2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Nebraska
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/04/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation1,011
Farm Operations - Number of Operations44,300
Farm Operations - Acres Operated44,800,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )1,703,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )57,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )6,500,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )2,780,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )3,300
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )74,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )3,600,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head24,842
Milk - Production, Measured in $358,248,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,416,000,000
County outlines for NEBRASKA

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, GRAIN8,820,000165 BU / ACRE1,455,300,000 BU6.77 $ / BU10,041,570,000
CORN, SILAGE430,00012.5 TONS / ACRE5,375,000 TONS
CORN9,600,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS5,750,0005,650,00049 BU / ACRE276,850,000 BU14.2 $ / BU3,979,976,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE2,195,0002.04 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS4,472,000 TONS, DRY BASIS739,752,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA110,000805,0003.08 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,483,000 TONS, DRY BASIS499,083,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,390,0001.43 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,989,000 TONS, DRY BASIS240,669,000
HAY
HAY2,140,0002.03 TONS / ACRE4,339,000 TONS184 $ / TON720,939,000
HAY, ALFALFA790,0003.1 TONS / ACRE2,449,000 TONS207 $ / TON492,249,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,350,0001.4 TONS / ACRE1,890,000 TONS128 $ / TON228,690,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER980,000820,00032 BU / ACRE26,240,000 BU8.38 $ / BU221,728,000
WHEAT980,000820,00032 BU / ACRE26,240,000 BU8.38 $ / BU221,728,000
POTATOES
POTATOES20,00019,900485 CWT / ACRE9,652,000 CWT12.8 $ / CWT123,546,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN125,00055 BU / ACRE6,875,000 BU11.6 $ / CWT43,890,000
SORGHUM320,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE75,0009.3 TONS / ACRE698,000 TONS
MILLET
MILLET, PROSO145,000115,00015 BU / ACRE1,725,000 BU9.67 $ / BU17,768,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER57,50052,000901 LB / ACRE46,860,000 LB25.8 $ / CWT12,014,000
OATS
OATS125,00018,00051 BU / ACRE918,000 BU5.38 $ / BU5,600,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA25,0002.7 TONS / ACRE68,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)50,0004 TONS / ACRE200,000 TONS
HAYLAGE75,0003.57 TONS / ACRE268,000 TONS
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS46,80039,60024.2 TONS / ACRE958,000 TONS
PEAS
PEAS, DRY EDIBLE33,00021,000690 LB / ACRE145,000 CWT(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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