USDA/NASS 2023 State Agriculture Overview for Georgia

2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Georgia
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/18/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation256
Farm Operations - Number of Operations39,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated10,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )459,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )91,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,010,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )52,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )6,900
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )42,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head22,275
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb2,027,000,000
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, UPLAND1,110,0001,100,000982 LB / ACRE2,250,000 480 LB BALES0.804 $ / LB868,320,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED634,000 TONS166 $ / TON105,244,000
COTTON1,110,0001,100,000982 LB / ACRE2,250,000 480 LB BALES
PEANUTS
PEANUTS775,000770,0004,070 LB / ACRE3,133,900,000 LB0.25 $ / LB783,475,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN440,000174 BU / ACRE76,560,000 BU5.75 $ / BU440,220,000
CORN, SILAGE35,00023 TONS / ACRE805,000 TONS
CORN485,000
HAY
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)510,0003.1 TONS / ACRE1,581,000 TONS121 $ / TON191,301,000
HAY510,0003.1 TONS / ACRE1,581,000 TONS121 $ / TON191,301,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)191,301,000
HAY & HAYLAGE191,301,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN25,00024,300160 CWT / ACRE3,888,000 CWT43.6 $ / CWT169,347,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET43.6 $ / CWT169,347,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED3,884,100 CWT
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL88,300,000 LB150,110,000
PECANS146,000605 LB / ACRE1.7 $ / LB
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON16,80016,800385 CWT / ACRE6,468,000 CWT21.6 $ / CWT135,518,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET21.6 $ / CWT135,518,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED(D) CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED6,274,000 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
MELONS, CANTALOUP, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS160,000155,00043 BU / ACRE6,665,000 BU13 $ / BU86,645,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL3,2003,100320 CWT / ACRE992,000 CWT51.5 $ / CWT51,088,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET51.5 $ / CWT51,088,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED992,000 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE5,1005,000440 CWT / ACRE2,200,000 CWT21.7 $ / CWT47,806,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED2,200,000 CWT
CABBAGE, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
TOBACCO
TOBACCO6,3002,150 LB / ACRE13,545,000 LB2.24 $ / LB30,341,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP8,7008,60050 CWT / ACRE430,000 CWT68 $ / CWT29,245,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED430,000 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS6,1006,000215 CWT / ACRE1,290,000 CWT21.5 $ / CWT27,680,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED1,290,000 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
WHEAT
WHEAT195,00085,00055 BU / ACRE4,675,000 BU5.75 $ / BU26,881,000
WHEAT, WINTER195,00085,00055 BU / ACRE4,675,000 BU5.75 $ / BU26,881,000
SQUASH
SQUASH4,6004,500120 CWT / ACRE540,000 CWT39.2 $ / CWT19,936,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED508,100 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
OATS
OATS55,00015,00061 BU / ACRE915,000 BU4.8 $ / BU4,392,000
PEACHES
PEACHES5,500 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