animal agriculture: critical to your success its time to support your best customers © 2012...
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Animal Agriculture: Animal Agriculture: Critical to Your SuccessCritical to Your Success
It’s Time to Support Your Best Customers
© 2012 Illinois Soybean Association
Importance of Animal Agriculture: Importance of Animal Agriculture: DemandDemand
• Per capita meat consumption continues to expand worldwide, as well as in the U.S.
• This expansion results in a growing demand for grain and protein feeds.
Importance of Animal Agriculture:Importance of Animal Agriculture:What it Means to IllinoisWhat it Means to Illinois
Is Illinois capitalizing on these opportunities by encouraging the growth of animal agriculture in our
state?YES NO
What Animal Agriculture Means What Animal Agriculture Means to Illinois Soybean Growersto Illinois Soybean Growers
Livestock Producers AreLivestock Producers AreYour No. 1 CustomerYour No. 1 Customer
Are We Keeping Up?Are We Keeping Up?• Illinois hog numbers have grown at half the rate of the
national average.
Animal Agriculture: Animal Agriculture: Critical to Your SuccessCritical to Your Success
Animal agriculture contributes to the state’s economy:
Output$4.5 billion in economic activity Jobs
24,236 jobs
Taxes$189 million in income taxes
$246 million in property taxes
Animal Agriculture: Animal Agriculture: Critical to Your SuccessCritical to Your Success
Illinois livestock industry output multiplier = 1.88
Animal Agriculture: Animal Agriculture: Critical to Your SuccessCritical to Your Success
• The livestock industry continues to serve as an economic engine in both rural and urban areas of the state.
• It provides real growth for an overall declining Illinois economy.
Animal Agriculture: Animal Agriculture: Critical to Your SuccessCritical to Your Success
We’re All In This TogetherWe’re All In This Together
• Livestock producers are your No. 1 customer.
• If livestock production fails to grow, it will have a negative effect on prices.– Lower demand for Illinois
soybean meal– Fewer local livestock customers– Higher transportation costs
Think About ItThink About It• Let’s work together to build and support a
thriving, vital animal agriculture industry in Illinois. It’s the right choice for the future.– Be informed– Share information– Help expand
animal agriculture
Thank YouThank You
© 2012 Illinois Soybean Association