Iowa

Iowa Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2021, Iowa generated around $34.7 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being corn, hogs, and soybeans. That same year, the value of Iowa’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 11.1 percent of total state GDP. Some of the dollars generated by these industries end up being re-spent within the local economy, bringing additional value to the state through “multiplier effects.” Economic impact and contribution studies measure these effects, which can be broken down into direct, indirect, and induced economic effects.

Websites, reports, fact sheets, and articles related to the economic impacts and contributions of Iowa’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Websites:

Information related to Iowa’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found by visiting the following website(s):

• Iowa Cooperative Extension Service
• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• Iowa Farmer’s Ag Economic Contribution Analysis

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to Alabama’s food, fiber, and forest industries.  These can be viewed and/or downloaded by clicking the images or links below:

	2021- Fact Sheet – Meat Fuels America, 2016
	2021- Fact Sheet – Poultry Feeds America, 2020
	2020- Report – Iowa Pork Industry Report
	2020- Fact Sheet – Feeding the Economy, 2019
	2020- Fact Sheet – Economic Losses from Suspending Pork Processing at the Waterloo, Iowa Plant
	2019 – Fact Sheet – Iowa Agricultural Economic Contribution Study
	2017 – Report – Contribution of the Renewable Fuels Industry to the Economy of Iowa
	2017 – Fact Sheet – AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2016 – Report – Iowa Animal Agriculture Economic Contribution Study
	2014 – Report Summary- Iowa Ag Economic Contribution Study, 2012
	2014 – Report – Iowa Ag Economic Contribution Study
	2012 – Fact Sheet – Just the Facts Agriculture’s Contribution in Iowa
	2010 – Report – The Economic Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Production in Southwest Iowa Considering Local and Nearby Metropolitan Markets
	2010 – Presentation – Adapting to Weather Extremes: The Economic Impact in Iowa
	2009 – Fact Sheet – Iowa Ag Economic Contribution Study
	2009 – Report – Investigating the Potential Economic Impacts of Local Foods for Southeast Iowa
	2005 – Report – The Economic Importance of Agri-Food Industries in Iowa, 2002
	2001 – Brochure – Projected Economic Impacts of the Hog Industry in Iowa, North Carolina, and Tennessee

*At present, there is no universally agreed upon standard methodology for producing economic impact or economic contribution reports.  Please exercise caution when viewing and comparing reports as each may vary significantly in terms of source data and analysis and reporting methodology.