United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Cooperating with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vol. 33 No. 12 Agriculture Across Michigan December 2012 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. Producers not responding by mail or the internet will be contacted by telephone or interviewed in person. 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, 2013. The Cattle report and the Sheep and Goats report will be available after 3:00 p.m. on February 1, 2013. 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 12.1 million during October, up 15 percent from a year ago. Egg production totaled 295 million eggs, up 16 percent from last year. The rate of lay during October was 2,435 eggs per 100 layers. On November 1 in the East North Central Region, which includes Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, there were 5.9 million egg-type eggs in incubators, down 15 percent from a year earlier. In the same region, there were 12.1 million broiler-type eggs in incubators, up 2 percent from the previous year. There were 23.3 million turkey poults hatched in the U.S. in October. Egg and hatchery production, October 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent Item : Unit : 2011 : 2012 : Change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan : : All layers : Thou : 10,540 12,113 15 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,419 2,435 1 Eggs produced : Mil : 255 295 16 East North Central Region : : Eggs in incubators, Nov 1 : : Egg-type : Thou : 6,933 5,893 -15 Broiler type : Thou : 11,906 12,096 2 U.S. : : All Layers : Thou : 335,884 340,473 1 Eggs per hundred layers : Num : 2,317 2,321 0 Eggs produced : Mil : 7,780 7,903 2 Turkey Eggs in incubators, Nov 1 : Thou : 27,502 27,251 -1 Turkey Poults hatched, Oct : Thou : 22,423 23,296 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- October Milk Production Dairy herds in Michigan produced 729 million pounds of milk during October, up 2.7 percent from a year ago. The daily rate per cow was 62.9 pounds, up 0.8 pounds from October 2011. The dairy herd was estimated at 374,000 head for October, up 5,000 from a year earlier. The average price of milk sold in October by Michigan dairy producers was $21.60 per cwt., $0.50 above the price in October 2011. Michigan dairy summary, October 2012 --------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------- Cows : 1,000 Hd: 360 369 374 Milk per cow : Lb/day : 61.8 62.1 62.9 Production : Mil lbs : 689 710 729 Milk price, all : Dol/cwt : 19.30 21.10 21.60 Fat test : Pct : 3.69 3.72 3.75 Protein 1/ : Pct : 3.14 3.16 3.17 --------------------------------------------------------- 1/ FMO 33 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! December Agricultural Prices Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of October 2012 and mid-month prices as of November 15, 2012 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: November corn at $6.70 per bushel, is down $0.04 from October but up $1.00 from last year; November soybeans at $13.60 per bushel, is down $0.40 from last month and up $2.10 from last year; November milk at $22.70 per cwt, is up $1.10 from last month, and up $1.70 from last year. The U.S. preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in November, at 203 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, decreased 6 points (2.9 percent) from October. The Crop Index is down 7 points (3.0 percent) but the Livestock Index increased 5 points (3.1 percent). Producers received lower prices for soybeans, corn, and apples and higher prices for broilers, eggs, 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 movement of corn, milk, cattle, and cotton offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, peanuts, potatoes, and sunflowers. The November Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 217 percent of the 1990-1992 average. The index is down 1 point (-0.5 percent) from October but 11 points (5.3 percent) above November 2011. Lower prices in November for concentrates, diesel, supplements, and gasoline offset higher prices for feeder pigs, mixed fertilizer, supplies, and complete feeds. Prices received by farmers, November 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Michigan : United States :----------------------------------------------- Commodity : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct : Nov :2011 1/:2012 1/:2012 2/:2011 1/:2012 1/: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars : Beans, dry edible....Cwt: 46.80 39.00 35.90 39.90 37.70 35.90 Corn..................Bu: 5.70 6.74 6.70 5.83 6.77 6.70 Hay, all.............Ton:112.00 197.00 237.00 174.00 193.00 237.00 Oats..................Bu: 4.16 4.05 4.20 3.38 3.95 3.70 Potatoes.............Cwt: 11.40 10.10 11.10 8.58 6.97 11.10 Soybeans..............Bu: 11.50 14.00 13.60 11.70 14.20 13.60 Wheat, winter.........Bu: 5.94 8.29 8.20 6.44 8.33 8.20 ........................: Milk, all............Cwt: 21.00 21.60 22.70 20.50 21.50 22.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month weighted average price. 2/ Mid-month price. December Potato Stocks Michigan's 2012 potato crop is forecast to be 16.3 million hundredweight (cwt), about eight percent higher than 2011. Planted acres, at 47,500, increased 2,500 acres, while harvested acres, at 44,000, increased 2,000 acres from a year ago. The average yield is forecast at 355 cwt per acre, up 10 cwt per acre from last year. Potato Stocks in Michigan on December 1, 2012, were estimated at 9.7 million hundredweight (cwt), up 13 percent from last year's 8.6 million cwt. December's stocks represented 59 percent of the total production. Stocks include potatoes stored by both processors and growers. Stocks by type as percent of total stocks were 86 percent round whites, 13 percent russets, and 1 percent reds. The 13 major potato States held 280 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2012, up 11 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 68 percent of the 2012 fall storage States' production, two percentage points above December 1, 2011. Potato disappearance, at 132 million cwt, was 2 percent above December 1, 2011. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 13.7 million cwt, was unchanged from the same date in 2011. Processors in the 9 major States have used 73.2 million cwt of potatoes this season, down 4 percent from the same period last year. Dehydrating usage accounted for 13.5 million cwt of the total processing, up 1 percent from last year. Fall potatoes: Production and stocks, 2010-2012 crop years -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Michigan : 13 Major states Item :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Production : 15,660 15,180 16,330 357,191 381,928 412,147 Stocks : Dec 1 : 9,300 8,600 9,700 240,200 253,000 280,300 Jan 1 : 7,600 209,400 Feb 1 : 5,900 4,700 180,300 187,500 Mar 1 : 4,100 148,500 Apr 1 : 2,300 1,200 111,000 115,650 May 1 : 900 72,000 Jun 1 : 41,320 43,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Bean Production Michigan's 2012 dry bean production is estimated at 3.53 million cwt, up from 3.36 million cwt in 2011. The average yield is 1,790 pounds per acre, down 210 pounds per acre from last year. United States dry edible bean production is forecast at 31.8 million cwt for 2012, up 60 percent from last year. Planted area is estimated at 1.74 million acres, up 43 percent from 2011. Harvested area is forecast at 1.70 million acres, 45 percent above the previous year. The average United States yield is forecast at 1,873 pounds per acre, an increase of 170 pounds from 2011. If realized, yield will be a record high, exceeding the previous record of 1,768 pounds set in 2008. Dry beans: Production by class, United States ------------------------------------------------------ : Production : Class :-----------------------: Change : 2011 : 2012 : ------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 cwt --- Percent : Navy : 3,248 4,830 49 Black : 3,018 3,721 23 Cranberry : 68 75 10 Red kidney, dark : 790 887 12 Red kidney, light : 642 788 23 Pinto : 5,874 13,491 130 Small red : 737 837 14 Great northern : 1,196 1,231 3 Other : 4,317 5,897 37 Total : 19,890 31,757 60 ------------------------------------------------------ Dry beans: Acres, yield, and production by class, Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 Class :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted : Harvested : Yield :Production : Planted : Harvested : Yield :Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 cwt ------ Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 cwt : Navy : 50,000 49,500 2,100 1,040 70,000 69,000 1,850 1,277 Black : 80,000 79,000 2,030 1,602 90,000 89,000 1,800 1,602 Cranberry : 3,500 3,500 1,460 51 3,400 3,400 1,500 51 Red kidney, dark : 2,800 2,700 1,000 27 2,800 2,700 1,300 35 Red kidney, light : 7,000 7,000 1,960 137 6,700 6,600 2,000 132 Pinto : 3,100 3,000 1,730 52 2,000 1,900 1,600 30 Small red : 18,000 18,000 1,950 351 19,500 19,300 1,700 328 Other : 5,600 5,300 1,890 100 5,600 5,100 1,390 71 Total : 170,000 168,000 2,000 3,360 200,000 197,000 1,790 3,526 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production in Michigan totaled 46.6 million pounds in October, up 1.2 million pounds from October 2011. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.58 billion pounds in October, up 7 percent from the 4.27 billion pounds produced in October 2011. Beef production, at 2.34 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.95 million head, up 3 percent from October 2011. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from the previous year, at 1,318 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.3 million pounds, 2 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,900 head, up slightly from October 2011. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 242 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.86 million head, up 10 percent from October 2011. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 274 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.2 million pounds, was up 21 percent from October 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 207,100 head, 18 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2012 commercial red meat production was 41.1 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 6 percent. Michigan commercial slaughter, October 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total live : Average live Species : slaughtered : weight : weight :--------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds --- Pounds -- : Cattle : 55.9 53.6 73,357 74,220 1,322 1,392 Calves : 1.6 1.2 655 522 421 423 Hogs : 11.6 13.0 4,694 4,970 407 382 Sheep : 11.8 17.8 1,505 2,293 128 129 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Census of Agriculture Gives Opportunity to Showcase Michigan's Agriculture Diversity Farmers and ranchers in Michigan, and throughout the Nation, will soon have the opportunity to make a positive impact on their communities by taking part in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches and those who operate them. "Every 5 years, farmers are given the chance to be sure we understand and know what is happening in agriculture. If we don't know the true situation in agriculture, we have to rely on anecdotal information," said Jay Johnson, Director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. The Census of Agriculture helps tell the story of U.S. agriculture. Without the information collected, we wouldn't know that 3.3 million farmers in the United States, only 1 percent of our total population, provide feed, fuel, and fiber to the other 99 percent. While that seems like a huge task, we know farmers are stepping up to the challenge because data indicates that U.S. agriculture is growing. "As the second most diverse agricultural state in the nation, the Census of Agriculture is a critical tool that provides Michigan the opportunity to reinforce the importance of agriculture to its economy," Johnson said. For example, the data are a key input for the Michigan State University Product Center's $91.4 billion estimate of the food and agriculture system's impact to the State's economy. Also, these data are used to allocate grant funding to states for such programs as the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. Michigan received over $1.3 million from this program in 2012 in support of specialty crop initiatives, research, and extension. Do your part and be counted when you receive your form, because there's strength in numbers that only the Census can reveal. NASS will mail out Census forms in late December, to collect data for the 2012 calendar year. Completed forms are due by February 4, 2013. Producers can fill out the Census online via a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov, or return their form by mail. Federal law requires all agricultural producers to participate in the Census and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. For more information, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov or call the NASS, Michigan Field Office at (800) 453-7501. The Census of Agriculture is your voice, your future, your responsibility.