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Iowa second-largest ag product exporting state
George C. Ford
Jul. 25, 2011 2:35 pm
Iowa has retained its standing as the second-largest exporter of agriculture-related products, experiencing an 8 percent increase year-over-year in 2010.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released data showing that Iowa exported $7.04 billion in agricultural goods in fiscal 2010, up from $6.55 billion in 2009, but still shy of the $7.38 billion in exports recorded in 2008.
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Don Krug harvests soybeans Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, south of Atkins. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)