Mississippi Ag Report Volume 02-21 Released: November 1, 2002 This report is best viewed with a monospace font. Featured Statistics: Cotton Ginnings, Chickens and Eggs Catfish, Red Meat Production Food Expenditures, Cotton and Rice Prices Price Index Numbers, Price Highlights Catfish Estimating Procedures The Catfish Processing data presented on Page 4 refers strictly to farm-raised fish and excludes wild capture fish. Prior to summarization, questionnaires are compared with the previous month's reports for comparable placement of data, reasonable price levels, and reasonable inventory carryover given the sales and processing totals reported. Estimates are made for those processors whose reports are not available in time to be included in the release. Estimates are normally based on the processor's previous report and current conditions. Published totals are a straight summation of the individual reports and estimated data. Price items are weighted by the associated volumes to compute weighted average prices. The published price for total whole fish, however, reflects an adjustment to the round and gutted only price to bring it to an equivalent dressed weight price. Only national level estimates are published due to the limited number of plants involved. Generally, individual items are not published if there are less than three plants reporting, or if any one plant has 60 percent or more of the total. Milk Cows and Production, by Selected States and United States, July-September, 2001 - 2002 Milk Cows 1 Milk Production 2 Change State 2001 2002 2001 2002 From 2001 1,000 Head Million Pounds Percent Alabama 21 20 63 59 -6.3 Arkansas 34 32 95 90 -5.3 Georgia 86 84 315 330 4.8 Kentucky 128 122 387 372 -3.9 Louisiana 54 50 131 125 -4.6 Mississippi 35 34 102 101 -1.0 Missouri 144 136 434 444 2.3 Oklahoma 89 88 315 316 0.3 South Carolina 20 20 80 80 0.0 Tennessee 90 88 305 305 0.0 Texas 321 308 1,113 1,202 8.0 United States 9,098 9,159 40,570 41,965 3.4 1 Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to October 15, by Selected States and United States, Crop Years 1999 - 2002 Running Bales Ginned Crop and State 1999 2000 2001 2002 All Cotton Alabama 194,800 211,100 120,450 112,650 Arizona 68,750 152,800 111,550 109,150 Arkansas 728,600 675,900 638,700 348,100 California 73,150 251,000 190,450 157,950 Florida 1 20,800 16,500 Georgia 188,150 198,250 256,150 248,600 Louisiana 552,950 648,500 415,650 266,650 Mississippi 924,100 1,068,800 764,750 577,800 Missouri 290,300 258,400 225,750 126,300 New Mexico 1 12,500 9,000 North Carolina 13,650 127,150 124,250 116,850 Oklahoma 16,550 50,600 12,850 30,450 South Carolina 26,500 64,000 60,550 18,350 Tennessee 325,550 411,400 319,450 170,950 Texas 1,464,300 1,775,050 1,342,100 1,217,200 Virginia 3,000 4,550 8,150 12,650 United States 4,885,350 5,930,800 4,616,300 3,523,400 1 Not Published to avoid disclosing individual gins. Chicken Eggs in Incubators: by Region and United States, October 1, 2001 - 2002 Broiler-Type Egg-type State 2001 2002 2002/2001 2001 2002 2002/2001 1,000 Pounds Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent North Atlantic 12,135 10,887 90 4,896 4,549 93 East North Central 7,356 7,725 105 5,996 6,047 101 West North Central 19,167 17,688 92 6,984 6,299 90 South Atlantic 230,332 218,443 95 4,367 3,739 86 South Central 326,008 315,364 97 4,987 5,241 105 West 20,144 21,206 105 4,638 4,967 107 United States 615,142 591,313 96 31,868 30,842 97 September Layers and Egg Production, Selected States and United States State All Layers on Hand Table Eggs 1 Hatching Eggs 1 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 1,000 Million Million Alabama 10,392 9,989 59 50 135 137 Arkansas 14,235 14,394 100 94 167 171 Florida 10,804 10,654 209 213 14 13 Georgia 21,124 20,237 247 237 171 171 Mississippi 6,687 6,831 39 40 85 91 North Carolina 11,090 10,692 76 77 135 126 Oklahoma 3,973 3,964 43 42 31 32 South Carolina 5,637 5,319 101 95 18 18 Virginia 3,317 2,882 31 29 28 27 United States 335,020 337,151 5,993 6,099 1,051 1,045 1 Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched, by Selected States and United States September 2001 - 2002 September January-September State 2002 2002 2001 2002 as % of 2001 2002 as % of 2001 2001 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent Alabama 103,072 102,721 100 929,634 949,023 102 Arkansas 106,160 104,631 99 963,267 978,678 102 Florida 8,139 7,729 95 78,559 74,990 95 Georgia 109,741 110,611 101 1,002,689 1,019,078 102 Kentucky 22,692 23,318 103 201,641 213,006 106 Mississippi 66,022 66,572 101 602,460 618,108 103 North Carolina 61,872 63,156 102 591,125 607,295 103 Texas 51,934 51,600 99 477,120 494,300 104 United States 738,355 741,140 100 6,786,723 6,910,645 102 United States Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Major Processors, and United States Imports, 2001 - 2002 Round Weight Processed Average Price Paid Imports Month Monthly Cumulative to Producers 1 of Catfish 2 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 1,000 Pounds Dollars Per 1,000 Pounds Pound January 46,999 52,551 46,999 52,551 .693 .549 862 1,037 February 50,257 52,856 97,256 105,407 .696 .555 510 1,048 March 57,766 58,340 155,022 163,747 .697 .565 1,201 414 April 52,478 50,694 207,500 214,441 .694 .561 1,787 618 May 51,736 52,902 259,236 267,343 .687 .574 1,989 1,491 June 47,883 49,450 307,119 316,793 .669 .588 2,114 982 July 47,829 52,363 354,948 369,156 .656 .590 1,968 957 August 51,690 54,383 406,638 423,539 .624 .582 1,385 632 September 49,699 53366 456,337 476,905 .610 .576 1,536 October 52,264 508,601 .596 1,608 November 44,670 553,271 .566 1,724 December 43,837 597,108 .554 1,395 1 Price for fish delivered to processing plant door. Price includes charges for any services provided by the processing plant, such as seining and hauling, but does not include adjustments based on year-end settlements. 2 Pounds of frozen boneless fillets. Data furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census. United States Catfish: Sales, Average Price and Ending Inventory, September 2001 - 2002 Sales Average Ending Item Volume Price Inventory 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 1,000 Pounds Dollars Per Pound 1,000 Pounds Fresh Whole Fish 3,174 3,418 1.53 1.32 164 185 Fillets 1 5,264 5,317 2.69 2.54 559 405 Other 2 1,449 1,441 1.52 1.54 156 95 Total Fresh 9,887 10,176 2.14 1.99 879 685 Frozen Whole Fish 937 1,420 2.00 1.82 549 766 Fillets 1 9,347 10,842 2.51 2.41 9,130 6,528 Other 2 4,039 4,060 1.57 1.49 2,216 2,077 Total Frozen 14,323 16,322 2.21 2.13 11,895 9,371 Total Fresh & Frozen 24,210 26,498 2.18 2.08 12,774 10,056 1 Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded product. 2 Includes steaks, nuggets and all other products not already reported, including weight of breading and added ingredients. Commercial Red Meat Production: by Selected States and United States, 2001 - 2002 1 State September August September September 2002 as Percent of 2 2001 2002 2002 September 2001 August 2002 Million Pounds Percent Alabama 3.9 4.5 4.2 108 93 Arkansas 5.0 5.7 5.2 104 91 Florida 4.9 5.9 5.9 121 101 Georgia 24.1 22.6 19.1 79 84 Kentucky 34.8 37.6 38.6 111 103 Louisiana 1.4 1.4 1.4 98 96 Mississippi 23.7 25.4 23.5 99 92 Missouri 33.0 34.4 35.3 107 103 North Carolina 157.1 171.2 173.7 111 101 Oklahoma 75.3 82.3 76.9 102 93 South Carolina 17.3 21.3 19.2 111 90 Tennessee 18.3 20.2 19.6 107 97 Texas 372.8 461.4 399.5 107 87 United States 3,665.7 4,139.9 3,873.2 106 94 1 Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2 Percentages based on unrounded data. Food Expenditures, by Age Group, United States, 1997 Age of Household Head Item All Less Households than 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 Dollars Annual Pre-tax Income 39,926 15,666 40,247 48,788 55,260 Weekly Per Capita Food Expenditures 37.97 28.01 34.85 35.62 42.67 Food Away from Home 14.20 12.80 14.91 14.20 17.12 Food at Home 23.77 15.20 19.94 21.42 25.56 Cereal and Cereal Products 1.29 .95 1.19 1.19 1.32 Bakery Products 2.50 1.60 2.19 2.19 2.72 Dairy Products 2.62 1.81 2.60 2.60 2.72 Beef 1.72 1.44 1.53 1.53 2.03 Pork 1.27 .66 1.06 1.06 1.46 Poultry 1.17 .72 1.10 1.10 1.25 Fish and Seafood .76 .35 .65 .65 .91 Other Meats .78 .47 .75 .75 .81 Eggs .28 .20 .22 .22 .29 Fats and Oils .70 .34 .56 .56 .70 Fresh Fruits 1.37 .85 1.09 1.09 1.32 Processed Fruits .89 .54 .74 .74 .93 Fresh Vegetables 1.24 .58 1.02 1.02 1.36 Processed Vegetables .66 .37 .57 .57 .73 Nonalcoholic Beverages 4.12 1.85 3.50 3.50 4.36 Sugar and Other Sweets 1.01 .54 .87 .87 1.10 Miscellaneous Prepared Foods 3.43 2.43 3.32 3.32 3.61 Age of Household Head Item All Households 55-64 65-74 75+ Dollars Annual Pre-tax Income 39,926 41,734 27,492 19,425 Weekly Per Capita Food Expenditures 37.97 43.40 41.44 36.21 Food Away from Home 14.20 13.96 13.04 9.89 Food at Home 23.77 29.44 29.39 26.31 Cereal and Cereal Products 1.29 1.45 1.50 1.35 Bakery Products 2.50 3.06 3.00 2.84 Dairy Products 2.62 3.09 3.14 2.90 Beef 1.72 2.06 1.97 1.64 Pork 1.27 1.75 1.57 1.56 Poultry 1.17 1.38 1.51 1.15 Fish and Seafood .76 1.04 .90 .76 Other Meats .78 1.02 .99 .81 Eggs .28 .35 .36 .36 Fats and Oils .70 .94 .89 .87 Fresh Fruits 1.37 1.72 1.80 2.12 Processed Fruits .89 1.08 1.14 1.17 Fresh Vegetables 1.24 1.70 1.70 1.47 Processed Vegetables .66 .83 .84 .73 Nonalcoholic beverages 4.12 5.38 5.01 5.44 Sugar and Other Sweets 1.01 1.37 1.34 1.01 Miscellaneous Prepared Foods 3.43 4.04 3.44 3.59 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Upland Cotton and Rice: Prices Received and Marketings, United States, October 2002, with Comparisons August 2002 1 September 2002 1 October 2002 2 Item Unit Cotton, Upland Average Price Dollars/Pound .330 .352 .365 Marketings 3 1,000 Bales 354 412 NA Rice Average Price Dollars/Cwt 3.72 3.94 3.86 Marketings 4 1,000 Cwt 11,478 12,787 NA 1 Entire month. 2 Based on purchases for the first half of the month. 3 Expanded data from sample of about 60 percent of buyers. 4 Purchases by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped by cooperatives. Selected Index Numbers for Prices Received and Paid, 1990 - 92 = 100, by Months, United States, 2001 and 2002 Index of Prices Received Index of Prices Paid Month All Farm All Livestock and All Production Products Crops Products Items Items 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 January 97 95 94 93 100 97 125 122 121 117 February 100 99 98 101 102 97 124 123 121 117 March 103 106 99 117 107 95 124 123 120 118 April 106 95 103 100 109 90 124 123 120 118 May 108 97 105 106 110 90 124 123 120 118 June 107 98 102 106 113 91 124 123 120 118 July 108 100 104 111 112 89 123 123 120 119 August 110 100 109 114 111 87 124 124 120 120 September 106 99 102 110 111 86 124 125 120 121 October 94 95 88 101 104 87 123 125 119 122 November 93 89 99 122 118 December 93 90 96 122 117 Mississippi and United States Price Highlights October 2001 September 2002 October 2002 Commodity Unit Entire Month Entire Month Mid-Month MS US MS US MS US Dollars Corn bu --- 1.84 --- 2.47 --- 2.36 Cotton, Upland lb .402 .307 1 .352 1 .365 2 Sorghum, grain cwt --- 3.30 --- 4.30 --- 4.22 Soybeans bu 4.25 4.09 5.60 5.39 5.27 5.16 Winter Wheat bu --- 2.82 --- 4.14 --- 4.41 Rice, Rough cwt --- 4.36 --- 3.94 --- 3.86 All Milk cwt --- 15.60 --- 11.60 --- 11.90 Fluid cwt --- 15.60 --- 11.60 --- 11.90 Manufacturing cwt --- 14.30 --- 10.30 --- 10.70 All Beef Cattle cwt --- 66.50 --- 64.80 --- 64.10 Cows cwt --- 37.60 --- 37.90 --- 33.70 Calves cwt --- 99.70 --- 92.00 --- 91.10 Steers & Heifers cwt --- 70.10 --- 68.00 --- 67.80 All Hogs cwt --- 40.20 --- 26.70 --- 31.90 Barrows & Gilts cwt --- 40.60 --- 27.20 --- 32.60 Sows cwt --- 33.10 --- 15.10 --- 19.80 Broilers, Live lb --- .410 --- .300 --- .280 Market Eggs doz .510 3 .431 3 .400 3 .390 3 .360 .348 --- Estimates not made. 1 Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 2 Based on sales during the first half of the month. 3 Mid-month prices.