United States Crop Rankings - 1997 Production Year Ranking Based on Value of Production Planted Harvested Price Value of Area Area Yield Production Per Unit Production Rank Crop Unit (000) Acres (000) Acres Per Acre (000) Units Dollars (000) Dollar 1 Corn for Grain Bu 80,227.00 73,720.00 127.00 9,365,574 2.600 24,394,072 . Corn for Silage Ton . 5,758.00 16.00 91,903 2/ 2 Soybeans for Beans Bu 70,850.00 69,884.00 39.00 2,727,254 6.500 17,704,722 3 Hay, All Ton . 60,815.00 2.50 152,120 102.500 13,416,721 4 Wheat, All Bu 70,989.00 63,577.00 39.70 2,526,552 3.450 8,611,684 5 Hay, Alfalfa Ton . 23,673.00 3.35 79,242 110.000 8,324,963 6 Wheat, Winter Bu 48,342.00 41,813.00 45.00 1,882,609 3.250 6,186,746 7 Cotton, All 3/ Bale 13,818.00 13,283.50 686.00 18,977 0.674 6,142,346 8 Cotton, Upland 3/ Bale 13,566.00 13,032.50 679.00 18,440 0.669 5,882,683 9 Hay, All Other Ton . 37,142.00 1.96 72,878 77.400 5,091,758 10 Tobacco, All Lb . 797.27 2,106.00 1,678,821 1.813 3,039,217 11 Grapes, All Ton . 777.42 8.79 6,836 394.000 2,691,265 . Grapes, Concord Ton . . . 441 2/ . Grapes, Niagara Ton . . . 45 2/ 12 Potatoes, All Cwt 1,362.00 1,325.50 347.00 459,912 5.680 2,604,189 . Potatoes, Fall Cwt 1,189.50 1,158.00 360.00 417,088 2/ . Potatoes, Spring Cwt 88.30 86.20 252.00 21,749 2/ . Potatoes, Summer Cwt 68.60 65.90 272.00 17,951 2/ . Potatoes, Winter Cwt 15.6 15.40 203.00 3,124 2/ 13 Wheat, Other Spring Bu 19,397.00 18,657.00 29.90 557,750 3.600 2,006,725 14 Oranges, All Box . 841.80 352.00 296,620 6.410 1,936,416 . Oranges, Early Mid & Box . 465.10 378.00 175,900 2/ . Oranges, Valencia Box . 376.70 320.00 120,720 2/ 15 Rice, All 4/ Cwt 3,056.00 3,034.00 5,896.00 178,896 9.750 1,728,687 16 Apples, All Commercia Lb . 454.22 22,500.00 10,226,600 0.166 1,687,974 17 Sorghum for Grain Bu 10,108.00 9,391.00 69.50 653,106 2.250 1,455,717 . Sorghum for Silage Ton . 310.00 12.50 3,885 2/ 18 Tomatoes Frsh Cwt 129.18 125.37 302.00 37,809 33.000 1,246,843 19 Sugarbeets Ton 1,459.20 1,427.80 20.90 29,874 1/ 20 Lettuce, Head Frsh Cwt 202.9 201.80 340.00 68,542 17.300 1,187,830 21 Almonds Lb . 420.00 1,790.00 750,000 1.500 1,080,000 22 Peanuts for Nuts Lb 1,429.00 1,405.80 2,522.66 3,546,360 0.261 927,047 23 Barley Bu 6,910.00 6,425.00 58.30 374,478 2.400 917,131 24 Strawberries Dual Cwt 46.1 44.69 365.00 16,322 55.600 907,523 25 Cottonseed Ton . . . 7,278 121.000 876,450 26 Sugarcane, All Ton . 915.50 34.00 31,124 1/ . Sugarcane, for Seed Ton . 53.00 30.80 1,632 2/ . Sugarcane, for Sugar Ton . 862.50 34.20 29,492 2/ 27 Mushrooms Lb . . . 463,254 0.973 765,796 28 Onions, All Frsh Cwt 165.58 154.92 412.00 63,883 11.500 648,437 29 Tomatoes Proc Ton 293.7 283.37 35.19 9,973 60.700 605,350 30 Beans, All Dry Edible Cwt 1,851.80 1,720.20 1,695.00 29,156 17.700 586,452 . Beans, Baby Lima 5/ Cwt 37.00 36.00 2,540.00 914 2/ . Beans, Black 5/ Cwt 132.90 127.90 1,642.00 2,100 2/ . Beans, Blackeye (peas Cwt 42.00 40.20 1,995.00 802 2/ . Beans, Cranberry 5/ Cwt 41.70 40.10 1,648.00 661 2/ . Beans, Dark Red Kidne Cwt 65.10 61.10 1,591.00 972 2/ . Beans, Garbanzo 5/ Cwt 24.70 24.40 1,561.00 381 2/ . Beans, Great Northern Cwt 111.50 108.20 2,095.00 2,267 2/ . Beans, Large Lima 5/ Cwt 30.00 29.00 2,410.00 698 2/ . Beans, Light Red Kidn Cwt 86.80 83.90 1,870.00 1,569 2/ . Beans, Other Dry Edib Cwt 46.10 43.40 1,599.00 694 2/ . Beans, Pea (Navy) 5/ Cwt 381.50 356.10 1,541.00 5,487 2/ . Beans, Pink 5/ Cwt 38.70 36.60 1,910.00 699 2/ . Beans, Pinto 5/ Cwt 762.20 683.20 1,585.00 10,827 2/ . Beans, Small Red 5/ Cwt 43.40 42.00 2,143.00 900 2/ . Beans, Small White 5 Cwt 8.20 8.10 2,284.00 185 2/ 31 Peppers, Bell Dual Cwt 67.6 65.65 255.00 16,773 30.000 502,595 32 Broccoli Dual Cwt 134.3 134.20 129.00 17,315 28.600 495,515 33 Broccoli Frsh Cwt . . . 16,163 29.100 471,144 34 Peaches, All Lb . 167.90 15,790.00 2,651,100 0.179 451,202 . Peaches, Clingstone Lb . 31.00 37,000.00 1,148,000 2/ . Peaches, Freestone Lb . 136.90 11,000.00 1,503,100 2/ 35 Carrots Frsh Cwt 99.03 97.46 345.00 33,599 13.100 441,193 36 Sunflowers, All Lb 2,949.00 2,852.00 1,319.58 3,763,428 11.300 426,571 . Sunflower, Seed Non-o Lb 603.00 578.00 1,191.99 688,972 2/ . Sunflower, Seed Oil Lb 2,346.00 2,274.00 1,352.00 3,074,456 2/ 37 Wheat, Durum Bu 3,250.00 3,107.00 27.70 86,193 4.850 418,213 38 Cantaloups Frsh Cwt 118.45 113.77 207.00 23,556 17.700 417,859 39 Sweet Corn Frsh Cwt 241 222.80 101.00 22,587 17.600 398,279 40 Walnuts Ton . 170.00 1.58 269 1/ 41 Watermelons Frsh Cwt 204.3 184.60 221.00 40,734 7.590 309,230 42 Cranberries Bbl . 34.90 157.30 5,489 1/ 43 Pears, All Ton . 70.11 14.90 1,044 287.000 299,621 44 Lemons Box . 60.40 374.00 22,600 13.010 294,120 45 Oats Bu 5,169.00 2,911.00 60.50 176,104 1.600 289,148 46 Cabbage Frsh Cwt 82.55 79.83 343.00 27,395 10.400 279,291 47 Cherries, Sweet Ton . 48.77 4.57 223 1,250.000 274,795 48 Grapefruit, All Box . 182.90 384.00 70,200 3.830 274,514 49 Celery Dual Cwt 27.15 26.93 671.00 18,062 15.100 273,445 50 Avocados Ton . . . . 1/ 51 Garlic Dual Cwt 37 37.00 150.00 5,550 47.100 261,519 52 Cotton, Amer-Pima 3/ Bale 252 251.00 1,027.00 537 1.007 259,663 53 Pecans Lb . . . 272,100 0.945 257,043 54 Sweet Corn Proc Ton 476.93 464.22 7.16 3,324 74.600 247,839 55 Lettuce, Leaf Frsh Cwt 42.5 42.33 218.00 9,241 26.500 244,841 56 Sweet Potatoes Cwt 86.9 83.50 156.00 13,025 16.400 213,171 57 Pistachio Nuts Lb . 65.40 2,750.00 180,000 1.130 203,400 58 Cauliflower Dual Cwt 47.6 47.40 137.00 6,483 30.500 197,956 59 Prunes, (Dried Basis) Ton . 81.20 2.61 212 1/ 60 Cucumbers Frsh Cwt 58.25 56.05 195.00 10,957 16.900 185,194 61 Cauliflower Frsh Cwt . . . 5,912 31.200 184,304 62 Asparagus Dual Cwt 77.64 73.54 27.00 1,979 91.600 181,224 63 Lettuce, Romaine Frsh Cwt 33.75 33.55 277.00 9,279 18.400 170,954 64 Snap Beans Frsh Cwt 88.66 80.06 47.00 3,790 41.300 156,377 65 Cucumbers Proc Ton 107.78 103.57 5.98 619 236.000 146,043 66 Berries, Cult. Bluebe Lb . 39.12 4,340.00 172,970 0.833 141,269 67 Green Peas Proc Ton 292.6 268.90 1.77 476 288.000 136,996 68 Peppermint Lb . 136.30 75.00 10,256 13.200 135,455 69 Asparagus Frsh Cwt . . . 1,201 111.000 133,653 70 Snap Beans Proc Ton 204.48 195.48 3.75 733 177.000 129,753 71 Tangerines Box . 42.50 222.00 9,450 12.370 118,531 72 Hops Lb . 43.30 1,729.00 74,872 1.580 117,924 73 Honeydew Frsh Cwt 30.7 29.40 197.00 5,795 18.900 109,394 74 Canola Lb 728 698.00 1,310.00 914,385 11.300 103,056 75 Nectarines Ton . 37.10 7.12 264 375.000 98,895 76 Berries, All Caneberri Lb . . . . 0.608 92,513 77 Pineapples Ton . 19.90 . 324 283.000 91,721 78 Plums (CA only) Ton . 42.00 5.79 243 312.000 75,886 79 Olives Ton . 33.70 3.09 104 659.000 68,560 80 Artichokes Dual Cwt 9.1 9.10 95.10 865 78.200 67,620 81 Safflower Lb 249 235.00 1,830.00 430,050 15.600 67,042 82 Spinach Frsh Cwt 16.8 15.10 126.00 1,903 30.800 58,682 83 Asparagus Proc Ton . . . 39 1,220.000 47,571 84 Peas, Dry Edible Cwt 293.6 276.60 2,103.00 5,816 7.400 43,020 85 Macadamia Nuts Lb . 19.20 3,020.00 58,000 0.740 42,920 86 Apricots Ton . 21.89 6.30 138 332.000 42,622 87 Cherries, Tart Lb . 39.78 7,260.00 288,900 1/ 88 Hazelnuts Ton . 28.48 1.55 44 894.000 39,433 89 Berries, Red Raspberr Lb . 12.10 6,360.00 83,800 0.489 37,665 90 Carrots Proc Ton 23.85 22.20 24.84 551 67.900 37,447 91 Beans, Lima Proc Ton 54.09 51.73 1.47 76 459.000 35,006 92 Rye Bu 1,433.00 341.00 26.10 8,912 3.600 31,946 93 Lentils Cwt 181 172.00 1,390.00 2,391 13.000 31,156 94 Maple Syrup Gal . . . 1,293 23.600 30,484 95 Coffee Lb . 5.60 1,610.00 9,000 3.250 29,250 96 Spearmint Lb . 24.50 98.00 2,403 12.000 28,770 97 Berries, Raspberry, A Lb . 1.90 10,210.00 19,400 1.410 27,330 98 Brussel Sprouts Dual Cwt 4.2 4.20 150.00 630 42.500 26,800 99 Broccoli Proc Ton . . . 58 423.000 24,371 100 Dates Ton . 4.80 5.31 26 860.000 21,930 101 Tangelos Box . 13.30 297.00 3,950 4.840 19,111 102 Papayas Lb . 2.00 20.50 41,000 0.464 19,030 103 Berries, Cult. Blackb Lb . 5.51 7,930.00 43,700 0.403 17,590 104 Eggplant Frsh Cwt 2.6 2.60 284.00 738 23.800 17,558 105 Spinach Proc Ton 20.09 19.44 7.56 147 107.000 15,729 106 Cauliflower Proc Ton . . . 29 478.000 13,652 107 Kiwifruit Ton . 6.60 5.97 39 1/ 108 Escarole/Endive Frsh Cwt 3.3 3.10 179.00 556 23.600 13,123 109 Temples Box . 6.70 358.00 2,400 5.220 12,517 110 Flaxseed Bu 146 135.00 16.10 2,171 5.750 12,473 111 Figs Ton . 16.00 3.03 49 250.000 12,103 112 Peas, Wrinkled Seed Cwt . . . 682 15.800 10,743 113 Mustard Seed Lb 74.4 72.80 816.00 59,405 15.900 9,432 114 Cabbage Proc Ton 5.87 5.49 33.46 184 45.200 8,299 115 Beets Proc Ton 7.78 7.46 16.38 122 66.600 8,136 116 Ginger Root Lb . 0.28 44,000.00 12,100 0.670 8,107 117 Prunes and Plums (ex Ton . 5.90 4.92 29 290.000 7,860 118 Berries, Boysenberrie Lb . 1.62 5,900.00 9,557 0.579 5,534 119 Bananas Lb . 1.04 13,000.00 13,500 0.390 5,265 120 Beans, Lima Frsh (GA Cwt 5.5 5.00 30.00 150 33.000 4,950 121 Berries, Black Raspbe Lb . 1.10 1,910.00 2,100 1.900 4,000 122 Limes Box . 2.10 152.00 320 10.010 3,204 123 Taro Lb . 0.45 11,600.00 5,200 0.510 2,652 124 Guavas Lb . . . . 1/ 125 Peas, Austrian Winter Cwt 8.1 7.60 1,513.00 115 12.400 1,426 126 K Early Citrus Box . 0.40 375.00 150 4.460 669 127 Berries, Loganberries Lb . 0.09 3,670.00 330 1.190 394 128 Rapeseed Lb 1.7 1.50 1,300.00 1,950 13.200 257 1/ Rank based on the 1996 value of production. The 1997 value is not available. 2/ Associated item to the primary item with value above. The 1997 value is not available. 3/ The Production Unit is bales. The Yield and Price Unit is pounds. 4/ The Production and Price Unit is cwt. The Yield Unit is pounds. 5/ The Production Unit is cwt. The Yield and Price Unit is pounds.