Puerto Rico Farmland Insights

In Iowa, farming is a major part of the state's landscape and economy. The state encompasses approximately 27 million acres of farmland, spread across about 72,000 farms. The average farm size is around 375 acres. This extensive agricultural land is primarily dedicated to growing corn and soybeans, with Iowa often competing with Illinois as the leading producer of corn in the United States. The state's annual agricultural production includes over 2 billion bushels of corn and 500 million bushels of soybeans, contributing to an average farming revenue of $19 billion. Iowa's fertile soil, particularly the rich mollisols in its central region, and strategic location near the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, are crucial to its prominent role in U.S. agriculture.