Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/27/15

ON FARM HAY STOCKS
On farm hay stocks totaled 265,000 tons as of May 1, 2015,
up 20% from the May 1, 2014 total of 220,000 tons.

WINTER WHEAT
Winter wheat production in North Carolina is expected to
total 35.8 million bushels for 2015, down 20% from the 44.7
million bushels produced in 2014. Yield per acre at 56 bushels
is down 3% from last year’s estimate of 58 bushels per acre.

SPRING POTATO AREA PLANTED, HARVESTED, YIELD & PRODUCTION
North Carolina 2014/2015
Acres Planted 15/ 13
Acres Harvested 14 /12
Yield (Cwt.) 210/ 220
Production (Thousand Cwt.) 2,835 2,662
Percent Change +31
United States 74 67 71 66 318.0 304.0 22,608 20,068 -3

EGG PRODUCTION - March
North Carolina 2014/2015
Layers On Hand(Thousands) 13,032/ 14,509
Total Eggs Produced (Million Eggs) 280/ 314
Table Eggs(Million Eggs) 143/ 170
Hatching Eggs (Million Eggs)137/ 144

CHICKS HATCHED - March
SBroiler-Type
2014/ 2015/ PercentChange
Thousand Head +/-
North Carolina 74,639/ 77,522/ +4
United States 771,618 791,085 +3

CHICKEN EGGS
South Atlantic Region: Broiler-Type eggs in incubators on April 1, 2015 totaled
248,624,000. The total was up 2% from the April 2014 total of 244,732,000
eggs. The total number of Egg-Type eggs in incubators on April 1 was up
slightly from 4,628,000 in 2014 to 4,638,000 in 2015.

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