E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov
(518) 457-5570

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Brent Farley
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

www.nass.usda.gov/ny



               FARMS GROWING CABBAGE AND SNAP BEANS INCREASE

Final numbers from the 2007 Census show a decrease in fresh market
harvested acres for snap beans and cabbage, while number of farms growing
snap beans and cabbage jumped upward.

In 2007, there were 316 farms growing cabbage in New York, up nine percent
from the 2002 level of 291 farms.  Those farms reported 10,259 harvested
acres of cabbage in New York, a 13 percent decrease from the 2002 level of
11,776 harvested acres.

The number of farms  growing snap beans increased 46 percent from 454 farms
in 2002 to 979 farms in 2007.  Total harvested acres increased from 28,471
acres in 2002 to 31,204 acres in 2007, a 30 percent increase.

The 2007 Census of Agriculture is the most comprehensive source of
statistics portraying our Nation's agriculture. It is the only source of
uniform agricultural data for every county in the United States.

Details on this and other Census figures can be found on-line through the
New York NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov/ny/. U.S., State and County
tables are available in PDF, Text, and CSV files. Printed copies will be
available along with the CD-ROMS and a searchable database. For further
information or assistance, please call the New York office at 800-821-1276
or send an e-mail to: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov.

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6-10-09