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North Carolina farmers intend to plant more corn, wheat and tobacco in 2013
Story Date: 3/29/2013
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Source: USDA'S NASS N.C. FIELD OFFICE, 3/28/13
Corn plantings are expected to total 890,000 acres in 2013, up 3% from 2012.
Cotton growers intend to plant 450,000 acres in 2013, 23% fewer than last year.
Flue-cured tobacco growers expect to harvest 170,000 acres in 2013, up 4% from 2012.
Burley tobacco growers expect to harvest 2,100 acres in 2013, unchanged from last year.
Soybean plantings, at 1.58 million acres, are expected to decrease 1% from 2012.
Peanut growers intend to plant 80,000 acres in 2013, down 25% from the planted acreage in 2012.
Sweet potato growers intend to plant 58,000 acres, down 5,000 from last year.
Hay producers expect to cut 640,000 acres in 2013, down 3% from 2012.
Winter wheat plantings totaled 960,000 acres, up 16% from last year.
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