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Charles County Tobacco Production, 1990-1999

By Maryland Newsline staff
Thursday, March 15, 2001

Charles County's production levels in 1999 were a little more than half of what they were when production levels peaked in 1991.

Year Harvested  Yield Production
  (acres) (lbs./acre) (lbs.)
1990 1,800 1,360 2,440,000
1991 2,300 1,460 3,358,000
1992 2,200 1,130 2,486,000
1993 2,600 1,140 2,964,000
1994 2,300 1,300 2,990,000
1995 2,100 1,310 2,751,000
1996 1,800 1,115 2,007,100
1997 1,500 1,395 2,096,100
1998 1,000 1,315 1,315,600
1999 1,200 1,490 1,787,900
SOURCE: Data compiled by Maryland Newsline using numbers  released by Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, 2001





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