Agricultural Statistics - County Estimates: Soybeans

 

2007 Top Counties by Production 1
Leading Counties
Number
Leading Counties
Number
Beaufort
1,995,000
Washington
1,060,000
Tyrrell
1,386,000
Camden
1,021,000
Pasquotank
1,188,000
Wayne
1,018,000
Pitt
1,103,000
Hyde
995,000
Robeson
1,071,000
Perquimans
943,000

 

Acres, Yield and Production 2 3
Counties and Districts
2006
2007
Planted Acres
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre
Production
Planted Acres
Harvested Acres
Yeild Per Acre
Production
Bushels
Bushels
Caldwell
825
700
43
30,000
800
800
15
12,000
Surry
8,600
8,500
38
323,000
8,000
7,300
30
217,500
Wilkes
425
400
38
15,000
*
*
*
*
Yadkin
14,750
14,600
39
572,000
13,500
13,000
18
240,000
N. Mountain 
24,600
24,200
39
940,000
22,700
21,500
22
475,000
Burke
630
625
36
22,500
600
560
18
10,000
Rutherford
1,100
1,075
38
40,400
1,000
800
19
15,200
W. Mountain
2,500
2,400
38
90,000
2,600
2,300
19
44,000
Alamance
3,200
3,100
32
100,000
3,600
2,080
10
19,800
Caswell
2,200
1,900
34
65,000
2,400
1,520
15
22,700
Durham
1,000
950
25
24,000
900
280
13
3,700
Forsyth
3,200
3,100
36
112,000
2,500
2,130
15
33,000
Franklin
19,000
18,700
23
429,000
16,900
16,100
10
166,000
Granville
5,500
4,300
30
127,000
4,900
1,700
9
15,800
Guilford
9,000
8,700
36
310,000
8,900
7,700
13
97,000
Orange
3,500
3,300
31
102,000
3,400
2,310
20
47,000
Person
12,500
12,300
23
289,000
12,600
8,800
8
70,000
Rockingham
3,700
3,300
38
125,000
4,900
3,650
18
64,000
Stokes
1,900
1,550
37
57,000
1,500
1,070
14
15,000
Vance
7,600
7,500
20
150,000
6,000
4,700
13
62,000
Warren
7,000
6,800
21
140,000
7,600
6,560
10
63,000
N. Piedmont
79,300
75,500
27
2,030,000
76,100
58,600
12
679,000
Alexander
1,200
1,200
38
46,000
1,500
1,000
14
14,100
Catawba
6,000
6,000
32
190,000
6,600
5,750
9
50,000
Chatham
2,900
2,800
25
70,000
2,700
1,300
15
19,500
Davidson
7,800
7,500
39
290,000
7,700
6,850
20
134,000
Davie
7,400
7,350
36
263,000
5,200
4,850
15
71,000
Iredell
12,700
12,550
39
484,000
12,800
11,000
17
184,000
Lee
6,200
6,000
31
187,000
5,800
2,550
7
18,400
Randolph
10,300
10,000
39
385,000
9,700
7,600
15
112,000
Rowan
16,600
16,500
42
690,000
16,800
16,200
11
180,000
Wake
18,700
18,400
23
415,000
16,800
14,000
10
135,000
C. Piedmont
89,800
88,300
34
3,020,000
85,600
71,100
13
918,000
Anson
11,300
11,300
38
428,000
10,200
9,700
12
120,000
Cabarrus
7,500
7,400
39
292,000
6,100
4,600
8
37,000
Cleveland
9,800
9,750
40
390,000
10,800
9,800
7
65,000
Gaston
1,100
1,100
36
40,000
*
*
*
*
Lincoln
5,600
5,550
37
205,000
5,500
4,580
7
31,500
Mecklenburg
900
900
33
30,000
1,400
900
9
8,300
Montgomery
350
350
37
13,000
500
430
14
6,000
Moore
5,400
5,400
29
155,000
5,200
4,330
12
51,000
Richmond
1,450
1,450
30
43,000
*
*
*
*
Stanly
16,600
16,500
37
605,000
17,200
16,900
13
221,000
Union
52,000
52,000
37
1,914,000
49,800
49,300
12
595,000
S. Piedmont
112,000
111,700
37
4,115,000
110,500
104,000
11
1,166,000
Bertie
16,900
16,800
33
560,000
20,000
19,800
25
494,000
Camden
32,200
32,200
32
1,025,000
28,400
28,400
36
1,021,000
Chowan
7,000
7,000
34
237,000
*
*
*
*
Currituck
16,700
16,700
32
528,000
14,500
14,500
34
500,000
Dare
1,100
1,050
32
34,000
*
*
*
*
Edgecombe
25,000
24,900
23
585,000
33,400
33,300
20
661,000
Gates
11,600
11,550
35
400,000
16,200
16,100
29
460,000
Halifax
14,200
14,100
30
423,000
30,500
30,200
24
718,000
Hertford
10,200
10,150
31
310,000
14,500
14,400
19
270,000
Martin
11,600
11,400
31
352,000
15,900
15,800
22
351,000
Nash
27,000
27,000
27
740,000
29,200
27,600
13
356,000
Northampton
17,300
17,150
30
515,000
31,000
30,700
21
654,000
Pasquotank
46,200
46,200
31
1,428,000
44,700
44,600
27
1,188,000
Perquimans
28,700
28,700
33
951,000
31,000
30,800
31
943,000
Tyrrell
32,300
32,300
38
1,237,000
34,000
33,900
41
1,386,000
Washington
28,800
28,800
37
1,075,000
32,400
31,100
34
1,060,000
N. Coastal
326,800
326,000
32
10,400,000
386,500
382,000
27
10,352,000
Beaufort
57,200
57,000
36
2,068,000
57,200
56,600
35
1,995,000
Carteret
30,000
30,000
47
1,400,000
21,200
21,200
39
823,000
Craven
16,600
16,600
38
635,000
23,500
23,500
24
571,000
Greene
21,400
21,350
30
645,000
24,700
24,600
20
488,000
Hyde
25,300
25,200
39
980,000
25,000
24,700
40
995,000
Johnston
50,900
50,600
30
1,515,000
50,300
48,500
13
634,000
Jones
8,800
8,750
28
249,000
15,400
15,400
26
398,000
Lenoir
20,800
20,800
32
675,000
28,800
28,700
23
672,000
Pamlico
18,500
18,200
38
700,000
19,600
19,500
39
756,000
Pitt
48,300
48,200
29
1,400,000
53,700
52,900
21
1,103,000
Wayne
48,200
48,200
31
1,505,000
54,500
54,400
19
1,018,000
Wilson
30,000
30,000
30
903,000
30,100
30,000
19
574,000
C. Coastal
376,000
374,900
34
12,675,000
404,000
400,000
25
10,027,000
Bladen
18,300
18,250
27
495,000
15,100
14,600
15
222,000
Brunswick
8,600
8,600
31
270,000
7,300
7,230
15
109,000
Columbus
65,400
65,200
27
1,780,000
41,100
40,000
17
676,000
Cumberland
16,800
16,600
28
472,000
17,700
16,600
14
229,000
Duplin
43,200
42,500
29
1,215,000
40,700
39,000
19
738,000
Harnett
24,800
24,550
27
660,000
24,000
22,300
12
276,000
Hoke
8,100
8,050
29
237,000
10,700
10,500
11
111,000
New Hanover
750
750
35
26,000
*
*
*
*
Onslow
12,800
12,750
31
398,000
13,000
12,900
26
340,000
Pender
13,600
13,550
26
353,000
*
*
*
*
Robeson
93,200
93,000
29
2,680,000
88,500
86,000
12
1,071,000
Sampson
46,900
46,700
31
1,470,000
49,900
48,000
15
734,000
Scotland
6,650
6,500
30
194,000
10,300
9,770
9
90,500
S. Coastal
359,000
357,000
29
10,250,000
332,000
320,500
15
4,899,000
Other Counties
770
700
39
27,100
29,700
29,200
22
648,000
State Total
1,370,000
1,360,000
32
43,520,000
1,420,000
1,360,000
21
28,560,000

1Ranking of Published Counties Only. 2 2007 Preliminary. 3 Counties may not add to district total because undisclosed data are included in other counties. *2006 counties and districts with less than 200 harvested acres or where individual data would be disclosed are included in other counties. New USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 acres planted to a crop, or practice of a crop, be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates.

 

 

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Last update August 1, 2008

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