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Agriculture Statistics - Maryland
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 1, 2006, 14:11 PST

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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Commodity	Value of receipts thousand $	Percent of state total farm receipts	Percent of US value
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
1. Broilers	552,560	34.6	3.3
2. Greenhouse/nursery	282,666	17.7	2.0
3. Dairy products	208,008	13.0	0.8
4. Corn	94,784	5.9	0.6
5. Soybeans	82,175	5.1	0.6

All commodities	1,596,085		0.8

For more details about Maryland's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001

Commodity Rank among
states Value
million $

1.     Poultry and products 9 66.7

2.     Soybeans and products 18 54.8

3.     Feed grains and products 20 38.4

4.     Other 29 23.0

5.     Vegetables and preparations 22 20.0

Overall 35 245.9

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.     Wicomico 14.2 186.3

2.     Worcester 11.2 147.6

3.     Frederick 7.7 101.7

4.     Somerset 7.4 96.5

5.     Caroline 7.2 95.1

State total 1,312.1

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 Maryland Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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