2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Maryland
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/28/2024

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, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )45,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )40,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )161,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )6,500
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )21,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head278,000,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,150
Milk - Production, Measured in $185,274,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb846,000,000
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, GRAIN440,000165 BU / ACRE72,600,000 BU4.58 $ / BU355,740,000
CORN480,000
CORN, SILAGE30,00017 TONS / ACRE510,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS470,000460,00047 BU / ACRE21,620,000 BU11.8 $ / BU272,412,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE88,515,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)57,600,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA1,00030,915,000
HAY
HAY205,0002.53 TONS / ACRE519,000 TONS172 $ / TON88,515,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)160,0002.4 TONS / ACRE384,000 TONS150 $ / TON57,600,000
HAY, ALFALFA45,0003 TONS / ACRE135,000 TONS235 $ / TON30,915,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER340,000195,00085 BU / ACRE16,575,000 BU6 $ / BU83,704,000
WHEAT340,000195,00085 BU / ACRE16,575,000 BU6 $ / BU83,704,000
BARLEY
BARLEY31,00013,00096 BU / ACRE1,248,000 BU4.2 $ / BU5,491,000
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
(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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