United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Cooperating with Michigan Department of Agriculture Vol. 32 No. 12 Agriculture Across Michigan December 2011 January Livestock Surveys During the first two weeks of January, the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office will be conducting three surveys: the Cattle Report, the Sheep and Goats Report, and the Milk Production Report. Over 1,600 Michigan operators will be asked to provide information about their livestock operations. These data will be used to estimate Michigan's milk production, cattle inventory, and sheep and goats inventory by class. Most selected farmers will receive a questionnaire in the mail. Some will be contacted by telephone or interviewed in person. Producers receiving the Cattle Report, the Sheep and Goats Report, or the Milk Production Report in the mail are encouraged to complete and return it promptly. Completing the survey on the web is also an option for these surveys. Reporting by mail or on the internet will eliminate the need for telephone or personal follow-up, thus keeping survey costs to a minimum. Individual reports from farmers are kept confidential and only summarized to set county, state, and national estimates of livestock inventories and production. Published estimates from these surveys will help keep all market participants equally informed. All reports are available on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov. The Milk Production report will be available after 3:00 p.m. on January 23, 2012. The Cattle report and the Sheep and Goats report will be available after 3:00 p.m. on January 27, 2012. Operations participating in these surveys will receive a free copy of the results as published in Agriculture Across Michigan. Estimates by county will be available for cattle in mid-May. Chickens and Eggs All layers in Michigan totaled 10.5 million during October, up 6 percent from a year ago. Egg production totaled 255 million eggs, up 2 percent from last year. The rate of lay during October was 2,419 eggs per 100 layers. On November 1 in the East North Central Region, which includes Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, there were 7.3 million egg-type eggs in incubators, down 9 percent from a year earlier. In the same region, there were 11.6 million broiler-type eggs in incubators, up 1 percent from the previous year. There were 22.4 million turkey poults hatched in the U.S. in October, up 2 percent from 2010. Egg and hatchery production, October 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent Item : Unit : 2010 : 2011 : Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan : : All layers : Thou : 9,906 10,540 6 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,524 2,419 -4 Eggs produced : Mil : 250 255 2 East North Central Region : : Eggs in incubators, Nov 1 : : Egg-type : Thou : 8,075 7,333 -9 Broiler type : Thou : 11,460 11,606 1 U.S. : : All Layers : Thou : 336,804 335,818 0 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,286 2,317 1 Eggs produced : Mil : 7,698 7,780 1 Turkey Eggs in incubators, Nov 1 : Thou : 28,415 27,559 -3 Turkey Poults hatched, Oct : Thou : 22,085 22,417 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- October Milk Production Dairy herds in Michigan produced 710 million pounds of milk during October, up 3.0 percent from a year ago. The daily rate per cow was 62.1 pounds, up 0.3 pound from October 2010. The dairy herd was estimated at 369,000 head for October, up 9,000 from a year earlier. The average price of milk sold in October by Michigan dairy producers was $21.00 per cwt., $1.70 above the price in October 2010. Michigan dairy summary, October 2011 --------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------- Cows : 1,000 Hd: 355 360 369 Milk per cow : Lb/day : 60.0 61.8 62.1 Production : Mil lbs : 660 689 710 Milk price, all : Dol/cwt : 14.70 19.30 21.00 Fat test : Pct : 3.70 3.69 3.68 Protein 1/ : Pct : 3.14 3.14 3.16 --------------------------------------------------------- 1/ FMO 33. 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows. November Agricultural Prices Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of October 2011 and mid-month prices as of November 15, 2011, are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: corn $5.75 per bushel, up $0.06 from October and up $0.90 from last year; soybeans $11.40 per bushel, down $0.20 from last month; milk $20.80 per cwt, down $0.20 from last month, but up $1.90 from last year. U.S. preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in November, at 185 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, is up 1 point (0.5 percent) from October. The Crop Index is up 5 points (2.5 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 2 points (1.3 percent). Producers received higher prices for corn, lettuce, cattle, and broilers and lower prices for soybeans, hogs, apples, and hay. 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 milk, cattle, corn, and cotton offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, peanuts, potatoes, and sunflowers. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 31 points (20 percent) from November 2010. The Food Commodities Index, at 171, decreased 2 points (1.2 percent) from last month but increased 22 points (15 percent) from November 2010. The November Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 205 percent of the 1990-1992 average. The index is unchanged from October but 18 points above (9.6 percent) November 2010. Higher prices in November for feeder cattle, nitrogen, diesel, and mixed fertilizer offset lower prices for complete feeds, concentrates, supplements, and other services. Prices received by farmers, November 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States Commodity : Unit :--------------------------:----------------- : : Nov : Oct : Nov : Oct : Nov : :2010 1/ :2011 1/ :2011 2/ :2011 1/ :2011 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Beans, dry edible : Cwt : 29.20 45.80 45.80 41.60 44.40 Corn : Bu : 4.85 5.69 5.75 5.71 6.00 Hay, all : Ton : 98.00 99.00 102.00 181.00 176.00 Oats : Bu : 2.99 4.19 3.60 3.70 3.40 Potatoes : Cwt : 10.40 10.20 11.30 7.33 8.26 Soybeans : Bu : 11.40 11.60 11.40 11.70 11.50 Wheat, winter : Bu : 5.93 6.27 6.00 6.54 6.41 : : Calves : Cwt : 95.00 4/ 4/ 145.00 152.00 Cattle, all beef : Cwt : 77.70 4/ 4/ 117.00 119.00 Cows, slaughter 3/ : Cwt : 49.00 4/ 4/ 65.00 65.70 Steers and heifers : Cwt : 90.00 4/ 4/ 122.00 125.00 Milk, all : Cwt : 18.90 21.00 20.80 19.90 19.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month weighted average price. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Includes cull dairy cows. 4/ Discontinued at the state level for 2011. December Potato Stocks Michigan's 2011 potato crop is forecast to be 15.6 million hundredweight (cwt), slightly lower than 2010. Planted acres, at 45,000, increased 1,000 acres, while harvested acres, at 44,000, increased 500 acres from a year ago. The average yield is forecast at 355 cwt per acre, down 5 cwt per acre from last year. Potato Stocks in Michigan on December 1, 2011, were estimated at 8.9 million hundredweight (cwt), down 4 percent from last year's 9.3 million cwt. December's stocks represented 57 percent of the total production. Stocks include potatoes stored by both processors and growers. Stocks by type as percent of total stocks were 88 percent round whites, 11 percent russets, and 1 percent reds. The 13 major potato States held 250 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2011, up 4 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2011 fall storage States' production, one percentage point below December 1, 2010. Potato disappearance, at 129 million cwt, was 10 percent above December 1, 2010. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 13.5 million cwt, was up 6 percent from the same date in 2010. Processors in the 9 major States have used 73.0 million cwt of potatoes this season, up 17 percent from the same period last year. Dehydrating usage accounted for 13.4 million cwt of the total processing, up 68 percent from last year. Fall potatoes: Production and stocks, 2009-2011 crop years -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Michigan : 13 Major states Item :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Production : 15,660 15,660 15,620 383,962 357,191 378,785 Stocks : Dec 1 : 9,000 9,300 8,900 265,800 240,200 249,900 Jan 1 : 7,100 7,600 234,300 209,400 Feb 1 : 5,300 5,900 203,500 180,300 Mar 1 : 3,500 4,100 169,700 148,500 Apr 1 : 1,700 2,300 128,700 111,000 May 1 : 900 89,610 72,000 Jun 1 : 55,120 41,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production in Michigan totaled 45.4 million pounds in October, up 4.7 million pounds from September and up 0.5 million pounds from last year. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.27 billion pounds in October, up slightly from the 4.26 billion pounds produced in October 2010. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, down slightly from October 2010. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,289 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.5 million pounds, 8 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,600 head, up 2 percent from October 2010. The average live weight was down 23 pounds from last year, at 252 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.03 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.91 million head, up 2 percent from October 2010. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 275 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was down 11 percent from October 2010. Sheep slaughter totaled 174,600 head, 14 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 4 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2011 commercial red meat production was 40.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2010. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 8 percent. Michigan commercial slaughter, October 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total live : Average live Species : slaughtered : weight : weight :--------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds --- Pounds -- : Cattle : 54.2 55.9 72,180 73,357 1,339 1,322 Calves : 1.5 1.6 668 655 436 421 Hogs : 9.7 11.6 3,737 4,694 385 407 Sheep : 15.6 11.8 1,941 1,505 125 128 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Bean Production Michigan's 2011 dry bean production is estimated at 3.36 million cwt, down from 4.23 million cwt in 2010. The average yield is 20 cwt. per acre, up 200 pounds per acre from last year. Michigan's dry bean harvest began on a limited basis the week of August 12 and wrapped up in late-October. United States dry edible bean production is forecast at 19.7 million cwt for 2011, down 38 percent from 2010. Planted area is estimated at 1.21 million acres, down 37 percent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 1.15 million acres, 38 percent below the previous year. The average United States yield is forecast at 1,719 pounds per acre, a decrease of 7 pounds from 2010. Production is expected to be lower in 17 of the 18 States in the dry bean program. The top five producing States (North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Idaho) expect decreased production from last season. In North Dakota, the largest producing State, harvest began the second week of September, about two weeks behind last year. Harvest progressed quickly due to favorable weather conditions. Harvest was essentially complete by the second week of October, a week ahead of last year. In Minnesota, a cool, wet spring prevented some acres from being planted and slowed maturation. An early frost in September further damaged the crop. In Nebraska, hail damage reduced expected yields. Dry beans: Production by class, United States ------------------------------------------------------ : Production : Class :-----------------------: Change : 2010 : 2011 : ------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 cwt --- Percent : Navy : 4,766 3,245 -32 Black : 4,661 2,994 -36 Cranberry : 66 59 -11 Red kidney, dark : 833 780 -6 Red kidney, light : 966 628 -35 Pinto : 13,814 5,911 -57 Small red : 478 738 54 Great northern : 1,403 1,202 -14 Other : 4,814 4,172 -13 Total : 31,801 19,729 -38 ------------------------------------------------------ Dry beans: Acres, yield, and production by class, Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2010 : 2011 Class :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted : Harvested : Yield :Production : Planted : Harvested : Yield :Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 cwt ------ Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 cwt : Navy : 70,000 70,000 1,840 1,290 50,000 49,500 2,100 1,040 Black : 128,000 127,000 1,810 2,304 80,000 79,000 2,030 1,602 Cranberry : 3,800 3,800 1,500 57 3,500 3,500 1,460 51 Red kidney, dark : 2,900 2,900 1,100 32 2,800 2,700 1,000 27 Red kidney, light : 9,000 9,000 1,700 153 7,000 7,000 1,960 137 Pinto : 4,100 4,100 1,900 78 3,100 3,000 1,730 52 Small red : 9,300 9,300 1,860 173 18,000 18,000 1,950 351 Other : 8,900 8,900 1,610 143 5,600 5,300 1,890 100 Total : 236,000 235,000 1,800 4,230 170,000 168,000 2,000 3,360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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