PLAQUEMINES Parish - 2000 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 90
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 164,885
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 49,721
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 34,834
Forestry (Total) 49,721
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 200 750 Bushels 350 262,500 3,675,000
Satsumas 200 250 Bushels 300 75,000 900,000
Other Citrus 200 25 Bushels 300 7,500 75,000
Fruits (Total) 4,650,000
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * 2,800sf Pounds 5 14,000 18,200
Greenhouse Vegetables * 2,800sf Pounds 18,200
HOME GARDENS 1,500 Garden 390,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Fruit and Nut Trees 10 Acre 1,000,000
Floraculture & Bedding 7 Acre 900,000
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 100,000
Foliage Plants * Acre 250,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 15 2,250,000
PECANS
Improved 6 10 Pounds 400 4,000 5,000
Native 10 15 Pounds 250 3,750 2,250
Pecans (Total) 7,250
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Cabbage (Fresh) 10 25 Sacks 50# 400 10,000 50,000
Cauliflower (Fresh) 10 10 Cartons 20# 400 4,000 40,000
Cucumber 40 60 Bushels 50# 300 18,000 144,000
Eggplant 20 20 Bushels 33# 250 5,000 50,000
Garlic * 5 Pounds 5,000 25,000 75,000
Mirliton 20 6 Pounds 3,000 18,000 27,000
Mustard (Fresh) 50 75 Doz. Bunches 400 30,000 180,000
Okra (Fresh) 10 10 Bushels 300 3,000 45,000
Parsley 20 10 Doz. Bunches 1,200 12,000 48,000
Peppers
Bell 20 40 Bushels 28# 350 14,000 140,000
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 15 15 Bushels 45# 100 1,500 15,000
Zucchini Squash 15 8 Bushels 45# 75 600 6,000
Winter Squash 8 5 Bushels 45# 100 500 6,000
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 50 120 Lugs 20# 1,200 144,000 2,592,000
Turnips (Fresh) 10 20 Doz. Bunches 600 12,000 72,000
Vegetables (Total) 429 3,490,000
TOTAL ALL CROPS 10,855,171
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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PLAQUEMINES Parish - 2000 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Oysters 379 acres Sacks 589,888 9,438,208
Soft-shell Crabs * acres Dozens Sold 1,850 29,600
Aquaculture (Total) 9,467,808
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Catfish (Wild) 68 Pounds Sold 383,780 191,890
Freshwater Fisheries 191,890
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 1,250 Pounds Sold 20,105,000 30,157,500
Commercial Finfish 116 Pounds Sold 9,718,145 14,577,218
Marine Fisheries (Total) 44,734,718
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 785 4,074
Fur Animals (Total) 4,074
ALLIGATORS - Wild 1,897 14,227 313,005
HUNTING LEASE ENTERPRISES 10 100,000 acres 315,000
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 55,026,495
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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PLAQUEMINES Parish - 2000 - Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 150 58,611
400-500 lbs. Head sold 300 130,451
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 100 33,989
400-500 lbs. Head sold 250 98,820
500-600 lbs. Head sold 100 44,451
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 400 197,600
700-800 lbs. Head sold 350 183,750
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 200 143,000
Cull Cows Head sold 300 93,993
Cull Bulls Head sold 15 10,809
Cattle & Calves (Total) 60 6,000 cows 995,474
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 995,474
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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