2025 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Maryland
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/07/2026

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation159
Farm Operations - Number of Operations12,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated2,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )155,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,158
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb804,000,000
County outlines for MARYLAND

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
CORN
CORN, GRAIN410,000171 BU / ACRE70,110,000 BU4.4 $ / BU308,484,000
CORN, SILAGE40,00018 TONS / ACRE720,000 TONS
CORN460,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS465,000460,00044 BU / ACRE20,240,000 BU10.1 $ / BU204,424,000
HAY
HAY185,0002.54 TONS / ACRE470,000 TONS193 $ / TON90,650,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)150,0002.2 TONS / ACRE330,000 TONS175 $ / TON57,750,000
HAY, ALFALFA35,0004 TONS / ACRE140,000 TONS235 $ / TON32,900,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE90,650,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)57,750,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA7,00032,900,000
WHEAT
WHEAT315,000160,00079 BU / ACRE12,640,000 BU4.65 $ / BU58,776,000
WHEAT, WINTER315,000160,00079 BU / ACRE12,640,000 BU4.65 $ / BU58,776,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,5003,400400 CWT / ACRE1,360,000 CWT19.4 $ / CWT26,384,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET19.4 $ / CWT26,384,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED1,360,000 CWT
BARLEY
BARLEY31,00018,00096 BU / ACRE1,728,000 BU3.25 $ / BU5,616,000
(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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