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
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Steve Troxler
Commissioner
N. David Smith
Chief Deputy Commissioner
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BIOTECHNOLOGY VARIETIES
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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
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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