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Greenhouse, floriculture, and sod products – including the ornamental market – make up more than one third of the state's agricultural output. [2] [3] Cranberries, sweet corn and apples are also large sectors of production. [3] Massachusetts is the second-largest cranberry-producing (Vaccinium macrocarpon) state in the union after Wisconsin ...
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat.
Agriculture in the United States is primarily governed by periodically renewed U.S. farm bills. Governance is both a federal and a local responsibility with the United States Department of Agriculture being the federal department responsible. Government aid includes research into crop types and regional suitability as well as many kinds of ...
Ohio's agricultural industries represent $124 billion of the state's economic output, employing one in eight Ohioans directly or indirectly. Ohio's agricultural market exports many different products. Ohio ranks 1st in the production of Swiss cheese out of all 50 states, 3rd in egg production, 6th in soybeans, 8th in hogs, and 9th in corn for ...
Development of agricultural output of Vietnam in 2015 US$ since 1961 Agriculture in Vietnam with farmers. Agriculture's share of GDP has declined in recent years, falling from 42% in 1989, to 26% in 1999. [1] In 2023, agriculture and forestry accounted for about 12% of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP). [2]
The New York cow dairy farming industry created over $2.5 billion in milk sales value in 2015 [4] and $2.4 billion in 2012, accounting for 44.6% of all agricultural sales value and making New York the 3rd largest cow milk producer in the country by sales. [3] Dairy products make up the majority of the state's foreign agricultural exports. [4]
Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio of agricultural outputs to inputs. [1] While individual products are usually measured by weight, which is known as crop yield, varying products make measuring overall agricultural output difficult. Therefore, agricultural productivity is usually measured as the market value of the final output ...
The main prewar agricultural products of the Confederate States were cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane, with hogs, cattle, grain and vegetable plots. Pre-war agricultural production estimated for the Southern states is as follows (Union states in parentheses for comparison): 1.7 million horses (3.4 million), 800,000 mules (100,000), 2.7 million dairy cows (5 million), 5 million sheep (14 million ...