<u>1. Maine - Potatoes:</u> In 2017, according to Department of Agriculture statistics, <u>Maine potatoes</u> <u>production was 10th in the United States</u> with 15,200,000 cwt (hundredweights), after Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, and California.
<u>2. Massachusetts -Cranberries:</u> There are five top producers states in America: Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and <u>Massachusetts.</u> Wisconsin produces around 57% of total and <u>Massachusetts is the second with 23-30% of total United States production. </u>
<u>3. Connecticut - Tobacco:</u> According to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, <u>the state ranks eighth in the U.S. for tobacco production</u> with US$35.7M in cash receipts. The state is also well known for its Connecticut Shade tobacco, that grown along the Connecticut River Valley.