South Dakota

South Dakota Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2022, South Dakota generated around $14.7 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being corn, cattle and calves, and soybeans. That same year, the value of South Dakota’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 13.9 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 South Dakota’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

Contribution and Impact Research Documents:

The following are current and historical studies, fact sheets, and articles related to South Dakota’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- Fact Sheet – Economic Losses from Suspending Pork Processing at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Plant
	2019- Fact Sheet – South Dakota Agriculture Economic Contribution Study
	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
	2016 – Report – Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture 2005-2015
	2015 – Report – Economic Impact of the Beef Industry on South Dakota
	2014 – Report – South Dakota Ag Economic Contribution Study
	2011 – Report – Potential Economic Impacts of the Managed Haying and Grazing Provision of the Conservation Reserve Program

*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.