2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Colorado
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Feb/20/2020
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 817 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 38,900 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 31,800,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 792,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 178,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 2,850,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 1,050,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 24,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 10,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 420,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 ) | 750,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 25,892 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 761,019,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 4,557,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 788,035,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 85,000 | |||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 1,420,000 | 2.55 TONS / ACRE | 3,621,000 TONS | 220 $ / TON | 788,035,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 730,000 | 3.4 TONS / ACRE | 2,482,000 TONS | 219 $ / TON | 538,594,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 690,000 | 1.65 TONS / ACRE | 1,139,000 TONS | 220 $ / TON | 249,441,000 | |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 1,190,000 | 130 BU / ACRE | 154,700,000 BU | 3.7 $ / BU | 585,000,000 | |
| CORN, IRRIGATED | 793,000 | |||||
| CORN, IRRIGATED, GRAIN | 585,000 | 196.6 BU / ACRE | 115,000,000 BU | |||
| CORN | 1,460,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 190,000 | 22 TONS / ACRE | 4,180,000 TONS | |||
| CORN, NON-IRRIGATED | 677,000 | |||||
| CORN, NON-IRRIGATED, GRAIN | 615,000 | 66.7 BU / ACRE | 41,000,000 BU | |||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 2,260,000 | 1,954,000 | 36.1 BU / ACRE | 70,504,000 BU | 4.61 $ / BU | 327,935,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 2,250,000 | 1,950,000 | 36 BU / ACRE | 70,200,000 BU | 4.61 $ / BU | 326,430,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | 10,000 | 4,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 304,000 BU | 3.84 $ / BU | 1,505,000 |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 55,300 | 55,000 | 395 CWT / ACRE | 21,722,000 CWT | 9.98 $ / CWT | 216,786,000 |
| POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 11.4 $ / CWT | |||||
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 325,000 | 53 BU / ACRE | 17,225,000 BU | 4.93 $ / CWT | 53,053,000 | |
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 8,000 | 14 TONS / ACRE | 112,000 TONS | |||
| SORGHUM | 355,000 | |||||
| MILLET | ||||||
| MILLET, PROSO | 300,000 | 270,000 | 28 BU / ACRE | 7,560,000 BU | 5.42 $ / BU | 37,345,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 60,000 | 53,000 | 145 BU / ACRE | 7,685,000 BU | 4.55 $ / BU | 33,930,000 |
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 14,550 TONS | 28,140,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 2,500 | 6 TONS / ACRE | 15,000 TONS | 1,930 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| SUNFLOWER | ||||||
| SUNFLOWER | 66,000 | 56,000 | 1,106 LB / ACRE | 61,950,000 LB | 17.3 $ / CWT | 11,015,000 |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 95,000 | 7,000 | 50 BU / ACRE | 350,000 BU | 3.66 $ / BU | 1,278,000 |
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | (D) | (D) | (D) LB / ACRE | (D) CWT | ||
| SPINACH | ||||||
| SPINACH, UTILIZED | (D) CWT | |||||
| SPINACH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SPINACH | (D) | (D) | (D) CWT / ACRE | (D) CWT | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
| SPINACH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 26,300 | 25,500 | 32.6 TONS / ACRE | 831,000 TONS | ||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS | ||||||
(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
(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