Posts Tagged ‘AG Statistics’

2012 Farm Census USDA Highlights

The USDA released the preliminary results of the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Some interesting figures include a 1% decreased in total farm land while the value of crop production increased by 48% and the value of livestock production increased by 19%. It seems that farmers have learned to increase their production of the last five…

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United States Corn Production

Quick Corn Facts: In 2013, the US produced over 355 million metric tons of corn. Corn is mainly grown in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri. Corn food and industrial products include “starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverage and industrial alcohol, and fuel ethanol.” source: http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Other/MWCACP/namerica.htm and http://www.usda.gov/nass/PUBS/TODAYRPT/crop1213.pdf and http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/corn.aspx#.Uq5u8PRDshs

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