Louisiana CropMAP

Total population (1990 census): 4,219,973
State Capital: Baton Rouge

Extension office

For CropSELECT see county pages.

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	1462	411072	47951435 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	370	78445	5557996 bu
Wheat	528	98911	3755759 bu
Barley	1	D	D
Oats	38	1857	126478 bu
Rice	1736	579299	26474660 cwt
Rye	4	50	1000 bu
Sunflower Seed	4	43	38700 lbs
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	3511	1260523	36152458 bu
Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas	5	38	382 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	20	764	X
Bahia Grass Seed	9	368	25410 lbs
Ryegrass Seed	8	66	17140 lbs
Sugarcane for Seed	445	26654	828254 tons
Other Seeds	3	330	16100 lbs
Total Hay*	8607	404508	948545 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	110	3352	9689 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	395	15097	31665 tons, dry
Tame Hay	6122	285705	719790 tons, dry
Wild Hay	2321	88660	166946 tons dry
Grass Silage	282	11694	61321 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	127	9799	135939 tons, grn
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder	4	28	X
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop	25	870	8942 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Green Lima Beans	12	35
Snap Beans	79	132
Beets	6	3
Broccoli	6	10
Head Cabbage	46	389
Cantaloups	30	39
Collards	22	38
Green Cowpeas	89	368
Cucumbers and Pickles	60	586
Eggplant	27	15
Garlic	3	3
Herbs, Fresh Cut	5	3
Lettuce and Romaine	3	1
Mustard Greens	62	248
Dry Onions	9	7
Green Onions	18	40
Okra	78	93
Green Peas	26	52
Hot Peppers	23	74
Sweet Peppers	46	267
Potatoes	51	226	28363 cwt
Sweetpotatoes	138	18483	4922573 bu
Pumpkins	15	41
Spinach	3	1
Squash	45	88
Sweet Corn	138	501
Tomatoes	117	185
Turnips	19	35
Turnip Greens	19	62
Mixed Vegetables	14	74
Watermelons	155	1928
Other Vegetables	22	295
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	71	51	3697 trees
Figs	35	30	1641
Grapes	65	63	23418 trees
Nectarines	4	D	D
Peaches	150	532	35621 trees
Pears	48	43	2569 trees
Persimmons	2	D	D
Plums and Prunes	27	43	2854
Peanuts	14	871	2578083 lbs
Grapefruit	6	3	164
Lemons	2	D	D
Oranges	88	522	38623
Other Tangerines	7	28	2670
Other Citrus Fruits	47	225	D
Pecans	579	15091	289104 in shell
Other Fruits and Nuts	42	180	11879
Blackberries	31	29	31427 lbs
Tame Blueberries	94	365	533916 lbs
Raspberries	2	D	D
Strawberries	43	225	1885335 lbs
Other Berries	14	32	37124
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Cotton	1586	647257	970097 bales
Herbs, Total	6	D	X
Herbs, Dried	1	D	D
Sugarcane for Sugar	705	395588	12187651 tons
Other	3	10	X
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	634	7055176	8277	72586
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	275	X	3275	X
Floriculture Crops	266	4402898	360	30241
Bedding and Garden Plants	164	2615460	167	18783
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	17	25695	D	161
Foliage Plants	86	736962	D	5189
Potted Flowering Plants	96	1024781	106	6108
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	18	1850	28	125
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	96	X	692	895
Mushrooms	3	5422	X	39
Nursery Crops	265	2228518	4012	33745
Sod Harvested	20	X	2654	5432
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	9	28000	6	56
Greenhouse Vegetables	27	138296	X	564
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	53	250192	525	1488

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.