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 17/2000 Released: 9/5/2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The Preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in August was 97 based on 1990-92=100, down 1 point (1%) from the July index. Lower prices for broilers, cattle, hogs, and corn more than offset price increases for eggs, tomatoes, sweet corn, and grapes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of tobacco, cattle, grapes, and sweet corn more than offset lower marketings of wheat, hay, milk, and broilers. These marketing changes kept the index from falling one more point. Compared with August 1999, the All Farm Products Index was 2 points (2%) lower. Price decreases from August 1999 for milk, corn, broilers, and oranges more than offset price increases for hogs, cattle, sweet corn, and calves. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES August July August August July August 1999 2000 15, 1999 2000 15, % of Parity COMMODITY Unit 1/ 1/ 2000 1/ 1/ 2000 ParityPrice* Wheat Bu. $ 2.24 $ 2.42 $ 2.39 $ 2.53 $ 2.32 $ 2.30 24 $ 9.67 Corn Bu. 1.72 1.67 1.50 1.75 1.64 1.48 22 6.67 Oats Bu. .93 1.21 1.25 .97 1.07 1.02 30 3.38 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 2.88 2.68 2.45 2.85 2.81 2.59 25 10.50 Soybeans Bu. 4.29 4.42 4.28 4.39 4.53 4.38 32 13.90 Hay, All, Baled Ton 36.00 55.00 57.00 78.90 80.20 80.50 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 38.00 57.00 61.00 84.90 84.50 83.90 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 32.00 42.00 47.00 62.60 66.60 68.50 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 17.40 15.60 16.10 18.00 15.10 15.50 31 49.40 Hogs Cwt. 37.90 51.10 47.80 36.20 48.50 44.40 44 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 38.10 51.20 48.00 36.90 49.30 45.00 --- --- Sows Cwt. 25.60 36.50 36.00 23.00 34.70 34.20 --- --- Beef CattleCwt. 65.10 68.00 66.20 63.50 67.50 65.10 42 155.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 65.80 68.20 67.00 66.20 70.40 67.70 --- --- Cows Cwt. 37.60 39.30 40.00 36.30 39.20 38.60 --- --- Calves Cwt. 91.00 104.00 107.00 89.60 106.00 105.00 53 199.00 Sheep Cwt. 33.00 33.70 n/a 29.80 34.20 n/a --- 67.60 Lambs Cwt. 80.60 82.00 n/a 80.30 87.00 n/a --- 164.00 All Milk Cwt. 12.80 2/ 2/ 15.10 12.70 12.50 40 31.60 Milk, FluidCwt. 12.80 2/ 2/ 15.00 12.70 12.50 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 13.70 2/ 2/ 15.30 10.70 10.60 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay and milk cows. 2/ Monthly and mid- month prices discontinued January 2000. *Parity price based on data for August 2000. n/a = not available. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on July 31, 2000 were greater than year earlier levels for fruit, red meat, potatoes and orange juice concentrate. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 3% below June 2000 but 6% above July 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 3% below last month and 4% below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 1% from last month but were 9% below last year's level. Stocks on July 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Stocks Percent Change Commodity 1,000 lbs. July 1999 June 2000 Total red meats 862,980 +6% -3% Beef 366,128 +25% -4% Pork 473,884 -4% -3% Poultry 1,346,568 -9% +1% Turkey 520,097 -13% +3% Chicken 821,417 -6% Sm-% POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 2000/ Item 1999 2000 1999 Millions Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 11.3 12.1 107 30 States 301.0 305.7 102 U.S. 319.8 325.7 102 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 240 249 104 30 States 6,495 6,631 102 U.S. 6,903 7,056 102 Chickens, U.S., Hatched, July Egg-type 34.3 33.1 97 Broiler 751.6 739.9 98 Hatched thru July Egg-type 271.2 256.3 95 Broiler 5,151.3 5,213.3 101 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (July) 26.8 27.1 101 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER July 2000 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. July 1999 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. % Change Total 1/ July June Item (1,000) 1999 2000 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 638.0 Sm.+ -8 Hogs, head 472.5 -4 -5 Sheep & Lambs, head .1 Same Same Red Meat, mil. lbs. 584.6 +2 -6 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 2,962.1 -4 -8 Calves, head 98.8 -11 +4 Hogs, head 7,356.3 -7 -7 Sheep & Lambs, head 243.2 -8 -7 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,643.3 -4 -8 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS & FARM WAGE RATES SELECTED REGIONS AND UNITED STATES, JULY 11-17, 1999 & JULY 9-15, 2000 1/ WAGE RATES Type of work Hired All Hired Field & Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock Region 2/ 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 Thousands Dollars per hour Lake 88 73 7.73 8.45 7.35 7.98 7.15 7.83 7.29 7.92 Cornbelt I 68 69 8.03 8.23 7.54 7.79 7.39 8.33 7.52 7.87 Cornbelt II 30 30 7.90 8.39 7.22 7.62 8.07 8.63 7.58 8.00 Northern Plains 54 41 7.73 7.64 7.32 7.52 7.63 7.28 7.37 7.42 Southern Plains 60 77 6.60 7.38 6.23 6.56 6.40 7.55 6.26 6.85 Mountain I 31 37 6.61 7.32 6.17 6.70 6.97 7.63 6.43 7.02 Mountain II 31 25 7.26 7.96 6.47 7.21 7.09 7.23 6.73 7.22 United States 1,155 1,079 7.58 7.89 7.05 7.32 7.22 7.65 7.08 7.39 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Regions consist of the following: Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin; Cornbelt I: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio; Cornbelt II: Iowa, Missouri; Northern Plains: Kansas, NEBRASKA, North Dakota, South Dakota; Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas; Mountain I: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming; Mountain II: Colorado, Nevada, Utah. NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 15% Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 1.84 million cattle on feed on August 1. This inventory was up 15% from last year and 26% above two years ago. Fed cattle marketings for July totaled 430,000 head, down 10% from last year but 2% above July two years ago. Placements of cattle into feedlots during July totaled 325,000 head, up 8% from last year and 12% above 1998. Other disappearance during July totaled 5,000 head compared with 10,000 head last year and 10,000 head during July 1998. HISTORIC 7 STATES CATTLE ON FEED UP 12% Cattle on feed August 1, 2000, in the historic 7 monthly States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 8.81 million, up 12% from the previous year and 14% above August 1, 1998. Marketings during July totaled 1.78 million, 2% below 1999 but 2% above 1998. Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.67 million, 7% above 1999 but slightly below 1998. Other disappearance during July was 37,000 head, 14% below 1999 and 10% below 1998. CATTLE ON FEED -- INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS AUGUST 1 JULY JULY JULY NUMBER ON FEED PLACEMENTS MARKETINGS OTHER STATE 1/ DISAPR 2/ '99 '00 '00 '99 '00 '00 '99 '00 '00 '99 '00 '00 /'99 /'99 /'99 /'99 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 hd % Arizona* 194 262 135 23 24 104 26 35 135 1 1 100 California* 395 420 112 55 60 109 50 45 90 5 5 100 Colorado* 960 1,050 109 175 185 106 230 220 96 5 5 100 Idaho 265 280 106 48 56 117 56 65 116 2 1 50 Iowa* 290 330 114 32 40 125 50 54 108 2 1 50 Kansas* 1,990 2,190 110 500 520 104 460 480 104 10 10 100 Nebraska* 1,600 1,840 115 300 325 108 480 430 90 10 5 50 New Mexico 83 93 112 16 19 119 14 12 86 1 3 300 Oklahoma 325 355 109 73 63 86 71 62 87 2 1 50 So. Dakota 125 126 101 14 16 114 27 33 122 2 1 50 Texas* 2,480 2,720 110 480 520 108 520 520 100 10 10 100 Washington 202 194 96 45 49 109 57 57 100 1 0 --- Other Sts 320 320 100 51 40 78 75 69 92 1 1 100 U.S. 9,209 10,180 111 1,8121,917 106 2,116 2,082 98 52 44 86 7 States 7,909 8,812 111 1,5651,674 107 1,816 1,784 98 43 37 84 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. * Historic seven states. TURKEYS RAISED UNCHANGED FROM 1999 The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States during 2000 is 273 million, the same as were raised during 1999. The following six States are expected to account for about two-thirds of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2000: North Carolina is forecast to continue as the nation's leader in turkey production with 44.0 million birds, 5% less than 1999. Minnesota ranks second with 43.0 million, down 1% from last year. Arkansas is in third place by producing 28.0 million birds, 4% less than a year ago. Virginia is the nation's fourth largest producing State with 25.0 million birds, up 4% from a year ago. Missouri is in fifth place with 23.5 million birds, up 7% from last year's production. California expects to raise 17.3 million turkeys, 1% below a year earlier. TURKEYS: NUMBER RAISED, 1999 & 2000 1/ State 1999 2000 2000/1999 1,000 head Percent Arkansas 27,000 28,000 104 California 17,500 17,300 99 Connecticut 5 5 100 Delaware 4 3 75 Illinois 2,900 2,900 100 Indiana 13,500 13,500 100 Iowa 7,800 7,200 92 Maryland 600 435 73 Massachusetts 78 80 103 Michigan 2,700 4,700 174 Minnesota 43,500 43,000 99 Missouri 22,000 23,500 107 New Hampshire 15 14 93 New Jersey 50 57 114 New York 490 490 100 North Carolina 46,500 44,000 95 North Dakota 1,800 2,200 122 Ohio 4,700 4,700 100 Pennsylvania 9,800 9,600 98 South Carolina 9,500 9,100 96 South Dakota 4,200 4,000 95 Vermont 41 40 98 Virginia 24,000 25,000 104 West Virginia 4,500 4,300 96 Other States 2/ 29,811 28,711 96 United States 272,994 272,835 100 1/ 1999 revised. 2/ Other States include Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. JULY MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 20 major States during July totaled 12.2 billion pounds, up 5.0% from production in these same States in July 1999. This increase is magnified by unusually hot temperatures during July 1999 which lowered milk production per cow. June revised production, at 12.1 billion pounds was up 2.9% from June 1999. The June revision represented an increase of 0.1% or 13 million pounds from last months preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 20 major States averaged 1,557 pounds for July, 59 pounds above July 1999. The number of cows on farms in the 20 major States was 7.83 million head, 83,000 head more than July 1999 and 24,000 head more than June 2000.