Econ Focus

Winter 2003

The Agriculture Bill's Bountiful Harvest

Legislation Boosts Payments to Fifth District Farmers
By Carl Brooks

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Fifth District Production of Selected Program Crops, 2001

	Production (thousands of bushels)*	Share of U.S. Production
North Carolina
Barley	1,206	.05%
Corn for grain	78,125	.08%
Upland cotton	1,620	8.3%
Oats	1,680	1.4%
Peanuts	369,000	8.7%
Sorghum	770	0.1%
Soybeans for beans	43,200	1.5%
Wheat (all types)	18,330	.09%
South Carolina
Corn for grain	25,920	0.3%
Upland cotton	425	2.2%
Oats	1,425	1.2%
Peanuts	30,450	0.7%
Sorghum	390	0.1%
Soybeans for beans	9,460	0.3%
Wheat (all types)	9,030	0.5%
Virginia
Barley	3,750	1.5%
Corn for grain	40,590	0.4%
Upland cotton	199	1.0%
Peanuts	232,500	5.5%
Sorghum	264	0.1%
Soybeans for beans	17,280	0.6%
Wheat (all types)	10,200	0.5%
Maryland
Barley	3,825	1.5%
Corn for grain	55,760	0.6%
Sorghum	664	0.1%
Soybeans for beans	20,085	0.7%
Wheat (all types)	11,025	0.6%
West Virginia
Corn for grain	3,120	0.03%
Soybeans for beans	672	0.02%
Wheat (all types)	464	0.02%
*Upland cotton is measured in thousands of bales, and peanuts are measured in thousands of pounds. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture