2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Iowa
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/06/2026
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 355 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 86,200 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 30,600,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 930,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 220,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 3,950,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 1,320,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 37,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 32,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 153,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 ) | 23,600,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 11,500,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 23,955 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 869,550,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 5,270,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 12,750,000 | 196 BU / ACRE | 2,499,000,000 BU | 3.59 $ / BU | 8,971,410,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 270,000 | 20.5 TONS / ACRE | 5,535,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 13,200,000 | |||||
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 9,950,000 | 9,830,000 | 56 BU / ACRE | 550,480,000 BU | 8.46 $ / BU | 4,657,061,000 |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 985,000 | 3.32 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 3,267,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 429,750,000 | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 105,000 | 655,000 | 3.84 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 2,514,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 339,390,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 330,000 | 2.28 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 753,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 90,360,000 | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 930,000 | 3.2 TONS / ACRE | 2,976,000 TONS | 131 $ / TON | 391,530,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 620,000 | 3.7 TONS / ACRE | 2,294,000 TONS | 135 $ / TON | 309,690,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 310,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 682,000 TONS | 120 $ / TON | 81,840,000 | |
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 135,000 | 33,000 | 63 BU / ACRE | 2,079,000 BU | 2.93 $ / BU | 6,091,000 |
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT, WINTER | 16,000 | 6,000 | 58 BU / ACRE | 348,000 BU | 4.75 $ / BU | 1,653,000 |
| WHEAT | 16,000 | 6,000 | 58 BU / ACRE | 348,000 BU | 4.75 $ / BU | 1,653,000 |
| HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 25,000 | 5.7 TONS / ACRE | 143,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 55,000 | 8.1 TONS / ACRE | 446,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE | 80,000 | 7.36 TONS / ACRE | 589,000 TONS | |||
(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