Agriculture Statistics

Alaska

Last Updated: Jan 12th, 2005 - 09:27:39

Agriculture Statistics - Alaska
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mar 3, 2004, 1:11pm

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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	14,165	27.3	0.1
2. Potatoes	3,300	6.4	0.1
3. Hay	3,150	6.1	0.1
4. Dairy products	2,780	5.4	0.0
5. Cattle and calves	1,326	2.6	0.0

All commodities	51,865		0.0

For more details about Alaska'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 47 0.4

2.     Live animals and meat 48 0.1

3.     Hides and skins 44 0.0

4.     Feeds and fodders 50 0.0

5.     Fats and Greases 44 0.0

Overall 50 0.6

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.     Anchorage Area 64.3 15.9

2.     Fairbanks Area 23.6 5.8

3.     Aleutian Islands Area 5.5 1.4

4.     Kenai Peninsula Area 5.1 1.3

5.     Juneau Area 1.5 0.4

State total 24.7

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 Alaska’s Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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