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Texas, Crop Production & Agriculture

Texas produces 7 major field crops across 10.6M acres. The top crop is Hay with 1.7B bu.

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7

Major Crops

10.6M acres

Total Acreage

Hay

Top Crop

What the Texas Data Shows

Texas produces 4.0B bu across 7 major field crops, a top-tier output in the U.S. row-crop economy.

Texas ranks #12 of 35 tracked states for total field-crop production, supplying roughly 2.8% of combined output, in the upper-middle tier of crop-producing states.

Hay leads the mix at roughly 44% of Texas's tracked production, with the rest spread across 6 other major field crops — closer to a diversified row-crop state than a monoculture.

Field crops cover 10.6M acres in Texas, a meaningful share of the state's working land that anchors rural employment and grain handling.

Beyond the lead crop, Texas also grows Cotton, Wheat, and Sorghum; the second-largest, Cotton, adds 958.2M bu — 24% of the state's tracked output.

Crop Production in Texas

#CropProductionAcreage
1Hay1.7B bu4.8M acres
2Cotton958.2M bu3.5M acres
3Wheat558.7M bu2.0M acres
4Sorghum415.1M bu185K acres
5Rice193.8M bu24K acres
6Sunflower58.5M bu41K acres
7Oats19.7M bu39K acres

Frequently Asked Questions

Texas grows 7 major field crops: Hay, Cotton, Wheat, Sorghum, Rice, Sunflower, Oats.

Hay is Texas's top crop with 1.7B bu produced across 4.8M 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.