2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
North Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/24/2024
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 191 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 42,500 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,100,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 352,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 38,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 750,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 42,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 9,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 32,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 ) | 7,900,000 |
| Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head | 941,100,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 29,000,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 23,526 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 193,998,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 894,000,000 |
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 | 1,640,000 | 1,620,000 | 38.5 BU / ACRE | 62,370,000 BU | 12.7 $ / BU | 809,540,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 900,000 | 147 BU / ACRE | 132,300,000 BU | 5.75 $ / BU | 760,725,000 | |
| CORN | 950,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 30,000 | 18 TONS / ACRE | 540,000 TONS | |||
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 113,120 | 2,299 LB / ACRE | 260,098,000 LB | 2.14 $ / LB | 556,588,000 | |
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 78,000 | 77,800 | 195 CWT / ACRE | 15,171,000 CWT | 20.7 $ / CWT | 305,300,000 |
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 24.7 $ / CWT | 273,175,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | 175 $ / TON | 32,125,000 | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | 14,731,000 CWT | |||||
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 380,000 | 370,000 | 933 LB / ACRE | 719,000 480 LB BALES | 0.811 $ / LB | 276,466,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 206,000 TONS | 227 $ / TON | 48,351,000 | |||
| COTTON | 380,000 | 370,000 | 933 LB / ACRE | 719,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 657,000 | 2.11 TONS / ACRE | 1,383,000 TONS | 148 $ / TON | 205,980,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 650,000 | 2.1 TONS / ACRE | 1,365,000 TONS | 147 $ / TON | 202,020,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 7,000 | 2.6 TONS / ACRE | 18,000 TONS | 221 $ / TON | 3,960,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 205,980,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 202,020,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 2,000 | 3,960,000 | ||||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 480,000 | 400,000 | 70 BU / ACRE | 28,000,000 BU | 6.57 $ / BU | 186,200,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 480,000 | 400,000 | 70 BU / ACRE | 28,000,000 BU | 6.57 $ / BU | 186,200,000 |
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 124,000 | 123,000 | 4,200 LB / ACRE | 516,600,000 LB | 0.274 $ / LB | 144,390,000 |
| BLUEBERRIES | ||||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED | 54,420,000 LB | 104,620,000 | ||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME | 9,300 | 2.99 TONS / ACRE | 27,850 TONS | 1.92 $ / LB | ||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 9,700 | 9,600 | 320 CWT / ACRE | 3,072,000 CWT | 15.8 $ / CWT | 48,441,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | 15.8 $ / CWT | 48,441,000 | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 3,065,900 CWT | |||||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 8,400 | 8,300 | 185 CWT / ACRE | 1,535,500 CWT | 16 $ / CWT | 24,536,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | 292 $ / TON | 17,867,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | 21.5 $ / CWT | 6,669,000 | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 1,534,000 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 2,100 | 2,000 | 215 CWT / ACRE | 430,000 CWT | 47.4 $ / CWT | 20,382,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 430,000 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 4,400 | 4,200 | 170 CWT / ACRE | 714,000 CWT | 26.2 $ / CWT | 18,213,000 |
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 694,700 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 3,600 | 3,500 | 115 CWT / ACRE | 402,500 CWT | 33 $ / CWT | 13,279,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 402,100 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 37,000 | 14,000 | 77 BU / ACRE | 1,078,000 BU | 4.1 $ / BU | 4,528,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 16,000 | 10,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 760,000 BU | 4.3 $ / BU | 3,344,000 |
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| 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