Louisiana, Crop Production & Agriculture
Louisiana produces 2 major field crops across 193K acres. The top crop is Rice with 537.5M bu.
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2
Major Crops
193K acres
Total Acreage
Rice
Top Crop
What the Louisiana Data Shows
Louisiana reports 616.9M bu of field-crop production across 2 tracked crops — a meaningful regional contributor to U.S. row-crop output.
Louisiana ranks #28 of 35 tracked states for total field-crop production, contributing about 0.4% of combined output — real output, but smaller in scale than the Corn Belt and Great Plains anchors.
Rice alone accounts for roughly 87% of the state's tracked field-crop production by volume (537.5M bu) — effectively a single-crop economy by USDA's measurement.
Field-crop acreage in Louisiana totals 193K acres in this dataset, a smaller share of working land than Corn Belt or Great Plains states.
Beyond the lead crop, Louisiana also grows Cotton; the second-largest, Cotton, adds 79.5M bu — 13% of the state's tracked output.
Crop Production in Louisiana
Frequently Asked Questions
Louisiana grows 2 major field crops: Rice, Cotton.
Rice is Louisiana's top crop with 537.5M bu produced across 78K acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.