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Agriculture Statistics - Wyoming
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 15, 2006, 17:39 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. Cattle and calves	757,212	77.1	1.9
2. Hay	49,933	5.1	1.1
3. Hogs	32,428	3.3	0.3
4. Sugar beets	27,853	2.8	3.1
5. Sheep and lambs	23,072	2.3	5.9

All commodities	982,545		0.5

For more details about Wyoming'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.     Live animals and meat 33 12.1

2.     Feeds and fodders 34 11.6

3.     Feed grains and products 33 8.8

4.     Poultry and products 26 6.9

5.     Wheat and products 34 6.7

Overall 44 53.0

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.     Goshen 14.6 130.9

2.     Laramie 10.7 96.0

3.     Platte 7.6 68.2

4.     Park 7.3 65.6

5.     Fremont 6.8 61.5

State total 898.5

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 Wyoming Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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