2021 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Texas
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/27/2022

Farms Operations†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation510
Farm Operations - Number of Operations247,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated126,000,000

Livestock Inventory †

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )4,475,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )625,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )12,700,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )2,930,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )61,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )750,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )24,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )700,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2021 )1,090,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head706,600,000

Milk Production †

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head25,079
Milk - Production, Measured in $2,839,018,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb15,599,000,000
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
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND6,350,0005,550,000666 LB / ACRE7,700,000 480 LB BALES0.932 $ / LB3,217,536,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED2,403,000 TONS250 $ / TON583,750,000
COTTON6,367,0005,566,000666 LB / ACRE7,726,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA17,00016,000780 LB / ACRE26,000 480 LB BALES(D) $ / LB(D)
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE5,735,0001.96 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS11,244,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,688,828,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)5,630,0001.89 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS10,664,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,567,608,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA20,000105,0005.52 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS580,000 TONS, DRY BASIS121,220,000
HAY
HAY5,600,0001.91 TONS / ACRE10,715,000 TONS156 $ / TON1,608,585,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)5,500,0001.85 TONS / ACRE10,175,000 TONS147 $ / TON1,495,725,000
HAY, ALFALFA100,0005.4 TONS / ACRE540,000 TONS210 $ / TON112,860,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN1,850,000128 BU / ACRE236,800,000 BU6 $ / BU1,420,800,000
CORN, SILAGE250,00021 TONS / ACRE5,250,000 TONS
CORN2,150,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN1,870,00061 BU / ACRE114,070,000 BU10.2 $ / CWT629,210,000
SORGHUM2,150,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE140,00018 TONS / ACRE2,520,000 TONS
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER5,500,0002,000,00037 BU / ACRE74,000,000 BU6.51 $ / BU481,000,000
WHEAT5,500,0002,000,00037 BU / ACRE74,000,000 BU6.51 $ / BU481,000,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS180,000162,0003,570 LB / ACRE578,340,000 LB0.312 $ / LB187,790,000
RICE
RICE190,000181,0006,860 LB / ACRE12,421,000 CWT14.7 $ / CWT182,589,000
POTATOES
POTATOES13,00012,000460 CWT / ACRE5,520,000 CWT15.8 $ / CWT87,216,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL35,800,000 LB69,214,000
PECANS110,000325 LB / ACRE1.93 $ / LB
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET15.2 $ / CWT54,297,000
MELONS, WATERMELON21,00018,300200 CWT / ACRE3,660,000 CWT15.2 $ / CWT54,297,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED3,572,200 CWT
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT15,000160 BOXES / ACRE42,067,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV19.08 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV45,789,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED96,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET58,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING38,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV(D)
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS110,000100,00038 BU / ACRE3,800,000 BU11.7 $ / BU44,460,000
CABBAGE
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET24.7 $ / CWT44,218,000
CABBAGE6,5006,400280 CWT / ACRE1,792,000 CWT24.7 $ / CWT44,218,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED1,790,200 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS4,7004,500240 CWT / ACRE1,080,000 CWT25 $ / CWT26,488,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED1,059,500 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
ORANGES
ORANGES7,800135 BOXES / ACRE20.65 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV21,682,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED45,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET34,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, FOB(D)
ORANGES, PROCESSING11,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER41,00038,5001,220 LB / ACRE46,970,000 LB23.2 $ / CWT10,366,000
SPINACH
SPINACH1,3001,200110 CWT / ACRE132,000 CWT73.1 $ / CWT9,560,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED130,700 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
OATS
OATS460,00035,00045 BU / ACRE1,575,000 BU4.87 $ / BU6,930,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS5,6005,30070 CWT / ACRE371,000 CWT18.5 $ / CWT6,854,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING342 $ / TON6,198,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET80 $ / CWT656,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED370,600 CWT
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED36,40030.9 TONS / ACRE1,126,000 TONS
SUGARCANE, SUGAR34,30030.8 TONS / ACRE1,056,000 TONS
SUGARCANE, SEED2,10033.5 TONS / ACRE70,000 TONS
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS42,234,000 LB
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE190,0005.63 TONS / ACRE1,070,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA10,0008 TONS / ACRE80,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)180,0005.5 TONS / ACRE990,000 TONS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
(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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