Page 1
Idaho State Department of AgriculturePO Box 7249, Boise, Idaho 83707
P: 208.332.8530 - F: 208.334.2879www.agri.idaho.gov
www.idahopreferred.com
CommoditiesPotatoesAustrian Winter PeasBarleyPeppermint OilAlfalfa HaySugarbeetsWrinkled Seed PeasHopsLentilsOnions (dry)Spring WheatDry Edible BeansDry Edible PeasWheat (all)CanolaCorn (silage)Winter WheatAll HayApplesPeaches
Livestock and Livestock ProductsTroutCheeseMilkMilk CowsSheep and LambsWoolHoneyCattle & Calves, All
Rank111222224445667778
1113
1344778
12
% of U.S.344334298
183013488825154411
468764733
Number of Farms 166Cropland Acres 119,866Pasture/Rangeland 58,701
Total Acres 178,567 Total Sales $98,005,000
Source: USDA NASS 2016 Survey
2016 Idaho organIc ProductIon
2017 natIonal rankIngstotal cash receIPts
Year Dollars (1,000)2017 $7,342,9622016 $7,076,8322015 $7,463,7182014* $8,768,0172013* $8,317,0462012* $7,586,9792011* $7,368,419
*Record Setting Year
2017 Idaho Farms and Farmland
Number of Farms/Ranches 24,300
Land in Farms/Ranches (acres) 11,900,000
Average Size of Farm/Ranch (acres) 490
Source: 2018 Idaho Annual Statistical Bulletin
2012 agrIculture census
Irrigated Land (acres) 3,365,292
Average Age of Operator 57
2017 Idaho lIvestock
2017 Cash Receipts BreakdownLivestock & Crops
Dollars (1,000)Livestock cash receipts $4,380,506Crops cash receipts $2,962,456
Total cash receipts $7,342,962
24,300 farms ranches
fromCOMMODITIES
185Idaho producesmore than
and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source: USDA NASS 2018 Annual Statistical Bulletin
CATTLE & CALVES
1,800,000
SHEEP & LAMBS 230,000
DAIRY CATTLE
600,000
TOTAL HEAD
2,630,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho’s growing wine and viticulture industryis also gaining recognition.
Idaho has three American Viticulture Areas (AVA):
Snake River Valley AVA - Approved 2007Eagle Foothills AVA - Approved 2015
Lewis-Clark AVA - Approved 2016
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Published: November 2018
AGRICULTURE FACTS
2018
Page 2
cups of beans
EVERYDAY
Try to eat this
180slices of bread
43potatoes
2lbs. of cheese
2lbs. of beef
2onions
3
If Idahoans had to consume all products produced within the state, every resident would need to devour:
CommodityMilk (all)Cattle & CalvesPotatoesHayWheatSugarbeetsBarleyDry Edible BeansCorn (Grain)OnionsPeppermintHopsApplesDry Edible PeasLentilsPeachesHoneyOats
N/AN/A
310,0001,430,0001,109,000166,000510,000178,000115,000
8,00016,0007,0002,100
13,000 35,000
800N/A
10,000
$2,515,844$1,376.883
$974,966$717,832$426,305
$292,040*$230,138
$83,030$99,216$47,483$29,568$68,796
$8,150$2,855$8,789$6,629$7,482$1,938
*Cash ReceiptsSource: USDA NASS
2018 Idaho Annual Statistical Bulletin
AcresHarvested
Value of Production
($1000)
2017 toP Idaho commodItIes
CommodityDairyProcessed VegetablesWheatBeefFresh VegetablesFeeds Processed Grain ProductsLivestockHides and skinsCornOilseedsPoultryFresh FruitsProcessed FruitsPorkVegetable OilsOtherTotal
$ (Millions)$356.2$296.0$295.7$179.2$157.7$106.2$74.6$61.8$35.7$16.1$11.9$8.7$3.0$2.7$3.4$1.0
$383.0 $1,992.9
2017 toP Idaho agrIculture exPorts
CountryCanadaMexicoChinaSouth KoreaJapanNetherlandsSpainAustraliaPeruSingaporePhilippinesChileThailandTaiwanOther
% Market Share26.05%20.45%
7.41%6.79%5.57%5.18%3.41%2.96%1.58%1.30%1.24%1.14%1.04%1.00%
14.88%Source: GTIS 2017 data
of Idaho’s Nearly$2 Billion
WORLDWIDEproduce, grains, meats, dairy & seeds are sold
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Source: USDA ERS 2018 Commodity Export Report
Idaho agriculture is diverse, abundant and rooted in our history. The state has nearly 25,000 farms and ranches which produce more than 185 different commodities. Idaho ranks in the top ten in the nation in 30 of those commodities. Idaho is the third-largest agricultural state in the West and second in net farm income. Agriculture remains a fundamentally important part of Idaho’s economy, communities and way of life. It also contributes significantly to the state’s economy:
2017 Agriculture Cash Receipts: $7.3 billionProcessed Food and Beverage Sales: $8.4 billion
From fries to cheese to wine, Idaho is producing quality products to feed the world and fuel our state. Together, agriculture and food processing generates 20% of Idaho’s total economic output in sales and 16% of GDP.
Idaho grows 70% of the hybrid temperate sweet corn seed produced globally and ranks among the leading suppliers of alfalfa, field bean, garden bean, and Kentucky bluegrass seed in the nation.
Idaho vegetable seed production also includes carrot, onion, turnip, lettuce and many more.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
agrIculture In Idaho
rows of Idaho potatoes are exported
1 6IN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BILLIONIdaho’s
agriculture
$16food & beverage processing equals+