| Top Whatcom County Agriculture Commodities |
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| 2002 Census of Agriculture | 2007 Census of Agriculture | |||||||
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Commodity |
Market Value |
Percent of Total |
Market Value |
Percent |
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| Dairy Products |
$ 159,868,000 |
55.5% |
$ 186,491,000 | 57.1% | ||||
| Fruits, Tree Nuts & Berries |
$ 38,818,000 |
13.5% |
$ 66,788,000 | 20.4% | ||||
| Cattle, Calves |
$ 32,860,000 |
11.4% |
$ 24,135,000 | 7.4% | ||||
| Nursery/Greenhouse |
$ 24,467,000 |
8.5% |
$ 16,738,000 | 5.1% | ||||
| Poultry, Eggs |
$ 10,467,000 |
3.6% |
$ 11,464,000 | 3.5% | ||||
| Vegetables |
$ 6,587,000 |
2.3% |
$ 10,019,000 | 3.3% | ||||
| Aquaculture |
$ 5,412,000 |
1.9% |
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| Other Animal |
$ 3,256,000 |
1.1% |
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| Grains |
$ 2,346,000 |
0.8% |
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| Christmas Trees |
$ 1,892,000 |
0.7% |
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| OTHER Animal, Aquaculture, Christmas Trees | $ 10,019,000 | 3.0% | ||||||
| Total Ag Value |
$ 287,860,000 |
$326,450,000 | 99.8% | |||||
| 2002 | 2007 | |||||||
| Sold directly to individuals for human consumption | $1,785,000 | $3,999,000 | ||||||
| 0.6% | 1.2% | |||||||
| Value of certified organic | $303,000 | $ 4,128,000 | ||||||
| 0.1% | 1.3% | |||||||
| Compiled by Whatcom Farm Friends | ||||||||
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