Mississippi Commodities
Broilers
758,000,000 broilers produced in 2012
1,478 farms
$2.32 billion value of production in 2012
Cattle and Calves
950,000 head produced in 2012
17,752 farms
$329 million value of production in 2012
Catfish
180 operations
51,200 acres of production
$165 million value of production in 2012
Dairy Herds
109 Grade A Dairy Herds
14,000 milk cows in 2012
$40 million value of production of milk in 2012
Eggs
1,380 million eggs produced in 2012
288 farms with 100+ layers
$201 million value of production in 2012
Grain Sorghum
$23 million value of production in 2012
Hay
750,000 acres harvested
1.95 million tons produced
$145 million value of production in 2012
Hogs
355,000 hogs and pigs
747,000 piglets born in 2011
439 farms with hogs
$102 million value of production for 2012
Horticulture Crops
$96 million value of production for 2012 in horticulture crops excluding sweet potatoes
Horticulture crops include vegetables, melons, potatoes, fruits, tree nuts, berries, nursery, greenhouses, floriculture, sod, and Christmas tree farms.
Sweet Potatoes
23,000 acres harvested
4,163,000 hundredweight produced
$79 million value of production in 2012
Wheat
345,000 acres harvested
19.7 million bushels produced
$134 million value of production in 2012
