ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 24/2004 Released: 12/20/2004 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 Data Users: We would like to take this opportunity to thank all farmers, ranchers, elevator operators, and other ag businesses who voluntarily contributed data and supported us in many other ways during the past year. It is through your efforts that these timely, accurate statistics are available for all agricultural decision makers. We are looking forward to serving you next year and wish you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Mark Harris Director For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0424.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATTLE ON FEED Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.3 million cattle on feed on December 1, up 1 percent from last year and 6 percent above 2002. United States cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on December 1, 2004. The inventory was slightly above December 1, 2003 and 4 percent above December 1, 2002. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2003-2004 December 1 November November November Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Other Disappearance 2/ 2004/ 2004/ 2004/ 2004/ State 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 284 329 116 26 35 135 19 23 121 1 4 400 California 500 530 106 62 66 106 52 53 102 5 8 160 Colorado 1,060 1,100 104 185 175 95 165 155 94 10 10 100 Idaho 310 305 98 64 50 78 47 48 102 2 2 100 Iowa 370 435 118 77 90 117 56 82 146 1 3 300 Kansas 2,480 2,390 96 425 390 92 350 370 106 25 30 120 Nebraska 2,280 2,300 101 410 410 100 260 310 119 10 10 100 New Mexico 121 129 107 22 14 64 17 16 94 2 3 150 Oklahoma 350 355 101 56 43 77 51 44 86 5 4 80 South Dakota 200 186 93 54 51 94 30 33 110 1 1 100 Texas 2,840 2,740 96 440 320 73 410 430 105 30 30 100 Washington 210 185 88 46 37 80 35 31 89 1 1 100 Other States 330 360 109 59 62 105 45 30 67 4 2 50 U.S. 11,335 11,344 100 1,926 1,743 90 1,537 1,625 106 97 108 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 17, 2004. U.S. GRAINS SUPPLY AND DISAPPEARANCE OUTLOOK --------SUPPLY------------ -----MARKET YEAR------- ---DISAPPEARANCE 1/*--- Market CROP Begin- Domestic Year Average YEAR Pro- ning Im- Primary Ex- Ending Market duction stocks ports Total Use 2/ Other ports Total Stocks Price --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Million bushels $/bu. Corn 2002/03 8,967 1,596 14 10,578 5,563 2,340 1,588 9,491 1,087 2.32 2003/043 10,114 1,087 14 11,215 5,783 2,577 1,897 10,257 958 2.42 2004/053 11,741 958 15 12,714 6,075 2,795 2,000 10,870 1,844 1.70-2.10 Soybeans 2002/03 2,756 208 5 2,969 1,615 130 1,044 2,791 178 5.53 2003/043 2,454 178 6 2,638 1,530 111 885 2,525 112 7.34 2004/053 3,150 112 6 3,269 1,645 153 1,010 2,808 460 4.60-5.30 Wheat 2002/03 1,606 777 85 2,468 923 203 850 1,976 491 3.56 2003/043 2,345 491 72 2,909 911 291 1,159 2,362 547 3.40 2004/053 2,158 547 65 2,770 910 307 1,000 2,217 553 3.20-3.50 Sorghum 2002/03 361 61 0 422 170 24 184 379 43 2.32 2003/04 411 43 0 454 200 20 201 421 34 2.39 2004/053 472 34 0 505 215 50 175 440 65 1.50-1.90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year begins: Corn, Sorghum & Soybeans, September 1; Wheat, June 1. 2/ Primary uses: Corn & Sorghum = Feed; Soybeans = Crushing; Wheat = Food. 3/ Projection. Source: USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, December 10, 2004. Nebraska: Leading Commodities for Cash Receipts, 2003 Value of Percent Cumulative Percent Value Rank Items receipts of total percent 1/ of U.S. of U.S. receipts value 2/ receipts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $(000) Percent Percent Percent $(000) All commodities 10,621,276 100.0 5.0 211,646,847 Livestock and products 6,867,369 64.7 6.5 105,470,948 Crops 3,753,907 35.3 3.5 106,175,899 1 Cattle and calves 5,903,957 55.6 55.6 13.1 45,094,877 2 Corn 2,040,658 19.2 74.8 11.1 18,336,285 3 Soybeans 1,089,591 10.3 85.1 6.8 15,942,227 4 Hogs 611,988 5.8 90.8 5.8 10,629,007 5 Wheat 224,846 2.1 92.9 3.3 6,712,698 6 Dairy Products 145,210 1.4 94.3 0.7 21,227,695 7 Chicken eggs 139,368 1.3 95.6 2.6 5,315,311 8 Hay 118,499 1.1 96.7 2.7 4,394,442 9 Dry Beans 57,811 0.5 97.3 12.6 460,072 10 Sorghum grain 48,277 0.5 97.7 5.7 849,165 11 Potatoes 47,885 0.5 98.2 1.9 2,571,284 12 Greenhouse/nursery 32,800 0.3 98.5 0.2 15,193,378 13 Sugar beets 30,400 0.3 98.8 2.8 1,093,221 14 Sheep and lambs 10,746 0.1 98.9 2.2 496,015 15 Broilers 7,980 0.1 99.0 0.1 15,214,234 16 Millet, proso 7,968 0.1 99.0 30.2 26,385 17 Honey 4,762 0.0 99.1 1.9 255,751 18 Oats 3,560 0.0 99.1 3.8 93,881 19 Barley 536 0.0 99.1 0.1 652,171 20 Wool 221 0.0 99.1 0.8 28,019 21 Farm chickens 18 0.0 99.1 0.0 47,636 Government payments 3/ 725,799 4.6 15,949,402 Net farm income 4/ 3,230,030 5.5 58,276,271 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The cumulative percentage is the sum of the percent of total receipts for each commodity and all preceding commodities. 2/ Percent State receipts are of U.S. receipts for same line item. 3/ Government payments made directly to farmers in cash or Payment-in-Kind. 4/ Net farm income, a value of production measure, is the farm operator's share of the sector's net value added to the National economy from production activities within a calendar year. Source: Leading Commodities for Cash Receipts, 2003, Economic Research Service, USDA, August 24, 2004. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2002-2004 1/ State Area Planted Area Harvested Yield Production 2/ 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Cwt. California 92.0 77.0 67.0 89.0 75.0 65.0 1,980 1,840 2,000 1,762 1,380 1,300 Colorado 92.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 67.0 2,170 1,600 1,900 1,519 1,168 1,273 Idaho 95.0 75.0 80.0 93.0 73.0 78.0 2,050 2,050 2,100 1,907 1,497 1,638 Kansas 21.0 12.0 9.0 17.5 11.0 8.5 1,600 2,100 1,800 280 231 153 Michigan 270.0 170.0 190.0 265.0 165.0 185.0 1,850 1,500 1,700 4,903 2,475 3,145 Minnesota 170.0 115.0 115.0 155.0 110.0 100.0 1,720 1,700 1,150 2,666 1,870 1,150 Montana 26.9 13.0 13.0 23.0 12.8 12.8 1,600 1,820 2,130 367 233 272 Nebraska 185.0 155.0 120.0 165.0 148.0 110.0 2,100 2,130 2,160 3,465 3,151 2,376 New Mexico 8.5 10.0 6.0 8.5 10.0 6.0 1,800 1,860 2,600 153 186 156 New York 25.0 25.0 24.0 24.5 24.0 23.5 1,360 1,860 1,050 333 446 247 North Dakota 790.0 540.0 560.0 690.0 520.0 475.0 1,540 1,500 1,000 10,626 7,800 4,750 Oregon 9.8 7.0 6.0 8.5 6.0 5.5 1,720 1,650 1,750 146 99 96 South Dakota 21.0 8.0 9.0 16.0 7.5 8.9 1,630 1,770 1,840 261 133 164 Texas 37.5 50.0 20.0 32.5 44.0 17.5 970 1,170 860 315 513 151 Utah 1.8 5.6 5.3 0.3 5.2 4.8 1,670 310 300 5 16 14 Washington 44.5 27.5 30.0 44.5 27.5 29.0 1,870 1,910 2,100 830 525 609 Wisconsin 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.6 5.9 4.9 1,970 2,100 2,200 150 124 108 Wyoming 32.0 30.0 25.0 29.0 29.0 24.0 2,150 2,220 2,150 624 645 516 United States 1,929.7 1,406.1 1,359.3 1,738.9 1,346.9 1,225.4 1,743 1,670 1,479 30,312 22,492 18,118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2/ Clean Basis. Source: USDA NASS Crop Production, December 10, 2004. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield and Production, by Commercial Class, Nebraska, 2002-2004 Class Area Planted Area Harvested Yield 1/ Production 1/ 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Cwt. Navy 2.9 1.0 1.8 2.7 1.0 1.7 2,520 2,300 2,400 68 23 41 Great Northern 77.8 84.2 44.0 67.7 79.1 40.0 1,900 2,200 2,070 1,286 1,743 827 Pinto 80.7 50.0 57.0 76.0 48.5 52.0 2,250 2,100 2,300 1,709 1,019 1,196 Light Red Kidney 14.0 14.0 9.0 13.7 13.9 8.7 2,300 2,100 2,000 315 292 174 Black 2.3 1.0 2.5 2.1 1.0 2.3 1,810 2,000 2,000 38 20 46 Garbanzo 2.2 1.0 2.0 0.9 700 890 14 8 Other 7.3 2.6 4.7 2.8 2.5 4.4 1,750 1,600 1,910 49 40 84 Total 185.0 155.0 120.0 165.0 148.0 110.0 2,100 2,130 2,160 3,465 3,151 2,376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Clean Basis Source: USDA NASS Crop Production, December 10, 2004. Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks, 15 Major States, December 1, 2004 1/ State Production Stocks Dec. 1, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Thousand Cwt. California 3,876 3,200 Colorado 23,148 17,200 Idaho 131,970 93,500 Maine 19,220 15,000 Michigan 13,650 8,600 Minnesota 18,920 13,000 Montana 3,551 3,400 Nebraska 8,938 5,800 New York 5,184 2,900 North Dakota 26,765 19,600 Ohio 1,080 200 Oregon 19,775 17,000 Pennsylvania 2,530 1,200 Washington 93,810 50,000 Wisconsin 30,710 21,000 Total 15 States 403,127 271,600 ----------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2004 totaled 26.4 million cwt. Source: USDA NASS Potato Stocks, December 15, 2004. Milk Cows and Production: By Month, 20 Selected States, 2003-2004 1/ Milk Cows 2/ Milk per Cow 3/ Milk Production 3/ 2004 % Month 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 7,759 1,597 1,616 12,421 12,541 101 August 7,771 7,766 1,571 1,594 12,207 12,376 101 September 7,764 7,769 1,511 1,529 11,731 11,878 101 October 7,743 7,765 1,561 1,578 12,083 12,254 101 November 7,721 7,765 1,517 1,526 11,709 11,846 101 December 7,713 1,596 12,313 Annual 7,775 19,017 147,856 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 2004 revised. 2/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 3/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, December 17, 2004.