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 23/2001 Released: 12/04/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 8 PERCENT Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.2 million cattle on feed on November 1. This inventory was down 8 percent from last year and 2 percent below November 1, 1999. Placements during October totaled 590,000 head, down 11 percent from last year and 14 percent below 1999. Fed cattle marketings for the month of October totaled 330,000 head, down 11 percent from last year but equal to 1999. Other disappearance during October totaled 10,000 head compared with 10,000 head during October 2000 and 10,000 head during October 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 11.9 million head on November 1, 2001. Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.69 million. Net placements were 2.62 million. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 889,000, 600-699 pounds were 755,000, 700-799 pounds were 589,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 459,000. Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.89 million and other disappearance totaled 68,000. CATTLE ON FEED -- INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1 OCTOBER OCTOBER 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 1,000 head % 1,00 0 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 head % Arizona 292 301 103 42 35 83 21 31 148 1 1 100 California 440 470 107 76 60 79 49 50 102 7 5 71 Colorado 1,250 1,170 94 290 305 105 205 190 93 5 5 100 Idaho 325 330 102 79 79 100 60 58 97 4 1 25 Iowa 380 340 89 99 75 76 57 44 77 2 1 50 Kansas 2,420 2,670 110 550 560 102 415 415 100 15 15 100 Nebraska 2,380 2,200 92 660 590 89 370 330 89 10 10 100 New Mexico 109 108 99 27 26 96 13 14 108 1 1 100 Oklahoma 410 395 96 88 80 91 74 72 97 4 3 75 So. Dakota 180 171 95 70 61 87 34 25 74 1 1 100 Texas 3,030 3,080 102 670 680 101 530 570 108 10 20 200 Washington 243 258 106 59 54 92 39 38 97 5 2 40 Other Sts 405 370 91 119 87 73 48 49 102 1 3 300 U.S. 11,864 11,863 100 2,829 2,692 95 1,915 1,886 98 66 68 103 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. MONTHLY HOG AND PIGS The October 2001 U.S. pig crop at 8.47 million head, was 2 percent more than the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 953 thousand head, 1 percent above last year. The average pigs per litter for October rose to 8.88, compared to 8.85 last year. The U.S. inventory of sows and gilts on November 1, 2001, was 5.97 million head, 1 percent below November 1, 2000. U.S. sows and gilts bred during October totaled 1.20 million head, up 2 percent from October 2000. 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/ 922 901 8.77 8.66 8,091 7,803 Jan 911 906 8.76 8.71 7,977 7,887 Feb 965 943 8.76 8.78 8,454 8,279 Mar 974 963 8.87 8.83 8,639 8,497 Apr 956 930 8.85 8.83 8,461 8,207 May 955 952 8.86 8.90 8,465 8,466 Jun 960 953 8.83 8.79 8,479 8,369 Jul 970 932 8.85 8.81 8,580 8,204 Aug 959 954 8.85 8.86 8,489 8,455 Sep 970 964 8.84 8.88 8,578 8,564 Oct 940 953 8.85 8.88 8,319 8,465 Nov 928 8.86 8,222 Total 11,410 8.83 100,754 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 October 31, 2001 were greater than year earlier levels for orange juice and turkeys. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 10 percent above September 2001 but were 1 percent below October 2000. Frozen pork stocks were 17 percent above last month but were 2 percent below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 3 percent from last month and were 8 percent below last year's level. Stocks on October 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Stocks Percent of Commodity 1,000 lbs. Oct. 2000 Sept. 2001 Total red meats 856,123 99 110 Beef 402,941 100 105 Pork 429,850 98 117 Poultry 1,139,008 92 97 Turkey 493,530 104 91 Chicken 636,182 83 102 POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - OCTOBER 2001 as % Item 2000 2001 of 2000 Thousands Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 11,911 11,626 98 30 States 307,970 315,738 103 U.S. 328,178 336,345 102 Eggs Produced Millions Percent NEBRASKA 260 255 98 30 States 6,679 6,885 103 U.S. 7,130 7,329 103 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, October Egg-type 36.1 36.5 101 Broiler 711.3 739.7 104 Hatched thru October Egg-type 362.8 387.3 107 Broiler 7,378.4 7,436.5 101 Turkeys, U.S. Placed (October) 23.7 23.8 101 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER October 2001 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. October 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. October 2001 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Percent of Item Total 1/ Oct. Sept. (1,000) 2000 2001 NEBRASKA Cattle, head 698.4 104 108 Hogs, head 642.9 109 115 Sheep & Lambs, head .1 100 100 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 676.7 106 110 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 3,160.8 101 113 Calves, head 93.7 96 119 Hogs, head 9,330.0 105 119 Sheep & Lambs, head 288.5 103 119 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,263.3 104 116 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION: BY MONTH, 20 SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 Milk Cows 1/ Milk per Cow 2/ Milk Production 2/ Month 2001 as % 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 of 2000 1,000 Pounds Million pounds Percent January 7,764 7,783 1,579 1,550 12,259 12,062 98 February 7,766 7,767 1,506 1,431 11,694 11,112 95 March 7,776 7,756 1,632 1,599 12,687 12,401 98 April 7,789 7,744 1,593 1,570 12,411 12,158 98 May 7,799 7,745 1,636 1,632 12,758 12,638 99 June 7,808 7,749 1,547 1,556 12,082 12,057 100 July 7,821 7,745 1,561 1,552 12,205 12,020 98 August 7,820 7,737 1,525 1,522 11,928 11,772 99 September 7,820 7,723 1,464 1,474 11,451 11,387 99 October 7,817 7,722 1,511 1,526 11,813 11,785 100 November 7,805 1,459 11,385 December 7,803 1,519 11,855 Annual 7,799 18,532 144,528 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 8-14, 2000 & OCTOBER 7-13, 2001 1/ -------------------WAGE RATES------------------- -----------Type of work----------- Hired Workers All Hired Field & Workers Field Livestock Livestock Region 2/ 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 Thousands Dollars per hour Lake 71 74 9.05 9.21 8.40 9.14 8.35 8.59 8.39 8.97 Cornbelt I 56 57 8.39 9.53 8.07 8.84 7.86 9.29 8.03 8.91 Cornbelt II 31 41 7.90 8.78 7.41 8.06 8.19 9.26 7.72 8.52 Northern 33 41 8.41 8.68 8.21 8.37 8.23 8.46 8.22 8.40 Plains Southern 61 68 7.59 8.01 6.71 7.16 7.30 7.97 6.95 7.52 Plains Mountain I 34 27 7.80 7.72 7.39 6.99 8.10 7.70 7.64 7.31 Mountain II 24 21 7.82 8.08 7.29 7.65 7.71 8.09 7.44 7.78 United States 952 959 8.29 8.58 7.74 8.01 7.84 8.36 7.76 8.08 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, 2000 - 2001 1/ 2/ All Hired Field Field & Livestock State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 Dollars per hour Colorado 7.96 8.22 7.34 7.57 7.50 7.61 Illinois 8.56 9.01 8.13 8.29 8.16 8.35 Indiana 8.88 9.80 8.08 8.66 8.22 8.81 Iowa 8.51 8.98 7.85 8.24 8.14 8.59 Kansas 7.96 8.87 7.72 8.05 7.70 8.18 Michigan 8.77 8.96 7.87 8.15 7.93 8.18 Minnesota 8.91 9.53 8.67 9.90 8.38 9.26 Missouri 7.70 8.19 7.06 7.78 7.54 8.01 NEBRASKA 7.93 8.51 7.52 7.80 7.73 8.17 North Dakota 8.72 9.27 8.62 9.17 8.56 9.07 South Dakota 7.64 8.21 7.34 8.16 7.38 7.81 Wyoming 6.64 7.20 6.24 6.57 6.23 6.57 United States 3/ 8.10 8.44 7.50 7.78 7.54 7.86 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. U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The Preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in November was 93 based on 1990-92=100, down 1 point (1.0 percent) from the October Index. Lower prices for milk, cattle, hogs, broilers, cotton and apples more than offset higher prices for soybeans, potatoes, eggs, strawberries and wheat. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of milk, cotton, cattle, cottonseed, and broilers mor than offset lower marketings of soybeans, peanuts, and potatoes. Compared with November 2000, the All Farm Products Index was 5 points (5.1 percent) lower. Price decreases from November 2000 for cattle, lettuce, soybeans, eggs, and rice more than offset increases in potatoes, hay, broilers, and wheat. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Nov. Oct. Nov.15 Nov. Oct. Nov.15 COMMODITY Unit 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 % of Parity 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Parity Price* Wheat Bu. $ 2.84 $ 2.66 $ 2.70 $ 2.82 $ 2.86 $ 2.94 31 $ 9.57 Corn Bu. 1.86 1.86 1.88 1.86 1.84 1.85 28 6.53 Oats Bu. 1.49 1.91 1.75 1.22 1.65 1.59 43 3.74 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.23 3.09 3.30 3.27 3.30 3.35 30 11.20 Soybeans Bu. 4.46 4.00 4.10 4.55 4.09 4.18 29 14.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 71.00 72.00 73.00 84.00 99.40 97.10 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 74.00 75.00 75.00 88.00 108.00 106.00 Other, Baled Ton 59.00 65.00 65.00 71.10 70.00 74.10 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 15.70 17.70 17.50 15.50 19.20 21.80 46 47.50 Hogs Cwt. 37.80 42.70 35.40 36.80 40.50 34.90 34 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 38.00 42.90 35.50 37.20 40.90 35.20 Sows Cwt. 29.00 34.50 28.60 28.40 33.20 29.10 Beef Cattle Cwt. 70.00 69.50 67.30 69.10 66.60 62.80 40 157.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 71.00 70.50 68.40 73.80 70.20 66.60 Cows Cwt. 39.00 36.20 33.10 36.60 37.50 35.30 Calves Cwt.105.00 100.00 99.10 106.00 99.20 96.20 47 206.00 Sheep Cwt. 33.00 23.80 33.60 26.20 71.80 Lambs Cwt. 62.70 42.60 71.50 52.90 172.00 1/ Entire month average except hay. *Parity price based on data for November 2001.