2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
North Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/31/2023
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 184 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 45,000 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,300,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 341,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 39,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 740,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 40,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 8,500 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 ) | 30,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 ) | 8,200,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 28,000,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 23,385 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 912,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 1,700,000 | 1,690,000 | 38.5 BU / ACRE | 65,065,000 BU | 14.6 $ / BU | 949,949,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 785,000 | 126 BU / ACRE | 98,910,000 BU | 7.35 $ / BU | 726,989,000 | |
| CORN | 830,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 30,000 | 14 TONS / ACRE | 420,000 TONS | |||
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 116,160 | 2,149 LB / ACRE | 249,672,000 LB | 2.1 $ / LB | 524,355,000 | |
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 470,000 | 460,000 | 1,043 LB / ACRE | 1,000,000 480 LB BALES | 0.912 $ / LB | 437,760,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 293,000 TONS | 282 $ / TON | 82,626,000 | |||
| COTTON | 470,000 | 460,000 | 1,043 LB / ACRE | 1,000,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 84,000 | 83,700 | 185 CWT / ACRE | 15,484,500 CWT | 14.5 $ / CWT | 225,005,000 |
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 16.5 $ / CWT | 164,027,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | 220 $ / TON | 60,978,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | 15,484,500 CWT | |||||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 480,000 | 375,000 | 64 BU / ACRE | 24,000,000 BU | 8.4 $ / BU | 201,600,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 480,000 | 375,000 | 64 BU / ACRE | 24,000,000 BU | 8.4 $ / BU | 201,600,000 |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 198,440,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 194,480,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 3,000 | 3,960,000 | ||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 656,000 | 2.21 TONS / ACRE | 1,448,000 TONS | 137 $ / TON | 198,440,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 650,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 1,430,000 TONS | 136 $ / TON | 194,480,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 6,000 | 3 TONS / ACRE | 18,000 TONS | 220 $ / TON | 3,960,000 | |
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 117,000 | 116,000 | 4,400 LB / ACRE | 510,400,000 LB | 0.266 $ / LB | 135,766,000 |
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 7,700 | 7,600 | 310 CWT / ACRE | 2,356,000 CWT | 23.8 $ / CWT | 56,016,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | 23.8 $ / CWT | 56,016,000 | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 2,353,600 CWT | |||||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 8,600 | 8,500 | 170 CWT / ACRE | 1,445,000 CWT | 18.7 $ / CWT | 27,054,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | 282 $ / TON | 17,298,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | 45 $ / CWT | 9,756,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 1,443,600 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 2,200 | 2,100 | 180 CWT / ACRE | 378,000 CWT | 74.2 $ / CWT | 26,919,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 362,900 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 3,600 | 3,500 | 205 CWT / ACRE | 717,500 CWT | 23.3 $ / CWT | 16,750,000 |
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 717,500 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 3,300 | 3,200 | 125 CWT / ACRE | 400,000 CWT | 37.5 $ / CWT | 14,966,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 399,600 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 16,000 | 11,000 | 69 BU / ACRE | 759,000 BU | 5.3 $ / BU | 4,023,000 |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 40,000 | 11,000 | 77 BU / ACRE | 847,000 BU | 4.7 $ / BU | 3,981,000 |
(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
(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