2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Georgia
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/06/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation236
Farm Operations - Number of Operations42,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated10,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )485,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )85,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )1,060,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )60,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )7,100
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )80,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head1,363,400,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,905
Milk - Production, Measured in $349,600,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,840,000,000
County outlines for GEORGIA

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
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND1,280,0001,270,000841 LB / ACRE2,225,000 480 LB BALES0.75 $ / LB801,000,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED638,000 TONS116 $ / TON74,008,000
COTTON, PIMA(NA) $ / LB
COTTON1,280,0001,270,000841 LB / ACRE2,225,000 480 LB BALES
PEANUTS
PEANUTS835,000825,0004,330 LB / ACRE3,572,250,000 LB0.221 $ / LB789,467,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL892 LB / ACRE107,000,000 LB256,800,000
PECANS120,0002.4 $ / LB
CORN
CORN, GRAIN245,000176 BU / ACRE43,120,000 BU4.33 $ / BU186,710,000
CORN, SILAGE35,00016 TONS / ACRE560,000 TONS
CORN290,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE176,204,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)176,204,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA(X)
HAY
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)620,0002.9 TONS / ACRE1,798,000 TONS98 $ / TON176,204,000
HAY620,0002.9 TONS / ACRE1,798,000 TONS98 $ / TON176,204,000
HAY, ALFALFA(NA) $ / TON
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET25 $ / CWT98,393,000
SWEET CORN26,00025,100160 CWT / ACRE4,016,000 CWT25 $ / CWT98,393,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED3,935,700 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON22,00020,900380 CWT / ACRE7,942,000 CWT10.9 $ / CWT84,231,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET10.9 $ / CWT84,231,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP4,6004,500140 CWT / ACRE630,000 CWT24.6 $ / CWT15,498,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET24.6 $ / CWT15,498,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED630,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED7,727,600 CWT
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED3,730 LB / ACRE32,810,000 LB73,527,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET25,650,000 LB2.66 $ / LB68,229,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING7,160,000 LB0.74 $ / LB5,298,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME8,80032,910,000 LB2.24 $ / LB
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS155,000150,00042 BU / ACRE6,300,000 BU9.62 $ / BU60,606,000
TOBACCO
TOBACCO12,5002,100 LB / ACRE26,250,000 LB2 $ / LB52,500,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS9,5009,500175 CWT / ACRE1,662,500 CWT26.4 $ / CWT43,853,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED1,662,500 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL3,5003,400290 CWT / ACRE986,000 CWT44.2 $ / CWT43,581,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET44.2 $ / CWT43,581,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED986,000 CWT
SQUASH
SQUASH3,3003,300155 CWT / ACRE511,500 CWT43.8 $ / CWT22,180,000
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET43.8 $ / CWT22,180,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED506,400 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE4,1003,800420 CWT / ACRE1,596,000 CWT12.9 $ / CWT20,583,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED1,596,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP12,50010,60061 CWT / ACRE646,600 CWT31.1 $ / CWT20,124,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED646,600 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED9,600 TONS17,454,000
PEACHES10,0001 TONS / ACRE10,000 TONS1,820 $ / TON
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
PEACHES, PROCESSING(D) TONS(D) $ / TON(D)
WHEAT
WHEAT160,00070,00047 BU / ACRE3,290,000 BU4.1 $ / BU13,489,000
WHEAT, WINTER160,00070,00047 BU / ACRE3,290,000 BU4.1 $ / BU13,489,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN12,00054 BU / ACRE648,000 BU7.96 $ / CWT2,889,000
SORGHUM21,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE8,00013 TONS / ACRE104,000 TONS
OATS
OATS50,00015,00049 BU / ACRE735,000 BU3.67 $ / BU2,697,000
RYE
RYE210,00025,00019 BU / ACRE475,000 BU5.1 $ / BU2,423,000
(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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