Georgia agriculture
The Peach State is also the Broiler State, the Peanut State, the Pecan State, and the Vidalia State. Georgia leads the nation in four major commodities and ranks top-5 in several more.
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Georgia leads the nation in 4 commodities.
Production share of total US output, latest reporting year:
#1 IN US
Broilers
17% of US broiler production · 7.5 billion lbs/yr · concentrated in north GA poultry counties (Hall, Habersham)
#1 IN US
Peanuts
50% of the US peanut crop · 1.5 billion lbs/yr · southwest GA belt (Worth, Mitchell, Decatur)
#1 IN US
Pecans
32% of US pecan production · 95M lbs in 2025 · cyclical (alternate-bearing trees)
#1 IN US
Vidalia Onions
100% — federally protected appellation, grown only in 20 GA counties around Vidalia
Broilers (latest year)
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Billion lbs of meat
Peanuts (latest year)
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Billion lbs harvested
Pecans (latest year)
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Million lbs (cyclical)
Cotton (latest year)
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Thousand bales
Total ag cash receipts
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All commodities, $B
#1 commodities
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Broilers, peanuts, pecans, Vidalia
Production Trends — Last 10 Years
Annual production for Georgia's four headline commodities. Broilers and peanuts are remarkably steady; pecans cycle on alternate-bearing tree biology; cotton softens as acreage shifts.
Broilers (billion lbs)
Peanuts (billion lbs)
Pecans (million lbs)
Cotton (thousand bales)
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats (target). Currently fixture data calibrated to NASS scale.
Where in Georgia? — Production by County
Pick a commodity. The map shades each county by its share of statewide production. Notice the geographic specialization: poultry is concentrated in north GA, while peanuts, pecans, and cotton are clustered in the southwest agricultural belt.
Top 8 producing counties
Bottom 8 (negligible production)
Cash Receipts — What Pays the Farm Bills
Share of total Georgia agricultural cash receipts by category. Poultry/eggs alone account for nearly half.
National Rankings — All Commodities
Click any column to sort. A #1 pill means Georgia leads the nation.
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