2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Alabama
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/20/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation232
Farm Operations - Number of Operations37,100
Farm Operations - Acres Operated8,600,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )638,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )2,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,170,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )41,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )3,900

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head14,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb28,000,000
County outlines for ALABAMA

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, GRAIN320,000164 BU / ACRE52,480,000 BU5.3 $ / BU278,144,000
CORN, SILAGE4,00016 TONS / ACRE64,000 TONS
CORN330,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND380,000376,000913 LB / ACRE715,000 480 LB BALES0.683 $ / LB234,406,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED204,000 TONS180 $ / TON36,720,000
COTTON380,000376,000913 LB / ACRE715,000 480 LB BALES
HAY
HAY680,0002.6 TONS / ACRE1,768,000 TONS116 $ / TON205,088,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)680,0002.6 TONS / ACRE1,768,000 TONS116 $ / TON205,088,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE205,088,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)205,088,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS350,000345,00043 BU / ACRE14,835,000 BU13.2 $ / BU195,822,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS175,000171,0002,810 LB / ACRE480,510,000 LB0.249 $ / LB119,647,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER205,000145,00075 BU / ACRE10,875,000 BU6.45 $ / BU70,144,000
WHEAT205,000145,00075 BU / ACRE10,875,000 BU6.45 $ / BU70,144,000
(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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