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NE Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Nebraska
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 10, 2006, 14:29 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.     Cattle and calves 5,066,786 53.4 12.5
2.     Corn 1,950,635 20.6 11.4
3.     Soybeans 887,188 9.4 6.9
4.     Hogs 711,323 7.5 5.7
5.     Dairy products 167,024 1.8 0.7
 
All commodities
 9,488,580   4.7
 
For more details about Nebraska'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 1 893.5
2.     Feed grains and products 3 612.2
3.     Soybeans and products 7 429.8
4.     Hides and skins 2 379.8
5.     Feeds and fodders 3 254.5
 
Overall
 6 2,914.6
 
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.     Cuming 5.2 507.0
2.     Dawson 4.1 399.5
3.     Phelps 3.4 336.4
4.     Custer 2.9 288.5
5.     Holt 2.5 246.1
 
State total
   9,831.5
 
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 Nebraska Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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