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OH Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Ohio
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jul 26, 2006, 15:02 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.     Soybeans 863,873 18.5 6.8
2.     Corn 824,806 17.6 4.8
3.     Dairy products 652,688 13.9 2.6
4.     Greenhouse/nursery 568,105 12.1 4.1
5.     Hogs 350,125 7.5 2.8
 
All commodities
 4,682,011   2.3
 
For more details about Ohio'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 5 461.1
2.     Feed grains and products 8 273.4
3.     Other 19 94.3
4.     Wheat and products 12 85.8
5.     Poultry and products 15 45.0
 
Overall
 16 1,135.4
 
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.     Mercer 6.1 287.7
2.     Darke 5.3 247.1
3.     Wayne 3.3 155.8
4.     Licking 2.8 128.9
5.     Hardin 2.5 115.0
 
State total
   4,684.3
 
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 Ohio Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.



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