Currently there are a small number of highly efficient large commercial farms that are competitive with the best farms in North America. These farms already account for a large share of agricultural output in the state and dominate important commodities like, dairy, apples and other fruit and nuts and vegetables. This cheese is produced at a number of small cheese plants in a part of the state that has weak road connections to major markets. In the region dairy is a major enterprise, and many small farms rely on milk sales to the cheese plants for a major share of their earned income.