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Agriculture Statistics - Michigan
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 2, 2006, 14:17 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. Dairy products	881,600	25.4	3.6
2. Greenhouse/nursery	501,110	14.4	3.6
3. Corn	337,778	9.7	2.0
4. Soybeans	298,985	8.6	2.3
5. Cattle and calves	227,930	6.6	0.6

All commodities	3,469,122		1.7

For more details about Michigan'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.     Soybeans and products 10 180.7

2.     Feed grains and products 12 136.8

3.     Vegetables and preparations 8 127.9

4.     Fruits and preparations 5 79.3

5.     Other 23 59.1

Overall 22 776.5

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.     Ottawa 8.4 300.0

2.     Huron 5.9 211.4

3.     Allegan 5.2 186.8

4.     Sanilac 3.7 132.5

5.     Kent 3.4 121.0

State total 3,567.8

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 Michigan Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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