2005 CROP VALUES DECREASE 15 PERCENT
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, S. C., February 22, 2006:The total value of principal crops grown in SouthCarolina during 2005 was $462,775,000, down 15 percent ($79,400,000) from 2004, the USDA NASS South Carolina Field Office reported today. This total value ranked South Carolina 35th among all states. California was first with $18.6 billion while our neighboring states of Georgia and North Carolina were at $1.8 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively.
In South Carolina, 2005 Field and Miscellaneous Crop values at $396,804,000 were down 13 percent from the 2004 value of $455,115,000; 2005 Commercial Vegetable Crop values at $30,850,000 were down 43 percent from the 2004 value of $54,254,000, while the value of Fruits and Nuts in 2005 increased 7 percent to $35,121,000 from $32,806,000 in 2004.
The value of individual field crops in South Carolina for 2005 and the percent change from 2004 are shown below:
Corn |
$ 69,426,000 |
up |
2 percent |
Sorghum |
$ 640,000 |
up |
35 percent |
Oats |
$ 2,065,000 |
down |
8 percent |
Winter Wheat |
$ 23,166,000 |
down |
9 percent |
Soybeans |
$ 47,786,000 |
down |
40 percent |
Peanuts |
$ 30,240,000 |
up |
28 percent |
Cotton |
$ 98,784,000 |
up |
23 percent |
All Hay |
$ 49,329,000 |
down |
1 percent |
Tobacco |
$ 61,782,000 |
down |
46 percent |
Sweet Potatoes |
$ 2,147,000 |
up |
49 percent |
For additional information, call: Rhonda Brandt, Director
Steve Pavlasek, Deputy Director