Georgia agricultural facts, 2009

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL FACTS
2009 EDITION
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Thomas T. Irvin, Commissioner
Cooperating with
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Dr. Cynthia Clark, Administrator
Prepared by USDA, NASS, GEORGIA FIELD OFFICE
Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 355 East Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia 30601 Telephone: 706/546-2236 Fax: 706/546-2416
E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/
Douglas G. Kleweno, Director
S. Radley Edwards, Deputy Director

Jackie Adams Tanimola Ayewa James Brewster Brent Chittenden Peggy Craig Karlisa Farrell Wanda Fortune

Office Staff Robert Harris Andrew Jackson Kevin Lamons Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver John Meyer

Jokeda Nelson Sonya Peacock Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Sharon Stewart Talmadge Williams

Acknowledgments

We extend a special thanks to the farmers, agriculture industry representatives, County Extension Officials, and others who voluntarily provided basic data used to prepare the statistics presented in this publication.

North
Regina W. Broach* Raymond H. Bryant Howard Cooper Keith Milburn James B. Morris Jimmy C. Taff Billy Tomlinson James P. Vickers Leland J. Willis

OFFICE ENUMERATORS
Cindy Joiner* Allie M. Hardman Sue S. Johnston Betty Strickland

FIELD ENUMERATORS
West Central Jimmy P. Bradley* Wayne Adkins Paul M. Bulloch Carlton Farmer James L. Hoover, Jr. Lee Lucas, Jr.

East Central
Inman Gerrald* Willard R. Joiner John W. Meikle Lilla P. Mobley William Ed Veal William A. Woodward

Southwest Alfred E. (Bubber) Hester, Jr.* Scott Connell Don Hall William H. Kimbrel Ross E. NeSmith Charles W. Robertson
* Supervisors

Southeast
Donna Taft* Albert Potts Pat Reid Jack West

West Central

NASDA FIELD STAFF

East Central

Left to Right: Wayne Adkins, , Jimmy BradleySupervisor , Carlton Farmer, Lee Lucas, Paul Bulloch. Not pictured: Jimmy Hoover
South West

Left to Right: Allen Woodward, John Meikle, Inman Gerrald-Supervisor, Lilla Mobley, Ray Joiner. Not pictured: Ed Veal
South East

Left to Right: Billy Kimbrel, Ross NeSmith, Bubber Hester-Supervisor, Charles Robertson, Don Hall,
North

Left to Right: Albert Potts, Donna Taft-Supervisor, Jack West

NASDA OFFICE STAFF
Cindy Joiner-Supervisor Allie M. Hardman Sue S. Johnston Betty Strickland

Left to Right: Jim Vickers, Regina BroachSupervisor, Howard Cooper, Billy Tomlinson Raymond Bryant, Keith Milburn, Lee Willis, Not pictured: James Morris, Jimmy Taff

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
Dear Fellow Georgians:
Welcome to the 2009 Edition of Georgia Agricultural Facts. The Georgia Department of Agriculture publishes the annual statistical data in cooperation with the Georgia Field Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Georgia Field Office collects and updates data for our state.
The staff also provides the current information online at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/G eorgia/index.asp.
As we did last year, we have printed less paper copies and provided CD's as an option. In our quest to cut costs and increase our efficiency, we are encouraging our employees in the five district offices, laboratories and in the field across the state to use the link above to obtain the data they need. Another option for you and our employees is to download the information from the site onto a computer hard drive, a CD or a memory stick.
Agriculture is constantly influenced by changes in technology, the economy, the weather, governmental decisions, and other entities beyond the farmer's control. Accurate information and statistics are key factors in helping farmers make decisions and adapt to these changing conditions. That is why the work of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is so important and why we are proud to assist in producing this valuable research and reference guide.

USDA,NASS, GEORGIA
FIELD OFFICE
Dear Data User,
The Georgia Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is pleased to compile and release the 2009 edition of "Georgia Agricultural Facts." This publication again highlights agriculture as Georgia's number one industry. The current and historical state and county agricultural statistics provide valuable information concerning the state's agricultural production in 2008.
We highly value our mission of supporting you as our data customers with the best possible agricultural statistics. Both our agricultural surveys and census program provide data that helps define the ever changing agricultural sector. Producer decisions are influenced by economic pressures, domestic and international policy, population demographics, and the always unpredictable weather. Production and marketing conditions with their uncertainties also create a demand for factual and timely data. Change is inevitable and good statistics is essential for daily business transactions, for educating our citizens, and for policy making.
It is important to acknowledge the cooperation and support of the Georgia Department of Agriculture who provided funding for this publication, during very tight budget times. We especially thank the many Georgia producers who gave of their valuable time to participate in our surveys and provide much of the information in this bulletin. In addition, thanks goes to the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and USDA Farm Service Center staffs for assisting us with additional information and support in preparing these statistics.
We again extend a special thanks to our office staff and our National Association of State Departments of Agriculture enumeration staff for their contribution to our team effort of delivering defensible and timely agricultural statistics. A photo of our field enumeration staff is shown on the previous page.
This past year, we published the 2007 Census of Agriculture. These data provide trends and comparative statistics at the national, state and county levels. Five-year census revisions are available in this publication and on our web site. I encourage you to explore the numerous census tabulations on our web page that show comparative production, demographic, and economic data for Georgia and the nation.
Please contact us with your comments, questions, or requests for assistance as we are committed to providing the best possible service to you. Hopefully, you have bookmarked our web site for quick reference too.
Sincerely,
Douglas G. Kleweno Director

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES Cash Receipts, Graphs, 2008 ................................... 1 Highlights--2008 ........................................................ 2 Cash Receipts, 2004-2008........................................ 3 Farm Income and Expenses, 2004-2008 .................. 5 Farm Production Expenses, Graphs,2004-2008 ....... 6 Georgia=s Rank in U.S. Agriculture, 2008.................. 7
POULTRY Broilers and Egg Production and Value,
Graphs, 2001-2008 ................................................. 9 Highlights--2008 ...................................................... 10 Poultry Production and Value, 2003-2008............... 11 Egg Production and Value, 2001-2008 ................... 12 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry,
2004-2008 ........................................................... 12 Value of Poultry in GA, Graphs, 2001-2008 ............ 13
COUNTY ESTIMATES County and District Map .......................................... 14
Corn--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 15
Cotton--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 19
Oats--Map and District Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 23
Peanuts--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 25
Rye--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 28
Sorghum--Map and District Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 31
Soybeans--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 33
Tobacco--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 37
Wheat--Map and County Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 40
Cattle & Milk Cows--Maps and County Estimates, 2008-2009 .......................................................... 44
Hogs--Map and District Estimates, 2007-2008 .......................................................... 50
FIELD CROPS Cropland Used and Value of Production
Graphs, 2001-2008 .............................................. 52 Highlights--2008 Crop Year..................................... 53 Field Crops, State Estimates, 2001-2008................ 54 Corn and Sorghum Silage,
State Estimates, 2001-2008 .................................. 56 Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Corn
Estimates, 2001-2008 ........................................... 56 Crop Records, Highs and Lows............................... 57 Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates...................... 58 Grain Stocks, 2006-2008 ........................................ 59 Grain Stock Facilities, 2001-2008 ........................... 59 Hay Stocks, 2001-2008 ........................................... 59 Peanut Stocks, U.S., 2007-2009 ............................. 60 Soybean Acreage Following Another Crop
Selected States, 2001-2009 .................................. 60

FRUITS, NUTS AND VEGETABLES Production and Value of Production
Graphs, 2001-2008 ............................................... 61 Highlights--2008 Crop Year ..................................... 62 Fruit Crops, State Estimates, 2001-2008................. 63 Pecans, State Estimates, 2001-2008 ...................... 63 Vegetables, State Estimates, 2001-2008 ................ 64
LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY Milk Cows, Graph, 2001-2008 ................................. 66 Cattle and Calves, Graph, 2001-2008 ..................... 66 Highlights--2008 ...................................................... 67 Cattle and Calves, State Estimates,
2001-2009 ........................................................... 68 Cattle and Calves, Number by Size Groups,
2001-2008 ........................................................... 68 Cattle and Calves, Production, Income, and
Disposition, 2001-2008........................................ 69 Milk Cows and Heifers, State Estimates
2001-2009 ........................................................... 69 Milk Cows, Number of Operations, 2001-2008........ 69 Milk Cows and Milk Production, 2001-2008............. 70 Hogs, State Estimates, 2001-2008 .......................... 70 Hogs, Production and Income, 2001-2008 .............. 70 Red Meat Production, 2001-2008............................ 71 Red Meat Production, Graph, 2001-2008................ 71 Commercial Slaughter, 2001-2008 .......................... 71 Bees and Honey, 2001-2008................................... 72 Goats, Number by Class, 2008-2009 ...................... 72
AQUACULTURE Catfish, 2005-2009 .................................................. 73 Trout, 2005-2008 ..................................................... 73
AGRICULTURAL PRICES Marketing Season for Specified Crops .................... 74 Prices Received, Specified Commodities,
2001-2008 ........................................................... 74 Prices Received, Monthly, 2001-2008 ..................... 75 Feed Ratios, 2001-2008 .......................................... 78 Average Prices Paid, Specified Commodities,
2001-2009 ........................................................... 79
GENERAL Temperature and Precipitation Graphs, 2008.......... 83 Highlights--Crop Weather Summary, 2008.............. 84 Precipitation by Months, 2008 ................................. 86 Temperatures by Months, 2008............................... 87 Export Values, 2004-2008 ....................................... 88 Farm Labor, 2001-2008........................................... 88 Farm Numbers, Size and Value, 2001-2008 ........... 89 Farm Numbers by Economic Class, 2001-2008 ...... 89 Farm Real Estate Values, 2001-2009 ..................... 89 Farms, Number, Graph, 2001-2008 ........................ 90 Fertilizer Consumption, Graph, 2001-2009.............. 90 Fertilizer Consumption, 2001-2009 ......................... 91

Poultry 50.9%

CASH RECEIPTS and GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Georgia, 2008 - $7.8 Billion

Crops 35.1%

Livestock 8.9%

Govt. Payments 5.1%

CASH RECEIPTS Georgia - 2008
Percent of Total for Top Ten Commodities

Wheat 2.0

Corn 2.8

Dairy products 3.8

Greenhouse & Nursery 3.9

Cattle & calves 4.0

Peanuts 6.4

Cotton & Cottonseed 7.6

Chicken eggs

7.6

Vegetables, Melons &

Onions

7.8

Broilers 45.5

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

50.0

FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES

HIGHLIGHTS - 2008
Georgia=s gross farm income (value of agricultural sector production plus direct government payments) for 2008 was $9.21 billion, 10 percent more than 2007. Gross farm income includes cash income, non-cash income, and inventory adjustment. Increases were recorded in crop production, livestock production, and services and forestry revenues. Food grains, feed crops, oil crops, and vegetables all increased in value. Farm inventory adjustments for 2008 crops were a positive $7.28 million compared with a negative $137 million the previous year. The inventory adjustment for livestock was a negative $23.6 million as opposed to a negative $30.5 million in 2007. Farm production expenses (purchased inputs) increased 3 percent to $4.79 billion.
Cash receipts from farm marketings (value of crop and livestock production minus the value of home consumption and inventory adjustments) totaled $7.39 billion, up 9 percent from 2007. Net government transactions increased $15.6 million in 2008 to $214 million. Net farm income was 28 percent more than 2007 at $2.78 billion.
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Farm production expenses (purchased inputs, motor vehicle registration and licensing fees, property taxes, capital consumption, and payments to shareholders) totaled $6.44 billion in 2008, up 3 percent from the $6.23 billion in 2007. Feed purchases at $1.62 billion, up 8 percent from 2007, continued to be the single largest expense.
Seed purchase expenses increased 13 percent from last year, to $270 million. Fertilizer and lime expenses were up from $360 million in 2007 to $390 million in 2008. Pesticide expenses were down 12 percent. Electricity and petroleum fuel and oils increased 2 percent from 2007. Overall, other purchased inputs decreased 2 percent. Miscellaneous expenses increased, while contract labor, repair and maintenance of capital items, machine hire and customwork, and marketing, storage and transportation expenses decreased.
Property taxes combined with motor vehicle registration and licensing fees increased 5 percent to $184 million. Real estate and non-real estate interest fell 4 percent from the previous year to $299 million. Net rent received by non-operator landlords increased 24 percent to $93.2 million.

CASH RECEIPTS AND DIRECT GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Total cash receipts from the sale of crop and livestock commodities plus the proceeds from direct government payments totaled $7.79 billion, 9 percent more than the 2007 level. Poultry and eggs accounted for 50.9 percent of the total; crops accounted for 35.1 percent; livestock, excluding poultry, 8.9 percent; and direct government payments 5.1 percent.
Cash receipts from poultry continued to be the major contributor during 2008 at $3.96 billion. This was the fourteenth year in succession that cash receipts for poultry broke the $2.0 billion mark. Broilers continued to rank as Georgia=s number one cash receipts commodity. Eggs ranked third among all commodities with receipts of $564 million, or 7.6 percent of the total cash receipts excluding government payments.
Cash receipts from crops in 2008 totaled $2.74 billion, up 12 percent from the $2.45 billion in 2007. Vegetables, melons and onions, ranking second after broilers, accounted for 7.8 percent of the total cash receipts with earnings of $575 million, up slightly from 2007. Cotton and cottonseed placed fourth in cash receipts at $562 million and accounted for 7.6 percent of the total cash receipts. Peanuts accounted for 6.4 percent of the total with $475 million in cash receipts, up 46 percent from the previous year. Nursery and greenhouse cash receipts accounted for 3.9 percent of the total, or $291 million, down 9 percent from 2007.
Cash receipts from the sale of livestock, excluding poultry, totaled $697 million, down 1 percent from 2007. Cattle and calves receipts contributed the most to this category at $292 million, followed by dairy products at $281 million, hogs at $62.2 million, and aquaculture at $11.9. Miscellaneous livestock, including honey, and other livestock, increased 6 percent.
Government payments were up 7 percent from the previous year to $398 million.

Selected Commodity
POULTRY Broilers Farm chickens Chicken eggs Other poultry Total Poultry & Eggs

CASH RECEIPTS BY SELECTED COMMODITIES, GEORGIA 2004-20081/2/

2004

2005

2006

--1,000 dollars--

2,857,580

2,903,526

2,543,688

8,168

12,054

8,929

394,120

347,680

368,736

25,000

24,000

24,000

3,284,868

3,287,260

2,945,353

2007
3,187,848 8,946
437,491 25,000
3,659,285

2008
3,360,960 10,180
564,244 26,000
3,961,384

CROPS Corn Cotton
Cotton lint, all Cottonseed Hay Oats Peanuts Rye Sorghum grain Soybeans Tobacco Wheat Greenhouse & Nursery Peaches Pecans All Other Fruits & Nuts Vegetables, Melons & Onions All other crops Total Crops

77,020 475,309 437,893
37,416 28,683
1,720 336,293
1,939 2,574 44,846 86,426 29,776 330,022 33,017 78,060 35,134 444,675 13,500 2,019,215

47,878 533,184 492,370
40,814 41,248
851 357,840
1,928 2,072 27,366 39,974 22,404 378,739 27,476 101,440 44,157 532,346 16,000 2,174,977

49,405 444,949 396,936
48,013 46,228
1,648 279,738
1,572 3,003 20,380 43,330 21,640 399,685 33,020 66,300 70,342 559,000 13,500 2,053,741

151,231 618,527 566,691
51,835 55,643
2,373 324,480
1,908 5,854 65,598 60,856 41,733 320,789 9,830 159,300 39,982 573,298 13,500 2,444,901

207,132 562,250 485,617
76,633 81,128
3,431 475,116
2,849 7,019 108,676 57,120 149,239 290,781 19,326 101,020 81,624 575,058 13,500 2,735,269

LIVESTOCK Cattle and calves Dairy products Hogs Aquaculture All Other Livestock Total Livestock & Dairy Products
Total Cash Receipts for Poultry, Crops & Livestock

348,298 235,536
84,793 9,410
61,548 739,585
6,043,668

357,433 221,760
82,267 11,909 56,515 729,884
6,192,121

309,067 201,024
65,929 12,649 55,685 644,354
5,643,448

305,984 281,561
54,334 12,550 47,158 701,587
6,805,773

291,990 280,687
62,244 11,925 49,835 696,681
7,393,334

Direct Government Payments

287,431

666,427

483,066

372,607

397,699

Total Cash Receipts & Direct

Government Payments

6,331,099

6,858,548

6,126,514

7,178,380

7,791,033

1/ USDA estimates and publishes individual cash receipt values only for major commodities and major producing States. The U.S. receipts for

individual commodities, computed as the sum of the reported States, may understate the value of sales for some commodities, with the balance

included in the appropriate category labeled "other" or "miscellaneous." The degree of underestimation in some of the minor commodities can be

substantial. 2/ May not add due to rounding.

GEORGIA CASH RECEIPTS, EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AT A GLANCE 2007-2008 - 1,000 DOLLARS1/

2008 Rank Commodity

2007

2008

1

Broilers

3,187,848

3,360,960

2

Vegetables, Melons & Onions

573,298

575,058

3

Chicken eggs

437,491

564,244

4

Cotton lint

566,691

485,617

5

Peanuts

324,480

475,116

6

Cattle and calves

305,984

291,990

7

Greenhouse & Nursery

320,789

290,781

8

Dairy products

281,561

280,687

9

Corn

151,231

207,132

10

Wheat

41,733

149,239

11

Soybeans

65,598

108,676

12

Pecans

159,300

101,020

13

All Other Fruits & Nuts

39,982

81,624

14

Hay

55,643

81,128

15

Cottonseed

51,835

76,633

16

Hogs

54,334

62,244

17

Tobacco

60,856

57,120

18

All Other Livestock

47,158

49,835

19

Other poultry

25,000

26,000

20

Peaches

9,830

19,326

21

All other crops

13,500

13,500

22

Aquaculture

12,550

11,925

23

Farm chickens

8,946

10,180

24

Sorghum grain

5,854

7,019

25

Oats

2,373

3,431

26

Rye

1,908

2,849

Total 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

6,805,773

7,393,334

% of All
45.46 7.78 7.63 6.57 6.43 3.95 3.93 3.80 2.80 2.02 1.47 1.37 1.10 1.10 1.04 0.84 0.77 0.67 0.35 0.26 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.09 0.05 0.04
100.00

FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES, GEORGIA, 2004-2008

Item1/

2004

2005

2006

--1,000 Dollars--

Value of crop production

2,074,749 2,148,815 2,162,341

Food grains Feed crops

31,715 109,996

24,332 92,049

23,212 100,285

Cotton Oil crops Tobacco Fruits and tree nuts Vegetables All other crops Home consumption Value of inventory adjustment2/

475,309 381,361
86,426 146,211 444,675 343,522
569 54,965

533,184 385,280
39,974 173,073 532,346 394,739
176 -26,338

444,949 300,118
43,330 169,662 559,000 413,185
242 108,358

2007
2,307,642 43,641
215,100 618,527 390,078
60,856 209,112 573,298 334,289
203 -137,462

2008
2,742,792 152,089 298,709 562,250 583,792 57,120 201,970 575,058 304,281 244 7,279

Value of livestock production Meat animals Dairy products Poultry and eggs Miscellaneous livestock Home consumption Value of inventory adjustment2/

3,994,525 433,091 235,536
3,284,868 70,958 506 -30,434

3,990,739 439,700 221,760
3,287,260 68,424 921 -27,326

3,578,697 374,996 201,024
2,945,353 68,334 1,225 -12,235

4,331,526 360,318 281,561
3,659,285 59,708 1,183 -30,529

4,635,916 354,234 280,687
3,961,384 61,760 1,422 -23,571

Revenues from services and forestry Machine hire and customwork Forest products sold Other farm income Gross imputed rental value of farm dwellings

1,007,450 30,498 35,000
439,060 502,892

1,137,427 26,204 42,000
478,231 590,992

1,335,906 25,445 48,000
600,571 661,890

1,388,260 41,286 55,000
596,135 695,839

1,437,070 35,024 50,000
631,850 720,196

Value of agricultural sector production

7,076,725 7,276,981 7,076,944

8,027,427 8,815,778

Purchased inputs (less)

3,458,040 3,697,294 4,200,160

4,658,081 4,788,905

Farm origin Feed purchased Livestock and poultry purchased
Seed purchased

1,674,397 1,170,000
344,397
160,000

1,599,577 1,150,000
259,577
190,000

1,922,611 1,400,000
282,611
240,000

2,062,006 1,500,000
322,006
240,000

2,222,279 1,620,000
332,279
270,000

Manufactured inputs Fertilizers and lime Pesticides Petroleum fuel and oils Electricity

678,129 220,000 230,000 165,443
62,686

798,305 270,000 250,000 212,450
65,855

860,025 280,000 230,000 265,007
85,018

1,064,691 360,000 260,000 355,396 89,295

1,072,437 390,000 230,000 349,467 102,970

Other purchased inputs Repair and maintenance of capital items Machine hire and customwork Marketing, storage, and transportation expenses Contract labor Miscellaneous expenses

1,105,514 210,063 51,164 211,156 49,950 583,181

1,299,412 229,418 69,656 264,781 37,304 698,253

1,417,524 186,047 50,852 318,941 53,283 808,401

1,531,384 251,531 40,787 318,374 61,708 858,984

1,494,189 245,094 32,000 262,244 41,390 913,461

Net government transactions (plus)

167,515

544,856

350,893

197,861

213,506

+ Direct Government payments - Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees - Property taxes

287,431 9,916
110,000

666,427 11,571
110,000

483,066 12,173
120,000

372,607 14,746
160,000

397,699 13,974
170,219

Gross value added

3,786,199 4,124,543 3,227,678

3,567,207 4,240,379

Capital consumption (less)

475,650

525,095

569,384

591,388

607,402

Net value added

3,310,549 3,599,448 2,658,294

2,975,819 3,632,977

Payments to stakeholders (less) Employee compensation (total hired labor) Net rent received by nonoperator landlords Real estate and nonreal estate interest

612,658 308,975
80,000 223,683

701,560 355,848
84,273 261,439

705,713 317,884
90,724 297,105

808,967 422,917
75,372 310,678

857,582 465,563
93,180 298,839

Net farm income

2,697,891 2,897,888 1,952,581

2,166,852 2,775,395

1/ Value of agricultural sector production is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within a year. Net value-added is the sector's

contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production, regardless of ownership. Net

farm income is the farm operators' share of income from the sector's production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by

the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 2/ A positive value of inventory change represents current-year production not sold by

December 31. A negative value is an offset to production from prior years included in current-year sales.

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES Georgia, 2008

Net Rent Received by Nonoperator Landlords
1.5%

Interest Expense 4.6%

Labor & Custom Work 8.4%

Capital Consumption 9.4%
Taxes & Fees 2.9%

Feed Purchased 25.2%

Miscellaneous Expenses 14.2%

Marketing, Storage & Transportation Expenses 4.1%

Repair & Maintenance of Capital Items 3.8%

Energy 7.0%

Pesticides 3.6%

Livestock & Poultry Purchased 5.2%
Seed Purchased 4.2%
Fertilizers & Lime 6.1%

FARM INCOME & EXPENSES Georgia, 2004 - 2008

$ BILLION

9.00

8.00
7.36
7.00

6.00

5.00

4.67

7.94 5.05

7.56 5.61

8.40 6.23

9.21 6.44

4.00

3.00

2.70

2.90

2.78

2.00

1.95

2.17

1.00

0.00 2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Gross Farm Income

Total Production Expenses

Net Farm Income

RANKING OF 10 LEADING STATES IN CASH RECEIPTS FOR TOP 25 COMMODITIES, 2008

Commodity1/

U. S. Rank Value

GA Rank Value

Top 10 states by their value of cash receipts

1

2

3

4

--Million $--

--Million $--

--State and Million $--

All commodities

324,438 18

7,393 CA 36,265 IA 24,753 TX 19,172 NE 17,316

Livestock and products

141,195

9

4,658

TX 11,031 CA 10,632 IA 9,868 NE 8,320

Crops

183,243 21

2,735 CA 25,633 IA 14,885 IL 14,232 MN 9,753

Corn

1

51,552 23

207

IA 9,703 IL 8,878 NE 5,712 MN 4,675

Cattle and calves

2

48,189 31

292 NE 7,069 TX 6,896 KS 6,240 CO 3,058

Dairy products

3

34,773 25

281 CA 6,924 WI 4,571 NY 2,306 PA 2,102

Soybeans

4

29,058 23

109

IA 4,800 IL 4,163 MN 2,829 IN 2,432

Broilers

5

23,112

1

3,361 GA 3,361 AR 2,807 NC 2,692 AL 2,631

Wheat

6

17,445 26

149 ND 2,515 KS 2,418 SD 1,197 MT 1,191

Greenhouse/nursery

7

16,097 15

291 CA 3,297 FL 1,932 TX 1,435 OR 1,011

Hogs

8

16,077 21

62

IA 4,759 NC 2,171 MN 2,047 IL 971

Chicken eggs

9

8,203

3

564

IA 1,118 OH

585 GA 564 IN 536

Hay

10

7,403 29

81 CA 1,026 ID

676 WA 413 TX 397

Cotton

11

5,684

3

562

TX 2,243 CA

649 GA 562 AR 515

Turkeys

12

4,479 N/A

-- MN 744 NC

652 MO 371 AR 348

Potatoes

13

3,689 N/A

--

ID 781 WA

705 WI 284 CO 277

Grapes

14

3,474 10

4 CA 3,005 WA

311 OR

60 NY

40

Rice

15

3,215 N/A

-- AR 1,407 CA

826 LA 400 MS 215

Apples

16

2,668 27

3 WA 1,779 NY

288 MI 131 PA

83

Almonds

17

2,262 N/A

-- CA 2,262 na

na

na

Lettuce

18

1,986 N/A

-- CA 1,605 AZ

373 NJ

8 na

Oranges

19

1,969 N/A

--

FL 1,341 CA

627 AZ

1 TX

1

Strawberries

20

1,885 N/A

-- CA 1,545 FL

249 NC

21 OR

17

Sorghum grain

21

1,834 15

7

KS 748 TX

666 NE

77 LA

57

Tobacco Aquaculture2/

22

1,445

6

23

1,363 N/A

57 NC 687 KY

370 TN 100 VA

83

--

Horses/mules

24

1,165 N/A

--

KY 1,080 NJ

85 na

na

Tomatoes3/
N/A = not applicable. na = not available. 1/ The 25 leading commodities ranked by value of farm marketings. 2/ States not published to avoid disclosure of individual producers. 3/ Commodities having no accompanying data would have appeared within the ranked list of commodities, but were excluded to avoid disclosure of individual producers. Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contacts: Roger Strickland E-mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov and John Dillard E-mail: jdillard@ers.usda.gov. Released August 6, 2009.

RANKING OF 10 LEADING STATES IN CASH RECEIPTS FOR TOP 25 COMMODITIES, 2008, Continued

Commodity1/

5

6

7

8

9

10

--State and Million $--

All commodities

IL 16,357 MN 15,843

KS 13,967 IN 9,962 WI 9,890

NC 9,751

Livestock and products KS 7,213 NC 6,461

WI 6,316 MN 6,090 GA 4,658

AR 4,350

Crops

NE 8,996

TX 8,141

IN 7,105 KS 6,755 ND 6,717

FL 6,593

Corn

IN 3,952

SD 2,189 OH 2,071 KS 2,048 MO 1,751

WI 1,676

Cattle and calves

IA 2,882 OK 2,437 CA 1,823 SD 1,699 MO 1,217

ID 1,183

Dairy products

ID 2,101 MN 1,658

TX 1,569 MI 1,486 NM 1,362 OH 1,005

Soybeans

NE 2,209

OH 1,874 MO 1,862 SD 1,399 ND 1,096

KS 1,069

Broilers

MS 2,194

TX 1,557 MD 790 CA

788 DE

774

KY 744

Wheat

OK 1,104 WA 915 MN 730 TX

705 ID

666 NE 515

Greenhouse/nursery

NC 777

MI 634

NJ 460 AZ

418 WA

372

IL 339

Hogs

IN 924 MO 877 NE 729 OK

559 OH

435

KS 421

Chicken eggs

PA 487

TX 460

CA 441 AR

418 NC

374

AL 299

Hay

CO 390

OR 365

UT 261 AZ

261 NM

226

KS 213

Cotton

MS 328 MO 248 NC 193 TN

190 AZ

189

AL 155

Turkeys

IN 306

VA 271

SC 267 CA

252 IA

202

WI 191

Potatoes

OR 208 CA 197 MN 175 ND

152 ME

145

MI 136

Grapes

PA

20

MI

9

VA

9 NC

5 TX

4 GA

4

Rice

MO 191

TX 176

na

na

na

na

Apples

CA

77 OR

33 OH

32 VA

30 WI

25 NC

22

Almonds

na

na

na

na

na

na

Lettuce

na

na

na

na

na

na

Oranges

na

na

na

na

na

na

Strawberries

PA

15 WA

10 NY

7 OH

7 WI

7

MI

6

Sorghum grain

OK

48 AR

48 MO

33 IL

33 SD

30 MS

26

Tobacco Aquaculture2/

SC

69 GA

57

PA

26 CT

22 MA

13 OH

11

Horses/mules

na

na

na

na

na

na

Tomatoes3/
N/A = not applicable. na = not available. 1/ The 25 leading commodities ranked by value of farm marketings. 2/ States not published to avoid disclosure of individual producers. 3/ Commodities having no accompanying data would have appeared within the ranked list of commodities, but were excluded to avoid disclosure of individual producers. Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contacts: Roger Strickland E-mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov and John Dillard E-mail: jdillard@ers.usda.gov. Released August 6, 2009.

Number (million) 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000
500 0 2001

2002

BROILERS Number and Value of Production
Georgia, 2001 - 2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Dollars (million) 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
2008

Number

Value

Dozen (million) 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100
50 0 2001

EGG PRODUCTION & VALUE Hatching, Table, and Total Eggs
Georgia 2001 - 2008

2002

2003

Hatching Eggs

2004

2005

2006

2007

Table Eggs Total Eggs Dollar Value

Dollars (million) 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
2008

POULTRY

2008 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION1/ All Poultry and Eggs .............................................$3,935,384,000 Broilers ................................................................... $3,360,960,000 Eggs ..........................................................................$564,244,000 Chickens* .................................................................... $10,180,000

2008 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First ................................................ Broilers Value of Production First ..................................................................Broilers Produced First ............................................ All Poultry Value of Production First ....................................... Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Second ................. Chickens Value of Sales (excludes broilers) Third .................................................... Eggs Value of Production Seventh ................................................................ Eggs Produced

SUMMARY--2008
The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia increased 8 percent to $3.94 billion for the 2008 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $3.36 billion, up 5 percent from 2007. The value of production for all eggs was $564 million, up 29 percent from 2007. The sale of chickens, excluding broilers, totaled 15.4 million birds with a value of sales of $10.2 million.
BROILER PRODUCTION
For the twenty-fifth consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.41 billion birds in 2008. Production increased 1 percent from 1.40 billion broilers produced in 2007. Pounds produced in 2008 totaled 7.47 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2008 was 45.0 cents per pound, up 2 cents from the 2007 average price. Georgia ranked first in the number of broilers produced and accounted for 16 percent of the number and 15 percent of pounds of the Nation=s broiler production in 2008. For the fourteenth consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production.

EGG PRODUCTION
Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2008, totaled 4.58 billion eggs, down 5 percent from 2007. The number of layers averaged 18.5 million in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was down 5 percent, to 9.19 million from 9.66 million in 2007. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 9.30 million in 2008. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 247 eggs per hen in 2008, the same as 2007. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.10 billion eggs during 2008, 5 percent less than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.47 billion eggs in 2008, down 4 percent from 2007. The average price for all eggs in 2008 was 148.0 cents per dozen, 38.0 cents more than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 104.0 cents per dozen, up 29.2 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $2.00 per dozen, up 50.0 cents from the previous year. Of the total eggs produced in 2008, 57 percent were sold as table eggs and 43 percent were used as hatching eggs. Georgia ranked sixth in the Nation in 2008 in the average number of layers and seventh in total egg production. Iowa was the leading State in both layers and egg production followed by Ohio.

1/ Value of production is quantity produced multiplied by the price per unit. * Value of sales for mature chickens is quantity sold multiplied by the price per unit.

POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 2003-20081/

2003

2004

2005

2006

--Thousand Dollars--

20072/

2008

Commercial Broilers Mature Chickens, Value of Sales3/

2,142,850 7,806

2,857,580 8,168

2,903,532 12,054

2,543,688 8,929

3,187,848 8,946

3,360,960 10,180

All Chickens,

Including Commercial Broilers

2,150,656 2,865,748

2,915,586

2,552,617

3,196,794

3,371,140

Eggs

395,769

394,120

347,680

368,736

437,491

564,244

All Poultry

2,546,425 3,259,868

3,263,266

2,921,353

3,634,285

3,935,384

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Revised. 3/ Includes hatching and table egg flocks.

POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 2001-20081/

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Commercial Broilers

Number Produced 1,000 Head 1,247,300 1,290,500 1,260,500 1,298,900 1,324,000 1,358,800 1,398,800 1,409,200

Pounds Produced 1,000 Price per Pound2/ Cents

6,236,500 6,452,500 6,302,500 6,494,500 6,752,400 7,065,800 7,413,600 7,468,800

39.0

30.0

34.0

44.0

43.0

36.0

43.0

45.0

Value of Production 1,000 $

2,432,235 1,935,750 2,142,850 2,857,580 2,903,532 2,543,688 3,187,848 3,360,960

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Mature Chickens3/

Number Sold

1,000 Head 19,630 16,947 17,957 15,707 14,043 13,843 15,318 15,417

Pounds Sold

1,000

147,225 127,103 113,129 102,096 103,918 103,823 111,821 109,461

Price per Pound Cents

7.8

8.2

6.9

8.0

11.6

8.6

8.0

9.3

Value of Sales

1,000 $

11,484 10,422

7,806

8,168

12,054

8,929

8,946 10,180

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 3/ Mature chickens includes

Hatching Egg and Table Egg Flocks.

TABLE 3 EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY TYPE, GEORGIA 2001-20081/2/

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Table Eggs

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 11,596

11,052 11,225 11,169

10,257

9,734

9,673

Eggs per Layer

Number

258

258

267

269

269

269

266

Eggs Produced

Million

2,991

2,853

2,998

3,002

2,760 2,614

2,576

Price per Dozen

Cents

42.6

38.6

55.9

55.8

34.5

43.2

74.8

Value of Production

1,000 $ 106,198

91,815 139,657 139,603

79,430 94,111 160,491

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Hatching Eggs

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 9,398

9,422

9,217

9,054

9,380 9,635

9,664

Eggs per Layer

Number

223

224

222

225

229

228

229

Eggs Produced

Million

2,095

2,114

2,049

2,036

2,146 2,197

2,216

Price per Dozen

Cents

149.9

149.9

150.0

150.0

150.0 150.0

150.0

Value of Production

1,000 $ 261,689 264,153 256,112 254,517 268,250 274,625 277,000

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total Eggs

Average Number Layers 1,000 Head 20,994

20,473 20,442 20,323

19,737 19,469

19,434

Eggs per Layer

Number

242

243

247

248

249

247

247

Eggs Produced

Million

5,086

4,967

5,047

5,038

4,906 4,811

4,792

Price per Dozen

Cents

86.8

86.0

94.1

93.9

85.0

92.0

110.0

Value of Production

1,000 $ 367,887 355,968 395,769 394,120 347,680 368,736 437,491

1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks.

2008
9,300 266
2,472 104.0 213,577
2008
9,189 229
2,104 200.0 350,667
2008
18,539 247
4,576 148.0 564,244

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 2004-20081/ UNITED STATES

Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis
Beef Pork Lamb
Total2/

Unit
Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds

2004
66.1 51.4
1.1 118.6

2005
65.6 50.0
1.1 116.7

2006
65.8 49.4
1.1 116.3

2007
65.2 50.8
1.1 117.1

2008
62.8 49.5
1.0 113.3

Eggs Total2/

Number

257.3

255.8

257.8

250.1

248.9

Chickens

Commercial Broilers3/

Pounds

84.4

85.8

86.5

85.4

83.5

Turkey4/

Pounds

17.1

16.7

16.9

17.5

17.6

Total2/4/

Pounds

101.5

102.5

103.4

102.9

101.1

1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2009. Economic Research Service, USDA. Per capita meat and egg consumption disappearance data are calculated using the Resident Population Plus Armed Forces Overseas series from the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Retail lb. 4/ Ready-to-Cook Basis.

Value of Production Commercial Broilers, Mature Chickens, and Eggs
Georgia 2008 (Million Dollars)
Broilers $3,361

Mature Chickens* $10

Eggs (Total)

Mature Chickens

* Includes hatching and table egg

Eggs (Total) $564
Broilers

Dollars (Million) 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000
500 0 2001

POULTRY Value of Production Georgia, 2001 - 2008

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Value of production includes broilers, eggs, and mature chickens.

2008

COUNTY ESTIMATES

County level estimates or District level estimates are made for eleven Georgia commodities, including field crops, cattle, and hogs. These estimates are based on the county where the operator lives or company headquarters is located except for hogs. Hogs are estimated in the district in which they reside. The `Combined Counties' designation contains data for those counties where publishing data could disclose individual operations.

The State is divided into nine Statistical Districts: three across north Georgia, three across the central part of the State and three across south Georgia. This allows data to be published that cannot be published at the county level because of disclosure.

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

WALKER

1 CHATTOOGA

GORDON

2 GILMER

WHITE LUMPKIN

PICKENS

STEPHENS

FLOYD

BARTOW

DAWSON CHEROKEE FORSYTH

HALL

BANKS FRANKLIN HART
3

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA
4

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN

HANCOCK

GLASCOCK

RICHMOND

MERIWETHER

LAMAR

TROUP

PIKE MONROE JONES BALDWIN

JEFFERSON

BURKE

UPSON

5

WASHINGTON

6

HARRIS

TALBOT

CRAWFORD

BIBB

WILKINSON

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS

SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

7

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

WORTH

IRWIN
8 TIFT
BERRIEN

COLQUITT

COOK

COFFEE ATKINSON

BACON PIERCE

WAYNE
9

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

SEMINOLE

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LANIER LOWNDES

CLINCH

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

CORN

Top Producing Counties

2008

Miller

2,271,000 bu

Seminole

2,138,000 bu

Burke

1,994,000 bu

Calhoun

1,841,000 bu

Early

1,592,000 bu

Decatur

1,560,000 bu

Baker

1,546,000 bu

Jefferson

1,390,000 bu

Irwin

1,361,000 bu

Mitchell

1,288,000 bu

State Total

43,400,000 bu

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE
WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

Corn 2008
1,000,000+ bu 500,000 to 999,999 bu 250,000 to 499,999 bu

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON

MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

100,000 to 249,999 bu Less than 100,000 bu*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

MUSCOGEE

TAYLOR

PEACH

EMANUEL

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

TREUTLEN

JENKINS SCREVEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN

DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

* Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Baker Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

5,400

3,100

70

216,000

4,300

1,900

79

150,000

5,700

5,400

106

572,000

12,000

11,200

174

1,953,000

9,800

9,300

166

1,546,000

2,600

2,300

92

211,000

6,800

6,600

133

879,000

11,000

10,500

116

1,223,000

Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Calhoun

900 7,400
700 14,500 17,500 12,500

600 5,000
350 13,900 14,500 12,000

57

34,000

800

111

555,000

4,900

54

19,000

71

984,000

6,200

139

2,011,000

18,200

143

1,710,000

10,600

800 3,300
5,900 10,000 10,100

60

48,000

138

455,000

91

535,000

199

1,994,000

182

1,841,000

Candler Chattooga Clay Coffee Colquitt Cook

4,000 1,000 3,000 9,400 6,800 3,400

3,900

63

900

51

2,800

138

9,000

109

6,300

149

3,200

130

244,000 46,000
386,000 985,000 940,000 417,000

800 1,400 6,000 5,200 2,000

700

97

1,200

150

5,900

126

4,900

173

1,800

130

68,000 180,000 743,000 847,000 234,000

Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly Dougherty Early

3,100 17,000
3,000 5,000
13,500

3,000 14,000
2,800 4,800
12,700

166

499,000

1,700

170

2,373,000

12,500

120

336,000

2,400

160

767,000

3,200

174

2,216,000

9,700

1,300 10,100
2,000
2,900 9,300

194

252,000

154

1,560,000

123

245,000

162

469,000

171

1,592,000

Echols Effingham Emanuel Evans Floyd Gordon

900 5,500 7,800 2,200
3,700

800

119

5,200

61

7,600

102

1,900

66

3,000

54

95,000 317,000 777,000 126,000
162,000

3,500 4,100
2,400

3,400 3,200
2,400

54

184,000

79

252,000

75

181,000

Grady Hart Irwin Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins

16,000 1,200
20,000 5,700
12,000

13,000 800
19,000 5,500
11,800

76

992,000

9,800

140

112,000

1,300

153

2,910,000

11,500

133

732,000

2,500

149

1,753,000

9,400

4,000

8,000 1,000 11,300 2,500 8,200 3,600

101

811,000

179

179,000

120

1,361,000

122

304,000

170

1,390,000

151

545,000

Johnson

2,500

2,200

128

281,000

Lanier

2,300

2,100

98

205,000

800

800

95

76,000

Laurens

5,200

3,500

83

289,000

4,300

3,600

136

490,000

Long

600

500

58

29,000

Lowndes

4,400

4,000

113

451,000

2,000

1,800

127

229,000

Macon

10,500

5,300

146

774,000

8,000

5,100

144

736,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

County
Marion Miller Mitchell Montgomery Morgan Murray

CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

1,300

1,000

57

57,000

700

500

110

55,000

16,000

15,500

173

2,675,000

11,800

11,300

201

2,271,000

20,000

18,500

166

3,079,000

14,100

11,200

115

1,288,000

2,000

1,900

144

274,000

700

200

80

16,000

1,400

1,200

66

79,000

Peach Pierce Polk Pulaski Randolph Screven

1,300 6,200 1,200 4,600 8,300 13,500

1,200 5,700 1,100 4,500 7,500 12,800

132

158,000

121

690,000

74

81,000

133

598,000

162

1,216,000

97

1,245,000

900 1,900 6,000 10,000

800 1,700 5,700 8,500

78

62,000

152

259,000

199

1,137,000

108

915,000

Seminole Sumter Tattnall Telfair Terrell Thomas

12,500 14,000
5,600 1,900 15,500 12,000

12,000 13,500
5,300 1,700 13,400 11,700

177

2,129,000

133

1,802,000

128

678,000

107

182,000

150

2,016,000

63

735,000

10,200 3,800
9,000

10,100 3,600
8,900

212

2,138,000

169

609,000

94

838,000

Tift Toombs Treutlen Turner Twiggs Ware

4,200 2,900
700 5,600
800 4,400

3,800

98

2,600

96

600

78

5,400

136

800

136

3,300

87

371,000 249,000
47,000 734,000 109,000 288,000

3,800 1,300
3,400 1,200 2,200

3,600 1,200
3,400 1,200
700

118

425,000

164

197,000

171

582,000

131

157,000

71

50,000

Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Worth

3,000
2,200 1,100 1,000
4,800 7,300

2,600

114

1,600

76

1,000

125

600

118

4,800

144

6,900

136

296,000
121,000 125,000
71,000
691,000 940,000

3,000
1,200 500
3,400 7,200

1,600
600 500 3,000 6,700

85

136,000

107

64,000

106

53,000

146

437,000

131

876,000

Combined Counties 67,300

52,250

111

5,817,000

111,100

88,900

128 11,354,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

District
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9

CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-2008

2007

2008

Planted

Harv

Yield per

for Grain Harv Acre1/ Production Planted

Harv

Yield per

for Grain Harv Acre1/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

15,000

13,000

62

810,000 10,000

7,700

99

766,000

4,000

2,300

90

207,000 4,000

2,800

112

314,000

4,000

2,700

120

323,000 4,000

3,000

144

431,000

16,000

9,000

114

1,025,000 12,000

8,000

133

1,067,000

34,000

28,000

122

3,403,000 25,000

20,500

120

2,464,000

84,000

78,000

106

8,272,000 59,000

44,000

134

5,891,000

198,000

178,000

146

26,043,000 152,000

133,000

157

20,916,000

116,000

108,000

131

14,169,000 75,000

70,000

133

9,339,000

39,000

31,000

93

2,898,000 29,000

21,000

105

2,212,000

State Total

510,000

450,000

1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

127

57,150,000 370,000

310,000

140

43,400,000

Thousand Acres 500

400

300

200

100

0 2001

2002

CORN Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

Acres Harvested

2005

2006

Production

Million Bushels 70

60

50

40

30

20

10

2007

0 2008

GEORGIA COTTON COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

COTTON

Top Producing Counties

2008

Dooly

104,600 bales

Colquitt

90,700 bales

Mitchell

87,200 bales

Worth

80,100 bales

Miller

56,100 bales

Brooks

52,700 bales

Coffee

52,300 bales

Early

52,000 bales

Seminole

51,800 bales

Decatur

51,700 bales

State Total 1,600,000 bales

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

Cotton

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON

MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

2008
50,000+ bales 40,000 to 49,999 bales 30,000 to 39,999 bales 20,000 to 29,999 bales Less than 20,000 bales*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES

BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN

DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Ben Hill Berrien

COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Lint per Production

Lint per Production

Harv 480 Lb Net

Harv 480 Lb Net

Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

22,100

19,300

759

30,500

18,100

17,700

979

36,100

5,000

4,900

803

8,200

7,600

7,500

941

14,700

8,000

7,700

648

10,400

17,000

15,700

1,076

35,200

17,200

16,900

866

30,500

7,300

7,300

894

13,600

7,600

7,500

973

15,200

20,300

19,500

702

28,500

17,800

17,300

882

31,800

Bleckley Brooks Bulloch Burke Calhoun Candler

11,200 39,000 21,300 20,900 15,100
9,000

11,000

668

38,800

851

21,200

666

20,600

583

12,600

930

8,800

616

15,300 68,800 29,400 25,000 24,400 11,300

10,000 30,400 25,200 13,500 13,600
8,500

9,500 30,300 25,000 13,000 13,200
8,400

541

10,700

835

52,700

758

39,500

775

21,000

829

22,800

531

9,300

Clay Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Crisp

20,700 53,500
18,200 30,200

20,500

808

52,800

820

18,200

588

30,100

761

34,500 90,200
22,300 47,700

6,500 24,600 49,600
13,700 28,900

5,900 24,500 49,500
13,600 28,800

716 1,025
880
851 645

8,800 52,300 90,700
24,100 38,700

Decatur Dodge Dooly Early Emanuel Grady

29,200 13,100 67,300 35,700 10,300 20,000

27,800 13,100 66,800 33,800 10,200 19,600

1,167 806 743 856 720 688

67,600 22,000 103,400 60,300 15,300 28,100

29,300 13,400 64,600 32,000
8,500 20,500

28,600 13,000 64,500 31,800
8,300 20,300

868

51,700

738

20,000

778

104,600

785

52,000

671

11,600

825

34,900

Irwin Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Lanier Laurens

21,400 17,000 10,400
5,900 5,200

21,200

799

16,500

835

10,400

632

5,800

794

5,100

527

35,300 28,700 13,700
9,600 5,600

23,900 13,800
7,300 7,800 4,900

23,700 13,700
7,200 7,700 4,800

980

48,400

981

28,000

807

12,100

729

11,700

850

8,500

Lowndes Macon Miller Mitchell Montgomery Peach

8,400
29,400 44,900
2,300 3,100

8,300
24,300 42,700
2,300 2,800

752
1,169 924 480 531

13,000
59,200 82,200
2,300 3,100

7,700 30,300 45,600
1,700

7,600 29,100 45,500
1,600

872

13,800

925

56,100

920

87,200

600

2,000

Pierce

6,600

6,500

746

10,100

8,300

8,000

Pulaski

23,800

23,400

911

44,400

5,200

5,000

Screven

14,700

14,700

666

20,400

13,900

13,400

Seminole

26,200

24,300

1,156

58,500

28,100

27,400

Sumter

22,300

21,700

743

33,600

17,700

16,900

Tattnall

8,200

8,100

587

9,900

8,100

7,600

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties.

840

14,000

912

9,500

684

19,100

907

51,800

784

27,600

840

13,300

County
Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Turner Twiggs

COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Lint per Production

Lint per Production

Harv 480 Lb Net

Harv 480 Lb Net

Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

6,600

6,600

902

12,400

4,000

3,800

846

6,700

22,100

20,400

706

30,000

20,400

17,500

823

30,000

28,300

28,200

780

45,800

25,800

25,700

844

45,200

20,400

20,200

682

28,700

15,500

15,300

998

31,800

20,600

20,600

767

32,900

20,300

20,000

799

33,300

5,400

5,400

444

5,000

Wayne Wheeler Wilcox Worth

5,200 1,500 19,500 50,600

4,900

681

1,500

832

19,500

832

50,300

855

6,950

2,600

33,800

22,500

22,300

788

89,600

46,600

46,300

830

36,600 80,100

Combined Counties 81,600

79,000

757

124,650

93,000

88,800

811

1/ Districts 1, 2, and 3 data included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations.

150,100

COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Lint per Production

Lint per Production

Harv 480 Lb Net

Harv 480 Lb Net

District

Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

--Acres--

--Pounds-- --Bales--

District 4

11,000

10,000

806

16,800

District 5

81,000

80,000

757

126,100

56,000

54,000

684

77,000

District 6

99,000

98,000

633

129,300

87,000

85,000

717

127,000

District 7

335,000

314,000

914

597,900

318,000

309,000

861

554,500

District 8

432,000

428,000

787

701,300

405,000

402,000

850

711,500

District 9

59,000

55,000

693

79,400

56,500

54,000

923

103,800

Combined Districts

24,000

20,000

624

26,000

6,500

6,000

752

9,400

State Total

1,030,000

995,000

801

1,660,000

940,000

1/ Unpublished District data included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations.

920,000

835

1,600,000

Thousand Acres 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2001

2002

COTTON Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested Production

2007

Thousand Bales 2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0 2008

Pounds per Acre 900

COTTON Yield
Georgia, 2001-2008

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Yield

GEORGIA OATS DISTRICT ESTIMATES
2008

OATS Production by District
2008

District 4

64,000 bu

District 5

345,000 bu

Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007

District 6

305,000 bu

were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at District 7

495,000 bu

www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

District 8

410,000 bu

District 9

58,000 bu

Combined Districts 15,000 bu

State Total

1,725,000 bu

Oats 2008

1

2

460,000+ bu 400,000 to 459,999 bu 180,000 to 399,999 bu

3

60,000 to 179,999 bu Less than 60,000 bu*

4

5

6

7

8

9

*Includes District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

OATS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-2008
County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations

OATS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

District

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

District 4

2,900

1,000

63

63,000

3,400

1,000

64

64,000

District 5

13,000

7,600

51

390,000

12,400

5,600

62

345,000

District 6

6,800

3,700

61

224,000

6,500

4,000

76

305,000

District 7

24,000

8,600

64

550,000

23,000

7,000

71

495,000

District 8

19,500

7,500

52

388,000

16,000

6,000

68

410,000

District 9

1,800

800

40

32,000

2,000

800

73

58,000

Combined Districts 2,000

800

41

33,000

1,700

600

80

48,000

State Total

70,000

30,000

56

1,680,000

65,000

25,000

69

1/ District data included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

1,725,000

Thousand Acres 40 35 30 25 20 15 10
5 0
2001

2002

OATS Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested Production

Thousand Bushels 2500

2000

1500

1000

500

2007

0 2008

GEORGIA PEANUT COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

PEANUTS

Top Producing Counties

2008

Decatur

106,000,000 lbs

Worth

98,500,000 lbs

Early

97,000,000 lbs

Miller

93,000,000 lbs

Dooly

86,300,000 lbs

Irwin

80,700,000 lbs

Colquitt

77,000,000 lbs

Seminole

74,000,000 lbs

Baker

71,000,000 lbs

Burke

70,500,000 lbs

State Total 2,329,000,000 lbs

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE
WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

Peanuts 2008
46,000,000+ lbs 25,000,000 to 45,999,999 lbs 10,000,000 to 24,999,999 lbs

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

1,000,000 to 9,999,999 lbs Less than 1,000,000 lbs*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES

BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR GRADY THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Ben Hill Berrien

PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Yield

Yield

Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Acres--

--Pounds--

14,800

14,700

2,845 41,800,000

17,000

17,000

2,795

47,500,000

8,500

8,300

3,010 25,000,000

7,600

7,200

2,820 20,300,000

14,600

14,400

3,680 53,000,000

17,100

16,900

4,200

71,000,000

5,500

5,400

3,705 20,000,000

14,000

13,700

2,920 40,000,000

18,400

18,200

2,830

51,500,000

Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bulloch Burke Calhoun

1,300 900
7,800 14,300 14,000 14,200

1,300 900
7,700 14,000 13,900 14,000

3,310 2,780 3,375 3,195 3,355 3,715

4,300,000 2,500,000 26,000,000 44,700,000 46,600,000 52,000,000

13,600
19,000 14,900

13,400
18,800 14,900

3,440

46,100,000

3,750 4,060

70,500,000 60,500,000

Candler Clay Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp

3,200 7,000 20,100 14,000 6,300 11,900

3,200 7,000 19,600 13,800 6,200 11,700

3,440 2,800 2,960 2,970 3,225 2,950

11,000,000 19,600,000 58,000,000 41,000,000 20,000,000 34,500,000

6,200 7,700 23,900 21,800 12,700 13,600

6,200 7,600 23,700 21,600 12,500 13,400

3,450 4,065 2,930 3,565 3,200 2,815

21,400,000 30,900,000 69,500,000 77,000,000 40,000,000 37,700,000

Decatur Dodge Dooly Dougherty Early Effingham

23,000 2,400
15,900 3,300
23,200 1,800

22,000 2,400
15,600 3,300
23,000 1,800

3,635 3,540 3,220 3,635 3,000 3,165

80,000,000 8,500,000
50,200,000 12,000,000 69,000,000
5,700,000

26,200 5,500
25,600
25,700 2,300

26,200 5,500
25,300
25,000 2,300

4,045 3,020 3,410

106,000,000 16,600,000 86,300,000

3,880 2,085

97,000,000 4,800,000

Emanuel Evans Grady Houston Irwin Jeff Davis

6,500 1,300 6,600 3,000 19,200 6,900

6,200 1,300 6,600 3,000 19,000 6,800

2,660 3,075 2,425 2,600 2,945 3,090

16,500,000 4,000,000
16,000,000 7,800,000
56,000,000 21,000,000

8,400 25,100

7,800 24,900

3,000

23,400,000

3,240

80,700,000

Jefferson Jenkins Lanier Laurens Lee Lowndes

8,500 5,500 2,500 1,600 10,000 3,000

8,400 5,500 2,500 1,600 9,900 2,900

3,095 3,310 3,040 2,500 2,020 3,450

26,000,000 18,200,000
7,600,000 4,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000

11,600
4,000 3,900

11,600
3,900 3,900

2,915

33,800,000

3,025 2,310

11,800,000 9,000,000

Macon

3,700

3,700

3,570 13,200,000

Marion

1,100

1,100

2,545

2,800,000

Miller

19,200

18,000

3,705 66,700,000

22,800

22,600

4,115

93,000,000

Mitchell

21,300

21,100

3,225 68,000,000

Pierce

9,600

9,300

2,925 27,200,000

8,400

8,400

3,275

27,500,000

Pulaski

6,100

6,100

3,555 21,700,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest 5 pounds.

County
Randolph Screven Seminole Sumter Tattnall Taylor

PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Yield

Yield

Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Acres--

--Pounds--

9,500

9,100

3,485 31,700,000

7,800

7,700

2,910 22,400,000

10,300

10,300

3,545

36,500,000

16,500

16,200

3,825 62,000,000

16,800

16,800

4,405

74,000,000

7,700

7,700

2,595 20,000,000

10,500

10,300

3,740

38,500,000

1,700

1,700

1,880

3,200,000

600

600

2,500

1,500,000

Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Turner

2,000 8,300 5,800 11,800 1,800 11,300

1,900 8,100 5,800 11,200 1,800 11,100

2,945 2,840 2,830 2,770 2,780 3,020

5,600,000 23,000,000 16,400,000 31,000,000
5,000,000 33,500,000

16,200 2,500
14,100

16,200 2,500
14,100

2,780 2,880 3,300

45,000,000 7,200,000
46,500,000

Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler Wilcox Worth

2,500 6,100 1,500
700 10,900 26,700

2,500 6,100 1,500
700 10,700 26,200

2,600 2,785 2,465 2,855 3,270 3,090

6,500,000 17,000,000
3,700,000 2,000,000 35,000,000 81,000,000

2,500 6,100
16,400 33,000

2,500 6,100
16,400 32,900

2,600 2,785

6,500,000 17,000,000

3,050 2,995

50,000,000 98,500,000

Combined Counties 11,600

11,300

2,611 29,500,000 206,200

205,300

3,389 695,800,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest 5 pounds.

PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

District1/

Yield Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production

Yield Planted Harvested per Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Acres--

--Pounds--

District 4

6,000

6,000

3,165

19,000,000

8,500

8,500

3,530

30,000,000

District 5

22,000

22,000

3,045

67,000,000 29,500

29,500

3,120

92,000,000

District 6

62,000

61,000

3,150

192,000,000 94,000

93,000

3,245

302,000,000

District 7

194,000

190,000

3,260

619,000,000 231,000

229,000

3,950

905,000,000

District 8

199,000

195,000

3,065

597,400,000 275,000

273,000

3,115

850,000,000

District 9

47,000

46,000

2,785

128,000,000 52,000

52,000

2,885

150,000,000

State Total 530,000

520,000

3,120 1,622,400,000 690,000

1/ Data for Districts 1, 2, and 3 not available. 2/ Rounded to the nearest 5 pounds.

685,000

3,400 2,329,000,000

GEORGIA RYE COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

RYE

Top Producing Counties

2008

Houston

110,700 bu

Colquitt

64,300 bu

Jefferson

50,400 bu

Bulloch

38,200 bu

Sumter

32,800 bu

Peach

25,300 bu

Laurens

23,700 bu

Tift

23,000 bu

Grady

18,200 bu

Burke

17,600 bu

State Total

1,200,000 bu

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

Rye

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON

PAULDING COBB DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

2008
20,000+ bu 15,000 to 19,999 bu 10,000 to 14,999 bu 5,000 to 9,999 bu Less than 5,000 bu*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

CRAWFORD

BIBB

WILKINSON

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR GRADY THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Berrien Bleckley Bulloch Burke Candler

RYE--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

2,000

200

1,800

600

700

200

4,000

400

--Bushels--

20

4,000

19

11,200

23

4,500

17

6,700

--Acres--

5,100

200

3,900 4,600

1,100 500

--Bushels--

24

4,700

35

38,200

35

17,600

Colquitt Crisp Dodge Effingham Emanuel Evans

2,500

500

21

7,000

800

19

4,000

1,000

14

3,200

500

27

2,500

300

17

2,600

1,900

34

10,400

1,400

550

27

15,500

4,900

450

26

13,900

13,300

2,500

100

34

5,200

64,300 15,100 11,800
3,400

Grady Hart Houston Jefferson Johnson Laurens

1,600

300

9

6,000

1,100

14

2,200

300

26

6,500

800

22

2,600
15,300 7,700
17,700

1,300
12,200 3,800 800 2,900

550
4,200 1,800
200 1,250

33

18,200

26

110,700

28

50,400

26

5,200

19

23,700

Marion Mitchell Peach Randolph Screven Sumter

2,500

900

14

5,000

700

16

4,000

1,400

18

3,000

500

25

13,000

1,800

150

27

2,100

300

43

1,200

700

36

11,200

24,600

2,500

300

20

12,700

6,600

1,300

25

4,000 12,900 25,300
5,900 32,800

Tattnall Taylor Telfair Thomas Tift Toombs

2,400

500

19

800

200

31

3,000

300

20

4,500

900

23

1,700

200

24

9,300

6,100

6,000

500

14

6,100

20,700

3,400

650

35

4,700

7,100 23,000

Turner Washington Wilcox Worth

10,000

800

24

3,000

1,900

22

11,000

1,000

17

18,800

4,200

800

21

1,500

150

33

41,200

1,000

500

28

17,000

4,500

300

21

16,500 4,900
14,200 6,400

Combined Counties 128,600 23,300

20

477,600 108,000

17,750

27

484,700

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

RYE--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

District

Planted

2007 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

Planted

2008 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

District 3

4,500

1,200

16

19,000

District 4

15,000

3,800

22

82,000

25,000

5,600

25

138,000

District 5

36,000

5,500

23

124,000

35,000

10,500

26

278,000

District 6

38,000

8,000

18

145,000

35,000

7,000

29

205,000

District 7

49,000

5,700

19

109,000

40,000

4,700

28

132,000

District 8

65,000 13,000

20

264,000

40,000

6,300

30

186,000

District 9

16,000

2,400

20

48,000

14,000

2,100

30

62,000

Combined Districts 6,500

400

23

9,000

11,000

3,800

52

199,000

State Total

230,000 40,000

20

800,000

200,000

40,000

30

1/ District data included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

1,200,000

Thousand Acres 60

50

40

30

20

10

0 2001

2002

RYE Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested

Production

Thousand Bushels 1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

2007

0 2008

GEORGIA SORGHUM DISTRICT ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

SORGHUM

Production by District

2008

District 7

750,000 bu

District 8

690,000 bu

Combined Districts 540,000 bu

State Total

1,980,000 bu

12 3

Sorghum 2008
700,000+ bu 600,000 - 699,999 bu Less than 600,000 bu*

4

5

6

7

8

9

*Includes District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

SORGHUM--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-2008
County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

SORGHUM--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

District

Planted

2007 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

Planted

2008 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

District 7

21,000

15,000

57

855,000

19,000

15,000

50

750,000

District 8

25,000

17,000

40

680,000

21,000

17,000

41

690,000

Combined Districts 19,000

13,000

41

535,000

20,000

12,000

45

540,000

State Total

65,000

45,000

46

2,070,000

60,000

44,000

45

1/ District data included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

1,980,000

Thousand Acres 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2001

2002

SORGHUM Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested

Production in Bu

Thousand Bushels 3200

2800

2400

2000

1600

1200

800

400

2007

0 2008

GEORGIA SOYBEANS COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

SOYBEANS

Top Producing Counties

2008

Dooly

649,100 bu

Bulloch

604,300 bu

Randolph

432,000 bu

Jefferson

395,500 bu

Brooks

395,200 bu

Terrell

346,000 bu

Screven

334,800 bu

Tattnall

275,800 bu

Burke

271,600 bu

Laurens

263,500 bu

State Total 12,450,000 bu

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

Soybeans 2008
300,000+ bu 200,000 to 299,999 bu 100,000 to 199,999 bu 50,000 to 99,999 bu Less than 50,000 bu*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

WARREN

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

HANCOCK GLAS-

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES

BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

RICHMOND BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

CRAWFORD

BIBB

WILKINSON

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN

DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN ATKINSON COOK

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Bacon Ben Hill Berrien Bleckley Brooks

SOYBEANS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

2,800

2,800

35

98,000

1,100

1,000

25

25,000

2,600

2,600

21

53,500

800

800

36

29,000

1,400

1,300

17

22,000

4,600

4,600

28

129,000

3,700

3,600

35

125,000

10,200

10,100

39

395,200

Bulloch Burke Calhoun Candler Chattooga Clay

21,000 12,100
5,500 1,000 1,500

20,800 12,000
5,400 800
1,400

26

541,000

24,900

24,000

35

420,000

13,000

11,800

3,500

3,500

28

151,000

30

24,000

35

49,000

25

604,300

23

271,600

33

115,500

Coffee Colquitt Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly

2,500 2,900 3,900 2,500 3,500 7,400

2,400 2,900 3,800 2,200 3,500 7,000

25

59,000

5,000

4,900

27

77,000

41

154,000

5,300

5,000

39

86,000

6,100

6,000

34

120,000

36

249,000

17,600

17,300

29

142,400

37

186,000

34

201,900

38

649,100

Early Effingham Emanuel Evans Gordon Grady

5,800 3,400 6,800 3,000 3,100 2,300

5,700 3,300 6,700 3,000 3,000 2,200

26

150,000

32

106,000

5,100

5,100

34

228,000

39

117,000

28

84,000

3,400

3,300

26

57,000

31

158,700

34

110,200

Houston Irwin Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson

4,400 3,200 2,500 9,300 7,800 4,000

4,200 3,200 2,500 9,200 7,700 4,000

24

102,000

31

100,000

35

87,000

3,700

3,700

31

285,000

13,000

12,400

31

239,000

8,400

8,400

35

141,000

4,100

4,100

41

151,500

32

395,500

27

225,000

13

52,700

Lanier Laurens Long Lowndes Macon Marion

12,200
1,200 6,800 2,300

12,000
1,200 6,600 2,200

1,100

1,100

31

372,000

14,500

13,700

700

700

26

31,000

40

264,000

10,600

9,900

25

55,000

3,100

3,100

24

26,500

19

263,500

25

17,300

26

255,100

28

85,500

Miller

3,700

3,700

42

155,000

2,900

2,900

42

120,800

Mitchell

3,400

3,300

25

84,000

Montgomery

3,900

3,600

31

113,000

Peach

2,800

2,600

30

78,000

4,600

4,600

30

135,000

Pierce

4,000

3,800

30

114,000

6,900

6,600

33

213,300

Polk

900

800

26

21,000

2,700

2,600

31

80,900

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

County
Pulaski Randolph Screven Seminole Sumter Tattnall

SOYBEANS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007

2008

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

4,000

4,000

27

108,000

2,100

2,000

17

33,900

7,700

7,600

35

266,000

10,200

9,800

44

432,000

11,100

11,000

30

330,000

12,200

11,300

30

334,800

1,400

1,400

38

53,000

12,100

12,000

25

300,000

11,200

11,000

33

363,000

11,000

10,500

27

275,800

Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs

2,400 2,300 7,500 1,900
6,300

2,200 2,000 7,000 1,900
6,000

23

51,000

28

55,000

22

155,000

11,400

11,100

34

65,000

2,100

2,100

37

222,000

8,900

8,500

31

346,000

35

73,400

29

241,200

Turner Ware Washington Wayne Wheeler Whitfield

2,000

2,000

20

39,000

3,500

3,500

24

1,500

1,500

40

60,000

700

700

40

5,500

5,000

34

170,000

1,300

1,200

38

46,000

3,300

3,000

39

117,000

500

400

20

8,000

82,800 27,900

Wilcox Worth

700 2,400

700 2,200

33

23,000

23

50,000

Combined Counties 34,900

32,100

23

728,000 194,900

188,100

30

5,691,200

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

SOYBEANS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-2008

2007

2008

District1/

Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production Planted

Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

District 1

11,000

10,400

22

232,000

17,400

16,900

34

572,800

District 4

14,000

12,900

33

422,000

25,000

23,600

27

620,000

District 5

52,800

50,700

31

1,579,000

68,000

65,300

26

1,658,500

District 6

78,700

77,800

30

2,334,000

94,500

90,200

27

2,450,000

District 7

61,500

59,100

28

1,651,000

91,000

88,800

33

2,920,000

District 8

39,000

37,700

31

1,164,000

85,000

83,400

35

2,870,000

District 9

33,700

32,700

34

1,108,000

44,500

43,000

30

1,266,000

Combined Districts

4,300

3,700

16

60,000

4,600

3,800

25

92,700

State Total

295,000

285,000

30

8,550,000 430,000

1/ Districts 2 and 3 included in Combined Districts. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

415,000

30

12,450,000

Thousand Acres 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100
50 0 2001

2002

SOYBEANS Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested

Production

2007

Million Bushels 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
2008

Bushels per Acres 40

SOYBEANS Yield
Georgia, 2001-2008

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Yield

GEORGIA TOBACCO COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

TOBACCO

Top Producing Counties

2008

Coffee

5,399,000 lbs

Berrien

2,638,000 lbs

Atkinson

2,530,000 lbs

Pierce

2,310,000 lbs

Appling

2,195,000 lbs

Wayne

1,787,000 lbs

Tift

1,760,000 lbs

Ware

1,340,000 lbs

Lanier

1,146,000 lbs

Colquitt

648,000 lbs

State Total

33,600,000 lbs

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

Tobacco

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

2008
3,000,000+ lbs 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 lbs 300,000 to 1,999,999 lbs Less than 300,000 lbs*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES

BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR MACON

PEACH HOUSTON

BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Bacon Berrien Coffee Colquitt Lanier

TOBACCO--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

2007 Harvested Yield per Acre2/ Production

2008 Harvested Yield per Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Acres--

--Pounds--

1,140

2,050

2,338,000

1,030

2,130

2,195,000

1,980

1,860

3,678,000

1,900

1,330

2,530,000

960

2,555

2,452,000

1,260

2,035

2,566,000

1,300

2,030

2,638,000

2,140

2,090

4,475,000

2,380

2,270

5,399,000

1,010

2,685

2,711,000

500

2,290

1,146,000

Pierce Tift Ware Wayne

1,020 840
1,290

2,255 2,295
2,050

2,300,000 1,928,000
2,646,000

1,170 730 780 810

1,975 2,410 1,720 2,205

2,310,000 1,760,000 1,340,000 1,787,000

Combined Counties

6,860

2,140

14,681,000

5,400

2,315

12,495,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest 5 pounds.

TOBACCO--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-20081/

District

2007 Harvested Yield per Acre2/ Production

2008 Harvested Yield per Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Pounds--

--Acres--

--Pounds--

District 8

10,550

2,165

22,846,000

9,750

2,115

20,600,000

District 9

5,950

2,165

12,871,000

5,000

2,045

10,230,000

Combined Districts

2,000

2,030

4,058,000

1,250

2,215

2,770,000

State Total

18,500

2,150

39,775,000

16,000

2,100

33,600,000

1/ Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, not reported. Districts 5, 6, and 7 included in Combined Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Rounded to the

nearest 5 pounds.

Thousand Acres 30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0 2001

2002

FLUE CURED TOBACCO Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

Acres Harvested

2005

2006

2007

Production

Million Pounds 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0
2008

Million Dollars 140

FLUE CURED TOBACCO Value of Production Georgia, 2001 - 2008

120

100

80

60

40

20

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

GEORGIA WHEAT COUNTY ESTIMATES
2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

WHEAT

Top Producing Counties

2008

Dooly

1,080,000 bu

Jefferson

960,000 bu

Lee

870,000 bu

Laurens

732,000 bu

Burke

615,000 bu

Macon

540,000 bu

Seminole

490,000 bu

Emanuel

410,000 bu

Brooks

400,000 bu

Colquitt

380,000 bu

Miller

360,000 bu

State Total 22,400,000 bu

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON

MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

Wheat 2008
500,000+ bu 300,000 to 499,999 bu 200,000 to 299,999 bu 100,000 to 199,999 bu Less than 99,999 bu*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

HARRIS

UPSON

TALBOT

CRAWFORD

BIBB

WILKINSON

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR MACON

PEACH HOUSTON

BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

*Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Ben Hill Berrien

WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

Planted

2007 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

Planted

2008 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

2,100

700

26

18,000

2,000

200

30

6,000

800

400

28

11,000

1,000

600

50

30,000

2,200

1,500

47

70,000

1,000

500

46

23,000

Bibb Bleckley Brooks Bulloch Burke Calhoun

1,200

1,000

45

4,500

3,000

50

3,000

1,400

55

12,000

7,000

26

7,500

6,000

40

5,000

4,000

58

45,000 150,000
77,000 180,000 240,000 232,000

5,800 10,000 11,200

5,500 7,000 9,500

73

400,000

46

320,000

65

615,000

Candler Clay Coffee Colquitt Cook Coweta

2,900

2,400

28

1,100

900

66

3,100

2,000

35

3,200

2,100

45

1,000

500

40

1,000

200

30

68,000 59,000 70,000 95,000 20,000
6,000

5,000 3,200 10,500

4,800 2,500 6,000

63

300,000

59

146,000

64

380,000

Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly Dougherty Early

4,000

2,500

30

6,000

5,000

39

8,000

6,500

38

8,700

4,000

46

2,300

1,600

63

8,800

5,500

55

75,000 195,000 250,000 184,000 100,000 305,000

4,000
22,500 2,600

3,500
20,000 2,500

52

180,000

54

1,080,000

68

170,000

Emanuel Evans Franklin Gordon Grady Hart

4,500

4,000

38

1,500

1,000

30

700

300

15

1,400

1,200

42

1,300

700

47

3,000

1,500

22

150,000 30,000 4,500 50,000 33,000 33,000

7,000 3,800

6,900 3,500

60

410,000

69

240,000

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson

5,000

3,500

43

7,000

5,000

35

500

400

25

900

500

30

2,200

700

20

14,000

12,000

37

150,000 175,000
10,000 15,000 14,000 446,000

8,000
4,000 16,000

7,000
3,500 15,500

48

336,000

43

150,000

62

960,000

Jenkins

5,500

4,000

25

100,000

Johnson

5,000

4,000

31

125,000

5,000

4,000

40

160,000

Lamar

3,100

1,500

30

45,000

Laurens

14,000

11,500

37

430,000

17,000

16,000

46

732,000

Lee

11,500

8,500

43

367,000

16,000

15,000

58

870,000

Macon

9,000

6,500

45

293,000

11,000

10,000

54

540,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

County
Madison Marion Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe

WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2007-20081/

Planted

2007 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

Planted

2008 Harv Yield per for Grain Harv Acre2/ Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

1,000

500

31

15,500

2,500

1,500

30

45,000

2,600

600

30

18,000

4,500

2,000

58

115,000

7,200

5,500

66

360,000

6,500

2,500

46

115,000

1,500

800

40

32,000

Montgomery Morgan Oconee Oglethorpe Peach Pierce

2,000

1,500

26

2,100

1,500

27

1,000

200

30

1,200

500

33

3,700

3,000

40

4,500

1,500

40

39,000 41,000
6,000 16,500 120,000 60,000

3,200
4,800 3,000

3,000
4,500 2,500

50

150,000

64

285,000

58

145,000

Pike Pulaski Randolph Schley Screven Seminole

600

100

45

6,700

6,000

38

12,500

9,400

50

1,100

800

28

5,000

3,000

32

4,300

3,000

62

4,500 225,000 470,000
22,000 95,000 185,000

4,000 7,200

4,000 7,000

63

250,000

70

490,000

Stewart Sumter Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

1,000

700

36

12,500

10,000

50

5,700

4,200

23

1,500

1,300

35

1,700

1,100

30

10,500

8,500

51

25,000 500,000
95,000 46,000 33,000 435,000

4,300

4,000

53

210,000

Thomas Tift Toombs Turner Walton Warren

2,100

1,000

34

1,200

400

40

1,000

700

44

8,500

6,000

45

1,800

600

33

1,500

700

25

34,000 16,000 31,000 270,000 20,000 17,500

7,000
2,800 6,500

5,000
2,500 6,000

56

280,000

58

145,000

50

300,000

Washington

8,000

5,500

33

180,000

7,200

6,500

49

320,000

Webster

3,200

2,200

20

44,000

Wheeler

3,000

2,300

35

80,000

2,600

2,400

42

100,000

Wilcox

3,300

2,500

52

131,000

Wilkes

2,700

300

27

8,000

Wilkinson

600

300

43

13,000

Worth

21,500

7,000

41

287,000

Combined Counties 22,900

10,000

33

330,500 257,600

204,400

56 11,376,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

District
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9

WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2007-2008

Planted

2007

Harv

Yield per

for Grain Harv Acre1/

Production

Planted

2008

Harv

Yield per

for Grain Harv Acre1/

Production

--Acres--

--Bushels--

--Acres--

--Bushels--

5,000

2,500

40

100,000

7,000

6,500

65

420,000

4,500

1,500

30

45,000

4,500

2,000

43

85,000

9,500

3,500

24

85,000

14,000

7,000

54

375,000

25,000

14,000

38

530,000

33,000

25,000

50

1,250,000

73,000

54,000

37

2,000,000

80,000

70,000

52

3,600,000

55,000

40,000

33

1,320,000

65,000

55,000

57

3,100,000

95,000

66,500

49

3,260,000

150,000

135,000

60

8,000,000

75,000

38,000

41

1,560,000

110,000

85,000

57

4,800,000

18,000

10,000

30

300,000

16,500

14,500

53

770,000

State Total

360,000

1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel.

230,000

40

9,200,000

480,000

400,000

56

22,400,000

Thousand Acres 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2001

2002

WHEAT Acreage and Production
Georgia, 2001 - 2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

Acres Harvested

Production

Thousand Bushels 25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

2007

0 2008

GEORGIA CATTLE COUNTY ESTIMATES
JANUARY 1, 2009
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2004-2008 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

CATTLE AND CALVES

January 1, 2009

Top Producing Counties

Jackson

29,000

Franklin

26,000

Carroll

25,000

Morgan

25,000

Macon

24,500

Colquitt

23,000

Mitchell

22,000

Burke

20,000

Madison

19,000

Hall

18,000

Wilkes

18,000

Bartow

17,000

Gordon

17,000

State Total

1,110,000

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE
WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

Cattle 2009
20,000+ Head 15,000 to 19,999 10,000 to 14,999

POLK HARALSON

PAULDING COBB DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

5,000 to 9,999 4,999 & Below*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON

BURKE

MERIWETHER

UPSON

HARRIS

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR MACON

PEACH HOUSTON

BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR

GRADY

THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

* Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

GEORGIA MILK COWS ON FARMS
JANUARY 1, 2009
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2004-2008 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

MILK COWS

January 1, 2009

Top Producing Counties

Macon

11,300

Brooks

6,200

Putnam

5,700

Morgan

5,200

Burke

3,900

Jefferson

2,700

Wilkes

2,300

Greene

2,200

Bacon

2,000

Pierce

1,200

State Total

74,000

WHITCFAITEOLODSA MURRAY HABERSHAM

DADE

FANNIN

TOWNS UNION

RABUN

WALKER CHATTOOGA
FLOYD

GORDON BARTOW

GILMER PICKENS CHEROKEE

WHITE LUMPKIN

DAWSON FORSYTH

HALL

STEPHENS BANKS FRANKLIN

HART

POLK HARALSON PAULDING

COBB

DOUGLAS FULTON

GWINNETT DEKALB

JACKSON MADISON ELBERT

BARROW

CLARKE OGLETHORPE

WALTON

OCONEE

WILKES

LINCOLN

Milk Cows 2009
5,000+ Head 3,000 to 4,999 1,000 to 2,999 300 to 999 299 & Below*

CLAYTON ROCKDALE

MCDUFFIE

CARROLL

HENRY

NEWTON

MORGAN

GREENE TALIAFERRO

COLUMBIA

FAYETTE

HEARD

COWETA

TROUP

SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM

WARREN HANCOCK GLAS-

RICHMOND

LAMAR PIKE
MONROE

JONES BALDWIN

COCK JEFFERSON

BURKE

WASHINGTON

MERIWETHER

HARRIS

UPSON

TALBOT

BIBB

WILKINSON

CRAWFORD

TWIGGS

JOHNSON

JENKINS SCREVEN

MONTGOMERY CANDLER

MUSCOGEE

CHATTAHOOCHEE

MARION

TAYLOR

PEACH

MACON

HOUSTON BLECKLEY

LAURENS

EMANUEL TREUTLEN

BULLOCH

EFFINGHAM

SCHLEY WEBSTER

STEWART

SUMTER

QUIT-

MAN

TERRELL

RANDOLPH

LEE

DOOLY

PULASKI

DODGE

WHEELER

CRISP

WILCOX

TELFAIR

TURNER

BEN HILL

JEFF DAVIS

TOOMBS

EVANS

TATTNALL

APPLING

LONG

BRYAN CHATHAM LIBERTY

CLAY CALHOUN

DOUGHERTY

WORTH

IRWIN TIFT

COFFEE

EARLY

BAKER

MILLER

MITCHELL

COLQUITT

BERRIEN COOK

ATKINSON

LANIER

DECATUR GRADY THOMAS BROOKS

LOWNDES

CLINCH

SEMINOLE

BACON

WAYNE

PIERCE

WARE

BRANTLEY

MCINTOSH GLYNN

CHARLTON

CAMDEN

ECHOLS

* Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

County
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks
Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley
Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts
Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton

All Cattle and Calves
12,000 8,000 5,000 6,700 2,700
16,000
8,000 16,000
3,000 8,500 2,300 5,100
2,800 12,000
500 8,900 20,000 3,700
5,000 800
5,200 23,000
4,000 1,700

CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2008-20091/

2008

Cows & Heifers

Other

All

that have Calved

Cattle

Cattle

Kept for

Beef

Milk

and Calves

and Calves

4,600

13,500

5,100

2,900

9,000

2,500

1,800

700

5,300

4,000

2,700

5,400

1,900

800

2,900

11,000

5,000

16,500

2009

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

5,000

5,600

2,800 3,800

2,000

1,600 12,000

4,600 6,500 1,800 4,000 1,300 3,000

3,400 9,500 1,200
2,100

7,000 17,000
3,000 7,500 2,300 4,500

4,600 6,500 1,900 3,300 1,200 2,400

1,700 3,900
4,700 8,000 1,800

2,800

1,100
4,200 9,200 1,900

2,500 14,000
500 8,700 20,000 3,700

1,600 4,000
4,100 6,700 1,700

6,200 3,900

1,700

3,300

4,700

1,600

2,200

250

14,500

2,600

1,100

2,750
1,400 600

4,600 25,000
4,100 1,600

2,100 16,000
2,100 900

Chatham Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clinch

1,200 10,500
7,500 2,000 1,900 1,000

900
4,000 1,000 1,000

5,380
900 600

1,000 10,500
7,700 1,800 1,800
800

800 5,800 4,200
700 900

Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta

500 14,500 23,000
1,700 4,400 7,600

8,700
1,000 2,700

5,800 11,850
3,760

500 12,000 23,000
2,000 4,000 10,000

7,500 10,500
1,200 2,300 4,500

Crawford

2,500

1,500

1,000

2,800

1,700

Crisp

6,000

3,300

2,700

4,900

3,100

Dade

4,400

2,500

1,900

4,100

2,400

Dawson

6,800

2,900

3,900

6,600

3,100

Decatur

13,000

8,600

12,500

3,100

Dodge

11,000

5,800

5,200

12,000

5,800

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties.

Other Cattle and Calves
5,000 3,400
500 1,600 1,300 4,500
2,400 10,500
1,100 3,700
940 2,100
900 3,800
4,600 9,400 2,000
3,100
2,250 8,800 2,000
700
4,600 3,400 1,000
900
4,500 11,940
730 1,660 5,200
1,100 1,800 1,700 3,500 8,600 6,200

County
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham

All Cattle and Calves
6,700 2,300 1,200 8,800 1,700 3,500

CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2008-20091/

2008

Cows & Heifers

Other

All

that have Calved

Cattle

Cattle

Kept for

and

and

Beef

Milk

Calves Calves

3,300

7,400

900

1,400

2,500

500

700

1,100

5,500

3,300

8,600

800

900

1,800

2,100

1,400

3,300

2009

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

3,600

1,100

500

4,400

900

1,900

Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd

12,000

6,300

210

8,500

4,800

4,000

1,900

3,400

1,900

3,200

2,200

13,000

5,490
2,100 1,500 1,000 6,550

10,500 7,900 3,900 3,000 3,200
14,000

5,800 4,300 2,000 1,500 2,400 6,000

Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn

7,000 27,500
2,200 5,800 2,700

4,500 13,500
1,300 3,000 1,500

2,500 14,000
900
1,200

6,300 26,000
2,200 5,000 2,600
500

4,300 13,000
1,200 2,400 1,500

Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall

18,000 11,000 11,500
2,500 9,500 17,500

9,600 6,800 4,400 1,200 6,500 9,500

700 2,700

8,400 3,500 4,400 1,300 3,000

17,000 10,000 11,000
2,000 9,900 18,000

8,400 7,000 3,900
900 6,000 9,600

400 2,200
300

Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

3,500 6,500 3,200 14,500 5,000 6,100

2,500 3,600 1,400
2,500 3,500

2,900 1,800 7,270 2,500 2,600

3,500 6,700 3,000 13,500 4,800 5,700

2,400 4,000 1,300 5,900 2,700 3,100

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson

4,900 9,300 33,000 7,400 3,500 9,000

4,600 16,500
3,800 2,000 4,000

2,300

2,600 4,700 16,500
1,500 2,700

4,600 7,300 29,000 7,800 3,500 9,400

1,900 3,600 13,500 4,500 1,900 3,800

2,700

Jenkins

7,000

3,500

6,900

3,700

500

Johnson

8,600

4,700

3,900

7,500

3,700

Jones

3,800

2,100

3,700

2,400

Lamar

5,500

2,200

410

2,890

6,000

1,800

Lanier

1,600

1,000

600

1,700

900

Laurens

12,000

5,700

610

5,690

13,000

7,000

600

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties.

Other Cattle and Calves
3,600 1,400
600 4,200
900 1,400
4,510 3,570 1,900 1,500
800 7,950
2,000 13,000
1,000 2,000 1,100
8,600 2,600 4,900 1,100 3,900 8,100
930 2,700 1,700 6,740 2,100 2,600
2,200 3,700 15,500 2,450 1,600 2,900
2,700 3,800
930 3,900
800 5,400

County
Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin

All Cattle and Calves
8,000 1,200 5,900 1,000 4,800 7,300

CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2008-20091/

2008

Cows & Heifers

Other

All

that have Calved

Cattle

Cattle

Kept for

and

and

Beef

Milk

Calves Calves

4,000

8,000

600

600

1,100

3,800

2,100

5,300

800

1,000

2,600

2,200

5,100

3,400

6,200

2009

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

2,200

500

3,100

800

2,300

2,800

Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether

22,000 19,500
4,500 8,500
600 12,000

3,100

12,000

2,700 4,700

7,400

6,900 9,840 1,800

24,500 19,000
5,000 7,800
600 13,000

3,000 9,500 3,500 4,600

11,300

7,100

Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,700 28,000
6,100 5,300 21,000 9,500

4,500 8,300 3,500 2,100 7,100 4,900

4,600 5,300

4,200 15,100
3,200 8,600

7,800 22,000
5,500 5,000 25,000 9,100

3,800 6,500 3,600 1,800 9,200 4,400

5,200

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach

800 5,500 9,500 13,500 2,500 2,600

3,400 4,800 6,600 1,500

4,540 1,340

800 7,000 8,500 14,000 2,600 2,700

4,400 4,400 7,300 1,700 1,400

Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam

4,500 5,800 6,500 7,100 1,300 15,000

2,300 2,900
4,000 700
2,500

5,500

2,200
3,200
600 7,000

3,700 6,100 6,900 6,600 1,400 14,000

1,800 2,700 3,500 3,600
700 2,600

1,200 5,700

Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley

900 2,100 5,100 2,300
600 1,900

1,500 500 600

500 600 2,800 1,800
1,300

1,400 1,700 5,000 2,200
500 1,800

600 1,300 2,400
500
500

Screven

7,500

3,700

7,100

3,400

Seminole

6,700

3,400

6,900

3,400

Spalding

3,500

1,700

3,100

1,600

Stephens

4,500

2,400

2,100

4,600

2,600

Stewart

1,500

1,000

500

1,300

900

Sumter

13,000

3,100

2,500

7,400

9,200

3,000

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties.

Other Cattle and Calves
4,000 600
2,200
2,800 3,400
10,200 9,350 1,500 2,600
5,800
4,000 11,200
1,700 3,200 10,600 4,500
2,520 4,000 5,200
900 1,300
1,900 2,200 3,200 2,850
700 5,700
800
2,500 1,700
1,300
3,600 3,400 1,100 2,000
5,000

County
Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup
Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton
Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler
White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

All Cattle and Calves
2,500 2,700 12,000 5,100 3,700 4,000
11,000 9,000
10,500 3,000 1,000 6,700
7,700 1,600 6,600 7,000 14,000 11,000
3,800 5,200 7,300 4,700 5,400 2,400
7,800 11,000
7,800 17,000
1,600 9,800

CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2008-20091/

2008

Cows & Heifers

Other

All

that have Calved

Cattle

Cattle

Kept for

and

and

Beef

Milk

Calves Calves

1,600

900

2,500

1,000

3,200

7,600

240

4,160

12,500

2,700

2,400

5,400

2,700

1,000

3,300

1,200

2,800

3,400

5,200 4,700 4,600 1,500
700 4,700

5,900 1,500

11,500 8,700
11,500 3,000 1,000 7,000

4,800 1,000
4,000 7,400 4,700

2,900 600
3,400
6,300

7,000 1,400 6,200 6,300 14,000 9,300

2,300

3,800

700

3,200

1,200

1,400

1,440
2,800
4,200 1,000

3,900 5,500 6,900 4,700 4,000 2,600

4,500 5,600 3,900 8,400 1,000 5,200

2,200

6,400 600

7,000 11,000
8,000 18,000
1,500 12,000

2009

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

1,700

1,200

810

7,400

200

3,500

2,300

1,300

4,800

3,800

300

5,600

1,300

600

5,100

3,700 800
2,500 3,700 7,500 3,900

1,600 2,200 3,200 3,000 1,200 1,300

4,000 5,600 3,200 7,500
700 6,200

200 2,300

Combined Counties

700

62,900

32,180

131,250

200

2,800

1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Combined Counties.

27,990

Other Cattle and Calves
800 1,190 4,900 1,900 1,000 2,100
5,900 4,600 5,900 1,700
1,600
3,300 600
3,600 2,200 6,350 5,400
1,300 2,450 3,040 1,400 2,800 1,300
2,800 5,350 4,200 8,200
800 5,100
4,000

District
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9
State Total

CATTLE--Number on Farms by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, January 1, 2008-2009

2008

2009

All Cattle and Calves

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

Other Cattle and Calves

All Cattle
Calves

Cows & Heifers

that have Calved

Kept for

Beef

Milk

110,000

56,000

1,000

53,000

110,000

54,000

700

146,000

75,000

2,100

68,900

133,000

67,000

1,500

142,000

76,000

5,000

61,000

139,000

74,000

5,000

134,000

66,000

14,500

53,500

142,000

70,000

13,500

153,000

70,000

18,000

65,000

157,000

72,000

17,500

90,000

43,000

7,600

39,400

88,000

40,000

9,000

141,000

56,000

11,500

73,500

126,000

52,000

9,500

146,000

76,000

9,500

60,500

144,000

71,000

9,100

68,000

35,000

7,800

25,200

71,000

36,000

8,200

1,130,000

553,000

77,000

500,000 1,110,000

536,000

74,000

Other Cattle and Calves
55,300 64,500 60,000 58,500 67,500 39,000 64,500 63,900 26,800
500,000

GEORGIA HOG DISTRICT ESTIMATES
DECEMBER 1, 2008
Based on the 2007 Census of Agriculture, county estimates for 2003-2007 were open for revision. Any possible revisions for these years may be found at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/GA County Level Data

HOGS AND PIGS

ON GEORGIA FARMS

December 1, 2008

Inventory by District

District 1

5,000

District 2

18,000

District 3

68,000

District 4

10,000

District 5

14,000

District 6

22,000

District 7

43,000

District 8

35,000

District 9

15,000

State Total

230,000

12

3

Hogs 2008
50,000 & Over 30,000 to 49,999 15,000 to 29,999 14,999 & Below*

4

5

6

7

8

9

*Included District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

HOGS--Number on Farms by County Georgia, December 1, 2007-2008
County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

District
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9
State Total

HOGS--Number on Farms by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, December 1, 2007-2008

2007

2008

8,000

5,000

24,000

18,000

71,000

68,000

13,000

10,000

15,000

14,000

29,000

22,000

48,000

43,000

39,000

35,000

18,000

15,000

265,000

230,000

Thousands 400

GEORGIA - ALL HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms
December 1, 2001-2008

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Million Acres 4.5

CROPLAND USED for 10 Principal Field Crops
Georgia, 2001 - 20081/

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0 2001

2002

2003

2004 Planted

2005 Harvested

2006

2007

2008

1/ 10 Principal Crops: Corn, Cotton, Hay (All), Oats, Peanuts, Rye, Sorghum, Soybeans, Tobacco (Flue-Cured), and Wheat.

Million Dollars 2000

VALUE OF PRODUCTION for 10 Principal Field Crops
Georgia, 2001 - 20081/

1500

1000

500

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

1/ 10 Principal Crops: Corn, Cotton, Hay (All), Oats, Peanuts, Rye, Sorghum, Soybeans, Tobacco (Flue-Cured), and Wheat.

FIELD CROPS

HIGHLIGHTS -- 2008 CROP YEAR
Drought conditions existed for much of the year. Winter temperatures were highly variable and fluctuated between warmer than normal and colder than normal. Rainfall was below normal for January, March through July, September and November. Temperatures were below normal during the majority of the year. The latter part of August, the southern part of the State received beneficial rains from Tropical Storm Fay. Temperatures were near normal in the Fall months. Many crops were heavily irrigated during the year. Peanut and cotton yields were very good despite the drought conditions. Wheat acreage increased significantly from the previous year. Soybean acreage was up significantly, while corn acreage showed a big decline. Weather during the fall made for excellent harvesting conditions.
COTTON Cotton planting was virtually complete by the middle of June, near the five-year average. Overall, the crop was in fair to good condition throughout the growing season. Planting began slightly later than usual due to dry soil conditions. Harvesting progress was near normal and close to the five-year average. Yields averaged 835 pounds per harvested acre, compared with 801 pounds in 2007. There were 940,000 planted acres and 920,000 acres harvested in 2008. This compares with the 995,000 acres harvested in 2007. Georgia=s production totaled 1,600,000 bales (480 lbs.), down 4 percent from the 1,660,000 produced in 2007. The preliminary price for 2008 cotton lint was 63.5 cents per pound, compared with 59.6 cents per pound in 2007.
CORN Corn production in 2008 was down from 2007. Of the 370,000 planted acres, there were 310,000 acres harvested for grain. Grain yields averaged 140 bushels per acre. Grain production totaled 43,400,000 bushels, down from the high of 57,150,000 production of 2007. Corn was cut for silage from 45,000 acres, up 5,000 acres from 2007. Silage yields averaged 18 tons per acre, same per acre as in 2007. Preliminary grain prices averaged $4.60 per bushel in 2008, compared with $4.50 in 2007.
PEANUTS Peanut yields in 2008 increased from 2007 to average 3,400 pounds per acre. The crop was heavily irrigated due to the hot and dry summer. Despite the drought conditions, peanut yields were very good. Production in 2008 totaled 2.33 billion pounds (1,164,500 tons), up 44 percent from 2007. The production increase resulted from an increase in harvested acres and higher yields from the previous year. Planted acreage increased to 690,000 acres, compared with 530,000 acres in 2007. Harvested acreage totaled 685,000 acres in 2008. Georgia produced 45 percent of the Nation=s peanuts in 2008.
TOBACCO Transplanting was virtually complete by the first of May, as progress was at a normal rate. The crop was rated

in fair to good condition throughout most of the growing season. Tomato Wilt Spotted Virus was not a major problem for the 2008 crop. Harvest was underway by the end of June. Production totaled 33.6 million pounds, 16 percent less than the 2007 crop. Yields averaged 2,100 pounds compared with 2,150 pounds per acre in 2007. Harvested acreage showed a decrease, going from 18,500 acres in 2007 to 16,000 acres in 2008. Prices were higher in 2008 compared with 2007. The 2008 crop averaged $170.00 per hundredweight (cwt.), compared with $153.00 in 2007. Total value of the 2008 tobacco crop was $57 million compared with $61 million in 2007.
SOYBEANS Soybean planting got underway about the third week of April. Drought conditions persisted during the summer and fall months, but rains were received at critical times for soybean development. Final yields averaged 30 bushels per harvested acre, the same as 2007. Weather conditions during harvest were good. Soybean acreage increased to 430,000 acres planted compared with 295,000 acres in 2007. Harvested acreage was 415,000 acres compared with 285,000 acres in 2007. Georgia=s production was 12.5 million bushels, up 46 percent production from 2007. Preliminary prices averaged $9.20 per bushel, compared with $11.90 per bushel in 2007.
SORGHUM Sorghum planted for all purposes amounted to 60,000 acres in 2008, compared with 65,000 acres in 2007. Acreage harvested for grain totaled 44,000 acres in 2008, 1,000 acres less than in 2007. Yields averaged 45 bushels per acre and grain production totaled 1.98 million bushels, 4 percent less than in 2007. Prices averaged $6.50 per cwt. compared to $7.30 in 2007. Sorghum harvested as silage was 12,000 acres, same as 2007. Silage yields averaged 14 tons per acre, compared with 12 tons in 2007.
HAY Hay production totaled 1.58 million tons, up 24 percent from 2007. Yields averaged 2.2 tons per acre from all cuttings, 16 percent higher than yields from 2007. Acreage harvested totaled 720,000 acres, 50,000 more than in 2007. The prices farmers received for hay sold averaged $94.00 per ton, up $14.00 per ton from 2007.
SMALL GRAINS Acres of wheat planted in 2008 were 480,000, compared with 360,000 acres in 2007. Harvested acres were 400,000, compared to 230,000 acres in 2007. Yields had an increase from the previous year as growers averaged 56 bushels per acre, compared with 40 bushels per acre in 2007. Oats planted acreage was 65,000, 5,000 acres less than 2007. Harvested acres were 25,000, also 5,000 less than 2007. Yield averaged 69 bushels per acre, compared with 56 bushels per acre in 2007. Rye planted acreage was 30,000 less than 2007 at 200,000. Harvested acres totaled 40,000, same as 2007. Yields were at 30 bushels per acre, compared with 20 bushels per acre in 2007.

FIELD CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production and Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

CORN

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

265

340

340

335

270

280

510

Acres Harvested1/ 1,000 Acres

220

290

290

280

230

225

450

Yield per Acre

Bushels

134

110

126

128

128

110

127

Production Mkt Yr Avg Price

1,000 Bu $ per Bu

29,480 2.32

31,900 2.70

36,540 2.45

35,840 2.20

29,440 2.20

24,750 3.00

57,150 4.50

Value of Production 1,000 $

68,394 86,130 89,523 78,848 64,768 74,250 257,175

2008
370 310 140 43,400 4.60 199,640

COTTON

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Pounds

Production

1,000's of

480 Lb Bales

Mkt Yr Avg Price 4 per Lb

Value of Production 1,000 $

1,490 1,480
720
2,220 30.6
326,074

1,450 1,360
557
1,578 44.3
335,546

1,300 1,290
785

1,290 1,280
674

2,110 61.2
619,834

1,797 42.8
369,176

1,220 1,210
849

1,400 1,370
818

2,140 48.8
501,274

2,334 47.0
526,550

1,030

940

995

920

801

835

1,660 59.6
474,893

1,600 63.5
487,680

COTTONSEED

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Pounds

Production

1,000 Tons

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Ton

Value of Production 1,000 $

764 66.50 50,806

544 78.00 42,432

732 95.50 69,906

560 85.00 47,600

736 74.00 54,464

699 93.00 65,007

487 148.00 72,076

508 195.00 99,060

PEANUTS

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Pounds

Production

1,000 Lbs

Mkt Yr Avg Price 4 per Lb

Value of Production 1,000 $

515

510

514

505

3,330

2,600

1,711,620 1,313,000

22.7

17.5

388,538 229,775

545

620

540

610

3,450

2,980

1,863,000 1,817,800

18.7

18.5

348,381 336,293

755

580

750

575

2,840

2,780

2,130,000 1,598,500

16.8

17.5

357,840 279,738

530

690

520

685

3,120 3,400

1,622,400 2,329,000

20.0

20.4

324,480 475,116

SORGHUM, GRAIN

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested1/ 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Bu

Production

1,000 Bu

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Cwt

Value of Production 1,000 $

50 25 48 1,200 3.30 2,218

55 30 40 1,200 4.64 3,118

55 38 47 1,786 4.10 4,101

45 25 47 1,175 3.25 2,139

40 27 50 1,350 3.07 2,321

40 26 45 1,170 4.90 3,210

65 45 46 2,070 7.30 8,462

60 44 45 1,980 6.50 7,207

SOYBEANS

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu

Value of Production 1,000 $ 1/ Harvested for grain.

165 155
26 4,030
4.35 17,531

160 140
23 3,220
5.45 17,549

190 180
34 6,120
7.47 45,716

280 270
31 8,370
5.70 47,709

180 175
26 4,550
5.50 25,025

155 140
25 3,500
6.85 23,975

295 285
30 8,550 11.90 101,745

430 415
30 12,450
9.20 114,540

FIELD CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production and Value of Production, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

TOBACCO-FLUE CURED

Acres Planted1/

1,000 Acres

26.1

26.5

27.0

23.0

16.0

17.0

18.5

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

26.1

26.5

27.0

23.0

16.0

17.0

18.5

Yield per Acre

Pounds

2,460

2,000

2,200

2,030

1,735

1,770

2,150

Production

1,000 Lbs

Mkt Yr Avg Price 4 per Lb

Value of Production 1,000 $

64,206 185.5
119,102

53,000 184.5
97,785

59,400 185.5
110,187

46,690 183.5
85,676

27,760 143.5
39,836

30,090 144.0
43,330

39,775 153.0
60,856

2008
16.0 16.0 2,100 33,600 170.0 57,120

OATS

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested1/ 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu

Value of Production 1,000 $

100 35 65
2,275 1.75
3,981

90 25 60 1,500 2.10 3,150

100 30 56
1,680 1.70
2,856

90 25 50 1,250 1.70 2,125

75 20 60 1,200 1.60 1,920

70 30 53 1,590 1.90 3,021

70 30 56 1,680 2.50 4,200

65 25 69 1,725 2.65 4,571

RYE

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested1/ 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu

Value of Production 1,000 $

300 30 25
750 6.00 4,500

240 35 16
560 6.00 3,360

270 50 16
800 4.00 3,200

250 25 24
600 4.00 2,400

270 30 27
810 4.00 3,240

230 25 26
650 4.00 2,600

230 40 20
800 6.00 4,800

200 40 30
1200 7.00 8,400

WHEAT

Acres Planted

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested1/ 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu

Value of Production 1,000 $

300 200
53 10,600
2.05 21,730

330 190
42 7,980
2.50 19,950

380 230
46 10,580
3.05 32,269

330 190
45 8,550
3.45 29,498

280 140
52 7,280
3.05 22,204

230 120
49 5,880
3.70 21,756

360 230
40 9,200
6.50 59,800

480 400
56 22,400
6.00 134,400

ALL HAY Acres Planted2/

1,000 Acres

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre

Tons

Production

1,000 Tons

Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Ton Baled

Value of Production 1,000 $

650 650 3.0 1,950 58.00 113,100

650 650 2.4 1,560 57.00 88,920

600 600 3.0 1,800 62.00 111,600

600 600 2.7 1,620 55.00 89,100

550 550 3.0 1,650 59.00 97,350

650 650 1.8 1,170 65.00 76,050

670 670 1.9 1,273 80.00 101,840

720 720 2.2 1,584 94.00 148,896

TOTAL CROPS Acres Planted2/

1,000 Acres

3,861

3,852

3,807

3,863

3,656

3,652

3,779

3,971

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

3,335

3,252

3,275

3,328

3,148

3,178

3,284

3,575

Yield per Acre

Pounds

Production

1,000 Lbs

Mkt Yr Avg Price 4 per Lb

Value of Production 1,000 $

1,115,974 927,715 1,437,573 1,090,564 1,170,242 1,119,487 1,470,327 1,736,630

1/ Harvested for grain. 2/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres for tobacco and hay.

CORN AND SORGHUM SILAGE--Acreage, Yield and Production, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071/

Corn for Silage

Acres Harvested

1,000 Acres

40

40

45

45

35

40

40

Yield per Acre

Tons

18

17

17

16

19

17

18

Production

1,000 Tons

720

680

765

720

665

680

720

2008
45 18 810

Sorghum for Silage

Acres Harvested

1,000 Acres

20

20

15

15

10

11

12

12

Yield per Acre

Tons

10

12

12

10

13

11

12

14

Production 1/ Revised.

1,000 Tons

200

240

180

150

130

121

144

168

CORN HARVESTED FOR GRAIN--Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Acres Harvested, Yield, Production, Georgia, 2000-20081/

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Acres Harvested for Grain

Non-Irrigated

1,000 Acres

100

130

135

125

105

95

160

85

Irrigated

1,000 Acres

120

160

155

155

125

130

290

225

Total

1,000 Acres

220

290

290

280

230

225

450

310

Yield per Acre

Non-Irrigated

Bushels

92

55

100

91

103

61

64

64

Irrigated

Bushels

169

155

149

158

149

146

162

169

Total

Bushels

134

110

126

128

128

110

127

140

Production

Non-Irrigated

1,000 Bushels 9,200 7,100 13,450 11,420 10,840 5,780 10,160 5,400

Irrigated

1,000 Bushels 20,280 24,800 23,090 24,420 18,600 18,970 46,990 38,000

Total

1,000 Bushels 29,480

1/ Census revisions 2003-2007.

31,900 36,540

35,840

29,440 24,750

57,150

43,400

Thousand Acres 300

CORN ACRES HARVESTED FOR GRAIN Irrigated and Non-Irrigated, Georgia 2001-2008

250

200

150

100

50

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

Non-irrigated

2005

2006

Irrigated

2007

2008

CROPS RECORDS--Acreage, Yield and Production, Georgia1/

Records Began

Record Low

Record High

Item

Unit

Year

Quantity

Year(s)

Quantity

Year(s)

Hay, All

1909

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

316

1909

1,617

1943

Yield per Acre Tons

0.33

1925

3.0 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003,2005

Production

1,000 Tons

177

1925 1,950

1994, 2001

Apples Total Production 1,000 Lbs

1976

2,000

2007 50,000

1984, 1987

Corn for Grain

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

1866

220 6.0 10,620

2001 1866 1866

4,508 140.0 133,920

1935 2008 1976

Cotton, Upland

1866

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

115

Yield per Acre Pounds

93

Production

1,000 Bales

82

1978, 1983 1875 1977

5,157 849
2,769

1914 2005 1911

Oats

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

1866

20 8.0 1,012

2005 1871 1866

770 72.0 17,391

1882 2000 1945

Peaches

1899

Total Production 1,000 Lbs

0

1955 499,200

1928

Peanuts

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre Pounds

Production

1,000 Lbs

1909

35 490 26,250

1910

1,169

1932 3,450

1910 2,329,000

1948 2003 2008

Pecans Production

1,000 Lbs

1919

1,500

1922 150,000

1993, 2007

Rye

1867

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

3

Yield per Acre Bushels

2.0

Production

1,000 Bu

28

1950 1890 1950

110 30.0 2,730

1978, 1979 2008 1981

Sorghum Grain

1953

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

10

Yield per Acre Bushels

13.0

Production

1,000 Bu

143

1962, 1963 1954 1954

138 50.0 6,624

1985 1991, 1994, 2005
1985

Soybeans

1924

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

5

Yield per Acre Bushels

5.0

Production

1,000 Bu

32

1928 1933, 1939
1928

2,350 34.0
63,450

1982 2003 1982

Tobacco

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre Pounds

Production

1,000 Lbs

1899

2 1899-1906, 1908-1912

122

440

1902 2,470

880

1902 161,402

1939 1996 1974

Wheat

Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres

Yield per Acre Bushels

Production

1,000 Bu

1/ Through crop year 2008.

1866

28

1930

1,370

4.0

1866, 1871, 1890

56.0

280

1930 46,010

1982 2008 1981

GEORGIA: FIELD CROPS, USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES

Usual Planting Dates

Usual Harvesting Dates

Crop

Begin

Most Active

Ends

Begin

Most Active

Corn for Grain

Mar 1 Mar 20-Apr15 May 5

Jul 25

Aug 15-Sep 5

Corn for Silage

Mar 1 Mar 20-Apr 15 May 5

Jul 10

Jul 20-Aug 10

Cotton

Apr 20 Apr 25-May 25 Jun 5

Sep 20

Oct 5-Nov 15

Oats, Fall

Sep 20 Oct 5-Nov 20 Dec 10

May 20

Jun 1-Jun 20

Peanuts

Apr 15 Apr 25-May 20 Jun 10

Sep 5

Sep 10-Oct 15

Rye

Sep 20 Oct 5-Nov 10 Dec 5

May 10

May 25-Jun 20

Sorghum for Grain

Apr 15 Apr 30-Jun 5 Jul 5

Aug 20

Sep 10-Oct 15

Sorghum for Silage Apr 15 Apr 30-Jun 5 Jul 5

Jun 25

Jul 15-Aug 20

Soybeans

May 5 May 25-Jun 20 Jul 5

Oct 1

Nov 1-Nov 25

Tobacco Flue Cured Mar 20 Apr 1-Apr 10 Apr 25

Jun 20

Jul 10-Aug 15

Wheat

Oct 5

Nov 15-Dec 5 Dec 15

May 20

Jun 1-Jun 15

Ends
Oct 10 Sep 1 Dec 15 Jun 25 Nov 1 Jun 25 Nov 25 Sep 1 Dec 15 Sep 1 Jun 30

GEORGIA: VEGETABLES, USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES

Usual Harvesting Dates

Crop

Usual Planting Dates

Begin

Most Active

Fresh Market:

Cabbage, Spring

Feb 1-Mar 15

Apr 15

Apr 15-Jun 15

Cabbage, Summer & Fall

Aug 1-Oct 15

Nov 15

Nov 15-Dec 15

Cabbage, Winter

Oct 1-Dec 15

Jan 15

Jan 15-Mar 1

Cantaloups

Mar 1-Apr 15

May 15

Jun 1-Jul 1

Carrots, Winter

Aug 1-Dec 15

Dec 15

Feb 15-Jun 1

Corn-Sweet, Spring

Feb 15-Apr 15

May 15

Jun 1-Jul 15

Corn-Sweet, Fall

Aug 1-Sep 15

Sep 15

Sep 15-Oct 15

Cucumbers, Spring

Mar 1-Apr 15

May 1

May 15-Jun 15

Cucumbers, Fall

Jul 15-Sep 1

Sep 1

Sep 15-Oct 31

Onions, Spring

Nov 1-Dec 25

Apr 1

Apr 15-May 20

Pepper-Bell, Spring

Mar 1-Apr 15

May 15

May 20-Jun 30

Pepper-Bell, Fall

Jul 15-Sep 1

Oct 1

Oct 1-Nov 15

Snap Beans, Spring

Mar 1-Apr 20

May 1

May 10-Jun 20

Snap Beans, Summer

May 1-May 15

Jul 1

Jul 15-Aug 1

Snap Beans, Fall

Jul 15-Aug 20

Sep 15

Sep 15-Oct 10

Squash, Spring

Mar 1-May 1

Apr 15

May 1-Jul 15

Squash, Fall

Jul 15-Sep 1

Sep 1

Sep 15-Nov 1

Tomatoes, Summer

Mar 1-Apr 15

May 15

Jun 1-Jul 1

Tomatoes, Fall

Jul 15-Aug 15

Oct 1

Oct 15-Nov 15

Processing: Cucumbers Snap Beans

Mar 1-Apr 15 Mar 1-Apr 20

May 1 May 1

May 15-Jun 15 May 10-Jun 20

Ends
Jun 30 Dec 31 Mar 15 Jul 31 Jun 15 Jul 31 Nov 1 Jun 30 Nov 15 Jun 1 Jul 10 Nov 30 Jun 30 Aug 15 Nov 1 Jul 15 Nov 15 Jul 31 Nov 30
Jun 30 Jun 30

Crop
Apples Blueberries Grapes Peaches Pecans

GEORGIA: FRUIT, FULL BLOOM AND HARVESTING DATES

Harvest Dates

Dates of Full Bloom

Begin

Most Active

Apr 10-Apr 20

Aug 1

Sep 1-Sep 30

Mar 15-Mar 30

Apr 15

May 10-Jun 30

May 1-May 20

Jul 25

Aug 1-Sep 30

Mar 10-Mar 30

May 15

Jun 1-Aug 1

May 5-May 20

Oct 1

Oct 15-Dec 15

Ends
Nov 10 Sep 1 Oct 15 Aug 15 Jan 1

Month
CORN Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1

OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS--Quarterly, Georgia, 2006-20081/

Unit

2006

2007

1,000 Bu 1,000 Bu 1,000 Bu 1,000 Bu

7,013 6,902 3,682 7,364

6,964 4,366 1,961 11,620

OATS

Mar 1

1,000 Bu

52

77

Jun 1

1,000 Bu

67

67

Sep 1

1,000 Bu

69

123

Dec 1

1,000 Bu

85

44

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

2008
8,656 4,829 1,124 7,399
34 21 107 80

GRAIN STOCKS CAPACITY--December 1, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Number of Facilities

Off Farm

Number

188

188

155

144

141

136

2007
131

2008
127

Storage Capacity Off Farm On Farm

1,000 Bu 1,000 Bu

46,350 75,000

46,750 75,000

45,000 75,000

43,000 70,000

42,000 65,000

42,000 65,000

42,500 65,000

43,000 65,000

Month
May 1
Dec 1

Unit
1,000 Tons

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--Georgia, 2001-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

190

350

230

342

292

2006
198

1,000 Tons 1,599 1,295

1,494 1,345

1,350

878

2007
82

2008
145

1,013 1,319

Month Ending
2008 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

U.S. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AT MONTH'S END--2008-20091/

Farmer Stock

Roasting Stock

Shelled Peanuts2/

(In Shell)

Farmer Stock Equivalent

Shelled Peanuts

Total3/

--1,000 Pounds--

123,790 606,434 2,693,872 3,692,870 3,698,424

410,473 304,275 361,071 420,589 462,024

48,944 31,662 38,395 49,318 54,122

545,929 404,686 480,224 559,383 614,492

718,663 1,042,782 3,212,491 4,301,571 4,367,038

2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr

3,345,234 3,019,374 2,643,472 2,316,578

509,758 550,458 550,637 522,250

51,187 67,118 72,501 74,210

677,978 732,109 732,347 694,593

4,074,399 3,818,601 3,448,320 3,085,381

May

2,013,706

507,185

75,452

674,556

2,763,714

Jun

1,652,732

546,230

68,273

726,486

2,447,491

Jul

1,359,950

533,581

60,487

709,663

2,130,100

1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of Peanut Producers and CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

SOYBEANS--Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Crop, Selected States, 2001-20091/

State

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

AL

8

13

12

11

8

6

10

48

32

AR

23

21

16

16

4

6

23

27

10

DE

44

39

37

29

41

25

50

47

62

FL

*

38

38

41

29

*

71

2

*

GA

39

37

33

61

51

69

77

61

54

IL

3

4

5

5

3

6

6

9

6

IN

1

2

3

3

1

3

4

4

4

KS

6

5

7

2

*

11

15

17

5

KY

28

29

24

34

29

21

26

36

30

LA

5

9

9

10

9

14

22

24

8

MD

31

30

43

43

27

32

47

47

44

MS

13

9

4

8

1

4

14

13

4

MO

11

10

7

10

7

11

13

12

10

NJ

2

21

22

13

31

38

27

22

24

NC

38

42

41

31

32

30

38

47

33

OH

1

*

1

1

1

*

1

*

1

OK

8

24

24

34

3

20

64

58

41

PA

11

18

11

7

4

11

19

8

10

SC

48

42

38

38

37

29

36

52

30

TN

32

35

28

32

15

20

31

40

25

TX

1

8

5

3

4

*

*

*

27

VA

48

24

34

37

7

25

44

56

30

WV

7

4

1

17

9

*

4

*

*

US

6

6

5

6

4

5

8

9

6

1/ Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data

as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. * Data rounds to less than 0.5

percent.

Million Dollars 180.0

150.0

120.0

90.0

60.0

30.0

0.0 2001

2002

Peaches

FRUIT AND NUTS Value of Utilized Production
Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

Pecans

2005

2006

2007

2008

Apples, Grapes and Blueberries

Million Pounds 200

FRUIT AND NUTS Utilized Production Georgia, 2001-2008

150

100

50

0 2001

2002

Peaches

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Pecans

Apples, Grapes and Blueberries

FRUITS, NUTS, AND VEGETABLES

HIGHLIGHTS - 2008 CROP YEAR
The value of production of Georgia's fruit crops in 2008 increased from the previous year. However, pecans had an average year of production, despite the fact that it was an off year for pecans. An increase of 38 cent per pound in average price, value of production still reached $101 million, the second most valuable fruit, nut, and vegetable crop in Georgia. Most vegetable crops increased in value of production in 2008. Nine of the fifteen fruit, nut, and vegetable crops in the estimating program gained in value in 2008, as production improved on 9 of those crops and decreased on 6. Pecans, cabbage, bell peppers, squash, tomatoes, and onions failed to reach the production levels of the previous year. Blueberries showed an increase in production over last year from 11.0 million pounds in 2007 to a record 41.0 million pounds in 2008. This higher production resulted in a decrease in the average price per pound, with the value at $70.1 million. Tomatoes' value of production totaled $27.0 million, a decrease of 48 percent from 2007. Onions had a decrease of 7 percent in production from the previous year, with the price decreasing by 18 percent. Onions still remained the most valuable vegetable for the year of 2008.
ONIONS Onion production in 2008 totaled 3.68 million cwt., up 14 percent from 2007. Yields averaged at 320 cwt. per acre, 19 percent higher than the previous year of 270 cwt. in 2007. Acreage harvested totaled 11,500 lower than last years 12,000 acres. Planted acreage totaled 12,000 acres. Prices were slightly down in 2008, averaging $29.50 per cwt., compared with $35.90 in 2007. Value of production totaled $108.6 million, a decrease of 7 percent from the previous year. Onions was the most valuable vegetable crop produced in Georgia in 2007 and 2008.
TOMATOES Due to a Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. in 2008, tomato production in Georgia fell 53 percent to 840 thousand cwt. from 1.8 million cwt. in 2007. Although Georgia tomatoes were considered safe for consumption, there was decreased demand due to negative perceptions from consumers. Planted acreage declined 17 percent from 2007 to 4,300 acres and harvested acreage decreased by 800 acres, or 16 percent, to 4,200 acres. Yields dropped to 200 cwt. per acre in 2008, down from 360 cwt. per acre the previous year. Prices increased from a year earlier, averaging $32.20 per cwt., up $3.20 per cwt. from 2007. This put the value of production at $27.0 million, 48 percent less than 2007.
BLUEBERRIES Blueberry production was up dramatically in 2008, a record year in production. Harvested acres were up 4,700 acres from the record low of 4,800 acres in 2007. Yields averaged 4320 pounds per acre, almost double the amount of 2007. Total and utilized production both amounted to 41.0 million pounds, 3.7 times more than last year's low of 11.0 million pounds. Prices fell in

2008, averaging $1.71 per pound, down 39 percent from the previous high of 2.79 in 2007. Value of production totaled $70.2 million, an incline more than double the 30.7 million for 2007.
PECANS Georgia's pecan production in 2008 was down by 80 million pounds from the previous year production of 150 million pounds. In the alternate bearing cycle for pecans, 2008 was an "off year" for production. Pecan quality was good despite hurricane damage, but dry weather limited insect and disease problems. With the decrease in production, prices were back up to $1.44 cents per pound from $1.06 in 2007. Value of production was down from $159.3 million in 2007, a record high value, to $101.0 million. Seedling varieties totaled four million pounds, down 11 million from 2007. Improved varieties amounted to 66 million pounds. Georgia's 70 million pounds production in 2008 was the highest in the Nation, followed by New Mexico's 43 million pounds and then Texas's 30 million pounds.
SWEET CORN Sweet corn production in 2008 increased 25 percent from 2007 to 3.9 million cwt. Yield increased to 170 cwt. per acre, up from 125 cwt. in 2007. Planted and harvested acres were both down 2,000 acres from 2007 to 25,000 and 23,000 acres, respectively. Prices averaged $20.90 per cwt., up $3.40 per cwt from 2007. Increased production and higher average prices resulted in a 49 percent increase in total value from the previous year. Value of production amounted to $81.7 million. Sweet corn was the second most valuable vegetable crop in 2008. Georgia's sweet corn production was the third highest in the Nation, exceeded only by Florida and California.
WATERMELONS Despite a 9 percent decline in the production of watermelons, Georgia's value of production increased 3 percent in 2008. Planted acres totaled 22,000, down 12 percent, or 3,000 acres, from 2007. Harvested acres, at 21,000, decreased by 2,000 acres, or 9 percent, from 2007. Yields averaged 280 cwt. per acre, the same as 2007. Prices were $8.90 per cwt., up 13 percent from $7.90 per cwt. in 2007. Value of production totaled a record $52.3 million in 2008 beating the previous record of $50.9 million in 2007.
PEACHES Georgia's peach production in 2008 totaled 28 thousand tons, compared with 13 thousand in 2007, more than double the production of last year. Utilized production, the amount sold plus the quantities used at home or held in storage, increased to 25 thousand tons in 2008. Bearing age acreage, at 9,500, was the same amount of acres as 2007. Yield more than doubled in 2008 to 2.95 tons per acre, compared with 1.37 tons in 2007. Prices averaged $773 per ton, a 6 percent decrease from 2007. Georgia's utilized peach production in 2008 ranked fourth in the U. S., behind CA, SC, and NJ Georgia ranked fifth in the nation in value of production in production falling behind CA, SC, NJ, and PA.

FRUIT CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Apples

Bearing Age Acres

Yield per Acre1/

Lbs

1,200 7,500

1,200 8,330

1,200 10,800

1,200 10,000

1,300 10,800

1,300 10,000

600 3,330

Total Production

Mil Lbs

9.0

10.0

13.0

12.0

14.0

13.0

2.0

Utilized Production

Mil Lbs

8.9

9.9

12.9

12.0

14.0

12.0

2.0

Season Average Price

4 per Lb

23.0

18.0

10.6

22.8

23.6

20.2

50.0

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

2,051

1,779

1,368

2,740

3,310

2,419

1,000

2008
600 20,000
12.0 12.0 37.3 4,470

Blueberries

Harvested Acres

Yield per Acre2/

Lbs

Total Production

Mil Lbs

Utilized Production

Mil Lbs

Season Average Price

4 per Lb

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

4,600 3,700
18.0 17.0 79.7 13,550

4,500 3,780
17.0 17.0 102.0 17,420

4,500 3,780
17.0 17.0 111.0 18,790

4,800 4,380
21.0 21.0 113.0 23,770

6,000 4,330
26.0 26.0 122.0 31,820

7,000 4,500
31.5 31.5 190.0 59,775

4,800 2,290
11.0 11.0 279.0 30,740

9,500 4,320
41.0 41.0 171.0 70,180

Grapes

Bearing Age Acres Yield per Acre1/

Tons

Total Production

Tons

Utilized Production

Tons

Season Average Price

$ per Ton

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

1,100 2.91
3,200 3,200 1,050 3,370

1,100 2.55
2,800 2,760 1,060 2,936

1,100 2.82
3,100 2,800
978 2,738

1,100 3.00
3,300 3,200 1,160 3,724

1,100 3.18
3,500 3,500 1,390 4,850

1,100 2.64
2,900 2,900 1,270 3,690

1,200 2.42
2,900 2,900 1,200 3,477

1,200 2.92
3,500 3,500 1,130 3,950

Peaches

Bearing Age Acres Yield per Acre1/ 3/ Total Production3/ Utilized Production3/ Season Average Price 3/

Lbs Mil Lbs Mil Lbs 4 per Lb

14,000 10,000
140 125 28.0

12,000 3.75
45,000 42,000
766

12,000 4.58
55,000 53,000
559

11,500 4.57
52,500 49,500
667

11,000 3.64
40,000 37,000
743

10,000 4.10
41,000 37,000
892

9,500 1.37
13,000 12,000
819

9,500 2.95
28,000 25,000
773

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

35,033 32,148 29,642 33,017 27,476 33,020

9,830 19,326

1/ Yield is based on total production which includes unharvested production and fruit harvested but not sold due to market conditions. 2/ Yield is based on utilized production. 3/ Beginning 2002 production in tons, yield in tons per acre, price in dollars per ton.

PECANS--Utilized Production, Price, and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Improved Pecans

Utilized Production

1,000 Lbs 85,000 42,000 60,000 42,000 72,000 36,000

Season Average Price

4 per Lb

66.0

102.0

100.0

177.0

132.0

164.0

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

56,100 42,840 60,000 74,340 95,040 59,040

2007
135,000 110.0
148,500

2008
66,000 147.0
97,020

Seedling Pecans

Utilized Production

1,000 Lbs

Season Average Price

4 per Lb

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

25,000 45.0
11,250

3,000 68.0
2,040

15,000 64.0
9,600

3,000 124.0 3,720

8,000 80.0
6,400

6,000 121.0 7,260

15,000 72.0
10,800

4,000 100.0 4,000

All Pecans

Utilized Production

1,000 Lbs

Season Average Price

4 per Lb

Value of Utilized Production 1,000 $

110,000 61.2
67,350

45,000 100.0
44,880

75,000 92.8
69,600

45,000 173.0
78,060

80,000 127.0
101,440

42,000 158.0
66,300

150,000 106.0
159,300

70,000 144.0
101,020

FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES--Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Beans, Snap

Planted

Acres

17,000

18,500 18,000

20,000

18,500

20,000 18,000

19,000

Harvested

Acres

16,500

17,000 16,000

17,000

17,500

19,000 16,000

17,000

Yield per Acre

Cwt

60

43

50

53

40

45

40

55

Production

1,000 Cwt

990

731

800

901

700

855

640

935

Price per Cwt

Dollars

22.00

32.00 40.00

28.00

35.20

39.00 31.60

32.00

Value of Production 1,000 $

21,780

23,392 32,000

25,228

24,640

33,345 20,224

29,920

Cabbage Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

9,400 9,000
300 2,700
8.70 23,490

11,500 10,000
295 2,950 13.00 38,350

11,400 9,800 130 1,274 12.00
15,288

12,000 10,000
250 2,500 11.00 27,500

12,000 10,000
280 2,800 11.00 30,800

10,000 9,000 265 2,385 11.00
26,235

8,000 7,200
320 2,304 13.00 29,952

6,600 6,500
320 2,080 12.40 25,792

Cantaloups Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

5,900 5,300
160 848 12.00 10,176

Carrots1/2/ Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

3,600 3,500
290 1,015 12.00 12,180

5,700 5,500
220 1,210 15.00 18,150

6,100 6,000
215 1,290 12.50 16,125

2,600 2,500
300 750 12.00 9,000

7,200 6,600
150 990 19.00 18,810

5,800 5,700
135 770 17.90 13,783

6,000 5,800
150 870 20.60 17,922

4,900 4,800
290 1,392 12.70 17,678

4,600 4,500
275 1,238 20.60 25,503

Corn, Sweet Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

25,500 25,000
130 3,250 14.60 47,450

26,000 25,000
125 3,125 14.00 43,750

26,000 20,000
140 2,800 16.50 46,200

28,000 27,000
135 3,645 12.80 46,656

30,000 29,000
125 3,625 21.90 79,388

27,000 26,000
110 2,860 20.60 58,916

27,000 25,000
125 3,125 17.50 54,688

25,000 23,000
170 3,910 20.90 81,719

Cucumbers Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

13,600 13,000
175 2,275 12.80 29,120

14,300 13,000
200 2,600 11.30 29,380

13,000 12,500
170 2,125 10.60 22,525

15,000 14,000
140 1,960 16.60 32,536

16,000 15,000
175 2,625 23.90 62,738

16,000 14,000
185 2590 23.00 59,570

11,000 9,500 200 1,900 26.40
50,160

11,000 10,500
195 2,048 32.60 66,765

Onions

Planted

Acres

14,500

14,700 14,000

16,500

13,500

Harvested

Acres

13,500

11,500 12,500

14,500

10,500

Yield per Acre

Cwt

190

125

175

260

210

Production

1,000 Cwt 2,565

1,438

2,188

3,770

2,205

Price per Cwt

Dollars

27.50

32.20 34.30

23.50

29.70

Value of Production 1,000 $

70,538

46,304 75,048

88,595

65,489

1/ Estimates began in 2000. 2/ Beginning 2003 data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

14,000 10,500
310 3,255 25.20 82,026

12,500 12,000
270 3,240 35.90 116,316

12,000 11,500
320 3,680 29.50 108,560

FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES--Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Peppers, Bell

Planted

Acres

4,200

4,600

4,800

4,000

4,000

4,600

4,300

3,500

Harvested

Acres

4,000

4,400

4,500

3,900

3,600

4,200

4,200

3,400

Yield per Acre

Cwt

200

200

300

170

190

270

280

180

Production

1,000 Cwt 800

880

1,350

663

684 1,134

1,176

612

Price per Cwt

Dollars

28.00

20.00

30.00

30.00

30.00

25.00

35.00

33.50

Value of Production 1,000 $ 22,400

17,600

40,500

19,890

20,520 28,350

41,160

20,502

Squash Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

9,000 7,900
125 988 21.20 20,990

9,100 8,600
165 1,428 31.00 44,268

9,500 8,600
130 1,118 28.00 31,304

9,500 8,500
115 978 29.00 28,362

9,500 8,500
105 893 29.60 26,433

8,500 8,200
160 1,312 24.00 31,488

5,200 4,800
115 552 35.00 19,320

5,200 5,000
100 500 28.50 14,250

Tomatoes Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

4,900 4,700
365 1,716 25.00 42,900

5,700 5,500
300 1,650 20.00 33,000

5,300 4,500
340 1,530 31.50 48,195

6,000 5,800
170 986 45.00 44,370

6,500 6,300
340 2,142 35.00 74,970

5,700 5,600
360 2,016 36.00 72,576

5,200 5,000
360 1,800 29.00 52,200

4,300 4,200
200 840 32.20 27,048

Watermelons Planted Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Cwt Value of Production

Acres Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars 1,000 $

24,000 22,000
265 5,830
5.00 29,150

24,700 23,000
255 5,865
5.80 34,017

26,500 25,000
215 5,375
7.80 41,925

30,000 23,000
165 3,795
7.00 26,565

25,000 23,000
210 4,830
7.90 38,157

25,000 24,000
235 5,640
8.00 45,120

25,000 23,000
280 6,440
7.90 50,876

22,000 21,000
280 5,880
8.90 52,332

Thousand Head 120

MILK COWS Average Annual Inventory
Georgia, 2001-2008

100

86

85

85

84

81

80

77

77

76

60

40

20

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Million Dollars 450

CATTLE AND CALVES Cash Receipts
Georgia, 2001-2008

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY

HIGHLIGHTS -- 2008
Cattle and hog inventory levels declined from the previous year. All cattle and calves on January 1, 2009, totaled 1,110,000 head, down 20,000 from January 1, 2008. Prices for cattle weighing more than 500 pounds averaged $65.50 per hundredweight (cwt) in 2008, compared with $64.70 per cwt. in 2007. Calves less than 500 pounds, averaged $97.20 per cwt. in 2008, $16.80 cwt. less than in 2007. Hogs on December 1, 2008 totaled 230,000 head, 35,000 less than on December 1, 2007. Prices averaged $46.60 per cwt. for the 2008 marketing year, compared with $46.90 per cwt. for 2007.

MILK PRODUCTION1/ Milk production in Georgia during 2008 totaled 1.4 billion pounds, 3 percent below 2007. The annual average number of milk cows equaled 76,000 head, down 1,000 head from 2007. Production per cow averaged 17,829 pounds for 2008, 340 pounds below 2007. Cash receipts from marketings of Georgia produced milk totaled $281 million, slightly less than 2007. Producer returns averaged $20.90 per hundredweight, 3 percent above 2007.
Macon County continues as the leading county in number of milk cows with 11,300 head on January 1, 2009, followed by Brooks County with 6,200 head and Putnam County with 5,700.

Milk prices in 2008 averaged $20.90 per cwt., up from $20.30 per cwt. in 2007. Georgia ranked 25th in the nation in pounds of milk produced in 2008.
Cash receipts from marketing of dairy and livestock products totaled $635 million during 2008, down 1 percent from 2007.
CATTLE1/ Georgia=s cattle herd totaled 1.11 million head on January 1, 2009, down 2 percent from the previous year. Georgia=s inventory ranked 28th in the nation. The United States= cattle inventory on January 1, 2009 amounted to 94.5 million head, 2 percent below the 96.0 million on January 1, 2008.
Beef cows numbered 536,000 in Georgia on January 1, 2009, down 3 percent from 2008. Heifers for beef cow replacement totaled 73,000 head, 2,000 below the previous year. Milk cows, including those dry and being milked, fell to 74,000 head on January 1, 2009, 3,000 head below a year earlier. Milk cow replacement heifers at 23,000 head, up 1,000 head above last year. The 2008 calf crop totaled 500,000 head, 6 percent less than the 2007 calf crop.
The value of all cattle and calves on Georgia farms on January 1, 2009 amounted to $844 million, 10 percent less than a year earlier. Value per head averaged $760, compared with $830 on January 1 a year earlier. Cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves in 2008 fell to nearly $292 million, a drop of 5 percent from 2007. Marketings dropped 5 percent to 536,000 head compared with 565,000 head marketed in 2007.
Jackson County, with 29,000 head, is the leading county in the number of cattle and calves on January 1, 2009. Franklin County holds second place with 26,000 head. Carroll, Morgan and Macon round out the top five counties in Georgia in total cattle and calves.

RED MEAT PRODUCTION Red meat production, in commercial plants in Georgia during 2008, totaled 157 million pounds, down 4 percent from the 163 million pounds produced in 2007. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, lamb and mutton slaughtered. Calves, hogs, and sheep totals are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Per capita consumption of red meat in the U.S. in 2008 was 113 pounds, down 3 percent from the 117 pounds consumed in 2007.
HOGS1/ Hog and pigs in Georgia on December 1, 2008, numbered 230,000 head, 13 percent less than a year earlier. Breeding inventory, at 37,000 head, 7% less than December 1, 2007, while market hogs dropped to 193,000 head, fourteen percent less than the previous year. The annual pig crop for 2008 totaled 645,000 head, 3 percent less than the 668,000 born during 2007. Sows farrowing during 2008, at 71,000 head, were also down 5 percent from the previous year=s farrowings of 75,000. The annual pigs per litter rate averaged 9.08 for 2008, compared with 8.91 pigs saved per litter for 2007. Georgia ranked 23rd among all States in the number of hogs and pigs on December 1, 2008.
The value of hogs and pigs in Georgia on December 1, 2008, totaled $18 million, 5 percent more than a year earlier. The average value per head was $79.00 up $14.00 from the previous year. Marketings of hogs and pigs in 2008 rose to 755,300 head, 7 percent more than the 703,000 head marketed in 2007. Cash receipts amounted to $62.2 million in 2008, compared with $54.3 million for 2007. Prices averaged $46.60 per cwt., down $0.30 from 2007.

1/ The number of operations by State will no longer be published on an annual basis.

CATTLE AND CALVES--Inventory, Value, and Number by Class, January 1, Georgia, 2001-2009

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

All Cattle and Calves

1,000 Head 1,270 1,240 1,290 1,250 1,210 1,180 1,170 1,130 1,110

Value Average per Head Total

Dollars 1,000 $

630

640

600

650

770

820

790

830

760

800,100 793,600 774,000 812,500 931,700 967,600 924,300 937,900 843,600

Cows and Heifers that have

Calved

Beef Cows

1,000 Head 614

594

625

616

596

592

585

553

536

Milk Cows

1,000 Head

86

86

85

84

84

78

75

77

74

All Cows

1,000 Head 700

680

710

700

680

670

660

630

610

Heifers 500 pounds and over

Beef Cow Replacements 1,000 Head

78

87

90

85

82

82

77

75

73

Milk Cow Replacements 1,000 Head

31

29

29

26

24

23

23

22

23

Other Heifers

1,000 Head

31

30

36

30

35

30

34

33

31

Total Heifers

1,000 Head 140

146

155

141

141

135

134

130

127

Steers 500 Pounds & Over

1,000 Head

46

40

50

40

49

41

48

46

48

Bulls 500 Pounds & Over

1,000 Head

39

39

40

39

35

34

33

34

35

Steer, Heifer, & Bull Calves

Under 500 Pounds

1,000 Head 345

335

335

330

305

300

295

290

290

Cattle & Calves on Feed 1,000 Head

3

3

3

1/

1/

1/

1/

1/

1/

1/ Included in Other States beginning in 2004.

CATTLE AND CALVES--Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Groups, Georgia, 2001-20071/

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Operations Having:

1-49 Head

Number 15,000

14,800

14,500

14,300 14,000

13,800

15,600

50-99 Head

Number 3,890

4,200

4,300

4,200

3,600

3,800

2,800

100-499 Head

Number 2,800

2,700

2,900

3,200

3,090

3,100

2,300

500-999 Head

Number

250

250

240

240

240

220

220

1,000+ Head

Number

60

50

60

60

70

80

80

Inventory on Operation Having:

1-49 Head

Percent

20.0

20.0

17.0

15.5

16.0

14.0

23.0

50-99 Head

Percent

21.0

21.0

21.5

21.0

19.0

20.0

16.0

100-499 Head

Percent

40.0

40.0

42.0

45.0

45.0

44.0

37.0

500-999 Head

Percent

11.5

12.0

12.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

12.0

1,000+ Head

Percent

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

9.0

11.0

12.0

1/ The number of operations by State will no longer be published on an annual basis. State level numbers will only by published in conjunction with the Census of Agriculture every five years.

CATTLE AND CALVES--Production and Income, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Production1/ Marketings2/

1,000 Lbs 442,152 465,041 448,139 462,321 382,103 361,027 337,608 339,050 1,000 Lbs 539,290 455,090 519,990 510,790 432,135 390,945 396,120 395,580

Price per 100 Lbs

Cattle

Dollars

54.20

49.20

53.60

66.10

68.60

64.20

64.70

65.50

Calves Cash Receipts3/

Dollars

95.70

87.00

95.80 118.00 125.00 122.00 114.00

97.20

1,000 $ 347,677 264,214 328,798 395,833 357,433 309,067 305,984 291,990

Value of Home Consumption 1,000 $

4,398

3,139

3,626

4,387

4,547

4,101

4,128

4,058

Gross Income

1,000 $ 352,075 267,353 332,424 400,220 361,980 313,168 310,112 296,048

1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes interfarm sales. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sales of farm slaughter.

CALF CROP AND CATTLE DISPOSITION--Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Calves Born

1,000 Head

580

600

580

560

550

540

Cows that have Calved 1,000 Head

700

680

710

700

680

670

Inshipments Marketings1/

1,000 Head

125

67

65

47

46

44

Cattle

1,000 Head

359

305

345

337

326

311

Calves

1,000 Head

317

250

278

254

245

233

Farm Slaughter

Cattle & Calves

1,000 Head

3

3

3

3

3

3

Deaths

Cattle

1,000 Head

23

24

25

23

21

20

Calves

1,000 Head

33

35

34

30

31

27

1/ Excludes interfarm sales.

2007
530 660
44
323 242
3
19 27

2008
500 630
66
306 230
3
19 28

COW AND HEIFERS--Kept for Milk, Inventory and Value, Georgia, January 1, 2001-2009

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Cows and Heifers

that have calved Value per Head1/

1,000 Head

86

86

85

84

84

78

75

77

Dollars

1,570 1,650

1,410 1,640

1,750 1,800 1,900

NA

Heifers, 500 lbs and Over 1,000 Head

31

29

1/ Marketing year average. NA not available.

29

26

24

23

23

22

2009
74 NA 23

MILK COWS--Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Groups, Georgia, 2001-20071/

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Operations Having:

1-29 Head

Number 320

290

290

290

280

240

370

30-49 Head

Number

20

15

15

20

20

20

20

50-99 Head

Number

90

85

75

80

80

70

35

100-199 Head

Number 170

160

150

130

130

130

120

200-499 Head

Number

90

80

80

80

70

70

65

500+ Head

Number

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

Inventory on Operation Having:

1-29 Head

Percent

1.0

0.8

0.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.5

30-49 Head

Percent

1.0

0.7

0.7

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.2

50-99 Head

Percent

8.0

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

5.9

3.3

100-199 Head

Percent 28.0

26.0

25.0

23.0

23.0

22.0

22.0

200-499 Head

Percent 22.0

25.0

27.0

26.0

23.0

25.0

25.0

500+ Head

Percent 42.0

40.0

40.0

42.0

45.0

45.0

46.0

1/ The number of operations by State will no longer be published on an annual basis. State level numbers will only be published in conjunction with

the Census of Agriculture every five years.

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

MILK COWS--Average Inventory, Quarterly, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

1,000

86

85

85

84

83

78

1,000

86

85

85

84

82

77

1,000

86

85

85

84

81

76

1,000

86

85

84

84

79

75

Annual Average 1,000

86

85

85

84

81

77

2007
77 77 77 77
77

2008
77 77 75 75
76

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

MILK PRODUCTION--Pounds per Cow, Quarterly, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Lbs 4,510 Lbs 4,490 Lbs 3,660 Lbs 4,000

4,645 4,720 3,880 4,050

4,690 4,580 3,750 4,010

4,540 4,550 3,800 3,980

4,565 4,660 3,830 4,140

4,860 4,980 4,100 4,400

4,950 5,040 4,050 4,130

Annual Average Lbs 16,663

17,294

16,988

16,857

17,259

18,234

18,169

2008
4,690 4,730 4,070 4,330
17,829

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

Unit
Mil Lbs Mil Lbs Mil Lbs Mil Lbs

MILK PRODUCTION--Total Pounds Produced, Quarterly, Georgia, 2001-2008

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

388

395

399

381

379

379

381

386

401

389

382

382

383

388

315

330

319

319

310

312

312

344

344

337

334

327

330

318

Annual Mil Lbs

1,433

1,470

1,444

1,416

1,398

1,404

1,399

2008
361 364 305 325
1,355

MILK PRODUCTION--Utilization, Milkfat and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Total Milk Production

Mil Lbs

Milk Marketed by Producers1/ Mil Lbs

1,433 1,420

1,470 1,460

1,444 1,433

1,416 1,402

1,398 1,386

1,404 1,396

1,399 1,387

1,355 1,343

Price per 100 Pounds

Dollars 15.90

13.20

13.40

16.80

16.00

14.40

20.30

20.90

Used on Farms

Mil Lbs

13

10

11

14

12

8

12

12

Milkfat

Percent 3.64

3.65

3.62

3.64

3.63

3.67

3.66

3.67

Cash Receipts from Marketings 1,000 $ 225,780 192,720 192,022 235,536 221,760 201,024 281,561 280,687

1/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers= own herds and milk sold directly to consumers.

HOGS AND PIGS--Inventory and Value, December 1, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total Inventory

1,000 Head

315

345

295

275

270

245

265

Breeding

1,000 Head

50

50

48

42

43

38

40

Market

1,000 Head

265

295

247

233

227

207

225

Value

Average per Head Dollars

68.00

61.00

61.00

94.00

83.00

77.00

65.00

Total

1,000 $

21,420

21,045 17,995

25,850

22,410 18,865

17,225

2008
230 37
193
79.00 18,170

HOGS--Production and Income, Georgia, 2001-2008

Production1/ Marketings2/

Unit
1,000 Lbs 1,000 Lbs

2001
176,834 188,726

2002
161,852 163,081

2003 2004
155,543 148,837 169,916 159,268

2005
148,470 151,826

2006
125,083 132,444

2007
106,346 105,931

2008
99,710 111,511

Price per 100 Pounds Cash Receipts3/

Dollars 1,000 $

42.40 87,546

33.20 58,824

36.40 50.30 68,834 84,790

52.00 82,267

46.10 65,929

46.90 54,334

46.60 62,244

Value of Home Consumption 1,000 $

462

345

369

499

520

457

459

473

Gross Income

1,000 $

88,008 59,169 69,203 85,289 82,787 66,386 54,793 62,717

1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Includes allowance for higher average price of state inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs.

2001
327.0

2002
256.6

RED MEAT PRODUCTION--Georgia, 2001-2008

2003

2004

2005

2006

247.9

--Million Pounds--

159.3

135.3

147.9

2007
163.4

2008
157.1

Million Pounds 350.0

RED MEAT PRODUCTION Georgia, 2001-2008

300.0

250.0

200.0

150.0

100.0

50.0

0.0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Number, Average and Total Live Weight, by Class, Georgia, 2001-20081/

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

CATTLE

Number Slaughtered 1,000

461.4

362.9

361.0

219.3

238.1 270.7

306.4

*

Average Live Weight Pounds

1,144 1,228

1,206 1,188

855

935

916

*

Total Live Weight

1,000 Lbs 527,955 445,472 435,420 260,470 203,625 251,391 279,159

*

CALVES

Number Slaughtered 1,000

*

*

*

*

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.1

Average Live Weight Pounds

*

*

*

*

469

439

424

457

Total Live Weight

1,000 Lbs

*

*

*

*

852

579

460

507

HOGS

Number Slaughtered 1,000

182.2

155.2

*

150.6

121.3 133.8

140.8 109.0

Average Live Weight Pounds

298

251

*

241

237

227

220

235

Total Live Weight

1,000 Lbs 54,212 38,899

* 36,285

28,735 30,357

31,046 25,569

SHEEP

Number Slaughtered 1,000

4.6

7.1

*

5.4

*

3.8

5.8

4.2

Average Live Weight Pounds

104

103

*

103

*

106

125

94

Total Live Weight

1,000 Lbs

481

738

*

552

*

400

719

399

1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. * Indicates estimates not shown

to avoid disclosing individual operations.

BEES--Colonies of Bees, Production, Price and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Colonies of Bees

1,000 Colonies

55

50

52

63

59

63

Yield per Colony

Pounds

57

52

65

49

49

74

Honey Production

1,000 Pounds 3,135

2,600 3,380

3,087 2,891

4,662

Average Price per Pound Dollars

0.700

1.130 1.280

1.200 0.890

1.200

Value of Honey Production 1,000 $

2,195

2,938 4,326

3,704 2,573

5,594

2007
60 58.0 3,480 1.190 4,141

2008
55 71.0 3,905 1.490 5,818

Thousands of Pounds or Dollars
6000

BEES - Colonies, Honey Production Value of Honey Production Georgia, 2001-2008

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Honey Production

Value of Production

Colonies

T housand Colonies
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2008

ANGORA GOATS, MILK GOATS, MEAT AND OTHER GOATS AND TOTAL: NUMBER BY CLASS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2008-2009

State

Angora

2008

2009

Milk

2008

2009

Meat and Other Goats

2008

2009

All Goats

2008

2009

--Head--

GA

1/

1/

4,000

4,500

US

205,000

185,000

323,000

335,000

[Results from the Sheep and Goats Report]. 1/ Data not published.

79,000 2,590,000

80,300 2,550,000

1/ 3,118,000

1/ 3,070,000

AQUACULTURE

CATFISH--NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE ACRES JANUARY 1, 2005-JANUARY 1, 2009

Unit Jan 1, 2005 Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2007 Jan 1, 2008

Georgia

Number of Operations Number

55

60

1/

1/

Water Surface Acres Acres

1,090

1,300

1/

1/

United States

Number of Operations Number

1,124

1,035

1,246

1,617

Water Surface Acres Acres

175,940

1/ Estimates discontinued in 2007 (2006 sales).

170,740

169,700

163,100

Jan 1, 2009
1/ 1/
1,306 146,900

Unit

Georgia Foodsize

Number Live Weight

1,000 1,000 Lbs

Total Average Per Pound

1,000 $ Dollars

Total Sales of All Catfish 1,000 $

United States

Foodsize

Number

1,000

Live Weight Total

1,000 Lbs 1,000 $

Average Per Pound Dollars

Total Sales of All Catfish 1,000 $ 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2006.

CATFISH SALES

2005-2008

2005

2006

1000

1/

1,610

1/

1,240

1/

0.77

1/

2,065

1/

395,590 605,530 427,811
0.71 459,539

353,230 568,900 440,898
0.78 472,175

2007
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
365,770 563,900 423,736
0.75 454,593

2008
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
304,010 514,920 389,290
0.76 409,998

TROUT--SALES OF FISH 12" OR LONGER 2005-2008

Unit

2005

2006

2007

Georgia Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Average Value per Pound United States Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Average Value per Pound

1,000 1,000 1,000 $ Dollars
1,000 1,000 1,000 $ Dollars

450 500 830 1.66
55,513 59,714 62,660
1.05

240 250 580 2.32
52,452 65,346 72,733
1.11

1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
58,674 66,910 79,523
1.19

1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

2008
174 206 441 2.14
40,401 52,410 72,432
1.38

AGRICULTURAL PRICES

Crop
Apples Corn for Grain Cotton Cottonseed Grapes Hay Oats Peaches Peanuts Pecans Sorghum for Grain Soybeans Tobacco Wheat

MARKETING YEAR FOR SPECIFIED CROPS--Georgia

From

Marketing Year

Through

August

June

August

July

August

July

August

February

July

October

May

April

May

April

May

August

August

July

October

March

August

July

September

August

July

November

May

April

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 2001-2008

Commodity

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

--Dollars--

Apples, All

Lb

0.230

0.180

0.106 0.228

0.236

0.202

1/

Blueberries, All

Lb

0.797

1.020

1.110 1.130

1.220

1.900

2.790

Cabbage, Fresh

Cwt

8.70

13.00

12.00 11.00

11.00

11.00

13.00

Cantaloupes, Fresh Cwt

12.00

15.00

12.50 19.00

17.90

20.60

12.70

Corn, for Grain

Bu

2.32

2.70

2.45

2.20

2.20

3.00

4.50

Cotton Lint

Lb

0.306

0.443

0.612 0.428

0.488

0.470

0.596

Cottonseed

Ton

66.50

78.00

95.50 85.00

74.00

93.00

148.00

Grapes

Ton 1,050.00 1,060.00

978.00 1,160.00 1,390.00 1,270.00 1,200.00

Hay

Ton

58.00

57.00

62.00 55.00

59.00

65.00

80.00

Oats

Bu

1.75

2.10

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.90

2.50

Onions

Cwt

27.50

32.20

34.30 23.50

29.70

25.20

35.90

Peaches, All

Ton

560.00

766.00

559.00 667.00

743.00 892.00 840.00

Peanuts

Lb

0.227

0.175

0.187 0.185

0.168

0.175

0.200

Pecans, All

Lb

0.612

1.000

0.928 1.730

1.270

1.580

1.060

Rye

Bu

6.00

6.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

6.00

Snap Beans, Fresh Cwt

22.00

32.00

40.00 28.00

35.20

39.00

31.60

Sorghum for Grain Bu

1.85

2.60

2.30

1.82

1.72

2.74

4.09

Soybeans

Bu

4.35

5.45

7.47

5.70

5.50

6.85

11.90

Sweet Corn, Fresh Cwt

14.60

14.00

16.50 12.80

21.90

20.60

17.50

Tobacco, Flue Cured Cwt

185.50

184.50

185.50 183.50

143.50 144.00 153.00

Tomatoes, Fresh Mkt Cwt

25.00

20.00

31.50 45.00

35.00

36.00

29.00

Watermelons

Cwt

5.00

5.80

7.80

7.00

7.90

8.00

7.90

Wheat

Bu

2.05

2.50

3.05

3.45

3.05

3.70

6.50

1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms.

2008
1/ 1.710 12.40 20.60
4.60 0.635 195.00 1,130.00 94.00
2.65 29.50 792.00 0.204 1.440
7.00 32.00
3.64 9.20 20.90 170.00 32.20 8.90 6.00

Unit

Cotton Lint per Lb

Jan

Dollars

Feb

Dollars

Mar

Dollars

Apr

Dollars

May

Dollars

Jun

Dollars

Jul

Dollars

Aug

Dollars

Sep

Dollars

Oct

Dollars

Nov

Dollars

Dec

Dollars

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly Prices, Georgia, 2001-2008

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

0.553 0.522 0.508 0.498 0.492 0.476 0.491 0.436 0.445 0.433 0.290 0.343

0.279 0.284 0.276 0.256 0.237 0.284 0.255 0.292 0.389 0.445 0.463 0.457

0.434 0.439 0.446 0.441 0.442 0.451 0.461 0.436 0.574 0.606 0.619 0.625

0.627 0.619 0.610 0.594 0.601 0.589 0.579 0.509 0.596 0.526 0.448 0.422

0.401 0.388 0.389 0.383 0.374 0.374 0.389 0.397
1/ 0.516 0.502 0.501

0.507 0.491 0.471 0.478 0.462 0.464 0.455 0.438
1/ 0.508 0.511 0.506

0.510 0.476 0.465 0.453 0.440 0.445 0.432 0.511 0.556 0.555 0.595 0.624

2008
0.637 0.642 0.662 0.652 0.674 0.659 0.669 0.580 0.679 0.652 0.724 0.648

Cottonseed per Ton

Jan

Dollars

Feb

Dollars

Sep

Dollars

Oct

Dollars

Nov

Dollars

Dec

Dollars

92.00 92.00
2/ 69.00 69.00 62.00

64.00 63.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 76.00

79.00 2/ 2/
94.00 95.00 96.00

101.00 104.00
2/ 88.00 83.00 84.00

91.00 2/ 2/
75.00 74.00 74.00

74.00 72.00 94.00 93.00 93.00 94.00

91.00 93.00
2/ 140.00 148.00 148.00

153.00 156.00
2/ 220.00 188.00 193.00

Peanuts per Lb

Aug

Dollars

Sep

Dollars

Oct

Dollars

Nov

Dollars

Dec

Dollars

2/ 0.247 0.212 0.199 0.154

2/ 0.179 0.174 0.171 0.166

2/ 0.182 0.180 0.187 0.190

2/ 0.190 0.191 0.199 0.180

0.166 0.170 0.174 0.172 0.169

0.171 0.170 0.171 0.168 0.173

0.178 0.181 0.202 0.217 0.207

1/ 0.218 0.202 0.204 0.207

Tobacco per Lb

Jul

Dollars

1.720

1.775

1.705

1.690

4/

4/

4/

4/

Aug

Dollars

1.855

1.845

1.835

1.800

4/

4/

4/

4/

Sep

Dollars

1.900

1.885

1.910

1.895

4/

4/

4/

4/

Oct

Dollars

1.915

1.885

1.880

1.870

4/

4/

4/

4/

Nov

Dollars

3/

3/

2/

2/

4/

4/

4/

4/

1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations or price not available. 2/ Sales insufficient to establish a price. 3/Prices received by month are not available. 4/ No longer reported monthly.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly and Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Beef Cattle per Cwt

Jan

Dollars 52.30

49.40

48.00

59.50

65.30

65.60

61.10

61.50

Feb

Dollars 55.80

53.30

50.80

60.40

68.60

70.00

67.10

69.60

Mar

Dollars 59.10

55.20

51.90

63.70

74.30

70.30

66.30

66.60

Apr

Dollars 58.00

52.00

51.80

63.10

73.90

66.40

66.30

66.20

May

Dollars 56.20

51.00

51.70

66.10

74.70

65.70

65.20

69.20

Jun

Dollars 58.10

49.80

52.90

69.20

73.10

64.90

62.80

68.90

Jul

Dollars 55.10

47.80

54.60

70.60

67.90

63.00

66.80

69.70

Aug

Dollars 55.30

47.00

54.70

70.80

68.50

64.40

69.10

70.50

Sep

Dollars 53.30

46.00

54.90

69.50

66.50

63.80

66.80

68.90

Oct

Dollars 48.20

45.50

55.50

65.70

63.20

62.10

62.90

61.30

Nov

Dollars 47.00

44.50

58.10

65.30

62.40

60.30

62.50

59.20

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

48.50 54.20

46.20 49.20

61.60 53.60

64.90 66.10

64.70 68.60

58.80 64.20

59.60 64.70

53.40 65.50

Milk Cows per Head

Mkt Yr Avg1/2/ Dollars

Cows per Cwt3/

Jan

Dollars

Feb

Dollars

Mar

Dollars

Apr

Dollars

May

Dollars

Jun

Dollars

Jul

Dollars

Aug

Dollars

Sep

Dollars

Oct

Dollars

Nov

Dollars

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

1,570
38.70 42.40 42.00 43.90 42.90 44.60 41.60 42.50 41.50 36.00 35.80 36.30 40.90

1,650
37.80 40.30 41.20 40.60 41.10 41.00 37.40 36.40 34.50 33.90 32.70 34.20 37.80

1,410
36.80 38.80 38.90 39.30 40.20 41.20 42.30 41.60 41.10 41.60 45.40 49.40 41.20

1,640
48.30 47.30 47.10 48.30 51.20 53.30 54.40 54.20 54.70 50.90 50.50 50.40 51.20

1,750
51.30 53.20 55.90 56.40 58.50 58.20 52.80 52.80 49.80 45.50 45.10 46.60 52.30

1,800
47.60 51.50 51.80 50.80 50.10 48.00 45.40 46.90 45.80 45.80 45.80 46.80 47.70

1,900
49.20 51.10 48.60 49.70 50.30 49.20 51.00 51.00 48.50 46.00 44.00 45.00 48.80

2,050
48.30 54.60 53.50 54.50 57.50 59.00 58.30 57.90 56.00 51.60 47.60 45.40 53.70

Steers and Heifers per Cwt

Jan

Dollars 79.80

Feb

Dollars 80.70

Mar

Dollars 84.80

Apr

Dollars 84.10

May

Dollars 82.00

Jun

Dollars 84.30

Jul

Dollars 80.10

Aug

Dollars 79.00

Sep

Dollars 76.20

Oct

Dollars 70.80

Nov

Dollars 68.60

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

72.20 79.40

72.90 76.40 76.10 72.20 70.20 66.90 67.90 66.60 68.30 67.90 68.30 69.40 70.40

70.80 72.10 71.40 73.90 73.90 75.60 78.40 79.00 81.70 82.50 84.00 85.30 77.10

82.20 83.60 88.60 89.30 95.10 100.00 102.00 103.00 98.20 94.30 95.20 93.00 92.70

93.80 95.90 102.00 105.00 106.00 102.00 97.10 98.90 98.80 97.50 97.60 99.80 99.90

102.00 103.00
98.10 94.20 96.00 97.80 97.10 98.40 98.60 91.20 83.90 83.30 95.80

81.30 85.10 91.80 95.80 95.50 94.40 99.00 100.00 98.00 93.00 88.00 88.00 92.30

86.00 92.00 88.00 86.00 92.00 88.00 89.00 91.00 87.50 77.20 75.30 69.70 85.40

Calves per Cwt

Jan

Dollars 100.00

95.10

88.90

103.00

120.00

130.00

107.00

Feb

Dollars 101.00

97.00

90.60

107.00

125.00

134.00

112.00

Mar

Dollars 104.00

95.20

89.70

113.00

133.00

130.00

116.00

Apr

Dollars 103.00

91.10

92.70

114.00

136.00

123.00

118.00

May

Dollars 101.00

88.10

91.30

118.00

135.00

124.00

116.00

Jun

Dollars 103.00

84.00

94.00

122.00

132.00

122.00

114.00

Jul

Dollars 97.90

84.50

96.30

126.00

122.00

119.00

119.00

Aug

Dollars 95.90

82.90

96.40

127.00

123.00

121.00

118.00

Sep

Dollars 94.40

82.80

98.60

123.00

123.00

124.00

116.00

Oct

Dollars 89.30

83.10

101.00

120.00

122.00

113.00

110.00

Nov

Dollars 86.60

84.30

102.00

122.00

122.00

109.00

107.00

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

93.80 95.70

85.60 87.00

106.00 95.80

118.00 118.00

125.00 125.00

109.00 122.00

106.00 114.00

1/ Marketing year is January 1-December 31. 2/ Estimated annually. 3/ Cull beef cows and dairy cows sold for slaughter.

103.00 110.00 106.00 100.00 103.00
98.00 97.00 98.00 96.50 91.00 89.00 82.60 97.20

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly and Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Chickens Excluding Broilers per Lb

Jan

Dollars

0.071

0.082

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Feb

Dollars

0.076

0.083

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.094

Mar

Dollars

0.077

0.082

0.069

0.081

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Apr

Dollars

0.084

0.085

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

May

Dollars

0.081

0.083

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Jun

Dollars

0.080

0.081

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Jul

Dollars

0.081

0.082

0.069

0.080

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Aug

Dollars

0.077

0.082

0.069

0.081

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Sep

Dollars

0.081

0.082

0.069

0.081

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Oct

Dollars

0.080

0.081

0.069

0.081

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Nov

Dollars

0.082

0.082

0.069

0.081

0.116

0.086

0.080

0.093

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

0.081 0.078

0.069 0.082

0.080 0.069

0.116 0.080

0.086 0.116

0.080 0.086

0.093 0.080

0.093 0.093

Table Eggs per Dozen

Jan

Dollars

Feb

Dollars

Mar

Dollars

Apr

Dollars

May

Dollars

Jun

Dollars

Jul

Dollars

Aug

Dollars

Sep

Dollars

Oct

Dollars

Nov

Dollars

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

0.479 0.471 0.505 0.496 0.353 0.316 0.317 0.342 0.330 0.386 0.431 0.337 0.426

0.454 0.329 0.505 0.306 0.290 0.414 0.340 0.410 0.357 0.330 0.542 0.498 0.386

0.510 0.453 0.484 0.511 0.389 0.477 0.502 0.627 0.616 0.706 0.912 0.739 0.559

0.803 0.783 1.008 0.599 0.487 0.474 0.382 0.341 0.336 0.310 0.416 0.455 0.558

0.380 0.370 0.339 0.280 0.250 0.249 0.318 0.247 0.458 0.312 0.455 0.550 0.345

0.480 0.349 0.580 0.330 0.230 0.385 0.270 0.433 0.416 0.429 0.699 0.679 0.432

0.760 0.600 0.679 0.560 0.630 0.499 0.790 0.730 0.950 0.840 1.240 1.380 0.748

1.350 1.300 1.360 0.961 0.764 0.951 0.696 0.826 0.920 0.895 0.953 0.931 1.040

All Eggs per Dozen2/3/

Jan

Dollars

0.903

0.895

0.911

1.082

0.848

0.940

1.098

1.649

Feb

Dollars

0.903

0.818

0.881

1.072

0.846

0.870

1.004

1.627

Mar

Dollars

0.905

0.914

0.892

1.204

0.832

0.994

1.039

1.654

Apr

Dollars

0.904

0.809

0.917

0.965

0.821

0.858

0.988

1.451

May

Dollars

0.854

0.832

0.851

0.911

0.820

0.812

1.047

1.356

Jun

Dollars

0.842

0.909

0.909

0.898

0.812

0.906

0.980

1.451

Jul

Dollars

0.818

0.869

0.915

0.840

0.845

0.851

1.129

1.312

Aug

Dollars

0.815

0.886

0.982

0.821

0.827

0.930

1.098

1.366

Sep

Dollars

0.809

0.836

0.973

0.812

0.940

0.915

1.211

1.406

Oct

Dollars

0.832

0.819

1.024

0.781

0.837

0.925

1.144

1.383

Nov

Dollars

0.843

0.930

1.143

0.838

0.905

1.059

1.358

1.402

Dec

Dollars

Mkt Yr Avg1/ Dollars

0.806 0.868

0.889 0.860

1.038 0.941

0.872 0.939

0.968 0.850

1.045 0.920

1.660 1.100

1.390 1.480

1/ Marketing year is December 1-November 30. 2/ Includes hatching eggs. 3/ Hatching eggs are valued at $1.50 per dozen for all years and months.

Broiler-Feed1/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2001
6.4 7.2 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.8 8.4 8.6 8.1 6.4

FEED PRICE RATIOS--United States, 2001-2008

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

--Dollars--

6.6

5.6

5.6

7.1

5.8

6.5

5.4

5.5

7.4

5.8

5.9

5.2

5.0

7.0

5.6

5.5

4.8

4.9

7.0

5.3

5.7

5.1

5.2

6.9

5.3

5.9

5.4

5.6

6.6

5.9

5.0

5.7

6.1

6.4

6.2

4.6

5.8

6.4

7.0

6.7

4.6

5.7

6.3

7.7

6.6

4.5

5.4

6.4

7.3

5.7

4.5

5.1

6.6

7.3

5.1

4.7

5.1

6.6

6.0

5.0

2007
5.1 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.7

2008
4.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.5

Egg-Feed2/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

11.0

10.2

9.7

12.9

7.3

8.5

11.7

12.8

11.2

8.5

8.5

10.8

7.4

5.9

8.4

11.2

11.6

11.6

9.5

13.2

6.4

9.8

9.1

11.8

11.3

7.4

9.3

7.9

5.2

6.3

7.6

7.5

8.6

6.7

6.9

6.0

4.6

4.5

8.1

5.8

8.6

9.5

8.8

6.6

4.4

7.2

6.4

7.3

7.9

7.5

9.8

5.9

5.9

4.9

10.7

5.4

8.5

7.9

12.7

5.7

5.1

7.9

9.5

6.6

8.5

7.1

11.6

6.6

9.3

7.4

12.3

7.7

10.3

6.6

12.6

5.9

6.6

6.8

10.2

8.9

11.5

10.5

15.7

8.8

10.3

10.6

13.9

9.4

9.4

9.6

12.1

9.7

11.3

10.2

13.9

9.2

Milk-Feed3/ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

3.03

3.07

2.42

2.70

3.49

3.16

2.45

2.65

3.06

3.00

2.33

2.60

3.48

2.93

2.33

2.24

3.22

2.87

2.27

2.81

3.33

2.70

2.39

2.07

3.29

2.81

2.25

3.11

3.18

2.46

2.51

1.88

3.47

2.64

2.18

3.16

2.96

2.35

2.56

1.81

3.74

2.55

2.19

3.12

2.94

2.38

2.88

1.88

3.62

2.36

2.59

2.96

2.98

2.35

3.17

1.91

3.64

2.27

2.89

2.93

3.08

2.48

3.19

1.81

3.75

2.30

3.11

3.24

3.27

2.61

3.19

1.89

3.55

2.46

3.23

3.29

3.39

2.51

3.10

2.00

3.29

2.44

3.05

3.57

3.46

2.44

3.05

2.02

2.99

2.45

2.85

3.67

3.29

2.43

2.85

1.92

Hog-Corn4/

Jan

18.8

19.1

14.1

15.3

25.0

20.4

14.0

9.4

Feb

20.0

19.9

14.7

16.3

26.0

21.1

13.8

9.3

Mar

23.4

18.6

14.9

17.2

25.3

20.8

13.1

8.6

Apr

25.3

16.6

14.9

16.4

25.6

19.6

14.0

8.6

May

27.7

17.2

17.4

19.7

27.7

22.2

15.2

10.5

Jun

29.7

18.2

19.2

20.3

24.4

25.1

15.4

9.8

Jul

27.6

18.4

19.7

22.7

23.6

23.5

15.7

10.3

Aug

26.7

13.4

18.4

23.6

26.2

24.7

15.7

11.5

Sep

23.7

10.7

18.0

24.9

26.0

22.2

14.3

10.5

Oct

21.8

13.2

17.3

24.4

25.8

18.2

12.9

11.1

Nov

18.9

12.2

15.8

27.1

24.6

15.6

11.0

9.6

Dec

16.8

13.1

14.8

25.6

23.0

14.5

10.6

10.2

1/ Number of pounds of broiler grower feed equal in value to one pound of broiler live weight. 2/ Number of pounds of laying feed equal in value to one dozen eggs. 3/ Pounds of 16 percent mixed dairy feed equal in value to one pound of whole milk. 4/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog live weight.

AVERAGE PRICES PAID FOR FEED BY FARMERS--Southeast Region, 2001-20091/

Commodity

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

--Dollars--

Bran Beef Cattle

Cwt 15.70 16.50

16.00

17.30

18.40

19.00

20.80

23.20

Concentrate,

32-36% protein Ton 277.00 277.00

Corn Meal

Cwt

9.94

9.33

290.00 10.20

274.00 11.10

358.00 11.50

321.00 12.60

354.00 15.60

419.00 17.20

Cottonseed Meal,

41% protein Dairy Feed,

Cwt 14.70

14.70

15.10

17.00

15.80

17.10

18.20

23.80

16% protein

Ton 171.00 174.00

186.00 207.00 240.00

235.00 260.00 346.00

18% protein 20% protein

Ton 181.00 187.00 Ton 175.00 173.00

198.00 213.00 213.00 188.00 223.00 193.00

204.00 190.00

242.00 200.00

284.00 252.00

Dairy Concentrate,

32-38% protein Ton 263.00 238.00 Hog Feed,

237.00 280.00 239.00

219.00 218.00 419.00

14-18% protein Ton 249.00 258.00

271.00 294.00 299.00

302.00 364.00 424.00

Hog Concentrate, 38-42% protein Ton 358.00 371.00

389.00 438.00 440.00

436.00 491.00 591.00

Poultry Feed

Broiler Grower Ton 199.00 158.00 Chick Starter Ton 230.00 206.00

191.00 246.00 195.00 195.00 273.00 227.00

216.00 271.00 342.00 227.00 277.00 382.00

Laying Feed

Ton 213.00 199.00

176.00 227.00 221.00

216.00 254.00 358.00

Turkey Grower Ton 336.00 333.00 Soybean Meal,

370.00 389.00 420.00

437.00 475.00 533.00

44% protein

Cwt 15.80

16.90

16.90

22.10

20.40

20.50

22.00

28.70

Stock Salt

Cwt

8.80

9.12

9.00

9.96 10.84

10.82

11.72

12.80

1/Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, SC).

2009
24.50
439.00 16.20
23.30
376.00 307.00 313.00
422.00
432.00
619.00
455.00 498.00 365.00 562.00
27.80 18.60

AVERAGE PRICES PAID FOR FERTILIZER BY FARMERS--Southeast Region, 2001-20091/

Commodity

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

--Dollars--

Mixed Fertilizer 0-20-20 5-10-10 5-10-15 5-10-30 6-6-6 6-6-18 8-8-8 10-10-10 10-20-20 16-4-8 17-17-17 18-46-0 (DAP)

Ton 181.00 173.00 186.00 210.00 241.00 Ton 147.00 143.00 160.00 162.00 193.00 Ton 170.00 168.00 180.00 185.00 241.00 Ton 184.00 182.00 187.00 209.00 252.00 Ton 215.00 224.00 205.00 203.00 239.00 Ton 213.00 199.00 212.00 223.00 254.00 Ton 173.00 163.00 179.00 194.00 216.00 Ton 186.00 183.00 194.00 209.00 244.00 Ton 216.00 210.00 220.00 237.00 288.00 Ton 237.00 235.00 239.00 249.00 290.00 Ton 232.00 217.00 233.00 260.00 300.00 Ton 244.00 233.00 263.00 290.00 319.00

283.00 215.00 272.00 270.00 256.00 296.00 234.00 267.00 321.00 323.00 347.00 354.00

308.00 244.00 308.00 306.00 266.00 314.00 278.00 303.00 367.00 352.00 395.00 481.00

567.00 382.00 431.00 505.00 349.00 436.00 410.00 450.00 614.00 506.00 620.00 879.00

Ammonia Nitrate Ton 280.00 222.00 269.00 287.00 324.00

Anhydrous

Ammonia

Ton 373.00

Limestone Spread3/ Ton

27.90

2/ 27.10

2/ 27.40

2/ 28.80

2/ 31.70

Muriate of Potash,

60-62% K20

Ton 185.00 186.00 180.00 202.00 270.00

Nitrate of Soda

Ton 274.00 278.00 272.00 301.00 318.00

Nitrogen Solution,

30%

Ton

184.00

122.00

157.00

174.00

211.00

32%

Ton 186.00 127.00 165.00 183.00 229.00

Superphosphate Ton 244.00 230.00 247.00 268.00 298.00

1/Southeast Region (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA). 2/ Item not surveyed. 3/ Spread on fields.

390.00
2/ 34.00
294.00 354.00
227.00 249.00 331.00

425.00
2/ 35.40
309.00 356.00
274.00 286.00 433.00

543.00
803.00 38.40
524.00 502.00
395.00 392.00 807.00

2009
650.00 431.00 508.00 613.00 414.00 591.00 469.00 511.00 659.00 568.00 630.00 626.00
542.00
676.00 40.20
943.00 570.00
314.00 316.00 904.00

AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 2001-2009

Commodity

Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

--Dollars--

Farm Machinery

Baler, Square, Pick-up, P.T.O.1/

Each 16,300 16,800 17,300 17,400

Round, 1200-1500 Lb bale Each 17,600 17,900 18,300 19,500

Combine, self-propelled,

extra-large capacity

Each 181,000 187,000 196,000 218,000

large capacity

Each 152,000 156,000 159,000 180,000

Cotton Picker, self-propelled,

with spindle, 4 row

Each 222,000 225,000 216,000 237,000

Cultivator, row crop, 6 row

Each 6,040 5,990

6,330 6,920

Disk Harrow, tandem, 15-17' width2/ 18-20' width2/

Each 13,700 14,300 Each 18,000 18,500

15,200 14,300 19,300 19,400

Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O.,

Pull Type, 8-10' sickle

(cutter) bar or disc

Each 13,700 13,700 14,400 14,800

Mower, mounted or drawn,

7'-8', sickle (cutter) bar

Each 4,730 4,840

4,980 5,040

Planter, Row Crop, with

fertilizer attachment, 4 row Each 15,500 15,100 15,200 16,100

Rotary Hoe, 20'-25' width

Each 6,920 6,490

6,610 6,770

Sprayer, Field Crop,

Tractor Mounted,

w/300 gal spray tank

Each 5,500 5,460

5,890 5,850

Tractor, 2-wheel drive,

30-39 P.T.O. hp

Each 16,600 16,400 16,000 16,100

50-59 P.T.O. hp

Each 22,000 21,900 21,300 21,500

70-89 P.T.O. hp

Each 34,200 34,500 33,600 33,900

110-129 P.T.O. hp

Each 63,000 63,700 63,800 65,700

140-159 P.T.O. hp

Each 82,300 83,200 84,100 86,900

Wagon, gravity unload,

and tires,

200-400 bu cap

Each 4,160 4,320

4,200 4,570

Windrower, Self Propelled,

14-16'

Each 63,200 62,900 64,200 67,300

1/ Square bales under 200 pounds. 2/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels and tires.

18,200 20,300
232,000 192,000
238,000 7,490
15,700 21,600
15,900
5,320
16,900 7,410
7,320
16,700 23,400 36,800 68,500 91,900
5,350
72,100

18,200 20,300
240,000 201,000
271,000 7,820
17,400 22,000
16,300
5,380
18,200 8,930
7,320
17,500 23,700 37,600 70,900 95,500
5,660
75,100

19,000 21,900
255,000 213,000
272,000 7,980
18,300 23,400
17,200
6,120
18,400 9,280
7,530
18,400 24,300 38,900 74,000 100,000
6,040
78,700

2008
20,100 23,300 276,000 230,000 279,000
8,760 18,900 24,100
18,400 6,560
19,500 12,200
8,280 18,700 25,000 39,300 76,100 104,000
5,900 83,500

2009
21,600 25,100 304,000 253,000 288,000
8,850 22,400 27,800
19,700 6,780
22,100 11,200
8,460 18,500 24,500 39,000 77,700 111,000
6,760 93,300

Commodity

AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 2001-2009 Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 --Dollars--

Motor Supplies and Services

Gasoline, unleaded,

service station

Gal

1.43

1.36

1.61

1.75

2.21

2.57

2.63

bulk delivery

Gal

1.47

1.37

1.60

1.76

2.23

2.60

2.64

Diesel Fuel,

bulk delivery

Gal

1.080 0.964

1.24

1.31

1.97

2.28

2.43

LP Gas

Gal

1.160 0.925

1.21

1.21

1.47

1.69

1.73

Seeds Corn, Hybrid, All1/ Cottonseed, All2/

Bu

92.20 92.00

Cwt 154.00 213.00

Soybeans, All

Bu

20.70 22.50

Wheat, Winter

Bu

7.20 7.70

1/ 80,000 kernels per bag. 2/ GMO technology fees included.

102.00 218.00
24.20 8.01

105.00 270.00
24.10 8.26

111.00 309.00
27.60 9.06

118.00 356.00
28.90 9.32

133.00 408.00
34.80 10.60

2008 2009

3.28

1.94

3.33 1.97

3.62 1.69 2.28 1.74

165.00 455.00
38.80 14.80

217.00 521.00
48.30 16.00

Item1/

AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 2001-2004

Unit

2001

2002

2003

--Dollars--

Fungicides

Benomyl (Benlate), 50% WP

1 Lb

18.40

18.40

18.50

Captan, 50% WP

1 Lb

3.61

3.76

3.50

Chlorothalonil (Bravo), 6#/Gal EC

1 Gal

56.10

49.70

47.20

Mancozeb (Dithane M-45, 80% WP, or Manzate 75% DF) 1 Lb

3.03

2.95

3.00

Maneb, 80% WP, 75% DF

1 Lb

3.16

3.20

2.70

Metalaxyl (Ridomil), 2#/Gal EC

1 Gal

190.00

183.00

191.00

2004
18.60 3.52
47.40 3.03 2.76
223.00

Herbicides 2,4-D, 4#/Gal EC Alachlor (Lasso), 4#/Gal EC Atrazine (AAtrex), 4#/Gal L Butylate (Sutan), 6.7#/Gal EC Cyanazine (Bladex), 4#/Gal EC Glyphosate (Roundup), 4#/Gal EC MCPA, 4#/Gal EC Metolachlor (Dual), 8#/Gal EC Metribuzin (Lexone or Sencor), 75% DF Paraquat (Gramoxone Extra), 2.5#/Gal EC Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3#/Gal EC Sethoxydim (Poast), 1.5#/Gal EC Simazine (Princep), 4#/Gal EC Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP Trifluralin (Treflan), 4#/Gal EC

1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Lb 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Gal

14.90 24.80 12.50 22.50 33.10 44.50 16.90 94.50 20.60 35.20 23.10 77.90 18.00 30.90 25.30

14.90 24.30 12.20 23.60 33.00 43.50 17.10 99.00 20.10 37.60 22.10 74.60 17.60 32.70 24.40

15.20 24.50 12.30 23.30 32.90 43.30 17.70 104.00 20.80 40.70 22.70 73.90 18.00 32.60 24.40

15.20 24.50 12.20 26.80 32.90 39.70 17.60 106.00 21.70 42.40 23.10 72.80 17.60 32.50 23.10

Insecticides

Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G

1 Lb

3.76

3.70

3.80

3.74

Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% S, SP, or WP

1 Lb

5.75

5.41

5.50

5.85

Carbofuran (Furadan), 4F

1 Gal

74.80

77.80

79.30

80.60

Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban), 4#/Gal EC

1 Gal

42.40

41.60

41.30

41.30

Endosulfan (Thiodan Phaser), 3#/Gal EC

1 Gal

35.90

33.70

34.20

33.00

Fonofos (Dyfonate II), 20% G

1 Lb

2.15

1.29

3.20

2.03

Malathion, 5#/Gal EC

1 Gal

27.40

28.40

28.50

29.60

Methomyl (Lannate L), 1.81#/Gal

1 Gal

49.50

51.90

55.60

52.60

Phorate (Thimet), 20% G

1 Lb

2.41

2.45

2.40

2.48

Propargite (Comite, Omite), 30% WP

1 Lb

6.05

6.26

6.60

6.43

Synthetic Pyrethroids, (Pounce, Ambush), 2-3.2#/Gal EC 1 Gal

137.00

136.00

133.00

130.00

Terbufos (Counter), 15% G

1 Lb

2.67

2.72

2.70

2.67

1/ Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G - Granular, and WP - Wettable Powder. 2/ Discontinued in 2006. 3/ Insufficient data. 4/ Discontinued in 2007.

Item1/

AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 2005-2009, Continued

Unit 2005 2006

2007 2008

--Dollars--

Fungicides

Benomyl (Benlate), 50% WP

1 Lb

18.40

2/

2/

2/

Captan 50% WP

1 Lb

3.65

3.87

4.59

5.51

Chlorothalonil (Bravo), 6#/Gal EC

1 Gal

45.20 46.70 47.00

48.20

Mancozeb (Dithane M-45, 80% WP or Manzate 75% DF) 1 Lb

3.00

3.07

3.09

3.04

Maneb, 80% WP, 75% DF

1 Lb

2.77

3.12

3.00

3.64

Metalaxyl (Ridomil), 2#/Gal EC

1 Gal

281.00

3/

4/

4/

2009
2/ 6.43 59.80 4.69 5.14
4/

Herbicides 2,4-D, 4#/Gal EC Alachlor (Lasso), 4#/Gal EC Atrazine (AAtrex), 4#/Gal L Butylate (Sutan), 6.7#/Gal EC Cyanazine (Bladex), 4#/Gal EC Glyphosate (Roundup), 4#/Gal EC MCPA, 4#/Gal EC Metolachlor (Dual), 8#/Gal EC Metribuzin (Lexone or Sencor), 75% DF Paraquat (Gramoxone Extra), 2.5#/Gal EC Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3#/Gal EC Sethoxydim (Poast), 4#/Gal EC Simazine (Princep), 4#/Gal EC Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP Trifluralin (Treflan), 4#/Gal EC

1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Lb 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Gal

15.90 25.70 12.40 28.70 31.30 33.80 18.00 108.00 22.80 43.80 23.50 72.10 17.80 34.30 21.60

16.20 25.40 12.10 32.00 39.80 29.30 18.90 107.00 17.80 42.50 24.30 71.10 17.60 34.00 20.60

15.90 26.70 12.20 35.70
4/ 28.90 18.50
4/ 17.10 34.80 28.20 73.60 17.70 36.90 20.40

17.20 28.30 15.30 35.80
4/ 40.50 19.10
4/ 17.90 33.90 29.70 72.80 20.30 37.60 20.90

19.30 29.70 20.80 34.50
4/ 42.80 21.80
4/ 18.20
5/ 37.40 82.90 27.20 40.50 24.40

Insecticides

Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G

1 Lb

3.75

3.56

3.57

3.59

3.96

Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% S, SP, or WP

1 Lb

5.85

5.51

6.43

7.12

7.80

Carbofuran (Furadan), 4F

1 Gal

85.40 79.20 79.50

81.80

88.10

Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban), 4#/Gal EC

1 Gal

38.70 37.30 37.80

37.40

43.50

Endosulfan (Thiodan Phaser), 3#/Gal EC

1 Gal

32.10 31.10 29.70

29.50

31.90

Fonofos (Dyfonate II), 20% G

1 Lb

3/

2/

2/

2/

2/

Malathion, 5#/Gal EC

1 Gal

30.00 30.70 31.80

35.10

39.20

Methomyl (Lannate L), 1.81#/Gal

1 Gal

52.70 51.00

4/

4/

4/

Phorate (Thimet), 20% G

1 Lb

2.59

2.81

3.02

3.02

2.95

Propargite (Comite, Omite), 30% WP

1 Lb

6.99

7.48

8.67

9.18

9.26

Synthetic Pyrethroids, (Pounce, Ambush), 2-3.2 #/Gal EC 1 Gal

124.00 120.00 105.00

103.00

98.50

Terbufos (Counter), 15% G

1 Lb

2.37

2.06

2.32

2.53

2.46

1/ Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G - Granular, and WP - Wettable Powder.

2/ Discontinued in 2006. 3/ Insufficient data. 4/ Discontinued in 2007. 5/ Discontinued in 2009.

PRECIPITATION Percent of Normal by Month and Annual Average
Georgia, 2008 1/
Percent of Normal
100

50

64

25

0 -36

-24

-12

-30

-5

-46

42 22

-5

-7

-70 -50

-100 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN
1/ Data from Climatological Data Monthly Summaries, Georgia 2008, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

TEMPERATURE

Percent of Normal by Month and Annual Average

Percent of Normal

Georgia, 2008 1/

20

10

0

-3

2

3

-1

-1

-3

-1

0

1

-2

6 0

-8

-10

-20 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN
1/ Data from Climatological Data Monthly Summaries, Georgia 2008, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

GENERAL

2008 CROP WEATHER SUMMARY
January: The State experienced rains and periods of extremely cold weather. Showers were frequent and provided temporary relief to the long standing drought conditions. Topsoil moisture improved considerably during the month. Some fields in middle Georgia became muddy and difficult to work in due to the abundant rains. Rains increased water levels in ponds. Winter wheat was in mostly good condition. Extremely cold temperatures during the month slowed the growth of winter forages and grains. The pecan harvest was completed. Other activities included preparing greenhouses for seeding tobacco plants, applying herbicides to wheat, feeding hay to livestock, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
February: Other than a few brief cold spells, February proved to be a warm month for Georgia. The state continued to receive frequent rainfall improving drought conditions. Farmers, in some areas, were hampered by a surplus of topsoil moisture and had to wait for drier field conditions before carrying out fieldwork. Pastures, in north Georgia, were suffering from dry weather, but were starting to show some improvement toward the end of the month. Small grain producers applied fertilizer to their crops. Wheat was in mostly good condition. Low temperatures hurt some early Rabbiteye blueberries. Other activities included clipping tobacco plants in greenhouses, burning pastures and hayfields, spreading lime and poultry litter, feeding hay to livestock, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
March: The weather was highly variable in March. Conditions fluctuated between sunny and warm, and cold and windy. The State received some beneficial rains during the month and topsoil moisture was mostly adequate. However, a significant rain deficit still existed, due to the longstanding drought. Small grains were in good condition. Some livestock producers had to supplement feeding with hay. Hay supplies were getting short in some areas. Planting began for corn and fresh market vegetables. A frost at the end of the month damaged blooming plants around the state, particularly peaches and vegetables. Other activities included preparing for corn and tobacco planting, clipping tobacco plants in greenhouses, pasture weed control, spreading poultry litter, feeding hay to livestock, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
April: The State experienced cloudy, wet weather and erratic temperatures. Rains delayed producers preparing land for peanuts and cotton.

Corn planting was behind schedule. Wheat and ryegrass looked good. Peach conditions continued to decline due to the low temperatures during February, March and April. Cool temperatures stressed some vegetable crops. Frost was reported in some areas. Due to the dry conditions, at the end of April, many fields were too dry to plant. Other activities included preparing fields and equipment for planting, applying poultry litter, planting corn and vegetables, clipping and spraying tobacco plants in greenhouses, applying lime and fertilizer to pastures and hayfields, hay feeding for livestock, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
May: The State experienced dry conditions, scattered rains and high winds. Soil moisture vanished faster than it appeared, with ponds not having the opportunity to re-charge. Below normal cold temperatures caused light frost in some areas of the State. It was too cold for most farmers to plant in north Georgia. Lack of rain had a negative impact on wheat and hay crops. Dry weather slowed planting. High winds caused some breakage in commercial grape vines. Some beef producers feed hay due to dry conditions and slow grass growth. Occasional rains kept crop conditions from worsening, and contributed to much needed moisture. Other activities included cutting hay and planting vegetables.
June: Isolated showers throughout the State have allowed some relief to farmers; however, hot weather greatly reduced soil moisture in June. Despite scattered showers, dry conditions continued to have a negative impact on crops. Hay cutting and bailing was behind schedule. Heat and lack of rain has severely affected dry land corn, pasture and hayfields. Some producers suspended there planting efforts due to a lack of rainfall. Oat harvest started with early yields being reported as good. The blueberry crop was in good condition. Wheat continued to be harvested. Watermelon and cantaloupe harvest was in full swing. Other activities included side dressing nitrogen, spraying fields for insects, dusting in soybeans and cotton fields, and peanut fungicide sprayings.
July: Scattered showers provided limited improvement to moisture condition. Drought conditions were still prevalent in areas of the State, causing hay and row crops to wilt. Heavy insect damage was reported by farmers. Some farmers expected reduced yields due to drought conditions and insect damage on corn. A high number of tobacco budworms were spotted in peanuts. Other activities included irrigating crops as needed, controlling crop insect damage applying weed control to some late planted peanuts and cotton.

GENERAL

August: Rains provided relief to some crops and helped to replenish soil moisture. High temperatures combined with high humidity, towards the beginning of the month, stressed some crops and livestock. Rains continued to be beneficial to pastures and hayfield. Scattered showers from hurricane Fay aided farmers in some areas in the State. Corn, cotton and pecans suffered minimal wind damage from tropical storm Fay. Boll rot was reported in cotton due to the continued wetness. Dry conditions continued in some parts of the State. Other activities included planting fall vegetables, side dressing cotton with nitrogen, spraying peanuts with fungicides, irrigating crops, cutting hay, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
September: The weather was dry with few showers. Dry weather delayed planting for fall crops. Army worms and stink bugs were sighted in some fields. Red crown rot appeared in soybeans. Soybeans, pasture and vegetables returned to a healthy condition after the damages from tropical storm Fay. Water shed ponds dropped significantly due to a lack of rain. Boll rot was reported in cotton and white mold in peanuts. Dry weather had a negative impact on peanuts, soybeans and late planted cotton. Other activities included harvesting corn and peanuts, cutting and baling hay, applying late season herbicides and fungicides, applying insecticides to crops and hayfields, applying growth regulator on cotton, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.
October: A considerable amount of rain fell across the State; however, some areas still experienced dry conditions. Dry weather continued to delay the planting of fall crops. Pasture and hayfields declined due to drought and cool temperatures. The cool temperatures also slowed maturing of some late cotton. Some producers had to irrigate in order to have enough moisture to plant wheat and rye. Dryland peanuts were dug early due to a lack of soil moisture. Cotton harvest was underway and there was a good bit of variability in the yields. The commercial grape harvest was nearing completion. Other activities included harvesting corn and sorghum for grain, digging and combining peanuts, cutting and baling hay, mowing and harrowing tobacco stalks, and cotton defoliation.

November: The State experienced cool temperatures along with little precipitation. Cool temperatures and lack of rain slowed crop progress. Cold weather caused frost in some peanut and soybean fields, hindering harvest. Some growers were harvesting irrigated fields first and waiting to harvest low yielding cotton and soybean fields. Growers reported good yields for cotton and peanuts. Small grain and winter grazing planting continues. More rain was needed to provide moisture to continue planting wintergrazing and fall grains. Dryland small grains were showing signs of stress from the continued lack of rain. Pecan growers reported yields being lower than anticipated. Other activities included planting small grains, mowing and harrowing cotton stalks, digging and combining peanuts, defoliation and harvest of cotton, spreading poultry litter, cutting and baling hay, hauling peanut hay to storage, and feeding hay to livestock.
December: The State experienced rains and periods of extremely cold weather in December. Showers were frequent and provided temporary relief to the long standing drought conditions. Topsoil moisture improved during the month. Some fields became muddy and difficult to work in due to rains. Fall vegetables were doing well despite the cold temperatures. Freezes, in some areas, limited ryegrass and small grain growth. Cotton and soybeans were left to be harvested in some areas. Snow, reported in the northern part of the State, didn't prevent farmers from maintaining livestock. Winter wheat was in mostly good condition. Cold weather slowed the growth of winter grazing. Other activities included planting small grains for grazing, irrigating crops as needed and applying fertilizer, feeding hay to livestock, and the routine care of poultry and livestock.

Month
January February March April May June July August September October November December

GEORGIA PRECIPITATION--2008 Monthly Averages and Percent of Normal by Climatological Divisions and Agricultural Statistical Districts1/

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

Northwest

North Central

Northeast

West Central

Central

% of

% of

% of

% of

% of

Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal

2.65

49

2.74

93

2.96

49

3.69

71

3.61

71

4.81

99

5.48

52

5.00

97

6.33

130

5.34

120

6.02

99

5.79

51

5.35

89

4.88

85

3.78

74

3.67

82

3.42

52

3.23

80

3.39

82

3.18

94

3.19

76

3.45

30

2.60

53

3.08

83

2.24

72

2.55

61

2.05

67

1.65

38

2.07

55

1.73

46

5.64

127

4.83

85

4.54

98

4.57

93

3.02

66

5.02

131

6.64

48

7.06

149

7.07

182

5.58

135

1.13

28

0.88

38

1.86

45

0.81

25

1.05

30

3.18

98

3.88

66

3.53

87

4.61

163

3.90

142

2.23

50

2.51

52

3.27

72

3.41

86

4.43

130

8.05

179

6.51

112

6.06

128

4.21

94

4.96

131

Annual Total
Month
January February March April May June July August September October November December

48.14

90

District 6

East Central

% of

Inches Normal

3.19

67

4.84

118

3.74

80

3.37

107

2.47

79

1.43

32

4.44

95

6.01

121

1.39

37

4.74

157

5.27

179

3.22

92

48.18

86

District 7

Southwest

% of

Inches Normal

4.32

75

7.36

151

2.65

47

3.83

104

1.38

38

3.78

78

4.45

75

12.60

300

0.97

26

4.49

173

3.86

105

6.67

168

47.11

82

District 8

South Central

% of

Inches Normal

3.59

67

7.10

165

2.55

50

2.74

81

2.71

86

2.84

60

4.51

85

9.11

186

1.12

29

4.45

174

4.28

137

3.76

101

48.12

95

District 9

Southeast

% of

Inches Normal

3.65

85

5.29

149

2.35

57

2.67

91

2.49

79

3.29

61

6.57

116

8.75

137

1.45

30

7.07

222

2.37

91

1.03

33

42.82

91

State

Average

% of

Inches Normal

3.38 64

5.73 125

4.12 76

3.28 88

2.62 70

2.38 54

4.73 95

7.54 164

1.18 30

4.43 142

3.51 95

4.94 122

Annual Total 44.11

94

56.36

107

48.76

99

46.98

95

47.84 93

1/ Average precipitation and normal precipitation from NOAA Climatological data for Georgia, 2006, Volume 110, Nos. 1 - 12. Normal precipitation

represents a 30 year period from 1971 to 2000.

Month
January February March April May June July August September October November December

GEORGIA TEMPERATURES--2008 Monthly Averages and Percent of Normal by Climatological Divisions and Agricultural Statistical Districts1/

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

Northwest

North Central

Northeast

West Central

Central

% of

% of

% of

% of

% of

Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Degrees Normal

39.10

98

38.50

95

38.60

95

42.30

96

43.30

95

44.30

101

44.40

101

44.70

101

48.00

101

50.70

104

50.80

98

49.50

96

49.20

95

53.30

97

54.30

96

59.70

101

57.80

99

57.40

98

61.40

100

61.70

98

66.30

99

65.00

98

64.70

98

69.40

100

69.70

99

76.50

103

75.40

103

75.70

103

79.00

104

79.80

103

77.70

99

75.70

98

76.10

99

79.20

100

80.20

99

76.90

100

75.40

99

75.90

100

78.70

100

79.30

100

72.60

102

70.30

100

70.00

100

74.10

102

74.30

101

59.50

99

57.90

97

58.00

97

61.60

98

62.20

97

46.30

91

46.50

91

46.80

92

50.40

94

50.50

91

44.80

104

44.40

103

44.70

104

49.10

106

51.20

107

Annual Total 59.54

100

District 6

East Central

% of

Month

Degrees Normal

January

44.70

97

February

51.70

104

March

55.70

98

April

62.40

99

May

71.00

100

June

81.40

105

July

80.90

100

August

80.50

101

September

75.40

101

October

62.90

98

November

51.60

92

December

52.60

109

58.40

99

District 7

Southwest

% of

Degrees Normal

46.40

96

52.20

100

56.10

96

64.60

100

72.80

101

80.70

103

80.90

100

79.50

99

76.20

100

64.60

98

53.90

93

53.90

107

58.50

99

District 8

South Central

% of

Degrees Normal

48.00

98

52.90

101

56.60

95

64.40

99

72.70

100

80.60

103

81.10

100

80.10

100

76.20

100

64.10

96

53.50

91

54.50

106

62.21

100

District 9

Southeast

% of

Degrees Normal

49.80

99

55.30

104

58.50

98

65.20

99

72.90

100

80.80

102

81.10

99

80.90

100

76.90

100

66.10

98

55.70

93

56.50

108

63.10

99

State

Average

% of

Degrees Normal

43.41

97

49.36

102

53.78

97

61.62

99

69.39

99

78.88

103

79.21

99

78.58

100

74.00

101

61.88

98

50.58

92

50.19

106

Annual Total 64.23

100

65.15

100

65.39

99

66.64

100

62.57

100

1/ Average temperature and normal temperature from NOAA Climatological data for Georgia, 2006, Volume 110, Nos. 1 - 12. Normal temperature

represents a 30 year period from 1971 to 2000.

EXPORT VALUES OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES1/--Georgia, 2004-2008

Commodity

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

--Million Dollars--

Cotton & Linters

354.8

336.1

495.8

363.9

583.9

Cottonseed & Products

8.0

8.7

11.8

12.2

25.2

Fats, Oils & Greases

3.3

2.1

2.6

4.3

6.3

Feed Grains & Products

24.9

18.5

21.3

51.0

65.1

Feeds & Fodders Fruits & Preps.2/

14.1

16.2

17.0

15.0

20.1

25.2

18.3

25.0

24.9

42.7

Hides & Skins

15.8

15.3

11.1

12.1

11.7

Live Animals & Meat (Exc. Poultry)

18.8

16.1

22.4

27.4

33.8

Peanuts & Products

94.1

95.1

103.7

110.3

152.7

Poultry & Products

271.1

318.6

310.9

420.2

555.1

Seeds

19.1

20.1

22.5

21.3

20.6

Soybeans & Products

24.1

13.1

9.0

35.2

81.3

Tobacco - Unmfd.

58.8

33.4

42.5

54.1

58.8

Tree Nuts

26.5

32.2

30.5

71.5

91.6

Vegetables & Preps.

40.3

56.8

63.6

63.9

61.6

Wheat & Products Other3/ Total4/

42.3 75.8 1,106.7

39.1 86.3 1,127.8

39.6 96.8 1,326.3

61.7 91.4 1,443.7

148.6 101.7 2,065.7

1/ Source: ERS, USDA, FATUS, U.S. Agricultural Trade Update, July, 2009. 2/ Apples, apple juice, and apple products, as well as other miscellaneous fruit assumed to equal the previous year; current year production data have not yet been released. 3/ Other = Sugar and tropical products, minor oilseeds, essential oils, beverages other than juice, nursery and greenhouse, wine, and misc. vegetable products. 4/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

FARM LABOR--Number of Hired Workers, Hours Worked, and Wage Rates, Southeast Region, Survey Weeks of 2006-20081/2/

Year and Survey Week

2006

20073/

2008

Jan Apr Jul Oct Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct

Unit

8-14 9-15 9-15 8-14 8-14 8-14 7-13 8-14 8-14 8-14 7-13

All Hired

Number of Workers 1,000 Persons

28

31

41

29

31

41

29

29

25

41

31

Worked per Week Hours

34.5 36.5 38.3 39.1 36.5 38.3 39.1 37.3 37.2 36.6 39.3

Type of Hired Worker

All Hired Workers $ per Hour

9.45 9.19 8.68 9.10 9.19 8.68 9.10 9.03

Field

$ per Hour

8.74 8.49 8.21 8.76 8.49 8.21 8.76 8.47

Livestock

$ per Hour

8.77 8.68 8.05 8.65 8.68 8.05 8.65 8.87

Field & Livestock $ per Hour

8.75 8.55 8.18 8.72 8.55 8.18 8.72 8.62

1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ The Southeast Region includes GA, AL, and SC. 3/ January data unavailable.

9.66 8.93 8.81 8.90

9.00 8.56 8.27 8.50

9.04 9.44 9.12 9.52

FARM LABOR--Hired Workers Annual Average Wage Rates, Georgia, 2001-20081/2/

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

All Hired

$ per Hour

7.78

8.03

8.41

8.53

8.84

9.05

9.15

9.24

Field

$ per Hour

7.26

7.28

7.66

7.96

8.36

8.48

8.50

8.88

Field & Livestock $ per Hour

7.28

7.49

7.88

8.07

8.37

8.51

8.53

8.87

1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ Annual rates are averages of the wage rates for each survey week weighted by the number of hours

worked during the week. The annual average is based on data collected for January, April, July, and October and published in November release.

FARMS--Number, Size and Value, Georgia, 2001-2008

Unit

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Number of all Farms1/ Thousands

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

48

Number of Farms Cattle2/ Hogs2/ Dairy2/

Thousands Thousands Thousands

22

22

0.9

1.1

0.7

0.7

22

22

21

1.1

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

21

21

0.7

1.1

0.6

0.6

Total Land in Farms 1,000 Acres 10,850 10,800 10,800 10,800 10,700 11,000 10,300 10,400

Average Farm Size Acres

Value per Acre3/

Dollars

220 1,900

220 2,050

219 2,200

220 2,330

218 3,140

224 3,800

215 4,350

218 4,300

1/ Prior to 1975, defined as places of 10 acres or more that had annual sales of agricultural products of $50 or more and places of less than 10 acres that had annual sales of $250 or more. Beginning with 1975, a farm is a place as of June 1, that sells or could sell $1,000 of agricultural products during the year. 2/ Discontinued in 2007. 3/Average value includes land and buildings.

NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC SALES CLASS--2001-2008

Unit

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Georgia

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999

Number

31,900 32,100

32,200

31,800 31,800

31,200

$10,000-$99,999

Number

10,400 10,800

10,800

11,000 11,200

11,100

$100,000+

Number

6,900 6,400

6,300

6,200 6,000

6,700

United States

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999

Number 1,189,920 1,201,840 1,199,270 1,181,190 1,166,320 1,153,310

$10,000-$99,999

Number 621,490 604,570 600,540 599,280 596,040 595,950

$100,000+

Number 337,220 328,950 327,050 332,500 336,330 339,530

2007

2008

30,400 10,500
7,000

30,200 10,000
7,600

1,228,560 1,222,000 608,670 604,500 367,720 373,500

LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC SALES CLASS--2001-2008

Unit

2001

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Georgia

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999

1,000 Acres

3,500 3,600 3,700

3,600 3,600

3,600

$10,000-$99,999 1,000 Acres

2,880 2,930 2,800

2,800 2,800

2,800

$100,000+

1,000 Acres

4,470 4,270 4,300

4,400 4,300

4,600

United States

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999

1,000 Acres

127,090 126,625 124,252 120,872 117,850 114,610

$10,000-$99,999 1,000 Acres

274,895 271,155 268,990 264,810 258,230 252,180

$100,000+

1,000 Acres

540,085 542,520 543,508 546,578 551,860 559,000

2007 2008

3,000 2,500 4,800

3,200 2,350 4,850

107,870 106,700 228,220 225,300 585,370 587,900

FARM REAL ESTATE--Average values per acre, by Region and State, January 1, 2003-20091/*

State

2003

2004

Southeast:

2,270

2,350

Alabama

1,760

1,850

Florida

2,900

2,920

Georgia

2,200

2,330

South Carolina 2,050

2,140

1/ Value of farmland and buildings. *Revised.

2005
3,220 2,050 4,790 3,140 2,370

2006 --Dollars--
3,580 2,100 5,230 3,800 2,550

2007
3,890 2,200 5,500 4,350 2,820

2008
3,940 2,300 5,640 4,300 2,950

2009
3,660 2,150 5,150 4,000 2,900

Change 2008-2009 --Percent--
-7.1 -6.5 -8.7 -7.0 -1.7

FARMS Total Number & Number by Economic Sales Class
Georgia, 2001-2008

60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000
0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total $1,000-9,999

$10,000-99,999

$100,000+

2008

Thousand Tons 1800

FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION Years Ending June 30 Georgia, 2001 - 2009

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Kind
Mixtures

FERTILIZER--Commercial Consumption of Fertilizer Mixtures and Direct Application Materials, Selected Years, Ending June 30, Georgia1/
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 --Tons--
828,484 994,912 890,139 961,967 896,402 972,446 860,622 744,210

2009
577,399

Nitrogen Materials Anhydrous Ammonia Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Sulfate Nitrogen Solution Urea Other Nitrogen Material Total

1,618 39,899
4,995 153,781
14,023

4,099 50,647
4,589 187,197
11,522

1,245 47,142
5,242 184,277
13,459

2,493 47,842
8,347 224,057
16,190

755 42,661
7,423 156,249
14,656

1,143 34,250
8,169 194,049
17,569

3,362 35,553 12,843 227,641 20,894

3,760 35,457 14,507 212,741 30,634

2,026 34,554 18,137 224,214 49,044

31,615 34,334 245,931 292,388

48,568 47,337 299,933 346,266

43,048 264,792

46,827 302,007

32,142 332,435

57,331 28,007 354,430 355,982

Phosphate Materials Ammonium
Polyphosphate Diammonium
Phosphate Triple Super
Phosphate Other Phosphate
Material Total

20,878 24,615 25,526 29,470 25,047 20,851 26,678 27,576 11,846

12,802 15,411 15,461 21,423 19,602 25,798 27,071 27,602 37,286

2,021

2,734

1,644

2,138

2,575

2,820

957

236

128

5,434 41,135

4,496 47,256

2,194 44,825

6,715 59,746

5,527 52,751

2,773 52,242

9,949 64,655

5,039 60,453

2,987 52,247

Potash Materials Muriate of Potash Sulfate of
Potash Magnesia Other Potash
Material Total

18,659 25,254 24,118 28,005 26,592 29,652 40,282 50,138 47,328

3,842

3,865

4,800

8,441 11,137

6,529

8,899 11,645 12,122

8,691 31,192

8,381 37,500

5,368 34,286

13,148 49,594

11,679 49,408

11,344 47,525

7,533 56,714

8,457 70,240

4,127 63,577

Secondary and Micronutrients and Organic

Materials

181,092

247,471

160,757 258,015

215,056

193,855

168,510

156,720 135,187

Total All Fertilizers 1,327,834 1,619,527 1,429,940 1,675,588 1,478,409 1,553,585 1,482,936 1,386,053 1,184,383 1/ Georgia Department of Agriculture Summary of Plant Food Tonnage, Year-To-Date July through June.