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NEW JERSEY: CROP SUMMARY 1996

Crop Unit Acres
Harvested
Yield
Per
Acre
Production
(1,000)
1/
Season
Average
Price Per
Units ($)
1/
Value
Total
($1,000)
Per Acre
($)
FIELD CROPS
Corn for grain bu 94,000 126.0 11,844 3.05 36,124 384
Winter Wheat bu 38,000 46.0 1,748 4.90 8,565 225
Barley bu 3,000 60.0 180 2.90 522 174
Rye bu 3,000 27.0 81 3.25 263 88
Soybeans for beans bu 119,000 37.0 4,403 7.00 30,821 259
All Hay ton 120,000 2.24 269 115.00 30,621 255
Alfalfa Hay ton 25,000 3.50 88 132.00 11,616 465
Other Hay ton 95,000 1.90 181 105.00 19,005 200
Corn for Silage ton 14,000 16.0 224 2/ --- ---
Potatoes cwt 2,500 265 663 5.40 3,580 1,432
Sweetpotatoes cwt 1,200 130 156 15.20 2,371 1,976
TOTAL FIELD CROPS ton 394,700 --- 1,057 --- 112,867 ---
FRUIT CROPS
Apples lbs 4,100 14,600 58,000 3/ 0.151 8,781 2,142
Peaches lbs 10,800 7,220 77,000 3/ 0.437 33,649 3,116
Blueberries lbs 7,700 4,420 34,000 3/ 0.971 33,010 4,287
Cranberries bbl 3,600 129.7 467 3/ 57.40 26,806 7,446
Strawberries cwt 450 35 16 3/ 68.80 1,101 2,447
TOTAL FRUIT CROPS ton 26,650 --- 108.7 --- 103,351 ---
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
Asparagus Jan - June cwt 900 40 36 107.00 3,852 4,280
Cabbage Jan - Dec cwt 2,300 330 759 15.30 11,613 5,049
Cucumber July - Dec cwt 2,200 150 330 15.90 5,247 2,385
Eggplant July - Dec cwt 800 230 184 23.60 4,342 5,428
Escarole Jan - Dec cwt 800 190 171 24.10 4,121 5,151
Head Lettuce Jan - Dec cwt 1,300 280 364 22.60 8,226 6,328
Bell Peppers July - Dec cwt 5,000 220 1,100 25.30 27,830 5,566
Snap Beans Jan - Dec cwt 3,600 40 144 32.80 4,723 1,312
Spinach Jan - Dec cwt 2,300 100 230 28.20 6,486 2,820
Sweet Corn July - Dec cwt 9,000 80 720 21.90 15,768 1,752
Tomatoes July - Dec cwt 4,100 170 697 33.80 23,559 5,746
Total - 11 market crops cwt 32,400 170 4,735 24.40 115,767 3,573
PRINCIPAL PROCESSING VEGETABLES
Processing Total 4/ ton 11,600 6.94 80,490 113.20 9,111 785
TOTAL PRINCIPAL VEGETABLES ton 44,000 7.21 317,240 393.60 124,878 2,838
1/ Preliminary.
2/ Estimate discontinued in 1985.
3/ Utilized production.
4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.



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