2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 New Jersey
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Sep/26/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation76
Farm Operations - Number of Operations9,900
Farm Operations - Acres Operated750,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )8,900
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )4,100
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )25,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )7,500

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,750
Milk - Production, Measured in $22,011,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb87,000,000
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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
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED34,290,000 LB68,909,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET30,260,000 LB2.18 $ / LB65,967,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING4,030,000 LB0.73 $ / LB2,942,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME7,3004,750 LB / ACRE34,700,000 LB2.01 $ / LB
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL3,5003,400285 CWT / ACRE969,000 CWT54.4 $ / CWT52,624,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED968,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN67,000115 BU / ACRE7,705,000 BU6.65 $ / BU51,238,000
CORN76,000
CORN, SILAGE6,00016 TONS / ACRE96,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS110,000108,00028 BU / ACRE3,024,000 BU13.8 $ / BU41,731,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE34,622,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)26,572,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA2,0008,050,000
HAY
HAY109,0001.99 TONS / ACRE217,000 TONS168 $ / TON34,622,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)96,0001.9 TONS / ACRE182,000 TONS154 $ / TON26,572,000
HAY, ALFALFA13,0002.7 TONS / ACRE35,000 TONS243 $ / TON8,050,000
CRANBERRIES
CRANBERRIES, UTILIZED561,300 BARRELS19,940,000
CRANBERRIES2,800201.2 BARRELS / ACRE563,000 BARRELS35.5 $ / BARREL
CRANBERRIES, PROCESSING(D) BARRELS(D) $ / BARREL(D)
CRANBERRIES, FRESH MARKET(D) BARRELS(D) $ / BARREL(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET9,000 TONS2,100 $ / TON18,900,000
PEACHES, UTILIZED9,000 TONS18,900,000
PEACHES3,6002.5 TONS / ACRE9,000 TONS2,100 $ / TON
SQUASH
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET52.7 $ / CWT16,427,000
SQUASH2,7002,600120 CWT / ACRE312,000 CWT52.7 $ / CWT16,427,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED311,700 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT26,00022,00070 BU / ACRE1,540,000 BU7.25 $ / BU11,858,000
WHEAT, WINTER26,00022,00070 BU / ACRE1,540,000 BU7.25 $ / BU11,858,000
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS1,7001,60026 CWT / ACRE41,600 CWT255 $ / CWT10,567,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED41,400 CWT
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH2,0001,900105 CWT / ACRE199,500 CWT24.4 $ / CWT4,862,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED199,100 CWT
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
(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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