2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Delaware

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/24/2019

Farms Operations^†

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	2,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	4,500
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	15,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	6,500

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	19,063
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	91,500,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	11,400	11,200	135 CWT / ACRE	1,512,000 CWT	11 $ / CWT	16,633,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					30 $ / CWT	10,887,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING					100 $ / TON	5,746,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				1,512,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON	3,900	3,800	270 CWT / ACRE	1,026,000 CWT	11 $ / CWT	11,286,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					11 $ / CWT	11,286,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				1,026,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	1,900	1,700	60 CWT / ACRE	102,000 CWT	23.4 $ / CWT	2,385,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				102,000 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BARLEY
BARLEY	25,000	14,000	78 BU / ACRE	1,092,000 BU
CORN
CORN, IRRIGATED, GRAIN		78,000	173.7 BU / ACRE	13,550,000 BU
CORN, SILAGE		3,000	24 TONS / ACRE	72,000 TONS
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED, GRAIN		88,000	119.5 BU / ACRE	10,520,000 BU
CORN, GRAIN		166,000	145 BU / ACRE	24,070,000 BU
CORN	170,000
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED	90,000
CORN, IRRIGATED	80,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CUCUMBERS	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
HAY
HAY, ALFALFA		4,000	2.9 TONS / ACRE	12,000 TONS
HAY		13,000	2.62 TONS / ACRE	34,000 TONS
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		9,000	2.4 TONS / ACRE	22,000 TONS
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	1,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER	75,000	45,000	71 BU / ACRE	3,195,000 BU
WHEAT	75,000	45,000	71 BU / ACRE	3,195,000 BU
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS, NON-IRRIGATED	115,000	113,600	38.6 BU / ACRE	4,390,000 BU
SOYBEANS	170,000	168,000	42 BU / ACRE	7,056,000 BU
SOYBEANS, IRRIGATED	55,000	54,400	49 BU / ACRE	2,666,000 BU

(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

Census State Profile: Delaware

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	1,274,014	39	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	429,039	42	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	844,975	39	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	345,316	34	50
Tobacco	-	-	19
Cotton and cottonseed	-	-	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	60,953	32	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	(D)	46	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	16,333	46	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	(D)	(D)	49
Other crops and hay	(D)	49	50
Poultry and eggs	811,301	19	50
Cattle and calves	9,489	46	50
Milk from cows	16,593	47	50
Hogs and pigs	1,427	41	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	289	48	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	4,782	46	50
Aquaculture	(D)	50	50
Other animals and other animal products	(D)	49	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Corn for grain	178,032	30	49
Soybeans for beans	167,672	27	45
Wheat for grain, all	79,658	37	49
Winter wheat for grain	79,658	35	48
Vegetables harvested, all	40,684	20	50

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	43,206,514	11	50
Layers	(D)	38	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	(D)	37	50
Cattle and calves	18,225	48	50
Horses and ponies	6,157	47	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	458
$1,000 to $2,499	127
$2,500 to $4,999	137
$5,000 to $9,999	145
$10,000 to $19,999	200
$20,000 to $24,999	40
$25,000 to $39,999	122
$40,000 to $49,999	66
$50,000 to $99,999	135
$100,000 to $249,999	163
$250,000 to $499,999	115
$500,000 or more	743

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	981,803
Average per farm ($)	400,572

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	320,693
Average per farm ($)	130,842

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	1,565
Other	886

Principal operators by sex
Male	2,006
Female	445

Average age of principal operator	58.4

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	9
Asian	52
Black or African American	30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White	3,689
More than one race	9

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	40

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.