Companies in this industry sector grow crops, raise or fatten animals for animal products, and grow and harvest timber. Major crop production companies include AMAGGI, Chiquita, Dole Food Company, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Sunkist Growers, and Total Produce; major animal production companies include Agri Beef, Dairy Farmers of America, JBS SA, and WH Group. Major timber operations include PotlatchDeltic, Resolute Forest Products, Stora Enso, and Weyerhaeuser.
The global agricultural market was about $12 trillion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%, according to The Business Research Company. According to Investopedia, the US, China, India, and Russia are among the top cereal and vegetable crop producers. Top wood product sources include Canada, Russia, Sweden, and the US, according to WorldsTopExports.
The US agriculture and forestry sector includes about 2 million farms and about 3,000 timber companies with combined annual revenue of nearly $500 billion.
In 2016, 21.4 million full- and part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors—11.0 percent of total U.S. employment. Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.4 percent of U.S. employment. Employment in agriculture- and food-related industries supported another 18.7 million jobs. Of this, food service, eating and drinking places accounted for the largest share—12.2 million jobs—and food/beverage stores supported 3.2 million jobs. The remaining agriculture-related industries together added another 3.3 million jobs.
In 2015, the U.S. food and beverage manufacturing sector employed more than 1.5 million people, or just over 1 percent of all U.S. nonfarm employment. In over 34,000 food and beverage manufacturing plants located throughout the country, these employees were engaged in transforming raw agricultural materials into products for intermediate or final consumption. Meat and poultry plants employed the largest percentage of food and beverage manufacturing workers, followed by bakeries, and fruit and vegetable processing plants.
Companies in this industry sector grow crops, raise or fatten animals for animal products, and grow and harvest timber. Major crop production companies include AMAGGI, Chiquita, Dole Food Company, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Sunkist Growers, and Total Produce; major animal production companies include Agri Beef, Dairy Farmers of America, JBS SA, and WH Group. Major timber operations include PotlatchDeltic, Resolute Forest Products, Stora Enso, and Weyerhaeuser.
The global agricultural market was about $12 trillion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%, according to The Business Research Company. According to Investopedia, the US, China, India, and Russia are among the top cereal and vegetable crop producers. Top wood product sources include Canada, Russia, Sweden, and the US, according to WorldsTopExports.
The US agriculture and forestry sector includes about 2 million farms and about 3,000 timber companies with combined annual revenue of nearly $500 billion.
Industry Forecast
Revenue (in current dollars) for US agriculture and forestry production is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 4% between 2023 and 2028, based on changes in physical volume and unit prices.
Logging workers earn about the same as the national average. Injuries are commonly due to hazards associated with overexertion and operating heavy equipment and is about the same as the national average.
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April 21st, 2025 at 11:50 pm
At this present time,changes are happening within the agri.culture industry. With import and export of goods and services, and the recent tariff laws what will that look like for all counties who depend on Us and others for meat, vegetable, wood. Are we as a nation prepared for these changes that are coming. The increase in food prices, the poor quality of some of the food items, not to mention less workers available.. according to this stat in this article.
The US agriculture and forestry sector includes about 2 million farms and about 3,000 timber companies with combined annual revenue of nearly $500 billion.. The question of where we stand as a nation with import of goods and services, and its impact on our citizens, who is already struggling. Is there accountability , are they willing to reassess the damage that is being done to their citizens around the world. With the closing of some supermarket chains and other services will we become a wasteland for all these new changes? Will these nations and industries look at the effects their Laws and decisions are leaving for the next generations?
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April 29th, 2025 at 1:15 am
Currently, there are many protest over how many of our foods are genetically modified and lab grown instead of natural and organic methods. We now have to eat twice or more of frits and vegetables in order to gain the needed nutrients. Nutritional values of many produce are low due to production and processing methods. Many families especially minorities, have to make a choice between quality and quantity when feeding their families. However as believers we must prioritize taking care of our bodies( God’s Temple) by paying attention to what we eat
With the proposed tariffs and its subsequent trade wars, families are definitely going to feel the impact on their already strained budget.
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