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Agriculture Statistics - New Jersey
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 25, 2006, 14:44 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. Greenhouse/nursery	306,264	37.3	2.2
2. Dairy products	37,030	4.5	0.2
3. Blueberries	36,730	4.5	19.5
4. Peaches	28,350	3.5	5.9
5. Chicken eggs	24,603	3.0	0.6

All commodities	821,070		0.4

For more details about New Jersey'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.     Other 12 164.5

2.     Vegetables and preparations 18 25.7

3.     Fruits and preparations 14 14.4

4.     Soybeans and products 27 9.7

5.     Feed grains and products 38 5.8

Overall 36 234.1

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.     Cumberland 13.5 94.2

2.     Burlington 12.6 87.5

3.     Monmouth 9.7 68.0

4.     Salem 9.7 67.9

5.     Gloucester 9.6 67.0

State total 697.4

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 New Jersey Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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