Mississippi

Mississippi Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2022, Mississippi generated around $7.8 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being broilers, soybeans, and corn. That same year, the value of Mississippi’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 6.6 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 Mississippi’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Websites:

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

• Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
• Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
• Mississippi Forestry Impacts

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to Mississippi’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- Fact Sheet- Feeding the Economy, 2019
	2018 – Fact Sheet – The Animal Feed and Pet Food Manufacturing Industry is Crucial to American Agriculture, Economy
	2017 – Report – The Contribution of the Industry to the Mississippi Economy: An Input-Output Analysis
	2017 – Fact Sheet – AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2016 – Report – Overview and Economic Contribution of the Mississippi Blueberry Industry
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2016 – Report – The Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Forestry Production and Processing in Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis
	2015 – Report – The Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Forestry Production and Processing in Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis
	2015 – Report – Forest Inventory Central Region, Mississippi
	2015 – Fact Sheet – AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2014 – Report – The Economic Contribution of the Food and Fiber System to the Mississippi Delta Region
	2014 – Report – Forest Inventory Southeast Region, Mississippi
	2013 – Report – Mississippi’s Forests
	2013 – Report – Forest Inventory Southwest Region, Mississippi
	Report- The Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Forestry Production and Processing in Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis

*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.