Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 3/27/15

The North Carolina February Farm Report is available and can be accessed by clicking this link: http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/release/FarmReport02.pdf

SWEET POTATO
MARKET YEAR AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED
North Carolina 2013 (dollars per Cwt)-24.90  2014 (dollars per Cwt )-22.40

CHICKS HATCHED - December  
Layers On Hand(thousands)- 2013-13,160/2014-14,332
Total Eggs Produced (millions) 2013-283/2014-315
Table Eggs 2013 (millions)2013-148/2014-173
Hatching Eggs (millions) 2013-135/2014-142

Broiler-Type
NC-2013 (thousand head)- 74,364
2014 (thousand head)- 77,203  Percent Change +4

CHICKEN EGGS South Atlantic Region: Broiler-Type eggs in incubators on January 1, 2015 totaled 250,734,000. The total was up 3% from the January 1, 2014 total of 242,365,000 eggs. The total number of Egg-Type eggs in incubators on January 1, 2015 increased 2% from 4,430,000 eggs in 2014 to 4,527,000.

GOATS
Meat and all other goat inventory on North Carolina farms January 1, 2015, totaled 43,000 head, down 4% from 45,000 head on January 1, 2014.  Milk goats in North Carolina totaled 8,000 head on January 1, 2015. This total is up 13% from the January 1, 2014 inventory of 7,100 head.