2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Arkansas
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/04/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation334
Farm Operations - Number of Operations41,900
Farm Operations - Acres Operated14,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )866,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )4,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )1,630,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )31,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )4,500
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )147,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head1,051,400,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head26,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head11,250
Milk - Production, Measured in $12,105,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb45,000,000
County outlines for ARKANSAS

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
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS3,180,0003,140,00052 BU / ACRE163,280,000 BU14.2 $ / BU2,358,720,000
RICE
RICE1,106,0001,084,0007,410 LB / ACRE80,340,000 CWT17.1 $ / CWT1,373,814,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN695,000173 BU / ACRE120,235,000 BU6.78 $ / BU799,563,000
CORN710,000
CORN, SILAGE5,00016 TONS / ACRE80,000 TONS
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND640,000630,0001,179 LB / ACRE1,548,000 480 LB BALES0.722 $ / LB500,390,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED489,000 TONS198 $ / TON188,595,000
COTTON640,000630,0001,179 LB / ACRE1,548,000 480 LB BALES
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE291,676,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)289,940,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA1,0001,736,000
HAY
HAY1,093,0002 TONS / ACRE2,188,000 TONS133 $ / TON291,676,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,090,0002 TONS / ACRE2,180,000 TONS133 $ / TON289,940,000
HAY, ALFALFA3,0002.8 TONS / ACRE8,000 TONS217 $ / TON1,736,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER220,000150,00053 BU / ACRE7,950,000 BU7.63 $ / BU62,408,000
WHEAT220,000150,00053 BU / ACRE7,950,000 BU7.63 $ / BU62,408,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS33,00032,0005,200 LB / ACRE166,400,000 LB0.252 $ / LB41,766,000
OATS
OATS10,0006,00061 BU / ACRE366,000 BU4.5 $ / BU1,647,000
(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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