2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Pennsylvania
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/08/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation137
Farm Operations - Number of Operations53,200
Farm Operations - Acres Operated7,300,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )215,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )525,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )1,620,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )85,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )38,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )15,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )96,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )1,240,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head185,200,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head7,500,000

Milk Production

Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants4
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head20,749
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb183,766,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $2,026,098,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb10,893,000,000
County outlines for PENNSYLVANIA

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
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE1,795,0002.92 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS5,242,000 TONS, DRY BASIS878,092,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,150,0002.54 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,926,000 TONS, DRY BASIS468,160,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA80,000645,0003.59 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,316,000 TONS, DRY BASIS409,932,000
HAY
HAY1,420,0002.61 TONS / ACRE3,709,000 TONS164 $ / TON616,101,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)990,0002.4 TONS / ACRE2,376,000 TONS160 $ / TON380,160,000
HAY, ALFALFA430,0003.1 TONS / ACRE1,333,000 TONS177 $ / TON235,941,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN920,000161 BU / ACRE148,120,000 BU3.87 $ / BU573,224,000
CORN, SILAGE420,00021.5 TONS / ACRE9,030,000 TONS
CORN1,350,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS610,000605,00048 BU / ACRE29,040,000 BU9.34 $ / BU271,234,000
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED526,000,000 LB117,287,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET236,000,000 LB0.36 $ / LB84,960,000
APPLES, PROCESSING290,000,000 LB223 $ / TON32,327,000
APPLES20,00026,400 LB / ACRE528,000,000 LB0.223 $ / LB
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER210,000150,00072 BU / ACRE10,800,000 BU5.21 $ / BU56,268,000
WHEAT210,000150,00072 BU / ACRE10,800,000 BU5.21 $ / BU56,268,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO8,1002,344 LB / ACRE18,990,000 LB2.042 $ / LB38,775,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN12,40011,60064 CWT / ACRE742,400 CWT38.6 $ / CWT28,488,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED737,200 CWT
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED91,300 TONS25,610,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING90,800 TONS275 $ / TON24,960,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET500 TONS1,300 $ / TON650,000
GRAPES13,0007.05 TONS / ACRE91,700 TONS281 $ / TON
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED21,000 TONS24,732,000
PEACHES4,0005.35 TONS / ACRE21,400 TONS1,180 $ / TON
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PEACHES, PROCESSING(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS7,3006,900165 CWT / ACRE1,138,500 CWT17.6 $ / CWT19,503,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED1,110,000 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL1,1001,000230 CWT / ACRE230,000 CWT63.2 $ / CWT13,522,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED213,900 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP7,5007,20067 CWT / ACRE482,400 CWT21.2 $ / CWT10,220,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED482,400 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BARLEY
BARLEY60,00045,00070 BU / ACRE3,150,000 BU3.1 $ / BU9,765,000
OATS
OATS70,00040,00058 BU / ACRE2,320,000 BU3.57 $ / BU8,282,000
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP0.212 GALLONS / TAP165,000 GALLONS34.3 $ / GALLON5,660,000
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP1,000950145 CWT / ACRE137,800 CWT32.9 $ / CWT4,442,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET32.9 $ / CWT4,442,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED135,000 CWT
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, PROCESSING0.6 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, FRESH MARKET1.01 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS6.87 LB / SQ FT0.96 $ / LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)210,0005.3 TONS / ACRE1,113,000 TONS
HAYLAGE475,0006.53 TONS / ACRE3,101,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA265,0007.5 TONS / ACRE1,988,000 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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