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NC Agriculture
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Agriculture Statistics - North Carolina
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 25, 2006, 14:56 PST
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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
| Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001 |
| Commodity |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Hogs |
1,709,794 |
22.1 |
13.7 |
| 2. Broilers |
1,681,040 |
21.7 |
10.1 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,119,416 |
14.5 |
8.1 |
| 4. Tobacco |
685,799 |
8.9 |
36.5 |
| 5. Turkeys |
452,360 |
5.9 |
16.6 |
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| All commodities |
7,730,633 |
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3.8 |
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| For more details about North Carolina's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592. |
| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997 |
| Counties |
Percent of state's
total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Duplin |
9.7 |
746.4 |
| 2. Sampson |
9.5 |
732.9 |
| 3. Wayne |
4.4 |
337.1 |
| 4. Union |
3.7 |
283.6 |
| 5. Bladen |
3.1 |
238.7 |
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| State total |
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7,676.5 |
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For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540. |
*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about North Carolina Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.
Keywords: Agriculture statistics for North Carolina, North Carolina Agriculture, Top Agricultural exports, North Carolina top agricultural exports, top North Carolina Agricultural commodities, top Agricultural commodities, ClassBrain, State Reports
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