New York Ag News Headlines N.Y. Remains 5th Nationally in Fresh Vegetable Market New York Ag Connection - 02/05/2010 The value of all New York vegetable production in 2009 totaled $325 million, according to Stephen Ropel, director of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. New York remained fifth in the nation for the value of principal fresh market vegetables. The value of the Empire State's principal fresh market vegetables totaled $278 million this year. Fresh market production in 2009 was estimated at 12.1 million hundredweight (cwt.). Processing vegetables were valued at $47.6 million in 2009 and production totaled 208 thousand tons. Copyright © 2010 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.