2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Nebraska
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/22/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation972
Farm Operations - Number of Operations46,300
Farm Operations - Acres Operated45,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )1,910,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )60,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )6,800,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )2,800,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )3,500
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )80,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )3,600,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head24,067
Milk - Production, Measured in $262,808,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,444,000,000
County outlines for NEBRASKA

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, GRAIN9,300,000181 BU / ACRE1,683,300,000 BU3.35 $ / BU5,639,055,000
CORN, IRRIGATED, GRAIN5,278,000208.7 BU / ACRE1,101,715,000 BU
CORN, SILAGE210,00019.5 TONS / ACRE4,095,000 TONS
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED, GRAIN4,022,000144.6 BU / ACRE581,585,000 BU
CORN9,550,000
CORN, NON-IRRIGATED4,117,000
CORN, IRRIGATED5,433,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS5,700,0005,670,00057.5 BU / ACRE326,025,000 BU9.08 $ / BU2,960,307,000
SOYBEANS, NON-IRRIGATED2,895,0002,883,00050.4 BU / ACRE145,425,000 BU
SOYBEANS, IRRIGATED2,805,0002,787,00064.8 BU / ACRE180,600,000 BU
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE2,535,0002.42 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS6,125,000 TONS, DRY BASIS540,885,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA150,000870,0003.98 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS3,463,000 TONS, DRY BASIS335,911,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,665,0001.6 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS2,662,000 TONS, DRY BASIS204,974,000
HAY
HAY2,510,0002.37 TONS / ACRE5,955,000 TONS91 $ / TON526,475,000
HAY, ALFALFA860,0003.95 TONS / ACRE3,397,000 TONS97 $ / TON329,509,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)1,650,0001.55 TONS / ACRE2,558,000 TONS77 $ / TON196,966,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER1,120,0001,020,00046 BU / ACRE46,920,000 BU4.03 $ / BU189,088,000
WHEAT1,120,0001,020,00046 BU / ACRE46,920,000 BU4.03 $ / BU189,088,000
WHEAT, WINTER, NON-IRRIGATED1,011,000924,00043 BU / ACRE39,760,000 BU
WHEAT, WINTER, IRRIGATED109,00096,00074.6 BU / ACRE7,160,000 BU
POTATOES
POTATOES19,00019,000475 CWT / ACRE9,025,000 CWT12.1 $ / CWT109,203,000
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS46,10045,20031.8 TONS / ACRE1,437,000 TONS33.7 $ / TON48,427,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN130,00089 BU / ACRE11,570,000 BU5.15 $ / CWT33,368,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE20,00011 TONS / ACRE220,000 TONS
SORGHUM180,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER45,50043,5001,421 LB / ACRE61,800,000 LB20.4 $ / CWT12,537,000
MILLET
MILLET, PROSO105,00086,00032 BU / ACRE2,752,000 BU3.13 $ / BU8,614,000
PEAS
PEAS, DRY EDIBLE58,00056,0001,420 LB / ACRE795,000 CWT9.76 $ / CWT7,759,000
OATS
OATS110,00035,00049 BU / ACRE1,715,000 BU2.62 $ / BU4,493,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA20,0006.7 TONS / ACRE134,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)30,0007 TONS / ACRE210,000 TONS
HAYLAGE50,0006.88 TONS / ACRE344,000 TONS
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS(D)(D)(D) LB / ACRE(D) CWT
(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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