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Issue 55-20

May 9, 2005

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Crop Weather
Income from Meat Animals
Annual Milk Production

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 8, 2005

NEW MEXICO: There were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was 5% very short, 35% short and 60% adequate. Wind damage was 19% light, 14% moderate, and 5% severe. Freeze damage was 5% light and 4% moderate. Farmers were busy preparing irrigation systems, planting corn and cotton. Alfalfa conditions were reported as 1% poor, 38% fair, 45% good and 16% excellent with the first cutting 67% complete. Cotton condition was 18% poor, 7% fair, 51% good and 24% excellent with 69% planted. Corn progress was 62% planted and 19% emerged. The previous weeks corn planted was revised to 42%. Irrigated sorghum planted was 6%. Total wheat condition was reported as 2% poor, 20% fair, 64% good, and 14% excellent with 30% being grazed. Peanuts were 10% planted and lettuce condition was 9% fair, 39% good and 52% excellent with 25% harvested. Chile condition was 6% poor, 25% fair, 59% good and 10% excellent with 95% planted. Onion condition was 9% fair, 56% good and 35% excellent. Cattle conditions were 2% poor, 24% fair, 62% good, and 12% excellent. Sheep were reported as 3% very poor, 6% poor, 43% fair, 46% good, and 2% excellent. Range and pasture conditions were 3% very poor, 11% poor, 37% fair and 49% good. Ranchers were busy maintaining herds and supplemental feeding is decreasing.

CROP PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WITH COMPARISONS

CROP PROGRESS This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Average

CORN Planted 62 42 61 66

COTTON Planted 69 63 61 63

LETTUCE Harvested 25 N/A 17 40

WHEAT (ALL) Grazed 30 31 N/A N/A

CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITION PERCENTAGES

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent

Alfalfa -- 1 38 45 16

Apples -- -- 100 -- --

Chile -- 6 25 59 10

Cotton -- 18 7 51 24

Lettuce -- -- 9 39 52

Onions -- -- 9 56 35

Wheat (All) -- 2 20 64 14

Cattle -- 2 24 62 12

Sheep 3 6 43 46 2

Range/Pasture 3 11 37 49 --

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTAGES

Very
Short Short Adequate Surplus

Northwest 4 20 75 1

Northeast 4 34 62 --

Southwest 8 87 5 --

Southeast 6 23 71 --

State Current 5 35 60 --

State-Last Week 1 31 66 2

State-Last Year 8 51 40 1

State-5-Yr Avg. 36 35 28 1

WEATHER SUMMARY

Relatively cool spring weather persisted over New Mexico during the week. Temperatures averaged about 6 degrees below normal for the state, but were generally 8-12 below normal in the east. The main event of the week was a storm system that passed through the state Monday and Tuesday. Measurable precipitation fell everywhere except the far southwest. Greatest precipitation totals were in the north, and Chama picked up 1.76 inches of moisture from heavy snow and some rain.

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - May 2 - 8, 2005

Temperature Precipitation

Station
Mea n
Maximu m Minimu m 05/02
05/08 05/01
05/08 Normal
May 01/01
05/08 Normal
Jan- May

Farmington 54.8 77 34 0.42 0.42 0.67 4.53 3 .15

Gallup 51.4 74 34 0.05 0.05 0.51 6.30 3 .74

Capulin 47.2 69 27 0.89 1.04 2.30 6.89 5 .16

Chama 43.8 64 23 1.76 1.79 1.11 14.06 7 .72

Johnson Ranch 49.1 71 21 0.21 0.21 0.62 5.30 3 .09

Las Vegas 47.6 70 29 0.36 0.40 1.82 5.16 4 .36

Los Alamos 46.9 66 33 0.41 0.41 1.17 8.51 5 .05

Raton 45.9 71 29 0.11 0.45 2.27 7.24 5 .17

Red River 41.4 62 27 0.80 0.92 1.77 11.02 7 .52

Santa Fe 51.6 72 36 0.24 0.32 1.22 6.86 4 .09

Clayton 52.7 75 32 0.62 0.98 1.99 6.34 4 .03

Clovis 54.2 80 35 0.10 0.10 1.87 4.70 4 .17

Roy 48.9 72 29 0.35 0.35 1.84 5.49 3 .98

Tucumcari 54.1 80 32 0.39 0.39 1.49 6.31 3 .49

Grants 49.9 73 31 0.30 0.30 0.53 4.42 2 .48

Quemado 48.7 76 24 0.17 0.17 0.50 3.76 3 .45

Silver City -- -- -- 0.00 0.00 0.30 8.06 4 .20

Albuquerque 57.6 78 42 0.29 0.29 0.50 5.74 2 .46

Carrizozo 55.9 77 30 0.15 0.15 0.62 6.30 2 .72

Socorro 60.4 82 35 0.28 0.28 0.52 4.05 1 .93

Gran Quivera 52.9 74 29 0.06 0.06 0.82 5.88 3 .70

Moriarty 50.0 74 32 0.24 0.24 0.97 6.14 3 .07

Ruidoso 48.8 70 31 0.05 0.05 0.87 7.89 5 .11

Carlsbad 60.9 85 43 0.05 0.05 1.16 3.52 2 .65

Roswell 56.7 82 38 0.05 0.05 1.24 3.06 3 .23

Tatum 54.4 80 38 0.12 0.12 2.09 2.84 4 .14

Alamogordo 61.8 83 40 0.02 0.02 0.45 5.84 2 .38

Animas 64.7 86 44 0.00 0.00 0.18 4.75 2 .04

Deming 63.6 89 42 0.00 0.00 0.19 3.78 1 .73

Las Cruces 62.9 86 45 0.00 0.00 0.29 3.83 1 .55

T or C 62.6 84 42 0.00 0.00 0.49 3.14 1 .89

(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction
All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.

INCOME FROM MEAT ANIMALS

NEW MEXICO: Gross income from cattle and calves for 2004 totaled $952 million, a 25 percent
increase over the 2003 gross income of $761 million. Marketings for cattle increased while calf marketings decreased. Gross income from sheep and lambs decreased by 2 percent in 2004 to $7.6 million. Marketings for adult sheep increased and marketings for lambs decreased. Hog and pig income jumped by 57 percent to $813,000 in 2004. Marketings decreased from 5,800 to 4,600 head. Prices for all species increased from 2003's averages.

UNITED STATES : The 2004 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $62.6 billion, up 11 percent from 2003. Total 2004 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals increased 11 percent to $62.2 billion. Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves increased from $45.1 billion in 2003 to $47.3 in 2004, a 5
percent increase. Cash receipts from hogs and pigs totaled $14.3 billion during 2004, up 35 percent from 2003.

Meat Animals: Marketing, Cash Receipts, Gross Income - New Mexico and U.S., 2003^1/-2004

Unit New Mexico United States

2003 2004 2003 2004

Cattle & Calves

Marketings ^2/

Cattle 1,000 head 994.0 1,041.0 47,686.1 44,808.2

Calves 1,000 head 410.0 400.0 9,612.8 9,065.3

Average Price

Cattle $/Cwt. 69.50 82.00 79.70 85.90

Calves $/Cwt. 101.00 119.00 102.0 119.00

Cash Receipts ^3/ $1,000 757,918 948,659 45,092,28 3 47,295,574

Value of Home Consumption $1,000 2,717 3,464 384,290 427,865

Gross Income $1,000 760,635 952,123 45,476,57 3 47,723.439

Sheep & Lambs

Marketings ^2/

Sheep 1,000 head 19.0 26.0 827.9 695.0

Lambs 1,000 head 81.0 64.0 4,387.2 4,200.5

Average Price

Sheep $/Cwt. 37.00 42.00 34.90 38.80

Lambs $/Cwt. 89.20 100.00 94.40 101.00

Cash Receipts ^3/ $1,000 6,902 6,667 507,890 520,998

Value of Home Consumption $1,000 801 897 10,756 11,464

Gross Income $1,000 7,703 7,564 518,646 532,462

Hogs & Pigs

Marketings ^4/

All 1,000 head 5.8 4.6 124,382.8 127,598.5

Average Price

All $/Cwt. 34.50 48.30 37.20 49.30

Cash Receipts ^{2/ 5/} $1,000 373 522 10,618,02 7 14,348,328

Value of Home Consumption $1,000 145 291 27,774 36,117

Gross Income $1,000 518 813 10,645,80 1 14,384,445

^1/ Revised. ^2/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and State out-shipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within the State. ^3/ Receipts from marketing and sale of farm slaughter. ^4/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the State. ^5/ Includes allowance for higher average price of state in-shipments and out-shipments of feeder pigs.

ANNUAL MILK PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION

NEW MEXICO: Number of milk cows on farms in 2004 increased to 326,000 from 317,000 head in 2003. New Mexico's total milk production in 2004 remained at 6.7 billion pounds while the rate per cow decreased slightly to 20,583 pounds compared to the previous year's total of 21,028 pounds. Whole milk sold to plants and dealers remained at 6.6 billion pounds from 2003. Prices increased during the year as milk per hundredweight climbed from $12.00 in 2003 to $15.10 in 2004. Cash receipts from marketings in 2004 were $1 billion compared to $790 million in 2003 while producer gross income was $1 billion in 2004 compared to $792 million in 2003.

UNITED STATES: Milk production increased 0.2 percent in 2004 to 170.8 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 18,957 pounds, was 197 pounds above 2003. The annual average number of milk cows on farms, at 9.01 million head, was 73,000 head less than 2003. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2004 totaled $27.4 billion, 29 percent above 2003. Producer returns averaged $16.13 per hundredweight, 29 percent above 2003. Marketings totaled 170 billion pounds, 0.2 percent above 2003. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 1.11 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 1.3 percent less than 2003. Calves were fed 87 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households.

Milk Production, Disposition, Price, and Income, Selected States and U.S., 2004 ^1/

State Milk Cows
on Farms ^2/ Milk
Production
Per Cow Total Milk
Production Used on
Farms ^3/ Total
Milk
Marketed ^4/ Price
Per 100
Pounds Cash
Receipts
from
Marketings Producer
Gross
Income ^5/

1,000 Head Pounds ---------------Million Pounds---------------- Dollars -------------1,000 Dollars----------

CA 1,725 21,139 36,465 36 36,429 14.73 5,365,992 5,366,729

ID 424 21,446 9,093 37 9,056 15.00 1,358,400 1,358,850

MI 303 20,842 6,315 55 6,260 16.30 1,020,380 1,021,195

MN 463 17,499 8,102 100 8,002 16.70 1,336,334 1,337,169

NM 326 20,583 6,710 86 6,624 15.10 1,000,244 1,003,546

NY 655 17,786 11,650 42 11,608 16.80 1,950,144 1,950,480

PA 562 17,904 10,062 11 10,051 17.60 1,768,976 1,769,152

TX 319 18,837 6,009 23 5,986 16.30 975,718 976,044

WA 237 22,852 5,416 26 5,390 15.90 857,010 857,169

WI 1,241 17,796 22,085 264 21,821 16.90 3,687,749 3,692,819

U.S. 9,010 18,957 170,805 1,105 169,699 16.13 27,367,858 27,392,272

^1/ May not add due to rounding. ^2/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. ^3/ Include milk fed to calves and used for milk, cream and butter. ^4/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and small amounts sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. ^5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for human consumption.

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CROP PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WITH COMPARISONS
CROP PROGRESS		This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
CORN	Planted	62	42	61	66
COTTON	Planted	69	63	61	63
LETTUCE	Harvested	25	N/A	17	40
WHEAT (ALL)	Grazed	30	31	N/A	N/A

CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITION PERCENTAGES
	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Alfalfa	--	1	38	45	16
Apples	--	--	100	--	--
Chile	--	6	25	59	10
Cotton	--	18	7	51	24
Lettuce	--	--	9	39	52
Onions	--	--	9	56	35
Wheat (All)	--	2	20	64	14
Cattle	--	2	24	62	12
Sheep	3	6	43	46	2
Range/Pasture	3	11	37	49	--

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTAGES
	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
Northwest	4	20	75	1
Northeast	4	34	62	--
Southwest	8	87	5	--
Southeast	6	23	71	--
State Current	5	35	60	--
State-Last Week	1	31	66	2
State-Last Year	8	51	40	1
State-5-Yr Avg.	36	35	28	1

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - May 2 - 8, 2005
	Temperature			Precipitation
Station	Mea n	Maximu m	Minimu m	05/02 05/08	05/01 05/08	Normal May	01/01 05/08	Normal Jan- May
Farmington	54.8	77	34	0.42	0.42	0.67	4.53	3 .15
Gallup	51.4	74	34	0.05	0.05	0.51	6.30	3 .74
Capulin	47.2	69	27	0.89	1.04	2.30	6.89	5 .16
Chama	43.8	64	23	1.76	1.79	1.11	14.06	7 .72
Johnson Ranch	49.1	71	21	0.21	0.21	0.62	5.30	3 .09
Las Vegas	47.6	70	29	0.36	0.40	1.82	5.16	4 .36
Los Alamos	46.9	66	33	0.41	0.41	1.17	8.51	5 .05
Raton	45.9	71	29	0.11	0.45	2.27	7.24	5 .17
Red River	41.4	62	27	0.80	0.92	1.77	11.02	7 .52
Santa Fe	51.6	72	36	0.24	0.32	1.22	6.86	4 .09
Clayton	52.7	75	32	0.62	0.98	1.99	6.34	4 .03
Clovis	54.2	80	35	0.10	0.10	1.87	4.70	4 .17
Roy	48.9	72	29	0.35	0.35	1.84	5.49	3 .98
Tucumcari	54.1	80	32	0.39	0.39	1.49	6.31	3 .49
Grants	49.9	73	31	0.30	0.30	0.53	4.42	2 .48
Quemado	48.7	76	24	0.17	0.17	0.50	3.76	3 .45
Silver City	--	--	--	0.00	0.00	0.30	8.06	4 .20
Albuquerque	57.6	78	42	0.29	0.29	0.50	5.74	2 .46
Carrizozo	55.9	77	30	0.15	0.15	0.62	6.30	2 .72
Socorro	60.4	82	35	0.28	0.28	0.52	4.05	1 .93
Gran Quivera	52.9	74	29	0.06	0.06	0.82	5.88	3 .70
Moriarty	50.0	74	32	0.24	0.24	0.97	6.14	3 .07
Ruidoso	48.8	70	31	0.05	0.05	0.87	7.89	5 .11
Carlsbad	60.9	85	43	0.05	0.05	1.16	3.52	2 .65
Roswell	56.7	82	38	0.05	0.05	1.24	3.06	3 .23
Tatum	54.4	80	38	0.12	0.12	2.09	2.84	4 .14
Alamogordo	61.8	83	40	0.02	0.02	0.45	5.84	2 .38
Animas	64.7	86	44	0.00	0.00	0.18	4.75	2 .04
Deming	63.6	89	42	0.00	0.00	0.19	3.78	1 .73
Las Cruces	62.9	86	45	0.00	0.00	0.29	3.83	1 .55
T or C	62.6	84	42	0.00	0.00	0.49	3.14	1 .89
(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.

Meat Animals: Marketing, Cash Receipts, Gross Income - New Mexico and U.S., 2003^1/-2004
	Unit	New Mexico		United States
	Unit	2003	2004	2003	2004
Cattle & Calves
Marketings ^2/
Cattle	1,000 head	994.0	1,041.0	47,686.1	44,808.2
Calves	1,000 head	410.0	400.0	9,612.8	9,065.3

Average Price
Cattle	$/Cwt.	69.50	82.00	79.70	85.90
Calves	$/Cwt.	101.00	119.00	102.0	119.00
Cash Receipts ^3/	$1,000	757,918	948,659	45,092,28 3	47,295,574
Value of Home Consumption	$1,000	2,717	3,464	384,290	427,865
Gross Income	$1,000	760,635	952,123	45,476,57 3	47,723.439

Sheep & Lambs
Marketings ^2/
Sheep	1,000 head	19.0	26.0	827.9	695.0
Lambs	1,000 head	81.0	64.0	4,387.2	4,200.5

Average Price
Sheep	$/Cwt.	37.00	42.00	34.90	38.80
Lambs	$/Cwt.	89.20	100.00	94.40	101.00
Cash Receipts ^3/	$1,000	6,902	6,667	507,890	520,998
Value of Home Consumption	$1,000	801	897	10,756	11,464
Gross Income	$1,000	7,703	7,564	518,646	532,462

Hogs & Pigs
Marketings ^4/
All	1,000 head	5.8	4.6	124,382.8	127,598.5

Average Price
All	$/Cwt.	34.50	48.30	37.20	49.30
Cash Receipts ^{2/ 5/}	$1,000	373	522	10,618,02 7	14,348,328
Value of Home Consumption	$1,000	145	291	27,774	36,117
Gross Income	$1,000	518	813	10,645,80 1	14,384,445
^1/ Revised. ^2/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and State out-shipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within the State. ^3/ Receipts from marketing and sale of farm slaughter. ^4/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the State. ^5/ Includes allowance for higher average price of state in-shipments and out-shipments of feeder pigs.

Milk Production, Disposition, Price, and Income, Selected States and U.S., 2004 ^1/
State	Milk Cows on Farms ^2/	Milk Production Per Cow	Total Milk Production	Used on Farms ^3/	Total Milk Marketed ^4/	Price Per 100 Pounds	Cash Receipts from Marketings	Producer Gross Income ^5/
	1,000 Head	Pounds	---------------Million Pounds----------------			Dollars	-------------1,000 Dollars----------
CA	1,725	21,139	36,465	36	36,429	14.73	5,365,992	5,366,729
ID	424	21,446	9,093	37	9,056	15.00	1,358,400	1,358,850
MI	303	20,842	6,315	55	6,260	16.30	1,020,380	1,021,195
MN	463	17,499	8,102	100	8,002	16.70	1,336,334	1,337,169
NM	326	20,583	6,710	86	6,624	15.10	1,000,244	1,003,546
NY	655	17,786	11,650	42	11,608	16.80	1,950,144	1,950,480
PA	562	17,904	10,062	11	10,051	17.60	1,768,976	1,769,152
TX	319	18,837	6,009	23	5,986	16.30	975,718	976,044
WA	237	22,852	5,416	26	5,390	15.90	857,010	857,169
WI	1,241	17,796	22,085	264	21,821	16.90	3,687,749	3,692,819
U.S.	9,010	18,957	170,805	1,105	169,699	16.13	27,367,858	27,392,272
^1/ May not add due to rounding. ^2/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. ^3/ Include milk fed to calves and used for milk, cream and butter. ^4/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and small amounts sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. ^5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for human consumption.