New Jersey

Animal husbandry

In 2003, New Jersey had an estimated 46,000 cattle and calves, valued at $46.5 million. During 2002, New Jersey farmers had an estimated 15,000 hogs and pigs valued at $1.3 million. In 2001, poultry farmers produced 893,000 million lb (405 million kg) of turkey, 2 million lb (0.9 million kg) of chickens, and 556 million eggs. The state's total milk yield was 233 million lb (105.7 million kg) in 2001.