2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Mississippi
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/29/2025

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation331
Farm Operations - Number of Operations30,800
Farm Operations - Acres Operated10,200,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )810,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )19,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head11,818
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb65,000,000
County outlines for MISSISSIPPI

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
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS2,300,0002,270,00056 BU / ACRE127,120,000 BU10.5 $ / BU1,334,760,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND520,000515,0001,165 LB / ACRE1,250,000 480 LB BALES0.655 $ / LB393,000,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED390,000 TONS237 $ / TON92,430,000
COTTON520,000515,0001,165 LB / ACRE1,250,000 480 LB BALES
CORN
CORN, GRAIN470,000186 BU / ACRE87,420,000 BU3.9 $ / BU340,938,000
CORN490,000
CORN, SILAGE7,00016 TONS / ACRE112,000 TONS
HAY
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)600,0002.3 TONS / ACRE1,380,000 TONS140 $ / TON193,200,000
HAY600,0002.3 TONS / ACRE1,380,000 TONS140 $ / TON193,200,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)193,200,000
HAY & HAYLAGE193,200,000
RICE
RICE155,000154,0007,540 LB / ACRE11,613,000 CWT14.5 $ / CWT168,389,000
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES32,00031,500120 CWT / ACRE3,780,000 CWT21.8 $ / CWT81,822,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET27.3 $ / CWT71,616,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING180 $ / TON10,206,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED3,757,300 CWT
PEANUTS
PEANUTS26,00025,0003,700 LB / ACRE92,500,000 LB0.256 $ / LB23,680,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER60,00035,00050 BU / ACRE1,750,000 BU5.5 $ / BU9,625,000
WHEAT60,00035,00050 BU / ACRE1,750,000 BU5.5 $ / BU9,625,000
(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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