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



TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
Commodity Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
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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