INDIANA'S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE March 1995 Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service (317)494-8371 INDIANA'S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE PERCENT RANK 1994 GENERAL QUANTITY OF U.S. 13th Number of Farms 63,000 3.0 19th Acres of Land in Farms 16,000,000 1.6 12th Average Value Per Acre of Farmland and Buildings $1,473 --- 1994 CROP PRODUCTION 1st Popcorn 1/ 255,274,000 lbs. 22.9 2nd Spearmint 204,000 lbs. 9.2 3rd Tomatoes for Processing 205,920 tons 1.8 4th Soybeans 219,960,000 bu. 8.6 4th Peppermint 760,000 lbs. 10.2 5th Corn for Grain 858,240,000 bu. 8.5 5th Cantaloupes 492,000 cwt. 2.6 6th Watermelon 1,728,000 cwt. 4.3 7th Snap Beans for Processing 10,730 tons 1.3 8th Blueberries 2,800,000 lbs. 2.0 9th Cucumbers for Processing 14,570 tons 2.3 10th Tobacco 15,265,000 lbs. 1.0 12th Sweet Corn 469,000 cwt. 2.2 16th Winter Wheat 38,430,000 bu. 2.3 16th Tomatoes for Fresh Market 156,000 cwt. .4 19th Commercial Apples 50,000,000 lbs. .5 20th Oats 1,855,000 bu. .8 20th Rye 120,000 bu. 1.1 27th All Hay 2,110,000 tons 1.4 28th Potatoes 1,148,000 cwt. .2 --- Freestone Peaches 2/ --- LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES 1st Ducks 1/ 1992 1,170,154 35.0 4th Chickens Excl. Broilers Dec 94 26,400,000 6.9 5th All Hogs Dec 94 4,500,000 7.5 15th Cattle on Feed Jan 95 200,000 1.6 19th Milk Cows Jan 95 145,000 1.5 26th Sheep and Lambs Jan 95 75,000 .8 30th Beef Cows Jan 95 325,000 .9 32nd All Cattle & Calves Jan 95 1,170,000 1.1 LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 1st Egg-Type Chicks Hatched 1994 72,871,000 18.0 4th Total Eggs Produced 1994 5,452,000,000 7.4 5th Pig Crop 1994 7,383,000 7.3 5th Ice Cream Production 1993 43,600,000 gal. 5.0 7th Turkeys Raised 1994 14,000,000 4.8 17th Milk Production 1994 2,257,000,000 lbs. 1.5 23rd Wool Production 1994 548,000 lbs. .8 24th Lamb Crop 1994 70,000 1.2 34th Calf Crop 1994 420,000 1.0 36th Honey Production 1994 702,000 lbs. .3 1/ Ranked according to 1992 Census. 2/ No significant production due to freeze. PERCENT RANK 1993 CASH RECEIPTS DOLLARS OF U.S. 11th All Commodities 5,117,948,000 2.9 6th All Crops 3,186,214,000 3.8 18th All Livestock 1,931,734,000 2.1 4th Corn 1,542,094,000 11.0 3rd Soybeans 1,220,320,000 10.5 6th Hogs 794,318,000 7.3 28th Cattle & Calves 343,267,000 .9 17th Dairy Products 286,780,000 1.5 4th Eggs 246,007,000 6.5 8th Turkeys 140,423,000 5.6 23rd Greenhouse and Nursery Products 98,961,000 1.1 18th Wheat 93,111,000 1.3 24th Vegetables 83,180,000 .7 28th Hay 34,992,000 1.1 8th Tobacco 33,383,000 1.1 23rd Fruits & Nuts 25,108,000 .3 9th Tomatoes 17,641,000 1.0 13th Apples 14,353,000 1.1 4th Mint 10,313,000 9.0 26th Potatoes 6,139,000 .3 27th Sheep 3,308,000 .7 16th Chickens 1,607,000 1.8 22nd Oats 1,384,000 1.0 1993 FOREIGN EXPORTS 9th Total All Commodities 1,415,700,000 3.3 4th Feed Grains & Products 554,100,000 8.5 3rd Soybeans & Products 543,200,000 8.9 20th Wheat & Products 49,400,000 1.0 10th Poultry & Products 42,400,000 3.2 18th Live Animals & Meat, Excl. Poultry 36,000,000 1.0 11th Feed & Fodder 35,400,000 2.8 9th Seeds 24,600,000 3.8 18th Vegetables & Prepared Vegetables 21,600,000 .7 15th Dairy Products 11,900,000 1.6 12th Tobacco, Unmanufactured 11,100,000 .8 19th Fruit & Prepared Fruits 5,000,000 .2 18th Fats, Oils & Greases 4,800,000 .9 22nd Hides & Skins 3,700,000 .3 1994 LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS NUMBER 18th All Cattle Operations 29,000 2.4 21st Beef Cow Operations 17,000 1.9 11th Milk Cow Operations 4,000 2.7 4th Hog Operations