Cash Receipts: State Rankings, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Livestock : Crops : Cash Receipts : and Products : State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cash : : Cash : : Cash : Rank : Receipts : Rank : Receipts : Rank : Receipts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand thousand thousand : dollars dollars dollars : Alabama : 27 3,739,060 13 3,043,139 36 695,921 Alaska : 50 64,218 49 39,368 50 24,850 Arizona : 29 2,879,224 28 1,320,727 23 1,558,497 Arkansas : 11 6,164,069 11 3,767,357 17 2,396,712 California : 1 31,402,706 4 7,614,979 1 23,787,727 Colorado : 16 5,614,394 10 4,061,854 24 1,552,540 Connecticut : 43 523,611 45 151,289 39 372,322 Delaware : 39 969,124 39 786,416 43 182,708 Florida : 9 6,974,161 29 1,304,892 5 5,669,269 Georgia : 13 6,005,101 12 3,764,890 18 2,240,211 Hawaii : 42 554,580 47 87,705 38 466,875 Idaho : 22 4,415,602 19 2,415,981 21 1,999,621 Illinois : 7 8,635,700 25 1,794,860 3 6,840,840 Indiana : 14 5,973,217 20 2,054,271 9 3,918,946 Iowa : 3 15,108,261 2 7,879,113 2 7,229,148 Kansas : 5 10,335,795 5 6,970,651 11 3,365,144 Kentucky : 23 4,007,202 16 2,707,984 28 1,299,218 Louisiana : 34 2,186,180 37 864,269 27 1,321,911 Maine : 41 591,674 42 288,908 42 302,766 Maryland : 36 1,597,699 36 872,143 35 725,556 Massachusetts : 47 433,026 46 89,420 40 343,606 Michigan : 21 4,487,765 26 1,654,370 15 2,833,395 Minnesota : 6 9,769,512 8 4,641,925 6 5,127,587 Mississippi : 26 3,788,510 18 2,543,526 29 1,244,984 Missouri : 15 5,621,258 14 2,993,680 16 2,627,578 Montana : 33 2,349,159 30 1,279,182 30 1,069,977 Nebraska : 4 12,042,344 3 7,683,386 8 4,358,958 Nevada : 46 446,550 43 280,371 44 166,179 New Hampshire : 48 161,804 48 64,039 46 97,765 New Jersey : 40 923,933 44 161,301 34 762,632 New Mexico : 32 2,463,526 23 1,861,099 37 602,427 New York : 28 3,509,003 22 1,981,711 25 1,527,292 North Carolina: 8 8,199,349 6 5,274,011 14 2,925,338 North Dakota : 25 3,980,728 35 892,375 12 3,088,353 Ohio : 17 5,479,712 21 2,031,305 10 3,448,407 Oklahoma : 18 5,093,622 9 4,119,501 31 974,121 Oregon : 24 3,990,617 33 1,030,033 13 2,960,584 Pennsylvania : 20 4,691,681 15 2,968,343 22 1,723,338 Rhode Island : 49 65,640 50 10,090 49 55,550 South Carolina: 35 1,890,661 32 1,102,586 33 788,075 South Dakota : 19 4,716,173 17 2,651,623 20 2,064,550 Tennessee : 31 2,564,931 31 1,191,639 26 1,373,292 Texas : 2 16,026,756 1 10,323,735 4 5,703,021 Utah : 37 1,243,673 34 930,824 41 312,849 Vermont : 44 500,792 40 415,104 47 85,688 Virginia : 30 2,688,669 24 1,854,616 32 834,053 Washington : 12 6,138,973 27 1,614,540 7 4,524,433 West Virginia : 45 449,551 41 369,802 48 79,749 Wisconsin : 10 6,791,282 7 4,656,003 19 2,135,279 Wyoming : 38 1,021,145 38 859,496 45 161,649 : US : 239,271,907 119,320,429 119,951,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERS, Larry Traub, (202) 694-5593. Cash Receipts: U.S. Farm Cash Receipts, 2002-2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------------------- thousand dollars ------------------------ : All Commodities : 195,044,159 215,567,698 237,349,699 240,729,368 239,271,907 : Livestock and Products : 93,960,477 105,637,010 123,601,869 124,862,681 119,320,429 : Meat Animals : 48,117,886 56,212,450 62,351,565 64,847,576 63,707,145 Cattle and Calves : 38,095,143 45,092,281 47,506,962 49,295,310 49,148,366 Hogs : 9,602,110 10,618,028 '14332729" 14,992,410 14,085,345 Sheep and Lambs : 420,633 502,140 511,875 559,856 473,435 : Dairy Products : 20,582,238 21,238,737 27,386,587 26,697,584 23,421,987 : Poultry/Eggs : 21,139,015 23,959,134 29,511,580 28,850,281 27,492,573 Broilers : 13,437,700 15,214,945 20,446,096 20,877,914 18,851,949 Farm Chickens : 49,850 47,508 57,260 64,148 52,642 Chicken Eggs : 4,232,449 5,273,099 5,239,082 4,007,152 4,340,076 Turkeys : 2,643,273 2,631,862 2,995,802 3,107,828 3,482,746 : Miscellaneous Livestock: 4,121,338 4,226,689 4,352,137 4,467,240 4,698,724 Horses/Mules : 982,388 1,018,400 1,161,400 1,228,400 1,313,400 Aquaculture : 782,582 775,784 894,996 886,932 937,378 : Crops : 101,083,682 109,930,688 113,747,830 115,866,687 119,951,478 : Food Grains : 6,787,802 7,985,133 8,906,669 8,601,173 9,106,077 Rice : 881,589 1,224,555 1,768,304 1,590,578 1,773,340 Wheat : 5,894,029 6,745,260 7,119,856 6,993,864 7,317,737 : Feed Crops : 24,040,729 24,747,498 27,423,144 24,558,643 27,961,747 Corn : 17,866,744 18,938,781 21,199,719 18,479,502 21,716,106 Hay : 4,612,059 4,214,228 4,680,795 4,711,807 4,912,144 : Cotton : 3,418,096 6,419,910 4,784,386 6,320,429 6,172,887 : Tobacco : 1,743,429 1,612,135 1,578,173 1,096,508 1,155,671 : Oil Crops : 15,049,103 17,987,858 17,861,502 18,374,842 18,193,383 Soybeans : 13,847,153 16,602,040 16,441,346 16,906,056 16,920,732 : Vegetables : 17,158,908 16,903,214 16,205,333 16,938,350 17,934,927 Potatoes : 2,902,011 2,668,777 2,373,515 2,486,938 2,929,648 Lettuce : 2,357,964 2,288,498 1,928,160 1,939,833 2,007,911 Tomatoes : 1,933,691 1,909,739 2,150,327 2,237,082 2,280,996 : Fruits/Nuts : 12,643,160 13,468,024 15,535,861 17,709,783 17,010,727 Oranges : 1,427,460 1,440,923 1,708,133 1,921,276 1,759,263 Apples : 1,453,665 1,688,026 1,755,535 1,722,083 2,100,310 Grapes : 2,837,852 2,609,742 3,011,187 3,634,619 3,331,581 Strawberries : 1,162,190 1,375,462 1,295,778 1,396,120 1,515,393 Almonds : 1,200,687 1,600,144 2,189,005 2,525,909 2,040,357 : All Other Crops : 20,242,455 20,806,916 21,452,762 22,266,959 22,416,059 Sugar beets : 1,097,329 1,270,026 1,109,272 1,193,151 1,193,151 Cane for Sugar : 930,912 1,004,064 926,026 812,476 743,711 Floriculture : 5,089,514 5,082,172 5,284,643 5,434,802 3,995,848 Nursery : 1/ 3,766,739 1/ 1/ 1/ Other Greenhouse : 9,573,721 6,079,888 10,341,527 10,893,523 12,384,506 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data not available. ERS, Larry Traub, (202) 694-5593. Cash Receipts: Top 2 Commodities in Each States, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cash : : Cash State : Commodity : Receipts : Commodity : Receipts ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand thousand : dollars dollars : Alabama : Broilers 2,161,592 Cattle & calves 399,475 Alaska : Greenhouse & nursery 14,630 Hay 4,080 Arizona : Cattle & calves 737,453 Dairy products 504,448 Arkansas : Broilers 2,324,562 Rice 848,839 California : Dairy products 4,492,229 Greenhouse & nursery 3,804,453 Colorado : Cattle & calves 3,270,592 Dairy products 326,820 Connecticut : Greenhouse & nursery 247,880 Dairy products 52,272 Delaware : Broilers 739,230 Corn 47,225 Florida : Greenhouse & nursery 1,753,399 Oranges 1,204,949 Georgia : Broilers 2,731,022 Cotton 590,344 Hawaii : Greenhouse & nursery 99,949 Pineapples 75,542 Idaho : Dairy products 1,281,952 Cattle & calves 1,022,197 Illinois : Corn 3,594,141 Soybeans 2,509,651 Indiana : Corn 1,851,472 Soybeans 1,519,780 Iowa : Corn 4,206,342 Hogs 4,152,565 Kansas : Cattle & calves 6,246,561 Wheat 1,273,499 Kentucky : Horses & mules 1,110,000 Cattle & calves 607,796 Louisiana : Cotton 308,258 Cane for sugar 282,382 Maine : Potatoes 129,548 Dairy products 83,790 Maryland : Broilers 534,886 Greenhouse & nursery 355,479 Massachusetts : Greenhouse & nursery 152,145 Cranberries 73,901 Michigan : Dairy products 936,320 Greenhouse & nursery 642,393 Minnesota : Corn 2,029,081 Hogs 1,751,000 Mississippi : Broilers 1,771,560 Cotton 553,857 Missouri : Cattle & calves 1,227,732 Soybeans 1,028,275 Montana : Cattle & calves 1,117,144 Wheat 688,415 Nebraska : Cattle & calves 6,628,903 Corn 2,403,245 Nevada : Cattle & calves 191,807 Hay 98,757 New Hampshire : Greenhouse & nursery 62,130 Dairy products 41,038 New Jersey : Greenhouse & nursery 390,365 Horses & mules 99,000 New Mexico : Dairy products 911,614 Cattle & calves 905,138 New York : Dairy products 1,609,742 Greenhouse & nursery 408,976 North Carolina : Broilers 2,088,212 Hogs 1,917,244 North Dakota : Wheat 1,060,372 Cattle & calves 726,132 Ohio : Soybeans 1,164,360 Corn 986,681 Oklahoma : Cattle & calves 2,751,320 Hogs 566,388 Oregon : Greenhouse & nursery 1,040,452 Cattle & calves 544,348 Pennsylvania : Dairy products 1,560,594 Cattle & calves 466,354 Rhode Island : Greenhouse & nursery 43,965 Dairy products 2,768 South Carolina : Broilers 563,200 Greenhouse & nursery 282,947 South Dakota : Cattle & calves 1,876,006 Corn 730,728 Tennessee : Cattle & calves 483,160 Broilers 413,782 Texas : Cattle & calves 7,440,565 Cotton 1,906,436 Utah : Cattle & calves 412,536 Dairy products 217,980 Vermont : Dairy products 352,912 Cattle & calves 47,854 Virginia : Broilers 506,236 Cattle & calves 426,086 Washington : Apples 1,377,943 Dairy products 686,196 West Virginia : Broilers 143,520 Cattle & calves 113,325 Wisconsin : Dairy products 3,075,492 Cattle & calves 936,588 Wyoming : Cattle & calves 762,561 Hay 48,269 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERS, Larry Traub, (202) 694-5593. Farm Real Estate: Average Value Per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Value per Acre as of January 1 Region and State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ dollars --------------------- : Northeast : 3,200 3,550 4,110 4,550 5,000 Connecticut : 9,500 10,200 10,800 11,400 11,700 Delaware : 4,000 6,000 8,400 10,200 10,400 Maine : 1,750 1,850 1,950 2,050 2,150 Maryland : 4,150 5,700 7,900 8,900 9,250 Massachusetts : 8,100 9,300 9,900 10,500 11,600 New Hampshire : 3,100 3,250 3,450 3,700 4,000 New Jersey : 9,100 9,750 10,500 10,900 11,300 New York : 1,700 1,780 1,920 2,050 2,220 Pennsylvania : 3,450 3,650 4,220 4,790 5,670 Rhode Island : 9,300 10,200 11,200 12,500 12,500 Vermont : 2,050 2,150 2,300 2,450 2,700 : Lake States : 2,010 2,220 2,520 2,840 3,300 Michigan : 2,680 2,920 3,150 3,500 3,950 Minnesota : 1,600 1,800 2,100 2,400 2,780 Wisconsin : 2,300 2,500 2,850 3,200 3,800 : Corn Belt : 2,130 2,300 2,720 3,050 3,450 Illinois : 2,430 2,610 3,330 3,800 4,330 Indiana : 2,570 2,770 3,140 3,630 4,000 Iowa : 2,010 2,200 2,650 2,930 3,400 Missouri : 1,470 1,580 1,790 1,980 2,280 Ohio : 2,740 2,930 3,180 3,490 3,800 : Northern Plains : 594 632 735 840 961 Kansas : 685 715 850 940 1,090 Nebraska : 775 825 940 1,090 1,230 North Dakota : 425 455 505 575 650 South Dakota : 460 500 605 710 820 : Appalachia : 2,370 2,560 3,110 3,460 3,820 Kentucky : 1,900 2,000 2,500 2,750 2,850 North Carolina : 3,100 3,300 3,940 4,250 4,600 Tennessee : 2,400 2,500 2,850 3,070 3,400 Virginia : 2,700 3,200 4,050 4,900 5,700 West Virginia : 1,400 1,500 1,950 2,150 2,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Farm Real Estate: Average Value Per Acre, (continued) by Region and State, January 1, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Value per Acre as of January 1 Region and State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- dollars ------------------- : Southeast : 2,270 2,420 3,530 4,420 4,820 Alabama : 1,760 1,860 2,400 2,750 3,100 Florida : 2,900 3,100 5,400 7,280 7,570 Georgia : 2,200 2,350 3,200 3,900 4,500 South Carolina : 2,050 2,150 2,400 2,600 2,900 : Delta States : 1,460 1,580 1,790 1,950 2,180 Arkansas : 1,480 1,650 1,870 2,050 2,300 Louisiana : 1,500 1,580 1,770 1,900 2,120 Mississippi : 1,400 1,480 1,690 1,850 2,080 : Southern Plains : 788 832 1,000 1,190 1,400 Oklahoma : 705 745 900 970 1,080 Texas : 810 855 1,030 1,250 1,480 : Mountain : 523 550 698 951 1,120 Arizona : 1,500 1,600 2,330 3,050 3,400 Colorado : 730 775 940 1,100 1,250 Idaho : 1,280 1,360 1,750 2,440 2,830 Montana : 390 410 510 800 960 Nevada : 480 500 650 900 1,100 New Mexico : 260 265 360 520 610 Utah : 1,100 1,150 1,460 2,070 2,550 Wyoming : 300 315 370 450 560 : Pacific : 2,350 2,480 3,120 3,290 3,670 California : 3,600 3,800 5,090 5,390 6,000 Oregon : 1,200 1,250 1,350 1,420 1,650 Washington : 1,480 1,530 1,650 1,750 1,900 : 48 States : 1,270 1,360 1,650 1,900 2,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Farm Production Expenses Major Input Items, Total, United States, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenditure - Farm Share : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- million dollars ----------- : Total Farm Production Expenditures :193,100 200,500 211,800 222,940 235,010 Livestock, Poultry : & Related Expenses : 18,300 18,500 19,200 21,600 25,200 Feed : 24,900 27,500 29,700 28,000 30,500 Farm Services : 26,800 26,900 26,800 29,600 31,200 Rent : 16,200 16,400 16,600 17,100 18,300 Agricultural Chemicals : 8,300 8,400 8,600 8,800 8,800 Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners : 9,600 10,000 11,400 12,800 13,300 Interest : 10,500 9,300 8,900 9,700 10,700 Taxes (Real Estate & Property) : 6,800 6,800 7,000 8,000 9,000 Labor : 21,500 21,800 23,300 24,000 24,800 Fuels : 6,500 6,700 8,000 10,100 10,900 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 12,200 11,000 11,600 12,600 13,300 Farm Improvements & Construction : 8,000 11,800 12,600 12,700 12,700 Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 6,200 7,000 8,700 8,500 7,300 Other Farm Machinery : 3,700 3,900 4,300 4,100 3,800 Seeds & Plants : 8,900 9,400 9,600 10,400 11,000 Trucks & Autos : 4,200 4,500 4,800 4,700 4,000 Miscellaneous Capital Expenses : -- -- -- 240 210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demograhpics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Farm Workers, United States, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Average Annual : Average Annual : Workers 1/ : Wages Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hired : All Hired : Field : Field & Livestock ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 ------------ dollars per hour --------------- : 2002 : 885.7 8.81 8.12 8.18 2003 : 836.0 9.08 8.31 8.42 2004 : 825.2 9.23 8.45 8.56 2005 : 780.0 9.51 8.70 8.84 2006 : 751.8 9.87 9.06 9.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska. NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Grazing Fees for Cattle, Selected States and Regions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Monthly Rate by Payment Method 1/ :-------------------------------------------------- State or Region : Animal Unit 2/ : Cow-Calf : Per Head :-------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- dollars ------------------ : Arizona : 8.00 8.00 3/ 3/ 9.50 10.00 California : 15.40 16.50 20.50 21.00 17.00 17.00 Colorado : 14.50 14.50 16.00 16.00 14.30 15.00 Idaho : 12.50 12.80 14.60 15.00 13.00 13.50 Kansas : 13.50 13.50 16.50 16.50 14.00 14.00 Montana : 16.20 16.20 18.70 18.70 17.30 18.30 Nebraska : 22.50 24.00 27.50 28.50 25.00 26.00 Nevada : 12.20 13.00 12.50 13.50 12.50 13.00 New Mexico : 9.50 10.00 11.50 12.00 10.80 11.50 North Dakota : 13.70 14.50 16.00 16.00 14.50 15.00 Oklahoma : 8.00 8.30 10.00 10.50 8.00 8.50 Oregon : 13.00 12.50 15.70 15.00 12.80 12.80 South Dakota : 18.40 20.30 21.90 24.00 19.50 21.00 Texas : 9.40 10.00 9.00 10.00 9.90 9.90 Utah : 11.60 11.70 13.60 14.60 13.00 13.50 Washington : 9.70 9.60 12.50 12.00 12.20 12.20 Wyoming : 14.80 15.10 17.00 17.30 15.50 15.80 : 17 States : 13.20 13.80 15.20 15.80 14.00 14.40 16 States (excl. TX) : 14.60 15.20 17.60 18.00 15.60 16.20 11 States 4/ : 13.70 13.90 16.20 16.40 14.60 15.10 9 States 5/ : 13.00 13.70 14.80 15.60 13.80 14.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average based on January Agricultural Survey indications of monthly lease rates for private, non-irrigated grazing land. 2/ Includes animal unit plus cow-calf rates. Cow-calf rate converted to animal unit (AUM) using 1 aum=cow-calf rate x 0.833. 3/ Insufficent data. 4/ Eleven Western States; AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY. 5/ Nine Great Plains States; CO, KS, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY. NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size By State and United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Farms : Land in Farms : Average Farms Size State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- number ------ --- 1,000 acres --- ----- acres ---- : AL : 43,500 43,000 8,600 8,600 198 200 AK : 640 640 900 900 1,406 1,406 AZ : 10,100 10,000 26,200 26,100 2,594 2,610 AR : 47,000 46,500 14,400 14,300 306 308 CA : 76,500 76,000 26,400 26,300 345 346 CO : 30,500 30,700 30,700 30,700 1,007 1,000 CT : 4,200 4,200 360 360 86 86 DE : 2,300 2,300 520 515 226 224 FL : 42,000 41,000 10,000 10,000 238 244 GA : 49,000 49,000 10,500 10,800 214 220 HI : 5,500 5,500 1,300 1,300 236 236 ID : 25,000 25,000 11,800 11,800 472 472 IL : 72,500 72,400 27,300 27,300 377 377 IN : 59,000 59,000 15,000 15,000 254 254 IA : 89,000 88,600 31,600 31,500 355 356 KS : 64,500 64,000 47,200 47,200 732 738 KY : 84,000 84,000 13,800 13,700 164 163 LA : 26,800 26,800 7,800 7,800 291 291 ME : 7,100 7,100 1,370 1,360 193 192 MD : 12,100 12,000 2,040 2,035 169 170 MA : 6,100 6,100 520 520 85 85 MI : 53,000 53,000 10,100 10,100 191 191 MN : 79,600 79,300 27,500 27,400 345 346 MS : 42,200 42,000 11,050 11,000 262 262 MO : 105,000 105,000 30,100 30,100 287 287 MT : 28,000 28,100 60,100 60,100 2,146 2,139 NE : 48,000 47,600 45,700 45,700 952 960 NV : 3,000 3,000 6,300 6,300 2,100 2,100 NH : 3,400 3,400 450 450 132 132 NJ : 9,800 9,800 790 790 81 81 NM : 17,500 17,500 44,500 44,500 2,543 2,543 NY : 35,600 35,000 7,550 7,500 212 214 NC : 49,000 48,000 8,800 8,800 180 183 ND : 30,300 30,300 39,400 39,400 1,300 1,300 OH : 76,500 76,200 14,300 14,300 187 188 OK : 83,000 83,000 33,700 33,700 406 406 OR : 40,000 39,300 17,100 17,100 428 435 PA : 58,200 58,200 7,700 7,650 132 131 RI : 850 850 60 60 71 71 SC : 24,500 24,600 4,850 4,850 198 197 SD : 31,400 31,300 43,700 43,700 1,392 1,396 TN : 83,000 82,000 11,500 11,400 139 139 TX : 230,000 230,000 129,800 129,700 564 564 UT : 15,200 15,100 1,600 11,600 763 768 VT : 6,300 6,300 1,250 1,240 198 197 VA : 47,000 46,800 8,500 8,500 181 182 WA : 34,500 34,000 15,100 15,100 438 444 WV : 20,800 21,200 3,600 3,600 173 170 WI : 76,500 76,000 15,400 15,300 201 201 WY : 9,200 9,100 34,400 34,400 3,739 3,780 : US :2,098,690 2,089,790 933,210 932,430 445 446 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146.