MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

AGRICULTURE

FARM REVENUE


[photo, Cattle, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, Maryland [photo, Cow, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, Maryland




Cattle, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, Maryland, August 2019 (left), January 2019 (right). Photos by Diane F. Evartt.


2020 2021 2022
Dairy Products, Milk $151,902,000 $157,108,000 $213,504,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay) $340,380,000 $399,514,000 $420,895,000
Food Grains (wheat) $60,122,000 $86,465,000 $92,363,000
Fruits & Nuts (includes apples, peaches)
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products (includes honey, wool) $99,223,000 $99,313,000 $99,857,000
Meat Animals (includes cattles, calves, hogs) $70,155,000 $92,365,000 $99,099,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $240,765,000 $280,015,000 $325,884,000
Other Crops (includes floriculture, mushrooms) $363,762,000 $402,549,000 $411,860,000
Poultry & Eggs (broilers, chickens, eggs, turkeys) $725,292,000 $969,067,000 $1,604,429,000
Vegetables & Melons (includes potatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelon)
TOTAL $2,051,602,000 $2,486,396,000 $3,267,891,000

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Dairy Products, Milk $172,480,000 $156,292,000 $168,744,000 $148,554,000 $153,088,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay) $263,180,000 $251,835,000 $252,894,000 $264,671,000 $281,123,000
Food Grains (wheat) $74,307,000 $70,608,000 $61,233,000 $63,374,000 $59,956,000
Fruits & Nuts (includes apples, peaches) $12,740,000 $13,724,000 $14,542,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products (includes honey, wool) $41,237,000 $44,435,000 $85,949,000 $99,437,000 $99,440,000
Meat Animals (includes cattles, calves, hogs) $104,021,000 $85,590,000 $68,656,000 $75,821,000 $97,537,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $181,813,000 $209,078,000 $201,226,000 $197,807,000 $182,556,000
Other Crops (includes floriculture, mushrooms) $312,386,000 $322,619,000 $338,091,000 $315,344,000 $359,024,000
Poultry & Eggs (broilers, chickens, eggs, turkeys) $1,050,994,000 $938,532,000 $1,062,624,000 $1,044,813,000 $942,875,000
Vegetables & Melons (includes potatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelon) $38,977,000 $42,996,000 $45,460,000 $40,174,000
TOTAL $2,252,135,000 $2,135,709,000 $2,299,418,000 $2,246,995,000 $2,175,598,000


 Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland [photo, Piglets, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, Maryland Baltimore Farmers' Market (left), Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Piglets (right), Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, Maryland, January 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Dairy Products, Milk $182,896,000 $204,906,000 $187,596,000 $202,521,000 $246,000,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay) $245,035,000 $270,905,000 $338,038,000 $331,653,000 $315,440,000
Food Grains (wheat) $39,522,000 $58,712,000 $104,383,000 $107,050,000 $98,464,000
Fruits & Nuts (includes apples, peaches) $12,209,000 $14,850,000 $19,017,000 $10,508,000 $14,964,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products (includes honey, wool) $25,355,000 $28,425,000 $31,448,000 $34,900,000 $38,161,000
Meat Animals (includes cattles, calves, hogs) $72,861,000 $75,847,000 $128,665,000 $110,321,000 $104,932,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $187,462,000 $168,189,000 $270,653,000 $276,340,000 $221,255,000
Other Crops (includes floriculture, mushrooms) $325,061,000 $292,765,000 $266,333,000 $279,900,000 $286,593,000
Poultry & Eggs (broilers, chickens, eggs, turkeys) $742,218,000 $812,099,000 $870,144,000 $1,051,968,000 $1,080,052,000
Vegetables & Melons (includes potatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelon) $37,661,000 $43,404,000 $44,959,000 $39,026,000 $43,492,000
TOTAL $1,870,280,000 $1,970,102,000 $2,261,237,000 $2,444,187,000 $2,449,352,000


[photo, Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. and Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland]




Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Dairy Products, Milk $183,870,000 $151,524,000 $208,800,000 $194,180,000 $144,565,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $122,702,000 $142,393,000 $165,264,000 $199,897,000 $214,478,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $26,611,000 $33,632,000 $56,561,000 $63,414,000 $49,487,000
Fruits & Nuts $15,117,000 $16,890,000 $18,359,000 $11,714,000 $11,362,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $19,935,000 $17,787,000 $16,830,000 $18,724,000 $22,359,000
Meat Animals $89,322,000 $91,596,000 $86,466,000 $73,233,000 $58,997,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $85,818,000 $86,248,000 $96,417,000 $109,266,000 $173,327,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $224,147,000 $222,564,000 $226,988,000 $318,322,000 $365,817,000
Poultry & Eggs $678,850,000 $648,627,000 $790,023,000 $817,241,000 $684,806,000
Tobacco** $2,674,000
Vegetables & Melons $71,214,000 $59,664,000 $73,956,000 $42,667,000 $41,362,000
TOTAL $1,520,260,000 $1,470,925,000 $1,739,664,000 $1,848,658,000 $1,766,560,000

[photo, Hen, Annapolis, Maryland]





Hen, Annapolis, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Dairy Products, Milk $181,035,000 $208,008,000 $170,412,000 $155,477,000 $188,360,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $110,083,000 $119,970,000 $98,847,000 $114,774,000 $149,292,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $23,296,000 $27,855,000 $35,561,000 $17,336,000 $28,123,000
Fruits & Nuts $13,319,000 $12,290,000 $11,659,000 $13,359,000 $12,977,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $55,708,000 $47,946,000 $48,419,000 $7,248,000 $8,039,000
Meat Animals $76,125,000 $68,916,000 $74,119,000 $89,133,000 $86,685,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $85,367,000 $80,935,000 $62,118,000 $81,081,000 $110,934,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $291,870,000 $307,198,000 $334,257,000 $225,611,000 $238,167,000
Poultry & Eggs $522,494,000 $604,612,000 $491,060,000 $546,578,000 $680,904,000
Tobacco $15,106,000 $13,620,000 $5,938,000 $5,119,000 $2,292,000
Vegetables & Melons $68,232,000 $61,983,000 $59,761,000 $66,743,000 $59,827,000
TOTAL $1,442,635,000 $1,553,333,000 $1,392,151,000 $1,322,459,000 $1,565,600,000

[photo, Grazing cows, farmland, Frederick County, Maryland]




Grazing cows, farmland, Frederick County, Maryland, 1998. Photo by Diane P. Frese.


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Dairy Products, Milk $175,560,000 $199,206,000 $181,608,000 $208,967,000 $203,250,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $81,794,000 $171,987,000 $119,643,000 $95,373,000 $78,372,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $55,731,000 $53,695,000 $43,680,000 $25,371,000 $24,266,000
Fruits & Nuts $13,481,000 $12,364,000 $18,313,000 $15,264,000 $13,746,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $66,886,000 $66,905,000 $72,209,000 $61,007,000 $61,823,000
Meat Animals $77,605,000 $61,577,000 $80,131,000 $70,735,000 $70,341,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $72,939,000 $101,346,000 $109,880,000 $82,220,000 $66,446,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $256,120,000 $260,584,000 $265,883,000 $283,090,000 $280,092,000
Poultry & Eggs $528,266,000 $589,025,000 $599,919,000 $601,384,000 $592,871,000
Tobacco $20,869,000 $19,202,000 $18,091,000 $15,761,000 $14,833,000
Vegetables & Melons $70,727,000 $72,892,000 $73,200,000 $68,667,000 $77,081,000
TOTAL $1,419,978,000 $1,608,783,000 $1,582,557,000 $1,527,839,000 $1,483,121,000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Dairy Products, Milk $203,588,000 $183,040,000 $200,760,000 $186,260,000 $181,525,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $111,901,000 $86,667,000 $89,374,000 $65,115,000 $70,196,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $26,564,000 $23,421,000 $35,181,000 $29,904,000 $36,361,000
Fruits & Nuts $9,808,000 $14,908,000 $12,427,000 $11,577,000 $11,648,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $47,600,000 $51,271,000 $40,243,000 $61,701,000 $61,543,000
Meat Animals $112,062,000 $108,341,000 $84,417,000 $109,468,000 $82,057,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $98,857,000 $93,256,000 $91,878,000 $89,975,000 $93,885,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $189,682,000 $213,416,000 $230,653,000 $251,778,000 $249,604,000
Poultry & Eggs $459,878,000 $452,096,000 $459,994,000 $478,663,000 $490,042,000
Tobacco $18,041,000 $17,658,000 $20,898,000 $20,020,000 $18,530,000
Vegetables & Melons $84,400,000 $92,225,000 $65,314,000 $62,348,000 $65,668,000
TOTAL $1,362,381,000 $1,336,299,000 $1,331,139,000 $1,366,809,000 $1,361,059,000

*Cash receipts
**Data reporting on tobacco discontinued in 2005.
Source: Cash receipts by commodity, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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