2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

North Carolina

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jan/23/2020

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 )	9,200,000
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 $	162,101,000
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	1.91 $ / LB	478,545,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	1,650,000	1,570,000	33 BU / ACRE	51,810,000 BU	8.66 $ / BU	464,406,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		830,000	113 BU / ACRE	93,790,000 BU	4.39 $ / BU	407,987,000
CORN	910,000
CORN, SILAGE		50,000	16 TONS / ACRE	800,000 TONS
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
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						271,897,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	1,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND	430,000	415,000	812 LB / ACRE	702,000 480 LB BALES	0.748 $ / 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	23.8 $ / CWT	236,285,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER	460,000	370,000	57 BU / ACRE	21,090,000 BU	4.8 $ / BU	100,178,000
WHEAT	460,000	370,000	57 BU / ACRE	21,090,000 BU	4.8 $ / BU	100,178,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS	102,000	98,000	3,870 LB / ACRE	379,260,000 LB	0.23 $ / LB	90,581,000
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				33,490,000 LB		57,304,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		7,500	4,500 LB / ACRE	33,800,000 LB	1.71 $ / LB
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	3,500	3,000	290 CWT / ACRE	870,000 CWT		33,845,000
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON
TOMATOES					39.2 $ / CWT
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	7,700	7,300	250 CWT / ACRE	1,825,000 CWT	12.4 $ / CWT	22,314,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					12.4 $ / CWT	22,314,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	1,300	1,200	255 CWT / ACRE	306,000 CWT	15 $ / CWT	4,544,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					15 $ / CWT	4,544,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				302,900 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				1,799,500 CWT
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					171 $ / CWT	21,375,000
STRAWBERRIES	1,100	1,000	125 CWT / ACRE	125,000 CWT	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, FRESH MARKET					16.7 $ / CWT	10,120,000
CABBAGE	3,000	2,800	230 CWT / ACRE	644,000 CWT	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, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(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
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE

(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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