2025 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 South Carolina
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/09/2026

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation204
Farm Operations - Number of Operations22,500
Farm Operations - Acres Operated4,600,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )280,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )32,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )2,900

Milk Production

County outlines for SOUTH CAROLINA

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, GRAIN370,000138 BU / ACRE51,060,000 BU4.7 $ / BU239,982,000
CORN, SILAGE6,00019 TONS / ACRE114,000 TONS
CORN390,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS365,000355,00031 BU / ACRE11,005,000 BU10.7 $ / BU117,754,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND170,000167,000977 LB / ACRE340,000 480 LB BALES0.535 $ / LB87,312,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED96,000 TONS203 $ / TON19,488,000
COTTON170,000167,000977 LB / ACRE340,000 480 LB BALES
PEANUTS
PEANUTS90,00087,0003,600 LB / ACRE313,200,000 LB0.246 $ / LB77,047,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)71,875,000
HAY & HAYLAGE71,875,000
HAY
HAY250,0002.5 TONS / ACRE625,000 TONS115 $ / TON71,875,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)250,0002.5 TONS / ACRE625,000 TONS115 $ / TON71,875,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,6003,500380 CWT / ACRE1,330,000 CWT15.6 $ / CWT18,548,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET15.6 $ / CWT18,548,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED1,189,000 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER80,00060,00060 BU / ACRE3,600,000 BU5 $ / BU18,000,000
WHEAT80,00060,00060 BU / ACRE3,600,000 BU5 $ / BU18,000,000
PEACHES
PEACHES85,000 TONS
(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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