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Massachusetts Agriculture
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| Cash receipts † |
$433 million |
| Farms |
6,075 |
| Farmland |
518,570 acres |
| Average farm |
85 acres |
| Farmland value |
$9,234/acre |
| Farms w/ hired labor |
1,770 |
| Workers |
13,545 |
| Wages paid |
$99 million |
| Farmers' markets |
141 |
| Roadside stands |
414 |
| Food manufacturers |
2,600 |
| Revenue |
$6 billion |
Cash Receipts †
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| Greenhouse/nursery |
35% |
| Fruit/vegetables |
19% |
| Cranberries |
17% |
| Livestock/poultry |
12% |
| Milk |
9% |
| Other crops |
8% |
National Rank
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crops in the top 30
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| Cranberries |
2 |
| Wild blueberries |
2 |
| Squash |
9 |
| Maple syrup |
9 |
| Raspberries |
10 |
| Apples |
12 |
| Pumpkins |
13 |
| Organic |
13 |
| Pears |
15 |
| Highbush blueberries |
17 |
| Strawberries |
18 |
| Greenhouse veggies |
19 |
| Sweet corn |
19 |
| Broccoli |
20 |
| Floriculture |
21 |
| Aquaculture |
22 |
| Nursery/greenhouse |
26 |
| Christmas trees |
27 |
* Information based upon the 2002 Ag Census
† Information obtained from the USDA NASS New England
Agricultural Statistics-September 2007 Report
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Bet you didn't know that...
- Massachusetts is first in New England for direct sales of farm products to consumers. At $31 million in direct sales, Massachusetts farmers were responsible for 40 percent of New England's total.
- Massachusetts ranks 7th nationally in total value of direct sales, following California, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington.
- Massachusetts ranks 1st nationally in value of average direct market sales per farm at $24,900 per farm.
- More than 80 percent of Massachusetts farms are family-owned. Over 93 percent
fit the category of "small farms" according to the USDA definition
of sales below $250,000.
- Nearly $219 million is spent by farmers statewide on inputs such as feed,
seed, livestock, fertilizer, electricity and fuel.
- Massachusetts ranks 3rd in the U.S. for farmland value at $9,234 per acre.
- Massachusetts agricultural exports totaled $167 million and supported 3,000
jobs.
- Female farm operators account for 21% of the farm operators in MA, up from
18% in 1997
- Massachusetts ranks 2nd in New England in bee production at 167,566 pounds
of honey.
- Massachusetts ranks 13th nationwide in organic sales with 129 farms totaling
$7.8 million in sales.
Sources: New England Agricultural Statistics 2004 and U.S. Census of Agriculture
2002.
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