2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Louisiana
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jan/14/2025
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 292 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 27,400 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,000,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 473,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 12,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 820,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 15,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 ) | 6,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 13,417 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 30,107,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 161,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
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 | 1,270,000 | 1,250,000 | 54 BU / ACRE | 67,500,000 BU | 9.67 $ / BU | 652,725,000 |
| SUGARCANE | ||||||
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED | 449,600 | 32.8 TONS / ACRE | 14,744,000 TONS | (NA) $ / TON | 352,382,000 | |
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR | 414,000 | 32.5 TONS / ACRE | 13,455,000 TONS | 23.9 $ / TON | 321,575,000 | |
| SUGARCANE, SEED | 35,600 | 36.2 TONS / ACRE | 1,289,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 490,000 | 184 BU / ACRE | 90,160,000 BU | 3.72 $ / BU | 335,395,000 | |
| CORN | 500,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 1,000 | 20 TONS / ACRE | 20,000 TONS | |||
| RICE | ||||||
| RICE | 400,000 | 395,000 | 6,710 LB / ACRE | 26,503,000 CWT | 11.7 $ / CWT | 310,085,000 |
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 220,000 | 217,000 | 894 LB / ACRE | 404,000 480 LB BALES | 0.715 $ / LB | 138,653,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 127,000 TONS | 160 $ / TON | 20,320,000 | |||
| COTTON | 220,000 | 217,000 | 894 LB / ACRE | 404,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| COTTON, PIMA | (NA) $ / LB | |||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 400,000 | 2.6 TONS / ACRE | 1,040,000 TONS | 95 $ / TON | 98,800,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 400,000 | 2.6 TONS / ACRE | 1,040,000 TONS | 95 $ / TON | 98,800,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | (NA) $ / TON | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 98,800,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 98,800,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | (X) | |||||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES | 10,000 | 9,500 | 230 CWT / ACRE | 2,185,000 CWT | 19.9 $ / CWT | 43,482,000 |
| PECANS | ||||||
| PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL | 650 LB / ACRE | 8,000,000 LB | 12,250,000 | |||
| PECANS | 12,300 | 1.53 $ / LB | ||||
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 13,000 | 91 BU / ACRE | 1,183,000 BU | 6.19 $ / CWT | 4,101,000 | |
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 1,000 | 12 TONS / ACRE | 12,000 TONS | |||
| SORGHUM | 15,000 | |||||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 20,000 | 13,000 | 46 BU / ACRE | 598,000 BU | 4.2 $ / BU | 2,512,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 20,000 | 13,000 | 46 BU / ACRE | 598,000 BU | 4.2 $ / BU | 2,512,000 |
(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
(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