Missouri
Missouri really is part of a balanced diet! Farmers and Ranchers in Missouri produce meat, grains, fruits, vegetables, and dairy – everything you need to fuel your body. Here are just a few of the products grown and raised right around you:
Hamburgers
Americans consume 50 BILLION hamburgers every year. Many of those hamburgers come from cows raised in Missouri! Missouri has more beef cattle than any other state except Texas.
Strawberries
Strawberries are a healthy snack packed with fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Missouri is home to approximately 221 strawberry farms.
Chicken
Every year, Missouri produces approximately 291 million broiler chickens, ranking ninth in the nation!
Cereal
Missouri farmers plant over 5 million acres of soybeans each year. Soybeans are used in breakfast cereals, soy sauce, beverages, vegetable oil, salad dressing and more.
Eggs
In 2017, Missouri produced more than 3 million eggs, ranking 13th in the nation. WOW! That’s a lot of omelets.
Bacon
Want to learn more about Missouri’s farmers?
Contact Missouri Farm Bureau!
A joint effort of:
Learn more about Illinois farming at Watch us Grow.
