This analysis was prepared by Decision Innovation Solutions in 2020 using the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture through the IMPLAN model. The report summarizes the economic impact of pig production in Iowa:
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Economic impact of other ag commodities
Another study, prepared for the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, also is based on the 2017 Census of Agriculture and the IMPLAN system, and summarizes the economic impact of hogs, cattle, corn and soybeans on a county-by-county and statewide basis: 2019 Iowa Agricultural Economic Contribution Study.