2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Michigan

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/17/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	209
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	47,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	9,800,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	108,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	422,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	1,150,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	150,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	12,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	86,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	1,180,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	5,300,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	26,340
Milk - Production, Measured in $	1,664,032,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	11,168,000,000

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		1,940,000	153 BU / ACRE	296,820,000 BU	3.55 $ / BU	1,053,711,000
CORN, SILAGE		340,000	17.5 TONS / ACRE	5,950,000 TONS
CORN	2,300,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	2,300,000	2,280,000	48 BU / ACRE	109,440,000 BU	8.6 $ / BU	941,184,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,010,000	2.7 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,729,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		397,015,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	100,000	780,000	2.94 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,290,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		230,000	1.91 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	439,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY
HAY		810,000	2.24 TONS / ACRE	1,812,000 TONS	142 $ / TON	261,276,000
HAY, ALFALFA		590,000	2.4 TONS / ACRE	1,416,000 TONS	149 $ / TON	210,984,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		220,000	1.8 TONS / ACRE	396,000 TONS	127 $ / TON	50,292,000
POTATOES
POTATOES	50,000	48,000	380 CWT / ACRE	18,240,000 CWT	10 $ / CWT	182,400,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	510,000	470,000	76 BU / ACRE	35,720,000 BU	5.05 $ / BU	180,386,000
WHEAT, WINTER	510,000	470,000	76 BU / ACRE	35,720,000 BU	5.05 $ / BU	180,386,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	35,000	34,400	120 CWT / ACRE	4,128,000 CWT	13.4 $ / CWT	55,418,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					215 $ / TON	32,927,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					21.2 $ / CWT	22,491,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				4,123,900 CWT
SQUASH
SQUASH	9,000	8,700	220 CWT / ACRE	1,914,000 CWT	19.7 $ / CWT	37,072,000
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					26.5 $ / CWT	32,463,000
SQUASH, PROCESSING					140 $ / TON	4,609,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,883,400 CWT
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	5,200	5,000	550 CWT / ACRE	2,750,000 CWT		35,352,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						23,513,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						11,839,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				2,750,000 CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					47.5 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					105 $ / TON
TOMATOES					12.9 $ / CWT
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	10,000	9,500	28 CWT / ACRE	266,000 CWT	87.5 $ / CWT	23,275,000
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					95 $ / CWT	12,635,000
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING					1,600 $ / TON	10,640,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				266,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	21,000	18,200	75 CWT / ACRE	1,365,000 CWT	15.8 $ / CWT	21,520,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					215 $ / TON	12,972,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					54 $ / CWT	8,548,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				1,365,000 CWT
CELERY
CELERY	2,000	1,900	580 CWT / ACRE	1,102,000 CWT	17.7 $ / CWT	19,471,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				1,102,000 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					23 $ / CWT	19,256,000
SWEET CORN	9,700	9,100	92 CWT / ACRE	837,200 CWT	23 $ / CWT	19,256,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				837,200 CWT
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	2,100	2,000	240 CWT / ACRE	480,000 CWT	38 $ / CWT	18,220,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				480,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	5,700	5,400	190 CWT / ACRE	1,026,000 CWT	14.8 $ / CWT	14,947,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,010,600 CWT
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS
CARROTS	4,200	4,000	380 CWT / ACRE	1,520,000 CWT	9.51 $ / CWT	14,456,000
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					19 $ / CWT	7,798,000
CARROTS, PROCESSING					120 $ / TON	6,658,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				1,520,000 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	3,800	3,700	350 CWT / ACRE	1,295,000 CWT	11.1 $ / CWT	14,327,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					14 $ / CWT	9,610,000
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					155 $ / TON	4,717,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				1,295,000 CWT
OATS
OATS	75,000	50,000	63 BU / ACRE	3,150,000 BU	3.25 $ / BU	10,238,000
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP			0.275 GALLONS / TAP	165,000 GALLONS	38.9 $ / GALLON	6,419,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	20,000	5,000	43 BU / ACRE	215,000 BU	3.15 $ / BU	677,000
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, TART				264,000,000 LB
CHERRIES, SWEET				23,900 TONS
GRAPES
GRAPES				70,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES				9,870 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				1,175,000,000 LB
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	150,000	147,000	29.1 TONS / ACRE	4,278,000 TONS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		260,000	6.8 TONS / ACRE	1,768,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		25,000	3.5 TONS / ACRE	88,000 TONS
HAYLAGE		285,000	6.51 TONS / ACRE	1,856,000 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.