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2123
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With a combination of traditional products, like tobacco, and new crops such as broccoli and farm-raised trout, state farmers netted a record $5 billion from $41 billion in gross sales. The state now ranks ninth among farm states.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p51-53, il
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31426
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North Carolina farmers have been severely damaged by the summer drought, with estimated losses in the state at more than $300 million. This also impacts consumers because the prices of products that use corn, soybeans and wheat are going to be higher in the months ahead. This has prompted calls by North Carolina congressmen for federal aid to ease the burden.
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5802
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The greenhouse and nursery industry is expanding rapidly. Horticultural products, including annuals and shrubs, generated $400 million in 1996 and ranked fourth behind hogs, broilers, and tobacco in agribusiness. Nationally, the state ranks third.
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31617
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Farmers are facing one of the most unstable price situations in many decades, according to Dr. W.D. Toussaint, head of the Department of Economics and Business at North Carolina State University. Toussaint discusses how the current period of farm price instability dates back to 1972, when weather conditions were unusually bad. In addition, farming production has been hampered substantially in the past two years by energy problems and a heavier demand for food.
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2461
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In 1959, tobacco made up 47 percent of the state's farm receipts, but by 1993, it had fallen to 19 percent. A drop in domestic smoking and stiff foreign competition were contributing factors.
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2668
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Drought and heavy rains in 1995 destroyed many crops statewide. However, diversification in crops and livestock, plus exports, enabled state farmers to achieve receipts of $5 billion.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Feb 1996,
p47-49, il
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Record #:
2673
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Exports of the state's agricultural products will exceed $2 billion in 1995. In addition to being the nation's leading tobacco exporter, the state is also among the top ten states that export poultry, tree nuts, and peanuts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 12, Dec 1995,
p47-48,50-51,53, il
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