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WI Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Wisconsin
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 15, 2006, 17:35 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.     Dairy products 3,243,272 55.0 13.1
2.     Cattle and calves 707,049 12.0 1.7
3.     Corn 521,111 8.8 3.0
4.     Greenhouse/nursery 185,972 3.2 1.3
5.     Soybeans 184,927 3.1 1.4
 
All commodities
 5,896,293   2.9
 
For more details about Wisconsin'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.     Dairy products 1 236.3
2.     Vegetables and preparations 4 220.5
3.     Feed grains and products 11 208.0
4.     Live animals and meat 9 194.6
5.     Soybeans and products 11 148.4
 
Overall
 12 1,306.9
 
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.     Dane 5.1 284.6
2.     Grant 3.7 204.3
3.     Marathon 3.7 204.3
4.     Dodge 3.5 193.6
5.     Barron 2.9 164.6
 
State total
   5,579.9
 
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 Wisconsin Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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