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NV Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Nevada
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 10, 2006, 14:34 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 192,470 45.3 0.5
2.     Hay 93,209 22.0 2.0
3.     Dairy products 62,270 14.7 0.3
4.     Greenhouse/nursery 17,000 4.0 0.1
5.     Onions 16,008 3.8 2.1
 
All commodities
 424,596   0.2
 
For more details about Nevada'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 27 7.7
2.     Feeds and fodders 39 3.7
3.     Wheat and products 38 1.9
4.     Seeds 37 1.8
5.     Live animals and meat 44 1.5
 
Overall
 47 17.3
 
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.     Humboldt 16.1 57.3
2.     Lyon 15.0 53.7
3.     Elko 13.8 49.2
4.     Churchill 10.7 38.1
5.     Pershing 9.2 32.7
 
State total
   356.6
 
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 Nevada Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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