2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 South Carolina
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/09/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation195
Farm Operations - Number of Operations24,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated4,800,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )159,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )9,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )315,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )33,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )3,200
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )158,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head235,600,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head17,889
Milk - Production, Measured in $46,046,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb161,000,000
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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
CORN
CORN, GRAIN300,000122 BU / ACRE36,600,000 BU7.35 $ / BU269,010,000
CORN320,000
CORN, SILAGE8,00014 TONS / ACRE112,000 TONS
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND270,000266,000911 LB / ACRE505,000 480 LB BALES0.975 $ / LB248,040,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED141,000 TONS249 $ / TON37,599,000
COTTON270,000266,000911 LB / ACRE505,000 480 LB BALES
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS405,000390,00037 BU / ACRE14,430,000 BU14.8 $ / BU213,564,000
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED61,540 TONS98,584,000
PEACHES15,5004.35 TONS / ACRE67,400 TONS1,600 $ / TON
PEACHES, PROCESSING(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
HAY
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)270,0002.2 TONS / ACRE594,000 TONS147 $ / TON87,318,000
HAY270,0002.2 TONS / ACRE594,000 TONS147 $ / TON87,318,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)87,318,000
HAY & HAYLAGE87,318,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS71,00068,0004,200 LB / ACRE285,600,000 LB0.255 $ / LB72,828,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER120,000100,00057 BU / ACRE5,700,000 BU8.05 $ / BU45,885,000
WHEAT120,000100,00057 BU / ACRE5,700,000 BU8.05 $ / BU45,885,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO5,8002,000 LB / ACRE11,600,000 LB2.03 $ / LB23,548,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,1003,000390 CWT / ACRE1,170,000 CWT18.7 $ / CWT21,376,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET18.7 $ / CWT21,376,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED1,143,100 CWT
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
(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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