Soybean Board analysis: Animal agriculture significantly contributes to U.S. economy

A new economic analysis released by the United Soybean Board finds that animal agriculture makes significant contributions to the U.S. economy. The analysis found that in 2014 U.S. animal agriculture contributed:

• $440.7 billion to the gross domestic product
• $76.7 billion to household incomes
• Over 2.3 million jobs to the economy
• Paid over $19 billion in income taxes and $7 billion in property taxes.

The analysis was completed by Decision Innovation Solutions.