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IOWA

Production

Soybean production throughout the state, with the greatest densities in the western portion of the state, particularly in the northwest.

Iowa is the largest producer of pork in the U.S. and also a significant producer of cattle.

Infrastructure

Iowa has 3,869 miles of rail lines, 782 miles of interstate, and 114,429 miles of roadways.

Iowa has 62 shuttle facilities, 14 soybean crush facilities, 44 ethanol facilities, 829 grain elevators, and 14 river elevators.

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IOWA Soybean Surplus and Deficit Outlook Soybean Movements by Mode (Short Tons)

2013/14 2022/23

Facility Type

# of

Facilities

Soybean Crushers 14 36,482 MT/Day

Ethanol Facility* (operating) 44 3,838 MGY

Federally Inspected Livestock Slaughter/Processing Facilities 111 n/a

State Inspected Livestock Slaughter/Processing Facilities 76 n/a

Grain Elevators** 829 1,356,623 Thous. Bu. Storage

Shuttle Elevators 62 271,638 Thous. Bu. Storage

River Elevators 14 29,385 Thous. Bu. Storage

* 2 Cellulosic ethanol facilities are included in ethanol facility database.

** Shuttle and river elevators are included in the list of grain elevators.

Agricultural Infrastructure: Crush, Ethanol Facilities, Livestock Processing, and Grain Storage

Capacity/Size

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IOWA FLOWCHART OF SOYBEAN MOVEMENTS (2013/14)

940 thousand tons

Out of State

11.9 million tons

In-State Crush

107,000 tons Export

(top destinations)

China

Europe

Mexico

South Asia

Japan

832,000 tons Domestic Crush

(top destinations)

Midwest

Northeast

Meal Production

8,826,000 tons

Oil Production

2,074,000 tons

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IOWA FLOWCHART OF SOYBEAN VALUE (2013/14)

$316.8 million

Out of State

$4.0 billion

In-State Crush

$38.7 million Export

(top destinations)

China

Europe

Mexico

South Asia

Japan

$344.4 million Domestic Crush

(top destinations)

Midwest

Northeast

Meal Production

$3.2 billion

Oil Production

$1.3 billion

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Iowa Animal Outlook

Iowa is the largest producer of hogs within the selected states, with inventories totaling 20.3 million head in 2013/14, 31% of total U.S. inventories. Iowa’s hog inventories are expected to increase by 9% to 22.1 million head in 2022/23.

Cattle inventories in Iowa are expected to increase 11%, from 3.9 million head in 2013/14 to 4.3 million in 2022/23. However, dairy cattle inventories, 205 thousand head in 2013/14, are anticipated to remain stagnant through 2022/23.

Iowa’s turkey production reached 447 million pounds in 2013/14 and is expected to increase by 5% to 469 million pounds in 2022/23.

Broiler production in Iowa is expected to increase by 12%, from 51 million pounds in 2013/14 to 57 million in 2022/23.

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Iowa Livestock Inventories and Poultry Production

Source: Informa (Forecast), USDA (History)

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Iowa December 1 Crop Storage Capacity and Inventories

Crop Storage Capacity and Inventories Share of Crop Inventories

“Farm to Market: A Soybean’s Journey” can be accessed at www.unitedsoybean.org or www.soytransportation.org Funded by the Soybean Checkoff