2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Virginia
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Sep/21/2023

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation186
Farm Operations - Number of Operations41,500
Farm Operations - Acres Operated7,700,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )563,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )67,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )1,300,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )14,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )39,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )4,800
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )73,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )290,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head294,500,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head15,300,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head20,343
Milk - Production, Measured in $398,720,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,424,000,000
County outlines for VIRGINIA

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
CORN
CORN, GRAIN340,000167 BU / ACRE56,780,000 BU7 $ / BU397,460,000
CORN450,000
CORN, SILAGE95,00022 TONS / ACRE2,090,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS620,000610,00041 BU / ACRE25,010,000 BU14.1 $ / BU352,641,000
HAY
HAY1,030,0002.13 TONS / ACRE2,196,000 TONS152 $ / TON333,540,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,000,0002.1 TONS / ACRE2,100,000 TONS149 $ / TON312,900,000
HAY, ALFALFA30,0003.2 TONS / ACRE96,000 TONS215 $ / TON20,640,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE333,540,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)312,900,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA7,00020,640,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND91,00090,0001,131 LB / ACRE212,000 480 LB BALES0.934 $ / LB96,389,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED61,000 TONS314 $ / TON18,526,000
COTTON91,00090,0001,131 LB / ACRE212,000 480 LB BALES
WHEAT
WHEAT230,000150,00068 BU / ACRE10,200,000 BU8.55 $ / BU82,110,000
WHEAT, WINTER230,000150,00068 BU / ACRE10,200,000 BU8.55 $ / BU82,110,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO12,5002,390 LB / ACRE29,870,000 LB2.333 $ / LB69,693,000
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED182,600,000 LB55,311,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET86,700,000 LB0.456 $ / LB39,535,000
APPLES, PROCESSING95,900,000 LB329 $ / TON15,776,000
APPLES8,20022,500 LB / ACRE184,500,000 LB0.303 $ / LB
PEANUTS
PEANUTS29,00028,0004,500 LB / ACRE126,000,000 LB0.275 $ / LB35,028,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET22.1 $ / CWT11,899,000
PUMPKINS4,5004,200130 CWT / ACRE546,000 CWT22.1 $ / CWT11,899,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED538,400 CWT
BARLEY
BARLEY30,0007,00086 BU / ACRE602,000 BU5.4 $ / BU3,010,000
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
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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