2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Michigan

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/23/2018

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	195
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	50,900
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	9,950,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	102,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	428,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	1,160,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	140,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	11,500
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	80,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )	1,190,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	5,100,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	26,302
Milk - Production, Measured in $	1,841,884,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	11,231,000,000

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		1,890,000	159 BU / ACRE	300,510,000 BU	3.35 $ / BU	1,006,709,000
CORN	2,250,000
CORN, SILAGE		340,000	18.5 TONS / ACRE	6,290,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	2,280,000	2,270,000	42.5 BU / ACRE	96,475,000 BU	9.39 $ / BU	897,218,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,070,000	2.88 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,083,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		441,260,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		290,000	1.67 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	485,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	80,000	780,000	3.33 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,598,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY
HAY		900,000	2.38 TONS / ACRE	2,143,000 TONS	145 $ / TON	303,679,000
HAY, ALFALFA		610,000	2.8 TONS / ACRE	1,708,000 TONS	156 $ / TON	252,784,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		290,000	1.5 TONS / ACRE	435,000 TONS	123 $ / TON	50,895,000
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				839,000,000 LB		251,795,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				445,000,000 LB	0.42 $ / LB	186,900,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				394,000,000 LB	329 $ / TON	64,895,000
APPLES		33,000	25,500 LB / ACRE	840,000,000 LB	0.3 $ / LB
POTATOES
POTATOES	47,000	46,500	370 CWT / ACRE	17,205,000 CWT	11.1 $ / CWT	190,976,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	480,000	425,000	79 BU / ACRE	33,575,000 BU	4.54 $ / BU	151,088,000
WHEAT, WINTER	480,000	425,000	79 BU / ACRE	33,575,000 BU	4.54 $ / BU	151,088,000
BEANS
BEANS, DRY EDIBLE	220,000	218,500	2,010 LB / ACRE	4,394,000 CWT	29.4 $ / CWT	129,184,000
BEANS, SNAP	18,300	17,800	100 CWT / ACRE	1,780,000 CWT	14.6 $ / CWT	25,898,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					200 $ / TON	15,753,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					50 $ / CWT	10,145,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				1,778,200 CWT
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED			5,010 LB / ACRE	100,200,000 LB		116,400,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				53,600,000 LB	1.65 $ / LB	88,440,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				46,600,000 LB	0.6 $ / LB	27,960,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		20,000		102,000,000 LB	1.16 $ / LB
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	38,000	37,500	150 CWT / ACRE	5,625,000 CWT	14.2 $ / CWT	79,739,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					235 $ / TON	55,849,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					27.4 $ / CWT	23,890,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				5,625,000 CWT
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, TART, UTILIZED				188,000,000 LB		39,693,000
CHERRIES, TART, PROCESSING				187,800,000 LB	0.21 $ / LB	39,419,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				21,020 TONS		16,090,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				19,700 TONS	678 $ / TON	13,358,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				1,320 TONS	2,070 $ / TON	2,732,000
CHERRIES, TART, FRESH MARKET				200,000 LB	1.37 $ / LB	274,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		6,300	3.38 TONS / ACRE	21,300 TONS	765 $ / TON
CHERRIES, TART		27,500	6,880 LB / ACRE	189,200,000 LB	0.211 $ / LB
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	5,700	5,500	560 CWT / ACRE	3,080,000 CWT		35,987,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						22,282,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						13,705,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				3,067,700 CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					54.8 $ / CWT
TOMATOES					11.7 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					103 $ / TON
SQUASH
SQUASH	5,800	5,700	230 CWT / ACRE	1,311,000 CWT	20.2 $ / CWT	26,543,000
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					28.1 $ / CWT	22,621,000
SQUASH, PROCESSING					155 $ / TON	3,922,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,311,000 CWT
GRAPES
GRAPES, PROCESSING				63,500 TONS	379 $ / TON	24,075,000
GRAPES, UTILIZED				63,500 TONS		24,075,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET					(X) $ / TON
GRAPES		12,500	5.09 TONS / ACRE	63,600 TONS	379 $ / TON
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					23 $ / CWT	20,930,000
SWEET CORN	9,600	9,100	100 CWT / ACRE	910,000 CWT	23 $ / CWT	20,930,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				910,000 CWT
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	9,800	9,000	27 CWT / ACRE	243,000 CWT	85.7 $ / CWT	20,816,000
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					92 $ / CWT	10,552,000
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING					1,600 $ / TON	10,264,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				243,000 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	4,300	4,200	340 CWT / ACRE	1,428,000 CWT	11 $ / CWT	15,744,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				1,428,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS
CARROTS	4,100	4,000	370 CWT / ACRE	1,480,000 CWT	10.1 $ / CWT	14,948,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				1,480,000 CWT
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY
CELERY	1,700	1,600	590 CWT / ACRE	944,000 CWT	13.4 $ / CWT	12,675,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				944,000 CWT
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	1,900	1,800	255 CWT / ACRE	459,000 CWT	27.3 $ / CWT	12,531,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				459,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				9,000 TONS		10,185,000
PEACHES		2,100	4.33 TONS / ACRE	9,100 TONS	1,130 $ / TON
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEACHES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	5,300	4,900	155 CWT / ACRE	759,500 CWT	11 $ / CWT	8,314,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				758,000 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
OATS
OATS	55,000	40,000	54 BU / ACRE	2,160,000 BU	2.91 $ / BU	6,156,000
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP			0.25 GALLONS / TAP	110,000 GALLONS	51.2 $ / GALLON	5,632,000
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	144,000	143,000	25.2 TONS / ACRE	3,604,000 TONS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		260,000	7.32 TONS / ACRE	1,902,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		240,000	7.5 TONS / ACRE	1,800,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		20,000	5.1 TONS / ACRE	102,000 TONS
MINT
MINT, SPEARMINT, OIL		(D)	(D) LB / ACRE	(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(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: Michigan

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	8,678,050	18	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	5,506,437	14	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	3,171,614	21	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	3,613,250	12	50
Tobacco	-	-	19
Cotton and cottonseed	-	-	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	462,726	9	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	257,133	7	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	727,847	6	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	30,210	3	49
Other crops and hay	415,271	13	50
Poultry and eggs	472,218	22	50
Cattle and calves	603,653	27	50
Milk from cows	1,540,609	8	50
Hogs and pigs	482,177	11	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	13,963	19	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	29,097	12	50
Aquaculture	3,982	38	50
Other animals and other animal products	25,914	15	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Corn for grain	2,393,504	12	49
Soybeans for beans	1,983,444	12	45
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	1,061,932	21	50
Wheat for grain, all	539,138	16	49
Winter wheat for grain	538,880	15	48

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Layers	12,676,021	9	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	3,356,880	12	50
Turkeys	2,190,486	14	50
Cattle and calves	1,130,477	28	50
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	1,125,601	27	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	15,801
$1,000 to $2,499	4,530
$2,500 to $4,999	4,303
$5,000 to $9,999	4,609
$10,000 to $19,999	4,529
$20,000 to $24,999	1,417
$25,000 to $39,999	2,742
$40,000 to $49,999	1,244
$50,000 to $99,999	3,623
$100,000 to $249,999	3,597
$250,000 to $499,999	2,317
$500,000 or more	3,482

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	6,942,117
Average per farm ($)	133,006

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	2,230,681
Average per farm ($)	42,738

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	25,285
Other	26,909

Principal operators by sex
Male	44,785
Female	7,409

Average age of principal operator	57.6

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	349
Asian	109
Black or African American	323
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23
White	77,842
More than one race	302

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	989

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.