CenSCrops (11-09) Specialty Crops Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Volume 2 • Subject Series • Part 9 AC-07-S-9 Issued December 2009 United States Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary National Agricultural Statistics Service Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Administrator Introduction PURPOSE AND SCOPE This publication provides specialty crop data for the U.S. Outlying Areas, including the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that supplement the 2007 Census of Agriculture. This publication complies with Section 10103 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. A specialty crop is defined by Section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). Census data for American Samoa are collected in 2009 for the 2008 calendar year and will be published in early 2010. Specialty crop data will be appended to this publication in early 2010. HISTORY This is the first time NASS has summarized and published the census of agriculture data for specialty crops. AUTHORITY The 2007 Census of Agriculture is required by law under the "Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture in 1998 and in every fifth year thereafter, covering the prior year. FARM DEFINITION The census definition of a farm varies among the Outlying Areas. For Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, it is the same as the fifty states - any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the farm definition is any place from which $500 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. For American Samoa, there is no sales requirement to be included in the agriculture census and data are collected for all households holding livestock and/or producing agricultural products for sale or family use. REFERENCE PERIOD Crop production and sales are measured for the calendar year 2007, except for American Samoa which was for the calendar year 2008. TABLES Data Tables. Tables 1 through 4 show the number of farms, acres harvested, value of sales, and the percent of the total value of crop sales accounted for by specialty crops for each Outlying Area. RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United States Code, no data are published that would disclose information about the operations of an individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are subject to an extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data reported by a respondent or allows a respondent's data to be accurately estimated or derived was suppressed and coded with a 'D'. However, the number of farms reporting an item is not considered confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. DATA PRODUCTS The 2007 Census of Agriculture Specialty Crop publication for the Outlying Areas and other census products are available on the Internet at www.usda.gov/nass. Order printed reports at 1-800-727-9540. CUSTOM TABULATIONS Special studies such as the 2007 Census of Agriculture Specialty Crop publication provide supplemental information to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Results are published on the Internet. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations are developed to individual user specifications on a cost- reimbursable basis and shared with the public. Special studies and custom tabulations are subject to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations can be submitted via the Internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to: DataLab National Agricultural Statistics Service Room 6436, Stop 2054 1400 Independence Ave, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 - 2054 or Datalab@nass.usda.gov DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS See the individual census reports for definitions and explanations of selected terms used in the tables. These reports can be found as PDF files at http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Fu11_report/index.asp. Table 1. Specialty Crops - Puerto Rico: 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : Value of sales : Percent of Crop : Farms 1/ : harvested 2/ : (dollars) : crop sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All crops.......................................: 9,325 123,460 218,619,026 100.0 : All specialty crops.............................: 9,122 87,673 205,247,798 93.9 : Coffee........................................: 5,289 (NA) 41,721,396 19.1 : Pineapples....................................: 53 (NA) 526,908 0.2 : Plantains.....................................: 3,597 (NA) 44,833,305 20.5 : Bananas.......................................: 1,809 (NA) 10,071,579 4.6 : Grains (Pulses)...............................: 809 (NA) 1,524,961 0.7 : Root crops....................................: 1,620 (NA) 6,677,425 3.1 : Fruits and nuts...............................: 2,111 (NA) 19,878,100 9.1 : Vegetables....................................: 951 (NA) 35,438,329 16.2 : Nursery crops.................................: 521 (NA) 44,575,795 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available 1/ Data refer to farms with sales of itemized commodities. 2/ Acres refer to itemized commodity acres. Table 2. Specialty Crops - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands: 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : Value of sales : Percent of Crop : Farms 1/ : harvested 2/ : (dollars) : crop sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All crops.......................................: 208 538 1,849,943 100.0 : All specialty crops.............................: 208 538 1,849,943 100.0 : Root crops....................................: 106 (NA) 638,498 34.5 : Vegetables and melons.........................: 110 (NA) 631,470 34.1 : Fruits and nuts...............................: 115 (NA) 401,664 21.7 : Nursery crops.................................: 17 (NA) 178,311 9.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available 1/ Data refer to farms with sales of itemized commodities. 2/ Acres refer to itemized commodity acres. Table 3. Specialty Crops - Guam: 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : Value of sales : Percent of Crop : Farms 1/ : harvested 2/ : (dollars) : crop sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All crops.......................................: 95 498 2,436,223 100.0 : All specialty crops.............................: 95 498 2,436,223 100.0 : Root crops....................................: 17 (NA) 46,701 1.9 : Vegetables and melons.........................: 56 (NA) 1,497,580 61.5 : Fruits and nuts...............................: 53 (NA) 287,074 11.8 : Nursery crops.................................: 22 (NA) 604,868 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available 1/ Data refer to farms with sales of itemized commodities. 2/ Acres refer to itemized commodity acres. Table 4. Specialty Crops - United States Virgin Islands: 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : Value of sales : Percent of Crop : Farms 1/ : harvested 2/ : (dollars) : crop sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All crops.......................................: 145 304 1,578,812 100.0 : All specialty crops.............................: 145 294 1,578,812 100.0 : Field and forage crops........................: 37 (NA) 49,104 3.1 : Vegetables....................................: 93 (NA) 366,195 23.2 : Fruits and nuts...............................: 117 (NA) 216,877 13.7 : Horticultural specialties.....................: 21 (NA) 946,636 60.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available 1/ Data refer to farms with sales of itemized commodities. 2/ Acres refer to itemized commodity acres.