ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 05/2005 Released: 03/02/2005 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: 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 For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0505.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Farm Numbers Continue Decline Nebraska's number of farms and ranches declined during 2004 continuing the downward trend. The number of farms and ranches in the State is 48,300, down 200 or less than 1 percent from 2003. Land in farms and ranches in Nebraska remained unchanged at 45.9 million acres. The average size of operation increased to 950 acres, up 4 acres from a year earlier. In the United States, the number of farms and ranches continued to decline during 2004. The number of farms and ranches in the U. S. at 2.11 million, is 0.6 percent fewer than in 2003. Land in farms and ranches in the U.S. at 936.6 million acres decreased 2.25 million acres while the average size of operation increased to 443 acres, up 2 acres from the previous year. Number of Farms and Land in Farms: Nebraska and United States, 1995-2004 1/ -----------Nebraska----------- ----------United States---------- Year Land in Average Land in Average Farms Farms Farm Size Farms Farms Farm Size ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number 1,000 acres Acres Number 1,000 acres Acres 1995 56,000 46,400 829 2,196,400 962,515 438 1996 56,000 46,400 829 2,190,500 958,675 438 1997 55,000 46,400 844 2,190,510 956,010 436 1998 55,000 46,400 844 2,192,330 952,080 434 1999 54,000 46,300 857 2,187,280 948,460 434 2000 52,000 46,100 887 2,166,780 945,080 436 2001 50,000 46,000 920 2,148,630 942,070 438 2002 49,400 45,900 929 2,135,360 940,300 440 2003 48,500 45,900 946 2,126,860 938,650 441 2004 48,300 45,900 950 2,113,470 936,600 443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Source: USDA NASS Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary, January 2005. Farms and Land in Farms by Economic Sales Class, Nebraska and United States, 2002-2004 Economic Number of Farms Land in Farms Sales ---Nebraska---- ---United States--- ---Nebraska--- --United States-- Class 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of Farms Percent of Land in Farms $1,000-$9,999 13.1 13.1 12.4 1,201.8 1,199.3 1,180.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 126.6 124.8 120.8 $10,000-$99,999 19.7 19.0 18.4 604.6 600.5 599.2 10.9 10.7 10.1 271.2 270.1 266.5 $100,000-$249,999 9.2 9.1 9.5 168.8 167.2 167.9 12.6 12.6 12.4 196.3 196.1 193.9 $250,000-$499,999 4.4 4.3 4.7 86.6 86.6 89.1 9.9 10.0 10.1 149.2 150.1 151.6 $500,000 & Over 3.0 3.0 3.3 73.6 73.3 76.7 10.9 11.0 11.8 197.0 197.6 203.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary, January 2005. Cattle on Feed: Number of Feedlots, January 1 Inventory, and Marketings, By Size of Feedlot, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ Number of Lots 1,000-3,999 4,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000+ 1,000+Total State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona #3 #3 3 3 6 6 California 3 3 7 5 7 8 5 5 22 21 Colorado 82 82 58 56 15 15 10 11 165 164 Idaho 22 23 #28 #27 50 50 Iowa 308 292 32 #33 340 325 Kansas 76 75 88 85 30 33 31 32 225 225 Nebraska 525 525 192 193 35 32 8 10 760 760 New Mexico #4 #4 2 2 2 2 8 8 Oklahoma 3 4 12 11 2 2 7 7 24 24 So. Dakota 126 130 #26 #23 152 153 Texas 12 11 40 39 33 32 49 49 134 131 Washington #10 #10 #6 #6 3 3 19 19 Other Sts 243 235 53 51 #4 #4 300 290 U.S. 1,404 1,384 542 528 139 140 120 124 2,205 2,176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory - 1,000 Head 1,000-3,999 4,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000+ 1,000+Total State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona #34 #27 259 304 293 331 California 5 4 26 18 139 166 340 347 510 535 Colorado 63 71 242 205 241 250 494 554 1,040 1,080 Idaho 24 21 #276 #274 300 295 Iowa 280 330 90 #120 370 450 Kansas 55 70 460 410 555 600 1,360 1,330 2,430 2,410 Nebraska 495 465 915 890 555 550 315 395 2,280 2,300 New Mexico #12 #15 29 37 74 74 115 126 Oklahoma 3 7 55 54 49 44 248 245 355 350 So. Dakota 92 88 #108 #104 200 192 Texas 11 9 249 240 550 501 2,020 1,950 2,830 2,700 Washington #26 #26 #69 #75 105 89 200 190 Other Sts 140 140 136 145 #54 #55 330 340 U.S. 1,171 1,206 2,386 2,291 2,343 2,385 5,353 5,417 11,253 *11,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle Marketed - 1,000 Head 1,000-3,999 4,000-15,999 16,000-31,999 32,000+ 1,000+Total State 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona #42 #42 288 280 330 322 California 6 5 35 22 186 201 494 500 721 728 Colorado 95 110 400 365 445 425 1,330 1,180 2,270 2,080 Idaho 39 32 #668 #608 707 640 Iowa 563 510 226 #208 789 718 Kansas 140 115 905 810 1,275 1,250 3,150 3,160 5,470 5,335 Nebraska 920 880 1,890 1,790 1,120 1,100 635 710 4,565 4,480 New Mexico #30 #27 47 63 123 121 200 211 Oklahoma 5 10 118 101 113 111 540 514 776 736 So. Dakota 241 192 #226 #213 467 405 Texas 25 20 495 485 1,090 1,070 4,360 4,110 5,970 5,685 Washington #34 #39 #165 #131 244 253 443 423 Other Sts 290 205 340 240 #129 #96 759 541 U.S. 2,328 2,084 4,835 4,402 *4,795 4,679 11,509 11,139 23,467 22,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. 1/ Number of feedlots is the number of lots operating at anytime during the year. Inventory is the number on hand January 1 of the following year. The United States totals show the actual number of feedlots, inventory, and number of animals marketed in each size group. The sum of the numbers shown by State under a specified size group may or may not add to the United States total for that size group since for some States size groups are combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. #Lots, inventory, and marketings from other size groups are included to avoid disclosing individual operations. Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed February 18, 2005. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, January 2004 with Comparisons Jan 2005 Percent of Item Total 1/ Jan Dec 2004 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle 555.2 106 93 Hogs 578.5 97 92 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 562.4 105 93 United States Cattle 2,527.6 98 94 Calves 67.7 86 91 Hogs 8,478.1 96 92 Sheep & Lambs 208.5 95 86 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,646.9 98 93 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, February 25, 2005. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 2005 with Comparisons Jan 2005 Percent of Commodity Stocks Jan 2004 Dec 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 965,819 101 99 Beef 456,213 105 94 Pork 498,618 99 103 Poultry 976,054 102 97 Turkey 339,314 81 118 Chicken 636,346 119 89 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage, February 22, 2005. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, January 2005 with Comparisons Item 2004 2005 2005/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.8 12.0 102 United States 338.6 347.7 103 Table Eggs Produced Nebraska 267 276 103 United States 6,323 6,518 103 Chickens Hatched, January United States Egg-type 35.4 36.8 104 Broiler 774.0 796.0 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, February 24, 2005. Hard White Winter Wheat Of the total hard white winter wheat acreage reported for 2005, 86 percent was planted to Platte, 9 percent to NuFrontier, and 2 percent to Trego. The remaining 3 percent was unspecified or too small to publish. Hard White Winter Wheat: Percent of Planted Acreage, Nebraska, 2001-2005 Variety 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent All White Varieties 0.6 0.2 2.0 1.7 1.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winter Wheat: Acres Planted to Each Variety, Nebraska, 1997-2005 Variety 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1/ 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousand Acres Jagalene(AgriPro) 84 310 Pronghorn 87 149 121 191 178 196 192 210 Millennium 57 116 205 197 Alliance 146 160 197 264 280 275 218 252 187 Wesley 19 36 68 109 102 Arapahoe 602 538 474 346 234 215 165 127 97 2137 27 68 143 182 132 196 144 80 Buckskin 120 123 94 51 82 103 139 91 68 Jagger 21 51 42 55 74 53 58 Karl/Karl 92 138 125 105 77 72 54 72 60 49 Centura 196 146 145 121 65 55 34 39 45 Niobrara 130 142 217 180 163 115 103 65 41 Ogallala(AgriPro) 30 30 23 25 38 25 68 45 37 Thunderbolt(AgriPro) 38 55 35 Wahoo 34 32 34 Abilene(AgriPro) 44 46 52 47 44 21 27 31 32 Goodstreak 31 Platte(Incl Clearfield) 19 24 30 Other Public 368 324 204 235 248 236 235 161 134 Other Private 226 152 151 89 90 93 98 81 73 Total Planted 2,000 1,900 1,900 1,750 1,750 1,650 1,900 1,850 1,850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Source: USDA NASS Nebraska Wheat Varieties, Feburary 2005. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary February 2005 with Comparisons -------Nebraska-------- ------------United States------------------ Commodity Unit Feb Jan Feb 15, Feb Jan Feb 15, % of Parity 2004 1/ 2005 1/ 2005 2004 1/ 2005 1/ 2005 Parity Price 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------Dollars--------------------- % Dollars Wheat, All Bushels 3.61 3.26 3.15 3.77 3.42 3.38 34 9.91 Corn Bushels 2.53 2.04 2.05 2.61 2.12 2.02 30 6.64 Oats Bushels 1.28 1.74 1.60 1.58 1.64 1.58 40 3.95 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 4.53 2.90 2.95 4.76 2.95 2.98 28 10.80 Soybeans Bushels 8.19 5.24 5.20 8.28 5.57 5.39 33 16.10 Hay, All, Baled Ton 52.00 51.00 51.00 81.20 84.20 84.70 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 53.00 51.00 51.00 85.10 90.90 91.90 Other, Baled Ton 47.00 49.00 48.00 72.10 70.60 70.00 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 15.70 23.80 24.10 17.50 27.40 28.30 56 50.40 Hogs Cwt. 44.80 54.30 51.60 42.60 53.20 50.40 47 107.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 45.00 54.40 51.70 43.00 53.50 50.70 Sows Cwt. 36.20 48.00 46.50 34.60 45.60 45.50 Beef Cattle Cwt. 82.60 95.30 93.20 78.50 89.40 89.60 52 172.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 83.60 96.60 94.40 82.30 94.40 93.80 Cows Cwt. 48.60 53.10 55.50 46.00 50.50 52.80 Calves Cwt. 116.00 132.00 134.00 111.00 125.00 128.00 55 234.00 Sheep Cwt. 43.00 50.00 40.80 53.50 84.30 Lambs Cwt. 103.00 108.00 106.00 114.00 209.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for February 2005. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, February 28, 2005. Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price and Value, Nebraska and United States 2003-2004 1/ Yield Average State and Number of per Stocks 2/ Price Per Value of Year Colonies colony Production Dec. 15 pound 3/ Production --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Cents 1,000 Dollars 2003 Nebraska 45 74.0 3,330 1,299 138.0 4,595 United States 2,599 70.0 181,727 40,785 138.7 253,106 2004 Nebraska 51 89.0 4,539 2,043 107.0 4,857 United States 2,556 71.8 183,582 61,222 108.5 201,790 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Prices weighted by sales. Source: USDA NASS Honey, February 28, 2005.