Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 http://archive.org/details/farmreport2004unse ^^jlp-X NORTH CAROLINA MfzD Agricultural *$Z^y Statistics Released: January 8, 2004 RO. Box 27767 5-FR04-01 Raleigh, N.C. 27611 (USPS 331-110) m Phone (919) 856-4394 Semi-Monthly E-mail: [email protected] HOG NUMBERS UP All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on December 1, 2003 totaled 9.9 million head, 2% below the September 1, 2003 inventory, and 2% above the level at this time last year. The inventory consisted of 2% more market hogs than last December, totaling 8.9 million head. Breeding stock, at 1.0 million head, was unchanged from the precious year. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally in the number of hogs and pigs behind Iowa's 15.8 million head. Minnesota is a distant 3rd with 6.4 HOGS AND PIGS - INVENTORY NUMBER By Class and Weight Group, million head inventory. Sows Farrowing and Pig Crop 1 The State's pig crop during the September NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES - November 2003 period 2003 2003 totaled 4,914,000 head, ITEM 2002 2003 as % of 2002 2003 as % of 3% above the same months 2002 2002 last year. These pigs were Thousand Head Percent Thousand Head Percent produced by 540,000 sows, DECEMBER 1 INVENTORY: 2% above last year. Pigs All Hogs and Pigs 9,700 9,900 102 59,513 60,040 101 saved per litter aver- Kept for breeding 1,000 1,000 100 6,012 5,966 99 aged 9.10, compared to Market 8,700 8,900 102 53,501 54,074 101 last year's 9.00 litter rate. North Carolina pro- Market Hogs and Pigs ducers intend to farrow By Weight Groups: 540,000 sows from De- Under 60 Lbs 3,450 3,550 103 19,461 19,821 102 cember 1, 2003 - Feb- 60-119 Lbs 2,050 2,150 105 13,054 13,250 102 ruary 2004 and 550,000 120-179 Lbs 1,700 1,700 100 10,881 10,839 100 during March - May 2004. 180 Lbs. and Over 1,500 1,500 100 10,105 10,164 101 If these intentions ma- terialize, farrowings will SEPTEMBER 1 INVENTORY: be up 2% from the previous All Hogs and Pigs 10,200 10,100 99 60,725 60,103 99 year. Kept for breeding 1,000 1,000 100 6,054 5,902 97 United States in- Market 9,200 9,100 99 54,670 54,201 99 ventory of hogs and pigs on December 1, 2003 was SOWS FARROWING: estimated at 60.0 mil- December 2-February 540 530 98 2,836 2,765 97 lion head, up 1% from March-May 550 540 98 2,943 2,881 98 a year earlier, but slightly December 2-May 1,090 1,070 98 5,779 5,645 98 below September 1, 2002. June-August 560 550 98 2,887 2,825 98 Breeding inventory, at September-November 530 540 102 2,817 2,836 101 5.97 million head, was June-November 1,090 1,090 100 5,704 5,660 99 1% below last year, but was 1% above last quarter. PIG CROP: The September through December 2-February 4,833 4,770 99 24,794 24,359 98 November 2003 pig crop, March-May 4,950 4,860 98 25,959 25,583 99 at 25.3 million head, was December 2-May 9,783 9,630 98 50,752 49,942 98 2% more than last year. June-August 5,096 4,950 97 25,700 25,150 98 Pigs saved per litter averaged September-November 4,770 4,914 103 24,892 25,314 102 8.93 compared with 8.83 June-November 9,866 9,864 100 50,592 50,464 100 last year. Producers intend to Number Number have 5.65 million sows PIGS PER LITTER: farrowing during the December 2-February 8.95 9.00 101 8.74 8.81 101 December 2003 - May March-May 9.00 9.00 100 8.82 8.88 101 2004 period, up slightly December 2-May 8.98 9.00 100 8.78 8.85 101 from the actual farrowings June-August 9.10 9.00 99 8.90 8.90 100 during the same 6 month September-November 9.00 9.10 101 8.83 8.93 101 period the previous year. June-November 9.05 9.05 100 8.87 8.92 101 Sows tc Farrow 2004 Sows to Farrow 2004 as % of as % of 2003 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 Thousand Head Percent Thousand Head Percent SOWS FARROWING: December 2-February 530 540 102 2,765 2,806 101 March-May 540 550 102 2,881 2,846 99 December 2-May 1,070 1,390 130 5,645 5,652 100 ' May not add due to rounding. 2 December preceding year. N. C. RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP UNITED STATES DOWN Commercial red meat production in North Carolina during November 2003 totaled 186 million pounds dressed weight, up 4% from a year earlier. Commercial red meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Commercial slaughter of livestock in North Carolina during Novem- ber 2003 totaled 253 million pounds live weight, up 4% from a year earlier. Cattle slaughter, at 18.1 million pounds live weight, was 15% below a year earlier. Calf slaughter, at 74,000 pounds live weight, was up 23% from the previous year. Sheep and lamb slaughter, at 67,000 pounds live weight, was well above the 6,000 pounds the previous year. Hog slaughter, at 235 million pounds live weight, was up 6% from a year earlier. The average live weight per head was: cattle, 1,071 pounds; calves, 514 pounds; sheep and lambs, 103 pounds; and hogs, 257 pounds. Commercial red meat production for the United States during November 2003 totaled 3.53 billion pounds dressed weight, down 10% from the 3.91 billion pounds dressed weight produced in November 2002. Beef production in the U.S. totaled 1.78 billion pounds dressed weight, down 18% from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.43 million head, down 15% from a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 24 pounds to 1,236. Veal production totaled 15.2 million pounds dressed weight, down 10% from the previous year. Calf slaughter totaled 78,000 head, down 14% from November 2002. The average live weight increased 12 pounds to 321. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds dressed weight, up slightly from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.58 million head, down 1% from November 2002. The average live weight increased 1 pound to 269. Lamb and mutton produc- tion, at 16.3 million pounds dressed weight, was down 8% from the previous year. Sheep slaughter totaled 236,300 head, down 13% from a year earlier. The average live weight increased 6 pounds to 138. LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER • NOVEMBER NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES Number Total Number Total Total SPECIES Slaughtered 1 Live Weight Slaughtered 1 Live Weight Dressed Weight 2 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Thous. Head Thous. Pounds Million Head Million Pounds Million Pounds Cattle 20.1 16.9 21,325 18,081 2.9 2.4 3,606 2,999 2,164 1,780 Calves 0.2 0.1 60 74 0.1 0.1 28 25 17 15 Sheep & Lambs 0.1 0.7 6 67 0.3 0.2 36 33 18 16 Hogs 869.1 915.0 222,671 235,004 8.7 8.6 2,315 2,312 1,709 1,715 TOTAL 889 5 932.7 244,062 253,226 12.0 1 1 3 5,985 5,369 3,907 3,526 ' Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2 Totals may not equal sum due to rounding. Julius M. Peele Bob Murphy Britt Cobb Agricultural Statistician State Statistician Commissioner U. S. Department of Agriculture / N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Internet Address: http://www.ncagr.com/stats 2003 98P 'Z amvA awn U3dVd SM3N paisanbay aoiAJas ssajppv IX9LZ ON 'ilfiajBy 'L9LL7, xog Q d 'sopsjimg [Bin-nnouSy P6SP-9S9 -616 BNOHd ON '!HOd3H WHVd °1 se3uBip ssajppB 119LZ O N 'HOI31VU aptS«e»iSs o:Hd 3sJ,iSuVaiWpolSuaOjd XO0N9L 'ZM SOi<N>P ?y'H *sB\ apli^«Ud L9LLZ X09 O d BUIJOJBQ mJO[vj Aq Ajmuoiu ajiAV) pa'usi| SOI1SI1V1S -qnd si (011-188 SdSfl) XdOdaH IMHVd ivunnnoiHov VNIIOHVO H1HON /jSpX NORTH CAROLINA ili^H Agricultural ^*Z^y Statistics Released: January 22, 2004 RO. Box 27767 5-FR04-02 Raleigh, N.C. 27611 (USPS 331-110) Phone (919) 856-4394 Semi-Monthly E-mail: [email protected] TURKEY INTENTIONS DOWN Turkey growers in the 23 major producing states intend to decrease the number of birds raised by 4% in 2004. These states produced more than 99% of the turkeys raised in 2003. Intentions for the top 7 producing States compared with 2003 are as follows: Minnesota down 4%, North Carolina down 11%, Arkansas down 2%, Missouri and Virginia each down 4%, California down 7%, TURKEYS RAISED and South Carolina unchanged. The number of turkeys ac- tually raised in 2004 may vary ZuUo 1T IMN T1 CT?J IMN "Un CT?J Lr») ZUU4 STATE 2002 2003 as % of 2004 as % of from growers' intentions shown 2002 i 2003 in this report depending on feed costs, supply of hatching eggs, cost of poults, and prices growers Thousand Percent Thousand Percent receive for turkeys during the North Carolina 45,500 42,500 93 38,000 89 next few months. Arkansas 29,500 26,500 90 26,000 98 North Carolina turkey California 17,700 17,300 98 16,100 93 producers raised 42.5 million Illinois 2,900 2,900 100 3,000 103 turkeys in 2003, down 7% from Indiana 13,000 12,800 98 12,800 100 the previous year, and antici- Iowa 6,800 8,500 125 9,000 106 pate an 11% decline in the number Michigan 4,800 5,000 104 5,000 100 raised for 2004. Turkeys raised Minnesota 44,000 45,000 102 43,000 96 in the United States during 2003 Missouri 25,500 26,500 104 25,500 96 totaled 274 million, up 1% from North Dakota 1,900 1,100 58 1,000 91 the number raised during 2002. Ohio 5,400 5,500 102 5,300 96 Minnesota leads the Nation with Pennsylvania 9,900 9,500 96 9,500 100 45.0 million turkeys raised in South Carolina 9,900 13,000 131 13,000 100 2003, followed by North Caro- South Dakota 4,800 4,600 96 4,500 98 lina with 42.5 million, Arkan- Virginia 20,000 23,000 115 22,000 96 sas and Missouri each with 26.5 West Virginia 3,600 4,300 119 4,300 100 million, Virginia with 23.0 million, Other States 26,111 25,110 96 23,800 95 California with 17.3 million, and 23 STATE TOTAL 2 271,311 273,110 101 261,800 96 South Carolina with 13.0 mil- lion. These states accounted for U.S. TOTAL 3 272,429 274,348 101 71% of the turkeys produced ' Intentions to raise turkeys made in 23 States only. 2 Includes states listed above plus in the United States during 2003. (CO, KS, NE, OK, TX, UT, and Wl) which are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3 Includes 23 States plus (CT, DE, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, and VT). MILK PRODUCTION DOWN Milk production in North MILK PRODUCTION: OCTOBER - DECEMBER Carolina totaled 250 million pounds during the October-December 2003 MILK COWS MILK PER COW 2 MILK PRODUCTION quarter, down 6% from the pre- STATE Pounds 2003 vious year. The number of milk 2002 2003 2002 2003 As % Of cows on Tar Heel farms was esti- 2002 2003 2002 mated at 59,000 head, down 4,000 Thousands Pounds Millions Percent from the previous year. Milk per cow averaged 4,237 pounds, a de- N. Carolina 63 59 4,238 4,237 267 250 94 crease of 1 pound from the Octo- Florida 147 140 3,592 3,600 528 504 95 ber-December 2002 quarter. Maryland 80 77 4,088 4,000 327 308 94 U.S. October-December 2003 S. Carolina 20 18 4,150 4,000 83 72 87 quarterly production of milk to- Virginia 119 108 3,79(1 3,815 451 412 91 taled 41.3 billion pounds, down 1% UNITED STATES 9,148 9,007 4,543 4,588 41,555 41,322 99 from the October-December quarter last year. The average number of ' Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. Milk per cow is derived. milk cows in the U.S. during the 3 Excludes milk sucked by calves. October-December quarter was 9.01 million, down 141,000 head from the same period a year earlier. Nationally, milk production in the 20 major states during December 2003 totaled 12.3 billion pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Production per cow averaged 1,589 pounds for December, up 14 pounds from December 2002. The number of milk cows on farms in the 20 major states was 7.71 million head, down 93,000 from a year ago. STATE'S WHEAT STOCKS DOWN - CORN STOCKS STEADY N.C. WHEAT SEEDINGS UP North Carolina corn stocks held in all positions on December 1, 2003 are Winter wheat seedings for the 2004 at 37.4 million bushels, down slightly from December 2002. Corn held in on- crop in North Carolina are estimated farm positions is at 20 million bushels, 11% above December of last year. at 650,000 acres, up 23% from 2003. A Off-farm corn stocks are at 17.4 million bushels, down 11% from December timely soybean harvest and a period of 2002. of dry fall weather allowed for the in- The State's wheat stocks held in all positions are down 32% from last crease in planted wheat acreage. year, 5.9 million bushels compared to 8.7 million in December 2002. Off- Winter wheat seeded for the United farm stocks totaled 5.2 million bushels, down 31% from last year. On-farm States is forecast at 43.5 million acres, wheat stocks, at 0.7 million bushels, are down 36% from December 2002. down 3% from the 44.9 million acres Off-farm soybean stocks for the State on December 1, 2003 totaled 12 seeded in 2003. million bushels, up 92% from December 1, 2002. GRAIN STOCKS, DECEMBER 1, 2003, WITH COMPARISONS STOCKS ON-FARMS STOCKS IN OFF-FARM POSITIONS 1 TOTAL STOCKS ALL POSITIONS YEAR March 1 June 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 1 March 1 June 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 1 March 1 June 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 1 Thousand Bushels NORTH CAROLINA CORN: 2001 16,000 7,800 2,150 22,500 20,280 10,939 6,621 23,329 36,280 18,739 8,771 46,829 2002 14,000 7,100 2,600 18,000 20,096 10,716 6,101 19,416 34,096 17,816 7,701 37,415 2003 9,000 3,200 1,400 20,000 11,600 10,036 5,642 17,352 20,600 13,236 6,942 37,352 SOYBEANS: 2001 * * * 11,923 6,698 3,983 16,626 * * * * 2002 * * + 9,701 6,135 * 6,272 * * * 2003 * * 7,260 4,43 1 2,365 12,048 * WHEAT: 2001 600 2,000 1,600 7,321 3,231 9,003 6,882 7,921 3,421 11,003 7,482 2002 200 7(1 1,900 1,100 4,722 1,439 9,085 7,689 4,922 1,609 10,986 8,689 2003 600 100 1,400 700 4,618 1,533 5,986 5,249 5,218 1,633 7,38 6 5,949 UNITED STi VTES CORN: 2001 3,600,000 2,230,800 763,160 6,276,000 2,442,999 1,693,168 1,146,968 2,989,716 6,042,999 3,923,968 1,899,108 8,264,715 2002 3,365,000 2,020,600 686,800 4,800,000 2,440,263 1,676,290 1,009,626 2,837,971 5,795,263 3,696,890 1,696,426 7,637,971 2003 2,940,000 1,620,200 484,900 5,286,000 2,191,873 2 1,364,718 2 601,773 2 2,658,779 5,131,873 2 2,984,9182 1,086,673 2 7,944,779 SOYBEANS: 200 1 780,000 366,000 83,500 1,240,000 623,908 343,180 164,247 1,035,618 1,403,908 708,180 247,747 2,276,618 2002 687,000 301,200 62,700 1,170,000 648,987 383,721 146,320 943,373 2 1,335,987 684,921 208,020 2,113,373 2 2003 635,600 272,600 68,000 820,000 665,528 329,862 120,329 2 866,381 1,201,028 602,362 178,3292 1,686,381 WHEAT: 2001 384,760 197,270 696,860 617,890 953,648 678,912 1,468,964 1,106,666 1,338,398 876,182 2,166,814 1,623,466 2002 338,500 216,830 680,200 384,800 871,268 560,282 1,170,787 936,069 1,209,768 777,112 1,760,987 1,319,869 2008 236,300 132,110 687,320 5 491,925 670,333 369,306 1,361,662 2 1,029,159 906,633 491,416 2,038,972 2 1,521,084 SORGHUM: 2001 40,100 19,000 8,900 72,400 127,027 67,411 32,861 241,477 167,127 76,411 41,761 313,877 2002 38,100 17,300 7,400 53,600 166,007 88,178 63,673 178,262 194,107 106,478 60,973 231,862 2003 27,600 11,160 4,600 45,200 135,423 70,744 38,630 2 188,507 162,923 81,894 43,030 2 233,707 1 Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors 2 Revised. " Data no longer published, figures included in U S total FARM PRICES INDEX NUMBERS NORTH CAROLINA Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX INDEX (1967 = 100) 15 15 15 15 2001 1 2002 1 2003 1 2003 The December 2003 "All Farm Products" index of prices received by North Carolina farmers, at 269% of its 1967 base, was down NORTH CAROLINA 1 point from the previous month. Contribut- Prices Received: All Farm Products 242 249 270 269 ing most to the decrease were lower prices All Crops 259 270 267 274 for cotton and eggs. The index was 20 points Tobacco 293 294 292 296 above a year earlier. Oil Bearing 155 193 222 231 The December 2003 "All Crops" index, at Grains 179 217 176 200 274, was up 7 points from the previous month Commercial Vegetables 196 225 207 207 and was 4 points above a year earlier. The Fruits 342 312 312 312 "Livestock and Livestock Products" index for Livestock and Livestock Products 213 211 274 261 December 2003, at 261, was down 13 points Meat Animals 217 200 258 253 from the previous month, but was 50 points Poultry 205 218 288 271 above the previous year. Dairy 233 209 254 240 The meat animals index for December UNITED STATES 2003, at 253, was down 5 points from the previous month, but was 53 points above a Prices Received, All Farm Products 240 254 298 293 year ago. The poultry index, at 271, was down Prices Paid, Commodities & Services 2 4 4 ■1 4 17 points from the previous month, but was Parity Ratio 3 4 4 4 4 53 points above a year earlier. The dairy in- ' Revised. 2 Including Interest, Taxes and Farm Wage Rates. 3 Ratio of dex, at 240, was down 14 points from a month Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid. 4 Available earlier, but was 31 points above the previ- quarterly. ous year. NORTH CAROLINA CROPS: ACRES, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, DECEMBER, 2003 NORTH CAROLINA CROPS 1 UNTT ACRES HARVESTED YIELD PRODUCTION 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Thousands Thousands Bu. 20 14 by DKOC 1,380 784 Corn, grain Bu. 700 680 lUD 58,100 72,080 Cotton, Upland 2 Lb. 920 770 AO"\ DOD 806 1,100 Hay, All Ton 750 778 i1 .0K Ji. Z.bl 1,131 2,030 Alfalfa 3 Ton 20 18 1 .ou 36 54 Other Ton 730 760 l.OU Z.oKJ 1 095 1,976 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 21 17 1 IK) 1I /7OK 3,570 2,975 Oats Bu. 35 22 0/ oy 1 995 1 298 Lb. 100 100 Z,1UU QO .ZOUf\Uf\ 210 000 3KJ 2LJ 0\J , 0\J 0\J0\J Sorghum, grain Bu. 12 14 4AFoZ Kn 540 700 Soybeans Bu. 1 400 OZAA ooUn «_> U , L/VJKJ 42 000 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 37 42 i1o6n0 i1 4iUn 4,810 5,880 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 1 R9 1 ^4 2,Uo9 il ,9obc oo T^R 470 ouo,uuu Type 11 Lb. 43 40 2,225 1,900 95,675 76,000 Type 12 Lb. 98 94 2,020 2,000 197,960 188,000 Type 13 Lb. 21 20 O 1 OK 1 OKA 44,835 39,000 Burley Lb. 6.3 5.7 1l, orUaUn 1l ,ooocUn 9,450 7,695 All Lb. 168.3 159.7 Z,Ub / 1 QA K 347,920 310,695 Wheat, Winter Bu. 480 410 AO ob 20,160 14,760 UIM11 ILL) MAI LS Thousands Millions Barley Bu. 4,129 4,688 54.9 58.9 226.6 276.1 Corn, grain Bu. 69,313 71,139 1l ooUn. Un 11 4A 2o . oZ 9,007.7 10,113.9 Cotton, All 2 Lb. 12,427 12,058 665 725 17.2 18.2 Upland 2 Lb. 12,184 11,880 DO 1 119 16.5 17.8 Hay, All Ton 64,497 63,342 2.34 2.48 151.0 157.1 Alfalfa 3 Ton 23,135 23,578 a.19 O O A 73.8 76.3 Other Ton 41,362 39,764 l.OD oZ .Vno6 77.1 80.8 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1,270.3 1,250.3 oObC T/ 459.8 459.0 Oats Bu. 2,093 2,224 56.7 65.0 118.6 144.6 Peanuts Lb. 1,297 1,312 2,561 3,159 3,320.5 4,144.2 Sorghum, grain Bu. 7,299 7,798 5u. / CO H 369.8 411.2 Soybeans Bu. 72,437 72,321 38.0 3O 3O .4A 2,749.3 2,417.6 Sweetpotatoes Cwt. 83.5 92.4 154 172 12.9 15.9 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 245.6 234.4 2,105 2,000 517.0 468.8 Burley Lb. 158.6 156.2 1,877 1,908 297.7 298.1 All Lb. 428.7 416.2 2,049 1,997 878.6 831.2 Wheat, Winter Bu. 29,751 36,541 38.5 46.7 1,145.6 1,707.1 All Bu. 45,917 52,839 35.3 44.2 1,619.0 2,336.5 ' 2002 Revised. 2 Production in 480-lb bales. 3 Includes alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures. GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY DOWN On December 1, 2003 there were 200 off-farm commer- cial grain storage facilities in North Carolina with a storage capacity of 69 million bushels, a half million bushels less than December 1, 2002. On-farm storage capacity decreasei ON AND OFF-FARM by 10 million bushels and totaled 70 million bushels. STORAGE CAPACmES DECEMBER 1, 2002-2003 OFF-FARM ON-FARM N.C. HAY STOCKS ON-FARMS Number of Rated Storage Storage 2001-2003 Year Facilities Capacity Capacity YEAR May 1 December 1 Thousand Million Bushels Bushels 1,000 tons N.C. 2002 200 69,500 80 2001 277 1,215 2003 200 69,000 70 2002 158 785 U.S. 2003 50 1,625 2002 1 9,516 8,506,104 11,070 2003 9,796 8,498,523 10,970 1 Revised PRICES RECEIVED NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES COMMODITY UNIT Dec. Nov. Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. 2002 2003 2003 2002 2003 2003 Entire Entire Mid Entire Entire Mid Month Month Month Month Month Month Dollars Tobacco, All 1 Lb. 1 AO A i.yio 1.945 1.995 i1 .yQoQoC 1i .yA TIDC Corn Bu. 2.99 OZ .4A 11 2.75 2.32 1Z .zoU A oA .OoAn Cotton Lb. .4A oO4A .bol .650 .443 .dbOoA4 .Cb Oo 1l Soybeans Bu. o.4z n/ .1A) 11 7.22 5.46 i Arc H/ .zO9A Peanuts, In Shell.. Lb. .ZU 1 .i1 yQz9 .204 .175 . 1l oQ4A . isy Hogs, All Cwt. 30.80 nr A A 35.90 30.30 3OA4 .8O0A 34.90 Com'l Broilers, Live 2 Lb. .290 .0o n(n0 .3O 8O 0A Turkeys, Live 2 3.... Lb. .387 .407 .377 Eggs 34 Doz. .Oil) .OyCoAu .780 .480 .yzb . nloOxf)l Milk, All 2 Cwt. 11.90 14.50 13.70 Potatoes Cwt. 6.67 5.35 5.50 Apples, Com'l. 1 Lb. .263 .274 .285 Hay, All, Baled 3.... Ton 91.10 80.70 81.30 ' Entire month. 2 North Carolina monthly estimates discontinued. 3 Mid month. Market (Table) eggs including eggs sold retail by producers. PRICES RECEIVED FOR SELECTED COMMODITIES The average price received for all tobacco by North Carolina farmers in December 2003 was $1,945 per pound, up 3 cents from the previous month and 1.5 cents above a year ago. The December corn price, at $2.75 per bushel, was up 34 cents from a month earlier, but was 24 cents below a year ago. Cotton prices declined 1.1 cent in December to 65.0 cents per pound, but were 21.6 cents above a year ago. The December soybean price, at $7.22 per bushel, was up 21 cents from a month earlier and was $1.80 cents above a year ago. Peanuts, at 20.4 cents per pound, were up 1.2 cent from the previous month, but were .3 cent below a year ago. Prices received for all hogs in December, at $35.90 per hundredweight, were unchanged from November, but were $5.10 above the previous year. The December average price for table eggs, at 78 cents per dozen, was down 17 cents from a month earlier due to decreased demand following the Thanksgiving Holiday, but was up 27 cents from the previous year. Julius M. Peele Bob Murphy Britt Cobb Agricultural Statistician State Statistician Commissioner U. S. Department of Agriculture / N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Internet Address: http://www.ncagr.com/stats N.C. DOCUMENTS CLEARINGHOUSE FEB 4 2005 STATE LfBftARY OF NORTH CAROLS RALBGH £L£'Z arnvA awn H3dVd SM3N pajsanbay aoiajag ss^jppy U9LZ ON 'M3!3IeH 'L9LLZ *og O d 'sa^si^g p3jnj|noii3v P6SP 9S8 -616 3NOHd ON 'lH0d3H WHVi °1 sa3ueip ssajppe 119LZ D N. 'HD131VH PU3S ;H3XSVIMlSOd ON 'M3!3IEH lB P^d L9LLZ X03 O'd aSEjsod siBoipouaj I09AZ ON 'M^I^H ''IS uo^uapg fa g 'sausiiejg [Ejni[n3u3v BUIJOJEQ m-iojvj Xq Xnnuom 33IMI paqsij SDI1SI1V1S -qnd si (on-iee sdsn) XHOJSH vmvA IVHilimDIHDV VMIIOHVD H1HON