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NORTH CAROLINA CROPS: ACRES, YIELD & PRODUCTION
Crops 1
Acres Planted
Acres Harvested
Yield
Production
Percent
Change
Unit
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
+/-
Barley4
Bu.
19
N/A
14
N/A
72
N/A
1,008
N/A
N/A
Corn for Grain
Bu.
790
1,000
730
940
113
129
82,490
121,260
+47
Corn for Silage
Ton
50
40
16.0
15.5
800
620
-23
Cotton: Upland 2
Lb.
385
280
355
260
713
665
527
360
-32
Hay: All
Ton
777
687
2.4
2.3
1,868
1,587
-15
Hay: Alfalfa •’
Ton
7
7
2.8
3.3
20
23
+ 15
Hay: Other
Ton
770
680
2.4
2.3
1,848
1,564
-15
Oats
Bu.
35
35
16
9
66
60
1,056
540
-49
Peanuts
Lb.
90
101
87
99
3,480
3,450
302,760
341,550
+ 13
Potatoes: Irish
C.wt.
13.5
14.0
12.7
13.6
210
220
2,667
2,992
+ 12
Sorghum 5
Bu.
N/A
45.0
N/A
37.0
N/A
55
N/A
2,035
N/A
Soybeans for Beans
Bu.
1,820
1,690
1,730
1,660
32.0
35.0
55,360
58,100
+5
Sweet Potatoes
Cwt.
87
98
86
95
190
180
16,340
17,100
+5
Tobacco: All
Lb.
173.0
166.0
2,198
1,999
380,250
331,800
-13
Tobacco: Flue-Cured
Lb.
172.0
165.0
2,200
2,000
378,400
330,000
-13
Tobacco: Burley
Lb.
1.0
1.0
1,850
1,800
1,850
1,800
-3
Wheat: Winter
Bu.
650
420
570
355
53
41
30,210
14,555
-52
' 2015 Revised. 1 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. 1 Includes alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures. 4 Estimates discontinued in 2016. 5 Estimates reinstated in 2016.
WINTER WHEET SEEDINGS
COTTON SEED
SOYBEAN OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS
2017 winter wheat seedings in North Carolina total
440,000 acres.
North Carolina farmers produced an
estimated 110,000 tons of cotton seed
in 2016.
Soybean off farm grain stocks totaled 19,058,000
bushels on December 1, 2016, a 49% increase to the
12,791,000 bushels reported on December 1, 2015.