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 15/2000 Released: 8/02/2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in July was 98 based on 1990-92=100, down 1 point (1.0 percent) from the June index. Lower prices for corn, wheat, soybeans, and eggs more than offset price increases for milk, cucumbers, onions, and potatoes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index; however, these changes were essentially offsetting in July. Compared with July 1999, the All Farm Product Index was 3 points (3.2 percent) higher. Price increases from July 1999 for hogs, cattle, wheat, and soybeans more than offset price decreases for milk, corn, grapes, and oranges. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES COMMODITY Unit July June July 15, July June July 15, % of Parity 1999 1/ 2000 2000 1999 1/ 2000 2000 Parity Price* 1/ 1/ Wheat Bu. $ 2.20 $ 2.48 $ 2.56 $2.23 $ 2.50 $ 2.34 24 9.72 Corn Bu. 1.72 1.93 1.70 1.74 1.91 1.55 23 6.70 Oats Bu. 1.10 1.56 1.45 1.08 1.24 1.22 36 3.40 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 2.67 3.27 2.70 2.83 3.32 2.61 25 10.50 Soybeans Bu. 4.04 4.94 4.50 4.19 4.92 4.48 32 14.00 Hay, All, Baled Ton 38.00 52.00 55.00 78.40 82.50 80.20 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 39.00 52.00 57.00 82.00 85.70 84.50 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 34.00 38.00 42.00 65.30 70.90 66.60 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 17.60 15.50 15.20 18.50 15.70 15.10 30 49.60 Hogs Cwt. 34.00 51.30 50.20 31.60 48.60 49.20 48 103.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 34.10 51.40 50.50 32.20 49.40 50.00 --- --- Sows Cwt. 22.00 36.80 36.00 20.50 35.10 35.00 --- --- Beef Cattle Cwt. 64.00 70.00 67.60 62.60 68.50 68.00 44 155.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 64.60 71.00 68.50 65.20 71.50 71.00 --- --- Cows Cwt. 39.80 39.50 38.50 37.70 40.00 39.80 --- --- Calves Cwt. 86.70 105.00 110.00 89.20 104.00 106.00 53 200.00 Sheep Cwt. 33.80 30.80 n/a 32.00 30.00 n/a --- 68.00 Lambs Cwt. 75.30 90.00 n/a 77.00 89.70 n/a --- 164.00 Milk Cows Head 1,260.00 --- 2/ 1,280.00 --- 1,350.00 --- --- All Milk Cwt. 12.70 2/ 2/ 13.80 12.20 12.70 42 31.80 Milk, Fluid Cwt. 12.70 2/ 2/ 13.90 12.30 12.80 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 13.50 2/ 2/ 13.40 10.30 10.90 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay, milk cows and wool. 2/ Monthly and mid-month prices discontinued January 2000. *Parity price based on data for July 2000. n/a = not available. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on June 30, 2000, were greater than year earlier levels for fruit, red meat and orange juice concentrate. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 4% below May 2000 but 5% above June 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 8% below last month and 9% below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 2% from last month but were 5% below last year's level. Stocks on June 30 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Commodity Stocks Percent Change 1,000 lbs. June 1999 May 2000 Total red meats 885,219 +5% -4% Beef 377,876 +29% +1% Pork 481,224 -9% -8% Poultry 1,328,495 -5% +2% Turkey 503,031 -10% +5% Chicken 819,918 -3% -1% POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2000 % Item 1999 2000 of '99 Millions Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 11.3 12.1 107 30 States 301.9 305.2 101 U.S. 320.4 325.1 101 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 235 238 101 30 States 6,353 6,373 100 U.S. 6,742 6,801 101 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, June Egg-type 41.5 36.6 88 Broiler 744.4 748.0 100 Hatched thru June Egg-type 236.9 223.3 94 Broiler 4,399.7 4,473.4 102 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (June) 25.6 27.0 105 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER June 2000 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. June 1999 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. June 2000 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Total 1/ % Change Item (1,000) June May 1999 2000 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 692.6 +3 +2 Hogs, head 498.0 -4 Sm.+ Sheep & Lambs, head .1 Same Same Red Meat, mil. lbs. 625.2 +4 +2 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 3,236.8 +1 +2 Calves, head 95.3 -9 +3 Hogs, head 7,950.3 -4 Sm.+ Sheep & Lambs, head 260.3 -4 Sm.+ Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,940.4 Sm.+ +2 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES MAJOR INPUT ITEMS, FARMS REPORTING, AVERAGE PER FARM, AND TOTAL NORTHERN PLAINS REGION & UNITED STATES, 1998-99 NORTHERN PLAINS REGION* UNITED STATES 1/ Farms Farms Expenditure - Reporting Average Total Reporting Average Total Farm Share 2/ per Farm 3/ Expenditures 2/ per Farm 3/ Expenditures 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Percent Dollars Mil. Dollars Percent Dollars Mil. Dollars Total Farm Production Expenditures 4/ 5/ 100.0 100.0 123,161 126,995 22,600 23,240 100.0 100.083,810 84,209 183,150 184,250 Livestock, Poultry & Related Expenses 6/ 38.3 38.2 18,583 25,0823,410 4,590 29.8 30.8 6,635 7,678 14,500 16,800 Feed 59.6 63.6 12,316 12,0772,260 2,210 66.6 63.0 11,440 11,197 25,000 24,500 Farm Services 7/ 97.4 98.1 13,951 14,4812,560 2,650 96.2 97.2 11,440 11,746 25,000 25,700 Rent 8/ 58.8 59.4 17,003 15,5193,120 2,840 36.4 35.5 7,917 7,267 17,300 15,900 Agricultural Chemicals 9/ 69.4 64.6 5,886 5,7381,080 1,050 57.3 54.2 4,118 3,931 9,000 8,600 Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners 9/ 71.6 65.9 7,548 7,0491,385 1,290 64.9 65.0 4,851 4,525 10,600 9,900 Interest 68.1 64.6 8,338 8,1971,530 1,500 48.2 46.2 4,942 4,890 10,800 10,700 Taxes (Real Estate & Property) 99.9 97.7 5,341 5,328 980 975 99.2 98.1 3,112 3,108 6,800 6,800 Labor 39.4 39.9 4,986 4,727 915 865 40.5 37.3 8,694 9,004 19,000 19,700 Fuels 92.1 88.1 4,316 4,290 792 785 86.3 85.1 2,471 2,514 5,400 5,500 Farm Supplies & Repairs 10/ 92.7 94.0 8,474 8,3611,555 1,530 88.5 88.6 5,583 5,759 12,200 12,600 Farm Improvements & Construction 11/ 49.4 47.7 2,698 2,650 495 485 51.9 50.6 2,952 3,245 6,450 7,100 Tractors and Self-Propelled Farm Machinery 16.7 17.9 3,651 3,579 670 655 14.5 13.8 2,746 2,468 6,000 5,400 Other Farm Machinery 28.9 27.3 2,659 2,486 488 455 23.0 22.9 1,624 1,600 3,550 3,500 Seed & Plants 12/ 69.4 62.4 4,469 4,754 820 870 54.5 51.2 3,295 3,291 7,200 7,200 Trucks & Autos 28.3 25.1 2,861 2,514 525 460 17.7 16.7 1,830 1,782 4,000 3,900 1/ Excludes AK and HI. 2/ Number of farms reporting item divided by total number of farms. 3/ Total expenditures divided by total number of farms. 4/ Total includes production costs not allocated to any of the 16 expense categories published. 5/ Includes landlord and contractor share of farm production expenses. 6/ Includes purchases and leasing of livestock and poultry. 7/ Includes all crop custom work, veterinary services, custom feeding, transportation costs, marketing charges, insurance, leasing of machinery and equipment, miscellaneous business expenses, and utilities. 8/ Includes public and private grazing fees. 9/ Includes material and application costs. 10/ Includes bedding and litter, marketing containers, power farm shop equipment, miscellaneous non-capital equipment and supplies, repairs and maintenance of livestock and poultry equipment and capital equipment for livestock and poultry. 11/ Includes all expenditures related to new construction or repairs of buildings and fences and any improvements to physical structures or land. 12/ Excludes bedding plants, nursery stock, and seed purchased for resale. Includes seed treatment. n/a = Not Available. * Northern Plains includes: KS, NE, ND, SD. U.S. MINK PELT PRODUCTION DOWN 4 PERCENT Mink pelt production in the United States in 1999 totaled 2.81 million pelts, down 4 percent from 1998. Wisconsin, the major mink producing State, produced 731,700 pelts. Mink pelts produced during the 1999 crop year were valued at $94.8 million, up 30 percent from $72.9 million a year ago. The average price per pelt for the 1999 crop year was $33.70, up from $24.80 in 1998. There were 404 mink farms producing pelts in 1999, down 8 percent from a year ago. Leading States were Utah with 110 farms, Wisconsin with 82 farms, and Minnesota with 40 farms. There were 27 mink farms which also raised fox in 1999, down from 31 the previous year. MINK FARMS, PELTS PRODUCED AND VALUE OF MINK PELTS, U.S., 1992-1999 Average Value of Year Mink Pelts Marketing Mink Farms Produced Price Pelts Number Thousands Dollars Million $ 1992 571 2,900 23.80 69.0 1993 523 2,620 34.10 89.3 1994 484 2,623 33.00 86.6 1995 478 2,803 53.10 148.8 1996 449 2,783 35.30 98.2 1997 452 2,993 33.10 99.1 1998 1/ 438 2,938 24.80 72.9 1999 2/ 404 2,813 33.70 94.8 1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. CROP CONDITION PERCENT AND PROGRESS FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 30, 2000 SOYBEANS CORN STATE VP P F G EX STATE VP P F G EX AR 6 17 34 35 8 CO 3 6 27 48 16 IL 1 3 18 51 27 IL 1 2 11 50 36 IN 2 6 25 53 14 IN 1 4 16 53 26 IA 1 6 24 48 21 IA 2 6 19 45 28 KS 0 3 28 59 10 KS 2 8 26 50 14 KY 2 6 28 42 22 KY 1 7 23 45 24 LA 2 18 42 37 1 MI 2 8 25 55 10 MI 2 7 27 57 7 MN 1 2 19 55 23 MN 1 5 25 52 17 MO 0 3 17 58 22 MS 7 17 27 41 8 NE 9 13 26 38 14 MO 1 4 20 59 16 NC 1 5 18 55 21 NE 9 15 34 30 12 ND 3 4 10 65 18 NC 1 3 18 71 7 OH 2 6 19 45 28 ND 8 11 15 55 11 PA 1 5 21 47 26 OH 5 11 29 41 14 SD 3 6 17 47 27 SD 2 6 15 56 21 TN 4 6 25 40 25 TN 4 8 29 46 13 TX 1 1 29 57 12 WI 1 4 17 54 24 WI 2 5 22 48 23 18 STATES 3 7 24 49 17 18 STATES 2 5 19 50 24 PREV WEEK 2 7 23 50 18 PREV WEEK 2 5 18 50 25 PREV YEAR 3 10 30 45 12 PREV YEAR 3 9 25 46 17 VP = VERY POOR; P = POOR; F = FAIR; G = GOOD, EX = EXCELLENT SOYBEANS- PERCENT SETTING PODS StateCurrent Last 1999 Avg. State Current Last 1999 Avg. Week Week AR 28 16 23 19 MO 49 32 18 16 IL 63 35 47 25 NE 46 27 26 21 IN 47 27 49 24 NC 14 6 14 15 IA 77 46 57 42 ND 58 25 33 44 KS 52 38 23 23 OH 40 23 51 27 KY 37 28 38 21 SD 44 34 32 28 LA 76 66 68 59 TN 28 14 36 22 MI 20 6 48 27 WI 29 8 29 21 MN 40 12 27 30 MS 83 73 82 61 18 States 51 30 40 29 CORN -- PERCENT SILKING StateCurrent Last 1999 Avg. State Current Last 1999 Avg. Week Week CO 71 46 56 48 NC 98 95 91 93 IL 98 92 94 79 ND 86 54 70 66 IN 98 90 96 68 OH 90 63 92 58 IA 95 84 87 74 PA 69 52 70 59 KS 98 94 88 85 SD 68 40 50 39 KY 92 85 96 81 TN 100 96 94 93 MI 53 24 88 56 TX 97 89 89 94 MN 93 71 91 83 WI 66 26 82 57 MO 100 96 87 78 NE 89 72 88 74 18 States 90 75 87 72