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Timothy Burleigh
Timothy J. Larsen
Markets Division
Colorado's
Agricultural Industryand Export Outlook
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Overview of the Department of Agriculture
Agriculture in Colorados economy
Colorados agricultural export trends
Colorado/Uganda trade opportunities
Support for agricultural exports
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Colorado Department ofAgriculture
CDA is charged with:
Strengthening and advancing Colorados agriculture
industry; Ensuring a safe, high quality, and sustainable food
supply; and
Protecting consumers, the environment, and natural
resources.
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Photo courtesy of Richard Gann
Ags Impact on Colorado
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Ags Impact on the State Economy
farm/ranch salesCrops 28%$1,585,277,000
Livestock & Products72% $4,061,854,000
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Cash Receipts
(Million $)
#1 Cattle & calves 3,058
#2 Dairy (milk) 534
#3 Corn for grain 518
#4 Wheat 476
#5 Produce 466
#6 Hay 390
#7 Greenhouse & nursery 277
#8 Poultry & eggs 203
#9 Hogs 176
#10 Sheep & lambs 114
Total for Top 10
$6,212
95.8% of totalagricultural cash receipts
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What Colorados known for:LIVESTOCK
Cattle
#10 All cattle
#14 Beef Cows #5 Beef on feed
Dairy
#15 Milk production
Sheep/lambs
#4 Wool production
#3 Market Sheep/lambs #7 Breeding Sheep
#4 All sheep
Hogs
#12 Pig crop #11 Breeding hogs
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What Colorados known for:CROPS
#1 Millet #4 Sunflowers (oil)
#6 Sunflowers (confect)
#6 Barley
#8 Sugarbeets #8 Spring wheat
#9 Sorghum
#10 Hay
#11 Winter Wheat
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What Colorados known for:FRUITS & VEGETABLES
#3 Head Lettuce
#3 Romaine Lettuce
#3 Leaf Lettuce #4 Spinach
#4 Potatoes
#5 Cantaloupe
#6 Sweet Corn
#7 Onions
#8 Cabbage
#9 Dry edible beans #7 Peaches
#8 Pears
#24 Apples
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Colorado acreage76% in agricultural
production (50.8 M acres) Private ownership 19.6 million pasture/grazing 11.5 million acres cropland
8.9 dryland crops 2.6 million irrigated crops
US Forest Service land (63.3%) 9.2 m ag. lease
BLM land (93%) 7.7 m ag. leases
State land (95%) 2.84 m leased for agriculturalproduction
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Economic Activity
Colorados agriculture and food industry
contributes $22 - $25 billion to the stateseconomy annually
$5 - $6 billion in farm inputs
$7 billion at first point of sale
$10 - $12 billion in added value
More than 100,000 Jobs 4% of all Colorado jobs 43,000 in production; 13,500 in inputs/suppliers; and 50,400 in
processing/marketing In more than half of Colorados counties, 1 in every 10 jobs is
tied to the ag and food industry 1 in every 3 jobs is tied to the ag and food industry in 13 of
Colorados 64 counties
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Exports of ColoradoAgricultural & Food Products
10 exports estimated atmore than $1.65 billion.
In recent years, food andagricultural products from
Colorado have beenimported by more than 100countries.
An estimated one of every
three Colorado food andagricultural suppliers sellssome of their productoutside the U.S.
Source: Adapted by CDA from World Trade Atlas and ERS data
COLORADO AG. EXPORTS
Value in U.S. @ millions
2007 $1,500.2
2008 $1,665.8
2009 $1,470.8
2010 $1,646.1
2011 $1,838.0
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Colorado/Uganda
U.S. agricultural trade balance2010
Imports from US $7.6 million
Exports to US $37.1 million
Key exports to U.S., Coffee and Cocoa Beans
Key imports from U.S., Cereal grains (wheat) andmillet in 2010
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Colorado/Ugandas shared agriculturalinterests
Potatoes
Corn
Millet
Pulses
Beef
Goat meat
Milk
Sugar
Brewing
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Colorado support for agriculturalexports
Cattle genetics
NWSS
Partnering with USLGE for trade development
Russia
Mexico
CSU - leading university for livestock genetics
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Colorado support for agriculturalexports
Millet
Leading U.S. producer of millet
Wheat
Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee - nationalleader for Hard Red Winter and Hard White Winterwheat
Planting seed genetics Sugarbeet seed
Melon seed
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Colorado support for agriculturalexports
Beef
U.S. Meat Export Federation HQ in Colorado
Leading U.S. export state for beef
Funding support
USDA funding for targeted programs
USDA funding for individual companies developing
export markets
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Have you heardenough yet?
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For More Information:
Timothy Burleigh
Markets DirectorColorado Department of Agriculture
Tel: (303) 239-4117
Email: [email protected]
Timothy J. Larsen
Sr. International Marketing Specialist
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Tel: (303) 239-4118
E-mail: [email protected]
Or visit: www.coloradoagriculture.com
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