The Economic Importance
of Food and Fiber
A Spotlight on Jasper County, Georgia
Prepared for:
Jasper County Cooperative Extension
February, 2006
by:
The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Total Population
Jasper County
14,739
15,212
12,866
11,426
2010 Trend CAED
2010 Proj. OPB
2004 Est.
2000
8,453
7,553
1990
1980
5,760
6,135
7,473
1970
1960
1950
8,772
8,594
1940
1930
0
4,000
8,000
12,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; CAED (Center for Agribusiness &
Economic Development); OPB (State Office of Planning & Budget).
16,000
Population Change: 2000-2004
LOSS
0 – 4.3%
4.3 – 7.8%
7.8 – 15.7%
15.7 – 34%
GA = 7.8%
US = 4.3%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Percent of Land in Cropland & Forestland: 2002
23 – 40%
40 – 55%
55 – 70%
70 – 85%
85% or more
GA Total = 78.5%
GA Avg. Co. = 77.3%
Metro Avg. Co. = 70.7%
Nonmetro Avg. Co. = 82.6%
Primary data sources:
U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2002
Forest Statistics for Georgia, 1997
Components of 2004 Property Tax Gross Digest
Jasper County
Residential
35.6%
Ag-PreferentialEnv-Conserv
11.1%
Heavy Equip.
0.08%
Timber *
1.73%
Mobile Home
0.8%
Motor Vehicle
6.2%
Commercial
3.8%
Public Utility Industrial
6.0%
4.4%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $541,077,378
STATE Homestead & Property Exemptions = $129,144,742
Net M&O Digest = $411,932,636
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Value of exempt property = $65,073,637
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2004
County
JASPER
BUTTS
JONES
MONROE
MORGAN
NEWTON
PUTNAM
Avg. GA Co.
% ResiDential
35.6
47.8
53.7
20.7
29.3
57.9
64.0
40.6
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
% Agri- % Com- % In% Motor
cultural mercial dustrial Vehicle
41.4
20.2
14.1
8.0
47.9
7.2
7.7
20.8
3.8
11.4
9.2
4.3
8.7
9.9
8.0
13.2
4.4
3.3
2.3
0.1
5.8
13.5
3.0
7.9
6.2
10.8
11.8
3.8
5.6
8.8
5.8
9.0
%
Other
8.6
6.6
8.8
63.1
2.8
2.6
11.5
8.4
Revenue : Expenditure Ratios
$ of Revenue for Each $ of Expenditure
$1.92
$2.86
Farm/Forest
$1.01
$1.18
$2.70
$3.19
$1.17
Commercial
$1.93
$1.25
$3.45
Residential
$0.00
Cherokee
Jones
Carroll
Oconee
US Avg
$0.64
$0.87
$0.83
$0.90
$0.87
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
Dorfman, Jeffery, The Economics of Growth, Sprawl and Land Use Decisions (presentation), Dept. of Ag &
Applied Economics, UGA, January 2004.
$4.00
Agriculture in Georgia
¾ Georgia's 2004 Farm Gate Value was
$10.3 billion. Adding the value of
landscape services increased the total
agricultural production value to $11.2
billion.
¾ Total food and fiber production and
directly related businesses account for
a $49.3 billion impact on Georgia's
$557 billion economy.
Production Agriculture: 2004
Georgia Total
Agricultural
Production Value
$11.2 Billion
Other Income
4.1%
Poultry &
Eggs
41.5%
Landscape
services
10.2%
Fruits & Nuts
2.0%
Forestry &
Products
5.3%
Ornamental
Horticulture
5.7%
Vegetables
6.3%
Livestock &
Aquaculture
11.4%
Row &
Forage Crops
13.4%
$0 - $20
$20 - $45
$45 - $80
$80 - $200
$200 - $325
2004 Farm Gate
Value by County
in Millions of Dollars
What We Know
about Jasper County
¾ 2004 Farm Gate Value in Jasper Co.
was $70.2 million. Adding $486
thousand of landscape services
increased the total agricultural
production value to $70.7 million.
¾ The highest value commodity group
was livestock/aquaculture
representing 27.5% of the total
agricultural production value.
Jasper County
2004 Agricultural Production Value
2004 Top Farm Gate Commodities
2004 Agricultural Production
Fruits-Nuts
0.9%
Other
7.4%
Landscape
services
0.7%
Poultry-Eggs
24.6%
Orn Hort
19.2%
Row-Forage
crops
4.4%
Vegetables
1.6%
Forestry
13.8%
LivestockAquaculture
27.5%
Spec Events
3.4%
Other
Hay commodities
12.2%
3.4%
Layers
18.0%
Breeder Pullet
Unit
4.3%
Timber
13.3%
Beef
5.8%
Container
Nursery
6.6%
Dairy
10.7%
Total AG Value = $70.7 million
Horses
10.9%
Field Nursery
11.4%
Trends in Jasper County:
Number of Farms & Average Farm Size
Number of Farms, Jasper County
Average Farm Size
600
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Jasper Co.
Georgia
500
A cres
400
243
218
300
200
210
100
Source: 1945
-
2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
02
R
20
97
92
19
19
87
19
82
19
78
19
74
19
69
19
64
59
19
19
54
19
49
19
1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997R 2002
19
45
0
Trends in Jasper County:
Land in Farms & Farms by Size
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Percent of Farms by Size, 2002
50
Source: 1945
-
Jasper Co.
Georgia
40
30
50.9
20
10
0
19
45
19
50
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
9
19 2
97
R
20
02
Acres X 1,000
Land in Farms
Jasper County
1-9 acres
2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
10-49
acres
50-179
acres
180-499
acres
500-999
acres
1000+
acres
Trends in Jasper County
Number of Farms by Commodity
160
140
1987
1992
1997
2002
125
120
100
80
66
60
40
20
12
4
0
Beef cows
Source: 1987
-
Layers 20+ wks
Any poultry
2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
Hay
How Do We Compare ?
Georgia, Jasper and Surrounding Counties
Farm Gate Value
$ Per Farm (thousands)
$ Per Acre
$2,500
$2,000
$2,183
$1,500
$1,000
$1,379
$1,408
$957
$409
$500
$0
$209
$334
ia
er
g
p
r
o
Jas
Ge
$87
tts
u
B
$689
$679
$123
s
ne
o
J
M
$467
$180
roe
n
o
$239
$59
$395
an
ton tnam
g
r
w
Pu
Mo
Ne
Sources: 2002 Census of Agriculture and 2004 Farm Gate Value Report
What We Did
¾ The Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
performed an analysis of the
county’s economy, focusing
on the role of
food and fiber.
What We Asked
County Economy Modeled
¾ How much of the county’s total
current economic output comes from
food and fiber production and directly
related processing? (A Snapshot of
the Economy)
¾ What is the total (direct and indirect)
Impact of food and fiber production
and directly related industries?
Jasper County Economy
Agriculture OUTPUT
Output in $ Millions
72.658
3.863
23.734
175.665
11.748
8.169
7.151
33.107
52.202
Percent
18.8
1.0
6.1
45.2
3.0
2.1
1.8
8.5
13.4
Agriculture
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-RE
Services
Government
Total County Economic Output = $388.3 million
Jasper County Economy
Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses OUTPUT
Agriculture + Direct
Output in $ Millions
85.541
3.863
23.734
162.781
11.748
8.169
7.151
33.107
52.202
Percent
22.1
1.0
6.1
41.9
3.0
2.1
1.8
8.5
13.4
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-RE
Services
Government
Total County Economic Output = $388.3 million
An Economic Snapshot
of Jasper County
¾ How much of Jasper County’s total
economic output comes from food and
fiber production?
¾ Agricultural output alone comprises
18.8% of the county’s economy.
¾ AG plus directly related businesses (ex.
fertilizer mixing, sawmills, etc.) comprise
22.2% of the county’s economy.
Food and Fiber Production, Processing and Direct
Manufacturing as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 20%
20 - 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 84%
Jasper Co.
22.2%
What is the Impact?
¾What is the total (direct and indirect)
impact of food and fiber production and
directly related industries?
¾This scenario illustrates how other
industries are affected by the presence
of food and fiber in the county. The
indirect impacts measure output created
due to food and fiber production and
processing in the county.
What Impact Means:
A Brief Explanation
¾ The impact numbers capture the
ripple effects that food and fiber
create in the county’s economy.
Many other sectors rely in part on the
existence of food and fiber for sales.
Labor
Seed
Utilities
Jasper County
Agriculture IMPACT
Direct $ Millions
70.716
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70.716
Indirect $ Millions
0.000
0.001
0.341
0.538
0.923
0.680
0.790
2.581
3.012
8.893
Agriculture
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-RE
Services
Government
Total
Total Impact of Production AG = $79.6 million—20.5% of total economy
Jasper County
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses IMPACT
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-RE
Services
Government
Total
Direct $ Millions
85.837
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85.837
Indirect $ Millions
0
0.001
0.374
1.909
1.096
0.750
0.902
2.998
3.334
11.365
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related = $97.2 million—25% of total economy
Jasper County
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Industries
Employment IMPACT
Direct
1,157
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indirect
0
0
5
8
9
17
7
61
5
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-RE
Services
Government
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related Employment = 1,269 Jobs
What These Numbers Mean:
A Brief Explanation
¾ Direct impact is $85.8 million. This
includes food and fiber production,
processing and directly related
manufacturing.
¾ Indirect impact from the Trade sector is
$750 thousand. This captures the effects
of farmers (direct source) buying
supplies (seed, fertilizer, work boots)
from local stores. These stores must
increase their output to meet farmer
demand.
What These Numbers Mean:
A Brief Explanation (continued)
¾ As local stores increase their output, they
may demand more stock from local
wholesalers (also in the Trade sector).
Local wholesalers demand more from
local manufacturers, thus increasing
activity in the Manufacturing sector.
¾ Local stores also hire employees to assist
farmers. They take home wages and buy
groceries at the local store which
increases demand there.
Jasper County Food and Fiber
Impact Conclusions
¾ The total impact of food and fiber
production, processing and direct
manufacturing is $97.2 million.
¾ The total output is $388.6 million.
¾ Thus, food and fiber (directly and
indirectly) account for 25% of the
total output.
Food and Fiber Production, Processing and Direct
Manufacturing Impact as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 20%
20 - 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 100%
Jasper Co.
25%
Contact Information
Prepared by:
Sue Boatright and Archie Flanders
Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
“Adding Value to Georgia's Agricultural Economy
Through Research and Extension“
To learn more about your county, go to:
http://www.caed.uga.edu/
...click on “Georgia Statistics System”
Special County Area Report
#06-08A
February, 2006