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AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Kansas Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Phone: 785-233-2230

PRESS RELEASE

Released: July 17, 2003

KANSAS RANKED 5TH IN
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

Kansas rose to fifth place among the 50 states as an exporter of agricultural products during fiscal year (FY) 2002, according to data released by the Economics Research Service, USDA, and Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. Exports from five out of the top ten states increased. The total value of Kansas exports, at over $3.0 billion, is up 1 percent from the previous fiscal year. Most of the value increase came from the Soybeans & Products , Feed Grains & Products, and Animal Fats categories. Kansas accounted for 5.6 percent of the $53.3 billion U.S. agricultural exports in FY 2002.

Kansas was ranked in first place for Wheat & Products and Feeds & Fodders. These export numbers show Kansas ranking second in the Nation for Live Animals & Meat, Hides & Skins, and Animal Fats. Other top ten rankings for Kansas were Sunflower Seed & Oil (third place with $25.0 million), Feed Grains & Products (fifth place with $519.5 million), and Soybeans & Products (tenth place with $221.4 million).

Live Animals & Meat comprised 25 percent of the total Kansas exports and 12 percent of all U.S. Live Animal & Meat exports. Wheat & Products accounted for 23 percent of the State total and 15 percent of the National All Wheat & Products exports. Feed Grains & Products tallied 17 and 8 percent of the State and National exports, respectively.

U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

UP 1 PERCENT

The United States exported $53.3 billion of agricultural commodities in FY 2002, up 1 percent from 2001. California continued to lead the Nation in agricultural exports at nearly $7.2 billion. Illinois ranked second, followed by Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Indiana. Agricultural export estimates by State are based on the assumption that if a State contributes a certain percentage of U.S. production, it contributes a similar percentage of export revenues. When appropriate, however, supplemental data (Customs district data, domestic use data, and the Census of Agriculture data, for example) were used to adjust the export share.

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
Commodity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Million Dollars
Wheat & Products
 859 .9 814 .7 742 .7 617 .4 695 .1
Feed Grains & Prod.
 474 .4 522 .6 512 .2 472 .4 519 .5
Live Animals & Meat
(Excluding Poultry)
695 .9
748 .7
957 .8
881 .6
748 .4
Hides & Skins
 239 .5 202 .9 278 .7 387 .9 322 .6
Soybeans & Products
 291 .7 178 .4 203 .4 123 .5 221 .4
Feeds & Fodders
 283 .2 302 .4 317 .7 364 .1 349 .3
Animal Fats
 118 .8 104 .5 80 .4 62 .9 84 .7
Seeds
 22 .4 22 .2 24 .2 19 .7 22 .3
Sunflower Seed & Oil
 20 .5 16 .6 22 .8 15 .7 25 .0
Dairy Products
 3 .4 2 .5 0 .7 0 .0 0 .0
Other
 17 .5 14 .2 15 .2 17 .5 17 .3
        Total
 3,027 .2 2,929 .7 3,155 .8 2,962 .7 3,005 .6

LEADING STATES IN U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
SELECTED COMMODITIES, FISCAL YEAR 2002 1/

Commodity Group United
States 		Leading 10 States by Value
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Million Dollars
Total 53293.6 CA
7160.0 		IL
3310.5 		IA
3217.7 		NE
3144.8 		KS
3005.6 		TX
2932.7 		MN
2202.4 		ND
1933.7 		WA
1787.7 		IN
1696.2
Soybeans & Products 7325.7 IA
1217.7 		IL
1211.1 		IN
694.2 		MN
675.1 		NE
565.0 		OH
475.9 		MO
471.9 		SD
362.5 		AR
231.1 		KS
221.4
Feed Grains & Prods. 6779.2 IL
1054.7 		IA
1049.5 		NE
778.7 		IN
569.9 		KS
519.5 		MN
512.1 		OH
282.0 		TX
259.8 		SD
250.3 		MO
245.6
Live Animals & Meat 6097.4 NE
929.8 		KS
748.4 		TX
696.3 		IA
595.1 		CO
285.6 		IL
273.8 		MN
238.4 		KY
201.7 		WI
194.3 		NC
193.8
Wheat & Products 4787.1 KS
695.1 		ND
558.2 		WA
267.0 		TX
249.1 		OK
242.2 		MN
203.2 		MT
196.7 		OH
174.8 		ID
158.0 		CO
147.8
Vegetables & Prep. 4551.0 CA
2022.1 		WA
474.0 		ID
246.8 		WI
244.8 		MN
194.2 		OR
143.1 		FL
137.5 		ND
123.0 		MI
105.8 		NY
101.3
Fruits & Prep. 3433.5 CA
1725.9 		FL
614.6 		WA
532.8 		OR
97.9 		MI
79.5 		NY
61.3 		TX
42.3 		HI
32.4 		PA
31.2 		AZ
27.9
Poultry & Products 2279.3 GA
263.8 		AR
252.6 		AL
209.7 		NC
209.4 		MS
155.6 		TX
123.0 		IN
82.8 		VA
71.2 		PA
65.0 		DE
59.7
Cotton & Linters 2052.1 TX
425.7 		CA
286.1 		MS
235.8 		GA
218.5 		AR
180.4 		NC
164.7 		LA
101.8 		TN
96.3 		AL
90.6 		AZ
70.5
Feeds & Fodders 1951.2 KS
349.3 		TX
271.1 		NE
181.7 		IA
105.4 		MN
75.2 		CO
61.2 		IL
56.3 		MO
55.1 		ID
46.2 		SD
46.1
Hides & Skins 1776.0 NE
353.4 		KS
322.6 		TX
283.5 		CO
134.5 		WI
114.8 		UT
61.9 		MN
50.8 		CA
50.0 		PA
49.2 		IA
49.0
Tree Nuts 1231.9 CA
1121.0 		OR
37.3 		GA
18.6 		TX
13.7 		HI
12.6 		NM
11.8 		AZ
3.9 		LA
3.1 		OK
2.9 		AL
2.7
Tobacco, Unmfd. 1147.4 NC
442.1 		KY
255.1 		SC
89.7 		TN
82.2 		GA
74.9 		VA
70.7 		CT
48.0 		PA
23.0 		FL
14.6 		MA
13.5
Dairy Products 1030.7 WI
223.5 		CA
215.0 		MN
74.2 		NY
56.6 		ID
52.0 		PA
47.7 		WA
40.5 		IA
33.9 		OH
26.4 		TX
24.5
Seeds 839.2 CA
184.0 		AZ
77.9 		IL
49.0 		OR
45.8 		IA
45.8 		NE
37.1 		na
na 		na
na 		na
na 		na
na
Rice 829.3 AR
369.0 		CA
206.2 		LA
103.5 		MS
57.2 		TX
50.7 		MO
42.6 		na
na 		na
na 		na
na 		na
na
Animal Fats 454.4 NE
94.9 		KS
84.7 		TX
73.1 		CO
31.5 		WI
21.2 		IA
19.3 		IL
14.8 		CA
13.8 		PA
12.6 		MN
12.3
Peanuts & Products 258.3 GA
102.1 		TX
67.5 		AL
29.5 		NC
16.3 		FL
15.4 		OK
12.4 		VA
9.3 		NM
4.2 		SC
1.5 		na
na
Sunflower Seed & Oil 218.3 ND
94.1 		SD
63.6 		KS
25.0 		CO
13.3 		TX
7.7 		NE
5.3 		MN
4.7 		na
na 		na
na 		na
na
Cottonseed & Products 97.6 TX
22.6 		MS
11.5 		CA
11.1 		GA
10.0 		AR
9.3 		NC
7.3 		LA
5.0 		TN
4.6 		AL
4.1 		MO
3.5
    Other 6154.1 CA
894.6 		ND
810.1 		IL
433.1 		PA
323.4 		FL
293.1 		WA
262.7 		TX
202.4 		OR
191.5 		OH
141.1 		NC
112.2
1/ Fiscal year is October 1 through September 30.
na = Not Applicable
Other = Misc. oilseeds, sugar and tropical products, nursery and greenhouse, essential oils, beverages other than juice, and misc. animal products.

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