PA Ag Facts
- 58,105 farms
- 7.7 million acres of farmland, with an average farm size of 133 acres.
- 92% of farms are family owned, 6% are partnerships, 2% are family
corporations, and less than 1% are corporately owned.
- $4.3 billion in cash receipts, with $44 billion in total economic impact.
- 1 in 7 jobs are related to agriculture.
PA Products: Leading the Way
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FIRST
- Christmas Tree Farms - 2,164 farms
- HardWood Lumber - 1.1 billion board feet
- Mushrooms - 465 Million pounds
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Third
- Direct Farm Sales - $53.7 million
- Egg Production - 6.75 billion eggs
- Pumpkins - 82 million pounds
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Fourth
- Apples - 442 million pounds
- Milk Production - 1.2 billion gallons
- Peaches - 71 million pounds
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Fifth
- Grapes - 68,000 tons
- Pears - 4,900
- Trout - 1.68 million pounds
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| *Annual figures provided by USDA/NASS, PA Field Office |