2021 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
North Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/30/2022
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 184 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 45,100 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,300,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 366,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 39,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 785,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 43,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 7,500 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 ) | 29,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2021 ) | 8,000,000 |
| Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head | 971,400,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 30,000,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 22,925 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 176,981,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 917,000,000 |
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 | 1,650,000 | 1,640,000 | 40 BU / ACRE | 65,600,000 BU | 13.2 $ / BU | 879,040,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 905,000 | 149 BU / ACRE | 134,845,000 BU | 5.95 $ / BU | 802,328,000 | |
| CORN | 960,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 35,000 | 18 TONS / ACRE | 630,000 TONS | |||
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 120,250 | 2,099 LB / ACRE | 252,400,000 LB | 2 $ / LB | 504,800,000 | |
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 105,000 | 104,700 | 175 CWT / ACRE | 18,322,500 CWT | 21.4 $ / CWT | 391,950,000 |
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 24.2 $ / CWT | 344,969,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | 231 $ / TON | 46,981,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | 18,322,500 CWT | |||||
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 375,000 | 365,000 | 1,017 LB / ACRE | 773,000 480 LB BALES | 0.73 $ / LB | 339,264,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 218,000 TONS | 221 $ / TON | 51,504,000 | |||
| COTTON | 375,000 | 365,000 | 1,017 LB / ACRE | 773,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 184,794,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 180,086,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 2,000 | 4,708,000 | ||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 683,000 | 2.11 TONS / ACRE | 1,440,000 TONS | 128 $ / TON | 184,794,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 675,000 | 2.1 TONS / ACRE | 1,418,000 TONS | 127 $ / TON | 180,086,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 8,000 | 2.75 TONS / ACRE | 22,000 TONS | 214 $ / TON | 4,708,000 | |
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT, WINTER | 450,000 | 345,000 | 56 BU / ACRE | 19,320,000 BU | 7.16 $ / BU | 139,104,000 |
| WHEAT | 450,000 | 345,000 | 56 BU / ACRE | 19,320,000 BU | 7.16 $ / BU | 139,104,000 |
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 115,000 | 114,000 | 4,350 LB / ACRE | 495,900,000 LB | 0.253 $ / LB | 117,528,000 |
| BLUEBERRIES | ||||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED | 34,730,000 LB | 54,710,000 | ||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME | 7,400 | 4,820 LB / ACRE | 35,700,000 LB | 1.58 $ / LB | ||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 9,400 | 9,300 | 275 CWT / ACRE | 2,557,500 CWT | 14.1 $ / CWT | 36,004,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 2,557,500 CWT | |||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 10,200 | 10,100 | 155 CWT / ACRE | 1,565,500 CWT | 18.9 $ / CWT | 29,602,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | 313 $ / TON | 19,772,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | 32.7 $ / CWT | 9,830,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 1,563,900 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 2,400 | 2,200 | 230 CWT / ACRE | 506,000 CWT | 44.6 $ / CWT | 21,687,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | 45.6 $ / CWT | 21,459,000 | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | 300 $ / TON | 228,000 | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 485,800 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 3,600 | 3,500 | 125 CWT / ACRE | 437,500 CWT | 21.5 $ / CWT | 9,408,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 437,100 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 3,800 | 3,700 | 79 CWT / ACRE | 292,300 CWT | 25.2 $ / CWT | 7,336,000 |
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | 25.2 $ / CWT | 7,336,000 | ||||
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 291,100 CWT | |||||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 33,000 | 14,000 | 68 BU / ACRE | 952,000 BU | 3.9 $ / BU | 3,713,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 13,000 | 7,000 | 70 BU / ACRE | 490,000 BU | 4.35 $ / BU | 1,813,000 |
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
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| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, 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
(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