ne-agri-facts Released: 04/25/2006 Issue 08/2006 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 2.40 million cattle on feed on April 1, up 6 percent from last year and 9 percent above April 1, 2004. This is the largest April 1 inventory since the series began in 1994. Placements of cattle into feedlots during March totaled 335,000, up 12 percent from 2005 and 14 percent above March 2004. Fed cattle marketings for the month of March totaled 370,000 head, up 6 percent from both last year and two years ago. Other disappearance during March totaled 15,000 compared with 10,000 during March 2005 and 5,000 during March 2004. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 9 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on April 1, 2006. The inventory was 9 percent above April 1, 2005 and 10 percent above April 1, 2004. This is the highest April 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 1.84 million, 5 percent above 2005 and 1 percent above 2004. Marketings of fed cattle during March totaled 1.96 million, down slightly from both 2005 and 2004. Other disappearance totaled 90,000 during March, 32 percent above 2005 and 34 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 April 1 March March March Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Other Disappearance 2/ STATE 2006/ 2006/ 2006/ 2006/ 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 2005 2006 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent Arizona 326 351 108 27 30 111 24 28 117 1 2 200 California 500 535 107 65 59 91 70 68 97 10 6 60 Colorado 1,020 1,070 105 165 155 94 175 165 94 10 10 100 Idaho 240 250 104 44 42 95 53 45 85 1 2 200 Iowa 455 500 110 55 55 100 64 73 114 1 2 200 Kansas 2,340 2,590 111 445 480 108 460 470 102 15 30 200 Nebraska 2,260 2,400 106 300 335 112 350 370 106 10 15 150 New Mexico 113 139 123 13 21 162 23 23 100 2 2 100 Oklahoma 325 360 111 61 68 111 73 72 99 3 1 33 South Dakota 205 210 102 31 36 116 34 35 103 2 1 50 Texas 2,620 2,940 112 480 485 101 540 540 100 10 15 150 Washington 159 152 96 22 26 118 47 27 57 1 1 100 Other States 310 315 102 42 45 107 50 42 84 2 3 150 United States 10,873 11,812 109 1,750 1,837 105 1,963 1,958 100 68 90 132 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 loss, movement from feedlots to pastures, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed, April 21, 2006. Commercial Livestock Slaughter March 2006 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. March 2005 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. March 2006 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, March 2006 with Comparisons Mar 2006 Percent of Item Total 1/ Mar Feb 2005 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 557.5 94 110 Hogs, head 611.0 97 110 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 578.1 97 110 United States Cattle, head 2,852.4 105 122 Calves, head 59.2 87 112 Hogs, head 9,234.1 103 115 Sheep & Lambs, head 249.7 89 123 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,111.7 106 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, April 21, 2006. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, March 2006 with Comparisons Item 2005 2006 2006/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 12.1 11.8 98 United States 347.0 350.1 101 Table Eggs Produced Nebraska 264 275 104 United States 6,610 6,733 102 Chickens Hatched, March United States Egg-type 41.7 38.9 93 Broiler 816.6 817.1 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, April 21, 2006. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2006 with Comparisons March 2006 Percent of Commodity Stocks Mar 2005 Feb 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 941,266 101 97 Beef 422,995 114 99 Pork 499,425 92 95 Poultry 1,249,988 115 100 Turkey 374,579 90 118 Chicken 867,479 129 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage, April 21, 2006. Milk Cows and Production: By Quarter, Nebraska, Nebraska, 23 Selected States and United States, 2005-2006 Nebraska 23 States United States Item and Quarter 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Milk Cows 1/ January-March 60 60 8,090 8,208 9,002 9,093 Million Pounds Million Pounds Million Pounds Milk Production 2/ January-March 268 277 39,413 41,615 43,350 45,521 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, April 18, 2006. U.S. Grains Supply and Disappearance Outlook ---------Supply--------- Market Year Disappearance 1/ Market Crop Begin- ---Domestic-- Year Average Year Pro- ning Im- Total Primary Ex- Ending Market duction stocks ports 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 1,950 10,935 2,301 1.95-2.05 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 1,720 161 900 2,782 565 5.45-5.75 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 80 2,725 910 268 1,015 2,193 532 3.40 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 55 185 390 61 1.70-1.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 10, 2006. Corn: Acreage, Yield and Production by County and District, Nebraska, 2004 1/ County Planted Harvested Yield per County Planted Harvested Yield per and for All for Harvested Production and for All for Harvested Production District Purposes Grain Acre District Purposes Grain Acre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Banner 7,500 6,800 125.0 850,000 Butler 143,000 141,300 141.4 19,983,300 Box Butte 50,000 46,800 171.1 8,007,600 Cass 124,000 123,100 134.6 16,569,500 Cheyenne 19,500 17,200 156.6 2,692,800 Colfax 106,000 102,200 144.7 14,787,700 Dawes 3,000 2,000 140.0 280,000 Dodge 140,000 138,500 151.7 21,013,600 Deuel 15,000 14,600 143.1 2,089,200 Douglas 27,000 26,600 147.9 3,934,000 Garden 17,000 16,400 164.8 2,703,300 Hamilton 194,000 192,100 183.2 35,198,700 Kimball 13,000 12,200 136.0 1,659,700 Lancaster 130,000 128,200 107.9 13,831,000 Morrill 61,000 57,200 165.3 9,456,100 Merrick 130,000 128,700 163.5 21,037,800 Scotts Bluff 75,000 72,500 171.0 12,397,500 Nance 81,000 78,500 149.4 11,730,200 Sheridan 25,500 22,400 159.9 3,582,500 Platte 197,000 189,400 163.9 31,036,000 Sioux 13,500 11,500 165.4 1,901,900 Polk 130,000 126,400 162.3 20,512,000 Other Counties Sarpy 35,000 34,800 147.9 5,148,600 NORTHWEST 300,000 279,600 163.2 45,620,600 Saunders 174,000 172,400 140.8 24,280,700 Seward 137,000 134,400 144.9 19,478,400 Arthur 1,000 700 160.0 112,000 Washington 85,000 83,800 140.8 11,802,400 Blaine 1,800 1,300 145.0 188,500 York 197,000 195,500 177.7 34,747,800 Boyd 29,000 23,700 59.6 1,411,800 Other Counties Brown 37,000 34,700 176.3 6,116,500 EAST 2,030,000 1,995,900 152.9 305,091,700 Cherry 18,500 15,700 182.4 2,864,000 Garfield 12,000 10,700 152.6 1,632,800 Chase 142,000 136,900 177.6 24,313,900 Grant Dundy 76,000 69,400 158.4 10,990,600 Holt 153,000 148,000 168.5 24,944,100 Frontier 75,000 70,000 117.4 8,220,000 Hooker Hayes 56,000 53,400 132.2 7,057,400 Keya Paha 7,800 5,800 112.5 652,600 Hitchcock 53,000 49,700 104.6 5,199,800 Logan 24,000 23,200 140.0 3,247,200 Keith 83,000 81,000 150.3 12,176,600 Loup 7,600 6,500 144.7 940,600 Lincoln 198,000 192,100 159.0 30,544,900 McPherson 3,900 3,500 188.0 658,000 Perkins 166,000 160,300 141.1 22,623,700 Rock 21,500 21,000 163.9 3,442,400 Red Willow 71,000 67,500 117.4 7,922,300 Thomas Other Counties Wheeler 32,500 30,600 161.0 4,925,200 SOUTHWEST 920,000 880,300 146.6 129,049,200 Other Counties 400 300 160.0 48,000 NORTH 350,000 325,700 157.1 51,183,700 Adams 172,000 170,800 174.5 29,797,200 Franklin 76,000 74,700 161.5 12,063,400 Antelope 176,000 167,500 164.1 27,488,900 Furnas 98,000 93,200 107.9 10,053,400 Boone 166,000 162,200 162.5 26,361,600 Gosper 75,000 72,900 167.2 12,185,900 Burt 120,000 119,200 145.8 17,373,400 Harlan 87,000 83,900 150.5 12,629,800 Cedar 157,000 151,700 149.0 22,598,400 Kearney 159,000 156,500 184.8 28,928,100 Cuming 154,000 150,400 158.3 23,811,200 Phelps 167,000 163,500 197.4 32,282,500 Dakota 59,000 58,700 158.6 9,307,400 Webster 76,000 73,900 137.9 10,192,300 Dixon 93,000 91,100 149.7 13,641,000 Other Counties Knox 124,000 116,100 129.0 14,979,100 SOUTH 910,000 889,400 166.6 148,132,600 Madison 135,000 131,300 148.4 19,486,500 Pierce 129,000 125,000 149.4 18,677,500 Clay 154,000 151,300 173.0 26,172,200 Stanton 81,000 78,500 150.0 11,774,000 Fillmore 175,000 173,300 162.5 28,160,400 Thurston 90,000 88,500 155.2 13,738,000 Gage 142,000 136,500 128.9 17,593,700 Wayne 111,000 107,200 156.6 16,785,600 Jefferson 89,000 86,100 142.7 12,284,100 Other Counties Johnson 41,000 39,900 103.4 4,126,200 NORTHEAST 1,595,000 1,547,400 152.5 236,022,600 Nemaha 80,000 79,000 127.7 10,086,000 Nuckolls 89,000 87,600 136.8 11,984,400 Buffalo 191,000 184,700 173.0 31,948,900 Otoe 119,000 117,300 108.9 12,776,100 Custer 224,000 213,800 155.4 33,216,500 Pawnee 42,000 40,800 118.7 4,844,700 Dawson 196,000 191,800 174.7 33,512,500 Richardson 100,000 98,400 142.2 13,989,600 Greeley 76,000 72,300 157.8 11,409,900 Saline 116,000 113,900 129.5 14,744,900 Hall 189,000 186,000 177.1 32,940,000 Thayer 123,000 121,500 151.6 18,424,800 Howard 99,000 95,400 157.2 14,993,100 Other Counties Sherman 75,000 71,100 150.2 10,682,600 SOUTHEAST 1,270,000 1,245,600 140.6 175,187,100 Valley 75,000 71,000 162.1 11,509,000 Other Counties NEBRASKA 8,500,000 8,250,000 154.0 1,270,500,000 CENTRAL 1,125,000 1,086,100 165.9 180,212,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data included in other counties, district and state totals. Note: County estimates for other Nebraska crops are available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Nebraska/index.asp Source: USDA NASS Nebraska Field Office Potato Stocks Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks on April 1, 2006 1/ Crop of 2005 State Production Total Stocks April 1, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Cwt. California 3,240 700 Colorado 22,292 7,800 Idaho 116,975 42,500 Maine 15,736 6,800 Michigan 13,920 2,200 Minnesota 17,630 4,500 Montana 3,434 1,700 Nebraska 8,245 2,200 New York 5,226 500 North Dakota 20,500 4,800 Ohio 2/ Oregon 22,023 8,500 Pennsylvania 2/ Washington 95,480 24,500 Wisconsin 27,880 7,200 Total 13 States 372,581 113,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year’s crop. 2/ Stock estimates discontinued for the 2005 crop. Source: USDA NASS Potato Stocks, April 13, 2006