2025 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Delaware
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/12/2026

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation242
Farm Operations - Number of Operations2,150
Farm Operations - Acres Operated520,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )10,500

Milk Production

County outlines for DELAWARE

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
CORN
CORN, GRAIN172,000191 BU / ACRE32,852,000 BU4.4 $ / BU144,549,000
CORN, SILAGE2,00025 TONS / ACRE50,000 TONS
CORN175,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS140,000138,00049 BU / ACRE6,762,000 BU10.1 $ / BU68,296,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER53,00041,00086 BU / ACRE3,526,000 BU4.65 $ / BU16,396,000
WHEAT53,00041,00086 BU / ACRE3,526,000 BU4.65 $ / BU16,396,000
HAY
HAY10,0002.9 TONS / ACRE29,000 TONS200 $ / TON5,790,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)7,0002.6 TONS / ACRE18,000 TONS175 $ / TON3,150,000
HAY, ALFALFA3,0003.5 TONS / ACRE11,000 TONS240 $ / TON2,640,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE5,790,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)3,150,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA1,0002,640,000
BARLEY
BARLEY20,00013,00095 BU / ACRE1,235,000 BU3.25 $ / BU4,014,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED(D) CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
(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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