2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Pennsylvania
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/27/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation145
Farm Operations - Number of Operations49,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated7,100,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )215,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )465,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,380,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )85,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )39,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )14,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )99,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )1,470,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head8,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,157
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb9,859,000,000
County outlines for PENNSYLVANIA

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
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE1,330,0003.12 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS4,156,000 TONS, DRY BASIS754,870,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,000,0002.94 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,941,000 TONS, DRY BASIS470,560,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA50,000330,0003.68 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,215,000 TONS, DRY BASIS284,310,000
HAY
HAY1,200,0002.69 TONS / ACRE3,228,000 TONS176 $ / TON576,420,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)930,0002.6 TONS / ACRE2,418,000 TONS160 $ / TON386,880,000
HAY, ALFALFA270,0003 TONS / ACRE810,000 TONS234 $ / TON189,540,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN680,000157 BU / ACRE106,760,000 BU5.1 $ / BU544,476,000
CORN, SILAGE345,00020 TONS / ACRE6,900,000 TONS
CORN1,040,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS570,000560,00047 BU / ACRE26,320,000 BU12.8 $ / BU336,896,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER280,000230,00076 BU / ACRE17,480,000 BU6.65 $ / BU116,242,000
WHEAT280,000230,00076 BU / ACRE17,480,000 BU6.65 $ / BU116,242,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO3,1402,494 LB / ACRE7,830,000 LB3.713 $ / LB29,073,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS5,8005,400170 CWT / ACRE918,000 CWT20.6 $ / CWT18,655,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED905,100 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
OATS
OATS70,00047,00061 BU / ACRE2,867,000 BU4.3 $ / BU12,328,000
BARLEY
BARLEY47,00028,00081 BU / ACRE2,268,000 BU5.1 $ / BU11,567,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP6,5006,10067 CWT / ACRE408,700 CWT25.3 $ / CWT10,097,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING327 $ / TON5,747,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET91 $ / CWT4,350,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED399,300 CWT
RYE
RYE185,00018,00034 BU / ACRE612,000 BU6.45 $ / BU3,947,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)145,0007.3 TONS / ACRE1,059,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA105,0007.8 TONS / ACRE819,000 TONS
HAYLAGE250,0007.51 TONS / ACRE1,878,000 TONS
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, PROCESSING0.755 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS5.95 LB / SQ FT408,356,609 LB1.08 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, FRESH MARKET1.18 $ / LB
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP0.263 GALLONS / TAP178,000 GALLONS
PEACHES
PEACHES18,500 TONS
APPLES
APPLES23,100 LB / ACRE440,000,000 LB
(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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