2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

New Jersey

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/27/2018

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	79
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	9,100
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	720,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	9,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	6,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	29,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )	12,500

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	19,833
Milk - Production, Measured in $	21,777,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	119,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		70,000	167 BU / ACRE	11,690,000 BU	3.75 $ / BU	43,838,000
CORN, SILAGE		6,000	19.5 TONS / ACRE	117,000 TONS
CORN	77,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	100,000	99,000	45 BU / ACRE	4,455,000 BU	9.4 $ / BU	41,877,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	4,100	4,000	280 CWT / ACRE	1,120,000 CWT		39,202,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						37,186,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						2,016,000
TOMATOES					35 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					94 $ / TON
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					53.9 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				1,118,900 CWT
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						37,628,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	1,000
HAY
HAY		115,000	2.19 TONS / ACRE	252,000 TONS	151 $ / TON	37,628,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		104,000	2.1 TONS / ACRE	218,000 TONS	145 $ / TON	31,610,000
HAY, ALFALFA		11,000	3.1 TONS / ACRE	34,000 TONS	177 $ / TON	6,018,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	3,200	3,100	280 CWT / ACRE	868,000 CWT	41.4 $ / CWT	35,903,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				867,100 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	6,300	6,200	97 CWT / ACRE	601,400 CWT	30.2 $ / CWT	18,042,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					35 $ / CWT	17,556,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING					101 $ / TON	486,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				597,800 CWT
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	3,000	2,900	160 CWT / ACRE	464,000 CWT	35.5 $ / CWT	16,431,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				463,100 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH	3,100	2,900	110 CWT / ACRE	319,000 CWT	45 $ / CWT	14,339,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				318,700 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	2,100	2,000	34 CWT / ACRE	68,000 CWT	183 $ / CWT	12,421,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				68,000 CWT
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH	2,300	2,200	150 CWT / ACRE	330,000 CWT	28.7 $ / CWT	9,473,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				330,000 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	2,200	2,100	95 CWT / ACRE	199,500 CWT	30.8 $ / CWT	6,101,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					30.8 $ / CWT	6,101,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				198,100 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT	23,000	17,000	64 BU / ACRE	1,088,000 BU	4.6 $ / BU	5,005,000
WHEAT, WINTER	23,000	17,000	64 BU / ACRE	1,088,000 BU	4.6 $ / BU	5,005,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	2,500	2,300	39 CWT / ACRE	89,700 CWT	44.8 $ / CWT	4,015,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				89,700 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES				24,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				44,000,000 LB
CRANBERRIES
CRANBERRIES				590,000 BARRELS
POTATOES
POTATOES	1,700	1,700	300 CWT / ACRE	510,000 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

Census State Profile: New_Jersey

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	1,006,936	40	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	890,767	36	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	116,169	46	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	126,967	38	50
Tobacco	-	-	19
Cotton and cottonseed	-	-	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	191,704	17	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	145,351	12	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	405,247	10	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	1,827	22	49
Other crops and hay	19,671	44	50
Poultry and eggs	40,081	38	50
Cattle and calves	8,829	48	50
Milk from cows	26,119	45	50
Hogs and pigs	1,682	40	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	2,598	41	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	17,014	26	50
Aquaculture	12,396	24	50
Other animals and other animal products	7,450	34	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	102,624	43	50
Soybeans for beans	93,833	29	45
Corn for grain	85,006	33	49
Vegetables harvested, all	50,396	18	50
Wheat for grain, all	26,545	38	49

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Layers	1,543,699	36	50
Ducks	(D)	5	50
Pheasants	51,098	11	50
Cattle and calves	31,449	47	50
Horses and ponies	27,658	39	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	2,307
$1,000 to $2,499	1,501
$2,500 to $4,999	1,030
$5,000 to $9,999	958
$10,000 to $19,999	758
$20,000 to $24,999	274
$25,000 to $39,999	443
$40,000 to $49,999	157
$50,000 to $99,999	524
$100,000 to $249,999	428
$250,000 to $499,999	264
$500,000 or more	427

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	913,289
Average per farm ($)	100,682

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	177,242
Average per farm ($)	19,539

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	4,493
Other	4,578

Principal operators by sex
Male	7,239
Female	1,832

Average age of principal operator	59.5

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	23
Asian	196
Black or African American	84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13
White	13,787
More than one race	49

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	232

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.