2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
New Jersey
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/26/2024
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 74 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 9,900 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 730,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 9,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 6,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 29,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 ) | 8,500 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 19,833 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 21,777,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 119,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEBERRIES | ||||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED | 4,380 LB / ACRE | 40,770,000 LB | 77,882,000 | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET | 36,250,000 LB | 2.04 $ / LB | 73,950,000 | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING | 4,520,000 LB | 0.87 $ / LB | 3,932,000 | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME | 9,300 | 41,180,000 LB | 1.91 $ / LB | |||
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 70,000 | 167 BU / ACRE | 11,690,000 BU | 3.75 $ / BU | 43,838,000 | |
| CORN | 77,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 6,000 | 19.5 TONS / ACRE | 117,000 TONS | |||
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 100,000 | 99,000 | 45 BU / ACRE | 4,455,000 BU | 9.3 $ / BU | 41,432,000 |
| PEPPERS | ||||||
| PEPPERS, BELL | 3,500 | 3,400 | 280 CWT / ACRE | 952,000 CWT | 41.4 $ / CWT | 39,381,000 |
| PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED | 951,000 CWT | |||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| TOMATOES | ||||||
| TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN | 4,100 | 4,000 | 280 CWT / ACRE | 1,120,000 CWT | 39,202,000 | |
| TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET | 37,186,000 | |||||
| TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING | 2,016,000 | |||||
| TOMATOES, PROCESSING | 94 $ / TON | |||||
| TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET | 53.9 $ / CWT | |||||
| TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED | 1,118,900 CWT | |||||
| TOMATOES | 35 $ / CWT | |||||
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 24,570 TONS | 38,318,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 4,100 | 6 TONS / ACRE | 24,580 TONS | 1,560 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| APPLES | ||||||
| APPLES, UTILIZED | 37,000,000 LB | 34,890,000 | ||||
| APPLES, FRESH MARKET | 28,000,000 LB | 1.185 $ / LB | 33,180,000 | |||
| APPLES, PROCESSING | 9,000,000 LB | 380 $ / TON | 1,710,000 | |||
| APPLES | 2,200 | 17,500 LB / ACRE | 38,500,000 LB | 0.943 $ / LB | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 31,240,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 25,000,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 1,000 | 6,240,000 | ||||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 108,000 | 2.22 TONS / ACRE | 240,000 TONS | 127 $ / TON | 31,240,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 95,000 | 2.1 TONS / ACRE | 200,000 TONS | 125 $ / TON | 25,000,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 13,000 | 3.1 TONS / ACRE | 40,000 TONS | 156 $ / TON | 6,240,000 | |
| SWEET CORN | ||||||
| SWEET CORN | 6,400 | 6,300 | 97 CWT / ACRE | 611,100 CWT | 30.2 $ / CWT | 18,334,000 |
| SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET | 35 $ / CWT | 17,840,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, PROCESSING | 101 $ / TON | 494,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, UTILIZED | 607,400 CWT | |||||
| CRANBERRIES | ||||||
| CRANBERRIES, UTILIZED | 174.8 BARRELS / ACRE | 471,900 BARRELS | 17,254,000 | |||
| CRANBERRIES, PROCESSING | 466,700 BARRELS | 36.2 $ / BARREL | 16,895,000 | |||
| CRANBERRIES, FRESH MARKET | 5,200 BARRELS | 69.1 $ / BARREL | 359,000 | |||
| CRANBERRIES | 2,700 | 473,300 BARRELS | 36.6 $ / BARREL | |||
| CUCUMBERS | ||||||
| CUCUMBERS | 3,000 | 2,900 | 160 CWT / ACRE | 464,000 CWT | 35.5 $ / CWT | 16,431,000 |
| CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED | 463,100 CWT | |||||
| CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH | ||||||
| SQUASH | 3,500 | 3,300 | 110 CWT / ACRE | 363,000 CWT | 45 $ / CWT | 16,313,000 |
| SQUASH, UTILIZED | 362,600 CWT | |||||
| SQUASH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SQUASH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| ASPARAGUS | ||||||
| ASPARAGUS | 2,200 | 2,100 | 34 CWT / ACRE | 71,400 CWT | 183 $ / CWT | 13,054,000 |
| ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED | 71,400 CWT | |||||
| ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SPINACH | ||||||
| SPINACH | 2,300 | 2,100 | 150 CWT / ACRE | 315,000 CWT | 28.7 $ / CWT | 9,039,000 |
| SPINACH, UTILIZED | 315,000 CWT | |||||
| SPINACH, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SPINACH, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 2,200 | 2,100 | 95 CWT / ACRE | 199,500 CWT | 30.8 $ / CWT | 6,101,000 |
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | 30.8 $ / CWT | 6,101,000 | ||||
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 198,100 CWT | |||||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT, WINTER | 23,000 | 17,000 | 64 BU / ACRE | 1,088,000 BU | 4.6 $ / BU | 5,005,000 |
| WHEAT | 23,000 | 17,000 | 64 BU / ACRE | 1,088,000 BU | 4.6 $ / BU | 5,005,000 |
| BEANS | ||||||
| BEANS, SNAP | 2,800 | 2,600 | 39 CWT / ACRE | 101,400 CWT | 44.8 $ / CWT | 4,539,000 |
| BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED | 101,400 CWT | |||||
| BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 2,000 | 2,000 | 300 CWT / ACRE | 600,000 CWT | (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