2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Arkansas
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/08/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation366
Farm Operations - Number of Operations37,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated13,700,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )847,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )3,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,570,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )32,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )4,200
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )134,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head1,033,600,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head27,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head11,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $7,326,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb33,000,000
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
SOYBEANS2,980,0002,950,00054 BU / ACRE159,300,000 BU12.8 $ / BU2,086,830,000
RICE
RICE1,436,0001,417,0007,550 LB / ACRE106,968,000 CWT15.7 $ / CWT1,679,398,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN830,000183 BU / ACRE151,890,000 BU4.97 $ / BU789,828,000
CORN, SILAGE5,00016 TONS / ACRE80,000 TONS
CORN850,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND510,000505,0001,295 LB / ACRE1,362,000 480 LB BALES0.708 $ / LB504,893,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED411,000 TONS231 $ / TON102,795,000
COTTON510,000505,0001,295 LB / ACRE1,362,000 480 LB BALES
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE318,744,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)317,376,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA1,0001,368,000
HAY
HAY1,162,0001.9 TONS / ACRE2,210,000 TONS144 $ / TON318,744,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,160,0001.9 TONS / ACRE2,204,000 TONS144 $ / TON317,376,000
HAY, ALFALFA2,0003 TONS / ACRE6,000 TONS228 $ / TON1,368,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER230,000165,00057 BU / ACRE9,405,000 BU6.38 $ / BU59,722,000
WHEAT230,000165,00057 BU / ACRE9,405,000 BU6.38 $ / BU59,722,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS35,00034,0005,800 LB / ACRE197,200,000 LB0.253 $ / LB49,892,000
OATS
OATS8,0005,00062 BU / ACRE310,000 BU3.9 $ / BU1,209,000
(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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