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MO Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics - Missouri
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jun 6, 2006, 14:25 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 926,286 19.2 2.3
2.     Soybeans 804,610 16.7 6.3
3.     Corn 637,115 13.2 3.7
4.     Hogs 586,436 12.2 4.7
5.     Broilers 356,400 7.4 2.1
 
All commodities
 4,824,141   2.4
 
For more details about Missouri'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.     Soybeans and products 6 432.7
2.     Feed grains and products 9 253.0
3.     Feeds and fodders 6 85.8
4.     Live animals and meat 20 77.6
5.     Cotton and linters 11 61.8
 
Overall
 15 1,150.7
 
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.     Sullivan 3.5 185.4
2.     Mcdonald 2.9 155.0
3.     Stoddard 2.9 153.6
4.     Barry 2.8 152.0
5.     Newton 2.3 123.4
 
State total
   5,367.8
 
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 Missouri Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.


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