TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
AGRICULTURE IN ARKANSAS An overview of Arkansas’ leading agricultural products
AR TOP COMMODITIES RANKED NATIONALLY
CHICKEN
#1 IN RICE #2 IN TURKEYS #3 IN BROILERS #3 IN COTTON #3 IN COTTONSEED #4 IN CATFISH #7 IN PEANUTS #10 IN EGGS #11 IN BEEF CATTLE #11 IN SOYBEANS (Raised)
EGGS
HAY
PEANUTS
TURKEY RICE
BEEF
$19.4 BILLION annually Agriculture is the largest industry, contributing more than $19.4 BILLION annually to the AR economy
SOYBEANS
TIMBER
CATFISH CORN
COTTON COTTONSEED
Arkansas is #1 in Rice
2,780,000 ACRES OF SOYBEANS HARVESTED IN 2020 38,000 ACRES OF PEANUTS harvested, producing 182,400,000 pounds of peanuts valued over $35 MILLION
7.4 BILLION POUNDS OF BROILERS PRODUCED IN 2020
$1.3 Billion annually
70% of the corn grown in Arkansas is used in-state as poultry feed
268,950 JOBS PROVIDED BY ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE
Arkansas ranks in the TOP 25 na ti onally in the 16 TOP 25
48%
42%
55%
58%
Source: 2021 University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Arkansas Agriculture Profile 2021, USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service 2021 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Visit agriculture.arkansas.gov for more information.
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