From ClassBrain.com

MI History & Facts
Agriculture Statistics - Michigan
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 2, 2006, 14:17 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.     Dairy products 881,600 25.4 3.6
2.     Greenhouse/nursery 501,110 14.4 3.6
3.     Corn 337,778 9.7 2.0
4.     Soybeans 298,985 8.6 2.3
5.     Cattle and calves 227,930 6.6 0.6
 
All commodities
 3,469,122   1.7
 
For more details about Michigan'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.     Soybeans and products 10 180.7
2.     Feed grains and products 12 136.8
3.     Vegetables and preparations 8 127.9
4.     Fruits and preparations 5 79.3
5.     Other 23 59.1
 
Overall
 22 776.5
 
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.     Ottawa 8.4 300.0
2.     Huron 5.9 211.4
3.     Allegan 5.2 186.8
4.     Sanilac 3.7 132.5
5.     Kent 3.4 121.0
 
State total
   3,567.8
 
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 Michigan Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


© Copyright 2004 by ClassBrain.com