United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Cooperating with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vol. 33 No. 6 Agriculture Across Michigan June 2012 Michigan Floriculture Sales Ranked Third Nationally Michigan maintained its third place national ranking in value of wholesale sales of floriculture products in 2011, behind California and Florida. Reports from Michigan's 584 commercial growers ($10K or more in gross sales) showed an estimated wholesale value of $376.1 million for all surveyed floriculture crops, down 8 percent from last year. This estimate includes summarized sales data as reported by growers with $100K or more in sales plus a calculated wholesale value of sales for operations with sales from $10K to $99,999. The leading crop category breakdowns for Michigan operations with more than $100K in sales were: * First, annual bedding/garden plants with $203.5 million in sales. * Second, propagative materials with $68.0 million in sales. * Third, herbaceous perennial plants with $57.1 million in sales. * Fourth, potted flowering plants with $27.1 million in sales. Michigan leads the nation in value of sales for 10 floriculture crops: * Impatiens (flats) with 2.0 million flats sold, valued at $14.1million. * Begonia Hanging Baskets with 502,000 baskets sold, valued at $3.7 million. * Geranium Hanging Baskets (cuttings) with 802,000 baskets sold, valued at $5.7 million. * Impatiens New Guinea Hanging Baskets with 483,000 sold, valued at $3.2 million. * Impatiens Other Hanging Baskets with 505,000 sold, valued at $3.0 million. * Petunias Hanging Baskets with 1.2 million baskets sold, valued at $7.2 million. * Potted Easter Lillies with 1.0 million pots sold, valued at $4.4 million. * Potted Geraniums (seed) with 17.3 million pots sold, valued at $15.4 million. * Potted Petunias with 3.4 million pots sold, valued at $6.2 million. Total covered area for all operations in the state was 48.7 million square feet. This includes both rigid and film plastic greenhouses, glass greenhouses, shade, and temporary cover. Only California and Florida had more total cover. Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production in Michigan totaled 38.6 million pounds in April, down 4.9 million pounds from April 2011. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in April, down slightly from the 3.87 billion pounds produced in April 2011. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 6 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,282 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.9 million pounds, 3 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 56,500 head, down 4 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was down 1 pound from last year, at 295 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.84 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.83 million head, up 2 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 278 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.9 million pounds, was down 10 percent from April 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,200 head, 13 percent below last year. The average live weight was 142 pounds, up 4 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2012 commercial red meat production was 16.1 billion pounds, down slightly from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. Michigan commercial slaughter, April 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total live : Average live Species : slaughtered : weight : weight :--------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds --- Pounds -- : Cattle : 51.6 44.3 69,048 60,724 1,347 1,377 Calves : 1.5 1.4 639 623 432 433 Hogs : 9.1 10.1 3,528 3,863 389 383 Sheep : 15.2 13.7 1,971 1,891 130 138 ----------------------------------------------------------------- May Agricultural Prices Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of April 2012 and mid-month prices as of May 15, 2012, are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: May corn at $6.05 per bushel, is down $0.19 from April and down $0.39 from last year; May soybeans at $13.50 per bushel, is down $0.20 from last month; May milk at $16.90 per cwt, is down $0.40 from last month, and down $3.70 from last year. U.S. preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 176 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, decreased 2 points (1.1 percent) from April. The Crop Index is down 3 points (1.4 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.7 percent). Producers received lower prices for cattle, corn, milk, and wheat. Higher prices were received for broilers, grapefruit, hay, and oranges. In addition to prices, the overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased monthly movement of broilers, sweet corn, wheat, and grapes offset the decreased marketing of corn, cattle, milk, and soybeans. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 1 point (0.6 percent) from May 2011. The Food Commodities Index, at 164, decreased 1 point (0.6 percent) from last month and decreased 1 point (0.6 percent) from May 2011. Prices received by farmers, May 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Michigan : United States : :-----------------------:----------------------- Commodity :Unit : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May : :2011 1/:2012 1/:2012 2/:2011 1/:2012 1/:2012 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Dollars : : Beans, dry edible : Cwt : 40.10 43.00 43.40 32.90 47.00 44.60 Corn : Bu : 6.44 6.24 6.05 6.32 6.34 6.22 Hay, all : Ton :102.00 109.00 113.00 171.00 190.00 199.00 Oats : Bu : 4.31 4.52 4.50 3.55 3.81 3.76 Potatoes : Cwt : 13.70 13.80 (S) 11.17 10.75 9.86 Soybeans : Bu : 12.60 13.70 13.50 13.20 13.70 13.70 Wheat, winter : Bu : 7.01 6.31 6.20 7.80 6.47 6.18 : : Milk, all : Cwt : 20.60 17.30 16.90 19.60 16.80 16.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Entire month weighted average price. 2/ Mid-month price. Milk Production and Income Cash receipts from marketings of milk by Michigan producers were $1.774 billion in 2011, up 25.6 percent from 2010. The average price of milk sold was $21.00 per cwt, up $4.00 from 2010. Milk production in Michigan during 2011 was 8.48 billion pounds, compared with 8.33 billion pounds in 2010. The milk cow herd averaged 366,000 head, up 8,000 from 2010. Milk per cow was 23,164 pounds, down from 23,277 in 2010. Michigan ranked eighth among States in milk production in 2011. Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value, 2010-2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production : Percent : Total milk produced on farms : Mil. lbs. : 8,333 8,478 Milkfat produced : Mil. lbs. : 299.2 310.3 Milkfat : Percent : 3.59 3.66 : : Utilization : : Milk used where produced : : Fed to calves : Mil. lbs. : 25 27 Used for milk, cream, and butter : Mil. lbs. : 2 2 Milk marketed by producers : Mil. lbs. : 8,306 8,449 Average return per 100 lbs. of milk : Dollars : 17.00 21.00 Average return per pound milkfat : Dollars : 4.74 5.74 Fluid grade : Percent : 100 100 Total cash receipts : 1,000 dol.: 1,412,020 1,774,290 : : Value : : Value of milk used where produced 1/ : 1,000 dol.: 4,590 6,090 Total value of milk produced : 1,000 dol.: 1,416,610 1,780,380 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households. April Milk Production Dairy herds in Michigan produced 752 million pounds of milk during April, up 6.2 percent from a year ago. The daily rate per cow was 66.7 pounds, up 1.5 pounds from April 2011. The dairy herd was estimated at 376,000 head for April, up 14,000 from a year earlier. The average price of milk sold in April by Michigan dairy producers was $17.30 per cwt., $3.30 below the price in April 2011. The average milk cow replacement price was $1,600, up $50 from the previous year. Michigan dairy summary, April 2012 --------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------- Cows : 1,000 Hd: 357 362 376 Milk per cow : Lb/day : 65.7 65.2 66.7 Production : Mil lbs : 703 708 752 Milk price, all : Dol/cwt : 15.00 20.60 17.30 Fat test : Pct : 3.54 3.67 3.61 Protein 1/ : Pct : 3.02 3.07 3.08 --------------------------------------------------------- 1/ FMO 33 Maple Syrup Production Michigan maple syrup production was estimated at 65,000 gallons for the 2012 season. The 2012 maple syrup season started earlier and was much shorter than a normal year. Overall, the conditions were poor for sap flow with temperatures staying too warm earlier this year. The production was down 47 percent from last year's record high of 123,000 gallons. The season was shorter, 18 days, compared to 29 days in 2011 and 20 days in 2010. Michigan ranked seventh in maple syrup production in 2012. Michigan produced 3 percent of the total U.S. production. Total Michigan taps were 430,000, and the syrup yield was 0.151 gallons per tap. In 2011, Michigan producers sold 45 percent of their syrup retail, 15 percent wholesale, and 40 percent bulk. The average price per gallon for 2011 was $43.80, down $1.20 from 2010. The value of production for 2011 was $5.387 million, increasing from $3.690 million in 2010. The 2012 United States maple syrup production totaled 1.91 million gallons, down 32 percent from 2011. The number of taps is estimated at 9.77 million, 2 percent above the 2011 total of 9.58 million. Yield per tap is estimated to be 0.195 gallon, down 33 percent from the previous season's yield. Chickens and Eggs All layers in Michigan totaled 11.8 million during April, up 12 percent from a year ago. Egg production totaled 279 million eggs, up 8 percent from last year. The rate of lay during April was 2,364 eggs per 100 layers. On May 1 in the East North Central Region, which includes Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, there were 8.9 million egg-type eggs in incubators, up 5 percent from a year earlier. In the same region, there were 12.5 million broiler-type eggs in incubators, down 1 percent from the previous year. There were 24.2 million turkey poults hatched in the U.S. in April, up 2 percent from 2011. Egg and hatchery production, April 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent Item : Unit : 2011 : 2012 : Change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan : : All layers : Thou : 10,496 11,803 12 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,458 2,364 -4 Eggs produced : Mil : 258 279 8 East North Central Region : : Eggs in incubators, May 1 : : Egg-type : Thou : 8,494 8,927 5 Broiler type : Thou : 12,573 12,459 -1 U.S. : : All Layers : Thou : 340,896 339,338 0 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,234 2,233 0 Eggs produced : Mil : 7,617 7,578 -1 Turkey Eggs in incubators, May 1 : Thou : 27,754 30,029 8 Turkey Poults hatched, Apr : Thou : 23,735 24,186 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat Production Michigan's second wheat production forecast of 2012 indicates a lower yield than last year. Michigan wheat growers expect to harvest 540,000 acres, down 140,000 acres from last year. Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 72 bushels per acre, down three bushels from last year and down 2 bushels from the previous month's forecast. Wheat production in the State is expected to total 38.9 million bushels. Wheat condition was rated 62 percent good to excellent on June 10. Wheat is progressing toward harvest more quickly than normal. Harvest is expected to begin about 2 weeks earlier than normal. U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.68 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but 13 percent above 2011. Based on June 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 47.3 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushel from last month but 1.1 bushels more than last year. Expected area for harvest as grain or seed totals 35.6 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Crop summary, June 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat, winter : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 530 700 570 1,524 1953 37,335 40,646 41,709 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 510 680 540 1,515 1953 31,741 32,314 35,580 Yield : Bushels : 70.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 2011 46.8 46.2 47.3 Production : 1,000 bu : 35,700 51,000 38,880 51,000 2011 1,484,861 1,493,677 1,683,667 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank You to our Data Providers The USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office and enumerator staff are pleased to provide you and the Michigan agricultural industry with current, reliable information as summarized in the following articles. 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