mi-agri-across Vol. 30 No. 6 June 12, 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Post Office Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5229 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: www.nass.usda.gov David D. Kleweno, Director 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. This service is possible because you and other respondents provided us with timely survey responses. Thank you! Maple Syrup Production Highest Since 1947 Michigan maple syrup production was estimated at 115,000 gallons for the 2009 season. This is the highest on record since 1947 and 10 percent above 2008. The 2009 maple syrup season was above average with most farmers crediting the increased production to the outstanding weather, producing favorable results. The cooler nights and stretch of warmer days provided the optimal tapping conditions. This enabled the sap to run continuously until the end. Producers reported some syrup was of average quality, with slightly low sugar content and mostly medium and dark colored syrup. The length of the season was 25 days, compared to 23 days in 2008 and 20 days in 2007. The survey indicates 11 percent of syrup producers believed that the temperature was too cold, 27 percent thought it was too warm and 62 percent perceived the weather to be favorable during tapping season. The survey also indicated 56 percent of the syrup produced was medium in color, up from 50 percent in 2008. Michigan ranked fifth in maple syrup production in 2009. Michigan produced 5 percent of the total U.S. production. Total taps were 450,000, and the syrup yield was 0.256 gallons per tap. In 2008, Michigan producers sold 42 percent of their syrup retail, 20 percent wholesale, and 38 percent bulk. The average price per gallon for 2008 was $41.00 compared with $41.60 in 2007. The value of production for 2008 was $4.305 million, increasing from $2.704 million in 2007. The 2009 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 2.33 million gallons, up 22 percent from 2008 and the highest on record since 1944. The number of taps is estimated at 8.65 million, 4 percent above the 2008 total of 8.33 million. Yield per tap is estimated to be 0.269 gallons, up 17 percent from the previous season. Visit our Booth at the MSU Ag Expo Celebrating 30 Years July 21-23 May Agricultural Prices Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of April 2009 and mid-month prices as of May 15, 2009, are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: corn was $3.95 per bushel, up $0.19 from April, but down $1.50 from last year; soybeans were $10.70 per bushel, up $0.81 from last month; milk, at $12.40 per cwt, was down $0.10 from last month and down $6.30 from last year; steers and heifers were $82.00 per cwt, down $7.00 from last year; calves were $98.00, down $7.00 from last year. U.S. preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 131 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 2 points (1.6 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 2 points (1.3 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Producers received higher prices for broilers, soybeans, corn, and onions and lower prices for eggs, lettuce, tomatoes, and milk. 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 marketings of sweet corn, broilers, grapes, and cantaloups offset decreased marketings of cattle, milk, corn, and apples. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 21 points (14 percent) from May 2008. The Food Commodities Index, at 128, increased 1 point (0.8 percent) from last month but decreased 20 points (14 percent) from May 2008. The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 176 percent of the 1990-92 average. The index is down 1 point (0.6 percent) from April and 8 points (4.3 percent) below May 2008. Lower prices in May for potash & phosphate, feeder pigs, mixed fertilizer, and complete feeds more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, feed grains, gasoline, and LP gas. Prices received by farmers, May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States Commodity : Unit :--------------------------:----------------- : : May : Apr : May : Apr : May : :2008 1/ :2009 1/ :2009 2/ :2009 1/ :2009 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Beans, dry edible : Cwt : 41.60 33.90 34.00 31.70 30.00 Corn : Bu : 5.45 3.76 3.95 3.85 4.08 Hay, all : Ton : 151.00 147.00 159.00 129.00 131.00 Oats : Bu : 4.20 3.04 2.90 2.37 2.16 Potatoes : Cwt : 10.80 11.40 11.70 9.81 9.88 Soybeans : Bu : 12.00 9.89 10.70 9.79 10.80 Wheat, winter : Bu : 5.18 4.48 4.50 5.26 5.58 : : Calves : Cwt : 105.00 98.00 98.00 110.00 112.00 Cattle, all beef : Cwt : 78.80 70.10 71.80 83.50 82.80 Cows, slaughter 3/ : Cwt : 55.00 47.00 48.00 48.00 49.20 Steers and heifers : Cwt : 89.00 80.00 82.00 88.40 87.20 Milk, all : Cwt : 18.70 12.50 12.40 11.90 11.70 Eggs, market : Doz : 0.660 0.740 0.390 0.771 0.412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month weighted average price. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Includes cull dairy cows. Chicken and Egg Production and Value The total value of production in Michigan from eggs and other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 2008 was $211.5 million, up 36 percent from a year earlier. Egg production totaled 2.7 billion eggs, up 4 percent from last year. The market egg price averaged 96 cents per dozen, up 23 cents from 2007. The number of chickens sold was 2.4 million birds in 2008, down 31 percent from last year. Michigan Chicken and Egg Production and Value, 2007-2008 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent Item : Unit : 2007 : 2008 : change ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs, all : : Eggs produced : Millions : 2,563 2,653 4 Price/dozen : Dollars : 0.727 0.957 32 Value of production : 1,000 dollars:155,371 211,524 36 : : Chickens : : Birds lost : Thousands : 1,254 887 -29 Birds sold : Thousands : 3,505 2,423 -31 Pounds sold : Thousands : 11,567 7,996 -31 Price/pound : Dollars : 0.001 0.001 0 Value of sales : 1,000 dollars: 12 8 -33 : : Total value : 1,000 dollars:155,383 211,532 36 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Turkey production and value. This information is suppressed due to disclosure. Chickens and Eggs All layers in Michigan totaled 9.8 million during April, up 7 percent from a year ago. The 9.8 million layers included 9.6 million table egg layers in flocks greater than 30,000 birds. Egg production totaled 221 million eggs, up 3 percent from last year. Rate of lay was 2,257 eggs per 100 layers. In Michigan's laying flocks, 16.5 percent had completed a molt. U.S. egg production totaled 7.46 billion during April 2009, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.41 billion table eggs and 1.05 billion hatching eggs, of which 980 million were broiler-type and 71 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during April 2009 averaged 340 million, down slightly from last year. April egg production per 100 layers was 2,196 eggs, up 2 percent from April 2008. All layers in the U.S. on May 1, 2009, totaled 339 million, down slightly from last year. The 339 million layers consisted of 282 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 53.9 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 3.01 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on May 1, 2009, averaged 72.4 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from May 1, 2008. Egg and hatchery production, April 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent Item : Unit : 2008 : 2009 :Change -------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan : : All layers : Thousand: 9,149 9,790 7 Eggs per hundred layers : Number : 2,350 2,257 -4 Eggs produced : Million : 215 221 3 East North Central Region : : Eggs in incubators, May 1 : : Egg-type : Thousand: 8,474 7,351 -13 Broiler type : Thousand:12,425 13,137 6 Turkeys : Thousand: 4,694 4,288 -9 Poults hatched, Apr : Thousand: 3,848 3,736 -3 U.S. : : Egg-type chicks hatched, Apr: Thousand:42,329 40,621 -4 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Milk Production Dairy herds in Michigan produced 662 million pounds of milk during April, up 3.8 percent from a year ago. The daily rate per cow was 62.0 pounds, up 0.7 pounds from 2008. The dairy herd was estimated at 356,000 head for April, up 9,000 from a year earlier. Milk production in the 23 major States during April totaled 14.9 billion pounds, up slightly from April 2008. The daily production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 58.6 pounds for April, the same as April 2008. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.48 million head, 3000 head less than April 2008 and 2,000 head less than March 2009. The average price of milk sold in April by Michigan dairy producers was $12.50 per cwt, down $6.30 from the previous year. The March slaughter cow price was $47.00 per cwt, down $5.00 from the April 2008 price. Michigan dairy summary, April 2009 --------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------- Cows : 1,000 Hd: 331 347 356 Milk per cow : Lb/day : 64.0 61.3 62.0 Production : Mil lbs : 636 638 662 Milk price, all : Dol/cwt : 16.90 18.80 12.50 Fat test : Pct : 3.60 3.64 3.63 Protein 1/ : Pct : 3.04 3.04 3.03 Slaughter cows 2/: Dol/cwt : 50.00 52.00 47.00 --------------------------------------------------------- 1/ FMO 33. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows. Milk Production and Income Cash receipts from marketings of milk by Michigan producers were $1.486 billion in 2008, up 1 percent from 2007. The average price of milk sold was $19.20 per cwt, down $0.50 from 2007. Milk production in Michigan during 2008 was 7.76 billion pounds, compared with 7.63 billion pounds in 2007. The milk cow herd averaged 350,000 head, up 15,000 from 2007. Milk per cow was 22,180 pounds, down from 22,761 in 2007. Michigan ranked ninth among States in milk production in 2008. Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value, 2007-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : Unit : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production : : Total milk produced on farms : Million pounds: 7,625 7,763 Milkfat produced : Million pounds: 275.3 282.6 Milkfat : Percent : 3.61 3.64 : : Utilization : : Milk used where produced : : Fed to calves : Million pounds: 23 23 Used for milk, cream, and butter : Million pounds: 2 2 Milk marketed by producers : Million pounds: 7,600 7,738 Average return per 100 pounds of milk : Dollars : 19.70 19.20 Average return per pound milkfat : Dollars : 5.46 5.27 Fluid grade : Percent : 100 100 Total cash receipts : 1,000 dollars :1,497,200 1,485,696 : : Value : : Value of milk used where produced 1/ : 1,000 dollars : 4,925 4,800 Total value of milk produced : 1,000 dollars :1,502,125 1,490,496 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households. Meat Animal Cash Receipts Cash receipts from 2008 marketings of meat animals in Michigan totaled $640 million, up 10 percent from last year's $580 million. Cattle and calf cash receipts, at $385 million, were up 12 percent from 2007. Cash receipts from hog marketings were $251 million, up 8 percent from the previous year. Sheep and lamb cash receipts totaled $4.3 million, up 6 percent from a year ago. Cattle prices averaged $77.10 per 100 pounds of live weight in 2008, an increase of $1.30, from last year. Calf prices were $99.90 per 100 pounds, down from last year's $118.00. Cattle and calf marketings were up 50 million pounds from the previous year. Hog prices averaged $42.50 per 100 pounds, up from $41.10 in 2007. Hog marketings were up 23 million pounds. Sheep prices averaged $29.00 per 100 pounds, down from $32.00 last year. Lamb prices averaged $95.00 per 100 pounds, up $2.00 from last year. Sheep and lamb marketings were up 430,000 pounds from the previous year. Nationally, 2008 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals decreased 1 percent to $64.7 billion. Cattle and calves accounted for 74 percent of this total, hogs and pigs 25 percent, and sheep and lambs 1 percent. Production decreased for all cattle and calves and sheep and lambs while production increased for hogs and pigs. Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production in Michigan totaled 43.1 million pounds in April, down 500,000 pounds from March and down 1.0 million pounds from last year. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.08 billion pounds in April, down 5 percent from the 4.30 billion pounds produced in April 2008. Beef production, at 2.13 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down 6 percent from April 2008. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,276 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.2 million pounds, 6 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 68,000 head, down 7 percent from April 2008. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from last year, at 281 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.92 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.43 million head, down 6 percent from April 2008. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.5 million pounds, was up 1 percent from April 2008. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,100 head, 4 percent above last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 3 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2009 commercial red meat production was 16.2 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2008. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 6 percent. Michigan commercial slaughter, April 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total live : Average live Species : slaughtered : weight : weight :--------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds --- Pounds -- : Cattle : 51.9 50.1 69,985 67,761 1,357 1,358 Calves : 1.8 1.5 760 675 423 445 Hogs : 9.0 9.2 3,463 3,498 387 381 Sheep : 15.5 16.3 2,012 2,115 131 130 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat Production The forecasted yield of 69 bushels for Michigan’s winter wheat remains unchanged from the previous month. Wheat farmers, in Michigan, expect to harvest 570,000 acres, which represents substantial decrease in acres from last year. Wheat production in the State is expected to total 39.33 million bushels, down 20 percent the previous year’s wheat crop. U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.49 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the May 1 forecast and 20 percent below 2008. Expected area for harvest as grain or seed totals 34.0 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 43.9 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushel from last month and 3.3 bushels less than last year. Hard Red production is down less than 1 percent from a month ago to 868 million bushels. Soft Red production is down 2 percent from last month and now totals 415 million bushels. White production totals 209 million bushels, up slightly from last month. Of the White production total, 21.1 million bushels are Hard White and 188 million bushels are Soft White. Crop summary, June 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : high : set : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat, winter : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 550 730 600 1,524 1953 45,012 46,281 42,889 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 530 710 570 1,515 1953 35,938 39,614 33,995 Yield : Bushels : 65.0 69.0 69.0 73.0 2006 41.7 47.2 43.9 Production : 1,000 bu : 34,450 48,990 39,330 48,990 2008 1,499,241 1,867,903 1,491,769 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------