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Minnesota Livestock Profile

Minnesota crop and livestock production trends

Sales in billion dollars

Year Crops sold Livestock sold

2000

3.48

3.88

2001

3.28

4.34

2002

4.24

3.63

2003

4.77

4.10

2004

4.72

4.96

2005

4.45

4.99

2006

5.56

4.75

2007

7.05

5.78

2008

9.53

6.10

2009

8.61

5.18

2010

9.38

6.14

2011

10.85

7.00

2012

13.65

7.40

2013

13.98

7.71

2014

9.94

9.50

2015

8.65

7.73

2016

9.92

7.15

2017

9.53

7.66

2018

9.65

7.45

2019

8.65

7.59

2020

9.25

7.22

2021

13.46

8.36

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Minnesota livestock production by category

Sales in $1,000 and percent share

Category Sales in $1,000 Percent share

Hogs

3,279,200

39

Dairy

1,985,310

24

Cattle and calves

1,655,063

20

Poultry and eggs

1,192,010

14

All other

248,950

3

Total

8,360,533

100

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Minnesota crop and livestock production by sector

Sales in $1,000 and percent share

Sector Sales in $1,000 Percent share

Crops

13,462,099

61.7

Livestock

8,360,533

38.3

Total

21,822,631

100

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U.S. livestock production: top 10 states

Rank by sales in billion dollars

Rank State Sales in billion dollars

1

Texas

16.78

2

Iowa

15.99

3

Nebraska

12.92

4

California

12.82

5

Kansas

11.48

6

North Carolina

9.23

7

Minnesota

8.36

8

Wisconsin

8.11

9

Oklahoma

5.81

10

Arkansas

5.81

11-50

All other U.S. states

195.79

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Minnesota livestock production: top 10 counties

Rank by sales in billion dollars

Rank County Sales in million dollars

1

Stearns

613.27

2

Martin

409.02

3

Morrison

341.41

4

Nobles

334.61

5

Blue Earth

311.06

6

Rock

292.44

7

Renville

256.18

8

Pipestone

248.57

9

Lyon

242.76

10

Kandiyohi

238.06

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Minnesota livestock export trend

Sales by year in billion dollars

Year Sales in billion dollars

2000

416.2

2001

495.3

2002

441.3

2003

499.2

2004

545.9

2005

646.4

2006

712.6

2007

868.0

2008

1,209.3

2009

1,048.1

2010

1,259.0

2011

1,494.5

2012

1,605.0

2013

1,622.6

2014

1,827.9

2015

1,435.3

2016

1,490.2

2017

1,662.7

2018

1,617.0

2019

1,690.3

2020

1,774.7

2021

1,985.9

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Minnesota livestock exports by major commodity

Sales in million dollars

Year Pork Dairy Beef Poultry Hides & skins All other All livestock

2000

138.3

53.6

79.5

61.6

62.4

20.8

416.2

2001

177.1

57.1

78.5

70.6

86.8

25.2

495.3

2002

166.1

46.5

70.8

62.6

69.4

25.9

441.3

2003

188.7

49.1

84.1

70.3

71.6

35.4

499.2

2004

269.0

70.9

16.7

82.3

76.3

30.7

545.9

2005

320.8

76.0

28.1

112.1

77.9

31.5

646.4

2006

353.2

84.1

39.3

116.5

86.9

32.6

712.6

2007

400.7

142.1

57.4

130.6

99.2

38.0

868.0

2008

612.8

178.6

72.1

143.8

100.6

101.4

1209.3

2009

567.0

109.8

69.3

138.3

73.3

90.4

1048.1

2010

611.9

170.4

96.0

161.4

115.6

103.7

1259.0

2011

739.3

218.0

112.3

187.9

123.9

113.1

1494.5

2012

797.7

243.0

122.6

195.5

134.5

111.7

1605.0

2013

726.3

307.2

152.2

193.1

155.2

88.6

1622.6

2014

846.7

321.7

209.7

208.0

156.3

85.5

1827.9

2015

681.0

241.6

164.9

130.8

112.4

104.6

1435.3

2016

721.2

218.0

182.8

167.0

96.2

105.0

1490.2

2017

802.3

246.0

218.3

162.1

99.0

135.0

1662.7

2018

771.1

250.6

257.3

135.7

76.0

126.3

1617.0

2019

852.2

276.5

218.3

159.7

53.1

130.5

1690.3

2020

914.0

323.2

200.3

158.6

39.0

139.6

1774.7

2021

949.5

361.8

239.0

201.8

57.2

176.6

1985.9

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