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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

#CropProductionAcreage
1Rice537.5M bu78K acres
2Cotton79.5M bu115K acres

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.

Sources: USDA NASS

Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.

Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.