2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 South Carolina
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/01/2025

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation204
Farm Operations - Number of Operations22,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated4,600,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )295,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )33,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )3,500

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head18,125
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb145,000,000
County outlines for SOUTH CAROLINA

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
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS390,000380,00034 BU / ACRE12,920,000 BU10.7 $ / BU138,244,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN295,000101 BU / ACRE29,795,000 BU4.55 $ / BU135,567,000
CORN, SILAGE7,00018 TONS / ACRE126,000 TONS
CORN330,000
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND225,000220,000873 LB / ACRE400,000 480 LB BALES0.63 $ / LB120,960,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED113,000 TONS208 $ / TON23,504,000
COTTON225,000220,000873 LB / ACRE400,000 480 LB BALES
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)87,360,000
HAY & HAYLAGE87,360,000
HAY
HAY260,0002.4 TONS / ACRE624,000 TONS140 $ / TON87,360,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)260,0002.4 TONS / ACRE624,000 TONS140 $ / TON87,360,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS82,00079,0003,800 LB / ACRE300,200,000 LB0.252 $ / LB75,650,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON3,8003,600340 CWT / ACRE1,224,000 CWT14.9 $ / CWT18,220,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET14.9 $ / CWT18,220,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED1,222,800 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER80,00065,00054 BU / ACRE3,510,000 BU5.15 $ / BU18,077,000
WHEAT80,00065,00054 BU / ACRE3,510,000 BU5.15 $ / BU18,077,000
PEACHES
PEACHES105,000 TONS
(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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