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May 25, 2004 · As of 2017 only about 42,000 farms remained in Georgia, and less than 10 percent of Georgia’s citizens worked in agriculture or forestry. Slightly more than 9.9 million acres are classified as farmland, with an average farm size of 235 acres.
the agricultural economy to Georgia. In 2020, food and fiber production and related industries represented $69.4 billion in output to Georgia’s $1.1 trillion economy and more than 352,430 jobs in the economy. Ag Snapshots 2022 A brief focus on Georgia’s agricultural industry Author: Sharon P. Kane, Senior Public Service Associate, Economist
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Georgia. † Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/23/2024. Farms Operations†. Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation. 256. Farm Operations - Number of Operations. 39,000. Farm Operations - Acres Operated. 10,000,000.
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldCOTTON, UPLAND1,110,0001,100,000982 LB / ACRECOTTON1,110,0001,100,000982 LB / ACREPEANUTS775,000770,0004,070 LB / ACRESWEET CORN25,00024,300160 CWT / ACREAgriculture, a driving force for local economies across Georgia, has long shaped the state’s history. The 2020 Ag Snapshots report on Georgia’s agricultural economy is based on the 2018 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report, an annual, county-level economic valuation for all food and fiber production in the state.
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Agriculture, a driving force for local economies across Georgia, has long shaped the state’s history. The 2021 Ag Snapshots report on Georgia’s agricultural economy is based on the 2019 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report, an annual, county-level economic valuation for all food and fiber production in the state.
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Sep 28, 2022 · The agriculture sector has played a vital role in the real growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) the last few years despite the relatively small size of the sector: agriculture makes up 8.4 percent of the Georgian GDP, and agro-processing accounts for a further 7-8 percent. Agriculture is also the country’s largest employer ...
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. NASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers; from calves born to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices to land in farms.