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Projected Long Term Growth in Net Farm Income Average Annual Net Farm Income 1980 - 2020 ($ in billions) $100 $83.6B $80 $61.1B $60 $48.1B $40 $29.1B $20 ' 80 - ' 89 ' 90 - ' 99 ' 00 - ' 09 ' 10 - ' 20 Source: USDA, expressed in nominal dollars Long Term Growth Drivers – Income Growth in Developing Countries – Increasing Demand for Biofuels – Technological Advances – Genetics, Crop Production, GPS 2 Increasing Demand from Developing Countries Household Disposable Income Over U.S. $10,000 Source: Euro monitor, Morgan Stanley Research – Increasing Household Incomes in Developing Markets Drive Demand for Protein and Grains – 4 of the Top 5 US Soybean Acreage Counties are in ND – Cass County #1 / Richland County #2 3 Increasing Demand for Biofuels 2011 Ethanol Production Capacity in ND 450 Millions of Gallons 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1995 2007 2011 Source: Nebraska Energy Office (NEO) – Ethanol Production Drives Demand for Corn Production – US Ethanol Production to Grow From 13.5B Gal to 15B Gal by 2015 Technological Advances ND Corn Production 1995-2010 Acres in Thousands 1800 1600 300 Acres Yield 250 1400 200 1200 1000 150 800 100 600 400 50 Total Yield in Millions of Bushels 2000 200 0 0 1995 2000 2005 2010 Source: USDA, NASS Technological Advances Allow Increased Acres and Yield Ave Corn Yield Increased from 79 bu per acre in 1995 to 132 bu per acre in 2010 due to Technological Advances in Seed Genetics and Production Methods Ag Economic Impact in ND Since 2000 AG Revenue & Inputs have Increased Over 200% 9.00 Billions of Dollars 8.00 7.00 ND Ag Revenue ND Ag Inputs 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 2000 Source: USDA, NASS – Fuel Provider – Fertilizer Supplier – Seed Dealer 2005 2010 AG Inputs – Chemical Vendor – Vehicle & Equipment Dealer – Employees