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North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 1 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service DR. CYNTHIA CLARK Administrator MARSHALL DANTZLER Deputy Administrator, Field Operations North Carolina Field Office HERB VANDERBERRY Director DEE WEBB Deputy Director MELANIE EDWARDS Publications Coordinator North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services STEVE TROXLER Commissioner N. DAVID SMITH Chief Deputy Commissioner C O N TA C T I N FORMAT ION TEL (919) 856-4394 FAX (919) 856-4139 www.nass.usda.gov www.ncagr.gov/stats ncagstat@ncagr.gov PHYS I C A L A DDR E S S AGRICULTURE BUILDING 2 WEST EDENTON STREET RALEIGH, NC 27601 MAI L ING ADDR E S S POST OFFICE BOX 27767 RALEIGH, NC 27611 COMP I L E D & EDI T E D BY ALLISON HAYES & KRIS KRUEGER Statistical Research Assistants DE S IGNE D BY AMANDA MEARES MORRIS Graphic Designer P R INT ING & P RODUC T ION BY THOMAS WOODARD & TEAM NCDA&CS/NASS-NCFO Print Shop "Agricultural Statistics" is an annual publication issued cooperatively by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services. This publication is printed on permanent, acid-free paper in compliance with the general statutes of the State of North Carolina. Publication No. 212. 4,000 copies of this public document were designed and printed at a cost of $10,761.40, or $2.69 per copy. Publication No. 212 Grown, Packe & Ship ed y North Carolina Department of Agriculture Consumer Services When you want the best, it’s got to be NC! No truer statement was ever penned when you’re talking about the high-quality foods, plants and fiber products that come from North Carolina farms. The Got to be NC market development program was created to increase brand awareness of farm goods grown in our state, helping consumers recognize the top-quality products grown by their neighbors. North Carolina is the third most diverse agricultural state in the country, thanks in part to our geography, and also thanks to historical plantings of tobacco and peanuts. Many farms in the state relied on either tobacco or peanuts for the bulk of their agricultural income in the decades leading up to the 1990’s. Most of these farms were small to medium-size farms, and when federal programs for these two crops were waning, diversification became the buzz word for North Carolina’s agriculture. Vertical integration of the poultry and pork industries led to rapid growth and statewide production of these commodities. Roadside stands, five state-run farmers’ markets and hundreds of local farm markets created huge demand for fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and nursery plants. Horticultural plantings were the fastest growing segment of agriculture in the state for a few years leading into the new century. Grocery chains responded to promotions by the NCDA&CS to increase their inventories of North Carolina products, with many featuring N.C. sections and identifying products as locally grown. The Division of Marketing for the NCDA&CS embraced these changes and tweaked their marketing programs to better serve the entire agribusiness community, now worth over $74 billion to North Carolina’s economy each year. This amazing statistic affirms that agriculture and the related agribusiness industries are the number one industry in the state each year. Marketing specialists work with commodity groups, farmers, processors, retail and foodservice vendors and others to make sure the top quality goodness grown on our farms makes it to market in a profitable fashion and filling a demand for fresh and local goods. Consumers have seen the Big Cart---the giant grocery cart powered by a Chevy race engine---either in person or through advertising. The cart travels the state, reinforcing the Got to be NC slogan, stopping at grocery stores, participating in parades, at commodity festivals, even sporting and musical events. The Got to be NC Festival held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh each May brings many of the components together in one location. Shoppers visit the N.C. Food and Wine Expo with over 100 participating companies, buy foods from concession vendors featuring N.C. products, and visit the Fiber Fest to see how wool, cotton and other fibers add value to the economy. Ag Jam, a summer concert event, the Flavors of Carolina, the Got to be NC tents at the NC State Fair and NC Mountain State Fair all help raise awareness of the Got to be NC program. Print, electronic and web advertising further the branding campaign, and social marketing alerts computer-savvy shoppers to special events. Customers looking for local farms used www.ncfarmfresh.com to find area farms fitting their shopping lists, and surfed www.gottobenc.com to find out more about agriculture in NC. Look for the Got to be NC logo next time you’re food shopping. You just might be surprised how full your cart will be with products from right here in the Old North State! NASDA Enumerators......................................................................4-6 General 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 Annual Weather and Climate Summary.........................................11 Climatological Data..........................................................................11 Soil Moisture.....................................................................................11 Income & Prices 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 Cash Receipts, Rank by State...........................................................17 Cash Receipts and Government Payments.................................... 18 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts........................................ 18 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................................... 20–31 Forest, Fish, and Seafood Income.................................................. 32 Value Added to the N.C. Economy by the Agricultural Sector............................................................................................ 33 Value of Agricultural Export Shares............................................... 33 Monthly Price Received Charts: Corn, Cotton, Soybeans................................................................. 34 Hogs................................................................................................ 35 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Commodities........ 35 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops..................... 35 Average Prices Paid Charts: Feed, Fuels, Fertilizer.................................................................... 36 Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Record Highs and Lows................................................................... 38 Livestock and Poultry Inventory..................................................... 39 Livestock and Poultry Inventory Values......................................... 39 Meat Animals: Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income.......................................................................................... 40 Commercial Livestock Slaughter.....................................................41 Commercial Hog Slaughter..............................................................41 Commercial Cattle Slaughter...........................................................41 Commercial Broilers: Production and Value.................................. 42 Turkeys: Production and Value....................................................... 42 Eggs: Production and Value of Sales.............................................. 42 Chickens: Lost, Sold and Value of Sales......................................... 42 Honey: Production, Stocks and Value............................................ 42 Catfish Operations........................................................................... 43 Catfish: Sales of Foodsize Fish........................................................ 43 Catfish Sales..................................................................................... 43 Trout Operations............................................................................. 44 Trout: Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger.......................................... 44 Trout Sales........................................................................................ 44 Hogs and Pigs: Number on Farms, December 1............................ 45 Hogs and Pigs Inventory Leading States........................................ 45 County Estimates: Number on Farms Hogs and Pigs......................................................................... 46–47. All Cattle.................................................................................48–49 Beef Cows and Heifers that have Calved............................. 50–51 Milk Cows and Heifers that have Calved................................... 52. Turkeys Raised.............................................................................. 53 Broilers Produced......................................................................... 54 All Chickens (Excluding Commercial Broilers)............................ 55 Crops 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 Selected Floriculture Crops............................................................. 63 County Estimates: Acres, Yield, Production Corn for Grain........................................................................64–65 Cotton..................................................................................... 66–67 Other Hay............................................................................... 68–69 Peanuts....................................................................................70–71 Soybeans..................................................................................72–73 Sweet Potatoes.............................................................................74 Burley Tobacco............................................................................. 75 Flue-Cured Tobacco............................................................... 76–77. Wheat..................................................................................... 78–79 NC Fruit and Vegetables, Top Counties Apple............................................................................................ 80 Blueberry...................................................................................... 80. Grape............................................................................................ 80 Peach............................................................................................. 81. Strawberry.................................................................................... 81. Cucumber..................................................................................... 81 Head Cabbage.............................................................................. 82. Sweet Corn................................................................................... 82 Tomato.......................................................................................... 82 County Summary Crops, Livestock and Cash Receipts by County......................84–133 NIGHT ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Donna Blackwell, Donna Stephenson, Jessica Bond BACK ROW April Markunas, Lonnetta Raynor, Angie Coppola, Catherine Rader-Dumas, Linda Bond, Steve Fuller FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Ronald Autry, Ann Cullifer BACK ROW David Willis, Kenneth Kornegay, John Johnson, David Shaw NIGHT ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Penny Lewter, Shirley Gullie, Jean Daniels, Joyce Yates, Tonya Hunter BACK ROW Susan DeCatsye, Dewey Hamilton Jr., Carolyn Bridges, Jimmy Smith, John Bissette, Joyce Flower, Alice Clark, Mary Massenburg, Deloris Jones, Phyllis Briggs, Todd Self, Dedra Alston FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Jim Barlowe, Kathy Bishop BACK ROW Steve McKee, Willis Weeks, Carroll Gentry, Carl Alexander FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW David Clapp, Deborah Christian-Laux, Kate Campau, Lee Wright BACK ROW Calvin Evans, David Joyce, Arnold Keller, Bill Minter, Bill Hurd, Earl Flippin FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Janyce Thomas, Judy Adkins, Tammy Perry, Carol Calhoun, Sarah Roughton BACK ROW Bob Turner, Ronnie Rountree, Kay Feher, Ernest Moore FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Marsha Jones, Dennis Vick, Ann-Kristin Martin, Karen Sawyer BACK ROW Hal Griffin, Billy Liles, Brenda Bridgers, Lisa Smarsh, Howard Collins DAYTIME ENUMERATORS Brenda Lee, Lane Peele, Melenda Perry, Leigh Howell FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Dwan Moore, Deborah Brogden BACK ROW Harold Garner, Shelton Hinnant, Elizabeth O’Briant, Kenny Briel, Junior Smith 8 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TYPE OF REPORT FREQUENCY OF REPORT APPROX. DATE AVAILABLE CROP REPORTS Prospective Plantings Annually End of March Production of Field Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Monthly (In Season) 9-12th Grain Stocks (All Positions) Quarterly Jan. 10, End of Mar., June, Sept. Annual Crop Summaries: Small Grains & Other Field Crops Annually September 30, January 12 WEATHER-CROPS REPORTS Weekly* (monthly: Jan. & Feb.) Monday, 4:00 pm LIVESTOCK REPORTS Cattle & Milk Cow Inventory, Jan. 1 Annually Beginning of February Calf Crop Annually Beginning of February Hog & Pig Inventory, Pig Crop Quarterly End of Mar., June, Sept., Dec. Commercial Slaughter Monthly 20th Meat Animals: Farm Production, Disposition & Income Annually End of April DAIRY REPORTS Cows Milked & Milk Production Quarterly Mid-Jan., Apr., July, Oct . Milk Production & Disposition Annually End of April POULTRY REPORTS Broiler Report Weekly Wednesday, 3:00 pm Poultry Inventory, Dec. 1 Annually End of January Eggs, Chicken & Hatchery Monthly 22nd Turkeys Raised Twice Per Year September 25, February 25 Poultry Production, Disposition & Income Annually April 28 ECONOMIC REPORTS Prices Received By Farmers Monthly End of Month Prices Paid By Farmers Annually April 30 Labor, Wage Rates Quarterly 3rd Week Feb., May, Aug., Nov. * Reports are issued separately and are only available at www.ncagr.com/stats. North Carolina Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service compiles current and historic statistics concerning agriculture in the State. 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 North Carolina Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes official statistics on crops, livestock, prices, and various other agricultural items. The most important reports and the approximate dates of releases are shown in the table below. The reports marked with an (*) are issued separately and are only available at www.ncagr.com/stats. All others are included in the monthly release entitled “Farm Report.” These reports are free and available by writing to: Director, Agricultural Statistics, P.O. Box 27767, Raleigh, NC 27611 or E-mail at: ncagstat@ncmail.gov. Current and historical data series can be found at www.nass.usda.gov, and using the “Quick Stats” feature. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 9 NORTH CAROLINA’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE, 2009 Rank Item Production NC % of US Top 3 States 1 2 3 1 All Tobacco 423.9 (Mil Lbs) 51.5 NC KY TN Flue Cured Tobacco 417.6 (Mil Lbs) 79.5 NC VA SC Sweet Potatoes 9,200 (000 Cwt) 47.3 NC CA LA 2 Christmas Trees Cash Receipts 100 (Mil $) 25.7 OR NC WA Hogs & Pigs (12-1-09) 9.6 (Mil Hd) 14.8 IA NC MN Trout Sold (foodsize) 3.4 (Mil Lbs) 8.3 ID NC CA Turkeys 35.5 (Mil Hd) 14.4 MN NC AR 3 Cucumbers - Processing 42.8 (000 Tons) 7.9 MI FL NC Strawberries - Fresh Market 195 (000 Cwt) 0.9 CA FL NC 4 Cucumbers - Fresh Market 756 (000 Cwt) 8.7 FL GA MI Upland Cotton 1 763 (000 Bales) 6.5 TX GA AR 5 Broilers 760 (Mil Hd) 8.9 GA AR AL Burley Tobacco 6.3 (Mil Lbs) 2.9 KY TN PA Catfish Sold (foodsize) 5.2 (Mil Lbs) 1.9 MS AL AR Greenhouse/Nursery Cash Receipts 2 812.6 (Mil $) 5.1 CA FL TX Peanuts 244.2 (Mil lbs) 6.6 GA TX AL 6 Bell Peppers - Fresh Market & Processing 406 (000 Cwt) 2.6 CA FL GA Blueberries 34 (Mil Lbs) 9.2 MI NJ OR Cabbage - Fresh Market 1,323 (000 Cwt) 5.8 CA FL NY Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Cash Receipts 5,709.9 (Mil $) 4.8 TX IA CA Snap Beans - Fresh Market 240 (000 Cwt) 4.9 FL GA CA 7 Eggs - Value of Production 349 (Mil $) 5.7 IA GA OH Tomatoes - Fresh Market 1,122 (000 Cwt) 3.5 FL CA OH Watermelons - Fresh Market 1,541 (000 Cwt) 3.8 FL CA GA 8 All Commodity Cash Receipts 9,187.8 (Mil $) 3.2 CA IA TX Apples 120 (Mil Lbs) 1.2 WA NY MI Chickens (12-1-09) (Excludes Broilers) 20.1 (Mil Hd) 4.5 IA OH IN Squash - Fresh Market & Processing 352 (000 Cwt) 4.9 MI CA FL 10 Grapes 4,800 (Tons) 0.1 CA WA NY 11 Sweet Corn - Fresh Market 693 (000 Cwt) 2.4 FL CA GA 16 Crop Cash Receipts 3,477.9 (Mil $) 2.1 CA IL IA Winter Wheat 29.4 (Mil Bu) 1.9 KS CO WA 15 Potatoes, All 3,375 (000 Cwt) 0.8 ID WA WI 17 Corn for Grain 93.6 (Mil Bu) 0.7 IA IL NE Soybeans 59.5 (Mil Bu) 1.8 IA IL MN 18 Barley 1,140 (000 Bu) 0.5 ND ID MT Peaches 4,200 (Tons) 0.4 CA SC NJ 20 Oats 1.1 (Mil Bu) 1.1 WI MN ND 30 Hay, All 1,957 (000 Tons) 1.3 CA TX MO 31 Milk 884 (Mil Lbs) 0.5 CA WI NY 35 Cattle on Farms (1-1-10) 820 (000 Hd) 0.9 TX NE KS 1 480 Lbs. Bales. 2 Includes floriculture and Christmas trees. 10 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 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 - $99,000 $100,000 + $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,000 $100,000 + Thousands Thousand Acres Acres Number Thousand Acres North Carolina 2005 49.0 8,800 180 29,700 10,600 8,700 2,000 1,750 5,050 2006 48.0 8,800 183 28,500 10,700 8,800 1,950 1,750 5,100 2007 2 52.9 8,600 163 32,900 11,500 8,500 2,000 1,700 4,900 2008 2 3 52.5 8,600 164 32,700 11,300 8,500 2,000 1,650 4,950 2009 2 52.4 8,600 164 32,600 11,300 8,500 2,000 1,600 5,000 United States 2005 2,099 927,940 442 1,166,320 596,040 336,330 117,850 258,230 551,860 2006 2,089 925,790 443 1,153,310 595,950 339,530 114,610 252,180 559,000 2007 2 2,205 921,460 418 1,228,560 608,670 367,720 107,870 228,220 585,370 2008 2 3 2,200 919,910 418 1,222,100 604,500 373,500 106,700 225,310 587,895 2009 2 2,200 919,800 418 1,228,200 597,980 373,830 105,480 226,900 587,420 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. 2 The 2007 Census of Agriculture established a new farm base due to methodological changes that allowed a more accurate count of small farms. 3 Revised. 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 2005 3,820 3,350 53.00 3,880 25.00 2006 4,060 3,450 52.00 4,400 25.00 2007 4,330 3,720 54.50 4,800 27.00 2008 4,450 3,850 57.50 4,870 29.00 2009 1 4,250 3,770 61.00 4,600 24.00 2010 4,130 3,720 63.00 4,340 24.00 1 Revised. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1 Number of Farms Land in Farms 2008 2009 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.4 Million Acres Thousand Farms 45.0 48.0 51.0 54.0 57.0 60.0 2007 Thousand Farms 45.0 48.0 51.0 54.0 57.0 60.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.4 Million Acres 1 The 2007 Census of Agriculture established a new farm number base due to methodological changes that allowed a more accurate count of small farms. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 11 CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, 2009 District Average Temperatures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average Degrees Fahrenheit N. Mountain 31.4 34.7 43.2 51.1 59.9 68.5 67.8 70.3 63.4 52.2 46.7 33.3 51.9 W. Mountain 35.4 38.5 47.1 54.0 63.6 71.3 70.2 72.1 66.4 54.7 49.2 36.2 54.9 N. Piedmont 36.5 42.0 47.8 58.6 67.1 74.9 75.5 78.4 69.0 57.6 51.6 38.8 58.2 C. Piedmont 38.1 42.8 48.9 59.4 68.0 75.7 76.2 78.3 69.7 58.4 52.3 39.3 58.9 S. Piedmont 39.4 43.7 50.1 59.8 68.7 76.7 77.1 79.0 71.4 59.1 53.0 40.3 59.9 N. Coastal 39.6 43.5 48.9 60.7 69.3 76.4 76.9 79.9 71.1 62.3 55.5 43.3 60.6 C. Coastal 42.2 44.9 51.3 61.6 70.6 77.4 78.1 80.0 72.2 62.4 56.7 45.8 61.9 S. Coastal 42.5 44.8 51.7 61.0 70.4 77.7 78.2 79.8 72.2 61.9 55.6 44.9 61.7 District Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Inches of Water N. Mountain 3.71 1.77 4.69 4.23 9.93 6.18 3.73 6.01 6.14 4.11 5.22 8.23 63.95 W. Mountain 3.92 2.45 5.08 3.87 8.69 4.78 3.89 5.39 9.44 5.71 6.23 9.24 68.69 N. Piedmont 2.85 1.51 6.19 2.12 4.26 5.77 2.31 3.14 3.47 2.55 7.93 6.36 48.46 C. Piedmont 2.66 1.57 6.27 2.12 4.97 6.07 3.40 3.34 3.96 2.36 6.55 6.24 49.51 S. Piedmont 2.55 2.05 5.80 2.16 5.65 3.45 4.80 2.41 2.43 3.05 6.18 7.05 47.58 N. Coastal 2.54 1.17 6.20 1.43 3.45 3.58 5.74 6.57 5.04 1.97 8.04 7.42 53.15 C. Coastal 2.36 1.72 4.45 2.20 5.46 4.59 4.60 6.23 5.27 2.19 8.11 6.83 54.01 S. Coastal 2.20 1.57 4.16 2.33 6.01 3.68 5.14 6.44 4.32 2.30 6.16 7.17 51.48 SOURCE: National Climate Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2009 WEATHER SUMMARY The year began with drought conditions in the Mountain Region and abnormally dry conditions in parts of the Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions. Due to timely rains in the first half of the year, the state was classified as drought free on May 12. This was the first time in more than two years that the state was drought free. Growing conditions throughout the year were very favorable and the majority of the crops progressed normally. During the late summer and fall dry conditions returned to some parts of the state. By early-November a large area of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions were experiencing moderate drought. However, by November 17 the state was drought free once again due to precipitation from Tropical Storm Ida. The state finished off the year with above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures for most of December. SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2009 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2/1 3/1 4/5 5/3 6/7 7/5 8/2 9/6 10/4 11/1 12/6 1/3 Very Short Short Adequate Surplus 12 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 14 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/FarmIncome http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/ North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 15 COUNTY CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS, 2009 Includes Crops, Livestock & Government Payments Under 20.0 20.0 to 49.9 50.0 to 99.9 100.0 to 149.9 150.0 to 199.9 200.0 and up Million Dollars SOURCE OF FARM CASH RECEIPTS, NORTH CAROLINA, 2009 $9,187,820,000 Tobacco, 8.1% All Other Livestock, 1.0% Dairy Products, 1.4% Cattle & Calves, 2.3% Hogs, 20.4% All Other Poultry, 1.1% Chicken Eggs, 3.8% Turkeys, 5.7% Broilers, 26.4% Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries, 5.6% Greenhouse, Nursery, Floriculture & Christmas Trees 8.8% Cotton, 2.3% Corn, 3.6% Soybeans, 6.1% All Other Crops, 3.4% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry 62.1% Crops 37.9% 16 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FARM INCOME Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings by Commodity Commodities 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 % of Total Sales Thousand Dollars Percent 1 Total Commodities Sold: 7,901,797 8,805,244 9,664,500 9,187,820 100.0% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products 5,175,688 5,900,751 6,296,497 5,709,940 62.1% Crops 2,726,109 2,904,493 3,368,004 3,477,880 37.9% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products: Poultry and eggs 2 2,814,758 3,503,794 3,653,575 3,401,460 37.0% Broilers 1,937,734 2,479,536 2,526,826 2,429,960 26.4% Farm chickens 7,616 7,103 8,120 8,636 0.1% Chicken eggs 257,627 328,664 373,944 349,371 3.8% Turkeys 525,696 596,596 652,320 523,128 5.7% Other Miscellaneous Poultry 86,085 91,895 92,365 90,365 1.0% Meat animals 2,141,524 2,123,839 2,368,658 2,092,666 22.8% Cattle and calves 223,809 215,458 197,650 213,812 2.3% Hogs 1,917,244 1,907,941 2,170,176 1,877,802 20.4% Sheep and lambs 471 440 832 1,052 * Dairy products 138,868 189,280 189,630 133,000 1.4% Miscellaneous livestock 80,538 83,838 84,634 82,814 0.9% Honey 785 1,345 1,360 1,247 * Catfish 7,213 7,099 7,221 5,495 0.1% Trout 7,232 6,632 7,135 7,180 0.1% Other Miscellaneous Livestock 65,308 68,762 68,918 68,892 0.7% Individual Crops: Tobacco 496,363 586,451 686,833 745,869 8.1% Oil Crops 310,069 350,787 501,057 624,155 6.8% Peanuts 49,728 54,810 91,161 66,911 0.7% Soybeans 260,341 295,977 409,896 557,244 6.1% Feed Crops 244,907 367,085 425,606 386,653 4.2% Barley 1,837 245 3,587 4,365 * Corn 224,671 349,556 376,750 327,970 3.6% Hay 14,756 14,973 37,192 51,634 0.6% Oats 2,233 1,698 6,201 2,685 0.0% Sorghum grain 1,411 612 1,876 NA * Food Grains 99,442 109,299 293,072 163,967 1.8% Wheat 98,110 108,314 291,024 162,518 1.8% Cotton 258,915 292,549 203,262 212,643 2.3% Cotton Lint, upland 241,963 276,158 178,162 195,485 2.1% Cottonseed 16,952 16,391 25,099 17,158 0.2% Vegetables 329,801 316,134 357,457 410,836 4.5% Irish Potatoes 31,350 22,141 25,666 35,143 0.4% Sweet Potatoes 103,591 110,837 143,534 175,810 1.9% Snap Beans, fresh 10,740 7,560 6,944 7,440 0.1% Cabbage, fresh 15,433 12,480 16,250 16,538 0.2% Sweet Corn, fresh 11,808 9,300 12,350 14,553 0.2% Cucumbers 23,559 24,652 25,286 25,044 0.3% Peppers, green, fresh 15,552 15,600 10,080 12,992 0.1% Tomatoes, fresh 33,728 28,710 33,728 34,782 0.4% Squash 11,480 11,700 10,164 11,264 0.1% Watermelons 11,520 11,088 12,060 15,410 0.2% Other Miscellaneous Vegetables 61,040 62,066 61,395 61,860 0.7% Fruits, Nuts & Berries 106,309 64,861 106,593 99,781 1.1% Apples 24,087 5,632 23,787 15,636 0.2% Grapes 4,960 4,630 6,563 5,981 0.1% Peaches 5,115 735 5,303 4,109 0.0% Strawberries 19,440 17,955 20,800 20,475 0.2% Blueberries 50,790 34,200 47,950 51,330 0.6% Pecans 647 274 840 NA * Other Miscellaneous Fruits, Nuts & Berries 1,270 1,435 1,350 2,250 * All Other Crops 880,304 817,328 794,125 833,977 9.1% Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture 861,234 798,469 775,779 812,615 8.8% Christmas trees 101,000 101,000 100,000 100,000 1.1% Other Miscellaneous Crops 19,070 18,859 18,346 21,362 0.2% SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Percents may not add due to rounding. 2 Value of production. * Less than 0.05 percent. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 17 FARM INCOME 1 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, 2009 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 3,335.1 12 879.7 34 4,214.8 26 168.8 26 4,383.6 26 Alaska 6.2 50 25.7 50 31.9 50 5.8 50 37.7 50 Arizona 1,177.8 29 1,765.7 25 2,943.5 29 111.6 32 3,055.0 30 Arkansas 3,964.1 10 3,226.0 17 7,190.1 12 482.3 7 7,672.3 12 California 7,814.0 3 27,026.6 1 34,840.6 1 568.4 3 35,409.1 1 Colorado 3,323.3 13 2,229.6 22 5,552.9 20 191.9 23 5,744.9 20 Connecticut 151.6 44 384.0 40 535.5 43 12.8 46 548.3 44 Delaware 770.9 37 238.9 44 1,009.8 38 15.9 43 1,025.7 38 Florida 1,102.2 31 5,997.8 7 7,099.9 13 79.6 35 7,179.6 14 Georgia 4,290.8 9 2,555.8 21 6,846.6 15 392.1 14 7,238.7 13 Hawaii 71.6 48 509.8 38 581.4 41 13.4 45 594.8 42 Idaho 2,511.1 17 2,649.6 20 5,160.7 21 140.3 30 5,301.0 21 Illinois 1,848.6 25 12,696.3 2 14,544.9 5 566.7 4 15,111.6 5 Indiana 2,368.2 19 6,388.8 6 8,757.0 9 305.4 16 9,062.4 9 Iowa 8,520.9 2 12,493.0 3 21,013.9 2 767.4 2 21,781.3 2 Kansas 6,352.1 5 5,733.3 9 12,085.4 7 475.3 10 12,560.7 7 Kentucky 2,429.1 18 1,828.6 24 4,257.6 25 354.9 15 4,612.5 25 Louisiana 777.6 35 1,761.6 26 2,539.2 34 247.5 21 2,786.6 32 Maine 257.9 43 319.8 42 577.7 42 20.4 40 598.1 41 Maryland 905.4 33 750.6 36 1,656.0 36 52.8 36 1,708.8 36 Massachusetts 95.3 46 379.5 41 474.8 47 15.5 44 490.3 47 Michigan 1,905.4 24 3,673.8 15 5,579.2 19 179.6 25 5,758.8 19 Minnesota 4,902.4 7 8,422.9 4 13,325.2 6 527.9 5 13,853.1 6 Mississippi 2,731.9 16 1,595.4 29 4,327.3 24 480.6 8 4,807.9 24 Missouri 3,314.0 14 4,382.1 14 7,696.1 10 478.9 9 8,175.0 10 Montana 1,049.4 32 1,515.6 30 2,565.1 33 256.5 19 2,821.5 31 Nebraska 7,283.3 4 8,025.8 5 15,309.1 4 419.3 12 15,728.4 4 Nevada 276.4 42 257.0 43 533.4 44 11.2 47 544.5 45 New Hampshire 75.1 47 103.8 47 178.9 48 9.1 48 188.0 48 New Jersey 132.8 45 867.6 35 1,000.5 39 17.5 42 1,017.9 39 New Mexico 1,997.6 22 700.9 37 2,698.5 31 81.8 34 2,780.3 33 New York 1,995.7 23 1,679.8 28 3,675.5 28 149.1 29 3,824.6 28 North Carolina 5,709.9 6 3,477.9 16 9,187.8 8 486.1 6 9,673.9 8 North Dakota 771.4 36 5,580.6 10 6,352.0 18 441.9 11 6,793.9 17 Ohio 2,234.3 21 4,601.2 12 6,835.6 16 288.4 17 7,124.0 15 Oklahoma 3,584.5 11 1,260.4 31 4,844.9 23 229.3 22 5,074.2 23 Oregon 898.3 34 2,995.2 18 3,893.4 27 101.9 33 3,995.4 27 Pennsylvania 3,047.0 15 1,932.6 23 4,979.6 22 161.4 27 5,140.9 22 Rhode Island 8.7 49 53.3 49 62.0 49 6.4 49 68.4 49 South Carolina 1,247.5 28 907.3 33 2,154.9 35 161.3 28 2,316.2 35 South Dakota 2,361.6 20 4,499.2 13 6,860.7 14 256.4 20 7,117.1 16 Tennessee 1,136.7 30 1,704.7 27 2,841.4 30 265.4 18 3,106.8 29 Texas 10,640.9 1 5,932.2 8 16,573.1 3 1406.8 1 17,979.8 3 Utah 764.5 38 421.3 39 1,185.8 37 44.0 38 1,229.8 37 Vermont 399.1 41 118.1 46 517.3 45 45.0 37 562.3 43 Virginia 1,635.0 27 1,006.5 32 2,641.5 32 119.8 31 2,761.3 34 Washington 1,640.1 26 4,952.5 11 6,592.6 17 189.4 24 6,782.0 18 West Virginia 404.2 40 91.4 48 495.6 46 18.4 41 514.0 46 Wisconsin 4,778.9 8 2,830.8 19 7,609.6 11 406.4 13 8,016.1 11 Wyoming 745.5 39 224.1 45 969.6 40 33.9 39 1,003.6 40 United States 119,751.6 - 163,654.5 - 283,406.2 - 12,262.6 - 295,668.8 - 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 1930 182.7 28.8 153.9 - 1970 1,500.6 600.6 900.0 59.7 1931 128.2 25.3 102.9 - 1971 1,481.7 580.8 900.9 41.0 1932 98.2 19.1 79.1 - 1972 1,632.5 635.7 996.8 57.5 1933 154.9 20.9 134.1 2.8 1973 2,326.2 964.3 1,361.9 35.9 1934 236.5 24.5 212.0 12.6 1974 2,582.5 919.0 1,663.5 8.1 1935 217.3 29.5 187.8 16.1 1975 2,626.1 989.1 1,637.0 8.9 1936 222.4 31.9 190.5 4.3 1976 2,833.7 1,076.9 1,756.8 7.8 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 9,664.5 6,296.5 3,368.0 518.6 1969 1,408.7 596.2 812.5 69.8 2009 9,187.8 5,709.9 3,477.9 486.1 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 770,142 Sampson 192,926 Duplin 877,469 Sampson 632,211 Mecklenburg 168,405 Sampson 843,945 Union 347,294 Johnston 140,740 Union 423,038 Wilkes 247,734 Wilson 136,646 Wayne 338,565 Bladen 236,055 Wayne 120,407 Robeson 333,974 Robeson 222,331 Edgecombe 106,115 Bladen 296,243 Wayne 203,053 Nash 102,174 Wilkes 260,179 Randolph 175,191 Pitt 92,844 Johnston 240,714 Harnett 112,029 Robeson 91,963 Nash 199,893 Moore 111,645 Duplin 91,269 Randolph 197,968 1 Includes government payments. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 19 TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES * Rank Hogs Broilers Greenhouse & Nursery 1 All Tobacco Turkeys Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts Cotton 1 Duplin Union Mecklenburg Sampson Sampson Sampson Northampton 2 Sampson Wilkes Henderson Johnston Duplin Johnston Halifax 3 Bladen Duplin Wilson Wayne Wayne Henderson Bertie 4 Wayne Robeson Wake Wilson Union Nash Martin 5 Robeson Randolph Burke Nash Onslow Bladen Edgecombe 6 Greene Moore 2 Union Edgecombe Lenoir Wilson Hyde 7 Pender Richmond 2 Guilford Lenoir Anson Camden Beaufort 8 Lenoir Bertie McDowell Harnett Greene Wayne Chowan 9 Jones Harnett Johnston Pitt Stanly Columbus Lenoir 10 Columbus Chatham Pender Greene Cumberland Pender Hertford Rank Soybeans Cattle Corn Eggs Dairy Peanuts Wheat 1 Robeson Iredell Beaufort Hyde Iredell Martin Union 2 Beaufort Randolph Robeson Nash Randolph Bertie Robeson 3 Pitt Chatham Hyde Yadkin Alleghany 4 Halifax Beaufort 4 Sampson Wilkes Washington Union Yadkin 4 Bladen Wayne 5 Pasquotank Duplin Duplin Alexander Alexander 5 Chowan Washington 6 Wayne Yadkin Columbus Iredell Haywood 5 Northampton Pasquotank 7 Duplin Sampson Sampson Randolph Rowan Duplin Sampson 8 Johnston Union Camden Cherokee Guilford Pitt Duplin 9 Perquimans Surry Wayne Chatham Davidson 6 Hertford Perquimans 10 Northampton Alleghany 3 Lenoir Duplin Henderson 6 Edgecombe Pitt Cleveland 3 Haywood 3 1 Includes Christmas Trees. 2 Tied for 6th. 3 Tied for 10th. 4 Tied for 3rd. 5 Tied for 5th. 6 Tied for 9th. * Rankings of published counties only. CROPS CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 0 40 80 120 160 200 Wayne Wilson Johnston Mecklenburg Sampson LIVESTOCK CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Bladen Wilkes Union Sampson Duplin 20 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 10,183,149 9,673,929 6,296,497 5,709,940 3,368,004 3,477,880 518,648 486,109 Alleghany 20,979 19,955 13,103 11,761 7,395 7,600 481 594 Ashe 13,995 14,826 5,419 5,835 7,784 8,329 792 662 Avery 8,989 9,363 756 759 8,071 8,483 162 121 Caldwell 27,101 29,835 7,200 9,122 19,221 20,218 680 495 Surry 140,533 119,890 105,722 84,953 26,640 27,450 8,171 7,487 Watauga 6,884 7,771 3,842 4,563 2,363 2,600 679 608 Wilkes 313,082 260,179 302,019 247,734 9,745 11,496 1,318 949 Yadkin 103,482 88,433 69,856 57,771 27,024 25,013 6,602 5,649 N. Mountain 635,045 549,129 507,917 422,498 108,243 110,067 18,885 16,564 Buncombe 50,008 50,805 11,409 10,007 37,390 39,629 1,209 1,169 Burke 42,058 41,075 14,582 12,487 27,335 28,530 141 58 Cherokee 25,344 23,216 19,741 17,653 5,127 5,452 476 111 Clay 1,982 2,081 946 964 838 1,003 198 114 Graham 2,621 2,657 2,141 2,157 335 349 145 151 Haywood 21,852 21,781 14,545 14,288 6,174 6,563 1,133 930 Henderson 98,042 98,940 9,153 7,094 85,829 91,223 3,060 623 Jackson 3,573 3,960 835 826 2,641 2,956 97 178 McDowell 32,008 31,684 9,765 8,608 21,984 23,001 259 75 Macon 9,140 9,004 6,568 6,494 2,299 2,436 273 74 Madison 9,736 10,013 3,561 3,665 4,052 4,284 2,123 2,064 Mitchell 3,321 3,472 868 906 2,053 2,243 400 323 Polk 6,620 6,605 2,267 2,105 4,039 4,425 314 75 Rutherford 14,080 16,877 10,519 12,886 3,188 3,808 373 183 Swain 1,544 1,546 425 417 983 1,061 136 68 Transylvania 18,206 18,498 7,740 7,579 10,384 10,880 82 39 Yancey 7,141 7,650 2,536 2,801 3,700 3,914 905 935 W. Mountain 347,274 349,722 117,599 110,937 218,351 231,614 11,324 7,171 Alamance 40,143 38,342 24,981 24,670 12,171 11,242 2,991 2,430 Caswell 31,791 28,964 10,418 10,454 15,497 13,586 5,876 4,924 Durham 12,003 11,905 1,998 1,957 8,341 8,407 1,664 1,541 Forsyth 23,073 22,521 4,254 3,942 16,173 16,184 2,646 2,395 Franklin 61,196 67,497 15,129 16,434 37,498 43,680 8,569 7,383 Granville 32,705 31,301 6,061 5,677 17,641 18,206 9,003 7,418 Guilford 65,405 63,333 20,295 19,291 39,457 39,177 5,653 4,865 Orange 35,545 30,663 14,881 10,830 17,549 17,352 3,115 2,481 Person 36,417 34,302 5,506 5,100 23,781 23,449 7,130 5,753 Rockingham 45,840 41,385 8,978 7,653 29,663 27,263 7,199 6,469 Stokes 27,464 25,297 7,662 7,306 12,950 11,753 6,852 6,238 Vance 20,324 21,355 1,103 1,100 13,774 15,362 5,447 4,893 Warren 29,841 27,616 13,690 11,256 11,541 12,450 4,610 3,910 N. Piedmont 461,745 434,986 134,956 125,670 256,035 248,616 70,754 60,700 Alexander 96,502 106,604 88,294 99,319 6,829 6,212 1,379 1,073 Catawba 42,578 53,417 23,214 33,668 18,795 19,340 569 409 Chatham 120,571 122,827 108,319 111,538 11,071 10,402 1,181 887 Davidson 49,226 51,932 31,571 34,257 15,293 15,486 2,362 2,189 Davie 24,294 20,882 13,485 9,118 9,799 10,853 1,010 911 Iredell 115,285 98,406 89,783 74,456 23,514 21,789 1,988 2,161 Lee 39,977 35,212 22,312 17,370 14,679 14,776 2,986 3,066 Randolph 202,067 197,968 181,166 175,191 18,674 20,966 2,227 1,811 Rowan 64,145 61,384 21,192 18,132 41,661 42,193 1,292 1,059 Wake 75,025 79,354 10,645 11,777 50,563 55,125 13,817 12,452 C. Piedmont 829,669 817,821 589,980 584,826 210,878 206,979 28,811 26,016 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 21 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 137,421 112,920 120,665 98,632 15,272 13,101 1,484 1,187 Cabarrus 37,832 36,431 25,025 23,204 12,260 12,800 547 427 Cleveland 73,878 78,311 53,350 56,976 18,261 20,112 2,267 1,223 Gaston 17,738 17,791 12,446 12,045 5,091 5,553 201 193 Lincoln 32,615 33,894 23,680 24,605 8,208 8,819 727 470 Mecklenburg 165,658 173,297 4,603 4,847 160,970 168,405 85 45 Montgomery 92,003 68,026 82,549 58,759 9,022 8,924 432 343 Moore 152,641 140,235 125,811 111,645 24,225 26,408 2,605 2,182 Richmond 127,132 120,838 117,728 111,391 7,861 8,197 1,543 1,250 Stanly 92,523 79,777 67,588 53,127 23,051 24,366 1,884 2,284 Union 434,326 423,038 353,260 347,294 75,552 72,325 5,514 3,419 S. Piedmont 1,363,767 1,268,638 986,705 902,525 359,773 353,091 17,289 13,022 Bertie 172,565 172,548 108,634 103,692 52,864 55,945 11,067 12,911 Camden 42,159 48,280 676 651 40,187 46,782 1,296 847 Chowan 46,923 54,414 8,591 11,785 33,478 37,481 4,854 5,148 Currituck 20,170 20,838 473 427 18,665 19,893 1,032 518 Dare 1,530 1,266 * * 1,349 1,091 181 175 Edgecombe 160,868 175,972 45,330 52,740 95,422 106,115 20,116 17,117 Gates 57,479 61,096 28,698 28,837 24,017 27,365 4,764 4,894 Halifax 104,556 95,787 34,927 21,221 58,579 60,582 11,050 13,984 Hertford 87,017 86,935 44,414 39,678 35,717 40,594 6,886 6,663 Martin 84,928 100,832 14,454 15,748 57,092 65,511 13,382 19,573 Nash 205,058 199,893 88,917 84,098 100,201 102,174 15,940 13,621 Northampton 114,225 119,477 61,232 57,722 45,039 51,867 7,954 9,888 Pasquotank 44,565 49,255 451 407 42,103 46,757 2,011 2,091 Perquimans 70,658 71,562 27,803 25,134 40,162 42,748 2,693 3,680 Tyrrell 48,710 47,995 5,051 4,388 40,673 40,738 2,986 2,869 Washington 79,948 86,866 20,799 17,478 54,112 64,989 5,037 4,399 N. Coastal 1,341,356 1,352,561 490,446 464,006 739,660 770,178 111,250 118,377 Beaufort 118,228 126,744 30,642 27,157 75,150 87,996 12,436 11,591 Carteret 32,346 27,171 2,128 2,053 29,052 23,566 1,166 1,552 Craven 63,952 66,093 22,286 20,541 33,234 37,205 8,432 8,347 Greene 162,794 162,881 98,298 86,322 52,699 65,672 11,797 10,887 Hyde 100,935 115,759 46,384 60,516 51,008 51,343 3,543 3,900 Johnston 247,485 240,714 93,173 81,200 133,391 140,740 20,921 18,774 Jones 103,387 107,181 73,194 64,877 21,399 33,026 8,794 9,278 Lenoir 191,969 185,548 110,651 88,100 66,112 82,818 15,206 14,630 Pamlico 26,506 26,428 2,284 2,155 22,353 21,902 1,869 2,371 Pitt 178,183 182,982 72,877 66,656 82,601 92,844 22,705 23,482 Wayne 366,979 338,565 250,807 203,053 99,527 120,407 16,645 15,105 Wilson 169,719 175,716 27,659 24,818 126,054 136,646 16,006 14,252 C. Coastal 1,762,484 1,726,773 830,384 727,448 792,579 865,155 139,521 134,170 Bladen 312,285 296,243 255,417 236,055 47,691 50,718 9,177 9,470 Brunswick 38,106 36,967 19,312 17,269 16,861 18,058 1,933 1,640 Columbus 167,676 149,525 79,117 60,774 69,620 72,604 18,939 16,147 Cumberland 90,902 75,700 51,167 37,453 33,981 33,521 5,754 4,726 Duplin 946,707 877,469 851,968 770,142 78,127 91,269 16,612 16,058 Harnett 209,796 184,253 135,565 112,029 62,046 61,030 12,185 11,194 Hoke 56,644 48,867 36,887 31,463 17,012 14,208 2,745 3,196 New Hanover 5,746 10,654 499 5,256 5,198 5,351 49 47 Onslow 107,351 93,527 82,986 68,106 19,449 20,660 4,916 4,761 Pender 143,211 140,146 94,878 88,623 45,673 49,176 2,660 2,347 Robeson 352,932 333,974 233,582 222,331 97,138 91,963 22,212 19,680 Sampson 912,429 843,945 716,383 632,211 174,580 192,926 21,466 18,808 Scotland 98,025 105,670 80,750 90,318 15,108 13,338 2,167 2,014 S. Coastal 3,441,809 3,174,298 2,638,509 2,372,030 682,486 692,180 120,814 110,088 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Unable to publish due to insufficient data. 22 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Hogs Broilers Turkeys Eggs 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 2,170,176 1,877,802 2,526,826 2,429,960 652,320 523,128 373,944 349,371 Alleghany * * * * * * * * Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Caldwell 362 313 * * * * * * Surry 4,747 4,108 79,350 60,781 * * 11,823 10,414 Watauga * * * * * * * * Wilkes * * 276,139 223,930 * * 11,442 10,414 Yadkin * * 15,870 13,756 * * 34,326 27,911 N. Mountain 7,121 6,162 374,533 303,905 * * 58,926 50,319 Buncombe * * * * * * * * Burke * * 10,791 8,637 * * * * Cherokee * * * * * * 16,782 15,101 Clay * * * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * * * Haywood * * * * * * * * Henderson * * * * * * * * Jackson * * * * * * * * McDowell * * 5,396 4,479 * * * * Macon * * * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * * * Rutherford * * 6,348 8,637 * * * * Swain * * * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * * * Yancey * * * * * * * * W. Mountain 339 196 22,535 21,753 * * 20,863 19,249 Alamance 226 * 7,935 7,038 * * * * Caswell * * * * * * * * Durham * * * * * * * * Forsyth * * * * * * * * Franklin 2,374 2,660 * * * * * * Granville 294 254 * * * * * * Guilford 1,695 1,251 * * * * * * Orange * * * * * * * * Person 904 978 * * * * * * Rockingham 1,130 587 * * * * * * Stokes * * * * * * * * Vance * * * * * * * * Warren 9,495 7,824 * * * * * * N. Piedmont 17,633 14,768 14,283 15,995 * * 30,989 27,772 Alexander * * 46,023 65,579 * * 29,558 22,565 Catawba * * 14,283 25,592 * * * * Chatham 2,328 3,913 79,350 79,975 * * 11,823 12,584 Davidson * 489 15,870 16,635 * * * * Davie * * * * * * * * Iredell * * * * * * 23,837 19,093 Lee 791 782 19,044 14,395 * * * * Randolph 5,199 3,853 126,960 127,960 * * 18,116 18,572 Rowan * * * * * * * * Wake * * * * * * * * C. Piedmont 11,303 11,247 312,640 343,892 * * 97,905 86,787 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 23 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Hogs Broilers Turkeys Eggs 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 10,512 9,389 85,698 68,779 17,378 14,456 * * Cabarrus 904 978 12,696 12,796 * * * * Cleveland 904 685 36,501 41,587 * * * * Gaston * * * * * * * * Lincoln * * 12,696 15,995 * * * * Mecklenburg * * * * * * * * Montgomery 4,069 3,814 74,589 51,184 * * * * Moore 10,828 8,411 111,090 99,169 * * * * Richmond 11,303 9,780 104,742 99,169 * * * * Stanly * * 38,723 30,391 14,819 10,610 * * Union * * 272,964 265,517 43,856 44,179 22,884 24,300 S. Piedmont 44,985 38,534 755,413 690,984 81,908 73,931 36,634 35,687 Bertie 9,721 7,237 98,394 95,970 * * * * Camden * * * * * * * * Chowan * * * * * * * * Currituck * * * * * * * * Dare * * * * * * * * Edgecombe 21,024 20,735 19,679 28,151 * * * * Gates 5,878 5,477 22,218 22,713 * * * * Halifax 18,085 11,736 11,744 5,758 * * * * Hertford 12,433 10,660 31,740 28,791 * * * * Martin * * 9,522 11,197 * * * * Nash 21,928 15,648 28,566 33,909 * * 35,470 31,245 Northampton 34,813 28,363 25,075 28,151 * * * * Pasquotank * * * * * * * * Perquimans 2,487 1,565 24,757 23,033 * * * * Tyrrell * * * * * * * * Washington 12,885 11,149 * * * * * * N. Coastal 150,330 122,155 280,900 288,870 * * 41,954 36,105 Beaufort 13,338 10,367 * * * * * * Carteret * * * * * * * * Craven 18,808 17,057 * * * * * * Greene 70,079 61,615 7,300 7,678 17,863 13,999 * * Hyde * * * * * * * 60,293 Johnston 38,430 34,231 34,914 33,590 13,347 5,688 * * Jones 56,515 49,879 11,426 9,596 * * * * Lenoir 68,948 56,725 12,696 12,156 26,193 17,094 * * Pamlico 633 548 * * * * * * Pitt 56,515 46,945 11,744 14,075 * * * * Wayne 128,854 107,582 57,132 39,988 55,213 47,214 * * Wilson 11,303 8,802 * * * * * * C. Coastal 463,423 393,751 136,482 118,363 119,257 90,553 54,006 67,694 Bladen 185,369 160,787 50,784 52,144 * * * * Brunswick 18,311 16,235 * * * * * * Columbus 58,776 47,727 16,822 8,957 * * * * Cumberland 24,867 17,604 9,522 5,758 12,428 10,124 * * Duplin 480,378 432,286 171,396 188,741 177,816 130,413 15,256 11,109 Harnett 11,303 11,345 101,568 83,174 * * * * Hoke 18,536 15,257 14,283 12,796 * * * * New Hanover * * * * * * * * Onslow 42,499 39,122 * * 36,312 24,786 * * Pender 63,297 58,681 19,045 20,474 10,655 7,589 * * Robeson 92,459 66,505 126,960 145,555 11,056 7,103 * * Sampson 452,120 402,945 69,828 57,582 173,634 153,534 13,158 10,067 Scotland * * 47,610 63,980 * * * * S. Coastal 1,475,042 1,290,989 630,040 646,198 451,121 358,615 32,667 25,758 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with inventory of less than 1,000 hogs, or annual production of less than 500,000 broilers, turkeys or chickens or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 24 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Dairy Products Cattle & Calves Other Livestock & Poultry 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 189,630 133,000 197,650 213,812 185,951 182,867 Alleghany 8,007 6,186 4,465 4,954 614 604 Ashe * * 3,720 4,172 1,616 1,589 Avery * * 279 287 471 463 Caldwell * * 1,116 1,226 1,289 1,268 Surry 2,528 * 4,651 5,215 2,623 2,579 Watauga * * 2,279 2,398 1,548 1,523 Wilkes 5,057 3,402 7,441 8,083 1,917 1,885 Yadkin 9,692 6,186 6,278 6,519 1,746 1,717 N. Mountain 25,284 17,630 30,229 32,854 11,824 11,628 Buncombe 4,635 3,093 3,837 4,042 2,755 2,709 Burke * * 791 782 1,440 1,416 Cherokee * * 1,070 1,225 1,035 1,018 Clay * * 628 652 310 305 Graham * * 279 339 1,840 1,809 Haywood 5,899 5,258 4,465 4,954 4,064 3,997 Henderson 6,321 4,330 1,325 1,304 1,469 1,445 Jackson * * 395 392 430 423 McDowell * * 651 600 1,052 1,035 Macon * * 1,302 1,356 4,851 4,771 Madison * * 2,256 2,399 1,215 1,195 Mitchell * * 465 521 382 376 Polk * * 465 443 1,362 1,339 Rutherford * * 2,093 2,216 2,028 1,994 Swain * * 163 156 258 254 Transylvania * * 605 574 7,107 6,988 Yancey * * 1,418 1,512 673 661 W. Mountain 19,384 14,537 22,207 23,467 32,271 31,735 Alamance 5,900 4,021 4,302 4,563 1,374 1,352 Caswell * * 2,139 2,477 794 780 Durham * * 674 678 1,291 1,270 Forsyth * * 1,442 1,564 1,815 1,785 Franklin * * 1,907 2,477 3,161 3,109 Granville 2,107 1,547 2,046 2,295 1,583 1,557 Guilford 6,321 4,640 3,953 4,433 2,513 2,470 Orange 4,214 2,473 2,325 2,425 1,925 1,893 Person * * 1,860 1,956 616 605 Rockingham 2,107 1,547 2,442 2,738 1,945 1,913 Stokes * * 2,325 2,555 1,666 1,638 Vance * * 512 521 583 574 Warren * * 1,628 1,825 367 361 N. Piedmont 24,863 17,321 27,555 30,507 19,633 19,307 Alexander 7,164 5,258 4,302 4,693 1,224 1,204 Catawba 2,528 1,856 3,186 3,390 2,397 2,357 Chatham 4,214 3,712 8,604 9,387 2,000 1,967 Davidson 5,057 4,330 3,488 3,390 2,511 2,470 Davie 2,107 * 3,255 3,520 1,563 1,537 Iredell 49,304 35,570 9,883 10,821 2,576 2,534 Lee * * 814 964 633 621 Randolph 18,542 11,754 9,417 10,169 2,932 2,883 Rowan 7,164 4,949 4,302 4,824 2,365 2,326 Wake * * 1,930 2,034 3,796 3,733 C. Piedmont 96,922 68,047 49,180 53,192 21,997 21,632 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 25 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Dairy Products Cattle & Calves Other Livestock & Poultry 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson * * 1,930 2,164 379 373 Cabarrus 2,950 1,856 3,139 3,520 1,719 1,690 Cleveland 3,793 2,474 4,534 4,954 1,948 1,916 Gaston 2,950 1,856 1,930 1,982 1,778 1,748 Lincoln 6,321 4,021 2,790 2,868 1,672 1,644 Mecklenburg * * 1,046 1,043 3,524 3,466 Montgomery * * 1,628 1,930 451 442 Moore * * 1,651 1,877 2,013 1,980 Richmond * * 1,232 1,304 451 444 Stanly * 3,093 4,302 4,563 1,289 1,268 Union * * 5,348 5,867 2,783 2,737 S. Piedmont 20,227 13,609 29,531 32,072 18,007 17,708 Bertie * * * * 278 273 Camden * * * * 579 570 Chowan * * 302 313 127 125 Currituck * * * * 189 186 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe * * 791 860 308 303 Gates * * 209 261 385 379 Halifax * * 1,349 1,304 387 381 Hertford * * 116 * 123 121 Martin * * 372 391 647 637 Nash * * 2,093 2,451 860 845 Northampton * * 349 313 204 201 Pasquotank * * * * 149 145 Perquimans * * 279 261 270 266 Tyrrell * * * * 2 2 Washington * * 186 261 4,863 4,783 N. Coastal * * 6,627 7,040 9,371 9,217 Beaufort * * 233 261 15,153 14,902 Carteret * * * * 1,975 1,942 Craven * * 465 522 3,005 2,955 Greene * * 581 652 1,712 1,684 Hyde * * 140 130 95 93 Johnston * * 2,790 3,259 2,071 2,037 Jones * * 465 443 233 229 Lenoir * * 953 913 526 517 Pamlico * * * * 1,579 1,553 Pitt * * 1,139 * 3,466 3,409 Wayne * * 2,790 2,999 2,121 2,086 Wilson * * 349 443 13,901 13,670 C. Coastal * * 10,115 11,082 45,837 45,077 Bladen * * 1,256 1,356 502 494 Brunswick * * 419 469 553 544 Columbus * * 2,023 2,138 607 597 Cumberland * * 953 991 1,967 1,935 Duplin * * 6,162 6,649 960 944 Harnett * * 2,046 2,008 14,850 14,602 Hoke * * * * 1,006 990 New Hanover * * * * 425 417 Onslow * * 488 522 1,450 1,426 Pender * * 558 574 1,310 1,288 Robeson * * 1,744 1,825 1,332 1,310 Sampson * * 5,813 6,388 1,409 1,386 Scotland * * 395 391 640 630 S. Coastal * * 22,207 23,598 27,011 26,563 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with inventory of less than 500 all cattle or counties with less than $10,000 cash receipts or where indi-vidual data would be disclosed are not published. 26 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Tobacco Cotton and Cottonseed Soybeans 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 686,833 745,869 203,262 212,643 409,896 557,244 Alleghany 579 361 * * * * Ashe * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * Caldwell * * * * 209 357 Surry 13,342 13,971 * * 2,469 2,723 Watauga * * * * * * Wilkes * 2,594 * * * * Yadkin 12,209 10,412 * * 3,927 5,204 N. Mountain 28,660 27,709 * * 6,709 8,380 Buncombe 255 * * * * * Burke * * * * 171 207 Cherokee * * * * * * Clay * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * Haywood * * * * * * Henderson * * * * * * Jackson * * * * * * McDowell * * * * * * Macon * * * * * * Madison 616 * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * Rutherford * * * * * 290 Swain * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * Yancey * * * * * * W. Mountain 1,408 * * * 513 1,034 Alamance 5,359 4,705 * * 692 731 Caswell 10,650 8,542 * * 394 266 Durham 1,251 1,088 * * * 180 Forsyth 3,424 2,691 * * 751 773 Franklin 14,864 18,651 * * 3,652 4,495 Granville 12,904 13,263 * * 565 515 Guilford 8,724 7,825 * * 1,986 1,836 Orange 3,394 2,691 * * 617 899 Person 14,632 14,497 * * 2,247 2,312 Rockingham 15,607 13,729 * * 855 596 Stokes 8,256 6,696 * * * 244 Vance 8,819 9,877 * * 1,651 2,044 Warren 5,789 6,516 * * 1,934 2,289 N. Piedmont 113,672 110,771 754 613 15,679 17,180 Alexander * * * * 439 416 Catawba * * * * 1,830 2,199 Chatham * * * * 491 491 Davidson 2,822 2,603 * * 1,941 2,431 Davie 1,091 1,008 * * 1,569 1,974 Iredell 1,744 1,031 * * 3,719 4,633 Lee 9,049 8,294 * * 1,235 1,852 Randolph 3,289 3,542 * * 1,993 3,204 Rowan * * * * 4,701 5,881 Wake 11,989 13,877 * * 3,228 4,096 C. Piedmont 33,295 32,701 565 * 21,146 27,177 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 27 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Tobacco Cotton and Cottonseed Soybeans 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson * * * * 3,525 2,748 Cabarrus * * * * 1,688 2,064 Cleveland * * 808 557 2,752 3,315 Gaston * * * * 588 760 Lincoln * * * * 1,302 1,615 Mecklenburg * * * * 260 * Montgomery * * * * * 540 Moore 4,786 * * * 1,056 976 Richmond * * * * * * Stanly * * 3,769 4,432 5,764 6,865 Union * * 1,023 * 16,371 14,680 S. Piedmont 6,079 * 7,107 6,884 34,712 35,085 Bertie 15,110 14,622 10,715 16,917 6,917 9,888 Camden * * * * 8,531 12,830 Chowan 357 403 4,308 7,023 * * Currituck * * * * 4,634 7,187 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 29,954 35,597 11,845 10,284 9,067 14,870 Gates * * 4,442 5,769 5,288 8,538 Halifax 12,112 12,646 21,538 20,709 8,048 11,855 Hertford 6,521 9,800 4,981 6,744 3,786 5,990 Martin 19,597 26,142 14,080 15,997 4,924 7,708 Nash 42,434 41,559 3,231 3,372 6,977 9,368 Northampton * * 18,038 21,236 10,412 15,652 Pasquotank * * 754 * 12,420 21,275 Perquimans * * 6,461 6,326 10,294 16,526 Tyrrell * * * * 11,231 14,144 Washington * * 4,308 5,741 11,157 13,724 N. Coastal 128,082 142,170 106,343 122,876 117,271 175,550 Beaufort 8,602 12,225 8,077 8,444 18,431 27,309 Carteret * * * * 6,731 9,713 Craven 6,292 7,785 1,346 * 7,237 8,358 Greene 22,349 27,782 4,038 3,372 6,449 11,076 Hyde * * 7,673 8,723 8,814 10,858 Johnston 45,015 45,834 2,261 * 13,573 17,165 Jones 5,259 9,830 3,770 3,066 5,080 7,723 Lenoir 25,293 31,466 7,592 6,800 7,825 12,640 Pamlico * 1,086 * * 5,556 7,249 Pitt 29,625 30,262 6,219 6,076 13,893 21,667 Wayne 35,461 44,839 3,500 2,480 14,318 21,268 Wilson 40,783 43,803 5,384 5,323 8,650 12,328 C. Coastal 219,528 254,912 51,448 48,075 116,557 167,354 Bladen 2,778 4,533 1,885 * 4,827 5,389 Brunswick 1,840 2,376 * * 1,673 * Columbus 17,765 18,970 2,154 * 10,770 15,516 Cumberland 9,045 11,348 2,369 1,923 4,983 5,147 Duplin 21,167 24,779 1,615 2,174 12,659 19,460 Harnett 32,135 31,388 5,384 4,738 6,508 7,996 Hoke 1,177 1,163 4,550 4,738 4,024 3,377 New Hanover * * * * * * Onslow 2,805 3,197 * * 3,719 4,806 Pender 2,822 2,935 * * * * Robeson 19,018 15,507 6,138 6,187 25,065 28,945 Sampson 44,995 53,123 7,970 6,215 15,813 21,666 Scotland * * * * 3,392 4,488 S. Coastal 156,110 169,319 37,018 33,833 97,308 125,484 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with less than 50 acres of tobacco or 500 acres of cotton and soybeans or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 28 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Corn Peanuts Wheat 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 376,750 327,970 91,161 66,911 291,024 162,518 Alleghany * * * * * * Ashe * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * Caldwell 384 * * * 118 * Surry 3,946 3,410 * * 1,078 * Watauga * * * * * * Wilkes 1,069 1,034 * * * * Yadkin 4,989 3,785 * * 2,755 2,077 N. Mountain 10,685 8,452 * * 4,224 3,107 Buncombe 125 * * * * * Burke 529 396 * * * * Cherokee 564 457 * * * * Clay * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * Haywood * 42 * * * * Henderson 1,213 725 * * * * Jackson * * * * * * McDowell 178 * * * * * Macon * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * Rutherford * * * * * * Swain * * * * * * Transylvania * 115 * * * * Yancey * * * * * * W. Mountain 3,556 2,250 * * 364 221 Alamance 1,491 781 * * 1,132 1,110 Caswell 384 154 * * 674 839 Durham 269 * * * * * Forsyth 394 470 * * 344 * Franklin 1,026 732 * * 2,762 3,749 Granville 617 529 * * 916 1,147 Guilford 1,373 683 * * 2,122 2,035 Orange 1,259 764 * * 1,145 1,147 Person 1,227 1,070 * * 3,308 2,960 Rockingham 785 403 * * 2,075 1,431 Stokes 515 357 * * * 308 Vance * * * * 1,125 1,184 Warren * 91 * * 1,024 728 N. Piedmont 9,712 6,206 * * 17,179 7,711 Alexander 675 * * * 377 * Catawba 1,541 670 * * 1,752 1,901 Chatham 1,148 526 * * 660 * Davidson 2,212 1,848 * * 1,253 892 Davie 1,976 1,966 * * 1,570 1,849 Iredell 5,606 3,074 * * 3,698 3,517 Lee 534 * * * 876 1,086 Randolph 2,397 2,137 * * 1,718 2,069 Rowan 5,048 2,946 * * 4,419 4,189 Wake 391 291 * * 1,401 1,345 C. Piedmont 21,528 13,970 * * 17,724 7,590 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 29 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Corn Peanuts Wheat 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 3,725 1,957 * * 2,311 2,347 Cabarrus 1,707 1,211 * * 1,206 1,356 Cleveland 364 180 * * 2,681 3,455 Gaston * * * * 303 * Lincoln 730 610 * * 1,448 1,335 Mecklenburg * * * * 364 * Montgomery * * * * * * Moore 546 279 * * 411 603 Richmond * * * * * * Stanly 5,487 4,581 * * 3,638 3,714 Union 9,969 8,471 * * 19,597 18,019 S. Piedmont 24,752 18,497 * * 32,673 16,805 Bertie 7,734 6,017 8,763 6,342 2,614 * Camden 10,993 10,044 * * 5,679 7,375 Chowan 3,000 1,685 5,080 3,961 3,429 3,594 Currituck 6,982 4,797 * * 3,894 4,531 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 4,616 5,327 6,401 3,190 6,090 7,427 Gates 2,682 2,747 3,937 2,822 4,729 4,250 Halifax 3,899 3,162 6,223 4,850 3,146 3,417 Hertford 5,580 3,550 4,521 3,205 2,122 2,625 Martin 2,097 2,439 10,033 7,371 3,523 2,792 Nash * * 3,404 * 3,443 2,448 Northampton 4,045 2,963 4,699 3,863 5,463 5,813 Pasquotank 11,492 8,557 * * 13,419 11,438 Perquimans 7,298 6,588 2,464 1,219 10,624 8,761 Tyrrell 18,974 * * * 8,663 8,125 Washington 12,504 15,245 1,092 1,041 9,222 12,553 N. Coastal 104,203 91,302 56,617 39,565 86,060 45,737 Beaufort 19,997 22,785 * * 17,697 14,811 Carteret 15,515 8,682 * * 3,449 * Craven 6,895 8,706 * * 3,793 * Greene 3,063 4,870 1,549 * 3,531 3,685 Hyde 20,686 15,611 * * 6,716 8,320 Johnston 4,393 3,606 1,042 * 5,746 5,419 Jones 2,488 5,546 * 1,055 3,335 5,184 Lenoir 4,433 8,774 * * 4,918 6,203 Pamlico 8,596 6,485 * * 3,564 3,328 Pitt 4,149 8,242 4,573 3,433 10,374 8,564 Wayne 7,791 9,825 1,804 1,754 12,166 13,713 Wilson 4,051 3,892 * * 3,961 4,966 C. Coastal 102,057 107,024 12,700 10,344 79,250 50,358 Bladen 5,923 6,898 6,502 4,062 1,711 1,397 Brunswick 3,630 2,774 * * 397 * Columbus 14,099 11,723 3,175 3,059 4,783 * Cumberland 5,929 3,529 * * 1,974 1,894 Duplin 14,982 13,208 3,073 3,504 7,761 9,500 Harnett 2,864 * * * 2,109 2,066 Hoke 3,563 1,339 * * 2,250 1,990 New Hanover * * * * * * Onslow 4,557 4,364 * * 1,698 1,961 Pender * * * * * * Robeson 21,211 17,383 2,572 1,973 18,499 16,904 Sampson 14,110 11,213 * * 8,596 9,796 Scotland 2,643 1,663 1,778 704 1,650 * S. Coastal 100,257 80,269 21,844 17,002 53,550 30,989 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with less than 500 acres of peanuts, corn and wheat or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 30 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Berries Other Field Crops Greenhouse and Nursery 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 464,050 510,617 69,249 81,493 775,779 812,615 Alleghany 4,139 4,554 1,268 1,492 1,139 1,193 Ashe 835 919 732 861 6,018 6,303 Avery 598 658 81 96 7,378 7,729 Caldwell 433 476 593 698 17,389 18,216 Surry 2,912 3,204 1,439 1,693 1,454 1,523 Watauga 438 482 650 765 * * Wilkes 2,149 2,365 1,837 2,161 2,166 2,268 Yadkin 1,165 1,282 1,390 1,636 * * N. Mountain 12,669 13,940 7,990 9,402 37,306 39,077 Buncombe 3,634 3,998 1,585 1,865 * * Burke 629 692 423 497 25,448 26,656 Cherokee 2,824 3,108 324 383 1,344 1,408 Clay 268 295 219 258 * * Graham 89 96 65 78 167 175 Haywood 2,087 2,297 1,057 1,243 2,504 2,623 Henderson 34,234 37,668 447 526 49,879 52,247 Jackson 1,928 2,121 106 125 577 604 McDowell 649 715 163 191 20,942 21,937 Macon 948 1,044 244 287 1,055 1,105 Madison 840 924 667 784 1,897 1,987 Mitchell 515 567 366 430 1,065 1,116 Polk 2,180 2,399 377 445 * * Rutherford 948 1,044 1,524 1,793 435 456 Swain 242 267 57 67 673 705 Transylvania 1,077 1,185 366 430 8,708 9,121 Yancey 289 318 447 526 2,781 2,913 W. Mountain 53,381 58,738 8,437 9,928 150,664 157,818 Alamance 1,278 1,407 1,422 1,674 797 834 Caswell 1,051 1,157 1,337 1,573 1,007 1,055 Durham 428 471 256 302 5,735 6,007 Forsyth 1,603 1,764 597 703 9,006 9,434 Franklin 778 856 967 1,138 * * Granville 1,227 1,350 931 1,095 239 251 Guilford 2,428 2,671 1,699 1,999 21,125 22,128 Orange 505 556 1,252 1,473 9,377 9,822 Person 515 567 792 933 1,060 1,110 Rockingham 1,226 1,350 1,597 1,879 7,518 7,875 Stokes 1,376 1,513 1,390 1,636 928 972 Vance 490 539 236 277 * * Warren 588 647 504 593 1,088 1,140 N. Piedmont 13,493 14,848 12,980 15,275 72,566 76,012 Alexander 2,227 2,450 801 942 526 551 Catawba 912 1,004 1,544 1,817 11,216 11,749 Chatham 1,438 1,582 1,792 2,109 4,064 4,257 Davidson 2,453 2,700 1,841 2,166 2,717 2,846 Davie 531 584 2,048 2,410 * * Iredell 1,557 1,713 2,239 2,635 4,951 5,186 Lee 866 953 187 222 1,797 1,883 Randolph 861 947 1,960 2,305 6,456 6,762 Rowan 4,994 5,495 1,638 1,927 * * Wake 6,510 7,163 410 483 26,581 27,842 C. Piedmont 22,349 24,591 14,460 17,016 79,811 83,600 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 31 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Berries Other Field Crops Greenhouse and Nursery 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 1,536 1,690 406 478 * * Cabarrus 510 561 2,243 2,640 4,610 4,829 Cleveland 3,458 3,805 1,650 1,942 6,548 6,858 Gaston 887 975 894 1,052 2,206 2,311 Lincoln 3,108 3,420 1,106 1,301 514 538 Mecklenburg 846 930 284 335 158,814 166,356 Montgomery 2,098 2,308 524 617 * * Moore 1,721 1,894 488 574 15,163 15,883 Richmond 2,953 3,250 460 540 657 688 Stanly 613 675 1,081 1,272 * * Union 5,670 6,240 1,373 1,617 21,549 22,573 S. Piedmont 23,400 25,748 10,509 12,368 220,541 231,014 Bertie 979 1,078 32 39 * * Camden 14,590 16,056 98 115 * * Chowan 5,695 6,267 53 62 8,358 8,755 Currituck 1,361 1,497 * 10 * * Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 12,097 13,311 224 263 * * Gates 2,866 3,153 73 86 * * Halifax 2,129 2,342 358 421 * * Hertford 1,603 1,764 * * * * Martin 1,469 1,616 89 105 * * Nash 32,568 35,837 528 622 5,481 5,741 Northampton 423 465 45 53 * * Pasquotank 3,577 3,936 * 11 432 453 Perquimans 2,964 3,261 57 67 * * Tyrrell 448 493 11 12 * * Washington 11,494 12,647 49 57 * * N. Coastal 94,263 103,723 1,634 1,923 45,187 47,332 Beaufort 1,206 1,327 236 277 625 655 Carteret 1,381 1,520 24 29 1,010 1,058 Craven 2,026 2,229 114 134 4,998 5,235 Greene 11,432 12,579 211 249 77 81 Hyde 6,984 7,685 41 48 * * Johnston 40,980 45,092 1,064 1,253 19,317 20,234 Jones 381 420 171 201 * * Lenoir 4,541 4,996 219 258 * * Pamlico 2,907 3,199 16 19 218 229 Pitt 2,263 2,490 447 526 11,058 11,584 Wayne 14,421 15,868 893 1,052 9,173 9,608 Wilson 16,807 18,494 106 124 44,712 46,834 C. Coastal 105,329 115,899 3,542 4,170 102,168 107,019 Bladen 17,240 18,969 276 325 6,549 6,860 Brunswick 4,855 5,342 191 225 4,275 4,478 Columbus 12,684 13,957 451 531 3,739 3,916 Cumberland 5,989 6,590 264 311 2,564 2,686 Duplin 11,030 12,137 3,029 3,563 2,811 2,944 Harnett 7,515 8,269 593 698 4,506 4,720 Hoke 588 647 406 478 * * New Hanover 211 233 * * 4,380 4,588 Onslow 634 698 240 282 4,284 4,488 Pender 12,442 13,690 126 148 17,955 18,807 Robeson 1,716 1,889 902 1,062 2,017 2,113 Sampson 63,674 70,062 3,036 3,573 13,319 13,951 Scotland 588 647 179 210 * * S. Coastal 139,166 153,130 9,697 11,411 67,536 70,743 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. 3 Christmas trees are no longer included in Other Field Crops but are in now included in Greenhouse and Nursery * Cash receipts for counties with less than $10,000 or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 32 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FOREST, FISH AND SEAFOOD INCOME 1 Counties and Districts All Forest Products 2 Fish and Seafood 3 Counties and Districts All Forest Products 2 Fish and Seafood 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Thousand Dollars State Total 993,489 934,323 86,814 77,010 Anson 19,214 18,106 * * Bladen 20,891 19,511 * * Avery 2,759 2,543 * * Brunswick 26,956 25,092 4,154 3,537 Buncombe 4,266 3,980 * * Columbus 30,533 28,265 114 114 Cherokee 5,832 5,632 * * Cumberland 4,340 4,158 * * Clay 1,401 1,367 * * Hoke 6,197 5,847 * * Graham 1,426 1,335 * * Lee 7,025 6,357 * * Haywood 6,396 6,091 * * Montgomery 19,349 18,177 * * Henderson 5,121 4,735 * * Moore 24,196 22,434 * * Jackson 2,567 2,358 * * Richmond 15,124 14,002 * * Macon 3,654 3,516 * * Robeson 12,637 11,954 * * Madison 5,122 4,697 * * Sampson 11,236 10,441 * * Mitchell 3,395 3,125 * * Scotland 6,134 5,708 * * Swain 274 254 * * S. Central 203,832 190,052 * * Transylvania 445 410 * * Yancey 6,573 6,053 * * Alamance 10,142 9,493 * * Western 49,231 46,096 * * Caswell 11,786 11,455 * * Chatham 18,710 17,550 * * Alexander 3,882 3,634 * * Davidson 6,095 5,717 * * Alleghany 3,312 3,102 * * Durham 4,272 4,044 * * Ashe 7,651 7,119 * * Granville 14,730 14,014 * * Burke 6,798 6,540 * * Guilford 5,688 5,292 * * Caldwell 6,399 5,942 * * Orange 3,657 3,511 * * Catawba 5,642 5,279 * * Person 10,240 10,098 * * Davie 1,711 1,604 * * Randolph 14,615 13,604 * * Forsyth 4,868 4,556 * * Rockingham 10,316 10,004 * * Stokes 9,742 9,192 * * N. Piedmont 110,251 104,782 * * Surry 7,649 7,216 * * Watauga 4,101 3,800 * * Bertie 29,713 28,289 * * Wilkes 13,309 12,504 * * Camden 5,492 5,262 1,590 4,105 Yadkin 6,997 6,546 * * Chowan 3,016 2,895 897 657 N. Western 82,061 77,034 * * Currituck 1,979 1,858 2,409 3,087 Dare 574 524 23,024 21,930 Cabarrus 2,595 2,457 * * Gates 16,804 16,100 * * Cleveland 6,976 6,619 * * Hertford 12,026 11,471 * * Gaston 5,073 4,778 * * Hyde 4,858 4,718 10,803 8,120 Iredell 5,897 5,559 * * Martin 19,794 18,532 * * Lincoln 6,771 6,327 * * Pasquotank 4,164 3,963 3,510 1,808 McDowell 7,057 6,654 * * Perquimans 5,084 4,749 2,027 2,405 Mecklenburg 3,967 3,773 * * Tyrrell 6,871 6,455 3,763 3,710 Polk 5,140 4,915 * * Washington 11,027 10,318 1,256 492 Rowan 8,432 8,084 * * N. Eastern 121,402 115,134 * * Rutherford 13,731 13,252 * * Stanly 4,023 3,823 * * Beaufort 60,908 56,576 4,101 3,475 Union 6,489 6,289 * * Carteret 6,095 5,820 11,226 9,534 S. Western 76,151 72,530 * * Craven 34,193 31,811 605 523 Duplin 12,507 11,655 * * Edgecombe 12,345 11,620 * * Greene 2,894 2,732 * * Franklin 11,510 10,835 * * Jones 15,875 14,990 * * Halifax 26,547 25,094 * * Lenoir 7,424 7,032 * * Harnett 10,534 9,647 * * New Hanover 1,384 1,258 2,501 2,129 Johnston 6,688 6,295 * * Onslow 8,679 8,258 6,109 4,008 Nash 8,723 8,228 * * Pamlico 14,182 13,299 7,671 6,239 Northampton 16,435 16,022 * * Pender 14,718 13,891 1,002 1,066 Vance 6,227 5,742 * * Pitt 19,593 18,476 * 15 Wake 15,838 14,870 * * Wayne 11,594 10,620 * * Warren 18,142 17,069 * * S. Eastern 210,046 196,418 * * Wilson 7,529 6,859 * * N. Central 140,518 132,281 * * * Some counties not shown separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 Data provided by the NC Cooperative Extension, Income Estimates of North Carolina Timber Harvested and Delivered to Mills. Income is the delivered price paid to timber buyers upon delivery of timber to the mill. 3 Data provided by the Division of Marine Fisheries, NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Morehead City, NC. Income includes both commercial farm ponds and marine seafood. Income for commercial catch is valued at the point of landing. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 33 VALUE ADDED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR Via the Production of Goods and Services 1 Goods and Services 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Value of livestock production 5,613,154 5,170,702 5,957,686 6,286,641 5,695,078 Value of crop production 2,533,053 2,777,381 2,741,581 3,502,754 3,534,197 Revenues from services and forestry 961,268 1,017,439 1,197,761 1,282,863 1,212,658 Value of agricultural sector production 9,107,474 8,965,522 9,897,028 11,072,258 10,441,933 less: Purchased inputs 4,991,322 5,059,485 6,015,016 6,956,553 6,371,305 Feed purchased 2,140,000 2,060,000 2,750,000 3,290,000 2,740,000 Livestock and poultry purchased 242,067 280,295 322,671 338,446 317,169 Seed purchased 230,000 260,000 300,000 350,000 290,000 Fertilizers and lime 260,000 260,000 340,000 410,000 410,000 Pesticides 210,000 220,000 250,000 280,000 300,000 Petroleum fuel and oils 297,268 303,524 353,969 441,145 361,174 Electricity 99,702 92,913 103,086 117,442 128,555 Other purchased inputs 2 1,512,285 1,582,753 1,595,290 1,729,520 1,824,407 plus: Direct Government payments 1,194,203 738,403 569,813 518,620 486,109 less: Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees 12,920 12,240 14,245 15,757 17,602 less: Property taxes 160,000 190,000 240,000 280,000 240,000 less: Capital consumption 558,475 578,609 611,945 652,461 683,976 Net value added 4,578,961 3,863,591 3,585,636 3,686,107 3,615,159 less: Employee compensation (total hired labor) 511,283 589,075 749,280 653,800 568,602 less: Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 56,112 -14,626 -36,663 -86,138 -10,571 less: Real estate and nonreal estate interest 268,578 304,264 319,787 323,923 317,965 Net farm income 3,742,988 2,984,878 2,553,232 2,794,522 2,739,163 Source: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Value of agricultural sector production is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within a year. Net value-add-ed is the sector’s contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production, regardless of ownership. Net farm income is the farm operators’ share of income from the sector’s production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the Organization or Economic Cooperation and Development. 2 Includes repair and maintenance of capital items, machine hire and custom work, marketing, storage, and transportation, contract labor and miscellaneous expenses. EXPORTS Value of Agricultural Export Shares Year Wheat and Products Cotton Including Linters Soybeans and Products Peanuts and Oil Cottonseed Tobacco Unmanufactured Seeds Million Dollars 2005 112.8 225.7 113.1 12.9 5.6 328.0 7.1 2006 132.9 272.9 112.2 17.4 7.0 422.2 7.2 2007 151.4 171.6 125.1 17.7 6.1 407.7 7.3 2008 315.0 274.4 358.1 23.5 11.5 572.4 8.3 2009 185.2 228.2 313.7 21.7 7.9 601.8 8.9 Year Fruits and Preparations 1 Vegetables and Preparations Meats and Products Poultry Products Feed Grains and Products Other 2 All Agricultural Commodities Million Dollars 2005 17.3 22.2 332.7 282.3 49.1 293.2 1,801.9 2006 23.8 26.9 349.7 279.8 75.3 332.2 2,059.5 2007 14.0 26.9 371.8 364.2 85.1 319.2 2,068.2 2008 28.5 29.9 553.5 482.1 91.1 359.1 3,107.1 2009 26.9 32.6 537.1 478.3 79.6 356.7 2,878.8 Source: Compiled by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Apple, apple juice, and apple products, as well as other misc. fruits assumed to equal the previous year; current year production data are not released until July or later. 1 Methodology revised starting in 2007 to estimate shares based on state production of cheese, butter, dry whey, ice cream, and sherbet. 2 Other includes sugar and tropical products, minor oilseeds, essential oils, beverages other than juice, nursery and greenhouse, wine, misc. vegetable products, tree nuts, hides and skins, fats and oils, and feeds and fodders. 34 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN (Dollars per Bushel) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR COTTON (Dollars per Pound) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 0.250 0.350 0.450 0.550 0.650 0.750 Aug* Sep* Oct* Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul * North Carolina had insufficient sales to establish prices in August 2009 and September 2007, 2008 and 2009. October 2008 price is not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS (Dollars per Bushel) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 4.50 6.50 8.50 10.50 12.50 14.50 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul* Aug * North Carolina July 2008 and July 2009 prices not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 35 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR HOGS (Dollars per Hundredweight) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 32.00 40.00 48.00 56.00 64.00 72.00 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Commodities Year Hogs per Cwt. Beef Cattle per Cwt. Calves per Cwt. Cows 1 per Cwt. Steers & Heifers per Cwt. Milk Cows per Head Sheep per Cwt. Lambs per Cwt. Turkeys per Lb. Table Eggs per Dozen Dollars 2005 50.70 77.90 119.00 49.90 99.90 1,810.00 43.00 107.00 .450 .332 2006 46.60 68.00 115.00 45.60 95.00 1,800.00 41.00 99.00 .480 .383 2007 48.00 63.80 104.00 47.90 93.60 1,860.00 37.00 102.00 .520 .749 2008 48.50 65.50 94.80 53.50 87.50 2,040.00 35.00 106.00 .540 .970 2009 41.70 61.40 89.30 47.20 82.00 1,580.00 40.00 111.00 .480 .645 1 Includes beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops Year Flue-Cured Tobacco per Lb. Burley Tobacco per Lb. Cotton per Lb. Soybeans per Bu. Corn per Bu. Peanuts per Lb. Wheat per Bu. All Hay per Ton Sweet Potatoes per Cwt. Irish Potatoes per Cwt. Apples 1 per Lb. Dollars 2005 1.478 1.560 .458 5.64 2.33 .196 3.07 66.00 14.20 7.70 .117 2006 1.500 1.610 .458 6.35 3.03 .185 3.26 69.00 16.20 10.00 .144 2007 2 1.530 1.590 .558 10.10 4.00 .210 4.90 91.50 16.40 8.35 .098 2008 2 1.760 1.740 .462 9.33 4.91 .254 5.80 100.00 18.50 10.30 .152 2009 1.760 1.720 .558 3 9.50 3.85 .274 4.35 92.50 19.50 10.50 .169 1 Utilized Production. 2 Revised. 3 Based on Marketings and monthly prices received from August 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009. 36 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics PRICES PAID FOR FEED Appalachian Region (Dollars per Ton) 1 Broiler Feed: Grower Complete Turkey Feed: Grower Complete Hog Feed: 38-42% Protein Conc. Hog Feed: 14-18% Protein 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. PRICES PAID FOR FUELS Appalachian Region (Dollars per Gallon) 1 Diesel Gasoline 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. PRICES PAID FOR FERTILIZER Southeast Region (Dollars per Ton) 1 30% Nitrogen Solution 60-62% Muriate of Potash 44-46% Superphosphate 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. 38 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 2009 884,000 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 1969 22,115 1931 8,670 Egg Production 1924 1970 3,440,000 1930 542,000 Commercial Broilers 1934 2008 796,100 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 39 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY Species and Classification North Carolina United States Number on Farms January 1 Number on Farms January 1 2009 1 2010 2009 1 2010 Thousand Head Thousand Head Cattle - Total 2 850 820 94,521 93,701 Cows & Heifers that have calved 430 410 41,045 40,456 Beef Cows 384 367 31,712 31,376 Milk Cows 46 43 9,333 9,081 Heifers 500 pounds and over 119 112 19,576 19,666 For Beef Cow replacement 69 69 5,531 5,436 For Milk Cow replacement 20 19 4,410 4,516 Other Heifers 30 24 9,635 9,714 Steers 500 pounds and over 30 36 16,769 16,440 Bulls 500 pounds and over 31 32 2,184 2,190 Calves under 500 pounds 240 230 14,948 14,949 Sheep - Total 28.0 25.0 5,747 5,630 Breeding Sheep & Lambs 24 20 4,247 4,190 Replacement Lambs 5 3 647 655 Ewes 1 year plus 17 15 3,405 3,340 Rams 1 year plus 2 2 196 195 Market Sheep & Lambs 4 5 1,500 1,440 Goats - Total 96 103 3,069 3,043 Angora Goats - - 185 150 Milk Goats 10 8 335 355 Meat and Other Goats 86 95 2,549 2,538 Number on Farms December 1 Number on Farms December 1 2008 1 2009 2008 1 2009 Thousand Head Thousand Head All Hogs and Pigs 9,700 9,600 67,148 65,327 Breeding Hogs 980 930 6,062 5,850 Market Hogs 3 8,720 8,670 61,087 59,477 Under 50 Pounds 3,020 3,150 19,428 19,085 50-119 Pounds 2,290 2,200 17,396 17,062 120-179 Pounds 1,770 1,700 12,731 12,079 180 Pounds and above 1,640 1,620 11,533 11,252 Chickens - Total 4 19,609 20,128 446,906 449,610 Other Chickens 1,000 982 7,589 8,496 1 Revised. 2 Totals may not add due to rounding. 3 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. 4 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 2006 820 705,200 74 703,000 5.60 107,526 164 3,280 2007 780 663,000 63 642,600 6.60 132,257 163 3,749 2008 1 780 647,400 75 727,500 8.30 162,755 167 4,509 2009 1 720 612,000 70 679,000 8.50 171,088 159 4,452 2010 680 557,600 - - - - 158 3,950 1 Revised. 40 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MEAT ANIMALS Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income Species 2006 2007 2008 1 2009 Thousands Hogs and Pigs Beginning Inventory: 9,800 9,500 10,200 9,700 (December 1 preceding year) Spring Crop: (December-May) Sows Farrowed 1,090 1,100 1,100 1,070 Pigs Saved 9,919 9,982 10,203 10,300 Fall Crop: (June-November) Sows Farrowed 1,110 1,150 1,080 1,060 Pigs Saved 10,129 10,522 10,370 10,230 Inshipments 431 392 478 522 Marketings 2 18,359 17,976 19,491 19,171 Farm Slaughter 3 10 10 10 11 Deaths 2,410 2,210 2,050 1,970 Production (Lbs.) 4 3,778,686 3,815,438 4,209,853 4,099,445 Marketings (Lbs.) 5 3,808,657 3,737,940 4,273,530 4,151,504 Price Per 100 Lbs. ($) 46.60 48.00 48.50 41.70 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 6 1,917,244 1,907,945 2,170,176 1,877,798 Value of Home Consumption ($) 1,629 1,621 1,407 1,191 Gross Income ($) 1,918,873 1,909,566 2,171,583 1,878,989 Ending Inventory December 1 9,500 10,200 9,700 9,600 Cattle and Calves Number: On hand January 1 (Total) 860 850 830 850 Cows and Heifers that have Calved 436 440 420 430 Calves Born 390 380 390 370 Inshipments 15 13 9 10 Marketings: 2 Cattle 209 224 229 260 Calves 167 150 114 116 Farm Slaughter: 3 Cattle and Calves 2 2 2 2 Deaths: Cattle 15 15 14 12 Calves 22 22 21 20 Production: 4 Total Cattle and Calves (Lbs.) 275,879 278,326 297,407 312,124 Marketings (Lbs.) 5 277,500 293,584 277,600 322,100 Price per 100 Lbs. ($): Cattle 68.00 63.80 65.50 61.40 Calves 115.00 104.00 94.80 89.30 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 6 223,809 215,459 197,650 213,812 Value of Home Consumption ($) 10,992 9,734 10,586 10,987 Gross Income ($) 234,801 225,193 208,236 224,799 Ending Inventory (Total) 850 830 850 820 (January 1 suceeding year) 1 Revised. 2 Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and state outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the state. 3 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 4 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 5 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the state. 6 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Also includes allowance for higher average price of state inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 41 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, 2009 1 Month Cattle All Species Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds January 18.3 21,208 0.1 72 1,039.7 277,402 0.5 44 February 17.3 19,786 0.2 79 970.3 258,873 0.4 33 March 17.3 20,212 0.1 79 1,034.5 275,353 0.5 41 April 18.7 21,546 0.1 52 1,019.7 270,232 0.7 57 May 18.5 21,300 0.1 55 906.9 235,680 0.8 58 June 19.0 21,975 0.1 54 1,006.4 253,294 0.8 64 July 18.7 21,603 0.1 54 1,008.7 254,114 0.9 63 August 17.9 21,168 0.1 61 987.0 249,100 1.0 78 September 19.1 23,322 0.1 62 1,073.0 273,641 1.0 76 October 20.0 23,440 0.1 50 1,152.4 298,793 0.8 59 November 17.8 20,493 0.1 61 1,080.4 283,807 1.1 78 December 19.7 22,914 0.1 74 1,102.4 288,301 1.0 75 Annual Total 2 222.4 257,968 1.5 755 12,381.5 3,218,589 9.6 725 1 Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2 Months may not add to totals due to rounding. COMMERCIAL HOG SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 190,000 210,000 230,000 250,000 270,000 290,000 310,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 2009 COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 2009 42 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics COMMERCIAL BROILERS Production and Value Year Number Produced Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2005 735,100 4,851,700 2,231,782 2006 749,900 5,099,300 1,937,734 2007 781,200 5,390,300 2,479,538 2008 1 796,100 5,493,100 2,526,826 2009 759,600 5,317,200 2,429,960 US 2009 2 8,550,500 47,726,500 21,811,013 1 Revised. 2 Excludes states producing less than 500,000 broilers. TURKEYS Production and Value Year Number Raised Pounds Produced Price per Pound Value of Production Thousands Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 35,500 1,025,950 0.450 461,678 2006 37,000 1,095,200 0.480 525,696 2007 38,500 1,147,300 0.520 596,596 2008 40,000 1,208,000 0.540 652,320 2009 35,500 1,089,850 0.480 523,128 US 2009 247,359 7,149,942 0.500 3,573,637 EGGS Production and Value of Sales Year Average Number Layers During Year Average Eggs Laid Annually per Layer Eggs Produced Average Price per Dozen 1 Value of Production Thousands Number Million Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 10,955 235 2,573 1.160 249,368 2006 11,028 239 2,636 1.170 257,627 2007 12,088 245 2,960 1.330 328,664 2008 12,427 247 3,063 1.470 373,944 2009 12,636 249 3,148 1.330 349,371 US 2009 337,376 268 90,359 0.817 6,155,825 1 Average of all eggs sold by producers, including hatching eggs. CHICKENS Lost, Sold and Value of Sales 1 Year Number Lost Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Thousands Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 1,461 12,399 100,432 0.090 9,039 2006 3,086 13,269 92,883 0.082 7,616 2007 3,062 12,487 89,906 0.079 7,103 2008 2 2,791 14,306 94,420 0.086 8,120 2009 3,170 13,217 87,232 0.099 8,636 US 2009 99,169 175,204 905,864 0.072 65,127 1 Excludes commercial broilers. 2 Revised. HONEY Production, Stocks and Value 1 Year Honey Producing Colonies Yield per Colony Production Stocks 2 Average Price per Pound Value of Production Thousands Pounds Thousand Pounds Thousand Pounds Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 10 54 540 146 188 1,015 2006 10 50 500 215 157 785 2007 12 45 540 76 249 1,345 2008 3 12 52 624 137 218 1,360 2009 11 45 495 84 252 1,247 US 2009 2,462 58.5 144,108 37,153 144.5 208,236 1 For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one state were counted in each state. 2 Stocks held by producers. 3 Revised. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 43 CATFISH OPERATIONS State Water Surface Acres During Jan 1 - Jun 30 Total Sales All Sizes 2009 2010 2008 2009 Acres Thousand Dollars North Carolina 2,200 1,900 7,221 5,495 Alabama 22,100 19,800 93,254 90,688 Arkansas 25,000 19,200 64,263 44,914 California 2,400 1,500 7,913 8,074 Louisiana 6,300 1,800 11,883 8,395 Mississippi 80,200 64,000 206,288 196,787 Texas 3,800 2,900 13,212 12,644 Other States 1 4,900 3,700 5,964 5,570 United States 146,900 114,800 409,998 372,567 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 2005 4,600 8,100 0.74 5,994 2006 4,600 8,600 0.81 6,966 2007 3,850 8,100 0.81 6,561 2008 4,040 8,050 0.85 6,843 2009 3,120 6,150 0.84 5,166 US 2009 266,310 475,950 0.74 352,013 CATFISH SALES (Thousand Dollars) 2,500 3,500 4,500 5,500 6,500 7,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 44 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TROUT OPERATIONS State Value of Fish Sold Value of Distributed Fish 2008 1 2009 2008 1 2009 Thousand Dollars North Carolina 7,135 7,180 1,279 612 Arkansas - - * * California 8,318 5,270 15,268 12,046 Colorado 621 1,685 6,733 5,966 Georgia 547 698 951 1,119 Idaho 35,583 36,313 7,271 5,582 Michigan 1,027 933 1,078 1,607 Missouri 2,245 4,675 1,823 2,707 New York 841 386 * * Oregon 952 829 4,252 3,471 Pennsylvania 5,427 5,149 14,691 12,071 Utah 535 529 * * Virginia 1,605 1,619 1,876 1,207 Washington 5,805 2,537 9,154 10,053 West Virginia 777 1,562 * * Wisconsin 1,421 1,791 2,650 2,001 Other States 2 7,132 5,757 35,567 41,888 United States 3 79,971 76,913 102,593 100,330 United States 4 86,618 84,364 * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1 Revised. 2 Other States include state estimates not shown and states suppressed due to disclosure. 3 Excludes value of eggs. 4 Includes value of eggs. Beginning with 2008 data, total value of distributed eggs is no longer published. TROUT Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger 1 Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 3,530 4,130 1.38 5,699 2006 3,890 4,350 1.47 6,395 2007 4,020 4,400 1.25 5,500 2008 3,820 3,550 1.80 6,390 2009 3,400 3,750 1.73 6,488 US 2009 41,117 49,092 1.40 68,648 1 Twelve inches or longer. TROUT SALES (Thousand Dollars) 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 45 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 1990 2,800 330 2,470 1,055 565 - - 455 395 1991 3,650 440 3,210 1,375 730 - - 600 505 1992 4,500 500 4,000 1,600 880 - - 820 700 1993 5,400 625 4,775 1,950 1,100 - - 925 800 1994 7,000 750 6,250 2,450 1,400 - - 1,260 1,140 1995 8,200 850 7,350 2,790 1,750 - - 1,550 1,260 1996 9,300 950 8,350 3,300 1,950 - - 1,700 1,400 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 9,700 980 8,720 - - 3,020 2,290 1,770 1,640 2009 9,600 930 8,670 - - 3,150 2,200 1,700 1,620 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) Iowa North Carolina Minnesota Illinois Indiana 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 46 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Caldwell 1,600 1,600 Beaufort 59,000 53,000 Surry 21,000 21,000 Craven 83,200 87,200 N. Mountain 31,500 31,500 Greene 310,000 315,000 Johnston 170,000 175,000 W. Mountain 1,500 1,000 Jones 250,000 255,000 Lenoir 305,000 290,000 Alamance 1,000 * Pamlico 2,800 2,800 Franklin 10,500 13,600 Pitt 250,000 240,000 Granville 1,300 1,300 Wayne 570,000 550,000 Guilford 7,500 6,400 Wilson 50,000 45,000 Person 4,000 5,000 C. Coastal 2,050,000 2,013,000 Rockingham 5,000 3,000 Warren 42,000 40,000 Bladen 820,000 822,000 N. Piedmont 78,000 75,500 Brunswick 81,000 83,000 Columbus 260,000 244,000 Chatham 10,300 20,000 Cumberland 110,000 90,000 Davidson * 2,500 Duplin 2,200,000 2,210,000 Lee 3,500 4,000 Harnett 50,000 58,000 Randolph 23,000 19,700 Hoke 82,000 78,000 C. Piedmont 50,000 57,500 Onslow 188,000 200,000 Pender 280,000 300,000 Anson 46,500 48,000 Robeson 409,000 340,000 Cabarrus 4,000 5,000 Sampson 2,025,000 2,060,000 Cleveland 4,000 3,500 S. Coastal 6,625,000 6,600,000 Montgomery 18,000 19,500 Moore 47,900 43,000 Other Counties 227,900 219,400 Richmond 50,000 50,000 State Total 9,700,000 9,600,000 S. Piedmont 199,000 197,000 Bertie 43,000 37,000 Edgecombe 93,000 106,000 Gates 26,000 28,000 Halifax 80,000 60,000 Hertford 55,000 54,500 Nash 97,000 80,000 Northampton 154,000 145,000 Perquimans 11,000 8,000 Washington 57,000 57,000 N. Coastal 665,000 624,500 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 1,000 head be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 47 HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 5,000 / Undisclosed 5,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 399,999 400,000 and up Duplin 2,210,000 Sampson 2,060,000 Bladen 822,000 Wayne 550,000 Robeson 340,000 Greene 315,000 Pender 300,000 Lenoir 290,000 Jones 255,000 Columbus 244,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 8,000 8,500 9,000 9,500 10,000 10,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 48 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 19,200 19,000 Anson 8,300 8,300 Ashe 16,000 16,000 Cabarrus 13,500 13,500 Avery 1,200 1,100 Cleveland 19,500 19,000 Caldwell 4,800 4,700 Gaston 8,300 7,600 Surry 20,000 20,000 Lincoln 12,000 11,000 Watauga 9,800 9,200 Mecklenburg 4,500 4,000 Wilkes 32,000 31,000 Montgomery 7,000 7,400 Yadkin 27,000 25,000 Moore 7,100 7,200 N. Mountain 130,000 126,000 Richmond 5,300 5,000 Stanly 18,500 17,500 Buncombe 16,500 15,500 Union 23,000 22,500 Burke 3,400 3,000 S. Piedmont 127,000 123,000 Cherokee 4,600 4,700 Clay 2,700 2,500 Chowan 1,300 1,200 Graham 1,200 1,300 Edgecombe 3,400 3,300 Haywood 19,200 19,000 Gates 900 1,000 Henderson 5,700 5,000 Halifax 5,800 5,000 Jackson 1,700 1,500 Hertford 500 * McDowell 2,800 2,300 Martin 1,600 1,500 Macon 5,600 5,200 Nash 9,000 9,400 Madison 9,700 9,200 Northampton 1,500 1,200 Mitchell 2,000 2,000 Perquimans 1,200 1,000 Polk 2,000 1,700 Washington 800 1,000 Rutherford 9,000 8,500 N. Coastal 28,500 27,000 Swain 700 600 Transylvania 2,600 2,200 Beaufort 1,000 1,000 Yancey 6,100 5,800 Craven 2,000 2,000 W. Mountain 95,500 90,000 Greene 2,500 2,500 Hyde 600 500 Alamance 18,500 17,500 Johnston 12,000 12,500 Caswell 9,200 9,500 Jones 2,000 1,700 Durham 2,900 2,600 Lenoir 4,100 3,500 Forsyth 6,200 6,000 Pitt 4,900 * Franklin 8,200 9,500 Wayne 12,000 11,500 Granville 8,800 8,800 Wilson 1,500 1,700 Guilford 17,000 17,000 C. Coastal 43,500 42,500 Orange 10,000 9,300 Person 8,000 7,500 Bladen 5,400 5,200 Rockingham 10,500 10,500 Brunswick 1,800 1,800 Stokes 10,000 9,800 Columbus 8,700 8,200 Vance 2,200 2,000 Cumberland 4,100 3,800 Warren 7,000 7,000 Duplin 26,500 25,500 N. Piedmont 118,500 117,000 Harnett 8,800 7,700 Onslow 2,100 2,000 Alexander 18,500 18,000 Pender 2,400 2,200 Catawba 13,700 13,000 Robeson 7,500 7,000 Chatham 37,000 36,000 Sampson 25,000 24,500 Davidson 15,000 13,000 Scotland 1,700 1,500 Davie 14,000 13,500 S. Coastal 95,500 90,500 Iredell 42,500 41,500 Lee 3,500 3,700 Other Counties 4,900 9,100 Randolph 40,500 39,000 State Total 850,000 820,000 Rowan 18,500 18,500 Wake 8,300 7,800 C. Piedmont 211,500 204,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 49 ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 2,000 / Undisclosed 2,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 to 19,999 20,000 and up Iredell 41,500 Randolph 39,000 Chatham 36,000 Wilkes 31,000 Duplin 25,500 Yadkin 25,000 Sampson 24,500 Union 22,500 Surry 20,000 Alleghany 2 19,000 Cleveland 2 19,000 Haywood 2 19,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 10th. ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 750 800 850 900 950 1,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 50 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BEEF COWS AND HEIFERS THAT HAVE CALVED Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 7,000 6,500 Anson 4,500 4,300 Ashe 7,300 7,000 Cabarrus 6,600 6,400 Avery 600 600 Cleveland 10,500 9,500 Caldwell 2,500 2,300 Gaston 3,000 2,900 Surry 11,300 11,300 Lincoln 4,600 4,500 Watauga 3,600 3,400 Mecklenburg 1,500 1,500 Wilkes 14,500 13,500 Montgomery 3,200 4,100 Yadkin 10,200 9,400 Moore 4,000 4,500 N. Mountain 57,000 54,000 Richmond 2,300 1,900 Stanly 8,600 8,200 Buncombe 8,000 7,300 Union 12,200 11,200 Burke 1,900 2,000 S. Piedmont 61,000 59,000 Cherokee 2,200 2,100 Clay 1,400 1,300 Chowan 600 600 Haywood 7,600 7,400 Edgecombe 2,000 1,800 Henderson 2,300 2,300 Halifax 1,800 1,600 Jackson 800 800 Martin 800 700 McDowell 1,500 1,200 Nash 5,000 5,300 Macon 2,600 2,600 Northampton 800 700 Madison 5,500 5,400 Perquimans 600 500 Mitchell 1,000 1,200 Washington 500 * Polk 900 800 N. Coastal 14,000 13,000 Rutherford 4,800 4,500 Transylvania 1,200 1,000 Beaufort 600 500 Yancey 2,300 2,100 Craven 700 600 W. Mountain 45,000 43,000 Greene 1,200 1,300 Johnston 5,600 6,000 Alamance 7,400 7,200 Jones 900 900 Caswell 4,100 3,900 Lenoir 1,800 1,500 Durham 800 700 Pitt 1,900 1,700 Forsyth 2,300 2,200 Wayne 5,800 5,700 Franklin 4,400 4,500 Wilson 800 1,200 Granville 4,700 4,500 C. Coastal 20,000 20,000 Guilford 5,500 5,300 Orange 4,500 4,700 Bladen 2,600 2,200 Person 3,700 3,400 Brunswick 1,000 1,000 Rockingham 5,100 4,800 Columbus 4,900 5,000 Stokes 4,700 4,400 Cumberland 2,100 2,000 Vance 1,000 900 Duplin 15,000 13,500 Warren 3,800 3,500 Harnett 4,600 4,300 N. Piedmont 52,000 50,000 Hoke * 500 Onslow 1,100 1,000 Alexander 7,200 6,800 Pender 1,200 1,000 Catawba 6,800 6,500 Robeson 4,200 4,000 Chatham 16,000 15,500 Sampson 12,000 12,000 Davidson 7,000 6,300 Scotland 600 500 Davie 6,700 6,700 S. Coastal 50,000 47,000 Iredell 13,000 12,000 Lee 1,600 2,000 Other Counties 4,300 3,400 Randolph 15,000 14,000 State Total 384,000 367,000 Rowan 8,400 8,200 Wake 3,300 3,000 C. Piedmont 85,000 81,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 51 BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 1,000 / Undisclosed 1,000 to 2,999 3,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 and up Chatham 15,500 Randolph 14,000 Duplin 2 13,500 Wilkes 2 13,500 Iredell 3 12,000 Sampson 3 12,000 Surry 11,300 Union 11,200 Cleveland 9,500 Yadkin 9,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 3rd. 3 Ranked 5th. BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 350 370 390 410 430 450 52 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MILK COWS AND HEIFERS THAT HAVE CALVED Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 1,900 2,000 Cabarrus 700 600 Surry 600 * Cleveland 900 800 Wilkes 1,200 1,100 Gaston 700 600 Yadkin 2,300 2,000 Lincoln 1,500 1,300 N. Mountain 6,000 5,700 Stanly * 1,000 S. Piedmont 4,800 4,400 Buncombe 1,100 1,000 Haywood 1,500 1,700 N. Coastal * * Henderson 1,500 1,400 W. Mountain 5,000 4,700 C. Coastal * * Alamance 1,400 1,300 S. Coastal * * Granville 500 500 Guilford 1,500 1,500 Other Counties 4,300 3,100 Orange 1,000 800 State Total 46,000 43,000 Rockingham 600 500 N. Piedmont 6,200 5,600 Alexander 1,700 1,700 Catawba 600 600 Chatham 1,000 1,200 Davidson 1,200 1,400 Davie 500 * Iredell 11,700 11,500 Randolph 4,400 3,800 Rowan 1,700 1,600 C. Piedmont 23,000 22,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500 / Undisclosed 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,499 1,500 to 1,999 2,000 and up Iredell 11,500 Randolph 3,800 Alleghany 2 2,000 Yadkin 2 2,000 Alexander 3 1,700 Haywood 3 1,700 Rowan 1,600 Guilford 1,500 Davidson 4 1,400 Henderson 4 1,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 3rd. 3 Ranked 5th. 4 Ranked 9th. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 30 40 50 60 70 80 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 53 TURKEYS Number Raised 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 N. Mountain * * Bladen * 1,214,000 Cumberland 760,000 687,000 W. Mountain * * Duplin 10,925,000 8,850,000 Onslow 2,232,000 1,682,000 N. Piedmont * * Pender 656,000 515,000 Robeson 681,000 * C. Piedmont * * Sampson 10,674,000 10,419,000 S. Coastal 27,725,000 24,336,000 Anson 988,000 981,000 Stanly 953,000 720,000 Other Counties 2,511,000 2,120,000 Union 2,696,000 2,998,000 State Total 40,000,000 35,500,000 S. Piedmont 4,998,000 5,017,000 N. Coastal * * Greene 1,099,000 950,000 Johnston 820,000 * Lenoir 1,611,000 1,160,000 Wayne 3,394,000 3,204,000 C. Coastal 7,275,000 6,145,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. TURKEYS Number Raised, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500,000 / Undisclosed 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 2,000,000 to 4,999,999 5,000,000 and up Sampson 10,419,000 Duplin 8,850,000 Wayne 3,204,000 Union 2,998,000 Onslow 1,682,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. TURKEYS Number Raised (Thousand Head) 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 54 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BROILERS Number Produced 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Caldwell * 1,700,000 Bertie 31,000,000 30,000,000 Surry 25,000,000 19,000,000 Edgecombe 6,200,000 8,800,000 Wilkes 87,000,000 70,000,000 Gates 7,000,000 7,100,000 Yadkin 5,000,000 4,300,000 Halifax 3,700,000 1,800,000 N. Mountain 118,000,000 95,000,000 Hertford 10,000,000 9,000,000 Martin 3,000,000 3,500,000 Burke 3,400,000 2,700,000 Nash 9,000,000 10,600,000 McDowell 1,700,000 1,400,000 Northampton 7,900,000 8,800,000 Rutherford 2,000,000 2,700,000 Perquimans 7,800,000 7,200,000 W. Mountain 7,100,000 6,800,000 N. Coastal 88,500,000 90,300,000 Alamance 2,500,000 2,200,000 Greene 2,300,000 * N. Piedmont 4,500,000 5,000,000 Johnston 11,000,000 10,500,000 Jones 3,600,000 * Alexander 14,500,000 20,500,000 Lenoir 4,000,000 3,800,000 Catawba 4,500,000 8,000,000 Pitt 3,700,000 4,400,000 Chatham 25,000,000 25,000,000 Wayne 18,000,000 12,500,000 Davidson 5,000,000 5,200,000 C. Coastal 43,000,000 37,000,000 Iredell * 2,000,000 Lee 6,000,000 4,500,000 Bladen 16,000,000 16,300,000 Randolph 40,000,000 40,000,000 Columbus 5,300,000 2,800,000 C. Piedmont 98,500,000 107,500,000 Cumberland 3,000,000 * Duplin 54,000,000 59,000,000 Anson 27,000,000 21,500,000 Harnett 32,000,000 26,000,000 Cabarrus 4,000,000 4,000,000 Hoke 4,500,000 4,000,000 Cleveland 11,500,000 13,000,000 Pender 6,000,000 6,400,000 Lincoln 4,000,000 5,000,000 Robeson 40,000,000 45,500,000 Montgomery 23,500,000 16,000,000 Sampson 22,000,000 18,000,000 Moore 35,000,000 31,000,000 Scotland 15,000,000 20,000,000 Richmond 33,000,000 31,000,000 S. Coastal 198,500,000 202,000,000 Stanly 12,200,000 9,500,000 Union 86,000,000 83,000,000 Other Counties 12,300,000 20,400,000 S. Piedmont 238,000,000 216,000,000 State Total 796,100,000 759,600,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. BROILERS Number Produced, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 2,500,000 / Undisclosed 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 5,000,000 to 14,999,999 15,000,000 to 29,999,999 30,000,000 and up Union 83,000,000 Wilkes 70,000,000 Duplin 59,000,000 Robeson 45,500,000 Randolph 40,000,000 Moore 2 31,000,000 Richmond 2 31,000,000 Bertie 30,000,000 Harnett 26,000,000 Chatham 25,000,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 6th. BROILERS Number Produced (Thousand Head) 550,000 600,000 650,000 700,000 750,000 800,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 55 ALL CHICKENS Excluding Commercial Broilers, Number on Farms, December 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Surry 620,000 600,000 Union 1,200,000 1,400,000 Wilkes 600,000 600,000 S. Piedmont 1,921,000 2,056,000 Yadkin 1,800,000 1,608,000 N. Mountain 3,090,000 2,899,000 Nash 1,860,000 1,800,000 N. Coastal 2,200,000 2,080,000 Cherokee 880,000 870,000 W. Mountain 1,094,000 1,109,000 Hyde * 3,473,600 C. Coastal 2,832,000 3,900,000 N. Piedmont 1,625,000 1,600,000 Duplin 800,000 640,000 Alexander 1,550,000 1,300,000 Sampson 690,000 580,000 Chatham 620,000 725,000 S. Coastal 1,713,000 1,484,000 Iredell 1,250,000 1,100,000 Randolph 950,000 1,070,000 Other Counties 6,789,000 4,361,400 C. Piedmont 5,134,000 5,000,000 State Total 19,609,000 20,128,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. ALL CHICKENS Number on Farms, December 1, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500,000 / Undisclosed 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 1,299,999 1,300,000 to 1,599,999 1,600,000 and up Hyde 3,473,600 Nash 1,800,000 Yadkin 1,608,000 Union 1,400,000 Alexander 1,300,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. ALL CHICKENS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 11,000 13,000 15,000 17,000 19,000 21,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 56 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 58 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 Irish 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) Wheat Corn Soybeans Cotton 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 North 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 2006 80.0 1981 4,125 Corn for Grain Bu. 1866 1899 2,726 2006 132.0 1982 155,430 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1983 152 2004 19.0 1984 2,240 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 1866 1926 1,802 2009 990.0 2001 1,673 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 2001 559 Hay: All Ton 1909 1945 1,374 2003 2.61 2003 2,030 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1957 88 2009 3.60 1957 185 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1945 1,274 2003 2.60 2003 1,976 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1943 110 2009 225.0 1946 7,774 Oats Bu. 1866 1889 542 2008 80.0 1956 19,680 Peanuts Lb. 1909 1945 320 2009 3,700.0 1981 555,560 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 2009 34.0 2009 59,500 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 1868 1932 101 2009 200.0 2009 9,200 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: Winter Bu. 1866 1901 800 2008 60.0 2008 43,200 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb. 1934 - - - - 1983 415,000 Blueberries Lb. 1972 2009 5.5 2009 5,950 2009 34,000 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1912 8.6 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1941 76,008 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 4,300 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 1994 2,800 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 6,500 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1950 2.9 2006 135 2000 231 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 0.64 1911 398 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1921 3 1921 1.35 1921 4 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1973 312 1925 0.61 1925 313 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1867 10 1911 29.0 1866 444 Oats Bu. 1866 2009 15 1871 8.0 2007 825 Peanuts Lb. 1909 2009 66 1909 675.0 1911 119,350 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 Sweetpotatoes 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 1921 2.1 1922 500.0 1919 1,412 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 1919 2005 123 1924 585.0 1921 246,540 Wheat: Winter 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 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1920 66 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 30 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 100 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1956 1.3 1972 9 1955 13 1 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 2 Production is 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 2008 1 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 21 14 71 994 4.00 3,976 Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 900 830 78 64,740 4.91 317,873 Corn for Silage 3 Ton - 55 15 825 - - Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 430 428 847 755 0.462 167,429 Cottonseed Ton - - - 231 177.00 40,887 Hay: All Ton - 808 2.01 1,622 100.00 162,910 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 8 2.70 22 205.00 4,510 Hay: Other Ton - 800 2.00 1,600 99.00 158,400 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 14.5 14.0 180 2,520 10.30 25,956 Oats Bu. 60 30 80 2,400 3.10 7,440 Peanuts Lb. 98 97 3,700 358,900 0.254 91,161 Sorghum for Grain 2 Cwt. 16 13 56 728 6.90 2,813 Sorghum for Silage 3 Ton - 2 11 22 - - Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,690 1,670 33 55,110 9.33 514,176 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 47 46 190 8,740 18.50 161,690 Tobacco: All Lb. - 174.3 2,240 390,360 1.76 686,921 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 171.0 2,250 384,750 1.76 677,160 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 3.3 1,700 5,610 1.74 9,761 Wheat Bu. 820 720 60 43,200 5.82 251,424 FRUITS AND NUTS Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,800 24,300 165,000 0.152 25,026 Blueberries Lb. - 4800 5,940 28,500 1.680 47,950 Grapes Ton - 1,700 3.29 5.60 1,170.00 6,563 Peaches Ton - 1,200 4.67 5.60 1,010.00 5,303 Pecans: All Lb. - - - 700 1.20 840 Pecans: Improved Lb. - - - 600 1.30 780 Pecans: Seedlings Lb. - - - 100 0.60 60 VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market Bell Peppers Cwt. 2,900 2,800 120 336 30.00 10,080 Cabbage: All Cwt. 5,300 5,000 250 1,250 13.00 16,250 Cucumbers Cwt. 7,300 7,000 105 735 18.00 13,230 Snap Beans: All Cwt. 6,300 6,200 40 248 28.00 6,944 Squash Cwt. 3,400 3,300 110 363 28.00 10,164 Strawberries: All Cwt. 1,700 1,600 130 208 100.00 20,800 Sweet Corn Cwt. 6,800 6,500 100 650 19.00 12,350 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,500 3,400 320 1,088 31.00 33,728 Watermelons Cwt. 6,800 6,700 200 1,340 9.00 12,060 Processing Cucumbers Ton 10,700 9,400 4.5 42.30 285.00 12,056 1 Revised. 2 Planted for all purposes. 3 Green-weight. 4 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 61 ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2009 1 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 23 19 60 1,140 2.60 2,964 Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 870 800 117 93,600 3.85 360,360 Corn for Silage 3 Ton - 55 18 990 - - Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 375 370 990 763 0.558 203,558 Cottonseed Ton - - - 245 150.00 35,700 Hay: All Ton - 847 2.31 1,957 92.50 180,578 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 3.60 25 152.00 3,800 Hay: Other Ton - 840 2.30 1,932 91.50 176,778 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 16.0 15.0 225 3,375 10.50 35,438 Oats Bu. 50 15 70 1,050 2.70 2,835 Peanuts Lb. 67 66 3,700 244,200 0.274 66,911 Sorghum for Grain 5 Cwt. Sorghum for Silage 5 Ton Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,800 1,750 34 59,500 9.50 571,710 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 47 46 200 9,200 18.10 170,140 Tobacco: All Lb. - 177.4 2,389 423,856 1.76 745,736 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 174.0 2,400 417,600 1.76 734,976 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 3.4 1,840 6,256 1.72 10,760 Wheat Bu. 700 600 49 29,400 4.35 127,890 FRUITS AND NUTS Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,800 17,600 120,000 0.169 17,736 Blueberries Lb. - 5,500 5,950 34,000 1.570 51,330 Grapes Ton - 1,800 2.67 4.80 1,250.00 5,981 Peaches Ton - 1,100 3.82 4.20 990.00 4,109 Pecans: All 5 Lb. - - - - - - Pecans: Improved 5 Lb. - - - - - - Pecans: Seedlings 5 Lb. - - - - - - VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market Bell Peppers Cwt. 3,000 2,900 140 406 32.00 12,992 Cabbage: All Cwt. 5,500 5,400 245 1,323 12.50 16,538 Cucumbers Cwt. 7,300 7,200 105 756 17.00 12,852 Snap Beans: All Cwt. 6,100 6,000 40 240 31.00 7,440 Squash Cwt. 3,300 3,200 110 352 32.00 11,264 Strawberries: All Cwt. 1,600 1,500 130 195 105.00 20,475 Sweet Corn Cwt. 6,600 6,300 110 693 21.00 14,553 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,400 3,300 340 1,122 31.00 34,782 Watermelons Cwt. 7,000 6,700 230 1,541 10.00 15,410 Processing Cucumbers Ton 9,500 9,300 4.6 42.78 285.00 12,192 1 Preliminary. 2 Planted for all purposes. 3 Green-weight. 4 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 5 Discontinued in 2009. 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 2005 13,000 5,800 2,800 29,000 18,692 10,235 5,029 25,271 31,692 16,035 7,829 54,271 2006 16,000 4,000 1,000 25,000 21,407 11,071 5,988 28,196 37,407 15,071 6,988 53,196 2007 12,000 2,600 700 30,000 22,103 14,178 5,239 33,515 34,103 16,778 5,939 63,515 2008 13,000 2,400 850 20,000 27,069 17,132 7,185 26,691 40,069 19,532 8,035 46,691 2009 12,000 3,400 1,100 31,000 22,131 13,881 7,586 21,896 34,131 17,281 8,686 52,896 SOYBEANS 2005 * * * * 7,318 4,163 2,919 10,725 * * * * 2006 * * * * 6,858 2,790 * 9,292 * * * * 2007 * * * * 6,578 5,842 3,911 10,139 * * * * 2008 * * * * 7,013 2,811 1,275 14,842 * * * * 2009 * * * * 11,168 6,558 2,823 6,765 * * * * WHEAT 2005 400 150 2,600 1,150 4,557 2,712 12,100 7,571 4,957 2,862 14,700 8,721 2006 700 70 2,600 1,350 5,900 3,547 9,750 7,908 6,600 3,617 12,350 9,258 2007 300 30 1,000 520 5,857 1,374 8,535 4,750 6,157 1,404 9,535 5,270 2008 100 10 4,600 3,200 4,265 1,514 12,650 9,736 4,365 1,524 17,250 12,936 2009 2,300 800 3,100 1,400 7,789 4,371 13,198 10,585 10,089 5,171 16,298 11,985 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * “On-Farm” estimates not published at state level. “Off-Farm” estimates not published to avoid disclosure of individual farms. HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Year May 1 Dec 1 Thousand Tons 2005 350 1,245 2006 282 1,280 2007 120 682 2008 79 962 2009 311 1,523 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 Thousand Bushels 2005 195 67,000 75,000 2006 190 69,000 75,000 2007 180 72,000 80,000 2008 180 80,000 85,000 2009 178 80,000 90,000 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 2006 19 19 60 98 18 26 39 83 2007 13 16 64 93 17 28 42 87 2008 19 14 62 95 18 23 45 86 2009 15 13 68 96 17 23 48 88 2010 14 7 76 97 15 20 58 93 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 63 SELECTED FLORICULTURE CROPS Quantity Sold and Wholesale Value Crop Unit Total Quantity Sold Percent Change Wholesale Value 1 Percent 2008 2009 2008 2009 Change Thousand Thousand Dollars TOTAL VALUE OF REPORTED CROPS - - - 202,608 241,166 +19 For operations with $100,000+ sales TOTAL VALUE OF REPORTED CROPS - - - 215,779 252,615 +17 For operations with $10,000+ sales BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS Impatiens Flats 616 374 -39 4,922 3,628 -26 Petunias Flats 577 510 -12 4,922 4,376 -11 Vegetable Type Bedding Plants Flats 157 153 -3 1,749 2,009 +15 Begonia Flats 414 495 +20 3,266 4,445 +36 Marigold Flats 343 299 -13 2,651 2,479 -6 Pansy/Viola Flats 1,560 1,455 -7 13,697 13,517 -1 Other Plants in flats 2 Flats 1,432 1,921 +34 12,542 19,068 +52 Potted Geraniums (Cutting) Pots 2,310 3,074 +33 8,152 11,898 +46 Potted Geraniums (Seed) Pots 1,025 1,056 +3 978 830 -15 New Guinea Impatiens Pots 1,015 1,062 +5 3,927 4,387 +12 Other Potted Flowering Plants 3 Pots 27,277 28,758 +5 34,515 50,951 +48 Hanging Baskets, Flowering 4 Baskets 4,601 7,689 +67 23,095 44,182 +91 Total Bedding/Garden Plants 41,327 46,846 +13 114,416 162,274 +42 POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE Poinsettias Pots 4,620 4,680 +1 17,893 17,123 -4 Chrysanthemums (Florist) Pots 683 487 -29 3,282 2,073 -37 Lilies, Easter Pots 465 395 -15 2,158 1,936 -10 Finished Florist Azaleas Pots 99 22 -78 849 242 -71 Other Flowering Plants 5 Pots 4,482 2,725 -39 15,453 10,844 -30 Total Potted Flowering Plants 10,349 8,309 -20 39,635 32,218 -19 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Potted Hardy/Garden Chrysanthemums Pots 8,278 8,000 -3 16,177 19,983 +24 Other Herbaceous Perennials 6 Pots 5,900 4,706 -20 19,148 12,126 -37 Total Potted Herbaceous Perennials 14,178 12,706 -10 35,325 32,109 -9 FOLIAGE FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE Potted Foliage - - - 4,081 1,413 -65 Foliage Hanging Baskets Baskets 1,118 1,533 +37 6,294 10,332 +64 Total Foliage - - - 10,375 11,745 +13 Total Cut Flowers 7 - - - - - - Total Propagative Sales 8 - - - - - - 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 Equivalent wholesale value of all sales for operations with $100,000+ sales. 3 Includes Geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens and Other Flowering and Foliar Type Bedding Plants. 4 Includes Impatiens, Petunias, Pansy/Viola, Begonia, Marigold, Vegetable and Other Flowering and Foliar Potted Plants. 5 Includes Geraniums, Impatiens, New Guinea Impatiens, P
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Full Text | North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 1 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service DR. CYNTHIA CLARK Administrator MARSHALL DANTZLER Deputy Administrator, Field Operations North Carolina Field Office HERB VANDERBERRY Director DEE WEBB Deputy Director MELANIE EDWARDS Publications Coordinator North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services STEVE TROXLER Commissioner N. DAVID SMITH Chief Deputy Commissioner C O N TA C T I N FORMAT ION TEL (919) 856-4394 FAX (919) 856-4139 www.nass.usda.gov www.ncagr.gov/stats ncagstat@ncagr.gov PHYS I C A L A DDR E S S AGRICULTURE BUILDING 2 WEST EDENTON STREET RALEIGH, NC 27601 MAI L ING ADDR E S S POST OFFICE BOX 27767 RALEIGH, NC 27611 COMP I L E D & EDI T E D BY ALLISON HAYES & KRIS KRUEGER Statistical Research Assistants DE S IGNE D BY AMANDA MEARES MORRIS Graphic Designer P R INT ING & P RODUC T ION BY THOMAS WOODARD & TEAM NCDA&CS/NASS-NCFO Print Shop "Agricultural Statistics" is an annual publication issued cooperatively by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services. This publication is printed on permanent, acid-free paper in compliance with the general statutes of the State of North Carolina. Publication No. 212. 4,000 copies of this public document were designed and printed at a cost of $10,761.40, or $2.69 per copy. Publication No. 212 Grown, Packe & Ship ed y North Carolina Department of Agriculture Consumer Services When you want the best, it’s got to be NC! No truer statement was ever penned when you’re talking about the high-quality foods, plants and fiber products that come from North Carolina farms. The Got to be NC market development program was created to increase brand awareness of farm goods grown in our state, helping consumers recognize the top-quality products grown by their neighbors. North Carolina is the third most diverse agricultural state in the country, thanks in part to our geography, and also thanks to historical plantings of tobacco and peanuts. Many farms in the state relied on either tobacco or peanuts for the bulk of their agricultural income in the decades leading up to the 1990’s. Most of these farms were small to medium-size farms, and when federal programs for these two crops were waning, diversification became the buzz word for North Carolina’s agriculture. Vertical integration of the poultry and pork industries led to rapid growth and statewide production of these commodities. Roadside stands, five state-run farmers’ markets and hundreds of local farm markets created huge demand for fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and nursery plants. Horticultural plantings were the fastest growing segment of agriculture in the state for a few years leading into the new century. Grocery chains responded to promotions by the NCDA&CS to increase their inventories of North Carolina products, with many featuring N.C. sections and identifying products as locally grown. The Division of Marketing for the NCDA&CS embraced these changes and tweaked their marketing programs to better serve the entire agribusiness community, now worth over $74 billion to North Carolina’s economy each year. This amazing statistic affirms that agriculture and the related agribusiness industries are the number one industry in the state each year. Marketing specialists work with commodity groups, farmers, processors, retail and foodservice vendors and others to make sure the top quality goodness grown on our farms makes it to market in a profitable fashion and filling a demand for fresh and local goods. Consumers have seen the Big Cart---the giant grocery cart powered by a Chevy race engine---either in person or through advertising. The cart travels the state, reinforcing the Got to be NC slogan, stopping at grocery stores, participating in parades, at commodity festivals, even sporting and musical events. The Got to be NC Festival held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh each May brings many of the components together in one location. Shoppers visit the N.C. Food and Wine Expo with over 100 participating companies, buy foods from concession vendors featuring N.C. products, and visit the Fiber Fest to see how wool, cotton and other fibers add value to the economy. Ag Jam, a summer concert event, the Flavors of Carolina, the Got to be NC tents at the NC State Fair and NC Mountain State Fair all help raise awareness of the Got to be NC program. Print, electronic and web advertising further the branding campaign, and social marketing alerts computer-savvy shoppers to special events. Customers looking for local farms used www.ncfarmfresh.com to find area farms fitting their shopping lists, and surfed www.gottobenc.com to find out more about agriculture in NC. Look for the Got to be NC logo next time you’re food shopping. You just might be surprised how full your cart will be with products from right here in the Old North State! NASDA Enumerators......................................................................4-6 General 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 Annual Weather and Climate Summary.........................................11 Climatological Data..........................................................................11 Soil Moisture.....................................................................................11 Income & Prices 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 Cash Receipts, Rank by State...........................................................17 Cash Receipts and Government Payments.................................... 18 Top Ten Counties in Farm Cash Receipts........................................ 18 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................................... 20–31 Forest, Fish, and Seafood Income.................................................. 32 Value Added to the N.C. Economy by the Agricultural Sector............................................................................................ 33 Value of Agricultural Export Shares............................................... 33 Monthly Price Received Charts: Corn, Cotton, Soybeans................................................................. 34 Hogs................................................................................................ 35 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Commodities........ 35 Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops..................... 35 Average Prices Paid Charts: Feed, Fuels, Fertilizer.................................................................... 36 Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Record Highs and Lows................................................................... 38 Livestock and Poultry Inventory..................................................... 39 Livestock and Poultry Inventory Values......................................... 39 Meat Animals: Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income.......................................................................................... 40 Commercial Livestock Slaughter.....................................................41 Commercial Hog Slaughter..............................................................41 Commercial Cattle Slaughter...........................................................41 Commercial Broilers: Production and Value.................................. 42 Turkeys: Production and Value....................................................... 42 Eggs: Production and Value of Sales.............................................. 42 Chickens: Lost, Sold and Value of Sales......................................... 42 Honey: Production, Stocks and Value............................................ 42 Catfish Operations........................................................................... 43 Catfish: Sales of Foodsize Fish........................................................ 43 Catfish Sales..................................................................................... 43 Trout Operations............................................................................. 44 Trout: Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger.......................................... 44 Trout Sales........................................................................................ 44 Hogs and Pigs: Number on Farms, December 1............................ 45 Hogs and Pigs Inventory Leading States........................................ 45 County Estimates: Number on Farms Hogs and Pigs......................................................................... 46–47. All Cattle.................................................................................48–49 Beef Cows and Heifers that have Calved............................. 50–51 Milk Cows and Heifers that have Calved................................... 52. Turkeys Raised.............................................................................. 53 Broilers Produced......................................................................... 54 All Chickens (Excluding Commercial Broilers)............................ 55 Crops 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 Selected Floriculture Crops............................................................. 63 County Estimates: Acres, Yield, Production Corn for Grain........................................................................64–65 Cotton..................................................................................... 66–67 Other Hay............................................................................... 68–69 Peanuts....................................................................................70–71 Soybeans..................................................................................72–73 Sweet Potatoes.............................................................................74 Burley Tobacco............................................................................. 75 Flue-Cured Tobacco............................................................... 76–77. Wheat..................................................................................... 78–79 NC Fruit and Vegetables, Top Counties Apple............................................................................................ 80 Blueberry...................................................................................... 80. Grape............................................................................................ 80 Peach............................................................................................. 81. Strawberry.................................................................................... 81. Cucumber..................................................................................... 81 Head Cabbage.............................................................................. 82. Sweet Corn................................................................................... 82 Tomato.......................................................................................... 82 County Summary Crops, Livestock and Cash Receipts by County......................84–133 NIGHT ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Donna Blackwell, Donna Stephenson, Jessica Bond BACK ROW April Markunas, Lonnetta Raynor, Angie Coppola, Catherine Rader-Dumas, Linda Bond, Steve Fuller FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Ronald Autry, Ann Cullifer BACK ROW David Willis, Kenneth Kornegay, John Johnson, David Shaw NIGHT ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Penny Lewter, Shirley Gullie, Jean Daniels, Joyce Yates, Tonya Hunter BACK ROW Susan DeCatsye, Dewey Hamilton Jr., Carolyn Bridges, Jimmy Smith, John Bissette, Joyce Flower, Alice Clark, Mary Massenburg, Deloris Jones, Phyllis Briggs, Todd Self, Dedra Alston FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Jim Barlowe, Kathy Bishop BACK ROW Steve McKee, Willis Weeks, Carroll Gentry, Carl Alexander FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW David Clapp, Deborah Christian-Laux, Kate Campau, Lee Wright BACK ROW Calvin Evans, David Joyce, Arnold Keller, Bill Minter, Bill Hurd, Earl Flippin FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Janyce Thomas, Judy Adkins, Tammy Perry, Carol Calhoun, Sarah Roughton BACK ROW Bob Turner, Ronnie Rountree, Kay Feher, Ernest Moore FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Marsha Jones, Dennis Vick, Ann-Kristin Martin, Karen Sawyer BACK ROW Hal Griffin, Billy Liles, Brenda Bridgers, Lisa Smarsh, Howard Collins DAYTIME ENUMERATORS Brenda Lee, Lane Peele, Melenda Perry, Leigh Howell FIELD ENUMERATORS FRONT ROW Dwan Moore, Deborah Brogden BACK ROW Harold Garner, Shelton Hinnant, Elizabeth O’Briant, Kenny Briel, Junior Smith 8 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TYPE OF REPORT FREQUENCY OF REPORT APPROX. DATE AVAILABLE CROP REPORTS Prospective Plantings Annually End of March Production of Field Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Monthly (In Season) 9-12th Grain Stocks (All Positions) Quarterly Jan. 10, End of Mar., June, Sept. Annual Crop Summaries: Small Grains & Other Field Crops Annually September 30, January 12 WEATHER-CROPS REPORTS Weekly* (monthly: Jan. & Feb.) Monday, 4:00 pm LIVESTOCK REPORTS Cattle & Milk Cow Inventory, Jan. 1 Annually Beginning of February Calf Crop Annually Beginning of February Hog & Pig Inventory, Pig Crop Quarterly End of Mar., June, Sept., Dec. Commercial Slaughter Monthly 20th Meat Animals: Farm Production, Disposition & Income Annually End of April DAIRY REPORTS Cows Milked & Milk Production Quarterly Mid-Jan., Apr., July, Oct . Milk Production & Disposition Annually End of April POULTRY REPORTS Broiler Report Weekly Wednesday, 3:00 pm Poultry Inventory, Dec. 1 Annually End of January Eggs, Chicken & Hatchery Monthly 22nd Turkeys Raised Twice Per Year September 25, February 25 Poultry Production, Disposition & Income Annually April 28 ECONOMIC REPORTS Prices Received By Farmers Monthly End of Month Prices Paid By Farmers Annually April 30 Labor, Wage Rates Quarterly 3rd Week Feb., May, Aug., Nov. * Reports are issued separately and are only available at www.ncagr.com/stats. North Carolina Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service compiles current and historic statistics concerning agriculture in the State. 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 North Carolina Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes official statistics on crops, livestock, prices, and various other agricultural items. The most important reports and the approximate dates of releases are shown in the table below. The reports marked with an (*) are issued separately and are only available at www.ncagr.com/stats. All others are included in the monthly release entitled “Farm Report.” These reports are free and available by writing to: Director, Agricultural Statistics, P.O. Box 27767, Raleigh, NC 27611 or E-mail at: ncagstat@ncmail.gov. Current and historical data series can be found at www.nass.usda.gov, and using the “Quick Stats” feature. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 9 NORTH CAROLINA’S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE, 2009 Rank Item Production NC % of US Top 3 States 1 2 3 1 All Tobacco 423.9 (Mil Lbs) 51.5 NC KY TN Flue Cured Tobacco 417.6 (Mil Lbs) 79.5 NC VA SC Sweet Potatoes 9,200 (000 Cwt) 47.3 NC CA LA 2 Christmas Trees Cash Receipts 100 (Mil $) 25.7 OR NC WA Hogs & Pigs (12-1-09) 9.6 (Mil Hd) 14.8 IA NC MN Trout Sold (foodsize) 3.4 (Mil Lbs) 8.3 ID NC CA Turkeys 35.5 (Mil Hd) 14.4 MN NC AR 3 Cucumbers - Processing 42.8 (000 Tons) 7.9 MI FL NC Strawberries - Fresh Market 195 (000 Cwt) 0.9 CA FL NC 4 Cucumbers - Fresh Market 756 (000 Cwt) 8.7 FL GA MI Upland Cotton 1 763 (000 Bales) 6.5 TX GA AR 5 Broilers 760 (Mil Hd) 8.9 GA AR AL Burley Tobacco 6.3 (Mil Lbs) 2.9 KY TN PA Catfish Sold (foodsize) 5.2 (Mil Lbs) 1.9 MS AL AR Greenhouse/Nursery Cash Receipts 2 812.6 (Mil $) 5.1 CA FL TX Peanuts 244.2 (Mil lbs) 6.6 GA TX AL 6 Bell Peppers - Fresh Market & Processing 406 (000 Cwt) 2.6 CA FL GA Blueberries 34 (Mil Lbs) 9.2 MI NJ OR Cabbage - Fresh Market 1,323 (000 Cwt) 5.8 CA FL NY Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Cash Receipts 5,709.9 (Mil $) 4.8 TX IA CA Snap Beans - Fresh Market 240 (000 Cwt) 4.9 FL GA CA 7 Eggs - Value of Production 349 (Mil $) 5.7 IA GA OH Tomatoes - Fresh Market 1,122 (000 Cwt) 3.5 FL CA OH Watermelons - Fresh Market 1,541 (000 Cwt) 3.8 FL CA GA 8 All Commodity Cash Receipts 9,187.8 (Mil $) 3.2 CA IA TX Apples 120 (Mil Lbs) 1.2 WA NY MI Chickens (12-1-09) (Excludes Broilers) 20.1 (Mil Hd) 4.5 IA OH IN Squash - Fresh Market & Processing 352 (000 Cwt) 4.9 MI CA FL 10 Grapes 4,800 (Tons) 0.1 CA WA NY 11 Sweet Corn - Fresh Market 693 (000 Cwt) 2.4 FL CA GA 16 Crop Cash Receipts 3,477.9 (Mil $) 2.1 CA IL IA Winter Wheat 29.4 (Mil Bu) 1.9 KS CO WA 15 Potatoes, All 3,375 (000 Cwt) 0.8 ID WA WI 17 Corn for Grain 93.6 (Mil Bu) 0.7 IA IL NE Soybeans 59.5 (Mil Bu) 1.8 IA IL MN 18 Barley 1,140 (000 Bu) 0.5 ND ID MT Peaches 4,200 (Tons) 0.4 CA SC NJ 20 Oats 1.1 (Mil Bu) 1.1 WI MN ND 30 Hay, All 1,957 (000 Tons) 1.3 CA TX MO 31 Milk 884 (Mil Lbs) 0.5 CA WI NY 35 Cattle on Farms (1-1-10) 820 (000 Hd) 0.9 TX NE KS 1 480 Lbs. Bales. 2 Includes floriculture and Christmas trees. 10 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 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 - $99,000 $100,000 + $1,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $99,000 $100,000 + Thousands Thousand Acres Acres Number Thousand Acres North Carolina 2005 49.0 8,800 180 29,700 10,600 8,700 2,000 1,750 5,050 2006 48.0 8,800 183 28,500 10,700 8,800 1,950 1,750 5,100 2007 2 52.9 8,600 163 32,900 11,500 8,500 2,000 1,700 4,900 2008 2 3 52.5 8,600 164 32,700 11,300 8,500 2,000 1,650 4,950 2009 2 52.4 8,600 164 32,600 11,300 8,500 2,000 1,600 5,000 United States 2005 2,099 927,940 442 1,166,320 596,040 336,330 117,850 258,230 551,860 2006 2,089 925,790 443 1,153,310 595,950 339,530 114,610 252,180 559,000 2007 2 2,205 921,460 418 1,228,560 608,670 367,720 107,870 228,220 585,370 2008 2 3 2,200 919,910 418 1,222,100 604,500 373,500 106,700 225,310 587,895 2009 2 2,200 919,800 418 1,228,200 597,980 373,830 105,480 226,900 587,420 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. 2 The 2007 Census of Agriculture established a new farm base due to methodological changes that allowed a more accurate count of small farms. 3 Revised. 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 2005 3,820 3,350 53.00 3,880 25.00 2006 4,060 3,450 52.00 4,400 25.00 2007 4,330 3,720 54.50 4,800 27.00 2008 4,450 3,850 57.50 4,870 29.00 2009 1 4,250 3,770 61.00 4,600 24.00 2010 4,130 3,720 63.00 4,340 24.00 1 Revised. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1 Number of Farms Land in Farms 2008 2009 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.4 Million Acres Thousand Farms 45.0 48.0 51.0 54.0 57.0 60.0 2007 Thousand Farms 45.0 48.0 51.0 54.0 57.0 60.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.4 Million Acres 1 The 2007 Census of Agriculture established a new farm number base due to methodological changes that allowed a more accurate count of small farms. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 11 CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, 2009 District Average Temperatures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average Degrees Fahrenheit N. Mountain 31.4 34.7 43.2 51.1 59.9 68.5 67.8 70.3 63.4 52.2 46.7 33.3 51.9 W. Mountain 35.4 38.5 47.1 54.0 63.6 71.3 70.2 72.1 66.4 54.7 49.2 36.2 54.9 N. Piedmont 36.5 42.0 47.8 58.6 67.1 74.9 75.5 78.4 69.0 57.6 51.6 38.8 58.2 C. Piedmont 38.1 42.8 48.9 59.4 68.0 75.7 76.2 78.3 69.7 58.4 52.3 39.3 58.9 S. Piedmont 39.4 43.7 50.1 59.8 68.7 76.7 77.1 79.0 71.4 59.1 53.0 40.3 59.9 N. Coastal 39.6 43.5 48.9 60.7 69.3 76.4 76.9 79.9 71.1 62.3 55.5 43.3 60.6 C. Coastal 42.2 44.9 51.3 61.6 70.6 77.4 78.1 80.0 72.2 62.4 56.7 45.8 61.9 S. Coastal 42.5 44.8 51.7 61.0 70.4 77.7 78.2 79.8 72.2 61.9 55.6 44.9 61.7 District Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Inches of Water N. Mountain 3.71 1.77 4.69 4.23 9.93 6.18 3.73 6.01 6.14 4.11 5.22 8.23 63.95 W. Mountain 3.92 2.45 5.08 3.87 8.69 4.78 3.89 5.39 9.44 5.71 6.23 9.24 68.69 N. Piedmont 2.85 1.51 6.19 2.12 4.26 5.77 2.31 3.14 3.47 2.55 7.93 6.36 48.46 C. Piedmont 2.66 1.57 6.27 2.12 4.97 6.07 3.40 3.34 3.96 2.36 6.55 6.24 49.51 S. Piedmont 2.55 2.05 5.80 2.16 5.65 3.45 4.80 2.41 2.43 3.05 6.18 7.05 47.58 N. Coastal 2.54 1.17 6.20 1.43 3.45 3.58 5.74 6.57 5.04 1.97 8.04 7.42 53.15 C. Coastal 2.36 1.72 4.45 2.20 5.46 4.59 4.60 6.23 5.27 2.19 8.11 6.83 54.01 S. Coastal 2.20 1.57 4.16 2.33 6.01 3.68 5.14 6.44 4.32 2.30 6.16 7.17 51.48 SOURCE: National Climate Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2009 WEATHER SUMMARY The year began with drought conditions in the Mountain Region and abnormally dry conditions in parts of the Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions. Due to timely rains in the first half of the year, the state was classified as drought free on May 12. This was the first time in more than two years that the state was drought free. Growing conditions throughout the year were very favorable and the majority of the crops progressed normally. During the late summer and fall dry conditions returned to some parts of the state. By early-November a large area of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions were experiencing moderate drought. However, by November 17 the state was drought free once again due to precipitation from Tropical Storm Ida. The state finished off the year with above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures for most of December. SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTS STATEWIDE, 2009 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2/1 3/1 4/5 5/3 6/7 7/5 8/2 9/6 10/4 11/1 12/6 1/3 Very Short Short Adequate Surplus 12 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 14 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/FarmIncome http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/ North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 15 COUNTY CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS, 2009 Includes Crops, Livestock & Government Payments Under 20.0 20.0 to 49.9 50.0 to 99.9 100.0 to 149.9 150.0 to 199.9 200.0 and up Million Dollars SOURCE OF FARM CASH RECEIPTS, NORTH CAROLINA, 2009 $9,187,820,000 Tobacco, 8.1% All Other Livestock, 1.0% Dairy Products, 1.4% Cattle & Calves, 2.3% Hogs, 20.4% All Other Poultry, 1.1% Chicken Eggs, 3.8% Turkeys, 5.7% Broilers, 26.4% Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts & Berries, 5.6% Greenhouse, Nursery, Floriculture & Christmas Trees 8.8% Cotton, 2.3% Corn, 3.6% Soybeans, 6.1% All Other Crops, 3.4% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry 62.1% Crops 37.9% 16 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FARM INCOME Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings by Commodity Commodities 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 % of Total Sales Thousand Dollars Percent 1 Total Commodities Sold: 7,901,797 8,805,244 9,664,500 9,187,820 100.0% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products 5,175,688 5,900,751 6,296,497 5,709,940 62.1% Crops 2,726,109 2,904,493 3,368,004 3,477,880 37.9% Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products: Poultry and eggs 2 2,814,758 3,503,794 3,653,575 3,401,460 37.0% Broilers 1,937,734 2,479,536 2,526,826 2,429,960 26.4% Farm chickens 7,616 7,103 8,120 8,636 0.1% Chicken eggs 257,627 328,664 373,944 349,371 3.8% Turkeys 525,696 596,596 652,320 523,128 5.7% Other Miscellaneous Poultry 86,085 91,895 92,365 90,365 1.0% Meat animals 2,141,524 2,123,839 2,368,658 2,092,666 22.8% Cattle and calves 223,809 215,458 197,650 213,812 2.3% Hogs 1,917,244 1,907,941 2,170,176 1,877,802 20.4% Sheep and lambs 471 440 832 1,052 * Dairy products 138,868 189,280 189,630 133,000 1.4% Miscellaneous livestock 80,538 83,838 84,634 82,814 0.9% Honey 785 1,345 1,360 1,247 * Catfish 7,213 7,099 7,221 5,495 0.1% Trout 7,232 6,632 7,135 7,180 0.1% Other Miscellaneous Livestock 65,308 68,762 68,918 68,892 0.7% Individual Crops: Tobacco 496,363 586,451 686,833 745,869 8.1% Oil Crops 310,069 350,787 501,057 624,155 6.8% Peanuts 49,728 54,810 91,161 66,911 0.7% Soybeans 260,341 295,977 409,896 557,244 6.1% Feed Crops 244,907 367,085 425,606 386,653 4.2% Barley 1,837 245 3,587 4,365 * Corn 224,671 349,556 376,750 327,970 3.6% Hay 14,756 14,973 37,192 51,634 0.6% Oats 2,233 1,698 6,201 2,685 0.0% Sorghum grain 1,411 612 1,876 NA * Food Grains 99,442 109,299 293,072 163,967 1.8% Wheat 98,110 108,314 291,024 162,518 1.8% Cotton 258,915 292,549 203,262 212,643 2.3% Cotton Lint, upland 241,963 276,158 178,162 195,485 2.1% Cottonseed 16,952 16,391 25,099 17,158 0.2% Vegetables 329,801 316,134 357,457 410,836 4.5% Irish Potatoes 31,350 22,141 25,666 35,143 0.4% Sweet Potatoes 103,591 110,837 143,534 175,810 1.9% Snap Beans, fresh 10,740 7,560 6,944 7,440 0.1% Cabbage, fresh 15,433 12,480 16,250 16,538 0.2% Sweet Corn, fresh 11,808 9,300 12,350 14,553 0.2% Cucumbers 23,559 24,652 25,286 25,044 0.3% Peppers, green, fresh 15,552 15,600 10,080 12,992 0.1% Tomatoes, fresh 33,728 28,710 33,728 34,782 0.4% Squash 11,480 11,700 10,164 11,264 0.1% Watermelons 11,520 11,088 12,060 15,410 0.2% Other Miscellaneous Vegetables 61,040 62,066 61,395 61,860 0.7% Fruits, Nuts & Berries 106,309 64,861 106,593 99,781 1.1% Apples 24,087 5,632 23,787 15,636 0.2% Grapes 4,960 4,630 6,563 5,981 0.1% Peaches 5,115 735 5,303 4,109 0.0% Strawberries 19,440 17,955 20,800 20,475 0.2% Blueberries 50,790 34,200 47,950 51,330 0.6% Pecans 647 274 840 NA * Other Miscellaneous Fruits, Nuts & Berries 1,270 1,435 1,350 2,250 * All Other Crops 880,304 817,328 794,125 833,977 9.1% Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture 861,234 798,469 775,779 812,615 8.8% Christmas trees 101,000 101,000 100,000 100,000 1.1% Other Miscellaneous Crops 19,070 18,859 18,346 21,362 0.2% SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Percents may not add due to rounding. 2 Value of production. * Less than 0.05 percent. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 17 FARM INCOME 1 Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings and Government Payments, 2009 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 3,335.1 12 879.7 34 4,214.8 26 168.8 26 4,383.6 26 Alaska 6.2 50 25.7 50 31.9 50 5.8 50 37.7 50 Arizona 1,177.8 29 1,765.7 25 2,943.5 29 111.6 32 3,055.0 30 Arkansas 3,964.1 10 3,226.0 17 7,190.1 12 482.3 7 7,672.3 12 California 7,814.0 3 27,026.6 1 34,840.6 1 568.4 3 35,409.1 1 Colorado 3,323.3 13 2,229.6 22 5,552.9 20 191.9 23 5,744.9 20 Connecticut 151.6 44 384.0 40 535.5 43 12.8 46 548.3 44 Delaware 770.9 37 238.9 44 1,009.8 38 15.9 43 1,025.7 38 Florida 1,102.2 31 5,997.8 7 7,099.9 13 79.6 35 7,179.6 14 Georgia 4,290.8 9 2,555.8 21 6,846.6 15 392.1 14 7,238.7 13 Hawaii 71.6 48 509.8 38 581.4 41 13.4 45 594.8 42 Idaho 2,511.1 17 2,649.6 20 5,160.7 21 140.3 30 5,301.0 21 Illinois 1,848.6 25 12,696.3 2 14,544.9 5 566.7 4 15,111.6 5 Indiana 2,368.2 19 6,388.8 6 8,757.0 9 305.4 16 9,062.4 9 Iowa 8,520.9 2 12,493.0 3 21,013.9 2 767.4 2 21,781.3 2 Kansas 6,352.1 5 5,733.3 9 12,085.4 7 475.3 10 12,560.7 7 Kentucky 2,429.1 18 1,828.6 24 4,257.6 25 354.9 15 4,612.5 25 Louisiana 777.6 35 1,761.6 26 2,539.2 34 247.5 21 2,786.6 32 Maine 257.9 43 319.8 42 577.7 42 20.4 40 598.1 41 Maryland 905.4 33 750.6 36 1,656.0 36 52.8 36 1,708.8 36 Massachusetts 95.3 46 379.5 41 474.8 47 15.5 44 490.3 47 Michigan 1,905.4 24 3,673.8 15 5,579.2 19 179.6 25 5,758.8 19 Minnesota 4,902.4 7 8,422.9 4 13,325.2 6 527.9 5 13,853.1 6 Mississippi 2,731.9 16 1,595.4 29 4,327.3 24 480.6 8 4,807.9 24 Missouri 3,314.0 14 4,382.1 14 7,696.1 10 478.9 9 8,175.0 10 Montana 1,049.4 32 1,515.6 30 2,565.1 33 256.5 19 2,821.5 31 Nebraska 7,283.3 4 8,025.8 5 15,309.1 4 419.3 12 15,728.4 4 Nevada 276.4 42 257.0 43 533.4 44 11.2 47 544.5 45 New Hampshire 75.1 47 103.8 47 178.9 48 9.1 48 188.0 48 New Jersey 132.8 45 867.6 35 1,000.5 39 17.5 42 1,017.9 39 New Mexico 1,997.6 22 700.9 37 2,698.5 31 81.8 34 2,780.3 33 New York 1,995.7 23 1,679.8 28 3,675.5 28 149.1 29 3,824.6 28 North Carolina 5,709.9 6 3,477.9 16 9,187.8 8 486.1 6 9,673.9 8 North Dakota 771.4 36 5,580.6 10 6,352.0 18 441.9 11 6,793.9 17 Ohio 2,234.3 21 4,601.2 12 6,835.6 16 288.4 17 7,124.0 15 Oklahoma 3,584.5 11 1,260.4 31 4,844.9 23 229.3 22 5,074.2 23 Oregon 898.3 34 2,995.2 18 3,893.4 27 101.9 33 3,995.4 27 Pennsylvania 3,047.0 15 1,932.6 23 4,979.6 22 161.4 27 5,140.9 22 Rhode Island 8.7 49 53.3 49 62.0 49 6.4 49 68.4 49 South Carolina 1,247.5 28 907.3 33 2,154.9 35 161.3 28 2,316.2 35 South Dakota 2,361.6 20 4,499.2 13 6,860.7 14 256.4 20 7,117.1 16 Tennessee 1,136.7 30 1,704.7 27 2,841.4 30 265.4 18 3,106.8 29 Texas 10,640.9 1 5,932.2 8 16,573.1 3 1406.8 1 17,979.8 3 Utah 764.5 38 421.3 39 1,185.8 37 44.0 38 1,229.8 37 Vermont 399.1 41 118.1 46 517.3 45 45.0 37 562.3 43 Virginia 1,635.0 27 1,006.5 32 2,641.5 32 119.8 31 2,761.3 34 Washington 1,640.1 26 4,952.5 11 6,592.6 17 189.4 24 6,782.0 18 West Virginia 404.2 40 91.4 48 495.6 46 18.4 41 514.0 46 Wisconsin 4,778.9 8 2,830.8 19 7,609.6 11 406.4 13 8,016.1 11 Wyoming 745.5 39 224.1 45 969.6 40 33.9 39 1,003.6 40 United States 119,751.6 - 163,654.5 - 283,406.2 - 12,262.6 - 295,668.8 - 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 1930 182.7 28.8 153.9 - 1970 1,500.6 600.6 900.0 59.7 1931 128.2 25.3 102.9 - 1971 1,481.7 580.8 900.9 41.0 1932 98.2 19.1 79.1 - 1972 1,632.5 635.7 996.8 57.5 1933 154.9 20.9 134.1 2.8 1973 2,326.2 964.3 1,361.9 35.9 1934 236.5 24.5 212.0 12.6 1974 2,582.5 919.0 1,663.5 8.1 1935 217.3 29.5 187.8 16.1 1975 2,626.1 989.1 1,637.0 8.9 1936 222.4 31.9 190.5 4.3 1976 2,833.7 1,076.9 1,756.8 7.8 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 9,664.5 6,296.5 3,368.0 518.6 1969 1,408.7 596.2 812.5 69.8 2009 9,187.8 5,709.9 3,477.9 486.1 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 770,142 Sampson 192,926 Duplin 877,469 Sampson 632,211 Mecklenburg 168,405 Sampson 843,945 Union 347,294 Johnston 140,740 Union 423,038 Wilkes 247,734 Wilson 136,646 Wayne 338,565 Bladen 236,055 Wayne 120,407 Robeson 333,974 Robeson 222,331 Edgecombe 106,115 Bladen 296,243 Wayne 203,053 Nash 102,174 Wilkes 260,179 Randolph 175,191 Pitt 92,844 Johnston 240,714 Harnett 112,029 Robeson 91,963 Nash 199,893 Moore 111,645 Duplin 91,269 Randolph 197,968 1 Includes government payments. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 19 TOP TEN COUNTIES IN FARM CASH RECEIPTS FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES * Rank Hogs Broilers Greenhouse & Nursery 1 All Tobacco Turkeys Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts Cotton 1 Duplin Union Mecklenburg Sampson Sampson Sampson Northampton 2 Sampson Wilkes Henderson Johnston Duplin Johnston Halifax 3 Bladen Duplin Wilson Wayne Wayne Henderson Bertie 4 Wayne Robeson Wake Wilson Union Nash Martin 5 Robeson Randolph Burke Nash Onslow Bladen Edgecombe 6 Greene Moore 2 Union Edgecombe Lenoir Wilson Hyde 7 Pender Richmond 2 Guilford Lenoir Anson Camden Beaufort 8 Lenoir Bertie McDowell Harnett Greene Wayne Chowan 9 Jones Harnett Johnston Pitt Stanly Columbus Lenoir 10 Columbus Chatham Pender Greene Cumberland Pender Hertford Rank Soybeans Cattle Corn Eggs Dairy Peanuts Wheat 1 Robeson Iredell Beaufort Hyde Iredell Martin Union 2 Beaufort Randolph Robeson Nash Randolph Bertie Robeson 3 Pitt Chatham Hyde Yadkin Alleghany 4 Halifax Beaufort 4 Sampson Wilkes Washington Union Yadkin 4 Bladen Wayne 5 Pasquotank Duplin Duplin Alexander Alexander 5 Chowan Washington 6 Wayne Yadkin Columbus Iredell Haywood 5 Northampton Pasquotank 7 Duplin Sampson Sampson Randolph Rowan Duplin Sampson 8 Johnston Union Camden Cherokee Guilford Pitt Duplin 9 Perquimans Surry Wayne Chatham Davidson 6 Hertford Perquimans 10 Northampton Alleghany 3 Lenoir Duplin Henderson 6 Edgecombe Pitt Cleveland 3 Haywood 3 1 Includes Christmas Trees. 2 Tied for 6th. 3 Tied for 10th. 4 Tied for 3rd. 5 Tied for 5th. 6 Tied for 9th. * Rankings of published counties only. CROPS CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 0 40 80 120 160 200 Wayne Wilson Johnston Mecklenburg Sampson LIVESTOCK CASH RECEIPTS LEADING COUNTIES (Million Dollars) 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Bladen Wilkes Union Sampson Duplin 20 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 10,183,149 9,673,929 6,296,497 5,709,940 3,368,004 3,477,880 518,648 486,109 Alleghany 20,979 19,955 13,103 11,761 7,395 7,600 481 594 Ashe 13,995 14,826 5,419 5,835 7,784 8,329 792 662 Avery 8,989 9,363 756 759 8,071 8,483 162 121 Caldwell 27,101 29,835 7,200 9,122 19,221 20,218 680 495 Surry 140,533 119,890 105,722 84,953 26,640 27,450 8,171 7,487 Watauga 6,884 7,771 3,842 4,563 2,363 2,600 679 608 Wilkes 313,082 260,179 302,019 247,734 9,745 11,496 1,318 949 Yadkin 103,482 88,433 69,856 57,771 27,024 25,013 6,602 5,649 N. Mountain 635,045 549,129 507,917 422,498 108,243 110,067 18,885 16,564 Buncombe 50,008 50,805 11,409 10,007 37,390 39,629 1,209 1,169 Burke 42,058 41,075 14,582 12,487 27,335 28,530 141 58 Cherokee 25,344 23,216 19,741 17,653 5,127 5,452 476 111 Clay 1,982 2,081 946 964 838 1,003 198 114 Graham 2,621 2,657 2,141 2,157 335 349 145 151 Haywood 21,852 21,781 14,545 14,288 6,174 6,563 1,133 930 Henderson 98,042 98,940 9,153 7,094 85,829 91,223 3,060 623 Jackson 3,573 3,960 835 826 2,641 2,956 97 178 McDowell 32,008 31,684 9,765 8,608 21,984 23,001 259 75 Macon 9,140 9,004 6,568 6,494 2,299 2,436 273 74 Madison 9,736 10,013 3,561 3,665 4,052 4,284 2,123 2,064 Mitchell 3,321 3,472 868 906 2,053 2,243 400 323 Polk 6,620 6,605 2,267 2,105 4,039 4,425 314 75 Rutherford 14,080 16,877 10,519 12,886 3,188 3,808 373 183 Swain 1,544 1,546 425 417 983 1,061 136 68 Transylvania 18,206 18,498 7,740 7,579 10,384 10,880 82 39 Yancey 7,141 7,650 2,536 2,801 3,700 3,914 905 935 W. Mountain 347,274 349,722 117,599 110,937 218,351 231,614 11,324 7,171 Alamance 40,143 38,342 24,981 24,670 12,171 11,242 2,991 2,430 Caswell 31,791 28,964 10,418 10,454 15,497 13,586 5,876 4,924 Durham 12,003 11,905 1,998 1,957 8,341 8,407 1,664 1,541 Forsyth 23,073 22,521 4,254 3,942 16,173 16,184 2,646 2,395 Franklin 61,196 67,497 15,129 16,434 37,498 43,680 8,569 7,383 Granville 32,705 31,301 6,061 5,677 17,641 18,206 9,003 7,418 Guilford 65,405 63,333 20,295 19,291 39,457 39,177 5,653 4,865 Orange 35,545 30,663 14,881 10,830 17,549 17,352 3,115 2,481 Person 36,417 34,302 5,506 5,100 23,781 23,449 7,130 5,753 Rockingham 45,840 41,385 8,978 7,653 29,663 27,263 7,199 6,469 Stokes 27,464 25,297 7,662 7,306 12,950 11,753 6,852 6,238 Vance 20,324 21,355 1,103 1,100 13,774 15,362 5,447 4,893 Warren 29,841 27,616 13,690 11,256 11,541 12,450 4,610 3,910 N. Piedmont 461,745 434,986 134,956 125,670 256,035 248,616 70,754 60,700 Alexander 96,502 106,604 88,294 99,319 6,829 6,212 1,379 1,073 Catawba 42,578 53,417 23,214 33,668 18,795 19,340 569 409 Chatham 120,571 122,827 108,319 111,538 11,071 10,402 1,181 887 Davidson 49,226 51,932 31,571 34,257 15,293 15,486 2,362 2,189 Davie 24,294 20,882 13,485 9,118 9,799 10,853 1,010 911 Iredell 115,285 98,406 89,783 74,456 23,514 21,789 1,988 2,161 Lee 39,977 35,212 22,312 17,370 14,679 14,776 2,986 3,066 Randolph 202,067 197,968 181,166 175,191 18,674 20,966 2,227 1,811 Rowan 64,145 61,384 21,192 18,132 41,661 42,193 1,292 1,059 Wake 75,025 79,354 10,645 11,777 50,563 55,125 13,817 12,452 C. Piedmont 829,669 817,821 589,980 584,826 210,878 206,979 28,811 26,016 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 21 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Total Livestock Crops Government Payments 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 137,421 112,920 120,665 98,632 15,272 13,101 1,484 1,187 Cabarrus 37,832 36,431 25,025 23,204 12,260 12,800 547 427 Cleveland 73,878 78,311 53,350 56,976 18,261 20,112 2,267 1,223 Gaston 17,738 17,791 12,446 12,045 5,091 5,553 201 193 Lincoln 32,615 33,894 23,680 24,605 8,208 8,819 727 470 Mecklenburg 165,658 173,297 4,603 4,847 160,970 168,405 85 45 Montgomery 92,003 68,026 82,549 58,759 9,022 8,924 432 343 Moore 152,641 140,235 125,811 111,645 24,225 26,408 2,605 2,182 Richmond 127,132 120,838 117,728 111,391 7,861 8,197 1,543 1,250 Stanly 92,523 79,777 67,588 53,127 23,051 24,366 1,884 2,284 Union 434,326 423,038 353,260 347,294 75,552 72,325 5,514 3,419 S. Piedmont 1,363,767 1,268,638 986,705 902,525 359,773 353,091 17,289 13,022 Bertie 172,565 172,548 108,634 103,692 52,864 55,945 11,067 12,911 Camden 42,159 48,280 676 651 40,187 46,782 1,296 847 Chowan 46,923 54,414 8,591 11,785 33,478 37,481 4,854 5,148 Currituck 20,170 20,838 473 427 18,665 19,893 1,032 518 Dare 1,530 1,266 * * 1,349 1,091 181 175 Edgecombe 160,868 175,972 45,330 52,740 95,422 106,115 20,116 17,117 Gates 57,479 61,096 28,698 28,837 24,017 27,365 4,764 4,894 Halifax 104,556 95,787 34,927 21,221 58,579 60,582 11,050 13,984 Hertford 87,017 86,935 44,414 39,678 35,717 40,594 6,886 6,663 Martin 84,928 100,832 14,454 15,748 57,092 65,511 13,382 19,573 Nash 205,058 199,893 88,917 84,098 100,201 102,174 15,940 13,621 Northampton 114,225 119,477 61,232 57,722 45,039 51,867 7,954 9,888 Pasquotank 44,565 49,255 451 407 42,103 46,757 2,011 2,091 Perquimans 70,658 71,562 27,803 25,134 40,162 42,748 2,693 3,680 Tyrrell 48,710 47,995 5,051 4,388 40,673 40,738 2,986 2,869 Washington 79,948 86,866 20,799 17,478 54,112 64,989 5,037 4,399 N. Coastal 1,341,356 1,352,561 490,446 464,006 739,660 770,178 111,250 118,377 Beaufort 118,228 126,744 30,642 27,157 75,150 87,996 12,436 11,591 Carteret 32,346 27,171 2,128 2,053 29,052 23,566 1,166 1,552 Craven 63,952 66,093 22,286 20,541 33,234 37,205 8,432 8,347 Greene 162,794 162,881 98,298 86,322 52,699 65,672 11,797 10,887 Hyde 100,935 115,759 46,384 60,516 51,008 51,343 3,543 3,900 Johnston 247,485 240,714 93,173 81,200 133,391 140,740 20,921 18,774 Jones 103,387 107,181 73,194 64,877 21,399 33,026 8,794 9,278 Lenoir 191,969 185,548 110,651 88,100 66,112 82,818 15,206 14,630 Pamlico 26,506 26,428 2,284 2,155 22,353 21,902 1,869 2,371 Pitt 178,183 182,982 72,877 66,656 82,601 92,844 22,705 23,482 Wayne 366,979 338,565 250,807 203,053 99,527 120,407 16,645 15,105 Wilson 169,719 175,716 27,659 24,818 126,054 136,646 16,006 14,252 C. Coastal 1,762,484 1,726,773 830,384 727,448 792,579 865,155 139,521 134,170 Bladen 312,285 296,243 255,417 236,055 47,691 50,718 9,177 9,470 Brunswick 38,106 36,967 19,312 17,269 16,861 18,058 1,933 1,640 Columbus 167,676 149,525 79,117 60,774 69,620 72,604 18,939 16,147 Cumberland 90,902 75,700 51,167 37,453 33,981 33,521 5,754 4,726 Duplin 946,707 877,469 851,968 770,142 78,127 91,269 16,612 16,058 Harnett 209,796 184,253 135,565 112,029 62,046 61,030 12,185 11,194 Hoke 56,644 48,867 36,887 31,463 17,012 14,208 2,745 3,196 New Hanover 5,746 10,654 499 5,256 5,198 5,351 49 47 Onslow 107,351 93,527 82,986 68,106 19,449 20,660 4,916 4,761 Pender 143,211 140,146 94,878 88,623 45,673 49,176 2,660 2,347 Robeson 352,932 333,974 233,582 222,331 97,138 91,963 22,212 19,680 Sampson 912,429 843,945 716,383 632,211 174,580 192,926 21,466 18,808 Scotland 98,025 105,670 80,750 90,318 15,108 13,338 2,167 2,014 S. Coastal 3,441,809 3,174,298 2,638,509 2,372,030 682,486 692,180 120,814 110,088 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Unable to publish due to insufficient data. 22 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Hogs Broilers Turkeys Eggs 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 2,170,176 1,877,802 2,526,826 2,429,960 652,320 523,128 373,944 349,371 Alleghany * * * * * * * * Ashe * * * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * * * Caldwell 362 313 * * * * * * Surry 4,747 4,108 79,350 60,781 * * 11,823 10,414 Watauga * * * * * * * * Wilkes * * 276,139 223,930 * * 11,442 10,414 Yadkin * * 15,870 13,756 * * 34,326 27,911 N. Mountain 7,121 6,162 374,533 303,905 * * 58,926 50,319 Buncombe * * * * * * * * Burke * * 10,791 8,637 * * * * Cherokee * * * * * * 16,782 15,101 Clay * * * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * * * Haywood * * * * * * * * Henderson * * * * * * * * Jackson * * * * * * * * McDowell * * 5,396 4,479 * * * * Macon * * * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * * * Rutherford * * 6,348 8,637 * * * * Swain * * * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * * * Yancey * * * * * * * * W. Mountain 339 196 22,535 21,753 * * 20,863 19,249 Alamance 226 * 7,935 7,038 * * * * Caswell * * * * * * * * Durham * * * * * * * * Forsyth * * * * * * * * Franklin 2,374 2,660 * * * * * * Granville 294 254 * * * * * * Guilford 1,695 1,251 * * * * * * Orange * * * * * * * * Person 904 978 * * * * * * Rockingham 1,130 587 * * * * * * Stokes * * * * * * * * Vance * * * * * * * * Warren 9,495 7,824 * * * * * * N. Piedmont 17,633 14,768 14,283 15,995 * * 30,989 27,772 Alexander * * 46,023 65,579 * * 29,558 22,565 Catawba * * 14,283 25,592 * * * * Chatham 2,328 3,913 79,350 79,975 * * 11,823 12,584 Davidson * 489 15,870 16,635 * * * * Davie * * * * * * * * Iredell * * * * * * 23,837 19,093 Lee 791 782 19,044 14,395 * * * * Randolph 5,199 3,853 126,960 127,960 * * 18,116 18,572 Rowan * * * * * * * * Wake * * * * * * * * C. Piedmont 11,303 11,247 312,640 343,892 * * 97,905 86,787 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 23 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Hogs Broilers Turkeys Eggs 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 10,512 9,389 85,698 68,779 17,378 14,456 * * Cabarrus 904 978 12,696 12,796 * * * * Cleveland 904 685 36,501 41,587 * * * * Gaston * * * * * * * * Lincoln * * 12,696 15,995 * * * * Mecklenburg * * * * * * * * Montgomery 4,069 3,814 74,589 51,184 * * * * Moore 10,828 8,411 111,090 99,169 * * * * Richmond 11,303 9,780 104,742 99,169 * * * * Stanly * * 38,723 30,391 14,819 10,610 * * Union * * 272,964 265,517 43,856 44,179 22,884 24,300 S. Piedmont 44,985 38,534 755,413 690,984 81,908 73,931 36,634 35,687 Bertie 9,721 7,237 98,394 95,970 * * * * Camden * * * * * * * * Chowan * * * * * * * * Currituck * * * * * * * * Dare * * * * * * * * Edgecombe 21,024 20,735 19,679 28,151 * * * * Gates 5,878 5,477 22,218 22,713 * * * * Halifax 18,085 11,736 11,744 5,758 * * * * Hertford 12,433 10,660 31,740 28,791 * * * * Martin * * 9,522 11,197 * * * * Nash 21,928 15,648 28,566 33,909 * * 35,470 31,245 Northampton 34,813 28,363 25,075 28,151 * * * * Pasquotank * * * * * * * * Perquimans 2,487 1,565 24,757 23,033 * * * * Tyrrell * * * * * * * * Washington 12,885 11,149 * * * * * * N. Coastal 150,330 122,155 280,900 288,870 * * 41,954 36,105 Beaufort 13,338 10,367 * * * * * * Carteret * * * * * * * * Craven 18,808 17,057 * * * * * * Greene 70,079 61,615 7,300 7,678 17,863 13,999 * * Hyde * * * * * * * 60,293 Johnston 38,430 34,231 34,914 33,590 13,347 5,688 * * Jones 56,515 49,879 11,426 9,596 * * * * Lenoir 68,948 56,725 12,696 12,156 26,193 17,094 * * Pamlico 633 548 * * * * * * Pitt 56,515 46,945 11,744 14,075 * * * * Wayne 128,854 107,582 57,132 39,988 55,213 47,214 * * Wilson 11,303 8,802 * * * * * * C. Coastal 463,423 393,751 136,482 118,363 119,257 90,553 54,006 67,694 Bladen 185,369 160,787 50,784 52,144 * * * * Brunswick 18,311 16,235 * * * * * * Columbus 58,776 47,727 16,822 8,957 * * * * Cumberland 24,867 17,604 9,522 5,758 12,428 10,124 * * Duplin 480,378 432,286 171,396 188,741 177,816 130,413 15,256 11,109 Harnett 11,303 11,345 101,568 83,174 * * * * Hoke 18,536 15,257 14,283 12,796 * * * * New Hanover * * * * * * * * Onslow 42,499 39,122 * * 36,312 24,786 * * Pender 63,297 58,681 19,045 20,474 10,655 7,589 * * Robeson 92,459 66,505 126,960 145,555 11,056 7,103 * * Sampson 452,120 402,945 69,828 57,582 173,634 153,534 13,158 10,067 Scotland * * 47,610 63,980 * * * * S. Coastal 1,475,042 1,290,989 630,040 646,198 451,121 358,615 32,667 25,758 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with inventory of less than 1,000 hogs, or annual production of less than 500,000 broilers, turkeys or chickens or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 24 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Dairy Products Cattle & Calves Other Livestock & Poultry 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 189,630 133,000 197,650 213,812 185,951 182,867 Alleghany 8,007 6,186 4,465 4,954 614 604 Ashe * * 3,720 4,172 1,616 1,589 Avery * * 279 287 471 463 Caldwell * * 1,116 1,226 1,289 1,268 Surry 2,528 * 4,651 5,215 2,623 2,579 Watauga * * 2,279 2,398 1,548 1,523 Wilkes 5,057 3,402 7,441 8,083 1,917 1,885 Yadkin 9,692 6,186 6,278 6,519 1,746 1,717 N. Mountain 25,284 17,630 30,229 32,854 11,824 11,628 Buncombe 4,635 3,093 3,837 4,042 2,755 2,709 Burke * * 791 782 1,440 1,416 Cherokee * * 1,070 1,225 1,035 1,018 Clay * * 628 652 310 305 Graham * * 279 339 1,840 1,809 Haywood 5,899 5,258 4,465 4,954 4,064 3,997 Henderson 6,321 4,330 1,325 1,304 1,469 1,445 Jackson * * 395 392 430 423 McDowell * * 651 600 1,052 1,035 Macon * * 1,302 1,356 4,851 4,771 Madison * * 2,256 2,399 1,215 1,195 Mitchell * * 465 521 382 376 Polk * * 465 443 1,362 1,339 Rutherford * * 2,093 2,216 2,028 1,994 Swain * * 163 156 258 254 Transylvania * * 605 574 7,107 6,988 Yancey * * 1,418 1,512 673 661 W. Mountain 19,384 14,537 22,207 23,467 32,271 31,735 Alamance 5,900 4,021 4,302 4,563 1,374 1,352 Caswell * * 2,139 2,477 794 780 Durham * * 674 678 1,291 1,270 Forsyth * * 1,442 1,564 1,815 1,785 Franklin * * 1,907 2,477 3,161 3,109 Granville 2,107 1,547 2,046 2,295 1,583 1,557 Guilford 6,321 4,640 3,953 4,433 2,513 2,470 Orange 4,214 2,473 2,325 2,425 1,925 1,893 Person * * 1,860 1,956 616 605 Rockingham 2,107 1,547 2,442 2,738 1,945 1,913 Stokes * * 2,325 2,555 1,666 1,638 Vance * * 512 521 583 574 Warren * * 1,628 1,825 367 361 N. Piedmont 24,863 17,321 27,555 30,507 19,633 19,307 Alexander 7,164 5,258 4,302 4,693 1,224 1,204 Catawba 2,528 1,856 3,186 3,390 2,397 2,357 Chatham 4,214 3,712 8,604 9,387 2,000 1,967 Davidson 5,057 4,330 3,488 3,390 2,511 2,470 Davie 2,107 * 3,255 3,520 1,563 1,537 Iredell 49,304 35,570 9,883 10,821 2,576 2,534 Lee * * 814 964 633 621 Randolph 18,542 11,754 9,417 10,169 2,932 2,883 Rowan 7,164 4,949 4,302 4,824 2,365 2,326 Wake * * 1,930 2,034 3,796 3,733 C. Piedmont 96,922 68,047 49,180 53,192 21,997 21,632 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 25 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Dairy Products Cattle & Calves Other Livestock & Poultry 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson * * 1,930 2,164 379 373 Cabarrus 2,950 1,856 3,139 3,520 1,719 1,690 Cleveland 3,793 2,474 4,534 4,954 1,948 1,916 Gaston 2,950 1,856 1,930 1,982 1,778 1,748 Lincoln 6,321 4,021 2,790 2,868 1,672 1,644 Mecklenburg * * 1,046 1,043 3,524 3,466 Montgomery * * 1,628 1,930 451 442 Moore * * 1,651 1,877 2,013 1,980 Richmond * * 1,232 1,304 451 444 Stanly * 3,093 4,302 4,563 1,289 1,268 Union * * 5,348 5,867 2,783 2,737 S. Piedmont 20,227 13,609 29,531 32,072 18,007 17,708 Bertie * * * * 278 273 Camden * * * * 579 570 Chowan * * 302 313 127 125 Currituck * * * * 189 186 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe * * 791 860 308 303 Gates * * 209 261 385 379 Halifax * * 1,349 1,304 387 381 Hertford * * 116 * 123 121 Martin * * 372 391 647 637 Nash * * 2,093 2,451 860 845 Northampton * * 349 313 204 201 Pasquotank * * * * 149 145 Perquimans * * 279 261 270 266 Tyrrell * * * * 2 2 Washington * * 186 261 4,863 4,783 N. Coastal * * 6,627 7,040 9,371 9,217 Beaufort * * 233 261 15,153 14,902 Carteret * * * * 1,975 1,942 Craven * * 465 522 3,005 2,955 Greene * * 581 652 1,712 1,684 Hyde * * 140 130 95 93 Johnston * * 2,790 3,259 2,071 2,037 Jones * * 465 443 233 229 Lenoir * * 953 913 526 517 Pamlico * * * * 1,579 1,553 Pitt * * 1,139 * 3,466 3,409 Wayne * * 2,790 2,999 2,121 2,086 Wilson * * 349 443 13,901 13,670 C. Coastal * * 10,115 11,082 45,837 45,077 Bladen * * 1,256 1,356 502 494 Brunswick * * 419 469 553 544 Columbus * * 2,023 2,138 607 597 Cumberland * * 953 991 1,967 1,935 Duplin * * 6,162 6,649 960 944 Harnett * * 2,046 2,008 14,850 14,602 Hoke * * * * 1,006 990 New Hanover * * * * 425 417 Onslow * * 488 522 1,450 1,426 Pender * * 558 574 1,310 1,288 Robeson * * 1,744 1,825 1,332 1,310 Sampson * * 5,813 6,388 1,409 1,386 Scotland * * 395 391 640 630 S. Coastal * * 22,207 23,598 27,011 26,563 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with inventory of less than 500 all cattle or counties with less than $10,000 cash receipts or where indi-vidual data would be disclosed are not published. 26 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Tobacco Cotton and Cottonseed Soybeans 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 686,833 745,869 203,262 212,643 409,896 557,244 Alleghany 579 361 * * * * Ashe * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * Caldwell * * * * 209 357 Surry 13,342 13,971 * * 2,469 2,723 Watauga * * * * * * Wilkes * 2,594 * * * * Yadkin 12,209 10,412 * * 3,927 5,204 N. Mountain 28,660 27,709 * * 6,709 8,380 Buncombe 255 * * * * * Burke * * * * 171 207 Cherokee * * * * * * Clay * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * Haywood * * * * * * Henderson * * * * * * Jackson * * * * * * McDowell * * * * * * Macon * * * * * * Madison 616 * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * Rutherford * * * * * 290 Swain * * * * * * Transylvania * * * * * * Yancey * * * * * * W. Mountain 1,408 * * * 513 1,034 Alamance 5,359 4,705 * * 692 731 Caswell 10,650 8,542 * * 394 266 Durham 1,251 1,088 * * * 180 Forsyth 3,424 2,691 * * 751 773 Franklin 14,864 18,651 * * 3,652 4,495 Granville 12,904 13,263 * * 565 515 Guilford 8,724 7,825 * * 1,986 1,836 Orange 3,394 2,691 * * 617 899 Person 14,632 14,497 * * 2,247 2,312 Rockingham 15,607 13,729 * * 855 596 Stokes 8,256 6,696 * * * 244 Vance 8,819 9,877 * * 1,651 2,044 Warren 5,789 6,516 * * 1,934 2,289 N. Piedmont 113,672 110,771 754 613 15,679 17,180 Alexander * * * * 439 416 Catawba * * * * 1,830 2,199 Chatham * * * * 491 491 Davidson 2,822 2,603 * * 1,941 2,431 Davie 1,091 1,008 * * 1,569 1,974 Iredell 1,744 1,031 * * 3,719 4,633 Lee 9,049 8,294 * * 1,235 1,852 Randolph 3,289 3,542 * * 1,993 3,204 Rowan * * * * 4,701 5,881 Wake 11,989 13,877 * * 3,228 4,096 C. Piedmont 33,295 32,701 565 * 21,146 27,177 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 27 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Tobacco Cotton and Cottonseed Soybeans 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson * * * * 3,525 2,748 Cabarrus * * * * 1,688 2,064 Cleveland * * 808 557 2,752 3,315 Gaston * * * * 588 760 Lincoln * * * * 1,302 1,615 Mecklenburg * * * * 260 * Montgomery * * * * * 540 Moore 4,786 * * * 1,056 976 Richmond * * * * * * Stanly * * 3,769 4,432 5,764 6,865 Union * * 1,023 * 16,371 14,680 S. Piedmont 6,079 * 7,107 6,884 34,712 35,085 Bertie 15,110 14,622 10,715 16,917 6,917 9,888 Camden * * * * 8,531 12,830 Chowan 357 403 4,308 7,023 * * Currituck * * * * 4,634 7,187 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 29,954 35,597 11,845 10,284 9,067 14,870 Gates * * 4,442 5,769 5,288 8,538 Halifax 12,112 12,646 21,538 20,709 8,048 11,855 Hertford 6,521 9,800 4,981 6,744 3,786 5,990 Martin 19,597 26,142 14,080 15,997 4,924 7,708 Nash 42,434 41,559 3,231 3,372 6,977 9,368 Northampton * * 18,038 21,236 10,412 15,652 Pasquotank * * 754 * 12,420 21,275 Perquimans * * 6,461 6,326 10,294 16,526 Tyrrell * * * * 11,231 14,144 Washington * * 4,308 5,741 11,157 13,724 N. Coastal 128,082 142,170 106,343 122,876 117,271 175,550 Beaufort 8,602 12,225 8,077 8,444 18,431 27,309 Carteret * * * * 6,731 9,713 Craven 6,292 7,785 1,346 * 7,237 8,358 Greene 22,349 27,782 4,038 3,372 6,449 11,076 Hyde * * 7,673 8,723 8,814 10,858 Johnston 45,015 45,834 2,261 * 13,573 17,165 Jones 5,259 9,830 3,770 3,066 5,080 7,723 Lenoir 25,293 31,466 7,592 6,800 7,825 12,640 Pamlico * 1,086 * * 5,556 7,249 Pitt 29,625 30,262 6,219 6,076 13,893 21,667 Wayne 35,461 44,839 3,500 2,480 14,318 21,268 Wilson 40,783 43,803 5,384 5,323 8,650 12,328 C. Coastal 219,528 254,912 51,448 48,075 116,557 167,354 Bladen 2,778 4,533 1,885 * 4,827 5,389 Brunswick 1,840 2,376 * * 1,673 * Columbus 17,765 18,970 2,154 * 10,770 15,516 Cumberland 9,045 11,348 2,369 1,923 4,983 5,147 Duplin 21,167 24,779 1,615 2,174 12,659 19,460 Harnett 32,135 31,388 5,384 4,738 6,508 7,996 Hoke 1,177 1,163 4,550 4,738 4,024 3,377 New Hanover * * * * * * Onslow 2,805 3,197 * * 3,719 4,806 Pender 2,822 2,935 * * * * Robeson 19,018 15,507 6,138 6,187 25,065 28,945 Sampson 44,995 53,123 7,970 6,215 15,813 21,666 Scotland * * * * 3,392 4,488 S. Coastal 156,110 169,319 37,018 33,833 97,308 125,484 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with less than 50 acres of tobacco or 500 acres of cotton and soybeans or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 28 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Corn Peanuts Wheat 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 376,750 327,970 91,161 66,911 291,024 162,518 Alleghany * * * * * * Ashe * * * * * * Avery * * * * * * Caldwell 384 * * * 118 * Surry 3,946 3,410 * * 1,078 * Watauga * * * * * * Wilkes 1,069 1,034 * * * * Yadkin 4,989 3,785 * * 2,755 2,077 N. Mountain 10,685 8,452 * * 4,224 3,107 Buncombe 125 * * * * * Burke 529 396 * * * * Cherokee 564 457 * * * * Clay * * * * * * Graham * * * * * * Haywood * 42 * * * * Henderson 1,213 725 * * * * Jackson * * * * * * McDowell 178 * * * * * Macon * * * * * * Madison * * * * * * Mitchell * * * * * * Polk * * * * * * Rutherford * * * * * * Swain * * * * * * Transylvania * 115 * * * * Yancey * * * * * * W. Mountain 3,556 2,250 * * 364 221 Alamance 1,491 781 * * 1,132 1,110 Caswell 384 154 * * 674 839 Durham 269 * * * * * Forsyth 394 470 * * 344 * Franklin 1,026 732 * * 2,762 3,749 Granville 617 529 * * 916 1,147 Guilford 1,373 683 * * 2,122 2,035 Orange 1,259 764 * * 1,145 1,147 Person 1,227 1,070 * * 3,308 2,960 Rockingham 785 403 * * 2,075 1,431 Stokes 515 357 * * * 308 Vance * * * * 1,125 1,184 Warren * 91 * * 1,024 728 N. Piedmont 9,712 6,206 * * 17,179 7,711 Alexander 675 * * * 377 * Catawba 1,541 670 * * 1,752 1,901 Chatham 1,148 526 * * 660 * Davidson 2,212 1,848 * * 1,253 892 Davie 1,976 1,966 * * 1,570 1,849 Iredell 5,606 3,074 * * 3,698 3,517 Lee 534 * * * 876 1,086 Randolph 2,397 2,137 * * 1,718 2,069 Rowan 5,048 2,946 * * 4,419 4,189 Wake 391 291 * * 1,401 1,345 C. Piedmont 21,528 13,970 * * 17,724 7,590 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 29 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Corn Peanuts Wheat 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 3,725 1,957 * * 2,311 2,347 Cabarrus 1,707 1,211 * * 1,206 1,356 Cleveland 364 180 * * 2,681 3,455 Gaston * * * * 303 * Lincoln 730 610 * * 1,448 1,335 Mecklenburg * * * * 364 * Montgomery * * * * * * Moore 546 279 * * 411 603 Richmond * * * * * * Stanly 5,487 4,581 * * 3,638 3,714 Union 9,969 8,471 * * 19,597 18,019 S. Piedmont 24,752 18,497 * * 32,673 16,805 Bertie 7,734 6,017 8,763 6,342 2,614 * Camden 10,993 10,044 * * 5,679 7,375 Chowan 3,000 1,685 5,080 3,961 3,429 3,594 Currituck 6,982 4,797 * * 3,894 4,531 Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 4,616 5,327 6,401 3,190 6,090 7,427 Gates 2,682 2,747 3,937 2,822 4,729 4,250 Halifax 3,899 3,162 6,223 4,850 3,146 3,417 Hertford 5,580 3,550 4,521 3,205 2,122 2,625 Martin 2,097 2,439 10,033 7,371 3,523 2,792 Nash * * 3,404 * 3,443 2,448 Northampton 4,045 2,963 4,699 3,863 5,463 5,813 Pasquotank 11,492 8,557 * * 13,419 11,438 Perquimans 7,298 6,588 2,464 1,219 10,624 8,761 Tyrrell 18,974 * * * 8,663 8,125 Washington 12,504 15,245 1,092 1,041 9,222 12,553 N. Coastal 104,203 91,302 56,617 39,565 86,060 45,737 Beaufort 19,997 22,785 * * 17,697 14,811 Carteret 15,515 8,682 * * 3,449 * Craven 6,895 8,706 * * 3,793 * Greene 3,063 4,870 1,549 * 3,531 3,685 Hyde 20,686 15,611 * * 6,716 8,320 Johnston 4,393 3,606 1,042 * 5,746 5,419 Jones 2,488 5,546 * 1,055 3,335 5,184 Lenoir 4,433 8,774 * * 4,918 6,203 Pamlico 8,596 6,485 * * 3,564 3,328 Pitt 4,149 8,242 4,573 3,433 10,374 8,564 Wayne 7,791 9,825 1,804 1,754 12,166 13,713 Wilson 4,051 3,892 * * 3,961 4,966 C. Coastal 102,057 107,024 12,700 10,344 79,250 50,358 Bladen 5,923 6,898 6,502 4,062 1,711 1,397 Brunswick 3,630 2,774 * * 397 * Columbus 14,099 11,723 3,175 3,059 4,783 * Cumberland 5,929 3,529 * * 1,974 1,894 Duplin 14,982 13,208 3,073 3,504 7,761 9,500 Harnett 2,864 * * * 2,109 2,066 Hoke 3,563 1,339 * * 2,250 1,990 New Hanover * * * * * * Onslow 4,557 4,364 * * 1,698 1,961 Pender * * * * * * Robeson 21,211 17,383 2,572 1,973 18,499 16,904 Sampson 14,110 11,213 * * 8,596 9,796 Scotland 2,643 1,663 1,778 704 1,650 * S. Coastal 100,257 80,269 21,844 17,002 53,550 30,989 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. * Cash receipts for counties with less than 500 acres of peanuts, corn and wheat or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 30 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Berries Other Field Crops Greenhouse and Nursery 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars State Total 464,050 510,617 69,249 81,493 775,779 812,615 Alleghany 4,139 4,554 1,268 1,492 1,139 1,193 Ashe 835 919 732 861 6,018 6,303 Avery 598 658 81 96 7,378 7,729 Caldwell 433 476 593 698 17,389 18,216 Surry 2,912 3,204 1,439 1,693 1,454 1,523 Watauga 438 482 650 765 * * Wilkes 2,149 2,365 1,837 2,161 2,166 2,268 Yadkin 1,165 1,282 1,390 1,636 * * N. Mountain 12,669 13,940 7,990 9,402 37,306 39,077 Buncombe 3,634 3,998 1,585 1,865 * * Burke 629 692 423 497 25,448 26,656 Cherokee 2,824 3,108 324 383 1,344 1,408 Clay 268 295 219 258 * * Graham 89 96 65 78 167 175 Haywood 2,087 2,297 1,057 1,243 2,504 2,623 Henderson 34,234 37,668 447 526 49,879 52,247 Jackson 1,928 2,121 106 125 577 604 McDowell 649 715 163 191 20,942 21,937 Macon 948 1,044 244 287 1,055 1,105 Madison 840 924 667 784 1,897 1,987 Mitchell 515 567 366 430 1,065 1,116 Polk 2,180 2,399 377 445 * * Rutherford 948 1,044 1,524 1,793 435 456 Swain 242 267 57 67 673 705 Transylvania 1,077 1,185 366 430 8,708 9,121 Yancey 289 318 447 526 2,781 2,913 W. Mountain 53,381 58,738 8,437 9,928 150,664 157,818 Alamance 1,278 1,407 1,422 1,674 797 834 Caswell 1,051 1,157 1,337 1,573 1,007 1,055 Durham 428 471 256 302 5,735 6,007 Forsyth 1,603 1,764 597 703 9,006 9,434 Franklin 778 856 967 1,138 * * Granville 1,227 1,350 931 1,095 239 251 Guilford 2,428 2,671 1,699 1,999 21,125 22,128 Orange 505 556 1,252 1,473 9,377 9,822 Person 515 567 792 933 1,060 1,110 Rockingham 1,226 1,350 1,597 1,879 7,518 7,875 Stokes 1,376 1,513 1,390 1,636 928 972 Vance 490 539 236 277 * * Warren 588 647 504 593 1,088 1,140 N. Piedmont 13,493 14,848 12,980 15,275 72,566 76,012 Alexander 2,227 2,450 801 942 526 551 Catawba 912 1,004 1,544 1,817 11,216 11,749 Chatham 1,438 1,582 1,792 2,109 4,064 4,257 Davidson 2,453 2,700 1,841 2,166 2,717 2,846 Davie 531 584 2,048 2,410 * * Iredell 1,557 1,713 2,239 2,635 4,951 5,186 Lee 866 953 187 222 1,797 1,883 Randolph 861 947 1,960 2,305 6,456 6,762 Rowan 4,994 5,495 1,638 1,927 * * Wake 6,510 7,163 410 483 26,581 27,842 C. Piedmont 22,349 24,591 14,460 17,016 79,811 83,600 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 31 CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 1 2 Counties and Districts Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Berries Other Field Crops Greenhouse and Nursery 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Anson 1,536 1,690 406 478 * * Cabarrus 510 561 2,243 2,640 4,610 4,829 Cleveland 3,458 3,805 1,650 1,942 6,548 6,858 Gaston 887 975 894 1,052 2,206 2,311 Lincoln 3,108 3,420 1,106 1,301 514 538 Mecklenburg 846 930 284 335 158,814 166,356 Montgomery 2,098 2,308 524 617 * * Moore 1,721 1,894 488 574 15,163 15,883 Richmond 2,953 3,250 460 540 657 688 Stanly 613 675 1,081 1,272 * * Union 5,670 6,240 1,373 1,617 21,549 22,573 S. Piedmont 23,400 25,748 10,509 12,368 220,541 231,014 Bertie 979 1,078 32 39 * * Camden 14,590 16,056 98 115 * * Chowan 5,695 6,267 53 62 8,358 8,755 Currituck 1,361 1,497 * 10 * * Dare * * * * * * Edgecombe 12,097 13,311 224 263 * * Gates 2,866 3,153 73 86 * * Halifax 2,129 2,342 358 421 * * Hertford 1,603 1,764 * * * * Martin 1,469 1,616 89 105 * * Nash 32,568 35,837 528 622 5,481 5,741 Northampton 423 465 45 53 * * Pasquotank 3,577 3,936 * 11 432 453 Perquimans 2,964 3,261 57 67 * * Tyrrell 448 493 11 12 * * Washington 11,494 12,647 49 57 * * N. Coastal 94,263 103,723 1,634 1,923 45,187 47,332 Beaufort 1,206 1,327 236 277 625 655 Carteret 1,381 1,520 24 29 1,010 1,058 Craven 2,026 2,229 114 134 4,998 5,235 Greene 11,432 12,579 211 249 77 81 Hyde 6,984 7,685 41 48 * * Johnston 40,980 45,092 1,064 1,253 19,317 20,234 Jones 381 420 171 201 * * Lenoir 4,541 4,996 219 258 * * Pamlico 2,907 3,199 16 19 218 229 Pitt 2,263 2,490 447 526 11,058 11,584 Wayne 14,421 15,868 893 1,052 9,173 9,608 Wilson 16,807 18,494 106 124 44,712 46,834 C. Coastal 105,329 115,899 3,542 4,170 102,168 107,019 Bladen 17,240 18,969 276 325 6,549 6,860 Brunswick 4,855 5,342 191 225 4,275 4,478 Columbus 12,684 13,957 451 531 3,739 3,916 Cumberland 5,989 6,590 264 311 2,564 2,686 Duplin 11,030 12,137 3,029 3,563 2,811 2,944 Harnett 7,515 8,269 593 698 4,506 4,720 Hoke 588 647 406 478 * * New Hanover 211 233 * * 4,380 4,588 Onslow 634 698 240 282 4,284 4,488 Pender 12,442 13,690 126 148 17,955 18,807 Robeson 1,716 1,889 902 1,062 2,017 2,113 Sampson 63,674 70,062 3,036 3,573 13,319 13,951 Scotland 588 647 179 210 * * S. Coastal 139,166 153,130 9,697 11,411 67,536 70,743 1 Cash receipts from farm marketings represent gross returns from the actual sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during the calendar year. 2 Totals may not equal sum of counties due to rounding. 3 Christmas trees are no longer included in Other Field Crops but are in now included in Greenhouse and Nursery * Cash receipts for counties with less than $10,000 or where individual data would be disclosed are not published. 32 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics FOREST, FISH AND SEAFOOD INCOME 1 Counties and Districts All Forest Products 2 Fish and Seafood 3 Counties and Districts All Forest Products 2 Fish and Seafood 3 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Thousand Dollars State Total 993,489 934,323 86,814 77,010 Anson 19,214 18,106 * * Bladen 20,891 19,511 * * Avery 2,759 2,543 * * Brunswick 26,956 25,092 4,154 3,537 Buncombe 4,266 3,980 * * Columbus 30,533 28,265 114 114 Cherokee 5,832 5,632 * * Cumberland 4,340 4,158 * * Clay 1,401 1,367 * * Hoke 6,197 5,847 * * Graham 1,426 1,335 * * Lee 7,025 6,357 * * Haywood 6,396 6,091 * * Montgomery 19,349 18,177 * * Henderson 5,121 4,735 * * Moore 24,196 22,434 * * Jackson 2,567 2,358 * * Richmond 15,124 14,002 * * Macon 3,654 3,516 * * Robeson 12,637 11,954 * * Madison 5,122 4,697 * * Sampson 11,236 10,441 * * Mitchell 3,395 3,125 * * Scotland 6,134 5,708 * * Swain 274 254 * * S. Central 203,832 190,052 * * Transylvania 445 410 * * Yancey 6,573 6,053 * * Alamance 10,142 9,493 * * Western 49,231 46,096 * * Caswell 11,786 11,455 * * Chatham 18,710 17,550 * * Alexander 3,882 3,634 * * Davidson 6,095 5,717 * * Alleghany 3,312 3,102 * * Durham 4,272 4,044 * * Ashe 7,651 7,119 * * Granville 14,730 14,014 * * Burke 6,798 6,540 * * Guilford 5,688 5,292 * * Caldwell 6,399 5,942 * * Orange 3,657 3,511 * * Catawba 5,642 5,279 * * Person 10,240 10,098 * * Davie 1,711 1,604 * * Randolph 14,615 13,604 * * Forsyth 4,868 4,556 * * Rockingham 10,316 10,004 * * Stokes 9,742 9,192 * * N. Piedmont 110,251 104,782 * * Surry 7,649 7,216 * * Watauga 4,101 3,800 * * Bertie 29,713 28,289 * * Wilkes 13,309 12,504 * * Camden 5,492 5,262 1,590 4,105 Yadkin 6,997 6,546 * * Chowan 3,016 2,895 897 657 N. Western 82,061 77,034 * * Currituck 1,979 1,858 2,409 3,087 Dare 574 524 23,024 21,930 Cabarrus 2,595 2,457 * * Gates 16,804 16,100 * * Cleveland 6,976 6,619 * * Hertford 12,026 11,471 * * Gaston 5,073 4,778 * * Hyde 4,858 4,718 10,803 8,120 Iredell 5,897 5,559 * * Martin 19,794 18,532 * * Lincoln 6,771 6,327 * * Pasquotank 4,164 3,963 3,510 1,808 McDowell 7,057 6,654 * * Perquimans 5,084 4,749 2,027 2,405 Mecklenburg 3,967 3,773 * * Tyrrell 6,871 6,455 3,763 3,710 Polk 5,140 4,915 * * Washington 11,027 10,318 1,256 492 Rowan 8,432 8,084 * * N. Eastern 121,402 115,134 * * Rutherford 13,731 13,252 * * Stanly 4,023 3,823 * * Beaufort 60,908 56,576 4,101 3,475 Union 6,489 6,289 * * Carteret 6,095 5,820 11,226 9,534 S. Western 76,151 72,530 * * Craven 34,193 31,811 605 523 Duplin 12,507 11,655 * * Edgecombe 12,345 11,620 * * Greene 2,894 2,732 * * Franklin 11,510 10,835 * * Jones 15,875 14,990 * * Halifax 26,547 25,094 * * Lenoir 7,424 7,032 * * Harnett 10,534 9,647 * * New Hanover 1,384 1,258 2,501 2,129 Johnston 6,688 6,295 * * Onslow 8,679 8,258 6,109 4,008 Nash 8,723 8,228 * * Pamlico 14,182 13,299 7,671 6,239 Northampton 16,435 16,022 * * Pender 14,718 13,891 1,002 1,066 Vance 6,227 5,742 * * Pitt 19,593 18,476 * 15 Wake 15,838 14,870 * * Wayne 11,594 10,620 * * Warren 18,142 17,069 * * S. Eastern 210,046 196,418 * * Wilson 7,529 6,859 * * N. Central 140,518 132,281 * * * Some counties not shown separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 Data provided by the NC Cooperative Extension, Income Estimates of North Carolina Timber Harvested and Delivered to Mills. Income is the delivered price paid to timber buyers upon delivery of timber to the mill. 3 Data provided by the Division of Marine Fisheries, NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Morehead City, NC. Income includes both commercial farm ponds and marine seafood. Income for commercial catch is valued at the point of landing. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 33 VALUE ADDED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR Via the Production of Goods and Services 1 Goods and Services 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thousand Dollars Value of livestock production 5,613,154 5,170,702 5,957,686 6,286,641 5,695,078 Value of crop production 2,533,053 2,777,381 2,741,581 3,502,754 3,534,197 Revenues from services and forestry 961,268 1,017,439 1,197,761 1,282,863 1,212,658 Value of agricultural sector production 9,107,474 8,965,522 9,897,028 11,072,258 10,441,933 less: Purchased inputs 4,991,322 5,059,485 6,015,016 6,956,553 6,371,305 Feed purchased 2,140,000 2,060,000 2,750,000 3,290,000 2,740,000 Livestock and poultry purchased 242,067 280,295 322,671 338,446 317,169 Seed purchased 230,000 260,000 300,000 350,000 290,000 Fertilizers and lime 260,000 260,000 340,000 410,000 410,000 Pesticides 210,000 220,000 250,000 280,000 300,000 Petroleum fuel and oils 297,268 303,524 353,969 441,145 361,174 Electricity 99,702 92,913 103,086 117,442 128,555 Other purchased inputs 2 1,512,285 1,582,753 1,595,290 1,729,520 1,824,407 plus: Direct Government payments 1,194,203 738,403 569,813 518,620 486,109 less: Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees 12,920 12,240 14,245 15,757 17,602 less: Property taxes 160,000 190,000 240,000 280,000 240,000 less: Capital consumption 558,475 578,609 611,945 652,461 683,976 Net value added 4,578,961 3,863,591 3,585,636 3,686,107 3,615,159 less: Employee compensation (total hired labor) 511,283 589,075 749,280 653,800 568,602 less: Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 56,112 -14,626 -36,663 -86,138 -10,571 less: Real estate and nonreal estate interest 268,578 304,264 319,787 323,923 317,965 Net farm income 3,742,988 2,984,878 2,553,232 2,794,522 2,739,163 Source: Economic Research Service, USDA. 1 Value of agricultural sector production is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within a year. Net value-add-ed is the sector’s contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production, regardless of ownership. Net farm income is the farm operators’ share of income from the sector’s production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the Organization or Economic Cooperation and Development. 2 Includes repair and maintenance of capital items, machine hire and custom work, marketing, storage, and transportation, contract labor and miscellaneous expenses. EXPORTS Value of Agricultural Export Shares Year Wheat and Products Cotton Including Linters Soybeans and Products Peanuts and Oil Cottonseed Tobacco Unmanufactured Seeds Million Dollars 2005 112.8 225.7 113.1 12.9 5.6 328.0 7.1 2006 132.9 272.9 112.2 17.4 7.0 422.2 7.2 2007 151.4 171.6 125.1 17.7 6.1 407.7 7.3 2008 315.0 274.4 358.1 23.5 11.5 572.4 8.3 2009 185.2 228.2 313.7 21.7 7.9 601.8 8.9 Year Fruits and Preparations 1 Vegetables and Preparations Meats and Products Poultry Products Feed Grains and Products Other 2 All Agricultural Commodities Million Dollars 2005 17.3 22.2 332.7 282.3 49.1 293.2 1,801.9 2006 23.8 26.9 349.7 279.8 75.3 332.2 2,059.5 2007 14.0 26.9 371.8 364.2 85.1 319.2 2,068.2 2008 28.5 29.9 553.5 482.1 91.1 359.1 3,107.1 2009 26.9 32.6 537.1 478.3 79.6 356.7 2,878.8 Source: Compiled by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Apple, apple juice, and apple products, as well as other misc. fruits assumed to equal the previous year; current year production data are not released until July or later. 1 Methodology revised starting in 2007 to estimate shares based on state production of cheese, butter, dry whey, ice cream, and sherbet. 2 Other includes sugar and tropical products, minor oilseeds, essential oils, beverages other than juice, nursery and greenhouse, wine, misc. vegetable products, tree nuts, hides and skins, fats and oils, and feeds and fodders. 34 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN (Dollars per Bushel) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR COTTON (Dollars per Pound) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 0.250 0.350 0.450 0.550 0.650 0.750 Aug* Sep* Oct* Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul * North Carolina had insufficient sales to establish prices in August 2009 and September 2007, 2008 and 2009. October 2008 price is not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS (Dollars per Bushel) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 4.50 6.50 8.50 10.50 12.50 14.50 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul* Aug * North Carolina July 2008 and July 2009 prices not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 35 MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR HOGS (Dollars per Hundredweight) 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 32.00 40.00 48.00 56.00 64.00 72.00 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Commodities Year Hogs per Cwt. Beef Cattle per Cwt. Calves per Cwt. Cows 1 per Cwt. Steers & Heifers per Cwt. Milk Cows per Head Sheep per Cwt. Lambs per Cwt. Turkeys per Lb. Table Eggs per Dozen Dollars 2005 50.70 77.90 119.00 49.90 99.90 1,810.00 43.00 107.00 .450 .332 2006 46.60 68.00 115.00 45.60 95.00 1,800.00 41.00 99.00 .480 .383 2007 48.00 63.80 104.00 47.90 93.60 1,860.00 37.00 102.00 .520 .749 2008 48.50 65.50 94.80 53.50 87.50 2,040.00 35.00 106.00 .540 .970 2009 41.70 61.40 89.30 47.20 82.00 1,580.00 40.00 111.00 .480 .645 1 Includes beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. PRICES RECEIVED Marketing Year Average Prices for Specified Crops Year Flue-Cured Tobacco per Lb. Burley Tobacco per Lb. Cotton per Lb. Soybeans per Bu. Corn per Bu. Peanuts per Lb. Wheat per Bu. All Hay per Ton Sweet Potatoes per Cwt. Irish Potatoes per Cwt. Apples 1 per Lb. Dollars 2005 1.478 1.560 .458 5.64 2.33 .196 3.07 66.00 14.20 7.70 .117 2006 1.500 1.610 .458 6.35 3.03 .185 3.26 69.00 16.20 10.00 .144 2007 2 1.530 1.590 .558 10.10 4.00 .210 4.90 91.50 16.40 8.35 .098 2008 2 1.760 1.740 .462 9.33 4.91 .254 5.80 100.00 18.50 10.30 .152 2009 1.760 1.720 .558 3 9.50 3.85 .274 4.35 92.50 19.50 10.50 .169 1 Utilized Production. 2 Revised. 3 Based on Marketings and monthly prices received from August 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009. 36 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics PRICES PAID FOR FEED Appalachian Region (Dollars per Ton) 1 Broiler Feed: Grower Complete Turkey Feed: Grower Complete Hog Feed: 38-42% Protein Conc. Hog Feed: 14-18% Protein 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. PRICES PAID FOR FUELS Appalachian Region (Dollars per Gallon) 1 Diesel Gasoline 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. PRICES PAID FOR FERTILIZER Southeast Region (Dollars per Ton) 1 30% Nitrogen Solution 60-62% Muriate of Potash 44-46% Superphosphate 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 First quarter prices. 38 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 2009 884,000 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 1969 22,115 1931 8,670 Egg Production 1924 1970 3,440,000 1930 542,000 Commercial Broilers 1934 2008 796,100 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 39 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INVENTORY Species and Classification North Carolina United States Number on Farms January 1 Number on Farms January 1 2009 1 2010 2009 1 2010 Thousand Head Thousand Head Cattle - Total 2 850 820 94,521 93,701 Cows & Heifers that have calved 430 410 41,045 40,456 Beef Cows 384 367 31,712 31,376 Milk Cows 46 43 9,333 9,081 Heifers 500 pounds and over 119 112 19,576 19,666 For Beef Cow replacement 69 69 5,531 5,436 For Milk Cow replacement 20 19 4,410 4,516 Other Heifers 30 24 9,635 9,714 Steers 500 pounds and over 30 36 16,769 16,440 Bulls 500 pounds and over 31 32 2,184 2,190 Calves under 500 pounds 240 230 14,948 14,949 Sheep - Total 28.0 25.0 5,747 5,630 Breeding Sheep & Lambs 24 20 4,247 4,190 Replacement Lambs 5 3 647 655 Ewes 1 year plus 17 15 3,405 3,340 Rams 1 year plus 2 2 196 195 Market Sheep & Lambs 4 5 1,500 1,440 Goats - Total 96 103 3,069 3,043 Angora Goats - - 185 150 Milk Goats 10 8 335 355 Meat and Other Goats 86 95 2,549 2,538 Number on Farms December 1 Number on Farms December 1 2008 1 2009 2008 1 2009 Thousand Head Thousand Head All Hogs and Pigs 9,700 9,600 67,148 65,327 Breeding Hogs 980 930 6,062 5,850 Market Hogs 3 8,720 8,670 61,087 59,477 Under 50 Pounds 3,020 3,150 19,428 19,085 50-119 Pounds 2,290 2,200 17,396 17,062 120-179 Pounds 1,770 1,700 12,731 12,079 180 Pounds and above 1,640 1,620 11,533 11,252 Chickens - Total 4 19,609 20,128 446,906 449,610 Other Chickens 1,000 982 7,589 8,496 1 Revised. 2 Totals may not add due to rounding. 3 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. 4 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 2006 820 705,200 74 703,000 5.60 107,526 164 3,280 2007 780 663,000 63 642,600 6.60 132,257 163 3,749 2008 1 780 647,400 75 727,500 8.30 162,755 167 4,509 2009 1 720 612,000 70 679,000 8.50 171,088 159 4,452 2010 680 557,600 - - - - 158 3,950 1 Revised. 40 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MEAT ANIMALS Numbers, Production, Disposition, Price and Income Species 2006 2007 2008 1 2009 Thousands Hogs and Pigs Beginning Inventory: 9,800 9,500 10,200 9,700 (December 1 preceding year) Spring Crop: (December-May) Sows Farrowed 1,090 1,100 1,100 1,070 Pigs Saved 9,919 9,982 10,203 10,300 Fall Crop: (June-November) Sows Farrowed 1,110 1,150 1,080 1,060 Pigs Saved 10,129 10,522 10,370 10,230 Inshipments 431 392 478 522 Marketings 2 18,359 17,976 19,491 19,171 Farm Slaughter 3 10 10 10 11 Deaths 2,410 2,210 2,050 1,970 Production (Lbs.) 4 3,778,686 3,815,438 4,209,853 4,099,445 Marketings (Lbs.) 5 3,808,657 3,737,940 4,273,530 4,151,504 Price Per 100 Lbs. ($) 46.60 48.00 48.50 41.70 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 6 1,917,244 1,907,945 2,170,176 1,877,798 Value of Home Consumption ($) 1,629 1,621 1,407 1,191 Gross Income ($) 1,918,873 1,909,566 2,171,583 1,878,989 Ending Inventory December 1 9,500 10,200 9,700 9,600 Cattle and Calves Number: On hand January 1 (Total) 860 850 830 850 Cows and Heifers that have Calved 436 440 420 430 Calves Born 390 380 390 370 Inshipments 15 13 9 10 Marketings: 2 Cattle 209 224 229 260 Calves 167 150 114 116 Farm Slaughter: 3 Cattle and Calves 2 2 2 2 Deaths: Cattle 15 15 14 12 Calves 22 22 21 20 Production: 4 Total Cattle and Calves (Lbs.) 275,879 278,326 297,407 312,124 Marketings (Lbs.) 5 277,500 293,584 277,600 322,100 Price per 100 Lbs. ($): Cattle 68.00 63.80 65.50 61.40 Calves 115.00 104.00 94.80 89.30 Cash Receipts from Sales ($) 6 223,809 215,459 197,650 213,812 Value of Home Consumption ($) 10,992 9,734 10,586 10,987 Gross Income ($) 234,801 225,193 208,236 224,799 Ending Inventory (Total) 850 830 850 820 (January 1 suceeding year) 1 Revised. 2 Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and state outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the state. 3 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 4 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 5 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the state. 6 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Also includes allowance for higher average price of state inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 41 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, 2009 1 Month Cattle All Species Calves Hogs Sheep & Lambs Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Number Slaughtered Live Weight Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds Thousand Head Thousand Pounds January 18.3 21,208 0.1 72 1,039.7 277,402 0.5 44 February 17.3 19,786 0.2 79 970.3 258,873 0.4 33 March 17.3 20,212 0.1 79 1,034.5 275,353 0.5 41 April 18.7 21,546 0.1 52 1,019.7 270,232 0.7 57 May 18.5 21,300 0.1 55 906.9 235,680 0.8 58 June 19.0 21,975 0.1 54 1,006.4 253,294 0.8 64 July 18.7 21,603 0.1 54 1,008.7 254,114 0.9 63 August 17.9 21,168 0.1 61 987.0 249,100 1.0 78 September 19.1 23,322 0.1 62 1,073.0 273,641 1.0 76 October 20.0 23,440 0.1 50 1,152.4 298,793 0.8 59 November 17.8 20,493 0.1 61 1,080.4 283,807 1.1 78 December 19.7 22,914 0.1 74 1,102.4 288,301 1.0 75 Annual Total 2 222.4 257,968 1.5 755 12,381.5 3,218,589 9.6 725 1 Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2 Months may not add to totals due to rounding. COMMERCIAL HOG SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 190,000 210,000 230,000 250,000 270,000 290,000 310,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 2009 COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER Total Live Weight (Thousand Pounds) 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 2009 42 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics COMMERCIAL BROILERS Production and Value Year Number Produced Pounds Produced Value of Production Thousands Thousands Thousand Dollars 2005 735,100 4,851,700 2,231,782 2006 749,900 5,099,300 1,937,734 2007 781,200 5,390,300 2,479,538 2008 1 796,100 5,493,100 2,526,826 2009 759,600 5,317,200 2,429,960 US 2009 2 8,550,500 47,726,500 21,811,013 1 Revised. 2 Excludes states producing less than 500,000 broilers. TURKEYS Production and Value Year Number Raised Pounds Produced Price per Pound Value of Production Thousands Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 35,500 1,025,950 0.450 461,678 2006 37,000 1,095,200 0.480 525,696 2007 38,500 1,147,300 0.520 596,596 2008 40,000 1,208,000 0.540 652,320 2009 35,500 1,089,850 0.480 523,128 US 2009 247,359 7,149,942 0.500 3,573,637 EGGS Production and Value of Sales Year Average Number Layers During Year Average Eggs Laid Annually per Layer Eggs Produced Average Price per Dozen 1 Value of Production Thousands Number Million Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 10,955 235 2,573 1.160 249,368 2006 11,028 239 2,636 1.170 257,627 2007 12,088 245 2,960 1.330 328,664 2008 12,427 247 3,063 1.470 373,944 2009 12,636 249 3,148 1.330 349,371 US 2009 337,376 268 90,359 0.817 6,155,825 1 Average of all eggs sold by producers, including hatching eggs. CHICKENS Lost, Sold and Value of Sales 1 Year Number Lost Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Thousands Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 1,461 12,399 100,432 0.090 9,039 2006 3,086 13,269 92,883 0.082 7,616 2007 3,062 12,487 89,906 0.079 7,103 2008 2 2,791 14,306 94,420 0.086 8,120 2009 3,170 13,217 87,232 0.099 8,636 US 2009 99,169 175,204 905,864 0.072 65,127 1 Excludes commercial broilers. 2 Revised. HONEY Production, Stocks and Value 1 Year Honey Producing Colonies Yield per Colony Production Stocks 2 Average Price per Pound Value of Production Thousands Pounds Thousand Pounds Thousand Pounds Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 10 54 540 146 188 1,015 2006 10 50 500 215 157 785 2007 12 45 540 76 249 1,345 2008 3 12 52 624 137 218 1,360 2009 11 45 495 84 252 1,247 US 2009 2,462 58.5 144,108 37,153 144.5 208,236 1 For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one state were counted in each state. 2 Stocks held by producers. 3 Revised. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 43 CATFISH OPERATIONS State Water Surface Acres During Jan 1 - Jun 30 Total Sales All Sizes 2009 2010 2008 2009 Acres Thousand Dollars North Carolina 2,200 1,900 7,221 5,495 Alabama 22,100 19,800 93,254 90,688 Arkansas 25,000 19,200 64,263 44,914 California 2,400 1,500 7,913 8,074 Louisiana 6,300 1,800 11,883 8,395 Mississippi 80,200 64,000 206,288 196,787 Texas 3,800 2,900 13,212 12,644 Other States 1 4,900 3,700 5,964 5,570 United States 146,900 114,800 409,998 372,567 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 2005 4,600 8,100 0.74 5,994 2006 4,600 8,600 0.81 6,966 2007 3,850 8,100 0.81 6,561 2008 4,040 8,050 0.85 6,843 2009 3,120 6,150 0.84 5,166 US 2009 266,310 475,950 0.74 352,013 CATFISH SALES (Thousand Dollars) 2,500 3,500 4,500 5,500 6,500 7,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 44 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics TROUT OPERATIONS State Value of Fish Sold Value of Distributed Fish 2008 1 2009 2008 1 2009 Thousand Dollars North Carolina 7,135 7,180 1,279 612 Arkansas - - * * California 8,318 5,270 15,268 12,046 Colorado 621 1,685 6,733 5,966 Georgia 547 698 951 1,119 Idaho 35,583 36,313 7,271 5,582 Michigan 1,027 933 1,078 1,607 Missouri 2,245 4,675 1,823 2,707 New York 841 386 * * Oregon 952 829 4,252 3,471 Pennsylvania 5,427 5,149 14,691 12,071 Utah 535 529 * * Virginia 1,605 1,619 1,876 1,207 Washington 5,805 2,537 9,154 10,053 West Virginia 777 1,562 * * Wisconsin 1,421 1,791 2,650 2,001 Other States 2 7,132 5,757 35,567 41,888 United States 3 79,971 76,913 102,593 100,330 United States 4 86,618 84,364 * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1 Revised. 2 Other States include state estimates not shown and states suppressed due to disclosure. 3 Excludes value of eggs. 4 Includes value of eggs. Beginning with 2008 data, total value of distributed eggs is no longer published. TROUT Sales of Foodsize Fish or Larger 1 Year Number Sold Pounds Sold Price per Pound Value of Sales Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars 2005 3,530 4,130 1.38 5,699 2006 3,890 4,350 1.47 6,395 2007 4,020 4,400 1.25 5,500 2008 3,820 3,550 1.80 6,390 2009 3,400 3,750 1.73 6,488 US 2009 41,117 49,092 1.40 68,648 1 Twelve inches or longer. TROUT SALES (Thousand Dollars) 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 45 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 1990 2,800 330 2,470 1,055 565 - - 455 395 1991 3,650 440 3,210 1,375 730 - - 600 505 1992 4,500 500 4,000 1,600 880 - - 820 700 1993 5,400 625 4,775 1,950 1,100 - - 925 800 1994 7,000 750 6,250 2,450 1,400 - - 1,260 1,140 1995 8,200 850 7,350 2,790 1,750 - - 1,550 1,260 1996 9,300 950 8,350 3,300 1,950 - - 1,700 1,400 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 9,700 980 8,720 - - 3,020 2,290 1,770 1,640 2009 9,600 930 8,670 - - 3,150 2,200 1,700 1,620 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) Iowa North Carolina Minnesota Illinois Indiana 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 46 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Caldwell 1,600 1,600 Beaufort 59,000 53,000 Surry 21,000 21,000 Craven 83,200 87,200 N. Mountain 31,500 31,500 Greene 310,000 315,000 Johnston 170,000 175,000 W. Mountain 1,500 1,000 Jones 250,000 255,000 Lenoir 305,000 290,000 Alamance 1,000 * Pamlico 2,800 2,800 Franklin 10,500 13,600 Pitt 250,000 240,000 Granville 1,300 1,300 Wayne 570,000 550,000 Guilford 7,500 6,400 Wilson 50,000 45,000 Person 4,000 5,000 C. Coastal 2,050,000 2,013,000 Rockingham 5,000 3,000 Warren 42,000 40,000 Bladen 820,000 822,000 N. Piedmont 78,000 75,500 Brunswick 81,000 83,000 Columbus 260,000 244,000 Chatham 10,300 20,000 Cumberland 110,000 90,000 Davidson * 2,500 Duplin 2,200,000 2,210,000 Lee 3,500 4,000 Harnett 50,000 58,000 Randolph 23,000 19,700 Hoke 82,000 78,000 C. Piedmont 50,000 57,500 Onslow 188,000 200,000 Pender 280,000 300,000 Anson 46,500 48,000 Robeson 409,000 340,000 Cabarrus 4,000 5,000 Sampson 2,025,000 2,060,000 Cleveland 4,000 3,500 S. Coastal 6,625,000 6,600,000 Montgomery 18,000 19,500 Moore 47,900 43,000 Other Counties 227,900 219,400 Richmond 50,000 50,000 State Total 9,700,000 9,600,000 S. Piedmont 199,000 197,000 Bertie 43,000 37,000 Edgecombe 93,000 106,000 Gates 26,000 28,000 Halifax 80,000 60,000 Hertford 55,000 54,500 Nash 97,000 80,000 Northampton 154,000 145,000 Perquimans 11,000 8,000 Washington 57,000 57,000 N. Coastal 665,000 624,500 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 1,000 head be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 47 HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 5,000 / Undisclosed 5,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 399,999 400,000 and up Duplin 2,210,000 Sampson 2,060,000 Bladen 822,000 Wayne 550,000 Robeson 340,000 Greene 315,000 Pender 300,000 Lenoir 290,000 Jones 255,000 Columbus 244,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 8,000 8,500 9,000 9,500 10,000 10,500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 48 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 19,200 19,000 Anson 8,300 8,300 Ashe 16,000 16,000 Cabarrus 13,500 13,500 Avery 1,200 1,100 Cleveland 19,500 19,000 Caldwell 4,800 4,700 Gaston 8,300 7,600 Surry 20,000 20,000 Lincoln 12,000 11,000 Watauga 9,800 9,200 Mecklenburg 4,500 4,000 Wilkes 32,000 31,000 Montgomery 7,000 7,400 Yadkin 27,000 25,000 Moore 7,100 7,200 N. Mountain 130,000 126,000 Richmond 5,300 5,000 Stanly 18,500 17,500 Buncombe 16,500 15,500 Union 23,000 22,500 Burke 3,400 3,000 S. Piedmont 127,000 123,000 Cherokee 4,600 4,700 Clay 2,700 2,500 Chowan 1,300 1,200 Graham 1,200 1,300 Edgecombe 3,400 3,300 Haywood 19,200 19,000 Gates 900 1,000 Henderson 5,700 5,000 Halifax 5,800 5,000 Jackson 1,700 1,500 Hertford 500 * McDowell 2,800 2,300 Martin 1,600 1,500 Macon 5,600 5,200 Nash 9,000 9,400 Madison 9,700 9,200 Northampton 1,500 1,200 Mitchell 2,000 2,000 Perquimans 1,200 1,000 Polk 2,000 1,700 Washington 800 1,000 Rutherford 9,000 8,500 N. Coastal 28,500 27,000 Swain 700 600 Transylvania 2,600 2,200 Beaufort 1,000 1,000 Yancey 6,100 5,800 Craven 2,000 2,000 W. Mountain 95,500 90,000 Greene 2,500 2,500 Hyde 600 500 Alamance 18,500 17,500 Johnston 12,000 12,500 Caswell 9,200 9,500 Jones 2,000 1,700 Durham 2,900 2,600 Lenoir 4,100 3,500 Forsyth 6,200 6,000 Pitt 4,900 * Franklin 8,200 9,500 Wayne 12,000 11,500 Granville 8,800 8,800 Wilson 1,500 1,700 Guilford 17,000 17,000 C. Coastal 43,500 42,500 Orange 10,000 9,300 Person 8,000 7,500 Bladen 5,400 5,200 Rockingham 10,500 10,500 Brunswick 1,800 1,800 Stokes 10,000 9,800 Columbus 8,700 8,200 Vance 2,200 2,000 Cumberland 4,100 3,800 Warren 7,000 7,000 Duplin 26,500 25,500 N. Piedmont 118,500 117,000 Harnett 8,800 7,700 Onslow 2,100 2,000 Alexander 18,500 18,000 Pender 2,400 2,200 Catawba 13,700 13,000 Robeson 7,500 7,000 Chatham 37,000 36,000 Sampson 25,000 24,500 Davidson 15,000 13,000 Scotland 1,700 1,500 Davie 14,000 13,500 S. Coastal 95,500 90,500 Iredell 42,500 41,500 Lee 3,500 3,700 Other Counties 4,900 9,100 Randolph 40,500 39,000 State Total 850,000 820,000 Rowan 18,500 18,500 Wake 8,300 7,800 C. Piedmont 211,500 204,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 49 ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 2,000 / Undisclosed 2,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 to 19,999 20,000 and up Iredell 41,500 Randolph 39,000 Chatham 36,000 Wilkes 31,000 Duplin 25,500 Yadkin 25,000 Sampson 24,500 Union 22,500 Surry 20,000 Alleghany 2 19,000 Cleveland 2 19,000 Haywood 2 19,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 10th. ALL CATTLE Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 750 800 850 900 950 1,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 50 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BEEF COWS AND HEIFERS THAT HAVE CALVED Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 7,000 6,500 Anson 4,500 4,300 Ashe 7,300 7,000 Cabarrus 6,600 6,400 Avery 600 600 Cleveland 10,500 9,500 Caldwell 2,500 2,300 Gaston 3,000 2,900 Surry 11,300 11,300 Lincoln 4,600 4,500 Watauga 3,600 3,400 Mecklenburg 1,500 1,500 Wilkes 14,500 13,500 Montgomery 3,200 4,100 Yadkin 10,200 9,400 Moore 4,000 4,500 N. Mountain 57,000 54,000 Richmond 2,300 1,900 Stanly 8,600 8,200 Buncombe 8,000 7,300 Union 12,200 11,200 Burke 1,900 2,000 S. Piedmont 61,000 59,000 Cherokee 2,200 2,100 Clay 1,400 1,300 Chowan 600 600 Haywood 7,600 7,400 Edgecombe 2,000 1,800 Henderson 2,300 2,300 Halifax 1,800 1,600 Jackson 800 800 Martin 800 700 McDowell 1,500 1,200 Nash 5,000 5,300 Macon 2,600 2,600 Northampton 800 700 Madison 5,500 5,400 Perquimans 600 500 Mitchell 1,000 1,200 Washington 500 * Polk 900 800 N. Coastal 14,000 13,000 Rutherford 4,800 4,500 Transylvania 1,200 1,000 Beaufort 600 500 Yancey 2,300 2,100 Craven 700 600 W. Mountain 45,000 43,000 Greene 1,200 1,300 Johnston 5,600 6,000 Alamance 7,400 7,200 Jones 900 900 Caswell 4,100 3,900 Lenoir 1,800 1,500 Durham 800 700 Pitt 1,900 1,700 Forsyth 2,300 2,200 Wayne 5,800 5,700 Franklin 4,400 4,500 Wilson 800 1,200 Granville 4,700 4,500 C. Coastal 20,000 20,000 Guilford 5,500 5,300 Orange 4,500 4,700 Bladen 2,600 2,200 Person 3,700 3,400 Brunswick 1,000 1,000 Rockingham 5,100 4,800 Columbus 4,900 5,000 Stokes 4,700 4,400 Cumberland 2,100 2,000 Vance 1,000 900 Duplin 15,000 13,500 Warren 3,800 3,500 Harnett 4,600 4,300 N. Piedmont 52,000 50,000 Hoke * 500 Onslow 1,100 1,000 Alexander 7,200 6,800 Pender 1,200 1,000 Catawba 6,800 6,500 Robeson 4,200 4,000 Chatham 16,000 15,500 Sampson 12,000 12,000 Davidson 7,000 6,300 Scotland 600 500 Davie 6,700 6,700 S. Coastal 50,000 47,000 Iredell 13,000 12,000 Lee 1,600 2,000 Other Counties 4,300 3,400 Randolph 15,000 14,000 State Total 384,000 367,000 Rowan 8,400 8,200 Wake 3,300 3,000 C. Piedmont 85,000 81,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 51 BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 1,000 / Undisclosed 1,000 to 2,999 3,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 and up Chatham 15,500 Randolph 14,000 Duplin 2 13,500 Wilkes 2 13,500 Iredell 3 12,000 Sampson 3 12,000 Surry 11,300 Union 11,200 Cleveland 9,500 Yadkin 9,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 3rd. 3 Ranked 5th. BEEF COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 350 370 390 410 430 450 52 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics MILK COWS AND HEIFERS THAT HAVE CALVED Number on Farms, January 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Counties and Districts 2009 2010 Alleghany 1,900 2,000 Cabarrus 700 600 Surry 600 * Cleveland 900 800 Wilkes 1,200 1,100 Gaston 700 600 Yadkin 2,300 2,000 Lincoln 1,500 1,300 N. Mountain 6,000 5,700 Stanly * 1,000 S. Piedmont 4,800 4,400 Buncombe 1,100 1,000 Haywood 1,500 1,700 N. Coastal * * Henderson 1,500 1,400 W. Mountain 5,000 4,700 C. Coastal * * Alamance 1,400 1,300 S. Coastal * * Granville 500 500 Guilford 1,500 1,500 Other Counties 4,300 3,100 Orange 1,000 800 State Total 46,000 43,000 Rockingham 600 500 N. Piedmont 6,200 5,600 Alexander 1,700 1,700 Catawba 600 600 Chatham 1,000 1,200 Davidson 1,200 1,400 Davie 500 * Iredell 11,700 11,500 Randolph 4,400 3,800 Rowan 1,700 1,600 C. Piedmont 23,000 22,000 1 2010 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 head be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1, 2010 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500 / Undisclosed 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,499 1,500 to 1,999 2,000 and up Iredell 11,500 Randolph 3,800 Alleghany 2 2,000 Yadkin 2 2,000 Alexander 3 1,700 Haywood 3 1,700 Rowan 1,600 Guilford 1,500 Davidson 4 1,400 Henderson 4 1,400 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 3rd. 3 Ranked 5th. 4 Ranked 9th. MILK COWS Number on Farms, January 1 (Thousand Head) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 30 40 50 60 70 80 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 53 TURKEYS Number Raised 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 N. Mountain * * Bladen * 1,214,000 Cumberland 760,000 687,000 W. Mountain * * Duplin 10,925,000 8,850,000 Onslow 2,232,000 1,682,000 N. Piedmont * * Pender 656,000 515,000 Robeson 681,000 * C. Piedmont * * Sampson 10,674,000 10,419,000 S. Coastal 27,725,000 24,336,000 Anson 988,000 981,000 Stanly 953,000 720,000 Other Counties 2,511,000 2,120,000 Union 2,696,000 2,998,000 State Total 40,000,000 35,500,000 S. Piedmont 4,998,000 5,017,000 N. Coastal * * Greene 1,099,000 950,000 Johnston 820,000 * Lenoir 1,611,000 1,160,000 Wayne 3,394,000 3,204,000 C. Coastal 7,275,000 6,145,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. TURKEYS Number Raised, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500,000 / Undisclosed 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 2,000,000 to 4,999,999 5,000,000 and up Sampson 10,419,000 Duplin 8,850,000 Wayne 3,204,000 Union 2,998,000 Onslow 1,682,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. TURKEYS Number Raised (Thousand Head) 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 54 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics BROILERS Number Produced 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Caldwell * 1,700,000 Bertie 31,000,000 30,000,000 Surry 25,000,000 19,000,000 Edgecombe 6,200,000 8,800,000 Wilkes 87,000,000 70,000,000 Gates 7,000,000 7,100,000 Yadkin 5,000,000 4,300,000 Halifax 3,700,000 1,800,000 N. Mountain 118,000,000 95,000,000 Hertford 10,000,000 9,000,000 Martin 3,000,000 3,500,000 Burke 3,400,000 2,700,000 Nash 9,000,000 10,600,000 McDowell 1,700,000 1,400,000 Northampton 7,900,000 8,800,000 Rutherford 2,000,000 2,700,000 Perquimans 7,800,000 7,200,000 W. Mountain 7,100,000 6,800,000 N. Coastal 88,500,000 90,300,000 Alamance 2,500,000 2,200,000 Greene 2,300,000 * N. Piedmont 4,500,000 5,000,000 Johnston 11,000,000 10,500,000 Jones 3,600,000 * Alexander 14,500,000 20,500,000 Lenoir 4,000,000 3,800,000 Catawba 4,500,000 8,000,000 Pitt 3,700,000 4,400,000 Chatham 25,000,000 25,000,000 Wayne 18,000,000 12,500,000 Davidson 5,000,000 5,200,000 C. Coastal 43,000,000 37,000,000 Iredell * 2,000,000 Lee 6,000,000 4,500,000 Bladen 16,000,000 16,300,000 Randolph 40,000,000 40,000,000 Columbus 5,300,000 2,800,000 C. Piedmont 98,500,000 107,500,000 Cumberland 3,000,000 * Duplin 54,000,000 59,000,000 Anson 27,000,000 21,500,000 Harnett 32,000,000 26,000,000 Cabarrus 4,000,000 4,000,000 Hoke 4,500,000 4,000,000 Cleveland 11,500,000 13,000,000 Pender 6,000,000 6,400,000 Lincoln 4,000,000 5,000,000 Robeson 40,000,000 45,500,000 Montgomery 23,500,000 16,000,000 Sampson 22,000,000 18,000,000 Moore 35,000,000 31,000,000 Scotland 15,000,000 20,000,000 Richmond 33,000,000 31,000,000 S. Coastal 198,500,000 202,000,000 Stanly 12,200,000 9,500,000 Union 86,000,000 83,000,000 Other Counties 12,300,000 20,400,000 S. Piedmont 238,000,000 216,000,000 State Total 796,100,000 759,600,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. BROILERS Number Produced, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 2,500,000 / Undisclosed 2,500,000 to 4,999,999 5,000,000 to 14,999,999 15,000,000 to 29,999,999 30,000,000 and up Union 83,000,000 Wilkes 70,000,000 Duplin 59,000,000 Robeson 45,500,000 Randolph 40,000,000 Moore 2 31,000,000 Richmond 2 31,000,000 Bertie 30,000,000 Harnett 26,000,000 Chatham 25,000,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. 2 Ranked 6th. BROILERS Number Produced (Thousand Head) 550,000 600,000 650,000 700,000 750,000 800,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 55 ALL CHICKENS Excluding Commercial Broilers, Number on Farms, December 1 1 2 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Counties and Districts 2008 2009 Surry 620,000 600,000 Union 1,200,000 1,400,000 Wilkes 600,000 600,000 S. Piedmont 1,921,000 2,056,000 Yadkin 1,800,000 1,608,000 N. Mountain 3,090,000 2,899,000 Nash 1,860,000 1,800,000 N. Coastal 2,200,000 2,080,000 Cherokee 880,000 870,000 W. Mountain 1,094,000 1,109,000 Hyde * 3,473,600 C. Coastal 2,832,000 3,900,000 N. Piedmont 1,625,000 1,600,000 Duplin 800,000 640,000 Alexander 1,550,000 1,300,000 Sampson 690,000 580,000 Chatham 620,000 725,000 S. Coastal 1,713,000 1,484,000 Iredell 1,250,000 1,100,000 Randolph 950,000 1,070,000 Other Counties 6,789,000 4,361,400 C. Piedmont 5,134,000 5,000,000 State Total 19,609,000 20,128,000 1 2009 Preliminary. 2 Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500,000 be included in Other Counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates. ALL CHICKENS Number on Farms, December 1, 2009 Leading Counties 1 Number Number Under 500,000 / Undisclosed 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 1,299,999 1,300,000 to 1,599,999 1,600,000 and up Hyde 3,473,600 Nash 1,800,000 Yadkin 1,608,000 Union 1,400,000 Alexander 1,300,000 1 Ranking of published counties only. ALL CHICKENS Number on Farms, December 1 (Thousand Head) 11,000 13,000 15,000 17,000 19,000 21,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 56 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 58 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 Irish 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) Wheat Corn Soybeans Cotton 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 North 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 2006 80.0 1981 4,125 Corn for Grain Bu. 1866 1899 2,726 2006 132.0 1982 155,430 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1983 152 2004 19.0 1984 2,240 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 1866 1926 1,802 2009 990.0 2001 1,673 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 2001 559 Hay: All Ton 1909 1945 1,374 2003 2.61 2003 2,030 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1957 88 2009 3.60 1957 185 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1945 1,274 2003 2.60 2003 1,976 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1943 110 2009 225.0 1946 7,774 Oats Bu. 1866 1889 542 2008 80.0 1956 19,680 Peanuts Lb. 1909 1945 320 2009 3,700.0 1981 555,560 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 2009 34.0 2009 59,500 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 1868 1932 101 2009 200.0 2009 9,200 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: Winter Bu. 1866 1901 800 2008 60.0 2008 43,200 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb. 1934 - - - - 1983 415,000 Blueberries Lb. 1972 2009 5.5 2009 5,950 2009 34,000 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1912 8.6 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1941 76,008 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 4,300 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 1994 2,800 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 6,500 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1950 2.9 2006 135 2000 231 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 0.64 1911 398 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1921 3 1921 1.35 1921 4 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1973 312 1925 0.61 1925 313 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1867 10 1911 29.0 1866 444 Oats Bu. 1866 2009 15 1871 8.0 2007 825 Peanuts Lb. 1909 2009 66 1909 675.0 1911 119,350 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 Sweetpotatoes 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 1921 2.1 1922 500.0 1919 1,412 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 1919 2005 123 1924 585.0 1921 246,540 Wheat: Winter 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 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1920 66 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 30 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 100 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1956 1.3 1972 9 1955 13 1 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 2 Production is 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 2008 1 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 21 14 71 994 4.00 3,976 Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 900 830 78 64,740 4.91 317,873 Corn for Silage 3 Ton - 55 15 825 - - Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 430 428 847 755 0.462 167,429 Cottonseed Ton - - - 231 177.00 40,887 Hay: All Ton - 808 2.01 1,622 100.00 162,910 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 8 2.70 22 205.00 4,510 Hay: Other Ton - 800 2.00 1,600 99.00 158,400 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 14.5 14.0 180 2,520 10.30 25,956 Oats Bu. 60 30 80 2,400 3.10 7,440 Peanuts Lb. 98 97 3,700 358,900 0.254 91,161 Sorghum for Grain 2 Cwt. 16 13 56 728 6.90 2,813 Sorghum for Silage 3 Ton - 2 11 22 - - Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,690 1,670 33 55,110 9.33 514,176 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 47 46 190 8,740 18.50 161,690 Tobacco: All Lb. - 174.3 2,240 390,360 1.76 686,921 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 171.0 2,250 384,750 1.76 677,160 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 3.3 1,700 5,610 1.74 9,761 Wheat Bu. 820 720 60 43,200 5.82 251,424 FRUITS AND NUTS Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,800 24,300 165,000 0.152 25,026 Blueberries Lb. - 4800 5,940 28,500 1.680 47,950 Grapes Ton - 1,700 3.29 5.60 1,170.00 6,563 Peaches Ton - 1,200 4.67 5.60 1,010.00 5,303 Pecans: All Lb. - - - 700 1.20 840 Pecans: Improved Lb. - - - 600 1.30 780 Pecans: Seedlings Lb. - - - 100 0.60 60 VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market Bell Peppers Cwt. 2,900 2,800 120 336 30.00 10,080 Cabbage: All Cwt. 5,300 5,000 250 1,250 13.00 16,250 Cucumbers Cwt. 7,300 7,000 105 735 18.00 13,230 Snap Beans: All Cwt. 6,300 6,200 40 248 28.00 6,944 Squash Cwt. 3,400 3,300 110 363 28.00 10,164 Strawberries: All Cwt. 1,700 1,600 130 208 100.00 20,800 Sweet Corn Cwt. 6,800 6,500 100 650 19.00 12,350 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,500 3,400 320 1,088 31.00 33,728 Watermelons Cwt. 6,800 6,700 200 1,340 9.00 12,060 Processing Cucumbers Ton 10,700 9,400 4.5 42.30 285.00 12,056 1 Revised. 2 Planted for all purposes. 3 Green-weight. 4 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 61 ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit 2009 1 Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production Price per Unit Value Thousands Units Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars FIELD CROPS Barley Bu. 23 19 60 1,140 2.60 2,964 Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 870 800 117 93,600 3.85 360,360 Corn for Silage 3 Ton - 55 18 990 - - Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 375 370 990 763 0.558 203,558 Cottonseed Ton - - - 245 150.00 35,700 Hay: All Ton - 847 2.31 1,957 92.50 180,578 Hay: Alfalfa Ton - 7 3.60 25 152.00 3,800 Hay: Other Ton - 840 2.30 1,932 91.50 176,778 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 16.0 15.0 225 3,375 10.50 35,438 Oats Bu. 50 15 70 1,050 2.70 2,835 Peanuts Lb. 67 66 3,700 244,200 0.274 66,911 Sorghum for Grain 5 Cwt. Sorghum for Silage 5 Ton Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,800 1,750 34 59,500 9.50 571,710 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 47 46 200 9,200 18.10 170,140 Tobacco: All Lb. - 177.4 2,389 423,856 1.76 745,736 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - 174.0 2,400 417,600 1.76 734,976 Tobacco: Burley Lb. - 3.4 1,840 6,256 1.72 10,760 Wheat Bu. 700 600 49 29,400 4.35 127,890 FRUITS AND NUTS Actual Acres Apples: Commercial Lb. - 6,800 17,600 120,000 0.169 17,736 Blueberries Lb. - 5,500 5,950 34,000 1.570 51,330 Grapes Ton - 1,800 2.67 4.80 1,250.00 5,981 Peaches Ton - 1,100 3.82 4.20 990.00 4,109 Pecans: All 5 Lb. - - - - - - Pecans: Improved 5 Lb. - - - - - - Pecans: Seedlings 5 Lb. - - - - - - VEGETABLES Actual Acres Fresh Market Bell Peppers Cwt. 3,000 2,900 140 406 32.00 12,992 Cabbage: All Cwt. 5,500 5,400 245 1,323 12.50 16,538 Cucumbers Cwt. 7,300 7,200 105 756 17.00 12,852 Snap Beans: All Cwt. 6,100 6,000 40 240 31.00 7,440 Squash Cwt. 3,300 3,200 110 352 32.00 11,264 Strawberries: All Cwt. 1,600 1,500 130 195 105.00 20,475 Sweet Corn Cwt. 6,600 6,300 110 693 21.00 14,553 Tomatoes Cwt. 3,400 3,300 340 1,122 31.00 34,782 Watermelons Cwt. 7,000 6,700 230 1,541 10.00 15,410 Processing Cucumbers Ton 9,500 9,300 4.6 42.78 285.00 12,192 1 Preliminary. 2 Planted for all purposes. 3 Green-weight. 4 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 5 Discontinued in 2009. 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 2005 13,000 5,800 2,800 29,000 18,692 10,235 5,029 25,271 31,692 16,035 7,829 54,271 2006 16,000 4,000 1,000 25,000 21,407 11,071 5,988 28,196 37,407 15,071 6,988 53,196 2007 12,000 2,600 700 30,000 22,103 14,178 5,239 33,515 34,103 16,778 5,939 63,515 2008 13,000 2,400 850 20,000 27,069 17,132 7,185 26,691 40,069 19,532 8,035 46,691 2009 12,000 3,400 1,100 31,000 22,131 13,881 7,586 21,896 34,131 17,281 8,686 52,896 SOYBEANS 2005 * * * * 7,318 4,163 2,919 10,725 * * * * 2006 * * * * 6,858 2,790 * 9,292 * * * * 2007 * * * * 6,578 5,842 3,911 10,139 * * * * 2008 * * * * 7,013 2,811 1,275 14,842 * * * * 2009 * * * * 11,168 6,558 2,823 6,765 * * * * WHEAT 2005 400 150 2,600 1,150 4,557 2,712 12,100 7,571 4,957 2,862 14,700 8,721 2006 700 70 2,600 1,350 5,900 3,547 9,750 7,908 6,600 3,617 12,350 9,258 2007 300 30 1,000 520 5,857 1,374 8,535 4,750 6,157 1,404 9,535 5,270 2008 100 10 4,600 3,200 4,265 1,514 12,650 9,736 4,365 1,524 17,250 12,936 2009 2,300 800 3,100 1,400 7,789 4,371 13,198 10,585 10,089 5,171 16,298 11,985 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * “On-Farm” estimates not published at state level. “Off-Farm” estimates not published to avoid disclosure of individual farms. HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Year May 1 Dec 1 Thousand Tons 2005 350 1,245 2006 282 1,280 2007 120 682 2008 79 962 2009 311 1,523 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 Thousand Bushels 2005 195 67,000 75,000 2006 190 69,000 75,000 2007 180 72,000 80,000 2008 180 80,000 85,000 2009 178 80,000 90,000 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 2006 19 19 60 98 18 26 39 83 2007 13 16 64 93 17 28 42 87 2008 19 14 62 95 18 23 45 86 2009 15 13 68 96 17 23 48 88 2010 14 7 76 97 15 20 58 93 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 63 SELECTED FLORICULTURE CROPS Quantity Sold and Wholesale Value Crop Unit Total Quantity Sold Percent Change Wholesale Value 1 Percent 2008 2009 2008 2009 Change Thousand Thousand Dollars TOTAL VALUE OF REPORTED CROPS - - - 202,608 241,166 +19 For operations with $100,000+ sales TOTAL VALUE OF REPORTED CROPS - - - 215,779 252,615 +17 For operations with $10,000+ sales BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS Impatiens Flats 616 374 -39 4,922 3,628 -26 Petunias Flats 577 510 -12 4,922 4,376 -11 Vegetable Type Bedding Plants Flats 157 153 -3 1,749 2,009 +15 Begonia Flats 414 495 +20 3,266 4,445 +36 Marigold Flats 343 299 -13 2,651 2,479 -6 Pansy/Viola Flats 1,560 1,455 -7 13,697 13,517 -1 Other Plants in flats 2 Flats 1,432 1,921 +34 12,542 19,068 +52 Potted Geraniums (Cutting) Pots 2,310 3,074 +33 8,152 11,898 +46 Potted Geraniums (Seed) Pots 1,025 1,056 +3 978 830 -15 New Guinea Impatiens Pots 1,015 1,062 +5 3,927 4,387 +12 Other Potted Flowering Plants 3 Pots 27,277 28,758 +5 34,515 50,951 +48 Hanging Baskets, Flowering 4 Baskets 4,601 7,689 +67 23,095 44,182 +91 Total Bedding/Garden Plants 41,327 46,846 +13 114,416 162,274 +42 POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE Poinsettias Pots 4,620 4,680 +1 17,893 17,123 -4 Chrysanthemums (Florist) Pots 683 487 -29 3,282 2,073 -37 Lilies, Easter Pots 465 395 -15 2,158 1,936 -10 Finished Florist Azaleas Pots 99 22 -78 849 242 -71 Other Flowering Plants 5 Pots 4,482 2,725 -39 15,453 10,844 -30 Total Potted Flowering Plants 10,349 8,309 -20 39,635 32,218 -19 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Potted Hardy/Garden Chrysanthemums Pots 8,278 8,000 -3 16,177 19,983 +24 Other Herbaceous Perennials 6 Pots 5,900 4,706 -20 19,148 12,126 -37 Total Potted Herbaceous Perennials 14,178 12,706 -10 35,325 32,109 -9 FOLIAGE FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE Potted Foliage - - - 4,081 1,413 -65 Foliage Hanging Baskets Baskets 1,118 1,533 +37 6,294 10,332 +64 Total Foliage - - - 10,375 11,745 +13 Total Cut Flowers 7 - - - - - - Total Propagative Sales 8 - - - - - - 1 Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 Equivalent wholesale value of all sales for operations with $100,000+ sales. 3 Includes Geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens and Other Flowering and Foliar Type Bedding Plants. 4 Includes Impatiens, Petunias, Pansy/Viola, Begonia, Marigold, Vegetable and Other Flowering and Foliar Potted Plants. 5 Includes Geraniums, Impatiens, New Guinea Impatiens, P |
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