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  • Top 15 world crops ranked by area and total production

     

    Top 15 World Crops Ranked by Area and Total Production
    Area
    CropHectaresAcresRankProduction (MT)Rank
    Wheat*# 220,107,551 543,665,651 1 749,460,077 3
    Corn*# 187,959,116 464,259,017 2 1,060,107,470 2
    Rice*# 159,807,722 394,725,073 3 740,961,445 4
    Soybean*# 121,532,432 300,185,107 4 334,894,085 6
    Barley* 46,923,218 115,900,348 5 141,277,993 8
    Sorghum*# 44,771,056 110,584,508 6 63,930,558 10
    Rapeseed* 33,708,547 83,260,111 7 68,855,446 9
    Millet* 31,705,489 78,312,558 8 28,357,451 12
    Cotton# 30,206,843 74,610,902 9 No data No info
    Dry beans* 29,392,817 72,600,258 10 26,833,394 13
    Peanut* 27,660,802 68,322,181 11 43,982,066 11
    Sugar cane 26,774,304 66,132,531 12 1,890,661,751 1
    Cassava 23,482,052 58,000,668 13 277,102,564 7
    Potato# 19,246,462 47,538,761 14 376,826,967 5
    Oat*# 9,433,141 23,299,858 15 22,991,780 14
    Legend:
    *Grain crop
    #Grown in Missouri

    Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Did you know...

    • Grain crops account for 73 percent (11) of the top 15 world crops.
    • Grain crops are important to people because they are an excellent source of calories, highly adaptable to where people live and easily stored.
    • The top three crops account for 56 percent of the total area of production of the 15 listed crops.
    • Grain crops are harvested dry (<15 percent moisture), while other important crops — such as sugar cane or potatoes — are harvested wet (>50 percent moisture).

  • Top 15 U.S. crops ranked by area harvested and total value

     

    Top 15 U.S. Crops Ranked by Area Harvested and Total Value
    CropArea (acres)RankNo. 1 stateValue
    (million U.S.$)    		Rank
    Soybean*# 89,522,000 1 Illinois 41,008 2
    Corn*# 82,703,000 2 Iowa 48,466 1
    Hay# 53,784,000 3 Texas 16,155 3
    Wheat*# 37,586,000 4 Kansas 8,142 4
    Cotton# 11,349,000 5 Texas 7,227 5
    Sorghum*# 5,045,000 6 Kansas 1,175 11
    Rice*# 2,374,000 7 Arkansas 2,246 7
    Dry beans* 2,013,000 8 North Dakota 1,013 13
    Canola* 2,002,000 9 North Dakota 532 16
    Barley* 1,954,000 10 Montana 614 15
    Peanut* 1,756,000 11 Georgia 1,638 8
    Sunflower* 1,345,000 12 North Dakota 389 17
    Sugar beet 1,114,000 13 Minnesota 1,312 10
    Potato 1,026,000 14 Idaho 4,561 6
    Sugar cane 893,000 15 Florida 1,044 12
    Legend:
    *Grain crop
    #Grown in Missouri

    Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Did you know...

    • Grain crops account for 67 percent (10) of the top 15 U.S. crops.
    • Two crops — soybean and corn — account for 58 percent of the total area devoted to the top 15 crops.
    • North Dakota produces 80 percent of U.S. canola.

  • Top 10 Missouri crops ranked by area harvested and total value

     

    Top 10 Missouri Crops Ranked by Area Harvested and Total Value
    CropArea (acres)RankNo. 1 countyValue
    (million U.S.$)    		Rank
    Soybean* 5,910,000 1 New Madrid 2,722 1
    Corn* 3,325,000 2 Saline 1,823 2
    Hay 3,000,000 3 Sullivan 556 3
    Wheat* 540,000 4 Mississippi 161 5
    Cotton 297,000 5 Dunklin 261 4
    Rice* 160,000 6 Stoddard 143 6
    Sorghum* 23,000 7 No info 7 9
    Oat* 13,000 8 No info 3 12
    Potato 11,000 9 No info 28 7
    Melon 3,000 10 No info 8 8
    Legend:
    *Grain crop

    Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Did you know...

    • Grain crops account for 60 percent (six) of the top 10 Missouri crops.
    • Two crops — soybean and corn — account for 70 percent of the total area devoted to Missouri's top 10 crops.

  • Acres and total land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

     

    Graph showing number of harvested acres of Missouri's 10 primary crops

     

    Graph showing percentage of total land area devoted to Missouri's 10 primary crops

  • Historical overview of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

     

    Graph showing current percentages of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

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    Graph showing 1990 percentages of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

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    Graph showing 1960 percentages of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

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    Graph showing 1930 percentages of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

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    Graph showing 1900 percentages of land dedicated to Missouri's 10 primary crops

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    Allocation of Missouri Land Area Devoted to 10 Primary Crops
    Current1990196019301900
    CropAcres (#)Portion (%)Acres (#)Portion (%)Acres (#)Portion (%)Acres (#)Portion (%)Acres (#)Portion (%)
    Barley 0 0 0 0 136,000 1.1 13,000 0.1 2,000 0
    Corn 3,250,000 24.6 1,960,000 15.6 4,041,000 33.5 5,412,000 43.2 7,700,000 52.7
    Cotton 297,000 2.3 235,000 1.9 412,000 3.4 383,000 3.1 49,000 0.3
    Hay 3,000,000 22.7 3,580,000 28.5 2,822,000 23.4 3,414,000 27.3 3,500,000 24.0
    Oat 13,000 0.1 42,000 0.3 499,000 4.1 1,783,000 14.2 1,020,000 7.0
    Rice 160,000 1.2 80,000 0.6 3,800 0 0 0 0 0
    Rye 0 0 0 0 41,000 0.3 14,000 0.1 21,000 0.1
    Sorghum 23,000 0.2 520,000 4.1 452,000 3.7 32,000 0.3 0 0
    Soybean 5,910,000 44.8 4,150,000 33.0 2,344,000 19.4 138,000 1.1 0 0
    Wheat 540,000 4.1 2,000,000 15.9 1,321,000 10.9 1,336,000 10.7 2,315,000 15.8

    Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service