Indiana

Indiana Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2021, Indiana generated around $14.2 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being corn, soybeans, and hogs. That same year, the value of Indiana’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 4.7 percent of total state GDP. Some of the dollars generated by these industries end up being re-spent within the local economy, bringing additional value to the state through “multiplier effects.” Economic impact and contribution studies measure these effects, which can be broken down into direct, indirect, and induced economic effects.

Websites, reports, fact sheets, and articles related to the economic impacts and contributions of Indiana’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Websites:

Information related to Indiana’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found by visiting the following website(s):

• Indiana Cooperative Extension Service
• Indiana Department of Agriculture

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to Indiana’s food, fiber, and forest industries.  These can be viewed and/or downloaded by clicking the images or links below:

	2021 – Fact Sheet – Meat Fuels America, 2016
	2021 – Fact Sheet – Poultry Feeds America, 2020
	2020 – Fact Sheet – Feeding the Economy, 2019
	2020 – Report – Indiana Agriculture
	2020 – Fact Sheet – Economic Losses from Suspending Pork Processing at the Delphi, Indiana Plant
	2020 – Fact Sheet – Economic Losses from Suspending Pork Processing at the Logansport, Indiana Plant
	2018 – Fact Sheet – The Animal Feed and Pet Food Manufacturing Industry is Crucial to American Agriculture, Economy, 2016
	2017 – Fact Sheet- AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2013 – Report – The Economic Contribution of Agriculture 2011
	2002 – Report – The Economic Impacts Associated with Locally Owned Agricultural Cooperatives: A Comparison of the Great Plains and the Eastern Cornbelt

*At present, there is no universally agreed upon standard methodology for producing economic impact or economic contribution reports.  Please exercise caution when viewing and comparing reports as each may vary significantly in terms of source data and analysis and reporting methodology.