Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (301)
Measure Name
Economic value (in billions) of products inspected, graded and certified by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Measure Last Modified
08-28-2024 11:24 a.m.
Measure Last Published
08-25-2022 10:37 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
<p>To calculate the Economic Value of products inspected, graded and certified by VDACS, program managers use the Commodity Service Inspection Reports, which are consolidated into a year-end “Volume Summary” spreadsheet. The Inspection Reports collect individual data and the volume summary consolidates the value of poultry, eggs, fruit, vegetables, peanuts, grain and cattle that VDACS inspectors certified each fiscal year. This provides us with a concrete measure of the volume and market value of inspected, graded and certified product.</p>
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Economy
Business Climate and Economic Development
Promote Virginia’s competitive business climate to maintain the designation as the best state for business.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
53201
Grading and Certification of Virginia Products
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
07-01-2006
1.47
Short Target 2025
None
Long Target 2027
None
None
Results
Year
Result
Note
2006
1.470
2007
1.700
2008
2.200
2009
2.090
2010
1.960
2011
2.270
2012
2.120
2013
3.280
2014
2.790
2015
2.830
2016
2.490
2017
2.535
2018
2.700
2019
2.888
2020
1.600
Division of Commodity Services recommended changes in how these numbers were calculated in September 2021 and provided this number for 2020. Also suggested revising the numbers for FY 19 to $1.8, FY 18 to $1.9, and FY 17 to $1.5