Agriculture Statistics - Massachusetts

MA Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Massachusetts
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 1, 2006, 14:14 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. Greenhouse/nursery	135,183	36.9	1.0
2. Dairy products	57,348	15.6	0.2
3. Cranberries	30,542	8.3	30.7
4. Corn, sweet	14,606	4.0	1.9
5. Apples	12,815	3.5	0.9

All commodities	366,611		0.2

For more details about Massachusetts'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.     Tobacco unmfd. 11 12.2

2.     Fruits and preparations 20 7.3

3.     Live animals and meat 41 2.9

4.     Vegetables and preparations 38 1.8

5.     Other 40 1.2

Overall 46 28.3

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.     Plymouth 27.0 122.7

2.     Worcester 12.8 57.9

3.     Middlesex 12.7 57.6

4.     Franklin 9.0 40.7

5.     Hampshire 7.8 35.5

State total 454.4

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 Massachusetts Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES