Arkansas Agriculture Department
The mission of the Arkansas State Plant Board is to protect and serve the citizens of Arkansas and the agricultural and business communities by providing information and unbiased enforcement of laws and regulations thus ensuring quality products and services.
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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Value of receipts
thousand $
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Percent of state total
farm receipts
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Percent of US value
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1. Broilers
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2,324,562
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37.7
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12.3
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2. Rice
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848,839
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13.8
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47.9
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3. Cotton
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641,517
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10.4
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10.4
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4. Soybeans
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604,029
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9.8
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3.6
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5. Cattle and calves
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534,727
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8.7
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1.1
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All commodities
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6,164,069
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2.6
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Farm income and value added data
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2005
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2006
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Number of farms
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47,000
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46,500
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Thousands $
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Final crop output
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2,017,120
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2,388,794
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+ Final animal output
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4,092,630
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3,799,710
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+ Services and forestry
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722,861
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792,095
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= Final agricultural sector output
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6,832,610
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6,980,599
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- Intermediate consumption outlays
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4,076,000
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4,212,141
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+ Net government transactions
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481,081
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400,711
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= Gross value added
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3,237,691
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3,169,169
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- Capital consumption
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476,326
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494,270
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= Net value added
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2,761,365
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2,674,899
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- Factor payments
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719,108
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724,026
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Employee compensation (total hired labor)
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228,224
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221,780
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Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
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169,706
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137,899
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Real estate and nonreal estate interest
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321,178
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364,347
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= Net farm income
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2,042,257
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1,950,873
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