New England Cash Receipts 2012

New England Cash Receipts 2012 December 15, 2013 2012 Farm Cash Receipts down 2 percent in New England New England cash receipts from farm marketings totaled $2.702 billion in 2012, a decrease of $67 million from the revised 2011 value. Cash receipts from milk sales, at $795 million, remain the top contributor to overall sales. nursery sales, at $560 million, were the next largest cash contributor. Cash receipts from these two commodities comprised 50 percent of all farm sales in the 6-State region in 2012. Cash receipts were lower for greenhouse and nursery crops, apples, cranberries, wild blueberries, and milk but higher for other fruits and vegetables, poultry, aquaculture, cattle and calves, and other livestock. Crop sales in New England in 2012 were estimated at $1.372 billion, 1 percent below sales generated the previous year. The greenhouse and nursery industry remains New England's top contributor to crop sales, comprising 41 percent of the total. Fall potatoes were the second largest contributor accounting for 11 percent of all crop sales. New England cash receipts generated from livestock, livestock products, poultry, and aquaculture in 2012 also totaled $1.330 billion, 4 percent below 2011 but 14 percent higher than 2010. This decline is due mainly to lower milk sales and prices. Cash receipts from milk sales in New England totaled $795 million, 9 percent below the previous year. Dairy producers received an average of $19.75 per cwt for milk produced, $2.04 per cwt less than a year earlier. Sales from chickens, eggs, turkeys and all other poultry totaled $162 million, an increase of 7 percent from 2011 sales of $151 million. Although fewer eggs were produced in the four major States, prices averaged 9.6 cents/dozen higher than in 2011. Cattle cash receipts were up 8 percent over 2011: improved prices received from marketings more than offset reduced sales. Maine earned first place in the region due to it s diversity in agriculture cash receipts generated from fall potatoes, milk, poultry, aquaculture and wild blueberries. Total cash receipts from all agricultural commodities produced in the State totaled $703 million, less than 1 percent below the previous year. Sales generated from fall potatoes remained the top individual contributor to the State s cash receipts total. The value of Maine potatoes marketed in 2012 totaled $141 million, 5 percent below 2011. sales followed at $124 million, down 7 percent from a year earlier. A total of 609 million pounds of milk were utilized in 2012, with returns to producers averaging $20.40 per cwt.. Preliminary aquaculture cash receipts were placed at $78.7 million for 2012, up slightly from $78.0 million in 2011. Poultry cash receipts were placed at $69.9 million, up 7 percent. Wild blueberry sales contributed $69.1 million, 5 percent below the previous year. Wild blueberry processing prices averaged $0.75 per pound, down $0.15 per pound from 2011. Vermont was second in the region with $699 million in the State, 8 percent below the previous year. The value of milk sales totaled $501 million, 8 percent below a year earlier. Vermont milk sales remained the top individual contributor accounting for 72 percent of Vermont s total cash receipts. Dairy producers in Vermont received on average $19.60 per cwt for the 2.554 billion pounds sold. Connecticut was third in the region with $544 million in cash receipts, up less than 1 percent from 2011. Cash receipts from greenhouse and nursery products were estimated at $236 million, 43 percent of the State's cash receipts total. sales were the next largest contributor to Connecticut's cash receipts, with $70 million in total revenue generated. Monies received from milk were down 11 percent from the previous year due to decreased prices received. Massachusetts followed with $510 million in total 2012 cash receipts, less than 1 percent below the previous year. nursery sales remained the top contributor to Massachusetts' total cash receipts, with sales estimated at $156.3 million. Cranberries, at $99.8 million, were the next largest contributor to the State s cash receipts total. Growers marketed fewer barrels but higher prices received limited cranberry receipts to 4 percent below the previous year. New Hampshire's cash receipts totaled $184 million in 2012, with greenhouse and nursery sales and milk comprising 58 percent of all receipts. Decreases in pounds of milk marketed and lower milk prices kept milk value 13 percent below the previous year. Rhode Island's greenhouse and nursery industry dominated the State s agricultural cash receipts, comprising $33.3 million of the total $62.1 million generated in 2012. New England Cash Receipts 2012 by State in 1,000 Dollars Vermont $699,313 Connecticut $543,829 New England Cash Receipts 2012 $171,483 Tobacco $57,242 Poultry $162,294 $197,589 $795,247 Rhode Island $62,082 New Hampshire $183,921 Massachusetts $510,006 New England Total = $2.70 Billion Maine $702,945 Greenhouse and $560,490 $131,760 Potatoes $154,523 Cattle $128,192 New England Total = $2.70 Billion = Hogs + All = Hay + Maple Syrup + All Other Livestock $112,444 Fruit $288,074

2 Cash Receipts USDA, NASS, New England Field Office CONNECTICUT: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 5,025 5,574 5,825 5,181 5,867 6,839 1.3 Tobacco, Broadleaf 18,876 22,496 13,841 D D D - Sweet Corn 9,720 11,620 10,920 8,400 6,665 12,320 2.3 Other 20,510 22,100 22,925 25,555 23,420 26,220 4.8 Apples 9,537 10,456 9,543 10,141 11,366 10,372 1.9 Peaches 1,980 2,400 2,160 2,520 2,310 2,990 0.5 Pears 1,300 1,073 D D D D - Berries 15,820 15,785 15,765 20,070 20,795 19,480 3.6 Maple Syrup 593 1,184 832 630 1,241 697 0.1 Greenhouse/ 272,488 248,900 239,000 229,000 235,000 236,000 43.4 All 2 28,395 45,638 41,548 40,325 56,765 47,485 8.7 Total Crops 384,244 387,226 362,559 341,822 363,429 362,403 66.6 Cattle and Calves 11,097 8,168 9,851 8,706 12,917 15,630 2.9 Hogs and Pigs 266 297 292 435 481 404 0.1 75,658 72,922 50,050 64,980 78,402 69,935 12.9 Chickens 19 19 20 32 21 20 0.0 Chicken Eggs 51,938 60,116 41,686 39,566 41,948 46,490 8.5 Other Poultry 5,087 5,318 3,627 4,285 3,999 3,999 0.7 26,190 27,600 32,610 25,855 27,315 31,280 5.8 All 13,394 13,384 13,498 13,585 13,722 13,668 2.5 Total Livestock 183,649 187,824 151,634 157,444 178,805 181,426 33.4 ALL COMMODITIES 567,893 575,050 514,193 499,266 542,234 543,829 100 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. Included in All. 1 May not add due to rounding. 2 All Other crops include Shade and Havana Seed tobacco 2007-2009 and all tobacco in 2010-2012. Connecticut Cash Receipts 2012 $69,935 $55,021 $33,721 $31,280 Fruits and $71,382 $236,000 Eggs $46,490 = Total Livestock - - Eggs - Fruits and = Sweet Corn + Other + Apples + Peaches + Berries = Hay + Maple Syrup + All Connecticut Total = $544 Million

USDA, NASS, New England Field Office Cash Receipts 3 MAINE: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Barley 2,720 2,884 1,893 1,494 1,302 2,166 0.3 Hay 8,796 8,512 8,415 8,117 9,811 10,078 1.4 Oats 2,665 2,096 1,820 1,726 1,809 3,060 0.4 Fall Potatoes 127,966 142,648 133,226 146,609 149,408 141,560 20.1 Sweet Corn 5,092 4,644 4,230 4,851 4,800 4,590 0.7 Other 22,090 20,805 23,710 23,220 20,260 29,540 4.2 Apples 11,914 14,304 13,644 13,456 12,305 12,721 1.8 Wild Blueberries 83,031 54,850 31,945 50,600 72,690 69,075 9.8 6,110 8,410 6,860 7,040 7,535 9,805 1.4 Berries Maple Syrup 7,525 8,832 12,996 10,553 12,240 11,880 1.7 Greenhouse/ 54,399 55,700 57,250 56,750 58,250 57,750 8.2 All 10,525 9,654 8,268 8,398 10,954 10,968 1.6 Total Crops 342,833 333,339 304,257 332,813 361,365 363,193 51.7 Cattle and Calves 13,986 13,330 10,845 11,128 18,964 19,168 2.7 Hogs and Pigs 609 792 698 994 1,908 1,836 0.3 127,458 123,786 87,616 108,438 133,650 124,236 17.7 Chickens 9 8 6 11 3 4 0.0 Chicken Eggs 80,093 104,433 63,226 57,690 64,544 69,041 9.8 Other Poultry 2,680 2,500 2,340 859 854 850 0.1 24,220 53,525 40,880 77,615 78,000 78,700 11.2 Honey 309 462 585 420 238 306 0.0 All 45,334 45,400 45,360 45,457 45,631 45,611 6.5 Total Livestock 294,698 344,236 251,556 302,612 343,792 339,752 48.3 ALL COMMODITIES 637,531 677,575 555,813 635,425 705,157 702,945 100 1 May not add due to rounding. Maine Cash Receipts 2012 Eggs $69,041 $56,656 $124,236 $67,775 Wild Blueberries $69,075 $38,152 $78,700 $57,750 Potatoes $141,560 = Total Livestock - - Eggs - = Sweet Corn + Other + Apples + Berries = Barley + Hay + Oats + Maple Syrup + All Maine Total = $703 Million

4 Cash Receipts USDA, NASS, New England Field Office MASSACHUSETTS: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 6,242 6,929 6,810 6,385 6,864 7,549 1.5 Tobacco, Broadleaf 10,328 12,923 4,015 D D D - Fall Potatoes 5,425 8,490 8,021 9,159 9,385 12,963 2.5 Sweet Corn 16,224 17,888 13,158 17,550 17,710 15,600 3.1 Other 37,530 40,550 42,145 46,500 43,560 48,730 9.6 Apples 15,524 17,860 19,376 19,143 20,569 19,583 3.8 Peaches 2,880 4,125 4,200 4,825 5,495 4,800 0.9 Cranberries 75,856 139,220 83,843 79,656 103,574 99,846 19.6 Berries 6,363 7,245 7,660 8,480 9,280 9,130 1.8 Maple Syrup 1,844 3,023 2,466 1,639 3,534 2,060 0.4 Greenhouse/ 172,233 164,500 159,300 154,300 158,300 156,300 30.6 All 2 14,193 19,412 15,206 14,551 22,213 21,827 4.3 Total Crops 364,642 442,165 366,200 362,188 400,484 398,388 78.1 0 0 Cattle and Calves 7,204 8,223 4,931 6,642 7,075 10,599 2.1 Hogs and Pigs 957 1,259 631 1,511 1,917 1,556 0.3 53,130 50,904 34,749 43,200 47,960 43,400 8.5 Chickens 1 1 1 1 Z Z - Chicken Eggs 4,288 3,718 2,603 2,010 2,321 2,498 0.5 Turkeys 3 2,918 D D D D D - Other Poultry 6,000 7,137 7,206 7,493 7,868 8,022 1.6 15,488 15,700 17,530 15,065 15,595 17,025 3.3 All 28,611 28,697 28,458 29,019 28,782 28,518 5.6 Total Livestock 118,597 115,639 96,109 104,941 111,518 111,618 21.9 ALL COMMODITIES 483,239 557,804 462,309 467,129 512,002 510,006 100.0 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. Z Less than 500 dollars. 1 May not add due to rounding. 2 All includes Shade type tobacco 2007-2009 and all tobacco in 2010-2012. 3 Turkeys included in Other Poultry beginning in 2008. Massachusetts Cash Receipts 2012 $43,400 $17,025 $77,293 $31,436 $156,300 $51,193 Other Fruits $33,513 Cranberries $99,846 Other Fruits = Apples + Peaches + Berries = Hay + Tobacco + Fall Potatoes + Maple Syrup + All = Total Livestock - Massachusetts Total = $510 Million

USDA, NASS, New England Field Office Cash Receipts 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 4,559 4,601 4,339 3,858 4,529 5,121 2.8 Sweet Corn 5,304 7,808 4,543 4,697 5,185 4,836 2.6 Other 7,415 8,795 5,620 6,300 6,600 5,515 3.0 Apples 10,615 13,776 14,703 11,065 8,856 8,266 4.5 Berries 2,353 2,235 2,390 2,300 2,650 2,260 1.2 Maple Syrup 3,276 5,111 5,029 4,820 5,880 3,990 2.2 Greenhouse/ 67,607 60,000 53,040 52,040 53,540 53,040 28.8 All 5,450 6,450 4,678 4,915 6,065 6,780 3.7 Total Crops 106,579 108,776 94,342 89,995 93,305 89,808 48.8 Cattle and Calves 6,226 5,349 7,232 7,644 7,267 11,988 6.5 Hogs and Pigs 331 332 528 515 715 850 0.5 60,060 58,904 40,600 51,976 61,628 53,508 29.1 Chickens 18 68 D D D D - Chicken Eggs 4,373 7,321 D D D D - Turkeys 2 89 D D D D D - Other Poultry 10,910 12,850 D D D D - All Poultry 3 17,967 16,292 17,434 18,674 10.2 1,674 1,725 1,715 1,620 1,600 1,645 0.9 All 7,022 7,179 7,098 7,193 7,338 7,448 4.0 Total Livestock 90,703 93,728 75,140 85,240 95,982 94,113 51.2 ALL COMMODITIES 197,282 202,504 169,482 175,235 189,287 183,921 100.0 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 May not add due to rounding. 2 Turkeys included in Other Poultry in 2006 and 2008. 3 All Poultry includes Chickens, Eggs, Turkeys and All Other Poultry beginning in 2009. New Hampshire Cash Receipts 2012 $53,508 $12,611 Apples $8,266 $15,891 Poultry $18,674 $53,040 $16,914 = Total Livestock - - Poultry = Sweet Corn + Other + Berries = Hay + Maple Syrup + All New Hampshire Total = $184 Million

6 Cash Receipts USDA, NASS, New England Field Office RHODE ISLAND: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 662 659 647 689 860 913 1.5 Fall Potatoes 2 1,155 1,946 1,165 1,392 2,206 D - Sweet Corn 1,890 2,516 1,800 2,450 2,300 2,695 4.3 Other 5,065 5,125 5,300 6,200 5,400 7,957 12.8 Apples 1,101 1,413 1,501 1,621 1,962 1,642 2.6 3,601 3,638 3,511 3,195 3,555 3,575 5.8 Berries Greenhouse/ 41,330 37,700 34,800 32,800 33,800 33,300 53.6 All 1,023 1,130 925 1,125 1,315 1,420 2.3 Total Crops 55,608 53,614 49,048 49,472 51,398 51,502 83.0 Cattle and Calves 851 787 780 616 1,255 872 1.4 Hogs and Pigs 226 293 154 205 355 368 0.6 3,798 3,980 2,769 3,492 4,271 3,584 5.8 Poultry 2,085 2,205 1,780 1,480 1,587 1,649 2.7 1,653 1,760 1,840 2,375 2,510 2,875 4.6 All 1,140 1,285 1,355 1,397 1,347 1,232 2.0 Total Livestock 9,753 10,310 8,678 9,565 11,325 10,580 17.0 ALL COMMODITIES 65,361 63,924 57,726 59,037 62,723 62,082 100.0 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 May not add due to rounding. 2 2012 fall potatoes included in other vegetables Rhode Island Cash Receipts 2012 $4,121 $3,584 $10,652 $33,300 Fruits and Berries $5,217 $2,333 $2,875 Fruits and Berries= Apples + Berries = Sweet Corn + Other = Total Livestock = Hay + All Rhode Island Total = $62.1 Million

USDA, NASS, New England Field Office Cash Receipts 7 VERMONT: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 12,186 11,909 11,037 11,133 12,587 13,340 1.9 Sweet Corn 3,672 2,800 2,430 2,800 1,484 2,080 0.3 Other 9,520 11,220 11,175 12,970 13,510 11,400 1.6 Apples 10,620 11,988 12,819 9,071 9,668 8,824 1.3 5,255 6,950 7,365 4,965 5,890 5,705 Berries Maple Syrup 18,624 28,045 32,292 30,260 39,900 26,625 3.8 Greenhouse/ 28,154 26,300 25,100 24,100 24,600 24,100 3.4 All 11,448 10,491 8,680 11,640 12,675 14,791 2.1 Total Crops 99,479 109,703 110,898 106,939 120,314 106,865 15.3 Cattle and Calves 47,745 48,382 41,265 41,912 71,052 69,935 10.0 Hogs and Pigs 362 365 427 501 690 730 0.1 517,884 498,810 338,238 443,208 544,968 500,584 71.6 Chickens 13 21 23 20 17 22 0.0 Chicken Eggs 4,271 5,252 3,782 3,769 4,384 4,855 0.7 Turkeys 2 1,897 D D D D D - Other Poultry 4,815 5,590 5,528 5,947 6,054 6,170 0.9 Honey 544 726 492 806 397 562 0.1 All 9,229 9,305 9,140 9,282 9,610 9,590 1.4 Total Livestock 586,760 568,451 398,895 505,445 637,172 592,448 84.7 ALL COMMODITIES 686,239 678,154 509,793 612,384 757,486 699,313 100.0 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 May not add due to rounding. 2 Turkeys included in Other Poultry beginning in 2008. Vermont Cash Receipts 2012 Cattle $69,935 Maple Syrup $26,625 Fruits and $28,009 Greenhouse and $24,100 $28,131 $21,929 $500,584 = Total Livestock - - Cattle Fruits and = Sweet Corn + Other + Apples + Berries + Other Fruit = Hay + All Vermont Total = $699 Million

8 Cash Receipts USDA, NASS, New England Field Office NEW ENGLAND: Cash Receipts, 2007 2012 Hay 37,470 38,184 37,073 35,363 40,518 43,840 1.6 Tobacco, Broadleaf 2 29,204 35,419 17,856 na na na - Tobacco, Shade 2 26,712 44,811 40,128 na na na - Fall Potatoes 3 134,546 153,084 142,412 157,160 160,999 154,523 5.7 Sweet Corn 41,902 47,276 37,081 40,748 38,144 42,121 1.6 Other 102,130 108,595 110,875 120,745 112,750 129,362 4.8 Apples 59,311 69,797 71,586 64,497 64,726 61,408 2.3 Peaches 4 4,860 6,525 6,360 7,345 7,805 7,790 0.3 Wild Blueberries 5 83,031 54,850 31,945 50,600 72,690 69,075 2.6 Cranberries 6 75,856 139,220 83,843 79,656 103,574 99,846 3.7 40,583 44,823 43,150 46,050 49,705 49,955 1.8 Berries Maple Syrup 7 31,862 46,195 53,615 47,902 62,795 45,252 1.7 Greenhouse/ 636,211 593,100 568,490 548,990 563,490 560,490 20.7 All 49,707 52,944 42,890 84,174 113,098 108,497 4.0 Total Crops 1,353,385 1,434,823 1,287,304 1,283,229 1,390,295 1,372,159 50.8 Cattle and Calves 87,109 84,239 74,904 76,648 118,530 128,192 4.7 Hogs and Pigs 2,751 3,338 2,730 4,161 6,066 5,744 0.2 Sheep and Lambs 8 2,336 2,558 2,351 2,755 D D - 837,988 809,306 554,022 715,294 870,879 795,247 29.4 Chickens 9 60 117 50 64 41 46 0.0 Chicken Eggs 10 144,963 180,840 111,297 103,035 113,197 122,884 4.5 Turkeys 11 12 4,904 D D D D D - Other Poultry 13 31,577 35,600 38,448 36,356 37,796 39,364 1.5 14 69,225 100,310 94,575 122,750 125,245 131,760 4.9 All 103,247 103,880 103,653 104,184 106,840 106,700 3.9 Total Livestock 1,284,160 1,320,188 982,012 1,165,247 1,378,594 1,329,937 49.2 ALL COMMODITIES 2,637,545 2,755,011 2,269,316 2,448,476 2,768,889 2,702,096 100.0 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations. 8 Sheep estimates by State unavailable; included with in 2011-2012 1 9 Chickens in CT, ME, MA, NH, and VT in 2007-2008; CT, ME, MA, and VT in 2009-2010; CT, ME, and VT in 2011 May not add due to rounding. and 2012. 2 Tobacco in CT and MA. 10 Chicken Eggs in CT, ME, MA, NH, and VT in 2007-2008; CT, ME, MA, and VT in 2009-2012. 3 Potatoes in ME, MA, and RI. 11 MA, NH and VT in 2007. 4 Peaches in CT and MA. 12 Turkeys in Other Poultry in 2008-2012. 5 Wild Blueberries in ME. 13 Other Poultry includes NH eggs in 2009-2012. 6 Cranberries in MA. 14 in CT, ME, MA, NH, and RI. 7 Maple Syrup in CT, ME, MA, NH, and VT. SOURCE: Farm Cash Receipts, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA, http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics/historical-us-and-statelevel-farm-income-and-wealth-statistics.aspx. Gary R. Keough, State Statistician