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AK Agriculture

Last Updated: Nov 2nd, 2006 - 18:32:58

 


Agriculture Statistics - Alaska
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mar 17, 2006, 17:09 PST




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.     Greenhouse/nursery 14,165 27.3 0.1
2.     Potatoes 3,300 6.4 0.1
3.     Hay 3,150 6.1 0.1
4.     Dairy products 2,780 5.4 0.0
5.     Cattle and calves 1,326 2.6 0.0
 
All commodities
51,865   0.0
 
For more details about Alaska's top agriculture commodities contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.



Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001
Commodity Rank among
states
Value
million $
1.     Other 47 0.4
2.     Live animals and meat 48 0.1
3.     Hides and skins 44 0.0
4.     Feeds and fodders 50 0.0
5.     Fats and Greases 44 0.0
 
Overall
50 0.6
 
For more information on exports see the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or ERS's Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.



Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties Percent of state's
total receipts
Million $
1.     Anchorage Area 64.3 15.9
2.     Fairbanks Area 23.6 5.8
3.     Aleutian Islands Area 5.5 1.4
4.     Kenai Peninsula Area 5.1 1.3
5.     Juneau Area 1.5 0.4
 
State total
  24.7
 
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's
web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.



*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about Alaska’s Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

Also See: State Fact Sheet - Alaska
Source: National Department of Agriculture


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