2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
North Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/03/2021
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 183 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 46,000 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,400,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 370,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 40,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 800,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 46,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 8,500 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 28,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 ) | 9,000,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 30,000,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 21,829 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 895,000,000 |
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 | 1,600,000 | 1,570,000 | 37 BU / ACRE | 58,090,000 BU | 11.6 $ / BU | 673,844,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 950,000 | 113 BU / ACRE | 107,350,000 BU | 4.5 $ / BU | 483,075,000 | |
| CORN | 1,000,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 40,000 | 14 TONS / ACRE | 560,000 TONS | |||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 106,000 | 105,300 | 160 CWT / ACRE | 16,848,000 CWT | 22.4 $ / CWT | 375,369,000 |
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 25.5 $ / CWT | 334,246,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | 226 $ / CWT | 41,123,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | 16,746,900 CWT | |||||
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 102,310 | 1,800 LB / ACRE | 184,127,000 LB | 1.97 $ / LB | 362,778,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 188,310,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 185,328,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 2,000 | 2,982,000 | ||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 665,000 | 2.4 TONS / ACRE | 1,598,000 TONS | 118 $ / TON | 188,310,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 660,000 | 2.4 TONS / ACRE | 1,584,000 TONS | 117 $ / TON | 185,328,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 5,000 | 2.7 TONS / ACRE | 14,000 TONS | 213 $ / TON | 2,982,000 | |
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 360,000 | 330,000 | 785 LB / ACRE | 540,000 480 LB BALES | 0.661 $ / LB | 171,331,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 163,000 TONS | 192 $ / TON | 31,296,000 | |||
| COTTON | 360,000 | 330,000 | 785 LB / ACRE | 540,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 450,000 | 350,000 | 60 BU / ACRE | 21,000,000 BU | 4.75 $ / BU | 99,750,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 450,000 | 350,000 | 60 BU / ACRE | 21,000,000 BU | 4.75 $ / BU | 99,750,000 |
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 108,000 | 106,000 | 4,000 LB / ACRE | 424,000,000 LB | 0.218 $ / LB | 92,432,000 |
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 9,000 | 8,700 | 250 CWT / ACRE | 2,175,000 CWT | 15.8 $ / CWT | 34,365,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | 15.8 $ / CWT | 34,365,000 | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 2,175,000 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 2,400 | 2,300 | 235 CWT / ACRE | 540,500 CWT | 42.1 $ / CWT | 21,859,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 518,900 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 10,600 | 10,200 | 130 CWT / ACRE | 1,326,000 CWT | 14.4 $ / CWT | 19,125,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | 250 $ / TON | 12,829,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | 21.1 $ / CWT | 6,296,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 1,324,700 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 4,400 | 4,000 | 125 CWT / ACRE | 500,000 CWT | 32 $ / CWT | 16,000,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 500,000 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 3,200 | 2,600 | 45 CWT / ACRE | 117,000 CWT | 23.3 $ / CWT | 2,681,000 |
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 115,000 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 37,000 | 12,000 | 67 BU / ACRE | 804,000 BU | 3 $ / BU | 2,412,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 14,000 | 8,000 | 77 BU / ACRE | 616,000 BU | 2.95 $ / BU | 1,817,000 |
(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