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2023 FarmGate Reports

Overview

In fall of 2023, Extension Agents throughout South Carolina surveyed growers on specialty crop acreage for the year. The goal was to identify the counties of production, acreage, and observable market prices for the year.

* = Data retrieved from USDA or FSA.
If you are aware of missing acreage, please contact your
local horticulture extension agent or email kburke5@clemson.edu.

This is a collaborative project between Clemson Extension Horticulture and Agribusiness teams.

Asparagus

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  • Total Number of Farms: 22
  • Total Number of Counties: 17
  • Total Acreage: 418.01
  • Highest Acreage: Calhoun County
  • Organic Acreage: 70
  • Processing Acreage: 300.5

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $26.00 – $31.00 per 11 lb. carton
  • Estimated Yield: 3,600 lbs. per acre (327 cartons)
  • Total Yield: 418.01 × 327 cartons per acre × $27.85 per carton = $3,806,796 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Aiken 82
Allendale 4.0
Calhoun 300.0
Charleston 3.0
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 1.0
Dorchester 1.5
Edgefield 12.0
Greenville* 1.0
Greenwood* 1.0
Laurens* 1.0
McCormick* 1.0
Pickens 0.5
Spartanburg* 1.0
Union* 1.0
York* 6.0
map of asparagus production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Blackberries

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  • Total Number of Farms: 25
  • Total Number of Counties: 20
  • Total Acreage: 96.10
  • Highest Acreage: Spartanburg County
  • Organic Acreage: 0.25
  • Processing Acreage: 2.5

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $25.00 – $42.00 per flat ($2.50 - $4.20 per lb.)
  • Estimated Yield: 8,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 96.10 × 8,000 lbs. per acre × $3.00 per lb. = $2,306,400 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Allendale 10
Beaufort 0.6
Berkeley 1.0
Charleston 0.5
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 1.0
Chesterfield 15.0
Greenville* 13.0
Greenwood* 1.0
Laurens* 5.0
Lexington 0.5
McCormick* 1.0
Newberry 0.25
Pickens 2.75
Richland 2.0
Spartanburg* 37.0
Sumter 1.5
Union* 1.0
York* 1.0
map of blackberry production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Blueberries

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  • Total Number of Farms: 35
  • Total Number of Counties: 27
  • Total Acreage: 570.69
  • Highest Acreage: Allendale County
  • Organic Acreage: 72
  • Processing Acreage: 5

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $25.00 - $31.00 per flat ($2.50 – $3.10 per lb.)
  • Estimated Yield: 6,500 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 570.69 × 6,500 lbs. per acre × $2.85 per lb. = $10,572,032 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Aiken 23.0
Allendale 150.0
Berkeley 1.0
Beaufort 101
Calhoun 4.5
Charleston 2.0
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 7.0
Darlington 0.5
Dillon 2.0
Greenville* 77.02
Greenwood* 1.0
Horry 26
Kershaw 1.0
Laurens 36.41
Lexington 10.01
McCormick 2.0
Oconee 2.56
Pickens 6.0
Spartanburg* 52.0
Sumter 0.25
Union* 1.0
York* 1.0
map of blueberry production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Broccoli

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  • Total Number of Farms: 41
  • Total Number of Counties: 25
  • Total Acreage: 658.8
  • Highest Acreage: Saluda County
  • Organic Acreage: 4.4
  • Processing Acreage: 0.22

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $20.00 - $47.50 per 20 lb. carton
  • Estimated Yield: 12,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 658.8 acres × 12,000 lbs. (600 cartons) × $25.75 per carton= $10,178,460 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Allendale 0.1
Beaufort 6.1
Berkeley 2.0
Charleston 4.85
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 0.1
Colleton 3.1
Dorchester 2.0
Edgefield 78.0
Florence 4.0
Greenville* 1.0
Greenwood* 1.0
Hampton 1.0
Kershaw 0.25
Laurens* 1.0
Lexington 120.38
McCormick* 1.0
Newberry 2.02
Orangeburg 8.0
Saluda 397.0
Spartanburg* 1.0
Sumter 4.0
Union* 1.0
York* 5.0
map of broccoli production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Cantaloupe

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  • Total Number of Farms: 39
  • Total Number of Counties: 35
  • Total Acreage: 370.30
  • Highest Acreage: Barnwell County
  • Organic Acreage: 0.5
  • Processing Acreage: 165

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $225.0 - $240.0 per 24-inch bin (approx. 30 melons)
  • Estimated Yield: 5,500 lbs. per acre (approx. 4 lbs. per melon)
  • Total Yield: 370.30 acres × 5,500 lbs. × $1.70 per lb. = $3,462,305 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1
Allendale 0.1
Anderson 0.25
Bamberg 97
Barnwell 165
Beaufort 9.2
Berkeley 1.25
Charleston 19.4
Cherokee* 2.32
Chester* 7.05
Chesterfield 1
Clarendon 2
Colleton 2.6
Darlington 1
Dorchester 7.7
Georgetown 0.4
Greenville* 7
Greenwood* 1
Hampton 1
Kershaw 1
Lancaster 0.13
Laurens* 1
Lexington 0.4
McCormick* 1
Newberry 0.5
Orangeburg 3
Saluda 3
Spartanburg* 26
Sumter 3
Union* 1
York* 1
map of cantaloupe production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Citrus

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  • Total Number of Farms: 13
  • Total Number of Counties: 13
  • Total Acreage: 23
  • Highest Acreage: Beaufort County
  • Organic Acreage: 0
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: N/A
  • Estimated Yield: N/A
  • Total Yield: N/A
  • Total Value: N/A
County Acreage
Abbeville 1
Beaufort 10
Charleston 2
Cherokee* 1
Chester* 1
Florence 1
Greenville* 1
Greenwood* 1
Laurens* 1
McCormick* 1
Spartanburg* 1
Union* 1
York* 1
map of citrus production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Cucumbers

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  • Total Number of Farms: 44
  • Total Number of Counties: 30
  • Total Acreage: 3336.56
  • Highest Acreage: Calhoun County
  • Organic Acreage: 29.3
  • Processing Acreage: 3242

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $23.50-$38.00 per bushel crate
  • Estimated Yield: 250 bushels per acre (approx. 50 lbs. per bushel)
  • Total Yield: 3366.45 acres × 250 bushels per acre × $10.00 per bushel = $8,416,125 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville 4
Aiken 14
Allendale 0.1
Anderson 0.25
Bamberg 150
Barnwell 100
Beaufort 3.55
Berkeley 1.6
Calhoun 1935
Charleston 20.95
Cherokee 1
Chester 4
Chesterfield 1
Colleton 3.2
Dorchester 8.2
Florence 2
Georgetown 0.3
Greenville 11
Greenwood 6
Hampton 0.1
Kershaw 1.55
Lancaster 0.5
map of cucumber production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Eggplant

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  • Total Number of Farms: 29
  • Total Number of Counties: 20
  • Total Acreage: 122.37
  • Highest Acreage: Saluda County
  • Organic Acreage: 43.7
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $15.00 - $35.00 per bushel
  • Estimated Yield: 1,100 bushels per acre
  • Total Yield: 122.37 × 1,100 bushels per acre × $21.00 per bushel = $2,826,747 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Aiken 23.0
Beaufort 1.1
Charleston 12.25
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 0.1
Colleton 0.35
Dorchester 0.25
Greenville* 17.87
Greenwood* 1.0
Hampton 0.1
Kershaw 0.25
Laurens* 1.0
Lexington 15.05
McCormick* 1.0
Newberry 0.05
Orangeburg 1.0
Saluda 40.0
Spartanburg* 2.0
Union* 1.0
York* 1.0
map of eggplant production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Greens-Mustard

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  • Total Number of Farms: 27
  • Total Number of Counties: 19
  • Total Acreage: 454.23
  • Highest Acreage: Lexington County
  • Organic Acreage: 0.6
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $16.00 - $25.00 per carton (20 lb. carton)
  • Estimated Yield: 8,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 454.23 acres × 8,000 lbs. × $.85 per lb. = $3,088,764 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1
Allendale 0.1
Anderson 0.17
Beaufort 0.1
Charleston 1
Cherokee* 1
Chester* 1
Colleton 0.25
Florence 5
Greenville* 1
Greenwood* 1
Kershaw 1
Laurens* 1
Lexington 442.6
McCormick* 1
Orangeburg 1
Spartanburg* 1
Union* 1
York* 1
map of greens-mustard production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Onions-Bulb

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  • Total Number of Farms: 17
  • Total Number of Counties: 10
  • Total Acreage: 13.80
  • Highest Acreage: Chesterfield County
  • Organic Acreage: 1
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $.56 - $.60 per lb.
  • Estimated Yield: 24,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 13.80 acres × 24,000 lbs. × $.57 per lb. = $188,784 total value
County Acreage
Beaufort 1.45
Berkeley 1
Charleston 1.25
Chester* 0.1
Chesterfield 4
Dorchester 2
Fairfield 1
Florence 1
Horry 1
Kershaw 1
map of onion-bulb production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Onions-Green

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  • Total Number of Farms: 23
  • Total Number of Counties: 18
  • Total Acreage: 636.13
  • Highest Acreage: Lexington County
  • Organic Acreage: 0.6
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $15 per crate bunched (approx. 12 lbs.)
  • Estimated Yield: 12,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 636.13 acres × 12,000 lbs. (1,000 crates) × $15 per crate = $9,541,950 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Beaufort 0.2
Charleston 2.6
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 1.0
Dorchester 0.25
Georgetown 0.1
Greenville* 1.0
Greenwood* 1.0
Laurens* 1.0
Lexington 630
McCormick* 1.0
Spartanburg* 1.0
Union* 1.0
York* 1.0
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Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Radishes

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  • Total Number of Farms: 22
  • Total Number of Counties: 18
  • Total Acreage: 11.73
  • Highest Acreage: Charleston County
  • Organic Acreage: 0.2
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: 20.00 per crate (12 lb.)
  • Estimated Yield: 15,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 11.73 × 15,000 lbs. × 1.67 per lb. = $293,836.5 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1
Anderson 0.25
Beaufort 0.3
Charleston 5.45
Cherokee* 1
Chester* 1
Dorchester 0.25
Florence 3
Greenville* 1
Greenwood* 1
Kershaw 0.13
Laurens* 1
Lexington 0.1
McCormick* 1
Orangeburg 0.25
Spartanburg* 1
Union* 1
York* 1
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Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Snap Beans

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  • Total Number of Farms: 34
  • Total Number of Counties: 24
  • Total Acreage: 590.97
  • Highest Acreage: Calhoun County
  • Organic Acreage: 2.2
  • Processing Acreage: 445

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $22.00 - $42.00 per bushel
  • Estimated Yield: 180 bushels per acre
  • Total Yield: 590.97 × 180 bushels per acre × $28.00 per bushel = $2,978,489 total value
County Acreage
Abbeville* 1.0
Allendale 0.1
Anderson 0.25
Beaufort 0.2
Berkeley 0.1
Calhoun 245.0
Charleston 2.6
Cherokee* 1.0
Chester* 2.0
Clarendon 15.0
Colleton 0.85
Dorchester 15.0
Greenville* 7.0
Greenwood* 2.0
Hampton 0.1
Kershaw 0.5
Laurens* 21.0
Lexington 55.12
McCormick* 1.0
Oconee 0.12
Orangeburg 200.0
Spartanburg* 5.0
Union* 1.0
York* 1.0
map of snap beans production in sc

Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Tomato-Beefsteak

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  • Total Number of Farms: 46
  • Total Number of Counties: 28
  • Total Acreage: 1441.43
  • Highest Acreage: Beaufort County
  • Organic Acreage: 2.35
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $15.00 - $30.00 per 25 lb. carton
  • Estimated Yield: 37,500 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 1441.43 acres × 37,500 lbs. × $.81 per lb. = $43,783,436.25
County Acreage
Abbeville* 2
Anderson 0.25
Beaufort 836.75
Berkeley 3.75
Charleston 67.95
Cherokee* 2
Chester* 17.6
Chesterfield 4
Clarendon 5
Colleton 5.25
Darlington 2
Dorchester 14
Florence 2
Georgetown 2.4
Greenville* 210
Greenwood* 6
Horry 1
Kershaw 1.5
Lancaster 1
Laurens* 24
Lexington 28.3
McCormick* 37
Newberry 3.2
Orangeburg 3
Pickens 0.25
Spartanburg* 121.73
Sumter 0.5
Union* 3
York* 36
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Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Tomato-Cherry

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  • Total Number of Farms: 13
  • Total Number of Counties: 11
  • Total Acreage: 98.62
  • Highest Acreage: Aiken County
  • Organic Acreage: 86.25
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $27.00 - $35.00 per 20 lb. carton (30.56 average)
  • Estimated Yield: 9,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 98.62 acres × 9,000 lbs × $1.53 per lb. = $1,357,997 total value
County Acreage
Aiken 45
Allendale 0.1
Beaufort 6.1
Berkeley 0.5
Charleston 3.8
Chester* 0.1
Colleton 0.75
Greenville* 0.86
Hampton 0.1
Kershaw 0.25
Lexington 3.06
Saluda 38
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Figure 1: Crop acres per county

Tomato-Grape

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  • Total Number of Farms: 14
  • Total Number of Counties: 9
  • Total Acreage: 262.83
  • Highest Acreage: Saluda County
  • Organic Acreage: 141.35
  • Processing Acreage: 0

Estimated Value:

  • Observed Prices: $20.00 – $31.00 per 20 lb. carton
  • Estimated Yield: 9,000 lbs. per acre
  • Total Yield: 262.83 × 9,000 lbs. × $1.25 per lb. = $2,956,838 total value
County Acreage
Aiken 56
Beaufort 61.3
Berkeley 0.25
Charleston 24.95
Dorchester 0.25
Greenville* 27.95
Hampton 0.25
Lexington 17
Saluda 68
Spartanburg* 6.88
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Figure 1: Crop acres per county