Monthly farm report [2016 : October]

OCTOBER USDA . O^itHLY FARM Rf pQ ^ ■ NSorth Carolina Field OffiCe “ f Post Office Box 27767 | Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1 | Telephone: (919) 856-4394 | Emaihncagstat@ncagr.gov WWW.NCAGR.GOV/STATS OR WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV RELEASED OCTOBER ZJ, 201 6 if CROP ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION - October 1, 2016 Crops Unit Harvested Yield Production Percent Change 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 September 1 October 1 2015 Thousand Acres Unit per Acre Thousands +/- Corn for Grain Bu. 730 940 113 138 141 82,490 132,540 +6i Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 355 275 713 960 908 527 520 -i Hay: Other Гоп 770 790 2.4 * 2.3 1,848 1,817 -2 Peanuts Lb. 87 101 3,480 3,900 3,800 302,760 383,800 +27 Soybeans Bu. 1,730 1,670 32 35 38 55,360 63,460 +15 Tobacco: Flue Cured Lb. 172 165 2,200 2,200 2,100 378,400 346,500 -8 Tobacco: Burley Lb. 1.0 0.9 1,850 1,900 1,900 1,850 1,710 -8 1 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. * No September 1 forecast. POTATOES ANNUAL SUMMARY Year Planted Harvested Yield per Acre' Production Thousand Acres Cwt. Thousand Cwt. 2013 14.5 13.5 240 3,240 2014 14.5 13.5 210 2,835 2015 13.5 12.7 210 2,667 1 Derived. MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN (Dollars per Bushel) MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS (Dollars per Bushel) 16.00 14.00 - 12.00 - 10.00 - 8.00 - 6.00 - т - т - т - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - . - Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug ♦ 2013-14 -*-2014-15 -*-2015-16 -*- US 2015-16