but is expected to snow a 1 percent increase from last year. The forecasted averaQe yield of 2.51 tons per acre is up slightly from last year s average of 2.50 tons per acre. U.S. all tobacco production for 1993 is forecasted at 1.55 billion pounds, 10 percent below 1992. Harvested acres are expected to be below last year by 5 percent. Yields for 1993 are estimated to average 2 ,075 pounds Qer acre , 119 pounds below the average for 1992. Flue-cured production is expected to total 835 million pounds, 4 percent under the forecast of a month ago and 8 percent less than a year ago . Yield per acre, at 2 090 pounds, is 167 pounds below last year's average. Hot, dry weather in the Southeast has adversely affecfed the crop. The first production forecast of S0gJhum for grain for 1993 is 642 million bushels , down 2 percent from 1992. Planted acreage is placed at 10.7 million acres , down 2 percent from fhe June planted estimate. The decrease was in Kansas and Missouri, where wet fields prevented some intended acres from getting planted. Acres for grain harvest are 9 .75 million, 20 percent less than last year and off 3 percent from the June number. Yields are expected to average 65.9 bushels per acre , down 6.9 bushels from last season 's record high average of 72.8 bushels per acre, Prospective yields are below last year In most produclnq States. Production of ~ is forecast at 250 million bushels , down 5 percent from last month and 15 percent below the 1992 crop. Area for harvest and to be harvested , at 4.11 million acres is down 1 percent from JUly 1 and 8 percent below last year's 4.49 million ac res . The expected yield is forecast at 60 .7 bushels , compared with last season's 65 .6 bushels . The final production forecast for all peaches is 2.77 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the July 1 forecast but 4 percent more than 1992. Production excluding California Clingstone peaches , which are mostly canned, is expected to total 1.63 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the July 1 forecast but 10 percent more than last year. The Nation's ~ forecast decreased fract ionally from the July 1 forecast to 10 .8 billion pounds but remained 1 percent above the 1992 crop. Increased prospects from last month in Washington cou ld not offset decreased prospects in the Eastern States. The production forecast for all grapes in the U.S. is 5.63 million tonshdown 7 percent from last year but 1 percent more than t e 1991 crop. The decrease is mainly due to a reduced raisin crop in California following last season's large production. eorgia Farm Report (ISNN 074472 80) is published semim onthly by the Geor gia Agricunural Statistics Service, Athen s, GA 30613 5099 . Second class po slag e paid at Ath ens, GA. SUbscription lee 10 per year except " 0010 dala contribu tors . POSTMASTER: Send add ress changes to Geo rgia Agri cu ltur al Stalistic. Service, Stephen s Fed eral Bu ild ing , Suile 320, Athen ., GA 3061 35099 . ~ G EORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 . (:7 \ , ;f'CF'- r" - ' ---" ,J:>" .~ ~. GEORGIA FARM REPORT ,AUgust 25, 1993 vofume 93-Number 16 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS . .. Labor .. .. Poultry Summary . Mushrooms ... .< Cattle on Feed .. Milk ProductlonIzt States) .>Cold Storage . Livestock Slaughter EGGS IN INCUBATORS-AUGUST 1,1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago -Thousands- Chickens Egg Type 24 ,688 28,366 115 Broiler Type 474 ,170 504 ,053 106 Turkeys , All Breeds 35 ,186 34 ,227 97 GEORGIA'S EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT Georgia's 1993 laying flocks produced 356 million eggs during July 1993 , 5 percent more than July 199"2. Production consisted of 219 million table eggs and 137 million hatching eggs . U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.98 billion eggs curing July 1993, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.13 billion table eggs and 847 million hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 major egg production States produced 4.89 billion eggs during July, UI2 1 percent from the 4.84 billion produced a year ago. The number of layers during July averaged 230 million, up 2 percent from a year ago . POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-JULY 1992-1993 % of % of Item July June July year January thru July year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 11 Broiler Type 5,431 5 ,568 5,967 110 35,827 38 ,901 109 Egg Type 237 267 243 103 1,542 1,616 105 Cllicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 82,692 85,792 87,870 106 562 ,806 586 ,273 104 Unitea States 585 ,950 610 ,701 614 ,287 105 4,039,561 4,175 ,971 103 E.Qg Type Georgia 1,964 2,039 1,960 100 14,096 16,655 118 Unitea States 32 ,067 35,078 34,177 107 241 ,834 247 ,869 102 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 29 .293 28A23 28 ,626 98 282 ,5292/ 280 ,58931 99 1/ Dom est ic pla cements as reported by leadin g bre ed ers i nclu de. e'fected pull et rep la cemen t. from eggs sold during th e preced ing mon th at the rate of 125 pullet ch ic k. per 30 dozo n case of eg gs. 2/ Turk ey po u lts pla ced Sep tember 199 1-Jul y 1992. 3 Tu rkey poults p laced September 19 92J uly 1993. GEORGIA Hatching Table Total Georg ia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table ~tal U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-JULY 1992-1993 Number of Layers During July 1992 1993 -Thousands- Eggs per 100 Layers-July 1992 1993 -Number- 6 ,944 10,103 17,047 7,070 10,850 17,920 1,930 2,040 1,994 1,938 2,018 1,987 Total Eggs Produced During July 1992 1993 -Millions- 134 137 206 219 340 356 37 ,122 187,881 225 ,003 37,875 192,097 229 ,972 1,885 2,204 2,152 . 1,896 2,173 2,127 700 4,141 4,84 1 7 18 4,174 4,892 44 ,003 230 ,941 274 ,944 44,855 235 ,705 280 ,560 1,893 2,196 2,147 1,888 2,176 2,130 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 847 5,130 5,977 vI i s }. t ~ COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-JUNE-JULY 1992-1993 %of Item June June year July 2/ Jan. thru June 1992 1993 ago 1993 1992 1993 - T h o usands- -Thousands- Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Ught Tpe, U.S. Hea~ 'ffe, U.S. Tota U.. Total All Types , Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia Unitea States 74 ,667 5 56 ,340 10,596 4,599 15,195 3 ,554 1.3 1.5 77 ,957 594 ,506 10,237 5 ,446 15,683 2,922 1.3 1.4 104 74 ,643 421 ,130 428 ,90 2 107 561 ,255 3 ,176 ,271 3 ,298, 764 97 10 ,513 68 ,630 6 1,429 118 4 ,155 25 ,092 26 ,542 103 14,668 93 ,722 87 ,971 82 2,79 4 NA NA 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 l ' Fede ra lly inspect ed slaughte r d ata as co llected by Mea l a nd Pou ltry Inspection Prog ra m. Curr ent m on th d ata est ima te d by Mar ket New s Service . 2/ Prel im inary. MUSHROOM PRODUCTION UP, VALUE DECREASES % of year --ago 102 104 90 106 94 U.S. total mushroom production increased 4 percent during 1992-93 to 781 million pounds, and the value of the crop increased 2 percent t o $686 million. Growers received 1.3 percent lower prices for both fresh and processed mushrooms as prices averaged 86.2 cents per pou nd , down 3 cents from the previous season . Prices for mushrooms are what producers rece ive at the point of first sale. Please refer to footnote 2 in the table below for further explanation . The number of growers dec reased as many specialty growers went out of business due to difficult grow ing cond itions and marketing problems. Agaric us mushroom production totaled 776 million pounds, up 4 percent from t he previous season . Pennsylvania led alT States with 370 million pounds, 3 percent above last season . Pennsylvania supp lied 48 percent of the Agaricus mushrooms grown in the U.S. California ranked second with production at 129 million pounds, up 5 percent from last season 's crop. This output represented 17 percent of all Agaricus production. AGARICUS MUSHROOMS-AREA, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES JULY 1, 199o-JUNE 30, 1993 State and Year Area in Product ion Growing Total Area 1/ Fillings - 1,000 Square Feet- Produc t ion 1,000 Lbs. Price per Pound 2/ Dollars Value of Product ion 1,000 Dols. " GA 1990-9 1 1991-92 1992-93 166 1,232 1,232 1,232 6 ,255 4 ,754 3 ,994 1.06 0 0 .828 0 .771 6 ,628 3 ,938 3,079 U.S. 1990-9 1 199 1-92 1992-93 31 ,040 139,922 138 ,148 142,097 749 ,151 746 ,832 776 ,357 0 .865 0.875 0 .862 647 ,915 653 ,841 669 ,398 1/ Data not available prio r to 1992-93 . 2/ Price s fo r mu shroo ms are t he average p rice s producers rec eive at the poin t 01 first sale , com monl y referred to as th e averag e price as sol d. For exam p le, if i n a g iven state pa rt of the fres h m ushroo m s are sol d F.O.B . packed by growers'J'art ale sold bu lk to bro kers o r repa ck ers, and so me are sold ret a il at ro ad sid e sta nd s, the mushroom average price as so ld is a weig hted av" rage 01the averag e price for eacf metho 01 sale. COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, JULY 31,1992 Commodity July31 , 1992 June 30, 1993 -1,000 Pounds- July31 , 1993 Percent of July 1992 June 1993 -Percent- Butter 7 55 ,8 27 589 ,322 548 ,181 73 Cheese, Natural 496 ,214 541,200 52 7 ,456 106 Eggs, Frozen 19,475 15 ,088 17,399 89 Frui ts , Frozen 785 ,487 710 ,300 845 ,72 1 108 Fruit Juices, Frozen 1,453 ,945 1,953,400 1,647 ,925 113 Meats, Red 645 ,968 660,772 661 ,962 102 Beef, Frozen 29 4 ,098 27 1,74 4 285 ,231 97 Pork, Frozen 307 ,043 351,339 340 ,306 111 Poultry, Frozen 1,014 ,821 965 ,659 1,028 ,242 101 Turkeys, Frozen 662 ,098 5 56 ,149 63 4 ,859 96 Vegetab les, Frozen 1,70 4 ,80 1 1,405,764 1,530 ,592 90 Pofatoe s, Frozen 966 ,39 2 989 ,8 18 935 ,791 97 Peanuts, Shelled 390 ,785 588 ,222 58 4 ,955 150 Peanuts, In Shell 36 ,965 50 ,376 44 ,516 120 Pecans, Shelled 3 1,860 25 ,099 27 ,777 87 Pecans, In Shell 3 1,589 32 ,599 19,072 60 93 97 115 119 84 100 105 97 106 114 109 95 99 88 111 59.- I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JULY 1992-1993 21 States Item Unit 1992 1993 perce; No. Milk Cows on Farms1/ Milk Production per Cow21 Thous . Head Pound Total Milk Productlorr" Mil. Lbs. 1/lnclu des dry cows, excl udes heile rs no t yet fresh . 2/ EXClude s milk sucked by calves. 8 ,247 1,322 10,900 2 8 ,138 1,351 10,993 99 --102 101 JULY WORKER NUMBERS DOWN 1 PERCENT There were 154,000 people wo rking on farms in the southeastern United States during the week of JUly 11-17, 1993, compared to 155 000 dur ing the co mparable week a year ago. Self-employed farm operato rs in 1993 accounted for 77,000 of the total workers along with 22,000 unpaid wo rkers and 55,000 wor kers hired directly by farm operators . Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $5.68 per hour during the July 1993 survey week. This rate was up 46 cents from a year earlier . Workers palo on an hourly basis earned $5.41 per hour compared with $4.90 last July. Field workers received an average $5.28 per hour , up 45 cents from the July 1992 survey week. Livestock workers earned $5.72 per hour compared with $5.45 a year earlier . Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 30.1 hours compared to 33.4 hours in the comparable week in 1992. Unpaid wo rkers averaged 28.9 hours compared to 38.5 hours last year. Hired employees worked 33.2 hours compared to 38.2 hours in July of last year. State or 2 All Hired er Re ion Workers Sout hea st Florid a Appalachian I Appalach ian II Della Northeast I Northeast II Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt II Northern Plains Southern Plains Mountain I Mountain II Mountain III Pacific Californ ia Hawaii 5.68 5 .28 5.72 8 .73 6 .22 5.41 5.3!l 6.35 7.14 6 .40 6.00 13 .~ 9 .50 6.31 10.1:9 5.26 5.07 5.67 5.39 5.42 4.94 3/ 6.0!l 4.96 6 .1:i7 5.36 5.33 5.68 5 .07 5.75 9 .0 1 6.83 5.47 6 .9~ 6.19 6.43 6 .00 5.34 9.95 7 .62 6.56 6.14 6.44 6.30 5.05 10. 28 8.49 6.35 7 .03 6.47 5 .7 1 5.90 4.66 10. 18 7 .45 5.75 7 .5~ 5.38 5.93 5.80 5.66 8 .05 5.78 5.85 6.15 5.6 1 5 .88 8.68 3/ 5.96 5.79 5.67 5 .64 7 .39 5.67 5.80 3/ 3/ 6.11 6.56 srr 5.19 4.80 4.98 8 .28 6 .2~ 5.02 4 .9~ 5.44 5.66 5.71 5.23 6.58 5.86 5.60 5.18 7 .9~ 5.93 5.41 5.75 3/ 5.73 5.72 3/ 5.43 3/ 3/ 5.55 6.~ 6.18 5.92 7.07 8 .29 7.62 5 .93 6 .42 7.84 6.64 6 .06 7.1:i7 11.63 8 .23~ 6 .07 6.9:i7 10.94 9.52 8 .54 14 .88 8.60 13.58 U.s,4/ 6.09 5.78 5.42 9 .64 7 .36 5.84 6.6 1 6.64 1/ Excludes agr icultural service workers . 2/ Re~ions con sist of the followi~ : Northeast I: CT,ME,MA,NHlj.Y,RI,VT. Northeast.11 : O ESM ~ NJ[tA. A~ palach ian I:. NC,VA. A p~al ac h i ~ 11: :g,~~~: ~~~~~a,,"tl/~~~v~3T.Li:t~~~~i~ II I~l:z ,~~~bpa~!ii~~'~A~~A. f/r~seJ~!~i~~tMd~ia~~,a~':;'~Ude~Mlk Northern Plai ns: K ,N ,N ,SO. outhern Plains: OK,TX. ountaln I: NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE )VEEK JULY 11-17,1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1 State or 2/ Req ion All Farm Workers Thous. SelfEmployed Thous. Hours Unpaid Thous. Hours Hired Thous. Hours Hired Workers Ex~ected to be rnploved teo uays 114~ uays or More or Less - Thousands- Southeast 154 Florida 82 ~palach ian I 155 ~Ftalach ian II 219 Deta 168 Northeast I 135 Northeast II 145 Lake 386 Cornbell I 310 Cornbell II 239 North ern Plains 238 Southern Plains 33 8 Mounta in I 89 Mountain II 63 Mountain III 54 Pacific 167 Californ ia 275 Hawaii 13 rr 30. 1 25 22 .0 70 32.1 141 27 .6 89 32 .8 56 47 .6 69 44.2 206 45 .9 186 37 .7 150 40.0 149 42 .0 195 34 .6 42 46.0 27 49.7 11 40 .7 58 30 .3 50 3 2 .0 3 29 .2 22 28 .9 55 33 .2 34 21 4 28.0 53 37.0 47 6 18 3 1.1 67 34 .5 25 42 37 29.8 41 31 .9 25 16 22 3 1.9 57 39 .0 45 12 26 38 .9 53 42 .4 38 15 34 34.5 42 42.8 32 10 94 36.3 86 35.4 51 35 58 3 1.4 66 35 .7 49 17 58 36 .7 31 3 4 .4 25 6 46 3 1.9 43 47 .0 28 15 58 3 1.2 85 40.4 53 32 18 33.6 29 47 .7 20 9 12 33.4 24 46. 1 16 8 24 28.9 19 5 1.0 16 3 17 32.4 92 42.2 35 57 10 33 .0 215 43 .0 145 70 1 31.0 9 38.1 8 1 1!.:S.3/ 3 ,230 1,604 37.6 559 33 .2 1,067 39 .9 692 375 M i MKEYx,clTuNd,e~ oun tain I: 10, r i cu ltural s~rvice worke rs. 2/ ~e~io Sout heast. AL, GA, SC. Lake. MT, WY. Mountain 11 : CO, NV, U . ns co nsis t of the fO!l owi ;:p : Northeast I: CT, ME, MA, NH . ~YARI, VT. Nort heas t 11 MN, WI. Co rn belt Moun tain lit: A:Z., I. IL, NM. I ,OH. Pac if ic : Cornbell OR, WA. 131 ./I ~ MO. Delta. xclu des AK. A , LA, MS. Northe rn : De;, Plain ~~ N ~ s: S, PA. Ap pa lac hian I: NC, VA.. E, NO, SO. Southern Plains: A~pa lac hia 0 , TX. n 3 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat pro duct ion in Georgia total ed 32 .4 million po unds dur ing July 1993, down 5 percent from July 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3 .34 billion pounds , 3 percent below a year earlier. Beef production totaled 1.98 billionpounds. This was down 2 percent from a year earlier . The head kill totaled 2.86 million, virtually. unchanged from a year ago. The average live weight decreased 5 pounds to 1,160-. COMMERCI~~I~~g ~i:;E~~?DUCTION , July 1993 as % Kind 1992 1993 of 1992 -M illion Pounds- Percent Beef 2,015 1.983 98 Veal 24 22 92 Pork 1,375 1,311 95 Lam b & Mutton 27 26 96 Tot al Red Meat 3,442 3,342 97 1/ Based o n packers dr ess we ights and exc ludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accu mu lat ed total; and pe rce nta ges based on u nr o u nde d d at a. Species Georg ia C att le Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTE R-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ 1992 Number Slaughtered July 1993 I JUlY 1993 as % of 1992 Average Live Weight July 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Head- Percent -Pounds- 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ - 2/ 2/ - 2/ 2/ - 2/ 2/ 0.1 0.1 100 88 84 Total Live Weight July 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 2/ 21 2/ 21 2/ 21 8 7 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,860 .3 108.8 7,643.4 443.4 2,864.0 93 .1 7,176.6 409.1 100 1,165 1,160 3,331,504 86 384 401 41,764 94 251 253 1,916,671 92 125 128 55,426 1/l nclud es sla ug hte r un der Fede ral Ins pe cti o n and oth er comme rc ial slaught er, ex cl udes farm slau ghter. 2/ D ata not p ubli sh ed to avo id d isclosing in d ividual op era tions. 3,321,363 37,309 1,817,051 52,354 CATTLE ON FEED UP 9 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 7 States preparing monthly estimates totaled 7.65 million head, up 9 percent from a year ago and 4 percent above August 1, 1991 . This is Hie largest August 1 inventory since 1978. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during July totaled 1.48 million, up 4 percent from last year and 12 percent above 1991 . Net placements of 1.40 million for July were up 4 percent from last year and 14 percent above 1991 . Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.67 million , down 1 percent from last year and 3 percent below two years ago . These are the lowest July marketings since 1985. Other d isappearance totaled sr.ooo head compared to 85 ,000 in July 1992 and 92 ,000 in July 1991. CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, JULY 1 TO AUGUST 1,1992-1993 Number 1993 as % Item 1992 1993 of 1992 1,000 Head Percent On Feed July 1 1/ 7,337 7,923 108 Placed on Feed During July 1,432 1,483 104 Fed Cattle Marketed During July 1,684 1,672 99 Other Disappearance During July 2/ 85 81 95 On Feed Aug ust 1 1/ 7,000 7 ,653 109 1/ Ca lt le an d c alves on feed are an imal s fo r slaug hter ma rket being fe d a full rati on of gra in or o ther con c ent rates and are ex pecte d to p rod uce a ca rcass that will grad e select or better . 21 Inc ludes d eath lo ss es, movem ent from fee dlo ts to pastu res ancf shipments lo oth er feedlo ts for fu rthe r feed ing . [.3,eorgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744 -7280) is pub lished semi mo nth ly by the Geo rgia Agricun ural Statistics Service, Ath ens, GA 30613-5099, Secon d class po stag e paid at Athens GA. Subscription Iet r I O per year exce pt Iree to data con tributors . POSTMASTER: Send add ress chan ges to Georg ia Agricult ural Statistics Service, Stephe ns Federa l Buildin g, Suffe 320, Athens, GA 30613-5099. ~GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 oo.c. 7 \ I _. - .. . . ' . .... ~. L' .. -1.1. GEORGIA FARM REPORT RECEIVED September 13, 1993 Volume 93-Number 17 SEP j 6 1993 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 . >HIGHLIGHTS .. . .. OYCUMHHS UGA UBItARJES SOYBEAN YIELDS FALL / Septe.fIl ber J .Crop FOrecast .. . .. : .: Peanut Stocks .. Peariut Forecastby States .. Pecan Forecast by States ..:.. :. :. :Catfish . Agricultural Prices SEPTEMBER 1 CROP REPORT Hot and d ry conditions continued throug h most of August and further reduced potential yields of Georg ia's row crops. After a brief period of cooler temperatures and showers in early August , the hot , dry cond itions returned and crops deteriorated during the latter part of the month. Peanuts, cotton , soybeans and tobacco yields are now expected to average well below the August 1 forecast. Pecan production, however, is expected to be Georgia's largest crop in the past six years. COTTON PRODUCTION DROPS Soybeans have been esp eclallv hard hit by the continuing drought. As of September 1, only 540,000 out of the 600,000 acres planted are expecfed to be harvested. This is 30 000 acres less than the August 1 projection and wou ld be the smallest harvested acreage since 1970 . Yield is forecast at 17 bushels per harvested acre, down two bushels from last month and 12 bushels below last year's record high . Production is expected to total only 9.18 million busfiels, less than half of 1992 and the lowest production in 25 years . CORN YIELDS UNCHANGED Corn was also hard hit by the drought, but most of damage was done prlor to August 1. The September 1 forecast of 65 bushels per acre, is unchanged from August, but is 35 bushels below 1992's record tying yield of lOO bushels per acre . Acreage harvested for grain is expected to total 540,000 acres, the same as the August forecast, but 150,000 acres less than 1992. Produclion of grain is expected to total 35.1 million bushels, just over half of 1992's production of 69.0 million bushels. Cotton cond itions deteriorated the last three weeks of August. As of September 1, yield is expected to average 559 pounds per harvested acre, 52 pounds less than tfie August 1 forecast and 224 pounds less than the 1992 yierd. This puts Georgia's production at 640,000 bales , l480 lb. net weight) a drop of 60 000 bales from last month's forecast and 104,000 bales below last year . Acreage for harvest, at 550,000 acres , remains unchanged from the August forecast, but is 94,000 acres more than 1992. TOBACCO YIELDS SLIP Tobacco is expected to average 2,100 pounds per acre, down 100 pounds from last month's forecast and down 195 pounds from last year . With harvest more than 85 percent complete on September 5, the crop appears lighter than earlier expected. Acreage harvested is expected to total 42,000 acres, 5 percent less than 1992. This puts production for 1993 at 88.2 million pounds, five percent less than last month's forecast and 13 percent less than 1992. Peanuts and Pecans on Page 2 GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1992, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Crop Yield per Acreaae Harvested Acre Planted for All Har- For Indi- Unit Purposes vested Harvest cated 1992 1993 1992 1/ 1993 1/ 1992 1993 -Thousand Acres- Production lndi- cated 1992 1993 -Thousands- Corn Bu. 750 650 690 540 100 65 69 ,000 35,100 Soybeans Bu. 650 600 640 540 29 17 18,560 9,180 Peanuts Sorgh~T2I Lbs. 675 675 673 665 2,705 2 ,100 1,820 ,465 1,396 ,500 Bu. 100 80 55 45 48 38 2 ,640 1,710 Cotton Hay, A11 21 Bales 460 Tons Sweetwtatoes21 Cw1. 3.4 560 3.2 456 580 3 .2 550 600 3.0 783 2.8 180 559 2 '4~ 744 1,624 576 2 640 1,26 Whe~ Oat~ Rye Bu. 400 400 350 360 46 40 Bu. 80 75 55 55 67 5~ Bu. 300 300 65 65 24 16,100 3 ,685 1,560 14,400 3 ,O~ TObacc~ , Type 14 APpepalcehses21 Lbs . Lbs. Lbs . 44 4& 2,295 2,102 100 ,980 88 ,200 2.7 9 ,260 25 ,000 35 ,000 21 6/ 6 ,190 6/ 130 ,000 145,000 Pecans Grapes 21 Lbs. Tons 30 ,000 120,000 1.7 6/ 2 .00 6/ 3.4 3.0 1/ Harvested for princ ipal use. 21 Estimate s broup'ht forwa rd 'rom ea rlier for ec ast. 3/ Callan J'0 ld in po unds per harvested acre , ~roduction in bales. 41 Yield and productio n estimates will be released in Annual Crop Summ ary . 51 Re eased a! 3:00 p.rn., Oct, 12. 61 Acreage an i eld estimates will be released in t e Annual Crop Summary. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORG IA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , ,. GEORGIA PEANUT YIELDS DOWN Peanuts in Georgia are now forecast at 2,100 pounds per harvested acre, 300 pounds less than last month's yield and 605 pounds per acre less than in 1992. If this projection proves accurate, 1993's yield will be the third lowest in 1980 and the pa 1990, swt etwreenpteyanyeuat rysi.eldOsnlbyeilnowdro2u,rgohot years of Bounds. Acreage harvested is expected to total 665,00 acres, unchanged from last month, but 8,000 acres below last year . Production calculates to nearly 1.40 billion pounds, a 12 percent decline from the August 1 forecast and 23 percent less than 1992's productlort' In addition to the dry weather, diseases and insects were on the increase at the beginning of September. Harvest was also just ~etting underway, with 4 percent of the peanuts dug as of'Septernber 5. U.S. PEANUTS and is expected to reach 33.0 million pounds, 10 perce more than a year ago. Alabama growers expect to harvest 28.0 million pounds seven times more than last season. Limb breakage is. concern dye to the larqe nut set, Timely rains wer~ received In the major pr qduclnq areas. Peca production in Arkansas IS forecast at pounds, 54 percent above a year earlier. 2W.0e0athmerillitohirt vear has been good with no major freeze in the sprina California's pecan forecast is 3.50 million pounds, up ~ percent from the previous crop. The crop is in excelle' condition. Florida's production is forecast at 7.00 millio- pounds, almost three times larger than last year. A Ie.' growers noted it could be the best crop ever. Oklaho/ll< IS forecast at 25.0 million pounds, almost three time: more than last year's crop. D!)' weather through mucf of July and August has limited tlie production polential. Peanut production is forecast at 3.49 billion pounds, down 11 percent from the August 1 forecast and down 18 percent from last year's crop'. Hot , dry conditions in August lowered expectations significantly. Harvested area, estimated at 1.65 million acres , is 1 percent below last year. Yields are expected to average 2,116 pounds per harvested acre, down 252 pounds lrom last month and down 446 pounds from 1992. Class Farmer Stock July June JUly 1993 1993 1992 ---Thousand Pounds--- 55 ,840 233 ,220 117,12: Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida , Georg ia, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.06 billion pounds, 11 percent below last month and 22 percent below the 1992 crolJ. Yield for the 4-State area IS expected to average 2,086 pounds per acre, 555 pounds below last year. Widespread soil moisture shortages in the Southeast reduced crop prospects below the August 1 levels. At month's end, the Alabama crop was rated as only 12 percent good and 54 percent poor or very poor. The Georgia crop was considered to be 17 percent good and 44 percent poor and very poor, by August 27. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 470 million pounds, down 25 percent from last month and down 29 percent from last year. Yield per harvested acre, at 1,925 pounds, is 771 pounds per acre below last year s average. In North Carolina and Virgin ia, August heat and dry weather cut crop prosp.ects substantially and set the stage for increased insect pressure, especially spider mites. Shelled Peanuts2/ 915 ,065 961,163 652,851 Roasting Stock 70 ,486 88 ,638 69,01! Tl3~~ee~u%alent31 1,343 ,362 1,600 ,205 1,054,431 cce 11Exc ludes stocks on far m s. In clu d es stocks owne d by or he ld fo r account of in - co mmercia l storage s. 2/ Inc lud es shelled ed ible g rad es, she lled o il sto ck, an d shelle d see d (untreated). 31 Act ual farm e r stock, p lus roasting sto c k, plu s she lled peanuts X 1.3l State AL FL GA NM NC OK SEPTEMBER 1 PEANUT FORECAST veHsat~ed Ind. Yield Ind. I I Production 1/ Ind. 1993 as % 1993 1993 1,000 Acres Pounds I 1993 of 1992 1,000 Lbs. 234 .0 no 665.0 23.0 152.0 98 .0 1,900 2 ,600 2,100 2,750 2,000 2 ,500 444 ,600 75 200 ,200 99 1,396 ,500 77 63,250 109 304,000 75 245,000 104 GEORGIA PECAN CROP REBOUNDS SC 13.5 1,700 22,950 71 TX 295 .0 2 ,200 649,000 95 VA 92 .0 1,800 165,600 65 US 1,649 .5 2 ,116 3,491 ,100 81 Pecan production in Georgia for 1993 is forecast at 120 million pounds! 4 times the production of the disastrous 1992 crop. f realized , this would be the largest production since 1986. The trees this year have set one of the largest crop of nuts ever. However, the heat and dry weather have reduced nut size and caused a heavy nut drop. Insect damage has been minimal and diseases have been easier to control than in recent years . Improved varieties are expected to total 100 million pounds, 385 percent of last year. Seedlings are forecast at 20.0 million Rounds, 5 times the 4.0 million pounds produced in 1992. U.S. PECANS The September 1 forecast for U.S. pecan production is 364 million pounds (in-shell basis)j up 119 percen t from last year's very small crop. If rea ized, th is year's crop will oe the largest since 1963 when 376 million pounds were harvested and the second largest on record. All States expect higher production this year. Texas production is forecast at 85.0 million pounds, up. 37 percent from last year. Many qrowing areas received excessive moistu re in the spring loll owed by a very dry summer. The trees need a gooa rain to ensure adequate nut fill. The New Mexico pecan crop is in good conditi on 11 Est imates comprised of quota and non-quota pe anuts. I -I, SEPTEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST State Improved 1/ Ind. 1993 Seedling Ind. 1993 Total Ind. 1993 1993 as% of 1992_ ---1 ,000 Pounds--- AL 16,000 12,000 28 ,000 700 AR 1,200 800 2,000 154 CA 3,500 3,500 135 FL 5,000 2,000 7 ,000 280 GA 100,000 20,000 120 ,000 400 KS2/ 2,500 2,500 LA 4,000 18,000 22 ,000 2 ,200 MS 6,000 2,500 8 ,500 1,2 14 NM 33 ,000 33 ,000 110 NC 2,200 1,300 3 ,500 140 OK 1,500 23 ,500 25 ,000 278 SC 3,000 1,500 4 ,500 1,500 TX 50 ,000 35 ,000 85 ,000 137 OStthaeter s31 19,500 U,S. 225,400 119,100 364 ,000 219.- 11BUdd ed , g ra~ed or to pw or ked va rieties. 21Est im ates for KS are publis hed sep a rat e~ beg in n in g in 1993. 31AZ, MO an d TN . No br ea kdo wn between improve d varletles an native nna se ed li ng var ieties availab le . 2 u.s. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1992-1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Dols. per Pound Imports of Catfish 2/ 1992 1993 Thous. Pounds June 36 ,813 35 ,496 237 ,577 236,571 .61 .72 100 253 July 36,128 37,440 273 ,705 274 ,011 .59 .72 344 11 Price fo r fis h del ivered to proce ssing plan t door. 21 Data furnishe d by U.S. Bureau 01 Census. GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for August was 139 percent of the 1977 average, up 4 points (3.0 percent) from both the previous month and a year ago. Higher prices for tobacco, sows , barrows and gilts, cows , of her chickens, broilers and eggs were parfially. offset by lower prices for corn" soyl5eans, steers ana heifers, calves and milk. natching eggs were unchanged. U.S. AUGUST PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 2 POINTS The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in August was 142 based on 1977 = 1DO , up 2 points (1.4 percent) from July 1993. Price gains from July for oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and apples more than offset price declines for potatoes, lettuce, soybeans and milk. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-AUGUST 15, 1993, WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Price Ber nit Aug. 1992 Georgia July 1993 Aug. 15, 1993 Aug. 1992 United States July 1993 Aug. 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed 21 Tobacco Soybeans All Hay, Baled 11 Milk Cows 31 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle 41 Cows 51 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys 11 Chic kens Excl. Broilers21 Com'l Broilers71 Eggs, Al12I,81 Table 21 Hatch ing 21 $/Bu . $/Bu. $/Bu . Cts ./Lb . $lTon $/Lb . $/Bu. $lTon $/Head $/Cw1. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb. Cts ./Lb . Cts./Lb. Cts '/Doz. Cts ./Doz . Cts ./Doz . 3.00 2.29 59 .7 1.705 5.43 41.90 31 .60 42.90 60 .30 46 .00 75 .00 84 .10 15.60 12.1 34.5 73 .6 42 .9 130 .0 2.77 2.52 55 .1 1.480 6.74 1,190.00 43.90 35 .80 44.80 57.30 48 .20 77.40 86.40 16.00 11.0 35.5 73 .2 46.7 120.0 2.48 11 - 1.55021 6 .54 11 - 45.90 11 36.4011 46.90 11 59 .8011 48.90 11 76 .2011 86 .20 11 15.5061 12.9 37.0 77 .0 54.3 120.0 2.99 1.23 2.15 53.7 103.00 1.655 5.40 69 .20 44.10 33.40 45.00 71 .80 48.30 74 .70 90.40 13.50 37 .8 34.3 53 .6 41.7 2.76 1.36 2.22 54 .1 1.580 6 .57 77.20 1,170.00 45 .90 35 .00 46 .70 72.60 50 .20 75 .20 96.90 12.80 38 .9 35 .0 57 .6 47 .0 2.84 11 1.3511 521.2.202111 111.00 1.60021 6.3611 77.40 47 .10 11 34 .7011 48 .00 11 73 .001/ 49 .5011 75.70 11 96 .3011 12.6061 39 .5 36 .3 6 1.3 51.2 11 Mid mon th . 21 First ha lf of month . 31 An im als sold fo r dai ry herd rep lacement only. Price s pu bli shed J an. Apr. July, Oct. 41 Cows , steers and heifer s. 51 Beef cows and cull da iry cows sol d for slaughter. 61 Prelim inary. 71 Ent ire m o nth. U.S. live wei g ht equ ivalent price s except fo r AR,PA,'r X. 81 Average of all eggs sol d by farmers in cludi n g hatching eggs sold at ret al t, 1977= 100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES July 1992 Aug. 1992 Ju~ 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities 132 Crops 122 Livestock & Products 140 UNITED STATES Prices Received 138 Price~ /Pa id 192 Ratio 72 135 135 125 123 143 144 139 140 19227 197 72 71 11 Ratio o f index of prices rec eived by farmers 10 inde x of prices pa id . 21Ju ly 1992 pric es pa id index brough l forwar d. 31 Ju ly 1993 prices paid ind ex brought forwa rd. 3 Aug. 1993 139 124 150 142 19737 72 UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Corn production is forecast at 7.23 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the August 1 forecast and 24 percent below the record high production of 1992. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 113.1 bushe ls per acre , down 2.9 bushels from last month and 18 .3 bushels below the record yield of 131.4 bushels set a year earlier . Acreage for harvest as grain is estimated at 63.9 million acres, down slightly from last month. Soybean production is forecast at 1.91 billion bushels as of September 1, virtually unchanged from the August 1 forecast but 13 percent below 1992. If realized , this would be the lowest production since 1988. Yield is forecasted at 34.0 bushels per acre , 0.2 bushel above August 1 but 3 .6 bushels below 1992. Area to be harvested , at 56 .2 million acres"" is down 150 ,000 acres from the August estimate. South Carolina, North Carolina, Virgmia, and Georgia reduced acreages due to the drought. No further reductions were made due to the wet conditions experienced in the midwest earlier this year. All cotton production is forecast at 17 .9 million bales, down 4 percent from the August forecast but 10 percent higher than 1992. Lack of sufficient rainfall in the cotton belt reduced yield potential during the past mon th. Texas ' output fell 300,000 bales from August to 5.50 millio n bales but remains 68 percent above the 1992 level. The southeast region's yields decreased 40 pounds from last month and are off 158 pounds per acre from a year ago . Arizona's yield averaged 1,204 pounds per acre , 1Z7 pounds higher than last year. U.S producers expect to harvest 13.3 million acres , up 19 percent from 1992. U.S. all tobacco production for 1993 is forecast at 1.54 billion rounds, down fractionally from the August 1 forecas and down 11 percent from 1992. Area expected to be harvested totals 745,150 acres, 5 percent below a year ago . The average yield of 2,065 _pounds is 10 pounds less than the forecast in August. Dry cond itions especially in the southeast, have been the major factor' The current yield of 2,065 pounds will be 129 pounds below 1992. Flue-cured production is expected to total 826 million pounds, 1 percent less than the August 1 forecast and 9 percent below 1992. Harvest of the crop got off to a good start. Sorghum for grain production is forecast at 649 million bushels, up 1 percent from last month but down 27 percent from 1992. Area for grain harvest is unchanged from August 1. Yields are now expected to average 06.5 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushels from the last forecast but still well below last year's record high of 72.8 bushels. Improved yield prospects from las1 month in Missouri, Nebraska, and New Mexico were partially offset by a drop in Louisiana and Texas forecast yields. I Crop UNITED STATES ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION 1992 AND SEPTEMBER 1" 1993-, FORECAST Area Harvested mo. "epi. 1, Yield Per Acre Ina. sept, 1, Production I Ina. sept. 1, Unit 1992 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Acres- -Thousands- Corn for Grain Sorghum for Grain Oats Barley All Wheat Rye Soybeans for Beans Peanuts for NU~ Upland Cotton Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpotatoes All Tobacco Apples Peaches Grapes Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Tons Tons Cwt . Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons 72,144 12,150 4,492 7,309 62,407 406 58,383 1,672.1 10;883.1 59.597 82.4 784.7 63,910 9,748 4,114 7,539 63,934 408 56,193 1,649.5 13,123.3 60,095 81.0 745.2 131.4 72.8 65.6 62.4 39.4 29.4 37.6 2,562 693 2.50 146 2,194 113.1 66.5 60.7 57.8 39.8 34.0 2,116 639 2.51 3/ 2,065 9,478 ,914 884,010 294,604 456,348 2,458,830 11,952 2,196,504 4,284,306 15,710.2 6,230.1 149,141 12,005 1,721,598 10,719,500 2,658,500 6,051.7 7,229,427 648,614 249,830 435,692 2,493 ,38~ 1,909,188 3,491,100 17,467.5 6,946.0 150,783 3/ 1,539,012 10,789,000 2,769,100 5,629.8 1/ The fi rst yiel d and production will be released at 3:00 p.m ., October 12. 2/ Yield in pound s. 3/ Yi eld and production esti ma te. will be rel ea sed in the Annual Crop Summary. I eorgia Farm Report (ISNN 0744,7280) is published semi-mont hly by the Georgia AgricUltural Statistics Service, Athe ns, GA 30613509 9. Second class postage paid at Athen s, GA. Subscription ,.. 10 per year except free to data contr ibutors. POSTMASTER: Send address change s to Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Build ing , Suile 320, Athens, GA 306 13-5099. ~GEORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 It SECOND-CLASS I POSTAGE PAID AT r ATHENS, GA 30613 c I~ I I V 1 I 7 042Z 0 1 13 00000 95-257209 520 UGA L IBRARI ES 00 94( SUSAN TUGGLE T 9 C GO VERNMENT DO CU MENTS DEPT AT HENS GA 3 0 6 0 2 GEORGIA FARM REPORT ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building I september 23, 1993 IVolume 93-Number 18 Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706}546-2236 ~ 1-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I II 1992 GEORGIA FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES l HIGHLIGHTS I I Georgi a' s 1992 cash farm inco me inc reased to $4.55 ) billion, 5 perc ent above 1991 and the highest of record. I The increa se was due mostly to incr eases in retu rns on )Ilivest o c k and pou ltry c omm o d it i es as w ell as government payments. Receip ts from farm marketings ilj incr eas ed $1 3 9 mil li o n, or 4 perc ent f rom 199 1. Govern ment pay me nt s incr eased $84.6 milli on or 87 ;It percent while other farm income was down $13.8 million or 4 percent. y Georgia farme rs' gross farm income for 1992 rose 3 percent to $4.72 billion . Gross farm income includes _Icash income , non-cash income , and i nv e nt o ry adjustments. Farm inventory adjustment of a positive r. 1$48.1 million compares to 1991's positive $135.3 million ' adjustment. Non-cash income fell $5.4 million. Farm - I product ion expenses at $3.04 billion were $66.7 million or2 percen t below 1991 and the lowest since 1987. Net farm income for 1992 was $1.68 billion, up 12 percent from 1991 and the highest of record. Broilers continued to rank as Georqia's leading gross sales commod ity. Eggs slipped to fourth place among all commodities with rece ipts of $270 million or 6 percent of the total cash receipts. Cash rece ipts from livestock and products totaled $731 million in 1992, up 2 perce nt. Cattle and calves receipts at $287 million were up 8 perce nt fro m 1991 and good for th ird place among all commod ities . Hog recei pts at $172 million fell 20 percent f rom last year. Da iry products totaled $230 million , 15 percent above 1991 and a new record high. Farm forest products and governmen t payments at $1 13 million and $182 million, respec tively, accounted for 7 percent of the total. In 1991, farm forest products and government payments accounted for 5 percent of the total. FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES, 1992 CASH RECEIPTS, 1992 Georgia farm products sold during 1992 including government payments and farm forest products generated cash receipts of $4.37 billion, 6 percent above the $4.12 billion for 1991 . Crops accounted for 40 percent of the total. Poultry accounted for 36 percent of the total and livestock and livestock products accounted _ for 17 percent. ,J _ Crop cash receipts totaled 1.76 billion in 1992, down less than 1 percent from 1991. Peanuts accounted for 13 Ipercent of the total cash receipts with receipts of $552 r million. Cotton receipts, at $213 million, were 36 percent j above 1991 and accounted for 5 percent of the total Icash receipts. Soybean receipts at $96 .4 million Increased 25 percent and accounted for 2 percent of the total cash receipts. Tobacco receipts at $170 million Were up 19 percent from 1991 and the highest since 1983. Corn receipts increased 25 percent and accounted for 3 percent of the total cash receipts. The 1992 poultry cash receipts at $1 .58 billion, increased I9bilplioenrc, ernetprferosemnti1n9g912.9 Broiler percent receipts to taled $1.27 of total cash receipts. Farm production expenditures totaled $3.04 billion in 1992, down 2 percent from the $3.10 billion spent in 1991. Interest cost was at the lowest level for any time during the 1980's and 1990's and down 5 percent from 1991. Feed, at $650 million , was again the largest expenditure category and accounted for 21 percent of Georgia's production expenses. Feed expenditures did increase 6 percent from 1991 but otherwise were the lowest since 1987. Expenditures that increased in 1992 incl uded livestock and poultry purchased, up 2 percent; fert ilizer and lime, up 3 percent; net rent to nonoperator landlords, up 6 percent and property taxes , up 9 percent. Expenditures that decreased included seed purchases, down 4 percent; pesticides, down 8 percent; fuel and oil, down 11 percent; electricity, down 7 percent ; repair and maintenance, down 10 percent ; other miscellaneous, down 8 percent; cap ital consumption, down 1 percent; .- and contract and hired labor expenses'Rdt,QwCnE7 IR~T ~~t. SEDI ".J 1993 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U'Jl;u :'I1ENTS !J. ~ IBRAR1ES , ;~ FARM CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS-Georgia, 1986-1992 Item 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 199217 --Thousand Dollars-- CROPS Corn Cotton, Total Cotton Lint Cottonseed Peanuts Soybeans Tobacco Wheat Peaches Pecans Other Fruits and Nuts Vegetables All Other Crops Total Crops 86,116 58 ,910 54,673 4,237 475 ,079 102,332 107,522 38,780 19,892 81,800 11,759 160,637 189,094 1,331 ,921 76,349 92 ,849 85,198 7,651 456,750 84,244 117,000 32 ,448 17,758 62,150 12,590 163,632 207,35 4 1,323, 124 69,144 111,884 99 ,588 12,296 504,434 156,311 138,841 61 ,808 26,498 65,890 14,052 169,065 236,825 1,554,752 93,414 132,308 122,650 9,658 506,763 149,071 146,221 79,152 23,260 55,852 8,921 181,124 254 ,612 1,630,698 91,568 146,662 133,367 13,295 455 ,455 84,817 168,171 60,266 36,732 74,560 9,881 227 ,383 232 ,440 1,587,935 94,520 156,693 145,614 11,079 630 ,680 77,399 142,635 44,514 33,712 99,860 12,696 249,130 230,186 1,772,025 118,272 212 ,632 195,347 17,285 551 ,601 96 ,405 170,101 45 ,622 26,714 45,060 18,204 245 ,303 233,928 1,763,842 LIVESTOCK Hogs Cattle and Calves Dairy Produc ts Other Total Livestock 203 ,975 215 ,34 1 174,445 38 ,309 632 ,070 211 ,614 291,787 163,300 31,450 698 ,151 184,818 291 ,782 175,890 30 ,623 683 , 113 194,786 281,130 196,300 32,125 704,341 238 ,162 272 ,524 227 ,379 35,864 773 ,929 216 ,082 265 ,818 199,073 32 ,789 713 ,762 172,228 287,492 229 ,860 41 ,418 730 ,998 POULTRY Commercial Broilers Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Other Total Poultry 951,902 12,474 31,926 263 ,398 2,902 1,262,602 835,729 9,979 22,231 255,132 3,707 1,126,778 1,071,135 9,391 29,736 230,445 3,915 1,344,622 1,250,425 14,934 23 ,285 284 ,243 4,250 1,577, 137 1,165 ,538 10,338 25,748 288,951 5,365 1,495,940 1,125,755 6,983 20 ,879 289 ,601 4,763 1,447,981 1,268,096 11,022 24,596 269 ,654 4,917 1,578,285 Tota l Crop, Li vestock and Poultry Cash Receipts 3,226,593 3,148,053 3,582,487 3,912,176 3,857,804 3,933 ,768 4,073,125 Farm Forest Products 2/ 85,688 86,300 88,100 88,300 88,300 93,300 113,300 Government Payments 116,107 245,184 173,962 173,100 130,600 97,700 182,300 Total Cash Rece ipt s 3,428,388 3,479,537 3,844,549 4,173,576 4,076,704 4,124,768 4,368,725 1/ Prelimin ary, 21 Inc lude s farm sales o nly. TOTAL FARM CASH RECEIPTS - GEORGIA 1992 PERCENTS OF TOTAL BY COMMODITY Crops 40 % Gov 't Paym ent s 4% Uvesto ck 17% Farm Fores t 3% C ommerc ia l B roilers Peanuts 12.6 Callie & Calves 6.6 VegetaEl:~) gess 6.2 5.6 All Olher Crops 5.4 Dairy Products Collon Govermen t Paymenls Hogs Tobbacco Corn 45.~? 4.2 1.39 9 2. Fa rm Forest Producls 2.6 So ybeans 2.2 Wheat 1.0 Pecan s 1.0 Ol her Liv est oc k 0 .9 Pea ch es 0 6 Turk ey s 0 .6 O lher Frulls & Nuls 0.4 Ol her Chickens 0.3 Olher Poultry 0 .1 0 5 10 15 20 25 Percen t of To lal 2 29 a 30 .,'I FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES-Georgia, 1988-1992 1/ Item 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 --Million Dollars-- GROSS FARM INCOME Gross Cash Income Farm Marketings Crops Livestock and Products Government Payments Farm-Related Income Noncash Income Value of Home Consumption Rental Value of Dwellings Operator and Other Dwellings 1/ Hired Laborer Dwellings Value of Inventory Adjustment 4,192.3 4,073.1 3,582.5 1,554.8 2,027 .7 174.0 316.7 ~ 52.9 9 .7 143.2 134.0 9.2 -33.7 4,574.3 4,403 .6 3,9 12.2 1,630.7 2,281 .5 173.1 318.4 156 .9 9.8 147.1 139 .2 7 .9 13 .9 4,346.1 4,265.1 3,857.8 1,587.9 2,269.9 130.6 276.7 145.6 9.1 136.5 130.4 6 .1 -64 .6 4,598 .6 4,341 .1 3,933.8 1,772.0 2,161 .7 97 .7 309.7 122 .2 7.6 114 .6 109 .5 5.1 135.3 4,716.1 4,551.3 4,073 .1 1,763.8 2 ,309.3 182.3 295.9 116.8 8.1 108 .7 101.9 6.8 48 .1 TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES Intermediate Product Expenses Farm Origin Feed Purchased Livestock and Poultry Purchased Seed Purchased Manufactured Inputs Fertilizer and Lime Pesticides Fuel and Oil Electricity Other Repair and Maintenance Other Miscellaneous Interest Real Estate Nonreal Estate Contract and Hired Labor Expenses Net Rent to Nonoperator Landlords Capital Consumption Property Taxes NET FARM INCOME 2/ 3,044 .9 2,107.0 1,009.4 762.3 159 .2 87 .9 428.2 193 .6 97.4 97 .7 39.5 669.4 144.8 524.5 301.0 168 .7 132.3 205.8 27 .8 331 .5 71 .9 1,147.5 3,212.4 2,254.1 1,033.4 758 .9 174 .3 100.2 480 .3 221.0 116.9 99 .9 42.5 740.4 160.6 579.8 290 .6 164 .8 125 .8 215 .8 35 .6 343 .8 72 .5 1,361.9 3,169.9 2,184.5 995 .9 688 .9 198 .9 108.2 513 .7 225 .2 124 .1 124.2 40.2 675 .0 171 .3 503.7 275.8 157.7 118 .1 243.7 54 .8 334.8 76.2 1,176 .3 3,102 .2 2,166 .2 934.7 614 .0 192.5 128 .3 545.5 238.3 145 .2 123.2 38 .9 685.9 169.7 516.1 251.5 141.1 110.4 228 .7 64.2 318.4 73.3 1,496.4 3 ,035.5 2,121.2 970.4 650.4 196 .7 123.3 524 .7 245.2 133 .3 109.9 36.3 626.1 152.1 474 .0 238 .2 132 .3 105.9 213.7 68 .1 314.2 80.1 1,680.6 Gross Cash Income 4 ,073.1 4,403.6 4 ,265.1 4 ,341.1 4 ,551 .3 Cash Expenses Intermediate Product Expenses Interest Cash Labor Expenses Net Rent to Nonoperator Landlords Property Taxes NET CASH INCOME 2,675.3 2,084.5 293 .0 196.4 38.8 62.6 1,397.8 2,831.8 2,235.9 277.9 207 .5 47.3 63 .2 1,57 1.8 2,795 .9 2,163.7 261.8 236 .9 66 .2 67.3 1,469.2 2,748 .0 2,146 .1 238.7 222 .5 75 .0 65.8 1,593 .1 2,690.1 2,105.6 226 .5 206 .9 78.5 72.6 1,861.2 Gross Cash Income 4,073 .1 4,403 .6 4,265 .1 4 ,341.1 4,551.3 Gross Receipts of Farms 4 ,058 .3 4,435 .1 4,215 .8 4,489.1 4,614 .2 Farm Production Expenses Nonfactor Payments Intermed iate Product Expenses Capital Consumption Property Taxes 2,963.2 2,435.8 2 ,084.5 288.7 62.6 3,126 .2 2,596 .0 2,235 .9 296.8 63 .2 3 ,084.0 2,522.8 2,163 .7 291.8 67.3 3,025 .5 2,493 .2 2 ,146.1 281.2 65.8 2,963 .8 2,454.9 2 ,105 .6 276.7 72.6 Factor Payments Interest Contract and Hired Labor Expenses Net Rent to Nonoperator Landlor~r RETURNS TO OPERATORS 527.4 293.0 205.8 28.6 1,095.2 530.2 277 .9 215 .8 36.5 1,308.9 561.2 261 .8 243 .7 55 .7 1,131 .8 5 3 2 .3 238 .7 228.7 64.9 1,463 .6 508 .9 226 .5 213 .7 68 .8 1,650.4 Farm Business Expenses 2 ,95 3 .8 3,117.8 3,077 .2 3 ,0 19 .3 2 ,957.0 Cash Expenses 2 ,675 .3 2,83 1.8 2 ,795.9 2,748 .0 2,690 .1 Capitol Consumption 27 8.5 2 86 .0 28 1.3 271 .2 266 .9 NET BUSINESS INCOME 1,119.4 1,285.8 1,187 .9 1,321 .9 1,594.3 1/ Value adde d to gross inc ome. Value added to net farm incom e equals difference in net farm inco me and retu rns to op erators. 2/ Statis tics in and above the Net Farm Inco me line represent the farm sector, defined as in clu ding farm op erators' dwelli ngs located on farms. Statistics below the Net Farm Income line represent onl y the farm bus inesses to the exc lusion of the operato rs' dwe llings . 3/ Returns to operators is equ ivalent to net farm in come e)lc' ludi"g the inc ome and expenses associated with farm op erators' dwe llings. 3 FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - GEORGIA 1992 Capital 10% Interest 8% HiredLabor 7% Land lords 2% Production Exp , 70% Fuel &Oil Fer!. &Lime Pesticides Livestoc k Repairs\Misc, Seed Feed Electrici ty eorg ia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is pub lished semi-monthly by the Geo rgia Agricultural Statistics Service , Athens, GA 30613 -5099 . Second class pos tage pa id at Athens , GA. SUbscription fee 10 per year except free to data co ntrib uto rs. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Georg ia Agricultural Statistics SeMce, Stephens Federal Build ing, Su~e 320, Ath ens, GA 306 135099 . ~ G EORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS , GA 30613 0 4 2 Z0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 -257 2 095 2 0 00 940 8 UG A L I BF: ARI ES SUSAN TUGGLE GO VERNMENT DOCUME NTS DEPT ATHENS GA 3 0 6 0 2 ... GEORGIA FARM REPORT - October 5, 1993 Volume 93-Number 19 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE - " - -- - " - Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georg ia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 EGGS IN INCUBATORS-SEPTEMBER 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago - T h o usan d s - Chickens Egg Type 26,506 29,184 110 Broiler Type 472,479 503 ,833 107 Turkeys, All Breeds 28,426 29,460 104 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 5 PERCENT Georg ia's laying flocks produced 368 million eggs during August 1993 , 5 percent more than August 1992. Production cons isted of 233 million table eggs and 135 mill ion hatc hing eggs . U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flo cks in the United States produced 6.00 billion eggs during August 1993, up 1 percent from a year ago. Production consisted of 5.16 billion table eggs and 837 million hatching eggs. 20 STATES EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 States produced 4.91 billion eggs during August 1993, up 1 percent from a year ago . Production included 4.21 billion tab le eggs and 701 million hatch ing eggs. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-AUGUST 1992-1993 I Item Aug. 1992 July 1993 - Thousands- Aug. 1993 % of year ago Percent January thru August 1992 1993 -Thousands- % of year ago Percent Pullet Ch icks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 5,08 1 5,967 5,585 110 40,908 44,486 109 Egg Type 2n 243 2 19 79 1,819 1,835 101 Cll icks Hatched Broiler Type . Georgia 81 ,479 87 ,870 85 ,401 105 644,285 671 ,674 104 Unitea States 574 ,793 614,287 607,945 106 4,614,354 4 ,783 ,9 16 104 E~g Type Georgia 1,690 1,960 2,143 127 15,786 18,798 119 Unitea States 27 ,55 1 34,177 32,755 119 269,385 280,624 104 Turkeys Poults h aced U.S. 25,480 28,626 26,241 103 308 ,00921 306 ,8303/ 100 1/ Dorne stlc placements as reported by l eadin g breeders inclu des expected p ullet rep lacements from eggs sold dur ing the preceding m on th at th e rale of 12 5 pu lle t c hicks per 30 doze n cas. of egg s. 2/ Turkey poults placed September 1991 Augusl 1992. 3/ Turkey poulls p laced Seplembor 1992-Augusl 1993. GEORGIA Hatchin g Table Total Georg ia 20 STATES Hatch ing Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatchin g Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-AUGUST 1992-1993 Number of Layers During August 1992 1993 - Thousands- Eggs per 100 Layers-August 1992 1993 - Number- Total Eggs Produced During August 1992 1993 -M illions- 6,875 10,413 17,288 7,050 11,560 18,610 1,920 2,086 2,019 1,9 15 2,015 1,9n 132 135 2 17 233 349 368 36 ,766 187 ,6 11 224,3n 37,694 192,841 230,535 1,890 2,212 2,160 1,859 2,183 2,130 695 4,151 4,846 701 4,209 4,910 43,4 10 230,947 274,357 44,990 236,494 281,484 1,898 2,204 2,155 1,860 2,183 2,13 1 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 824 837 E 0 5,090 5,162 5,9k4 eEl VE 999 DCT 1 1 1Qq3 ~~~~m&s COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-JUNE-AUGU~f;992-1993 % of % of Item June June July JUly year Aug . 2/ Jan. thru July year 1992 1993 1992 1993 aqo 1993 1992 1993 aao -Thousands- Thousands -Thousands- Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type , U.S. Heavy T','Pe, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia United States 74 ,667 556,340 10 ,596 4,599 15,195 3 ,554 1.3 1.5 77,957 595,360 10 ,244 5,446 15 ,690 2,922 1.3 1.4 75,644 571,272 11,429 5 ,187 16,616 3/ 1.3 1.5 73,409 560 ,855 11 ,077 4,095 15 ,172 3/ 1.3 1.5 97 80,331 496,774 502,311 101 98 582,479 3,747,542 3,861,286 103 97 11,359 80,059 72 ,514 91 79 3,717 30,279 30,637 101 91 15 ,076 110 ,338 103,151 93 2,642 3/ 3/ 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1/ Federally inspected slaughter data a. collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program . Current month data eslimated by Market News Service. 2/ Prelim inary. 3/ Dala not published:' GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP I Georgia's red meat production totaled 37.3 million pounds during August 1993, 15 percent more than July 1993, and 4 percent more than August 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT I Commercial red meat production for the U.S. in August 1993, totaled 3.50 billion pounds, up 3 percent from August I 1992. January-August red meat production, at 26.5 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from last year. Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from last year. Head kill totaled 2.94 million, up 6 percent. Pork production, at 1.39 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from the previous year . Hog kill totaled 7.64 million head, down 1 percent from last year . Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ 1992 Number Slaughtered August August 1993 I 1993 as % of 1992 -1,000 Head- Percent Avera~e Live Weight August 1992 1993 -Pounds- 21 21 21 21 21 21 0.1 0.1 100 21 21 21 21 21 21 94 102 Total Live Weight August 1992 1993 -1,000 Pounds- I 21 21 21 6 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,782.2 109 .9 7,682.7 418 .6 2,941.2 98.4 7,637.1 431 .9 106 1,178 1,173 3,277,632 90 371 400 40,816 99 249 251 1,914 ,805 103 122 125 51 ,058 1/lncludes sl aught er under Fed eral Inspect ion a nd other co m m erci al sla u g hte r, ex cl u de s farm slau ghter. 2/ Data not published to avoi d d isclosing ,ind ivid ual op erat ions . 3,450,074 39 ,374 1,917,336 53,908 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/ Kind August 1992 1993 -Million Pounds- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent January-August 2/ 1992 1993 -Million Pounds- Beef 1,980 2, 06 5 104 Veal 24 23 96 Pork 1,377 1,386 101 Lamb & Mutton 25 27 106 Total Red Meat . 3,4 06 3 ,501 103 15 ,318 203 11 ,106 230 26 ,857 1/ Based on pa cke rs d ress we ig hts and ex cl u d es far m slaug hter. 2/ Acc um ulated totals an d pe rce ntag es based on unrou nded d ata. 15 ,096 177 11 ,053 223 26 ,549 2 1 . 1 I ~. " 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 99 87 100 97 99 GEORGIA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 9 PERCENT 16 STATE INVENTORY DECREASES 4 PERCENT All hogs and pigs on Georg ia farm s as of Septembe r 1, 1993, are estimat ed at 1,050,000 head, down 9 percent from a ye ar ago but 2 pe rc ent above th e pr evi ou s quart er. Breeding inventory at 150,000 head, was down 6 percent from a year a year ago but 7 perce nt above the previous qua rt er. Mark et no g inven to ry at 900,0 00 head , decreased 10 percent 'from a year ago but rose from June 1, 1993. The June-August 1993 pig crop was 427,000 head, 10 percent less than a year earlier. Pigs saved per litter averaged 8.05 compared with 7.75 lasf year. The 16 quarterly States, with an invento ry of 53.7 million on September 1, 1993, were down 4 fe rce nt from last year and 1 percent below September , 1991. These 16 states accounted for approxim ate ly 91 percent of the total U.S. hog and pig inventory. In the 16 quarterly States, the June -August pig crop was 21.4 million head, down 9 percent fr om lasf year and down 4 percent from tw o years ago. There were 2.65 million sows that farr owed du ring June-August, down 8 percent from a year earlier. Sows farrowing during June-August 1993 in the 16 States averaged 8.08 pigs per litter, compared to 8.14 during the same period a year ago. Georgia producers intend to farrow 55,000 sows during the September-November 1993 quarter, 3 percent below the p r evlo u s y ear. Farro wings for December 1993-Februa ry 1994 are expect ed to total 53,000 sows, 7 percent belo w last year. Intentions in the 16 quarterly States for September-November for sows farrowing are 2.67 million head, down 3 percent from the corresponding period last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Decem ber 1993-February 1994 intended farrowings, at 2.58 millio n head are up 2 percent from a year earlier but 2 percent below 1992. U.S. INVENTORY DOWN 4 PERCENT U.S. Inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 1993, is estimated at 59.0 million head. This is a 4 percent decrease fro m last year and 1 percent below September 1, 1991. Breeding inventory, at 7.08 million head, was dow n 5 percen t from a year ago and 3 percent below September 1, 1991. Market hog inventory, at 51.9 million head, decreased 4 percent from a year ago and was down 1 percent from September 1, 1991. The June-August 1993 U.S. pig crop was 23.7 million head, 8 percent less than last year and down 3 percent from the same period In 1991. Sows Iar rowlnq during this period totaled 2.93 million head, down 7 percent from last year and 6 percen t belo w 1991. Pigs saved per litt er were 8.09 compared to 8.14 during the same period in 1992. U.S. Hog pr odu cers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow during the September-November quarter, 3 perce nt less than the act ual farrowings during the same period last year and 1 percent less than in 1991. Farrowings Intended for December 1993-February 1994, at 2.85 million sows, are 2 percent above 1993 but down 2 percen t from 1992. HOGS AND PIGS-INVENTORY NUMBER, SOrtS FARROWING AND PIG CROP GEORGIA AND 16 QUARTERLY STATES 1 AND U.S., 1992 AND 1993 Item ~PT . 1 INVENTORY I Rogs and Pigs Kept for Breeding Market Georgia 1993 as % 1992 1993 1994 of 1992 -1,000 Head- Percent 16 States 1993 as % 1992 1993 1994 of 1992 -1,000 Head- Percent United States 1993 as % 1992 1993 1994 of 1992 -1,000 Head- Percent 1,160 1,050 91 56,120 53,650 96 61,570 58,950 96 160 150 94 6,765 6,445 95 7,415 7,075 95 1,000 900 90 49,355 47,205 96 54,155 51,875 96 MARKET HOGS AND PIGS BY WEIGHT GRWP S Onder 60 Poun s 415 370 89 18,952 17,740 94 20,872 19,640 94 60-119 Pound s 255 220 86 12,459 12,015 96 13,619 13,165 97 120-179 Pounds 195 180 92 10,025 9,660 96 10,890 10,530 97 180 Pound s & Over 135 130 96 7 ,9 19 7,790 98 8,774 8,540 97 SOWS FARROWING December 2/-February3/ March-May December 2/-May June-August Septem ber-No veg'ber 4 / June-November 60 57 53 95 64 53 83 124 110 89 61 53 87 57 55 96 118 108 92 2,631 3,069 5,700 2,874 2,739 5,613 2,521 2,575 96 2,864 93 5,385 94 2,647 92 2,668 97 5,315 95 2,900 2,796 2,845 96 3,375 3,154 93 6,275 5,950 95 3,162 2,932 93 3,009 2,933 97 6,171 5,865 95 PIG CR~P Decem er 2/-February MarCh-May Decem ber 2/-May June-Aug ust September-November June-Novembe r 447 439 502 419 949 858 473 427 433 906 98 21,181 20,548 83 24,802 23,198 90 45,983 43,746 90 23,401 21,382 22,048 45,449 97 23,320 22,762 98 94 27,257 25,605 94 95 50,577 48,367 96 25,751 23,719 92 24,219 49,970 PIGS PER LITTER -Number- - Numbe r- - Num ber- Decem ber 2J-February 7.45 7.70 103 8.05 8.15 10 1 8.04 8.14 101 March-May 7.85 7.90 10 1 8.08 8.10 100 8.08 8.12 100 December 2/-May 7.65 7.80 102 8.07 8. 12 10 1 ..8.06 8. 13 101 June-Augu st 7.75 8.05 101 8.14 8.08 99 8. 14 8.09 99 September-Novembe r 7.60 8.05 8.05 June-Novem ber 7.68 8.10 8.10 .1/GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MryAo, Nc,NE ,OH,PA ,SD,TN,WI. 2/ Decem ber preceding y ear. 3/lnl entio ns fo r 1994 . 4/ lntentio ns for 1993 . 5/ 1993 is actu al farrowi ngs Jun e-Aug ust plus Int entio ns for Septemb e r-Nov em ber. 3 Vol. 93-No. 19 GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS Soybear,:;; stored in all positions in Georgia on September 1, 1993 , totaled 2. 37 million bushels. This was 8 percent more than the 2. 19 million bushels sto red at that tim e a year earlier. Soybeans store d off th e farm totaled 2.07 million bushels, 23 percent more than Septembe r 1, 1992 . Soybeans stored on the farm on September 1, 1993, amoun ted to 300 thousand bushels, compared with 500 tho usand bushels on September 1, 1992. Old crop co rn stocks in off farm facil ities in Georgia totaled 3.48 million bushels on September 1, 1993. This is 92 percent more than the 1.81 million bushels stored off farms September 1, 1992 . Wheat stocks in off farm storage positions totaled 5 .26 million bushels on September 1, 1993, compared with 6 94 million bushels stored off the farm a year earlier. . Old crop so rg hu m grain stored off th e farm on September 1, 1993, in Georg ia amounted to 28 thousand bushels, the l same as last year's 28 thousand bushels . I Oats stored off the farm totaled 183 thousand bushels on September 1, 1993, 52 percent less t han September 1 1992. ' GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS-SEPTEMBER 1, 1992-1993 . Grain On Farms Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 1993 Off Farms 1/ Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 1993 --1,000 Bushels-- All Positions Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 1993 Barley * * * Corn (Old Crop ) * * 1,810 3,475 * Oats * * 379 183 * Sorghum (Old Crop) * * 28 28 * Soybeans 500 300 1,687 2 ,072 2 ,187 2 ,372 Wheat * * 6,944 5,262 * ~~ ;:;.~~~~~~ '~~~~I,\'~I:;'cll~ ~~elf.'~~~t:i;~ehou.e., term inal . and processors . Off Farm . nol pub ll.hed 10 avoi d di .closing Individual operation s ; On Farms minor . Ial es nol pub lished U.S. GRAIN STOCKS Old crop corn sto red in all positions on September 1, 1993, is estimated at 2.11 billion bushels, up 92 percent from September 1, 1992. Of th e total stocks, 1.07 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 77 percent from last year. Off-farm stoc ks, at 1.0 4 billion bushels, are up 11 1 percent from a year earlier . Old crop sorgh um in all storages on September 1, 1993, is estimated at 175 mill ion bushels, up 229 percen t from September 1, 1992 . Of the total, 140 millio n bushels are off-farms. The fourth quarter disappearance fro m a~ positions is 89 .8 million bushels, up 57 percen t from the same period in 1992. Old crop soybeans holdings a year ago. stored in On-farm all positions on September 1, stock s, at 125 millio n bushels, 1993, totaled 292 are up 19 percent million bushels, from September 5 1, p1e9r9c2e,nOt ffa-bfaorvmeI stock s at 167 million, are down 4 percen t from last year. Barley sto red in all pos itions on September 1, 1993 , is estimated at 40 9 million bushels, 2 percent below the sto cks 01 September 1, 1992 . Of the total barley sto cks on hand, 28 5 millio n bushels are stored on farms, 9 percent abovea year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 124 million bushels, are 2 1 percen t below last year. All wheat sto red in all positions on September 1, 1993 is placed at 2. 16 billion bushels , up 2 percent from last I Septembe r 1. Farm stOCKS are 1.00 billion bushels and off-farm stocks total 1.15 billion. Both are up 2 percent froma year ago. Oats stored in all positions on Septembe r 1, 1993, are 221 million bushels , 25 percent below a year earlier. Of the total oat sto cks on hand, 163 million bushels are stored on farms, 18 percent below last year. Off-farm stocks totaled 57 .9 million bushels, 39 percent below last year. U. S. GRAIN STOCKS- SEPTEMBER 1, 1992-1993 Grain On Farms Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 1993 Off Farms 1/ Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 1993 - -1,000 Bushel s - - Barley 26 1,000 28 4 ,900 157,402 Corn (Old Crop ) Oats 605,500 199,900 1,070,700 163 ,000 494 ,811 9 4 ,717 Sorghu m Soybean s Wheat 18,840 105,000 979,400 35,420 124,970 1,00 3 ,000 3 4 ,352 173 ,437 1, 128, 2 19 l / ln cludes stock s at mil ls, elevato rs, wareho uses , terminal s and pro cesso rs. 124,129 1,042 ,015 57 ,896 139 ,6 10 167,243 1,152,876 4 All Positions Sept. 1, Sept. 1, 1992 19~ 418,402 1,100 ,311 29 4 ,617 53 ,192 278 ,437 2,107 ,619 409 ,029 2 ,112 ,715 220 ,896 175,030 292 ,204 2,155 ,~ GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for September was 142 percent of the 1977 average, up 4 points (2.9 perce nt) from August 1993 and 3 points (2.2 percent) above last year. Higher prices for cotton, tobacco, and hogs more th an offset price declines for corn , beef cattle, calves, milk, other chickens, broilers and table eggs. Hatch ing eggs were unchanged. U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 3 POINTS The Septembe r All Farm Products Index of Prices Received was 145 based on 1977 = 100, up 3 points (2.1 percent) fro m Aug ust 1993. Price gains from August fo r oranges, lettuce, wheat, and apples more than offset price declines for soybeans, eggs, cattle, and corn. Most of the ind ex change was attributed to a 93 percent increase in orange prices . Without the large change in orange prices from August to September, the All Farm Products Index would have been unchanged at 142. The orange price change tends to be over represented in the index since volume marketed was small. CSeopmtpeamrbeedrw1it9h92Sefpotremorbaenrg1e9s9, 2htohges All Farm Products , soybeans, and Index was 6 points broilers more than (4.3 percent) offset price higher. Price increases from decreases for milk, apples , tobacco, and wheat. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-SEPTEMBER 15, 1993, WITH COMPARISONS Commodity Price Ber nit Sept. 1992 Georgia Aug. 1993 Sept. 15, 1993 Sept. 1992 United States Aug. 1993 Sept. 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotton Cottonseed 21 Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Baled 1/ Hogs Sows Barrows ~Pilts Beef Cattle Cows'" Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys 1/ Chickens Excl. Broilers 21 Com 'l Brollers'" Eggs, AII2I,7/ Table 21 Hatching21 $/Bu . $/Bu . $/Bu. C1s./Lb. $!Ton $/Lb . $/Bu . Cts./Lb. $!Ton $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. Cts./Lb . Cts ./Lb. C1s./Lb. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz. Cts./Doz . 3.09 2.22 59.9 183.5 31 .7 38 .50 30.80 39 .30 58 .20 44.50 73 .50 82 .50 16.00 13.5 3 1.5 76 .0 49 .0 130.0 2.49 52.4 159.0 45.40 35.90 46.40 59.70 48 .70 76 .20 85.20 15.10 12.9 37.0 77.0 54 .3 120.0 2.46 1/ 53 .7 174.521 30 .1 46 .30 1/ 37.50 11 47 .30 11 58.30 1/ 46.40 11 75.40 11 83.50 11 14.50 51 12.4 36.5 70.4 44 .6 120.0 3.24 1.28 2.16 53 .1 85.00 182.5 5.36 31.2 69.20 42.10 32.10 42 .80 71.80 47 .00 75 .50 87.40 13.50 37 .5 32.0 59.6 49 .0 2.83 1.33 2 .25 53 .1 111.00 159 .5 6 .55 77.40 47.50 35.50 48.40 72 .60 49.10 75 .20 95 .10 12.50 39 .5 36.3 6 1.3 51 .2 2.87 11 1.3il 2.19 1/ 51.6 21 106.00 171.021 6.11 11 29 .8 77 .60 48 .20 1/ 37 .50 11 49.00 11 72 .10 11 47 74 .70 .80 11 11 94.30 11 12.705/ 40.4 36.5 56.1 45.3 1/ Mid m on th . 2/ Fir st half of m on th . 3/ Cows, stee rs and heif ers. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 5/ Prelimin ary. 6/Enti re month . U.S. live we ight equ ivalent prices except fo r AR,PA,TX. 7/ Avera g e o f all eg gs so ld by farmers inc lu ding hatching egg s sold at reta il . 1977= 100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Aug. 1992 Sept. 1992 Aug. 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received ' f JI Commodities Crops Livestock & Products UNITED STATES Prices Received Prices Paid Ratio 11 135 125 143 1392/ 192 72 139 140 138 13.%,/ 19c 72 138 125 149 11947~1 72 11 Rat io of in dex of pri ces recei ved by farm ers to ind ex o f prices paid . 2/ July 1992 prices pa id ind ex broug ht forward . 31Jul y 1993 prices paid index brou ght fo rward. Sept. 1993 142 139 144 145 197 74 5 Vol. 93-No. 19 PEANUT STOCKS UP 34 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stocks in co mmercial storage totaled 1.07 bllllori' pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 798 million pounds last year. This total includes 31.4 million pounds of actua l farmer stoc k. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 993 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stoc k totaled 46 .5 milli on pounds. There wer e no Com mod ity Credit Cor poration uncommitted stocks on hand as oTAugu st 31, 1993. Shelled peanut stoc ks totaled 747 milli on pound s of which 729 millio n po unds w ere edible grades and 18.0 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stoc ks by type were: Virginias, 99.2 millio n pou nds ; Runners, 582 million pound s; and Spanish, 47 .7 million pounds. Augu st millings tota led 31 .0 million pounds. Millings by type were 6.34 mill ion pounds of Virginia s and 24.7 million pound s of Runners . There were no Spanish peanuts milled . Month Ending 199 2 Aug. Sep t. Oct. Nov . Dec. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1 Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2 Roasting Stock (In Shell) Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3 - - 1,000 Pounds - - 102,4 19 93 8,4 62 2 ,741 ,535 2,9 55,885 2,667 ,031 485,800 392 ,188 50 3 ,567 557,569 652 ,697 49,321 24,675 34 ,823 44,570 47 ,801 646 ,11 4 521 ,610 669 ,744 7 4 1,567 868,087 7 97 ,854 1,484,747 3 ,446 ,102 3,742, 022 3 ,58 2 ,919 1993 Jan . Feb. Mar. Apr . May Ju ne Jul y Aug . 2,379 ,043 1,937,5 51 1,389,958 887 ,758 544,246 23 6 ,27 0 6 1,252 31 ,378 730 ,043 841,434 946 ,057 968 ,408 95 4 ,043 961, 0 17 9 14,967 746,889 5 1,931 70, 724 90 ,626 100 ,126 106,590 88 ,629 7 1,938 46,545 970 ,957 1,119,107 1,258, 256 1,287, 983 1,268,877 1,278 ,15 3 1,2 16 ,906 993 ,362 3,401 ,931 3 ,127,382 2,738 ,840 2,275 ,867 1,9 19,713 1,603,052 1,350,096 1,07 1,285 1/ Excludes stoc ks on farms . Includ es stocks owned by or held for ac count of eee in commercial storages. Farmer stoc k on n et weight ba sis . 21 Includes shelled ed ib le g rades. she lled oil stock, and shell ed seed (untr..ated). 3/ Ac tual fa rm er sto c k, plus roosting sto ck, plus .h elIed peanuts X 1.33 . 15 STATE TROUT SALES INCREASE 6 PERCENT Trout grower s in the 15 selected States tot al value of sales was $68.7 million during the 12 mo nth period from September 1, 1992, through August 31, 1993. This was an increase of 6 percent from the $64.9 million in sales during the same period a year ago. Growers sold a total of 58.5 miilion poun ds of t rout valued at $62.8 million th is year. Sales of food size trout du ring September 1, 19 92, through August 31, 199 3, totaled 60.9 milli on, down 5 pe rcent from the previous year. Total liveweight amou nted to 54.6 million pounds, down 1 percent from the 55 .2 million po unds sold during the same period the f revious year. The value of sales for the 1993 marketing year was $54 .3 million , up 7 I percent from the $5 1.0 milli on 0 fo od size sales during the 1992 marketi ng year. The average value per po und was I $. 99 du ring 1993 , up from th e $.92 per pound during 1992. The major outl et for food size trou t sales was to processo rs wit h 63 per cent of total live weight sales. Fee and recreatio nal fishing establishments, and restaurants and retailers followed with 19 and 9 percent, respectively. I Stoc ker trout sales tot aled 9.11 milli on fish during Septembe r 1, 1992, th rou gh Augu st 3 1, 1993 , up 7 percent from the 8.52 million fish sold during the previ ous year. ihe tot al live w eight pounds of stock ers sold during 1993 was 3.62 milli on, up 10 percent from the 3.29 million pounds sold durin g 199 2. The average value per pound was $2 .06 durinr , 1993 , compared with $2. 05 per pound during 1992. The total val ue of stocker sales was $7 .43 milli""< am September 1, 1992, th rough August 31 , 199 3, ~ 10 percent from the $6 .74 million in sales during the previous year. The major sales outlet fo r sto cker trout was to :1~ff!~~~~;tiJf~ctj~iii?1); i OCTOBER 1 CROP REPORT The hot and dry weather of t he fast several months again lowered expected prod uct lon 0 several row crops. As of October 1, t he prod uct ion for ecasts for peanuts soybeans and hay crops are down from earlie r pro jections. Corn cotton and tobacco forecasts , despite t he dry cond ition s: remain unchanged from September 1. Pecans continue as the br ight spot In 1993 with production expec ted to total 130 million pounds, up 10 millio n pound s fro m the September 1 forec ast. End of the year est imates for the 1993 small grain cro ps sh ow wh eat yields d own from earlier pred icti on s but oat yield s above earlier for eca sts. ' PEA NUTS Pean ut prod ucti on is expected to total 1.26 billion pounds, down 10 percent from September 1, and down 31 pe rcent from 1992. If th is projection holds true, Georgia's production will be the smallest since 1980. The reduction results from a 200 pou,:,d de cli ne in yield to 1,900 pou nds per harv ested acre . Thi s V'{ould be second only to 1990's 1,750 pounds as the lowest yield since 1969. Harvested ac reag e is expected to total 665,000 acres, unchanged fro m last month , but 8,000 acres below last year. SOYB EA NS Soy beans co ntinue to suffer from the extensive d rought wit h another 30,000 acres expected to be aba ndoned. ' This reduces total harvested acreage to 510 000 acres out of 600,000 acres planted, the smallest since 1970. Yield is expected to average 17 bushels, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 12 bushels below last year's record high 29 bushels. If these projections prove accurate, production will total only 8.67 million bushels, less than half the 1992 crop, and the smallest production in the past 25 years. COTTON Cotton production for 1993 is forecast at 640,000 bales , (480 Ibs. net wt.) unchanged from September 1, but 14 percent or 104,000 bales below 1992. Yield is expected to average 559 pounds of lint from 550,000 acres harvested. Last year's harvested acreage to taled 456,000 acres which averaged 783 pounds per acre . CORN Corn production is expected to total 35.1 million bu shels, un changed from earllerforecasts, but only 51 percent of 1992 Ac reage harvested for grain amounts to 540 000 acres 22 pe rcen t less than last year. Yield is expected 'to ave rag e 65 bushels per harvested acre , 35 bushels below 1992's record tying Yield of 100 bushels per acre. TOBACCO Tobacco production for 1993 is expected to total 88.2 million pounds, unchanged from the September 1 forecast but 13 pe rcent less than the 1992 crop. Acreage harve sted totaled 42,000 ac res w ith yields expected to average 2 100 pound s per acre. Harvest was completed in late Sep te'mber, abou t two weeks behi nd nor mal. HAY G~9rg ia's hay production for 1993 is ex pected to total 1.14 million ton sbd ow n 10 percent from t he August 1 for ecast and 30 percent .elow the 1992 production of 1.62 millio n to ns. The continuing dry weather during August and September prevented an addifional fall cutting lor many farmers. (Continued on Page 2) GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD A ND PRODUCTION , 1992, AND OCTOBER 1I, 1993 FORECAST Cro p Acreaqe Yield per Harvested Acre Production Plant ed for AIr Har- Fo r Indl - in dl- Un it Purposes vested Harv est cated cated 1992 1993 1992 1/ 1993 1/ 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Acres- -Thousands- C~ooyrnbeans Bu. 750 650 690 Bu. 650 600 640 Seoarnguhts~ 2/ Lbs. 675 675 673 Bu. 100 80 55 Cotton Bales 460 560 456 Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs. 44 ~H~aryo,eA~~llotatoes2/ Tons Cwt. 3 .4 580 3 .2 3.2 W~:h~esat ~~u~: . 48~ 80 4806 {56 75 55 Apples2/ L~ ' 300 300 65 Peaches2/ Pecans Grapes2/ LLbbss.. 2.7 21 TO~~ _ _ 1.7 540 100 65 510 29 17 665 2,705 1,900 45 48 38 5~g 2,~~~ 559 :~6~g 12ag 2,100 12 1~g 1~g 50 67 60 6~ 24 ~ 51 9,260 51 6,190 5i 2 00 5i ~~ '~ 1820'465 ' 2' 640 " 744 1001,' ~98~0~ 191,:3~8~6 1,560 25 ,000 130,000 30 ,000 3~,~~ 1263'500 ' 1'710 640 881,,21040~ 1,494 19:9gg 1,380 35 ,000 145,000 130,000 .~ Ct , W" I"IIHbaervereslIeeadsefodr p In ""Anncln.puaaIl uCsero.p2S1uEmstmi"maaryte. s5b/rAocurgehatgfeorawnadrdyiferlodmesetai mrliaetrefsorweicllabset ' re31leCasoettdo niny'ieheldAinn rfuoa~ cdr~~Suh~~:.;t~d acre, pro d ucu"on" " In bales . 4/ Y "le lr~a3~.4 R ro ~ctio n e: 3.0 ti'Pates AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE t OCT 2 1 1993 lJUl;uMtN IS UGA UBIARtfS (Continued from Page 1) GEORGIA 1993 SMA LL GRAINS Wheat oats and 8 bush'els below ry e yields 1992 and in 2 1993 declin ed from bushels below this ytheearr'escporredvhioiguhssyoiefltdhefoprerecavsiotu. sPyeroadr.ucWtiohenattoatavelerdag1e3d.738mbilluiosnheblsuspheerlsa/crHei percent less than in 1992. Oats averaged 60 bushels per acre from 50,000 acres harvested for grain. This was 7 bushels less than the 1992 yield, but 5 bushels mor e than the yield forecast in July of this year. Oat production amounted to 3.0 million bushels, a 19 percent drop from 1992. Rye averaged 23 bushels per acre in 1993, down a bushel fro m 1992's yield. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 60,000 acres, 5,000 acres less than last year and the previous forecast. Produ ction totaled 1.38 million bushels, 12 percent less than in 1992. U.S. HIGHLIG HTS U.S. co rn production is forecast at 6.96 billion bushels, dow n 4 percent from the September 1 forecast and 27 percent belo w the record high pro du ction of 1992. Yields are expecte d to average 110.3 bushels per acre, down 2.8 bushels from last month and 21.1 bushels below the record high yield of 131.4 bushels set last year. Acreage for harvest as grain is estimated at 63.1 million acres, crown 800,000 acres from last month, du e primarily to additional acreage being destroyed to qualify for government programs. Soybean produ ction is foreca st at 1.89 billion bushels as of October 1, down 1 percent fro m the Septem ber 1 forecast and 14 percent below 1992. If realized, this would be the lowest prod uction since 1988. Yield is forecasted at 33.7 bushels per acre, 0.3 bushel below Septemb er and 3.9 bushels below 1992. Area to be harvested, at 56.0 million acres, is down 160,000 acr es from the September estimate. Upland cotton harvested acreage, at 13.1 million acres, is up 20 perce nt fro m last year. Ame rican -Pim a harv ested acreage, at 192,000 ac res, is 26 percent below 1992. All cotton produ ction is forecast at 17.0 million bales, down 5 perc en fro m September 1 but 5 perc ent above 1992. Continued below average precipitation coupled with insect probl ems in the Delta States comb ined to decrease U.S. yields 31 pou nds. All hay production for the U.S. is expected to total 154 million tons, 2 percent abov e the August 1 forecast and 3 percent more than 1992. Area for harvest at 61 .0 million acres is 1 percent above the Augu st 1 estimate and 2 percent above a year ago. The average yield of 2'.53 tons per acre is 0.03 to n above 1992. The increase in acreage was due to the opening of government acres for harvest In the states affected by floods during the past summer. U.S. all t obacco production for 1993 is forec ast at 1.57 billion pound s, up 2 percent from the September 1 forecast but 9 percent below last year. Area to be harvested totals 745,140 I acres, 5 percent below a year ago. Flue-cured production is expected to total 842 million pounds, 2 percent more than the September 1 forecast but 7 percent below a year ago. Produ ction of sorg hum for grai n is forecast at 639 million bushels, down 1 percent from Septembe r 1 and 28 percent lower than 1992. Yields are forecasted at 65.6 bushels per acre, 0.9 bushel less than September's forecast and down 7.2 bushels per acre from last year's recor d high. Area for grain is unc hanged from last mont h at 9.75 million acres. The 1993 winter wheat production was estimated at 1.77 billion bushels, up 10 percent from 1992. Yields averaged 40.3 bushels per ac r~ 2.0 bushels per acre better than last year. Area harvestea for grain was placed at 43.9 million acres, up 5 percent from a year ago. The 1993 rye production was estimated at 10.3 million I I bushels, down 13 percent from last year. The U.S. average yield was 27.1 bushe ls per acre, down 2.3 bushels per acre from 1992. Area harvested was 381,000 acres, down 6 percent from the previous year. Planted acres were estimated to total 1.49 million, down 6 percent from a year ago. I Produ ction of oats in 1993 was estimated at 208 million bu shel s, 29 pe rcent b elow last ear , and t he lo west produ ction since estimates were first made in 1866. Yields a per harvested acre averaged 54.6 bushels, down 11.0 bushels from 1992. Area harvested for grain at 3.81 million acres, was down 15 percent from last year an is a record low. Seeded area tot aled 7.94 million acres, Virtually the same as last year. UNITED STATES ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION-1 992 AND OCTO BER 1, 1993 FORECAST CroP Area Planted Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Harvested Acre Production Ind. Ind. Ind. Unit 1992 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993 - 1,000 Acres- -Thousands- Corn S or g~u m Oats Barlel ' All Wheat2! Rye21 Soybe ans2! Peanuts All Cotton31 Cottonseed All Hay Sweetpot atoe s All Tobg,cco Apples I Peaches51 Pecans Grapes51 Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Tons Tons Cwt . Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons 79 ,325 13 ,277 7 ,96 1 7 ,80 9 72 ,264 1,582 59,1 30 1,68 9. 6 13 ,240 .0 85 .9 73,6 59 10,735 7 ,944 7,9 36 72 ,098 1,493 59,455 1,677 .0 13 .659 .7 84 .3 72, 144 12,150 4 ,492 7 ,325 62,4 11 406 58 ,183 1,672. 1 11 ,143 .3 59,597 82.4 784.7 472.4 182.0 7 44 .6 63 ,110 9,748 3 ,8 13 7 ,06 2 62 ,982 38 1 56,033 1 ,649 .5 13,305.3 60 ,995 81 .0 745 '6~ 61 61 13 1.4 72.8 65.6 6 2. 5 39.4 29.4 37.6 2,5 62 699 2.50 146 2,194 22,700 14,600 8.27 110.3 65 .6 54 .6 58 .9 38 .4 27.1 33.7 1,975 614 2.5it 2,lOlt 61 61 9,478,914 884 ,010 294,764 457,910 2,458 ,948 11,952 2,187 ,904 4,284,306 16, 2 18. 5 6 ,230.1 149,141 12,005 1,72 1,598 10,719 ,500 2,658,500 166,000 6.051 .7 6 ,961 ,902 639 ,054 208,138 415 ,763 2, 42 1,532 10 ,340 1.890 ,808 3 ,257,700 17 ,013.5 6 ,615.2 154,022 1,569,717 10,512 ,500 2,769 ,100 378 .500 5 .6 0 g 11 Harvested for p rinciple use. i.e. g rain,. beans, nuts. etc. 2/ 1992 revised. 31 Yield in po unds . 41 Yield and productio n esti mate s will be released in the Annual Crop Summary . 51 Bearing age acres. 61 Acreage and Yield esti mates will be released In the Ann ual Cro p Summary. 2 U.S. PEANUT PRODUCTION Peanut production is forecast at 3.26 billion pounds , down 7 percent from the September 1 forecast and down 24 percent from last year's crop . This production( if realized, is 1 percent below the drought-stricken crop of 1983 and the smallest crop since 1980. Continued dry but slight y. coole r September weather continued to reduce expectations in the southeast and the Virginia-North Carolina areas, while the southwestern area declined due to increasingly dry conditions in Texas. Harvested area remains unchanged at 1.65 million acres, 1 percent below last year. Yields are expected to average 1,975 pounds per harvested acre, down 141 pounds from last month and 587 pounds l:ielow 1992. Production in the southeaste rn states (AL,FL,GA,SC) is expected to total 1.90 billion pounds. This represents an 8 percent decrease fro pounds per m last month and a 28 perce acre, 722 poun ds less than nt decline last year. f rom the 1992 crop. Yield for Continued dry weather and the 4-State area is expected to average slightly cool cond itions across much ol rJ 9th1e9 southeast account for changes in crop expecfations . Early September rains were generally too late to benefit the crop . As of the end of September, peanut harvest was one-third complete in Alabama comparea with over 50 percent normally. The South Carolina harvest was slightly behind average at 27 percent complete. In Florida, harvest was nearing 50 percent completion by the end of September. UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF PEANUTS FOR NUTS-1992 AND OCTOBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Area Harvested Yield Pr~duction 1/ State 1992 1993 1992 Oct. 1, 1993 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Acres- -Pounds- -1,000 Pounds- AL 236 .0 234 .0 2 ,505 1,800 591 ,180 421 ,200 FL 80.0 77 .0 2,530 2,500 202,400 192,500 GA 673 .0 665 .0 2 ,7 05 1,900 1,820 ,465 1,263,500 NM 21 .1 23 .0 2,760 2 ,800 58 ,236 64,400 NC 153.0 15 2 .0 2,660 1,800 406,980 273,600 OK 98.0 98 .0 2,4 10 2 ,500 236 ,180 245,000 SC 13.0 13.5 2,500 1,600 32 ,500 2 1,600 TX 305 .0 295 .0 2 ,230 2,100 680 ,150 619,500 VA 93 .0 92.0 2,755 1,700 256 ,215 156 ,400 us 1,672.1 1,649.5 11Esti mate s co mprised 01 qu ota an d no n -quo ta peanu ts. 2,562 1,975 4,284 ,306 3 ,257 ,700 GEORGIA PECANS Pecan production is for ecast at 130 million pounds for 1993, up 10 million pounds from the September 1 forec ast and 100 million pounds more than the disastrous 1992 crop. If realized, production wo uld be second only to the 135 million pounds produced in 1978. Pecan trees, this year, set one of the largest crops of nuts ever. Still, the heaf and dry weather caused a heavy nut drop and produced less than average size nuts in some non-irrigated groves. Improved varieties are expected to total 105 million pounds and seedlings should produce 25 million pounds. U.S. PECAN PRODUCTION The October 1 forecast for U.S. pecan production is 379 million pounds (in-shell basis) up 4 percent from last month and up 128 percent from last year's small crop . If realized, this year's crop would set a record high, eclipsing the 376 million pounds produced in 1963. Every State is expecting more production than last year. State forecasts were uncnanged from last month except for increases in Alabama, Georgia,L ouisiana, and New Mexico , and a dec rease in Mississipp i. Texas' pecan prod uction is forecasted to reach 85.0 million pounds. Harvest has already begun in south and central Texas. New Mexico 's pecan prod uction is forecast at 34.0 million pounds , 3 percent more than last month. Growers are reporting a heavy nut set. Alabama growers expect to harvest 30.0 million pounds of pecans, 7 percent more than last month . Many growers were concerned with moisture shortages , but timely rains were received in the major producing areas of the State. California's pecan forecast remains unchanged, at 3.50 million pounds , and the crop is in excellent condition. The Florida forecast remains at 7.00 million pounds. The tr ees are carrying a heavy nut set and growing cond itions have been generally favorable. State '. PECANS- UTILIZED PRODUCTIO N 1991- 1992 AND OCTOBER 1 1993 FORECA ST Improved 1/ Seedlinq Total uct. 1, oct. 1, 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 uct. 1, 1993 - Thousand Pounds- AL 7,000 2 ,000 16,000 11,000 2,000 14,000 18,000 4 ,000 30,000 AR 1,500 100 1,200 1,500 1,200 800 3 ,000 1,300 2,000 CA 2,300 2 ,600 3,500 2,300 2 ,600 3,500 FL ~~3/ LA 2,000 77 ,000 2,500 1,700 26 ,000 200 5 ,000 105,000 4,500 1,500 23 ,000 24 ,500 800 4 ,000 800 2 ,000 25 ,000 2 ,500 19,500 3 ,500 100 ,000 27 ,000 2 ,500 30 ,000 1,000 7,000 130,000 2,500 24,000 Ms 5,000 500 6 ,000 2 ,500 200 2,000 7 ,500 700 8,000 NNMC2I 29 ,000 3 ,000 30,000 1,000 3 4 ,000 2,200 2,500 1,500 1,300 29 ,000 5 ,500 30 ,000 2,500 34,000 3 ,500 OK 1,000 500 1,500 16,000 8,500 23,500 17,000 9,000 25 ,000 SC 3,000 200 3 ,500 2,500 100 1,000 5,500 300 4,500 TX Other States2l4/ 30 ,000 40 ,000 50 ,000 30 ,000 22 ,000 35 ,000 60 ,000 20 ,700 62 ,000 20 ,100 85,000 19,500 !!,S . 163 ,300 104 ,800 232,400 115 ,000 41 ,100 126 ,600 299 ,000 166,000 378 ,500 4t / BUdded , g rafted or tOf wor ked vari eties. 21 Esti mates lo r current ye ar carr ied forward AZ,KS,MO,TN in 199 and 1992 . No brea kd own between varieti es availa ble. f rom earli er for ec ast. 3/ Estimates fo r KS are pub li shed separat ely b eginning in 1993 . 3 Crop and State C rros GINNINGS: RUNNING BALES GINNED (EXCLUDING LINTERS) PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, BY CROP, STATE AND U.S., CROP YEARS 1990-1993 1/ Running Bales Ginned 1991 19921/ All Cotton AL AZ AR CA FL2I GA LA MS MO NM2I Nc2I OK2I SC TN TX VA2I3I US 134 ,832 27,456 168,548 35 ,214 87,3n 506 ,822 607 ,938 46 ,102 19 ,000 3,727 37,68 1 112 ,59 5 822 ,507 2 ,61 6 ,209 68 ,950 35,300 242 ,350 13,700 31 ,800 218 ,750 402 ,650 105,650 45,850 250 38 ,050 84 ,800 l,l n ,4OO 2 ,467 ,200 9,500 105 ,550 51 ,300 96,900 11,300 294 ,850 22 1,000 5,650 3 ,900 19,400 842 ,350 o 1,644 ,150 45 ,600 76 ,000 93,000 35 ,550 70 ,950 218,550 176 ,600 32 ,550 44 ,450 6 ,750 34 ,850 67,600 926 ,900 1,838 ,900 A me r- Pl m a AZ2I CA2I MS2I NM2I TX2I Other States 21 US o o o 5, 30 2 o o o 6 ,650 2 ,150 o 5,750 1/ Source: Bureau of C en su s 1990 ; NASS 1991-199 3. 2/ Not p u blished to avoi d dis closin g ind ivid ual g ins. 3/ No gi n. op erated until 1991. 2 ,600 2,600 250 5,450 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS COrrON INFORMATION Cott on consumed during t he month ending August 31, 1993, am ounted to 805,280 bales. Cott on on hand in consuming establishmenfs at the end of August was 625,553 bales, and the total in public storage and compresses was 3,03:I,367 bales. Active consuming cotton spindles totale d 3,316,000, and the quantity of dom estic cott on exported, excl uding linters, wa s 245,900 bales. These and other data were publi shed in "Census Bullet in M22P (93)-08", dated Sepfember 23, 1993. eorgia Farm Repo rt (ISNN 07 44-72eO) is pub lished semi -monthly by the Geor gia Ag ricunu ral Statistics Service , Athens. GA 3061 3-5099. Secon d class postage paid at Ath ens, GA. SUbscription fet 10 per ye ar except free to data contributors , POSTMASTER: Send ad dress chang es to Geo rg ia Agri cultu ral Statistics Service, Stephe ns Fed eral Build ing , Suile 320 , Athens , GA 3061 3-5099 . GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL ------ STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG .SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 '95 -25 /209520 00 9 4 0 B UGA L I BRAR I E'3 SlJSAN TUGGLE GOVE RNMEN T DOCUM ENTS DEP T ATHENS GA ~ 0 6 0 2 "'I # ... . I " .. '- , ' _ w )./1=== =GE=OR=GI=A F=AR=M =RE=PO=RT= = October 26 1993 Volume 93-Number 21 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 . Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS . Monthly Poultry .. Livestock Slaughter Cattle on Feed . .... Mil k Prod uctio n ' /C old St orage . : Catf ish ........ . Veg etables > EGGS IN INCUBATORS-OCTOBER 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago - Thousands- Ch ic k e n s Egg Type 29,019 29,132 100 Broiler Type 444,960 478,521 108 Turkeys, All Breeds 28,486 27,558 97 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 7 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 377 million eggs du ring September 1993 , 7 percent mo re than Septem5er 1992. Production consisted of million hatching eggs. 247 million tab>le eggs and 130 U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the United States produced 5.87 billion eggs curing September 1993, up 2 percent from the 5.75 billion produced a year ago. Production included 5.06 billion table eggs, 755 million broiler-type hatching eggs, and 55.0 million egg-type hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying flocks in the 20 States produced 4.81 billion eggs during September 1993, up 2 percent from the 4.71 billion produced a year ago. The number of layers during September averaged 232 million, up 3 percent from the 226 mill ion a year ago. GEORGIA Hatch ing Tab le Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatching Table Total 20States UNITED STATES Hatch ing Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-SEPTEMBER 1992-1993 Number of Layers During Sept. 1992 1993 -Thousands- Eggs per 100 Layers-Sept. 1992 1993 -Number- Total Eg9s Produced DUring Sept. 1992 1993 -Millions- 6,872 10,925 17,797 7,096 12,238 19,334 1,834 2,058 1,972 1,832 2,019 1,950 126 130 225 247 351 377 36,360 189,749 226,109 37,575 194,209 231 ,784 1,828 2,131 2,083 1,801 2,127 2,074 665 4,044 4,709 677 4,130 4,807 42,984 233,345 276,329 44 ,919 238,243 283,162 1,833 2,126 2,080 1,803 2,123 2,072 788 4,960 5,748 810 5,057 5,867 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1992-1993 %of % of Item Aug. Aug . year Sept. 2/ Jan. thru Aug. year 1992 1993 aao 1993 1992 1993 aqo -Thousands- -Thousands- Young Chickens Georgia 70,958 79,050 11 1 75,162 567,732 581,361 102 Unitea States 544,959 591 ,435 109 564,061 4,292,501 4,453,390 104 Mature Chickens Ught Ti'pe, U.S. 9,717 10,285 106 9,662 89 ,775 82,835 92 Heavy Ty~ e, U.S. 4,092 3,859 94 4,830 34 ,371 34,526 100 Total U.S. 13,809 14,144 102 14,492 124,147 117,361 94 Total All Types , Ga. NA NA Percent Condemned Young Chickens Georgia 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 United States 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1/ Fed erally inspected slaugh ter data as colle cted by Meat and Po ultry Ins pect ion Prog ram. Current mon th da ta estimated by Market News 'Service. 2/ Prelim inary. RECEIVED AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OCT 2. 7 1993 uucUMENIS lII~tI. II RflAR1E.~ GEORGIA BROILER-TYPE HATCH UP, EGG-TYPE HATCH DOWN The September hatch of broiler-type chicks at 81 .3 million was 4 percent more than a year earlier . Egg-type chicks hatched during September totaled 1.8 milnon, 15 percent below the previous year. . #'" .. -."1 U.S. BROILER-TYPE CHICKS HATCHED UP 4 PERCENT Egg-type chicks hatched during September 1993 totaled 31 .9 million, up 14 percent from September 1992' The September hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 579 million, was 4 percent above September last year. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-SEPTEMBER 1992-1993 %of % of Item Sept. Aug. Sept. year January thru Sept. year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 aqo -Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 5,220 5,585 5,121 98 39,092 41,083 105 Egg Type 237 219 270 114 2,617 2,596 99 Cnicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia 78,190 85,401 81,324 104 722 ,475 752,998 104 United States 554,836 607,945 578,644 104 5,169,190 5,362 ,560 104 E.9g Type Georgia 2,162 2,143 1,843 85 17,948 20,641 115 Unlted States 27,960 32,755 31,878 114 297,345 312,502 105 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 21,622 26,241 2 1,322 99 21 ,62~ 21,3223/ 99 1/ Do m estic placements as rep orted by. leadinq breeders incl ud es expected pu llet replacements from e ggs sol d du ring the prec ed ing m o nth at the rate of 125 pu ll et ch ic ks per 30 doz en case of eg gs. 2/ Turkey poults pla ced Sep te mb er 1992August 1993. 3/ Turkey poults placed Septem be r 1993 -Augu.1 1994. GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Georgia red meat production totaled 36.7 million pounds during September 1993, down 2 percent from August 199 3 and down 1 percent from September 1992. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3 .51 billion pounds during September. This production was 1 percent below a year earlier. Beef production totaled 2.03 billion pounds. This was 2 percent from September 1992. Head kill totaled 2.87 million, up 2 percent from a year ago . The average live weight increased 2 pounds to 1,185 pounds. Pork production at 1.44 billion pounds was down 5 pe rcent from September 1992. Hog kill to ta led 7.95 million head, down 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weig ht was up 1 pound to 252 pounds. I January-September red meat production was 30.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent, veal was down 12 percent, pork was down 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 4 percent. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Species Georg ia Cattle Calves Hogs ' Sheep &Lambs Number Slaughtered ;:;ept. September 1992 1993 I 1993 as % of 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- Percent 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 0.1 0.1 100 Average Live Weight September 1992 1993 -Pounds- 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 89 110 Total Live Weight September 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 2/ 21 2/ 21 2/ 21 9 I10 United States Cat1le Calves Hogs Sheep &Lamb s 2,811.3 110.3 8,419.9 489.6 2,870.3 97.4 7,945.9 425.9 102 1,183 1,185 3,325,588 88 368 389 40,594 94 251 252 2,113,885 87 122 126 59,854 1/ ln clu des slaughter u nder Fed era l Inspecti on and oth er comme rc ia l slau ghter, exclude s farm slaughter. 2J Data not publishe d to avid disclosing indiv id ua l o p erati o ns. 3,400,336 37,878 2,000,165 53,77.1 COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/ Kind September 1992 1993 1993 as % of 1992 -Million Pounds- Jan.-Sept. 2/ 1992 1993 Percent Beef 1,996 2,027 102 Veal 23 22 94 Pork 1,511 1,438 95 Lamb & Mutton 30 21 90 Total Red Meat 3,560 3,514 99 17,3 14 226 12,617 259 30,417 1/ Based on pa cker s dre ss wei g hts a nd exc lu de s farm slau ghter. 2/ Acc umulated totals a nd pe rc entages based on u nrou nde d d ala. 2 17,124 199 12,494 250 30,066 1993 as ok of 1992 99 88 99 96 99_ CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 MONTHLY STATES UP 10 PERCENT Cattle on feed October 1, 1993, in the 7 monthly States totaled 8.21 million, up 10 percent from October 1, 1992, and 14 percent above 1991. This is the largest October 7-State cattle on feed inventory since 1978. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.15 million , 1 percent below 1992 but 18 percen t above 1991. Marketings during September totaled 1.62 million, up 2 percent from both 1992 and 1991. Other disappearance during September was 66 ,000 head, unchanged from last year but 13 percent below 1991 . CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, 7 STATES, SEPTEMBER 1-0CTOBER 1 Number 1993 as % Item 1992 1993 of 1992 1,000 Head Percent On Feed Sep. 11/ 6 ,968 7 ,754 111 Placed on Feed During Sep. 2,179 2 ,148 99 Fed Catt le Marketed During Sep. 1,586 1,622 102 Other Disappearance During Sep.2I 66 66 100 On Feed Oct. 11/ 7,495 8,214 110 1/ Cattle and cal ves on feed are an ima ls for slau gh tar mar ket being fed a full ration of gr ain or other concent rates and are expec ted to produce a carcass that will grade select or beller. 2/lnclud es death los ses, movement from feedlots to pastures ancfshipments to other feedl ot s for further feeding. U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1992-1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly Cumulative 1992 1993 1992 1993 ---Thousand Pounds--- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Dols. per Pound Imports of Catfish 2/ 1992 1993 Thous. Pounds Jan. 36 ,200 40 ,327 36,200 40 ,327 .53 .63 237 118 Feb. 39 ,228 40 ,277 75,428 80 ,604 .56 .67 201 183 Mar. 45,048 43 ,521 120,476 124 ,125 .60 .70 243 127 Apr. 41 ,177 39 ,920 161,653 164 ,045 .63 .7 1 233 328 May 39 ,111 37 ,030 200 ,764 201 ,075 .63 .72 392 204 June 36 ,813 35,496 237 ,577 236,571 .6 1 .72 100 253 July 36 ,128 37,440 273,705 274 ,011 .59 .72 344 277 Aug . 37 ,958 37,706 311,663 311 ,717 .58 .73 169 444 Sept. 37 ,857 37 ,072 349 ,520 348 ,789 .59 .73 307 Oct. 39 ,212 388,732 .6 1 187 Nov . 35 ,073 423 ,805 .62 23 Dec. 33 ,562 457,367 .63 491 1/ Price for fis h d eli vered to processing pl ant door. Pric e includes charges for any swarvlees pro vid ed by the pro cessing pl ant , su ch as seining and hauling. 2/ Dat a furnis he d by U.S. Bureau o f Censu s. GEORGIA JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Milk production in Georg ia during the July -September quarter totaled 338 million pounds, 2 percent more than the comparable period a year ago . The number of milk cows on Georgia farms averaged 101,000 head during the July-September quarter, 1 percent less than the same quarter last year. Production per cow averaged 3,345 pounds during JUly-September, 110 pounds more than July-September 1993. U.S. JULY-SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 37.5 bi llion , slightly below the July-September period last year. The average number of milk co ws In the U.S. during the July -September quarter was 9.71 million head, 116,000 less than the same period last year. Grain and other concentrates fed to mi lk cows on October 1, 1993, averaged 17.8 pounds per cow, 0.4 pound more than October 1, 1992. The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows on October 1, averaged $7.92 per hundredweight $0.27 more than October 1, 1992. PRELIMINARY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-JULY-SEPTEMBER 1992-1993 Georgia United States 1993 as % 1993 as % Item Unit 1992 1993 of 1992 1992 1993 of 1992 Milk Cows " Tho us.Head 102 101 99 Milk per Cow 21 Pounds 3,235 3,348 103 Milk Productlorr" Mil. Lbs. 330 338 102 l/l nclud es dry cows, exc lude s he ifers n ot ye t fr esh . 2/ Exclud es milk sucke d by calves. 3 9 ,826 3,818 37 ,515 9,710 99 3,862 101 37,498 100 Commodity Butte r Cheese , Natur al Eggs , Froze n FruIts Frozen Fruit Juices, Froze n Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Fro zen Poultry , Froze n Turk eys Frozen Vege tab les , Froze n Potatoes , Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts , In Shell Pecans , Shelled Pecans , In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS-UNITED STATES, SEPTEMBER 30,1993 Sept. 30, 1992 Aug. 31 , 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- Sept. 30, 1993 Percent of Sept. 1992 Aug. 1993 -Percent- 608 ,455 454,819 38 4,964 63 85 470,928 5 17 ,735 50 1,746 107 97 19,990 18,140 14,883 74 82 92 1,624 939 ,809 1,000 ,575 109 106 1,187 ,615 1,551 ,8 11 1,336 ,565 113 86 613 ,331 65 4 ,170 676 ,371 110 103 275 ,206 307 ,465 326 ,978 119 106 297 ,273 3 12,381 3 15,747 106 10 1 1,096,41 9 1,043 ,875 1,060 ,798 97 102 73 4 ,402 678 ,592 707 ,688 96 104 2,408,558 1,836 ,948 2 ,077 ,548 86 113 9 49 ,133 902,845 1,02 1,209 108 113 212 ,469 478 ,509 382 ,054 180 80 10 ,885 35 ,493 19,391 178 55 25 ,819 29 ,577 20 ,910 81 71 16 ,903 7 ,743 3.7 92 22 49 U.S. FRESH VEGETABLES FALL ACREAGE UP 4 PERCENT The prospective area for harvest of 13 selected fresh market vegetables d uring the fall quarter is forecast at 171,900 ac res. Th is is 4 percent above last year. Acreage for harvest increased for snap beans, broccoli, carrots, sweet corn , eggplant, head lettuce, bell peppers , and tomatoes. Acreage for harvest remained the same or decl ined for cabbage, caul iflower, celery, cucumbers, and escarole/end ive. Sweet corn acreage showed the l arge st percentage increase at 25 percent , while cuc umbers showed the largest acreage percentage decrease at 38 percent. Snap Beans fall acreage for harvest in the six selected States is estimated at 19,200 acres , up 14 percent from last year . Heavy rain during early September caused poor germination in some southern Florida fields , but affected acreage was replanted . Excessive heat damaged some of the early crop in New Jersey. The late crop was generally good . In Sou th Carolina and Virg inia, producers reported plant ing less acreage due to fhe hot and dry weather conditions experienced this past summer. Cabbage acreage fo r harvest during the fall season in th e four selected States is estimated at 5,800 acres , off 13 perce nt from last year. Planting has started in the north and central areas of Flor ida with good prog ress being made. Normal growing cond itions Iielped the New Jersey crop. In so ut h Texas, t he crop made good progress . FRESH MARKET SNAP BEANS AND CABBAGE, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL , FALL SEASON, 1992-1993 Crop Snap Beans FL GA MD NJ SC VA Usual Harvest Period Oct -Dec Oct -Dec Oct-Nov Aug-Oct Oct-Dec Sep-Oct Area Harvested 1992 Area for Harvest 1993 -Acres- 4 ,300 4,700 400 3 ,500 1,100 2 ,800 7,300 4,700 400 3,800 900 2,100 Crop Cabbage FL GA NJ TX Usual Harvest Period Oct -Dec Oct-Dec Sep-Oct Aug-Nov Area Harvested 1992 Area for Harvest 1993 -Acres- 1,500 3,000 1,400 800 1,500 2,100 1,300 900 Tot al 16 ,800 19,200 Tot al 6 ,700 5,800 eorg ia Farm Report (ISNN 0744-7280) is published semi -monl hly by the Georgia Agric ult ural Stalistics Service, Alhens, GA 3061 3-5099 . Second class postage paid al Athens, GA. Subscripti on fee 10 per year except free 10 dat a con tributors. POSTMASTER: Send add ress changes to Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suij e 320 , Athe ns, GA 306 13-5099. (t4]GEORGIA . AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 9:~ -25 72(195 2 0 00 (14 0 3 GEORGIA FARM REPORT November 10, 1993 Volume 93-Number 22 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 > / HIGHU GHTS ... . .... .. < .. November 1 Crop Forecast .. AgriculturaJPrices . . ....... ...Surve y Announcement/ ( Peanur Stocks .: .>; Peanuts bySt~tes .: increase is based on preliminary producer sales data. Acreage harvested in 1993, is estimated at 42,000 acres, unchanged from earlier predictions, but 2,000 acres less than last year. Yield calculates to 2,250 pounds per acre , 45 pounds less than last year, but 150 po unds per acre more than the October 1 forecast. PEANUTS NOVEMBER 1 CROP REPORT The Novem ber 1 crop rep ort shows the 1993 expected p r od uc t lo n of c o tt o n an d tobacco ab ove ear l ier to rec ast s, Soyb ean expecte d pr oduc tion , how ever, decl ined from the October proj ection and continues to show the effects of this year 's drought. Corn and peanut p roduc t io n estim ates r em ai n u nc han g ed from t h e October fo recasts. COTTON Cott on production for 1993 is exp ected to total 670 000 bales (480 Ibs. net weight ), up 5 percent or 30,000 b'ales from the October 1 forecast, but 10 perce nt less than th e 744,000 bales prod uced in 1992. The larger productio n IS the result of a fou r percent incr ease in acreage to be harvested. Based on prelim inary acreage chec k data , acres now exp ected for harvest total 570,000, 20,000 more tha n the October 1 forecast, and 25 percent more thaI) last year. Yield is expected to average 564 pounds of lint per harvested acre, 219 pound s less than last year's yi el d , bu t 5 pounds mo re th an la st month . Harvest has been running abou t two w eeks ahead of norma l, With abou t three -fourths of the crop picked by the end of Oct ober. TOBACC O Tob acco prod uction in Georgia is esti mat ed at 94.5 million pou nds, 6 perce nt less than 1992's pro duct ion but 7 percent more t han th e October forecast. This Peanut p roduction is expected to total 1.26 bill ion pounds for Georgia , unchang ed from the Oc to be r forecast, but 31 percent below last year . This would be the smallest production since 1980. Harvested acreage at 665,000 acres , is also unch anged from last mo nth but is 8,000 acres below last year. Yield calcula tes to 1',900 pound s per acr e, th e second lowest yield in the past 24 y ears . SOYBEANS Soybeans continue to show the effects of this year's drought with another 10,000 acres not expected to be harvested. This brings total harvested acreage down to 500,000 acres , 22 percen t less than last year's 640 000 acres harvested. If th is forecas t holds tr ue acreage harvested will be the smallest since 1970. 'Yield per harvested acre , at 15 bushels, is down 2 bushels from last month's forecast, and is just over half last year's record yield of 29 bushels . Production is now expected to total only 7.50 million bushels, 60 percen t less than last year's production of 18.6 million bus hels and the smallest production in the past 25 years . CORN Corn production, at 35.1 million bushels is uncha nged fro m earlier forecas ts , but only 51 percent of 1992's production of 69 million bushels. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 540,000 acres, 22 perc enl less than last yea r. Yield is expected t o ave rag e 65 bushe ls per harvested acre, 35 bushels below last year's record tying yield of 100 bush els per acre. GEORGIA ACREAGE , YIELD AND PRODUCTION 1992 AND NOVEMBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Crop Acreage Yield per Harvested Acre Production Harvested Ind. Nov. 1, Ind. Nov. 1, Unit 1992 1/ 1993 1/ 1992 1993 1992 1993 1,000 Acres- -Thousands- Corn Bu. 690 S~o;y:b~ea~ns B~~ur.~s 6~~4603 T ob~fco , Type 14 Lbs. 44 Hay Tons 580 Sorghu5?31 Bu. Pecans I Lbs. 55 Sweetpotatoes31 Cw1. 3 .2 WOOhantei~o~n1s3311 Cw1 ~~: . 77 350 55 Rye I Bu. 65 App les31 Lbs. 2.7 Peaches31 Lbs. 21 Grap_es:;1 Tons 1.7 540 500 567650 42 600 45 3.0 386g 560~ 51 51 100 29 2 ,705 783 2,295 2.8 48 180 l~g 67 24 9 ,260 6 190 2'.00 65 15 1,900 564 2,250 1.9 38 4i 1~8g0 ~ 5/ 51 69000 18 :560 1,820 ,465 744 100 ,980 1624 2,'640 30,000 576 1,386 16,100 2~3 ,,6g8g5g ' . 130 ,030.04 35 ,100 1, 2 673: ~0000 670 94 ,500 1,140 1,710 130,0G.9 1,494 13,680 3,000 1,380 35 ,000 145,030.00 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RECEIVE D NOV 1 2 1993 ..D_O.C.U.M... _EN.. "TS..... ... . . . . , ,~ . GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commod ity Ind ex for October was 136 percent of the 1977 average, down 7 points (4.9 percent) fro m Septe mber 1993 and 1 point (0.7 perc ent) below last year. Low er pr ices for corn, tobacco, peanuts, beef cattle, calves, milk, and bro ilers more th an offset price increases tor cott on, hogs , othe r chic kens, and eggs. Hatc hing egg s were unc hanged . U.s. OCTOBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT Th e All Far m Pr oduct s In d ex of Pr ices Received in October was 144 based on 1977 = 100,. down tpolnt (0.7 percent) fro m September 19 93 . Pri ce d eclin es from September fo r cattl e, lett uce, soybeans, and tomatoes more th an offs et pri ce gains for gr apefruit, orang es, corn and egg s. Comp ar ed with a ye ar ear lier, t he Oc tobe r All Farm Products Index was 6 po ints (4.3 perc ent) higher. Price increases from October 1992 for orang es, fioqs, corn and soy bean s mor e th an off set pr ice dec reases for tomatoes, cattl e, milk and lett uce. Without th e orange pri ce chang e fro m last year , the All Farm Products Index would have been up only 1 poin t. Price changes for oranges at th is time of year tend to be over- represented in t he index sin ce marketing s are relati vely small. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-OCTOBER 15, 1993, WITH COMPARISONS , Commodity Price Ber nit Oct. 1992 Georgia Sept. 1993 Oct. 15, 1993 Oct. 1992 United States Sept. 1993 Oct. 15, 1993 Winter Wheat Oats Corn Cotto n Cott onseed21 Tobacco Soybeans Peanuts All Hay, Baled ' 1 Milk Cows31 Hogs Sows Barrows Beef Cattl e&41Gilts Cows51 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk Turkeys 11 Chickens Excl. Broilers21 Com 'l Broilers71 Egg s, A1 12181 Tab le21 Hatc h ing 21 S/Bu . S/B u. S/Bu. Cts./ Lb . S/Ton S/ Lb . S/Bu. Ct s ./ Lb . S/T o n S/Head S/Cwt . S/Cwt . S/Cwt . S/Cwt. S/Cwt . S/Cwt . S/ Cwt . S/C wt. Cts./Lb . Cts./Lb . Cts ./Lb . Cts ./Doz. Cts ./Doz . Cts ./Doz. 3.0 2 2 .2 1 56 . 1 92 .00 178.5 5 .30 29 .9 1160 .00 39.20 32.40 40 .30 54 .80 43.50 70 .10 76 .50 15.90 15.2 33 .0 71. 0 45 .3 125.0 2.79 2.44 53 .8 175. 0 32 .2 45.40 37 .00 46.30 57.40 45 .30 74 .70 83.30 14.00 12.4 36. 5 70.4 44 .6 120.0 2 .42 1/ 56.7 85 .~ 17 1.5 5.9711 30.3 1190 .00 46. 30 11 37.7011 47.20 ' 1 52.4011 4 2.4 0 1/ 71 .00 11 80.50 11 13 .8 0 61 12.5 35 .0 72.7 50.3 120.0 3.3 0 1.31 2.05 53 .9 94 .00 18 2 .0 5.26 29. 8 70.30 1150.00 42.00 35 .50 42 .50 71 .80 45 .50 76.4 0 86 .00 13.4 0 38 .5 33 .1 56 .8 45.7 2.88 1.32 2.21 52 .2 106.00 173 .0 6.21 3 1.9 77 .60 47 .80 36 .90 48 .60 7 1.40 47 .00 74.50 93.3 0 12.70 40.4 36 .5 56.1 45.3 2.9611 1.34' 1 2.2811 53.721 1 07 .~ 175.5 5.8il 30.1 82.50 1170.00 47.2011 37.60" 47 .9011 68 .9011 45 .10'1 7 2 . 10' 1 9122..39006"1 43.1 35.1 60.0 49.0 1/ Mid month. 21 First half o f m ont h. 31 Anim als sold for d airy he rd rep lacem ent onl y. Pric es pu bli shed J an. Ap r. J u ly. Oc l. 41 Cow s, steers and heifer s. 5/ Seef cows and cu ll dai ry co ws so ld fo r slaug hte r. 61 Prelimin ary. 71 Entire month. U.S. live weighl equi val en t p rices except fo r AR.PA.'r X. 81Averag e of all eg g s so ld by farmers inc lud inq hatching eggs sold 81 retai l. 1977 = 100 INDEX NUMBERS-G EORGIA .AND UNITED STATES Sept. 1992 Oct. 1992 Sept. 1993 GEORGI A Prices Received All Com modities Crops Livesto ck & Produ cts UNIT ED STATE S Prices Received P rice ~lai d Ratio 139 140 138 1392/ 192 72 137 136 137 1382/ 192 72 143 141 144 145 19731 74 1/ Rati o of inde x of pric es recei ved by farmers to in dex of p rices paid . 21Ju ly 1992 pri ces pai d index bro ugh t fo rward. 31J u ly 1993 p ric es p aid in d ex brought forward . Ocl. 1991 136 137 135 144 1799s. SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service will contact most Georgia farmers during November through early January to of th ese su apprec iated. rve y s y our c ooper ati on will Individual data will be kept strictly bceo n fgi dreeant.l ll~~ obtain end-ot-year data on crops and l ivesto ck. Several and used onl y to dev elo p Cou nty, Stat e and NationC1l major surveys will be conducted to obtain individual farm estimates. information on acreage and production for 1993 crop s, 1994 wheat and the size of rye seedings, hog Hie current pig ana and calf ccarottples,inavnedntthoerynnuummbbeerrosf The estimates obtained from these surveys will provide unbiased information to farmers to aid in making their 199: milk cows and milk production. prod uction plans. State and National estimates will bI Included in future issues of the "Georgia Farm Report , Farmers will be conta cted either by mail, telephone or ..personal interview. If you are asked to partic ipate in one County level estimates will be available In the spring ana summer of 1994. 2 u.s. PRICES PAID INDEX UP 2 POINTS The October Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services , Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates was 199 (1977 = 100), up 2 points (1 .0 percent) from July 1993 and 7 po ints (3.6 percent) fro m a year ago. Since last surveyed, high er prices for self-pro pelled machi nery and tra ctors, teed, and fuels were part ially offset by lower feeder cattle and fertilizer prices . CONSUMER PRICE INDEX The Septembe r 1993 Consumer Price Index for all urba n consumers (CPI-U) was 145.1 (1982-84 = 100) compared t o 144.8 in Augus t. The July index was 144.4. For the 12-mont h peri od ending in Septe mber, the overall index increased 2.7 percent. FUELS: PRICES PAID, UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1993, WITH COMPARISONS Oct. July Oct. Item 1992 1993 1993 Dollars per Gallon Gasoline 1/ Service Station , (Unleaded ) 1.16 1.11 1.13 Bulk Delivery , (Leaded Regular) 1.13 1.15 Diesel Fuel, Bulk Delivery 2/ .862 .788 .867 L.P. Gas, Bulk Delivery 2/ .727 .730 .734 1/ lncl ude s fed eral stat e and loc a l per g all o n taxes. 2J Excl ude s sta te ro ad taxes, b ut In cludes state and 'loc al pe r gallon taxes wher e applica ble . FEED-P RICES PAID SOUTHEAST 1/ AND UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1993 WITH COMPAR ISONS Commod ity Price Ber nit Oct. 1992 Southeast July 1993 Oct. 1993 Oct. 1992 United States July 1993 Oct. 1993 Cotto nseed Meal, 41% Soybea n Meal , 44% Bran Corn Meal Laying Feed Broil er Grower Turkey Grower Chick Starte r Dairy Feed , 14% Dairy Feed, 16% Dairy Feed , 18% Dairy Feed , 20% Dairy Conct., 32% Hog Feed , 14%-18% Hog Conct., 38%-42% Beef Cattle Conct., 32%-36% Stock Salt Molasses, Liquid 1/ AL,FL,GA, s e . $/ Cwt. S/ Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $fTon SfTon $fTon $fT o n $fT on $fTon $fTon $fT on $fT on $fT o n $fT o n $fTon $/50 Lbs. $/Cwt . 14.50 14.80 13.00 9.00 200.00 202.00 27 1.00 235.00 156.00 192.00 186.00 182.00 226.00 236.00 295.00 259.00 4.00 9.30 14.80 15.80 13.10 9.30 193.00 196.00 271.00 219.00 155.00 188.00 193.00 176.00 252.00 235.00 317.00 261 .00 3.90 9.90 15.50 16.10 13.20 9.60 198.00 2 15 .00 268.00 221.00 159.00 195.00 188.00 174.00 25 1.00 239.00 334.00 263.00 3.90 9.70 14.50 12.90 10.70 7.25 196.00 203.00 242.00 227.00 166.00 177.00 186.00 188.00 zso.oo 203.00 303.00 254 .00 3.65 10.00 14.90 13.90 10.90 7.27 201.00 204.00 248.00 228 .00 169.00 179.00 183.00 186.00 298.00 206.00 324 .00 264 .00 3.58 10.70 15.40 14.10 11.00 7.35 208.00 218.00 251.00 231.00 170.00 181.00 188.00 191.00 300.00 202.00 321.00 270.00 3.59 10.50 STOCK S OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1 Month Ending 1992 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Farmer Stoc k 938 ,46 2 2,74 1,535 2,955,885 2,667 ,0 31 Shelled Peanuts 2 Roasting Stock (In Shell) - - 1,000 Pounds- - 392,188 503,567 557,569 652,697 24,675 34,823 44,570 47,801 Farmer Stock Equivalent 3 Shelled Peanuts Total 52 1,610 669 ,744 741 ,567 868 ,087 1,484,747 3,446,102 3,742,022 3,582,9 19 1993 Jan . Feb. Mar. Apr . May June Ju ly Aug . Sept. 2,379,043 1,937,551 1,389,958 887,758 544 ,246 236,270 6 1,252 3 1,378 787 ,3 10 730,043 841,434 946,057 968,408 954,043 961,0 17 914,967 745,826 591,292 51,931 70 ,724 90,626 100 ,126 106,590 88,629 71 ,938 46,545 27,358 970,957 1,1 19, 107 1,258,256 1,287,983 1,268 ,877 1,278,153 1,2 16 ,90 6 99 1,949 786,418 3,401,931 3,127,382 2,738,840 2,275,867 1,919,713 1,603,052 1,350,096 1,069,872 1,60 1,086 1/ Excludes stoc ks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of eee in com m ercial sto rages. Farmer stock on net weight basis . 2/ ln clu d es shell ed edible g rades shelled o il stoc k, and shell ed seed (untre ated) . 3/ Actual farmer stock, pl us roa sting stock . plus shelled pean ut s X 1.33. State AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF PEANUTS FOR NUTS 1992 AND NOVEMBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Area Harvested 1992 1993 - 1,000 Acres- 236 .0 80 .0 673.0 21.1 153.0 98.0 13.0 305 .0 93.0 234.0 77.0 665.0 23.0 152.0 98.0 13.5 295.0 9 1.0 Yield 1992 Nov. 1, 1993 -Pounds- 2,505 2,530 2,705 2,760 2,660 2,410 2,500 2,230 2,755 1,900 2,500 1,900 2,800 1,800 2,400 1,700 2,100 1,500 Production 1/ 1992 1993 - 1,000 Pounds- 591 ,180 202,400 1,820,465 58 ,236 406 ,98 0 236,180 32 ,500 680 , 150 256 ,2 15 444,600 192,500 1,263,500 64,400 273,600 235,200 22,950 619,500 136,500 US 1,672 .1 1,648.5 1/ Estimates comp rised of q uota an d non -qu ota p eanuts. 2,562 3 1,973 4,284 .306 3,252,750 u.s. HIGHLIGHTS Corn production is forecast at 6.50 billion bushels, down 7 percent from the October 1 forecast and 31 percent below the record high production of 1992. Yields are expected to average 103.1 bushels per acre, down 7.2 bushels from last month and 28.3 bushels below the record high yield of 131.4 bushels set last year. Soybean production is forecast at 1.83 billion bushels as of November 1, down 3 percent from the October 1 forecast and 16 percent below 1992. If realized , this would be the lowe st prod uction since 1988. Yield is fo recast at 32.7 bush els pe r acre, 1.0 bush el belo w October 1 and 4.9 bushels below 1992. Area to be harvested,.l. at 56.0 millio n acres , is down 10,000 acres from the uctober 1 estim ate. All co tton production, at 16.3 million bales, dec reased 4 percent fro m t he Oc tobe r 1 forecast but was 7 ~1000 bal es above the 1992 out p ut. Yield d ecreasea 20 po unds fro m the previous month , to an averag e of 594 pounds, t he res ult of ad v erse w eathe r d urin g th e growing season. Ark ansas' production was off 240,000 5ales from October and Texas' prod uctio n was 100,000 bales lower than last month . Sorghu m f or grain final 1993 pro duction forecast is 620 million bushels, d own 3 perc ent from Oct ober 1 and 30 pe rc ent l ower than the 1992 crop. U.S. yields are fo recast at 63.6 bushels per acre , 2.0 bushels less than a month ago. Area for gram is unchanged from last month at 9.75 million acres . Peanut production is forecast at 3.25 billion pounds down fractionally from the October 1 forecast and 24 percent below the 1992 crop. Late maturity in the southwest and disappointing yields in the Virginia-Carolina area reduced prospects. Harvested area, at 1.65 million acres , dropped 1,000 acres from October 1 and is 1 percent below the 1992 level. Yields are expected t o average 1,973 pounds per acre, 2 pounds below last monfh and 589 pounds below last y ear. U.S. All t obac co produ ction for 1993 is forecast at 1.61 billi on poun ds , 2 percent above the October 1 forecast but 7 percent below a year ago . Area expected to be harvested tot als 745,1 40 acres, 5 perc ent below a year ago. Flue-cured productio n is expected to total 872 million po unds, 4 percent above th e oct ober 1 fo recast but 4 perce nt be l ow 1992' s p ro du ction . Auc tions wer e complete by th e end of Oct ober . UNITED STATES ACREAGE , YIELD AND PRODUCTIO N-1992 AND NOVEMBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Crop Area Harvested 1/ Yield per Harvested Acre Production Ind. Ind. Ind. Unit 1992 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993 -1,000 Acres- -Thousands- Corn Sorg ~u m Oats Barlel ' All "ij1 eat21 Rye Soybe ans21 APell aCnoutttson31 Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales 72 ,144 12 ,15 0 4 ,49 2 7 ,32 5 62,411 406 58, 183 1,672 .1 11, 143.3 63,095 9,748 3,8 13 7,062 62 ,98 2 38 1 56,023 1,648 .5 13,174 .3 13 1.4 7 2 .8 65.6 6 2 .5 39 .4 29 .4 37 .6 2 ,56 2 699 103 .1 63 .6 54.6 58 .9 38.4 27.1 32 .7 1,973 594 9,478 ,914 884 ,010 294 ,764 457,9 10 2,458 ,948 11,952 2,187,904 4,284,306 16 ,2 18 .5 6,503 ,237 620,399 208 ,138 415 ,763 2,421 ,532 10,340 1,833 ,788 3,252 ,750 16,296 .5 Cottonseed All Hal ' Sweetpo tato es All Tob a~To APpeapclehse'"4/61 GPeracpaenss41/61 Ton s Ton s Cwt . Lbs. Lbs . Lbs . Lbs . Tons 59 ,597 82.4 78 4.7 47 2 .4 182 .0 7 44 .6 60 ,995 8 1.0 745 ..,~ 71 71 2.50 146 2,194 22 ,700 '14 ,600 8 .27 2 . 5~ 2 , 1 5~ 71 71 6,230.1 149, 141 12,005 1,721 ,598 10,7 19,500 2 ,658 ,500 166 ,000 6,051 .7 6 ,6 15.2 154 ,0~ 1,605,3 39 10,512 ,500 2,769 ,100 378 ,500 5,607.8 1/ Harvested for princl pl e use. Le . gra in , be an~ nuts , etc. 2/ 19 92 revised . 3/ Yiel d Inl o u nd S. 4/ Estimates bro ug ht forw ard from ear lie r fo recast. 5/ Yi el d and pro du ction estim ates will be re le ase d in the Ann ual Crop Sum mary. 6/ ear ing age ac res. 7/ Acrea ge an d yi el esti ma tes will be released In t he An n ual C ro p Su mm a ry. eo rgia Farm Report (ISNN 07 44-7280) is published semi-m onthly by the Geo rgia Ag ricult ura l Statistic s Service, Athens, GA 30613-5099 . Second class po stage paid at Ath ens , GA. Subscri ption fee 10 per yea r except free to data cont ribut ors . POSTMASTER: Send address cha nge s to Georgia Ag ricult ural Statistics Service, Stephens Fede ral Buil din g, Suile 320, Athe ns , GA 306 13-5099. GEORGIA ----'-IAGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND -CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 0 4 2 1 0 1 13 0 0 00 0 9 5 - 2 5 7 2 0 9 5 2 0 UG A L I BRAR I ES 00 9408 S USAN TUGGLE h~,~VHEE NR~~ M EN T GA DO~ 0C6U0M2ENTS DEP T roO.Ll . . . GEORGIA FARM REPORT November 24, 1993 Volume 93-Number 23 ~I G EORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 HIGHLIGHTS Farm Labor Poultry Summary Livestock Slaughter Milk Pro duction Catfish Processing .Cattle on Feed . Cold Storage SOUTHEAST WAGE RATE UP The average wage rate paid by farm operators in t he Southeast during October 1993 was $6.01 com pared to $5.64 a year earlier. There were 122,000 people working on farms in the Southeast during the week of October 10-16,1993. This compares with 146,000 people working during the October 1992 survey week . Self-employed fa rm operators accounted for 71,000 of the total , along with 12,000 unpaid and 39,000 workers hired directly by farm operators. . Farm operators paid the ir hired workers an average wage of $6.01 per hour during the October 1993 survey week. This rate was up 37 cents from last year. Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $5.76 per hour compared with $5.66 in October 1992. Field workers received an average of $5.69 per hour, up 61 cents from the October 1992 survey week. Livestock workers earned $5.62 per hour. This rate was up 24 cents from last year. FARM WAGE RATES-OCTOBER 10-16 1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ State or 2/ Re ion All Hired Workers T e of Farm Worker Ive- uper- stock viso -Dollars per Hour- Method of Pa rece Rate Northeast I Northeast II Appalach ian I Appalach ian II Southeast Florida Lake Cornbelt I Cornbelt /I Delta Southern Plains Pacific Californi a Hawaii U.S.4/ 6 .62 6.34 5.78 5.23 6.01 6.64 6.45 6.01 6.02 5.39 5.51 7.47 6.41 9.40 6.26 6.17 6.38 5.58 5.16 5.69 5.90 6.52 5.81 5.6 1 5.12 4.93 7.04 5.90 8.37 5.91 5.43 5.36 5.71 4.85 5.62 6.50 5.04 5.84 5.54 5.62 5.19 7.07 7.1 ~ 5.67 10.6~ 8.0&) 3/ 11.70 10.47 7.71 9.24 8.35 8.14 10.85 10.93 15.14 9.79 7.60 8.8~ 3/ 5.51 9.85 7 .0&} 3/ 6.58 6.80 9.03 9.0j 7.73 6.53 6.28 5.35 5.07 5.76 5.80 6.53 5.99 5.70 5.24 5.18 6.62 5.98 8.69 5.94 6.35 6.41 6 .~ 3/ 7.30 6.26 6.3j 3/ 3/ 7.89 6.0j 6.64 6.94 6.41 6 .~ 6.54 10.30 6.37 6.03 6.49 5.92 6.04 9.58 8.56 14.09 6.93 NUMBER OF WORKERS ON FARMS AND HOURS WORKED FOR THE WEEK OCTOBER 10-16, 1993 BY STATE OR REGION AND UNITED STATES 1/ State or 2/ Region All Farm Workers Thous. SelfEmployed Thous. Hours Unpaid Thous. Hours Hired Thous. Hours Hired Workers Ex~ected to be rnploved 1so uays 114~ uays or More or Less - Thousands- Northeast I 126 Northeast II 132 Appalach ian I 132 Appalachian II 200 Southeast 122 Florid a 93 Lake 334 Cornbelt I 309 Cornbelt II 234 Delta 141 Southern Plains 299 Pacific 123 Californ ia 270 Hawaii 12 49 45.3 67 42.7 65 30.4 138 25.8 71 25.8 26 23.0 176 51.5 178 42.6 149 42.7 82 32.9 199 29.9 53 28.6 50 31.0 3 30.2 20 32.0 57 41.2 37 20 33 32.5 32 41.0 23 9 15 30.3 52 35.1 25 27 28 29.7 34 34.9 19 15 12 29.5 39 36.4 30 9 4 26.0 63 33.0 59 4 81 34.3 77 37.4 52 25 74 35.0 57 43.8 36 21 54 32.1 31 39.8 20 11 18 34.6 41 47.9 30 11 41 29.9 59 41.8 41 18 14 28.4 56 38.6 28 28 9 32.5 211 40.0 140 71 1 31.3 8 36 .7 7 1 U.S. 4/ 2.966 1.535 38.1 503 33.1 928 40.1 , 2 1/ il: KEYxc, lTuNde. sVaNg:r icull ural se So utheast: rvice wor AL, GA, kers SC. . 2/ Re Lake: gio n s co nsi MI, MN , WI. st of the fo C o r n b e ll llowi l: IL, ng : IN, Northeast OH. Co rnb I: CT, elt II: ME. MA, lA, MO. NH , NY" RI. VT. N Della: AH, LA, MS. orthea st II: D~ , Nort hern Plain M!?J N~ I PA . App al s: I\ S, NE, NO, SO. aclaian I\..NGrV So uthe rn Pla in . s: 'A 0 ~ a l ach T I} i a n 0'1 ? 9 ' .;) Moun la in I: 10, MT, WY. Mounlain II: CO , NV, UT. Mountain III: Al , NM. Pacifi c: OR, WA. 3/lnsufficienl data. 4/ Excl udes AI<. II N'DGOACl.UI-RMIEAtHRSle; AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ,t . - ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES FOR HIRED WORKERS IN GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES-1992 AND 1993 Year All Hired Field Field and Livestock Hourly - -0011ars- - - 5.37 5.75 GEORG IA Hatchi ng Table Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatch ing Table Total 20 States UNITED STATES Hatching Table Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-OCTOBER 1992-1993 Number of Layers During October 1992 1993 Eggs per 100 Layers-October 1992 1993 -Thousands- -Number - - Millions- - 6 ,873 11,296 18, 169 7 ,056 12,425 19,481 1,906 2,192 2,086 1,913 2,192 2 ,084 131 134 248 272 379 406 36 ,400 192,304 228,704 37 ,414 195,921 23 3 ,335 1,881 2 ,206 2 ,155 1,876 2 ,211 2 , 157 685 4,244 4,929 702 4,331 5,033 43,13 1 236 ,154 27 9 .285 44,72 7 240,343 285 ,070 1,882 2,20 1 2,151 1,878 2,207 2 ,156 812 5 ,198 6 ,010 840 5,305 6, 1 4~ POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-OCTOBER 1992-1993 % of % 01 Item Oct. Sept. Oct. year January thru Octob er year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago -Thousands- Percent - Thousands- Percent Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 5,407 5 ,12 1 5,5 13 102 39 ,659 4 1,330 104 Egg Ty~e 237 270 251 106 2 ,52 4 2,678 106 Chicks atched Broiler Type Georgia 77 ,522 8 1,324 82,357 106 79 9 ,997 835 ,355 104 United States 546 ,993 578 ,644 579,919 106 5,716 ,183 5,942 ,479 104 ~g Type eorqra 1,961 1,843 2,092 107 19,909 22 ,733 114 United States 3 1,995 31 ,87 8 32 ,241 101 329 ,340 3 44 ,743 105 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 2 1,866 2 1.322 20 .956 96 43,4 8821 4 2 ,27 821 97 1/ Dom est ic p lace m en ts as rep orted b y l e adi n ~ br eeders in clud es expected pull et replac em en ts fro m eggs sold d u rin g th e pre ceding m on th at th e rate of 125 pu llet ch icks pe r 30 doz en c ase of egg s. 2/ Tur key poult s pl aced Sep tem er-O cto ber. COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER l /-SEPTE MBER-OCTOBER 1992-1993 % of Item Sept. Sept. year Oct. 2/ Jan. thru September 1992 1993 ago 1993 1992 1993 - T h o u s a n d s- - Thousands- Young Chickens Georgi a United States Mature Chickens Light Type, U.S. Heavy Type, U.S. Total U.S. Total All Types, Ga. Percent Condem ned Young Chi ckens Georgia United States 73,641 547,7 11 9,343 4 ,841 14,184 2,436 1.2 1.5 77 ,377 578,490 9,692 4 ,954 14,646 2 ,906 1.4 1.4 105 78 ,336 64 1,373 658 ,738 106 575,27 1 4,840 ,21 1 5,03 1,0 11 10 4 11,44 1 99 ,119 92 ,55 8 102 4,771 39 ,212 39 ,450 103 16,212 138,331 132 ,00 8 119 3 ,100 NA NA 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1/ Fe de rall y insp ected sla ug hter d ata as c o lle c ted by Me at an d Pou ltry Insp ect io n Progr am . Cu rrent month d ata est im ated by M arket News Se rvic e. 2/ Prelim in ary . % 01 year agQ.. 103 1()4 93 101 95 EGGS IN INCUBATORS- NOVEMBER 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 1 PERCENT Item Chickens Egg Typ e Broiler Type Turkeys. All Breeds 1992 1993 - Thousands- 23,86 0 432 ,538 27,9 16 27,525 478, 337 29 ,321 % of Year Ago 115 111 105 Georgia red meat prod uct ion to taled 36 .2 million pound du ring October 1993 , 6 percent less than SeptembB 1992 , and 1 percent less than October 1992 . I (U.S. information on page3 2 u.s. RED MEAT PRODUCTION RISES Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.50 billion pounds , 4 percent below a year earlier . Beef production totaled 1.98 billion pounds. This was down 2 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.8 million , down 2 percent. The average live wei ght incre ased 7 po unds to 1,187. Pork production at 1.47 billion pounds was down 7 percent fr om a yer earlier. Hog kTII totaled 8.04 mill ion head , down 9 pe rce nt from last yea r. The average live w eight decreased 3 pou nds to 2f ,4. COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION-UNITED STATES 1/ Kind October 1992 1993 - Million Pounds- 1993 as % of 1992 Percent Jan.-Oct. 2/ 1992 1993 - Million Pounds- Beef 2,015 1,980 98 Veal 24 22 92 Pork 1,588 1,473 93 Lamb &Mutton 29 25 86 Total Red Meat 3,656 3.500 96 1/ Based on packers d ress we ights a nd excludes farm sla ught er. 19,329 251 14,205 288 34,073 19,103 221 13,968 275 33 ,567 1993 as % of 1992 Percent 99 88 98 95 99 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Species Georgia Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs Number Slauqhtered October 1992 1993 UCI. 1993 as % of 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- Percent 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 0.1 0.1 100 Average Live Weight October 1992 1993 -Pounds- 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 99 108 Total Live Weight October 1992 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 2J 11 14 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,863 .6 114.4 8,792.4 469.8 2,796.5 97.4 8,039.2 406.0 98 1,180 1,187 3 ,380 ,266 85 370 395 42,396 91 251 254 2 ,210 ,129 86 124 124 58 ,440 l/l ncl u des slaugh ter un der Fede ral Insp ec tion and ot her comm erc ia l slaug ht er. exclud es farm slaught er. 21 Data not pub lis h ed to avid d isclo sing ind ividual operations. 3,320,305 38,483 2,040,700 50,462 I MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-OCTOBER 1992-1993 21 States Item Milk Cows." Milk per Cow2J Mi lk Produ ctlorr" Thous. Head Po unds Mil. Lbs. l / ln clu des d ry cows, exc ludes heif ers not yet fr esh . 2/ Exclu de s m ilk suc ked by ca lves. 8,238 1,278 10,532 8,095 1,283 10,385 Percent 98 100 99 U.S. FARM-RAIS ED CATFISH-1992- 1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCE RS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Montnl Y 1992 1993 I c u mu ianve 1992 1993 Average Price Paid to Produc ers 1/ 1992 1993 Imports of Catfish 2/ 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Dols. per Pound Thous .Pounds Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Ju ne Ju ly Aug . Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 36 ,200 40,327 36 ,200 40,327 .53 .63 237 118 39 ,228 40,277 75 ,428 80,604 .56 .67 201 183 45,048 43,521 120,476 124,125 .60 .70 243 127 41,177 39,920 161,653 164,045 .63 .7 1 233 328 39,111 37 ,030 200,764 201 ,07 5 .63 .72 392 204 36,813 35,496 237,577 236 ,57 1 .6 1 .72 100 253 36,128 37,440 273,705 274,011 .59 .72 344 277 37,958 37,706 3 11,663 31 1,717 .58 .73 169 444 37 ,857 37,072 349,520 348,789 .59 .73 307 426 39 ,2 12 39,472 388 ,732 388 ,261 .61 .73 187 35 ,073 423,805 .62 23 33,562 457.367 .63 491 1/ Price for fi sh delivered to processing pl an t doo r. Price inc lu des ch arge s fo r an y swervices pro vided by th e processing plant , such as seinin g and hauling . 2/ Dala furn ished by U.S. Bureau of Censu s. 3 CATTLE ON FEED UP 6 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in th e 7 States preparing mont hly estimates tota led 9.08 million head, up 6 percent fro m 1992 and 13 percent above 1991. This is the larges t November 1 inventory since 1978. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during October t otaled 2.47 million , down 7 percent from last year and 3 percent below 1991. Net placeme nts of 2.40 milli on for Octob er were dow n 7 percent from last year and 3 percent below 1991. Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.54 million , up 3 percent from last year but 8 percent bel ow two years ago . Other disappearan ce totaled 76,000 head, th e same as October 1992 but 1 percent below October 1991. CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMB ER ON FEED, PLACEM ENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1 Item On Feed Oct. 11/ Placed on Feed During Oct. Fed Cattle Marketed During Oct. Other Disappearance During Oct.2J On Feed Nov. 11/ 1991 7,216 2,539 1,665 77 8 ,013 Numb er 1992 - 1,000 Head- 7,495 2,658 1,493 76 8,584 1993 8,214 2,474 1,536 76 9,076 1993 as % of 1991 -Percent- 114 97 92 99 113 1992 110 93 103 100 106 Commod ity Butter Cheese, Natural Eggs, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Fruit Juices, Frozen Meats, Red Beef, Frozen Pork, Frozen Poultry, Frozen Turkeys, Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Potatoes, Frozen Peanuts, Shelled Peanuts, In Shell Pecans, Shelled Pecans, In Shell COLD STORAGE STOCKS- UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 31, 1993 Oct. 31 , 1992 Sept. 30, 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- Oct. 31, 1993 Percent of Oct. 1992 Sept. 1993 - Percent- 54 1,7 39 388,8 13 349,886 65 00 449,738 500,054 475,159 106 95 2 1,69 1 14,369 13,661 63 95 1,028,069 997,892 1,179,009 115 118 1,13 1,089 1,344,928 1,330 ,892 118 99 637,758 674,591 697,905 109 103 29 1,2 15 326,830 34 1,830 117 105 306,821 314,135 32 3,5 19 105 103 1,073,420 1,067,640 1,046,261 97 98 714, 691 7 13,79 4 685,161 96 96 2,529,992 2,102,168 2,256,03 1 89 107 1,067,166 1,019,527 1,185,791 111 116 244,812 382,05 1 368,0 11 150 96 12,843 19,391 17,508 136 90 20,950 19,89 1 13,66 1 65 69 15,854 3,478 5,949 38 171 eorgia Fa rm Repo rt (ISNN 0744- 7280) is publish ed se m i-m onth ly by th e Geo rgia Agr icul!ural Statistics Service, Athe ns, GA 306135099. Second class postage paid at Ath en s, GA. Sub scr ip tion I. e to per ye ar exc ept fre e to da ta co ntributo rs. POSTMASTER: Send ad dr ess chan ges to Geo rgia Agric ult ur al Statistics Service, Stephens Federal B uilding . Suile 32 0, Athe ns , GA 30 6 13509 9. GEORGIA --- --IASTGARTICISUTLICTUSRAL SERVICE STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECO ND-C LASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS, GA 30613 " - . 'C'" .- - , UGA L1Br,r"l ;:;; 1CS SUSMJ TUGGLE GOV ERNM EN T DOCUM ENTS DEPT ATHE NS GA 3 0 6 0 2 oo.e , .... ).....+ .~ ....., - - c - . . ~.. .... . ~ . . . GEORGIA FARM REPORT December 13, 1993 Volume 93-Number 24 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706)546-2236 .: :HIGHLIGHTS . Cotton Forecast Pecan Forecast Prices 'Received Peanut Stocks GEORGIA'S COTTON ESTIMATES UP Georgia's December 1, 1993, cotton crop estimate is set at 700,000 bales. The December estimate compares with 670,000 bales forecast on November 1 and 744,000 bales produced last year. A summer long drought and above no rmal temperatures reduced yields on many dryland well and fiweledast.herHdouwreinvgerhamrvoesstt irrigated fields yielded has been nearly ideal. Yield is now estimated at 569 pounds per acre , up 5 pounds from November 1 but 214 pounds below last year. Harvested acreage is expected to total 590,000 acres, 20,000 acres more than last month and 134,000 acres more than last year. If realized , acreage harvested will be the largest since 1964. Harvest started slower than normal but by early October was about a week ahead of normal. The harvest pace accelerated quickly and ran two weeks ahead of normal into early November. As of December 5, cotton harvest was 97 complete. PECAN PRODUCTION STEADY Georgia's 1993 pecan crop is estimated at a near record 130 million pounds. This is unchanged from the October 1 forecast and the second highest production of record , trailing only the 135 million pound crop of 1978. If the 1993 forecast is realized, production would be more than four times the small 1992 crop. Most connected with the pecan industry expected a large crop following the heavy spring set. The shortage of summer and fan rain over much of the pecan belt reduced size and quality in many dryland groves . Harvest started a week later than normal and continued at about that pace until mid-November when harvest progress accelerated . On December 5, harvest was only 69 percent complete compared to the average of 80 percent. Quality of nuts from most irrigated groves has been good. Improved varieties are estimated at 105 million pounds and seedling varieties at 25 million pounds. . \~~;!f- :.: :.~.s-: . .t:f:~:~~ ~ .(,~~ S A [),. . , .-: \.;( .' .lit- ..<.~.~.:.~ . . - . R . ~\... .~:-;,~~ C 1" IV\ r ' r: \-"0I" \ J \ f\ ____aO.~~-,' RV ~y;;;6.W I ~ Nt t ~.,t.~;f?:~<" ~ ~~ H f\~n'{- - \f'i '{ y.r-rO~~ ECt' VE0 ''---' ~ \ \,.J'r~.~;;';-k'.t.:..~~~':~:~:} v-~-~~~-nt~lJ'1 --4 1993 ~ ~ DoCUMENTS USA UBItARIES GEORGIA ACREAGE , YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1992 AND DECEMBER 1, 1993 FORECAST Crop Acreage Yield per Acre Production Unit Planted 1992 1993 199H2wveste1d9931/ Ind. Dec. 1 1992 1993 1992 Ind. Dec. 1 1993 Corn21 Soybeans 21 Peanuts21 Cottorr" Tobacc~ Type 1421 Hay, All Sorghum 21 Pecans Sweetpotatoes21 Bu. Bu. Lbs. Bales Lbs. Tons Bu. Lbs. Cw!. -Thousand Acres- 750 650 690 540 650 600 640 500 675 675 673 665 460 456 590 44 42 580 600 100 80 55 45 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 100 29 2,705 783 2,295 2.8 48 180 65 15 . 1,900 569 2,250 1.9 38 41 -Thousands- 69 ,000 18,560 1,820,465 744 100,980 1,624 2,640 30 ,000 576 35,100 7,500 1,263,500 700 94,500 1,140 1,710 130,000 41 Onions Wheat21 Oats21 Rye21 Apples 21 Peaches21 Grapes21 Cw! . 8.2 8.7 7.7 8.3 180 180 Bu. 400 400 350 360 46 38 Bu. 80 75 55 50 67 60 Bu. 300 300 65 60 24 23 Lbs. 2.7 51 9,260 51 Lbs . 21 51 6,190 51 Tons 1.7 51 2.00 51 1,386 16,100 3,685 1,560 25,000 130,000 3.4 1,494 13,680 3,000 1,380 35,000 145,000 3.0 11 Harvested for principal use . 21 Estimates brought forw ard from earlier forecast. 31Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production ABO-lb. net weight bales. 41Yield and production estimates will be released in the Annual Crop Summary. 51Acreagei and yield es1imates will be relea sed in the Annual Crop Summary. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE u.s. COTTON All cotton production , at 16.3 million bales , is down slightly from November's forecast and 65,000 bales above the 1992 output. Arkansas' production decreased 100,000 bales from November but the forecast for California increased 95,000 bales from last month. Ideal harvesting weather with very little rain in the San Joaquin Val fey during November allowed California to essentially complete harvest by December 1. In Texas, acreage continued to be abandoned where yields Plains. failed The to Justify December achraeravgeestTl Oer shpaervceiasltlyisinetshteimaLtoewd at 5.25 million acres, down 100 ,000 acres from November. Generally, favorable weather allowed harvest to proceed at a fast pace and at the end of November, 83 percent of Texas' crop was harvested, 17 percent ahead of average. Cotton objective yield data Indicate Texas' crop has the second lowest bon weights when compared to the previous 10 year 's weights. The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi , Missouri, and Tennessee) lagged slightly behind normal harvest pace during the season . By the end of November, Arkansas ' harvest was 96 percent complete, 2 percent less than the 5 year average. Missouri producers had harvested 98 percent of the acreage, 1 percent behind normal. Other States equalled or exceeded the usual harvesting pace. Data from objective yield surveys show boll weights are the lowest since 1983 in Louisiana, and the nexl to lowest weights for Arkansas and Mississippi during this same period. Arizona's harvest was 95 percent complete at the end of November, 5 points ahead of normal. California, at 99 pe rcent harvested, equalled their average pace. November 1 cotton objective yield counts show Arizona boll weights are third lowest since 1983, and California's bolls are second lowest during the past 10 years . In all Southeastern States (Alabama, Georg ia, North Carolina , and South Carolina), harvest progress exceeded the 5-year average pace. Yields averaged 150 pounds below 1992 yields. All cotton ginnings totaled 13,224,960 running bales prior to December 1, compared with 12,596,550 running bales ginned to the .sam e date last year and 13,259,650 running bales in 1991. U.S. PECANS The December 1 forecast for U.S. pecan production is 351 million pounds (in-shell basis), down 7 percent from October 1 but up 111 percent Hom last year's small crop. Freezing weather In Oklahoma and Texas during late October and November have greatly reduced the crop from the last forecast in those States. The Texas pecan fore cast is 70.0 millon pounds, 18 percent less than the previous forecast. The decrease in production was caused by freezes in October and November which caused the hull to adhere to the nut shell. Some of the damaged crop may be salvaged but quality is expected to be lower. New Mexico's pecan production is forecast at 36.0 million pounds, 6 percent more than October. Quality is not as good as growers expected earlier in the season. Alabama's forecast has been reduced to 27.0 million pounds, 10 percent less than the last forecast. Poor nut fill and blight damage have contributed to a lower quality crop. Some shellers are not purchasing low quality pecans. The Arkansas fore cast is unchanged at 2.00 million pounds. Excessive rainfall during the Tall reduced the crop for some growers. The California forecast is unchanged at 3.50 million pounds. Harvest is active with good quality reported . The Florida forecast is 6.00 million pounds, down 14 percent from October. Harvest conditions have been good but there was considerable loss from premature nut drop. The Kansas pecan production is forecast to be 1.80 million pounds, down 28 percent from the previous forecas. Harvest is progressing slowly and many pecans may not be harvested due to low prices. Louisiana's pecan forecast is uncha nged at 24.0 million pounds. Weather conditions have aided harvest this fall. The Mississippi forecast also remains unchanged at 8.00 million pounds. Conditions have been extremely variable across the State with some growers having poor crops , while others have enjoyed good yields. Oklahoma's pecan crop is forecast to only reach 15.0 million pounds, down 40 percent from October. Freezing weather in late October severely damaged the crop. LOW prices may also cause some growers not to harvest acreage. The South Carolina forecast has been lowered to 4.00 million pounds, down 11 percent from October. Dry conditions caused premature nut drop and some nuts not to fill. DECEMBER 1 PECAN PRODUCTION FORECAST State 1991 Improved 1/ 1992 1993 Seedlinq 1991 1992 1993 1991 Total 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- AL AR CA FL GA Ks2/3/ LA MS NM N C2/ OK SC TX 7 ,000 1,500 2,300 2,000 77 ,000 2,500 5,000 29,000 3,000 1,000 3 ,000 30 ,000 2 ,000 100 2 ,600 1,700 26,000 200 500 30 ,000 1,000 500 200 40 ,000 16,000 1,200 3,500 4,500 105 ,000 4,500 6 ,000 36 ,000 2,200 1,000 3 ,500 45 ,000 11,000 1,500 1,500 23,000 , 24,500 2,500 2,500 16,000 2,500 30 ,000 2,000 1,200 800 4,000 800 200 1,500 8,500 100 22,000 11,000 800 1,500 25,000 1,800 19,500 2,000 1,300 14,000 500 25,000 18,000 3,000 2,300 3 ,500 100,000 27 ,000 7,500 29 ,000 5 ,500 17,000 5,500 60,000 4,000 1,300 2,600 2,500 30 ,000 1,000 700 30 ,000 2,500 9,000 300 62 ,000 27 ,000 2 ,000 3,500 6,000 130,000 1,800 24 ,000 8,000 36 ,000 3,500 15,000 4 ,000 70 ,000 Other States2/4/ U.S . 163,300 104,800 228 ,400 115,000 41 ,100 102,400 20 ,700 299 ,000 20,100 166 ,000 20 ,200 351 ,000 1/ BU dde~8raft ed or to pwo rked variet ies . 2/ Estim ates for cu rrent y ear ca rried fo rward from earl ier forec ast. 3/ Estimates for KS are publi shed sepa rately beginning in 1993. 4/ AZ,K S, ,TN in '991 and 1992. No bre akd own b etwe en vari eti es available. 2 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED The Georgia Prices Received All Commodity Index for November was 136 percent of the 1977 average, down 3 points (2.2 percent) from October 1993 but unchanged from last year. Lower prices for peanuts, hogs, Deef cattle, carves, and all eggs mor.: than offset price increases for corn, cotton, cottonseed , soybeans, milk, other chickens and table eggs . Broilers and hatching eggs were unchanged. u.s. NOVEMBER PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in November was 143 based on 1977 = 100, down 2 points 8.4 percent) from October 1993. Price declines from ctober for oranges, hogs , grapefruit, and cattle more than offset price gains for corn, tomatoes, soybeansl- and milk. Without tfie orange price change, the All r arrn Products Index would have actually gained 2 points to 147 . The orange price decline was attributed to increased marketings of Florida processing oranges and the return to more "normal price" levels . Commodity PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS-NOVEMBER 15, 1993, WITH COMPARISONS Price per Unit Nov. 1992 Georgia Oct. 1993 Nov. 15, 1993 Nov. 1992 United States Oct. 1993 Nov. 15, 1993 Winte r Wheat Oats Corn Cotton $/ Bu. 2.96 $/Bu . $/ Bu. 2.19 Cts./Lb . 54.4 - 2.53 2.67 11 55.0 55.4 3.31 1.35 1.98 52.7 3.00 1.35 2.29 52.7 3.15' 1 1.36' 1 2.61' 1 54.621 Cottcns ee cr" Tob acco Soybeans $!Ton $/Lb . $/Bu . 85.00 5.40 85.00 171.5 6.08 94.00 - 6.53'1 105.00 183.0 5.36 107.00 175.0 6.01 116.00 169.521 6.56 11 Peanuts Cts./Lb . 29.5 29.9 27.9 28.1 29.8 27.7 All Hay, Baled ' i Milk Cows 31 Hogs Sows Barrows & Gilts Beef Cattle " Cows 51 Steers & Heifers Calves All Milk $!Ton $/ Head $/Cwt . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt . $/Cwt. $/ Cwt. $/Cwt . $/Cwt. 37.00 30.60 38.20 53.30 44.00 70.00 80.00 15.30 1190.00 45.30 37.10 46.20 53.30 43.00 72.30 81.40 14.60 41.70 ' 1 35.40 11 42 .40 11 50 .50 11 41 .30 11 70 .9011 79 .00'1 15.3061 73.40 4 1.10 32.20 41.70 70.20 44.60 75.60 86.50 13.10 82.50 1170.00 47.00 36.40 47.60 69.10 45.00 72.40 93.80 13.10 83.60 43 .6011 35.60 11 44.1011 68.001/ 43.40 11 71.6011 91.5011 13.4061 Turkeys" Cts./Lb . 39.4 43.1 42.9 Chickens Excl. Broilers21 Cts./Lb. 18.3 12.5 16.9 Com 'l Broilers " Eggs, AII2I,81 Table21 Hatching 21 Cts./Lb . Cts./Doz . Cts./Doz. Cts ./Doz . 33.0 76.1 55.1 125:0 35.0 72.7 50.3 120.0 35.0 71.9 51.0 120.0 33.3 64.3 54.6 35.1 60.0 49.0 34.7 62.6 52.1 ~11~~M~id..omldo nth. fo r 21Fi rst slaughte half o f m r. 61Prel onth. 31An iminary. 71 imal. so ld for Ent i re mo n th. Ci a i U. ~ . herd repl acem ent live wei g ht equiva only . lent pr Prices ices ex p ub lis he d Ja n. Apr., J uly , Oct. 41 Co ws, ce pt for AR,PA,'rX . 81Averag e of all eg g s steers and hei fers. sold by farmers in c 51 Bee ludin g f co ws and cu ll hatch ing egg s dairy sold at 1977= 100 INDEX NUMBERS-GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Oct. 1992 Nov. 1992 Oct. 1993 Nov. 1993 GEORGIA Prices Received All Com mod ities 137 136 139 136 Crops 136 135 136 133 Uvestock & Products 137 137 141 139 UNITED STATES Prices Received 138 136 145 143 Prices Paid 19221 19221 19931 199 Ratio 11 72 71 73 72 11Ralio of inde x of p rices received by farm ers to in d ex o f p rices pa id. 21 Octob er 1992 price s paid index b roughl forwar d. 31Octo ber 1993 prices paid index b rought l orward. 3 U.S. PEANUT STOCKS DOWN 20 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.75 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 3.45 billion pou nds last year. This total includes 1.91 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 810 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 32.3 million pounds. There were 87.0 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitfed stocks on hand as of October 31, 1993. . Shelled peanut stocks totaled 609 million pounds of which 582 million pounds were edible grades and 27.8 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virg inias , 77.1 million pounds; Runners , 473 million pounds ; and Spanish, 31.9 million pounds. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS AT MONTH'S END-1992-1993 1 Month Ending 1992 Oct. Nov. Dec. Farmer Stock 2,741 ,535 2,955,885 2,667 ,031 Shelled Peanuts 2 Roasting Stock (In Shell) --1 ,000 Pounds-- 503 ,567 557 ,569 652 ,697 34 ,823 44 ,570 47 ,801 Farmer Stock Equivalent Shelled Peanuts Total 3 669 ,744 741 ,567 868 ,087 3,4 46 ,102 3,742,022 3 ,582 ,919 1993 Jan . Feb . Mar, Apr. May Jun e Jul y Aug. Se pt. Oct. 2,379 ,043 1,937 ,551 1,389 ,958 887 ,758 544 ,246 236 ,270 61,252 31 ,378 7 8 7 ,3 10 1,905 ,861 730 ,043 841,434 946 ,057 968 ,408 954 ,043 961 ,017 91 4 ,967 745 ,826 591 ,679 609 ,389 51 ,931 70 ,724 90 ,626 100 ,126 106, 590 88 ,629 71 ,938 46 ,545 27 ,4 15 32 ,320 970 ,957 1,1 19 ,107 1,258 ,256 1,287,9 83 1,2 6 8 ,877 1,278 ,153 1,2 16,906 991 ,949 786,933 810 ,487 3,401 ,931 3,127 ,382 2,738 ,840 2,275 ,867 1,919 ,713 1,603 ,052 1,350 ,096 1,069,872 1,601 ,658 2,748 ,668 1/ Exc lud es sto c ks o n fa rms . Includes sto c ks own ed by o r h eld for account of eee in co mm ercia l storages. Farmer stock o n net we ight basis . 21 Inclu des shell ed ed ib le g ra d es , she lled oil stoc k, an d shelled seed (unt reated) . 3/ Act ual farmer stock, plu s roast in g sto ck, plus shelled pea nuts X 1.33 . eo rgie Farm Report (ISNN 07447280) is pub lish ed semi -m onth ly by the Geo rgia Agricu ltura l Statistics Service , Athens , GA 30613 5099 . Seco nd class pos tage paid at Athe ns, GA. Sub scriptio n fee 10 per year exce pt free to data co ntrib uto rs. POSTMASTER: Send address cha nges to Georgia Agri cu ltural Statistics Service, Steph en s Fede ral Bu ild ing , Suile 320, Ath en s, GA 3061 35099 . GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL ISTATISTICS SERVICE ------ STEPHENS FEDERAL BLDG SUITE 320 ATHENS, GEORGIA 30613 PHONE: (706)546-2236 SECOND -CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT ATHENS , GA 30613 0 4 2 Z '::' J J J (JO(J~)G DEF T , oo .C 7 I ~.,? S GEORGIA FARM REPORT Decemb er 28, 1993 Volume 93-Number 25 ~ GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone: (706}546-2236 ... HIGHLIGHTS . . Poultry Summary .. Uvestock Slaughter .. ..... Cattle on Feed . Milk Production Catfish Cold Storage EGGS IN INCUBATORS-DECEMBER 1, 1992-1993, UNITED STATES Item 1992 1993 % of Year Ago - Thou sands - Ch ic kens E99 TYl>e 30,531 28,554 94 Broiler Type 484,847 51 1,422 105 Turkeys, All Breeds 29,894 30,857 103 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION UP 6 PERCENT Georgia's laying flocks produced 404 mill ion eggs during November 1993 , up 6 percent from November 1992 . Production consisted of 274 mill ion table eggs and 130 million hatc hing eggs. U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Layi ng flocks in the U.S. produced 6.04 billion egg s during November 1993 , 2 percent above a year ago. Production included 5.20 billion table eggs , 786 million broiler type hatching , and 57.0 million egg-type hatching eggs. 20 STATE EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT Laying fl oc k s in t he 20 m aj or egg production states produced 4.97 billion eggs dur lnq November, up 2 percent from the 4.85 billion produced a year ago. GEORGIA Hatch ing Table Total Georgia 20 STATES Hatc hing Table Total 20States UNITED STATES Hatch ing Tab le Total U.S. NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION-NOVEMBER 1992-1993 Number of Layers During Nov . 1992 1993 Eggs per 100 Layers -Nov. 1992 1993 Total Eggs Produced During Nov . 1992 1993 -Thousands- -Number - -Millions- 6,934 11 ,584 18,51 8 7,094 12,163 19,257 1,833 2,1 96 2,063 1,833 2,250 2,098 128 130 254 274 382 404 36,767 193,133 229,900 38,886 196,533 235,419 1,819 2,166 2,1 11 1,798 2,172 2,110 669 4,1 85 4,854 699 4,268 4,967 43,509 237,181 280,690 46,837 239,751 286,588 1,813 2,157 2,103 1,800 2,167 2,107 789 5,115 5.904 843 5,195 6,038 COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER 1/-0CTOBER-NOVEMBER 1992-1993 % of % of Item Oct. Oct. year Nov. 2/ Jan. th ru October year 1992 1993 ago 1993 1992 1993 ago ' - Thousands- - Tho usands- Young Chickens Georg ia 72,502 74,918 103 70,288 71 3,875 733,656 103 United States 553,063 552,165 100 51 1,046 5,545,392 5,730,652 103 Mature Ch ickens Light Type , U.S. 9,297 10,037 108 9,805 108,415 102,564 95 Heavy T~e , U.S. 4,490 4,662 104 3,480 43,702 44,112 101 Total U.S. 13,787 14,699 107 13,285 152, 11 8 146,676 96 Tota l All Types , Ga. NA NA NA NA NA Percent Condemned Young Ch ickens Georg ia 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 21 _ United States 1.5 1.6 1.5 ECE, VE0 1/ Fed e rally inspected slaughter data a s 'G~ ' .c l ",; 'J~ "' ~ ,,~ a nd F'cdr: 'n, !,,,I;o", Prog ra n,. Cur;e nl month data e st ima ted by M.rk~: No.,. Service . 2/ r re l;minliry'R AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIAN AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE JAN 0 4 1994 uIa~ItUuMBItAl'RHi~Es .. GEORGIA BROILER HATCH UP 9 PERCENT AND EGG-TYPE HATCH UP The November hatch of bro ile r-type chicks , at 8 1.0 million, was 9 percent more than a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during November totaled 2.0 mill1on, 31 percent more than the previous year . U.S. BROILER HATCH UP AND EGG-TYPE HATCH DOWN The Novembe r hat c h of broiler-type chicks , at 569 mil li o n, was 8 percen t above November last year Egg-type chic ks hatched during November 1993 totaled 30.B million , 15 percent more than Nove mber 1992. POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT-NOVEMBER 1992-1993 % of % of Item Nov. Oct. Nov. year January thru Nov. year 1992 1993 1993 ago 1992 1993 ago - Thousands- Percent -Thousands- Percem Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 1/ Broiler Type 4,726 5,513 5,517 117 40 ,2 11 4 1,780 104 Egg Ty~e 269 251 158 59 2,471 2,751 111 Cnicks atched Broiler Type Georgia 74,559 82,357 81,003 109 874 ,556 916 ,358 105 United States 526 ,35 1 579,919 568 ,614 108 6,242,534 6,511,093 104 ~g Type eorgla 1,493 2,092 1,961 131 21,402 24,694 115 United States 26,918 32,241 30,825 115 356 ,258 375,568 105 Turkeys Poults Placed U.S. 22 ,09 1 20,956 23,806 108 65,5792/ 66,0842/ 101 1/ Dome stic pla ce me nt s as roported by l ead i n ~ br eeders inclu de s expected pu ll et repl ace m en ts fro m eggs sol d du ring the p rec edi n g m on th at th e rate o f 12 5 pu ll et ch icks per 30 doz en ca se or egg s. 2/ Turkey poults pla ced Sept em e r-Novembe r 199 2- 1993 . GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Georgia commercial red meat production tota led 37.6 million poun ds during November 1993, 4 percent more than November 1992 and 4 perc ent more than October 199 3. U.S. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP Commerc ial red meat prod uction for the United States to taled 3.45 bil li o n pound s du ring Nov ember. Thi s producti on was up 5 percent from a year earlier. Beef production totaled 1.89 billion pounds. This was up 6 perce nt from November 1992 . Head kill totaled 2.70 milli on, up 5 percent from a year ago. Veal prod uction totaled 23 .0 milli on pound s. This remained the same as t he reco rd low set in Novem ber 1992. Calf slaughter total ed 104 ,900 head, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The avera ge live weight was up 26 p ound s to 385 pounds. Pork production at 1.5 1 billi on pounds was up 4 percent fro m a year earlier and up 3 perce nt from the rec ord high set in 1979. Hog kill totaled 8. 14 million h ead , up 2 perce nt from a year ear l ie r. January-N ovember red meat production was 37. 0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from th e comparable period a year earlier . Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent, veal was down 11 percent, po rk was down 1 percent, and lamb and mutto n was down 4 percent. Species Geo rgi a Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs L1V~STOC K SLAUGHTER- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES 1/ Number Slaughtered November November 1993 as % 1992 1993 of 1992 - 1,000 Head- Percent Average Live Weight November 1992 199 3 -Pounds- 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 0.2 0.2 100 107 93 Total Live Weight November 1992 1993 -1,000 Pounds- 2/ 21 2/ 21 2/ 21 17 15 United States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs 2,559.7 112.7 7 ,985 .9 430.1 2,696.9 104.9 8,138.1 418.2 105 1,177 1,185 3 ,0 11,858 93 359 385 40,411 102 254 256 2,029,682 97 125 125 53 ,80 1 11 Inc ludes slaug h te r u nder Fed eral In sp ec tio n and oth er comme rc ial sla u gh ter , ex cludes fa rm sl a ugh t er. 2/ Da ta no t publis hed to avid d isclosing in divi d ual operat ions. 3,195,424 40,372 2,085,176 52,306 Kind Beef " . , .r: . Veal , . .. Pork ,.) _~ Lamb. &lMutton . :.' ~'.: TotallRed Meat COMM ERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION- UNITED STATES 1/ November 1992 1993 1993 as % of 1992 January-November 2/ 1992 1993 -M illion Pounds- Percent - Million Pounds- 1,784 1,890 106 23 23 100 1,455 1,508 104 27 26 97 3,288 3,448 105 21,113 274 15,659 315 37,361 20,993 245 15,476 301 37 , Q.~.?-._ _ 2 1993 as % of 1992_ Percent 99 89 99 96 99 CATTLE ON FEED UP 5 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHLY STATES Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the 7 States prepa ring monthly estimates totaled 9.37 million head, up 5 percent from 1992 and 10 percent above 1991. This is the largest December 1 inventory since 1973. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during November totaled 1.84 million, fractionally below last year and 4 percent below 1991. Net placements of 1.73 million for November were do wn 1 percent from last year and 6 percent below 1991. Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.44 million , fractionally below last year but 5 percent above two years ago . Other disappearance totaled 108,000 head compared to 91,000 in November 1992 and 77,000 in November 1991 . CATTLE AND CALVES-NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 7 STATES, NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 1, 1991-1993 Number 1993 as % of Item 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 - 1 ,000 Head- -Percent- On Feed Nov. 11/ 8,013 8,584 9,076 113 106 Placed on Feed During Nov. 1,917 1,843 1,838 96 100 Fed Cattle Marketed During Nov. 1,376 1,442 1,439 105 100 Other Disappearance During Nov.21 77 91 108 140 119 On Feed Dec. 11/ 8,477 8.894 9,367 110 105 1/ Catt le and ca lves o n feed are an imals for slaug h ter market be ing fed a full ral ion of grain or other concent rates an d are expected to produce a ca rc as s that will g rade select or bett er. 2/ lnclud es d eath losses, m ove m en t from feedlots t o pastures and sh ipments to other fee dlots for further feed in g . NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 21 major States dur ing November tota led 10. 0 billion pounds , 2 percent less t han production in these same States In Nov ember 1992. October revised production at 10.4 billion pounds was 2 percent below October 1992. Prod uct ion per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1,237 pounds for November, unchanged from November 1992. The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 8.08 mill ion head, 152,000 head less than November 1992 and 10,000 less than October 1993. During the July-September period, the 21 major States Broduced 31.7 billion pounds of milk, 84.4 percent of the .S. production. If producers in the rema ining 29 States not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 States , the U.S. production would be 11.8 billion pounds for November 1993. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION-NOVEMBER 1992-1993 Item I Unit I 1992 211~t~~es Milk Cows1/ Milk per Cow21 Milk Produc tion21 Thous. Head Pound s Mil. Lbs. 1/lncl udes d ry cows. excludes heif er s no l y et fres h . 2/ Exclud es m ilk suc ked b y ca lves . 8,235 1,237 10,184 8,083 1,237 9,995 Percent 98 100 98 U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH-1992-1993, QUANTITY PROCESSED AND PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS, REPORTED BY MAJOR PROCESSORS AND U.S. IMPORTS Month Round Weight Processed Monthly .. Cumulative 1992 1993 1992 1993 -Thousand Pounds- Average Price Paid to Producers 1/ 1992 1993 Dais. per Pound Imports of Catfish 2/ 1992 1993 Thous.Pounds Jan. 36,200 40.327 36,200 40,327 .53 .63 237 118 Feb. 39,228 40,277 75,428 80,604 .56 .67 201 183 Mar. 45,048 43,52 1 120,476 124,125 .60 .70 243 127 Apr. 41,177 39,920 161,653 164,045 .63 .71 233 328 May 39,111 37,030 200,764 201,075 .63 .72 392 204 June 36 ,8 13 35 ,496 237,577 236,571 .6 1 .72 100 253 Ju ly 36 ,128 37,440 . 273,705 274,011 .59 .72 344 277 Aug . 37,958 37,706 311,663 311 ,717 .58 .73 169 444 Sept. 37,857 37,072 349,520 348 ,789 .59 .73 307 426 Oct. 39,212 39,472 388,732 388,261 .61 :73 187 596 Nov. Dec. 35 ,073 33 ,562 36 ,557 __ 423,80:5 424,818 .62 457.3._6-7- - - --,--- _.. _-_._._-_.. ,..--_..63 .. .73 23 491 1/ Price for fis h d el ivered to p ro cessin q plan! c o o t. rric.e in clud es ( :la rne s for an y swervl ees 1' ,. ...,'~ i i1ed t,,, Ilw : "(H't~ ,,, :-' ; f~g ~ !;;' ;'!, suc h as '::":. ll"!!n g a nd ha uli nn . '2/ Dot a flllf :i:, t'!p;O: ! '\" I.S. :.J II~N;I~:IsII;oFI~rlr~~:LI~~~lmII 3 2108 05357 0258 COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER 30, 1993 Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, 1993, were greater than the year earlier levels for orange juice concentrates, frozen fruit, potatoes, meat, and chicken. Cooler Items with stocks above those of the previous year included peanuts, fresh fruits, and cheese . Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 1 percent from last month and were 14 percent more than those on hand November 1992. Frozen pork stocks dropped 1 percent during the month but were 3 percent above the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 131 percent from last month but were 34 percent below 1992. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 37 percent from October and were 3 percent below last year . Total stocks of chicken advanced 2 percent during the month and were 1 percent above 1992. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 57 percent from last month and down 9 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 60 percent of capacity, the same as last year . Public freezer occupancy at 66 percent was 2 points below last month and 1 point below last year. Commod ity 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, 1993 Nov. 30, 1992 Oct. 31 , 1993 - 1 ,000 Pounds- Nov. 30, 1993 Percent of Nov. 1992 Oct. 1993 -Percent- 487 ,578 351,426 279 ,175 57 79 441 ,136 498,327 462,475 105 93 18 ,652 14 ,041 13 ,518 72 96 964 ,646 1,188,703 1,111 ,937 115 94 1,094,724 1,326,651 1,391,709 127 105 626 ,550 706 ,279 711,422 114 101 275 ,919 344 ,420 355,420 129 103 316 ,669 328 ,734 325 ,524 103 99 678 ,493 1,044,742 657 ,270 97 63 320,513 683,620 291 ,242 91 43 2,488 ,787 2,146 ,713 2,187,312 ' 88 102 1,038 ,658 1,184 ,725 1,116 ,851 108 94 280 ,842 372 ,160 325,468 116 87 19,636 17 ,541 16,593 85 95 17,309 13,122 11 ,851 68 90 28 ,706 4,797 29,880 104 623 eorg ia Farm Report (ISNN 0744 7280) is published sem i mo nlhl y by th e Georg ia Ag ricul tural Stat istics Service, Alhe ns, GA 306 135 099. 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