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Agriculture Statistics - Oregon
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 3, 2006, 15:06 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.     Greenhouse/nursery 842,013 27.0 6.1
2.     Cattle and calves 407,837 13.1 1.0
3.     Dairy products 264,895 8.5 1.1
4.     Hay 230,982 7.4 5.1
5.     Ryegrass 138,067 4.4 100.0
 
All commodities
 3,122,641   1.5
 
For more details about Oregon'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.     Other 10 204.2
2.     Vegetables and preparations 6 161.7
3.     Fruits and preparations 4 101.1
4.     Wheat and products 14 71.5
5.     Seeds 3 55.7
 
Overall
 25 680.7
 
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.     Marion 14.8 438.4
2.     Clackamas 9.3 276.3
3.     Umatilla 8.4 249.2
4.     Malheur 7.0 208.2
5.     Washington 6.3 186.0
 
State total
   2,969.2
 
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 Oregon Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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