The total land area of Texas is an astounding 167.7 million acres. The following are but a few of the by-products derived from agricultural commodities.
Agriculture is one of Texas' most important industries.
This large percentage of the population, more than 1.1 million people, is involved in providing farmers and ranchers the inputs they need such as financing or in transforming raw agricultural commodities into the final product desired by consumers. The size of Texas, combined with its varying soils, climate and geography makes for a broad diversity of agricultural production. Over 135,000 acres of timberland are replanted each year by commercial and private landowners. Since 1994, timber has ranked third in production value among all agricultural commodities in Texas. The delivered value of timber harvested in 1995 is estimated at over a billion dollars.