Pender County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Agricultural Economy Agriculture continues to make a major contribution to the local economy in Pender County. According to the NC Department of Agriculture, the agricultural industry contributed over $106 million dollars to the local economy in 2002 (latest year for which financial statistics are available) (Table B-16). Primary agricultural products produced in 2002 (Table B-17) included hay, tobacco, and wheat. Other agricultural sectors (Table B-18) included the production of livestock including broilers (poultry), cattle, beef cows, turkeys, hogs and pigs. Table B-16: Pender County Farm Cash Receipts - 2007
Cash Receipts: 2007
State Rank (100 counties)
Dollars
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
$73,879,000
23
Crops
$28,795,000
35
$3,668,000
43
$106,342,000
27
Government Payments Total Agricultural Receipts
Source: NC Department of Agriculture: December 2008 (http://www.ncagr.com)
Table B-17 (a): Pender County Crops - 2007
Crops 2007 Barley (bushels) Corn for Grain (bushels) Corn for Silage (tons) Cotton (480 lb. bales) Hay, All (tons) Irish Potatoes (weight) Oats (bushels) Peanuts (pounds)) Sorghum (bushels) Soybeans (bushels) Sweet potatoes (weight) Tobacco, Burley (pounds) Tobacco, Flue-Cured (pounds) Wheat (bushels)
Harvest Acres
Yield
Production
* * * * 1,700 * * * * * * * 770 3,500
* * * * 1.88 * * * * * * * 2,595 29
* * * * 3,200 * * * * * * * 2,000,000 100,000
Source: NC Department of Agriculture: December 2008 (http://www.ncagr.com)
Appendix B: 33
State Rank (100 counties) * * * * 67 * * * * * * * 38 53