2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Colorado
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/30/2024
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 836 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 35,900 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 30,000,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 643,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 197,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 2,610,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 1,050,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 24,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 9,500 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 ) | 400,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 ) | 600,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 25,930 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 1,089,308,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 5,212,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 1,220,000 | 2.56 TONS / ACRE | 3,122,000 TONS | 252 $ / TON | 804,424,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 650,000 | 3.4 TONS / ACRE | 2,210,000 TONS | 255 $ / TON | 574,600,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 570,000 | 1.6 TONS / ACRE | 912,000 TONS | 242 $ / TON | 229,824,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 804,424,000 | |||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 80,000 | 574,600,000 | ||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 229,824,000 | |||||
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 1,015,000 | 122 BU / ACRE | 123,830,000 BU | 5.03 $ / BU | 656,299,000 | |
| CORN | 1,330,000 | |||||
| CORN, SILAGE | 235,000 | 24.5 TONS / ACRE | 5,758,000 TONS | |||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 2,300,000 | 1,730,000 | 41 BU / ACRE | 70,930,000 BU | 6.38 $ / BU | 522,340,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 2,300,000 | 1,730,000 | 41 BU / ACRE | 70,930,000 BU | 6.38 $ / BU | 522,340,000 |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 55,000 | 54,800 | 385 CWT / ACRE | 21,098,000 CWT | 9.24 $ / CWT | 194,946,000 |
| POTATOES, FRESH MARKET | 8.9 $ / CWT | |||||
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 460,000 | 32 BU / ACRE | 14,720,000 BU | 6.82 $ / CWT | 53,169,000 | |
| SORGHUM | 510,000 | |||||
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 25,000 | 14 TONS / ACRE | 350,000 TONS | |||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 55,000 | 52,000 | 131 BU / ACRE | 6,812,000 BU | 7.63 $ / BU | 50,776,000 |
| MILLET | ||||||
| MILLET, PROSO | 390,000 | 370,000 | 31.5 BU / ACRE | 11,655,000 BU | 3.76 $ / BU | 46,620,000 |
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 15,450 TONS | 43,233,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 2,400 | 6.5 TONS / ACRE | 15,600 TONS | 2,800 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| SUNFLOWER | ||||||
| SUNFLOWER | 34,000 | 28,000 | 969 LB / ACRE | 27,120,000 LB | 22.5 $ / CWT | 6,264,000 |
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 23,200 | 21,300 | 28.3 TONS / ACRE | 603,000 TONS | ||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit