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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. Greenhouse/nursery
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43,965
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67.0
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0.3
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2. Dairy products
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2,768
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4.2
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0.0
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3. Corn, sweet
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1,872
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2.9
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0.2
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4. Aquaculture
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1,365
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2.1
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0.1
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5. Potatoes
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1,168
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1.8
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0.0
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All commodities
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65,640
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0.0
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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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850
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850
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Thousands $
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Final crop output
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53,641
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55,509
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+ Final animal output
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9,510
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10,113
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+ Services and forestry
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16,527
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15,532
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= Final agricultural sector output
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79,678
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81,154
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- Intermediate consumption outlays
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25,783
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26,479
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+ Net government transactions
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554
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-2,123
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= Gross value added
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54,448
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52,552
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- Capital consumption
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8,958
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9,463
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= Net value added
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45,490
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43,089
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- Factor payments
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16,530
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17,054
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Employee compensation (total hired labor)
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12,922
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13,287
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Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
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605
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359
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Real estate and nonreal estate interest
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3,003
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3,408
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= Net farm income
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28,960
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26,035
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http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm