Calvert County Tobacco
Production, 1990-1999
By Maryland Newsline staff
Thursday, March 15, 2001
Calvert County's
production levels peaked in 1992, at nearly 3 million pounds, but have
been dropping ever since.
| Year |
Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
| |
(acres) |
(lbs./acre) |
(lbs.) |
| 1990 |
1,500 |
1,350 |
2,025,000 |
| 1991 |
1,800 |
1,500 |
2,700,000 |
| 1992 |
2,400 |
1,210 |
2,904,000 |
| 1993 |
2,300 |
1,250 |
2,875,000 |
| 1994 |
2,000 |
1,320 |
2,640,000 |
| 1995 |
2,000 |
1,260 |
2,520,000 |
| 1996 |
1,800 |
1,135 |
2,042,600 |
| 1997 |
1,700 |
1,250 |
2,124,900 |
| 1998 |
1,500 |
1,265 |
1,899,600 |
| 1999 |
1,400 |
1,190 |
1,665,100 |
SOURCE: Data compiled by
Maryland Newsline using numbers released
by Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, 2001
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