ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 11/2003 Released: 06/04/2003 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. William G. Hamlin State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary United States All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in May is 107, based on 1990-92=100, up six points (5.9 percent) from the April index. Higher prices for lettuce, hogs, broilers, and soybeans more than offset lower prices for eggs, asparagus, onions, and tomatoes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell, based on the past 3-year average, also affects the overall index. Increased average marketings of cantaloupes, grapes, sweet corn, and peaches offset decreased marketings of cattle, dairy, apples and asparagus. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 11 points (12 percent) from May 2002. Higher prices for cattle, lettuce, corn, and soybeans more than offset lower prices for dairy, potatoes, sweet corn, and tomatoes. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary May 2003 with Comparisons Nebraska United States May April May 15, May April May 15, % of Parity Commodity Unit 2002 /1 2003 /1 2003 2002 /1 2003 /1 2003 Parity Price /2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Dollars ------- ----- Dollars -------- -%- -Dollars- Wheat, All Bushel 2.71 3.22 3.35 2.81 3.37 3.43 36 9.66 Corn Bushel 1.91 2.31 2.35 1.93 2.34 2.44 37 6.60 Oats Bushel 2.20 2.48 2.40 1.99 1.99 1.96 48 4.12 Grain Sorghum Cwt 3.21 4.03 3.95 3.17 3.96 4.01 36 11.20 Soybeans Bushel 4.52 5.76 6.10 4.64 5.82 6.19 43 14.40 Hay, All, Baled Ton 61.00 80.00 77.00 103.00 94.50 99.20 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 62.00 80.00 77.00 108.00 96.20 102.00 Other, Baled Ton 54.00 76.00 74.00 79.20 86.40 87.30 Dry Edible Beans Cwt 20.70 17.40 17.50 27.80 18.80 18.00 36 50.40 Hogs Cwt 36.30 36.90 42.80 33.20 34.80 40.60 40 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt 36.50 37.10 43.00 33.60 35.30 41.10 Sows Cwt 24.50 27.40 30.60 23.50 26.00 29.20 Beef Cattle Cwt 66.60 79.10 79.60 65.10 74.60 74.90 47 161.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt 67.50 80.30 80.80 68.10 78.80 79.00 Cows Cwt 38.90 40.30 40.30 39.80 40.20 41.10 Calves Cwt 97.20 106.00 107.00 99.50 99.10 99.30 46 216.00 Sheep Cwt 22.00 31.50 25.30 30.90 78.90 Lambs Cwt 66.00 97.00 64.40 93.60 185.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for May 2003 Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices May 30, 2003. Monthly Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pigs Per Litter, and Pig Crop, United States December-November 2002-2003 1/ 2/ Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop Month 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Number Number 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Dec1 923 908 8.66 8.75 7,994 7,943 Jan 946 931 8.73 8.82 8,257 8,211 Feb 967 928 8.83 8.86 8,543 8,220 Mar 978 940 8.80 8.85 8,608 8,319 Apr 983 944 8.85 8.88 8,700 8,382 May 982 8.81 8,651 Jun 960 8.89 8,537 Jul 968 8.89 8,609 Aug 959 8.92 8,554 Sep 951 8.85 8,416 Oct 940 8.83 8,300 Nov 926 8.83 8,176 Total 11,483 8.83 101,344 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 30, 2003. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, April 2003 with Comparisons Item 2002 2003 2003/2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.4 11.8 103 30 States 315.6 313.2 99 United States 336.8 335.8 100 Eggs Produced Nebraska 238 252 106 30 States 6,672 6,657 100 United States 7,105 7,129 100 Chickens Hatched, April United States Egg-type 38.1 37.5 99 Broiler 765.4 761.1 99 Hatched thru April Egg-type 145.2 137.7 95 Broiler 3,036.8 2,990.3 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, May 22, 2003. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, April 2003 with Comparisons April 2003 Percent of Item Total 1/ April March 2002 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 650.1 101 112 Hogs, head 568.4 99 101 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 599.0 98 107 United States Cattle, head 2,966.2 101 107 Calves, head 79.3 97 93 Hogs, head 8,333.5 99 102 Sheep & Lambs, head 295.6 106 112 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,845.5 99 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, May 23, 2003. Milk Cows: Inventory, by District, Nebraska, January 1, 2001-2003 District 2001 2002 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Head Head Head Northwest 500 400 400 North 6,500 5,600 4,500 Northeast 26,100 25,100 24,600 Central 7,500 6,300 6,400 East 12,900 12,100 12,000 Southwest 4,400 4,300 4,500 South 5,200 3,500 3,300 Southeast 11,900 10,700 10,300 Nebraska 75,000 68,000 66,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves, Nebraska and United States, 2001-2002 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ : Production and Income : Nebraska United States : Nebraska United States 2001 2002 2001 2002 : 2001 2002 2001 2002 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ Thousand Head : Production 4/ Inventory, January 1 6,600 6,400 97,277 96,704 : Million lbs 4,335.3 4,493.1 42,395.7 42,249.8 Calf Crop 1,820 1,820 38,280 38,193 : Marketings 5/ Inshipments 3,850 3,840 21,813 21,512 : Million lbs 6,965.5 7,267.1 55,346.4 55,923.2 Marketings 2/ : Price per cwt. Cattle 5,603 5,618 46,659 46,287 : Cattle $ 72.60 68.10 71.30 66.50 Calves 85 85 9,603 9,747 : Calves $ 108.00 100.00 106.00 96.40 Farm slaughter 3/ 2 2 194 194 : Value of Production Deaths : Million $ 2,711.1 2,630.0 29,293.2 26,914.7 Cattle 85 80 1,722 1,710 : Cash Receipts 6/ Calves 95 75 2,487 2,366 : Million $ 5,066.8 4,958.6 40,442.1 37,968.5 Inventory, End of Year 6,400 6,200 96,704 96,106 : Gross Income 7/ : Million $ 5,075.6 4,967.0 40,804.9 38,302.2 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ Production, Disposition, and Income: Hogs and Pigs, Nebraska and United States, 2001-2002 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ : Production and Income : Nebraska United States : Nebraska United States 2001 2002 2001 2002 : 2001 2002 2001 2002 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ Thousand Head : Inventory, December 1 : Production 4/ Previous Year 3,050 2,900 59,138 59,804 : Million lbs 1,450.8 1,496.0 25,883.9 26,254.0 Pig Crop (Dec - Nov) 5,425 6,095 100,503 101,344 : Marketings 5/ Inshipments 750 900 26,889 29,301 : Million lbs 1,505.1 1,503.4 26,800.3 27,343.4 Marketings 2/ 6,054 6,689 119,262 123,677 : Average Price Farm slaughter 3/ 1 1 119 114 : per cwt. $ 46.30 36.60 44.30 33.40 Deaths 270 255 7,345 7,145 : Value of Production Inventory : Million $ 8/ 666.4 551.6 11,430.0 8,679.3 December 1/ 2,900 2,950 59,804 59,513 : Cash Receipts 6/ 8/ : Million $ 712.7 584.4 12,426.7 9,625.7 : Gross Income 7/ : Million $ 713.9 585.3 12,462.2 9,651.3 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ Production, Disposition, and Income: Sheep and Lambs, Nebraska and United States, 2001-2002 Inventory, Supply, and Disposition 1/ : Production and Income : Nebraska United States : Nebraska United States 2001 2002 2001 2002 : 2001 2002 2001 2002 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ Thousand Head : Inventory : Production January 1 9/ 114 101 6,965 6,685 : Million lbs 10.4 9.6 495.6 484.0 Lamb Crop 86 80 4,495 4,360 : Marketings 5/ Inshipments 57 54 1,543 1,742 : Million lbs 17.2 15.1 640.7 652.3 Marketings 2/ : Price per cwt. Sheep 51 30 711 869 : Sheep $ 34.50 27.40 34.60 28.20 Lambs 91.6 99.6 4,795 4,810 : Lambs $ 61.20 73.60 66.90 74.10 Farm slaughter 3/ .4 .4 66 65 : Value of Production Deaths : Million $ 5.4 5.8 298.4 313.0 Sheep 4 4 273 264 : Cash Receipts 6/ Lambs 9 12 473 428 : Million $ 8.6 9.2 397.3 430.5 Inventory : Gross Income 7/ End of Year 9/ 101 89 6,685 6,350 : Million $ 8.7 9.2 405.6 439.0 -------------------------------------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ 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 2002 Summary, April 25, 2003. Farm Labor: Number and Wage Rates for Type of Workers and All Hired Workers, Selected Regions and United States, April 7-13, 2002 & April 6-12, 2003 1/ ------------------ Wage Rates ----------------- --------- Type of work ---------- Hired All Hired Field & Region 2/ Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands -------------- Dollars per hour ---------------- Lake 55 56 9.88 9.90 9.43 9.31 8.44 9.20 9.01 9.26 Cornbelt I 43 50 9.23 9.99 8.59 9.29 8.90 9.32 8.70 9.30 Cornbelt II 27 24 9.34 10.71 7.84 9.94 9.82 10.00 8.89 9.97 Northern 37 28 9.22 9.46 8.48 9.08 8.06 9.28 8.31 9.16 Plains Southern 60 49 7.95 8.31 6.92 7.62 7.78 7.98 7.31 7.75 Plains Mountain I 28 19 8.00 7.93 7.55 7.63 7.92 7.68 7.80 7.66 Mountain II 25 22 8.95 9.43 8.06 8.32 8.58 8.86 8.26 8.60 United States 890 781 8.83 9.16 8.06 8.40 8.43 8.75 8.15 8.49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16, 2003. All Hired Workers: Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm by Region and 48 States, April 7-13, 2002 & April 6-12, 20031 April 7-13, 2002 April 6-12, 2003 --------- April 8-14, 2001 ----------- ---------- April 7-13, 2002 ---------- Less Less Region 2 than $50,000- $100,000- $250,000 All than $50,000- $100,000-$250,000 All $50,000 $99,999 $249,999 & over Farms $50,000 $99,999 $249,999 & over Farms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Dollars per Hour ---------------------------------- Northeast 7.81 7.85 7.53 9.51 8.99 8.76 8.93 3/ 10.14 9.99 Appalachian 7.49 7.83 7.68 8.46 8.15 6.95 7.64 8.99 8.90 8.21 Southeast 3/ 7.56 8.47 8.36 8.27 9.30 3/ 8.50 8.85 8.81 Lake 11.49 9.97 7.97 9.73 9.88 10.52 3/ 8.12 10.29 9.90 Cornbelt 9.59 7.66 8.43 9.83 9.27 9.14 8.51 8.30 10.98 10.20 Delta 7.46 6.91 8.25 7.26 7.50 7.22 7.11 6.92 7.71 7.63 No. Plains 6.99 8.92 7.23 9.79 9.22 7.86 8.23 3/ 9.28 9.46 So. Plains 8.02 7.33 7.23 8.23 7.95 8.95 7.30 8.07 8.21 8.31 Mountain 7.46 7.60 7.97 8.58 8.36 7.01 6.91 7.19 8.75 8.45 Pacific 3/ 9.87 8.70 9.10 9.12 9.10 9.19 8.98 9.35 9.24 48 States 8.68 8.33 8.12 9.01 8.81 8.48 8.98 8.82 9.41 9.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 16, 2003.