Released July 29, 2020

MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR CORN(Dollars per Bushel)

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

5.50

Aug*Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 US 2019-20

4.05

*North Carolina price withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations as indicated.

MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR WINTER WHEAT(Dollars per Bushel)

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr MayJun Jul

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 US 2019-20

4.59

MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR COTTON (Dollars per Pound)

0.50

0.55

0.60

0.70

0.65

0.80

0.75

Aug* Sep* Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr* May* Jun* Jul*

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 US 2019-20

0.544

*North Carolina price withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations or insufficient number of reports to establish estimate.

MONTHLY PRICE RECEIVED FOR SOYBEANS(Dollars per Bushel)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

AugSep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar* Apr May Jun Jul

2017-18 2018-9 2019-20 US 2019-20

8.29

*North Carolina price withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations or insufficient number of reports to establish estimate.

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NORTH CAROLINA CROP ACREAGE - June 1

Crops Planted Harvested Percent

Change(Planted Acres)2019 2020 2019 2020

Thousand Acres Thousand Acres +/-Barley 2 11 15 6 11 +36Corn for Grain 1 990 1,020 930 960 +3Cotton 510 370 500 3 -27Hay: All - - 816 774 -5Hay: Alfalfa - - 6 4 -33Hay: Other - - 810 770 -5Oats 2 22 33 7 13 +50Peanuts 104 105 102 103 +1Soybeans 1,540 1,600 1,520 1,570 +4Tobacco: All - - 117.4 92.3 -21Tobacco: Burley - - 0.4 0.3 -25Tobacco: Flue-cured - - 117.0 92.0 -21Wheat 2 290 460 225 380 +591 Planted for all purposes. 2 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 3 Released on August 12, 2020.

WHEAT STOCKS (Thousand Bushels)

Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 12018 2019 2018 2019 2019 2020 2019 2020

0

4,000

8,000

12,000

16,000

20,000On-FarmO�-Farm

13,548

8,465 9,0535,931 5,924

4,392 4,2182,210

1,800

2,6001,200

450 1,050

250 210

120

CORN STOCKS (Thousand Bushels)

On-FarmO�-Farm

0

100,000

80,000

40,000

20,000

60,000

Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 12018 2019 2018 2019 2019 2020 2019 20206,971 9,276

38,979 39,03529,964 34,348

14,602 17,5221,500 2,300

29,000 27,000

14,00016,000

5,6007,000

CROP ACREAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION - July 1

Crops Unit

Harvested Yield Production

2019 2020 20192020

2019 2020 Percent ChangeJune 1 July 1

Thousand Acres Unit per Acre Thousands +/-Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 117 92 2,000 - 1,900 234,000 174,800 -25Wheat: Winter Bu. 225 380 56 60 61 12,600 23,180 +84

Cotton growers intend to plant 370,000 acres in 2020, down 27% from last year.

Soybean plantings, at 1.6 million acres, are expected to increase 4%

from 2019.

EGG PRODUCTION - May

StateLayers On Hand Total Eggs Produced Table Eggs Hatching Eggs

2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020

Thousands Million EggsAlabama 10,303 10,523 196 204 37 34 160 170Georgia 20,220 20,112 424 411 228 212 197 200North Carolina 15,095 15,529 324 339 165 179 159 160South Carolina 3,847 3,895 87 87 63 63 23 23Virginia 2,693 2,690 65 61 34 29 31 32United States 400,109 386,052 9,618 9,098 8,401 7,859 1,217 1,239

CHICKS HATCHED - May

StateBroiler-Type

2019 2020 PercentChange

Thousand Head +/-Alabama 112,671 115,082 +2Arkansas 91,887 80,698 -12Delaware 19,629 14,118 -28Florida 4,342 4,258 -2Georgia 127,918 121,433 -5Kentucky 28,198 26,179 -7Louisiana 13,908 11,239 -19Maryland 30,089 27,186 -10Mississippi 71,916 61,453 -15Missouri 31,168 32,010 +3North Carolina 86,873 77,857 -10Oklahoma 28,104 24,809 -12Pennsylvania 20,646 21,910 +6South Carolina 20,806 19,541 -6Texas 64,844 63,224 -2Virginia 23,672 20,738 -12California, Tennessee, & West Virginia 45,046 44,226 -2

Other States 1 35,790 41,421 +16United States 857,507 807,382 -61 States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program are those listed above.

HOG & PIG INVENTORY - Inventory Number by Class & Weight Group

ITEMJune 1 Inventory March 1 Inventory

2019 2020 Percent Change 2019 2020 Percent

ChangeThousand Head +/- Thousand Head +/-

North CarolinaAll Hogs and Pigs 9,200 9,400 +2 9,000 9,200 +2Breeding Hogs 900 880 -2 900 870 -3Market Hogs 8,300 8,520 +3 8,100 8,330 +3

Under 50 Lbs. 3,370 3,100 -8 3,190 3,210 +150-119 Lbs. 1,830 1,940 +6 1,700 1,810 +6120-179 Lbs. 1,500 1,770 +18 1,590 1,700 +7180 Lbs. and Over 1,600 1,710 +7 1,620 1,610 -1

United StatesAll Hogs and Pigs 75,725 79,634 +5 74,661 77,629 +4Breeding Hogs 6,410 6,326 -1 6,349 6,375 0Market Hogs 69,316 73,308 +6 68,313 71,254 +4

HOG INVENTORY LEADING STATESJune 1, 2020 (Million Head)

Minnesota9.30

North Carolina9.20

Illinois5.40

Iowa24.60

Indiana4.15

HOG & PIG INVENTORY (Thousand Head)

Total Hogs & Pigs Market Hogs & Pigs

8,000

7,500

8,500

9,500

9,000

10,000

Dec 1Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 Mar 1 Mar 1Jun 1 Jun 1Sep 12017 2018 2019 2020

8,900

9,2009,000

8,900 8,900

9,300 9,2009,000

9,200

9,6009,400

9,2009,400

SOWS FARROWING

North Carolina producers intend to farrow 460,000 sows during the June–August 2020 quarter and 455,000 sows during the September–November 2020 quarter.

PIG CROP

Th e State’s pig crop during the March–May 2020 period totaled 4.88 million head, up 1% from the same period last year.

PIGS PER LITTER

Th e number of pigs saved per litter averaged 10.6, which is up from the 10.5 pigs saved during the same quarter last year.

HOGS & PIGS

Hogs and pigs North Carolina farms June 1, 2020 totaled 9.4 million head, up 2% from last quarter and last year.