Table 11. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Livestock, poultry, and fish purchased farms 
2,168 
4,627 
Commercial fertilizer purchased - Con. 
dollars 
24,507,205 
41,604,668 
Average per farm dollars 
11,304 
8,992 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
614 
875 
Farms with expenses of- 
$100 to $499 
3,477 
2,553 
$1 to $99 
61 
514 
$500 to $999 
1,197 
1,040 
$100 to $499 
477 
1,307 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,353 
1,185 
$500 to $999 
173 
637 
$2,500 to $4,999 
460 
351 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
526 
934 
$5,000 to $9,999 
282 
264 
$2,500 to $4,999 
259 
295 
$10,000 or more 
313 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
211 
278 
$10,000 to $14,999 
136 
60 
$10,000 or more 
461 
662 
$15,000 to $19,999 
44 
43 
$10,000 to $14,999 
66 
180 
$20,000 or more 
133 
65 
$15,000 to $19,999 
35 
92 
$20,000 or more 
360 
390 
Gasoline and other fuel and oil products 
purchased farms 
10,983 
6,481 
Feed purchased for livestock and poultry farms 
4,418 
7,409 
dollars 
25,220,663 
17,568,756 
dollars 
107,502,439 
115,243,997 
Average per farm dollars 
2,296 
2,711 
Average per farm dollars 
24,333 
15,555 
Farms with expenses of- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
702 
276 
$1 to $99 
16 
363 
$100 to $499 
4,072 
2,211 
$100 to $499 
537 
2,148 
$500 to $999 
2,049 
1,047 
$500 to $999 
994 
984 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,473 
1,399 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,172 
2,157 
$2,500 to $4,999 
732 
716 
$2,500 to $4,999 
724 
603 
$5,000 to $9,999 
448 
419 
$5,000 to $9,999 
280 
327 
$10,000 or more 
507 
413 
$10,000 or more 
695 
827 
$10,000 to $14,999 
211 
178 
$10,000 to $14,999 
131 
233 
$15,000 to $19,999 
111 
97 
$15,000 to $19,999 
76 
39 
$20,000 or more 
185 
138 
$20,000 or more 
488 
555 
Wages and salaries paid to employees or hired 
Medicines and drugs purchased for 
farm workers farms 
8,337 
7,705 
livestock and poultry farms 
3,887 
6,742 
dollars 
168,143,549 
107,786,397 
dollars 
8,026,235 
8,877,191 
Average per farm dollars 
20,168 
13,989 
Average per farm dollars 
2,065 
1,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
97 
112 
$1 to $99 
574 
2,511 
$100 to $499 
678 
766 
$1 00 to $499 
2,137 
2,578 
$500 to $999 
880 
675 
$500 to $999 
437 
643 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,701 
1,791 
$1,000 to $2,499 
312 
460 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,080 
854 
$2,500 to $4,999 
110 
207 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,333 
1,582 
$5,000 to $9,999 
142 
160 
$10,000 or more 
2,568 
1,925 
$10,000 or more 
175 
183 
$10,000 to $14,999 
781 
581 
$10,000 to $14,999 
66 
54 
$15,000 to $19,999 
434 
375 
$15,000 to $19,999 
24 
30 
$20,000 or more 
1,353 
969 
$20,000 or more 
85 
99 
Contract labor farms 
657 
725 
Veterinarian services farms 
1,336 
789 
dollars 
2,852,309 
3,730,959 
dollars 
2,287,289 
2,292,929 
Average per farm dollars 
4,341 
5,146 
Average per farm dollars 
1,712 
2,906 
Farms with expenses of- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
5 
- 
$1 to $99 
101 
50 
$100 to $499 
123 
110 
$1 00 to $499 
646 
207 
$500 to $999 
160 
90 
$500 to $999 
157 
178 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
151 
296 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
231 
157 
$2,500 to $4,999 
124 
85 
$2,500 to $4,999 
91 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
63 
$5,000 to $9,999 
73 
46 
$10,000 or more 
52 
81 
$10,000 or more 
37 
54 
$10,000 to $14,999 
19 
23 
$10,000 to $14,999 
18 
36 
$15,000 to $19,999 
10 
12 
$15,000 to $19,999 
5 
6 
$20,000 or more 
23 
46 
$20,000 or more 
14 
12 
Machine hire and customwork farms 
2,979 
2,459 
Professional services farms 
2,708 
2,257 
dollars 
9,049,513 
6,311,472 
dollars 
5,774,613 
4,509,397 
Average per farm dollars 
3,038 
2,567 
Average per farm dollars 
2,132 
1,998 
Farms with expenses of- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
18 
134 
$1 to $99 
177 
153 
$100 to $499 
579 
569 
$1 00 to $499 
1,022 
996 
$500 to $999 
620 
601 
$500 to $999 
511 
392 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
860 
543 
$1,000 to $2,499 
482 
389 
$2,500 to $4,999 
526 
333 
$2,500 to $4,999 
340 
167 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
159 
$5,000 to $9,999 
86 
87 
$10,000 or more 
218 
120 
$10,000 or more 
90 
73 
$10,000 to $14,999 
91 
72 
$10,000 to $14,999 
27 
26 
$15,000 to $19,999 
64 
17 
$15,000 to $19,999 
18 
12 
$20,000 or more 
63 
31 
$20,000 or more 
45 
35 
Agricultural chemicals purchased farms 
6,999 
5,013 
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased farms 
4,636 
8,696 
dollars 
16,359,448 
6,723,989 
dollars 
11,500,410 
22,330,647 
Average per farm dollars 
2,337 
1,341 
Average per farm dollars 
2,481 
2,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $99 
929 
1,014 
$1 to $99 
245 
222 
$100 to $499 
3,485 
2,167 
$100 to $499 
1,771 
3,212 
$500 to $999 
1,006 
848 
$500 to $999 
1,049 
1,857 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
864 
525 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
740 
1,864 
$2,500 to $4,999 
312 
239 
$2,500 to $4,999 
374 
726 
$5,000 to $9,999 
160 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
258 
480 
$10,000 or more 
243 
98 
$10,000 or more 
199 
335 
$10,000 to $14,999 
109 
43 
$10,000 to $14,999 
84 
105 
$15,000 to $19,999 
50 
14 
$15,000 to $19,999 
17 
61 
$20,000 or more 
84 
41 
$20,000 or more 
98 
169 
Machinery and equipment repair and 
Commercial fertilizer purchased farms 
7,696 
6,436 
maintenance farms 
3,034 
2,487 
dollars 
17,826,553 
10,059,841 
dollars 
12,683,427 
9,299,979 
Average per farm dollars 
2,316 
1,563 
Average per farm dollars 
4,180 
3,739 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA Puerto Rico 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
