2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
North Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2025
Farms Operations†
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 192 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 42,100 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,100,000 |
Livestock Inventory †
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 ) | 720,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 ) | 45,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 ) | 8,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 ) | 33,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2024 ) | 8,200,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 27,500,000 |
Milk Production †
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 22,553 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 857,000,000 |
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 | 1,630,000 | 1,610,000 | 39 BU / ACRE | 62,790,000 BU | 10.1 $ / BU | 634,179,000 |
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 114,000 | 1,800 LB / ACRE | 205,200,000 LB | 2.29 $ / LB | 469,908,000 | |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 815,000 | 87 BU / ACRE | 70,905,000 BU | 4.95 $ / BU | 350,980,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 20,000 | 12 TONS / ACRE | 240,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 890,000 | |||||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 87,000 | 86,500 | 150 CWT / ACRE | 12,975,000 CWT | 19.7 $ / CWT | 254,520,000 |
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 20.3 $ / CWT | 186,746,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | 364 $ / TON | 67,774,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | 12,923,100 CWT | |||||
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 410,000 | 400,000 | 906 LB / ACRE | 755,000 480 LB BALES | 0.641 $ / LB | 232,298,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 217,000 TONS | 221 $ / TON | 47,957,000 | |||
| COTTON | 410,000 | 400,000 | 906 LB / ACRE | 755,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 588,000 | 2.21 TONS / ACRE | 1,299,000 TONS | 148 $ / TON | 192,517,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 580,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 1,276,000 TONS | 147 $ / TON | 187,572,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 8,000 | 2.9 TONS / ACRE | 23,000 TONS | 215 $ / TON | 4,945,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 192,517,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 187,572,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 1,000 | 4,945,000 | ||||
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 130,000 | 129,000 | 4,400 LB / ACRE | 567,600,000 LB | 0.277 $ / LB | 157,225,000 |
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT, WINTER | 410,000 | 330,000 | 57 BU / ACRE | 18,810,000 BU | 5.2 $ / BU | 97,812,000 |
| WHEAT | 410,000 | 330,000 | 57 BU / ACRE | 18,810,000 BU | 5.2 $ / BU | 97,812,000 |
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 11,100 | 10,700 | 235 CWT / ACRE | 2,514,500 CWT | 14.1 $ / CWT | 34,841,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 2,469,200 CWT | |||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 8,100 | 8,000 | 145 CWT / ACRE | 1,160,000 CWT | 20.8 $ / CWT | 24,101,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | 325 $ / TON | 14,684,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | 36.9 $ / CWT | 9,417,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 1,158,800 CWT | |||||
| CABBAGE | ||||||
| CABBAGE | 2,600 | 2,500 | 300 CWT / ACRE | 750,000 CWT | 21.2 $ / CWT | 15,839,000 |
| CABBAGE, UTILIZED | 747,800 CWT | |||||
| CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CABBAGE, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 2,000 | 1,800 | 205 CWT / ACRE | 369,000 CWT | 44.4 $ / CWT | 15,713,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | 45.3 $ / CWT | 15,547,000 | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | 300 $ / TON | 166,000 | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 354,200 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 4,700 | 4,100 | 110 CWT / ACRE | 451,000 CWT | 36.3 $ / CWT | 15,200,000 |
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 418,500 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 3,600 | 3,400 | 95 CWT / ACRE | 323,000 CWT | 36.9 $ / CWT | 11,897,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 322,000 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 16,000 | 10,000 | 75 BU / ACRE | 750,000 BU | 5 $ / BU | 3,750,000 |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 34,000 | 12,000 | 73 BU / ACRE | 876,000 BU | 2.8 $ / BU | 2,453,000 |
(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