2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Nebraska
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/23/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation991
Farm Operations - Number of Operations44,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated44,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,637,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )53,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )6,250,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )2,750,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )3,500
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )76,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )3,800,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head24,815
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,340,000,000
County outlines for NEBRASKA

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
CORN
CORN, GRAIN9,500,000182 BU / ACRE1,729,000,000 BU4.95 $ / BU8,558,550,000
CORN, SILAGE280,00017 TONS / ACRE4,760,000 TONS
CORN9,950,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS5,250,0005,180,00051.5 BU / ACRE266,770,000 BU12.6 $ / BU3,361,302,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE2,335,0002.39 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS5,591,000 TONS, DRY BASIS948,810,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA115,000875,0003.41 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,985,000 TONS, DRY BASIS597,000,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,460,0001.78 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,606,000 TONS, DRY BASIS351,810,000
HAY
HAY2,285,0002.33 TONS / ACRE5,330,000 TONS180 $ / TON907,400,000
HAY, ALFALFA850,0003.4 TONS / ACRE2,890,000 TONS200 $ / TON578,000,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,435,0001.7 TONS / ACRE2,440,000 TONS135 $ / TON329,400,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER1,130,000880,00042 BU / ACRE36,960,000 BU6.9 $ / BU255,024,000
WHEAT1,130,000880,00042 BU / ACRE36,960,000 BU6.9 $ / BU255,024,000
POTATOES
POTATOES22,00021,900500 CWT / ACRE10,950,000 CWT12.7 $ / CWT139,065,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN225,00073 BU / ACRE16,425,000 BU8.25 $ / CWT75,883,000
SORGHUM340,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE40,00014 TONS / ACRE560,000 TONS
MILLET
MILLET, PROSO155,000138,00036.5 BU / ACRE5,037,000 BU4.36 $ / BU21,961,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER39,50037,5001,178 LB / ACRE44,175,000 LB20.5 $ / CWT9,070,000
OATS
OATS155,00024,00053 BU / ACRE1,272,000 BU3.4 $ / BU4,325,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA40,0004.8 TONS / ACRE192,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)40,0008.4 TONS / ACRE336,000 TONS
HAYLAGE80,0006.6 TONS / ACRE528,000 TONS
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS46,70046,60028.6 TONS / ACRE1,333,000 TONS
PEAS
PEAS, DRY EDIBLE21,00019,0002,150 LB / ACRE409,000 CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit


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