PLAQUEMINES Parish 1998 Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 7
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 5,002
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 2,043
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 1,139
Forestry (Total) 2,043
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 200 750 Bushels 450 337,500 4,050,000
Satsumas 200 250 Bushels 300 75,000 450,000
Other Citrus 200 25 Bushels 250 6,250 50,000
Fruits (Total) 200 1,025 4,550,000
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 330,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 10 Acre 1,000,000
Floraculture & Bedding Plts 6 Acre 900,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 10,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 240,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 15 2,150,000
PECANS
Improved 6 10 Pounds 800 8,000 6,000
Native 10 15 Pounds 500 7,500 3,375
Pecans (Total) 9,375
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 20 40 Sacks 50# 400 16,000 80,000
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 20 Cartons 20# 400 8,000 80,000
Cucumber 40 70 Bushels 50# 100 7,000 105,000
Eggplant 20 20 Bushels 33# 250 5,000 50,000
Garlic * 7 Pounds 5,000 35,000 105,000
Mirliton 20 6 Pounds 3,500 21,000 24,150
Mustard (Fresh) 50 65 Doz. Bunches 650 42,250 253,500
Okra (Fresh) 10 12 Bushels 300 3,600 54,000
Parsley 30 6 Doz. Bunches 1,500 9,000 36,000
Peppers
Bell 20 30 Bushels 28# 500 15,000 150,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 2 Bushels 30# 100 200 3,400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 15 30 Bushels 45# 120 3,600 28,800
Zucchini Squash 15 7 Bushels 45# 100 700 16,800
Winter Squash 8 4 Bushels 45# 200 800 12,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 50 150 Lugs 20# 1,200 180,000 2,700,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 20 Doz. Bunches 600 12,000 72,000
Vegetables (Total) 60 489 3,770,650
TOTAL ALL CROPS 10,812,068
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES Parish 1998 Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 300 acres Pounds Sold 80,400 49,848
Oysters 379 acres Sacks 1,179,000 16,515,800
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 2,115 33,840
Aquaculture (Total) 16,599,488
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 68 Pounds Sold 395,500 177,975
Gar 68 Pounds Sold 54,900 78,430
Other Finfish 68 Pounds Sold 7,300 8,395
Freshwater Fisheries (Total) 264,800
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,250 Pounds Sold 20,105,000 30,157,500
Menhaden Pounds Sold 286,655,000 17,332,750
Crabs 161 Pounds Sold 2,019,400 1,716,490
Commercial Finfish 116 Pounds Sold 15,203,000 20,524,000
Marine Fisheries (Total) 69,730,740
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 9,166 51,055
Fur Animals (Total) 51,055
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1,415 animals feet 10,612 159,188
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 100,000 acres 315,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 87,120,271
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES Parish 1998 Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 80,888
500-600 lbs. Head sold 150 54,038
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 100 24,220
400-500 lbs. Head sold 400 115,560
500-600 lbs. Head sold 100 33,330
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 350 136,500
700-800 lbs. Head sold 500 221,250
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 200 120,000
Cull Cows Head sold 600 170,850
Cull Bulls Head sold 15 9,720
Cattle & Calves (Total) 60 6,000 cows 966,356
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 966,356
* Fewer Than 6 Producers