Agricultural Statistics - Farm Income & Expense: Income by Commodity

**Farm Income: Cash Receipts From Farming By Commodity, North Carolina**
Commodities	Receipts				2008 % of Total Sales
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2008 % of Total Sales
	Thousand Dollars				Percent ¹
Total Commodities Sold:	8,137,594	7,848,613	8,772,952	9,752,845	100.0
Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products	5,620,842	5,175,693	5,900,772	6,461,422	66.3
Crops	2,516,752	2,672,920	2,872,180	3,291,423	33.7
Livestock, Dairy & Poultry:
Poultry and Eggs²	3,034,892	2,814,758	3,503,796	3,817,963	39.1
Broilers	2,231,782	1,937,734	2,479,538	2,691,619	27.6
Farm Chickens	9,039	7,616	7,103	7,715	0.1
Chicken Eggs	249,368	257,627	328,664	373,944	3.8
Turkeys	461,678	525,696	596,596	652,320	6.7
Other Miscellaneous Poultry	83,025	86,085	91,895	92,365	0.9
Meat Animals	2,349,045	2,141,524	2,123,843	2,369,241	24.3
Cattle and Calves	249,148	223,809	215,458	197,650	2.0
Hogs	2,099,168	1,917,244	1,907,945	2,170,806	22.3
Sheep and Lambs	729	471	440	785	*
Dairy Products	163,836	138,868	189,280	189,630	2.2
Miscellaneous Livestock	73,069	80,543	83,853	84,588	0.9
Honey	1,015	790	1,345	1,323	*
Catfish	6,077	7,213	7,099	7,221	0.1
Trout	6,598	7,232	6,632	7,135	0.1
Other Miscellaneous Livestock	59,271	65,155	68,665	68,816	0.7
Individual Crops:
Tobacco	413,244	496,363	586,451	686,833	7.0
Oil Crops	301,758	310,069	349,539	507,725	5.2
Peanuts	56,448	49,728	54,810	67,832	0.7
Soybeans	245,310	260,341	294,729	439,893	4.5
Feed Grains	192,008	244,907	335,070	355,980	3.7
Barley	2,863	1,837	1,172	2,151	*
Corn	164,407	224,671	320,824	333,028	3.4
Hay	21,824	14,756	9,852	13,450	0.1
Oats	1,739	2,233	1,727	5,098	0.1
Sorghum Grain	1,175	1,411	1,494	2,254	*
Food Grains	78,508	99,252	110,248	292,457	3.0
Wheat	77,343	98,110	109,672	291,465	3.0
Cotton	313,456	258,915	292,549	192,893	2.0
Cotton Lint, upland	295,849	241,963	276,158	171,326	1.87
Cottonseed	17,607	16,952	16,391	21,567	0.2
Vegetables	279,231	329,801	316,134	355,642	3.6
Irish Potatoes	20,863	31,350	22,141	25,565	0.3
Sweet Potatoes	87,398	103,591	110,837	141,820	1.5
Snap Beans, fresh	7,500	10,740	7,560	6,944	0.1
Cabbage, fresh	14,278	15,433	12,480	16,250	0.2
Sweet Corn, fresh	10,465	11,808	9,300	12,350	0.1
Cucumbers	28,352	23,559	24,652	25,286	0.3
Peppers, green, fresh	10,656	15,552	15,600	10,080	0.1
Tomatoes, fresh	22,400	33,728	28,710	33,728	0.3
Squash	9,860	11,480	11,700	10,164	0.1
Watermelons	7,259	11,520	11,088	12,060	0.1
Other Miscellaneous Vegetables	59,000	59,000	60,000	60,000	0.6
Fruits and Nuts	81,015	106,309	64,861	104,375	1.1
Apples	13,900	24,087	5,632	21,569	0.2
Grapes	3,653	4,960	4,630	6,563	0.1
Peaches	5,100	5,115	735	5,303	0.1
Strawberries	18,525	19,440	17,955	20,800	0.2
Blueberries	36,702	50,790	34,200	47,950	0.5
Pecans	1,930	647	274	840	*
Other Miscellaneous Fruits, Nuts & Berries	1,205	1,270	1,435	1,350	*
All Other Crops	857,532	827,304	817,328	795,518	8.2
Greenhouse/Nursery/Floriculture	837,961	808,234	798,469	777,183	8.0
Christmas Trees	103,000	101,000	101,000	100,000	1.0
Other Miscellaneous Crops	19,522	18,996	18,790	18,275	0.2

SOURCE: Economic Research Service, USDA
¹Percents may not add to totals due to rounding. ²Value of production * Less than 0.05 percent.

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Last update October 7, 2009

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