Value added contribution to the U.S. economy by the agricultural sector via the production of goods and services ($1,000,000), 1979-1994

Item1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994
$1 mil, U.S.
Final crop output (sales)66,65564,35878,91171,81056,87377,74174,08163,30764,47869,24981,49783,44780,90988,95581,58998,894
Food grains9,04710,40211,61911,4129,7139,7318,9905,7235,7907,4698,2477,4807,3258,4678,1809,469
Feed crops14,04018,30817,77017,40915,55916,13822,59116,99314,63514,28117,04918,66919,32720,06020,16120,574
Cotton4,3304,4474,0554,4573,7053,6743,6873,3714,1894,5255,0265,4885,2365,1925,2495,730
Oil crops14,30015,49313,85313,81713,54613,64112,47510,61411,28313,50111,86612,25812,70013,28613,21915,216
Tobacco2,2712,6723,2503,3402,7522,8132,6991,8941,8162,0692,4102,7332,8812,9622,9492,646
Fruits and tree nuts6,4626,5576,6036,8046,0566,7346,9467,2528,0569,0329,1519,4189,92810,17510,26010,146
Vegetables6,4807,3078,7728,0768,4729,1528,5728,8599,8919,79211,56211,42411,53711,82413,14413,033
All other crops5,3636,5606,5436,9907,3628,0088,3339,10110,14110,93511,58212,78513,06613,69613,94014,748
Home consumption2462442432422412402392391671641421461221166972
Value of inventory adjustment 2/4,116(7,633)6,202-736(10,533)7,612-450-739(1,489)(2,518)4,4633,045(1,214)3,177(5,582)7,261
Final animal output (sales)71,19670,31870,40870,49970,03772,02768,69070,74875,74378,63183,77290,18987,25587,04891,55689,922
Meat animals44,55441,23339,74840,91739,07440,75038,55039,08144,47846,70146,68651,24250,13247,74950,81846,811
Dairy products14,64216,36518,09518,23418,74817,93118,05517,72417,72717,63219,35720,15318,00719,74219,24419,934
Poultry and eggs8,9239,1609,9499,5209,98112,24511,20912,70111,51512,86815,37715,26215,12915,50317,30018,443
Miscellaneous livestock1,1171,2331,3581,5881,8041,9682,0082,0482,2762,4392,4972,5372,4832,6022,6732,919
Home consumption1,100989971887808777687657577568530560498474451410
Value of inventory adjustment 2/8591,339286-646-377(1,646)(1,819)(1,462)-830(1,577)-6764361,0079781,0701,405
Services and forestry11,49413,31815,07218,34617,6509,78210,72410,26811,30014,97415,76015,57415,40115,34016,42216,774
Machine hire and customwork7406547121,3019031,0721,4751,1501,4671,4851,7351,8351,7181,5481,9622,348
Forest products sold9319741,0401,0801,1881,3771,4051,5401,7401,8492,0031,9141,8682,1882,5152,690
Other farm income5676457232,8442,9662,4533,1552,9993,2044,5244,8584,4864,6994,4404,6064,116
Gross imputed rental value of farm dwellings9,25611,04512,59713,12112,5934,8814,6894,5794,8887,1167,1647,3397,1167,1647,3397,620
Final agricultural sector output149,345147,994164,391160,655144,560159,550153,495144,323151,520162,854181,029189,210183,564191,342189,567205,590
less: Intermediate consumption outlays72,67676,96777,43976,32076,47878,90873,49571,39476,19284,37489,02193,16994,74493,684100,769105,105
Farm origin35,23034,86133,28231,44732,08132,25629,26130,41832,56437,40138,21839,78038,89238,93941,55141,604
Feed purchased19,31420,97120,85518,59220,57319,38316,94917,47217,46320,24620,74420,38719,33120,13221,43422,633
Livestock and poultry purchased13,01210,6708,9999,6848,8189,4879,1849,75811,84213,09513,07714,87514,44913,89414,95513,599
Seed purchased2,9043,2203,4283,1722,6903,3863,1283,1883,2594,0594,3974,5185,1134,9125,1625,373
Manufactured inputs16,43920,90822,17920,03518,13620,34418,28216,45415,92116,62717,95919,35920,59420,10020,46621,721
Fertilizers and lime7,3699,4909,4098,0187,0558,3607,5126,8206,4537,6798,1768,2088,6678,3338,3989,179
Pesticides3,4363,5394,2014,2823,8704,6884,3344,3244,5124,1485,0125,3626,3196,4696,7187,219
Petroleum fuel and oils5,6357,8798,5707,7347,2117,2966,4365,3104,9574,8004,7725,7905,6075,2985,3505,323
Other intermediate expenses21,00621,19821,97824,83726,26126,30825,95224,52227,70730,34732,84434,02935,25834,64538,75141,780
Repair and maintenance of capital items6,7547,0757,0216,4286,5296,4166,3706,4266,7597,7178,4068,5528,6308,4689,1559,187
Machine hire and customwork2,0631,8231,9842,0252,2132,5662,3542,0992,5023,1123,3803,5653,5203,8064,4114,783
Marketing, storage, and transportation expenses3,1633,0693,5224,3013,9044,0124,1273,6524,0783,5164,2074,2114,7194,5415,6486,707
Contract labor9881,0239831,1048711,1351,4771,0381,3051,0751,3451,6011,5721,7171,7711,805
Miscellaneous expenses8,0388,2078,46810,98012,74412,18011,62411,30713,06314,92715,50516,10116,81716,11317,76619,297
plus: Net government transactions(2,676)(2,805)(2,503)-7244,6313,8832,8986,95411,6309,2325,3743,2492,0892,7666,750978
+ Direct Government payments1,3751,2861,9323,4929,2958,4307,70411,81316,74714,48010,8879,2988,2149,16913,4027,881
- Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees180200189206199210263248263294300362341361367316
- Property taxes3,8713,8914,2464,0104,4654,3374,5424,6124,8534,9545,2135,6875,7856,0426,2856,587
Gross value added73,99368,22284,44983,61072,71384,52682,89979,88386,95987,71297,38399,29090,910100,42495,548101,463
less: Capital consumption19,34521,47423,57324,18923,75820,84719,29917,78817,09117,60718,16818,25918,23418,28918,36618,470
Net value added54,64846,74860,87659,42248,95563,67963,60062,09569,86770,10679,21481,03172,67682,13577,18282,993
less: Employee compensation7,9938,2717,9498,2758,0678,2928,5308,4468,6709,83610,68812,51912,33112,29113,23513,507
Net operating surplus46,65438,47752,92751,14640,88855,38655,07053,64961,19760,27068,52668,51360,34669,84463,94869,486
less: Net rent received by nonoperator landlords6,1826,0756,1845,4765,2118,1507,6906,0998,1848,4799,58210,3219,90710,74011,04811,060
less: Real estate and nonreal estate interest13,05816,26119,86421,83021,43021,12918,61316,49814,97214,29313,93013,39512,08811,16710,83911,696
Net farm income27,41516,14126,87923,84114,24726,10828,76731,05238,04137,49945,01444,79638,35147,93742,06146,730

    1/ Component statistics are drawn from the net farm income accounts and 
       include income and expenses related to the farm operator dwellings.  
       The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the 
       Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.  
    2/ A positive value of inventory change represents current-year production 
       not sold by December 31.  A negative value is an offset to production 
       from prior years included in current-year sales.
       

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