2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Wisconsin
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/25/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation221
Farm Operations - Number of Operations64,800
Farm Operations - Acres Operated14,300,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )285,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )1,275,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )3,500,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )280,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )67,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )75,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )305,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head53,800,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head23,735
Milk - Production, Measured in $5,490,273,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb30,333,000,000
County outlines for WISCONSIN

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, GRAIN2,930,000174 BU / ACRE509,820,000 BU3.3 $ / BU1,682,406,000
CORN3,900,000
CORN, SILAGE880,00019 TONS / ACRE16,720,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS2,150,0002,140,00047.5 BU / ACRE101,650,000 BU9.34 $ / BU949,411,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE2,170,0003.52 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS7,643,000 TONS, DRY BASIS882,091,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA300,0001,700,0003.83 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS6,519,000 TONS, DRY BASIS788,799,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)470,0002.39 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,124,000 TONS, DRY BASIS93,292,000
HAY
HAY1,270,0002.77 TONS / ACRE3,522,000 TONS111 $ / TON396,066,000
HAY, ALFALFA910,0003 TONS / ACRE2,730,000 TONS121 $ / TON330,330,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)360,0002.2 TONS / ACRE792,000 TONS83 $ / TON65,736,000
POTATOES
POTATOES71,00070,000425 CWT / ACRE29,750,000 CWT10.9 $ / CWT324,275,000
POTATOES, PROCESSING7.83 $ / CWT
POTATOES, FRESH MARKET13.6 $ / CWT
CRANBERRIES
CRANBERRIES, UTILIZED259.5 BARRELS / ACRE5,345,000 BARRELS156,141,000
CRANBERRIES, PROCESSING5,211,000 BARRELS28.3 $ / BARREL147,471,000
CRANBERRIES, FRESH MARKET134,000 BARRELS64.7 $ / BARREL8,670,000
CRANBERRIES20,6005,372,000 BARRELS29.2 $ / BARREL
WHEAT
WHEAT210,000170,00068 BU / ACRE11,560,000 BU4.15 $ / BU47,974,000
WHEAT, WINTER210,000170,00068 BU / ACRE11,560,000 BU4.15 $ / BU47,974,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN56,70054,900176 CWT / ACRE9,662,400 CWT4.65 $ / CWT44,863,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING70 $ / TON32,364,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET30.8 $ / CWT12,499,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED9,652,700 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE5,2005,100550 CWT / ACRE2,805,000 CWT15.3 $ / CWT42,918,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED2,805,000 CWT
CABBAGE, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP66,60062,500105 CWT / ACRE6,562,500 CWT6.11 $ / CWT40,115,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING110 $ / TON35,516,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET43.8 $ / CWT4,599,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED6,562,500 CWT
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED47,900,000 LB26,297,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET37,000,000 LB0.668 $ / LB24,716,000
APPLES, PROCESSING10,900,000 LB290 $ / TON1,581,000
APPLES4,00012,300 LB / ACRE49,000,000 LB0.549 $ / LB
PEAS
PEAS, GREEN23,80022,50043 CWT / ACRE967,500 CWT14.8 $ / CWT14,363,000
PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING214 $ / TON10,218,000
PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET329 $ / CWT4,145,000
PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED967,500 CWT
OATS
OATS180,00085,00059 BU / ACRE5,015,000 BU2.78 $ / BU13,942,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS6,1005,900125 CWT / ACRE737,500 CWT15.7 $ / CWT11,531,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED736,000 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS4,0002,800150 CWT / ACRE420,000 CWT27.8 $ / CWT11,023,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET27.8 $ / CWT11,023,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED396,500 CWT
CARROTS
CARROTS4,5004,500560 CWT / ACRE2,520,000 CWT3.51 $ / CWT8,820,000
CARROTS, PROCESSING68 $ / TON8,542,000
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET111 $ / CWT278,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED2,515,000 CWT
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP0.272 GALLONS / TAP207,000 GALLONS31.4 $ / GALLON6,500,000
MINT
MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL2,80073 LB / ACRE204,000 LB18.5 $ / LB3,774,000
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, TART, UTILIZED9,400,000 LB2,109,000
CHERRIES, TART, PROCESSING9,300,000 LB0.212 $ / LB1,971,000
CHERRIES, TART, FRESH MARKET100,000 LB1.38 $ / LB138,000
CHERRIES, TART1,6007,060 LB / ACRE11,300,000 LB0.224 $ / LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE1,190,0007.01 TONS / ACRE8,337,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)140,0004.8 TONS / ACRE672,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA1,050,0007.3 TONS / ACRE7,665,000 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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