ne-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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USDA,National Ag Statistics Service Nebraska Department of Agriculture William G. Hamlin, State Statistician Merlyn Carlson, Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue 17/2001 Released: 09/05/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Subscriber: Information herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. Thanks for your cooperation. William G. Hamlin State Statistician NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED DOWN 2% Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 1.81 million cattle on feed on August 1. This inventory was down 2% from last year but 13% above August 1, 1999. Fed cattle marketings for the month of July totaled 400,000 head, down 7% from last year and 17% below July two years ago. Placements during July totaled 320,000 head, down 2% from last year but 7% above 1999. Other disappearance during July totaled 10,000 head compared with 5,000 head during July 2000 and 10,000 head during July 1999. U.S. CATTLE ON FEED Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.89 million head on August 1, 2001. Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.99 million. Net placements were 1.93 million. During July, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 469,000, 600-699 pounds were 444,000, 700-799 pounds were 606,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 467,000. During July, marketings of fed cattle totaled 2.05 million and other disappearance totaled 59,000. CATTLE ON FEED -- INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE -- JULY AUGUST 1 JULY JULY OTHER STATE NUMBER ON FEED 1/ PLACEMENTS MARKETINGS DISAPPEAR. 2/ 2001/ 2001/ 2001/ 2001/ 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 2000 2001 2000 1000 head % 1000 head % 1000 head % 1000 head % Az* 262 297 113 24 44 183 35 36 103 1 2 200 Ca 420 475 113 60 56 93 45 48 107 5 3 60 Co 1,050 1,060 101 185 195 105 230 240 104 5 5 100 Id 280 310 111 56 60 107 65 69 106 1 1 100 Ia* 330 325 98 40 35 88 54 54 100 1 1 100 Ks* 2,190 2,420 111 510 570 112 470 485 103 10 15 150 Ne* 1,840 1,810 98 325 320 98 430 400 93 5 10 200 NM 93 101 109 19 13 68 12 9 75 3 1 33 Ok 355 390 110 63 68 108 62 66 106 1 2 200 SD 126 154 122 16 14 88 33 34 103 1 1 100 Tx* 2,720 3,000 110 520 510 98 520 495 95 10 15 150 Wa 194 229 118 49 61 124 57 58 102 0 1 Othr Sts 320 320 100 40 40 100 69 53 77 1 2 200 U.S.10,180 10,891 107 1,907 1,986 104 2,082 2,047 98 44 59 134 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. MONTHLY HOG AND PIGS The July 2001 U.S. pig crop at 8.50 million head, was 1% less than the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 955 thousand head, 2% below last year. The average pigs per litter for July rose to 8.91, compared to 8.85 last year. The U.S. inventory of sows and gilts totaled 6.02 million head on August 1, 2001. U.S. sows and gilts bred during the month of July totaled 1.16 million head. MONTHLY FARROWINGS: NUMBER OF SOWS, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIG CROP, UNITED STATES DECEMBER-NOVEMBER 2000-2001 1/ 2/ Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop Month 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 head 1,000 head Number Number 1,000 head 1,000 head Dec 1/ 922 934 8.77 8.73 8,091 8,153 Jan 911 941 8.76 8.76 7,977 8,244 Feb 965 950 8.76 8.82 8,454 8,379 Mar 974 977 8.87 8.83 8,639 8,627 Apr 956 941 8.85 8.86 8,461 8,337 May 955 960 8.86 8.94 8,465 8,580 Jun 960 972 8.83 8.96 8,479 8,709 Jul 970 955 8.85 8.91 8,580 8,504 Aug 959 8.85 8,489 Sep 970 8.84 8,578 Oct 940 8.85 8,319 Nov 938 8.86 8,311 Total 11,420 8.83 100,843 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Monthly values may not add to quarterly or annual totals due to rounding. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on July 31, 2001, were greater than year earlier levels for potatoes, orange juice and turkeys. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 3% below June 2001 and were 20% below July 2000. Frozen pork stocks were 9% below last month and were 29% below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on July 31, 2001, were down 1% from last month and 12% below last year's level. Stocks on July 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Stocks Percent of Commodity 1,000 lbs. July 2000 June 2001 Total red meats 716,668 80 97 Beef 351,582 90 103 Pork 338,611 71 91 Poultry 1,197,713 88 99 Turkey 536,580 102 106 Chicken 652,475 79 95 POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 2001 Item 2000 2001 as % of 2000 Millions Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 12.1 11.5 96 30 States 305.3 310.8 102 U.S. 325.6 331.6 102 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 249 249 100 30 States 6,617 6,722 102 U.S. 7,061 7,181 102 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, July Egg-type 33.2 37.9 114 Broiler 740.2 760.2 103 Hatched thru July Egg-type 256.0 279.1 109 Broiler 5,223.6 5,205.6 100 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (July) 26.8 27.1 101 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER July 2001 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. July 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Total 1/ Percent of Item July June (1,000) 2000 2001 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 651.8 102 92 Hogs, head 489.3 104 103 Sheep & Lambs, head .1 100 100 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 586.4 100 95 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 2,940.5 99 94 Calves, head 83.2 84 108 Hogs, head 7,446.1 101 100 Sheep & Lambs, head 242.2 100 104 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,642.9 100 97 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. TURKEYS RAISED UNCHANGED FROM 2000 The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States during 2001 is 270 million, the same as were raised during 2000. The following six States are expected to account for about two-thirds of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2001: Minnesota, at 44.0 million birds, is expected to raise the largest number of any state, and shows a 1% increase from last year. North Carolina ranks second with 43.0 million birds, 5% more than 2000. Arkansas is in third place by producing 26.0 million birds, 7% less than a year ago. Missouri and Virginia are tied with each producing 24.0 million birds. Missouri is up 4% from a year ago, while Virginia is down 6%. California expects to raise 19.0 million turkeys, 6% above a year earlier. TURKEYS: NUMBER RAISED, 2000 & 2001 1/ 2001 State 2000 2001 as % of 2000 1,000 head Percent Arkansas 28,000 26,000 93 California 18,000 19,000 106 Connecticut 5 5 100 Delaware 4 4 100 Illinois 2,900 2,600 90 Indiana 13,500 14,000 104 Iowa 7,100 7,000 99 Maryland 440 450 102 Massachusetts 79 70 89 Michigan 3,500 4,500 129 Minnesota 43,500 44,000 101 Missouri 23,000 24,000 104 New Hampshire 14 8 57 New Jersey 59 46 78 New York 510 500 98 North Carolina 41,000 43,000 105 North Dakota 2,000 1,600 80 Ohio 4,400 4,600 105 Pennsylvania 9,300 9,500 102 South Carolina 9,900 9,700 98 South Dakota 4,300 4,500 105 Vermont 47 44 94 Virginia 25,500 24,000 94 West Virginia 4,100 4,000 98 Other States 2/ 28,811 27,311 95 United States 269,969 270,438 100 1/ 2000 revised. 2/ Other States include Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. JULY MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 20 major States during July totaled 12.1 billion pounds, down 1.2% from production in these same States in July 2000. June revised production, at 12.1 billion pounds, was down 0.2% from June 2000. The June revision represented an increase of 0.3% or 34 million pounds from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 20 major States averaged 1,555 pounds for July, 6 pounds below July 2000. The number of milk cows on farms in the 20 major States was 7.75 million head, 72,000 head less than July 2000, but unchanged from June 2001. HIRED WORKERS ON FARMS & FARM WAGE RATES SELECTED REGIONS AND UNITED STATES, JULY 9-15, 2000 & JULY 8-14, 2001 1/ ---------------------WAGE RATES--------------- Type of work Hired All Hired Field and Region 2/ Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 Thousands Dollars per hour Lake 73 76 8.45 8.38 7.98 8.21 7.83 7.66 7.92 8.00 Cornbelt I 69 69 8.23 8.66 7.79 7.65 8.33 8.13 7.87 7.75 Cornbelt II 30 29 8.39 8.10 7.62 7.80 8.63 8.08 8.00 7.94 Northern Plains 41 38 7.64 8.24 7.52 7.96 7.28 7.98 7.42 7.97 Southern Plains 77 85 7.38 7.23 6.56 6.58 7.55 7.23 6.85 6.85 Mountain I 37 34 7.32 7.61 6.70 7.08 7.63 7.73 7.02 7.37 Mountain II 25 24 7.96 8.28 7.21 7.36 7.23 8.05 7.22 7.64 United States 1,084 1,039 7.93 8.29 7.37 7.70 7.68 7.89 7.43 7.75 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. U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in the United States in August was 109 based on 1990-92=100, up 2 points (1.9%) from the July Index. Higher prices for lettuce, strawberries, cantaloupes, and wheat were partially offset by lower prices for cattle, onions, peaches, and celery. 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 were offset by lower marketings of wheat, hay, strawberries, and milk. Compared with August 2000, the All Farm Products Index was 13 points (14.0%) higher. Price increases from August 2000 for milk, broilers, cattle, and corn were partially offset by lower prices for eggs, turkeys, tomatoes, and cotton. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES August July August August July August Parity COMMODITY Unit 2000 2001 15, 2000 2001 15, % of Price 1/ 1/ 2001 1/ 1/ 2001 Parity 2/ Wheat Bu. $ 2.29 $ 2.77 $ 2.65 $ 2.40 $ 2.63 $ 2.70 28 $ 9.65 Corn Bu. 1.52 1.86 1.92 1.52 1.88 1.93 29 6.58 Oats Bu. 1.36 1.38 1.40 .93 1.33 1.30 34 3.77 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 2.50 3.43 3.50 2.73 3.72 3.58 32 11.30 Soybeans Bu. 4.34 4.67 4.75 4.45 4.79 4.87 34 14.30 Hay, All, Baled Ton 57.00 68.00 70.00 80.50 96.30 97.70 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 61.00 71.00 72.00 83.90 105.00 105.00 Other, Baled Ton 47.00 61.00 65.00 68.50 72.50 74.00 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 16.20 16.10 16.40 13.80 16.80 16.80 35 47.80 Hogs Cwt. 47.10 54.30 53.70 43.80 51.70 51.70 50 103.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 47.20 54.60 54.00 44.30 52.30 52.40 Sows Cwt. 37.50 41.00 41.00 34.30 41.10 40.60 Beef Cattle Cwt. 65.50 72.80 70.80 65.50 71.90 70.90 45 158.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 66.10 73.70 71.60 68.00 75.00 73.70 Cows Cwt. 40.00 42.50 43.50 39.00 42.90 43.40 Calves Cwt. 112.00 115.00 114.00 106.00 107.00 106.00 51 208.00 Sheep Cwt. 34.10 33.60 30.70 32.40 n/a 72.40 Lambs Cwt. 78.00 58.70 83.60 65.00 n/a 174.00 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for August 2001.