2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

North Carolina

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/26/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	181
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	46,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	8,400,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	367,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	43,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	800,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	49,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	6,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	29,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	9,100,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head	873,600,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	32,500,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	21,295
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	937,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
TOBACCO
TOBACCO		152,750	1,649 LB / ACRE	251,925,000 LB	1.9 $ / LB	478,545,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	1,650,000	1,570,000	34 BU / ACRE	53,380,000 BU	8.7 $ / BU	464,406,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		830,000	113 BU / ACRE	93,790,000 BU	4.35 $ / BU	407,987,000
CORN	910,000
CORN, SILAGE		50,000	16 TONS / ACRE	800,000 TONS
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						271,897,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	1,000
HAY
HAY		816,000	2.71 TONS / ACRE	2,210,000 TONS	123 $ / TON	271,897,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		810,000	2.7 TONS / ACRE	2,187,000 TONS	122 $ / TON	266,814,000
HAY, ALFALFA		6,000	3.9 TONS / ACRE	23,000 TONS	221 $ / TON	5,083,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND	430,000	415,000	812 LB / ACRE	702,000 480 LB BALES	0.759 $ / LB	255,024,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED				224,000 TONS	127 $ / TON	26,035,000
COTTON	430,000	415,000	812 LB / ACRE	702,000 480 LB BALES
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	82,000	78,500	140 CWT / ACRE	10,990,000 CWT	21.5 $ / CWT	236,285,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	460,000	370,000	57 BU / ACRE	21,090,000 BU	4.75 $ / BU	100,178,000
WHEAT, WINTER	460,000	370,000	57 BU / ACRE	21,090,000 BU	4.75 $ / BU	100,178,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS	102,000	98,000	3,900 LB / ACRE	382,200,000 LB	0.237 $ / LB	90,581,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	3,500	3,000	290 CWT / ACRE	870,000 CWT		33,845,000
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
TOMATOES					39.2 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				863,900 CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						(D)
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						(D)
POTATOES
POTATOES	13,000	12,200	190 CWT / ACRE	2,318,000 CWT	12.3 $ / CWT	28,511,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	10,600	9,600	155 CWT / ACRE	1,488,000 CWT	17.3 $ / CWT	25,582,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					22.4 $ / CWT	14,031,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					270 $ / TON	11,551,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,482,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					12.4 $ / CWT	22,314,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	7,700	7,300	250 CWT / ACRE	1,825,000 CWT	12.4 $ / CWT	22,314,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					15 $ / CWT	4,544,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	1,300	1,200	255 CWT / ACRE	306,000 CWT	15 $ / CWT	4,544,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				302,900 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				1,799,500 CWT
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	1,100	1,000	125 CWT / ACRE	125,000 CWT	171 $ / CWT	21,375,000
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					171 $ / CWT	21,375,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				125,000 CWT
SQUASH
SQUASH	3,800	3,500	175 CWT / ACRE	612,500 CWT	29.9 $ / CWT	18,306,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				611,300 CWT
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	2,300	2,000	200 CWT / ACRE	400,000 CWT	41.7 $ / CWT	15,685,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				376,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	3,000	2,800	230 CWT / ACRE	644,000 CWT	16.7 $ / CWT	10,120,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					16.7 $ / CWT	10,120,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				606,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	5,600	4,800	45 CWT / ACRE	216,000 CWT	37.4 $ / CWT	8,020,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				214,300 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	2,900	2,300	110 CWT / ACRE	253,000 CWT	26.7 $ / CWT	6,689,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				250,500 CWT
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
OATS
OATS	30,000	11,000	66 BU / ACRE	726,000 BU	3.1 $ / BU	2,251,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN		8,000	60 BU / ACRE	480,000 BU	6.6 $ / CWT	1,774,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE		7,000	10 TONS / ACRE	70,000 TONS
SORGHUM	18,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	11,000	8,000	80 BU / ACRE	640,000 BU	2.7 $ / BU	1,728,000
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
PEACHES
PEACHES				4,600 TONS
GRAPES
GRAPES				6,500 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				115,000,000 LB
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS

(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit

Census State Profile: North_Carolina

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	12,588,142	8	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	4,302,877	18	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	8,285,265	6	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	1,774,127	18	50
Tobacco	732,772	1	19
Cotton and cottonseed	403,366	5	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	434,974	10	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	85,150	17	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	580,230	7	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	67,097	2	49
Other crops and hay	225,162	26	50
Poultry and eggs	4,837,026	1	50
Cattle and calves	332,733	34	50
Milk from cows	179,265	29	50
Hogs and pigs	2,873,988	2	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	7,251	31	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	23,548	17	50
Aquaculture	23,365	16	50
Other animals and other animal products	8,089	33	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Soybeans for beans	1,564,806	15	45
Corn for grain	803,020	18	49
Wheat for grain, all	753,713	13	49
Winter wheat for grain	753,489	10	48
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	643,186	28	50

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	148,251,469	4	50
Turkeys	17,191,277	2	50
Layers	13,091,384	8	50
Hogs and pigs	8,901,434	2	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	6,239,251	8	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	13,837
$1,000 to $2,499	5,457
$2,500 to $4,999	5,891
$5,000 to $9,999	6,307
$10,000 to $19,999	4,424
$20,000 to $24,999	1,155
$25,000 to $39,999	2,087
$40,000 to $49,999	783
$50,000 to $99,999	1,946
$100,000 to $249,999	1,836
$250,000 to $499,999	1,420
$500,000 or more	5,075

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	10,061,152
Average per farm ($)	200,350

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	2,864,522
Average per farm ($)	57,042

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	24,574
Other	25,644

Principal operators by sex
Male	43,765
Female	6,453

Average age of principal operator	58.9

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	840
Asian	325
Black or African American	2,141
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2
White	69,328
More than one race	269

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	795

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.