E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov (518) 457-5570 NEW YORK CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORT February 2011 Released: February 2011 No. 973-2-11 NEW YORK CATTLE INVENTORY DECREASES New York cattle and calves totaled 1.40 million on January 1, 2011. All cattle and calves were down 1 percent from the January 1 total of the previous year. Milk cows, which comprise 44 percent of the total cattle in New York, numbered 610,000 head, unchanged from January of the previous year. New York remained third in the US in number of dairy cows behind California with 1.75 million and Wisconsin with 1.27 million. Milk cow replacement heifers were up 2 percent from a year earlier. Beef cows totaled 90,000 head, unchanged from a year ago. Beef cow replacement heifers totaled 38,000 head, up 5,000 head from a year earlier. Other heifers and steers weighing 500 pounds or more, which are normally on feed for slaughter, were down 24 percent to 69,000 head. Bulls weighing 500 pounds or more were up 13 percent at 18,000 head. The 2010 New York calf crop totaled 520,000 head, up 6 percent from 2009. NEW YORK SHEEP AND GOAT INVENTORIES New York sheep and lambs totaled 70,000 head on January 1, 2011. This is up 6 percent from the 66,000 head of the previous year. A total of 49,000 lambs were born in New York during 2010, up 9 percent from the 2009 total. Breeding ewes one year old and older in 2011 totaled 43,000 head, yielding a lambing rate of 117 per 100 ewes, which is 4 percent up from the 2009 rate. Milk goats totaled 13,000 head for January 1, 2011, unchanged from the pervious year. Meat goats totaled 30,000 head for 2011, unchanged from the 2010 total. Cattle and Sheep on Farms, January 1 New York United States 1/ 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 1,000 Head Million Head All cattle and calves 1,380 1,410 1,400 94.5 93.9 92.6 Cows and heifers that 710 700 700 41.0 40.5 40.0 have calved Kept for milk 625 610 610 9.3 9.1 9.1 Kept for beef 85 90 90 31.7 31.4 30.9 Heifers 500 lbs. and over For milk replacement 320 325 330 4.4 4.5 4.6 For beef replacement 28 33 38 5.5 5.5 5.2 Other heifers 42 52 32 9.6 9.8 9.8 Bulls 500 lbs. and over 15 16 18 2.2 2.2 2.2 Steers 500 lbs. and over 35 39 37 16.8 16.5 16.3 Calves less than 500 230 245 245 14.9 15.0 14.5 lbs. Cattle and calves on 29 30 25 13.9 13.6 14.0 feed All sheep and lambs 62 66 70 5.8 5.6 5.5 All breeding sheep 50 54 56 4.3 4.2 4.1 Ewes 1 year and older 40 42 43 3.4 3.3 3.3 Rams 1 year and older 3 3 3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Replacement lambs 7 9 10 0.7 0.7 0.7 Market sheep and lambs 12 12 14 1.5 1.4 1.4 Goats 2/ 2/ 2/ 3.1 3.0 3.0 Goats for meat 27,000 30,000 30,000 2.6 2.5 2.5 Goats for milk 13,400 13,000 13,000 0.3 0.4 0.4 Angora-type goats 2/ 2/ 2/ 0.2 0.2 0.2 1/ U.S. totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Not published. FIELD CROPS: Acreage, yield, production, season average price and value, New York, 2008-2010 Yield Mkt. year Year Acres per Unit Production wtd. Value of Planted Harvested acre average production price 1/ Thousands Thousands Thousands CORN FOR GRAIN 2008 1,090 640 144.0 Bushels 92,160 4.32 398,131 2009 1,070 595 134.0 Bushels 79,730 4.02 320,515 2010 1,050 590 150.0 Bushels 88,500 5.20 460,200 CORN FOR SILAGE 2008 - 445 20.0 Tons 8,900 39.60 352,440 2009 - 470 18.0 Tons 8,460 34.30 290,178 2010 - 455 19.0 Tons 8,645 36.00 311,220 WINTER WHEAT 2008 130 122 63.0 Bushels 7,686 6.16 47,346 2009 115 105 65.0 Bushels 6,825 4.84 33,033 2010 110 100 67.0 Bushels 6,700 6.05 40,535 OATS 2008 80 64 66.0 Bushels 4,224 3.07 12,968 2009 90 60 77.0 Bushels 4,620 1.92 8,870 2010 80 58 67.0 Bushels 3,886 2.05 7,966 BARLEY 2008 13 9 52.0 Bushels 468 4.75 2,223 2009 12 10 53.0 Bushels 530 3.50 1,855 2010 12 10 55.0 Bushels 550 3.10 1,705 POTATOES 2008 18.0 17.8 320 Cwt. 5,696 16.20 92,275 2009 17.1 16.5 300 Cwt. 4,950 12.80 63,360 2010 16.2 16.0 320 Cwt. 5,120 13.50 69,120 DRY BEANS 2/ 2008 17.0 16.8 1,930 Cwt. 324 56.00 18,144 2009 16.0 15.6 1,240 Cwt. 193 35.00 6,755 2010 15.0 14.9 1,890 Cwt. 282 27.70 7,811 SOYBEANS 2008 230 226 46.0 Bushels 10,396 10.30 107,079 2009 255 254 43.0 Bushels 10,922 9.10 99,390 2010 280 279 48.0 Bushels 13,392 11.00 147,312 ALL HAY 2008 - 1,320 2.04 Tons 2,691 135.00 367,398 2009 - 1,360 1.82 Tons 2,472 120.00 298,485 2010 - 1,380 1.75 Tons 2,418 106.00 260,778 ALFALFA HAY 2008 - 350 2.70Tons 945 180.00 170,100 2009 - 350 2.30Tons 805 143.00 115,115 2010 - 420 2.10Tons 882 125.00 110,250 ALL OTHER HAY 2008 - 970 1.80Tons 1,746 113.00 197,298 2009 - 1,010 1.65Tons 1,667 110.00 183,370 2010 - 960 1.60Tons 1,536 98.00 150,528 1/ Preliminary 2010 marketing year average price estimates are based on prices through November with an allowance for projected prices for the remainder of the marketing year. 2/ Yield in pounds per acre. Production is in thousands of cwt. 2 JANUARY MILK PRICES DECREASE FROM DECEMBER Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during January were down from a month earlier. The price of apples decreased also. The price of corn, hay, oats, and potatoes increased. Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales information. Grain corn, at $5.82 per bushel, was up 21 cents from December and $1.95 higher than from last year. Hay averaged $109.00 per ton, up $4 from December but down $5 from January 2010. Oats, at $2.34 per bushel, increased one cent from December. Potatoes averaged $12.90 per cwt, up 30 cents from December and 80 cents higher than last year. Apples averaged $23.80 per cwt, down $1.80 from December but up $3 from last year. Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $17.20 per hundredweight of milk sold during January, down $1.10 from December but up 40 cents from January a year ago. The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in January, at 169 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 11 points (7.0 percent) from December. The Crop Index is up 20 points (11 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Producers received higher prices for corn, cattle, wheat, and soybeans and lower prices for eggs, turkeys, milk, and broilers. In addition to prices, the overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased monthly marketings of soybeans, corn, cattle, and rice offset decreased marketings of cotton, wheat, and apples. Prices Received by Farmers 1/ New York United States Jan Dec Jan Jan Dec Jan Commodity Unit 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 Dollars Dollars Corn bu. 3.87 5.61 5.82 3.66 4.82 5.37 Oats bu. - 2.33 2.34 2.19 2.96 3.04 Wheat bu. - - - 4.90 6.45 7.40 Barley bu. - - - 4.68 3.84 4.05 Soybeans bu. - - - 9.79 11.60 12.60 Hay, baled ton 114.00 105.00 109.00 106.00 112.00 112.00 Potatoes cwt. 12.10 12.60 12.90 7.17 8.69 8.87 Apples, fresh market 2/ cwt. 20.80 25.60 23.80 29.00 29.50 29.70 Milk, wholesale cwt. 16.80 18.30 17.20 16.10 16.70 16.20 Milk cows 3/ head 1,300.00 -1,300.00 1,300.00 - 1,300.00 Eggs, table market doz. - - - 0.905 0.919 0.660 Slaughter cows cwt. 45.00 52.50 5/ 47.90 55.20 63.00 Steers and heifers cwt. 72.70 84.10 5/ 87.50 104.00 110.00 All slaughter cattle cwt. 48.60 57.30 5/ 82.10 98.10 106.00 Calves cwt. 38.00 55.70 5/ 109.00 128.00 135.00 Hogs cwt. 47.60 48.70 5/ 48.40 52.30 54.60 Lambs cwt. 220.00 130.00 5/ 102.00 146.00 4/ Index (1990-92=100) Prices received 140 158 169 Prices paid 181 188 193 Ratio prices received to prices paid 77 84 88 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. 5/ Price available next month. New York livestock prices will be discontinued in May 2011. Commercial Livestock Slaughter, January 1/ Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Species New York United States New York United States 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 1,000 head 1,000 head Million Million pounds pounds Cattle 2.9 2.8 2,754.2 2,918.0 3.4 3.2 3,558.1 3,792.1 Calves 17.0 12.4 92.3 77.7 1.6 1.2 21.9 19.7 Hogs 2.3 2.4 9,833.7 9,925.4 .4 .4 2,654.2 2,748.9 Sheep & 4.2 3.3 235.5 217.3 .4 .3 31.9 30.0 lambs 1/ Slaughter in federal and non-federal inspected plants. Excludes farm slaughter. 3 JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION DOWN New York dairy herds produced 1.08 billion pounds of milk during January. Milk cows and production per cow were up from the previous year resulting in a 4.4 percent increase in milk production compared to January 2010. The number of milk cows averaged 610,000 head, unchanged from January of the previous year. Milk per cow averaged 1,775 pounds, up 75 pounds from the January 2010 rate. Milk production in the 23 major States during January totaled 15.2 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from January 2010. December revised production at 15.0 billion pounds, was up 2.7 percent from December 2009. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,813 pounds for January, 29 pounds above January 2010. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.40 million head, 82,000 head more than January 2010, and 14,000 head more than December 2010. Dairy Briefs New York 23 Major States Item Unit Jan Dec Jan Jan Dec Jan 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 Milk Production Mil. lb. 1,037 1,069 1,083 14,839 15,025 15,234 Milk per cow Lb. 1,700 1,750 1,775 1,784 1,791 1,813 Thou. No. of milk cows hd. 610 611 610 8,319 8,387 8,401 Dairy Products Manufactured New York United States Item Unit Dec Nov Dec Dec Nov Dec 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 Butter Thou. lb. N/A N/A N/A 150,837 133,257 158,082 American cheese Thou.lb. N/A N/A N/A 352,199 350,033 369,565 Mozzarella cheese Thou. lb. 16,388 15,037 17,006 288,779 299,378 308,841 Yogurt, plain and flavored Thou. lb. N/A N/A N/A 310,056 318,722 339,471 Ice cream, hard Thou gal. 2,434 N/A N/A 49,098 51,719 52,317 NEW YORK EGG PRODUCTION UP 10 PERCENT IN DECEMBER Egg production on New York farms totaled 108 million eggs in December 2010, up 10 percent from last year. The number of hens and pullets of laying age, at 4.31 million, increased 8 percent from December 2009 and the rate of lay increased 2 percent to 2,505 eggs per 100 layers. United States egg production totaled 7.90 billion during December 2010, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.83 billion table eggs, and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.00 billion were broiler-type and 67 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2010 averaged 341 million, up 1 percent from last year. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,313 eggs, up slightly from December 2009. Poultry Briefs Dec Nov Dec Dec Nov Dec Item Unit 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 New York United States Egg type layers1/ Thou. 2/ 2/ 2/ 283,138 283,863 285,401 Number of layers Thou. 3,976 4,203 4,312 339,744 338,157 341,479 Eggs per 100 layers No. 2,465 2,451 2,505 2,304 2,233 2,313 Eggs produced Mil. 98 103 108 7,827 7,550 7,899 North and South Atlantic States United States Chicks hatched, Thou. 2/ 2/ 2/ 39,554 34,497 37,845 egg-type Chicks hatched, broiler type Thou. 2/ 2/ 2/ 779,533 766,978 785,649 Chicken eggs in incubators 1/ Egg-type Thou. 9,906 8,799 10,333 38,929 37,445 38,693 Broiler-type Thou. 243,680 250,706 249,873 632,926 637,544 635,068 1/ First day of following month. 2/ Data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. This report, in addition to many others, is available free of charge at our website at www.nass.usda.gov/ny/ The USDA, NASS New York Field Office thanks the agricultural businesses and farm operators who respond to our surveys. 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