2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Missouri
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation293
Farm Operations - Number of Operations94,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated27,700,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )2,059,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )81,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )4,250,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )100,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )72,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )12,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )100,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )3,650,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head293,100,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head17,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head14,349
Milk - Production, Measured in $201,786,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,191,000,000
County outlines for MISSOURI

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS5,850,0005,780,00044.5 BU / ACRE257,210,000 BU8.56 $ / BU2,201,718,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN3,300,000140 BU / ACRE462,000,000 BU3.68 $ / BU1,700,160,000
CORN3,500,000
CORN, SILAGE100,00013 TONS / ACRE1,300,000 TONS
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE3,170,0001.81 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS5,737,000 TONS, DRY BASIS674,151,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)2,880,0001.72 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS4,959,000 TONS, DRY BASIS550,449,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA30,000290,0002.68 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS778,000 TONS, DRY BASIS123,702,000
HAY
HAY3,070,0001.76 TONS / ACRE5,408,000 TONS121 $ / TON631,392,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)2,800,0001.7 TONS / ACRE4,760,000 TONS111 $ / TON528,360,000
HAY, ALFALFA270,0002.4 TONS / ACRE648,000 TONS159 $ / TON103,032,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND325,000322,0001,373 LB / ACRE921,000 480 LB BALES0.712 $ / LB314,761,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED310,000 TONS153 $ / TON47,430,000
COTTON, PIMA(NA) $ / LB
COTTON325,000322,0001,373 LB / ACRE921,000 480 LB BALES
RICE
RICE225,000221,0007,770 LB / ACRE17,167,000 CWT10.7 $ / CWT183,687,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER740,000520,00059 BU / ACRE30,680,000 BU4.84 $ / BU148,491,000
WHEAT740,000520,00059 BU / ACRE30,680,000 BU4.84 $ / BU148,491,000
POTATOES
POTATOES7,8007,400225 CWT / ACRE1,665,000 CWT11.4 $ / CWT18,981,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN21,000100 BU / ACRE2,100,000 BU6.4 $ / CWT7,526,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE7,00012 TONS / ACRE84,000 TONS
SORGHUM30,000
OATS
OATS35,00016,00045 BU / ACRE720,000 BU3 $ / BU2,160,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA35,0007.5 TONS / ACRE263,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)120,0003.35 TONS / ACRE402,000 TONS
HAYLAGE155,0004.29 TONS / ACRE665,000 TONS
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED(D) CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(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


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