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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9 M AY 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 F O C U S LO C A L LY G R O W N 22 LOCATIONS ACROSS MAINE & NEW HAMPSHIRE W W W . H A M M O N D L U M B E R . C O M 1 - 8 0 0 - H A M M O N D AUBURN • BANGOR • BAR HARBOR • BELFAST • BELGRADE • BLUE HILL • BOOTHBAY HARBOR • BRUNSWICK • BUCKSPORT • CALAIS • CAMDEN • CHERRYFIELD DAMARISCOTTA • ELLSWORTH • FAIRFIELD • FARMINGTON • GREENVILLE • MACHIAS • PORTLAND • ROCHESTER (NH) • ROCKLAND • SKOWHEGAN FOURTH GENERATION FAMILY-OWNED SINCE 1953 HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1953 BY SKIP AND VERNA HAMMOND WITH A SINGLE SAWMILL AND TWO EMPLOYEES IN BELGRADE, MAINE. TODAY, HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL RETAILERS IN THE NORTHEAST WITH 900 EMPLOYEES AND 22 LOCATIONS ACROSS MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. Agriculture: $1.8 billion in sales $430 million animal production $1.4 billion crop production Food and beverage manufacturing: $3.4 billion in sales $1.5 billion beverage manufacturing $1.9 billion food manufacturing Together, this is $5.2 billion in sales across the sector. S O U R C E : Camoin Associates from Lightcast data 2022 SALES DATA FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MANUFACTURING IN MAINE There's a lot of talk in Maine about fresh, locally grown food, which makes sense. It's a national movement. Yet there's a wide range of food products produced in Maine. To get a sense of the scope of Maine's agricultural production and food manufacturing, here is a bit more of an overview. In food manufacturing, frozen fruit, juice and vegetable manufacturing had the highest amount of sales: $231 million Fluid milk manufacturing: $230 million In beverage manufacturing, beer brewing is by far the largest industry by sales: $626 million A N I M A L P RO D U C T I O N C RO P P RO D U C T I O N B E V E R A G E M A N U FA C T U R I N G F O O D M A N U FA C T U R I N G

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