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AL Agriculture
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Agriculture Statistics - Alabama
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sep 17, 2006, 17:15 PST
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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
| Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001 |
| Commodity |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
2,004,128 |
56.9 |
12.0 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
362,816 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
| 3. Chicken eggs |
265,388 |
7.5 |
6.0 |
| 4. Greenhouse/nursery |
221,137 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
| 5. Cotton |
217,154 |
6.2 |
4.4 |
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| All commodities |
3,519,731 |
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1.7 |
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| For more details about Alabama's top agriculture commodities, download Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592. |
| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997 |
| Counties |
Percent of state's
total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Cullman |
10.8 |
334.1 |
| 2. De Kalb |
7.6 |
234.3 |
| 3. Marshall |
6.5 |
200.6 |
| 4. Blount |
4.5 |
138.0 |
| 5. Coffee |
4.4 |
136.3 |
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| State total |
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3,099.0 |
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For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540. |
Additional Resources
*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about Alabama’s Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.
Also See: The State Fact State - Alabama
This fact sheet has the latest information on Alabama's Agriculture and more.
Source: US Department of Agriculture - ERS
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