Agricultural Statistics - County Estimates:
Wheat
2008 Top Counties by Production 1
Leading Counties |
Number |
Leading Counties |
Number |
Union |
2,909,000 |
Perquimans |
1,577,000 |
Robeson |
2,746,000 |
Pitt |
1,540,000 |
Beaufort |
2,627,000 |
Washington |
1,369,000 |
Pasquotank |
1,992,000 |
Tyrrell |
1,286,000 |
Wayne |
1,806,000 |
Sampson |
1,276,000 |
Acres, Yield and Production 2 3
Counties
and
Districts |
2007 |
2008 |
Planted Acres |
Harvested Acres |
Yield per Acre |
Production |
Planted Acres |
Harvested Acres
|
Yeild Per Acre |
Production |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Caldwell |
500 |
400 |
35.0 |
14,000 |
500 |
400 |
44.0 |
17,500 |
Surry |
2,600 |
2,000 |
55.0 |
110,000 |
3,000 |
2,600 |
61.5 |
160,000 |
Yadkin |
4,600 |
3,900 |
44.0 |
173,000 |
6,700 |
6,100 |
67.0 |
409,000 |
N. Mountain |
11,000 |
9,000 |
42.0 |
378,000 |
13,500 |
10,000 |
62.5 |
627,000 |
Burke |
500 |
200 |
27.0 |
5,400 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
W. Mountain |
4,000 |
1,000 |
32.0 |
32,000 |
3,000 |
1,000 |
54.0 |
54,000 |
Alamance |
3,300 |
2,300 |
41.0 |
94,000 |
3,500 |
3,000 |
56.0 |
168,000 |
Caswell |
1,900 |
1,300 |
42.0 |
55,000 |
2,500 |
2,000 |
50.0 |
100,000 |
Durham |
1,000 |
800 |
60.0 |
48,000 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Forsyth |
1,400 |
900 |
30.0 |
27,000 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
51.0 |
51,000 |
Franklin |
5,800 |
4,900 |
43.0 |
209,000 |
7,300 |
6,500 |
63.0 |
410,000 |
Granville |
4,100 |
2,600 |
33.0 |
86,000 |
4,400 |
2,500 |
54.5 |
136,000 |
Guilford |
5,400 |
4,500 |
46.0 |
209,000 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
52.5 |
315,000 |
Orange |
3,000 |
1,900 |
55.0 |
105,000 |
3,700 |
2,900 |
58.5 |
170,000 |
Person |
7,500 |
6,300 |
36.0 |
226,000 |
9,700 |
9,000 |
54.5 |
491,000 |
Rockingham |
5,500 |
4,500 |
42.0 |
190,000 |
6,100 |
5,600 |
55.0 |
308,000 |
Stokes |
900 |
700 |
43.0 |
30,000 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Vance |
2,200 |
1,800 |
46.0 |
82,000 |
3,100 |
2,800 |
59.5 |
167,000 |
Warren |
2,000 |
1,500 |
46.0 |
69,000 |
2,800 |
2,400 |
63.5 |
152,000 |
N. Piedmont |
44,000 |
34,000 |
42.0 |
1,430,000 |
52,500 |
45,000 |
56.5 |
2,550,000 |
Alexander |
1,200 |
700 |
31.0 |
22,000 |
1,600 |
1,000 |
56.0 |
56,000 |
Catawba |
3,900 |
3,000 |
38.0 |
114,000 |
4,300 |
4,000 |
65.0 |
260,000 |
Chatham |
1,800 |
1,400 |
46.0 |
65,000 |
2,000 |
1,600 |
61.5 |
98,000 |
Davidson |
3,000 |
2,400 |
44.0 |
105,000 |
3,500 |
2,900 |
64.0 |
186,000 |
Davie |
4,000 |
3,200 |
36.0 |
116,000 |
4,200 |
3,500 |
66.5 |
233,000 |
Iredell |
8,700 |
6,500 |
42.0 |
273,000 |
12,000 |
8,400 |
65.5 |
549,000 |
Lee |
1,800 |
1,300 |
42.0 |
55,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
65.0 |
130,000 |
Randolph |
4,200 |
3,000 |
46.0 |
138,000 |
5,500 |
4,400 |
58.0 |
255,000 |
Rowan |
8,400 |
6,500 |
45.0 |
292,000 |
10,100 |
9,200 |
71.5 |
656,000 |
Wake |
4,000 |
3,000 |
30.0 |
90,000 |
4,800 |
4,000 |
52.0 |
208,000 |
C. Piedmont |
41,000 |
31,000 |
41.0 |
1,270,000 |
50,000 |
41,000 |
64.0 |
2,631,000 |
Anson |
3,800 |
3,000 |
35.0 |
105,000 |
6,200 |
5,300 |
64.5 |
343,000 |
Cabarrus |
3,300 |
2,500 |
28.0 |
70,000 |
3,800 |
3,000 |
59.5 |
179,000 |
Cleveland |
3,700 |
2,900 |
27.0 |
78,000 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
66.5 |
398,000 |
Gaston |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1,200 |
800 |
56.5 |
45,000 |
Lincoln |
3,300 |
2,700 |
31.0 |
84,000 |
3,800 |
3,400 |
63.0 |
215,000 |
Mecklenburg |
1,400 |
1,000 |
41.0 |
41,000 |
1,000 |
900 |
60.0 |
54,000 |
Moore |
1,100 |
800 |
15.0 |
12,000 |
1,300 |
1,100 |
55.5 |
61,000 |
Stanly |
8,500 |
6,800 |
43.0 |
290,000 |
13,000 |
8,500 |
63.5 |
540,000 |
Union |
40,000 |
32,000 |
38.0 |
1,216,000 |
42,800 |
42,000 |
69.5 |
2,909,000 |
S. Piedmont |
67,000 |
53,000 |
36.0 |
1,920,000 |
82,500 |
73,500 |
66.0 |
4,850,000 |
Bertie |
4,200 |
3,700 |
44.0 |
162,000 |
9,000 |
6,500 |
59.5 |
388,000 |
Camden |
10,800 |
9,800 |
54.0 |
530,000 |
14,000 |
12,000 |
70.5 |
843,000 |
Chowan |
4,200 |
3,100 |
58.0 |
180,000 |
8,000 |
7,200 |
70.5 |
509,000 |
Currituck |
6,600 |
5,200 |
65.0 |
339,000 |
8,500 |
8,300 |
69.5 |
578,000 |
Edgecombe |
12,000 |
9,900 |
37.0 |
363,000 |
18,500 |
17,000 |
53.0 |
904,000 |
Gates |
4,700 |
4,300 |
56.0 |
242,000 |
10,500 |
9,500 |
74.0 |
702,000 |
Halifax |
24,000 |
3,500 |
33.0 |
115,000 |
18,000 |
9,000 |
52.0 |
467,000 |
Hertford |
* |
* |
* |
* |
5,800 |
5,000 |
63.0 |
315,000 |
Martin |
7,200 |
5,600 |
46.0 |
257,000 |
11,500 |
9,500 |
55.0 |
523,000 |
Nash |
8,000 |
5,600 |
48.0 |
270,000 |
10,500 |
9,000 |
57.0 |
511,000 |
Northampton |
11,000 |
6,500 |
50.0 |
328,000 |
15,800 |
12,500 |
65.0 |
811,000 |
Pasquotank |
23,000 |
21,000 |
46.0 |
966,000 |
31,000 |
29,000 |
68.5 |
1,992,000 |
Perquimans |
14,500 |
13,200 |
64.0 |
844,000 |
23,800 |
22,000 |
71.5 |
1,577,000 |
Tyrrell |
19,200 |
17,500 |
62.0 |
1,085,000 |
23,500 |
20,500 |
62.5 |
1,286,000 |
Washington |
19,000 |
17,300 |
47.0 |
813,000 |
26,000 |
24,000 |
57.0 |
1,369,000 |
N. Coastal |
172,000 |
129,000 |
51.0 |
6,640,000 |
235,000 |
201,000 |
63.5 |
12,775,000 |
Beaufort |
31,800 |
26,000 |
46.0 |
1,200,000 |
43,500 |
42,500 |
62.0 |
2,627,000 |
Carteret |
7,000 |
5,800 |
46.0 |
268,000 |
9,500 |
7,800 |
65.5 |
512,000 |
Craven |
5,800 |
4,800 |
46.0 |
222,000 |
11,000 |
9,000 |
62.5 |
563,000 |
Greene |
6,900 |
5,700 |
47.0 |
266,000 |
9,900 |
8,800 |
59.5 |
524,000 |
Hyde |
11,400 |
9,400 |
55.0 |
516,000 |
16,100 |
15,500 |
64.5 |
997,000 |
Johnston |
10,500 |
8,800 |
44.0 |
388,000 |
15,500 |
13,900 |
61.5 |
853,000 |
Jones |
4,200 |
3,400 |
35.0 |
120,000 |
11,500 |
11,000 |
45.0 |
495,000 |
Lenoir |
11,500 |
9,200 |
27.0 |
250,000 |
15,500 |
15,000 |
48.5 |
730,000 |
Pamlico |
8,500 |
7,200 |
48.0 |
345,000 |
10,500 |
9,500 |
55.5 |
529,000 |
Pitt |
20,500 |
17,800 |
41.0 |
725,000 |
29,000 |
27,000 |
57.0 |
1,540,000 |
Wayne |
27,900 |
23,900 |
30.0 |
720,000 |
32,500 |
30,000 |
60.0 |
1,806,000 |
Wilson |
10,000 |
5,000 |
40.0 |
200,000 |
13,000 |
10,000 |
59.0 |
588,000 |
C. Coastal |
156,000 |
127,000 |
41.0 |
5,220,000 |
217,500 |
200,000 |
59.0 |
11,764,000 |
Bladen |
5,000 |
4,000 |
23.0 |
93,000 |
7,500 |
6,000 |
42.5 |
254,000 |
Brunswick |
1,400 |
1,300 |
25.0 |
33,000 |
1,400 |
1,200 |
49.0 |
59,000 |
Columbus |
13,200 |
11,500 |
25.0 |
285,000 |
17,000 |
14,500 |
49.0 |
710,000 |
Cumberland |
5,200 |
4,800 |
28.0 |
135,000 |
6,500 |
5,000 |
58.5 |
293,000 |
Duplin |
18,000 |
15,500 |
24.0 |
372,000 |
23,800 |
22,000 |
52.5 |
1,152,000 |
Harnett |
5,400 |
4,800 |
33.0 |
158,000 |
6,500 |
5,500 |
57.0 |
313,000 |
Hoke |
4,800 |
4,200 |
36.0 |
151,000 |
7,000 |
6,000 |
55.5 |
334,000 |
Onslow |
4,400 |
3,800 |
41.0 |
156,000 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
42.0 |
252,000 |
Pender |
4,200 |
3,500 |
29.0 |
100,000 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Robeson |
45,000 |
38,000 |
25.0 |
950,000 |
53,000 |
50,000 |
55.0 |
2,746,000 |
Sampson |
23,000 |
21,000 |
26.0 |
537,000 |
25,000 |
22,000 |
58.0 |
1,276,000 |
Scotland |
5,400 |
3,600 |
39.0 |
140,000 |
5,000 |
4,100 |
60.0 |
245,000 |
S. Coastal |
135,000 |
116,000 |
27.0 |
3,110,000 |
166,000 |
148,500 |
53.5 |
7,949,000 |
Other Counties |
12300 |
7600 |
36.5 |
277600 |
18,300 |
11,900 |
50.2 |
597,500 |
State Total |
630,000 |
500,000 |
40.0 |
20,000,000 |
820,000 |
720,000 |
60.0 |
43,200,000 |
1Ranking of Published Counties Only. 22008 Preliminary. 3Counties may not add to district total because undisclosed data are included in other counties. *USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 acres planted to a crop, or practice of a crop, be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates.
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