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UT Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Utah
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 7, 2006, 16:52 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 374,459 33.5 0.9
2.     Dairy products 236,670 21.2 1.0
3.     Hay 127,080 11.4 2.8
4.     Hogs 106,338 9.5 0.9
5.     Greenhouse/nursery 62,496 5.6 0.5
 
All commodities
 1,116,343   0.6
 
For more details about Utah'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 22 66.0
2.     Hides and skins 6 61.6
3.     Feeds and fodders 28 19.0
4.     Dairy products 15 15.3
5.     Wheat and products 28 11.2
 
Overall
 37 198.0
 
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.     Cache 11.9 104.8
2.     Box Elder 11.6 102.2
3.     Utah 11.1 97.0
4.     Sanpete 9.4 82.8
5.     Millard 8.1 71.0
 
State total
   877.3
 
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 Utah Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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