Michigan Department of Agriculture
Agriculture is Michigan’s second largest industry and an integral component to the state’s economy. This dynamic sector generates $60.1 billion every year and employs more than one million residents. Over the last six years, agriculture’s importance has been reflected in the more than $8.5 billion it has received in public and private investment.
Michigan produces over 200 commodities on a commercial basis, making it second only to California in agricultural diversity. It leads the nation in the production of 20 commodities, including tart cherries, blueberries, Niagara grapes, cucumbers for pickling processing, 13 floriculture categories, and three varieties of dry beans. It also has 29 other commodities that rank in the top 10. Nearly $1 billion is generated through exports of these diverse agricultural products.
Michigan has about 10.1 million acres of farmland, and the state is home to 53,000 farms averaging 191 acres each. More than 35 percent of the state’s total farmland is in some form of preservation agreement.
Visit the Michigan Department of Agriculture website for more information.
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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. Dairy products
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936,320
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20.9
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4.0
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2. Greenhouse/nursery
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642,393
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14.3
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3.8
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3. Corn
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552,798
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12.3
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2.5
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4. Soybeans
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453,919
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10.1
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2.7
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5. Cattle and calves
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294,626
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6.6
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0.6
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All commodities
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4,487,765
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1.9
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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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53,000
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53,000
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Thousands $
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Final crop output
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2,498,476
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2,881,081
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+ Final animal output
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1,773,576
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1,705,595
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+ Services and forestry
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841,786
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802,101
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= Final agricultural sector output
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5,113,837
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5,388,777
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- Intermediate consumption outlays
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2,519,268
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2,504,899
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+ Net government transactions
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170,050
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2,356
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= Gross value added
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2,764,619
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2,886,234
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- Capital consumption
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719,799
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754,033
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= Net value added
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2,044,820
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2,132,201
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- Factor payments
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775,701
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811,018
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Employee compensation (total hired labor)
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478,914
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498,638
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Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
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66,628
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51,273
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Real estate and nonreal estate interest
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230,159
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261,107
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= Net farm income
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1,269,119
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1,321,183
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http://www.michigan.gov/mda/