ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 11/2002 Released: 06/04/2002 by Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 298 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary United States All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in May was 98, based on 1990-92=100, up 3 points (3.2 percent) from the revised April index. Higher prices for broilers, potatoes, hogs, and oranges more than offset lower prices for lettuce, cattle, milk, and cucumbers. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher marketings for cantaloupe, grapes, sweet corn, and peaches more than offset decreased marketings of cattle, milk, apples and asparagus. Compared with May last year, the United States All Farm Products Index was down 10 points (9.3 percent). Lower prices for broilers, hogs, cattle and cucumbers more than offset higher prices for potatoes, strawberries, corn, and soybeans. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary May 2002 with Comparisons Nebraska United States Commodity Unit May April May 15, May April May 15, % of Parity 2001 /1 2002 /1 2002 2001 /1 2002 /1 2002 Parity Price /2 Commodity Unit ------- Dollars ------- ----- Dollars -------- -%- -Dollars- Wheat, All Bushel 2.90 2.73 2.72 2.98 2.84 2.80 29 9.50 Corn Bushel 1.81 1.85 1.95 1.82 1.91 1.97 31 6.43 Oats Bushel 1.73 1.92 1.90 1.28 1.98 2.02 52 3.92 Grain Sorghum Cwt 3.27 3.16 3.30 3.21 3.14 3.24 30 10.90 Soybeans Bushel 4.16 4.37 4.55 4.33 4.47 4.62 33 14.10 Hay, All, Baled Ton 80.00 59.00 60.00 107.00 99.90 102.00 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 82.00 61.00 62.00 113.00 106.00 108.00 Other, Baled Ton 75.00 52.00 54.00 81.30 78.70 76.70 Dry Edible Beans Cwt 15.60 20.10 20.20 16.90 27.20 27.50 58 47.60 Hogs Cwt 52.50 34.50 36.90 50.40 31.80 34.50 34 101.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt 52.80 34.70 37.20 51.20 32.10 35.00 Sows Cwt 38.00 25.10 24.30 38.70 25.20 23.80 Beef Cattle Cwt 74.00 70.20 68.30 73.60 67.20 66.10 42 157.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt 75.00 71.10 69.20 77.40 70.60 69.30 Cows Cwt 43.00 39.80 39.40 43.70 40.10 40.20 Calves Cwt 110.00 103.00 98.00 111.00 100.00 98.90 48 208.00 Sheep Cwt 36.80 22.80 36.30 27.80 75.00 Lambs Cwt 85.00 70.20 80.00 64.30 177.00 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for May 2002. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices May 31, 2002. Monthly Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pigs Per Litter, and Pig Crop, United States December-November 2001-2002 1/ 2/ Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 Month ----1,000 Head ---- --- Number --- ---- 1,000 Head --- Dec 1/ 901 924 8.66 8.66 7,803 8,005 Jan 906 943 8.71 8.71 7,887 8,214 Feb 941 965 8.79 8.80 8,273 8,492 Mar 959 973 8.87 8.83 8,503 8,590 Apr 953 965 8.90 8.88 8,481 8,569 May 958 8.90 8,525 Jun 963 8.85 8,526 Jul 961 8.87 8,522 Aug 954 8.90 8,491 Sep 966 8.75 8,448 Oct 950 8.78 8,344 Nov 930 8.80 8,180 Total 11,342 8.81 99,983 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Monthly values may not add to quarterly or annual totals due to rounding. Source: USDA NASS Monthly Hogs and Pigs, May 31, 2002. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, April 2002 with Comparisons Item 2001 2002 2002/2001 ---- Millions ---- Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.6 11.4 98 30 States 316.2 314.2 99 United States 337.1 335.8 100 Eggs Produced Nebraska 249 238 96 30 States 6,651 6,639 100 United States 7,099 7,081 100 Chickens Hatched, April United States Egg-type 42.8 38.2 89 Broiler 755.5 765.0 101 Hatched thru April Egg-type 158.3 144.8 91 Broiler 2,955.1 3,033.6 103 Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, May 21, 2002. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, April 2002 with Comparisons Apr 2002 Percent of Item Total 1/ April March 2001 2002 ------Nebraska------- 1,000 Head ----- per cent ----- Cattle, head 640.8 115 111 Hogs, head 574.2 108 104 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 611.1 119 108 ----United States---- Cattle, head 2,948.0 109 108 Calves, head 82.0 110 106 Hogs, head 8,427.6 108 106 Sheep & Lambs, head 278.3 96 86 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,901.9 111 106 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, May 24, 2002. Milk Cows: Inventory, by District, Nebraska, January 1, 2000-2002 District 2000 2001 2002 -------------------- Head --------------- Northwest 600 500 400 North 7,300 6,500 5,600 Northeast 28,300 26,100 25,100 Central 6,500 7,500 6,300 East 11,000 12,900 12,100 Southwest 4,500 4,400 4,300 South 3,700 5,200 3,500 Southeast 14,100 11,900 10,700 Nebraska 76,000 75,000 68,000 Source: USDA NASS Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income Production, Disposition, and Income: Cattle and Calves, Nebraska and United States, 2000-2001 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ Production and Income Nebraska United States Nebraska United States Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 ------- Thousand Head ------- Inventory, January 1 6,650 6,600 98,198 97,277 Production 4/ Million lbs 4,405.0 4,335.3 42,841.6 42,365.5 Calf Crop 1,840 1,820 38,631 38,280 Marketings 5/ Million lbs 7,134.8 6,965.5 57,396.1 55,349.5 Inshipments 4,050 3,850 23,452 21,820 Marketings 2/ Price per cwt. Cattle 5,692 5,603 48,702 46,663 Cattle $ 69.10 72.60 68.60 71.30 Calves 86 85 10,00 2 9,605 Calves $ 106.00 108.00 104.00 106.00 Farm slaughter 3/ 2 2 203 194 Value of Production Deaths Million $ 2,551.6 2,711.1 28,391.9 29,267.3 Cattle 85 85 1,711 1,723 Cash Receipts 6/ Calves 75 95 2,386 2,488 Million $ 4,941.1 5,066.8 40,711.0 40,439.9 Inventory, Gross Income 7/ End of Year 6,600 6,400 97,277 96,704 Million $ 4,949.6 5,075.6 41,077.8 40,802.7 Production, Disposition, and Income: Hogs and Pigs, Nebraska and United States, 2000-2001 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ Production and Income Nebraska United States Nebraska United States Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 ------- Thousand Head ------- Inventory, December 1/ Production 4/ Previous Year 3,000 3,050 59,342 59,138 Million lbs 1,491.4 1,450.1 25,730.2 25,936.8 Marketings 5/ Pig Crop (Dec - Nov) 5,525 5,373 100,748 99,983 Million lbs 1,530.2 1,503.8 26,716.0 26,893.2 Inshipments 730 750 24,525 26,920 Average Price per cwt. $ 44.30 46.30 42.30 44.30 Marketings 2/ 5,964 6,012 118,541 119,558 Value of Production Farm Slaughter 3/ 1 1 125 119 Million $ 8/ 641.8 665.3 10,817.5 11,442.2 Deaths 240 260 6,811 7,290 Cash Receipts 6/ 8/ Million $ 682.2 711.3 11,803.0 12,455.8 Inventory Gross Income 7/ December 1 3,050 2,900 59,138 59,074 Million $ 683.3 712.5 11,837.8 12,491.5 Production, Disposition, and Income: Sheep and Lambs, Nebraska and United States, 2000-2001 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ Production and Income Nebraska United States Nebraska United States Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 Item 2000 2001 2000 2001 ------- Thousand Head ------- Inventory Production 4/ January 1 9/ 102 114 7,032 6,965 Million lbs 11.7 10.4 508.9 498.8 Lamb Crop 102 86 4,622 4,495 Marketings 5/ Inshipments 65 57 1,763 1,543 Million lbs 15.6 17.2 649.1 641.2 Marketings 2/ Price per cwt. Sheep 25 51 788 713 Sheep $ 34.60 34.50 34.30 34.60 Lambs 108.5 91.6 4,827 4,797 Lambs $ 76.20 61.20 79.80 66.90 Farm Slaughter 3/ .5 .4 69 66 Value of Production Deaths Million $ 7.7 5.4 361.2 300.0 Sheep 7 4 282 270 Cash Receipts 6/ Lambs 14 9 486 471 Million $ 10.4 8.6 470.2 397.6 Inventory Gross Income 7/ End of Year 9/ 114 101 6,965 6,685 Million $ 10.4 8.7 479.6 405.8 1/ Balance sheet estimates. 2/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and state outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 4/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 5/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 6/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. 7/ Difference between gross income and cash receipts equals value of home consumption. 8/ Includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 9/ Includes new crop lambs. Source: USDA NASS Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income 2001 Summary, April 26, 2002. Farm Labor: Number and Wage Rates for Type of Workers and All Hired Workers, Selected Regions and United States, April 8-14, 2001 & April 7-13, 2002 1/ ------------------ Wage Rates ------------------ --------- Type of work ---------- Hired All Hired Field & Region 2/ Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 Thousands -------------- Dollars per hour ----------------- Lake 43 55 9.57 9.88 8.93 9.43 8.82 8.44 8.87 9.01 Cornbelt I 51 43 8.62 9.23 8.09 8.59 8.69 8.90 8.23 8.70 Cornbelt II 21 27 8.80 9.34 8.19 7.84 8.55 9.82 8.41 8.89 Northern 37 37 8.89 9.22 8.21 8.48 8.20 8.06 8.20 8.31 Plains Southern 77 60 7.86 7.95 7.10 6.92 7.71 7.78 7.33 7.31 Plains Mountain I 23 28 7.48 8.00 7.11 7.55 7.16 7.92 7.14 7.80 Mountain II 29 25 7.99 8.95 7.37 8.06 7.58 8.58 7.44 8.26 United States 804 890 8.31 8.83 7.61 8.06 8.01 8.43 7.71 8.15 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. Source: USDA NASS Farm Labor, May 17, 2002. All Hired Workers: Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm by Region and 48 States, April 8-14, 2001 & April 7-13, 20021 --------- April 8-14, 2001 ----------- ---------- April 7-13, 2002 ---------- Less Less Region 2 than $40,000- $100,000- $250,000 All than $40,000- $100,000-$250,000 All $40,000 $99,999 $249,999 & over Farms $40,000 $99,999 $249,999 & over Farms ------------------------------ Dollars per Hour ---------------------------------- Northeast 7.41 7.51 8.81 9.01 8.72 7.81 7.85 7.53 9.50 8.99 Appalachian 6.58 7.33 7.81 7.60 7.52 7.50 7.84 7.69 8.47 8.15 Southeast 7.51 7.93 7.38 8.26 8.10 6.30 7.56 8.47 8.36 8.27 Lake 9.95 3 7.79 10.07 9.57 11.49 9.97 7.97 9.73 9.88 Cornbelt 8.97 3 7.95 8.83 8.67 9.59 3 8.43 9.83 9.27 Delta 6.77 5.71 7.37 7.35 7.09 7.46 3 8.25 7.26 7.50 No. Plains 9.85 3 7.90 9.09 8.89 3 8.92 7.23 9.79 9.22 So. Plains 7.89 7.62 8.37 7.79 7.86 8.02 7.33 7.23 8.23 7.95 Mountain 7.98 7.24 6.81 7.82 7.66 7.44 7.58 7.95 8.55 8.35 Pacific 9.16 8.45 8.23 8.56 8.54 3 9.87 8.70 9.10 9.12 48 States 7.84 7.82 7.88 8.49 8.29 8.67 8.32 8.11 9.00 8.81 1/ Excludes agricultural service workers. 2/ Regions consist of: Northeast: CT, DE, MD, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. Appalachian: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV. Southeast: AL, FL, GA, SC. Lake: MI, MN, WI. Cornbelt: IA, IL, IN, MO, OH. Delta: AR, LA, MS. Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD. Southern Plains: OK, TX. Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY. Pacific: CA, OR, WA. 48 States: All States, excluding AK and HI. 3/ Insufficient data. Source: USDA NASS Farm Labor, May 17, 2002.