Table 20. Hogs and Pigs - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with sales of- 
1,833 
34,456,613 
2,873,988 
2,459 
43,241,680 
3,104,731 
1 to 24 
534 
3,800 
534 
551 
3,891 
401 
25 to 49 
83 
2,779 
314 
77 
2,681 
230 
50 to 99 
51 
3,576 
453 
40 
2,498 
226 
100 to 199 
36 
4,794 
745 
40 
5,668 
593 
200 to 499 
19 
6,217 
1,558 
48 
13,204 
1,480 
500 to 999 
10 
7,108 
1,248 
47 
33,105 
3,577 
1,000 to 1,999 
28 
38,948 
5,872 
24 
37,364 
4,686 
2,000 to 4,999 
139 
476,787 
78,711 
401 
1,383,866 
172,021 
5,000 or more 
933 
33,912,604 
2,784,552 
1,231 
41,759,403 
2,921,517 
Table 21 . Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Herd size 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
Hogs and pigs sales 
Total 
Used or to be used for breeding 
Other hogs and pigs 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total inventory 
2,217 
8,901,434 
838 
896,231 
2,040 
8,005,203 
1,693 
33,786,331 
2,810,763 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
987 
6,091 
481 
1,665 
817 
4,426 
480 
4,992 
589 
25 to 49 
78 
2,552 
66 
653 
76 
1,899 
75 
3,040 
394 
50 to 99 
60 
3,810 
57 
726 
59 
3,084 
53 
3,409 
481 
100 to 199 
25 
3,511 
21 
436 
25 
3,075 
25 
19,245 
2,807 
200 to 499 
25 
7,959 
13 
688 
25 
7,271 
25 
16,125 
3,082 
500 to 999 
31 
23,048 
7 
1,245 
30 
21,803 
31 
102,606 
13,103 
1,000 to 1,999 
97 
137,694 
15 
7,671 
95 
130,023 
96 
649,793 
66,440 
2,000 to 4,999 
385 
1,254,220 
47 
62,614 
384 
1,191,606 
380 
4,788,625 
452,590 
5,000 or more 
529 
7,462,549 
131 
820,533 
529 
6,642,016 
528 
28,198,496 
2,271,277 
No hogs or pigs on 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
140 
670,282 
63,225 
Table 22. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
Hogs and pigs sales 
Hogs and pigs 
Total 
Used or to be used for breeding 
Other hogs and pigs 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total sold 
Farms with sales of- 
1,693 
8,872,561 
603 
895,408 
1,618 
7,977,153 
1,833 
34,456,613 
2,873,988 
1 to 24 
469 
7,837 
247 
1,204 
400 
6,633 
534 
3,800 
534 
25 to 49 
81 
1,980 
68 
377 
80 
1,603 
83 
2,779 
314 
50 to 99 
45 
2,957 
41 
558 
44 
2,399 
51 
3,576 
453 
100 to 199 
36 
3,621 
31 
1,067 
35 
2,554 
36 
4,794 
745 
200 to 499 
19 
6,054 
11 
356 
19 
5,698 
19 
6,217 
1,558 
500 to 999 
8 
6,638 
7 
2,080 
8 
4,558 
10 
7,108 
1,248 
1,000 to 1,999 
22 
21,079 
5 
550 
22 
20,529 
28 
38,948 
5,872 
2,000 to 4,999 
117 
211,768 
13 
5,702 
117 
206,066 
139 
476,787 
78,711 
5,000 or more 
896 
8,610,627 
180 
883,514 
893 
7,727,113 
933 
33,912,604 
2,784,552 
None sold 
524 
28,873 
235 
823 
422 
28,050 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
Table 23. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory by Type of Producer: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Herd size 
Independent grower 
Contractor or integrator 
Contract grower (Contractee) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total inventory 
1,281 
1,066,752 
61 
2,058,828 
875 
5,775,854 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
983 
6,067 
4 
24 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
78 
2,552 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
59 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
24 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
16 
4,355 
1 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
500 to 999 
10 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
18 
14,102 
1,000 to 1,999 
11 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
84 
120,380 
2,000 to 4,999 
49 
161,055 
3 
10,888 
333 
1,082,277 
5,000 or more 
51 
865,165 
47 
2,041,584 
431 
4,555,800 
22 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
