Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 4/1/14


• Corn plantings are expected to total 850,000 acres in 2014, down 9% from 2013.
• Cotton growers intend to plant 470,000 acres in 2014, 1% more acres than last year.
• Flue-cured tobacco growers expect to harvest 182,000 acres in 2014, up 1% from 2013.
• Burley tobacco growers expect to harvest 1,800 acres in 2014, down 5% from last year.
• Soybean plantings, at 1.6 million acres, are expected to increase 10% from 2013.
• Peanut growers intend to plant 83,000 acres in 2014, up 1% from the planted acreage in 2013.
• Sweet potato growers intend to plant 61,000 acres, up 7,000 from last year.
• Hayproducers expect to cut 900,000 acres in 2014, up 5% from 2013.
• Winter wheat plantings totaled 830,000 acres, down 16% from last year.

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