2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 New Jersey
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/09/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation70
Farm Operations - Number of Operations10,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated700,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )9,500
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )4,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )26,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )6,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,500
Milk - Production, Measured in $17,544,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb86,000,000
County outlines for NEW JERSEY

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, UTILIZED50,150,000 LB92,109,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET40,740,000 LB2.12 $ / LB86,369,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING9,410,000 LB0.61 $ / LB5,740,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME10,8004,660 LB / ACRE25,150 TONS1.84 $ / LB
CORN
CORN, GRAIN65,000168 BU / ACRE10,920,000 BU4.95 $ / BU54,054,000
CORN74,000
CORN, SILAGE6,00018 TONS / ACRE108,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS100,00098,00043 BU / ACRE4,214,000 BU12.2 $ / BU53,939,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL2,5002,400395 CWT / ACRE948,000 CWT38.1 $ / CWT36,059,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED946,100 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE30,938,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)23,715,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA2,0007,223,000
HAY
HAY97,0001.9 TONS / ACRE184,000 TONS176 $ / TON30,938,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)85,0001.8 TONS / ACRE153,000 TONS164 $ / TON23,715,000
HAY, ALFALFA12,0002.6 TONS / ACRE31,000 TONS235 $ / TON7,223,000
PEACHES
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET14,200 TONS2,050 $ / TON29,110,000
PEACHES, UTILIZED14,200 TONS29,110,000
PEACHES3,3004.3 TONS / ACRE14,200 TONS2,050 $ / TON
CRANBERRIES
CRANBERRIES, UTILIZED578,840 BARRELS20,047,000
CRANBERRIES2,900200.1 BARRELS / ACRE580,000 BARRELS34.6 $ / BARREL
CRANBERRIES, PROCESSING(D) BARRELS(D) $ / BARREL(D)
CRANBERRIES, FRESH MARKET(D) BARRELS(D) $ / BARREL(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH2,9002,800120 CWT / ACRE336,000 CWT47.3 $ / CWT15,718,000
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET47.3 $ / CWT15,718,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED332,300 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT34,00032,00082 BU / ACRE2,624,000 BU6.26 $ / BU14,694,000
WHEAT, WINTER34,00032,00082 BU / ACRE2,624,000 BU6.26 $ / BU14,694,000
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET206 $ / CWT12,504,000
ASPARAGUS2,0001,90032 CWT / ACRE60,800 CWT206 $ / CWT12,504,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED60,700 CWT
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
SPINACH
SPINACH, UTILIZED(D) CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
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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