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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Mississippi Commodities
Broilers
732,600,000 broilers produced in 20161,430 farms$2.82 billion value of production in 2016
Catfish
150 operations35,000 acres of production$169 million value of production in 2016
Cotton
1,100,000 bales produced in 2016824 farms$442 million value of production in 2016
Eggs
1,390 million eggs produced in 2016276 farms with 100+ layers$104 million value of production in 2016
Hogs
530,000 hogs and pigs1,118,000 piglets born in 2016306 farms with hogs$92 million value of production for 2016
Horses
126,000 horses72 public arenas$1.15 billion total economic impact$890 million value of depreciated investments39,500 jobs
Peanuts
38,000 acres harvested155 million pounds produced in 2016128 farms$27 million value of production in 2016
Cattle and Calves
940,000 head in 201615,940 farms$315 million value of production in 2016
Corn
119,520,000 bushels produced in 20162,022 farms$436 million value of production in 2016
Dairy Herds
85 Grade A Dairy Herds11,000 milk cows in 2016$25 million value of production of milk in 2016
Hay
640,000 acres harvested1.41 million tons produced in 2016$127 million value of production in 2016
Horticulture Crops
$105 million value of production for 2016 in horticulture crops excluding sweet potatoes
Horticulture crops include vegetables, melons, potatoes, fruits, tree nuts, berries, nursery, greenhouses, floriculture, sod, and Christmas tree farms.
Grain Sorghum
11,000 acres harvested1.0 million bushels produced in 2016217 farms$4 million value of production in 2016
Rice
13,929,000 hundredweight produced in 2016259 farms$139 million value of production in 2016
Sweet Potatoes
29,000 acres harvested4.93 million hundredweight produced in 201689 farms$116 million value of production in 2016
Wheat
2,400,000 bushels produced in 20161,247 farms$10 million value of production in 2016
