ne-agri-facts Released: 03/28/2006 Issue 06/2006 NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 298, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Phone: 402-437-5541 E-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: www.nass.usda.gov Mark Harris, Director Dean Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Nebraska Farmers, Ranchers and Agribusinesses: The following narrative and tables are from recently published reports by USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board. These data are direct results of information provided by Nebraska producers and agribusinesses to the surveys conducted each month by this office. Thank you for your response to these surveys. Mark Harris Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Up 6 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.45 million cattle on feed on March 1, up 6 percent from last year and 8 percent above March 1, 2004. This is the highest March 1 inventory since the series began in 1994. Placements of cattle into feedlots during February totaled 330,000 head, up 5 percent from 2005 but 6 percent below 2004. Fed cattle marketings for the month of February totaled 360,000 head, up 9 percent from last year and 4 percent above February two years ago. Other disappearance during February totaled 10,000 head compared with 15,000 head during February 2005 and February 2004. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 8 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on March 1, 2006. The inventory was 8 percent above March 1, 2005 and 9 percent above March 1, 2004. This is the highest March 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.60 million, 5 percent above 2005 but 1 percent below 2004. Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.61 million, 1 percent below 2005 and 5 percent below 2004. Other disappearance totaled 73,000 during February, 5 percent below 2005 but 6 percent above 2004. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2005-2006 March 1 February February February Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Other State Disappearance /2 2006/ 2006/ 2006/ 2006/ 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent Arizona 324 351 108 23 31 135 24 24 100 3 2 67 California 515 550 107 49 63 129 54 56 104 5 7 140 Colorado 1,040 1,090 105 175 150 86 185 165 89 10 5 50 Idaho 250 255 102 33 32 97 52 38 73 1 4 400 Iowa 465 520 112 57 60 105 55 58 105 2 2 100 Kansas 2,370 2,610 110 360 410 114 390 360 92 20 20 100 Nebraska 2,320 2,450 106 315 330 105 330 360 109 15 10 67 New Mexico 125 143 114 13 13 100 14 14 100 3 2 67 Oklahoma 340 365 107 48 49 102 56 56 100 2 3 150 So. ta 210 210 100 32 33 103 26 29 112 1 4 400 Texas 2,690 3,010 112 340 360 106 360 370 103 10 10 100 Washington 185 154 83 32 25 78 35 22 63 2 2 100 Other States 320 315 98 46 42 91 53 60 113 3 2 67 United States 11,154 12,023 108 1,523 1,598 105 1,634 1,612 99 77 73 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, March 24, 2006. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Top Five States, 2000-2005 1/ ----2000---- ----2001---- ----2002---- ----2003---- ----2004---- ----2005---- 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Rank State Head State Head State Head State Head State Head State Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Kansas 8,213 Nebr. 7,694 Nebr. 7,862 Nebr. 7,661 Kansas 7,182 Kansas 7,321 2 Nebr. 7,617 Kansas 7,272 Kansas 7,404 Kansas 7,357 Nebr. 6,903 Nebr. 7,029 3 Texas 6,606 Texas 6,463 Texas 6,472 Texas 6,495 Texas 6,179 Texas 6,238 4 Colo. 2,636 Colo. 2,605 Colo. 2,596 Colo. 2,480 Colo. 2,415 Colo. 2,087 5 Wisc. 1,735 Wisc. 1,659 Wisc. 1,665 Wisc. 1,669 Wisc. 1,458 Wisc. 1,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, 2005 Summary, March 2006. Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, Selected States and United States, 2005 1/ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs State Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 California 25 1,355.8 12 82.8 16 2,496.0 Colorado 21 2,079.7 17 8.0 17 1,019.1 Illinois 10 72.8 25 9,249.5 18 183.7 Indiana 1 3.9 7 7,027.7 3 15.6 Iowa 21 29,810.3 5 412.1 Kansas 20 7,287.6 10 1.6 Kentucky 18 7.6 20 2,308.5 17 13.3 Minnesota 22 615.9 25 9,224.2 13 1.8 Nebraska 33 7,003.8 23 7,170.3 15 1.5 Ohio 10 37.6 3 48.0 13 1,031.8 7 0.2 Pennsylvania 85 826.3 38 153.0 81 2,830.3 67 57.1 South Dakota 5 4,760.9 5 8.1 Texas 34 6,217.9 8 8.2 23 339.8 17 50.5 Virginia 13 2.4 14 3,364.1 13 10.3 Wisconsin 11 1,393.8 3 121.8 7 450.1 United States 657 31,831.6 227 717.7 630 102,518.9 496 2,554.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data from week ending January 8, 2005 through December 31, 2005. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter 2005 Summary, March 2006. ************************************************* * Financial FACTS * * for agriculture’s future * * * * Respond to USDA’s Agricultural Resource * * Management Survey and let the financial facts * * be known for agriculture’s policies and * * programs. * * * * NASS * * Fact Finders for Agriculture * * U.S. Department of Agriculture * * Nebraska Field Office * ************************************************* Why Respond to ARMS? Agricultural Resource Management Survey or (ARMS) is an annual study of the financial well-being of America’s agricultural producers. ARMS is the only source of the key economic indicators that are used for farm programs, farm legislation, trade regulations, university research and state grants. Users include legislators, agricultural commodity associations, agribusinesses, the news media and USDA agencies. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, Production, Price and Value, Nebraska and United States 2003-2005 Sheep Weight Price State and Lambs per Production per Value Shorn Fleece Pound -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars 2003 88 7.2 630 .35 221 2004 83 7.2 600 .43 258 2005 85 7.1 600 .40 240 United States 2003 5,074 7.5 38,299 .73 28,126 2004 5,073 7.4 37,622 .80 29,921 2005 5,072 7.3 37,232 .71 26,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Sheep and Goats, January 27, 2006. Potato Stocks Fall Potatoes: Production 2005 and Stocks on March 1, 2006 1/ Crop of 2005 Total Stocks State Production Mar. 1, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousand Cwt. California 3,240 900 Colorado 22,292 10,200 Idaho 116,975 55,000 Maine 15,736 8,700 Michigan 13,920 3,600 Minnesota 17,630 7,100 Montana 3,434 2,900 Nebraska 8,245 3,300 New York 5,226 1,300 North Dakota 20,500 6,700 Ohio 2/ Oregon 22,023 11,500 Pennsylvania 2/ Washington 95,480 32,000 Wisconsin 27,880 10,500 Total 13 States 372,581 153,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year’s crop. 2/ Stock estimates discontinued in 2005. Source: USDA NASS Potato Stocks, March 15, 2006. U.S. Grains Supply and Disappearance Outlook --------SUPPLY------------ -----MARKET YEAR------- ---DISAPPEARANCE 1/--- Market Begin- Domestic Year Average Pro- ning Im- Primary Ex- Ending Market Crop Year duction stocks ports Total Use 2/ Other ports Total Stocks Price --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Million bushels $/bu. Corn 2003/04 10,089 1,087 14 11,190 5,795 2,537 1,900 10,232 958 2.42 2004/05 11,807 958 11 12,776 6,162 2,686 1,814 10,662 2,114 2.06 2005/06 3/ 11,112 2,114 10 13,236 6,000 2,985 1,900 10,885 2,351 1.85-2.05 Soybeans 2003/04 2,454 178 6 2,638 1,530 109 887 2,525 112 7.34 2004/05 3,124 112 6 3,242 1,696 187 1,103 2,986 256 5.74 2005/06 3/ 3,086 256 4 3,346 1,720 162 900 2,782 565 5.40-5.80 Wheat 2003/04 2,345 491 63 2,899 912 283 1,158 2,353 546 3.40 2004/05 2,158 546 71 2,775 905 268 1,063 2,235 540 3.40 2005/06 3/ 2,105 540 85 2,730 910 278 1,000 2,188 542 3.35-3.45 Sorghum 2003/04 411 43 0 454 182 40 199 421 34 2.39 2004/05 454 34 0 487 191 55 184 430 57 1.79 2005/06 3/ 394 57 0 451 150 55 170 375 76 1.65-1.85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 10, 2006.