Mississippi Ag Report Volume 07-17 Released: September 13, 2007 This report is best viewed with a monospace font. Highlights * Wage rates for all hired workers during the July 8-14, 2007, reference week increased 27 cents per hour from a year earlier. * There were forty-one percent of farms in the State with Internet access during 2007, compared with 37 percent the previous year. * The cash rent received for cropland in Mississippi during 2007 averaged $73.00 per acre, up $5.00 per acre from last year. Farm Labor: Employment and Wage Rates, United States July 8-14, 2007, with Comparisons 1 Farm Employment July 9-15, 2006 April 8-14, 2007 July 8-14, 2007 1,000 Hired Workers 876 736 * 847 150 Days or More 630 593 * 600 149 Days or Less 246 143 * 247 Agricultural Services Workers Working on Farms 320 253 * 358 Hired Farm & Service Workers 1,196 989 * 1,205 Hours per Week Hours Worked Hired 41.0 40.7 * 41.6 Dollars per Hour Wage Rate for All Hired Workers 2 3 9.72 10.20 * 10.04 Type or Worker Field & Livestock Combined 9.07 9.42 * 9.44 Field 8.93 9.35 9.31 Livestock 9.49 9.59 * 9.80 * Revised. 1 Excludes AK. 2 Benefits, such as housing and meals, are provided some workers but the values are not included in the wage rates. 3 Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. Hired Workers: Wage Rates for Type of Workers and All Hired Workers, by Selected Regions and United States, July 9-15, 2006 and July 8-14, 2007 1 Type of Worker United States Wage Rates for and Region Field Livestock Field & Livestock All Hired Workers Combined July July July July July July July July 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Dollars Per Hour Northeast II 9.26 9.62 9.03 10.04 9.20 9.74 9.90 10.78 Appalachian I 9.14 8.80 9.18 8.80 9.15 8.80 9.64 9.25 Appalachian II 8.64 8.55 9.63 9.85 9.07 9.05 9.56 935 3 Southeast 8.21 8.57 8.05 8.52 8.18 8.55 8.68 9.12 Florida 8.39 8.50 9.10 8.60 8.48 8.51 9.40 9.49 Cornbelt I 9.46 9.22 9.28 10.32 9.40 9.57 10.14 10.20 Delta 8.06 8.14 9.03 9.78 8.36 8.80 8.52 9.07 Southern Plains 8.53 8.14 9.12 9.67 8.75 8.85 9.38 9.18 Mountain II 8.33 9.25 8.89 9.85 8.55 9.45 9.34 9.85 Pacific 9.50 9.64 11.06 10.65 9.59 9.71 10.15 10.41 California 8.92 9.80 10.24 11.00 9.09 9.95 9.89 10.48 Hawaii 2 10.26 10.70 10.8 10.38 10.89 12.31 12.87 United States 3 8.93 9.31 9.49 9.80 9.07 9.44 9.72 10.04 1 Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2 Insufficient data for livestock. 3 Excludes AK. Hired Workers: Number and Hours Worked by Selected States, Region and United States, July 9-15, 2006 and July 8-14, 2007 1 Hired United States Number of Expected to be Employed Number of Hours and Region Workers 150 Days or More 149 Days or Less Worked July July July July July July July July 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 9-15, 8-14, 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Appalachian I 40 40 28 26 12 14 37.1 37.1 Appalachian II 27 30 15 18 12 12 34.3 34.2 Southeast 41 31 30 22 11 9 38.3 36.3 Florida 43 41 38 39 5 2 41.0 41.0 Lake 68 78 44 47 24 31 38.4 40.2 Delta 30 25 24 18 6 7 40.0 38.1 Southern Plains 53 58 38 43 15 15 37.6 41.0 United States 3 876 847 630 600 246 247 41.0 41.6 1 Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2 Excludes Alaska. Region: Northeast II - DE, MD, NJ, PA; Appalachian I - NC, VA; Appalachian II - KY, TN, WV; Southeast - AL, GA, SC; Cornbelt I - IL, IN, OH; Delta - AR, LA, MS; Southern Plains - OK, TX; Mountain II - CO, NV, UT; Pacific - OR, WA. Rice Stocks by Position, State and United States, August 1, 2006-2007 State 2006 2007 On Off Total All On Off Total All Farms Farms 1 Positions Farms Farms 1 Positions Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt Arkansas 950 19,492 20,442 420 21,091 21,511 California 150 7,774 7,924 115 7,292 7,407 Louisiana 200 3,246 3,446 150 1,636 380 Missouri * * 1,456 * * 1,095 Texas * * 2,894 * * 2,754 Unallocated * 253 5,313 535 3,694 United States 1,553 35,825 37,378 1,220 33,713 34,933 Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt Arkansas 1,676 1,676 1,225 1,225 California 642 642 591 591 Louisiana * * * * Mississippi * * * * Missouri * * * * Texas 739 739 * * Unallocated * 887 887 1,295 1,295 United States 3,944 3,944 3,111 3,111 * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. Farm Computer Usage: by Selected States and United, 2005-2007 Farms State With Computer That Own or Using Computers With Access Lease Computers For Farm Business Internet Access 2005 2007 2005 2007 2005 2007 2005 2007 Percent Alabama 48 48 47 47 25 24 40 40 Arkansas 50 59 48 56 24 33 44 52 Georgia 42 46 38 44 19 26 36 42 Kentucky 36 50 34 45 17 24 30 39 Louisiana 51 57 46 55 20 25 46 55 Mississippi 45 51 42 44 23 22 37 41 Missouri 55 56 50 54 30 29 45 50 Tennessee 55 60 45 48 20 24 45 52 Texas 58 62 55 60 27 33 51 57 United States 1 59 63 55 59 32 35 51 55 1 Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access and Use of Internet, by Selected States and United States, 2007 Farms State Purchase Conduct Access Access Agricultural Agricultural USDA/NASS Other USDA Inputs Marketing Reports Reports/Services Over Internet 1 Activities Over Over Internet Over Internet Internet 2 Percent Alabama 8 5 5 6 Arkansas 9 4 4 6 Georgia 9 5 2 7 Florida 19 10 8 14 Georgia 9 5 2 7 Kentucky 8 6 3 7 Louisiana 6 3 2 8 Mississippi 5 4 3 7 Missouri 7 5 5 10 North Carolina 15 11 6 12 Oklahoma 11 11 6 10 South Carolina 15 15 4 8 Tennessee 7 7 5 8 Texas 9 8 4 8 Virginia 13 7 4 8 United States 3 11 10 6 11 1 Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 2 Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales or commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 3 Excludes AK and HI. Chicken Eggs in Incubators, by Region and Untied States, August 1, 2006-2007 Region Broiler-Type Egg-Type 2006 2007 2007/2006 2006 2007 2007/2006 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent North Atlantic 12,574 12,244 97 5,038 4,743 94 East North Central 9,190 11,977 130 6,362 6,726 106 West North Central 29,292 29,551 101 7,396 8,756 118 South Atlantic 243,873 251,122 103 3,642 3,866 106 South Central 340,811 346,507 102 4,166 4,261 102 West 25,625 24,349 95 4,172 5,361 128 United States 661,365 675,750 102 30,776 33,713 110 July Layers and Egg Production, by Selected States and United States, 2006-2007 State All Layers on Hand 1 Table Eggs Hatching Eggs 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 1,000 Million Eggs Alabama 8,562 9,132 36 28 133 150 Arkansas 13,976 13,838 95 93 176 180 Florida 10,619 10,614 229 235 7 10 Georgia 19,101 19,121 209 206 187 188 Mississippi 6,361 6,457 40 38 92 92 North Carolina 10,718 12,137 80 105 140 145 South Carolina 5,018 4,644 87 77 19 22 Virginia 3,159 3,196 30 30 33 36 United States 341,252 338,975 6,550 6,436 1,095 1,138 1 Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. July Broiler-type Chicks Hatched, by Selected States and United States, 2006-2007 State During July January-July 2006 2007 2007/2006 2006 2007 2007/2006 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent Alabama 115,628 115,396 100 794,146 783,116 99 Arkansas 101,842 103,993 102 721,646 711,931 99 Florida 5,007 5,029 100 34,209 34,536 101 Georgia 127,517 130,611 102 865,365 889,267 103 Mississippi 66,492 70,283 106 466,148 478,955 103 North Carolina 67,743 71,976 106 471,056 488,021 104 South Carolina 19,330 19,694 102 130,753 135,939 104 Virginia 23,653 23,662 100 163,241 160,683 98 United States 801,537 820,865 102 5,545,851 5,600,745 101 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by Selected States and United States, June-July 2007 State Number Average Slaughtered Live Weight Live Weight June July June July June July 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds Alabama 86,564 89,280 476,108 490,143 5.50 5.49 Arkansas 94,704 93,274 500,099 496,620 5.28 5.32 Georgia 108,199 114,859 566,821 603,653 5.24 5.26 Kentucky 24,144 26,312 132,927 144,307 5.51 5.48 Louisiana 16,463 16,848 92,227 94,675 5.60 5.62 Mississippi 65,900 67,185 361,969 365,843 5.49 5.45 Missouri 35,073 34,749 164,768 162,645 4.70 4.68 North Carolina 58,951 59,790 400,402 403,658 6.79 6.75 South Carolina 24,241 25,233 152,964 155,957 6.31 6.18 Tennessee 21,875 22,915 111,888 116,397 5.11 5.08 Texas 55,270 55,138 291,414 287,291 5.27 5.21 Virginia 26,168 26,489 134,319 136,402 5.13 5.15 United States 741,444 756,289 4,063,717 4,137,553 5.48 5.47 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June-July 2007 State Total Chilled and Frozen Post-Mortem Condemnation Pounds Certified 1 Carcass and Parts Percent 2 June July June July June July 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds Percent Alabama 350,385 359,667 3,101 3,100 0.88 0.85 Arkansas 357,707 360,411 4,143 4,310 1.14 1.18 Georgia 420,423 448,438 3,718 3,719 0.88 0.82 Kentucky 97,167 105,611 1,152 1,089 1.17 1.02 Louisiana 67,212 68,986 346 320 0.51 0.46 Mississippi 258,942 262,490 2,676 2,794 1.02 1.05 Missouri 120,479 119,789 1,220 1,758 1.00 1.45 North Carolina 305,597 307,895 4,026 4,340 1.30 1.39 South Carolina 112,601 114,716 963 1,196 0.85 1.03 Tennessee 80,742 83,996 873 919 1.07 1.08 Texas 223,839 218,800 1,787 1,820 0.79 0.82 Virginia 93,924 95,406 759 777 0.80 0.81 United States 2,979,763 3,039,183 31,724 33,028 1.05 1.08 1 Ready-to-cook weights. 2 Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Pasture Rented for Cash, Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Selected States and United States, 2003-2007 State 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Dollars Alabama 18.00 18.00 17.50 18.50 19.50 Florida 17.00 17.50 18.50 22.00 24.00 Georgia 23.00 24.00 22.00 25.00 25.00 Louisiana 15.00 15.50 16.50 19.00 23.00 Mississippi 16.00 16.50 16.50 16.00 18.00 Missouri 23.50 26.00 27.00 26.00 26.00 North Carolina 22.00 23.00 25.00 25.00 27.00 Oklahoma 8.50 9.00 9.00 8.50 9.50 Tennessee 17.50 19.00 18.00 19.00 * 20.00 Virginia 16.50 17.50 20.00 20.00 21.00 United States 9.00 9.60 10.30 10.80 12.00 Cropland Rented, Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Selected States, 2003-2007 State and 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Land Type Dollars Arkansas 71.00 75.00 76.00 76.00 80.00 Irrigated 78.00 86.00 86.00 86.00 90.00 Non-Irrigated 55.00 59.00 58.00 56.00 56.00 Georgia 56.00 58.00 58.00 60.00 60.00 Irrigated 105.00 110.00 115.00 116.00 * 116.00 Non-Irrigated 40.00 42.00 41.00 43.00 44.00 Louisiana 62.00 66.00 66.00 72.00 71.00 Irrigated 68.00 76.00 70.00 81.00 82.00 Non-Irrigated 59.00 62.00 62.00 66.00 66.00 Mississippi 63.00 66.00 69.00 68.00 73.00 Irrigated 78.00 85.00 93.00 90.00 * 92.00 Non-Irrigated 56.00 58.00 60.00 62.00 65.00 Texas 27.30 29.80 29.70 28.00 30.00 Irrigated 55.00 56.00 57.50 50.00 * 53.00 Non-Irrigated 21.00 23.70 23.00 23.00 23.00 * Revised. Mississippi and United States Price Highlights, August 2007 with Comparisons August 2006 July 2007 August 2007 Commodity Entire Month Entire Month Mid Month Unit 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.