Governor Kelly announced that agricultural exports reached $5.46 billion in 2022, the highest export total in decades. In a press release issued Tuesday, Kelly touted significant agriculture industry growth since she took office; citing $3.8 billion in exports in 2019. The top export for Kansas was red meat, which made up $2.1 billion (38.9%) of all agriculture exports. Second were cereals (including corn, wheat, and sorghum), and third was oil seed (primarily soybeans), making up 24.5% and 12.5% of total agricultural exports, respectively. Mexico was Kansas’ largest ag importer with $2.17 billion in 2022, Japan was the second largest with $781 million, and Canada was third with $594 million.
Source: 101.3 KFDI
