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Agricultural Importance in Arkansas!. Northwest Portion of the State. Northeast Portion of the State. Southeast Portion of the State. Southwest Portion of the State. Arkansas Statistics. Total Farm Land 14.36 million acres Cash Value of Ag. Commodities (2000) $5,373,576,000
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Arkansas Statistics • Total Farm Land • 14.36 million acres • Cash Value of Ag. Commodities (2000) • $5,373,576,000 • Number of Farms • 48,000 • Average Farm Size • 318 acres • Average Age of Arkansas Farmers • 54
Top Ranking Arkansas Commodities Rank Commodity Sales(1000) Percentage of US Production • Poultry & Poultry Products • 2,525,203 13.8 • Other grains (rice) • 724,511 47.7 • Soybeans • 672,058 3.3 • Cotton and cotton seed • 512,652 8.6
5 cattle and calves 548,744 1.1 6 Hogs and pigs 217,867 7 Wheat 117,570 8 Other livestock and livestock products 91,518 9 Dairy products 78,696 10 Corn for grain 56,186
Poultry 10 Beef Cattle 14 Rice 1 Soybeans 9 Wheat 17 Corn 29 Cotton 5 Grapes 8 Peaches 10 Pecans 11 Strawberries 13 Tomatoes 17 Watermelons 14 How We Rank With the Nation