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 06/2001 Released: 03/20/2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. William G. Hamlin State Statistician ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 3% Nebraska cattle feeders, with a capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.38 million cattle on feed on March 1. This inventory was up 3% from 2000 and 10% above March 1, 1999. Placements during February totaled 310,000 head, down 21% from last year and 24% below February two years ago. Fed cattle marketings for the month of February totaled 350,000 head, down 20% from last year and 10% below two years ago. Other disappearance during February totaled 10,000 head, compared with 10,000 head during February 2000 and 10,000 head during February 1999. 7 STATES AND U.S. CATTLE ON FEED Cattle on feed March 1, 2001, in the historic seven monthly States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.01 million, up 3% from the previous year and 13% above March 1, 1999. During February, placements were down 17% and marketings were down 16% from a year ago. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feed lots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.70 million head on March 1, 2001. During February, placements were down 16% and marketings were down 15% from a year ago. CATTLE ON FEED: INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS FEBRUARY MARCH 1 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY OTHER NUMBER ON FEED 1/ PLACEMENTS MARKETINGS DISAPPEARANCE/2 2001/ 2001/ 2001/ 2001/ 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 STATE 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 % head Az.* 275 307 112 27 41 152 24 28 117 3 8 267 Ca.* 405 440 109 50 55 110 52 50 96 8 10 125 Co.* 1,180 1,190 101 250 195 78 265 225 85 5 10 200 Id. 305 320 105 70 59 84 57 62 109 8 2 25 Ia.* 375 385 103 39 45 115 48 44 92 1 1 100 Ks.* 2,320 2,470 106 420 335 80 430 350 81 10 15 150 Ne.* 2,310 2,380 103 390 310 79 440 350 80 10 10 100 NM. 105 111 106 10 5 50 15 10 67 3 0 Ok. 400 390 98 54 42 78 69 58 84 5 4 80 SD. 200 207 104 37 35 95 36 29 81 1 4 400 Tx.* 2,830 2,840 100 430 350 81 490 430 88 10 10 100 Wa. 210 245 117 50 52 104 45 47 104 6 3 50 Othr Sts 415 410 99 53 56 106 75 62 83 8 4 50 U. S 11,330 11,695 103 1,8801,580 84 2,046 1,745 85 78 81 104 * Historic 7 states. 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. COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER, TOP FIVE STATES, SELECTED YEARS 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 RANK St. Head St. Head St. Head St. Head St. Head St. Head 1. Ks. 6,259 Ks. 7,113 NE. 7,408 Ks. 7,541 Ks. 8,033 Ks. 8,213 2. NE. 5,882 NE. 6,769 Ks. 7,369 NE. 7,300 NE. 7,436 NE. 7,617 3. Tx. 5,681 Tx. 6,455 Tx. 6,615 Tx. 6,767 Tx. 6,735 Tx. 6,606 4. Co. 2,079 Co. 2,569 Co. 2,595 Co. 2,417 Co. 2,653 Co. 2,636 5. Ia. 1,830 Ia. 1,765 Wi. 1,643 Wi. 1,650 Wi. 1,719 Wi. 1,735 FEDERALLY INSPECTED PLANTS AND HEAD SLAUGHTERED: NUMBER BY SPECIES, SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2000 1/ Sheep and State Cattle Calves Hogs Lambs Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Ca. 24 1,032.7 15 118.0 15 2,197.6 Co. 20 2,628.4 17 12.3 17 1,195.9 Il. 10 984.1 5 112.3 18 9,198.9 In. 6 4.7 5 108.6 9 6,257.4 6 32.7 Ia. 6 661.0 19 27,651.4 3 489.0 Ks. 13 8,173.7 8 401.5 5 0.4 Ky. 21 5.4 26 2,169.5 14 9.8 Mn. 28 630.0 28 7,982.0 19 1.5 Ne. 32 7,591.5 22 6,251.8 Oh. 10 65.2 4 21.2 11 1,070.5 Pa. 115 988.0 65 182.4 102 2,469.0 91 59.7 SD. 7 266.1 7 3,983.5 5 15.4 Tx. 32 6,565.9 10 22.6 26 247.0 18 443.8 Va. 13 8.5 9 0.7 12 3,753.6 8 10.0 Wi. 13 1,698.5 5 151.5 9 388.6 5 1.1 U.S. 738 35,631.4 314 1,088.5 721 96,435.8 541 3,308.0 1/ Includes data from week ending January 8, 2000 thru December 30, 2000. ANNUAL LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SUMMARY -- NEBRASKA AND UNITED STATES NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Value Total Value Total NUMBER Per Head Value NUMBER Per Head Value SPECIES YEAR (000) Dollars (000)$ (000) Dollars (000)$ All Cattle 1997 6,650 560.00 3,724,000 101,656 525.00 53,383,392 (January 1) 1998 6,750 630.00 4,252,500 99,744 603.00 60,193,070 1999 6,700 570.00 3,819,000 99,115 594.00 58,833,650 2000 1/ 6,650 670.00 4,455,500 98,198 683.00 67,099,440 2001 6,600 710.00 4,686,000 97,309 725.00 70,552,530 Hogs & Pigs 1996 3,550 95.00 337,250 56,124 94.00 5,280,742 (December 1) 1997 3,500 90.00 315,000 61,158 82.00 4,985,532 1998 3,400 46.00 156,400 62,206 44.00 2,765,847 1999 1/ 3,000 73.00 219,000 59,342 72.00 4,254,293 2000 3,100 77.00 238,700 59,848 76.00 4,554,219 Sheep & Lambs 1997 95 93.00 8,835 8,024 96.00 761,650 (January 1) 1998 100 100.00 10,000 7,825 102.00 797,826 1999 105 98.00 10,290 7,215 88.00 637,634 2000 102 110.00 11,220 7,032 95.00 668,750 2001 114 120.00 12,540 6,915 96.00 660,533 Chickens 2/ 1996 11,493 2.10 24,135 392,737 2.65 1,039,071 (December 1) 1997 12,126 2.10 25,465 410,030 2.72 1,113,183 1998 13,219 2.10 27,760 425,045 2.69 1,143,835 1999 13,846 1.70 23,538 436,343 2.65 1,154,898 2000 13,895 1.80 25,011 434,687 2.43 1,058,252 1/ Revised. 2/ Excludes commercial broilers. GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY There were 527 commercially licensed off-farm storage facilities in Nebraska as of December 1, 2000. Storage capacity for these facilities totaled 692.4 million bushels compared to 660.8 million bushels last year. On-farm storage capacity in Nebraska is estimated at 1.04 billion bushels, up 1% from last year. ON & OFF FARM GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY, DECEMBER 1, 2000, SELECTED STATES & U.S. STATE -------------STORAGE CAPACITY------------ On-Farm Off-Farm Total Million bushels Colorado 175 126 301 Illinois 1,270 1,116 2,386 Indiana 640 381 1,021 Iowa 1,650 1,022 2,672 Kansas 390 875 1,265 Minnesota 1,225 495 1,720 Missouri 420 226 646 NEBRASKA 1,040 692 1,732 No. Dakota 710 244 954 Ohio 430 348 778 Oklahoma 90 240 330 So. Dakota 605 147 752 Texas 150 600 750 Wisconsin 405 218 623 U.S. 11,310 8,343 19,653 OFF-FARM GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY NEBRASKA & UNITED STATES, 1999 & 2000 District Storage Capacity 1/ 12/1/99 12/1/00 Net Change 2000 as % of 1999 1,000 bushels Northwest 30,799 34,984 4,185 114 North 16,244 21,173 4,929 130 Northeast 74,544 76,776 2,232 103 Central 50,512 54,822 4,310 109 East 225,164 226,926 1,762 101 Southwest 63,105 68,745 5,640 109 South 100,785 104,454 3,669 104 Southeast 99,687 104,511 4,824 105 NEBRASKA 660,840 692,391 31,551 105 U.S. 8,090,320 8,343,000 252,680 103 1/ Licensed commercial storage, including temporary facilities licensed for use this year. ON-FARM GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY NEBRASKA & UNITED STATES, 1999 & 2000 Storage Capacity 1/ Net 2000 as % District 12/1/99 12/1/00 Change of 1999 1,000 bushels Northwest 56,000 55,000 -1,000 98 North 52,000 51,000 -1,000 98 Northeast 183,000 190,000 7,000 104 Central 128,000 127,000 -1,000 99 East 278,000 280,000 2,000 101 Southwest 86,000 90,000 4,000 105 South 93,000 94,000 1,000 101 Southeast 154,000 153,000 -1,000 99 NEBRASKA 1,030,000 1,040,000 10,000 101 U.S. 11,160,000 11,310,000 150,000 101 1/ Licensed commercial storage, including temporary facilities licensed for use this year. U.S. GRAINS SUPPLY AND DISAPPEARANCE OUTLOOK SUPPLY MARKET YEAR DISAPPEARANCE 1/* Market Begin- Domestic Year Average CROP Pro- ning Im- Primary Ex- Ending Market YEAR duction stocks ports Total Use /2 Other ports Total Stocks* Price Million bushels $/bu. CORN: 98/99 9,759 1,308 19 11,085 5,471 1,846 1,981 9,298 1,787 1.94 99/00 9,431 1,787 15 11,232 5,664 1,913 1,937 9,515 1,718 1.82 00/01 9,968 1,718 10 11,696 5,775 1,980 2,000 9,755 1,941 1.70-1.90 SOYBEANS: 98/99 2,741 200 3 2,944 1,590 201 805 2,595 348 4.93 99/00 2,654 348 4 3,006 1,579 164 973 2,716 290 4.63 00/01 2,770 290 3 3,063 1,590 168 975 2,733 330 4.45-4.65 WHEAT: 98/99 2,547 722 103 3,373 910 475 1,042 2,427 946 2.65 99/00 2,299 946 95 3,339 925 376 1,090 2,390 950 2.48 00/01 2,223 950 95 3,268 950 384 1,100 2,434 834 2.60-2.70 SORGHUM: 98/99 520 49 0 569 262 45 197 504 65 1.66 99/00 595 65 0 660 284 55 256 595 65 1.57 00/01 470 65 0 535 240 50 200 490 45 1.65-1.85 * Projections for the 2000 crop are USDA's World Outlook Board expectations of supply and disappearance as of March 8, 2001. Totals may not add due to rounding. 1/ Marketing year begins: Corn, Sorghum & Soybeans, September 1; Wheat, June 1. 2/ Primary uses: Corn & Sorghum = Feed; Soybeans = Crushing; Wheat = Food. FALL POTATO STOCKS Potato stocks on the first of March in the 15 Major Potato States totaled a record high 198 million cwt., up 17 percent from last year and 5 percent above the previous record set March 1, 1997. Disappearance at a record high 264 million cwt., was up 5 percent from last year and 4 percent above the previous record set during the 1996 season. Shrink and loss to this point in the season was 31.5 million cwt, up 26 percent from last year and 27 percent above two years ago. Processing of 2000 crop potatoes totaled 132 million cwt, up 2 percent from the 1999 crop and 1 percent above two years ago in comparable States. February processing was down 8 percent from the last year in comparable States. 2000 POTATO CROP State Production Total Stocks Mar. 1, 2001 Thousand cwt. California 3,741 1,300 Colorado 27,972 13,000 Idaho 152,320 75,000 Maine 17,920 8,700 Michigan 14,963 3,400 Minnesota 21,240 10,100 Montana 3,503 3,000 NEBRASKA 10,127 1/ New York 5,964 700 North Dakota 26,950 11,100 Ohio 1,134 1/ Oregon 30,683 17,300 Pennsylvania 3,510 700 Washington 108,000 40,000 Wisconsin 33,800 10,500 Other States 3,520 TOTAL 15 STATES 461,827 198,320 1/ Combined into "Other States" to prevent disclosure of individual operations. FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 20 major States during February totaled 11.2 billion pounds, down 4.3% from production in these same States in February 2000. Most of the decline is due to an extra day of production in February 2000, because of leap year. Adjusting production for the additional day would put February 2001 milk production down 0.9% from last year. January revised production, at 12.1 billion pounds, was down 1.6% from January 2000. Production per cow in the 20 major States averaged 1,440 pounds for February, 66 pounds below February 2000. The number of cows on farms in the 20 major States was 7.77 million head, 7,000 head more than February 2000 but 10,000 head less than January 2001. ======================================================================= Please access the Nebraska NASS website for a .PDF copy of this report. http://www.agr.state.ne.us./agstats/index.htm