ne-agri-facts Released: 07/05/2006 Issue 13/2006 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 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mid-Year Acreage Highlights As of June 1, Nebraska corn growers planted 8.3 million acres in 2006, down 2 percent from 2005 but 1 percent above 2004. Biotechnology varieties accounted for 76 percent of the planted acreage, up from 69 percent last year. Nebraska soybean producers planted 4.85 million acres, up 3 percent from 2005. The 2006 plantings are the second highest of record, 2 percent below the high of 4.95 million set in 2001. Of these acres, 90 percent are planted to biotechnology varieties resistant to herbicides, down 1 percent from last year. Last fall, winter wheat was sown on 1.8 million acres, down 3 percent from 2005. Sorghum growers planted 430,000 acres, 26 percent more than 2005 but 22 percent less than 2004. Alfalfa hay acreage for harvest, at 1.3 million acres, is up 4 percent from last year. Other types of hay cut are up 3 percent from a year earlier. Proso Millet plantings, at 145,000 acres, are up 7 percent from 2005. Oat seedings, at 140,000 acres, are down 7 percent from 2005. Dry edible bean producers planted 135,000 acres, down 23 percent from a year earlier. Sugarbeet plantings of 58,000 acres are up 20 percent from 2005. Sunflower acreage of 47,000 is down 52,000 acres, or 53 percent from a year ago. Crop Summary: Acres Planted and Harvested, Nebraska and United States, 2004-2006 Nebraska United States 2006/ 2006/ Crop 2004 2005 2006 2005 2004 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Acres Percent 1,000 Acres Percent -------------------------Planted Acreage------------------------ Corn 8,250 8,500 8,300 98 80,929 81,759 79,366 97 Soybeans 4,800 4,700 4,850 103 75,208 72,142 74,930 104 Sorghum 550 340 430 126 7,486 6,454 6,282 97 Oats 140 150 140 93 4,085 4,246 4,312 102 Proso Millet 160 135 145 107 710 565 575 102 Dry Beans 120 175 135 77 1,354.3 1,665.0 1,561.8 94 Sugar Beets 49.8 48.4 58.0 120 1,345.6 1,299.8 1,361.9 105 Winter Wheat 1,850 1,850 1,800 97 43,350 40,433 41,393 102 Sunflower - Oil 36 60 28 47 1,533 2,104 1,575 75 - Non-oil 20 39 19 49 340 605 325 54 - All 56 99 47 47 1,873 2,709 1,900 70 ----------------------Acres for Harvest 1/---------------------- Corn 7,950 8,250 7,950 96 73,631 75,107 72,091 96 Soybeans 4,750 4,660 4,800 103 73,958 71,361 73,935 104 Sorghum 415 250 300 120 6,517 5,736 5,317 93 Oats for Grain 50 60 45 75 1,787 1,823 1,907 105 Proso Millet 135 125 2/ 595 515 2/ Dry Beans 110 172 125 73 1,219.3 1,568.6 1,465.0 93 Sugar Beets 47.5 45.3 54.9 121 1,306.7 1,242.9 1,321.1 106 All Hay 2,800 2,850 2,950 104 61,966 61,649 62,697 102 Winter Wheat 1,650 1,760 1,650 94 34,462 33,794 31,108 92 Sunflower - Oil 35 58 27 47 1,424 2,032 1,493 73 - Non-oil 18 38 18 47 287 578 304 53 - All 53 96 45 47 1,711 2,610 1,797 69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Forecasted. 2/ Estimates to be released January 2007 in Annual Crop Production Summary. Source: USDA NASS Acreage June 30, 2006 Grain Stocks Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2006 totaled 501 million bushels, down 2 percent from June 1, 2005. Soybeans stored in all positions totaled a record high 75.3 million bushels, up 69 percent from last year. Wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2006 totaled 16.5 million bushels, up 3 percent from a year ago. U.S. corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2006, totaled 4.36 billion bushels, up 1 percent from June 1, 2005. Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 990 million bushels, up 42 percent from last year. All wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2006, totaled 568 million bushels, up 5 percent from a year ago. Grain Stocks: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, 2004-2006 Grain ------------Nebraska------------- -------------United States------------- and June 1, June 1, June 1, 2006/ June 1, June 1, June 1, 2006/ Position 2004 2005 2006 2005 2004 2005 2006 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Bushels Percent 1,000 Bushels Percent Corn On Farms 160,000 290,000 275,000 95 1,540,000 2,462,300 2,350,500 95 Off Farms 1/ 181,955 221,217 225,781 102 1,430,140 1,858,513 2,012,020 108 Total 341,955 511,217 500,781 98 2,970,140 4,320,813 4,362,520 101 All Wheat On Farms 2,700 1,600 1,600 100 131,880 161,275 111,010 69 Off Farms 1/ 16,650 14,467 14,893 103 414,559 378,825 456,833 121 Total 19,350 16,067 16,493 103 546,439 540,100 567,843 105 Soybeans On Farms 8,300 17,500 27,500 157 110,000 356,100 495,500 139 Off Farms 1/ 30,878 27,143 47,809 176 300,604 343,174 494,640 144 Total 39,178 44,643 75,309 169 410,604 699,274 990,140 142 Sorghum On Farms 1,700 2,600 2,200 85 7,650 16,000 12,650 79 Off Farms 1/ 10,026 9,966 7,106 71 72,944 97,170 94,696 97 Total 11,726 12,566 9,306 74 80,594 113,170 107,346 95 Oats On Farms 1,100 550 790 144 27,500 25,350 25,190 99 Off Farms 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 37,348 32,592 27,401 84 Total 2/ 2/ 2/ 64,848 57,942 52,591 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: USDA NASS Grain Stocks, June 30, 2006 Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary June 2005 with Comparisons Nebraska United States Commodity Unit Jun May Jun 15, Jun May Jun 15, % of Parity 2004 1/ 2005 1/ 2005 2004 1/ 2005 1/ 2005 Parity Price 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat, All Bu. $ 3.12 $ 4.13 $ 4.10 $ 3.23 $ 4.09 $ 3.96 38 $ 10.50 Corn Bu. 1.97 2.08 2.00 2.03 2.17 2.05 26 7.80 Oats Bu. 1.60 1.83 1.85 1.75 1.85 1.75 40 4.33 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.26 3.84 3.75 3.77 4.01 4.12 34 12.10 Soybeans Bu.s 6.59 5.45 5.40 6.58 5.68 5.57 32 17.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 47.00 59.00 67.00 102.00 114.00 109.00 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 47.00 60.00 68.00 112.00 118.00 115.00 Other, Baled Ton 46.00 52.00 58.00 73.60 96.80 90.10 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 23.40 17.10 17.10 27.70 19.40 18.50 34 55.00 Hogs Cwt. 51.20 49.50 54.00 49.50 48.20 53.20 45 117.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 51.40 49.90 54.40 49.90 48.90 54.20 Sows Cwt. 43.10 32.00 34.00 43.40 30.20 31.80 Beef Cattle Cwt. 88.60 83.60 85.00 88.00 82.20 84.00 44 193.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 89.50 84.70 86.20 91.50 86.50 88.40 Cows Cwt. 60.40 47.40 46.50 56.80 47.50 46.10 Calves Cwt. 148.00 128.00 133.00 140.00 132.00 132.00 49 268.00 Sheep Cwt. 34.90 32.00 41.20 33.20 95.80 Lambs Cwt. 108.00 96.60 114.00 88.90 233.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for June 2006. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, June 29, 2006 Nebraska Department of Agriculture Hay & Forage Hotline In response to drought conditions that are affecting Nebraska producers, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture has opened a "Hay and Forage Hotline," to connect buyers with sellers of hay, pasture and other types of forage. This hotline service is available to all buyers and sellers for free. The Department is providing this information as it has been given to us; listing of individual names does not in any way constitute an endorsement of anyone or their respective product. The Hotline is merely designed to be a clearinghouse of information for producers in need. The toll-free hotline number is 800-422-6692; the local number is 471-4876. Sellers of available hay and forage can contact this number and have their name, contact information, and inventory placed on the "Sellers List," which is updated regularly. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will then make the "Sellers List" available to buyers by mail or by this web site, http://www.agr.state.ne.us/hayhot/hayhotline.htm. Once buyers obtain this information they will be responsible for contacting the sellers direct to negotiate any transactions. In order to help ensure that the sellers list contains accurate, up-to- date information, sellers are encouraged to call the hotline number if they no longer have hay or forage available or if they would like to update their posting. However, postings older than one year will be removed automatically. Once a posting has been removed for this reason, sellers can call the hotline and re-enter their posting with any updated information. Please contact the Nebraska Department of Agriculture if you have any questions. Hogs and Pigs Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2006, was 2.90 million head. This was 4 percent above June 1, 2005 but unchanged from March 1, 2006. Breeding inventory, at 365,000 head, was up 3 percent from June 1, 2005 and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 2.54 million head, was 4 percent above last year but slightly below last quarter. Inventory of all hogs and pigs in the United States was 60.9 million head on June 1, 2006. This was up slightly from June 1, 2005 and up 1 percent from March 1, 2006. Breeding inventory, at 6.06 million head, was up 1 percent from both last year and the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 54.9 million head, was up slightly from last year, and up 2 percent from last quarter. Hogs and Pigs: June 1 Inventory, Sows Farrowing and Pig Crop, Nebraska and United States 2005-2006 Nebraska United States Item 2005 2006 2006/2005 2005 2006 2006/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent June 1 Inventory All hogs and pigs 2,800 2,900 104 60,732 60,927 100 Breeding 355 365 103 5,977 6,060 101 Market 2,445 2,535 104 54,754 54,867 100 Market Hogs & Pigs Under 60 pounds 960 1,000 104 20,423 20,598 101 60-119 pounds 640 670 105 13,376 13,442 100 120-179 pounds 490 490 100 11,143 11,195 100 180 pounds and over 355 375 106 9,813 9,633 98 Sows Farrowing December-February 2/ 175 175 100 2,835 2,840 100 March-May 175 180 103 2,882 2,897 101 December-May 2/ 350 355 101 5,716 5,737 100 June-August 3/ 175 180 103 2,918 2,922 100 September-November 3/ 175 180 103 2,900 2,924 101 June-November 3/ 350 360 103 5,818 5,846 100 Pig Crop December-February 2/ 1,575 1,601 102 25,343 25,656 101 March-May 1,584 1,647 104 25,986 26,301 101 December-May 2/ 3,159 3,248 103 51,330 51,956 101 June-August 1,584 26,449 September-November 1,584 26,187 June-November 3,168 52,635 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2 December preceding year. 3 Intentions for 2006. Source: USDA NASS Quarterly Hog and Pigs, June 30, 2006 Commercial Livestock Slaughter May 2006 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. May 2006 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, May 2006 with Comparisons May 2006 Percent of Item Total 1/ May Apr 2005 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 652.5 103 119 Hogs, head 595.1 107 108 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 635.6 106 117 United States Cattle, head 3,038.7 109 117 Calves, head 57.0 97 120 Hogs, head 8,537.0 106 107 Sheep & Lambs, head 225.8 109 91 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,049.1 109 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter June 23, 2006. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2006 with Comparisons Commodity Stocks May 2006 Percent of May 2005 Apr 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 925,924 109 96 Beef 434,523 137 101 Pork 473,083 92 91 Poultry 1,248,746 110 98 Turkey 465,990 100 110 Chicken 774,827 117 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage June 22, 2006 Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, May 2006 with Comparisons Item 2005 2006 2006/2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.9 11.6 97 United States 341.8 344.7 101 Table Eggs Produced Nebraska 277 258 93 United States 6,439 6,521 101 Chickens Hatched, May United States Egg-type 38.8 40.3 104 Broiler 824.0 810.9 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs June 23, 2006 ************************************************************************* * Thanks! * * Thank you to the many Nebraska farmers and ranchers who participated * * in the USDA NASS midyear surveys. This publication highlights the * * results of those efforts. This basic supply data on crop acreage, * * grain stocks, and hog inventories is a significant piece of the * * information grain and livestock buyers and sellers utilize to ensure * * fair, efficient markets, reducing overall price volatility. * * * * Mark Harris * * Director * ************************************************************************