ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 17/2002 Released: 09/4/2002 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 For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.agr.state.ne.us/agstats/agrifact/agf0217.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 1.79 million cattle on feed on August 1, down 1 percent from last year and 3 percent below August 1, 2000. Placements of cattle into feedlots during July totaled 400,000 head, up 25 percent from 2001 and 23 percent above 2000. Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 495,000 head, up 24 percent from last year and 15 percent above two years ago. Other disappearance during July totaled 5,000 compared with 10,000 last year and 5,000 during July 2000. U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 7 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.09 million head on August 1, 2002. The inventory was 7 percent below August 1, 2001 and 1 percent below August 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.84 million, 7 percent below 2001 and 4 percent below 2000. Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 2.19 million, 7 percent above 2001 and 5 percent above 2000. Other disappearance totaled 45,000 during July, 24 percent below 2001 but 2 percent above 2000. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2001-2002 August 1 July July July Other STATE Number on Feed1 Placements Marketings Disappearance 2/ 2002/ 2002/ 2002/ 2002 2001 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Percent Head Arizona 297 285 96 44 26 59 36 31 86 2 1 50 California 475 485 102 56 59 105 48 56 117 3 3 100 Colorado 1,060 990 93 195 190 97 240 225 94 5 5 100 Idaho 310 285 92 60 52 87 69 66 96 1 1 100 Iowa 325 320 98 35 44 126 54 72 133 1 2 200 Kansas 2,420 2,140 88 570 510 89 485 520 107 15 10 67 Nebraska 1,810 1,790 99 320 400 125 400 495 124 10 5 50 New Mexico 101 109 108 13 18 138 9 9 100 1 1 100 Oklahoma 390 310 79 68 60 88 66 74 112 2 1 50 So. Dakota 154 160 104 14 18 129 34 30 88 1 3 300 Texas 3,000 2,740 91 510 390 76 495 490 99 15 10 67 Washington 229 165 72 61 39 64 58 53 91 1 1 100 Other States 320 310 97 40 34 85 53 72 136 2 2 100 United States 10,891 10,089 93 1,9861,840 93 2,047 2,193 107 59 45 76 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. Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed, August 16, 2002. Monthly Hogs and Pigs The July 2002 U.S. pig crop at 8.68 million head, was 2 percent more than the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 980 thousand head, 2 percent above last year. The average pigs per litter for July decreased to 8.85, compared to 8.87 last year. The U.S. inventory of sows and gilts on August 1, 2002, was 5.95 million head, slightly below August 1, 2001. U.S. sows and gilts bred during the month of July totaled 1.16 million head, up slightly from the previous year. 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 Month 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Number Number 1,000 Head 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 959 978 8.87 8.80 8,503 8,605 Apr 953 973 8.90 8.83 8,481 8,595 May 958 982 8.90 8.81 8,525 8,651 Jun 963 976 8.85 8.87 8,526 8,657 Jul 961 980 8.87 8.85 8,522 8,675 Aug 954 8.90 8,491 Sep 966 8.78 8,481 Oct 963 8.85 8,523 Nov 960 8.84 8,488 Total 11,385 8.83 100,503 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, August 30, 2002. Commercial Livestock Slaughter July 2002 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. July 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. July 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, July 2002 with Comparisons July 2002 Percent of Item Total 1/ July 2001 June 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------Nebraska-------- 1,000 Head % % Cattle, head 726.1 111 104 Hogs, head 570.6 117 110 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 680.5 116 106 -----United States----- Cattle, head 3,187.1 108 104 Calves, head 95.7 115 126 Hogs, head 8,067.5 108 107 Sheep & Lambs, head 257.6 106 112 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,016.0 110 105 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter August 23, 2002. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002 with Comparisons Commodity Stocks July 2002 Percent of July 2001 June 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Lbs. % % Total red meats 920,920 128 100 Beef 423,235 120 107 Pork 473,851 140 95 Poultry 1,580,945 133 105 Turkey 702,994 132 109 Chicken 870,788 135 102 Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage August 19, 2002. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, July 2002 with Comparisons Item 2001 2002 2002/2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.5 11.6 101 30 States 311.4 314.0 101 United States 332.2 335.3 101 Eggs Produced Nebraska 249 261 105 30 States 6,735 6,879 102 United States 7,195 7,341 102 Chickens Hatched, July United States Egg-type 38.6 35.2 91 Broiler 769.4 781.4 102 Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs August 23, 2002. Turkeys Raised Down 1 Percent from 2001 The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States during 2002 is 270 million, down 1 percent from the number raised during 2001. The following six States are expected to account for about two-thirds of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2002: North Carolina, at 44.5 million birds, is expected to raise the largest number of any state, and shows a 3 percent increase from last year. Minnesota ranks second with 44.0 million birds, the same as 2001. Arkansas is in third place by producing 29.0 million birds, 7 percent more than a year ago. Missouri growers expect to produce 24.0 million birds in 2002, unchanged from the previous year. Virginia, at 20.0 million birds is down 17 percent from 2001. California expects to raise 17.7 million turkeys, 5 percent less than a year earlier. Turkeys: Number Raised, Selected States, and United States, 2001 & 20021 2002 State 2001 2002 as % of 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head Percent Arkansas 27,000 29,000 107 California 18,700 17,700 95 Illinois 2,900 2,900 100 Indiana 14,000 13,000 93 Iowa 7,100 6,800 96 Michigan 4,500 4,600 102 Minnesota 44,000 44,000 100 Missouri 24,000 24,000 100 North Carolina 43,000 44,500 103 North Dakota 1,600 1,900 119 Ohio 4,800 5,300 110 Pennsylvania 9,500 9,600 101 South Carolina 9,200 10,000 109 South Dakota 4,900 4,600 94 Virginia 24,000 20,000 83 United States 272,059 269,917 99 1/ 2001 revised. Source: USDA NASS Turkeys Raised, August 23, 2002. Milk Cows and Production: By Month, 20 Selected States, 2001-20021 Milk Cows 2 Milk per Cow 3 Milk Production 3 Month 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands Pounds Million pounds Percent January 7,784 7,745 1,549 1,585 12,059 12,272 102 February 7,764 7,744 1,431 1,468 11,108 11,365 102 March 7,743 7,744 1,599 1,649 12,384 12,771 103 April 7,740 7,754 1,571 1,619 12,156 12,555 103 May 7,749 7,764 1,632 1,677 12,647 13,021 103 June 7,751 7,779 1,555 1,583 12,052 12,315 102 July 7,746 7,786 1,552 1,580 12,025 12,305 102 August 7,735 1,520 11,754 September 7,730 1,472 11,376 October 7,726 1,522 11,756 November 7,739 1,485 11,492 December 7,750 1,549 12,008 Annual 7,746 18,438 142,817 1/ 2002 revised. 2/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, August 15, 2002. Farm Labor: Number and Wage Rates for Type of Workers and All Hired Workers, Selected Regions and United States, July 8-14, 2001 & July 7-13, 2002 1/ -------------------Wage Rates------------------ Hired -------------Type of work---------- Region 2 Workers All Hired Field & Workers --Field-- Livestock -Livestock- 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands Dollars Per Hour Lake 76 62 8.38 8.33 8.21 7.84 7.66 7.85 8.00 7.84 Cornbelt I 69 54 8.66 9.13 7.65 8.08 8.13 9.07 7.75 8.36 Cornbelt II 29 30 8.10 9.20 7.80 8.42 8.08 10.72 7.94 8.94 Northern Plains 38 39 8.24 8.72 7.96 8.32 7.98 8.57 7.97 8.41 Southern Plains 85 74 7.23 7.53 6.58 7.06 7.23 7.23 6.85 7.14 Mountain I 34 30 7.61 7.62 7.08 7.12 7.73 7.74 7.37 7.42 Mountain II 24 19 8.28 7.82 7.36 7.23 8.05 7.35 7.64 7.27 United States 1,039 966 8.29 8.60 7.70 7.91 7.89 8.37 7.75 8.02 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, August 16, 2002. Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in August was 101, based on 1990-92=100, up 1 point (1.0 percent) from the July index. Higher prices for corn, wheat, strawberries, and lettuce more than offset decreased prices for hogs, broilers, grapes, and potatoes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell often affects the overall index. Higher marketings for tobacco, cattle, grapes, and sweet corn more than offset decreased marketings of wheat, hay, milk, and strawberries. The current All Farm Products Index is 9 points (8.2 percent) below August, 2001. Lower prices for broilers, hogs, cattle, and lettuce more than offset higher prices for corn, wheat, soybeans, and grapes. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary August 2002 with Comparisons --------Nebraska-------- ----------United States------------ Commodity Unit Aug Jul Aug 15, Aug Jul Aug 15 % of Parity '01 1/ '02 1/ '02 '01 1/ '02 1/ '02 Parity Price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat Bushels $ 2.70 $ 3.31 $ 3.65 $ 2.74 $ 3.21 $ 3.60 38 $ 9.59 Corn Bushels 1.90 2.11 2.45 1.90 2.13 2.48 38 6.49 Oats Bushels 1.40 1.71 1.80 1.25 1.69 1.75 44 3.96 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.47 3.65 4.45 3.49 4.06 4.43 40 11.00 Soybeans Bushels 4.80 5.23 5.50 4.85 5.35 5.65 40 14.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 71.00 79.00 90.00 97.40 93.60 93.70 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 72.00 82.00 90.00 105.00 102.00 101.00 Other, Baled Ton 65.00 72.00 89.00 74.30 72.20 71.30 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 16.90 20.80 20.80 17.40 24.50 22.10 46 48.00 Hogs Cwt. 53.40 42.50 37.40 50.80 39.20 34.20 34 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 53.70 43.00 37.70 51.50 40.20 34.90 Sows Cwt. 40.00 19.40 21.40 39.40 20.00 20.80 Beef Cattle Cwt. 71.60 63.10 64.10 70.60 63.80 63.60 40 158.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 72.50 64.00 65.00 73.50 66.60 66.30 Cows Cwt. 43.10 34.10 33.70 43.10 37.40 36.10 Calves Cwt. 112.00 100.00 98.20 106.00 94.90 94.70 45 210.00 Sheep Cwt. 32.40 22.30 32.20 27.50 75.70 Lambs Cwt. 49.40 74.40 54.80 75.70 179.00 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for August 2002. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, August 30, 2002.