FARM RECEIPTS

CASH RECEIPTS AND GROSS FARM INCOME, VIRGINIA, 1995-1997 1/
Commodity Value Percentage of All Commodities 2/
1995 3/ 1996 4/ 1997 1995 1996 1997
    - Thousand Dollars -
- Percent -
CROPS: 846,268 902,118 865,568 37.7 37.9 36.0
Field Crops: 558,023 644,165 580,938 24.9 27.1 24.2
Tobacco 174,906 187,793 190,781 7.8 7.9 7.9
Soybeans 79,750 94,451 99,150 3.6 4.0 4.1
Corn, Grain 68,536 100,358 69,450 3.1 4.2 2.9
Wheat 65,281 71,398 53,562 2.9 3.0 2.2
Cotton, Lint & Seed 42,072 53,689 50,439 1.9 2.3 2.1
Peanuts 62,078 62,489 48,497 2.8 2.6 2.0
Hay 30,816 42,220 41,106 1.4 1.8 1.7
Potatoes 21,362 14,823 15,247 1.0 0.6 0.6
Barley 10,525 14,097 9,664 0.5 0.6 0.4
Sweet Potatoes 895 778 1,010 * * *
Rye 235 439 343 * * *
Other Field Crops 5/ 1,567 1,630 1,689 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vegetables 87,862 54,710 77,691 3.9 2.3 3.2
Tomatoes, Fresh 43,586 24,898 44,075 1.9 1.0 1.8
Cucumbers, Fresh 9,480 7,800 8,050 0.4 0.3 0.3
Peppers(Bell), Fresh 6,595 1,764 4,060 0.3 0.1 0.2
Cabbage, Fresh 4,250 3,393 3,488 0.2 0.1 0.1
Snapbeans, Fresh 5,789 4,182 3,349 0.3 0.2 0.1
Sweet Corn, Fresh 1,328 1,411 1,050 0.1 0.1 *
Spinach, Fresh 579 * * * * *
Other Vegetables 6/ 16,255 11,262 13,619 0.7 0.5 0.6
Fruits 53,045 47,954 43,014 2.4 2.0 1.8
Apples 34,445 32,386 29,224 1.5 1.4 1.2
Peaches 5,750 4,420 2,240 0.3 0.2 0.1
Other fruit 7/ 12,850 11,148 11,550 0.6 0.5 0.5
Greenhouse, Nursey & Christmas trees 147,338 155,289 163,925 6.6 6.5 6.8
Floriculture 52,287 61,014 56,648 2.3 2.6 2.4
Nursey & Christmas Trees 95,051 94,275 107,277 4.2 4.0 4.5
LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS: 1,396,324 1,476,829 1,537,665 62.3 62.1 64.0
Broilers 400,828 466,388 445,008 17.9 19.6 18.5
Cattle & Calves 252,371 211,294 344,844 11.3 8.9 14.3
Milk, Wholesale 266,340 289,980 258,160 11.9 12.2 10.7
Turkeys 198,810 208,550 189,150 8.9 8.8 7.9
Hogs 63,341 80,292 78,630 2.8 3.4 3.3
Eggs 68,318 70,522 64,722 3.0 3.0 2.7
Sheep & Lambs 5,357 5,177 4,757 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chickens, Farm 1,669 1,716 1,624 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wool 315 166 185 * * *
Other Livestock 8/ 138,975 142,744 150,585 6.2 6.0 6.3
ALL COMMODITY GROUPS: 2,242,592 2,378,947 2,403,233 100.0 100.0 100.0
Poultry & Eggs 695,148 773,714 730,034 31.0 32.5 30.4
Field Crops 558,023 644,165 580,938 24.9 27.1 24.2
Meat Animals 321,069 296,763 428,231 14.3 12.5 17.8
Milk 266,340 289,980 258,160 11.9 12.2 10.7
Greenhouse & Nursey 147,338 155,289 163,925 6.6 6.5 6.8
Misc. Livestock 9/ 113,767 116,372 121,240 5.1 4.9 5.0
Vegetables 87,862 54,710 77,691 3.9 2.3 3.2
Fruit & Nuts 53,045 47,954 43,014 2.4 2.0 1.8
GROSS INCOME:
CASH RECEIPTS FROM MARKETINGS 2,242,592 2,378,947 2,403,233 98.9 98.7 98.7
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 25,966 30,529 30,590 1.1 1.3 1.3
GROSS CASH RECEIPTS 10/ 2,268,558 2,409,476 2,433,823 100.0 100.0 100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent. 1/ Ranked in descending order based on year 1997. 2/ Percent of cash receipts from marketings. 3/ Revised. 4/ Preliminary. 5/ Mushrooms, grain sorghum, canola, sunflower, seed crops, and other field crops. 6/ Includes fresh and/or processed snapbeans, broccoli, cucumbers, cabbage, eggplant, escarole, lettuce, onions, green peas, spinach, cantaloupes, watermelons, and other miscellaneous vegetables. 7/ Cherries, grapes, pears, plums, raspberries, other berries, and other miscellaneous fruit. 8/ Turkey eggs, ducks, other poultry, horses, mules, honey, beeswax, aquaculture, mink pelts, and all other livestock. 9/ Beeswax, honey, wool, horses, mules, aquaculture, and other livestock. 10/ Excludes custom work, machine hire, and other farm business related income.


FARM RECEIPTS

Farm Production Expenses: Selected Years, 1970 - 1997 1/
Item 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990* 1994* 1995* 1996** 1997
-Million Dollars-
Current Farm Operating Expenses:
Feed Purchased 96.2 154.7 370.2 300.6 285.7 355.4 371.6 462.7 473.0
Livestock and Poultry Purchased 13.1 20.7 41.6 58.5 67.9 86.4 85.2 84.3 88.6
Seed Purchased 2/ 12.2 22.7 35.6 32.4 44.3 43.4 51.3 53.4 56.2
Fertilizer and Lime 45.1 118.4 134.4 116.4 100.7 93.9 108.3 115.1 108.4
Pesticides 11.6 22.2 43.1 49.6 55.2 63.2 68.6 76.0 77.7
Fuel and Oil 24.3 42.9 101.1 79.7 69.7 69.0 74.6 74.7 77.5
Electricity 4.6 9.2 16.6 19.6 26.2 23.3 29.2 31.1 35.8
Repairs and Maintenance 3/ 46.9 69.2 131.0 100.3 125.5 123.5 126.7 124.6 134.4
Contract and Hired Labor 4/ 66.3 85.3 140.6 135.4 181.9 190.4 194.0 205.0 205.2
Other Miscellaneous 5/ 42.4 66.5 122.2 179.7 240.5 292.4 324.7 339.6 343.5
TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSES 362.7 611.8 1,136.4 1,072.2 1,197.5 1,341.0 1,434.1 1,566.5
1,600.3
Depreciation and Other Capital
Consumption 6/

105.0

183.5

341.6

366.6

354.3

345.4

353.5

357.3

363.6
Taxes on Farm Property 24.2 34.9 53.7 52.6 66.4 67.7 78.4 79.1 81.5
Interest on Real Estate and Non-real Estate Debt
37.1

75.5

171.4

206.5

187.4

161.0

153.2

152.6
151.2
Net Rent: Non-Operator Landlords 7/ 13.7 19.8 26.4 36.4 44.0 43.7 55.4 57.7 56.3
TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 542.6 925.4 1,729.6 1,734.2 1,849.7 1,958.8 2,074.7 2,213.2 2,252.9
1/ Details may not add to totals due to rounding. 2/ Includes bulbs, plants, and trees. 3/ Repairs and maintenance of buildings and repairs and operation of motor vehicles and other machinery used in the farm business. 4/ Includes cash wages, prerequisites, and (1951 to date) Social Security taxes paid by employers. 5/ Includes machine hire and custom work, ginning, telephone (business share), livestock marketing charges (excluding feed and transportation), containers, milk hauling, irrigation, grazing, binding materials, horses and mules, harness and saddlery, blacksmithing and hardware, veterinary services and medicines, net insurance premiums (crop, fire, wind, and hail), and miscellaneous supplies for dairy, nursery, greenhouse, apiary, and motor vehicle license and registration fees. 6/ Includes depreciation and accidental damage to farm buildings and depreciation of motor vehicles and other farm machinery and equipment. 7/ Uses different data sources for 1975 and earlier years. Use caution when comparing among these dates. * Revised. ** Preliminary. SOURCE: Farm Business Economic Report.

Income: Gross And Net Farm Income - Selected Years, 1965 - 1997 1/
Year Gross Farm Income (Excluding Inventory) Aver-
age
per
Farm
Farm
Produc-
tion
Expenses
Net
Farm
Income
4 /
Net
Average
per
Farm
Change in Farm
Inven-
tory
Adj.
Net
Farm
In-
come 4/
Adj.
Net
Aver-
age
per
Farm
Cash
Receipts
from Farm
Market-
ings
Gov't
Pay-
ments
2/
Non-Money Income
Other
Farm
Income
Total
Value
of Home
Con-
sumption
Rental
Value 3/
of Farm
Dwellings
Total
Non-
Money
Income
-Million Dollars-
1965 501.6 16.1 34.1 33.5 67.6 5.7 591.0 6,953 450.5 140.5 1,653 11.2 151.7 1,785
1970 593.2 20.0 24.8 41.0 65.8 6.9 685.9 9,025 542.6 143.3 1,886 0.9 144.2 1,897
1975 983.1 5.8 28.9 74.6 103.5 15.9 1,108.3 17,876 925.4 182.9 2,950 1.4 184.3 2,973
1980 1,418.3 13.3 25.9 144.1 170.0 59.9 1,661.5 28,647 1,729.6 -68.1 -1,174 -15.0 -83.1 -1,433
1985 1,659.9 23.9 17.4 111.7 129.1 62.2 1,875.1 34,724 1,734.2 140.9 2,609 - 5.7 135.2 2,504
1990* 2,138.1 32.4 19.0 202.9 221.9 91.7 2,484.1 54,002 1,849.7 634.4 13,791 - 5.2 629.2 13,678
1994* 2,194.2 34.2 11.7 198.7 210.4 101.1 2,539.9 55,215 1,958.8 581.1 12,633 67.1 648.2 14,091
1995* 2,242.6 26.0 11.7 203.7 215.4 111.4 2,595.4 55,221 2,074.7 520.7 11,079 12.9 533.6 11,353
1996* 2,378.9 30.5 10.1 217.4 227.5 130.4 2,767.3 57,652 2,213.2 554.1 11,544 20.7 574.8 11,975
1997** 2,403.2 30.6 12.6 224.0 236.6 120.3 2,790.7 59,377 2,252.9 537.8 11,443 -98.5 439.3 9,347
1/ Details may not add to totals due to rounding. 2/ Includes value for payment-in-kind (PIK) crops transferred to program participants. 3/ New methodology and date sources are used to compute the gross rental value of farm dwellings for 1985 forward. Prior years (1960-80) were adjusted to be comparable with new methodology. 4/ Of farm operators. *Revised. **Preliminary. SOURCE: Farm Business Economic Report.

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