2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Texas
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Sep/18/2021

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. 2021 )4,685,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )615,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )13,100,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )2,890,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )61,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )740,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )26,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )730,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 )1,080,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head702,500,000

Milk Production †

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head24,926
Milk - Production, Measured in $2,758,566,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb14,831,000,000
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 & HAYLAGE5,190,0002.03 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS10,519,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,459,600,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)5,075,0001.96 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS9,961,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,354,696,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA15,000115,0004.85 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS558,000 TONS, DRY BASIS104,904,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND6,800,0003,200,000686 LB / ACRE4,570,000 480 LB BALES0.609 $ / LB1,373,904,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED1,448,000 TONS187 $ / TON269,841,000
COTTON, PIMA38,00031,000666 LB / ACRE43,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON6,838,0003,231,000685 LB / ACRE4,613,000 480 LB BALES
HAY
HAY5,010,0001.92 TONS / ACRE9,604,000 TONS146 $ / TON1,334,172,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)4,900,0001.85 TONS / ACRE9,065,000 TONS138 $ / TON1,232,840,000
HAY, ALFALFA110,0004.9 TONS / ACRE539,000 TONS193 $ / TON101,332,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN1,810,000128 BU / ACRE231,680,000 BU4.4 $ / BU1,019,392,000
CORN, SILAGE270,00018 TONS / ACRE4,860,000 TONS
CORN2,250,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN1,500,00063 BU / ACRE94,500,000 BU7.4 $ / CWT391,608,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE100,00012.5 TONS / ACRE1,250,000 TONS
SORGHUM1,800,000
WHEAT
WHEAT4,900,0002,050,00030 BU / ACRE61,500,000 BU5.12 $ / BU313,650,000
WHEAT, WINTER4,900,0002,050,00030 BU / ACRE61,500,000 BU5.12 $ / BU313,650,000
RICE
RICE184,000179,0008,150 LB / ACRE14,597,000 CWT13.4 $ / CWT195,600,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS190,000175,0002,800 LB / ACRE490,000,000 LB0.259 $ / LB128,870,000
POTATOES
POTATOES11,00010,800405 CWT / ACRE4,374,000 CWT15.9 $ / CWT69,547,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL64,795,000
PECANS115,000370 LB / ACRE1.52 $ / LB
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON20,00019,000290 CWT / ACRE5,510,000 CWT11.2 $ / CWT61,033,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED5,454,900 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT16,000275 BOXES / ACRE41,739,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV11.01 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV48,471,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED176,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING94,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET82,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE6,5006,400290 CWT / ACRE1,856,000 CWT22 $ / CWT40,832,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET22 $ / CWT40,832,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED1,856,000 CWT
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS120,000110,00034 BU / ACRE3,740,000 BU8.95 $ / BU33,473,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS3,8003,700270 CWT / ACRE999,000 CWT26.3 $ / CWT25,906,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET26.3 $ / CWT25,906,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED985,000 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER63,00057,0001,403 LB / ACRE79,980,000 LB22.9 $ / CWT18,329,000
ORANGES
ORANGES7,800172 BOXES / ACRE12.25 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV16,415,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED57,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET42,000 TONS(D)
ORANGES, PROCESSING15,000 TONS(D)
OATS
OATS470,00060,00045 BU / ACRE2,700,000 BU4.17 $ / BU11,070,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS5,8005,70083 CWT / ACRE473,100 CWT19.6 $ / CWT9,267,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING350 $ / TON7,840,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET58 $ / CWT1,427,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED472,600 CWT
SPINACH
SPINACH2,2002,100136 CWT / ACRE285,600 CWT19.2 $ / CWT5,485,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED285,600 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR33,40031.5 TONS / ACRE1,052,000 TONS
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED35,90031.7 TONS / ACRE1,138,000 TONS
SUGARCANE, SEED2,50034.3 TONS / ACRE86,000 TONS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS42,234,000 LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA5,0007.5 TONS / ACRE38,000 TONS
HAYLAGE250,0007.4 TONS / ACRE1,851,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)245,0007.4 TONS / ACRE1,813,000 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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