2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Tennessee

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/18/2018

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	164
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	65,900
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	10,800,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	910,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	40,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	1,830,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	104,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	7,500
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	46,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )	235,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head	171,500,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	17,325
Milk - Production, Measured in $	130,977,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	693,000,000

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
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	1,690,000	1,660,000	50 BU / ACRE	83,000,000 BU	9.7 $ / BU	805,100,000
HAY
HAY		1,715,000	2.31 TONS / ACRE	3,966,000 TONS	115 $ / TON	457,612,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		1,700,000	2.3 TONS / ACRE	3,910,000 TONS	114 $ / TON	445,740,000
HAY, ALFALFA		15,000	3.7 TONS / ACRE	56,000 TONS	212 $ / TON	11,872,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						457,612,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	3,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		710,000	171 BU / ACRE	121,410,000 BU	3.55 $ / BU	431,006,000
CORN, SILAGE		30,000	22 TONS / ACRE	660,000 TONS
CORN	750,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND	345,000	340,000	1,033 LB / ACRE	732,000 480 LB BALES	0.669 $ / LB	234,418,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED				230,000 TONS	137 $ / TON	32,743,000
COTTON	345,000	340,000	1,033 LB / ACRE	732,000 480 LB BALES
TOBACCO
TOBACCO		21,100	2,038 LB / ACRE	43,000,000 LB	2.333 $ / LB	103,190,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER	370,000	275,000	70 BU / ACRE	19,250,000 BU	4.55 $ / BU	87,588,000
WHEAT	370,000	275,000	70 BU / ACRE	19,250,000 BU	4.55 $ / BU	87,588,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	3,800	3,600	355 CWT / ACRE	1,278,000 CWT		61,719,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				1,265,200 CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON
TOMATOES					48.8 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						(D)
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	9,400	9,100	61 CWT / ACRE	555,100 CWT	32.9 $ / CWT	18,170,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				552,300 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					19.1 $ / CWT	2,437,000
PUMPKINS	1,700	1,600	89 CWT / ACRE	142,400 CWT	19.1 $ / CWT	2,437,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				127,600 CWT

(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: Tennessee

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	3,611,037	33	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	2,086,472	29	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	1,524,565	33	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	1,301,303	24	50
Tobacco	108,224	3	19
Cotton and cottonseed	253,428	8	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	72,885	28	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	(D)	38	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	294,740	14	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	(D)	(D)	49
Other crops and hay	46,215	41	50
Poultry and eggs	552,015	21	50
Cattle and calves	735,511	21	50
Milk from cows	145,445	31	50
Hogs and pigs	48,245	26	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	8,906	27	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	21,326	21	50
Aquaculture	(D)	28	50
Other animals and other animal products	(D)	(D)	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	1,742,486	12	50
Soybeans for beans	1,229,385	17	45
Corn for grain	960,721	17	49
Cotton, all	376,997	6	17
Upland cotton	376,997	6	17

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	30,400,743	15	50
Cattle and calves	1,856,316	15	50
Layers	1,675,399	34	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	1,025,297	24	50
Roosters	191,923	9	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	21,851
$1,000 to $2,499	8,781
$2,500 to $4,999	8,016
$5,000 to $9,999	8,852
$10,000 to $19,999	7,606
$20,000 to $24,999	2,093
$25,000 to $39,999	3,407
$40,000 to $49,999	1,217
$50,000 to $99,999	2,067
$100,000 to $249,999	1,550
$250,000 to $499,999	1,001
$500,000 or more	1,609

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	3,174,788
Average per farm ($)	46,654

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	696,379
Average per farm ($)	10,233

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	28,454
Other	39,596

Principal operators by sex
Male	60,280
Female	7,770

Average age of principal operator	59.2

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	418
Asian	177
Black or African American	1,324
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10
White	98,189
More than one race	437

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	743

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.