2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Maryland
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/13/2025

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation159
Farm Operations - Number of Operations12,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated2,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )154,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb819,000,000
County outlines for MARYLAND

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, GRAIN390,000143 BU / ACRE55,770,000 BU4.4 $ / BU245,388,000
CORN440,000
CORN, SILAGE35,00016 TONS / ACRE560,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS495,000485,00044 BU / ACRE21,340,000 BU9.5 $ / BU202,730,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE103,927,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)63,271,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA8,00040,656,000
HAY
HAY195,0002.97 TONS / ACRE579,000 TONS179 $ / TON103,927,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)155,0002.6 TONS / ACRE403,000 TONS157 $ / TON63,271,000
HAY, ALFALFA40,0004.4 TONS / ACRE176,000 TONS231 $ / TON40,656,000
WHEAT
WHEAT325,000180,00075 BU / ACRE13,500,000 BU5.1 $ / BU68,850,000
WHEAT, WINTER325,000180,00075 BU / ACRE13,500,000 BU5.1 $ / BU68,850,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,0002,900355 CWT / ACRE1,029,500 CWT12.8 $ / CWT13,178,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED1,029,500 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BARLEY
BARLEY31,00019,00082 BU / ACRE1,558,000 BU2.95 $ / BU4,596,000
(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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