Prepared by the St. Louis Agribusiness Club October, 2004 THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRIBUSINESS TO THE BI-STATE ECONOMY

AN OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURE Planet Earth is home to 6.3 billion people* Planet Earth is home to 6.3 billion people* Experts say by the year 2050, our planet will have a population of 9 billion* Experts say by the year 2050, our planet will have a population of 9 billion* Feeding the world's population will be the responsibility of an efficient and productive agriculture Feeding the world's population will be the responsibility of an efficient and productive agriculture *Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 1994 Revision; U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base and unpublished tables.

In the 1940s, one farmer supplied 19 persons in the United States and abroad* In the 1940s, one farmer supplied 19 persons in the United States and abroad* Now, one farmer supplies food for 135 people - 97 in this country and 32 abroad* Now, one farmer supplies food for 135 people - 97 in this country and 32 abroad* *Source: USDA Economic Research Service AN OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURE … con’t

WHAT IS AGRIBUSINESS? (according to the Agribusiness Council of America) Agribusiness Agribusiness – is a broad term which encompasses all aspects of agricultural production, processing and distribution. This includes: Agribusiness/farm management Food, forest and fiber production - their bi-product utilization Agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Agribusiness … con’t Agricultural finance and trade Farm management Agro-environmental considerations Land development In short, all of the major elements essential to the establishment and operation of efficient agro-food enterprises

The Bi-State Region is the Center of American Agriculture

METROPOLITIAN STATISTICAL AREA Franklin Jefferson Lincoln St. Charles St. Louis Warren Clinton Jersey Madison Monroe St. Clair

LAND IN FARMS (acres) Land in farms is defined as all land operated by farms during the year. It includes crop and livestock acreage, wasteland, woodland, pasture, land in summer fallow, idle cropland, and land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and other set aside or commodity acreage programs. Source: 11 County (IL & MO) TOTAL Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS 2,213,337 2,213,337 ACRES ACRES

NUMBER OF FARMS IN THE BI-STATE 9,365 9, Acres (avg. size of farm) 248 Acres (avg. size of farm) A farm is defined as any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. An operation with one or more horses, Christmas tree farms and farms that were wholly enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program were included in the Census farm count. Two new industries, maple syrup and short rotation woody crop farms, were also added. Source: 11 County (IL & MO) TOTAL Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

RIVER TRANSPORTATION More than 75 percent of U.S. soybean exports move to world ports via the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River systems.* More than 75 percent of U.S. soybean exports move to world ports via the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River systems.* Barge movement on Barge movement on the Mississippi River** the Mississippi River** Corn: 29,898 TONS Soybeans: 9,146 TONS *Source: 2002 – Soybean Expansion Program, American Soybean Association **YTD (year-to-date) and calendar year total includes Miss/27, Ohio/52, and Ark/1. Source: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (

MARKET VALUE OF... Agricultural Products Sold* Agricultural Products Sold* Crops* Crops* Livestock, Poultry and Their Products* Livestock, Poultry and Their Products*  $542,209,000  $329,204,000  $213,005,000 Source: 11 County (IL & MO) TOTAL Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS* Also includes the sum of values for commodities withheld in county statistics to avoid disclosing data for individual farms * $1,000 or more

VALUE OF AG COMMODITIES IN THE BI-STATE AREA (millions) Fruits, Vegetables Poultry Beef Cattle Nursery Soybeans $44.0 $70.0 Dairy Corn Other $258 $62.0 $43.0 $45.0 $9.4 $542 Million Total (horses, sheep, goats, Christm as trees, organic, misc. crops) $11.0 Hogs

$23 BILLION 12% of the total economic output for the bi-state area Sources: 2002 Ag Census, 1997 Economic Census, Individual Corporations, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) TOTAL AGRIBUSINESS OUPUT

OUTPUT BY SEGMENT Sources: 2002 Ag Census, 1997 Economic Census, Individual Corporations, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA)

NOT ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE STUDY WERE: Ag Service Companies such as:  Advertising  Communications  Law  Accounting  Finances  Real estate

AGRICULTURAL SERVICE COMPANIES… Employment Projected to Increase 35 Percent by 2008 Compared to 1998 We’re Ranked 12 out of the Top 20 Fastest Growing industries* *Source: St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA)

AGRIBUSINESS MEANS JOBS FOR THE BI-STATE 330,317 JOBS 20% of workforce Principal Farm Operators13,713 Hired Farm Labor 6,734 Total on Farm Employment20,447 (RIMS II Multiplier ) Sources: 2002 Ag Census and U.S. Department of Commerce

Prepared by the St. Louis Agribusiness Club October, 2004 THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRIBUSINESS TO THE BI-STATE ECONOMY