2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
South Carolina
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/21/2024
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 204 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 22,600 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 4,600,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 148,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 8,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 290,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 31,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 2,900 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 ) | 122,000 |
| Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head | 236,800,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 18,500 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 34,780,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 148,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 350,000 | 150 BU / ACRE | 52,500,000 BU | 5.45 $ / BU | 286,125,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 8,000 | 19 TONS / ACRE | 152,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 365,000 | |||||
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 395,000 | 385,000 | 39 BU / ACRE | 15,015,000 BU | 13 $ / BU | 208,709,000 |
| COTTON | ||||||
| COTTON, UPLAND | 210,000 | 207,000 | 937 LB / ACRE | 404,000 480 LB BALES | 0.804 $ / LB | 146,750,000 |
| COTTON, COTTONSEED | 114,000 TONS | 222 $ / TON | 23,520,000 | |||
| COTTON | 210,000 | 207,000 | 937 LB / ACRE | 404,000 480 LB BALES | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 260,000 | 2.7 TONS / ACRE | 702,000 TONS | 147 $ / TON | 103,896,000 | |
| HAY | 260,000 | 2.7 TONS / ACRE | 702,000 TONS | 147 $ / TON | 103,896,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 103,896,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 103,896,000 | |||||
| PEANUTS | ||||||
| PEANUTS | 77,000 | 74,000 | 4,050 LB / ACRE | 299,700,000 LB | 0.27 $ / LB | 80,619,000 |
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 33,560 TONS | 62,928,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 15,500 | 2.5 TONS / ACRE | 38,800 TONS | 1,880 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 110,000 | 95,000 | 58 BU / ACRE | 5,510,000 BU | 6 $ / BU | 33,336,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 110,000 | 95,000 | 58 BU / ACRE | 5,510,000 BU | 6 $ / BU | 33,336,000 |
| TOBACCO | ||||||
| TOBACCO | 5,900 | 1,950 LB / ACRE | 11,505,000 LB | 2.14 $ / LB | 24,621,000 | |
| MELONS | ||||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET | 17.1 $ / CWT | 17,047,000 | ||||
| MELONS, WATERMELON | 3,700 | 3,600 | 280 CWT / ACRE | 1,008,000 CWT | 17.1 $ / CWT | 17,047,000 |
| MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED | 996,900 CWT | |||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS | ||||||
(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