Mississippi Commodities

Broilers
- 756,000,000 broilers produced in 2019
- 1,237 farms
- $2.6 billion value of production in 2019

Catfish
- 205 operations
- 36,300 acres of production
- $172 million value of production in 2019

Cotton
- 700,000 acres harvested in 2019
- 1,600,000 bales produced in 2019
- 780 farms
- $585 million value of production in 2019

Eggs
- 1,410 million eggs produced in 2019
- 234 farms with 100+ layers
- $155 million value of production in 2019

Hogs
- 190,000 hogs and pigs
- 1,021,000 piglets born in 2019
- 437 farms with hogs
- $96 million value of production for 2019

Horses
- 126,000 horses
- 72 public arenas
- $1.15 billion total economic impact
- $890 million value of depreciated investments
- 39,500 jobs

Peanuts
- 19,000 acres harvested
- 76 million pounds produced in 2019
- 113 farms
- $16 million value of production in 2019

Soybeans
- 1,630,000 acres produced in 2019
- 81,500,000 bushels produced in 2019
- 3,0874 farms
- $762 million value of production in 2019
Visit the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board for a summary of funded projects

Cattle and Calves
- 900,000 head in 2019
- 15,980 farms
- $268 million value of production in 2019

Corn
- 620,000 acres harvested in 2019
- 107,880,000 bushels produced in 2019
- 1,427 farms
- $455 million value of production in 2019

Dairy Herds
- 65 Grade A Dairy Herds
- 8,000 milk cows in 2019
- $24 million value of production of milk in 2019

Hay
- 610,000 acres harvested in 2019
- 1.40 million tons produced in 2019
- 11,565 farms
- $151 million value of production in 2019

Horticulture Crops
- $106 million value of production for 2019 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
- 40 farms
- $1 million value of production in 2019

Rice
- 113,000 acres harvested in 2019
- 8,302,000 hundredweight produced in 2019
- 221 farms
- $91 million value of production in 2019

Sweet Potatoes
- 20,000 acres harvested
- 4.55 million hundredweight produced in 2019
- 172 farms
- $95 million value of production in 2019

Wheat
- 21,000 acres harvested in 2019
- 987,000 bushels produced in 2019
- 162 farms
- $5 million value of production in 2019