Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 2/3/16

SOYBEAN OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS
Soybean off farm grain stocks totaled 12,791,000 bushels on December 1, 2015, a 27% decrease to the 17,630,000 bushels reported on December 1, 2014.

COTTON SEED
North Carolina farmers produced an estimated 162,000 tons of cotton seed in 2015.

WINTER WHEET SEEDINGS
2016 winter wheat seedings in North Carolina total 510,000 acres.

CHICKEN EGGS
South Atlantic Region: Broiler-Type eggs in incubators on December 1, 2015 totaled 245,957,000. The total was down 3% from the December 1, 2014 total of 252,445,000 eggs. The total number of Egg-Type eggs in incubators on December 1, 2015 increased 31% from 4,099,000 eggs in 2014 to 5,361,000 in 2015.

SOWS FARROWING
North Carolina producers intend to farrow 445,000 sows during the December 2015 – February 2016 quarter and 440,000 sows during the March – May 2016 quarter.

PIG CROP
The State’s pig crop during the September – November 2015 period totaled 4.57 million head, down 1% from the same period last year.

PIGS PER LITTER
Pigs saved per litter during the September – November 2015 period averaged at 10.15, which is up from the 10.00 pigs saved during the same quarter last year.

HOGS AND PIGS
Hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms December 1, 2015 totaled 8.8 million head, up 1% from September 1.

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