PLANT INDUSTRIES
119,917
Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Quality Control, Bureau of Standards, Inspection Services
SOYBEAN Meal
AR TOP PLANT COMMODITIES RANKED NATIONALLY
PEACHES
#1 IN RICE
STRAWBERRIES
WHEAT BLACKBERRIES
TOMATOES
#7 IN PEANUTS
864,465
pounds of fruits and vegetables inspected
#23 IN OATS
ALFALFA
CORN
SWEET POTATOES
OTHER
BARLEY OIL SEEDS
COTTON
8,620
quality assurance tests on seeds for more than 100 different crops
#29 IN WHEAT Arkansas is na�onally ranked #1 in Rice produc�on, valued at $1.3 Billion annually
RICE SOYBEANS FEED GRAINS
SOYBEAN MEAL
#11 IN SOYBEANS
HAY
vegetable OIL OATS
PEANUTS
#3 IN COTTONSEED
#21 IN HAY
BLUEBERRIES
SORGHUM
#3 IN COTTON
#18 IN CORN
tons of peanuts graded
1,067
export products certified free of pests, weeds, and diseases
56,348 registered bee colonies
14,245
3,354 registered beekeepers
pes�cides registered and monitored
N-P-K tests performed on 1,072,549 TONS OF FERTILIZER
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Inspections and Testing
8,425
fuel dispensers tested
4,262
retail business inspections
5.2 MILLION POUNDS
3,575
scale inspections
of unwanted pes�cides across Arkansas safely disposed of since 2015
Information provided by the Plant Industries Division 2021 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Visit agriculture.arkansas.gov for more information.
