Mississippi Ag Report Volume 07-16 Released: August 24, 2007 This report is best viewed with a monospace font. Featured Statistics: Cotton and Soybean Forecast Milk Production Farm Land Values Catfish Processing Catfish Feed Catfish Imports and Exports Livestock County Estimates Top Ten Counties Producting Cattle Price Highlights Highlights * Soybean and rice yields in Mississippi are expected to reach record high levels. * Corn production in the State is forecast at an all-time record high. * Mississippi 2007 farm real estate values are up 12 percent from the previous year. Cropland and pasture values have also increased. * Hinds County led the State in the number of cattle and calves on hand January 1, 2007, with 33,300 head. Crop Acreage, Yield and Production, Mississippi and United States, 2006 and Forecasted August 1, 2007 Unit Area Harvested Yield Production Crop 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Bushels 1,000 Units Mississippi Soybeans bu 1,650 1,440 26.0 39.0 * 42,900 56,160 All Cotton 1 2 bale 1,220.0 675.0 829 960 2,107 1,350 All Rice 1 cwt 189 174 7,000 7,100 * 13,230 12,354 Corn, Grain bu 325 950 110 125 35,750 118,750 * Hay, All ton 780 750 2.00 1.90 1,560 1,425 Peanuts lbs 16.0 16.0 3,000 3,100 48,000 49,600 United States Soybeans bu 74,602 63,285 42.7 41.5 3,188,247 2,625,274 All Cotton 1 2 bale 12,731.5 10,636.0 814 783 21,587.8 17,345.5 All Rice 1 cwt 2,821 2,726 6,868 6,984 193,736 190,392 Corn, Grain bu 70,648 85,418 149.1 152.8 10,534,868 13,053,617 * Hay, All ton 39,423 40,338 1.78 1.87 70,000 75,347 Peanuts lbs 1,209 1,158 2,874 2,909 3,474,450 3,368,700 * Record high. 1 Production ginned and to be ginned. 480-lb. net weight bales. 2 Yield in pounds per acre. Mississippi Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Districts, 2006 and Forecasted August 1, 2007 District Harvested Yield Per Production in 480 Acres Harvested Acre Net Weight Bales (lbs) 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Upper Delta 393,100 220,800 858 979 702,400 450,400 N. Central 116,200 66,600 672 912 162,600 126,600 Lower Delta 468,800 242,000 886 1,014 865,000 511,200 Central 113,700 74,400 820 895 194,200 138,800 Other Districts 128,200 71,200 684 829 182,800 123,000 State 1,220,000 675,000 829 960 2,107,000 1,350,000 Mississippi Soybeans: Area Harvested, Yield and Production by Districts, 2006 and Forecasted August 1, 2007 District Harvested Yield Per Acres Harvested Acre Production (bu) (bu) 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Upper Delta 583,800 507,000 24.8 41.7 14,471,000 21,150,000 N. Central 133,800 142,000 21.7 33.0 2,906,000 4,680,000 Northeast 121,400 131,000 18.8 29.5 2,284,000 3,870,000 Lower Delta 649,600 488,000 30.4 40.9 19,759,000 19,940,000 Other Districts 161,400 172,000 21.6 37.9 3480,000 6,520,000 State 1,650,000 1,440,000 26.0 39.0 42,900,000 56,160,000 Milk Cows and Production: by Selected States and United States, April-June, 2006-2007 State Milk Cows 1 Milk Production 2 Change From 2006 2006 2007 2006 2007 1,000 Head Million Pounds Percent Alabama 14.0 13.0 56 54 -3.6 Arkansas 20.0 17.5 71 60 -15.5 Louisiana 32.0 29.0 111 98 -11.7 Mississippi 23.0 21.0 94 90 -4.3 Tennessee 67.0 64.0 284 272 -4.2 United States 9,128 9,126 46,930 47,435 1.1 1 Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk and sucked by calves. Farm Real Estate, Cropland and Pasture, Average Value per Acre, by Selected States and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 State Farm Real Estate Cropland Pasture 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Dollars Alabama 2,750 3,100 2,950 3,400 2,150 * 2,450 Arkansas 2,050 2,300 1,580 1,720 1,770 * 2,130 Florida 7,280 7,570 8,770 9,480 7,500 8,350 Georgia 3,900 4,500 3,730 4,440 7,300 * 8,150 Kentucky 2,750 2,850 2,900 * 3,050 2,300 * 2,600 Louisiana 1,900 2,120 1,630 1,840 1,800 2,160 Mississippi 1,850 2,080 1,590 1,810 1,850 * 2,230 Missouri 1,980 2,280 2,090 * 2,450 1,550 1,820 North Carolina 4,250 4,600 3,610 3,950 4,600 * 5,100 Oklahoma 970 1,080 890 * 979 760 900 South Carolina 2,600 2,900 2,150 2,500 2,550 3,000 Tennessee 3,070 3,400 2,920 3,350 3,520 * 3,850 Texas 1,250 1,480 1,260 * 1,470 1,080 1,370 Virginia 4,900 5,700 5,300 6,000 4,900 * 5,500 West Virginia 2,150 2,500 3,500 3,900 1,880 2,100 United States 1,900 2,160 2,390 2,700 1,000 1,160 * Revised. Average Value Per Acre of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland, by Selected States, 2003-2007 State 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Dollars Arkansas 1,220 1,290 1,460 * 1,580 1,720 Irrigated 1,350 1,450 1,640 * 1,730 1,900 Non-Irrigated 1,100 1,150 1,320 1,460 1,580 Georgia 2,150 2,260 2,750 3,730 4,440 Irrigated 1,900 2,100 2,750 3,650 3,700 Non-Irrigated 2,200 2,300 2,750 3,750 4,600 Louisiana 1,240 1,300 1,510 1,630 1,840 Irrigated 1,070 1,150 1,360 1,410 1,600 Non-Irrigated 1,280 1,340 1,550 1,680 1,900 Mississippi 1,160 1,210 1,410 1,590 1,810 Irrigated 1,230 1,280 1,460 1,550 1,840 Non-Irrigated 1,140 1,190 1,400 1,600 1,800 Missouri 1,580 1,690 1,890 2,090 * 2,450 Irrigated 2,150 2,250 2,470 2,750 * 2,950 Non-Irrigated 1,540 1,650 1,850 2,050 2,420 Texas 937 981 1,070 1,260 * 1,470 Irrigated 1,000 1,050 1,150 1,360 * 1,630 Non-Irrigated 920 965 1,060 1,240 * 1,440 * Revised. United States Catfish: Average Prices and Ending Inventory, July 2006-2007 Item Sales Average Ending Volume Price Inventory 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 1,000 Pounds Dollars Per Pound 1,000 Pounds Fresh Whole Fish 2,715 2,488 1.72 1.73 173 197 Fillets 1 4,276 4,005 3.18 3.18 581 384 Other 2 862 753 1.86 1.72 177 89 Total Fresh 7,853 7,246 2.53 2.53 931 670 Frozen Whole Fish 953 824 2.24 2.19 716 916 Fillets 1 9,456 8,888 3.01 2.93 3,849 8,313 Other 2 3,794 3,419 1.68 1.38 3,073 2,841 Total Frozen 14,203 13,131 2.60 2.48 7,638 12,070 Total Fresh & Frozen 22,056 20,377 2.58 2.50 8,569 12,740 1 Includes regular, shank, and strip fillets; excludes any breaded products. 2 Includes all products not already reported including weight of breading and added ingredients. United States Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Major Processors, 2006-2007 Month Round Weight Processed Price Paid Pound 1 Monthly Cumulative 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 1,000 Pounds Dollars January 50,703 46,957 50,703 46,957 .727 .838 February 49,145 44,439 99,848 91,396 .729 .838 March 56,315 44,397 156,163 135,793 .745 .838 April 43,126 37,954 199,289 173,747 .785 .841 May 42,865 38,867 242,154 212,614 .796 .840 June 41,214 37,275 283,368 249,889 .807 .817 July 45,528 39,168 328,896 289,057 .812 .762 August 51,736 380,632 .811 September 47,296 427,928 .832 October 50,788 478,716 .836 November 45,680 524,396 .837 December 41,735 566,131 .838 1 Quantity processed by major processors and the prices received for fish delivered to the processing plant’s 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. Catfish Feed: Tons Delivered for Foodsize Fish, Mississippi and United States, 2006-2007 Month Mississippi Percent of United States Percent of Previous Previous 2006 2007 Year 2006 2007 Year Tons Percent Tons Percent January 1,169 1,033 88 5,103 4,488 88 February 773 2,126 275 3,970 6,038 152 March 7,980 16,944 212 20,048 38,718 193 April 24,335 19.217 79 52,246 40,998 78 May 37,972 49,837 131 80,433 102,859 128 June 54,484 62,580 115 112,326 127,246 113 July 61,063 65,230 107 124,208 133,478 107 August 67,741 139,191 September 55,565 112,525 October 25,533 54,011 November 5,824 16,948 December 1,177 5,829 Farm-Raised Catfish: Imports and Exports, United States, 2006-2007 Month Imports 1 Exports 1 Ictalurus spp. Total 2 Fresh Frozen 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 1,000 Pounds January 415 4,381 2,644 12,056 73.5 69.7 34.3 0.0 February 417 3,030 2,491 7,582 63.7 69.1 15.3 29.9 March 388 2,101 3,267 6,430 78.8 252.8 8.6 14.3 April 403 1,139 3,119 5,097 68.4 73.5 21.2 0.0 May 356 1,394 3,306 5,434 58.3 51.8 19.0 5.1 June 909 388 4,424 5,469 49.7 69.3 12.5 24.3 July 547 5,232 83.0 36.7 August 819 8,991 106.6 15.2 September 391 9,091 73.6 10.5 October 1,406 10,672 56.4 11.8 November 2,399 12,830 40.1 23.5 December 3,421 8,897 79.3 4.9 1 Data furnished by the U.S. Census Bureau. 2 Includes freshwater imports for consumption of Ictalurus spp., Pangasius spp., and other catfish of the order Siluriformes. Mississippi Livestock County Estimates, 2006-2007 January 1 County All Cattle and Calves Beef Cows Milk Cows 2006 1 2007 2006 1 2007 2006 2007 Number Bolivar 2,100 1,900 1,200 Tallahatchie 4,900 5,100 3,100 3,300 Other Counties 1,000 1,000 1,900 500 District 10 8,000 8,000 5,000 5,000 * * Benton 9,000 8,000 3,600 3,000 Calhoun 9,700 9,000 6,200 6,000 DeSoto 13,000 13,500 7,900 7,800 Grenada 11,800 12,500 7,100 7,000 Lafayette 8,200 8,000 5,300 5,500 Marshall 20,600 20,000 9,600 9,500 Panola 19,200 19,000 10,900 10,500 Tate 24,500 25,000 9,200 9,600 1,400 1,200 Yalobusha 8,000 8,000 5,200 5,100 Other Counties 1,000 800 District 20 124,000 123,000 65,000 64,000 2,400 2,000 Alcorn 9,100 9,500 5,500 5,800 Itawamba 6,000 5,500 3,700 3,200 Lee 12,000 11,400 6,000 5,500 Pontotoc 11,000 7,100 6,500 Prentiss 7,000 6,700 4,100 3,900 Tippah 8,400 8,000 4,500 4,400 Tishomingo 4,000 4,300 2,600 2,500 Union 11,500 10,600 6,500 6,200 District 30 69,000 67,000 40,000 38,000 1,000 * Leflore 1,300 1,400 Sunflower 1,000 1,100 Washington 1,500 1,600 1,000 Yazoo 13,600 14,200 8,700 9,900 Other Counties 1,600 1,700 3,300 2,100 District 40 19,000 20,000 12,000 13,000 * * Attala 13,500 14,600 7,000 7,000 Carroll 17,500 17,300 7,600 7,400 Choctaw 4,400 4,200 3,000 2,500 Holmes 10,000 9,800 5,500 6,000 Leake 19,500 19,000 10,000 9,600 Madison 17,900 17,700 11,000 10,900 Montgomery 11,500 10,800 7,000 7,000 Rankin 19,200 18,800 13,000 12,300 Scott 20,000 19,300 10,000 9,300 Webster 7,500 7,500 4,900 5,000 District 50 141,000 139,000 79,000 77,000 2,200 1,800 Chickasaw 22,000 21,200 12,200 13,000 Clay 18,000 17,000 10,500 8,300 Kemper 14,000 14,500 9,000 9,500 Lowndes 11,000 10,000 6,200 6,000 Monroe 17,900 16,800 8,800 8,500 Neshoba 21,000 21,500 9,800 11,000 600 Noxubee 20,500 21,000 8,500 9,200 900 900 Oktibbeha 12,600 13,000 6,300 6,500 Winston 13,000 13,000 6,700 8,000 Other Counties 1,200 1,500 District 60 150,000 148,000 78,000 80,000 2,700 2,400 Adams 4,000 4,100 2,300 2,500 Amite 16,400 16,000 7,100 7,000 1,600 1,600 Claiborne 10,000 10,000 5,300 6,500 Copiah 19,500 20,400 10,300 11,000 Franklin 5,000 5,000 3,200 3,000 Hinds 32,700 33,300 19,200 20,000 Jefferson 5,400 5,700 3,000 3,500 Lincoln 23,000 22,500 11,500 10,500 1,300 Warren 5,000 4,500 2,900 2,500 Wilkinson 14,000 13,500 7,200 8,500 Other Counties 1,800 3,300 District 70 135,000 135,000 72,000 75,000 4,700 4,900 Covington 24,400 24,100 8,700 7,500 Jefferson Davis 17,500 17,300 8,800 7,000 Lamar 19,600 18,800 7,800 6,000 Lawrence 10,000 9,800 5,900 6,000 Marion 19,300 19,100 9,000 8,500 1,100 1,400 Pike 18,500 19,000 7,300 7,500 1,900 1,800 Simpson 16,200 15,300 9,000 8,500 Smith 17,700 17,500 11,500 9,500 Walthall 29,800 29,100 10,000 9,500 4,700 4,000 Other Counties 500 400 District 80 173,000 170,000 78,000 70,000 8,200 7,600 Clarke 8,600 8,800 5,200 5,700 Forrest 7,500 7,600 3,500 4,000 George 10,700 10,600 6,500 6,000 Greene 6,000 6,200 3,500 3,800 Hancock 7,800 7,800 4,500 4,000 Harrison 3,500 3,000 1,800 1,500 Jackson 6,700 6,000 3,500 3,000 Jasper 11,500 12,500 8,000 8,500 Jones 25,200 25,600 13,500 14,000 800 700 Lauderdale 11,400 11,300 8,000 6,500 Newton 22,500 22,300 10,500 10,500 900 800 Pearl River 20,800 20,000 9,500 10,000 Perry 6,700 6,500 4,500 4,000 Stone 7,600 7,500 5,000 5,000 Wayne 14,500 14,300 9,500 9,500 Other Counties 1,000 800 District 90 171,000 170,000 97,000 96,000 2,700 2,300 Other Districts 100 1,000 State Total 990,000 980,000 526,000 518,000 24,000 22,000 1 Revised. Mississippi Top Ten Cattle Producing Counties, January 1, 2007 County All Cattle and Calves County All Cattle and Calves Number Number Hinds 33,300 Lincoln 22,500 Walthall 29,100 Newton 22,300 Jones 25,600 Neshoba 21,500 Tate 25,000 Chickasaw 21,200 Covington 24,100 Noxubee 21,000 Mississippi and United States Price Highlights, July 2007 with Comparisons Commodity Unit July 2006 June 2007 July 2007 Entire Month Entire Month Mid Month MS US MS US MS US Dollars Corn bu --- 2.14 --- 3.51 --- 3.23 Cotton, Upland lb .455 .468 .445 .464 .457 1 .468 1 Sorghum, grain cwt --- 4.61 --- 6.12 --- 5.55 Soybeans bu 5.57 5.61 7.61 7.51 8.40 7.92 Winter Wheat bu --- 3.82 --- 5.00 --- 5.30 Rice, Rough cwt --- 8.18 --- 9.77 --- 9.84 All Milk cwt --- 11.70 --- 20.20 --- 21.70 Fluid cwt --- 11.70 --- 20.20 --- 21.80 Manufacturing cwt --- 10.80 --- 20.00 --- 20.70 All Beef Cattle cwt --- 85.80 --- 89.10 --- 90.30 Cows cwt --- 46.40 --- 50.10 --- 51.40 Calves cwt --- 137.00 --- 125.00 --- 125.00 Steers & Heifers cwt --- 90.00 --- 93.30 --- 94.30 All Hogs cwt --- 50.20 --- 54.30 --- 52.60 Barrows & Gilts cwt --- 51.10 --- 55.10 --- 53.40 Sows cwt --- 32.10 --- 37.50 --- 36.50 Broilers, Live lb --- .410 --- .520 --- .510 Market Eggs doz .370 2 .237 2 .490 2 .497 2 .790 .812 --- Estimates not made. 1 Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2 Mid-month.