RANKINGS OF PRINCIPAL CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, 2000

				                                         Rank With Other States
				                                         based on Production 1/	Virginia
				Rank Within State Based On				Number	Production As
Crop		        Acres Harv1/  Value Of Prod	 Cash Receipts 2/     Producing	Virginia Percentof U.S.
	         	-acres--rank- thou. dols--rank- -thou.dols.- -rank-	States	Rank	 Total
Tobacco			27,900	8	118,819	   2	132,064	       	1	16	6	5.83	
Soybeans		490,000	2	80,262	   4	70,301		2	31	20	0.69	
Corn, Grain		330,000	3	96,360	   3	62,583		3	41	20	0.48	
Peanuts			75,000	6	55148	   5	54,698		4	9	5	6.50		
Cotton, Lint and Seed	108,000	5	47,013	   6	40,348		5	17	14	0.81		
Apples			17,000	9	36,710	   7	39,653		6	35	6	3.21		
Tomatoes, Fresh Market	3,900	12	30,888	   8	30,888		7	20	4	3.48		
Wheat, Winter		205,000	4	25,830	   9	30,723		8	42	22	0.83		
Hay		      1,320,000	1	263,040	   1	23,446		9	48	21	2.13		
Potatoes,Summer		6,300	10	10,982	  10	10,585		10	12	6	6.95		
Barley			65,000	7	7,810	  11	8,005		11	27	9	1.82		
Strawberries,Frsh Market   500	21	5,670	  12	5,670		12	12	7	0.39		
Cucumbers, Fresh Market	 3,100	14	4,032	  13	4,032		13	11	9	1.67		
Sweet Corn, Fresh Market 3,400	13	3,876	  14	3,876		14	26	23	0.39		
Snap Beans, Fresh Market 4,500	11	3,375	  15	3,375		15	11	8	2.29		
Bell Peppers,Fresh Market  700	20	3,344	  16	3,344		16	11	10	0.45		
Cabbage, Fresh Market	 1,500	17	3,150	  17	3,150		17	17	11	1.99		
Peaches, Freestone	 1,560	16	2,700	  18	2,700		18	26	17	0.34		
Watermelon		 1,500	18	1,650	  19	1,650		19	18	15	0.89		
Cantaloupe		   800	19	1,568	  20	1,568		20	12	9	0.55		
Sweet Potatoes		   500	22	700	  21	742		21	10	8	0.65		
Sorghum, Grain		 3,000	15	443	  22	200		22	24	23	0.05		
Lima Beans, Fresh Market   170	23	189	  23	189		23	5	5	1.90		
					 						
Horticulture											
Greenhouse/Nursery					179,406		NA	NA	NA	NA	
											
Livestock and Products 3/											
Broilers 4/						441,320		1	31	8	3.16		
Cattle and Calves					307,862		2	50	29	0.76		
Milk							278,832		3	50	17	1.35		
Turkeys 5/						237,941		4	32	4	8.37		
Eggs 4/							66,126		5	49	18	1.52		
Hogs							50,953		6	50	23	0.43		
Sheep and Lambs						3,086		7	50	23	0.66		
Wool							65		8	50	22	0.42		
											
Livestock Inventory					                Number of Head
All Cattle and Calves, January 1,  2001				1,650,000	50	19	1.70
Milk Cows,  January 1, 2001				  	119,000		50	19	1.29		
Hogs and Pigs, December 1, 2000				  	425,000		50	20	0.71		
Sheep and Lambs, January 1, 2001			   	61,000		50	25	0.88		
All Chickens (Excludes Commercial Broilers)
 December 1, 2000						4,553,000	50	25	1.05		
									
1/  2000 Crop Year.											
2/ Preliminary.											
3/ Calendar year basis except as noted for broilers and eggs.
4/ Year begins December 1, 1999 and ends November 30, 2000.
5/ Year begins September 1, 1999 and ends August 31, 2000.