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Georgia peanut, soybean production made gains in 2024

Georgia’s peanut and soybean crops both increased, while corn, cotton and hay production declined in 2024, according to the Southern Region Annual Crop Production Report by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

The state’s peanut production, at 3.21 billion pounds in 2024, was up 2% from 2023, when Georgia growers produced 3.14 billion pounds. The peanut yield for 2024 was 3,800 pounds per acre, down from 4,080 pounds per acre in 2023. Georgia growers planted 850,000 acres of peanuts in 2024 versus 775,000 in 2023. They harvested 845,000 acres versus 769,000 in 2023.

Georgia soybean production, at 7.61 million bushels, was up 14% from the 6.67 million bushels produced in 2023. Georgia growers planted 170,000 acres in 2024, up from 160,000 in 2023, and harvested 162,000 acres last year versus 155,000 in 2023. Georgia yield per acre was 47 bushels last year up from 43 bushels/acre in 2023.

Corn for grain production in 2024 totaled 49.7 million bushels, down 35 percent from 2023, when Georgia growers produced 76.5 million bushels. The average yield fell by nine bushels per acre, and Georgia farmers harvested 135,000 fewer acres in 2024.

Cotton production fell by 11 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. Georgia growers produced 1.93 million bales in 2024 and 2.18 million bales in 2023.

Georgia’s hay stocks decreased from 930,000 tons in December 2023 to 740,000 tons in December 2024.

Meanwhile, the state’s hay production dropped by 8.9%, from 1.58 million tons in 2023 to 1.44 million tons in 2024.

Georgia growers seeded more acres in winter wheat for 2025 (190,000 acres) than in 2024 (145,000 acres), an increase of 31%. Growers planted 195,000 acres in 2023.

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