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North Carolina Agriculture Export Data
According to USDA, North Carolina is an important producer of agricultural products and a large exporter. The State's total cash receipts from farming reached $7.7 billion in 2006. The State ranked ninth among all 50 states in 2006 with agricultural shipments estimated at $2 billion. Agricultural exports help boost farm prices and income, while supporting about 24,200 jobs both on the farm and off the farm in food processing, storage, and transportation. Exports are important to North Carolina's agricultural and statewide economy. Measured as exports divided by farm cash receipts, the State's reliance on agricultural exports was 26 percent in 2006.
North Carolina Agricultural Exports by Commodity (in millions of dollars) |
Commodities |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total |
1204.6 |
1327.9 |
1361.3 |
1293.7 |
1312.0 |
1572.8 |
1578.9 |
1791.6 |
Tobacco |
523.0 |
452.4 |
427.2 |
448.6 |
346.4 |
396.7 |
320.8 |
407.2 |
Pork |
134.5 |
168.4 |
182.9 |
202.5 |
207.8 |
250.9 |
332.8 |
350.0 |
Poultry |
184.0 |
201.4 |
225.9 |
209.8 |
186.6 |
230.9 |
282.7 |
281.8 |
Cotton |
62.5 |
139.6 |
164.0 |
94.1 |
159.2 |
266.1 |
225.7 |
272.9 |
Wheat |
84.2 |
86.4 |
83.4 |
92.6 |
98.2 |
93.6 |
113.1 |
126.3 |
Soy |
73.7 |
106.5 |
101.8 |
82.4 |
141.6 |
147.1 |
112.5 |
113.2 |
Feed Grains |
35.4 |
45.0 |
48.7 |
39.3 |
44.1 |
56.7 |
49.1 |
75.3 |
Feeds and fodders |
33.1 |
39.4 |
47.4 |
39.7 |
46.1 |
45.0 |
52.2 |
62.0 |
Vegetables |
16.4 |
19.3 |
22.4 |
21.3 |
19.7 |
15.8 |
21.3 |
26.3 |
Fruit |
12.4 |
12.7 |
11.3 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
17.3 |
20.1 |
Peanuts |
17.4 |
28.4 |
14.2 |
16.3 |
14.5 |
18.4 |
13.0 |
17.4 |
Hides and skins |
7.0 |
7.4 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
14.1 |
Dairy |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
Seeds |
7.5 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
9.7 |
8.1 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
Fats, oils, and greases |
6.4 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
7.1 |
10.7 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
Tree nuts |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
Top Ten Agricultural Exporting States: Estimated value, million dollars, FY 2002-2006 |
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FY 2002 |
FY 2003 |
FY 2004 |
FY2005 |
FY2006 |
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United States |
53,319 |
56,014 |
62,409 |
62,516 |
68,721 |
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1. |
|
6,756 |
7,462 |
8,649 |
9,405 |
10,475 |
2. |
|
3,524 |
3,170 |
3,931 |
4,031 |
4,211 |
3. |
|
3,266 |
3,393 |
3,881 |
3,696 |
3,805 |
4. |
|
3,078 |
3,254 |
3,767 |
3,322 |
3,787 |
5. |
|
2,935 |
3,259 |
2,997 |
2,836 |
3,261 |
6. |
|
2,836 |
2,928 |
3,311 |
2,787 |
3,221 |
7. |
|
2,541 |
2,427 |
2,542 |
2,770 |
2,977 |
8. |
|
1,746 |
1,802 |
1,803 |
2,019 |
2,227 |
9. |
|
1,490 |
1,512 |
1,791 |
1,804 |
2,045 |
10. |
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1,524 |
1,614 |
1,976 |
1,867 |
2,044 |
Source: Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/StateExports/
NCDA has access to proprietary data bases that measure commodity and/or market specific data on North Carolina exports. Information can be provided on an as needed basis for North Carolina agribusinesses that request specific data. Contact NCDA International Marketing at 919-733-7912 or by e-mail at export@ncmail.net.
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