Agri-Pulse reports:
$402 billion. That’s the annual economic impact of U.S. grain and feed facilities, according to a report commissioned by the National Grain and Feed Association.
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Nearly 176,000 people are employed directly by the 9,683 facilities across the country.
Iowa has the largest number of people directly employed in that industry with 18,386. Minnesota has 16,635 and Illinois has 16,436.
Nationally, industry employees make on average about $85,000 a year.
