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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

Percent of total value of production produced under contract in 2001

Item 

Rural residence farms

Intermediate
farms

Commercial
farms

All
farms

Production contract

*5.0

*6.1

20.0

16.0

Marketing contract

  8.3

18.0

22.1

20.3

Either type

13.3

24.2

42.2

36.4

*=RSE is greater than 25 and less than or equal to 50 percent. Relative Standard Error(RSE) = (Standard Error/Estimate)*100.

Source: USDA, 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey    

 

 

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Updated date: March 13, 2003