Record year for Michigan food and ag exports

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Document yr for Michigan meals and ag exports

Meals and agriculture exports in Michigan hit a document $2.5 billion in 2021.

Jamie Zmitko-Somers with the Michigan Division of Agriculture and Rural Improvement tells Brownfield regardless of logistical points, gross sales had been up almost 20 %.

“That is one other document yr over final yr,” she says.

Processed meals merchandise made up the very best complete worth of exports; adopted by soybean, sugarbeet, and wheat byproducts; dairy merchandise; wooden merchandise; and edible meat merchandise.

“Now we have a mix of how these merchandise transfer relying on their finish vacation spot, however oftentimes they go by truck or rail,” she explains.

Zmitko-Somers says a branded program for Midwest exporters may also assist offset as much as 50 % of some advertising prices.

Canada, Mexico, China, South Korea, and Japan are the highest export locations for Michigan meals and ag merchandise.