Ohio

Ohio Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2022, Ohio generated around $15.9 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being soybeans, corn, and chicken eggs. That same year, the value of Ohio’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 3.1 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 Ohio’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.  

Websites:

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

• Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
• Ohio Department of Agriculture

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

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

	2024 – Fact Sheet – Feeding the Economy, 2024
	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 – Fact Sheet – AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2017 – Report – The Economic Contribution of Agricultural and Food Production to the Ohio Economy
	2017 – Report – Ohio’s Wood Industry Cluster Economic Impact on State and Appalachian Ohio Geographies
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2015 – Report – The Economic Contribution of Ohio’s Forest Products Industry: Changes Over Time and the Value of Timber as a Resource
	2014 – Report – Agriculture’s Economic Impact in Lake County Ohio
	2012 – Fact Sheet – Ohio’s Forest Economy
	2012 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	2010 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	2010 – Report – Economic Impact of the Ohio Deer Farming Industry
	2008 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input- Output Model
	2006 – Report – Ohio The Many Sides of the Forest Economy
	1997 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	1995 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	1995 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	1993 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	1992 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model
	1990 – Report – OHFOOD: An Ohio Food Industries Input-Output Model

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OH2014_Agriculture_s_Economic_Impact_in_Lake_County_Ohio_2014-1atxil4

OH2015_The_Economic_Contributions_of_Ohio_s_Forest_Products_Industry-Changes_Over_Time_and_the_Value_of_Timber_as_a_Resource-14o2jzl

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OH2017-Report-Ohios_Wood_Industry_Cluster_Economic_Impact_on_State_and_Appalachian_Ohio_Geographies_2014-1t3bjz6

OH2018-FactSheet-The_Animal_Feed_And_Pet_Food_Manufacturing_Industry_Is_Crucial_to_American_AgricultureEconomy-2hmuq75

*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.