ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 17/2004 Released: 09/02/2004 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Mark Harris, Director Dean C. Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 e-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Mark Harris Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Up 11 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 1.75 million cattle on feed on August 1, up 11 percent from last year but 2 percent below August 1, 2002. Placements of cattle into feedlots during July totaled 310,000 head, down 11 percent from 2003 and 22 percent below 2002. Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 405,000 head, down 12 percent from last year and 18 percent below two years ago. Other disappearance during July totaled 5,000 compared with 10,000 last year and 5,000 during July 2002. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.85 million head on August 1, 2004. The inventory was 3 percent above August 1, 2003 but 3 percent below August 1, 2002. Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.72 million, 14 percent below 2003 and 7 percent below 2002. Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.93 million, 15 percent below 2003 and 12 percent below 2002. Other disappearance totaled 58,000 during July, 3 percent below 2003 but 29 percent above 2002. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2003-2004 August 1 July July July Other STATE Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Disappearance 2/ 2004/ 2004/ 2004/ 2004/ 2003 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent Arizona 271 294 108 32 32 100 26 31 119 1 2 200 California 485 520 107 66 65 98 67 60 90 4 5 125 Colorado 860 880 102 175 150 86 200 205 103 5 5 100 Idaho 240 235 98 56 43 77 70 47 67 1 1 100 Iowa 295 380 129 56 52 93 70 60 86 1 2 200 Kansas 2,180 2,120 97 570 520 91 540 475 88 10 15 150 Nebraska 1,570 1,750 111 350 310 89 460 405 88 10 5 50 New Mexico 116 127 109 21 22 105 17 17 100 3 2 67 Oklahoma 335 315 94 75 61 81 85 59 69 5 2 40 South Dakota 148 157 106 21 12 57 38 26 68 2 2 100 Texas 2,690 2,670 99 475 395 83 590 470 80 15 15 100 Washington 170 150 88 50 29 58 39 28 72 1 1 100 Other States 230 255 111 50 29 58 68 43 63 2 1 50 U.S. 9,590 9,853 103 1,997 1,720 86 2,270 1,926 85 60 58 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20, 2004. Commercial Livestock Slaughter July 2004 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. July 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, July 2004 with Comparisons July 2004 Percent of Item Total 1/ July June 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 581.7 80 92 Hogs, head 547.1 101 98 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 561.7 85 94 United States Cattle, head 2,787.3 85 93 Calves, head 69.0 81 104 Hogs, head 8,094.8 100 95 Sheep & Lambs, head 220.8 92 96 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 3,707.6 92 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter August 20, 2004. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2004 with Comparisons July 2004 Percent of Commodity Stocks July 2003 June 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 808,053 98 101 Beef 422,818 115 103 Pork 370,874 84 98 Poultry 1,320,430 97 98 Turkey 603,206 83 101 Chicken 716,252 113 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage August 20, 2004. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, July 2004 with Comparisons Item 2003 2004 2004/2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.7 11.6 99 30 States 311.8 319.3 102 United States 334.2 341.9 102 Eggs Produced Nebraska 273 267 98 30 States 6,913 7,053 102 United States 7,403 7,544 102 Chickens Hatched, July United States Egg-type 35.6 34.1 96 Broiler 777.8 806.8 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs August 23, 2004. QUICK STATS ON THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the Quick Stats containing 2002 Census of Agriculture data on the Internet. Quick Stats is an Online Agricultural Statistics Database and provides access to significant U.S. and State information. It provides the ability to query by commodity, State(s) and county(s). The query dataset can be downloaded for easy use in your database or spreadsheet. Census of Agriculture queriable datasets include farm numbers, land in farms, and average size of farm. Also included in Quick Stats are datasets on other surveys and reports published by NASS. County level queries are limited to five years because the dataset may be very large. Some commodities and data items have historical series back to 1866. To find Quick Stats online, go to the www.nass.usda.gov/census/ website, and then click on "Quick Stats" under the "Specialty Products" section. Census printed publications are available for sale through the National Technical Information Service at 1-800-999-6779. Production, economic, demographic and environmental facts about U. S. agriculture are provided through regularly scheduled weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports. For additional agricultural information, visit NASS online at www.usda.gov/nass for aggregate facts and figures or call 1-800-582- 6443. Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/. Turkeys Raised Down 4 Percent from 2003 The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States during 2004 is 263 million, down 4 percent from the number raised during 2003. The following six States are expected to account for about two-thirds of the turkeys produced in the United States during 2004: Minnesota, at 46.5 million birds, is expected to raise the largest number of any state, and showing a 3 percent increase from last year. North Carolina ranks second with 39.0 million birds, down 8 percent from 2003. Arkansas is in third place by producing 28.0 million birds, 7 percent less than a year ago. Missouri growers expect to produce 21.5 million birds in 2004, down 9 percent from the previous year. Virginia, at 19.0 million birds is down 17 percent from 2003. California expects to raise 16.0 million turkeys, 8 percent less than a year earlier. Turkeys: Number Raised, Selected States, and United States, 2003 & 2004 1/ 2004 as % of State 2003 2004 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head Percent Arkansas 30,000 28,000 93 California 17,300 16,000 92 Illinois 2,900 2,800 97 Indiana 12,800 13,100 102 Iowa 8,500 9,000 106 Michigan 5,000 5,000 100 Minnesota 45,000 46,500 103 Missouri 23,500 21,500 91 North Carolina 42,500 39,000 92 North Dakota 1,300 1,000 77 Ohio 5,500 5,700 104 Pennsylvania 9,500 12,000 126 South Carolina 12,000 12,000 100 South Dakota 4,600 4,500 98 Virginia 23,000 19,000 83 United States 274,048 262,950 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 2003 revised. Source: USDA NASS Turkeys Raised, August 23, 2004. Milk Cows and Production: By Month, 20 Selected States, 2003-2004 1/ Milk Cows 2/ Milk per Cow 3/ Milk Production 3/ Month 2004 as % 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 of 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thousands Pounds Million pounds Percent January 7,810 7,716 1,615 1,619 12,616 12,491 99 February 7,811 7,716 1,489 1,528 11,628 11,787 101 March 7,810 7,717 1,666 1,658 13,014 12,798 98 April 7,800 7,721 1,627 1,630 12,693 12,588 99 May 7,787 7,722 1,671 1,684 13,013 13,007 100 June 7,785 7,742 1,596 1,603 12,428 12,410 100 July 7,780 7,753 1,597 1,613 12,421 12,505 101 August 7,771 1,571 12,207 September 7,764 1,511 11,731 October 7,743 1,561 12,083 November 7,721 1,517 11,709 December 7,713 1,596 12,313 Annual 7,775 19,017 147,856 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 2003 revised. 2/Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, August 16, 2004. Farm Labor: Number and Wage Rates for Type of Workers and All Hired Workers, Selected Regions and United States, July 6-12, 2003 & July 11-17, 2004 1/ ...................Wage Rates................. .............Type of work......... Hired All Hired Field & Workers Workers Field Livestock Livestock Region 2/ 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands Dollars Per Hour Lake 62 69 9.36 9.30 8.34 8.29 8.95 9.13 8.55 8.55 Cornbelt I 53 50 9.45 9.60 8.44 8.80 9.71 8.96 8.78 8.85 Cornbelt II 23 24 9.51 8.70 9.60 8.08 8.87 8.61 9.31 8.35 Northern Plains 37 39 8.52 8.86 7.89 8.24 8.79 9.22 8.15 8.52 Southern Plains 61 68 8.15 8.58 7.62 7.59 7.58 8.18 7.60 7.81 Mountain I 31 34 7.63 8.23 7.27 7.91 7.41 7.89 7.34 7.90 Mountain II 24 23 8.56 9.47 7.86 8.63 8.62 9.39 8.06 8.90 United States 943 953 8.88 9.10 8.17 8.42 8.57 8.75 8.26 8.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20, 2004. Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in August is 120, based on 1990-92=100, is 4 points (3.2 percent) below July index. Declines occurred in both the Crop Price Index and the Livestock Price Index. The Crop Index declined 2 points (1.7 percent) from July while the Livestock Index decreased 6 points (4.7 percent). Producers received higher commodity prices for lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, and cantaloup. Lower prices were received for broilers, soybeans, dairy, and corn. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell, based on the past 3-year average, also effects the overall index. Increased average marketings of tobacco, cattle, grapes, and sweet corn offset decreased marketings of wheat, hay, dairy, and broilers. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 11 points (10 percent) from August, 2003. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary August 2004 with Comparisons --------Nebraska-------- ----------United States----------- Commodity Unit Aug Jul Aug 15, Aug Jul Aug 15 % of Parity '03 1/ '04 1/ '04 '03 1/ '04 1/ '04 Parity Price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat, All Bushels $ 3.12 $ 3.36 $ 3.10 $ 3.35 $ 3.37 $ 3.13 31 $10.10 Corn Bushels 2.09 2.57 2.35 2.15 2.51 2.27 33 6.79 Oats Bushels 1.57 1.23 1.20 1.39 1.37 1.31 33 3.96 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.52 3.84 3.55 3.93 4.27 3.87 35 11.00 Soybeans Bushels 5.59 7.91 6.30 5.68 8.46 6.34 40 16.00 Hay, All, Baled Ton 56.00 51.00 50.00 85.00 90.40 89.80 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 56.00 52.00 51.00 91.90 98.40 97.40 Other, Baled Ton 55.00 47.00 47.00 66.70 70.90 70.00 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 18.80 17.30 16.90 18.00 19.30 20.00 38 52.30 Hogs Cwt. 42.80 50.60 50.50 39.60 57.10 56.00 53 106.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 43.00 59.00 58.50 39.90 57.50 56.30 Sows Cwt. 33.50 58.80 58.30 32.60 49.20 49.40 Beef Cattle Cwt. 81.10 89.70 89.80 79.30 88.50 88.10 52 171.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 82.20 90.60 90.80 82.90 91.80 91.50 Cows Cwt. 45.00 60.70 57.60 44.50 56.30 55.50 Calves Cwt. 115.00 138.00 136.00 106.00 131.00 131.00 57 229.00 Sheep Cwt. 26.00 37.60 29.20 37.40 84.20 Lambs Cwt. 81.70 99.20 88.60 102.00 202.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month average except hay which is mid-month. 2/ Parity price based on data for August 2004. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, August 31, 2004.