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| Table 8-9 | |
| Idaho's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture, 1990 and 1995 | |
| 1990 | 1995 | ||||||
| Commodity | Unit | Rank | Production | % | Rank | Production | % |
| Crops | |||||||
| Apples | lb. | 9 | 160,000,000 | 1 | 12 | 75,000 | 1 |
| Barley | bu. | 2 | 54,000,000 | 14 | 3 | 60,800,000 | 17 |
| Beans, dry edible | Cwt. | 6 | 2,691,000 | 9 | 6 | 2,160,000 | 7 |
| Cherries, sweet | ton | 6 | 1,300 | 1 | 8 | 700 | 1 |
| Corn, sweet for processing | ton | 7 | 145,350 | 4 | 7 | 123,000 | 5 |
| Hay, alfalfa | ton | 8 | 3,978,000 | 5 | 7 | 4,510,000 | 5 |
| Hay, all | ton | 15 | 4,438,000 | 3 | 13 | 5,080,000 | 3 |
| Hops | lb. | 3 | 6,164,000 | 8 | 3 | 5,969,000 | 8 |
| Lentils | Cwt. | 1 | 935,000 | 50 | 2 | 918,000 | 47 |
| Mint, all | lb. | 3 | 1,406,000 | 15 | 3 | 1,656,000 | 14 |
| Onions, summer storage | Cwt. | 3 | 5,547,000 | 16 | 4 | 5,481,000 | 16 |
| Peas, dry edible | Cwt. | 2 | 846,000 | 38 | 2 | 1,564,000 | 42 |
| Peas, wrinkled seed | Cwt. | 2 | 368,000 | 49 | 2 | 493,000 | 47 |
| Plums and prunes (fresh)[1] | ton | 4 | 4,500 | 12 | 4 | 3,000 | 13 |
| Potatoes | Cwt. | 1 | 134,340,000 | 29 | 1 | 131,274,000 | 30 |
| Sugarbeets | ton | 2 | 56,080,000 | 18 | 2 | 4,728,000 | 17 |
| Wheat, all | bu. | 6 | 100,280,000 | 1 | 7 | 103,320,000 | 5 |
| Wheat, other spring | bu. | 5 | 43,400,000 | 8 | 4 | 44,800,000 | 8 |
| Livestock and Livestock Products | |||||||
| Foodsize Trout [4] | lb. | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 40,000,000 | 72 |
| Cattle and calves, all [2] | head | 19 | 1,780,000 | 2 | 20 | 1,770,000 | 2 |
| Cheese, American | lb. | 4 | 264,602,000 | 9 | 3 | 347,233,000 | 11 |
| Cows, milk [3] | head | 11 | 208,000 | 2 | 11 | 232,000 | 2 |
| Honey | lb. | 9 | 7,493,000 | 3 | 9 | 6,000,000 | 3 |
| Milk production | million lb. | 11 | 3,754 | 3 | 10 | 4,210 | 3 |
| Sheep and lambs, all [2] | head | 11 | 270,000 | 3 | 10 | 272,000 | 2 |
| Wool | lb. | 10 | 2,254,000 | 3 | 10 | 2,164,000 | 3 |
| Source: | Idaho Deprtment of Agriculture, Idaho Agricultural Statistics, 1995, 1996. |
| [1] | Includes only Idaho, Washington, Michigan, and Oregon fresh fruit. |
| [2] | Inventory taken 1 January of following calendar year. |
| [3] | Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. |
| [4] | Foodsize fish are defined as being 12 inches long or longer. |
Compiled by: Ruth Cochran, updated by: Lily Wai, data
input assisted by: Michal McRenolds
Contact: Lily Wai
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