Forestry maintains top spot in ag farm income

With virtually every parish in the state contributing at least something to the total, forestry continues as the leading agricultural crop in Louisiana, according to the 2009 “Louisiana Report,” issued annually by the LSU AgCenter.
Concentrated primarily in the northern and western Louisiana parishes, forestry harvest income totaled $731,395,785, to lead all plant enterprises. Economic activity involved in growing, harvesting, and manufacturing forest products is estimated in excess of $4 billion annually.

While more concentrated, primarily in the north and central Louisiana timber parishes, poultry adds another $480,802,841 to farm income in the region—not counting other economic activity generated from growing and processing.
Of farm-based plant enterprises, sugarcane ranks first at $446,973,544, followed by rice, soybeans, feed grains, and cotton. (See chart for detailed breakdown.)

Horses top the animal enterprises at $521,961,000, followed by poultry, cattle and calves, and dairy cattle.
All agricultural enterprises in Louisiana for 2009 yielded farm income of $4.85 billion.

PARISH	. . . FORESTRY. . . . . .POULTRY
ACADIA . . . .$1,839,798
ALLEN. . . . .34,543,975 . . . . . 56,710
ASCEDNSION. . .1,597,369 . . . . .  7,152
ASSUMPTION . . . 204,800
AVOYELLES . . .3,713,105
BEAUREGARD. . 49,023,720
BIENVILLE . . 37,608,416. . . .21,962,258
BOSSIER	. . 10,420,885
CADDO . . . . 13,298,711
CALCASIEU. . . 8,378,616
CALDWELL . . .17,728,287
CAMERON . . . . . .9,458
CATAHOULA. . . 4,286,205
CLAIBORNE . . 26,487,194 . . . 49,833,857
CONCORDIA . . .1,158,413 . . . . . 12,173
DESOTO. . . . 25,030,898. . . . 9,334,040
E.BATON ROUGE. 4,937,662 . . . . . 30,048
EAST CARROLL. .1,335,609
E. FELICIANA .12,144,826
EVANGELINE . .19,223,584 . . . . . .1,572
FRANKLIN . . . 1,708,892
GRANT . . . . 15,094,000
IBERIA . . . . .  10,274
IBERVILLE . . .3,491,720
JACKSON	. .  35,703,717. . .  23,593,531
JEFFERSON . . . .  5,502
JEFF DAVIS . . 2,750,694
LAFAYETTE . . . .118,006
LAFOURCH . . .   593,109 . . . . . .  333
LASALLE . . . 21,321,618
LINCOLN	. . .11,270,166 . . . 99,277,337
LIVINGSTON . .16,576,490
MADISON	. . . 3,920,955
MOREHOUSE . . . 6,462,626
NATCHITOCHES . 26,932,615 . . .31,607,998
ORLEANS . . . . .   1,299  . . .       76
OUACHITA . . . 12,263,418 . . . 14,175,119
PLAQUEMINES . . .   6,426
POINTE COUPEE . 5,760,470
RAPIDES	. . .  7,099,787
RED RIVER . . . 9,147,160
RICHLAND. . . . 1,169,259
SABINE . . . . 36,227,232 . . .90,182,698
ST. BERNARD . . .   2,986
ST. CHARLES . .   114,412 . . . . . . 698
ST. HELENA . . 17,695,995 . . .13,700,100
ST. JAMES . . .   666,828
ST. JOHN . . . . .    840
ST. LANDRY . . .8,090,844
ST. MARTIN . . .1,263,657 . . . . .14,445
ST. MARY . . . . .141,353
ST. TAMMANY . .16,464,320
TANGIPAHOA . . 11,809,690
TENSAS . . . .  1,657,482
TERREBONNE . . .  887,108 . . . . . . 140
UNION . . . . . 25,413,944 . . 82,570,967
VERMILION . . . .   66,321 . . . . 12,525
VERNON . . . . .49,073,649 . . . .178,135
WASHINGTON . .  10,024,055
WEBSTER . . . . 11,727,279 . . . .602,353
W. BATON ROUGE . 1,772,998
W. CARROLL . . .   219,324
W. FELICIANA . . 6,473,697
WINN . . . . . . 46,639,007 . . 7,697,748
STATE
TOTAL         731,395,783     480,802,841

Plant, animal enterprises
PLANT ENTERPRISES
COTTON . . . . . . . . . 118,322,726
FRUITS . . . . . . . . .  69,223,936
FEED GRAINS. . . . . . . 315,993,351
PECAN  . . . . . . . . .   8,437,466
NURSERY CROPS. . . . . .  82,238,080
RICE . . . . . . . . . . 398,959,673
SOD PRODUCTION . . . . .  26,020,000
SOYBEANS . . . . . . . . 335,610,784
SUGARCANE  . . . . . . . 446,973,544
SWEET POTATOES . . . . .  48,881,638
WATERMELONS. . . . . . .  50,045,952
VEGETABLES . . . . . . .  50,045,636
WHEAT. . . . . . . . . .  52,559,636
TOTAL PLANT
ENTERPRISES	          73,344,997


ANIMAL ENTERPRISES
CRAWFISH . . . . . . . .  115,746,943
CATFISH  . . . . . . . .    8,069,903
ALLIGATORS . . . . . . .   32,257,836
OYSTERS  . . . . . . . .   34,229,962
TOTAL
AQUACULTURE	           193,161,529

FRESHWATER FISHERIES. . .  13,205,609
MARINE FISHERIES. . . . . 226,074,713
HUNTING LEASES  . . . . .  89,835,828
TOTAL FISHERIES
AND WILDLIFE               525,865,205

CATTLE & CALVES	 . . . . . 329,220,851
DAIRY CATTLE. . . . . . .   47,166,213
HORSES. . . . . . . . . .  521,961,000
POULTRY . . . . . . . . .  450,802,841
RABBITS. . . . . . . . . .     134,389
QUAIL . . . . . . . . . . .     72,296
SHEEP . . . . . . . . . . .  2,393,669
GOATS . . . . . . . . . . .  2,515,365
SWINE . . . . . . . . . . .  1,810,878
EXOTIC ANIMALS. . . . . . .    133,000
TOTAL
ANIMAL ENTERPRISES	1,356,210,505


TOTAL ALL
AGRICULTURALENTERPRISES   4,855,420,708

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