Iowa Agriculture Quick Facts
2007

In Iowa	U.S./Imperial
Total number of farms (2007)	88,400
Total amount of farmland (2007)	31.5 million acres
Average farm size (2007)	356 acres
Average dollar value per acre (2007)	$3,400
Average temperature	48.9
2007 Range of monthly average temperatures	15.1 to 74.5
Average annual precipitation	43.35
Harvested acres of corn for grain (2007)	13.9 million acres
Corn Production (2007)	2.37 billion bushels
Corn crop values (2007 crop year)	$9.47 billion
Harvested acres of soybeans (2007)	8.52 million acres
Soybean production (2007)	439 million bushels
Soybeans crop values (2007 crop year)	$4.78 billion
Number of cattle and calves on hand (Jan.1, 2008)	4 million head
Total annual cattle and calves marketed (2006)	2.35 million head
Cattle and calves, cash receipts (2006)	$2.55 billion
Number of hogs on hand (Dec 1, 2007)	18.9 million head
Total annual hogs marketed (2006)	32,902,000 head
Hogs, cash receipts (2006)	$ 4.15 billion
Number of sheep and lambs on hand (Jan. 1, 2008)	260,000 head
Total annual sheep and lambs marketed (2006)	276,000 head
Sheep and lambs, cash receipts (2006)	$33.3 million
Total annual red meat production (2007)	6.60 billion pounds
Milk Production (2007)	4.28 billion pounds
Dairy, cash receipts (2006)	$532 million
Average number of egg layers on hand (2007)	52.4 million
Total annual egg production (2007)	13.9 billion eggs
Value of egg production (2006)	$407 million
Turkey production (2006)	274 million pounds
Value of turkey production (2006)	$123  million
2007 data for marketing and cash receipts not available until the end of April Source: Iowa Agricultural Statistics