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NEW
YORK CROP
AND
LIVESTOCK REPORT
Released:
June 2006
Monthly
No. 973-6-06
New York Winter Wheat Crop Up 5 Percent From May 1
Production of winter wheat in New York is forecast at 7.08 million bushels, up 5 percent from May 1, but 38 percent above last year. Area for grain harvest is unchanged from May 1 at 120,000 acres. Yields are now expected to average 59.0 bushels per acre, up 3.0 bushels from the May 1 forecast and 5.0 bushels from last year.
Crop Report Summary, June 1, 2006, with Comparisons
| Crop |
Unit |
New York |
United States |
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| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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| 1,000 |
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| Production |
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| Winter wheat |
bu. |
5,300 |
5,130 |
7,080 |
1,499,434 |
1,499,129 |
1,263,766 |
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New York Maple Syrup Prodcution Up 14 Percent
New York maple syrup 2006 production increased 14 percent from last year’s below average crop. Syrup production is estimated at 253,000 gallons, up from the 222,000 gallons produced in 2005. Only two states, Vermont and Maine, produced more syrup. The number of taps, 1.53 million, increased 8 percent from last year. Syrup produced per tap averaged 0.165 gallons, up from 0.156 gallons in 2005. The final value of the 2005 crop is $7.04 million, two percent below the previous year’s value of production. However, the overall price was $31.70, up 12 percent from the previous year’s price. Sugar content was low across the State. Most syrup produced was of medium color. Syrup color was 22 percent dark, 57 percent medium, and 21 percent light. The season was considerably shorter than the average 4 to 6 weeks. Most producers were able to tap for about one week straight without the temperature fluctuating to an extreme condition. During that one week, most producers experienced a strong sap flow when the weather was favorable. Excellent productionduring this one favorable week outweighed poor sap flow encountered during the rest of the season. Throughout the entire maple season, the unusual weather pattern made it difficult for sap flow to be consistent. Producers did not receive continuous cold nights and warm days. There was minimal to no snow received during the maple season and tent caterpillars destroyed some of the maple trees in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the State.
The 2006 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.45 million gallons, up 17 percent from last year’s production of 1.24 million gallons. The number of taps is estimated at 7.26 million, up 2 percent from the 2005 total of 7.10 million, and the yield per tap is estimated to be 0.200 gallons, up 14 percent from 2005. Vermont led all States in production with 460,000 gallons for 2006, an increase of 12 percent from last season. Maine was the second leading state producing 300,000 gallons, 13 percent above 2005.
MAPLE SYRUP: Production, Price, and Value by State and United States 1/
| State |
Production |
Average
price |
Value of production |
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| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
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| 1,000 gallons |
Dollars |
1,000 dollars |
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| CT |
11 |
10 |
10 |
51.70 |
50.00 |
569 |
500 |
|
| ME |
290 |
265 |
300 |
19.40 |
21.50 |
5,626 |
5,698 |
|
| MA |
50 |
40 |
40 |
46.30 |
51.20 |
2,315 |
2,048 |
|
| MI |
80 |
58 |
78 |
38.00 |
36.00 |
3,040 |
2,088 |
|
| NH |
83 |
57 |
64 |
35.40 |
41.30 |
2,938 |
2,354 |
|
| NY |
255 |
222 |
253 |
28.20 |
31.70 |
7,191 |
7,037 |
|
| OH |
78 |
69 |
78 |
32.00 |
36.00 |
2,496 |
2,484 |
|
| PA |
60 |
61 |
66 |
29.00 |
31.50 |
1,740 |
1,922 |
|
| VT |
500 |
410 |
460 |
27.30 |
27.80 |
13,650 |
11,398 |
|
| WI |
100 |
50 |
100 |
32.30 |
32.40 |
3,230 |
1,620 |
|
| U.S. |
1,507 |
1,242 |
1,449 |
28.40 |
29.90 |
42,795 |
37,149 |
|
| 1/ Price and value for 2004 are revised. Price and value for 2006 available June 2007. |
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2005 NEW YORK CHEESE PRODUCTION DECREASES
Total cheese production in New York, excluding cottage cheese, was 667 million pounds in 2005, down 5 percent from 2005. Italian cheese, which accounted for 55 percent of New York’s total cheese output, was down 3 percent.
Nationally, total cheese output for 2005 was 9.1 billion pounds (excluding cottage cheese), up 3 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin remained the leading state with 26.4 percent of the total, followed by California and Idaho respectively. New York was the 4th lleading state for total cheese production with 7 percent of the national total.Manufactured Dairy Products, New York and United States, 2004-2005
| Manufactured Products |
New York |
United States |
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| 2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
| 1,000 lbs. |
1,000 lbs. |
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| BUTTER AND CHEESE |
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| Butter |
20,216 |
16,314 |
1,246,678 |
1,347,227 |
| Cheese, Total 1/ |
699,560 |
666,833 |
8,873,150 |
9,127,107 |
| Cheese, American Types 2/ |
83,113 |
3/ |
3,738,826 |
3,812,950 |
| Cheese, Cheddar |
81,982 |
3,004,477 |
3,052,415 |
|
| Cheese, Total Italian |
379,817 |
369,919 |
3,661,590 |
3,804,730 |
| Cheese, Mozzarella |
177,508 |
179,367 |
2,916,558 |
3,020,798 |
| Cream and Neufchatel Cheese |
3/ |
3/ |
699,119 |
692,370 |
| Cottage Cheese, Curd |
102,615 |
112,122 |
463,960 |
457,353 |
| Cottage Cheese, Creamed |
63,614 |
62,715 |
382,386 |
368,157 |
| Cottage Cheese, Lowfat |
110,322 |
118,277 |
396,431 |
396,071 |
| OTHER MILK PRODUCTS |
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| Canned Evaporated & Condensed Whole Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
529,909 |
526,995 |
| Condensed Milk, Unsweetened |
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| Whole Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
116,856 |
111,820 |
| Skim Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
903,794 |
1,032,282 |
| Non-Fat Dry Milk-Human Food |
3/ |
3/ |
1,412,381 |
1,186,104 |
| Dry Whey - Total |
122,086 |
126,504 |
1,034,898 |
1,045,822 |
| Yogurt - Plain and Flavored |
227,795 |
225,646 |
2,707,313 |
2,989,789 |
| FROZEN PRODUCTS |
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| Ice Cream, Standard |
31,416 |
30,019 |
919,919 |
953,030 |
| Ice Cream, Lowfat |
4,040 |
5,375 |
387,106 |
363,968 |
| Milk Sherbet |
2,140 |
2,252 |
51,191 |
55,280 |
| Other Frozen Dairy Products |
3/ |
3/ |
8,065 |
7,699 |
| Water Ices |
4,175 |
4,407 |
63,954 |
66,108 |
| 1/
Excludes cottage cheese. Total includes some types not shown. |
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Hired Workers on Farms and Wage Rates
| Item |
Northeast I 1/ |
United States |
||||
| April
10-16 |
Jan. 8-14, |
Apr.
9-15, |
April
10-16 |
Jan. 8-14, |
Apr.
9-15, |
|
| 1,000 workers |
||||||
| All hired workers |
34 |
23 |
34 |
753 |
614 |
718 |
| Worked 150 days or more |
28 |
22 |
28 |
600 |
512 |
580 |
| Worked less than 150 days |
6 |
1 |
6 |
153 |
102 |
138 |
| Hours Worked per worker |
||||||
| All hired workers |
38.6 |
38.1 |
43.1 |
39.9 |
38.2 |
40.8 |
| Dollars per hour |
||||||
| Field workers |
9.01 |
10.42 |
9.71 |
8.56 |
9.11 |
8.96 |
| Livestock workers |
8.51 |
8.80 |
9.54 |
9.14 |
9.26 |
9.30 |
| Field and livestock workers |
8.83 |
9.56 |
9.65 |
8.72 |
9.17 |
9.07 |
| All hired workers |
9.47 |
11.04 |
10.49 |
9.35 |
10.10 |
9.79 |
| 1/
New York and New England States (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) are
combined into Northeast I region. |
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May Prices Decrease
Prices received by New York producers during May for selected commodities decreased from a month earlier. The price of corn, apples, milk and eggs decreased. The price of oats, wheat, and hay increased. Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 114, based on 1990-92=100, increased 1 point (0.9 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 3 points (2.4 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (1.0 percent). Producers received higher prices for lettuce, hogs, onions, and grapefruit. Lower prices were received for cattle, asparagus, tomatoes, and eggs.Prices Received by Farmers 1/
| Commodity |
Unit |
New York |
United States |
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| May |
Apr |
May |
May |
Apr |
May |
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| Dollars |
Dollars |
|||||||
| Corn |
bu. |
2.37 |
2.44 |
2.31 |
1.98 |
2.11 |
2.17 |
|
| Oats |
bu. |
1.91 |
1.72 |
1.80 |
1.64 |
1.75 |
1.76 |
|
| Wheat |
bu. |
2.83 |
3.34 |
3.53 |
3.31 |
3.81 |
4.07 |
|
| Barley |
bu. |
2.40 |
1.68 |
2.46 |
2.67 |
2.70 |
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| Hay, baled |
ton |
112.00 |
111.00 |
123.00 |
107.00 |
106.00 |
114.00 |
|
| Potatoes |
cwt. |
- |
12.70 |
- |
6.23 |
7.97 |
8.29 |
|
| Apples, fresh market 2/ |
cwt. |
21.50 |
25.50 |
24.40 |
17.40 |
24.70 |
23.80 |
|
| Milk, wholesale |
cwt. |
15.20 |
12.50 |
12.20 |
14.70 |
12.10 |
12.00 |
|
| Milk cows 3/ |
head |
- |
1,630.00 |
- |
- |
1,770.00 |
- |
|
| Eggs, table market |
doz. |
0.230 |
0.330 |
0.230 |
0.243 |
0.318 |
0.231 |
|
| Slaughter cows |
cwt. |
55.40 |
46.60 |
4/ |
58.30 |
48.50 |
48.00 |
|
| Steers and heifers |
cwt. |
77.30 |
70.90 |
4/ |
96.10 |
89.30 |
85.80 |
|
| All slaughter cattle |
cwt. |
57.10 |
48.20 |
4/ |
92.10 |
84.80 |
81.80 |
|
| Calves |
cwt. |
172.10 |
202.60 |
4/ |
143.00 |
135.00 |
132.00 |
|
| Hogs |
cwt. |
86.30 |
36.00 |
4/ |
54.90 |
41.30 |
47.20 |
|
| Lambs |
cwt. |
141.00 |
155.80 |
4/ |
114.00 |
86.80 |
4/ |
|
| Index (1990-92=100) |
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| Prices received |
119 |
113 |
114 |
|||||
| Prices paid |
140 |
146 |
146 |
|||||
| Ratio prices received to prices paid |
85 |
77 |
78 |
|||||
| 1/ Mid-month price for current month. Average price
for entire month shown for previous periods. 2/ New York price is equivalent packinghouse door. 3/ Milk cow prices published quarterly 4/ Price available next month. |
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Cattle and Calves Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2002-2005 1/
| Year |
Inventory January 1 |
Calf Crop |
Inship- |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory Jan. 1 following |
Gross |
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| Cattle |
Calves |
Cattle |
Calves |
|||||||
| 1,000 head |
1,000 dol. |
|||||||||
| 2002 |
1,390 |
640 |
35 |
117 |
412 |
2 |
32 |
52 |
1.450 |
109,752 |
| 2003 |
1,450 |
620 |
9 |
130 |
447 |
2 |
31 |
50 |
1,420 |
123,083 |
| 2004 |
1,420 |
600 |
6 |
122 |
416 |
2 |
28 |
49 |
1,410 |
129,937 |
| 2005 |
1,410 |
590 |
13 |
120 |
397 |
2 |
35 |
50 |
1,410 |
176,552 |
Hogs and Pigs Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2002-2005
| Year |
Inventory December 1 preceding |
Pig Crop |
Inshipments |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory December 1 |
Gross |
| 1,000 head |
1,000 dol. |
|||||||
| 2002 |
75 |
125 |
6 |
109 |
1 |
10 |
86 |
6,641 |
| 2003 |
86 |
128 |
3 |
139 |
1 |
4 |
73 |
9,760 |
| 2004 |
73 |
166 |
13 |
158 |
1 |
8 |
84 |
15,311 |
| 2005 |
84 |
130 |
12 |
137 |
1 |
5 |
83 |
13,286 |
Sheep and Lamb Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2002-2005
| Year |
Inventory January 1 |
Lamb Crop |
Inship- |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory Jan. 1 following |
Gross |
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| Sheep |
Lambs |
Sheep |
Lambs |
|||||||
| 1,000 head |
1,000 dol. |
|||||||||
| 2002 |
63 |
51 |
4 |
4.5 |
30.5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
72 |
1,996 |
| 2003 |
72 |
51 |
1 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
70 |
2,722 |
| 2004 |
70 |
53 |
4 |
5 |
35 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
75 |
2,982 |
| 2005 |
75 |
51 |
5 |
12 |
37 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
70 |
3,915 |
| 1/ Some totals may not add due to rounding. |
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| 2/ Value of marketings and home consumption |
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May Milk Production
New York dairy herds produced 1.076 billion pounds of milk during May. A slight decrease in production per cow was balanced by a slight increase in milk cows which resulted in the unchanged total milk production compared to last year. The number of milk cows averaged 648,000 head, up 2,000 head from May of the previous year. Milk per cow averaged 1,660 pounds, down 5 pounds from the May 2005 rate.
Milk production in the 23 major States during May totaled 14.7 billion pounds, up 2.8 percent from May 2005. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,782 pounds for May, 22 pounds above May 2005. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.26 million head, 128,000 head more than May 2005, and 19,000 head more than April 2006.
Dairy Briefs
| Item |
Unit |
New York |
23 Major States |
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| May |
Apr. |
May |
May |
Apr. |
May |
|||
| Milk Production |
Mil. lb. |
1,076 |
1,032 |
1,076 |
14,311 |
14,228 |
14,714 |
|
| Milk per cow |
Lb. |
1,665 |
1,590 |
1,660 |
1,760 |
1,727 |
1,782 |
|
| No. of milk cows |
Thou. hd. |
646 |
649 |
648 |
8,131 |
8,240 |
8,259 |
|
Dairy Products Manufactured
| Item |
Unit |
New York |
United States |
|||||
| Apr. |
Mar. |
Apr |
Apr. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
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| Butter |
Thou. lb. |
1,662 |
1,629 |
1,437 |
117,061 |
141,993 |
127,778 |
|
| American cheese |
Thou. lb. |
NA |
NA |
NA |
327,575 |
338,383 |
333,765 |
|
| Mozzarella cheese |
Thou. lb. |
14,944 |
16,309 |
15,796 |
247,184 |
273,870 |
261,753 |
|
| Yogurt, plain and flavored |
Thou. lb. |
14,000 |
20,902 |
20,468 |
247,409 |
280,577 |
254,188 |
|
| Ice cream, hard |
Thou. gal. |
2,624 |
2,360 |
2,560 |
78,091 |
77,869 |
77,557 |
|
New York Egg Production Down 3 Percent In April
Egg production on New York farms totaled 93 million eggs in April 2006, down 3 percent from last year. The number of hens and pullets of laying age, at 4.04 million, was up 1 percent from April 2005, but the rate of lay decreased 4 percent to 23.01 eggs per layer.U.S. egg production totaled 7.54 billion during April 2006, up 2 percent from last year. An indication of future egg supply, egg-type chicks hatched during April 2006 totaled 34.6 million, down 9 percent from April 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 37.0 million on May 1, 2006 down 1 percent from a year ago.
Poultry Briefs
| Item |
Unit |
Apr. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
Apr. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
| New York |
United States |
||||||
| Number of layers |
Thou. |
4,021 |
4,042 |
350,088 |
348,454 |
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| Eggs per layer |
No. |
24.05 |
24.12 |
23.01 |
21.56 |
22.39 |
21.64 |
| Eggs produced |
Mil. |
96 |
97 |
93 |
7,407 |
7,837 |
7,541 |
| North and South Atlantic States |
United States |
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| Chicks hatched, egg-type |
Thou. |
2/ |
2/ |
2/ |
38,049 |
38,918 |
34,613 |
| Chicks hatched, broiler type |
Thou. |
2/ |
2/ |
2/ |
792,173 |
817,068 |
787,064 |
| Chicken eggs in incubators 1/ |
|||||||
| Egg-type |
Thou. |
9,019 |
10,324 |
9,986 |
37,308 |
35,797 |
36,952 |
| Broiler-type |
Thou. |
253,613 |
254,147 |
255,143 |
665,386 |
658,570 |
658,351 |
| 1/ First day of following month. |
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