2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Texas
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/19/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation541
Farm Operations - Number of Operations231,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated125,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )4,115,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )635,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )12,000,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )2,870,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )60,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )700,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )26,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )655,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )1,100,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head25,802
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb16,565,000,000
County outlines for TEXAS

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 & HAYLAGE4,740,0002.02 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS9,563,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,863,325,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)4,650,0001.95 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS9,059,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,730,269,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA21,00090,0005.6 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS504,000 TONS, DRY BASIS133,056,000
HAY
HAY4,685,0001.87 TONS / ACRE8,748,000 TONS207 $ / TON1,705,032,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)4,600,0001.8 TONS / ACRE8,280,000 TONS191 $ / TON1,581,480,000
HAY, ALFALFA85,0005.5 TONS / ACRE468,000 TONS264 $ / TON123,552,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN2,100,000122 BU / ACRE256,200,000 BU5.6 $ / BU1,434,720,000
CORN, SILAGE280,00018 TONS / ACRE5,040,000 TONS
CORN2,500,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND5,550,0002,700,000498 LB / ACRE2,800,000 480 LB BALES0.721 $ / LB969,024,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED875,000 TONS242 $ / TON211,750,000
COTTON5,579,0002,724,000498 LB / ACRE2,825,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA29,00024,000500 LB / ACRE25,000 480 LB BALES
WHEAT
WHEAT6,400,0002,100,00037 BU / ACRE77,700,000 BU7.2 $ / BU559,440,000
WHEAT, WINTER6,400,0002,100,00037 BU / ACRE77,700,000 BU7.2 $ / BU559,440,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN1,550,00049 BU / ACRE75,950,000 BU9.6 $ / CWT408,307,000
SORGHUM2,000,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE185,00013 TONS / ACRE2,405,000 TONS
PEANUTS
PEANUTS225,000180,0002,600 LB / ACRE468,000,000 LB0.462 $ / LB216,216,000
RICE
RICE149,000143,0007,670 LB / ACRE10,972,000 CWT17.6 $ / CWT193,107,000
POTATOES
POTATOES16,00015,500420 CWT / ACRE6,510,000 CWT16.2 $ / CWT105,462,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON21,00018,800230 CWT / ACRE4,324,000 CWT15.5 $ / CWT66,889,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET15.5 $ / CWT66,889,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED4,315,400 CWT
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT10,500214 BOXES / ACRE48,113,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV22.93 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV51,590,000
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING39,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET51,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED90,000 TONS
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL24,000,000 LB40,516,000
PECANS125,000192 LB / ACRE1.69 $ / LB
CABBAGE
CABBAGE4,6004,400260 CWT / ACRE1,144,000 CWT32.7 $ / CWT37,409,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET32.7 $ / CWT37,409,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED1,144,000 CWT
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS125,00085,00025 BU / ACRE2,125,000 BU12.5 $ / BU26,563,000
OATS
OATS390,00070,00054 BU / ACRE3,780,000 BU5 $ / BU18,900,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER50,50045,0001,361 LB / ACRE61,250,000 LB27.4 $ / CWT16,755,000
ORANGES
ORANGES5,900192 BOXES / ACRE12,769,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV11.3 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV14,784,000
ORANGES, PROCESSING12,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET35,000 TONS
ORANGES, UTILIZED48,000 TONS
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS5,3004,800120 CWT / ACRE576,000 CWT17.9 $ / CWT10,298,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED576,000 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED16,50022.5 TONS / ACRE371,000 TONS
SUGARCANE, SEED24.7 TONS / ACRE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR16,50022.5 TONS / ACRE371,000 TONS
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED(D) CWT
PUMPKINS(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH, UTILIZED(D) CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SPINACH(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)175,0009 TONS / ACRE1,575,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA9,0008 TONS / ACRE72,000 TONS
HAYLAGE184,0008.95 TONS / ACRE1,647,000 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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