Value of Louisiana's Agriculture
All across Louisiana, LSU Agricultural Center faculty accomplish the mission of "taking the university to the people" as Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service agents teach thousands of the state's citizens how to use the results of hundreds of Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station research projects. Its faculty members support today's multibillion dollar agricultural industries and conduct research and educational programs designed to tap their unlimited growth potential.
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Gross Farm Income | Value Added | Total Value |
| 1994 | $3,889,012,665 | $5,039,009,340 | $8,928,022,005 |
| 1995 | $3,936,763,814 | $5,581,455,314 | $9,518,219,128 |
| 1996 | $4,243,757,305 | $4,377,500,051 | $8,621,257,356 |
| 1997 | $ 4,268,026,192 | $5,705,756,052 | $9,973,782,244 |
| 1998 | $4,014,888,238 | $5,594,733,820 | $9,609,622,058 |
The 1998 Louisiana Ag Summary
1998 Progress Reports: Animal Commodities, Plant Commodities, Fisheries and Wildlife Commodities
1998 Commodity Prices
1998 State & Parish Totals
The 1997 Louisiana Ag Summary
1997 Progress
Reports: Animal Commodities, Plant Commodities, Fisheries and Wildlife
Commodities
1997 Commodity
Prices
1997 State & Parish Totals
The 1996 Louisiana Ag
Summary
1996 Progress Reports:
Animal Commodities, Plant Commodities, Fisheries and Wildlife Commodities
1996 Commodity Prices
1996 State & Parish
Totals
Louisiana
farmers produce a variety of fruits and vegetables. The economic value
of such crops continues to grow-- with more than $180 million contributed
to the state's economy in 1997.
