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Crop or Livestock Global gross production value in billion US$ Global production in metric tons Global production in US$/metric ton Country with highest gross production value in billion USD Rice, paddy: $332: 751,885,117 $442: $117 (Mainland China) Pig, meat: $280: 118,956,327 $2,354: $167 (Mainland China) Cattle, meat: $269: 64,568,004 $4,166 ...
In 1999 44,000 acres (18,000 ha) were planted, yielding on average 12.5 short tons per acre (28 t/ha), for a gross dollar yield of $5,500 per acre ($14,000/ha). [158] Tomatoes contribute a mean of 1.77 emissions pounds per acre (1.98 kg/ha) per year in Mediterranean agriculture systems. [10]
Another record was of the yield during 2012 recorded at 7,449 pounds per acre, higher than the 2011 yield by 382 pounds per acre. [19] Six states now account for over 99% of all rice grown in the US. These are the Rice Belt states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas), California and Missouri. As of 2003, Arkansas topped the list with a ...
The gross value of Fresno County’s crop and livestock production reached almost $8.1 billion in 2022. One of California’s most fertile counties has a new most valuable crop. Here’s what it is
shows a tractor plowing a crop field Worker overseeing cotton gin, ca. 1940s. Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. [1] As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms, covering an area of 900 million acres (1,400,000 sq mi), an average of 441 acres (178 hectares) per farm. [2]
Although almonds are not native to California, a hot, dry Mediterranean climate and developed water infrastructure create favorable conditions for commercial cultivation of the crop. [2] In 2020, there were 1.25 million acres (5,100 km 2) devoted to almond farming in California, producing 2.8 billion pounds (1.3 Mt). [3]
Many farmers decided that the payments — $300 per acre-foot of water conserved — would pencil out for them this year, in part because hay prices have recently fallen.
As a result, the prospect of harvesting 2.8 billion pounds this year — just shy of the 2.9 billion pounds in 2021 and the record 3.1 billion pounds in 2020 — has industry leaders both excited ...