Georgia farmers grow $2.6B in crops in 2021, up 20 percent

In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, a worker plants Vidalia onions on an onion farm in Lyons, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The total value of field crops produced in Georgia rose more than 20% in 2021, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The state’s farmers produced $2.61 billion in crops last year, not counting the value of poultry, livestock or trees, driven by record yields per acre in cotton, corn and soybeans. That’s up from $2.17 billion in crops in 2020.

The value of all crops grown nationwide rose to $201 billion, up 23% from $163 billion in 2020.