{"id":6705,"date":"2026-04-08T05:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linmanandassociates.com\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:00:35","slug":"the-us-agri-food-industry-key-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linmanandassociates.com\/en\/the-us-agri-food-industry-key-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Agri-Food Industry: Key Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The U.S. Agri-Food Industry<\/strong>: Key Regions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n


From California to the vast plains of the Midwest, the United States structures its agricultural power around a handful of key hubs that are essential to the global food supply chain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n 1.537<\/strong> billion dollars <\/div>\n contribution to U.S. GDP from the global agri-food sector<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t
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\n 5.5<\/strong> % <\/div>\n of U.S. GDP is accounted for by agriculture and related industries<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t
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\n 1.9<\/strong> million farms <\/div>\n have been surveyed in the U.S. across 880 million acres<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A power shaped by geography<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The United States is one of the most powerful agricultural nations in the world.

According to USDA ERS<\/a><\/strong>, the agri-food sector as a whole \u2014 farms, processing, and distribution \u2014 contributed approximately $1,537 billion to U.S. GDP in 2023<\/strong>, representing 5.5%.

More than 22 million jobs <\/strong>were linked to this sector in 2022, accounting for 10.4% of total employment.

This strength is built on a network of highly specialized regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the four pillars<\/strong> that structure the country\u2019s agri-food landscape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n