RALEIGH — North Carolina’s agricultural industries took a beating from Hurricane Matthew as the 48 counties affected by the storm are some of North Carolina’s largest ag counties.
“The eastern counties represent 71 percent of the state’s total farm cash receipts,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “While lots of crops were harvested before the storm, many crops, such as soybeans, sweet potatoes, peanuts and cotton, were just in the early stages of harvest.”
The 48 counties accounted for more than $9.6 billion of the $13.5 billion in farm cash receipts in 2014.
In addition to crops. . .
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