2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Pennsylvania
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/06/2024

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
WHEAT210,000150,00072 BU / ACRE10,800,000 BU5.21 $ / BU56,268,000
WHEAT, WINTER210,000150,00072 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, PROCESSING(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET(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, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(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, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET32.9 $ / CWT4,442,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP1,000950145 CWT / ACRE137,800 CWT32.9 $ / CWT4,442,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED135,000 CWT
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA265,0007.5 TONS / ACRE1,988,000 TONS
HAYLAGE475,0006.53 TONS / ACRE3,101,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)210,0005.3 TONS / ACRE1,113,000 TONS
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, FRESH MARKET1.01 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, PROCESSING0.6 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS6.87 LB / SQ FT0.96 $ / LB
(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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