Rankings of Principal Crops and Livestock, 2003
 
 
                                       Rank Within                               Rank With Other
                                       State Based On                            States Based Virginia
                                       Value of                         Number   Production 1/Production as
                       Acres Harvested Production        Cash Receipts 2ProducingVirginia     Percent of
 
                       Acres    Rank   Thou DollarsRank  Thou Dollars   Rank     States       Rank      US Total
Crops
Tobacco                  25,110      8      72,508     4         89,523        1           16         6     5.13
Soybeans                480,000      2     116,688     2         81,011        2           31        19     0.68
Corn, Grain             330,000      3      98,670     3         62,286        3           41        24     3.75
Tomatoes, Fresh Market    4,800     11      60,192     5         60,192        4           17         3     5.19
Hay                    *********     1     308,555     1         40,065        5           48        22     2.19
Cotton, Lint and Seed    85,000      5      36,922     6         30,325        6           17        14     0.67
Apples                   15,000      9      25,037     7         24,827        7           35         6     3.13
Wheat, Winter           160,000      4      21,712     8         22,929        8           42        23     4.31
Peanuts                  33,000      7      21,628     9         21,628        9            9         7     2.31
Potatoes,Summer           6,200     10      13,020    10         11,134       10           12         6     8.07
Barley                   45,000      6       4,325    14          7,242       11           27        14     1.01
Cucumbers, Fresh Market   2,700     15       6,534    11          6,534       12           11         9      3.1
Snap Beans, Fresh Marke   4,800     11       5,290    12          5,290       13           11         7        4
Grapes                    1,900     16       4,680    13          4,420       14           14        10     0.05
Peaches, Freestone        1,260     18       3,478    15          3,478       15           29        14     0.69
Sweet Corn, Fresh Marke   3,000     13       3,168    16          3,168       16           26        20     0.68
Cabbage, Fresh Market       700     19       1,827    17          1,827       17           15        14     0.91
Sweet Potatoes              500     20       1,318    18          1,660       18            9         9     0.07
Watermelon                1,500     17       1,218    19          1,296       19           17        17     0.53
Sorghum, Grain            3,000     13         412    20            507       20           24        22     0.05
 
Horticulture
Greenhouse/Nursery                                              189,974 NA       NA           NA        NA
 
Livestock and Products 3/
Broilers 4/                                                     441,660        1           29         9     3.12
Cattle and Calves                                               339,260        2           50        29     1.09
Milk                                                            244,666        3           50        22     1.02
Turkeys 5/                                                      177,192        4           32         5     8.39
Eggs 4/                                                          73,160        5           49        31     0.85
Hogs                                                             50,533        6           50        18     0.56
Sheep and Lambs                                                   3,233        7           50        25     0.74
Wool                                                                375        8           50        28     0.58
 
Livestock Inventory                                                        NumberRank with Other States
                                                                                               Based on Inventory
All Cattle and Calves, January 1,  2004                       1,540,000       50           20      1.62
Milk Cows,  January 1, 2004                                              105,000           50        22     1.17
Hogs and Pigs, December 1, 2003                                          380,000           50        19     3.69
Sheep and Lambs, January 1, 2004                                          46,000           50        26      0.9
All Chickens (Excludes Commercial Broilers) Decembe4,509             50       26            1
 
 
 
 
1/  2003 Crop Year.
2/PRELIMINARY.
3/ Calendar year basis except as noted for broilers and eggs.
4/ Year begins December 1, 2002 and ends November 30, 2003.
5/ Year begins September 1, 2002 and ends August 31, 2003.