Number of Beef Cow Farms by County, 2002

1. Number of Beef Cow Farms by County, 2002 WORTH WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK MITCHELL OSCEOLA EMMET KOSSUTH ALLAMAKEE DICKINSON HOWARD LYON 49 64 86 110 98 254 94 152 399 340 145 O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO SIOUX CERRO GORDO HANCOCK FLOYD CHICKASAW 105 118 162 99 84 184 118 164 FAYETTE CLAYTON 236 POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT BREMER 430 CHEROKEE WRIGHT PLYMOUTH BUENA VISTA FRANKLIN BUTLER 62 162 120 60 64 129 185 256 345 DELAWARE BUCHANAN DUBUQUE BLACK HAWK WEBSTER HARDIN GRUNDY SAC HAMILTON 198 215 IDA CALHOUN 111 397 WOODBURY 107 112 162 61 149 105 170 319 JACKSON BENTON LINN TAMA JONES 567 MARSHALL GREENE BOONE CRAWFORD CARROLL STORY 299 MONONA 322 353 394 162 168 171 223 144 123 358 CLINTON 297 CEDAR JOHNSON IOWA JASPER POWESHIEK SHELBY AUDUBON POLK GUTHRIE DALLAS 249 HARRISON SCOTT 356 302 355 167 368 128 162 240 267 309 184 MUSCATINE 195 MARION KEOKUK MADISON MAHASKA WASHINGTON CASS ADAIR WARREN POTTAWATTAMIE 312 258 249 315 449 378 442 406 306 LOUISA 125 Number of Farms MONROE JEFFERSON HENRY CLARKE WAPELLO ADAMS LUCAS MONTGOMERY MILLS UNION 254 277 368 352 114 344 324 245 190 0 to 99 DES MOINES 226 100 to 199 146 200 to 349 VAN BUREN APPANOOSE FREMONT DAVIS PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD WAYNE DECATUR 350 to 1000 328 148 449 415 381 360 320 340 369 LEE 280

2. Milk Cow Inventory by County, 2002 WORTH WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK MITCHELL OSCEOLA EMMET KOSSUTH ALLAMAKEE DICKINSON HOWARD LYON 248 5 378 2,391 3,235 190 5,384 18,874 3,241 12,235 O'BRIEN CLAY CERRO GORDO PALO ALTO HANCOCK SIOUX FLOYD CHICKASAW 632 296 391 488 343 1,018 4,722 20,152 FAYETTE CLAYTON 10,853 18,671 POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT BREMER CHEROKEE WRIGHT PLYMOUTH BUENA VISTA FRANKLIN BUTLER 4,101 194 3,478 649 1075 0 262 1,426 DELAWARE BUCHANAN DUBUQUE BLACK HAWK WEBSTER 2,949 15,004 HARDIN GRUNDY SAC HAMILTON 20,844 IDA CALHOUN WOODBURY 1,270 630 216 355 83 JACKSON BENTON TAMA LINN JONES MARSHALL 5,797 GREENE BOONE CRAWFORD CARROLL STORY MONONA 5,302 2,724 1,664 297 209 504 975 253 288 CLINTON 2,815 CEDAR JOHNSON IOWA JASPER POWESHIEK SHELBY AUDUBON POLK 479 GUTHRIE DALLAS HARRISON SCOTT 2,758 783 121 683 23 630 686 104 97 1,417 MUSCATINE 809 MARION MADISON MAHASKA WASHINGTON CASS ADAIR WARREN POTTAWATTAMIE KEOKUK 13 644 1,530 314 246 615 LOUISA 195 MONROE JEFFERSON HENRY CLARKE WAPELLO ADAMS LUCAS MONTGOMERY MILLS UNION 262 DES MOINES 257 261 731 85 0 494 VAN BUREN APPANOOSE FREMONT DAVIS PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD WAYNE DECATUR 809 168 180 528 350 165 928 293 2,149 LEE 900 Number of Milk Cows Undisclosed 0 to 249 250 to 499 500 to 1,999 2,000 to 21,000

3. Inventory of Hogs by County, 2002 (in Thousand Head) WORTH WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK MITCHELL OSCEOLA EMMET KOSSUTH ALLAMAKEE DICKINSON HOWARD LYON 106 248 35 155 47 428 239 137 118 80 423 O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO SIOUX CERRO GORDO HANCOCK FLOYD CHICKASAW 379 195 350 201 144 869 149 140 FAYETTE CLAYTON 241 POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT BREMER 182 CHEROKEE WRIGHT PLYMOUTH BUENA VISTA FRANKLIN BUTLER 96 127 314 163 322 333 208 223 570 DELAWARE BUCHANAN DUBUQUE BLACK HAWK WEBSTER HARDIN GRUNDY SAC HAMILTON 169 295 IDA CALHOUN 161 174 WOODBURY 147 158 888 467 192 424 65 144 JACKSON BENTON LINN TAMA JONES 67 MARSHALL GREENE BOONE CRAWFORD CARROLL STORY 97 MONONA 88 71 66 35 133 107 532 64 79 165 CLINTON 70 CEDAR JOHNSON IOWA JASPER POWESHIEK SHELBY AUDUBON POLK GUTHRIE DALLAS 142 HARRISON SCOTT 48 101 146 46 71 22 192 43 136 136 105 MUSCATINE 45 MARION KEOKUK MADISON MAHASKA WASHINGTON CASS ADAIR WARREN POTTAWATTAMIE 159 208 427 49 38 56 31 29 64 LOUISA 104 MONROE JEFFERSON HENRY CLARKE WAPELLO ADAMS LUCAS MONTGOMERY MILLS UNION 58 32 6 54 10 88 25 18 DES MOINES 89 26 VAN BUREN APPANOOSE FREMONT DAVIS PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD WAYNE DECATUR 64 47 2 36 10 47 32 102 Number of Hogs LEE 84 Undisclosed 0 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 249,999 250,000 to 1,000,000

4. Number of Layers by County, 2002 WORTH WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK MITCHELL OSCEOLA EMMET KOSSUTH ALLAMAKEE DICKINSON HOWARD LYON 219 805 241,266 950 2,787 O'BRIEN CLAY CERRO GORDO PALO ALTO HANCOCK SIOUX FLOYD CHICKASAW 1,631,815 463,427 2,287,648 3,395 773 FAYETTE CLAYTON 407,381 POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT BREMER CHEROKEE WRIGHT PLYMOUTH BUENA VISTA FRANKLIN BUTLER 699 589 690 DELAWARE BUCHANAN DUBUQUE BLACK HAWK WEBSTER 10,118 1,079 674 HARDIN GRUNDY 668 SAC HAMILTON IDA CALHOUN WOODBURY 398 203 402 901 JACKSON BENTON TAMA LINN JONES 1,218 MARSHALL GREENE BOONE CRAWFORD CARROLL STORY MONONA 1,293 1,218 243 1,910 251 440 CLINTON 1,748 CEDAR JOHNSON IOWA JASPER POWESHIEK 715 SHELBY AUDUBON POLK GUTHRIE DALLAS HARRISON 1,095 287,668 SCOTT 641 226,535 763 264 2,033 MUSCATINE 397 MARION MADISON MAHASKA WASHINGTON CASS ADAIR WARREN POTTAWATTAMIE KEOKUK 166,782 454 908 826 906 LOUISA 217 MONROE JEFFERSON HENRY CLARKE WAPELLO ADAMS LUCAS MONTGOMERY MILLS UNION 778 405 180 907 391 484 184 093 DES MOINES 387 240 VAN BUREN APPANOOSE FREMONT DAVIS PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD WAYNE Number of Layers DECATUR 1,505 223 714 1,890 295 613 922 427 LEE Undisclosed 633 0 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,499 1,500 to 2,300,000

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8. U.S. Ethanol Industry • Current ethanol capacity: 147 plants, 8.6 billion gallons/year • Total capacity under construction and expansion: 5.1 billion gallons/year • 55 new ethanol plants and 6 expansion projects underway • Source: Renewable Fuels Association • 2.2 billion bushels of corn were used in producing fuel ethanol in 2006/2007 marketing year. • 3.1 billion bushels of corn are expected to be used in producing fuel ethanol for 2007/2008 marketing year. • 4.1 billion expected crush by summer of 2009

9. Change in world consumption of five major grains between the 2005/06 and 2007/08 marketing years Source: Pat Westhoff

10. World consumption of five major grains, 2005/06 and 2007/08 marketing yearsSource: Pat Westhoff

11. Motivation – CBOT December 09 Weekly Corn Contract