Global and in-state market share of foods farmed, fished, foraged and/or processed in Maine shows measurable annual increases within the ecological bounds of the resource.
Below are Population Indicators - data points tracking change and progress toward Framework goals.
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Total market value of agricultural products sold and government payments
Definition: This category represents the value of products sold plus government payments. Total value of products sold combines total sales not under production contract and total sales under production contract. Government payments consist of government payments received from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) plus government payments received from Federal, State, and local programs other than the CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP, and Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Defined on page 23
2012 Data: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/.
Total organic product sales.
Definition: The data represent the value of commodities produced according to USDA’s National Organic Program and sold from operations during 2012. Crops, livestock, and poultry products were reported individually on the 2012 report form, but in 2007, these commodities were combined and may have come from either crops or livestock production. The data for the 2012 census years is not directly comparable. Defined on page 24.
2017 Data: Link here.
Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption.
Definition: This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for human consumption from roadside stands, farmers’ markets, pick-your-own sites, etc. It excludes non-edible products such as nursery crops, cut flowers, and wool but includes livestock sales. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded. Defined on page 24.
2012 Data: Link here.
Seafood landed in Maine, aggregate sales in dollars (Annual Commercial Landing Statistics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)
Data can be searched and found here either for all species combined, or for individual species, by year and by state.
Below are case studies, Performance Measures, that illustrate some of the ways Maine programs and projects are making measurable improvements to Maine’s food system. There are many more examples of programs doing great work advancing Framework goals, and we want to hear them!! Please visit the “Submit your Story” tab for more information and to submit a case study that will be published here.
