Exports Key to Growing Indiana’s Agricultural Economy

"Exports of farm products boost Indiana’s farm prices and income. Exports support approximately 24,200 jobs both on and off the farm in food processing, storage and transportation. Agricultural exports amounted to $2 billion and made an important contribution to Indiana’s farm cash receipts in 2006. In fact, nearly 30 percent of all output for Indiana’s major commodities, like corn and soybeans, is bound for an international market."

So says Andy Miller (pictured), Agriculture Director for the State of Indiana, in Inside INdiana Business. You can read the rest of the article here.