2014 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Texas

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/07/2026

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	518
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	249,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	129,000,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	4,130,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	470,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	11,700,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	2,510,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	83,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	800,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	23,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2015 )	720,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2014 )	810,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head	591,800,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	22,268
Milk - Production, Measured in $	2,536,260,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	10,310,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND	6,300,000	4,600,000	644 LB / ACRE	6,175,000 480 LB BALES	0.587 $ / LB	1,739,868,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED				1,946,000 TONS	181 $ / TON	354,579,000
COTTON, PIMA	17,000	16,000	840 LB / ACRE	28,000 480 LB BALES	1.3 $ / LB	17,472,000
COTTON	6,317,000	4,616,000	645 LB / ACRE	6,203,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND, IRRIGATED	2,050,000	1,580,000	995 LB / ACRE	3,275,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND, NON-IRRIGATED	4,250,000	3,020,000	461 LB / ACRE	2,900,000 480 LB BALES
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		1,990,000	148 BU / ACRE	294,520,000 BU	4.42 $ / BU	1,301,778,000
CORN, IRRIGATED, GRAIN		938,000	202.1 BU / ACRE	189,539,000 BU
CORN, SILAGE		210,000	22 TONS / ACRE	4,620,000 TONS
CORN	2,250,000
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED	1,134,000
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED, GRAIN		1,052,000	99.8 BU / ACRE	104,981,000 BU
CORN, IRRIGATED	1,116,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		5,545,000	2.2 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	12,178,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,009,371,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	15,000	145,000	4.41 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	640,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		5,400,000	2.14 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	11,538,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY
HAY		5,440,000	2.16 TONS / ACRE	11,746,000 TONS	100 $ / TON	973,308,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		5,300,000	2.1 TONS / ACRE	11,130,000 TONS	74 $ / TON	823,620,000
HAY, ALFALFA		140,000	4.4 TONS / ACRE	616,000 TONS	243 $ / TON	149,688,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN		2,250,000	61 BU / ACRE	137,250,000 BU	7.23 $ / CWT	555,698,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE		100,000	14 TONS / ACRE	1,400,000 TONS
SORGHUM, IRRIGATED	600,000
SORGHUM, NON-IRRIGATED	1,900,000
SORGHUM, IRRIGATED, GRAIN		537,000	82.1 BU / ACRE	44,100,000 BU
SORGHUM, NON-IRRIGATED, GRAIN		1,713,000	54.4 BU / ACRE	93,150,000 BU
SORGHUM	2,500,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	6,000,000	2,250,000	30 BU / ACRE	67,500,000 BU	6.4 $ / BU	432,000,000
WHEAT, WINTER	6,000,000	2,250,000	30 BU / ACRE	67,500,000 BU	6.4 $ / BU	432,000,000
WHEAT, WINTER, NON-IRRIGATED	4,900,000	1,720,000	26 BU / ACRE	44,700,000 BU
WHEAT, WINTER, IRRIGATED	1,100,000	530,000	43 BU / ACRE	22,800,000 BU
RICE
RICE	150,000	146,000	7,360 LB / ACRE	10,742,000 CWT	13.8 $ / CWT	148,240,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS	130,000	127,000	3,620 LB / ACRE	459,740,000 LB	0.291 $ / LB	133,784,000
POTATOES
POTATOES	23,300	22,900	340 CWT / ACRE	7,786,000 CWT	16.9 $ / CWT	131,583,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				61,000,000 LB		107,800,000
PECANS		(NA)			1.77 $ / LB
ONIONS
ONIONS, DRY, SPRING	11,400	9,000	260 CWT / ACRE	2,340,000 CWT	24 $ / CWT	56,160,000
ONIONS, DRY, SUMMER, NON-STORAGE	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		16,600	343 BOXES / ACRE		8.79 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	50,087,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				5,700,000 BOXES
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET	24,000	20,000	260 CWT / ACRE	5,200,000 CWT	9.6 $ / CWT	49,920,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET	2,600	2,300	115 CWT / ACRE	265,000 CWT	31 $ / CWT	8,215,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET	500	450	220 CWT / ACRE	99,000 CWT	29 $ / CWT	2,871,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	155,000	135,000	38.5 BU / ACRE	5,198,000 BU	9.55 $ / BU	49,641,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	104,000	92,000	1,493 LB / ACRE	137,400,000 LB	25.9 $ / CWT	35,540,000
CABBAGE
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET	6,500	6,200	250 CWT / ACRE	1,550,000 CWT	21.5 $ / CWT	33,325,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		7,100	250 BOXES / ACRE		11.4 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	23,467,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				76,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
ORANGES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED				8,800 TONS		13,170,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				8,650 TONS	1,500 $ / TON	12,975,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				150 TONS	1,300 $ / TON	195,000
GRAPES		4,000	2.35 TONS / ACRE	9,400 TONS	1,500 $ / TON
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED		33,100	37.9 TONS / ACRE	1,255,000 TONS	(NA) $ / TON	11,810,000
SUGARCANE, SUGAR		31,500	37.9 TONS / ACRE	1,194,000 TONS	9.41 $ / TON	11,236,000
SUGARCANE, SEED		1,600	37.9 TONS / ACRE	61,000 TONS
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING, PICKLES	4,500	4,200	4.66 TONS / ACRE	19,570 TONS	540 $ / TON	10,568,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET	2,500	2,400	118 CWT / ACRE	283,000 CWT	18.6 $ / CWT	5,264,000
OATS
OATS	450,000	45,000	38 BU / ACRE	1,710,000 BU	5.93 $ / BU	10,140,000
SPINACH
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET	1,600	1,500	150 CWT / ACRE	225,000 CWT	44 $ / CWT	9,900,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, CHILE	3,400	3,100	60 CWT / ACRE	185,000 CWT	52.4 $ / CWT	9,693,000
CARROTS
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET	1,600	1,400	270 CWT / ACRE	378,000 CWT	20 $ / CWT	7,560,000
SQUASH
SQUASH	1,600	1,500	90 CWT / ACRE	135,000 CWT	55 $ / CWT	7,425,000
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				3,300 TONS		6,600,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				3,300 TONS	2,000 $ / TON	6,600,000
PEACHES		3,100	1.23 TONS / ACRE	3,800 TONS	2,000 $ / TON
PEACHES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET	3,200	2,950	95 CWT / ACRE	280,000 CWT	22 $ / CWT	6,160,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET	850	780	100 CWT / ACRE	78,000 CWT		4,469,000
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					57.3 $ / CWT
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	1,000	900	155 CWT / ACRE	140,000 CWT	27.6 $ / CWT	3,864,000
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		157,000	5.57 TONS / ACRE	874,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		150,000	5.5 TONS / ACRE	825,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		7,000	7 TONS / ACRE	49,000 TONS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS

(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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