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NEW YORK CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORT
October 2007

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Monthly
No. 973-10-07

 NEW YORK SMALL GRAINS - 2007 SUMMARY

Production of winter wheat, oats, and barley decreased from a year ago.  Winter wheat production is estimated at 4.42 million bushels, down 24 percent from last year. Yields averaged 52 bushels per acre, down 9 bushels from 2006. Oat production totaled 3.42 million bushels, a decrease of 31 percent from last year. Production of barley in New York was estimated at 506,000 bushels, 23 percent below last year's production. Area harvested was 11,000 acres, down 8 percent from a year ago. 

U.S. all wheat production totals 2.07 billion bushels in 2007, down 2 percent from the last forecast but up 14 percent from 2006.  Grain area is 51.0 million acres, up 9 percent from last year.  The U.S. yield is 40.5 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from August but up 1.8 bushels from last year.  The level of production and change from last year by type are: winter wheat, 1.52 billion bushels, up 17 percent; other spring wheat, 479 million bushels, up 4 percent; Durum wheat, 71.7 million bushels, up 34 percent.

 NEW YORK CORN PRODUCTION INCREASES, SOYBEAN DECREASE

New York grain corn production is estimated at 66.4 million bushels, up 7 percent from last year’s crop due to more acres for harvest. Yields are expected to average 123 bushels per acre, down 6 bushel from last year’s record high yield. Acreage for harvest is expected to total 540 thousand acres, up 13 percent from the 480 thousand acres harvested for grain in 2006.

New York soybean production is expected to total 7.71 million bushels, down 15 percent from the record high 9.11 million bushels in 2006. Yields are forecast at 38 bushels per acre down 8 bushels from last year’s record high yield.

 Acreage, Yield and Production of Crops, New York and United States

 NET FARM INCOME DECREASED 22 PERCENT

New  York  net  farm  income decreased  22  percent  in  2005  to  $869 million.  The  value  of  livestock  production  decreased  14  percent  to $2.02 billion  while  the  value  of  crop  output  increased  19  percent to $1.54  billion. 

The value of purchased inputs increased 5 percent to $1.82  billion  while  the  value  of  direct  government  payments decreased  11  percent  to  $128  million.

 Value Added to the Economy by the Agricultural Sector, New York, 2002-2006

 Stocks of Grain, United States, September 1, 2007 with Comparisons

SEPTEMBER MILK PRICES INCREASED FROM AUGUST

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during September increased from a month earlier. The price of corn and eggs also increased.  The price of hay and potatoes decreased.  The price of oats was unchanged.  Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.

Grain  corn,  at  $3.82  per  bushel,  decreased  11  cents  from  August and  increased  $1.54  from  last  year.  Hay  averaged  $116.00  per  ton, $6.00  less  than  August  but  $9.00  more  than  September  2006.  Potatoes,  at  $13.90  per  hundredweight,  decreased  30  cents  from  last  month  and  decreased  $1.00  from  September  2006.  Fresh  apples  at  the  packing  house  door  were  36.2  cents  per  pound,  2.5 cents  more  than  last  year  at  this  time.  Oats,  at  $2.00  per  bushel, were  unchanged  from  August  but  increased  45  cents  from September  a  year  ago.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $22.80 per hundredweight of milk sold during September, 10 cents more than August and $10.10 more than September a year ago.  Poultry producers received an average of $1.00 per dozen eggs sold, up 22 cents from August and 63 cents higher than last year.

The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by U.S. Farmers in September, at 142 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 2 points (1.4 percent) from August. The Crop Index advanced 3 points (2.1 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 2 points (1.4 percent). Producers received higher commodity prices for wheat, lettuce, eggs, and cattle. Lower prices were received for hogs, corn, strawberries, and onions. The overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased average marketings of soybeans, corn, apples, and peanuts offset decreased marketings of cattle, wheat, broilers, and grapes.

 Prices Received by Farmers 1/

 Commercial Livestock Slaughter, September 1/

   SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION DOWN SLIGHTLY

New York dairy herds produced 983 million pounds of milk during September according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field office.  Milk cows declined from the previous year while milk per cow increased from the previous year resulting in a 3 percent increase in milk production compared to September 2006.  The number of milk cows averaged 626 thousand head, down 5 thousand head from September of the previous year.  Milk per cow averaged 1570 pounds, up 55 pounds from the September 2006 rate.

Milk production in the 23 major States during September totaled 13.7 billion pounds, up 3.1 percent from September 2006. August production, unrevised at 14.3 billion pounds, was up 3.6 percent from August 2006.  Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,644 pounds for September, 31 pounds above September 2006.  The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.34 million head, 91,000 head more than September 2006, and 12,000 head more than August 2007.

 Dairy Briefs

 Dairy Products Manufactured

NEW YORK EGG PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT IN AUGUST

Egg production on New York farms totaled 104 million eggs in August 2007, up 3 percent from last year.  The number of hens and pullets of laying age, at 4.20 million, increased 4 percent from August 2006 but the rate of lay decreased 1 percent to 2,479 eggs per 100 layers.

U.S. egg production totaled 7.57 billion during August 2007, down 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.44 billion table eggs, and 1.13 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.07 billion were broiler-type and 65 million were egg-type. Eggs in incubators totaled 35.3 million on September 1, 2007, down 4 percent from a year ago.

Poultry Briefs

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