Virginia

Animal husbandry

In 2003, Virginia farms and ranches had 1.6 million cattle and calves, valued at $1.01 billion. During 2002, the state had around 400,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $23.6 million. The state produced 4.2 million lb (1.9 million kg) of sheep and lambs in 2001, and an estimated 255,000 lb of shorn wool in 2002.

Dairy farmers produced 1.88 billion lb (0.85 billion kg) of milk from 118,000 milk cows in 2001. That same year, poultry farmers produced 766 million eggs, worth around $61.3 million; 530 million lb (240 million kg) of turkey, worth almost $206.9 million; over 1.3 billion lb (603 million kg) of broilers, valued at $518.8 million; and 20 million lb (9 million kg) of chicken sold for over $1.5 million.