2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Maryland

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/26/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	161
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	12,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	2,000,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	50,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	44,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	197,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	9,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	19,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head	289,400,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	20,556
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	925,000,000

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
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		390,000	146 BU / ACRE	56,940,000 BU	3.8 $ / BU	216,372,000
CORN, SILAGE		45,000	19 TONS / ACRE	855,000 TONS
CORN	450,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	520,000	515,000	47.5 BU / ACRE	24,463,000 BU	8.45 $ / BU	206,712,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						91,092,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	4,000
HAY
HAY		195,000	2.83 TONS / ACRE	552,000 TONS	163 $ / TON	91,092,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		155,000	2.4 TONS / ACRE	372,000 TONS	151 $ / TON	56,172,000
HAY, ALFALFA		40,000	4.5 TONS / ACRE	180,000 TONS	194 $ / TON	34,920,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	360,000	200,000	63 BU / ACRE	12,600,000 BU	4.8 $ / BU	60,480,000
WHEAT, WINTER	360,000	200,000	63 BU / ACRE	12,600,000 BU	4.8 $ / BU	60,480,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	8,300	8,100	120 CWT / ACRE	972,000 CWT	14.4 $ / CWT	13,994,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					33 $ / CWT	11,065,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING					92 $ / TON	2,929,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				972,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON	3,700	3,500	300 CWT / ACRE	1,050,000 CWT	10 $ / CWT	10,395,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					10 $ / CWT	10,395,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				1,039,500 CWT
POTATOES
POTATOES	2,200	2,000	255 CWT / ACRE	510,000 CWT	11.7 $ / CWT	5,967,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	45,000	24,000	70 BU / ACRE	1,680,000 BU	2.7 $ / BU	4,536,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	3,000	3,000	60 CWT / ACRE	180,000 CWT	19.2 $ / CWT	3,456,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				180,000 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
APPLES
APPLES				39,600,000 LB
PEACHES
PEACHES				2,670 TONS
SPINACH
SPINACH, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
SPINACH	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(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

Census State Profile: Maryland

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	2,271,397	36	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	1,050,557	35	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	1,220,840	37	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	716,348	28	50
Tobacco	1,026	16	19
Cotton and cottonseed	-	-	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	70,711	30	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	20,065	31	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	204,808	22	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	1,792	23	49
Other crops and hay	35,806	42	50
Poultry and eggs	922,999	18	50
Cattle and calves	69,917	40	50
Milk from cows	187,497	28	50
Hogs and pigs	(D)	33	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	(D)	(D)	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	13,188	33	50
Aquaculture	9,011	26	50
Other animals and other animal products	(D)	(D)	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Soybeans for beans	475,615	21	45
Corn for grain	435,646	23	49
Wheat for grain, all	210,354	29	49
Winter wheat for grain	210,354	28	48
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	180,843	42	50

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	64,192,426	7	50
Layers	2,364,942	32	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	707,617	29	50
Cattle and calves	194,524	41	50
Turkeys	77,375	24	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	3,809
$1,000 to $2,499	989
$2,500 to $4,999	966
$5,000 to $9,999	1,207
$10,000 to $19,999	921
$20,000 to $24,999	305
$25,000 to $39,999	599
$40,000 to $49,999	394
$50,000 to $99,999	545
$100,000 to $249,999	768
$250,000 to $499,999	538
$500,000 or more	1,215

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	1,940,277
Average per farm ($)	158,312

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	477,002
Average per farm ($)	38,920

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	5,996
Other	6,260

Principal operators by sex
Male	9,960
Female	2,296

Average age of principal operator	59.0

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	48
Asian	174
Black or African American	200
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10
White	18,539
More than one race	84

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	211

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.