Rhode Island

Agriculture

The state's total receipts from farm marketings were $47 million in 2001, 50th in the US. Rhode Island had only about 700 farms in 1998 with an average size of just 86 acres (35 hectares), with the smallest area devoted to crops (21,000 acres, or 8,500 hectares) of any state. Nursery and greenhouse products were the main agricultural commodity. Total crop marketings amounted to $40 million in 2001.