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Competitive Position of Northeast Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Gene L. Swackhamer
Gene L. Swackhamer*
Affiliation:
Farm Credit Banks of Baltimore
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The eleven state area of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont comprises the Northeast agricultural area. According to the latest farm number estimates in 1980, there are over 159,000 farms in the Northeast with the largest number of farms concentrated in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland, respectively. Given the large number of farms and the diverse topography of the region, farmers in the Northeast produce a wide variety of agricultural commodities. In 1980, farm cash receipts in the Northeast were estimated at $8.2 billion with livestock and products accounting for about two thirds of the total and crops (including specialty crops) accounting for the balance. In terms of cash receipts, Pennsylvania is the largest agricultural production state in the Northeast followed by New York and Maryland.

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Invited Papers
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , October 1981 , pp. 9 - 16
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

Appreciation is expressed to Paul Maihan, Director of Research and Michelle Pavlin, Research Assistant, of the Banks’ Corporate Services Division for their assistance.