Quickly accessible, concise information about each of the 50
states and the District of Columbia! The tables below offer
information about South Dakota agriculture from the general
agricultural groups to the more specific commodities or
products. The ranking assigned to a given commodity is based on
the commodity's cash receipts; how much money it made. Commodity
groups cash receipts - 2004 As you can see from the table below,
South Dakota ranks 19th among the states for total agricultural
production. South Dakota's top five commodities by cash receipts
- 2004 This table lists South Dakota's top commodities in each
of South Dakota's two agriculutural groups, livestock and crops.
Cattle and calves are South Dakota's most importand agricultural
product and account for a little over 1/3 of the total
agricultural production of the state. Hogs and dairy products
are also somewhat important as are, to a lesser degree, turkeys
and chicken eggs. Grain corn is South Dakota's number one crop
with soybeans right behind.