Texas
State Quick Facts
Population
30,503,301
Total State GDP
$2,402,137,200,000
State Land Area (Acres)
167,188,480
Land in Forest (Acres)
11,804,811
Land in Forest
7%
Land in Farms (Acres)
125,000,000
Land in Farms
75%
Number of Farms
231,000
Average Farm Size (acres)
541
Farm Real Estate Value (per acre)
$2,900
Agricultural Cash Receipts
$30,836,904,000
Cash Receipts from Crops
$8,035,971,000
Cash Receipts from Animals
$22,800,934,000
Top Ag. Commodities
Cattle and Calves
$11,943,146,000
Dairy Products, Milk
$4,364,815,000
Broilers
$4,320,271,000
Cotton Lint, Upland
$2,614,657,000
Corn
$1,254,660,000
Top Ag. Exports
Cotton
$3,308,163,779
Beef and Veal
$1,572,421,161
Dairy Products
$704,200,528
Other Plant Products
$659,228,330
Broiler Meat
$354,676,626
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Texas Economic Contribution and Impact Research
In 2022, Texas generated around $30.8 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being cattle and calves, dairy products, specifically milk, and broilers. That same year, the value of Texas’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 1.7 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 Texas’ food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.
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Information related to Texas’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found by visiting the following website(s):