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 William G. Hamlin, State Statistician ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue 01/2001 Released: 01/04/2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The preliminary All Farms Products Index of Priced Received in December was 98 based on 1990-92=100, unchanged from the November index. Higher prices for soybeans, cattle, hogs, and eggs were offset by lower prices for broilers, lettuce, turkeys, and cauliflower. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of tobacco, wheat, milk, and broilers were offset by lower marketings of cattle, soybeans, grapes, and corn. Compared with December 1999, the All Farm Products Index was 7 points (7.7%) higher. Price increases from December 1999 for cotton, cattle, eggs, and hogs were partially offset by lower prices for broilers, apples, oranges, and lemons. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Dec. Nov. Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. COMMODITY Unit 1999 2000 15, 1999 2000 15, % of Parity 1/ 1/ 2000 1/ 1/ 2000 ParityPrice* Wheat Bu. $2.03 $ 2.84 $2.88 $2.52 $ 2.83 $ 2.75 28 $ 9.84 Corn Bu. 1.70 1.86 1.95 1.82 1.86 1.91 28 6.78 Oats Bu. 1.31 1.49 1.50 1.18 1.18 1.16 34 3.44 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 2.61 3.23 3.35 2.62 3.27 3.35 31 10.70 Soybeans Bu. 4.25 4.46 4.69 4.43 4.55 4.84 34 14.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 38.00 71.00 75.00 72.00 85.00 85.10 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 39.00 74.00 77.00 74.10 90.40 91.00 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 34.00 59.00 65.00 66.30 69.60 70.40 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 15.60 15.60 15.40 16.10 15.40 15.00 30 50.20 Hogs Cwt. 31.50 37.80 41.60 35.60 36.40 40.60 39 104.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 36.50 38.00 41.80 36.00 36.80 41.10 --- --- Sows Cwt. 36.40 29.00 31.00 26.70 28.20 29.90 --- --- Beef Cattle Cwt. 69.20 70.00 72.30 66.60 69.10 71.20 45 157.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 70.30 71.00 73.30 70.80 73.80 76.20 --- --- Cows Cwt. 35.10 39.00 38.50 35.10 36.60 36.10 --- --- Calves Cwt.100.00 105.00 108.00 98.60 106.00 106.00 52 202.00 Sheep Cwt. 35.00 33.00 n/a 33.40 33.60 --- --- 68.80 Lambs Cwt. 73.20 62.70 n/a 77.60 71.50 --- --- 166.00 All Milk Cwt. 11.70 2/ 2/ 12.20 12.60 12.90 38 32.10 Milk, Fluid Cwt. 11.50 2/ --- 12.30 12.60 13.00 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 16.40 2/ --- 10.80 10.40 10.80 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay and wool. 2/ Monthly and mid-month prices discontinued January 2000. Parity price based on data for December 2000. n/a = not available. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, 2000 were greater than year earlier levels for red meat, orange juice, potatoes, and fruit. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 1% above October 2000 but 16% above November 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 2% above last month and 7% above last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 18% from last month and 3% below last year's level. Stocks on November 30 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Commodity Stocks Percent of 1,000 lbs. Nov. 1999 Oct. 2000 Total red meats 869,570 116 101 Beef 390,997 127 99 Pork 453,405 107 102 Poultry 1,020,219 97 82 Turkey 259,478 103 55 Chicken 756,204 95 99 POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER 2000 % 1999 2000 of 1999 No. of Layers Millions Percent NEBRASKA 11.8 11.8 100 30 States 308.7 309.9 100 U.S. 328.3 330.5 101 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 249 247 99 30 States 6,596 6,577 100 U.S. 7,016 7,025 100 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, November Egg-type 32.9 32.6 99 Broiler 676.8 674.2 100 Hatched thru November Egg-type 417.9 394.8 94 Broiler 7,967.3 8,043.4 101 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (Nov.) 23.4 23.4 100 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER November 2000 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. November 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. November 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays (including one holiday). Total 1/ Percent of (1,000) Nov. Oct. 1999 2000 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 609.5 101 91 Hogs, head 589.2 108 100 Sheep & Lambs, head 2/ 2/ 2/ Red Meat, mil. lbs. 587.9 104 92 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 2,930.9 100 93 Calves, head 92.4 89 95 Hogs, head 8,756.5 98 99 Sheep & Lambs, head 296.4 90 106 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,919.5 101 96 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Data included in U.S. total to avoid disclosure of individual operations. HOGS AND PIGS Nebraska pork producers had an estimated 3.1 million hogs and pigs on hand December 1, 2000. This number was up 3% from a year earlier but was 9% below two years ago. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding were down 5% from last year and down 14% from two years ago. Inventory of all hogs and pigs in the United States was estimated at 59.8 million head on December 1, 2000. This was 1% above last year but slightly below September 1, 2000. Breeding inventory, at 6.28 million head, was up 1% from December 1, 1999 and market inventory was 1% above last year. HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY, DECEMBER 1; SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP, 1999-2000 NEBRASKA 17 STATES UNITED STATES 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 & of % of % of 1999 1999 1999 On Farms - 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head December 1: All hogs and pigs3,000 3,100 103 55,400 56,035 101 59,342 59,848 101 For breeding 380 360 95 5,755 5,790 101 6,234 6,275 101 Market 2,620 2,740 105 49,645 50,245 101 53,109 53,573 101 Market hogs & pigs by weight groups: Under 60 pounds 990 1,020 103 17,575 17,970 102 19,241 19,566 102 60-119 pounds 650 710 109 12,040 12,320 102 13,107 13,333 102 120-179 pounds 550 550 100 10,185 10,095 99 11,073 11,051 100 180 pounds plus 430 460 107 8,775 8,700 99 9,687 9,624 99 Sows Farrowed: Dec 1/-Feb 165 160 97 2,671 2,586 97 2,891 2,798 97 Mar-May 165 155 94 2,759 2,671 97 2,986 2,890 97 Jun-Aug 150 160 107 2,700 2,683 99 2,920 2,899 99 Sep-Nov 160 155 97 2,630 2,672 102 2,844 2,875 101 TOTAL 640 630 98 10,760 10,612 99 11,641 11,462 98 Pigs Saved: Dec 1/-Feb 1,411 1,400 99 23,365 22,699 97 25,247 24,522 97 Mar-May 1,419 1,372 97 24,302 23,691 97 26,272 25,610 97 Jun-Aug 1,298 1,440 111 23,962 23,793 99 25,862 25,686 99 Sep-Nov 1,400 1,356 97 23,113 23,758 103 24,973 25,536 102 TOTAL PIG CROP 5,528 5,568 101 94,742 93,941 99 102,354 101,355 99 2000 2001* 2001 2000 2001* 2001 1999 2001* 2001 & of % of % of 2000 2000 2000 Sows Farrowed: Dec 1/-Feb 160 155 97 2,586 2,697 104 2,798 2,906 104 Mar-May 155 155 100 2,671 2,705 101 2,890 2,918 101 Dec 1/-May 315 310 98 5,257 5,402 103 5,688 5,825 102 1/ December preceding year. * Intentions. Seventeen states include AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, NC, OH, OK, PA, SD, WI. NUMBER OF HOG OPERATIONS AND PERCENT OF INVENTORY BY SIZE GROUPS, 1999-2000 1/ Size of NEBRASKA 17 STATES UNITED STATES Operation 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 Number of Operations 1-99 head 1,450 1,400 33,870 30,240 52,880 47,560 100-499 head 2,200 1,400 20,450 15,745 22,810 17,695 500-999 head 620 580 8,820 7,385 9,255 7,745 1,000-1,999 head 450 300 6,205 5,630 6,500 5,870 2,000-4,999 head 200 230 4,805 4,510 5,110 4,795 5,000+ head 80 90 1,950 1,990 2,055 2,095 Total 5,000 4,000 76,100 65,500 98,610 85,760 Per cent of Inventory 1-99 head 1.5 1.5 n/a n/a 1.5 1.0 100-499 head 16.5 12.0 n/a n/a 8.0 6.0 500-999 head 13.0 12.5 n/a n/a 9.0 8.0 1,000-1,999 head 17.0 13.0 n/a n/a 13.0 13.0 2,000-4,999 head 18.0 25.0 n/a n/a 22.0 21.5 5,000+ head 34.0 36.0 n/a n/a 46.5 50.5 1/ An operation is any place having one or more hogs and pigs on hand any time during the year. Percents reflect average distributions based primarily on mid-year surveys. n/a - not available. NEBRASKA -- FARM MARKETINGS, PERCENT OF CROP YEAR, BY MONTHS CROP YEAR OCT NOV DECJAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP CORN Percent 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 10 14 10 14 9 9 6 5 5 7 7 4 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 14 10 8 15 7 8 5 4 6 5 9 9 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 17 12 8 11 5 9 4 4 6 7 11 6 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 14 12 9 15 6 9 4 4 4 5 8 10 SORGHUM GRAIN 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 7 10 13 13 11 9 8 8 9 8 2 2 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 16 15 13 16 9 7 3 3 7 3 3 5 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 22 17 11 11 7 11 4 3 9 5 -- -- 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 18 21 11 17 5 6 3 3 2 1 4 9 CROP YEAR SEP OCT NOVDEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SOYBEANS Percent 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 3 21 6 7 16 9 8 7 6 6 7 4 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 7 17 8 7 15 9 6 7 5 6 7 6 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 6 30 11 7 9 4 7 5 3 6 5 7 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 8 28 5 7 17 6 8 4 3 3 5 6 DRY EDIBLE BEANS 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 29 18 10 7 7 4 5 4 4 5 2 5 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 20 14 9 10 17 5 6 6 3 2 5 3 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 25 14 5 12 12 6 3 3 4 2 6 8 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 22 18 7 9 13 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 CROP YEAR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN WHEAT Percent 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 21 13 7 5 6 10 11 10 7 6 2 2 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 21 17 7 3 2 5 10 8 12 5 5 5 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 39 15 5 5 2 7 7 2 8 5 2 3 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 27 9 6 2 3 7 12 10 5 4 8 7 OATS 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 42 27 8 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 45 22 6 3 8 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 24 17 9 6 4 2 7 5 6 5 5 10 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 23 50 4 5 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 CROP YEAR JUN JUL AUGSEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY HAY Percent 1996-97 . . . . . . . . 7 4 2 10 12 6 18 11 9 10 6 5 1997-98 . . . . . . . . 9 10 9 8 10 8 12 10 8 8 6 2 1998-99 . . . . . . . . 7 8 7 7 8 9 15 10 9 10 6 4 1999-00 . . . . . . . . 4 5 6 11 11 12 18 10 9 7 4 3