Agriculture Statistics

ME Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Maine
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oct 25, 2006, 14:08 PST

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	105,787	21.8	0.4
2. Potatoes	101,761	21.0	4.1
3. Aquaculture	64,330	13.3	8.2
4. Chicken eggs	56,640	11.7	1.3
5. Greenhouse/nursery	24,400	5.0	0.2

All commodities	485,064		0.2

For more details about Maine'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.     Vegetables and preparations 19 25.3

2.     Fruits and preparations 10 24.4

3.     Poultry and products 31 4.2

4.     Feeds and fodders 40 3.5

5.     Feed grains and products 41 1.2

Overall 43 59.7

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.     Aroostook 25.0 109.6

2.     Androscoggin 14.2 62.4

3.     Kennebec 10.3 45.2

4.     Washington 9.8 43.1

5.     Hancock 6.9 30.4

State total 438.7

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 Maine Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES