The Economic Importance
of Food and Fiber
A Spotlight on Jasper County, Georgia
Prepared for
Jasper County Cooperative Extension
May, 2010
by:
The Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Total Population
Jasper County
15,619
13,953
2015 Trend CAED
2009 Est.
11,426
2000
8,453
7,553
1990
1980
5,760
1970
6,135
1960
1940
7,473
8,772
1930
8,594
1950
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate;
CAED (Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development).
Population Change: 2000-2009
LOSS
Gain < US
Gain < GA but > US
Gain > GA
Jasper Co. = 22.1%
Avg. GA County = 11.2%
GA = 18.3%
US = 8.0%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/09)
% of Land in Cropland & Timberland
14 - 64%
64 - 75%
75 - 83%
83 - 92%
92 - 99%
Jasper Co. = 92%
GA Avg. Co. = 76%
GA Total = 78%
GA Metro = 68%
GA Nonmetro = 83%
Primary data sources:
U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2007
USDA Forest Service, 2007
Graphic by Center for Agribusiness
& Economic Development, UGA
Components of 2008 Property Tax Gross Digest
Jasper County
Residential
39.7%
Heavy
Equipment
0.04%
Ag-PreferentialEnviron-Conserv
43.9%
Timber *
0.6%
Mobile Home
0.3%
Motor Vehicle
5.4%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Public Utility Industrial
3.9%
3.2%
Commercial
3.0%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $685,900,404
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $225,697,446
Net M&O Digest = $460,202,958
Value of exempt property = $95,548,980
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2008
County
% Resi- % Agri- % Comdential cultural mercial
3.0
% Industrial
% Mo%
%
% UtilMotor bile
Timity
Veh Home ber
JASPER
39.7 43.9
3.2
3.9
5.4 0.3 0.61
BUTTS
47.6 23.9 10.9 2.6
6.3
8.5 0.1 0.10
JONES
54.7 19.4
8.7
1.7
5.4
8.8 0.7 0.52
MONROE
37.0 19.2
5.5
1.2 31.6 4.7 0.4 0.16
MORGAN
32.5 46.2 10.9 4.3
NEWTON
63.6
PUTNAM
Avg. GA Co.
1.5
4.0 0.4 0.18
6.1
9.9 11.4 1.7
7.1 0.1 0.02
68.9
8.8
7.8
2.7
7.5
3.7 0.3 0.20
42.3
24.6
12.6
6.9
4.8
7.0
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue (preliminary GA Avg. Co.—Fulton Co. digest not verified)
1.0 0.72
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 2008 Farm Gate Value was
$11.9 billion. Adding the value of
landscape services increased the total
agricultural production value to $14
billion.
¾ Total food and fiber production and
directly related businesses account for
a $63 billion output impact on
Georgia's $771 billion economy.
Production Agriculture: 2008
Georgia Total
Agricultural
Production Value
$11.9 Billion
Landscape
services
15.4%
Poultry &
Eggs
40.1%
Fruits & Nuts
1.9%
Forestry &
Products
4.1%
Other Income
4.4%
Ornamental
Horticulture
4.9%
Vegetables
6.0%
Row &
Forage
Crops
Livestock &
14.3%
Aquaculture
9.0%
$0 - $20
$20 - $45
$45 - $80
$80 - $200
$200 - $442
2008 Farm Gate
Value by County
in Millions of Dollars
What We Know
about Jasper County
¾ 2008 Farm Gate Value in Jasper Co.
was $60.4 million. Adding $936
thousand of landscape services
increased the total agricultural
production value to $61.4 million.
¾ The highest value commodity group
was poultry/eggs, representing
47.3% of the total agricultural
production value.
Jasper County
2008 Agricultural Production Value
2008 Agricultural Production
Orn Hort
6.5%
Vegetables
0.7%
Fruits-Nuts
0.6%
Other
4.2%
Landscape
services
1.5%
Forestry
4.5%
LivestockAquaculture
31.9%
2008 Top Farm Gate Commodities
Quail
4.5%
Ag Tourism Broilers
3.1%
3.4%
Timber
4.5%
Field Nursery
2.3%
Rest of
Commodities
9.5%
Beef
5.8%
Row-Forage
crops
2.9%
Poultry-Eggs
47.3%
Breeder Pullet
Unit
6.1%
Dairy
6.2%
Layers
38.9%
Horses
15.7%
Total AG Value = $61.4 million
Trends in Jasper County:
Number of Farms & Average Farm Size
Number of Farms, Jasper County
600
Jasper Co.
Georgia
500
400
333
Acres
212
169
300
200
100
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
07
02
20
20
97
92
19
87
19
19
82
78
19
19
74
69
19
64
19
19
59
54
19
49
19
1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
19
45
0
19
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Average Farm Size
Trends in Jasper County:
Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland
& Farms by Size
Land in Farms & Harvested Cropland
Jasper County
Acres X 1,000
250
Land in farms
Jasper Co.
Georgia
50
40
150
84.9
30
20
50
5.8
19
45
19
50
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
92
19
97
20
02
20
07
0
60
Harvested cropland
200
100
Percent of Farms by Size, 2007
10
0
1-9
acres
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
10-49
acres
50-179
acres
180-499 500-999
acres
acres
1000+
acres
How Do We Compare ?
Georgia, Jasper and Surrounding Counties
Farm Gate Value
$ Per Farm (thousands)
$ Per Acre
$1,600
$1,400
$1,200
$1,481
$1,000
$1,176
$800
$1,087
$1,071
$600
$400
$435
$249
$200
$181
$529
$209
$76
$83
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$208
What We Did
County Economy Modeled
¾ The Center for Agribusiness and Economic
Development performed an analysis of the
county’s economy, focusing on the role of
food and fiber.
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
Agriculture
Percent
15.8
61.359
Mining
2.521
0.7
Construction
7.4
28.593
Manufacturing
135.886
35.1
Trans-Utilities-Info
2.0
7.786
Trade
4.8
18.569
Finance-Ins-RE
46.456
12.0
Services
50.187
13.0
Government
35.952
9.3
Total County Economic Output = $387.3 million
Jasper County Economy
Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses OUTPUT
Output in $ Millions
Agriculture + Direct
Percent
87.338
22.5
Mining
2.521
0.7
Construction
7.4
28.593
Manufacturing
109.908
28.4
Trans-Utilities-Info
7.786
2.0
Trade
18.569
4.8
Finance-Ins-Real Est
46.456
12.0
Services
50.187
13.0
Government
35.952
9.3
Total County Economic Output = $387.3 million
Jasper County Employment
Total Jobs = 4,040
Mining
13
0.3%
AG + Directly
Related
1,161
28.7%
Manufacturing
489
12.1%
Trans-UtilitiesInfo
57
1.4%
State & Federal
Government
327
8.1%
Public
Education
402
10.0%
Construction
265
6.6%
Trade
242
6.0%
Other Services
618
15.3%
Professional
Services
369
9.1%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA
Finance-InsReal Est
96
2.4%
An Economic Snapshot
of Jasper County
¾ How much of Jasper County’s total
economic output comes from food and
fiber production?
¾ AG value alone of $61.4 million
consisting of Farm Gate Value and
landscape services comprises 15.8% of
the county’s economy.
¾ AG plus directly related businesses (ex.
fertilizer mfg., sawmills, etc.) comprise
22.6% of the county’s economy.
Food and Fiber Production and Directly
Related Manufacturing as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 20%
20 - 30%
30 - 50%
50 – 77%
Jasper Co.
22.6%
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
Indirect $ Millions
61.359
0
Agriculture
0
Mining
0.000
0
Construction
0.159
0
Manufacturing
0.031
0
Trans-Utilities-Info
0.219
0
Trade
0.829
0
Finance-Ins-Real Est
1.849
0
Services
1.071
0
Government
0.321
61.359
4.479
Total
Total Impact of Production AG = $65.8 million
17.0% of total economy
Jasper County
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses IMPACT
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-Real Est
Services
Government
Total
Direct $ Millions
Indirect $ Millions
87.338
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87.338
0
0.000
0.268
0.097
0.432
1.203
2.617
1.790
0.669
7.078
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related = $94.4 million
24.4% of total economy
Jasper County
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Industries
Employment IMPACT
Direct
Indirect
1,161
0
Mining
0
0
Construction
0
4
Manufacturing
0
1
Trans-Utilities-Info
0
3
Trade
0
11
Finance-Ins-Real Est
0
7
Services
0
35
Agriculture + Direct
0
3
Government
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related Employment = 1,225 Jobs
28.7% of total employment
What These Numbers Mean:
A Brief Explanation
¾ Direct impact is $87.3 million. This
includes food and fiber production,
processing and directly related
manufacturing.
¾ Indirect impact from the Trade sector is
$1.2 million. 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 $94.4 million.
¾ The total county output is $387.3
million.
¾ Thus, food and fiber (directly and
indirectly) account for 24.4% of the
total county output.
Food and Fiber Production and Directly Related
Manufacturing IMPACT as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 25%
25 - 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 84%
Jasper Co.
24.4%
Contact Information
Prepared by:
Sue Boatright and Sharon Kane
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
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May 2010