2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Louisiana
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Feb/20/2020
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 292 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 27,400 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,000,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 459,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 11,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 800,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 15,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 ) | 6,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 13,818 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 26,144,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 152,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 1,340,000 | 1,190,000 | 51.5 BU / ACRE | 61,285,000 BU | 8.95 $ / BU | 564,720,000 |
| RICE | ||||||
| RICE | 440,000 | 436,000 | 7,130 LB / ACRE | 31,094,000 CWT | 11.2 $ / CWT | 351,362,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 450,000 | 173 BU / ACRE | 77,850,000 BU | 3.86 $ / BU | 299,723,000 | |
| CORN | 460,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 2,000 | 20 TONS / ACRE | 40,000 TONS | |||
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 195,000 | 189,000 | 1,067 LB / ACRE | 420,000 480 LB BALES | 0.755 $ / LB | 147,600,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 135,000 TONS | 148 $ / TON | 19,126,000 | |||
| COTTON | 195,000 | 189,000 | 1,067 LB / ACRE | 420,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 380,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 836,000 TONS | 102 $ / TON | 85,272,000 | |
| HAY | 380,000 | 2.2 TONS / ACRE | 836,000 TONS | 102 $ / TON | 85,272,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | (NA) $ / TON | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 85,272,000 | |||||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 8,500 | 8,300 | 265 CWT / ACRE | 2,200,000 CWT | 20 $ / CWT | 55,000,000 |
| PECANS | ||||||
| PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL | 5,954,000 | |||||
| PECANS | 13,400 | 450 LB / ACRE | 0.99 $ / LB | |||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 15,000 | 10,000 | 65 BU / ACRE | 650,000 BU | 5.1 $ / BU | 3,315,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 15,000 | 10,000 | 65 BU / ACRE | 650,000 BU | 5.1 $ / BU | 3,315,000 |
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 6,000 | 84 BU / ACRE | 504,000 BU | 6.1 $ / CWT | 1,736,000 | |
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 1,000 | 12 TONS / ACRE | 12,000 TONS | |||
| SORGHUM | 8,000 | |||||
| SUGARCANE | ||||||
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR | 425,000 | 35.3 TONS / ACRE | 15,003,000 TONS | |||
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED | 448,500 | 35.4 TONS / ACRE | 15,861,000 TONS | |||
| SUGARCANE, SEED | 23,500 | 36.5 TONS / ACRE | 858,000 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