New York Crop and Livestock Report June 2004

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NEW YORK CROP

AND LIVESTOCK REPORT

Released: June 2004

Monthly

No. 973-6-04

NEW YORK WINTER WHEAT CROP DOWN 7 PERCENT FROM MAY 1

Production of winter wheat in New York is forecast at 4.95 million bushels, down 7 percent from May 1, and 22 percent below last year. Area for grain harvest is unchanged from May 1 at 97,000 acres. Yields are now expected to average 51.0 bushels per acre, down 4.0 bushels from the May 1 forecast and 2.0 bushels below last year.

Crop Report Summary, June 1, 2003, with Comparisons

Crop	Unit	New York			United States
		2002	2003	2004	2002	2003	2004
1,000
Production
Winter wheat	bu.	6,844	6,360	4,947	1,137,001	1,707,069	1,530,742

NEW YORK MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION UP 21 PERCENT

New York maple syrup 2004 production increased 21 percent from 2003. Syrup production is estimated at 255,000 gallons, up from the 210,000 gallons produced in 2003 according to the USDA's New York Agricultural Statistics Service. Only two states, Vermont and Maine, produced more syrup.

The number of taps, 1.35 million, increased less than 1 percent from last year. Syrup produced per tap averaged 0.190 gallons, up from 0.157 gallons in 2003. The final value of the 2003 crop is $5.63 million. Decreased production from 2002 offset increased prices.

Maple production rebounded after a poor 2003 season. The increase resulted from more taps and much higher yields per tap. The season opened on March 4 and closed on April 3. Most producers ended with an average crop. Tapping and running tubing was very difficult.

Producers were unable to tap as many trees as they had planned due to heavy snow cover. Weather conditions were not the best for sap flow. Temperatures were reported as 29 percent too warm, 49 percent favorable and 22 percent too cold. Cold weather early in the season with the lack of warm days limited sap flow throughout most of the State. Later, the weather was good for a short time before becoming extremely warm, therefore limiting sap flow. After the warm spell, conditions returned to near normal and producers enjoyed a period of good sap flow. Some producers in the higher elevations reported temperatures that were at least four to five degrees cooler than lower elevations. With blasting winds, the trees remained frozen in Northern New York State while sugar makers at low elevations were achieving sap flow. Even though temperature fluctuations during the season were not consistent, the syrup quality of this year's crop was very good. Syrup color was 19 percent dark, 54 percent medium and 27 percent light.

MAPLE SYRUP: Production, Price, and Value by State and United States 1/

State	Production			Average price per gallon		Value of production
State	2002	2003	2004	2002	2003	2002	2003
	1,000 gallons			Dollars		1,000 dollars
CT	8	10	11	47.20	48.60	472	486
ME	230	285	290	19.40	22.50	5,335	6,413
MA	45	37	50	39.50	41.90	1,896	1,550
MI	66	59	80	32.50	31.20	2,438	1,841
NH	75	60	83	41.10	43.00	3,411	2,580
NY	260	210	255	26.30	26.80	6,838	5,628
OH	75	51	78	32.30	35.10	2,423	1,790
PA	55	52	60	26.70	27.40	1,602	1,425
VT	500	420	500	27.00	27.80	13,770	11,676
WI	79	76	100	29.30	29.10	2,315	2,212
U.S.	1,393	1,260	1,507	27.50	28.30	40,500	35,601
1/ Price and value for 2002 are revised. Price and value for 2004 available June 2005.

NEW YORK CHEESE PRODUCTION DECREASES

Total cheese production in New York, excluding cottage cheese, was 707 million pounds in 2003, down 1 percent from 2002. Italian cheese, which accounted for 57 percent of New York's total cheese output, was down 3 percent; mozzarella production was down 1 percent.

Nationally, total cheese output for 2003 was 8.60 billion pounds (excluding cottage cheese), down 1 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin remained the leading state with 26 percent of the total, followed by California (21 percent), and New York (8 percent).

Manufactured Dairy Products, New York and United States, 2002-2003

Manufactured Products	New York		United States
Manufactured Products	2002	2003	2002	2003
	1,000 lbs.		1,000 lbs.
BUTTER AND CHEESE
Butter	28,292	24,773	1,355,147	1,242,358
Cheese, Total 1/	716,826	706,653	8,547,267	8,597,976
Cheese, American Types 2/	92,709	88,265	3,690,978	3,669,509
Cheese, Cheddar	91,648	86,877	2,822,099	2,749,342
Cheese, Total Italian	414,180	401,468	3,470,014	3,522.049
Cheese, Mozzarella	203,955	202,119	2,783,272	2,806,099
Cream and Neufchatel Cheese	3/	3/	686,183	676,750
Cottage Cheese, Curd	95,094	93,971	436,618	448,281
Cottage Cheese, Creamed	62,291	63,076	374,162	385,176
Cottage Cheese, Lowfat	88,317	92,464	374,293	380,033
OTHER MILK PRODUCTS
Canned Evaporated & Condensed Whole Milk	3/	3/	573,231	577,840
Condensed Milk, Unsweetened
Whole Milk	3/	3/	56,028	75,255
Skim Milk	3/	3/	1,035,633	871,649
Non-Fat Dry Milk-Human Food	3/	3/	1,595,939	1,589,041
Dry Whey - Total	125,215	125,125	1,115,321	1,086,343
Yogurt - Plain and Flavored	247,221	261,743	2,310,582	2,387,510
FROZEN PRODUCTS
Ice Cream, Standard	34,944	33,654	1,004,992	1,015,049
Ice Cream, Lowfat	5,877	5,251	338,538	352,934
Milk Sherbet	2,794	2,398	56,998	56,998
Other Frozen Dairy Products	3/	3/	8,660	7,925
Water Ices	4,236	3,470	67,562	67,541
1/ Excludes cottage cheese. Total includes some types not shown. 2/ Includes cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey and Jack. 3/ Figures not shown when less than three plants reported or individual plant operations might be disclosed.

Hired Workers on Farms and Wage Rates

Item	Northeast I 1/			United States
Item	April 6-12, 2003	Jan. 11-17, 2004	Apr. 11-17, 2004	April 6-12, 2003	Jan. 11-17, 2004 2/	Apr. 11-17, 2004
	1,000 workers
All hired workers	39	20	37	787	662	825
Worked 150 days or more	31	18	29	619	549	648
Worked less than 150 days	8	2	8	162	113	177
	Hours worked per worker
All hired workers	38.4	38.8	39.1	40.1	38.1	40.7
	Dollars per hour
Field workers	9.76	9.72	9.47	8.40	8.39	8.46
Livestock workers	8.55	8.56	8.81	8.75	8.83	8.95
Field and livestock workers	9.27	9.10	9.18	8.49	8.55	8.58
All hired workers	10.24	10.10	10.35	9.16	9.41	9.22
1/ New York and New England States (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) are combined into Northeast I region. 2/ Revised.

MAY PRICES RECEIVED DECLINE

Prices received by New York producers during May for selected commodities were mostly lower than a month earlier. Prices for oats, wheat, soybeans, and eggs declined. Corn and barley were unchanged while hay, apples and milk showed increases.

At the National level, the preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May is 132, based on 1990-92=100, up seven points from the April Index. Higher prices for milk, hogs, cattle, and broilers more than offset lower prices for lettuce, eggs, corn, and tomatoes.

Prices Received by Farmers 1/

Commodity	Unit	New York			United States
Commodity	Unit	May 2003	Apr 2004	May 2004	May 2003	Apr 2004	May 2004
		Dollars			Dollars
Corn	bu.	2.92	3.20	3.20	2.38	2.89	2.78
Oats	bu.	2.25	1.97	1.86	1.95	1.62	1.64
Wheat	bu.	3.27	3.48	3.32	3.33	3.89	3.73
Barley	bu.	2.50	2.40	2.40	2.91	2.78	2.79
Soybeans	bu.	6.28	9.50	9.25	6.07	9.62	9.60
Hay, baled	ton	110.00	109.00	112.00	98.00	89.60	101.00
Potatoes	cwt.	-	9.20	-	6.96	6.84	6.75
Apples, fresh market 2/	cwt.	29.30	21.70	22.10	21.80	29.90	29.40
Milk, wholesale	cwt.	11.80	17.50	20.00	11.00	18.20	20.30
Milk cows 3/	head	-	1,490.00	-	-	1,580.00	-
Eggs, table market	doz.	0.480	0.700	0.540	0.397	0.614	0.468
Slaughter cows	cwt.	40.40	48.00	4/	42.40	50.50	52.40
Steers and heifers	cwt.	63.00	71.00	4/	79.60	88.90	92.60
All slaughter cattle	cwt.	42.00	49.00	4/	75.50	84.80	88.40
Calves	cwt.	110.00	115.00	4/	100.00	117.00	122.00
Hogs	cwt.	-	-	-	41.30	47.40	57.80
Lambs	cwt.	-	-	-	97.60	100.00	-
Index (1990-92=100)
Prices received					105	125	132
Prices paid					127	133	134
Ratio prices received to prices paid					83	94	99
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.

Cattle and Calves Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2000-2003

Year	Inventory January 1	Calf Crop	Inship- ments	Marketings		Farm laughter	Deaths		Inventory Jan. 1 following	Gross income 1/
Year	Inventory January 1	Calf Crop	Inship- ments	Cattle	Calves	Farm laughter	Cattle	Calves	Inventory Jan. 1 following	Gross income 1/
	1,000 head									1,000 dol.
2000	1,460	640	38	225	451	2	30	50	1,380	175,575
2001	1,380	620	45	170	403	2	30	50	1,390	154,221
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

Hogs and Pigs Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2000-2003

Year	Inventory December 1 preceding	Pig Crop	Inship- ments	Marketings	Farm slaughter	Deaths	Inventory December 1	Gross income 1/
	1,000 head							1,000 dol.
2000	40	129	6	84	1	10	80	6,612
2001	80	138	4	136	1	10	75	11,161
2002	75	125	6	109	1	10	86	6,641
2003	86	128	3.3	139	1	4.3	73	9,760

Sheep and Lamb Production, Disposition and Income, New York, 2000-2003

Year	Inventory January 1	Lamb Crop	Inship- ments	Marketings		Farm slaughter	Deaths		Inventory Jan. 1 following	Gross income 1/
Year	Inventory January 1	Lamb Crop	Inship- ments	Sheep	Lambs	Farm slaughter	Sheep	Lambs	Inventory Jan. 1 following	Gross income 1/
	1,000 head									1,000 dol.
2000	64	46	2	5	30	1	5	5	65	3,035
2001	65	49	2	3	36	1	5	6	63	3,749
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
1/ Value of marketings and home consumption.

MAY MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 2.6 PERCENT

New York dairy herds produced 1,035 million pounds of milk during May, down 2.6 percent from the May 2003 level. The decrease was the result of fewer cows in New York's herd which more than offset a higher rate per cow than previous year. The number of milk cows totaled 655,000 head, down 22,000 head from May of the previous year. Milk per cow averaged 1,580 pounds, up 10 pounds from May 2003.

Milk production in the 20 major states during May totaled 13.0 billion pounds, down slightly from production in these same states during May 2003. Production per cow averaged 1,684 pounds for May, up 13 pounds from May 2003. The number of cows on farms in the 20 major states was 7.72 million head, 71,000 head less than May 2003.

Dairy Briefs

Item	Unit	New York			20 Major States
Item	Unit	May 2003	Apr 2004	May 2004	May 2003	Apr 2004	May 2004
Milk Production	Mil. lb.	1,063	987	1,035	13,013	12,588	12,994
Milk per cow	Lb.	1,570	1,500	1,580	1,671