Monthly farm report [2015 : March]

MARCH Post Office Box 27767 | Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1 | Telephone: (919) 856-4394 | Email: ncagstat@ncagr.gov 3 WWW.NCAGR.GOV/STATS OR WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV RELEASED MARCH XJ, ZOI$ NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Crops Unit Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 Thousands Thousands Units Barley Bu. 19 20 14 15 67 71 Corn for Grain 1 Bu. 930 840 860 780 142 132 Corn for Silage 2 Ton 45 50 17 19 Cotton: Upland* Lb. 465 465 460 460 799 1,049 Cottonseed Ton - - - - - - Hay: All Ton 858 830 2.41 2.40 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 8 10 3.00 2.80 Hay: Other Ton 850 820 2.40 2.40 Oats Bu. 35 33 13 17 70 67 Peanuts Lb. 82 94 81 93 3,900 4,300 Potatoes Cwt. 14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5 240 210 Soybeans Bu. 1,480 1,750 1,450 1,730 34 40 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 54 73 53 72 200 220 Tobacco: All Lb. 181.9 193.4 1,994 2,347 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 180.0 192.0 2,000 2,350 Tobacco: Burley Lb. 1.9 1.4 1,400 1,900 Wheat Bu. 990 830 925 770 57 58 Crops Unit Production Value Price per Unit 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 Thousands Thousand Dollars Dollars Barley Bu. 938 1,065 3,752 4,047 4.00 3.80 Corn for Grain 1 Bu. 122,120 102,960 605,715 416,988 4.96 4.05 Corn for Silage2 Ton 765 950 - - - - Cotton: Upland* Lb. 766 1,005 299,659 306,806 0.815 0.636 Cottonseed Ton 255 313 57,885 61,974 227.00 198.00 Hay: All Ton 2,064 1,996 227,184 214,320 110.00 107.00 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 24 28 4,824 5,712 201.00 204.00 Hay: Other Ton 2,040 1,968 222,360 208,608 109.00 106.00 Oats Bu. 910 1,139 3,003 3,645 3.30 3.20 Pean uts Lb. 315,900 399,900 86,873 105,174 0.275 0.263 Potatoes Cwt. 3,240 2,835 (D) (D) (D) (D) Soybeans Bu. 48,575 69,200 636,333 712,760 13.10 10.30 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 10,600 15,840 263,940 354,816 24.90 22.40 Tobacco: All Lb. 362,660 453,860 765,026 902,995 2.109 1.990 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 360,000 451,200 759,600 897,888 2.110 1.990 Tobacco: Burley Lb. 2,660 2,660 5,426 5,107 2.040 1 .920 Wheat Bu. 52,725 44,660 331,113 229,999 6.28 5.15 1 Planted for all purposes. 2 Green- weight. 3 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.