2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Louisiana
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2025
Farms Operations†
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 325 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 24,600 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 8,000,000 |
Livestock Inventory †
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 ) | 720,000 |
Milk Production †
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 12,400 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 93,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 1,100,000 | 1,060,000 | 52 BU / ACRE | 55,120,000 BU | 10.3 $ / BU | 567,736,000 |
| RICE | ||||||
| RICE | 473,000 | 459,000 | 6,710 LB / ACRE | 30,809,000 CWT | 15.2 $ / CWT | 468,297,000 |
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 440,000 | 185 BU / ACRE | 81,400,000 BU | 3.9 $ / BU | 317,460,000 | |
| CORN | 470,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 3,000 | 18 TONS / ACRE | 54,000 TONS | |||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 370,000 | 2.8 TONS / ACRE | 1,036,000 TONS | 135 $ / TON | 139,860,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 370,000 | 2.8 TONS / ACRE | 1,036,000 TONS | 135 $ / TON | 139,860,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 139,860,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 139,860,000 | |||||
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 155,000 | 148,000 | 1,070 LB / ACRE | 330,000 480 LB BALES | 0.617 $ / LB | 97,733,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 103,000 TONS | 228 $ / TON | 23,484,000 | |||
| COTTON | 155,000 | 148,000 | 1,070 LB / ACRE | 330,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| SUGARCANE | ||||||
| SUGARCANE, SEED | 25,300 | 34.5 TONS / ACRE | 873,000 TONS | |||
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR | 498,000 | 31.1 TONS / ACRE | 15,488,000 TONS | |||
| SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED | 523,300 | 31.3 TONS / ACRE | 16,361,000 TONS | |||
| SWEET POTATOES | ||||||
| SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED | (D) CWT | |||||
| SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| SWEET POTATOES | (D) | (D) | (D) CWT / ACRE | (D) CWT | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
(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
(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