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J U L Y
released july 27, 2017
NORTH CAROLINA CROP ACREAGE - June 1
CROPS
PLANTED HARVESTED Planted
Percent
2016 2017 2016 2017 Change
Thousand Acres Thousand Acres +/-
Corn for Grain 1,000 880 940 820 -12
Cotton 280 360 255 2 +29
Hay: All - - 687 715 +4
Hay: Alfalfa - - 7 5 -29
Hay: Other - - 680 710 +4
Oats 1 35 31 9 13 -11
Peanuts 101 120 99 118 +19
Potatoes 14.0 14.3 13.6 13.5 +2
Sorghum 45 32 37 27 -29
Soybeans 1,690 1,700 1,660 1,670 +1
Sweet Potatoes 98 83 95 82 -15
Tobacco: All - - 166.0 160.9 -3
Tobacco: Burley - - 1.0 0.9 -10
Tobacco: Flue-cured - - 165.0 160.0 -3
Wheat 1 420 470 355 410 +12
1 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2 Released on August 10, 2017.
CROP ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION - July 1
CROPS UNIT
HARVESTED YIELD PRODUCTION
2016 2017 2016
2017
2016 2017 Percent
June 1 July 1 Change
Thousand Acres Unit per Acre Thousands +/-
Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 165 160 2,000 - 2,200 330,000 352,000 +7
Wheat: Winter Bu. 355 410 41 53 53 14,555 21,730 +49
OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS
Off farm grain stocks reported for soybeans totaled
7,066,000 as of June 1. This was 4% from the 7,328,000
bushels reported during the same quarter last year.
NC SWEET POTATO PRICE
MARKET YEAR AVERAGE
Year
Price
Dollars per Cwt.
2013
$24.90
2014
$22.00
2015
$19.40
2016
$18.10
WHEAT STOCKS (Thousand Bushels)
Sep 1Dec 1Mar 1Jun 12015201620152016201620172016201705,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000On-FarmOff-Farm19,9178,98016,8448,36510,0134,9134,1133,0512,2001,9001,3001,150600500180100
CORN STOCKS (Thousand Bushels)
Sep 1Dec 1Mar 1Jun 120152016201520162016201720162017On-FarmOff-Farm0100,00080,00040,00020,00060,0009,1687,91228,43048,00025,84634,04218,21122,4131,8001,70026,00034,00011,00013,0004,4005,400
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN
(Dollars per Bushel)
2.003.004.005.006.007.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-174.39
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR WINTER WHEAT
(Dollars per Bushel)
3.004.005.006.007.008.002014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul4.54
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR COTTON 1
(Dollars per Pound)
0.400.500.600.700.900.80Aug*Sep*OctNovDecJanFebMarApr*May*Jun*Jul*2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-17
1 North Carolina had insufficient sales to establish prices in August 2014. *North Carolina price withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS
(Dollars per Bushel)
6.008.0010.0012.0016.0014.00AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2014-152015-162016-17US 2016-179.43EGG PRODUCTION - May
State
Layers On Hand
Total Eggs Produced
Table Eggs
Hatching Eggs
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
Thousands
Million Eggs
Alabama
9,209
9,031
178
173
37
32
141
142
Florida
8,381
7,373
194
179
189
174
5
5
Georgia
19,124
18,842
408
402
227
226
181
176
North Carolina
14,159
14,856
306
328
160
180
146
148
South Carolina
4,398
3,645
101
83
77
61
24
22
United States
366,038
371,669
8,643
8,864
7,479
7,729
1,165
1,136
CHICKS HATCHED - May
State
Broiler-Type
2016
2017
Percent
Change
Alabama
106,244
109,094
+3
Arkansas
83,489
86,901
+4
Delaware
18,366
17,668
-4
Florida
4,521
4,393
-3
Georgia
127,220
126,305
-1
Kentucky
28,829
26,733
-7
Louisiana
13,511
13,465
0
Maryland
30,068
30,184
0
Mississippi
68,493
68,197
0
Missouri
29,141
30,070
+3
North Carolina
76,953
81,391
+6
Oklahoma
25,065
26,775
+7
Pennsylvania
17,318
17,278
0
South Carolina
20,073
21,356
+6
Texas
58,029
58,686
+1
Virginia
24,589
24,487
0
California, Tennessee,
& West Virginia
44,530
43,956
-1
19 States 1
776,439
786,939
+1
Other States 2
31,236
33,899
+9
United States
807,675
820,838
+2
1 States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program are those listed above. 2 Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
CHICKEN EGGS
South Atlantic Region: Broiler-Type eggs in incubators on June 1, 2017 totaled 257,628,000. The total was up 1% from the June 2016 total of 254,428,000 eggs. The total number of Egg-Type eggs in incubators increased 6% from 4,728,000 on June 1, 2016 to 5,026,000 eggs on June 1, 2017.
SOWS FARROWING
North Carolina producers intend to farrow 465,000 sows during the June–August 2017 and 460,000 during the September–November 2017 quarters.
PIG CROP
The State’s pig crop during the March–May 2017 period totaled 4.7 million head, down 3% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 470,000 sows.
PIGS PER LITTER
The number of pigs saved per litter averaged 10.0, which is down from the 10.25 pigs saved during the same quarter last year.
HOGS & PIGS
Hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms June 1, 2016 totaled 9.0 million head, down 2% from March 1, 2017.U.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
HOG & PIG INVENTORY - Inventory Number by Class & Weight Group
ITEM
JUNE 1 INVENTORY MARCH 1 INVENTORY
2016 2017 Percent
Change 2016 2017 Percent
Change
Thousand Head +/- Thousand Head +/-
NORTH CAROLINA
All Hogs and Pigs 9,100 9,000 -1 8,800 9,200 +5
Breeding Hogs 890 880 -1 880 880 0
Market Hogs 8,210 8,120 -1 7,920 8,320 +5
Under 50 Lbs. 3,180 3,290 +3 3,180 3,140 -1
50-119 Lbs. 1,970 1,870 -5 1,730 1,860 +8
120-179 Lbs. 1,560 1,500 -4 1,710 1,800 +5
180 Lbs. and Over 1,500 1,460 -3 1,300 1,520 +17
UNITED STATES
All Hogs and Pigs 69,281 71,650 +3 68,124 70,921 +4
Breeding Hogs 5,979 6,069 +2 5,980 6,068 +1
Market Hogs 63,302 65,581 +4 62,144 64,853 +4
HOG INVENTORY LEADING STATES
June 1, 2017 (Million Head)
North Carolina
9.00
Minnesota
8.40
Illinois
5.35
Iowa
22.20
Indiana
4.00
HOG & PIG INVENTORY (Thousand Head)
Total Hogs & Pigs Market Hogs & Pigs
7,000
6,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1
2014 2015 2016 2017
7,600
8,400
8,800
8,600
8,000
8,800 8,900 8,800
9,100
9,300 9,300 9,200
9,000