Ohio crop production acreage traditionally ranges from 9.5 to 10 million acres annually. In addition, approximately 1.5 million acres are used for hay and pasture production. Ohio's major agronomic crops are corn, wheat, and soybeans.
In 1999, Ohio produced corn on 3.2 million acres with a total production of 403 million bushels (4 percent of the U.S. total production). Soybeans were produced on 4.5 million acres with a total production of 162 million bushels (6 percent of the U.S. total production). Ohio produced soft red winter wheat on 1.02 million acres (4 percent of the U.S. total soft red winter wheat production) and oats on 100,000 acres (4.8 percent of the U.S. total oats production).
Other crops grown in Ohio (1999) include rye (4,000 acres), tobacco (9,800 acres), sugar beets (1,700 acres), processing tomatoes (6,700 acres), potatoes (4,700 acres), and miscellaneous fruits and vegetables (27,700 acres).