Annual Food and Agriculture Industry Study Highlights Critical Role of Food & Ag Sectors in Bolstering the U.S. Economy

Feeding the Economy, an economic impact study commissioned by 32 food and agriculture groups, reveals new data on jobs, wages, economic output at district, state, national levels

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Thirty-two food and agriculture groups released the eighth annual Feeding the Economy report March 19, a historic farm-to-fork economic impact study that helps to estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food and agriculture industries on jobs, wages, economic output and business taxes.
The 2024 report’s findings show that the total economic impact for the food and agriculture-related industries grew 11.8% over the last year, reaching $9.63 trillion. This represents 20.01% of total U.S. output.