2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Missouri
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation292
Farm Operations - Number of Operations95,300
Farm Operations - Acres Operated27,800,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )2,086,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )84,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )4,350,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )80,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )70,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )12,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )100,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )3,400,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head291,100,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head18,500,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head14,600
Milk - Production, Measured in $232,067,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,241,000,000
County outlines for MISSOURI

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
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS5,950,0005,910,00049.5 BU / ACRE292,545,000 BU9.48 $ / BU2,773,327,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN3,250,000170 BU / ACRE552,500,000 BU3.41 $ / BU1,884,025,000
CORN3,400,000
CORN, SILAGE70,00015 TONS / ACRE1,050,000 TONS
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE3,060,0002.02 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS6,193,000 TONS, DRY BASIS588,647,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)2,750,0001.97 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS5,414,000 TONS, DRY BASIS471,018,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA30,000310,0002.51 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS779,000 TONS, DRY BASIS117,629,000
HAY
HAY3,000,0002 TONS / ACRE5,985,000 TONS99.5 $ / TON566,775,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)2,700,0001.95 TONS / ACRE5,265,000 TONS87 $ / TON458,055,000
HAY, ALFALFA300,0002.4 TONS / ACRE720,000 TONS151 $ / TON108,720,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND305,000297,0001,212 LB / ACRE750,000 480 LB BALES0.747 $ / LB268,920,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED255,000 TONS152 $ / TON38,760,000
COTTON305,000297,0001,212 LB / ACRE750,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA(NA) $ / LB
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER640,000540,00068 BU / ACRE36,720,000 BU4.47 $ / BU164,138,000
WHEAT640,000540,00068 BU / ACRE36,720,000 BU4.47 $ / BU164,138,000
RICE
RICE169,000160,0007,440 LB / ACRE11,900,000 CWT12 $ / CWT142,800,000
POTATOES
POTATOES8,8008,500285 CWT / ACRE2,423,000 CWT11.6 $ / CWT28,107,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,1003,000235 CWT / ACRE705,000 CWT12 $ / CWT8,445,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED702,200 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN23,000107 BU / ACRE2,461,000 BU5.6 $ / CWT7,718,000
SORGHUM30,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE5,00019 TONS / ACRE95,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED2,230 TONS5,212,000
PEACHES1,0002.23 TONS / ACRE2,230 TONS2,340 $ / TON
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PEACHES, PROCESSING(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED6,100 TONS4,282,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING6,100 TONS702 $ / TON4,282,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET(X) $ / TON
GRAPES1,7003.61 TONS / ACRE6,130 TONS702 $ / TON
OATS
OATS30,00013,00065 BU / ACRE845,000 BU3.25 $ / BU2,746,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA20,0006 TONS / ACRE120,000 TONS
HAYLAGE90,0004.68 TONS / ACRE421,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)70,0004.3 TONS / ACRE301,000 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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