Wisconsin’s Top Agricultural Commodities

Broilers

Wisconsin farms had 53.4 million broilers, or chickens produced for meat, in 2014. The commodity earned the state a production value of nearly $142.88 million.

Cattle and Calves

Wisconsin’s 3.5 million cattle and calves generated a production value of $1.92 billion in 2015. The state ranks ninth in the nation for inventory of cattle and calves.

Corn

The U.S. produces approximately one-third of the world’s corn supply. In 2015, Wisconsin corn farmers earned a $1.67 billion production value from harvesting a whopping 3 million acres of corn for grain.

Cranberries

Wisconsin is the top cranberry-producing state in the nation. In 2014, the state’s cranberry farms harvested 6 million barrels of the commodity and earned $138.37 million in cash receipts.

Dairy and Milk

No. 1 in cheese and No. 2 in milk production, Wisconsin generated a production value of $5.2 billion from 29 billion pounds of milk in 2015.

Greenhouse and Nursery

Wisconsin is the sixth leading state in the nation for Christmas tree production. In 2014, Wisconsin greenhouses and nurseries earned $231 million in cash receipts.

Hogs

Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world, and Wisconsin’s 320,000 hogs earned the state a production value of $160.8 million in 2015.

Potatoes

On average, Americans consume about 110 pounds of potatoes per person per year. In 2015, Wisconsin farmers earned a production value of $257.12 million from harvesting 62,500 acres of potatoes.

Soybeans

Approximately 90 percent of newspapers are printed with soy ink. Wisconsin soybean farmers generated $786.8 million in production value by harvesting 1.87 million acres of soybeans in 2015.

Wheat

Wheat earned Wisconsin a production value of $69.15 million with 15.54 million bushels of wheat in 2015.