2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Texas

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/06/2026

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	519
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	243,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	126,000,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	4,635,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	615,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	13,100,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	2,890,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	65,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	744,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	28,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	730,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 )	1,080,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head	702,500,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	24,966
Milk - Production, Measured in $	2,763,030,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	14,855,000,000

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
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		5,095,000	2.03 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	10,334,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,456,782,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		4,980,000	1.96 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	9,776,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,349,088,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	15,000	115,000	4.85 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	558,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		107,694,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND	6,800,000	3,150,000	696 LB / ACRE	4,570,000 480 LB BALES	0.623 $ / LB	1,366,613,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED				1,448,000 TONS	187 $ / TON	270,776,000
COTTON	6,838,000	3,181,000	696 LB / ACRE	4,613,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA	38,000	31,000	666 LB / ACRE	43,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
HAY
HAY		4,910,000	1.92 TONS / ACRE	9,419,000 TONS	146 $ / TON	1,329,467,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		4,800,000	1.85 TONS / ACRE	8,880,000 TONS	138 $ / TON	1,225,440,000
HAY, ALFALFA		110,000	4.9 TONS / ACRE	539,000 TONS	193 $ / TON	104,027,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		1,810,000	128 BU / ACRE	231,680,000 BU	4.52 $ / BU	1,047,194,000
CORN, SILAGE		270,000	18 TONS / ACRE	4,860,000 TONS
CORN	2,250,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN		1,500,000	63 BU / ACRE	94,500,000 BU	7.57 $ / CWT	400,604,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE		100,000	12.5 TONS / ACRE	1,250,000 TONS
SORGHUM	1,800,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	4,900,000	2,000,000	30 BU / ACRE	60,000,000 BU	5.12 $ / BU	307,200,000
WHEAT, WINTER	4,900,000	2,000,000	30 BU / ACRE	60,000,000 BU	5.12 $ / BU	307,200,000
RICE
RICE	184,000	179,000	8,150 LB / ACRE	14,597,000 CWT	13.3 $ / CWT	194,140,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS	188,000	168,000	2,910 LB / ACRE	488,880,000 LB	0.259 $ / LB	126,620,000
POTATOES
POTATOES	15,500	15,300	465 CWT / ACRE	7,115,000 CWT	15.4 $ / CWT	109,571,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				46,300,000 LB		70,443,000
PECANS		125,000	370 LB / ACRE		1.52 $ / LB
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON	17,400	16,500	290 CWT / ACRE	4,785,000 CWT	11.2 $ / CWT	53,479,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				4,775,400 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		15,900	275 BOXES / ACRE		9.49 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	48,471,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				4,400,000 BOXES
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				82,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				94,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	120,000	110,000	34 BU / ACRE	3,740,000 BU	9.1 $ / BU	34,034,000
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	4,600	4,500	290 CWT / ACRE	1,305,000 CWT	21.7 $ / CWT	28,319,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					21.7 $ / CWT	28,319,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				1,305,000 CWT
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED		35,900	31.7 TONS / ACRE	1,138,000 TONS		26,516,000
SUGARCANE, SUGAR		33,400	31.5 TONS / ACRE	1,052,000 TONS	23.3 $ / TON	24,512,000
SUGARCANE, SEED		2,500	34.3 TONS / ACRE	86,000 TONS
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	3,800	3,700	270 CWT / ACRE	999,000 CWT	26.3 $ / CWT	25,906,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					26.3 $ / CWT	25,906,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				985,000 CWT
SPINACH
SPINACH	3,300	3,300	125 CWT / ACRE	412,500 CWT	55.4 $ / CWT	22,855,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				412,500 CWT
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	63,000	57,000	1,403 LB / ACRE	79,980,000 LB	22.9 $ / CWT	18,329,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		6,700	200 BOXES / ACRE		12.25 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	16,415,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				57,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING						(D)
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET						(D)
OATS
OATS	470,000	60,000	45 BU / ACRE	2,700,000 BU	4.17 $ / BU	11,259,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	5,800	5,700	83 CWT / ACRE	473,100 CWT	19.6 $ / CWT	9,267,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					350 $ / TON	7,840,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					58 $ / CWT	1,427,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				472,600 CWT
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		250,000	7.4 TONS / ACRE	1,851,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		245,000	7.4 TONS / ACRE	1,813,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		5,000	7.5 TONS / ACRE	38,000 TONS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
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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