+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| # Tabl   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| e A-17.  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Value of |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|  Food St |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| amps Iss |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ued by S |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| tate, Se |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| lected F |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| iscal Ye |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ars 1975 |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|  -- 1998 |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| \[       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Millions |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| of       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| d        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ollars\] |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|          | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Alabama  | \    | \    | \    | \    | \    | \    | \    | \    |
|          | $108 | $246 | $318 | $328 | $451 | $456 | $440 | $357 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| #        | 7    | 27   | 25   | 25   | 41   | 53   | 54   | 50   |
| # Alaska |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Arizona  | 45   | 97   | 121  | 239  | 377  | 418  | 372  | 253  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Arkansas | 78   | 122  | 126  | 155  | 207  | 212  | 224  | 206  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Ca       | 374  | 530  | 639  | 968  | 1    | 2    | 2    | 2    |
| lifornia |      |      |      |      | ,760 | ,395 | ,555 | ,020 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Colorado | 48   | 71   | 94   | 156  | 219  | 224  | 210  | 157  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Con      | 38   | 59   | 62   | 72   | 131  | 152  | 175  | 161  |
| necticut |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Delaware | 8    | 21   | 22   | 25   | 42   | 48   | 47   | 34   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Dist. of | 32   | 41   | 40   | 43   | 70   | 86   | 95   | 85   |
| Columbia |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Florida  | 236  | 421  | 368  | 609  | 1    | 1    | 1    | 845  |
|          |      |      |      |      | ,306 | ,324 | ,296 |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Georgia  | 144  | 264  | 290  | 382  | 627  | 695  | 703  | 538  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Guam     | 3    | 15   | 18   | 15   | 28   | 22   | 27   | 34   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Hawaii   | 26   | 60   | 93   | 81   | 121  | 153  | 196  | 178  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Idaho    | 12   | 29   | 36   | 40   | 53   | 57   | 61   | 47   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Illinois | 259  | 394  | 713  | 835  | 1    | 1    | 1    | 844  |
|          |      |      |      |      | ,070 | ,069 | ,034 |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Indiana  | 64   | 154  | 242  | 226  | 373  | 415  | 330  | 263  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Iowa     | 29   | 54   | 107  | 109  | 143  | 145  | 141  | 109  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Kansas   | 13   | 38   | 64   | 96   | 133  | 146  | 135  | 83   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Kentucky | 138  | 211  | 332  | 334  | 430  | 416  | 413  | 345  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| L        | 149  | 243  | 365  | 549  | 677  | 642  | 597  | 467  |
| ouisiana |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Maine    | 36   | 60   | 62   | 63   | 109  | 111  | 113  | 100  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Maryland | 79   | 140  | 171  | 203  | 316  | 350  | 362  | 282  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Massa    | 104  | 171  | 173  | 207  | 315  | 330  | 295  | 222  |
| chusetts |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Michigan | 132  | 263  | 541  | 663  | 846  | 834  | 773  | 588  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| M        | 43   | 62   | 105  | 165  | 234  | 229  | 221  | 181  |
| innesota |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Mis      | 115  | 199  | 264  | 352  | 421  | 397  | 376  | 254  |
| sissippi |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Missouri | 85   | 142  | 212  | 312  | 447  | 482  | 480  | 345  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Montana  | 11   | 18   | 31   | 41   | 52   | 56   | 58   | 52   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Nebraska | 12   | 25   | 44   | 59   | 78   | 79   | 78   | 68   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Nevada   | 11   | 15   | 22   | 41   | 74   | 88   | 91   | 63   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| New      | 14   | 22   | 15   | 20   | 45   | 46   | 42   | 30   |
| H        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ampshire |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| New      | 136  | 226  | 260  | 289  | 433  | 486  | 508  | 384  |
| Jersey   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| New      | 49   | 81   | 88   | 117  | 182  | 194  | 199  | 144  |
| Mexico   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| New York | 233  | 726  | 938  | 1    | 1    | 1    | 2    | 1    |
|          |      |      |      | ,086 | ,586 | ,945 | ,054 | ,505 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| North    | 139  | 234  | 237  | 282  | 461  | 490  | 547  | 421  |
| Carolina |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| North    | 5    | 9    | 16   | 25   | 35   | 34   | 32   | 25   |
| Dakota   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Ohio     | 268  | 382  | 697  | 861  | 1    | 1    | 934  | 613  |
|          |      |      |      |      | ,102 | ,076 |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Oklahoma | 40   | 73   | 134  | 186  | 275  | 305  | 308  | 231  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Oregon   | 58   | 80   | 142  | 168  | 226  | 241  | 259  | 198  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Penn     | 190  | 373  | 547  | 661  | 916  | 1    | 981  | 764  |
| sylvania |      |      |      |      |      | ,001 |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Puerto   | 366  | 828  | 786  | 894  | 973  | 1    | 1    | 1    |
| Rico     |      |      |      |      |      | ,050 | ,102 | ,166 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Rhode    | 19   | 31   | 35   | 42   | 69   | 76   | 78   | 57   |
| Island   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| South    | 126  | 181  | 194  | 240  | 297  | 303  | 299  | 264  |
| Carolina |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| South    | 8    | 18   | 26   | 35   | 42   | 41   | 41   | 37   |
| Dakota   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| T        | 126  | 282  | 280  | 372  | 562  | 600  | 542  | 437  |
| ennessee |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Texas    | 319  | 514  | 701  | 1    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|          |      |      |      | ,429 | ,103 | ,320 | ,140 | ,425 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Utah     | 13   | 22   | 40   | 71   | 96   | 94   | 87   | 75   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Vermont  | 10   | 18   | 20   | 22   | 37   | 44   | 43   | 34   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Virgin   | 9    | 19   | 23   | 18   | 19   | 23   | 42   | 22   |
| Islands  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Virginia | 70   | 158  | 189  | 247  | 406  | 448  | 450  | 307  |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Wa       | 71   | 90   | 140  | 229  | 344  | 386  | 426  | 308  |
| shington |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| West     | 57   | 87   | 159  | 192  | 255  | 261  | 252  | 224  |
| Virginia |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| W        | 33   | 68   | 148  | 180  | 236  | 220  | 198  | 130  |
| isconsin |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Wyoming  | 3    | 6    | 15   | 21   | 26   | 27   | 28   | 21   |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| United   | \$4  | \$8  | \$11 | \$15 | \$21 | \$23 | \$23 | \$18 |
| States   | ,798 | ,721 | ,530 | ,081 | ,879 | ,796 | ,543 | ,055 |
+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
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+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+