Kansas

Kansas Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2021, Kansas generated around $21.4 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being cattle and calves, corn, and wheat. That same year, the value of Kansas’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 7.3 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 Kansas’ food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Websites:

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

• Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
• Kansas Department of Agriculture

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to Kansas’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
	2019 – Fact Sheet – Estimated Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Agriculture Related Sectors
	2018 – Fact Sheet – The Animal Feed and Pet Food Manufacturing Industry is Crucial to American Agriculture, Economy
	2017 – Fact Sheet – AFPA State Industry Economic Impact
	2017 – Report – Estimated Economic Impact of Agriculture, Food, and Food Processing Sectors
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2015 – Report – The Kansas Economy and Agriculture
	2015 – Facts – Estimated Economic Impact of Agriculture, Food, and Food Processing Sectors: Leavenworth County
	2015 – Facts – Estimated Economic Impact of Agriculture, Food, and Food Procession Sectors: Scott County
	2015 – Facts – Estimated Economic Impact of Agriculture, Food, and Food Processing Sectors
	2011 – Report – Potential Economic Impacts of the Managed Haying and Grazing Provision of the Conservation Reserve Program
	2006 – Report – The Economic Impact of Agriculture in Sedgwick County

*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.