NEWS RELEASEUnited States Department of Agriculture

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Cooperating with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PO Box 27767 - Raleigh, NC 27611 - 919-856-4394 September 12, 2018
E-mail: ncagstat@ncagr.gov
USDA Forecasts Decreased Yields for North Carolina
“The September 1 crop production report indicates a drop in yield for most of NC major commodities.” said Dee Webb, North Carolina
State Statistician. “Once again we thank the farmers for taking time to respond, especially during their preparations for Hurricane
Florence. The growers ensured quality data was provided and their response allowed USDA NASS to set estimates based on the most
accurate information. We hope everyone stays safe through the storm.”
Corn for grain Cotton
 Yield is forecast at 124 bushels per acre, down 18 bushels  Yield is forecast at 921 pounds per acre, down 48 pounds
from last year’s record yield of 142 bushels per acre. from last year’s yield of 969 pounds per acre.
 Production is forecast to total 107.9 million bushels, down  Production is forecast at 806,000 bales, up 9% from last
10% from the 119.3 million bushels produced last year. year’s production of 741,000 bales.
 Harvested acres are forecast at 870,000, up from 840,000  Harvested acres are expected to total 420,000 acres
acres harvested in 2017. compared with 367,000 acres harvested in 2017.
Corn for Grain Yield - (Bushels) Upland Cotton Yield - (Pounds)

120 921
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142 969

115 841

142 1,038

0 30 60 90 120 150 0 300 600 900 1,200

Record (2017) 10-Year Average 2017 September 1, 2018 Record (2014) 10-Year Average 2017 September 1, 2018

Peanuts Soybeans
 Yield per acre is forecast at 3,900 pounds, down 200 pounds  Yield is forecast to average 38 bushels per acre, down 2
per acre from last year’s estimate. bushels from last year’s record yield of 40 bushels.
 Production is forecast at 390.0 million pounds, down 19%  Production is forecast to total 60.4 million bushels, down
from last year’s production of 479.7 million. 11% from last year’s production of 67.6 million bushels.
 Harvested acres are projected at 100,000 acres, down  Harvested acres are projected at 1.59 million acres, down
17,000 acres from 2017. 100,000 acres from last year.

Peanut Yield - (Pounds) Soybean Yield - (Bushels)

3,900 38

4,100 40

3,728 34

4,300 40

0 800 1,600 2,400 3,200 4,000 4,800 0 9 18 27 36 45

Record (2014) 10-Year Average 2017 September 1, 2018 Record (2017) 10-Year Average 2017 September 1, 2018

ACRES, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Harvested Yield Production
2018 Percent
Crops Unit 2017 2018 2017 August 1 September 2017 2018 Change
Thousand Acres Unit per Acre Thousands +/-
Corn for Grain Bu. 840 870 142 120 122 119,280 106,140 -11
Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 367 420 969 849 921 741 806 +9
Peanuts Lb. 117 100 4,100 4,100 3,900 479,700 390,000 -19
Potatoes Cwt. 15.1 13.3 230 170 170 3,473 2,261 -35
Soybeans Bu. 1,690 1,590 40 38 38 67,600 60,420 -11
Tobacco: Flue Cured Lb. 163 161 2,200 2,100 2,000 358,600 322,000 -10
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Production in 480-lb. net weight bales.
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