2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Colorado
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/16/2021
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 820 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 38,800 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 31,800,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 659,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 201,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 2,650,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 1,140,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 24,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 8,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 ) | 445,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 ) | 630,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 26,142 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 896,100,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 5,150,000,000 |
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 | ||||||
| HAY | 1,380,000 | 2.39 TONS / ACRE | 3,298,000 TONS | 212 $ / TON | 695,164,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 700,000 | 3.4 TONS / ACRE | 2,380,000 TONS | 209 $ / TON | 495,040,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 680,000 | 1.35 TONS / ACRE | 918,000 TONS | 221 $ / TON | 200,124,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 695,164,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 75,000 | 495,040,000 | ||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 200,124,000 | |||||
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 1,060,000 | 116 BU / ACRE | 122,960,000 BU | 4.7 $ / BU | 577,912,000 | |
| CORN | 1,420,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 230,000 | 23 TONS / ACRE | 5,290,000 TONS | |||
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 54,000 | 53,800 | 420 CWT / ACRE | 22,596,000 CWT | 10.7 $ / CWT | 241,777,000 |
| POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 12 $ / CWT | |||||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT, WINTER | 1,900,000 | 1,520,000 | 27 BU / ACRE | 41,040,000 BU | 4.62 $ / BU | 190,836,000 |
| WHEAT | 1,900,000 | 1,520,000 | 27 BU / ACRE | 41,040,000 BU | 4.62 $ / BU | 190,836,000 |
| MILLET | ||||||
| MILLET, PROSO | 425,000 | 310,000 | 14.5 BU / ACRE | 4,495,000 BU | 10.7 $ / BU | 48,097,000 |
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 56,000 | 47,000 | 145 BU / ACRE | 6,815,000 BU | 4.89 $ / BU | 31,646,000 |
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 255,000 | 20 BU / ACRE | 5,100,000 BU | 7 $ / CWT | 21,420,000 | |
| SORGHUM | 370,000 | |||||
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 23,000 | 11 TONS / ACRE | 253,000 TONS | |||
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 4,160 TONS | 11,748,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 2,500 | 1.71 TONS / ACRE | 4,280 TONS | 2,820 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| SUNFLOWER | ||||||
| SUNFLOWER | 60,000 | 49,000 | 941 LB / ACRE | 46,110,000 LB | 21.5 $ / CWT | 9,900,000 |
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 24,200 | 23,700 | 31.3 TONS / ACRE | 742,000 TONS | ||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS | ||||||
| BEANS | ||||||
| BEANS, DRY EDIBLE | 29.3 $ / CWT | |||||
(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