1. Agricultural Industry Profile
7/3/2018
Agricultural Industry Profile
for
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, Del.

2. Poultry Is the Agricultural Industry Leader
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Poultry Is the Agricultural Industry Leader
1982
1997
Cecil County, Maryland - Sales for Top Four Agricultural Commodities
“other crops” are all other crops not having fitted into one of the prelisted sales categories of the census of agriculture. It includes maple syrup, mint for oil, peanuts, potatoes, sugar beets, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, etc.. Will try to info. for aquaculture in ’97 from local sources.
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
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Agricultural Product Sales Steadily Increased to Reach $500 Million in 1997
Million
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Cecil County, Maryland
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

4. Number of Farms Decreased 26%
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Number of Farms Decreased 26%
While Average Size of Farms Increased 21%
Acres or Farms
Average Size and Number of Farms
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

5. 7/3/2018
Number of Farms >1,000 Acres Increased All Other Farms by Size Category Decreased
Farms by Size
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

6. Land in Farms Decreased 10%
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Land in Farms Decreased 10%
*In 1997 the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) expanded the definition of agriculture Users of the census should take this into account when comparing 1997 data with previous census data. Land use data provided by the Census of Agriculture does not track farmland conversion. For data on agricultural land use trends, planners, concerned citizens and conservation professionals should use the National Resources Inventory (NRI). The NRI is compiled by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. It tracks all land use changes, including conversion to developed uses, for a given time period. NRI data will be available in the Delmarva-wide report to be released at a later date.
**“Other” includes pastureland and rangeland as well as land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc.
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

7. Number of Farm Operators Decreased
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Number of Farm Operators Decreased
-20%
-35%
The number of farmers declaring their principal occupation as farming decreased 28 percent between 1982 and Those declaring their principal occupation as something other than farming decreased by 35 percent.
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

8. Production Expenses Increased Steadily; Net Cash Returns Declined
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Production Expenses Increased Steadily;
Net Cash Returns Declined
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

9. 7/3/2018
Farms Selling >$100,000 Remained Stable, Farms Selling $10,000-$99,999 Decreased 51% and Farms Selling <$10,000 Decreased 39%
+2%
-39%
-51%
Source: United States Census of Agriculture, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

10. Farmland Protected by Conservation Easements Topped 17,000 Acres
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Farmland Protected by Conservation Easements Topped 17,000 Acres
Source: Delaware Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.
Sussex County, Del.

11. 7/3/2018
Agricultural Service Firms More Than Tripled While Food Processing Firms Decreased 19% .
+221%
-19%
*Agricultural services consist of crop services, veterinary services, other animal services, and landscape and horticultural services.
Food Processing Firms – Wicomico County, Maryland
From 1982 to 1997, the number of food processing firms* in Wicomico County declined by 38 percent.
*Food processing firms include food and kindred manufacturing, including meat products (meat packing plants and poultry slaughtering and processing), preserved fruit and vegetables, grain mill products, prepared foods, bakery products, sugar and confectionary products, and miscellaneous food and kindred products.
Source: United States Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

12. Farm Employment Decreased; Food Processing Jobs Increased
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Farm Employment Decreased;
Food Processing Jobs Increased
+30%
-16%
Sources:Regional Economic Information System, County Business Patterns 1982, 1997, 1992, 1997.
Sussex County, Del.

13. Poultry Leads Agricultural Industry Output of $546 Million in 1999
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Poultry Leads Agricultural Industry Output of $546 Million in 1999
*Other commodities include cattle, miscellaneous livestock, fruits and forest products.
Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.
Sussex County, Del.

14. 7/3/2018
Total Economic Impact Included $586 Million in Output Impacts and $102 Million in Value-Added Impacts
Million
Total Economic Impacts of the Agricultural Industry -
Total output impacts include direct, indirect and induced output effects:
Direct output is total industry production for a given year. It is equal to shipments plus net additions to inventory.
Indirect output effects describe the interaction of local industries purchasing from local industries.
Induced output effects are the interaction of institutions—typically household spending.
Total value-added impacts include proprietors income, employee compensation, other property income, and indirect business taxes, as well as the additional amount that is generated through the indirect and induced value-added effects.
1999
Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.
Sussex County, Del.

15. 7/3/2018
Agricultural Employment Income Topped $56 Million, with 2253 People Employed
Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.
Sussex County, Del.

16. Agriculture and Resource-Based Industries Account for 19% of Local Economy
Source: 1999 IMPLAN Multiplier Reports. Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Stillwater, Minn.
Sussex County, Del.