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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Brent Farley
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

www.nass.usda.gov/ny
 
               Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, and Sod Farms Decrease As  
                               Value of Sales Increase


Final numbers from the 2007 Census show a decrease in the number of nursery, greenhouse, 
floriculture, and sod farms, while the value of sales increased.

In 2007, there were 2,009 farms that reported growing nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, or sod 
crops in New York, down 21 percent from the 2002 level of 2,552 farms. The value of sales for 
2007 totaled 389 million dollars, an increase of 13 percent from the 2002 total of 344 million 
dollars.

Average sales per farm jumped from 171 thousand dollars in 2002 to 194 thousand dollars in 
2007, an increase of 13 percent.

The Census, which is conducted every five years, provides facts and figures on virtually every 
aspect of U.S. agriculture, including number and types of farm operations, the economic aspects 
of farm production and the demographics of U.S. farm operators.

Details on this and other Census data 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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