2014 U.S. agriculture production costs up from ’132014 U.S. agriculture production costs up from ’13
August 17, 2015
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Agricultural production expenses for U.S. farmers in 2014 were $397.6 billion, or an increase of 8.3% from 2013. Other key items from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s, “Farm Production” report include:
Feed: Animal feed was the largest expenditure at $63.7 billion which was an increase of 16%.
Per farm expenditures: Average expenditures totaled $191,550 compared with $175,270 in 2013, up 9.3%. Average expenditure for crop farms totals $213,150 compared to $173,285 per livestock farm.
Expenditures by region:
Midwest: $124.0 billion
Plains: $99.3 billion
West: $85.6 billion
Atlantic: $48.2 billion
South: $40.5 billion
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