| United States - AGRICULTURE |
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Agriculture
| Although agriculture employs a very low percentage of the working population, it is an essential sector of the American economy. Indeed, it makes the United States the strongest agricultural power in the world and plays a key role in the recovery of the country's commercial balance. The United States is, for example, the world's leading grain producer, mainly with corn and soybeans. |
Farmland surface area:
| the areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 179,000,000 hectares in the United States. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Corn
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253,208,000
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29,434,000
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86,026
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Wheat
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60,512,000
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21,460,000
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28,198
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Potatoes
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23,404,000
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546,98
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427,877
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Sorghum
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11,940,000
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3,125,400
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38,203
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Rice Paddy
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8,669,000
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1,232,000
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70,365
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
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98,048,000
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Porcins
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59,337,000
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Ovine races
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7,215,000
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Horses
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5,320,000
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Poultry ( 1000 )
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1,820,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
1,140,146 Tm
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3,701,333 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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February 2004
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