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Value of Agriculture
 Value of Field Crops in Virginia |
| Crop |
Acres Harvested |
Cash Receipts (dollars) |
| Soybeans |
510,000 |
86.4 million |
| Corn for grain |
345,000 |
86.1 million |
| Tobacco |
19,650 |
71.6 million |
| Hay |
1,240,000 |
43.6 million |
| Cotton |
104,000 |
43.3 million |
| Wheat |
155,000 |
39.6 million |
| Peanuts |
16,000 |
8.3 million |
| Barley |
42,000 |
6.8 million |
| Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service (Most recent figures, 2006) |
| Value of Livestock/Products in Virginia |
| Animal/Product |
Number Sold |
Cash Receipts (dollars) |
| Chickens (broilers) |
260 million head |
570.2 million |
| Cattle and Calves |
1.62 million head |
426.1 million |
| Milk (wholesale) |
1.77 billion lbs. |
266.2 million |
| Turkeys |
21 million head |
260.7 million |
| Hogs and Pigs |
365,000 head |
69.7 million |
| Eggs |
806 million |
66.8 million |
| Sheep and Lambs |
72,000 head |
2.9 million |
| Chickens (layers) |
4.51 million head |
1.2 million |
| Source: NASS (Most recent figures, 2006) |
| Value of Fruits/Vegetables in Virginia |
| Crop |
Amount Harvested |
Cash Receipts (dollars) |
| Tomatoes |
5,800 acres |
98.7 million |
| Apples |
12,000 acres |
22.4 million |
| Potatoes, summer |
5,600 acres |
21.4 million |
| Snap beans |
5,000 acres |
9.5 million |
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| Grapes |
2,100 acres |
8.6 million |
| Sweet corn |
3,200 acres |
5.5 million |
| Watermelons |
1,800 acres |
4.0 million |
| Peaches |
800 acres |
3.1 million |
| Cucumbers |
1,900 acres |
2.1 million |
| Cabbage |
800 acres |
1.4 million |
| Source: NASS (Most recent figures, 2006) |
| Top 10 Localities in Farm Income |
| County |
Cash Receipts (dollars) |
| 1 |
Rockingham |
446.7 million |
| 2 |
Augusta |
143.9 million |
| 3 |
Accomack |
109.1 million |
| 4 |
Page |
108.7 million |
| 5 |
Shenandoah |
69.7 million |
| 6 |
Pittsylvania |
54.6 million |
| 7 |
Amelia |
51.6 million |
| 8 |
Washington |
50.6 million |
| 9 |
Fauquier |
45.4 million |
| 10 |
Northampton |
44.2 million |
| Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| Top 10 Localities in Farm Acreage |
| County |
Acreage |
| 1 |
Augusta |
306,048
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| 2 |
Pittsylvania |
288,647
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| 3 |
Rockingham |
248,578 |
| 4 |
Fauquier |
238,135 |
| 5 |
Halifax |
221,684 |
| 6 |
Bedford |
199,244
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| 7 |
Washington |
197,495 |
| 8 |
Albemarle |
177,445
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| 9 |
Franklin |
172,539 |
| 10 |
Russell |
168,903
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| Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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