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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

Percent of value of production under contract in 2001

Marketing contract

Production contract

Corn and soybeans

10.9

*0.1

Wheat

5.5

d

Cotton

51.7

d

Fruit

56.5

#2.5

Vegetables

*30.0

*6.9

Cattle

*3.2

17.7

Hogs

*7.1

53.4

Poultry and eggs

#6.8

81.3

Dairy products

52.2

#0.9

All others

*15.8

#4.7

All commodities

20.3

16.0

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

#=indicates that the RSE is greater than 50 percent but less than or equal to 75 percent.

d=Insufficient data for disclosure.

Source: USDA, 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey  

 

 

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Updated date: March 13, 2003