ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issued Twice Monthly by: NEBRASKA Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 273 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Department of Agriculture USDA, National Ag Statistics Service Merlyn Carlson, Director David G. Loos, State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue 05/2000 Released: 3/02/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in February was 92 based on 1990-92=100, up 2 points (2.2 percent) from the January index. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of milk, cattle, broilers, and hogs more than offset the relatively lower marketings of corn, soybeans, tobacco, and cotton. These marketing changes accounted for most of the February index increase. Higher prices for hogs, eggs, corn, and soybeans offset price decreases for lettuce, broilers, milk, and apples. Compared with February 1999, the All Farm Products Index was 4 points (4.2 percent) lower. Price decreases from February 1999 for milk, lettuce, oranges, and cotton more than offset price increases for cattle, hogs, calves, and apples. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Feb. Jan. Feb 15, Feb. Jan. Feb 15, % of Parity COMMODITY Unit 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 Parity Price* 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Wheat Bu. $ 2.51 $ 2.21 $ 2.30 $2.73 $ 2.50 $ 2.58 27 $ 9.62 Corn Bu. 1.96 1.80 1.85 2.05 1.90 1.96 30 6.64 Oats Bu. 1.27 1.42 1.40 1.20 1.20 1.27 38 3.37 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.05 2.82 2.90 3.09 2.86 3.06 29 10.40 Soybeans Bu. 4.67 4.42 4.50 4.80 4.62 4.75 34 13.90 Hay, All, Baled Ton 46.00 38.00 39.00 79.90 71.80 72.60 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 47.00 38.00 40.00 83.70 74.10 77.40 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 41.00 33.00 34.00 70.10 65.90 66.70 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 16.80 14.70 14.60 18.30 16.70 15.80 32 49.10 Hogs Cwt. 30.50 38.30 40.60 27.70 36.80 39.60 39 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 30.60 38.30 40.80 28.20 37.00 39.90 --- --- Sows Cwt. 20.20 31.50 32.50 18.80 32.80 36.10 --- --- Beef Cattle Cwt. 61.90 68.20 68.50 60.60 67.80 67.50 44 154.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 62.60 69.10 69.50 63.60 71.60 70.80 --- --- Cows Cwt. 32.20 34.40 34.50 34.70 35.90 37.00 --- --- Calves Cwt. 87.80 103.00 102.00 86.90 102.00 105.00 53 198.00 Sheep Cwt. 26.90 36.00 NA 30.20 36.80 NA --- 67.30 Lambs Cwt. 62.50 60.60 NA 67.20 70.90 NA --- 163.00 All Milk Cwt. 14.00 2/ 2/ 15.50 12.00 11.80 38 31.40 Milk, Fluid Cwt. 14.20 2/ 2/ 15.60 12.00 11.90 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 10.70 2/ 2/ 12.30 10.70 10.50 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Monthly estimates discontinued January 2000. *Parity price based on data for February 2000. NA = Not Available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY Item 1999 2000 2000 as of '99 Millions Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 10.8 11.9 110 30 States 304.4 309.0 102 U.S. 322.3 328.6 102 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 231 249 108 30 States 6,590 6,718 102 U.S. 6,979 7,150 102 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, January Egg-type 35.7 34.1 96 Broiler 735.3 749.4 102 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER January 2000 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. January 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including two holiday) and five Saturdays. January 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. % Change Item Total 1/ Jan. Dec. (1,000) 1999 2000 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 594.7 -4% +3% Hogs, head 496.3 -10% -11% Sheep & Lambs, head .1 Same Same Red Meat, mil. lbs. 560.6 -4% +1% UNITED STATES Cattle, head 2,936.9 -1% +2% Calves, head 92.7 -12% -18% Hogs, head 8,140.8 -5% -8% Sheep & Lambs, head 281.7 5% -21% Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,784.5 -1% -2% 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on January 31, 2000, were greater than year earlier levels for butter and chicken. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 3 percent above December 1999, but were 7 percent below January 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 7 percent above last month, but were 13 percent below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 5 percent from last month and were 3% above last year's level. Stocks on January 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Percent Change Commodity Stocks Jan. Dec. 1,000 lbs. 1999 1999 Total red meats 771,159 -7% +3% Beef 307,571 +2% -2% Pork 442,943 -13% +7% Poultry 1,116,102 +3% +5% Turkey 312,165 -14% +23% Chicken 799,927 +12% Sm.-% NEBRASKA--WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES ESTIMATED ACREAGE PLANTED TO EACH VARIETY, 1993-2000 1/ Variety 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2/ Thousand Acres Arapahoe 672 724 722 726 602 538 499 366 Alliance --- 3/ 3/ 62 146 160 207 279 Niobrara --- --- 3/ 32 130 142 229 190 2137 --- --- --- --- 3/ 27 72 152 Pronghorn --- --- --- --- 3/ 87 157 128 Centura 200 244 172 209 196 146 153 127 Karl/Karl 92 49 84 148 167 138 125 110 81 Buckskin 110 121 86 134 120 123 99 54 Jagger --- --- --- 3/ 3/ 3/ 22 53 Thunderbird 291 220 168 135 114 67 79 52 (AgriPro) Vista 3/ 3/ 99 84 92 74 43 50 Abilene (AgriPro) 146 66 88 64 44 46 55 50 Windstar --- --- --- --- --- 3/ 26 30 Siouxland 193 141 86 106 64 23 21 28 Akron --- --- --- --- 3/ 3/ 32 28 Ogallala (AgriPro) --- 4/ 4/ 49 30 30 25 26 Thomahawk 24 86 67 66 50 49 33 19 (AgriPro) Other Public 590 441 426 368 212 227 100 100 Varieties 5/ Other Private 75 73 88 98 62 36 38 37 Varieties State 2,350 2,200 2,150 2,300 2,000 1,900 2,000 1,850 1/ Weighted by acres planted to winter wheat in each Agricultural Statistics District. 2/ Summary of 744 Fall Crops Acreage and Production Survey reports of wheat varieties planted for 2000. 3/ Included in "Other Public" Varieties. 4/ Included in "Other Private Varieties." 5/ Other public varieties planted for 2000 include 2163, Culver, Gage, Ike, Lamar, Lancer, Nekota, Newton, Rawhide, Redland, Scout 66, Tam 107, and Wesley. CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER OF FEEDLOTS, JANUARY 1 INVENTORY, AND MARKETINGS BY SIZE OF FEEDLOT BY STATE, 1998-99 1/ 2/ Number of Lots 1,000-1,999 2,000-3,999 4,000-7,999 8,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000 & 1,000+ State Over Total 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Arizona 2 2 3 2 3 3 8 7 California *4 *4 4 3 4 5 7 7 5 5 24 24 Colorado 47 43 44 42 36 34 18 19 12 13 11 11 168 162 Idaho 18 13 13 13 9 12 *15 *17 55 55 Iowa 205 200 78 96 *27 *29 310 325 Kansas 38 45 35 39 32 39 32 36 44 40 19 21 200 220 Nebraska 270 275 178 184 118 125 65 66 26 27 8 8 665 685 New Mexico *6 *6 3 3 1 1 10 10 Oklahoma *5 *4 7 9 5 5 3 3 6 6 26 27 So. Dakota 54 54 43 43 17 19 *7 *7 121 123 Texas 7 6 6 7 19 17 27 27 36 36 47 49 142 142 Washington *10 *10 *5 *6 3 3 18 19 Other Sts 190 190 85 75 38 41 8 10 *4 *4 325 320 U.S. 834 831 491 507 313 336 184 193 143 141 107 111 2,072 2,119 Jan. 1 Inventory - 1,000 Head 1,000-1,999 2,000-3,999 4,000-7,999 8,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000 & 1,000+ State Over Total 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Arizona 4 6 56 33 146 233 206 272 California *4 *5 14 10 16 17 105 116 261 267 400 415 Colorado 25 20 55 55 120 115 190 200 240 225 510 565 1,140 1,180 Idaho 15 12 11 12 21 32 *238 *254 285 310 Iowa 138 154 110 130 *87 *91 335 375 Kansas 30 35 50 50 110 155 285 335 885 815 750 920 2,110 2,310 Nebraska 150 160 265 290 415 450 555 600 420 480 305 320 2,110 2,300 New Mexico *26 *22 *47 53 45 41 118 116 Oklahoma *7 *7 20 26 47 45 66 75 270 277 410 430 So. Dakota 34 34 54 55 43 46 *53 *59 184 194 Texas 5 4 10 10 60 66 165 190 590 560 1,890 2,070 2,720 2,900 Washington *22 *20 *52 *73 125 135 199 228 Other Sts 130 130 100 100 120 115 30 40 *70 *60 450 445 U.S. 531 551 670 716 1,011 1,122 1,424 1,556 2,546 2,512 4,485 5,018 10,667 11,475 Cattle Marketed - 1,000 Head 1,000-1,999 2,000-3,999 4,000-7,999 8,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000 & 1,000+ Total State Over 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Arizona 8 7 89 52 195 231 292 290 California *5 *6 13 11 26 22 143 134 383 417 570 590 Colorado 55 40 90 90 215 210 310 330 430 470 1,420 1,470 2,520 2,610 Idaho 21 19 24 21 33 48 *501 *570 579 658 Iowa 210 235 160 192 *158 *162 528 589 Kansas 45 50 100 110 225 260 640 750 2,060 1,790 1,960 2,250 5,030 5,210 Nebraska 300 310 510 540 840 880 1,140 1,250 945 1,020 705 770 4,440 4,770 New Mexico *45 *47 90 67 67 72 202 186 Oklahoma *15 *11 34 43 98 82 151 151 630 605 928 892 So. Dakota 51 65 82 95 80 95 *118 *111 331 366 Texas 10 10 20 20 140 140 420 385 1,270 1,170 4,200 4,340 6,060 6,065 Washington *30 *36 *127 *141 310 350 467 527 Other Sts 190 180 190 180 210 200 70 70 *163 *147 823 777 U.S. 886 912 1,203 1,277 1,934 2,069 2,936 3,093 5,507 5,197 10,304 10,982 22,770 23,530 1/ Number of feedlots is the number of lots operating at anytime during the year. Inventory is the number on hand at the end of the year. The United States total show the actual number of feedlots, inventory, and number of animals marketed in each size group. The sum of the numbers shown by States under a specified size group may or may not add to the United States total for that size group since for some States size groups are combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Size groups are based on feedlot capacity in number of head. * Lots, inventory, and marketings from other size groups are included to avoid disclosing individual operations. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1/, NEBRASKA AND U.S., 1990-1999 NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Year Land in Average Land in Average Farms Farms Farm Size Farms Farms Farm Size Number 1,000 acres Acres Number 1,000 acres Acres 1990 57,000 47,100 826 2,145,820 986,850 460 1991 56,000 47,100 841 2,116,760 981,736 464 1992 56,000 47,100 841 2,107,840 978,503 464 1993 56,000 46,500 830 2,201,590 968,845 440 1994 56,000 46,500 830 2,197,690 965,935 440 1995 56,000 46,400 829 2,196,400 962,515 438 1996 56,000 46,400 829 2,190,500 958,675 438 1997 55,000 46,400 844 2,190,510 956,010 436 1998 55,000 46,400 844 2,191,360 953,500 435 1999 2/ 55,000 46,400 844 2,194,070 947,340 432 1/ A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Beginning in 1995, the farm definition also includes operations having 5 or more horses or ponies regardless of sales as horse farms. 2/ Preliminary. PERCENT OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC SALES CLASS, NEBRASKA AND UNITED STATES, 1997-1999 Economic NUMBER OF FARMS LAND IN FARMS Sales NEBRASKA UNITED STATES NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Class 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 Percent of Farms Percent of Land in Farms $1,000-$9,999 24.5 25.4 25.5 54.4 53.9 54.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 14.2 14.0 14.1 $10,000-$99,999 42.4 41.1 41.1 29.5 29.8 29.6 27.4 26.9 25.9 30.2 30.1 30.4 $100,000 & Over 33.1 33.5 33.4 16.1 16.3 15.9 68.1 68.6 69.8 55.6 55.9 55.5 HONEY PRODUCTION Nebraska honey production in 1999 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 4.47 million pounds, down slightly from the 1998 production. There were 58 thousand colonies producing honey in 1999, down 9% from a year ago. Yield per colony increased 7 pounds from a year earlier to 77 pounds per colony. Prices for the 1999 crop averaged 61 cents per pound, down twenty-five cents from the 1998 price. U.S. honey production in 1998 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 205 million pounds, down 7% from 1998. There were 2.69 million colonies producing honey in 1999, up 2% from 1998. Yield per colony averaged 76.3 pounds, down 7.4 pounds from the 83.7 pounds in 1998. Prices for the 1999 crop averaged 59.9 cents per pound, down 8% from 65.5 cents in 1998. NUMBER OF COLONIES, PRODUCTION, STOCKS AND VALUE, 1998-1999 1/ Average State and Number of Yield per Stocks 2/ Price Per Value of Year Colonies colony Production Dec. 15 Pound Production 1,000 Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 $ 1998 3/ Nebraska 64 70.0 4,480 2,240 86.0 3,853 United States 2,633 83.7 220,316 80,800 4/ 65.5 147,254 1999 5/ Nebraska 58 77.0 4,466 1,965 61.0 2,724 United States 2,688 76.3 205,228 79,361 4/ 59.9 125,422 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. Does not include stocks under loan. 3/ Revised. 4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales. 5/ Preliminary.