2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 North Carolina
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Sep/23/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation184
Farm Operations - Number of Operations45,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated8,300,000

Livestock Inventory

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 )8,300,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head976,200,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head28,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head23,385
Milk - Production, Measured in $240,768,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb912,000,000
County outlines for NORTH CAROLINA

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS1,700,0001,690,00038.5 BU / ACRE65,065,000 BU14.6 $ / BU949,949,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN785,000126 BU / ACRE98,910,000 BU7.35 $ / BU726,989,000
CORN, SILAGE30,00014 TONS / ACRE420,000 TONS
CORN830,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO116,1602,149 LB / ACRE249,672,000 LB2.1 $ / LB524,349,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND470,000460,0001,049 LB / ACRE1,005,000 480 LB BALES0.912 $ / LB437,760,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED295,000 TONS282 $ / TON82,626,000
COTTON470,000460,0001,049 LB / ACRE1,005,000 480 LB BALES
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES84,00083,700185 CWT / ACRE15,484,500 CWT14.5 $ / CWT225,005,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET16.5 $ / CWT164,027,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING220 $ / TON60,978,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED15,484,500 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER480,000375,00064 BU / ACRE24,000,000 BU8.39 $ / BU201,600,000
WHEAT480,000375,00064 BU / ACRE24,000,000 BU8.39 $ / BU201,600,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE198,440,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)194,480,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA3,0003,960,000
HAY
HAY656,0002.21 TONS / ACRE1,448,000 TONS137 $ / TON198,440,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)650,0002.2 TONS / ACRE1,430,000 TONS136 $ / TON194,480,000
HAY, ALFALFA6,0003 TONS / ACRE18,000 TONS220 $ / TON3,960,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS117,000116,0004,400 LB / ACRE510,400,000 LB0.268 $ / LB135,766,000
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED37,950,000 LB69,650,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME7,5005,080 LB / ACRE38,100,000 LB1.84 $ / LB
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET(D) LB(D) $ / LB(D)
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING(D) LB(D) $ / LB(D)
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON7,7007,600310 CWT / ACRE2,356,000 CWT23.8 $ / CWT56,016,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET23.8 $ / CWT56,016,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED2,353,600 CWT
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS8,6008,500170 CWT / ACRE1,445,000 CWT18.7 $ / CWT27,054,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING282 $ / TON17,298,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET45 $ / CWT9,756,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED1,443,600 CWT
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL2,2002,100180 CWT / ACRE378,000 CWT74.2 $ / CWT26,919,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED362,900 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS3,6003,500205 CWT / ACRE717,500 CWT23.3 $ / CWT16,750,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED717,500 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH3,3003,200125 CWT / ACRE400,000 CWT37.5 $ / CWT14,966,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED399,600 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BARLEY
BARLEY16,00011,00069 BU / ACRE759,000 BU5.3 $ / BU4,023,000
OATS
OATS40,00011,00077 BU / ACRE847,000 BU4.7 $ / BU3,981,000
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
(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


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