ECONOMIC INDUSTRIES of MISSISSIPPI

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Cotton plants ready to harvest in Caledonia, Mississippi.

Photo by Amy Moe-Hoffman - Dunn-Seiler Museum

Annual value of economically important commodities in Mississippi:

  • CROPS and LIVESTOCK/DAIRY: $6.2 billion

    • SOYBEAN: $1.011 billion

    • COTTON: $624.5 million

    • CORN: $436 million

    • RICE: $140 million

    • SWEET POTATO: $91.5 million

  • POULTRY and EGGS: sales valued at $3.1 billion

  • AQUACULTURE: (catfish, oysters): $230.7 million

  • PETROLEUM: 0.3% of US Oil Reserves

  • COAL: 1% of US Coal Reserves

  • GAS: 0.1% of US Gas Reserves

  • GRAVEL AGGREGATE and CLAY: $268,000

Sources: usda.gov (2017) (2021) and eia.gov (2022)
Industry in Mississippi