released march 29, 2017
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M A R C H
NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY
Crops Unit
Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
Thousands Thousands Units
Barley 1 Bu. 19 N/A 14 N/A 72 N/A
Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 790 1,000 730 940 113 129
Corn for Silage 3 Ton - - 50 40 16.0 15.5
Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 385 280 355 260 713 665
Cottonseed Ton - - - - - -
Hay: All Ton - - 777 687 2.4 2.3
Hay: Alfalfa Ton - - 7 7 2.8 3.3
Hay: Other Ton - - 770 680 2.4 2.3
Oats Bu. 35 35 16 9 66 60
Peanuts Lb. 90 101 87 99 3,480 3,450
Potatoes: Irish Cwt. 13.5 14.0 12.7 13.6 210 220
Sorghum 5 Bu. N/A 45.0 N/A 37 N/A 55
Soybeans for Beans Bu. 1,820 1,690 1,730 1,660 32 34
Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 87 98 86 95 190 180
Tobacco: All Lb. - - 173.0 166.0 2,198 1,999
Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. - - 172.0 165.0 2,200 2,000
Tobacco: Burley Lb. - - 1.0 1.0 1,850 1,800
Wheat: Winter Bu. 650 420 570 355 53 41
Crops Unit
Production Price per Unit Value
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
Thousands Dollars Thousand Dollars
Barley 1 Bu. 1,008 N/A 3.40 N/A 3,427 N/A
Corn for Grain 2 Bu. 82,490 121,260 4.32 4.05 356,357 491,103
Corn for Silage 3 Ton 800 620 - - - -
Cotton: Upland 4 Lb. 527 360 0.62 0.63 156,835 108,864
Cottonseed Ton 156 110 228.00 184.00 35,568 20,240
Hay: All Ton 1,868 1,587 126.00 116.00 235,360 184,805
Hay: Alfalfa Ton 20 23 218.00 215.00 4,360 4,945
Hay: Other Ton 1,848 1,564 125.00 115.00 231,000 179,860
Oats Bu. 1,056 540 2.60 2.20 2,746 1,188
Peanuts Lb. 302,760 341,550 0.221 0.222 66,910 75,824
Potatoes: Irish Cwt. 2,667 2,992 (D) 10.90 (D) 32,613
Sorghum 5 Bu. N/A 2,035 N/A 5.20 N/A 5,926
Soybeans for Beans Bu. 55,360 58,100 8.68 9.85 480,525 572,285
Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 16,340 17,100 19.40 20.00 316,996 342,000
Tobacco: All Lb. 380,250 331,800 1.85 1.95 703,648 647,046
Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 378,400 330,000 1.89 1.95 700,040 643,500
Tobacco: Burley Lb. 1,850 1,800 1.95 1.97 3,608 3,546
Wheat: Winter Bu. 30,210 14,555 4.90 4.60 148,029 66,953
1 Discontinued. 2 Planted for all purposes. 3 Green-weight. 4 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 5 Estimates Reinstated in
2016. N/A Not Available. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR WINTER WHEAT
(Dollars per Bushel)
3.004.005.006.007.008.002014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul4.58
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS
(Dollars per Bushel)
6.008.0010.0012.0016.0014.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-179.90
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN
(Dollars per Bushel)
2.003.004.005.006.007.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-174.26
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR COTTON
(Dollars per Pound)
0.400.500.600.700.900.80Aug1*Oct*Sep*NovDecJanFebMar*Apr*May*Jun*Jul*2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-170.690
1 North Carolina had insufficient sales to establish prices in August 2014.* North Carolina price withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations as indicated.
COTTON GINNINGS - RUNNING BALES GINNED
(Year to Date)
0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,200,0001,000,00010/15 11/0111/1512/0112/1501/0101/1502/1SeasonTotal2014-20152015-20162016-2017353,850
TROUT SALES (Thousand Dollars)
5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00020162007200820092010201120122013201420156,6327,1357,1806,2225,1706,2726,8217,8888,4698,563
CATFISH SALES (Thousand Dollars)
20072008200920102011201220132014201520162,0004,0006,0008,0007,0997,2215,4955,2735,5395,7014,4363,9853,8784,164EGG PRODUCTION - January
State
Layers On Hand
Total Eggs Produced
Table Eggs
Hatching Eggs
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
Thousands
Million Eggs
Alabama
9,230
8,914
180
175
41
36
140
138
Florida
8,896
8,159
209
196
205
193
4
3
Georgia
19,438
18,709
431
409
255
232
177
177
North Carolina
14,523
15,105
326
340
179
196
147
143
South Carolina
4,327
3,753
97
88
74
66
24
22
United States
357,784
376,412
8,308
9,037
7,168
7,912
1,140
1,125
NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 1
Year
Number of Farms
Land in
Farms
Average
Size
Sales Class Estimates
$1,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 +
$1,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 +
Thousands
Thousand Acres
Acres
Number
Thousand Acres
North Carolina
2012
50.2
8,410
168
29,500
12,200
8,500
1,700
1,510
5,200
2013
50.0
8,400
168
28,400
13,000
8,600
1,600
1,500
5,300
2014
49.5
8,400
170
28,000
12,800
8,700
1,500
1,500
5,400
2015
48.8
8,300
170
27,500
12,800
8,500
1,400
1,500
5,400
2016
48.0
8,200
171
26,500
12,800
8,700
1,300
1,500
5,400
United States
2012
2,110
914,600
433
1,090,330
620,640
398,840
96,020
195,340
623,240
2013
2,102
914,030
435
1,081,880
619,390
400,740
95,120
193,880
625,030
2014
2,085
913,000
438
1,055,160
622,650
407,190
90,800
193,820
628,380
2015
2,068
912,000
441
1,036,660
622,850
408,490
87,790
191,570
632,640
2016
2,060
911,000
442
1,031,410
620,830
407,760
86,940
191,980
632,080
1 A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year.
CHICKEN EGGS
South Atlantic Region: Broiler-Type eggs in incubators on February 1, 2017 totaled 251,868,000. The total was up 1% from the February 1, 2016 total of 248,944,000 eggs. The total number of Egg-Type eggs in incubators on February 1, 2017 decreased 5% from 5,079,000 eggs in 2015 to 4,811,000.
CHICKS HATCHED - January
State
Broiler-Type
2016
2017
Percent
Change
Thousands
+/-
Alabama
109,493
109,164
0
Arkansas
81,212
82,607
+2
Delaware
18,209
18,392
+1
Florida
4,677
4,253
-9
Georgia
124,900
124,901
0
Kentucky
28,175
26,284
-7
Louisiana
12,875
13,422
+4
Maryland
29,832
30,239
+1
Mississippi
67,389
66,769
-1
Missouri
30,125
30,183
0
North Carolina
77,244
78,370
+1
Oklahoma
24,843
28,106
+13
Pennsylvania
17,222
16,934
-2
South Carolina
20,478
20,217
-1
Texas
55,189
58,911
+7
Virginia
23,733
24,038
+1
California, Tennessee,
& West Virginia
44,390
44,631
+1
19 States 1
769,986
777,421
+1
Other States 2
29,434
31,742
+8
United States
799,420
809,163
+1
1 States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program are those listed above. 2 Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS
Thousand FarmsMillion AcresNumber of FarmsLand in Farms45.046.047.049.050.052.053.048.051.054.020072008200920102011201220132014201520168.08.48.38.28.18.58.68.78.88.9U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
North Carolina Field Office
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
P.O. Box 27767 / Raleigh, NC 27611 / Phone 919-856-4394
Internet Address: http://www.ncagr.com/stats
MILK COWS & MILK PRODUCTION
Quarter
Milk Cows 1
Milk Production 2
2015
2016
2015
2016
Percent Change
Thousands
Million Pounds
+ / -
January - March
47
47
254
253
0
April - June
46
47
256
252
-2
July - September
46
45
235
227
-3
October - December
47
45
240
233
-3
Annual
47
46
985
965
-2
1 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves.