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 23/2000 Released: 12/05/2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The Preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in November was 97 based on 1990-92=100, up 4 points (4.3%) from the October Index. Higher prices for broilers, cattle, corn and cauliflower were partially offset by lower prices for hogs, peanuts, milk and apples. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of cotton, milk, cattle and cottonseed were partially offset by lower marketings of soybeans, peanuts, potatoes and lettuce. Compared with November 1999, the All Farm Products Index was 4 points (4.3%) higher. Price increases from November 1999 for cotton, cattle, corn and tomatoes were partially offset by lower prices for milk, apples, oranges and potatoes. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES COMMODITY Unit Nov. Oct. Nov.15, Nov. Oct. Nov.15, % of Parity 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 Parity Price* 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Wheat Bu. $1.99 $2.76 $2.78 $2.66 $2.68 $2.72 28 $9.83 Corn Bu. 1.67 1.81 1.90 1.70 1.74 1.83 27 6.78 Oats Bu. 1.26 1.50 1.40 1.12 1.12 1.05 31 3.44 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 2.50 3.01 3.25 2.57 3.01 3.28 31 10.70 Soybeans Bu. 4.26 4.37 4.50 4.45 4.45 4.51 32 14.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 37.00 64.00 71.00 74.70 85.20 85.00 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 39.00 66.00 74.00 77.00 89.70 90.40 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 32.00 59.00 59.00 67.50 70.20 69.60 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 16.10 15.90 15.60 17.20 15.60 16.00 32 50.20 Hogs Cwt. 34.90 42.50 38.00 33.40 41.40 35.90 35 104.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 35.00 42.70 38.20 33.80 41.80 36.30 --- --- Sows Cwt. 28.20 33.40 29.00 24.10 33.70 28.00 --- --- Beef CattleCwt. 69.30 67.20 70.00 66.20 66.70 69.50 44 157.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 70.50 68.10 70.90 70.90 70.50 74.30 --- --- Cows Cwt. 32.50 39.00 40.50 33.60 36.20 36.90 --- --- Calves Cwt. 91.20 107.00 108.00 93.00 102.00 106.00 52 202.00 Sheep Cwt. 30.00 30.60 na 30.20 29.50 na --- 68.80 Lambs Cwt. 72.40 64.00 na 76.30 76.80 na --- 166.00 All Milk Cwt. 13.70 2/ 2/ 14.40 12.50 12.20 35 32.10 Milk, FluidCwt. 13.60 2/ --- 14.50 12.60 12.20 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 16.20 2/ --- 11.10 10.80 10.10 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Monthly and mid-month prices discontinued Jan. 2000. *Parity price based on data for Nov. 2000. na = not available. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on October 31, 2000 were greater than year earlier levels for red meat and potatoes. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 2% above September 2000 and 12% above October 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 3% above both last month and last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 8% from last month and 6% below last year's level. Stocks on October 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Commodity Stocks Percent of 1,000 lbs. Oct. 1999 Sept. 2000 Total red meats 870,310 112 102 Beef 394,063 122 102 Pork 451,086 103 103 Poultry 1,244,000 94 92 Turkey 478,020 97 91 Chicken 761,423 93 93 POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - OCTOBER 2000 % Item 1999 2000 of 1999 Thousands Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 11,577 11,911 103 30 States 305,746 306,936 100 U.S. 325,272 327,145 101 Eggs Produced Millions Percent NEBRASKA 250 260 104 30 States 6,694 6,655 99 U.S. 7,131 7,106 100 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, October Egg-type 39.0 35.2 90 Broiler 697.4 711.0 102 Hatched thru October Egg-type 385.0 362.2 94 Broiler 7,290.5 7,369.1 101 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (October) 22.3 23.7 106 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER October 2000 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. October 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. October 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Percent of Item Total 1/ Oct. Sept. (1,000) 1999 2000 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 669.9 104 104 Hogs, head 587.6 107 110 Sheep & Lambs, head .1 100 100 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 640.2 107 105 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 3,141.5 102 104 Calves, head 97.1 93 104 Hogs, head 8,881.0 99 109 Sheep & Lambs, head 278.7 91 104 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,097.2 102 106 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION: BY MONTH, 20 SELECTED STATES, 1999-2000 Milk Production 2/ Month Milk Cows 1/ Milk per Cow 2/ 2000 as % 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 of 1999 1,000 Pounds Million pounds Percent January 7,694 7,765 1,518 1,578 11,679 12,256 105 February 7,696 7,766 1,404 1,505 10,804 11,691 108 March 7,713 7,774 1,585 1,631 12,228 12,679 104 April 7,720 7,787 1,554 1,592 11,998 12,399 103 May 7,733 7,795 1,610 1,635 12,447 12,743 102 June 7,740 7,810 1,516 1,547 11,737 12,083 103 July 7,751 7,834 1,498 1,561 11,610 12,232 105 August 7,755 7,840 1,487 1,526 11,534 11,966 104 September 7,753 7,849 1,445 1,465 11,200 11,500 103 October 7,746 7,851 1,491 1,514 11,549 11,888 103 November 7,756 1,459 10,315 December 7,757 1,538 11,928 Annual 7,735 18,103 140,029 1/ Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS & FARM WAGE RATES SELECTED REGIONS AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 10-16, 1999 & OCTOBER 8-14, 2000 1/ WAGE RATES Type of work All Hired Field & Hired Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 Region 2/ Thousands Dollars per hour Lake 72 71 8.64 9.05 8.42 8.40 7.71 8.35 8.18 8.39 Cornbelt I 65 56 8.27 8.39 7.65 8.07 7.17 7.86 7.57 8.03 Cornbelt II 26 31 8.17 7.90 7.85 7.41 7.86 8.19 7.85 7.72 Northern 56 33 7.83 8.41 7.59 8.21 7.54 8.23 7.58 8.22 Plains Southern 52 61 7.24 7.59 6.48 6.71 7.29 7.30 6.74 6.95 Plains Mountain I 30 34 7.36 7.80 7.06 7.39 7.40 8.10 7.17 7.64 Mountain II 25 24 7.23 7.82 6.79 7.29 7.00 7.71 6.90 7.44 United States 989 952 7.83 8.29 7.31 7.74 7.43 7.84 7.33 7.76 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. HIRED WORKERS: ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE RATES, SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 1999 - 2000 1/ 2/ All Hired Field Field & Livestock State 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 Dollars per hour Colorado 7.65 7.96 6.94 7.34 7.01 7.50 Illinois 8.25 8.56 7.95 8.13 7.73 8.16 Indiana 8.67 8.88 7.56 8.08 7.73 8.22 Iowa 8.67 8.51 8.37 7.85 8.34 8.14 Kansas 8.08 7.96 7.51 7.72 7.64 7.70 Michigan 8.21 8.77 7.44 7.87 7.37 7.93 Minnesota 8.53 8.91 8.67 8.67 8.26 8.38 Missouri 7.33 7.70 6.86 7.06 7.07 7.54 NEBRASKA 7.73 7.93 7.57 7.52 7.54 7.73 North Dakota 7.80 8.72 7.81 8.62 7.77 8.56 South Dakota 7.33 7.64 7.14 7.34 6.87 7.38 Wyoming 6.43 6.64 5.85 6.24 6.13 6.23 United States 3/ 7.77 8.10 7.19 7.50 7.22 7.54 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Annual rates are averages of the wage rates for each survey week weighted by the number of hours worked during the week. The annual average is based on data collected for January, April, July, and October. 3/ Excludes Alaska. NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 6% Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.38 million cattle on feed on November 1. This inventory was up 6% from last year and 17% above November 1, 1998. Fed cattle marketings for the month of October totaled 370,000 head, up 12% from last year and 16% above two years ago. Placements during October totaled 660,000 head, down 4% from last year but 10% above 1998. Other disappearance during October totaled 10,000 head, compared with 10,000 head during both October 1999 and October 1998. HISTORIC 7 STATES CATTLE ON FEED UP 4% Cattle and calves on feed November 1, 2000, in the historic 7 Monthly States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.2 million head, up 4% from the previous year and 11% above November 1, 1998. Marketings during October totaled 1.65 million, 5% above 1999 and 7% above 1998. Placements of cattle and calves on feed in the 7 States during October totaled 2.39 million head, 9% below 1999 and slightly below 1998. Other disappearance during October was 50,000 head, 21% below last year but 11% above 1998. CATTLE ON FEED -- INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS NOVEMBER 1 OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER STATE NUMBER ON FEED 1/ PLACEMENTS MARKETINGS OTHER DISAPPEAR. 2/ 1999 2000 00/99 1999 2000 00/99 1999 2000 00/99 1999 2000 00/99 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 % head Arizona* 239 292 122 48 42 88 15 21 140 2 1 50 California* 395 440 111 67 66 113 47 49 104 5 7 140 Colorado* 1,220 1,250 102 360 290 81 205 205 100 5 5 100 Idaho 325 325 100 76 79 104 58 60 103 3 4 133 Iowa* 345 380 110 84 99 118 53 57 108 1 2 200 Kansas* 2,410 2,420 100 570 550 96 390 415 106 20 15 75 Nebraska* 2,250 2,380 106 690 660 96 330 370 112 10 10 100 New Mexico 107 109 102 31 27 87 14 13 93 1 1 100 Oklahoma 435 410 94 133 88 66 75 74 99 3 4 133 So, Dakota 157 180 115 70 70 100 23 34 148 1 1 100 Texas* 2,930 3,030 103 810 670 83 530 530 100 20 10 50 Washington 257 243 95 56 59 105 37 39 105 8 5 63 Other Sts 405 405 100 119 119 100 58 48 83 1 1 100 U.S. 11,475 11,864 103 3,1142,829 91 1,835 1,915 104 80 66 83 7 States 9,789 10,192 104 2,6292,377 90 1,570 1,647 105 63 50 79 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. * Historical 7 States.