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Oregon farm sales up in 1981
The Ileppner Gazette-Time, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 7, 1982 THREE
Despite the general econo
mic downturn during 1981,
Oregons divers! vied agricul
ture mnnMRed a 5 8 percent
increase in gales over 1980,
said a news release from OSU.
Total 1981 gross income
from agricultural commodity
sales in Oregon came to $176
billion, reported Stan Miles,
Oregon State University Ex
tension economist.
The percentage Increase
was small when compared to
the 17 percent gain a year
earlier, Miles pointed out, but
was fairly stable compared to
how the state's wood products
industry fared in 1981.
Clackamas, Malheur, Mar
ion, Morrow and Umatilla
counties all topped $100 mil
lion in farm sales in 1981. The
top county was Marion with
$190 million. Morrow ranked
fifth with $105.7 million.
"Oregon agriculture owes
its stability in these difficult
times to its diversity," said
Miles. "It's noteworthy that
even though high interest
rates and inflation created
very poor business conditions
during 1981, 85 Oregon agri
cultural commodities grossed
$1 million or more in sales."
Sales from all crops were
$1,148 billion, up 4 1 percent
from last year, and livestock
and poultry product sales
were $612 million, up 91
percent.
These figures reflect gross
sales only and do not repre
sent net income. Miles
stressed.
Farm production costs in
creased about six percent
during 1981, making it a
break-even year for many
agricultural producers. Miles
said. However, the six
percent figure "is down signi
fitanlly from the 1980 average
farm production cost increase
of 12 percent and indicates
inflation is slowing," Miles
noted.
A highlight of Oregon agri
culture in 1981 was Umatilla
County's wheat production.
The county harvested 302,000
acres of wheat with an
average yield of 75 bushels per
acre. Total wheat sales for
Umatilla County were $85
million, accounting for 29
percent of Oregon's total
wheat sales figure.
Small fruits and berries had
the largest increase with total
sales up 23.3 percent. Only
tree fruits and nuts recorded
losses in sales from last year,
both coming down just over
two percent, the news release
said.
Grain sales were up 2 5
percent from last year. Prices
remained about the same and
wheat production of 78 million
bushels topped last year's
record of 77.4 million bushels.
Miles said this year's produc
tion would have been even
higher if the Willamette Val
ley wheat crop hadn't been
reduced by poor weather and
disease.
Sales of hay and silage
dropped slightly from $63
million in 1980-81 to $61.8
million this year. According
to Miles, hay production was
about the same last year, but
prices were down $15 to $20 a
ton. Silage was unchanged in
production and price.
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increased 4.5 percent Pro
duction was hurt by poor
spring weather and plant
diseases for many seed crops.
The price of annual rye grass
seed was up almost 50 percent,
and perennial rye grass seed
price was up 15 percent.
Field crop sales were up 116
percent, or $18 million over
last year. Potatoes were the
major cause of the increase,
bringing in $13.5 million more
in sales than last year,
Tree fruits Hud nul showed
a 2.3 percent decrease in
sales, Apple and cherry
prices were up, while bartlett
pear prices dropped about 40
percent. Sweet cherry pro
duction was up 34 percent, to
42,690 tons.
Small fruits and berries
were up $7 million. Most of the
increase came from Increased
prices and production of
strawberries and raspberries.
The price of other small fruits
and berries remained about
the same.
Vegetable crop sales were
up 8.5 percent. Much of the
increase came from greater
production and prices for
sweet corn. Bush beans were
down, largely because of a
large carryover from last
year and thus fewer contract
ed acres.
Specialty crops (nurseries,
greenhouses, bulbs,
Christmas trees, farm forest
ry) remained basically the
same. Farm forestry sales
were down about $9 million,
but all other specialty crop
categories were up moderate
ly, Miles said.
Sales of cattle and calves
were up five percent.
"The increase was due more
to greater numbers of cattle
being sold than an increase in
price," Miles said. "Many
cow-calf operators had a very
hard year economically in
1980-81."
Dairy producers had a fairly
good year with sales of dairy
products up 12 14 percent.
The increase was primarily
due to increases in the number
of dairy cows and milk
production per cow and a
moderate increase in dairy
product prices.
Sales of eggs and poultry
registered an increase of 10.4
percent. Production of broil
ers, turkeys and eggs was up.
but turkey prices were at or
below the break-even level.
Miles noted.
Other liveststock, including
sheep, horses and hogs had an
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