Chapter 11 - The Agricultural Core

Oregon agriculture

 

 

 

 

Oregon has an extremely diverse agricultural industry.  This is due to the climate, varied types of soil and other factors.  Oregon exports about 80% of its agricultural products, with nearly 1/3 going out of the country.  Crops account for 69% of the state’s total sales, while livestock and poultry account for 31% of the state's total sales.

The leading agricultural products are hay, grass seed, wheat, potatoes, Christmas trees, storage onions, pears are the leading crops in Oregon.  Compared to rest of the nation Oregon leads in the production of blackberries, hazelnuts, loganberries, black raspberries, ryegrass seed, orchardgrass seed, crimson clover, fescue seed, boysen and youngberries, sugarbeets for seed, red clover seed, potted florist azaleas, Christmas trees, Dungeness crab and storage onions.
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