Ag and Forestry Factbook - Division of Agriculture, Forestry and

2014
MISSISSIPPI
agriculture, forestry and natural resources
Division of Agriculture, Forestry
and Veterinary Medicine
MISSISSIPPI
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY
& NATURAL RESOURCES
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IN OUR STATE (by the numbers)
$7.9
►37,300 farms
►10.9 million acres of land farmed
►19.7 million acres of forestland
►14,000 miles of streams
►640,000 acres of ponds & lakes
Industry impacts
State-wide value-added
21% of state’s total impact
14% of state’s total excluding retail
State-wide income
22% of state’s total impact
14% of state’s total excluding retail
State-wide employment
29% of state’s total impact
15% of state’s total excluding retail
Value of production figures were estimated in
December 2014. These estimates may change as
USDA releases updated information in 2015.
billion
$17.2
billion
$102.8
million
2014 farm-gate value of
ag and forestry production
(includes government payments)
2014 value-added to the MS
economy by ag and forestry
production
R&D expenditures by MSU
in agricultural sciences - #6
national ranking
3,203
192,217
students enrolled
in Ag Division
colleges at MSU,
Fall 2014 - highest
ever
Farm Bureau
members served
by the largest farm
organization in the
state
2014: ANOTHER GOOD
YEAR
Corn Yields
186 bushels/acre*
Cotton Yields
1,143 lbs/acre
Cotton Production
1 million bales
Soybean Yields
52 bushels/acre*
Soybean Production114 million bushels
Sweet Potato Production $96 million*
(value)
Cattle & Calf Production $397 million*
(value)
Broiler Production
(value)
$2.88 billion*
Mississippi is in the Top 20 in
the production of 15 agricultural
commodities
No. 1 in Catfish
No. 3 in Pulpwood
No. 3 in Sweet Potatoes
No. 3 in Cotton
No. 3 in Cottonseed
No. 5 in Broilers
No. 5 in Rice
No. 6 in Grain Sorghum
No. 7 in Pecans
No. 7 in Peanuts
No. 9 in Blueberries
No. 12 in Soybeans
No. 17 in Hogs & Pigs
No. 18 in Eggs
No. 19 in Hay
Source: Mississippi Ag Statistics Service/
National Ag Statistics Service, USDA
* RECORD LEVEL
Land in Farms
mississippi
FARMS &
FARMERS
Farm acreage
10,900,000
Forestry acreage
19,700,000
Demographics of farmers
Race
White86.0%
African American
13.2%
Other0.8%
Gender
Male
Female 86.1%
13.9%
Top County
Average age
60.4
20,000 - 80,000
80,001 - 140,000
140,001 - 220,000
220,001 - 400,000
map based on 2012 data
Number of Farms
mississippi
FARMS &
FARMERS
Number of farms
37,300
Value of farmland & buildings
$24.8 billion
Average size of farm (acres)
292
Principal operators’ primary
occupation
Farming16,355
Other21,721
Top County
90 - 400
401 - 600
601 - 800
801 - 1,050
map based on 2012 data
Number of Broilers Sold
mississippi
BROILERS
738,000,000 broilers produced
in 2014
1,430 farms
$2.88 billion value of production
in 2014
Top Producing County
0 - 8,000,000
$167 million above 2013
value of production
8,000,001 - 25,000,000
25,000,001 - 50,000,000
50,000,001 - 78,000,000
map based on 2012 data
Timber Acreage
mississippi
FORESTRY
19,700,000 acres
125,000 forest landowners
$1.28 billion value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 100,000
$156 million above 2013 value
of production
100,001 -200,000
200,001 - 300,000
300,001 - 430,000
map based on 2009 data
Soybean Bushels
mississippi
SOYBEANS
113,880,000 bushels produced in
2014
3,274 farms
$1,170 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 500,000
500,001 - 1,000,000
1,000,001 - 5,000,000
5,000,001 - 11,000,000
map based on 2013 data
Cotton Bales
mississippi
COTTON
1,000,000 bales produced in 2014
824 farms
$404 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 10,000
$72 million above 2013 value
of production
10,001 - 20,000
20,001 - 40,000
40,001 - 112,000
map based on 2013 data
Cattle and Calf Inventory
mississippi
CATTLE &
CALVES
930,000 head in 2014
15,940 farms
$397 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 5,000
$99 million above 2013 value
of production
5,001 -15,000
15,001 - 25,000
25,001 - 52,000
map based on 2012 data
Corn Bushels
mississippi
CORN
96,720,000 bushels produced in
2014
2,022 farms
$350 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 1,000,000
1,000,001 - 6,000,000
6,000,001 - 12,000,000
12,000,001 - 18,500,000
map based on 2013 data
Catfish Water Acres
mississippi
CATFISH
275 operations
43,800 acres of production
$197 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 999
$13 million above 2013 value
of production
1,000 -4,499
4,500 - 9,999
10,000 - 14,000
map based on 2012 data
Rice Hundredweight
mississippi
RICE
13,600,000 hundredweight
produced in 2014
259 farms
$174 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 250,000
$29 million above 2013 value
of production
250,001 -750,000
750,001 - 1,500,000
1,500,001 - 2,500,000
map based on 2013 data
Wheat Bushels
mississippi
WHEAT
12,470,000 bushels produced in
2014
1,247 farms
$67 million value of production in
2014
Top Producing County
0 - 250,000
250,001 -700,000
700,001 - 1,350,000
1,350,001 - 2,800,000
map based on 2013 data
mississippi
EGGS
mississippi
HOGS
1,344 million eggs produced in 2014
500,000 hogs and pigs
276 farms with 100+ layers
992,000 piglets born in 2013
$244 million value of production in
2014
306 farms with hogs
$153 million value of production for
2014
$22 million above 2013 value
of production
$27 million above 2013 value
of production
mississippi
HORTICULTURE
CROPS
mississippi
HAY
$114 million value of production for 2014
in horticulture crops excluding sweet
potatoes
600,000 acres harvested
Horticulture crops include vegetables,
melons, potatoes, fruits, tree nuts,
berries, nursery, greenhouses,
floriculture, sod, and Christmas tree
farms.
$105 million value of production in
2014
1.56 million tons produced in 2014
mississippi
SWEET
POTATOES
mississippi
DAIRY
HERDS
19,500 acres harvested
95 Grade A Dairy Herds
3.51 million hundredweight
produced in 2014
13,000 milk cows in 2014
89 farms
$45 million value of production of
milk in 2014
$96 million value of production in
2014
$39 million above 2013
value of production
$4 million above 2013
value of production
mississippi
GRAIN
SORGHUM
mississippi
PEANUTS
110,000 acres harvested
29,000 acres harvested
9.9 million bushels produced in 2014
101.5 million pounds produced in
2014
217 farms
128 farms
$39 million value of production in
2014
$10 million above 2013
value of production
$21 million value of production in
2014
mississippi
HORSES
126,000 horses
72 public arenas
$1.15 billion total economic impact
$890 million value of depreciated
investments
39,500 jobs
Data based on 2008 study by Agricultural Economics,
Mississippi State University
mississippi
FISHING,
HUNTING,
WILDLIFE
WATCHING
14,000 miles of streams
345,000 acres of ponds
295,000 acres of large lakes and
reservoirs
$2.7 billion annual economic impact
$1.14 billion from hunting
$772 million from fishing
$829 million from wildlife watching
66,171 jobs
Data based on 2010 study by Forest and Wildlife
Research Center, Mississippi State University.
Appreciation is expressed to the following individuals for their
input: Karen Brasher, Wes Burger, James Henderson, Kevin
Hudson, Kat Lawrence, John Michael Riley, Samantha Laird
and Bob Williams.
Mississippi Value of Production Estimates
December 2014
by: Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
Mississippi State University
Commodity
Broilers/Eggs/Chickens
Forestry
Soybeans
Cotton
Cattle/Calves
Corn
Catfish
Rice
Hogs
Horticulture Crops
Hay
Sweet Potatoes
Wheat
Milk
Grain Sorghum
Peanuts
Govt. Pymt. / Misc. Sales
Grand Total
2013
2014
in million dollars
2,941
3,130
1,128
1,284
1,173
1,170
332
404
298
397
782
350
184
197
145
174
126
153
116
114
119
105
57
96
156
67
41
45
29
39
28
21
234
174
$7,889
$7,920
Source: MSU Extension Service, Mississippi State, MS and Mississippi Agricultural
Statistics Service, Jackson, MS. The estimate of 2014 government payments is
preliminary. Miscellaneous sales from 2012 Ag Census.
MSU is an EEO/AA employer

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