Ranking nineteenth in US production, West Kentucky counties produce annually more than 3 million bushels . Kentucky ranks close to the top of the US production of corn for grain. Soybean production totaled 41.4 million bushels in Kentucky during the late 1990's, putting the state 11th nationally. Kentucky also produced 6 million bushels of barley and 7.6 million bushels of sorghum for grain in 2000 . See the U.S. Department of Agriculture Online Database for more information.
Poultry is a rapidly expanding industry in Western Kentucky.
940 million eggs were also produced in Kentucky. Kentucky's major producers and processors are located in Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky produced more than 800,000 head of hogs and pigs. West Kentuckians grew approx. Sheep and lambs are also produced in Western Kentucky.