2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Minnesota
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/08/2025
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 371 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 68,800 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 25,500,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 365,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 455,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 2,350,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 430,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 24,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 14,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 130,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 ) | 8,500,000 |
| Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head | 59,700,000 |
| Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head | 42,000,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 21,544 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 1,756,326,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 9,867,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 7,630,000 | 194 BU / ACRE | 1,480,220,000 BU | 3.18 $ / BU | 4,707,100,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 360,000 | 21.5 TONS / ACRE | 7,740,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 8,050,000 | |||||
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 8,150,000 | 8,090,000 | 47.5 BU / ACRE | 384,275,000 BU | 9.17 $ / BU | 3,523,802,000 |
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 420,000 | 409,000 | 30.6 TONS / ACRE | 12,515,000 TONS | 42.5 $ / TON | 531,888,000 |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 1,550,000 | 2.97 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 4,597,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 486,841,000 | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 160,000 | 1,040,000 | 3.52 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 3,665,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 414,145,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 510,000 | 1.83 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 932,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 72,696,000 | ||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 1,170,000 | 1,135,000 | 66.9 BU / ACRE | 75,935,000 BU | 5.76 $ / BU | 438,062,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | 1,160,000 | 1,130,000 | 67 BU / ACRE | 75,710,000 BU | 5.77 $ / BU | 436,847,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 10,000 | 5,000 | 45 BU / ACRE | 225,000 BU | 5.4 $ / BU | 1,215,000 |
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 1,360,000 | 2.79 TONS / ACRE | 3,797,000 TONS | 103 $ / TON | 398,191,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 870,000 | 3.35 TONS / ACRE | 2,915,000 TONS | 113 $ / TON | 329,395,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 490,000 | 1.8 TONS / ACRE | 882,000 TONS | 78 $ / TON | 68,796,000 | |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 46,000 | 45,500 | 405 CWT / ACRE | 18,428,000 CWT | 9.38 $ / CWT | 172,855,000 |
| SWEET CORN | ||||||
| SWEET CORN | 120,700 | 112,600 | 165 CWT / ACRE | 18,579,000 CWT | 4.3 $ / CWT | 79,361,000 |
| SWEET CORN, PROCESSING | 64 $ / TON | 56,956,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET | 33.5 $ / CWT | 22,405,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, UTILIZED | 18,467,500 CWT | |||||
| PEAS | ||||||
| PEAS, GREEN | 49,300 | 46,000 | 42 CWT / ACRE | 1,932,000 CWT | 12.8 $ / CWT | 24,651,000 |
| PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING | 254 $ / TON | 24,512,000 | ||||
| PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET | 73.1 $ / CWT | 139,000 | ||||
| PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED | 1,932,000 CWT | |||||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 80,000 | 68,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 5,168,000 BU | 4.33 $ / BU | 22,377,000 |
| APPLES | ||||||
| APPLES, UTILIZED | 24,200,000 LB | 20,900,000 | ||||
| APPLES, FRESH MARKET | 22,000,000 LB | 0.927 $ / LB | 20,394,000 | |||
| APPLES, PROCESSING | 2,200,000 LB | 460 $ / TON | 506,000 | |||
| APPLES | 2,900 | 8,860 LB / ACRE | 25,700,000 LB | 0.864 $ / LB | ||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 170,000 | 95,000 | 75 BU / ACRE | 7,125,000 BU | 2.15 $ / BU | 15,319,000 |
| SUNFLOWER | ||||||
| SUNFLOWER | 38,700 | 36,300 | 1,886 LB / ACRE | 68,475,000 LB | 18.9 $ / CWT | 12,885,000 |
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 2,000 | 1,800 | 90 CWT / ACRE | 162,000 CWT | 26.5 $ / CWT | 3,691,000 |
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | 26.5 $ / CWT | 3,691,000 | ||||
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 139,300 CWT | |||||
| BEANS | ||||||
| BEANS, SNAP | 4,800 | 4,700 | 105 CWT / ACRE | 493,500 CWT | 6.45 $ / CWT | 3,153,000 |
| BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING | 110 $ / TON | 2,649,000 | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET | 73.1 $ / CWT | 504,000 | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED | 488,600 CWT | |||||
| MAPLE SYRUP | ||||||
| MAPLE SYRUP | 0.205 GALLONS / TAP | 17,000 GALLONS | 66.6 $ / GALLON | 1,132,000 | ||
| CHICKPEAS | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | (D) | (D) | (D) LB / ACRE | (D) CWT | ||
| HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 220,000 | 6.9 TONS / ACRE | 1,518,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE | 250,000 | 6.48 TONS / ACRE | 1,620,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 30,000 | 3.4 TONS / ACRE | 102,000 TONS | |||
| CANOLA | ||||||
| CANOLA | 36,000 | 34,500 | 2,080 LB / ACRE | 71,760,000 LB | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
(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