From burgers to lamb chops, many favorite meals center around meat. Check out a few facts and figures about Illinois livestock.
- Illinois accounts for 4% of agriculture sales in the U.S., with 20% coming from livestock and 80% from crops.
- Most corn and soybeans, two top crops for Illinois, are used for livestock feed.
- With 2,460 food manufacturing companies in Illinois, an array of everyday products stems from local livestock and crops.
- Illinois ranks No. 1 in the nation with $180 billion in processed food sales.
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