Monthly farm report [2014 : April]

APRIL USDA .oS'VVU.V FARM RfPcj, ^orth Carolina Field OffiCe ^ T Post Office Box 27767 | Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1 | Telephone: (919) 856-4394 | Email: ncagstat@ncagr.gov PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS WWW.NCAGR.GOV/STATS OR WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV RELEASED APRIL 2 6, 2014 NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES CROPS 2013 2014 Percent 2013 2014 Percent Intentions Change Intentions Change Thousand Acres +/- Thousand Acres +/- Bariev 1 19 20 +5 3,480 3,165 -9 Corn: All 930 850 -9 95,365 91,691 -4 Cotton 2 465 470 + 1 10,407 11,101 +7 Hay: All ' 858 900 +5 58,257 58,267 0 Oats 1 35 35 0 3,010 2,794 -7 Peanuts 82 83 + 1 1,067 1,376 +29 Potatoes 14.5 17.0 +17 75.9 75.5 -1 Soybeans 1,460 1,600 +10 76,533 81,493 +6 Sweet Potatoes 54.0 61.0 +13 115.7 126.3 +9 Tobacco: Burley 5 1.9 1.8 -5 99.0 100.1 + 1 Tobacco: Flue- cured 1 180.0 182.0 + 1 228.8 232.3 +2 Wheat: Winter u 990 830 -16 56,156 55,815 -1 ; Includes acreage planted in preceedingfall. 2 U.S. includes Upland and American- Pima cotton. 5 Data for hay and tobacco represent harvested acres. 4 U.S. includes Winter, Durum and Other Spring wheat. MARCH PRELIMINARY PRICES RECEIVED • Corn • Soybeans • Winter Wheat $5.15 $13.80 $5.20 per bushel per bushel per bushel H- WEATHER SUMMARY MARCH 2014: The weather pattern during the month of March was very similar to February in that it has been up and down. The average temperatures for the month ranged from 2 to 9 degrees below normal. The state has experienced both bitterly cold temperatures and warm, sunny conditions all within the same week. The cold wet temperatures have kept farmers out of the fields delaying land preparation as well as delayed small grain growth in some areas and delayed topdressing of wheat. Small grain conditions are rated good, tobacco plant supply is rated adequate, and hay and roughage supply is rated between good to fair. There were 3.3 days suitable for field work for the week ending March 30th compared to 3.6 for the week ending March 2nd. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 69% adequate and 31% surplus. SOYBEAN OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS Soybean off farm grain stocks totaled 7,941 ,000 bushels on March 1,2014 compared to 11,900,000 bushels on March 1, 2013. Soybean plantings, at 1 .6 million acres, : expected to increase 10% from 2013. WH EAT STOCKS (Thousand Bushels) 25.000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 3,100 250 90 13,166 3,983 3,500 18.359 ГТ On-Farm ■ Off-Farm 1,700 8,950 CORN STOCKS (Thousand Bushels) 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 2012 ' 2013 2012 ' 2013 2012 ' 2013 2013 2014 u 2012 ’ 2013 2012 ' 2013 2012 ' 2013 2013 2014 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec I Mar 1 (ZJ On-Farm Ш Off-Farm 2,000 2,600 25.000 500 900 l8-618 30,930 36,000 14,500 9,200 19.545 К