MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

AGRICULTURE

FARM REVENUE


 Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

2015
Dairy Products, Milk $172,752,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay) $265,201,000
Food Grains (wheat) $73,245,000
Fruits/Nuts (includes apples, peaches) $12,185,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products (includes honey, wool) $39,092,000
Meat Animals (includes cattles, calves, hogs) $104,021,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $186,482,000
Other Crops (includes floriculture, mushrooms) $288,851,000
Poultry/Eggs (broilers, chickens, eggs, turkeys) $1,048,878,000
Vegetables & Melons (includes potatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelon) $39,015,000
TOTAL $2,229,722,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Dairy Products, Milk $182,896,000 $204,906,000 $187,596,000 $201,685,000 $245,000,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay) $245,035,000 $270,905,000 $338,038,000 $331,653,000 $315,440,000
Food Grains (wheat) $39,522,000 $58,712,000 $104,383,000 $107,050,000 $98,464,000
Fruits/Nuts (includes apples, peaches) $12,209,000 $14,850,000 $19,017,000 $9,890,000 $14,262,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products (includes honey, wool) $25,355,000 $28,425,000 $31,448,000 $32,842,000 $36,016,000
Meat Animals (includes cattles, calves, hogs) $72,861,000 $75,847,000 $128,665,000 $105,875,000 $110,423,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $187,462,000 $168,189,000 $270,653,000 $276,340,000 $221,255,000
Other Crops (includes floriculture, mushrooms) $320,336,000 $287,564,000 $266,255,000 $271,598,000 $272,424,000
Poultry/Eggs (broilers, chickens, eggs, turkeys) $742,218,000 $812,099,000 $870,144,000 $1,051,642,000 $1,079,142,000
Vegetables & Melons (includes potatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelon) $37,661,000 $43,404,000 $44,955,000 $38,805,000 $42,953,000
TOTAL $1,865,555,000 $1,964,901,000 $2,261,154,000 $2,427,380,000 $2,435,379,000


[photo, Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. and Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland]




Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Dairy Products $183,870,000 $151,524,000 $208,800,000 $194,180,000 $144,565,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $122,702,000 $142,393,000 $165,264,000 $220,403,000 $203,647,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $26,611,000 $33,632,000 $55,561,000 $94,681,000 $61,071,000
Fruits/Nuts $15,117,000 $16,890,000 $18,359,000 $19,144,000 $18,512,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $19,935,000 $17,787,000 $16,830,000 $18,292,000 $21,315,000
Meat Animals $89,322,000 $91,596,000 $86,466,000 $78,639,000 $55,441,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $85,818,000 $86,248,000 $96,417,000 $129,620,000 $166,872,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $224,147,000 $222,564,000 $226,988,000 $228,685,000 $330,325,000
Poultry/Eggs $678,850,000 $648,627,000 $790,023,000 $817,446,000 $687,930,000
Tobacco** $2,674,000
Vegetables $71,214,000 $59,664,000 $73,956,000 $76,702,000 $68,942,000
TOTAL $1,520,261,000 $1,470,925,000 $1,739,664,000 $1,887,792,000 $1,760,263,000

[photo, Hen, Annapolis, Maryland]







Hen, Annapolis, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Dairy Products/Milk (wholesale) $181,035,000 $208,008,000 $170,412,000 $160,265,000 $188,360,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $110,239,000 $119,970,000 $98,847,000 $114,686,000 $149,292,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $23,474,000 $27,855,000 $35,561,000 $17,336,000 $28,123,000
Fruits/Nuts $13,319,000 $14,748,000 $11,659,000 $13,282,000 $12,977,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $55,708,000 $60,521,000 $48,419,000 $48,253,000 $8,011,000
Meat Animals $76,368,000 $68,015,000 $74,119,000 $87,632,000 $86,685,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $85,370,000 $80,935,000 $62,118,000 $81,081,000 $110,934,000
Other Crops (includes greenhouse/nursery, floriculture) $292,073,000 $303,686,000 $334,257,000 $338,412,000 $254,678,000
Poultry/Eggs $522,709,000 $612,805,000 $491,060,000 $548,680,000 $680,867,000
Tobacco $15,106,000 $13,620,000 $5,938,000 $5,119,000 $2,292,000
Vegetables $81,370,000 $85,860,000 $59,761,000 $46,979,000 $60,326,000
TOTAL $1,456,771,000 $1,596,023,000 $1,392,151,000 $1,461,725,000 $1,582,545,000

[photo, Grazing cows, farmland, Frederick County, Maryland]




Grazing cows, farmland, Frederick County, Maryland, 1998. Photo by Diane P. Frese.


1996 1997 1998 1999
Dairy Products/Wholesale Milk $199,206,000 $181,608,000 $208,967,000 $203,250,000
Eggs $62,221,000 $53,802,000 $50,358,000 $44,625,000
Feed Crops (barley, corn, hay, oats) $171,987,000 $119,643,000 $95,373,000 $78,372,000
Food Grains (rye, wheat) $53,695,000 $43,680,000 $25,371,000 $24,266,000
Forest Products $30,280,000 $32,168,000 $31,900,000 $32,392,000
Fruits/Nuts $12,364,000 $18,313,000 $15,264,000 $13,746,000
Greenhouse/Nursery $230,409,000 $238,002,000 $263,840,000 $263,482,000
Livestock (miscellaneous) & Products $66,905,000 $72,209,000 $61,007,000 $61,823,000
Meat Animals $61,577,000 $80,131,000 $70,735,000 $70,876,000
Mushrooms*** $1,594,000 $1,661,000 $1,862,000 $2,020,000
Oil Crops (primarily soybeans) $101,346,000 $109,880,000 $82,220,000 $66,446,000
Other Seed & Field Crops $21,541,000 $18,170,000 $17,388,000 $14,590,000
Poultry $526,804,000 $546,117,000 $551,001,000 $548,246,000
Tobacco $19,202,000 $18,091,000 $15,761,000 $14,833,000
Vegetables $72,892,000 $73,200,000 $79,564,000 $87,130,000
TOTAL (all commodities) $1,601,743,000 $1,574,507,000 $1,538,710,000 $1,493,706,000

*Cash receipts
**Data reporting on tobacco discontinued in 2006.
***Data reporting on mushrooms discontinued in 2000.
Source: Department of Agriculture

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