Field Crop Reporting Series
Crop yield of farm, rate
Crop yield refers to total crop production divided by a measure of the cultivated area.
Farm refers to an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple products).
The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:
- Bushels per acre
- Hundredweight per acre
- Kilograms per hectare
- Pounds per acre
- Tons per acre
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