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Dear Readers, The year 2016 will long be remembered for the record flooding Hurricane Matthew caused in Eastern North Carolina. The storm devastated communities across the region, damaging homes, businesses and roads. Hurricane Matthew also had a significant impact on North Carolina agriculture, flooding fields and damaging farm buildings. After surveying some of the hardest-hit areas by air in the days after the storm, I can say that I had never seen anything like it. I have seen a lot of storm damage as Commissioner of Agriculture, but this was catastrophic. Houses and barns were underwater, many roads washed away, and fields and crops were submerged. Matthew hammered the cotton crop, and contributed to lower yields for flue-cured tobacco, peanuts and sweet potatoes. However, the state’s average yields for corn and soybeans were higher in 2016 than the previous year. Amid all the destruction, Hurricane Matthew also showed the resiliency of our farming community and the generosity of our citizens. We have a long history in North Carolina of neighbors helping neighbors. That was never more apparent than in the days and weeks after Matthew hit. Our state is blessed with a spirit of caring and generosity that enables us to withstand whatever nature throws our way. North Carolina also is blessed with a great diversity of agricultural commodities, many of which are produced across the state. As it does every year, this book provides a snapshot of this diversity, from horticultural crops to livestock. I am proud that agriculture and agribusiness remains our state’s No. 1 industry, with food, fiber and forestry contributing $84 billion to our economy and employing more than 686,000 people. And I am proud that when disasters strike, North Carolinians pull together and lift one another up so that our farmers can continue to help feed the world. Sincerely, Steven W. Troxler N.C. Commissioner of AgriculturePublication No. 218. "North Carolina Agricultural Statistics" is an annual publication issued cooperatively by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services. 2,500 copies of this public document were designed and printed at a cost of $7,350.44 or $2.94 per copy. North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Steve Troxler Commissioner N. David Smith Chief Deputy Commissioner COMPILED & EDITED BY Kris Krueger Statistical Research Assistant DESIGNED BY Amanda M. Morris Graphic Designer PRINTED BY Thomas Woodard & Team NCDA&CS/NASS Print Shop United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Hubert Hamer Administrator Jay Johnson Deputy Administrator, Eastern Field Operations Dee Webb State Statistician Melanie Edwards Public Affairs Specialist Post Office Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611 Agriculture Building 2 West Edenton Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Tel (919) 856-4394 Fax (919) 856-4139 www.nass.usda.gov www.ncagr.gov/stats ncagstat/ncagr.govU.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Mission The National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. Overview The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples. NASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. To uphold our continuing commitment, NASS will: • Report the facts on American agriculture, facts needed by people working in and depending upon U.S. agriculture. • Provide objective and unbiased statistics on a preannounced schedule that is fair and impartial to all market participants. • Conduct the Census of Agriculture every five years, providing the only source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America. • Serve the needs of our data users and customers at a local level through our network of State field offices and our cooperative relationship with universities and State Departments of Agriculture. • Safeguard the privacy of farmers, ranchers, and other data providers, with a guarantee that confidentiality and data security continue to be our top priorities. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Mission To provide services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland and natural resources for the prosperity of all North Carolinians. Overview The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' divisions have responsibilities in regulatory and service areas covering agronomy; animal health; weights and measures; gas and oil inspection; crop and livestock statistics; USDA commodity distribution; state farm operations; food, drug and cosmetic testing for purity; agricultural marketing and promotion; agricultural marketing grading; international agricultural crop and livestock marketing; operation of the North Carolina State Fair and North Carolina Mountain State Fair; operation of four state farmers markets; research station operations; seed and fertilizer inspection; nursery and plant pest eradication activities; regulation of the structural pest control industry; agricultural environmental issues; soil and water conservation; forest management and protection; state and federal agricultural legislation; and agricultural economic analysis.NASDA Enumerators.............................................................................4–6 General.........................................................7 Statistics Program, General Information.................................................8 North Carolina's Rank in U.S. Agriculture...............................................9 Farm Real Estate Values..........................................................................10 Number of Farms and Land in Farms.....................................................10 Climatological Data.................................................................................11 Top-Soil Moisture....................................................................................11 Sub-Soil Moisture....................................................................................11 Income & Prices..........................................13 Definitions and Methodology................................................................14 Source of Farm Cash Receipts.................................................................15 County Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings.......................................15 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings by Commodity...........................16 Farm Income, Rank by State...................................................................17 Cash Receipts and Government Payments.............................................18 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts................................................18 Crop Cash Receipts Leading Counties....................................................19 Livestock Cash Receipts Leading Counties.............................................19 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts for Specified Commodities.......................................................................19 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, by Commodity, by County..........................................20–29 Value Added to the NC Economy by the Agricultural Sector...............30 Monthly Price Received Charts: Corn, Wheat and Soybeans................31 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops..............................32 Livestock, Dairy & Poultry.........................33 Record Highs and Lows...........................................................................34 Livestock and Poultry Inventory.............................................................35 Livestock and Poultry Inventory Values.................................................35 Meat Animals: Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price & Income......36 Commercial Livestock Slaughter............................................................37 Commercial Hog Slaughter.....................................................................37 Commercial Cattle Slaughter..................................................................37 Commercial Broilers: Production and Value..........................................38 Turkeys: Production and Value...............................................................38 Eggs: Production and Value....................................................................38 Chickens: Lost, Sold and Value of Sales.................................................38 Honey: Production, Stocks and Value....................................................38 Catfish Operations..................................................................................39 Catfish: Sales of Foodsize Fish................................................................39 Catfish Sales.............................................................................................39 Trout Operations.....................................................................................40 Trout: Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger..................................................40 Trout Sales...............................................................................................40 Hogs and Pigs: Number on Farms, December 1....................................41 Hogs and Pigs Inventory Leading States................................................41 County Estimates: Livestock & Poultry Hogs and Pigs................................................................................42–43 All Cattle........................................................................................44–45 Beef Cows......................................................................................46–47 Milk Cows......................................................................................48–49 Turkeys...........................................................................................50–51 Broilers...........................................................................................52–53 Layers.............................................................................................54–55 Crops...........................................................57 Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates.....................................................58 North Carolina Planted Acres.................................................................58 Crop Record Highs...................................................................................59 Crop Record Lows....................................................................................59 Annual Crop Summary......................................................................60–61 Grain Stocks.............................................................................................62 Hay Stocks on Farms................................................................................62 Grain Storage Capacity...........................................................................62 Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties................................................62 County Estimates: Crops Corn for Grain...............................................................................64–66 Cotton............................................................................................67–69 Other Hay......................................................................................70–72 Peanuts..........................................................................................73–75 Soybeans........................................................................................76–78 Sweet Potatoes..............................................................................79–81 Flue-Cured Tobacco.......................................................................82–84 Wheat............................................................................................85–87 North Carolina Fruit and Vegetables, Top Counties Apple...................................................................................................88 Blueberry.............................................................................................88 Grape...................................................................................................88 Peach....................................................................................................89 Strawberry...........................................................................................89 Cucumber............................................................................................89 Head Cabbage.....................................................................................90 Sweet Corn..........................................................................................90 Tomato.................................................................................................90 County Summary.......................................91 Crops, Livestock and Cash Receipts by County..............................92–141 CONTENTSFIELD ENUMERATORS Ricky Crouse Kathy Bishop Bruce Woody Not pictured: Connie Huffman Don Wooten FRONT ROW Dennis Testerman David Clapp Kate Campau BACK ROW Bill Hurd John Sikes Bill Minter Karl McKnight Not pictured: Dwan Moore Lee Wright FRONT ROW Ralph Rascati Dennis Vick Margaret VanDorp BACK ROW Howard Collins Lisa Smarsh Janyce Thomas James Spencer Not pictured: Brenda Williams 4 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics NASDA ENUMERATORSFIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Brenda Lee Deborah Brogden Lane Peele BACK ROW Shelton Hinnant Jim Langston Harold Garner Bob Rosser FRONT ROW Lyn Hathaway Ingrid Bullard Charlene Phillips Elizabeth O’Briant BACK ROW Charles Britt Don Allen Arnold Kellner Joe Ward Not pictured: Zach Hursey FRONT ROW Colleen LaFever Lisa Adkins Donna Winstead BACK ROW Carol Calhoun Bud House Bob Hathaway Not pictured: Thomas White Rachel Williams North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 5 NASDA ENUMERATORS6 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FIELD ENUMERATORS Deborah Christian-Laux Glenn Cline Willis Weeks Lin Osborne Joe Teague TELEPHONE ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Nancy Womble Linda Barton BACK ROW Joyce Fowler Mary Massenburg Dewey Hamilton Jimmy Smith NASDA ENUMERATORSGENERAL STATISTICS PROGRAM NC’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES FARM NUMBERS WEATHER & CLIMATE SOIL MOISTURE8 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics STATISTICAL REPORTS PROGRAM The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service compiles current and historic statistics concerning agriculture in North Carolina. Where possible, information most often requested by farmers, the general public, and workers in government agencies are included. Reporting of crop and livestock statistics is a service provided to farmers and others in the State by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The collection and dissemination of agricultural statistics had its start in 1863. This is one of the oldest activities of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was recognized that there were many advantages of a joint relationship between the State and Federal Governments in the development of agricultural statistics. In 1919, the N.C. Department of Agriculture entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide detailed agricultural statistics. The agreement resulted in the creation of the Agricultural Statistics Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes official statistics on North Carolina crops, livestock, prices, and various other agricultural items. The most requested reports and the approximate dates of releases are shown in the table below. These reports are free and available on the internet at www.ncagr.gov/stats, www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/index.asp, or by writing to: State Statistician, Agricultural Statistics, P.O. Box 27767, Raleigh, NC 27611 or E-mail at: ncagstat@ncagr.gov. Current and historical data series can be found at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/. For additional information regarding NC agricultural statistics please email ncagstat@ncagr.gov. TYPE OF REPORT FREQUENCY OF REPORT APPROX. DATE AVAILABLE CROP REPORTS Annual Crop Production Annually Second Week in January Annual Vegetable Production Annually Last Week in January Prospective Plantings Annually Last Week in March Acreage Report Annually Last Week in June Annual Fruit & Nut Production Annually First Week in July Small Grains Summary Annually Last Week in September Field Crop Production Monthly (In Season) Second Week of Each Month Grain Stocks Quarterly First Week in January, Last Week in March, June & September WEATHER-CROPS REPORTS Weekly (Monthly: Jan. - Mar.) Monday, 4:00 p.m. LIVESTOCK REPORTS Hog and Pig Inventory and Pig Crop Quarterly Last Week in March, June, September & December Cattle Cow Inventory and Calf Crop Annually Third Week in February Sheep & Goats Annually Last Week in January Meat Animals - Farm Production, Disposition & Income Annually Last Week in April Commercial Slaughter Monthly Third Week of Each Month DAIRY REPORTS Cows Milked & Milk Production Quarterly Third Week in January, April, July & October Milk Production & Disposition Annually Last Week in April POULTRY REPORTS Broiler Report Weekly Wednesday, 3:00 pm Eggs, Chicken, and Hatchery Monthly Third Week of Each Month Turkeys Raised Annually Last Week in April Poultry Production, Disposition, & Income Annually Last Week in April ECONOMIC REPORTS Number of Farms & Land in Farms Annually Second Week in February Prices Received By Farmers Monthly Last Week of Each Month Prices Paid By Farmers Annually Last Week in April Labor, Wage Rates Bi-Annually Third week in May & NovemberNorth Carolina Agricultural Statistics 9 NORTH CAROLINA’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE, 2016 Rank Item Production N.C. % of U.S. Top 3 States 1 2 3 1 All Poultry & Egg Cash Receipts 4,541.6 (Mil $) 11.7 NC GA AR All Tobacco 332 (Mil Lbs) 52.8 NC KY VA Flue-cured Tobacco 330.0 (Mil Lbs) 76.5 NC VA GA Sweet Potatoes 17,100 (000 Cwt) 54.2 NC CA MS 2 Annual Pig Crop Dec 15 - Nov 16 19.1 (Mil Hd) 15.2 IA NC MN Hogs & Pigs (12-1-16) 9.3 (Mil Hd) 13.0 IA NC MN Trout Sold (foodsize) 4.4 (Mil Lbs) 7.4 ID NC PA Turkeys 33.5 (Mil Hd) 13.7 MN NC AR 3 Strawberries: Fresh Market 144.0 (000 Cwt) 0.5 CA FL NC 4 Broilers 819 (Mil Hd) 9.3 GA AL AR Eggs - Value of Production 444 (Mil $) 6.8 GA IA AR Pumpkin 936 (000 Cwt) 5.8 IL TX CA 5 Burley Tobacco 2 (Mil Lbs) 1.3 KY TN PA Catfish Sold (foodsize) 3.5 (Mil Lbs) 1.1 MS AL AR Cucumbers 1,494 (000 Cwt) 8.4 MI FL GA 6 Bell Peppers 575 (000 Cwt) 3.7 CA FL GA Blueberries 47 (Mil Lbs) 7.9 WA OR MI Peanuts 342 (Mil Lbs) 6.0 GA AL TX 7 Cantaloup 207 (000 Cwt) 1.5 CA AZ FL Chickens (12-1-16) (Excludes Broilers) 23.1 (Mil Hd) 4.7 IA IN OH Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Cash Receipts 7,213.5 (Mil $) 3.8 TX NE IA Tomatoes 961 (000 Cwt) 0.3 CA FL IN 8 Apples 104 (Mil Lbs) 0.9 WA NY MI Squash 217 (000 Cwt) 3.5 MI CA OR Watermelon 1,449 (000 Cwt) 3.6 FL TX CA 9 All Commodity Cash Receipts 10,609.2 (Mil $) 3.0 CA IA TX Cabbage 696 (000 Cwt) 3.1 CA WI NY 10 Upland Cotton 1 343 (000 Bales) 2.1 TX GA MS 11 Grapes 4,900 (Tons) 0.1 CA WA NY Sorghum 2,035 (000 Bu) 0.4 KS TX CO 14 Peaches 3,600 (Tons) 0.5 CA SC GA 15 Snap Beans 193 (000 Cwt) 1.0 WI NY MI 16 Potatoes 2,992 (000 Cwt) 0.7 ID WA WI 17 Crop Cash Receipts 3,395.7 (Mil $) 1.8 CA IA IL Soybeans 58 (Mil Bu) 1.3 IL IA MN 19 Corn for Grain 121 (Mil Bu) 0.8 IA IL NE 20 Winter Wheat 15 (Mil Bu) 0.9 KS OK WA 24 Oats 540.0 (000 Bu) 0.8 SD MN ND 28 Milk 965 (Mil Lbs) 0.5 CA WI NY 30 Hay 1,587 (000 Tons) 1.2 TX CA KS 34 Cattle on Farms (1-1-17) 830 (000 Hd) 0.9 TX NE KS 1 480-lb. net weight bales.10 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES Year Farm Real Estate Values per Acre January 1 Cropland Pasture Value per Acre Cash Rent per Acre Value per Acre Cash Rent per Acre Dollars 2012 4,330 3,850 70.50 4,330 26.00 2013 4,340 4,050 77.50 4,530 26.00 2014 4,510 4,200 84.50 4,760 26.00 2015 4,500 4,100 88.50 4,700 27.00 2016 4,450 3,970 83.50 4,700 27.00 2017 4,450 3,970 88.50 4,700 26.00 NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1 Year Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size Sales Class Estimates $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 + $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 + Thousands Thousand Acres Acres Number Thousand Acres NORTH CAROLINA 2012 50.2 8,410 168 29,500 12,200 8,500 1,700 1,510 5,200 2013 50.0 8,400 168 28,400 13,000 8,600 1,600 1,500 5,300 2014 49.5 8,400 170 28,000 12,800 8,700 1,500 1,500 5,400 2015 48.8 8,300 170 27,500 12,800 8,500 1,400 1,500 5,400 2016 48.0 8,200 171 26,500 12,800 8,700 1,300 1,500 5,400 UNITED STATES 2012 2,110 914,600 433 1,090,330 620,640 398,840 96,020 195,340 623,240 2013 2,102 914,030 435 1,081,880 619,390 400,740 95,120 193,880 625,030 2014 2,085 913,000 438 1,055,160 622,650 407,190 90,800 193,820 628,380 2015 2,068 912,000 441 1,036,660 622,850 408,490 87,790 191,570 632,640 2016 2,060 911,000 442 1,031,410 620,830 407,760 86,940 191,980 632,080 1 A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Number of FarmsLand in FarmsThousand Farms45.046.047.049.050.052.053.048.051.054.0200820092010201120122013201420152016Million Acres8.08.48.38.28.18.58.68.78.88.9North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 11 CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, 2016 District Average Temperatures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average Degrees Fahrenheit N. Mountain 31.2 35.9 49.0 52.5 59.0 69.0 73.7 72.7 68.6 57.1 47.2 38.0 54.5 S. Mountain 33.8 38.8 51.4 55.7 62.3 72.2 75.9 75.0 70.8 59.5 49.6 41.1 57.2 N. Piedmont 37.2 41.8 55.8 58.4 65.3 75.1 80.3 79.6 74.9 62.6 51.4 42.4 60.4 C. Piedmont 37.5 42.0 56.3 58.8 65.7 75.6 80.6 79.8 74.8 62.7 51.2 42.8 60.7 S. Piedmont 38.9 44.1 58.0 60.7 67.6 77.9 82.2 81.3 76.0 63.9 53.3 44.5 62.4 N. Coastal 40.9 44.7 56.5 58.9 66.8 75.7 81.4 81.0 76.0 65.4 52.7 45.6 62.1 C. Coastal 42.4 46.5 58.6 60.4 68.5 77.3 82.2 81.5 76.5 66.5 53.8 47.4 63.5 S. Coastal 42.2 46.3 59.1 60.7 69.0 78.1 82.9 81.4 76.6 66.3 53.7 47.6 63.7 District Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Inches of Water N. Mountain 2.67 5.83 1.22 2.54 5.97 3.57 4.27 6.12 2.48 1.77 1.46 3.44 41.34 S. Mountain 3.51 6.55 1.47 2.31 3.92 2.63 5.33 6.75 1.44 0.59 1.71 4.12 40.33 N. Piedmont 2.09 4.15 2.31 2.75 6.41 4.65 4.85 5.22 5.04 4.03 0.75 2.01 44.26 C. Piedmont 2.38 4.03 1.96 2.66 6.91 4.05 5.00 4.38 5.12 5.00 0.55 2.41 44.45 S. Piedmont 2.44 3.83 1.58 1.49 5.55 3.64 4.14 3.61 5.61 3.31 0.66 2.90 38.76 N. Coastal 3.66 6.54 3.36 3.75 6.21 5.28 5.33 4.41 12.82 9.47 1.61 2.72 65.16 C. Coastal 4.22 7.39 2.74 2.87 6.95 6.10 7.53 4.75 11.73 8.24 1.02 3.91 67.45 S. Coastal 3.30 7.60 2.11 2.69 6.08 4.21 5.42 5.03 11.22 8.54 1.13 4.58 61.91 SOURCE: National Climate Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. TOP-SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2016 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Very ShortShortAdequateSurplus1/31/312/285/14/36/57/38/79/410/211/1611/27 SUB-SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2016 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%1/31/312/285/14/36/57/38/79/410/211/611/27Very ShortShortAdequateSurplus12 North Carolina Agricultural StatisticsINCOME & PRICES FARM INCOME PRICES RECEIVED PRICES PAID14 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics DEFINITIONS & METHODOLOGY Cash receipts for agricultural commodities are defined as the gross income from sales of crops, livestock, and livestock products during a calendar year. The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) uses USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates to develop state level cash receipts. The county level cash receipts in this publication are based on the ERS state level cash receipts and various county data. To ensure respondent confidentiality, estimates at any level, including county estimates, are not published if those estimates would disclose any information about individual operations. More information about ERS and NASS data can be found at the following websites: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 15 SOURCE OF FARM CASH RECEIPTS, NORTH CAROLINA, 2016 $10,609,202,000 Tobacco, 6.3%All Other Livestock, 1.5%Dairy Products, 1.5%Cattle & Calves, 2.4%Hogs, 19.8%All Other Poultry, 0.1%Chicken Eggs, 4.2%Turkeys, 9.4%Broilers, 29.1%Vegetables,Fruits, Nuts &Berries, 6.1%Cotton, 1.5%Corn, 4.0%Wheat, 0.7%Peanuts, 0.6%Soybeans, 5.1%All Other Crops, Christmas Trees, Nursery,7.7%Livestock,Dairy& Poultry,68.0%Crops,32.0% 1 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and other miscellaneous crops. COUNTY CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS, 2016 Includes Crops, Livestock & Government Payments Under 20.020.0 to 49.950.0 to 99.9100.0 to 149.9150.0 to 199.9200.0 and upMillion Dollars16 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS from Farm Marketings by Commodity Commodities 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 % of Total Sales Thousand Dollars Percent 1 All commodities 12,672,234 12,947,511 11,647,921 10,609,202 100.0% Animals and products 8,305,629 8,802,012 7,944,019 7,213,512 68.0% Meat animals 3,177,702 3,312,491 2,672,907 2,358,739 22.2% Cattle and calves 316,242 424,622 409,746 255,295 2.4% Hogs 2,861,460 2,887,869 2,263,161 2,103,444 19.8% Dairy products, Milk 198,806 245,435 182,094 164,160 1.5% Poultry and eggs 4,780,665 5,096,187 4,940,555 4,541,586 42.8% Broilers 3,580,997 3,849,710 3,452,400 3,091,561 29.1% Chicken eggs 431,359 501,063 588,368 444,039 4.2% Farm chickens 10,874 12,251 14,824 12,597 0.1% Turkeys 757,435 733,163 884,963 993,389 9.4% Miscellaneous animals and products 148,456 147,899 148,463 149,027 1.4% Aquaculture 11,257 11,873 12,347 12,727 0.1% Catfish 4,436 3,985 3,878 4,164 * Trout 6,821 7,888 8,469 8,563 0.1% Honey 1,395 1,801 2,435 2,047 * Mohair 21 23 22 N/A N/A Other animals and products 135,743 134,156 133,612 134,200 1.3% All other animals and products 134,305 133,300 133,300 133,300 1.3% Mink pelts 1,438 856 312 900 * Wool 40 46 48 53 * Crops 4,366,605 4,145,500 3,703,902 3,395,690 32.0% Food grains 330,183 226,418 154,932 81,596 0.8% Rye 2,895 4,110 4,943 5,170 * Wheat 327,289 222,307 149,989 76,426 0.7% Feed crops 634,040 575,676 451,545 493,910 4.7% Barley 2,077 2,230 1,817 598 * Corn 566,407 501,386 377,139 429,589 4.0% Hay 63,568 69,498 70,734 60,078 0.6% Oats 1,989 2,563 1,855 888 * Sorghum N/A N/A N/A 2,757 * Cotton 417,685 411,957 222,673 159,601 1.5% Cotton lint 343,432 351,418 172,366 131,619 1.2% Cotton lint, Upland 343,432 351,418 172,366 131,619 1.2% Cottonseed 74,253 60,538 50,307 27,982 0.3% Tobacco 760,644 850,574 790,272 668,596 6.3% Oil crops 950,991 705,589 703,584 611,524 5.8% Peanuts 143,061 54,762 110,868 68,283 0.6% Soybeans 807,930 650,827 592,716 543,241 5.1% Vegetables and melons 455,648 513,469 507,851 519,056 4.9% Potatoes 45,535 47,347 41,704 9,992 0.1% Potatoes, Spring 45,535 47,347 41,704 9,992 0.1% Sweet potatoes 263,940 348,480 316,996 342,000 3.2% Beans, Snap 13,148 9,028 7,116 6,640 0.1% Beans, Snap, Fresh 10,720 6,536 3,565 3,592 * Beans, Snap, Processing 2,428 2,492 3,551 3,048 * Cabbage 14,877 9,660 6,864 12,528 0.1% Cabbage, Fresh 14,877 9,660 6,864 12,528 0.1% Corn, Sweet 9,518 8,316 12,121 N/A N/A Corn, Sweet, Fresh 9,518 8,316 12,121 N/A N/A Cucumbers 20,021 13,260 15,254 11,525 0.1% Cucumbers, Fresh 16,422 10,488 12,528 2,208 * Cucumbers, Processing 3,599 2,772 2,726 9,317 0.1% Pumpkins N/A N/A N/A 23,169 0.2% Peppers, bell 15,725 19,404 21,714 18,975 0.2% Squash 4,559 8,413 6,660 6,510 0.1% Tomatoes 45,240 35,700 47,058 51,894 0.5% Tomatoes, Fresh 45,240 35,700 47,058 51,894 0.5% Cantaloupe N/A N/A N/A 6,624 0.1% Watermelon 23,085 13,860 32,364 29,198 0.3% Fruits and nuts 124,020 139,732 135,180 127,343 1.2% Apples 32,200 30,763 21,274 24,461 0.2% Grapes 3,960 4,358 5,561 4,386 * Peaches 5,980 6,235 6,983 4,644 * Blueberries 65,600 74,968 77,910 66,924 0.6% Strawberries 16,280 23,408 23,452 26,928 0.3% All other crops 693,393 722,086 737,864 734,064 6.9% Floriculture 243,657 230,826 241,578 N/A N/A Mushrooms 372 376 402 402 * Miscellaneous crops 449,364 490,884 495,884 733,662 6.9% SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Percents may not add due to rounding. * Less than 0.05 percent. N/A Not available or insufficient data.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 17 FARM INCOME 1 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, 2016 State Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Crops Total Government Payments 2 Total Cash Receipts Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts in Million Dollars Alabama 3,881.5 16 1,068.8 33 4,950.3 27 168.6 24 5,118.8 26 Alaska 6.0 50 27.9 50 33.9 50 18.1 43 51.9 50 Arizona 1,518.1 30 2,625.1 22 4,143.2 29 110.7 29 4,253.9 29 Arkansas 4,714.7 11 3,333.5 18 8,048.2 16 494.9 9 8,543.1 16 California 10,449.0 4 34,876.1 1 45,325.1 1 240.8 18 45,565.9 1 Colorado 4,160.0 13 2,105.3 25 6,265.3 22 233.9 20 6,499.2 21 Connecticut 167.4 44 347.3 40 514.6 46 7.1 49 521.7 46 Delaware 929.1 39 271.7 42 1,200.7 39 17.6 44 1,218.3 39 Florida 1,661.6 28 5,868.3 11 7,529.8 18 69.1 35 7,599.0 18 Georgia 5,290.3 9 3,108.4 20 8,398.7 14 444.4 12 8,843.1 14 Hawaii 152.3 45 496.2 38 648.6 43 12.1 47 660.6 44 Idaho 4,300.4 12 2,776.4 21 7,076.8 20 158.3 25 7,235.1 20 Illinois 2,288.6 25 13,433.1 3 15,721.7 6 1,109.5 1 16,831.1 6 Indiana 3,378.6 18 6,557.3 9 9,935.8 11 648.1 5 10,583.9 10 Iowa 12,100.1 3 13,566.2 2 25,666.3 2 1,079.7 2 26,746.0 2 Kansas 8,980.2 5 6,019.6 10 14,999.8 7 598.3 7 15,598.1 7 Kentucky 2,947.8 22 2,427.1 23 5,375.0 24 128.9 27 5,503.8 24 Louisiana 1,029.7 38 1,780.0 30 2,809.7 34 297.2 16 3,106.9 33 Maine 297.1 43 230.2 44 527.3 45 14.5 45 541.8 45 Maryland 1,225.8 35 881.4 35 2,107.3 36 44.8 38 2,152.0 36 Massachusetts 115.9 47 271.2 43 387.1 47 8.2 48 395.3 47 Michigan 2,909.1 23 4,385.2 15 7,294.3 19 195.4 22 7,489.7 19 Minnesota 7,086.7 8 9,748.3 4 16,835.0 5 647.4 6 17,482.4 5 Mississippi 3,018.2 21 2,075.3 26 5,093.5 25 317.0 14 5,410.5 25 Missouri 4,156.7 14 4,649.3 14 8,806.0 13 443.7 13 9,249.6 13 Montana 1,631.4 29 2,041.5 27 3,672.8 30 235.1 19 3,908.0 30 Nebraska 12,147.4 2 8,990.7 5 21,138.1 4 804.0 4 21,942.1 4 Nevada 444.9 42 151.4 46 596.3 44 81.5 32 677.8 43 New Hampshire 114.0 48 96.3 48 210.3 48 57.9 37 268.2 48 New Jersey 118.4 46 899.7 34 1,018.1 40 12.2 46 1,030.3 40 New Mexico 2,150.9 27 710.7 37 2,861.6 33 73.3 34 2,934.9 34 New York 3,087.6 19 1,902.3 29 4,989.9 26 106.4 30 5,096.3 27 North Carolina 7,213.5 7 3,395.7 17 10,609.2 9 180.1 23 10,789.3 9 North Dakota 1,111.2 36 6,621.7 8 7,732.9 17 566.4 8 8,299.2 17 Ohio 3,031.9 20 5,134.6 13 8,166.5 15 473.8 11 8,640.4 15 Oklahoma 4,839.1 10 1,350.1 31 6,189.2 23 309.0 15 6,498.2 22 Oregon 1,477.7 31 3,161.4 19 4,639.1 28 142.3 26 4,781.4 28 Pennsylvania 3,913.3 15 2,402.0 24 6,315.3 21 77.3 33 6,392.6 23 Rhode Island 23.5 49 48.6 49 72.1 49 1.5 50 73.6 49 South Carolina 1,268.9 33 843.5 36 2,112.4 35 91.5 31 2,204.0 35 South Dakota 3,634.0 17 5,423.2 12 9,057.1 12 474.5 10 9,531.7 12 Tennessee 1,316.7 32 1,987.5 28 3,304.2 32 112.2 28 3,416.4 31 Texas 13,154.9 1 8,018.7 6 21,173.6 3 978.9 3 22,152.5 3 Utah 1,245.0 34 412.7 39 1,657.7 37 41.0 39 1,698.7 37 Vermont 583.8 40 202.1 45 785.9 41 20.0 42 805.9 41 Virginia 2,199.8 26 1,119.9 32 3,319.7 31 60.2 36 3,379.9 32 Washington 2,477.2 24 7,838.1 7 10,315.2 10 233.2 21 10,548.5 11 West Virginia 548.6 41 140.8 47 689.4 42 35.1 41 724.5 42 Wisconsin 7,308.8 6 3,416.8 16 10,725.6 8 265.3 17 10,990.9 8 Wyoming 1,051.1 37 340.0 41 1,391.1 38 38.8 40 1,429.9 38 United States 162,858.2 - 189,579.2 - 352,437.4 - 12,979.7 - 365,417.1 - SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. Note: Farm Forest Products are not included in cash receipts but are included in other farm-related income. 1 Totals may not equal sum of states due to rounding. 2 Amounts include cash payments made directly to farmers, not including Farmer-owned Reserve Payments as these data are not available by State. Amounts also include certificate exchange gains and marketing loan gains.18 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Year All Commodities Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Crops Government Payments Year All Commodities Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Crops Government Payments Million Dollars Million Dollars 1937 260.4 36.1 224.3 12.2 1977 2,630.3 1,062.3 1,568.0 21.6 1938 216.2 35.0 181.2 16.5 1978 3,156.8 1,274.1 1,882.7 34.8 1939 219.5 34.6 184.9 19.9 1979 3,229.4 1,389.4 1,840.0 8.3 1940 201.2 33.9 167.3 14.9 1980 3,427.5 1,447.1 1,980.4 13.2 1941 238.1 44.3 238.8 14.5 1981 3,953.7 1,604.2 2,349.5 15.5 1942 424.2 64.9 359.3 22.4 1982 3,914.3 1,620.6 2,293.7 16.5 1943 482.5 99.6 383.0 14.3 1983 3,633.7 1,683.4 1,950.3 67.1 1944 611.4 107.4 504.0 16.4 1984 4,187.8 1,928.3 2,259.5 71.9 1945 629.1 120.9 508.2 9.3 1985 3,931.2 1,957.7 1,973.4 42.6 1946 745.4 119.9 625.5 9.7 1986 3,764.9 2,171.1 1,593.8 90.3 1947 759.5 135.2 624.3 8.1 1987 3,767.4 2,115.2 1,652.2 190.2 1948 783.1 153.0 630.1 7.9 1988 4,150.3 2,182.0 1,968.4 146.0 1949 739.3 156.5 582.8 7.6 1989 4,630.9 2,517.5 2,113.4 93.9 1950 829.7 164.7 665.0 8.8 1990 5,230.9 2,645.7 2,585.2 73.3 1951 967.6 197.7 769.9 8.0 1991 5,263.0 2,622.9 2,640.1 52.8 1952 942.1 203.2 738.9 6.8 1992 5,561.6 2,784.2 2,777.4 74.8 1953 922.0 222.3 699.7 3.9 1993 6,017.6 3,168.5 2,849.1 132.4 1954 934.4 224.5 709.9 6.1 1994 6,427.7 3,327.7 3,100.0 77.6 1955 938.4 222.2 716.2 7.3 1995 6,897.8 3,731.0 3,166.8 41.5 1956 976.7 235.9 740.8 10.5 1996 7,869.4 4,441.5 3,427.9 78.4 1957 840.1 260.9 579.2 26.4 1997 8,227.1 4,723.3 3,503.7 87.7 1958 971.8 299.6 672.2 37.5 1998 7,185.1 3,956.4 3,228.8 129.4 1959 946.2 283.4 662.7 10.6 1999 6,695.4 3,839.6 2,855.8 290.5 1960 1,047.5 312.4 735.0 12.8 2000 7,308.6 4,299.9 3,008.7 449.1 1961 1,117.3 325.2 792.1 32.0 2001 7,581.3 4,654.5 2,926.7 410.6 1962 1,144.6 346.5 798.0 39.5 2002 6,590.1 3,939.7 2,650.4 339.9 1963 1,161.8 351.0 810.8 31.8 2003 6,932.9 4,183.7 2,749.3 363.9 1964 1,221.3 364.9 856.5 35.2 2004 8,203.6 5,355.6 2,848.0 209.5 1965 1,164.8 398.0 766.9 43.4 2005 8,147.4 5,620.8 2,526.6 1,194.2 1966 1,278.5 475.8 802.7 62.8 2006 7,901.8 5,175.7 2,726.1 738.4 1967 1,292.7 460.7 832.0 61.7 2007 8,805.2 5,900.8 2,904.5 569.8 1968 1,247.0 504.9 742.1 61.6 2008 9,472.1 6,293.9 3,178.2 518.6 1969 1,408.7 596.2 812.5 69.8 2009 9,108.0 5,668.2 3,439.8 456.1 1970 1,500.6 600.6 900.0 59.7 2010 9,777.0 6,333.6 3,443.4 438.4 1971 1,481.7 580.8 900.9 41.0 2011 10,333.0 6,802.1 3,530.9 401.1 1972 1,632.5 635.7 996.8 57.5 2012 11,549.4 7,344.2 4,205.2 430.4 1973 2,326.2 964.3 1,361.9 35.9 2013 12,672.2 8,305.6 4,366.6 411.3 1974 2,582.5 919.0 1,663.5 8.1 2014 12,947.5 8,802.0 4,145.5 346.1 1975 2,626.1 989.1 1,637.0 8.9 2015 11,647.9 7,944.0 3,703.9 91.1 1976 2,833.7 1,076.9 1,756.8 7.8 2016 10,609.2 7,213.5 3,395.7 180.1 SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS Livestock Crops Total 1 County Thousand Dollars County Thousand Dollars County Thousand Dollars Duplin 898,520 Sampson 213,445 Sampson 1,100,970 Sampson 881,851 Mecklenburg 169,341 Duplin 1,002,403 Union 391,068 Johnston 136,226 Union 467,297 Wayne 314,514 Wilson 130,848 Wayne 418,847 Robeson 275,361 Nash 100,725 Robeson 361,116 Bladen 274,813 Wayne 100,639 Bladen 347,797 Wilkes 233,905 Duplin 97,036 Wilkes 246,995 Randolph 192,260 Edgecombe 83,608 Johnston 235,809 Anson 167,644 Robeson 82,269 Greene 231,299 Alexander 160,213 Greene 81,411 Randolph 209,187 1 Includes government payments.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 19 CROPS CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 050100150200250NashWilsonJohnstonMecklenburgSampson100.7130.8136.2169.3213.4 LIVESTOCK CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 02004006008001,000RobesonWayneUnionSampsonDuplin275.4314.5391.1881.9898.5 TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES 1 Rank Hogs Broilers All Other Crops 2 All Tobacco Turkeys Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts Cotton 1 Duplin Duplin Mecklenburg Sampson Sampson Sampson Halifax 2 Sampson Union Ashe Johnston Duplin Johnston Northampton 3 Bladen Wilkes Henderson Nash Wayne Wilson Stanly 4 Wayne Robeson Buncombe Wayne Union Nash Martin 5 Greene Sampson Wilson Wilson Bladen Bladen Bertie 6 Robeson Randolph Wake Edgecombe Onslow Greene Gates 7 Jones 6 Richmond Union Greene Greene Duplin Sampson 8 Lenoir 6 Bertie Franklin Person Lenoir Henderson Beaufort 9 Pender Alexander McDowell Lenoir Anson Pasquotank Hertford 10 Pitt Anson Avery Pitt Cumberland Wayne Robeson Rank Soybeans Cattle Corn Eggs Dairy Peanuts Wheat 1 Union Iredell Robeson Union Iredell Martin Union 2 Robeson Randolph Beaufort Iredell 3 Randolph Bertie Robeson 3 Beaufort Wilkes Duplin Yadkin 3 Lincoln Pitt Perquimans 4 Sampson Chatham Sampson Alexander Alleghany Halifax Rowan 5 Duplin Sampson Hyde Surry Alexander 4 Northampton Bertie 6 Pitt Alexander 5 Columbus Randolph Henderson 4 Hertford Pasquotank 7 Wayne Alleghany 5 Washington Duplin Davidson 6 Edgecombe Camden 8 Perquimans Surry Tyrrell Wilkes Guilford 6 Chowan Cleveland 9 Washington Duplin Pitt Guilford 7 Rowan 6 Gates Tyrrell 10 Edgecombe Cleveland 8 Union Nash 7 Yadkin Wayne Gates Union 8 Yadkin 8 1 Ranking of published numbers only. 2 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and other miscellaneous crops. 3 Ranked 2nd, 4 Ranked 5th, 5 Ranked 6th , 6 Ranked 7th, 7 Ranked 9th, 8 Ranked 10th.20 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 39,998 32,856 23,780 18,359 16,029 14,490 189 6 Alexander 196,638 168,944 188,182 160,213 8,417 8,724 38 7 Alleghany 38,280 33,051 18,529 13,370 19,701 19,663 49 18 Anson 202,923 184,471 186,252 167,644 16,180 16,324 491 502 Ashe 56,722 52,074 12,213 8,399 44,441 43,531 68 143 Avery 19,773 19,202 1,284 1,006 18,467 18,159 22 36 Beaufort 107,107 95,903 29,172 26,819 76,485 63,392 1,451 5,692 Bertie 218,492 196,451 149,444 133,767 64,656 48,539 4,392 14,145 Bladen 366,236 347,797 290,121 274,813 73,443 66,755 2,671 6,228 Brunswick 47,719 43,081 23,406 20,655 24,185 21,991 129 436 Buncombe 55,802 51,797 12,636 9,194 43,120 42,572 46 32 Burke 44,607 38,979 32,298 27,561 11,769 11,338 540 80 Cabarrus 52,056 50,309 41,500 38,586 10,529 11,614 27 109 Caldwell 21,815 18,985 11,138 9,296 10,243 9,534 435 155 Camden 38,970 38,534 1,688 1,645 37,140 35,841 143 1,049 Carteret 23,866 21,528 1,011 930 22,765 20,283 90 316 Caswell 34,728 28,732 17,471 12,675 16,942 15,967 315 90 Catawba 77,984 70,076 61,762 53,220 16,177 16,723 45 133 Chatham 134,352 114,353 125,898 105,774 8,405 8,461 50 117 Cherokee 38,690 31,294 29,326 21,947 9,219 9,078 145 269 Chowan 51,010 46,409 12,648 11,555 37,059 30,813 1,303 4,040 Clay 3,716 3,166 1,147 839 2,520 2,233 49 93 Cleveland 133,719 122,700 121,545 108,623 11,718 13,015 455 1,062 Columbus 139,504 130,830 75,542 68,874 60,224 56,871 3,738 5,086 Craven 56,170 45,782 20,606 16,517 34,222 28,271 1,341 995 Cumberland 97,427 90,028 53,155 50,940 43,586 37,453 686 1,635 Currituck 17,200 13,986 139 96 17,036 12,996 25 894 Dare 1,290 1,202 61 50 1,107 868 122 284 Davidson 62,264 53,242 43,189 36,259 18,968 16,681 107 302 Davie 24,766 21,908 16,099 13,082 8,553 8,406 113 419 Duplin 1,059,593 1,002,403 949,189 898,520 107,388 97,036 3,016 6,848 Durham 10,122 8,967 2,593 2,138 7,455 6,816 74 13 Edgecombe 156,316 147,413 60,805 52,792 90,505 83,608 5,005 11,013 Forsyth 14,870 13,281 4,328 3,550 10,107 9,356 435 375 Franklin 76,488 64,586 27,832 21,381 48,255 43,049 401 156 Gaston 21,207 19,343 17,221 14,722 3,967 4,536 19 86 Gates 68,025 65,830 40,912 36,661 24,635 21,103 2,478 8,067 Graham 3,804 3,599 3,131 2,917 660 658 12 23 Granville 28,838 23,459 6,122 4,667 22,211 18,641 505 150 Greene 238,623 231,299 149,024 147,613 87,757 81,411 1,842 2,274 Guilford 64,579 56,285 33,560 26,427 30,577 29,725 443 132 Halifax 102,015 93,562 25,327 22,127 73,210 63,518 3,479 7,916 Harnett 200,127 183,198 135,357 123,740 63,324 58,074 1,446 1,384 Haywood 18,350 15,652 11,551 8,988 6,752 6,618 47 46 Henderson 71,851 69,876 9,412 7,697 62,295 61,246 144 933 Hertford 102,160 92,663 58,348 51,210 40,820 35,788 2,992 5,666 Hoke 62,199 60,203 49,092 48,857 12,460 10,272 647 1,075 Hyde 194,281 154,611 133,034 100,128 59,577 48,915 1,669 5,568 Iredell 156,153 130,859 132,641 106,424 22,926 23,083 586 1,352 Jackson 9,853 9,518 1,039 727 8,807 8,637 6 154North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 21 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 249,123 235,809 106,166 97,790 140,727 136,226 2,230 1,793 Jones 123,021 113,240 89,576 85,705 32,070 25,483 1,375 2,052 Lee 37,784 35,230 22,814 19,773 14,797 15,394 172 63 Lenoir 195,889 191,313 122,328 125,538 71,759 64,471 1,802 1,303 Lincoln 58,044 51,991 52,757 45,460 5,253 6,430 35 101 McDowell 28,925 26,839 10,106 8,411 18,771 18,395 48 33 Macon 11,369 10,894 9,128 8,510 2,233 2,249 8 135 Madison 7,626 6,260 3,487 2,315 4,023 3,932 115 13 Martin 82,533 81,747 18,171 15,984 58,280 49,926 6,082 15,836 Mecklenburg 176,398 173,179 4,261 3,839 172,137 169,341 * * Mitchell 3,046 2,738 832 566 2,200 2,166 14 6 Montgomery 121,964 107,725 112,911 99,590 9,022 7,884 31 252 Moore 151,077 135,985 133,902 119,174 17,056 16,725 120 85 Nash 189,891 171,499 81,045 67,207 106,698 100,725 2,148 3,566 New Hanover 6,227 6,121 238 223 5,980 5,888 9 10 Northampton 125,151 115,115 69,872 61,121 51,960 45,987 3,319 8,006 Onslow 143,525 151,800 118,537 126,669 24,615 24,880 373 251 Orange 41,184 36,162 22,395 18,139 18,495 17,805 294 218 Pamlico 24,200 22,840 737 703 23,141 20,058 321 2,079 Pasquotank 64,444 59,054 518 400 63,707 57,960 219 694 Pender 162,642 153,761 124,169 117,285 38,303 36,156 170 319 Perquimans 93,620 82,355 48,983 44,390 43,666 35,225 971 2,740 Person 43,005 34,844 6,478 4,720 36,233 30,073 294 50 Pitt 207,191 190,458 123,135 110,006 78,576 71,771 5,479 8,682 Polk 10,872 10,155 5,205 4,481 5,639 5,526 28 149 Randolph 244,686 209,187 227,220 192,260 17,228 16,707 238 220 Richmond 174,996 160,609 167,261 154,077 7,546 6,191 189 341 Robeson 395,389 361,116 304,211 275,361 88,826 82,269 2,353 3,486 Rockingham 34,385 29,002 9,032 6,550 25,074 22,341 278 111 Rowan 74,202 70,485 39,768 33,204 34,124 36,676 310 605 Rutherford 28,469 24,895 25,652 21,906 2,750 2,754 67 234 Sampson 1,146,698 1,100,970 910,146 881,851 231,646 213,445 4,907 5,673 Scotland 92,213 84,583 81,176 72,247 10,476 11,269 562 1,067 Stanly 91,679 88,916 63,864 59,130 26,972 28,045 843 1,740 Stokes 35,090 27,518 19,799 14,246 15,013 13,211 278 61 Surry 200,051 174,433 160,618 137,530 38,940 36,288 494 615 Swain 1,351 1,197 943 843 337 336 71 18 Transylvania 26,326 25,039 7,914 7,386 18,410 17,648 3 4 Tyrrell 53,665 46,598 6,313 6,025 47,038 37,082 314 3,491 Union 500,336 467,297 428,348 391,068 70,769 75,211 1,218 1,018 Vance 16,247 13,528 997 714 15,003 12,698 247 116 Wake 61,188 57,378 8,513 7,742 52,010 48,975 665 661 Warren 27,741 24,176 13,326 12,187 14,080 11,805 334 184 Washington 84,546 72,134 20,621 18,604 62,398 48,440 1,527 5,090 Watauga 15,833 12,905 9,206 6,410 6,519 6,431 108 64 Wayne 444,049 418,847 323,871 314,514 117,823 100,639 2,354 3,694 Wilkes 281,715 246,995 269,268 233,905 12,206 12,682 241 407 Wilson 156,146 143,684 11,935 9,838 142,128 130,848 2,084 2,999 Yadkin 122,645 100,342 91,606 72,189 29,834 26,047 1,206 2,106 Yancey 7,388 6,036 2,901 1,729 4,418 4,299 69 8 Published Counties 11,739,058 10,789,259 7,944,019 7,213,512 3,703,902 3,395,690 91,137 180,057 Other Counties – – – – – – – – State Total 11,739,058 10,789,259 7,944,019 7,213,512 3,703,902 3,395,690 91,137 180,057 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.22 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Broilers Cattle & Calves Dairy Eggs 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 2,812 2,492 8,707 5,383 4,649 4,378 6,331 4,838 Alexander 134,286 120,083 11,780 7,382 6,199 5,472 35,613 26,977 Alleghany * * 11,780 7,382 6,586 5,837 * * Anson 123,375 110,265 5,532 3,445 * * 12,267 9,237 Ashe * * 9,731 5,998 387 365 115 85 Avery * * 717 461 * * * * Beaufort * * 615 400 * * * * Bertie 138,902 124,236 410 246 * * * * Bladen 47,420 42,671 1,537 954 * * * * Brunswick * * 922 584 * * 59 44 Buncombe 26 24 7,324 4,552 3,487 2,918 360 273 Burke 22,871 20,580 2,049 1,292 * * 6,331 4,692 Cabarrus 13,219 11,895 6,146 3,845 4,649 4,378 * * Caldwell 5,455 4,909 2,663 1,661 * * * * Camden * * 51 31 * * * * Carteret * * 154 92 * * 51 41 Caswell * * 4,354 2,707 * * 10,882 8,210 Catawba 47,839 42,671 6,556 4,091 1,550 1,459 3,126 2,346 Chatham 83,929 75,146 18,951 11,842 4,649 4,013 12,069 9,090 Cherokee * * 2,305 1,415 * * * * Chowan 11,121 10,007 615 400 * * * * Clay * * 819 523 * * * * Cleveland 95,259 85,342 9,988 6,152 2,325 2,189 * * Columbus 12,799 11,517 4,354 2,707 * * 99 73 Craven * * 512 308 * * * * Cumberland 9,232 8,119 1,434 892 * * * * Currituck * * 102 62 * * * * Dare * * * * * * * * Davidson 25,808 23,035 6,146 3,845 5,812 5,107 4,353 3,226 Davie * * 5,122 3,199 1,937 1,824 4,155 3,226 Duplin 289,553 259,801 11,012 6,921 387 365 17,807 13,489 Durham * * 1,076 677 387 365 95 73 Edgecombe 28,955 25,867 1,024 646 * * * * Forsyth * * 1,895 1,169 * * 107 82 Franklin 7,344 6,608 7,939 4,921 * * * * Gaston 9,232 8,496 3,739 2,338 2,712 2,554 756 572 Gates 33,991 30,587 410 246 * * * * Graham * * 461 277 * * * * Granville * * 3,585 2,245 1,937 1,824 51 41 Greene 13,848 12,273 717 461 * * * * Guilford * * 7,171 4,460 5,812 5,107 13,850 10,410 Halifax * * 4,968 3,076 * * * * Harnett 106,589 95,160 3,483 2,184 * * 63 47 Haywood * * 5,019 3,137 4,649 4,013 63 47 Henderson 6 5 2,561 1,599 6,199 5,472 75 56 Hertford 45,321 40,783 154 92 * * * * Hoke 22,871 20,391 615 400 * * * * Hyde * * * * * * * * Iredell 7,973 7,175 24,329 15,225 51,916 47,424 45,506 33,722 Jackson 13 12 819 523 * * 51 38North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 23 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Broilers Cattle & Calves Dairy Eggs 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 39,237 35,119 6,402 3,999 * * 1,148 880 Jones 12,589 11,140 563 338 * * * * Lee 16,786 15,105 1,895 1,169 * * * * Lenoir 8,603 7,741 1,127 707 * * 4,551 3,519 Lincoln 33,152 29,643 7,171 4,460 11,236 10,214 135 100 McDowell 4,196 3,776 1,229 769 * * 3,126 2,375 Macon * * 1,383 861 * * 47 35 Madison * * 2,971 1,846 * * 154 117 Martin 11,121 10,007 410 246 * * * * Mecklenburg * * 1,024 646 * * * * Mitchell * * 717 461 * * * * Montgomery 102,393 91,761 2,561 1,599 * * * * Moore 112,045 100,446 5,736 3,568 * * 1,227 938 Nash 47,000 41,916 3,790 2,368 * * 13,652 10,410 New Hanover * * * * * * * * Northampton 40,076 35,874 461 277 * * * * Onslow 22,241 20,014 922 584 * * * * Orange 60 54 4,968 3,076 3,099 2,554 6,331 4,838 Pamlico * * 51 31 * * * * Pasquotank * * 154 92 * * * * Pender 40,705 36,440 1,076 677 * * 5,936 4,545 Perquimans 45,741 41,160 359 215 * * * * Person * * 3,841 2,399 * * * * Pitt 44,482 40,028 1,383 861 * * * * Polk * * 1,639 1,015 * * 51 38 Randolph 154,428 138,208 22,536 13,995 18,209 16,416 20,972 15,834 Richmond 151,071 135,187 922 584 * * 4,353 3,372 Robeson 210,241 188,054 3,995 2,491 * * 79 59 Rockingham * * 4,968 3,076 * * * * Rowan 18,884 16,993 9,219 5,690 5,424 5,107 2,295 1,759 Rutherford 20,562 18,314 3,739 2,338 * * 91 67 Sampson 172,473 154,446 13,573 8,459 * * 11,673 8,797 Scotland 53,714 47,958 615 400 * * * * Stanly 37,768 33,986 6,402 3,999 * * * * Stokes * * 6,402 3,999 * * 11,673 8,797 Surry 116,661 104,600 11,268 7,074 * * 26,116 19,793 Swain * * 205 123 * * * * Transylvania 10 9 1,178 738 * * 71 56 Tyrrell * * 154 92 * * * * Union 271,509 243,186 9,988 6,152 * * 53,420 41,052 Vance * * 768 492 * * * * Wake 26 23 1,741 1,077 * * 131 100 Warren * * 3,688 2,307 * * * * Washington * * 666 431 * * * * Watauga * * 7,171 4,460 * * 67 50 Wayne 62,527 55,888 4,251 2,645 * * 3,720 2,815 Wilkes 227,866 203,914 19,463 12,150 4,649 4,378 15,828 12,022 Wilson * * 563 369 * * * * Yadkin 27,906 24,923 9,988 6,152 5,424 4,742 45,506 33,722 Yancey * * 1,946 1,200 775 365 47 35 Published Counties 3,446,121 3,086,061 409,592 255,203 165,047 148,838 406,634 307,059 Other Counties 6,279 5,500 154 92 17,047 15,322 181,734 136,980 State Total 3,452,400 3,091,561 409,746 255,295 182,094 164,160 588,368 444,039 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.24 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Hogs Turkeys Other Livestock & Poultry 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance * * * * 1,253 1,240 Alexander * * * * 279 276 Alleghany * * * * 84 83 Anson 13,477 10,404 31,402 34,101 84 83 Ashe * * * * 1,902 1,883 Avery * * * * 403 399 Beaufort 12,460 10,630 * * 14,974 14,822 Bertie * * * * 466 461 Bladen 183,087 167,371 54,240 60,789 357 353 Brunswick 21,614 19,225 * * 810 802 Buncombe * * * * 1,207 1,195 Burke * * * * 998 988 Cabarrus * * * * 1,643 1,626 Caldwell * * * * 1,232 1,220 Camden * * * * 1,613 1,596 Carteret * * * * 791 783 Caswell * * * * 532 527 Catawba * * * * 2,589 2,563 Chatham 2,161 1,583 * * 4,127 4,085 Cherokee * * * * 803 795 Chowan 890 1,131 * * 3 3 Clay * * * * 261 258 Cleveland 51 45 10,420 11,713 2,238 2,215 Columbus 55,943 52,021 * * 635 628 Craven 18,563 14,701 * * 1,468 1,453 Cumberland 24,157 21,487 16,843 18,978 1,453 1,438 Currituck * * * * 29 29 Dare * * * * 35 34 Davidson * * * * 942 932 Davie * * * * 4,867 4,818 Duplin 493,318 463,662 137,027 154,198 85 84 Durham * * * * 1,016 1,005 Edgecombe 29,243 24,879 * * 878 869 Forsyth * * * * 2,271 2,248 Franklin 8,137 6,107 * * 1,841 1,823 Gaston 127 113 * * 654 648 Gates 6,103 5,428 * * 388 384 Graham * * * * 2,628 2,601 Granville 305 317 * * 237 235 Greene 83,915 78,031 48,530 54,859 1,970 1,950 Guilford 2,034 1,809 * * 4,588 4,542 Halifax 13,986 13,571 * * 736 728 Harnett 21,614 22,618 * * 1,749 1,732 Haywood * * * * 1,718 1,700 Henderson * * * * 559 553 Hertford * * * * 157 155 Hoke 18,309 20,130 5,567 6,227 1,647 1,630 Hyde * * * * 369 366 Iredell * * * * 2,813 2,784 Jackson * * * * 122 120North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 25 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Hogs Turkeys Other Livestock & Poultry 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 45,772 42,974 9,421 10,675 4,187 4,144 Jones 68,658 65,591 7,422 8,303 316 312 Lee * * * * 988 978 Lenoir 66,115 65,591 41,393 47,445 540 534 Lincoln 102 90 * * 962 953 McDowell * * * * 678 671 Macon * * * * 7,646 7,568 Madison * * * * 215 212 Martin * * * * 495 490 Mecklenburg * * * * 3,131 3,099 Mitchell * * * * 44 44 Montgomery 4,831 3,845 * * 38 37 Moore * * * * 2,942 2,912 Nash 16,529 12,440 * * 74 73 New Hanover * * * * 167 165 Northampton 29,243 24,879 * * 80 80 Onslow 43,229 47,497 51,385 57,824 737 729 Orange 1,271 1,018 * * 6,655 6,587 Pamlico * * * * 659 652 Pasquotank * * * * 77 76 Pender 62,300 59,937 13,132 14,678 982 972 Perquimans * * * * 2,240 2,217 Person 1,144 905 * * 294 291 Pitt 66,115 57,675 * * 8,099 8,017 Polk * * * * 3,202 3,170 Randolph 8,900 5,654 * * 2,174 2,151 Richmond 10,680 14,701 * * 234 231 Robeson 82,644 76,900 5,709 6,375 1,349 1,335 Rockingham 636 452 * * 879 870 Rowan * * * * 1,400 1,386 Rutherford * * * * 886 877 Sampson 483,147 454,615 224,095 250,571 1,697 1,680 Scotland * * * * 131 130 Stanly 763 792 15,558 17,496 272 269 Stokes * * * * 940 931 Surry * * * * 940 931 Swain * * * * 667 660 Transylvania * * * * 6,603 6,536 Tyrrell * * * * 41 40 Union * * 85,642 96,374 3,059 3,028 Vance * * * * 200 198 Wake * * * * 6,383 6,318 Warren * * * * 632 626 Washington * * * * 6,477 6,411 Watauga * * * * 1,748 1,731 Wayne 139,858 126,659 108,479 121,579 3,874 3,834 Wilkes * * * * 1,411 1,397 Wilson 7,883 6,333 * * 606 600 Yadkin * * * * 620 613 Yancey * * * * 114 113 Published Counties 2,149,316 2,003,813 866,265 972,187 163,288 161,624 Other Counties 113,845 99,631 18,698 21,202 * * State Total 2,263,161 2,103,444 884,963 993,389 163,288 161,624 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.26 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Corn Cotton Peanuts Soybean 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 704 1,647 * * * * 2,131 1,337 Alexander * 367 * * * * * * Alleghany * * * * * * * * Anson 2,912 * * * * * 4,358 * Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Beaufort 24,368 24,115 8,282 5,584 * * 29,422 23,001 Bertie 4,645 4,988 13,056 8,096 9,334 5,058 10,043 10,107 Bladen 9,857 9,778 * * * * 7,880 4,208 Brunswick 3,443 3,327 * * * * * * Buncombe 65 47 * * * * * * Burke 411 456 * * * * * 270 Cabarrus 937 2,009 * * * * 1,306 2,076 Caldwell 805 * * * * * * * Camden 10,648 11,124 * * * * 12,816 11,837 Carteret * * * * * * * * Caswell 233 443 * * * * 771 694 Catawba 485 1,215 * * * * 2,013 2,590 Chatham * * * * * * * * Cherokee * 485 * * * * * * Chowan * 2,196 6,718 2,978 4,863 3,119 6,317 6,386 Clay * * * * * * * * Cleveland 279 1,268 * * * * 2,612 4,114 Columbus * 15,907 * * * * 18,019 13,782 Craven 8,170 9,874 * * * * 9,700 7,714 Cumberland 3,685 4,184 2,366 * * * 5,985 5,386 Currituck 6,373 6,281 * * * * 7,816 * Dare * * * * * * * * Davidson 3,200 1,789 * * * * 3,362 3,001 Davie 2,309 2,760 * * * * 2,827 2,553 Duplin 17,629 21,752 * * * * 20,781 18,214 Durham * * * * * * * * Edgecombe 3,045 9,413 10,563 3,350 4,830 3,291 13,726 15,624 Forsyth 631 * * * * * 1,392 * Franklin 265 424 * * * * 3,469 3,618 Gaston * * * * * * * 1,374 Gates 2,387 2,831 8,789 6,514 3,274 2,329 7,559 8,041 Graham * * * * * * * * Granville 494 678 * * * * 1,617 1,169 Greene 3,292 6,497 * * * * 14,647 12,931 Guilford 1,010 1,732 * * * * * 2,908 Halifax 2,391 3,702 30,000 22,474 * 4,504 12,869 12,557 Harnett * * 3,169 2,931 * * 6,317 8,350 Haywood * * * * * * * * Henderson * 1,169 * * * * * * Hertford 4,412 * 8,493 4,932 4,156 3,459 5,096 * Hoke * * * * * * * * Hyde 21,813 17,253 8,155 3,546 * * 13,576 14,680 Iredell 4,641 4,340 * * * * 5,482 5,937 Jackson * * * * * * * *North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 27 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Corn Cotton Peanuts Soybean 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 2,647 * 2,286 2,327 * 954 13,790 14,726 Jones * 8,095 4,268 3,769 538 * 7,934 * Lee 164 * * * * * 875 1,169 Lenoir 8,902 11,507 2,746 1,629 * * 14,839 13,586 Lincoln 68 * * * * * 1,338 2,132 McDowell * * * * * * * * Macon * * * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * * * Martin 1,550 3,323 8,493 8,841 9,155 5,964 7,570 7,826 Mecklenburg * * * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * * * Montgomery * * * * * * 201 * Moore 480 480 * * * * 988 * Nash 635 1,789 2,915 * * * 7,869 7,667 New Hanover * * * * * * * * Northampton 3,726 5,952 26,535 19,217 5,189 3,769 12,559 11,875 Onslow 4,087 5,048 * * * * 6,702 * Orange 1,088 1,304 * * * * 1,413 1,169 Pamlico 9,450 6,997 * * * * * 7,293 Pasquotank * * * * * * * * Pender * 7,213 * * * * * 5,694 Perquimans 7,416 8,432 7,437 4,374 * * 19,497 16,138 Person * 1,314 * * * * 4,689 3,460 Pitt 7,082 12,470 4,141 1,629 9,613 4,758 22,644 17,672 Polk * * * * * * * * Randolph 2,327 2,409 * * * * 2,869 2,712 Richmond * * * * * * 942 767 Robeson 26,412 31,672 6,380 4,467 * * 25,225 23,852 Rockingham 828 701 * * * * 1,499 1,487 Rowan 3,557 3,164 * * * * 3,876 6,265 Rutherford 79 139 * * * * 440 453 Sampson 13,236 17,852 4,901 5,723 * * 24,796 21,692 Scotland * 3,847 * * * * 2,827 3,235 Stanly 5,230 5,410 * 10,237 * * 5,889 6,891 Stokes 562 550 * * * * 832 740 Surry 6,222 5,973 * * * * * 3,890 Swain * * * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * * * Tyrrell 15,499 12,690 * * * * * 9,107 Union 9,263 12,314 * * * * 21,113 25,040 Vance * * * * * * 2,152 1,702 Wake * 191 * * * * 2,473 2,870 Warren * * * * * * 2,827 1,870 Washington 19,664 15,588 7,352 4,141 * 860 18,704 15,895 Watauga * * * * * * * * Wayne 6,881 10,943 2,070 1,117 3,651 2,067 22,473 16,961 Wilkes * 2,292 * * * * * * Wilson 2,720 6,653 3,422 1,954 * 1,699 11,103 11,314 Yadkin 5,299 4,939 * * * * 7,013 5,601 Yancey * * * * * * * * Published Counties 310,613 385,303 182,537 129,831 54,603 41,829 513,868 477,207 Other Counties 66,526 44,286 40,136 29,770 56,265 26,454 78,848 66,034 State Total 377,139 429,589 222,673 159,601 110,868 68,283 592,716 543,241 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.28 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Tobacco Wheat Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries All Other Crops 3 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 5,237 3,728 546 473 845 850 6,566 6,456 Alexander * * 323 * 2,261 2,272 2,927 2,878 Alleghany * * * * 1,595 1,603 17,425 17,134 Anson * * 2,259 * 294 296 4,658 4,580 Ashe * * * * 950 955 43,083 42,363 Avery * * * * 517 520 17,840 17,542 Beaufort * 7,194 * 756 794 798 1,651 1,623 Bertie 22,175 16,120 3,401 2,158 1,938 1,948 63 62 Bladen * * 869 499 35,046 35,229 4,667 4,589 Brunswick * * * * 13,274 13,343 2,741 2,695 Buncombe * * * * 8,967 9,014 33,961 33,394 Burke * * * * 1,033 1,039 9,666 9,505 Cabarrus * * 1,211 719 619 622 6,109 6,007 Caldwell * * * * 381 383 8,373 8,234 Camden * * 2,433 1,827 10,876 10,933 50 49 Carteret * * * * 1,413 1,421 1,311 1,289 Caswell 11,759 11,401 541 329 1,251 1,258 2,386 2,346 Catawba * * 1,797 1,160 3,342 3,359 8,541 8,398 Chatham * * 169 138 1,367 1,374 4,533 4,457 Cherokee * * * * 4,169 4,191 4,280 4,208 Chowan * * 1,350 861 5,547 5,576 9,632 9,471 Clay * * * * 1,491 1,498 296 291 Cleveland * * 2,383 1,806 3,088 3,104 2,769 2,723 Columbus 8,978 * 2,582 * 10,861 10,918 3,171 3,118 Craven * 5,179 * 184 540 543 2,685 2,641 Cumberland 18,393 * 1,688 * 6,475 6,509 4,543 4,467 Currituck * * 2,199 887 478 481 170 167 Dare * * * * * * 149 147 Davidson 2,012 * 631 402 2,090 2,101 7,526 7,400 Davie * * 928 630 618 621 1,604 1,577 Duplin 12,262 9,672 4,915 987 27,410 27,554 13,287 13,065 Durham * * 147 * 447 449 5,431 5,340 Edgecombe 33,616 32,594 3,029 809 9,698 9,749 11,998 11,798 Forsyth * * 248 178 1,216 1,222 3,461 3,403 Franklin 20,575 16,120 1,658 914 1,992 2,002 20,253 19,914 Gaston * * 467 * 584 587 2,040 2,006 Gates * * * 1,218 123 123 47 46 Graham * * * * 208 209 425 418 Granville 15,151 14,690 879 677 2,312 2,325 1,716 1,687 Greene 31,341 27,103 2,284 562 29,192 29,345 949 933 Guilford 12,590 12,207 1,102 929 1,798 1,807 13,822 13,591 Halifax 12,200 * 1,152 1,176 4,518 4,542 1,694 1,666 Harnett 34,063 * 1,609 * 6,629 6,664 9,764 9,601 Haywood * * * * 3,817 3,837 2,495 2,453 Henderson * * * * 25,180 25,312 34,947 34,363 Hertford 14,423 * * * 2,622 2,636 390 383 Hoke * * 859 357 48 48 705 694 Hyde * * 3,292 635 12,388 12,453 354 348 Iredell * * 1,966 * 1,167 1,174 8,903 8,754 Jackson * * * * 2,276 2,288 6,400 6,293North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 29 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Tobacco Wheat Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries All Other Crops 3 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 50,981 45,701 2,631 1,129 53,490 53,770 13,108 12,889 Jones * * * * 260 261 381 374 Lee 11,574 11,222 119 127 719 722 1,860 1,829 Lenoir 30,468 25,269 2,979 746 5,789 5,820 5,230 5,143 Lincoln * * 884 * 1,272 1,279 1,631 1,604 McDowell * * * * 367 369 18,174 17,870 Macon * * * * 805 809 1,136 1,117 Madison * * * * 1,487 1,495 2,204 2,167 Martin * 20,594 1,489 646 1,959 1,969 776 763 Mecklenburg * * * * 405 407 170,958 168,100 Mitchell * * * * 477 479 1,621 1,594 Montgomery * * 69 * 1,568 1,576 4,450 4,376 Moore * * * 373 1,312 1,319 6,424 6,317 Nash 44,517 39,394 919 772 42,592 42,815 5,299 5,210 New Hanover * * * * 128 129 5,180 5,093 Northampton * * 2,408 * 393 395 722 710 Onslow * * 576 113 1,362 1,369 5,645 5,550 Orange 3,824 3,526 501 286 2,150 2,161 9,519 9,360 Pamlico * * 943 * 3,981 4,002 605 595 Pasquotank * * 4,617 2,027 23,656 23,780 217 213 Pender * * * * 10,347 10,401 11,555 11,362 Perquimans * * 6,504 3,534 1,240 1,247 854 840 Person 26,931 26,111 1,519 * 641 645 1,333 1,310 Pitt 23,693 22,972 3,267 479 2,382 2,395 5,755 5,659 Polk * * * * 761 765 4,752 4,673 Randolph 3,180 2,962 814 667 2,463 2,476 5,574 5,481 Richmond * * * * 1,853 1,863 1,199 1,179 Robeson 9,186 8,060 10,699 4,411 5,073 5,100 2,250 2,213 Rockingham 16,714 16,205 1,003 735 1,413 1,421 3,618 3,558 Rowan * * 2,453 2,977 7,885 7,926 16,008 15,740 Rutherford * * * 158 924 928 1,095 1,076 Sampson 61,247 48,361 6,022 982 99,682 100,204 15,458 15,200 Scotland * * * * 354 356 910 895 Stanly * * 3,371 * 549 552 2,172 2,136 Stokes 8,546 8,286 136 * 1,525 1,533 3,412 3,355 Surry 13,952 13,527 * 893 3,874 3,895 9,462 9,304 Swain * * * * 121 122 183 180 Transylvania * * * * 1,014 1,020 16,264 15,992 Tyrrell * * 3,922 1,344 12,442 12,507 38 37 Union * * 11,772 9,530 5,160 5,187 22,997 22,612 Vance 10,558 8,846 650 508 461 463 1,155 1,136 Wake 19,100 16,100 789 344 5,274 5,301 24,098 23,695 Warren 8,045 7,800 670 457 314 315 1,858 1,827 Washington * 1,269 3,525 656 7,757 7,798 2,270 2,232 Watauga * * * * 535 538 5,924 5,825 Wayne 44,974 36,170 6,504 * 21,164 21,275 10,106 9,937 Wilkes * * * * 1,867 1,877 3,604 3,544 Wilson 46,138 35,425 1,961 * 44,813 45,048 28,736 28,256 Yadkin * * * 1,134 630 633 3,317 3,262 Yancey * * * * 596 599 3,660 3,599 Published Counties 688,402 553,810 132,636 56,299 643,031 646,399 817,213 803,555 Other Counties 101,870 114,786 17,353 20,127 * * * * State Total 790,272 668,596 149,989 76,426 643,031 646,399 817,213 803,555 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. 3 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and all other miscellaneous crops. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.30 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics VALUE ADDED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Value of crop production 4,356,761 4,194,686 4,152,667 3,347,147 3,310,322 Crop cash receipts 4,205,214 4,366,605 4,145,500 3,703,902 3,395,690 Cotton 473,474 417,685 411,957 222,673 159,601 Feed crops 704,365 634,040 575,676 451,545 493,910 Food grains 304,126 330,183 226,418 154,932 81,596 Fruits and nuts 115,197 124,020 139,732 135,180 127,343 Oil crops 813,972 950,991 705,589 703,584 611,524 Tobacco 616,265 760,644 850,574 790,272 668,596 Vegetables and melons 352,936 455,648 513,469 507,851 519,056 All other crops 824,880 693,393 722,086 737,864 734,064 Home consumption 1,829 1,175 1,084 879 1,376 Inventory adjustment 149,717 -173,094 6,083 -357,634 -86,744 Value of animals and products production 7,359,147 8,271,873 8,835,647 7,967,571 7,278,983 Animals and products cash receipts 7,344,161 8,305,629 8,802,012 7,944,019 7,213,512 Dairy products, Milk 191,470 198,806 245,435 182,094 164,160 Meat animals 2,882,936 3,177,702 3,312,491 2,672,907 2,358,739 Miscellaneous livestock 168,590 148,456 147,899 148,463 149,027 Poultry and eggs 4,101,165 4,780,665 5,096,187 4,940,555 4,541,586 Home consumption 2,781 4,203 3,832 4,502 2,551 Inventory adjustment 12,205 -37,959 29,804 19,050 62,921 Farm-related income 1,517,678 1,526,952 1,581,163 1,426,950 1,818,728 Forest products sold 11,911 20,244 17,107 14,850 47,874 Gross imputed rental value of farm dwellings 368,350 394,143 352,878 297,909 295,015 Machine hire and customwork 52,312 59,241 31,482 22,211 34,136 Other farm income 1,085,106 1,053,324 1,179,696 1,091,980 1,441,703 Total commodity insurance indemnities 199,617 141,428 120,210 145,202 386,925 Federal commodity insurance indemnities 190,908 136,756 116,733 139,643 309,972 Net cash rent received by operator landlords 2 7,514 12,772 12,107 15,603 13,626 Value of agricultural sector production 13,233,586 13,993,511 14,569,477 12,741,668 12,408,033 Intermediate product expenses 1 8,392,696 8,854,147 8,758,302 7,780,662 7,823,602 Farm origin 4,976,382 5,457,160 5,108,137 4,476,707 4,427,381 Feed purchases 4,100,000 4,410,000 4,050,000 3,470,000 3,440,000 Livestock and poultry purchases 516,382 677,160 678,137 626,707 617,381 Seed purchases 360,000 370,000 380,000 380,000 370,000 Manufactured inputs 1,385,329 1,448,211 1,426,201 1,296,238 1,147,456 Electricity 131,736 151,027 144,744 147,653 128,152 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 480,000 530,000 520,000 470,000 420,000 Pesticides 300,000 310,000 330,000 320,000 300,000 Petroleum fuel and oils 473,592 457,184 431,457 358,585 299,304 Other intermediate expenses 1 2,030,986 1,948,776 2,223,964 2,007,717 2,248,764 Machine hire and custom work 30,319 37,320 34,308 55,297 44,219 Marketing, storage, and transportation 243,510 216,740 305,794 204,566 246,619 Repair and maintenance 1 278,116 349,691 379,722 306,659 337,768 Miscellaneous expenses 1 1,479,041 1,345,025 1,504,140 1,441,195 1,620,158 Total insurance premiums 4 185,918 179,272 198,225 167,840 181,546 Federal commodity insurance premiums 70,117 67,076 65,455 57,973 62,534 Irrigation 2,306 619 897 881 576 Contract labor 121,866 178,212 122,469 152,646 82,533 Net government transactions 185,070 192,730 64,788 -139,736 -49,143 Direct government payments 430,403 411,331 346,093 91,137 180,057 Property taxes and fees 1 245,333 218,601 281,306 230,874 229,201 Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees 15,333 18,601 21,306 20,874 19,201 Gross value added 4,904,093 5,153,881 5,753,494 4,668,624 4,452,755 Capital consumption 1 615,458 674,040 881,535 745,397 808,872 Net value added 4,288,635 4,479,841 4,871,959 3,923,227 3,643,883 Factor payments to stakeholders 3 1,030,060 1,051,905 1,017,781 1,014,671 1,182,011 Hired labor and non-cash empolyee compensation 628,134 651,788 617,531 597,354 757,467 Net rent paid to operator landlords 13,193 17,254 15,606 16,379 15,290 Net rent paid to nonoperator landlords 102,593 134,172 121,676 127,698 119,211 Total interest expenses 1 286,140 248,691 262,968 273,240 290,043 Net farm income 3,258,575 3,427,936 3,854,178 2,908,556 2,461,872 SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. Data as of August 30, 2017. Values are rounded to the nearest thousand. 1 Including expenses associated with operator dwellings. 2 Share rent income is included in cash receipts. 3 Prior to 2008, factor payments to stakeholders only includes net rent paid to nonoperator landlords. 4 Includes federal and private crop and livestock insurance premiums as well as casualty, hail, motor vehicle and all other insurance premiums.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 31 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN (Dollars per Bushel) 3.003.504.004.505.005.50AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR WINTER WHEAT (Dollars per Bushel) 3.004.005.006.008.007.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS (Dollars per Bushel) 7.508.509.5010.5011.5013.5012.50SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-1732 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops Year Flue-Cured Tobacco per Lb. Burley Tobacco per Lb. Cotton per Lb. 1 Soybeans per Bu. Corn per Bu. Peanuts per Lb. Winter Wheat per Bu. All Hay per Ton Sweet Potatoes per Cwt. Potatoes per Cwt. Apples per Lb. 2 Dollars 2012 1.98 2.00 0.73 14.00 7.48 0.35 6.78 108.00 13.00 11.30 0.36 2013 2.11 2.04 0.82 13.10 4.96 0.28 6.28 110.00 24.90 (D) 0.29 2014 2.01 1.85 0.67 10.20 4.19 0.26 5.16 114.00 22.00 (D) 0.38 2015 1.85 1.95 0.62 8.68 4.32 0.22 4.90 126.00 19.40 (D) 0.33 2016 1.94 1.89 0.63 9.85 4.05 0.21 4.61 116.00 18.10 10.90 0.41 1 Based on Marketings and monthly prices received from August 1–December 31. 2 Utilized Production. (D) Not published to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations.LIVESTOCK, DAIRY & POULTRY HIGHS & LOWS INVENTORY VALUE SLAUGHTER POULTRY & EGGS HONEY CATFISH & TROUT COUNTY ESTIMATES34 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics LIVESTOCK, DAIRY AND POULTRY Record Highs and Lows Species Date Series Began Record High Record Low Year Number Year Number Thousands Thousands Cattle and Calves - Inventory, Jan 1 1867 1985 1,175 1927 490 Beef cows - Inventory, Jan 1 1920 1996 476 1930 18 Milk Cows - Inventory, Jan 1 1867 1945 400 2010 43 Milk Production (Lbs) 1924 1985 1,748,000 2010 866,000 Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Jan 1 1920 1921 95 1979 7 Hogs - Inventory, Dec 1 1866 2007 10,200 1929 830 Chickens - Inventory, Dec 1 1924 2016 23,087 1931 8,670 Egg Production 1924 2016 3,729,500 1930 542,000 Commercial Broilers 1934 2015 822,700 1934 900 Turkeys - Total Raised 1929 1992 62,000 1931 198 NOTE: In some cases, the production or inventory is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year or occurrence.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 35 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY Species and Classification North Carolina United States Number on Farms January 1 Number on Farms January 1 2016 2017 2016 2017 Thousand Head Thousand Head Cattle - Total 1 800 830 91,918 93,584 Cows & Heifers that have calved 410 415 39,473 40,559 Beef Cows 363 370 30,166 31,210 Milk Cows 47 45 9,310 9,349 Heifers 500 pounds and over 105 116 19,907 20,052 For Beef Cow replacement 65 69 6,340 6,419 For Milk Cow replacement 18 22 4,814 4,754 Other Heifers 22 25 8,753 8,879 Steers 500 pounds and over 36 43 16,315 16,354 Bulls 500 pounds and over 29 31 2,142 2,234 Calves under 500 pounds 220 225 14,077 14,386 Sheep - Total 32 30 5,300 5,200 Breeding Sheep & Lambs 27 25 3,945 3,855 Replacement Lambs 4 4 665 650 Ewes 1 year plus 20 19 3,105 3,035 Rams 1 year plus 3 2 175 170 Market Sheep & Lambs 5 5 1,355 1,345 Goats - Total 2 - - 2,620 2,640 Angora Goats 2 - - 150 152 Milk Goats 8 6 373 373 Meat and Other Goats 45 50 2,097 2,115 Number on Farms December 1 Number on Farms December 1 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Head Thousand Head All Hogs and Pigs 8,900 9,300 68,919 71,525 Breeding Hogs 870 880 6,002 6,090 Market Hogs 8,030 8,420 62,917 65,435 Under 50 Pounds 3,050 3,160 20,008 20,887 50-119 Pounds 1,880 1,950 17,262 18,102 120-179 Pounds 1,590 1,680 13,370 13,786 180 Pounds and above 1,510 1,630 12,276 12,660 Chickens - Total 3 22,945 23,087 476,981 494,524 Layers 14,869 15,143 351,656 376,605 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 North Carolina not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3 Does not include commercial broilers. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY VALUES Year All Cattle and Calves January 1 All Hogs and Pigs December 1 All Chickens December 1 All Sheep and Lambs January 1 Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars 2013 900 738,000 115 977,500 9.00 191,106 190 4,940 2014 950 769,500 120 1,056,000 8.10 176,693 191 5,157 2015 1,240 992,000 77 685,300 7.90 181,266 203 6,090 2016 1,170 936,000 79 734,700 7.80 180,079 187 5,984 2017 900 747,000 - - - - 188 5,640 36 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MEAT ANIMALS Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income Species 2013 2014 2015 2016 Hogs and Pigs Thousands Number: Beginning Inventory: (Dec 1 preceding year) 8,900 8,500 8,800 8,900 Pig Crop: (December-November) 17,778 16,547 17,494 19,108 Inshipments 525 578 743 657 Marketings 1 17,081 15,243 16,211 17,499 Farm Slaughter 2 2 2 1 1 Deaths 1,620 1,580 1,925 1,865 Production (Lbs) 3 4,056,602 3,538,079 3,925,202 4,146,614 Marketings (Lbs) 4 4,086,462 3,597,742 3,976,238 4,147,807 Value of Production ($) 2,824,115 2,821,777 2,209,833 2,073,594 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 5 2,861,460 2,887,869 2,263,161 2,103,444 Value of Home Consumption ($) 566 729 515 604 Gross Income ($) 2,862,029 2,888,598 2,263,676 2,104,048 Ending Inventory December 1 8,500 8,800 8,900 9,300 Cattle and Calves Number: On hand January 1 (Total) 820 810 800 800 Calves Born 355 365 360 370 Inshipments 8 6 6 7 Marketings: 1 Cattle 212 213 207 191 Calves 131 140 131 126 Farm Slaughter 2 1 1 2 2 Deaths: Cattle 13 11 11 10 Calves 16 17 16 19 Production: 3 Total Cattle and Calves (Lbs) 289,231 292,733 283,776 293,693 Marketings (Lbs) 4 298,400 297,070 290,150 270,570 Value of Production ($) 304,014 412,922 404,242 272,237 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 5 316,242 424,622 409,746 255,295 Value of Home Consumption ($) 3,704 5,137 4,942 4,290 Gross Income ($) 319,946 429,759 414,688 259,585 Ending Inventory (Total) 810 800 800 830 (January 1 succeeding year) Sheep and Lambs 6 1 Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and State outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the State. 2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 3 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 4 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 5 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Also includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 6 Sheep & Lamb estimates discontinued in 2011.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 37 NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, 2016 1 Month Cattle All Species Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds January 4.7 5,637 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 0.7 56 February 5.2 6,228 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 0.7 54 March 6.0 7,250 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 1.2 87 April 5.4 6,549 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 1.3 85 May 5.5 6,656 0.1 23 (D) (D) 1.9 120 June 6.0 7,275 0.1 32 (D) (D) 2.3 144 July 4.9 5,925 0.1 35 (D) (D) 1.5 100 August 5.7 6,887 0.1 32 (D) (D) 1.5 110 September 5.3 6,377 0.1 39 (D) (D) 2.1 148 October 5.3 6,418 0.1 37 (D) (D) 1.3 96 November 5.7 6,951 0.1 41 (D) (D) 1.4 102 December 5.5 6,717 0.1 44 (D) (D) 1.6 112 Annual Total 2 65.1 78,869 0.8 353 (D) (D) 17.7 1,214 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1 Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2 Months may not add to totals due to rounding. UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL HOG SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Million Pounds) 1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20152016 NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 2,0004,0006,0008,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2015201638 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics COMMERCIAL BROILERS Production and Value Year Number Produced Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 799,600 5,677,200 2,838,600 2013 786,600 5,899,500 3,580,997 2014 795,200 6,043,500 3,849,710 2015 822,700 6,417,100 3,452,400 2016 818,700 6,467,700 3,091,561 US 2016 1 8,776,700 54,259,100 25,935,852 1 Excludes states producing less than 500,000 broilers. TURKEYS Production and Value Year Number Raised Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 36,000 1,191,600 859,144 2013 33,500 1,139,000 757,435 2014 28,500 997,500 733,163 2015 31,000 1,091,200 884,963 2016 33,500 1,202,650 993,389 US 2016 244,000 7,486,978 6,184,247 EGGS Production and Value Year Average Number Layers During Year Average Eggs Laid Annually per Layer Eggs Produced Value of Production Thousands Number Millions Thousand Dollars 2012 12,694 243 3,087 392,549 2013 12,990 245 3,184 431,359 2014 13,457 251 3,381 501,063 2015 14,459 253 3,659 588,368 2016 14,493 257 3,730 444,039 US 2016 365,336 279 101,953 6,483,307 CHICKENS Lost, Sold and Value of Sales 1 Year Number Lost 2 Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 3,072 12,589 85,605 10,872 2013 3,319 11,021 76,045 10,874 2014 2,900 12,524 83,911 12,251 2015 3,400 13,841 96,887 14,824 2016 3,939 15,088 104,107 12,597 US 2016 106,090 206,008 1,044,040 84,869 1 Excludes commercial broilers. 2 Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. HONEY Production, Stocks and Value Year Honey Producing Colonies 1 Yield per Colony Production Stocks December 15 2 Average Price per Pound 3 Value of Production 4 Thousands Pounds Thousand Pounds Thousand Pounds Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 13 39 507 106 3.76 1,906 2013 10 38 380 84 3.67 1,395 2014 12 43 516 88 3.49 1,801 2015 12 45 540 103 4.51 2,435 2016 12 37 444 89 4.61 2,047 US 2016 5 2,775 58.3 161,882 41,253 2.08 335,905 1 Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was taken during the year. It is possible to take honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year. 2 Stocks held by producers. 3 Average price per pound based on expanded sales. 4 Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound. 5 Due to rounding, total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 39 CATFISH OPERATIONS State Water Surface Acres During Jan 1–Jun 30 Total Sales All Sizes 2016 2017 2015 2016 Acres Thousand Dollars Alabama 15,000 15,000 108,866 119,989 Arkansas 5,000 5,000 18,456 19,086 California 1,400 1,300 5,774 5,230 Mississippi 36,100 34,400 201,450 213,372 North Carolina 1,300 1,200 3,878 4,164 Texas 2,000 1,900 18,123 17,722 Other States 1 2,240 1,990 7,063 6,422 United States 63,040 60,790 363,610 385,985 1 Other States include state estimates not shown and states suppressed due to disclosure. CATFISH Sales of Foodsize Fish Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 2,940 5,200 1.09 5,668 2013 2,750 4,000 1.10 4,400 2014 1,990 3,400 1.17 3,978 2015 2,120 3,250 1.17 3,803 2016 1,930 3,500 1.16 4,060 US 2016 190,580 320,174 1.14 363,398 CATFISH SALES (Thousand Dollars) 2,0004,0006,0008,00020072008200920102011201220132014201520167,0997,2215,4955,2735,5395,7014,4363,9853,8784,16440 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TROUT OPERATIONS State Value of Fish Sold Value of Distributed Fish 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Arkansas - - 2,612 3,198 California 5,390 3,958 7,761 9,952 Colorado 2,045 2,196 8,918 6,339 Georgia 483 406 1,075 1,266 Idaho 49,362 50,298 10,198 11,111 Michigan 1,347 1,360 2,629 5,106 Missouri 2,518 2,686 3,342 2,614 New York 636 617 2,835 3,361 North Carolina 8,469 8,563 (D) (D) Oregon (D) (D) 9,476 9,547 Pennsylvania 6,122 5,909 10,317 13,124 Utah 630 633 7,706 10,239 Virginia 1,610 1,442 1,464 1,365 Washington (D) (D) 19,453 18,053 West Virginia 1,052 1,231 (D) (D) Wisconsin 1,462 1,558 2,837 2,699 Other States 1 23,267 24,084 28,558 33,232 United States 2 104,393 104,941 119,181 131,206 United States 3 113,099 113,862 (NA) (NA) - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (N/A) Not available. 1 Other States include state estimates not listed and states suppressed due to disclosure. 2 Excludes value of eggs. 3 Includes value of eggs. TROUT Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger 1 Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 3,180 3,250 1.72 5,590 2013 3,310 3,700 1.67 6,179 2014 3,310 4,050 1.70 6,885 2015 3,220 3,700 2.11 7,807 2016 3,960 4,400 1.74 7,656 US 2016 46,305 59,087 1.64 97,034 1 Twelve inches or longer. TROUT SALES (Thousand Dollars) 5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00020072008200920102011201220132014201520166,6327,1357,1806,2225,1706,2726,8217,8888,4698,563North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 41 HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 Year Total By Class Market Hogs and Pigs, By Weight Group 1 Breeding Hogs Market Hogs and Pigs Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds Under 50 Pounds 50-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds and Over Thousands 1997 9,600 1,000 8,600 3,350 2,000 - - 1,840 1,410 1998 9,700 1,000 8,700 3,400 2,000 - - 1,850 1,450 1999 9,500 1,000 8,500 3,350 1,950 - - 1,750 1,450 2000 9,300 1,000 8,300 3,400 1,800 - - 1,650 1,450 2001 9,800 1,000 8,800 3,500 2,020 - - 1,730 1,550 2002 9,700 1,000 8,700 3,450 2,050 - - 1,700 1,500 2003 10,000 1,020 8,980 3,550 2,180 - - 1,750 1,500 2004 9,900 1,020 8,880 3,520 2,150 - - 1,700 1,510 2005 9,800 1,010 8,790 3,450 2,130 - - 1,720 1,490 2006 9,500 1,010 8,490 3,390 1,970 - - 1,680 1,450 2007 10,200 1,020 9,180 3,430 2,220 - - 1,890 1,640 2008 9,600 980 8,620 - - 3,020 2,290 1,700 1,610 2009 9,600 930 8,670 - - 3,090 2,200 1,760 1,620 2010 8,900 840 8,060 - - 2,950 1,970 1,640 1,500 2011 8,900 850 8,050 - - 3,050 1,870 1,560 1,570 2012 8,900 860 8,040 - - 3,020 1,960 1,615 1,445 2013 8,500 870 7,630 - - 2,600 1,800 1,630 1,600 2014 8,800 880 7,920 - - 3,010 1,830 1,580 1,500 2015 8,900 870 8,030 - - 3,050 1,880 1,590 1,510 2016 9,300 880 8,420 - - 3,160 1,950 1,680 1,630 1 Market hog weight groups have changed. The market weight group under 60 pounds has been changed to under 50 pounds. The market weight group 60-119 pounds has been changed to 50-119 pounds. Estimates have been made for these new weight groups dating back to March of 2008 at the US and state level using slaughter data and current import and export data. HOGS AND PIGS Leading States, December 1 (Thousand Head) IowaNorth CarolinaMinnesotaIllinoisIndiana010,0005,00020,00015,00025,0002012201320142015201642 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics HOGS Number on Farms, December 1 Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Alamance * * Mitchell * * Alexander * * Montgomery 19,000 17,000 Alleghany * * Moore (D) (D) Anson 53,000 46,000 Nash 65,000 55,000 Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton 110,000 110,000 Beaufort 49,000 47,000 Onslow 170,000 210,000 Bertie (D) (D) Orange 5,000 4,500 Bladen 720,000 740,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick 85,000 85,000 Pasquotank (D) (D) Buncombe * (D) Pender 240,000 265,000 Burke * * Perquimans (D) (D) Cabarrus (D) (D) Person 4,500 4,000 Caldwell (D) (D) Pitt 260,000 255,000 Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 34,000 25,000 Caswell * * Richmond 55,000 65,000 Catawba * * Robeson 325,000 340,000 Chatham 8,500 7,000 Rockingham 2,500 2,000 Cherokee * * Rowan (D) (D) Chowan 3,500 5,000 Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson 1,890,000 2,010,000 Cleveland 200 200 Scotland (D) (D) Columbus 220,000 230,000 Stanly 3,000 3,500 Craven 73,000 65,000 Stokes (D) (D) Cumberland 95,000 95,000 Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson * * Tyrrell (D) (D) Davie * * Union (D) (D) Duplin 1,950,000 2,050,000 Vance * * Durham * * Wake * * Edgecombe 115,000 110,000 Warren (D) (D) Forsyth * * Washington (D) (D) Franklin 32,000 27,000 Watauga * * Gaston 500 500 Wayne 550,000 560,000 Gates 24,000 24,000 Wilkes * * Graham * * Wilson 31,000 28,000 Granville 1,200 1,400 Yadkin (D) (D) Greene 330,000 345,000 Yancey * * Guilford 8,000 8,000 Other Counties 445,700 440,500 Halifax 55,000 60,000 Harnett 85,000 100,000 State Total 8,900,000 9,300,000 Haywood * * Henderson * * Hertford (D) (D) Hoke 72,000 89,000 Hyde * * Iredell * * Jackson * * Johnston 180,000 190,000 Jones 270,000 290,000 Lee (D) (D) Lenoir 260,000 290,000 Lincoln 400 400 McDowell * * Macon * * Madison * * Martin (D) (D) Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 43 HOGS Number on Farms, December 1, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 5,000 / Undisclosed5,000 to 49,99950,000 to 99,999100,000 to 399,999400,000 and up Duplin 2,050,000 Sampson 2,010,000 Bladen 740,000 Wayne 560,000 Greene 345,000 Robeson 340,000 Jones 2 290,000 Lenoir 2 290,000 Pender 265,000 Pitt 255,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 7th. HOGS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010,00010,500200720082009201020112012201320142015201644 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 17,000 17,500 Mitchell 1,400 1,500 Alexander 23,000 24,000 Montgomery 5,000 5,200 Alleghany 23,000 24,000 Moore 11,200 11,600 Anson 10,800 11,200 Nash 7,400 7,700 Ashe 19,000 19,500 New Hanover * * Avery 1,400 1,500 Northampton 900 900 Beaufort 1,200 1,300 Onslow 1,800 1,900 Bertie 800 800 Orange 9,700 10,000 Bladen 3,000 3,100 Pamlico 100 100 Brunswick 1,800 1,900 Pasquotank 300 300 Buncombe 14,300 14,800 Pender 2,100 2,200 Burke 4,000 4,200 Perquimans 700 700 Cabarrus 12,000 12,500 Person 7,500 7,800 Caldwell 5,200 5,400 Pitt 2,700 2,800 Camden 100 100 Polk 3,200 3,300 Carteret 300 300 Randolph 44,000 45,500 Caswell 8,500 8,800 Richmond 1,800 1,900 Catawba 12,800 13,300 Robeson 7,800 8,100 Chatham 37,000 38,500 Rockingham 9,700 10,000 Cherokee 4,500 4,600 Rowan 18,000 18,500 Chowan 1,200 1,300 Rutherford 7,300 7,600 Clay 1,600 1,700 Sampson 26,500 27,500 Cleveland 19,500 20,000 Scotland 1,200 1,300 Columbus 8,500 8,800 Stanly 12,500 13,000 Craven 1,000 1,000 Stokes 12,500 13,000 Cumberland 2,800 2,900 Surry 22,000 23,000 Currituck 200 200 Swain 400 400 Dare * * Transylvania 2,300 2,400 Davidson 12,000 12,500 Tyrrell 300 300 Davie 10,000 10,400 Union 19,500 20,000 Duplin 21,500 22,500 Vance 1,500 1,600 Durham 2,100 2,200 Wake 3,400 3,500 Edgecombe 2,000 2,100 Warren 7,200 7,500 Forsyth 3,700 3,800 Washington 1,300 1,400 Franklin 15,500 16,000 Watauga 14,000 14,500 Gaston 7,300 7,600 Wayne 8,300 8,600 Gates 800 800 Wilkes 38,000 39,500 Graham 900 900 Wilson 1,100 1,200 Granville 7,000 7,300 Yadkin 19,500 20,000 Greene 1,400 1,500 Yancey 3,800 3,900 Guilford 14,000 14,500 Other Counties 300 300 Halifax 9,700 10,000 Harnett 6,800 7,100 State Total 800,000 830,000 Haywood 9,800 10,200 Henderson 5,000 5,200 Hertford 300 300 Hoke 1,200 1,300 Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 47,500 49,500 Jackson 1,600 1,700 Johnston 12,500 13,000 Jones 1,100 1,100 Lee 3,700 3,800 Lenoir 2,200 2,300 Lincoln 14,000 14,500 McDowell 2,400 2,500 Macon 2,700 2,800 Madison 5,800 6,000 Martin 800 800 Mecklenburg 2,000 2,100 * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 45 ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 2,000 / Undisclosed2,000 to 4,9995,000 to 9,99910,000 to 19,99920,000 and up Iredell 49,500 Randolph 45,500 Wilkes 39,500 Chatham 38,500 Sampson 27,500 Alexander 2 24,000 Alleghany 2 24,000 Surry 23,000 Duplin 22,500 Cleveland 3 20,000 Union 3 20,000 Yadkin 3 20,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 6th. 3 Ranked 10th. ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 650700750800850900200820092010201120122013201420152016201746 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 7,000 7,100 Mitchell 900 900 Alexander 7,000 7,100 Montgomery 2,900 3,000 Alleghany 7,000 7,100 Moore 6,000 6,100 Anson 4,500 4,600 Nash 4,000 4,100 Ashe 6,200 6,300 New Hanover * * Avery 700 700 Northampton 600 600 Beaufort 700 700 Onslow 1,100 1,100 Bertie 500 500 Orange 4,800 4,900 Bladen (D) (D) Pamlico * * Brunswick (D) (D) Pasquotank (D) (D) Buncombe 7,000 7,100 Pender (D) (D) Burke 2,600 2,700 Perquimans 500 500 Cabarrus 6,700 6,800 Person (D) (D) Caldwell 3,000 3,100 Pitt (D) (D) Camden 100 100 Polk (D) (D) Carteret 200 200 Randolph 16,500 16,800 Caswell (D) (D) Richmond 1,200 1,200 Catawba 7,300 7,400 Robeson (D) (D) Chatham 14,600 14,900 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee 2,500 2,600 Rowan 8,000 8,200 Chowan (D) (D) Rutherford (D) (D) Clay (D) (D) Sampson (D) (D) Cleveland 10,000 10,200 Scotland (D) (D) Columbus (D) (D) Stanly (D) (D) Craven 700 700 Stokes 5,100 5,200 Cumberland 1,900 2,000 Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain (D) (D) Dare * * Transylvania 1,000 1,000 Davidson 5,400 5,500 Tyrrell 100 100 Davie 5,200 5,300 Union 12,000 12,200 Duplin 13,500 13,800 Vance 800 800 Durham 1,000 1,000 Wake (D) (D) Edgecombe 1,400 1,400 Warren (D) (D) Forsyth 2,300 2,400 Washington 700 700 Franklin 6,000 6,100 Watauga 4,500 4,600 Gaston 3,100 3,200 Wayne (D) (D) Gates 400 400 Wilkes 14,000 14,300 Graham (D) (D) Wilson 600 600 Granville 3,500 3,600 Yadkin 8,700 8,900 Greene 1,000 1,000 Yancey 2,100 2,200 Guilford 5,500 5,600 Other Counties 91,200 93,000 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 4,000 4,100 State Total 363,000 370,000 Haywood 4,800 4,900 Henderson 1,500 1,500 Hertford 200 200 Hoke (D) (D) Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 12,800 13,000 Jackson (D) (D) Johnston (D) (D) Jones 600 600 Lee 1,600 1,600 Lenoir 1,500 1,500 Lincoln 4,100 4,200 McDowell (D) (D) Macon 1,800 1,800 Madison 3,700 3,800 Martin 600 600 Mecklenburg (D) (D) * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 47 BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 1,000 / Undisclosed1,000 to 2,9993,000 to 4,9995,000 to 9,99910,000 and up Randolph 16,800 Chatham 14,900 Wilkes 14,300 Duplin 13,800 Iredell 13,000 Union 12,200 Cleveland 10,200 Yadkin 8,900 Rowan 8,200 Catawba 7,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 175225275325375425200820092010201120122013201420152016201748 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 1,200 1,200 Mitchell * * Alexander 1,600 1,500 Montgomery * * Alleghany 1,700 1,600 Moore * * Anson * * Nash * * Ashe 100 100 New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow * * Bertie * * Orange 800 700 Bladen * * Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe 900 800 Pender * * Burke * * Perquimans * * Cabarrus 1,200 1,200 Person (D) (D) Caldwell * * Pitt * * Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 4,700 4,500 Caswell (D) (D) Richmond * * Catawba 400 400 Robeson * * Chatham 1,200 1,100 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee * * Rowan 1,400 1,400 Chowan * * Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson (D) (D) Cleveland 600 600 Scotland * * Columbus * * Stanly (D) (D) Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland * * Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson 1,500 1,400 Tyrrell * * Davie 500 500 Union * * Duplin 100 100 Vance * * Durham 100 100 Wake * * Edgecombe * * Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin * * Watauga * * Gaston 700 700 Wayne (D) (D) Gates * * Wilkes 1,200 1,200 Graham * * Wilson * * Granville 500 500 Yadkin 1,400 1,300 Greene * * Yancey 200 100 Guilford 1,500 1,400 Other Counties 4,400 4,200 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett * * State Total 47,000 45,000 Haywood 1,200 1,100 Henderson 1,600 1,500 Hertford * * Hoke * * Hyde * * Iredell 13,400 13,000 Jackson * * Johnston * * Jones * * Lee * * Lenoir * * Lincoln 2,900 2,800 McDowell (D) (D) Macon * * Madison * * Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 49 MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 500 / Undisclosed500 to 9991,000 to 1,4991,500 to 1,9992,000 and up Iredell 13,000 Randolph 4,500 Lincoln 2,800 Alleghany 1,600 Alexander 2 1,500 Henderson 2 1,500 Davidson 3 1,400 Guilford 3 1,400 Rowan 3 1,400 Yadkin 1,300 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 5th. 3 Ranked 7th. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 200820092010201120122013201420152016201710203040506050 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TURKEYS Number Raised Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance * * Mitchell * * Alexander * * Montgomery * * Alleghany * * Moore * * Anson 1,100,000 1,150,000 Nash * * Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow 1,800,000 1,950,000 Bertie * * Orange * * Bladen 1,900,000 2,050,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe * * Pender 460,000 495,000 Burke * * Perquimans * * Cabarrus (D) (D) Person * * Caldwell * * Pitt (D) (D) Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph * * Caswell * * Richmond * * Catawba * * Robeson 200,000 215,000 Chatham * * Rockingham * * Cherokee * * Rowan * * Chowan * * Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson 7,850,000 8,450,000 Cleveland 365,000 395,000 Scotland * * Columbus (D) (D) Stanly 545,000 590,000 Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland 590,000 640,000 Surry * * Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson * * Tyrrell * * Davie * * Union 3,000,000 3,250,000 Duplin 4,800,000 5,200,000 Vance * * Durham * * Wake (D) (D) Edgecombe * * Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin * * Watauga * * Gaston * * Wayne 3,800,000 4,100,000 Gates * * Wilkes * * Graham * * Wilson * * Granville * * Yadkin * * Greene 1,700,000 1,850,000 Yancey * * Guilford * * Other Counties 655,000 715,000 Halifax * * Harnett (D) (D) State Total 31,000,000 33,500,000 Haywood * * Henderson * * Hertford * * Hoke 195,000 210,000 Hyde * * Iredell * * Jackson * * Johnston 330,000 360,000 Jones 260,000 280,000 Lee * * Lenoir 1,450,000 1,600,000 Lincoln * * McDowell * * Macon * * Madison * * Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 51 TURKEYS Number Raised, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 150,000 / Undisclosed150,000 to 499,999500,000 to 999,9991,000,000 to 1,999,9992,000,000 and up Sampson 8,450,000 Duplin 5,200,000 Wayne 4,100,000 Union 3,250,000 Bladen 2,050,000 Onslow 1,950,000 Greene 1,850,000 Lenoir 1,600,000 Anson 1,150,000 Cumberland 640,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. TURKEYS Number Raised (Thousand Head) 20,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201652 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BROILERS Number Produced Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance 670,000 660,000 Mitchell * * Alexander 32,000,000 31,800,000 Montgomery 24,400,000 24,300,000 Alleghany * * Moore 26,700,000 26,600,000 Anson 29,400,000 29,200,000 Nash 11,200,000 11,100,000 Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery (D) (D) Northampton 9,550,000 9,500,000 Beaufort (D) (D) Onslow 5,300,000 5,300,000 Bertie 33,100,000 32,900,000 Orange 14,400 14,300 Bladen 11,300,000 11,300,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe 6,300 6,300 Pender 9,700,000 9,650,000 Burke 5,450,000 5,450,000 Perquimans 10,900,000 10,900,000 Cabarrus 3,150,000 3,150,000 Person (D) (D) Caldwell 1,300,000 1,300,000 Pitt 10,600,000 10,600,000 Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 36,800,000 36,600,000 Caswell * * Richmond 36,000,000 35,800,000 Catawba 11,400,000 11,300,000 Robeson 50,100,000 49,800,000 Chatham 20,000,000 19,900,000 Rockingham * * Cherokee * * Rowan 4,500,000 4,500,000 Chowan 2,650,000 2,650,000 Rutherford 4,900,000 4,850,000 Clay * * Sampson 41,100,000 40,900,000 Cleveland 22,700,000 22,600,000 Scotland 12,800,000 12,700,000 Columbus 3,050,000 3,050,000 Stanly 9,000,000 9,000,000 Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland 2,200,000 2,150,000 Surry 27,800,000 27,700,000 Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania 2,500 2,400 Davidson 6,150,000 6,100,000 Tyrrell * * Davie * * Union 64,700,000 64,400,000 Duplin 69,000,000 68,800,000 Vance * * Durham (D) (D) Wake 6,100 6,000 Edgecombe 6,900,000 6,850,000 Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin 1,750,000 1,750,000 Watauga * * Gaston 2,200,000 2,250,000 Wayne 14,900,000 14,800,000 Gates 8,100,000 8,100,000 Wilkes 54,300,000 54,000,000 Graham * * Wilson (D) (D) Granville (D) (D) Yadkin 6,650,000 6,600,000 Greene 3,300,000 3,250,000 Yancey * * Guilford (D) (D) Other Counties 1,496,200 1,456,500 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 25,400,000 25,200,000 State Total 822,700,000 818,700,000 Haywood * * Henderson 1,400 1,400 Hertford 10,800,000 10,800,000 Hoke 5,450,000 5,400,000 Hyde * * Iredell 1,900,000 1,900,000 Jackson 3,100 3,100 Johnston 9,350,000 9,300,000 Jones 3,000,000 2,950,000 Lee 4,000,000 4,000,000 Lenoir 2,050,000 2,050,000 Lincoln 7,900,000 7,850,000 McDowell 1,000,000 1,000,000 Macon * * Madison (D) (D) Martin 2,650,000 2,650,000 Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 53 BROILERS Number Produced, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 2,500,000 / Undisclosed2,500,000 to 4,999,9995,000,000 to 14,999,99915,000,000 to 29,999,99930,000,000 and up Duplin 68,800,000 Union 64,400,000 Wilkes 54,000,000 Robeson 49,800,000 Sampson 40,900,000 Randolph 36,600,000 Richmond 35,800,000 Bertie 32,900,000 Alexander 31,800,000 Anson 29,200,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. BROILERS Number Produced (Thousand Head) 600,000650,000700,000750,000850,000800,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201654 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1 Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance 160,000 165,000 Mitchell * * Alexander 900,000 920,000 Montgomery (D) (D) Alleghany * * Moore 31,000 32,000 Anson 310,000 315,000 Nash 345,000 355,000 Ashe 2,900 2,900 New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow * * Bertie * * Orange 160,000 165,000 Bladen (D) (D) Pamlico * * Brunswick 1,500 1,500 Pasquotank * * Buncombe 9,100 9,300 Pender 150,000 155,000 Burke 160,000 160,000 Perquimans * * Cabarrus (D) (D) Person * * Caldwell (D) (D) Pitt * * Camden * * Polk 1,300 1,300 Carteret 1,300 1,400 Randolph 530,000 540,000 Caswell 275,000 280,000 Richmond 110,000 115,000 Catawba 79,000 80,000 Robeson 2,000 2,000 Chatham 305,000 310,000 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee (D) (D) Rowan 58,000 60,000 Chowan * * Rutherford 2,300 2,300 Clay * * Sampson 295,000 300,000 Cleveland (D) (D) Scotland * * Columbus 2,500 2,500 Stanly (D) (D) Craven * * Stokes 295,000 300,000 Cumberland * * Surry 660,000 675,000 Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania 1,800 1,900 Davidson 110,000 110,000 Tyrrell * * Davie 105,000 110,000 Union 1,350,000 1,400,000 Duplin 450,000 460,000 Vance * * Durham 2,400 2,500 Wake 3,300 3,400 Edgecombe (D) (D) Warren (D) (D) Forsyth 2,700 2,800 Washington * * Franklin (D) (D) Watauga 1,700 1,700 Gaston 19,100 19,500 Wayne 94,000 96,000 Gates * * Wilkes 400,000 410,000 Graham * * Wilson * * Granville 1,300 1,400 Yadkin 1,150,000 1,150,000 Greene * * Yancey 1,200 1,200 Guilford 350,000 355,000 Other Counties 4,592,700 4,671,400 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 1,600 1,600 State Total 14,869,000 15,143,000 Haywood 1,600 1,600 Henderson 1,900 1,900 Hertford * * Hoke * * Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 1,150,000 1,150,000 Jackson 1,300 1,300 Johnston 29,000 30,000 Jones * * Lee (D) (D) Lenoir 115,000 120,000 Lincoln 3,400 3,400 McDowell 79,000 81,000 Macon 1,200 1,200 Madison 3,900 4,000 Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 55 LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 5,000 / Undisclosed5,000 to 49,99950,000 to 99,999100,000 to 499,999500,000 and up Union 1,400,000 Iredell 2 1,150,000 Yadkin 2 1,150,000 Alexander 920,000 Surry 675,000 Randolph 540,000 Duplin 460,000 Wilkes 410,000 Guilford 3 355,000 Nash 3 355,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 2nd. 3 Ranked 9th. LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 10,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201656 North Carolina Agricultural StatisticsCROPS HIGHS & LOWS STOCKS & STORAGE BIOTECHNOLOGY VARIETIES FLORICULTURE COUNTY ESTIMATES FRUITS & VEGETABLES58 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES Crops Usual Planting Dates Usual Harvest Dates Begin Most Active End Begin Most Active End Field Crops: Barley: Grain Sep 25 Oct 15-Nov 10 Dec 1 May 25 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Corn: Grain Apr 1 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 20 Sep 10-Oct 10 Oct 10 Silage Apr 1 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 1 Aug 20-Sep 20 Oct 20 Cotton Apr 20 May 1-May 20 Jun 10 Sep 30 Oct 10-Nov 15 Dec 15 Hay: Alfalfa Apr 30 - Nov 15 Other Apr 30 - Nov 15 Potatoes Mar 5 Mar 10-Apr 10 Apr 30 Jun 10 Jun 25-Jul 15 Aug 10 Oats: Grain Sep 15 Oct 15-Nov 25 Dec 10 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Peanuts Apr 30 May 10-May 30 Jun 1 Sep 25 Oct 10-Oct 30 Nov 15 Sorghum: Grain May 5 May 25-Jun 15 Jul 15 Aug 15 Oct 1-Oct 20 Nov 25 Silage May 1 May 10-Jun 10 Jul 5 Jul 25 Aug 10-Sep 15 Oct 1 Soybeans May 1 May 20-Jun 30 Jul 20 Oct 10 Nov 10-Dec 5 Dec 20 Sweet Potatoes May 5 May 20-Jun 15 Jul 15 Sep 1 Sep 25-Nov 5 Nov 20 Tobacco: Burley May 15 May 20-Jun 10 Jun 30 Aug 20 Sep 1-Sep 20 Oct 15 Flue-cured Apr 15 Apr 20-May 25 Jun 5 Jul 1 Jul 20-Sep 15 Oct 10 Wheat: Grain Sep 20 Oct 15-Nov 20 Dec 20 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Vegetables: Cabbage: Spring Jan 1 Feb 5-Mar 1 Mar 20 Apr 20 May 10-Jun 15 Jun 30 Summer Mar 20 Mar 25-Apr 5 Apr 15 Jun 10 Jul 15-Oct 15 Oct 30 Fall Jul 15 Jul 20-Aug 5 Aug 10 Oct 10 Oct 15-Dec 30 Jan 30 Cucumbers: Fresh Market Spring Mar 25 Apr 1-May 1 May 5 Jun 1 Jun 1-Jun 30 Jul 5 Fresh Market Summer Apr 25 May 1-May 15 May 20 Jun 1 Jun 1-Jul 30 Oct 20 Cucumbers: Processing Spring Mar 25 Apr 1-May 15 May 20 Jun 1 Jun 10-Jul 30 Jul 25 Processing Summer Jul 10 Jul 15-Sep 1 Sep 5 Jul 1 Oct 1-Oct 15 Oct 30 Peppers: Bell Apr 1 Apr 10-May 1 May 15 Oct 10 Jul 1-Jul 30 Sep 1 Snap Beans: Fresh Market Spring Mar 10 Mar 15-Apr 5 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 1-Jun 30 Jul 20 Fresh Market Summer Apr 15 Apr 20-May 15 May 20 Jul 1 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 1 Fresh Market Fall Aug 5 Aug 10-Aug 20 Aug 25 Sep 25 Oct 1-Oct 30 Nov 10 Squash Apr 1 Apr 15-May 5 May 30 Jun 1 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 1 Strawberries Sep 20 Sep 25-Oct 15 Nov 1 Apr 10 Apr 20-May 20 Jun 10 Sweet Corn Mar 5 Mar 10-Jun 1 Jun 5 Jun 1 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 10 Tomatoes Apr 15 Apr 20-Jun 1 Jun 5 Jun 15 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 15 Watermelons Mar 25 Mar 30-May 5 May 10 Jul 1 Jul 15-Aug 20 Sep 10 NORTH CAROLINA PLANTED ACRES (Thousand Acres) CottonCornSoybeansWheat04008001,2002,0001,6002007200820092010201120122013201420152016North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 59 CROP RECORD HIGHS Crops Unit Date Series Began Record High Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu 1924 1981 75 2011 81.0 1981 4,125 Corn for Grain Bu 1866 1899 2,726 2013 142.0 1982 155,430 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1983 152 2014 19.0 1984 2,240 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb 1866 1926 1,802 2014 1,038.0 2001 1,673 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 2001 559 Hay: All Ton 1909 1945 1,374 2003 2.6 2013 2,064 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1957 88 2009 3.6 1957 185 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1945 1,274 2003 2.6 2013 2,040 Potatoes Cwt 1866 1889 542 2011 80.0 1956 19,680 Oats Bu 1909 1945 320 2014 4,300.0 1981 555,560 Peanuts Lb 1866 1943 110 2013 240.0 1946 7,774 Sorghum for Grain Bu 1929 1971 120 2001 70.0 1971 6,240 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1972 34 1981 13.5 1971 390 Soybeans Bu 1924 1982 2,100 2014 40.0 2014 69,200 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 1868 1932 101 2014 220.0 2016 17,100 Tobacco: All Lb 1866 1939 851 1994 2,467.0 1951 999,725 Tobacco: Burley Lb 1919 1945 13 1969 2,570.0 1982 31,179 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb 1919 1939 843 1994 2,478.0 1955 978,775 Wheat Bu 1866 2013 925 2011 68.0 2013 52,725 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb 1934 - - - - 1983 415,000 Blueberries Lb 1972 2015 8.0 2014 7,070 2015 49,900 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1912 8.6 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1941 76.0 Strawberries Cwt 1949 1950 2.9 2014 154 2000 231 1 Production in 480-lb net weight bales. NOTE: In some cases, the acreage or yield or production is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year of occurrence. CROP RECORD LOWS Crops Unit Date Series Began Record Low Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu 1924 1924 5 1932 15.0 1924 90 Corn for Grain Bu 1866 2001 625 1881 9.5 1866 15,912 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1919 4 1932 4.5 1919 26 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb 1866 1978 42 1878 124.0 1983 43 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 1979 15 Hay: All Ton 1909 1973 325 1925 0.6 1911 398 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1921 3 1921 1.4 1921 4 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1973 312 1925 0.6 1925 313 Potatoes Cwt 1866 2016 9 1871 8.0 2007 825 Oats Bu 1909 2009 66 1909 675.0 1911 119,350 Peanuts Lb 1866 1867 10 1911 29.0 1866 444 Sorghum for Grain Bu 1929 1945 2 1946 23.0 1945 50 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1950 1 1993 4.0 1949 7 Soybeans Bu 1924 1924 75 1943 9.0 1933 1,026 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 1868 1964 18 1900 34.0 1869 1,691 Tobacco: All Lb 1866 1866 16 1883 340.0 1866 7,840 Tobacco: Burley Lb 1919 2016 1 1922 500.0 1919 1,412 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb 1919 2005 123 1924 585.0 1921 246,540 Wheat Bu 1866 1966 165 1885 4.0 1866 1,800 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb 1934 - - - - 1955 1,680 Blueberries Lb 1972 2001 2.7 1976 440 1976 1,496 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1957 0.8 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1955 2 Strawberries Cwt 1949 2014 1.1 1972 9 1955 13 1 Production in 480-lb net weight bales. 2 Productions too small to estimate. NOTE: In some cases, the acreage or yield or production is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year of occurrence.60 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2015 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 19 14 72 1,008 3.40 3,427 Corn for Grain 1 Bu. 790 730 113 82,490 4.32 356,357 Corn for Silage 2 Ton - 50 16 800 - - Cotton: Upland 3 Lb. 385 355 713 527 0.620 156,835 Cottonseed Ton - - - 156 228.00 35,568 Hay: All Ton - 777 2.40 1,868 126.00 235,360 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 2.80 20 218.00 4,360 Hay: Other Ton - 770 2.40 1,848 125.00 231,000 Oats Bu. 35 16 66 1,056 2.60 2,746 Peanuts Lb. 90 87 3,480 302,760 0.221 66,910 Potatoes Cwt. 13.5 12.7 210 2,667 (D) (D) Sorghum for Grain 4 Bu. - - - - - - Sorghum for Silage 4 Ton - - - - - - Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,820 1,730 32 55,360 8.68 480,525 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 87 86 190 16,340 19.40 316,996 Tobacco: All Lb. - 173.0 2,198 380,250 1.850 703,648 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 172.0 2,200 378,400 1.850 700,040 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 1.0 1,850 1,850 1.950 3,608 Wheat Bu. 650 570 53 30,210 4.90 148,029 FRUIT Actual Acres Utilized Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,000 17,500 103,000 0.207 21,274 Blueberries Lb. - 8,000 6,190 49,500 1.57 77,910 Grapes Ton - 2,300 3.17 7.30 762.00 5,561 Peaches Ton - 1,200 4.5 5.29 1,320.00 6,983 VEGETABLES Fresh Market: Actual Acres Bell Peppers Cwt. 2,300 2,200 235 517 42.00 21,714 Cabbage Cwt. 2,600 2,400 220 528 13.00 6,864 Cantaloupe 4 Cwt. - - - - - - Cucumbers Cwt. 4,900 4,800 145 696 18.00 12,528 Pumpkins 4 Cwt. - - - - - - Snap Beans Cwt. 4,800 2,800 41 115 31.00 3,565 Squash Cwt. 3,000 2,400 98 235 28.30 6,660 Strawberries Cwt. 1,200 1,100 130 (N/A) 164.00 23,452 Sweet Corn Cwt. 5,100 4,600 85 391 31.00 12,121 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,500 3,300 310 1,023 46.00 47,058 Watermelons Cwt. 5,900 5,800 310 1,798 18.00 32,364 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. 1 Planted for all purposes. 2 Green-weight. 3 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 4 Estimates not published in 2015.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 61 ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2016 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley 4 Bu - - - - - - Corn for Grain 1 Bu 1,000 940 129 121,260 4.05 491,103 Corn for Silage 2 Ton - 40 16 620 - - Cotton: Upland 3 Lb 280 255 646 343 0.630 108,864 Cottonseed Ton - - - 99 184.00 20,240 Hay: All Ton - 687 2.31 1,587 116.00 184,805 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 3.30 23 215.00 4,945 Hay: Other Ton - 680 2.30 1,564 115.00 179,860 Oats Bu 35 9 60 540 2.20 1,188 Peanuts Lb 101 99 3,450 341,550 0.222 75,824 Potatoes Cwt 14.0 13.6 220 2,992 10.90 32,613 Sorghum for Grain Bu. 45.0 37 55 2,035 5.20 5,926 Sorghum for Silage Ton 4 10 40 - - Soybeans for Beans Bu 1,690 1,660 35 58,100 9.85 572,285 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 98 95 180 17,100 18.10 342,000 Tobacco: All Lb - 166.0 1,999 331,800 1.940 647,046 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb - 165.0 2,000 330,000 1.940 643,500 Tobacco: Burley Lb - 1.0 1,800 1,800 1.890 3,546 Wheat Bu 420 355 41 14,555 4.60 66,963 FRUIT Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb - 5,100 20,400 103,000 0.237 24,461 Blueberries Lb - 7,200 6,390 46,000 1.45 66,924 Grapes Ton - 2,300 2.13 4.9 895.00 4,386 Peaches Ton - 1,200 3.00 3.6 1,290.00 4,644 VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market: Bell Peppers Cwt 2,400 2,300 250 575 33.00 18,975 Cabbage Cwt 3,000 2,900 240 696 18.00 12,528 Cantaloupe Cwt 1,200 1,100 188 207 32.00 6,624 Cucumbers Cwt 11,000 10,800 138 1,493 1.91 28,553 Pumpkins Cwt 3,800 3,600 260 936 24.80 23,169 Snap Beans Cwt 5,900 5,000 39 193 32.50 6,262 Squash Cwt 3,200 3,100 70 217 30.00 6,510 Strawberries Cwt 1,300 1,200 120 144 187.00 26,928 Sweet Corn 4 Cwt - - - - - - Tomatoes Cwt 3,200 3,100 310 961 54.00 51,894 Watermelons Cwt 6,600 6,300 230 1,449 14.80 21,431 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. 1 Planted for all purposes. 2 Green-weight. 3 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 4 Estimates discontinued in 2016.62 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics GRAIN STOCKS Year On-Farm Stocks Off-Farm Stocks 1 Total Stocks All Positions Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Thousand Bushels CORN 2012 9,000 2,000 500 25,000 20,209 11,206 3,356 18,618 29,209 13,206 3,856 43,618 2013 9,200 2,600 900 36,000 19,545 10,775 4,086 30,930 28,745 13,375 4,986 66,930 2014 14,500 4,700 1,400 29,000 21,341 12,443 4,155 26,488 35,841 17,143 5,555 55,488 2015 13,000 6,500 1,800 26,000 21,118 13,777 9,168 28,430 34,118 20,277 10,968 54,430 2016 11,000 4,400 1,700 34,000 25,846 18,211 7,912 48,000 36,846 22,611 9,612 82,000 SOYBEANS 2012 * * * * 10,745 6,669 (D) 14,116 * * * * 2013 * * * * 11,900 4,615 2,225 16,384 * * * * 2014 * * * * 7,941 3,425 (D) 17,630 * * * * 2015 * * * * 12,259 7,225 2,080 12,791 * * * * 2016 * * * * 13,863 7,328 2,332 19,046 * * * * WHEAT 2012 500 250 3,100 1,700 9,929 4,210 13,166 8,950 10,429 4,460 16,266 10,650 2013 700 90 3,500 1,950 8,291 3,983 18,359 14,347 8,991 4,073 21,859 16,297 2014 500 65 5,700 3,250 9,873 5,520 21,600 16,854 10,373 5,585 27,300 20,104 2015 2,000 550 2,200 1,300 13,638 5,174 19,917 16,844 15,638 5,724 22,117 18,144 2016 600 180 1,900 1,150 10,013 4,113 8,980 8,365 10,613 4,293 10,880 9,515 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * “On-Farm” estimates not published at state level. (D) “Off-Farm” estimates not published to avoid disclosure of individual farms. UPLAND COTTON BIOTECHNOLOGY VARIETIES Percent Planted Year North Carolina United States Insect Resistant (BT) Herbicide Resistant Stacked Gene All Biotech Varieties Insect Resistant (BT) Herbicide Resistant Stacked Gene All Biotech Varieties 2013 2 5 87 94 8 15 67 90 2014 3 5 89 97 5 12 79 96 2015 1 7 89 97 5 10 79 94 2016 2 1 93 96 4 9 80 93 2017 3 4 89 96 5 11 80 96 HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Year May 1 Dec 1 Thousand Tons 2012 369 1,200 2013 240 1,380 2014 220 1,300 2015 260 1,120 2016 260 1,200 GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY On-Farm and Off-Farm Facilities, December 1 Year Off-Farm Facilities Rated Off-Farm Storage Capacity Rated On-Farm Storage Capacity Number Thousand Bushels 2012 170 85,000 100,000 2013 165 88,000 100,000 2014 165 94,000 105,000 2015 168 94,000 105,000 2016 174 99,000 105,000North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 63 64 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CORN FOR GRAIN Acres, Yield and Production Counties 2015 2016 Planted for All Purposes Harvested for Grain Yield per Harvested Acre Production Planted for All Purposes Harvested for Grain Yield per Harvested Acre Production Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Alamance 2,200 1,260 122 154,000 3,700 3,200 145 465,000 Alexander (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,000 850 122 103,500 Alleghany (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Anson 8,100 7,450 86 637,000 (D) (D) (D) (D) Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Beaufort 37,600 37,400 143 5,330,000 52,000 51,000 134 6,807,000 Bertie 9,300 9,180 111 1,016,000 11,000 10,8
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Full Text | Dear Readers, The year 2016 will long be remembered for the record flooding Hurricane Matthew caused in Eastern North Carolina. The storm devastated communities across the region, damaging homes, businesses and roads. Hurricane Matthew also had a significant impact on North Carolina agriculture, flooding fields and damaging farm buildings. After surveying some of the hardest-hit areas by air in the days after the storm, I can say that I had never seen anything like it. I have seen a lot of storm damage as Commissioner of Agriculture, but this was catastrophic. Houses and barns were underwater, many roads washed away, and fields and crops were submerged. Matthew hammered the cotton crop, and contributed to lower yields for flue-cured tobacco, peanuts and sweet potatoes. However, the state’s average yields for corn and soybeans were higher in 2016 than the previous year. Amid all the destruction, Hurricane Matthew also showed the resiliency of our farming community and the generosity of our citizens. We have a long history in North Carolina of neighbors helping neighbors. That was never more apparent than in the days and weeks after Matthew hit. Our state is blessed with a spirit of caring and generosity that enables us to withstand whatever nature throws our way. North Carolina also is blessed with a great diversity of agricultural commodities, many of which are produced across the state. As it does every year, this book provides a snapshot of this diversity, from horticultural crops to livestock. I am proud that agriculture and agribusiness remains our state’s No. 1 industry, with food, fiber and forestry contributing $84 billion to our economy and employing more than 686,000 people. And I am proud that when disasters strike, North Carolinians pull together and lift one another up so that our farmers can continue to help feed the world. Sincerely, Steven W. Troxler N.C. Commissioner of AgriculturePublication No. 218. "North Carolina Agricultural Statistics" is an annual publication issued cooperatively by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services. 2,500 copies of this public document were designed and printed at a cost of $7,350.44 or $2.94 per copy. North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Steve Troxler Commissioner N. David Smith Chief Deputy Commissioner COMPILED & EDITED BY Kris Krueger Statistical Research Assistant DESIGNED BY Amanda M. Morris Graphic Designer PRINTED BY Thomas Woodard & Team NCDA&CS/NASS Print Shop United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Hubert Hamer Administrator Jay Johnson Deputy Administrator, Eastern Field Operations Dee Webb State Statistician Melanie Edwards Public Affairs Specialist Post Office Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611 Agriculture Building 2 West Edenton Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Tel (919) 856-4394 Fax (919) 856-4139 www.nass.usda.gov www.ncagr.gov/stats ncagstat/ncagr.govU.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Mission The National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. Overview The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples. NASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. To uphold our continuing commitment, NASS will: • Report the facts on American agriculture, facts needed by people working in and depending upon U.S. agriculture. • Provide objective and unbiased statistics on a preannounced schedule that is fair and impartial to all market participants. • Conduct the Census of Agriculture every five years, providing the only source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America. • Serve the needs of our data users and customers at a local level through our network of State field offices and our cooperative relationship with universities and State Departments of Agriculture. • Safeguard the privacy of farmers, ranchers, and other data providers, with a guarantee that confidentiality and data security continue to be our top priorities. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Mission To provide services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland and natural resources for the prosperity of all North Carolinians. Overview The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' divisions have responsibilities in regulatory and service areas covering agronomy; animal health; weights and measures; gas and oil inspection; crop and livestock statistics; USDA commodity distribution; state farm operations; food, drug and cosmetic testing for purity; agricultural marketing and promotion; agricultural marketing grading; international agricultural crop and livestock marketing; operation of the North Carolina State Fair and North Carolina Mountain State Fair; operation of four state farmers markets; research station operations; seed and fertilizer inspection; nursery and plant pest eradication activities; regulation of the structural pest control industry; agricultural environmental issues; soil and water conservation; forest management and protection; state and federal agricultural legislation; and agricultural economic analysis.NASDA Enumerators.............................................................................4–6 General.........................................................7 Statistics Program, General Information.................................................8 North Carolina's Rank in U.S. Agriculture...............................................9 Farm Real Estate Values..........................................................................10 Number of Farms and Land in Farms.....................................................10 Climatological Data.................................................................................11 Top-Soil Moisture....................................................................................11 Sub-Soil Moisture....................................................................................11 Income & Prices..........................................13 Definitions and Methodology................................................................14 Source of Farm Cash Receipts.................................................................15 County Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings.......................................15 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings by Commodity...........................16 Farm Income, Rank by State...................................................................17 Cash Receipts and Government Payments.............................................18 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts................................................18 Crop Cash Receipts Leading Counties....................................................19 Livestock Cash Receipts Leading Counties.............................................19 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts for Specified Commodities.......................................................................19 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, by Commodity, by County..........................................20–29 Value Added to the NC Economy by the Agricultural Sector...............30 Monthly Price Received Charts: Corn, Wheat and Soybeans................31 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops..............................32 Livestock, Dairy & Poultry.........................33 Record Highs and Lows...........................................................................34 Livestock and Poultry Inventory.............................................................35 Livestock and Poultry Inventory Values.................................................35 Meat Animals: Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price & Income......36 Commercial Livestock Slaughter............................................................37 Commercial Hog Slaughter.....................................................................37 Commercial Cattle Slaughter..................................................................37 Commercial Broilers: Production and Value..........................................38 Turkeys: Production and Value...............................................................38 Eggs: Production and Value....................................................................38 Chickens: Lost, Sold and Value of Sales.................................................38 Honey: Production, Stocks and Value....................................................38 Catfish Operations..................................................................................39 Catfish: Sales of Foodsize Fish................................................................39 Catfish Sales.............................................................................................39 Trout Operations.....................................................................................40 Trout: Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger..................................................40 Trout Sales...............................................................................................40 Hogs and Pigs: Number on Farms, December 1....................................41 Hogs and Pigs Inventory Leading States................................................41 County Estimates: Livestock & Poultry Hogs and Pigs................................................................................42–43 All Cattle........................................................................................44–45 Beef Cows......................................................................................46–47 Milk Cows......................................................................................48–49 Turkeys...........................................................................................50–51 Broilers...........................................................................................52–53 Layers.............................................................................................54–55 Crops...........................................................57 Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates.....................................................58 North Carolina Planted Acres.................................................................58 Crop Record Highs...................................................................................59 Crop Record Lows....................................................................................59 Annual Crop Summary......................................................................60–61 Grain Stocks.............................................................................................62 Hay Stocks on Farms................................................................................62 Grain Storage Capacity...........................................................................62 Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties................................................62 County Estimates: Crops Corn for Grain...............................................................................64–66 Cotton............................................................................................67–69 Other Hay......................................................................................70–72 Peanuts..........................................................................................73–75 Soybeans........................................................................................76–78 Sweet Potatoes..............................................................................79–81 Flue-Cured Tobacco.......................................................................82–84 Wheat............................................................................................85–87 North Carolina Fruit and Vegetables, Top Counties Apple...................................................................................................88 Blueberry.............................................................................................88 Grape...................................................................................................88 Peach....................................................................................................89 Strawberry...........................................................................................89 Cucumber............................................................................................89 Head Cabbage.....................................................................................90 Sweet Corn..........................................................................................90 Tomato.................................................................................................90 County Summary.......................................91 Crops, Livestock and Cash Receipts by County..............................92–141 CONTENTSFIELD ENUMERATORS Ricky Crouse Kathy Bishop Bruce Woody Not pictured: Connie Huffman Don Wooten FRONT ROW Dennis Testerman David Clapp Kate Campau BACK ROW Bill Hurd John Sikes Bill Minter Karl McKnight Not pictured: Dwan Moore Lee Wright FRONT ROW Ralph Rascati Dennis Vick Margaret VanDorp BACK ROW Howard Collins Lisa Smarsh Janyce Thomas James Spencer Not pictured: Brenda Williams 4 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics NASDA ENUMERATORSFIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Brenda Lee Deborah Brogden Lane Peele BACK ROW Shelton Hinnant Jim Langston Harold Garner Bob Rosser FRONT ROW Lyn Hathaway Ingrid Bullard Charlene Phillips Elizabeth O’Briant BACK ROW Charles Britt Don Allen Arnold Kellner Joe Ward Not pictured: Zach Hursey FRONT ROW Colleen LaFever Lisa Adkins Donna Winstead BACK ROW Carol Calhoun Bud House Bob Hathaway Not pictured: Thomas White Rachel Williams North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 5 NASDA ENUMERATORS6 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FIELD ENUMERATORS Deborah Christian-Laux Glenn Cline Willis Weeks Lin Osborne Joe Teague TELEPHONE ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Nancy Womble Linda Barton BACK ROW Joyce Fowler Mary Massenburg Dewey Hamilton Jimmy Smith NASDA ENUMERATORSGENERAL STATISTICS PROGRAM NC’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES FARM NUMBERS WEATHER & CLIMATE SOIL MOISTURE8 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics STATISTICAL REPORTS PROGRAM The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service compiles current and historic statistics concerning agriculture in North Carolina. Where possible, information most often requested by farmers, the general public, and workers in government agencies are included. Reporting of crop and livestock statistics is a service provided to farmers and others in the State by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The collection and dissemination of agricultural statistics had its start in 1863. This is one of the oldest activities of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was recognized that there were many advantages of a joint relationship between the State and Federal Governments in the development of agricultural statistics. In 1919, the N.C. Department of Agriculture entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide detailed agricultural statistics. The agreement resulted in the creation of the Agricultural Statistics Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes official statistics on North Carolina crops, livestock, prices, and various other agricultural items. The most requested reports and the approximate dates of releases are shown in the table below. These reports are free and available on the internet at www.ncagr.gov/stats, www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/index.asp, or by writing to: State Statistician, Agricultural Statistics, P.O. Box 27767, Raleigh, NC 27611 or E-mail at: ncagstat@ncagr.gov. Current and historical data series can be found at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/. For additional information regarding NC agricultural statistics please email ncagstat@ncagr.gov. TYPE OF REPORT FREQUENCY OF REPORT APPROX. DATE AVAILABLE CROP REPORTS Annual Crop Production Annually Second Week in January Annual Vegetable Production Annually Last Week in January Prospective Plantings Annually Last Week in March Acreage Report Annually Last Week in June Annual Fruit & Nut Production Annually First Week in July Small Grains Summary Annually Last Week in September Field Crop Production Monthly (In Season) Second Week of Each Month Grain Stocks Quarterly First Week in January, Last Week in March, June & September WEATHER-CROPS REPORTS Weekly (Monthly: Jan. - Mar.) Monday, 4:00 p.m. LIVESTOCK REPORTS Hog and Pig Inventory and Pig Crop Quarterly Last Week in March, June, September & December Cattle Cow Inventory and Calf Crop Annually Third Week in February Sheep & Goats Annually Last Week in January Meat Animals - Farm Production, Disposition & Income Annually Last Week in April Commercial Slaughter Monthly Third Week of Each Month DAIRY REPORTS Cows Milked & Milk Production Quarterly Third Week in January, April, July & October Milk Production & Disposition Annually Last Week in April POULTRY REPORTS Broiler Report Weekly Wednesday, 3:00 pm Eggs, Chicken, and Hatchery Monthly Third Week of Each Month Turkeys Raised Annually Last Week in April Poultry Production, Disposition, & Income Annually Last Week in April ECONOMIC REPORTS Number of Farms & Land in Farms Annually Second Week in February Prices Received By Farmers Monthly Last Week of Each Month Prices Paid By Farmers Annually Last Week in April Labor, Wage Rates Bi-Annually Third week in May & NovemberNorth Carolina Agricultural Statistics 9 NORTH CAROLINA’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE, 2016 Rank Item Production N.C. % of U.S. Top 3 States 1 2 3 1 All Poultry & Egg Cash Receipts 4,541.6 (Mil $) 11.7 NC GA AR All Tobacco 332 (Mil Lbs) 52.8 NC KY VA Flue-cured Tobacco 330.0 (Mil Lbs) 76.5 NC VA GA Sweet Potatoes 17,100 (000 Cwt) 54.2 NC CA MS 2 Annual Pig Crop Dec 15 - Nov 16 19.1 (Mil Hd) 15.2 IA NC MN Hogs & Pigs (12-1-16) 9.3 (Mil Hd) 13.0 IA NC MN Trout Sold (foodsize) 4.4 (Mil Lbs) 7.4 ID NC PA Turkeys 33.5 (Mil Hd) 13.7 MN NC AR 3 Strawberries: Fresh Market 144.0 (000 Cwt) 0.5 CA FL NC 4 Broilers 819 (Mil Hd) 9.3 GA AL AR Eggs - Value of Production 444 (Mil $) 6.8 GA IA AR Pumpkin 936 (000 Cwt) 5.8 IL TX CA 5 Burley Tobacco 2 (Mil Lbs) 1.3 KY TN PA Catfish Sold (foodsize) 3.5 (Mil Lbs) 1.1 MS AL AR Cucumbers 1,494 (000 Cwt) 8.4 MI FL GA 6 Bell Peppers 575 (000 Cwt) 3.7 CA FL GA Blueberries 47 (Mil Lbs) 7.9 WA OR MI Peanuts 342 (Mil Lbs) 6.0 GA AL TX 7 Cantaloup 207 (000 Cwt) 1.5 CA AZ FL Chickens (12-1-16) (Excludes Broilers) 23.1 (Mil Hd) 4.7 IA IN OH Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Cash Receipts 7,213.5 (Mil $) 3.8 TX NE IA Tomatoes 961 (000 Cwt) 0.3 CA FL IN 8 Apples 104 (Mil Lbs) 0.9 WA NY MI Squash 217 (000 Cwt) 3.5 MI CA OR Watermelon 1,449 (000 Cwt) 3.6 FL TX CA 9 All Commodity Cash Receipts 10,609.2 (Mil $) 3.0 CA IA TX Cabbage 696 (000 Cwt) 3.1 CA WI NY 10 Upland Cotton 1 343 (000 Bales) 2.1 TX GA MS 11 Grapes 4,900 (Tons) 0.1 CA WA NY Sorghum 2,035 (000 Bu) 0.4 KS TX CO 14 Peaches 3,600 (Tons) 0.5 CA SC GA 15 Snap Beans 193 (000 Cwt) 1.0 WI NY MI 16 Potatoes 2,992 (000 Cwt) 0.7 ID WA WI 17 Crop Cash Receipts 3,395.7 (Mil $) 1.8 CA IA IL Soybeans 58 (Mil Bu) 1.3 IL IA MN 19 Corn for Grain 121 (Mil Bu) 0.8 IA IL NE 20 Winter Wheat 15 (Mil Bu) 0.9 KS OK WA 24 Oats 540.0 (000 Bu) 0.8 SD MN ND 28 Milk 965 (Mil Lbs) 0.5 CA WI NY 30 Hay 1,587 (000 Tons) 1.2 TX CA KS 34 Cattle on Farms (1-1-17) 830 (000 Hd) 0.9 TX NE KS 1 480-lb. net weight bales.10 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES Year Farm Real Estate Values per Acre January 1 Cropland Pasture Value per Acre Cash Rent per Acre Value per Acre Cash Rent per Acre Dollars 2012 4,330 3,850 70.50 4,330 26.00 2013 4,340 4,050 77.50 4,530 26.00 2014 4,510 4,200 84.50 4,760 26.00 2015 4,500 4,100 88.50 4,700 27.00 2016 4,450 3,970 83.50 4,700 27.00 2017 4,450 3,970 88.50 4,700 26.00 NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1 Year Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size Sales Class Estimates $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 + $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,999 $100,000 + Thousands Thousand Acres Acres Number Thousand Acres NORTH CAROLINA 2012 50.2 8,410 168 29,500 12,200 8,500 1,700 1,510 5,200 2013 50.0 8,400 168 28,400 13,000 8,600 1,600 1,500 5,300 2014 49.5 8,400 170 28,000 12,800 8,700 1,500 1,500 5,400 2015 48.8 8,300 170 27,500 12,800 8,500 1,400 1,500 5,400 2016 48.0 8,200 171 26,500 12,800 8,700 1,300 1,500 5,400 UNITED STATES 2012 2,110 914,600 433 1,090,330 620,640 398,840 96,020 195,340 623,240 2013 2,102 914,030 435 1,081,880 619,390 400,740 95,120 193,880 625,030 2014 2,085 913,000 438 1,055,160 622,650 407,190 90,800 193,820 628,380 2015 2,068 912,000 441 1,036,660 622,850 408,490 87,790 191,570 632,640 2016 2,060 911,000 442 1,031,410 620,830 407,760 86,940 191,980 632,080 1 A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Number of FarmsLand in FarmsThousand Farms45.046.047.049.050.052.053.048.051.054.0200820092010201120122013201420152016Million Acres8.08.48.38.28.18.58.68.78.88.9North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 11 CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, 2016 District Average Temperatures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average Degrees Fahrenheit N. Mountain 31.2 35.9 49.0 52.5 59.0 69.0 73.7 72.7 68.6 57.1 47.2 38.0 54.5 S. Mountain 33.8 38.8 51.4 55.7 62.3 72.2 75.9 75.0 70.8 59.5 49.6 41.1 57.2 N. Piedmont 37.2 41.8 55.8 58.4 65.3 75.1 80.3 79.6 74.9 62.6 51.4 42.4 60.4 C. Piedmont 37.5 42.0 56.3 58.8 65.7 75.6 80.6 79.8 74.8 62.7 51.2 42.8 60.7 S. Piedmont 38.9 44.1 58.0 60.7 67.6 77.9 82.2 81.3 76.0 63.9 53.3 44.5 62.4 N. Coastal 40.9 44.7 56.5 58.9 66.8 75.7 81.4 81.0 76.0 65.4 52.7 45.6 62.1 C. Coastal 42.4 46.5 58.6 60.4 68.5 77.3 82.2 81.5 76.5 66.5 53.8 47.4 63.5 S. Coastal 42.2 46.3 59.1 60.7 69.0 78.1 82.9 81.4 76.6 66.3 53.7 47.6 63.7 District Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Inches of Water N. Mountain 2.67 5.83 1.22 2.54 5.97 3.57 4.27 6.12 2.48 1.77 1.46 3.44 41.34 S. Mountain 3.51 6.55 1.47 2.31 3.92 2.63 5.33 6.75 1.44 0.59 1.71 4.12 40.33 N. Piedmont 2.09 4.15 2.31 2.75 6.41 4.65 4.85 5.22 5.04 4.03 0.75 2.01 44.26 C. Piedmont 2.38 4.03 1.96 2.66 6.91 4.05 5.00 4.38 5.12 5.00 0.55 2.41 44.45 S. Piedmont 2.44 3.83 1.58 1.49 5.55 3.64 4.14 3.61 5.61 3.31 0.66 2.90 38.76 N. Coastal 3.66 6.54 3.36 3.75 6.21 5.28 5.33 4.41 12.82 9.47 1.61 2.72 65.16 C. Coastal 4.22 7.39 2.74 2.87 6.95 6.10 7.53 4.75 11.73 8.24 1.02 3.91 67.45 S. Coastal 3.30 7.60 2.11 2.69 6.08 4.21 5.42 5.03 11.22 8.54 1.13 4.58 61.91 SOURCE: National Climate Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. TOP-SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2016 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Very ShortShortAdequateSurplus1/31/312/285/14/36/57/38/79/410/211/1611/27 SUB-SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2016 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%1/31/312/285/14/36/57/38/79/410/211/611/27Very ShortShortAdequateSurplus12 North Carolina Agricultural StatisticsINCOME & PRICES FARM INCOME PRICES RECEIVED PRICES PAID14 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics DEFINITIONS & METHODOLOGY Cash receipts for agricultural commodities are defined as the gross income from sales of crops, livestock, and livestock products during a calendar year. The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) uses USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates to develop state level cash receipts. The county level cash receipts in this publication are based on the ERS state level cash receipts and various county data. To ensure respondent confidentiality, estimates at any level, including county estimates, are not published if those estimates would disclose any information about individual operations. More information about ERS and NASS data can be found at the following websites: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 15 SOURCE OF FARM CASH RECEIPTS, NORTH CAROLINA, 2016 $10,609,202,000 Tobacco, 6.3%All Other Livestock, 1.5%Dairy Products, 1.5%Cattle & Calves, 2.4%Hogs, 19.8%All Other Poultry, 0.1%Chicken Eggs, 4.2%Turkeys, 9.4%Broilers, 29.1%Vegetables,Fruits, Nuts &Berries, 6.1%Cotton, 1.5%Corn, 4.0%Wheat, 0.7%Peanuts, 0.6%Soybeans, 5.1%All Other Crops, Christmas Trees, Nursery,7.7%Livestock,Dairy& Poultry,68.0%Crops,32.0% 1 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and other miscellaneous crops. COUNTY CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS, 2016 Includes Crops, Livestock & Government Payments Under 20.020.0 to 49.950.0 to 99.9100.0 to 149.9150.0 to 199.9200.0 and upMillion Dollars16 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS from Farm Marketings by Commodity Commodities 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 % of Total Sales Thousand Dollars Percent 1 All commodities 12,672,234 12,947,511 11,647,921 10,609,202 100.0% Animals and products 8,305,629 8,802,012 7,944,019 7,213,512 68.0% Meat animals 3,177,702 3,312,491 2,672,907 2,358,739 22.2% Cattle and calves 316,242 424,622 409,746 255,295 2.4% Hogs 2,861,460 2,887,869 2,263,161 2,103,444 19.8% Dairy products, Milk 198,806 245,435 182,094 164,160 1.5% Poultry and eggs 4,780,665 5,096,187 4,940,555 4,541,586 42.8% Broilers 3,580,997 3,849,710 3,452,400 3,091,561 29.1% Chicken eggs 431,359 501,063 588,368 444,039 4.2% Farm chickens 10,874 12,251 14,824 12,597 0.1% Turkeys 757,435 733,163 884,963 993,389 9.4% Miscellaneous animals and products 148,456 147,899 148,463 149,027 1.4% Aquaculture 11,257 11,873 12,347 12,727 0.1% Catfish 4,436 3,985 3,878 4,164 * Trout 6,821 7,888 8,469 8,563 0.1% Honey 1,395 1,801 2,435 2,047 * Mohair 21 23 22 N/A N/A Other animals and products 135,743 134,156 133,612 134,200 1.3% All other animals and products 134,305 133,300 133,300 133,300 1.3% Mink pelts 1,438 856 312 900 * Wool 40 46 48 53 * Crops 4,366,605 4,145,500 3,703,902 3,395,690 32.0% Food grains 330,183 226,418 154,932 81,596 0.8% Rye 2,895 4,110 4,943 5,170 * Wheat 327,289 222,307 149,989 76,426 0.7% Feed crops 634,040 575,676 451,545 493,910 4.7% Barley 2,077 2,230 1,817 598 * Corn 566,407 501,386 377,139 429,589 4.0% Hay 63,568 69,498 70,734 60,078 0.6% Oats 1,989 2,563 1,855 888 * Sorghum N/A N/A N/A 2,757 * Cotton 417,685 411,957 222,673 159,601 1.5% Cotton lint 343,432 351,418 172,366 131,619 1.2% Cotton lint, Upland 343,432 351,418 172,366 131,619 1.2% Cottonseed 74,253 60,538 50,307 27,982 0.3% Tobacco 760,644 850,574 790,272 668,596 6.3% Oil crops 950,991 705,589 703,584 611,524 5.8% Peanuts 143,061 54,762 110,868 68,283 0.6% Soybeans 807,930 650,827 592,716 543,241 5.1% Vegetables and melons 455,648 513,469 507,851 519,056 4.9% Potatoes 45,535 47,347 41,704 9,992 0.1% Potatoes, Spring 45,535 47,347 41,704 9,992 0.1% Sweet potatoes 263,940 348,480 316,996 342,000 3.2% Beans, Snap 13,148 9,028 7,116 6,640 0.1% Beans, Snap, Fresh 10,720 6,536 3,565 3,592 * Beans, Snap, Processing 2,428 2,492 3,551 3,048 * Cabbage 14,877 9,660 6,864 12,528 0.1% Cabbage, Fresh 14,877 9,660 6,864 12,528 0.1% Corn, Sweet 9,518 8,316 12,121 N/A N/A Corn, Sweet, Fresh 9,518 8,316 12,121 N/A N/A Cucumbers 20,021 13,260 15,254 11,525 0.1% Cucumbers, Fresh 16,422 10,488 12,528 2,208 * Cucumbers, Processing 3,599 2,772 2,726 9,317 0.1% Pumpkins N/A N/A N/A 23,169 0.2% Peppers, bell 15,725 19,404 21,714 18,975 0.2% Squash 4,559 8,413 6,660 6,510 0.1% Tomatoes 45,240 35,700 47,058 51,894 0.5% Tomatoes, Fresh 45,240 35,700 47,058 51,894 0.5% Cantaloupe N/A N/A N/A 6,624 0.1% Watermelon 23,085 13,860 32,364 29,198 0.3% Fruits and nuts 124,020 139,732 135,180 127,343 1.2% Apples 32,200 30,763 21,274 24,461 0.2% Grapes 3,960 4,358 5,561 4,386 * Peaches 5,980 6,235 6,983 4,644 * Blueberries 65,600 74,968 77,910 66,924 0.6% Strawberries 16,280 23,408 23,452 26,928 0.3% All other crops 693,393 722,086 737,864 734,064 6.9% Floriculture 243,657 230,826 241,578 N/A N/A Mushrooms 372 376 402 402 * Miscellaneous crops 449,364 490,884 495,884 733,662 6.9% SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Percents may not add due to rounding. * Less than 0.05 percent. N/A Not available or insufficient data.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 17 FARM INCOME 1 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, 2016 State Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Crops Total Government Payments 2 Total Cash Receipts Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts Rank Receipts in Million Dollars Alabama 3,881.5 16 1,068.8 33 4,950.3 27 168.6 24 5,118.8 26 Alaska 6.0 50 27.9 50 33.9 50 18.1 43 51.9 50 Arizona 1,518.1 30 2,625.1 22 4,143.2 29 110.7 29 4,253.9 29 Arkansas 4,714.7 11 3,333.5 18 8,048.2 16 494.9 9 8,543.1 16 California 10,449.0 4 34,876.1 1 45,325.1 1 240.8 18 45,565.9 1 Colorado 4,160.0 13 2,105.3 25 6,265.3 22 233.9 20 6,499.2 21 Connecticut 167.4 44 347.3 40 514.6 46 7.1 49 521.7 46 Delaware 929.1 39 271.7 42 1,200.7 39 17.6 44 1,218.3 39 Florida 1,661.6 28 5,868.3 11 7,529.8 18 69.1 35 7,599.0 18 Georgia 5,290.3 9 3,108.4 20 8,398.7 14 444.4 12 8,843.1 14 Hawaii 152.3 45 496.2 38 648.6 43 12.1 47 660.6 44 Idaho 4,300.4 12 2,776.4 21 7,076.8 20 158.3 25 7,235.1 20 Illinois 2,288.6 25 13,433.1 3 15,721.7 6 1,109.5 1 16,831.1 6 Indiana 3,378.6 18 6,557.3 9 9,935.8 11 648.1 5 10,583.9 10 Iowa 12,100.1 3 13,566.2 2 25,666.3 2 1,079.7 2 26,746.0 2 Kansas 8,980.2 5 6,019.6 10 14,999.8 7 598.3 7 15,598.1 7 Kentucky 2,947.8 22 2,427.1 23 5,375.0 24 128.9 27 5,503.8 24 Louisiana 1,029.7 38 1,780.0 30 2,809.7 34 297.2 16 3,106.9 33 Maine 297.1 43 230.2 44 527.3 45 14.5 45 541.8 45 Maryland 1,225.8 35 881.4 35 2,107.3 36 44.8 38 2,152.0 36 Massachusetts 115.9 47 271.2 43 387.1 47 8.2 48 395.3 47 Michigan 2,909.1 23 4,385.2 15 7,294.3 19 195.4 22 7,489.7 19 Minnesota 7,086.7 8 9,748.3 4 16,835.0 5 647.4 6 17,482.4 5 Mississippi 3,018.2 21 2,075.3 26 5,093.5 25 317.0 14 5,410.5 25 Missouri 4,156.7 14 4,649.3 14 8,806.0 13 443.7 13 9,249.6 13 Montana 1,631.4 29 2,041.5 27 3,672.8 30 235.1 19 3,908.0 30 Nebraska 12,147.4 2 8,990.7 5 21,138.1 4 804.0 4 21,942.1 4 Nevada 444.9 42 151.4 46 596.3 44 81.5 32 677.8 43 New Hampshire 114.0 48 96.3 48 210.3 48 57.9 37 268.2 48 New Jersey 118.4 46 899.7 34 1,018.1 40 12.2 46 1,030.3 40 New Mexico 2,150.9 27 710.7 37 2,861.6 33 73.3 34 2,934.9 34 New York 3,087.6 19 1,902.3 29 4,989.9 26 106.4 30 5,096.3 27 North Carolina 7,213.5 7 3,395.7 17 10,609.2 9 180.1 23 10,789.3 9 North Dakota 1,111.2 36 6,621.7 8 7,732.9 17 566.4 8 8,299.2 17 Ohio 3,031.9 20 5,134.6 13 8,166.5 15 473.8 11 8,640.4 15 Oklahoma 4,839.1 10 1,350.1 31 6,189.2 23 309.0 15 6,498.2 22 Oregon 1,477.7 31 3,161.4 19 4,639.1 28 142.3 26 4,781.4 28 Pennsylvania 3,913.3 15 2,402.0 24 6,315.3 21 77.3 33 6,392.6 23 Rhode Island 23.5 49 48.6 49 72.1 49 1.5 50 73.6 49 South Carolina 1,268.9 33 843.5 36 2,112.4 35 91.5 31 2,204.0 35 South Dakota 3,634.0 17 5,423.2 12 9,057.1 12 474.5 10 9,531.7 12 Tennessee 1,316.7 32 1,987.5 28 3,304.2 32 112.2 28 3,416.4 31 Texas 13,154.9 1 8,018.7 6 21,173.6 3 978.9 3 22,152.5 3 Utah 1,245.0 34 412.7 39 1,657.7 37 41.0 39 1,698.7 37 Vermont 583.8 40 202.1 45 785.9 41 20.0 42 805.9 41 Virginia 2,199.8 26 1,119.9 32 3,319.7 31 60.2 36 3,379.9 32 Washington 2,477.2 24 7,838.1 7 10,315.2 10 233.2 21 10,548.5 11 West Virginia 548.6 41 140.8 47 689.4 42 35.1 41 724.5 42 Wisconsin 7,308.8 6 3,416.8 16 10,725.6 8 265.3 17 10,990.9 8 Wyoming 1,051.1 37 340.0 41 1,391.1 38 38.8 40 1,429.9 38 United States 162,858.2 - 189,579.2 - 352,437.4 - 12,979.7 - 365,417.1 - SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. Note: Farm Forest Products are not included in cash receipts but are included in other farm-related income. 1 Totals may not equal sum of states due to rounding. 2 Amounts include cash payments made directly to farmers, not including Farmer-owned Reserve Payments as these data are not available by State. Amounts also include certificate exchange gains and marketing loan gains.18 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Year All Commodities Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Crops Government Payments Year All Commodities Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Crops Government Payments Million Dollars Million Dollars 1937 260.4 36.1 224.3 12.2 1977 2,630.3 1,062.3 1,568.0 21.6 1938 216.2 35.0 181.2 16.5 1978 3,156.8 1,274.1 1,882.7 34.8 1939 219.5 34.6 184.9 19.9 1979 3,229.4 1,389.4 1,840.0 8.3 1940 201.2 33.9 167.3 14.9 1980 3,427.5 1,447.1 1,980.4 13.2 1941 238.1 44.3 238.8 14.5 1981 3,953.7 1,604.2 2,349.5 15.5 1942 424.2 64.9 359.3 22.4 1982 3,914.3 1,620.6 2,293.7 16.5 1943 482.5 99.6 383.0 14.3 1983 3,633.7 1,683.4 1,950.3 67.1 1944 611.4 107.4 504.0 16.4 1984 4,187.8 1,928.3 2,259.5 71.9 1945 629.1 120.9 508.2 9.3 1985 3,931.2 1,957.7 1,973.4 42.6 1946 745.4 119.9 625.5 9.7 1986 3,764.9 2,171.1 1,593.8 90.3 1947 759.5 135.2 624.3 8.1 1987 3,767.4 2,115.2 1,652.2 190.2 1948 783.1 153.0 630.1 7.9 1988 4,150.3 2,182.0 1,968.4 146.0 1949 739.3 156.5 582.8 7.6 1989 4,630.9 2,517.5 2,113.4 93.9 1950 829.7 164.7 665.0 8.8 1990 5,230.9 2,645.7 2,585.2 73.3 1951 967.6 197.7 769.9 8.0 1991 5,263.0 2,622.9 2,640.1 52.8 1952 942.1 203.2 738.9 6.8 1992 5,561.6 2,784.2 2,777.4 74.8 1953 922.0 222.3 699.7 3.9 1993 6,017.6 3,168.5 2,849.1 132.4 1954 934.4 224.5 709.9 6.1 1994 6,427.7 3,327.7 3,100.0 77.6 1955 938.4 222.2 716.2 7.3 1995 6,897.8 3,731.0 3,166.8 41.5 1956 976.7 235.9 740.8 10.5 1996 7,869.4 4,441.5 3,427.9 78.4 1957 840.1 260.9 579.2 26.4 1997 8,227.1 4,723.3 3,503.7 87.7 1958 971.8 299.6 672.2 37.5 1998 7,185.1 3,956.4 3,228.8 129.4 1959 946.2 283.4 662.7 10.6 1999 6,695.4 3,839.6 2,855.8 290.5 1960 1,047.5 312.4 735.0 12.8 2000 7,308.6 4,299.9 3,008.7 449.1 1961 1,117.3 325.2 792.1 32.0 2001 7,581.3 4,654.5 2,926.7 410.6 1962 1,144.6 346.5 798.0 39.5 2002 6,590.1 3,939.7 2,650.4 339.9 1963 1,161.8 351.0 810.8 31.8 2003 6,932.9 4,183.7 2,749.3 363.9 1964 1,221.3 364.9 856.5 35.2 2004 8,203.6 5,355.6 2,848.0 209.5 1965 1,164.8 398.0 766.9 43.4 2005 8,147.4 5,620.8 2,526.6 1,194.2 1966 1,278.5 475.8 802.7 62.8 2006 7,901.8 5,175.7 2,726.1 738.4 1967 1,292.7 460.7 832.0 61.7 2007 8,805.2 5,900.8 2,904.5 569.8 1968 1,247.0 504.9 742.1 61.6 2008 9,472.1 6,293.9 3,178.2 518.6 1969 1,408.7 596.2 812.5 69.8 2009 9,108.0 5,668.2 3,439.8 456.1 1970 1,500.6 600.6 900.0 59.7 2010 9,777.0 6,333.6 3,443.4 438.4 1971 1,481.7 580.8 900.9 41.0 2011 10,333.0 6,802.1 3,530.9 401.1 1972 1,632.5 635.7 996.8 57.5 2012 11,549.4 7,344.2 4,205.2 430.4 1973 2,326.2 964.3 1,361.9 35.9 2013 12,672.2 8,305.6 4,366.6 411.3 1974 2,582.5 919.0 1,663.5 8.1 2014 12,947.5 8,802.0 4,145.5 346.1 1975 2,626.1 989.1 1,637.0 8.9 2015 11,647.9 7,944.0 3,703.9 91.1 1976 2,833.7 1,076.9 1,756.8 7.8 2016 10,609.2 7,213.5 3,395.7 180.1 SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS Livestock Crops Total 1 County Thousand Dollars County Thousand Dollars County Thousand Dollars Duplin 898,520 Sampson 213,445 Sampson 1,100,970 Sampson 881,851 Mecklenburg 169,341 Duplin 1,002,403 Union 391,068 Johnston 136,226 Union 467,297 Wayne 314,514 Wilson 130,848 Wayne 418,847 Robeson 275,361 Nash 100,725 Robeson 361,116 Bladen 274,813 Wayne 100,639 Bladen 347,797 Wilkes 233,905 Duplin 97,036 Wilkes 246,995 Randolph 192,260 Edgecombe 83,608 Johnston 235,809 Anson 167,644 Robeson 82,269 Greene 231,299 Alexander 160,213 Greene 81,411 Randolph 209,187 1 Includes government payments.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 19 CROPS CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 050100150200250NashWilsonJohnstonMecklenburgSampson100.7130.8136.2169.3213.4 LIVESTOCK CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 02004006008001,000RobesonWayneUnionSampsonDuplin275.4314.5391.1881.9898.5 TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES 1 Rank Hogs Broilers All Other Crops 2 All Tobacco Turkeys Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts Cotton 1 Duplin Duplin Mecklenburg Sampson Sampson Sampson Halifax 2 Sampson Union Ashe Johnston Duplin Johnston Northampton 3 Bladen Wilkes Henderson Nash Wayne Wilson Stanly 4 Wayne Robeson Buncombe Wayne Union Nash Martin 5 Greene Sampson Wilson Wilson Bladen Bladen Bertie 6 Robeson Randolph Wake Edgecombe Onslow Greene Gates 7 Jones 6 Richmond Union Greene Greene Duplin Sampson 8 Lenoir 6 Bertie Franklin Person Lenoir Henderson Beaufort 9 Pender Alexander McDowell Lenoir Anson Pasquotank Hertford 10 Pitt Anson Avery Pitt Cumberland Wayne Robeson Rank Soybeans Cattle Corn Eggs Dairy Peanuts Wheat 1 Union Iredell Robeson Union Iredell Martin Union 2 Robeson Randolph Beaufort Iredell 3 Randolph Bertie Robeson 3 Beaufort Wilkes Duplin Yadkin 3 Lincoln Pitt Perquimans 4 Sampson Chatham Sampson Alexander Alleghany Halifax Rowan 5 Duplin Sampson Hyde Surry Alexander 4 Northampton Bertie 6 Pitt Alexander 5 Columbus Randolph Henderson 4 Hertford Pasquotank 7 Wayne Alleghany 5 Washington Duplin Davidson 6 Edgecombe Camden 8 Perquimans Surry Tyrrell Wilkes Guilford 6 Chowan Cleveland 9 Washington Duplin Pitt Guilford 7 Rowan 6 Gates Tyrrell 10 Edgecombe Cleveland 8 Union Nash 7 Yadkin Wayne Gates Union 8 Yadkin 8 1 Ranking of published numbers only. 2 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and other miscellaneous crops. 3 Ranked 2nd, 4 Ranked 5th, 5 Ranked 6th , 6 Ranked 7th, 7 Ranked 9th, 8 Ranked 10th.20 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 39,998 32,856 23,780 18,359 16,029 14,490 189 6 Alexander 196,638 168,944 188,182 160,213 8,417 8,724 38 7 Alleghany 38,280 33,051 18,529 13,370 19,701 19,663 49 18 Anson 202,923 184,471 186,252 167,644 16,180 16,324 491 502 Ashe 56,722 52,074 12,213 8,399 44,441 43,531 68 143 Avery 19,773 19,202 1,284 1,006 18,467 18,159 22 36 Beaufort 107,107 95,903 29,172 26,819 76,485 63,392 1,451 5,692 Bertie 218,492 196,451 149,444 133,767 64,656 48,539 4,392 14,145 Bladen 366,236 347,797 290,121 274,813 73,443 66,755 2,671 6,228 Brunswick 47,719 43,081 23,406 20,655 24,185 21,991 129 436 Buncombe 55,802 51,797 12,636 9,194 43,120 42,572 46 32 Burke 44,607 38,979 32,298 27,561 11,769 11,338 540 80 Cabarrus 52,056 50,309 41,500 38,586 10,529 11,614 27 109 Caldwell 21,815 18,985 11,138 9,296 10,243 9,534 435 155 Camden 38,970 38,534 1,688 1,645 37,140 35,841 143 1,049 Carteret 23,866 21,528 1,011 930 22,765 20,283 90 316 Caswell 34,728 28,732 17,471 12,675 16,942 15,967 315 90 Catawba 77,984 70,076 61,762 53,220 16,177 16,723 45 133 Chatham 134,352 114,353 125,898 105,774 8,405 8,461 50 117 Cherokee 38,690 31,294 29,326 21,947 9,219 9,078 145 269 Chowan 51,010 46,409 12,648 11,555 37,059 30,813 1,303 4,040 Clay 3,716 3,166 1,147 839 2,520 2,233 49 93 Cleveland 133,719 122,700 121,545 108,623 11,718 13,015 455 1,062 Columbus 139,504 130,830 75,542 68,874 60,224 56,871 3,738 5,086 Craven 56,170 45,782 20,606 16,517 34,222 28,271 1,341 995 Cumberland 97,427 90,028 53,155 50,940 43,586 37,453 686 1,635 Currituck 17,200 13,986 139 96 17,036 12,996 25 894 Dare 1,290 1,202 61 50 1,107 868 122 284 Davidson 62,264 53,242 43,189 36,259 18,968 16,681 107 302 Davie 24,766 21,908 16,099 13,082 8,553 8,406 113 419 Duplin 1,059,593 1,002,403 949,189 898,520 107,388 97,036 3,016 6,848 Durham 10,122 8,967 2,593 2,138 7,455 6,816 74 13 Edgecombe 156,316 147,413 60,805 52,792 90,505 83,608 5,005 11,013 Forsyth 14,870 13,281 4,328 3,550 10,107 9,356 435 375 Franklin 76,488 64,586 27,832 21,381 48,255 43,049 401 156 Gaston 21,207 19,343 17,221 14,722 3,967 4,536 19 86 Gates 68,025 65,830 40,912 36,661 24,635 21,103 2,478 8,067 Graham 3,804 3,599 3,131 2,917 660 658 12 23 Granville 28,838 23,459 6,122 4,667 22,211 18,641 505 150 Greene 238,623 231,299 149,024 147,613 87,757 81,411 1,842 2,274 Guilford 64,579 56,285 33,560 26,427 30,577 29,725 443 132 Halifax 102,015 93,562 25,327 22,127 73,210 63,518 3,479 7,916 Harnett 200,127 183,198 135,357 123,740 63,324 58,074 1,446 1,384 Haywood 18,350 15,652 11,551 8,988 6,752 6,618 47 46 Henderson 71,851 69,876 9,412 7,697 62,295 61,246 144 933 Hertford 102,160 92,663 58,348 51,210 40,820 35,788 2,992 5,666 Hoke 62,199 60,203 49,092 48,857 12,460 10,272 647 1,075 Hyde 194,281 154,611 133,034 100,128 59,577 48,915 1,669 5,568 Iredell 156,153 130,859 132,641 106,424 22,926 23,083 586 1,352 Jackson 9,853 9,518 1,039 727 8,807 8,637 6 154North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 21 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 249,123 235,809 106,166 97,790 140,727 136,226 2,230 1,793 Jones 123,021 113,240 89,576 85,705 32,070 25,483 1,375 2,052 Lee 37,784 35,230 22,814 19,773 14,797 15,394 172 63 Lenoir 195,889 191,313 122,328 125,538 71,759 64,471 1,802 1,303 Lincoln 58,044 51,991 52,757 45,460 5,253 6,430 35 101 McDowell 28,925 26,839 10,106 8,411 18,771 18,395 48 33 Macon 11,369 10,894 9,128 8,510 2,233 2,249 8 135 Madison 7,626 6,260 3,487 2,315 4,023 3,932 115 13 Martin 82,533 81,747 18,171 15,984 58,280 49,926 6,082 15,836 Mecklenburg 176,398 173,179 4,261 3,839 172,137 169,341 * * Mitchell 3,046 2,738 832 566 2,200 2,166 14 6 Montgomery 121,964 107,725 112,911 99,590 9,022 7,884 31 252 Moore 151,077 135,985 133,902 119,174 17,056 16,725 120 85 Nash 189,891 171,499 81,045 67,207 106,698 100,725 2,148 3,566 New Hanover 6,227 6,121 238 223 5,980 5,888 9 10 Northampton 125,151 115,115 69,872 61,121 51,960 45,987 3,319 8,006 Onslow 143,525 151,800 118,537 126,669 24,615 24,880 373 251 Orange 41,184 36,162 22,395 18,139 18,495 17,805 294 218 Pamlico 24,200 22,840 737 703 23,141 20,058 321 2,079 Pasquotank 64,444 59,054 518 400 63,707 57,960 219 694 Pender 162,642 153,761 124,169 117,285 38,303 36,156 170 319 Perquimans 93,620 82,355 48,983 44,390 43,666 35,225 971 2,740 Person 43,005 34,844 6,478 4,720 36,233 30,073 294 50 Pitt 207,191 190,458 123,135 110,006 78,576 71,771 5,479 8,682 Polk 10,872 10,155 5,205 4,481 5,639 5,526 28 149 Randolph 244,686 209,187 227,220 192,260 17,228 16,707 238 220 Richmond 174,996 160,609 167,261 154,077 7,546 6,191 189 341 Robeson 395,389 361,116 304,211 275,361 88,826 82,269 2,353 3,486 Rockingham 34,385 29,002 9,032 6,550 25,074 22,341 278 111 Rowan 74,202 70,485 39,768 33,204 34,124 36,676 310 605 Rutherford 28,469 24,895 25,652 21,906 2,750 2,754 67 234 Sampson 1,146,698 1,100,970 910,146 881,851 231,646 213,445 4,907 5,673 Scotland 92,213 84,583 81,176 72,247 10,476 11,269 562 1,067 Stanly 91,679 88,916 63,864 59,130 26,972 28,045 843 1,740 Stokes 35,090 27,518 19,799 14,246 15,013 13,211 278 61 Surry 200,051 174,433 160,618 137,530 38,940 36,288 494 615 Swain 1,351 1,197 943 843 337 336 71 18 Transylvania 26,326 25,039 7,914 7,386 18,410 17,648 3 4 Tyrrell 53,665 46,598 6,313 6,025 47,038 37,082 314 3,491 Union 500,336 467,297 428,348 391,068 70,769 75,211 1,218 1,018 Vance 16,247 13,528 997 714 15,003 12,698 247 116 Wake 61,188 57,378 8,513 7,742 52,010 48,975 665 661 Warren 27,741 24,176 13,326 12,187 14,080 11,805 334 184 Washington 84,546 72,134 20,621 18,604 62,398 48,440 1,527 5,090 Watauga 15,833 12,905 9,206 6,410 6,519 6,431 108 64 Wayne 444,049 418,847 323,871 314,514 117,823 100,639 2,354 3,694 Wilkes 281,715 246,995 269,268 233,905 12,206 12,682 241 407 Wilson 156,146 143,684 11,935 9,838 142,128 130,848 2,084 2,999 Yadkin 122,645 100,342 91,606 72,189 29,834 26,047 1,206 2,106 Yancey 7,388 6,036 2,901 1,729 4,418 4,299 69 8 Published Counties 11,739,058 10,789,259 7,944,019 7,213,512 3,703,902 3,395,690 91,137 180,057 Other Counties – – – – – – – – State Total 11,739,058 10,789,259 7,944,019 7,213,512 3,703,902 3,395,690 91,137 180,057 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.22 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Broilers Cattle & Calves Dairy Eggs 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 2,812 2,492 8,707 5,383 4,649 4,378 6,331 4,838 Alexander 134,286 120,083 11,780 7,382 6,199 5,472 35,613 26,977 Alleghany * * 11,780 7,382 6,586 5,837 * * Anson 123,375 110,265 5,532 3,445 * * 12,267 9,237 Ashe * * 9,731 5,998 387 365 115 85 Avery * * 717 461 * * * * Beaufort * * 615 400 * * * * Bertie 138,902 124,236 410 246 * * * * Bladen 47,420 42,671 1,537 954 * * * * Brunswick * * 922 584 * * 59 44 Buncombe 26 24 7,324 4,552 3,487 2,918 360 273 Burke 22,871 20,580 2,049 1,292 * * 6,331 4,692 Cabarrus 13,219 11,895 6,146 3,845 4,649 4,378 * * Caldwell 5,455 4,909 2,663 1,661 * * * * Camden * * 51 31 * * * * Carteret * * 154 92 * * 51 41 Caswell * * 4,354 2,707 * * 10,882 8,210 Catawba 47,839 42,671 6,556 4,091 1,550 1,459 3,126 2,346 Chatham 83,929 75,146 18,951 11,842 4,649 4,013 12,069 9,090 Cherokee * * 2,305 1,415 * * * * Chowan 11,121 10,007 615 400 * * * * Clay * * 819 523 * * * * Cleveland 95,259 85,342 9,988 6,152 2,325 2,189 * * Columbus 12,799 11,517 4,354 2,707 * * 99 73 Craven * * 512 308 * * * * Cumberland 9,232 8,119 1,434 892 * * * * Currituck * * 102 62 * * * * Dare * * * * * * * * Davidson 25,808 23,035 6,146 3,845 5,812 5,107 4,353 3,226 Davie * * 5,122 3,199 1,937 1,824 4,155 3,226 Duplin 289,553 259,801 11,012 6,921 387 365 17,807 13,489 Durham * * 1,076 677 387 365 95 73 Edgecombe 28,955 25,867 1,024 646 * * * * Forsyth * * 1,895 1,169 * * 107 82 Franklin 7,344 6,608 7,939 4,921 * * * * Gaston 9,232 8,496 3,739 2,338 2,712 2,554 756 572 Gates 33,991 30,587 410 246 * * * * Graham * * 461 277 * * * * Granville * * 3,585 2,245 1,937 1,824 51 41 Greene 13,848 12,273 717 461 * * * * Guilford * * 7,171 4,460 5,812 5,107 13,850 10,410 Halifax * * 4,968 3,076 * * * * Harnett 106,589 95,160 3,483 2,184 * * 63 47 Haywood * * 5,019 3,137 4,649 4,013 63 47 Henderson 6 5 2,561 1,599 6,199 5,472 75 56 Hertford 45,321 40,783 154 92 * * * * Hoke 22,871 20,391 615 400 * * * * Hyde * * * * * * * * Iredell 7,973 7,175 24,329 15,225 51,916 47,424 45,506 33,722 Jackson 13 12 819 523 * * 51 38North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 23 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Broilers Cattle & Calves Dairy Eggs 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 39,237 35,119 6,402 3,999 * * 1,148 880 Jones 12,589 11,140 563 338 * * * * Lee 16,786 15,105 1,895 1,169 * * * * Lenoir 8,603 7,741 1,127 707 * * 4,551 3,519 Lincoln 33,152 29,643 7,171 4,460 11,236 10,214 135 100 McDowell 4,196 3,776 1,229 769 * * 3,126 2,375 Macon * * 1,383 861 * * 47 35 Madison * * 2,971 1,846 * * 154 117 Martin 11,121 10,007 410 246 * * * * Mecklenburg * * 1,024 646 * * * * Mitchell * * 717 461 * * * * Montgomery 102,393 91,761 2,561 1,599 * * * * Moore 112,045 100,446 5,736 3,568 * * 1,227 938 Nash 47,000 41,916 3,790 2,368 * * 13,652 10,410 New Hanover * * * * * * * * Northampton 40,076 35,874 461 277 * * * * Onslow 22,241 20,014 922 584 * * * * Orange 60 54 4,968 3,076 3,099 2,554 6,331 4,838 Pamlico * * 51 31 * * * * Pasquotank * * 154 92 * * * * Pender 40,705 36,440 1,076 677 * * 5,936 4,545 Perquimans 45,741 41,160 359 215 * * * * Person * * 3,841 2,399 * * * * Pitt 44,482 40,028 1,383 861 * * * * Polk * * 1,639 1,015 * * 51 38 Randolph 154,428 138,208 22,536 13,995 18,209 16,416 20,972 15,834 Richmond 151,071 135,187 922 584 * * 4,353 3,372 Robeson 210,241 188,054 3,995 2,491 * * 79 59 Rockingham * * 4,968 3,076 * * * * Rowan 18,884 16,993 9,219 5,690 5,424 5,107 2,295 1,759 Rutherford 20,562 18,314 3,739 2,338 * * 91 67 Sampson 172,473 154,446 13,573 8,459 * * 11,673 8,797 Scotland 53,714 47,958 615 400 * * * * Stanly 37,768 33,986 6,402 3,999 * * * * Stokes * * 6,402 3,999 * * 11,673 8,797 Surry 116,661 104,600 11,268 7,074 * * 26,116 19,793 Swain * * 205 123 * * * * Transylvania 10 9 1,178 738 * * 71 56 Tyrrell * * 154 92 * * * * Union 271,509 243,186 9,988 6,152 * * 53,420 41,052 Vance * * 768 492 * * * * Wake 26 23 1,741 1,077 * * 131 100 Warren * * 3,688 2,307 * * * * Washington * * 666 431 * * * * Watauga * * 7,171 4,460 * * 67 50 Wayne 62,527 55,888 4,251 2,645 * * 3,720 2,815 Wilkes 227,866 203,914 19,463 12,150 4,649 4,378 15,828 12,022 Wilson * * 563 369 * * * * Yadkin 27,906 24,923 9,988 6,152 5,424 4,742 45,506 33,722 Yancey * * 1,946 1,200 775 365 47 35 Published Counties 3,446,121 3,086,061 409,592 255,203 165,047 148,838 406,634 307,059 Other Counties 6,279 5,500 154 92 17,047 15,322 181,734 136,980 State Total 3,452,400 3,091,561 409,746 255,295 182,094 164,160 588,368 444,039 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.24 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Hogs Turkeys Other Livestock & Poultry 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance * * * * 1,253 1,240 Alexander * * * * 279 276 Alleghany * * * * 84 83 Anson 13,477 10,404 31,402 34,101 84 83 Ashe * * * * 1,902 1,883 Avery * * * * 403 399 Beaufort 12,460 10,630 * * 14,974 14,822 Bertie * * * * 466 461 Bladen 183,087 167,371 54,240 60,789 357 353 Brunswick 21,614 19,225 * * 810 802 Buncombe * * * * 1,207 1,195 Burke * * * * 998 988 Cabarrus * * * * 1,643 1,626 Caldwell * * * * 1,232 1,220 Camden * * * * 1,613 1,596 Carteret * * * * 791 783 Caswell * * * * 532 527 Catawba * * * * 2,589 2,563 Chatham 2,161 1,583 * * 4,127 4,085 Cherokee * * * * 803 795 Chowan 890 1,131 * * 3 3 Clay * * * * 261 258 Cleveland 51 45 10,420 11,713 2,238 2,215 Columbus 55,943 52,021 * * 635 628 Craven 18,563 14,701 * * 1,468 1,453 Cumberland 24,157 21,487 16,843 18,978 1,453 1,438 Currituck * * * * 29 29 Dare * * * * 35 34 Davidson * * * * 942 932 Davie * * * * 4,867 4,818 Duplin 493,318 463,662 137,027 154,198 85 84 Durham * * * * 1,016 1,005 Edgecombe 29,243 24,879 * * 878 869 Forsyth * * * * 2,271 2,248 Franklin 8,137 6,107 * * 1,841 1,823 Gaston 127 113 * * 654 648 Gates 6,103 5,428 * * 388 384 Graham * * * * 2,628 2,601 Granville 305 317 * * 237 235 Greene 83,915 78,031 48,530 54,859 1,970 1,950 Guilford 2,034 1,809 * * 4,588 4,542 Halifax 13,986 13,571 * * 736 728 Harnett 21,614 22,618 * * 1,749 1,732 Haywood * * * * 1,718 1,700 Henderson * * * * 559 553 Hertford * * * * 157 155 Hoke 18,309 20,130 5,567 6,227 1,647 1,630 Hyde * * * * 369 366 Iredell * * * * 2,813 2,784 Jackson * * * * 122 120North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 25 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Hogs Turkeys Other Livestock & Poultry 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 45,772 42,974 9,421 10,675 4,187 4,144 Jones 68,658 65,591 7,422 8,303 316 312 Lee * * * * 988 978 Lenoir 66,115 65,591 41,393 47,445 540 534 Lincoln 102 90 * * 962 953 McDowell * * * * 678 671 Macon * * * * 7,646 7,568 Madison * * * * 215 212 Martin * * * * 495 490 Mecklenburg * * * * 3,131 3,099 Mitchell * * * * 44 44 Montgomery 4,831 3,845 * * 38 37 Moore * * * * 2,942 2,912 Nash 16,529 12,440 * * 74 73 New Hanover * * * * 167 165 Northampton 29,243 24,879 * * 80 80 Onslow 43,229 47,497 51,385 57,824 737 729 Orange 1,271 1,018 * * 6,655 6,587 Pamlico * * * * 659 652 Pasquotank * * * * 77 76 Pender 62,300 59,937 13,132 14,678 982 972 Perquimans * * * * 2,240 2,217 Person 1,144 905 * * 294 291 Pitt 66,115 57,675 * * 8,099 8,017 Polk * * * * 3,202 3,170 Randolph 8,900 5,654 * * 2,174 2,151 Richmond 10,680 14,701 * * 234 231 Robeson 82,644 76,900 5,709 6,375 1,349 1,335 Rockingham 636 452 * * 879 870 Rowan * * * * 1,400 1,386 Rutherford * * * * 886 877 Sampson 483,147 454,615 224,095 250,571 1,697 1,680 Scotland * * * * 131 130 Stanly 763 792 15,558 17,496 272 269 Stokes * * * * 940 931 Surry * * * * 940 931 Swain * * * * 667 660 Transylvania * * * * 6,603 6,536 Tyrrell * * * * 41 40 Union * * 85,642 96,374 3,059 3,028 Vance * * * * 200 198 Wake * * * * 6,383 6,318 Warren * * * * 632 626 Washington * * * * 6,477 6,411 Watauga * * * * 1,748 1,731 Wayne 139,858 126,659 108,479 121,579 3,874 3,834 Wilkes * * * * 1,411 1,397 Wilson 7,883 6,333 * * 606 600 Yadkin * * * * 620 613 Yancey * * * * 114 113 Published Counties 2,149,316 2,003,813 866,265 972,187 163,288 161,624 Other Counties 113,845 99,631 18,698 21,202 * * State Total 2,263,161 2,103,444 884,963 993,389 163,288 161,624 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.26 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Corn Cotton Peanuts Soybean 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 704 1,647 * * * * 2,131 1,337 Alexander * 367 * * * * * * Alleghany * * * * * * * * Anson 2,912 * * * * * 4,358 * Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Beaufort 24,368 24,115 8,282 5,584 * * 29,422 23,001 Bertie 4,645 4,988 13,056 8,096 9,334 5,058 10,043 10,107 Bladen 9,857 9,778 * * * * 7,880 4,208 Brunswick 3,443 3,327 * * * * * * Buncombe 65 47 * * * * * * Burke 411 456 * * * * * 270 Cabarrus 937 2,009 * * * * 1,306 2,076 Caldwell 805 * * * * * * * Camden 10,648 11,124 * * * * 12,816 11,837 Carteret * * * * * * * * Caswell 233 443 * * * * 771 694 Catawba 485 1,215 * * * * 2,013 2,590 Chatham * * * * * * * * Cherokee * 485 * * * * * * Chowan * 2,196 6,718 2,978 4,863 3,119 6,317 6,386 Clay * * * * * * * * Cleveland 279 1,268 * * * * 2,612 4,114 Columbus * 15,907 * * * * 18,019 13,782 Craven 8,170 9,874 * * * * 9,700 7,714 Cumberland 3,685 4,184 2,366 * * * 5,985 5,386 Currituck 6,373 6,281 * * * * 7,816 * Dare * * * * * * * * Davidson 3,200 1,789 * * * * 3,362 3,001 Davie 2,309 2,760 * * * * 2,827 2,553 Duplin 17,629 21,752 * * * * 20,781 18,214 Durham * * * * * * * * Edgecombe 3,045 9,413 10,563 3,350 4,830 3,291 13,726 15,624 Forsyth 631 * * * * * 1,392 * Franklin 265 424 * * * * 3,469 3,618 Gaston * * * * * * * 1,374 Gates 2,387 2,831 8,789 6,514 3,274 2,329 7,559 8,041 Graham * * * * * * * * Granville 494 678 * * * * 1,617 1,169 Greene 3,292 6,497 * * * * 14,647 12,931 Guilford 1,010 1,732 * * * * * 2,908 Halifax 2,391 3,702 30,000 22,474 * 4,504 12,869 12,557 Harnett * * 3,169 2,931 * * 6,317 8,350 Haywood * * * * * * * * Henderson * 1,169 * * * * * * Hertford 4,412 * 8,493 4,932 4,156 3,459 5,096 * Hoke * * * * * * * * Hyde 21,813 17,253 8,155 3,546 * * 13,576 14,680 Iredell 4,641 4,340 * * * * 5,482 5,937 Jackson * * * * * * * *North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 27 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Corn Cotton Peanuts Soybean 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 2,647 * 2,286 2,327 * 954 13,790 14,726 Jones * 8,095 4,268 3,769 538 * 7,934 * Lee 164 * * * * * 875 1,169 Lenoir 8,902 11,507 2,746 1,629 * * 14,839 13,586 Lincoln 68 * * * * * 1,338 2,132 McDowell * * * * * * * * Macon * * * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * * * Martin 1,550 3,323 8,493 8,841 9,155 5,964 7,570 7,826 Mecklenburg * * * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * * * Montgomery * * * * * * 201 * Moore 480 480 * * * * 988 * Nash 635 1,789 2,915 * * * 7,869 7,667 New Hanover * * * * * * * * Northampton 3,726 5,952 26,535 19,217 5,189 3,769 12,559 11,875 Onslow 4,087 5,048 * * * * 6,702 * Orange 1,088 1,304 * * * * 1,413 1,169 Pamlico 9,450 6,997 * * * * * 7,293 Pasquotank * * * * * * * * Pender * 7,213 * * * * * 5,694 Perquimans 7,416 8,432 7,437 4,374 * * 19,497 16,138 Person * 1,314 * * * * 4,689 3,460 Pitt 7,082 12,470 4,141 1,629 9,613 4,758 22,644 17,672 Polk * * * * * * * * Randolph 2,327 2,409 * * * * 2,869 2,712 Richmond * * * * * * 942 767 Robeson 26,412 31,672 6,380 4,467 * * 25,225 23,852 Rockingham 828 701 * * * * 1,499 1,487 Rowan 3,557 3,164 * * * * 3,876 6,265 Rutherford 79 139 * * * * 440 453 Sampson 13,236 17,852 4,901 5,723 * * 24,796 21,692 Scotland * 3,847 * * * * 2,827 3,235 Stanly 5,230 5,410 * 10,237 * * 5,889 6,891 Stokes 562 550 * * * * 832 740 Surry 6,222 5,973 * * * * * 3,890 Swain * * * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * * * Tyrrell 15,499 12,690 * * * * * 9,107 Union 9,263 12,314 * * * * 21,113 25,040 Vance * * * * * * 2,152 1,702 Wake * 191 * * * * 2,473 2,870 Warren * * * * * * 2,827 1,870 Washington 19,664 15,588 7,352 4,141 * 860 18,704 15,895 Watauga * * * * * * * * Wayne 6,881 10,943 2,070 1,117 3,651 2,067 22,473 16,961 Wilkes * 2,292 * * * * * * Wilson 2,720 6,653 3,422 1,954 * 1,699 11,103 11,314 Yadkin 5,299 4,939 * * * * 7,013 5,601 Yancey * * * * * * * * Published Counties 310,613 385,303 182,537 129,831 54,603 41,829 513,868 477,207 Other Counties 66,526 44,286 40,136 29,770 56,265 26,454 78,848 66,034 State Total 377,139 429,589 222,673 159,601 110,868 68,283 592,716 543,241 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.28 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Tobacco Wheat Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries All Other Crops 3 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Alamance 5,237 3,728 546 473 845 850 6,566 6,456 Alexander * * 323 * 2,261 2,272 2,927 2,878 Alleghany * * * * 1,595 1,603 17,425 17,134 Anson * * 2,259 * 294 296 4,658 4,580 Ashe * * * * 950 955 43,083 42,363 Avery * * * * 517 520 17,840 17,542 Beaufort * 7,194 * 756 794 798 1,651 1,623 Bertie 22,175 16,120 3,401 2,158 1,938 1,948 63 62 Bladen * * 869 499 35,046 35,229 4,667 4,589 Brunswick * * * * 13,274 13,343 2,741 2,695 Buncombe * * * * 8,967 9,014 33,961 33,394 Burke * * * * 1,033 1,039 9,666 9,505 Cabarrus * * 1,211 719 619 622 6,109 6,007 Caldwell * * * * 381 383 8,373 8,234 Camden * * 2,433 1,827 10,876 10,933 50 49 Carteret * * * * 1,413 1,421 1,311 1,289 Caswell 11,759 11,401 541 329 1,251 1,258 2,386 2,346 Catawba * * 1,797 1,160 3,342 3,359 8,541 8,398 Chatham * * 169 138 1,367 1,374 4,533 4,457 Cherokee * * * * 4,169 4,191 4,280 4,208 Chowan * * 1,350 861 5,547 5,576 9,632 9,471 Clay * * * * 1,491 1,498 296 291 Cleveland * * 2,383 1,806 3,088 3,104 2,769 2,723 Columbus 8,978 * 2,582 * 10,861 10,918 3,171 3,118 Craven * 5,179 * 184 540 543 2,685 2,641 Cumberland 18,393 * 1,688 * 6,475 6,509 4,543 4,467 Currituck * * 2,199 887 478 481 170 167 Dare * * * * * * 149 147 Davidson 2,012 * 631 402 2,090 2,101 7,526 7,400 Davie * * 928 630 618 621 1,604 1,577 Duplin 12,262 9,672 4,915 987 27,410 27,554 13,287 13,065 Durham * * 147 * 447 449 5,431 5,340 Edgecombe 33,616 32,594 3,029 809 9,698 9,749 11,998 11,798 Forsyth * * 248 178 1,216 1,222 3,461 3,403 Franklin 20,575 16,120 1,658 914 1,992 2,002 20,253 19,914 Gaston * * 467 * 584 587 2,040 2,006 Gates * * * 1,218 123 123 47 46 Graham * * * * 208 209 425 418 Granville 15,151 14,690 879 677 2,312 2,325 1,716 1,687 Greene 31,341 27,103 2,284 562 29,192 29,345 949 933 Guilford 12,590 12,207 1,102 929 1,798 1,807 13,822 13,591 Halifax 12,200 * 1,152 1,176 4,518 4,542 1,694 1,666 Harnett 34,063 * 1,609 * 6,629 6,664 9,764 9,601 Haywood * * * * 3,817 3,837 2,495 2,453 Henderson * * * * 25,180 25,312 34,947 34,363 Hertford 14,423 * * * 2,622 2,636 390 383 Hoke * * 859 357 48 48 705 694 Hyde * * 3,292 635 12,388 12,453 354 348 Iredell * * 1,966 * 1,167 1,174 8,903 8,754 Jackson * * * * 2,276 2,288 6,400 6,293North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 29 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties Tobacco Wheat Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries All Other Crops 3 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Johnston 50,981 45,701 2,631 1,129 53,490 53,770 13,108 12,889 Jones * * * * 260 261 381 374 Lee 11,574 11,222 119 127 719 722 1,860 1,829 Lenoir 30,468 25,269 2,979 746 5,789 5,820 5,230 5,143 Lincoln * * 884 * 1,272 1,279 1,631 1,604 McDowell * * * * 367 369 18,174 17,870 Macon * * * * 805 809 1,136 1,117 Madison * * * * 1,487 1,495 2,204 2,167 Martin * 20,594 1,489 646 1,959 1,969 776 763 Mecklenburg * * * * 405 407 170,958 168,100 Mitchell * * * * 477 479 1,621 1,594 Montgomery * * 69 * 1,568 1,576 4,450 4,376 Moore * * * 373 1,312 1,319 6,424 6,317 Nash 44,517 39,394 919 772 42,592 42,815 5,299 5,210 New Hanover * * * * 128 129 5,180 5,093 Northampton * * 2,408 * 393 395 722 710 Onslow * * 576 113 1,362 1,369 5,645 5,550 Orange 3,824 3,526 501 286 2,150 2,161 9,519 9,360 Pamlico * * 943 * 3,981 4,002 605 595 Pasquotank * * 4,617 2,027 23,656 23,780 217 213 Pender * * * * 10,347 10,401 11,555 11,362 Perquimans * * 6,504 3,534 1,240 1,247 854 840 Person 26,931 26,111 1,519 * 641 645 1,333 1,310 Pitt 23,693 22,972 3,267 479 2,382 2,395 5,755 5,659 Polk * * * * 761 765 4,752 4,673 Randolph 3,180 2,962 814 667 2,463 2,476 5,574 5,481 Richmond * * * * 1,853 1,863 1,199 1,179 Robeson 9,186 8,060 10,699 4,411 5,073 5,100 2,250 2,213 Rockingham 16,714 16,205 1,003 735 1,413 1,421 3,618 3,558 Rowan * * 2,453 2,977 7,885 7,926 16,008 15,740 Rutherford * * * 158 924 928 1,095 1,076 Sampson 61,247 48,361 6,022 982 99,682 100,204 15,458 15,200 Scotland * * * * 354 356 910 895 Stanly * * 3,371 * 549 552 2,172 2,136 Stokes 8,546 8,286 136 * 1,525 1,533 3,412 3,355 Surry 13,952 13,527 * 893 3,874 3,895 9,462 9,304 Swain * * * * 121 122 183 180 Transylvania * * * * 1,014 1,020 16,264 15,992 Tyrrell * * 3,922 1,344 12,442 12,507 38 37 Union * * 11,772 9,530 5,160 5,187 22,997 22,612 Vance 10,558 8,846 650 508 461 463 1,155 1,136 Wake 19,100 16,100 789 344 5,274 5,301 24,098 23,695 Warren 8,045 7,800 670 457 314 315 1,858 1,827 Washington * 1,269 3,525 656 7,757 7,798 2,270 2,232 Watauga * * * * 535 538 5,924 5,825 Wayne 44,974 36,170 6,504 * 21,164 21,275 10,106 9,937 Wilkes * * * * 1,867 1,877 3,604 3,544 Wilson 46,138 35,425 1,961 * 44,813 45,048 28,736 28,256 Yadkin * * * 1,134 630 633 3,317 3,262 Yancey * * * * 596 599 3,660 3,599 Published Counties 688,402 553,810 132,636 56,299 643,031 646,399 817,213 803,555 Other Counties 101,870 114,786 17,353 20,127 * * * * State Total 790,272 668,596 149,989 76,426 643,031 646,399 817,213 803,555 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. 3 All Other Crops includes hay, greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms and all other miscellaneous crops. *Cash receipts are not published for some counties to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations. USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policies and Standards apply.30 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics VALUE ADDED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Value of crop production 4,356,761 4,194,686 4,152,667 3,347,147 3,310,322 Crop cash receipts 4,205,214 4,366,605 4,145,500 3,703,902 3,395,690 Cotton 473,474 417,685 411,957 222,673 159,601 Feed crops 704,365 634,040 575,676 451,545 493,910 Food grains 304,126 330,183 226,418 154,932 81,596 Fruits and nuts 115,197 124,020 139,732 135,180 127,343 Oil crops 813,972 950,991 705,589 703,584 611,524 Tobacco 616,265 760,644 850,574 790,272 668,596 Vegetables and melons 352,936 455,648 513,469 507,851 519,056 All other crops 824,880 693,393 722,086 737,864 734,064 Home consumption 1,829 1,175 1,084 879 1,376 Inventory adjustment 149,717 -173,094 6,083 -357,634 -86,744 Value of animals and products production 7,359,147 8,271,873 8,835,647 7,967,571 7,278,983 Animals and products cash receipts 7,344,161 8,305,629 8,802,012 7,944,019 7,213,512 Dairy products, Milk 191,470 198,806 245,435 182,094 164,160 Meat animals 2,882,936 3,177,702 3,312,491 2,672,907 2,358,739 Miscellaneous livestock 168,590 148,456 147,899 148,463 149,027 Poultry and eggs 4,101,165 4,780,665 5,096,187 4,940,555 4,541,586 Home consumption 2,781 4,203 3,832 4,502 2,551 Inventory adjustment 12,205 -37,959 29,804 19,050 62,921 Farm-related income 1,517,678 1,526,952 1,581,163 1,426,950 1,818,728 Forest products sold 11,911 20,244 17,107 14,850 47,874 Gross imputed rental value of farm dwellings 368,350 394,143 352,878 297,909 295,015 Machine hire and customwork 52,312 59,241 31,482 22,211 34,136 Other farm income 1,085,106 1,053,324 1,179,696 1,091,980 1,441,703 Total commodity insurance indemnities 199,617 141,428 120,210 145,202 386,925 Federal commodity insurance indemnities 190,908 136,756 116,733 139,643 309,972 Net cash rent received by operator landlords 2 7,514 12,772 12,107 15,603 13,626 Value of agricultural sector production 13,233,586 13,993,511 14,569,477 12,741,668 12,408,033 Intermediate product expenses 1 8,392,696 8,854,147 8,758,302 7,780,662 7,823,602 Farm origin 4,976,382 5,457,160 5,108,137 4,476,707 4,427,381 Feed purchases 4,100,000 4,410,000 4,050,000 3,470,000 3,440,000 Livestock and poultry purchases 516,382 677,160 678,137 626,707 617,381 Seed purchases 360,000 370,000 380,000 380,000 370,000 Manufactured inputs 1,385,329 1,448,211 1,426,201 1,296,238 1,147,456 Electricity 131,736 151,027 144,744 147,653 128,152 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 480,000 530,000 520,000 470,000 420,000 Pesticides 300,000 310,000 330,000 320,000 300,000 Petroleum fuel and oils 473,592 457,184 431,457 358,585 299,304 Other intermediate expenses 1 2,030,986 1,948,776 2,223,964 2,007,717 2,248,764 Machine hire and custom work 30,319 37,320 34,308 55,297 44,219 Marketing, storage, and transportation 243,510 216,740 305,794 204,566 246,619 Repair and maintenance 1 278,116 349,691 379,722 306,659 337,768 Miscellaneous expenses 1 1,479,041 1,345,025 1,504,140 1,441,195 1,620,158 Total insurance premiums 4 185,918 179,272 198,225 167,840 181,546 Federal commodity insurance premiums 70,117 67,076 65,455 57,973 62,534 Irrigation 2,306 619 897 881 576 Contract labor 121,866 178,212 122,469 152,646 82,533 Net government transactions 185,070 192,730 64,788 -139,736 -49,143 Direct government payments 430,403 411,331 346,093 91,137 180,057 Property taxes and fees 1 245,333 218,601 281,306 230,874 229,201 Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees 15,333 18,601 21,306 20,874 19,201 Gross value added 4,904,093 5,153,881 5,753,494 4,668,624 4,452,755 Capital consumption 1 615,458 674,040 881,535 745,397 808,872 Net value added 4,288,635 4,479,841 4,871,959 3,923,227 3,643,883 Factor payments to stakeholders 3 1,030,060 1,051,905 1,017,781 1,014,671 1,182,011 Hired labor and non-cash empolyee compensation 628,134 651,788 617,531 597,354 757,467 Net rent paid to operator landlords 13,193 17,254 15,606 16,379 15,290 Net rent paid to nonoperator landlords 102,593 134,172 121,676 127,698 119,211 Total interest expenses 1 286,140 248,691 262,968 273,240 290,043 Net farm income 3,258,575 3,427,936 3,854,178 2,908,556 2,461,872 SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. Data as of August 30, 2017. Values are rounded to the nearest thousand. 1 Including expenses associated with operator dwellings. 2 Share rent income is included in cash receipts. 3 Prior to 2008, factor payments to stakeholders only includes net rent paid to nonoperator landlords. 4 Includes federal and private crop and livestock insurance premiums as well as casualty, hail, motor vehicle and all other insurance premiums.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 31 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN (Dollars per Bushel) 3.003.504.004.505.005.50AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR WINTER WHEAT (Dollars per Bushel) 3.004.005.006.008.007.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS (Dollars per Bushel) 7.508.509.5010.5011.5013.5012.50SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-1732 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops Year Flue-Cured Tobacco per Lb. Burley Tobacco per Lb. Cotton per Lb. 1 Soybeans per Bu. Corn per Bu. Peanuts per Lb. Winter Wheat per Bu. All Hay per Ton Sweet Potatoes per Cwt. Potatoes per Cwt. Apples per Lb. 2 Dollars 2012 1.98 2.00 0.73 14.00 7.48 0.35 6.78 108.00 13.00 11.30 0.36 2013 2.11 2.04 0.82 13.10 4.96 0.28 6.28 110.00 24.90 (D) 0.29 2014 2.01 1.85 0.67 10.20 4.19 0.26 5.16 114.00 22.00 (D) 0.38 2015 1.85 1.95 0.62 8.68 4.32 0.22 4.90 126.00 19.40 (D) 0.33 2016 1.94 1.89 0.63 9.85 4.05 0.21 4.61 116.00 18.10 10.90 0.41 1 Based on Marketings and monthly prices received from August 1–December 31. 2 Utilized Production. (D) Not published to avoid disclosure of individual farming operations.LIVESTOCK, DAIRY & POULTRY HIGHS & LOWS INVENTORY VALUE SLAUGHTER POULTRY & EGGS HONEY CATFISH & TROUT COUNTY ESTIMATES34 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics LIVESTOCK, DAIRY AND POULTRY Record Highs and Lows Species Date Series Began Record High Record Low Year Number Year Number Thousands Thousands Cattle and Calves - Inventory, Jan 1 1867 1985 1,175 1927 490 Beef cows - Inventory, Jan 1 1920 1996 476 1930 18 Milk Cows - Inventory, Jan 1 1867 1945 400 2010 43 Milk Production (Lbs) 1924 1985 1,748,000 2010 866,000 Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Jan 1 1920 1921 95 1979 7 Hogs - Inventory, Dec 1 1866 2007 10,200 1929 830 Chickens - Inventory, Dec 1 1924 2016 23,087 1931 8,670 Egg Production 1924 2016 3,729,500 1930 542,000 Commercial Broilers 1934 2015 822,700 1934 900 Turkeys - Total Raised 1929 1992 62,000 1931 198 NOTE: In some cases, the production or inventory is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year or occurrence.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 35 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY Species and Classification North Carolina United States Number on Farms January 1 Number on Farms January 1 2016 2017 2016 2017 Thousand Head Thousand Head Cattle - Total 1 800 830 91,918 93,584 Cows & Heifers that have calved 410 415 39,473 40,559 Beef Cows 363 370 30,166 31,210 Milk Cows 47 45 9,310 9,349 Heifers 500 pounds and over 105 116 19,907 20,052 For Beef Cow replacement 65 69 6,340 6,419 For Milk Cow replacement 18 22 4,814 4,754 Other Heifers 22 25 8,753 8,879 Steers 500 pounds and over 36 43 16,315 16,354 Bulls 500 pounds and over 29 31 2,142 2,234 Calves under 500 pounds 220 225 14,077 14,386 Sheep - Total 32 30 5,300 5,200 Breeding Sheep & Lambs 27 25 3,945 3,855 Replacement Lambs 4 4 665 650 Ewes 1 year plus 20 19 3,105 3,035 Rams 1 year plus 3 2 175 170 Market Sheep & Lambs 5 5 1,355 1,345 Goats - Total 2 - - 2,620 2,640 Angora Goats 2 - - 150 152 Milk Goats 8 6 373 373 Meat and Other Goats 45 50 2,097 2,115 Number on Farms December 1 Number on Farms December 1 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Head Thousand Head All Hogs and Pigs 8,900 9,300 68,919 71,525 Breeding Hogs 870 880 6,002 6,090 Market Hogs 8,030 8,420 62,917 65,435 Under 50 Pounds 3,050 3,160 20,008 20,887 50-119 Pounds 1,880 1,950 17,262 18,102 120-179 Pounds 1,590 1,680 13,370 13,786 180 Pounds and above 1,510 1,630 12,276 12,660 Chickens - Total 3 22,945 23,087 476,981 494,524 Layers 14,869 15,143 351,656 376,605 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 North Carolina not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3 Does not include commercial broilers. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY VALUES Year All Cattle and Calves January 1 All Hogs and Pigs December 1 All Chickens December 1 All Sheep and Lambs January 1 Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Farm Value per Head Total Value Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars Dollars Thousand Dollars 2013 900 738,000 115 977,500 9.00 191,106 190 4,940 2014 950 769,500 120 1,056,000 8.10 176,693 191 5,157 2015 1,240 992,000 77 685,300 7.90 181,266 203 6,090 2016 1,170 936,000 79 734,700 7.80 180,079 187 5,984 2017 900 747,000 - - - - 188 5,640 36 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MEAT ANIMALS Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income Species 2013 2014 2015 2016 Hogs and Pigs Thousands Number: Beginning Inventory: (Dec 1 preceding year) 8,900 8,500 8,800 8,900 Pig Crop: (December-November) 17,778 16,547 17,494 19,108 Inshipments 525 578 743 657 Marketings 1 17,081 15,243 16,211 17,499 Farm Slaughter 2 2 2 1 1 Deaths 1,620 1,580 1,925 1,865 Production (Lbs) 3 4,056,602 3,538,079 3,925,202 4,146,614 Marketings (Lbs) 4 4,086,462 3,597,742 3,976,238 4,147,807 Value of Production ($) 2,824,115 2,821,777 2,209,833 2,073,594 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 5 2,861,460 2,887,869 2,263,161 2,103,444 Value of Home Consumption ($) 566 729 515 604 Gross Income ($) 2,862,029 2,888,598 2,263,676 2,104,048 Ending Inventory December 1 8,500 8,800 8,900 9,300 Cattle and Calves Number: On hand January 1 (Total) 820 810 800 800 Calves Born 355 365 360 370 Inshipments 8 6 6 7 Marketings: 1 Cattle 212 213 207 191 Calves 131 140 131 126 Farm Slaughter 2 1 1 2 2 Deaths: Cattle 13 11 11 10 Calves 16 17 16 19 Production: 3 Total Cattle and Calves (Lbs) 289,231 292,733 283,776 293,693 Marketings (Lbs) 4 298,400 297,070 290,150 270,570 Value of Production ($) 304,014 412,922 404,242 272,237 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 5 316,242 424,622 409,746 255,295 Value of Home Consumption ($) 3,704 5,137 4,942 4,290 Gross Income ($) 319,946 429,759 414,688 259,585 Ending Inventory (Total) 810 800 800 830 (January 1 succeeding year) Sheep and Lambs 6 1 Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and State outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the State. 2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 3 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 4 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 5 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Also includes allowance for higher average price of State inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 6 Sheep & Lamb estimates discontinued in 2011.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 37 NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, 2016 1 Month Cattle All Species Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds January 4.7 5,637 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 0.7 56 February 5.2 6,228 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 0.7 54 March 6.0 7,250 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 1.2 87 April 5.4 6,549 (Y) (Y) (D) (D) 1.3 85 May 5.5 6,656 0.1 23 (D) (D) 1.9 120 June 6.0 7,275 0.1 32 (D) (D) 2.3 144 July 4.9 5,925 0.1 35 (D) (D) 1.5 100 August 5.7 6,887 0.1 32 (D) (D) 1.5 110 September 5.3 6,377 0.1 39 (D) (D) 2.1 148 October 5.3 6,418 0.1 37 (D) (D) 1.3 96 November 5.7 6,951 0.1 41 (D) (D) 1.4 102 December 5.5 6,717 0.1 44 (D) (D) 1.6 112 Annual Total 2 65.1 78,869 0.8 353 (D) (D) 17.7 1,214 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1 Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2 Months may not add to totals due to rounding. UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL HOG SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Million Pounds) 1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20152016 NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 2,0004,0006,0008,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2015201638 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics COMMERCIAL BROILERS Production and Value Year Number Produced Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 799,600 5,677,200 2,838,600 2013 786,600 5,899,500 3,580,997 2014 795,200 6,043,500 3,849,710 2015 822,700 6,417,100 3,452,400 2016 818,700 6,467,700 3,091,561 US 2016 1 8,776,700 54,259,100 25,935,852 1 Excludes states producing less than 500,000 broilers. TURKEYS Production and Value Year Number Raised Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 36,000 1,191,600 859,144 2013 33,500 1,139,000 757,435 2014 28,500 997,500 733,163 2015 31,000 1,091,200 884,963 2016 33,500 1,202,650 993,389 US 2016 244,000 7,486,978 6,184,247 EGGS Production and Value Year Average Number Layers During Year Average Eggs Laid Annually per Layer Eggs Produced Value of Production Thousands Number Millions Thousand Dollars 2012 12,694 243 3,087 392,549 2013 12,990 245 3,184 431,359 2014 13,457 251 3,381 501,063 2015 14,459 253 3,659 588,368 2016 14,493 257 3,730 444,039 US 2016 365,336 279 101,953 6,483,307 CHICKENS Lost, Sold and Value of Sales 1 Year Number Lost 2 Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2012 3,072 12,589 85,605 10,872 2013 3,319 11,021 76,045 10,874 2014 2,900 12,524 83,911 12,251 2015 3,400 13,841 96,887 14,824 2016 3,939 15,088 104,107 12,597 US 2016 106,090 206,008 1,044,040 84,869 1 Excludes commercial broilers. 2 Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. HONEY Production, Stocks and Value Year Honey Producing Colonies 1 Yield per Colony Production Stocks December 15 2 Average Price per Pound 3 Value of Production 4 Thousands Pounds Thousand Pounds Thousand Pounds Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 13 39 507 106 3.76 1,906 2013 10 38 380 84 3.67 1,395 2014 12 43 516 88 3.49 1,801 2015 12 45 540 103 4.51 2,435 2016 12 37 444 89 4.61 2,047 US 2016 5 2,775 58.3 161,882 41,253 2.08 335,905 1 Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was taken during the year. It is possible to take honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year. 2 Stocks held by producers. 3 Average price per pound based on expanded sales. 4 Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound. 5 Due to rounding, total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 39 CATFISH OPERATIONS State Water Surface Acres During Jan 1–Jun 30 Total Sales All Sizes 2016 2017 2015 2016 Acres Thousand Dollars Alabama 15,000 15,000 108,866 119,989 Arkansas 5,000 5,000 18,456 19,086 California 1,400 1,300 5,774 5,230 Mississippi 36,100 34,400 201,450 213,372 North Carolina 1,300 1,200 3,878 4,164 Texas 2,000 1,900 18,123 17,722 Other States 1 2,240 1,990 7,063 6,422 United States 63,040 60,790 363,610 385,985 1 Other States include state estimates not shown and states suppressed due to disclosure. CATFISH Sales of Foodsize Fish Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 2,940 5,200 1.09 5,668 2013 2,750 4,000 1.10 4,400 2014 1,990 3,400 1.17 3,978 2015 2,120 3,250 1.17 3,803 2016 1,930 3,500 1.16 4,060 US 2016 190,580 320,174 1.14 363,398 CATFISH SALES (Thousand Dollars) 2,0004,0006,0008,00020072008200920102011201220132014201520167,0997,2215,4955,2735,5395,7014,4363,9853,8784,16440 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TROUT OPERATIONS State Value of Fish Sold Value of Distributed Fish 2015 2016 2015 2016 Thousand Dollars Arkansas - - 2,612 3,198 California 5,390 3,958 7,761 9,952 Colorado 2,045 2,196 8,918 6,339 Georgia 483 406 1,075 1,266 Idaho 49,362 50,298 10,198 11,111 Michigan 1,347 1,360 2,629 5,106 Missouri 2,518 2,686 3,342 2,614 New York 636 617 2,835 3,361 North Carolina 8,469 8,563 (D) (D) Oregon (D) (D) 9,476 9,547 Pennsylvania 6,122 5,909 10,317 13,124 Utah 630 633 7,706 10,239 Virginia 1,610 1,442 1,464 1,365 Washington (D) (D) 19,453 18,053 West Virginia 1,052 1,231 (D) (D) Wisconsin 1,462 1,558 2,837 2,699 Other States 1 23,267 24,084 28,558 33,232 United States 2 104,393 104,941 119,181 131,206 United States 3 113,099 113,862 (NA) (NA) - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (N/A) Not available. 1 Other States include state estimates not listed and states suppressed due to disclosure. 2 Excludes value of eggs. 3 Includes value of eggs. TROUT Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger 1 Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2012 3,180 3,250 1.72 5,590 2013 3,310 3,700 1.67 6,179 2014 3,310 4,050 1.70 6,885 2015 3,220 3,700 2.11 7,807 2016 3,960 4,400 1.74 7,656 US 2016 46,305 59,087 1.64 97,034 1 Twelve inches or longer. TROUT SALES (Thousand Dollars) 5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00020072008200920102011201220132014201520166,6327,1357,1806,2225,1706,2726,8217,8888,4698,563North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 41 HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 Year Total By Class Market Hogs and Pigs, By Weight Group 1 Breeding Hogs Market Hogs and Pigs Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds Under 50 Pounds 50-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds and Over Thousands 1997 9,600 1,000 8,600 3,350 2,000 - - 1,840 1,410 1998 9,700 1,000 8,700 3,400 2,000 - - 1,850 1,450 1999 9,500 1,000 8,500 3,350 1,950 - - 1,750 1,450 2000 9,300 1,000 8,300 3,400 1,800 - - 1,650 1,450 2001 9,800 1,000 8,800 3,500 2,020 - - 1,730 1,550 2002 9,700 1,000 8,700 3,450 2,050 - - 1,700 1,500 2003 10,000 1,020 8,980 3,550 2,180 - - 1,750 1,500 2004 9,900 1,020 8,880 3,520 2,150 - - 1,700 1,510 2005 9,800 1,010 8,790 3,450 2,130 - - 1,720 1,490 2006 9,500 1,010 8,490 3,390 1,970 - - 1,680 1,450 2007 10,200 1,020 9,180 3,430 2,220 - - 1,890 1,640 2008 9,600 980 8,620 - - 3,020 2,290 1,700 1,610 2009 9,600 930 8,670 - - 3,090 2,200 1,760 1,620 2010 8,900 840 8,060 - - 2,950 1,970 1,640 1,500 2011 8,900 850 8,050 - - 3,050 1,870 1,560 1,570 2012 8,900 860 8,040 - - 3,020 1,960 1,615 1,445 2013 8,500 870 7,630 - - 2,600 1,800 1,630 1,600 2014 8,800 880 7,920 - - 3,010 1,830 1,580 1,500 2015 8,900 870 8,030 - - 3,050 1,880 1,590 1,510 2016 9,300 880 8,420 - - 3,160 1,950 1,680 1,630 1 Market hog weight groups have changed. The market weight group under 60 pounds has been changed to under 50 pounds. The market weight group 60-119 pounds has been changed to 50-119 pounds. Estimates have been made for these new weight groups dating back to March of 2008 at the US and state level using slaughter data and current import and export data. HOGS AND PIGS Leading States, December 1 (Thousand Head) IowaNorth CarolinaMinnesotaIllinoisIndiana010,0005,00020,00015,00025,0002012201320142015201642 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics HOGS Number on Farms, December 1 Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Alamance * * Mitchell * * Alexander * * Montgomery 19,000 17,000 Alleghany * * Moore (D) (D) Anson 53,000 46,000 Nash 65,000 55,000 Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton 110,000 110,000 Beaufort 49,000 47,000 Onslow 170,000 210,000 Bertie (D) (D) Orange 5,000 4,500 Bladen 720,000 740,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick 85,000 85,000 Pasquotank (D) (D) Buncombe * (D) Pender 240,000 265,000 Burke * * Perquimans (D) (D) Cabarrus (D) (D) Person 4,500 4,000 Caldwell (D) (D) Pitt 260,000 255,000 Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 34,000 25,000 Caswell * * Richmond 55,000 65,000 Catawba * * Robeson 325,000 340,000 Chatham 8,500 7,000 Rockingham 2,500 2,000 Cherokee * * Rowan (D) (D) Chowan 3,500 5,000 Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson 1,890,000 2,010,000 Cleveland 200 200 Scotland (D) (D) Columbus 220,000 230,000 Stanly 3,000 3,500 Craven 73,000 65,000 Stokes (D) (D) Cumberland 95,000 95,000 Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson * * Tyrrell (D) (D) Davie * * Union (D) (D) Duplin 1,950,000 2,050,000 Vance * * Durham * * Wake * * Edgecombe 115,000 110,000 Warren (D) (D) Forsyth * * Washington (D) (D) Franklin 32,000 27,000 Watauga * * Gaston 500 500 Wayne 550,000 560,000 Gates 24,000 24,000 Wilkes * * Graham * * Wilson 31,000 28,000 Granville 1,200 1,400 Yadkin (D) (D) Greene 330,000 345,000 Yancey * * Guilford 8,000 8,000 Other Counties 445,700 440,500 Halifax 55,000 60,000 Harnett 85,000 100,000 State Total 8,900,000 9,300,000 Haywood * * Henderson * * Hertford (D) (D) Hoke 72,000 89,000 Hyde * * Iredell * * Jackson * * Johnston 180,000 190,000 Jones 270,000 290,000 Lee (D) (D) Lenoir 260,000 290,000 Lincoln 400 400 McDowell * * Macon * * Madison * * Martin (D) (D) Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 43 HOGS Number on Farms, December 1, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 5,000 / Undisclosed5,000 to 49,99950,000 to 99,999100,000 to 399,999400,000 and up Duplin 2,050,000 Sampson 2,010,000 Bladen 740,000 Wayne 560,000 Greene 345,000 Robeson 340,000 Jones 2 290,000 Lenoir 2 290,000 Pender 265,000 Pitt 255,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 7th. HOGS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010,00010,500200720082009201020112012201320142015201644 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 17,000 17,500 Mitchell 1,400 1,500 Alexander 23,000 24,000 Montgomery 5,000 5,200 Alleghany 23,000 24,000 Moore 11,200 11,600 Anson 10,800 11,200 Nash 7,400 7,700 Ashe 19,000 19,500 New Hanover * * Avery 1,400 1,500 Northampton 900 900 Beaufort 1,200 1,300 Onslow 1,800 1,900 Bertie 800 800 Orange 9,700 10,000 Bladen 3,000 3,100 Pamlico 100 100 Brunswick 1,800 1,900 Pasquotank 300 300 Buncombe 14,300 14,800 Pender 2,100 2,200 Burke 4,000 4,200 Perquimans 700 700 Cabarrus 12,000 12,500 Person 7,500 7,800 Caldwell 5,200 5,400 Pitt 2,700 2,800 Camden 100 100 Polk 3,200 3,300 Carteret 300 300 Randolph 44,000 45,500 Caswell 8,500 8,800 Richmond 1,800 1,900 Catawba 12,800 13,300 Robeson 7,800 8,100 Chatham 37,000 38,500 Rockingham 9,700 10,000 Cherokee 4,500 4,600 Rowan 18,000 18,500 Chowan 1,200 1,300 Rutherford 7,300 7,600 Clay 1,600 1,700 Sampson 26,500 27,500 Cleveland 19,500 20,000 Scotland 1,200 1,300 Columbus 8,500 8,800 Stanly 12,500 13,000 Craven 1,000 1,000 Stokes 12,500 13,000 Cumberland 2,800 2,900 Surry 22,000 23,000 Currituck 200 200 Swain 400 400 Dare * * Transylvania 2,300 2,400 Davidson 12,000 12,500 Tyrrell 300 300 Davie 10,000 10,400 Union 19,500 20,000 Duplin 21,500 22,500 Vance 1,500 1,600 Durham 2,100 2,200 Wake 3,400 3,500 Edgecombe 2,000 2,100 Warren 7,200 7,500 Forsyth 3,700 3,800 Washington 1,300 1,400 Franklin 15,500 16,000 Watauga 14,000 14,500 Gaston 7,300 7,600 Wayne 8,300 8,600 Gates 800 800 Wilkes 38,000 39,500 Graham 900 900 Wilson 1,100 1,200 Granville 7,000 7,300 Yadkin 19,500 20,000 Greene 1,400 1,500 Yancey 3,800 3,900 Guilford 14,000 14,500 Other Counties 300 300 Halifax 9,700 10,000 Harnett 6,800 7,100 State Total 800,000 830,000 Haywood 9,800 10,200 Henderson 5,000 5,200 Hertford 300 300 Hoke 1,200 1,300 Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 47,500 49,500 Jackson 1,600 1,700 Johnston 12,500 13,000 Jones 1,100 1,100 Lee 3,700 3,800 Lenoir 2,200 2,300 Lincoln 14,000 14,500 McDowell 2,400 2,500 Macon 2,700 2,800 Madison 5,800 6,000 Martin 800 800 Mecklenburg 2,000 2,100 * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 45 ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 2,000 / Undisclosed2,000 to 4,9995,000 to 9,99910,000 to 19,99920,000 and up Iredell 49,500 Randolph 45,500 Wilkes 39,500 Chatham 38,500 Sampson 27,500 Alexander 2 24,000 Alleghany 2 24,000 Surry 23,000 Duplin 22,500 Cleveland 3 20,000 Union 3 20,000 Yadkin 3 20,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 6th. 3 Ranked 10th. ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 650700750800850900200820092010201120122013201420152016201746 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 7,000 7,100 Mitchell 900 900 Alexander 7,000 7,100 Montgomery 2,900 3,000 Alleghany 7,000 7,100 Moore 6,000 6,100 Anson 4,500 4,600 Nash 4,000 4,100 Ashe 6,200 6,300 New Hanover * * Avery 700 700 Northampton 600 600 Beaufort 700 700 Onslow 1,100 1,100 Bertie 500 500 Orange 4,800 4,900 Bladen (D) (D) Pamlico * * Brunswick (D) (D) Pasquotank (D) (D) Buncombe 7,000 7,100 Pender (D) (D) Burke 2,600 2,700 Perquimans 500 500 Cabarrus 6,700 6,800 Person (D) (D) Caldwell 3,000 3,100 Pitt (D) (D) Camden 100 100 Polk (D) (D) Carteret 200 200 Randolph 16,500 16,800 Caswell (D) (D) Richmond 1,200 1,200 Catawba 7,300 7,400 Robeson (D) (D) Chatham 14,600 14,900 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee 2,500 2,600 Rowan 8,000 8,200 Chowan (D) (D) Rutherford (D) (D) Clay (D) (D) Sampson (D) (D) Cleveland 10,000 10,200 Scotland (D) (D) Columbus (D) (D) Stanly (D) (D) Craven 700 700 Stokes 5,100 5,200 Cumberland 1,900 2,000 Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain (D) (D) Dare * * Transylvania 1,000 1,000 Davidson 5,400 5,500 Tyrrell 100 100 Davie 5,200 5,300 Union 12,000 12,200 Duplin 13,500 13,800 Vance 800 800 Durham 1,000 1,000 Wake (D) (D) Edgecombe 1,400 1,400 Warren (D) (D) Forsyth 2,300 2,400 Washington 700 700 Franklin 6,000 6,100 Watauga 4,500 4,600 Gaston 3,100 3,200 Wayne (D) (D) Gates 400 400 Wilkes 14,000 14,300 Graham (D) (D) Wilson 600 600 Granville 3,500 3,600 Yadkin 8,700 8,900 Greene 1,000 1,000 Yancey 2,100 2,200 Guilford 5,500 5,600 Other Counties 91,200 93,000 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 4,000 4,100 State Total 363,000 370,000 Haywood 4,800 4,900 Henderson 1,500 1,500 Hertford 200 200 Hoke (D) (D) Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 12,800 13,000 Jackson (D) (D) Johnston (D) (D) Jones 600 600 Lee 1,600 1,600 Lenoir 1,500 1,500 Lincoln 4,100 4,200 McDowell (D) (D) Macon 1,800 1,800 Madison 3,700 3,800 Martin 600 600 Mecklenburg (D) (D) * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 47 BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 1,000 / Undisclosed1,000 to 2,9993,000 to 4,9995,000 to 9,99910,000 and up Randolph 16,800 Chatham 14,900 Wilkes 14,300 Duplin 13,800 Iredell 13,000 Union 12,200 Cleveland 10,200 Yadkin 8,900 Rowan 8,200 Catawba 7,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 175225275325375425200820092010201120122013201420152016201748 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 Counties 2016 2017 Counties 2016 2017 Head Head Alamance 1,200 1,200 Mitchell * * Alexander 1,600 1,500 Montgomery * * Alleghany 1,700 1,600 Moore * * Anson * * Nash * * Ashe 100 100 New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow * * Bertie * * Orange 800 700 Bladen * * Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe 900 800 Pender * * Burke * * Perquimans * * Cabarrus 1,200 1,200 Person (D) (D) Caldwell * * Pitt * * Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 4,700 4,500 Caswell (D) (D) Richmond * * Catawba 400 400 Robeson * * Chatham 1,200 1,100 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee * * Rowan 1,400 1,400 Chowan * * Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson (D) (D) Cleveland 600 600 Scotland * * Columbus * * Stanly (D) (D) Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland * * Surry (D) (D) Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson 1,500 1,400 Tyrrell * * Davie 500 500 Union * * Duplin 100 100 Vance * * Durham 100 100 Wake * * Edgecombe * * Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin * * Watauga * * Gaston 700 700 Wayne (D) (D) Gates * * Wilkes 1,200 1,200 Graham * * Wilson * * Granville 500 500 Yadkin 1,400 1,300 Greene * * Yancey 200 100 Guilford 1,500 1,400 Other Counties 4,400 4,200 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett * * State Total 47,000 45,000 Haywood 1,200 1,100 Henderson 1,600 1,500 Hertford * * Hoke * * Hyde * * Iredell 13,400 13,000 Jackson * * Johnston * * Jones * * Lee * * Lenoir * * Lincoln 2,900 2,800 McDowell (D) (D) Macon * * Madison * * Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 100 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 49 MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2017 Leading Counties 1 Number HeadUnder 500 / Undisclosed500 to 9991,000 to 1,4991,500 to 1,9992,000 and up Iredell 13,000 Randolph 4,500 Lincoln 2,800 Alleghany 1,600 Alexander 2 1,500 Henderson 2 1,500 Davidson 3 1,400 Guilford 3 1,400 Rowan 3 1,400 Yadkin 1,300 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 5th. 3 Ranked 7th. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 200820092010201120122013201420152016201710203040506050 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TURKEYS Number Raised Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance * * Mitchell * * Alexander * * Montgomery * * Alleghany * * Moore * * Anson 1,100,000 1,150,000 Nash * * Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow 1,800,000 1,950,000 Bertie * * Orange * * Bladen 1,900,000 2,050,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe * * Pender 460,000 495,000 Burke * * Perquimans * * Cabarrus (D) (D) Person * * Caldwell * * Pitt (D) (D) Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph * * Caswell * * Richmond * * Catawba * * Robeson 200,000 215,000 Chatham * * Rockingham * * Cherokee * * Rowan * * Chowan * * Rutherford * * Clay * * Sampson 7,850,000 8,450,000 Cleveland 365,000 395,000 Scotland * * Columbus (D) (D) Stanly 545,000 590,000 Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland 590,000 640,000 Surry * * Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania * * Davidson * * Tyrrell * * Davie * * Union 3,000,000 3,250,000 Duplin 4,800,000 5,200,000 Vance * * Durham * * Wake (D) (D) Edgecombe * * Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin * * Watauga * * Gaston * * Wayne 3,800,000 4,100,000 Gates * * Wilkes * * Graham * * Wilson * * Granville * * Yadkin * * Greene 1,700,000 1,850,000 Yancey * * Guilford * * Other Counties 655,000 715,000 Halifax * * Harnett (D) (D) State Total 31,000,000 33,500,000 Haywood * * Henderson * * Hertford * * Hoke 195,000 210,000 Hyde * * Iredell * * Jackson * * Johnston 330,000 360,000 Jones 260,000 280,000 Lee * * Lenoir 1,450,000 1,600,000 Lincoln * * McDowell * * Macon * * Madison * * Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 51 TURKEYS Number Raised, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 150,000 / Undisclosed150,000 to 499,999500,000 to 999,9991,000,000 to 1,999,9992,000,000 and up Sampson 8,450,000 Duplin 5,200,000 Wayne 4,100,000 Union 3,250,000 Bladen 2,050,000 Onslow 1,950,000 Greene 1,850,000 Lenoir 1,600,000 Anson 1,150,000 Cumberland 640,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. TURKEYS Number Raised (Thousand Head) 20,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201652 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BROILERS Number Produced Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance 670,000 660,000 Mitchell * * Alexander 32,000,000 31,800,000 Montgomery 24,400,000 24,300,000 Alleghany * * Moore 26,700,000 26,600,000 Anson 29,400,000 29,200,000 Nash 11,200,000 11,100,000 Ashe * * New Hanover * * Avery (D) (D) Northampton 9,550,000 9,500,000 Beaufort (D) (D) Onslow 5,300,000 5,300,000 Bertie 33,100,000 32,900,000 Orange 14,400 14,300 Bladen 11,300,000 11,300,000 Pamlico * * Brunswick * * Pasquotank * * Buncombe 6,300 6,300 Pender 9,700,000 9,650,000 Burke 5,450,000 5,450,000 Perquimans 10,900,000 10,900,000 Cabarrus 3,150,000 3,150,000 Person (D) (D) Caldwell 1,300,000 1,300,000 Pitt 10,600,000 10,600,000 Camden * * Polk * * Carteret * * Randolph 36,800,000 36,600,000 Caswell * * Richmond 36,000,000 35,800,000 Catawba 11,400,000 11,300,000 Robeson 50,100,000 49,800,000 Chatham 20,000,000 19,900,000 Rockingham * * Cherokee * * Rowan 4,500,000 4,500,000 Chowan 2,650,000 2,650,000 Rutherford 4,900,000 4,850,000 Clay * * Sampson 41,100,000 40,900,000 Cleveland 22,700,000 22,600,000 Scotland 12,800,000 12,700,000 Columbus 3,050,000 3,050,000 Stanly 9,000,000 9,000,000 Craven * * Stokes * * Cumberland 2,200,000 2,150,000 Surry 27,800,000 27,700,000 Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania 2,500 2,400 Davidson 6,150,000 6,100,000 Tyrrell * * Davie * * Union 64,700,000 64,400,000 Duplin 69,000,000 68,800,000 Vance * * Durham (D) (D) Wake 6,100 6,000 Edgecombe 6,900,000 6,850,000 Warren * * Forsyth * * Washington * * Franklin 1,750,000 1,750,000 Watauga * * Gaston 2,200,000 2,250,000 Wayne 14,900,000 14,800,000 Gates 8,100,000 8,100,000 Wilkes 54,300,000 54,000,000 Graham * * Wilson (D) (D) Granville (D) (D) Yadkin 6,650,000 6,600,000 Greene 3,300,000 3,250,000 Yancey * * Guilford (D) (D) Other Counties 1,496,200 1,456,500 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 25,400,000 25,200,000 State Total 822,700,000 818,700,000 Haywood * * Henderson 1,400 1,400 Hertford 10,800,000 10,800,000 Hoke 5,450,000 5,400,000 Hyde * * Iredell 1,900,000 1,900,000 Jackson 3,100 3,100 Johnston 9,350,000 9,300,000 Jones 3,000,000 2,950,000 Lee 4,000,000 4,000,000 Lenoir 2,050,000 2,050,000 Lincoln 7,900,000 7,850,000 McDowell 1,000,000 1,000,000 Macon * * Madison (D) (D) Martin 2,650,000 2,650,000 Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 53 BROILERS Number Produced, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 2,500,000 / Undisclosed2,500,000 to 4,999,9995,000,000 to 14,999,99915,000,000 to 29,999,99930,000,000 and up Duplin 68,800,000 Union 64,400,000 Wilkes 54,000,000 Robeson 49,800,000 Sampson 40,900,000 Randolph 36,600,000 Richmond 35,800,000 Bertie 32,900,000 Alexander 31,800,000 Anson 29,200,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. BROILERS Number Produced (Thousand Head) 600,000650,000700,000750,000850,000800,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201654 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1 Counties 2015 2016 Counties 2015 2016 Head Head Alamance 160,000 165,000 Mitchell * * Alexander 900,000 920,000 Montgomery (D) (D) Alleghany * * Moore 31,000 32,000 Anson 310,000 315,000 Nash 345,000 355,000 Ashe 2,900 2,900 New Hanover * * Avery * * Northampton * * Beaufort * * Onslow * * Bertie * * Orange 160,000 165,000 Bladen (D) (D) Pamlico * * Brunswick 1,500 1,500 Pasquotank * * Buncombe 9,100 9,300 Pender 150,000 155,000 Burke 160,000 160,000 Perquimans * * Cabarrus (D) (D) Person * * Caldwell (D) (D) Pitt * * Camden * * Polk 1,300 1,300 Carteret 1,300 1,400 Randolph 530,000 540,000 Caswell 275,000 280,000 Richmond 110,000 115,000 Catawba 79,000 80,000 Robeson 2,000 2,000 Chatham 305,000 310,000 Rockingham (D) (D) Cherokee (D) (D) Rowan 58,000 60,000 Chowan * * Rutherford 2,300 2,300 Clay * * Sampson 295,000 300,000 Cleveland (D) (D) Scotland * * Columbus 2,500 2,500 Stanly (D) (D) Craven * * Stokes 295,000 300,000 Cumberland * * Surry 660,000 675,000 Currituck * * Swain * * Dare * * Transylvania 1,800 1,900 Davidson 110,000 110,000 Tyrrell * * Davie 105,000 110,000 Union 1,350,000 1,400,000 Duplin 450,000 460,000 Vance * * Durham 2,400 2,500 Wake 3,300 3,400 Edgecombe (D) (D) Warren (D) (D) Forsyth 2,700 2,800 Washington * * Franklin (D) (D) Watauga 1,700 1,700 Gaston 19,100 19,500 Wayne 94,000 96,000 Gates * * Wilkes 400,000 410,000 Graham * * Wilson * * Granville 1,300 1,400 Yadkin 1,150,000 1,150,000 Greene * * Yancey 1,200 1,200 Guilford 350,000 355,000 Other Counties 4,592,700 4,671,400 Halifax (D) (D) Harnett 1,600 1,600 State Total 14,869,000 15,143,000 Haywood 1,600 1,600 Henderson 1,900 1,900 Hertford * * Hoke * * Hyde (D) (D) Iredell 1,150,000 1,150,000 Jackson 1,300 1,300 Johnston 29,000 30,000 Jones * * Lee (D) (D) Lenoir 115,000 120,000 Lincoln 3,400 3,400 McDowell 79,000 81,000 Macon 1,200 1,200 Madison 3,900 4,000 Martin * * Mecklenburg * * * Less than 1,000 Head. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 55 LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1, 2016 Leading Counties 1 Number NumberUnder 5,000 / Undisclosed5,000 to 49,99950,000 to 99,999100,000 to 499,999500,000 and up Union 1,400,000 Iredell 2 1,150,000 Yadkin 2 1,150,000 Alexander 920,000 Surry 675,000 Randolph 540,000 Duplin 460,000 Wilkes 410,000 Guilford 3 355,000 Nash 3 355,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 2nd. 3 Ranked 9th. LAYERS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 10,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000200720082009201020112012201320142015201656 North Carolina Agricultural StatisticsCROPS HIGHS & LOWS STOCKS & STORAGE BIOTECHNOLOGY VARIETIES FLORICULTURE COUNTY ESTIMATES FRUITS & VEGETABLES58 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES Crops Usual Planting Dates Usual Harvest Dates Begin Most Active End Begin Most Active End Field Crops: Barley: Grain Sep 25 Oct 15-Nov 10 Dec 1 May 25 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Corn: Grain Apr 1 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 20 Sep 10-Oct 10 Oct 10 Silage Apr 1 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 1 Aug 20-Sep 20 Oct 20 Cotton Apr 20 May 1-May 20 Jun 10 Sep 30 Oct 10-Nov 15 Dec 15 Hay: Alfalfa Apr 30 - Nov 15 Other Apr 30 - Nov 15 Potatoes Mar 5 Mar 10-Apr 10 Apr 30 Jun 10 Jun 25-Jul 15 Aug 10 Oats: Grain Sep 15 Oct 15-Nov 25 Dec 10 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Peanuts Apr 30 May 10-May 30 Jun 1 Sep 25 Oct 10-Oct 30 Nov 15 Sorghum: Grain May 5 May 25-Jun 15 Jul 15 Aug 15 Oct 1-Oct 20 Nov 25 Silage May 1 May 10-Jun 10 Jul 5 Jul 25 Aug 10-Sep 15 Oct 1 Soybeans May 1 May 20-Jun 30 Jul 20 Oct 10 Nov 10-Dec 5 Dec 20 Sweet Potatoes May 5 May 20-Jun 15 Jul 15 Sep 1 Sep 25-Nov 5 Nov 20 Tobacco: Burley May 15 May 20-Jun 10 Jun 30 Aug 20 Sep 1-Sep 20 Oct 15 Flue-cured Apr 15 Apr 20-May 25 Jun 5 Jul 1 Jul 20-Sep 15 Oct 10 Wheat: Grain Sep 20 Oct 15-Nov 20 Dec 20 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Vegetables: Cabbage: Spring Jan 1 Feb 5-Mar 1 Mar 20 Apr 20 May 10-Jun 15 Jun 30 Summer Mar 20 Mar 25-Apr 5 Apr 15 Jun 10 Jul 15-Oct 15 Oct 30 Fall Jul 15 Jul 20-Aug 5 Aug 10 Oct 10 Oct 15-Dec 30 Jan 30 Cucumbers: Fresh Market Spring Mar 25 Apr 1-May 1 May 5 Jun 1 Jun 1-Jun 30 Jul 5 Fresh Market Summer Apr 25 May 1-May 15 May 20 Jun 1 Jun 1-Jul 30 Oct 20 Cucumbers: Processing Spring Mar 25 Apr 1-May 15 May 20 Jun 1 Jun 10-Jul 30 Jul 25 Processing Summer Jul 10 Jul 15-Sep 1 Sep 5 Jul 1 Oct 1-Oct 15 Oct 30 Peppers: Bell Apr 1 Apr 10-May 1 May 15 Oct 10 Jul 1-Jul 30 Sep 1 Snap Beans: Fresh Market Spring Mar 10 Mar 15-Apr 5 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 1-Jun 30 Jul 20 Fresh Market Summer Apr 15 Apr 20-May 15 May 20 Jul 1 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 1 Fresh Market Fall Aug 5 Aug 10-Aug 20 Aug 25 Sep 25 Oct 1-Oct 30 Nov 10 Squash Apr 1 Apr 15-May 5 May 30 Jun 1 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 1 Strawberries Sep 20 Sep 25-Oct 15 Nov 1 Apr 10 Apr 20-May 20 Jun 10 Sweet Corn Mar 5 Mar 10-Jun 1 Jun 5 Jun 1 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 10 Tomatoes Apr 15 Apr 20-Jun 1 Jun 5 Jun 15 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 15 Watermelons Mar 25 Mar 30-May 5 May 10 Jul 1 Jul 15-Aug 20 Sep 10 NORTH CAROLINA PLANTED ACRES (Thousand Acres) CottonCornSoybeansWheat04008001,2002,0001,6002007200820092010201120122013201420152016North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 59 CROP RECORD HIGHS Crops Unit Date Series Began Record High Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu 1924 1981 75 2011 81.0 1981 4,125 Corn for Grain Bu 1866 1899 2,726 2013 142.0 1982 155,430 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1983 152 2014 19.0 1984 2,240 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb 1866 1926 1,802 2014 1,038.0 2001 1,673 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 2001 559 Hay: All Ton 1909 1945 1,374 2003 2.6 2013 2,064 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1957 88 2009 3.6 1957 185 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1945 1,274 2003 2.6 2013 2,040 Potatoes Cwt 1866 1889 542 2011 80.0 1956 19,680 Oats Bu 1909 1945 320 2014 4,300.0 1981 555,560 Peanuts Lb 1866 1943 110 2013 240.0 1946 7,774 Sorghum for Grain Bu 1929 1971 120 2001 70.0 1971 6,240 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1972 34 1981 13.5 1971 390 Soybeans Bu 1924 1982 2,100 2014 40.0 2014 69,200 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 1868 1932 101 2014 220.0 2016 17,100 Tobacco: All Lb 1866 1939 851 1994 2,467.0 1951 999,725 Tobacco: Burley Lb 1919 1945 13 1969 2,570.0 1982 31,179 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb 1919 1939 843 1994 2,478.0 1955 978,775 Wheat Bu 1866 2013 925 2011 68.0 2013 52,725 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb 1934 - - - - 1983 415,000 Blueberries Lb 1972 2015 8.0 2014 7,070 2015 49,900 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1912 8.6 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1941 76.0 Strawberries Cwt 1949 1950 2.9 2014 154 2000 231 1 Production in 480-lb net weight bales. NOTE: In some cases, the acreage or yield or production is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year of occurrence. CROP RECORD LOWS Crops Unit Date Series Began Record Low Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu 1924 1924 5 1932 15.0 1924 90 Corn for Grain Bu 1866 2001 625 1881 9.5 1866 15,912 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1919 4 1932 4.5 1919 26 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb 1866 1978 42 1878 124.0 1983 43 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 1979 15 Hay: All Ton 1909 1973 325 1925 0.6 1911 398 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1921 3 1921 1.4 1921 4 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1973 312 1925 0.6 1925 313 Potatoes Cwt 1866 2016 9 1871 8.0 2007 825 Oats Bu 1909 2009 66 1909 675.0 1911 119,350 Peanuts Lb 1866 1867 10 1911 29.0 1866 444 Sorghum for Grain Bu 1929 1945 2 1946 23.0 1945 50 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1950 1 1993 4.0 1949 7 Soybeans Bu 1924 1924 75 1943 9.0 1933 1,026 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 1868 1964 18 1900 34.0 1869 1,691 Tobacco: All Lb 1866 1866 16 1883 340.0 1866 7,840 Tobacco: Burley Lb 1919 2016 1 1922 500.0 1919 1,412 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb 1919 2005 123 1924 585.0 1921 246,540 Wheat Bu 1866 1966 165 1885 4.0 1866 1,800 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb 1934 - - - - 1955 1,680 Blueberries Lb 1972 2001 2.7 1976 440 1976 1,496 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1957 0.8 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1955 2 Strawberries Cwt 1949 2014 1.1 1972 9 1955 13 1 Production in 480-lb net weight bales. 2 Productions too small to estimate. NOTE: In some cases, the acreage or yield or production is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year of occurrence.60 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2015 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 19 14 72 1,008 3.40 3,427 Corn for Grain 1 Bu. 790 730 113 82,490 4.32 356,357 Corn for Silage 2 Ton - 50 16 800 - - Cotton: Upland 3 Lb. 385 355 713 527 0.620 156,835 Cottonseed Ton - - - 156 228.00 35,568 Hay: All Ton - 777 2.40 1,868 126.00 235,360 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 2.80 20 218.00 4,360 Hay: Other Ton - 770 2.40 1,848 125.00 231,000 Oats Bu. 35 16 66 1,056 2.60 2,746 Peanuts Lb. 90 87 3,480 302,760 0.221 66,910 Potatoes Cwt. 13.5 12.7 210 2,667 (D) (D) Sorghum for Grain 4 Bu. - - - - - - Sorghum for Silage 4 Ton - - - - - - Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,820 1,730 32 55,360 8.68 480,525 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 87 86 190 16,340 19.40 316,996 Tobacco: All Lb. - 173.0 2,198 380,250 1.850 703,648 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 172.0 2,200 378,400 1.850 700,040 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 1.0 1,850 1,850 1.950 3,608 Wheat Bu. 650 570 53 30,210 4.90 148,029 FRUIT Actual Acres Utilized Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,000 17,500 103,000 0.207 21,274 Blueberries Lb. - 8,000 6,190 49,500 1.57 77,910 Grapes Ton - 2,300 3.17 7.30 762.00 5,561 Peaches Ton - 1,200 4.5 5.29 1,320.00 6,983 VEGETABLES Fresh Market: Actual Acres Bell Peppers Cwt. 2,300 2,200 235 517 42.00 21,714 Cabbage Cwt. 2,600 2,400 220 528 13.00 6,864 Cantaloupe 4 Cwt. - - - - - - Cucumbers Cwt. 4,900 4,800 145 696 18.00 12,528 Pumpkins 4 Cwt. - - - - - - Snap Beans Cwt. 4,800 2,800 41 115 31.00 3,565 Squash Cwt. 3,000 2,400 98 235 28.30 6,660 Strawberries Cwt. 1,200 1,100 130 (N/A) 164.00 23,452 Sweet Corn Cwt. 5,100 4,600 85 391 31.00 12,121 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,500 3,300 310 1,023 46.00 47,058 Watermelons Cwt. 5,900 5,800 310 1,798 18.00 32,364 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. 1 Planted for all purposes. 2 Green-weight. 3 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 4 Estimates not published in 2015.North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 61 ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2016 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley 4 Bu - - - - - - Corn for Grain 1 Bu 1,000 940 129 121,260 4.05 491,103 Corn for Silage 2 Ton - 40 16 620 - - Cotton: Upland 3 Lb 280 255 646 343 0.630 108,864 Cottonseed Ton - - - 99 184.00 20,240 Hay: All Ton - 687 2.31 1,587 116.00 184,805 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 3.30 23 215.00 4,945 Hay: Other Ton - 680 2.30 1,564 115.00 179,860 Oats Bu 35 9 60 540 2.20 1,188 Peanuts Lb 101 99 3,450 341,550 0.222 75,824 Potatoes Cwt 14.0 13.6 220 2,992 10.90 32,613 Sorghum for Grain Bu. 45.0 37 55 2,035 5.20 5,926 Sorghum for Silage Ton 4 10 40 - - Soybeans for Beans Bu 1,690 1,660 35 58,100 9.85 572,285 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 98 95 180 17,100 18.10 342,000 Tobacco: All Lb - 166.0 1,999 331,800 1.940 647,046 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb - 165.0 2,000 330,000 1.940 643,500 Tobacco: Burley Lb - 1.0 1,800 1,800 1.890 3,546 Wheat Bu 420 355 41 14,555 4.60 66,963 FRUIT Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb - 5,100 20,400 103,000 0.237 24,461 Blueberries Lb - 7,200 6,390 46,000 1.45 66,924 Grapes Ton - 2,300 2.13 4.9 895.00 4,386 Peaches Ton - 1,200 3.00 3.6 1,290.00 4,644 VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market: Bell Peppers Cwt 2,400 2,300 250 575 33.00 18,975 Cabbage Cwt 3,000 2,900 240 696 18.00 12,528 Cantaloupe Cwt 1,200 1,100 188 207 32.00 6,624 Cucumbers Cwt 11,000 10,800 138 1,493 1.91 28,553 Pumpkins Cwt 3,800 3,600 260 936 24.80 23,169 Snap Beans Cwt 5,900 5,000 39 193 32.50 6,262 Squash Cwt 3,200 3,100 70 217 30.00 6,510 Strawberries Cwt 1,300 1,200 120 144 187.00 26,928 Sweet Corn 4 Cwt - - - - - - Tomatoes Cwt 3,200 3,100 310 961 54.00 51,894 Watermelons Cwt 6,600 6,300 230 1,449 14.80 21,431 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. 1 Planted for all purposes. 2 Green-weight. 3 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 4 Estimates discontinued in 2016.62 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics GRAIN STOCKS Year On-Farm Stocks Off-Farm Stocks 1 Total Stocks All Positions Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Thousand Bushels CORN 2012 9,000 2,000 500 25,000 20,209 11,206 3,356 18,618 29,209 13,206 3,856 43,618 2013 9,200 2,600 900 36,000 19,545 10,775 4,086 30,930 28,745 13,375 4,986 66,930 2014 14,500 4,700 1,400 29,000 21,341 12,443 4,155 26,488 35,841 17,143 5,555 55,488 2015 13,000 6,500 1,800 26,000 21,118 13,777 9,168 28,430 34,118 20,277 10,968 54,430 2016 11,000 4,400 1,700 34,000 25,846 18,211 7,912 48,000 36,846 22,611 9,612 82,000 SOYBEANS 2012 * * * * 10,745 6,669 (D) 14,116 * * * * 2013 * * * * 11,900 4,615 2,225 16,384 * * * * 2014 * * * * 7,941 3,425 (D) 17,630 * * * * 2015 * * * * 12,259 7,225 2,080 12,791 * * * * 2016 * * * * 13,863 7,328 2,332 19,046 * * * * WHEAT 2012 500 250 3,100 1,700 9,929 4,210 13,166 8,950 10,429 4,460 16,266 10,650 2013 700 90 3,500 1,950 8,291 3,983 18,359 14,347 8,991 4,073 21,859 16,297 2014 500 65 5,700 3,250 9,873 5,520 21,600 16,854 10,373 5,585 27,300 20,104 2015 2,000 550 2,200 1,300 13,638 5,174 19,917 16,844 15,638 5,724 22,117 18,144 2016 600 180 1,900 1,150 10,013 4,113 8,980 8,365 10,613 4,293 10,880 9,515 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * “On-Farm” estimates not published at state level. (D) “Off-Farm” estimates not published to avoid disclosure of individual farms. UPLAND COTTON BIOTECHNOLOGY VARIETIES Percent Planted Year North Carolina United States Insect Resistant (BT) Herbicide Resistant Stacked Gene All Biotech Varieties Insect Resistant (BT) Herbicide Resistant Stacked Gene All Biotech Varieties 2013 2 5 87 94 8 15 67 90 2014 3 5 89 97 5 12 79 96 2015 1 7 89 97 5 10 79 94 2016 2 1 93 96 4 9 80 93 2017 3 4 89 96 5 11 80 96 HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Year May 1 Dec 1 Thousand Tons 2012 369 1,200 2013 240 1,380 2014 220 1,300 2015 260 1,120 2016 260 1,200 GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY On-Farm and Off-Farm Facilities, December 1 Year Off-Farm Facilities Rated Off-Farm Storage Capacity Rated On-Farm Storage Capacity Number Thousand Bushels 2012 170 85,000 100,000 2013 165 88,000 100,000 2014 165 94,000 105,000 2015 168 94,000 105,000 2016 174 99,000 105,000North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 63 64 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CORN FOR GRAIN Acres, Yield and Production Counties 2015 2016 Planted for All Purposes Harvested for Grain Yield per Harvested Acre Production Planted for All Purposes Harvested for Grain Yield per Harvested Acre Production Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Alamance 2,200 1,260 122 154,000 3,700 3,200 145 465,000 Alexander (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,000 850 122 103,500 Alleghany (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Anson 8,100 7,450 86 637,000 (D) (D) (D) (D) Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Beaufort 37,600 37,400 143 5,330,000 52,000 51,000 134 6,807,000 Bertie 9,300 9,180 111 1,016,000 11,000 10,8 |
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