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NEW YORK CROP
AND LIVESTOCK REPORT
Released: May 2005 Monthly No. 973-5-05
NEW YORK WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTION UP
Results from the May 2005 Agricultural Yield Survey show winter wheat production in New York is forecast at 5.98 million bushels, up 13 percent from 2004's output. Acreage for harvest is up 15 percent while yields are expected to average 52 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from a year ago. The U.S. winter wheat crop is placed at 1.59 billion bushels, up 6 percent from 2004.
NEW YORK HAY STOCKS DOWN
Hay stocks on New York farms on May 1, 2005 totaled 440 thousand tons, down 20 percent from the 552 thousand tons on farms on May 1, 2004. Nationally, on farm hay stocks totaled 27.7 million tons, up 7 percent from the previous year. The increase in May 1 stocks was mainly a result of higher hay production in 2004.
Hay Stocks and Pasture Condition, New York and United States
State |
All Hay |
Pasture |
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Stocks on farms May 1 |
Condition on May 4 |
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Very poor |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
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1,000 tons |
Percent |
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New York |
520 |
552 |
440 |
4 |
12 |
19 |
54 |
11 |
Vermont |
80 |
86 |
71 |
2 |
35 |
40 |
21 |
2 |
Massachusetts |
21 |
15 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
2 |
New Jersey |
11 |
40 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
31 |
11 |
Pennsylvania |
380 |
570 |
650 |
2 |
6 |
34 |
42 |
16 |
United States |
22,013 |
25,947 |
27,708 |
3 |
10 |
30 |
47 |
10 |
2004 NEW YORK MILK PRODUCTION
Total milk production in New York during 2004, at 11.7 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from the 12 billion pounds of 2003, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Service. The annual average number of milk cows, at 655,000 head, was down 2 percent from the previous year. Annual output per cow averaged 17,786 pounds, down 1 percent from 2003.
Cash receipts from the sale of New York milk during 2004 totaled 1.95 billion, up 25 percent from the previous year. The $16.80 per hundredweight received for all milk sold by New York farmers was up $3.70, or 28 percent, from the $13.10 received in 2003. Marketing totals include whole milk and producer-separated cream sold to plants and dealers as well as milk sold directly to consumers.
,,New York dairymen used 42 million pounds of milk on their farms during 2004, down 1 percent from the previous year. About 95 percent of the milk used on farms was fed back to calves. The value of all milk produced, including milk fed back to calves, totaled $1.96 billion, up 25 percent from 2003.
National milk production increased slightly in 2004 to 171 billion pounds. The annual output per cow, at 18,957 pounds, was 197 pounds above 2003. The average number of milk cows during 2003, at 9.01 million head, was 73,000 head less than 2003. Cash receipts from marketed milk during 2004, at $27.4 billion, were 29 percent above 2003. Producer returns nationwide averaged $16.13 per hundredweight, 29 percent above the 2003 average.
Milk Production, Disposition and Income, New York and United States, 2002-2004
Item |
Unit |
New York |
United States |
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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Milk cows, average number during year |
1,000 hd. |
675 |
671 |
655 |
9,139 |
9,083 |
9,010 |
Milk per cow |
Pounds |
18,101 |
17,812 |
17,786 |
18,608 |
18,760 |
18,957 |
Total milk production |
Mil. lb. |
12,218 |
11,952 |
11,650 |
170,063 |
170,394 |
170,805 |
Disposition of milk produced: |
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Used on farms, include fed to calves |
Mil. lb. |
47 |
47 |
42 |
1,119 |
1,119 |
1,105 |
Sold wholesale or retailed by producers |
Mil. lb. |
12,171 |
11,905 |
11,608 |
168,944 |
169,276 |
169,699 |
Price received for milk sold wholesale |
Dol. per cwt. |
12.80 |
13.10 |
16.80 |
12.18 |
12.55 |
16.13 |
Cash receipts from marketing of milk |
Mil. dol. |
1,558 |
1,560 |
1,950 |
20,582 |
21,239 |
27,368 |
Value of milk produced (includes milk used on farms) |
Mil. dol. |
1,564 |
1,566 |
1,957 |
20,721 |
21,381 |
27,549 |
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2004 POULTRY OUTPUT VALUED
AT $72.3 MILLION
The combined value of New York produced eggs, broilers, and turkeys, and the value of sales for other chickens, was $72.3 million for the year ending November 30, 2004, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. This total is up 9 percent from a year earlier. Of the 2004 combined value, 83 percent was derived from eggs, 9 percent from broilers, and 8 percent from turkeys.
Broiler Production and Value, New York, 2001-2004
Year |
Production |
Price per pound |
Value of production |
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Number |
Pounds |
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1,000 |
1,000 |
Cents |
1,000 dol. |
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201 |
2,300 |
12,200 |
41.0 |
5,002 |
2002 |
2,900 |
16,000 |
33.0 |
5,280 |
2003 |
2,600 |
14,600 |
35.0 |
5,110 |
2004 |
2,600 |
14,600 |
45.0 |
6,570 |
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Egg Production and Value,
New York, 2001-2004
Year |
Number of layers |
Eggs per layer |
Eggs produced |
Price per dozen |
Value of production |
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1,000 |
No. |
Mil. |
Cents |
1,000 dol. |
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2001 |
4,127 |
277 |
1,143 |
56.7 |
54,007 |
2002 |
3,887 |
283 |
1,100 |
48.9 |
44,825 |
2003 |
3,659 |
286 |
1,048 |
64.5 |
56,330 |
2004 |
4,021 |
289 |
1,163 |
61.7 |
59,798 |
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Chickens Sold and Value of Sales 1/
New York, 2001-2004
Year |
Sold |
Price per pound |
Value of sales |
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Number |
Pounds |
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1,000 |
1,000 |
Cents |
1,000 dol. |
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2001 |
2,613 |
10,975 |
0.1 |
11 |
2002 |
2,399 |
10,076 |
0.1 |
10 |
2003 |
2,702 |
9,187 |
0.1 |
9 |
2004 |
3,201 |
10,563 |
0.1 |
11 |
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Turkey Production and Value, New York and United States, 2002-2004
Item |
Unit |
New York |
United States |
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2002 |
2003 2/ |
2004 |
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Number raised (all breeds) |
1,000 hd. |
520 |
570 |
580 |
275,477 |
274,048 |
264,207 |
Pounds produced (liveweight) |
1,000 lbs. |
12,220 |
13,281 |
13,746 |
7,494,861 |
7,487,293 |
7,304,813 |
Price per pound |
Cents |
37.0 |
36.0 |
43.0 |
36.5 |
36.1 |
42.0 |
Value of production |
1,000 dol. |
4,521 |
4,781 |
5,911 |
2,732,481 |
2,699,673 |
3,065,417 |
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1/ Excludes broilers.
2/ Revised.