Agriculture Statistics - Rhode Island

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Agriculture Statistics - Rhode Island
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 4, 2006, 15:12 PST

TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Commodity	Value of receipts thousand $	Percent of state total farm receipts	Percent of US value
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
1. Greenhouse/nursery	29,950	63.1	0.2
2. Dairy products	3,739	7.9	0.0
3. Corn, sweet	2,108	4.4	0.3
4. Cattle and calves	1,058	2.2	0.0
5. Potatoes	871	1.8	0.0

All commodities	47,438		0.0

For more details about Rhode Island'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 41 1.0

2.     Vegetables and preparations 43 0.3

3.     Feeds and fodders 49 0.0

4.     Seeds 48 0.0

5.

Overall 49 1.3

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.     Washington 38.5 18.5

2.     Newport 30.1 14.5

3.     Providence 20.1 9.7

4.     Bristol 5.8 2.8

5.     Kent 5.6 2.7

State total 48.2

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 Rhode Island Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES